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to raise and appropriate $15990.90 for the support of Schools the coming year.
to raise and appropriate 260. to pay the bill fire- sented by the Town of Topsfield, for tuition, last year. to raise and appropriate $150. for the Volunteer Fire Department.
to take up Article 12.
Moved, that the matter of making the roads passable when encumbered with snow be left in the hands of the Highway Surveyors.
Voted
Voted
to lay the above motion on the table until Mr. Nangle be allowed to speak on Tractors for break- ing out roads.
that Mr. Nangle be given the unanimous consent of the meeting, to speak on Tractors for breaking out the roads.
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Names of the roads in the West Parish.
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Voted.
to take up Article 6.
Moved that we raise and appropriate 4000. to buy Tractors for breaking out the Roads.
Motion was put to vote, 21 in favor. 22 opposed the vote was doubted, and the Moderator called for another rote and asked the Constable to count the vote, with the following result : 30 in favor and 38 opposed. Novote.
It was then moved to raise and appropriate 2000. to buy a Motor Tractor for the use of the East Parish. The Motion was put to vote, 32 in favor. Ho opposed. Novote.
Voted
that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized, under the certification of the vote by the Town Clerk, to draw from the accumulated interest of The Town Farm Fund (so called) the sum of $1000.00 to be applied to the Charities account of the Town.
Voted
that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized under the certification of the vote by the Town Clerk to draw from the Tuberculosis Hospital hund the sum of $1000.00 to be applied to paying the State note due in August of this year.
Voted Voted
to take up Article 10,
that the money refunded on account of Dog de icenses be divided equally between the two Public Libraries of the Town.
Voted
to take up Art: 9.
Moved that the Town han 4,00 a day of 8 hours instead of 3.20 in all the department of the town No vote.
Voted
That the same compensation be hard for labor this ear as was paid last year. (seepage 482)
Voted
to take up Article 7.
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that the Selectmen be empowered to take such serms of money from the Excess and Deficiency Account, as may be necessary to pray small accounts.
At this time, the Moderator, appointed a Committee of five, to bring in Names for the Roads in the East Parish, they were as follows:
Emery L. Bradford John W. Parkhurst Dimon Lockwood Raymond Perlez Charles A. Bixby.
Committee to bring in names for the Roads , in the East Parish.
to take the Motion, relative to making the Roads passable when encumbered with snow, from the table.
that the matter relative to making the roads passable when encubered with snow, be left in the hands of the Highway Surrezione. to raise and appropriate 2000. 00 for removing" snow. to take up Article 17.
that the Town assist in extending a line of poles and wires along Ipswich Road and Highland Road, in the West Parish, to furnish Electric current to the Lynn Rotary Camp, Thomas Downs und There and that we raise and appropriate 103. for five years, as the Town's share of the expense. to take up Article 14. That the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow- money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1927, and to issue a note on notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts intvied under this tote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
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Voted Voted
to take up Article le.
to raise and appropriate 1000.00 to extend the work on Ipswich Road, under Chapter 90, provided The State and County will appropriate a like amount.
Voted
to raise and appropriate$ 1000.00 to be extended on Main Street beginning at the West Boxford village , to Woods corner, under Chapter 90, provided the State and County will appropriate a like amount.
Voted
That 3000, 00 be taken from the Excess and Deficiency Account to use on the Roads for General Maintenance under Chapter 8%.
Voted
to raise and appropriate 1000,00 for General Maintenance of the Roade, under Chapter 81.
Voted Voted
to take up Article 5.
that the compensation of Town Officers and Committee be the same as last year, namely :-
The Town Accountant, shall receive two hundred dollars a year. The Town Treasurer, shall receive one hundred dollars a year.
The Collector of Taxes, shall receive three fourthe of one percent for collecting the taxes for 1927.
The Highway Surveyors, and the men whom they employ to work on the roads, shall receive fortz cents an hour. "The pay for a horse working on the roads, shall be twenty five cents an hour.
The pay for a man and team working on the roads, shall be seven dollars and twenty cents, for a day of eight hours.
