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Article 74. To see if the town will vote to appropriate Fifteen Hundred ($1500.00) Dollars for inspection and repairs of the Outfall Sewer. Sponsored by the Water & Sewerage Board.
Article 75. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Ocean Avenue for a distance of approximately two hundred twenty- five feet (225) and appropriate money for the same. Sponsored by the Water & Sewerage Board and the Board of Health.
Article 76. To see if the town will vote to accept Beverly Road as a public way, as laid out by the Selectmen in accordance with plans drawn by Howard L. Hamili, Town Engineer, subject to all waivers being signed by abutting owners, as petitioned for by Hilda D. Bump, et als.
Article 77. To see if the town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Laws so that the following property shall be shown as a business dis- trict instead of a general residential district:
Southerly by Humphrey Street, seventy-three and 98/100 (73.98) feet;
Easterly by land now or formerly of MacDonald, one hundred five (105) feet;
Northerly by land now or formerly of Day, fifty-two and 18/100 (52.18) feet;
Westerly by land now or formerly of Dame, fifteen and 8/100 (15.08) feet;
Northerly again by land now or formerly of Dame, twenty- seven and 72/100 (27.72) feet;
Westerly again by land of Folsom, one hundred (100) feet; Containing eight thousand four hundred and seventeen (8417) square feet, more or less. Being also shown as Lot 155 on Plate 19 of the Assessors' records of the town. Petitioned for by Rena Drago, et als.
Article 78. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of Real Estate now or here- after owned by the town and acquired through forecloseure or pur- chased under General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 60, as amended for non-payment of taxes and appropriate a sum of money therefor or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 79. To see if the town will vote to purchase necessary equipment for the following Departments, viz: Highway, Park, Cem- etery, Police, Fire, Sewer, or any other Departments, and appropriate the necessary money therefor from the tax levy or by borrowing or both or take any action relative thereto. Sponsored by the Finance Committee.
Article 80. To appropriate and raise by borrowing or otherwise, under any general or special law which authorizes the town to raise money by borrowing or otherwise, such sum or sums of money as may be necessary for any or all of the purposes mentioned in the fore- going articles. Sponsored by the Board of Selectmen.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an at- tested copy thereof at the Town Administration Building, Post Office,
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and in at least two public and conspicuous places in each precinct in the town and at or in the immediate vicinity of each railroad station in the town not less than seven days before the day appointed for said meeting.
The polls will close at 7:00 P.M.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-eighth day of February, A.D., 1946.
JAMES W. BUCHANAN, PHILIP E. BESSOM, ROBERT G. BYRNE, Selectmen of Swampscott.
A true copy. Attest: LEONARD H. BATES, Constable.
RETURN ON THE WARRANT
Pursuant to the within warrant to me directed, I have notified the legal voters of Swampscott, by posting attested copies of said warrant at the Town Hall, Post Offices and at least two public and conspicuous places in each precinct in the Town, and at or in the immediate vicinity of each railroad station in Swampscott on Tuesday, March 5, 1946, the posting of said notices being thirteen days before the time of said meeting.
LEONARD H. BATES, Constable.
The warrants for the annual town meeting were mailed to the Town Meeting Members on Thursday, March 7, 1946.
March 15, 1946.
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 Telegram News on Friday, March 15, 1946:
Office of Town Clerk Swampscott, Mass.
NOTICE OF THE ADJOURNED SPECIAL TOWN MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1946, AT 7:30 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 Special Town Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 19, 1946, at 7:30 P.M. at the Hadley School.
MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.
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and the following notice was mailed to the Town Meeting Members on March 7, 1946:
"Notice is hereby given in accordance with Chapter II "B" Sec- tion 2 of the by-laws of the Town of Swampscott, that the adjourned Special Town Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 19, 1946, at 7:30 P.M., at the Hadley School.
MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Monday, March 18, 1946
In accordance with the foregoing warrant the voters of Swamp- scott assembled at their several precincts in the Town of Swampscott, and were called to order by the presiding officer in each precinct at 7 o'clock A. M. The warrant with the return thereon was read by the Clerk in each precinct. The polls were opened at 7 A.M.
