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Article 43-To see if the town will vote to acquire land and to erect a building thereon for commemorating the services and sacrifices of soldiers, sailors and marines, and to appropriate money therefor.
We recommend that action on this article be indefinitely postponed. Article 45-To see if the town will place an electric light on Lodge road, as petitioned for by John Cerica, et als.
We recommend that an electric light be placed on Lodge road, the ex- pense to come out of the regular lighting appropriation.
Article 46-To see if the town will place an electric light on Burpee road, as petitioned for by Elmer B. Dyer, et als.
We recommend that an electric light be placed on Burpee road, the expense to come out of the regular lighting appropriation.
Article 47-To see if the town will appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to celebrate the Fourth of July, as petitioned for by Alfred F. Frazier, et als.
We recommend that a committee of seven be appointed by the Mod- erator to arrange for the celebration of the Fourth of July and that the sum of $500 be appropriated therefor.
Article 48-To see if the town will appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) to help defray the expenses of the Firemen's Memorial Sunday, as petitioned for by Jefferson G. Owens, et als.
We recommend that the town appropriate the sum of $200 for this purpose.
Article 49-To see if the town will vote to place a fire alarm box near the corner of Pine and Superior streets, as petitioned for by Alfred F. Frazier, et als.
We recommend that the town place a fire alarm box near the corner of Pine and Superior streets, the exact location to be decided by the Board of Fire Engineers, and that the sum of $225 be appropriated therefor.
Article 50-To see what action, if any, the town will take relative to the removal of the building on the property adjoining the Town Hall and com- monly known as "The Morris Property."
. We recommend that action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 52-To see if the town will vote to transfer from High School addition appropriation to the Machon School appropriation the sum of twenty-one dollars and thirty-one cents ($21.31).
We recommend that the town transfer from the High School addition appropriation to the Machon School appropriation the sum of $21.31.
Article 53-To see if the town will vote to appropriate fifteen hundred eighty-five dollars and ninety-one cents ($1,585.91) to pay balance due on the contract of C. S. Cunningham & Sons, for the Machon School.
A sufficient appropriation was made to cover the contract of C. S. Cunningham & Sons at the time the erection of the new Machon School was begun, but of the amount appropriated the sum in question was used for building a drain and supplying coal for the building while the con- struction was in process. We recommend that the town appropriate the sum of $1,585.91 to pay the balance due on the contract of C. S. Cunning- ham & Sons for the Machon School.
Article 54-To see if the town will vote to transfer to excess and defi- ciency the sum of seven thousand six hundred ninety-eight dollars and
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twenty-nine cents ($7,698.29), overdrawn appropriations and carried for- ward to 1922, by authority of the Department of Corporations and Taxa- tion, Division of Accounts.
We recommend that the town transfer to excess and deficiency the sum of $7,698.29, being for overdrawn appropriations carried forward into 1922. The sum in question is the total of overdrafts of the various departments which, it should be pointed out, the departments have no right to make.
HARRY D. LINSCOTT, Chairman, FRANK A. MOWATT, Secretary, BENJAMIN B. BLANCHARD, LOWELL E. SPRAGUE, ELGAR H. TOWNSEND, JOHN A. HOLMES.
General Government.
1921
1922
Appropriated
Expended
Asked $500 00
$500 00
Selectmen
1,900 00
2,035 43
2,160 00
2,160 00
Accountant
2,000 00
1,971 02
2,000 00
2,000 00
Treasurer
1,180 00
1,156 40
1,175 00
1,175 0
Collector of Taxes
1,512 00
1,529 79
1,525 00
1,525 00
Assessors
3,000 00
2,722 89
3,125 00
3,125 00
Printing and Certification of Notes
300 00
523 50
300 00
300 00
Town Clerk
600 00
478 55
800 00
600 00
Law
1,000 00
1,043 56
1,000 00
1,000 00
Election and Registration
1,000 00
1,327 60
1,200 00
1,200 00
Engineering
5,735 00
5,858 46
6,035 00
6,035 00
Town Hall
2,963 00
3,610 56
· 3,000 00
3,000 00
Town Hall Seats
Protection of Life and Property.
