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54
Fred'k W. Mansfield.
10
7
10
4
6
16
53
Blanks
1
2
1
1
1
5
11
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
.
65
Lieutenant-Governor.
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6 Total
Thomas P. Riley
10
16
22
11
11
21
91
Blanks
4
4
5
1
5
8
27
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Secretary.
Leon R. Eyges
8
13
17
9
11
18
76
Blanks
6
7
10
3
5
11
42
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Treasurer.
Henry N. Teague
11
12
21
10
12
19
85
Blanks
3
8
6
2
4
10
33
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Auditor.
John B. N. Soulliere.
10
12
17
10
12
15
76
Blanks
4
8
10
2
4
14
42
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Attorney-General.
Joseph. J. Donahue.
12
13
18
9
10
19
81
Blanks
2
7
9
3
6
10
37
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Councillor, First District.
Blanks
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
66
Senator in Congress.
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
John F. Fitzgerald. . .
11
15
19
9
11
22
87
Blanks
3
5
8
3
5
7
31
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Congressman.
Richard Olney, 2nd.
13
18
24
11
12
22
100
Blanks
1
2
3
1
4
7
18
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Senator, Norfolk and Plymouth Divisions.
George E. Mansfield.
12
12
20
9
11
18
82
Blanks
2
8
7
3
5
11
36
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Representative in General Court, Fifth Norfolk District.
Dennis J. Slattery
14
15
22
10
11
21
93
Blanks
0
5
5
2
5
8
25
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
County Commissioner, Norfolk County.
Blanks
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Associate Commissioners, Norfolk County.
Blanks
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
67
District Attorney, Southeastern District.
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Chester W. Ford
8
9
15
7
6
14
59
Blanks
6
11
12
5
10
15
59
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Clerk of Courts, Norfolk County.
Blanks
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Register of Deeds, Norfolk County.
Blanks
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
State Committee, Norfolk and Plymouth Divisions.
James A. Cody
4
6
7
7
9
7
40
William J. Sullivan. .
6
3
11
0
1
2
23
Blanks
4
11
9
5
6
20
55
Total
14
20
27
12
16
29
118
Delegates to State Convention
John Reidy
9
8
17
8
9
18
69
John F. Dwyer
9
9
18
8
8
16
68
Cornelius J. Lynch . .
9
9
17
8
8
19
70
William E. Kezer .
9
8
17
8
6
17 17
64
John B. White .
9
8
16
8
6
16 63
Dennis J. Slattery
10
9
18
8
7
20
72
65
Peter E. Sullivan
9
8
17
8
5
68
Town Committee.
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6 Total
Cornelius J. Lynch. ..
10
12
5
4
9
14
54
Michael H. Coffey
10
10
5
4
9
12
50
John B. White .
10
10
5
4
8
8
45
William E. Kezer
10
10
6
4
8
9
47
John Reidy
10
10
6
4
9
9
48
Peter E. Sullivan
10
10
7
4
7
8
46
Richard Halloran
10
10
5
4
8
9
46
James A. Knox
10
10
5
4
8
11
48
William McCarthy ..
10
10
5
4
8
10
47
Russell D. Tufts
10
10
5
4
8
11
48
Thomas F. McCue . .
10
10
5
4
7
8
44
Thomas McCue
10
10
5
4
7
10
46
Edwin S. Litchfield. .
9
11
5
4
7
9
45
William Shannahan. .
10
11
7
4
8
9
49
Alfonzo Striano
10
10
5
4
7
10
46
John F. Dwyer
10
12
7
4
8
10
51
Francis J. O'Connor.
10
10
5
4
8
10
47
William F. Tracy
..
10
10
6
4
7
9
46
Dennis J. Slattery
. .
10
10
7
4
8
10
49
James E. Burke
8
6
2
0
8
3
27
John J. Santry
8
6
1
0
8
4
27
George E. Cunniff ..
