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VOTED. To do so, and that the Town Report shall be issued seven days, at least, before the annual meeting.
ART. 35. To see if the town will authorize and instruct the Town Clerk to have the maps and plans of the public streets and places belonging to the town, paged and numbered in book form, and provided with an index, to secure them from loss, and for the convenience of citizens, the cost to be paid from the miscellaneous fund, or what they will do about it. VOTED. To so authorize.
ART. 36. To see if the town will authorize the Collector of Taxes, and also the Town Treasurer, to contract with some incorporated company, legally authorized to act, to furnish sufficient sureties on their official bonds as such Collector and Treasurer, the cost of the same to be paid from the miscel- laneous fund, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. That until otherwise ordered by the town, the Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes be authorized to procure their official bonds in the manner indicated in this article, and that the amount of said bonds of the Treasurer be $25,000; and of the Collector, $15,000 as a maximum, and that the Collectors be instructed to never retain in their pos- session any sum in excess of their bonds.
VOTED. To take up article 63.
ART. 63. To see if the town will take any action with the view to preserve good fishing in Crystal lake to the interest of town residents, or what it will do about it.
The time having arrived, the meeting was adjourned to Mon- day, March 9, 1891 at 7.30, P. M.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 9, 1891.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator and Article 63 was taken up.
VOTED. To refer this article to the Fish Committee.
VOTED. To take up Article 76.
ART. 76. To see if the town will vote to petition the Legislature for authority to build a gas or electric light plant, or both, with authority to manufacture light for public use, and also to sell light for private use, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. That the Selectmen be instructed to petition the Legis- lature as indicated in the article.
VOTED. To take up Article 83.
ART. 83. To see if the town will permit the Congregational Mishkan Israel Society to use for the purpose of burial, the land situated on Lakeside avenue, and purchased by said society, of Mr. Goodwin.
VOTED. That it is the deliberate sense of the town in annual meeting assembled, that the permission asked for in this article should be, and hereby is, refused.
VOTED. To take up Article 72.
ART. 72. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars to build and grade a sidewalk on the south side of Hart street, from Valley street to Melvin street, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To refer to Road Commissioners.
ART. 37. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the purchase of six hundred feet of hose, the same to be used by the Volunteer Hose Company under direction of the Board of Engineers.
VOTED. To refer to committee of three, to investigate and report at adjournment of this meeting. Chair appointed Geo. H. Maddock, E. H. Walton and W. E. Cade.
VOTED. To take up Article 68.
ART. 68. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee appointed to take into consideration the subject matter of 3
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articles 4 and 8 of the town warrant of Jan. 6, 1891, and report thereon at the annual town meeting.
VOTED. To accept report of Committee as printed.
VOTED. To adopt the report.
VOTED.
To take up Article 14.
VOTED.
$2,000, and that the Selectmen be authorized to con- tract for lighting the streets for three months and to renew the contract if it is for the best interest of the town.
VOTED. To take up Article 76.
A motion to reconsider vote of the town on this article was rejected.
VOTED. To take up Article 44.
ART. 44. To see if the town will reimburse the Curator of the Sweetser Fund Lectures for money advanced by him to pay bills in excess of receipts for the season of 1890-'91, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To authorize the Selectmen to reimburse Curator in the sum of $24.75 out of miscellaneous expenses and pay bills in excess of receipts for season 1890-'91.
ART. 57. 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 Richard- son Light Guards, for two evenings; to the Womans, Christian Temperance Union for six evenings.
VOTED. To do so.
VOTED. To adjourn to Monday, April 6, 1891, at 7.30 o'clock P.M.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, APRIL 6, 1891.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator.
VOTED. To take up Article 6.
VOTED. $1,000 additional for interest on town debt.
ART. 38. To see if the town will extend the fire alarm system, and raise and appropriate money therefor, in conformity to Engineer's request.
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A motion that $500 be raised and appropriated was rejected ; no other action taken.
