Town records of Brookline, Massachusetts, 1838-1857, v. 1, Part 47

Author: Brookline (Mass.)
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: Brookline, Mass. : Published by vote of the town
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The committee, after viewing the ground and carefully considering the subject, came to the conclusion that if the County Commissioners should come to the conclusion that the public good requires the laying out of a road and a bridge across Muddy River, in the opinion of the committee the best place for bridging said river would be at or near the Longwood station, connecting Elm street in Roxbury with Kent and Beacon streets in Brookline. The river at this point is norrower than it is farther east, and consequently a bridge could be built cheaper and kept in repair at a much less expense than if built at a more easterly point. The committee are also of the opinion that it would be for the interest of both the city of Roxbury and the town of Brookline (if said bridge is to be built,) that it be located at this point, as it is already in contempla- tion to lay out and build a road from Tremont street in Roxbury to the Longwood station in Brookline, and from thence to Harvard street in Brookline, making nearly a straight line from Beacon street and Harvard street in Brookline to Tremont street in Roxbury, which road is very much needed, and can be built at the present time with a trifling expense to the town of Brookline; and the committee believe that the public travel from Roxbury or Norfolk County to Cambridgeport across Charles River bridge would be as well accommodated by this route as by any other, as the distance is but a few rods longer, if any, than it would be if the bridge was located further down the river.


The committee have also received proposals from Messrs. Charles and Marshall Stearns, agreeing, if the town will advocate, by a committee or otherwise, before the County Commissioners the laying out of the road and bridge by Longwood station, and if said road and bridge are ordered to be built, that they will give the land and build the road from Sewall's avenue to the bridge and furnish all the gravel that shall be necessary for building said road and bridge free of expense to the town. They also agree, if a street is laid out from Longwood station to Harvard street near the new school-house, to give the land for a road of fifty feet in widtli, and be at half the expense of building the same.


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Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 13, 1857.


We therefore recommend to the town to appoint a committee to appear before the Commissioners and advocate the building of a bridge at Long- wood station, and to oppose the laying out of a road across Swallow Pond.


All or which is respectfully submitted.


JAMES BARTLETT, W. A. HUMPHREY, AUGUSTUS ALLEN,


WILLIAM J. GRIGGS,


BROOKLINE, April 13th, 1857. (File G, No. 101.)


Committee.


Voted, To accept the foregoing report.


Voted, That a committee of five be appointed to appear before the County Commissioners and oppose the laying out a road across Swallow Pond.


Voted, That the same committee be and hereby are direct- ed to advocate the building of a bridge across Muddy River near the Longwood station.


Voted, That the same committee have charge of this mat- ter that have reported thereon, to wit: Messrs. James Bartlett, Amos A. Lawrence, Augustus Allen, W. A. Humphrey, and William J. Griggs.


A proposition was here made by the Messrs. Charles and Marshall Stearns, to the effect that if the town would advo- cate the laying out of the road as prayed for in the petition and recommended in the report, and the County Commis- sioners shall so lay it out, they will give their land over which it passes and be to the expense of making that portion of the road.


Voted, That the committee be and hereby are instructed to advocate the further extension of said road to Beacon street, provided that it is without any expense to the town.


Voted, That if the bridge across Muddy River be built, the Selectmen are hereby requested to lay out a new road from Harvard street to the bridge.


Voted, That the same committee appear before the County Commissioners and advocate the laying out of the road and bridge.


Dissolved.


Attest : B. F. BAKER,


Town Clerk.


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SPECIAL MEETING, MAY 1, 1857. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.


WARRANT.


SEAL.]


SEAL.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


SEAL.


NORFOLK, SS.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,


GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said town, on Friday, the first day of May next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, at which time and place the polls will be opened, and kept open not less than two hours, for the following purposes, to wit :


To bring in their votes to the Selectmen on the proposed Articles of Amendment to the Constitution, each article to be voted for separately on one ballot, as follows, viz. :


On the First Article of Amendment, Yes or No.


On the Second Article of Amendment, Yes or No.


On the Third Article of Amendment, Yes or No.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands and seals at Brookline, this sixteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.


JAMES BARTLETT, MARSHALL STEARNS, HOWARD S. WILLIAMS, Selectmen of Brookline.


NORFOLK, SS. BROOKLINE, April 24th, 1857.


In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and


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Special Meeting, May 1, 1857.


for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last and usual place of residence.


(File G, No. 102.)


ELISHA STONE, Constable of Brookline.


Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town, on Friday, May the first, A. D. 1857, and were called to order by James Bartlett, Chairman of the Selectmen, at three o'clock in the afternoon.


