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mittee on, 1869 382, 398
Report of Committee 406
Field Drivers, election of, 4, 33, 75, 86, 117, 123, 151, 193, 203, 227, 233, 261, 268, 286, 292, 314, 346, 378, 429, 471, 481
Sworn, 4, 8, 46, 85, 123, 151, 200, 227, 233, 261, 286, 319, 346, 350, 385, 438, 480
Declined .
8, 438
Fines to be collected from officers chosen and refusing to serve, 1861
123
Due town, Treasurer to collect 430 Fire Department :
Steam fire-engine, purchase referred to Selectmen, 1864 231
Report of
. 235
Hose-carriage in village, referred to Selectmen, 1868 . 343, 349 Report of Selectmen and purchase authorized . . 352 House for hose-carriage in village, 1861 114, 120, 126, 127 Committee on, 1869 380 .
Report of, referred to Selectmen 389, 390
Fire extinguishers, Committee on purchasing, 1869 382
Report of 390
Board of Engineers appointed by Selectmen, in place of Fire Wards elected, 1871 472
Selectmen to increase pay of department, 1871 . 472
477 Report of Committee and Selectmen to build 483
Engine house, Washington street, Committee on, 1871 . Fire Wards :
Election of, 4, 9, 34, 47, 76, 86, 117, 122, 123, 152, 156, 193, 228, 261, 268, 286, 292, 314, 320, 346, 378, 429
Accepted, 9, 85, 122, 123, 155, 200, 233, 267, 286, 291, 319, 320, 351, 385, 439
Declined . .
9, 46, 85, 319, 439
To be replaced by Board of Engineers, 1871 472
Flag-staff, Committee to erect, 1860 82
Fourth of July, Committee on appropriation for, 1858 5,8 Report of 11
General Statutes, relating to sewer assessments, accepted, 1866 296, 297
Relating to sidewalks, accepted, 1869 381
Goddard avenue-(see Streets).
Gorham avenue-(see Streets). Governor, vote for, 22, 67, 106, 147, 188, 216, 253, 281, 309, 335, 367, 419, 466, 522
.
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Grading and fencing town's land, library and school-houses, Com-
mittee on, 1869 382, 398
Report of Committee 406
Ward school-house lot referred to School Committee, 1871, 475
To be done under charge of Selectmen 482,496
Gravel pits, Committee on land for, 1869 353
Selectmen to purchase land on Harvard street 355
Committee on, also ledge and stone-crusher . 380, 390
Hammond street-(see Streets).
Handbills and notices, by-law regarding, 1870
Harvard avenue-(see Streets).
Harvard street-(see Streets).
Land damages 442
Hay scales, Selectmen to purchase for village, 1860
80
High street-(see Streets).
High Street Church, organization of, 1860 99,102
Highways, contracts to be made by Highway Surveyors for mak- ing or repairing, 1862 160
High ways, Surveyors of :
Election of, 3, 33, 75, 151, 192, 227, 260, 314, 345, 377, 378, 428, 470 Sworn, 3, 33, 75, 85, 116, 151, 192, 227, 232, 260, 267, 314, 345, 377, 378, 428, 470
To make contracts, 1862 160
Accounts to show expenditures on each street, 1863 208
System of road making to be carried out by, 1865 270
To place roads under charge of a road-maker, 1865 270
House-offal, by-law concerning, 1864
269
Interest to be charged on taxes unpaid, 1863-4
198, 270
Irving street-(see Streets).
Jury lists (1858) 5, (1859) 36, (1860) 81, (1861) 117, (1862) 152, (1863) 194, (1864) 228, (1865) 262, (1866) 287, (1867) 315, (1868) 347, (1869) 379, (1870) 431, (1871) 474 Kent street - (see Streets).
Lagrange street - (see Streets).
Land damages, Brighton and Harvard streets, 1870 432, 442
Davis avenue, Selectmen given authority to settle, 1871 477 Land, purchase of :
For cemetery, referred to Selectmen, 1867 .
