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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 
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vote was 398: Mr. Bell receiving 242, 
Mr. Bullock 154, blanks 2. 
Quite a little speculation centered 
in the choice of a moderator to suc- 
ceed F. K. Hooper, who had served 
the town for 11 yearsin that capacity, 
and who had announced that he would 
not be a candidate for election at any 
future meetings. C. C. Dodge was a 
candidate for the position, as was also 
Raymond C. Allen. There were but 
28 ballots cast at 11.30 when the vote 
was taken, Mr. Dodge receiving 8 and 
Mr. Allen 20. 
The matter of a sidewalk through 
the Cove woods was favorably decided 
on and $5000 appropriated for the 
purpose. The article relating to the 
relocation and widening of Brook 
street, brought out quite a wrangle, 
but it was finally decided to accept the 
layout and rebuild the street, and 
$5680 was appropriated for the pur- 
pose, —$2240 for damages and $3440 
for construction. 
It was also voted to accept and 
allow the layout of Norwood avenue 
extension from Vine to Lincoln 
streets, and the sum of #300 was ap- 
propriated for land damages. The 
work will not be done this year. 
The total appropriation of the meet- 
ing was $11,030, which amount added 
to the appropriation of the annual 
meeting brings the total to $197,578. 
What Was Said and Done 
at Special Town Meeting 
The meeting was called to order at 
1130 by Town Clerk Jewett who 
read the warrant after which the elec- 
tion of a moderator was in order. 
Twenty-eight ballots were cast, 8 for 
C. C. Dodge and 20 for Raymond C. 
Allen. 
The polls were open at 12 o’clock 
for the election of a member to the 
board of selectmen, assessors and over- 
seer of the poor, and it was decided to 
close the pollsat 630. Three hundred 
and ninety-eight ballots were cast, de- 
spite the pelting rain which continued 
all day, only 50 less than at the March 
election. The resuit is announced in 
another column. 
The evening session was called to 
order at 7.30 by Moderator Allen, but 
no business was transacted till almost 
8 o’clock, so few voters were present. 
Article 7—To hear reports of com- 
mittee, was first called for. E.P. Stan- 
ley of the committee on harbor dredg- 
ing reported that nothing could be 
done this year, but that Manchester 
would probably be included in the bill 
to be presented next year at Wash- 
ington. 
F. K. Swett said the stage curtain 
was getting to be in a rather delapi- 
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tated condition and asked for $50 to 
repair it. Voted. 
3—To see if the town will build a 
sidewalk from the railroad track on 
Summer street to the house of Ran- 
dolph Taylor, then concrete the 
sidewalk from said Taylor house to 
the plank walk at the entrance of 
Magnolia avenuc; also to hear and 
act on the reports of the committees 
on said sidewalk and appropriate 
money for the same. 
The moderator read the report of 
the committee presented at a former 
meeting, which had been referred to 
the finance committee. Secretary 
Needham read the report of the 
finance committee containing the rec- 
ommendations that the town adopt 
the plan and recommendations of the 
committee as presented and that 
$5000 be appropriated for the con- 
struction of the walk, but that the 
matter of concreting the walk at the 
Cove be postponed. 
F.K. Hooper moved that the re- 
port of the committee on sidewalk be 
accepted and so many of their rec- 
ommendations as was included in the 
report of the finance committee be ac- 
cepted and adopted. This was passed 
by a unanimous vote. There was 
some question as to the scope of the 
motion and it was again put, after the 
motion was put in writing by Mr. 
Hooper. The vote stood 60 to 0. 
A. Cunningham asked if the cost of 
concreting the sidewalk at the Cove 
next year was included in the $5000, 
which was adswered in the negative. 
W.C. Rust asked if the committee 
did not recommend how the road 
should be built. The clerk read the 
report to the effect that the sidewalk 
should be built as soonas possible and 
that the plans and specifications be 
followed under the guidance of the se- 
lectmen and G. M. Lane. Mr. Swett 
asked it it was the sense of the meet- 
ing to let the work out to contract. 
No action was taken on this. 
4—To see if the town will accept 
and allow Brook street between 
School street and Norwood avenue 
as laid out, altered and widened by 
the selectmen and reported to the 
town at this meeting and to appro- 
priate money for the construction 
of the same. 
It was reported that the damage to 
various estates were estimated as 
follow: Giles estate $2100, Peabody 
$100, Trowt $40, Gilman, nothing. 
The financial committee recom- 
mended that the town accept the relo- 
cation and that $3440 be appropriated 
for construction and $140 for land 
damage. 
D. L. Bingham moved that the - 
town accept the layout of Brook street 
as reported by the selectmen. 
E. P. Stanley thought that if the 
town was going to accept the offer of 
the Giles estate it had better act on 
that matter first. 
D. L. Bingham stated that he was 
of the belief a mistake had been made. 
The Misses Giles, he said, did not 
want to part with their land and house. 
E.S. Knight said an option was 
brought to him offering to sell the 
place to the town for $3500. Mr. 
Swett read the option. 
Mr. Bingham again stated that 
the Misses Giles told him they wanted 
to keep their house. 
E. A. Lane stated that the Misses © 
Giles had told him they did not want 
to give up their house. 
O. M. Stanley understood there 
were two proportions: They would 
sell the place for $3500 or let the 
town have what land they needed for 
$2100. 
J. N. Lipman said there were two 
plans,—one to clean off the place, the 
other to move the house back. They 
understood this first plan was in- 
tended. If the Misses Giles must 
sell they said they wanted $3500, but 
if they could keep the place they 
wanted it. 
Samuel Knight thought the town 
should decide on the acceptance of 
the layout. Heasked if the town had 
the right to buy the property. He 
was of the opinion the town could 
take the property, use what was nec- 
essary for a highway and do what they 
please with the balance. 
The clerk read the law on the sub- 
ject, showing that the town could buy 
the whole property under the law. 
After considerable discussion as to 
the purchase of the Giles estate it was 
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