The following were appointed Precinct Officers and qualified for same:
PRECINCT ONE
Warden
J. Hervey Blackford
Clerk .Harriett T. Kain
Inspector. Ruth B. Houghton
Inspector .Lauretta M. Fournier
Teller Beatrice F. Hamel
Teller Mary L. Ronzano
Teller Anna M. Barnes
Teller
Catherine Hogan
Teller
Cornelia T. Moore
PRECINCT TWO
Warden William T. Pearson
Inspector James E. Conner
Inspector Lillian A. Currant
Clerk Clare B. Howland
Teller Miriam Magee
Teller
Sarah I. Norcross
Teller
Ruth H. Connolly
Teller
Sarah Holbry
Teller
.Virginia Olson
Teller.
Doris L. Smith
PRECINCT THREE
Warden
Stuart P. Ellis
Clerk
Walter L. Kehoe
Inspector Alma A. Jackson
Inspector Donald L. Sawyer
Teller Winifred G. Jacobs
Teller. Dorothy E. Felber
Teller. Elva P. Garey
Teller Elizabeth M. Callahan
Teller
Dorothy I. Legere
Teller
Cleora Tilden
PRECINCT FOUR
Warden Herman B. Betts
Clerk. Bessie F. Maguire
Inspector
Horace P. Fifield
Inspector .Henry P. Grace
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Teller.
Martha L. Graham
Teller.
Eileen F. Goodwin
Teller. Hazel E. Sibley
Teller.
Edith J. Johnson
Teller Lucille V. Duggan
Teller
Anna C. Howard
PRECINCT FIVE
Warden
John T. Morrison
Clerk
Andrew L. Charron
Inspector Joan E. Brown
Inspector
John H. Philpot
Teller.
Alice E. Leslie
Teller
Sydna H. Collins
Teller. Bessie P. Laxton
Teller.
Francis H. McCarron
Teller.
Helen E. Gillen
Teller.
Florence E. Scanlon
PRECINCT SIX
Warden
Irving Curtis
Clerk.
Anna M. Burke
Inspector
Anna G. Mather
Inspector Lucy G. Nickerson
Teller
Eva Evans
Teller
Helen Green
Teller.
May S. Mader
Teller
Doris L. Torrey
Teller
Katherine E. Lamkin
Teller
Madeline M. Duval
PRECINCT SEVEN
Warder
Glover Swindlehurst
Clerk
George C. Cotton
Inspector
Annie L. Ward
Inspector
Earl M. Bailey
Teller
Blanche L. Pratt
Teller
Irene Chisholm
Teller
Grace L. Russell
Teller
David F. Carroll
Teller
Madeline F. Costin
Teller
Elizabeth C. Moloney
PRECINCT EIGHT
Warden
Etta Minton
Clerk
Patrick Lyons
Inspector
Irene H. Johnson
Inspector
Margaret A. Donlon
Teller. Annie T. Connors
Teller. Mary Beaton
Teller Irene L. Perkins
Teller.
Pauline Duncan
Teller.
Gladys E. Williams
Teller.
Margaret Nolan
The polls opened at 7 A.M. and the count started at 4 o'clock P.M. The ballot boxes registered correctly and the checks on the voting list were the same as the vote cast.
Precinct Three was the first to make a return at 8:05 P.M.
Precinct Seven was the last at 10:09 P.M.
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The following number of votes were cast:
For Moderator:
Precincts 1
2 3
4
5
6
7
8 Total 1237
John H. Blodgett
111 169 124 150 213 112 190 168
Vincent P. O'Brien (E)
167 214 178 178 177 198 296 132
1540
Blanks
31
16
15
12
6
13
19 7
119
For Town Clerk:
Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr.
244 324 249 281 344 267 378 276
2363
Blanks
65
75
68
59
52
56 127 31
533
For Selectmen:
Philip E. Bessom
104 151 101 125 167
90 178 115
1031
James W. Buchanan
125 151 101
82 162
91 187 86
985
Edgar U. Burdett
105 173 175 185 229 166 186 149
1368
Robert G. Byrne (E)
152 207 151 176 203 146 256 187.
