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Medfield
Rev. James C. Marshall
Dec. 31
Michael Joseph Gorman
Medfield
In Needham Winthrop M. Southworth, J. P.
Helen Lucy Catenacci
Medfield
In Medfield
Rev. Francis L. Shea In Medfield
July 28 Joseph Arthur Roberts, Jr. Florence Emelie Carpenter
Medfield
In Framingham
Medfield
Rabbi Abigdor Miller
Sept. 29 Willie Catenacci Ritalda Gallo
Walpole
Medfield
In Framingham
Medfield
In Hyde Park Rev. William Reid
Walpole
In Medfield
Natick
In Medfield
Walpole
Helen Minota Owen
Medfield
Dover
Medfield
Medfield
Total number of Marriages, 43. Married in Town, 24. Married out of Town, 19. Resident of Medfield, 50. Non-resident, 36.
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Deaths of Residents of Medfield During the Year 1940
Date of Death
Name
Age Y. M. D.
Cause of Death
1939
Nov. 11
Alfred C. Doane
67
-
Rheumatic Heart Disease
1940
Jan. 7
Bertram Leslie Nowell
71
3 28 Coronary Thrombosis
Feb. 8 George A. Wiggin
83
6 26 Third Degree Burns
Feb. 8 Catherine Millerick
83
1
6 Chronic Myocarditis
Feb. 8 Mary Ellen Dray
57
10 4 Carcinoma of Stomach
Feb. 15
Constance B. Murphy
45
2 11 Coronary Thrombosis
Feb. 26
Fannie Ellsworth Mitchell
78
1 12
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Mar. 26
Elmer B. Codding
80
11
14
Gangrene of feet
Mar. 28
Alphonso L. Allen
86
1
9 Fractured Skull
April 2
Helen E. Rich
93
11 22 Broncho Pneumonia
May 18
Harry Benson
43
2
6 Shotgun Wound of Head
May 26
Angelo Ferrone
18
4
20
Fracture of Skull
June 24
Stillborn
July 14
Anna I. Mills
53
7
13
Carcinoma of Oesophagus
July 17
Isabelle Beckwith
79
9
7
Coronary Thrombosis
Sept. 3 Violetta A. Mace
83
4 23
Broncho Pneumonia
Sept. 8
Alice M. Hayward
75
5
8 Pulmonary Collapse
Sept. 22
Nellie Mitchell
68
3
9
Broncho Pneumonia
Nov. 27
George F. Miller
74
1
14
Chronic Myocarditis
Total number of deaths, 102. Residents of Medfield, 18.
Non-residents in Medfield, 3. Medfield State Hospital, 81.
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1
ANNUAL MEETING March 4, 1940 TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Medfield, in said County, greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Medfield, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Medfield on Monday the Fourth day of March A.D. 1940, at 6:00 A.M. then and there to act on the following articles:
Article 1. To choose all Town Officers required to be elected annually by ballot, to wit:
One Moderator, One Town Clerk, One Treasurer, One Collector of Taxes, Three Constables, One Tree Warden, all for one year.
One Selectman, One Assessor, One Member of the School Committee, Two Trustees of the Public Library, One Member of the Board of Health, One Ceme- tery Commissioner, One Member of the Water and Sewerage Board, One Member of the Board of Public Welfare, all for three years.
One Member of the Planning Board for five years.
The polls to be opened at 6:00 A.M. and may be closed at 3:00 P.M.
