10 NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
TOWN WARRANT 
Biggest Warrant Ever Brought Before the Voters of 
Manchester for Consideration — 66 Articles — Very 
Little of Great Momentum, however, except those 
pertaining to Additional Water Supply. 
The voters of the Town of Manchester will have for their 
consideration at the annual March meeting this year (a week 
from next Monday) the largest town warrant ever offered them. 
There are 66 articles; yet there is little of great importance to be 
introduced, except, perhaps, the matter of additional water sup- 
ply for the town. There are several articles calling for concrete 
sidewalks, and one article of interest is that calling for a tapper 
on the Congregational church bell, as an additional fire alarm. 
The warrant follows : 
ArTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator. 
Art. 2. To hear and: act on the reports of the several 
boards of Town Officers and Committees. 
Art. 38. To choose by ballot the following Town Officers : 
One Town-Clerk for.one year; three Selectmen, who shall also 
serve as Assessors and Overseers of the Poor for one year; one 
Collector of Taxes for one year; one Treasurer for one year; one 
member of the Schoo] Committee for three years; one Auditor 
for one year; one member of the Water Board for three years ; 
one Trustee of the Public Library for three years; one Trustee 
of the Cemeteries for three years; one Park Commissioner for 
three years; one Trustee of the Memorial Library Building for 
three years; one Tree Warden for one year; three constables 
for one year. Also upon the same ballot, to vote “ Yes” or 
‘‘No”’ upon the question: ‘Shall licenses be granted for the 
sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?”’ For these purposes 
the polls will be open at 12 m. and may be closed at 5.30 in 
the afternoon. Also to choose or appoint all other Town Officers 
in such manner as the Town may determine. 
ArT. 4. To accept the list of Jurors as revised by the 
Selectmen and posted according to law. 
Art. 5. To see if the Town will appoint an Appropriation 
Committee. 
Art. 6. To see what action the Town will take in regard 
to repairs and improvements of highways, bridges, etc., to raise 
and appropriate money for the same. 
Art. 7. To see if the Town will accept and allow the Nor- 
wood Avenue extension layout, as made by the Selectmen and to 
be reported to the Town at this meeting ; also to make an ap- 
propriation to defray the expense of constructing the same. 
Art. 8. To see if the Town will widen and straighten 
Brook Street, and raise and appropriate money for the same. 
Art. 9. To see if the Town will concrete the sidewalk on 
Pleasant Street between Essex Street and the westerly side of 
the estate formerly of John J. Parsons, and raise and appropriate 
money for the same. 
Art. 10. To see if the Town will concrete the sidewalk on 
the northerly side of Central Street, from Elm Street to Pine 
Street, and raise and appropriate money for the same. 
Arr.11. To see if the town will build a sidewalk from the 
railroad track on Summer Street to the house occupied by Ran- 
dolph Taylor, then concrete the sidewalk from said Taylor’s 
house to the plank walk at the entrance of Magnolia Avenue. 
Art.12. To see if the Town will construct a concrete 
walk on the easterly side of Norwood Avenue, from Washi 
Street to a point at or near the Jand of the Roberts heirs, 
Art. 13. To seeif the Town will construct a concrete 
walk on Pine Street ; beginning at Bridge Street, const 
concrete sidewalk as wide as deemed advisable up to a poi 
posite house of Mrs. Sarah Mitchell, thence on westerly s 
far as Mrs. Tenney’s estate, or as far as deemed advisable. 
Art. 14. To see if the town will construct a concret 
walk on Beach Street, from the Railroad crossing to th 
crete walk now laid on Masconomo Hill, so called, and rais 
appropriate money for the same. 
Art.15. Tosee if the Town will construct a concret 
walk on Rosedale Avenue from School] Street to the Men 
Chapel entrance, and raise and appropriate money for the 
Art. 16. To see if the Town will appoint a committ 
examine and report with reference to the relocation of Be 
Street as ordered by the County Commissioners, and said r 
tion having been accepted by the Town at a special meeting 
January 11, 1904, as per petition of William Johnson ang 
Art. 17. To seeif the Town will appropriate money { 
purchase of Steam Road Roller for the use of the Highwa 
partment. 
Art. 18. To see if the Town will appropriate mone 
the improvement of the Wenham Road, so called. 
Art. 19. To see if the Town will appropriate mon 
Concrete Sidewalks. 
Art. 20. To see if the Town will appropriate the st 
$21,000.00 for the support of the Public Schools for the é1 
year, as asked for by the School Committee. 
ArT. 21, To see if the Town will appropriate thes 
$300.00 for the maintenance and improvement of the Playgi 
Art. 22. To see if the Town will instruct the Schoo 
mittee to have the New School Building protected from ligl 
and appropriate $225.00 for the same. 
Art. 23. To see if the Town will make an appropria 
$4,500.00 and credits for the maintenance of the Police 1 
ment, as recommended by the Chief of Police in his report 
Art. 24. To see if the Town will appropriate the s 
$75.00 for the maintenance of the Police Clock System. | 
Art. 25. To see if the Town will appropriate the 
$100.00 for the care and maintenance of the Ambulance. 
Art. 26. To see if the Town will appropriate the s 
$4,300.00 for the maintenance of the Fire Department, as 
for by the Fire Engineers in their report. 
Art. 27. To see if the Town will appropriate thes 
$700.00 for the purchase of new Fire Hose, as recommen 
the Fire Engineers in their report. 
Arr. 28. To see if the Town will appropriate the 
$600.00 for the purpose of placing, a tapper on the Col 
tional Church bell as an additional fire alarm. 
Art. 29. To see if the Town will appropriate mo! 
the Beach Street Park Improvements, as reported bY 
Department. 
Art. 30. To see if the Town will appropriate the 
$1,500.00 for the care and maintenance of Parks for the ¢ 
year, as recommended by the Park Commissioners. 
Art. 31. To see if the Town will appropriate the 
$800.00 and soil cart receipts for the use of the Board of 
Art. 32. To see what regulations the Town will m 
the Common, Dump and Wharf. 
