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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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ELLIS 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 rcds.
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, to Brighton line, near the resi- dence of Daniel Knowles. Distance - 7-8 mile.
WEBSTER STREET. From Waltham Street, 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.
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
CONCERNING
Truant Children and Absentees from School.
ADOPTED MARCH 2, 1863.
Sec. 1. The Town of Newton hereby adopts the provis- ions of the forty-second Chapter of the General Statutes of this Commonwealth, so far as applicable to Truant Children and Absentees from school ; and all the provisions of the two hundred and seventh Chapter of the Acts of 1862, and the several Acts in addition thereto, or in amendment thereof.
Sec. 2. Any person convicted of any offense described in said Acts, or either of them, shall be punished by fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or by confinement in any institution of instruction, house of reformation, or suitable situation, which shall be provided for the purpose, for a term not exceeding one year.
Sec. 3. The Selectmen of the Town shall provide a suit- able lockup, or institution of instruction, or house of refor- mation, or some other suitable place in the Poor-house belonging to the Town, or some other place in the Town aforesaid, or in the County of Middlesex, which shall be assigned and used for the confinement of persons convicted and sentenced to confinement under said Acts.
Sec. 4. Three Truant Officers shall be annually chosen in the Town of Newton, at its Annual Meeting in March, to serve one year, whose duty it shall be to make complaints of all persons who have violated any provisions of the Acts aforesaid, or either of them.
Sec. 5. The Selectmen of the Town shall fix the amount of compensation of said Truant Officers, for their services, as they shall think just, and the sum shall be paid from the Treasury of the Town.
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the School Committee, and of the Teachers of the Public Schools in said Town, to report the name of every person or persons violating any or either of said Acts, to the Truant Officers of the Town, that they may be complained of therefor.
To the foregoing By-Laws, the following was appended, viz. :
SUPERIOR COURT. SUFFOLK, SS. January Term, 1863. I approve the By-Laws of the town of Newton, relative to Truant Children and Absentees from school, hereto annexed.
MARCH 2d, 1863.
THOMAS RUSSELL,
Justice of Superior Court.
AUDITORS'
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINTH
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
FINANCES OF THE
TOWN OF NEWTON:
SELECTMEN'S ESTIMATE & REGISTRAR'S REPORT,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 13TH, 1868;
TAX-LIST FOR 1867.
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IBERTY AND UNION
BOSTON: SAM'L CHISM, -FRANKLIN PRINTING HOUSE, No. 134 Washington Street, corner of Spring Lane. 1868.
IRIA MORTUISUNTI
E-DEL
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. Erected July 23, 1801.
THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.
AT a Town Meeting of the inhabitants of Newton, held on the 7th day of August, A.D. 1863, a committee was chosen with authority to erect a Monument to the soldiers of Newton who had fallen in the war of the Rebellion.
In order that all might share in this grateful tribute, a donation of one dollar was solicited from each inhabitant; and nearly twelve hun- dred dollars were received from this source. More than eleven hundred children of the public schools contributed each one dime; and the remainder necessary to construct the Monument, to grade and surround the lot with a suitable curb-stone, together with the erection of an appropriate entablature, has been cheerfully contributed by the generous friends of the soldiers in the Town.
The Monument itself, with the entablature, cost $3,975 50 The curb-stone and posts 1,245 00
The work has been completed at an expense of. ยท $5,220 50
It stands in the Cemetery, upon a lot of land given by the Town. The Trustees of the Cemetery Corporation are to keep the grounds in good order and condition. The Monument is an octagonal shaft of Quincy granite, resting upon a die and plinths of the same material, and is twenty-eight feet in height. Upon the front of the die are inscribed the words, " In Memoriam Perpetuam." Near the Monument is the entablature, on which is carved the motto, " Pro patria mortui sunt," bearing the names of fifty-seven brave men of Newton, who offered up their lives in the cause of Freedom and the Union.
In the erection of this Monument, our patriotic citizens have grace- fully performed a grateful public duty ; and the work will stand as a perpetual honor to the brave heroes who have fallen, and to the noble spirit of our people.
LIST OF THE NAMES
ON THE
SOLDIERS' TABLET.
LIEUT. EBEN WHITE. ORESTUS J. ADAMS. JOHN ALLEN. GEORGE BAKER.
GEORGE H. BAXTER.
WILLIAM R. BENSON.
THEODORE L. BRACKETT.
LEROY S. BRIDGEMAN.
EBEN R. BUCK.
REUBEN L. BUTLER.
THOMAS W. CLIFFORD. GILBERT A. CHENEY. FREDERICK CHAMPION. SETH COUSENS, JR. FREDERICK A. CUTTER. WILLIAM FELL.
WILLIAM N. FREEMAN. JOHN FORSYTH, JR. WILLIAM L. GILMAN.
MAJ. HENRY T. LAWSON. HARVEY L. VINTON. WILLIAM L. HARRIS. JOHN MYER, JR. JOHN MC QUADE. GEORGE H. NICHOLS. JOHN B. ROGERS. LIEUT. JOSEPH B. BRECK. WILLIAM L. PARKER. LEOPOLD H. HAWKES.
PATRICK HAGGERTY. THOMAS L. JACKSON. ALBERT A. KENDALL, M.D. JEFFERSON LARKIN. CHIARLES A. LEAVITT. MICHAEL MARTIN. DANIEL H. MILLER. STEPHEN L. NICHOLS. ALBERT F. POTTER. JOSEPII R. PRATT. WILLIAM H. RICE. WILLIAM RAND, JR. EDWARD H. TOMBS. LUCIUS F. TROWBRIDGE. MICHAEL VAUGHN. CHARLES WARD. GRAFTON II. WARD. SAMUEL F. WOODWARD. THOMAS C. NORCROSS. DANIEL SANGER. WILLIAM B. NEFF. MATTHEW T. II. ROFFE. THOMAS DURAN. LEMUEL F. BASSETT.
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