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BE. P. Stanley said his position on 
this matter of dredging was well 
known. He had always been deeply 
interested in the matter. He was a 
member of the committee years ago 
that put through the dredging when 
the government helped out. He out- 
lined a scheme he then had for cut- 
ting across the Glass Head flats and 
doing away with the big curve in 
the channel at the entrance to the 
harbor. It could be done then at a 
cost of something like $20,000. 
The recommendation of the ap- 
propriation committee that all town 
officers and committees keep with- 
in the appropriations made by the 
_ town was adopted. 
Mr. Hooper moved that the recom- 
mendation of the finance committee 
in regard to payment of outstanding 
water bonds be referred to the se- 
lectmen, they to consider the matter 
and report at a meeting called for 
the purpose; also to ascertain as to 
the rights of the town to return to 
its treasury the unexpended balance 
in the hands of the water commis- 
sioners. Voted. 
Mr. Hooper said there was a good 
surplus left over from the additional 
water supply money and he believed 
it would be a good thing to use this 
money to redeem some of the old 
water bonds. He understood prac- 
tically all the bills had been settled 
except one or two unsettled land 
damage claims, and these might not 
be settled for years. 
E. P. Stanley said it was all very 
well to reduce our debt. But there 
were two ways to look at it. In case 
we can’t redeem the water bonds 
wouldn’t it be well to make a sink- 
ing fund for a start for a new town 
hall. (Applause). It is time we had 
a better hall than this for the rich 
town of Manchester. (More ap- 
plause). And if we can’t redeem 
these bonds let us make a start for a 
new town hall. 
Mr. Hooper. There is no better 
and surer way to establish a sink- 
ing fund than to reduce the debt. 
The recommendation in the report 
of the board of health, that Central 
Pond be cleaned and that $800 be 
appropriated for the purpose was 
next taken up. F: K. Hooper moved 
that $800 be appropriated for the 
purpose. He said something ought 
to be done as to sewerage, the state 
board of health themselves say they 
are absolutely at sea and do not 
know what to say. 
D. T. Beaton said he had dissent- 
ed from the recommendation of the 
finance commission in this matter 
because he did not believe this cess- 
pool should be maintained in the 
center of the town. The wisest thing 
to do is to fill it up. 
Chairman E. 8. Knight read a 
communication from the state board 
of health in which they referred to 
Central Pond as a ‘‘serious nuis- 
ance.”’ 
The $800 was voted. 
Dr. Tyler moved for a reconsidera- 
tion of the vote whereby it was vot- 
ed to refer the subject matter of Art. 
11 to acommittee. He took this move 
because he thought there were not 
enough voters at the morning session 
to give this matter serious considera- 
tion. 
Mr. Hooper wanted to vote un- 
derstandingly. He wanted the mat- 
ter to go before a committee and 
then it might be learned just what it 
was proposed to do. 
W. GC. Rust hoped the vote would 
not be reconsidered. Proper for this 
thing to go before a committee and 
find out just what is needed. If 
$2000 is needed, give it to them. 
Dr. Tyler. The committee wants 
a finished job. We want a play- 
ground where the children may go 
and play, something they ought to 
have had years ago. 
M. E. Gorman. ‘‘Have we ever 
accepted the public playgrounds 
act.’’ He was told that this applied 
only to towns and cities of 10,000 
population or over. He hoped that 
whatever money was appropriated 
a certain part of it would be set 
aside to hire an instructor for a part 
of the summer. A great good could 
be accomplished in this way, he 
thought. 
Rev. T. L. Frost. We have a com- 
petent school committee and if they 
think $2000 is a sufficient sum for 
this work they ought to have it. He 
favored reconsidering the motion. 
Mr. Morley again emphasized the 
need of improving the walks about 
the school. $1500 would never com- 
plete the work. The committee got 
more for the $800 they spent last 
year than any other committee ever 
did. 
The motion to reconsider was put. 
Decidedly in favor. The original 
motion that the subject matter of the 
article be left in the hands of a com- 
mittee lost by a large majority. Mr. 
Hooper then moved that $2000 be 
appropriated for improvements at 
the playgrounds to be expended un- 
der the direction of the school com- 
mittee, C. L. Crafts and B. M. Crom- 
bie. So voted. 
Art. 13. Apparatus for play- 
ground. The vote on the reconsid- 
eration was doubted. 
tellers, 78 yes, 23 no. 
Dr. Tyler moved that $600 be ap- 
propriated to provide apparatus for 
the playground, employ a suitable 
Counted by 
13 
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person during the summer and fall 
months to have charge, and for the 
maintenance of the same. 
H. T. Bingham questioned the 
right of the town to appropriate 
money for this purpose. 
The moderator said the Town of 
Manchester does many things which 
are not provided for in the statutes. 
He stated, further, that there are 
now before the Legislature two bills 
bearing on the subject and it might 
be well for the town to stay its ac- 
tion until the adjourned meeting 
when these bills may have been pass- 
ed upon. 
Mr. Morley said we might as well 
provide apparatus and an instructor 
at the playground so that the chil- 
dren might go there instead of 
smoking cigarettes around the corn- 
er. If the playground were fixed, 
it would be the best place for them. 
Town Clerk Jewett spoke of the 
legality of such matters and strong- 
ly emphasized the attitude of Mr. 
Bingham in calling the meeting’s at- 
tention to its right to take action 
along this line. Mr. Bingham was 
sound in his opinion, he thought. It 
is well to think of these things some 
times. 
The moderator said he would con- 
sider this motion (Dr. Tyler’s) un- 
less someone objected. Mr. Bing- 
ham arose to a point of order and 
the motion was ruled out. 
Dr. Tyler then moved that the sub- 
ject matter of this article be laid on 
the table until the April meeting. 
So voted. 
Previous to this, Dr. Tyler said 
he was fond of conundrums and the 
appropriation committee had _cer- 
tainly placed one before him today. 
After the vote had been taken, C. 
L. Crafts arose and said that if Dr. 
Tyler is fond of conundrums he 
would like to ask where he would 
vet sand for those pens at the play- 
erounds. (Applause). (The park 
commissioners have recently stopped 
the taking of sand from the beach). 
The names of James H. Rivers and 
M. J. Callahan were added to the 
List of Jurors. 
At 9.15 the meeting adjourned to 
Monday evening, April 4, at 7.30. 
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