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And you are directed to warn the inhabitants quali- fied as aforesaid, to meet at the time and place and for the purpose herein mentioned, by posting attested copies of this Warrant in each of the post-offices of said Town, fourteen days at least before said meeting, and leaving printed copies hereof at the dwelling-houses in said Town, at least four days before said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this 10th day of August, nine- teen hundred and fifteen.
JAMES S. RUSSELL, MAURICE A. DUFFY, GEORGE L. ANTHONY, Selectmen of Milton.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS.
MILTON, September 1, 1915.
Pursuant to the within Warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Milton as therein directed, to meet at the Town Hall in said Milton, upon the date above mentioned, for the purposes therein set forth. PELEG BRONSDON, Constable of Milton.
September 1, 1915, at 9 hours 36 minutes P.M., Voted, That the meeting be dissolved.
The foregoing meeting was opened at 8 o'clock P.M., with the reading of the opening and concluding paragraphs of the Warrant, by the Town Clerk.
A true record.
Attest : G. FRANK KEMP, Town Clerk.
Town Officers' Acceptances
Jan.
5. Nathaniel T. Kidder, as Forest Warden.
5. Nathaniel T. Kidder, as Local Superintendent for Suppression of Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths.
March 31. Robert Saltonstall, as Trustee of Public Library.
April 5. Charles E. Rogerson, as Trustee of Public Library.
May 7. Frank E. Lane, as Trustee of Public Library.
April 20. Henry Forbes Bigelow, as Art Commissioner.
Town Officers Sworn
March 6. The following Town Officers were sworn by the Moderator in open Town Meeting, namely:
G. Frank Kemp, as Town Clerk, Maurice A. Duffy and James S. Russell, as Selectmen and Surveyors of Highways, J. Porter Holmes, as Town Treasurer, J. Herbert Raymond, as Auditor, Maurice Pierce and Peleg Bronsdon, as Con- stables.
6. Robert F. Herrick, as Moderator.
8. Frank P. Fanning, as a member of School Committee.
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March 8. Harris Kennedy, as a member of School Committee.
8. Timothy McDermott, as Constable.
8. William W. Churchill, as Assessor.
9. Nathaniel T. Kidder, as Tree Warden.
10. Malcolm Donald, as Park Commissioner.
10. Howard C. Leslie, as Water Commissioner.
11. Arthur H. Tucker, as Overseer of Poor.
11. Horace N. Plummer, as Overseer of Poor.
11. Ernest P. Libby as Auditor.
12. George L. Anthony, as Selectman and Surveyor of Highways
13. James Sangster, as Superintendent of Town Hall.
13. James Sangster, as Sealer of-Weights and Measures.
13. James Sangster, as Special Police.
13. Frederick D. Southard, as Special Police.
13. Ernest E. Leavitt, as Special Police.
15. Ralph H. Dodd, as Public Weigher.
15 James Spencer, as Inspector of Animals.
15. Samuel A. Morse, as Public Weigher.
17. Jacob S. Lincoln, as a member of Board of Health.
19. Josiah Babcock, as Collector of Taxes.
20. Ralph E. Forbes, as Bird Warden.
23. Charles G. Waitt, as Sewer Commissioner.
23. Thomas H. Kelly, as Special Police.
23. J. Herbert Raymond, as Public Weigher.
26. George E. Burt, as Inspector of Buildings.
26. George E. Burt, as Surveyor of Lumber.
29 Calvin H. Sanford, as Pound Keeper. . 29. Calvin H. Sanford, as Special Police. 29. John B. Shields, as Special Police. 30. Thomas W. Pond, as Burial Agent.
30. Thomas W. Pond, as Special Police.
April
9. Malcolm A. LeFevre, as Fence Viewer.
13. Chester F. B. Lewis, as Public Weigher.
13. Walter W. Conly, as Public Weigher.
24. Edward F. W. Bartol, as Registrar of Voters.
24. J. Harry Holmes, as Fire Engineer.
27. James O'Hare, as Special Police.
May
1. James S. Gallagher, as Fire Engineer.
3. Stephen C. Mitchell, as a member of School Committee.
4. Henry A. Spates, as Superintendent of Streets.
5. Ernest E. Choate, as Inspector of Wires.
18. John Cambell, as Special Police.
June
19. Philip S. Dalton, as Fire Engineer.
21. Lawrence H. Donahue, as Temporary Patrolman.
21. Francis G. Doherty, as Temporary Patrolman.
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June 21. John. B. Shields, as Permanent Patrolman.