Article 2. To choose Fence Viewers, Field Drivers and Pound Keeper.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept the reports of the several Town Officers for the past year.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses for the ensuing year:
Expended 1939 $ 2,302.02
Recommended 1940
Executive
Treasurer
750.00
750.00
Collector
1,503.53
1,600.00
Assessors
790.58
750.00
Town Clerk
399.78
400.00
Election and Registration
295.45
550.00
Town Hall
2,522.42
2,650.00
Police
3,696.79
3,800.00
Fire
2,984.06
3,000.00
Sealer
140.65
150.00
Moth
598.27
800.00
Health and Sanitation
1,769.46
1,600.00
Tree Warden:
Cutting Roadside Brush
499.88
1,000.00
Care of Trees
798.59
700.00
$ 2,400.00
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Spraying Elms
166.23
250.00
Planting Trees
180.27
100.00
Sewer
763.46
1,000.00
Highways
16,867.68
8,000.00
Snow
3,678.38
Sidewalks
399.58
900.00
Bridges
89.89
240.00
Guard Rails
298.68
300.00
Street Lighting
4,773.79
4,800.00
Public Welfare
5,136.61
6,000.00
Old Age Assistance
18,024.69
11,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
1,310.00
1,500.00
Old Age Administration
275.27
250.00
Aid to Dependent Children-Administration
100.00
Soldiers' Benefits
1,320.06
1,500.00
Public Welfare Salaries
500.00
500.00
District Nurse
450.00
450.00
Schools
31,164.46
32.400.00
Library, plus Dog Tax
2,445.80
1,750.00
Park and Planning Board
451.21
2,000.00
Memorial Day
225.00
225.00
Contingent
1,036.68
650.00
Liability Insurance
722.26
850.00
Fire Insurance
897.85
650.00
County Hospital
1,035.48
1,029.49
Reserve Fund
2,000.00
2,000.00
Water
6,235.31
6,500.00
Notes
20,000.00
18,000.00
Interest
5,318.67
4,800.00
Cemetery-See Article 17
3,587.14
Sewer Trucking-See Article 20
1,213.50
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1940, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 17, General Laws.
Article 6. To determine what manner the Taxes shall be collected for the ensuing year, also determine what percentage shall be allowed the Collector for the ensuing year.
Article 7. To see what compensation the Town will allow the Members of the Fire Department for the ensuing year.
Article 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Collector to use all means in the collection of Taxes as the Treasurer might if elected to that office.
Article 9. To see how much per hour the Town will allow for work on the Highways for the ensuing year.
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Article 10. To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to appoint one of its members as Water Registrar.
Article 11. To see what compensation will allow the Water Registrar for the ensuing year.
Article 12. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate to be used in conjunction with W.P.A. projects under the direction of the Selectmen, or act in any manner thereto.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for the care of the Town Dump.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee of five (5) and authorize it to make arrangements and spend money appropriated under Article 4 for the observance of Memorial Day.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of Chapter 90 Roads, said money to be used in con- junction with any money allotted by the State or County, or both, for this pur- pose, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $410.20 for Public Liability Insurance to cover the following motor vehicles owned by the town: 1 White truck, 1 International truck, 1 Waco grader, 3 fire trucks, 1 Police car, and 1 Ford truck.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for the maintenance of Vine Lake Cemetery; also to transfer the sum of $205.00 from the Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund for the purpose of developing the new part of the cemetery.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Road Machinery Fund to the Highway Machinery Operating account to defray expenses for operation and maintenance of Highway Machinery during the year 1940.
Article 19. To hear and act on the report of the committee appointed under Article 28 of the Annual Town Meeting March 7, 1938, to inquire into the feasi- bility of establishing a bathing place within the town limits.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of $2,400.00 for trucking out sand and gravel and for supervision at the Sewer Beds for the purpose of re-building the beds, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of additional fire apparatus and to authorize the sale or trade of the Howe-Reo pump, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following named sums as Perpetual Trust Funds for the care of lots in the Vine Lake Cemetery, the interest thereof or as may be necessary to be used for said care, viz:
John R. Miller Lot
$100.00
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Mary Abell Lot 100.00 100.00 Raymond C. Weiker Lot Lizabeth A. Robert Lot 200.00
Article 23. To hear and act on the report of the committee appointed under Article 36 at the Annual Town Meeting of March 6, 1939, with reference to re- financing Water Loans.
