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3.70
F. A. Smith .
2.87
F. J. Bell, labor
2.50
L. B. Fairbank, supplies
11.00
A. H. Bartlett, insurance
112.30
N. W. McClure
10.00
W. P. Henderson
5.00
R. S. Hoffman & Co., insurance
120.00
Medfield Water Co.
50.00
E. R. Kerr
3.50
W. A. Fitts, supplies
1.80
Edison Co., for electric lighting
268.30
R. S. Hoffman & Co., insurance
32.50
L. W. Wheeler, insurance
320.00
$1,791.50
Received for rent of Hall .
$0.2.80
For rent of Post Office 325.00
$1,017.80
$773.7
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Paid Albion C. Gilbert, night watch $789.77
Forest E. Wilson, night watch 34.05
Carried forward . $823.82
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Brought forward
$823.82
Paid A. C. Gilbert, court fees .
$15.35
H. E. Conway, court fees
15.22
Geo. B. Sims, court fees . 2.50
$33.07
J. L. Greenleaf, services . Williams & Copeland, legal services
$5.40
158.00
Geo. P. Holbrook .
8.00
Special Police July 3 and 4
36.00
F. E. Wilson, police
2.00
W. A. Fitts, supplies .
23.50
W. A. Newell, team .
1.00
L. B. Fairbank, supplies .
18.80
252.70
Appropriation
1,200.00
Unexpended
$90.41
HEALTH AND INSPECTION.
Paid George S. Cheney, inspector
of animals
$100.00
George S. Cheney, inspector
of provisions
25.00
Frank H. Clough, M. D.,
Board of Health
5.00
Appropriation
$130.00 175.00
Unexpended
$45.00
Due from the State
50.00
HIGHWAYS.
Paid Superintendent of Streets as per Report .
$3,050.88
Received appropriation
3,000.00
Exceeded
$50.88
$1,109.59
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BRIDGES.
Paid Superintendent of Streets as
per Report
$92.98
Received appropriation
200.00
Balance unexpended .
$107.02
SEWERS.
Paid Superintendent as per Report
$63.86
Received appropriation .
100.00
Balance unexpended
$36.14
SIDEWALKS.
Paid Superintendent as per Report
$93.75
John A. Moore
292.50
$386.25
Received appropriation
400.00
Balance unexpended
$13.75
REMOVING SNOW.
Paid Superintendent as per Report
$38.33
Received appropriation
400.00
Balance unexpended
$361.67
TARVIA.
Paid Superintendent of Streets as
per Report
$1,385.29
Received appropriation
$1,000.00
From individuals
264.18 1,264.18
Exceeded
$121.11
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CEMETERY.
Expenditures
$847.05
Appropriation
800.00
Exceeded
$47.05
Interest on Cemetery trust funds Expended on Cemetery trust lots
$147.00
147.00
TAXES.
Paid State Tax
$3,000.00
County Tax
1,336.49
Millis Tax
5.19
Walpole Tax
2.29
$4,343.97
FUNDS INVESTED.
Billings Library Fund
$5,000.00
Cemetery
400.00
GYPSY MOTH.
Paid Superintendent as per Report
$942.14
Appropriation
$750.00
Rec'd on Assessments
39.72
Due from property owners
201.21
$990.93
Appropriation exceeded
$48.79
TREE WARDEN.
Paid Tree Warden orders
$346.87
Appropriation
$400.00
Received on account
15.30
415.30
Unexpended
$68.43
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NOTES.
Paid E. V. Mitchell, sewer note $100.00
Arlington Sav. Bank, sewer
note . 500.00
Arlington Sav. Bank, bridge
loan . 500.00
Mrs. A. H. Gaylord, sewer
note . 200.00
Mrs. A. H. Gaylord, gas engine
note 500.00
Harwood Bros., borrowed in
anticipation of taxes . .
8,000.00
$9,800.00
Appropriation .
$1,800.00
Received from taxes
8,000.00
$9,800.00
INTEREST.
Paid on E. V. Mitchell, note . $4.00
Arlington Sav. Bank, notes 162.50
Mrs. A. H. Gaylord, notes ·
47.00
Harwood Bros., tax notes.