July 6. Thomas A. Douglas, as Special Police.
19. John Dorothy, as. Public Weigher.
27. Henry D. Capen. as Special Police.
Aug. 7. John P. Murray, as Special Police.
Sept. 17. Walter J. Collins, as Special Police.
28. George Y. Badger, as Fence Viewer.
SEPTEMBER PRIMARY
WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. NORFOLK, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Milton, Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabit- ants of the Town of Milton, qualified to vote at elec- tions, to meet in the Town Hall in said Milton, on Tues- day, the twenty-first day of September next, at four o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to bring in their ballots to the primary officers for the nomination of candidates of political parties for the following offices of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor, Attorney-Gen- eral, all for the Commonwealth; Councillor for the Sec- ond District; Senator for the First Norfolk District; Representative in the General Court for the Fourth Norfolk District; County Commissioner for the County of Norfolk, County Treasurer for the County of Norfolk, Sheriff for the County of Norfolk; District Members of State Committee for each political party for the First Norfolk Senatorial District; Members of the Democratic Town Committee; Members of the Republican Town Committee; Members of the Progressive Party Town Committee; Delegates to the State Convention of Po- litical Parties.
All the above candidates and officers are to be voted for upon one ballot.
The polls may be closed at 9 o'clock P.M.
And you are directed to warn the inhabitants quali- fied as aforesaid to meet at the time and place and for
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the purposes herein mentioned, by posting attested copies of this Warrant in each of the post-offices of said Milton at least fourteen days before the date of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Milton this third day of September, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
JAMES S. RUSSELL, MAURICE A. DUFFY, GEORGE L. ANTHONY, Selectmen of Milton.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. NORFOLK, SS.
MILTON, September 21, 1915.
Pursuant to the within Warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Milton as therein directed, to meet at the Town Hall in said Milton, upon the date above mentioned, for the purposes therein set forth. PELEG BRONSDON, Constable of Milton.
At a Primary Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Milton, legally called and held upon September 21, 1915, the following number of votes were given for the several persons hereinafter named for the respective offices specified.
REPUBLICAN For Governor
GRAFTON D. CUSHING of Boston, two hundred and three.
EUGENE N. Foss of Boston, seven.
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SAMUEL W. McCALL of Winchester, two hundred and sixty-seven.
For Lieutenant-Governor
CALVIN COOLIDGE of Northampton, one hundred and fifty-six.
GUY ANDREWS HAM of Milton, three hundred and nineteen.
For Secretary
ALBERT P. LANGTRY of Springfield, four hundred and twelve.
For Treasurer
CHARLES L. BURRILL of Boston, four hundred.
For Auditor
EDWARD C. R. BAGLEY of Boston, eighty-one.
ALONSO B. COOK of Boston, two hundred and fifteen.
SAMUEL W. GEORGE of Haverhill, one hundred and thirty-four.
For Attorney-General
HENRY C. ATTWILL of Lynn, three hundred and ninety- one.
For Councillor, Second District
RICHARD F. ANDREWS of Boston, one hundred and seventy-three.
CLARENCE A. BARNES of Mansfield, eighty-one.
WILLIAM O. FAXON of Stoughton, one hundred and sixty-one.
For Senator, First Norfolk District
WILLIAM P. KELLEY of Braintree, eighty-eight.
LOUIS F. R. LANGELIER of Quincy, three hundred and forty-four.
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For Representative in General Court (Fourth Norfolk District) JOSEPH F. STONE of Canton, four hundred and seven.
For County Commissioner
EVAN F. RICHARDSON of Millis, three hundred and ninety-six.
For County Treasurer
HENRY D. HUMPHREY of Dedham, three hundred and ninety-seven.
For Sheriff
SAMUEL H. CAPEN of Dedham, three hundred and ninety-seven.
For State Committee
JESSE B. BAXTER of Milton, three hundred and ninety- four.
