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Article 15. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of $6,000. to be expended under the direc- tion of the Selectmen for the purpose of purchasing a Shovel for the Highway Department or do anything relating thereto.
Article 16. To see what action the Town will take relative to joining with the Massachusetts Department of Public Works and the Norfolk County Commissioners in the repair and improvement of Summer Street ; appro- priate and raise the sum of $4,000. therefor, or do any- thing relating thereto.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to elect its Selectmen at the annual Town Meeting for 1931 in the following manner, viz: One for the term of one year, one for the term of two years, and one for the term of three years, and at each annual Town Meeting thereafter one Selectman for the term of three years.
Article 18. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of $3,217.49 to balance the accounts over- drawn as follows: - Tarvia, $624.58; Sidewalks, $942.99; Police, $453.42; Interest, $391.58; Soldiers' Benefits, $191.00; Weights and Measures, $16.28; Common, $597.64.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary of the Town Treasurer at $1500. a year, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate and raise money to install two ornamental lights on Main Street, in front of the Congregational Church, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000. to remodel the Town Barn
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on East Street, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept the offer of Mrs. Edith Ray for use of the vacant lot at cor- ner of Main and Emmons street for a park and to auth- orize the Selectmen to grade the lot, to raise and appro- priate the sum of one hundred dollars therefor, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the appointment of a Playground and Recreation Com- mittee to consist of five members ; - one of whom shall be appointed by the Selectmen, one by the School Com- mittee, these two to appoint the remaining three.
Article 24. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of $600. for supervision of playground, to be expended under direction of Playground and Recrea- tion Committee, or do anything relating thereto. .
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500. from the income of the Fletcher Fund for the purchase of equipment for play- ground, to be expended under the direction of Play- ground and Recreation Committee, or do anything re- lating thereto.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way the private way commonly known as Gallison Street as laid out by the Selectmen, or do anything re- lating thereto.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the income of the Fletcher Fund the sum of $360. to pay for planting of shrubbery around the World War Memorial on the Common, or do anything relating there- to.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $75. for the payment of unpaid bills of the World War Memorial Committee, or do any- thing relating thereto.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and
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appropriate money to install one light on North Park Street between Wachusetts Street and John Ingalls' house, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to install thirty street lights on Union Street, from King Street to Swanson Place, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to install twenty-one lights on King and Washington Streets, between Forest and Spring Streets, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 32. To see what action, if any, the inhabitants of the Town of Franklin will take about lighting Pond Street from West Central to Oak Streets.
Article 33. To see what action, if any, the inhabitants of the Town of Franklin will take about improving Pond Street from West Central to Oak Streets.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to construct one Mile of highway starting from Mr. Eida's residence on Daniels Street, continuing along said Daniels Street, and Miller Street to the State road on Pleasant Street, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $3000. therefor, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000. for the purpose of extend- ing the improvements begun in 1928 on the South end of Maple Street, along said Street to a point opposite the residence of Hubert H. Gates, so that the new road shall be equally good in every respect to that which is already done; or do anything relating thereto.
Article 36. To see what action, if any, the inhabitants
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of the Town of Franklin will take about accepting the private street known as Cook Street, running from Lewis to Hill Avenue, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 37. To see what action, if any, the inhabitants of the Town of Franklin will take about accepting the private street known as Hill Avenue, running from Cook Street to Keough Street.
Article 38. To see what action, if any, the inhabitants of the Town of Franklin will take about accepting the private street known as Keough Street running from Hill Avenue to Lewis Street.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way the way known as Alpine Row extending from Alpine Place to land of A. H. Morse estate near Sim's shop lot ; same to be laid out by the Selectmen, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to install seven ornamental street lights on Main and East Central Street, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Committee to devise a public parking ground and report at the next annual Town meeting, or do anything relat- ing thereto.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of eight hundred and forty-two dol- lars ($842.) to pay land damages caused by relocating Oak and Pond Streets, or do anything relating there- to.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand five hundred eighty-
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eight ($1,588.) to pay land damages caused by relocating East Central Street, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to install one street light on Thayer Street, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public street the private way known as Moore Avenue, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public street the private way known as Anthony Street, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to accept and extend Alpine Place southerly 250 feet to the land of Angelo Bonifazi, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to accept the- building laws as submitted by the Building Committee,. to raise and appropriate money for printing them, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to investigate the advisability of appointing: a Plumbing Inspector and report at the next annual Town meeting, or do anything relating thereto.
