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168 AUDITORS' FINAL STATEMENT.
During the year ending Jan. 31, 1890, the Selectmen have drawn 854 orders on the Treasurer, amounting to $59,264.82, and representing between 11 and 12 hundred bills, which we have examined and certify to be correct. We have also examined the books of the Collector of Taxes and find them correct, and the account of T. J. Skinner, as Treasurer of the Public Library and Reading Room, which is correct. The receipts of all depart- ments paying over money to the Town Treasurer have been verified. The details of expenditures in the different departments will be found on pages 97 to 132. The accounts of the Library and Reading Room are inserted between pages 94 and 95. No town orders were drawn for these bills as the law puts it in charge of the Town Treasurer if the town so elect. The amount paid out by the Treasurer on this account, $1,365.05, and on town debt and interest, $6,265.12, added to the amount of town orders drawn as above, $59,264.82, will give the total expendi- tures, as shown in our final balance sheet (page 132) $66,894.99. We have examined the accounts of T. J. Skinner, Town Treas- urer, (pages 68 and 69), and find them correct and well kept. with proper vouchers for all receipts and payments, and that he has a cash balance of $2,318.77 on deposit in the Nat. Bank of South Reading. We also certify that he holds $10,000 in town bonds as stated on page 71, (C. Sweetser Lecture Fund), and $3,000 in town of Wakefield notes, (see page 70), representing the Hurd and Wakefield Library Funds, and has $1,000 deposited in Wakefield Savings Bank, (C. Sweetser Burial Lot Fund).
So far as the finances of the town come under our supervision we find them well managed and we believe them to be so through- out. It only remains for the voters to exercise a wholesome economy where needed, and a prudent liberality where the honor and welfare of the town are concerned.
Respectfully submitted,
WALDO E. COWDREY, WILLIS S. MASON, EVERETT W. EATON,
Auditors.
WAKEFIELD, February 21, 1890.
ERRATA.
PAGE.
Wm. H. Gleason, "of Boston", . 27
Allen Coffin, "of", instead of "at" Nantucket, 27
East Ward Gong : for $82.55 read $83.30,
53
Hose wagon, instead of horse, etc., . 61
Insurance : The policy of $2,000 was not renewed, The policy of $5,000 was,
79
For ' discussion" read "decision", 82
The Wakefield Fund of $500, is invested in a town of Wakefield coupon 4 per cent note, 89
Dog tax 1888, for $676.78 read $667.78, .
97
For "Wm. O. Dyer," read Wm. P. Dyer, 112
For "Mrs. Mary", read Mrs. Margaret Mertins, 124
Under "reasons given for non-attendance at school" the figures in first line should be 12, instead of 312, 9 143
CONTENTS AND INDEX.
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PAGES.
List of Town Officers,
3 and 4
List of Jurors,
5
Record of Town Meetings,
6 to 31
Town Clerk's Statistics, :
32 to 45
Reports of
Police Department, . 46 to 48
Tax Collector's Statements, 49
Appropriation Committee, . . 50 and 51
Assessors, .
52
Supt. Fire Alarm, . 53 and 54
Forest Fire Wards, 55 to 57
Fire Engineers, .
58 to 61
Board of Health,
62 to 65
Overseers of the Poor,
66 and 67 .
Fish Committee,
67
Town Treasurer,
68 to 78
·
Selectmen, 79 to 82
Supt. of Streets, 83 to 88
Trustees of Library and Reading Room, 89 to 96
Board of Auditors, .
.
97 to 132
School Committee, .
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. 133 to 167
-- Auditors' Final Statement,
.
168
THE SEVENTY-NINTH
ANNUAL REPORT -- OF-
THE TOWN OFFICERS
OF WAKEFIELD, MASS., -FOR -
THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1891,
- ALSO, -
THE TOWN CLERK'S RECORD
-OF THE -
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
DURING THE YEAR 1890.
WAKEFIELD, MASS .: PRINTED BY A. W. BROWNELL, ROOM 10, WAKEFIELD'S BLOCK .. 1891.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1890-91.
SELECTMEN.
HENRY HI. SAVAGE, Chairman. J. WALLACE GRACE, WILLIAM N. TYLER, Secretary.
