Town annual report of Swampscott 1945, Part 3

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1945
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 210


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85


74 112 134 124 177 117


903


Robert F. O'Neill, elected


51


58


86


53


76


38 145


132


639


E. Benjamin Redfield


33


66


62


59


73


54 106 130 70 129 71


618


For Board of Public Welfare for 3 years:


Donald Redfern, elected


130 156 152 169 202 163 257 230


1459


Blanks


54


45 40 38


41


31


96 32


377


For Board of Health for 3 years:


H. Allen Durkee, elected


130 160 162 170 211 155 255 234


1477


Blanks


54 41


30


37


32


39


98


28


359


For Water and Sewerage Board for 3 years:


George B. Atkins, elected ....


140 160 151 168 210 152 248 231


1460


Blanks


44 41


41


39


33


42


105 31


376


For Park Commissioner for 3 years: Frederick C. Burk, elected .... 150 161 158 174 224 159 272 234 Blanks 34 40 81 28


1532


34


33


19


35


304


44 57


80


56 112


365


Frederick L. Bartlett


60


74


81


61


53


54


583


Blanks


99


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For Commissioner of Trust Funds for 3 years:


Precincts 1


2 3


4 5


6


7


8 Total


James D. Cummins, elected 129 156 149 170 206 152 250 232 Blanks


55 45 43 37 37 42 103 30 392


For Surveyor of Highways for 3 years:


Timothy J. Ryan, elected 132 150 153 173 212 151 245 237


Blanks


52


51 39 34


31


43 108 25


383


For Constable for 1 year:


Wayne Anderson, elected 97 115


97 127 151 109 165 184


1045


Philip G. Averill


29


48


58 59


63


34


70 50


411


Leonard H. Bates, elected ..


111 142 139 148 160 140 190 185


1215


Lewis H. Berry


88


56


40


37


63


40


74 56


454


Willis E. Shephard, elected


80 127 128 143 161 147 228 183


1197


Blanks


147 115 114 107 131 112 332 128


1186


For Commissioner of Trust Funds for 3 years:


Conrad P. Richardson, elected


125 142 145 164 205 139 240 225


1385


Blanks


59


59


47 43


38


55 113 37


451


For Planning Board for 1 year:


Gordon L. Brown, elected .... 131 148 144 163 205 135 234 229


1389


Blanks


53 53 48


44


38 59 119 33


447


For Planning Board for 4 years :


Ralph L. Williams, elected ....


124 148 139 160 200 133 236 224


1364


Blanks 60 53


53


47


43


61 117 38


472


For Planning Board for 5 years:


G. Jeffry Nichols, elected 123 142 141 159 198 139 230 218


1350


Blanks 61 59 51 48


45


56 123 43


486


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 1, for three years


Wayne Anderson, elected 112


Leonard Bates, elected 112


Chester Bradley, elected 17


William Durgin, Jr., elected


107


Robert Hegarty, elected 111


Woodbury Rodrick, elected 96


Blanks


717


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 2, for three years


Harry E. Cahoon, elected 153


Howard E. Carter, elected 152


J. Dane Chandler, elected 137


Albert E. Devitt, elected 156


Frank B. Drummond, elected 142


C. Frank Hathaway, elected 155


Evelyn S. Ryan, elected 149


Charles F. Tremblay, elected


14


Blanks


550


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 2, for two years (to fill vacancy)


Louis Tondreau


141


Blanks


60


1444


1453


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Town Meeting Members, Precinct 3, for three years


