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1,375 00
Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank, account fire department
2,500 00
Temporary Loans :-
Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank 6,000 00
Street Railway Tax 6.789 82
Second payment account trust funds
200 00
Interest on trust funds
115 33
New school house account
9,000 00
Balance from Collector's sales
48 23
$38.128 38
ASSETS.
Cash in Treasury
$11,654 60
Due on tax 1899
88 35
Due on tax 1900
247 53
Due on tax 1902
4,208 55
Due on tax 1903
8,702 81
Due from State Treasurer, State Aid
260 00
Due from State Treasurer, Military Aid
48 00
Due from State Treasuerer, account Schools
Supt. of
437 50
Due from Betsey George, guardian Susan George
550 91
Due for cemetery lots
200 00
Due from James Blake
30 00
Excess of liabilities
11.700 13
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$38.128 38
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
All bills were examined each month before payment was made, and have been checked with the Selectmen's and Treas- urer's accounts. The Assessors' book for the year 1903, was veri- fied and compared with the Collector's book, and the Collector's accounts were examined frequently. The taxes collected during the year, as per their reports, are correct.
I have examined the report of the Trustees of the Trust Funds and compared same with the several bank books where the funds are deposited.
The Treasurer's books were examined and found correct, and the balance in the treasury at the end of the year is eleven thousand six hundred fifty-four dollars and sixty cents $11,654.60).
BERNARD F. DOUCETTE, Auditor.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE TRUST FUNDS OF THE TOWN OF WILMINGTON.
Cash deposited in the Andover Savings Bank, as follows: Benj. Buck fnud library account, book No. 18,341 $500 00 Dolly Harnden fund, cemetery account, book No. 18,342 100 00
James Frazer fund, cemetery account, book No. 18,343 200 00
Martha Temple fund, cemetery account, book No. 18,344 100 00
Thomas P. Eames fund, cemetery account, book No. 18,346
100 00
Susan S. Carlton fund, cemetery account, book No. 18,345
75 00
Sabra Carter fund, cemetery account, book No. 18,347
200 00
Sabra Carter fund, cemetery account, book No. 18,348
100 00
Sabra Carter fund, common account, book No. 18,349 200 00
Isaac Cazneau fund, cemetery account, book No. 18,985 100 00
$1,675 00
Burnap fund, library account, book No. 8,512 115 00
$1,790 00
Interest paid the Town Treasurer as follows: July 20. 1903:
Beni. Buck fund. 6 months' interest $10 00
Dolly Harnden fund, 6 months' interest 2 00
James Frazer fund, 6 months' interest 4 00
Martha Temple fund. 6 months' interest
2 00
Susan S. Carlton fund. 6 months' interest 1 50
Thomas P. Eames fund, 6 months' interest . .
2 00
Sabra Carter fund, 6 months' interest 4 00
Sabra Carter fund, 6 months' interest
2 00
Sabra Carter fund, 6 months' interest
4 00
Amount carried forward
$ 31 50"
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Amount brought forward $ 31 50 Dec. 31, 1903:
Benj. Buck fund, 6 months' interest 10 00
Dolly Harnden fund, 6 months' interest 2 00
James Frazer fund, 6 months' interest 4 00
Martha Temple fund, 6 months' interest 2 00
Susan S. Carlton fund, 6 months' interest 1 50
Thomas P. Eames fund, 6 months' interest ..
2 00
Sabra Carter fund, 6 months' interest 4 00
Sabra Carter fund, 6 months' interest 2 00
Sabra Carter fund. 6 months' interest
4 00
Isaac Cazneau fund, 3 months' interest
1 00
Burnap fund, interest from March 12, 1886, to Dec. 1903, less $20 paid A. O. Buck, Jan. 28, 1892 94 33
$158 33 C. S. HARRIMAN, FRED A. EAMES.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS.
From January 1, 1903, to January 1, 1904.
