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To see if the Town will erect a new building on Lincoln Street to provide further accommodations for the junior and senior high schools substantially in accordance with the plans drawn by the Frank Irving Cooper Corporation,
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and submitted by the school committee and appropriate therefor the amount of three hundred and ninety thou- sand (390,000.00) dollars. To meet the appropriation there be raised in the tax levy of the present year, the sum of ten thousand (10,000) dollars and that the town treasurer, with the approval of the board of Selectmen, be authorized to borrow a sum not to exceed three hun- dred and eighty thousand (380,000) dollars and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the town to be payable in ac- cordance with Sec. 19 of Chap. 44 of the G. L. so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years after the date of the issuance of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the treasurer and selectmen may determine. The erection of said new building to be under the direction of the school committee and said committee is hereby authorized to contract for said erection in the name of the Town. Four hundred sixteen voting in the affirmative and six hundred voting in the negative, the motion was lost.
Mr. Harry B. Davis moved: To amend by adding : That said Committee may extend its survey to cover the entire school system and may make such report as it may con- sider of interest or benefit to the Town, and the motion was carried.
The motion of Mr. Libby, as amended by Mr. Davis, was put before the meeting and carried.
Article Twenty :
To see if the Town will acquire by purchase or eminent domain, for School purposes, the land belonging to Grace A. Pope, lying on the southwesterly side of Union Street and adjoining other land of the Town of Plymouth and appropriate therefor the sum of seventy-five hundred (7,500) dollars.
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Twenty-one.
To see if the Town will acquire by purchase or eminent
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domain, for school purposes, the land belonging to Harry Frim and others lying on the southerly side of Bradford Street and adjoining other land of the Town of Plymouth and make an appropriation therefor.
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Twenty-Two:
Mr. William P. Libby moved : That a special committee consisting of the Chairman of the Selectmen, the Chair- man of the Water Commissioners, the Chairman of the Planning Board, and the Town Engineer, be appointed to investigate the proposal to purchase the property of the Plymouth Mills for the purposes of the Town, and to make a report of their findings at a future meeting; and that an appropriation of $200.00 be made for expenses in connection with said investigation.
Mr. Oscar H. Tracy moved: That action under this article be indefinitely postponed. Two hundred twenty voting in the affirmative and one hundred forty-four voting in the negative, the motion was carried.
Article Twenty-three:
Mr. Harold G. Roberts moved: That the Town appro- priate the sum of $6,050.00 to be used for the purchase of a new roller and a new truck for the Highway De- partment.
Mr. George J. Anderson moved to amend: That the Town appropriate $850.00 for the purchase of a new truck, but the motion was lost.
The motion of Mr. Roberts was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article Twenty-four :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $8,323.30 to pay for repairs and resurfacing of Court, Main and Sandwich Streets, in excess of the appropriation made June 2, 1928.
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Article Twenty-five:
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 to be used for resurfacing Court Street from Chilton Street to Samoset Street.
Article Twenty-six :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for improvement and surfacing on Brookside Avenue.
Article Twenty-seven :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, it was unanimously voted: That the Town accept and allow the relocation of the westerly line of Main Street over land of the Plymouth National Bank at No. 58 Main Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $1,850.00 for land damage and expense occasioned thereby.
Article Twenty-eight:
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted : That the Town accept and allow as a town way Manomet Avenue from Strand Avenue in a southerly direction approximately nine hundred and seventy (970) feet, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for construction and surfacing on said way.
Article Twenty-nine :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town accept and allow as town ways Mckinley Road northerly from Grant Street approximately two hundred (200) feet, Walnut Street northerly from Grant Street approximately two hundred and forty-one (241) feet, and Harding Avenue from said Walnut Street easterly to said McKinley Road approximately four hundred and twenty-four (424) feet, all as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for construction and surfacing on the above mentioned ways.
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Article Thirty :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted: That the Town accept and allow as a town way Hedge Road running in an easterly direction from Court Street approximately four hundred and sixty-six (466) feet, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
Article Thirty-one:
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for hard-sur- facing on the Shore Road to Manomet.
