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Voted. That the town instruct the Municipal Light Board to in- stall lights as called for by this article.
Art.[20. To see if the town will instruct the Municipal Light Commissioners, to install an incandescent light at the corner of North avenue and West Water street. Edward Barker, Jr.
Voted. That the town instruct the Municipal Light Board to install lights as called for by this article.
Art. 21. To see if the town will instruct the Municipal Light Commissioners to install an incadescent light on Cedar street, midway between Gould street and Albion street. Charles E. Burke.
Voted. That the town instruct the Municipal Light Board to in stall lights as called for by this article.
Art. 22. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi cient sum of money to carry out such of the recommenda tions as they may adopt, of the Committtee appointed under Article 21 of the warrant of Nov. 13, 1911, relating to the celebrating of the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of South Reading, together with the celebration of Independence Day, July 4, 1912, or what they will do about it.
Voted. Raise and appropriate $500 for celebrating Independence Day. Same committee to serve as that reporting under article.
Art. 41.
Voted. That Article 41 be taken up.
Voted. That vote whereby town voted to purchase land for play ground be reconsidered.
Motion. That a committee of five be appointed to ins- sider the entire subject of Article 41 and report its fall End- ings at an adjour roment of this meeting.
Motion to lay on table was lost.
Motion to adjourn was lost.
Amendment that committee report at the adjourned ses- sion of this meeting at which Article 41 would come up in its regular order.
Voted. That this meeting stand adjourned to Wednesday even- ing. April 10th, at 7.30 o'clock.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING. APRIL 10. 1912
Meeting called to order at 7.40 o'clock. Article 23 being in order.
Art. 23. To hear and act upon the report of the Selecimen, (as laid on the table at the November town meeting) laying out a town way from the Melrose city line northeriv ani wester- ly to Renwick Road in that part of the town k:v2 is Greenwood. being the private way now known as Asbland street, and to see if the town will secept and slow the same. Selectmen reported under this article and it was
Voted. That the report be accepted and adopted and that the town secept and allow the town way as called for.
Art. 24. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chap. 367 of the Acts of 1911. of the General Court, being an act entitled .. An act relative to the use of school balls for other than school purposes." M. E. S. Clemons.
Voted. That article be Isid on the table until expisized to che town.
Art. 25. To hear and act upon the report of the "Committee of Fifteen" appointed under Article 32 of the la to improve on the present condition of our town CovPromen Voted. That the committee be granted further time in which to repert.
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Art. 26. To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen lay- ing out a town way from Main street westerly to North avenue, being the private way now known as Berkshire street. Voted. That report be laid on the table.
Art. 31. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 468 passed by the General Court in the year 1911 entitled "An act to extend the provisions of the civil service act to chiefs of police of certain cities and towns." Board of Selectmen.
Voted. That the town accept the provisions of Chapter 468 passed by the General Court in 1911.
Art. 27. To hear and act on a report of the Board of Selectmen relative to recommendations of the committee relating to better fire protection, as referred to the Selectmen by vote of the town under Article 18 of the November town meeting. Board of Selectmen.
Voted. To take up Article 27.
Voted. That report of Chairman Walker for Selectmen be accepted.
Voted. That Articles 28, 29 and 30 be taken from the table.
Voted. That Articles 28, 29 and 30 be acted on jointly.
Art. 28. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 104, sections 4 to 13 inclusive, of the Revised Laws, as amended by Chapter 221 of the Acts of 1908, relative to the appointment of a Fire Inspector and a Building Inspec- tor, and authorize the appointment of said Inspectors by the Board of Selectmen, or what they will do about it. Board of Selectmen.
Voted. To accept provisions of above Chapter.
Art. 29. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chap- ter 104, Section 1 of the Revised Laws, relative to the estab- lishment of a Fire Limit Zone, and authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of three to report in full at a future town meeting regarding the establishment of a Specific Fire Limit Zone in the business section of the town, or what they will do about it. Board of Selectmen.
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Voted. To accept provisions of above Chapter.
Art. 30. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen to appoint as Wire Inspector the Chief of the Fre Department instead of the Manager of the Municipal Light Plant as now required, said appointment of Wire Inspector to be in accordance with Chapter 122, Section 18 of the Revised Laws, or what they will do about it. Board of Selectmen.
Voted. To accept the provisions of above Chapter.
Art. 5.
Voted. That the item of salaries under Article 5 be taken up.