8
6
1
0
8
4
27
James Arthur Reilly .
8
6
0
0
8
2
24
A true copy. Attest :
JOHN A. RAYMOND,
Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, ss.
To the Constable of the Town of Weymouth, in said Coun- ty. Greeting :
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 town affairs, to meet in Odd Fellows Opera House, East Weymouth, on Monday, October Thirtieth, Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen, at seven o'clock and forty-five minutes in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely :
ARTICLE 1.
To choose a Moderator.
ARTICLE 2.
To see if the town will authorize its Board of Selectmen to purchase a Buffalo Pitts Maintenance Road Roller at a cost of $4,200.00 and appropriate from any money in the treasury $1,000, to be used as a partial payment for the same, and also to authorize the issue of a note of $3,200 due April 1, 1917, for payment of the balance of the cost, or take any other action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 3.
To see if the town will appropriate from any money in the treasury $1,000 to provide for a deficiency in the ap- propriation for the removal of snow.
ARTICLE 4.
To see if the town will appropriate from any money in the treasury $1,500 to provide for a deficiency in the appropria- tion for highway repairs.
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ARTICLE 5.
To see if the town will appropriate $600 from any money in the treasury to provide for a deficiency in the Board of Health appropriation.
ARTICLE 6.
To see if the town will vote to pay the second premium of $125 on the bond of the tax collector for the year 1914, and raise and appropriate the money therefor.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting a copy thereof, attested by you in writing, in each of 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 of said town at or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Weymouth this sixteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixteen.
EDWARD W. HUNT, BRADFORD HAWES, GEORGE L. NEWTON, HENRY E. HANLEY, Selectmen of Weymouth.
Weymouth, Mass., October 21; 1916.
NORFOLK, ss.
I have this day served the within warrant by posting a copy thereof, attested by me in writing, in each of two pub- lic places in each voting precinct in said Town of Weymouth seven days before the time of holding said meeting.
ARTHUR H. PRATT.
Constable of Weymouth.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, OCT. 30, 1916.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant a meeting of the in- habitants of the town of Weymouth was held at Odd Fel- lows Opera House, East Weymouth, on Monday, October 30, 1916, at 7.45 o'clock P. M., the meeting was called to order and the warrant read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1.
On ballot, Hon. George L. Barnes was elected as Modera- tor and the oath was administered to him by the Town Clerk. Voted to take up the several articles in the follow- ing order, 5-3-2-4-6.
The point of order was raised that there were not 200 voters present as required by the By-Laws of the Town.
The Moderator appointed Joe Taylor and Frank W. Rea as tellers and administered the oath to them.
.They reported that 97 persons were present.
Voted: To adjourn to one week from tonight at 7.45 o'clock at this same hall.
Attest :
JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER
6, 1916.
The adjourned Special Town Meeting was held at the Odd Fellows Opera House on Monday, November 6, 1916, the meeting being called to order at 7.45 o'clock P. M., by the Moderator, Hon. Geo. L. Barnes.
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ARTICLE 5.
Voted : To appropriate $600 from any money in the treas- ury not already appropriated for deficiency in the Board of Health Appropriation.
ARTICLE 3.
Voted : To appropriate $500 from any money in the treas- ury not already appropriated to provide for a deficiency in the appropriation for removal of snow.
($500 to be transferred from the reserve fund.)
ARTICLE 4.
No action.
ARTICLE 2.
Voted: To purchase a Buffalo Pitts Maintenance Road Roller for $4200 and appropriate $1000 from any money in the treasury not already appropriated to be used as a par- tial payment for the same and issue a note for $3200 due April 1, 1917, for the balance.
The result of the vote was, Yes 117, No 0.
ARTICLE 6. .
No action. Voted to adjourn. A true copy, Attest :
JOHN A. RAYMOND, Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR A STATE ELECTION.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, ss.
