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Parker, Samuel T. Pendleton, Francis M. Perley, John M. Perkins, Joseph E. Perry, Austin E. Purrington, Elwin I. Reagan, William Reardon, Michael Reid, James R.
Reynolds, Robert A. Ronan, J. Fred Scovell, George H. Simonds, Harry A. Smith, John W. Starbuck, David J. Sullivan, Jeremiah J. Sullivan, William H. Sullivan, Thomas F. Titus, Kirk H. Tupper, Arthur M. Walker, George E. Walton, Charles E. Ward, Thomas M. Webber, Albert P. Wiley, J. Barnard Whiting, J. Frank Young, Fred W.
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RECORD OF TOWN MEETINGS
For the Year Ending December 31, 1910
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 7, 1910
PRECINCT ONE.
Meeting called to order in Town Hall at 6 o'clock A. M. by "Town Clerk Charles F. Hartshorne, who read the warrant.
The polls were then declared open, and the following Election Officers were sworn in by the Town Clerk, Charles F. Hartshorne. WARDEN-George M. Poland.
CLERK-John T. Phelan.
INSPECTORS AND TELLERS-J. D. Alden, C. O. Anderson, E. B. Kelley, M. T. Lane, A. G. Abbott, Wm. Logan, D. E. Hufton, Waldo E. Cowdrey, F. B. Jordan, Wm. H. Sullivan, George A. Sheehy, A. Leon Cutler, C. O. Bayrd, E. S. Jacob, H. A. Si- monds, Bruce Swanson.
No objection being raised the ballot box was opened by the Warden in the presence of the Election Officers.
At 8.13 o'clock and registered 343 votes.
At 9.35 o'clock and registered 452 votes.
At 1.30 o'clock and registered 1054.
At 3.15 o'clock and registered 1277.
At 4.03 o'clock and registered 1395.
At 4.30 o'clock and registered 1433.
The polls were then declared closed by the Warden at 4.30 o'clock.
Total number of ballots cast fourteen hundred thirty three.
Check list number one showed fourteen hundred eleven names checked.
Check list number two showed fourteen hundred eleven names checked.
Women's check list showed twenty-two names checked.
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PRECINCT TWO.
At 5.50 A. M. 562 ballots were received, (446 male ballots offi cial, 116 female ballots official. )
Six o'clock A. M. the polls were declared open.
The following officers were sworn in by Warden Eaton.
CLERK-Edward H. Jordan.
INSPECTORS-Frank H. Evans, George F. Leach.
DEPUTY INSPECTOR-Edward A. Jones.
TELLERS-R. L. Pittman, George E. Potter, A. M. Baxter, Harry P. Alden.
Ballot box registered 000.
At 10 o'clock A.M. ballot box skipped one number.
At 11 o'clock A.M. ballot box opened and 175 ballots removed therefrom for the purpose of counting the same.
At 2.45 p.M. ballot box opened and 18 ballots (16 male, 2 fe- male) removed for counting.
At 4.30 p.M. polls declared closed.
Ballot box registered 248 ballots cast.
Ballot box opened and 5 ballots removed for counting.
Check list number one showed two hundred forty seven.
Check list number two showed two hundred forty seven.
Two hundred forty three male and four female.
Following is a total vote of each precinct.
*Indicates candidates elected.
Precincts
Totals
I II
TOWN CLERK
*Charles F. Hartshorne
949
190
1139
Blanks
.
462
43
505
TOWN TREASURER
*Albert W. Flint
963
200
1163
Blanks
448
43
491
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SELECTMEN
* Andrew G. Anderson
760
151
911
*Cornelius Donovan
729
122
851
John J. Foley
621
69
690
* Albert G. Goodwin
717
79
796
John F. Mahoney Ernest E. Mortimer
398
19
417
609
140
749
*J. Fred Parker
813
149
962
*George E. Walker
820
219
1039
Blanks
1588
267
1855
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
*Charles E. Walton
963
199
1162
Blanks
448
44
492
ASSESSOR (3 years)
*Frederic S. Hartshorne
913
184
1097
Blanks
498
59
. 557
WATER COMMISSIONER
(3 years)
*Charles A. Dean
944
176
1120
Blanks
467
67
534
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD (3 years)
*Curtis L. Sopher
842
176
1018
Blanks
569
67
636
SEWER COMMISSIONER
(3 years )
* Richard A. Cosman
806
162
968
Blanks
.
