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Application to County Commissioners to relocate and widen . 211
Aspinwall, Thomas, suits of, referred to Committee 211
Report of Committee and proposition accepted 212-215 Motion to reconsider acceptance rejected 218 Report of Committee on settlement 276, 278
Assessment of taxes, 36, 92, 97, 174, 336, 401, 406, 442, 502, 547, 602, 653, 701
Assessments, Sewer and Sidewalk (see Sewers and Sidewalks).
Assistant Assessors, vote not to choose . 488
Assessors elected, 12, 82, 94, 146, 242, 319, 381, 430, 490, 535, 586, 639, 684 Attorney General, vote for, 51, 136, 205, 290, 357, 422, 476, 520, 578, 631, 679, 722
Auditors (Town), election of, 13, 25, 83, 174, 243, 319, 382, 430, 438, 480, 490, 535, 586, 639, 684
Auditor's Report, recommendations of · 384, 389, 392, 398, 404, 405 Auditor (State), vote for, 51, 136, 204, 290, 357, 422, 476. 520. 578, 630. 678, 722
Auditing bills or claims against Town, Committee on .
. 152
Auditing claims on new Town Hall, Committee on, 127, 210, 232, 234 Awards for Damages in Laying out Town Ways, Committee on increase of . 90, 96
Bank wall, Prospect street, referred to Selectmen 150, 160
Bath-houses, referred to Selectmen . 500, 546
Act in relation to, rejected 544
Public Statutes, Committee on Acceptance of 691, 696, 698
Accepted 698
Report of Committee 700
Appropriation for, and Committee 700
Betterments, Act in relation to, accepted 445
Board of Health, Committee on Election of separate Board . 248
Vote to choose 318-326
Election of 320, 381, 430, 490, 491, 535
Instructed about cesspools, vaults, &c.
182
Bonds for Parks issued by town, 1882
642
Referred to Sinking Fund Commissioners
701
Town Hall, 1872
29
Sewers
376, 389
Water Scrip
74,77
Borrowing money, manner of issuing securities 97
Authority given for, 8, 70, 97, 103, 104, 110, 124, 134, 171, 173, 179, 184, 190, 230, 237, 254, 330, 389, 401, 406, 442, 457, 482, 494, 501, 544, 590, 599, 653, 693, 695, 696, 713, 715
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INDEX.
Boundary line, Brookline and Boston, Act changing accepted . 39 Selectmen to erect stones 39
Boundary lines, perambulation of :
Brookline and Newton, 1875 . 238
Brookline and Boston, 1876 341
Brookline and Newton, 1880
573
Brookline and Boston, 1881
623
Boylston street between Cypress street and land of Philbrick, grading of, referred to Selectmen 182, 184, 212, 219
Appropriation for
184, 219
Bridges :
Aspinwall avenue (see Aspinwall avenue).
Brighton street, reconstruction of 309, 321, 330
Longwood avenue, rebuilding of 386, 392, 394
Washington street, widening of 73, 84, 247, 694
Brighton street, name changed to Chestnut Hill avenue 641
Brook street and sewer, laying out not accepted
157
Location, acceptance, and appropriation 450-456, 493 Selectmen to build 494
Building dwelling houses on unhealthy lands, Selectmen to apply for law to prevent 40
By-laws :
New edition to be published 169
Committee on 386, 406, 446
Revision of . 498, 505, 542, 545, 546, 601
Complete, as adopted 1881 601, 602, 615
To be presented to Court for approval, adopted 31, 169, 183, 265, 334, 505, 601
By-law in relation to -
Appropriations 165
Contracts for town work
163, 542
Claims, laid on table 68
Driving cattle and vehicles through streets
67
Employees of town
183
Fast driving, Selectmen to enforce
267
Health
251, 264, 326, 334, 336
Institutions for instruction of children
505
Planting trees
33
Police, regulation of
67
Removal of snow and ice from sidewalks Reports of town officers 166
20, 26
Town ways, laying out and alterations
168
Town metings, conducting of
89, 96, 251
326, 334
Town meetings, closing of polls Truants 30, 505, 542
67
Cattle and vehicles in streets, by-laws relating to .
