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7 93
Warren, Herbert M., buildings and land at West Newton
10,700
130 54
Washburn, Andrew, house and land, Auburndale
1,800
21 96
Watson, J. O., house and land, West Newton
1,600
19 52
Wells, Martha A., land at Auburndale
500
6 10
Weston, Evelyn Owen, Mrs., h. & I'd, Wash. st., N. Corner
4,600
56 12
Weston, Nathan, house and land, Riverside
1,850
22 57
10,300
125 66
lots 1, 2, 3, 9, Sylvan Heights
3,900
47 58
Storey, Charles W., exr. E. H. Eldredge estate (per $14,397 - $175 64)
Tower, Thaddeus, land on Beacon street
2,400
29 28
250
3 05
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NAMES.
Value of Real Estate.
Tax on Real Estate.
White, John H., executor, estate of Samuel Adams (per $7,000 - $85 40)
White, Nancy, land on Dudley street
200
2 44
Whitney, Salmon, lot 15, Institution land
700
8 54
Whittle, George D., house and land at Newtonville
2,500
30 50
Wildes, Asahel H., buildings and land on Mt. Ida
6,300
76 86
Wilkins, Cassander, land at Newton Centre
700
8 54
Wilmington Bank, lots 1, 3, 4, E. Page land
600
7 32
Winslow, Charles, house and land, Upper Falls
1,800
21 96
Wiswall, Elisha, heirs, land on Cherry street
200
2 44
Woodward, James B., house and land, Newton Corner
4,200
51 24
Woodforth, Alfred H., h. & land cor. Prospect & Wash. sts.
5,000
61 00
Wyman, Edward, Kinmonth farm
14,050
171 41
Tower farm
6,025
73 51
. (per $1,000 -$12 20)
YOUNG, Reuben, buildings and land, North street
2,325
28 37
ZECHER, John, land on Florence street
350
4 27
LIST OF DELINQUENT TAX-PAYERS.
TAXES OF 1867. REMAINING UNPAID FEB. 13, 1868. [For Amount of Taxes, see Tax-List.]
RESIDENTS.
Adams, Daniel F.
Glover, Winslow B.
Armington, Horace E.
Goodrich, William J.
Ayles, John
Green, Theodore
Adams, George, heirs
Grout, John K.
Balders, Lewis
Greenwood, James M.
Baldwin, Thomas C.
Haley, Maria Hancock, James S.
Brackett, Sarah
Haviland, Thomas P.
Bradley, Christopher
Hilton, Wentworth
Bragdon, John F.
Holt, David
Brennan, John
Jackson, Ephraim, heirs
Brickett, S. H.
Jenkins, Daniel
Bryson, Patrick
Keefe, Thomas
Bryson, Hugh
Kennedy, Richard
Butcher, James M.
Knowles, Eben H.
Burton, Mary
Lawler, Martin
Carver, Francis H.
Lawrence, Joseph
Coffee, John
Lewis, John H.
Coburn, Charles
Lovely, William
Collins, William
Lucy, Michael
Corkery, John
Lyons, James
Corning, John
Manning, Michael
Crowley, John
McBride, Patrick
Cunningham, John
McCabe, John
Cunningham, Michael
McCarty, Clara M., Mrs.
Cunningham, Patrick
McCarty, Michael
Daniels, William
McCarty, Cornelius
Delaney, James
McDonnell, Edward
Donnivan, Timothy Dunn, Eilen
McGovern, Barney
Farrell, Thomas
McGuire, James McLane, John McLaughlen, John
Feeley, Timothy
Fisher, A. J.
McIntosh, William
Fuller, Sarah
Gilpatrick, George
McSherry, Bernard McSorley, John
Beirne, Michael
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McGue, Mary, heirs Mellen, Michael Miles, John Monks, Patrick
Saunders, Joseph S.
Scotten, Henry Sewall, Richard
Siemens, Edward
Murphy, Patrick
Storer, Seth
Murray, Peter
Storer, Henry G.
