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And reserving to all abutters on White place, so called, and all other
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persons having rights therein, either as owners of the fee or of easements therein. the right to pass and repass either on foot or with vehicles, over the strip of land taken as aforesaid from White place, in the same way and to the same extent as the same is now used by them.
And we have given the owners of the lands through which said sewer is laid out, fifteen days from the date of the acceptance of this report by the town in which to remove walls, fences, hedges, or trees standing on said land.
And said sewer as so laid out, located, and described, is hereby reported to the town for acceptance, and when so accepted, allowed, and recorded, is to be known as a public drain or common sewer.
The said plan and this record have been this day filed by us in the office of the Town Clerk.
The estimated cost of building this sewer is . $5,800 00
The land damages we estimate at
. 1,910 76
Total of cost and damages
$7,710 76 CHAS. H. DREW, HORACE JAMES, ROLAND C. LINCOLN, OLIVER WHYTE, Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Brookline, September 9, 1880.
BROOKLINE, Mass., September 9, 1880. - Filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.
Voted, To accept and allow a lateral sewer beginning at the end of the main sewer under the tracks of the Boston & Albany Railroad, and continuing through White place and private grounds of Seamans and others to Davis avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen.
Twelfth Article taken up :
To see if the town will authorize the construction of a sewer under the new ways called Thayer street and Thayer place, and through a portion of Davis avenue, to the proposed new sewer from Davis avenue through White place.
Voted, To authorize the construction of a sewer under the new ways called Thayer street and Thayer place, and through a portion of Davis avenue to the proposed new sewer from Davis avenue through White place.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to proceed at once to construct the ways known as Thayer street and Thayer place, and the sewers laid out by them in said ways, and from
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Thayer street to White place, as accepted and allowed by the town.
Thirteenth Article taken up :
To see if the town will appropriate sums now in the treasury, or which may be received from sewer assessments, for the construction of the pro- posed sewers; and will also authorize the Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow such additional sums of money as shall be necessary for the construction of said sewers, and of said proposed street and place, and the payment of damages, to be paid from the taxes of next year.
Voted, That the sum of eight thousand dollars ($8000) be appropriated for the construction of sewers in Thayer street, Thayer place, and from Thayer street through White place, as laid out by the Selectmen and accepted and allowed by the town, to be paid from money in the treasury received or to be received on account of sewer assessments.
Voted, That the sum of seven thousand two hundred and four dollars and sixty-six cents be appropriated for the pur- pose of defraying the cost of constructing Thayer street and Thayer place, and for the payment of land damages caused by the laying out of said ways and of the sewer from Davis avenue to White place.
Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized to borrow the sum of $7204.66 for the purpose of defraying the cost of construct- ing Thayer street and Thayer place, and for the payment of land damages caused by the laying out of said ways, and of the sewer from Davis avenue through White place, giving the note of the town therefor, to be signed by him and counter- signed by a majority, at least, of the Selectmen, for a period of not more than one year, and to bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum, which note shall in terms be made payable and shall be paid from the taxes of the year 1881.
Eleventh Article taken up :
To see if the town will discontinue the Newton-street school.
After considering the subject of discontinuing the Newton- street school, and a very full discussion thereof, it was, on motion of Mr. Willard A. Humphrey, -
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Voted, That the subject matter of the Eleventh Article be indefinitely postponed.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.
PERAMBULATION OF THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN NEWTON AND BROOKLINE.
The undersigned, Oliver Whyte, Selectman, and Michael Driscoll, Su- perintendent of Streets, thereto duly authorized by the Board of Select- men of the town of Brookline, and Albert F. Noyes, City Engineer, and William E. Fuller, Superintendent of Streets, thereto duly authorized by the Board of Aldermen of the city of Newton, -
Met on the twenty-seventh day of October A.D. 1880, and examined the lines and established the bound marks between the said town and city, which are described as follows; viz., -
1st. A stone monument marked "N and B" near the westerly end of Troublesome swamp (so called), which forms the corner bound between Boston (formerly West Roxbury), Brookline, and Newton.