TOWN CLERK, TOWN TREASURER,
CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE. THOMAS J. SKINNER.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
SILAS W. FLINT, Chairman. HIRAM EATON,
THOMAS KERNAN, Secretary.
,
ASSESSORS.
CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE, CHARLES F. WOODWARD, ELWIN I. PURRINGTON.
AUDITORS.
WALDO E. COWDREY, WILLIS S. MASON,
EVERETT W. EATON.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES. - CHARLES F. WOODWARD.
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
HORACE W. DALRYMPLE, Chief. ROGER HOWARD, Secretary. LEVI FLANDERS.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
EDWARD H. WALTON,
Term expires, 1893
WESLEY T. HARRIS,
66 1892
CORNELIUS DONOVAN
1891
CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE (ex officio).
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
SELIM S. WHITE,
Term expires, 1893
MELVIN J. HILL, Treasurer,
66 1893
ASHTON H. THAYER,
66
1892
WILLIAM E. ROGERS, Financial Secretary,
66 1892
EDWARD A. UPTON, .
66
1891
CHARLES J. RYDER, Chairman,
66
1891
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TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
WILLIAM E. ROGERS,
Term expires, 1893'
OTIS V. WATERMAN,
.
1893
REUBEN H. MITCHELL,
1893-
THOMAS WINSHIP,
1892:
SOLON O. RICHARDSON, .
1892
SAMUEL K. HAMILTON,
1892
JUNIUS BEEBE, .
66
1891
THOMAS KERNAN,
66
1891
GEORGE E. DUNBAR,
1891
FISH COMMITTEE.
SAMUEL PARKER, WM. S. GREENOUGH, WM. HARRINGTON WILEY.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
JOS. A. O'LEARY, M. D., J. BARNARD WILEY,. CHARLES E. NILES.
FENCE VIEWERS. - THE SELECTMEN.
POLICE. CHARLES E. NILES, Chief.
ALVIN L. VANNAH,
JAMES A. MCFADDEN,.
GEORGE T. LAMONT,
JOHN F. ALEXANDER,
CHAS. F. DAVENPORT,
W. T. MAXWELL,
CHAS. S. MERRILL,
WILLIAM GOULD,
JOHN H. BUCKLEY,
ROBERT BRAXTON,
CHARLES E. HORTON.
CONSTABLES. CHARLES H. DAVIS, MOSES STAPLES, ISRAEL A. PARSONS:
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
EVERETT NICHOLS, .
Term expires, 1893'
HENRY N. OLIVER,
.
66 1892
FRANK P. HOYT,
.
66 1891
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
JUNIUS BEEBE, GEO. H. MADDOCK, CHAS H. HAWES.
For List of other Town Officers, not chosen by ballot, see Report of Annual Meeting.
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LIST OF JURORS
ACCEPTED BY THE TOWN, NOV. 4TH, 1890.
Aborn, Arthur S. Bachelder, George Bagley, John T. Balcom, Edward A. Boynton, Charles F.
Buckley, Samuel
Hickey, Thomas
Howard, Justin
Burrill, Alonzo P.
Jones, William B.
Kelly, Frank
Clapp, Frank A.
Kelly, Patrick J.
Kernan, Thomas
Kimball, George W.
Knight, Willis II.
Knowles, Charles S.
Lane, Harry E.
Lee, Edward E. Linnell, Arthur P.
Low, James
Mansfield, Austin L.
McCausland, Wm. H. McCleary, John
McCulloch, Peter
McHugh, Timothy J. Mellett, Edward
Merchant, Sydney Merrill, Charles S. Mitts, Charles L.
Greenough, Arthur Hanson, Anthony, Jr. Harrington, Charles T.
Harris, Wesley T. Hartshorne, Charles F. Hathaway, George H. Heath, Elroy N.
Hickey, James
Bumpus, Horatio
Cheney, Charles A.
Cooper, Reuben L.
Cronan, James
Cutler, Fred E.
Daland, Everett G.
Daly, Denis
Daniel, Wm. B.
Davenport, Charles F.
Donovan, John C.
Dwyer, Thomas E.
Eager, George B.
Emery, Albert T.
Eustis, Henry W.
Fairbanks, Z. F. Fish, George E.