Article 24. To hear the report of the committee appointed under Article 5, of the Special Town Meeting held July 28, 1939, in regard to the transportation of the Johnson Bus Lines and the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Assessors to use a sum not exceeding $3,000.00 from free cash in the treasury for the reduction of the 1940 Tax Rate.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to hear the report of the School Build- ing Committee appointed under Article 20 at the adjourned Annual Town Meeting of March 20, 1939 to present plans and recommendations for needed school con- struction, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee)
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the tuition of Medfield pupils in Trade Schools as required by the provisions of Chapter 471 of the Acts of 1911, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee)
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the support of Athletic activities in the schools, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee)
Article 29. To see what action the Town will take in regards to a steam boiler in the Ralph Wheelock School, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee)
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to request an Annual audit by the Division of Accounts in place of every two years under Chapter 44, Section 40, General Laws. 1
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 403, Acts of 1936 and Chapter 468, Acts of 1939 with reference to Workmen's Compensation.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the land on Brook and Green Streets now or formerly held by the Water Department to the Park Depart- ment for a Town Park and recreational purposes, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Park and Planning Board)
Article 33. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to appoint a com- mittee to investigate the question of acquiring a Town Forest, or do or act any- thing in relation thereto. (Park and Planning Board)
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a new police car.
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Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to instruct each department to furnish for publication by the Town Accountant in the Annual Town Report the amount of money received by individuals or others for materials, labor, truck hire, or other services, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition)
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $178.38 to cover overdraft in 1939 for Snow Removal.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of removing a hydrant from its present location on Main Street in front of the business place of Robert K. McCarthy to a point approxi- mately 25 feet towards the town center, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition)
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof, in the usual place for posting warrants in said Medfield, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 23rd day of February, A.D. Nineteen hundred and forty.
FRANK G. HALEY, ALFRED HEWINS, CHARLES W. HAIGH, Selectmen of Medfield
A true copy attest:
FRED C. CHICK, Constable of Medfield
ANNUAL MEETING March 4, 1940
The following named persons appointed by the Selectmen and sworn by the Town Clerk were assigned to duty as follows:
Coleman J. Hogan, Constable at the Ballot Box; Edna Husbener, Lawrence Rossi, Richard Conrick, Della Yoe, Harriet Thayer, Eugene Munson, Grace Kerr, Dorothy Johnson as tellers; Charles Bullard and Louise Brennan to check at the door, Ann Young and Edward Sweeney to check at the Ballot Box.
The ballots were counted in open meeting and the total vote cast was nine hundred and twenty-five (925).
After the ballots had been counted and tabulated the presiding officer, Frank D. McCarthy, announced the results as follows:
MODERATOR (one year)
Article 1. Frank D. McCarthy Scattered
731
1 Blanks 193
Charles W. Keirstead
TOWN CLERK (one year) 777 Blanks 148
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TREASURER (one year) 712 Blanks 213
Bessie L. Hamant
Amos C. Kingsbury
TAX COLLECTOR (one year) 757 Blanks 168
CONSTABLES (one year)
Fred C. Chick
683
Blanks
688
Coleman J. Hogan
710
Scattered
1
Fred M. Spear
693
TREE WARDEN (one year)
George L. L. Allen
706 Blanks
219
SELECTMAN (three years)
William S. Farmer
430
Blanks
17
Charles W. Haigh
478
ASSESSOR (three years)
Warren H. Fenton, Sr.
229
Blanks
62
Robert H. Fraser, Sr.
633
Scattered
1
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (three years)
Richard E. Johnson
420
Blanks
65
Rodman C. Nowers
440
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY (three years)
G. Stewart Bramman
585
Blanks
723
Thomas Whiteside
540
Scattered
2
BOARD OF HEALTH (three years)
Louise F. Ehnes
210
Blanks
126
George W. Hinckley, Sr. 589
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER (three years)
Peter Pederzini
698
Scattered 2
Blanks
225
WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD (three years)
Alfred Hewins
631
Scattered 2
Blanks
292
PUBLIC WELFARE (three years)
Herbert B. Burr
555
Blanks
50
Joseph L. Marcionette, Jr. 320
PLANNING BOARD (five years)
J. Stanley Kelley
548 Blanks
75
Henry Vasaturo
302
A true copy attest :
CHARLES W. KEIRSTEAD, Town Clerk
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS March 11, 1940
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7:30 P.M. and the remain- ing articles in the Warrant were taken up and acted on as follows:
Article 2. Voted that Fence Viewers, Field Drivers and Pound Keeper be appointed by the Selectmen.
Article 3. Voted that the reports of the several Town Officers for the past year be accepted as submitted.
