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day and adjournd to a later date to 
act on the appropriations. 
The moderator announced the fol- 
_ lowing as tellers: (by selectmen) W. 
W. Hoare, T. W. Long, W. R. Bell, 
_ Clarence W. Morgan and T.. C. Rowe; 
_ (by moderator) James Beaton, G. A. 
__ Knoerr, W. R. Bennett and J. N. Lip- 
~ man. 
. .. It was voted the polls be open at 12 
“and close at 5.30. 
*= — Under article 2 the reports of var- 
~ fous officers and committees were act- 
~-ed upon. Most of these were accepted 
_ without discussion. 
‘These were sworn in. 
- Art. 16. Water Commissioners. 
--G. E. Hildreth moved that $16,850 
~ together with receipts from the sale of 
~ pipe, be appropriated for the use of 
-the water department. 
M. E. Gorman moved to amend, 
that all appropriations for $500 or 
» over he laid on the table for the even- 
ing meeting. The time had come, he 
- thought, when the town ought to have 
a $5 tax rate. He felt that there 
- were so féw voters out for the morn- 
ing session it was not using the ma- 
_ jority right to appropriate so much 
money when so few were present. 
Moderator Allen asked the clerk to 
take the chair and he spoke on the 
| He said it was not fair for 
those who showed their interest in 
the business of the town by attending 
the morning session to have the busi- 
ness of the meeting clogged by having 
these fixed charges held over for any 
other meeting. ‘Che way to get at any 
question in which there was likely to 
eneral interest was to have some- 
body here who would move to have it 
assigned. 
G. S. Sinnicks agreed with the mod- 
efator in the matter of fixed charges. 
He hoped to have the voters do all 
the business possible and not have 
taings held up. 
M. E. Gorman wanted to go on rec- 
ord as opposed to this ‘rapid transit” 
style of town meeting. He believed 
there was no fixed charges,— it is 
all left with the voters. He thought 
every voter should have ample oppor- 
tunity to consider and discuss all ap- 
propriations. 
The motion was put and was lost. 
Mr. Gorman doubted, but as there 
were not five persons doubting the 
vote the moderator declared it a vote. 
When the report of the supt. of 
‘streets came up W. C. Rust asked if 
he could account for the muddy con- 
dition of the section of Bridge street 
between Pine street and Ashland ave- 
nue. Mr. Crombie could not, other 
than the open winter and the exces- 
sive traffic during the last few 
months. James Gallagher suggested 
that as most of the teaming was from 
Pine street, that the dirt and mud was 
brought from there. 
In connection with the report of the 
fire engineers it was voted, on motion 
of J. N. Lipman, not to sell the fire 
horse “Jerry,” whose mate “Tom” 
had to be shot a month or so ago. 
It was the sentiment of the meeting 
to keep the horse in the possession of 
the town, and was so voted. 
When the report of the Tax Col- 
RAYMOND C. ALLEN, Moderator 
lector and Treasurer was reached that 
official asked to have the acceptance 
of the reports assigned to the even- 
ing meeting, at 8 o’clock. 
In the selectmen’s report was the 
following relating to the Proctor 
street widening proposition: “We 
recommend the construction of the 
travelled way at the entrance to its 
full width, with a proper protection 
by wall and fence.” It was so voted, 
the expense to be paid out of the gen- 
eral highway fund. 
Another recommendation in the 
selectmen’s report was that _ per- 
taining to the almshouse. The board 
recommends the construction of a new 
building on the present almshouse 
property, and that a committee con- 
sisting of the board of overseers of 
the poor and four citizens be appoint- 
‘ed to procure estimates for the same 
and report at a special town meeting 
called for that purpose. 
The following recommendations of 
the board were also adopted: ‘‘That 
the selectmen be authorized vo peti- 
tion the director of the bureaa of 
statistics to audit the books of the 
town semi-annually, as provided for 
in chapter 598, Acts of 1910;” also 
“That at the close of a fiscal year, all 
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unexpended balances shall be turned 
into the treasury;’ and “That all 
emergency transfers from the contin- 
gent fund shall be done by the board 
of selectmen.”’ 
Under the heading of Legal Cases 
in the selectmen’s report is reference 
to the care of the town vs. Ernest W. 
Longfellow, for taxes, in which it 
says “we are informed by our counsel 
that after consulting with the chair- 
man of assessors, the case of the 
town was non-suited Jan. 14, 1913. 
The board of selectmen was not con- 
sulted, and was not informed of the 
until Jan. 24.” Chairman 
Swett of the assessors said he thought 
the statement was misleading, and 
that it was a reflection on his board. 
He asked that the letter from town 
counsel be read, and after it was read 
it was very plain that the suit was 
dropped by the town counsel because 
it was evident the town had no 
ground for expecting to win, when it 
was learned that Mr. Longfellow had 
been taxed in New York city during 
the years on which he was also taxed 
in Manchester. Mr. Swett added 
further that the selectmen have noth- 
ing to do with the matter. It is plain- 
ly stipulated that the selectmen defend 
suits against the town. It is for the 
treasurer to bring suits for taxes, not 
the selectmen. 
Treasurer Stanley said he under- 
stood the law,—that it was he, not the 
selectmen, who must bring suits, but 
the selectmen had given him to un- 
derstand differently. 
Chairman Knight denied that he 
had ever said anything of this kind. 
He said that the treasurer must hire 
counsel designated by the board, but 
that Mr. Stanley wanted to hire any- 
one he pleased. 
The report of the selectmen was ac- 
cepted. 
The committee on liability insur- 
ance, appointed at the last annual 
meeting, read a report in which it 
was recommended that the town carry 
a policy or policies of insurance to 
cover its responsibilities to its em- 
ployees. 
G. S. Sinnicks moved the report be 
accepted and the recommendation 
adopted. 
As to cost. Last year it was 
$1364.44, and it is estimated that it 
will be $1100 this year, but it is likely 
there will be a big reduction from this 
amount. 
The committee on by-laws asked 
for more time and recommended that 
the committee be continued. 
O. T. Roberts read the report of the 
committee on sewerage, in which pro- 
gress was reported, and that it was 
