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The need of some room as an office apart from the general recita- tion rooms is urgent. If parents call to consult with the teachers, if a teacher wishes to have a private conversation with a pupil, if the Principal wishes to have a conference with his teachers, or if, as may happen at any time, a pupil or teacher is taken ill, there is no room in the building adapted for such needs. A new building would not be constructed at the present time without such a room, and a school in an old building has as many reasons for its use. At comparatively small expense the library could be made into a private office and provided with the necessary furniture without destroying in any way its use as a library.
The general attendance of the school is a little better than it was a year ago, still it can be improved if parents will only see the import- ance of faithful attendance to school duties. The discipline, while not perfect, is satisfactory in every way. A serious case of discipline is a rare thing in the school.
In conclusion, I desire to thank the Committee and yourself for the hearty co-operation with which I have been met in every sugges- tion proposed for the advancement of the school.
Very respectfully,
C. T. C. WHITCOMB.
215 FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
APPROPRIATIONS.
General, for teachers, janitors and fuel,
. $21,750 00
Text books and supplies,
.
1,000 00
Incidentals,
1,250 00 .
Total,
$24,000 00
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
General fund,
$21,750 00 ·
Paid teachers,
$17,920 20
" janitors,
1,585 00
" for fuel,
1,976 32
$21,481 52
Balance,
$268 48 ·
CONTINGENT.
Appropriation,
$1,000 00
Tuition,
205 00
Total,
$1,205 00 .
Expended,
1,209 68
Balance overdrawn, .
$4 68
SUPPLIES.
Appropriation,
$1,250 00
Expended,
1,207 91
Balance,
$42 09
Total receipts,
$24,205 00
expenses,
23,899 II
Balance,
.
$305 89
.
.
.
.
216 STATISTICS.
Length of school year, Feb. 1, 1893, to Feb. 1, 1894, Whole number of different pupils registered,
40 weeks.
1570
Number over fifteen years,
169
" between eight and fourteen,
854
Average number belonging,
I292
Average attendance,
I196
Percentage of attendance,
92.6
Number of school buildings,.
·
9
of sittings,
1523
66 of teachers, regular,
32
66
special,
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HIGH SCHOOL STATISTICS, FEB. 1, 1894.
Whole number of different pupils during year,
I73
Largest number at one time,
I35
No. not enrolled in any other school in town during year
I27
No. graduated,
24
No. admitted during year,
56
No. from Advanced Grammar,
46
No. admitted from other schools,
IO
No. from Lynnfield,
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Membership Feb. 1, 1894,
I27
Pupils over 15 years old,
102
No. in Classical Course,
65
No. in English Course,
62
No. preparing for college in Classical Course,
28
No. preparing for Massachusetts Institute Technology, Post Graduates,
4
*Senior Class at present time, 66 66 when entered,
9
Junior Class at present time,
30
when entered, .
54
Second Year Class at present time,
36
when entered
48
First Year Class at present time, when entered,
50
53
Average membership of year,
120.64
Average attendance of year,
114.58
Per cent. of attendance,
94.97
·
*NOTE. When this class entered there was an English Division of 30 pupils. English Division graduated in 1893.
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Number of Pupils belonging, and Averages of Attendance for the Year ending Feb. 3, 1894.
GRADE.
TEACHERS.
Number
belonging.
Average
number.
Average
attendance.
Average
per cent.
High,
C. T. C. Whitcomb,
I27
I20.6
114.6
95.
Advanced Grammar,
Mrs. Wentworth,
72
62.7
59.9
95.5
Lincoln
8,
Miss Warren,
44
42.
40.
95.2
66
6,
Wilkins,
64
55.4
52.4
94.6
66
5,
Charles,
50
60.3
55.2
91.5
66
4,
Nellie Emerson,
60
66.
61.4
93.
66
3,
Mansfield,
64
52.5
48.6
92.5
66
2,
Mason,
64
54.8
50.3
91.8
66
I and 2,
Minnie Emerson,
52
45.8
42.6
93.
Hamilton
7,
Cooper,
40
35.3
32.8
92.9
66
3 and 4,
66
Carter,
55
45.