605
81
686
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
William F. Bowman
789
112
901
*Hugh Connell
807
118
925
* William C. Strong .
774
144
918
*Edward Hazen Walton
854
151
1005
Blanks
.
1009
204
1213
11
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (3 years)
*Eva Gowing Ripley
833
177
1010
* Ashton H. Thayer
.
·
794
.181
975
Blanks
.
.
1239
128
1367
SCHOCL COMMITTEE (1 year)
* Arthur H. Boardman .
850
169
1019
Blanks
583
74
PARK COMMISSIONERS
*George W. Abbott
770
160
930
*Eugene S. Hinckley
778
165
943
* Arthur Philip Knight .
752
158
910
Maurice F. Welch
443
32
475
Blanks
.
1490
214
1704
TRUSTEES BEEBE TOWN LIBRARY (3 years)
*E. Florence Eaton
757
160
917
*Sarah Y. Morton
726
159
885
*H. Lee M. Pike
725
185
910
Blanks
2025
225
2250
TREE WARDEN
*Frank T. Woodbury
877
164
1041
Blanks
.
534
79
613
BOARD OF HEALTH (3 years)
John M. Cate
383
79
462
Richard G. Eaton
399
76
475
*David Taggart
.
.
472
53
525
Blanks
157
35
192
AUDITORS
* William O. Abbott
765
157
922
* William E. Pittock
779
157
936
* William J. Stout
803
161
964
Blanks
.
1886
254
2140
.
.
.
.
.
·
.
.
.
.
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FISH COMMITTEE
*John F. Murray
777
149
926
*Samuel Parker
779
159
938.
*Will H. Wiley
776
155
931
Blanks
1901
266
2167
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
(3 years)
*John Minniken
711
83
794
James R. Reid
.
.
402
91
493.
Blanks
298
69
367
CONSTABLES
*Edwin F. Poland
933
169
1102
*James A. McFadden .
1000
167
1167
* Lincoln S. Tainter
768
168
936
Blanks
1532
225
1757
Yes .
466
46
512
No
785
160
945
Blanks
160
37
197
.
·
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LICENSE VOTE
TOWN MEETING MARCH 14, 1910
Article 1. To choose a moderator, by ballot, to preside at said meeting.
Thomas G. O'Connell was elected moderator.
Art. 2. To act upon the reports of town offieers as published .. Voted. That the reports of the town officers as printed be ac- cepted and laid on the table.
Art. 3. To choose all town officers not required to be chosen by ballot.
Voted. That a committee of seven be appointed to bring in a list of town officers not chosen by ballot. Chair appointed M. E. S. Clemons, Albert G. Goodwin, Thomas J. Lally, Wm. P. Shepard, James A. Maclosky, Elmer C. Richardson, John F. Mahoney.
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Art. 4. To see if the town will authorize the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow during the current year beginning March 7th, 1910, in anticipation of the taxes for said municipal year, such sums of money as may be neces- sary to meet the current expenses of the town, giving the note or notes of the town therefor.
Voted. That the Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow from time to time during the current municipal year, beginning March, 1910, in anticipation of the taxes of said municipal year, a sum or sums not exceeding $250,000, for the purpose of meeting the current expenses of the town, and to give the note or notes of the town therefor. Every such note to be payable within one year from the date of the loan for which it is issued is incurred. All such notes to be authenticated by the certifi- cate of the Liberty Trust Company of Boston, diass., sub- scribed thereon. All debts incurred under authority of this vote shall be paid from the taxes of said current muni- cipal year.
Art. 5: To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year and make appro- priations for the same.
Voted. To raise and appropriate as follows :
Schools :
Payrolls .
. $49,727 80
Fuel · .