ART. 39. To see if the town will discontinue the use of the Chemical Fire Engine, and substitute ten Johnson pumps to be distributed throughout the East Ward under the direction of the Forest Fire Wardens, and appropriate money for the purchase of said pumps, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone action.
The Committee appointed under Article 37 at last meeting, made a verbal report and recommended the town to purchase 600 feet of new hose.
VOTED. To appoint a Committee of three by Chair, to purchase 600 feet, 22-inch hose; said hose to be warranted to stand a pressure of 500 pounds, and be guaranteed for not less than five years, and to raise and appropriate $330 to pay for same when received and approved.
VOTED. To take up Article 7 again.
VOTED. To increase the appropriations for School Contingent Expenses $625.
VOTED. To take up Article 74.
ART. 74. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to grade and drain Vernon street, and repair the sidewalks thereon from Pleasant street to Salem street, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. $700.
VOTED. To take up the remaining articles in the warrant in their order.
VOTED. To take up Article 44.
VOTED. To reconsider the vote previously passed, and the proper custodian of the fund be instructed to pay Curator $24.75, the amount of deficiency, out of the surplus now on hand. ART. 40. To see if the town will authorize and instruct the Engineers to purchase eight Johnson pumps, and place four of them with the Hook and Ladder Company and four with the Carter Hose Company, or what it will do about it. VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
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ART. 41. To see if the town will request the Engineers of the Fire Department to accept and appoint as members of each fire company, persons who live and work in the district in which the Company is located, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. To refer to Board of Engineers.
ART. 42. To see if the town will instruct the Fire Engineers in regard to the loan of overcoats purchased by the town-to members of the Fire Department-to take a receipt and agreement for their proper care and return when demanded by the Engineers, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. To refer to the Board of Engineers with instructions to act in accordance with the tenor of the article.
ART. 43. To see if the town will authorize the Forest Fire War- dens to use the unexpended appropriation of last year for the purchase of seventeen Johnson pumps needed to properly supply districts wanting them, or what it will do about it.
As all unexpended appropriations are turned into the Town Treasury, no action was taken.
ART. 45. To see if the town will authorize and instruct the Fish Committee to invest the net proceeds of the income from fish permits in German Carp spawners, or some other species of edible fish not found in the waters of Wakefield, and deposit the said fish in Lake Quannapowitt, or what it will do about it. VOTED. To so authorize.
ART. 46. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, for the purpose of improving Main street, from near to Lawrence street to Cordis street, in accordance with the bounds established by the County Commissioners, which sum was voted last year and raised-but has not yet been expended, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. $1,500.
ART. 47. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to hire counsel to defend the town in the matter of a temporary injunction on the Main street appropriation last year, that some decision may be reached, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
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ART. 48. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars for the purpose of repairing the bridge on Vinton street, so called, leading from Valley street easterly across Saugus river, to make the bridge twelve feet wide, and also the bed of the river twelve feet wide and two feet deeper than at present, from Vinton street bridge, so called, to Water street, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. $200.
VOTED. To refer to Road Commissioners, and that they be in- structed to let the work out by contract to lowest responsible® bidder.
ART. 49. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars to build a sidewalk on either side of Traverse street, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. To refer to Road Commissioners.
ART. 50. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars to grade and repair Emerald street, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. To refer to Road Commissioners, and that they be in- structed to expend the sum of $200.
ART. 51. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars to complete repairs needed on Green- wood street, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. To lay on table.
VOTED. To adjourn for one week at 7 1-2 o'clock, P. M.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, APRIL 13, 1891.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator. VOTED. To take Article 51 from the table.
A motion to raise and appropriate $500 was rejected.
VOTED. To refer this article to the Road Commissioners.
VOTED. To take Article 25 from the the table.
The Committee to whom was referred Articles 3 and 4 of the warrant of town meeting held August 4, 1890, relative to
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the purchase of land for a new burying ground, presented. their report.
VOTED. To accept the report.