41.9
93
16
I and 2,
66
Howlett,
88
54.5
50.I
91.9
Franklin 4 and 5,
Dowe,
46
38.8
36.4
93.8
66
3 and 4,
Kelley,
28
29.9
27.I
90.6
I and 2,
Brown,
63
43.6
38.5
88.3
West
4 and 5,
66
Kalaher,
53
50.I
47.I
94.
Greenwood, 4, 5 and 6,
McCormick,
33
35.I
32.I
91.4
66
Thayer,
68
38.I
35.4
92.9
North I to 6,
Munroe,
49
40.9
37.6
91.9
Woodville I to 6,
66
Bateman,
61
41.
35.7
87.1
Montrose, I to 6,
Whitman,
66
46.
41.8
90.9
1,570
I292
I196
92.6
66
Ingram,
43
36.
34.
94.4
66
7,
McLaughlin,
66
56.3
53.4
94.8
66
I,
66 Currier,
104
52.
45.7
87 9
Clara Emerson,
50
46.4
44.
94.8
6,
I, 2 and 3,
Kernan,
60
42.4
37.5
88.4
1, 2 and 3,
8,
66
218
Names of Present Teachers, with Date of Election and Salaries.
GRADE.
TEACHERS.
Elec-
ted.
Sala-
ries.
Where Educated.
High,
C. T. C. Whitcomb, Prin.,
1888|$1900
Amherst College.
66
A. Marion Merrill,
1890
900 M. I. Technology.
66
Florence M. Locke,
1892
700 Abbot Acad'y, Europe.
66
A. Laura Batt,
1891
700 Wellesley College.
66
Carrie E. Strong,
1894
700 Boston University.
Adv. Grammar,
Mrs. M. E. Wentworth,
1871
800 Berwick Academy.
Lillian T. Wilkins,
1892
360 Boston University.
Lincoln
8,
M. Annie Warren,
1871
650 Wakefield High School.
66
8,
Elizabeth F. Ingram,
1881
600 Smith College.
66
6,
Sarah E. Wilkins,
1883
500 Salem Normal.
66
5,
Catharine Johnston,
1892
200 Wakefield High School.
66
4,
Nellie F. Emerson,
1887
400 Salem Normal.
66
3,
L. Josephine Mansfield,
1875
400 Wakefield High School.
66
2,
Carrie L. Mason,
1892 525 Salem Normal.
66
1, 2,
Mary E. Emerson,
1890
525 Wakefield High School.
I,
Hattie A. Currier,
1892
450 Stoneham High School.
Hamilton 7,
Clara E. Emerson,
1879
550 Wakefield High School.
66
1, 2,
Eva E. Howlett,
1881
525 Salem Normal.
Franklin 4, 5,
Harriet L. Dowe,
1893
400 Mt. Holyoke College.
West
4, 5,
Mary A. Kalaher,
1888
400 Salem Normal.
1, 2, 3,
Alice J. Kernan,
1890
360 Wakefield High School.
Greenwood 4, 5, 6,
Lila P. McCormick,
1891
400 Bridgewater Normal.
North, I-6,
Clara H. Monroe,
1892
400 Salem Normal.
Montrose 1-6,
Mabel P. Whitman,
1888
400 Bridgewater Normal.
Woodville, 1-6,
Emma Bateman,
1893
400
Wakefield High School.
Music Teacher,
George F. Wilson,
1876
750
Drawing Teacher,
Annie B. Parker,
1893
400 Prang Normal Course.
Military Inst'r,
-
Philip J. Flanders,
1890
100
7,
Mary E. McLaughlin,
1883
600 Salem Normal.
6,
H. Ella Charles,
1888
400 Brighton Academy.
6,
Blanche I. Cooper,
1886
400 Salem Normal.
3,4,
Fannie E. Carter,
1886
450 Millbury High School.
3, 4,
Mary E. Kelly,
1885
400 Wakefield High School.
1, 2,
M. Ada Brown,
1887
400 Salem Normal.
1, 2, 3, N. H. Thayer,
1883
400| Wakefield High School.
