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ART. 12. To see if the town will vote to require the School Committee to employ a Superintendent of Schools and appropriate money therefor, or act or do anything therein.
ART. 13. To see if the town will appropriate any and what sums of money to construct concrete sidewalks in town. or do anything relating thereto.
ART. 14. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell the Mount schoolhouse and lot, or do anything relating thereto.
ART. 15. To see if the town will vote to reduce the number of School Committee, or do anything relating thereto.
ART. 16. To see if the town will appropriate one hundred dol- lars for the care and planting of shade trees, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, or do anything relating thereto.
ART. 17. To see what action the town will take toward putting an arc light at head of Summer street. so called. or do anything relating thereto.
ART. 18. To see what action the town will take toward putting an arc light on McCarthy street, or do anything relating thereto.
ART. 19. To see if the town will take any and what action in relation to placing a hydrant at the corner of Ruggles and Bullock streets, or do anything relating thereto.
ART. 20. To see what action the town will take as regards the engineers using the town horses in the case of a fire, or do anything relating thereto.
ART. 21. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to move the lockup onto the southwest corner of the Town House lot and attach an open shed to the barn of sufficient size to hold their carts, road-scraper and other road supplies. or do anything relating thereto.
ART. 22. To see if the town will vote to make the taxes payable Oct. 1st, instead of Dec. 1st. or do anything relating thereto.
The polls will be opened at eight o'clock A. M. and may be closed at twelve o'clock, noon.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the hour of said meeting.
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Given under our hands at said Franklin this twenty-third day of February, A. D. 1894.
EDGAR K. RAY, EDWIN A. MASON, JESSE B. HOPKINS. Selectmen of Franklin.
NORFOLK, SS. FEBRUARY 24th, A. D. 1894.
By virtue of the within warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the town of Franklin, herein described, to assemble in their Town Hall on Monday, the fifth day of March, 1894. for the purposes within men- tioned, by posting attested copies of the within warrant in each of the postoffices of the town, and in ten other public places, seven days before the day of meeting, in compliance with Section two of Article one of the By-Laws of the Town of Franklin.
LEWIS R. WHITAKER,
Constable of the Town of Franklin.
A true record of the warrant and the return thereon.
Attest : ORESTES T. DOE, Town Clerk.
Proceedings of the Annual Town Meeting;
March 5th, 1894.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the aforesaid Town of Franklin qualified to vote in town affairs met at the Town Hall, in said town, on the first Monday of March, it being the fifth day of said month. A. D, 1894.
The meeting was called to order at the time and place. named in said warrant by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant and return thereon. and then, at his request, Rev. Dwight M. Hodge offered prayer, after which William F. Ray was chosen Moderator by ballot, in receiving which the check-list was used, and he was sworn by the Town Clerk.
Before the opening of the polls the Selectmen appointed Bradley M. Rockwood and Bernard W. McCabe Ballot Clerks, and they were sworn as such by the Town Clerk
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before receiving the ballots, and before the opening of the polls the Town Clerk delivered a bundle packed by him and sealed, as required by law. containing 1,500 official ballots and 75 special official ballots for women, and the receipt of said Ballot Clerks was taken for said ballots.
The Town Clerk caused the cards of instruction and specimen ballots to be posted in each of the thirteen marking shelves or compartments provided by the Selectmen, and a guard-rail was set six feet or more from said marking shelves or compartments, as required by law, and the cards of instruc- tion and specimen ballots were posted outside the guard-rail, according to law.
Voted, that articles two (2) and three (3) be acted upon at the same time.
Voted, that the Moderator appoint a committee consist- ing of fifteen legal voters to consider the remaining articles of the warrant.
Voted, that when this meeting adjourns it be to Tuesday, March 13th, at 7.30 o'clock P. M., at Morse's Opera House.
Voted, that the polls be kept open until 4 o'clock P. M., and then closed.
The ballot box provided by the Secretary of the Com- monwealth, used at the election, was publicly opened and shown to be empty, and was examined by the Moderator and Town Clerk and found to be empty, and the register thereon was set at 000 and then locked and the key thereof given to Officer Silas W. Nickerson and the polls were declared open.