For a joke of oyen, two dollars a day of nine hours. For a plow and ox shovel, fire cents an hour each. And while pathing snow, the men and teams shall receive the same as the men and teams employed on the roads, except the men shoveling snow. who shall receive fifty cents an hour.
That all other bills, shall be allowed by the Selectmen
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except their own bills for services rendered to the town, these bills must be brought before the Town to be allowed. That the assessment of taxes shall be completed, and the tax list and warrant, shall be delivered to the Collector of Taxes, on or before the 1st day of september, and the tax bills shall be distributed before the fifteenth day of September, and that our Tax Collector be instructed to collect all taxes, before the next Annual Town Meeting, same as last year.
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Voted Voted Voted Voted
to take up Article 16. to raise and appropriate $100,00 for snow fence, to be left in the bands of the Highway Surveyors. to take up Article 15. to pass over Article 15. (Relative to the Town estab- listing a town forest.) to take up Article 18. to dissolve this meeting.
(see accepted Budget on next page.)
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Budget as accepted and adopted by vote of the Town, at this meeting (see page 526).
Treasurer $150,00
Collector 400.00
Accountant 225.00
Clerk 250,00
Sealer Weights & Measures 15.00
Forest Warden 500.00.
Tree Warden 150.00
Police
200.00
Dog Officer 25,00
Health In Sanitation 300,00
Street Lighting 800,00 of the Jour Farm Fund Charities ($1000. to be taken from accrued interest 2510,00 Memorial Day. 75.00
Interaction Loans 600,00
Gypsy & BrownTail Moth 800.00
Town Hall 100,00
Public Grounds 50.00
Bridges Incidentals Hospital Found). 250.00 Payment on State Loan to be taken from Intercal 1 0 5 0, 50 Interest on State Loan 127.50
Annual charge by the Country of Essex for Main-
tenance of the Inberculosis Sanitarium 229,94 $ 88 07.44
A true record of the meeting Attest: John W. Parkhurst. Town Clerk.
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Town of Borford, March 28, 1927. Mr. John W. Parkwest, Town Clerk. Boxford , Mass. Dear Will;
The Selectmen of Bokford have this day made the following appointments , subject to the approval of the State Department.
(Appointments)
Inspector of Slaughtering -- Augusters L. Whittier appointed (G boardof health Inspector of Animals- William J. Greenler D. V.M. Sealer of Weights and Measures-Clarence E. Brown.
Respectfully, Harry L. Cole.
Charles A. Billy was appointed Special Police, March 28, 1927, by the Selectmen.
Notice thereof, given to the Town Clock, by Joseph B. Matthews of the Selectment. Attest John N. Parkhurst, Town Clerk.
Sworn April 14, 1927 by me.
Boxford, Masz. July 12th 192%.
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To the Town Clerk, Dear Will !
The Selectmen have this day appointed E. L. Bradford, as town accountant for a terms of three years from date.
Respectfully, Harry J. Cole.
Cath of office taken Oct. 21n+ 1927. before me. Harry L. Cole, Justice of the Peace. Atnecopy Artest. John D. Parkhurst Joon Clark.
Special Police.
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At a Special Town Meeting held in Lincoln Hall West Boxford, Saturday, July 23, 1927, at 8 o'clock P.M.
The Moderator, Chester Killam, called the Meeting to order and read the warrant.
that the Report of the Committee on naming the streets, as read, be accepted and adopted, as follows :-
Report of The Committee Appointed to Propose Names for the Highways of the East Parish.
To the Citizens of the Town of Boxford
We herewith submit for your consideration the following names which it has seemed to us are most fitting for the highways described.
The method used in naming has been to name all Major Highways with the name of the Town to which it leads, Minor Highways have been given names desired by the majority of the property owners on these roads.
Four Corners at Town Hall passing Library to corner at Mr. A. C. Water', to be known as Elm Street.
Elm Street at Mr. Little's, passing house of Mr. George Gould, Mr. Dorman, to Topsfield Line to be known as. Topsfield Road.
Johnfield Road at Dr. Rolfes corner, passing Mr. & All' house, Palmer School, Parkhurst Corner Home of Mr. Clarence Brown to West Boxford, to be known as Main Street.