Rebecca O'Connell,
1893
200 Salem Normal.
INDEX.
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Pages.
List of Town Officers,
3 to 5 List of Jurors, 6 and 7
Record of Town Meetings, 8 to 54
Town Clerk's Statistics, . 55 to 80
Report of Selectmen,
81 to 85
Fire Engineers.
86 to 90 .
Board of Health, ·
91 to 94
Chief of Police,
95
Forest Firewards,
·
. 100 to 101 1
Trustees of Library and Read- ing Room, .
. 105 to 112
Librarian, .
.
113
Town Treasurer, · .
. 115 to 127
Tax Collector, . . 128
Assessors, . .
129
Overseers,
·
.
130
Auditors,
. 131 to 177
Road Commissioners. · . 180 to 191
School Committee, .
·
. 193 to 218
THE EIGHTY-THIRD
ANNUAL REPORT
-OF-
The Town Officers
OF WAKEFIELD, MASS.,
-FOR THE- -
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING JAN. 31, 1895,
-ALSO-
THE TOWN CLERK'S RECORD
OF THE- -
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
During the Year 1895.
WAKEFIELD, MASS. : PRINTED AT THE CITIZEN AND BANNER OFFICE.
1895.
Town Officers, 1894=5.
SELECTMEN. OTIS V. WATERMAN, Chairman; CHARLES E. WALTON, Secretary; STILLMAN J. PUTNEY, DANIEL EVANS.
GEORGE W. HARRINGTON,
TOWN CLERK-CHARLES. F. HARTSHORNE. -
TOWN TREASURER-THOMAS J. SKINNER.
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
SILAS W. FLINT, Chairman, . Term expires, 1897
CHARLES H. SPENCER,
66
1896
ELROY N. HEATH, Secretary,
6.
1895
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
HIRAM EATON, Chairman; ALEXANDER GLASS, WILLIS S. MASON, Secretary.
ASSESSORS. CHARLES F. WOODWARD, CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE, ALSTEAD W. BROWNELL.
AUDITORS.
EVERETT W. EATON, ALBERT W. FLINT, GEORGE W. LINNELL.
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES-CHARLES F. WOODWARD.
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT. LEVI FLANDERS, Chief; WILLIAM E. CADE, Secretary; HORACE W. DALRYMPLE.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
WESLEY T. HARRIS,
Term expires, 1895
EDWARD H. WALTON, .
66 1896
CORNELIUS DONOVAN.
66
. 1897
CHARLES F. HARTSHORNE, (ex officio).
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
ASHTON H. THAYER, Chairman, .
Term expires, 1895
WILLIAM E. ROGERS, .
66
66
1895
SELIM S. WHITE, .
66
1896
MISS E. M. GREENWOOD,
MELVIN J. HILL, .
66
1897
WILLIAM B. DANIEL,
66
66
1897
CHARLES E. HUSSEY, Supt. of Schools, Sec'y and Treas.
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SOLON O. RICHARDSON,
Term expires, 1895
THOMAS WINSHIP,
66
66
1895
WILLIAM W. TAFT,
66
66
1895 .
OTIS V. WATERMAN,
66
1896
ASHTON H. THAYER,
"
66
1896
WILLIAM E. ROGERS, .
1896
HARRY FOSTER,
66
66
1897
MAITLAND P. FOSTER,
66
66
1897
HARRIE B. THACHER,
66
66
1897
THOMAS J. SKINNER, (ex officio).
·
66
1896
.
FISH COMMITTEE.
WILLIAM S. GREENOUGH, SAMUEL PARKER, WILLIAM HARRINGTON WILEY.
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
SAMUEL F. LITTLEFIELD, Chairman; DR. CURTIS L. SOPHER, Secretary; CHARLES F. GILMAN, Health Officer.
FENCE VIEWERS.
ROGER HOWARD, CHARLES H. STEARNS, GEORGE H. TEAGUE.
POLICE.
