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" State Aid (not assessed but paid out of Town Funds) 1,155 00
$17,031 29
ABATEMENTS AUTHORIZED
On Tax list of 1909
14 96
1910
.
82 30
1911
133 29
Moth Tax of 1911
49 10
.
$279 65
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TABLE OF AGGREGATES
AS PRESENTED TO STATE TAX COMMISSIONER
Number of residents assessed on property
249
All others
29
Total residents assessed of property 278
Number of non-residents assessed on
property
173
All others 30 .
Total non-residents assessed on prop- erty
203
Total number of polls 294
Number of persons assessed poll tax only
122
Number of horses assessed
202
" cows assessed 340
"' other neat cattle assessed .
30
66 " swine assessed 245
dwelling houses assessed 351
66 fowl assessed
5,096
66 " acres of land assessed .
6,117
Personal property assessed
$118,181 00
Real Estate assessed (buildings)
(land) . . 384,512 00
Total value property assessed .
$1,095,668 00
Total tax on personal estate . 1,300 18
" " real estate
. 10,719 35
66 ‹ " polls
588 00
-$12,607 53
288 49
$11.00 per $1,000
CHARLES J. BOLTON,
E. H. GERRY,
Board of Assessors.
Moth tax of 1911 .
Rate of taxation for 1911
.
. 592,975 00
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Special Payments
FURNISHING HALL-ENGINE HOUSE NO. 2
Appropriation
$150 00
Ambrose C. Hill, chairs $135 20
66 Tungsten
lamps 5 00
Hill & Welch, curtains 12 50
Amount expended $152 70 Amount overdrawn? 2 70
MEMORIAL DAY
Appropriation
100 00
Amount expended
·
100 00
SUIT-TOWN OF LYNNFIELD vs. TOWN OF PEABODY
Appropriation 500 00
Laura G. Murray, ¿ expense tak- ing evidence . · 188 94
Starr Parsons, payment on ac-
count
100 00
Amount expended .
·
288 94 Amount unexpended 211 06
ELM TREE BEETLE
Appropriation 150 00
A. W.Copeland, expense spray-
ing ·
34 65
Merrimac Chemical Co., arse- nate of lead 77 00
Amount expended .
·
·
.
111 65
Amount unexpended
38 35
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TREE WARDEN
Appropriation ·
50 00
A. W. Copeland, services 35 00
Roundy & McCarthy, gasoline 1,50
Amount expended .
36 50
Amount unexpended 13 50
OVERSPEEDING OF AUTOMOBILES
Appropriation
.
200 00
W. E. Gilson, auto trap
27 11
Amount expended .
27 11
Balance transferred to high-
way dept.
172 89 172 89
State tax, Treasurer of Commonwealth 1,155 00
County tax, Treasurer of Essex County
1,098 57
State Aid, Paid on orders of Selectmen . 1,155 00
Nash Improvement Fund (withdrawn)
Amount paid Reading Light Plant, street lighting . 25 00
NOTES PAID
Guy F. Loudon, Park Note due June 29, 1911
$1,000 00 ·
F. W. Freeman
1,000 00
Engine House No. 2, Note due Jan. 27, 1912
Wakefield Savings Bank, Note No.1 (Expense of 1910 1,000 00
" 2 anticipation of tax 4,000 00
" 3 4,000 00
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AVAILABLE ASSETS
Cash on hand general fund
.
$2,537 53
.. .. .. License fund
913 50
-- $3,451 03
Due on Tax List of 1909
131 72
1910
308 68
66 6 0
66 " 1911
2,150 73
66 Moth Tax of 1910
19 09
66 " " 1911
34 95
3,645 17
State Aid due (Dec. 1, 1910 Feb. 1, 1911)
1,157 00
Court fines due
45 00
8,298 20
Debt in excess of assets
4,201 80
$12,500 00
LIABILITIES
Park notes (four at $1,500 each at 3}%) $6,000 00 Engine House note (due Jan. 27, 1913 at 42 %) 1,000 00
Nash Improvement Fund note (on demand at 4%) 1,500 00 Wakefield Savings Bank (Note No. 4 at
4,000 00 . 4%)
-$12,500 00
.
