NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING IN MANCHESTER 
Business Disposed of in Record Time—One Day; $202,000 Appropriated; 
$5,000 for Auto Fire Truck; $24,000 for Highways; $23,700 
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FRED K. SWETT 
Chairman Board of Selectmen and Board 
of Assessors. 
Manchester established a record, 
Monday, when the business of the 
annual town meeting was consum- 
mated in one day. For the first time 
within the memory of anyone pres- 
ent, the articles of the warrant were 
disposed of and the officers of the 
town were elected the same day the 
meeting was called. Total appro- 
priations of $202,067.58 were made. 
The day started with a thunder 
shower in the morning an almost un- 
heard of occurrence for this time of 
year. This did not keep the voters 
away from the morning session, how- 
ever, as there were nearly 100 pres- 
ent. By afternoon the skies had 
cleared and fair weather prevailed. 
The largest vote in the history of 
the town was recorded—507. The 
great interest in the election of two 
water commissioners was the pivot 
on which the interest centered. 
Frederick J. Merrill was not re-elect- 
ed. George E. Hildreth succeeded 
him for a three-year term and Sen- 
ter Stanley was elected to fill out the 
unexpired term of the late Jeffrey 
T. Stanley, two years. If the re- 
tention of Supt. Andrews of the wa- 
ter board was the issue of the elec- 
tion, then Mr. Andrews certainly 
won out. 
Outside of this office there appear- 
Schools. 
WALTER R. BELL 
Re-elected Selectman. 
MANCHESTER’S BOARD OF SELECTMEN. 
Turn over in Water Board. 
EDWARD 8S. KNIGHT 
Elected Assessor for 3 Years, and Select- 
man for 1 Year. 
ed to be little or no interest. The 
old board of selectmen were retained 
by a substantial vote, all the board 
receiving over 300 votes, Fred K. 
Swett being honored with the larg- 
est vote, 348. Allen §. Peabody re- 
ceived 220 votes and it is fair to 
assume that he showed up so well 
that he will be in the field another 
year. 
The honor of receiving the larg- 
est vote again fell to Town Clerk 
Alfred 8. Jewett, who received 418, 
thus bespeaking the high position he 
holds in the estimation of the voters 
after so many years of faithful ser- 
vice for the town. Town Auditor 
Frank G. Cheever received 415 and 
was closely followed by Town Treas- 
urer Edwin P. Stanley, who received 
412. 
There was an upheaval in the 
school committee. Lyman W. Floyd 
was defeated by a very large ma- 
jority and Albert Cunningham the 
successful candidate, received 10 
votes more than Dr. R. T. Glenden- 
ning. 
Richard L. Cheever was the sue- 
cessful candidate for park comiis- 
sioner. Other details of the vote 
will be found elsewhere. 
The dispatch with which the meet- 
ing was put through is responsible 
in a large measure to the efficiency 
of the moderator, Raymond C. Allen, 
and also to the good work of the ap- 
propriation committee. This com- 
mittee is doing excellent work for 
the town and its nine members are 
all business men who carefully weigh 
the articles of the warrant and make 
recommendations in their best judg- 
ment. That they are usually right 
in their opinions may be judged by 
the manner in which their recom- 
mendations are carried out. ; 
The meeting adjourned until Mon- 
day evening, April 4. . 
THE ELECTION. 
Total vote 507. 
Assessor for 3 vears. 
Edward S. Knight 287 
Allen S. Peabody 164 
Selectmen and Overseers of Poor. 
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Walter R. Bell 335 
Edward S. Knight 328 
Allen §. Peabody 220 
ge Fred K. Swett 348 
Town Clerk 
Alfred S. Jewett 418. . 
Collector of Taxes. 
Edwin P. Stanley 411 
Town Treasurer. ; 
Edwin P. Stanley 412 
