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And whereas the said Selectmen have taken the right to support said town way by certain slopes on my land, as shown by the plan on file with said location, it is agreed that I and my heirs and assigns may at any time hereafter build up to the line of said way, I providing support for said way equivalent to said slopes.
Witness my hand and seal this fourth day of June A.D. 1883.
W. F. HUMPHREY [SEAL]
BROOKLINE, Mass., June 4th 1883. - Filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.
A true copy.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.
On motion of Mr. Charles Drew, it was -
Voted, That the sum of four thousand and eight hundred dollars be appropriated for the construction of the new town way in extension of Toxteth street from Aspinwall avenne to Linden place, and for the building of the sewer therein, as laid out by the Selectmen.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be authorized to borrow the sum of four thousand and eight hundred dollars, bearing interest at the rate of four per centum per annum for not more than eighteen months, for constructing the new town way in extension of Toxteth street from Aspinwall avenue to Linden place, and the sewer therein ; giving the note or
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notes of the town therefor, signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority at least of the Selectmen, which note or notes are to be paid from the taxes of the year 1884, and are hereby expressly made payable therefrom.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBER 17, 1883.
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 as the law directs, to meet at the Town Hall, on Wednesday, the seventeenth day of October current, at 7.30 o'clock in the evening, for the following purposes ; to wit, --
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To see if the town will accept and allow a sewer, commencing at the intersection of Kerrigan place and Boylston street, and continuing through Kerrigan place and the private lands of Margaret Glynn and others, to its connection with the sewer in Washington street, as laid out by the Selectmen.
Third. To see if the town will authorize the Water Board to lay a water-main in Sullivan road, on the petition of the Aspinwall Land Com- pany.
Fourth. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to furnish the police station and court room with steam-heating apparatus, at an estimated cost of one thousand dollars.
Fifth. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and commit- tees.
Sixth. To see if the town will apply to the General Court for power to issue $100,000 of bonds for the construction of its water works, on the petition of George F. Fabyan and others.
Seventh. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
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necessary for all or any of the purposes mentioned in the foregoing articles.
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 tenth day of October in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighty-three.
CHAS. H. DREW,
FRANCIS W. LAWRENCE, JOHN K. ROGERS, OLIVER WHYTE, Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
NORFOLK, SS. BROOKLINE, October 13, 1883.
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 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 in the Town Hall in said town, on Wednesday, the seventeenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, 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 notices of the same upon the inhabitants.
First Article in the warrant taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
The meeting nominated and chose for Moderator Rufus G. F. Candage.
Second Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow a sewer, commencing at the intersection of Kerrigan place and Boylston street, and continuing through
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Kerrigan place and the private lands of Margaret Glynn and others, to its connection with the sewer in Washington street, as laid out by the Selectmen.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the lay- ing out and location of a sewer from the intersection of Ker- rigan place and Boylston street, through Kerrigan place and private lands to the sewer in Washington street ; to wit, -
The undersigned, Selectmen of the town of Brookline, having given written notices to J. Anson Guild, Catharine Geary, Philip Duffy, Morris Dea, M. W. Quinlan, J. McDonough, Thomas Quinlan, Jr., Matthew Doyle, Thomas Quinlan, Patrick McCarthy, Andrew J. Cusick, James G. Mungovan, Nicholas Cantwell, Margaret Leahey, Margaret Riley, Catha- rine McCarthy, James Healey, P. W. Bowen, Bridget Madore, M. Rourke, (being all the parties known to us to be interested in the subject matter of the sewer to be laid out), that we intend to lay out a sewer, commenc- ing at the intersection of Kerrigan place and Boylston street, and con- tinuing through Kerrigan place and the private lands of Margaret Glynn and others, and connecting with the sewer in Washington street; such notices requiring such persons to appear before us at the Town Hall on the 24th day of September, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon; and having caused such notices to be actually served according to law upon all such persons, by a constable of this town, at least seven days before the day so appointed for the hearing; and having also given notice to them, and all other persons (if any) who may be interested in the subject matter of said sewer, whose names are not known to us, by posting up a copy of the written notice in a public place in the town at least seven days before the time appointed for the hearing ; - pursuant to such notice, we met at the time and place appointed for the hearing, and thence by adjournment to Thursday, the fourth day of October, and after hearing the parties, and their remarks and objections, and the route of the sewer having been viewed and examined by us, do adjudge that it is necessary for the public convenience and the public health that a sewer should be laid out and maintained by the town as hereinafter described by its axis line ; viz., -
Commencing at the intersection of the northerly line of Boylston street and the centre line of Kerrigan place, so called, and running northerly by said centre line of Kerrigan place, about 146.1 feet to a point situated 9 feet southerly of the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad.