173.34
$386.84
Appropriation
400.00
Balance unexpended
$13.16
INTEREST ON TRUST FUNDS.
Paid Cemetery Com., interest on Cemetery Funds . $147.00
Public Library, interest on Library Funds . 58.32
School Committee, interest on Town School Funds . . 141.60
$346.92
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PLAYGROUND.
Paid T. F. Trow, 9-2/5 acres of
land .
$920.00
Improvements
176.60
$1,096.60
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Receipts .
130.50
$1,130.50
Balance to credit of playground $33.90
LIABILITIES.
Harwood Bros., 2 notes, sewer . $400.00
Arlington Sav. Bank, 2 notes,
sewer ·
1,000.00
Arlington Sav. Bank, 4 notes,
Charles River bridge . 2,000.00
Unexpended interest of Library Fund
275.33
Cemetery Trust Funds, awaiting
acceptance . 200.00
Wm. F. Abell, for collecting taxes .
902.94
School Funds, to be invested 250.00
Town School Fund, loaned to town
3,290.00
$8,318.27
RESOURCES.
Uncollected taxes for the year 1910 $87.81
Uncollected taxes for the year 1911 316.63
Uncollected taxes for the year 1912 3,521.87
Due from State for State Aid
474.00
Carried forward . $4,400.31
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Brought forward
$4,400.31
Due from State for inspection of cattle
50.00
Soldiers' Burial
35.00
Gypsy Moth assessments due
201.21
Due for tarvia .
33.00
Cash in Treasurer's hands
3,846.90
$8,566.42
Liabilities exceed resources
$248.15
INSURANCE POLICIES.
On Town House.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. Pawtucket Mutual Insurance Co. .
Milwaukee Mechanics' In- surance Co.
Nov. 18, 1915, 3,750.00
Norfolk Mutual Insurance
Co. .
Oct. 4, 1915,
1,500.00
Dedham Mutual Insurance
Co. .
Oct. 4, 1915,
1,000.00
Oct. 4,1915, 1,500.00
Quincy Mutual Insurance Co. Hingham Mutual Insurance Co. .
Oct. 4, 1915,
1,000.00
Hartford Steam Boiler and Inspection Co. .
Mar. 30, 1913, 5,000.00
$25,000.00
On Center School House. Hartford Steam Boiler and Inspection and Insurance Co. .
Apr. 18, 1914, $5,000.00
Carried forward
$5,000.00
Expires. Amount. July 13, 1915, $10,000.00
Aug. 14, 1915, 1,250.00
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Brought forward
$5,000.00
Sept. 1, 1913,
1,300.00
Sept. 18, 1913,
1,500,00
Sept. 18, 1913, 1,500,00
Sept. 21, 1913,
1,000.00
Sept. 21, 1913, 1,000.00
Aug. 25, 1915, 2,500.00
Oct. 26, 1915,
1,500.00
Dec. 7, 1915,
2,500.00
Dec. 7,1915,
2,500.00
Westchester Fire Insurance Co. .
Oct. 26, 1915,
1,500.00
-
$21,800.00
On North School House.
Merchants' and Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Norfolk Mutual Fire Insur- ance Co. .
Oct.
1,1913, $1,000.00
Oct.
1, 1913,
1,000.00
:
$2,000.00
On Almshouse and Out-buildings.
Phoenix Fire Insurance Co. . June 13, 1913, $1,300.00 Phoenix of London Fire In- surance Co.
June 19, 1913,
1,300.00
.
$2,600.00
Norfolk Mutual Fire Insur- ance Co. Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insur- ance Co.
Traders' and Mechanics' Fire Insurance Co. .
Dorchester Mutual Fire In- surance Co.
Cambridge Mutual Fire In- surance Co.
Teutinic Fire Insurance Co. Phoenix Fire Insurance Co. . Phoenix Fire Insurance Co. . New Hampshire Fire Insur- ance Co.
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On Weights and Measures.
Dorchester Mutual Fire In- surance Co.
Sept. 7, 1913, $400.00
On Public Library.
Fitchburg Mutual Fire Insur- ance Co.
Traders' & Mechanics' Mut- ual Fire Insurance Co.
Apr. 26, 1914, $1,200.00
Mar. 22, 1913, 1,000.00
$2,200.00
On Road Scraper. New Hampshire Fire Insur- ance Co.
