Town annual report of Weymouth 1896, Part 10

Author: Weymouth (Mass.)
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 310


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145


228 1036


Wilmot Cleverly.


179


178


185


93


141


177


953.


Francis H. Cowing


163


176


203


93


141


173


949


Gilman B. Loud


167


174


185


102


148


177


953


Gordon Willis


167


177


193


107


169


180


993


A. A. Perigo


1


1


148


224


91


146


196


PRECINCTS.


TOTAL


1


2


3


4


5


6


Eugene O'Leary .


1


1


Humphrey Coakley


1


1


Edsel A. Houghton.


1


1


Blanks.


229


404


389


154


266


705 2147


Total.


1070 1320 1345


650 1010 1640 7035


1


WATER COMMISSIONER.


Augustus J. Richards ... 160


186


178


89


137


187


937


Samuel W. Reed. .


1


1


Francis H. Cowing


1


1


Eugene M. Moran.


1


1


Blanks


53


78


90


40


65


141


467


Total


214


264


269


130


202


328 1407


AUDITORS.


Joseph Dyer.


156


177


181


98


157


182


951


Charles P. Hunt.


156


175


184


95


151


176


937


George E. Reed, .


157


176


182


99


157


175


946


Albert Dundero


1


1


Pat. H. Fraher


1


1


Blanks


173


264


260


96


141


451 1385


Total


642


892


807


390


606


984 4221


COLLECTOR OF TAXES.


Willard J. Dunbar.


157


176


170


71


106


184


864


Geo. C. Torrey


1


3


3


6


1


1 15


Wm. Fowler


1


1


2


M. E. Hawes


1


1


Blanks


56


85


94


52


95


143


525


Total


214


264


269


130


202


328 1407


PARK COMMISSIONER.


Louis A. Cook


159


172


182


98


160


174


945


Robert Braissell .


1


1


1


3


G. L. Wentworth


Elbridge Nash


1


1


Blanks


55


90


86


31


42


154


458


Total.


214


264


269


130


202


328


1407


197


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, for Three Years.


PRECINCTS.


TOTAL


Joseph Chase, Jr., ..


1 159


2 214


3 183


4 100


137


237 1030


William Hyde, Jr.,


157


169


192


94


136


158


906


Jos. A. Cushing


1


1


3


5


Benoni Guertin


1


1


Mich. Griffin


1


1


C. B. Cushing


.


1


1


John L. Kelley .


1


1


Blanks


115


154


161


64


131


260


885


Total.


432


538


538


260


404


658 2830


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, for Two Years.


James H. Flint. .


158


183


188


101


145


187


962


J. A. Cushing


1


1


Blanks


58


85


81


29


57


142


452


Total


216


269


269


130


202


329


1415


TRUSTEES OF TUFTS LIBRARY.


James Humphrey .


158


170


171


95


140


171


905


Preston Pratt.


151


166


169


94


139


163


882


Augustus J. Richards. . .


150


164


177


90


135


168


884


Samuel W. Reed


2


2


Charles S. Gerold


1


1


Pat. J. O'Rourke .


1


1


Mich. Spellane


1


1


Blanks


183


292


288


108


192


482 1545


Total.


642


792


807


390


606


984 4221


CONSTABLES.


Michael Allen.


109


112


128


80


147


147


723


George B. Bailey


128


127


136


80


120


139


730


Francis A. Caldwell.


120


118


123


86


125


122


694


Thomas Fitzgerald.


109


127


181


88


129


170


804


Hugh MaGuire.


59


32


60


24


42


81


298


George F. Maynard.


133


153


140


103


139


165


833


5


6


198


PRECINCTS.


TOTAL


1


2


3


4


5


6 193


844


Asa B. Pratt.


129


173


134


83


124


179


822


Benjamin F. Richards. ..


140


148


138


81


120


145


772


Isaac H. Walker


136


149


128


79


115


140


747


George W. White.


145


145


159


79


125


141


794


B. S. Lovell


1


1


Wm. Hyde, Jr.