Thence running easterly 271.5 feet by a line parallel with and 9 feet distant from the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad.
Thence deflecting northerly and running easterly 134.3 feet to a point situated 81.60 feet distant from the northerly line of Boylston street.
Thence deflecting northerly and running easterly about 523 feet to the sewer in Washington street, at a point situated 31 feet southeasterly of the manhole in main sewer opposite estate of Mary Mahoney, and taking ing land as hereinafter described ; viz., - -
From the owners of the fee of Kerrigan place, to us un-
known, a parallel width of six feet on each side of the
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axis line, extending from Boylston strect to location of Boston & Albany Railroad, about . 1,860 square feet. From Margaret Glynn, a parcel of land bounded westerly by Kerrigan placc, northerly by Boston & Albany Rail- road, easterly by land of Catharine McCarty, and south-
erly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 546 square feet. From Catharine McCarty, a parcel of land bounded west- erly by land of Margaret Glynn, northerly by Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Margaret Leahy, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about . 651 square feet. From Margaret Leahy's heirs, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of Catherine McCarty, northerly by Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of James G. Mungovan, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis containing about line 420 square feet.
From James G. Mungovan, a parcel of land bounded west- erly by land of Margaret Leahy's heirs, northerly by the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Patrick McCarty, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about
420 square feet.
From Patrick McCarty, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of James G. Mungovan, northerly by the loca- tion of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Matthew Doyle, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 420 square feet.
From Matthew Doyle, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of Patrick McCarty, northerly by the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of estate of John McDonough, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 420 square feet.
From estate of John McDonough, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of Matthew Doyle, northerly by the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Morris Dea, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 417 square feet. From Morris Dea, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of estate of John McDonough, northerly by the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Catharine Geary, southerly by a linc 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 420 square feet.
From Catharine Geary, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of Morris Dea, northerly by the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Michael Rourke, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 400 square feet· From Michael Rourke, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of Catharine Geary, northerly by the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of
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Bridget Madore, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 390 square feet.
From Bridget Madore, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of Michael Rourke, northerly by the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Patrick W. Bowen, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 840 square feet.
From Patrick W. Bowen, a parcel of land bounded west- erly by land of Bridget Madore, northerly by the loca- tion of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Philip Duffy, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 427 square feet.
From Philip Duffy, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of Patrick W. Bowen, northerly by the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of James Healy, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about
788 square feet. ·
From James Healy, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of Philip Duffy, northerly by, the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Margaret Riley, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 405 square feet.
From Margaret Riley, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of James Healy, northerly by the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Nicholas Cantwell, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 446 square feet.
From Nicholas Cantwell, a parcel of land bounded west- erly by land of Margaret Riley, northerly by the loca- tion of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Andrew J. Cusick, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 506 square feet.
From Andrew J. Cusick, a parcel of land bounded west- erly by land of Nicholas Cantwell, northerly by the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Thomas Quinlan, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 563 square feet.
From Thomas Quinlan, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of Andrew J. Cusick, northerly by the location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Thomas Quinlan, Jr., southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 575 square feet.
From Thomas Quinlan, Jr., a parcel of land bounded west- erly by land of Thomas Quinlan, northerly by the lo- cation of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of M. W. Quinlan, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 557 square feet.
From Michael W. Quinlan, a parcel of land bounded west- erly by land of Thomas Quinlan, Jr., northerly by the
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location of the Boston & Albany Railroad, easterly by land of Philip Duffy, southerly by a ¡line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 1,057 square feet.
