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Art. 65. On petition of Board of Fire Engineers and Supt. of Fire Alarm ; to see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1300 for the purpose of placing a storage battery in the Ward 2 Engine House, to take the place of the present gravity battery.
Art. 66. On petition of Arthur W. Phillips and others; to see if the town will vote to name the westerley end of Bayview street, Bartlett street.
Art. 67. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate $300 for the purpose of working alterations on Keith street at the junction of Tremont street.
Art. 68. To see if the town will vote and appropriate $300 for the purpose of working Saunders street.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting copies- thereof, attested by you in writing, in two public places in each voting precinct in said town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk on or before the second day of March next.
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Given under our hands at Weymouth, this twentieth day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and five.
GEORGE L. NEWTON, BRADFORD HAWES, ROBERT MCINTOSH, EDWARD W. HUNT, WALTER L. BATES, Selectmen of Weymouth.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss.
Weymouth, February 24, 1905.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of Weymouth aforesaid, 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.
ASA B. PRATT, . Constable of Weymouth.
A true copy, Attest :
JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk.
OFFICE OF SELECTMEN, WEYMOUTH, MARCH 1, 1905.
A meeting of the Board of Registrars of Voters was held at the Selectmen'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 respective offices, viz. :
TOWN CLERK. John A. Raymond.
TOWN TREASURER. John H. Stetson.
SELECTMEN.
Bradford Hawes, Edward W. Hunt,
Robert McIntosh, Gerge L. Newton,
Gordon Willis.
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OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Bradford Hawes, Gordon Willis,
Edward W. Hunt, Robert McIntosh,
George L. Newton.
TREE WARDEN. Gordon Willis.
ASSESSORS.
John W. Bates, Francis H. Cowing,
Gilman B. Loud, George L. Newton,
George C. Torrey.
WATER COMMISSIONER. For Three Years. Wendall B. Clapp.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE. For Three Years.
Joseph A. Cushing, · Mary E. Holbrook.
COMMISSIONER OF HIGH SCHOOL SINKING FUND BONDS. For Three Years. Augustus J. Richards.
John P. Hunt,
AUDITORS.
Walter L. Bates, Charles A. Loud.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES. Willard J. Dunbar.
PARK COMMISSIONER. For Three Years. Louis A. Cook.
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS LIBRARY. For Three Years.
Herbert A. Newton, Preston Pratt,
Augustus J. Richards.
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CONSTABLES.
Michael Allen.
George B. Bayley,
George W. Conant,
Thomas Fitzgerald,
William F. French,
Nathaniel B. Peare, Asa B. Pratt, Benjamin F. Richards,
Isaac H. Walker, John D. Walsh.
The result was as follows :
TOWN CLERK.
PRECINCT.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
John A. Raymond
. . 155
222
261
152
170
260
1220
Blanks
44
64
93
34
32
110
377
Total
199
286
354
186
202
370
1597
TOWN TREASURER.
John H. Stetson
144
206
253
147
173
218
1141
Blanks
55
80
101
39
29
152
456
Total
199
286
354
186
202
370
1597
SELECTMEN
John . Doran
18
29
51
29
38
47
212
Bradford Hawes
143
164
189
141
148
150
935
Edward W. Hunt.
130
159
280
126
141
145
981
William Litchfield. ...
19
37
26
14
6
30
132
Robert McIntosh .
85
157
205
74
98
266
885
George L. Newton . ..
158
169
193
122
143
159
944
Winslow M. Tirrell ...
96
125
120
100
86
114
641
Gordon Willis
130
155
198
141
168
135
927
Blanks
216
435
508
183
182
804
2328
Total
995 1430 1770
930 1010 1850
7985
169
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
PRECINCT.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
John Doran
21
28
46
28
35
45
203
Bradford Hawes
135
159
183
130
145
137
889
Edward W. Hunt
131,
150
267
117
138
143
946
William Litchfield . .
.