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Report of Trust Funds Cemetery Trust Fund's
On Deposit Feb. 1, '11 $215.55
Income 1911 $8.68
Expended 1911
On deposit Feb. 1,'12
Henry Bancroft
$4.00
$220.23
Thomas D. Blake
102.64
4.12
3.00
103.76
John Bryant
78.16
3.14
2.00
79.30
Jonathan Bryant
103.52
4.16
3.00
104.68
Matthew Cox
118.10
4.76
3.00
119.86
Jeremiah Coney
128.98
4.53
3.00
130.51
Sarah J. Coney
101.09
3.56
3.00
101.65
Mary A. Danforth
100.52
3.54
3.00
101.06
Emerson & Orne
80.68
3.24
2.00
81.92
Lucy E. Gowing
53.37
2.14
1.50
54.01
Esther W. M. Gilman
201.60
8.12
7.00
202.72
Endicott Hart
53.37
2.14
1.50
54.01
Jacob Hood
101.40
4.08
4.00
101.48
Daniel Needham
101.32
4.08
3.00
102.40
Joseph C. Newhall
59.73
2.38
62.11
Ebenezer Parsons
79.02
3.18
2.50
79.70
David F. Parsons
100.00
Israel A. Parsons
100.00
Charlotte M. Ramsdell
111.90
4.50
6.00
110.40
Herbert Richardson
79.64
3.20
2.50
80.34
Moses Richardson
102.68
4.12
3.00
103.80
William Skinner
100.00
3.52
3.00
100.52
$2,073.27
$81.19
$60.00
$2,294.46
Town Improvement Fund
MARY U. NASH
Amount reported February 1, 1911 . 32,181 50 .
Interest added Wildey Savings Bank to Nov., 1911 .
22 86
Interest on town note to Feb. 1, 1912
60 00
Interest Wakefield Savings Bank to Feb. 1, 1912
72
$2,265 08
Amount withdrawn and expended on order
25 00
$2,240 08
Invested as follows :
Town note
$1,500 00
Wildey Savings Bank
685 83
Wakefield Savings Bank
54 25
-$2,240 08
Interest available for public Improvement 240 08
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Public Library Trust Funds GEORGE L. HAWKES FUND
Amount reported February 1, 1911
$557 55
Dividend to October, 1911
19 67
$577 22
On deposit Suffolk Savings Bank, Book No. 312103
MARY U. NASH FUND
Amount reported February 1, 1911 .
$1,126 14
Dividend to November, 1911 . 45 48
1,171 62
Interest withdrawn and expended on orders 126 14
$1,045 48
On deposit Medford Savings Bank GEORGE N. BLAKE FUND
City of Boston 33 per cent bond .
. $4,000 00
Interest to December 1, 1911
.
140 00
$4,140 00
Paid Public Library trustees June 1, 1911
70 00
Paid Public Library Trustees Dec. 1, 1911 70 00
140 00
$4,000 00
Public Library Funds
HELD SUBJECT TO CHECK
Amount of Dog Tax refunded by County Treasurer $184 71 - Interest withdrawn Mary U. Nash fund £ 126 14
$310 85
Expended on orders
264 55
Cash balance as shown by treasurer's report
$46 30
F. W. FREEMAN, Treasurer of Trust Funds.
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DR.
FRANKLIN W. FREEMAN, Treasurer and Collector, FEBRUARY 1, 1911 TO
Balance in treasury February 1, 1911 .
$1,056 22
Due on tax list of 1907
80 50
Due on tax list of 1908
102 09
Due on tax list of 1909
352 79
Due on tax list of 1910
2,450 28
Tax list committed 1911
12,607 53
Additional tax of 1911
51 03
Additional tax of 1910
3 30
Moth tax committed 1911
288 49
Due on moth tax of 1910
46 59
Interest collected on taxes
100 57
Interest on daily balance
26 31
Temporary loans
12,000 00
Cemetery trust funds
2,073 27
Interest on cemetery trust funds
81 19
George N. Blake library fund
4,000 00
Interest on Blake library fund
140 00
Mary U. Nash library fund
1,126 14
Interest on Nash library fund
45 48
George L. Hawkes library fund
557 53
Interest on Hawkes library fund
19 67
Mary U. Nash improvement fund
2,181 50
Interest on Nash improvement fund
83 58
License Innholders
1,205 00
Interest on license fund Aug. 1 to Feb. 1
13 50
License junk
21 00
Rent Town hall
124 00
Rent South hall
103 00
Ladders sold by moth department
2 50
Wood and grass sold by cemetery com.