Cemetery Committee, Walnut Street, elected, 13, 83, 146, 246, 321, 382, 431, 492, 536, 586, 640, 684
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Cemetery, "Walnut Hills," purchase of land, committees and reports . 4, 18, 36, 138, 141, 172, 178 178
Selectmen to purchase land and have charge of . By-laws to be prepared 179
Reported 221, 227
Trustees to be elected
229
Election of 242, 319, 382, 430, 490, 535, 586. 639, 684
Salary of clerk of
383
Burial lot voted to C. L. Candler Post, and grading same, 383, 406 Channing Free Church, organization of . 424
Chestnut Hill avenue named 641
Claims and suits against town, settlement of, 151, 161, 169, 171, 177, 181, 446, 562, 651, 697
446
Claims or suits of -
Adams, B. F. .
. 17
Aspinwall, Thomas . 211, 215, 218, 276, 278 221
Blake, George Baty
68
Bowen, P. W.
275
Bragden, Julia A.
177
Brookline Gas Light Co.
231
Collins, Henry
229, 231
Conant, Joshua
704
Driscoll, James
90
Duffy, Philip .
68. 85, 562
Gibbs, John
177
Hall, Martin L.
221
Kingman, Bradford
231
Kingsbury, Mrs. Lucy
484
Lawrence, Justin
177, 178
Long, J. D.
177
Loring, A. N. .
184
Maloney, Mrs.
183
Mann, N. P.
177
Melcher, William K.
234
McCarty, M. B.
54, 68, 85, 171, 177
McCormack, John
324, 335
Moulton, George
210, 233
O'Conner, Dennis
177
O'Day, Mrs. Mary
581, 595
O'Neal, Patrick
446
Palmer, C. L. .
220
Panter, John
220
Richards, Hannah D.
484
Russell, D. W.
231, 642
Russell, Marshall
68
Salisbury, Stephen .
. 177
Smith, Lucy J.
229, 231
.
Expense of defending, how paid
.
Boston University
.
.
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INDEX.
Claims or suits of - Continued.
Watson, Nicholas
68
Weld, Aaron D.
484
White, Joseph H.
695
Claims or suits for damages on account of -
Aspinwall avenue . 211, 215, 218, 276, 278
Emerald street
183
Marion street .
171, 177, 254 90
Pearl street
Sewer in village
644
St. Paul street .
184
Thayer street .
704
Town Hall
127, 210, 232, 233, 234
Washington street
. 220, 221, 229, 231, 642 484 Water Works .
Clerk of courts, vote for 538
Clerk of Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, and Board of Health elected, 430
Clerk of Trustees of Walnut Hills Cemetery, salary of . . 383
Commissioners of Insolvency and Probate, vote for, 205, 358, 423, 578, 723 Commissioners of Sinking Fund, elected, 83, 146, 246, 271, 319, 382, 430, 490, 535, 586, 639, 684, 686, 691
Concerts in open air, appropriation indefinitely postponed 325
Concord, town of, invitation to centennial celebration accepted . 247
Constables elected, 12, 82, 146, 242, 243, 320, 382, 431, 439, 490, 535, 586, 639, 684
Contracts for town work, by-laws concerning 152, 163
Councillor, vote for, 51, 136, 204, 290, 357, 422, 476, 520, 577, 639, 678, 722
Counsel to be employed . 19, 85, 155, 265, 336, 363, 651
County Commissioners, vote for, 52, 137, 205, 290, 358, 423, 476, 521, 578, 631, 679, 723
County Commissioners (Special), vote for 205, 423, 578, 723
County Treasurer, vote for 137, 538
Cypress street named, from Walnut street to Chestnut street 21
Dam and tide gate for Muddy river . 17, 39, 64 Damages in laying out streets and sewers, increasing awards for, 21, 90, 96 Dedication of Town Hall, proceedings to be printed 71 Devotion School Fund (see Trust Funds).