1


1


H. A. Thomas


1


1


R. R. Kendall


1


1


John H. Steson


1


1


Marshall C. Dizer


1


1


T. B. Loud


1


1


Robert Shaw


1


1


Scattering .


9


9


Blanks


806 1176 1220


423


709 1658 5992


Total


2140 2640 2690 1300 2020 3280 14070


LICENSE VOTE.


Yes


36


76


114


56


71.141


494


No.


137


153


103


59


107


133


692


Blanks .


41


35


52


15


24


54


221


Total


214


264


269


130


202


328


1407


A true copy.


Attest :


JOHN A. RAYMOND,


Town Clerk.


Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the annual meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Weymouth was held at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, March 9, 1896, at nine o'clock, A. M., the meeting being called to order, and the warrant read by the Town Clerk.


Article 1. Louis A. Cook was elected Moderator by ballot, the check list being used in said election.


Voted, To take up Article 21.


178


137


85


125


Nathaniel B. Peare.


126


199


Art. 21. Voted, That for the purpose of procuring a temporary loan to, and for the use of the Town of Weymouth, in anticipation of the taxes of the present municipal year, the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to borrow, from time to time, with the approval of the majority of the Selectmen of said town, a sum or sums in the aggregate amounting to seventy thousand dol- lars, and to execute and deliver the note or notes of the town therefor, payable within one year from the time the loan is made. The said debt or debts incurred by a loan or loans to the town un- der this vote are to be paid from the said taxes of the present municipal year.


Voted, To take up Article 30.


Art. 30. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $5,500 for the payment of a note of that amount becoming due the ensu- ing year.


Voted, That when this meeting adjourns, it be to Monday, March 16th, inst., at 9 o'clock, A. M.


The following Resolutions in relation to the death of our late Governor, Frederic T. Greenhalge, were offered by Judge James Humphrey.


Resolved, That the voters of Weymouth assembled in annual Town Meeting on this day assigned for the obsequies of our late Governor, Frederic T. Greenhalge, deem it a privilege to join with the many thousands of our fellow-citizens of this Common- wealth in an expression of our deep sense of loss in the death of our able, courageous, upright and faithful Chicf Magistrate, and, also, of the feeling of personal bereavement which we have with our respected fellow townsmen, who have sustained to him inti- mate official relations with a profound sense of their irreparable loss.


Resolved, That we hereby tender to the bereaved family our sincere sympathy in their deep affliction.


Resolved, That in further token of our great respect for the memory of our deceased Governor, this meeting do now adjourn.


Voted, That the above Resolutions be adopted, placed on record and a copy sent to the bereaved family.


Meeting adjourned.


Attest : JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk.


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The adjourned annual meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Weymouth was held at the Town Hall, on Monday, March 16, 1896, the meeting being called to order at 9 o'clock A. M. by the Moderator, Louis A. Cook, Esq.


Art. 2. Voted, That a committee of one from each ward be appointed by the Moderator, to nominate a list of officers not required to be elected by ballot.


The Moderator appointed the following :-


James Humphrey, E. B. Nevin, John R. Bouldry, Michael Sheehy, E. T. Jordan.


Art. 3. Voted, To accept the report of the several boards of town officers, as printed.


The Selectmen also made the following report :-


The report of the Selectmen upon the removal of the engine house in Ward 2 having been omitted inadvertently from the printed report, we hereby submit the following :-


At a special town meeting held July 13, it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized to sell and convey to M. C. Dizer & Co. the property on Broad street in Ward 2, used for engine house and lock-up, upon such terms and conditions as will be for the best interest of the town.


The above vote being unanimous, this action of the town was considered by the Selectmen as equivalent to an instruction, and M. C. Dizer & Co. were notified that this board would accept in exchange for the lot owned by the town, a lot satisfactorily located, upon which they should place the engine house and lock-up, and put them in a condition satisfactory to us.