20
36
22
14
7
23
122
Robert McIntosh
81
158
190
69
88
247
833
George L. Newton
155
164
183
116
140
150
908
Winslow M. Tirrell . .
93
120
112
92
85
107
609
Gordon Willis.
127
149
188
132
161
132
889
Blanks
232
466
379
232
211
866
2586
Total
995 1430 1770
930 1010 1850
7985
TREE WARDEN.
Fred W. Cochran.
30
86
54
25
19
140
354
Gordon Willis .
114
121
190
114
147
105
791
Blanks
55
79
110
47
36
125
452
Total
199
286
354
186
202
370
1597
ASSESSORS.
John W. Bates.
126
157
185
113
134
160
875
Francis H. Cowing. .
120
154
198
113
136
136
857
Andrew L. Flint. . .
29
4-5
43
18
20
47
202
Gilman B. Loud.
122
149
189
130
138
127
855
George L. Newton. . .
146
142
194
111
140
149
882
Michael Sheehy .
35
97
117
42
48
145
484
George C. Torrey.
127
154
182
136
154
130
883
Blanks
290
532
662
267
240
956
2947
Total .
995 1430 1770
930 1010 1850
1985
WATER COMMISSIONER.
Wendall B. Clapp ..
109
189
252
115
137
140
892
David Kidder.
60
51
23
12
19
55
220
Blanks ·
30
96
79
59
46
175
485
Total
199
286
354
186
202
370
1597
...
. .
170
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
PRECINCT.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Joseph A. Cushing .. .
96
148
122
75
106
189
736
T. John Evans.
98
116
205
74
66
162
721
Mary E. Holbrook ...
116
179
205
150
161
154
965
Wm. Farmer
1
1
Blanks
92
145
224
85
81
249
876
Total
402
589
756
384
414
754
3299
COMMISSIONNER OF HIGH SCHOOL SINKING FUND BONDS.
Augustus J. Richards. 132
163
249
117
145
172
978
Blanks
67
123
105
69
57
198
619
Total
199
286
354
186
202
370
1597
AUDITORS.
Walter L. Bates .
121
163
209
116
158
160
927
John P. Hunt.
124
160
229
115
150
157
935
Charles A. Loud
124
157
204
117
153
151
906
John W. Ahern
1
Blanks .
228
378
419
210
145
642
2022
Total
597
858 1062
558
606 1110
4791
COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Willard J. Dunbar
. 149
209
241
129
148
229
1105
Wm. Reamy .
1
1
Blanks
50
76
113
57
54
141
491
Total
199
286
354
186
202
370
1597
PARK COMMISSIONER.
Louis A. Cook.
117
143
198
116
136
130
840
James H. Reid
21
42
33
15
19
78
208
Blanks
61
101
123
55
47
162
549
Total.
199
286
354
186
202
370
1597
171
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS LIBRARY.
·
PRECINCT.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Irving S. Newcomb ..
32
64
33
21
15
51
216
Herbert A. Newton
125
139
189
100
134
134
821
Preston Pratt .. . .
119
140
180
107
132
133
811
Augustus J. Richards.
119
135
223
99
129
130
835
Jacob F. Dizer
1
1
Blanks
202
380
437
231
196
661
2107
Total
597
858 1062
558
606 1110
4791
CONSTABLES.
Michael Allen
113
148
184
122
162
132
861
George B. Bayley . ...
116
141
174
118
140
122
811
George W. Conant ...
113
147
171
107
145
117
800
George H. Draper ....
37
66
41
26
27
87
284
Thomas Fitzgerald ...
125
152
247
167
140
149
920
William F. French .. .
112
142
164
105
129
115
767
Nathaniel B. Peare ...
114
153
169
99
129
157
821
Asa B. Pratt.
..
123
155
178
101
134
128
819
Benjamin F. Richards.
126
148
170
102
133
113
792
Isaac H. Walker
147
147
161
102
129
118
804
John D. Walsh
118
143
218
94
129
127
829
Blanks
746 1318 1663
777
623
2335
7462
Total
1990 2860 3540 1860 2020 3700
15970
SHALL LICENSES BE GRANTED FOR THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS IN THIS TOWN?