Needham, Christopher
Stroud, John E.
O'Conner, John
Sylvester, Geo. W.
Osgood & Co.
Thayer, Stephen O.
Pierce, Silas F.
Troy, Thomas
Purcell. John
Turner, Benjamin
Plimpton, Frederick S.
Timony, Edward
Pollard, Christopher
Warren, Silas
Rice, Charles
Welch, Margaret, Mrs.
Richardson, Samuel
White, James
Riley, Michael
Winship, Herman
Wood, Bartholomew
Robinson, George S. Ryan, Thomas Ryan, Edward
Wright, Patrick Wright, James
NON-RESIDENTS.
Brooks, James
McBurney, Charles Monto, Mary A.
Broderick, David
Byrnes, Augustine, in part
Munroe, Fowle & Co.
Cutter, George W.
Parker, Robert W.
Corbin, Cameron
Putnam, Edwin L.
Dugan, Daniel
Quimby, Thomas
Field, John
Remick, John, and others
Grimes, David W.
Reed, S., & L. Clarke, trust.
Spalding, Corriden
Hovey, George H. Kinstler, Conrad
Wildes, Asahel
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STREETS OF NEWTON.
ADAMS STREET. From Washington Street, Newton Corner, -near the residence of the late Wm. Jackson, - northerly to Watertown Street. Distance - 3-8 mile, 32 rods.
ASH STREET. From Auburn Street, in Auburndale, northwesterly, past the Schoolhouse to Seaverns Street. Distance - 44 rods.
AUBURN STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, near Jackson brook, through Auburndale to Weston line at Starr Bridge. Distance - 1 3-8 miles, 16 rods.
BALDWIN STREET. From Mt. Vernon Street, Newton Corner, northerly to Elmwood Street. Distance - 23 rods.
BEACON STREET. From Brighton line, East Newton, through Newton Cen- tre, past Rosin Oil Factory and Newton Almshouse, to Stedman's Cor- ner, Lower Falls. Distance - 4 1-2 miles, 8 rods.
BOWERS STREET. From Walnut Street, near Newtonville Railroad Station, to private way near the residence of T. J. Johnson. Distance - 1-4 mile, 8 rods.
BOYLSTON STREET. Formerly Worcester Turnpike. From Brookline line to Needham line, at bridge near the Rolling Mill, Upper Falls. Dis- tance - 3 miles, 32 rods.
BRIDGE STREET. From Watertown Street - past the residence of Thomas Dalby - to Bemis Bridge. Distance - 3-8 mile.
BRIGHTON STREET. From Brighton line, Newton Corner, on what was for- merly Indian lane, past the residence of Charles Brackett, to Harbach corner ; thence to Centre Street, near the residence of Wm. J. Loring, Newton Centre. Distance - 1 1-2 miles.
BROOKLINE STREET. From Brookline line, Oak Hill, past the residence of N. S. King, to Dedham Street, near Oak Hill schoolhouse. Distance - 1 1-8 miles, 20 rods.
CABOT STREET. From Walnut Street, Newtonville, to Centre Street, oppo- site Sargent Street, and near the " Cabot place." Distance - 7-8 mile.
CALIFORNIA STREET. From Crafts Street, Newtonville, past the residence of Wm. J. Towne and Freeman's Factory, to Watertown line, near J. S. Allison's residence. Distance - 1 1-8 miles, 12 rods.
CEDAR STREET. From Homer Street, Newton Centre, - near the residence of D. H. Mason, - to Mill Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 32 rods.
CENTRE STREET. From Watertown line, Newton Corner, -near the resi- dence of Henry Fuller, - through Newton Corner and Newton Centre, to Boylston Street, near the residence of Mancy Thornton. Distance- 3 miles, 24 rods.
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CHAPEL STREET. From Watertown Street, North Village, northwesterly, past the Dalby Mills, to California Street. Distance - 1-4 mile.