4.575 00
Books and supplies
3.000 00
Contingent
4,800 00
Evening school
800 00
862.902 ~0
Less $2000 estimated receipts
2,000 00
Total
. $60.902 80
Interest
. $10,995 00
.
.
.
.
.
.
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In addition to this amount to enter levy $8440 is paid from Water department receipts, and $5890.75 from Light Plant.
Water department. Voted to appropriate :
Maintenance .$14,000 00
Construction
. 5,000 00
Interest . 8,440. 00
Bond retirement
. 4,000 00
Salaries of Commissioners
. 300 00
Poor department (and receipts )
6,000 00
Police department
5,200 00
Town hall
2,300 00
Miscellaneous .
8,000 00
Hydrant service, including fountains and stand-
pipes . ·
5,105 00
Light department, (raised
and appropriated
74,300 00
Forest fire warden
250 00
Park department
800 00
Fire department, (raised and appropriated
$8,585 ; from estimated receipts $2,000 10,585 00
Armory .
1,000 00
Street sprinkling, work to be done by Fire dept. .
1,800 00
Sewer department .
650 00
Salaries, town officers and employees
7,210 00
Soldiers' relief
4,000 00
State aid
4,000 00
Highway department, (laid on table.)
Military aid
600 00
Fire alarm, maintenance $200 ; construction $100 300 00
.
.
.
·
450 00
$10,300; from estimated receipts $64,000) Tree warden ·
31,740 00~
.
.
Library, (also to appropriate dog tax amounting to $895.87 and all receipts. This appropria- tion includes $300 to cover lighting expenses of library and reading room) 1,000 00
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Reading room
275 00 Cemetery, to appropriate receipts for development
Fish committee · 25 00
Voted to take up Article 33.
Art. 33. To see if the town will accept Chapter 106 of the Acts of 1910, entitled, "An act to consolidate the Sewer and Water Departments of the Town of Wakefield."
Voted. That the town accept Chapter 106 of the Acts of 1910.
Art. 6. To determine the compensation of enginemen for the year ensuing.
Voted. That the compensation of enginemen be the same as last year.
Art. 7. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $300 for the purpose of Memorial Day. Chas. F. Hartshorne and others.
Voted. $300.
Art. 8. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to renew its insurance on the property of the town. Albert W. Flint and others.
Voted. $2467.61, of this amount $467.61 to enter this year's tax levy, remainder to be paid by issuing four notes of $500 each payable annually in each of the years 1911 to 1914 in- clusive And that the Selectmen be instructed to secure competitive bids.
Art. 9. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $1,000 for the suppression or the brown Tail and Gypsy Moths. W. W. Whittredge and others.
Voted. $1,000.
Art. 10. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to repair the roadbed and sidewalks on Nahant street between Birch Hill avenue and Main street, or what they will do about it. William A. Thrush and others.
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Finance Committee recommends reference to Selectmen.
Amended. To refer to Selectmen, they to report at an adjournment of this meeting.
Pending this motion it was voted to adjourn to Monday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 21, 1910
Meeting called to order by the Moderator.
Article 10 being in order.
Amendment offered at last meeting withdrawn.
Voted. That subject matter of article be referred to Selectmen.
Art. 11. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $500 to build and repair sidewalks on Emerson street, from West Chestnut street to Elm street, and drain said part of Emer- son street. William J. Dinan and others.
Voted. That Selectmen be instructed to repair sidewalk and pro- vide suitable drainage.
Art. 12. To see if the town will raise and appropriate seven hundred dollars ($700) to grade Foundry street from Maple to Broadway. John Toomey and others.
Voted. That Selectmen be directed to repair roadbed.
Art. 13. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient amount of money to grade Lowell street and sidewalk from the junction of Salem and Lowell streets to Keene's Lane. Edward F. Preston and others.
Voted. That Selectmen be directed to do work as called for in article.
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Art. 14. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of eight hundred dollars to establish a grade on Fairmount avenue, to grade street and build sikewalk on westerly side of said avenue, between Hillside avenue and Curve street, to build sidewalk on easterly side of avenue from Curve street to Prospect street; to build two or more sandcatchers be- tween Curve street and Hillside avenue; to construct stone gutters on east and west side of said avenue, or what they will do about it. Fred A. Sweetser and others.