Article 4. Voted that the following sums be appropriated and raised to defray expenses for the ensuing year:
Executive Department
$ 2,400.00
Treasurer
750.00
Collector
1,600.00
Assessors
700.00
Town Clerk
400.00
Election and Registration
550.00
Town Hall
2,550.00
Police
3,650.00
Fire
3,000.00
Sealer
150.00
Moth
600.00
Health and Sanitation
1,600.00
Tree Warden:
Cutting Roadside Brush
500.00
Care of Trees
500.00
Spraying Elms
200.00
Planting Trees
100.00
Sewer
800.00
Highways
8,000.00
Snow
4,500.00
Sidewalks
400.00
Bridges
240.00
Guard Rails
300.00
Street Lighting
4,800.00
Public Welfare
5,500.00
Old Age Assistance
10,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
1,500.00
Aid to Dependent Children
1,000.00
Old Age Administration (Voted that this amount is to be used for the Salaries of the Welfare Board)
250.00
Aid to Dependent Children-Administered-Dismissed
Public Welfare Salaries
250.00
District Nurse
450.00
Schools
32,400.00
Library, plus Dog Tax
1,650.00
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Park and Planning Board
500.00
Memorial Day
225.00
Contingent
650.00
Liability Insurance
850.00 650.00
County Hospital
1,029.49
Reserve Fund
2,000.00
Water
6,500.00
Notes
18,000.00
Interest
4,800.00
Article 11. Water Registrar
$ 50.00
Article 12. W.P.A. Projects
1,000.00
Article 13. Care of Town Dump
50.00
Article 15. Chapter 90, Roads
1,000.00
Article 16. Public Liability Insurance (Dismissed)
Article 17. Cemetery Maintenance (Voted to transfer the sum of
$205.00 from the Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund)
2,000.00
Article 20. Trucking at Sewer Beds
1,500.00
Article 26. School Building Committee
750.00
Article 27.
Trade School Tuition
270.00
Article 28. Support of Athletic Activities
200.00
Article 29. Steam Boiler (Ralph Wheelock School)
1,000.00
Article 36. 1939 Snow Removal Overdraft
178.38
Total Appropriations
$134,492.87
Article 5. Voted that the Town authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1940, and to issue a note or notes there- for, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 17, General Laws.
Article 6. Voted that the taxes shall be paid in two equal payments, July 1, 1940 and October 1, 1940 and that the Collector shall receive 1% of the 1940 taxes.
Article 7. Voted that the members of the Fire Department be paid the sum of $20.75 per year and $1.00 per hour while working at fires.
Article 8. Voted that the Town authorize the Collector to use all means in the collection of taxes as the Treasurer might if elected to that office.
Article 9. Voted that the compensation for work on the Highways be left to the discretion of the Selectmen.
Article 10. Voted to authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to appoint one of its members as Water Registrar.
Article 11. Voted that the sum of $50.00 be the compensation of the Water Registrar for the ensuing year.
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$126,494.49
Fire Insurance
Article 12. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to be used in conjunction with W.P.A. projects, under the direction of the Selectmen.
Article 13. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for the care of the Town Dump.
Article 14. Voted that the following committee of five shall be authorized to make arrangements and spend money appropriated under Article 4 for the ob- servance of Memorial Day:
Honorary Chairman-Julius A. Fitts
Acting Chairman
-Joseph Grogan
Louis Connors
Frank G. Haley
Amos C. Kingsbury
Article 15. Voted that the sum of $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated for Chapter 90, Roads, providing the State and County allot like amounts.
Article 16. Voted that this article be dismissed.
Article 17. Voted that the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the maintenance of Vine Lake Cemetery and to transfer the sum of $205.00 from the Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund for the purpose of developing the new part of the cemetery.
Article 18. Voted to transfer the sum of $2,000.00 from the Road Machinery Fund to the Highway Machinery Operating account to defray expenses for operation and maintenance of Highway Machinery during the year 1940.
Article 19. Voted that the report of the committee be accepted.
Article 20. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for trucking out sand and gravel and for the supervision at the Sewer Beds for the purpose of re-building the beds.
