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grades, made by C. H. Gannett, C. E., scales 40 feet and 6 feet equals 1 inch, March 21, 1900.",
ART. 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of three hundred ($300) dollars, or some other amount, and choose or elect a director for demonstration work in agriculture and home economics, the money to be expended by, and the director to serve in cooperation with the county trustees for aid to agriculture of the Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture and Home Economics, under the provision of Chapter 128 of the General Laws; or take any action relating thereto.
ART. 36. To see if the Town will vote to place under the direction and control of the Board of Park Commissioners any or all, present or future playgrounds, or take any action thereon.
ART. 37. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Park Commissioners, to submit not later than the next Annual Meeting, a program for the taking of reservations for playgrounds also plans and estimates of the cost of developing any land now owned by the Town: make an appropriation for this purpose; or take any action thereon.
ART. 38. To see if the Town will direct the Board of Selectmen to order the removal of the Boston Elevated Railway Company's third track, which is now located on Massachusetts Avenue just below Water Street, opposite the First Parish Church or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of Clinton W. Schwamb, et al.)
ART. 39. To see if the Town will vote to increase the number of Selectmen from the present number of three to five or seven, or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at the request of Andrew W. Freeman, et al.)
ART. 40. To determine what sum of money the Town shall raise. by general tax to defray town expenses, interest, debt and state aid, and make an appropriation for the same.
And you will notify and warn the voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the times and places herein specified by leaving at every dwelling house in the Town a printed copy of this Warrant, and also by posting a copy of the same at the doors of the Town Hall, and in a conspicuous place in each of
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the seven precincts of the Town, seven days at least prior to the time of said meeting.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before said day and hour of meeting.
Given under our hands, at said Arlington, this twentieth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two.
OLVIN H. LUFKIN, CHARLES B. DEVEREAUX, CHARLES H. HIGGINS, Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.
CONSTABLE'S RETURN
Arlington, March 6, 1922.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the legal voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the times and places and for the purposes herein named by causing a printed attested copy of the same to be left at every dwelling house in the Town, by posting an attested copy at the doors of the Town Hall seven days at least before said day of meeting and by posting attested copies in two or more conspicuous places in each voting precinct in the Town. A notice of the time, places and objects of the meetings was published in the local papers.
(Signed) DANIEL M. HOOLEY, Constable of Arlington.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the Town of Arlington met in their respective voting places in said Arlington on Monday the sixth day of March, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two at six o'clock in the forenoon.
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The voting places for the various precincts were as follows: Precincts 1 and 2, Crosby School Building, Winter Street; Precincts 3, 4, 5 and 6, Robbins Memorial Town Hall; Precinct 7, Locke School Building, Park Avenue.
The following election officers having been appointed by the Selectmen were assigned to duty at the various precincts as follows:
Precinct 1, George H. Lowe, Warden; Albert E. Olsen, 35 Cleveland Street, Clerk; Ernest H. Beers, Edmund J. Duggan, William J. Eager, Arthur F. Coughlin, Elmer Buckley, Herbert B. Kellogg, Ruth M. Kelley, Josephine Anderson, Joseph M. Ahearn, Lizzie Buckley.
Precinct 2, William H. Nolan, Warden; Charles H. Whittier, Jr., Clerk; Walter Buckley, Samuel T. Watson, Roger P. Duggan, Edward A. Smith, John B. Meany, John V. Nichols, Jesse C. Fletcher, M. Cammie Davison, Elizabeth Cain, Urban W. Frink.
Precinct 3, George H. Peirce, Warden; Joseph J. Duffy, Clerk; David T. Dale; George J. Duncan, Nelson M. Jost, Charles T. Perry, William E. Robinson, Maurice J. Geary, Annie Murray, May Shean, Charles A. Dunn, Donald Strout.
Precinct 4, Frank Y. Wellington, Warden; Stephen D. Merrill, Clerk; Edward J. Dineen, 15 Avon Place, Walter R. Grannan, William J. Sweeney, Jr., Joseph W. Emerson, Frank E. Morrissey, Philip A. Plaisted, John H. Harwood, Don Ivan Patch, Margaret F. Hoxie, Annie D. Wellington.