CHARLES STREET. From Auburn Street, in Riverside, southerly and east- erly to the Boston and Worcester Railroad, Riverside Station. Dis- tance - 1-4 mile 12 rods.
CHERRY STREET. From Washington Street, W. Newton, - near the Town Hall, -past the residences of G. E. Allen and Samuel J. Hyde, to Waltham line. Distance - 1 mile, 12 rods.
CHESTNUT STREET. From Railroad Station, Upper Falls, to Washington Street, opposite Railroad House, West Newton. Distance-3 miles.
CHURCH STREET. From Washington Street, Newton Corner - opposite the residence of A. B. Ely - across Centre Street, to Moore Street, near the residence of Mrs. Ricker. Distance - 5-8 mile, 24 rods.
CLARK STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Centre - near the residence of James Hyde, - past the residence of John Stearns, to Boylston Street. Distance- 3-8 mile, 16 rods.
COTTON STREET. From Centre Street, - opposite the residence of Gardner Colby, - easterly to Brighton Street. Distance 1-2 mile, 16 rods.
CONCORD STREET. From Washington Street, Lower Falls, - near the residence of Rev. A. L. Baury, -to Weston line at Slack's bridge. Distance 5-8 mile.
COOK STREET. From Winchester Street past the residence of S. Putnam, to Boylston Street, near A. Cook's shop. Distance - 1-8 mile, 10 rods.
COURT STREET. From Washington Street, Newtonville, - near the Meth- odist Chapel, - northerly to the residence of David Loring, thence east- erly to residence of G. W. Sturtevant, thence southerly, past the resi- dence of Mrs. Ann Winch, to Washington Street. Distance - 71 rods.
CRAFTS STREET. From Washington Street, Newtonville, - opposite the residence of J. W. Cotton, - past Nathan Crafts' residence, to Wal- tham Street. Distance, - 1 1-4 miles, 9 rods.
CROSS STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, past the residence of E. T. Wiswall, to Watertown Street. Distance - 1-8 mile, 10 rods.
CYPRESS STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Centre, -near the resi- dence of N. S. Prince, - to Jackson Street, near the residence of Samuel M. Jackson. Distance - 5-8 mile, 32 rods.
DEDHAM STREET. From West Roxbury line, -near the residence of Wm. W. McIntosh, - past the residence of Eben Stone, Oak Hill, to Winchester Street. Distance - 2 1-4 miles, 16 rods.
DUDLEY STREET. From Jackson Street, -near the residence of S. M Jackson, - across Boylston Street, past the residence of J. C. Gipson to Brookline Street, Oak Hill. Distance - 1 1-4 mile, 18 rods.
EAST STREET. From Newtonville Avenue, at Newtonville, northerly by the easterly end of Bowers Street, to the Boston and Worcester Railroad. Distance - 28 rods.
ELLIOT STREET. From Boylston Street, near the residence of Moses Crafts, past the residence of Frederick Barden, to Needham line at Elliot Bridge, Upper Falls. Distance - 1 mile.
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ELLI STREET. From near Baptist Church, Upper Falls, to Boylston Street near Rolling Mill. Distance - 1-8 mile, 16 rods.
ELM STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, -near B. F. Houghton's store, past the residence of the late Dr. J. H. Brown, to River Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 16 rods.
ELMWOOD STREET. From Eliot Block, Centre Street, Newton Corner, to Park Street. Distance - 1-8 mile, 8 rods.
EMERALD STREET. From River Street, West Newton, past the residence of Henry Washburn. Distance - 1-2 mile, 16 rods.
FARWELL STREET. From North Street, Newtonville, - near the residence of the late Ezra Fuller, - north-easterly 1-8 mile, 18 rods, thence north-westerly to said North Street, near Waltham line. Distance - 1-4 mile, 27 rods.
