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To this Committee, when appointed, are hereby referred all articles calling for an appropriation of money in any town warrant issued during its term of office.
Said Committee shall, after due consideration of the subject matter of said articles, report thereon in print or otherwise such recommendations as it shall deem best Said Committee shall choose its own officers and have power to fill vacancies.
Article 36 taken up. (Observance of the 100th anniversary).
Voted : That the Moderator of this meeting appoint a Committee of three to nominate a Committee of fifteen, to be elected at the adjourned meeting, for the proper observance of the one hundredth anniversary of the incorpor- ation of the Town. J. A. Bailey, Jr., W. A. Muller and H. W. Spurr were appointed on this committee.
Voted : That when this meeting adjourns it adjourn to meet in this hall Monday evening, March 19th, at 7.30 o'clock.
Voted : To adjourn. Meeting adjourned at ten o'clock P M.
A true record. Attest :
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
ARLINGTON, March 15, 1906.
In accordance with a vote of the Town passed December 1st, 1902, a printed notice of the adjournment of this meeting was distributed to all the citizens of the Town.
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
Pursuant to adjournment the inhabitants of the Town, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, met in the Town Hall in said town, on Monday the nineteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and six and were called to order at thirty minutes after seven o'clock in the evening by the Moderator, Walter A. Robinson.
The Committee appointed to nominate a committee of Twenty- one for the ensuing year under article 10 made the following nominations and they were elected.
Rev. Frederick A Bisbee ... Editor 107 Appleton Street.
John A. Bishop Clerk .
80 Franklin Street.
Frank Bott. . Wholesale Grocer. .
55 Academy Street
Henry K. Brown Shoemaker
52 Westmoreland Avenue.
Walter B. Douglass Manager
9 Brantwood Road. Dennett Street
Phillip Eberhardt Manufacturer
Theodore Everett Printer .
82 Wollaston Avenue
Frank C. Frost. .Farmer
58 Old Mystic Street.
Geo. O. Goldsmith Blacksmith
15 Whittemore Street
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Thomas J. Green Grocer
93 Warren Street.
Rodney T Hardy
. Grain Dealer
38 Gray Street.
Henry Hornblower
. Banker.
100 Pleasant Street.
Rev. Wm. A Hill
. Clergyman ..
13 Marathon Street.
Robert J. Kelly
. Express Agent
15 Walnut Street.
Max H Meyer.
Piano Maker
69 Henderson Street.
Wm. H Murray
Provision Dealer .
47 Mt Vernon Street.
Ed. W. Nicoll
Clerk
10 Montague Street.
Charles A Parker
. Foreman
128 Lake Street.
Rollin Puffer.
. Com Merchant.
100 Broadway.
Ira L. Russell .
Farmer
1108 Massachusetts Avenue.
James E. Tracy
Accountant
18 Wyman Street.
The attendance at the meeting being small, on account of the severe storm, it was voted that when this meeting adjourns it adjourn to meet in this hall Tuesday evening, Marclı 27, at 7.30 o'clock.
Voted : To adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 7.40 P. M.
A true record. Attest :
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
ARLINGTON, March 22, 1906.
In accordance with a vote of the Town passed December 1, 1902, a printed notice of this meeting's adjournment was distributed to all the citizens of the Town.
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
Pursuant to adjournment the citizens of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs. met in the Town Hall, in said Town, on Tuesday the twenty-seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and six, at thirty minutes after seven o'clock in the evening, and were called to order by the Moderator, Walter A. Robinson.
Article 33 taken up. (Voting Precincts).
Voted : That the subject matter of Article 33 be referred (the division of the Town into voting precincts) to the Board of Selectmen, tlfey to look into the matter thoroughly, give hearings, estimate the cost and report to the Town their findings not later than the annual meeting of 1907.
Articles 30, 31 and 32 taken up. (Articles on School matters).
Mr. Severy offered motions under each article and on each motion offered the vote, as announced by the Moderator, was in the negative.
Article 25 taken up. (Collector of Taxes powers).
Voted : That the Collector of Taxes be authorized to use all means of collecting the taxes for the year 1906 which a Town Treasurer may use when appointed a Collector of Taxes.
