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School Department
Voted. That matter of School Appropriation be taken from table.
Finance Committee offered the following motion :
Motion : That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $60,800, and this amount to include the estimated receipts amounting to $2000.
Amendment by A. II. Boardman.
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $60,866, divided as follows :
Salaries
$49,493
Contingent
3,213
Supplies
2,960
Fuel
4,000
Evening School
1,200
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$60,866
ยท
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And appropriate the estimated receipts amounting to $2000.
Amendment carried and original motion as amended then voted.
Park Department
Voted. To take matter of appropriation for Park Department from the table.
Park Department $1,250.00 833.34
Fire Alarm
Inspector of Slaughtering
Voted. That this matter be left to the Board of Health and that compensation for Inspector of Slaughtering be $2.50 per day, or $1.25 for one half day or any part thereof.
Treasurer's Department, Maturities.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate to meet maturities in 1913 and appropriations made in 1912 after tax levy had been made the sum of $1,376.29 and in addition that $9,500 be appropriated from light plant receipts and $5,500 be appropriated from Water Department receipts, making total amount available with appropriations made January 3, 1913, $38,278 for 1913.
Treasurer's Department, Interest.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate for interest pay- ments, $15,494.13, and in addition that $8,530.00 bc appropriated from Water Department receipts and $4,701.25 be appropriated from Light Plant receipts, making total amount available $28,725.38.
Art. 5. To determine the compensation of enginemen for the year ensuing.
Voted. That compensation for enginemen be the same as last year.
Art. 8. To hear and act upon a report of the Committee appointed under article No. 33 of the warrant for the town meeting of Nov. 11th, 1912, relating to an invesitigaton of the condition of the old Franklin School house, on Frank-
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lin Street, and see if the town will vote to sell, move, or repair the same and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, or what they will do about it. William A. Thrush and others.
Mr. J. J. Foley reported for committee.
Motion by Dr. Montague that report be accepted and recommendations adopted.
On motion W. E. Cowdrey.
Voted. To divide the question.
First Division. That report be accepted.
Second Division. That recommendations be adopted.
Voted. That report be accepted and
Voted. That report be adopted.
Art. 4.
Voted. That Article 4 be taken up.
Voted. That the vote appropriating $833.34 for fire alarm be reconsidered.
Amended by Mr Stearus to strike out the sum $833.34 and insert in lieu thereof $942.
Amendment carried and original motion as amended was voted.
Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to provide additional accommodations at the Franklin School by building an addition to the present building, or by repairing the old Franklin School in its present location or some other, and raise and appropriate money therefor, and to issue notes or bonds of the town for the purposes of this article, or see what the town will do about it. Arthur H. Boardman and others.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be laid on table. Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to provide additional accommodations at the Greenwood School by building an addition to the present building, or by finishing a room in the third story of the present building, or by means of a
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portable school house, or to see what the town will do about it, and raise and appropriate money for the same, and issue notes or bonds of the town for providing additional accommodations to the Greenwood School. Arthur H. Boardman and others.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be laid on table. Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to alter or repair the Wakefield Mansion, if title has been taken thereto by the town, so that the same may be suitable to school purposes and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, or what they will do about it. M. E. S. Clemons and others.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be laid on table. Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to proceed to the erection of a new high school building and authorize the employment of an architect or architects, and authorize and empower the School Committee or some Committee to be appointed by the town to adopt plans and specifications for a new high school building, and to proceed with the erection and equipment of such a building, and raise and appropriate money therefor, or to see what the town will do about it. Charles E. Montague and others.
Mr. M. Low offered the following motion : That the Moderator appoint a committee of five to retire and bring in the names of two committees of seven each, said com- mittees, after having the approval of the town meeting, shall act as two separate committees in relation to the building of a new High School. Their duty shall be to procure plans, specifications, and cost of a High School suitable for the town of Wakefield and also to report to the town the best use to be made of the buildings now on the Wakefield Estate. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the use of the committee.
Amendment by Mr. Meloney.
That matter be referred to school committee with instruc- tions to report back to this meeting.