VOTED. To refer subject matter of these articles to a new com- mittee, they to advertise for proposals for land, and report at a future town meeting, with recommendations. Chair ap- pointed John A. Sanborn, Waldo E. Cowdrey and Daniel G. Walton.
ART. 52. To see if the town will grade the street and repair the sidewalk on Maple street, and appropriate the sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars therefor, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. $100, and that the Road Commissioners be instructed to do the work.
ART. 53. To see if the town will widen Water street, and build a sidewalk from Farm street to Brook avenue, and raise and appropriate money therefor, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. For purposes named in article, $300.
ART. 54. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars to grade Highland street, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. $200.
ART. 55. To see if the town will instruct the Road Commission- ers to relay the drain between Elm street and Boston and Maine Railroad through land now or formerly of G. H. Smith, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. To refer to Road Commissioners.
VOTED. To take Article 17 from the table.
VOTED. That the whole matter of Article 17 be referred to a committee of five, they to examine what votes the town has passed, what action the Selectmen or any body of men have taken in regard to the contracts for hydrants with the Wake- field Water Company for the past eight years, and report to town at the adjournment of this meeting. Thomas Hickey, Wm. F. Young, O. V. Waterman, James H. Carter and Wm. B. Daniel were appointed on this committee.
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VOTED. To take up Article 13.
VOTED. $1000 additional for Police Department.
VOTED. To adjourn this meeting for one week at 7 1-2 o'clock, P. M.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, APRIL 20, 1891.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator.
ART. 56. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to locate and maintain a street lamp at the corner of Traverse street and Nahent street, and a street lamp at the corner of Foundry street and Maple street, and a street lamp on the northerly side of Otis street, midway between Crescent street and Pleasant street, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. On motion of Michael Goodwin that the Selectmen be authorized to cause lamps and posts to be erected, as asked for, and the sum of $66. Said lamps to be maintained out of the regular appropriation for Street Lights.
ART. 58. To see if the town will appoint a Committee to revise the By-Laws of the town, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. That a committee of three be appointed and report at a future meeting. Chair appointed Wm. N. Tyler, Wm. E. Rogers and Chester W. Eaton.
ART. 59. To see if the town will choose an Appropriation Com- mittee to consider the matter of appropriations for the year 1892, and report in the Town Report of that year.
VOTED. To choose an Appropriation Committee
ART. 60. To see of the town will place a hydrant near the junc- tion of Elm street and Prospect street, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. To lay on table.
ART. 61. To see If the town will locate and maintain a hydrant on West Chestnut street, near the residence of Taylor F. Smith, or what it will do about it.
VOTED. To lay on table.
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ART. 62. To see if the town will instruct the Park Commission- ers to purchase thirty chairs for the band stand on the new Park, and a number of lanterns to sufficiently light the same, and appropriate money therefor, or what it will do about it. VOTED. To refer to Park Commissioners with power to act.
ART. 64. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chap- ter 264 of the Acts and Resolves of 1886, in regard to divid- ing the town into convenient voting precincts for the holding of all meetings for the choice of officers elective by the peo- ple, except town officers.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone this article.
VOTED. To take up Article 39.
A motion by O. Corcoran that the town discontinue the use of the Chemical Engine and substitute ten Johnson pumps to be distributed throughout the East Ward under the direction of the Forest Fire Wards, and that the sum of $50 be raised and appropriated for the purchase of said pumps, and that the Fire Engineers be instructed to employ one man as Steward, to care for all property stored in the Chemical Engine House.
VOTED. That the action taken April 6, indefinitely postponing Article 39, be reconsidered. The motion of O. Corcoran was then rejected and no other action taken.
VOTED. To take up Article 48.
Motion by W. N. Tyler that the action of the town be reconsidered while acting under Article 48, at the adjourned town meeting, April 6.