Precinct 5, Arthur J. Hendrick, Warden; Clarence F. Hill, Clerk; Richard M. Healey, George J. White, Maurice L. Hatch, Leonard Collins, Thomas J. Donnelly, Jr., Charles P. Ladd, Jr., Dennis J. Hayes, Mary M. Donahue, Emily G. Alden.
Precinct 6, James E. Doughty, Warden; Ralph W. Day, Clerk; John J. Mahoney, John Kelley, 32 Appleton Street, Florie Kelley, 83 Highland Avenue, John M. Dunn, 56 Appleton Street, James G. Moir, 15 Jason Street, Justin J. McCarthy, 5 Bartlett Avenue, Roger S. Dunbar, 56 Jason Street, Margaret C. Moore, 69 Bartlett Avenue, Eliza Kirsch, 48 Walnut Street, Helen Kennedy, 13 Mt. Vernon Street.
Precinct 7, Herbert L. Converse, Warden; F. Leo Dalton, Clerk; George C. Tewksbury, Richard Stockdale, Sarah Vaughn.
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William T. McCarty, Charles E. Daley, May Currier, Frederick W. McNamara, Adrian F. Robinson, George A. Bunton, Floyd R. Battis.
The foregoing officers were sworn to the faithful perform- ance of their duties by the Town Clerk. The necessary ballots prepared for each precinct and all other paraphernalia for the proper conduct of the election was supplied by the Town Clerk and turned over to the officers of the various precincts.
The polls were declared open in each precinct at six o'clock in the morning and remained open until five o'clock in the afternoon, at which time, after due notice they were declared closed.
The ballots were counted by the election officers in each precinct, the tally sheets and total tally sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used.
The ballots cast were, after being counted, enclosed in envelopes, sealed, signed by the election officers, encased in a wooden box which was locked and sealed and the same delivered to the Registrars of Voters in the Town Clerk's office.
The Registrars canvassed the return as made by the election officers and the result was announced by the Town Clerk as follows:
Precinct . 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 Total Ballots Cast. 576 495 717 609 726 627 701 4451
MODERATOR FOR ONE YEAR
Precinct . 1 2 3 4
5
6 7 Total
John A. Colbert 406 309 533 451 487 455 455 3096
Blanks . 1355
SELECTMAN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR FOR ONE YEAR
Precinct .
1
2
3
4
5 11
6 16 12 70
Edward L. Colby
121
73 38 17 27
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59 358
Nelson B. Crosby
231 233 261 479 351 409 412 2376
Walter T. Kenney .
138
95 222 60 283 154 172 1124
Raymond M. Lindsay
62
74 175
38
7 Total
Henry Atwood .
12 6
5
8
15 21 429 44 Blanks 94
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TOWN CLERK FOR ONE YEAR
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 Total Thomas J. Robinson. 479 382 583 487 559 538 574 3602 Blanks 849
TREASURER FOR ONE YEAR
Precinct 1 2 3 4
5
6 7 Total Charles A. Hardy 445 362 491 534 535 527 555 3449 Blanks .
1002
COLLECTOR OF TAXES FOR ONE YEAR
Precinct . 1 2 3 4 6 5
7 Total Edward A. Bailey 437 366 485 535 531 542 570 3466 Blanks. 985
AUDITOR FOR ONE YEAR
Precinct . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total George McK. Richardson. 410 336 480 498 515 507 531 3277 Blanks . 1174
ASSESSOR FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct . 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 Total Omar W. Whittemore . . 415 334 460 492 507 502 538 3248 Blanks 1203
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THREE YEARS Precinct . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Clarence A. Moore 413 335 468 512 506 510 522 3266 Blanks 1185
SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct . 1 2 3 5
4 6 7 Total Elliott R. Barker 285 245 294 459 409 449 455 2596 John A. Bishop 390 305 569 452 527 467 499 3209 Myron W. Dole. 357 287 306 368 355 381 345 2399 Charles L. Kennedy 230 201 323 172 264 209 250 1649 Blanks 3502