Yes
44
79
119
58
53
168
521
No
127
163
159
.97
128
136
810
Blanks
28
44
76
31
21
66
266
Total
199
286
354
186
202
370
1597
A true copy. 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 Town Hall, on Monday, March 13, 1905, the meeting being called to order at nine 'o'clock in the forenoon, and the warrant read by the Town Clerk.
Article 1. Hon. Louis A. Cook was elected Moderator by ballot, the check list being used in the election.
Art. 2. Voted, That the Moderator appoint a committee of five to retire and report later in the meeting a list of nominations of town officers, not required to be elected by ballot.
The Moderator appointed the following persons on the above committee : M. E. Hawes, F. M. Drown, Preston Pratt, Gordon Willis, F. H. Torrey.
Voted to accept the following report of the above committee :
PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
Ward 1 .- Herbert A. Newton, C. Lewis French, W. W. Burr, John J. Lane, James P. McManus, John J. Bryne, William J. Coleman, Walter C. Brayshaw.
. Ward 2 .- Geo. A. Lincoln, Margie Hunt, Wm. T. Brown, W. .H. Cushing, Chas. E. Cushing, Geo. M. Keene, T. H. Emerson.
Ward 3 .- John F. Condrick, Chas. B. Trask, Susan C. Rich- ards, James Lonergan, Augustus J. Richards, Orin B. Bates, J. F. R. Sherman, Peter E. Condrick.
Ward 4 .- Marshall P. Sprague, Wm. Nash.
Ward 5 .- Frank H. Richards, Alvin Hollis, Quincy L. Reed, Susie A. Carroll.
SURVEYORS OF WOOD, LUMBER AND BARK.
Ward 1 .- Wm. H. Cowen, N. Porter Keene, John J. Lane.
Ward 2 .- Weston H. Cushing, Waldo Turner, John W. Bates, Chas. Simmons, W. M. Reamy.
Ward 3 .- John B. Rhines, Edward Billings, Chas. B. Trask, Augustus J. Richards, Walter F. Sanborn, Joseph F. Sherman, John F. Condrick, Orin B. Bates, Susan C. Richards, James Lonergan, Henry N. Willoby, Peter E. Condrick.
Ward 4 .- William Nash, Gilman B. Loud, Joseph Cummings, Geo. F. Maynard.
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Ward 5 .- Geo. E. Reed, Alvin Hollis, Quincy L. Reed, Frank H. Richards, Quincy Reed.
FENCE VIEWERS.
Quincy L. Reed, Gilman B. Loud, Chas. Simmons, F. D. Sherman, Solomon Ford.
FIELD DRIVERS.
Benjamin F. Richards, Isaac Walker, Nathaniel B. Peare, Asa B. 'Pratt, John D. Walsh, Geo. B. Bayley, Geo. W. Conant, Michael Allen, Chas. H. Lovell, Thomas Fitzgerald.
POUND KEEPER.
Russell F. Poole.
Art. 3. Voted to accept the reports of the several boards of town officers as printed.
The committee on sewerage made the following report :
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SEWERAGE.
The Committee appointed at the last annual meeting, to con- sider the subject of sewerage as applicable to Weymouth, here- with submits its report.
Your Committee early realized the magnitude of its task, and the difficulty of making a report which would be of much value, inasmuch as no authority was conferred to expend money in the employment of engineers or in procuring the opinion of experts. Therefore this report can, of necessity, only refer to general features.
In the consideration of this subject the first and most important question which arises is, what disposition can be made of the sewage ?
There would seem to be two methods available to Weymouth, but as to which of these is the more practical, the Committee with its present information does not undertake to say. They are as follows :
First. The construction of a main carrying the sewage out to sea.
This to be an independent outlet owned and controlled by Wey- mouth, and when constructed might be available to the towns of Braintree and Hingham, and other neighboring towns, said towns bearing a proportionate part of the expense if connection is made.