Police
$24,260 00
$25,428 04
$25,910 00
$25,000 00
Police Station Repairs .
3,000 00
4,525 59
Fire-Total
28,993 77
28,852 92
30,271 00
30,000 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
615 00
615 00
455 00
455 00
Moth
5,000 00
4,999 94
5,000 00
5,000 00
Tree Warden
1,200 00
1,197 30
1,850 00
1,350 00
Forest Warden
100 00
488 74
100 00
100 00
Dog Officer
150 00
223 00
150 00
150 00
Building Inspector
450 00
450 00
450 00
450 00
Health and Sanitation.
Health and Nurse
$5,767 00
$5,789 37
$5,754 00
$5,728 00
Refuse and Garbage
Garbage
5,800 00
5,788 25
5,800 00 )
Night Soil
90 00
185 00
95 00 (
9,000 00
Ashes
3,500 00
3,510 91
3,500 00 J
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Recommended
Legislative
$500 00
$400 45
.
1,000 00
1,000 00
.
1921
1922
Appropriated
Expended
Asked
Recommended
Cleaning Beaches
$1,166 00
$ 554 00
$ 691 00
$ 691 00
Sewers-Maintenance and Operation
8,200 00
8,028 87
8,200 00
8,200 00
Particular Sewers .
500 00
249 22
500 00
500 00
Brooks
1,000 00
371 22
500 00
500 00
Highways and Bridges.
Administration
$ 2,350 00
$ 2,357 52
$ 2,500 00
$ 2,350 00
Repairs, Equipment and Maintenance
35,350 00
35,151 33
36,350 00
33,850 00
Snow Removal
5,000 00
3,882 66
5,000 00
5,000 00
Sidewalk and Curbing
3,000 00
3,150 29
3,500 00
3,000 00
Street Construction
2,000 00
2,024 20
2,000 00
1,800
00
Water and Oiling
5,500 00
3,072 30
5,000 00
5,000 00
Seal Coating .
2,000 00
1,960 89
2,500 00
2,000
00
Continuous Sidewalks
5,000 00
7,252 62
5,000 00
3,800 00
Street Lights
19,000 00
18,783 88
19,500 00
19,500 00
Forest Avenue
3,800 00
2,132 35
4,500 00
3,000 00
Essex Street Bridge
1,200 00
1,200 00
Sand Shed and Repairs
2,500 00
2,500 00
Horses
Atlantic Avenue ue Sidewalks
Charities and Soldiers' Relief.
Poor
$4,500 00
$6,355 53
$6,500 00
$6,500 00
State Aid
1,700 00
1,526 00
1,700 00
1,700 00
Soldiers' Relief
2,200 00
3,675 53
7,000 00
6,000 00
Military Aid
135 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
Pensions
1,663 25
1,617 23
3,000 00
3,000 00
Education.
Schools Library
$127,969 00
$127,640 69
$133,972 00
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5,800 00
5,770 38
5,800 00
$130,000 00 5,800 00
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600 00
600 00
2,000 00
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40
1922
Appropriated
Asked Recommended
Recreation.
Parks Metropolitan Park Assessment . .
$5,100 00 6,690 29
$5,097 21
$7,550 00
$5,000 00
6,690 29
7,000 00
7,000 00
Cemetery.
Cemetery
$3,000 00
$2,917 89
$3,025 00
$2,850 00
Unclassified.
Town Reports
$1,428 76
$1,428 76
$1,218 58
$1,218 58
Monument Lot
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
Memorial Day
300 00
300 00
350 00
300 00
July Fourth Celebration
500 00
500 00
1,000 00
500 00
Insurance Premiums
1,800 00
2,528 07
2,000 00
2,000 00
Military Compensation
1,853 70
1,853 70
Trust Fund Commissioners' Bond
40 00
40 00
40 00
40 00
Civic Centre Plans
100 00
100
00
District Nurse
300 00
300
00
300 00
300 00
Victory Committee
1,879 60
1,653 13
Firemen's Memorial Sunday
200 00
175 26
200 00
200 00
Heat and Light, G. A. R. Hall
100 00
100 00
300 00
300 00
Soldiers' Exemption
50 00
35 27
50 00
50 00
Reserve Fund
2,500 00
800 00
3,500 00
2,500 00
Damage Claim
770 15
770 15
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1921 Expended
Interest.