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Voted. That this meeting be adjourned to Monday evening March 17, at 7.30 o'clock.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING MARCH 17, 1913
Meeting called to order at 7.55 o'clock by Moderator O'Connell article 12 being in order.
Article 12.
Motion as offered by Mr. Low ruled by Moderator as being out of order.
Amendment by Mr. Meloney becoming the motion before the house.
Mr. Meloney asked permission to withdraw his motion but consent of meeting not granted.
Amendment by Mr. Low that names of R. S. Stout, Win. G. Strong, be added to committee.
Amendment by Mr. W. E. Cowdrey that six names be added to committee.
Mr. Low asked permission to withdraw his amendment which was granted:
Amendment by Mr. E. E. Lee that the town raise and appropriate $200 for the use of the committee if appointed.
Amendment as offered by Mr. Lee was carried.
Amendment as offered by Mr. Cowdrey was carried.
Dr. Montague offered the following amendment ; To strike out the words "this meeting" and insert in lieu thereof the words "the town."
This amendment was carried and original motion as amended was then voted.
Art. 13. To see if the town will issue notes or bonds of the town in payment for expense which may be incurred under the article authorizing and directing preparation for and erection of a new high school building. Charles E. Mon- tague and others.
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Finance committee offered the following motion : That. the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Low moved that the subject matter of this article be laid on table.
Mr. Low's motion was lost. "Yes" 75. "No" 96.
The motion of Finance Committee to indefinitely postpone- was then voted.
Art. 14. To see if the town will authorize any Committee designated to carry out the vote under the article in relation to the new high school building to move the present buildings on the site bought by the town, or sell them, or dispose of them in any manner which the town may direct, or within their discretion. Charles E. Montague and others.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be referred to the same committee appointed under Article.12, said com- mittee to report back to town before any action is taken.
Art. 15. To hear the report of the Committee appointed under Article 32 of the November meeting 1912, relative to the purchase of land adjoining the West Ward School lot.
Art. 16. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to acquire the land adjoining the West Ward school lot on the east, for school purposes, belonging to G. A. Burgess and containing about 2,200 feet. Lewis E. Carter and others.
Voted. That report of committee be accepted.
Voted. That report be adopted.
Voted. That Article 16 be taken up jointly with Article 15.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate $1300 to acquire the land adjoining the West Ward School house on the East, for school purposes, said land belonging to G. A. Burgess and containing about 22,000 square feet. Bounded south- erly by Prospect street, westerly by town of Wakefield, northerly by James Eustis and easterly by Goodwin street.
Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to work and grade Ilarson and
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Pleasant streets, or what they will do about it. Earl H. Morton and others.
Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to grade Armory street, or what they will do about it. Peter Harrington and others.
Art. 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars the same to be expended on repairing the sidewalk on Valley street, beginning at the junction of Melvin and Water streets, or what they will do about it. 'Thomas W. O'Neil. and others.
Voted. That Articles 17, 18 and 19 be taken up jointly.
Voted. That the subject matter of these articles be referred to the Selectmen with the power to act.
Art. 20. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $700.00 to straighten Gould street from Byron street to Converse street, or what they will do about it. J. Wooldridge and others.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 21. To see if the town will either raise and appropriate, or set aside from the regular Municipal Light Plant appro- priation a sufficient sum of money to provide street lights all night. Harris M. Dolbeare and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate $1200 for the purpose outlined by article.
Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Municipal Light Commissioners to install an electric light at the junc- tion of Hanson and Grove street, one on Pleasant street near the private crossing or ancient way over the Boston & Maine Railroad tracks, one at the junction of Pleasant street and Renwick road, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor, or what they will do about it. Earl U. Morton and others.
Voted. That the town instruct the Municipal Light Board to in- stall one incandescent light on Hanson street.
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Art. 23. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to install a fire alarm box on Spring street, at or near the corner of Druid Hill avenue. Ray- mond J. Conner and others.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Voted. That when this meeting adjourn, it be to Monday eve- ning, March 31st, at 7.30 o'clock.