As might be expected, considerable difficulty was encountered . in fixing upon a lot, as opposition developed against placing the buildings in the immediate vicinity of the churches, as was at first contemplated. This feeling became so strong that it was not deemed just or courteous to disregard it, and a lot was at length accepted by us and purchased by M. C. Dizer & Co. on the south- erly side of Broad street to the westward of the car house of the Quincy and Boston Street Railway Company.


The engine house was removed to this lot, and a basement was constructed beneath it containing the lock-up.


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Upon the completion of the work it was inspected by the Select- men and M. C. Dizer & Co. were notified of our acceptance of the building, and the change of titles was accordingly effected.


Voted, To lay the report on the table.


Voted, That a committee of one from each ward be appointed by the Moderator to investigate the subject matter; also the situ- ation in relation to the Fire Department in Ward 2 and to report at a future meeting.


The Moderator appointed the following on the above commit- tee :-


N. D. Canterbury,-A. P. Worthen, Almon B. Raymond, Geo. L. Wentworth, Prescott S. Torrey.


The committee appointed at the last annual meeting of the town, to investigate the subject of keeping two teams at the Alms House, reported that soon after they were appointed the Overseers of the Poor sold one of the teams, therefore they had no report to make.


Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to sell any wood land belonging to the town, which in their judgment is not needed, and the town treasurer is authorized to convey the same.


Voted, To accept the following supplementary report of the Selectmen of expenditures from Jan. 1 to March 2, 1896 :


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SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FROM JAN. 1 TO MARCH 2, 1896.


Unexpended


Jan 1, 1896.


Expended


Jan. 1 to Date.


Expended in


Excess Jan. 1.


Unexpended


March 2, 1896.


Total Excess '


of Expenditures March 2.


Support of schools


$5,599 14


$6,531 79


$


. .


$932 65


Hunt school, heating and ventilating .


81 28


Evening school in Ward 2


364 97


...


. .


..


364 97


222 84


Highway repairs .


special appropriation .


30 94


1,068 58


...


1,099 52


removal of snow .


1,934 57


276 25


1,658 32


Steam roller, crusher, etc. .


2,000 00


2,000 00


Hingham and Quincy bridges


20 00


20 00


Fire Department .


787 15


253 31


533 84


Hook and Ladder Truck, Ward 5


5 00


Police Department


1.215 31


389 21


826 10


Protection of fish and game .


9 75


9 75


Lock-up. Ward 1 .


500 00


500 00


Town House .


28 22


28 22


Tufts Library


500 00


500 00


236 45


Abatement and remittance ot taxes


395 18


1,750 01


...


1,354 83


Park Commissioners


952 32


952 32


Interest and discount


272 96


362 50


89 54


Electric lighting .


1,862 20


555 60


1,306 60


Miscellaneous expenses


1,262 48


1,018 52


243 96


Town officers


1,201 85


608 00


593 85


Military aid. Chap. 279


202 93


73 00


129 93


Soidiers' relief. Chap. 447


363 90


400 91


764 81


Poor account .


1.789 23


119 22


1,908 45


State highway


*904 60


401 17


1,916 34


..


1,412 91


$21,861 21


$17,193 78


$8,340 16


$9,274 94 $12,947 67


..


4,298 35


setting curbstones


546 04


...


Printing and advertising


616 50


852 95


State aid, etc., due from State


1,226 08


1,124 00


102 0S


..


..


..


....


*Received from State since January 1.


....


$. 81 28


Land damage


222 84


313 40


3,984 95


546 04


5 00


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The committee on the revision of the by-laws of the town, re- ported a substitution for those now in force.


Voted, That the report be accepted, and the committee cause them to be printed and distributed, make such alterations they may deem necessary and report at a future meeting.


Voted, To appoint a committee of one from each ward, to select a piece of land in some central part of the town, as a site for a new High School building, determine the price thereof, and report at a future meeting of the town.


The following were appointed on the above committee : Benj. F. Smith, T. J. Evans, David J. Pierce, H. Wilbur Dyer, John H. Stetson.


Art. 4. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $41,375 for the support of the public schools, and to appropriate one half the dog tax, the alewife fund and the money received by the town for the tuition of non-resident pupils, for the same purpose for the ensuing year.