Discount on taxes
36, 92
Tax of Augustus Lowell
22
District Attorney, vote for 423, 579, 679, 723
Drains and sewers (see Sewers).
Edge Hill road, location, acceptance, and appropriation 648
Electoral commission, Citizens' meeting, concerning 402-407
Elevated railroads, committee to oppose 484, 497
Employés of town, names to be given Treasurer 390
Englewood avenue, location, acceptance, and appropriation . 57
Fast driving, selectmen to enforce by-law concerning . 267 Fence viewers elected, 12, 82, 146, 242, 320, 382, 431, 490, 535, 586, 639, 684 Field drivers elected, 13, 83, 146, 246, 321, 382, 431, 492, 535, 586, 640, 684
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148, 384, 593
Fire Department :
Appropriation for, notice of motion to reconsider . 268 Chemical engines 217, 218, 234
Hook-and-ladder truck
4
Hose carriage at Longwood
·
406
Hose carriages in different parts of town 384
Reorganization of, Committees and reports, 249, 264. 306, 308, 324, 391, 398, 405
Steam fire-engine 69, 84, 91 Gardner road, location and acceptance 660
Goddard, A. W., abatement of tax 365. 399, 403
Goddard avenue, location, acceptance, and appropriation 58 ·
Goddard Heights Park, Committee and report 210, 217 Governor, vote for, 51, 136, 204, 289, 357, 422, 475, 520, 577, 630, 678, 722 Grade, Selectmen to apply for right to establish 33
Act of Legislature in relation to 150, 160
Selectmen to establish 268-
Established and approved 301, 303
Grade crossings, Selectmen to prevent if possible . .
8, 14
Gravel pits, land for .
34, 55, 173, 182, 536, 594, 598, 658
Grove street, widening of
324, 328, 336
Guide boards, location of .
Report of Selectmen
32, 84, 148
653
Harrison place, extension of 471, 472, 473, 483 64
Harvard avenue, relocation and acceptance
Harvard street, Selectmen to apply to County Commissioners to relocate and widen
87,447
Highways, Committee's report on appropriation for 123
Highway Department, Selectmen to purchase horses, &c., for use of, 33 Hook-and-ladder truck, purchase of 4
Holyhood Cemetery, land for use of
446
Horses, Selectmen to purchase 33, 90 .
Hospital for smallpox patients, Selectmen's action approved 69
Interest to be charged on unpaid taxes 495
Irving street, relocation accepted 158
Jury lists reported and accepted, 19, 85, 149, 250, 323, 385, 436, 496, 529, 594, 645, 687
Juniper street, location and acceptance 297
Kent street, extension of .
471, 472, 473
Kingman estate, purchase of, postponed 582
Laborers, vote to pay $2.00 per day 174, 181
Vote to pay same as in adjacent places 538 Lamp posts, to be placed 89, 124, 365, 399, 400, 538, 663 Freeman street, referred to Selectmen 544 Land on Boylston street, application of Holyhood Cemetery to use, 447
Fire-alarm telegraph
Health, by-laws on 251, 264. 326, 334, 336
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Land to be purchased for -
Cemetery (see Cemetery).
Filtering gallery
244
Gravel pits
34, 55, 536, 598, 658
Park on Fisher Hill
190, 217
Police station
21
Stable and yards
43, 56, 104
Schoolhouse, Sewall street
. 110
Francis street
102
South and west parts of town
. 102
Walnut street or vicinity
402
Walter avenue
693, 698
Streets, widening of
. 22
Corner School and Washington streets 220, 221, 226
Land to be sold :
Brookline-avenue schoolhouse lot ·
. 182 "Library lot," so called, Cypress street 3, 267, 600, 647
Corner Brookline avenue and Pearl street 3
Estate on Heath street, purchased for school purposes . 601 Land, purchase of Kingman estate, Washington street, postponed, 582 Lexington, town of, invitation to attend centennial celebration accepted
246, 247
Library (see Appropriations) :
not to be opened on Sundays . 657
Trustees elected, 12, 82, 146, 242, 319, 381, 430, 490, 535, 586, 639, 684 Licenses for sale of liquors, votes on granting . 38, 435, 639, 684 Lieutenant Governor, vote for, 51, 136, 204, 289, 357, 422, 475, 520, 577, 630, 678, 722
Lighting streets, gas to be lighted at street corners 308
Report of Selectmen on
322
High street
St. Paul street
440
Map of town, stone to be preserved
40
61, 62
Measurers of wood and bark elected, 13. 25, 83, 146, 246, 320, 328, 382, 389, 397, 431, 438, 492, 535, 545, 639, 684, 687 Meetings and Warrants :
1872, January 23, Special Warrant March 25, Annual Warrant
1
March 26, Adjourned Annual April 10, Adjourned Annual 25
13
May 7, Special Warrant 36
November 5, General Election Warrant 48
1873, February 6, Special Warrant February 27, Adjourned Special 70
53
March 18, Special Warrant 72
.