The warrant and return thereon was then read by the Town Clerk.


The polls were then opened to receive votes, and were kept open until fifteen minutes past five o'clock, when, by vote, they were declared closed, and the Selectmen and Town Clerk proceeded to sort and count the votes, and the whole number was one hundred and ninety-nine, and were as follows, to wit :


On the First Article of Amendment : Yeas, one hundred and forty (140) ; Nays, fifty-nine (59).


On the Second Article of Amendment : Yeas, sixteen (16) ; Nays, thirty- two (32).


On the Third Article of Amendment: Yeas, one hundred and eighty- eight (188); Nays, eight (8).


The votes were counted, recorded, and declaration thereof made, and they were then sealed up in open town meeting and delivered to the Town Clerk to transmit to the Secretary of State.


In voting the check-list was used, and no voter was allowed to deposit his vote until his name was found and checked.


The business of the meeting being all accomplished, it was declared dissolved, by James Bartlett, Chairman of the Selectmen.


Dissolved.


Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.


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SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 3, 1857.


WARRANT.


SEAL. SEAL. SEAL. ]


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


NORFOLK, SS.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,


GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Brookline. qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said town, on Wednesday, the third day of June next, at five of the clock in the afternoon, for the following purposes, to wit :


First. To choose a Moderator.


Second. To hear and act upon an order of notice from the County Commissioners in respect to laying out a highway from Perkins or Cot- tage street in Brookline through Goddard avenue to the town of West Roxbury.


Third. To hear and act upon an order of notice from the County Commissioners in respect to laying out a road from Heath street to Newton street, in Brookline.


Fourth. To hear and act upon the request of Eliakim Littell in rela- tion to purchasing land for a common for the town.


Fifth. To hear and act upon the request of Eliakim Littell in respect to establishing evening schools for teaching adults to read and write.


Sixth. To see if the town will pass a by-law concerning the removal of the engine from the engine-house by any person or persons not duly authorized, and concerning malicious interference with the buildings, fixtures, or apparatus, belonging to the fire department, and to provide penalty for breach of such by-law.


Seventh. To see if the town will pass a by-law concerning the rate of speed at which any beast may be driven through the ways or streets or avenues of the town, and to provide penalties for breach of such by-law.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting. N


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Special Meeting, June 3, 1857.


Given under our hands and seals at Brookline, this fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and fifty-seven.


JAMES BARTLETT, MARSHALL STEARNS, HOWARD S. WILLIAMS, Selectmen of Brookline.


NORFOLK, SS.


BROOKLINE, May 30th, 1857.


In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal voters of the town to meet at the time and place and for the pur- poses within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last and usual places of residence.


(File G, No. 103.)


ELISHA STONE, Constable of Brookline.


In conformity with the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the town of Brookline assembled in the Town Hall in said town, on the afternoon of Wednesday, the third day of June, A. D. 1857, and were called to order at fifteen minutes past five o'clock, by the Town Clerk, who proceeded to read the warrant and return thereon, as above given.


First Article taken up : "To choose a Moderator,"-the Town Clerk presiding.


Voted, To choose a Moderator by nomination,


-and the meeting nominated and chose for Moderator of the meeting, William I. Bowditch, who took the chair.


Second Article taken up :


To hear and act upon an order of notice from the County Commission- ers in respect to laying out a highway from Perkins or Cottage street in Brookline through Goddard avenue to the town of West Roxbury.


Voted, That the Selectmen be a committee to meet the County Commissioners and look after the interests of the town, and act according to their discretion.


Voted, That four additional members be added to said committee, to be appointed by the chair.


The chair appointed the following gentlemen, viz. : Messrs. Samuel Philbrick, Willard A. Humphrey, Thomas Parsons, and Augustus Allen.


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The members of the committee are as follows : Messrs. James Bartlett, Marshall Stearns, Howard S. Williams, Samuel Philbrick, Willard S. Humphrey, Thomas Parsons, and Augustus Allen, committee to appear before the County Commissioners on new road.


Third Article taken up :


To hear and act upon an order of notice from the County Commission- ers in respect to laying out a road from Heath to Newton street in Brookline.


Voted, That the subject be referred to the committee already chosen to take charge of the Second Article, and to oppose the laying out of the same if it is to cost the town over fifteen hundred dollars.


Fourth Article taken up :


To hear and act upon the request of Eliakim Littell in relation to pur- chasing land for a common for the town.


Voted, That a committee of seven citizens be- appointed by the chair to take the whole subject into consideration, and report thereon at a future meeting.