One general inspection was ordered by the Cattle Con- missioners. The number of neat cattle inspected was 319. Only one was found diseased. 171 hogs were found in good condition.
SLAUGHTER HOUSE INSPECTION.
367 cattle have been killed at the licensed slaughter houses. One found diseased. 16 have been quarantined. and found diseased. 267 calves have been inspected, 6 rejected. 65 pigs have been inspected, 5 rejected.
H. ALLEN SHELDON, Inspector.
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TOWN WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Middlesex, ss.
To William E. Swain, Constable of the Town of Wilmington. Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the manner provided in Sect. 2, Art. 1, of the By-Laws, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Wilmington qualified by law to vote in town affairs to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Monday, the seventh day of March next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at ten o'clock A. M .. "and may be closed at four o'clock P. M., for the election of officers," and to act upon the followng articles, namely :--
Art. 1. To elect by ballot a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To bring in your votes on one ballot for three Selectmen, "who shall also act as Assessors and Overseers of the Poor," Town Clerk, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, one School Committee for three years, Constable, Auditor, three Fence Viewers, one Cemetery Committee for three years, one Cemetery Committee for two years, two Trustees of the Public Library for three years, also to vote upon the following question, viz .: Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxi- cating liquor in this town? Yes or No.
Art. 3. To choose all other necessary town officers for the year ensuing.
Art. 4. To hear reports of committees and act thereon.
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Art 5. To see how much money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of schools, for school books and supplies, for salary of School Committee, for salary of Superin- tendent of Schools, for highways, roads and bridges, tor support of poor, for repairs of public buildings, for care and improvement of cemeteries, for support of Public Library, for police, for salary of town officers, for removing snow, for mis- cellaneous expenses, for printing, for notes payable, for interest, for state and county taxes, for outstanding indebtedness, tor abatement of taxes, for military aid, and for support of fire department.
Art 6. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the observance of Memorial Day, and determine how the same shall be expended.
Art. 7. To see what method the town will adopt for the collection of taxes and determine the compensation of the Collector.
Art. 8. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anti- cipation of taxes.
Art 9. To see what action the town will take in regard to the compensation of election officers.
Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of one hundred dollars for the improvement of the soldiers' lot, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art 11. To see what action the town will take in regard to selecting a name for the new school house to be erected at North Wilmington.
Art. 12. To see if the town will appoint a committee to consider the subject of the purchase and publication of Mr. Arthur T. Bond's History of Wilmington, and report at a future meeting, or do anything relative to the subject.
Art. 13. To see if the town will vote to appoint a com- mittee of three to consider the subject of the purchase of land adjoining the Walker school lot, said committee to report at a future meeting, or do anything in relation to the same.
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Art 14. To see if the town will vote to sell the pew owned by it in the Congregational Church, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 15. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen "for the time being" to sell or dispose of all un- redeemed land "standing in the name of the town" according to their best judgement.
Art. 16. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen for 1904, to sell a certain parcel of land located on Federal street, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to appoint a commit- tee of three to consider the subject of the salaries paid the town officers, and report on the same at the annual town meeting in March, 1905, or do anything in relation to the subject.
Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sufficient sum of money to purchase land, move the fire engine houses thereto, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of one thousand dollars for the purpose of building a room and tower as an addition to each of the fire engine houses, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art 20. To see if the town will take any action in regard to the observance of Old Home Week, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 21. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to confer with the management of the Boston & Northern Railway Company in reference to better cars and service between Wilmington and Reading.
Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to confer with the management of the Boston & Northern Railway Company in reference to the granting of free transfers from any part of Wilmington to any part of Reading,
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and returning from any part of Reading to any part of Wil -- mington, also from any part of Wilmington to Tewksbury Centre, and from Tewksbury Centre to any part of Wilmington on the line leading from Reading to Billerica.
Art 23. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of fifty-five dollars to purchase a Wheeler sidewalk snow plow.
