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Art. 33. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate toward a Sinking Fund for the payment, at maturity, of the High School Bonds.
Art. 34. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,500 for payment of a note due March 12, 1898.
Art. 35: To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $5,233 for payment of a note due June 7, 1898.
Art. 36. On petition of the Fish and Game Club of East Weymouth : To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200 for the enforcement of any and all laws in regard to illegal taking of fish or killing song and other birds.
Art. 37. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or will appropriate, to provide for any deficien- cies in the appropriations for the current year, or for any over- draft already made.
Art. 38. To determine in what manner taxes shall be collected the ensuing year, and to fix the rate of interest upon all taxes re- maining unpaid after the time fixed for payment.
Art. 39. To choose a committee on appropriations to report at the next annual meeting.
Art. 40. To see if the town will authorize its Selectmen to act as attorneys, to defend the town in any suit that may be brought against it.
Art. 41. To see if the town will recommend the granting of sixth class licenses to all druggists in the town, or act in any manner in relation to the same.
Art. 42. To see what sum of money the town will vote to
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raise and appropriate to complete the working of Union street as decreed by the County Commissioners.
Art. 43. To see what action the town will take upon the adoption of a resolution against the abolition of free transfers by the Braintree & Weymouth Street Railway Company.
Art. 44. To see what action, if any, the town will take in re- lation to the disposal of the North High school house and lot.
Art. 45. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen to es- tablish a town office in one of the villages, and will make an appropriation therefor, or will take any action in relation to the same.
Art. 46. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmien to call the next annual meeting at some place other than the Town House.
Art. 47. To see if the town will vote to accept the list of jurors as prepared and submitted by the Selectinen.
Art. 48. To see if the town will anthorize the purchase of a stone-crushing plant, and will raise and appropriate any sum of money for the same.
Art. 49. To see if the town will elect to contract with the Massachusetts Highway Commission for the macadamizing of Aun street.
Art. 50. On petition of Charles H. Bolles and others : To see if the town will vote to instruct their Selectmen to compel the sev- eral corporations owning and using poles and wires along our pub- lic streets, to immediately remove all their round poles and replace them with the sawed square poles of modern construction, to be placed so far from the tracks of the electric cars as not to en- danger the lives of passengers thereon.
Art. 51. On petition of A. W. Phillips and others : To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $350 for the completion of Bay View street.
Art. 52. On petition of Patrick Moriarty and others : To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400 for the extension of Phillips street to Summit street.
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Art. 53. On petition of Charles H. DesLauries and others : To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300, or such sums as the town may deem expedient, for the re- pairs of Charles street from Elm to Lake street, which is in a very poor travelling condition.
Art. 54. On petition of Warren F. Nadell and others : To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100 to be expended on Summer street, for the purpose of completing the widening in front of residence of Warren F. Nadell and other points that were made extremely narrow by the building of side- walk last fall.
Art. 55. On petition of William Tobin and others : To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate to work the relocation of Lake street.
Art. 56. On petition of M. W. Lynch and others : To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to work the new street leading off Pleasant street, accepted by the town at the last annual meeting.
Art. 57. On petition of Matthew W. Lynch and others : To see if the town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to pay $2.00 per day to all able-bodied men for work performed by the town whether by contract or otherwise, and preference to be given to citizens and taxpayers and that nine hours shall constitute a day's work.
Art. 58. To see if the town will raise and appropriate any sum of money for the purpose of rebuilding the retaining wall on Front street, between Hunt street and Broad street.
Art. 59. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the Selectmen upon the laying out of a new street from a point on Middle street at the northeast corner of the High School lot to a point on Broad street on the private way of Michael Sheehy.
Art. 60. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the working of a new street from Middle street to Broad street as provided in article 59.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof in three public places in each ward in said town,
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seven days at least before the said seventh day of March next. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, before the fourth day of March next. Given under our hands at Weymouth, this eighteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
GORDON WILLIS, BRADFORD HAWES, C. E. BICKNELL, GEORGE L. NEWTON, NELSON W. GARDNER, Selectmen of Weymouth.
COMMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK SS.
WEYMOUTH, February 25, 1898.
Pursuant to the within warrant I have notified and warned the inhabitants of Weymouth aforsaid, to meet at the respective places and times, for the purposes set forth in said warrant, by posting true and attested copies of the same in each precinct in said town as therein directed.
A true copy attest.
ASA B. PRATT, Constable of Weymouth. JOHN A. RAYMOND), Town Clerk.
TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE, WEYMOUTH, MARCH 7, 1898.
A meeting of the Board of Registrars of Voters was held at the Town Clerk's Office this evening for the purpose of canvassing the returns of votes cast in the several Precincts for Town Officers, and found that the following persons having received the largest number of votes cast, were declared elected to their re- spective offices, viz :-
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TOWN CLERK. John A. Raymond TOWN TREASURER. John H. Stetson. SELECTMEN. Nelson W. Gardner, George L. Newton,
Charles E. Bicknell,
Bradford Hawes,
Gordon Willis.
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Charles E. Bicknell.
Nelson W. Gardner,
Bradford Hawes. George L. Newton,
Gordon Willis.
ASSESSORS.
John W. Bates, Wilmot Cleverly, Gilman B. Loud,
Francis H. Cowing.
George C. Torrey.
WATER CONMISSIONER. Thomas H. Humphrey for 3 years. AUDITORS.
Walter L. Bates, Charles P. Hunt,
Frank H. Torrey.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES. Willard J. Dunbar.
PAKK COMMISSIONER. Levi B. Curtis for 3 years.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
For 3 Years.
H. Franklin Perry, George C. Torrey.
COMMISSIONER OF HIGH SCHOOL SINKING FUND BONDS. Thomas H. Humphrey for 3 years, Henry A. Nash for 2 years, Augustus J. Richards for 1 year.
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TRUSTEES OF TUFTS LIBRARY. Edmund G. Bates, Charles P. Hunt, Frank H. Mason, for 3 years. John B. Holland, for 2 years.
CONSTABLES.
Michael Allen,
George B. Bayley,
George W. Conant,
Thomas Fitzgerald,
George F. Maynard,
Nathaniel B. Peare.
James T. Pease,
Asa B. Pratt,
Benjamin F. Richards,
Isaac H. Walker.
The result of the ballot was as follows :
TOWN CLERK.
PRECINCT.
TOTAL.
1
2
3
-
John A. Raymond ...
132
161
196
93
172
6 175
929
Blanks
47
50
102
31
72
79
381
Total.
179
211
298
124
244
254
1310
TOWN TREASURER.
John H. Stetson.
137
161
204
98
188
179
967
Blanks.
42
50
94
26
56
75
343
Total.
179
211
298
124
244
254
1310
SELECTMEN.
Charles E. Bicknell. .
147
153
233
107
187
172
999
Nelson W. Gardner ..
130
158
190
102
188
213
981
Bradford Hawes ..
147
156
200
104
194
170
971
George L. Newton.
163
162
212
106
187
184
1014
Gordon Willis .
151
160
209
104
211
172
1007
Scattering
4
2
3
2
2
13
Blanks.
153
264
443
97
251
357
1565
Total.
895 1055 1490
620 1220 1270
6550
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Charles E Bicknell. .
141
148
221
103
174
159
946
Nelson W. Gardner ..
127
160
182
97
173
195
934
Bradford Hawes .. ...
145
148
195
99
185
158
930
214
PRECINCT.
TOTAL.
1
22
3
4
5
6
George L. Newton .. .
160
156
203
102
176
171
968
Gordon Willis
.
148
155
198
99
202
172
974
Scattering .
3
2
2
1
2
10
Blanks.
171
286
489
120
309
413
1788
Total .