Article 9 taken up (Selectmen as agents of the Town)
Voted : That the Selectmen be appointed agents of the Town to institute and prosecute actions in favor of the Town, and appear and defend suits and legals proceeding against or involving the interests of the Town, with power
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to employ counsel therein, and when necessary, in all other legal matters and business appertaining to Town affairs during the year commencing March 5, 1906.
Article 12 taken up. (Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moths).
Voted : That the Town appropriate for the work of attempting to suppress the gypsy and brown-tail moths, their eggs, pupae, nests and caterpillars, whatever sums of money are received by the Town from the owners of lands infested with said moths for such work done on said lands.
Article 16 taken up.
Voted : That action on this article be postponed.
Articles 23 and 24 were indefinitely postponed.
Article 28 taken up. (Report of Committee on By-laws).
Voted : That the report of the Committee on by-laws as presented in printed form be accepted and the recommendations adopted as amended as follows : - That sections 5 and 6 of article 13 of the by-laws of the Town be amended to. read as follows : -
SECTION 5. The Selectmen may license suitable persons to be collectors of, dealers in or keepers of shops for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metal or second - hand articles No person shall be a collector of, dealer in, or keep a shop for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metals or second-hand articles unless licensed by the Selectmen.
SECTION 6. The Selectmen may license suitable persons to use wagons for the collection of junk, metals, rags or second-hand articles. No person shall use a wagon for the collection of junk, metals, rags or second-hand articles, unless licensed by the Selectmen and unless such wagon shall bear conspicu- ously the owner's name and the number of the license on the outside and on each side, and unless the wagon is driven by a person designated in the license; but such person designated may be changed with the permission of the Selectmen.
That Section 7 of Article 9 of the By-laws of the Town be amended to read as follows :-
SECTION 7. No person shall saunter or loiter in any street or other public place in the Town after being directed by a police officer to move on, obstruct the free passage of foot travellers, habitually congregate with others, loaf or make bon-fires therein. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars for each offense.
That a new by-law be adopted to be known as Section 13 of Article 9, to. read as follows :-
SECTION 13. . The Selectmen may license suitable persons to sing, play or perform on a musical instrument in any public way or place and to solicit or- receive compensation therefor from by-standers or the public. No person shall sing, play or perform on a musical instrument in any public way or place, or solicit or receive compensation therefor from by-standers or the public with- out first having obtained a license therefor from the Board of Selectmen.
Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five dollars for each offense.
That a new by-law be adopted to be known as Section 14 of Article 9, to read as follows :-
SECTION 14. No person shall own or keep in the Town any dog, which by barking, biting, howling or in any other manner disturbs the quiet of any person.
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Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five dollars for each offense.
That a new by-law be adopted to be known as Section 15 of Article 9, to read as follows :-
SECTION 15. No person shall in any street ride upon the steps or any por- tion of a street railway car, or other vehicle, without legal right or the per- mission of the person in charge thereof. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five dollars for each of- fense.
That a new by-law be adopted to be known as Section 6 of Article 10, to read as follows :-
SECTION 6. No person, except an officer or employee of the Town, and for some public purpose or use, shall disturb, overhaul or interfere with the con- tents of any barrel or other receptacle containing ashes or other refuse ma- terials, which has been set out to be carried away by the agents of the Town.
Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five dollars for each offense.
That a new by-law be adopted to be known as Section 9 of Article 13 to read as follows :-
SECTION 9. No hawker or pedler shall expose for sale or sell any articles enumerated in Section 15 of the sixty-fifth chapter of the Revised Laws and amendments thereto, without a permit from the Chief of Police, which may be revoked at any time. Said hawker or pedler shall exhibit such license whenever requested by a police officer, the Sealer of Weights and Measures or any agent or member of the Board of Health.
Every such hawker or pedler shall have his name and the number of his license printed on any vehicle or receptacle in which he shall carry or expose his wares for sale. Such number and name shall be printed in letters and figures at least two inches in size.
The Selectmen may license suitable persons to ring bells. cry their wares or call in any street for the purpose of giving notice of the exercise of a busi- ness or calling, or for the sale of any article.