Leroy Austin, elected 135


Ralph Bicknell, elected 148


Chester Brown, elected 137


Edgar Burdett, elected 137


Henry J. Callahan, elected 130


Ralph Curtis, elected 141


Loring Grimes, elected 138


Harry Lowd, elected 143


Blanks 427


Town Meeting Member, Precinct 3, for one year


Harvey A. Craig, elected 137


Blanks


55


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 4, for three years


Granville Allen, elected 147


Herbert Anderson, elected 150


Edward E. Call, elected 142


Richard Chambers, elected 120


Ernest J. Crerie 85


Walter E. Furbush, elected 136


Michael Ingalls, elected 110


Lawrence M. Regester, elected 126


Walter B. Snell 195


Kenneth W. Ulman, elected 137


Blanks


408


Town Meeting Member, Precinct 4, for two years


Dean Munsey, elected 158


Blanks


49


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 5, for three years


Edwin Bailey, elected 199


Henry S. Baldwin, elected 194


Robert G. Byrne, elected 197


Harold G. Enholm, elected 196


Edward K. Hempel, elected 199


Harry D. Linscott, elected 202


Winthrop Sears, elected 198


J. Henry Welch, elected 200


Blanks


359


Town Meeting Member, Precinct 5, for two years


Clarence Ivey, elected 4


Blanks


239


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 6, for three years


Philip Blood, elected 143


Willis Chapman, elected 137


Clarence Humphrey, elected 139


Frank Morrison, elected 138


Roger W. Pope, elected 143


Matthew Fitzpatrick, elected 2


Scranton Redfield, elected 1


Edward H. Curtis, elected 1


Blanks


848


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Town Meeting Members, Precinct 7, for three years


Philip W. Blood, elected 249


Edward Breed, elected 233


Patrick Cryan, elected 248


Harold A. Durkee, elected


241


Robert F. Kimball, elected


240


Harold P. Willett, elected


238


Anthony Queena


9


Blanks 1366


Town Meeting Members, Precinct 8, for three years


Richard P. Breed, elected 231


Horace Burrough, elected 219


George W. Howe, elected 220


John R. Hurlburt, elected 223


George F. Vincent, elected


226


C. F. Smith, elected 29


H. C. Smith, elected


30


Joel W. Reynolds, elected


37


Blanks 881


The following number of votes were cast:


Precinct One 184


Precinct Two 201


Precinct Three 192


Precinct Four 207


Precinct Five


243


Precinct Six


194


Precinct Seven


353


Precinct Eight


262


Total Vote Cast 1836


Adjourned to Tuesday evening, March 13, at the Town Hall at 7:45 P.M.


Attest:


MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.


February 21, 1944.


On this date, Robert B. Hegarty tendered his resignation as Finance Committee member from Precinct 1.


March 2, 1945. On this date, Alfred N. Frazier, 346 Essex Street, was appointed by the moderator as a member of the Finance Committee in Pre- cinct 1.


March 9, 1945.


I, Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr., Town Clerk of the Town of Swamp- scott, hereby certify in accordance with Chapter II, Section 2, of the By-Laws of the Town of Swampscott, the following advertisement was published in the Lynn Daily Evening Item and the Lynn Tel- egram News on Saturday, March 9, 1945:


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Office of Town Clerk Swampscott, Massachusetts


Notice of Adjourned Annual Town Meeting Tuesday, March 13, 1945, at 7:45 P.M.


To the Town Meeting Members:


Notice is hereby given in accordance with Chapter II "B," Section 2, of the By-Laws of the Town of Swampscott, that the adjourned annual Town Meeting will be held Tues- day, March 13, 1945, at 7:45 P.M., at the Town Hall. Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr., Town Clerk.


and the following notice was mailed to the Town Meeting Members on March 6, 1945:


"Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Chapter II 'B,' Section 2, of the By-Laws of the Town of Swampscott, that the adjourned annual Town Meeting will be held Tues- day, March 13, 1945, at 7:45 P.M., at the Town Hall." Attest:


MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.


ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING Tuesday, March 13, 1945


In accordance with the adjournment of February 19, 1945, the town meeting members were called to order at 7:50 P.M. by John R. Hurlburt, Moderator. The necessary quorum was present. Ninety- seven (97) new members were sworn in by the Town Clerk.


Voted: That the reading of the records of the last meeting be omitted.


Voted: Article 2. That this article be laid on the table.


Voted: Article 3. To accept the report of the Finance Commit- tee and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1946, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Voted: That Articles 4, 7, 14, 15, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35, 41, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 56 and 60 be considered together and referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report in accordance with Finance Committee's recommendations.