FLORENCE STREET. From Brookline line, near " Arba Hyde " place, to Boylston Street. Distance - 3-8 mile, 24 rods.
FRANKLIN STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Corner, - near the resi- dence of D. K. Hitchcock, - past the residence of Samuel Jennison, to Brighton Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 24 rods.
FULLER STREET. From Washington Street, past the residence of Samuel F. Dix, to Chestnut Street. Distance - 7-8 mile.
GRAFTON STREET. From Homer Street, Newton Centre, to Centre Street. Distance - 1-8 mile.
GREENOUGH STREET. From Washington Street, west of A. J. Allen place, to Auburn Street. Distance - 1-8 mile, 24 rods.
GREENWOOD STREET. From Dedham Street, Oak Hill, - near the resi- dence of the late Calvin Rand, - past the residence of J. W. Kings- bury, to Dudley Street, near Conrad Decker's residence. Distance - 5-8 mile, 24 rods.
GROVE STREET. From Washington Street, Lower Falls, - near the resi- dence of Stephen Cate, - over County road to Auburn Street, Auburn- dale. Distance - 1 5-8 miles, 12 rods.
HAMMOND STREET. From Ward Street, East Newton, - near the resi- dence of John Ward, Jr., to Brookline line, near Chestnut Hill R. Road Station. Distance - 1 1-4 mile, 32 rods.
HANCOCK STREET. From Grove Street, Auburndale, - near the residence of Rev. S. Harding, to Auburndale R. Road Station, thence East to Grove Street. Distance - 1-2 mile.
HIGH STREET. From Elliot Street, Upper Falls, - opposite the residence of Frederick Barden, past Elliot Hall, to Boylston Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 32 rods.
HIGHLAND STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, - opposite the Congregational Church, past the residence of Galen Merriam, across Chestnut Street, to the residence of Samuel Parsons. Distance - 5-8 miles, 16 rods.
HOMER STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Centre, - near the Congre- gational Church, - past the residence of D. H. Mason, to Chestnut Street, near the residence of B. F. Whittemore. Distance - 1 5-8 mile, 8 rods.
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HOVEY STREET. From Washington Street, Newton Corner, - near the Episcopal Chapel, to Waban Street. Distance-30 rods.
HULL STREET. From Walnut Street, Newtonville, - near Jennings Mill, - past the residence of J. J. Walworth, to Murray Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 11 rods.
JACKSON STREET. From Boylston Street, west, past the residence of S. M. Jackson, to Boylston Street, near the residence of Wm. Aiken. Distance - 5-8 mile, 24 rods.
JEFFERSON STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Corner, west of Nonan- tum House, to the residence of Thomas Kidder. Distance -1-8 mile, 16 rods.
JEWETT STREET. From Washington Street, Newton Corner, - near the residence of A. B. Ely, to Pearl Street. Distance - 1-8 mile, 24 rods.
KENRICK STREET. From Brighton Street, north of J. A. Kenrick's resi- dence, to Brighton line, south side of Nonantum Hill. Distance - 3-8 mile, 16 rods.
LAKE STREET. From Watertown Street, Newtonville, northwesterly, past the Silver Lake Factory, to California Street. Distance - 1-4 mile 22 rods.
LEXINGTON STREET. From Auburn Street, Auburndale -near Plummer's Street, to Waltham line. Distance - 1 mile, 28 rods.
LINCOLN STREET. From Oak Hill Station, Newton Centre, on the Boston, H. & E. Railroad, westerly to Woodward Street, near the house of Miss Fogg. Distance -- 1-4 mile 45 rods.
LOWELL STREET. From Washington Street, Newtonville, - near the resi- dence of E. D. Brooks, to Watertown Street. Distance - 1-4 mile. 16 rods.
MAPLE STREET. From Auburn Street, Auburndale, -near the residence of S. A. Danforth, to Woodland Avenue. Distance - 1-8 mile, 36 rods.
MARGIN STREET. From R. Road crossing, Washington Street, past West Newton Railroad Station, to Chestnut Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 8 rods.