2d. Thence to an iron monument marked "N and B" on a ledge in land of heirs of Jonas C. Gipson, near to and southwesterly of the road known as Lagrange street in Newton, and Hammond street in Brook- line.
3d. Thence to a stone monument marked "N and B" on the north side of the road near and westerly from the old sawmill.
4th. Thence to a stone monument marked " N and B" in Stake mea- dow (so called), in land of Samuel N. Jackson, which monument marks a corner.
5th. Thence to an iron monument marked "N and B" at the corner of a wall on a ledge of rocks near Stake meadow.
6th. Thence to an iron monument marked "N and B" in the wall by the land now or formerly of Capt. Clark.
7th. Thence to a stone monument marked "N and B" on the north- erly side of the road near the house of John Zecher, and where Florence street in Newton joins Heath street in Brookline.
Sth. Thence to a stone monument marked "N and B" on the south- erly side of the Worcester turnpike or Boylston street.
9th. Thence to a stone monument marked "N and B" on the westerly side of the road known as Hammond street, by land now of John Lowell, formerly of Daniel Kingsbury.
10th. Thence to a stone monument marked "N and B" at the end of a wall on land of the heirs of Joseph Lee.
11th. Thence to a stone monument marked "N and B," in a swale.
12th. Thence to a stone monument marked N.B.R. and B.O., stand- ing near to and south of the New York & New England Railroad, and -
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southwestwardly of Reservoir lane (so called), said monument forming the junction point between the town of Brookline and the cities of Newton and Boston.
ALBERT F. NOYES, City Engineer. W. E. FULLER, Sup't. of Streets. OLIVER WHYTE, Selectman. MICHAEL DRISCOLL, Supt. of Streets.
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 2, 1880.
WARRANT.
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 Tuesday, the second day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, at eight of the clock in the forenoon, at which time and place the polls will be opened, and kept open until thirty minutes past four of the clock in the after- noon, during which time they will be required to give in their votes to the Selectmen for the following National, State, and County officers ; to wit, -
Thirteen Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, a Member of Congress for the Eighth Con- gressional District, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Coun- cillor for the Second Councillor District, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor of Accounts, Attorney General, Senator for the Second Norfolk Senatorial District, Representative to the General Court for the Second Norfolk Representative District, Sheriff for three years, District Attorney for three years, three Commis- sioners of Insolvency for three years, one County Commis-
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sioner for three years, two Special Commissioners for three years, all to be voted for on one ticket.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Brookline aforesaid, this eighteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty.
CHARLES H. DREW, R. G. F. CANDAGE, ROLAND C. LINCOLN, OLIVER WHYTE, HORACE JAMES,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
NORFOLK, SS. BROOKLINE, October 27, 1880.
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 causing a printed attested copy of the same to be left at their last and usual place of abode, also by posting the same in three or more public places, and published in the " Brookline Chronicle," a newspaper published in said town, four days at least before the day of said meeting.
W. Y. GROSS, Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, met at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the second day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, and were called to order at eight of the clock in the forenoon by Charles H. Drew, Esq., chair- man of the Board of Selectmen. The Town Clerk then pro- ceeded to read the warrant calling said meeting, and the return thereon of the officer who served the same upon the inhabitants.
The polls were then declared open for the reception of votes, and were kept open until thirty minutes past four of the clock in the afternoon, when, after giving due notice that they were about to be closed, and an opportunity for any
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legal voter present who had not voted and desired so to do being given, they were declared closed.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort and count the votes given in, and the whole number so given in was one thousand one hundred and seventy-nine, which were sorted, counted, and recorded, and declaration thereof made in open town meeting as is required by law, and were for the following National, State, and County officers ; to wit, -
For Electors at Large : One thousand one hundred and seventy-nine.
Paul A. Chadbourn, of Williamstown, had seven hundred and seventy- nine.
