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108
119
544
Frederic P. Barnes
313
101
139
553
John J. Butler
402
43
189
634
George W. Enwright
241
24
108
373
Edwin P. Fitzgerald
211
76
75
362
Albert F. Parker .
327
104
131
562
Blanks
737
172
337
1246
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
NORTHERN DISTRICT
Philip M. Clark .
384
134
151
669
William J. Corcoran
428
27
185
640
John J. Higgins .
337
122
138
597
Blanks
125
31
75
231
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
James T. Barrett
370
29
160
559
William E. Rogers
.
735
227
316
1278
Blanks
169
58
73
300
REGISTER OF DEEDS. MIDDLESEX SOUTHERN
(To fill vacancy)
J. Frank Facey .
397
20
181
598
Thomas Leighton, Jr
360
113
149
622
Albin M. Richards
353
135
143
631
Blanks
164
46
76
236
Shall the proposed amendment to the constitution, making women eligible to appointment as notaries public be approved and ratified ?
"Yes"
419
133
178
730
"No"
438
91
187
717
Blanks
416
90
184
690
·
.
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Shall the proposed amendment to the constitution, authorizing the referendum, be approved and ratified ?
"Yes"
595
169
257
1021
"'NO"
155
37
57
249
Blanks
524
108
235
867
Shall chapter 807 of the acts of nineteen hundred and thir- teen, being an act to provide for compensating laborers, work- men and mechanics for injuries sustained in public employment, and to exempt from legal liabilities counties and municipal cor- porations which pay such compensation, be accepted by the inhabitants of this county ?
"Yes"
627
170
264
1061
". No"
142
38
72
252
Blanks
· 505
106
213
824
.
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TOWN MEETING NOVEMBER 10, 1913
Meeting called to order at 7.40 p.m., by Moderator O'Connell. Call for meeting was read.
Voted. That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the Constable's return, be dispensed with.
Constable's return then read by the Moderator.
Article 1. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate an additional sum of money for the miscellaneous Fund, or what they will do about it. Board of Selectmen.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $2000 for purpose outlined in article.
Art. 2. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate an additional sum of $200 for the care of the town hall. Board of Selectmen.
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Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $200 for purpose outlined in article.
Art. 3. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum to complete wiring of conduit in Main street, and install necessary apparatus including poles for street lighting on Main street between Water and Crescent streets. Frank J. Ilenkel and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1300 for purpose outlined in article.
Art. 4. To see if the town will authorize its Municipal Light Commissioners to make a contract to purchase all or any of its electric current for a period not exceeding (10) ten years if said Boart of Commissioners deem it advisable. Frank JJ. Henkel.
The following motion was offered by F. J. Henkel :
That the town authorize its Municipal Light Commissioners to make a contract to purchase all or any of its electric current for a period not exceeding ten years if said Board of Commissioners deem it advisable.
Dr. C. L. Sopher offered the following amendment :
That the town purchase so much of its electric current as it is unable to manufacture, for a period not exceeding three years.
After a discussion of the question lasting until 9.50 p. m. amendment as offered by Dr. Sopher was acted on by the meeting and amendment was carried "Yes" 127, "No" 103.
Original motion as amended was then voted.
F. J. Henkel offered the following motion :
That the vote whereby the town voted to purchase so much of its electric current as it is unable to manufacture for a period not exceeding three years, be reconsidered.
Before action was taken on this motion it was
Vote 1. That this meeting stand adjourned to Monday evening, November 17, 1913 at 7.30 o'clock.
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RECOUNT OF VOTES FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A petition having been received for the recount of votes cast for County Commissioners at the election of November 4, 1913, the Board of Registrars after due notice to the several candidates recounted said votes November 12, 1913 with the following result.
Prec. 1
Prec. 2
Prec. 3
Total
Erson B. Barlow
345
116
145
606
John B. McCloskey
382
22
176
580
Charles H. McIntire
384
133
159
676
Blanks
163
43
69
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 17, 1913
Meeting called to order at 7.40 p. m. by Moderator O'Connell. Voted. That Article 4 be laid upon the table until 8.15 o'clock. Art. 5. To see if the town will raise and appropriate ($300) three hundred dollars for its Fire Alarm System. Frank J. Henkel and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of ($300) Three Hundred Dollars for the Fire Alarm System.
Art. 6. To see if the town will vote to issue additional notes, bonds or scrip to pay for the laying of the twenty-inch water main on Main street, or raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor. Charles A. Dean and others.