Art. 24. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as revised by the Selectmen.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and the seal of the town this fifteenth day of February, A. D. 1904.
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THE WHITEFIELD ELM
A True Copy-Attest :
HERBERT N. BUCK, EDWARD A. CARTER, EUGENE G. SHAW, Selectmen of Wilmington.
WILLIAM E. SWAIN,
Constable of Wilmington.
ANNUAL REPORT OF Receipts and Expenditures
Town of Wilmington
Reports of the Town Clerk and Librarian
For Year ending December 31 1904
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE
TOWN OF WILMINGTON, MASS.
WITH THE
REPORTS OF THE TOWN CLERK AND THE LIBRARIAN,
Year Ending December 3 Ist,
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LOWELL, MASS. COURIER-CITIZEN COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1905.
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1904.
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS AND OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. HERBERT N. BUCK. EDWARD A. CARTER.
EUGENE G. SHAW.
TOWN CLERK. JAMES E. KELLEY.
TREASURER. FRED A. EAMES.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES. JOSEPH PATCHETT.
AUDITOR. BERNARD F. DOUCETTE.
CONSTABLE. WILLIAM E. SWAIN.
POLICE. WILLIAM E. SWAIN, Chief.
ELLIS E. SWAIN. HARRY A. TOLMAN.
SPECIALS.
JOSHUA W. PURINGTON.
WILLIAM H. BAXTER.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
PETER F. McMAHON, Term Expires 1907. GEORGE W. BUCK, Term Expires 1906. Term Expires 1905.
HENRY N. AMES,
JAMES E. KELLEY, Clerk of Board.
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KEEPER OF LOCKUP. WILLIAM E. SWAIN.
- FENCE VIEWERS. BOARD OF SELECTMEN.
FIELD DRIVERS.
JOHN H. SIMPSON. WARREN EAMES.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER.
EDWARD A. CARTER.
ARTHUR W. EAMES.
ELLIS E. CARTER. FRANK L. EAMES.
DONALD K. COLGATE.
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND BARK.
JAMES E. KELLEY.
EDWARD A. CARTER.
J. ARTHUR TAYLOR. ARTHUR W. EAMES.
MEASURER OF LEATHER. J. ARTHUR TAYLOR.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
GEORGE A. HART. WILLIAM WARREN CARTER. WARREN EAMES. WILLIE B. McINTOSH.
EDWARD HASKELL.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
POUND KEEPER. WILLIAM O. SHATTUCK.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. HARRY A. TOLMAN.
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BOARD OF HEALTH. SELECTMEN. DR. D. T. BUZZELL, Agent.
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS. H. ALLEN SHELDON.
TREE WARDEN. WILLIAM L. KELLEY.
FOREST FIRE WARDEN. CHARLES B. OSBON. (Resigned.) CALEB S. HARRIMAN. (Appointed.)
DEPUTIES.
FRED A. CADY. JOSEPH M. HILL. CARL A. CADY.
CHARLES B. OSBON, Chief Engineer of Fire Deparment. (Resigned.) CALEB S. HARRIMAN, Assistant Engineer of Fire Department. (Resigned.) CALEB S. HARRIMAN, Chief Engineer. (Appointed.) FRANK W. KIDDER, Assistant Engineer. (Appointed.)
SUPERINTENDENT OF ALMSHOUSE.' HARRY A. TOLMAN.
CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
JAMES B. NICHOLS, DONALD K. COLGATE, JOSEPH PATCHETT,
Term Expires 1907. Term Expires 1906. Term Expires 1905.
COMMON COMMITTEE.
JOHN B. MACK, DONALD K. COLGATE, CHESTER W. CLARK,
Term Expires 1907. Term Expires 1906. Term Expires 1905.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
CALEB S. HARRIMAN, WALTER G. FRAZEE, CHARLES J. SARGENT,
Term Expires 1907. Term Expires 1906. Term Expires 1905.
UNDERTAKER. EDWARD M. NICHOLS.
