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County 6
797 54 ·
$1,610 75
Library Trustees.
Paid Dog tax,
$139 87
$139 87
Stone Watering Trough.
Paid D. F. Parsons,
$95 00
$95 00
Town Liabilities.
Due on Park loan, . . $9,500 00
" School house loan, . . 3,000 00
" E. L. Bancroft note, . 1,550 00
-- $14,050 00
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Town Credits.
Cash on hand Jan. 31, 1907, .
. $2.267 94
Due on tax list, 1904,
106 65
66 60 1905, . 1,061 75
66 66 1906, . 3,586 10
Due from State for State Aid,
.
456 50
.6 6. " Military Aid, 31 00
Due from State, Inspection of Cattle,
·
17 50
$7,527 44
Balance against the town, .
$6.522 56
Abatements.
1903 Tax list.
$28 72
1904 6. 66 . · .
45 71
1905 «. ..
. 77 85
1906 Veterans Taxes as required by law, 210 66
$362 94
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Recapitulation.
Paid Highways, . $2,080 03
Sidewalk, Main street,
150 00
Hay scales,
318 83
Support of schools, .
. . 2,614 65
Incidental school expense,
· 200 73
Transportation of scholars,
200 00
High School tuition,
984 00
School furniture,
110 00
Grading school house yard,
75 00
Gypsy and brown tail moth,
3,751 00
Tree warden
337 40
Town officers salaries,
783 56
Miscellaneous town expense,
337 46
Insurance,
·
.
179 00
Forest fires,
23 85
Other fires,
· .
.
119 57
Fire department,
100 00
Military aid,
62 00
State aid,
456 50
Soldiers relief,
108 00
Support of poor,
769 31
Printing,
105 65
Interest,
710 52
Notes paid,
5,000 00
State and county tax
1,602 54 .
Library trustees dog tax, .
139 87
Stone watering trough
·
95 00
Cemetery Commissioners, .
·
52 05
Care cemetery lots (trust funds),
25 00
Memorial Day,
75 00
Overpaid bank tax, .
·
8 21
Abatements,
362 94
.
·
.
.
.
.
$21,937 67
GEO. M. ROUNDY, J. WINSLOW PERKINS, ANDREW MANSFIELD.
.
.
Dr. FRANKLIN W. FREEMAN, Treasurer and Collector, in account with Town of Lynnfield. Cr.
Cash on hand February 1, 1906,
$3,024 65
Amount paid on orders,
$21,937 67
Due on tax list of 1903, .
315 68
Due on tax list of 1904, .
106 65
Due on tax list of 1904, .
1,011 94
Due on tax list of 1905, .
1,061 75
Due on tax list of 1905, .
3,720 71
Due on tax list of 1906, .
3,586 10
Tax list committed, 1906,
9,624 22
Cemetery trust funds on deposit,
1,534 73
Blake library fund, (bond), .
·
4,000 00
George H. Blake library fund,
4,000 00
Interest on Blake library fund,
107 15
Mary U. Nashı improvement fund,
2,052 80
Interest on Mary U. Nash fund,
67 26
Cemetery trust funds,
1,511 95
Interest on cemetery trust funds,
47 78
Commonwealth corporation tax,
290 11
National bank tax,
45 69
Street railway tax,
645 61
State aid,
344 00
Military aid,
24 00
66
Education state children,
60 00
66
Superintendent of schools
125 00
Inspection of animals,
17 50
Brown tail and Gypsy moth account,
3,500 81
City of Lynn tuition,
80 00
W. A. Bond, for high school tuition, :
7 50
Rent of hall,
70 00
Sale of cement "cemetery com."
1 00
Excise tax B. & N. Street Railway,
619 31
Dividend on insurance,
35 80
Essex county court fines,
16 50
Essex connty dog tax refunded,
139 87
Moth tax collected,
150 50
Sale of junk, . ·
50
Interest on taxes,
.
·
113 56
Junk dealers license,
4 00
.
.
953 00
High school tuition, . School fund,
856 50
.