5 00
Cemetery lots endowed
200 00
Cemetery lots sold
10 00
Dog tax returned by County
184 71
Private moth work done and collected by Supt.
155 00
Private work on elin beetle
25 50
T. E. Cox for street oiling
45 49
B. & M. R. R. for forest fires .
79 20
Excise tax Bay State St. R. R.
423 74
1,648 93
Automobile dept. for highway
1,498 63
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tuition of state children .
105 00
inspection of animals
17 50
360 81
66
corporation tax public service national bank tax
61 71
state aid
1,072 00
66
street R. R. tax
762 05
66
high school tuition
530 00
66
superintendent of schools
125 00.
66 state school fund .
1,057 10
$49,371 50
Commonwealth for labor of moth dept.
corporation tax
61 05
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account with TOWN OF LYNNFIELD FEBRUARY 1, 1912
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Amount paid on orders
$32,519 89
Due on tax list of 1909
131 72
Due on tax list of 1910
308 68
Due on tax list of 1911
2,150 73
Due on moth tax of 1910
19 09
Due on moth tax of 1911
34 95
Cemetery trust funds .
2,294 46
George N. Blake, library fund
4,000 00
Mary U. Nash library fund
1,045 48
George L. Hawkes library fund .
577 22
Mary U. Nash improvement fund
2,240 08
Cash license fund
913 50
Cash school balance
551 87
Cash library fund
46 30
Cash general fund
2,537 53
$49,371 50
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Auditor's Report
Realizing from past experience, the importance of an exact accounting of all money handled by the various departments of the town, I have kept an itemized account of all bills approved 1
and payments made and charged the same to the departments in which they properly belong.
I have also obtained from the Town Clerk and Selectmen & record of all appropriations and other expenses of the town for the past year and from the Town Treasurer and other officers of the town, the amounts received from the various sources of revenue.
I have carefully examined the Treasurer's statement of receipts and disbursements for the past year and all books and records pertaining to same. Also the bank books and other records of the various Trust Funds in the hands of the Town Treasurer, and verified the cash on hand as stated in his report to the town all of which I found correct.
I would recommend a separation of the accounts of the Tax Collector from those of the Town Treasurer, also a separate ac- count covering the various Trust Funds, and would suggest that unexpended balances, or overdrafts, of the various departments be disposed of in some way at the close of each year and a re- cord made of same.
I wish to thank the various officers of the town for their as- sistance and support and trust that any errors which I may have made in compiling this report will be promptly brought to my attention.
.GEORGE H. BANCROFT,
Auditor.
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Financial Statement ·
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1911
. $1,056 22
Tax list of 1907
80 50
" 1908 102 09
" " 1909 (abated $14.96) Net 206 11
66 ' 1910 (abated $82.30) Net 2,062 60
( " 1911 (abated $133.29) Net 10,374 54
Moth tax of 1911 (abated $49.10) Net 204 44
Moth tax, balance due
27 50
Interest on taxes .
100 57
Interest on Bank balance
26 31
Innholder's license
1,205 00
Interest on license funds
13 50
Other licenses granted 21 00
Rent Town hall
124 00
Rent South hall
103 00
B. & M. R. R., refunded to fire warden . 79 20
Inspection of barns, refunded by State 17 50
Cemetery dept , lots sold 10 00
Cemetery dept., wood and grass sold 5 00
Moth dept., ladders sold
2 50
Highway dept., street oiling refunded
45 49
Excise tax, .
. 423 74
State Highway commission, work on turn- pike 1,498 63 ·
Moth dept., from state
1.648 93
Moth dept., private work
155 00
Tree Warden, private work, elm tree beetle
25 50
Temporary loans . .
·
12,000 00
State Aid, refunded
1,072 00
Street Ry. tax 762 05
National Bank tax 61 71
Corporation tax 421 86
Dog tax, refunded by County 184 71
Blake Library fund, interest
140 00
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Nash Library fund, interest 126 14
Nash Improvement fund, expended 25 00
Cemetery trust funds
60 00
State School fund . 1,057 10
High School tuition, refunded by State 530 00
Supt. of Schools, refunded by State 125 00
Tuition of State children
105 00
-$36,289 44
DISBURSEMENTS AND CASH ON HAND
School Dept.