Foster, Harry
Gardner, Charles A. Gilman, Joseph M. Grant, Frank E. Green, Louis A.
Nichols, Jefferson J. Oliver, Henry N. Oxley, J. Clarence Parker, Hoyt B. Parker, J. Fred.
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Parker, Samuel
Parsons, Israel A.
Patch, Fred. C.
Pitman, Lawrence J. Pope, Henry W.
Ransom, Robert C.
Ronan, Michael
Scoville, George II.
Shaw, Josiah M. Sherman, Marcus M.
Southworth, Ezra M.
Travis, Horace G.
Tyzzer, George R. Walton, Charles E. Walton, Solon Waterman, Otis V. White, Samuel L. Wiley, J. Barnard Wiley, Peter B. Winship, Charles N.
Woodman, Alvin B. Wright, Dexter C.
RECORD OF TOWN MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JAN. 31ST, 1891 ...
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 3, 1890.
ARTICLE 1. To choose by ballot a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
Waldo E. Cowdrey was elected Moderator, and assumed the duties of that office.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Wm. F. Cook.
ART. 2. To act upon the acceptance of the reports of Town Officers as printed.
VOTED. To accept the Reports as printed.
ART. 3. To bring in their votes on one ballot for Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, Tax Collector, Park Commissioners, Board of Health, Constables, Fence Viewers, Fish Committee, three Trustees of the Beebe Town Library, for a term of three years, Board of three Auditors, and three Road Commissioners, one for a term of three years, one for two years, and one for one year. Upon a separate ballot to bring in their votes for two mem- bers of the School Committee for a term of three years ; these
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ballots will be received at the same time and in the same. box.
Upon a separate ballot to bring in their votes in answer to. the question "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intox- icating liquors in this town?"
Form of ballot "Yes" or "No" in answer to that question : these ballots will be received in the Standard registering box at the same time.
The Moderator appointed W. W. Bessey and I. A. Parsons. to work the Patent Ballot Box.
The polls were then declared open for the reception of ballots. for the various officers mentioned in Article 3 and for votes upon the license question.
VOTED. To keep the polls open until 5 o'clock, P. M.
After the close of the polls at the appointed hour the votes. were counted and the result declared by the Moderator in open town meeting as follows :
TOWN CLERK.
Charles F. Hartshorne,
· (Elected) 756
Thomas J. Skinner,
(Elected)
756
Scattering,
1
SELECTMEN.
Henry H. Savage,
. (Elected)
634
William N. Tyler,
622
J. Wallace Grace,
66
538
Michael Low,
322
Wmn. B. Daniel, .
52
Otis V. Waterman,
32
Scattering, .
4
ASSESSORS.
Charles F. Hartshorne,
(Elected)
745
Charles F. Woodward,
66
734
Elwin I. Purrington,
.
.
.
729
Scattering, .
28
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Hiram Eaton,
(Elected)
735
Silas W. Flint,
.
.
730
Thomas Kernan,
611
Scattering, .
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TOWN TREASURER.
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Charles F. Woodward, . ·
(Elected) 512
J. Fred Parker, ·
248
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
Junius Beebe,
(Elected)
756
George H. Maddock,
.
.
.
748
Charles H. Hawes,
.
.
.
.
733
Scattering, .
29
BOARD OF HEALTH.
J. Barnard Wiley,
(Elected)
750
Joseph W. Heath, M.D.,*
740
Joseph A. O'Leary, M.D.,
66
727
Scattering, .
19
CONSTABLES.
Charles H. Davis,
(Elected)
764
Israel A. Parsons,
756
Moses Staples,
.
.
755
Scattering, .
.
.
FENCE VIEWERS.
(Elected)
753
Charles H. Stearns,
741
Reuben H. Mitchell,
727
Scattering, .
40
FISH COMMITTEE.
Samuel Parker,
· (Elected)
760
Wm. Harrington Wiley,
.
757
Wm. S. Greenough,
.
.
.
.
·
739
Scattering, . .
9
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
William E. Rogers,
3 years, .
(Elected)
753
Otis V. Waterman,
745
Reuben H. Mitchell,
66
608
George H. Teague,
.
.
·
.
144
Scattering, .
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.
.
6
AUDITORS.
