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" H. J. Carter, lumber,
37 44
George Robinson, labor, 4 00
" L. Thompson, hardware, 12 00
Amount carried forward, $202 44
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Amount brought forward, $202 44
Paid C. E. Carter, provisions, 32 45
" George E. Carter, provisions, 24 51
" E. N. Eames, provisions, 51 77
" Chas. E. Hudson, groceries and grain, 247 56
" Buck Bros., groceries and grain, 101 77
" Henry Ames, 66 63 33
" N. B. Eames, fertilizer, 29 00
" John W. Perry, blacksmith, 33 30
$786 13
Town Officers.
Paid J. Howard Eames, $150 00
" Henry Buck,
100 00
" N. B. Eames,
100 00
" E. M. Nichols,
160 00
" Henry Blanchard,
75 00
" Charles W. Swain,
75 00
" R. L. Folkins, 40 00
". Warren Eames, 3 00
" D. C. Norcross, Fire Warden, 2 50
" Geo. E. Carter, 66
4 00
" George Buck, Police Officer, 4 00
66 Chas. J. Sargent, 4 00
66 66 Election Officer, 3 00
" H. A. Taylor, Special Police, 2 00
" Thos. A. Bancroft, 66 2 00
" E. N. Eames, 2 00 66
" James H. Swain, Fire Warden, 4 00
" Levi Swain, 5 00
$735 50
Miscellaneous.
Paid D. C. Norcross, miscellaneous, $19 00
" G. M. Stevens, repairs on clock, 5 00
" J. B. Nichols, miscellaneous, 4 25
" J. O. Dow, M.D. returns, 1 25
" D. T. Buzzell, M.D. « 6 25
" F. F. Brown, M.D. « 1 00
Amount carried forward, $36 75
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Amount brought forward, $36 75
Paid Henry Buck, fire inquest, 42 19
" Gilman Gowing, wood
6 00
" Henry Buck, miscellaneous,
68 87
" H. A. Sheldon, cleaning Maple Meadow Brook, 31 58
" Henry Ames, acknowledgment, 1 00
Henry Blanchard, 66
2 75
" Warren Eames, ringing bell, 5 00
E. M. Nichols, miscellaneous,
77 65
" J. Howard Eames, duplicate val- uation list,
10 00
" J. Howard Eames, miscellaneous 9 99
$291 78
Highway.
Paid Wm. H. Carter, 2d,
$123 10
" George Milligan,
153 02
66 Henry Buck,
267 62
" Otis Gowing,
258 07
" Walter D. Carter,
128 67
A. P. Pearson,
146 12
" Charles Hopkins, J. H. Buck,
250 00
E. F. Mears,
111 71
" Wm. H. Boutwell,
124 63
Sylvester Carter,
119 46
66 A. N. Fezette,
152 00
John Bailey,
149 83
" N. Jenkins, repairing pumps, 8 75
Henry Shelden, lumber, 3 90
66 Forrest Hooper, drain tile,
8 10
C. E. Hudson, material,
13 97
66 J. B. Nichols, labor,
3 83
" F. M. Boynton, labor,
4 35
" J. R. Carter, material,
1 15
" J. B. McDonald, lumber,
82 30
" J. H. Carter, lumber, 1 63
$2,214 29
Moving Library, Paid Charles W. Swain,
$25 00
3
102 08
18
Library.
Paid C. W. Swain, $ 3 37
" Elijah Harmon, 4 15
" Henry D. Noyes & Co., 95 76
" George W. Horton,
16 50
$119 78
Cemetery.
Paid E. M. Nichols,
300 00
Public Buildings.
Paid R. Folkins,
$ 29 10
" D. F. Perkins,
151 70
" Robert T. Burgess,
5 00
"' D. F. Perkins,
100 00
George Cole,
2 00
" J. H. Carter,
22 81
E. M. Nichols, "Ins."
18 75
$329 36
Common.
Paid C. M. Gowing,
$20 00
"' Otis Buck,
20 00
$40 00
Piano.
Paid Henry F. Miller & Sons,
200 00
Public Well.
Paid Walter D. Carter,
$12 41
" Henry Buck,
4 78
" Thomas Bancroft,
67 50
" Greanleaf S. Tukey,
20 00
$104 69
Notes Payable.