Voted. That the Water Commissioners be authorized to make additional installation of water main on Main street at a cost not exceeding $2000.
Voted. That for the purpose of providing for the payment for installation of twenty inch water main on Main street, as authorized by vote of the town under Article 6 of the war- rant for the town meeting of November 10, 1913, the Treasurer be and is hereby authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to issue bonds or notes of the town of the aggregate sum of $2000 ; said bonds or notes to be payable
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$1000 annually in each of the years 1914 and 1915; all of said bonds or notes to be dated December 1, 1913 and to bear interest payable semi-annually. All particulars as to form, issuance and sale of said bonds or notes to be deter- mined by the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen. Affirmative 113. Negative 0.
Art. 7. To see if the town will vote to appropriate an additional sum of money for the maintenance of the Water Department, the same to be taken from the income of the Water Depart- ment. Charles A. Dean and others.
Voted. That the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000) be appropriated the same to be taken from the receipts of the Water Department.
Art. 8. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of fifty dollars from the income of Forest Glade Cemetery, for the use of the Commissioners in taking care of the yard for the remainder of the year. John Minniken and others.
Voted. That the town appropriate the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50) the same to be taken from the income of the Forest Glade Cemetery.
Art 9. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1499.19 to reimburse the Treasury for this amount of tax title deeds taken by the town. George E. Walker and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1499.19 for the purpose outlined in the article.
Art. 10. To hear and act upon the report of the committee appointed under Article 34 of the Spring warrant of 1913 to consider the advisability of the town providing a town accountant under the provisions of Chapter 624 of the Acts of 1910 and amendments thereto.
Voted. That subject matter of Article 10 be laid upon the table.
Ait 11. To see if the town will petition the Director of the Bureau of Statistics for an audit of its accounts in accord-
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ance with the provisions of Chapter 598 of the Acts of the year 1910 and amendments thereto. William J. Stout.
Voted. That the subject matter of article be laid upon the table.
Art. 12. To see if the town will appoint a committee of five to consider the advisability of having a town Collector to whom all monies due the town shall be paid, and report to the town at a future town meeting. William M. Kelso.
Voted. That a committee of nine be appointed to consider the advisability of having a Town Collector to whom all moneys due the town shall be paid, the committee to report to the town at a future town meeting.
Art. 13. To see if the town w Il vote to establish and maintain evening classes in the practical arts for women under the provisions of Chapter 106 of the Acts of 1912, and to autho ize the School Committee to have charge of the same. School Committee, Arthur HI. Boardman, Chairman.
Voted. That in accordance with Chapter 106 of the Acts of 1912, the town through its School Committee establish and maintain separate evening practical art classes.
Art. 14. To see if the town will hear and act upon a report of the Special Committee on New High School appointed at the town meeting of March 10th, 1913, under Articles 11-12 and 14 of the warrant of the last meeting.
Mr. A. II. Boardman offered a report of progress.
Voted. That the committees report of progress be accepted and that they be be given further time for a report.
Mr. E. C. Miller offered the following motion :
That the committee be authorized to report to the town on the desirability of selling the lot recently purchased for a High School lot and to report to the town any lot or lots. that they may consider more desirable for the location of a High School building.
During discussion of this motion the hour of 8.15 arrived. and Article 4 was in order.
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Voted. That Article 14 be laid on table.
Voted. That article 4 be taken from the table.
Voted. That the vote whereby the town voted to purchase so much of its electric current as it is unable to manufacture for a period not exceeding three years, be reconsidered.
Voted. That further action under the motion reconsidered be in- definitely postponed.
Motion. That the town authorize its Municipal Light Commissioners to make a contract to purchase all or any of its electric current for a period not exceeding three years, if said Board of Commissioners deem it advisable.
Amendment :
That the Municipal Light Board be authorized to discon- tinue the manufacture of electric current in the town plant in their discretion, and to purchase the full town supply from such source and at such price as, in their judgment, seems best, on a contract for a period of time not to exceed one year. Amendment carried and original motion as amended was then voted.
Voted. That this meeting stand adjourned to Monday evening, December 1st, at 7.30 o'clock.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, DECEMBER 1, 1913.
Meeting called to order by Moderator O'Connell at 7.45 p. m. Moderator O'Connell appointed the following committee under Article 12 :
William J. Stout, F. A. Long. E. C. Miller, Geo. E. Walker, C. E. Walton, C. A Dean, John A. Meloney, A. II. Boardman, Hugh Connell.
Article 15. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $400 to build a sidewalk on the south side of Armory street. P. Harrington and others.
