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of the street or in the field. 
E. P. Stanley. ‘“‘I don’t blame the 
gentleman for wanting a good walk. 
But there are places not so far on the 
outskirts far worse.’’ He referred to 
the need of a sidewalk on summer street 
near his house and how they had to use 
planks to get out into the road in wet 
weather. 
Mr. Baker. 
sidewalk on both sides of street. 
would be glad to get one.”’ 
The vote was put and carried. 
Art. 57. W. C. Rust moved that the 
town construct a concrete sidewalk from 
the junction of Bennett street to the pri- 
vate way near the residence of T. W. 
Long on Bridge street with edgestones 
from said junction to a point near the 
home of A. U. McCormack, on Bridge 
street. 
= Mr. Rust said thatthe town was doing 
considerable concrete in the outskirsts of 
the town, while right here in the center 
is a place where it is needed more than 
in any other place. ‘The sidewalk is in 
a dilapidated condition; something to be 
ashamed of. It would be a credit to the 
town to finish this. 
F. J. Merrill did not see much in the 
very dismal picture painted by Mr. Rust. 
To lay out the money called for on this 
sidewalk would be one of the most fool- 
ish, most extravagant propositions he had 
yet heard of. 
F. K. Hooper. This gentleman 
(Mr. Rust) has taken a new lease of 
life, but he didn’t think he could walk 
both sides of the street at the same time. 
““ There is some suitable word that might 
be used here,—I haven’t heard it in this 
town hall lately, —economy.’’ 
G. S. Sinnieks hoped this motion 
would not prevail. 
Mr. Rust. Economy isa good thing. 
It is well enough to say one sidewalk is 
enough. If it was in the outskirts that 
would be well enough, but this is right 
in the center of the town. 
The motion was lost. 
Art. 62. Dredging inner harbor. 
It was moved that $3000 be appropria- 
ted for dredging the inner harbor the 
same to be expended under the direction 
of the selectmen. 
F. K. Hooper. The Town has al- 
ready spent $3000 in dredging inside the 
draw bridge and several of the abuttors 
have spent something. The job was 
about half done. ‘‘I am in favor of 
completing the job. I favor the other 
channel, at Masconomo Park, too, but I 
do not think we ought to do anything 
*“We dont’t ask for a 
We 
this year. Complete what we have be- 
gun first.’’ ; 
C. L. Crafts. ‘““Ido not think we 
ever had a better chance to use this word 
‘economy’, Mr. Hooper speaks of, than 
here.’’ 
F. P. Knight. ‘* The word economy 
could well be used in a business venture. 
If my business warrants $10,000 invested 
to carry it on successfully I believe it 1s 
economy for me to hire money to do it. 
Now the town of Manchester was asked 
to appropriate $3000 to dredge the har- 
bor a few years ago. I believe I said at 
the time the citizens would save by 
spending this money, on their coal bills. 
Did you ever know me to falsify on any- 
thing? I say to you tonight, you saved 
50 cents a ton on every ton of coal you 
bought since then. Why? We can 
freight our coal for 60 cents a ton less 
than we could three years ago and you 
have benefited by it. Up to three years 
ago Boston prices were frequently 50 
cents less than prices here. “Today some 
of the kinds of coal are higher than here. 
I was approached last summer to raise 
the price of coal in this town. I said 
‘no.’ It doesn’t take much figuring to 
find out what a saving of 25 cents a ton 
on 10,000 tons of coal used in the town 
in the course of a year amounts to.’’ 
Mr. Knight favored dredging the inner 
harbor. 
E. P. Stanley said he had always fa- 
vored dredging. He had _ always 
preached on the benefit to the town de- 
rived from opening up the water ap- 
proaches to the town. By making the 
water approaches accessible the demand 
for boats increases, and boats are assess- 
able property. Dredging is more of a 
necessity to the town than streets. We 
want better water facilities to induce peo- 
ple to come here to build. Many of you 
depend on the summer people for a liv- 
ing,—yes, all of you. Were it not for 
them you would all have to go fishing for 
aliving. As Mr. Slater once said, in 
summer we rob the summer people, and 
in winter we rob each other, and if it 
were not for the summer people we 
would have to rob each other the year 
round. Our valuation instead of being 
over $13,000,000, would be nearer 
$13,000, were it not for them. There 
is nothing that pleases these people more 
than good water facilities. 
The vote was taken on appropriating 
$3000, and resulted in 101 in favor to 87 
against. 
Art. 63. Improving School play- 
ground. Austin Morely was of the 
opinion that something should be done to 
utilize this property which the town had 
spent good money for. For the past 
month the lower portion of the field had 
been covered with two feet of water. 
He had seen boys from out of town come 
there to play ball in the summer and they 
had gone away disgusted. He thought 
the town ought to take up this matter. 
F. K. Hooper moved to pass over, on 
the ground that the town could notafford 
to do the work this year. 
Mr. Morley. If the people would 
express themselves here as they do on 
the streets the article wouldn’t be passed 
over. 
The motion to pass over did not pre- 
vail. 
E. P. Stanley moved the subject mat- 
ter of this article be referred to a com- 
mittee of five to report at the adjourned 
meeting. Voted. 
The moderator appointed the school 
committee, the chairman of the board of 
selectmen and Austin Morley. 
Art. 60. Improvement of sidewalk 
on Beach street near the property of J. 
S. Reed. Mr. Reed spoke of the need 
of doing something at this point. The 
walk is below the level of the street and 
the water rises to his steps in rainy 
weather at times. 
F. K. Hooper moved this matter be 
referred to the selectmen for them to 
take such action as they see fit. Voted. 
Art. 64. G. E. Willmonton stated 
that the town could take no action on 
the purchase of the estate of the late 
Hannah B. Allen (The Old Corner 
Store) in its present form, and he moved 
that it be referred to the board of select- 
men with instructions to obtain purchase 
price and report at the next meeting. 
Voted. 
At 9.45 the meeting adjourned to 7.30 
o’ clock Tuesday evening. 
Tuesday Evening Session. 
The Tuesday evening session was 
called to order by Moderator ‘Allen 
promptly at 7.30 0’ clock. 
Art. 20. On motion of James Hoare 
$5700 was appropriated for the mainte- 
nance of the fire department, $250 to 
reimburse F. J. Merrill for loss of horse 
used in going to fire, and $2500 for in- 
stalling new compressed air fire alarm 
system. 
Mr. Hoare explained that gas power 
was about to be installed at the pumping 
station where the present whistle is now 
located and it would be necessary to 
make a change. 
commissioners a compressed air whistle 
would be the best to install. 
F. K. Hooper asked if no further 
action were taken by the town if the 
whistle would be located on the engine 
house. 
Mr. Hoare replied that the manufac- 
turer and inventor had been here and 
they thought the engine house the best 
place for it. 
Mr. Hooper moved that the whistle be 
placed elsewhere. Toocentral, too low 
an elevation. 
The motion was lost, 24 to 42. 
Art. 40. $200 was appropriated to 
be entrusted to the Quartermaster of 
Allen Post 67, G. A. R. 
Art. 17. $6775 was appropriated for 
the maintenance of the police depart- 
ment. 
per day, with a ten day vacation with 
pay. 
Art. 21. $1000 was appropriated for 
care and maintenance of cemeteries and 
In the minds of the 
The patrolmen are to get $2.75 © 
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