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Paid fine of $5.00 each, 12.
Paid fine of $10.00 each, 2.
Paid fine of $15.00, 1.
Committed to the State Farm, 21.
Committed to the House of Correction for 1 month, 10. Fined $15.00, committed to the House of Correction, 3. Fined $5.00, committed to the House of Correction, 3. Fined $10.00, committed to the House of Correction, 1. Paid costs, 2. Defaulted, 2. Placed on file, 10.
Continued, 4. Released, 25. Sent to the State Farm (appealed) 1.
Amount of fines in Lower Court for drunkenness, $161.00.
DISTURBING THE PEACE : Paid fine of $20.00 each, 2. · Paid fine of $15.00 each, 2. Paid fine of $10.00 each, 3. Paid fine of $5.00, 1. Paid fine of $3.00 each, 5. Paid fine of $2.00 each, 2. Discharged, 1. Amount of fines in Lower Court for disturbing peace, $124.00.
UNLAWFUL KEEPING AND EXPOSING INTOXICATING LIQUOR : Paid fine of $50.00 each, 5.
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Paid fine of $50.00 in Superior Court, 1. Discharged, 1.
LIQUOR NUISANCE :
Paid fine of $50.00 each, 2.
Amount of fines in Lower Court, $350.00.
Amount of fines in Superior Court, $50.00.
Total amount of fines for liquor cases, $400.00.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF : Paid fine of $5.00, 1.
VIOLATION OF THE TOWN BY-LAWS :
Paid fine of $3.00, 1.
Paid fine of $2.00 each, 2. Paid costs, 4.
VIOLATION FISH AND GAME LAW : Paid fine of $1.00, 1.
Fined $30.00 each, (committed) 4.
VAGRANT : Placed on file, 1.
INSANE : Committed to Westboro, 2.
Committed to Taunton, 2.
STATE PAUPER : .
Committed to Tewsbury, 1.
ASSAULTS : Paid fine of $25.00 each, 3.
Paid fine of 15.00, 1.
Paid fine of 5.00 each, 6.
Paid fine of 1.00,1.
Committed to House of Correction for 3 months, 2. Placed on file, 3. Gave bonds to keep the peace, 1. Committed to the House of Correction for 1 month, 1. Fined $15.00, (committed) 1. Fined $5.00, (committed) 1. Continued, 1.
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THREATENING ASSAULT : Fined $5.00, gave bonds to keep the peace 3 months, 1. Paid costs, 2. Placed on file, 2.
ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON : Pending in the Superior Court, 4.
Discharged, 1. Paid fine of $50.00 in Superior Court, 1.
STUBBORN CHILD : Committed to Lyman School, Westboro, 1.
NEGLECTED CHILDREN : Committed to the State Board of Charity, 3. Continued, 2.
BASTARDY : Continued, 1.
ADULTERY : Committed for 18 months in House of Correction, 1.
Committed for 1 year in House of Correction, 1.
Committed to Sherborn, 1.
On probation, 1.
BIGAMY :
Committed to the House of Correction for 22 years, 1.
NON-SUPPORT : Continued, 1. On file, 1.
LARCENY :
Paid fine of $5.00 each, 4.
Committed to the House of Correction for 3 months, 2. Committed to the State Board of Charity, 1. Defaulted, 1.
On file, 2 On probation, 2.
BREAKING AND ENTERING IN THE NIGHT TIME .. Committed to the House of Correction for 4 years, 1. Sent to the Reformatory, 1.
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Not guilty, 1.
Discharged for want of prosecution, 1.
Tresspass of fowl. Paid costs, 1.
Keeping a disorderly house; committed to House of Correction, 6 months, 1.
EXCEEDING SPEED LIMIT WITH AUTOMOBILE.
Paid fine of $15.00, 1.
Paid fine of $10.00 each, 8.
Paid fine of $5.00 each, 20.
Discharged, 2.
On file, 1.
Amount of fines $195.00.
Held as a witness ; discharged, 1.
Eavesdropping fined $3.00, ordered to give bonds to keep the peace, (appealed) 1.
UNLAWFUL GAMING.
Paid fine of $3.00 each, 3.
Fined $3.00, committed, J.
COMMON NUISANCE.
Pleaded guilty, continued, 1.
Truant, continued, 1.
Deserter, sent to the Navy Yard, 1.
Arrested for out of town officers, 7.