343, 348
Selectmen recommend purchase of Babcock estate, Report recommitted, 1868 352
Committee on other sites, and if any suitable for gravel pits 353
Committee on, 1871 496, 497
Commons, parks, playgrounds, and public squares, Com- mittee on, 1858 . 15
Committee on, 1860 109,110
Report of Committee 110, 111, 112
Committee, and to give hearings, 1871 484, 485, 500 Report of Committee 497
451
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Land, purchase of,-continued.
Commons, parks, etc.,-continued.
Brookline avenue and Cypress street lots to be purchased 498
Bonds issued, "Brookline Loan for Public Grounds," 499
Gravel pits and road material :
Dudley street (Fairmount), referred to Selectmen, 1860, 81 Report of Selectmen . 88 Heath street, Warren street, and Winchester street, 1861 . 113, 120, 125, 126
Harvard street, Selectmen to purchase 30 acres and sell part, 1868 355
Material for roads, referred to Selectmen, 1871 512
Highway purposes : Baptist Society, Harvard and Washington streets : Referred to Selectmen 45,50
Referred to Committee 51, 53, 55
Walker, S. A., for draining Boylston, Walnut and · Washington streets and approaches to railroad sta- tion, 1859 . 58, 59, 76, 89, 90
Washington street, widening of, 1866 298
Library :
Washington street, Gibbs' lot, indefinitely postponed, 1862 154
Committee on, 1864 229
Report, recommending Cypress street lot, 1866 288 .
322
Committee to examine and report on other sites, 1867 Report of Committee, recommending land be- tween Washington and Prospect streets, 1867,
338, 340
Selectmen to purchase land recommended 340, 348
Cypress street lot to be sold, 1868
357
School-house lots and yards :
Prospect street, of James Horton, 1858
29,30 .
Walnut street, 1861 118
Pearl place, 1861, 1863 114, 120, 125, 127, 194
Pierce primary, 1863
194
Pond street (Pond avenue, Ward school-house), 1863 204
Longwood, Committee on, 1864 . 229 .
Report of
234
Land of Goddard estate to be taken 239
Newton street 235
South primary district (Boylston street), 1867 332
Walnut street, 1868 . Land, sale of :
357
Western avenue and Pearl street, 1863 205
Prospect street, 1867 316
Newton street, proposed, 1867 316
Cypress street, "library lot " (1868) 357, (1871) 511
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Laws, appropriation for enforcement of, 1867
317
Ledge, stone crusher and gravel pits, Committee · 380, 390
Library :
1859. Act of Legislature accepted 44
1860. Organization of Trustees .
76
Rules and regulations, Committee on 77
90
Brookline Land Co. offer land for building Building for, referred to Selectmen . 118 Report of Selectmen 124, 126
1861. Salary of Librarian
121
1864. Committee on land for, and report of
229,288
1866. Building to be erected on Cypress street Treasurer to borrow money for 288
288
Trustees to procure plans 288
Trustees to procure legislation to permit of increased appropriations 290
Report of Trustees and matter of building postponed 294
Reconsideration of purchase of Cypress-street lot . .
294
1867. Committee to consider accomodations in Town Hall 316
Report of Committee, proposing enlargement of Town Hall, not adopted 321
Report of Trustees regarding building, Cypress street, 322, 323 Committee to consider other sites, receive subscriptions and procure plans for building on Town Hall lot . 323
Report of Committee recommending purchase of land between Washington and Prospect streets, with estimates of cost 339
Selectmen to purchase land as recommended 340
Treasurer to borrow money for land and building, 340
Trustees to procure plans for building 340
Memorial tablet to soldiers, in new building 340
1868. Additional land, Washington street, purchased
Trustees authorized to erect building
348
348
Land on Cypress street to be sold, and proceeds appro- priated for grading land, Washington street to finish and
357
1869. Trustees to report amount required furnish 399
Report of Trustees 402
Treasurer to borrow money for .