Article Thirty-two:
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not ex- ceeding thirty-five hundred (3,500) dollars for hard- surfacing three tenths (3/10) of a mile of town road starting from the Bourne town-line to Red Brook bridge in the Town of Plymouth. (By Petition) .
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirty-three:
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceed- ing fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars for improvement of the Head of the Bay Road, between Long Pond and the Bourne-Plymouth town line.
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirty-four :
To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of seven thousand (7,000) dollars to build a suitable hard-sur- face road beginning at the junction of Clifford and Doten Roads and continuing as far as possible toward the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company. (By Peti- tion) .
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirty-five :
To see if the Town will vote to have the Superinten- dent of Streets, Superintendent of Water Department,
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and Superintendent of the Plymouth Cemeteries elected by the vote of the Town.
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirty-six :
Mr. William P. Libby moved: That the Town adopt an eight hour day for the members of the Police De- partment.
Mr. Elmer L. Berg moved: That the result of the vote under this article be determined by ballot, but the motion was lost.
Mr. George J. Anderson moved: To amend by sub- stituting: That action under this article be postponed until next year, but the motion was lost.
The motion of Mr. Libby was then put before the meeting and carried.
Mr. Libby then moved : That the appropriation for the police department under Article 5, be reconsidered, and the motion was carried.
Mr. William P. Libby then moved: That the sum of $2,150.00 be added to the police department appropria- tion, making the total amount appropriated for the po- lice department $30,000.
Article Thirty-seven :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town purchase land on which to erect a water tank and tower, the same to be paid for from the appropriation voted at the Town meeting of March 27, 1926, under Ar- ticle 35 of the warrant for that meeting. Article Thirty-eight :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town purchase a parcel of land on which to erect a pumping station on Billington Street, the same to be paid for from the appropriation voted at the town meet- ing of March 27, 1926, under Article 35 of the warrant for that meeting.
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Article Thirty-nine :
Mr. William P. Libby moved: That the Town take no action under this article, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Henry Walton then moved: That the Town ap- propriate the sum of fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars to cover the expense of a preliminary survey and cost es- timate for the proposed public water system for Mano- met, said sum to be expended under direction of Water Commissioners, and the motion was carried. Article Forty :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town build three cement tanks in Beaver Dam Brook for the purpose stated in Article 40; one to be placed near the Manomet Post Office on the Westerly side of the bridge and on the south side of the stream; one at the Brook Road Bridge on the westerly side of the bridge in the middle of the stream; one at the Herring Stream in South White Horse on the north side of the stream and about fifty feet west of the foot bridge. Article Forty-one :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for building the three cement tanks provided for in Article 40. Article Forty-two :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted: That the matter of taking over the cemeteries as petitioned for in this article be referred to the Board of Cemetery Com- missioners for investigation and later report to the Town.
Article Forty-three :
To see what action the Town will take in regard to appropriating the sum of six hundred (600) dollars to be used in addition to the regular appropriation for carrying out the provisions of Article 42.
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.
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Article Forty-four :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted: That the Se- lectmen be and they are hereby authorized to accept from the Trustees of the Stickney Fund a conveyance of land upon and adjacent to Burial Hill by such a deed containing such provisions as the Selectmen shall ap- prove.
Article Forty-five :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $550.00 for the observance of Memorial Day, $50.00 of this to be apportioned to the United Spanish War Veterans.
Article Forty-six :
Mr. William P. Libby moved: That the Town appro- priate the sum of $750.00 for the observance of July Fourth and Forefather's Day, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Mr. Nicholas Keefe moved: To amend by making this amount $1,750.00 but the motion was lost.
The motion of Mr. Libby was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article Forty-seven :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for public band concerts, to be expended under the direction of the Se- lectmen.
Article Forty-eight :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Board of Public Welfare is hereby authorized to sell the Frances Archer property situated on the southerly side of Davis Street.
Article Forty-nine :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town authorize the transfer of the sum of $5,000.00 from the Reserve from Overlayings of Taxes to the Reserve Account in the hands of the Advisory and Finance Committee.
