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ART. 4. To act upon the reports of the Auditors of Accounts, Selectmen, School Committee, Road Commissioners, Trustees of the Thomas Crane Public Library, Managers of the Adams Academy, Managers of the Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Park Commissioners, and Board of Health.
ART. 5. To determine the method of repairing the Highways dur- ing the ensuing year.
ART. 6. To determine how the town land shall be improved during the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To revise the Jury list.
ART. 8. To hear and act on the report of the Road Commissioners 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 if the town will grant the free use of the Town Hall for free lectures, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 11. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen to appoint Police Officers to enforce all laws bearing upon the sale of intoxicating liquors, and appropriate $1,000 therefor.
ART. 12. To see if the town will erect and maintain fifteen street lights in West Quincy, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 13. To see if the town will widen and rebuild three bridges on Furnace Brook, in the vicinity of the Granite engine house, and appropriate $700 therefor.
ART. 14. To see if the town will repair a private way running from Centre Street to Town Hill Street, and appropriate $150 therefor.
ART. 15. To see if the town will repair private way running from Copeland Street to Town Hill, and appropriate $50 therefor.
ART. 16. To see if the town will cause the obstructions to be re- moved from the mouth of the brook at the junction of Cemetery and Willard Streets, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 17. To see if the town will repair a private way running from Common Street to Quarry Street, and appropriate $300 therefor.
ART. 18. To see if the town will repair Centre Street between Station Street and the estate of William Boyd, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 19. To see if the town will widen and repair the brook from the mouth of culvert at Timothy White's estate to the southern bounds of the estate of Lewis Dell, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 20. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money suffi- cient to indemnify F. Hardwick & Son for damage sustained at their works by the laying out and widening of Quarry Street.
ART. 21. To see if the town will authorize the Surveyors of High- ways to regrade the sidewalks on Howard and South Streets from the residence of Mr. Starbuck to that of Mr. Harmon, and put edgestone at the junction of said streets, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 22. To see if the town will vote to pay one half the expense of constructing sidewalks of brick, stone, or concrete, not less than three feet wide, wherever on our public streets the abuttor will pay the other half, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 23. To see if the town will build a retaining wall, and also enlarge the culvert near the junction of South and Howard Streets, and appropriate money therefor.
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ART. 24. To see if the town will authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow money, from time to time, and in such amounts as the pro- gress of the work may require, upon the requisition in writing of the Road Commissioners or Selectmen, as the case may be, in the event that either board may adjudge that the public convenience or the pub- lic health require the building of sewers for some parts or the whole of the town, or take such other measures relating to the matter of town sewerage as may seem desirable.
ART 25. To see if the town will purchase a steam road-roller, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 26. To see if the town will drain and regrade Robertson Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 27. To see if the town will accept the report of the Road Commissioners widening and relocating Common Street between Copeland Street and Adams Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 28. To see if the town will accept the report of the Road Commissioners laying out a town way beginning at Franklin Street and running easterly over land of H. C. Kendrick and others to a private way on the Job Faxon estate, and appropriate money therefor.
ART 29. To see if the town will accept the report of the Road Commissioners laying out Station Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 30. To see if the town will accept the report of the Road Commissioners establishing and defining the grade of Beale Street from the Old Colony Railroad westerly to Safford Street, and appro- priate money for carrying out the same.
Art. 31. To see if the town will accept the report of the Road Commissioners laying out a town way beginning on Elm Street and running northwesterly to a point on Canal Street near the southeast- terly end of Chestnut Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 32. To see if the town will accept the report of the Road Commissioners laying out a town way beginning on Willard Street at a point near the O. T. Rogers Granite Company's blacksmith shop and running easterly about four hundred and eighty feet, and appro- priate money therefor.
ART. 33. To see if the town will accept the report of the Road Commissioners laying out Wharf Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 34. To see if the town will accept the report of the Road Commissioners widening and locating West Street and appropriate money therefor.
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ART. 35. To see if the town will accept the report of the Road Commissioners relocating and widening a portion of the way known as Canal Street, beginning at Washington Street and running north- erly to the junction of Coddington Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 36. To see if the town will accept the report of the Road Commissioners widening and laying out as a town way portions of the private way known as Academy Street, and name it Dimmock Street.