Art. 24. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Municipal Light Commissioners to install an incandescent light on Park avenue, near residence of George W. Webster and raise and appropriate money therefor. Fred A. Swain and others.
Voted. That the town instruct the Municipal Light Commis- sioners to install an incandescent light as called for by arti- cle.
Art. 25. To see if the town will vote to install a fire alarm box at or near the corner of Vernon and Otis streets, raise and appropriate money for the same, or what they will do about it. William J. Murphy and others.
Voted. That the town instruct the Municipal Light Commission- ers to install a fire alarm box as called for by the article, same to be located by the Board of Fire Engineers, and that the sum of $90 be raised and appropriated and added to the . appropriation for fire alarm.
Art. 26. To see if the town will authorize and instruct the Board of Light Commissioners to install an incandscent electric street light on Franklin street, opposite the old Franklin School House, and appropriate money for the same, or what they will do about it. Louis N. Tyzzer and others. Voted. To instruct the Municipal Light Commissioners to install an incandescent light as called for by the article.
Art. 27. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to erect poles and wires for the neces- sary lights on Traverse street, or what they will do about it. John II. Scannell and others.
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Voted. That the town instruct the Municipal Light Commission- ers to erect poles and wires and install the necessary lights. on Traverse street.
Art. 28 To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to place an incandescent street light at. the corner of Frank and Gould streets. W. W. Wilder and others.
Voted. That the town instruct the Municipal Light Commission -. ers to install light as called for by the article.
Art. 29. To see if the town will vote to issue notes, script or bonds, for the purpose of paying for the purchase and in- stallation of water meters, to complete the work of installing meters on the water service pipes, as authorized by vote of the town at the last annual town meeting. Charles A. Dean and others.
Voted. That for the purpose of providing for the payment for the purchase and installation of water meters as authorized by vote of the town under Article 12 of the warrant for the town meeting of March 11, 1912, the Treasurer be and is hereby authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to- issue notes or bonds of the town of the aggregate sum of $15,000 ; said notes or bonds to be payable $1500 annually in each of the years 1914 to 1923, both inclusive ; all of said notes or bonds to be dated June 2, 1913, and bear in- terest payable semi-annually. All particulars as to form, issuance and sale of said notes or bonds to be determined by the Treasurer, wi h the approval of the Selectmen.
Result of vote : Affirmative, 73; Negative, 0.
Voted. That this meeting be now adjourned.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING MARCHI 31, 1913
Meeting called to order at 7.55 o'clock by Moderator O'Con -. nell, Article 30 being in order.
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Art. 30. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to make tests for an additional water supply, by means of driven wells. Charles A. Dean and others.
Voted. That the town appropriate the sum of $1500 for purpose outlined in this article. This amount to be taken from sur- plus of Water Plant.
Art 31. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of improving the conditions of Crystal Lake and its tributaries. Charles A. Dean and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1000 for the purpose outlined in this article.
Art. 4.
Voted. That Article 4 be taken up.
Voted. That appropriation as made for the Water Department be reconsidered. Finance Committee offered following amendment :
That the town appropriate the sum of $13,167 for the maintenance account of the Water Department
Amendment carried and original motion as amende l was then voted.
Treasurer's Department.
Voted. That appropriation as made for the Treasurer's Depart- ment be reconsidered.
Finance Committee moves to amend by striking out $1,376.29 and inserting in lieu thereof $2,461.29.
Amendment carried and original motion as amended was then voted.
Art. 4.
School Department.
Voted. That appropriation as made for school department be reconsidered.
Finance Committee offered the following amendment.
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That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $62,922 for the use of the School Department, to be divided as fol- lows :
Salaries
$51,299
Contingent
2,800
Supplies
3,460
Fuel .
4,063
Evening School .
1,300
$62,922
And appropriate $2,000 of the receipts.
Amendment carried and original motion as amended was then voted.
Moth Department.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 for the Moth Department for work on private property.
Voted. To take up Article 21 jointly with Article 4.