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to investigate the advisability of appointing a Wiring Inspector and report at the next annual Town meeting, or do anything relating thereto.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof, seven days at least before the- time of meeting as directed by the vote of the Town.
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Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, at the time and place of meet- ing.
Given under our hands this Twenty-seventh day of January, A. D. 1930.
EDWARD S. COOK, HARRY J. GEB, A. HARRY SIMON, Selectmen of Franklin.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
February 11th, 1930
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 second Tuesday of February, it being the eleventh day of said month, A. D. 1930.
The meeting was called to order at the time and place named in said warrant, by Arthur W. Peirce, the Mod- erator, and at his request the warrant and return thereon was read by the Town Clerk, excepting the articles num- bered three to fifty-one, both inclusive.
On January 30, 1930, the Selectmen appointed Louis Vendetti, Owen H. Morrissey, Eva B. Lawrence and M. Lillian Costello as Ballot Clerks. And they were sworn as such by the Town Clerk on the day of said election before receiving ballots, and before the opening of the polls the said clerk delivered them a bundle packed and sealed, as required by law, containing 2800 official ballots, and the receipt of said Ballot Clerks was taken for said ballots in the following form :
Franklin, Mass., February 11, 1930. Received of Michael J. Costello, Town Clerk of Franklin, a sealed package said to contain 2800 official ballots to be used at the election held in this Town this day.
On January 30, 1930, the Selectmen appointed Harlan R. Mackenzie and Elizabeth T. Connor as checkers and
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they were sworn by the Town Clerk before the opening of Polls.
The cards of instructions and specimen ballots were posted in each of the marking shelves or compartments, provided by the Selectmen, and a guard rail was set six feet or more from said marking shelves or compart- ments, as required by law, and the cards of instructions and specimen ballots were posted outside the guard rail, according to law.
Voted that the polls close at 6 o'clock P. M.
Voted that when this meeting adjourns it be Wednes- day, the 5th day of March, at 7:30 P. M. at the High School Gymnasium.
Voted that the meeting proceed to vote and elect officers under Article 1 in the warrant.
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 given to officer Freeman G. Knowlton, and the polls were declared open.
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 up on the check-list by the election officers in charge at said box and list.
On January 30, 1930, the Selectmen appointed William S. Johnson, Thomas F. Keefe, Ruth W. Hamant and Ann E. Donahue as Tellers and they were sworn by the Town Clerk on the day of election.
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At 8:05 o'clock A. M., by unanimous consent of the election officers, the ballots were then taken from the box, which registered 263, and the counting of the ballots then commenced, and in said box there were found to be 263 ballots.
The polls were closed at 6 o'clock P. M. Then the register on the ballot box showed that 1981 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 was 1981, which was announced.
All the ballots cast by the voters as aforesaid were sorted, counted and declaration thereof made by the Town Clerk in open meeting, as follows, viz :-
FOR MODERATOR
Arthur W. Peirce, Nom. Papers Had Twelve hundred ninety-five 1295
Blanks, Six hundred eighty-six 686
And the said Arthur W. Peirce was declared elected and he was sworn by the Town Clerk in open town meet- ing.