VOTED. That this motion to reconsider be indefinitely postponed. ART. 65. To see if the town will accept, in regard to Selectmen -the provisions of Sections 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68 of Chap- ter 27 of the Public Statutes of Massachusetts.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 66. To see if the town will vote to elect five, seven or nine Selectmen at its annual meeting in March, 1892, with terms of office expiring in the manner provided in Section 64, Chapter 27 of the Public Statutes.
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VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 67. To see if the town will contract with the Wakefield Water Company to supply the West Ward school house with water, and raise and appropriate money therefor, or what action it will take in the matter.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 70. To see if the town will raise and appropriate six hun- dred dollars to repair Water street from the Boston & Maine railroad crossing near the Centre Depot, to the Saugus town line.
VOTED. To refer to Road Commissioners to do as they think best. ART. 71. To see if the town will place a fire hydrant on Railroad street, at or near the Boston Ice Company's ice houses, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To lay on table.
ART. 73. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of eight hundred dollars for the purpose of building a suita- ble concrete sidewalk on the easterly side of Main street, from Charles street to Water street, the same to be done by and under the direction of the Highway Department, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To lay on table.
ART. 75. To see if the town will authorize and direct the Select- men or officers of the Police to take legal measures to protect Quannapowitt and Crystal lakes against the encroachments of those who throw into the lakes, ashes, garbage, dirt and other substances.
VOTED. That the Honorable Board of Selectmen be ordered and instructed to take legal measures as indicated in the article.
VOTED. To take up Article 73.
VOTED. That the Road Commissioners be instructed to build this sidewalk and to assess the abutters one-half.
Motion to dissolve the meeting was rejected.
ART. 77. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to wait on the Wakefield Water Company and have them remove the water pipe that stops the flow of waste water on Lake street. 4
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VOTED. To pass over this article.
ART. 78. To see if the town will authorize the Road Commis- sioners to cut down trees that do not stand six feet from the fence.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 79. To see if the town will authorize the sale of the marsh land owned by said town situated in Saugus, or what action the town will take in relation thereto.
VOTED. To refer this article to the Town Treasurer and the Board of Selectmen.
ART. 80. To see if the town will raise and appropriate two hun- dred and fifty dollars to pay for the services of the clerk to the School Committee, including the purchase and delivery of text books and supplies.
VOTED. $200.
ART. 82. To see if the town will raise and appropriate two hun- dred dollars for the purpose of purchasing chemical and phi- losophical apparatus for the High School.
VOTED. $200.
ART. 84. To see if the town will purchase suitable property centrally located for the purpose of the removal of the old engine-house thereon, and raise and appropriate money there- for, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 85. To see if the town will extend the fire alarm system to Boyntonville and appropriate money therefor, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To refer to the Board of Fire Engineers with power to act.
VOTED. To take up Article 17.
Committee of five asked for further time. Granted. ART. 59.
The Moderator appointed the following on appropriations, and they were accepted by the town :
Wm. F. Young, John Winship, Richard Britton, Silas W. Flint, W. S. Greenough, Thomas Hickey, Roger Howard,
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Henry H. Savage, W. E. Cowdrey, Austin L. Mansfield, Otis V. Waterman, Michael Low, W. E. Rogers, S. O. Richard- son and Wm. K. Perkins.
A vote of thanks was tendered the Moderator, and $25 appropriated to pay for his services.
The meeting was then dissolved.
TOWN MEETING, MARCH 31, 1891.
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. Edward A. Upton was elected Moderator.
ART. 2. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to purchase a lot of land to which one of the school buildings on Academy Hill can be removed, and to repair and alter said building for use by the town for Fire Department pur- poses, and to take such further action in the matter as may be deemed best.
VOTED. On motion of Wm. S. Greenough, that the town choose a committee of seven to be appointed, of which a majority of the Board of Fire Engineers shall be members, with full power to purchase a lot of land, not to cost over $2,500, and - full power to remove one of the school buildings and alter it into a Fire Department Building.