Voted. That the appropriation for the Municipal Light Plant as made under Article 4 be reconsidered.
Voted. That the appropriation made under Article 21 be recon- . sidered.
F. J. Henkel offered the following amendment :
That the town raise and appropriate for the Municipal Light Department the sum of $13,700, and authorize the said Department to use the receipts of said department and instruct Commissioners to light streets all night during the entire year.
Amendment carried and original motion as amended was then voted.
Art. 2.
Voted. That Article 2 be taken up.
Selden W. Tyler reported for the committee as follows :
Fence Viewers - A. A. Mansfield, S. T. Parker, G. H. Stowell.
Field Drivers - C. E. Classen, Palmer Corbett, Alexan- der Glass, J. E. Hopkins, Carroll Roby, W. F. Shedd.
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Measurers of Wood - L. E. Bennett, L. P. Curley, W. T. Curley, H. A. Feindel, Dennis Greaney, Thomas Hickey, Wm. Hickey, G. W. Killorin, A. A. Mansfield, A. L. Mans- field, F. W. Magdeburg, E. S. Oliver, H. N. Oliver, T. E. Toomey.
Weighers of Coal and Merchandise -L. E. Bennett, J. S. Brewer, S. L. Cole, L. P. Curley, W. T. Curley, N. E. Cutler, Mary Dignan, W. P. Farwell, Margaret T. Findlay, Thomas Hickey, Wm. Hickey, F. W. Magdeburg, A. A. Mansfield, A. L. Mansfield, P. Mclaughlin, J. H. McMahan, John Toomey, T. E. Toomey, H. Y. Wiggin, W. B. Wiley.
Surveyors of Lumber - L. E. Bennett, H. A. Feindel, J. B. Foster, W. E. Knox, A. T. Locke, H. B. Parker, W. A. Prescott, A. P. Webber.
Finance Committee, 3 years - W. H. Cartland, J. S. Griffiths, J. A. Meloney, E. F. Preston, W. V. Taylor.
Finance Committee, 2 years - H. M. Wheeler.
Finance Committee, 1 year -J. P. Colbert, J. H. Lover- ing.
Voted. That report of committee be accepted.
Voted. That report of committee be adopted.
Art. 32. To see if the town will vote to increase the permanent police force by one or more men and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay for such increase, or what they will do about it. Edward E. Lee and others.
Finance Committee offered the following motion :
That the town increase the permanent Police Force by one man and raise and appropriate the sum of $1044 to pay for such increase.
Amendment by F. E. Lee, that the Police Force be in- creased by two men and the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2088 to pay for such increase.
Amendment carried and original motion as carried was then voted.
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Art. 33. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer on Armory street, raise and appropriate money for the same, or what they will do about it. Peter Harrington and others.
Voted. That Article 33 be laid on the table.
Art. 34. To see if the town will appoint a committee of five to consider the advisability of the town providing a Town Ac- countant under the provisions of Chapter 624 of the Acts of 1910 and amendments thereto, and report at the November meeting of 1913. William J. Stout for Board of Auditors. Voted. That a committee of five be appointed in accordance with article.
Moderator appointed the following committee : W lliam J. Stout, William M. Kelso, George A. Cowdrey, William T. Curley, William T. Regan.
Art. 35. To see if the town will vote to collect interest on unpaid taxes, fix the rate thereof and from what time the same shall run and authorize the collector to collect the same. M. E. S. Clemons.
Voted. That all taxes shall be duc on the first day of October in each year, and five per cent. per annum interest shall be charged on all unpaid taxes from the time they respectively become due until paid, and collected with said taxes.
Art. 36. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $700 for a municipal celebration of the Fourth of July, 1913. Gardner E. Campbell and others.
Voted That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for a celebration July 4th.
Voted. That a committee of five be appointed to carry out this vote.
Chair appointed the following committee : HI. A. Simonds, E. F. Preston, G. E. Campbell, J. L. McMahan, D. H. Regan.
Art. 37. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purchase of chase and type necessary for the printing of voting lists, or what they will do about it. Fred E. Bunker and others.