No person, unless duly licensed by the Board of Selectmen so to do, shall ring a bell, or cry his wares, or call in any street for the purpose of giving notice of the exercise of a business or calling, or for the sale of any article, and no person shall use in a public street for such purpose a horn or other noise making instrument, except a bell as aforesaid.
Article 7 taken up. (Repairs of highways, etc.).
Voted : That the town ways, highways and bridges be repaired during the ensuing year under the direction of the Board of Public Works
Article 35 taken up. (Auditor's action ratified).
Voted : That the Town ratify the act of the Auditor in transferring from the William E. Parmenter School Foundation Account to the William E. Parmenter School Account an unexpended balance of two hundred thirty-five dollars and eighty-six cents ($235.86).
Article 13 taken up. (Committee on By-laws).
Voted : That action on this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article 3 taken from table. (Reports of Town Officers).
Voted : That the reports of the various town officers as presented in their annual reports, with the addition of the table of statistics of the Assessors, be accepted.
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Article 4 taken up. (List of Jurors).
Voted : That the following names be taken from the list of jurors as sub- mitted by the Selectmen; James H. Shead, Calvin Cook, Alfred H. Bartlett, John II Ober, Francis A. Patterson and Alfred T. Marston.
Voted : That the name of Arthur L. Marston be added to the list of jurors.
Voted : That the list of jurors as amended be accepted.
LIST OF JURORS.
LIST OF JURORS OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON, REVISED BY THE SELECTMEN, JANUARY, 1906.
Adams, Thurber C.
Bookbinder . 35 Bartlett Ave.
Ahern, Patrick.
Laborer .. 55 Norcross St.
Bailey, James A.
Retired. 1172 Mass. Ave.
Barker, John J.
Brass Finisher. 45 Westmoreland Ave.
Bitzer, Jacob
Piano Case Maker 49 Forest St.
Bitzer, J. F., Jr.
Piano Case Maker 39 Forest St.
Bradley, William H.
Polisher 14 Walnut Ct.
Bennett, John N
Carpenter
.29 Avon Pl.
Brooks, George M.
Broker.
27 Wyman St.
Butler, William H.
Merchant
44 Bartlett Ave.
Bond, Everett P. Clerk.
18 Linwood St.
Bridgham, A. L.
Civil Engineer.
177 Appleton St.
Chaffin, Nathan L
. Restaurant .
833 Mass. Ave.
Clark, George.
Stable Keeper
.30 Mystic St.
Coleman, Jeremiah, Jr
Real Estate
144 Pleasant St.
Conant, Walter W
Bookkeeper
93 Mass. Ave.
Connolly, John F.
. Salesman
.37 Dudley St.
Crammond, James.
. Carpenter.
280 Mass. Ave.
Cronin, Cornelius P
. Gardener 670 Mass. Ave.
Crosby, Roland S.
Farmer
.200 Mystic St.
Crosby, Edgar.
Farmer.
85 Lake St.
Crosby, Charles F.
Farmer. 85 Lake St.
Carter, Charles H. Salesman 129 Pleasant St.
Colbert, Isaac J. Gateman. .23 Beacon St.
Paper Hanger. .31 Crescent Hill Ave.
Cutter, Edward H
Farmer 151 Sunner St.
Dacey, John F.
Shipper
19 Henderson St.
Dacey, John W.
Shipper. 88 Decatur St.
Dale, David T ..
Rope Maker. 111 Medford St.
Damon, Frederick W.
Manufacturer 275 Broadway
Dewing, Eben F.
Asst. Cashier. 103 Jason St.
Dodge, Henry D
Engraver
12 Windemere Ave.
Doe, George I. Retired.
.44 Jason St.
Ice Dealer 301 Mass. Ave. Durgin, Winfield S
Eaton, Charles L.
Salesman .97 Paul Revere Road
Eaton, Joseph H.
. Produce . 97 Paul Revere Road
Eberhardt, Philip . Manufacturer 248 Gray St.
Farmer, Edwin S. Farmer 1173 Mass. Ave.
Fifield. Wallace A.
