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ART. 42. To see if the town will accept the report of the Select- men, laying out Beach Street and Willow Avenue, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 43. To see if the town will build a retaining wall on the south side of South Street, near the junction of Howard Street, and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 44. To see if the town will accept the report of the Select- men, relocating Valley Street.
ART. 45. To see if the town will discontinue the townway leading from Hancock Street to Goffe Street, and accepted as Dimmock Street.
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ART. 46. To see what compensation the town will allow the engineers, members and stewards of the Fire Department for their services during the past year.
ART. 47. To see if the town will vote to transfer two, or all, of the horses of the Fire Department to the Road Department, the latter to then furnish the motive power for hauling hose and engine.
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ART. 48. To raise money to defray the necessary expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 49. 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 of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Quincy, this fifteenth day of Feb- ruary, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.
GEORGE H. FIELD, ELIAS A. PERKINS, CHRISTOPHER A. SPEAR, Selectmen of Quincy.
Officers' Return.
QUINCY, Feb. 17, 1886.
NORFOLK, SS.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the inhabit- ants 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 twelve days before the time set for said meeting; and I have likewise caused the substance of said warrant to be published in the Quincy Patriot and Quincy Advertiser, two public newspapers printed in said town of Quincy.
A true copy.
JOSEPH W. HAYDEN, Constable of Quincy.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING; MARCH, 1886.
THE Annual Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Quincy was held pursuant to the foregoing warrant on Mon- day, March 1, 1886.
Chose, John Quincy Adams for Moderator, the vote being by ballot, and the check-list used.
Voted, To take up Article 25, and under said article the fol- lowing vote was passed ; namely, -
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Voted, To accept the provisions of Sections 74, 75, 76 and 77 of Chapter 27 of the Public Statutes, and elect Road Commis- sioners.
Voted, That after the election of town officers, under Article 1 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 22, 1886, 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 Atlan- tic District, and two of the Quincy Point District, - shall con- stitute 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 thereon, with suitable form of votes for carrying out their recommendations. They shall also publish in the Quincy Patriot and Quincy Advertiser, previous to said adjourned meeting, the action 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- 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 Library 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 4 o'clock P.M.
The Town Clerk appointed George H. Field, Elias A. Per- kins and C. A. Spear to act as Tellers during the election of
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Moderator, and they were sworn by the Town Clerk; also, the Moderator appointed George H. Field, Elias A. Perkins, C. A. Spear, H. A. Keith, Edwin W. Marsh, and Walter M. Packard as Tellers, and they were duly sworn.
The result of the voting was declared by the Moderator to be the election of the following officers ; 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, William A. Hodges and William N. Eaton for Selectmen and Assessors.
Francis L. Hayes and Joseph M. Sheahan for School Commit- tee for three years.
Harrison A. Keith and Henry Barker for Trustees of Thomas Crane Public Library for three years.
Josiah P. Quincy and Edward Norton for Managers of Adams Academy for three years.
George L. Baxter and Joseph H. Vogel for Managers of Mount Wollaston Cemetery for two years.
Quincy Tirrell for Collector of Taxes.
Abner B. Packard for Commissioner of Sinking Fund for three years.
John A Gordon, Joseph L. Whiton, John H. Gilbert, Sam- uel M. Donovan and Frank A. Read for Board of Health.
Gordon Mckenzie, Road Commissioner for one year.
John Cashman, Road Commissioner for two years.
John Q. Adams, Road Commissioner for three years.
Joseph Warren Hayden, Napoleon B. Furnald, Edward H. Richardson, Robert J. Williams, Marcus E. Wight, Francis A. Spear, George H. Lock, Mark E. Hanson, Charles N. Hunt, Walter H. Ripley, George O. Langley, William C. Seelye, Ed- ward A. Spear and Amos L. Litchfield for Constables.
The following is the number of votes cast for the several can- didates for town offices, as declared by the Moderator : --
For Town Clerk.
George L. Gill 1,594
Town Treasurer.
