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ple. After a time the town bought 
the Tappan marsh, so-called, for 
park purposes and paid something 
like $19,000 for it. Then the next 
thing was about two weeks before 
Town Meeting last year we heard 
of the transfer of this little piece of 
land bought by O’Brien Bros. to 
Geo. W. Pickering of Salem. And 
the Park Commissioners came in 
here and asked if an expression of 
the town couldn’t be taken, as they 
understood Mr. Pickering intended 
to put up a coal pocket there near 
the park. But it appears that there 
was a nigger in the mud. (Laugh- 
ter.) One of the Park Commission- 
ers was really the purchaser with 
the evident intention of frightening 
the people with the report that a 
coal pocket was going to be put up 
and the town, in order to prevent 
this, would pay a nice sum for the 
‘land. 
“This summer the land was trans- 
Bereanto (sco. >, sinnicks. Then 
Mr. Sinnicks played the last card 
he had and applied to the Harbor 
and Land Commissioners for the 
right to put up a building. I have 
been told that one gentleman was 
heard to say to another that if he 
could get the town to pay $1200 
for it he would get the nicest little 
naphtha launch that ever came up 
the harbor. So you see there is a 
little naphtha boat sliding into it. 
Now we are asked to pay $2000 for 
this land. That would be at the 
rate of $20,000 an acre. We put men 
on the Board of Park Commissioners 
without salary; they serve for hon- 
or; and here is this gentleman who 
has served the town for five years, 
buncoing the town for $700.” 
(The Moderator called Mr. 
Dodge to order sharply.) 
“It is the worst case of betrayal 
since the days of Judas Iscariot and - 
Benedict Arnold,’ continued Mr. 
Dodge. “I don’t think there is any 
immediate danger of a building be- 
ing put there by this gentleman if 
we don’t buy the property.” 
C. E. Willmonton. “Mr. Dodge 
has given us a very beautiful ex- 
Manchester Post Office. 
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parte of the case. Outside of the 
transfers he assumes everything.” 
Lebisstone inquired 1f, the Park 
Commissioners intended to use this 
land for park purposes or, if not, 
what did they recommend its pur- 
chase for? 
Dele beaton?. To) protect vilte 
park land the town already owns. 
The town paid out $30,0000n the 
park and will probably pay out that 
much more.. While we didn’t have 
in mind the improving of this as a 
part of the park we did think the 
town should own it. There has 
been a cood -deal*jyort -cheap, talk 
about Mr. Sinnicks buying this land 
and other members of the board be- 
ing in the scheme. It is not neces- 
sary for me to deny that.” 
O. T. Roberts thought Mr. Dodge 
was laboring under the wrong im- 
pression. He said that when he 
heard a man like Mr. Sinnicks being 
posatlen wicm telt ne imust speak. 
From the first day he knew Mr. 
Sinnicke until this) “tinie, he had 
never known him to tell an un- 
truth, He was always fair and 
square in his dealings. He felt that 
when his (Mr. Sinnicks) good name 
was impeached on this floor that it 
was for him to speak a good word 
for him. 
The question on buying the land 
was put and counted by the tellers. 
127 votes were cast; necessary for 
cHoicewoon Lhere were 61 in. the 
aff., and 66 in the neg. 
Fred Hartley then moved that the 
Selectmen and the Park Commis- 
sioners be instructed to notify the 
Harbor and Land Commissioners 
that it is the sense of this meeting 
that the restrictions against Mr. 
Sinnicks be removed. This was 
voted by a large majority. 
Art. 21. $5000 was appropriated 
for the police department. 
Art. 23. $200 was appropriated 
for care and maintenance of the po- 
lice clock system and ambulance. 
rt 3.05 pooU Sand interest “or 
fund, $210, was appropriated for 
eare of Tuck’s Point. 
Art. 37. $1000 was appropriated 
for the support of Out-Door Poor, 
and (Art. 38) $1200 for the support 
of Poor-In. 
Art. 39. $200 was voted for wir- 
ing and painting the Almshouse. 
Art. 40. $100 was voted for clear- 
ing Central Pond. 
Art. 55. It was moved that $200 
he appropriated to erect a new 
pound at the crusher plant and that 
the work be done under the direc- 
tion of the selectmen. 
Ex-Pound Keeper Albert Cun- 
ningham took the Finance Commit- 
tee to task for slighting him in this 
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matter of moving the pound from 
Brook street to a new location. He 
hoped, however, that his successor, 
Mr. Howe, would be fully able to 
cope with the work in hand. 
Art. 56. $375 was appropriated 
to purchase an adding machine. 
Art. 24. $4300 was voted for the 
maintenance of the fire department. 
Art 26. $150 for forest fire- 
wards. 
Art. 32. It was voted that the 
regulations regarding Common, 
Dump and Wharf be left in charge 
of the selectmen. 
Art. 34. $1000 was voted for 
care of cemeteries, and (Art. 35) 
$200 was voted for painting ceme- 
tery fences. 
Art. 49. $1710.85 was appro- 
priated for the suppression of 
Gypsy and Browntail moths. 
G. E. Willmonton gave notice 
that at the next adjournment of this 
meeting he will move to reconsider 
that part of Art. 46 which had to do 
with the salary of selectmen. 
Chas. Mason requested his name 
taken from the jury list. Granted. 
At 9.20 the meeting adjourned to 
Wednesday evening, March 20, at 
7.30 o'clock. 
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