Paid Woburn Savings Bank,
$825 00
" Wm. H. Carter,
600 00
Sundries.
Stationery, printing, etc.,
$19 92
Postage,
80
Interest and Discount,
Paid Woburn Savings Bank,
$318 93
" Maverick National Bank,
29 56
Amount carried forward,
$348 49
$1,425 00
$20 72
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Amount brought forward, $348 49
Paid State Treasurer,
68 62
" Wm. H. Carter, 9 70
" E. M. Nichols, "account Trust Fund," 8 50
$435 31
Balance on State Tax.
Paid State Treasurer,
429 77
County Tax.
Paid County Tax,
496 16
State Aid.
Paid Frank M. Boynton,
$48 00
" Harriet Young,
48 00
" Phebe F. Simpson,
48 00
" Susan R. Poor,
48 00
$192 00
SUMMARY.
Total Expenditures
Temporary Loan Borrowed and Paid at
Maturity,
5,000 00
State Tax,
$640 00
Balance on State Tax,
429 77
Received of State Treasurer Account
Corporation Tax '89, 74
Account Nat. Bank Tax '89,
27 49
Account State Aid '88,
182 00
$210 23
Treasurer's Balance,
433 91
$18,598 96
VALUATION FOR 1889.
Real Estate,
$563,273 00
Personal Estate,
90,903 00
Total,
$654,176 00
Amount Tax Assessment, 1889,
$10,773 72
Rate of Taxation per $1,000,
15 50
Number Poll Taxes,
317
$12,954 82
$12,954 82
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ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS.
The School Committee recommend the following amounts for the ensuing Municipal year :
High School, including teachers' and janitor's pay and fuel, $3,000 00 Common Schools, including teachers' and jan- itors' pay and fuel,
School books and supplies, 250 00
We recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing Municipal year :
For abatement of taxes, $ 100 00
" Bills payable, 825 00
" Cemetery, 300 00
" Common, 25 00
" County tax, 500 00
" Highways, 1,500 00
"' Interest on notes and funds, 400 00
" Miscellaneous, 500 00
" Outstanding accounts, 600 00
" Public Library,
100 00
" Repairs on public buildings,
300 00
" Roads and bridges,
200 00
" Support of poor,
1,000 00
"' State tax, 700 00
" Town officers, 1,000 00
" Tax valuation book, printing, &c. 200 00
The coming year is the regular year for taking the valuation, which necessitates extra expense for town officers and mis- cellaneous.
SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY.
Town Farm, $5,000 00
Personal Property at Town Farm,
1,261 82
Eldad Butler's place, 75 00
Amount carried forward, $6,336 82
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Amouut brought forward. $ 6.336 82
Schoolhouse and furniture,
14,000 00
Town house,
2,000 00
Town scales and Sealer's office,
250 00
Hearses,
150 00
Cemetery land and lots.
200 00
Furniture in town house and Selectmen's office. 450 00
Public Library and furniture.
1,000 00
Lock-up,
300 00
$24.686 82
J. HOWARD EAMES, Selectmen and HENRY BUCK, Assessors NATHAN B. EAMES, of Wilmington.
Wilmington, February 7. 1890.
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BOOK ACCOUNT OF C. W. SWAIN,
PURCHASING AGENT.
1889. DR
Feb. 1. To books and supplies on hand, $ 90 21 Cash, 1 67
Cash rec'd of Town Treasurer, 274 36 Cash rec'd for books sold, 3 98
$370 22
1890.
CR.
Feb. 1. By books furnished schools, $265 01
Cash paid for clock, 4 00
Cash paid for repairs, etc., 7 60
Freight and express, 4 25
Books and supplies on hand, 80 73
Books sold,
3 98
Balance due agent, 4 65
$370 22
COMMON COMMITTEE.
Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1889, $ 3 91
Rec'd on account of appropriation for 1889, 40 00
Rec'd for grass, 5 00
$48 91
Paid for dressing,
$25 50
Paid for labor,
21 30
Cash on hand,
2 11
$48 91
CHARLES M. GOWING,
Common OTIS C. BUCK,
CHARLES E. HUDSON, Committee,
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Public documents received, 9 volumes.