MILL STREET. From Walnut Street, Newtonville, near grist mill, to Centre Street, opposite the residence of the late Joshua Loring. Distance - 5-8 mile, 32 rods.
MOORE STREET. From near E. A. Smallwood's cabinet manufactory, New- ton Corner, to Brighton Street, near the residence of Mrs. Ricker. Distance - 3-8 mile.
MOUNT IDA STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Corner, below the resi- dence of Capt. William Thomas, southerly to Saratoga street. Dis- tance -- 18 1-2 rods.
MURRAY STREET. From Otis Street, Newtonville, past E. W. Dennison's box factory, to Homer Street. Distance - 1-2 mile, 46 rods.
NAHANTON STREET. From Dedham Street, near Oak Hill Schoolhouse, to Kenrick's Bridge. Distance - 1 mile, 32 rods.
NEWTONVILLE AVENUE. From Walnut Street, - near the residence of William Page, - to near Isaac Carey's residence. Distance - 1-4 mile 8 rods.
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NONANTUM STREET. From Washington Street, - near the house of John B. H. Fuller, - Newton Corner, northerly, easterly, and southerly, to said Washington Street. Distance - 1-4 mile 46 rods.
NORTH STREET. From Crafts Street, Newtonville, past the residence of John C. Kent, to Waltham line. Distance - 1-2 mile.
OAK STREET. From Elliot Street, - near the residence of Frederick Bar- den, - to Upper Falls Railroad Station. Distance - 1-8 mile, 32 rods.
OTIS STREET. From Walnut Street, Newtonville, past the residence of I. S. Withington, to Chestnut Street, West Newton. Distance- 3-4 mile, 36 rods.
PAGE STREET. From Walnut Street, in the northerly part of Newtonville, northeasterly, across Crafts Street, and Lake Street, to Silver Lake. Distance - 1-4 mile 5 rods.
PARK STREET. From Washington Street, Newton Corner, - near S. Dur- gin's blacksmith shop, -- past Woodland Park, across Franklin Street, to Sargent Street. Distance - 5-8 mile, 16 rods.
PARKER STREET. From Cypress Street, Newton Centre, across Boylston Street, to Dedham Street, near the residence of Eben Stone. Dis- tance - 1 1-4 miles, 12 rods.
PEARL STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Corner, near Mosher's black- smith shop, to Watertown Street, opposite the residence of Edwin Robinson. Distance - 5-8 mile, 12 rods.
PELHAM STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Centre, - near the Engine House, - westerly, terminating near the residence of H. L. Chase. Distance - 1-8 mile, 10 rods.
PINE STREET. From River Street, West Newton, past the residence of Michael Lester and Michael McDonald. Distance - 3-8 mile, 8 rods.
PLEASANT STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Centre, - near Post Office, - past the residence of R. W. Turner, to Homer Street. Dis- tance - 1-2 mile.
PROSPECT STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, past the resi- dence of Wm. F. Ward, to Temple Street. Distance - 1-8 mile, 24 rods.
PUTNAM STREET. From Margin Street, West Newton, southerly to Tem- ple Street. Distance - 59 rods.
RICHARDSON STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Corner, - near the residence of Mrs. Monroe, -to the schoolhouse, thence to Church Street. Distance - 1-8 mile, 24 rods.
RIVER STREET. From Waltham Street, West Newton, - near the residence of the late A. H. Ward, - past burying ground, to Lexington Street. Distance - 3-4 mile, 8 rods.
SARATOGA STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Corner, - near the house of Preston Ware, Jr. - northwesterly to its junction with Mount Ida Street. Distance - 24 rods.
SARGENT STREET. From Centre Street, - near George Hunter's residence and opposite Cabot Street, to Brighton Street opposite Kenrick Street, near the residence of J. A. Kenrick. Distance - 3-8 mile, 28 rods.
