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TOWN RECORDS
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Brookline, Massachusetts,
1858-1871.
PUBLISHED BY VOTE OF THE TOWN.
1892.
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PRINTED BT
A. W. SPENCER,
HARVARD SQUARE,
BBOOKIJNE.
This volume has been prepared and is published pursuant to the
following vote, passed at the special town meeting, held September
18, 1890, under the eighth article in the warrant, to wit:—
Eighth Article,— 'To appropriate money for the printing of Town
Records."
" Voted, That the sum of two thousand two hundred dollars be appro-
priated for printing the Town Records for the years 1838 to 1871,
inclusive, said sum to be taken from any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated."
The records of the period covered by the above vote are published
in two volumes, one comprising the years 1838 to 1857. inclusive, the
other the years 1858 to 1871, inclusive.
B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
Brookline, February, 1892.
BROOKLINE TOWN RECORDS.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 22, 1858.
WARRANT.
[seal! Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
[seal.]
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toimi of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the ntime of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notif}' and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on the afternoon of Monday, the
twenty-second day of March, current, at one of the clock in
the afternoon, for the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the necessary town officers for the ensuing year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and com-
mittees.
Fovrth. To see if tlie town will make appropriation for alterations in
the High school-house, and fitting and furnishing rooms so made.
Fifth. To see what action the town wall take in respect to laying a
plank sidewalk on Beacon street across the marsh from the high land
to its junction with the Mill Dam ; also, on any other roads that may be
deemed uecessai-y.
Sixth. To act upon the question of accepting the act of the Legisla-
ture incorporating the Brookline Railroad Company.
Seventh. To see if the town will pay the expense of the evening
school for adults.
Eif/hth. To see if the town will make an appropriation to celebrate
the coming Fourth of July.
Ninth. To see if the toAvn will accept the Jury List revised by the
Selectmen.
Tenth. To see if the town will take any action in respect to procuring
a place for a cemetery.
Eleventh. To see if the town will take any action in relation to mak-
ing an alteration in the Lock-up, and providing lodging-rooms.
2 BrooMine Town Hecords.
Txoelfth. To see if tlie town will authorize the Selectmen, or some
committee, to call on the County Commissioners to locate anew and
widen Harvard. Washington, Walnut, Clyde, and Newton streets.
Thirteenth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
required to defray the necessary expenses of the town for the ensu-
ing year.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and .seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
eighth day of March, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and fifty-eight.
James Bartlett,
Marshall Stearns,
Howard S. Willia.ms,
Selectmen of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brooklixe, March 18th, 1858.
By virtue of this warrant, I have notified and warned the legal voters of
the town of Brookline to appear at the time and place and for the pur-
poses within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last
and usual place of residence.
Elisha Stone,
Constable of Brookline.
Pursuant with the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town,
on the afternoon of Monday, March the twenty-second,
eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, and were called to order
by the Town Clerk at ten minutes past one o'clock.
The Town Clerk then proceeded to read the warrant call-
ing said meetino^ and the return thereon.
The First Article in the warrant, " To choose a Mod-
erator," being in order, the Town Clerk called on the meet-
ing to bring in their ballots for that ofiicer, and presided
during the voting, and they elected for Moderator Theophilus
P. Chandler, and he took the chair.
The Moderator then called the meeting to order, and
prayers were oflfered by the Rev. X. M. Perkins.
The Second Article in the warrant was then taken up, and
the meeting proceeded to the election of a Town Clerk, and
Annual Meeting, March 22, 1858. 3
Benjamin F. Baker was chosen, and sworn to the duties of
that office by the Moderator. The \\hole number of votes
for Town Clerk was seventy. B. F. Baker had sixty-nine.
Voted, That the meeting proceed to vote for the following
officers for the ensuing year, all on one ticket, viz. : Five
Selectmen, to be Overseers of Poor and Surveyors of High-
ways, three Assessors, eight Constables, one Treasurer and
Collector, nine School Committee — three for three years,
three for two years, three for one year.
Voted, That the meeting now proceed to vote for the
foregoing officers, and voted that the polls be kept open fifteen
minutes.
At the expiration of the time set the Moderator declared
the polls closed, and the Moderator and the Town Clerk
proceeded to sort and count the votes, and the result was
the following-named gentlemen were found to be chosen to
the several offices, to wit :
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, and Higkway Surveyors: (Sworn by the
Moderator) James Bartlett, Marshall Stearus, Howard S. Williams,
Willard A. Humphrey, Thomas Parsons.
Assessors: (Sworn by the Moderator) Willard A.Humphrey, Jerath-
meel Davenpx)rt, Thomas B. Hall.
Constables : (Sworn by the Moderator) Augustus Allen, Elisha Stone,
Aaron Whitney, John Dustiu, F. H. Corey, James M. Alger, Eli D.
Sanderson, Reuben A. Chace.
School Committee for three years: Thomas Parsons, Frederick W.
Prescott, Rev. N. M. Perkins.
School Committee for two years: Stephen Salisbm-y, M.D., Tappau
Eustis Francis, M.D., Rev. John S. Stone.
School Committee for one year : Rev. Matson M. Smith, Edward A.
Wild, M.D., John N. Turner.
Treasurer and Collector: (Sworn by Moderator) Moses Withingtou.
During the voting for the above-named officers the check-
list was used.
Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by the
chair to report a list of names to the meeting for trustees of
the public library,
— and Messrs. William H. Jameson, John E. Horr, and
Charles F. Huntington were appointed.
Voted, To not choose Tythingmen.
4 BrookUne Town Records.
Voted, To choose twelve Field Drivers,
— and the meeting nominated and chose the following-named
gentlemen :
Field Drivers: "William O. Cliurchill (sworn by the IModerator) ,
B. W. Neal (sworn), Aaron Whitney, William J. Hyde, Peter W. Pierce
(sworn), William Stearns (sworn), Silas H. Laugley, William D. Cool-
idge (sworn), John E. Cousens, Moses Jones, Jr., John Gibbs (sworn),
Thomas S. Pettengill (sworn).
Fence Vieioers : (Sworn by Moderator) Elisha Stone, Clark L. Haynes,
Aaron Whitney.
Surveyors of Lumher : (Sworn) Oliver Cousens, Elisha Stone. DavicV
S. Coolidge.
Voted, That the Selectmen appoint Measurers of Wood
and Bark.
Sealer of Leather : Chai'les W. Tolnian.
Cemetery Committee: William Dearborn, John Dustin.
Auditors: Charles D. Head, Charles W. Scudder, EdAvard Atkinson.
Fire Wards: Augustus Allen, Reuben A. Chace, George Stoddard.
Popid Keeper : Silas H. Langly.
Tr^iant Officers: Jerathmeel Davenport, Augustus Allen.
Truant Justice : Charles Pope.
The committee appointed to report a list of names to the
meeting for Trustees of the Public Library, reported the fol-
lowing list of names, which was accepted, and the list was
adopted and chosen b}' the meeting, to wit :
Trustees of Pahlic Library : Thomas Parsons, B. F. Baker, James M.
HoAve, John N. Turner, Amos A. LaAvrence, T. P. Chandler, Frederick
H. Hedge, William I. Bowditch, EdAvard A. Dana, George F. Homer,
William AspiuAvall, E. C. Emerson.
Third Article taken up — to hear reports of town officers
and committees.
The printed reports of the Selectmen, Treasurer, Audit-
ors, Trustees of the Public Library, and School Committee,
which had been distributed amongst the inhabitants, were
presented and accepted by the meeting.
Fourth Article — to alter rooms in High school-house.
Voted, That the sum of one thousand one hundred dol-
lars be raised and appropriated to defray the expense of
altering the rooms in said building, to be expended under
the direction of the School Committee.
Voted, To lay the Fifth Article on the table.
Annual Meeting, March 22, 1858. 5
Voted, To lay the Sixth Article on the table.
Sev^enth Article — to see if the town will defray the ex-
pense of the adult school.
Voted, That the whole subject be referred to the School
Committee, to report upon at the adjourned meeting.
Voted, To take the Fifth Article from the table, which is
as follows :
To see if the town will lay a plauk sidewalk on Beacon street across
the marsh from the high land to its junction with the Mill Dam ; also on
any other roads.
Voted, That the Selectmen be and are hereby authorized
to lay a plank sidewalk across the marsh on Beacon street,
provided the expense does not exceed six hundred dollars
and the abutters on said street will make a continuous line
of sidewalk up to Kent street.
Voted, That the sum of six hundred dollars be raised and
appropriated to defray the expense of making said plank
sidewalk.
Eighth Article — to make an appropriation for celebrating
the Fourth of July.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone.
Ninth Article — to see if the town will accept the Jury
List.
Voted, To accept the Jury List prepared l)y the Select-
men, as follows, to wit :
List of Jurors for the Tuion of BrooMiiie for the year 1S58.
Abbott, John C. Hills, Samuel D.
(Feb. 1, '58) Barnett, Robert (Dec. s Biutlett, Chairman of the Selectmen, then declared
the polls open for the reception of votes, and they were kept
open for that purpose until half-past six o'clock, at which
time they were declared closed, agreeable to the vote of the
meeting.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes, and the whole number given in was
four hundred and thirty-six ; and the whole number of votes
were sorted, counted, recorded, and declaration thereof made
in open town meeting, and were for the following-named
persons and oflScers, to wit :
For Governor: Four hundred and eighteen.
Nathaniel P. Banks, of Waltham, had one hundred and forty-nine.
Erasmus D. Beach, of Springfield, had one hundred and forty.
Amos A. Lawrence, of Brookline, one hundred and twenty-nine.
For Lieutenant-Governor : Four hundred and twenty-seven.
Eliphalet Trask, of Springfield, one hundred and fifty-seven.
Charles Thompson, of Charlestown, one hundred and thirty-two.
Increase S. Snmuer, of Great Barrington, one hundred and thirty-two.
For Secretary of the Commonwealth : Four hundred and tAventy-seven.
Oliver Warner, of North Bridgewater, one hundred and sixty-two.
Benjanihi L. Allen, of Boston, one hundred and thirty-two.
John M. Cole, of Williamstown, one hundred and thirty-two.
John N. Turner, one.
For Treasurer and lieceiver- General : Four hundred and eighteen.
Moses Tenney, Jr., of Georgetown, one hundred and sixty -two.
Alva G. Underwood, of Milford, one liundred and twentj^-four.
Silas Pierce, of Boston, one hundred and thirty-two.
For Auditor : Four hundred and twenty-seven.
Charles White, of Worcester, one hundred and fifty^-eight.
Chandler R. Ransom, of Roxbury, one hundred and thirty-seven.
Seymour L. Mead, of Nantucket, one hundred and thirty-two.
For Attorney-General : Four hundred and twenty-seven.
Stephen H. Phillips, of Salem, one hundred and seventy.
Andrew A. Richmond, of Adams, one hundred and twent,v-four.
Ezra Wilkinson, of Dedham, one hundred and thirty-three.
For Bepresentatire to Congress : Four hundred and tAventy-six.
Alexander H. Rice, of Boston, two hundred and fifty-three.
Newell A. Thompson, of Boston, forty-eight.
Samuel W. Waldron, Jr., of Boston, one hundred and twenty-four.
Samuel IT. Walley, one.
General Election, November 2, 1858. 23
For Councillor for the Sixth District: Fonr linndred and twenty-six.
Aaron C. Mayhew, of Milford, one hundred and sixty-three.
Uriah Bowker, of Hoplvinton, one liundred and twenty-four.
A. F. Ammidown, of Soutlibridge, one hundred and thirty-two.
William J. Ames, two.
For State Senator: Four hundred and seventeen.
Edward G. Parker, of Brookline, one hundred and eight.
William B. May, of Roxbury, seventy-eight.
Ebenezer Eaton, of Dorchester, one liundred and thirty.
John N. Turner, one.
For Eegister of Probate and Insolvency : Four hundred and twenty-nine.
Jonathan H. Cobb, of Dedham, two hundred and twenty-eight.
Elijah F. Hall, of Weymouth, one hundred and thirty-one.
For Benister of Deeds : Four hundred and fourteen.
Enos Foord, of Dedham, three hundred and sixty-two.
Charles Endicott, of Canton, flfty-two.
For District-Attornei/ : Four hundred and twenty-seven.
Benjamin W. Harris, of East Bridgewater, two hundred and ninety-six.
Edward Avery, of Braintree, one hundred and thirty-one.
For Conntij Treasurer: Four hundred and eleven.
Chauncy C. Churchill, of Dedham, two hundred and seventy-nine.
Jonah Fisher, of Dedham, one hundred and thirty-one.
For County Commissioner : Four hundred and thirty-six.
Nathaniel F. Saftbrd, of Diorchester, two hundred and ninety-eight.
John W. May, of Roxbury, one hundred and thirty-eight.
For Representative to the General Court : Four hundred and six.
John N. Turner, one.
William I. Bowditch, three.
George Babcock, of Brookline, one hundred and twenty-four.
Thomas Parsons, of Brookline, two hundred and seventy-eight, and he
was declared elected Representative to the General Court for the
ensuing year.
In voting; the check-list was used, and no one was allowed
to deposit his ballot until his name was found on the list and
checked.
The business being all transacted, the returns were filled
up and signed by the Selectmen and Town Clerk and declar-
ation thereof made in open town meeting. They were then
24 BrooMine Town Hecords.
sealed up and delivered to the Town Clerk to be forwarded to
their several places of destination.
The meeting was then dissolved, by the Chairman of the
Selectmen.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toicn Clerk.
SPECIAL MEETING, DECEMBER 9, 1858.
WARRANT.
SEAL.;
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SEAL.
SEAL.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Thursday, the ninth day of
December next, at half-past six of the clock in the evening,
for the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To see if the town will widen and make so much of Cypress
street as lies between Walnut and Boylston streets, as laid out by the
Selectmen.
Third. To see if the toAvn will accept of Colchester, Carlton, Ivy,
Prescott, Mountfort, and Essex streets, as laid out by the Selectmen.
Fourth. To see what action the town will take in relation to an order
of notice from the Back Bay Commissioners, and one from the Cochituate
Water Board of Boston.
Fifth. To see what action the town will take in relation to draining
Washington street between the Town Hall and School street, also Wal-
nut and Boylston streets at the southerly end of the railroad bridge.
Special Meeting, December 9, 1858. 25
Sixth. To see what action the town Avill take in relation to purchas-
ing a piece of land of James Horton, adjoining the Pierce and High
school-house lots.
Seventh. To hear the report of the committee on the cemetery and
common.
Eifjhth. To see if the town will lower the grade of Asp^inwall avenue.
Xbith. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be nec-
essary for the foregoing purposes.
Hereof fail not, and make clue return of this warrant, with
your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and fifty-eight.
James Bartlett,
Marshall Stearns,
Howard S. Williams,
W. A. Humphrey,
Thomas Parsons,
Selectmen of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Decemljer Gth, 185S.
By virtue of the within warrant, I have notified and w^arned the legal
voters of this town to meet at the time and place and for the purposes
within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last and
usual place of residence.
Elisha Stone,
Constable of Brookline.
In compliance with the foregoing warrant, the citizens of
the town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said
town, on Thursday, December the ninth, eighteen hundred
and fifty-eight, and were called to order at twenty minutes of
seven o'clock in the evening, by the Town Clerk, who read
the warrant and return thereon, and presided during the
choice of a Moderator.
William I. Bowditch was nominated and unanimously
chosen Moderator of the meeting, and took the chair.
The Second Article in the warrant was then taken up, in
relation to widening Cypress street between Walnut and
Boylston streets, and the Selectmen presented the following
report of their doings thereon, viz. :
26 Brookline Town Records.
REPORT ON WIDENING AND LAYING OUT CYPRESS STREET
BETWEEN WALNUT AND BOYLSTON STREETS.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, having given written notice
to all persons owning land on Cj'press street in said town, and by post-
ing the same on the station of the Brookline Branch Railroad, of their
intention to widen and laj^ out Cj'press street on the twentieth daj' of
October, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, at nine of the clock in the
forenoon, by leaving the same at their last and usual place of residence
at least seven days previous to said meeting, that all persons interested
might then and there appear and be heard in relation to the laying
out and widening of said way :
In conformity with said notice, the Selectmen met at their office in
the Town Hall, on Wednesday, the 20th day of October, 1858, at 9 o'clock
in the forenoon, and no person appearing against the widening of said
street between Walnut and Boylstou streets, the Selectmen proceeded to
widen and lay out that portion of said street as follows, to wit :
Commencing at a monument on the westerly line of said street at its
junction with Walnut street, thence running northerly by the present line
of the street one hundred eighty-six and two-tenths feet to a monument;
thence again northerly one hundred fifty-one six-tenths feet to a monu-
ment standing five feet Avesterly from the present line of the street;
then again northerly one hundred fifty-one six-tenths feet to a monument
on the present line of the street ; then again northerly ninety-eight feet
to a* monument on the northwest corner of said street at its junction
with Boylston street, completing the westerly line of that portion of
Cypress street ; also taking a right of way to lay a drain on the southerly
side of Boylston street from the above-described westerly line of Cypress
street and running westerly by the line of Boylstou street to the brook,
said way being six feet wide and about one hundred and fifteen feet
long, for the purpose of laying a drain or gutter to pass off" the water
from the above-mentioned portion of Cypress street and a portion of
Walnut street. The line on the easterly side of said street is as foUoAvs :
Commencing at a monument on Walnut street, thence running nortliAvest-
erly by a curve of twelve feet radius fourteen and three-tenths feet to a
monument ; thence again northwesterly thirty-seven and six-tenths feet
to a monument; then northerly by a curve of thirty feet radius twenty-
six two-tenths feet to a monument standing forty feet from the previ-
ously described westerly line of said street ; then again northerly by a
line parallel with and forty feet from the previously described westerly
line of the street four hundred seventy-one nine-tenths feet to Boylston
street, completing the easterly line of said street according to and agree-
able with a survey and plan of the same drawn by Amos R. Binney of
Roxbury, surveyor, and dated October the 4th, 1858, and approved by
the Selectmen, and deposited in the oflice of the Town Clerk, November
the 3d, 1858, at least seven days previous to this meeting.
The Selectmen have taken land for the purpose of widening and mak-
ing said way as follows, viz. : Land of John A. Bird, seven hundred
and forty-three square reet ; land of the heirs of Caleb Clark, six thou-
sand three hundred and forty-three square feet.
Special Meeting, December 9,
1858. 27
The Selectmen have also considered the subject of awarding damages
for laM tatlf for the above purpose, and after careful cleliber.t.o-
considering the advantages and benefits ^^^^^ ^^--^^^ ^^"\7^1";;2
wav will be to the abutters, they make the following award : To John
rBi^d, the sum of fifty dollars, in full for all damages he may sustau,
by the widening and making Cvpress street opposUe his es ate ; to t,e
heirs of Caleb Clark, three hundred and seventy dollas, ^^^f'^^^
damages they may sustain by the widening and making of Cjpiess
street ooposite their estate. , . , ^
The Selectmen will allow the owners of the land over which Cypress
stie fs '^?dened fifteen days from the fourteenth day of December,
current, to remove all walls, fences and trees therefrom, at the expiia-
t"n of which time the town will enter upon and make and grade said
■^^'^y- James Baktlett,
Marshall Steakns,
Howard S. Williams,
Thomas Parsoxs,
BROOKLiXE, December 9th, 1858. SeUcmen of BvooJdinr.
Voted, To uccept and allow the foregoing report.
Third Article taken up, relating to the laying out of Col-
che-.ter, Carlton, Ivy, Prescott, Mountfort, and Essex streets.
The Selectmen presented the following report m relation
to the laying out of said streets, to wit :
REPORT ox LAVIXG OUT OK COLCHESTER, CaRLTOX, IvV, MOUXTEORT^
AXD ESSEX STREETS, SO CALLED, BEIXG CERTAIX PRIVATE ^^ A^ S LAID
OUT AXD MADE THROUGH LANDS OF MESSRS. CHARLES JR., AXD
Marshall Stearxs, David Sears, axd Amos A. axd William II.
Lawrexce.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, having given written notice
to all persons owning land on Colchester, Carlton, Ivy, Prescott. Mount-
fort, and Essex streets, so called, in said town, of their intention to laj
out said streets as townways on the eighteenth day f ^;«;-™^^; '
eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, at three of the clock in the afternoon
bv serving the said notice on them at least seven days previous to said
meeting, ^that all persons interested might then and there appear and
be heard in relation to the laying out of said Avays :
In conformitv with said notice, the Selectmen met at the Longwood
station of the Brookline Branch Railroad, on Thursday, the eighteenth
day of November, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, at three of the clock
in "the afternoon, and no one appearing against the laying out of said
wavs thev proceeded to lay out and locate said streets as follows, to Avit -.
