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Power Plant for the year 1903, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 7. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars and appropriate the unexpended balance of the year 1902 for construction and extension of the Municipal Light and Power Plant for the year ending December 31st, 1903, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 8. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of erecting an arc light at the corner of Haverhill and Wakefield Sts., or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to install two alternating arc lamps in the centre of the town and eighty dollars for maintaining same from midnight until daylight, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 10. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of erecting an arc light on South St. between the residences of Wm. Horatio Clarke and Joseph Marshall, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 11. To see what instructions the Town will give the Water Commissioners in regard to the claim for damages made by C. J. Norwood of Hamilton, Mass.
ART. 12. To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for service pipes, hydrant rental, water for drinking fountains, water for street sprinkling, interest on water loan and maintenance of water works.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will authorize the Water Com- missioners to lay water pipes on Village St. from Green to Wash- ington St., and on Washington St. from Village St. to a point near Elliott St., and authorize the issue of Bonds to pay for same, or what they will do in relation thereto.
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ART. 14. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for the laying of a connecting water main from West St. near the Woburn line through South St. to a point near Walnut St., or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will authorize their Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to hire money in anticipation of the taxes of the municipal year.
ART. 16. To determine the compensation of the Collector.
ART. 17. To see what instructions the Town will give the Board of Selectmen in relation to filling the vacancies on the Finance Committee of the five members whose terms expire this year.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for the purpose of furnishing electricity for light- ing Grand Army Hall on Haven Street, or what they will do in re- lation thereto.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars to furnish electricity for the Home for Aged Women.
ART. 20. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-five dollars to furnish water for the Home for Aged Women.
ART. 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of thirteen hundred and twenty dollars to meet the interest on School House Bonds.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents to meet the interest on School House Notes.
ART. 23. To see what action the Town will take to meet pay- ment of Electric Light and Power Plant note for fourteen hundred dollars due May 1, 1903.
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ART. 24. To see what action the Town will take to meet pay- ment of Haven Street paving note for one thousand dollars due No- vember 27, 1903.
ART. 25. To see what instructions the Town will give to the Selectmen in the suit of Charles G. Tucker, administrator of the estate of Charles G. Tucker, Jr., vs. Town of Reading and New England Telephone and Telegraph Company jointly.
ART. 26. To see if the Town will accept the offer of Mr. An- drew Carnegie to give twelve thousand five hundred dollars for the erection of a Public Library building in Reading upon condition that the town will provide a suitable site therefor and agree to raise and appropriate annually at least one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars for the maintenance of a Public Library therein ; and to see what further action, if any, they will take in relation thereto.
ART. 27. To see if the Town will purchase the estate of Oliver W. Austin on the corner of Harnden and Pleasant Sts. for the use of the several departments of the Town, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 28. To see if the town will remodel the present Town Building on Pleasant St. for the exclusive use of the several de- partments of the Town and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 29. To see if the Town will vote to erect a Fire De- partment building on land of the Town east of the Town Building on Pleasant St. and how much money they will raise and appro- priate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 30. To see if the Town will take some action whereby the officers of the different departments of the Town may be concen- trated, and a saving in expense thereby be brought about, or what they will do in relation thereto.
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ART. 31. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to place Tower Strikers in houses of Hose No. 3 and No. 4, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 32. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to purchase a Storage Battery for the Fire Alarm System, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 33. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Fire Engineers to establish a Fire Alarm Box at the junction of Green and Village Streets, and raise and appropriate the sum of seventy- five dollars therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 34. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for the purpose of setting edgestones around the south-westerly part of the Common where the drinking fountain now stands, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 35. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to have the car tracks paved from Summer Avenue to West Street, and from opposite Linden Street to the foot of Haven Street, or what action will the Town take in relation thereto.
ART. 36. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate to construct a sidewalk on the southerly side of Auburn Street, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 37. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars for the purpose of building a sidewalk on Oak St., from West St. to the estate of Joseph S. Robinson, and for removing bushes on the north side of said street from West Street to the estate of Charles B. Eames, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 38. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars for the purpose of raising the grade of the sidewalk at the corner of Haven and Chute Sts., or what they will do in relation thereto.
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ART. 39. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate two thousand dollars or a sufficient sum for the purchase of a portable stone crusher, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 40. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to close up the highway, crossing the Common from Woburn to Union Streets, and make such alterations at the extreme south end of the Common as will seem to them to best accord with public convenience without injury to the Common.
ART. 41. To see what action the Town will take toward se- curing sewerage for the center of the Town, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 42. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate sixty- five dollars, or a sufficient sum to purchase an apparatus for spraying trees, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 43. To see how much money the Town will raise and appropriate to widen and deepen the open drain from the easterly end of King Street to Woburn Street, or what they will do in rela- tion thereto.
ART. 44. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a suf- ficient sum of money to build an inlet in the ditch on both sides of Green St. and pipe said ditch from the southerly side of said Green St. to Mr. D. F. Whelton's stable, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 45. To see if the Town will purchase land for a Public Playground, and how much money they will raise and appropriate therefor, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 46. To see if the Town will take any action in relation to the observance of Old, Home Week during the current year, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 47. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of thirty-four hundred dollars for the maintenance of the Police
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Department for the year ensuing, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 48. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to appoint a day patrolman, or what action they will take in relation thereto.
ART. 49. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Se- lectmen to grant licenses for the collection and sale of old junk and paper stock, or that they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 50. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of twelve hundred dollars for the purpose of employing as Su- erintendent of Schools one who shall devote all his time to the schools of Reading, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 51. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen to appoint an Inspector of Milk, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 52. To see if the Town will accept the provisions of Chapter 103 of the Revised Laws in regard to the supervision of plumbing, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 53. To see if the Town will appoint a committee to in- vestigate and report whether the cost of maintaining the Town Home can be reduced, or what they will do in relation thereto.
ART. 54. To hear and act on the report of the Selectmen on the laying out of the extension of Prospect St. from Scotland Road to Oak St., and to determine if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for that purpose.
ART. 55. To hear and act on the report of the Selectmen on the laying out of Sigsbee Ave. from Howard St. to Scotland Road, and to determine if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-five dollars for that purpose.
ART. 56. To hear and act on the report of the Selectmen in relation to guide posts, and to determine if the Town will raise and
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appropriate the sum of thirty dollars for the repair of the same.
ART. 57. To see if the Town will revise and accept the list of names of jurors as prepared and posted by the Selectmen.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time ap- pointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this tenth day of February, A. D. 1903.
GEO. A. SHACKFORD, WM. I. RUGGLES, JOHN F. TURNER, Selectmen of Reading.
INDEX.
Town Officers, 1902-1903
Town Clerk's Report, Births Registered
12
66 66 Marriages Registered 14
18
66
Dogs Licensed
20
Report of Town Meetings
23
Selectmen's General Report
53
Selectmen's Account
55
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
76
Street Department
77
Fire Department
82
Report of Superintendent of Fire Alarm.
66 " Police Department
93
Inspector of Plumbing
101
" Inspector of Animals and Provisions
102
66 ' Trustees of Cemetery
104
66 Assessors
106
66 " Overseers of the Poor 109
" Tree Warden
. 118
66 " Water Commissioners
125
66 School Committee
. 171
Summary of Accounts
.
212
Treasurer's Report
216
Auditor's Report
220
Bonds and Notes Outstanding
225
Town Warrant .
228
List of Jurors .
237
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" Electric Light Commissioners
151 .
Public Library
208
.
91
" Board of Health
99
66 Collector 108 .
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66 66 Deaths Registered
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