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VOTED. To refer these articles to a committee of three, who shall investigate and report at an adjournment of this meeting. Geo. E. Ricker, J. W. Poland and Chas. H. Davis were appointed this Committee.
ART. 40. To see what action, if any, the town will take for the relief of lands in the Foundry and Lake street districts and bordering on stream to Lake street, from the floodings caused by the numerous obstructions to the flow of water.
VOTED. To appoint a committee of three to take this subject into consideration and report at the next meeting. J. F. Emerson, Wm. G. Strong and Joseph M. Skully were appointed.
ART. 45. To see if the town will locate and maintain two hydrants, one on West Chestnut street near the residence of T. F. Smith, and one on Bartley street, and appropriate money therefor, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To lay this article on the table.
ARY. 46. To see if the town will amend the Rules governing fishing in Lake Quannapowitt, so as to allow fishing therein on holidays and on Mondays during the season, subject to existing rules and to approval by the State Board of Commissioners on Inland Fisheries, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To allow as requested in this article and appoint Fish Committee to carry out the vote.
ART. 47. To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen for the laying out of a new town way over the private way known as Crescent Court.
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ART. 48. To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen for the laying out of a new town way over the private way known as Woodland Avenue.
The Selectmen reported in favor of accepting and building the above named streets.
VOTED. To accept and adopt the reports.
VOTED. To adjourn to 7.30 o'clock p. m. At that time the Mod- erator called the meeting to order.
ART. 49. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee on Electric Lighting chosen at the last annual meeting.
VOTED. To lay this article on the table.
The article was afterwards taken up and a report read, signed by Robert Blyth, E. G. Daland, Solon O. Richardson, J. W. Poland and A. S. Atherton.
VOTED. To accept the report.
VOTED. To lay this article on the table for two weeks ; and that a committee of five be appointed to consider the advisability of the town putting in electric lights and the cost of the same.
Michael Low, Chas. W. Trow, Wm. F. Young, D. H. Darling and E. G. Daland were appointed.
ART. 50. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee appointed to consider the necessity and advisability of building a new school house, and if adopted to raise and appropriate money necessary to carry into effect the recommendations therein contained.
A report was read, signed by S. K. Hamilton of Board of Select- men, and E. A. Upton, Chairman of School Committee, advising the erection of a substantial wooden building of six rooms for school purposes, on Academy Hill, Crescent street, at a cost of $12,000.
VOTED. To accept and adopt the report.
VOTED. To raise and appropriate $12,000 for the erection of said new school house, and that a committee of five be appointed, who shall cause plans and specifications to be prepared, and let - the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. S. O. Richard- son, A. H. Thayer, Selim S. White, S. W. Flint and W. E. Cow- drey were appointed this Committee. I. A. Parsons was added to the Committee.
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ART. 51. To see if the town will authorize the School Committee to hire a clerk, and raise and appropriate money therefor
VOTED. To appropriate $100 for the above purpose.
ART. 52. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase an electric gong to be placed at or near the Engine House, East Ward, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To appropriate $85 for above purpose.
ART. 53. To see if the town will grant the free use of the Town Hall to the High School Cadets for their annual drill and exer- cises connected therewith.
ART. 54. To see if the town will grant the Woman's Christian Tem- perance Union the free use of the Town Hall on six evenings during the ensuing year.
VOTED. To grant free use of hall as requested in these two articles. ART. 55. To see if the town will take action with regard to termi- nating the lease of the town land on Church street, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To direct the Selectmen to terminate such lease of town land and order the removal of any buildings thereon, and pro- viding they grant any new lease the rental shall be payable in advance.
ART. 58. To see if the town will grant the free use of the Town Hall to Co. A, 6th Reg't, Richardson Light Guard, two evenings during the ensuing year, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To grant free use of hall as requested.
ART. 59. To see if the town will choose a committee to report a systematic plan of numbering the houses in town, which shall cover all points connected with the subject and place it on a permanent basis, said plan to be deposited with the Town Clerk for the information of all the citizens.
VOTED. To refer to a committee of three. 86 yes ; 76 no. Jas. F. Emerson, Robert Blyth and W. D. Deadman were appointed.
ART. 60. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of. seventy-five dollars to pay the Superintendent of Fire Alarm for the ensuing year, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To raise and appropriate $50.
ART. 61. To see if the town will vote to change the day of its an- nual meeting to the first Monday of March in each year.