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Second. To establish a pumping station on either Weymouth Fore River or Weymouth Back River, and pump the sewage through a force main to the high level gravity sewer on Sea street. in Quincy, this being the Metropolitan sewer which discharges about one mile off Nut Island.
One of the advantages of this scheme would be, that the re- sponsibility of the town would cease upon the delivering of the sewage to the Metropolitan sewerage discharging main.
It would be impossible to determine on either of these schemes without long and careful consideration, after securing the opinion of competent engineers.
To a certain extent the town can avail itself without expense, of the opinion of the engineers of the State Board of Health, by making application to said Board for its advice in the matter, as it is provided it may do by Section 117 of Chapter 75 of the Revised Laws.
Your Committee recommend that the town continue, through its present or some other Committee, its investigations and that the town further authorize any Committee it may appoint to apply to the State Board of Health, in the name of the town, for its opinion and advice upon this subject.
No one questions the benefits of a system of sewerage.
One of the first questions asked by those contemplating taking up a residence here, is, as to our water supply and sewerage. We wish we could answer the second question with as much pride as we experience in satisfying the inquirer as to the first.
We believe the problem can be worked out without great and disproportionate expense, and that the benefits to be derived from a financial standpoint, aside from all consideration of com- fort and public health, will more than compensate the undertaking by the town at some time in the future, the establishment of a system of sewerage.
We believe that the town should not let the matter drop, but should pursue its investigation until all facts and details pertain- ing to the subject may be ascertained and laid before the town for due consideration, that the town may be able to then decide whether it seems practical to attempt the undertaking:
ALBERT P. WORTHEN, Chairman. HENRY A. NASH, JR., Secretary.
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Voted, That the report be accepted, and that the thanks of the town be extended to the Committee for its elaborate report ; also that they continue their investigation and apply to the State Board of Health, in the name of the town, for its opinion and advice upon the subject.
Voted, That the following persons serve on the Appropriation Committee for the ensuing year :
Ward 1, C. H. Bolles, B. F. Thomas, John A. Holbrook ; Ward 2, M. E. Hawes, W. C. Earl, M. Sheehy ; Ward 3, Geo. H. Bicknell, F. M. Drown, J. B. Whelan; Ward 4, Geo. L. Barnes, Thomas V. Nash, Charles Hawes ; Ward 5, Alvin Hollis, Geo. E. Reed, H. B. Reed.
And on the Electric Light Committee, Geo. W. Baker, A. Francis Barnes, R. B. Worster, Matthew O'Dowd, Wm. J. Coleman.
Voted, To accept the following supplementary report of the Selectmen.
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Supplementary Report of Appropriations and Expenditures, March 1, 1905.
OBJECT OF APPROPRIATION.
Unexpended
January 1, 1805.
Expended in
Excess Jan. 1,
1905.
Expended Jan.
1, to date.
Unexpended
March 1, 1905.
Total Excess of Appropria.
tion, March 1,
1905.
Support of Schools
$12,543 72
$8,409 55
$4,134 17
Transportation of Scholars.
680 80
270 00
410 80
High School Sinking Fund.
5,000 00
5,000 00
Highways, Snow and Bridges.
$66 80 11 99
3,277 94
$3,344 80
Working Pilgrim Road ..
11 99
Holbrook Road
28 42
28 42
Summit, Street. ..
2 15
2 15
Drain-Commercial Street.
343 28
343 28
Stone Crusher and Seales.
189 02
189 02
Public Parks.
62 50
62 50
Preservation of Shade Trees ..
93 88
93 88
Board of Health.
320 65
50 55
270 10
786 67
502 75
283 92
Police Department
1,130 34
653 84
476 50
Tufts Library
788 11
788 11
Fogg Library Reading Room.
125 00
125 00
Ab -tement and Remittance
542 32
3 09
545 41
Interest and Discount
108 55
108 55
Printing and Advertising.