FOR SELECTMEN
Edward S. Cook, Nom. Papers
Had Nine hundred seventy-four 974
Charles E. Dailey, Nom. Papers
Had Eight hundred forty-five 845
Harry J. Geb, Nom. Papers
Had Twelve hundred fifty-four 1254
A. Harry Simon, Nom. Papers Had Nine hundred eighteen 918
Matthew J. Van Leeuwen, Nom. Papers
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Had Eight hundred forty 840
Blanks, Eleven hundred twelve 1112
And the said Harry J. Geb, Edward S. Cook and A. Harry Simon were declared elected and they were sworn by the Town Clerk on Feb. 12.
FOR TOWN CLERK
Michael J. Costello, Nom. Papers
Had Sixteen hundred eight 1608
Blanks Three hundred seventy-three 373
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And the said Michael J. Costello was declared elected and he was sworn by the Moderator in open town meet- ing.
FOR TOWN TREASURER
Edwin F. Ribero, Nom. Papers
Had Twelve hundred 1200
Charles H. Scott, Nom. Papers Had Six hundred seventeen 617
Blanks, One hundred sixty-four 164
And the said Edwin F. Ribero was declared elected and he was sworn by the Town Clerk on Feb. 12. FOR ASSESSOR OF TAXES FOR THREE YEARS Leslie H. Ware, Nom. Papers
Had Fourteen hundred fourteen 1414
Blanks. Five hundred sixty-seven 567
And the said Leslie H. Ware was declared elected and Michael J. Costello, Justice of the Peace, administered to him the oath of office prescribed by law on Feb. 12.
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Gaetano E. Baratta, Nom. Papers
Had Five hundred fifty-two
552
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George E. Emerson, Nom. Papers
Had Eleven hundred ninety-two 1192
John B. Healey, Nom. Papers Had Thirteen hundred twenty-nine 1329
George F. Ribero, Nom. Papers Had Fourteen hundred eighteen 1418
Blanks. Fourteen hundred fifty-two 1452
And the said George F. Ribero, John B. Healey and George E. Emerson were declared elected and they were sworn by the Town Clerk Feb. 12th.
FOR AUDITOR
Carl B. Emerson, Nom. Papers Had Thirteen hundred five 1305
Blanks, Six hundred seventy-six 676
And the said Carl B. Emerson was declared elected and he was sworn by the Town Clerk Feb. 28.
FOR COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Marjorie Alden Besse, Nom. Papers
Had Six hundred forty 640
Clara E. Martin, Nom. Papers
Had Nine hundred fifty-nine 959
James V. Pasquantonio, Nom. Papers Had Three hundred five 305
Blanks, Seventy-seven 77
And the said Clara E. Martin was declared elected and she was sworn by the Town Clerk Feb. 12th.
FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS
Lee C. Abbott, Nom. Papers Had Fourteen hundred fifty-seven 1457
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Blanks, Five hundred twenty-four 524
And the said Lee C. Abbott was declared elected and he was sworn by the Town Clerk Feb. 12.
FOR BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THREE YEARS
John M. Crowley, Nom. Papers Had Fourteen hundred seventy 1470
Blanks, Five hundred eleven 511
And the said John M. Crowley was declared elected and he was sworn by the Town Clerk Feb. 11th.
FOR WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS
Jacob F. Geb, Nom. Papers Had Thirteen hundred eighty-four 1384
Blanks, Five hundred ninety-seven 597
And the said Jacob F. Geb was declared elected and he was sworn by the Town Clerk Feb. 12th.
CONSTABLES
Carl F. Engler, Nom. Papers
Had Thirteen hundred seventy-nine 1379
William T. Hooper, Nom. Papers
Had Twelve hundred ninety-nine 1299
Freeman G. Knowlton, Nom. Papers
Had Thirteen hundred ninety-six 1396
Blanks, Eighteen hundred sixty-nine 1869
And the said Freeman G. Knowlton, Carl F. Engler and William T. Hooper were declared elected and they were sworn by the Town Clerk Feb. 12th.
TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR THREE YEARS Donald B. Doe, Nom. Papers
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Had Ten hundred forty-two 1042
Harry J. Geb, Nom. Papers
Had Eleven hundred sixty-five 1165
Eugene F. Sullivan, Nom. Papers Had Seven hundred forty-two 742
Blanks, Ten hundred fourteen 1014
And the said Harry J. Geb and Donald B. Doe were declared elected . Harry J. Geb was sworn Feb. 12. Donald B. Doe was sworn March 6.
TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR TWO YEARS
Ruel E. Heywood, Nom. Papers Had Fourteen hundred thirteen 1413
Blanks, Five hundred sixty-eight 568
And the said Ruel E. Heywood was declared elected and he was sworn by the Town Clerk Feb. 12, 1930.
TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR ONE YEAR
Leslie H. Ware, Nom. Papers
Had Thirteen hundred thirty-three 1333
Blanks, Six hundred forty-eight 648
And the said Leslie H. Ware was declared elected and he was sworn by the Town Clerk Feb. 17.
FOR TREE WARDEN
John W. Stobbart, Nom. Papers
Had Fourteen hundred thirty-four 1434
Blanks, Five hundred forty-seven 547
And the said John W. Stobbart was declared elected and he was sworn by the Town Clerk Feb. 13.
Whole number of votes cast was 1981. Men 1190. Women 791.
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After the declaration of the vote, as aforesaid, all the ballots cast at said election were enclosed in a package, and all the ballots not cast were enclosed in a package, and the voting lists used at said election were enclosed in an envelope, and each package and envelope were sealed and endorsed by the election officers, according to law.
Article 2. Voted that the remaining Town Officers be appointed by the Selectmen.
Article 3. Voted 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, 1930, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable in one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
And on motion at 7:45 P. M. the meeting was ad- journed to Wednesday, March 5th, 1930, at 7:30 P. M. at High School Gymnasium.
A true record.
Attest :-
MICHAEL J. COSTELLO,
Town Clerk.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 5, 1930
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Franklin, qualified to vote in Town affairs, held in the High School Building in said Town on Wednesday, the 5th day of March, 1930, pursuant to the adjournment made on the 11th day of February, the Moderator, Arthur W. Peirce, called the meeting to order at 7:30 o'clock in the evening and the business proceeded as follows, viz :-
Article 4. To hear a report of the Town Officers and Committees and act thereon. Voted -
That the reports of the Town Officers and Committees as printed in the Town Report be accepted.
Article 5. To see what sum of money the Town will appropriate and raise for the following purposes, to wit :
Voted -
That the Town raise and appropriate for the following named purposes the following sums of money for the current year :-
1. Selectmen $1,900.00
Auditor 350.00
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Treasurer 1,900.00 including $1500 for salary and $400 for expenses.
Collector of Taxes 2,650.00
and that the compensation shall be three-fourths of one per cent on all taxes committed for collection.
Assessors of Taxes 2,700.00
including compensation for each Assessor at the rate of $6.00 per day for services rendered.
Town Clerk 550.00
Elections and Registrations 750.00
Town Hall Maintenance 850.00
Law Department 500.00
Finance Accounts
50.00
Town Planning Board,
50.00
to be expended by that Board.
2. Protection of Persons and Property 10,700.00
For payment of Police and Suppres- sion of Illegal Liquor Traffic, the salaries of the Police to cover all services rendered.
Support of Fire Department 8,500.00
to include $400 for salary of the Chief Engineer, $200 salary for each Assistant Engineer, $400 for care of the fire alarm system.
Sealing of Weights and Measures 350.00
Extermination of Brown Tail and
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Gypsy Moths 1,200.00
Trimming Shade Trees
800.00
Forest Fires, 1,000.00
including $200 for salary of Forest Fire Warden.
3. Health and Sanitation 2,200.00
For Board of Health, including in- spection of meats and provisions ; all to be expended under direction of the Board of Health.
Inspection of School Children 500.00
Inspection of Animals 200.00
Sewers and Sewer Beds 5,000.00
4. Highways and Bridges 30,000.00
For Roads, Bridges and Walks and repairs thereof.