VOTED. To change the date from the first Monday in April to the: first Monday in March.
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ART. 66. To see if the town will permit the Society named "Mish- kan Israel" to bury in their burial lot recently owned by Michael Goodwin.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone action under this article.
ART. 67. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to have prepared a comprehensive index of the town records since its incorporation in 1812, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To refer this article to the Selectmen to investigate, ascer- tain the expense and report at a future meeting.
ART. 68. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen to have prepared plans for establishing a system of street grades, and raise and appropriate the sum of $1800 therefor, or what they will do about it.
VOTED To indefinitely postpone action.
ART. 69. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the purchase of 600 feet of fire hose to be used by the Volunteer Hose Co. under the direction of the Board of Fire Engineers, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. $330 as requested in this article.
ART. 71. To see if the town will vote to change the name of a street running from Nahant to Charles street, now called Spring street, to that of Birch Hill Avenue.
VOTED. To change according to this article.
ART. 72. To see if the town will direct its Assessors to have printed a list of taxable polls and estates for the year 1889, and appro- priate money therefor.
ART. 73. To see if the town will erect and maintain a hydrant on Prospect street, near the residence of John A. Tompson and appropriate money therefor, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone action under these articles.
ART. 74. To hear and act on report of Committee on Sewerage, chosen at the last annual meeting.
VOTED. To accept the report as printed in reports of 1889.
ART. 76. To see if the town will authorize its Treasurer to hire money for a term of years, and issue the notes of the town therefor, to pay the expenses of macadamizing Main street from the Town House to the Rockery.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone action.
VOTED. To adjourn to Monday, April 15, at 7.30 P. M.
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Adjourned Town Meeting, April 15, 1889.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator.
VOTED. To take up Article 27.
VOTED. To raise and appropriate $1,200 for Town House repairs.
VOTED. To take up Article 7.
VOTED. To transfer $200 from School Contingent to Regular School Fund.
VOTED. To take up Article 50.
A motion to reconsider vote under this article was rejected.
VOTED. To take up Article 49.
Mr. Michael Low presented a report of the Committee ap- pointed April 1st, on electric lighting.
VOTED. To accept the report.
VOTED. That action under this report be postponed to the next annual town meeting.
VOTED. To take up Article 14.
VOTED. To raise and appropriate $2,100 for care of street lamps.
VOTED. To take up Article 10.
VOTED. To raise and appropriate $1,000 more for Fire Department.
VOTED. To take up Article 69.
VOTED. To adjourn to Monday, April 22, at 7.30 P. M.
Adjourned Town Meeting, April 22, 1889.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator.
Article 69. Motions to lay on the table and to indefinitely post- pone were lost. A motion to refer to a committee to investigate and report was ruled out of order.
VOTED. That Engineer Cobb be allowed to make an explanation in regard to the purchase of hose for the Volunteer Hose Co. Mr. Cobb made a satisfactory explanation and it was VOTED. To indefinitely postpone further action.
The committee to whom were referred Articles 29 to 39 inclu- sive, 41 to 44 inclusive, and 62 to 65 inclusive, then made the following
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REPORT.
Your Committee, in accordance with the vote of the town, gave a hearing to the parties interested, at the Selectmen's room, on two evenings, and also at the places named in the articles, visiting and examining these 20 localities during one-half day. After this inves- tigation it appears to us that there are many other places equally needing the expenditure of money, and in view of this fact, and of the large number of articles annually placed in the warrant calling for special appropriations for objects properly in charge of the Highway Department, we are unanimous in the opinion that no special appro- priations should be made except in cases where special reasons exist, requiring them.
We find special reasons in connection with only two of the articles referred to us, namely, Articles 34 and 37.
We recommend the town to appropriate $500 to be expended on Greenwood and Spring streets, Boyntonville, as asked in Article 34, and for the reasons given by the Selectmen in their annual report of this year.
We also recommend the town to appropriate $500 to be expen- ded on Prospect street, as requested in article 37 and as ordered by the County Commissioners some four years ago, said decree having been carried out on the western but not on the eastern portion of the street.
We make further recommendations as to the following articles :
Article 33. That it be indefinitely postponed, as we do not con- sider it the duty of the town to drain this land.
Article 35. That the town widen Water street, as requested in this article, if the land for the purpose be given.
Article 36. That the bridge named in this article be repaired by the proper authorities, upon whom its maintenance devolves.