Voted: Article 5. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendations as follows:


That this article be laid on the table.


Voted: Article 6. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.


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Voted: Article 8. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town authorize the Board of Assessors, the Board of Park Commissioners and the Planning Board each to appoint a mem- ber of such board to act as secretary thereof, and receive pay therefor, as provided by Chapter 41 Section 4-A of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.).


Voted: Article 9. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the sum of $500.00 be appropriated to the proper observ- ance of the Fourth of July to be expended by a committee of five to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen.


Voted: Article 10. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the sum of $400.00 be appropriated for the proper observ- ance of Armistice Day to be expended by a committee of five to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen.


Voted: Article 11. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town carry on a street and sidewalk construction pro- gram and that the sum of $3447.53 be appropriated to be used with the balance standing in the account of $1552.47.


Voted: Article 12. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Fund of the Town to the account of Current Revenue such sum of money as the Board of Assessors may deem advisable, said sum to be used and applied by the Board of Assessors in reduction of tax levy.


Voted: Article 13. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town transfer the following unexpended balances as shown on the books of the Town Accountant as of December 31, 1944, to the Excess and Deficiency Fund.


Double Jacket Hose


$ 20.00


Windsor Avenue Sewer


667.60


Danvers Road Bridge


827.00


Steam Roller converted to


gas.


132.94


Phillips Park Toilet


.28


Town Hall Painting


11.90


Mass. Selectmen's Association Conv.


83.60


Forest Wardens' Association


.25


Total $1,743.57


Voted: Article 16. To refer back to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report.


Voted: Article 17. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town vote to declare null and void a certain undated written agreement entered into on or about March 26, 1926, by and between the Town of Swampscott and Walter A. Hall and others.


Voted: Article 18. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.


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Voted: Article 19. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town vote to amend Chapter 6 of the Town By-Laws by adding thereto the following section:


"Section 3. Every Board or Officer in charge of a Department may, with the written approval of the Board of Selectmen, sell any personal property or material belonging to the Town not required by said Department and not exceeding $500 in value.


(Unanimous.)


Voted: Article 20. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to abate charges for the care of lots in the Town Cemetery which charges in the opinion of the Board are uncollectible.


Voted: Article 21. That the Town amend Chapter 5 of our By- Laws by striking out Section 1 as appearing therein and inserting in place thereof the following section:


Section 1. No contract for construction work or for the purchase of apparatus, supplies or materials whether for repairs or original construction the estimated cost of which amounts to $500 or more, except in cases of special emergency involving the health or safety of the people or their property shall be awarded unless proposals for the same have been invited by advertisements in at least one news- paper having a general circulation in the town once a week for at least two weeks, the last publication to be at least two days before the time specified for the opening of bids. Such advertisements shall state the time and place where plans and specifications of proposed work or supplies may be had and the time and place for opening the proposals in answer to said advertisements and shall reserve to the town the right to reject any and all proposals. All such proposals shall be opened in public. No bill or contract shall be split or divided for the purpose of evading any provisions of this chapter. All such bids shall be accompanied by a certified check for an amount equal to not less than five percent of the amount of the bid, but in no case less than the sum of one hundred dollars, which shall become the property of the town as liquidated damages on failure of the bidder to sign a contract within seven days after notice of the acceptance of his bid, or other default. All bids shall be publicly opened in the pres- ence of the body having the matter in charge, and the contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, subject to the foregoing reservations. Upon the acceptance of the bid, the certified check ac- companying the same shall be retained until a bond is filed as here- inafter provided, when it shall be returned to the respective bidders when the contract is awarded.


Voted: Article 22. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.


Voted: To omit the description of Article 23.


