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TOWN MEETING. 
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in speaking on the matter, termed 
it false economy to cut $150 from 
a department such as this; such 
matters tended to destroy the effi- 
ciency of the officials. 
At this point the meeting ad- 
journed preparatory to opening the 
polls at 12 o’clock. The result of 
the ballot will be found in another 
eolumn. 
The Evening Session. 
When the evening meeting was 
ealled to order at 7.30 Art, 32 was 
first taken up. J. 8. Reed moved 
that $3,000 be appropriated for gen- 
eral park improvements. The fi- 
nance committee thought $2,000 
enough. The vote was counted and 
was 113 to 31. 
Artticle 34. J. S. Reed moved 
that $3,000 be appropriated to com- 
plete the third section of Mascono- 
mo park layout as voted in 1912. 
The finance committee thought that, 
inasmuch as it was expected that 
considerable of the material from 
the sewerage excavations would be 
used on the park this year, it would 
be well to continue the general im- 
provements to the extent of only 
£1,000. The discussion brought out 
the fact that the town voted in 1912 
to lay out the park according to the 
plans by Olmstead Bros. Wm. 
Hooper was of the opinion that the 
town ought to stand by its action 
of 1912. Frank P. Knight thought 
that the board ought to get along 
this year with less than $3,000 for 
this purpose, and an amendment 
was made to the effect that only 
£1,000 be appropriated. This mo- 
tion was lost, 76 to 126, and the 
original motion to spend $3,000 was 
carried, 129 to 25. 
Art. 23, relating to dredging at 
Maseonomo park, together with the 
balance of the report, was laid on 
the table to the April adjournment. 
E. P. Stanley infused a little spice 
into the discussion at this point by 
saying that the park commissioners 
had no right to let a contract of any 
size to one of its members. He un- 
derstood that this was done last 
year. (We understand he alluded 
to the work of putting out the floats 
in the spring and taking them in in 
the fall.) 
Art. 44, relating to the new Town 
hall, occupied much of the balance 
of the evening’s business. Chair- 
man Wm. Hooper spoke in a gen- 
eral way of what the committee had 
planned and referred to the numer- 
ous sketches and drawings placed 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
on the stage to the view of the vot- 
ers. The courtesy of the meeting 
was extended to Architect Coolidge, 
who went into detail as to what was 
proposed. (As the complete plans 
and a discussion of the entire mat- 
ter has appeared in these columns, 
we omit them at this time.) It was 
brought out that the buildings pro- 
posed would cost in the vicinity of 
$140,000 and that it would be plac- 
ed on the site of the present town 
hall. 
Mr, Hooper said there were two 
essential questions, (1) Do we need 
a new Town hall, and, (2) If so, 
how much do we want to spend? If 
Wwe want a new Town hall, we ought 
to decide how much we are going 
to spend for it and then cut the 
cloth to fit the figure. 
C. L. Crafts thought the building 
proposed would be suitable for the 
town’s needs, but he believed that 
all expenses should be curtailed this 
year, especially in view of the $225,- 
000 sewer system which is to be in- 
stalled. He said also, he was not 
sure this was the best location .and 
that it had been suggested that the 
land on Beach St. where the Park 
hotel is, was a suitable site. 
Town Clerk A. 8. Jewett waxed 
eloquent in his remarks in this con- 
nection, which we allude to else- 
where, and at the close of his re- 
marks Albert Cunningham moved 
that the whole matter be referred to 
the next town meeting. It was 
so voted. 
The Town hall committee was re- 
appointed and $1,000 be appropri- 
ated for its use. 
Art. 52. $1,000 was appropriated 
for the use of this committee, though 
it was hinted that the expense for 
architect’s fees would be larger 
than this amount. The subject mat- 
ter of the articles relating to new 
almshouse or repairs on the old 
almshouse, was referred to the 
April adjournment. 
Under Art 31 it was voted that 
the town appropriate $8,000 for 
dredging, contingent on the state 
acting favorably on the town’s peti- 
tion to carry on its work here the 
present year. The sentiment also 
seemed to be to continue the work 
along the lines of recent dredging, 
instead of deepening that already 
dredged. 
Art, 30, street lights. On motion 
of F. P. Knight, this matter was 
laid on the table, until the April 
meeting. He was very much oppos- 
ed to appropriating money for 
street lights and have it spent along 
the lines in which it had gone the 
past year. It was explained that 
the present contract with the Wels- 
bach people expired in June, 1915. 
Selectman Cheever thought it might 
be wise to consider the matter of 
installing electric street lights and 
thought the board would be able to 
present some figures at the April 
meeting. F 
Under Art. 57 the treasurer was 
authorized to borrow, in anticipa- 
tion of taxes not exceeding $100,000. 
Art. 23, moth work. $5,000 was 
appropriated for general work as 
required by the state and $3,500 to 
be spent by Col. Sohier’s committee. 
At 9.30 the meeting adjourned 
until Monday evening, March 9, at 
7.30 o’clock. 
THE ELECTION, 
Assessor, 3 yrs. 
*Kdward S. Knight 274 
Selectmen 
*Walter R. Bell 249 
*Hrank G. Cheever 251 
*George R. Dean 261 
~ Edward S, Knight 241 
Nathan P. Meldrum 182 
Howard M, Stanley 69 
Town Clerk 
*Alfred S. Jewett 376 
Collector of Taxes 
*Hdwin P. Stanley 360 
Town Treasurer 
*Hdwin P. Stanley 353 
School Committee, 3 yrs. 
*Raymond C, Allen 192 
Water Commissioner, 3 yrs. 
*James Hoare 367: 
Trustee Public Library, 3 yrs. 
*Edward A. Lane 332 
Trus, Mem. Lib. Bldg. Fund, 3 yrs. 
*William Hoare 377 
Trustee Cemeteries, 3 yrs. 
344 
*George L. Knight 
Park Commissioner, 3 yrs. 
Frank H. Crombie 178 
*William Till 216 
Tree Warden 
*William Young 322 
Constables 
*Leonard Andrews 343 
*Louis O. Lations 334 
*Joseph P. Leary 325 
I.abor Question 
Yes 231 
No 93 
License 
Yes 171 
No 265 
* Hlected 
Last Year’s Vote. 
Total vote: 507. 
For selectmen: Meldrum, 304; 
Cheever, 283; Dean, 264; Standley, 
231; Knight, 164. 
License: Yes, 238; No, 255, 
