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made a report, after meeting the 
school committee and giving a pub- 
lic hearing, I think their report 
should be accepted.” 
Frank P. Knight—‘l want to 
second Mr. Sinnicks’ remarks, not 
because I was a member of that 
committee, but because I 
think their recommendation 1s 
right. You and I know Mr. Lane 
has taken a deep interest in this 
matter; he has many times sacri- 
ficed his own business in order to 
carry on his work in connection with 
the school committee. There are 
few men in town who are willing 
to do this, and when you do find a 
man who is willing to sacrifice those 
duties, you ought to stand by him. 
I believe Mr. Lane knows more of 
the school work and of the schools 
superintendents than any other man 
in town; he has more consciously at 
the school work and of the school 
and I want to see Mr. Lane on this 
committee.” 
Mr. Ashley—“I would just as 
soon see Mr. Lane, as an individual, 
on the committee. I would not 
antagonize the report submitted to 
you. I believe we are all interested 
in the schools and want to see the 
best thing done. It was not my 
wish to bring up any personality in 
the matter. There was friction on 
the part of the committee over the 
architects. When any little impli- 
cation arises I believe we have to 
acknowledge it. The trouble has 
not been on whether we should have 
a four or a_ six-room building, 
whether it should be of brick, of 
wood, or any of those things,—but 
on the architects. The majority of 
the committee thought they had se- 
lected the right architects. It is due 
the school committee and the best 
interests of the town to choose a 
committee of four townspeople 
with the superintendent of schools 
to carry out the plans of the town. 
You are getting a committee of 
seven to erect a small little building 
of four rooms. The appropriation 
committee acknowledged the school 
committee was not competent to 
carry out this work. I accept their 
report in every detail except in this 
one point, regards the committee.” 
Mr. Ashley’s amendment did not 
prevail, the vote being 18 in the 
affirmative and 40 in the negative. 
The moderator stated that the 
original motion of Mr. Merrill  re- 
quired a two-thirds vote to pass. 
The motion was put and the tellers 
counted 61 votes in the affirmative 
and 5 in the negative, many not 
voting either way. 
James Hoare moved that a com- 
mittee of four be appointed by the 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
moderator to act in conjunction 
with the school committee as a 
building committee. 
Moderator Hooper—‘‘I _ realize 
this is quite an important matter. 
I have thought much of 
this matter since {On Murs 
camé. up, | and’ :realize” chow 
hard it is to select a committee from 
among the voters who are compe- 
tent and at the same time willing 
to take this matter in charge. I 
should much rather the committee 
be appointed from the floor. Mr. 
Hooper then appointed; with 
Messrs. Lane, Ashley and _ Flovd 
(the school committee), Supt. C. E. 
Fish, Henry T. Bingham, Raymond 
GarAlien andBoss, Bullock, as “a 
building committee. 
Edward S. Knight moved “that 
the town treasurer be authorized to 
borrow from time to time, when so 
directea uv the selectmen, a sum or 
sums, not exceeding in the aggre- 
gate $30,000, appropriated at this 
meeting, to pay for the cost of con- 
struction of the primary school 
building, the grading and improv- 
ing of the grounds, giving therefor 
the note or notes of the town bear- 
ing interest at a rate not exceeding 
four per cent. per annum, payable 
semi-annually, signed by the treas- 
urer, and countersigned by a ma- 
jority at least of the selectmen. 
Such note or notes shall be made 
payable in such annual proportional 
payments as_ will extinguish the 
same in or within three years from 
the date of the delivery thereof.” 
Carried unanimously. 
Under Art. 58, F. K. Swett moved 
that $88,000 be raised by taxation 
the year ensuing. Voted unani- 
mously. 
C. C. Dodge—‘I would like to 
ask for a little information. Under 
what article in the warrant was the 
appropriation of $300 made at the 
last meeting to build a wall up 
along the side of Central pond?” 
The moderator asked Clerk Jew- 
ett for the records, and he stated it 
was, done andere. Art’ 62 97" To see 
what action the town will take in re- 
gard to repairs and improvements 
of highways, bridges, etc.” 
Mr. Dodge—“It does not seem to 
me that was done legally—it was 
not a legal vote to pass. I under- 
stand in that Elm street layout it 
was voted to build a straight wall 
and not a curved one, as we now 
have. If anything different was to 
be done and further money appro- 
priated, we should have a special 
town meeting and that matter in- 
serted in a warrant. If anyone can 
come in here and make a motion to 
build a wall at right angles to what 
we already voted, aud appropriate 
$300 for the same, it’s pretty poor 
way to do things. I hope no more 
matters will pass through that way. 
It looks bad.” 
Fred J. Merril), the originator of 
the motion referred to, stated this 
proposition of his did not effect the 
lay-out of Elm street. The original 
lay-out, he said, called for a straight 
wall from the arch on Central street 
te the land of F. J. Merrill, but as 
the wall was built it was suggest- 
ed to carry it on a curve so the 
water, especially during the spring 
freshets, would not butt up against 
the wall. It was not intended to 
build the wall of greater length than 
was called for, but a petition was 
drawn up for extending it, as this 
could be done now, when the stone, 
derricks, tools, etc., are on the 
grounds, and everything provided 
except labor, which, it was estimat- 
ed, would cost $300. Mr. Merrill 
stated, further, he had waived all 
claims to any new land made by the 
change. 
Moderator F. K. Hooper—‘A 
great deal of legitimate business en- 
acted anywhere, if pressed as to its 
legal construction, would go by the 
board. I would like to know where 
the gentlemen are, while the busi- 
ness is being done, who, after it is 
done, come around and raise their 
objections. I always, over what- 
ever body I may be presiding, try 
to conduct the affairs in a legitimate 
manner, but there are things arising 
continually which might be  con- 
strued as not in keeping with strict 
rules. If there is ever the slightest 
doubt expressed from the floor, I 
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