Colchester street, extending from Kent to Carlton street; Carton
street, extending from Colchester to Ivy street; Ivy street, extending
from Beacon to Essex street; Prescott street, extending from Ivy to
Mountfort street; Mountfort street, extending from the easterly line of
28 BrooMine Town Records.
Prescott street to Essex street ; Essex street, extending from the sontli-
erlj' line of Ivy street to Brighton avenue ; and said streets so laid out
are bounded and described as follows :
Colchester street described by its notherly line : Commencing at a mon-
ument at the easterly line of Kent street and running easterly one thou-
sand thirty-three three-tenths feet to a monument; thence again running
easterly four hundred sixty and live-tenths feet to a monument on the
easterly line of Carlton street; and said Colchester street so laid out,
shall be of the full and equal ^vidth of forty feet southerly from said
described line.
Carlton street described by its easterly line : Commencing at a monu-
ment at the corner of Colchester street and running seven hundred and
ninety-four feet to a monument at the southerly line of Beacon street ;
thence commencing again at the northerly line of Beacon street at a
monument and running northerly one hundred and sixty-five feet to a
monument; then again running northerly four hundred sixty and five-
tenths feet to a monument on the southerly line of Ivy street ; and said
Carlton street so laid out, shall be of full and equal Avidth of forty feet
westerly from said described line.
Ivy street described by its westerly and southerly line : Commencing
at a monument on the northerly line of Beacon street and running north-
erly three hundred and twenty-five feet to a monument ; thence running
westerly one thousand one hundred seventy-three two-tenths feet to a
monument at the easterly line of Essex street ; and said Ivy street so
laid out, shall be of the full and equal width of forty feet easterly and
westerly from said described lines.
Prescott street described by its easterly line : Commencing at a monu-
ment at the northerly line of Ivy street and running northerly five hun-
dred forty-six feet to a monument at the easterly line of Mountfort
street ; and said Prescott street shall be of the full and equal width of
forty feet westerly from the above described line.
Mountfort street described by its sotitherly line : Commencing at a
monument at the easterly line of Prescott street and running westerly
two hundred ninety-four seven-tenths feet to a monument at the easterly
line of Essex street ; and said Mountfort street so laid out, shall be of the
full and equal width of forty feet northerly from said described line.
Essex street described by its westerly line : Commencing at a monu-
ment opposite the southerly line of Ivy street and running northerly
one thousand forty-three feet to a monument at the southerly line of
Brighton avenue ; and said Essex street so laid out, shall be of the full
and equal width of fifty feet easterly from said described line, save that
at its entrance into Brighton avenue the easterly line of said Essex street
shall be along the abutment Avail of the bridge of the Boston and Wor-
cester Eailroad Company as it now stands.
The above streets are all made and graded, and are ottered to the town
for their acceptance by the abutters, and they further agree not to claim
any damages or reAvard for having them made toAvuAvays. Said Avays
are agreeable to and in conformity with a plan of the same made by
Special Meeting, December 9, 1858. 29
Amos 11. Binue3% of Koxbury, surveyor, and dated November 18th, 1858,
and received into tlie Town Clerk's office and approved by the Selectmen
November 23d, 1858, at least seven days previous to this meeting.
The Selectmen allow the abutters on said streets four months from
the thirteenth day of December, current, in Avliich to move all walls.
fences, posts and trees on said street belonging to them.
James Bartlett,
Marshall Stearns,
Howard S. Williams,
Thomas Parsons,
Brookline, Dec. '.>th, 1858. Selectmen of BrookUne.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
Fourth Article taken up, in relation to order of notice
from the Back Bay Commissioners and the Cochituate Water
Board.
Voted, To appoint a committee of five to attend to the
notice from the Back Commissioners, and to look after the
interests of the town in that matter.
Voted, That the five Selectmen be and are hereby appoint-
ed that committee.
On the order of notice from the Cochituate Water Board, —
Voted, That the Selectmen be and are hereby appointed
to look after the interests of this town in relation to their
laying water-pipes or taking land.
Twelfth Article taken up, in relation to draining the
streets in certain localities.
Voted, To refer the whole subject of this article to the
Selectmen, to report thereon at the annual meeting.
Sixth Article, to purchase land of Horton adjoining the
town's land on Prospect street.
Voted, That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized
to purchase of Mr. James Horton the quantity of land offered
the town at the price asked, viz., twenty cents per foot.
Seventh Article.
The committee on the common and cemetery presented
the following report, viz. :
KEPORT.
At the last March meeting of the town a committee Atas appointed,
consisting of ten persons, to take into consideration the wliole subject of
a cemetery, look out a suitable place, ascertain the prices at which it
30 Brookline Town Records.
might be purchased, aud report thereon. The committee report that
notices were posted in various places in tlie town requesting persons
owning land in Brookline suitable for a cemetery to otter the same in
writing to the committee, stating the location and price thereof. Three
propositions Avere received. The first, from William R. Lawrence, offer-
ing to sell to the town a lot of land lying on the northerly side of New-
ton street containing about eighty-six acres, the price being twelve
thousand dollars. The other two propositions were from Willard A.
Humphrey, offering in the first a lot of land situated on the southerly
side of Grove street containing about fifty-four acres, the price being
two hundred and eighty dollars per acre. In the second he offered to
divide said lot and sell the northern part of the same, situated on Grove
street, containing about twenty acres, the price being four himdred dol-
lars per acre.
The committee examined said lots, and after carefully considering the
whole subject, the committee voted not to recommend to the town either
of said lots, but to report the facts.
All which is respectfully submitted.
James Bautlett.
E. LiTTELL.
Marshall Stearns.
Howard S. Williams.
December 9th, 1858. Thomas Parsons.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report, and that the com-
mittee be discharged.
Eighth Article :
To see if the town will lower the grade of Aspinwall avenue.
Voted, That the sum of four hundred dollars be raised
and appropriated, to be expended for that purpose under the
direction of the Selectmen as Highway Surveyors.
Ninth Article :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to
defray the expense of the foregoing improvements.
Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand
eight hundred dollars as follows, to wit :
For making Essex street SlOO 00
making Cypress street 1,0.50 00
grading Aspinwall avenue 400 00
purchasing land 1,250 00
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be and herel)y is author-
ized to borrow the above sum, in such sums and such time
as it may be called for by the Selectmen.
Adjourned.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
Annual Meeting, March 28, 1859.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 28, 1859.
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WARRANT.
SEAL.]
SEAL.'
SEAL.'
SEAL.'
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Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toivn of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the twenty-eighth
day of March, current, at one and a half of the clock in the
afternoon, for the following purposes, to wit:
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the necessary town officers for the ensuing year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and com-
mittees.
Fourth. To hear and act upon the list of jurors as revised by the
Selectmen.
Fifth. To see if the town will accept and allow Pleasant street as laid
out and located by the Selectmen.
Si..:th. To see if the town Avill accept and allow Cypress street as laid
out and widened betAveen Washington and Boylston streets by the
Selectmen.
Serenth. To hear and act upon an order of notice from the County
Commissioners, on petition of E. A. Wild and others.
Ei(ihth. To see what action the town will take upon the subject of
the support of the Mill Dam roads after they shall be given up to the
Commonwealth.
Ninth. To see if the town will take any action in relation to laying
out Park street as a public highway, or any part thereof.
Tenth. To see if the town will make any appropriation for building a
school-house to accommodate the Pierce primary school.
Eleventh. To see if the town will take any action in relation to widen-
ing and grading Heath street.
Twelfth. To see if the town will accept the " Act to amend an act to
authorize cities and towns to establish public libraries."
Thirteenth. To see if the town will take any action in relation to the
building of a Town Hall.
Fourteenth. To see if the town will take any action in relation to
altering the grade of the street and the wall in front of the Town Hall,
according to plans made by Amos R. Biuney.
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Fifteenth. To see if the town will take any action in relation to pur-
chasing the Avhole or a part of the lot of laud formerly occupied by the
Baptist Society, at the junction of "Washington and Harvard streets.
Sixteenth. To raise and appropriate such suras of money as may be
required to defray the necessary expenses of the town for the ensuing
year.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
sixteenth day of ]March, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and fifty-nine.
James Bartlett,
Marshall Stearns,
Howard S. Williams,
Thomas Parsons,
Selectmen of the Toirn of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, March 24th, 1859.
In compliance with the foregoing Avarrant, I have notified and warned
the legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place
and for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed notice of the
same at their last and usual place of residence.
Elisha Stone,
Constable of Brookline.
Attest: B. F. Baker, Toim Clerk.
According to the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town,
on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of March, in the year of
our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, and were called
to order by the Town Clerk at half-past one of the clock.
The Clerk then proceeded to read, the warrant and return
thereon.
The meeting was then called upon by the Town Clerk to
])ring in their votes for a Moderator, under the First Article
in the warrant, and presided during the voting.
The whole number of votes was thirty-nine, all for Wil-
liam I. Bowditch, and he was declared elected Moderator,
and took the chair.
No clergyman being present, the customary form of open-
ing the meeting with prayer was omitted.
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Annual Meeting, March 28, 1859. 33
The Second Article was then taken up :
To choose the necessar.y town officers for the ensuing year.
Voted, That the meeting proceed to elect, on one ticket,
the following officers for the ensuing year, to wit : A Town
Clerk, five Selectmen, who shall be Overseers of the Poor
and Surveyors of Highways ; three Assessors, Treasurer
and Collector, eight Constables, and four School Committee
— three for three years and one for two years.
Voted, That the polls be now declared open, and be kept
open until four o'clock.
The polls were kept open until four o'clock, agreeable to
the vote of the meeting, at which time they were declared
closed by the Moderator.
The Moderator and the Town (Merk then proceeded to
sort and count the votes. The whole number of votes was
two hundred and sixty, and the following-named persons
having a majority were declared elected, viz. :
Town Clerk: B. F. Baker (sAvorn by the Moderator).
Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, and Surveyors of Hinhways : James
Bartlett, Marshall Stearns, Howard S. Williams (sworn by the Mod-
erator), Willard A. Humphrey, Thomas Parsons.
Assessors: Jerathmeel Davenport, Thomas B. Hall (sworn by the
Moderator), Willard A. Humphrey.
Treasurer and Collector: Moses Withington (sworn by the Moderator).
Constables: Augustus Allen (sworn by the Moderator), Elisha Stone
(sworn by the Moderator) , Aaron Whitney, John Dustin (sworn by the
Moderator), F. H. Corey (sworn by the Moderator), James M. Alger
(sworn by the Moderator), Eli D. Sanderson (sworn by the Town Clerk),
Reuben A. Chace (sworn by the Moderator), Samuel A. Walker.
School Committee for three years: John N. Turner (accepted), Edward
A. Wild (accepted), George Brooks (accepted).
School Committee for two years: W. H. Jameson (accepted).
In voting for the foregoing officers the check-list was used,
and all persons voting were checked.
Voted, To dispense with the election of a Tythingman.
Voted, To choose four Field Drivers for the ensuing year,
— and the following-named gentlemen were nominated and
chosen, viz :
Field Drivers : Samuel A. Walker, Charles Craft, Charles Smith, Wil-
liam H. Jameson.
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The meeting then nominated and chose the following
officers for the ensuing year, viz. :
Fence Viev^ers: Elislia Stone, Clark L. Haj'ues, Aaron Whitney.
Surveijors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark: Elislia Stone,
D. S. Coolidge, Oliver Coiisens.
Voted, That the Selectmen appoint Measurers of Wood
and Bark.
Sealers of Leather : Charles W. Tolmau, Willard Onion, Jr.
Cemeter;/ Committee : ■William Dearborn, John Dustin.
Auditors: Charles D. Head, Charles W. Scudder, Edward Atkinson
(accepted) .
Fire Wards: Reuben A. Chace, Charles L. Palmer, Aaron Whitney,
Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
Pound Keeper: Silas H. Langley.
Truant Officers : J. Davenport, Augustus Allen, Charles E. Abbott.
Truant Justice : William Aspinwall.
Trustees of Public Library : Thomas Parsons, B. F. Baker (accepted),
J. M. Howe (accepted), J. N. Turner (accepted), Amos A. Lawrence,
George E. Homer, T. P. Chandler, Frederick H. Hedge, William I.
Bowditch, E. C Emerson, Wm. Aspinwall, William A. Wellman (ac-
cepted) .
The Third Article was then taken up :
To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and committees.
The reports of the Town Treasurer, Selectmen, Assessors,
and Trustees of the Public Library, which had been printed
and distributed to the citizens of the town, was presented
by its title and accepted.
The printed report of the School Committee, which had
also been distributed, was then presented and accepted.
James Bartlett, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, pre-
sented by their titles the following reports, which were laid
upon the table, to wit :
Reports : On laying out to curbing and widening Pleasant
street ; Widening Cypress street between Washington and
Boylston streets ; Drainage on Washington street ; Drainage
on Boylston street ; and the report on Guide Posts and
Boards.
The report on guide posts and boards was read and accept-
ed, and placed on file.
Annual Meeting, March 28, 1859. 35
REPORT ON GUIDE POSTS AND BOARDS.
The Selectmen submit the following report of the places where guide
posts and boards are erected and maintained by the town, viz. :
There is a guide post with a board thereon standing at the junction of
Boylston street with Washington street, directing to Newton Upper
Falls and Brighton.
One at the corner of Boylston and Heath streets, directing to Worces-
ter, Newton, and Dedham.
One at the corner of Brighton street, directing to Brighton.
One at the corner of Boylston and Cross streets, directing to Newton
Upper Falls, Newton, and Brighton.
One at the corner of Heath and Warren streets, directing to Newton,
Dedham, and Brighton.
One at the corner of Clyde and Warren streets, directing to Dedham
and Brighton.
One at the corner of Clyde and Newton streets, directing to Brighton,
Newton, and Dedham.
One at the corner of Grove and Newton streets, directing to West
Roxbury and Dedham.
One at the corner of Grove and South streets, directing to Brighton.
One at the corner of South and Newton streets, directing to Dedham,
Brighton, and Newton.
One at the corner of Warren and Cottage streets, directing to Dedham
and Jamaica Plain.
One at the corner of Warren and Walnut streets, to Jamaica Plain.
One at the corner of Washington and Harvard streets, directing to
Brighton and Cambridge.
One at Sewall avenue and Harvard street, directing to Cambridge and
Cambridgeport.
One at the corner of Beacon and Washington streets, directing to
Boston, Newton Centre, Roxbury, and Brighton.
One at the corner of Beacon and Harvard streets, directing to Boston,
Newton Centre, Cambridge, and Cambridgeport.
One at the junction of the Mill Dam and Beacon street, directing to
Newton Centre.
All of Avhich is respectfully submitted for the Selectmen.
James Bartlett,
Brookline, March, 1859. Chairman.
The Fourth Article was then taken up, and the following
list of Jurors was read and accepted, viz. :
36 Brookline Toion Records.
List of Jurors for the Tovm of Brookline for the Year 1859.
Babcock, George (Mar. 26, '59) Hayues, Clark L.
Barnard, William Head, Charles D.
Baruett, Robert Howe, Thomas
Bartlett, James Humphrey, Willard H.
Bird, William (April 14, '59) Jamesou, William H. (Mch. 2(5, '59)
Brackett. NathauielW.(Mar. 26,'59)Keurick, Alfred, Jr. (Mch. 26, '59)
Brooks, George Lyford, Xathauiel
Chapiu, Nathaniel G. Parsons, Thomas
Coolidge, David S. Robinson, Samuel A. (Mch. 26, '59)
Craft, George (Feb. 6, '60) Smith, Albert AV. (Feb. 7, '59)
Dana, Charles B. Scudder, Charles W.
Dane, John H. (Mch. 26, '59) Seccomb, Edward R.
Davis, Robert S. Stearns, William (Apr. 1-t, '59)
Dearborn, Isaac Seamans, James M.
Emerson, Elijah C. (Dec. 8, '59) Warren, Simon
Goddard, Abijah W. Warren, Charles
Griggs, Thomas B. White, Joseph L.
Guild, J. Anson Withiugtou, Otis (Sept. 5, '59)
Williams, Howard S. (Mch. 26, '59)
Attest; B. F. Bakek,
BiJOOKLiNE, Mass., March 7th, 1859. Toion Clerk.
The Fifth Article was then taken up :
To see if the toAvn will accept and allow Pleasant street, as laid out by
the Selectmen.
The following report, which was laid upon the table, was
then taken up and read, to wit :
REPORT OX LAYING OUT PLEASANT STREET.
Brooklixe, February 12th, 1859.
We, the subscribers. Selectmen of the town of Brookline, have laid for
the use of the said town a townway, to be known by the name of Pleasant
street, as follows :
Describing said townway by its easterly and southerly line : Com-
mencing at a monument on the northerly line of Longwood avenue (4i%
ft.) four and four-tenths feet easterlj' f rom the easterly line of Harvard
street and running northeasterly three hundred seventy-one feet (371)
to a monument on the southerly line of Beacon street : thence again and
running northeasterly and crossing Beacon street one hundred seventy-
one eight-tenths feet (111^-^) to a monument opposite the northerly line
of a private way known as Waldo street ; thence again running north-
easterly five hundred ninety-nine five-tenths feet (599 j^^) to a monument
placed on the southerly line of a private way known as Wait street ;
thence again running northeasterly one hundred seventy-nine five-tenths
feet (179^5^) to a monument; thence again running northeasterly two
Annual Meeting, March 28, 1859. 37
lumdred eleven feet (211) to a monument placed at the southwesterly line
of laud occupied by George Adams ; thence running northerly one
hundred and fifty feet as the wall now stands to a monument placed on
the southerly side of a private way known as Brown street ; thence again
running northerly by the fences and walls as they now stand seven
hundred twenty-six (72G) feet to a monument; thence again running
northerly three hundred fifty-seven sis-tenths feet (oo7/q) to a monu-
ment ; thence again running northerly three hundred thirty-eight eight-
tenths feet (338/o) to a monument placed at the northerly line of a
private way known as Egmont street ; thence again running northerly as
the fence now stands one hundred tAventy-flve eight-tenths (125 j^^) feet
to a monument ; thence again running northerly one hundred sixty-nine
nine-tenths feet (169 j^q) to a monument placed in the northerly line of a
private way known as Duramer street ; thence again rauuing northerly
two hundred eighty-nine two-tenths feet (289^2^) to a monument placed
in the southerly line of Brighton avenue at a point forty feet (40 ft.;
easterly from the face of the wall of the Crowninshield estate at its
junction with said Brighton avenue; and said townway shall be of the
full and equal width of forty feet (40 ft.) throughout, measured north-
easterly and westerly from said described line, and that the junction of
the northerly line of Beacon street with the southerly line of said town-
way so laid out be rounded by a curve of thirty-seven feet (37) radius,
commencing at a monument placed opposite the northerly line of a
private way known as Waldo street and running in a southeasterly
direction by a curve of said radius of thirty-seven feet (37) one hundred
and one (101) feet to the line of said Beacon street, and that the junction
of the southerly line of Beacon street with the northeasterly line of said
townway be by a curve of sixteen feet (16) radius.
The location of said townway is according to a plan thereof made by
Amos R. Binney and dated January 18th, 1859, and approved and accepted
by us as Selectmen of the town of Brookline, February 12, 1859, and
deposited in the office of the Town Clerk ; and we have taken for the said
towuAvay all the land included within the private way known as Pleasant
street as now fenced, and as shown in said plan, and have taken of the
land of the abutters on said way as shown by said plan, on the south-
easterly and easterly side of said street :
Of land of Charles Stearns, between Longwood avenue and
Beacon street 3255s(i.ft.
North of Beacon street 5082 "
8337 "
Of the land of Charles Stesirns, Jr 2970 "
Of the laud of David Sears, Sr., between Stearns and
Adams 1915
Between Farrar's land and Dummer street . 246 "
Between Dummer street and land leased to Fowle 058 "
Of the land leased to FoAvle . . . Ill "
Between land leased to Fowle and Brighton
avenue 315 "
3245 "
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Brookline Town Records.
The laud of Mrs. G. W. Rives (the estate occupied by
Heui-}' Upham) '. 338 sq.ft.