Voted. Subject matter referred to Selectmen without prejudice.
Art. 15. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,200 to grade and drain Salem street from New Salem street to the town line, or what they will do about it. Charles E. Randall and others.
Voted. Referred to Selectmen.
Art. 16. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $800 to grade and repair New Salem street, or what they will do about it. Charles E. Randall and others.
Voted. Referred to the Selectmen.
Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to build a sidewalk on the easterly side of Pleasant street from Wave avenue to Sweet- ser street, and raise and appropriate money for the same, or what they will do about it. Charles E. Montague and others
Voted. Referred to Selectmen.
Art. 18. To see if the town will accept, adopt and allow the laying out of Herbert street (between Richardson street and Bennett street) as a town way. By the Board of Selectmen.
Voted. Laid on table until an adjournment of this meeting.
Art. 5.
Voted. To take this article from the table.
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Motion of Finance Committee relating to Highway Depart- ment being in order.
Motion, To increase the sum ($7500) recommended by the Finance Committee, to $13,500 and $3000 to be ex- pended on Main street.
Voted. That the whole matter be referred to the Selectmen and Finance Committee, and that the Selectmen be instructed to prepare and have a statement showing where they propose to expend $20,000 if appropriated by the town, to report at an adjournment of this meeting.
Voted. To adjourn to next Thursday evening.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 24, 1910.
Meeting called to order by the Moderator.
Art. 19. To see if the town will raise and appropriate sufficient money to install two electric lights on Cordis street, between Pleasant street and Vernon street; one on the corner of Court and Cordis streets and one midway between Court and Vernon streets. Louis G. Hatch and others.
Voted. To instruct Commissioners to install lights.
Art. 20. To see if the town will' authorize the Municipal Light Board to install a light on North avenue near the house owned by the Boston Ice Co. George W. Carey.
Voted. To instruct Commissioners to install light.
Art. 21. To see if the town will instruct the Municipal Light Commissioners to place two additional electric lights on Cedar street, between Chestnut and Prospect streets, and raise and appropriate money for the same, or what the town will do about it. James W. Burke and others.
Voted to instruct Commissioners to install light.
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Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to locate and install a fire alarm box at the corner of Oak street and Greenwood ave- nue, and to raise and appropriate money therefor, or what they will do about it. Edward E. Lee and others.
Voted. $65 to install box.
Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to purchase five hundred feet of hose, raise and appropriate money for the same, or what they will do about it. E. S. Jacob and others.
Voted. $375 for purchase of hose.
Art. 18.
Voted. To take from table.
Selectmen presented their report on laying out Herbert street.
Report laid on table as provided in town By-Laws.
Art. 24. To see if the town will vote to purchase the fire appa- ratus and other property of the Greenwood Library Associa- tion, raise and appropriate money therefor, or what they will do about it. Harry P. Alden and others.
Voted. To indefinitely postpone.
Art. 25. So see if the town will vote to install a new heating and ventilating and plumbing system in the Hamilton school and raise and appropriate money therefor, or what they will do about it. Charles E. Montague and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate $3000 for the pur- poses of article and a Committee of Five be appointed.
Committee, Charles E. Montague, James H. Murphy, Frank J. Henkel, James F. Curley, James W. Burke.
Art. 26. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500 to clean the water course between Albion street and the Rattan Factory, or what they will do about it. John J Butler and others.
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Finance Committee reported as follows : Upon investiga- tion they are unable to determine what the duties of the town are under this article and therefore recommend that the subject matter of the article be referred to the Selectmen and Town Counsel with instructions to make an investigation of the matter, and if it found that there is any duty upon the town to clean this water course or any part thereof, the Selectmen be instructed to do so.
Voted. That report be accepted and its recommendations adopted.
Art. 27. To see if the town will appropriate a sufficient sum of money, to be taken from the water surplus fund, for the purpose of replacing the 6-inch main on Main street between Railroad and Richardson streets, with a 16-inch main, or what it will do about it. Charles A. Dean, Chairman Board of Water Commissioners, and others.
