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Art. 16. To see what action the Town will take to meet the payment of the High School House Lot Note for two thousand dollars due April 21, 1908.
Art. 16. Voted to renew the High School House Lot Note for two thousand dollars due April 21, 1908. Seventy voted in favor and none against.
Art. 17. To see what action the Town will take to meet the payment of the High School House Note for five thousand dollars due November 1, 1908.
Art. 17. Voted to raise and appropriate five thousand dollars for the payment of the High School House Note due November 1,1908.
Art. 18. To see what action the Town will take to meet the payment of the High School House Note for one thousand dollars due December 21, 1908.
Art. 18. Voted to raise and appropriate one thousand dollars for the payment of High School House Note due December 21,1908.
Art. 19. To see what action the Town will take to meet the payment on School House Note for two thousand dollars due July 10, 1908.
Art. 19. Voted to raise and appropriate two thousand dollars. for the payment of School House Note due July 10, 1908.
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Art. 20. To see what action the Town will take to meet the payment on Main Street Note for one thousand dollars due Decem- ber 7, 1908.
Art. 20. Voted to raise and appropriate one thousand dollars for the payment of Main Street Note due December 7, 1908.
Art. 21. To see if the Town will purchase land for a Play- ground, and how much money they will raise and appropriate or otherwise provide for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 21. Voted to pass over.
Art. 22. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to concrete the sidewalk on the north side of Woburn street, from Temple street running easterly to the present concrete, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that pur- pose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 22. Voted to concrete sidewalk on Woburn street from Temple street running easterly to present end of concrete (provided the abutters pay one-half ), and the amount necessary be taken from the regular appropriation for Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks.
Art. 23. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to concrete the sidewalk on the northeasterly side of High street, from Woburn street to Chute street, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 23. Moved and seconded that the Town raise and appro- priate one hundred sixty-five dollars to concrete sidewalk on north- easterly side of High street, from Woburn street to Chute street.
Motion not carried.
Moved and seconded that the Town concrete above-named sidewalk provided abutters be assessed one-fourth of the expense.
Motion was not carried.
Art. 24. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of seventy-five dollars for the purpose of extending the side-
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walk on the westerly side of High street, from a point near the resi- dence of Benjamin Manning to Gould avenue, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 24. Voted that a sidewalk be built on the westerly side of High street, from a point near the residence of Benjamin F. Man- ning to a point opposite Gould avenue, and that seventy-five dollars be appropriated from the regular appropriation for Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks to complete same.
Art. 25. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to build a sidewalk on the westerly side of Highland street, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 25. Voted that a sidewalk be built on the westerly side of Highland street, from Lowell street to a point opposite the en- trance to the cemetery, and that seventy-five dollars be appropriated from the appropriation for Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks to do the work.
Art. 26. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to concrete the sidewalk on the easterly side of Harnden street, from Pleasant street to Union street, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 26. Voted to concrete on easterly side of Harndon street, from Pleasant street to Union street (provided the abutters pay one- half), and the amount necessary to complete the work be appropri- ated from regular appropriation for Highways, Bridges and Side- walks.
Art. 27. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to repair Hopkins street, from South Main street running in an easterly direction for a distance of nine hundred feet, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 27. Voted to repair Hopkins street, from Main street easterly about nine hundred feet, and that one hundred dollars be
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appropriated from regular appropriation for Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks to do the work.
Art. 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to complete the gymnasium in the High School building, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 28. Voted to raise and appropriate two hundred and fifty dollars to complete the High School gymnasium.
Art. 29. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Water Commissioners to extend the water main on South street in order to connect with the water main on West street, and provide suitable hydrants for the protection of property in that section against fire, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that purpose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 29. Voted to pass over.
Art. 30. To see if the Town will furnish the firemen with rubber boots and southwester hats, and how much money they will appropriate for the same, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 30. Voted to raise and appropriate two hundred and seventy-five dollars to buy southwester hats and rubber boots for the firemen.