Horace B. Spear . . . 1,594
Selectmen and Assessors.
George H. Field . 821
William A. Hodges . 800
William N. Eaton
799
Christopher A. Spear 794
Elias A. Perkins
774
James E. Maxim .
755
Scattering
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School Committee, 3 Years.
Francis L. Hayes
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1,592
Dr. Joseph M. Sheahan, 1,572 Scattering 4
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Trustees of Public Library, 3 Years.
Harrison A. Keith 1,593
Henry Barker 1,590
Scattering
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Managers Adams Academy, 3
Years.
Josiah P. Quincy 1,590
Rev. Edward Norton 878
Rev. William R. Lord 716
Managers Mount Wollaston Cem- etery, 2 Years.
Joseph H. Vogel . 1,584
George L. Baxter 895
James T. Penniman . 694
Scattering
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Commissioner Sinking Fund, 3 Years.
Abner B. Packard .
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1,593
Board of Health.
Joseph L. Whiton 1,592
Dr. John H. Gilbert 1,592
Frank A. Read 1,591
Dr. Samuel M. Donovan, 1,583
Dr. John A. Gordon 890
Horatio N. Holbrook 700
Scattering 5
Collector of Taxes.
Quincy Tirrell 965
George H. Locke 628
Road Commissioner, 3 Years.
John Quincy Adams. . 1,553
Joseph Walker 672
Scattering 9 James Haverhan 665
The following Town Officers were also elected : - Overseers of the Poor. - George H. Field, William A. Hodges and William N. Eaton.'
Park Commissioner. - George Cahill.
Pound-keeper. - George H. Field. Auditors. - Elias A. Perkins, George H. Locke and Harrison A. Keith.
Road Commissioner, 2 Years.
John Cashman .
. 1,570
Scattering
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Road Commissioner, 1 Year.
Gordon Mckenzie
852
John A. Duggan .
731
Constables.
Robert J. Williams 1,556
Walter H. Ripley 918
Edward H. Richardson, 902 Charles N. Hunt . . 897
Joseph Warren Hayden, 893
George O. Langley 881
Edward A. Spear . 878
Napoleon B. Furnald 872
William C. Seelye 869
Mark E. Hanson . 859
Marcus E. Wight 856
Amos L. Litchfield 851
George H. Locke . 816
Francis A. Spear . 816
Samuel B. Turner
781
Thomas F. Ferguson 762
George B. Pray 733
James M. Galvin 721
John Barry . 693
Joseph T. French 691
Stephen N. Swain 690
Joseph W. Lombard 685
John McGilvray . 684
Nathan G. Glover 677
Michael Sweeney 673
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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 of the Warrant. - John Quincy Adams, George H. Field, William A. Hodges, William N. Eaton, Christopher A. Spear, Elias A. Perkins, The- ophilus King, Charles H. Porter, Sigourney Butler, Edwin W. Marsh, John H. Dee, W. G. A. Pattee, Jonas Shackley, Joseph W. Robertson, Joseph Vogel, Jason G. Witham, H. T. Whit- man, James H. Slade, Herbert M. Federhen, James Burr, John A. Duggan.
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, 258; no, 1,017.
In accordance with the vote of the town, the meeting was adjourned to Monday, March 22, 1886, at one o'clock P.M.
Attest : GEORGE L. GILL, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING. - BY ADJOURNMENT.
MONDAY, March 22, 1886.
The annual Town Meeting was held this day, by adjourn- ment from March 1, 1886, 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 inten- tion 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. Sigourney Butler, Warren W. Adams, Herbert M. Federhen, William G. A. Pattee, Wil- liam L. Faxon and Lewis Bass to count and report the number of votes upon all matters, when, by reason of doubt, the Mod- erator may find it necessary to order a count.
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The following articles of the warrant, which were acted upon in their due order, were by vote, indefinitely postponed : -
ART. 14. Concerning fulfilment of conditions for Faxon Park.
ART. 16. Concerning planting trees on public highways.
ART. 20. Concerning new location for engine-house at Atlantic.