·
Marion street, location, acceptance, and appropriation (See also Claims and Suits.)
McCarty, Marcus B., suit against town . 54, 68, 85, 171, 177
538
Longwood-avenue bridge . 386, 392, 394
9
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Meetings and Warrants - Continued.
1873, March 19, Adjourned Special March 31, Annual Warrant April 1, Adjourned Annual April 14, Adjourned Annual
75
79
83
94
May 1, Special Warrant
99
July 24, Special Warrant
105
July 31, Adjourned Special
109
October 7, Special Warrant
119
October 28, Special Warrant
121
November 4, General Election Warrant
134
November 25, Adjourned Special
138
December 9, Adjourned Special
138
1874, March 24, Annual Warrant
141
March 25, Adjourned Annual
145
April 15, Adjourned Annual
154
April 27, Adjourned Annual
163
April 27, Special Warrant
169 171
April 29, Adjourned Annual
174
June 30, Special Warrant
185
July 16, Adjourned Special
191
November 3, General Election Warrant
202
November 30, Special Warrant
206
December 15, Adjourned Special
212
December 16, Adjourned Special
218
December 23, Adjourned Special
219
December 28, Adjourned Special
220
1875. January 4, Adjourned Special
222
January 18, Adjourned Special
230
January 25, Adjourned Special March 22, Annual Warrant
239
March 23, Adjourned Annual
243
April 5, Adjourned Annual
245
April 9, Adjourned Annual
248
April 12, Adjourned Annual
249
April 15, Adjourned Annual
252
April 21, Adjourned Annual April 23, Special Warrant
257
April 26, Adjourned Special
260
April 28, Adjourned Annual April 30, Adjourned Annual
265
May 7, Adjourned Annual .
267 269
June 8, Adjourned Special
274
June 15, Adjourned Special .
276
November 2, General Election Warrant
288
November 24, Memorial to Hon. John Wells 294, 311
December 30, Special Warrant
291
254
263
May 25, Special Warrant
236
May 19, Special Warrant
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Meetings and Warrants - Continued.
1876, January 5, Adjourned Special January 13, Adjourned Special January 19, Adjourned Special January 27, Adjourned Special February 1, Adjourned Special March 20, Annual Warrant .
302
304
304
306
308
March 22, Adjourned Annual
320
April 6, Adjourned Annual . April 17, Adjourned Annual
331
April 21, Adjourned Annual
333
November 7, General Election Warrant 354
December 12, Special Warrant 359
1877, January 23, Special Warrant
366
February 6, Citizens' Meeting in relation to Electoral Commission 402, 407
March 27, Annual Warrant
378
April 10, Adjourned Annual
388
April 24, Adjourned Annual
397
April 30, Adjourned Annual
402
November 6, General Election Warrant
420
1878, March 26, Annual Warrant .
427
April 1, Adjourned Annual .
433
* 438 April 10, Adjourned Annual July 2, Special Warrant 443 July 17, Special Warrant 448 October 10, Special Warrant 468
October 11, Adjourned Special
472
November 5, General Election Warrant
474
1879, February 11, Special Warrant February 18, Special Warrant March 25, Annual Warrant .