403
Amendments to rules and regulations
399
1870. Memorial tablet in, postponed .
432, 440
License to sell liquors, votes on (1870) 459, (1871) 488 Lieutenant-Governor, vote for, 22, 67, 106, 147, 188, 216, 253, 281, 309, 335, 367, 419, 466, 522
Lighting of Boylston street, 1870 437
Lighting of streets during summer months, 1863 .
198
. Liquor laws, enforcement of 317, 459, 488
Lock-up and lodging-rooms, referred to Selectmen, 1858
.
6
Report of Selectmen, and appropriation for .
11
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Longwood avenue-(see Streets).
Map of town, referred to Selectmen, 1863
195
Committee on, 1870 434
Report of Committee 442, 448, 473
To be published and for sale by Town Clerk 448
Committee on printing of 449
Field notes of future surveys to be town property 448
New map referred to Selectmen and Engineer, 1871 497
Committee discharged 500
Measurers of Wood and Bark-(see Surveyors of Lumber).
Selectmen to appoint 4,34
Memorial tablet to soldiers in new library building . . (1867) 340,
(1870) 432, 440
Meetings :
1858
2, 9, 13, 21,25
1859
32, 46, 51, 57, 58, 66
1860
74, 85, 93, 103, 106, 110
1861
114, 123, 128, 131, 132, 135, 136
1862
150, 156, 161, 163, 173, 175, 178, 180, 182, 185, 187
1863
191, 202, 203, 215, 218, 220, 222, 224
1865
259, 268,280
1866
284, 292,296,309
1867
313, 319, 330, 334, 337
1868
344, 351, 355, 366, 370
1869
376, 386, 398, 403, 413, 418, 422 . 427, 439, 444, 447, 459, 461, 465
1870
469, 481, 487, 502, 521
Meetings, adjournments to be notified by handbills and posters, 199, 232, 290, 350
Meetings for military organization :
1861
131, 132
1862
172, 174, 178
1863
221, 224
Military affairs :
1861. Committee on military organization Report of 132, 133, 135
129, 131, 132
Subscription lists opened
132
Hall offered by John Panter for use of ladies 132
Families of soldiers to be cared for 133
Land back of town hall prepared for drill purposes 133
Proceedings of citizens' meetings to be entered in town records 134
Report of military committee
135
1862. Enlistment of three-years men .
164
Enlistment of three-months men 164
Report of Military Committee . 165
Vote of thanks to Committee . 165
Meeting addressed by Colonel Edward A. Wild 165
.
1864
226, 233, 238, 249, 251
1871
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Military affairs-continued.
Report of Military Committee 175
Selectmen to call town meetings 174, 177, 183
Selectmen to open recruiting office 174
Amos A. Lawrence offers to advance money for bounties 174
Committee to recommend course of action 175, 176
Military Committee to fill town's quota
176
Committee to solicit additional subscriptions 179
Recruiting of three-years men to be continued 178
Report of receipts and expenditures to be made
181
Bounty of $100.00 to be paid previous to draft
181
Bounty not exceeding $200.00 for balance of town's quota
183, 185
Sub-committee to aid in recruiting
183
Vote of thanks to Military Committee 199
1863. Selectmen sustained in using money appropriated
222, 223
Committee to procure subscriptions . 223
Report of Selectmen on securing enlistments 224
Appropriation to aid soldiers' families 161, 164
Committee to consider levying special tax of $3.00 per $1000 181
Report of Committee
182
Town to act under Chapter 218, Acts of 1863, regarding reimbursement of bounties paid . 219
Treasurer to borrow money for 219
Selectmen to adopt measures to secure enlistments .
221
1864. Selectmen to fill town's quota under call of July 18, 1864, 238
Report of Selectmen 239
Vote of thanks to Selectmen 239
Vote of thanks to town officers 271
Military Committee :
Chosen (1861) 129, (1862) 160
1861. To organize companies 129, 131, 132
To draw upon military fund 129, 133
Report of, June 13, 1861
135
1862. To enlist 122 three-years men Enlistment of nine-months men 164
164
Report of, August 19, 1862 165
Vote of thanks to 165
Report to citizens' meeting
175
To fill Brookline's quota 176
Recruiting of three-years men
178
Report full account of receipts and expenses .
