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83 27
806 18
722 91
Hose house, Ward 4.
6 21
6 21
Police Department
113 60
185 36
71 76
Town House.
2 61
10 99
Printing and advertising.
44 25
731 20
686 95
Tufts Library
200 00
606 63
406 63
Discount and remittance of taxes.
449 40
388 83
60 57
Discount and Interest.
339 80
934 53
594 73
Miscellaneous expenses.
363 03
663 87
-
1,026 90
Electric lighting.
411 77
1,969 10
1,557 33
Town Officers.
85 00
-
619 45
704 45
Purchase of records of marriages, births, and deaths ...
50 00
50 00
Military Aid, Chap. 279
330 00
195 89
368 61
1,186 61
Poor account ..
1,298 06
2,976 82
1,678 76
New system of voting
260 59
260 59
-
$5,983 55
$13,567 89
$2,248 14
$9,047 66
$3,711 46
There is included in the sum $5,983.55, expended since Jan. 1, 1891, $1,463.32, for which order's have been drawn on the Treas- urer on accounts which have already expended their appropria- tions, as follows, viz. : -
State aid, Chap. 301
$818 00
Military aid, Chap. 279 .
134 11
Town officers .
85 00
Miscellaneous expenses
363 03
Discount and remittance of taxes
60 57
Town House, care and repair .
2 61
-
Bridge and North Street bridge.
261 47
261 47
Widening Emelt brook
300 00
300 00
-
-
Plan for Library building.
733 50
733 50
-
-
134 11
State Aid, Chap. 301
818 00
88 61
88 61
Land damage ..
1, 1891.
1891.
-
-
$1,463 32
This amount has been taken from the unexpended balance in the treasury, standing to the credit of other accounts, and should be provided for by appropriations.
1891.
326 36
8 38
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ART. 5. Voted. That the sum of $39,000 be raised and appro- priated for the support of the public school and superintendent for the ensuing year, and that one half of the money received from dog licenses, the income of the alewife fund, the State school fund, and such sums of money as may be received for tuition from scholars who belong in other towns, be appropriated for the same purpose.
The Moderator appointed N. D. Canterbury, James L. Lincoln, and Francis A. Bicknell, as Tellers, and they were sworn by the Town Clerk.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Se- lectmen, be authorized to borrow the sum of $2,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary to put a new system of heating and ventilation into the Hunt School building, provided the same shall be ordered by the State police, or any State authority.
The result of the above vote being, Yes, 264, No, 5.
Voted, To take up Article 27.
ART. 27. Voted, To appropriate the sum of $8,500 from the Corporation and National Bank tax for the support of the public schools to April 1, 1891.
To appropriate the sum of $3,480.75 for the purpose of cover- ing overdrafts on the following accounts : -
Repairs of highways . $326 36
Construction of drain corner Bridge and North streets 261 47
Miscellaneous account 663 87
Town officers 619 45
Care and repairs of Town House
10 99
State aid, 1890
368 61ª
" to April 1, 1891
1,230 00
$3,480 75
To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,560.57, for the follow- ing : -
Overdraft on account of discount and remittances $60 57
Overdraft on account of military aid 300 00
Account of miscellaneous expenses to April 1, 1891, 400 00
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Account of expenses of town officers to April 1, 1891, 500 00 Account of expenses of police officers to April 1, 1891 300 00
$1,560 57
Voted, To take up Art. 6.
ART. 6. Voted, That the School Committee be instructed to employ a superintendent of schools.
ART. 7. Voted, To raise and appropriate for the repairs of highways, townways, and bridges the sum of $11,000, and for Hingham and Quincy bridges the sum of $1,500.
Voted, That the sum of $300, now in the treasury, which was raised and appropriated for widening and deepening the Smelt brook, be transferred to Land Damage Account.
ART. 8. Voted, To raise and appropriate for the support of the poor, $12,300, and to appropriate the sum of $2,500 additional.
ART. 9. Voted, To raise and appropriate for the support of the Fire Department the sum of $4,800, and that $350 of the amount be appropriated for hose for Lovell's Corner.