The chair appointed the following-named gentlemen to constitute said committee, viz. : Messrs. Eliakim Littell, Samuel Philbrick, Amos A. Lawrence, William Bramhall, W. A. Wellman, T. P. Chandler, and Thomas Parsons.


Fifth Article taken up :


To hear and act upon the request of Eliakim Littell in respect to estab- lishing evening schools for teaching adults to read and write.


Voted, That the subject of this article be left to the School Committee, to establish an adult school if they in their judgment think that such a school is needed in this town.


Sixth Article taken up :


To see if the town will pass a by-law concerning the removal of the engine from the engine-house by any person or persons not duly author- ized, and concerning malicious interference with the building, fixtures, or apparatus belonging to the fire department, and to provide penalty for breach of such by-law.


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Special Meeting, June 3, 1857.


George F. Homer then offered the following by-law :


A BY-LAW CONCERNING THE ENGINE, ENGINE-HOUSE, AND OTHER PROP- ERTY THEREUNTO BELONGING, IN THE TOWN OF BROOKLINE.


SECTION 1. No person shall willfully and without right take away or cause to be removed from any engine-house or other building in this town, or in any manner maliciously interfere with any fire-engine, hose- carriage, ladder-carriage, or any hooks, ladders, hose, or other apparatus for extinguishing fires or connected with any engine company (said prop- erty belonging to the town), without the consent of the Firewards or some one of the Selectmen of the town. And every person offending against the provisions of this section shall be liable to pay a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars for each offence, to be paid into the treasury of the town; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be so construed as to apply to any case where the taking of such property is with the intent to steal the same.


SECTION 2. No person shall willfully and without right enter into any of the buildings belonging to this town which are used for engine-houses or the storage of apparatus connected with extinguishing fires, without the consent of the Firewards or officers of any engine company or one Selectman of the town, and any person offending against the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine not less than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars for each offence, to be paid into the treasury of the town; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed as to apply to any case where the entry is with intent to commit larceny.


(File G, No. 104.)


Seventh Article taken up :


To see if the town will pass a by-law concerning the rate of speed at which any beast may be driven through the ways or streets or avenues of the town, and provide penalties for breach of such by-law.


George F. Homer then offered the following by-law, to wit :


A BY-LAW CONCERNING TRAVEL IN THE STREETS IN BROOKLINE.


No person having charge of any beast with intent to drive the same, shall suffer or permit any such beast to run, gallop, trot, or go at any rate exceeding eight miles to the hour through any way, avenue, or street in this town, and if any person shall violate the provisions of this by-law he or she shall be liable to a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars for each offence, to be paid into the town treasury.


(File G, No. 105.)


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Voted, That the above by-laws be accepted, and that the Selectmen procure, in behalf of the town, the approval thereof by the Court of Common Pleas, according to law.


Voted, To dissolve this meeting. Dissolved.


Attest :


B. F. BAKER,


Town Clerk.


List of Soldiers in Brookline, taken May, 1857.


Thomas M. Cofran


Isaac Dearborn


William Lamb


John Drew


David S. Coolidge


Timothy Corey


Ira A. Stubbs


John Hammond


Calvin D. Crawford


John A. Burnham


James W. Coolidge James Bartlett


William Almy


Shadrach Robinson


Calvin W. Porter


Amos A. Lawrence


William J. Griggs


F. Henry Corey


Thomas B. Hall William A. Bangs


William D. Coolidge


Theodore Downing


Thomas Gray


William T. Bramhall


Samuel A. Robinson


Gorham Gray


Thomas Bramhall


Frederick Almy


Josiah Gooding


Patrick Carrol


Charles F. Huntington


Moses J. Mandell John H. Dane


George Griggs


Benj. F. Dane


William Lincoln


John K. Rogers


Isaac D. Hayward


Charles H. Wheelwright


Daniel W. Rogers


William J. Swift


Charles W. Tolman


Richard Bulger


Edward C. Wilson


Granvill T. W. Bramham George Brooks


Henry Blaney


Charles E. Abbott


Matthew Binner


John W. Griggs


William Pope


Charles Magee


William B. Chaplin


David H. Daniels


A, Stanly


Samuel Page


William H. Haseltine


B. Mansfield - Fifield


Henry Lincoln


George F. Homer


- Mosman


William H. Lincoln


James W. Jones


Stephen Libby


George M. Dexter


Charles Burrell Isaac Taylor


Charles Perry


Charles U. Cotting John Mitchell John Lawton


Daniel H. Rogers


M. Taylor Alfred Brown


Charles H. Ford


David T. Kenrick George Stoddard


Norton - Amos Brown Francis Edmond


William H. Foster Alonzo Farrar


Edward R. Seccomb


Albert S. Adams


Edward G. Parker


William H. Jameson Franklin L. Brett


Bradford Kingman


Richard Soule, Jr.