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Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $100 for purpose outlined in this article.
Art 38. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the completion of the Card Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths, or what they will do about it. Frede. S. Hartshorne and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $75 for purposes set forth in this Article.
Art. 11.
Voted. That Article 11 be taken from the table.
Voted. That the same committee reporting under Articles 12 and 14 take into consideration whether the Wakefield man- sion can be used for Library purposes and incorporate their findings in their report.
Art. 39. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars for the purpose of Memo- rial Day. Needham C. Hunter and others.
. Voted. That the town raise and appropriate $350 as asked for, and that $50 of this be used by Spanish War Veterans.
Art. 40. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to give a series of band concerts on the Park during the summer of 1913. George W. Abbott and others.
Motion. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $150 for the purpose of this article.
Amendment by G. W. Abbott :
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $340, and that the concerts be given under the supervision of the Park Commissioners.
Amendment carried and original motion as amended was then voted.
Art. 41. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to clean the brook from Albion street to Lake street. D. F. Corcoran and others.
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Voted. That all action under this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Art. 42. To see if the town will vote to reimburse the Volun- unteer Library Association for money expendcd on the motor hose wagon known as the Volunteer Hose No. 2, and used by the town, and raise and appropriate money therefor, or what they will do about it. Ernest Heywood and others.
Motion by Finance Committee :
That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $312.86, said amount to reimburse the Volunteer Library Association for money expended on their Motor Hose Wagon known as Volunteer Hose Wagon No. 2.
Amendment by George Zwicker :
That the sum named, $312.86, be stricken out and insert in lieu thereof the sum of $452.16.
Amendment carried and motion as amended was then voted.
Art. 43. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $785 for the use of the Board of Assessors, to be divided as follows : Clerk hire $300, Transfe s $175, Street list printing $110. Writing the 1913 valuation book for the State as required every three years, $100 increase of salary of the Secretary of the Board $100, or what they will do about it. Samuel T. Parker and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $785 for purposes outlined in this Article.
Art. 9.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1800 for the purpose of purchasing a Portable School Building for use at the Franklin School, or elsewhere, for purpose of relieving congestion in that school.
Art. 33.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2100 for purpose outlined in this Article and that the work be done under the direction of the Water and Sewerage Board.
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Art. 44. To see what action the town will take regarding the bequest of Mary E. Aborn for Park purposes, now held in the treasury. Albert W. Flint.
Voted. That the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen invest the bequest of the late Mary E. Aborn, amounting to $2000, now held in the Treasury, as a trust fund, the income from said fund to be paid to the Park Commissioners to be used for Park purposes.
Arts. 12 and 14.
Moderator appointed the following additional names to committee : John S. Griffiths, Thomas Hickey, George E. Walker, J. P. Colbert, John J. Round, William P. Shepard. Voted. That this meeting be dissolved.
TOWN MEETING, MAY 5, 1913
Meeting called to order at 7.55 p. m., by Moderator O'Connell who read call for meeting.
Service of warrant and Constables return read by Moderator.
Article 1. To see if the town will vote to replace the ten inch water main on Main street, between Richardson and Crescent streets with a cast iron main of larger diameter, including all necessary connections thereto, and issue notes, script or bonds of the town in payment therefor. Charles A. Dean and others.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be referred to the Board of Selectmen, Water and Sewerage Boards, Chairman of the Municipal Light Board and the Town Counsel to report back to the town at an adjournment of this meeting.
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Art. 2. To see if the town will vote to reconsider so much of votes passed at the town meetings he'd November 18th, 1912 and March 31st, 1913, which provided that the town raise by taxation the sums of $2900 and $2100 respectively for the purpose of extending the sewer in Elm and Armory streets respectively ; and to see if the town will vote to issue notes, bonds or script to the amount of $5000 to pro- vide said respective sums of $2900 and 82100 for extending the sewer in said Elm and Armory streets, and authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to issue such notes, bonds or script and fix the terms thereof. Samuel T. Parker and others.
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