Voted, That the school committee shall not exceed the appro- priation.


A motion to reconsider the above vote was lost.


Art. 5. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,400 for transportation of school children.


Voted, That the entire matter be left with School Committee.


Art. 6. Voted, That the School Committee be instructed to employ a superintendent of schools.


Art. 7. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $12,000 for the repairs of highways, townways and bridges ; $1,500 for the removal of snow, and $1,000 for Hingham and Quincy bridges for the ensuing year.


Voted, That our representative in General Court in connection with the City of Quincy and the Town of Hingham, to petition the legislature for the state to assume control of the Hingham and Quincy bridges.


Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to furnish plans and specifications of all stone work done for the town and to advertise


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in the Weymouth Gazette for proposals, all proposals to be sealed and addressed to the Clerk of the Board of Selectmen and opened in the presence of all bidders, the preference to be given to citizens of the town.


Voted, That the town employ a superintendent of streets who shall hold no other town office.


Voted, That his salary shall be paid from the money appro- priated for highways.


Voted, Not to reconsider the vote whereby it was voted, that the Selectmen employ a superintendent of streets.


The Moderator appointed the following tellers and administered the oath to them, E. B. Nevins and Michael Sheehy.


Voted, To adjourn until 12.45 P. M.


At 12.45 o'clock P. M. the meeting was again called to order, and the business proceeded.


Art. 8. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $14,000 for the support of the poor, and to appropriate $2,000 for the same purpose, for the ensuing year.


ART. 9. Voted, To raise and appropriate $2,500 for payment of State and Military Aid, and for relief. Under Chapter 447 of the Acts of 1890, $500 of this amount to be applied under Chapter 279, and $2000 under Chapter 447, and to appropriate $1000 under Chapter 279 and $6000 under Chapter 301 for the same pur- pose for the ensuing year.


ART. 10. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000 for the support of the Fire Department for the ensuing year.


ART. 11. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $4000 for Police service for the ensuing year, and that $200 of this amount shall be expended for the protection of fish and game.


ART. 12. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $2000 for Tufts Library, and to appropriate one-half of the dog tax and the rents of the Library building for the same purpose for the en- suing year.


Art. 13. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $800 for the abatement and remittance of taxes for the ensuing year.


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Art. 14. £ Voted, To raise and appropriate $3,500 for the pay- ment of interest that may become due the ensuing year.


Art. 15. Voted, To raise and appropriate $1,400 for printing and advertising for the ensuing year.


Art. 16. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500 for miscellaneous expenses for the ensuing year.


Art. 17. Voted, To raise and appropriate $5,500 for the pay- ment of town officers : The Selectmen ; Overseers of the Poor and Board of Health to receive $2,600 ; the Assesors $1,100, also a sum not exceeding $200 for clerk hire; Town Clerk, $125; Town Treasurer, $450; Auditors, $30; School Committee for services and expenses $350.


Art. 18. Voted, That the sum of $400 be appropriated from the Corporation and National Bank tax for expenses Memorial Day.


Art. 19. Voted, That the sum of $150 be appropriated from the Corporation and National bank tax for the care and repair of the Town house for the ensuing year.


Art. 20. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $7,000 for electric lighting for the ensuing year.


Art. 22. Voted, That the sum of $6,250 be appropriated from the Corporation and National bank tax for hydrants, water, rents, and the care of drinking fountains for the ensuing year.


Art. 23. Voted, To appropriate from the income of the water works for the current year the sum of $24,680, to be expended for the following purposes, viz : $17,280 for the payment of in- terest on the Weymouth Water Loan Bonds becoming due the en- suing year; $2,700 for salaries of the Superintendent of the works and engineer at the pumping station ; $1,700 for maintenance of the works, and $3,000 for all other necessary expenses.


Art. 24. Voted, To appropriate and direct to be paid to the trustees of the sinking fund, out of the income of the water rates for the current year the sum of $8,640 to be set apart and invested as a sinking fund, for the payment at maturity of the principal of the Weymouth Water Loan bonds.


