Art. 4. Jury List. The names of 
Albert Cunningham, O. M. Stanley, M. 
E. Gorman and John F. Babcock were 
stricken from the list, by request. 
Under Art. 31 it was voted to grant 
the G. A. R. free use of the town hall 
next Memorial Day and evening. 
Art. 32. Forthecare and planting of 
trees $400 was appropriated. 
Art. 36. Publishing valuation list. 
M. E. Gorman said he found in looking 
over the methods used by other towns 
that many of the towns published the 
_ yaluation list every year in connection 
with the annual report. He thought this 
was too often for Manchester, but there 
ought to be a list, say once in five years. 
He thought the $500 asked for by the 
assessors was too much. $300 ought to 
be enough. 
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Albert Cunningham asked why the 
_ Approp. Com. failed to recommend this 
appropriation. 
’ F. K. Hooper said the committee 
thought there wasn’t much need of a 
_ printed list. The assessors’ books were 
always open and anybody can go there 
and see the books at any time. He 
moved to pass over the article. 
C. C. Dodge. We used to have 
printed a perfect fac simile of the asses- 
_ sors’ books. The last list published was 
a disappointment. 
I D. T. Beaton thought this matter of a 
_ valuation list was a needless expense. 
It was so people could know how much 
their neighbor’ s property was assessed for. 
_M. E. Gorman. Manchester cannot 
spend any money to better advantage than 
in publishing this list. More property 
changed hands here in the five years after 
the last list was printed in 1901 than in 
the 25 years preceding. 
R. A. Mitchell had had occasion to 
look up valuation of property in the past 
year and had always found the asseSsors 
‘very courteous in getting out their books, 
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the trouble every time he wanted to 
know something along this line. A 
printed list would go a long way toward 
his particular need. 
F. K. Hooper. The town voted to 
appropriate $300 for this purpose last 
year, if it could be done for that figure, 
and left it right there. No direct appro- 
_ priation was made. 
_ M. E. Gorman. Mr. Lodge said the 
_ book could be printed for $300. 
 F. K. Swett. We were given a rough 
} estimate by a printer that the book could 
| be done for $300; 1000 books of some 
100 pages, but not allowing of a list in 
detail. We thought if the town was to 
_ publish a list only once in 8 or 10 years 
it would be better to get out a little better 
book, and get more books,—-say about 
1500 of them, so that they would last. 
— Personal property under the new law 
cannot be classified. Much of the real 
estate of this town is assessed under cer- 
but he didn’t feel like putting them to. 
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tain names, such as the Dodge lot, the 
Knowlton lot, etc. The - property 
should be more specifically designated. 
{t will cost more money to do this in this 
way, for clerical work, etc. 
Mr. Hooper’s motion to pass over did 
not prevail. 
C. C. Dodge then moved that the 
town instruct the board of assessors to 
publish in detail the estimate and valu- 
ation list, to be made by them in 1909, 
and that $500 be appropriated for the 
same. Carried. 
Art. 44. Bathhouse at Singing Beach. 
F. K. Hooper said the committee had 
carefully considered the matter and did 
not think it wise to recommend such a 
large expenditure this. year for such. a 
project. He said they had carefully es- 
timated the financial condition of the 
town, the amount in hand, the receipts 
for the coming. year, the amounts we 
would have to pay out anyway, and then 
recommended the amount it’ would be 
possible to spend, and still maintain a 
low tax rate. If everything in the 
warrant went through the tax rate would 
surely go up. Something had to be cut 
out. He realized there was great need 
of better facilities at the beach, but he 
couldn’t see how the town could afford 
a $7000 bathhouse. 
Mr. Hooper moved that $2000 be ap- 
propriated for the erection of a new bath- 
house at Singing Beach and for grading 
about same. 
D..T. Beaton spoke on the question. 
He first congratulated his opponent, Mr. 
Reed, on winning out, wished him suc- 
cess,.and thanked the voters for previous 
elections. With reference to bathhouse 
Mr. Beaton said that every citizen knew of 
the necessity of improved bathing facili- 
ties. “Lhe commissioners thought the 
town might be willing to go- as high as 
$5000 if something satisfactory could be 
obtained at that heure. “They proposed 
a bathhouse of 68 rooms, with a large 
hallway in center, waiting room on 
either side, one side of house for ladies, 
one for gentlemen, four water closets, 
four basins, four shower baths, a piazza 
12 ft. wide around the front and both 
ends, which would afford a shade and a 
shelter. “Fhe condition of bathhouses at 
present was something rediculous. He 
thought the town should own- its. bath- 
house, clean out. the old shacks there 
now and put up a good house. 
Mr. Beaton moved an amendment, 
that $6000 be appropriated for the 
erection of a bathhouse, according to re- 
vised plans. 
F. K. Hooper asked how many rooms 
in the present structure and how much 
had it cost. 
Mr. Beaton. Six rooms, one of 
which is use by caretaker. Cost about 
$250. 
Mr. Hooper hoped the amendment 
would not prevail. He didn’t think the 
town could afford to build a $6000 bath- 
house this year. 
Vote on the amendment counted, 
two-thirds being necessary. 135 in 
afirmitive, 91 in negative. Carried. 
F. K. Hooper. $6000 meansa $10 
tax on about $600,000, which is quite a 
bit out of our total valuation of 
$12,000,000. 
Mr. Swett corrected the 
Valuation is $13,413,000. 
G. S. Sinnicks asked if people who 
had paid 50 cents for licenses to build 
their own bathhouses would have any 
special privileges in the house, 
should it be built. 
Motion put. 
ast speaker. 
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‘Two-thirds vote neces- 
sary. 233 votes cast; 156 necessary. 
131 yes, 102 no. Lost. 
G.S Sinnicks then moved the sub- 
ject matter of this article be referred to 
the Park Commissioners with instructions 
to submit plans for a $2000 house. 
R. C. Lincoln amended by adding 
that they be instructed to give a general 
idea of the condition of the beach when 
such a house is completed. 
P. H. Boyle thought $2000 couldn’t 
build much of a bathhouse. If can’t 
Build a fair house, better wait until. we 
can. Don’t need 60 rooms, nor 40, no 
lavatories, nor piazza. What we wantis 
a suitable house. A happy medium 
would be better,—say a $4000 house. 
FE. P. Stanley said our present house 
is used more by © strangers than 
‘natives.”’ He did not believe in 
building a house for all of Essex County. 
ff you glance around the hall and see the 
number of people standing, who cant’ 
obtain seats, you will realize there is 
more need of a new town hall than a 
bathhouse. (Applause. ) 
Mr. Sinnicks’ motion carried. (Plans 
willbe prepared for $2000 house. ) 
Art. 6. $18,000 wasappropriated for 
the maintenance and improvements of 
highways, bridges, sidewalks, etc., in- 
cluding salary of superintendent of streets, 
and $3000 was appropriated for crushing 
stone. 
Art. 58. Lorenzo Baker moved 
$1000 be appropriated for the con- 
struction of a concrete sidewalk on the 
easterly side of School street, from Pleas- 
ant to Mill streets. 
F. K. Hooper said the committee 
recommended $500 for this work this 
year. Here was $4000 called for for 
concreting this year. No town had so 
many improvements as Manchester. 
He believed in it, but to go into this 
thing radically and extremely is too 
much. He felt that part of this could 
be done this year and the rest next year. 
L. Baker. We don’t come here and 
ask for this money for the sake of asking 
for it. Anyone who could see this street 
would say it was needed here more than 
anywhere else in town. In the muddy 
season, people had to walk in the middle 
