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School Committee.
Article 20. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purchase of equipment for use by the Board of Public Works, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 21. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the further development of Storm Water Drainage, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 22. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate. for the maintenance of the Town Dump on John Street, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works ..
Article 23. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate: for the purpose of improving and constructing Harnden Street from Main Street to Salem Street, and Salem Street from Harnden Street to Main Street, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public highway of a private way known as Pinevale Avenue, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highway being laid out in accordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Sur- vey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works as Pinevale Avenue, and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the said laying out and the construction of said way, or what it will do in re- lation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public highway of a private way known as Vista Avenue, under the provisions of
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law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highway being laid out in accordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statu- tory requirements, and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works as Vista Avenue, and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the said laying out and construction of said way, or what it will do in relation thereto. Board of Public Works.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public highway of a private way known as John Carver Road, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highway being laid out in accordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works as John Carver Road, and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the said laying out and the construction of said way, or what it will do in relation thereto. Board of Public Works.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public highway of a private way known as Westcroft Road, under the provisions of law authorizing assessments of betterments, such highway being laid out in accordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statu- tory requirements, and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works as Westcroft Road, and to see what :sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the said laying out and the construction of said way, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 28. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of improving and resurfacing the Mineral Street Bridge, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Board of Public Works upon the laying out as a public highway of a private way known as Eaton Street, under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highway being laid out in accordance with plan duly approved by the Board of Survey and filed in the office of the Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and to see if the Town will accept the public way laid out by the Board of Public Works as Eaton Street, and to see what
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sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the said laying out and the construction of said way, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works.
Article 30. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred seventy-three dollars and twenty-six cents ($273.26) to reimburse the Town of Wakefield on account of an overpayment in Welfare Department charges claimed by the Town of Reading against the Town of Wakefield, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Welfare.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 21 to 35 inclusive of Chapter 136 of the General Laws, which said section permit certain sports on the Lord's Day and the charging of admission fees or the taking of collections at any such sport or games or the receiving of remuneration by any person in charge of, or participating therein, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Clarence Doucette and others.
Article 33. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to cover the expense of preparation, publication and distribution, of a list giving location of all parcels of real estate, in- cluding area, and the assessment on land and on buildings in the Town of Reading for the year 1940, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Earl W. Adams and others.
Article 34. To see if the Town for the purpose of providing suit- able headquarters for Reading Post 62 of the American Legion, will vote to authorize and empower the Board of Selectmen to lease, in be- half of the Town, the premises situated on the westerly side of Ash Street known as Victory House for the term of one year and upon such further terms and conditions as they may determine and to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred ($1500.00) Dollars as rent for said premises or what it will do in relation thereto.
Frank A. Gallagher and others.
Article 35. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for further development of the Town Forest or what it will do in re- lation thereto.
Committee on Re-Forestation.
Article 36. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) for Child Welfare Work, to be expended under the direction of the Reading Visiting Nurse Association and the Board of Health, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Inez H. Damon and others.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-Laws for the Construction of Buildings by inserting at the end of Section 36 a new Section as follows :- Section 36 A. "New Shingles, regardless of
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type or composition shall not be laid over existing wood shingles. All existing wood shingles must be removed and a layer of paper applied to the roof boarding before new shingles are laid.
Chief Hugh L. Eames.
The polls at the election Marth 4th will be open at 7 o'clock A. M. and will close at 8 o'clock P. M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least ten public places in the Town, not less than seven days prior to March 4th, 1940, the date set for the meeting in said warrant, and to cause the warrant to be published in the Reading Chronicle one day at least prior to said date.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at or before the time appointed for such meeting.
Given under our hands this sixteenth day of February, A. D., 1940.
CARL W. GOODRIDGE, NEWELL H. MORTON, ROBERT E. FOWLE, Selectmen of Reading.
OFFICER'S RETURN Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex, ss.
Reading, Mass., February 21, 1940.
By virtue of this Warrant, I this day warned and notified the in- habitants of the Town of Reading qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs to meet in the place and at the time specified in said Warrant by posting attested copies in the following public places within the Town of Reading.
Municipal Building Austin's Lunch
Lyceum Hall Building Danforth's Drug Store
Reading Fire Station, Engine No. 1 Weadick's Drug Store
Reading Fire Station, Engine No. 2 Reading Police Station Haven Spa
M. F. Charles' Store
Masonic Hall Building
B. & M. Railroad Station
The same being not less than seven days prior to March 4, 1940 the date set for said meeting.