For Delegates to State Convention
J. PORTER HOLMES, three hundred and seventy-seven. RUSSELL SWIFT, there hundred and seventy-two. STEPHEN B. AMES, three hundred and seventy-two. HOWARD C. LESLIE, three hundred and seventy-six. PERCY E. SHELDON, three hundred and seventy-three. FRANK L. RICHARDS, three hundred and seventy-four. SARELL J. WILLIS, three hundred and seventy-five. SAMUEL WOLCOTT, three hundred and seventy-eight.
For Town Committee
PHILIP S. DALTON, three hundred and sixty-seven.
JESSE B. BAXTER, three hundred and sixty-six.
WINTHROP L. CARPENTER, three hundred and fifty- seven.
FREDERICK A. GASKINS, three hundred and sixty-two. ROGER WOLCOTT, three hundred and seventy-two. EDMUND M. POITEVIN, three hundred and fifty-three. ERNEST P. LIBBY, three hundred and fifty-eight. REGINALD A. JOHNSON, thirty-five.
WILLIAM A. WILL, twenty-eight.
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DEMOCRATIC
For Governor
FREDERICK S. DEITRICK of Cambridge, two. DAVID I. WALSH of Fitchburg, fifty-nine.
For Lieutenant-Governor
EDWARD P. BARRY of Boston, fifty-six.
For Secretary
EDWIN A. GROSVENOR of Amherst, fifty-four.
For Treasurer
HENRY L. BOWLES of Springfield, fifty-three.
For Auditor
JACOB C. MORSE of Brookline, fifty-three.
For Attorney-General
JOHN JOYCE DONAHUE of Medford, thirty-seven. HAROLD WILLIAM, JR., of Brookline, sixteen.
For Councillor, Second District
CHARLES W. GUY of Quincy, twenty. WILLIAM L. MURRAY of Boston, thirty-five.
For Senator, First Norfolk District
JAMES H. SHEA of Milton, eleven. JOHN J. KELLY of Boston, three.
For Representative in General Court (Fourth Norfolk District)
JAMES G. MULLEN of Milton, sixteen.
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For County Commissioner
JOHN J. GALLAGHER of Milton, two.
For Sheriff SAMUEL H. CAPEN of Dedham, thirty-nine.
For State Committee
JOHN A. KIGGEN of Boston, thirty-six.
For Delegates to State Convention
JAMES S. GALLAGHER, fifty.
JAMES G. MULLEN, fifty-one.
For Town Committee
J. FRANK CURLEY, forty-six.
JAMES H. SHEA, forty-five.
JAMES S. GALLAGHER, forty-four.
JOHN J. GALLAGHER, forty-five.
JAMES G. MULLEN, forty-five.
PATRICK F. MAHONEY, forty-four.
At 9 o'clock and 10 minutes P.M., Voted, To close the polls. All the above votes were duly sorted, counted, declared and recorded, sealed up in open meeting and delivered to the Town Clerk.
The following Ballot Clerks and Tellers were ap- pointed by the Selectmen to serve at the foregoing meeting:
Ballot Clerks: Robert J. Clark, George A. Lobban, Winthrop L. Knox, Republicans.
Henry D. Mahoney, Thomas M. Lennon, Democrats.
Tellers: Arthur W. Briggs, Clifton G. Lord, Prescott Skinner, William E. Leavitt, Charles B. Abbott, Walter
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A. Cheney, James F. Mitchell, Frank L. Richards, Arthur Robson, Republicans.
Joseph A. Rein, Joseph A. Shea, Edward Gallagher, Joseph F. Dalton, Joseph J. Mullen, Martin L. Bannin, J. Frank Curley, Alfred A. Shea, Fred N. Krim, Demo- crats.
William Johnstone, Benjamin R. Fuller, Progressives.
All of the above named Ballot Clerks and Tellers were sworn by the Town Clerk.
Whole number of ballots cast, 549.
At eleven o'clock and fifty minutes P.M. September 21, 1915, Voted, That the meeting be dissolved.
A true record.