1921
1922
Appropriated
Expended
Asked
Recommended
Temporary Loans
$8,000 00
$ 9,085 19
$ 9,000 00
$ 9,000 00
General Debt
12,159 00
15,430 90
15,769 70
15,769 70
Sewer Bonds
6,423 75
7,926 75
9,475 75
9,475 70
Metropolitan Park
3,136 00
3,136 00
3,200 00
3,200 00
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway .
414 97
414 97
Municipal Debt.
General Debt
$36,509 38
$35,100 00
$37,590 62
$37,590 62
Sewer Bonds
13,850 00
13,850 00
15,850 00
15,850 00
Metropolitan Parks . .
.
.
688 18
688 18
700 00
700 00
Agency.
State Tax
$45,958 80
$45,958 80
$45,000 00
$45,000 00
County Tax
28,480 00
28,048 82
30,000 00
30,000 00
State Enterprises
1,027 97
1,027 97
1,500 00
1,500 00
Essex County Tuberculosis
2,024 44
2,024 44
Palmer School
19,100 00
19,000 00
Burrill Street Resurfacing
6,500 00
6,500 00
Humphrey Street Resurfacing
16,000 00
16,000 00
Stacey Brook Culvert
15,000 00
15,000 00
Cherry Street Sewer
3,000 00
3,000 00
Hillcrest Circle Sewer .
300 00
300 00
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Voted, Article 3. To accept the recommendations of the Board of Selectmen on pages 157-158, referring to Hawthorn brook, to the Finance Committee for report.
Voted, To adopt the recommendation of the Finance Committee to transfer the sum of $12,000 from the excess and deficiency fund of the town, the same to be credited to current revenue for the year 1922.
Voted, That such portions of the reports as call for appropriations be taken up under later articles in the warrant referring to the same, as recommended by the Finance Committee.
Voted, To take up Articles 4 to 8 inclusive.
Voted, As recommended by the Finance Committee as follows :- Article 4, to require of the Town Treasurer a bond of $30,000; Article 5, to require of the Collector of Taxes a bond of $20,000; Article 6, to require of each member of the Water and Sewerage Board a bond of $6000; Article 7, to require of the Town Clerk a bond of $1000; Article 8, that the salaries of town officials remain the same as last year.
Voted, Article 10, as recommended by the Finance Committee, that action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, Articles 11, 12, 13, as recommended by the Finance Committee, the matter referred to be taken up with Article 24.
Voted, Article 14. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendations indefinitely postponing any action in rela- tion to recommendations in report of Trustees of Public Library.
Voted, Articles 15 to 22 inclusive, as recommended by the Finance Committee, that these matters be taken up under Article 24.
Voted, Article 23. To accept the report and adopt the recommendations of the Finance Committee as follows :- That the Water and Sewerage Board be authorized to lay a ten-inch pipe in Forest avenue, from Reding- ton street, a distance of about eleven hundred feet to connect with the pipe on Aspen road, and continue on Forest avenue with a six-inch pipe as far as Magnolia road, and that the sum of $6813 be appropriated therefor, to be raised by notes or bonds of the town. (Unanimous.)
Voted, Article 23. To accept the report and adopt the recommendations of the Finance Committee as follows :- That balances from the Palmer avenue and Banks road sewer appropriations, amounting to $2844.29, be transferred to the sewer emergency fund, to be applied by the Water and Sewerage Board, so far as practical, on construction of sewers voted by the town, in any year where the amount appropriated is less than the cost, or for such other purposes as the town may at any time vote.
Voted, Article 23, as recommended by the Finance Committee, that other matters referred to on pages 136 and 139 be taken up under Article 24.