I also caused the attested to be printed in the Reading Chronicle date of March 1, 1940, the same being at least one day prior to the date set for said meeting.
J. W. SIAS, Constable of Reading. .
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ANNUAL ELECTION OF TOWN OFFICERS Security Hall, Woburn St., March 4, 1940
Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant and the Constable's Return, a Town Meeting was held at the time and in the place therein specified, and was called to order by the Acting Town Clerk, Warren F. Charles. The Warrant was partially read by the Acting Town Clerk, when on motion of J. Winthrop Sias it was voted to dispense with further read- ing of the Warrant, except the Constable's Return thereon, which was duly read by the Acting Town Clerk. The Ballot Boxes were examined and found empty, and the keys were delivered to the Con- stable, J. Winthrop Sias.
The following persons were appointed by the Selectmen to serve as Election Officers and sworn by the Acting Town Clerk.
Ballot Boxes
R. Minnie K. Eames, 8 Pratt St.
D. Charles A. Sullivan, 11 Winthrop Ave.
Ballot Clerks
R. Gladys R. Dickinson, 25 Arlington St.
D. William Carney, 35 Park Avenue. Checkers
R. Vaughan F. Burnham, 89 Highland St.
R. Mabel F. Bennett, 38 Highland St.
R. M. Louise Classen, 13 Chute St.
R. Helen E. DeCoster, 14 Grand St.
R. Florence J. Maxon, 11 Mineral St.
R. Winifred E. McClintock, 188 Wakefield St.
R.
Harriett Leuchtman, 18 Belmont St.
R. Jessie N. Thaxter, 11 Winter St.
D. Charles McKenney, 18 Arlington St.
D. John Murray, 61 Vine St.
D. Mary C. Barrett, 38 Warren Ave.
D. Catherine L. Doherty, 111 Green St.
D. Catherine E. Reilly, 67 Mineral St.
D. Nellie E. Whelton, 7 High St. Counters
R. Dorothy A. Ambler, 265 Lowell St.
R. M. Louise Classen, 13 Chute St.
R. Eleanora Crowe, 114 Ash St.
R. Gladys R. Dickinson, 12 Arlington St.
R. Sadie B. Riseman, 96 Washington St.
R. William E. Bloom, 154 Woburn St.
R. Vaughan Burnham, 89 Highland St.
R. William Campbell, 55 Salem St.
R. Joseph W. Clark, 81 Ash St.
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R. Oren L. Crowe, 114 Ash St.
R. Robert F. Nichols, 65 Lowell St.
R. Harold Flater, 33 Minot St.
R. Henry A. Murphy, Jr., 134 Pearl St.
R. Herbert A. Tibbetts, 187 High St.
R. C. Robert Heselton, 17 Berkeley St.
R. George E. Parker, Weston Road.
R. Joseph W. Mount, 10 Linden St.
R. Harry Goodwin, 10 Torre St.
R. Bernard Schimpfke, 179 West St.
R. Robert Shannon, 339 Haven St.
R. Alfred W. Rooney, 15 Willow St.
R. William R. Zwicker, 26 Charles St.
R. Charles R. Herrick, 1243 Main St.
R. Robert Hickman, 65 Charles St.
D. Walter Collins, 179 Green St.
D. Francis J. Thornton, 58 Hancock St.
D. John F. Cummings, 25 Temple St.
D. Edgar Davis, 7 Michelini Lane
D. Margaret Thornton, 10 Minot St.
D. Catherine Winslow, 2 Warren Ave.
D. George Meaney, Jr., 42 Hancock St.
D.
D. Edwin J. Doherty, 18 Bancroft Ave. Carl H. Hoyt, Jr., 90 Washington St.
D. David J. Whelton, 7 High St.
D. Melvin Talbot, 87 Green St.
D. Margaret M. Sumner, 1 Center Ave.
D. Virginia M. Doiron, 71 Curtis St.
D. Rose A. Gadbois, 8 Maple St.
D. George Robbins, 48 Park Ave.
D. S. S. Spellman, 37 Mt. Vernon St.
D. Frederick Ryland, 16 Center Ave.
D. John J. Galvin, 17 Winthrop Ave.
D. Marie M. Day, 18 Elm St.
D. J. Edward Fleming, 16 Green St.
D. Margaret Greene, 7 Warren Ave.
Tabulators
R. Harry Goodwin, 10 Torre St.
D. Walter Scanlon, 339 Haven St.
The polls were duly opened at 7 o'clock A. M., and closed at 8 o'clock P. M., with the following results. Whole number of votes cast 2922.