895 1055 1490
620 1220 1270
6550
ASSESSORS.
John W. Bates.
.
143
167
184
99
170
185
948
Wilmot Cleverly ....
151
156
188
96
166
172
929
Francis H. Cowing. .
140
160
179
93
165
165
902
Gilman B. Loud ....
143
156
188
93
173
164
917 -
George C. Torrey . ..
143
163
186
100
201
167
960 -
Scattering
1
2
18
·
1
22
Blanks
174
251
547
139
345
416
1872
Total
895 1055 1490
620 1220 1270
6550
WATER COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS.
Thomas H. Humphrey
114
128
176
72
150
138
778
Scattering
Blanks
65
83
121
52
94
116
531
Total
179
211
298
124
244
254
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AUDITORS.
Walter L. Bates.
132
144
184
104
170
154
888
Charles P. Hunt ....
134
143
195
87
163
153
875
Frank H. Torrey . . . .
138
142
188
88
168
154
878
Blanks .
133
204
327
93
231
301
1289
Total
537
633
894
482
732
762
3930
COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Willard J. Dunbar. .
145
164
202
93
170
185
959
Blanks
34
47
96
31
74
69
351
Total
179
211
298
124
244
254
1310
..
. .
1
1
215
PARK COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS.
PRECINCT.
TOTAL.
1
2
3
6
Levi B. Curtis
146
149
191
88
153
155
882
Blanks
33
62
107
36
91
99
428
Total.
179
211
298
124
244
254
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS.
H. Franklin Perry. ..
121
145
209
88
162
156
881
George C. Torrey ...
132
154
180
96
186
146
894
Scattering .
1
1
3
5
Blanks.
104
122
204
64
140
206
840
Total
358
422
596
248
488
508
2620
COMMISSIONER OF HIGH
SCHOOL SINKING-FUND
BONDS FOR THREE
YEARS.
Thomas H. Humphrey
127
147
191
82
157
157
861
Scattering .
2
2
Blanks.
52
64
105
42
87
97
447
Total.
179
211
298
124
244
254
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COMMISSIONER OF HIGH
SCHOOL
SINKING-FUND
BONDS
FOR
TWO
YEARS.
Henry A. Nash.
133
146
190
85
153
154
861
Blanks.
46
65
108
39
91
100
449
Total.
179
211
298
124
244
254
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COMMISSIONER
OF HIGH
SCHOOL SINKING-FUND
BONDS
FOR
ONE
YEAR.
Agustus J. Richards.
122
144
186
82
150
146
830
Scattering
1
1
Blanks.
57
67
111
42
94
108
479
Total.
179
211
298
124
244
254
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TRUSTEES OF TUFTS LIBRARY FOR THREE YEARS.
Edmund G. Bates ...
132
150
185
85
152
156
860
Charles P. Hunt. ..
130
144
195
85
154
151
859
216
PRECINCT.
TOTAL.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Frank H. Mason
129
146
191
83
153
151
853
Blanks.
146
193
323
119
273
304
1358
Total
537
633
894
372
732
762
3930
TRUSTEE OF TUFTS LIBRARY FOR TWO
YEARS.
. John B. Holland . ..
114
128
202
84
149
143
820
Blanks.
65
83
96
40
95
111
490
Total
179
211
298
124
244
254
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CONSTABLES.
Michael Allen.
115
122
167
- 81
179
132
796
George B. Bayley . .
125
132
164
- 90
162
129
802
George W. Conant. .
119
132
162
84
168
125
790
Thomas Fitzgerald. . .
117
126
205
84
157
149
838
George F. Maynard.
127
152
164
91
161
150
845
Nathaniel B. Peare. .
124
153
167
81
147
159
831
James T. Pease .
..
122
135
201
82
148
130
818
Asa B. Pratt. ....