Mar. 13,
$200.00
APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED.
Executive Department
Selectmen, Moderator, Salaries, Town Re- ports, Printing, and other expenses $750.00
Financial Department
Salaries of Auditor, Treasurer, Collector, Assessors, and all expenses 1,050.00
Town Clerk
Salary, bond, vital statistics and expenses . 300.00
Election and Registration 200.00
Town House
Heating, lighting, insurance fuel and care 250.00
Police Department
Night Watch, Special Police, Court Fees, and expenses in enforcing liquor law . 1,200.00
Carried forward $3,750.00
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Brought forward $3,750.00
Fire Department
Salaries, wages, water rates, insurance, etc. 1,400.00
Health and Inspection
Salaries and expenses of Board of Health, Meat and Animal Inspectors . 150.00
Highways .
3,500.00
Tarvia
1,000.00
Street Lighting
2,500.00
Bridges
200.00
Sidewalks and Crosswalks
400.00
Sewers
100.00
Removing Snow
400.00
Charities
Poor in Almshouse, Outside Aid, Insurance 1,200.00
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid, Relief, Military Aid and Burials 75.00
Schools
Salaries of Committee and Teachers, and all educational expenses 7,200.00
Library
Dog tax and interest on fund
Memorial Day
100.00
Cemetery .
800.00
Notes due
1,200.00
Interest on notes .
325.00
Interest on Trust Funds .
150.00
Tree Warden and Beetle Work .
400.00
Moth Work
700.00
Contingent Fund .
300.00
Total
$25,850.00
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS RECORDED IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1912.
Date
Child's Name
Parents
Jan. 4 Edna Frances Chute
Otis S. & Cora (White)
Jan. 20 vienzina Pernia Picascia
Donio & Doniella (Gravo)
Mar. 7 |Suzanne Mitchell
Edwin S. & Harriet E. (Wagner)
Mar. 28 Elizabeth Davy
Patrick & Catherine (Rooney)
April 4 Antoinette Toubeau
John & Annie (Callow)
April 13 Margaret Cecelia Miller
George F. & Ruby (Houston)
April 14 Laura Doris Cutter
Frank W. & Flora M. (Ricker)
May May
May
12 Robert Marcionette
May
14 Helen Evelyn Wight
May 18 Gertrude Louise Browning Charles W. & Ethel C. (Kelly)
June June
27 Irma Elvira Knight
Arthur L. & Grace (Tibbetts)
Aug.
Luke & Rose (Kenney)
Sept. 17
15 John Joseph Hamrock Mary Agnes McIntyre Lorene Melinda Mcintyre Anna Elizabeth McIntyre 24 Ericketta Bravo
Lorne & Annie (McEntee)
Sept.
Sept. 30 Helen Elenore Babcock
George W. & Edith (Sager)
Oct. 3 Dorothy Fales Blood
Melvin R. & Lillias (Fales)
Oct. 8 Kathleen Leonice Morgan John D. & Gertrude (Morang)
Oct. 12 Macomber
Henry B. & Rosella E. (Green)
Oct. 16 3 Philip Warren Leeds
Joseph T. & Eva (Davis)
Nov. 24 Joseph Arthur Roberts, Jr. Joseph A. & Emma (Bond)
Dec. 1 Guy Reynolds Scribner
Guy V. & Gertrude H. (Laverty)
Dec. 6 George Alexander Hardie
George R. & Ann (Duncan)
Dec. 24 Mary Williams Petrie
Alexander & Cora M. (Williams)
Dec.
30 George Elwin Kerr
Elwin R. & Grace S. (Sims)
Total number of births 31. Males 9. Females 22.
REVISED LAWS, CHAPTER 29. Extracts from Sections 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8.
Section I. Each city and town clerk shall receive or obtain and record *
* facts relative to the births *
*
* in his city or town.
Section 3. (as amended by Chapter 93, Acts of 1910) Physicians and midwifes shall make and keep a record of all facts relative to births specified in section one of this chapter and shall, on or before the fifth day of each month, report to the clerk of each city or town a correct list of all children born therein during the preceding month at whose birth they were present.
