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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Brookline Gas Light Co. :
Proposition for lighting streets, 1853 . 448
Proposition for lighting streets, 1856, referred to the Select- men
527
Report of Selectmen 351
Brooks, Committee to oppose diversion of, as petitioned for by Aqueduct Corporation 10
Burglary and incendiarism, reward for detection of 299
By-Laws :
General, Selectmen to report set of, 1844 126
Committee to draft set of, 1846 . 206
Report of Committee, 1847 228
Amended and re-committed for printing Adopted, 1847 Reprinted and distributed, 1855
228
241
Dogs, licensing and taxing of
290, 293, 296, 302
Fire apparatus and engine-houses 573
Travel in streets 573
Truant children, 1854
484
Cemetery :
Baptist Society to have a lot 83
Enlargement of, Committee to examine land for, 1840 27,210
Report of Committee rejected 27
Report of Committee accepted 28
Recommendations accepted, Committee appointed and appropriation made 29
Committee appointed to consider, 1849
303
Report of, 1850 336
First Parish to have a lot
83
Front wall to have stone capping .
34
Funds in hands of Committee and all future receipts to be turned over to Town Treasurer, 1850 312
Grievances of individuals, Committee to investigate, 69, 84, 88, 96 Committee enlarged and instructed 88
Majority and minority reports presented 100
Reports laid on table by "Yea and Nay" vote 100
Harvard Congregational Society to have a lot 164
Lots to be measured and staked out, 1844 119
Deeds of, to be given to Dr. Pierce, Baptist Society, First Parish, and Harvard Congregational Society 83, 164
Proceeds from sales of lots to apply to expense of fencing, etc. 33
Cemetery Committee :
To be chosen annually, 1843 . .
. 88
Election of, 29, 88. 153, 182, 226, 263, 292. 317, 320, 348, 393, 396, 410, 429, 461, 466, 500, 524, 555, 561
Reports of, (1841) 34, (1842) 51, (1843) 75, (1844) 116, (1845) 153, 158, (1846) 184, (1847) 223, (1848) 263, (1849) 288, (1850) 314, (1853) 420
508
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Cemetery Committee - continued.
Committee to investigate accounts and doings of, 1843 . 88,96
Report presented and Committee discharged 99, 100
Census, 1840
30
Charles River Branch R. R., Committee to oppose grade crossing of Cypress and Washington streets 332, 333
Claims and Suits :
Selectmen to settle without specific appropriations, 1854 . 484 Blanchard vs. Selectmen of 1840, claims for expense of, 62, 64, 145, 147,158, 160
Committee to consider and report, 1842
62,64
Report of Committee, 1844 145
Report of Committee with opinion of Jno. Pickering 158
Petition of Selectmen of 1840 145
Petition of Joshua W. Blanchard.
147
Committee to obtain opinion of counsel
147
Appropriation to settle Selectmen's claim 160
Seaverns, Thomas, land damages, Holden street, Commit- tee, 1851 360,364
Report of Committee, 1852 399
Sheldon and Stearns, for building Beacon street, Committee, 1852 380, 381
Report of Committee
387, 389, 404
Award of referees accepted, and appropriation made to settle 405
Tamplin and Shaw, for horse killed, referred to Selectmen, 1856 527
Walker, Samuel A., regarding land where hay
scales
stood 208, 210, 214
Committee appointed
215
Report of Committee 226
Williams, George F., to recover tax, referred to Select- men, 1857 580
Clerk of Courts, vote for
Clyde street-(see Streets). .
544 .
Collector, - election of, 7, 38, 47, 82, 108, 150, 180, 220, 260, 288, 315, 316, 347, 392, 423, 499, 523, 533
Excused
47
Swornl . 56, 86, 157, 261, 291, 318, 352, 395, 425, 464
Commissioner of Insolvency, vote for 544 Committees appointed on subjects as follows : - (see also, Reports of Committees).
Almshouse 87
Annexing part of Roxbury 33, 36 ·
Anniversary, celebration of third semi-centennial 502
Auditing accounts
1, 153, 181, 226, 263, 290, 317, 348, 353
Beacon street, bridge over B. &. W. R. R. 409
Widening of 442
Blake, George B., petition of
442
Boylston street, to examine
449
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Committees appointed on subjects -continued.