1 128 31
726 14
402 17
Electric Lighting
2,057 85
640 68
1,417 17
Miscellaneous Expenses
733 63
668 63
65 00
Election Expenses
49 87
6 00
43 87
Town Offieers
903 63
741 65
161 98
Town Oflieers.
13 64
23 85
10 17
Stat and Military Aid and Soldiers' Burials .
1,410 61
1,566 00
I55 39
Soldiers' Relief ..
33 70
589 90
556 20
Assessors' New Valuation Book
97 18
97 18
Publishing Vital Records ..
200 00
200 00
Town House ...
254 86
254 86
Street Records-Indexing.
75 00
75 00
Abating Broad Street Nuisance
17 15
17 15
Poor Account
1,166 86
2,236 42
3,403 28
State Road.
3,391 50
17 77
3,409 27
$28,972 79
$5,385 26 $21,172 83 $14,056 94 $11,642 24
6,256 98
14,056 94
5,385 26
$35,229 77
$35,229 77|
$6,256 98
GEORGE L. NEWTON,
.
BRADFORD HAWES,
ROBERT MCINTOSH,
EDWARD W. HUNT, WALTER L. BATES,
Selectmen of Weymouth.
Art. 4: Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $51,500 and further appropriate one-half the dog tax and all receipts from non resident pupils, for the support of public schools and that of this amount, the school board be and are hereby instructed to expend the sum of $1,500 for repairs at the Howe School.
Fire Department.
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Art. 5. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500 for the transportation of pupils to and from school.
Art. 6. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $9,000, and to further appropriate the street railway and excise tax, for the repair of highways, townways and bridges, and for the removal of snow, and that of this, amount, $3,000 be for the removal of snow, $600 for the care and maintenance of bridges, and $300 for retaining wall on Pleasant street, near Methodist church, at Lovell's Corner, also Selectmen to pay $2.00 per day of eight hours for work on highways to citizens of the town whether by contract or otherwise.
Art. 7. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000 and further appropriate $2,000 for the support of the poor.
Art. 8. Voted, To raise and appropriate $4,000 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. Voted, To raise and appropriate $250, and further appropriate $8,500 for the payment of state and military aid, under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the Revised Laws.
Art. 10. Voted, To raise and appropriate $6,200 for the sup- port of the fire department.
Art. 11. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $4,500 for police service.
Art. 12. Voted, To raise and appropriate $2,200 and further appropriate one-half the dog tax, the income from the Susan Hunt Stetson fund and the rentals of the library building for the Tufts Library.
Art. 13. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for the maintenance of a public reading room in Fogg Library.
Art. 14. Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 for the abatement and remittance of taxes.
Art. 15. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $5,500 for the payment of interest that may become due the ensuing year.
Art. 16. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 for printing and advertising.
Art. 17. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $8,600 for miscellaneous expenses, and that of this amount $6,000 be for the purpose of paying a note becoming due May 1st, 1905.
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Art. 18. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $6,808.32 for the payment of town officers, the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor and Board of Health to receive $2,400; the Assessors, $1,300 ; a sum not exceeding $200 for clerk hire; Town Clerk, $125; Town Treasurer, $450; Auditors, 208.32; School Com- mittee, $300; Sealer of Weights and Measures, $200; Tree Warden, $100; Town Accountant, $785.
Art. 19. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $700 for election expenses.
Art. 20. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $400 for Memorial Day.
Art. 21. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $700 for the rent and care of town offices.
Art. 22. Voted, To appropriate from the revenue of the water works for the current year the sum of $27,745, to be expended for the following purposes, viz. : $18,745 for interest on the Wey- mouth 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. Voted, 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 $9,380 to be set apart and invested as a sinking fund for the payment at maturity of the Weymouth water loan bonds.
Art. 24. Voted, To appropriate the sum of $3,000, if avail- able, for the purpose of making further constructions as may be deemed necessary for the ensuing year.
Art. 25. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000 for hydrants and for the water rent and care of drinking foun- tains.