Two voters cast their ballots into said ballot box, when it was found that the box would not register the number of ballots cast therein. the paper on which the ballots were printed not being of sufficient thickness ; and the Moderator thereupon directed that the voting proceed by the voters cast- ing their ballots into a box provided by him until the ballot box was adjusted so as to register the number of ballots cast therein.
When the ballots were delivered to the voters by the Ballot Clerks the check-list was used and the name of each voter receiving a ballot was announced and checked thereon
`by the Ballot Clerks; and the voter so receiving his ballot marked it at the marking shelf, or compartment, and then deposited his ballot in the box, as directed by the Moderator. The name of each voter so casting a ballot was announced in a loud and distinct tone of voice and checked upon the check- list by the election officers in charge at said box and list.
The following persons were appointed Tellers by the Moderator : George R. Winsor. Charles F. Nye, John W. Bradley, Charles Stewart. Bradley M. Rockwood and Bernard W. McCabe. all of whom were duly sworn.
Walter E. Corbett and Robert A. Stewart were appointed Ballot Clerks by the Moderator to fill vacancies. and they were duly sworn.
By unanimous consent of the election officers the ballots were taken from the box which was substituted for the State ballot box, as aforesaid, at 11 o'clock A. M .. and the count- ing of the ballots begun, and in said box, and in the State ballot box there were found to be four hundred and thirty ballots.
The State ballot box having been repaired. the register thereon was again set at 000 and locked and the key deliv- ered to Officer Silas W. Nickerson, and the voters thereafter cast their ballots into said ballot box.
The polls were closed at 4 o'clock P. M., due notice having been given.
When the register on the ballot box showed that three hundred and forty-one (341) ballots had been cast therein, and the names checked on each voting list were then counted by the election officers in a distinct and audible voice, and the number checked on each list used for the men voters was seven hundred and forty-nine (749), which was announced.
And the names on each of the check-lists used for the women voters were counted and found to be five on each, which was announced.
The number of ballots left at the close of the polls, deducted from the whole number receipted for by the Ballot Clerks. showed 749 ballots delivered to the persons who voted.
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All the ballots cast by the voters as aforesaid were sorted. counted and declaration thereof made by the Town Clerk in open town meeting. as follows. viz :
For Selectmen :
Frederic E. Aldrich had three hundred and seventeen- 317.
William F. Buckley had two hundred and eleven-211. Walter M. Fisher had three hundred and seventy-one -- 371.
Edwin A. Mason had five hundred and four-504.
Edgar K. Ray had four hundred and sixty-six-466.
Samuel Y. Reed had two hundred and thirteen-213.
Blanks. one hundred and sixty-five-165.
And Walter M. Fisher, Edwin A. Mason and Edgar K. Ray were declared elected.
For Town Clerk :
Matthew F. Conroy had two hundred and twenty-nine- 229.
Orestes T. Doe had four hundred and ninety-nine-499. Blanks. twenty-one-21.
And Orestes T. Doe was declared elected and was sworn in open town meeting by the Moderator.
For Treasurer :
Henry R. Jenks had six hundred and thirty-one-631.
Blanks, one hundred and eighteen-118.
And Henry R. Jenks was declared elected.
For Assessors :
James O. Chilson had three hundred and ninety-two- 392.
Joseph W. Heaton had five hundred and ninety-five- 595.
Sabin Hubbard had three hundred and thirty-five-335.
William E. Nason had three hundred and seventy-four- 374.
John W. Richardson had three hundred and forty-eight -348.
Blanks, two hundred and three-203.
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And James O. Chilson, Joseph W. Heaton and William E. Nason were declared elected.
For Overseers of the Poor :
C. Milton Allen had four hundred and twenty-420.
Warren H. Bright had three hundred and twenty-two- 322.
Alfred Clark. Jr., had two hundred and thirty-three-233.
George E. Emerson had four hundred and sixty-three- 463.
James B. McKinnon had one hundred and eighty-two- 182.
Thaddeus M. Turner had four hundred and sixty-seven -467.
Hubbard M. Bullock had one-1.
Blanks, one hundred and fifty-nine-159.
And C. Milton Allen, George E. Emerson and Thaddeus M. Turner were declared elected.
For Auditor :
James M. Freeman had two hundred and eighty-five --- 285.
Nelson E. Newell had four hundred and twenty-three- 423.