To the Constables of the Town of Weymouth in said County, Greeting :
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, to meet at the polling places in their respective precincts, to wit : in Precincts One, Three, Five and Six, in the fire engine houses located in these precincts respectively ; in Precinct Two, at the Odd Fellows Opera House, and in Precinct Four, at the Hose House at Nash's Corner, on
Tuesday, the seventh day of November, 1916.
at fifteen minutes before six o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in to the election officers their votes on one ballot for the following named public officers, to wit :
Eighteen Electors of President and Vice-President.
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant-Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary of the Commonwealth for the Commonwealth. Treasurer and Receiver General for this Commonwealth. Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth. Attorney-General for this Commonwealth.
Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth.
Representative in Congress for Fourteenth Congressional District.
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Councillor for First Councillor District.
Senator for Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District.
One Representative in General Court for Fifth Norfolk Representative District.
County Commissioner for Norfolk County.
Two Associate Commissioners for Norfolk County.
District Attorney for the Southeastern District.
Clerk of the Courts for Norfolk County.
Register of Deeds for Norfolk County.
And also, to vote on the same ballot "Yes" or "No" upon each of the following questions, viz :
1. "Shall there be a convention to revise, alter or amend the constitution of the Commonwealth ?" (Chapter 98, General Acts of 1916.)
2. "Shallan act passed by the General Court in the year 1916, to make the first day of January, known as New Years Day, a legal holiday, be approved and become law?" (Chapter 104, General Acts of 1916.)
3. "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year 1916, entitled 'An Act to prevent the voters of one political party from voting in the primaries of an- other political party' be approved and become law ?" (Chapter 179, General Acts of 1916.)
4. "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year 1916, entitled 'An Act to provide for the ratifica- tion of a certain vote of the Town of Weymouth relative to the purchase of land for school-house purposes' be accepted ?" (Chapter 306, Special Acts of 1916.)
The polls will be opened at fifteen minutes before six o'clock in the forenoon and closed at one o'clock in the afternoon.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting a copy thereof, attested by you in writing, in each of two public places in each polling precinct in said town, seven days 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 of said town three
75
days at least before said meeting.
Given under our hands at Weymouth this ninth day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixteen.
EDWARD W. HUNT, BRADFORD HAWES, GEORGE L. NEWTON, HENRY E. HANLEY, RALPH P. BURRELL, Selectmen of Weymouth.
Weymouth, Mass., October 21, 1916.
NORFOLK, ss.
I have this day posted a copy of this warrant duly attest- ed by me in writing in two or more public places in each voting precinct in said town of Weymouth and made due return of this warrant to the Town Clerk three days before the time of said meeting.
ARTHUR H. PRATT, Constable of Weymouth.
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STATE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 7, 1916.
The result of the ballot was as follows :
President and Vice-President.
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Benson & Kirkpatrick
(Socialist)
6
13
16
4
13
7
59
Hanly & Landrith
(Prohibition)
2
1
2
2
2
4
13
Hughes & Fairbanks
(Republican) ..... 236
200
223
198
300
174
1331
Reimer & Harrison (Socialist Labor) ..
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
Wilson & Marshall
(Democrat)
158
198
305
133
187
242
1223
Blanks
14
38
47
22
15
43
179
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
Governor.
James Hayes of Ply- mouth
1
1
3
0
1
1
7
Chester R. Lawrence of Boston
1
.
4
2
1
3
3
14
Samuel McCall of
Winchester
263
218
244
225
333
187
1470
Frederick W. Mans- field of Boston .
121
182
298
115
137
233
1086
Dan A. White of
Brockton
5
13
17
5
11
7
58
Blanks
25
32
30
13
33
39
172
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
1
77
Lieutenant-Governor.
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Calvin Coolidge of
Northampton
268
221
250
226
341
188
1494
Alfred H. Evans of
Hadley
3
5
6
3
10
5
32
Sylvester J. McBride of Watertown
7
13
17
6
9
8
60
Thomas J. Maher of Medford
2
11
6
0
1
2
22
Thomas P. Riley
of
Malden
98
148
259
98
105
213
921
Blanks
38
52
56
26
52
54
278
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
Secretary.