181
Bounty of $100.00 to be paid previous to draft 181
Bounty not exceeding $200.00 for balance of town's quota, 183, 185 Sub-committee to aid in recruiting
183
Vote of thanks to 199
Military fund . . 129, 137, 159, 161, 164, 183
.
Militia lists, 15, 60, 94, 139, 166, 209, 240, 271, 298, 324, 358, 407, 452, 513
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Mill Dam road - (see Streets).
Moderators:
Aspinwall, William
58, 218, 439
Atkinson, Edward .
238
Bartlett, James
128, 135
Benton, Austin W.
· 370
Bowditch, William I., 25, 32, 74, 108, 191, 313, 331, 337, 344, 355, 377, 398, 422, 428, 445, 462
Bucklin, S. S. 180
Candage, Rufus G. F.
503
Chandler, Theophilus P
2,9,14
Dupee, James A.
161
Gardner, William H.
164
Homer, George F. .
226, 260, 284, 403, 414, 448, 469, 488
Horr, John E. 249
Howe, James Murray
115, 150, 296
Lamson, William
459
Wellman, William A.
110, 185
Money borrowed for :
Anticipation of taxes, 12, 55, 84, 121, 159, 198, 236, 270, 290 Bridge, Brookline and Cambridgeport, 1870 460
Fencing, grading and sidewalks for town's land between Washington and Prospect streets, 1869 406, 407
Fire department, purchase of hose. 1860
109
Gravel pits, Harvard street, 1868 . 357
Highways, 1871 513
Land for Commons, Brookline avenue and Cypress street, Bonds issued, 1871 498, 499
Gravel pits, Babcock estate, Harvard street, 1868 357
Improving streets, cor. Harvard and Washington streets, 1859 55
Library (1866) 288, (1867) 340
School-house lots, Pond street (Pond avenue). 1863 204
South Primary District (Boylston street), 1867. 332
Prospect street, of James Horton, 1858 33
Land damages, Brighton and Harvard streets, 1870 442
Library, building and land (1866) 288, (1867) 340
Finishing and furnishing, 1869
403
Millitary fund and for military purposes,
130, 137, 162, 164, 183,
185, 219,220, 221, 238
Muddy River, Committee on condition of, 1871 513
Police station in hose-house, 1870 450
Repairing and lighting Beacon street, Brighton avenue and Brookline avenue, 1869 417
School-houses :
Pierce primary . (1859) 55, (1863) 204
Pond street (Ward school-house), 1863 204 South Primary District (Boylston street), 1867 332
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Money borrowed-continued.
Sewers, 1869 388, 395 .
Tappan street to Muddy River, along railroad, 1869, 407, 417
Sewers and drains, 1870 437
Sidewalks, 1869
406, 407 Streets :
Apparatus and material for making, 1870 . 452
Underdraining, making and repairing, 1870 449, 450
Aspinwall avenue, grading, 1859
30
Avon street, making, 1868
374
Beacon street, widening, 1868
374
Lighting and repairing, 1869
417
Boylston street, making, 1871
485, 486
Brighton avenue, lighting and repairing, 1869
417
Brighton street, making, 1870 Land damages
442
Brookline avenue, lighting and repairing, 1869
417
Cypress street, making, 1859
30
Emerald street, making, 1871
513
Essex street, making and widening, 1859
30
Goddard avenue, making extension, 1871 513
Hammond street, making extension, 1871 513
Harvard avenue, making, 1871 513
442
Park street, making, 1871 513
Pearl street, making, 1871
513
Sewall street, making, 1871
513
Town debt
159, 198, 265
Town Hall, bonds issued, 1870
441, 463
Mountfort street-(see Streets).