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PLANNING BOARD FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct . 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 Total Jacob Bitzer 345 303 358 424 385 443 440 2698 Howard B. S. Prescott ... 403 316 458 488 472 497 495 3129 Blanks
3075
BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Alfred W. Lombard 409 334 439 498 481 518 513 3192 Blanks 1259
PARK COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct . 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 Total Wilder N. Hodgkins. 416 336 424 473 459 491 498 3097 Blanks 1354
COMMISSIONER OF SINKING FUND FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Joseph C. Holmes 385 317 422 481 458 503 535 3101 Blanks 1350
TRUSTEE OF PRATT FUND FOR FIVE YEARS
Precinct . 1 2 3 4 5 6
2 Total William E. Wood . 392 320 439 504 475 502 508 3140 Blanks 1311
TRUSTEE OF EDWIN S. FARMER FUNDS FOR FIVE YEARS Precinct . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Henry Hornblower 419 336 470 514 502 520 527 3288 Blanks 1163
TRUSTEE ROBBINS LIBRARY FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Mary Helen Teele . 382 314 422 486 480 495 497 3076 Arthur J. Wellington 388 309 446 494 479 495 511 3123 Blanks . 2703
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CEMETERY COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct . 1 2 3 4 5 .6 7 Total George G. Allen 403 317 441 496 474 484 497 3112 Blanks 1339
TREE WARDEN FOR ONE YEAR
Precinct. 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 Total Daniel M. Daley 415 341 537 507 518 518 502 3338 Blanks 1113
LICENSES FOR SALE OF CERTAIN NON-INTOXICATING LIQUORS Precinct . 1 2. 3 4 5 6 7 Total Yes 182 121 304 167 269 143 178 1364
No. 254 187 279 367 305 411 403 2206 Blanks 881
The vote on the town meeting members in the various precincts resulted as follows; the persons elected being indicated by a star:
Precinct One - One Year - Vote for One
*Albert H. Morris, 9 Winter Street. 388
Blanks . 188
Precinct One - Two Years - Vote for Two
*William A. Corcoran 45 Cleveland Street 414
*Charles L. Fitch, 62 Everett Street 378
Blanks . 360
Precinct One - Three-Year Term - Twelve to be Elected
*Warren N. Bixby, 38 Marathon Street. 386
*Joseph S. Carmichael, 221 Massachusetts Avenue 392
*Charles H. Denvir, 62 Everett Street . 387
*Harry S. Edwards, 67 Trowbridge Street. 374
*Charles E. Farrow, 58 Teel Street. 370
*H. Warren Foss, 42 Everett Street 372
*Harry Harnden, 76B Grafton Street. 367
*Frederick W. Hill, 15 Oxford Street 377
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*Blanche P. Lawson, 33 Windsor Street 372
*Anthony J. Philpott, 285 Massachusetts Avenue 370
*Florence E. Shearer, 45 Trowbridge Street . 362
*Ernest Southwick, 22 Marathon Street. 378
Blanks. 2405
Precinct Two - One Year - Vote for Two
*James J. Carney, 47 Lake Street. 316
*Roger T. Hall, 36 Henderson Street 319
Blanks . 344
Precinct Two - Two Years - Vote for One
*Arthur N. B. Onthank, 40 Lake Street 319
Blanks . 176
Precinct Two - Three-Year Term - Twelve to be Elected
*Harry M. Barney, 286 Massachusetts Avenue 250
*Clara M. Brown, 64 Freeman Street . 266
*Timothy J. Buckley, 40 Brooks Avenue. 259
Harry E. Connell, 60 Randolph Street . 196
William L. Creech, 23 Henderson Street 203
M. Helen Fitzgerald, 39 Brooks Avenue 208
*Frederick C. Gardner, 10 Egerton Road 283 Joseph A. Gosselin, 7 Melrose Street . 187
*William Haliburton, 17 Magnolia Street 298
*Maude E. Hathaway, 9 Freeman Street 254
*Wilder N. Hodgkins, 9 Melrose Street. 265
*Earl C. Hopkins, 7 Randolph Street. 251
*Olvin H. Lufkin, 64 Freeman Street . 247
*William C. Scannell, 16 Marion Road . 217
*Wilmer G. Tenney, 19 Randolph Street 244
*Charles F. Wyman, 121 Lake Street 317