Thomas F. Brennan of
Salem
2
2
7
2
4
2
19
Leon R. Eyges of
Brookline
83
139
228
84
99
188
821
Louise Adams Grout of Boston
7
16
20
7
13
9
72
Albert Langtry of
Springfield
278
221
247
225
324
185
1480
Blanks
46
72
92
41
78
86
415
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
Treasurer.
Charles L. Burrell of
Boston
272
221
248
233
331
190
1495
Frederick E. Oelcher of Peabody ..
1
1
3
0
1
1
7
Elam K. Sheldon of
Greenfield
6
13
19
7
14
9
68
/
78
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6 Total
Henry N. Teague of
Williamstown
88
142
229
81
98
186
824
Blanks
49
73
95
38
74
84
413
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470. 2807
Auditor.
Joseph Bearak of
Boston
5
12
21
5
15
9
67
Frank Bohmbach of Boston
1
4
4
2
4
3
18
Alonzo B. Cook' of Boston
272
221
237
213
302
179
1424
John B. N. Soulliere
of Worcester
88
133
224
89
99
179
812
Blanks
50
80
108
50
98
100
486
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
Attorney-General.
Henry C. Attwill of
Lynn
270
222
243
218
312
182
1447
Joseph Joyce Donahue of Medford
88
137
230
85
97
184
821
Joseph Jiskra of Mil- ford
1
2
0
1
2
2
8
John Weaver Sher-
man of Boston
7
15
26
9
14
12
83
Blanks
50
74
95
46
93
90
448
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
Senator in Congress.
John F. Fitzgerald of
Boston
120
189
297 112
132
244
1094
Henry Cabot Lodge
of Nahant
254
208
235
205
308
174
1384
79
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6 Total
William N. McDon-
ald of Northampton
8
14
21
8
23
9
83
Blanks
34
39
41
34
55
43
246
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
Congressman, Fourteenth District.
Henry L. Kincaide
of Quincy .... .
173
166
150
132
209
130
960
John McCarty of Ab- ington
7
13
17
6
7
6
56
Richard Olney, 2d, of
Dedham
220
241
397
188
273
296
1615
Blanks
.16
30
30
33
29
38
176
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
Councillor, First District.
Joseph M. Coldwell
of Brockton .. ....
19
37
59
14
27
37
193
David L. Parker of New Bedford
272
232
252
193
304
185
1438
Blanks
125
181
283
152
187
248
1176
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
Senator, Norfolk and Plymouth Districts.
Alonzo P. Henderson of Hanover ..
8
6
3
0
6
1 24
George E. Mansfield of Rockland
93
133
206
75
96
192
795
Kenneth L. Nash of Weymouth ..
.
. . 176
172
239
201
231°
168
1187
William O. Souther,
Jr., of Cohasset ..
112
101
114
68
149
71
615
Blanks
27
38
32
15
36
38
186
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
80
Representative in General Court, Fifth Norfolk District.
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
1
Dennis J. Slattery of
Weymouth
139
185
312
109
130
260
1135
Burgess H. Spinney
of Weymouth
229
224
248
212
324
172
1409
Blanks
48
41
34
38
64
38
263
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
County Commissioner, Norfolk County.
Everett M. Bowker of
Brookline
274
227
282
210
312
193
1498
Blanks
142
223
312
149
206
277
1309
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
Associate Commissioner.
Arthur B. Hayward
of Braintree .
154
126
199
113
166
105
863
Blanks
678
774
989
605
870
835
4751
Total
832
900 1188
718 1036
940
5614
District Attorney, Southeastern District.