Of the laud of David Sears, Jr., (the estate occupied by
E. D. Sohier) 232 "
And on the northeasterly side of the towuway we have
dedicated to the townway, of the laud belonging to the
town and appurtenant to the school-house . . . 1769 "
And we have taken for the said townway, of the laud of the abutters
on its northeasterly and westerly side :
Of the laud of Charles Wilder 531 sq.ft.
Of the laud of John Shephard 737 "
Of the land of William Amory next north of Hyde
Park avenue
Next north of Samuel A.
Walker's land
1100
782
Of the land of Henry Taylor .....
Of the laud of S. S. Ridgeway
Of the laud of John S. Wright
Of the land of Samuel A. Walker ....
Of the land of Ellas Merwin, assignee of S. Nicholson
Of the laud of E. Richmond
Of the estate occupied by Mrs. H. S. Crowninshield and
belonging partly to her and partly to heirs of the late
George C. Crowninshield, deceased . . . .
1882
2265
1697
2092
821
1231
1225
927
And we have awarded to the following persons the sums placed
against their names, as payment in full for land taken aud any and all
damages they may sustain by the laying out and grading of said town-
way :
To Charles Stearns, Senior ......
To Charles Stearns, Junior . . .
To David Sears, Senior
To owners of estate occupied by Mrs. Geo. Adams
To Samuel Fowle
To Mrs. H. S. Crowninshield aud the heirs of George C
Crowninshield
To E. Richmond
To Elias Merwin, assignee of Nicholson
To William Amory . .
To Samuel A. Walker
To John S. Wright
To S. S. Ridgeway
To Henry Taylor ........
To John Shepherd
To Charles Wilder
To Mrs. G. W. Rives and David Sears, Jr., we make no
award as they have agreed to release the towu from all
damages for the laying out of said townway.
Total amount of awards $1,919 00
And estimate the cost of the grading of said townwav to be 1,500 00
266
00
55
00
45
00
425
00
26
00
775
00
100
00
10
00
25
00
41
00
11
00
7
00
100
00
8
00
25
00
83.419 00
Annual Meeting, March 28, 1859. 39
And we allow the sevei'al owners of the land aforesaid until the first
day of June next to remove the loam, walls, fences and trees now stand-
ing on tlie land so taken for said townway.
And the said townway is hereby reported to the town for their accept-
ance, and when accepted and recorded is forever after to be liuowu as a
public townwaj'.
James Baktlett,
Marshall Stearns,
Howard S. Willlyms,
W. A. Humphrey,
Thomas Parsons,
Selectmen of BrookUne.
Voted, To accept and allow Pleasant street, as laid out by
the Selectmen.
The Sixth Article :
To see if the town will accept and allow Cypress street, as laid out
and widened by the Selectmen between Washington andBoylstou streets.
The following report of the Selectmen, in relation to the
laying out and widening said way, was then taken from the
the table and read, to wit :
REPORT (JF WIDENING CYPRESS STREET, BROOKLINE.
We, the subscribers. Selectmen of the town of Brookline, have ordered
that the public townway known as Cypress street be widened as shown
on a plan thereof dated Feb. 3d, 1859, drawn by Amos R. Binney, sur-
veyor, and approved and accepted by us as Selectmen of the town of
Brookline Feb. 7th, 1859 : By taking, on the southeasterly side of said
street, land of Moses Jones, land of the Charles River Branch Railroad,
land of Samuel A. Walker, land of the heirs of Searle, and land of James
Edmoiid, so that the southeasterly line of said street shall be as follows :
Commencing at the northeasterly line of Boylstou street at a monu-
ment placed seven and one tenth (7 1-10) feet easterly from the old line
of street and running northeasterly one hundred nine four-tenths (109 4-10)
feet to a monument; thence running northeasterly seventy-three (73)
feet to a monument ; thence again running northeasterly fifty-one eight-
tenths (51 8-10) feet to a monument; thence again running northeasterly
fifty-three eight-tenths (53 8-10') feet to a monument ; thence again more
northerly ninety (90) feet to a monument on the southerly line of the
location of the Charles River Branch Railroad ; thence again running
northeasterly twenty-six five-tenths (26 5-10) feet to a monument on the
northerly line of the location of C. R. B. R. R. ; thence again running north-
easterly eighteen two-tenths (18 2-10) feet to a monument; thence again
running northeasterly one hundred forty-nine (149) feet to a monument
placed on the old line of the street ; thence again running northeasterly
40 Brookline Town Records.
along the old line of location six hundred thirty-two (632) feet to a
monument placed on the southerly line of land of S. A. Walker; thence
again running northeasterly one hundred and twenty-eight (128) feet to
a monument placed in the southerly line of the laud of the heirs of Searle ;
thence again running northeasterly one hundred twenty-five (125) feet to
a monument ; thence again running northeasterly along the old line of
street ninety-three six-tenths (93 6-10) feet to a monument ; thence again
running northeasterly one hundred forty one-tenth (140 1-10) feet to
the face of the northeasterly granite post of the gateway of the estate of
Edmond ; thence again running northeasterly one hundred and ten four-
tenths (110 4-10) feet along the old line of location to the southerly line
of Washington street.
And that said Cypress street be widened on it^ northeasterly side by
taking land of Moses Jones, land of heirs of Samuel Craft, and land of
W. G. Appleton, so that the northeasterly line of said street shall be as fol-
lows : Commencing at the northeasterly line of Boylston street at a point
forty -two six-tenths (42 G-10) feet westerly from the starting point of
the previously described southeasterly line of street, and running north-
easterly along the old line of location of the street to a monument placed
at the southerly line of land of Moses Jones; thence running northeast-
erly one hundred and fifty-two (152) feet to a monument; thence running
northeasterly six hundred sixty-two (662) feet to a monument at the
northeasterly line of said Jones ; thence again running northeasterly two
hundred twenty-two (222) feet to a monument; thence again running
northeasterly one hundred twenty-two four-tenths (122 4-10) feet to a
monument ; thence again running northeasterly one hundred sixteen feet
three-tenths (116 3-10) to a place on the old line of location at the northerly
line of land of Appleton ; thence again running northeasterly along the
old line of location one hundred twenty-eight seven-tenths (128 7-10) feet
to the southerly line of Washington street.
And taking of the land of the abutters on said townway :
Of the land of Moses Jones on the southerly side of
the street between Boylston street and the rail-
road 8809 sq. ft.
North of the railroad ...... 795
4GU4 ••
On the northwesterly side of the street . . . 5364 "
Total of land taken from Moses Jones . . . 9968 "
Of the land included in the location of the Charles River
Branch Railroad 327 "
Of the land of Samuel A. Walker 230 "
Of the land of heirs of Searle (118 + C>C,S) . . . . 786 "
Of the land of James Edmond 239 "
Of the land of William Craft, agent 898 "
Of the land of William G. Appleton 1442 "
Of land included in the location of the private way known
as Cj'press place ........ 228 "
Annual Meeting^ March 28, 1859. 41
And we have a-\varded to the following persons the sums set against
their names as payment in full for land taken and for all and any damage
they may sustain by the widening of said townway :
Samuel A. Walker
Heirs of Searle estate
James Edmoud
William G. Appleton
William Craft, agent for the heirs of Samuel Craft
$28 00
30 00
35 00
75 00
40 00
To Moses Jones we have made no award, he having agreed to release
the town from all claims for damages from widening said road, provided
the town will set back his fences and wall to the new line of street, and
which M'e estimate will cost S14-i.OO.
Amount of awards $208 00
Moving Mr. Jones's fences and wall ..... 144 00
And grading said way to be 1,085 50
Total estimated cost of widening .... §1,437 50
And v,-e allow the several owners of the land aforesaid until the 15th
day of May next to remoA'^e the loam, fences and trees now standing on
the land taken to widen said townway, and the said widening of the said
Cypress street is hereby reported to the town for their acceptance, and
when accepted and recorded the land so taken shall forever after be
included in said Cypress street.
James Bartlett,
Marshall Stearns,
Howard S. Williams
W. A. Humphrey,
Thomas Parsons,
Brookline, February 7th, 1859. Selectmen of Brookline-
Voted, To accept and allow the widening and laying out
of Cypress street between Washington and Boylston streets.
Voted, That the thanks of the town be presented to those
persons living on the line of Cypress street for their liber-
ality in waving all claims for damages on the line where said
street is proposed to be widened.
Seventh Article taken up :
To hear and act upon the order of notice from the County Commis-
sioners on the petition of E. A. Wild and others.
Voted, That it is inexpedient for the town to take any
action in the matter.
42 BrooTdine Town Records.
The Eighth Article was then taken up :
To see what action the towu will take upon the subject of the support
of the Mill Dam roads after they shall be given up to the Commonwealth.
On motion of William Aspinwall, it was —
Voted, That the Selectmen l)e and hereby are directed to
apply to the General Court to make some provisions b}' law
for the maintenance of the Mill Dam and the roads connected
therewith belonging to the Boston and Roxbury Mill Cor-
poration, after said corporation shall cease to take tolls there-
on, and for this purpose to make a fund from the proceeds
of the sales in the Back Bay belonging to the Common-
wealth ; and the Selectmen are further recommended to com-
municate with the authorities of Roxbury and Brighton with
the view of enlisting their support of such an application.
Ninth Article :
To see if the town will lay out Park street, or any part thereof, as a
public way.
Voted, To refer the subject of the article to the Selectmen.
The Fourth Article was then taken from the table, and the
Selectmen presented the following report for the considera-
tion of the meeting, it having been previously laid on the
table :
Report of the Selectmen on the Drainage of "Walnut and Boyls-
ton streets at their junction with washington street.
The committee appointed at the meeting of the citizens of the town of
Brookline, held on the ninth day of December last, A. D. 1858, to whom
was referred the Fifth Article in the warrant calling said meeting, to
wit : " To see what action the town will take in relation to draining the
water from Walnut and Boylston streets at the junction of Washington
street," and report thereon at a future meeting. Your committee have
attended to that duty, and would report as follows, to wit :
We find that the water coming down Walnut and Boylston streets
passes over a small point of land belonging to Samuel A. Walker lying
at the junction of Boylston and Washington streets, and thence passes
through a culvert in the railroad bridge made by the Charles River Rail-
road Company, thence along a paved gutter to the brook, which is the
natural passageway of the water from that point, and to which we con-
Annual fleeting, March 28, 1859. 43
sider the town has a perfect legal right ; but we do not consider that
the town has any right to drain over the point of land at the junction of
the streets.
We would therefore recommend the town to purchase a small
piece of land at that point for the purpose of draining and widening the
street, and we would recommend the following vote :
Voted, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred
dollars for the above purpose.
James Bartlett, Chairman Selectmen.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred
dollars for the purpose recommended by the Selectmen in
the foregoing report.
The Chairman of the Selectmen, James Bartlett, presented
the following report on the drainage of Washington street,
viz. :
REPORT.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Fifth Article in the warrant
calling the meeting of the town held on the 9th clay of December last,
A. D. 1858, to wit : " To see what action the town will take in relation
to draining Washington street between the Town Hall and School
street," would report that they have attended to that matter, and would
lay before the town the various ways by which it can be done, and the
price annexed, as follows, to wit :
1st. By an underground drain, taking the water to the School street
drain, for the sum of .§533.50.
2d. By an underground drain, taking the water to the cesspool on
Harvard street, for the sum of $797.50.
3d. By grading Washington street as per the red line on the profile
of said sti'eet as made for the town by the Messrs. Whitwell and Hanks,
for the sum of $1,700.
Should the town decide to alter the wall in front of the Town Hall, as
shoAvn on the plan, and grade and fence the Town House lot, the cost
thereof wnll be about $2,600.
The above modes we submit to the town for their consideration, and
to adopt such plans as they think best.
Respectfully submitted,
Brookline, March 26th, 1859. James Bartlett, Chairman.
Voted, To take up the Fourteenth Article, to wit :
To see if the town will take any action in relation to altering the grade
of the street and changing the wall in front of the Town Hall, agreeable
to plans of the same made by Amos R. Binney.
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The merits of the ditfereut modes of draining the streets
above named and the altering of the g-rade of the street and
changing the wall in front of the Town Hall, were discussed
at considerable leno;th, without arrivino^ at anv detinite
plan, when it was —
Voted., That the further consideration of the subject of
the drainage of the streets, the altering of the grade, and the
changing of the wall, be laid over to the next meeting.
The Tenth Article was then taken up :
To see if the town ^ill make any appropriation for building a school-
house to accommodate the Pierce primary school.
Voted, To refer the matter of building a school-house to
a committee of five persons, to be appointed by the chair.
The chair appointed the following gentlemen, viz. : Messrs.
F. W. Prescott, Thomas Parsons, George F. Homer, Charles
Follen, and Samuel Philbrick.
The Eleventh Article taken up, to wit :
To see if the town will take any action in relation to Avidening and
grading Heath street.
Voted, To refer the subject of the Eleventh Article to the
Selectmen as Surveyors of Highways, to take such action as
they may deem proper.
The Twelfth Article taken up, to wit :
To see if the town wiU accept the -'Act to amend an Act to authorize
cities and towns to establish and maintain public libraries."
Voted, That the Act above mentioned be and hereby is
accepted by this town.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone the Thirteenth Article,
to wit :
To see if the toAvn will take any action relating to building a Town
Hall.
Fifteenth Article taken up, to wit :
To see if the town Trill take any action in relation to purchasing the
whole or a part of the lot formerly occupied by the Baptist society at
the junction of Harvard and Washington streets.
Annual Meeting, March 28, 1859. 45
Voted, To refer the whole subject to the Selectmen to
inquire how much it will be necessary to take of the above-
named lot to widen the streets in that locality, and report
thereon at the adjourned meeting, and what terms the part
can be obtained for.
On motion —
Voted, To reconsider the vote passed relative to the Four-
teenth Article.
Voted, That the subject of the Fourteenth Article he
referred to the Selectmen as Surveyors of Highways, to
report thereon at the next meeting, and especially on the
subject of damages.
The Sixteenth Article was then taken up, to wit :
To raise aud appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to
defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
The meeting then voted the following appropriations, viz. :
To make, grade, and ■n'iden Pleasant street
To widen and make Cypress street
For the support of schools
For the support of poor ....
For the support of highways .
$3,419 00
1,437 50
16,275 00
800 00
3,700 00
Voted, To adjourn to meet at this place on Tuesday even-
ing, the fifth day of April next, at 71- o'clock in the evening.
In the votino; the check-list was used, and no one was
allowed to deposit his ballot until his name was found and
checked.
Adjourned.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
In conformity with the laws of this Commonwealth, the
Town Clerk forthwith made out his warrant and delivered it
to Constable Elisha Stone, requiring him to summon, within
three days, all oflScers chosen and not already qualified, to
appear before the Town Clerk within seven days from this
46 BrooTdine Town Records.
date and be qualified for their respective offices ; to be
swora where an oath is required by law, and to signify their
acceptance or refusal of the offices to which they have
respectively been chosen.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Toicn Clerk.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, April 4:th, 1859.
Then personally appeared the following-named persons
and were sworn at the time set against their names, or sig-
nified their acceptance or refusal of the office to which the}'
had been chosen.
School Committee. Edwi^rd A. Wild, accepted March 30, 1859.
^ ^ „ ... i John Dnstin. accepted March 31. 18-59.
Cemetenj Committee, ^j, ^ Chace. accepted April 4. 19.59.
jr,. n' /7 ^ Aaron TThitnev. declined March 31. 1S59.
±ire t\aras. | _^ifred Kenrick. Jr.. declined April 1, 1859.
I B. F. Baker, accepted.
J. [Murray Howe, accepted.
John ZST. Turner, accepted.
William A. WeUman. accepted.
Trustees of j Thomas Parsons, accepted March 80. 1859.
George F. Homer, accepted March 29, 1S59.
William Aspin-waU. accepted March 29, 1859.
Public Library, j T. P. Chandler, accepted April -i. 1859.
William I. Bowditch. accepted March 30. 18.59.
Amos A. Lawi-ence. accepted April 4, 1859.
F. H. Hedge, accepted April 4. 1S59.
E. C. Emerson, accepted AprU 4. 1859.
J ,. f Charles D. Head, accepted March 31, 1859.
^uaitors. ^ Charles W. Scndder. accepted April 1, 1859.
r sf T-1 / Aaron Whitnev. sworn March 31. 1859.
^onstaoies. ^ g^j^^gi ^ Walker, decUned April 4. 1859.
r Charles Craft, sworn March 31. 1859.
Field Drivers. \ Charles Smith, sworn April 2. 1859.
t W. H. Jameson, sworn April 4, 1859.
Fence Viewer. Clark L. Haynes, sworn AprU 4, 1S59.
Truant Officer. J. Davenport, sworn April 4. 1859.
Attest : B. F. Baker. Toicn Clerk.
ADJOURXED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 5, 1859.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline assembled in the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday evening, the fifth day of April, in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, and were called to
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April o, 1859. 47
order at fifteen minutes of eight o'clock, the Moderator,
William I. Bowditch, in the chair.
The first business in order being the filling of any vacan-
cies in the officers chosen, by reason of their declining, was
then taken up, and the following action was taken by the
meeting, to wit :
Voted, To reconsider the vote whereby the town voted to
have eight Constables for the ensuing year, and that the
seven persons already chosen and qualified for that office be
the number for the year ensuing.
Voted, To reconsider the vote whereby the town voted
to have four Field Drivers for the ensuing year, and that
three, the number already chosen and qualified, be the num-
ber for the ensuing year.
Voted, To reconsider the vote whereby the town voted to
have two Sealers of Leather for the ensuing year, and that
the one already chosen and qualified be the number for the
present year.
Eben W. Reed was chosen Pound Keeper.
Samuel Clark was chosen Cemetery Committee.
Philip S. Allen, John Gibbs, and Thomas S. Pettengill,
were chosen Fire Wards.
Charles Pope was chosen Truant Justice.
F. W. Prescott, for the majority of the committee to
whom was referred the Tenth Article in the warrant, pre-
sented the following report, viz. :
REPORT.
The committee to whom was referred the subject of providing addi-
tional accommodations for the Pierce Primary school would respectfully
report. It is clear, from the School Committee's report, that such addi-
tional accommodation is now very desirable, and will become incUs-
pensable after the usual addition of schools to the Pierce Grammar and
Primary schools at the term foUo^^-ing the annual examination in July.
The committee, for various reasons, would not recommend the erection
of another school-house at present, and they incUne to the opinion that
the addition of another story to the Pierce school-house is practicable
and would afford the requisite accommodations for the present and prob-
ably for several years. It was impossible, in the short time allowed the
committee, to agree upon any plan in detail of the proposed addition to
said buildius, or to obtain an accurate estimate of the cost thereof ; but
48 BrooMine Toivn Records.
they think, from such iuquiries as they have been able to make, that the
whole expense Avill uot exceed fifty -two huudred dollars. We would
therefore recommend that the sum of dollars be
appropriated for the purpose of building an additional story to the Pierce
school-house ; that a l)uilding committee of Ave be appointed to take
charge of the work, and that the building be done, as far as possible,
during the midsummer vacation.
F. W. Pre.scott.
Samuel Philbeick.
Brookline, Api-il 5th, 1859. Geo. P. Homer.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
Charles Follen submitted the following minority report
from the same committee, to wit :
REPORT.
Admitting, in accordance with the opinion of the School Committee,
that it may eventually be necessary to l)uild another school-house, I be-
lieve that at present and for several years to come the want may be suf-
ficiently met in a less expensive way. I recommend that the present
Grammar school building be enlarged by the addition of a roof story to
replace the present roof. I consider it inexpedient to attempt to raise
the present roof, because, though very thoroughly built, it is, from its
design, from its great weight, and from the difficulty of getting a suf-
ficient number of safe points of bearing, peculiarly difficult to raise, and,
further, because nearly the same amount and quality of room may be got
at a far less cost, the diflerence being according to estimates made at our
request from thirteen to fifteen hundred dollars (the cost of story, with
raised roof, being five thousand two hundred and sixty-five dollars),
while the external appearance of the building will be much improved.
Charles Follen.
Mr. Follen also offered the following votes in connection
with his report, viz. :
Voted, That it is expedient to add to the Grammar school-
house a roof story rather than either to raise the present roof
or to build a new school-house, as being least expensive,
affording good and ample accommodations, and improving
the appearance of the building.
Voted, That the sum of four thousand dollars be appro-
priated to meet the expense of building.
Voted, That be a committee to super-
intend the work.
Voted, To lay the work on the table.