Bridge across Muddy River 550, 561, 567
Bridge over B. & W. R. R. on Beacon street 409
Brooks, to remonstrate against diversion. petitioned for by Aqueduct Corporation 10
By-laws, alteration of 302
Concerning dogs 290
General 207
Cemetery, Election of committee in charge of, 29, 88, 153, 182,
226, 263, 272, 317, 320, 348, 393, 396, 410, 429, 461, 466, 500, 524, 555, 561
Enlargement of 303
Grievances of citizens, to investigate 84, 88, 100
To examine state of, and purchase land for en- larging 27,28,29
Chandler, T. P., to confer with about drain
449
Claims to be examined :
Seaverns, Thomas, land damages, 360, 364
Selectmen of 1840, for damages . 62
Sheldon & Stearns 380, 381
Walker, S. A.
215
Dogs, By-law concerning
290, 302
Fire department :
Location for hose carriage 503 .
Old engine to be sold to Roxbury, 1840
14, 23
Purchase of hose 503
To carry out plans for extinguishing fires 509
To procure new engine and report, 1840 6,9
To recommend disposition of old engine and report, 5, 6,
10, 13
Flag-staff, to erect . 462
Gravel-
To examine gravel hills 559
To make arrangements for removing
284
Heath street, repair of .
231
Highways-(see Committees on Roads and Streets).
Highway districts, alterations in
148
Horse sheds, erection of
255
Lamp-posts, to locate
449
Land, purchase and sale of-
About Town Hall 229
For Commons (request of Eliakim Littell) 572
For Gravel pits . 559, 563
For High School 526, 532
For School purposes, School street 84, 89,96
For Town Hall 103, 105, 123
Taken by Boston Water Commissioners
267,274
To examine land between Town Hall and Mechanic place . 559
To examine land of Harrison Fay 549
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Committees appointed on subjects-continued.
Littell, Eliakim, request of, regarding evening schools 572
Lock-up 349
Naming streets 33
Poor, house for maintenance of
87
Pope, Charles, line of
292
Public Library :
Establishment and maintenance of 558
School fund for erection of building for 558
Punch Bowl Tavern 125
Remonstrate against railroad through Brookline 176 Against Charles River railroad 332, 333, 364
Roads and Streets :
Beacon street 301, 333, 336, 342
County roads, widening of 295
Grove street
206,246
Longwood avenue
550, 561, 567
Proposed Streets :
From Newton street, Brookline, to Centre street, Roxbury, Loker's petition, 1847, 245, 246 From School street to Charles river, petition of Blake, 1853 438, 442
From Perkins street through Goddard avenue to West Roxbury, 1857 ·
571
From Heath street to Newton street, 1857 · 572
From Roxbury, through Brookline to Cam- bridgeport, 1857 550, 561
Across Swallow pond
567
School street
505
Survey of
285, 466
South street, hill on
· 321
Washington street 586, 587
Safe for Town Hall
273, 484, 510
Schools-(see also, School Committee).
Classical school, establishment of 42, 43
Improvement in
20
Library for
84
Music in
119, 354
School Committee's Report, to consider School Houses and School Rooms :
Building of 398, 442, 471
Building on School street 535
Finish and furnish room in Town Hall.
186
High school-house, purchase of land for To build
535
Middle District, to examine state of
8
To repair or remove 14
New school-house, to consider subject of .
430
Repairs of, plan for
303
354
526
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Committees appointed on subjects - continued.
School Houses and School Rooms -continued.