Moore's Corner, passing home of Mr. George Parkhurst Mr. Frank Gould, Mr. Albert Curtis, Mr. R.A. Nichols T-
Article 1. Voted
Names of Roads in East Parish
su names of Roads in Went Parish on Page 529.
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Middleton Line, to be known as Middleton Road.
Moore's Corner, passing Church, home of Mr. Um. B. Howe, Nursery Corner to Georgetown Line, to be known as Georgetown Road.
Moore's Corner, passing home of Mr. Bixby, Rail- road Station, crossing R.R. Track to Ipswich, to be known as Depot Road.
From Sawmill on Depot Road passing house owned by Mr. Lantz and home of Nor. Purkis to Topsfield Line to be known as Bare Hill Road.
From Depot Road at Depot to Ipswich Road, west of railroad tracks to be known as Pond Road.
Ihrwich Road east of residence of Mr. Perley Killam, to Killam Hill Road, to be known as School Road.
Ipswich Road, north to Georgetown Line passing home of Mr. Chester Killam and Mr. Chase, to be known as Killam Hill Road.
Ich Killam Hill Road, east to Rowley Line, to be known as Rowley Road.
Ipswich Road at residence of Mr. H. P. Kelsey to Killam Hill Road to be knownas keling Road.
Ipswich Road to Georgetown Line, passing Bald Pate Pond, to be known as Bald Pate Road.
Georgetown Road at Herrick Corner, passing residence of Miss Herrick to Ipswich Road at four corners, at end of Spoford Road, to be known as Herrick Road.
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Topsfield Road to Depot Road at residence of Mr. I. Sheldon, to be known as Cross Road.
Parkhurst Corner on Main Street to North Andover Line passing residence of Mr. J. H. Bond, to be know as Lawrence Road.
Lawrence Road, passing residence of Mr. J. W. Parkhura to North Andover Line, to be known as Brook View Road
From Main Street passing residence of Mr. Hiran N. Towne to North Andover Line to be known as Towne Road.
Main Street passing Howe Will to Middleton Road, to be known as Mill Road.
Main Street west, near Rock Brook to North Andone. Line, to be known as Foster Road.
Middleton Road to Topsfield Line, passing resi- dence of Mr. Dunbar Lockwood and Mr. Dimon Lockwood , to be known as Lockwood Lane.
Middleton Road to Bald Hill, to be known as Bald Hill Road.
Middleton Road to Topsfield Line between land of Mr. Means and Mr. J. H. Sauzer, to be known as Fuller Lane.
Middleton Road to Endicott Road passing house of Mr. F. W. Killam, to be known as Ledge Lane.
Middleton Road to Topsfield Line passing house of Mr. J. W. Killam and Mr. J. H. Sawyer, to be known as Endicott Road Respectfully submitted. John W. Parkhurst- -7
Raymond Perley Timon Lockwood.
Names of Roada in East Parish continued.
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Article 2. Voted
that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $7.00 for each year for 5 years to extend Electric lights to Mary A. Herrick, Willard & Stanton and others.
Moved to raise and appropriate one fourth of a sum to extend Electric lights to the North Bennett School Camp and others. No vote.
to raise and appropriate 2000.00 to purchase a Fordrow full crawler Tractor and Sargent snow plow for use in the East Parish.
Article 5. Voted
to raise and appropriate 2000. 00 to purchase a Fordson full crawler Tractor and Sargent snow plow for use in the West Parish.
Voted
that the thanks of the Town be extended to the Committee who have named our streets.
Voted
that this meeting be dissolved,
A trice record Attest: John W. Parkhurst, Town Clerk.
Town of Boxford, Mass, Office of Selectmen August 25th 1927. To Howard Martin, Botford, Mass.
you have been appointed by the selectmen as a "special police" in the town of Bokford for the current year.
Selectmen (Harry L. Cole of Joseph B. Mattheus Butford. Clinton B. Nason A true copy Attest, John W. Parkhurst, Sworn Aug. 27, 1927. Town Clerk.
(see one page ever )
se Vol. 8, Page 37. reduced to 10, for the last year .
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Jurymen Drawn.