Everett W. Eaton,
(Elected)
761
Willis S. Mason, .
.
.
.
66
760
Waldo E. Cowdrey,
.
.
754
Scattering, .
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4
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8
George H. Teague,
66
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66
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* Dr. Heath declined to serve, and Charles E. Niles was elected to fill the vacancy, by the Boards of Selectmen and Health.
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66
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66
66
66
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Melvin J. Hill,
3 years, .
(Elected) 256
Selim S. White,
.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Everett Nichols,
3 years,
(Elected)
412
George W. Killorin,
341
Aldis Walton,
66
17
Scattering, .
11
Henry N. Oliver,
2 years,
(Elected)
669
Everett Nichols,
25
John W. Jenkins
17
Scattering, .
13
Frank P. Hoyt,
1 year,
(Elected)
657
Michael O'Connell,
66
.
42
Scattering, .
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VOTE ON THE QUESTION OF LICENSE.
Yes, 243. No, 385.
ART. 4. To choose all other needed town officers.
VOTED. That a committee of three be appointed by the Modera- tor to nominate a committee of thirteen, three from the Cen- tre and two from each of the outer wards, who shall nomi- nate a list of officers not chosen by ballot. Messrs. Michael Low, J. Wallace Grace, and Wm. K. Perkins were appoin- ted, and they reported the following committee of thirteen : Centre Ward-W. S. Greenough, T. J. Skinner, D. H. Darling.
North Wm. K. Perkins, Geo. R. Morrison, Denis Daly.
South 66 H. H. Savage, A. H. Thayer.
East 66 J. T. Burditt, Geo. K. Walton.
West George H. Teague, C. Donovan.
Little World-Geo. E. Donald.
VOTED. To adopt the reported list.
At a later hour this committee made a report which was accepted and adopted as follows :
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND MERCHANDISE.
M. C. Evans, *A. A. Mansfield, A. L. Mansfield,
*Denis Greany , A. W. Chapman, *Geo. K. Gilman,
*Geo. W. Aborn.
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256
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MEASURERS OF WOOD.
Denis Greany, *A. A. Mansfield, A. L. Mansfield,
*Charles Gorham, M. C. Evans, H. N. Oliver,
L. B. Eaton, *E. E. Lee, Ira Atkinson.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
*Chas. F. Bickford,
Roger Howard, C. W. Trow,
*A. H. Look,
E. I. Purrington.
FIELD DRIVERS.
*H. W. Savage, R. J. Daly, B. F. Shedd,
O. C. Potter, L. W. Flint, Jr.
Simeon Parker, H. N. Oliver, L. S. Morrill, *Geo. K. Walton ..
At this stage of the meeting Mr. Cowdrey resigned the office of Moderator, and Article 1 was again taken up and Edward A. Upton was unanimously elected Moderator, re- ceiving 8 votes.
VOTED. To take up remaining articles of the warrant in regular order.
VOTED. To postpone further consideration of the town warrant to 1 o'clock, P. M. At that hour the meeting took up
ART. 5. To see if the town will authorize its Treasurer to hire money to pay all demands in anticipation of taxes.
VOTED. That the Town Treasurer be authorized, with the appro- val of the Selectmen, to hire money in anticipation of the taxes of the current municipal year, and to issue notes of the town therefor, and all debts so incurred shall be paid from said taxes.
ART. 6. To raise and appropriate money for the payment of town debt and interest.
VOTED. $3837.50 for the payment of debt and $3000 for the payment of interest.
ART. 7. To raise and appropriate money for schools.
VOTED. $17,800 for the support of schools, and $1800 for school contingent fund, and $1200 for school text-books and sup- plies.
ART. 8. To raise and appropriate money for the support of the poor.
* Qualified.
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VOTED. $5500 and the income from the farm, and $500 for the repair of farm buildings. Also voted that all the supplies of groceries and grain be bought at wholesale for the use of the Poor Department and that a stock be kept at the Alms- house for supplying the demands of the outside poor, that they may have the advantage of wholesale purchases.
ART. 9. To raise and appropriate money for the repairs of high- ways and bridges and determine how it shall be expended.
VOTED. $8000 to be expended under the direction of the Board of Road Commissioners, and that the hauling of all gravel and crushed stone be let out by the cubic yard to the low- est responsible bidders ; such bids to be advertised for in the local papers.
