March 10, 1916. 
moderator. Charles C. Dodge, who 
was elected last year by one of the 
largest votes ever cast for moderator, 
was replaced this year by Raymond 
C. Allen, who has served the town as 
moderator so efficiently the last ten 
or twelve.years, with the exception of 
last year. The vote was Allen 67, 
Dodge 47. 
In accepting the office Mr. Allen 
made a few frank remarks, saying 
that he had served the town for the 
last twenty years as moderator and 
in other capacities and the last year 
was the first that he had felt perfect- 
ly free in speaking from the floor, 
something he had not experienced in 
previous years. His first inclination 
in the matter now was to thank the 
voters for the honor again bestowed, 
and decline to serve. He had always 
endeavored to give the best there was 
in him and to conduct the meetings 
of the town over which he had pre- 
sided just as he would any big cor- 
poration—which is just what Man- 
chester is today—and administer the 
affairs of the town as carefully as 
the directors of such a corporation 
would wish. If that is what the vote 
means today, said Mr. Allen, then he 
felt it his duty to accept the office; 
and as a second consideration, he had 
always been brought up to believe the 
first duty of a citizen was public ser- 
vice and public duty, and with these 
things in mind he accepted the office. 
Art. 3. It was voted the polls be 
open for election. of town officers 
from 12 to 5.30. 
Paez ihe reports of all the 
town officers and committees as print- 
ed, and a few verbal reports, were 
accepted, in most cases without com- 
ment, as nearly all the recommend- 
ations were covered by articles in the 
warrant. 
The recommendation of the park 
board that all non-resident bathers 
using the town  bath-houses be 
charged for same, occasioned some 
discussion. E. S. Knight raised a 
point of order in the interest of the 
town, saying that while he did not ob- 
ject to the principle involved, there 
was a question of legality which 
ought not to pass without considera- 
tion. 
Park Commissioner Till said the 
board wanted the thing talked over. 
The board had-been assured by Judge 
Taft of Gloucester that the town had 
the right to make such a charge. 
‘The recommendation in the select- 
men’s report, calling for the appoint- 
ment of. an inspector of milk was 
adopted, and another . recommend- 
ation concerning the establishment of 
some room or place other than the floor 
of the police station, where a person 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
sick or injured on the streets might be 
‘carried and placed in a bed away 
from the gaze of the crowd and be 
properly looked after by the attending 
GHOs Er 
Elected to Water Board and Sewer 
Commissioner. 
HILDRETH 
physician, was also adopted, a com- 
mittee to report to the town at an ad- 
journed meeting. 
The recommendation of the harbor 
master that lights be placed on chan- 
nel entrance buoys during the sum- 
mer months, was also endorsed. 
Chairman G. R. Dean of the com- 
mittee on town by-laws reported that 
the committee would be ready to re- 
port at ‘one of the adjourned town 
meetings this spring. 
Article 5, highways, assigned to the 
evening session at 8 o’clock. 
Art. 6. $50 was appropriated for 
the care of Central Pond. 
Art. 7. Appropriations were made 
for schools as follows: $26,500 for 
general maintenance; $900 for the 
maintenance of playground; $100 for 
medical inspection; $300 for the 
maintenance of school garden, and 
$3,050 for repairs and improvements 
in the several school buildings as safe- 
guards in the event of a fire. 
The school board originally wanted 
$6,000 in this last item, the extra be- 
ing for the purpose of reslating the 
roofs of the Priest and High schools, 
but agreed to let the matter go over 
until next year. 
Art. 41. Appropriations aggregat- 
ing $55,680 to cover fixed charges as 
detailed in the list of appropriations, 
in another colunn, were voted unani- 
mously. 
Art. 15. Appropriations amount- 
ing to $14,430 in the aggregate to cov- 
ver expenses of the various depart- 
ments, were voted upon separately, as 
printed in the list of appropriations 
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THE ELECTION 
Total vote 513. 
ASSESSOR 3 YRS. 
*Frank G, «Cheever 318 
SELECTMEN 
Patrick H. Boyle 204 
*Frank G. Cheever 267 
Lyman W. Floyd 230 
*Edward S. Knight 287 
*Samuel L. Wheaton 303 
Town CLERK 
*Alfred S. Jewett 307 
Town TREASURER 
Fred J. Merrill 218 
*Edwin P. Stanley 264 
Tax COLLECTOR 
Fred J. Merrill 218 
*Edwin P. Stanley 274 
WaTER COMMISSIONER 3 YRS. 
*Geo. E. Hildreth 333 
Alexander Robertson 156 
ScHOoL COMMITTEE 
* Albert Cunninghan 374 
PARK COMMISSIONER 3 YRS. 
* Alfred E. Parsons 274 
Alex H. Sjorlund 191 
SEWER COMMISSIONERS 3 YRS. 
*Geo. E. Hildreth 360 
TRUSTEE Puspiic LIBRARY 3 YRS. 
*Roland C. Lincoln 378 
Memoria, Lis. Bupc. Funp 3 YRs. 
*Geo. W. Blaisdell 366 
TRUSTEE OF CEMETERIES 3 YRS. 
*Duncan T. Beaton 358 
TREE WARDEN 
*William Young 308 
CONSTABLES 
*Leonard Andrews 358 
*Louis O. Lations 346 
*Joseph P. Leary 348 
LICENSE 
Wes, 2107: No; 271, 
*E lected 
elsewhere. 
It was stated in reply to question 
of Park Commissioner Till that the 
$1000 for law department was avail- 
able for any board, acting in conjunc- 
tion with the selectmen. 
Other appropriations were made as 
per schedule on page 20. There was 
little or no discussion, save on the 
question of motorcycle for the police 
and $1350 for filling and grading at 
Rosedale cemetery, and on the ques- 
tion of paying the forest warden and 
moth supt. $200 a year for use of 
horse and automobile. This was in- 
troduced by John F. Scott and was 
not called for by any article in the 
warrant. It did not pass. The widen- 
ing of the corner of Beach and Mas- 
conomo sts., and also the farther end 
of Old Neck road, received favorable 
action. 
For complete list of appropriations 
see page 20. , 
(Continued to page 20) 