Voted. That vote whereby town voted $75.00 for Forest War- den be reconsidered.
Voted. That matter of salary for Forest Warden be indefinitely postponed.
Voted. That vote for salary of Fire Engineers be reconsidered.
Amendment offered that salary of Fire Engineers be in- creased by the sum of $675.00. Amendment carried and original motion as amended was then voted.
Art. 32. To see if the town will vote to amend Section 6 of Article 3 of the town By-Laws, by striking out the words sixth day of February and inserting in place thereof the words twentieth day of January. This relates to the time when reports of town officers shall be in the hands of the auditors. M. E. S. Clemons.
Voted. To amend Section 6 of Article 3 of the town By-Laws, as called for in article.
Voted. That Article 33 be taken up jointly with Article 32.
Art. 33. To see if the town will vote to amend its by-laws by striking out the word March wherever it appears in Article 1 Section 1, thereof, and inserting in place thereof the word February. This would change the annual meeting from March to February. M. E. S. Clemons.
Vo ed. To amend By-Laws as called for in article.
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Art. 34. To see if the town will amend its By-Laws by adding thereto at the end of Section 9 of Article 3 in substance the following : "The Selectmen and other officials authorized to expend money of the town are hereby authorized to expend during the period between December thirty-first and the next annual town meeting on account of the various departments an amount not in excess of one-sixth of the appropriations for the same department during the preceeding year and the same to be charged to their next annual appropriations and the Treasurer is authorized to pay orders therefor from any money in the treasury." M. E. S. Clemons.
Voted. To amend By-Laws as called for in article.
Art. 36. To see if the town will amend its By-Laws by adding thereto after Sec. 4 of Article 9 in substance the following : Section 5. No building of three or more stories in height above the ground, intended to be used as a dwelling for three or more families, shall hereafter be erected in Wakefield un- less the exterior thereof including all exterior walls and the roof, shall be made of fire proof material. H. B. Mansfield, Sec'y, Wakefield Improvement Assn. and Advisory Better- ment Committee.
Voted. To amend By-Laws.
Art. 37. To see if the town will vote to appoint a committee to revise the By-Laws of the town. Board of Selectmen.
Voted. That the Moderator be authorized to appoint a committee of five to revise the By-Laws.
Art. 38. To see if the town will authorize and direct the Muni- cipal Light Board to extend the gas mains in and through Forest street, from Main street to the Stoneham line ; also in and through Forest Road, and raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money therefor. Joseph W. Fuller and others. Voted. That the town authorize and instruct the Municipal Light Board to extend the gas mains as called for by this. article.
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Art. 39. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Forest Glade Cemetery Commissioners to fix the price of lots sold to non-residents, or what they will do about it. James R. Reid.
Voted- That subject matter of this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Art. 41.
Committee under Article 41 as follows : C. E. Learned, Earl H. Morton, Patrick J. Kelly, John S. Griffiths, Thomas E. Dwyer.
Art. 40. To see if the town will sell to Austin L. Mansfield, a certain parcel of land on the westerly side of Forest Glade Cemetery, comprising about 2900 sq. ft., being a piece of land left outside of fence in straightening the line between said Mansfield and the town. James R. Reid.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 41.
Committee as appointed April 1st, reported.
Voted. That report of committee be accepted.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted. That this meeting adjourn to Monday evening, April 15th, at 7.30 o'clock.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, APRIL 15, 1912
Meeting called to order at 7.45 o'clock, Article 42 being in order.
Art. 42. To see if the town will vote to accept Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Chapter 50 of the Revised Laws, which chapter relates to Betterments and other Assessments on account of the cost of Public Improvements. Frank J. Henkel.
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Voted That the subject matter of this article be referred to the Town Counsel.
Art. 33.
Voted. To take up Article 33.
Voted. That the vote whereby the town voted to amend its By-Laws by striking out the word March, wherever it ap- pears in Art. 1, Sec. 1, thereof, and inserting in place there- of the word February, be reconsidered.
Voted. That the subject matter of Article 33 be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 43. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Town Treasurer or the Collector of Taxes, to sell at public auction three parcels of land in Wakefield, being lots 61, 69 and 70 as shown on plan of Ludlow Park, recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds, Book of Plans No. 90, Plan No. 44. Said lot No. 61 being on the westerly side of Holland Road, and containing 3,682 sq. feet, said lots 69, 70 being on the northeasterly side of Cumberland Road, and each containing 5,888 sq. feet. The town's title come through tax sales. M. E. S. Clemons.