Attest :
G. FRANK KEMP, Town Clerk.
NOVEMBER MEETING
WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. NORFOLK, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Milton, Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabit- ants of the Town of Milton qualified to vote at elec- tions, to meet in the Town Hall in said Milton, on Tues- day, the second day of November next at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in their ballots for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor, Attor- ney-General, all for the Commonwealth; Councillor for the Second District; Senator for the First Norfolk Dis- trict; Representative in the General Court for the Fourth Norfolk District; County Commissioner for the County of Norfolk, and one Associate Commissioner to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of three years for the County of Norfolk; County Treasurer for the County of Norfolk; Sheriff for the County of Norfolk; also to see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 189 of the Acts of 1915, entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of an independent agricultural school in the County of Norfolk," and see if the Town will vote to accept the following amendments to the Constitution, Chapter 129, Resolves of 1915, entitled "Resolves, to provide for the submitting to the people the article of amendment of the Constitu- tion empowering the General Court to authorize the taking of land to relieve congestion of population and to
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provide homes for citizens"; Chapter 130, Resolves of 1915, entitled, "Resolves to provide for submitting to the people the article of amendment of the Constitution striking the word 'male' from the qualifications of voters"; Chapter 140, Resolves of 1915, entitled, "Re- solves to provide for submitting to the people the article of amendment of the Constitution relative to the au- thority of the General Court to impose taxes."
All to be voted for on one ballot. The polls may be closed at 4 o'clock P.M.
And you are directed to warn said inhabitants, quali- fied as aforesaid, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes herein mentioned, by posting attested copies of this Warrant in each of the post-offices of said Milton at least fourteen days before the date of said meeting and leaving printed copies hereof at the dwelling houses in said Milton at least four days before said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Milton, this fifteenth day of October, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
JAMES S. RUSSELL, MAURICE A. DUFFY, GEORGE L. ANTHONY, Selectmen of Milton.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. NORFOLK, SS. MILTON, NOVEMBER 2, 1915.
Pursuant to the within Warrant I have notified the in- habitants of the Town of Milton as therein directed, to meet at the Town Hall in said Milton upon the date above mentioned for the purposes therein set forth.
PELEG BRONSDON,
Constable of Milton.
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At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Milton, held according to a Warrant of which the foregoing is a copy, upon November 2, 1915, the following number of votes were given in for the several persons hereinafter named, for the respective offices specified below, namely:
For Governor
NELSON B. CLARK of Beverly, eleven.
WALTER S. HUTCHINS of Greenfield, eight.
SAMUEL W. McCALL of Winchester, nine hundred and sixty-four.
PETER O'ROURKE of Medford, six.
WILLIAM SHAW of Andover, sixty-one.
DAVID I. WALSH of Fitchburg, four hundred and eighty- five.
BLANKS, eleven.
For Lieutenant-Governor
EDWARD P. BARRY of Boston, four hundred and twenty- two.
CALVIN COOLIDGE of Northampton, one thousand and twenty-four.
ALFRED H. EVANS of Hadley, thirty-nine.
JAMES HAYES of Plymouth, eleven.
CHESTER R. LAWRENCE of Boston, seven.
SAMUEL P. LEVENBERG of Boston, six.
BLANKS, thirty-seven.
For Secretary
EDWIN A. GROSVENOR of Amherst, four hundred and seventeen.
ALBERT P. LANGTRY of Springfield, one thousand and sixteen.
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THOMAS J. MAHER of Medford, twelve.
MARION E. SPROULE of Lowell, ten. WILLARD O. WYLIE of Beverly, thirty-five. BLANKS, fifty-six.
For Treasurer
HENRY L. BOWLES of Springfield, four hundred and twenty-three.
CHARLES L. BURRILL of Boston, one thousand and thirteen.
CHARLES E. FENNER of Worcester, eight.
WILLIAM E. MARKS of Worcester, twenty-seven.
JEREMIAH P. MCNALLY of Salem, twelve.
BLANKS, sixty-three.
For Auditor
ALONZO B. COOK of Boston, nine hundred and seventy- one.
JAMES W. HOLDEN of New Bedford, nine.
HENRY C. IRAM of Warwick, ten.
JACOB C. MORSE of Brookline, four hundred and forty. WILLIAM G. ROGERS of Wilbraham, forty-one. BLANKS, seventy-five.