484
April 17, Adjourned Annual
.
498
April 29, Adjourned Annual
500
June 11, Special Warrant
502
November 4, General Election Warrant
518
1880, January 21, Special Warrant January 29, Adjourned Special
523
March 30, Special Warrant
528
March 30, Annual Warrant
531
April 6, Adjourned Annual . April 12, Adjourned Annual
545
September 16, Special Warrant November 2, General Election Warrant November 22, Special Warrant
574
.
580
1881, March 14, Annual Warrant . March 21, Adjourned Annual
582
.
.
587
March 25, Adjourned Annual
.
591
.
537
.
478
April 22, Adjourned Annual
486
494
525
559
316
328
INDEX. XV
Meetings and Warrants - Continued.
1881, April 4, Adjourned Annual . October 6, Special Warrant .
596
615
1882, March 6, Annual Warrant 635
March 15, Adjourned Annual 641
645
March 20, Adjourned Annual June 22, Special Warrant 655 November 7, General Election Warrant 677
1883, March 5, Annual Warrant 680 .
686
March 15, Adjourned Annual March 27, Adjourned Annual
691
April 3, Adjourned Annual . 695
April 18, Adjourned Annual
699
June 6. Special Warrant 702
June 14, Special Warrant
705 713
November 6, General Election Warrant 720
1884, January 14, Special Warrant 724
Metropolitan Railroad to furnish better accommodations 35 Militia lists 41, 111, 193, 279, 344, 410, 457, 506, 547, 618, 664 Moderators :
Aspinwall, William .
. 38, 429, 445, 485
Bowditch, William I. 2, 55, 294, 318, 361, 368, 380, 524, 533
Candage, Rufus G. J. . 588, 617, 637, 682, 704, 706, 714
Codman, James M. 170, 529
Drew, Charles H., 11, 74, 81, 101, 106. 123, 144, 176, 187, 209, 241, 488, 504
Griggs, George
276
Hall, Frank R.
657
Talbot, Thomas H.
258, 449, 470, 480, 726
Towle, George M. .
584
Resigns .
588
Wellman, William A.
274
Williams, Moses, Jr.
561, 581 270
Resigns .
274
Monmouth court, location, acceptance, and appropriation
273
Monmouth street, location, acceptance, and appropriation 224
Mountfort street, location, acceptance, and appropriation 272
Morss avenue, location, acceptance, and appropriation . 298
Muddy river, Act in relation to changing boundary line accepted 39
Committee's report on condition of 15
Dam and tide gate provided . 17, 39, 64 .
Selectmen to apply for authority to divert channel .
24 New channel 431, 483, 497, 540 Sewer capacity, Selectmen to prevent encroachments . 662
. 22, 29
Newton street, widening of, referred to Selectmen and report O'Day, Mrs. Mary, claim . 581, 595 Office hours of Town Clerk and Treasurer, Selectmen to fix 97
.
Whitney, James S. .
October 17, Special Warrant
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Overseers of the Poor elected, 12, 82, 145, 242, 319, 381, 430, 490, 535, 586, 639, 684
Overseers of the Poor, two of Board to be women . 380, 488 Parks :
Committee on electing Park Commissioners . 307
Vote to elect Park Commissioners . 534
Park Commissioners elected . 639, 684
Land to be purchased for parks
642
Treasurer to issue "Public Park Loan," 1882 642
" Public Park Loan," referred to Sinking Fund Commissioners, 702 Pay-roll's of town laborers to be rendered to Treasurer .
Perry street, laying out and acceptance . 450 Extension of, laying out 157 Selectmen to build 470
Planting trees, by-law relating to, postponed
67
Playgrounds, right of town to purchase . Deeds taken by Selectmen, confirmed by town
5
32
Playground, Brookline avenue, enlarging, grading, and improving, 190, 193, 211, 217
Police, by-law for regulation of .
67
Motion to increase appropriation rejected, 1881 591, 598 657
Police Court, County to use old Town Hall
Police station, Selectmen to purchase land for
21
Building for
59, 72
Remodelling old Town Hall for
· 90, 95
Steam-heating apparatus for .