Search warrants for intoxicating liquor, 34.
Search for stolen goods, 3.
Amount of property recovered of value, $530.00.
Amount of fines in Lower Court, $993.00.
Amount of fines in Superior Court, $100.00.
The records show the usual variety of law-breaking, and, while it is practically in the same line from year to year, yet it increases as time goes by and the general work is also increasing in differ- ent calls and demands coming to our notice, most of which do not appear as a matter of record. The arrests for the year show a total of 274, an increase of 62 over last year. The most import- ant arrests of the year was that of Osmond Korpstyne, with several aliases, and George W. Scott, who were with a gang of burglars with headquarters at Boston. They confessed to 7 breaks in Weymouth. Korpstyne was sentenced to a term of 4
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years in the House of Correction and Scott was sent to the Reformatory. They had 3 other accomplices, two of whom were women, and all were sent to jail. They had been breaking in at Randolph, Lynn and Beverly, and had stolen several hundred dollars' worth of goods, most of which we recovered. The police did excellent work in breaking up this gang.
Our police force is a small one, consisting of 5 regular men, and when we consider the service required of them and the large territory covered I think they are doing well in the enforcement of the laws. In regard to the liquor laws, few people understand the difficulty the police have to obtain a conviction. You can convict one of a capital offense with less evidence than you can for the violation of the liquor law. It has been my experience that the people who are loudest in their criticism, and who know so much outside a court room, when summoned to Court know nothing of the case. They at heart do not want to see the law enforced.
I am pleased to state that the relations existing between the members of the force are harmonious, and they have shown a cheerful response to the many calls for duty during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS FITZGERALD, Chief of Police.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO INSTALL STORAGE BATTERY PLANT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN :- At the last Annual Town Meeting, the town voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,300 for a Storage Battery Plant to be installed in the Engine House of Ward 2, East Weymouth, taking the place of the Old Gravity Battery Plant in the basement of the Jefferson School Building, East Weymouth ; and a Committee was appointed to carry same into effect.
The Committee having attended to their duty, beg leave to make the following report :
The contract for a storage battery com- plete, and a slate switchboard with all the modern improvements, was placed with A. D. Wheeler, the New England Agent of the Gamewell Fire Alarm Co., for $1,000 00
Paid to Waldo Turner for partioning off battery room in Engine House, Ward 2
184 37
Paid to Walworth Mfg. Co. for piping and fittings for heating battery room 12 20 Paid to F. P. Anthony for coil in stove for heating same 5 00
Paid to M. C. Dizer & Co. for pipe ·
75
Paid to F. M. Fearing for 615 ft. C.L. cable
92 50
Paid to Pettingell-Andrews Co., for fittings . ·
2 85
Paid to Drew's Express .
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50
Paid to Cushing's Express . ·
1 00
$1,299 17
Amount appropriated
. $1,300 00
Amount expended 1,299 17
Balance
$ 83
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This plant was installed under the supervision of Mr. H. L. Humphrey, Superintendent of Fire Alarm, and is now in first- class working condition.
Respectfully submitted, WM. O. COLLYER, Chief, WALTER W. PRATT, Clerk, E. E. ORR, J. R. WALSH,
D. W. HART, H. L. HUMPHREY.
REPORT OF THE ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
GENTLEMEN :- I respectfully submit the following as the report of the Board of Engineers of the W. F. Dept. for the year end- ing Dec. 31st., 1905.
The organization of the Department consists of Board of Engineers ; W. O. Collper, Chief; W. W. Pratt, Clerk; J. R. Walsh, D. W. Hart and E. E. Orr; Supt. Fire Alarm Henri L. Humphrey and of 166 officers and men connected with the different pieces of apparatus.
The apparatus consists of 7 Hose Wagons, 4 H. & Ladder Trucks, 2 Steamers and 1 Chemical.
Hose Wagons Nos. 3, 4, 5 have been painted and varnished during the year. The several pieces of apparatus in Ward 2 are badly in need of painting and we would recommend the painting of as many of them as possible this year.
Also H. & L. Nos. 3 and 5 are begining to show the need of varnish.
HOUSES.
The Houses of Hose 1, in Ward 1, Wards 2-3, have been painted this year, and now all are in good repair in town except Hose 7 house of Ward 1, which needs painting badly, and we re- commend that it be done this year.
HOSE.