. $5,422 20
Highway Dept.
. 4,399 90
Moth Dept. .
2,259 94 ·
Fire Dept.
351 37
Cemetery Commissioners
151 44
Cemetery trust funds
60 00
Library Trustees (Dog Tax refunded ) 184 71
. . 66 (Nash Library fund) 79 84
140 00
South Hall (furnishings)
152 70
Elm Tree Beetle
111 65
Tree Warden, expense .
36 50
Over-speeding of Automobiles, expense
27 11
Legal Expense, Lynnfield vs. Peabody 288 94
Memorial Day, expense 100 00
Town expense, Sclectmen's department
3,740 37
Temporary loans
·
9,000 00
Note paid on Engine House No. 2
·
1,000 00
Note paid on Park account ·
1,000 00
County tax
1,098 57
State tax
1,155 00
State from license fee
300 00
State Aid Account
1,155 00
Nash Public Improvement fund
25 00
$32,240 24
Cash on hand in treasury
4,049 20 ·
- $36,289 44
GEORGE H. BANCROFT, Auditor
(Blake Library fund)
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TOWN WARRANT
ESSEx, SS.
To either of the constables of the Town of Lynnfield, in said County of Essex,
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Lynnfield, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the town hall in said Lynnfield, on Monday, the elev- enth day of March, 1912, at 11.30 o'clock in the forencon, then and there to bring in their votes on one ballot for the choice of all necessary town officers for the ensuing year, chosen in this manner ; also to bring in their votes in answer to the question : Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ? The form of ballot in answer to that question to be Yes-No.
The polls on this ballot to open at 11.30 a. m. and close at 4.00 p. m. unless otherwise ordered by vote of the town.
Upon a separate ballot for the use of women qualified to vote, according to law. to vote for members of the School Committee, to bring in their votes for one member of the School Committee for a term of three years.
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Also to act on the following articles :
Article 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meet- ing.
Art. 2. To act upon the reports of town officers as pub- lished.
Art. 3. To choose all town officers not required to be chosen by ballot.
Art. 4. To see if the town will authorize the Town Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the taxes of the municipal year beginning February 1, 1912, and to issue a note or notes there- for payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the taxes of said municipal year, and if so how much ?
Art. 5. To appoint a time when the Collector of Taxes shall settle his account.
Art. 6. To see if the town will authorize the Collector of Taxes to charge interest at the rate of 6 per cent, on all taxes not paid November 1, 1912.
Art. 7. To see if the town will revise and accept the jury list as prepared by the Selectmen .
Art. 8. To see what disposal the town will make of the money refunded by the County from the dog tax.
Art. 9. To raise and appropriate money for the repair of highways for the ensuing year.
Art. 10. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars for the support of schools, high school tuition and transportation of scholars.
Art. 11. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand dollars for town expenses for the ensuing year.
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Art. 12. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars for the use of the Cemetery Com- missioners.
Art. 13. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars for the use of the Fire Department.
Art. 14. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended by the Tree Warden.
Art. 15. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars for the observance of Memorial Day and determine how the same shall be expended
Art. 16. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the extermination of the Elm Tree Beetle.
Art. 17. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars for the purchase of a sprayer, or take any action thereon.
Art. 18. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars to be expended in lighting by electricity the central sections of both parts of the town same to be expended by a committee of six, three from each part of the town. George M. Roundy and others.
Art. 19. To see if the town will increase the salary of the Assessors to Two Hundred and twenty-five dollars a year, or take any action thereon
Art. 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum sufficient to install a motor and pump, for water service, in town hall. Franklin W. Freeman and others.
Art 21. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of forest fire equipment.
Art. 22. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars to suppress the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors W. B. Nelson and others.
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Art. 23. To see if the town will abolish the office of town Auditor and authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint a town accountant, and if so what annual salary the town account- ant shall receive.
' Art. 24. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars for resurfacing the cellar floor at the Centre school building.
Art. 25. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to shingle, paint and make other minor repairs to Library building, or take any action thereon. George H. Bancroft.
Art. 26. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the care and maintenance of the Public Library, or take any action thereon. George H. Bancroft.