Chester W. Ford of
Rockland
99
124
215
88
106
180
812
Frederick G. Katz-
mann of Walpole .. 231
201
202
192
279
159
1264
Robert A. Nutting of
Brockton
6
20
32
11
16
14
99
Blanks
80
105
145
68
117
117
632
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
Clerk of Courts.
Louis A. Cook of
Weymouth
273
248
328
222
321
227
1619
Blanks
143
202
266
137
197
243
1188
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
1
81
Register of Deeds, Norfolk County.
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total
Edward L. Burdakin
of Dedham
267
230
297
217
293
198
1502
Blanks
149
220
297
142
225
272
1305
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
"Shall there be a convention to revise, alter or amend the constitution of the Commonwealth?"
Yes
152
153
222
119
177
162
985
No
90
93
119
84
135
90
611
Blanks
174
204
253
156
206
218
1211
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
"Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nine- teen hundred and sixteen, to make the first day of Jan- uary, known as New Year's Day, a legal holiday, be approved and become law?"
Yes
244
244
367
180
264
255
1554
No
70
70
85
81
123
68
497
Blanks
102
136
142
98
131
147
756
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
"Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nine- teen hundred and sixteen, entitled 'An Act to prevent the voters of one political party from voting in the primaries of another political party' be approved and become law?"
Yes
185
154
240
127
197
158
1061
No
84
99
135
82
108
116
624
Blanks
147
197
219
150
213
196
1122
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
2807
82
"Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nine- teen hundred and sixteen, entitled 'An Act to provide for the ratification of a certain vote of the town of Wey- mouth relative to the purchase of land for schoolhouse purposes' be accepted?"
Yes
111
100
133
98
137
92
671
168
169
297
154
266
206
1260
Blanks
137
181
164
107
115
172
876
Total
416
450
594
359
518
470
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A true copy. Attest :
JOHN A. RAYMOND,
Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, ss.
To the Constable of the Town of Weymouth, in said Coun- ty, Greetings :
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 town affairs, to meet in Odd Fellows Opera House, East Weymouth, on Monday, December Eighteenth, Nineteen Hundred and Six- teen, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely :
ARTICLE 1.
To choose a moderator.
ARTICLE 2.
To see if the town will vote to rescind, in whole or in part the vote taken at the annual town meeting on March 6, 1916, under article nine of the annual warrant relating to the pur- phase of a site for a new school house in South Weymouth, and to see what disposition shall be made of the appropria- tion, or any part thereof, already raised under the authority of such vote, or to take any other action with regard to such vote.
ARTICLE 3.
To see if the town will vote to rescind, in whole or in part, the vote taken at the annual town meeting on March 6, 1916, under article ten of the annual warrant relating to the rais- ing and appropriating of money for building of a new school house in South Weymouth, and to see what disposition shall be made of the appropriation or any part thereof, already raised by authority of such vote, and to take such further action as may be necessary with regard to such vote.
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ARTICLE 4.
To see if the town will vote to accept the offer of Bessie T. Nevin to convey by deed of gift to the Town of Weymouth, the lot of land located at the corner of Main and Columbian Streets, South Weymouth, upon the conditions made in such offer, among which are, that a school house be erected ther- on by the town, and that the said school and lot be named the "Edward B. Nevin School and Playground," and accord- ing to the other conditions made in said offer, and to take such further action with regard to the same as may be neces- sary.
ARTICLE 5.
To see if the Town will vote to raise, by loan or otherwise, and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the building, equipment and furnishing of a new school house in South Weymouth to be located on the lot referred to in the pre- ceding article, the same being at the southwesterly corner of Main and Columbian Streets, South Weymouth, and to determine in what manner such sum of money shall be raised, and to take action with regard to the building of such school house including the removal and disposition of build- ings now on said lot, and expense of same or take any other action relating thereto.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting a copy thereof, attested by you in writing, in each of 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 of said town at or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Weymouth this fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixteen.
EDWARD W. HUNT, BRADFORD HAWES, GEORGE L. NEWTON, HENRY E. HANLEY, RALPH P. BURRELL, Selectmen of Weymouth.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Weymouth, Mass., December 9, 1916.