Adjourned Animcd Meeting, April 5, 1859. 49
On motion of W. A. Wellman —
Voted, That the sum of five thousand two hundred dollars
be raised and appropriated for the purpose of building an
additional story to the Pierce school-house.
Voted, To reconsider the foregoing vote.
Voted, To reconsider the vote whereby the Thirteenth
Article in the warrant was indefinitely postponed.
Voted, To refer the Tenth Article to a new committee.
Voted, To refer the Tenth Article to a new committee of
five persons, to take the matter into consideration and report
thereon at a future meeting.
Voted, That said committee be appointed by the Moder-
ator.
The Moderator accordingly appointed the following gen-
tlemen, viz. : Messrs. William Dwight, John N. Turner,
Ginery Twitchell, Charles Follen and F. W. Prescott.
After some discussion by the meeting in reference to sub-
mitting the further consideration of the Thirteenth Article
to the above committee, it was —
Voted, To lay the Thirteenth Article upon the table.
The Fourteenth Article was then taken up, viz. :
To see if the towu -will take auy action in relation to altering the grade
of the street and the wall in front of the Town Hall according to plans
of the same made by Amos R. Binney.
Upon which James Bartlett, Chairman of the Selectmen,
presented the following report, viz. :
REPORT.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Fourteenth Article in the
warrant calling the annual towu meeting held March 28th, 1859, to wit :
' ' To see if the town Avill take any action in relation to altering the grade
of the street and changing the wall in front of the Town Hall, according
to plans of the same made by Amos R. Binney." The Selectmen haA-e
attended to the above-mentioned business, and would report as follows :
After carefully considering the subject and examiuing the ground, we
find that the most eflectual way of draining Washington street south of
School street would be by lowering the grade opposite the Hall estate
about eighteen inches, to raise the grade in front of the Leeds estate
about thirty-six inches, and then again by lowering the grade opposite
4
50 BrooMine Town Records.
Holdeu street about tweuty-fonr inches, thus carrying the water over
the surface of the street to the brook at the railroad bridge, according
to a plan and profile of the same as made by Amos E. Binney. We have
estimated the expense of grading and filling said street, including the
damages to the estates of the abutters, and we think it will not exceed
the sum of twenty-one hundred dollars. We therefore recommend to
the town to adopt said plan of drainage. We And that in order to drain
the water as aforesaid into the brook it will be necessary after crossing
the railroad track to pass over ground claimed by Samuel A. Walker, as
also in taking the water from Boylston and Walnut streets, aud we would
recommend the town to take such steps as are necessary to secure the
drainage as above mentioned into the brook. We would also recommend
to the town to finish the grading of the Town House lot, to fence the
same, and to alter the wall in front according to plans of the same made
by Amos K. Binney ; the whole expense not to exceed the sum of thirteen
hundred dollars. We would state that the subject of damage to the
estates of the abutters on the line of the street where the grade is altered
cannot be definitely settled before such grading is finished unless the
town is pleased to give whatever persons owning such estates see fit to
ask, and we think that often persons ask to be paid damages when their
estates are really benefited by the improvement.
We would ofler the following votes :
Voted, That the sum of twenty-one hundred dollars be raised and
appropriated for the purpose of grading and draining Washington street.
Voted, That the sum of thirteen hundred dollars be raised and appro-
priated for the purpose of grading and fencing the ToAvn House lot and
altering the wall in front of the same.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Jajies Bartlett,
Marshall Stearns,
Howard S. Williams,
Brookline, April 5, 1859. Selectmen.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Fifteenth Article
in the warrant, viz. ;
To see what action the town will take in relation to purchasing the
whole or a part of the lot of land formerly occupied by the Baptist
society,"
— presented the following report, to wit :
EEPORT.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Fifteenth Article in the
warrant calling the annual meeting held March the 28th, 1859, to wit :
" To see if the town will take any action in relation to purchasing the
whole or a part of the lot of land formerly occupied by the Baptist
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 19, 1859. 51
society, at the junction of Washington and Harvard streets.'" The
Selectmen have attended to that matter, and would report as follows, viz. :
That in their opinion the streets need to be widened at that point, so
as to accommodate the fast increasing travel on those streets. We have
therefore caused plans to be made showing how the object could be best
accomplished, and we would recommend to the tOAvn to purchase so
much of said estate as is contained in the point of laud lying in frout of
the meeting-house, provided it can be purchased for the sum of fourteen
hundr.ed dollars.
Marshall Stearns
Howard S. Willums.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
Voted, That the whole subject of the Fifteenth Article be
referred to the committee on the Tenth Article, to report
thereon at a future meeting.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourn it be to two
weeks from this evening, at seven and one-half of the clock.
Motion to adjourn was made, and lost.
Voted, To add one thousand dollars ($1,000) to the
appropriation for highways.
Voted, To adjourn.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 19, 1859.
Pursuant to adjournment, the inhabitants of the town of
Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday
evening, April the nineteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-
nine, the Moderator, William I. Bowditch, in the chair.
Voted, To reconsider the vote whereby the town voted to
have four Fire Wards.
Voted, That two Fire Wards be the number for the ensu-
ing year.
Charles Pope was chosen Truant Justice, in place of Wil-
liam Aspinwall, who declined serving.
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Brookline Tovm Records.
The Sixteenth Article was then taken from the talkie,
the meeting voted the following appropriations, to wit :
and
and 49].
[For several appropriations see pages [42, 44
For tire department ....
county tax
state tax . . .
collecting taxes ....
extinction of town debt
interest on town del)t
repairs of town buildings
town officers
sidewalks
paving gutters and relaying drains
lighting streets and Town Hall
ringing bell .....
cemetery
police ......
increase and maintenance of library
adult schools
widening Cypress street betAveeu Walnut and Bo\
streets
making Essex street
grading Aspinwall avenue
contingencies .....
abatement of taxes ....
Voted, That the various appropriations made by the town,
including those for the purpose of making and repairing
highways and townways, be assessed, after deducting the
amount now in the treasury and the prol)able receipts for
the ensuing year, amounting to the sum of dollars,
upon the polls and estates, real and personal, of the in-
habitants, resident and non-resident, of the town, and col-
lected as the town charges are usually charged and collected.
On motion of Edward Atkinson, —
Voted, That the sum of ($750) seven hundred and fifty
dollars be added to the appropriation for highways, and that
the Surveyors of Highways l)e recommended to expend said
sum, or as much thereof as may be needed, in repairing
Boylston street, in making gutters and sidewalks at such
points upon said street as they may think best.
On motion of Thomas Parsons, the meeting passed the
following two votes, to wit :
$700 00
5,556 00
2,500 00
400 00
G,000 00
3,500 00
500 00
1,300 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
1,600 00
100 00
100 00
600 00
480 00
400 00
ylstor
1,000 00
100 00
800 00
2,000 00
500 00
Adjourned Annucd Meethig, Ajjril 19, 1859. 53
Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to communicate
with the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Boston, request-
ing of said board information in regard to what authority
exists by virtue of which said city takes the "right to enter
upon and dig up streets in the town of Brookline for the
purpose of laying a new main of water-pipes, the Act (Chap-
ter 222) giving said city such power, under restrictions,
not yet having been accepted, agreeable to Section 5th of
said Act.
Voted, If the city of Boston has not, or refuses to accept
said Act within four days after such request from the Select-
men, said Selectmen shall oppose all doings of said city in
said town which, in their opinion, or the opinion of counsel,
are trespassers, in any manner they may deem expedient.
Mr. Parsons then moved that the sum of eight thousand
dollars be raised and appropriated for lowering the grade of
Bradley's hill, making and repairing Boylston street, accord-
ing to a plan of the same made by A. K.. Binney.
Upon which, on motion of William Aspinwall, it was —
Voted, That the subject be referred to the Selectmen,
to report thereon at the next town meeting.
The committee to Avhom was referred the Tenth and
Fifteenth articles in the warrant, in relation to building a
new school-house and purchasing land of the Baptist Society,
made the following report, to wit :
REPORT.
The committee to which was referred the whole subject of Article
Teuth of the warrant, "to see if the town will make any appropriation
for bnilding a school-house to accommodate the Pierce primary school,"
and also the Fifteenth Article, "to see if the town will take any action
in relation to purchasing the whole or any part of the lot of laud formerly
occupied by the Baptist society at the junction of Washington and Harvard
streets," respectfully report : In regard to the subject-matter of the
Teuth Article, the committee remark that the number of scholars for
Avhom the town must provide school room now in addition to that already
provided is fifty, and this additional room must be provided in the early
part of the present year. Unless compelled by motives of economy, no
one who examines the subject would advise the town to provide the
school room now required in connection with existing school-houses, for
except on economical grounds it is not desirable that our school-houses
should be more than two stories high, because the danger incurred by the
children in case of Are or panic is greater the more the houses are crowded,
54 Brookline Tovm Records.
and because the occupant;* of three stories in the same building interfere
more with each other than the occupants of two stories. Further, it is
not desirable, except on economical grounds, such as saving the purchase
of laud, that our present school-houses should be disfigured by additions
built on them not contemplated ■svhen they were planned. Moreover, the
committee are of the opinion that the school room now required can be
provided as economically in a separate building as by raising the roof of
one of the present school houses or by building an addition to one of them.
The committee also find that the town owns laud already graded and
land soon to be graded, to wit : The Gibbs lot, so called, in rear of the
Town Hall, the Fay lot and the Horton lot, so called, amply sufficient and
entirely suitable for all the school-houses it will be called upon to erect
within the limits of this district for years to come. There is no reason
therefore, in the oiJinion of the committee, either on the score of economy
in building or saving in the purchase of land, which should induce the
tOAvn to provide the school room noAv required in connection with the
existing school-houses.
It is necessary, before the committee submit the plan it would recom-
mend the town to adopt, to state that, according to the best judgment the
committee can form, the town will be called upon to provide room iu this
district during the present year and the next year for one hundred
scholars, and in the course of the next five years for a greater number of
scholars. Under those circumstances the committee are of opinion that
the policy that will commend itself to the town will be this : To spend
such a sum of money now as Avill provide the school room required
for the next one or two years, but to spend it in such a manner
that it will not be thrown away when in the future the town shall
be called upon to provide additional school accommodations. To ac-
complish the object stated, the committee recommend to the town to
erect on the Gibbs lot during the present seasou a building of two
stories which will accommodate about one hundred primary school
scholars and will form part of a building of six rooms to be hereafter
erected and completed as the wants of the town may require. In order,
therefore, to satisfy thems^-lves that their views in this regard may be
successfully and economically carried out, the committee caused a plan
of a school-house of six rooms to be made, to be erected upon the Gibbs
xOt, and an estimate to be made of the cost of completing the part thereof
which they would propose to complete during the present summer. The
committee submit the plans and estimates to the town, not for the pur-
pose of asking the town to ailopt the plan nor for the purpose of controll-
ing the discretion and judgment of any building committee the town
may appoint, but simply to illustrate and justify the views of the com-
mittee.
In regard to the subject of tlie Fifteenth Article of the Avarrant, "To
see whether the town will purchase the whole or any part of the lot
formerly occupied by the Baptist society," the committee are of the opin-
ion that neither the lot nor the buildings thereon are required by the town
for school purposes, nor are they suitable therefor. The committee are
also of opinion that the lot is not required by the town for the purpose
of building a Town Hall, as the town owns land already amply sutficient
Adjourned Annual Meetinr/, AjJi'il 19, 1859. 55
and entirely suitalDle for that purpose when the town shall require a
new Town Hall, and the building on the lot is entirely unsuitable there-
for. For highway purposes, the committee are of opinion that tlie toAvn
requires part of the lot, and they recommend that the Selectmen be
authorized to purchase so much of the land in front of the church on the
lot in question as may be needed to widen the adjoining higliAvays and to
relieve the sharpness of the corner at the junction of Washington and
Harvard streets.
To carr.y out the views of this report the committee submit two votes,
and recommend that they be adopted by the town :
Voteil, That a building committee ])e appointed to erect, during the
coming summer, a building on the Gibbs lot, of two stories, which will
accommodate about one hundred scholars of the Primary school, said
building to form part of a larger ]>uilding to be hereafter erected, and
that six thousand dollars be appropriated therefor.
VotoL That the Selectmen be authorized to purchase from the Baptist
society nineteen hundred and sixty feet of land to improve Harvard and
AVashington streeets at their junction, and that seven hundred and eighty-
four dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the sum of seven hundred and eighty-four
dolhirs be raised and appropriated to purchase land of the
Baptist society, at the junction of Harvard and Washington
streets, as recommended by the committee.
Voted, That the plans submitted be referred to a building
committee consisting of the Board of Selectmen and School
Committee, to act upon as they think best, and that the sum
of ($8,500) eight thousand five hundred dollars be raised
and appropriated therefor, to erect a building of brick on
the town's land, of such a model as will best accommodate
the schools.
Voted, That the money for the foregoing purpose be bor-
rowed by the Town Treasurer, in such sums and at such
times as may be called for by said committee.
Voted, That the sum of seven hundred dollars ($700) be
raised and appropriated for the purpose of furnishing the
rooms in said school-house.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be and hereby is author-
ized to l)orrow the sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars, in anticipation of taxes, and to give the note or notes
of the town, countersigned by the Selectmen, in such sums
and at such times as may be called for by the Selectmen.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toum Clerk.
56 BrooMine Toivn Records.
MEETING ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT,
AND SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, MAY 9, 1859.
SEAL. I
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SEAL.l
WARRANT.
COMMOXWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
[
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toimi of BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Common wealth of Massachu.setts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Broolvline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the. Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the ninth day of
May next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose
of bringing in their votes to the Selectmen on the proposed
Article of Amendment to the Constitution, to wit :
"No person of foreign birth shall be entitled to vote or be eligible to
office unless he shall have resided within the jurisdiction of the United
States for two years subsequent to his naturalization, and shall be other-
wise qualified according to the Constitution and laws of this Common-
wealth, provided that this amendment shall not aflect the rights which
any person of foreign birth possessed at the time of the adoption there-
of ; and provided, further, that it shall not affect the rights of any child
of a citizen of the United States born during the temporary absence of
the parent therefrom."
The form and style of said vote shall be as follows :
"Amendment to the Constitution, Yes, or No."
The polls to be kept open not less than two hours.
You are also hereby required to notify and warn the said
inhabitants, voters of the said town, to meet in the Town
Hall in said town, on the same day, at five of the clock in
the afternoon, or immediately on the adjournment of the
meeting first called, for the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen in relation
to the drainage of Boylstou, Walnut, and Washington streets, at the
southerly end of the railroad bridge.
Third. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be neces-
sary for the foregoing purpose.
Constitutional Amendment, May 9, 1859.
57
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meetmg.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-eighth day of April, in the year ot our Lord
eighteen hundred and Hfty-nine.
James Bartlett,
Marshall Stearns,
Howard S. Williams,
W. A. Humphrey,
Thomas Parsons,
Selectmen of the Toum of Brookline.
NORFOLK, ss. BKOOKLiNE, May 5th, 1859.
In conformity with the foregoing warrant, I have notified and warned
the inhabitants, legal voters in the town of Brookline, to meet at the
time and place and for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed
notice of the same at their last and usual place of residence.
Elisha Stone,
Constahle of Brookline.
A true copy of the warrant and return thereon.
Attest : B. F. Bakek,
Tov;n Clerk.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the town
of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town, on
the afternoon of Monday, May the ninth, in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, and were called to
order by James Bartlett, Chairman of the Selectmen, at two
o'clock precisely.
The Town Clerk then read the warrant calhng said meet-
ing and the return thereon.
The polls were then declared open, by the Chairman ot
the Selectmen, who requested those present to deposit their
votes.
Before proceedino- to vote, on motion —
Voted, That the polls be kept open until twenty-five mm-
utes past five o'clock.
The meeting then proceeded to vote on the Constitutional
Amendment, and the polls were kept open until twenty-hve
minutes past five o'clock, when they were declared closed,
ao-reeable to the vote of the meeting.
58 BrooMine Town Record;^.
The Selectmen and the Town Clerk then proceeded to
sort and count the votes, and the whole number given was
one hundred and fifty, and the whole number of votes were
sorted, counted, recorded, and declaration thereof made
in open town meeting, and were as follows, viz. :
One hiuidred aud sixteen Yes (IIG).
Thirty-four No (34) .
The business being all transacted, the returns were filled
up and signed by the Selectmen and Town Clerk, and decla-
ration thereof made in open town meeting. They were
then sealed up and delivered to the Town Clerk to forward
to the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
During the voting the check-list was used, and no person
was allowed to vote until his name was found and checked on
said list.
The meeting was dissolved, by the Chairman of the Select-
men.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
Immediately at the close of the meeting assembled to vote
on the amendment to the Constitution, the citizens of Brook-
line assembled in the Town Hall in said town, on Monday,
May the ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, and were
called to order at fifteen minutes to six of the clock in the
afternoon, by the Town Clerk, who proceeded to read the
warrant and return thereon (recorded on the [55th] page of
this book), and presided during the choice of a Moderator,
according to the First Article in said warrant.
Voted, That the Moderator be chosen by nomination —
— and Hon. William Aspinwall was chosen, and took the
chair.
Article Second :
To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen in relation to the
drainage of Boylston, Walnut, and Washington streets, at the southerly
end of the railroad bridge.
The Selectmen made a verbal report that the town does
require the right of drainage into the brook at that point,
Sx>ecial Meeting, May 9, 1859. 59
and recommend to the town to purchase so much land, or
otherwise, as they shall deem best for that purpose, and that
the land can be [)urchased for the sum of six hundred dollars.
Voted, That the subject of the drainage of Boylston, Wal-
nut, and Washington streets, at the railroad bridge, be
recommitted to the Selectmen, with instructions to exam-
ine further into the rights of the town, and with authority,
if they deem it expedient, to settle the whole matter by the
purchase of land of Mr. Walker upon the terms proposed
by them in their verbal report, and that the sum of six hun-
dred dollars be appropriated therefor, and that they report
their doings thereon at the next town meeting.
Voted, That the above sum of six hundred dollars be
raised by taxation upon the polls and estates as other taxes
are raised the present year.
Voted, To adjourn sine die.
Adjourned. _ _ ^ ^^^^
^ Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
\
May 31, 1859.
Know all men by these presents, that w^e, the Selectmen
of Brookline, in the County of Norfolk, hereby appoint
William Aspinwall, of Brookline aforesaid. Clerk of said
town, to perform the duties of that office during the absence
of Benjamin F. Baker, Clerk of said town, duly chosen and
sworn at the annual meeting of the inhabitants of said town,
in March, A. D. 1859, and now absent from said town on a
journey.
Witness our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and fifty-nine.
James Bartlett. [l.s.]
Howard S. Williams, [l.s.]
Marshall Stearns. [l.s.]
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Brookline Town Records.
Suffolk, ss. Boston, Juue 1st, 1859.
Then personally appeared "William Aspinwall, of Brookline, in the
County of Norfolk, appointed Clerk of said town during the absence of
Benjamin F. Baker, and made oath that he would truly and faithfully
perform and discharge the duties of the office aforesaid according to the
within appointment.
George F. Homer, Justice of the Peace.
List of Soldiers in the Town
as taken hy
Joseph T. Chandler
Thomas W. Coffrau
James Miley
Rufus H. Blood
John P. Drew
John H. W. Page
John A. Buruham
Amos A. Lawrence
Thomas B. Hall
Wm. A. Banks
Daniel Keefe
Frederick Almy
Edward Blake
Frederick Stone
Francis G. Faxon
Gorham Gray
Albert J. Size
Carl Siedhofl'
Thomas J. Dee
Augustus B. Whittemore
Michael Maloney
Richard Briggs
John K. Rogers
Daniel W. Rogers
Andrew Marsh
Henry Blaney
Granvill T. Braman
William B. Chaplin
David S. Coolidge
William H. Watson
Henry Upham
Franklin Z. Brett
John Sheperd
Elijah Woodbury
of Brookline for the year 1859,
the Assessors.
Charles U. Cotting
Michael Lemmist
Samuel Page
William H. Lincoln
S. Henry Howe
William A. Howe
John W. Bowers
John Mitchell
Charles H. Jord
John Doyle
Edward D. Sohier
Alonzo Farrar
Edward Richmond
Edward G. Parker
John W. Griggs
Edward J. Thomas
Charles Soule, Jr.
Richard Soule, Jr.