ART. 10. To raise and appropriate money for the Fire Depart- ment.
VOTED. $2300 to be expended by the Engineers, and $200 by the Forest Fire Wards for services and repairs of Johnson pumps, buckets, and cans.
ART. 11. To raise and appropriate money for the Public Library. VOTED. $400 and the dog tax.
ART. 12 To raise and appropriate money for the Public Read- ing Room.
VOTED. $175.
ART. 13. To raise and appropriate money for the salaries of Town Officers.
VOTED. $3725 to be apportioned as reported by the Appropria- tion Committee among Town Officers, and to include $1000 for the Police Dept. and $75 for salary of Forest Fire-wards. ART. 14. To raise and appropriate money for the care of street lamps.
VOTED. $2,100.
ART. 15. To raise and appropriate money for Town House Expenses.
VOTED. $1,600.
ART. 16. To raise and appropriate money for Miscellaneous Expenses.
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VOTED. $3,000.
ART. 17. To raise and appropriate money for the annual rental of hydrants.
VOTED. $3,920.
ART. 18. To see what method the Town will adopt for the col- lection of taxes for the year ensuing.
VOTED. That all taxes shall be due on Sept. 15, 1890, and that a discount of four per cent. be allowed on all taxes paid on or before that date : Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. to be added after Dec. 1, 1890, until paid. That all property taxes not paid on or before April 15, 1891, be advertised and enough sold to pay the tax, interest and expenses.
That all taxes be payable at the office of the Collector, he to notify all persons to be found, by the presentation of their bills, at least two weeks before taxes are due, poll taxes excepted. That the Collector pay all money as fast as col- lected to the Treasurer; and shall be required to settle his tax list within two years from the date of the tax warrant, and, upon his failure to do so, the Treasurer be instructed to sue the Collector's bond.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will authorize the Collector of Taxes for the year ensuing, to use all means for the collection of taxes which a Town Treasurer, when appointed Collector, may use.
VOTED. To so authorize the Collector of Taxes.
ART. 20. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for concrete work.
VOTED. $500 for new concrete sidewalks and crossings where the abutters pay one-half the sidewalk expense; and $500 for the repairs of old sidewalks and crossings.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to provide a Night Watch, and will raise and appropriate money to pay them.
VOTED. $1,800 according to the provision of this article.
ART. 22. To determine the compensation of Enginemen for the year ensuing.
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VOTED. $20 for the firemen of the Centre Ward whose duty it is to respond to all alarms; and $10, to those of the outer wards who answer second or third alarms ; and such pay as awarded by the Forest Fire wards.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate two hundred dollars for the purposes of Memorial Day.
VOTED. $200.
ART. 24. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer to hire money on a term of years and to issue notes or bonds of the Town therefor for the purpose of renewing or paying such loans maturing during the current municipal year as are not provided for by taxation.
VOTED. To pass this article over.
ART. 25. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee on increased school accommodations, appointed at the meeting of July 22.
The report of the Committee, subscribed by its twelve mem- bers, was read by A. H. Thayer, Secretary.
VOTED. To accept the report and lay it upon the table for further action.
ART. 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate fifteen thousand dollars for a new school-house and enlarging, heat- ing and ventilating the Franklin Street school-house, as recommended in the report of the above committee, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To take Article 25 from the table and act on it with this article.
VOTED. $10,000 for a new four-room school-house on the north- erly side of the Academy Hill lot; and $5000 for enlarging the Franklin Street school-house by the addition of two rooms. $5000 to be paid from the taxes of 1895; $5000 from those of 1896 ; and $5000 from those of 1897, and that the Treas- urer be authorized to hire money for the purpose; that the Chairman appoint a Building Committee of five to take charge of the work and that it be let to the lowest responsible bidder.
ART. 27. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate seven thousand five hundred dollars for heating and ventilating the
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High, old High and Grammar school-houses and making necessary alterations.
VOTED. $7500 for the purposes named, the work to be done un- der the supervision of the committee appointed under article 26; and $4000 to be paid in 1898 and $3500 in 1899, the Treasurer being authorized to hire the money.