John M. Forbes, of Milton, had seven hundred and seventy-nine.
Josiah G. Abbott, of Boston, had three hundred and ninety-five.
Jonas H. French, of Gloucester, had three hundred and ninety-five. H. R. Rowley, of -- , had one.
Eugene Flaherty, of -, had one.
Jacob Morlock, of Brookline, had four.
John P. Lang, of Boston, had four.
For Electors : One thousand one hundred and seventy-five. District Number One :
Marshall S. Underwood, of Dennis, had seven hundred and seventy-nine. Philander Cobb, of Kingston, had three hundred and ninety-five. Alexander Harvey, of -, had one.
District Number Two :
William C. Lovering, of Taunton, had seven hundred and seventy-nine. Peter Butler, of Quincy, had three hundred and ninety-five. Henry Gardner had one.
District Number Three :
Moody Merrill, of Boston, had seven hundred and seventy-nine.
Edward B. Rankin, of Boston, had three hundred and ninety-five. Peter O'Neil Larkin, of Boston, had one.
District Number Four :
Rufus S. Frost, of Chelsea, had seven hundred and seventy-nine.
Charles Levi Woodbury, of Boston, had three hundred and ninety-five. Benjamin S. Goodwin, of Chelsea, had one.
District Number Five :
Amos F. Breed, of Lynn, had seven hundred and seventy-nine.
Christopher E. Rymes, of Somerville, had three hundred and ninety-five. John M. Devine had one.
District Number Six :
Augustus N. Clark. of Beverly, had seven hundred and seventy-nine. James H. Carlton, of Haverhill, had three hundred and ninety-five. Luther Day, of -, had one.
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District Number Seven :
Francis Jewett, of Lowell, had seven hundred and seventy-nine. John C. Sanborn, of Lawrence, had three hundred and ninety-five. II. K. Eastman, of -, had one.
District Number Eight : James M. W. Hall, of Cambridge, had seven hundred and seventy-nine. Leverett Saltonstall, of Newton, had three hundred and ninety-five. 'Theodore N. Sherman, of -, had one.
District Number Nine :
Charles Whitin, of Northbridge, had seven hundred and seventy-nine. Edwin Conant, of Worcester, had three hundred and ninety five. John Howes, of -, had one.
District Number Ten :
William B. C. Pearsons, of Holyoke, had seven hundred and seventy-nine. Nahum Harwood, of Leominster, had three hundred and ninety-five. William C. Johnson, of Fitchburg, had one.
District Number Eleven :
William C. Plunkett, of Adams, had seven hundred and seventy-nine. Samuel W. Bowerman, of Pittsfield, had three hundred and ninety-five. Theodore Hess, of - , had one.
Representative to Congress, Eighth District : One thousand one hundred and forty-three.
John W. Candler, of Brookline, had eight hundred and fifty-four. Charles Theodore Russell, of Cambridge, had two hundred and eighty- eight.
Orin Fairbanks, of Third District, had one.
For Governor : One thousand one hundred and seventy-eight. John D. Long, of Hingham, had seven hundred and eighty-eight. Charles P. Thompson, of Gloucester, had three hundred and eighty-nine. Horace Binney Sargent, of Salem, had one.
For Lieutenent Governor : One thousand one hundred and seventy-eight. Byron Weston, of Dalton, had seven hundred and eighty-four. Alpha E. Thompson, of Woburn, had three hundred and ninety-three. George Dutton, of Springfield, had one.
Councillor : One thousand one hundred and seventy-five. William O. Taylor, of Boston, had seven hundred and eighty-five. Henry E. Fales, of Medford, had three hundred and ninety-one. M. J. Flatty, of Boston, Fourth District, had one.
Secretary of the Commonwealth : One thousand one hundred and seventy- four.
Henry B. Peirce, of Abington, had seven hundred and eighty-eight. Michael T. Donahoe, of Somerville, had three hundred and eighty-five. Jonathan Arnold, of North Abington, had one.