Section 4. A member or servant of a family in which a child is born, who has knowledge of the facts required * * shall furnish the same upon request of the clerk of the city or town *
* or of any person authorized by him. Penalty for refusal not more than ten dol- lars.
Section 6. Parents, within forty days after the birth of a child, *
* * shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the city or town in which such child is born.
Every householder is required to give notice of a birth occurring in his house.
Section 7. The master or other commanding officer of a vessel shall give notice * * of every birth *
* * among the persons under his charge *
* to the clerk of the city or town ** at which his vessel first arrives after such birth.
Section 8. Penalty for neglect to comply with the provisions of sec- tions 6 and 7 not more than five dollars.
George A. & Lena M. (Sullivan)
Otis B. & Annie E. (McNally)
April 15 Florence Alberta Strang 2 Bertram Anthony Tripp 7 John Miller
John & Mary (Kennedy) Joseph L. & Eliza (Young) Fred J. & Martha N. (Whitney)
5 Helen May Parkhurst
Clarence W. & Margaret A. (Gillis)
Berlaanns & Vittoria (Brava)
Ethel Grace Leeds
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN MEDFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1912.
DATE
NAMES
RESIDENCE
WHERE AND BY WHOM MARRIED
Jan. 28.
Guiseppa T. Annese
Medheld,
Feb.
16.
Annie Nolen
Medneld,
April
16.
Lucy L. Allen
Medheld,
April 29.
Frank H. Brightman
Medtield,
Sarah C. Wales
Medneid,
May
15.
Leon H. Brown
Medneld,
In Medfield, by Rev. Albert E. Hylan.
May
22.
Bessie R. Harrison
Medtield,
May
23.
Clarence C. Burgess
Medtield,
In Woburn, Mass., by Rev. R. W. Magoun.
May
24.
Joseph Green Mary B. M. Flynn James Crehan
Medneld,
In Medfield, by Stillman J. Spear, J. of P.
June
1.
Elizabeth Ensko
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
June
15. 5
Roy E. Kerr Grace S. Sims
Medfield,
In Boston, by Rev. Leroy M. Pierce.
June
19.
Ernest E. Fraser
Beverly, Mass.
In Medfield, by Rev. Albert H. Spence, Jr.
June
20.
Curtis A. Jellison Anna E. Ferree
Medfield,
June
23.
Percy M. Johnson Etta V. Pierce
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Albert E. Hylan. In Medfield, by Rev. Albert E. Hylan.
June
29. Richard E. Johnson
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Albert H. Spence, Jr.
July
27.
William McNamara
Medfield, Rockland, Mass. Medfield,
In Rockland, Mass., by E. B. Studley, Jus. of the Peace. In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Aug. 20.
George H. Taylor Josephine M. Corti
Medfield,
In Millis, Mass., by Rev. Alexander B. McLeod.
Sept. 1. Frederick W. Shaneuf
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Oct. 7. Woolford Record
In Franklin, Mass., by Rev. Guy W. Miner.
Oct.
19. 1 Clyde R. Turner
Medfield,
Grace A. Warner
Medfield,
Oct.
20. Henry G. Horton Grace E. Bent
Mattapan, Mass. Medfield,
In Boston, by Rev. Leroy M. Pierce.
Oct.
31. William F. Riley
Medfield,
In Medfield, by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Nov.
6. Frederick Laverty
Medfield,
In Millis, Mass., by Rev. Alex. B. McLeod.
Nov.
20. Gordon C. Taylor Annie Gill
Stoughton, Mass.
Valley Falls, R. I. ?
In Medfield, by Rev. Albert E. Hylan.
Total number of marriages, 25. Married in town 15. Married out of town, 10. Residents of Medfield, 40. Non-residents 10.
1
Ciriaco Pepe
So. Framingham, Mass.
In South Framingham, Mass. by Rev. Pietro Maschi.
William M. Currier
Waldo, Me.
In Medfield by Rev. Hugh M. Smith.
Walter A. Cleverly
Medneld,
In Auburndale, Mass., by Rev. Albert H. Spence, Jr. In Medfield, by Rev. Albert E. Hylan.
Janie M. Ayer
Medhield,
James B. Carter
Sherborn, Mass.
In Medfield, by Rev. John C. Hall.