Pearl street, to enlarge 549
Sites for, to select
374,471
South District, to examine state of 8,229 To improve 14
Town Hall, room in
186
Ventilation of
186, 230, 248
Wells for
187
Survey of roads and streets . 285, 466
Survey of town . 33, 119, 451
Tide-water, to shut out from Beacon street 452, 462
Town Hall, Building Committee 105, 120
Location for
98, 99, 123
Ventilation of 186, 230, 247
Trustees of Library, to nominate 562
Water Supply, to meet Committee of Legislature 177
Congregationalist Society to have lot in Cemetery 83
Constitution of Massachusetts, vote on calling convention to revise 376. 415
Delegates chosen to attend convention, 1853
418
Constitutional Propositions, vote on, 1853
446
Contribution towards Washington Monument, 1852
415
Constables :
Election of, 8, 19, 51. 83, 108, 152, 181, 226, 232, 263, 289, 347, 348, 392, 424, 428, 460, 500, 507, 524, 554
Declined 347, 353 Sworn, 56, 86, 120, 157, 192, 224, 225, 291, 318, 319, 348, 395, 464, 506, 524, 530
Cottage avenue-(see Streets).
Cottage street-(see Streets).
County Commissioners, vote for, 42, 43, 128, 133, 236, 427, 434, 489, 518,
544
County Seat, proposed removal from Dedham to Roxbury . 257
County Treasurer, vote for, 8, 19, 50, 81, 108, 153, 182, 221, 260, 289, 318, 349, 393, 422, 460, 501, 518 Cypress street-(see Streets).
Day's work on roads to be ten hours, 1852 152
Delegates chosen to State Convention to revise Constitution 418
Delinquent tax-payers, names to be printed in report, 1855 509
Dogs, by-law for licensing and taxing 290, 293, 296
Amendments to by-law . 302
Taxes and fines not to be refunded
301
Unmuzzled dogs to be destroyed 475
Draping Town Hall, in memory of Daniel Webster, 1853 432 Elm street-(see Streets).
Engine Company, roll of members, 1845 168
Engine house, Committee to select location and prepare plans, 1843 98
Report of Committee 103, 123
To be erected opposite land of Fay, 1844 124
Bell and sign for
186
.
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Estimate of receipts and expenditures to be submitted annually by
Auditors, 1849 .
. 288
Fence Viewers-
Election of, 7, 19, 38, 51, 83, 87, 108, 126, 152, 164, 181, 193, 226, 263, 289, 292, 316, 320, 348, 353, 393, 461, 466, 500, 524, 555
Excused from serving 193
Declined
. 164
Sworn, 56, 86, 120, 157, 192, 224, 261, 319, 352, 353, 395, 425, 464, 506, 530, 560
Financial year fixed to end February 1, 1843 88
Field Drivers-
Election of, 7, 19, 38, 51, 83, 108, 153, 181, 193, 226, 232, 263, 289, 292, 316, 317, 348, 393, 429, 460, 466, 500, 524, 555
Declined 291, 292, 395, 464, 560
Excused from serving 194, 232
Excuse not granted
353
Sworn. 56, 86, 120, 157, 192, 224, 225, 261, 291, 319, 320, 352, 395, 425, 464, 466, 506, 536, 560
Vacancies, filling of 353
To be fined for not serving, 1851 353
Fire Wards-
Election of, 7, 19, 38, 51, 82, 181, 225, 263, 289, 316, 320, 324, 348, 393, 429, 461, 501, 524, 531, 555, 561 Accepted, 193, 224, 263, 291, 318, 319, 352, 395, 465, 506, 530, 531, 560
Declined
193, 530
Excused
320, 324
Excuse not granted
429
Fire Department :
Committee regarding fire engine, 1838 5
Report of Committee, 1839 6
New engine to be procured by Selectmen 6
Selectmen's report on purchasing engine " Brookline " 9
Committee to dispose of old engine, "Norfolk" 10
Report of Committee . 13
Committee to arrange with town of Roxbury 13
To propose to Roxbury sale and division of pro- ceeds, 1840 23
Reports of above Committee, 1840 and 1842 24,58
Engine-house burned and apparatus damaged, 1843 98
Repairs of engine and purchase of new hose
285
Committee on new hose and house for hose-carriage and hook and ladder, 1855 503
Report of Committee 507, 509
By-law concerning houses and apparatus 573
First Parish :
Share of proceeds of wood-lot 8, 10, 27
Land on Walnut street, Selectmen to give quit-claim deed for, 1847 254
Lot in Cemetery, for . 83
Proposal for location of Town Hall 123, 128
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Flag-staff to be erected in front of engine-house . 462 Flats on westerly side of Mill Dam, Willard's petition to use 1.45 Gas to be used for lighting buildings and streets, 1853, 1856, 448, 527, 531 Gift to town by William C. Aspinwall 138
Vote protecting Geo. Griggs, administrator, against claim of heirs, 1852 398
Goddard avenue-(see Streets).