Blanks, forty-one-41.
And Nelson E. Newell was declared elected.
For Collector of Taxes :
John B. Collins had two hundred and eight-208.
William Rockwood had five hundred-500.
Blanks, forty-one-41.
And William Rockwood was declared elected.
For School Committee for three years :
J. Herbert Baker had four hundred and thirty-five-435.
Granville K. Hadley had two hundred and thirty-two- 232.
Frances E. King had four hundred and eighty-two-482. Carrie E. Ruggles had three-3.
Howard R. Burrington had one-1.
Blanks, three hundred and forty-five-345.
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And J. Herbert Baker and Frances E. King were declared elected.
For Board of Health :
Walter M. Fisher had five hundred and four-504.
Charles Kingsley had five hundred and sixty-one-561. Gregory A. Martin had five hundred and eighty-580. Charles F. McCarthy had two hundred and thirteen-213. Blanks, three hundred and eighty-nine-389.
And Walter M. Fisher, Charles Kingsley and Gregory A. Martin were declared elected.
For Constables :
Herbert A. Bent had two hundred and ninety-290.
Anthony Connor had four hundred and six-406.
William E. Nason had three hundred and forty .three- 343.
Silas W. Nickerson had three hundred and seventy-five -375.
Lewis R. Whitaker had five hundred and seven-507. Blanks, three hundred and twenty-six-326.
And Anthony Connor, Silas W. Nickerson and Lewis R. Whitaker were declared elected. and said Silas W. Nick- erson and Anthony Connor were sworn in open town meet- ing by the Moderator.
In answer to the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?" the town voted :
Yes, two hundred and fifty-one-251.
No, three hundred and eighty-one-381.
Blanks, one hundred and seventeen-117.
The Moderator appointed as the committee to consider the remaining articles of the warrant the following persons, viz : George W. Wiggin, Edgar K. Ray, George E. Emer- son. Charles Kingsley, James O. Chilson. Lawrence E. Mor- rissey, Enoch Waite, George P. Hutchinson, Jesse B. Hopkins, Edwin Trowbridge, Matthew F. Conroy, Charles Stewart. John W. Bradley, Hubbard M. Bullock, Charles H. Corbin.
After the declaration of the vote, as aforesaid, all the
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ballots cast at said election were sealed in an envelope, and the voting lists used at said election were enclosed in an envelope and sealed, and each of said envelopes was endorsed by the election officers according to law.
The Moderator caused all ballots which were not distrib- uted to voters to be enclosed in an envelope and sealed. and he certified thereon that said envelope contained such undis- tributed ballots ; and all said envelopes containing said ballots and check-lists were placed in the custody of the Town Clerk.
And, on motion. at 9.30 o'clock P. M., the meeting was adjourned to March 13th, at 7.30 o'clock P. M., at Morse's Opera House, as aföresaid.
A true record.
Attest : ORESTES T. DOE, Town Clerk.
PROCEEDINGS OF ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, March 13th, 1894.
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Franklin qualified to vote in town affairs. held in Morse Opera House. in said town, on Tuesday, March 13th. A. D. 1894. pursuant to the aforesaid adjournment, William F. Ray, the Moderator, called the meeting to order at 7.30 o'clock in the evening and the business proceeded as follows, to wit :
ARTICLE 4. The meeting made choice of the following town officers :
FENCE VIEWERS.
Rodolpho M. Handy, Stephen C. Taft, Wilton A. Pond. FIELD DRIVERS.
George R. Whiting, Ernest D. Daniels, Henry C. Bennett.
POUNDKEEPER.
Rodolpho M. Handy.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN.
The Committee of Fifteen, through the Secretary, Charles B 2
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Stewart, Esq., presented their report, and it was voted that said report be accepted and placed on file : and it was also voted that each section of the report of said committee be acted upon at the same time as the article in the warrant to which it referred, viz :
COMPENSATION OF COLLECTOR.
ARTICLE 5. Committee report and recommend "That the compensation of the Collector of Taxes be one per cent. on the amount collected, and that the Collector have the same power and authority that the Treasurer has when appointed Collector."
Voted. that the report and recommendation be adopted.
REPORT OF TOWN OFFICERS.
ARTICLE 6. Committee report and recommend "That the report of the town officers. as printed in the Annual Report. be accepted."