Number of books for circulation, 1,590 66
Number of books added during the year,
93
Number of books taken out during the year,
2,027 66
Number of persons taking out books,
232
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Burnap Library Fund, deposited March, 1886, $115 00
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand, Feb. 1, 1889, $ 21 35
Received of Town Treasurer, interest on
Benjamin Buck legacy of $500, to Jan. 1. 1889, 25 00
Received of Town Treasurer amount ex-
pended for books,
99 91
Received for catalogues and fines,
2 97
$149 23
PAYMENTS.
Express on books and public documents, $ 1 93
Covering and repairing books, 4 45
Covering paper, mucilage and dust brush, 1 33
Hanging lamp, kerosene oil and can,
7 67
Librarian's salary for 1889,
25 00
93 volumes of new books,
99 91
Cash to balance, 8 94
$149 23
ARTHUR O. BUCK,
Treasurer and Librarian.
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CONDENSED CASH,
DR. Henry Blanchard, Town Treasurer, in account $525 66
To Balance, February 1, 1889,
" Receipts Account Tax, 1886,
$17 00
66 1887, 210 65
66
" 1888, 2,505 45
66 66
1889, 7,361 63
$10,094 73
" State Treas., Bal. Corp. Tax, '88, $3 89
66
Acct. " " '89, 74
66 66 " Nat. Bank Tax, 27 49
66 6 State Aid, 182 00
66
income Mass. school fund 207 50
$421 62
To County Treasurer .- Returns 95 per cent. Dog Licenses, 190 19
To Cemetery .- Lots Sold,
85 00
" Notes Payable .- " Temporary Loan,"
6,500 00
" Poor .- Received of Supt., 434 00
"' Trust Fund .- Martha R. Temple, 100 00
" Outside Poor .- Account Sarah R. George,
186 24
" Sundries.
Jeremiah Curtis Lot, sold, $15 00
Interest on Deposits, 28 02
Town Hall hire,
15 00
Gravel,
1 00
Old Plank,
2 50
$61 52
$18,598 96
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ENDING FEB. 6, 1890.
with the Town of Wilmington.
CR.
By Town Order, $9,680 11
" State Tax, 640 00
" County Tax,
494 16
" Notes Payable Acct. Principal, 10 Year Notes, 825 00
" Notes payable acct. Temporary Loan, 5,600 00
" Interest,
516 56
" Piano,
200 00
State Aid, Chapter 252, Acts '79, 48 00
66 301, " '79,
144 00
66 Stationery, Printing, &c., 14 42
" Postage, 80
" Cash on hand February 6, 1890, 433 91
$18,598 96
The undersigned a Committee chosen on part of the Town to examine and settle with the Treasurer, hereby certify that the foregoing Account is correctly cast and properly vouched ; and they find remaining in the Treasury, Four Hundred and Thirty-three and 11 Dollars.
WM. H. CARTER, WARREN EAMES, Auditors. FRED. A. EAMES,
WILMINGTON, February 6, 1890.
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COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT TAX 1SS6.
Balance February 1, 1889, $143 66
Interest, 6 85
$150 51
ACCOUNT TAX 1887.
Balance February 1, 1889,
$643 29
Interest. 27 90
$671 19
ACCOUNT TAX ISSS.
Balance February 1, 1889.
$3,351 35
Interest, 46 19
$3,397 54
ACCOUNT TAX 1889.
Commitment,
Interest,
$10,773 72 12 55 - $10,786 27
1886.
Collected,
$17 00
Abatement,
66 56
Uncollected February 6. 1890,
66 95
$150 51
1887. -
$210 65
Uncollected February 6, 1890,
460 54
$671 19
1888.
Collected,
$2,505 45
Uncollected February 6, 1890,
892 09
$3,397 54
1889.
Collected,
$7,361 63
Uncollected February 6, 1890,
3,424 64
$10.786 27
EDWARD M. NICHOLS,
Collector of Taxes.
WILMINGTON, February 6, 1890.
Collected,
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
LIABILITIES.
Permanent Loan.
Woburn Savings Bank, "Balance Notes,"
$6,675 00
Temporary Loans. State Treasurer,
1,500 00
Outstanding accounts.
School supplies,
325 00
High School,
Miscellaneous,
275 00
Trust Fund.