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Article Fifty :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $30,000.00 from the sur- plus now standing as a credit balance on the Excess and Deficiency Account to reduce the tax levy of the current year.
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted: That the sum of $447,728.87 be raised and assessed upon the polls and estates of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth and upon the estates of the non-residents, to defray the expenses of the Town for the ensuing year.
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted: To adjourn.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, DECEMBER 28, 1929 Mr. Alfred P. Richards, Moderator
Article Two:
On motion of Harrison F. Goddard, Voted: That the Town appropriate from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of Three hundred (300) dollars for the Law Department.
Article Three :
On motion of Harrison F. Goddard, Voted: That the Town appropriate from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of Two hundred (200) dollars for Election and Registration.
Article Four :
On motion of Harrison F. Goddard, Voted: That the Town appropriate from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of One Thousand (1,000) dollars for the Health Department. Article Five :
On motion of Harrison F. Goddard, Voted: That the Town appropriate from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of Eleven hundred, nineteen and 11/100 (1,119.11) dollars for Town Debt and Interest.
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Article Six :
On motion of Harrison F. Goddard, Voted: That the Town appropriate for the Public Welfare Department the sum of Eleven hundred (1,100) dollars received for the sale of the Archer property.
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted: To adjourn.
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REPORT OF ADVISORY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
ON THE ARTICLES IN THE TOWN WARRANT MARCH 23, 1929
To the Voters of the Town of Plymouth :
In submitting this report the Committee offers its recommendations on all of the Articles in the Warrant. Our work has been carried out with energy and all mat- ters seriously considered.
Grouping of the members into five sub-committees, each of which by preliminary meetings with one or more of the town departments familiarized itself with the items in the budget, has made for a more thorough inves- tigation than has usually been possible.
We believe that reductions recommended in depart- ment appropriations can be made without injury and that the heads of the several departments will by judi- cious use of the somewhat smaller appropriations con- tinue to maintain efficiency.
It is not the province of this Committee to compare the merits of special articles or the relative desirability of their objects, but to recommend on each with a view to the needs of the Town. Nor is any computation of the tax rate one of its duties. The facts, however, cannot be ignored that we are confronted with a larger total of requested appropriations at a time when our taxable valuation has been greatly reduced, with an outlook for further reduction during the current year, and that a condition of general unemployment and inactivity in business exists such as our town has not experienced for nearing a decade.
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Elimination of all but necessary expenditures has been the aim of the Committee.
Article 5. To make the necessary appropriations to defray the expenses of the Town, and for other purposes, and to raise such sums of money as the Town shall deem expedient.
Recommended
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Selectmen's Department,
Departments $3,250.00
Committee $3,250.00
Accounting Department,
2,550.00
2,550.00
Treasury Department,
2,050.00
2,050.00
Tax Collector's Department,
3,200.00
3,200.00
Assessors' Department,
7,000.00
7,000.00
Law Department,
1,200.00
1,200.00
Town Clerk's Department,
1,700.00
1,700.00
Engineering Department,
1,000.00
1,000.00
Election and Registration,
800.00
800.00
Maintenance of Town House,
3,000.00
3,000.00
Maintenance of Town Hall,
7,000.00
7,000.00
Relaying Main Floor in Town Hall,
4,000.00
*4,000.00
Police Department,
31,500.00
30,000.00
Fire Department,
36,054.00
34,500.00
Sealing Weights and Measures,
2,700.00
2,700.00