ART. 37. To see if the town will appropriate money for widening Wollaston Avenue from a point on the easterly side of Hancock Street to a point on Fenno Street opposite the Merry Mount Park.
ART. 38. To see if the town will appropriate five hundred dollars or more for completing the assessors' map of Quincy.
ART. 39. To see what compensation the town will allow the engi- neers, members, and stewards of the fire department for their services during the past year.
ART. 40. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money for putting water into the different engine-houses.
ART. 41. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of three hundred and twenty-five dollars for the purchase of the attachment to the town whistle at the pumping-station of the Quincy Water Works.
ART. 42. To see if the town will construct reservoirs or cause hy- drants to be placed at the following points in West Quincy : 1st, Grove Street, near private way leading to Granite Railway ; 2d, Bates Avenue, opposite house of Timothy Riordan ; 3d, Robertson Street, near house of S. N. Maloney ; 4th, West Street, on or near the prem- ises known as the Galloway Estate, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 43. To see if the town will cause fire-alarm boxes to be located at the following points : 1st, at the corner of Adams and Rob- ertson Streets ; 2d, at the junction of Fenno and Hancock Streets ; 3d, at the junction of Quincy and Penn Streets ; 4th, at Squantum, near residence of C. A. Richards ; 5th, on Newport Avenue, near the Wollas- ton depot ; and also cause a striker and suitable bell or an automatic whistle for fire-alarm purposes to be placed in West Quincy, and ap- propriate money therefor.
ART. 44. To see if the town will place hydrants at the following named places and appropriate money for supplying water for the same : Hancock Street, near Catholic church ; Hancock Street, near house of Lemuel Billings ; Hancock Street, near Standish Avenue ; Hancock Street. near house of Mrs. Gregory ; Penn Street, near the corner of Liberty Street ; Water Street, near Quincy Street ; Brackett
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Street, near Gas Works ; Farrington Street, corner of Central Avenue ; corner of Warien and Highland Avenues ; near Loud & Co.'s grain store ; and near boiler manufactory on Wharf Street.
ART. 45. To see if the town will vote to annul section fourteen of the by-laws, whereby a discount of four per cent is allowed on all taxes paid on or before September 15, and also vote to amend section fifteen of the by-laws.
ART. 46. To see if the town will sell their lot of land at the Neck, known as the School-house Lot, and authorize the Selectmen to execute a deed for the same.
ART. 47. To see if the town will sell their land located on what is known as Rock Island, and authorize the Selectmen to execute a deed for the same.
ART. 48. To see if the town will purchase the lot of land north of the Mount Wollaston Cemetery, as described in the report of the Com- mittee, to be added to the cemetery, and appropriate $4,000, or so . much thereof as may be needed to purchase the same.
ART. 49. To see if the town will make a by-law or ordinance for- bidding the maintenance of piggeries.
ART. 50. To see if the town will cause houses on public or town ways in Quincy to be numbered, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 51. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to clean out the town brook from Water street to Washington street, and ap- propriate money therefor.
ART. 52. . To see if the town will accept the donation made thereto by the will of Mary A. W. Woodward upon the same conditions and upon the same trusts and for the same purposes as are set forth in the will of her late husband, Dr. Ebenezer Woodward, touching the foun- dation and maintenance of a Female Institute in the town of Quincy, or whether any other or what action shall be taken in regard to the same.
ART. 53. To see if the town will authorize the Town Treasurer to receive, on behalf of the town, the aforesaid donation, from the execu- tors of the will of said Mary A. W. Woodward, and to give receipts and discharges therefor to the' said executors, or whether any other and what other action shall be taken in regard to the same.
Art. 54. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Road Commissioners, and Managers of the Mount Wol- laston Cemetery not to employ any person as a laborer in their re- spective departments unless he be a resident of the town.
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ART. 55. To see if the town will vote that not less than two dollars per day shall be paid to the employees of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 56. To see if the town will vote that nine hours shall con- stitute a day's work for all employees of the town.
ART. 57. To see if the town will revoke the vote whereby it accepted the provisions of Chap. 158 of the Acts of the year 1871, and abolish the Road Commissioners.