ALVIN L. VANNAH, Chief;
JAMES A. McFADDEN,
JOHN A. MELONEY,
EDWIN F. POLAND,
HENRY L. HASKELL,
JOHN H. BUCKLEY,
JOHN DAY,
CHARLES S. MERRILL,
WARREN B. WILEY,
RUFUS S. DRAPER, FRANK H. ROBINSON,
EDGAR A. HALLETT, ASHLEY E. COOPER,
GEORGE M. KELLEY.
CONSTABLES.
EDWIN F. POLAND, JAMES A. McFADDEN, ALVIN L. VANNAH.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
WINDSOR M. WARD, Chairman; Term expires, 1895
SOLON WALTON, . ·
1896
ARTHUR GREENOUGH,
66 1897
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
CHARLES H. HAWES, GEORGE H. MADDOCK, PHILIP J. FLANDERS.
For list of other Town Officers, not chosen by ballot, see report of Annual Town Meeting.
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LIST OF JURORS
Accepted by the Town November 7, 1894.
Atherton, Arlon S. Atwell, William H. Atwood, Frank H. Balch, Theodore E. Barker, Edward
Barrett, Samuel
Bessey, William W.
Biggs, William Jr.
Boynton, Charles F.
Brownell, Alstead W. Bryant, Albert R. Bumpus, Horatio
Cade, William E. Cairns, James Calkins, James H.
Carter, James H.
Cowdrey, Nathaniel Clapp, Frank A. Clark, Fred O. Clough, Samuel A. ' Connell, Hugh Connell, Joseph Connell, Joseph H. Crosby, Seth
Cuff, Richard J. Curley, Thomas Daland, Everett G. Davenport, Charles F. Davis, Henry Deadman, William D.
Dean, Charles A. Dimick, Augustus D. Donovan, Cornelius Dwyer, Thomas E. Eager, George B.
Eaton, Willard G.
Eaton, Isaac F. Evans, Charles A.
Fell, Thomas H. W. Flanders, Philip J. Flint, Luther W. Foster, Maitland P. Gilman, George K. Gould, William Henry Gove, Merrill W. Gowen, F. A. Greany, Denis
Greenough, William S.
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Hallett, Edgar A. Hart, George E. Hart, Everett Hartshorne, C. F. Hayden, Frank W. Hickey, James A. Hines, Elmer Hodgkins, Fitz Jordan, Frank B. Jenkins, J. W. Keough, T. Jeff Kelley, Frank
Kelley, Patrick J. Kernan, Thomas Kingman, William W. Littlefield, Samuel F. Low, John Low, Joseph K. Low, Joseph K. Jr. Low, Michael Lucas, George F. Lufkin, Stephen W. MacQuinn, William U. McLain, John W. Mansfield, Edward McCulloch, Peter Miller, Edwin C. O'Connell, Jeremiah Oliver, Henry N. Perham, Andrew J. Perkins, Joseph E.
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Perkins, William K. Purrington, E. I. Reagan, John J. Rich, Edward A. Richardson, Solon O. Roberts, Peter S. Sanborn, Oliver G. Sanborn, J. A. Savage, Harry W. Scovell, George H. Sheldon, Otis E. Strong, William G. Sullivan, William 2d Taylor, John H. Thayer, Ashton H. Tingley, Charles E. Turner, Otis G.
Tyzzer, George R. Walton, Daniel G. Walton, Edward H. Walton, Solon Waterman, Otis V. Wentworth, James T. White, Samuel P. Wiley, Peter B. Wiley, William Harrington, Woodward, Charles F. Wright, Albert J. Young, William F. Young, Fred W.
.
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RECORD OF TOWN MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JAN. 31ST, 1895.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 5, 1894.
Article 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. Wm. N. Tyler was elected moderator.
Art. 2. To see if the town will revoke its acceptance of sections 74, 75, 76 and 77 of Chapter 27 of the Public Statutes relating to the election of road commissioners. . Voted. To indefinitely postpone.
Motion to reconsider was lost.
Art. 3. To act upon the acceptance of the reports of town officers as printed.
Voted. That the reports of town officers be accepted as printed.