Article 39. That it be indefinitely postponed being covered by Article 34.
As regards the other articles referred to us, namely Articles 29, 30, 31, 32, 38, 41, 42, 43, 44, 62, 63, 64 and 65, we recommend the town to refer them to the Supt. of Streets, the costs to be taken from the regular Highway Appropriation, which we recommend be in- creased in the sum of $1000 to defray expenses incurred in carrying out the repairs and improvements contemplated by these articles. This reference to the Supt. of Streets coincides with the request of several parties interested and appearing before your Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
S. O. Richardson, Geo. E. Ricker, J. Wallace Grace, H. H. Savage, W'm. F. Young, Wm. K. Perkins, Michael Low, A. H. Thayer.
WALDO E. COWDREY, Sec.
VOTED. To accept the report.
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A motion to increase the amount to be added to Highway Appropriation to $2000 was rejected, and also a motion to in- crease the amount for Greenwood street to $700.
A motion as amended to increase the regular Highway Ap- propriation in the sum of $3250, of which $500 should be expended on Prospect street, $500 on Greenwood street, $500 on Vernon street, $500 on Melvin street, $500 on Broadway and $250 for sidewalk on Lowell street, was carried. Yes, 99 ; no, 94. VOTED. To reconsider this motion amending the Committee's report. Yes, 116 ; no, 95.
VOTED. To adopt the report as presented by the Committee.
VOTED. To take up Article 40.
J. F. Emerson presented a report of the Committee on this article in regard to the drainage of the Foundry and Lake streets district and recommending an appropriation of $600 to make a proper drainage.
VOTED. To accept and adopt the report.
VOTED. To take up Article 74.
Motion of Dr. S. W. Abbott to adopt the report of the Com- mittee on Sewerage and carry out the plans proposed, was rejected.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone action.
VOTED. To take up Article 17.
VOTED. To reconsider all action previously taken under this article. After a long discussion it was
VOTED. To raise and appropriate $3,845, to pay rental of hydrants the year ensuing, as follows : 60 at $50, equals $3,000 ; 18 at $40 equals $720 and 5 at $25 equals $125.
VOTED. To take up Article 9.
VOTED. To appropriate $1000 more for Highways and Bridges.
VOTED. To take up Article 34.
VOTED. To appropriate $500 for the purposes of this article.
VOTED. To take up Article 37.
VOTED. To appropriate $500 for the purposes of this article.
The Committee to whom were referred Articles 56 and 75 then reported in favor of committing this subject to the Selectmen with full power to act, in view of the prospect of an early intro- duction of an electric lighting system.
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VOTED. To accept and adopt the report.
VOTED. To take up Article 40.
VOTED. To reconsider the action taken while acting under this article.
VOTED. To refer the matter to the Selectmen.
VOTED. That this meeting be now dissolved.
TOWN MEETING, APRIL 22, 1889.
Pursuant to a warrant calling together the voters to act upon an Amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts, as fol- lows : "The manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors to be used as a beverage are prohibited," and to act upon town af- fairs, at 1 o'clock, P. M., the voters met and were called to order by Chairman Savage of the Selectmen, who read the warrant. Prayer was offered by Rev. N. R. Everts.
VOTED. To keep the polls open until 5 o'clock. P. M.
R. L. Cooper and W. W. Bessey were appointed to work the patent ballot box, and Chas. H. Davis and Waldo E. Cowdrey to take charge of the voting list. At 9.15 o'clock, A. M., the polls were declared open.
At 1 o'clock, P. M., the meeting was called to order for the transaction of town business.
ART. I. To choose by ballot a Moderator to preside in said meet- ing. John M. Gate had seven votes and II. H. Savage, one, and John M. Cate was declared elected Moderator.
ART. 2. To see if the town will rescind the vote passed at the an- nual town meeting, April 1, while acting under Article 57, of the warrant.
VOTED. To rescind the above named vote.
ART. 3. To see if the town will grant the use and custody of the Yale Engine to the Veteran Firemen's Association, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To grant as requested.
ART. 4. To see what action the town will take in regard to the suit brought against the town by Hattie D. M. Clark, for injuries received on the highway.
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VOTED. To refer to the Selectmen, with power to employ counsel to defend the suit.
ART. 5. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to hire money on a term of years and to issue notes of the town there- for, to provide funds to pay for the erection of a school-house, as voted at the annual meeting, April I.