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$36,615 00
Temporary loans, ..
3,000 00
Mary U. Naslı fund on deposit,
2,120 06
2,267 94
Cash on hand, .
$36,615 00
Cemetery lots sold,
30 00
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I hereby certify that I have examined the foregoing accounts and find them correct, and proper vouchers for the same.
JOHN M. DANFORTH, Auditor.
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Report of Park Commissioners. YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1907.
Money in bank March 1, 1906, $356 02
Received of E. Peabody for rent, 20 00 .
" G. Williams for rent, . 25 00
interest on account,
.
7 78
$408 80
DISBURSEMENTS.
F. Newhall on account of insurance,
$2 50
Cash on hand,
406 30
Deposited in Security Safe Deposit and Trust Company. Book No. 1863.
F. NEWHALL, Treasurer.
Report of Trustees of Cemeteries.
Unexpended balance of 1905,
$33 75
Appropriation 1906,
.
.
50 00
Received sale of lots,
30 00
Received sale of cement,
1 00
Received trust funds,
25 00
$139 75
Paid L. O. Newhall, mowing,
$18 00
John E. Rollins, pump, . 8 00 ·
Baniford Eisner, mowing,
15 00
D. McCarty, labor,
5 50
D. F. Parsons, labor on gates,
5 55
D. F. McCarty, mowing trust lots, .
20 00
Harlan Peabody, “ 66 5 00
.
$77 05
J. T. BANCROFT, ALBERT E. COPELAND, GEO. M. ROUNDY.
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN LYNNFIELD IN 1906.
Date.
Name of Child.
Names of Parents.
Occupation of Father.
March 9,
Lottie Prenski,
March 24,
Elizabeth Ingraham,
April 26,
Emily Elizabeth Weir,
June
30,
Leon Everett Pearson,
Dec. 6,
Don Moore Ingraham, Jr.,
Max M. and Sarah (Berman), James F., Jr. and Carrie (Upton),
Ernest O. and Carrie F. (Gray), Charles E. and Bertha (Magoon),
Don M. and Ella F. (Ingalls),
Designer. Morocco Manufa'er. Carriage Painter. Milk Dealer. Morocco Dresser. 24
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN LYNNFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1906.
Date and Place. Name of Groom and Bride.
Residence.
Birthplace.
Names of Parents.
By whom married.
ber),
Jan. 4, Lynnfield,
George R. Stratton, Mabel L. Moulton,
Watertown, Lynnfield,
Greenfield, Lynnfield,
Homer R. and Esther H. (Macom- Wm. E. Renshaw, Edward Q. and Emeretta (Fuller),
Lynnfield Center.
March 10, N. Reading,
Charles J. Bolton, Rose V. Hubbard (Cochran)
Lynnfield Ctr., Lynnfield Ctr.,
Fayette, Me., Orrington, Me. Daniel V. and Nancy M. ( Baker), John H. Hoffman, John H. and Josephine C. (Rob- bins),
North Reading.
Sept. 1, Beverly,
Phocion J. Ingraham, Isabel Florence Verne,
Lynnfield, Peabody, Lynnfield Ctr., Boston, [Conn.
James F. and Mary J. (Moore), Bennard P. and Addie I. (Day),
Carey W. Chamber- Beverly. [lain,
Nov. 7, Cliftondale,
Henry L. Latham, Lynnfield Ctr., New Britain, Annie M. Knight (Bennett) Lynnfield Ctr .. |Linneus, Me. E. Melvin and Lucinda (Russell),
Chester G. and Abby F.(Dickey), Joseph C. Bearse, Cliftondale.
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN LYNNFIELD DURING THE YEAR 1906.
Date.
Name of Disease.
Age. y. m. d.
Birthplace.
Condition.
Names of Parents.
Cause of Death.
Jan. 23, Lucy Cox (Gould),
87|1
1 Wakefield,
Widowed
William and Lucy (Gould) Pneumonia.