Art. 4. To bring in their votes on one ballot for Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, five Selectmen, three Assessors, three Overseers of the Poor, one Road Commissioner, for a term of three years, unless the town revokes its acceptance of the law authorizing its election of Road Commissioner ; a Collector of Taxes, three Park Com- missioners, a Board of Health, consisting of three members ; three Trustees of the Town Library for a term of three years, and one for one year; two mem-
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bers of the School Committee for a term of three years, a Fish Committee consisting of three members, three Constables, three Fence Viewers, and three Auditors. Also to bring in their votes in answer to the question "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?" The words Yes and No in ans- wer to that question to constitute the form of such ballot.
Upon a separate ballot "for the use of women quali- fied according to law to vote for members of the School Committee," to bring in their votes for two members of the School Committee for a term of three years ; these ballots will be received at the same time and in the same box. The polls will be kept open for four hours at least and for such longer time as the voters may by vote direct.
Chair appointed the following election officers : Bal- lot clerks, E. M. Southworth, C. Donovan ; check list at gate, J. Fred Parker, Jas. F. Garraty ; to superintend ballot box, W. W. Bessey, Hoyt B. Parker; check list at ballot box, J. W. Grace, R. J. Cuff; counters, T. W. H. Fell, Chas. A. Dean, W. E. Cade, Geo. E. Hart, J. C. Oxley, James A. Hickey, Thos. Hickey, C. W. Locklin, Eugene McDonald, Fred C. Patch.
Chairman declared polls open for reception of ballots for town officers. The ballot registered 0000.
Voted. To take up Art. 6.
Art. 6. 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 approval of the Selectmen to hire money in anticipa- tion of the taxes of the current municipal year, and to issue notes of the town therefor, and all debts so in- curred shall be paid from said taxes.
Voted. To take up Articles 17, 23, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
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35, 36, 42, 44, 48, 50, 51, 67, and so much of Art. 8 as relates to highways.
Voted. That these articles be referred to a committee of eleven to report at an adjournment of this meeting.
Chair appointed R. Britton, W. S. Greenough, Henry Davis, C. F. Woodward, Patrick Kenney, Wm. K. Per- kins, J. F. Mansfield, W. M. Ward, Wm. G. Strong, J. M. Gilman, S. H. Gowing.
Voted. That Articles 20, 24, 27, 29 and 39 be taken up.
Voted. To refer these articles to a committee of five, one of whom shall be the Chief Engineer of the Fire Dept. and to report at an adjournment of this meeting.
Chair appointed M. Low, E. M. Southworth, C. H. Spencer, Levi Flanders and E. W. Eaton.
Voted. To refer Articles 25, 61, 63, 66 to a committee of five to consider and report at an adjournment of this meeting.
Chair appointed J. H. Carter, Geo. W. Kimball, J. Fred Parker, Wm. B. Daniel, J. P. Kelley.
Art. 5. To choose all other town officers not required by law to be chosen by ballot.
Voted. That the chair appoint a committee of five to pre- sent to the town a list of Town Officers not chosen by ballot.
Chair appointed H. H. Savage, J. W. Grace, Geo. E. Donald, J. G. Morrill, E. H. Walton, who reported as follows :
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND MERCHANDISE.
N. E. Cutler,
J. M. Perley, Geo. P. Haley,
J. C. W. Walton, A. A. Mansfield, Windsor M. Ward.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
C. F. Bickford, Roger Howard,
Hoyt B. Parker,
E. I. Purrington, C. H. Spencer, Jas. B. Foster.
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MEASURERS OF WOOD.
Geo. P. Haley, Geo. W. Killorin, Edw. E. Lee, A. A. Mansfield,
Geo. K. Walton, A. L. Mansfield, J. G. Morrill, Henry N. Oliver.
FIELD DRIVERS.
Oliver G. Sanborn, Geo. K. Walton,
The report of the committee was accepted and the officers recommended by the committee were elected. Voted. That all town business except the election of town officers be adjourned until next Monday evening at 7 o'clock.
Motion to reconsider, lost.
Voted. That the polls be kept open until 5 p. m., and at that time they be closed.