1478
Roger J. Connell
144 182 154 132 168 177 250 161
1368
Kenneth W. Ulman (E)
183 223 161 192 165 183 143 139
1389
Blanks
114 110 108 128
94 116 315 84
1069
For Water & Sewerage Board for 3 Years:
Harold C. Hudson (E)
238 310 247 277 344 249 347 265
2277
Blanks
71 89 70 63
52
74 158 42
619
For Assessor for 3 Years:
John A. Holmes (E)
241 320 247 275 339 255 343 266
2286
Blanks
68
79
70
65
57
68 162 41
610
For School Committee for 3 Years:
Herbert R. Anderson
101 118 83 120
71
78 148 89
808
Madeline M. Clark (E)
101 152 109 113 167 135 155 140
1072
Harvey A. Craig
28
64
64
62
66
54
63
23
424
Ralph E. Pierce
35
16
24
19
59
24
59
36
272
Blanks
44
49
37
26
33
32
80 270
32
For Park Commissioner for 3 Years:
John Homan (E)
233 308 242 275 340 258 364 270
2290
Blanks
76
91 75 65
56
65 141 37
606
For Trustee of Public Library for 3 Years:
George W. Howe (E)
232 295 240 270 338 249 357 272
2253
Blanks
7 104 77 70
58
74 148 35
643
For Board of Public Welfare for 3 Years:
Walter L. Ranger (E)
226 294 237 276 329 240 335 265
2202
Blanks
83 105
80 64
67
83 170 42
694
For Constable for 1 Year:
Wayne Anderson (E)
222 288 213 253 300 226 297 242
2041
Leonard H. Bates (E)
244 296 229 260 312 241 305 247
2134
Willis E. Shephard (E)
217 288 234 257 313 253 375 258
2195
Blanks
244 325 275 250 263 249 538 174
2318
For Planning Board for 5 Years:
Gordon L. Brown (E) 217 293 236 266 326 242 345 268 70 Blanks 92 106 81 74 39 81 160
2193
703
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For Planning Board for 4 Years:
Alexander B. Way, Jr. (E) 220 296 231 263 318 239 339 266
2172
Blanks 89 103 86 77 78
84 166 41
724
For Commissioner of Trust Funds for 3 Years:
Henry S. Baldwin (E) 216 284 220 265 308 238 326 258
2115
Blanks 93 115 97 75 88 85 179 49
781
For Board of Health for 3 Years:
Ralph Maxwell 101 118 110 103 168 139 220 133
1092
G. Jeffrey Nichols (E) 152 235 171 207 190 157 194 136
1442
Blanks 56 46
36 30 38
27
91 38
362
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 1, for three years:
Joseph F. Marino (E)
213
Lewis H. Berry (E)
203
Frederick C. Burk (E) 219
Henry H. Freeto (E)
201
Otto W. Friedman (E)
198
Andrew B. Holmes (E)
202
Frank C. Durkee (E)
184
Frederick H. Whittier, Jr. (E)
3
Blanks
1048
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 1, for two years:
Blanks
... 309
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 1, for one year:
Harold G. George (E)
223
Homer S. Bragdon (E)
2
Blanks
394
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 2, for three years:
Raymond O. Doane (E) 268
Leo W. Frechette (E) 243 ..
John A. Holmes (E) .. 257
Selden D. Hulquist (E)
234
Albert E. Matthews (E)
229
Donald Minihane (E)
22
John H. Cropley (E)
49
Clifton W. Cudmore (E)
28
Blanks
1049
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 2, for one year:
Blanks
399
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 3, for three years:
John H. Burckes (E) 214
George C. Chaisson (E) 238
Harvey A. Craig (E) 213
228
Harold F. Harvey (E)
211
Ernest Manchin (E) ..