Article 21. Voted that a committee of three (3) be appointed by the Moderator for the purpose of investigating the feasibility of purchasing additional fire apparatus, said committee to report at a future meeting.
Article 22. Voted to accept this article in its usual form.
Article 23. Voted that the report of the committee be accepted.
Article 24. Voted to accept the report of the committee and to extend a vote of thanks to them for their work .- Accepted recommendation included in report: "the Board of Selectmen be empowered to appoint a committee for transportation consisting of themselves and as many other citizens as shall in their judgment appear wise, to continue with the work of the present committee and to enlarge upon it as may be necessary."
Article 25. Voted to authorize the Assessors to use a sum not exceeding $3,000.00 from free cash in the Treasury for the reduction of the 1940 Tax Rate.
Article 26. Voted that the School Building Committee report be accepted as
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read and that the sum of $750.00 be raised and appropriated for plans, sketches, and other expenses pertaining to a pro-new school building. The committee to be extended a vote of thanks, authorized to continue its work and report at a future Town Meeting.
Article 27. Voted that the sum of $270.00 be raised and appropriated for the tuition of the Medfield pupils in Trade Schools as required by the provisions of Chapter 471 of the Acts of 1911.
Article 28. Voted that the sum of $200.00 be raised and appropriated for the support of athletic activities in the schools.
Article 29. Voted that the sum of $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purchase of a new steam boiler in the Ralph Wheelock School.
Article 30. Voted that this article be dismissed.
Article 31. Voted to accept Chapter 403, Acts of 1936 and Chapter 468, Acts of 1939 with reference to Workman's Compensation.
Article 32. Voted to transfer the land on Brook and Green Streets, now held by the Water Department to the Park Departments.
Article 33. Voted that a committee to investigate the question of acquiring a Town Forest be appointed by the Selectmen.
Article 34. Voted that this article be dismissed.
Article 35. Voted to instruct each department to furnish for publication by the Town Accountant in the Annual Town Report the amount of money received by individuals or others for materials, labor, truck hire, or other services.
Article 36. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $178.38 to cover over- draft in 1939 for snow removal.
Article 37. Voted that this article be dismissed.
Voted that the meeting be adjourned.
Attest:
CHARLES W. KEIRSTEAD,
Town Clerk
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Medfield, in said County, greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Medfield, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Medfield on Tuesday the 14th day of May, A.D. 1940 at 7:00 P.M. then and there to act on the following articles:
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Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation or transfer from available funds a sum of money for the purpose of razing the ruins of the Ralph Wheelock School and filling the basement to ground level, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize a committee consisting of the Board of Selectmen, the Chairman of the Board of Assessors and the Town Treasurer to sell and convey in behalf of the Town the parcel of land known as the Ralph Wheelock School lot and located on Pleasant and Miller Streets, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to dispose of the Caterpillar Tractor and Snow Plow by sale or otherwise, or do or act any- thing in relation thereto.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the printing of the 1940 Valuation and Tax on the Polls and Property in the Town of Medfield, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 5. To hear and act on the report of the committee appointed under Article 21 of the Annual Town Meeting, March 11, 1940. (Fire Engineers)
Article 6. To hear and act on the report of the School Committee appointed under Article 20 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 20, 1939: "To see if the Town will vote to raise a sum of money by taxation or by transfer from available funds or by borrowing on notes for the purpose of constructing a school building, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee)
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to have full charge of the construction of a school building. (School Committee)
Article 8. To see what definite action the Town will take in regard to the location of said school. (School Committee)
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation or transfer from available funds a sum of One Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty ($1,580.00) Dollars to cover the cost of partial replacement of equipment, supplies and ex- penses due to the burning of the Ralph Wheelock School, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee)
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Committee to dispose of the salvage from the Ralph Wheelock School, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee)
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof, in the usual place of posting warrants in said Medfield, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
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Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 6th day of May, A.D. Nineteen Hundred and forty.
FRANK G. HALEY, ALFRED HEWINS, CHARLES W. HAIGH, Selectmen of Medfield
A true copy attest :
FRED C. CHICK, Constable of Medfield
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
Medfield, Massachusetts May 7th, 1940
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