Moderator for One Year
Charles P. Howard, 186 Summer Ave.
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Blanks
858
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Town Clerk for One Year
Norman P. Charles, 83 Bancroft Ave. 1152
Ralph F. Conti, 61 Prescott St. 248
William J. Greene. 7 Warren Ave. 256
Norman W. Haines, 32 Thorndike St. 658
Ralph S. Keneely, 189 Haven St. 436
Robert B. Mount, Jr., 293 Ash St. 157
Blanks
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Selectmen for Three Years
Carl W. Goodridge, 206 Bancroft Ave. 2397
Blanks
525
Board of Public Welfare for Three Years
Miles C. Higgins, 8 Sanborn St. 1621
Wilfred E. Pratt, 332 Summer Ave. 1115
Blanks
186
Assessor for Three Years
Arthur S. Cook, 73 Bancroft Ave. 2001
Henry Q. Millett, 69 Linden St. 722
Blanks
199
Treasurer for One Year
Preston F. Nichols, 68 Linden St. 2561
Blanks
361
Tax Collector for One Year
Grace V. Viall, 52 Bancroft Ave. 2450
Blanks
472
Board of Public Works for Three Years
Edward A. Brophy, 942 Main St. 1906
Reuben C. Erickson, 34 Willow St .. 1162
Harold W. Putnam, 147 Bancroft Ave. 2023
Blanks
753
Two Constables for One Year
Leon G. Bent, 767 Main St. 2434
J. Winthrop Sias, 43 Salem St. 2378
Blanks
1032
Tree Warden for One Year
Henry M. Donegan, 21 Federal St.
2545
Blanks
377
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Municipal Light Board for Three Years
Louis Ellenwood, 18 Gould St. 1630
Harold A. Snow, 72 Cross St. 1156
Blanks 136
Board of Health for Three Years
Edward M. Halligan, 37 Salem St. 2527
Blanks 395
Two Members School Committee for Three Years
Norman L. Duncan, 54 Longview Rd. 2363
Esther D. Twombly, 47 Highland St. 2442
Blanks 1039
Two Trustees Public Library for Three Years
C. Nelson Bishop, 60 Hillcrest Road 2388
Warren L. Fletcher, 57 Highland St. 2475
Blanks 981
Two Trustees Cemeteries for Three Years
Frank L. Edgerley, 743 Main St. 2505
Fred L. Nutter, 47 Linden St. 2431
Blanks 908
Planning Board for Three Years
Richard F. Drew, 7 Lewis St. 1905
Winthrop D. Parker, 1 Charles St. 2195
Dana F. Perkins, 75 Deering St. 959
Blanks 785
"Shall section twenty-six to thirty-one, H, inclusive of Chapter thirty-two of the General Laws, authorizing cities and towns to es- tablish contributory retirement systems for their employees, be ac- cepted"?
Ye 1601
No
677
Blanks 644
The votes were counted and declared in open Town Meeting, and the ballots were sealed and delivered to the Town Clerk, whereupon it was voted to adjourn to meet at 7:45 o'clock P. M. Monday, March 11, 1940.
Attest : NORMAN P. CHARLES,
Asst. Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Security Hall, Woburn St. March 11, 1940.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Charles P. Howard. The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, but on motion of Newell H. Morton, it was voted to dispense with further reading of the Warrant except the the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Town Clerk.
The following were appointed checkers :
R. Jessie N. Thaxter, 11 Winter St.
D. S. S. Spellman, 37 Mt. Vernon St.
R. Joseph Clark, 81 Ash St.
D. Catherine L. Doherty, 111 Green St.
Article 2. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted that Ar- ticle 2 be laid on the table.
Article 3. On Motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted that the following be chosen as Measurer's of Lumber for the ensuing year :
Ora L. Milbury
Burton K. Symonds
William R. Zwicker
Edward A. Brophy
and that the following be chosen to serve as Measurers of Wood and Bark:
Percy N. Sweetser
Burton K. Symonds
Thomas F. Brogan
On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted to lay Article 3 on the Table.