Art. 31. To see if the Town will make the pay of its firemen fifty dollars a year, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 31. Voted to make the pay of the firemen fifty dollars per year.
Art. 32. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to lay a floor in the room which is occupied by the steamer and hose wagon, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 32. Voted to raise and appropriate one hundred and fifty dollars to lay a new floor in the room in the Town Building now occupied by the Steamer and Hose Company of the Fire De- partment.
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Art. 4. Voted to take from table.
Art. 4. Voted to raise and appropriate five thousand dollars for the Fire Department for the present fiscal year.
Art. 4. Voted to lay on the table.
Art. 33. To see if the Town will authorize the Trustees of the Cemetery to build a new fence on the northern boundary of the cemetery, from Main street to the passageway near the tool house, and how much money they will raise and appropriate for that pur- pose, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 33. Moved and seconded that two hundred dollars be raised and appropriated for a new fence on the north side of the cemetery.
Motion was not carried.
Art. 34. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars towards defraying the expenses of band concerts for the coming summer, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 34. Voted to pass over.
Art. 35. To see if the Town will vote to furnish creosote free to citizens of the Town to paint gypsy moth nests, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 35. Voted to furnish creosote free to paint gypsy moth nests.
Art. 36. To see if the Town will vote to continue or discon- tinue the present Town Home, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 36. Voted to indefinitely postpone.
Art. 37. To hear and act on the report of the Selectmen in relation to guide posts, and to determine if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for the repair of the same.
Art. 37. The Selectmen make the following report: Guide Posts or suitable substitutes therefor are erected and maintained at the following locations, viz .:
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Corner Walnut Street and South Street
Walnut Street and Summer Avenue
Main Street and Summer Avenue
Woburn Street and Summer Avenue
West Street and Summer Avenue
66 West Street and Woburn Street
66 Lowell Street and Willow Street
66 Lowell Street and High Street
Lowell Street and Middlesex Avenue
Grove Street and Franklin Street
Main Street and Franklin Street
66 Mill Street and Short Street
66 Franklin Street and Haverhill Street
66 Charles Street and Haverhill Street
66 Haverhill Street and Pine Street
66 Pine Street and Salem Street Charles Street and Main Street
66 Charles Street and Pearl Street
66 Main Street and Pearl Street Main Street and Salem Street
66 Salem Street and Lowell Street
66 Woburn Street and Lowell Street
Salem Street and Harnden Street Main Street and Pleasant Street Pleasant Street and Parker Street
Haven Street and Village Street
Main Street and Ash Street
66 Middlesex Avenue and High Street
Main Street on the Common
Harnden Street, near Pleasant Street
JAMES W. KILLAM, Selectmen OLIVER L. AKERLEY, of GEORGE L. PRATT, Reading.
Reading, Mass., March 1, 1908.
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Voted to accept and adopt report of Selectmen, and that fifty dollars be appropriated for guide boards, to be taken from amount raised for Miscellaneous Expenses.
Art. 38. To see what instructions the Town will give the Board of Selectmen in relation to filling vacancies on the Finance Committee of the five members whose terms expire this year.
Art. 38. Voted that the Selectmen be instructed to fill the vacancies of the five members of the Finance Committee that expire this year.
Art. 39. To see if the Town will authorize the Municipal Light Board to keep the arc lamps lighted all night and every night, or what they will do in relation thereto.
Art. 39. Voted that the Municipal Light Board be author- ized to keep the arc lamps lighted all night and every night except moonlight nights.
Art. 3. Voted to take from the table.
Art. 3. Voted that the Selectmen be authorized to appoint Measurers of Wood and Bark, and Weighers of Coal, Hay, etc.
Art. 3. Voted that Asa Parker, Herbert G. Stock and Willard A. Bancroft serve the town as Field Drivers.
Art. 3. Voted that John H. Orr serve the Town as Pound Keeper for the ensuing year.
Art. 3. Voted that the Selectmen serve the Town as Fence Viewers for the ensuing year.