Voted. That the Town Treasurer be instructed to sell at public auction, land as called for in this article.
Art. 44. To see if the town will vote to allow the hanging in the town hall of portraits or pictures of such citizens of Wakefield as have been prominent in the past history of the town and its affairs, and who are not now living, and that a committee of five be appointed of the following heads of de- partments or their successors in office, to have charge of the same. Chairman Board of Selectmen, Chairman Board of Trustees of the Beebe Town Library, Chairman Board of School Committee, President of the Wakefield Historical Society, Executive Officer of the Wakefield Improvement Asso. That said pictures or such as may be approved by the committee be hung on the walls of the auditorium beneath the gallaries, and under such restrictions as to size, quality
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and settings as the committee may determine, it being under- stood that there shall be no expense to the town for the pic- tures or the placing of them upon the wall. Hubbard B. Mansfield, Sec'y.
Voted. That the town allow the hanging in the town hall of portraits and pictures as called for in this article.
Art. 5.
Voted. To take up Article 5.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate $2500 and the amount of the balances of the Water Dept. surplus for the year 1911, to pay for the water used from the Metropolitan supply, the same to be reimbursed from the Water Depart- ment receipts.
Moderator appointed the following committees.
Art. 22.
Fred E. Bunker, E. F. Preston, C. H. Stearns. Edward J. Connolly, H. A. Simonds, William H. Sullivan. George E. Walker, G. E. Campbell, J. Lowe McMahon.
Art. 29.
Curtis L. Sopher, Frank A. Long, W. E. Cade.
Art. 37.
George E. Walker, John J. Round, M. E. S. Clemons, John A. Meloney, Ernest Heywood.
Voted that this meeting be now dissolved.
TOWN MEETING, JULY 15, 1912
Article 1. To choose a moderator, by ballot, to preside at said meeting.
Voted. That meeting proceed to ballot for moderator and that check list be used.
Clerk appointed E. J. Gihon, G. W. Abbott, H. A. Si- monds and S. T. Parker to sort and count ballots.
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Result of vote :
Ballots cast 479
Thomas G. O'Connell received 340
George M. Poland received 139
Thomas G. O'Connell was then declared elected Moderator. On request of George M. Poland the election of Mr. O'Connell was made unanimous.
Art. 2. To see if the town will vote to accept Sections 1-2-3- 4-5-6-7-8 and 9 of Chapter 50 of the Revised Laws, which chapter relates to betterments and other assessments on account of public improvements. Frank J. Henkel.
Voted. That the town accept Sections as called for by this article.
Art. 3. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase sufficient amount of land of the former Wakefield estate known as the "Factory Field" for the pur- pose of a play ground, to be under the Park Commissioners, or what they will do about it. John W. Murphy and others.
Motion that subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed, was lost.
Motion that a committee of five be appointed to select and purchase land in the Factory Field and raise and appropriate $3,750, therefor, was lost.
During discussion of above motion, report of the commit- tee reporting under Article 41, was read.
Motion as offered was lost. "Yes" 103. "No" 182.
Voted. That meeting be adjourned to Monday evening, July 22nd, at 7.30 o'clock.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, JULY 22, 1912
Meeting called to order at 7.40 o'clock by Moderator O'Connell.
The first business in order being Article 4.
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Article 4. To see if the town will vote to change the method of electing the moderator, by electing a moderator at every annual election of town officers to serve for one year, in accordance with the provision of Section 359 of Chapter 560 of the Acts of 1907. George M. Poland.
Voted. That a Moderator be elected at every annual election of Town Officers to serve for one year, in accordance with the provisions of Soc. 359 of Chap. 560 of the Acts of 1907.
Art. 5. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Municipal Light Board to construct and maintain in the town of Read- ing pipes for the distribution of gas therein, and to acquire by purchase if they deem advisable any such pipes now ex- isting and to enter into a contract with said town of Reading for the furnishing of gas to it and its inhabitants and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor. Curtis L. Sopher and others.
Voted. That motion to enter into contract with town of Reading for the furnishing of gas to it be laid upon the table.
Art. 6. To see if the town will vote to issue notes, scrip or bonds for the purpose of paying for the construction of pipes in the town of Reading which may be authorized under the preceding article of this warrant and to carry out the terms of any contract entered into under the authority which may be granted under the preceding article of this warrant. Curtis L. Sopher and others.