Voted, Article 24. To accept the report and adopt the recommendations of the Finance Committee as follows :- That the town, through the Board of Selectmen, purchase from the Boston and Maine Railroad, a piece of land, approximately 150 square feet in area, at the corner of Burrill street and Columbia avenue, and that thereupon necessary changes for the' safety of traffic be made by substituting a curve for the present sharp apex, and that $600 be appropriated for such purchase and changes.
Fifteen voters requested that the matter of the School Department appropriation be placed upon a ballot in accordance with the town bylaws, the two questions being the adoption of the report of the Finance Com- mittee appropriating $130,000 for the School Department, or the amend- ment offered, making the appropriation for the School Department $138,000.
Voted, To adopt the following resolution :-
That whereas, the Finance Committee in its report bases its estimates (in part) for the department requisitions on the assumption that the wages of the so-called unskilled labor be reduced fifty cents per day.
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Be it resolved, That the salary and wages of all town employees be the same as were paid last year.
Voted, That where reductions in appropriations have been figured and recommended by the Finance Committee with reference to the price paid unskilled labor, these items be referred back to the Finance Committee.
Voted, That when we do adjourn it be to tomorrow, Wednesday eve- ning, April 5th, at 7.45 o'clock.
Voted to adjourn at 10.25 P. M.
Attest: GEORGE T. TILL,
Town Clerk.
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, April 5, 1922.
Agreeable to the adjournment of the previous evening the voters assem- bled at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, April 5, 1922. The meeting was called to order at 7.45 o'clock by Daniel F. Knowlton, Moderator, the necessary quorum being present. The records of the last meeting were read by the Town Clerk and declared approved.
Voted, Article 24. To accept the report and adopt the recommendations of the Finance Committee as amended, excepting matters to be placed on ballot and voted for at adjourned meeting, appropriating as follows:
General Government.
Legislative
$ 400 00
Selectmen
2,160 00
Accountant
2,000 00
Treasurer
1,175 00
Printing, certification and advertising
300 00
Collector of taxes .
1,525 00
Assessors
3,125 00
Town Clerk
600 00
Town Clerk for services at elections and town meetings
100 00
Law
1,000 00
Election and registration
1,200 00
Engineering
6,035 00
Town Hall
3,000 00
Town Hall seats
1,000 00
Protection of Life and Property.
Police Department
$ 2,500 00
Fire-General
26,690 00
Fire-Special
3,310 00
Sealer
455 00
Moth Department
5,000 00
Tree Warden
1,485 00
Forest Warden
100 00
Dog Officer
150 00
Building Inspector
450 00
Health and Sanitation.
Board of Health
4,614 00
Health Nurse
1,114 00
Refuse, garbage and night soil
9,000 00
Clearing beaches
691 00
Sewers-maintenance
8,200 00
Care of brooks
500 00
Particular sewers
.
500 00
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Highways and Bridges.
Administration
2,350 00
Repairs, equipment and maintenance
36,350 00
Snow removal
5,000 00
Sidewalks and curbing
3,000 00
Street construction
2,000 00
Watering and oiling
5,000 00
Seal coating
2,000 00
Continuous sidewalks
3,800 00
Street lighting
19,500 00
Forest avenue .
3,000 00
Replanking Essex street bridge
1,200 00
Sand shed and repairs
2,500 00
Horses
600 00
Charities and Soldiers' Relief.
Poor Department
6,500 00
State Aid .
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1,700 00
Soldiers' Relief
6,000 00
Pensions
3,000 00
Military Aid
1,000 00
Education.
Libraries
5,800 00
Recreation.
Administration and care of parks .
$ 5,200 00
Metropolitan Park assessment
.
.
.
7,000 00
Memorial Day
300 00
Cemetery.
Cemetery
Unclassified.
Town reports
.
.
.
$ 1,218 58
Reserve fund
.
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2,024 44
Heat and light-G. A. R. hall.
300 00
Insurance premiums
50 00
Trust fund commissioners
40 00
District Nurse
300 00
Firemen's memorial
200 00
Interest.
Temporary loans
.
.
.
15,769 70
Sewer bonds
.
.
9,475 70
Metropolitan Park
3,200 00
Municipal Debt.