Isaiah L. Brackett
Frederick W. Prescott
J. B. Tosier
Sidney S. Alcott
Charles Wilder
Willoughby Wilder
Charles H. Stearns
William Stearns
Isaac Dearborn
William I. Bowditch
Patrick Riley
Patrick Hogau
George Griggs
Charles W. Scudder
Isaac Rich
William D. Coolidge
Militia List, 1859.
61
William Bramliall
Thomas Bramhall
Robert Bramhall
Isaiah Goodiug
Elbridge Wason
William J. Griggs
John H. Dane
Richard L. Saville
Robert S. Littell
William J. Swift
Edward C Wilson
Nehemiah Washburn
George Brooks
Thomas S. Pettengill
William Pope
David Wilder, 3d
George T. Homer
Daniel H. Rogers
Charles Burrell
George Stoddard
Albert Lincoln
George L. Richardson
William H. Jameson
Charles Tirrell
Thomas G. Wells
William B. Craft
Charles W. Tolmau
James Roonej'
John Gibbs
Bradford Kingman
Ansel H. Waterman
Charles L. Palmer
Jonathan P. Sanborn
Edwin Clark
Michael Mahan
James Cusick
Ed Avar d A. Wild
Robert S. Davis
Albert W. Smith
George Baldwin
Edwin Field
T. Enstis Francis
Cornelius Murphy
Walter Scott Fittz
E. R. Butler
Benjamin Wells, Jr.
Larkin Lynd
A. W. Boardmau
Joshua H. Putnam
William Nicliols
Abner B. Hardy
A. L. Wood
James W. Edgerly
Lucius K. Miles
Lowell M. Miles
D. Augustus Griggs
Edward R. Seccomb
Nathan Hale, Jr.
William A. Wyman
Horace James
Frederick A. Corey
Charles E. Abbott
Timothy Corey
F. Henry Corey
Theodore F. Corey
Michael McDonnell
James Bartlett
Willard Onion
Samuel A. Robinson
Thomas B. Griggs
James Dumphrey
Thomas F. Allard
Stanton Blake
Ambrose Willard
John Bliss
John A. Fairbanks
Alvin A. Rice
George W. Bird
John H. Webber
Charles W. Dyer
Sylvester Burleigh
Benjamin F. Tyler
Charles Pine
Benjamin Gocldard
Charles Loker
Nathaniel W. Brackett
Charles Kimball
John D. Long
William K. Melcher
Charles Bullaugh
Richard H. Taylor
Thomas Merriman
George W. Funk
Thomas J. O'Neal
James W. Sinclair
John Dustin
Alexander H. Clapp
Charles T. Brackett
62
BrooMiiie Town Records.
E. C. EmersoD
Oliver B. Delano
James M. Seamans
Jobu E. Couseus
James A. Dupee
Frank Seamans
John McCormack
John Murray
Michael Gleasou
Sylvester Kimball
William H. Barnard
John Park
Daniel W. Fhelps
Julius A. Phelps
John Keenau
Russell Hubbard
Joseph Madden
Horatio Whiffleld
Sampson
George Johnson
William H. Bosworth
Osavius Veruey
Ebenezer Morse
John Cram
Arthur Kemp
Dennis DriscoU
Thomas Dillon
Patrick Dillon
James Murphy
Phillip Dufley
Thomas Duft'ey
John E. Horr
Ransom N. Weld
Henry B. Weld
Charles T. Seaverns
David T. Kenrick
Charles B. Dana
Moses C. Warren
Augustus A. Batcheldor
Albert A. Cobb
Frederick S"\veetser
George Osgood
Nathaniel Lyford
John H. Wakefield
John W. Washburn
Charles Houghton
George A. Slack
George E. Bogman
Charles T. Plimpton
Charles A. Brackett
John Parkhurst
Henry Orcutt
Joseph Thomas
John Ford
Reuben A. Chace.
George F. Whiting
Benj. W. Hobart, Jr.
Henry Gallup
Isaac Getchell
Charles Thompson
James R. Burditt
Abel B. Shedd
Walter Lawton
Moses Withington
Edward H. Chamberlin
George B. Chamberlin
Charles H. Oilman
Harrison Oilman
John P. Gibson
William Aspinwall
Oliver Cousens
Alonzo Bowman
William 0. Churchill
Phillip S. Allen
Asa Mathews
John Cook
David S. Dutton
Peter W. Pierce
D. W. Atkinson
Henry B. Eager
Charles P. Trowbridge
Charles W. Rice
Benjamin Bruce
Hugh Cunningham
William B. Town
Richard Hills
Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
Burton W. Neal
Benjamin F. Baker
Stephen Libby
George Drawbridge
Patrick Brawley
Thomas Crotty
James A. Laughton
Seth Gage
Daniel S. Kendall
George N. Dana
Augustine Shurtlefl'
Militia List, 1859.
63
Albert Haveu
George G. Stoddard
Howard S. Williains
Andrew J. Harrington
Charles Pope
Abijah Learnard
Josiah Learnard
Charles F. Hnutingtou
Thomas H. Bacon
George E. Hersey
Waldron Porter
James M. Edmond
A. Rosmond Walker
E. Clfford Walker
Moses Jones, Jr.
Alexander C. Stndley
Seth B. Pool
Henry Lee, Jr.
Francis K. Fisher
Horace Fisher
John H. Fisher
Charles Smith
Thomas Penuiman
Eben Reed
Eli D. Sanderson
Thomas AV. Nickersou
Edward W. Brahau
Edward Atkinson
Hiram P. Ring
Charles T. Wild
John H. Henshaw
Francis Henshaw
Charles C. FoUen
Joseph G. Batchelder
Charles A. Batchelder
John Dow
William Rooney
Robert Barnett
Charles H. Heath
J. Sullivan Warren
Theodore Lyman
Edward C Cabott
William Tawfl'a
Samuel Townsend, Jr.
George H. Townsend,
Thaddeus J. Townsend
Laugdon Sheritf
John D. Hay ward
Nathaniel G. Chapin
Clark L. Haynes
A. H. Avery
John McNulty
Thomas H. Cummiugs
Royal Mcintosh
Daniel Mahouey
James O'Herne
Patrick Keney
Ja:nes Clark
Aaron Whitney
J. S. Page
Albert Whitney
William Sanderson
George W. Stearns
George Hancock
M. P. Kennard
Asbury C. Langley
Silas H. Langley
Austin Chandler
J. Elliot Cabot
Lewis W. Price
George H. Cowan
Leonard Locke
George W. Rollins
George Nelson
Henry Black
John W. Warren
Simon Warren
George R. Phelps
Henry B. Magoon
Joseph R. Gardner
John L. Gardner, Jr.
Francis A. White
James M. Codman
Edward Rupee
John F. Rogers
John L. Sanderson
William Page
Charles D. Head
Henry Whitney
Thomas E. Lanman
F. A. Jewett
Horatio A. Hovey
J. Wingate Thornton
Rufus S. Allen
James Ward
James P. McQuan
Nelson Fuller
Nathaniel Gill
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Brookline Town Records.
Charles W. Jones
George Baiau
Daniel Simpson
Benjamin W. Clark
Samuel Clark
William Bird, 2d
John A. Bird
Benj. F. Kendall
Alfred Winsor, Jr.
William G. Dearborn
Frederick Kay
Moses Judkins
Frank 0. Eldridge
George Atkinson
William P. Atkinson
Edward S. Philbrick
William D. Philbrick
S. C. Hopkins
Charles F. Foster
J. F. Foster
Isaac N. Batchelder
Charles Warren
J. H. Francis
Ebenezer Wright
James Harris
Benjamin Leeds, Jr.
George Stone
J. Anson Guild
Henry A. Bigelow
Charles Craft
Albert Clifford
Warren Clifford
Charles G. Colbath
Willard J. Humphrey
Abel B. Millekin
William J. Hyde
George F. Hook
Joseph W. Goddard
Holbrook
Willard Y. Gross
David H. Daniels
James Kenyan
Mears M. Orcutt
Marshall Eussell
J. D. Kelly
Elisha Jacobs
Edward W. Cutler
Abraham L. Cutler
Charles A. Whiting
William Banks
William E. Baker
John B. Turner
Moses Day
William S. Wilson
Austin Quimby
Leonard Dane
Joseph Gutterson
Charles P. Gardner
John S. Richards
Mark F. Hill
Frederick Stuart
Warren Summers
George W. Cook
George W. Goodnough
Xanthns Goodnough
Timothy W. Hixon
George Craft
William C. Wharton
William G. Weld
Daniel C. Murray
Thomas Parsons
Charles HoAvard
Alonzo Howard
Howard D wight
Wilder Dwight
I hereby certify this to be a true copy from the record.
Jer. Davenport,
Brookline, July 14th, 1859. Assessor.
Received and returned to the office of the Adjutant-General July 15th,
1859. Attest: B. F. Baker,
Town Clerk.
General Election, November 8, 1859. 65
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1859.
SEAL.
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WARE ANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toion of BrooUine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the eighth day of
November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in said month, at one of the clock in the afternoon,
to give in their votes to the Selectmen for the following
State and County ofiicers, viz. :
For Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, a Councillor for
Council District Number Six, Secretary of the Common-
wealth, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Attorney-General,
Auditor of Accounts, one Senator for the North Norfolk
District, a Representative for the Third Representative Dis-
trict of the County of Norfolk, consisting of the town of
Brookline, being the number apportioned to said District
according to law ; also, a District-Attorney for the South-
eastern District, Sheriff for Norfolk County, Commissioners
of Insolvency, one County Commissioner, and two Special
Commissioners for the County of Norfolk ; all to be voted
for on one ballot, the polls to be kept open not less than
two hours.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, at the time and place of said
meeting.
66 BrooMine Town Records.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and fifty-nine.
James Bartlett,
Marshall Stearns, '
Howard S. Williams,
Thomas Parsons,
Select7nen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Nov. ith, 1859.
lu pursuance of the foregoing warrant, I have notified the legal voters
of this toAvn to appear at the time and place and for the purposes within
named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last and usual
place of residence.
Elisha Stone,
Constable of the Town of Brookline.
A true copy of the warrant and return.
Attest: B. F. Baker, Town Clerk.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday, the eighth day of November, in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, and were called to
order at one of the clock in the afternoon, by James Bart-
lett, Chairman of the Board of the Selectmen.
The Town Clerk then read the warrant calling said meet-
ing and the return thereon.
Voted, That the polls be kept open until six o'clock in
the evening.
The Chairman of the Selectmen then declared the polls
open for the reception of votes.
After voting for some time, on motion, it was —
Voted, That the vote whereby the meeting voted to close
the polls at six o'clock be and hereby is reconsidered.
Voted, That the polls be closed at five and a half of the
clock this evening.
In conformity with the preceding vote, the polls were
kept open until five and a half of the clock in the evening,
at which time they were declared closed.
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General Election, JVovembei' 8, 1859. 67
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes, and the whole number given in was
three hundred and forty-two, and the whole number of votes
were sorted, counted, and recorded, and declaration thereof
made in open town meeting, as is required by law, and were
for the following persons and offices :
For Governor : Three hundred and thirty-eight.
Nathaniel P. Banks, of Waltham, had one hundred and thirty-six.
B. F. Butler, of LoAvell, had ninety-seven.
George N. Briggs, of Pittsfleld, had one hundred and Ave.
For Lieutenant-Governor : Three hundred and thirty-nine.
Eliphalet Trask, of Springfield, had one hundred and thirty-eight.
E. C. Bemis, of Springfield, had ninety-seven.
Increase Sumner, of Great Barrington, had one hundred and four.
For Secretary of the Commonwealth : Three hundred and thirty-six.
Oliver Warner, of Northampton, one hundred and thirty-eight.
Benjamin L. Allen, of Boston, one hundred and three.
L. W. Bowerman, of Adams, ninety-seven.
For Councillor, District Number Six : Three hundred and thirty-six.
A. C. Mayhew, of Milford, two hundred and thirty-eight.
For Treasurer and Receiver-General : Three hundred and thirty-eight.
Moses Tenuey, of Georgetown, one hundred and forty-seven.
Charles Kimball, of Ipswich, one hundred and two.
George Dennett, of Boston, ninety-seven.
For Attorney-General : Three hundred and thirty-six.
Stephen H. Phillips, of Salem, two hundred and thirty-seven.
David H. Mason, of Newton, ninety-nine.
For Auditor of Accounts : Three hundred and thirty-six.
Charles White, of Worcester, one hundred and thirty-seven.
James W. Seaver, of Boston, one hundred and three.
James E. Estabrook, of Worcester, ninety-six.
For Senator for Xorth Norfolk District : Three hundred and twenty.
Edward G. Parker, of Brookline, two hundred and twenty-seven.
Samuel Walker, of Roxbury, one hundred and five.
John N. Turner, one.
James A. Dupee, one.
For District-Attorney for the Southeastern District: Three hundred and
thirty-seven.
Benjamin W. Harris, of East Bridgewater, two hundred and forty.
Jesse E. Keith, of Abiugton, ninety-seven.
68 Broohline Town Records.
For Sheriff for the Countij of Norfolk : Three hundred and thirty-seven.
John W. Thomas, of Dedham, two hundred and forty-two.
Walter James, of Medfield, ninety-nine.
For Commissioner of Insolvency : Two hundred and forty-two.
N. C. Berry, of Randolph, one hundred and thirty-nine.
Warren Leavering, of Medway, one hundred and thirty-nine.
Henry N. Blake, of Dorchester, one hundred and thirty-nine.
Waldo Coburu, of Dedham, one hundred and three.
William Aspinwall, of Brookline, one hundred.
Asa French, of Braintree, one hundred and three.
For County Commissioner : Three hundred and forty-one.
Charles Endicott, of Canton, one hundred and thirty-eight.
N. F. Saflbrd, two.
J. White Belcher, of Randolph, one hundred and four.
John Fisher, of Dedham, ninety-seven.
For Special Commissioners : Three hundred and thirty-nine.
George W. Gay, of Sharon, two hundred and forty-two.
Calvin Richards, of Dover, one hundred and three.
Linus Bliss, of Dover, ninety-seven.
Ellis Tucker, of Canton, ninety-seven.
Asa B. Wales, of Weymouth, one hundred and thirt}'-nine.
For Bepresentative to the General Court for the Third Norfolk District :
Three hundred and thirty-eight.
James A. Dupee had one.
Moses B. Williams had eighty-seven.
John H. Wakefield had one hundred and twenty.
Thomas Parsons, of Brookline, had one hundred and thirty, and was
declared elected to the General Court of the Commonwealth of Mas-
sachusetts.
In voting the check-list Avas used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his vote until his name was found and
checked.
The business being all transacted, the returns were filled
up and signed by the Selectmen and Town Clerk ; they were
then sealed up, and declaration thereof made in open town
meeting. They were then delivered to the Town Clerk to
forward to their several places of destination.
The meeting was then declared dissolved, b}^ James Bart-
lett. Chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clet'h.
Perximbulation of Toivn Lines. 69
PERAMBULATION OF THE TOWN LINES BETWEEN THE TOWNS
OF BEOOKLINE AND NEWTON, OCTOBER 2Sth, 1859.
We the undersigned, Selectmen of Newton and Brookline, hereby cer-
tify that we, this twenty-eighth day of October, A. D. 1859, perambulated
the lines between said towns, and And the several bounds and monuments
as follows, viz. :
1st. A stone monument marked RBN near the westerly edge of-
Troublesome Swamp (so called) which forms the corner bounds between
West Roxbury, Brookline, and Newton.
2d. Thence to an iron monument marked NB on a large rock in land
of Caleb Craft.
3d. Thence to a stone monument marked NB on the north side of the
road near and westerly from the saw-mill.
4th. Thence to a stone monument marked NB in Stake Meadow (so
called), which monument makes a corner.
5th. Thence to a stone marked NB on corner of the wall near Stake
Meadow.
6th. Thence to a stone marked NB in the wall by land of Capt. Craft.
7th. Thence to a stone monument marked NB on the nortjierly side
of the road near where formerly stood the house of Abra Hyde.
8th. Thence to a stone monument marked NB on the south side of
the Worcester turnpike.
9th. Thence to a stone monument marked NB on the westerly side of
the road by land of Daniel Kingsbury.
10th. Thence to an abutment stone marked NB at the end of a wall
on land of the heirs of Joseph Lee.
11th. Thence to a stoue monument marked NB in a swail.
12th. Thence to a stone monument marked NBB on the south side in
an embankment of the Charles River Railroad in land taken by said rail-
road of John Kingsbury, Avhich forms the corner bound between New-
ton, Brookline, and Brighton.
All which bounds and monuments we have agreed to and renewed this
day.
Thomas Rice, Jr.,
Samuel F. Dix,
John B. H. Fuller,
James F. C. Hyde,
Selectmen of Neioton.
James Bartlett,
Howard S. Williams,
W. A. Humphrey,
Selectmen of Brookline.
A true copy.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Town Clerk.
PERAMBULATION OF THE TOWN LINES BETWEEN THE TOWNS
OF BROOKLINE AND BRIGHTON, NOV. 11th, 1859.
Be it remembered, that on the eleventh day of November, in the year
eighteen hundred and lifty-nine, we the subscribers, being authorized as
the law directs, met and proceeded to perambulate the boundary lines
between the towns of Brookline and Brighton, viz. :
70 Brookline Town Records.
Beginniug at ■' Smelt Brook" Avhere it empties into Charles River, the
centre of said river immediately opposite said brook being the begiuuiug
of the boundary lines between the two towns, thence following said
brook to where the original stream crosses the Western avenue : thence
from the point in said avenue through the swamp and water to a stone
monument marked BB by the edge of the swamp ; thence in a direct line
to a stone monument marked BB standing in the southerly side of Har-
vard street (so called) : thence to a stone monument marked B set in the
laud of Isaac Dearborn opposite land now or late of heirs of Jonathan
Livermore : thence continuing the same course to a stone monument
marked BB standing on the easterly side of Washington street (so
called) at the laud of heirs of said Jonathan Livermore ; thence to a
stone monument marked BB standing on the easterly side of Washington
street (so called) at the land of heirs of said Jonathan Livermore;
thence to a stone monument marked BB set in the wall at the corner of
land of James Dana and Timothy Corey ; thence in a direct line to a
stone monument marked BB on the westerly side of Brighton street (so
called) nearly opposite the house of Joseph L. White ; thence to a stone
monument standing in the embankment of the Charles Eiver Branch
Railroad, formerly land of John Kingsbury, and marked BBX. forming
the junction point of the boundary line between Brookline. Brighton,
and Xewton.
All which we have agreed to and renewed the day and Vear above
named.
]\L\RSHALL StEARXS,
HowAKD S. Williams,
Selectmen of the Totc7i of Brookline.
Wm. R. Chajipxey,
Patrick Colby,
Wm. Warren,
Selectmen of the Toxon of Brifjhton.
A true copy.
Attest: B. F. Baker. Toxcn Clerk.
PERAMBULATION OF THE TOWN LINES BETWEEN THE TOWNS
OF BROOIO^INE AND WEST ROXBURY. NOV. 11th, 1859.
Be it remembered, that on the eleventh day of November, in the year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, we the subscribers, being
authorized as the law directs., met and proceeded to perambulate the
boundary lines between the towns of Brookline and West Roxbury, ^"12. :
Beginning at a stone monument standing in the middle of the brook
running through the land of the heirs of the late James O. Ward marked
RWR&B, being the junction-point of the boundary lines between the city
of Roxbury and the towns of Brookline and West Roxbury, thence fol-
lowing the centre of the brook and through the land of Charles C. Per-
kins to a stone monument marked WRB in the wall dividing said Per-
\
Perambulation of Town Lines. 71
kins' land from laud of Joseph Curtis : theuce following said ■svall north-
easterly to a stone mouumeut marked WRB standing in the Trail dividing
the laud of Joseph Curtis aud Thomas Lee: thence to a stone monument
marked WRB standing in land of Thomas Lee : thence to a stone monument
marked WRB on Perkins street. "West Roxbui-y, and Cottage street.
Brookline : thence to a stone monument on the hill in the land of heirs
of the late Edward H. Robbins marked WRB ; thence to a white oak
tree standing in the wall on land of Mrs. Wm. H. Eliot marked WRB ;
thence by said wall to a stone monument marked WRB standing on land of
B. Lincoln : thence to a monument at the corner of Alvin Loker's lane and
Newton street marked WRB : thence to a stone mouumeut marked WRB
at the corner of laud now or late belonging to Alvin Loker : thence to a
stone monument marked WRB in the wall ou land of W. A. Humphrey ;
thence to a stone monument marked WRB in the wall between lands of
Aaron D. Weld; theuce to a stone monument marked WRB on the south
side of Church street in West Boxbury and South street in Brookline :
thence to a stone monument at the foot of a tree in John C. Gore's land
and marked WRB ; thence to a stone monument in John C. Gore's land,
marked WRB ; thence to a white oak tree marked WRB standing in
the wall ; thence across the swamp to a stone monument marked WRB
&X, which forms the corner boundary between West Roxbury. Brook-
line, and Xewton.