Art. 3. Voted that James A. Bancroft, Ora I .. Milbury, Wen- dell Bancroft, Joseph W. Killam, Warren M. Whitehouse, Samuel Brown, William R. Zwicker, Burton K. Symonds, Edward B. Eames and George L. Flint serve as Surveyers of Lumber for the ensuing year.
Art. 3. Voted that the Selectmen be instructed to fill all vacancies occurring in the Finance Committee during the ensuing year.
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Art. 3. Voted that the Tax Collector be instructed to collect all taxes as far as possible on or before October 1st next, and upon all taxes unpaid at that time to add interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum from said date until paid, and also to collect all taxes unpaid January 1st next, forthwith, by process of law, unless further time is granted by the Selectmen.
Art. 2. Voted to take from the table.
Art. 2. Voted that the Reports of the Town Officers, as printed in the Annual Town Report, and the Report of the Finance Com- mittee be accepted and adopted.
Voted to adjourn without date.
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk.
RECOUNT
A recount of votes cast at the Annual Town Election for mem- ber of the Municipal Light Board by the Board of Registrars, held March 7th, 1908 :
Harvey A. Bancroft, 17 Mineral street 199
John M. Cameron, 62 Lowell street 83
James M. Maxwell, Jr., 67 Salem street 268
Frank W. Willis, 11 Parker street
261
Blanks
90
Total votes 901
There being no change in result from the declaration made at the close of the Annual Town Meeting by the Moderator.
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL STATE ELECTION
READING, MASS., Nov. 3, 1908.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant and the Constable's return thereon, an election was held at the time and place therein specified. The meeting was called to order by the chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Oliver L. Akerley.
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Prayer was offered by the Rev. Eaton B. Marshall. The war- rant and return on same by the Constable was then read. The bal- lot box was opened and declared empty, registering 0000, and the kers were delivered to the Constable in charge.
The ballots were delivered to the Presiding Election Officer, who receipted for the same, and the following election officers were duly sworn :
Ballot Clerks-Chester C. Richardson, Horace E. Eames, Fred A. Parker.
Tellers-Spencer G. Stewart, John Connelly, Frank E. Gray, John B. Champney, Henry M. Donegan, Charles H. Stinchfield, Harry E. Smith, Edward S. Taylor, Edgar R. Burchard, George E. Pierce.
The polls were declared open at 6 A. M. It was voted to close the polls at 4.30 P. M.
Ballots were taken out during the day and counted, no objec- tion being made.
Clarence A. Gould, Village street, was restored to voting list, also Frank H. Grant, 369 Haverhill street.
The polls were duly declared closed at 4.30 P. M. The ballot box registered 1184 ballots. The ballot clerks reported that there were checked 1184 names as having voted. The tellers reported as having counted 1184 ballots with the following result :
VOTE FOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT
AT LARGE
Richard Olney of Boston
175
James E. Cotter of Hyde Park
175
Hervey S. Cowell of Ashburnham
12
John M. Fisher of Attleboro
12
Patrick Mahoney of Boston
8
Eliot White of Worcester
8
Thomas F. Brennan of Salem
1
Herman Keopke of Pittsfield
1
Michael C. O'Neill of Boston .
28
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William F. Aiken of Greenfield
28
John L. Bates of Boston
924
August H. Geotting of Springfield
923
DISTRICT ONE
Luke J. Minahan of Pittsfield
175
Wilbur M. Purrington of Williamsburg
12
Henry O. Brigham of Westfield
8
Henry Noffke of Holyoke
1
Simon J. Griffin of West Springfield
28
Charles S. Shattuck of Hatfield
923
DISTRICT TWO
Theobald M. Connor of Northampton
175
Oliver W. Cobb of Easthampton
12
Alvah E. Fenton of Springfield
8
Frederick A. Naglar of Springfield
1
Charles F. Warner of Northampton
28
Almond Smith of Athol .
923
DISTRICT THREE
John O'Gara of Spencer .