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Treasurer and Receiver General : One thousand one hundred and seventy- nine.
Daniel A. Gleason, of Medford, had seven hundred and eighty-four. Francis J. Parker, of Newton, had three hundred and ninety-four. Wilbur F. Whitney, of Ashburnham, had one.
Auditor of Accounts : One thousand one hundred and seventy-nine. Charles R. Ladd, of Springfield, had seven hundred and eighty-five. Charles R. Field, of Greenfield, had three hundred and ninety-three. Charles T. Warner, of Northampton, had one.
Attorney General : One thousand one hundred and seventy-five. George Marston, of New Bedford, had seven hundred and eighty-eight. Patrick A. Collins, of Boston, had three hundred and eighty-six. J. W. Andrews, of Danvers, had one.
Senator for the Second Norfolk Senatorial District : One thousand one hundred and seventy-five.
James P. Ray, of Franklin, had seven hundred and eighty-six. James M. Freeman, of Franklin, had three hundred and eighty-nine.
Sheriff : One thousand one hundred and seventy-nine.
Rufus C. Wood, of Dedham, had seven hundred and eighty-five. James G. Scott, of Walpole, had three hundred and ninety-three. John N. Clark, of Boston, had one.
One County Commissioner for Three Years : One thousand one hundred and seventy-eight.
James Humphrey, of Weymouth, had seven hundred and eighty-four. William A. Hodges, of Quincy, had three hundred and ninety-four.
. Two Special County Commissioners for Three Years : One thousand one hundred and seventy-nine.
George P. Morey, of Walpole, had seven hundred and eighty-four. Benjamin F. Baker, of Brookline, had seven hundred and eighty-two. William D. Coolidge, of Brookline, had three hundred and ninety-four. George Sanford, of Hyde Park, had three hundred and ninety-three. Charles H. Drew, of -, had one.
Three Commissioners of Insolvency for Three Years : One thousand one hundred and seventy-nine.
Emery Grover, of Needham, had seven hundred and eighty-four. James E. Tirrell, of Quincy, had seven hundred and eighty-four. George W. Wiggin, of Canton, had seven hundred and eighty-four. John Everett, of Canton, had three hundred and ninety-four. Frank W. Lewis, of Weymouth, had three hundred and ninety-four. James B. Chaffin, of Quincy, had three hundred and ninety-four. James F. Farley, of -, had one.
Edward J. Jenkins, of - , had one.
Edward L. Jones, of -, had one.
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District Attorney for Three Years : One thousand one hundred and seventy-nine.
Asa French, of Braintree, had seven hundred and eighty-five. John F. Simmons, of Hanover, had three hundred and ninety-three. Oliver Stevens, of Boston, had one.
Representative to the General Court for the Second Norfolk District : One thousand one hundred and forty-five.
Ginery Twichell, of Brookiine, had one.
John W. Candler, of Brookline, had one.
F. R. Hall, of Brookline, had one.
R. G. F. Candage, of Brookline, had three.
Thomas S. Murray, of Brookline, had three hundred and forty-eight.
Edward I. Thomas, of Brookline, had seven hundred and eighty-nine, and
was declared elected to the General Court from the Second Norfolk Dis- trict.
In voting, the check list was used, and no person was allowed to vote until his name was found on the list and checked.
The business of the meeting ;being accomplished, the re- turns were filled in, signed by the Selectmen, and counter- signed by the Town Clerk, and sealed up in open town meeting as required by law, and were delivered to the Town Clerk to forward to their several places of destination.
The votes cast and the list of voters which had been used at the polls were then sealed up, endorsed by the Select- men, and delivered into the custody of the Town Clerk, in conformity with the law in such cases made and provided.
The meeting was then declared dissolved, by Charles H. Drew, Esq., chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL MEETING, NOVEMBER 22, 1880.