Moth Suppression,
5,000.00
5,000.00
Tree Warden's Department,
2,500.00
2,500.00
Forest Warden's Department,
4,000.00
3,500.00
Inland Fisheries,
300.00
300.00
Plymouth County Hospital Maintenance,
8,947.81
8,947.81
Health Department,
18,000.00
18,000.00
Public Sanitaries,
4,000.00
3,400.00
Sewers,
6,000.00
6,000.00
Street Cleaning,
5,000.00
5,000.00
Roads and Bridges,
40,000.00
40,000.00
Hard Surfacing Streets,
7,500.00
7,500.00
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Land and Property Damages on State Highway from Jabez Corner to Manomet,
6,000.00
6,000.00
Gurnet Bridge Tax,
977.70
977.70
Sidewalks,
7,000.00
7,000.00
Sidewalks: Granolithic,
6,000.00
5,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal,
5,000.00
5,000.00
Street Sprinkling,
6,000.00
6,000.00
Street Lighting,
19,000.00
19,000.00
Harbor Master,
450.00
450.00
Pensions for Town Laborers,
1,325.00
1,325.00
Public Welfare, Including Moth- ers' Aid,
32,000.00
32,000.00
Public Welfare, for 1928 bills,
3,554.51
3,554.51
Soldiers' Benefits,
8,500.00
8,500.00
School Department,
252,000.00
248,000.00
School Department, for Travel-
ling Expenses Outside the
Commonwealth, for the year 1930,
250.00
Sexton,
200.00
200.00
Miscellaneous Account,
3,200.00
3,200.00
Water Department, Maintenance, 28,000.00
28,000.00
Water Department, Construction, 5,000.00
5,000.00
Oak Grove and Vine Hills Ceme-
teries,
11,500.00
11,500.00
Oak Grove and Vine Hills Ceme- teries, for Surfacing Drives and Paths,
1,500.00
500.00
Burial Hill Cemetery,
2,000.00
2,000.00
Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedarville and South Pond Cemeteries,
300.00
300.00
Town Debt and Interest,
78,000.00
78,000.00
Total for Article 5,
$686,009.02
$675,605.02
Plymouth Public Library,
$9,000.00
$9,000.00
Manomet Public Library,
750.00
750.00
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Park Department, for Parks, Training Green and Public Camping Place,
10,100.00
7,800.00
Park Department, for Public Playgrounds,
6,700.00
6,500.00
New Bleachers and Bandstand
for Stephens Field Playground, 2,700.00
1,550.00
New Public Sanitary at White Horse Beach,
2,000.00
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Smallpox- expense, 1928,
353.23
Fire Alarm System,
10,000.00
7,000.00
Inspection of Buildings,
1,000.00
800.00
Plymouth County Aid to Agri- culture,
300.00
250.00
Rifle Range Expenses,
200.00
125.00
Town Forest,
2,000.00
1,600.00
New High School Building,
40,000.00
2,000.00
Acquiring Land on Union Street for School Purposes,
7,500.00
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Acquiring Land on Bradford
Street for School Purposes,
1,200.00
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Acquiring all the Property of the Plymouth Mills,
10,000.00
200.00
New Roller and Truck for the
Highway Department,
6,050.00
6,050.00
Repairs and Resurfacing on
Court, Main and Sandwich Streets, 1928,
8,323.30
8,323.30
Resurfacing Court Street, from Chilton to Samoset Street,
2,500.00
2,500.00
Brookside Avenue, Surfacing and Improvement,
2,500.00
2,500.00
Relocation of Westerly Line of Main Street, Land Damage and Expense,
1,850.00
1,850.00
Manomet Avenue, Construction
and Surfacing,
1,000.00
1,000.00
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McKinley Road, Walnut Street
and Harding Avenue, Construc- tion and Surfacing,
2,000.00 2,000.00
Shore Road, Hard-Surfacing,
2,500.00
2,500.00
Surfacing Road from Bourne- Plymouth Line to Red Brook Bridge,
3,500.00
Head of the Bay Road,
1,500.00
Hard-Surfacing at Chiltonville,
7,000.00
Survey for Water System at Manomet,
1,500.00
Water Tanks at Manomet,
500.00
500.00
Additional Manomet, Chiltonville and Cedarville Cemeteries,
600.00
Memorial Day Observances,
550.00
550.00
July Fourth and Forefathers' Day, 2,400.00
750.00
Band Concerts,
500.00
500.00
Total of Warrant,
$834,585.55 $742,203.32 (*) Under Article 5. Item: Relaying Floor in Town Hall. The Committee recommends that the Town appro- priate the sum of $4,000.00 for the purpose of relaying the floor in the Town Hall, and that the Board of Select- men shall make an investigation to determine the causes contributing to the present condition of the floor and that should such causes be attributable to any breach of con- tract or failure to carry out the original specifications the Board of Selectmen, under advice of Counsel, shall pro- ceed to collect damages from the responsible party or parties.