NORFOLK, ss.
I have this day served the within warrant by posting a copy thereof, attested by me in writing, in each of two pub- lic places in each voting precinct in said Town of Weymouth seven days before the time of holding said meeting.
ARTHUR H. PRATT, Constable of Weymouth.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant a meeting of the inhab- itants of the. Town of Weymouth was held at the Odd Fel- lows Opera House, East Weymouth, on Monday, December 18, 1916, at eight o'clock in the evening, the meeting being called to order and the warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1.
Hon. George L. Barnes was elected as Moderator by bal- lot, and the oath was administered to him by the Town Clerk.
The following letter was read by Prince H. Tirrell, Chair- man of the School Committee.
"To the Weymouth School Board, representing the Town of Weymouth,
"Gentlemen,-
"It is my desire to present to the Town of Weymouth in . memory of my late husband, Edward B. Nevin, land for a school building and playground.
"I will give a lot of land on the corner of Main and Col- umbian Streets in South Weymouth, containing about four
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acres upon which is now located the residence occupied by my late husband and myself.
"The gift to be made however with the following condi- tions :
"That the Town of Weymouth shall erect thereon a school building to be used and occupied for the purpose of a pub- lic school.
"That the said school and land be named and forever after known and called The Edward B. Nevin School and Play- ground.
"That the house now upon the lot so to be conveyed to the town, shall be razed by the town at its expense, I reserv -. ing the right to take from the house before it is taken down any portion thereof or material I may desire.
"The town to erect a suitable fence on the boundary line of said property separating it from my remaining land.
"Prior to the consideration of this proposition by the town, I would suggest having a definite boundary line estab- lished by the town surveyor.
"If the town accepts the gift with the conditions stated I shall be ready at any indicated time to execute a convey- ance to the town transferring said property to the town.
"BESSIE T. NEVIN."
"November 27th, 1916."
ARTICLE 2.
Voted: Unanimously to rescind the whole of the vote taken at the annual town meeting on March 6, 1916, under article nine of the annual warrant, relating to the purchase of a site for a new school house in South Weymouth.
ARTICLE 3.
Voted: Unanimously to rescind the whole of the vote taken at the annual town meeting on March 6, 1916, under article ten of the annual warrant, relating to the raising and appropriating money for building a new school building in South Weymouth.
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ARTICLE 4.
Voted: Unanimously, that the town accept the offer of Mrs. Edward B. Nevin of the lot of land, to be known as the Edward B. Nevin school house lot and playground; that the thanks of the town be extended to her for such a gener- ous gift, assuring her that no better memorial could be selected to perpetuate the memory of her distinguished hus- band, and that the town clerk have prepared an engrossed copy of this vote for presentation to Mrs. Nevin.
The Moderator appointed Clarence W. Fearing and Nel- son J. Gay as Tellers, and administered the oath to them.
ARTICLE 5.
Voted: That on the lot of land accepted by the previous vote of this meeting, passed under Article 4, the town build and equip a ten-room school building to be known as the Edward B. Nevin School, the cost not to exceed $62,000; that for that purpose the amount of $62,000 be and is hereby appropriated; that of this amount $22,000 shall be taken from any money in the treasury not already appropriated ; that the balance of $40,000 shall be raised by borrowing, for which purpose the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized to prepare, issue and sell, with the approval of the Select- men, bonds of the Town in the aggregate principal amount of $40,000 payable within twenty years from their date.
That the amount of the annual payment and period of the loan be determined by the Treasurer and Selectmen; that said bonds bear interest at a rate not to exceed five (5) per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually; be in such form not inconsistent herewith or with legal requirements as the Town Treasurer may determine, and shall not be oblig- atory unless authenticated by the First National Bank of Boston; that the School Committee, with the addition of Mr. George N. Eck, serve as a building committee.
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