Voted. that the report and recommendation be adopted.
POUND.
ATTICLE 7. Committee report and recommend "That the barnyard at the almshouse be the pound for the present year."
Voted, that report and recommendation be adopted.
JURORS.
ARTICLE 8. Committee report and recommend That the list of jurors. as printed by the Selectmen. be placed in the jury box the current year."
Voted, that the list of jurors, as prepared by the Select- men and posted according to law, be placed in the jury box for the current year. except James F. Adams, Harry E. Batch- elor, Charles F. Foote, Arthur W. Razee. Samuel B. Thain, David H. Campbell. Lewis P. Gifford. James E. Razee. Henry S. Ward. Arthur J. Clapp, Frank E. Hancock. Charles I. Senter, Edgar A. Young, Walter E. Corbett, Michael J. Hart, Jr., Frank A. Shiner, Herbert A. Bartlett, Edgar C. Dean, Horace W. Hosie, Charles Stewart, Joseph P. Bassett. Charles E. Fales, Thomas Ncelon. Eugene N.
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Thain, Ernest T. Albertin, who were, by vote of the town and at their request, stricken from the list.
The names as accepted are as follows, viz :
Aldrich, Fred E.
Allen. Cyrus M.
Allen, Thomas B.
Bacon. George W.
Badger, Charles
Barrett, Sherman H.
Bassett, Charles S.
Bates. Frank A.
Blake. Oramel B.
Blake, William A.
Bly, Fred P.
Bradley, John W.
Brock, Albert L.
Buckley, Daniel, Jr.
Bullock, Hubbard M.
Butters. Edward F.
Mason. Edwin A.
Campbell, Charles E. Canney, William A.
Carter, Osman B.
Chapman, Elisha P.
Moran, Daniel P.
Chase, William C.
Newell, Albert W.
Chilson, Austin B.
Nealey, Andrew
O'Donnell, Patrick H.
Osborne, Fred E.
Cody. William G.
Peck, George I.
Pond, Wilton A. Poor, Elliott.
Richardson, John W.
Corbin, Charles H.
Corbin. Daniel O,
Cunningham, John G. Chase, Royal E.
Dean, Arthur A.
Dodge, Alanson H. Douglass. Forest M.
Fiske, Orrin F. Folger. Howard J. Gaskill, George N. Gatchell, George H. Geb, Jacob F. Gowen, Charles R. Haslam, Wesley W. Heath, Albert E. Heaton, Joseph W. Hopkins, Jesse D. Johnson, Charles E. King. David A. Kingsbury, George A. Lesure, John F. Lowell. William H.
McCarthy. Jeremiah
Messenger, Everett S. Metcalf, Edgar A.
Chute, Rupert J. Cleaveland, William M.
Colby, William H.
Collins, John B. Cook, Nahum H.
Rounds, Daniel H.
Sherman, Edward H.
Sherman, Walter C. Smith. Alba P., Jr. Smith, Calvin M. Sommers. Rudolph Stetson, Orlondo S.
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Ellis, Granville H.
Everett, Alfred F.
Field, Edward
Stewart, Charles L. Thayer, Herbert W. Whipple, George M.
Woodward, Amos P.
BORROWING MONEY.
ARTICLE 9. Committee report and recommend "That the Treasurer be authorized. under the direction of the Select- men. to borrow money in anticipation of taxes for the current year, and that the same be payable therefrom."
Voted, that the report and recommendation be adopted.
LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
ARTICLE 10. Committee report and recommend "That the Selectmen be instructed to suppress the illegal sale of in- toxicating liquor in town the current year."
Voted. that the report and recommendation be adopted.
APPROPRIATIONS.
ARTICLE 11. Voted, that the town raise and appro- priate for the current year the following named sums of money for the following named purposes, to wit :
For repair of roads, bridges and sidewalks, to be
expended under the direction of the Selectmen, $6,000 00 (Of which $300 shall be applied and expended upon Fisher street).
For support of schools, not including salary of
Superintendent,
10,800 00
For repair of schoolhouses, 450 00
". School books and supplies. 650 00
" Miscellaneous school expenses, 750 00
" Music books and supplies. 100 00
.. Support of Poor, 4,450 00
(Of which one hundred and fifty (150) dollars is to be expended for iron bedsteads and mattresses).