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Art. 25. Voted, To appropriate the sum of $3,000 for the purpose of extending the main water-pipe line.


Art. 26. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $932.65 for an overdraft in the school appropriation for 1895-96 and to appropriate $4,100 for a deficiency in the same appropriation, also to appropriate from any available sum in the treasury the amounts for overdrafts as follows : Hunt school, $81.28, land damage $222.84, highway repairs $3,984,95, special appropria- tions $1,068.58, setting curbstones, $546.04, soldiers relief chap. 447, $400.91, poor account 119.22, state highway $1,916.34.


Art. 27. 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 forwith, according to law, all taxes remain- ing unpaid after that date, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum.


Art. 28. Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to nominate a committee on appropriation.


The following were appointed on the above committee.


Nathan D. Canterbury, John A. Holbrook, John F. Welch, George H. Bicknell,


Richard Loud.


The Committee made the following nominations, which were accepted :-


Ward 1-James Humphrey, F. H. Torrey, David H. Benson. Ward 2-N. D. Canterbury, T. J. Evans, Z. L. Bicknell.


Ward 3-Francis Ambler, Chas. P. Hunt, John F. Dwyer, Ward 4-Charles Hawes, John Blanchard, James Moore. Ward 5-H. W. Sears, H. B. Reed, George W. Conant.


Art. 29. Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to act as attorneys to defend the town in any suit which may be brought against it.


Art. 31. Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to grant no sixth class license to any druggist.


Art. 32. Voted, That this article in relation to the suppression of the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors, be laid on the table.


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Art. 33. Voted, That the town instruct the Water Commis- sioner to lay the water pipe on Summer street from its present terminus to the house of John R. Bouldry.


Art. 34. Voted, That a committee of five be appointed to look into the question of a new Soldiers' Monument for the Town of Weymouth, to examine plans, and see location for the same and report at the next annual town meeting.


The following were appointed on the above committee ;-


James Humphrey,


B. S. Lovell,


John W. Hart,


Chas. Hawes,


H. A. Thomas.


Voted, To take up Article 3.


Art. 3. Voted, That all matters of electric lighting be placed in the hands of the Selectmen.


Art. 35. Voted, That the petition of Michael Leary and others for electric lights on Randolph street be referred to the Selectmen.


Art. 36. Voted, That the petition of Josiah Reed and others for electric lights on Main street be referred to the Selectmen.


Art. 37. Voted, That the petition of the Bradley Fertilizer Co. and others for electric lights along Neck and River streets be re- ferred to the Selectmen.


Art. 38. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $200 for the purpose of building a hose tower on the Fire Department Build- ing at Lovell's Corner.


Art. 39. Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to pay $2.00 per day to all able-bodied men for work performed for the town, whether by contract or otherwise, preference to be given to the town's people, and that nine hours shall constitute a day's work, also, that they shall receive their pay semi-monthly.


Art. 40. Voted, That the Selectmen or the Superintendent of Streets, be instructed, that in the employment of teams on the highways, an equal devision of work be given to owners of teams n the different wards.


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Art. 41. Voted, That the petition of Daniel L. French and others in relation to the completion of Stepping Stone bridge on North street, and the completion of the widening of Pearl street, be referred to the Supt. of Street.


Art. 42. Voted, That the petition of John A. Connell and others in relation to the completion of the new street from Pleasant street to Whitman's Pond be referred to the Supt. of Streets.


Art. 43. Voted, That the petition of William Lynch and others, in relation to enlarging the bridge on Maple street leading from Pleasant street near the house of John Connell, be referred to the Superintendent of Streets.


Art. 44. Voted, That the petition of Thaddeus G. Hyland, in relation to the working of the extension of King Avenue, be re- ferred to the Superintendent of Streets.


Art. 45. Voted, That the petition of Warren F. Nadell and others, in relation to the working of the widening of Summer street, be referred to the Superintendent of Streets.


Art. 46. Voted, That at the request of the Park Commission- . ers, this article in relation to the laying out of a new road from Lovell street, around the highest part of Great Hill Park, be laid on the table.