. Clerk
. 14 Palmer St.
Fitzpatrick, Wm. A.
. Clerk.
.58 Mystic St.
Finley, John T. Machinist.
17 Walnut Ct.
Colpritt, James H
Farmer 167 Summer St.
Cutter, Charles S ..
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.800 Mass. Ave.
Foster, Wm. T.
Metals.
. 135 Pleasant St.
Frost, Frederick O.
. Farmer. . 273 Pleasant St.
Gearin, Wm. J.
. Motorman. . 16 Gardner St.
Gray, John. . Bookkeeper 159 Pleasant St.
Grannon, Daniel W
. Undertaker
.378 Mass. Ave.
Gregory, Harry T.
Electrician
31 Walnut St.
Green, Henry J.
. Teamster.
15 Henderson St.
Green, Thomas J.
. Grocer.
.93 Warren St.
Hall, George H.
. Carpet Cleaning
28 Tanager St.
Hanna, James.
Carpenter
405 Mass. Ave.
Harding, Theodore P
. Banker
71 Bartlett Ave.
Hardy, Charles A.
Clerk.
.34 Gray St.
Henderson, John, Jr
Farmer
. 3 Sawin St ..
Hendrick, Patrick T
Shoe Dealer 99 Medford St.
Higgins, Donald.
. Blacksmith 27 Lewis Ave ..
Higgins, Thomas.
Farmer. .55 Walnut St.
Higgins, William D
. Auditor. 47 Bartlett Ave.
Hill, George. Farmer 234 Pleasant St.
Hilliard, Walter R.
Insurance
.90 Jason St ..
Hobbs, Clarence F
Retired .
1098 Mass. Ave.
Hogan, Thomas H.
Salesman
.57 Mystic St.
Jenkins, Richard O.
Case Maker. 10 Lowell Place
Johnson, Clarence E
Fruit and Produce. .81 Walnut St.
Jones, William H.
Poultry Dealer
. 7 Parallel St.
Jones, Benjamin G.
Salesman
221 Lowell St.
Kellogg, William D
Salesman
.37 Jason St.
Kimball, Samuel E
Retired.
10 Davis Ave.
Kimball. Roscoe C.
Foreman 14 Belknap St.
Kimball, W. Washingt
Retired
13 Winter St.
Knowles, Alfred H.
Plumber
. 10 Wyman St.
Lathrop, Philetus C
Retired .
67 Bartlett Ave.
Lawson, Arthur A.
Insurance
35 Addison St.
Lewis, Horace E.
Retired.
1291 Mass. Ave.
Lowe, George H.
Contractor
175 Mass. Ave.
Lyons, John. . Farmer 25 Brooks Ave.
Leetch, John G .. Compositor . 20 Gray St.
Mahoney, James J
Clerk. 63 Mystic St.
Marston, Arthur L.
Clerk. 53 Irving St.
Marden, James A.
Retired. 276 Broadway
McClellan, George W
Expressman. 7 Webster St.
McGrath, John.
Laborer 85 Paul Revere Road'
Mead, Sylvester.
Marketman 48 Pine St.
48 Pine St.
Merrill, John S.
Station Agent. Brattle Station
Jeweller . 66 Walnut St. Miller, George H.
Miller, Frank H.
Jeweller 66 Walnut St.
Millett, Thomas K.
Barber. 286 Broadway
Moseley, Herbert C.
Merchant
. 11 Court St.
Needham, Oscar
Clerk.
12 Swan Pl.
Nourse, William.
Gardener. .52 Westminster Ave.
Insurance . 244 Pleasant St. Noyes, Frank V.
O'Brien, Timothy
Mason. 29 Lewis Ave.
O'Keefe, John T.
. Stone Mason. 26 Franklin St.
Osgood, Olvin F.
Salesman. 12 Woodland St.
Parker, Chas. A.
. Foreman . 128 Lake St.
Parker, Edgar D.
Printer and Publisher 12 Pelham Terrace
Peirce, George H.
Bookkeeper. .9 Palmer St.
Peirce, Benjamin H.
. Coal Salesman. 37 Appleton St.