Feb. 21, Thomas J. Akeley,
87 11 21 Ruford, Me.,
Married,
William and Deborah
Apoplexy.
Mar. 28, Charles Augustine Torrey,
72
7 |So. Weymouth Married, 4
Joseph and Harriet (Wade),
Heart Disease.
May 27, Emma A. Mansfield,
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5
2 Lynnfield,
Single,
Andrew and Esther A. (Schofield),
Anaemia of Brain.
Aug. 5, Frank Augustus Williams,
25 2 4 Lynnfield,
Single,
George and Adeline (Gove)
Tubercular Peritonitis.
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Sept. 20 Jonathan Bryant,
91
8 9 Lynnfield Ctr., Married,
John and Sally (Brown),
Apoplexy.
Oct. 9, Doris Ingraham,
3- 4 18 Lynn,
Single,
Don and Ella F. ( Ingalls), Fractured Skull.
Oct. 30, Alfred Wiley,
86 . . . . |Lynnfield Ctr., Married, Benj. and Betsey (Parker) Pneumonia.
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(Capen),
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Report of School Committee.
TO THE CITIZENS OF LYNNFIELD :
During the past year our schools have been conducted along practically the same lines as heretofore, and on the whole the progress has been very satisfactory. We have added one special instructor, a supervisor of drawing. Last June we had an opportunity to join with the Town of Wakefield in employing a special drawing teacher and after considering the matter with our superintendent, Mr. Carfrey, we decided it was advisable to do so.
We have at the present time three regular teachers who are doing the best of work and obtaining excellent results. There is a substitute teacher in the Centre Grammar School, and although our superintendent has been endeavoring for some time to secure a regular teacher it seems to be rather difficult to get just such a teacher as we need.
The attendance in our schools as shown by the tables following the various reports can be improved upon materially. Regularity in attendance is a very important matter, not only to the town but to the pupils themselves. With the limited number of pupils which we have in the schools it is essential that the attendance be regular, otherwise the town will not receive from the state a reim- bursement of the money expended for high school tuition. It is also essential to the present and future progress of the boys and girls that they are taught to be punctual. There are very few instances when it is necessary or excusable for a pupil to be tardy in attending the school sessions and a dilatory habit once acquired is bound to be a serious drawback. Promptness is one of the requisites to success in any occupation, and we ask that the
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parents co- operate with the committee and teachers in our endevor to improve this particular branch of the school work.
We have made several improvements on the school grounds and buildings during the last year, and it is the purpose of your com- mittee to continue to make such improvements as will not only keep our buildings in good repair but also improve the school property as a whole.
We have twenty-four pupils attending high schools, nineteen in the Wakefield High, four in the Peabody High and one in the Lynn High. We have received from the Commonwealth a refund of the amount expended for high school tuition during the years 1905 and 1906, and therefore it will not be necessary for the town to appropriate any money for that purpose for the coming year.
The Legislature of Massachusetts during the session of 1906, passed an act relating to the appointment of school physicians, Chapter 502, which requires in substance that the school com- mittee of every city and town shall appoint one or more school physicians, and shall cause to be referred to the physician for examination and diagnosis every child returning to school without a certificate from the Board of Health after absence on account of illness or from unknown cause; and every child in the schools who shows signs of being in ill-health or suffering from infectious or contagious disease, unless he is at once excluded from school by the teacher. It also provides that the expense thus incurred shall not exceed the amount appropriated for that purpose and that the appropriation shall precede any expenditure or any in- debtedness on account thereof.
Following this report are the reports of the superintendent, the music instructor and the drawing instructor which we recommend to your careful consideration.
We recommend the following appropriations, in addition to the amount which we now have on hand as shown by our financial report.