Moses Amory


Frederick W. Prescott


Charles L. Palmer


Jonathan P. Sanborn


Charles H. Stearns


T. Henry Perkins A. B. Hardy


James Rooney Nathan Wheeler


Henry Richardson


Thomas S. Pettingill


William Cooper


Charles Seaverns


Lewis B. Doe


Charles W. Smith


Thomas B. Griggs George Johnson George B. Blake John W. Candler


Henry A. Upham


Edward Downing


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Militia List, 1857.


Arthur Treanor Philip Lemmist Oran H. Boynton Henry Pattee William Stearns Robert S. Davis Benj'n W. Hobart, Jr. Edwin Field


Lucius K. Miles Lowell M. Miles D. Augustus Griggs Horace James


Edwin Clark James M. Alger


Michael Butler Michael Mahan George N. Dana


David Dugan Edward A. Dana


Moses C. Warren


James M. Seamans


Michael O'Herne


Augustus Batchelder Albert A. Cobb


Tappan Eustis Francis


Stephen Ryan Thomas Walsh


William F. Tuckerman


George E. Carlton


Patrick McDermot


Patrick McAvoy


Frederick J. Williams Nathaniel Lyford Charles Haughton George E. Bogman George W. Haven Charles B. Dana Sargent M. Davis George G. Stoddard


Henry Gallup Alvin A. Rice


John McNamara John E. Horr


Ransom N. Weld Alex. C. Studley


Howard S. Williams Andrew J. Harrington Charles Pope James J. Walworth


Augustus Allen John A. Fairbanks John H. Webber Michael Griffin


George F. Whiting


George E. Hersey


William W. Perry William K. Melcher


Edward F. Head


William Aspinwall


Frank M. Lyford


A. Rosman Walker


Nathaniel W. Brackett


Cofran


Joseph Turner


Cofran


Young


E. Clifford Walker James M. Edmonds Seth B. Poole William B. Town Richard Hills Alfred Kenrick, Jr.


Joseph S. Turner John Dustin Charles T. Brackett Alex. H. Clapp Sylvester Kimball George Butters, Jr. John Aspinwall Mears M. Orcutt George H. Peck


John E. Cousens


Alonzo Bowman


Henry H. Blake


Horace Hatch


William O. Churchill


John C. Cook Peter W. Pierce


Hanson


Charles H. Heath Augustine Shurtleff


O. B. French Charles P. Trowbridge John Dean


Henry Collins Seth W. Fowle


Charles Ingalls Martin Leonard


Dennis Mahoney


John Park


Ansel H. Waterman


Oliver B. Delano Daniel W. Atkinson


James A. Dupee Willard Onion


Cornelius O'Herne Michael Keegan James Driscoll


Charles Sampson


Michael Hickey


John A. Willard


William Nash


Reuben A. Chace


James R. Burdett Walter Lawton George B. Chamberlin


Thomas H. Bacon Isaac N. Jackson Moses Jones, Jr. George G. Pope


Jona. D. Long John O. Libby Samuel L. Lyford


Philip Allen


Oliver Cousens


B. F. Baker John P. Marquand Daniel S. Kendall Albert Baldwin Edward C. Broadhead


John Kilroy


Lawrence Kelly Maurice Dee John Kelley


George H. Townsend William Tawfe


William H. Barnard Charles Townsend Charles Chase Royal Woodward Patrick Kerrigan Edward Leahy Michael Gleason Daniel Duffley Joseph Roy


Edward Lamb Thomas Dillon Francis Mahan Michael Mahoney


Elijah C. Emerson


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Isaac B. Chaplin


W. H. Leonard


Charles F. Foster


Michael Conway


Robert Barnett


Abraham H. Lambert


Timothy Croaning William Mullen John Murphy George W. Stearns


Thomas Miskill James H. Clark James Cowan


Ebenezer Wright


George W. Hancock


Richard Smitlı


Charles W. Rice


Lonard Loker


Michael Downs


Dennis Mahoney


George H. Nelson


Benjamin Leeds, Jr.