Motion by Finance Committee :
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That the subject matter of this article be referred to the Selectmen.
Amendment : That $400 be raised and appropriated to build a sidewalk on the south side of Armory street.
Amendment carried and original motion as amended was carried.
Art. 10 and 11.
Voted. That Articles 10 and 11 be taken from the table.
Report of committee read by Mr. W. J. Stout.
Voted. That report be accepted.
Voted. That adoption of report be referred to present committee acting in conjunction with the Board of Selectmen, they to report at the Spring meeting and to have full and sufficient articles inserted in warrant for said meeting.
Art. 11.
Voted. That subject matter of Article 11 be referred to same committee as under Article 10.
Art. 16. To see if the town will vote to use a part of the money reserved for Main street to grade Armory street and build a sidewalk on the south side. Dennis Greany and others.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to install a fire alarm box on Forest street, the same to be located by the Fire Engi- neers, raise and appropriate money for the same. A. M. Baxter and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $96 to he added 10 the general fire alarm account, and the Municipal Light Plant be instructed to install a fire alarm box on For- est street as called for in the article.
Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) for the collection of swill, or what they will do about it. Joseph W. Heath and others.
Voted. That this article be laid on the table.
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Art. 19. To see if the town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to install two lights on Rockland street, raise and ap- propriate money therefor, or what they will do about it. Patrick Curran and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $116 to be added to the depreciation account, and that the Light Board be instructed to install two lights on Rockland street. Art. 20. To see if the town will vote to change the method of electing the board of Overseers of the Poor and their terms of office. Harris M. Dolbeare.
Art. 21. To see if the town will vote to increase the compensa- tion of the Janitor of the town hall, raise and appropriate money for the same, or what they will do about it. Harvey S. Parker and others.
Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Water and Sewer Board to locate a hydrant at or near the corner of Lowell and Main streets, raise and appropriate money for the same, or what th y will do about it. M. C. Brewer and others.
Art. 23. To see if the town will raise and appropriate such sum of money sufficient to reimburse Alfred C. Edgett of 598 Main street, the amount paid by him since 1905 for taxes on land taken in widening Main street, but assessed to him since 1905, or what they will do about it. Alfred C. Edgett and others.
Art. 24. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to pay all unpaid awards made on the relocating of Nahant street by the County Commissioners in 1894, or what they will do about it. M. E. S. Clemons and others.
Voted. That articles 20 to 24 inclusive be laid upon the table. Art. 25. To see if the town will raise and appropriate fifty dol- lars to put a light on Oak street, between A. F. Cutter's and II. Haywood's. A. F. Cutter and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $60 to le added to the depreciation account, and the Municipal
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Light Board be instructed to install two lights on Oak street.
Art. 26. To see if the towr will direct the Municipal Light Commissioners to install an electric light on Bellevue road, opposite George Wallace home, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor. William P. Shepard and others.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate a sum of $30 to be added to the depreciation account, and the Light Board be instructed to install one light on Bellevue road.
Art. 27. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to install incandescent street lights on Avon court. Thomas Powers and others.
Voted. That the town rais? and appropriate the sum of $62 to be added to the depreciation account, and the Municipal Light Board be instructed to install two lights on Avon court.
Art. 14.
Voted. That the motion pending under Article 14 be taken from the table.
Motion as made by Mr. Miller (see meeting of Nov. 17) was put to vote ard declared carried.
Voted. That this meeting stand adjourned to Monday evening, December 8, at 7.30 o'clock.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING DECEMBER 8, 1913.
Meeting called to order at 7.45 o'clock, by Moderator O'Con- nell.
Voted. That article 20 be taken from the table.
Motion. That commencing with the Spring election of the year 1914 the Board of Overseers of the Poor shall be elected : s follows : One member for the term of one year, one for the term of two years, and one for the term of three years, and
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at each annual meeting thercafter one member for the term of three years.
Voted. That this motion be laid upon the table pending report of Town Counsel on same.
Article 3.
Voted. To take up Article 3.
Voted. That vote whereby town voted to raise and appropriate $1,300 under this article be reconsided.
Amendment. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) for purpose outlined by this article.
Amendment carried and original motion as amended was was voted.
Art. 21.
Voted. That Article 21 be taken from the table.
Voted. That subject matter of this article be referred to the Selectmen.
Art. 22.
Voted. That Article 22 be taken from the table.
Voted. That subject matter of this article be referred to the Water and Sewerage Board.
Art. 20.
Voted. That article 20 be taken from table.