Marguerite M. Pell
Medneld,
Medtield,
Medfield,
Ruth A. Gangloff
Beverly, Mass.
Medfield,
Medfield,
Jennie L. Taber
Medfield,
July
27. 1
Michael T. Duran Ellen M. Falvey
Medfield,
Medfield,
1 Margaret Hooley
Medfield,
Oct. 15. Olin E. Moulten
Teresa E. Ross
Medfield,
In Portland, Me., by Rev. Truman F. Maxim. In Medfield, by Rev. Albert E. Hylan.
Annie E. Nolan
Medfield,
Bessie F. Adams
Medfield,
Etta Yeo
Medfield, Medfield, Gorham, Me.
Mary M. Miller
Medfield,
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AN ACT RELATING TO THE NOTICE OF INTENTION OF MARRIAGE.
Section 16. Persons who intend to be joined in marriage in this com- monwealth shall, not less than five days before their marriage, cause notice of their intention to be entered in the office of the clerk or regis- trar of the city or town in which they respectively dwell, or, if they do not dwell within the commonwealth, in the office of the clerk or regis- trar of the city or town in which they propose to have the marriage sol- emnized.
Section 23. After the expiration of five days from the date of the entry of such intention the clerk or registrar shall deliver to the parties a certificate signed by him, specifying the time when notice of the inten- tion of marriage was entered with him and all facts relative to the mar- riage which are required by law to be ascertained and recorded, except those relative to the person by whom the marriage is to be solemnized. Such certificate shall be delivered to the minister or magistrate before whom the marriage is to be contracted, before he proceeds to solemnize the same.
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Deaths of Residents of Medfield during the year 1912.
DATE
NAME
AGE Yrs. Mos. Days
CAUSE OF DEATH
Jan.
18.
Warren E. Kingsbury
55
2
1
Lobar Pneumonia.
Jan.
20.
Silas Henry Covey
71
11
8
Pleuritis.
Feb.
6.
Arthur Elliotte Read
50
4
29
Carcinoma of Stomach.
Feb.
13. Fred Darazic
40
Feb.
19.
Elizabeth H. Child
82
10
19
Feb.
28.
Angie A. Fernald
67
4
25
Chronic Interstial Ne- phritis.
Mar.
10.
Weber Sawyer
60
5
15
Mar.
16.
Mary Imeldia Mills
1
3
20
Mar.
17.
Nellie T. Haley
45
1
3
Pyloroplasty and Gas- troplasty.
Mar.
18.
Caroline A. Grover
70
6
22
Chronic Mitral Disease.
Mar.
19.
Isaac N. White
66
1
14
Arterio-sclerosis.
Mar.
29.
Female child
Premature birth.
April 3.
John A. Newell
77
5
6
Parenchymatous Ne-
May
11.
Adelaide E. Winship
69
11
8
May
14.
William S. Tilden
82
1
11
Arterio-sclerosis.
May
17.
Joseph Herbert Baker
56
10
26
May
17. Grace D. Hill
31
7
19
June 9.
William H. Chenery
32
4
19
Phthisis Pulmonaris.
July
21.
Mildred M. Keith
30
9
11
Septaecemia.
Sept. 19.
Lucy Ann Shumway
85
7
2
Sclerosis, coronary ar- terio.
Sept. 27.
Ella Grant
41
4
6
Malignant degenera-
Oct.
18.
Female child
2
9
29
Tubercular meningitis.
Nov. 5. Camillo Danereo
17
Railroad accident.
Nov.
6. George W. Kingsbury
74
10
10
Arterio-sclerosis.
Nov. 13. James W. Coltman
65
7
27
Sclerosis of coronary arteries and heart.
Dec.
William H. Bailey
63
3
15
Dec.
Olive M. Tilden
77
7
9
Apoplexy. Pneumonia.
Total number of deaths 29. Males 15.
Females 14.
Between the ages of 80 and 90 years
3
Between the ages of 70 and 80 years .
5
Between the ages of 50 and 70 years
·
·
10
Between the ages of 20 and 50 years
6
Under 20 years of age .
.
5
-
1
phritis Valvular Heart Dis-
ease.
Diabetis mellitus.
68 7 15
Parenchematous.
July
19.
Sadie E. German
tion of liver. Inanition.