Voted. That subject matter of this article be laid upon the table.
Art. 7. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 367 of the Acts of 1911, of the General Court, being an act entitled "An act relative to the use of school halls for other than school purposes." M. E. S. Clemons.
Voted That the town accept the provisions as called for in this article.
Art. 8. To hear and act upon the report of the committee ap- pointed at the annual meeting held in March, 1912, to inves- tigate the accommodations at the high school.
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Voted. That report of committee be accepted.
Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to appoint a committee of seven to select a suitable lot or lots of land as a site for the erection of a new high school building, said committee to report at the regular fall town meeting.
Motion made that committee reporting under Article 8 of this warrant be appointed a committee to select a suitable lot or lots of land as called for by this article, and also to report on the probable cost of building.
Amendment to strike out that part of motion referring to cost of building, was lost.
Motion as offered was then voted.
Voted. That committee be empowered to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation.
Art. 5.
Voted. That motion under Article 5 be taken from table.
Amendment offered, that the town authorize the Municipal Light Board to furnish gas to the town of Reading at the town line.
Motion to adjourn was lost.
Voted. That this matter be laid on table until an adjournment of this meeting when it shall be the first business in order.
Voted. That this meeting stand adjourned to Monday evening next, at 7.30 o'clock.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING JULY 29, 1912
Meeting called to order at 7.45 o'clock, Article 5 being in order.
Amendment as offered was voted. "Yes" 151. "No" 80. Motion as amended was then carried.
Art. 10. To see if the town will raise and appropriate sutti- cient sum of money to give three or more band concerts on the Park during the summer of 1912. George W. Abbott and others.
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Voted. . That the town raise and appropriate $150 for three band concerts.
Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 244 of the Acts of 1911, which relates to "fires in the open air." Board of Selectmen.
Votel. That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 12. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to pay J. R. Reid & Son for dressing sold to the town of Wakefield, and used in Forest Glade Cemetery, also for use of horse belonging to J. R. Reid & Son or what they will do about it. J. R. Reid and others.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 13. To see if the town will raise and appropriate fifty dol- lars for repairing the foundation of the tool house of Forest Glade Cemetery, or what they will do about it. J. R. Reid and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $35 for the purpose outlined in this article.
Art. 14. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to install a fire alarm box at the corner of Grand Passway and Salem street, also relocate box 52 under the direction of the Board of Fire Engineers, or what they will do about it. Robert J. Schefisch and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate $50 for the purpose of removing Box 52 and that the box be located by the Board of Fire Engineers.
Art. 15. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of seventy-five dollars to install a fire alarm box on Broad- way near the Lead Lined Iron Pipe Works, or what they will do about it. Charles S. Young and others.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be referred to the Board of Fire Engineers.
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Art. 16. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to install a fire alarm box between Ver- non and Salem streets, on Lowell street, under the direction of the Board of Fire Engineers, or what they will do about. Samuel T. Parker and others.
Voted. That fire alarm box be put in as called for in the article and that it be put in under the direction of the Board of Fire Engineers.
Art. 17. To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen lay- ing out a town way from Main street westerly to North ave- nue, being the private way now known as Berkshire street, as laid upon the table at the annual March town meeting.
Voted. That report of Selectmen be accepted and adopted, and that the town accept and allow the town way as called for in article.
Art. 18. To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen lay- out a town way from Water street to Richardson street, being the private way now known as Wakefield avenue.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 19. To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen lay- ing out a town way from Otis street norther'y, being the pri_ vate way now known as Rockland street.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 20. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer with the approval of its selectmen to hire a sum of money sufficient to meet the appropriations made at this town meeting, on a term not exceeding one year, and to issue the notes of the town therefor.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted. That this meeting be dissolved.
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STATE ELECTION, NOV. 5, 1912
Result of ballots :
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
Precinct
Totals
I
II
Chafin and Watkins .
4
2
6
Debs and Seidel
45
4
49
Reimer and Gillhaus .