Benj. Buck, account of Library,
$500 00
Dolly Harnden, account of Cemetery,
100 00
James Frazer, 66
200 00
Martha R. Temple, "
66
100 00
$900 00
$9,675 00
ASSETS.
Cash in treasury, February 6, 1890,
$ 433 91
Uncollected in tax of 1886,
$ 66 95
.6
1887,
460 54
66
1888,
892 09
66
66 1889,
3,424 G4
4,044 22
Due in State aid,
176 00
Excess liabilities,
4,220 87
$9,675 00
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 1, 1890.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 4, 1889.
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. Warren Eames was declared elected.
ART. 2. To choose all necessary town officers for ensuing year.
RESULT OF THE BALLOT.
TOWN CLERK.
Edward M. Nichols (elected) - 56
SELECTMEN.
J. Howard Eames (elected ) -
63
Henry Buck (elected)
- 66
Nathan B. Eames (elected)
- 55
Charles M. Gowing - -
48
Arthur O. Buck - -
- 29
Voted. To pass the article for choosing assessors and overseers of the poor.
CONSTABLE.
Standly S. Porter and Daniel C. Norcross offered to serve the town for twenty-five dollars.
Daniel C. Norcross (elected) -
- 30
Standly S. Porter - -
11
Charles J. Sargent - -
1
29
Voted. To adjourn the meeting twenty minutes for refreshments.
Voted. That proposals be brought in to serve the town as treasurer for the ensuing year.
TREASURER.
Henry Blanchard and Henry L. Carter offered to serve the town for seventy-five dollars.
Henry Blanchard (elected) -
- 55
Henry L. Carter -
25
Edward M. Nichols offered to serve the town as col- lector of taxes for one hundred and ten dollars, and was duly elected.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS.
Richard L. Folkins (elected) - - - 46
Arthur O. Buck - - - -
- 38
Othniel Eames - - - - - 1
FENCE VIEWERS.
Voted. That the names be brought in on one ballot.
J. Howard Eames (elected ) -
- 20
Henry Buck (elected) - - 20
Nathan B. Eames (elected) - -
- 20
AUDITORS.
William H. Carter (elected) -
- -
31
Warren Eames (elected) -
-
- - 31
Fred A. Eames (elected) -
- - -
31
Voted. That the following officers be chosen by ac- clamation :
FIELD DRIVERS.
Edward N. Eames, Warren Eames, John Bailey,
George W. Sidelinker, Charles E. Carter.
POUND KEEPER.
Edward M. Nichols.
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SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
James E. Kelley, Henry B. Nichols, Edward A. Carter Henry L. Carter, John Bailey.
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND BARK.
Henry B. Nichols, James E. Kelley, Edward A. Carter, Henry Sheldon, Howard M. Horton.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
Herbert N. Buck, Edward M. Nichols, Joshua O. Jaquith.
CEMETERY COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS. Edward M. Nichols.
Voted. That the name of the late Dr. Henry Hiller remain on the committee the remainder of the term for which he was elected.
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THREE YEARS.
Jonathan Carter,
Daniel T. Buzzell.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Edward M. Nichols.
FIRE AND FOREST WARDENS.
Levi Swain, George E. Carter, Daniel C. Norcross, George T. Eames, Charles F. Harris.
HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.
Abiel P. Pearson, Wm. H. Carter, 2nd, Otis Gowing, Jonathan H. Buck, Henry Buck, John Bailey, Charles Hopkins, . Walter D. Carter, Supt. Town Farm, William H. Boutwell, Edward Mears, George M. Milligan, Sylvester Carter.
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Voted. To take up article 20 of the warrant and act thereon.
ART. 20. To see if the town will vote to give permis- sion to lay railway tracks across the town roads between William H. Carter's house and E. B. Carter's house, also to cross the town road north of William H. Boutwell's house, the said railway to be built for the purpose of transporting granite from Clark and Aronson granite quarry to the nearest point of the B. & M. R. R. Co.'s main line, and the cars to be propelled to and from said quarry by horse power. The said railway to start from Clark & Aronson granite quarry, through land of J. O. Jaquith, R. N. Carter, and Edward A. Carter, to the nearest point of the B. & M. R. R. Co.'s main line.