BURIAL AGENT. MILTON T. HOLT.
BALLOT CLERKS AND TELLERS.
J. HOWARD EAMES.
THOMAS H. McMAHON.
EDWARD N. EAMES
CALVIN E. WEST.
HOWARD M. HORTON.
FRANK D. MORRIS. OTIS GOWING. FRANK W. KIDDER.
S. WARREN TAYLOR.
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY.
EDWARD N. EAMES,
Term Expires 1907.
ROBERT H. GOWING,
Term Expires 1907.
REV. WALTER H. ROLLINS,
Term Expires 1906.
JOHN W. HATHAWAY,
Term Expires 1906
FRANCIS A. HAMLIN,
Term Expires 1905.
EDGAR C. FOLKINS,
Term Expires 1905.
TRUSTEES OF CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS.
CALEB S. HARRIMAN,
Term Expires 1907.
LAWRENCE C. SWAIN,
Term Expires 1906.
CHARLES J. SARGENT,
Term Expires 1905.
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS. (School House Loan.)
EDWIN L. HALEY, March 7, 1904, Elected for 3 years.
JAMES E. KELLEY, March 7, 1904, Elected for 2 years.
CHESTER W. CLARK,
March 7, 1904, Elected for 1 year.
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FISH AND GAME WARDEN. WM. E. SWAIN.
LIST OF JURORS, REVISED JANUARY 11, 1905.
CHARLES E. CARTER, Shawsheen Avenue Provision Dealer.
OTIS GOWING, Park Street . . Farmer.
JAMES W. MURRAY, Woburn Street . Grocer.
WILLIAM H. CARTER, Shawsheen Avenue . Farmer.
WALTER D. CARTER, Lowell Street . Farmer.
EDWARD P. PREBLE, Chestnut Street
WALTER G. FRAZEE, Middlesex Avenue
Engraver.
Clerk.
G. ARTHUR SIDELINKER, High Street ARTHUR W. EAMES, Woburn Street
Carpenter.
JOHN B. MACK, Church Street (Retired).
GEORGE W. MCKENZIE, Middlesex Avenue
GEORGE W. BUCK, Church Street
Grocer.
J. ARTHUR TAYLOR, Lowell Street
Currier ..
MYRON E. BUCK, Middlesex Avenue
Provision Dealer.
JOHN H. SIMPSON, Andover Street Laborer.
THOMAS H. McMAHON, Middlesex Avenue . Provision Dealer. WILLIAM H. BOUTWELL, Boutwell Street Farmer.
FRANK E. REED, Lowell Street Machinist.
CHARLES A. NARAY, High Street Farmer.
FRED S. FROST, Ballardvale Street . Farmer.
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Clerk.
JAMES E. KELLEY, Middlesex Avenue WILLIAM E. MORGAN, Lowell Street Farmer.
Provision Dealer.
. Boat Builder.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
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RECORDS OF WARRANTS AND PROCEEDINGS OF TOWN MEETINGS, BIRTHS. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, WITH STATEMENT OF MONEY PAID TO THE COUNTY TREASURER ON ACCOUNT OF DOG LICENSES.
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TOWN WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Middlesex, ss.
To William E. Swain, Constable of the Town of Wilmington. Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachsetts and in the manner provided in Sect. 2, Art. 1, of the By-Laws, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Wilmington qualified by law to vote in town affairs to meet and assemble at the Town Hall, on Monday, the seventh day of March next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at ten o'clock A. M., "and may be closed at four o'clock P. M., for the election of officers," and to act upon the following articles, namely :-
Art. 1 .- To elect by ballot a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Art. 2. To bring in your votes on one ballot for three Selectmen, "who shall also act as Assessors and Overseers of the Poor," Town Clerk, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, one School Committee for three years, Constable, Auditor, three Fence Viewers, one Cemetery Committee for three years, one Cemetery Committee for one year, two Trustees of the Public Library for three years, also to vote upon the following question, viz .: Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxi- cating liquor in this town? Yes or No.