2
0
2
Roosevelt and Johnson
687
158
845
Taft and Sherman
421
99
520
Wilson and Marshall
665
59
724
Blanks
1691
198
1889
GOVERNOR
Charles S. Bird
699
161
860
Eugene N. Foss
691
56
747
Patrick Mulligan
4
0
4
Frank N. Rand
3
2
5
Roland D. Sawyer
36
1
37
Joseph Walker
403
101
504
Blanks
82
12
94
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Daniel Cosgrove
563
129
692
Alfred H. Evans
6
4
10
Robert Luce
456
112
568
Robert B. Martin
40
4
44
Dennis McGoff
6
0
6
David I. Walsh
695
58
753
Blanks
152
26
178
SECRETARY
Frank J. Donahue
594
34
628
Ellen Hayes
43
4
47
Albert P. Langtry
486
119
605
Karl Lindstrand
7
0
7
William W. Nash
6
2
8
Russell A. Wood
543
131
674
Blanks
.
.
239
43
282
.
.
.
,
.
.
.
.
.
.
·
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TREASURER
Charles A. Chace
11
1
12
David Craig
.
Eldon B. Keith
543
127
670
Joseph L. P. St. Coeur
550
32
582
Elmer A. Stevens
484
125
609
Louis F. Weiss
45
2
47
Blanks
.
281
45
326
AUDITOR
James F. Carens
559
35
594
Herbert B. Griffin
15
5
20
Octave A. LaRiviere
509
121
630
Sylvester J. McBride
43
1
44
Jeremiah P. McNally
6
0
6
John E. White
495
119
614
Blanks
291
52
343
ATTORNEY GENERAL
George W. Anderson
592
37
629
Frank Bohmbach
5
0
5
Freeman T. Crommett
9
3
12
H. Heustis Newton
525
129
654
George E. Roewer, Jr.
46
1
47
James M. Swift
475
113
588
Blanks
266
50
· 316
CONGRESSMAN
Saul Beaumont
46
1
47
Frederick W. Dallinger
511
115
626
Frederick S. Deitrick
641
45
686
Henry C. Long
552
138
690
Blanks
168
34
202
COUNCILLOR
Henry G. Burke
.
49
1
50
John J. Hogan
564
34
598
Harrie C. Hunter
560
126
686
G. Frederick Simpson
473
119
592
Blanks
272
53
325
·
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
5
39
SENATOR
Wilton B. Fay .
330
87
417
Charles S. Young
.
836
67
903
Charles Zueblin
.
591
137
728
Blanks
161
42
203
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
Charles A. Dean
734
53
787
Alonzo D. Moran
217
11
228
E. Horace Perley
392
60
452
George E. Walker
517
200
717
Blanks
58
9
67
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Winthrop H. Fairbank
611
49
660
Robert J. Kelly
87
6
93
Chester B. Williams .
760
188
948
Blanks
460
90
550
COUNTY TREASURER
Nicholas H. Flynn
73
3
76
Joseph O. Hayden
740
189
929
Thomas F. Royle
485
33
518
Blanks
620
108
728
AMENDMENT DISQUALFYING FROM VOTING PERSONS CONVICTED
OF CERTAIN OFFENCES
"Yes"
725
148
873
"NO"
254
36
290
Blanks
939
149
1088
AMENDMENT RELATIVE TO THE TAXATION OF WILD OR
FOREST LANDS .
"Yes"
789
136
925
"NO"
183
31
214
Blanks
946
166
1112
AN ACT RELATIVE TO PENSIONING LABORERS IN THE EMPLOY OF CITIES AND TOWNS
"Yes"
737
133
870
"NO"
·
.
.
.
366
65
431
Blanks
.
.
815
135
950
.
.
,
.
.
.
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TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 11, 1912
Meeting called to order by Town Clerk Frederic S. Hartshorne at 7.30 o'clock p. m. Call for meeting was read and it was
Voted. That further reading of the Warrant, with the excep- tion of the Constables Return, be dispensed with. Con- stables Return then read.
Article 1. To choose a moderator, by ballot. to preside at said meeting.
Voted. That the meeting proceed to the election of a Moderator and that check list be used.
Voted. That name of Thomas G. O'Connell be placed in nomi- nation for Moderator and if no other name be presented that the Chairman of the Finance Committee cast one ballot bearing his name. Name of Thomas G. O'Connell placed in nomination and one ballot cast as per vote. No other person desiring to vote polls were closed and Thomas G. O'Connell elected Moderator.
Art. 2. To hear and act upon the report of the committee to investigate suitable sites for a new high school building.
Art. 3. To see if the town will vote to take in fee or purchase a tract of land for the purpose of erecting a building there- on. to be used for a high school, and for any other purpose. W. O. Cartwright and others.
Art. 4. To raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to acquire the land selected as a site for the high school. W. O. Cartwright and others.
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