175
Christen Peterson of Worcester
12
James Cronin of Worcester
8
Gustave S. Peterson of Worcester
1
William Crosbie of Worcester
28
Frank Hartley of Webster
923
DISTRICT FOUR
Charles A. Babbitt of Fitchburg
175
Quincy Adams of Townsend .
12
Timothy Richardson of Leominster
8
James Hayes of Leominster
1
William A. Pierson of Hudson
28
Allen G. Buttrick of Lancaster .
923
DISTRICT FIVE
Humphrey O'Sullivan of Lowell
175
John B. Lewis, Jr., of Reading
12
42
William E. Sproule of Lowell
8
Gilbert G. Smith of Lawrence
1
Michael A. Lee of Lowell
28
James R. Berwick of Methuen
923
DISTRICT SIX
William Stopford of Beverly
175
Robert M. Martin of Salem
12
John Quincy Adams of Amesbury
8
Jeremiah P. McNally of Salem
1
Roland D. Sawyer of Haverhill .
28
Ulysses G. Haskell of Beverly
923
DISTRICT SEVEN
Dennis H. Tyrell of Chelsea
175
Jonathan S. Lewis of Stoneham
12
Ambrose Miles of Lynn .
8
Michael J. Quirk of Saugus
1
George W. Casavant of Saugus
28
Charles N. Barney of Lynn
923
DISTRICT EIGHT
Warren T. Morse of Medford
175
Alfred A. Wright of Cambridge
12
Clayton S. Hunt of Somerville
8
Andrew Mortenson of Somerville
1
Greenville S. McFarland of Cambridge
28
John Read of Cambridge
923
DISTRICT NINE
William F. McClellan of Boston
175
Charles E. Eaton of Boston
12
Samuel Zorn of Boston .
8
Joseph C. Dunnack of Boston
1
James P. Hayes of Boston
28
Jerome A. Petitti of Boston
923
DISTRICT TEN
William T. Shea of Quincy
175
Moses D. Munroe of Milton
12
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A. Hale Kinsley of Quincy 8
Andreas L. Wallin of Quincy
1
Charles O. Power of Boston
28
Milton C. Paige of Boston
923
DISTRICT ELEVEN
Josiah Quincy of Boston
175
Solon W. Bingham of Boston
12
George W. Galvin of Boston .
8
Patrick Mulligan of Boston
1
John A. Coulthurst of Boston
28
James N. Thompson of Boston
923
DISTRICT TWELVE
Jeremiah J. Comba of Milford
175
Napoleon B. Johnson of Milford
12
Michael J. Moore of Newton .
8
Carl F. Frederickson of Hyde Park
1
Eugene L. Murphy of Norwood
28
Jesse S. Wiley of Brookline
923
DISTRICT THIRTEEN
John W. Coughlin of Fall River
175
David Morrison of Fall River
12
William Ohnesorge of New Bedford
8
Dennis McGoff of New Bedford
1
Matthew Hart of New Bedford
28
Benjamin H. Anthony of New Bedford .
923
DISTRICT FOURTEEN
Charles C. Paine of Barnstable
175
Herbert L. Chipman of Sandwich
12
George A. Bedem of Brockton
8
Charles H. Tobin of North Attleboro
1
Herbert E. Bryant of Kingston
28
Alfred B. Williams of Taunton
923
Whole number of votes cast
1184
Blank
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GOVERNOR
James F. Carey of Haverhill .
16
Eben S. Draper of Hopedale .
820
Walter J. Hoar of Worcester .
5
William N. Osgood of Lowell
52
James H. Vahey of Watertown
202
12
Willard O. Wylie of Beverly Blanks
77
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR
Charles J. Barton of Melrose .