ART. 21. Concerning purchase of land for same.
ART. 24. Concerning acceptance of sections of Chap. 27, Public Statutes.
ART. 32. Concerning purchase of land of John B. Reinhalter.
ART. 35. Concerning new street from Grand View Avenue to Winthrop Avenue.
ART. 36. Concerning report on re-locating and widening Canal Street.
ART. 47. Concerning transfer of horses from the Fire to the Road Department.
Voted, That the report of the Auditors, Selectmen, School Committee, Trustees of Crane Public Library, Adams Academy, Managers of Mount Wollaston Cemetery, and Park Commis- sioners, be accepted and filed with the town documents.
Voted, That the highways be repaired under the supervision of the Road Commission.
Voted, That the town land be improved under the supervis- ion of the Overseers of the Poor.
Voted, That the Jury list submitted by the Selectmen, is hereby accepted, the name of John Federhen, 3d, having been first stricken out.
Voted, That the Selectmen may lot off, and sell by plan and lots, or in gross to one or more purchasers, or in such other manner as they may deem most for the public interest, the land on Adams Street," known as the "Newcomb lot," or any part thereof, and may execute and deliver suitable deed or deeds thereof. on behalf of the inhabitants of Quincy, and the pro- ceeds, after deducting 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 pur- poses of said fund.
Voted, That the report of the Selectmen 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-
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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, To take up Article 2 of the warrant.
Chose, William Faxon for Field Driver.
Voted, To re-consider the vote whereby the town voted to choose fourteen Constables.
Voted, To choose one additional Constable, making in all fifteen.
The Moderator appointed Messrs. William A. Hodges, Wil- liam N. Eaton and George H. Field as Tellers to check the voting-list, and assist in receiving, sorting, and counting the ballots ; and they were sworn by the Town Clerk. The result of the balloting was declared to be the election of Henry H. Faxon for Constable. The whole number of ballots being 116; for Henry H. Faxon 115, and for Theophilus King 1 vote.
Voted, That the town appropriate one thousand dollars for the enforcement of the laws relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors ; and Henry H. Faxon is hereby declared to be the agent of the town for the enforcement of said law under said appropriation.
Voted, That the land given to the town by Charles Francis Adams, jun., for park purposes, which was accepted by the town at a town-meeting held Sept. 24, 1885, and by said meet- ing named Adams Park, be, at the request of the donor, re- named and hereafter known as Merry Mount Park.
Voted, That the matter of placing stone crossings at five or more commonly used crossings in the centre, and at such other parts of the town as seem necessary, be referred to the Road Commissioners.
Voted, That the sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated for the laying out and grading of the triangular piece of land at the junction of School and Pleasant streets, to be expended under the direction of the Road Commissioners at their discretion.
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Voted, That the By-laws of the Mount Wollaston Cemetery be amended by striking out of Article 1 the words: -
" Regular meetings of the Board shall be held as often as once each month, and at such hour and place as a majority of the Board shall determine."
Also by striking out of Article 5 the words : -
" He shall keep in books, provided for the purpose, regular and accurate records of all interments, including the date of interment, the name, age, and place of residence of the deceased, the number of the lot, and the name of the undertaker; also of all monuments erected, and lots enclosed and improved ; also of all moneys received or disbursed by him, whether for wages, fees, improvements of lots, sales of any kind, purchases made, or services rendered. On the first Monday of each month, or oftener if required by the Board, he shall render to the Secretary a true statement of all the above copies of said accounts, with proper vouchers, and pay over to him all money's remaining in his hands."
Strike out of Article 9 the words : -
" No lots shall be sold except to actual residents of the town."
And insert in place of them the following : -
" No lots shall be sold excepting to actual residents of the town, or to the proprietor of tombs in the old cemetery, who may purchase one lot for each tomb, and no more; and only one lot shall be sold to one grantee unless authorized by the Board of Managers, and said lot shall be only for a family burial-lot for the grantee named in the deed, sub- ject however to such lawful transfer as is hereinafter provided."