Newton street - (see Streets).
Notices of adjourned meetings to be given by handbills, 199, 232, 290, 350
Organization of High-street Church, 1860 99,102 Church of Our Saviour, 1867 341, 342
Overseers of the Poor, election, 3, 33, 75, 151, 192, 227, 260, 314, 345, 377,
378, 428, 470
Sworn, 3, 33, 75, 85, 116, 151, 192, 227, 232, 260, 267, 314, 345, 377, 378, 428, 470
Perambulation of boundary lines :
Brookline and Brighton (1859) 69, (1864) 257, (1867) 425
Brookline and Boston (1861) 138, (1866) 311, (1871) 500
Brookline and Newton . (1859) 69, (1864) 254, (1869) 423
Brookline and Roxbury . (1859) 71, (1864) 255 ·
Brookline and West Roxbury (1859) 70, (1864) 256, (1869) 424
Petition of E. A. Wild, 1859 . 41
Physical education in schools, Committee on .
Report of
84
86
Pleasant street - (see Streets).
Police station to be finished and furnished in hose-house, 1870 450
460
Harvard street, land damages. 1870
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Pound-keeper, election, 4, 9, 34, 47, 75, 117, 123, 151, 193, 228, 261, 286,
314, 346, 378, 429,471 Sworn, 85, 123, 151, 200; 228, 261, 286, 319, 346, 351, 385, 438, 480 Declined .
Presidential Electors, vote for
104, 252, 366
Public Library - (see Library).
Qualification of town officers, 8, 46, 85, 122, 155, 200, 232, 267, 291, 318,
Receiving-tomb in cemetery, 1864
Register of Deeds, vote for
23, 148, 254, 335, 467
Register of Probate and Insolvency, vote for
. 23, 217, 368
Reports of Committees on following subjects :
By-Laws
473
Celebration of July 4th .
11
Cemetery and Common
29
Claim of S. A. Walker .
89
Engine-house .
483
Land, purchase of, for :
Cemetery and Common
· 29
Common
110, 112
Commons and playgrounds .
497
School-house lot, Walnut street .
124
Washington and Harvard streets
53
Library rules and regulations
86
Nominating Trustees of Library
4
Physical education in schools
.
86,88
School accomodations, Pierce primary
47, 48, 53
Taxation for military expenditure
. 182
Town expenses
156
Town Hall
440, 472
Town map
448, 473
Reports of Selectmen on following subjects :
Fire department, purchase of fire engine Purchase of hose-carriage and hose
235
Grading and fencing town's land .
406
Guide boards and posts .
12, 35, 77, 472
Land for cemetery
352
Gravel pits
88, 355
Washington and Harvard streets
50
Land damages, Brighton and Harvard streets
442
Lock-up and lodging-rooms
11
Reservoirs
268, 294, 320, 352, 482
Sewers
331, 400, 414, 415
Streets :
Alton place
435
Avon street
373
Beacon street, part of Mill Dam Improvement of
390
Boylston street, drainage of
42
Grading of .
292
8
350, 385, 438, 480 229
·
352
371
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
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Report of Selectmen-continued.
Streets-continued.
Brighton avenue, part of Mill Dam
371
Changing grade .
484
Brookline avenue, part of Mill Dam
371
Carlton street
27
Chestnut street
118
Clyde street, widening of
91
Making
352
Colchester street .
27
Cypress street, widening
26,39
Davenport street .
508
Dudley street
196
Davis avenue
475
Emerald street
506
Essex street .
27
Francis street
356
Gorham avenue
475
Green street .