Voted: Article 23. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town vote to rescind the vote passed March 10, 1942, at the adjournment of the Special Town Meeting of July 1, 1941, in which the Town voted under Article 9 of said Warrant as follows:


"That the Board of Selectmen, in behalf of the inhabitants of the Town of Swampscott, be and are hereby authorized and directed to take by eminent domain, for the purposes of a public way, a fee in


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the following described land shown on a plan drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, and dated June 18, 1941:


"Parcel 1. Beginning at a stone bound set at the point of curve on the Easterly line of Puritan Road; thence curving to the right with a radius of 73.11 feet for a distance of 74.29 feet; then N 33-11- 20E for a distance of 78.15 to a stone bound set on the Southerly line of Atlantic Avenue; thence S 48-53-20E by land of Louis and Beatrice Zaiger for a distance of 10.68 feet to the new Southerly line of Atlan- tic Avenue for a distance of 71.60 feet; thence curving to the left with a radius of 69.82 feet for a distance of 79.37 feet to the point of be- ginning. The above parcel contains 512 square feet.


"Parcel 2. Beginning at a stone bound set at the angle of the Southerly line of Atlantic Avenue; thence N 43-26-10E for a distance of 184.18 feet to the new Southerly line of Atlantic Avenue; thence by said new Southerly line of Atlantic Avenue for a distance of 183.87 feet to land of Anne J. Melen; thence by land of Anne J. Melen N 48-53-20W for a distance of 10.68 feet to the point of beginning. The above parcel contains 982 square feet, and that the sum of $404 be appropriated for land damages in connection with said taking."


That the Town accept and allow the alterations of a portion of Puritan Road on the Easterly side thereof, and of Atlantic Avenue on the Southerly side thereof, as made by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with plans drawn by W. W. Pratt, Town Engineer, and dated June 18, 1941, and that said work be done under Continuous Sidewalk Act.


Voted: Article 24. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.


Voted: Article 25. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town appropriate the sum of $39.05 to the Account of Unpaid Bills for the purpose of settling all bills contracted prior to January 1, 1945, and remaining unpaid at the time of the closing of the Town's books for the year 1944 according to the records of the Town Accountant. The unpaid bills are as follows:


Treasurer


$15.25


Soldiers' Relief Agent 20.20


Police 3.60


$39.05


Voted: Article 26. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town appropriate the sum of $200.00 to compensate Mr. Henry Callahan for services rendered during the year 1944, as super- visor of the Recreational Project sponsored by the Board of Select- men.


Voted: Article 27. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for a Recreational Baseball and Basketball Program in accordance with the authority granted by Chapter 40, Section 5, Sub-division 25 of General Laws. (Ter. Ed.)


Voted: Article 30. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town purchase a pneumatic tire tractor with a bull- dozer attachment and that said purchase be made by the Board of


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Park Commissioners under the Provisions of Chapter 5, Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Town By-Laws, and that the sum of $1600 be appro- priated therefor.


Voted: Article 32. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town purchase a new spraying machine to replace the one now in use which is 18 years old, and that the said purchase be made by the Board of Park Commissioners under the provisions of Chapter 5, Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Town By-Laws, and that the sum of $1877 be appropriated therefor. That the Town authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to dispose of the old spraying machine by sale or trade.


Voted: Article 34. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town establish a public dumping place in the rear of Phillips Park under the supervision of the Board of Park Commis- sioners.


Voted: Article 36. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town appropriate the sum of $525.00 for painting the exterior, repairing main roof and repairing the tower of the Central Fire Station.


Voted: Article 37. That the Town appropriate the sum of $810.00 to purchase six fire alarm boxes.


Voted: Article 38. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.


Voted: Article 39. That the petition filed in the Massachusetts Legislature on January of 1945 in behalf of the Board of Selectmen being House Bill 1050 calling for abatement of the mosquito nuisance at Palmer's Pond in Swampscott by the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts be and hereby is endorsed and supported by the Town, and that its passage and enactment into law is urged for the convenience, health and safety of the public;


That a Committee be, and hereby are appointed consisting of the present Board of Selectmen and Board of Health of the Town to study the problem, its causes and effective remedies; and to take such action in behalf of the Town as seems to be advisable in order to have the nuisance abated by the Commonwealth, and they are hereby given full authority so to do; and to render a complete report thereof to the Town not later than the annual Town Meeting of 1946.


Nothing in this vote is to be construed as authorizing the expend- iture of money nor obligating the Town to spend any without further authorization.