Perkins, Clifford F. . Clerk.
.33 Addison St ..
Fiske, John P
Clerk.
Mead, James M.
Clerk.
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Perry, John H.
. Clerk. 16 Florence Ave.
Purcell, Edmund J.
Farmer. 101 Broadway
Rawson, Herbert W.
Seed Store. 295 Broadway
Reed, Andrew F
Physician .20 Maple St.
Reid, James H Pilot. 998 Mass. Ave.
Reid, James HI., Jr. . Pilot.
998 Mass. Ave.
Robinson, John J.
. Coppersmith.
78 Franklin St.
Ross, Malcolm A
Carpenter.
. 49 Brattle St.
Russell, Frank F
Sexton
28 Russell St.
Rollins, Henry B.
Retired . . 283 Mystic St.
Sawyer, George A.
. Carpenter
.5 Wyman St.
Scannell, Michael W. Seaver, Alexander H. Retired
824 Mass. Ave.
Smith, Fred A . Jeweller
24 Swan Pl.
Schwamb, William P
. Piano Maker .1033 Mass. Ave.
Schwamb, Edward W.
Piano Maker .1033 Mass. Ave.
Shirley, George H.
Salesman . .16 Walnut St.
Talcott, Thomas W
Woolens 8 Henderson St.
Tappan, Daniel L.
Farmer
269 Mass. Ave.
Thorpe, William H.
Superintendent
. 30 Russell St.
Trow, A. Winslow.
. Dry Goods
. 20 Russell Terrace
Tewksbury, George C
. Promoter. 45 Claremont Ave.
Tyner, George W
.Salesman
6 Ramsdell Ct.
Waage, John C. Painter. .16 Central St.
Welch, Thomas F
Cornice Maker .95 Franklin St.
Wellington, Frank Y
Insurance. 15 Wellington St.
White, George W
Mason 917 Mass. Ave.
Whitney, Alfred . Carpenter 307 Broadway
Winn, Frank P. . Clerk . 9 Russell Terrace
Winn, William N
Coal Dealer 77 Summer St.
Wood, Ellis G ..
. Manufacturer
365 Mass. Ave.
Woodend, John H.
Jeweller 72 Crescent Hill Ave.
Woolnough, George H.
Gilder. 154 Lowell St.
Wyman, Joseph P . Salesman 347 Mass. Ave.
Wyman, Franklin. Farmer 135 Lake St.
The committee appointed at a previous meeting to nominate a committee of fifteen, said committee of fifteen to make arrangements for the proper observance of the one-hundredth anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town, nominated the following citizens and they were declared elected.
John Q. A. Brackett James A. Bailey, Jr.
E. Nelson Blake
Edwin S. Farmer John H. Hardy
Joseph C. Holmes
Charles S. Parker James P. Parmenter
William G Peck
Warren A. Peirce .Harry G. Porter
Warren W. Rawson
Thomas J. Robinson Charles T. Scannell
George Y. Wellington
Article 34 taken up. (Amount of Town Grant).
Voted : That the several amounts appropriated at this meeting for the purposes indicated by the various votes and not otherwise provided for amounting to $161,526.84, together with the sum of $7,794.94 appropriated in 1905, making a total of $169,321.78 be raised by general tax the present year.
Article 29 taken up. (Windemere Avenue).
Voted : That the Town accept Windemere Avenue, so-called, as laid out by the Joint Board and described as follows :-
Beginning at a point on the westerly side line of Bartlett Avenue 382.26
.Salesman
.58 Medford St.
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feet from the northerly line of Irving Street, thence turning at an angle of 90 degrees, 351.55 feet to the land of Henry J. Locke. The above described line is the northerly side line of the said Windemere Avenue, and the south- erly line is parallel and distant 40 feet therefrom.
Voted : That this meeting do now adjourn. Meeting dissolved at thirty minutes after nine o'clock.
A true record. Attest :
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
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TOWN MEETING -TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1906, AT 7.30 O'CLOCK, P. M.
TOWN WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS.