For Attorney-General
HENRY C. ATWILL of Lynn, one thousand and forty- one.
FRANK AUGHTER of Boston, thirty-six.
JOSEPH JOYCE DONAHUE of Medford, three hundred and eighty-five.
JOHN MCCARTHY of Abington, fourteen.
WILLIAM TAYLOR of Worcester, nine. BLANKS, sixty-one.
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For Councillor, Sccond District
RICHARD F. ANDREWS of Boston, one thousand and fifty-two.
WILLIAM L. MURRAY of Boston, four hundred and seventeen.
BLANKS, seventy-seven.
For Senator, First Norfolk District
LOUIS F. R. LANGELIER of Quincy, one thousand and twenty-nine.
JAMES H. SHEA of Milton, four hundred and forty- nine.
Blanks, sixty-eight.
For Representative in General Court (Fourth Norfolk District)
JAMES G. MULLEN of Milton, four hundred and eighty- four.
JOSEPH F. STONE of Canton, nine hundred and ninety- four.
JACOB A. TURNER of Milton, one.
BLANKS, sixty-seven.
For County Commissioner
EVAN F. RICHARDSON of Millis, eleven hundred and eighty-three.
BLANKS, three hundred and sixty-three.
For County Treasurer
HENRY D. HUMPHREY of Dedham, eleven hundred and seventy.
JOHN J. GALLAGHER of Milton, one.
BLANKS, three hundred and seventy-five.
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For Sheriff
SAMUEL H. CAPEN of Dedham, eleven hundred and ninety-six.
BLANKS, three hundred and fifty.
For Associate County Commissioner
N. P. ROUBOUND, one.
WILLIAM E. BYER, one.
FRANK JOHNSON, one.
CHARLES F. COOK, one.
ERNEST P. LIBBY, one.
J. MERRILL BROWN, one.
PELEG BRONSDON, one.
WILLIAM B. THURBER, one.
BLANKS, fifteen hundred and thirty-eight.
Chapter 129, Resolves of 1915
Resolves empowering the General Court to authorize the taking of land to relieve congestion of population and to provide homes for citizens.
YES: eight hundred and forty-one.
No: forty-one.
BLANKS: two hundred ninety-four.
Chapter 130, Resolves of 1915
Resolves to strike the word "Male" from the qualifi- cations of voters.
YES: three hundred and ninety-nine.
No: ten hundred and thirty-three.
BLANKS: one hundred and fourteen.
Chapter 140, Resolves of 1915
Resolves relative to the authority of the General Court to impose taxes.
YES: nine hundred and one.
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No: three hundred and twenty-four.
BLANKS: three hundred and twenty-one.
Chapter 189, Acts of 1915
An Act to provide for the establishment and main- tenance of an independent agricultural school in the County of Norfolk.
YES: eight hundred.
No: four hundred and seventy.
BLANKS, two hundred and seventy-six.
At the meeting aforesaid the following appointments of Ballot Clerks and Tellers were made by the Selectmen, namely :
Ballot Clerks: Charles H. Bearce, John A. Larrabee, Republicans.
Thomas M. Lennon, Henry D. Mahoney, Democrats.
Tellers: Carl W. Gram, Morton Swift, Prescott Skin- ner, William A. Will, Lewis B. Currier, Clifton G. Lord, Holbrook Lincoln, Albert M. Hoxie, Benjamin R. Fuller, Jesse P. Bent, John B. Sangster, J. Arthur Robson, Winthrop S. Knox, Walter M. Church, J. Arthur Spencer, Republicans.
Albert J. Eichorn, Edward Gallagher, Joseph J. Mul- len, John H. Houlihan, William A. Murray, John F. Dono- van, Joseph A. Rein, Joseph F. Dalton, B. Sarsfield Quigley, Patrick F. Healey, William A. Haley, Edward F. Lee, Democrats.
All of the above named Ballot Clerks and Tellers were sworn by the Town Clerk before entering upon their duties.
At 4 o'clock P.M., Voted, To close the polls in ten minutes.
At 4 o'clock and 10 minutes, Voted, That the polls be closed.