Voted: Article 40. That the Town appropriate the sum of $5000.00 to be expended under the direction of the Committee in charge of converting the Elihu Thomson Estate into the Town Administration Building for additional finishing and painting, permanent fixtures and contingencies.


Voted: Article 42. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town appropriate the sum of $1200 for the purpose of finishing the Master Plan of the Town in accordance with Chapter 41, Section 81-A to 81-J of the General Laws. (Ter. Ed.)


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Voted: Article 44. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the action on this matter be indefinitely postponed.


Voted: Article 45. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.


Voted: Article 46. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.


Voted: Article 52. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.


Voted: Article 53. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.


Voted: Article.54. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town accept Chapter 403 of the Acts of 1936 providing for the inclusion of additional and public employees within the pro- visions of the Workmen's Compensation Act.


Voted: Article 57. To accept the report of the Finance Committee, and adopt their recommendation as follows:


That the Town appropriate the sum of $450.00 to repair Arbutus Road from Sargent Road to Aspen Road.


Voted: Article 58. That the Selectmen be, and hereby are, au- thorized to sell at public auction and convey by deed any and all real estate now owned by the Town, or any that may be acquired in the future, resulting from its acquisition by taking or purchase for non- payment of taxes, if the rights of redemption in such real estate have been foreclosed by the Land Court and have been extinguished in any other manner in accordance with the Statutes. This authoriza- tion shall apply to any real estate acquired, or to be acquired in the future, by reason of non-payment of taxes thereon, under the provi- sions of the General Laws.


Voted: Article 59. To accept a scholarship fund given by Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ross. (Unanimous.)


Voted: To adjourn until Tuesday, April 10, 1945, at 7:45 P.M., at the Town Hall.


Adjourned at 9:40 P.M.


Attest:


MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.


April 7, 1945.


I, Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr., Town Clerk of the Town of Swamp- scott, hereby certify in accordance with Chapter II, Section 2, of the By-Laws of the Town of Swampscott, the following ad was published in the Lynn Daily Evening Item and Lynn Telegram News on Satur- day, April 7, 1945:


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Office of the Town Clerk Swampscott, Massachusetts


Notice of Adjourned Annual Town Meeting Tuesday, April 10, 1945, at 7:45 P.M.


To the Town Meeting Members:


Notice is hereby given in accordance with Chapter II "B," Section 2, of the By-Laws of the Town of Swampscott, that the adjourned annual Town Meeting will be held Tues- day, April 10, 1945, at 7:45 P.M., at the Town Hall.


Malcolm F. Maclean, Jr.,


Town Clerk.


and the following notice was mailed to the Town Meeting Members on April 4, 1945:


"Notice is hereby given in accordance with Chapter II 'B,' Section 2 of the By-Laws of the Town of Swampscott, that the adjourned annual Town Meeting will be held Tuesday, April 10, 1945, at 7:45 P.M., at the Town Hall.


Attest:


MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, April 10, 1945


Essex, ss.


To either of the Constables in the Town of Swampscott, in the said County,


GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify the Inhabitants of the Town of Swampscott, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall in said Swampscott on Tuesday, the tenth day of April, 1945, at 7:30 P.M., then and there to act on the, following articles, viz .:


Article 1. To see what action the Town will take on the matter of establishing the wages of the military substitutes serving in the Fire Department. Sponsored by the Board of Fire Engineers.


Article 2. To see what action the Town will take on the matter of establishing the wages of the military substitutes serving in the Police Department. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.


Article 3. To see if the Town will accept the Hattie Sherman Cemetery Lot Trust Fund, so called, and authorize the administering of the same by the Commissioners of Trust Funds under the provi- sions of Chapter 282 of the Acts of 1915. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.


Article 4. To see what action the Town will take on the matter of accepting Trust Funds given or bequeathed for the benefit of the Town or Inhabitants thereof during the year 1945. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.


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Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to construct a drain, with the necessary catch basin, on Eulow Street a distance of about one hundred fifty (150) linear feet and appropriate money therefor, or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Surveyor of Highways.




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