WARRANT. 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 Monday, the twenty-second day of November instant, at seven and one half of the clock in the evening, for the following purposes ; to wit, -
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen at all times to begin and prosecute, in the name of the town, such suits at law and in equity, and other proceedings, and to take in behalf of the town such other action as they may think necessary to prevent the pollution of Charles river, and otherwise protect the purity of the water supply of the town.
Third. To see if the town will purchase the estate belonging to the heirs of John W. Kingman, at the corner of Washington street and Thayer street.
Fourth. To see if the town will build a sewer in Aspinwall avenue and St. Paul street.
Fifth. To see what action the town will take in relation to the claim of Mrs. Mary O'Day.
Sixth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be re- quired for any or all of the foregoing articles.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least be- fore the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Brookline aforesaid, this fifteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty.
CHARLES H. DREW, R. G. F. CANDAGE, HORACE JAMES, OLIVER WHYTE, Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
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NORFOLK, SS.
BROOKLINE, Nov. 17, 1880.
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 causing a printed attested copy of the same to be left at their last and usual place of abode, also by posting the same in three or more public places, and published in the " Brookline Chronicle," a newspaper published in said town, four days at least before the day of said meeting.
W. Y. GROSS,
Constable of Brookline.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, met at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the twenty-second day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and were called to order at half-past seven of the clock in the evening by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling said meeting, and the return thereon of the officer who served the same upon the inhabitants.
The First Article taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
The meeting nominated and choose for Moderator, Moses Williams, Jr.
On motion of Thomas H. Talbot, it was -
Voted, To take up the Fifth Article.
Fifth Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to the claim of Mrs. Mary O'Day.
On motion of Mr. Thomas H. Talbot, it was -
Voted, That the Fifth Article be referred to the Selectmen, with full powers.
Second Article taken up :
To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen at all times to begin and prosecute, in the name of the town, such suits at law and in equity,. and other proceedings, and to take in behalf of the town such other action as they may think necessary to prevent the pollution of Charles river, and otherwise protect the purity of the water supply of the town.
On motion of Mr. Charles H. Drew, it was -
Voted, That the Selectmen be, and they are hereby, author-
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ized at all times to begin and prosecute, in the name of the town, such suits at law and in equity, and other proceedings, and to take in behalf of the town such other action as they may think necessary to prevent the pollution of Charles river, and otherwise protect the purity of the water supply of the town.
Fourth Article taken up :
To see if the town will build a sewer in Aspinwall avenue and St. Paul street.
On motion of Mr. Charles H. Drew, it was -
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to lay a sewer in Aspinwall avenue and St. Paul street from the main sewer in said avenue to such point as they think proper, and that the sum of eight hundred dollars ($800.00) is hereby appro- priated to defray the cost thereof, to be taken from money in the town treasury received or to be received from sewer assessments.
Third Article taken up :
To see if the town will purchase the estate belonging to the heirs of John W. Kingman, at the corner of Washington street and Thayer street.
Voted, That the subject of the Third Article be referred to the annual meeting.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 14, 1881.
WARRANT.
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
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the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the fourteenth day of March current, at one of the clock in the afternoon, for the following purposes ; to wit, -
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the usual town officers for the ensuing year.
Third. To see whether the town will, by its vote or otherwise, ask the Legislature to extend to women who are citizens the right to hold town offices and to vote in town affairs on the same terms as male citizens.
Fourth. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase from the trustees under the will of Augustus Aspinwall, for a gravel pit, a lot of land formerly owned by James H. Cowan, in the rear of Clyde and Warren streets, containing about 96,800 square feet, at the price of three thousand dollars.
Fifth. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as revised by the Selectmen, and posted according to law.
Sixth. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and commit- tees.
Seventh. To see if the town will accept any or all of the proposed by- laws reported to the town by the Committee on By-Laws at the last annual town meeting, and to see if the town will repeal all existing by- laws, and substitute therefor the by-laws reported by said committee, with such alterations and amendments as may be made by the town.
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