Blanks 2001
Precinct Three - Three-Year Term - Twelve to be Elected
*Frances Ahern, 21 Webster Street 479
*John A. Bishop, 80 Franklin Street. 538
*George M. Brooks, 27 Wyman Street 320
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*Frank E. Callahan, 83 Medford Street 391
*Nellie A. Crowley, 81 Medford Street. 425
Alice I. Goland, 51 Lewis Avenue 257
*Thomas F. Good, 48 River Street 323
William Gratto, 33 Russell Street 304
*Thomas J. Green, 93 Warren Street . 450
*Frank M. Harwood, 23 Wyman Street. 330
Andrew L. Hennessey, 26 Franklin Street 313 Anthony P. Lopez, 276 Broadway. 277
*Francis M. Mahoney, 29 Lewis Avenue . 366
Harry W. Marden, 11 Wyman Street 256
*Peter F. O'Neil, 209 Broadway . 387
*William D. Power, 7 Park Street Place 357
*Edward T. Ryan, 41 Medford Street . 410
Blanks . 2421
Precinct Four - Three-Year Term - Twelve to be Elected
*Helen G. Bailey, 14 Wellington Street. 489
*Rufus W. Blake, 30 Lombard Terrace. 474
*Herbert F. Boynton, 16 Lombard Road 472
*Roger W. Homer, 25 Addison Street. 474
*Ben L. Moyer, 6 Lakeview . 466
*Grace Parker, 12 Pelham Terrace 476
*Arthur B. Peirce, 24 Academy Street . 479
*Gardner C. Porter, 129 Pleasant Street 475
*Carolyn B. Reed, 11 Wellington Street 476
*Earl A. Ryder, 31 Norfolk Road 466
*Grace D. Sawyer, 22 Kensington Park. 427
*Arthur O. Yeames, 24 Kensington Road . 480
Blanks . 1613
Precinct Five - Three-Year Term - Twelve to be Elected
*Charles A. Alden, 61 Rangeley Road . 411
*Thomas S. Bonney, 21 Fairview Avenue 447
*Robert M. Boyd, 15 Ronald Road . 408
*Dennis J. Collins, 12 Schouler Court. 429
*William P. Dale, 71 Washington Street 428
*Walter S. Elliott, 107 Ronald Road. 404
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*Edward S. Fessenden, 14 Water Street 442
*John R. Foster, 362 Mystic Street. 422
*Thomas F. Kenney, 59 Pine Street . 438
*Joseph F. Long, 44 Falmouth Road . 406
*Augustus J. Power, 1011 Massachusetts Avenue 414
*Hattie B. Shedd, 28 Draper Avenue . 394
Katherine R. Tierney, 1051 Massachusetts Avenue 384
Blanks . 3285
Precinct Five - Two-Year Term - One to be Elected
*Nathan B. Hartford, Jr., 363 Mystic Street 416
Blanks 310
Precinct Six - Three-Year Term - Twelve to be Elected
*Jacob Bitzer, 1130 Massachusetts Avenue 460
*William G. Bott, 53 Academy Street . 477
*Herman F. Bucknam, 41 Academy Street 467
*Eben F. Dewing, 39 Jason Street . 473
*Mary L. Gannett, 7 Academy Street . 471
*Fred A. Hortter, 15 Newman Way 462
*Herbert J. Munroe, 14 Windemere Park 470
*Arthur E. Norton, 37 Jason Street . 471
*Roscoe R. Perry, 82 Bartlett Avenue . 468
*Richard L. Powers, 27 Mt. Vernon Street 506
*Amy B. Schwamb, 33 Academy Street 474
*Annie A. Teele, 11 Jason Street 466
Blanks 1858
Precinct Seven - Three-Year Term - Twelve to be Elected
*John J. Barker, 45 Westmoreland Avenue 425
*Bertram D. Bent, 20 Linden Street. 370
*Harvey D. Bodwell, 17 Wachusett Avenue 417
William A. Coakley, 81 Appleton Street. 236
*Walter S. Cooledge, 18 Cliff Street . 442
*George C. Currier, 82 Claremont Avenue 462
*J. Howard Hayes, 27 Ashland Street 338
*Edith B. Johnson, 77 Florence Avenue . 373
*Alice Maysie Patterson, 70 Appleton Street 387
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Ella B. Roberts, 122 Claremont Avenue. 322
William J. Salter, 71 Westmoreland Avenue. 319
*Herbert A. Snow, 59 Claremont Avenue. 441
Florence H. Stevens, 137 Westmoreland Avenue 336
*George E. Stokes, 22 Florence Avenue 356
*George A. G. Wood, 119 Hillside Avenue . 436
*John E. Woodend, 137 Westminster Avenue. 378
Blanks 2374
All ballots used and unused, tally sheets, total tally sheets, copy of precinct records of election and all other records per- taining to the election properly signed and sealed were delivered to the Town Clerk, to be preserved by him during the time required by law.