Motion as previously made put to vote and declared car- ried.
Art. . 18.
Voted. That article 18 be taken from the table.
Motion. That subject matter of this article be referred to the Board of Health, with instructions to ascertain if swill cannot be collected and disposed of without expense to the town, or at a profit, and to bring in recommendations as to best method for the town to adopt, and report at the March town meeting.
Amendment. That committee report at the special town meeting to be held in January.
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Amendment carried and original motion as amended was then voted.
Art. 23.
Voted. That subject matter of this article be indefinitely post- poned.
Art. 24.
Voted. That Article 24 be taken from table.
Voted. That the town raise and appropriate the sum of seven hundred and seventy-one dollars ($771) for the payment of all unpaid awards for damages from the relocating of Nahant street in 1894 by the County Commissioners.
Art. 28. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee ap- pointed by the town April 15th, 1912, relating to the recom- mendation of a fire zone.
Mr F. A. Long made oral report for the committee that, under existing conditions, the establishment of a fire zone was not advisable.
Voted. That report of the committee be accepted, and adopted.
Art. 29. 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 meeting, on a term not exceeding one year, and to issue the notes of the town therefor.
Voted. That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the tax s of the muni cipal year, beginning January 1, 1914, to an amount not ex- ceeding in the aggregate $7,034.19, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred uuder this vote to be paid from the taxes of said municipal year.
Voted. That this meeting be dissolved.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
TO THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF WAKEFIELD :
The Board of Selectmen respectfully submit their Annual Re- port for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1913, and appended thereto the reports of the several departments and committees under their control or supervision.
The Board organized March 3, 1913, with the election of Frank A. Long, chairman ; Forrest A. Seavey, secretary, and the appointment of H. A. Simonds, clerk.
During the year the Board has held fifty-two regular and three special meetings and has been represented at hearings before the Massachusetts Highway Commission, Metropolitan Park Com- mission and the Middlesex County Commissioners.
The following Standing Committees were appointed by the Chairman immediately after the Board organized :
Highway Department, Nathaniel E. Cutler, Frank A. Long.
Fire Department, Frank A. Long, William P. Shepard.
Police Department, William P. Shepard.
Town Hall Department, Andrew G. Anderson.
Soldiers' Relief, Forrest A. Seavey.
Signing of Checks A. G. Anderson, F. A. Seavcy and W. P. Shepard.
The following appointments were made and licenses granted :
Moth Superintendent, W. W. Whittredge.
Janitor of Town Hall, Harvey S. Parker.
Inspector of Animals, Palmer Corbett.
Fire Engineers, William E. Cade, Edward S. Jacob, Fred D. Graham.
Dog Officer, James J. Pollard.
Forest Warden, William E. Cade.
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Inspector of Buildings, William E. Cade.
Fire Inspector, William E. Cade.
Inspector of Wires, William E. Cade.
Town Counsel, M. E. S. Clemons.
Superintendent of Streets, Oscar H. Stark weather.
Registrar, Fred E. Bunker.
Sweetser Lecture Committee, Edwin C. Miller, W. S. Perkins, J. Lowe Mc Mahon, H. M. Wheeler, H. M. Dolbeare.
Fence Viewers, Samuel T. Parker, George II. Stowell, Har- vey S. Parker.
Constables, Harry A. Simonds, Louis N. Tyzzer.
Keeper of Lockup, Lincoln S. Tainter.
Weighers of Coal and Merchandise, Sidney L. Cole, Joseph S. Brewer, Edward P. White, William J. Murphy, William H. Hall, C. E Hall, James R. Reid, Walter II. Eaton.
Surveyors of Lumber, Frederick W. Magdeburg, William J. Murphy.