Governor, vote for, 4, 17, 32, 44, 63, 98, 139, 170, 209, 250, 282, 306, 337, 375, 414, 445, 488, 518, 542, 583
Gravel, removal of from land about Town Hall, 1847 248,265
Committee on purchasing, near Fairmount, 1857 559
Gravel Pits, Committee on land for, and report
559, 563 Grove street-(see Streets).
Guide boards, report of Selectmen, (1840) 26, (1841) 37, (1842) 58,
(1844) 132, (1846) 194, (1847) 222, (1850) 319, (1851) 350, (1852) 385, (1853) 420, (1854) 454, (1855) 496, (1856) 522, (1857) 552
Harvard Congregational Society, to have lot in Cemetery, 1845 164
Harvard street-(see Streets).
Hay scales, appropriation for
64, 510
Removal from Washington street, 1853 432
S. A. Walker's claim for land on which located, Com- mittee on 208, 210 Report of Committee 226
To be erected corner Beacon and Harvard streets, 1855 503
Health, location for trades and employments offensive or dan- gerous to 277 Heath street-(see Streets).
Highway Districts, Committee on alteration of 148
Report of Committee on 151
Newton-street District divided 292
Highway Surveyors to trim trees and remove obstruction from streets 504
Highways-(see Streets).
Holden street-(see Streets).
Holyhood Cemetery, town consents to use of land for, 1857 580
Hook-and-ladder and hose house, 1855 . 503, 507, 508, 509
Horse posts, Selectmen to have placed around Town Hall 273
Horse sheds, Committee on erecting near Town Hall 255
Incendiarism, reward for detection of 299,379
Insurance on Town Hall, 1844 106, 194
School-houses, 1855 502
Jury Lists, (1843) 66, (1845) 148, (1848) 267, (1851) 350, (1854) 461, (1856) 526
Lamp posts, Committe on locating, 1853 449
Land, purchase of-
For Cemetery, enlargement of, 1840
28,29 .
For Commons, Committee to consider 572
For Gravel pits, Committee, and report of . 559, 563
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Land, purchase of - continued.
For school purposes, High School, Committee on, 1856 526
Report of Committee . 532
North District, cor. Harvard, Pleasant and Beacon streets 439, 441, 450
Near Pearl place . 439, 441, 450, 462
South District
.
14, 25
School street, Committee on, (1843)
84
Reports of Committee . 89,96
Heath street
439, 441, 450
Town Hall, 1844
103, 105, 123
Town purposes-
Harrison Fay's land near Pierce school-house,
Committee on 549
Report of Committee 555
Purchase of 556
Hook-and-ladder and hose house, 1855 507, 508, 509
Near Town Hall, and grading banks, Committee 229 Report of Committee and purchase authorized, 234, 238 Rear of Town Hall, for Gravel Banks, Committee on, 1847 248
Report of Committee .
265
Rear of Town Hall, Committee on, 1857 559
Report of Committee 564
Committee to ascertain cost of all lands between Washington, School and Prospects street 565
Land, sale of :
To Charles Burrell, on Prospect street, not authorized 443
Referred to Selectmen 462
To Isaac Taylor, referred to Selectmen, 462
School-house lot, School street 528
Library, Committee on establishing and appropriating school fund, 1857 559
Report of Committee 561
Establishment of, and accommodations in Town Hall, 1857, 562
Trustees elected, 1857 562
License laws, Selectmen to prosecute violations of, 186, 230, 269. 296, 462
Lieutenant-Governor, vote for, 5, 17, 32, 44, 63, 98, 139, 170, 209, 250, 282, 306, 376, 414, 445, 489, 518, 543, 583
Lighting buildings and streets with gas, 1853 and 1856 . 448, 527, 531
Lighting of private ways, left to discretion of Selectmen 586
Liquor law, enforcement of, 1846-(see also, License Laws) 186
Location for trades and employments offensive or dangerous to public health, 1848 277
Lock-up, to be built under Town Hall, 1847 ·
238
Referred to Selectmen, 1851
·
349
Report of Selectmen and appropriation for . 354, 355
Longwood avenue-(see Streets).
