$1425 was appropriated for the 
Board of Health department under 
Article 27. 
Articles 31 to 36 inelusive called 
for $1000 use of Forest Warden; 
$1200 support of poor-out; $3000 
support of poor-in; $1500 state and 
military aid; $250 soldiers’ relief; 
and $8000 for street lights. All of 
these sums were appropriated. In 
connection with the last appropria- 
tion N. P. Meldrum moved that the 
policy of last year be continued in 
regard to street lights. 
M. E. Gorman wanted a. street 
light placed on Pine street between 
the houses of Mahoney and Dunn. 
EB. 8. Knight explained that it was 
always customary to place such ar- 
ticles in the warrant. A new street 
light meant the expenditure of $27 
a year. 
Article 38, dredging, was laid on 
the table until the April adjourn- 
ment. 
Article 42. On motion of W. C. 
Rust $1800 was appropriated to 
build a conerete dam in Central 
pond on the southerly side of Cen- 
tral street. $1800 was appropriated. 
Under Articles 48, 44, 45 and 
46, respectively, $600 and _ interest 
($232.50) was appropriated for care 
of Tuck’s point: $500 for series of 
band concerts to be given on the 
Town common; $500 for celebration 
of Fourth of July and $200 for the 
observance of Memorial day. 
At 11.50 the moderator called a 
recess of ten minutes to prepare to 
open the polls at 12 o’clock for the 
election. The result of the election 
will be found on page 10. There 
were six candidates for selectman 
and the closeness of the vote for the 
three successful ones speaks em- 
phatically of the desires of the peo- 
ple for the three men to serve them 
this year as selectmen. N. P. Mel- 
drum polled a large vote. The polls 
were closed at 5.30 and at 6.05 the 
vote was announced. 
The Evening Session 
The evening session was called to 
order at 7.30 and the result of the 
election was announced. The fol- 
lowing additional officers were elec- 
ted: Measurers of lumber, Thomas 
Baker, C. L. Crafts and Lewis Kill- 
am; measurers of wood and bark, 
George L. Knight, Maynard B. Gil- 
man and Benj. L. Bullock; fence 
viewers, J. Alex. Lodge, Abbott 
Hoare and I. M. Marshall; pound 
keeper, Samuel L. Wheaton (M. B. 
Gilman declined): field drivers, M. 
KE. Gorman, L. Nelson Cook, Manuel 
S. Miguel, Charles Scott, T. W. Lo- 
masney, Lewis 8. Hooper. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
The moderator then administered 
the oath of office to the board of se- 
lectmen, and to the newly-elected 
members of the board of assessors. 
W. C, Rust moved it be the sense 
of the meeting that the selectmen be 
instructed to give the same instruc- 
tions to their chief of police as they 
gave last spring. (Referring to the 
enforcement of the liquor law.) 
Voted. 
C. T. Loomis: ‘‘ What are those 
instructions ?’’ 
W. C. Rust: ‘‘I do not doubt the 
gentleman knows full well what the 
instructions are.’’ 
On motion of W. C. Rust it was 
voted that the selectmen be author- 
ized to renew the lease of the prop- 
erty on which rests part of the 
Manchester House stable, to the 
persons to whom the property is as- 
sessed, for a period of 20 years, at 
one dollar a year, same to be paid 
in advance. The lease expired last 
October. 
The moderator appointed the fol- 
lowing on the committee to have 
plans prepared for new picnic house 
at Tuck’s Point: W. C. Rust; A. M: 
Killam, P. H. Boyle, D. T.- Beaton 
and Thomas Baker. 
Roland C. Lincoln spoke feelingly 
on the death of the late Librarian 
D. L. Bingham, with whom he had 
served as library trustee for the 
past 17 years. He presented reso- 
lutions to be engrossed on the ree- 
ords of the town, and a copy to be 
sent to the widow. The motion to 
adopt was carried by a rising vote. 
Articles 47 and 48, having to do 
with regulations for common and 
wharf, beaches and landings, ete., 
was disposed of in the customary 
manner, it being voted to leave 
these matters in the charge of the 
selectmen. 
Under Article 49, $12,125 was ap- 
propriated for the maintenance of 
the several departments of general 
government, as follows: Legislation, 
$450: selectmen’s $1500; account- 
ant’s $850; treasurer and collector’s 
$1800: assessors’ $1400; town clerk’s 
$525: law $1500; election and regis- 
tration $300; town hall and common 
$3800. 
It was voted under Article 50 to 
buy a new piano for the Town hall. 
Art. 51. $1400 was appropriated 
for cemeteries. 
Article 39. Parks. $2500 was 
wanted for maintenance, $2000 for 
dredging and $15,000 for new bath- 
house. 
W. C. Rust asked Park Com. Reed 
if he knew the law concerning put- 
ting buildings on park property. 
Mr. Reed: ‘‘We do know it.’’ 
Mr. Rust: ‘‘ Well, that’s all right. 
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No building exceeding 600 feet can 
be put on park property without 
special act of the legislature.’’ 
Mr. Reed said he knew that. 
The moderator then ruled that 
portion of the motion before the 
house concerning new  bath-house, 
out of order. 
Four or five petitions, signed by 
summer residents and others, were 
then presented and were read and 
placed on file. All of these strongly 
opposed the placing of a large pub- 
he bathhouse on Singing Beach. 
Mr. Reed said the commissioners 
had brought in plans for a building 
by request of the voters. The ques- 
tion of law was learned after the 
article had been inserted in the war- 
rant. 
©. C. Dodge suggested that the 
commissioners read the park acts in 
the future. 
C. W. Taintor of the Smith’s 
Point summer colony, a voter here, 
spoke against the construction of 
such a large bath-house as had been 
proposed. He said nearly all peo- 
ple believed in providing suitable 
bathing facilities for all the towns- 
people. To provide adequate facil- 
ities would not necessarily call for a 
look-out and a big building. A 
large building such as was proposed 
would attract people from all over 
the county. He favored the con- 
struction of a building, if any, that 
would not obstruct the view,—a low 
long building. 
It was voted that $2500 be appro- 
priated for maintenance of parks. 
The matter of dredging was left 
on the table until such a time as the 
harbor and land commissioners 
acted. 
E. 8S. Knight said that the town 
had asked the commissioners to 
help the town dredge a_ channel 
across Glass Head flats, 150 feet 
wide at the bottom. He thought it 
business-like to wait until the com- 
missioners were ready to report. 
It was then moved that $1000 be 
appropriated for additional bathing 
facilities, in accordance with the 
recommendation of the finance com- 
mittee. 
Mr. Reed asked the definition of 
the word ‘‘facilities.”’ 
Chairman Sinnicks of the commit- 
tee on appropriations explained his 
version of the work. 
John F. Seott thought $1000 not 
enough. 
P. H. Boyle believed in more am- 
ple bathing facilities being pro- 
vided. Te didn’t believe in piazzas 
on top of the bathing houses. He 
thought something ought to be done. 
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