Voted. $2900, from surplus.
Art. 28. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to have a new floor laid in the auditorium of the town hall, and raise and appropriate money therefor, or what they will do about it. John F. Mahoney and others.
Voted. $500 and referred to a Committee of Three to draw specifications and secure bids.
Committee, F. J. Henkel, Fitz Hodgkins, W. G. Strong. Art. 29. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $375, paid to the town on account of fire insurance in settlement of loss by fire at the Municipal Light Plant, to the use of the Municipal Light Department. Curtis L. Sopher and others.
Voted. $375.
Art. 30. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars to take care of the Old Cemetery for the coming year, or what they will do about it. Oliver Walton and others.
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Voted. To indefinitely postpone.
Art. 31. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred fifty dollars for the purpose of laying out Section A, or a part thereof, in Forest Glade Cemetery, or what they will do about it. Oliver Walton and others.
Voted. To indefinitely postpone.
Art. 32. To see if the town will vote to pay the bill dated Feb. 17th, 1910, of Austin L. Mansfield for $160.12, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor. Austin L. Mansfield and others.
Voted. $160.12 and that amount be charged to cemetery account.
Art. 34. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the proper observance of the 134th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. George W. Abbott and others.
Voted. $500, to be expended under the direction of a Commit- tee of Three.
Committee, Michael Low, George W. Abbott, Fred E. Bunker.
Voted. To adjourn until next Thursday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 31, 1910.
Meeting called to order by the Moderator.
Art. 35. To see if the town will vote to have meters installed on the water service pipes. M. E. S. Clemons.
Voted. To refer to the Board of Water Commissioners.
Art. 5. Voted. To take up Article 5.
Committee, consisting of Selectmen and Finance Commit- tee, reported the following recommendations :
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That the town raise and appropriate $11,000 and appro- priate the Street Railway tax.
That the Town Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow $6,400, in anticipation of Street Railway tax.
That $1,200 be set aside for concrete sidewalks and edge- stones.
That $2000 be set aside for sidewalk repairs. These two items to be taken from general appropriation.
That "preference be given to permanent men, horses and carts of the Fire Department.
That compensation for a pair of horses, cart and driver be no more than $5.00 per day; for single horse, cart and driver be no more than $3.50 per day.
Voted. That report be accepted.
Voted. That recommendations of Committee be adopted, and amount asked for be raised and appropriated ; that 10% of amount be expended in outlying districts.
Voted. That in addition to salary of Board of Assessors $150 be raised and appropriated for clerk hire.
Art. 3.
Voted. To take up Article 3.
Committee appointed to bring in a list of officers not chosen by ballot, submitted the following list :
Field Drivers - George K. Walton, Alexander Glass, Palmer Corbett, J. E. Hopkins, C. E. Classen, W. F. Shedd.
Measurers of Wood-G. W. Killorin, A. L. Mansfield, H. N. Oliver, E. S. Oliver, W. C. Crocker, T. E. Toomey, L. P. Curley, H. A. Feindel, Thomas Hickey, Dennis Greaney, P. I annergan, A. A. Mansfield, W. T. Curley, Wm. Hickey, L. E. Bennett.
Measurers of Lumber-A. T. Locke, H. B. Parker, J. B. Foster, W. A. Prescott, H. A. Feindel, A. P. Webber, L. E. Bennett.
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Weighers of Coal and Merchandise-P. Mclaughlin, John Toomey, W. C. Crocker, Wm. Hickey, T. E. Toomey, A. A. Mansfield, N. E. Cutler, W. T. Curley, A. L. Mansfield, L. E. Bennett, Thomas Hickey, Willard Farwell, A. B. Morton, E. F. Cobb, J. H. McMahan.
Finance Committee, 3 years-E. F. Preston, G. H. Stowell, J. A. Meloney, J. H. Murphy, C. H. Stearns.
Finance Committee, 2 years-W. H. Tav.