Oct. 25. Louis Farnham Snow
6
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DEATHS AT MEDFIELD STATE ASYLUM IN 1912. Males 48. Females 68. Total 116.
Total number of deaths recorded in Medfield in 1912, 145.
24. 30.
Lobar Pneumonia. Cystitis.
Organic Heart Disease. Bronchial Pneumonia
BROUGHT TO MEDFIELD FOR BURIAL.
DATE OF DEATH
NAME
Yrs. Mos. Days
Feb. 7. Lyman L. Thayer
73
-
-
Feb. 15. Charles W. Caine
3
Heart Failure.
Mar.
9. Angel V. J. Iafollo
3
18
Bronchitis.
Millis, Mass.
Mar.
13. Oliver J. Hall
54
7
Interstitial Nephritis.
Newton, Mass.
Mar.
27. Eliza E. Balch
76
10
18
Heart disease.
Boston, Mass.
Mar.
28. Caroline E. Robinson
76
11
-
Senility
Brooklyn, N. Y.
April April
13. Ruth P. Leeds
17
7
13
Acute Nephritis.
Dover, Mass.
June
4. Harold F. Maker
28
8
26
Tuberculosis.
Tewksbury, Mass.
Sept.
18. Melvin Getchell
3
8
Gastro-enteritis.
Boston, Mass.
Oct.
6. William Crane
79
2
28
Heart disease.
Beverly, Mass.
Oct.
9. Amy Z. Squires
53
11
26
Carcinoma.
New York, N. Y.
Nov.
19. Maria E. Dyer
65
7
15
Cerebral Hemorrhage.
Everett, Mass.
-
-
-
Aug.
8. George F. Hinkley
61
Myocardial Inefficiency.
Pontiac, Mich. Boston, Mass.
18. Louis M. Monroe
42
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
WHERE BROUGHT FROM
AGE
CAUSE OF DEATH
Chr. Interstitial Nephritis.
Togus, Me. Quincy, Mass.
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ANNUAL MEETING.
MARCH 4, 1912.
Pursuant to a warrant issued by the Selectmen, the inhabit- ants of the town of Medfield, duly warned and notified in the manner prescribed by law, met at the Town Hall on the sixth day of March, 1912, at six o'clock in the forenoon; and the following action was taken upon the several articles in said warrant :-
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
The annually elected Moderator being present, no action was necessary.
ARTICLE 2. To choose the following-named town officers under the pro- visions of Chapter 2 of the Revised Statutes of 1902, namely : one Town Clerk, one Moderator, one Treasurer, one Collector of Taxes, three Selectmen, three Overseers of the Poor, five Constables, one Tree Warden, one Sexton, one Audi- tor, all for one year ; one School Committee for three years; two Trustees of the Public Library, for three years; one Cemetery Commissioner, for three years ; one member of the Board of Health, for three years; one Assessor, for three years. Also to vote on the following question : "Shall license be granted to sell intoxicating liquors in the town for the ensuing year ?" The vote to be "Yes" or "No." All the above to be voted for on one ballot. The polls to be opened at half-past six o'clock in the forenoon, and may close at two o'clock in the afternoon.
The ballot-box was examined and found in good order. The following-named persons, having been appointed by the Selectmen, were sworn and apportioned as follows :-
Isaac B. Codding and Frank J. Bell to distribute ballots.
James W. Coltman and Richard C. Lincoln to check names at ballot-box.
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Edward H. Abell and Joseph M. Johnson to count votes. Geo. Washburn and Alex. Allan to supervise.
The polls were opened at half-past six o'clock in the fore- noon and were closed by vote of the town at half past two o'clock in the afternoon. The total vote cast was 283, all of which were by male voters. The votes were counted in open town meeting, and the following-named officers were declared elected :-
For Moderator, one year, J. Herbert Baker.
For Selectmen, one year, Albert C. Shumway, Edward M. Bent, Howard M. Blood.
For Town Clerk, one year, Stillman J. Spear.
For Overseers of the Poor, one year, Melvin R. Blood, Michael E. Griffin, Lawton Kingsbury.
For Treasurer, one year, Stillman J. Spear.
For Collector of Taxes, one year, William F. Abell.
For Assessor, three years, Albert. C. Shumway.