For schools,
$1,600
For transportation,
200
For incidentals,
350
Respectfully submitted,
RUTHERFORD E. SMITH, Chairman,
J. WINSLOW PERKINS, Secretary, ANNIE L. STEVENS.
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FINANCES.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1906, $1,657 84
Appropriation for schools,
1,800 00
66
" incidentals, 350 00
66
" transportation of scholars,
200 00
66 " grading south school yard, 75 00
Income state school fund,
856 50
" state high school tuition,
953 00
66 city of Lynn,
80 00
66 state board of charity tuition,
60 00
66 state support of superintendent, 125 00
W. A. Bond tuition, 7 50
Appropriation school furniture,
125 00
$6,289 84
EXPENDITURES.
Teachers, superintendent, janitor and school commit-
tee's salaries and fuel,.
. $2,614 65
High school tuition, 984 00 .
Incidental school expenses,
200 73
Grading south school yard,
75 00
School furniture,
110 00
Transportation of scholars,
200 00
·
·
.
.
$4,184 38
Balance unexpended,
. $2,105 46
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Report of Superintendent of Schools.
TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE :
I have the honor to present my second report as superintendent of schools. This is the seventh report from superintendents.
I can report that the schools are in good condition ; the work of both teachers and pupils has been both effective and progres- sive. Schools must progress or retrograde ; there is no standing still. There have been a few things done in the way of changes in method of work and courses of study. It has been thought wise to go slowly and make effective the few changes. At the open- ing of schools in September last, new courses of study in Arith- metic and English were introduced. While it is impossible to arrange courses of study by grades in district schools such as ours, still it is possible to outline the work of each subject so that it may be known just what ought to be accomplished during a period of eight years. It is also impossible to strictly grade these schools ; a grouping arrangement is about the best method to pursue. Certain subjects must be taught to the school as a whole, others to groups who are about equally advanced. There is very little time to devote to recitation periods in any particular subject like Arithmetic for instance, consequently individual work must be done; furthermore an independence is produced among the pupils simply because they work alone much of the time. To my mind this is of value to the pupils. Every pupil should have opportunity and should be encouraged to take responsibility and establish his independence of thought and his ability to work unaided. Too much help is often given in graded schools because pupils are taught in the mass. It is the country bred boy who more often forges ahead because of the ability to assume respon- sibility and work independently. He knows how to use his powers to the best advantage. Our corps of teachers have the spirit of true teaching, but the difficulty lies in the fact that we cannot pay them sufficiently to keep them. Our schools are not
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difficult to teach nor are they difficult to manage, yet to secure just the teachers desired is difficult indeed. The pupils have the right to be under the best instruction possible, and it should be our aim to provide this. Where to find such for what we can pay is the problem now confronting us. It seems to me that it must be conclusive that the rural school needs the strong successful teacher as much as the city graded schools.
The music under the direction of Mr. Wales seems to continue with the same enthusiasm as before. The children are interested and commendable progress is seen. Music has the same value as the other subjects, and while it is in a measure a recreation still it must be looked upon as something to be done, something to be learned if true progress is to be expected. The plan of chorus singing alone is not enough, the pupil must be able to know the language of music thereby becoming independent in his knowledge and able to assume his part regardless of his classmates. He inust feel that just as much is expected of him in music as in any other subject of the curriculum. This is the plan of our Super- visor and commendable work is being done by him. I commend his report for your consideration.
The subject of Drawing has been given regular attention by a Supervisor during this year. The progress made by the pupils under her supervision is remarkable. The Committee did a wise thing in this move. In this day of industrial uplift and the demand for young women who can do things, it is well for us to teach our pupils to use their hands to illustrate the thought of their minds. Sooner or later they will be called upon to perform just such tasks in their life work. Not only this particular practi- cal demonstration but also to be able to see the beauty in design, and to harmonize their surroundings in the home and its environ- ments. The practical usefulness of drawing may be taken into every walk of life, and nothing in the school curriculum will add more to the real pleasure of the pupils. The report of the Super- visor, Miss Black, gives in detail the work done in the schools since last September.
Our system of writing was changed last fall from the vertical ) to the medial slant. This has taken much patience on the part
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of the teacher, and has been difficult for the pupils. At present the result is as was expected ; there is little improvement, since pupils are writing neither slant nor vertical. Ho vever, another year there will be a decided improvement, since the hand will have become accustomed to the new form of letters.