SCHOOL STREET. From Washington Street, Newton Corner, - near the residence of Mrs. Watson, -to Pearl Street. Distance - 38 rods.
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SEAVERNS STREET. From near the Avenue leading to the house of the late E. S. Ware, in Auburndale, southwesterly to near the residence of Charles W. Robinson. Distance - 32 rods.
SHORT STREET. From Highland Street, West Newton, - near the resi- dence of S. Parsons, - to Otis Street. Distance -38 rods.
SOUTH STREET. From Hammond Street, East Newton, - past the residence of Francis Pettee, - to Ward Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 8 rods.
SPRING STREET. From Winter Street, Upper Falls, to Summer Street, opposite the Methodist Church. Distance - 15 rods.
STATION STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Centre, - past Railroad Station and residence of Joshua Bartlett, - to Jackson Street. Dis- tance - 1 mile.
SUMMER STREET., From High Street, Upper Falls, - past the Methodist Church, - to Chestnut Street. Distance - 24 rods.
SUMNER STREET. From Station Street. Newton Centre, opposite L. T Cunningham's blacksmith's shop, to Brighton Street, opposite the resi- dence of William J. Loring. Distance - 1-2 mile, 16 rods.
TEMPLE STREET. From Highland Street, West Newton, - opposite the residence of Galen Merriam, - past the residence of Chas. H. Carroll, to Prospect Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 12 rods.
TREMONT STREET. From Park Street, Newton Corner,-near the residence of D. G. Rawson, - past E. A. Smallwood's cabinet manufactory, to Brighton. Distance - 93 rods.
TROWBRIDGE STREET. From Beacon Street, Newton Centre, northerly to Pleasant Street. Distance - 18 rods.
VERNON STREET. From Centre Street, Newton Corner, - near the resi- dence of Edwin Chaffin, - to Moore Street. Distance - 1-4 mile, 32 rods.
VINE STREET. From Brookline Street, Oak Hill, past the residence of Mrs. Mary B. Curtois, to West Roxbury line. Distance - 1-4 mile, 10 rods. WABAN STREET and PARK. From School Street, Newton Corner, across Jewett Street, to Pearl Street. Distance - 1-4 mile 25 rods.
WALES STREET. From Wales Corner, Lower Falls, to Needham line at Stone Bridge. Distance - 17 rods.
WALNUT PARK. From Washington Street, Newton Corner, past the resi- dence of John C. Potter, to Waban Park. Distance - 72 rods.
WALNUT STREET. From Crafts Street, Newtonville, southerly across Watertown Street, Lowell Street, and Washington Street, past High Schoolhouse, across Homer Street, past Newton Cemetery, across Beacon Street, past Oak Hill Railroad Station, to Centre Street, near the residence of Amos Peirce. Distance - 2 3-4 miles 10 rods.
WALTHAM STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, - near John Mead's store, - past " Davis Schoolhouse," and the residence of Mrs. Sarah Fuller, to Waltham line. Distance - 1 1-8 miles.
WASHINGTON STREET. From Brighton line, Newton Corner, - near E. A. Smallwood's residence, - through Newton Corner, Newtonville, West Newton, and Lower Falls to Needham line, at bridge near "Rice's Mill." Distance - 4 7-8 miles, 16 rods.
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WATERTOWN STREET. From Washington Street, West Newton, - near Railroad House, - past the residences of Adolphus Smith and J. A. Faxon, to Watertown line, near " Lenox House." Distance - 1 3-4 mile.
WARD STREET. From Brighton Street, East Newton, - at Harbach cor- ner, - past Ephraim Ward's residence, +o Brighton line, near the resi- dence of Daniel Knowles. Distance - 7-8 mile.
WEBSTER STREET. From Waltham Screet, West Newton, - opposite " Davis schoolhouse," - past the residences of N. T. Allen and the late Dr. J. H. Brown, to Mrs. Dexter's residence. Distance - 1-8 mile, 22 rods.