ART. 58. To see if the town will widen and regrade Quincy Avenue from the residence of Jolin L. Eldridge to the Braintree line, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 59. To see if the town will build a drain on Howard Street south of S. F. Newcomb's store, and appropriate $50 for the same.
ART. 60. To see if the town will purchase a small strip of land in the rear of the Steamer and Hose house, and appropriate money therefor.
ART 61. To see if the town will authorize the School Committee to close the drift-way on the easterly side of the Willard School lot and take land for that purpose.
ART. 62. To see if the town will authorize the School Committee to close the drift-way on the north-westerly side of the John Hancock School lot and take land for that purpose.
ART. 63. To raise money to defray the necessary expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 64. To hear and act on 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 for said meeting.
Given under our hands at Quincy, this twenty-fourth day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.
WILLIAM A. HODGES, GEORGE H. FIELD, WILLIAM N. EATON, Selectmen of Quincy.
NORFOLK, SS.
QUINCY, Feb. 26, 1887.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the inhabitants of the town of Quincy, herein described, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned, by posting up
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attested copies of this warrant in ten or more public places in said town nine days before the time set for said meeting, and I have likewise caused the substance of said warrant to be pub- lished in the Quincy Patriot and Quincy Advertiser two public newspapers printed in said town of Quincy.
JOSEPH W. HAYDEN, Constable of Quincy.
A true copy.
Attest :
GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 7, 1887.
THE Annual Meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Quincy was held pursuant to the foregoing warrant on Mon- day, March 7, 1887.
Chose, John Quincy Adams for Moderator, the vote being by ballot, and the check-list used.
Voted, That after the election of town officers, under Article 2 of the warrant, and the disposition of Article 3, the Modera- tor, without entertaining any other motion, shall declare this meeting adjourned, to meet at this place on Monday, March 28, 1887, 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 inhabi- tants 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 committee, 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 there- on, with suitable form of votes for carrying out their recom- mendations. They shall also publish in the Quincy Patriot and Quincy Advertiser, previous to said adjourned meeting, the ac- tion they intend to propose for the consideration of the town on the several articles submitted to them.
Voted, That the Moderator be requested to exclude from the hall, at said adjourned meeting, all non-voters excepting repre-
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sentatives of the press, and such other persons as he may think entitled to especial courtesy.
Voted. That this meeting proceed to vote for Town Clerk. Town Treasurer, three Selectmen and Assessors, two School Committee for three years. two Trustees of Thomas Crane Li- brary for three years, two Managers 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, three Road Commissioners for three. two. and one year. respectively. five members of a Board of Health. and fourteen Constables, all on one ballot ; also to proceed to vote under Article 3.
Voted, To close the polls at four o'clock, P. M.
The Town Clerk appointed William A. Hodges. George H. Field. and William N. Eaton to act as Tellers during the elec- tion of Moderator, and they were sworn by the Town Clerk. and the check-list was used, also the Moderator appointed William A. Hodges. George H. Field, William N. Eaton, H. A. Keith. Edwin W. Marsh, and Herbert M. Federhen as Tellers, and they were duly sworn.
The result of the voting was declared by the Moderator to be the ellection of the following officers. viz. :-
George L. Gill for Town Clerk, and the oath of his office was adminstered to him by the Moderator.
Horace B. Spear for Town Treasurer.
William A. Hodges, William N. Eaton, and Walter H. Ripley for Selectmen and Assessors.
Sylvestor Brown and Thomas Gurney for School Committee for three years.
Luther W. Anderson and Frederic A. Claflin, Trustees of Thomas Crane Public Library for three years.
Peter Butler and Charles A. Howland, Managers of Adams Academy for three years.
John Hall and Edward A. Spear, Managers of Mount Wol- laston Cemetery for two years.
Bryant N. Adams for Collector of Taxes.
Rupert F. Claflin, Commissioner of Sinking Fund for three years.
John A. Gordon. John H. Gilbert. Joseph L. Whiton, John F. Welch. and Chauncy M. Marstin, for Board of Health.
Gordon Mckenzie, Road Commissioner for three years.
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William B. Rice, Park Commissioner for three years.