Art. 36. To see if the town will permit the Lynn Hebrew Benevolent Society, also known as the Lynn Hebrew Benev- olent Association, to continue to use for burial purposes the lot of land owned by said society, situated on Lakeside ave- nue in Wakefield, said lot containing about 4956 square feet, and being bounded southerly by Lakeside avenue, westerly by land formerly of John Goodwin, northerly by land of Temple Adath Israel, and easterly by land of Congregation Mishkan Israel. George M. Poland.
Voted. Use of land as asked for by article.
Art 37. To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed under Article 3 of the warrant for the town meet- ing held Nov. 29, 1909, relating to the acquiring of land around Lake Quannapowitt for park purposes. M. E. S. Clemons.
Committee presented their report.
Voted. That report be accepted.
Art. 38. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum for the estimated expense of taking all or any of the land lying along the shores of Lake Quannapowitt which is not now owned by the town of Wakefield, and authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to take for Park purposes all or any part of said land. M. E. S. Clemons and others. Voted. To take up this article in connection with Article 37.
Motion by Finance Committee to indefinitely postpone.
Pending this motion it was voted to adjourn to next Monday at 7.30 o'clock.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, APRIL 4, 1910.
Meeting called to order by the Moderator.
Articles 37 and 38 being in order.
A small number of voters being present it was voted to lay these articles on the table.
Art. 39. To see if the town will vote to change the name of Railroad street (from Broadway to Albion street) to North avenue, or what they will do about it. J. Fred Parker.
Voted. To change the name of Railroad street (from Broadway to Albion street) to North avenue.
Art. 40. To appoint a committee for the purpose of securing greater benefits to the town from the Metropolitan Park. system. Frank J. Henkel.
Voted. That a Committee of Nine be appointed to consider subject and report at a future town meeting.
Committee, F. J. Henkel, C. A. Dean, E. S. Hinckley, J. F. Parker, Cornelius Donovan, A. G. Anderson, A. G. Goodwin, Geo. E. Walker, M. E. S. Clemons.
Art. 41. To see what action the town will take upon the recom- mendation of the Board of Selectmen that the town sell the property known as the Flynn estate, on Albion street.
Voted. That Town Treasurer be authorized to sell at public auction to the highest bidder.
Art. 42. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee appointed under Article 7 of the warrant of Nov. 8th, 1909, to provide quarters in the town hall, or elsewhere, for the Municipal Light Board.
Committee reported that the old court room in town hall be divided between Assessors department and accounting department of the Light Board and that Tax Collector's office be removed to the Treasurer's room and that suitable partitions be installed in both rooms.
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Voted. That report be accepted.
Art. 43. To hear the report of the committee appointed at the annual meeting in March, 1909, in relation to the moving and repairing of building intended for the storing of town uten- sils to town land on Broadway.
Committee appointed March 25, 1909, under Article 35, presented their report stating that the estimated cost of re- moving building was so much in excess of the amount appropriated that nothing further had been done, preferring to report back for further instructions. Amount appro- priated, $300 ; estimated cost, $645.
Voted. To refer to Finance Committee to report at a future meeting.
Voted. To take Articles 37 and 38 from table.
Voted. That it is the sense of this meeting that the town take for park purposes the several parcels of land referred to in report of committee.
Voted. That the Chair appoint a committee of five to retire and report to this meeting the estimated cost of taking for park purposes the land of George G. Floyd, Junius Beebe, Susan M. Romney, Emma Rosson Heirs, Quannapowitt Agricultu- ral Assn.
Committee, M. E. S. Clemons, J. Fred Parker, Cornelius Donovan, E. E. Lee, Geo E. Walker.
Committee reported estimates as follows : Geo. G. Floyd $250, Junius Beebe $100, Susan M. Romney $100, Emma Rosson Heirs $150, Quannapowitt Agricultural Assn. $150.
Voted. That the following sums of money be raised and appro- priated, being the estimated cost of taking for Park purposes the several described parcels of land. For George G. Floyd Heirs $250, Junius Beebe $1.00, Susan M. Romney $100, Emma Rosson Heirs $150, Quannapowitt Agricultural Assn. $150, and authorize and empower the Park Commissioners to take said lands for Park purposes.
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