Art. 27. To see if the town will authorize the State Bureau of Statistics to audit the books and accounts of the town. L. B. Taylor and others.
Herof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at or before the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Lynnfield this twenty-eighth day of February, A. D., one thousand nine hundred and twelve.
CHARLES J. BOLTON, CHESTER A. JOHNSON, DANIEL G. HARVEY,
Selectmen of Lynnfield
A true copy. Attest :
BENJAMIN F. ROBINSON, Constable
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Index
Automobile Overspeeding
56
Assessments
53
Assets and Liabilities
57
Appointments of Selectmen
10-11
Abatement of Taxes .
53
Assessors, Report of .
52-54
Aggregates, Table of
54
Auditor, Report of
62-64
Chemical Hall, Expense and Furnishings
37-55
County Tax
56
Cash on Hand
64
Cemetery Commissioners' Report .
45-46
Disbursements, Summary of
64
Dogs Licensed .
14
Dog Tax Refunded
59
Elm Tree Beetle, Expense .
55
Fire Dept., Report of
42-44
Forest Warden, Expense
37
Highway Dept. Report
39-41
High School Tuition
28
Insurance
38
Interest
36
Jury List .
4
Loans, Account of
57
Library Trustees' Report
47
Licenses, Receipts from
60
Moth Work, Expense and Receipts
50
70
Memorial Day Appropriation
55
Notes Paid
56
Poor Department, Amount Paid
37
Printing, Amount Paid
34
Police, Amount Paid
37-38
Park Commissioners' Report
51
Receipts, Summary of
63-64
Selectmen's Report
30-31
Salaries Town Officers
32-34
School Department, Report of
19-26
School Department Financial Statement
27-29
Soldiers' Relief, Amount Paid
37
State Aid, Amount Paid
56
State Tax. Amount Paid
56
Suit, Lynnfield vs. Peabody
55
Town Meetings, Annual
6-10
Town Meetings, Special .
. 5-11-12
Town Clerk, Records and Statistics
14-18
Town Warrant .
65
Town Expense, Amounts Paid
32-38
Town Hall, Expense and Receipts
36-38
Town Treasurer's Report
60-61
Town Officers .
3-4
Trust Funds, Report of
58-59
Tree Warden's Expense
56
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
A DISTRICT 17
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A TOWN 1814
MEETING HOUSE
BUILT 1714
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WITH TOWN
CLERK'S STATISTICS RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS AND REPORTS OF VARIOUS TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES, FOR THE YEAR ENDING,
February 1, 1913
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
Of the TOWN of LYNNFIELD
WITH TOWN CLERK'S STATISTICS
And Reports of the Town Officers
For the Year Ending February 1, 1913
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A DISTRICT
A TOWN 18 4
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MEETING HOUSE BUILT 1714.
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THE ITEM PRESS WAKEFIELD, MASS. 1913
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Town Officers, 1912-13
TOWN CLERK OSCAR E. PHILLIPS
SELECTMEN AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR CHARLES J. BOLTON, Chairman ALBERT P. MANSFIELD, Sec'y DANIEL G. HARVEY
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES
FRANKLIN W. FREEMAN
TOWN ACCOUNTANT GEORGE H. BANCROFT
ASSESSORS
ALBERT P. MANSFIELD
Term expires 1915
CHARLES J. BOLTON.
.
1914
E. HARRY GERRY
66 1913
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
HENRY W. PELTON
.
Term expires 1915
- EVERETT B. RICHARDS . .
66 66 1914 .
ERNEST J. CLARKE
.
1913
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
FRANK NEWHALL Term expires 1913
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
HARLAN B. PEABODY Term expires 1915
GEORGE O. GIDDINGS .
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1914
GEORGE H. BANCROFT .
.
1913
4
PARK COMMISSIONERS
MICHAEL F. DONOVAN
Term expires 1915
BENJAMIN A. INGRAHAM
.
1914
LYMAN B. TAYLOR
66 1913
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
GEORGE M. ROUNDY
Term expires 1915
DANIEL J. MCCARTHY
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1914
HARLAN B. PEABODY
66 66 1913
CONSTABLES
WILLIS E. PEABODY BENJAMIN F. ROBINSON
TREE WARDEN
LYMAN H. TWISS
List of Jurors
PROPOSED FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE TOWN FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
BANCROFT, GEORGE H.
