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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING. 
Manchester Votes to Redeem the Balance of Old Water Bonds, Amount- 
ing to $42,000. Accepts Civil Service for Police. Votes 
to Lay Out New Street. 
The special town meeting at Man- 
chester last Monday evening was 
one of the largest attended of any 
special meeting in recent years, with 
the exception, perhaps, of meetings 
at which some special action was to 
be taken, such as new water supply, 
or the like. 
The item of most interest in the 
list of thirteen articles in the war- 
rant was the acceptance of the civil 
service statute as far as it applies to 
police. \ This was accepted after 
much discussion by a very decided 
vote. 
Another important move by the 
town and one of which we should 
all be proud, was the vote by which 
the town redeems the whole of its 
old water bonds,—$42,000 in all. 
Without a dissenting voice the 
town voted to buy the property ad- 
joining the fire engine house, re- 
cently purchased by M. J. Callahan, 
on which was located an old build- 
ing, which has since been removed. 
The park commissioners were in- 
structed to have plans prepared for 
the definite improvement of Masco- 
nomo park, $500 being appropriated 
for this purpose. 
It was also voted to build a new 
street between Beach and Sea 
streets, but to leave the construction 
of it until the fall months. 
What Was Said and Done at 
the Adjourned Town Meeting. 
Town Clerk Alfred 8S. Jewett 
called the meeting to order at 7.30 
and read the thirteen articles of the 
warrant. 
Article 1. R. C. Allen was elected 
moderator. 
Article 2. To see if the town will 
accept and allow a new street over 
land of Timmins, Raymond and 
Fields. On motion of F. K. Hooper, 
the subjeet matter of Article 2 was 
laid on the table until the considera- 
tion of Article 9, which was to see 
if the town will appropriate the sum 
of $36,350 for the purchase of water 
bonds issued Nov. 1, 1891, bearing 
4 per cent. interest. The finance 
committee recommended the appro- 
priation of $36,350 for this purpose. 
Chairman F. K. Swett of the board 
of selectmen presented a report rela- 
tive to the matter of redeeming 24 
£1000 water bonds of the issue of 
1891, the board having been instruct- 
ed at the March meeting to look into 
the advisability of so doing. 
Through the courtesy of Gordon Ab- 
bott of the Old Colony Trust Co. it 
was ascertained that the remaining 
old issue of the water bonds amount- 
ing to $42,000 are held by the N. E. 
Mutual Life Ins. Co. and although 
they were not anxious to sell they 
would do so providing the town 
would be willing to buy them on a 
3.75 per cent. basis. As the town 
had already appropriated $6000 to 
redeem bonds due this year the out- 
standing bonds amounted to only 
$36,000, and the premium would 
amount to about $350. The board 
would recommend that the town take -~ 
advantage of this opportunity to 
purchase the remaining issue and 
that $36,350 be appropriated for the 
purpose. 
Mr. Swett also read the order from 
the War Department to compel the 
B. & M. R: R. to rebuild their bridge 
across Manchester’ harbor. (This 
was printed substantially in last 
week’s Breeze.) 
An opinion was read from Town 
Counsel Underwood regarding the 
question as to the rights of the town 
te return to its treasury the unex- 
pended balance in the hands of the 
water commissioners, of the amount 
raised last year for the additional 
water supply. Mr. Underwood was 
of the opinion that this could not be 
done. The money was raised by spe- 
cial legislation to be used for a spe- 
cial purpose, and by act of the town 
was entrusted in the hands of the 
water commissioners. “‘It is. impos- 
sible, therefore, to say that the pur- 
poses for whieh this fund was origin- 
ally appropriated, have been fully 
accomplished. On the contrary, it 
appears that they have not, and it 
appears that there may be land dam- 
ages which will have to be paid 
from this fund. * * * *. The water 
commissioners are the sole persons 
to determine the question of whether 
the purposes for which the fund was 
appropriated have been  accom- 
plished. I do not understand they 
have so certified. On the contrary, 
T understand they are still approving 
bills payable from this fund.’’ 
F. K. Hooper moved that so much 
of the selectmen’s report as per- 
tained to the redemption of water 
bonds be accepted and be adopted 
and that the sum of $36,350 be ap- 
propriated for redeeming said bonds. 
Voted. 
Article 2 was taken up again. The 
selectmen reported relative to the 
proposed new street the way would 
be 40 feet wide throughout and 
would pass over land of Timmins, 
Raymond and Field, taking from 
Timmins, 70 sq. ft.; Raymond, 33,- 
177 sq: ft.; and from Mrs. Annie 
Field, 730 sq. ft. They adjudged 
that the damage sustained would be 
$1 each for Mrs. Field and the Tim- 
mins estate, and $2,000 for Mr, Ray- - 
mond. 
F. J. Merrill moved that the lay- 
out offered by the selectmen for the 
proposed new street and their recom- 
‘mendation be adopted, that the sum 
of $7,602 be appropriated, and that © 
the work be done by contract. 
F. P. Kmght moved an amendment 
—that the construction of the road 
be held over until the fall months. 
The amendment was accepted. The 
vote was then put and the chair be- 
ing in doubt on the hand vote, ap- 
pointed Edward Crowell, Frank Fos- 
ter and William W. Hoare as tell- 
The vote was then taken, re- - 
ers. 
sulting 81 in the affirmative and 36 
in the negative. 
Chairman Swett of the Board of 
Selectmen said they had been fortu- 
nate in getting an option onthe 
land to be taken from the Raymond 
property and he read a deed of this 
land signed by Mary L. Raymond 
and Robert R. Raymond. The seleet- 
men desire authority to accept this 
deed, and on motion of F. P. Knight, 
this authority was given them. 
Article 3, relative to constructing 
sidewalk on Summer and Raymond 
streets. The finance committee re- 
commended that the subject matter 
of this article be referred to a com- 
mittee, and that plans be prepared 
for proper landscape improvement. 
The .committee was appointed by 
the chair as follows: T. Jefferson 
Coolidge, jr., Reginald Foster, Daniel 
Stearns, John Heath and M. Kehoe. — 
Article 4. To see if the town will 
reconstruct the sea wall on Harbor 
street, near West Manchester sta- 
tion, to correspond with the sea wall 
now being built by Lester Leland, 
et al. The finance committee recom- 
mended that a committee be appoint- 
ed on this matter, to consult with Mr. 
Leland, et al. to report at some later 
meeting. The board of seleetmen 
was appointed as this committee. 
Artiele 5. On motion of C. C. 
Dodge $5500 was appropriated — to 
purchase the property next to the 
engine house now owned by Miehael 
J. Callahan. This was voted by a 
large majority. 
Article 6, $2500 for rehandling 
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