124
154
161
83
152
140
814
Benjamin F. Richards
130
139
167
82
152
I32
802
Isaac H. Walker
138
137
165
81
153
131
805
Scatteriug
1
3
1
5
Blanks
548
728 1264
400
861
1163
4954
Total.
1790 2110 2980 1240 2440 2540
13100
SHALL LICENSES BE GRANTED FOR THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS
IN THIS TOWN?
Yes
28
46
125
38
61
108
406
No.
144
160
144
81
165
128
822
Blanks
7
5
29
5
18
18
82
Total .
179
211
298
124
244
254
1310
A true copy.
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Attest, JOHN A. RAYMOND).
Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
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 14, 1898, 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.
Art. 2. Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator, to nominate all officers not required to be elected by ballot.
The Moderator appointed the following on the above com- mittee :
E. B. Nevin, H. B. Raymond, A. C. Heald. William S. Wal- lace and John A. Holbrook.
Art. 3. Voted, That the reports of the several boards of Town officers, as printed, be accepted.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF FIVE.
The Special Committee appointed by the town to investigate the 1896 report of the Selectmen have attended to their duty and report as follows :
Two public hearings at the Engine house, Ward 3 (same being duly advertised in the local papers) have been held, at which a full and impartial hearing was given to both sides.
The stenographer's reports of these two hearings (which are herewith submitted as part of this report) have been carefully considered by the Committee. In their opinion no evidence has been submitted to sustain the charges made at the last Town Meeting. On the contrary, the Committee considered the truth- fulness of the Selectmen's report as fully sustained. . We accord- ingly recommend the acceptance by the town of the Selectmen's report as printed in the schedule of 1896.
Signed, T. H. HUMPHREY, F. A. BICKNELL, EDWARD B. NEVIN. ARTHUR C. HEALD,
A Majority of the Committee.
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Voted, That the report be accepted.
Voted, That the Selectmen's report for 1896 be accepted.
VOTED TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN OF EXPENDITURES FROM JANUARY 1, TO MARCH 1, 1898.
OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION.
Unexpended
Jan. 1, 1898.
Expended in
Excess Jan. 1.
· Expended
Jan. 1 to Date
Unexpended
March 1, 1893.
Total excess of Expenditures
March 1.
Support of schools.
$10,445 96
$ 6,664 04 $ 3,781 92
Transportation of scholars.
1,047 10
1.047 10
New high school ..
24,448 09
3,012 79
21,435 30
Highway repairs.
$4,761 78
189 07
$4,950 85
Steam roller
2.000 00
2.000 00
Union street working
225 38
225 38
Iron Hill street.
50
50
East street ..
06
06
Phillips street ..
41 31
3 20
38 11
Setting curbeton+
221 10
221 10
Drain at Jackson &quare
364 66
364 68
Removal of snow ...
2,369 5%
2.064 25
305 28
Hingham and Quincy bridges.
160 00
160 00
Fire department ..
424 89
227 45
197 4+
Hose wagon. Ward 5.
10 00
10 00
Police department.
258 20
493 91
752 11
Tufta librarv.
500 00
500 00
Abitem nt and remittance of taxe
61
812 19
Inter.st and discount. .
1.548 87
1,362 50
186 37
Printing and advertising.
1.030 65
809 50
221 15
Town officers ...
1,167 32
928 20
239 12
Election expenses.
28. 65
289 65
Town hons
352 47
352 47
Ebetrie lighting.
2,589 44
1,110 34
1,479 10
Park commissioners
952 32
952 32
State aid, etc., due from state
1,399 53
1,208 00
191 53
Military aid, Chap. 279.
628 38
14 00
614 38
Soldiers' R, lief, Chap. 447
300 76
544 00
844 76
State highway.
*1,031 63
2,751 42
17 50
1.737 29
Poor Account ...
695 84
1,764 46
1,068 62
$51,142 33 $13 047 49 $21.635 82
$31,510 59 $15.051 57
2,004 08
31.510 59
13,047 40
$53,146 41
$53,146 41
$2,004 08
* Received by Treasurer Jan. 1 to March 1.