All which we agree to aud renewed the day and year before mentioned.
J.orES Bartlett,
W. A. Hl'MPHREY,
Selectmen of the Tovcn 0/ Brookline.
Fka>-cis C. ELead.
Sajiuel Jacksox.
Geo. H. Willijlms,
Selectmen of the Toion of West Roxbury.
A true copy.
Attest : B. F. Baker. Toiai Clerk.
L
PERAMBULATION OF THE LINES BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROX-
BURY AND TOWN OF BROOKLINE. NOV. 15, 1859.
Be it remembered, that ou the 15th day of November. 1859, we the
subscribers, being authorized as the law dii-ects, met and proceeded to
perambulate the boundary line betweeu the city of Roxbury and town of
Brookline, viz. :
Beginning in the full basin at the junction-point of the boundary lines
between the cities of Boston and Roxbury aud town of Brookline. thence
in a direct line to the mouth of Muddy Brook (so called) ; theuce by the
chauuel of said brook, crossing and recrossing the Mill Dam road (so
called) , to a stone monument on Washington street marked R and B :
thence continuing by the channel of said brook through the estate of
James O. Ward to a stone monument standing in the middle of said
brook and forming the junction-point of the boundary lines between the
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city of Eoxbury aud the towns of West Eoxbury aud Brookline, said
stone being marked RWE and B.
All of Avhich we agreed to and renewed the day and year before men-
tioned.
George Lewis,
Ben J. S. Notes,
Agents for the City of Eoxbury.
Marshall Stearns,
Howard S. Williams,
Agents for the Tov:u of Brookline.
A true copy.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Tovm Clerk.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 26, 1860.
WARRANT.
[seal/
seIl!; Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SBAL."
SEAL.'
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toivn of BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the twenty-sixth
day of March, current, at half-past one of the clock in the
afternoon, for the following purposes, to wit:
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the necessary town officers for the ensuing year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and com-
mittees, also the rules and regulations of the Public Library.
Fourth. To see if the town will accept and allow Tappan street,
leading from Cypress to Beacon street, as laid out by the Selectmen.
Fifth. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to procure a
new set of hay scales in the village.
8io-M. To see if the town will sell to Elizabeth B. Bowditch the trian-
gular lot of land in front of her estate, lying between Walnut and War-
ren streets, subject to all rights and easements legally existing in,
through, or over the same in favor of any persons or corporations.
Annual Meeting, March 26, 1860. 73
Seventh. To see what actiou tlie town will take ou the petition of
William Rice and others to enlarge the culvert on Park street, near Wash-
ington street.
Eighth. To see what actiou the town will take in relation to paying
A. W. Smith for a piece of land left in the street by him when he set his
wall back
Ninth. To see what actiou the town will take in relation to the water
pipes illegally laid by the city of Boston in the streets of this town.
Tenth. To see what action the town will take in relation to purchas-
ing a gravel pit adjoining the one already owned by the town on Fair-
mount.
Eleventh. To see if the town will erect a flag-statf.
Tioelfth. To hear and act upon the list of jurors as revised by the
Selectmen.
Thirteenth. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to
widen and make Clyde and Newton streets as widened and laid out by the
County Commissioners.
Fourteenth. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to
defray the expenses of relaying the abutment aud wall on Boylston
street opposite the estate of John L. Wright.
Fifteenth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
necessary to defray the expenses of the town for the current year.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with
your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twelfth day of March, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty.
James Bartlett,
Marshall Stearns,
Howard S. Williams,
W. A. Humphrey,
Thomas Parsons,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline,
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, March 22d, 1860.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last aud usual place of residence.
Elisha Stone,
Constable of Brookline.
A true copy of the warrant aud return thereon.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Tovm Clerk.
74 Brookline Town Records.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline assembled in the Town Hall in said town,
on Monday, the twenty-sixth day of March, in the year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty, and were called to
order at thirty-five minutes past one of the clock in the after-
noon, by B. F. Baker, the Town Clerk, who proceeded to
read the warrant calling said meeting and the return made
thereon by the constable who served the notice of the same
on the inhabitants of said town.
The First Article in the warrant was then taken up by the
clerk, to wit :
To choose a Moderator,
— and the meeting was called upon to bring in their votes
for said officer, and the meeting was presided over during
the voting by the Town Clerk.
The polls were kept open for the reception of votes for a
Moderator, twenty minutes, and the clerk then giving any
person entitled to vote who had not voted an opportunity to
do so, declared the polls closed.
The whole number of votes given was sixty-four, and were
all for William I. Bowditch, and he was declared elected,
and took the chair.
No clergyman being present, the customary opening of
the meeting by prayer was omitted.
The Second Article in the warrant was then taken up :
To choose the uecessary town officers for the ensuing j'ear.
On motion of Moses B. Williams, it was —
Voted, To proceed to the choice of the following town
officers for the ensuing year, all to be voted for on one
ticket, viz. : A Town Clerk ; five Selectmen, who shall be
Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways ; eight
Constables ; three Assessors ; a Town Treasurer, who shall
also be Collector of Taxes ; and three School Committee for
three years.
Voted, That the polls be kept open for the reception of
votes for the above-named officers until half-past two o'clock,
and that they be closed at that time.
Annual Meeting, March 26, 1860. 75
The polls were then declared, by the Moderator, to be
open for the reception of votes, and they were kept open
until half-past two o'clock, when they were declared closed
by the Moderator. The Moderator and Town Clerk then
proceeded to sort and count the votes, and the whole number
given was one hundred and fourteen, and the following per-
sons were found to have a large plurality, and were declared
elected to their several offices, viz. :
Toion Clerk : B. F. Baker (sworn by the Moderator).
Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, and Surveyors of HigMoays : James
Bartlett (sworn by the Moderator), Marshall Stearns (sworn by the
Moderator), Thomas Parsons (sworn by the Moderator), Edward Sec-
comb, Nathaniel G. Chapin (sworn by the Moderator).
Assessors : Jerathmeel Davenport, Thomas B. Hall, John N. Turner.
Constables: Elisha Stone (declined to serve), Aaron Whitney, Eli D.
Sanderson, John Dustin (sworn by Moderator), R. A. Chace (sworn by
Moderator), James M. Alger (sworn by Town Clerk), F. Henry Corey
(sworn by Moderator), S. C Hopkins.
Treasurer and Collector : Moses Withington.
School Committee for three years: Rev. John L. Stone, Stephen Salis-
bury, T. E. Francis.
In voting for the above officers the check-list was used,
and no one was allowed to deposit his vote until his name
was found and checked on the list.
Voted, To dispense with the election of a Tythingman.
Voted, To reconsider the vote whereby the meeting voted
to choose eight Constables.
Voted, That seven Constables be the number for the ensu-
ing year.
Voted, To choose six Field Drivers for the ensuing year,
—and the following persons were nominated and chosen, viz. :
Field Drivers : Philip S. Allen, Thomas S. Pettingill, Silas Langley,
Nathaniel Lyford, James Driscoll, George Coolidge.
Pound Keeper : Silas H. Langley.
The meeting then nominated and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year :
Fence Viewers : Clark L. Haynes (sworn) , R. N. Weld (sworn) , Nathan-
iel Lyford (sworn) .
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark: Elisha Stone
(sworn), Oliver Cousens (sworn), D. S. Coolidge.
76 Brookline Toivn Records.
Sealers of Leather : Willard Ouiou (sworu), C. W. Tolmau (sworn).
Truant Officers: Eeubeu A. Chace, Charles E. Abbott, J. P. Sanborn
(sworn by Town Clerk) .
Fire Wards: A. H. Waterman, Oliver Couseus, R. N. Weld.
Atiditors : Charles D. Head, Charles W. Scudder, Edward Atkinson.
Trustees of Public Library: Thomas Parsons (accepted), B. F. Baker
(accepted), James M. Howe (accepted), John N. Turner, Amos A. Law-
rence (accepted), George F. Homer (accepted), T. P. Chandler, F. H.
Hedge, William I. BoAvditch (accepted), W. A. Wellman (^accepted),
William Aspinwall (accepted), E. C. Emerson (accepted).
Truant Justice : Charles Pope.
On motion of William Aspinwall, it was —
Voted, That the Trustees of the Public Library now
elected shall hold their office as follows : The Trustees of
the Public Library at their first regular meeting shall divide
themselves by lot into three classes. The trustees of the
first class shall cease to hold their office at the annual town
meeting in the year 1861 ; the trustees of the second class
shall cease to hold their office at the annual town meeting in
the year 1862, and the trustees of the third class shall cease
to hold their office at the annual town meeting in the year
1863 ; and in each year hereafter there shall be elected four
trustees in the place of those whose office shall then expire.
The reports of the Selectmen, Town Treasurer, Trustees
of the Public Library, and the list of taxes and the names of
the tax payers, that had been printed and distributed to the
inhabitants for their examination, were presented by James
Bartlett, chairman of the former Board of Selectmen, for
the action of the town.
Voted, To accept the reports.
F. W. Prescott, secretary of the School Committee, pre-
sented the report of the School Committee for the action of
the town.
Votedy To accept the report.
The report of the Selectmen that they had not purchased
the parcel of land lying south from the Brookline Railroad
station, and between said station and Washington street,
owing to conflicting claims, was taken up, and on motion of
Samuel A. Walker, it was —
Voted, That a special committee of three be appointed by
the chair to confer with S. A. Walker and the Boston and
Annual Meeting, March 26, 1860. 77
Worcester Railroad Co., with full powers, to agree upon
some terms of settlement by which the said Walker shall
release to the town all his rights in the fee of the parcel of
land south of the railroad track and north of Washington
street, the same to be forever kept open and used only as a
way to and from the station and other buildings abutting
thereon, the committee to report at the adjourned meeting.
The Moderator appointed the following-named persons to
constitute said committee, viz. : Moses B. Williams, James
Bartlett, Eben Wright, Committee on purchasing land of S.
A. Walker.
So much of the report of the Trustees of the Public
Library as related to the rules and regulations of the same,
was then taken up, and on motion of E. Littell, it was —
Voted, That a committee of five persons be appointed by
the chair to take into consideration the whole subject of the
rules and regulations of the Public Library, and report there-
on at the adjourned meeting.
The Moderator appointed the following-named gentleman
to constitute said committee, viz. : E. Littell, Thomas Par-
sons, and William Aspinwall, Committee on Rules and Reg-
ulations of Public Library, and, on motion of Mr. Littell,
William I. Bowditch was added to the committee.
Mr. James Bartlett, for the Selectmen, presented the fol-
lowing report on guide posts and boards, which was accept-
ed, viz. :
REPORT ON GUIDE POSTS AND BOARDS.
The Selectmen submit the following report of the places where guide
posts and boards are erected and maintained by the town, as follows :
There is a guide post with a board thereon standing at the junction of
Boylston street with Washington street, directing to Newton Upper
Falls and Brighton.
One at the corner of Boylston and Heath streets, directing to Newton,
Worcester, and Dedham.
One at the corner of Boylston and Heath streets, directing to Newton,
Worcester and Dedham.
One at the corner of Brighton street, directing to Brighton.
One at the corner of Boylston and Cross streets, directing to Newton
Upper Falls, Newton, and Brighton.
One at the corner of Heath and Warren streets, directing to Newton,
Dedham, and Brighton.
78 Brookline Town Records.
Oue at the corner of Clyde and Warren streets, directing to Brigliton,
Newton, and Dedliam.
One at tlie corner of Clyde and Newton streets, directing to Dedham
and Brighton.
One at the corner of Grove and Newton streets, directing to West
Roxbury, Dedham, and Newton.
One at the corner of Grove and South streets, directing to Brighton.
One at the corner of South and Newton streets, directing to Dedham,
Brighton, and Newton.
One at the corner of Warren and Cottage streets, directing to Dedham
and Jamaica Plain.
One at the corner of Warren and Walnut streets, directing to Jamaica
Plain.
One at the corner of Washington and Harvard streets, directing to
Brighton and Cambridge.
One at the corner of Sewall's avenue and Harvard street, directing to
Cambridgeport and Cambridge.
One at the corner of Beacon and Washington streets, directing to
Boston, Newton Centre, Roxbury, and Brighton.
One at the corner of Beacon and Harvard streets, directing to Boston,
Newton Centre, Cambridge, and Cambridgeport.
One at the junction of the Mill Dam and Beacon street, directing to
Newton Centre.
All of which is respectfully submitted for the Selectmen.
James Bartlett,
Bkookline, March, 1860. Chairman.
James Bartlett presented the following report of the town
on the laying out of Tappan street, to wit :
REPORT ON LAYING OUT OF TAPPAN STREET.
We the subscribers. Selectmen of the town of Brookline, having given
written notice to all persons interested known to them and by posting
the said notice at the Brookline Railroad station in this town, of their
intention to meet for the hearing of a petition to them to lay out a town-
way leading from Cypress street to Beacon street, by serving the said
notices on the said parties and by posting the same at least seven days
before the time of said meeting, that all persons interested might then
and there appear and be heard in relation to said way.
Therefore, in pursuance of said notice, the Selectmen met at their
office in the Town Hall, on Thursday, the twenty-second day of
December, A. D. 1859, and heard all parties desiring to be heard in rela-
tion to the laying out of said way, and then proceeded to examine and
view the route of said proposed way, and again by adjournment of said
meeting from said 22d day of December, 1859, to the fifth day of March,
A. D. 1860; and all parties and interests known to the Selectmen having
been examined, they proceeded and laid out said way, to be known by the
name of Tappan street, as follows, to wit ; —
Annual 3Ieeting, March 26, 1860.
79
The middle line of the proposed street intersects the westerly line of
Cypress street at a point which measures 23.97 feet at 25° 10' 27" E. from
division line between land of Moses Jones and land of heirs of Robert S.
Davis, taken by the New York and Boston Railroad Company for public
use as a way where said line intersects the westerly line of Cypress
street; thence running north 82° 51' 09'' west 101.19 feet; thence curving
to the right with a radius of 365.25 feet 105.09 feet; thence north 66° 16'
38" west 1251.37 feet; thence curving to the left with a radius of 213.85
feet 198.05 feet; thence curving to the right with a radius of 405 feet
457.43 feet; thence north 54° 37' 35" west 334.04 feet; thence curving to
the right with a radius of 1000 feet 86.87 feet; thence north 49° 38' 57"
west 1031.96 feet; thence curving to the right with a radius of 680.44
feet 422.14 feet; thence north 14° 06' 13" west 700 feet to the southerly
line of Beacon street, said point being 133 feet S. 74° 15' 35" west from
the middle of the face of a large stone bound which makes the division
line between land of Moses "Withington and Howard S. Williams, and
said street is to be of the full and equal width of forty feet throughout
its entire length.
This location of said townway is in accordance with a plan of the
same made by Messrs. Shedd and Edson, Civil Engineers, dated February
1st, 1860, and filed in the office of the Town Clerk March 5th, 1860, and
approved and accepted by the Selectmen on the fifth day of March afore-
said.
The areas taken for the making of said street is as follows :
Land of Moses Jones
3,490 sq. ft
" Davis heirs
108,160 "
" Tappan heirs
50,105 "
" "William I Bow ditch ....
9,280 "
" Moses Withington ....
13,520 "
H. S. Williams ....
3,060 "
Total amount taken
187,619 "
„ ,;,,™ i«„/i ^-^
The Selectmen have awarded to the following persons owning laud on
said way the sums set against their names in full for land taken, and
any and all other damages they may sustain by the laying out and grading
said way ; to wit : —
To Moses Jones f 420 00
To Daniel H. Rogers, trustee of heirs of Robert S. Davis and
Mrs. Lucy Corey 500 00
To Moses Withington 150 00
To Howard S. Williams 100 00
Total amount of awards $1,170 00
To the Tappan heirs, Augustus Aspinwall, trustee, and William I. Bow-
ditch, no award is made, they having agreed to release the town from any
and all damages sustained by them in consequence of the laying out of
said way, and further, in consideration of the said townway being
laid out by the Selectmen as a public townway of the width of forty feet
the said William I. Bowditch and Augustus Aspinwall agree to build and
80 Brookline Town Records.
complete said townwav ready for the public travel agreeable to and in
accordance with said plan and specifications of the same, and under the
direction and to the acceptance of the said Selectmen. And we have
given the owners of land over which way is so laid out until the first day
of September next to remove fences, walls and trees now standing on the
land taken for said way.
And the said townway is hereby reported to the town for their accept-
ance, and when so accepted, allowed and recorded, is forever to be known
as a public townway, and is to be completed and ready for the public
travel on or before the first day of December next.
Brookline, March 26th, 1860. James Bartlett,
Marsh.\i.l Stearns,
Howard S. Williams,
"W. A. Humphrey,
Thomas Parsons,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
On motion —
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of eleven hmidred
and seventy dollars for the objects proposed in said report.
The Fifth Article was then taken up, in relation to pur-
chasing a set of new hay scales for the village.
Voted, That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized
to procure a set of new hay scales for the village, or to move
those now there, as in their judgment is for the best interests
of the town, and that the sum of two hundred dollars be
raised and appropriated for that purpose.
Voted, To lay the Sixth Article on the table.
The Seventh Article was then taken up, to see if the
town would enlarge the culvert on Park street near Wash-
ington street.
Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to enlarge the
culvert on Park street in accordance with the petition of
William Rice and others ; it being understood that the town
shall have the right to drain into the brook at said culvert
from Washington street through Park street," as at present.
Voted, That the sum of three hundred dollars be raised
and appropriated for that purpose.
The Eighth Article was taken up :
To see if the town will pay A. W. Smith for land left by him in the
street when he set his wall back.
Voted, To refer the whole matter to the Selectmen with
full powers to settle with Mr. Smith.
Annual Meeting, Marcli 26, 1860.
81
The Ninth Article taken up :
To see -what action the toTra will take iu relation to the water pipes
illegally laid by the city of Boston iu the streets of this town.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized and empowered
to take such action as they shall think for the best protection
of the rights and interests of the town of Brookline, either by
removing the whole or any part of the water pipes illegally
laid by the city of Boston through the town the past year,
or by instituting suits for damages, or both.
Tenth Article taken up :
To see about purchasing a gravel pit adjoining the one owned by the
town on Fairmount.
Voted, To refer the whole subject to the Selectmen, to
report thereon at the adjourned meeting.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone the Eleventh Article.
Twelfth Article taken up :
To hear and act upon the list of jurors as revised by the Selectmen.
Voted, To strike off the name of J. Elliot Cabot, he not
being liable to serve in that capacity.
The following is the list as prepared by the Selectmen and
adopted by the town :
List of Jurors for the Tovm of Brookline for the Year 1860.
AUen, Rufus S.
Bancroft, Charles P.
Bartlett, James
Bird, John A.
Blake, George B.
Brooks, George
Chapin, N. G.
Churchill, William 0.
Coolidge, David S.
Corey, Timothy
Craft, Caleb, Jr.
Davenport, Jerathmeel
Deaborn, Isaac
Dearborn, "William
Delano, Oliver B.
Fay, Harrison
Goddard, Abijah W.
Griggs. William J.
Brookline. Mass., March 5th, 1860.
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Goldsmith, George W.
Haynes, Clark L.
Heath. Charles H.
Humphrey, Willard J.
Kenrick, David F.
Long, John D.
Philbrick, Edward S.
Parsons, Thomas
Pierce, Peter W.
Russell, Marshall
Secomb, Edward R.
Sheafe, Mark TV.
Stearns, Marshal
Trowbridge, Charles P.
Weld. Ransom X.
Williams, Moses B.
Withington, Moses
Woodward, Royal
Attest : B. F. Baker, Town Clerk.
82 Brookline Tovm Records.
The foregoing list having been posted as the law requires
and legally presented to the town, it was —
Voted, To approve and accept the same.
March 26th, 1860.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toion Clerk.
The Thirteenth Article was then taken up :
To see if the town ayUI raise and appropriate money to make Clyde
and Newton streets as widened and laid out by the County Commis-
sioners.
Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the chair
to apply to the County Commissioners and ascertain what
action is necessary to be taken in order to have them reverse
their order for the making of those streets fifty feet wide, or
to have them reduce the width from said fifty feet.
The Moderator appointed the Board of Selectmen to con-
stitute said committee.
Voted, To reconsider the vote whereby the indefinite post-
ponement of the Eleventh Article was made.
Voted, That the sum of three hundred dollars be raised
and appropriated for the purpose of erecting a flag stafl'.
Voted, That a committee of two be chosen to carry out the
object of the foregoing vote.
The meeting nominated and chose as said committee Messrs.
William O. Churchill and Nathaniel Lyford.
Voted, That the work be done under the direction of the
Selectmen.
The Fourteenth Article taken up :
To see if the toAvn Avill raise and appropriate money to defray the
expense of relaying the abutment wall on Boylston street in front of the
estate of John S. Wright.
Voted. That the sum of eight hundred dollars be raised
and appropriated to defray the expense of laying the abut-
ment wall on Boylston street in front of the estate of John
S. Wright.
The Fifteenth Article was then taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to
defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
Annual Meeting, March 26, 1860.
83
The meeting then made and voted the following appropri-
ations, to wit : —
For the support of schools . $17,700 00
" " " adult school 400 00
" poor 800 00
" " " hlghAvays -1,200 00
" " " fire department 700 00
county tax 8,500 00
state tax 2,080 00
collecting taxes 400 00
abatement of taxes 500 00
extinction of town debt 7,000 00
interest on town debt 3,600 00
repairs of town buildings 700 00
town officers 1,G00 00
sidewalks 1,000 00
paving gutters and relaying drains .... 1,000 00
lighting Town Hall and streets 1,800 00
ringing bell 100 00
cemetery 100 00
contingencies 2,000 00
police 600 00
increase and maintenance of library .... 537 00
making Cypress street between Washington and Boylston
streets 30 00
making Pleasant street 200 00
making Tappan street (from page [80]) .... 1,170 00
enlarging culvert on Park street (from page [80]). . 300 00
erecting flag staff (page [82]) 300 00
relaying abutment wall on Boylston street (page [82]) . 800 00
new hay scales (from page [80]) 200 00
teaching "calisthenics" in High school (page [88]). . 150 00
purchasing gravel land on Fairmount (page [89]) . . 2,500 00
ventilation in Town Hall (page [91]) . . . . 25 00
land of Samuel A. Walker (page [90]) .... 50000
making and grading Newton street and Clyde street
(page [91]) 1,500 00
Voted, That the various appropriations made by the town,
including those for the purpose of making and repairing high-
ways and townways, be assessed after deducting the amount
now in the treasury and the probable recipts for the ensuing
year, amounting to the sum of dollars, upon the
polls and estates, real and personal, of the inhabitants, resi-
dent and non-resident, of the town, and collected as town
charges are usually charged and collected.
84 BrooTdine Tovm Records.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be and hereby is author-
ized to borrow the sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars in anticipation of taxes, and to give the note or notes
of the town therefor, countersigned by the Selectmen, in such
sums and at such times as may be called for by the Selectmen.
Voted, That so much of the report of the School ('ommit-
tee as treats of the subject of physical education be referred
to a committee of three, to be appointed by the chair, to
report thereon at a future meeting.
The Moderator appointed the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee, viz. : Moses B. Williams, Edward S.
Philbrick ; and William I. Bowditch w^as nominated and
chosen by the meeting to be a meml)er of the committee.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourn it be to meet at
this place in two weeks from Wednesday evening next, April
the eleventh, inst., at seven and a half o'clock.
Adjourned.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
In conformity with the laws of this Commonwealth, the
Town Clerk forthwith made out his warrant and delivered it
to Constable John Dustin, requiring him to summon within
three days all officers chosen and not qualified, to appear
before the Town Clerk within seven days from this date and
be qualified for their respective offices, to be sworn where an
oath is required by law, or to signify their acceptance or
refusal of the office to which they have been respectively
chosen.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Toion Clerk.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, April 2d, 1860.
Then personally appeared the following-named persons
and were sworn at the time set acrainst their names, or sig-
Adjourned Annucd Meeting, April 11, 1860. 85
nified their acceptance or refusal of the office to which they
had been respectively chosen, viz. :
Selectman. (
Overseer of Poor. \ P^d-ward R. Secomb, sworu March 29, 1860.
Highway Surveyor. [
{Aaron Whitney, sworn March 28th, 1860.
Eli D. Sanderson, sworn April 2d, 1860.
S. C. Hopkins, sworn March 31st, 1860.
fj. Davenport, sworn IMarch 30th, 1860.
T. B. Hall, SAvorn March 30th, 1860.
John N. Turner, sworn March 29th, 1860.
' P. S. Allen, did not appear.
T. S. Pettinsill, sworn March 28th, 1860.
Field Drivers. ^ ^ilas H. Langley, sworn March 28th, 1860.
] N. Lyford, sworn April 2d, 1860.
James DriscoU, did not appear.
George Coolidge, sworn March 28th, 1860.
Surveyor of Lumber, Wood and Bark. D. S. Coolidge.
Pound Keeper. Silas H. Langley, sworn March 28th, 1860.
Truant Officer. Charles E. Abbott, sworn March 28th, 1860.
{Rev. John S. Stone.
Stephen Salisbury, declined March 28th, 1860.
T. E. Francis, accepted March 28th, 1860.
7. . .. (John N. Turner, accepted March 27th, 1860.
p»^7,v r ;7»vr» 1 T- P- Chandler, accepted March 28th, 1860.
i^uoiic j.wnny. ^ ^^^ ^ ^ Hedge, accepted April 2d, 1860.
Truant Justice. Charles Pope, accepted March 28th, 1860.
{A. H. Waterman, accepted March 31st, 1860.
Oliver Cousens, accepted March 27th, 1860.
R. N. Weld, declined :March 29th, 1860.
r Charles D. Head, accepted March 29th, 1860.
Auditors. 4 Charles W. Scudder, accepted April 2d, 1860.
[Edward Atkinson, accepted March 29th, 1860.
Cemetery Committee. John Dustin, accepted April 2d, 1860.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Clerk.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 11, 1860.
Pursuant to adjournment, the inhabitants of the town of
Brookline met at the Town Hall on Wednesday, April the
eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty, at half-past seven
o'clock in the evening, and were called to order by the Mod-
erator, William I. Bowditch.
The meeting then proceeded to fill the following vacancies
in the list of town officers, to wit : —
Rev. William Lamson was unanimously chosen a member
of the School Committee for three years.
86 Brookline Town Records.
C. L. Palmer, Fire Ward.
William Dearborn, Cemetery Committee.
T. E. Lanman, Cornelius O'Hearn, Field Drivers.
William D. Coolidge, Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer
of Wood and Bark.
Voted, To reconsider the vote passed at the preceding
meeting, whereby the town voted to choose three Truant
OfQcers, and that the two already chosen and qualified be
the number.
The committee on the rules and regulations of the Public
Library made a report, which was referred to the Trustees
of the Public Library, to report thereon at a future meeting.
The report was placed on file.
The committee on so much of the report of the School
Committee as related to physical education, made the follow-
ing report :
REPORT.
The committee to -uiiom that part of the report of the School Com-
mittee "was referred relating to the subject of Physical Education, offer
the following report : —
That the thanks of the town are due to the School Committee for
their conscientious and efficient services during the past year. Also,
as all mental labor on the part of the children in the different schools
and their success in their studies depends upon their physical condition
during school hours, the School Committee have been Avise in drawing
the attention of the town to this subject. All the efforts of the commit-
tee are lost and all the labor of the teachers are wasted if this fact
remain unacknowledged.
It is the opinion of your committee that the time has arrived when
some description of physical exercise should be introduced into all the
public schools.
The object of public education is that the pupils on leaving school be
fitted for the duties of life on which they are about to enter in the best
manner, and it is intended to send them forth prepared to enter upon the
occupation to which their natural capacities best adapt them.
The knowledge which they gain in the public schools may be compared
to the hammer of the blacksmith; once being furnished Avith this imple-
ment, he can forge all the other tools Avhich he needs, this education
being the only capital with which many of the children start in life. If
the mind is educated at the expense of the body the system of education
is greatly at fault, from the reason that the opening to all occupations
requiring bodily strength are thus closed, and the pupil, in many cases,
prevented from adopting that pursuit in life in which he would not only
be the happiest himself, but the most useful to the community.
Adjourned Annual Meeting^ April 11, 1860. 87
It will nudoubtedly be said that much attention to the health of the
children should be given by the parents, but of these parents a part do
not realize the necessity, and others are so much occupied in procuring a
subsistence that they are absolutely incapable of such attention, and it is
this class who are more particularly under the charge of the community,
which is obliged to support all its members who are not able to support
themselves.
It is also plain that where the requirements of the school are adapted not
to the ability of the greater number, but to the capacity of the three or four
best scholars, theu a mental strain is brought to bear upon the majority
of the pupils, which produces an evil out of the power of the parents to
counteract. That this is the case in the greater number of schools in
New England your committee honestly believe. Having decided that
some change was necessary, and that some improvements might be com-
menced, your committee proceeded to inform themselves as far as possi-
ble upon this subject, with a full appreciation of the difficulties Avhich
attend all Innovations upon established customs.
Gymnastic apparatus, like all articles which possess great advantages,
has its drawbacks and from its great power arises corresponding danger.
It can only be used in the early stages with safety, when every movement
of the pupil is made under the eye of a competent teacher. The great num-
ber of pupils in our schools, their different ages and strength, together
with t]ie limited time which could be given, present almost insuperable ob-
jections to its introduction. Besides, while the bold and hardy portion of
the pupils would eagerly avail themselves of the apparatus, the puny and
timid children would keep in the background and content themselves
with looking on ; thus the class who most need the exercise would not be
benefited.
In Prussia, where the use of the gymnasium is better understood and
appreciated than in any other country, and also in Sweden, great atten-
tion has l)eeu given to physical education as a part of the system of pulDlic
instruction. In both of these countries a regular course of instruction
in "Calisthenics," or "Free Gymnastics," has been introduced into the
public schools.
As the result of their inquiries, your committee would recommend that
an experiment in this branch of education be tried in the following man-
ner, under the direction of the School Committee : That a competent
teacher may be employed to teach " Calisthenics" in the High school for
three months as a school study ; and your committee earnestly recom-
mend that the school session shall not be lengthened nor the recess
shortened to give time to this study. This experiment can be fairly
tried in the above manner at a cost of one hundred and fifty dollars,
which sum it will be necessary to appropriate if the recommendation of
your committee is adopted.
The town can then hear the report of the School Committee upon the
subject and judge for themselves as to the propriety of introducing these
exercises into the other schools, a measure your committee now think
will be found desirable.
88 Brookline Town Mecords,
There is a Deed in our grammar schools to which your committee -wonlcl
call your attention, and which applies more particularly to the Pierce
school. During the hot weather, and in stormy days, there is no oppor-
tunity for the girls of these schools to get any fresh air or exercise
without a degree of exposure which endangers their health. For this
reason their recess becomes valueless, atid to protect them from the
weather your committee would recommend the construction of a rough
shed, a simple roof supported by columns. This cannot be done at the
Pierce school at present, until the cobble stones and gravel shall be
farther removed from the southerly side of the school-house and your
committee would request the proper authorities to clear a space suffi-
ciently large for this purpose as soon as it is consistent with proper
economy in the use of the material.
Your committee are aware that these suggestions may seem to many
people who have not considered the subject, to be foolish and a waste of
the public money, but while so much money is cheerfully spent to enable
the children of the town to pursue their studies, it must surely be wise
to enable them to profit by these advantages to the full extent, if a small
expenditure wnll accomplish so desirable an object.
Mental culture without corresponding physical development is useless.
Mental progress to any advantageous purpose without any such develop-
ment is impossible. Therefore the time taken from the books for this
purpose Avill not lessen the amount of information gained from them.
MosES B. Williams, Chairman.
Wm. I. BOWDITCH.
Edward S. Philbrick.
Voted^ To accept the foregoing report.
Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars for the purpose of teaching "Calisthenics"
in the High school as recommended in the foregoing report.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Tenth Article in
the warrant, relating to the purchase of a gravel pit on Fair-
mount, submitted the following report, viz. : —
REPORT.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Tenth Article in the warrant,
calling the annual town meeting held March 20", 1860, in relation to pur-
chasing a gravel pit adjoining the one already owned by the town on
Fairmount, have attended to that duty, and Avould report as follows :
Adjoining the gravel pit belonging to the town on Fairmount is a lot of
land belonging to John W. Warren, containing about one and one-fourth
acres, which has the appearance of containing a large quantity of excel-
lent gravel for making roads ; this can now be had for four cents the
square foot, and we would recommend to the town to purchase the same,
and, for that purpose, Avould present the following votes : —
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 11, 1860. 89
Voted, That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to purchase
the lot of gravel land adjoining that owned by the town on Fairmount, if
it can be obtained for four cents the square foot.
Voted, That the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars be raised and
appropriated for that purpose.
All which is respectfully submitted.
James Bartlett, Chairman.
Thomas Parsons.
Brookline, April 11, 1860. Marshal Stearxs.
Voted, To accept and adopt the foregoing report.
The committee to whom was referred so mucli of the report
of the Selectmen, made at a former meeting, as related to the
purchasing of so much of Washington street lying south of
the Charles River branch railroad that had been discontinued,
and was claimed by S. A. Walker, made report thereon as
follows, viz. : —
REPORT.
The committee appointed by the town to confer with Mr. S. X. Walker
and the Boston and Worcester Railroad Company in regard to the passage-
way leading from the highway to the railroad station, respectfully submit
the following report : —
That the fee of this entire piece of land is held by Mr. Walker, subject
to a right of way, formerly sold by him to the railroad corporation, over
a strip twenty-eight feet wide ; the remainder of this land, being the part
which was fenced in on the day of the last town meeting, is also subject to
certain somewhat indistinct easements held by the Worcester railroad
corporation over the greater part of it.
The President of the Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation
stated to your committee that although in his opinion the corporation had
already purchased more land and had done more to render the approach
to their station easy and comfortable than the citizens had reason to
claim, still if the committee should decide to purchase this land and
should think it just and proper to assess a portion of the cost upon the
corporation, such assessment would be cheerfully paid. Por this orter,
which was made at their first meeting, your committee wish to express
their thanks, as it simplified their duties and materially lessened their
labor. The only remaining question was in regard to purchasing the
land, whether the advantage to be gained by the town and corporation
was equal to the cost.
Your committee are of the opinion that the town needs this laud for
proper and economical drainage of the neighborhood ; that without its
purchase the present approach to the station cannot be improved. If the
land over which the railroad corporation do not possess the right of way
should be permanently fenced in, great inconveniences would be caused
to all persons who approach the station by this passage-way.
90 Brookline Town Records.
In consideration of tliese facts, j'our committee decided to ofler Mr.
Walker the sum of six hundred dollars, on condition that he should deed
to the town of Brookline, for a highway, the fee of all the land before
described in this report, including the strip of land twenty-eight feet
wide over which the Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation now
hold the right of way. This offer was, after some hesitation, accepted.
Your committee, having first ascertained that the abutters upon this
land were ready to comply with the regulations of the town in construct-
ing proper sidewalks with edgestones, agreed, upon the part of the town,
with the Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation that the whole of
the land thus purchased should be laid out and properly constructed as a
highway, with crossing stones for foot passengers. In consideration of
the increased facility of approach thus given to the station, and the
expense on the part of the town for the construction and drainage of the
said road, your committee have assessed the Boston and Worcester Rail-
road Corporation in the sum of three hundred dollars.
Your committee now request that an appropriation of five hundred
dollars be now made and placed in the hands of the Selectmen, together
with the amount to be received from the Boston and Worcester R. R. Co.,
with instructions to complete the purchase of the land and to construct
the road as agreed upon by your committee.
James Bartlett, Chairman.
Moses B. Williams.
Eben Wbight.
Brookline, April 7th, 1860.
Voted, To accept the report.
Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred
dollars for the purchase of said land and the carrying out of
the recommendations of the committee.
On motion of B. F. Baker, it was —
Voted, That the thanks of the town of Brookline be and
hereby are tendered to the Rev. John S. Stone, D. D., for his
eminent and valuable services rendered the town as a mem-
ber of the School Committee.
Voted, That the foregoing vote be transmitted to the Rev.
John S. Stone by the Town Clerk, countersigned by the
Moderator of this meeting.
A communication was received from the Brookline Land
Company, ofi'ering to give the town a piece of land at the
corner of High and Walnut streets, containing about seven
thousand eight hundred square feet, provided the town will
erect thereon a fire-proof building for a public library, large
enough to contain one hundred thousand volumes.
Adjourned Animal Meeting, April 11, I860. 91
Voted, To refer the same to the Trustees of the" Public
Library. , , . . 4.+^,,
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the subject-mattei
of the Thirteenth Article, with instructions to apply to the
County Commissioners to ascertain what action would be
necessary on the part of the town to get them to rescued their
order to have the road made fifty feet wide, reported verbally
that it would be necessary to get up a petition requestmg
the Commissioners to reverse their decision and grant a new
hearing.
The report was accepted. , -, n
Voted, That the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars
be raised and appropriated to defray the expense or be
expended in making and grading Newton and Clyde streets
Voted, That the sum of twenty-five dollars be raised and
appropriated, to be expended in improving the ventilation ot
the Town Hall. . . i , u tvt^/i
Voted, That a committee of one be appomted by the Mod-
erator to attend to such improvements.
The Moderator appointed Mr. Edward S. Philbrick to con-
stitute said committee.
On motion, —
Voted, That the thanks of this meeting be and hereby are
tendered the Moderator of this meeting for the fair, impartial
and able manner in which he has conducted its business.
Voted, That this meeting be now declared dissolved.
^^'^°^^'^- Attest: B.F.BAKER,
Town Clerk.
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MEETING ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS,
MAY 9, 1860.
WARRANT.
SEAL.1
seIl!] Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SEAL.]
'seal. I
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn, on or before the
thirtieth day of April, inst., the inhabitants of the town of
Brookline to meet at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday,
the seventh day of May next, at four of the clock in the
afternoon, to bring in their votes to the Selectmen of said
town for or against the following articles of amendment to
the Constitution of this Commonwealth ; both of said articles
to be voted for on one ballot as follows, to wit : First Arti-
cle, Yes or No ; Second Article, Yes or No. And the said
articles of amendment are as follows : —
First Article of Amendment :
Any vacancy in the Senate shall be filled by election by the people of
the unrepresented district upon the order of a majority of Senators
elected.
Second Article of Amendment :
In case of vacancy in the Council, from the failure of election or other
causes, the Senate and House of Representatives shall, by concurrent
vote, choose some eligible person from the people of the district "wherein
such vacancy occurs to fill that office. If such vacancy shall happen
when the Legislature is not in session, the Governor, with the advice
and consent of the Council, may fill the same by the appointment of some
eligible person.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, before or on the day
of said meeting.
Constitutional Amendment, May 9, 1860. 93
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-second day of April, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
E. R. Secomb,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brooklike, Mass., April 28tli, 1860.
Pursuaut "svitli the -u-ithin -n-arrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for the
purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last
and usual place of abode.
JoHX DrsTix,
Constable of Brookline.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the legal voters of the
town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town,
on Monday, the seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty, and were called to order by the
Chairman of the Selectmen at four of the clock.
The Town Clerk then read the warrant and return thereon.
The Chairman of the Selectmen, Mr. James Bartlett,
declared the polls open for the reception of votes, and they
were kept open until six o'clock, when, on motion, it was —
Voted, That the polls be now closed.
The Selectmen then proceeded to sort and count the votes
then o-iven in, and the whole number were sorted, counted,
recorded and declaration thereof made in open town meeting,
and were as follows, to wit :
Whole number, nine.
On the First Article of Amendment :
Yeas, eight.
JSfoes, one.
Second Article of Amendmement :
Yeas, nine.
The returns were then filled up and sealed up in open
meetino-, and delivered to the Town Clerk to transmit to the
office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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BrooMine Town Records.
In voting, the check list was used ; no person was allowed
to deposit his vote until his name was found and checked on
the list.
The meeting was then declared dissolved, by the Chairman
of the Selectmen.