For School Committee, three years, Timothy F. Kennedy. For Constables, one year, Albion C. Gilbert, David Meany, George B. Sims, Harry E. Conway, Forrest E. Wilson.
For Trustees of Public Library, three years, Stillman J. Spear, Laprellete W. Wheeler.
For Cemetery Commissioner, three years, Joseph A. Rob- erts.
For Board of Health, three years, Geo. S. Cheney.
For Tree Warden, one year, George L. L. Allen.
For Auditor, one year, Thomas E. Schools.
On the question, "Shall license be granted to sell intoxicat- ing liquors in the town for the ensuing year ?" the vote was : "Yes," 112; "No," 156 ; blanks, 15.
In accordance with the usual custom the meeting was then adjourned to Monday evening, March 11, at 7.30 o'clock.
ADJOURNED MEETING, MARCH 11, 1912.
ARTICLE 3. To choose Fence Viewers, Field Drivers, and Pound Keepers.
Voted, that these officers be appointed by the Selectmen,
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and the following named persons were so appointed, as follows For Fence Viewers and Field Drivers, Alanson H. Clark, Alphonso L. Allen, Joseph W. Curtis.
For Pound Keeper, Lawton Kingsbury.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the town will accept the reports of the several Town Officers for the past year.
The reports of the several Town Officers were taken up separately, and all were accepted.
ARTICLE 5. To grant and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
It was voted that the following sums of money be granted and appropriated to defray the expenses of the ensuing year :
For Executive Dept; salaries and expenses $700.00
Financial Dept. salaries and expenses
1,200.00
Town Clerk; salary, vital statistics, etc.
275.00
Elections and Registration
200.00
Town House; expenses, insurance, etc.,
750.00
Police Dept., night-watch, court fees, etc. . 1,200.00
Fire Dept., salaries, wages, water rates, etc. Health and Inspection
175.00
Highways
3,000.00
Tarvia
1,000.00
Bridges
200.00
Removing snow
400.00
Sewers
100.00
Street lights
2,500.00
Sidewalks and crosswalks
400.00
Charities, poor in almshouse and outside
1,600.00
Soldiers' Benefits, military aid, etc.
78.00
Schools; all expenses
7,300.00
Library ; interest on trust funds ; dog tax.
Memorial Day
100.00
Cemetery
800.00
Notes due
1,800.00
Carried forward
$25,378.00
1,600.00
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Brought forward
$25,378.00
Interest on notes
400.00
Interest on trust funds
400.00
Tree Warden and Beetle work
400.00
Moth work
750.00
Contingent fund
500.00
$27,828.00
For further appropriation see Articles 12, 13,
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4,450.00
$32,278.00
ARTICLE 6. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the taxes of the present municipal year to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate six thousand dollars, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year ; any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.
Voted, That the Treasurer be, and he is, authorized with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the taxes of the present municipal year to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate $8,000.00, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year; any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the taxes of the present municipal year.
ARTICLE 7. To determine in what manner the taxes shall be collected for the ensuing year, also determine what percentage shall be allowed the Col- lector for the ensuing year.
Voted, That interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum be charged on all taxes remaining unpaid after Nov. 1, 1912, and that the Collector shall receive for his services one and one-quarter per cent. on all taxes collected by him, and he shall pay in to the Treasurer all taxes committed to him for collection, unless abated by the Assessors, on or before the thirty-first day of January, 1913.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the town will authorize the Collector to use all such means in the collection of taxes as the Treasurer might if elected to that office.
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Voted, That the Collector may, and he shall, use the same means in the collection of taxes that the Treasurer might if elected to that office.
ARTICLE 9. To see what compensation the town will allow the Fire Depart- ment for the ensuing year, or do or act anything thereto.
Voted, That the members of the Fire Department be paid the sum of twelve dollars per year and poll tax, and that they be paid fifty cents per hour while at work at fires.
ARTICLE 10. To see how much per hour the town will allow for work on the highways for the year ensuing, or do or act anything relating thereto.
Voted, That it be left to the discretion of the Superintend- ent of Streets.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the town will make a ten-year contract with the Edison Electric Illuminating Company, for street lights, grant and appropriate money therefor, or do or act anything relating thereto.
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