Article 4. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted that the sum of $27,194.00 be raised and appropriated for General Government as follows :
Selectmen's Expenses
$ 500.00
Selectmen's Clerical
1,310.00
Town Accountant's Salary 2,000.00
Treasurer's Salary 1,200.00
Treasurer's Expenses
700.00
Treasurer's Clerical 350.00
Collector's Salary
2,300.00*
Collector's Expenses
1,000.00
Collector's Clerical 700.00
Assessors' Salaries 1,800.00
*And that all fees received by the Tax Collector be paid into the Town Treasury.
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Assessors' Expenses
1,300.00
Assessors' Clerical
2,444.00
Block System Survey
100.00
Town Counsel's Salary
1,000.00
Town Counsel's Expenses
425.00
Registrars' Salaries
315.00
Registrars' Expenses, Special
1,100.00
Election and Registration Expenses
2,500.00
Planning Board Expenses
450.00
Miscellaneous Expenses
3,500.00
Municipal Building Maintenance
2,200.00
$ 27,194.00
Article 4. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted that the salary and compensation of the Town Clerk be and the same hereby is fixed at $1,000.00 annually and that there be raised and appropriated therefor the sum of $864.55, and that there be further raised and ap- propriated the sum of $600.00 to cover the Town Clerk's Expenses, and that all fees and charges of the Town Clerk allowed by law shall be paid into the Town Treasury.
Article 4. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted that the sum of $93,285.76 be raised and appropriated for Protection of Persons and Property as follows :
Police Dept. Salaries
$ 37,170.00
Police Dept. Maintenance
4,570.00
Police Station Maintenance
1,425.00
Fire Dept. Salaries
19,957.76
Fire Dept., Callmen
3,546.00
O. O. Ordway Pension
1,300.00
Fire Dept. Maintenance
3,735.00*
Fire Stations Maintenance
1,220.00
Fire Alarm Maintenance
1,550.00
Fire Alarm Extension
3,000.00
Hydrant Rentals
5,562.00
Moth Dept.
5,200.00
Tree Warden Maintenance
3,200.00
Inspector of Buildings Salary
500.00
Inspector of Wires Salary
200.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary
500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Expenses
250.00
Game Warden Salary
100.00
Dog Officer Salary
300.00
$ 93,285.76
*Including Travel outside the State.
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Article 4. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted that the sum of $10,140.25 be raised and appropriated for Health and Sanitation as follows :
Board of Health Salaries
$ 300.00
Board of Health Expenses
225.00
Inspector of Plumbing Salary 565.25
Inspector of Animals Salary
200.00
Inspector of Milk and Food Salary
200.00
Care of Contagious Diseases
5,500.00
Garbage Collection
2,500.00
Dental Clinic
650.00
$ 10,140.25
Article 4. On motion of Kittie M. Bangs it was voted that the sum of one hundred thirteen thousand and seventy dollars ($113,070.00) be raised and appropriated for Charities and Aid, as follows :
General Aid
$ 42,500.00.
General Aid Administrative
4,500.00
Aid to Dependent Children
18,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children Administrative
570.00
Old Age Assistance
45,000.00
Old Age Assistance Administrative
2,500.00
$113,070.00
(as recommended by the Finance Committee)
Article 4. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted :
Moved: That the sum of $13,200.00 be raised and appropriated for Soldiers' Benefits, as follows :
State Aid
$ 600.00
Military Aid
900.00
Soldiers' Relief
11,700.00
$ 13,200.00
Article 4. On motion of Henry R. Johnson it was voted that there be included in the tax levy, for electricity used for street lights, the sum of Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, and that said sum and the income from sales of electricity to private consumers and for electricity supplied to municipal buildings, and for municipal power, and from sales of appliances and jobbing during the current fiscal year be appropriated for the Municipal Lighting Plant, and that the sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars be appropriated from the said re- ceipts of the department for the sale, installation and servicing of merchandise, equipment, utensils and chattels, as provided in Section 34 of Chapter 164 of the General Laws, said appropriations to be ex-
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pended by the Manager of Municipal Lighting, under the direction and control of the Municipal Light Board, for the expense of the plant, in- cluding the sale, installation and servicing of merchandise, equipment, utensils and chattels, as defined in Chapter 164 of the General Laws, or any amendments thereof or additions thereto, and that if said sum and said income shall exceed said expense for said fiscal year by the sum of Twenty-Six Thousand Dollars, said excess up to $26,000 shall be turned over to the Town Treasurer, and the balance shall be trans- ferred to the Construction Fund of said plant and appropriated and used for such additions thereto as may thereafter be authorized by the Municipal Light Board, and that the unexpended balance, in the New Building Fund, of Fifty-four Dollars and nine cents be trans- ferred to the Construction Fund of the plant.