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Map of town :
Committee on survey and map Reports of 300 copies to be procured
126, 155
148
Mechanic place-(see Streets).
Meetings :
1838
1, 4, 5, 6
· 1839
7,13,17
1840
19, 23, 27,32
1841
33, 36, 37, 42, 43
1842
45, 56, 61, 63, 65
1843
68, 70, 87, 93, 97, 98
1844
103, 107, 123, 127, 128, 129, 133, 134, 139
1845
1846,
1847
1848
1849
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
. 453, 465, 470, 474, 479, 488
1855
495, 506, 512, 517
1856
521, 531, 540, 546
1857
551, 561, 565, 569, 571, 578, 583, 586 Militia Lists, (1840) 30, (1842) 60, (1843) 90, (1844) 135, (1845) 165, (1846) 197, (1847) 239, (1848) 275, 297, 329, 357, 406, 435, 475, 513, 536, 574 Mill Dam, Selectmen to confer with County Commissioners about gate at railroad crossing
Moderators :
Augustus Aspinwall
299
Wm. P. Atkinson . 448, 453
James Bartlett 252, 259, 262, 271, 272, 280
William I. Bowditch
.
301, 310, 320, 343, 453, 495, 551, 571, 578
586
David Coolidge
341
John Dane
361
Jerathmeel Davenport
378
William Dearborn
479
A. W. Goddard
44, 45, 56, 64, 66, 70, 87, 103
474
Thomas Griggs, 5, 6, 7, 13, 18, 19. 23, 27, 28, 33, 36, 38, 42, 68,
George F. Homer,
286, 332, 335, 361, 378, 383, 396, 409, 419, 453, 470, 521
John Howe 419, 438, 453
Samuel Philbrick 5, 43 James Robinson
93, 341, 367, 380, 404
. 144, 150, 158, 170, 171, 173, 174 . 176, 178, 180, 193, 206, 208, 210 215, 218, 225, 232, 236, 238, 246, 250, 252, 254 . 257, 259, 262, 271, 272, 279, 280, 282 284, 286, 292, 299, 301, 305 310, 320, 326, 328, 332, 335, 337, 339, 340 343, 353, 361, 367, 375, 378 380, 383, 396, 400, 402, 404, 409, 411, 414 . 417, 419, 427, 428, 434, 438, 444, 448
206, 222
T. P. Chandler
George Griggs
284, 327, 332, 335
. 33, 119
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Moderators - continued.
John Robinson .
1
Daniel Sanderson, 98, 107, 123, 128, 144, 150, 158, 171, 180, 193, 254, 257
Marshal Stearns, 176, 178, 206, 210, 215, 218, 225, 232, 238, 246, 327, 453, 546
Ginery Twichell
Money borrowed :
1, 39, 186, 231, 235, 269, 327, 356, 398, 433, 471, 499, 529, 535, 565, 581
Beacon street
333, 341, 370
Bradley's Hill, lowering grade of Boylston street
281
Claim of Selectmen of 1840
160
Fire engine, repairs of .
99
Grading streets
· 485
Land damages
405, 485
Land, purchase of .
30, 106, 238, 472, 564
Lighting streets and Town Hall
451
Police, expense of .
. 586
Reward for detection of incendiaries 379
School-houses, building of 398, 440, 467, 468, 471, 472
Furniture for 549
High school-house, completion of Furnace for
549
Pearl-place house, enlargement of
549
Seaverns, Thomas, for land damages .
405
483
Washington street, draining of
451
138 Music in schools-(see Schools).
Newton street-(see Streets).