General debt
.
Sewer bonds
.
.
.
15,850 00
Metropolitan Park
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.
700 00
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2,500 00
Damage claim
770 15
Essex county sanatorium
2,000 00
Soldiers' exemptions
9,000 00
General debt
.
.
$ 3,025 00
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37,590 62
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Agency.
State tax
$ 45,000 00
County tax
30,000 00
State enterprises
.
1,500 00
Voted, Article 3. That recommendations of the Selectmen in regard to closing a portion of Middlesex avenue, be referred to the Finance Com- mittee for report.
Harry D. Linscott, Chairman, made a verbal report, recommending indefinite postponement, which by vote of the meeting was accepted and adopted.
The report of the Finance Committee on the several articles was read by Harry D. Linscott, Chairman.
Fifteen voters requested that the matter of additional room at the Palmer school, so called, be placed upon the ballot, to be voted on at an adjourned meeting in accordance with the by-laws, the questions being the adoption of the report of the Finance Committee, appropriating $19,000 to add two rooms to the Palmer school, to be raised by notes or bonds of the town, and that a committee of five be appointed, all to be residents of Palmer school section, said committee to report at a special town meeting to be called May 2, 1922.
Voted, Article 26. To accept and adopt the report of the Finance Com- mittee indefinitely postponing the matter of accepting a portion of Fair- view avenue.
Fifteen voters requested that the subject matter of Burpee road and Bertha street be placed upon the ballot to be voted on at an adjourned meeting in accordance with the by-laws, the questions being the adoption of the report of the Finance Committee, recommending an appropriation of $500 to be used by the Surveyor of Highways as indicated in the report, and the appropriation of $6,000 to be raised by notes or bonds of the town to build the road.
Voted, Article 29. To accept and adopt the report of the Finance Com- mittee, referring this matter of resurfacing a portion of Essex street to the Board of Selectmen, Surveyor of Highways, Senator Martin L. Quinn and Representative James D. Bentley, to take such steps as are necessary to obtain the co-operation of the County and State for the resurfacing of Essex street, from the present concrete roadway, near the Boston and Maine freight house, to the Salem line, and that they also be instructed to communicate with the city of Salem and ask said city to take similar action, with a view of completing such resurfacing.
The following letter was read to the meeting and a vote taken to make it a part of the records :-
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, APRIL 3, 1922.
HON. MARTIN L. QUINN, Senate Chamber, State House, Boston.
My dear Senator :-
Confirming our interview today with Mr. Poor of the County Commis- sion, relative to the piece of road running from the Swampscott line into Swampscott on Essex street, if the County is ready a year from now to undertake aid on this job, this department will contribute an equal amount with them, understanding that fifty per cent. will be taken on by the town and twenty-five per cent. each by County and State.
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This means that it is impossible to put this into this year's projects, as our money is all allotted and the program definitely fixed.
I hope this will take care of your situation.
Respectfully yours, JOHN N. COLE, Commissioner.
Voted, Article 30. To accept the report and adopt the recommendations of the Finance Committee, appropriating $6,500 to be raised by notes or bonds of the town to resurface Burrill street, from Railroad avenue to Essex street with asphalt pavement in accordance with specifications ap- proved by the Division of Highways of the Commonwealth, the work to be let out by the Surveyor of Highways and Board of Selectmen acting jointly.
Voted, Article 31. To accept the report and adopt the recommendations of the Finance Committee, appropriating $1,600 to be raised by notes or bonds of the town to resurface with concrete Humphrey street, from Glen road to Phillips corner, in accordance with specifications approved by contract by the Division of Highways, the work to be let out by contract by the Surveyor of Highways and Board of Selectmen acting jointly.
Voted, Article 32. To accept and adopt the recommendation of the Finance Committee appropriating $3,000 to be used with the balance of last year's appropriation of $1,667.65 for the completion of the work on Forest avenue, from Redington street to the Whitney estate.
Voted, Article 33. To accept and adopt the report of the Finance Com- mittee indefinitely postponing the building of a sidewalk from Morton road to Bradley avenue.