Street Lighting 13,300.00
Street Sprinkling or purchase of oil or road-binder and applying same to streets of the Town, and for the pur- chase of a sand-spreader. 17,000.00
5. Public Charities 28,300.00
Including compensation and expenses of the Department of Public Wel- fare, Expenses of the Almshouse, and Aid to Outside Poor.
6. Soldiers' Benefits, including State Aid, Soldiers' Burials, and Soldiers' Relief. 1,500.00
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7. Education 129,000.00
For support of Schools, including sal- ary of Superintendent, repairing of school-houses, night school and mis- cellaneous school expenses.
8. Support of Library of Franklin Library Association, the Association to have the power to spend as much of the appropriation as is not used for the support of the library for new books
2,000.00
9. For Care and Improvement of the Commons, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen 600.00
10. Unclassified Accounts 300.00
For Decoration of Soldiers' Graves, to be expended alike by Post 60, G. A. R., Camp 60, Spanish War Vet- erans, and Post 75, American Legion.
Printing Town Reports 639.60
11. Maintenance and operation of Water Department, including compensation of the Water Commissioners ; and in addition thereto the unexpended bal- ance in the Treasury of this Depart- ment, together with the receipts of the Water Department 9,025.00
12. Payment of Interest on Town Debts 18,000.00
13. Payment of Municipal Indebtedness 20,000.00
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the amount of $1,478.83 in the Overlay Reserve Fund - same being the balance of 1927 and 1928 Overlays after
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settlements of all abatements - to a Special Reserve Fund to be used for extraordinary or unforseen ex- penses.
Voted -
That the Town vote to transfer the amount of $1,478.83 in the Overlay Reserve Fund - same being the balance of 1927 and 1928 Overlays after settlements of all abate- ments - to a Special Reserve Fund to be used for extra- ordinary or unforseen expenses.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to use the in- terest of the Lucretia Pond Fund not otherwise provided for, for the care of Town Cemeteries, to be expended un- der the direction of the Selectmen.
Voted -
That the Town vote to use the interest of the Lucretia Pond Fund not otherwise provided for, for the care of Town Cemeteries, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the Dog License money received for the present year, for the support of Schools or the Public Library.
Voted -
That the town vote to appropriate the Dog License money received for the present year, for the support of Schools.
Article 9. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of $200. for the care and improvement
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of the Union Street Cemetery, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Voted -
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $200. for the care and improvement of the Union Street Ceme- tery, to be expended under the direction of the Select- men.
Article 10. To see what action the Town will take rel- ative to joining with the Massachusetts Department of Public Works and the Norfolk County Commissioners in the repair and improvement of Oak and Pond Streets ; appropriate and raise the sum of $6,000. therefor, or do anything relating thereto.
Voted -
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $6000 for the repair and improvement of Oak and Pond Streets, contingent upon the contribution of $6000 by the Massa- chusetts Department of Public Works and $6000 by the Norfolk County Commissioners, the same to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen with the approval of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works.
Article 11. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of $2500. to be expended by the Selectmen in the construction of granolithic sidewalks, in whole or in part as abutters may contribute a like amount, or do anything relating thereto.
Voted -
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2500 to be expended by the Selectmen in the construction of
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granolithic sidewalks, in whole or in part as abutters may contribute a like amount.
Article 12. To see if the Town will adopt the pro- visions of Chapter 40, Section 9-A., of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ; and appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars to carry out the pro- visions therein stated; or take any action relating there- to.
Voted -
That the Town adopt the provisions of Chapter 40, Section 9-A., of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Article 13. To see if the Town will adopt the recom- mendation of the Town Planning Board with regard to the income of the Fletcher Fund.
Voted -
That the Town adopt the recommendation of the Town Planning Board, and that $500 be appropriated from the income of the Fletcher Improvement Fund for the pur- chase and planting of shade trees, to be expended under the direction of the Town Planning Board.
Article 14. To see if the Town will adopt the Zoning Plan and Zoning Regulations as recommended by the Town Planning Board.
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