Terrance McGuire M. P. Kennard


Simon Warren


J. Anson Guild John Noonan


Willard A. Humphrey James Dolan


William D. Goddard


John S. Woods


Francis K. Fisher


Horace T. Palmer


Henry A. Bigelow


H. N. Fisher


Charles D. Head


Willard Y. Gross


Charles Smith


Henry Whitney Horatio A. Hovey


James Keenan Frederick A. Derby Charles Allen Daniel Clark


Samuel L. Cutter


Charles G. Howard


G. Homer Morse Nathaniel Gill


Samuel Townsend, Jr. John D. Hayward


Nathaniel G. Chapin


Charles Pierce


Eli D. Sanderson


Robert Poole


Charles H. Hawes


James M. Howe


Edward Atkinson


Benjamin H. Cook


Abraham L. Cutler Clark S. Bixby


Francis Henshaw


William Bird, 2d


Charles D. Kellogg


Richard Nichols


John A. Bird William S. Wilson Benjamin S. Kendall


George W. Rollins Henry Eetine Joseph Gutterson


Charles C. Follen


John H. A. Tapan


Charles P. Gardner


Joseph G. Batchelder


Edward Ager


Joseph L. White


Moses B. Williams Moses M. Judkins William H. Slocum


Xanthus Goodnough


William M. Kee James Lealand John L. Sherriff


Samuel Chase George Atkinson


Albert Clifford


Thomas C. Quimby


Edward S. Philbrick


George Stewart


Thomas Townsend


William D. Philbrick


Frank Webber


Charles G. Colbath


Joseph W. Goddard


Thomas Parsons


William J. Hyde


William C. Wharton


Waldo P. Maynard Wilder Dwight


Lorenzo Stephens


William W. Cook


James O'Connell


J. Wingate Thornton


A. B. Shedd


Moses Withington


Edward H. Chamberlin Thos. Chamberlin George F. Wardsworth


Otis Vinal


Recorded and returned July, 1857. (File G, No. 106.)


Attest : B. F. BAKER,


Town Clerk.


Henry Lee, Jr.


Antwine Parker


George R. Phelps


Dennis Driscoll


Hiram Ring


E. Thomas Penniman


James Ward Rufus S. Allen


Eben'r W. Reed John Harn


George Bacon


Henry Orcutt, Jr. Marshall Russell John D. Kelley Elisha Jacobs


George F. Wild John H. Henshaw


Benjamin W. Clark


Samuel Clark


William Rooney


Dennis Bowman


George Craft Charles Craft


Samuel D. Hills


William G. Weld


Charles Warren Levi Titus


Edward Cabot


J. Elliot Cabot


Francis G. Faxon


John W. Warren


George Stone


Silas H. Langley


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SPECIAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1857.


WARRANT.


SEAL. ] SEAL. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


SEAL.


NORFOLK, SS.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline, GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the - town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the fourteenth day of September next, at three of the clock in the afternoon, for the following purposes, to wit :


First. To choose a Moderator.


Second. To see what action the town will take in relation to the new road as laid out by the Selectmen, from Longwood station to Harvard street.


Third. To take into consideration the widening of Washington street, and act thereon.


Fourth. To see what action the town will take in relation to the new cemetery on Heath street, in the westerly part of the town.


Fifth. To see what action the town will take in the suit of George F. Williams against the town of Brookline.


Sixth. To raise and appropriate the sums of money required for the construction of the different county or town roads about to be built.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.


JAMES BARTLETT, MARSHALL STEARNS, HOWARD S. WILLIAMS, Selectmen of Brookline.


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NORFOLK, SS.


BROOKLINE, September 10th, 1857.


In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within named, by leav- ing a printed notice of the same at their last and usual place of residence.


(File G, No. 107.)


ELISHA STONE, Constable of Brookline.


In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town, on the afternoon of Monday, the fourteenth day of Septem- ber, A. D. 1857, and were called to order at fifteen minutes past three o'clock, by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling said meeting, and the return thereon, and presided during the choice of a Moderator.


On motion-


Voted, That the Moderator be chosen by ballot.


The polls being opened and votes called for, the meeting proceeded to deposit their ballots, and the whole number was seventeen, all for William I. Bowditch, who was declared elected, and he took the chair.


The Second Article in the warrant was then taken up :


To see what action the town will take in relation to the new street as laid out by the Selectmen, from Longwood station to Harvard street.


Mr. James Bartlett, Chairman of the Selectmen, presented the following report :


REPORT ON LAYING OUT OF THE NEW TOWNWAY FROM HARVARD STREET TO THE LONGWOOD STATION.


The Selectmen of Brookline having given written notice of their inten- tions to lay out a new townway from Harvard street to the new highway laid out by the County Commissioners near the Longwood station of the Brookline Branch of the Boston and Worcester Railroad, on the twenty- second day of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, at the Longwood station, by leaving said notice at the usual place of abode of the owners of land over which road was pro- posed to be laid out, seven days at least previous to the said twenty- second day of August, that all persons concerned might then and there appear for or against the laying out of said way, if they saw fit.




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