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Art. 3. To choose all other necessary town officers for the- year ensuing.
Art. 4. To hear reports of committees and act thereon.
Art. 5. To see how much money the town will vote to raise- and appropriate for the support of schools, for school books and supplies, for salary of School Committee, for salary of Superin- tendent of Schools, for highways, roads, and bridges, for support of poor, for repairs of public buildings, for care and. improvement of cemeteries, for support of Public Library, for police, for salary of town officers, for removing snow, for mis -. cellaneous expenses, for printing, for notes payable, for interest,. for state and county taxes, for outstanding indebtedness, for abatement of taxes, for military aid, and for support of fire- department.
Art. 6. To see how much money the town will raise and appropriate for the observance of Memorial Day, and determine- how the same shall be expended.
Art. 7. To see what method the town will adopt for the collection of taxes and determine the compensation of the Collector.
Art 8. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money, in antici- pation of Taxes.
Art. 9. To see what action the town will take in regard to. the compensation of election officers.
Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of one hundred dollars for the improvement of the soldiers' lot, or do anything in relation to the same.
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Art. 11. To see what action the town will take in regard to selecting a name for the new school house to be erected at North Wilmington.
Art. 12. To see if the town will appoint a committee to consider the subject of the purchase and publication of Mr. Arthur T. Bond's History of Wilmington, and report at a future meeting, or do anything relative to the subject.
Art. 13. To see if the town will vote to appoint a com- mittee of three to consider the subject of the purchase of land adjoining the Walker School lot, said committee to report at a future meeting, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 14. To see if the town will vote to sell the pew owned by it in the Congregational Church, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 15. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen "for the time being" to sell or dispose of all unredeemed land "standing in the name of the town" according to their best judgment.
Art. 16. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen for 1904 to sell a certain parcel of land located on Federal Street, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to appoint a commit- tee of three to consider the subject of the salaries paid the town officers, and report on the same at the annual town meeting in March, 1905, or do anything in relation to the subject.
Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sufficient sum of money to purchase land, move the fire engine houses thereto, or do anything in relation to the same.
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Art. 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of one thousand dollars for the purpose of building a room and tower as an addition to each of the fire engine houses, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 20. To see if the town will take any action in regard to the observance of Old Home Week, or do anything in relation to the same.
Art. 21. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to confer with the management of the Boston & Northern Railway Company in reference to better cars and ser- vice between Wilmington and Reading.
Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Board .of Selectmen to confer with the management of the Boston & Northern Railway Company in reference to the granting of free transfers from any part of Wilmington to any part of Reading, and returning from any part of Reading to any part of Wil- mington, also from any part of Wilmington to Tewksbury Centre, and from Tewksbury Centre to any part of Wilmington on the line leading from Reading to Billerica.
Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of fifty-five dollars to purchase a Wheeler sidewalk snow plow.
Art. 24. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as revised by the Selectmen.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at time and place of ·said meeting.
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Given under our hands and the seal of the town this fif -- teenth day of February, A. D. 1904.
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WHITEFIELD ELM
HERBERT N. BUCK, EDWARD A. CARTER, EUGENE G. SHAW, Selectmen of Wilmington.
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TOWN MEETING.
Record of Proceedings of the Annual Town Meeting, held March 7, 1904.
In accordance with the directions of the foregoing Warrant, the voters assembled on the above date; the votes taken as declared by the Moderator are as follows :-
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, the Warrant read, and Article 1 taken up.
Art. 1. Hon. Chester W. Clark was unanimously elected Moderator, the vote being taken by ballot, and the check list being used.