VOTED. That the Town Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to hire the sum of $12,000, and to issue notes or bonds of the town therefor, one-third payable in the year 1895, one-third in 1896, and one-third in 1897, and that said amounts be included in the tax levies of the years named. Yes, 41 ; No, o.
AAT. 6. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to pay for the repairs on the steamer.
VOTED. To pass this article over.
ART. 7. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $35 to change and improve Battery, thereby saving two-thirds of the present cost.
VOTED. To pass this article over.
VOTED. That this meeting be now dissolved, so far as relates to town business. At 5 o'clock the polls were closed, the votes counted and the result of the ballot declared as tollows : Amend- ment to the Constitution, Yes, 425 ; No, 454.
VOTED. That this meeting be now dissolved.
TOWN MEETING, JULY 22, 1889.
ARTICLE I. To choose, by ballot, a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
Edward A. Upton was unanimously elected Moderator.
ART. 2. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee appoint- ted at the annual meeting, to take charge of building a new school-house.
The report was read by W. E. Cowdrey, Secretary of the Com- mittee, showing that Wait & Cutter were employed as architects and made detailed plans and drew specifications upon which bids were invited, and received from three contractors for the
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heating and ventilating, and from five builders for the rest of the contract, the lowest bid for the entire contract being $15,- 885, ($2,385 and $13,500 respectively.)
In addition to this amount it was estimated that 5 per cent. would be required for incidentals-5 per cent. for services of architects and $500 for furnishing, making the total necessary to erect the building as called for by vote of the town, $18,000. This was so large an addition to the original appropriation of $12,000 that the committee thought best to report the whole matter to the town for instructions.
VOTED. To lay the report on the table.
ART. 3. To see if the town will appropriate an additional sum of money to carry out the vote of the town to erect a new school house, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To lay this article on the table.
ART. 4. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to ventilate school buildings, as ordered by Department of Inspec- tion of the District Police.
VOTED. That the School Committee be instructed to investigate as to the best method of meeting the requirements of the District Police in regard to the ventilation of school buildings and report at the next annual town meeting.
ART. 6. To see if the town will rescind the vote whereby it was voted to build a school-house on Academy Hill.
VOTED. To take up this article.
VOTED. . Unanimously, that the vote taken while acting under Article 50 of the warrant for the annual town meeting, April 1, 1889, be rescinded.
ART. 7. To see if the town will choose a Committee to investigate the needs of the town as regards school accommodations and report at the next town meeting, or take such other action in the matter as may be deemed best.
VOTED. That the town choose a committee of 15 to investigate the needs of the town regarding school accommodations and build- ings and report to the next annual town meeting. This commit- - tee to consist of the present building committee, such members of the School Committee as are not now on that committee, and five other citizens, two of whom shall be practical builders.
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The Moderator appointed Wm. K. Perkins, Thos. Kernan, Wm. G. Strong, Otis V. Waterman and W. H. Lee, in addition to the School Committee and Solon O. Richardson, Silas W. Flint, Israel A. Parsons and W. F. Cowdrey of the original building committee.
ART. 5. To see if the town will vote to change the location of the new school-house ordered to be built on Academy Hill, or what they will do about it.
ART. 8. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chapter two hundred and sixty-four of the Public Laws of 1886, entitled : An act to provide for precinct voting in towns.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone action under these articles. .
ART. 9. To see if the town will grant to the Trustees of the Sweetser Lecture Fund the free use of the Town Hall for a course of eight lectures during the season of 1889-90, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. Free use of the hall as requested.
Arr. 10. To see if the town will grant permission to the owner of the Leslie estate (so called), to enclose a piece of land between the dwelling-house and street, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone action.
ART. II. To see if the town will rescind so much of the vote passed May 7, 1883, while acting under article three of the warrant, as relates to one thousand dollars being raised by taxation in the year 1889 and subsequent years.
VOTED. To rescind according to the terms of this article.
ART. 12. To see if the town will rescind so much of the vote passed June 4, 1883, while acting under article eight of the warrant, as relates to fifteen hundred dollars being raised by taxation in the year 1889 and subsequent years.
VOTED. To rescind in accordance with the terms of this article.
ART. 13. To see if the town will rescind so much of the vote passed April 18, 1887, while acting under article eighty of the warrant, as relates to one-third of fifty-five hundred dollars being raised by taxation in the year 1889.