719
Postal delivery, vote of town relating to 363
Poundkeeper elected, 13, 83, 146, 246, 320, 382, 431, 492, 535, 586, 640, 684 Prescott, F. W., payment of money due estate of . 500
Presidential electors, vote for . . 50, 356, 576 Printing for town, Selectmen to contract for . 391, 400
Printing reports of Selectmen and Committees 146
Printing Town Records, Committees on . 151, 322 164
Report of Committee accepted and instructions voted .
Qualification of town officers, 24, 93, 153, 244, 326, 387, 432. 490, 536, 587, 640, 685
Quarterly exhibits of appropriations to be made 162, 701 .
Railroads across Charles River at Cottage Farm, report of Selectmen, 14 Elevated, Committee to oppose before Legislature 483
Railway Accommodations, Committees on Boston & Albany station and approaches 688, 694, 704
35, 85, 95, 141
Station at Cypress street
363
Receipts for money paid laborers Records (see Town Records).
391, 400
Register of Deeds, vote for 137, 358, 521, 679
Register of Probate and Insolvency, vote for . 137, 476
Reports of town officers, by-law in relation to 151, 161, 166
Reports of Selectmen and Committees, printing of
· 146
Representative to Congress, vote for 51, 205, 357, 476, 577, 679
.
390
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Representative to General Court elected, 52, 137, 205, 290, 358, 423, 477,
Resolution in regard to Hon. John Wells
294, 312
Road Commissioners
. 22, 30
Road material (see Gravel Pits).
Rockwood street, laying out, acceptance, and appropriation ·
56
Russell, D. W., payment of damages, Washington street .
642
Salaries of Town Officers, committee on 330, 334
Salaries as voted 152, 172, 330, 335, 395
Salary Clerk Trustees Walnut Hills Cemetery 383
Treasurer of Sinking Fund 272
School Committee elected, 12, 82, 146, 242, 319, 381, 397, 430, 490, 535, 586, 639, 684
School Committee, increase in number of 150, 171
Limiting power of
480
Women not to be members of
488
School Accommodations :
Securing land for 102
Sewall-street District 244, 266, 267, 482, 502, 506 Ward District 652 Walnut-street District 384, 401, 402, 480
School children, by-law concerning truants Schools :
30
Evening (see Appropriations).
Industrial (see Appropriations).
Ungraded, majority and minority reports Majority report accepted
30
Discontinued 85
Francis-street established
190
Newton-street not to be discontinued
190, 572
652, 658, 693
Francis-street . 102, 108, 110, 125, 126, 179, 188, 190
Harvard-street
86, 94, 95
Heath-street
108, 109, 125
Longwood 87, 94, 95, 101, 102
Sewall-street
. 244, 266, 267, 482. 502, 505, 506
Alteration of town stable
266
Walnut-street 384, 401, 402, 480
Walter-avenue 693, 707 Ward 652
252, 253
School street, relocating and widening Sealers of Leather elected, 13, 25, 83, 94, 146, 246, 320, 328, 382, 431, 439, 492, 536, 586, 640, 684, 686, 692
Sealer of Weights and Measures elected, 13, 83, 146, 246, 321, 382, 431, 492, 536, 586, 640, 684, 686, 692
Seamans, James M., confirmatory deed for " Library lot " 647 Seaverns, Thomas, confirmatory deed of land bought 302, 325, 365
Second street, acceptance postponed 157, 181 Location and acceptance
.
188
-
23
Schoolhouse, Boylston-street .
521, 579, 631, 679, 724
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Second street - Continued.
Name changed to Williams street . 657
Secretary of Commonwealth, vote for,
51, 136, 204, 290, 357, 422, 476, 520, 577, 630, 678, 722
Selectmen and Surveyors of Highways elected, 12, 82, 145, 242, 319, 381, 430, 490, 535, 585, 639, 684
Senator, vote for, 52, 137, 205, 290, 357, 423, 476, 521, 578, 631, 679, 723 Sewall avenue, location and acceptance .