WINCHESTER STREET. From Nahanton Street, South Newton, - near the residence of David Hall, Jr., - to Boylston Street, near the residence of Mancy Thornton. Distance - 1 1-2 miles, 32 rods.
WINTER STREET. From High Street, Upper Falls, near tin shop, to Chestnut Street, near Loring Wheeler's store. Distance - 22 rods.
WOODLAND AVENUE. From Washington Street, opposite the residence of T. C. Severance, past the Female Seminary and over Railroad, to Auburn Street, opposite the residence of Benj. Bourne, Auburndale. Distance - 3-4 mile.
WOODWARD STREET. From Boylston Street, -near Moses Crafts' black- smith shop, - past the residence of Samuel N. Woodward, to Beacon Street, near the residence of E. J. Collins. Distance - 1 mile 28 rods.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OF TOWN MEETINGS.
APPROVED BY THE COURT, DEC. 29, 1857.
1st. No final vote shall be reconsidered, unless the person moving the same shall have made a declaration of his inten- tion to do so at the time of its adoption, and shall have been one of the majority, acting thereon ; and no article in any warrant shall be again taken into consideration, after it has been disposed of, unless ordered by a vote of two thirds of the voters present.
2d. No person shall speak more than twice upon any question, without first obtaining leave of the meeting, except for the correction of an error, or to make an explanation ; and not until others, who have not spoken upon the question, shall speak, if they desire it.
3d. All motions submitted for consideration of the Town, shall be in writing, if so required by the presiding officer, or by the meeting.
4th. Every person speaking shall address the chair, stand- ing and uncovered.
5th. No vote fixing the period for closing a ballot shall be reconsidered after such ballot shall have commenced; but it may be in order to extend the period without such recon- sideration.
6th. Committees shall be nominated by the presiding officer of the meeting, unless otherwise ordered by a vote of two thirds of the voters present ; and in nominations at large, no person shall nominate more than one member of such committee.
7th. All motions to lay on the table, to take from the table, to take any article from its regular order, or to change the order of business, shall be decided without debate.
8th. The duties of the presiding officer shall be determined by the code of Rules governing the presiding officer of the House of Representatives of this Commonwealth, so far as they are adapted to the condition and powers of the Town.
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BY-LAWS.
APPROVED BY THE COURT, DEC. 29, 1857.
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Art. 1. The assessment of all taxes shall be completed and a list of the same delivered to the Collector on or before the first day of July of each year.
Art. 2. The appointed time for collecting poll-taxes of persons having no other tax, shall be from the 20th to the 31st of July, and all other taxes from the 10th to the 20th of November of each year.
Art. 3. It shall be the duty of the Collector, during each of said periods, to appoint at least eight different times and places in different parts of the town, when and where he will meet the inhabitants and receive their taxes ; and he shall, immediately after receiving the tax-list from the assessors, make out the tax-bills, and send the same to each of said inhabitants and each non-resident, as he can find, with a notice thereon of said times and places, and the penalties of non-payment of said taxes; and the Town shall furnish printed blanks for the use of said Collector.
Art. 4. At the expiration of the time appointed for said payment of taxes, the Collector shall issue a summons to all delinquents, and if any taxes remain unpaid more than ten days after the service of said summons, the Collector shall immediately proceed to collect the same with legal fees therefor.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
No action shall be had at any Town meeting on the report of any Committee previously chosen, unless the same shall be specially notified in the warrant for calling said meeting.
PASTURING OF CATTLE OR OTHER ANIMALS IN STREETS AND WAYS.
No person shall pasture cattle or other animals in or upon any of the streets or ways in the Town of Newton, either with or without a keeper, under the penalty of five dollars for each and every such offence ; and it shall be the duty of the Select- men to prosecute every violation of this By-Law ; and all fines or penalties collected for such offences, shall be paid to the Treasurer for the use of the Town.
BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF NEWTON
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