Overseers of the Poor, election of, 219, 315, 392, 429, 449, 460, 523, 553 Sworn 224, 291, 318, 464, 523 Paupers, list of, (1839) 7, (1840) 18, (1843) 71, (1844) 109, (1845) 163, (1846) 189
Perambulation of Town Boundry Lines :
Boston and Brookline . (1846) 210, (1852) 381, (1856) 538 Brighton and Brookline, (1839) 16, (1844) 141, (1849) 307, (1854) 492 Newton and Brookline, (1839) 16, (1844) 142, (1849) 308, (1854) 491 Roxbury and Brookline, (1839) 15, (1844) 142, (1851) 356, (1854) 490 West Roxbury and Brookline . (1854) 493 Pierce street-(see Streets).
Pleasant street-(see Streets).
Police, appropriation for day and night service, 1857
586
. 69,83 Poor, Selectmen to mature plan to provide for Report of Selectmen
87,132
Poor Farm, purchase of, recommended 162 Pope Charles, about line of
· 292
.
Suppression of drinking and billiard saloon Town Hall
255
106
Money presented to town by Wm. C. Aspinwall
453
Anticipation of taxes,
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Population, 1840
Pound Keeper-
Election of, 7, 19, 38, 51, 83, 108, 152, 164, 181, 194, 273, 290, 292, 317, 348, 393, 396, 429, 461, 466, 500, 507
Excused
193, 273
Declined
291,292
Pound street-(see Streets) .
Presidential electors, vote for, 32, 140, 141, 279, 280, 413, 412, 541, 542 Proposed streets :
From Newton street, Brookline, to Centre street, Roxbury, petition of Loker, 1847 245, 446
From School street to Charles River, petition of Blake, 1853, 438, 442 From Roxbury through Brookline to Cambridgeport, 1857, 550, 561 From Perkins street through Goddard avenue to West 1 Roxbury, 1857 571
From Heath street to Newton street, 1857
572
Across Swallow Pond, 1857
567
Longwood avenue, order of notice from County Commis- sioners 550, 558
Committee on
561
Prospect street-(see Streets) .
Public Library-(see Library).
Punch Bowl Tavern, resolution regarding, 1844 Committee of citizens to visit, 1844 125
Qualification of Town Officers :
1842
56
1843 .
86
1844
120, 122
1845
156
1846
192
1847
223
1848
261
1849
291
1850
318, 319
1851
352
1852
395
1853
425
1854
465, 466
1855
505, 506
1856
530
1857
560
Railroads :
Boston and Worcester R. R. 206, 222, 409, 501,504 Boston to Worcester, petition of Otis Pettee 214, 215, 284 Brookline Branch, approaches to depot to be laid out as . townways 483
Charles River Branch, Committee to oppose grade crossings at Cypress and Washington streets, 1850 . 332, 333
" Yea and Nay" vote instructing above committee, 1851, 361, 362, 363
30
125
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Railroads - continued.
Grade crossings, Committee to oppose 364, 384
Grand Junction and Depot Co. 248
West Roxbury to Brookline, petition of Geo. R. Russell, Committee to oppose, 1846, 176, 178, 206, 257
Receipts and expenditures, Auditors to submit estimates an- nually, 1849 288
Register of Deeds, vote for 182, 349
Register of Insolvency, vote for 544
Register of Probate, vote for
544
Reports of town officers and committees to be received and dis- posed of before electing such officers, 1847 . 219
Reports of Committees on following subjects :
Annexation of part of Roxbury
36
Anniversary, third semi-centennial 508
Auditing Committee (Auditors), 1, 11, 21, 39, 46, 59, 75, 113, 162, 190 Boston and Worcester R. R., grade crossing at Beacon street 501 Boylston street, condition of 458
280
By-Laws
228
.
508
Celebration, third semi-centennial anniversary
Cemetery Committee 51, 75, 116, 184, 223, 263, 288, 311, 420 Cemetery, enlargement of, (see also, Cemetery Committee), 28, 34 * Claims : Selectmen of 1840 145, 158
Sheldon and Stearns
387, 404
Seaverns, Thomas
399
Walker, Samuel A.