Art. 26. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $230 and appropriate the unexpended balance of this appropriation of last year, to be expended in the interest of public health.
Art. 27. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $7,400 for electric lighting, and that out of this appropriation the Elec- tric Lighting Committee be and are hereby instructed to provide and install lights to meet the requirements of Articles 40, 41, 42, 43, 56, 57 and 64.
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Art. 28. It was unanimously 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 $140,000, and to execute and deliver the note or notes of the town therefor, payable in one year from the time the loan is made. The said debt or debts incurred by a loan or loans to the town under this vote are to be paid from the said taxes of the present municipal year.
Art. 29. Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000 toward the Sinking Fund for the payment at maturity of the High School bonds ; the Selectmen to pay the same to the Commissioners of the High School Fund on or before Nov. 1.
Art. 30. Voted, That the town reimburse the Board of Select- men of the years 1901 and 1902 for the amount expended by them for the purpose stated in this article, and that the town raise and appropriate $210 therefor.
Art. 31. Voted, That the Overseers of the Poor be auth- orized to purchase land, in the rear of the Almshouse shed, for drainage purposes, at a sum not exceeding $50 and to build a cesspool on the same.
Art. 32. The article in relation to acceptance of Sec. 22, Chap. 25, Revised Laws, was passed over.
ART. 33. In relation to the election of a Board of Health was laid on the table.
Art. 34. Voted, That the subject matter of this article be re- ferred to the Board of Fire Engineers.
Art. 35. Voted, The matter of a survey of the town be re- ferred to a Committee of five to be appointed by the Moderator, who are to serve without incurring any expense to the town. The Moderator appointed the following :
D. M. Easton, F. H. Torrey, Bradford Hawes, W. C. Barnes, C. H. Willoby.
Art. 36. Voted, That the town appropriate the unexpended balances of appropriations of former years consisting of $343.28 from the appropriation for drain for Commercial street, $189.02 from the appropriation for the stone crusher and scales, and
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$17.15 from the appropriation for abating the Broad street nuis- ance, and being in all, $549.45, to the widening and straighten- ing of Chard street, East Weymouth between Putman street and Cain avenue, in accordance with the plans under which the street was laid out and accepted by the town.
Art. 37. Voted, That the subject matter of this article be referred to the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 38. Voted, That the subject matter of this article be referred to the Board of Selectmen.
Art. 39. Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $300 towards the further working of Summit street.
Art. 44. Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to com- mence suit for the recovery of any money or property due the town.
Art. 45. Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to sell any buildings with or without land upon which the same may be located, or any vacant lots of land which it now owns.
Art. 46. Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000 and further appropriate the bank and corporation taxes for the purpose stated in this article, and that of this amount, $3,344.80 be for the payment of deficiencies for the repair of highways and removal of snow; $11.99 for deficiencies for the working of Pilgrim Road ; $545.41 for deficiencies in the abate- ment and remittance of taxes ; $108.55 for deficiency for interest and discount; $800 for_deficiency for Soldiers' Relief ; $97.18 for deficiency on Assessors' valuation books and $3500 for de- ficiency for support of poor.
Art. 47. Voted, That all taxes shall become due and payable on or before the 10th 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, and that the salary of the collector be six mills on the dollar.
Art. 49. Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $20) for the preservation of shade trees.
Art. 50. Voted, That the Board of Water Commissioners and : the Board of Selectmen be authorized to petition the Legislature ;for authority to take land, by purchase or otherwise on the shore
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around Great Pond for the prevention of the pollution of the town's water supply, or take any action in relation thereto.
Art. 51. Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of $200 for the further working of Pilgrim road.
Art. 52. The article in relation to a-night police in Ward One, was passed over.
Art. 53. Voted, that the town instruct the superintendent of streets to expend from the appropriation for repairs of highways, etc., the sum of $500 for the repair and grading of Lake street between Middle street and Charles street.
Art. 54. No action.
Art. 55. Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $50 for the care and maintenance of public parks.
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