From Phillip Duffy, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of Michael W. Quinlan, northerly by land of John H. Webber, easterly by land of J. Anson Guild, south- erly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 885 square feet. From J. Anson Guild, a parcel of land bounded westerly by land of Philip Duffy, northerly by land of John H. Webber, northeasterly by Washington street, southerly by a line 5 feet from the axis line, containing about 868 square feet.
The location of said sewer is in accordance with a plan of the same drawn by Alexis H. French, civil engineer, approved by us this 4th day of October, 1883, and such plan is adopted by us as a part of this record.
We have estimated the damages sustained by the owners of lands, rights, and interests caused by the laying out and construction of said sewer, whether by taking property or by injuring property in any man- ner whatsoever, and do estimate and determine the amounts to be paid to said parties as follows : -
The owners of the fee of Kerrigan place, $5.00.
And the other aforesaid owners of the land in which said sewer is laid out, in consideration of the town laying out, constructing, and maintain- ing said sewer, and that the town shall supply suitable means to carry off all the surface water that may fall or drain upon their several estates, shall, upon completion of the sewer, put the ground over it in good order, repair and restore any building or buildings which may be injured in the process of building said sewer, and replace the fences and walls which may be removed for the purpose of carrying on the work, waive all claim for compensation for the easement thus taken by the town in land owned by them.
Reserving to each of the said persons the right to use the strip of land taken from them for all purposes not inconsistent with the use of said land for the construction and maintenance of said sewer.
And said sewer, as so laid out, located, and described, is hereby re- ported 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 . · $3,500 00
The land damages we estimate at . 5.00
CHAS. H. DREW,
FRANCIS W. LAWRENCE, JOHN K. ROGERS, OLIVER WHYTE, Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Brookline, October 4, 1883.
BROOKLINE, Mass., October 5, 1883. - Filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.
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Voted, That the sewer as laid out by the Selectmen be ac- cepted and allowed.
Voted, That the sum of three thousand and five hundred dollars be appropriated for the construction of the new sewer from Kerrigan place to Washington street, as laid out by the Selectmen.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be authorized to borrow the sum of three thousand and five hundred dollars, bearing interest at the rate of four and one half per centum per an- num, for not more than one year, for constructing the new sewer from Kerrigan place to Washington street, giving the note or notes of the town therefor, signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority at least of the Selectmen, which note or notes are to be paid from the taxes of the year 1884, and are hereby expressly made payable therefrom.
Third Article taken up :
To see if the town will authorize the Water Board to lay a water main in Sullivan road, on the petition of the Aspinwall Land Company.
Voted, That the Water Board be authorized to lay in the new way now being built on the Aspinwall Land Company's property, said way to be called Sullivan road, a six-inch water main from the junction of Gardner road for a distance of about 1200 feet, and that the sum of $1200 be appropriated for the expense thereof, and to be paid from water receipts now in the treasury.
Fourth Article taken up :
To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to furnish the police station and court room with steam-heating apparatus, at an estimated cost of one thousand dollars.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to put a steam- heating apparatus into the police station and court room, provided the County will pay the sum of one hundred and forty dollars per annum for the use of the same during its occupancy of said court room, and that the sum of one thou- sand dollars be appropriated for the purpose, to be taken from any unexpended balances in the treasury.
Sixth Article taken up :
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To see if the town will apply to the General Court for power to issue $100,000 of bonds for the construction of its water works, on the petition of George F. Fabyan and others.
Voted, That the subject be referred to the Water Board, to report in print to the town at the next town meeting.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1883.
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 as the law directs, to meet at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the sixth day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, at seven o'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 afternoon, during which time they will be required to give in their votes for the following State and County officers ; to wit, -
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Councillor for the Second Councillor District, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treas- urer and Receiver General, Auditor, Attorney General, Sen- ator for the Second Norfolk Senatorial District, a Represen- tative to the General Court for the Second Norfolk Repre- sentative District, District Attorney for the Southeastern District, Register of Probate and Insolvency, Sheriff, three Commissioners of Insolvency, one County Commissioner, two Special Commissioners, all to be voted for on one ticket.
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Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least be- fore the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Brookline aforesaid, this twenty- fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and eighty-three.
CHAS. H. DREW, FRANCIS W. LAWRENCE, JOHN K. ROGERS, OLIVER WHYTE, C. F. SPAULDING,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
NORFOLK, SS. BROOKLINE, Nov. 2, 1883.