Robert J. Williams, Amos L. Litchfield, Jos. Warren Hay- den, Edward H. Richardson, George O. Langley, Charles N. Hunt, Edward A. Spear, Napoleon B. Furnald, Horace O). Souther, Mark E. Hanson, William C. Seelye, Joseph H. Kelly, Marcena R. Sparrow, and Marcus E. Wight, for Con- stables.
The following is the number of votes cast for the several candidates for Town Officers as declared by the Moderator : -
For Town Clerk.
George L. Gill . 1774
Town Treasurer.
Horace B. Spear
1774
Selectmen and Assessors.
Walter H. Ripley 952
William A. Hodges .
935
William N. Eaton
876
George H. Field .
862
Christopher A. Spear,
850
Patrick F. Lacy .
747
School Committee, 3 years.
Sylvester Brown .
1769
Thomas Gurney
960
Charles Hall
811
Trustees of Public Library, 3 years.
Luther W. Anderson, 919
Fred A. Claflin .
918
William B. White
843
John T. Larkin
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827
Managers Adams Academy, 3 years.
Peter Butler
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1769
Charles A. Howland,
998
Jason G. Witham
Managers Mt. Wollaston Cem-
etery, 2 years.
John Hall .
1776
Edward A. Spear
926
James T. Penniman .
847
Commissioners Sinking Fund, 3 years.
Rupert F. Claflin
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1775
Board of Health.
John H. Gilbert .
1772
John A. Gordon .
1770
Joseph L. Whiton
1653
Chauncy M. Marstin,
934
John F. Welch
920
Samuel M. Donovan,
857
Joseph W.Robertson,
845
Collector of Taxes.
Bryant N. Adams
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1070
George H. Locke
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695
Road Commissioners, 3 years.
Gordon Mckenzie
982
Quincy Tirrell
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775
Park Commissioners, 3 years.
William B. Rice .
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917
772 Warren W. Adams .
840
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Constables.
Marcena R. Sparrow
870
Marcus E. Wight 869
Robert J. Will'ams . 1705
Albert G. Olney . 868
Amos L. Litchfield .
1088
George H. Locke
864
Joseph W. Hayden .
995
John F. Berry
839
Edward H. Richard-
Quincy Tirrell
837
son
942
Joseph T. French
833
George O. Langley
919
William H. Faulkner
829
Charles N. Hunt
917
Thomas F. Ferguson
822
Edward A. Spear
906
William Powers .
821
Napoleon B. Furnald
901
John McGilvray .
820
Horace O. Souther
901
Samuel Oxford
817
Mark E. Hanson ·
895
George B. Pray .
798
William C. Seelye .
887 Nathan G. Glover 748
Joseph H. Kelley .
880
Francis A. Spear
746
The following officers were also chosen : -
Overseers of the Poor, - Walter H. Ripley, William A. Hodges, and William N. Eaton.
Pound Keeper, - William A. Hodges.
Auditors, -George H. Field, Chistopher A. Spear, and H. A. Keith.
Fence Viewers, -Charles S. French, Ebenezer Adams, and George Veazie.
Field Drivers, -Frank L. Merrill, Samuel B. Turner, Thomas Kennon, and Bartholomew Reardon.
Committee to consider the remaining articles in the Warrant :
John Quincy Adams, William A. Hodges, William N. Eaton, Walter H. Ripley, George H. Field, Theophilus King, Charles H. Porter, Dr. John A. Gordon, Edwin W. Marsh, T. H. Mc- Donnell, J. Q. A. Field, Michael O'Brien, Joseph H. Vogel, Patrick F. Lacy, Herbert M. Federhen, Charles Hall, Thomas Gurney, John A. Duggan, George F. Pinkham, Francis L. Hayes.
The vote of the town on the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town, " was as follows, viz. : -
Yes, 279 ; No. 1,071.
In accordance with the vote of the town, the meeting was ad- journed to Monday, March 28, 1887, at one o'clock, P. M.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING. - BY ADJOURNMENT.
MONDAY, March 28, 1887.
The annual Town Meeting was held this day by adjournment from March 7, 1887, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Moderator.
Voted, That no motion to reconsider any vote shall be in order unless the mover thereof shall give notice of his intention to do so before the town has passed from the consideration of the article under which the question was taken.