Art. 47. Voted, That the street laid out between lands of John W. Dee and William H. Moran, on the easterly side of Middle street, and accepted by the town March 2, 1891, shall be named "Carroll street."


Art. 48. Voted, That the street laid out by the town from Sea street to Bridge street, and accepted by the town March 19, 1894, shall be named "Bayview street."


Art. 49. Voted, That the street laid out by the town, off Pleasant street, through land formerly owned by the Weymouth Iron Company, shall be named "Iron Hill street "


Art. 50. Voted, That the name of Maple street, leading from Pleasant street, near the house of John Connell, and running through to Cedar street, shall be changed to "Raymond street."


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Art. 51. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $200 for the working of the relocation of Bridge street.


Act. 52. Voted, That the articles in relation to the construc- tion of Bayview street be referred to the Superintendent of Streets.


Art. 53. Voted, That this article, the working of the widening of Torrey's lane, be referred to the Superintendent of Streets.


Art. 54. Voted, That the sum of $200 be appropriated from the Corporation and National Bank tax for the purpose of work- ing the extension of Phillips street to Prospect street.


Act. 55. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500 for working the re-location of Front street, and that the work be advertised and let out by contract to the lowest responsible bid- der, but subject to the votes passed under Articles 39 and 40 of the Warrant.


Art. 56. Voted, To accept and adopt the report of the Select- men on the re-location of Lake street at its junction with Shawmut street, near the house of the late Owen Carr.


Art. 57. Voted, To amend the jurors' list, as prepared and posted by the Selectmen, by striking out the names of John E. Mann, George L. Randall, Gustavus H. Pratt, Arthur Cunning- ham, Arthur W. Bartlett and Joe Taylor, and adding the names of Waterman T. Burrell, Joseph P. Ford and Wm. J. Coleman.


Voted, That the jurors' list as now amended be accepted and adopted.


Art. 58. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 to procure a new hook and ladder truck for Ward 2.


Voted, That Chief Engineer Otis Cushing, engineer of ward 2, Edward Fahey, and foreman of hook and ladder truck No. 2, A. L. Flint, be a committee to purchase the new truck for ward 2, W. F. D.


Voted, To take up Article 38.


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Voted, That the engineer of the fire department in ward 4 and the foreman of the hose company at Lovell's corner be a com- mittee to erect the hose tower voted for under Article 38.


Art. 59. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for the purpose of purchasing a hose wagon for ward 5.


Voted, That the following committee purchase the same : Otis Cushing, Geo. W. Conant and D. W. Hart.


Art. 60. Voted, To establish and maintain a reading room in South Weymouth and appropriate the sum of $800 for this purpose, . to go into effect when the new library building is finished, and to be expended under the direction of the trustees of the Tufts Library.


Art. 61. Voted, To authorize and direct the Board of Select- men to accept from A. Denbroeder the sum of $500 in full settle- ment for the breach of the conditions named in the bond given to the town by Jacob B. Denbroeder and sureties.


Art. 62. Voted, That this article in relation to finishing build- ing Hill street, be referred to the Supt. of Streets.


Art. 63. Voted, That this article in relation to the working of Broad street be referred to the Supt. of Streets.


Art. 64. Voted, That this article in relation to rebuilding the retaining wall on Front street from the factory of Richard Hunt to Harrison Square, be referred to the Supt. of Streets.


Art. 65. Voted, That this article in relation to the proposed re-location of Lake street be laid on the table.


Art 66. Voted, To instruct the Selectmen to petition the Mas- sachusetts Highway Commission to acquire and build as a State highway that portion of Bridge street not already adopted as a State highway.


Art. 67. Voted, To instruct the Selectmen to petition the Massachusetts Highway Commission to acquire and build as a State highway the road known as Union street from Columbian square to the Rockland line.


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Art. 68. Voted, To authorize the Selectmen to contract with the Massachusetts Highway Commission for the construction of so much of any State highway as lies within its limits, and will authorize its treasurer to borrow from time to time such sums of money as may be needed to carry out such contracts.




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