·· Support of Fire Department,
2,700 00
" Water Supply,
4,000 00
·· Payment of town officers,
1,300 00
66 . 6 debt,
2,200 00
66 interest, 2,000 00
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For Abatement and collection of taxes. 100 00
· Street lights, 3,500 00
.. Printing and Stationery, 350 00
· Suppression of illegal liquor traffic and sup- port of the police, 1.500 00
" Military and State aid, 800 00
. Support of Franklin Library, 500 00
· Decoration of soldiers' graves. 100 00
·· Soldiers' aid. 800 00
Miscellaneous town expenses, 700 00
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
ARTICLE 12. Committee report and recommend "That the town require the School Committee to employ a Superin- tendent of Schools."
Voted, that the report and recommendation of the com- mittee be adopted, and that the town raise and appropriate one thousand dollars for the payment of the Superintendent.
SIDEWALKS.
ARTICLE 13. Committee report and recommend . That the town raise and appropriate five hundred (500) dollars for the construction of concrete sidewalks. the same to be ex- pended under the direction of the Selectmen."
Voted, that the report and recommendation be adopted.
SALE OF MOUNT SCHOOLHOUSE LOT.
ARTICLE 14. Committee report and recommend "That the subject matter of this article be left in the hands of the Selectmen. with full power to act in the matter as they see fit."
Voted. that the report and recommendation be adopted.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
ARTICLE 15. Committee report and recommend "That the town do reduce the number of the School Committee."
Voted. to amend the report by adding the words "to three members" after the word "committee," so that the report as amended will read, "That the town do reduce the number of School Committee to three members ;" and it was voted to adopt the report as amended.
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SHADE TREES.
ARTICLE 16. Committee make no report.
Voted. That the subject matter of this article be indefi- nitely postponed.
ARC LIGHT ON SUMMER STREET.
ARTICLE 17. Committee make no report.
Voted, that the subject matter of this article be indefi- nitely postponed.
ARC LIGHT ON MC CARTHY STREET.
ARTICLE 18. Committee make no recommendation.
Voted, that the subject matter of this article be indefi- nitely postponed.
HYDRANT.
ARTICLE 19. Committee report and recommend "That the town place a hydrant at the corner of Ruggles and Bullock streets."
Voted, that the report and recommendation of the com- mittee be adopted.
USE OF HORSES BY ENGINEERS.
ARTICLE 20. Committee report and recommend That the Engineers may use the town horses in case of a fire, the horses to be at all times under the control of the Selectmen."
Voted, that the report and recommendation be adopted.
LOCKUP.
ARTICLE 21. Committee report and recommend "That the subject matter of this article be left in the hands of the Selectmen, with full power to act as they see fit."
Voted. That the report and recommendation be adopted.
PAYMENT OF TAXES.
ARTICLE 22. Committee report and recommend "That the taxes be made payable Oct. 1.
Voted, that the subject matter of this article be indefi- nitely postponed.
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It was voted, at 10 o'clock P. M .. to adjourn without date.
A true record. Attest :
ORESTES T. DOE, Town Clerk.
I administered the oath of office according to law to the following named persons on the date set against their respec- tive names, all in the year 1894 :
SELECTMEN- Edwin A. Mason, March 6th ; Walter M. Fisher, March 9th ; Edgar K. Ray, March 9th.
TREASURER-Henry R. Jenks, March 6th.
ASSESSORS-James O. Chilson, March 6th : William E. Nason, March 6th ; Joseph W. Heaton, March 8th.
OVERSEERS OF POOR-C. Milton Allen, March 6th ; George
E. Emerson, March 6th ; Thaddeus M. Turner, March 6th, AUDITOR-Nelson E. Newell, March 'ith.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES-William Rockwood, March 6th.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-Frances E. King, March 13th ; J. Herbert Baker, March 13th.
CONSTABLE-Lewis R. Whitaker. March 6th.
BOARD OF HEALTH-Charles Kingsley, March 8th ; Walter M. Fisher, March 9th; Gregory A. Martin, March 13th. FENCE VIEWERS-Rodolpho M. Handy, March 15th ; Wilton A. Pond, March 31st.