ART. 10. Voted, To raise and appropriate for police the sum of $2,000.
Voted, To take up Art. 30.
ART. 30. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500, for the purpose of suppressing the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors in the town. The result of the above vote was : -
Yes
543
. No · 507
Voted, Not to reconsider the above vote.
Voted, That this sum of $2,500 raised and appropriated for the suppression of the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors be placed in the hands of the Selectmen, to be used at their discretion.
Voted, To take up Art. 11.
ART. 11. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,200 and to appropriate the sum of $6,000 in addition for the payment of State and military aid to disabled soldiers and seamen and the families of disabled soldiers and seamen.
Voted, To take up Art. 26.
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ART. 26. Voted, Not to accept the report of the committee appointed by the town at its last annual meeting to consider the subject of increased accommodation for the Tufts Library : -
Yes 328
424 No
Voted, to take up Art. 12.
ART. 12. Voted, To raise and appropriate for the Tufts Library the sum of $1,000, and to appropriate one half of the money. received from dog licenses.
ART. 13. Voted, To raise and appropriate for Memorial Day the sum of $500.
ART. 14. Voted, To raise and appropriate for discounts and remittances of taxes the sum of $700.
ART. 15. Voted, To raise and appropriate for interest that may become due the ensuing year the sum of $3,400.
ART. 16. Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to hire money in anticipation of the taxes of the current year, and also for the payment of any part of the town debt that may become due, and to issue notes of the town therefor ; and the debts incurred under the authority of this vote are hereby made payable from said taxes.
ART. 17. Voted, To raise and appropriate for printing and advertising, the sum of $1,100.
ART. 18. Voted, To raise and appropriate for care and repair of the Town House the sum of $200.
ART. 19. Voted, To raise and appropriate for miscellaneous expenses the sum of $2,800.
ART. 20. Voted, To raise and appropriate for town officers the sum of $6,500.
ART. 21. Voted, To raise and appropriate for hydrants, and the care and water rents of drinking fountains, the sum of $8,600.
ART. 22. Voted, To appropriate from the revenue of the water works for the current year the sum of $23,400, to be expended for the following purposes, viz. : $16,000 for the interest on the Wey- mouth Water Loan, becoming due the ensuing year ; $2,700 for the payment of the salaries of the superintendent of the works
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and the engineer at the pumping-station ; $2,000 for maintenance of the works, and $2,700, for all other necessary expenses.
ART. 23. . Voted, That the sum of $8,000 be appropriated from the net surplus income (after deducting the expenses of the water works and the interest on the water loan) from the water rates received by the Town Treasurer for the water furnished by said works, to be paid over to the Trustees of the sinking fund, for the payment of the Weymouth Water Loan, as required by Sec- tion 7 of Chapter 174 of the Acts of the Legislature passed in the year 1881, in the following manner, namely : $4,000 on the first day of May next, and $4,000 on the first day of November next, to be held and invested by said trustees as a part of the sinking fund, for the purpose aforesaid.
ART. 24. Voted, That the town instruct its Board of Water Commissioners to petition the Legislature of Massachusetts, at its present session, to authorize the town to increase its debt for the purposes named in Section 4 of Chapter 174 of the Acts of the year 1881, entitled " An Act to supply the Town of Weymouth with pure water," by the issue of its notes or bonds to an amount not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars in addition to the sum of four hundred thousand dollars heretofore authorized for the same purpose, and that said Water Commissioners be authorized to appear before the Legislative committee personally or by counsel in aid of said petition (by a unaminous vote).
Voted, To take up Art. 26.
Voted, Not to reconsider the vote passed under this article.
Voted, Not to discharge the Committee on Library. Yes, 145 ; No, 152.
Voted, To take up Art. 53.
ART. 53. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 for the purpose of establishing a night school in Ward 2, and that it be placed in the hands of the School Committee, to be used as they see fit. Yes, 176; No, 75.
Voted, To take up Art. 40.