A true record of the election, attest:
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
Arlington, March 7, 1922.
I hereby certify that I have this day appointed E. Caroline Pierce Assistant Town Clerk, under Section 19 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, and that she has taken the oath required for the faithful performance of her duties.
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED MEETING
Arlington, March 29, 1922.
In accordance with the notice contained in the warrant calling the annual meeting of March 6, 1922, the Town Meeting members met in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, March 29, 1922, at eight o'clock, and were called to order by the Moderator, John A. Colbert.
All the members present were sworn by the Town Clerk.
Two hundred and eighteen members attended the meeting.
Copies of the warrant having been distributed to all the members the reading of the various articles was dispensed with, the Town Clerk reading the return of the Constable who served the warrant.
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Article 2 taken up. (Choice of other town officers.) The following citizens were nominated and elected to the offices and for the terms designated:
FENCE VIEWERS FOR ONE YEAR Charles F. Wyman and George W. Kenty.
FISH PRESERVER FOR ONE YEAR Everett S. Chapman, Whittemore Street.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK FOR ONE YEAR
Patrick F. Brosnahan, Linwood Street; Edmund F. Curtis, 411 Massachusetts Avenue; Albert F. Duffy, Freeman Street.
FIELD DRIVERS FOR ONE YEAR
Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Daniel M. Hooley, John Duffy, Thomas F. Priest, Edwin C. Jacobs, Theodore R. Belyea, F. Joseph Cahalin and Daniel P. Barry.
Voted (on motion of Herbert M. Dutcher, Chairman of the Finance Committee): That when this meeting adjourns it adjourn at 10.30 p.m., to meet on Tuesday evening, April 11, 1922, at eight o'clock.
Article 3 taken up. (Reports of Committees.) The Plan- ning Board through its Chairman, Howard B. S. Prescott, pre- sented the report of that Board which was read by the Town Clerk and was as follows:
REPORT OF THE ARLINGTON PLANNING BOARD ON PLAYGROUND OR RECREATION CENTER IN BRATTLE STREET DISTRICT
The Town Meeting of September 8, 1921 instructed this Board to bring in its recommendations on the above matter at the next annual meeting.
Available for this purpose are two areas, already owned by the Town; neither of them is distant from Brattle Street, and they are the more desirable as not being located on a main line of travel, but easily accessible. 1. About an acre in area, near the new Junior High School, is being graded for these uses. Its natural location makes it unusually attractive. 2. The Town property between the Senior High School and the railroad, originally purchased for use as playground and park. There
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are over ten acres here, beyond what should be set apart for school use, already partly filled, at no expense to the Town.
Before any large increase in filling the second, study should be made of its proper development and the best disposal of this portion of Sucker Brook. It is possible to include an outdoor swimming pool, convertible into a winter rink. There is con- siderable material on the lot for further filling, when an appro- priation can be made for the purpose.
If arrangements can be made with the railroad, there will be opportunity for a subway connection to the Summer Street Boulevard. In addition to the above, there is ample room for baseball, football, running track, tennis courts and grandstand, besides about four acres balance for general recreation. The Spy Pond Athletic Field is two acres less in area - over eight acres total - and about two acres of this are not required for the above activities.
Therefore, it does not seem necessary or advisable, in the opinion of this Board, to purchase additional land at this time, for such playground or recreation center. Also that such areas as may be purchased in the future should not border on main thoroughfares.
While there has been a large increase in population, both in numbers and density, until equal to that of a small city, reservation and development of these areas have been post- poned. It can be assumed that the delay has not been due to anticipation of future gifts of such land, as has been generously donated in the past.
It is the duty of this Board to embrace the opportunities to extend its report, and include recommendations for future action, so that the Town may at least equal in this respect the advantages of those of less size and valuation. As nominal expense is involved, at this time, it is hoped that they may seem to be worthy of consideration and adoption.
