NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Manchester Buys "Powder House Hill” for $8200; 
and Sells “Old Burying Ground Lot” for $8500 
At a special town meeting in Man- 
chester Monday night, lasting twenty 
minutes, the town voted to sell a lot of 
land at Manchester Cove, known as a 
portion of “the old burying ground 
lot,” and containing 2 9-100 acres, for 
$8500, and to buy ‘Power House 
ful in the center of the village, 
containing 12 3-10 acres, for $8,200. 
Hardly a dissenting vote was regis- 
tered. Eeverything moved along in 
smooth shape, with. no argument. 
About 125 voters were present. 
The meeting was called to order at 
paauepy own Clerk A. S. -Jewett. 
After reading the warrant the first 
article of the warrant was taken up: 
election of moderator. Raymond C. 
Allen was unanimously chosen. 
Article 2. Chairman E. S. Knight 
of the board of selectmen handed the 
following offer to the moderator, re- 
ceived from a Boston real estate 
broker : 
“T am authorified by a client of this 
office to offer for the land belonging 
to the town of Manchester and locat- 
ed on the northwesterly side of Mag- 
nolia avenue and adjoining the estate 
of Walter J. Mitchell and the proper- 
ty of the David G. Allen heirs, $2500 
per acre, and I am informed by your 
town engineer that there are approx- 
imately three acres. If I am success- 
ful in purchasing this property from 
the town for my client he proposes to 
purchase the David G. Allen property 
which I now hold an option on, and 
erect a summer residence for his own 
occupancy. 
“On account of certain conditions 
attached to the above proposition it is 
absolutely necessary for me to know 
your decision immediately. There- 
fore if you will give the matter your 
immediate attention and notify me the 
result, you will more than oblige.” 
Mr. Knight then offered a motion, 
which he said was the recommenda- 
tion of the board of selectmen, that 
the town sell this land for $8500. 
G. S. Sinnicks asked if the board 
knew the party would pay $8500, 
when they offered only $2500 an acre, 
which was less than $7500 for the lot. 
Mr. Knight did not know. The mo- 
tion was carried by a very decided 
majority. 
Article 3. Mr. Knight offered a 
motion that the town purchase of Len- 
ora F. Gorman a lot of land contain- 
ing 12 3-10 acres, situated off Friend 
street, known as Power House Hill 
lot, and that $8200 be appropriated 
for the same. Mr. Knight said he 
considered this a fair price for the 
property. He knew that years ago 
this same property could not’ be 
bought for several times the amount 
now asked. The hill, with a thick 
growth of pine, was one of the most 
beautiful sights in the town. There 
was a movement on foot to erect a 
saw mill on the hill and cut off the 
trees. It would mean much to the 
town to have this done. He thought 
it a good investment for the town to 
buy the property. 
Frank P. Knight understood the 
property could be bought within a 
short time for $5000. The pro- 
ject looked a little to him like 
a hold-up. Atthe same time, he 
added, it sometimes pays to be held 
up. He agreed with the selectmen 
that it is important the town get the 
hill and save the trees, though he did 
think the figure mentioned, of $3500 
for the lumber on the hill, a mighty 
big figure. 
The motion was put and carried by 
a very decided majority. 
The meeting was dissolved at 7.55. 
E8TABLISHED 1845 
MANCHESTER. 
The 14th annual banquet of the 
North Shore Horticultural society will 
be held in the Town hall Wednesday 
evening, Jan. 22. After the banquet 
there will be an entertainment and in- 
formal dancing. Dill of Melrose will 
cater for the banquet. 
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