ART. 40. Voted, That the town pay $2 per day to all able- bodied men for work performed for the town, whether by contract or otherwise, and preference be given to the town's people, and that nine hours shall constitute a full day's work.
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ART. 41. Voted, That the compensation for collecting taxes shall be six eighths of one per cent on the amount collected.
Voted, That all taxes shall become due and payable on or before the tenth day of October next, and that the collector be instructed to collect forthwith, according to law, all taxes remaining unpaid after that date, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum. Voted, To take up Art. 36.
ART. 36. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for completion of Lake Street between Shawmut and Charles streets. Voted, To take up Art. 31.
ART. 31. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the working of Webb Street, and constructing a sidewalk on same. Voted. To take up Art. 29.
ART. 29. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000 for electric lighting.
Voted, To take up Art. 39.
ART. 39. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $500 to reimburse Jeremiah Moran for building a roadway through his property to connect with the towns running across Water Street, and for damage suffered by him from overflow of water on his premises.
Voted, To take up Art. 48.
ART. 48. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for the purpose of constructing Summit Street.
Voted, To take up Art. 61.
ART. 61. Voted, That the Board of Assessors be instructed to prepare and publish for distribution a list of tax payers of Wey- mouth with the assessed value of their real and personal property and their total tax for the year 1891, and to appropriate $500 for the purpose.
Voted, To take up Art. 49.
ART. 49. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $200 for working the extension of King Avenue to Broad Street.
Voted, To take up Art. 51.
ART. 51. Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to cause the drain at the corner of Webb and Commercial streets to be opened,
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and to have the fences on the south side of Commercial Street near Webb Street set back on the line of the street.
Voted, To take up Art. 50.
ART. 50. The article in relation to a map of the town was not carried.
Voted, To take up Art. 25.
ART. 25. Voted, To appropriate the sum of $2,000 for the purpose of extending the main water-pipe line.
Voted, To take up Art. 28.
ART. 28. Voted, That the town will not avail itself, under its taking of land in and about Weymouth Great Pond, under the pro- visions of Chap. 174 of the Acts of the Legislature passed in the year 1881, so as to prevent or unnecessarily interfere in any way with the rights of any, that the South Boston Ice Company had, at the time of said taking, or which its grantees of such rights may hereafter have, to cut and take ice from said pond.
Voted, To take up Art. 32.
ART. 32. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $150 for the purpose of constructing Howard Street.
ART. 33. This article in relation to lowering the grade of Bridge Street was not carried.
Voted, To take up Art. 52.
ART. 52. This article in relation to license of Timothy Ken- nedy was by vote laid on the table.
Voted, To take up Art. 57.
ART. 57. Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen on laying out a new street from Middle Street to Cain Avenue.
Voted, To take up Art. 43.
ART. 43. Voted, To accept the list of jurors as posted by the Selectmen, after striking out the names of Chester W. Binney, Amos W. Blanchard, A. Fenton Bullock, Geo. L. Newton, John N. Our, Alonzo C. Pratt, Adoniram Sidelinger, and adding the names of Frank D. Thayer, Elisha F. Shaw, Benj. R. Kenerson, and Josephus G. White.
Voted, To take up Art. 58.
ART. 58. Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen on laying out a new street to connect with a contemplated street running from Middle Street to Cain Avenue.
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Voted, To take up Art. 54.
ART. 54. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $150 to. work the widening of Summer Street.
Voted, To take up Art. 59.
ART. 59. Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen laying out a new street from Middle Street to land of Orin Pratt.
Voted. To take up Art. 37.
ART. 37. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the purpose of taking up and relaying the bridge over Old Swamp River, so called, on Elm Street, near Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Voted. To take up Art. 42.
ART. 42. Voted, That the Moderator appoint a committee on appropriations (three from each ward) to report at the next annual meeting.
The Moderator appointed the following : -
WARD 1. James Humphrey, F. H. Torrey, Aug. Beals.
WARD 2. John Carroll, Z. L. Bicknell, N. D. Canterbury.