It recommends that this meeting authorize the Park ' Commissioners to submit, not later than the next annual meet- ing, a programme for the taking of reservations for playgrounds or recreation centers in keeping with the growth of the Town. This to include also plans and costs of developing any land now owned by the Town and available for this purpose.
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It further recommends that said Park Commissioners shall have charge of the development and maintenance of such properties as they now control, or such as may be turned over to them, by vote of the town meetings, from time to time together with the expenditure of such appropriations as may be voted for this purpose by said Town Meetings.
To delegate the above authority and duties to the Park Commissioners would not prohibit them from authorizing any temporary agents when desirable.
Russell Park is already under their control, and a line can be established between any other such present property and any portion which should properly remain under control of the School Committee. It would seem unfair and inadvisable to burden the latter with the increasing responsibilities of land which is not necessary for educational buildings and use.
The Planning Board submits this report not only with the desire to promote the needs of the Brattle Street District, but also that there should be a suitable selection made for similar projects throughout the Town, developed as fast as finances will permit.
Respectfully submitted,
Arlington Planning Board, By H. B. S. PRESCOTT, Chairman.
Voted, That the report of the Planning Board be accepted and the same placed on file.
Mr. Dutcher presented the report of the Finance Com- mittee and it was voted that the same be received.
On motion of Mr. Dutcher it was then
Voted, That the various articles in the warrant be now taken up and that the recommendations of the Finance Com- mittee, under the articles in their report, be considered as now before the meeting, to be voted upon without further motion, separately and in the order in which they appear in said report.
Article 3 was then laid upon the table.
Article 4 taken up. (Appropriation fer Robbins Library.)
Voted, That there be appropriated the sum of $10,000 in addition to the dog tax for the maintenance of the Robbins
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Library for the year 1922, the same to be expended under the direction of its Trustees.
Article 5 taken up. (Appropriation for schools.)
Under this article the Finance Committee recommended the appropriation of $310,539, but after a discussion of the subject matter by the Chairman of the School Committee and others it was
Voted, That the sum of $324,524 be appropriated for the public schools for the year 1922, including all unpaid bills of 1921; that for this purpose $15,686.43 be taken from available balances and receipts now in the treasury, and the balance, $308,837.57, be raised by general tax, the same to be expended . under the direction of the School Committee, itemized as follows:
Salaries
$269,702.00
Repairs
10,000.00
Fuel
14,042.00
Spy Pond Field
2,000.00
General Expenditures
28,780.00
$324,524.00
Article 6 taken up. (Memorial Day Appropriation.)
Voted, That the sum of $700 be appropriated for the proper observance of Memorial Day, $300 to be expended under the direction of Francis Gould Post 36 G. A. R., $100 under the direction of the Spanish War Veterans and the balance, $300, under the direction of Arlington Post 39 the American Legion.
Article 7 taken up. (Water for hydrants, etc.)
Voted, That the sum of $7,000 be appropriated and paid to the Water Department for water used for fire hydrants, street watering and public buildings for the year 1922.
Article 8 taken up. (Permanent sidewalks.)
Voted, That the sum of $10,000 be appropriated for the construction of permanent sidewalks and the installing of curb- stones for the year 1922.
Article 9 taken up. (Highway Division appropriation.)
Voted, That the sum of $104,000 be appropriated for the maintenance and construction of highways during the year 1922. That for this purpose the sum of $637.36 be taken from unexpended balances now in the treasury, and the balance,
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$103,362.64, be raised by general tax; said appropriation to be expended as follows:
Maintenance of highways $56,500.00
Tools and equipment 3,000.00
Maintenance of town yards and buildings thereon 3,500.00
Reconstruction of streets 23,000.00
Stock account 1,000.00
General expenditures - including teaming and street signs
17,000.00
Article 10 taken up. (Sewerage maintenance.)
Voted, That the sum of $7,000 be appropriated for the maintenance of the sewerage system for 1922.
Article 11 taken up. (Extension of sewerage system.)
Voted (unanimously), That the sum of $25,000 be appro- priated for the extension of the sewerage system, and for this purpose $6,330.14 be raised by general tax, $3,669.86 be trans- ferred from sewer funds now in the treasury, and for the bal- ance, $15,000, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sum of $15,000, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than five years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and the Selectmen may determine.
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