In pursuance of the foregoing 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 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 also pub- lished in the " Brookline Chronicle," a newspaper published in said Brook- line, 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 in the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and eighty-three, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, and were called to order at seven of the clock in the forenoon, by Charles H. Drew, Esq., chair- man of the Board of Selectmen. The Town Clerk then read the warrant calling said meeting, and the return thereon of the officer who served the notices of 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 to vote to any legal voter present who had not voted if he desired so to do, they were declared closed.
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The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort and count the votes given in, and the whole number of votes so given in was one thousand three hundred and twenty-eight, which were sorted, counted, and recorded, and declaration thereof made in open town meeting as required by law, and were for the following State and County officers ; viz., -
For Governor : One thousand three hundred and thirteen. George D. Robinson, of Chicopee, had eight hundred and eighty-four. Benjamin F. Butler, of Lowell, had four hundred and twenty-one. Charles Almy, of New Bedford, had seven. B. F. Baker had one.
For Lieutenant Governor : One thousand three hundred and three. Oliver Ames, of Easton, had eight hundred and sixty-five. James F. Grinnell, of Greenfield, had four hundred and twenty-nine. John Blackmer, of Springfield, had seven. Charles R. Codman had two.
For Councillor for the Second Councillor District : One thousand three hundred and twenty-six.
Nathaniel Wales, of Stoughton, had eight hundred and seventy-three. Lemuel S. Whitcomb, of Holbrook, had four hundred and forty-six. Joseph Sherman, of East Weymouth, had six.
Benjamin F. Baker had one.
For Secretary of the Commonwealth : One thousand three hundred and twenty-five.
Henry B. Peirce, of Abington, had eight hundred and seventy-four. Charles Marsh, of Springfield, had four hundred and forty-five. Solomon F. Root, of Douglas, had six.
For Treasurer and Receiver General : One thousand three hundred and twenty-six.
Daniel Gleason, of Medford, had eight hundred and seventy-two. Charles H. Ingalls, of North Adams, had four hundred and forty-seven. Thomas J. Lothrop, of Taunton, had six. Benjamin F. Baker had one.
For Auditor : One thousand three hundred and twenty-six. Charles R. Ladd, of Springfield, had eight hundred and seventy-two. John Hopkins, of Milbury, had four hundred and forty-seven. Jonathan Bruce, of Gloucester, had six. Benjamin F. Baker had one.
For Attorney General : One thousand three hundred and twenty-six. Edgar J. Sherman, of Lawrence, had eight hundred and seventy-two. John W. Cummings, of Fall River, had four hundred and forty-seven. Samuel M. Fairfield, of Malden, had six. Benjamin F. Baker had one.
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For County Commissioner for Three Years : One thousand three hundred and twenty-seven.
John Q. A. Field, of Quincy, had eight hundred and seventy-three. Zachariah L. Bicknell, of Weymouth, had four hundred and forty-eight. Alfred Clark, of Franklin, had six.
For Two Special County Commissioners : One thousand three hundred and twenty-three.
Benjamin F. Baker, of Brookline, had eight hundred and sixty-six.
George P. Morey, of Walpole, had eight hundred and seventy-four. John F. Folsom, of Medway, had four hundred and forty-seven.
George Sanford, of Hyde Park, had four hundred and forty-eight. Horace W. Mann, of Walpole, had six. Joseph Dixon, of Foxboro, had six.
H. C. Shaw, of Needham, had one.
Moses Williams, of Brookline, had one.
Sumner C. Chandler had one.
For Register of Probate and Insolvency : One thousand five hundred and twenty-seven.
Jonathan Cobb, of Dedham, had one thousand three hundred and twenty. Charles W. Hodges, of Foxboro', had six.
Benjamin F. Baker had one.
For Commissioner of Insolvency : One thousand three hundred and twenty_ three.
George W. Wiggin, of Franklin, had eight hundred and seventeen.
Emery Grover, of Needham, had eight hundred and sixty.
Robert W. Carpenter, of Foxboro', had eight hundred and seventy. John Everett, of Canton, had four hundred and forty-six.
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