Voted, That the Auditors' Report in coming year be itemized.
Voted, To accept the following report: -
1. 52 61
722 00
2,074 61
Miscellan ous expenses
8 79
8 79
Hose tower, Lovell's corner.
811 58
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, ON THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE AT NASH.
The article in the town warrant for 1897, asking for a new school house at Nash, having been referred to the school board for examination and report at this town meeting, the board, therefore, begs leave to state, that after due examination of the buildings and consideration of the request for a new building in- stead of the Shaw school, they find that such a building is needed because of the overcrowding of the school houses at Nash. There is an average of 50 pupils in rooms in these buildings, which are only capable of properly accomodating 30, but this overcrowding might be relieved by some consolidation of the higher grades. A portion of the South High school building will not be needed on the opening of the New High School, and might be used for this purpose.
The school board, while feeling that a new building may soon be needed at Nash, because of the overcrowding, also realize that new buildings are needed in wards 1 and 3 for the same reason, and it is a question which ought to be built first. The buildings are in better repair now than they have been for fifteen years. They have been newly painted, have new seats, new floors, and slate blackboards, and if they were abolished, the money thus spent upon them would be thrown away. The board feels that even if a consolidation, could not be carried out, a change in the school ward lines would relieve the overcrowding, and because of the high taxation, they would recommend that the proposed build- ing be postponed until some other year. They would also recom- mend that when the new school house is built, it should be a mod- ern four-room building.
WILLIAM HYDE, JJR., W. A. DRAKE, GEORGE C. TORREY, JOSEPH CHASE, JR., BRADFORD HAWES, H. FRANKLIN PERRY.
Voted, That the following resolutions offered by Amos W. Blanchard be adopted :
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Resolved, That we, the voters of the town of Weymouth, in annual town meeting, assembled on this day, do hereby express our strong disapproval of the numerous overdrafts that have been frequent in many of the financial departments of the town dur- ing past years, that the town looks with alarm upon an increasing tendency to exceed the appropriations made at our annual meet- ings, that it is the desire of the voters of the town at this time to impress the fact strongly upon the minds of all town officers, that expenditures in excess of appropriations, except in extreme cases of emergency and of absolute necessity, are strongly to be con- demned ; that spending more money than is appropriated by the vote of the town is simply negativing and overriding the expressed will of the voters, and renders their careful deliberations in town meetings of no avail ; that in all cases, not of extreme emergency, officers should wait to ask the town at special town meeting for all needed money before incurring obligations in any department beyond the sums devoted to such department by the town.
That this resolution is not intended as a criticism of any board of officers, or as a reflection upon any board or individual for what has occurred in the past, but its purpose is to check future over- drafts by recording, at this time, in plain terms the will of the town.
Voted, That the Appropriation Committee be requested to make a report.
The report was read by their Secretary. '
Voted, To adjourn until 1 o'clock.
At 1 o'clock the meeting was called to order by the Moderator and the business proceeded.
The Moderator appointed the following tellers and administered the oath to them, viz. :
Edward B. Nevin and Benjamin F. Smith.
Art. 4. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $39,000 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 tuition of non resident pupils for the same purpose for the ensu- ing year.
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Voted. not to reconsider the above vote.
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Art. 5. Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 for the transportation of school children for the ensuing year.
Voted, that in the distribution of tickets the school committee give to those living farthest from school.
Voted. not to reconsider the above vote.
Art. 6. Voted, that this article in relation to the premiums on the High School bonds sold, be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 7. Voted. to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,700 for the repairs of highways, townways and bridges, $1,000 of which shall be expended upon sidewalks, $2,000 for the removal of snow, and $700 for Hingham and Quincy bridges for the ensu- ing year.
Voted, to instrnet the selectman or superintendent of streets, that an equal division of work to all owners of teams in the dif- ferent wards.