VOTED. To rescind as requested in this article.
ART. 14. To see if the town will rescind so much of the vote passed Nov. 12. 1888, while acting under article five of the warrant, as
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relates to one-half of twenty-six hundred and seventy-five dollars being raised by taxation in each of the years 1889 and 1890. VOTED. To rescind the above named vote.
ART. 15. To see if the town will authorize its Treasurer to hire money on a term of years and to issue notes of the town there- for, for the purpose of renewing or paying such loans maturing during the present municipal year, as are not provided for by taxation.
VOTED. That the Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to hire the sum of six thousand, one hundred and sixty and 84-100 dollars ($6,160.84), and to issue the notes of the town therefor, $1,500 to be made payable in the year 1892 ; $1,000 in the year 1893; $2,323.34 in the year 1894; and $1,337.50 in the year 1895 ; the said amounts to be raised by taxation in the above named years. Yes, 55 ; No, 7.
VOTED. That this meeting be now dissolved.
STATE ELECTION AND TOWN MEETING, November 5, 1889.
Pursuant to a warrant duly drawn and served, the voters assembled at seven o'clock in the forenoon, to bring in their votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor and Attorney General of the Commonwealth ; for Councillor for the Sixth Councillor District ; for a Senator for the Sixth Middle- sex Senatorial District ; for a Representative to the General Court to represent the thirteenth Middlesex Representative District ; for County Commissioner ; for three Commissioners of Insolvency ; for Sheriff of Middlesex County ; for District Attorney for the Northern District and for two special County Commissioners. The votes for the officers above-named were received according to the provisions of Chapter 436 of the Acts of 1888 as amended by Chapter 443 of the Acts of 1889, known as the Australian system of voting. The meeting was called to order and the warrant read by Chairman Sav- age of the Selectmen. Prayer was offered by Rev. L. L. Greene. J. Fred Parker and E. M. Southworth were appointed Inspectors and Thomas Kernan and Wesley T. Harris, Deputies. Chas. H. Davis, Cornelius Donovan, W. E. Cowdrey, A. H. Thayer and Thos. Hickey
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were appointed Tellers ; and R. L. Cooper and W. W. Bessey to work the patent ballot box. D. H. Darling, A. S. Atherton, James Low, G. H. Maddock. C. H. Clark and P. F. Kalaher were appointed counters.
VOTED. To close the polls at 4.30 p. m. At that hour the polls were closed, the register showing 1097 ballots cast. Upon the com- pletion of the count, public declaration in open town meeting was made of the
RESULT OF THE BALLOT. GOVERNOR.
JOHN Q. A. BRACKETT, of Arlington. 572
WILLIAM E. RUSSELL, of Cambridge,
448
JOHN BLACKMER, of Springfield, .
37
Blank, . ยท
39
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
WILLIAM H. HAILE, of Springfield,
579
JOHN W. CORCORAN, of Clinton, .
405
BENJ. F. STURTEVANT, of Boston,
39
Blank,
73
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
HENRY B. PEIRCE, of Abington,
573
WILLIAM N. OSGOOD, of Boston, .
396
GEORGE D. CRITTENDEN, of Buckland,
32
Blank,
94
TREASURER AND RECEIVER GENERAL.
GEORGE A. MARDEN, of Lowell,
564
EDWIN L. MUNN, of Holyoke,
383
FREDERIC L. WING, of Ashburnham,
33
Blank,
II3
AUDITOR.
CHARLES R. LADD, of Springfield,
570
WILLIAM D. T. TREFRY, of Marblehead,
375
WILLIAM H. GLEASON,
33
Blank.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ANDREW J. WATERMAN, of Pittsfield, . ELISHA B. MAYNARD, of Springfield,
564
382
ALLEN COFFIN, at Nantucket,
33
Scattering,
I
Blank.
II7
.
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COUNCILLOR, SIXTH DISTRICT.
BYRON TRUELL, of Lawrence, .
556
CHAS. J. WILLIAMS, of Acton.
.
378
AMOS E. HALL, of Everett, 37
Blank.
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY, NORTHERN DISTRICT.
PATRICK H. COONEY, of Natick, .
640
FRANK M. FORBUSH, of Natick,
. IO2
Blank,
354
SHERIFF.
HENRY G. CUSHING, of Lowell,
721
JOHN HOWARD NASON, of Woburn, 76 .
Blank,
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