Voted, That debate on the main question shall be in order pending the verification of a doubtful vote.
Voted. That during the discussion of any measure it shall be in order for any voter rightfully in possession of the floor to move that the main question be now put. Such motion shall be submitted to the meeting without debate, and if carried by a two-thirds vote, the main question shall be put to vote with- out further debate.
The Moderator appointed Messrs. John A. Duggan, Warren W. Adams, W. G. A. Pattee, W. L. Faxon, Joseph H. Vogel, and Herbert M. Federhen to count the number of votes upon all matters, when, by reason of doubt, the Moderator might find it necessary to order a count.
The following articles of the warrant, which were acted upon in their due order, were, by vote, indefinitely postponed : -
ART. 16. Removal of obstruction in the Brook at Willard and Cemetery Streets.
ART. 20. Indemnity to Franklin Hardwick & Son.
ART. 23. C'ulvert at South and Howard Streets.
ART. 24. Authorizing the Town Treasurer to borrow money.
ART. 31. New street from Elm Street to Canal Street.
ART. 41. Attachment to the town whistle at pumping-station.
ART. 46. Sale of school-house lot at Quincy Neck.
ART. 48. Enlargement of Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, northward.
ART. 50. Numbering houses on public and town ways.
ART. 57. Abolishing Road Commissioners.
ART. 60). Purchase of land rear of Steamer and Hose house.
ART. 61. Closing drift-way east of Willard school-house lot.
ART. 62. Closing drift-way northwest of John Hancock school-
house lot.
ART. 64. Choosing and hearing any committee.
Voted, That the reports of the Auditors, Selectmen, School
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Committee, Road Commissioners, Trustees of the Public Li- brary, Managers of Adams Academy, Managers of the Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Park Commissioners, and Board of Health be accepted and filed with the town documents.
Voted, That the highways be repaired under the supervision of the Road Commissioners.
Voted, That the town land be improved under the super- vision of the Overseers of the Poor.
Voted, That the jury list submitted by the Selectmen is here- by accepted, the names of John Federhen. Walter B. Burrell, Solon Doggett, James F. Desmond, Daniel B. Lincoln, David A. Lincoln, and Frederick F. Green having been first stricken out.
Voted, That the report of the Road Commissioners on guide- boards be accepted, and placed on file.
Voted, That the sum of two hundred dollars be appropriated for the purpose of keeping in repair or decorating the graves, within the limits of Quincy, of soldiers and 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 ex- pended under the direction of Post 88 of the Grand Army of the Republic ; and the treasurer and commander of 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 expended, within thirty days after Decoration Day.
Voted, That the Selectmen grant the free use of the Town Hall, whenever it is requested in writing by not less than two citizens of the town, for a free lecture on any scientific, literary, or moral topic, subject to such regulations as they may deem expedient ; and that two hundred dollars be appropriated to defray the cost thereof.
Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to appoint police officers to enforce all laws bearing upon the sale of intoxicating liquors ; that the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars be ap- propriated therefor, and that the Selectmen be requested to appoint one of the present constables.
Voted, That when the people of West Quincy, as well as the other parts of the town, will erect lamp-posts to the satisfac- tion of the Road Commissioners, the town will light the same.
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Voted, That the bridge on Furnace Avenue be rebuilt to a width and depth sufficiently large to carry off the water; and that three hundred dollars be appropriated therefor, to be spent under the direction of the Road Commissioners.
Voted, That the private way running from Centre Street to Town Hill Street be repaired under the direction of the Road Commissioners, and that one hundred and fifty dollars be appro- priated therefor.
Voted, That the private way from Copeland Street to Town Hill be repaired under the direction of the Road Commission- ers, and fifty dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the private way from Common to Quarry Streets be repaired under the direction of the Road Commissioners, and three hundred dollars appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the Road Commissioners be directed to repair, immediately, Centre Street between Station Street and the es- tate of William Boyd, and that seventy-five dollars be appro- priated therefor.
Voted, That when the abutters will lay up and repair their half of the wall the Town will do the same, and the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars is appropriated, to be spent under the direction of the Road Commissioners, this being in refer- ence to widening and repairing the brook from the mouth of the culvert at Timothy White's estate to the southern bound of the estate of Lewis Dell.
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