Article 6. To take such action as the Town may see fit in aid of the Plymouth Public Library.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropri- ate the sum of $9,000.00, including the dog tax for 1928 amounting to $1,756.80 in aid of the Plymouth Public Library.
Article 7. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum
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not exceeding seven hundred and fifty (750) dollars in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropri- ate the sum of $750.00 in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
Article 8. To see what appropriation the Town will make for the care and maintenance and improvement of the parks, Training Green, and public camping places.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropri- ate the sum of $7,800.00 for the care, maintenance and improvement of the parks, Training Green and Public Camping Place.
Article 9. To see what appropriation the Town will make for the care and maintenance and improvement of the public playgrounds.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropri- ate the sum of $6,500.00 for the care, maintenance and improvement of the public playgrounds.
Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding twenty-seven hundred (2,700) dollars for new bleachers and a permanent band-stand on the Steph- ens Field Playground.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropri- ate the sum of $1,550.00 for new bleachers on the Steph- ens Field Playground.
Article 11. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding two thousand (2,000) dollars for building and equipping a new public sanitary at White Horse Beach, including the purchase of land necessary for same.
The Committee recommends that the Town take no action under Article 11.
Article 12. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of three hundred, fifty-three and 23-100 (353.23) dollars to be used for the payment of certain bills for food, clothing, bedding, disinfectants, and for renovating rooms, all contracted on account of smallpox cases dur- ing the summer of 1928.
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The Committee recommends that the Town take no action under Article 12.
Recommendation based on the opinion of the Town Counsel that the Town has no authority to make an ap- propriation for the payment of these bills.
Article 13. To see if the Town will adopt Zoning By-Laws recommended by the Planning Board.
The Committee recommends that the Town take no action under Article 13.
Article 14. To see if the Town will appropriate ten thousand (10,000) dollars to be expended on the Fire Alarm System.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropri- ate the sum of $7,000.00 to be expended on the Fire Alarm System.
Article 15. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum : not exceeding one thousand (1,000) dollars for compensa- tion of the Inspector of Buildings and to defray the ex- penses of that office.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropri- ate the sum of $800.00 for compensation of the Inspector of Buildings and to defray the expenses of that office.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trus- tees for County Aid to Agriculture a sum not exceeding three hundred (300) dollars, and to choose a Town Di- rector as provided in Sections 41 and 45 of Revised Chapter 128 of the General Laws and act thereon.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropri- ate the sum of $250.00 for the use of the Plymouth Coun- ty Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, and choose a Town Director.
Article 17. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding two hundred (200) dollars for Rifle Range expenses.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropri- ate the sum of $125.00 for Rifle Range expenses.
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Article 18. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding two thousand (2,000) dollars for reforest- ing and improvement in the Town Forest.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropri- ate the sum of $1,600.00 for reforesting and improve- ment in the Town Forest.
Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate money for the erection of a new building on Lin- coln Street to provide further accommodations for the Junior and Senior High Schools, substantially in accord- ance with plans and specifications drawn by the Frank Irving Cooper Corporation and submitted herewith by the School Committee, or take any action relative thereto and authorize the issuance of notes or bonds of the Town therefor.
The Committee recommends that action under Article 19 be deferred until the town meeting in March, 1930. That a committee consisting of nine to be appointed by the Moderator to work in conjunction with the School Committee to investigate the needs and building condi- tions at the Junior High and Senior High Schools and recommend such alterations, additions, reconstruction or new construction as may be necessary in their judgment to give proper educational facilities for the present and future, and that the sum of $2,000.00 be appropriated to defray the expense of such investigation.
Article 20. To see if the Town will acquire by pur- chase or eminent domain, for school purposes, the land belonging to Grace A. Pope lying on the southwesterly side of Union Street and adjoining other land of the Town of Plymouth and appropriate therefor the sum of seventy-five hundred (7,500) dollars.
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