391
Hammond street
382
Harvard avenue
503
High street
262
Irving street
432
Ivy street
27
Kent street
230
Mill Dam road
371
Mountfort street
27
Newton street, widening
9
Park street
503
Pearl street
506
Pleasant street
36
Sewall street
508
Tappan street
78
Toxteth street
230
Walnut street, drainage
42
Walnut to High street (part of High street)
393
Washington street, drainage Changing grade opposite Town Hall
49
Town clock
352
Watering-places for cattle
484
Representative to Congress, vote for 22, 105 188, 253, 310, 367, 466
Representative to General Court, election, 23, 68, 107, 148, 189, 217, 254, 282, 310, 335, 368, 420, 467, 524
Instructed regarding distribution of Lake Cochituate water through Brookline, 1865 264
Reservoirs :
Beacon and Harvard streets, Committee, 1864 264, 268
Referred to Selectmen, 1866, 1867 289, 294, 316
Report of Selectmen, vote to build, 1867 .
. 320
43
35
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Reservoirs-continued.
Beacon and Carlton streets, 1869 .
380
Cypress and Washington streets, 1868 343, 349, 352
Harvard and Washington streets, 1871 475, 482, 483 Walnut and High streets, 1869 380
School Committee :
Election, 3, 9, 33, 75, 85, 116, 122, 151, 192, 227, 234, 261, 285, 314, 345, 378, 429, 470
Acceptance, 8, 9, 33, 46, 85, 122, 155, 200, 233, 267, 291, 314, 319,
345, 351, 385, 439, 480
Declined . 9,85, 233
Adult or Evening school 5, 14
Heath-street school-house, accommodations 474, 482
High school-house, altering rooms .
4
Pierce grammar school-house, addition
381, 390
Pierce primary school-house, plans for
55
Sewing to be taught 349
Ungraded schools to be established 430
Ward school-house lot, grading and fencing
475, 482 School-houses and school-house lots :
" Brookline Fort" contemplated as site for primary school, 1861 113, 124, 126
Boylston street (South Primary), Committee to purchase land, 1867 . 315
Report of Committee, and referred to Selectmen .
321
Report of Selectmen, land to be purchased and school-house built 332
Heath street, additional accommodations referred to School Committee, 1871 474
Report of School Committee 482
High, altering rooms in, 1858
4
Grading grounds, 1865
271
Longwood, Committee to purchase land, 1864
229
Report of Committee 234
Newton street, Committee on condition of, 1862 194, 229
Erection of new house 204, 335
Pearl place primary, accomodations for, Committee, 1862 . 194 Pond street lot purchased, and Pearl place house to be removed, 1863 204,205
Pierce grammar, grading grounds around, 1865 271
Addition to, referred to School Committee, 1869 381, 390
Pierce primary, Committee on building, 1859 44
Majority and minority reports of Committee ·
47,48
Proposed addition to Pierce grammar house 48, 49
New Committee appointed . 49
Report of, and vote to build 53, 55
Accomodations for, Committee, 1862 . 194
Contracts to be made for building 205
Treasurer to borrow money 205
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
School-houses, etc .- continued.
South primary-(see Boylston-street school-house). Walnut street, purchase of land adjoining school-house lot, Committee 118. 124, 126
Selectmen to sell stone school-house, 1868, 356, 357
Ward school-house lot :
Land on Pond street purchased, 1863 204, 205
Grading and fencing 475, 482, 496
Schools :
Adult or Evening school, referred to School Committee, 1858 5
Report on and establishment of 10,14
Evening school established, 1870 446
Physical education in, Committee on, 1860 84 Report of Committee 86
Sewing recommended to be taught, 1868 349
Ungraded school to be established by School Com- mittee, 1870 430, 443
Writing to be taught in Grammar and High, 1870 437
Sealers of Leather :
Election, 4, 9, 34, 76, 117, 123, 152, 193, 228, 233, 261, 286, 314, 346, 378, 389, 429, 471
Sworn, 8, 76, 123, 152, 155, 200, 233, 261, 267, 286, 291, 314, 319, 385, 389. 438, 480 Sealers of Weights and Measures :
Appointed by Selectmen 117
Election, 152, 193, 228, 233, 261, 268, 286, 314, 346, 378, 429, 471 155, 233
Accepted 233, 268, 291, 319, 438, 480 Sworn
Secretary of Commonwealth, vote for, 22, 67, 106, 147, 188, 216, 281, 309, 335, 367, 419, 466, 522
Selectmen :
Election, 3, 33, 75, 116, 151, 192, 227, 260, 285, 314, 346, 377, 378, 389, 428, 470 ,
Sworn, 3, 33, 75, 116, 151, 192, 227, 232, 260, 267, 285, 314, 346. 377, 378, 385, 389, 428, 470
Declined .
