NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
MANCHESTER TOWN MEETING 
Appropriations of $221,440 Made and Meeting Not Yet Over. Investigation Committee on Concrete 
EN Manchester’s annual town 
meeting adjourned ‘Tuesday 
evening until the 13th of April, af- 
ter four night sessions, nearly all 
the articles of the warrant had been 
disposed of. Appropriations total- 
ling nearly $225,000 had been made. 
The matter of repairing concrete 
standpipe brought out the most dis- 
cussion of the meetings this week. 
A committee was appointed to in- 
vestigate into the matter in its varl- 
ous phases. Next in importance was 
the discussion on sewer assessments. 
Monday Evening Session 
Art. 33. J. S. Reed moved $3000 
be appropriated for the general im- 
provement and care of parks. 
The Fin. Com. recommends $2000. 
G. S. Sinnicks offered amendment 
that the amount be $2000 instead 
of 73000. 
C. L. Crafts favored keeping the 
tax rate down this year, and 
thought the board could get along 
with $2000. 
On the vote the amendment won. 
The vote for $2000, two-thirds vote 
being required, was 105 yes, 48 no. 
Art: 34. On motion of O. T. 
Roberts it was voted to place the 
newly acquired plot of land on 
Beach st. under the charge of the 
park board. The vote was 149 yes, 
1 no. 
Art. 35. J. S. Reed moved $3000 
be appropriated for the further im- 
provement of layout of Masconomo 
park. 
The Fin. Com. recommended no 
approp. be made this year. 
The moderator stated the town 
voted several years ago to spend 
$3000 annually until the layout was 
completed, but this does not bind 
the town arbitrarilly. 
Mr. Reed—Surprised the people 
take so little interest in the 
park. We ask only for what the 
town voted. 
G. §S. Sinnicks—There are so 
many expenditures unforseen that 
it is advisable to forego this expense 
this year. Of all the expenditures 
it- seems to me we can get along 
without this the easiest. 
J. S$. Reed—This is not unforseen. 
The sooner this work is completed 
the better for the town. 
The vote was put and resulted 
123 in favor, to 68 against, but two- 
thirds being necessary (126) it was 
not a vote. 
Standpipe Appointed. 
On motion of O. T. Roberts it was 
voted that a sum equal to the inter- 
est earned by the sewer funds 
($4187.58) be appropriated for 
use of the sewer commissioners. 
J. F. Scott asked what this extra 
money was needed for. 
O. T. Roberts—The land damage 
is not yet settled in all cases and 
we want money at our disposal to 
take care of these settlements as 
they are fixed up. 
Art. 61. To see if the town will 
approve and adopt the rate ‘to be 
charged for the use of sewers as 
recommended by the board in their 
report. ( A minimum charge of $3 
per year for 2000 cu. ft., as shown 
by the water meter, and 12c. per 100 . 
cu. ft. in excess of such minimum). 
M. J. Callahan moved to pass over. 
LET 
Mr. Roberts thought there ought 
to be some explanation—either ac- 
cept these recommendations or do 
something else. 
G. S. Sinnicks moved to amend, to 
accept the recommendation of the 
sewer commissioners. 
M. J. Callahan said he had made 
the motion so as to bring the matter 
before the meeting. He did not 
think it fair; it costs 20c. to get the 
water into the house and 12c. to get 
it out. No matter what the water 
was used for,—whether in washing 
carriages, wetting down the street, 
or what not, a sewer tax must be 
paid on it, even though it run off 
in the gutter. He favored paying 
the sewer charges by taxation. , Un- 
less you make it so everybody in 
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