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of this town to F. K. Heoper for his 
able and efficient services as modera- 
tor for the past 12 years and that a 
testimonial of appreciation be em- 
bossed and presedted to him, 
Mr. Hooper’s motion was carried. 
The moderator said he had felt that it 
would be well for the moderator not to 
accept a salary. But he thanked the 
voters for their expression of con- 
fidence and appreciation. 
The motion of Mr. Rust was then 
put and carried. Mr. Hooper thanked 
the citizens. He said the testimonial 
was something he should appreciate 
more than any money renumeration, 
but he hoped the town would go to 
no great expense in the matter. 
F. K. Swett moved that the thanks © 
of the meeting be extended to John 
B. Schoeffel of Brookline for his gen- 
erosity in repairing the curtain on the 
stage. Voted. 
Art, 27. “De Tp Beaton moved that 
$3000 be appropriated for the use of 
the water board and the committee to 
whom was referred the subject matter 
of the vote for investigating additional 
water supply. 
Samuel Knight asked that the 
records of Tuesday night’s session be 
read so that the voters might see what 
had been done. This was done. Mr. 
Knight suggested that the committee 
might need some more instructions 
besides petitioning the legislature, 
such as location of high service stand 
pipe. ; 
IF. K. Hooper would like to know 
how broad a construction they could 
put.on the vote votilast) nights ble 
suggested that they be given further 
time, say to a meeting called for the 
purpose. It might take more than 
two months to get ready to report. 
C. C. Dodge said he thought $3,000 
was quite a liberal sum. Was the ex- 
pert to get two-thirds of it ? 
F. P. Knight said the sum of $3,000 
hadn’t been based on anything in 
particular. The committee ought to 
be able to feel that it had the latitude 
to employ the best engineer possible, 
and that it could investigate any water 
supply, and any system of high service. 
It is impossible to base an estimate on 
a matter of this kind. But if $3,000 is 
needed to give you the best obtain- 
able - report, 
have it. 
James Beaton: “If this committee 
intends to go into this thing as deeply 
as they give us to think they are, is 
that motion worded right? If they go 
into the thing fully they may not be 
able to report until the’ next March 
meeting.. He amended so that the 
motion would read ‘“‘ any town meet- 
ing.” 
C. CO, Dodges “What” didthe 
speaker mean by ‘other supplies?’ 
Last night wetalked of Gravelly Pond.” 
the committee should . 
F. K. Hooper suggested that some 
one might draw up a motion covering 
the whole thing. 
I. P. Knight explained in answer to 
Mr. Dodge’s. question, that after in- 
vestigating Gravelly Pond it may de- 
velop that the water is not what we 
want. It has been suggested that we 
go to other basins and build a dam. 
He thought the committee ought to 
be given the scope to bring in the very 
best report possible. 
I’. K. Hooper wanted wide latitude 
given to the committee so as to get the 
best possible supply. You may want 
Gravelly Pond, Beaver Dam, or Saw 
Mill brook, or all, he said. It is best 
to look into- val; The $10,000" the 
town had spent was worth considering 
and he didn’t. think it ought to be 
thrown away. 
A. C. Needham said he thought this 
committee ought to be instructed 
clearly whether they are to investigate 
Gravelly Pond alone, or whether they 
can look into other possible sources of 
supply. 
F. P. Knight moved that the water 
board and the committee to whom 
was referred the matter of petitioning 
the legislature. for permission to use 
the waters of Gravelly pond for a 
water supply and to investigate the 
said source be instructed to investi- 
gate. any available source of addi- 
tional supply and report to the town 
their findings at a future town meet- 
ing, and the sum of $3,000 be appro- 
priated for the purpose of such inves- 
tigation. 
This amendment prevailed. 
motion was then put and carried by a 
unanimous vote, 
Art. 30, D. ly Beaton ofthenbark 
Commissioners brought up matter of 
bath house at Singing. beach, gave 
brief outline of the plan, kind-of build- 
ing, etc. Cost would be about 
$11,000, including architects fees. 
W.C. Rust: ‘It -was only -a few 
years we got the beach and it cost us 
$100,000. Now you want to put upa 
building costing one-tenth of that 
amount. The idea of putting up a 
$10,000 building on the beach. One 
of the most foolish things the town 
ever did. If you put up-a $2,500 
building it would be more like it.” 
Mr. Rust moved to postpone the 
matter indefinitely. 
A.C. Needham asked the select- 
men how much the tax rate would be 
this year so far as could be estimated 
now. 
Mr. Swett gave some figures show- 
ing that the receipts would be about 
$90,150, appropriations to date $188,- 
634.12, and that about $113,484 would 
have to be raised by taxation. This 
meant a tax rate of about $9.90. 
It was voted unanimously that the 
bathhouse matter be indefinitely post- 
The. 
poned. 
F. K. Swett moved that $4,250 be 
appropriated for official salaries for 
the ensuing year. 
Art. 25.—Hose house at the Cove: 
Engineer James Hoare reported that 
the committee was not yet ready to 
report, owing to the illness of one of 
its members,—R. C. Lincoln 
W. C. Rust moved reeonsideration 
of Art. 51, as regards rate of paying 
“ town labor. 
Mr. Rust offered the following mo- 
tion: That laborers, residents of the 
town on the first of May employed by 
the town, shall be paid at the rate of 
30 cents per hour. 
Mr. Rust then moved that the pay 
of Jaborers on town work other than 
residents of the town on May 1 be 
left to the heads of the various depart- 
ments of town work and for them to 
use their discretion in regard to pay 
of said labor. 
Art. 29. DT Beatonmstaredst nas 
the Park Commissioners had made an — 
agreement with the dredging commit- 
tee whereby the mud from the inner 
harbor was to be dumped at the 
Beach street park, inside the wall. 
Other expenditures would leave only 
$50 for contingencies He asked for 
$1,000, suggesting that perhaps this 
amount might te transferred from 
some other account,—say Highway. 
C. C. Dodge thought this could not _ 
come up.under this article as it espe- 
cially calls for $2,500. This, in his — 
opinion, ought to come up at special 
meeting. . 
A. S. Jewett said from what he had 
read on such matters this could come 
up under Art. 29, as it is necessary. 
F.K. Hooper didn’t think we should 
add on to the appropriations as the 
tax rate would have to be raised’ He 
thought the town should maintain its 
standing and keep the rate below 
$1.000. 
E. P. Stanley amended by moving 
that $1,000 be transferred from the 
highway to park department. 
Austin Morley wanted to know 
why a backing was wanted in the wall, 
—the wall was supposed to be 4-inch 
pointed. ; 
W. C. Rust thought this dump — 
ought not to be filled in. Should put 
the mud on the upland part of the 
marsh. 
D. T. Beaton said the commission- 
ers felt the park ought to be im- 
proved. It was ridiculous to keep 
this open for a dump. 
The amendment of Mr. Stanley pre- 
vailed. The motion was then put and 
counted as a two-thirds vote is neces- 
sary on park questions. Voted in 
favor 46 to 1. 
Art. 21. Selectman Swett said that 
a petition had been received from 
prominent residents of the Cove dis- 