At 5 p. m., the polls were declared closed.
The ballots were sorted and counted, and public dec- laration of the result of the ballots made in open town meeting.
THE RESULT OF THE BALLOT.
TOWN CLERK.
Charles F. Hartshorne,
. (Elected) 768
TOWN TREASURER.
Thomas J. Skinner,
(Elected) .
777
SELECTMEN.
Stillman J. Putney,
( Elected) 794
Charles E. Walton,
66
728
Otis V. Waterman,
702
George W. Harrington,
.
659
Daniel Evans, .
.
·
629
.
Alexander Glass, Warren F. Shedd,
Wm. L. Ward.
12
Nathaniel Cowdrey,
568
Wm. A. Cutter,
383
Patrick J. Kelley, .
. 292
Samuel T. Parker, .
257
Scattering,
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ASSESSORS.
Charles F. Hartshorne,
. (Elected)
923
A. W. Brownell, ·
844
Chas. F. Woodward,
·
.
835
Geo. W. Kimball, .
66
387
Scattering,
.
.
5
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
Hiram Eaton,
(Elected)
894
Willis S. Mason,
830
Alexander Glass,
811
Thos. M. Ward,
. .
297
Scattering,
3
COLLECTOR OF TAXES.
Chas. F. Woodward,
. (Elected)
913
Scattering,
8
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
Junius Beebe,
(Elected ) 906
Chas. H. Hawes,
856
Philip J. Flanders,
.
·
821
Geo. H. Maddock,
15
Scattering,
9
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Chas. F. Gilman
· (Elected ) 622
Samuel F. Littlefield,
791
Curtis L. Sopher, ·
.
718
John Moran, .
·
312
Scattering, . . .
6
·
·
66
.
.
66
·
13
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, for three years.
Melvin J. Hill,
. (Elected) 863
Wm. B. Daniel,
·
685
Edw. A. Upton, ·
337
Scattering,
2
ROAD COMMISSIONER, three years ..
Arthur Greenough
. (Elected) 836
Scattering,
11
CONSTABLES.
James A. McFadden,
(Elected)
896
Edwin F. Poland, .
946
Alvin L. Vannah, .
.
.
854
Edgar A. Hallett,
32
Scattering,
5
FENCE VIEWERS.
Roger Howard,
· (Elected)
884
Chas. H. Stearns,
852
Geo. H. Teague,
842
Scattering,
TRUSTEES OF BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY, three years.
Harry Foster,
. (Elected) 872
M. P. Foster,
·
.
.
·
804
Scattering,
10
TRUSTEE, 1 year.
W. W. Taft,
(Elected) 601
Thos. O'Connell.
337
Scattering,
1
FISH COMMITTEE.
Wm. S. Greenough,
(Elected) 839
Samuel Parker,
.
·
862
Wm. H. Wiley,
841
Scattering,
.
.
.
.
5
.
.6
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5
60
807
Harrie B. Thacher,
.
.
.
·
.
·
.
·
66
14
AUDITORS.
Everett W. Eaton,
(Elected ) 874
Albert W. Flint,
.
.
66
636
James P. Kelley,
471
Scattering,
LICENSE.
Yes,
448
No,
603
Voted. To adjourn to Monday evening, at 7 o'clock p. m.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 12, 1894.
The meeting was called to order by the moderator. Voted. To take up Article 45.
Art. 45. To hear and act on the report of the committee: on the celebration of the two hundred and fiftieth anni- versary of the original incorporation of the town, and to see what further action shall be taken in respect to such celebration and publishing the proceedings thereof, and to raise and appropriate money for the purposes of such celebration and publication.
Committee's partial report was read.
Voted. To adopt the report.
Mr. C. W. Eaton made the following motion :
That the partial report of the committee on celebrat- ing the 250th anniversary of the town's settlement and incorporation be accepted and their recommendations adopted, that the same committee be continued to carry out the general plan of the celebration as indicated in their report, and that $3,000 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of such celebration ; and printing an. account of the proceedings thereof.
Motion to indefinitely postpone was lost.