Art. 2. The Moderator examined the ballot box, which was found empty, the register indicated 000, the box was locked and the key delivered to the Constable. The Ballot Clerks and Tellers having been sworn, the official ballots were delivered to the Ballot Clerks, a receipt for the same being taken by the Town Clerk. The Moderator announced that the polls for the election of officers were open, and that balloting might proceed. Under this article later on it was voted that the polls for the election of officers be closed at 4 o'clock P. M. At the appoint- ed time the Moderator declared the polls closed. The names checked upon the lists numbered 144, and the ballots as counted
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from the ballot box numbered 144, but the register indicated 146, two ballots having stuck in going into the box, which fact was reported to the Moderator and Clerk when it occurred.
The following is the vote as declared by the Moderator :---
For Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor.
Herbert N. Buck (elected) had 126 votes
Edward A. Carter (elected) 102
Eugene G. Shaw (elected). 94
John W. Hathaway 75
Blanks 35
For Town Clerk.
James E. Kelley (elected) . had 131 votes 13
Blanks
For Treasurer.
Fred A. Eames (elected)
Blanks
had 137 votes 7
For Collector of Taxes.
Joseph Patchett (elected)
Blanks
had 136 votes 8
School Committee, Three Years.
Caleb S. Harriman (elected)
had 126 votes
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Blanks
For Constable.
William E. Swain (elected)
had 129 votes Blanks
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For Auditor.
Bernard F. Doucette (elected) had 127 votes
Blanks
17
For Cemetery Committee, Three Years.
James B. Nichols (elected) had 73 votes
Warren Eames 59 66
Blanks
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For Cemetery Committee, One Year.
Joseph Patchett (elected) had 113 votes
Blanks 31
For Two Library Trustees, Three Years.
Robert H. Gowing (elected) had 110 votes
Edward N. Eames (elected) 100 66
Blanks
78
For Fence Viewers.
Herbert N. Buck (elected) .had 115 votes
Edward A. Carter (elected) 99
Eugene G. Shaw (elected)
81
John W. Hathaway
67
Blanks 70
Vote on the License Question.
Yes 19 votes
No
103
Blanks 22
Art. 3. Voted that a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to retire and bring in a list of nominations for the several offices to be filled under the article. The Moderator
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appointed as said committee Edward A. Carter, Charles E. Carter and Edward A. Hamlin. Mr. Hamlin declined, and Arthur B. Eames was appointed in his place. The committee reported the following list of names :-
Field Drivers.
John H. Simpson Warren Eames
Surveyors of Lumber
Edward A. Carter Arthur W. Eames
Donald K. Colgate Ellis E. Carter
Surveyors of Wood and Bark
James E. Kelley Edward A. Carter
J. Arthur Taylor Arthur W. Eames
Wm. Warren Carter
Keeper of Lockup William E. Swain
Measurer of Leather J. Arthur Taylor Public Weighers
Geo. A. Hart Warren Eames
Wm. Warren Carter Willie B. McIntosh
Sealer of Weights and Measures Milton T. Holt Pound Keeper William O. Shattuck
Tree Warden William L. Kelley
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Common Committee, Three Years John B. Mack
Trustee of Trust Funds, Three Years Caleb S. Harriman
Motion made to reject the report of the committee. After some remarks by the mover of the motion, it was voted not to reject the report. Motion made to lay on the table. Voted in the affirmative. Later, a motion was made that the report be taken from the table and acted upon. After some explanations by the Tree Warden it was voted that the report of the com- mittee be accepted and adopted. Motion made that further action under the article in regard to the election of Sinking Fund Commissoners be postponed until after action on the remaining articles in the Warrant. After action on Article 24, on motion it was voted to elect by ballot three Sinking Fund Commissioners. The ballot on being taken resulted in the elec- tion of Edwin L. Haley for three years, James E. Kelley for two years and Chester W. Clark for one year.
Article 4. After a report by the Chairman of the Select- men, in regard to transfers by the Street Railway Company, in which it was stated that said Company refused to grant the same at the present time, and a report from the Chairman of the Building Committee on the new school house, it was voted that all the reports, both printed and oral, be accepted.
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