173
Joao Cloudino of New Bedford
3
Louis A. Frothingham of Boston
864
John Hall, Jr., of West Springfield
13
Robert J. McCartney of Kingston
35
Frank N. Rand of Haverhill
16
Blanks
80
SECRETARY
James F. Aylward of Cambridge
134
Herbert B. Griffin of Boston
17
George Nelson of Boston
4
William M. Olin of Boston
862
Squire E. Putney of Somerville
11
John F. Williams of Waltham
27
Blanks
129
TREASURER
Charles E. Butterworth of Somerville
39
Arthur B. Chapin of Holyoke
851
Henry C. Hess of Boston
2
Charles C. Hitchcock of Ware
9
Edward Kendall of Cambridge
16
Erwin H. Kennedy of Pittsfield
120
Blanks
147
AUDITOR
Frank Bohmbach of Boston
3
John E. Dempsey of Fall River
.
21
45
George G. Hall of Boston
13
Wilbur D. Moon of Lynn
13
Henry E. Turner of Malden
852
Simeon Viger of Lawrence
117
Blanks
165
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Henry M. Dean of Hyde Park
22
Elliot C. Harding of Tisbury
5
Dana Malone of Greenfield
839
John McCarty of Abington
9
Richard J. Talbot of Springfield
31
John Alden Thayer of Worcester
133
Blanks
145
CONGRESSMAN, FIFTH DISTRICT
Butler Ames of Lowell
902
George Conley of Lowell
28
Joseph Flynn of Lawrence
152
Blanks
102
COUNCILLOR, SIXTH DISTRICT
Harry H. Hill of Hudson
41
Seward W. Jones of Newton .
819
William J. Mccluskey of Lowell
126
Blanks
198
SENATOR, SEVENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
William H. Brown of Lowell .
45
Isaac E. Graves of Saugus
136
James Wilson Grimes of Reading
862
Blanks
141
REPRESENTATIVES TO GENERAL COURT, TWENTIETH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
George L. Flint of Reading
309
James W. Killam of Reading
729
Thomas W. Pollock of Burlington .
148
Fred F. Walker of Burlington
664
Blanks
518
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COUNTY COMMISSIONER, MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Edward Gallagher of Lowell .
127
.
Levi S. Gould of Malden
850
Charles F. Walcott of Concord
37
Blanks
170
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, MIDDLESEX COUNTY (to fill vacancy)
George R. Duren of Carlisle
131
Andrew W. Jones of Cambridge
34
Charles H. Richardson of Lowell
829
Blanks
190
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY, MIDDLESEX COUNTY
John F. Holland of Winchester
132
William E. Rogers of Wakefield
846
Roswell C. Ross of Newton
34
Blanks
172
ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, MIDDLESEX COUNTY (to fill vacancy )
James F. McCarthy, Jr., of Lowell .
130
Alfred W. Parnell of Waltham
36
Frank A. Patch of Littleton
831
Blanks
187
The votes were counted and the result was declared in open Town Meeting, and sealed and delivered to the Town Clerk.
Voted to adjourn "sine die."
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk.
VOTE FOR REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL COURT, TWENTIETH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX
CITY OF WOBURN [SEAL]
In accordance with the provisions of Section 290, Chapter 560, Acts of 1907, the City Clerk of Woburn and the Town Clerks of Burlington, Reading, North Reading and Wilmington, being the
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City and Town Clerks of every city and town in Representative District number twenty within said County, met at the City Hall, Woburn, at noon on Friday, November 13th, A. D. 1908, being the tenth day succeeding the day of the State Election held on Tuesday, November 3rd, A. D. 1908, and then and there opened, examined and compared the copies of the records of votes cast at said election for the office of Representative, and determined therefrom that James W. Killam of Reading and Fred F. Walker of Burlington were elected to the office of Representative.
The following is a schedule of the names of all persons for whom votes for Representative were given in said District and the number of votes given for each person, viz .:
George L. Flint. of Reading 1293
James W. Killam of Reading
2019
Thomas W. Pollock of Burlington
1180
Fred F. Walker of Burlington . 2142
Defective .
2
Blanks
1982
Total
7000
In witness whereof, we, the City Clerk of Woburn and the Town Clerks of Burlington, Reading, North Reading and Wilming- ton, hereunto set our hands this day, the 13th day of November, A. D. 1908.