Also strike out from said Article 9 the words : -
" No transfer of any lots shall be allowed except by vote of the Board ; and no person to whom such transfer shall have been made shall acquire any title or rights under the same till such vote shall have been obtained."
And insert the following : -
" No transfer of any lots shall be allowed excepting by vote of the Board of Managers, and in no case shall a transfer be made to a non- resident." " No person shall acquire any right or title to any lot by virtue of any transfer until the same shall be approved by the Board."
Strike out the words : -
" In the future sales of lots the proprietors thereof shall conform to the plan of the same."
And insert the following : -
" In the future sales of lots, the proprietors thereof shall conform to the plan of the same, and no sale shall be made of ungraded lots."
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Voted, That a new edition of said By-laws be printed under direction of the Board of Managers.
Voted, That a committee of five be chosen to arrange with the Board of Managers of the Mount Wollaston Cemetery, and the Trustees of the Woodward Fund, for an extension of the cemetery on the northerly side by taking a part of the large lot of vacant land belonging to said Woodward Fund, said commit- tee to report in print in the town book, for the action of the town at the annual meeting in March, 1887; and Messrs. Chris- topher A. Spear, John A. Gordon, William B. Rice, Peter But- ler and Charles R. Sherman were chosen said committee.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars be appropriated to secure an Assessors' map, to be spent under direction of the Selectmen.
Voted, That the matter of providing some means of ventilat- ing the cells of the Lock-up be referred to the Selectmen with full powers.
Voted, That the report of Committee on Roads be accepted, and referred to the Road Commissioners for their information, and that the sum of $25,000 be appropriated to be spent under direction of Road Commissioners for repairs and construction of roads and purchase of machinery.
Voted, That the Selectmen are hereby authorized to sell at public auction the land and house on Canal Street, now oc- cupied by the Hook and Ladder Company.
Voted, That the matter of placing a fire-alarm box at or near the works of Mckenzie & Paterson be referred to the Board of Engineers; and that the sum of $100 be appropriated to be spent under their direction if they deem it expedient.
Voted, That the Road Commissioners rebuild and enlarge the stone culvert on Newport Avenue near Brooks Street, and $200 be appropriated for that purpose.
Voted, That the matter of the obstructions in a water-course on Willard Street, near the O. T. Rogers Granite Company, be referred to the Road Commissioners with full powers.
Voted, That two cells on the easterly end of Lock-up be taken away, and that the Lock-up be extended in a westerly direction ; that a room be partitioned off on the easterly end for the use of Police Officers, and $375 be appropriated for that purpose, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Voted, That the matter of regrading Cross Street near John Burke's be referred to the Road Commissioners.
Voted, That the matter of repairing and widening Common
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Street, between Copeland and Cross streets, be referred to the Road Commissioners to report a plan and estimate of the cost of the same, the entire length of said street from Copeland to Adams Street.
Voted, That Article 36 relative to relocating and widening Canal Street, be indefinitely postponed, and that the Road Commissioners report a plan widening and straightening said street from Washington to Coddington Street.
Voted, That Article 37 relative to widening Elm Street be referred to the Road Commissioners to take such action neces- sary to have said street widened and relocated from Hancock to Washington Street.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen laying out Newhall Street, and that the sum of fifty dollars be appropri- ated therefor.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen extending Hall Place to the residence of John Howley, and that the sum of $300 be appropriated therefor.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen laying out and extending Quincy Street from Water Street to Penn Street, and that the sum of $200 be appropriated therefor.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen laying out Wollaston Avenue from a point on the easterly line of Hancock Street, near the entrance to the Quincy estate, to a point on Fenno Street, opposite the Town Park, and that the sum of $200 be appropriated therefor.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen, laying out Beach street and Willow Avenue, and that the sum of fifty dol- lars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the matter of building a retaining wall on the south side of South Street, near the junction of Howard Street, be referred to the Road Commissioners.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen relocating Val- ley street.