ART. 28. To see if the town will instruct the School Com- mittee to pay one-half the cost of car fares of scholars from Greenwood attending school in the Centre, and will raise and appropriate two hundred dollars therefor.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone action.
ART. 29. To see if the town will raise and appropriate one hundred dollars for paying a clerk for the School Committee. VOTED. $100 for this purpose.
ART. 30. To see if the town will relay the concrete walk across Water street, opposite the Episcopal Church.
VOTED. To refer to the Road Commissioners.
ART. 31. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to grade, drain and repair the sidewalks on Vernon street from Pleasant to Salem street.
ART. 32. To see if the town will raise and appropriate one hundred dollars to build a sidewalk on the north side of Otis street from Pleasant to Vernon street.
ART. 33. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to build sidewalks and grade Broadway from Albion street to Smith's pond.
VOTED. To refer these three articles to the Road Commissioners. ART. 34. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to re- lieve the district bounded by Broadway, Albion, Lake and Foundry streets, of water flooding it.
VOTED. To refer to the Selectmen to settle with the Boston & Maine Railroad according to a plan already agreed upon with that Corporation.
ART. 35. To see if the town will raise and appropriate three hun- · dred dollars to build a stone bridge under Lake street, of sufficient capacity to carry the water.
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VOTED. To refer to the Selectmen.
ART. 36. To see if the town will raise and appropriate one thou- sand dollars for improving the channel of Saugus river from Water street to the town line.
VOTED. $300 for improving the bridge from the north side of Wa- ter street.
ART. 37. To see if the town will raise and appropriate five hun- dred dollars to drain and repair Park street.
VOTED. To refer to the Road Commissioners.
Motion to raise 8300 was rejected.
ART. 38. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to do a portion of the improvement on Main street, by the side of the pond, ordered by the County Commissioners to be made in two years.
VOTED. $1,500 to be expended under contract.
ART. 39. To see if the town will raise and appropriate five hun- dred dollars to repair Green street.
A motion to raise $500 was rejected.
ART. 40. To see if the town will raise and appropriate three thousand dollars to grade and repair Railroad street from Reading line to the Junction.
VOTED. $3000 to be expended under contract. Yes, 61. No, 42.
VOTED. To take up Article 16 (Miscellaneous Expenses) .
VOTED. $750 in addition, for Common and Park expenses.
ART 41. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to build a sidewalk on the north side of Byron street from the house of John Wooldridge to corner of Gould street.
ART. 42. To see if the town will instruct the Road Commission- ers to build a sidewalk on Water street from the end of the present sidewalk to Farm street.
VOTED. To refer these articles to the Road Commissioners.
ART. 43. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to locate street lamps at the following places : three on Wa- ter street, east of Wiley street; four on Greenwood ave .; two on Main street, south of L. Pitman's; one on the N. W.
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corner of Water and Vernon streets; one on north side of" Otis street, midway between Pleasant and Vernon streets; three on Valley street, and three on Myrtle avenue.
VOTED. To refer to the Selectmen to report at an adjourned or future meeting.
ART. 44. To see if the town will grant the free use of the Town Hall to the following organizations : to Post 12, G. A. R., for the evening of Memorial Day; to the Wakefield High School Cadets for the evening of their annual drill; to the Richardson Light Guard for two evenings; to the Woman's. Christian Temperance Union for six evenings.
VOTED. To grant free use as requested.
ART. 45. To see if the Town will put hydrants on Myrtle ave- ' nue, and contract with the Wakefield Water Company for the same.
VOTED. That the Selectmen contract for three hydrants.
VOTED. To take up Article 17 (Hydrant rental).
VOTED. $120 additional.
ART. 46. To see if the town will change the name of Prospect. street to Lexington avenue, and will name the new street,. leading from Prospect to Elm street, Prospect avenue.
VOTED. To pass this article over.
VOTED. To adjourn to 7.30 o'clock P. M. At that time the. Moderator called the meeting to order.
ART. 47. To see if the town will raise and appropriate one. hundred dollars to enforce the provisions of Chapter 318 of the Acts of 1888, for the protection of great ponds against. any encroachments made in, over, or upon the waters of any great pond in this town below the high water mark, or what. action they will take in the matter.
VOTED. $100 to be expended by the Chief of Police.
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