JOHN H. FINN, City Clerk, Woburn,
HARRY H. NICHOLS, Town Clerk, Burlington,
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk, Reading, ARTHUR F. UPTON, Town Clerk, North Reading, JAMES E. KELLEY, Town Clerk, Wilmington.
Town Clerk's Office, Reading, Mass., Now. 14, 1908. Received and recorded.
Attest:
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk.
DOGS LICENSED DURING YEAR 1908
Whole number licenses issued 361.
39 female licenses issued at $5.00 $195 00
322 male licenses issued at $2.00 644 00
Total receipts
$839 00
Less fees for 361 licenses at 20c.
72 20
Total due County Treasurer . $766 80
June 1, 1908, paid County Treasurer $436 20
Dec. 1, 1908, paid County Treasurer
317 40
Jan. 18, 1909, paid County Treasurer
13 20
Total paid County Treasurer
$766 80
STATUTE LAWS FOR THE LICENSING OF DOGS
Sec. 128. The owner or keeper of a dog which is three months old or over shall annually on or before the 30th day of April cause it to be registered, numbered, described and licensed for one year from the first day of May following in the office of the Clerk of the city or town in which said dog is kept. The owner or keeper of a licensed dog shall cause it to wear around its neck a collar distinctly marked with its owner's name and its registered number.
Sec. 129. The owner or keeper of a dog may at any time have it licensed until the first day of May following ; and a person who becomes the owner or keeper of a dog after the first day of May which is not duly licensed, and the owner or keeper of a dog not duly licensed which becomes three months old after the 30th day of April in any year, shall when it is three months old cause it to be registered, numbered, described, licensed and collared as provided
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in the preceding section.
Sec. 130. The fee for every license shall be two dollars for a male dog and five dollars for a female dog, unless a certificate of a competent person who performed the operation has been filed with the City or Town Clerk that said female dog has been spayed and has thereby been deprived of the power of propagation, in which case the fee shall be two dollars.
Sec. 136. A license duly recorded shall be valid throughout the Commonwealth and may be transferred with the dog licensed thereunder, but it shall in each case of transfer be again recorded by the Clerk of the city or town in which said dog is kept. No license shall be required to be recorded anew unless the dog shall. have been kept in such city or town at least 30 days.
Sec. 137. Whoever keeps a dog contrary to the provisions of this Chapter shall, except as provided in Section 139, forfeit not more than fifteen dollars, which shall be paid to the Treasurer of the county in which the dog is kept.
Sec. 138. No person shall keep or have in his care or posses- sion any bloodhound, or any dog classed by dog fanciers or breeders as Cuban Bloodhound, Siberian Bloodhound, German Mastiff or Great Dane, Boarhound or Ulmer dog, whether said dog is in whole or in part of said species, unless such dog is kept solely for exhibi- tion. In such case he shall at all times be kept securely enclosed or chained, and shall not be allowed at large, even though in charge of a keeper, unless properly and securely muzzled.
Sec. 139. Whoever keeps a dog described in the preceding section in violation of the provisions thereof shall be fined fifty dol- lars, ten dollars of which shall be paid to the complainant and forty dollars to the Treasurer of the county in which said dog is kept.
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk. Dec. 31, 1908.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN FOR THE YEAR ENDING ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1908
Board of Selectmen OLIVER L. AKERLEY, Chairman
GEORGE L. PRATT, Secretary
JAMES W. KILLAM
(OFFICERS REPORTING DIRECTLY TO BOARD OF SELECTMEN)
Superintendent of Streets LEMUEL W. ALLEN
Local Superintendent Moth Work GUY A. HUBBARD
Chief of Police WILLIAM T. LEGGETT
Engineers of Fire Department FRANK G. NICHOLS, Chief
ORVILLE O. ORDWAY ALBION G. NICHOLS, Clerk
Sealer of Weights and Measures FRANK W. PARKER
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