385
Annexation to Boston, to oppose 445
Aspinwall avenue bridge, widening 445
29
Back Bay Commissioners, to attend to order of notice from Boston Water Board, to protect interest of town regarding laying Boston's pipes through Brookline 29, 53,81
Boundary line between Boston and Brookline, to apply to Legislature to change . 512
County Commissioners, to be applied to regarding- Locating streets . 6
Widening Clyde and Newton streets 82, 91
Relocating Washington street 445
Widening Washington street 450
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Selectmen-continued.
County Commissioners to be applied to-continued.
Opposing street, Boylston street to Chestnut Hill Reservoir 450
Laying out Lagrange street
462
Widening streets 432
Damages to A. W. Smith
80
Drainage :
Chestnut Hill Reservoir district 381
Obstruction of water courses by B. & A. R.R. . 462
To purchase land of S. A. Walker, Boylston, Walnut and Washington streets
59
Drainage of streets 29
Fire Department :
Appoint Board of Engineers
472
Increase pay of department 472
Purchase fire extinguishers 391
Guide boards and posts, reports on
12, 35, 77, 472
Hay scales, to procure
80
Land damages, Brighton and Harvard streets Washington street, to give hearings .
442
477
Laws to be enforced 317, 459, 488
Lighting of streets and buildings
198
Measurers of Wood and Bark to be appointed
4, 34
Mill Dam road :
To apply to General Court regarding maintenance 42
Laying out as town street . 371 .
Collection of tolls
120, 195
Military affairs :
Paying of bounties
164, 185
Recruiting nine-months men
164
Recruiting office to be opened
174
To call town meeting's
177, 183
Enlistments to fill town's quota .
185, 221, 238
Vote of thanks
239
Police to enforce laws
459, 488
Sealers of Weights and Measures, to appoint
117
Sidewalks and street crossings
10
Streets, system of making
452
Superintendent of
471
Purchase of material for making Widening and accepting of
10
Suits on account of sewers and sidewalks
462
Town meetings, to call, on order of notice from County Commissioners
437
Town Officers, to fill vacancies
351, 482
Trees, planting of
347
Truant Officers, to pay
286
Watering streets
512
Watering-places for animals
478, 484
.
512
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INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Senator, votes for, 23, 67, 106, 147, 189, 216, 253, 282, 310, 335, 368, 420,
466, 523
Sewall street-(see Streets).
Sewer assessments, General Statutes accepted, 1866 296, 297
Sewers and sewerage :
Brook along railroad laid out as a common sewer, 1867 331
Drainage of Chestnut Hill district through village brook and damages caused by same, 1869 381
381
Subject of sewerage referred to Committee Report of Committeee with recommendations 386 Treasurer to borrow money for 388
Sewer, Tappan street to Muddy River, laying out 400
Treasurer to borrow money for .
407
Tappan street to Muddy River, relocation .
414, 415
Appropriation for sewer along railroad and for sewers in the streets 415
Aspinwall avenue to Muddy River, no action 401, 406
Railroad bridge to Muddy River, laying out 415
Treasurer to borrow money 417
Selectmen to report on obstructions to natural water-
courses by B. & A. R. R., 1870 462
Sheriff, votes for 68, 189, 282, 368, 524 Sidewalks :
Appropriation for, Committee to report in print, 1869 398
Report of Committee recommending use of concrete, 404, 405 Beacon street, across marsh, referred to Selectmen, 1858 · 5 General Statutes, chapter 45, sections 7 and 8, accepted, 1869, 381
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