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS
J. Fred Reynolds
Charles I. Grant
Lewis E. Carter
Harvey S. Parker
George F. Leach
O. H. Starkweather
George O. Russell
B. A. Fisher
William A. George
A. P. Butler
Ernest A. Tyler
Henry Iloyt
Roy D. Jones
Harry J. Gilfoyle
Arthur Gibbons
O. G. Sanborn
William G. Carley
John J. Cotter
Emil Nelson James Findley
Nathaniel E. Knowles
Michael Foley
Louis N. Tyzzer
Henry Fay
John A. Logan
Charles II. Colwell
William H. Murray
Francis W. Howard
W. F. Carley
Willis H. Knight
POLICE OFFICER
John A. Meloney
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PROMOTED TO PERMANENT POLICE OFFICER
John A. Peterson
Arthur H. Gould
Joseph L. Preston
VICTUALLER'S LICENSE
Ernest Mortimer
Charles H. Cheever
W. P. Rickedson
A. B. Moulton
Frank Jusko
Teague & Cobb
Mabel Wiley
Clifford Mortimer
David Morin
Gustave Marheineke
Mahoney & Walsh
Charles P. Rosson
HI. T. Mitchell
John C. Luken
Chickles & Charos
Luther C. Carlston
PEDLER'S LICENSE
Charles E. Randall Wakefield
A. W. Daniels Stoneham
Wilbur J. Flannigan 6 6
Patrick J. Scannell
Melrose
Giussepi Santoro
Frank W. Hamilton
W. P. Whitehead
George Calantaros
Leslie J. Woodman
Philip Glasser
Malden
Fortunato DiVeto
Philip Flesher 66
Gaspare Dagata
Myer Lipman
J. W. Conway
Charles Newprice 66
James R. Montague 66
John H. Whipling
Reading
Thomas J. Quinn
Edward L. Philipps Lynnfield
Lawrence T. Paon
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Stanley W. Heath
John Freeman 66
Giovanni Crivello
Revere
Edward F. Bird
H H. Freeman Everett
Antonio Storti
Ira P. Nador Lynn
Grattan Baking Co.
Louis Gordan Salem
Allison Mckenzie
James T. Haley Boston
J. H. Driscoll & Son Stoneham
Maurice Pokroisky
George E. Doyle
Alexander M. Otash Lawrence
Joseph Alpert
Chelsea
.
AUCTIONEER'S LICENSE
Frederick S. Hartshorne Edward B. Kelley
Frederick M. Libbey
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BOWLING AND POOL LICENSE Barnard & Godfrey
POOL LICENSE
James J. Nolan license transferred to George E. Thompson Bronslaw Gerisimowicz
JUNK DEALER'S LICENSE
M. Arenstein & Co. Maurice Levine
I. Horovitz & Co. Hyman Barron
PONY EXPRESS LICENSE
American Express Co.
A. B. Comins
B. J. Cotter
CIRCUS LICENSE
Bownic & Wheeler
Sig. Sautelle
SECOND HAND FURNITURE LICENSE
Felix Goldburg
Frank M. Crosby
GASOLINE LICENSE Morris Burwen
There have been 3777 orders drawn on the Town Treasurer amounting to $369,710.15 and vouchers are on file for same.
Eighty-three building permits were issued with an estimate cost of $142.045.
Precinct Three was established June 23, 1913, and is bounded as follows :
Precinct Three to include all that part of the town lying on the westerly side of the main line of the Boston & Main R. R. and north of the line commencing at a point at the intersection of Green street and Main street, and thence running westerly and following the southern shore of Crystal Lake to the stone bound at the town line of Stoneham and Wakefield at said lake.
Through the courtesy of the School Committee a room in the Hamilton School House was used as a voting place. It is very probable in the near future that some other arrangement will.
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have to be made for the accomodation of the voters of this pre- cinct, as the present system necessitates the dismissal of all the schools in the Hamilton building on election day.
The Town at the last Spring meeting voted to apportion $7,500 of the $18,000 bond issue for Main street for the reconstruction of Wakefield Squarc. We very much regret that unforseen cir- cumstances obliged us to defer this very important work. The matter of renewing the water mains occasioned by a break in the main near the Armory, was taken up with the Water Board as it was thought inadvisable to build a street of a permanent character over water mains that had been laid for over thirty years and the occurrence of a similar break might cause a serious water damage to the abutting stores and would necessitate the tearing up of a newly made street. By a vote of the Town the Water Board was authorized to renew the mains and the service pipes from Water street north to the Rockery. This work was completed in October.
The Town also authorized the Municipal Light Board to lay conduits for the reception of electric wires through the Square. The work was completed in November.
Through the efforts of the Light Board and this Board, the Bay State St. Ry. Co. was induced to lay conduits from Water street to Albion street. This Board has had a conference with this company recently with the view of extending their conduits to the Rockery which if completed would leave the Square free from all wires except the trolley wires. You will appreciate that this underground work has caused a wholesale tearing up of the streets and much inconvenience has been caused thereby, but on account of the lateness of the completion of this work your Board thought it advisable to allow the street work to go over until Spring in order that these trenches might thoroughly settle. In anticipation of this specific work a large amount of stripping, drilling and getting out of stone at the Valley street ledge has been accomplished and the balance of the appropriation will be available to complete the work as authorized.
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