WARD 3. Geo. E. Porter, John J. Lovell, John W. Hart. WARD 4. James Moore, F. Dexter Pratt, Lysander Beale.
WARD 5. E. J. Pitcher, E. B. Nevins, Herbert F. Sears.
ART. 44. Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to act as attorneys to defend the town in any suit that may be brought against it.
ART. 45. Voted, That the town buy a small piece of land of John S. Fogg, on the southeast corner of Union and Pleasant streets, at its assessed value, for the purpose of rounding said corner.
ART. 46. Voted, To change the name of Bates Street to Bates Avenue.
ART. 47. In relation to putting electric lights on Hollis Street was not carried.
Voted, To take up Art. 34.
ART. 34. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $150 for working the extension of Hawthorn Street to Myrtle Street.
Voted, to take up Art. 56.
ART. 56. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $500 to build a lock-up in Ward 1.
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Voted, To take up Art. 60.
ART. 60. This article, in relation to working the widening and straightening of Front Street, as ordered by the County Commis- sioners, was not carried.
Voted, To take up Art. 38.
ART. 38. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the purpose of rebuilding the bridge on Main Street, entering upon land of Avery G. Howe, also to extend the sidewalk from residence of Edward Halligan southerly.
Voted, To take up Art. 3.
ART. 3. The committee appointed to bring in nominations for all officers not required to be elected by ballot made the following report : -
WARD ONE.
Fence Viewers .- Lot W. Bicknell, Solomon Ford.
Weighers of Coal and Hay .- J. R. Orcutt, F. A. Lewis, J. J. Lane, Miss M. Cora Wilder, H. L. McLeod, G. W. McLeod.
Surveyors of Wood, Lumber, and Bark .- J. R. Orcutt, F. A. Lewis, Lot W. Bicknell, N. P. Keene.
WARD Two.
Fence Viewers .- A. N. Spear, John P. Burrell.
Weighers of Coal and Hay .- T. H. Emerson, Wm. Enright, A. E. Sherman.
. Surveyors of Wood, Lumber, and Bark .- T. H. Emerson, A.
E. Sherman, Chas. Simmons, Joshua Vinal, John F. Cushing, W. H. Cushing.
WARD THREE,
Fence Viewers .- S. W. Gutterson, Albion Hall.
Weighers of Coal and Hay .- A. J. Richards, Henry A. Rich- ards, M. R. Wright, James Lonergan, John G. Worster.
Surveyorsof Wood, Lumber, and Bark .- John F. Condrick, Edw. Billings, Walter F. Sanborn, Henry F. Willoughby, A. J. Richards, Henry A. Richards, M. R. Wright, Chas. B. Trask.
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WARD FOUR.
Fence Viewers. - James Moore, Geo. F. Maynard.
Weighers of Coal and Hay. - Wm. Nash, Marshall P. Sprague. Surveyors of Wood, Lumber, and Bark. - F. Dexter Pratt, James Moore, Gilman B. Loud.
WARD FIVE.
Fence Viewers. - James A. Reed, Quincy L. Reed.
Weighers of Coal and Hay. - Alvin Hollis, Frank H. Richards. Surveyors of Wood, Lumber, and Bark. - J. B. Corkery, Joseph Dyer, Gordon Willis.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. - Asa B. Pratt.
Pound Keeper. - James Wendell.
The Moderator declared the above elected.
Voted, That the thanks of the town be extended to Louis A. Cook, Esq., Moderator, for the able and impartial manner in which he has conducted this meeting.
The committed appointed to sort and count the ballots made the following report : -
TOWN CLERK.
John A. Raymond had .
1,093 votes.
TOWN TREASURER.
John H. Stetson had
1,071 votes.
SELECTMEN.
1,058 votes.
997
1,050
66
1,058 66
1,019 66
J. Farrell had
1
vote ..
1
1
18 votes.
Gordon Willis had
12
John P. Burrell had J. Clarence Howe had . E. Atherton Hunt had . Henry A. Nash had Leonard V. Tirrell had .