195
Lincoln A. Palmer (E)
221
Leland S. Ross (E)
183
Lawrence A. Sager 173
Blanks
660
Clarence M. Finch (E)
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Town Meeting Members, Precinct 4, for three years :
Robert G. Byrne (E) 234
Lyndon W. Ellis (E) 239
Stuart W. Graham (E) 244
Arthur E. Hardy (E)
232
Walter F. Livermore (E)
250
Walter L. Ranger (E)
258
Fred M. Seaton (E)
238
Philip H. Stafford (E)
232
Norbert A. Ulman 193
Blanks
600
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 5, for three years:
Joseph Atwood (E) 286
Harold R. Austin (E) 283
Harold P. Brown (E) 276
Frederic P. Clark (E)
286
Fred R. Cooksey
197
Frederick S. Hall (E)
254
George E. Hutchinson (E)
282
Andrew R. Linscott (E)
257
T. Carlton Rowen
221
Henry D. Stephenson (E)
224
Blanks
602
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 5, for two years :
Walter F. Brady (E) 319
Blanks 77
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 5, for one year:
G. Gordon Foshay (E) 318
Frank S. Stowell (E) 335
Blanks
139
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 6, for three years:
Edward F. Burke (E) 225
Harold F. Carlson (E) 220
Charles A. Easterbrooks (E) 211
Vincent P. O'Brien (E) 248
Frederick P. Rooke (E) 199
Frederick J. Rudd (E)
211
Blanks
1270
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 6, for two years:
Frank Coletti (E) 309
Blanks 14
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 6, for one year:
Philip Knowlton (E) 4 Blanks 319
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Town Meeting Members, Precinct 7, for three years:
C. Glover Bowes (E) 293
James W. Buchanan (E) 283
Joseph Cardillo (E) 286
Roger J. Connell (E) 329
James H. Dunn (E)
321
John Homan (E) 293
Ralph S. Maxwell (E) 263
Conrad S. Richardson (E)
261
Bertram S. Viles 235
Blanks 1476
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 7, for two years:
John C. Callahan (E)
334
Blanks 171
Town Meeting Member, Precinct 7, for one year:
Glenn W. Bartram (E)
335
Blanks
170
Town Meeting Members, Precinct 8, for three years:
John S. Blodgett (E) 247
Fred S. Brennan (E) 252
Bernard F. Carey (E) 258
Harold A. Johnson (E)
250
Robert F. O'Neil (E)
251
Russell F. Perkins (E)
246
Theodore Sargent (E) . .
244
Charles F. Gallagher (E)
227
Blanks
481
Town Meeting Member, Precinct 8, for two years:
Lawrence B. Leonard (E) 274
Blanks 33
The following number of votes were cast:
Precinct One 309
Precinct Two
399
Precinct Three 317
Precinct Four 340
Precinct Five
396
Precinct Six
323
Precinct Seven 505
Precinct Eight
307
Total Vote Cast 2896
Adjourned to Tuesday evening, March 19, at the Hadley School Hall, at 7:45 P.M.
Attest:
MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, March 19, 1946
In accordance with the warrant the town meeting members assem- bled at the Hadley School and were called to order by the Moderator, Vincent P. O'Brien, at 7:40 P.M., the necessary quorum being present (126). New members were sworn in by the Town Clerk.
The warrant with the return thereon was read by Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr.
Voted: Article 1. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That action on this article be referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report under Article 6 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting for 1946.
Voted: Article 2. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted: Article 3. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That the Park Commissioners be authorized to procure the services of an architect for the purpose of preparing plans and specifications for a field house or locker building and that the sum of $1100.00 be appropriated therefor.
Voted: Article 4. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That the Town accept the Provisions of Chapter 723 of the Acts of 1945, being the Act to authorize the establishment and maintenance of a municipal department and districts for furnishing information, advice and assistance to veterans of World War II or other veterans. As the Town is now maintaining a Veterans' Rehabilitation Program at the present time, no appropriation is necessary.
Voted: Article 5. That Chapter II-"B", Section 1, of the By- Laws be amended to read as follows:
"After the counting and declaration of votes for Officers at an Annual Town Meeting, said meeting shall be adjourned to the second Tuesday next thereafter at 7:45 P.M. at the Town Hall or such other place as may be designated by the Selectmen, and at which time, and at any further adjournment thereof, the remaining articles of the Warrant shall be taken up." (Unanimous.)