To Garritt Barry, a Constable of the Town of Arlington, in said County. GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington who are qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall, on Tuesday, the fifteenth day of May, current, at 7.30 o'clock P. M., then and there to act on the fol- lowing articles, viz :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside over said meeting.
ART. 2. To see if the Town will authorize its Board of Public Works, in the name and behalf of the Town, to enter into a contract for a term of ten years with the National Peat and Fuel Company for the sale of peat at the rate of seventy-five dollars ($75) per acre, from that portion of its water supply area known as the Great Meadows, on such terms and under such restrictions as the said Board of Public Works may in its discretion impose.
(Inserted at request of Board of Public Works.)
ART. 3. To see if the Town will authorize its Board of Public Works, in the name and behalf of the Town, to execute a proper lease of the "Pumping Station " land, so-called, situated in East Lexington, to the National Peat and Fuel Company for a term of ten years, at a rental of four hundred dollars ($400) per year.
(Inserted at request of Board of Public Works.)
ART. 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Trustees of the Pratt Fund to take all legal proceedings, necessary to secure a decree authorizing a distribution of the High School Fund, so-called, for further educational purposes required in the instruction of pupils in the High School.
(Inserted at request of School Committee.)
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ART. 5. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Committee of not less than three competent and unprejudiced men, to thoroughly investigate the question of municipal lighting and to make a written report thereupon, and will appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars, or such part thereof as may be required, to be expended by said Committee in the preparation of its report.
(Inserted at request of Melvin L. Severy and others.)
ART. 6. To determine in what manner the Town will borrow the sum of three thousand dollars for a police signal system, of the Gamewell pattern, to be installed in accordance with the terms of a contract dated April 28, 1906.
ART. 7. To see if the Town will vote to define the course of Sucker Brook, so-called, from Mystic Street to and through its course through Meadow Brook Park, and to clear the same of all obstructions and make an appropriation for the same.
(Inserted at request of N. J. Hardy and others.)
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before said. day and hour of meeting.
Given under our hands at said Arlington, this seventh day of May, 1906, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six.
JAMES A. BAILEY, JR., S. FREDERICK HICKS, FREDERICK S. MEAD, Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.
A true copy. Attest :
GARRITT BARRY, Constable of Arlington.
. MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
ARLINGTON, May 14, 1906.
By virtue of this warrant, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington qualified to vote in elections to meet at the time and place, and for the purpose herein named by causing a printed attested copy of the same to be left at every dwelling house in town, and also by posting an attested copy of said warrant on the door of the Town Hall in said Arlington seven days at least before said day of meeting
GARRITT BARRY, Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, met in the Town Hall in said Town on Tuesday, the fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six and were called to order at thirty minutes after seven o'clock in the evening, by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling the meeting and the return thereon of the constable who served the same upon the inhabitants.
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Article 1 taken up. (Election of Moderator).
William G. Peck was elected Moderator and was sworn to the faithful per- formance of his duties.
Article 4 taken up. (Larger distribution of Pratt Fund).
Voted : That the Trustees of the Pratt Fund be and hereby are duly authorized to take all legal proceedings, through town counsel, necessary to secure a decree, authorizing a larger distribution of the High School Income · Fund, so-called, for High School educational purposes, to the end that said income may be used in accordance with the demands of the present time.
Articles 2 and 3 taken up.
Under article 2 the Town refused to authorize its Board of Public Works to enter into a contract for ten years with the National Peat and Fuel Company for the sale of Peat in the Great Meadows.
Action on article 3 was indefinitely postponed.
Article 5 taken up. (Municipal Lighting).
Voted : On motion of F. A. Bisbee for the Committee of 21, that the sum of $250 be appropriated for the purpose of thoroughly investigating the question of municipal lighting for the Town of Arlington, the said amount to be expended under the direction of a committee appointed by the Town for that purpose, said sum to be raised by general tax for the year 1906.
The Moderator appointed Messrs. Frederick A. Bisbee, Henry Hornblower, and Franklin Wyman to serve on this committee.
Article 7 taken up. (Course of Sucker Brook).
Voted : That the subject matter of this article be referred to the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works with instructions to report on same at the November Town Meeting.
Article 6 taken up. (Borrow for Police Signal System).
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