VOTED. $6,000 for the purposes enumerated above, and that the committee be authorized to use the brick in the old engine house, if deemed wise.
The chair appointed on this commmittee : W. S. Greenough, Roger Howard, Horace W. Dalrymple, Wm. B. Daniel, Wm. G. Strong, Joseph M. Skulley, Hoyt B. Parker, and they were accepted by the town.
VOTED. To adjourn without date.
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TOWN MEETING JUNE 8, 1891,
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. Edward A. Upton was chosen Moderator.
ART. 2. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of four thousand four hundred and eighty dollars for the rental of hydrants for the ensuing year, or what they will do about it. VOTED. To lay on table until the committee chosen under Article 17 of the annual meeting present their report.
ART. 3. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars to grade Main street, and to remove the stone crusher to a more convenient location, for the purpose of preparing such grading, or what they will do in relation thereto.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
VOTED. To take Article 2 from the table.
VOTED. That a committee of five be appointed to take the whole matter into consideration and report at an adjournment of this meeting. Chair appointed Thomas Hicky, Wm. F. Young, O. V. Waterman, James H. Carter and Wm. B. Daniel.
ART. 4. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of five hun- dred dollars for the repair of Prospect street, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 5. To see if the town will authorize the sale of the old Academy school building, so called, or what action they will take in the matter.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 6. To see if the town will establish a street light at the easterly end of Crescent court, or near thereto, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To refer to Selectmen.
ART. 7. To see if the town will instruct the Road Commissioners to remove the large elm tree in front of the high school build- ing, or what action they will take in relation thereto.
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VOTED. That the Road Commissioners be instructed not to remove the tree.
ART. 8. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars to pay the damage and cost of the suit of Rebecca C. Arrington, or what they will do in relation thereto.
VOTED. $1,500.
ART. 9. To see if the town will place a fire hydrant on Railroad street, at or near the Boston Ice Company's ice houses, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To pass this article over.
ART. 10. To hear and act upon the report of the Road Commis- sioners relative to laying out Cedar Hill avenue, so called, and Cross street and Curve street, so called, on plan of lands of the Wakefield Real Estate and Building Association, in accordance with the report of Road Commissioners, and appropriate money for grading said streets, or what action the town will take in relation thereto.
The report of ths Road Commissioners was accepted. Said report recommended that $600 be raised and appropri- ated for grading said streets.
VOTED. To change the name of Cedar Hill avenue, so called, to Fairmount avenue, and Cross street, so called, to Hillside avenue.
VOTED. To adopt the report as amended.
VOTED. That the Road Commissioners advertise for bids and the work let out to the lowest responsible bidder.
VOTED. That the Road Commissioners be instructed, if they have the power or legal authority, to assess the abutters for the expense.
VOTED. To adjourn to June 15, 1891, at 7.30 o'clock P. M.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, JUNE 15, 1891.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator.
ART. 11. To see if the town will employ a competent engineer to establish a proper grade of the streets of the town of Wakefield, and appropriate money for the same, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
VOTED. To take up Article 2.
After hearing and accepting report of Committee it was
VOTED. To appropriate $4,480 for the rental of hydrants for year ensuing.
VOTED .. To adjourn this meeting without date.
TOWN MEETING, JULY 20, 1891.
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
E. A. Upton was chosen Moderator.
ART. 2. To see if the town will appropriate an additional sum of three thousand dollars for miscellaneous expenses, or what action they will take.
VOTED. $3,000.
ART. 3. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars in addition. to the sum already appropriated for concrete work, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. $500.
ART. 4. To see if the town will appropriate a part of the money received from fines paid into court, for police service, or what they will do about it.
VOTED. To indefinitely postpone.
ART. 5. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of five hun- dred dollars for the repair of Prospect street, or what action they will take in the matter.
VOTED. $500, and that the work be done under direction of the Road Commissioners.
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ART. 6. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to con- tract for electric lighting for the remainder of the year and appropriate money therefor, or what they will do about it.
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