Salesman
EATON, SIDNEY M.
Shoe Worker
FRAZIER, ELBRIDGE
Retired
GIDDINGS, GEORGE O.
Retired
GERRY, E. HARRY
Clerk
GRAY, WALTER HAITT, RICHARD J.
Farmer
INGRAHAM, BENJ. A.
.
Leather
MANSFIELD, ANDREW, JR.
Farmer
PEABODY, WILLIS S.
Farmer
RUSSELL, CHARLES N. .
Shoe Worker
SOUTHWORTH, ALBERT F.
Janitor
.
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.
Builder
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Records of Town Meetings
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1, 1913
At the Annual Town Meeting held March 11, 1912, the polls were opened at 11.30 o'clock a. m., and the warrant read by the Town Clerk. Election Officers were sworn as follows : Andrew Mansfield, Jr., Arthur D. Upton, Walter Gray, Daniel J. McCarthy.
Under Article 1, Rutherford E. Smith was unanimously chosen Moderator.
Art. 2. To act on the reports of Town Officers, as published.
Voted. That they be accepted as published.
Voted. To take up Article 15.
Art. 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $100 for the observance of Memorial Day, and determine how the same shall be expended.
Voted. On motion of Edward W. Lundahl, that the sum of $100 be raised and appropriated for Memorial Day, to be expended under the direction of Isaac H. Mitchell.
Art. 3. To choose all Town Officers not required to be chosen by ballot.
Voted. That we have five Surveyors of Lumber, who were elected as follows : William E. Roundy, Isaac H. Mitchell, Fred Skinner, Andrew Mansfield, John W. Ross.
Voted. To have five Wood Measurers, and the Surveyors of Lumber act as same.
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Voted. That the Selectmen act as Field Drivers and Fence Viewers, and the Chairman act as Pound Keeper.
Voted. To take up Article 23.
Art. 23. After listening to the remarks of Mr. McLaughlin, representing the State Bureau of Statistics, explaining the advantage of having a Town Accountant, it was voted that we authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint a Town Accountant, as specified in Chapter 624, Sections 1 to 9, Acts of 1910. That the salary of Town Accountant be $200 a year, and that the office of Town Auditor be abolished. Art. 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the Taxes of the Municipal Year beginning February 1, 1912, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the Taxes of said Municipal Year, and if so, how much.
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 Taxes of the Muni- cipal Year beginning February 1, 1912, to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate $10,000, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the Taxes of the said Municipal Year.
Art. 5. To appoint a time when the Collector of Taxes shall settle his account.
Voted. That he settle on or before February 1, 1913.
Art. 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Collector of Taxes to charge interest at the rate of 6 per cent on all Taxes not paid November 1, 1912.
Voted. That he so charge.
Art. 7. To see if the Town will accept and revise the Jury List as prepared by the Selectmen.
Voted. To accept the Jury List as published, and that the Select- men fill in vacancies in the List caused by the resignations of William E. Gilson, George Hatch, and John W. Ross. The names added by the Selectmen were as follows : Gilbert B. Herrick, Willis E. Peabody, Sidney M. Eaton.
Art. 8. To see what disposal the Town will make of the money refunded from the County for the Dog Tax.
Voted. It be paid to the Library Trustees for the maintenance of the Public Library.
Art. 9. To raise and appropriate money for the repair of high- ways for the ensuing year.
Voted. That the sum of $2,500 be raised, and the Excise Tax and appropriated for the use of highways, sidewalks, and oiling.
Art. 10. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000 for the support of schools, High School tuition, and transportation of scholars.
Voted. The sum of $5,000 for the same.
Art. 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000 for Town Expenses for the ensuing year.
Voted. $3,800 for the same
Art. 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $100 for the use of the Cemetery Commissioners.
Voted. $100 for the same
Art. 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for the use of the Fire Department.
Voted. $500 for the same.
Art. 14. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended by the Tree Warden.
Voted. That the sum of $100 be raised and appropriated for the use of the Tree Warden ; $25, or a portion of the same, to be taken for the burning of ivy off the walls on Summer Street.
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Art. 16. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the extermination of the Elm Tree Beetle.
Voted. $250 for the same, $100 to be used in the South part and $150 in the Centre.
Art. 17. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $600 for the purchase of a sprayer, or take any action thereon.
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