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comment from the speakers following, 
but the moderator ruled all reference 
to the matter as affecting the question 
before the house out of order. 
W.C. Rust thought the first action 
should be to accept or reject the plans, 
then the town can go ahead and 
spend what it feels like. 
Moved by Mr. Rust, that the town 
adopt the plans presented by the Park 
Commissioners for the improvement 
of Beach street park. 
C.C. Dodge amended by adding 
“subject to some minor changes.” 
R. A. Mitchell thought the matter 
ought to lay on the table till the town 
decided whether it wanted to spend 
money on dredging, etc. 
R. C. Lincoln was of the opinion 
that the voters could act more judic- 
iously if they knew what the whole 
plan as laid out-would cost, despite 
the fact that only a part was wanted 
this year. : 
W.C. Rust said it was the inten- 
tion to do a little ata time. Can’t es- 
timate what the cost will be 15 or 20 
years hence. 
G. S. Sinnicks then went into a de- 
tailed description of the plans, telling 
just what was the intention, the cost, 
etc. 
Dr. W. H. Tyler asked why the 
wall could not be built from Beach 
street to the front of the pier instead 
of the rear. 
Mr. Sinnicks replied this would ne- 
cessitate 40 feet more wall. 
C.C. Dodge then explained what 
he meant by ‘minor changes”’ re- 
cently referred to. “Most of you 
know that little piece of land, known 
as the O’Brien lot, has_ recently 
changed hands,” he said. ‘It has 
been sold to a Salem coal dealer. It 
seems to me we should make haste to 
get that.” 
Moderator: “If that is what you 
mean by ‘minor changes,’ I declare 
you out of order.” 
J. S. Reed thought it would be wise 
for the town to go slowly in this mat- 
ter. It would be well to procure that 
land. 
E. P. Stanley then laid out his pet 
plan for the development of the park, 
estimating an expenditure of $40,000. 
‘‘T have always been much interested 
in this matter,’ said he. ‘‘ The plans 
while very good are not up to my idea 
of what we want fora park. It has 
always been my idea that we should 
build a tide gate across from the end 
of the marsh tothe dam. We could 
do this for $5000, and then we could 
have a little pond there in Day’s 
creek all the time. The Smith prop- 
erty would be worth $10,000 more, 
and you know what that would mean 
on our valuation. So far as the 
O’Brien Bros. lot is concerned I visit- 
ed them some time ago on my own re- 
_ little at a time. 
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sponsibility and they wanted $1200. 
It will cost 30% more to develop the 
park doing a little at a time. Make 
your plan and then let us contract for 
the work and have it all done at once. 
Make a 100 foot stream from the 
main channel.” 
Moderator: ‘‘ Have you estimated 
how much this would cost ?” 
Mr. Stanley: “ Yes, sir; $40,000 if 
you do it now, $60,000 if you do it a 
I believe we want a 
park here that isa credit to the town.” 
C. O. Howe. ‘“ We have plans here 
as instructed by the town. I think 
the last speaker has gone little beyond 
what was asked for.” 
Mr. Stanley moved as an amend- 
ment that the plans be referred back 
to the commissioners to report more 
extended plans. 
F.K. Hooper. “This matter has 
been before the town a number of 
years. Mr. Rust and myself were in- 
strumental in buying the land. It is 
a good investment and it isa good 
thing to improve it. It is not a good 
plan, in my opinion to spend $40,000 
in one or two years. I see no objec- 
tion to improving the side of the Park 
facing Beach street first. I don’t be- 
lieve in getting an extended plan. 
Day’s creek could be dammed at con- 
siderable expense, but I think the 
future is time enough to consider this. 
John Baker and A.C. Needham did 
not favor the amendment. 
F.J. Merrill thought it was time to 
do something, and as the commission- 
ers have plans to give us a chance to 
use boats, let us accept them and get 
to work. 
O. T. Roberts thought it would be 
well to go along the lines recommend- 
ed by the engineer. 
Mr. Stanley’s motion was put and 
lost, and the original motion for an ac- 
ceptance of the plans of the commis- 
sioners was voted by a large majority. 
W.C. Rust. ‘I made the motion 
that started all this talk ; now I would 
like to make another that is just as 
important.” He moved that $7500 
be appropriated. $3000 for the con- 
struction of a retaining wall of piling 
and plank and $4000 for dredging. 
This was not seconded, and on anoth- 
er motion the matter was. !aid over till 
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. 
Selectman W. E. Kitfield was then 
sworn in by the Moderator. 
Article 55, “to see if the town will 
accept a deed or dedication of a cer- 
tain parcel of woodland situated on 
the Essex old road, so called, adjacent 
to other woodland so accepted by the 
town and part of its public reserva- 
tion along said road,’’ was accepted 
on motion of R. C. Lincoln, who ex- 
plained the land was next to the Es- 
sex line in Manchester, and the gift 
was from T. Jefferson Coolidge, of 
land formerly owned by Samuel 
Knight. 
Article 34. On motion of Mr. Lin- 
coln $1,475 and surplus dog tax was 
appropriated for the support of the 
public library. 
Article 3, election of officers again 
came up, and these officers were 
elected : 
Fence Viewers—James Hoare, F. 
J. Merrill and I. M. Marshall. 
Measurers of Lumber—O. T. Rob- 
erts, C. C. Dodge and Thos. Baker. - 
Measurers of Wood and Bark—W. 
W. Hoare, Geo. L. Knight, Frank P. 
Clark. 
Field Drivers—Benj. L. Bullock, G. 
S. Sinnicks and Edw. A. Lane. 
Pound Keeper—There were 19 
nominations, but the moderator finally 
recognized the name of “‘ Dr. Wm. H. 
Tyler,’ who was voted in. There 
being no voter by that name the vote 
was declared void, and Waldo H. Ty- 
ler was named and voted in. That 
gentleman refusing to serve, Supt. 
Kimball presented the name of Albert 
Cunningham, who said in accepting | 
the office that he thanked the voters 
for the honor and he would serve to 
the best of his ability. It is under- 
stood among the immediate improve- 
ments which Mr. Cunningham pro- 
poses is the purchase of a new lock 
for the pound, the key to the present 
lock having been lost last year in its 
transfer from Raymond C. Allen to 
Alfred C. Hooper, the retiring officer. 
Article 17. Supt. Kimball moved 
the sum of $3,500 be appropriated for 
the purchase of a steam road ‘roller 
for the use of the highway. Voted. 
It was later voted that the selectmen 
and superintendent of streets be au- 
thorized to purchase the road roller. 
Article 28, relative to placing a 
tapper on the Congregational church 
bell. 
A. Cunningham wanted to know if 
this would in any way affect the town 
clock. 
Chief Hoare: ‘The tapper strikes 
the bell, not the clock.” 
On motion of Supt. Kimball $600 
was appropriated for the purpose. 
$1,500 was appropriated for addi- 
tional storehouse for the highway 
department at the stone crusher. 
Article 20. On motion of E. A. 
Lane $21,000 was appropriated for 
school purposes. A. Cunningham sug- 
gested that the committee keep within 
this appropriation. 
Under article 21, $300 was voted for 
the maintenance and improvement of 
the playground. 
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