The lawn at the South School was last summer graded and beautified. This added much to the surroundings of this build- ing and is appreciated by teachers and pupils.
I would suggest that this building be repaired in such a way as to insure warmth of the halls both up stairs and down. At pre- sent, with no heat in these, the rooms are made much colder in consequence. Again I suggest as in the last report, that the building at the Centre be painted and varnished within. Both rooms need such treatment in order to preserve the woodwork and the desks. The floors should be thoroughly cleaned and oiled, and the walls tinted. It is economy to keep buildings thoroughly repaired in every particular. They last longer and better serve their purpose.
The interest taken in the schools by the Committee is highly commendable and is appreciated by the teachers and pupils and by the community. This spirit is the mark for the standard of the school. Committee, teachers and community working together always assures good schools.
The subject of attendance is one that is always present with us. Irregularity in attendance produce irregularity in studies, and renders it impossible for teachers to obtain the results demanded by the parents. No pupil can hope for advancement who is absent much of the time, and the schools must not be censured if promotions are not as uniform as might be expected if the children were regular. Absence is not warranted except for sickness of pupil or because of contagious disease. Tardiness is also a menace to the good results of a school. This subject is a serious one and ought to be looked upon by parents with disfavor. No pupils except the lowest primary should be found tardy who live a reasonable distance from the school. Those who live the farthest are usually the most punctual ; the disease affects those who live the nearest. The habit of tadiness at school grows to be a habit
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in lessons, and becomes a menace to punctuality in all the after life of the pupil clinging to him in everything he does, business or other duties.
The following table gives the evidence of what the condition is in the matter of attendance and tardiness :
1904-1905, per cent. of attendance,
93.1
1905-1906, “ 66 66 93.4
1906-1907, " 66 66 93.5
1904-1905, no. cases of tardiness, 167
1905-1906, " 6. 134
I906-1907, “ 66
191
1904-1905, no. cases of dismissals, 44
1905-1906, "
39
1906-1907, "
71
Cooperation of the parents is solicited in making attendance regular, and tardiness impossible. Nothing insures good results more than the hearty cooperation of parents. Everyone is inter- ested.
In conclusion I wish to express my appreciation of the support of the community, for the many suggestions and the loyalty of the School Committee. I assure the Committee that I shall endeavor to merit this hearty support and loyalty.
To the teachers I wish to extend my thanks for their hearty endeavors to carry out the suggestions given, and for their untir- ing efforts to do good work.
Respectfully submitted,
J. H. CARFREY,
Superintendent of Schools.
February 13, 1907.
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Report of Supervisor of Music.
MR. CARFREY :
Dear Sir :- At the beginning of a new year, we are accustomed to look back over our work to see what lessons may be learned, what there may be of progress, what signs of weakness may be apparent, what parts may be strengthened, and what may be eliminated.
December marked the close of the second year of music in Lynnfield. The ability of the pupils to read music, his knowl- edge of musical terms, the improvement in quality of tone must all be classed as a gain.
It is an interesting fact that much of the effort has been cen- tered on the individual work. This has been accomplished in various ways. First each pupil is required to sing the scale alone ; then a few easy exercises are read from work placed on the board, gradually these exercises are made more difficult and are selected either from the chart or the music reader. A series of printed slips called the Weaver System has also been success- fully employed, and now it is known that every pupil is able to read and sing the music in the various keys. Some are more apt than others, but each has the opportunity and in nearly every case a prompt response is given, and most would feel slighted should they be passed by.
In May the classes at the Centre school took part in a musical exercise at the Town Hall, which was well received and spoken of as a credit to the school.
Probably the most discouraging feature of my work is the con- stant change in the teaching force. If their is anything more detrimental to good work than this I have failed to discover it.
In a well disciplined room it is a simple matter to teach and make rapid strides in musie, but in a room in which one-half of the teachers' time must be devoted to discipline, the work becomes tedious and irksome. This is doubly true when one finds a new
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teacher every few months, and necessarily has to begin much of his work over again.