Voted. The request be granted by the selectmen if it can be done according to the laws of the state.
Voted. To act on article 17.
ART. 17. To see if the town will offer any induce- ments for Mrs. Dr. Hiller to build her mausoleum in this town, or what they will do in relation to the same.
Voted. That the town offer Mrs. Dr. Hiller any lot or any number of lots not now sold, provided, that she will build her mausoleum in this town.
Voted. That a committee of three be appointed by the chair to notify Mrs. Dr. Hiller of the action of the town, also, to extend her a vote of thanks for the generous deeds done by her in relation to the town.
Edward M. Nichols, John T. Wild and Othniel Eames were appointed to serve as such committee.
Voted. To act on article 18.
ART. 18. To see if the town will instruct their select- men to demand of the B. & M. R. R. Co. a flagman and gate at every grade crossing within the town limits.
Voted. That the selectmen be instructed to attend to the matter at once.
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Voted. To pass article 3.
ART. 4. To see how much money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to defray annual expenses and pay town debts.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,200.
ART. 5. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the support of common schools for the ensuing year.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,200.
ART. 6. To see how much money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the select school for the ensuing year.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of $800.
ART. 7. To see how much money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the poor the ensuing year.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of $800.
ART. 8. To see how much money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the repairs of highways and determine how the same shall be expended.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000, the same to be left in the hands of the selectmen.
ART. 9. To see how much money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the maintenance of the public library the ensuing year.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of $100.
ART. 10. To see what method the town will adopt for the collection of taxes.
Voted. To adopt the same method as last year, viz. : All single poll taxes are to be paid on demand, and interest to be charged on all taxes from and after the first Monday in October until payment is made, at the rate of six per cent. All taxes remaining unpaid after the first Monday in January, will be collected forthwith by course of law.
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ART. 11. To see if the town will authorize their treas- urer to borrow money in anticipation of taxes, under the direction of the selectmen, the money so raised to be paid out of this year's taxes.
Voted. That he be so authorized.
ART. 12. Shall licenses be granted for the sale of in- toxicating liquors in this town? Yes or no.
Voted. Yes, 22; no, 55.
ART. 13. To see how much money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for improving the grounds of the cemetery the ensuing year.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of $300.
ART. 14. To see how much money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the repairs of public buildings the ensuing year.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of $300.
ART. 15. To see how much money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for improving the common the ensuing year.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of $50.
ART. 16. To see if the town will vote to remove the public library to the old Centre school-house, and appro- priate money to put it in suitable condition, or what they will do about it.
Voted. That Mr. George Coles be allowed to speak upon the subject.
Voted. That the trustees of the library be authorized to remove the library at an expense not to exceed $25.
ART. 19. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to dig a well and place a pump and drinking trough at the same, at the junction of the Lowell and Andover roads, opposite the house of Walter D. Carter, or what they will do in relation to the same.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of $150.
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ART. 21. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase a piano for the use of the High school.
Voted. To raise and appropriate the sum of $200.
ART. 22. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer to accept and place on interest such sums of money as may be given from time to time for the purpose of erecting or securing a library building, and that when a sufficient sum has been secured, then the trustees of the library and the selectmen of the town then in office shall constitute a committee for the purpose of erecting or securing said library building.
Voted. That the treasurer be so authorized.
ART. 23. To see if the town will vote to sell a lot of land known as "Jeremiah Curtis' lot," owned by the town.
Voted. That it be left in the hands of the selectmen.
Voted. To dissolve the meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to the town clerk, with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Wilmington, this fourteenth day of February, A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty-nine.
EDWARD A. CARTER, J. HOWARD EAMES, HENRY BUCK. Selectmen of Wilmington.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS.
I hereby certify that I have complied with the require- ments of this warrant by posting three attested copies in three public places as the law directs.
THOMAS A. BANCROFT,
Constable of Wilmington.
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TOWN MEETING, APRIL 22, 1888.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS.
To DANIEL C. NORCROSS, Constable of the town of Wilmington .- Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the male inhabitants of the town of Wilmington, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet and assemble in the town hall in said town, on Monday, the twenty-second day of April, next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at twelve o'clock, noon. Then and there to bring in their votes upon the proposed amendment to the con- stitution, whereby the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors to be used as a beverage shall be prohibited. The polls must be kept open at least four hours, and as much longer as the meeting may vote, but that it must close before sunset.