As we have been fortunate in not losing any hose during the year we have thought best not to recommend the purchase of more the coming year.
FIRE ALARM.
There have been 45 box alarms this year. Ward one has had . 7; Ward two, 14; Ward three, 5; Ward four, 10; Ward five, 9; and a number of still alarms for grass fires.
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The line has been rebuilt from Bradley's works to Bridge street, and the wire changed to about 35 new poles on Middle street.
The Electric Light Co. have replaced a lot of old poles in the different wards and changed the fire alarm wires to them.
Some of the wire is getting very rusty and I would suggest that, where a number of poles are renewed, new wire be used.
A room has been partitioned off from the hall at the engine house, and the headquarters of the fire alarm moved from the Jefferson school building to it, and a storage battery system in- stalled there in place of the gravity. The cost of maintaining the gravity battery have been between $250.00 and $300.00 a year, and the life of the storage should be from 4 to 5 years without change, making quite a saving each year besides being much more reliable.
FIRE LOSS :
Value of property at risk
$30,000 00
Actual loss of property
12,324 00
Value of contents at risk
11,520 00
Loss of contents. .
3,671 30
RECOMMENDATIONS :
Salaries of Firemen, Engineers, Stewards and Superintendent of Fire Alarm
$2,465 00
Fires and Expenses of Houses
1,800 00
Taxes of Firemen
340 00
Pay of Firemen at 30 cts. per hour
700 00
Fire Alarm .
500 00
$5,805 00
In conclusion I take this opportunity of thanking the members of the Department for their active and willing response in the discharge of their several duties. I desire to extend my thanks to your Honorable Board for the interest which you have taken in the Department.
W. O. COLLYER, Chief.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
The undersigned Assessors of the Town of Weymouth herewith present a statement of their work for the year ending December 31, 1905.
We have assessed upon the polls and estates of all persons and corporations liable to taxation in the sum of $165,407.32, and have committed the same to Willard J. Dunbar, Esq., the duly- elected Collector of Taxes, with our warrant in due form of law, for collection and payment in accordance with the vote of the town, viz. :
Town Grant
$141,148 32
State Tax .
8,960 00
County Tax
7,216 74
Non-Resident Bank Tax
676 01
Street Railway Tax
2,616 71
Metropolitan Park Tax
3,533 00
State Highway Tax
43 46
Supplementary Commitment
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94 79
Overlayings
1,118 29
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$165,407 32
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VALUATION AND POLLS.
WARD.
Number of Polls
Assessed.
Number Assessed
on Poll Tax Only.
Value of Personal
Property Assessed.
Value of Real Prop-
erty Assessed.
Total Real and
Personal Assessed.
Value of Property
Exempt from Tax
Total Valuation.
Amount of Remit-
tanees and Abate- ments.
1
518
$171,037
$1,348,545
$1,519,582
$10,950
$1,530,532
2
1195
311,874
1,611,645
1,923,519
32,925
1,956,444
3
708
233,890
1,196,973
1,430,863
28,055
1,458,918
4
431
115,516
562,838
678,354
14,805
693,159
5
585
125,107
1,202,354
1,327,461
13,603
1,341,064
Total
3437
2188
$957,424
$5,922,355
$6,879,779
$100,338
$6,980,117
$1,217 37
Rresident Bank Stock Assessed
$79,690
Total Valuation
$7,059,807
Tax Rate. $22.30 on $1,000.
Number of Residents Assessed on Property. In-
dividuals
1974
All others
251
Number of Non-residents Assessed on Property, Individuals
865
All others
.
58
Number of Horses Assessed ·
713
Number of Cows Assessed
541
Number of Neat Cattle, other than Cows
37
Number of Swine
74
Number of Fowl
2222
Number of Houses
2776
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS H. COWING,
GILMAN B. LOUD,
JOHN W. BATES,
GEORGE C. TORREY,
GEORGE L. NEWTON,
Assessors of Weymouth ..