Is there not some way to remedy this evil? Probably the Lynnfield parents value the well-being of their children as much as they do in other localities. The value of a good school cannot be too highly estimated, and when such valuable teachers go from you as have gone in the past two years the loss cannot be estima- ted in dollars and cents.
I do not know of a town in which there is better material to work with. The children are lovable and responsive and what they have accomplished is only the beginning to what might be done under the most favorable circumstances.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. WALES, Director of Music.
Report of Supervisor of Drawing.
MR. J. H. CARFREY, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Dear Sir :- We have made a good beginning in our work in drawing (in the Lynnfield schools). The pupils take great fin- terest and apparent pleasure in the study and although the time has been short improvement can already be seen.
The aim of every course in drawing should be to give :
1. Power to sketch any simple object from nature or imagi- nation.
2. Power to read and make simple working drawings and diagrams, and the use of such common drawing instruments as the ruler, the compass, and drawing board with T square and triangles.
3. A sense of good design, as embodied in construction and decoration.
4. An acquaintance with and some appreciation of good examples of drawing, painting, architecture and sculpture.
With these ideas in mind we began our work in the fall with
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careful studies of form and color from nature; the flower, leaves and fruits for the most part being furnished by the children themselves.
At Thanksgiving time we worked out problems in fine spacing and proportion, making posters and covers for compositions.
The Christmas season furnished ample opportunity for con- struction work and design which was carried on with different de- grees of difficulty in all gardes. Each child had in mind the thought of making something for someone at home. We must teach more than the mere use of the pencil through our drawing.
Drawing should be used as a free means of expression in fal] the other school work. It is this correlation which will bring the best results and most value from the subject. I wish to thank the Superintendent and teachers for their help and hearty co. operation.
Very sincerely,
MAUDE E. BLACK.
TABLE I.
School.
Teacher.
Total
membership.
Average
membership.
Average
attendance.
Per cent. of
attendance.
Pupils under 5
Pupilsbetween
Pupils over 15.
Pupilsbetween 7 and 14.
The above statistics are for the school year from September 6, 1905, to June 29, 1906.
TABLE II.
School.
Teacher.
Total
membership.
membership.
attendance.
Per cent of
attendance.
Total sessions
No. cases of
tardiness.
No. cases of [
Dismissals.
Salary
per week.
Centre Grammar,
Mrs. C. M. Howe,
27
25.6
24.3
94.1
401
33
0
24
$12.50
Centre Primary,
Florence Young,
24
21.6
20.2
93.6
279
71
0
00
10.00
South Grammar,
Lora B. Winn,
26
24.2
23.1
95.2
204
62
0
36
11.00
South Primary,
Hannah M. Alden,
28
27.1
25.9
95.6
214
25
0
5
11.00
Total,
105
98.5
93.5
96.5
1108
191
0
71
Centre Grammar,
Florence Young,
31
29.3
27
92.4
0
28
0
28
Centre Primary,
Olive A. Paine,
37
24.5
22.9
92.1
28
0
21
South Grammar,
A. Katherine Varney,
.19
18.3
17.4
95.2
00 0
10
1
9
South Primary,
Hannah M. Alden,
39
25.5
23.9
93.7
39
0
25
Totals,
126
97.6
91.2
93.4
0
1.05
1
83
Average
Average
absence.
truancy.
Table II covers the first five months of the present school year.
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5 and 15.
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By-laws of the Town of Lynnfield.
APPROVED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
BOSTON, MASS., MAY 17, 1906.
(1) Every town meeting shall be notified by posting copies of the Warrant calling the same in not less than six public places in the town, seven days at least before the time appointed for said meeting.
(2) The financial year of the town shall begin with the first day of February in each year and end on the thirty-first day of the following January.
(3) The Selectmen shall have full authority as agents of the town to employ counsel in the name of the town to defend suits brought against the town, unless otherwise especially ordered by a vote of the town.
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