Voted: Article 6. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That the Town accept the Provisions of Chapter 635, Section 3 of the Acts of 1945, which Act provides for advances of vacation pay to officers and employees of the Commonwealth and of certain counties, cities and towns.
Adjourned at 7:56 P.M.
Attest:
MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR.,
Town Clerk.
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ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Tuesday, March 19, 1946
In accordance with the adjournment of Monday, March 18, 1946, the Town Meeting Members were called to order at 7:57 P.M. The return on the warrant was read by the Town Clerk. The necessary quorum was present (127).
Voted: That the reading of the records of the last meeting be omitted.
Voted: Article 2. To accept the report of the Post Office Com- mittee and adopt its recommendation. (This report appears on Page 129 of the 1945 Town Report.)
Voted: Article 3. To accept the report of the Finance Committee 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, 1947, 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: Article 4. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That this article be referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report.
Voted: Article 5. 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 this article be referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report.
Voted: Article 7. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That this article be referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report.
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 boards 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 Town appropriate the sum of $1000 for the proper ob- servance of the Fourth of July and that the said sum 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 $600.00 be appropriated for the observance 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 vote to carry on a sidewalk construction program and that the sum of $1,774.35 be appropriated to be used with the bal-
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ance standing in the account of Sidewalk Construction of $3,225.65 and that the said construction be carried on under the provisions of the Continuous Sidewalk Act.
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 ap- plied 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, 1945, to the Excess and Deficiency Fund:
Brooks Terrace acceptance
$165.59
Atlantic Avenue and Essex Street
4.51
Arbutus Road
.15
Eulow Street drain
212.40
Ration Board
728.04
Committee of Public Safety
1,237.64
State Guard ammunition
336.25
Thomson Estate
151.20
Transportation and moving
197.00
Total $3,032.78
Voted: Article 14. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That the Town authorize the Board of Public Welfare to appoint one of its own members as agent and investigating officer and fix the salary of such appointee at $440.00 as provided for by Chapter 41, Sec- tion 4A of the General Laws.
Voted: Article 15. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
. That this article be referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report.
Voted: Article 16. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That this article be referred 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 this Town purchase an automobile to be used as a patrol car for the Police Department and that the sum of $1,200 be appropriated therefor, to be expended by the Board of Selectmen under the provisions of Chapter 5, Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Town By-Laws. That the Board of Selectmen be author- ized to dispose of the patrol car being replaced either by sale or by trading the same on account of the purchase price of the new car.
Voted: Article 18. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That this article be referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report.
Voted: Article 19. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows: That the Town purchase a half ton truck for the Cemetery Department and that the sum of $900.00 be appropriated therefor, to be expended by the Board of Selectmen under the provisions of Chapter 5, Sections 1, 2 and 3, of the
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Town By-Laws. That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to dispose of the truck being replaced either by sale or by trading the same on account of the purchase price of the new truck.
Voted: Article 20. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That the Town appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for the main- tenance of Essex Street or such other streets that may come under Chapter 90 Maintenance to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the County of Essex or both of them for this purpose.
Voted: Article 21. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That this article be referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report.
Voted: Article 22. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That the Town abate the betterment assessments on land and buildings known as the Thomson Estate amounting to $168.44 which were outstanding against the said property when it was purchased by the Town in May of 1944.
Voted: Article 23. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
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 this article be referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report.
Voted: Article 26. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That the Town repave Blaney Street and that the sum of $600.00 be appropriated therefor to be expended under the direction of the Surveyor of Highways.
Voted: Article 27. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That the Town appropriate the sum of $3,575.00 for the purpose of making necessary repairs to the Phillips Beach Engine House, the said money to be expended by the Board of Fire Engineers under the Provisions of Chapter 5, Section 1, 2 and 3 of the Town By-Laws.
Voted: Article 28. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That this article be referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report.
Voted: Article 29. To accept the report of the Finance Committee and adopt their recommendation as follows:
That this article be referred to the Finance Committee for further consideration and report.
Voted: Article 30. 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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