J. W. Rand had . J. R. Orcutt had . Jacob F. Dizer had
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Lysander Heald had William Nash had
1 vote.
1 66
John Corkery had .
1 66
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
John P. Burrell had
1,050 votes.
T ce Howe had .
963
E. Atherton Hunt had . Henry A. Nash had
Leonard V. Tirrell had .
A. O. Crawford had J. R. Orcutt had .
1
66
Gordon Willis had
1
66
Jacob F. Dizer had
8 votes.
ASSESSORS.
1,037 votes.
1,030. 66
·
973
1,037 66
1,030
66
1 vote.
1
66
1
66
1
66
AUDITORS.
Francis Ambler had
· 1,079 votes.
Z. L. Bicknell had
.
.
1,094 66
Ellis J. Pitcher had
1,037
COLLECTORS OF TAXES.
Alfred O. Crawford had
W. Cleverly had .
949 votes. 1 vote.
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Henry A. Nash had
· 1,079 votes.
G. W. Tinkham had .
.
1 vote.
Geo. J. Ries had . .
·
1 66
·
. 1,015
1,050 66
66
1,015 1 vote.
John P. Burrell had . Wilmot Cleverly had J. Clarence Howe had .
.E. Atherton Hunt had . Gilman B. Loud had Gordon Willis had J. F. Dizer had . James W. Rand had Elisha F. Pratt had
.
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PARK COMMISSIONERS.
William H. Clapp had . 1,026 votes. L. V. Tirrell had . 1 vote.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
William A. Drake had .
635 votes.
Bradford Hawes had
804
66
Joseph Roland Orcutt had
340 66
L. A. Cook had
2
66
Wm. Nash had
1 vote.
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS LIBRARY.
Francis Ambler had
1,006 votes.
John W. Hart had
969
Charles C. Tower had
991 66
Samuel Reed had .
1 vote.
CONSTABLES.
Michael Allen
880 votes.
Thomas Fitzgerald had .
921
Nathaniel B. Peare had
988
66
Asa B. Pratt had .
964
Thomas Quinn, Jr., had
979 66
William T. Reilly had . B. Frank Richards had .
950
66
Isaac N. Tirrell had
918
66
Isaac H. Walker had
924 66
George W. White had .
960
66
Geo. W. Conant had Ezekiel W. Morton had Andrew J. Garey had . Nelson W. Gardner had
32
1
vote.
Geo. G. French had
3
Geo. B. Bayley, had
3
C. W. Tinkham had
1 vote.
F. Drown had
1 66
Baker had
1
66
1
2 votes
868
66
200
On the question, " Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intox- icating liquors in this town?" the result was : -
Yes 459
No 676
The Moderator declared, that the following persons, having re- ceived the largest number of votes, were duly elected.
Town Clerk. John A. Raymond, sworn in open Town Meeting by the Moderator.
Town Treasurer. John H. Stetson.
Selectmen. John P. Burrell, J. Clarence Howe, E. Atherton Hunt, Henry A. Nash, Leonard V. Tirrell.
Overseers of the Poor. John P. Burrell, J. Clarence Howe, E. Atherton Hunt, Henry A. Nash, Leonard V. Tirrell.
Assessors. John P. Burrell, Wilmot Cleverly, J. Clarence Howe, E. Atherton Hunt, Gilman B. Loud.
Auditors. Francis Ambler, Z. L. Bicknell, Ellis J. Pitcher.
Collector of Taxes. Alfred O. Crawford.
Water Commissioner. Henry A. Nash.
Park Commissioner. William H. Clapp.
School Committee. William A. Drake, Bradford Hawes.
Trustees of Tufts Library. Francis Ambler, John W. Hart, Charles C. Tower.
Constables. Michael Allen, Thomas Fitzgerald, Nathaniel B. Peare, Asa B. Pratt, Thomas Quinn, Jr., William T. Reilly, B. Frank Richards, Isaac N. Tirrell, Isaac H. Walker, George W. White.