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS. To the Constables of the Town of Weymouth, in said County. GREETING :
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In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Weymouth aforesaid, qualified to vote in elections therein, to meet at the polling places in their respective voting precincts, to wit : In pre- cincts numbered One, Three, Five and Six, in the halls of the Fire Engine Houses located in those precincts respectively : in precinct numbered Two at Odd Fellows' Opera House, and in pre- cinct numbered Four at the Hose House at Nash's Corner, on Monday, the sixth day of March next, at six o'clock in the fore- noon, then and there to bring in to the wardens of their several precincts their votes on one ballot for the following named town officers, to wit: Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, five Selectmen, five Overseers of the Poor, five Assessors, Collector of Taxes, three Auditors, two School Committee for three years, one Park Commissioner for three years, three Trustees of Tufts Library for three years, one Water Commissioner for three years, one Com- missioner for the Sinking Fund of the High School Loan Bonds for three years, one Tree Warden for one year and ten Constables, and also to vote on the same ballot "Yes" or "No" upon the question " Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?"
The polls will be opened at six o'clock in the forenoon, and may be closed at one o'clock in the afternoon.
You are further required to notify and warn said inhabitants, qualified to vote as aforesaid, to meet at the Town Hall on Mon- day, the thirteenth day of March next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, namely:
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Article 1. To choose a moderator for said meeting.
Art. 2. To choose all necessary town officers other than those elected by ballot, viz : Public Weighers, Surveyors of Wood, Lumber and Bark, two or more Fence Viewers, two or more Field Drivers and one Pound Keeper.
Art. 3. To hear and act upon the report of the several boards of town officers and of any committees appointed at any former meetings, and to choose any committees the town may think proper.
Art. 4. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of public schoole.
Art. 5. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the transportation of pupils to and from school.
Art. 6. To sec what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the repair of highways, townways and bridges, and for the removal of snow.
Art. 7. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the poor.
Art. 8. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the relief of disabled soldiers and seamen, and the families of disabled soldiers and seamen, under Chapter 79 of the Revised Laws.
Art. 9. To see what sum of money the town will vote to appro- priate for the payment of State and Military Aid and for burial under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the Revised Laws, and to determine how much of the same shall be raised by taxation.
Art. 10. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the fire department.
Art. 11. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for police service.
Art. 12. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for Tufts Library.
Art. 13. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the maintenance of a public reading room in the Fogg Library.
Art. 14. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the abatement and remittance of taxes.
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Art. 15. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of interest that may become due the ensuing year.
Art. 16. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for printing and advertising.
Art. 17. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for miscellaneous expenses.
Art. 18. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of town officers.
Art. 19. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for election expenses.
Art. 20. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for Memorial Day.
Art. 21. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the rent and care of town offices.
Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to appropriate from the revenue of the water works for the current year the sum of $27,- 640 to be expended for the following purposes, viz. : $18,640 for interest on the Weymouth water loan bonds, becoming due the ensuing year ; $7,300 for superintendent's salary, maintenance of works and pumping station, and $1,700 for current expenses, commissioners' and office expenses.
Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to appropriate and direct to be paid to the Trustees of the Sinking Funds, out of the income of the water rents for the current year, the sum of $9,320, to be set apart and invested as a sinking fund for the payment at maturity of the Weymouth water loan bonds.
Art. 24. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of $3,000, if available, for the purpose of making further con- structions as may be deemed necessary for the ensuing year.
Art. 25. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for hydrants and for the water rent and care of drinking fountains.
Art. 26. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to be expended in the interest of the public health.
Art. 27. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for electric lighting.
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Art. 28. To see if the inhabitants will authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow such sums of money in anticipation of taxes as will be found necessary to meet the current expenses of the year.
Art. 29. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate toward the Sinking Fund for the payment at. maturity of the High School bonds.
Art. 30. To see if the town will reimburse the Board of Select- men of the year 1901-1902 the amount said board as individuals. have paid to Robert M. White as compensation for the use of a dwelling-house as a hospital, and will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor ; also cost of defending suit.
Art. 31. To see if the town will authorize the Overseers of the. Poor to purchase land in the rear of the almshouse sheds for- drainage purposes.
Art. 32. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions. of Sec. 22, Chap. 25, Revised Laws, in relation to watering of streets in towns, or take any action in relation thereto.
Art. 33. To see if the town will vote to elect a Board of Health and instruct its Selectmen to make provision for such election in the warrant for the next annual town meeting.
Art. 34. On petition of I. L. Cushman and others, to see if the town will instruct its Board of Fire Engineers to establish a fire alarm box near the residence of Frederick W. Belcher, on Pond street, and vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100 to defray the expense of the same.
Art. 35. On petition of Douglas M. Easton and others : To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500 for the purpose of beginning work on a survey of the town, this money to be expended under the direction of the Superintendent of Streets, and subject to the approval of the Selectmen.