226
Fire apparatus
507
Fire engine ("Norfolk") 13, 24, 58 Procuring new 5,9
Grade crossings, to oppose
384
Gravel banks
265, 563
Highway districts
151 .
Land, purchase of,
89, 95, 96, 234, 238, 265, 532, 555, 563, 564
Land for reservoir for Boston
274, 280
Map of town
126, 155
Music in public schools
130 .
Poor, maintenance of 87, 132, 162
Railroads through Brookline, to oppose
206
Boston & Worcester railroad, grade crossing 501
Reservoir for Boston, land for, and lowering Bradley's hill
274, 280
Roads and Streets :
Aspinwall avenue 556
Beacon street 333, 341, 367, 389, 421
485
Beacon street, stopping out tide waters
.
Beacon street, widening of, across marsh, 1854
.
456
Boylston street, condition of 458 ·
-
Bradley's Hill, lowering of .
·
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Reports of Committees on following subjects -continued. Roads and streets -continued.
Grove street, opposing laying out road petitioned for by JJ. H. Billings 206,216
Heath street, widening of . 233
Longwood avenue 566, 567, 578
Naming streets 37
Proposed street from Roxbury to Cambridgeport, through Brookline, 1857 566
Repairing roads in south part of town 3, 4
School street, continuation of 556
Widening of 431
South street, grading of
333
Widening streets
294, 312
Schools :
District schools, improvement in 26
High School
. 43, 59
Improvement of . 23,26
Music in 130
School Committee .
14, 47, 77, 89, 93, 99, 113, 199
School Fund, Trustees of 9, 25, 41, 59, 81, 132, 165 School-houses :
Building Committee, Pierce Grammar 498
Enlarging school-house lot, Heath street 450
Examination of 14
High school-house 532, 547
Middle District 23
New school-houses, 1851
370, 391, 450
South District
25
Wells for
Sears, David, proposition of, regarding Beacon street
456
Seaverns, Thomas, claim of . . 399
Selectmen of 1840, claim of, for damages 145, 158
Sheafe, Mark W., request to widen Heath street 233
Sheldon & Stearns, claim of . 387, 404
Survey of town 225, 457, 497
Town accounts (including Treasurer's and School Fund),
1, 11, 21, 39, 46, 59, 75, 113, 162, 190
Town Hall 103, 123, 128, 129, 153, 171
Ventilation of public buildings 247,264 Wood lot 26,182
Representative to Congress, vote for
5, 33, 61, 63, 66, 140, 209,
282, 338, 414, 489, 544
Representative to General Court, election of, 5, 18, 33, 63, 98, 140, 171, 209 250, 283, 306, 338, 376, 415, 446, 489, 519, 445, 584 Election of, postponed 44 Voted not to send . 210
Reward for detection of burglary and incendiarism 299,378
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Ringing bell, Selectmen to arrange for .
(1846) 187 Safe for town officers (1848) 273, (1854-5) 484, 509 Saloon in the village, Selectmen to suppress and employ counsel,
(1854) 483
Scales, public, appropriation for 64, 510
Walker's claim for land on which located 208, 210, 226
Removal from Washington street, 1853 432
To be erected corner Beacon and Harvard streets, 1855 . 503
School Committee :
Election of, 7, 23, 38, 50, 51, 82, 108, 151, 164, 181, 220, 234, 260, 262. 290, 293, 315, 317, 347, 348, 392, 393, 396, 397, 423, 428,
429, 442, 460, 461, 499, 523, 554, 561
Accepted 318, 324, 352, 395, 425, 464, 465, 506, 530, 560
Decline to serve 23, 164, 220, 234, 260, 293, 395, 425, 560
Evening Schools, referred to, 1857
572
Information on certain subjects to be given in annual report, 1851 . 503
Library for High School, 1851
355
Library for schools, 1843 84
Pierce, Dr. John, declines renomination, 1847 220
To be paid for services, 1841 42
Primary School in north part of town . 349, 353, 354
Recommendation in report of 1846 to be carried out by 186 Report of, to be printed, (1840) 20, (1844) 151, (1846) 195, (1847) 219, (1848) 287, (1850) 314, (1851) 345
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