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Geo. W. Linnell,
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Voted. That the recommendations of the committee be adopted and $3,000 be raised and appropriated.
Motion to reconsider was lost.
Voted. That the remaining articles in the warrant, except- ing articles referred to committees, be taken up in their regular order.
Motion to reconsider was lost.
Art. 8. To raise and appropriate money for the following purposes, to wit : For payment of town debt and inter- est ; for school purposes, support of the poor, repairs of highways and bridges, and determine. how the same shall be expended ; fire department, public library and reading room ; salaries of town officers, care of street lamps, and the lighting of streets; town house ex- penses, miscellaneous expenses, annual rental of hy- drants, police department, and common and park im- provement, and all other necessary town charges.
Voted. That $7,000 be raised and appropriated for interest on the town debt, and for temporary loans.
The following amounts were raised and appropriated under this article :
For school general fund, $23,500.
For school contingent fund, $1000.
For school text books and supplies, $1,500.
For support of poor and income from town farm, $6,000. For Fire Department, $3,550; $350 of which to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Forest Fire Wards.
The committee on articles relating to highways, articles 17, 23, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 42, 44, 48, 50, 51, 67, and so much of Article 8 as relates to highways, . made the following recommendations :
Art. 34. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to continue the work on Main street, Lakeside,
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as ordered by the County Commissioners, or what they will do about it.
That the town raise and appropriate $1,000.
Art. 50. To see if the town will widen and straighten Gould street from Byron street to Albion street as or- dered by the County Commissioners, and raise and ap- propriate a sufficient sum of money for the same.
That the town raise and appropriate $1,000.
Art. 51. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars for the purpose of building a store house on vacant land west of the engine house for storing the town's tools and machinery, or what they will do about it .-
That the town do so.
Art. 67. To see if the town will pay for one-half the cost of setting edgestones on the sidewalks where the abuttors pay one-half cost of same, and raise and appropriate money therefor.
That the town raise and appropriate $300 to be ex- pended under the direction of the Road Commissioners as the article directs.
Art. 17. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to repair the side- walks and gutters on the west side of Myrtle avenue from Greenwood street to the culvert at Samuel Kim- ball's, also on the east side of Main street from Oak street to the land of George W. Kimball, or what they will do about it.
That the sum of $200 be set apart from the regular appropriation for repairs of highways and bridges, for the purpose of repairing the sidewalk and gutter on the east side of Main street from Oak street to land of G. W. Kimball, and that all further action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
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Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to construct a sidewalk on the easterly side of Birch Hill avenue and raise and appropriate two hundred dollars therefor.
That the town do so, and that $150 be set apart from regular highway appropriation for this purpose.
Art. 26. To see if the town will raise and appropriate one thousand dollars to be expended on the highways and sidewalks in the East District, or what they will do about it.
That this article be referred to the Road Commis- sioners.
Art. 30. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars to grade and repair Lake street from Albion street to Broadway, or what they will do about it.
That the town set apart from the regular highway appropriation the sum of three hundred dollars for this purpose.
Art. 31. To see if the town will raise and appropriate one hundred dollars to construct a sidewalk on Lawrence street east of Pleasant.
That the town indefinitely postpone this article.
Art. 32. To see if the town will reimburse Joseph Connell for land taken to widen Vernon street by order of the County Commissioners.
That the town indefinitely postpone this article.
Art. 33. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars to pay land dam- age of Mrs. Christina Anderson for land taken to widen Water street as awarded by the County Commissioners.
That this article be referred to the Selectmen, with instructions to report at this meeting.
Art. 35. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars to widen and grade Bartley
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street and build a sidewalk on the northerly side of said street, or what they will do about it.
That this article be referred to the Road Commis- oners.
Art. 36. To see if the town will extend and repair the side- walk on Water street from opposite Newhall court to Brook avenue.
That the town do so, and that $300 be set aside from the regular highway appropriation for this purpose.
Art. 42. To see if the town will build a, sidewalk on the easterly side of Main street from Salem street to Wave avenue, and raise and appropriate money therefor, or what they will do about it.
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