Article 4. On motion of Frank Tanner it was voted :
Moved: That the sum of $251,013.92 be raised and appropriated for the School Department, divided as follows :
General Salaries $196,739.08
General Maintenance, Including Travel Outside of State .. 42,924.84
Industrial Tuition 1,350.00
School Lunches, Cafeterias 10,000.00
Article 4. On motion of Louis M. Lyons it was voted that the town raise and appropriate for the support of the Library for the coming year the sum of $8,875.00.
Salaries $ 5,500.00
Maintenance 3,375.00
$ 8,875.00
Article 4. On motion of Clarence C. White it was voted that the sum of Nine Thousand Five Hundred ($9,500.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for Cemeteries, Eight Thousand ($8,000) Dollars to be expended for maintenance, care and development of Laurel Hill Ceme- tery, and One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) Dollars for main- tenance, care and development of Forest Glen Cemetery, including travel outside the state.
Article 4. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted that the sum of $600.00 be raised and appropriated for Memorial Day Observance, to be expended under the direction of Post No. 62, American Legion.
Article 4. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted that the sum of $5,172.50 be raised and appropriated for Interest, not including Water, Light and Sewer.
Article 4. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted that the sum of $45,000.00 be raised and appropriated for Maturing Debt, not including Water and Light.
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Article 4. On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that the sum of One Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand, Eight Hundred and Eighty- Five ($149,885.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the Board of Public Works as follows :
Salaries, office supplies and expenses $ 6,335.00
Repairs, construction and maintenance of highways, setting
curb, purchase or otherwise acquiring land for sand and gravel purposes, purchase of materials, tools and equipment and any other incidental expenses pertaining thereto
45,000.00
Removal of Snow and Ice
17,000.00
Sidewalk Construction and Maintenance
7,000.00
Maintenance of Storm Drains
3,500.00
Park Department and Common Maintenance and Super- vised Play
4,750.00
Drinking Fountains
100.00
Connecting Estates with Common Sewer
1,700.00
Maintenance, operation and construction of Water Works,
payment of water bonds and interest including travel outside the state, of which appropriation the sum of $4,097.34 is to be taken from the unexpended balance on hand in the Water Reserve on January 1, 1940
53,000.00
Maintenance, operation and extension of the Sewer System, payment of interest on sewer bonds
11,500.00
$149,885.00
Article 4. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted that the sum of $14,035.57 be raised and appropriated for Insurance.
Article 4. On motion of Wendell P. Davis it was voted that the sum of Thirteen Thousand ($13,000.00) Dollars be raised and appro- priated to be expended by the Board of Public Works for the employ- ment of labor for the construction and maintenance of highways, sidewalks, drainage, common, parks, water works and sewers.
Article 4. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted to lay Article 4 on the Table.
Article 5. On motion of Preston F. Nichols it was voted that the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1941 and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one (1) year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one (1) year in accordance with Section 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
Article 6. On motion of Preston F. Nichols it was voted that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of perfecting titles in the Land Court by foreclosure of all rights of redemption to
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real estate taken by the Town for non-payment of taxes previous to the year 1939, and the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized and empowered to take all necessary proceedings to perfect such titles in the Land Court.
Article 7. On motion of Leon G. Bent it was voted that the sum of $4,000.00 be raised and appropriated for Reserve Fund in ac- cordance with Section 6, Chapter 40, General Laws.
Article 8. On motion of Leon G. Bent it was voted that the sum of $100.00 be raised and appropriated for unpaid bills in 1939.
Article 9. On motion of Newell H. Morton it was voted that the sum of $600.00 be raised and appropriated for the care of graves of any persons who have served in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States, in time of war or insurrection, and who have been honorably discharged from such service, as provided by Section 22, Chapter 115, General Laws.
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