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At 5 o'clock and 3 minutes P.M., Voted, To dissolve the meeting.
A true record.
Attest : G. FRANK KEMP, Town Clerk.
Whole number of ballots cast, fifteen hundred and forty-six.
Whole number of registered voters, November 1, 1915: Men, 1,828; Women, 642.
Fourth Norfolk Representative District
We the undersigned Town Clerks of the Towns of Canton and Milton comprising Representative District Number Four, in the County of Norfolk, hereby certify: That at an election duly held in said towns upon the second day of November, A.D., 1915, for a candidate to represent said district at the next General Court, the following number of votes were given in for the several persons hereinafter named, to wit:
For JAMES G. MULLEN of Milton, nine hundred and forty-two.
For JOSEPH F. STONE of Canton, fourteen hundred and twenty.
For JACOB A. TURNER of Milton, one.
BLANKS, one hundred and one.
Given under our hands at Canton, this twelfth day of November, A.D. 1915.
WALTER AMES, G. FRANK KEMP, Town Clerks of Canton and Milton.
REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
MILTON, MASS., January 1, 1916. To the Citizens of Milton :-
On March 6, 1915, the Town voted under Article. 46 of the Warrant "to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of five citizens to keep in touch with and consider such legislative proceedings as may effect or involve the interests of the Town, and confer as they may think expedient with the Selectmen in regard to the employment of counsel to represent the Town in any such matters." The undersigned were duly appointed as the committee, and organized by the choice of Roger Wolcott as chairman.
Owing to the fact that by the time of our appointment many of the committees of the Legislature of 1915 had closed their hearings, the committee found little to do as regards the legislation of 1915. It recommended to the Selectmen that the Town oppose Senate Nos. 561 and 562 of 1915, and by authority of the Board Messrs. Pierce and Wolcott of the committee appeared before the Com- mittee on Ways and Means in opposition to those bills.
Senate 561 provided for a further retention by the Commonwealth of the Corporate Franchise Tax collected from certain public service corporations and at present in part distributed to the cities and towns. It was op- posed on the ground that the Commonwealth already had abundant sources of revenue and that the cities and towns should not have their sources of revenue further curtailed.
Senate 562 gave the State Tax Commissioner the power to revise any assessment made by a local board of assess-
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'ors. It was opposed on the ground that in November the people were to vote on a taxation amendment to the Constitution (which has since been ratified), and that any such important amendment of the taxation laws should await either rejection of the Constitutional amend- ment, or its ratification with the new powers conferred by it.
Both the above bills received adverse reports from the Committee on Ways and Means, and both were later de- feated in the Legislature.
Owing to the necessity for filing this report before the beginning of the legislative session of 1916, we can say here nothing of our work between that time and the March 1916 Town Meeting, but we shall willingly continue our work until our successors assume their duties unless the Town vote not to continue the committee.
We believe that the continuance of an advisory legis- lative committee may be of great benefit to the Town, but that the Town should guard against possible changes of policy in the middle of a legislative session such as might follow the appointment of a new committee in the month of March. We also feel that it might be well to enlarge its powers so that it shall also keep in touch with the proceedings of the State boards and commissions so far as they may affect the interests of the Town.
We therefore recommend that if the Town again votes for such a committee its vote should be substantially as follows:
"To authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of five citizens to consider such proceedings of the Legis- lature and of State boards and commissions as may affect the interests of the Town, and confer as they may think expedient with the Selectmen in regard to the em- ployment of counsel to represent the Town in any such proceedings; such committee to hold office for the
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calendar year next following its appointment, to have the power to fill vacancies in its own number, and to report in print to the Town at the Town meeting next following the close of its term of office."
ROGER WOLCOTT, Chairman, GUY ANDREWS HAM, CHARLES S. PIERCE, ROBERT L. RAYMOND, G. FRANK KEMP.
SPECIAL REPORT
MILTON, MASS., December 14, 1915. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
GENTLEMEN :- The Committee on Motorizing Fire Apparatus, Town of Milton, begs to report as follows:
This committee was appointed in March, 1915, to investigate the advisability of motorizing the fire ap- paratus of the Town and to spend, if so decided, $8,000 therefor.
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