March 9, 1917, NORTHUSH ORE@BR ER ZE 15 
conditions which the sewer commis- 
sioners were unable to cope with, i )) A yy INI »S 
whereas the board of health could be P : ‘ ; ¥ ‘ 
given the power. F. P. Knight sug- UY that diamond ring now. Your money will be well invested, 
gested that the motion read “instruct” for diamond prices are steadily rising and will never be less than 
instead of authorize as it would give they are at present. 
the board an excuse for carrying out We have a large stock of fine stones bought on extremely favor- 
the regulations. E. S. Knight said able terms months ago. Our prices have not been changed to meet 
recent advances. 
This is an opportunity that you cannot afford to pass by. 
Dr1aMonpD RINGS $18.00 upward. 
F. S. THOMPSON, Jeweler 
164 Main St. Gloucester 
JEFFREY S. REED, Assessor 
this was not necessary as the state 
laws. furnished all the instruction 
necessary. Thomas Baker wanted to 
know what effect the regulations 
would have on property not abutting 
the sewer system. Mr. Knight said 
any board of health would make rea- 
sonable regulations. The motion was 
carried. It was also voted to accept 
the provision of Chapter 75, Section 
70 of the revised laws, also pertain- 
ing to the powers of the board of 
heaith. 
A Spry SENSATION. 
William Spry sprang a little sensa- 
tion when he requested that hereafter | 
the minimum pay of all town labor- 
ers be 40 cents an hour. Laborers in 
Boston have recently been increased 
33 1-3 percent a day he declared. In 
Manchester, he said, town laborers 
are paid by the hour and lose a great 
deal of time so that they do not earn 
more than $10 a week on the average. 
Chairman Sinnicks of .the finance 
committee was surprised that the 
committee had not been consulted in 
advance. He declared that it. was an 
important matter for the town as it 
would effect the amount of work con- 
templated under the previous appro- 
priations. “Everybody has the fever 
these days,” he said. “I don’t know 
where it will end.” He _ thought 
the matter: was one for the con- 
sideration of the finance commit- 
tee and Mr. Spry moved that it be 
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given to the finance committee to re- 
port on at a future meeting. 
Patrick Cleary declared that the 
committee bitch should consider it 
was already assembled; namely, the 
gathering in the hall. Curtis Stanley 
thought ‘the increase should be given 
because of the higher cost of living 
and the loss of time suffered. T hom:s 
Baker urged that the motion to refer 
the matter to the finance committee be 
defeated. On the vote the motion 
was lost. C. B. Stanley moved that 
the tminimum pay of all town labor- 
ers hereafter should be 40 cents an 
hour. The motion was carried with 
applause. Chester Crafts said that 
he hoped, now the town had voted the 
increase, the laborers would give the 
town 40 cents worth of work an hour. 
Edward S. Knight moved that the 
salary of town accountant be in- 
creased from $1050 to $1200 a year. 
He said the increased duties of the 
accountant made him deserving of the 
increase. The increase was unani- 
mously voted. On motion of Thomas 
Baker it was voted to pay all other 
town employees at the same rate as 
last year. -G. A. Knoerr thought the 
pound keeper deserved a raise as his 
official duties were somewhat in- 
creased last year, but he was ruled 
out of order. 
FE. J. Semons moved that the mint- 
mum pay for double teams employed 
by the town be $7 per day and the 
motion was carried. F. P. Knight 
objected to such arbitrary fixing of 
prices and asked to be permitted to 
introduce a motion fixing a minimum 
price of $12.00 a ton for all coal pur- 
chased by the town. George Hobbs 
rose to object, but the moderator rul- 
ed the motion out of order. 
Edwin P, Stanley moved that the 
regulations for the common and town 
wharf be left in the hands of the 
selectmen and the motion was carried. 
It was also voted to leave in the 
hands of the selectmen, as formerly, 
the regulations in regard to town 
beaches, landings and the placing of 
bath houses. 
The meeting was adjourned until 
Monday evening, March 19, at 7.30 
o’clock. | 
In PREviIouS YEARS. 
vont vote 1916, 513; 1915, 515; 
1914, 485; 1913, 507. 
License vote 1916, yes 210, no 271; 
IQI5, yes 210, no 282; 1914,-yes 171, 
no 265. 
Last. year’s vote for selectmen: 
Wheaton 303, Knight 287, Cheever 
267, Boyle 264, Floyd 230. 
For town treasurer and tax col- 
lector, Merrill 218, Stanley 264. 
Total appropriations, Monday 
morning session, 1916 ......$156,107.74 
Total, Monday and Tuesday ses- 
SLON SLO aire merewene es ys ee ee 99,600.00 
Total app. morning — session, 
ES a eee ceeedi ih alert Oe Sari me 101,384.00 
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