Voted, To adjourn, 2.20 A. M., Tuesday, March 3.
Attest : JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
NORFOLK, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Weymouth, in said County, GREETING :
In the name of said Commonwealth, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Weymouth aforesaid, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town House, in said town, on Tuesday, the twenty-first day of April instant, at 9.45 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz. :-
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator for said meeting.
ART. 2. To vote on one ballot for one Selectman, one Overseer of the Poor, and one Assessor, to fill the vacancies caused by the death of E. Atherton Hunt.
ART. 3. To see if the town will authorize and direct its Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow temporarily, in anticipation of the taxes of the present municipal year, the sum of sixty thousand dollars, as the same may be from time to time required, and to give the negotiable note or notes of the town for money so borrowed, and that all such temporary loans shall be pay- able from the said taxes.
ART. 4. To see if the town will authorize and instruct its Treas- urer to prepare and issue coupon bonds of the town, to be denom- inated " Weymouth Water Loan," payable in thirty years from the first day of May next ensuing, with interest at the rate of four per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, to an amount not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, for the purposes expressed, and in accordance with the authority granted in the act passed by the Legislature at its present session, entitled " An Act to authorize the Town of Weymouth to make an additional Water Loan," and will fix the manner and terms of such issue.
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ART. 5. To see if the town will empower its Treasurer, with the approval of its Board of Water Commissioners, to sell said bonds at private sale, or to pledge the same for money borrowed for the purposes named in Section four of Chapter one hundred and seventy-four of the Acts of the Legislature passed in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one.
ART. 6. On petition of N. D. Canterbury and eleven others, " To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of twen- ty-two thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting a Public Lib- rary Building on the land donated by the Tufts family, in Ward 3, and will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Se- lectmen, to borrow the said sum of twenty-two thousand dollars, and to issue the notes of the town therefor for a term of ten years or less, at the discretion of the Selectmen."
ART. 7. " To choose a committee to carry the above article into effect, and erect the building, and to authorize said committee to sell the buildings now standing on said land, if deemed advisible."
ART. 8. On petition of I. N. Hollis and thirty-seven others, " To see if the town will raise and appropriate one hundred and fifty dollars for the erection of electric lights from the pumping- station, on Hollis Street, to or near the residence of Thomas Hollis, on Randolph Street, a distance of about one hundred and fifty rods."
ART. 9. On petition of Charles Hawes and seventeen others, " To see if the town will pay to John Healey the sum of $54.58, balance due (by vote of the town, under Article 48, of the war- rant for the annual town meeting of the year 1890) on 109 1-6 days' labor on the public roads of the town, as per report of the Board of Selectmen, page 84, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1890."
Polls will be open at 10 o'clock A. M., and may be closed at 2 o'clock P. M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant, by posting attested copies thereof, in three public places in each ward in said town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due returns of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time of said meeting.
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Given under our hands this thirteenth day of April, in the year of, our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.
J. CLARENCE HOWE. HENRY A. NASH, JOHN P. BURRELL, Selectmen of Weymouth.
NORFOLK, SS. WEYMOUTH, April 14, 1894.
Pursuant to the within direction, I this day posted up true and attested copies of this warrant in three public places, in each of the wards of the town, as herein required.
GEORGE W. WHITE, Constable of Weymouth.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
APRIL 21, 1891.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Weymouth, qualified to vote in elections, was held in the Town House on Tuesday, April 21, A. D. 1891, the meeting being called to order and the warrant read by the Town Clerk at 9.45 o'clock A. M.
ARTICLE 1. Louis A. Cook, Esq., was elected Moderator by hallot, the check list being used in the election.
The Moderator appointed Henry A. Nash and John A. Raymond as Tellers to check the names of persons on voting list, and he also administered the oath to them.
The Selectmen appointed the following Ballot Clerks, viz. : John P. Burrell and Leonard V. Tirrell, and the oath was administered to them by the Moderator.
The Selectmen detailed Isaac N. Tirrell to serve as Constable during the election.
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