Frank N.Chadwick, Traversefury Salem, Nov. 16, 1914 Shinall, Erminal, H. Parker Cheney, Raymond Perlen, Edward E. Pearl. Ernest W. Foster. Harold E. Movers. Simeon S. Pearl. J. Perlen Killam. John F. Benson,
Traversehry, Newburyport. April 20, 1913 Traverse Jung , Lawrence, Sept. 20, 1915 Traversefury, Lawrence, Oct. 20, 1915 Grand Jury, Salem Jan. 10, 1911 Traversefung, Newburyport. Apr.17, Traverse Jury , Newburyport . Apr. 12, 1917. Traversefury, Salem, Feb. 11.1918 Traversefury, 1 Dec. 16, 1918.
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Traverse Jury, Newburyport, May 19. 1919. TraverseJung, Special, Salam Jane,19, Traverse my, Civil, Lawrence Oct 23, 1919. Traverse lung, Salem, April 5, 1920. Traverse wy, Newburyport, Criminal, May 17,1920 1920. Traversefury, Laurence, Criminal, Sept.23, Grand Jury , Salem, January 10, 1921.
Travers Jury, Lawrence, March 14, 1921. Traverse Jury, Lawrence. April 4. 1921. Traverse Sury, Lawrence. Inne 13, 1921. Traverse Jury, Lawrence, Mar, 6, 1922, Traversefury, Lawrence, Friday, Oct. 20,1922. Traverselwhy, Salem, Oct, 30, 1922. fire had served on the Federal ganz) Traversefury, Salem, Der. 11. 1922 Place of Arthur Fowler. Traverse& way, Salem, Dec. 11, 1922. m. Franksel hry, Lawrence, Mar. 5. 1923, Traverse Jury, Laurence, June 18, 1923. James Warren Chadwick, Traversery, Laurence, Mar. 3.1924(civil) George &. Carrer, I did not serve. David A. Anderson). Grand Jury, Salem, Jan. 11, 1426. Traversefury , Lawrence, Mar. 1, 1926. David A. Anderson, Stanley B. Hills, Traverse Jury, Lawrence, Mar. 7. 1927. (he did not serve) George A. Gould George A. Gould
Traverse Jury, Lawrence, Mar , 2, 1925 . [civil) - drawn 20 days beforey, See Conch. 311. A atz 1924.
Traverse fury Criminal, Lawrence, Sept. 19. 1927 Traverse Jury, Criminal, Laurence, Mar. 5.1928
Arthur D. Whittier, Charles F. Austin, John W. Parkhurst, Joseph B. Matthews, George E. Learner, Clarence E, Brown, J. Willard Pearl, Frank A. Manny, Paul L. Killans, Harold # Movers , Charles F. Austin, Harold , Movers Thomas O'Brien, Arthur Fowler. Joseph B. Matthews, George A. Gould, Simeon S. Pearl,
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Boxford Dec. 14, 1927, I have this day destroyed all the Ballots cast at the Annual Town Election held in Boxford March 7. 192%. Attest, John W. Parkhurst, Town Clerk.
List of Jurors.
Following is a list of Jurors for the year 1927. Everett H. Chadwick, Main St. W. Bokfold, Farmer. George H. Nason, Dole Hill, W. Boxford, Mechanic. Walter K. Morss, Lake Shore Road, W. Boxford, Fruit Grower Arthur D. Whittier, Glendale Road, W. Bokford, Laborer Charles A. Bixby, Depot Road, Boxford, Mail Carrier. Ed. K. Mortimer, W. Bokford Road, Boxford, Laborer. Harry F. Moore, Buford Village, Boxford, Laborer. George A. Gould, Boxford Village, Boxford, Laborer. F. Willard Pearl, Lake Shore Road, W. Bohford, Farmer. Harry L. Cole Joseph B. Matthews Clinton B. Nason Selectmen of Boxford.
A True copy Attest: John W. Parkhurst, Town Clerk.
John W. Parkhurst, Town Clerk, Wear Will; Joseph B. Matthews and Clarence ?. Brown have been reappointed, by the selectmen, as moth superintendent and forest warden for 1928. Respectfully, Harry S. Coole.
A true copy A test; John W. Parkhurst, Town Clerk. Clarence E. Brown tock oath as Foust Warden Jan. 30, 1928 of The Town Clerk.
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