And you are further required by the authority aforesaid, to notify the inhabitants aforesaid, to meet and assemble at the same time and place at two o'clock P. M., to act upon the following articles, viz. :
ART. 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To see if the town will vote to petition the Legislature through its representative for the power to exempt from taxation for the period of ten years, any manufacturing company building and locating within the town limits and employing not less than fifty men.
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ART. 3. To see if the town will choose a committee to examine into the condition of our insane poor, and take council in relation to the town's liabilities for their support, and to see if their friends are not able to support them in full, or whether they may not be liable for their partial support.
ART. 4. To see if the town will accept the sum of one hundred dollars - in trust - from Mrs. Martha R. Tem- ple, of Reading, Mass., the interest of which is to be ex- pended annually and perpetually upon the burial lot where the remains of the late Rev. Freegrace Reynolds now lie buried, in adorning and beautifying the same.
ART. 5. To see if the town will authorize their treas- urer to deposit what surplus money he may have on hand with the National Maverick Bank, of Boston, for safe keeping.
In obedience to the foregoing warrant, the qualified voters of the Town of Wilmington met and assembled at the Town Hall for the purpose mentioned. The meeting was called to order by E. M. Nichols, Town Clerk. After reading the warrant, the selectmen appointed Charles J. Sargent and Thomas A. Bancroft as tellers to receive, sort and count the ballots. They were qualified by the Town Clerk. The ballot-box was then examined and found to be empty, the register indicating 0-0-0. The polls were then declared open.
Voted. To close the polls at four o'clock.
At two o'clock P. M., the meeting for the transaction of town business was called to order by the chairman of the selectmen, J. Howard Eames, who was elected mod- erator.
Under article 2 it was voted that the selectmen be in- structed to forthwith petition the Legislature, through our representative from the Twentieth Middlesex District for a resolve granting the town power to exempt from taxa- tion for a period of ten years any manufacturing company
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building and locating within the town limits and employ- ing not less than fifty persons.
Voted. That the Selectmen be instructed to examine into the condition of our insane poor and learn whether they are temporarily or hopelessly insane, also to take counsel as to the liability of the town for their support, and also to learn if their friends may not be liable for a portion of their expenses where they may not be con- sidered able to bear the whole burden of expense, and to report to the town at our annual November meeting.
Voted. To accept the sum of one hundred dollars from Mrs. Martha R. Temple of Reading, Mass., the in- come of the same to be expended annually upon the burial lot of Rev. Freegrace Reynolds, in the Wilmington cem- etery.
Voted. To pass article 5.
At four o'clock the polls were closed.
The register on the ballot-box showed one hundred and fifteen votes cast, the names checked on the voting list were counted, numbering 115, and then the ballot-box emptied and the ballots counted, numbering 115.
Result of the ballot, "Yes," 67. "No," 48.
Voted. To dissolve the meeting.
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TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 5, 1889.
STATE AND COUNTY ELECTION. TOWN WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS.
To DANIEL C. NORCROSS, Constable of the Town of Wilmington. Greeting :-
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the male in- habitants of the town of Wilmington, qualified by law to vote in state and town affairs, to meet and assemble at the Town Hall, in said town, on Tuesday, the fifth day of November, next-it being the Tuesday after the first Mon- day in said month-at ten o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at eleven o'clock A. M., then and there to bring in their votes on one ballot to the Selectmen for Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Councillor for the sixth district, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor of the Commonwealth, Attor- ney-General, Senator for the sixth Middlesex district, Sheriff for Middlesex County, District Attorney, two County Commissioners, and for two special County Com- missioners, three Commissioners of Insolvency, also a Representative to the General Court for the twentieth Middlesex district.
The polls must be kept open at least four hours, and as much longer as the meeting may vote, except that it shall close before sunset.
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. And you are further required, by the authority afore- said, to notify and warn the inhabitants aforesaid to meet and assemble at the same place, on the same day, at two o'clock P. M., to act on the following articles, viz. :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as revised by the Selectmen.
ART. 3. To see if the town will sell their pew in the Congregational Church.
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