Sewers, System of, Committee on 160, 305, 306, 324 . 649
Selectmen to lay out after giving hearings 265
Act to authorize borrowing money, accepted 271
Sinking Fund Commissioners elected . 271
Selectmen to apply to Legislature for authority to borrow money
366
Main sewer, Washington street to Charles river, Committees,
160, 304, 305, 362
Location of .
366-376
Bonds to be issued 376, 389
Employment of town laborers 377
Boston to be allowed to use 457, 483, 544
Assessments, Committees and reports 377, 440, 445, 481
Act relating to, accepted 482
Abatement on sewer in village 596
Receipts from assessments to be used in construction · 377
Regulations for entering, &c. 664, 697
Lateral sewers to be laid and paid out of sewer receipts, 600, 664, 697
Aspinwall avenue
435
Brook street
. 456
Francis street 663, 698, 700
Harvard street
663, 698
Kent street
663, 698, 700
Kerrigan place and along railroad, location . 715
Longwood, and in village
. 439
Marion street
663, 698
Park street to Harvard
· 160
Pearl street, covering of
503, 597
Thayer street
571
Toxteth street
663, 698, 700
White place, location
568, 571
Sheriff, vote for 205, 423, 578, 723
Shedd & Sawyer, bills for Water Works referred to Selectmen
Sidewalk assessments, Act in relation to, accepted Committee and report 445, 481
. 482
Declared to be inexpedient (1873)
104
Sidewalks, appropriation postponed
. 110
Removal of snow and ice from
20, 26,89
Selectmen to lay plank sidewalks
23
Chestnut street
. 568
Washington street (opposite Blake estate)
. 471
590
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Sign posts, location of . 32, 84, 148 Sinking Fund Commissioners elected 27, 83, 146, 246, 271, 319, 382, 430, 490, 535, 586, 639, 684, 686, 691
Sinking Fund, Committee to consider creation of 21
Recommendations of Committee adopted 26, 27
To be applied to payment of town debt 263
271
599
Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial, Committee on
152
.
Appropriation and Committee to ascertain cost 168, 223
Committee to select site 225/ .
Majority and minority reports of Committee on site 234, 235
To be placed on land on Cypress street, Committee on plan, 237
Memorial front for High School, Committee . Committee to procure plans and designs, appropriation .
255
275 Reports of Committee accepted and Committee discharged 306
Stable and yards, land for, referred to Selectmen 40, 56
Selectmen to provide 90, 104
Selectmen to investigate matter and report 155
Station of Boston and Albany, improvement of approaches to 688
Selectmen to give hearings 694
Referred to Committee
. 704
(See also Bridges and Washington street).
Station street, laying out 483, 497
St. Mary's street named
150
Extension of, location
29
.
St. Paul street, laying out, acceptance, and appropriation 107, 108 Street from Boylston street to Newton line, Selectmen to oppose laying out 191
Streets, Appropriations for (see Appropriations).
Suits and Claims (see Claims).
Sumner road, Selectmen to oppose, before County Commissioners
705
Survey of town authorized
34
Surveyors of Lumber elected 13, 25, 83, 146, 154, 246, 320, 328, 382, 389, 397, 431, 438, 492, 535, 586
Superintendent of Schools to be employed 22
Employment of indefinitely postponed . 86
Superintendent of Streets (see Appropriations).
Tax of A. W. Goddard, abatement of
365, 399, 403
Taxes, assessment of, 36, 92, 97, 174, 336, 401, 406, 442, 502, 547, 602, 653, 701
Taxes, Unpaid, interest on .
172, 495
Treasurer to report annually · 689
Tax list, publication of .
222
Telegraph and telephone poles, grants of location :
Bell Telephone Co.
.
522
Brookline Telephone Exchange
.
527
American Rapid Telegraph Co.
654
Tax payers, names of delinquents not to be published . .
151
Act establishing, accepted, and Commissioners elected Commmittee on motion to add $100,000 .
XX
INDEX.
Tellers appointed to sort and count votes, 381, 430, 489, 526, 534, 585, 638, 683
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