Voted, Article 34. To accept and adopt the report of the Finance Com- mittee, indefinitely postponing as to regrading and resurfacing Bellevue road.
Voted, To act upon Articles 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, jointly.
Voted, To accept the report and adopt the recommendations of the Finance Committee on Articles 35 to 40, inclusive, as follows: (Unanimous.)
Article 35. Appropriating $775, to be raised by bonds or notes of the town, to lay a six-inch water main in Elmwood (lower) road, replacing the old two-inch pipe, for a distance of about 380 feet.
Article 36. Appropriating $2,712, to be raised by notes or bonds of the town, to lay a six-inch water main in Morton road, a distance of about 1085 feet, interest at the rate of six per cent, to be paid on the investment until the water rates of the users equal the interest thereon, proper waivers to be obtained from abutters if, in the judgment of the Water and Sewerage Board, waivers are necessary for the protection of the town.
Article 37. Appropriating $500, to be raised by notes or bonds of the town, to lay a six-inch water main in Bradley avenue, a distance of about 200 feet, interest at the rate of six per cent, to be paid on the investment until the water rates of the users equal the interest thereon, proper waivers to be obtained from the abutters if, in the judgment of the Water and Sewerage Board, waivers are necessary for the protection of the town.
Article 38. Appropriating $400, to be raised by notes or bonds of the town, to lay a six-inch water main in Lawrence road, a distance of about 160 feet, interest at the rate of six per cent. to be paid on the investment until the water rates of the users equal the interest thereon, proper waivers to be obtained from abutters if, in the judgment of the Water and Sewer- age Board, waivers are necessary for the protection of the town.
Article 39. Appropriating $300, to be raised by notes or bonds of the town, to lay a six-inch water main in Francis Road for a distance of about 120 feet, interest at the rate of six per cent. to be paid on the investment until the water rates of the users equal the interest thereon, proper waivers
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to be obtained from the abutters if, in the judgment of the Water and Sewerage Board, waivers are necessary for the protection of the town.
Article 40. Appropriating $300 to extend the sewer in Hillcrest circle a distance of about 60 feet, the money to be raised by notes or bonds of the town.
Voted, Article 41. To accept the report and adopt the recommendation of the Finance Committee as follows :
That the town construct jointly with the city of Lynn a concrete culvert over Stacey brook, so-called, connecting the present culverts at Humphrey and New Ocean streets, the total expense not to exceed $30,000, said expense to be borne equally between the town of Swampscott and the city of Lynn, and that the town appropriate the sum of $15,000 for its share thereof, to be raised by notes or bonds of the town; that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to enter into a contract jointly with the city of Lynn for carrying out the purposes of this article, proper waivers from owners of property upon or through which said work is to be done to be obtained if, in the opinion of said board, the same are necessary for the protection of the town. (Unanimous.)
Voted, Article 42. To accept and adopt the report of the Finance Com- mittee appropriating $3,000 to construct a sewer in Hillside avenue, a distance of about 600 feet, the money to be raised by notes or bonds of the town. (Unanimous.)
Fifteen voters requested that the matter of acquiring land and erecting a building thereon, to commemorate the services and sacrifices of soldiers, sailors and marines, be placed upon the ballot under the by-laws, to be . voted on at an adjourned meeting, the questions being the adoption of the Finance Committee's recommendation indefinitely postponing the mat- ter, and the following:
That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to acquire either by purchase or by right of eminent domain, land upon which to construct and equip a memorial building to soldiers, sailors and marines, in accordance with the provisions of clause 7, of section 8, of chapter 44, of the General Laws, and that for these purposes, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow a sum not to exceed $75,000, and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor; said bonds or notes to be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the Selectmen, and shall be issued and payable in accordance with clause 7, of the section 8 and section 19, of chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of the issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier dates as the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, may determine. Said bonds or notes shall be denominated on the face thereof, "Soldiers Memorial, 1922," and shall bear such rates of interest as may be fixed by the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen. The construction, control, custody, and care of said memorial to be in the officers provided by section 105 of chapter 41 of the General Laws.
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