Voted. That the Selectmen be instructed to pay $1.25 per day for horses and carts working on the highway, instead of $1.50. as heretofore.
(This vote was reconsidered March 19th inst. )
Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to employ a Superin- tendent of Streets, a citizen of the town, who shall hold no other- town office, at a salary of $900, to cover all supervision of town roads and State highways.
Voted. Not to reconsider the above vote.
Previous to taking the above vote, the Moderator appointed Jos. A. Cushing as teller, and administered the oath to him.
Art. 8. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $13,000 for the support of the poor, and to appropriate $2,000 for the same purpose for the ensuing year.
Voted, To take up Article 6.
Voted, Not to reconsider the vote passed under this article.
Art. 9. Voted, To appropriate the sum of $7,000, for the pay- ment of state. and military aid, under the provisions of Chapters
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301 and 279 of the Acts of 1894, and appropriate $200, for buri- als as provided in Chapter 279 of the Acts of 1896.
Art. 10. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500, for the relief to disabled soldiers and seamen, and the families of the same, under Chapter 447 of the Acts of 1890.
Art. 11. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000, for the support of the Fire Department for the ensuing year.
Art. 12. Voted, That this article in relation to paying the fire Department, be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 13. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $500, to purchase a hose-wagon for Ward 3.
Art. 14. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500, for Police Service for the ensuing year.
Art. 15. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $1700 for the Tufts Library, and to appropriate one-half the dog tax, and rents of the library building for the same purpose for the en- suing year.
Voted, To take up Acts 13.
Voted, That a committee of three (3) be appointed by the Moderator to purchase the hose wagon voted under this article.
The Moderator appointed the following on the committee, viz. : F. M. Drown, J. Rupert Walsh and Chas. E. Bicknell.
Art. 16. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $750 for the maintenance of a public reading room in the Fogg Library building in South Weymouth. To be expended under the direc- tion of a committee of three appointed by the town for the en- suing year.
Voted, That the Moderator appoint a committee of two trus- tees of Tufts Library to act in connection with the Trustees of the Fogg Library to carry the above vote into effect.
Art. 17. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 for the abatement and remittance of taxes for the ensuing year.
Art. 18. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $4,500
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for the payment of interest that may become due the ensuing year.
(Reconsidered March 26th inst. )
Art. 19. Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500 for printing and advertising for the ensuing year.
Art: 20. Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 for miscellaneous expenses for the ensuing year.
Art. 21. Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000 for payment 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 $100; School Com- mittee for services and expenses $350.
Voted, that the selectmen be instructed to pay the outstanding bills of the assessors for 1893.
Art. 22. Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $600 for election expenses for the ensuing year.
Art. 23. Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $400 for expenses Memorial day, May 30, 1898.
Art. 24. Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $250 for the expense of moving and mounting guns upon the soldiers mon- ument lot, North Weymouth.
(March 26 inst., Selectmen as Committee.)
Art. 25. Voted, That this article in relation to the care and repair of the town house be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 26. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $6500 for electric lighting for the ensuing year.
Voted, To take up Article 3.
Voted, To accept and adopt the following report of the com- mittee appointed to nominate minor officers :
FENCE VIEWERS.
Solomon Ford, Joshua Vinal, Quincy L. Reed, Gilman B. Loud, Francis Richards.
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WEIGHERS OF WOOD AND COAL.
Herbert A. Newton, George W. McLeod, Clara Bellows, John J. Byrne, William M. Reamy, John F. Condrick, Fred C. Fisher, T. H. Emerson, Susan C. Richards, James Lonergan, Augustus J. Richards, Charles B. Trask, Frank H. Richards, William G. Nash, Alvin Hollis, Marshall P. Sprague, Quincy L. Reed, Wil- liam Nash, Harry J. Dunn, Harry L. McLeod, James P. McManus, Michael J. Lane, Frank A. Lewis. A
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