Voted, To discontinue the town way leading from Hancock Street to Goffe Street, and accepted as Dimmock Street.
Voted, That the sum of $1,165 be appropriated for the com- pensation of the engineers, members and stewards of the Fire Department for their services the past year. Also, that the sum of $4,235 be appropriated for the current year ; total, $5,400. The same to be applied as follows ; viz., -
Steamer Co. and Hose 1, 12 men at $20 $240 00 Hook and Ladder 1, 12 men at $15 . 180 00 · ·
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Steward
$40 00
Hose 2, Wollaston, 10 men at $10
100 00
Steward
40 00
Hose 3, West Quincy, 10 men at $10
100 00
Steward
40 00
Hose 4, Point, 10 men at $10
100 00
Steward
40 00
Chemical 2, Atlantic, 12 men at $10
120 00
Steward
40 00
Chief Engineer and Clerk, $25
50 00
Five Assistant Engineers at $15
75 00
$1,165 00
FOR CURRENT YEAR.
Engineer and driver of steamer
. $1,352 00
Fuel and light, entire department
300 00
Horse-keeping .
500 00
Land-rent
20 00
Horse-hire and fire-alarm
500 00
Miscellaneous .
1,000 00
Altering hose-house on School Street for hook and ladder use .
350 00
Repairs Hose House No. 3.
213 00
Total . $5,400 00
Voted, That the Engineers be authorized to move the old chemical house at Wollaston to Hough's Neck, and place the same on land to be given by Mr. James Mears for that purpose when suitable deed for the same has been accepted by the Selectmen.
Voted, That the following sums be severally appropriated, payable for the various purposes and accounts as follows ; viz., -
Support of Schools.
Superintendent, teachers' salaries, fuel,
care of rooms . $37,500 00
Books and stationery 2,000 00 ·
Incidental expenses
3,700 00 .
Transportation of pupils
900 00 .
Repairs of buildings
2,000 00
Out-house at Willard School
600 00
Evening Drawing School
1,000 00
$47,700 00
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Thomas Crane Public Library
General appropriation . .
$2,500 00
Care of grounds . .
.
200 00
.
$2,700 00
Cemeteries.
Old cemetery
$100 00
Mount Wollaston Cemetery
.
1,000 00
$1,100 00
Support of Poor
$7,000 00
Repairs of Town Buildings .
$300 00
Bridges.
Neponset Bridge . .
$1,000 00
Quincy Point Bridge
300 00
$1,300 00
Fire Department.
Article 46, compensation (1885) $1,165 00
Current year and miscellaneous 4,235 00 ·
Article 28, fire-alarm box 100 00
Alterations steamer-house (1885) 298 60
Water Company, hydrants
3,300 00
$9,098 60
Highways.
Repairs and construction of roads, and
purchase of machinery . . $25,000 00
Breaking out roads, removal of snow and ice from sidewalks . . 1,000 00
Street-lights . . 4,300 00
$30,300 00
Laying out Town Ways.
Quarry Street extension (vote 1884) . $1,000 00
Quarry Street re-appropriation 400 00
School and Pleasant streets 175 00
Newport Avenue Culvert
200 00
Newhall Street 50 00
Hall Place
300 00
Quincy Street
200 00
Wollaston Avenue 200 00
Beach Street and Willow Avenue
50 00 $2,575 00
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Sewers $100 00
Pay of Town Officers.
Selectmen, including horse-hire $2,400 00
Road Commissioners, $200 each
600 00
Treasurer, $200; Town Clerk, $50; Selectmen's Clerk, $300
550 00
Collector of Taxes
600 00
Police
1,500 00
Special Police to enforce the Liquor Laws (Article 12)
1,000 00
Town physician
300 00
Registrars of Voters
300 00
$7,250 00 $400 00
Police Station .
Miscellaneous.
Grand Army
$200 00
Lighting, care of Town Hall for free
lectures .
200 00
Assessors' map
500 00
Repairs and alterations of lock-up
375 00
Aid to indigent soldiers
500 00
Sinking fund
3,000 00
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