FIELD DRIVERS-George R. Whiting, March 15th; Ernest D. Daniels, March 16th.
POUNDKEEPERS-Rodolpho M. Handy, March 15th.
The following is a list of the appointments made by the Selectmen when duly assembled on the following dates : SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS -Eugene G. Fisher, March 16th, 1894.
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AUCTIONEERS-Lewis R. Whitaker, March 16th, 1894; William E. Nason, March 16th, 1894 ; David W. Corson, March 16th, 1894.
SPECIAL POLICE (appointed without pay March 23, 1894)- Wilton A. Pond, William H. Howe, Kervin R. Jewett, William A. Canney, Albert W. Newell, Charles Badger, William G. Cody, James P. Wood, Fred L. Davis, Charles R. Gowen, Joseph T. Hutchinson, William E. Crowninshield, Rodolpho M. Handy, Nathan B. Arnold, William E. Nason.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER, March 23. 1894-Lucius W. Dan- iels, John W. Richardson, Oramel B. Blake, Robert A. Stewart, Clarence H. Woodward, William Rockwood, John Canney.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK, March 23, 1894-William Rockwood; Oramel B. Blake, George M. Wadsworth, Clarence H. Woodward, Wilton A. Pond, Bernard R. Rockwood.
MEASURERS OF GRAIN, March 23, 1894-Frank D. Metcalf, Orlando S. Stetson, Clarence H. Woodward, William Rockwood, George M. Wadsworth ; James F. Ray, Nov. 23, 1894 ; Everett S. Messenger, Nov. 23, 1894.
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND HAY. March 23. 1894-Irwin L. Smith, George Keefe, George M. Wadsworth, Eugene D. Hawes, Clarence H. Woodward, Jesse D. Hopkins, James W. Miller ; Everett S. Messenger, Nov. 23, 1894 ; James F. Ray, Nov. 23. 1894.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, March 23, 1894- Thaddeus M. Turner.
INSPECTOR OF KEROSENE OIL, March 23, 1894-Thaddeus M. Turner.
FIRE WARDS, March 23, 1894-Charles E. Woodward, Her- bert E. Bartlett, William A. Canney, Wilton A. Pond, *William F. King, Eugene D. Fisher.
*Declined.
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AGENTS FOR BURIAL OF SOLDIERS, March 23, 1894-Walter M. Fisher, Thaddeus M. Turner.
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS, March 23, 1894- Thomas L. Martin.
MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK. March 30. 1894-Thomas J. Daniels.
FIRE WARD, April 6, 1894-Thomas J. Daniels.
LIQUOR OFFICER AND POLICEMAN. April 6, 1894-Silas W.
Nickerson. Sworn by Town Clerk April 7, 1894.
NIGHT POLICEMAN-Herbert A. Bent. Sworn by Town Clerk April 7, 1894.
LOCKUP KEEPER-Herbert A. Bent.
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, April 20, 1894-John B. Collins. ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, April 27, 1894- Jeremiah J. McCarthy, Robert B. Stewart. Charles II. Corbin. Lawrence E. Morrissey, Wm. F. Buckley. FIRE WARDEN. April 27, 1894-Geo. M. Wadsworth. SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER (to serve without pay). September 21, 1894-Elmer J. Thayer.
I administered the oath of office to the following named officers on the date set against their respective names : SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS-Eugene G. Fisher, March 22. 1894.
SPECIAL POLICE-Charles R. Gowen. March 24. 1894 ; Albert W. Newell, March 26, 1894 ; Kervin R. Jewett, March 26, 1894; Fred L. Davis, March 26, 1894 ; Joseph T. Hutchinson. March 26, 1894 ; Rodolpho M. Handy, March 26, 1894; William E. Nason. March 28, 1894 ; William G. Cody, March 28. 1894 ; Wilton A. Pond, March 31, 1894 ; W. E. Crowninshield, March 31, 1894 ; William A. Canney, April 5, 1894 ; James P. Wood, April 12, 1894 : Nathan B. Arnold. July 3, 1894 : Elmer J. Thayer, September 22, 1894. B 3
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SURVEYORS OF LUMBER-William Rockwood, March 27. 1894; Clarence H. Woodward. April 7, 1894; John . Canney, May 7, 1894.
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