Art. 36. On petition of Alfred W. Cook and others ; To see if the town will raise and appropriate $500 for widening and straitening Chard street, East Weymouth, between Putnam street and Cain avenue, in accordance with plans under which the street was laid out and accepted by the town.
Art. 37. On petition of Maurice C. Daly and others ; To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300, to
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be expended for the purpose of improving the town ways known as Foye avenue.
Art. 38. On petition of Joseph Chase, Jr., and others : to see if the town will raise and appropriate a suitable sum of money, and that the same be expended in grading and draining Broad street, from Madison street to the estate of J. C. Fraser.
Art. 39. On petition of James Condrick and others; to see if the town will raise and appropriate $300 towards the further working of Summit street.
Art. 40. On petition of George H. Nelson and others ; to see if the town will place four incandescent lights on Commercial street, between the residence of Peter Gallant and the top of King Oak Hill.
Art. 41. On petition of Arthur F. Sherman and others ; to. see if the town will accept the electric light already located in front of No. 75, Hawthorne street and raise and appropriate a. sum of money sufficient to defray the expense of maintaining the same.
Art. 42. On petition of Isaac N. Colby and others ; to see if the town will instruct its electric light committee to place a suita- ble light on East street, one hundred yards, more or less, north- west of the railroad crossing.
Art. 43. On petition of D. P. Tilden and others; to se if the town will place an electric light at the junction of Chard street, Maple street and Cain avenue and do such further lighting of Chard- street as may seem necessary.
Art. 44. To see if the town will authorize its Selectmen to commence suit for the recovery of any money or property due it.
Art. 45. To see if the town will authorize its Selectmen to sell any buildings with or without the land upon which the same may be located, or any vacant lots of land which it now owns.
Art. 46. To see what sums of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to provide for any deficiencies in the appro- priations of the current financial year, or for any overdrafts already made.
Art. 47. To determine in what manner taxes shall be collected the ensuing year, and to fix the rate of interest upon all taxes remaining unpaid after the time fixed for payment.
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Art. 48. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors, as submitted by the Selectmen.
Art. 49. . To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and approariate for the preservation of shade trees.
Art. 50. At the request of the water commissioners ; to see if the town will authorize and instruct the Board of Water Commis- sioners and the Board of Selectmen to petition the Legislature for authority to take land, by purchase or otherwise on the shore around Great Pond for the prevention of the pollution of the town's water supply, or take any action in relation thereto.
Art. 51. On petition of Joseph Poulin and others ; to see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200 for the further working of Pilgrim road.
Art. 52. On petition of Harvey L. Cushing and others ; to see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficieut sum of money for a night officer on the water front in Ward One.
Art. 53. On petition of William W. Castle ; to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate $1,000 to repair and grade Lake street between Middle street and Charles street.
Art. 54. On petition of William W. Castle; to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate such sum of money as may be necessary to prevent flowage of water from Lake street upon adjoining property.
Art. 55. By request of the Park Commissioners ; to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50 for the care and maintenance of the public parks.
Art. 56. On petition of William F. Callahan and others ; to see if the town will vote to install an electric light on Washington street, midway between Federal and Congress streets, and raise and appropriate money for maintenance of the same.
Art. 57. On petition of George Horte and others ; to see if the town will vote to install an electric light on King avenue, and raise and appropriate money for maintenance of the same.
Art. 58. To see if the town will authorize its Selectmen to contract with the Massachusetts Highway Commission for the construction of a section of a state highway on Main street.
Art. 59. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for working a relocation of Broad street and
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Pleasant street at Jackaon square, upon a decree of the County Commissioners.
Art. 60. To see if the town will accept the report of the Selectmen upon the laying out of a town way, from Bridge street to Monatiquot Bluffs, over the private way known as Saunders street.
Art. 61. To see if the town will accept the report of the Selectmen upon the laying out of alterations on Keith street at the junction of Tremont street.
Art. 62. To see if the town will accept the report of the Selectmen upon the laying out of alterations on Pleasant street at Columbia Square.
Art. 63. To see what disposition the town will make of any unexpended balances of appropriations of former years.
Art. 64. On petition of Arthur W. Phillips and others ; to see if the town will locate an arc lamp at the junction of Bay- view street and Holbrook Road, Ward 1, and raise and appro- priate money for the same.
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