Dissolved. Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
List of /Soldiers as taken by
Brookline for
Francis Cai'tret
Albei-t Clapp
J. T. Chandler
James Cowan
Thomas M. Cofrau
John P. DreAV
Rufus H. Blood
John A. Burnham
Samuel MuUiken
George W. Heard
Samuel H. Gregory
Thomas B. Hall
Amos A. Lawrence
Francis G. Faxon
Isaac H. Spring
Samuel Carey
jMaxwell Lowney
Thomas J. Lee
Augustus B. Whittemore
Richard Briggs
John N. Chapman
Andrew Marsh
G. T. W. Braman
Henry Bell
William B. Chaplin
John Whitcomb
Albert Newhall
Isaac Dearborn
David S. Coolidge
James "W. Coolidge
George Smith
John A. Howard
Isaiah S. Getchell
James R. Burdett
Moses Thompson
the Assessors of the Town of
the year 1860.
Charles U. Cotting
William T. Glidden
William H. Lincoln
William T. Eustis, 3d
Richard Lincoln
Joshua C. Stone
William H. Foster
Abij. P. Chamberlin
Alonzo Farrar
Edward G. Parker
Edward Thomas
John W. Griggs
Charles Soule, Jr.
Isaiah L. Brackett
Richard Soule, Jr.
Frederick W. Prescott
Horace Maxwell
Joseph F. Green
Frederick A. Brown
Charles W. Wilder
Charles H. Stearns
James P. Stearns
William Stearns
Ethan C. Thayer
John K. Rogers
Daniel W. Rogers
J.. G. Batcheldor
Francis K. Fisher
Michael Flynn
Henry Lee, Jr.
John PoAver
M. P. Kennard
Denis Mahoney
William P. Perkins
George W. Handcock
Militia List, 1860.
95
William Hall
Johu C. "Witliiugton
Howard S. Williams
Eclw. H. Chamberlin
George B. Chamberlin
Joseph L. White
William Rooney
Charles Foster
Johu H. Henshaw
Francis Henshaw
George J. Fisher
Echvarcl Atkinson
Hiram P. Ring
Thomas W. Nickerson
Edward N. BroAvn
Eben W. Reed
Isaac Sprague
Eli D. Sanderson
Silas H. Langiey
Samuel Towuseud, Jr.
Elisha F. Penuimau
Charles Smith
Seth B. Pool
Alexander C. Studley
Moses Jones, Jr.
Amory H. Walker
Augustus Eastman
William Baker
Ira Burstey
James Edmond
Robert S. Davis
William H. Jameson
Charles P. Trowbridge
Henry Collins
Henry B. Eager
Peter W. Pierce
D. W. Atkinson
David S. Dutton
John C. Cook
Ashael G. MatheAV
Phillip S. Allen
Alonzo Bowman
Oliver Cousens
John E. Cousens
Charles H. Gilman
Charles Ingalls
John Smith
John F. Gibson
Henry S. Fietz
George W. Stearns
George Thomas
John S. Page
Dennis O'Hare
Anthony Ellis
Thomas Curry
Daniel Duffley
Horatio H. Bradbury
A. H. Avery
Clark L. Haynes
Burton W. Neal
George N. Dana
William K. Melcher
Daniel S. Kendall
John A. Laighton
S. J. Whelpley
Austin Chandler
James H. Clark
Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
Richard Hills
Henry S. Hills
William B. Town
Thomas Dufiey
William Aspinwall
Seth Fowle
Charles B. Dana
Albert A. Cobb
Frederick Sweetser
Johu Lee
Frederick J. Williams
Thomas H. Bacon
Isaac N. Jackson
Martin L. Hall
M. C. Ferris
Chas. F. Huntington
William Banks
Johu N. Washburn
Henry Blauey
Abijah Learned
Josiah Learned
William J. Griggs
Zenas F. Brett
John Shepherd
William D. Coolidge
George H. Coolidge
Harrison Bird
William H. Bird
Josiah Goodwin
Elbridge Wason
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Brookline Town Records.
Benjamin Hatch
J. Herbert Sliedd
Albert Cuslimau
Edward C. Wilson
William Wilson
Neliemiah Washburn
George Brooks
William Pope
Charles H. Whitehouse
Samuel C Hopkins
B. F. Fuller
B. F. Thomas
William 0. Kuapp
Thomas Merriman
William Davis
Thomas S. Pettengill
George Davis
David H. Daniels
F. A. Corey
David Wilder, 3d
George F. Homer
Caleb Dyer
Daniel H. Rogers
Charles Burrell
Isaac Taylor
A. W. Seamans
George Stoddard
Albert Lincoln
George L. Eichardson
Benjamin Pierce
A. L. Wood
Henry Bell
Augustus E. Batchelder
John D. Mallard
John C. Mallard
Horatio P. Willis
Charles E. Abbott
Charles E. Mecum
Timothy Corey
Theodore F. Corey
James Bartlett
Willard Onion
Benjamin Heustis
Charles W. Heustis
Samuel A. Robinson
Thomas B. Griggs
George W. Atkinson
Ira Atkinson
George Savage
Richard L. Saville
Robert S. Littell
John H. Dane
Benjamin F. Dane
Thomas G. Wells
William A. Wellman
William I. Bowditch
George W. A. Williams
Thomas Ho^ve
Patrick Riley
Patrick Hogan
Benjamin Bradley
John X. Turner
Charles W. Scudder
Isaac Rich
William Smith
William Nichols
Joseph Shewin
John H. Connor
George Baldwin
James W. Edgerly
Ira S. Bucknell
James Keeuan
Daniel Weston
Morse
Maston
B. F. Goddard
Lo"well M. Miles
Thomas B. Rice
Moses Jordan
John Jordan
Edward R. Secomb
Nathan Hale, Jr.
Horace James
J. P. Sanborn
Edwin Clark
T. C. Sherman
Michael ^Slahan
Michael Butler
Edward A. Wild
Albert W. Smith
Edwin Field
Walter S. Fitz
T. E. Francis
E. R. Butler
Benjamin Wells. Jr.
Franklin Breck
Mark W. Pollard
Joshua H. Putnam
Militia List, 1860.
97
William R. Paine
George B. Blake
Stanton Blake
John W. Candler
William L. Candler
John Gibhs
B. F. Baker
Stephen Libb}'
Thomas D. Ellis
George G. Clapp
Charles Wharlan
Ansel H. Waterman
E. F. Archer
Charles L. Palmer
Enoch Thomas
Matthews
E. S. Burleigh
Charles B. Pine
R. H. Gilson
John 0. Libbj'
John D. Long
Wa3'land Smith
Oliver B. Delano
William Jennings
James Rooney
Ashabel Langley
Joseph S. Turner
Russell Hubbard
Alden Hatch
Charles Mecum
John D. Kelly
James Kelly
James W. Sinclair
Thomas J. O'Neal
John Dustiu
A. H. Clapp
Nathaniel Gill
H. N. Fuller
Frank Niles
Henry Orcutt, Jr.
Frank Parker
M. W. Quinlan
Wm. Moran
Thomas Ware
James Reed
John McCormack
Benjamin W. Hobart, Jr.
Henry Gallup
Reuben A. Chace
Mark R. Wendell
David Dugan
James M. Seamans
Charles F. Brackett
Charles A. Brackett
George Tyler
Cyrus W. Ruggles
George W. Bird
John Bliss
Frank Seamans
Henry Watson
Robert Thompson
Wm. S. Spencer
N, W. Brackett
James H. Paine
John Murray
John Consadine
Jeremiah Sullivan
Nathaniel Bowers
INIichael Gleason
William Watson
Daniel McMahan
Martin Gregan
Alexander Spear
Sylvester Kimball
John Park
Ebeu Morse
Arthur Kemp
Dennis Driscoll
Edward Bogau
Michael Maloney
Michael Campbell
William Summers
Barth. Cusick
Jolm McMahan
James Driscoll
Phillip Duffey
John McMahan
Thomas Wilson
John Consadine
Cornelius O'Herne
Thomas Muldoney
Thomas Gallagher
Thomas Maloney
Charles H. Heath
George Bacon
J. S. Warren
Theodore Lyman
William Twafa
98
BrooMine Tovm Records.
David T. Kenrick
Charles T. Seaverns
Richard H. Seaverus
James Brackett
John E. Horr
Salon Whitney
William O. Churchill
James R. Burdett
John A. Howard
Moses Thompson
William Hall
George Bogman
George E. Hersej'
Charles Pope
R. S. S. Andrews
Nath. Lyford
John Washburn
Charles Houghton
George A. Slack
George Bragdon
Charles T. Plimpton
Albert Haven
James Bartlett
George Stoddard
George E. Mudge
Andrew J. Harrington
Robert Baruett
John P. Marquaud
Mears Orcutt
Francis A. Jewett
Horatio A. Hovey
Daniel Dow
J. Wiugate Thornton
Rufus S. Allen
James Ward
John Kelly
James Hawes
Joseph Gutterson
Leonard Dane
J. Elliot Cabot
E. Waldo Cutler
William E. Baker
William S. Wilson
Thomas Parsons
Waldo P. Maynard
Thomas Townsend
Thomas C. Quimby
Alonzo C. Jackson
John Morse
Edward C. Cabot
Walter C. Cabot
Lewis S. Price
Henry Gray
Peter Rooney
George W. Rollins
George Nelson
Leonard Lock
James Amory
John Warren
Simon Warren
George R. Phelps
Francis A. White
William Page
James M. Codman
Charles D. Head
George Griggs
Henry Whitney
Hiram Norcross
Thomas E. Lanman
Willard J. Humphrey
Francis P. Dane
George W. Goodnough
John D. Hay ward
Samuel Clark
John A. Bird
William Bird, 2d
Alfred Winsor
John L. Wood
Moses Judkius
George Atkinson
EdAvard S. Philbrick
William D. Philbrick
Charles F. Foster
Eben Wright
James H. Harris
George H. Stone
Howard Dwight
Wilder Dwight
Joseph W. Goddard
George G. Hook
A true copy of the soldiers, taken on the first of May, 1860.
Attest: J. Daat:npokt.
Returned to the office of the Adjutant General July the 30th, 1860.
Attest: B. F. Baker, Tovm Clerk.
Organization of Hi7,^. 7 r* ,„™,v/o. r Thomas Parsons (accepted March 26th, 1861).
* r '; " f ?:• W^ Prescott (icep ed Ma,-ch ^,^. r^>\
t Rev. J. LcAVis Diman (accepted March 29th, 1861).
Trufot exceeding five per cent thereof for the convenience of
apportionment, shall be assessed by the Assessors, separately
from all other assessments, upon the real and personal estates
of residents and non-residents within the town liable to tax-
ation therein, and the amount so assessed shall be inserted
by the Collector in the tax bills as a separate item. The
Treasurer is hereby authorized to borrow the whole or any
part of the above-mentioned sum before its collection upon
the assessment aforesaid.
Voted, That the Town Clerk be and hereby is authorized
'to enter upon the records of the town the proceedings of the
two informal meetings held hy the town upon this subject.
Voted, That the military committee be and hereby is au-
thorized to use the Town Hall, lighted free of charge, for
the purpose of drill.
Voted, That the meetinij be now dissolved.
Dissolved.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Toion Clerh.
Citizens' Meetinr/, April 20, 186 T. 131
CITIZENS' MEETING, APRIL 20, 1861.
Brookline, April 20, 1861.
A meeting of the citizens of Brookline for the purpose of
considering the present disturbed state of affairs and adopt-
ing measures to aid in the protection and defence of the
country, was held at the Town Hall, Saturday evening,
April 20, 1861. The hall was crowded.
The meeting was called to order by Amos A. Lawrence,
and after prayer offered by Rev. Dr. John S. Stone, was
organized by the choice of the following officers :
President — John Howe.
Vice-Presidents — Augustus Aspinwall, George B. Blake,
James S. Amory, Thomas Gray.
Secretaries— ThonvA^ B. Hall, William O. Churchill.
Mr. Howe, on taking the chair, made a few stirring
remarks, and closed by offering to the first family in Brook-
line whose head should be lost in the defence of the country
a land-warrant which he had received from the government
for his services in the war of 1812.
Appropriate and stirring remarks were made by William
Aspinwall, Amos A. Lawrence, Wilder D wight, James S.
Amory, J. Murray Howe, Wm. A. Wellman, George B.
Blake, Moses B. Williams, Capt. Thomas O. Selfridge, (U.
S. N.), and others, which were received with frequent audi
hearty cheers.
On motion of Wilder Dwight, it was —
Voted, That a committee of seven be appointed to pre-
pare a plan for the organization and drill of a company or
companies in the town of Brookline to aid in the defence of
the government, and that the committee report the plan at
the earliest moment, and take such further action as they
may deem necessary.
A nominating committee was appointed, and upon their
report the following were constituted a committee to carry
out Mr. Dwight's motion, viz. : Amos A. Lawrence, Moses
132 BrooMine Town Becords.
B. AVilliams, J. Murray Howe, B. F. Baker, T. E. Francis,
William Aspinwall, and Thomas Parsons, to which Thomas
B. Hall was afterwards added.
On motion of George B. Blake, a subscription list was
opened to raise a fund for the purchase of two hundred
muskets and to establish a military fund for the use of the
town, which list was headed by Mr. Blake with the sum of
one thousand dollars.
On motion of Mr. Wellman, another subscription list was
opened to raise a fund for the purchase of materials to be
used by the ladies of Brookline who have expressed a wish
to aid in preparing clothes for the recruits that may be
raised in the town.
Mr. Banter offered the use of his large hall for the use of
the ladies for this purpose.
Mr. James Dupee was appointed by a unanimous vote to
be treasurer to receive the sums subscribed.
The meeting was then adjourned, amid hearty cheers for
the volunteers of Massachusetts, to meet on Monday even-
ing- next, after the town meetins: to be held on that evening.
Attest : Thomas B. Hall,
William O. Churchill,
Secretaries.
CITIZENS' MEETING, APRIL 22, 1861.
The meeting of the citizens of Brookline, adjourned from
Saturday evening, was held in the Town Hall this evening.
The hall was again crowded.
The committee appointed at the last meeting reported a
series of resolutions, which were unanimously adopted.
Resolutions.
1st. Resolved, That a military committee, to consist of
ten members, be appointed to take charge of all military
arrangements which shall be made by the town, and to have
Citizens' Meeting, April 22, 1861. 133
the control of all matters connected therewith, their chair-
man to act as the commanding officer of the entire military
organization, subject to the direction and approval of the
committee.
2d. Resolved, That there forthwith be opened a list of
all male inhabitants of Brookline above the age of seventeen
years who wish to be drilled for military service, and that
the military committee be authorized to form the persons
forming such lists into such corps as they may deem expe-
dient for the public good.
3d. Resolved, That the military committee be authorized
to draw upon the military fund in such amounts, at such
times, and for such purposes as a majority of such commit-
tee shall determine, and all such drafts shall be signed by
the chairman and countersigned by at least two other mem-
bers of the committee and approved by the Selectmen.
4th. Resolved, That the following gentlemen constitute
the military committee: Moses B. Williams (chairman),
James A. Dupee, Marshal Stearns, Wm. K. Melcher, Na-
thaniel Lyford, Thomas B. Hall, Thomas Parsons, William
Aspinwall, James Murray Howe, and Edward A. Wild.
Voted, That the military committee be directed to attend
immediately to the wants of the families of those citizens of
Brookline who have already gone into service.
Patriotic and stirring speeches were made by C. W.
Wilder, S. S. Bucklin, and others, which were received
with great enthusiasm.
The roll lists were eagerly signed during and after the
meeting.
Three hearty cheers were given for Gov. Andrew, who it
was said, had, by his prompt action, placed Massachusetts
where she always wished to be, in the foremost rank.
Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to remove the
fence between the Town Hall and the school-house in the
rear, and that they be requested to grade the ground suita-
ble for a parade ground for all drill purposes, and that suit-
able gateways be provided in the fence now standing on the
sides of the lot.
134 BrooMine Town Records.
Voted, That the proceedings of this and last Saturday's
meetings, as well as of all adjournments of this meeting, be
placed on the records of the town.
The meeting was then adjourned till called together by
the military committee.
Attest : Thomas B. Hall,
Secretory.
SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 13, lb61.
AVARRANT.
SEAL "
SEAL.
SEAL.'
SEAL.
SEAL.
COMMONW^EALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toicn of BrooMine^
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 3"0u
are hereby required to notif}' and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Thursday, the thirteenth day
of June, instant, at seven and a half of the clock in the even-
ing, for the following purposes, viz :
First. To choose a Moderator.
JSecnwJ. To hear and act upon the report of tlie military comuiittee.
Third. To see what action the town Avill take upon any recommenda'
tioii of tlio military committee in relation to the appropriation voted at
the town meeting held on the twenty-ninth of April last.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, on or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
third day of June, in the year of our Lord eighteen hun-
dred and sixty-one.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
E. R. Secomb,
N. G. Chapin,
Selectmen of the Toicn of Brookline.
Special Meeting, Jane 13, 18(U. 135
NoKFOLK, ss. Beooklixe, June 8th, 1861.
In pursuauce of the within -warrant, I have notified and warned the
inhabitants of the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to
meet at the time and iDlace and for the purposes within named, by leaving
a printed notice of the same at their last and usual place of residence.
S. C. Hopkins,
Constable of Brookline.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met in the Town Hall in said town, on
Thursday, the thirteenth day of June, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, and were called to order at seven and a half of
the clock in the evening, by the Town Clerk, who proceeded
to read the warrant calling said meeting and the return
thereon, and presided during a choice of a Moderator, under
the First Article in said warrant.
Voted, To choose a Moderator by nomination.
The meeting then nominated and chose for Moderator,
James Bartlett, and he took the chair.
The Second Article in the warrant was then taken up, viz. :
To hear and act upon the report of the militar}' committee.
The chairman of the military committee presented the
following report, to wit :
REPORT.
Brookline, June 13th, 1861.
Mr. Moderator, — The Legislature of the State having been called
together, and having adjourned for the present, after taking such action
as regards the various militar}' appropriations needed in this crisis of
our national existence, the Military Committee appointed by the town
have deemed it proper to request the citizens to hear their report of such
action as they have taken, and to call the attention of the town to the
vote passed at the meeting of the 29th day of April last, in regard to
raising the amount appropriated l)y the town and assessing it as a sep-
arate tax.
In presenting their report, the committee wish to state tliat their
meetings have been fully attended, each subject which has been acted
upon has been carefully weighed and considered, and that in all cases
their actions have been unanimous.
The citizens of the town are doubtless aware that a company Avas
raised for the war, in the town of Brookline, wliich incorporated
136 BrooMine Toion Records.
the men Avho had been raised iu West Roxbury. This compauy Avas
officered entirely from the town of Brookline, was mustered into the
service of the State, and the officers were commissioned by the Gov-
ernor. As soon as this had been done, your committee proceeded to
make the necessary preparation to uniform the company and to make
arrangements to procure such articles as they deemed important to make
them comfortable and to fit them for efficient service. This company
consisted of ninety-tive men. The next orders received by Captain
Wild, who was iu command of this company, was from the Governor,
directing him to take command of Company A, iu the First Regiment,
and to take the two lieutenants with him, this company haviug been left
without officers by the promotion of the captain and the severe illness
of the two lieutenants. Captain Wild was also directed in the same
order to fill up Company A from the Brookline company, and to dis-
tribute the balance of the men iu the dittereut companies of the same
regiment Avhich Avere not already filled up to the standard of the requisi-
tiou of the United States. These orders were obeyed, and the regiment
was then mustered into the service of the United States.
The greatest difficulties with which your committee have had to contend
was the change in the position of these men. They have been embar-
rassed between the fear of wasting the funds confided to them, and, on
the other hand, of causing the men to sutt'er and retarding the public
service by delay in their action. If the Brookline company had been
allowed to go into service as originally intended, your committee feel
that they may safely assert that such arrangement had been made as
would send them forth in as good condition and as well provided as any
company Avhich has left the state. The moment the change took place
all arrangements which had been made for this company, as a company,
that it was possible to countermand were countermanded, and the atten-
tion of the committee was given to providing the officers and men indi-
vidually with such articles as were necessary for their comfort and
health, and this they believe has been done. A small amount of money
has also been forwarded to such of the citizens of this town as had left
in the service of the state before you committee had been appointed, to
enable them to provide themselves with some small comforts, of which
they would otherwise been destitute. It would be very ungrateful on
the part of your committee to leave this part of their report without
expressing their thanks to the ladies of the town for their labor in pre-
paring clothing, and for their unwearied efiorts to second the action of
the committee.
In compliance with the vote of the town relating to military instruc-
tion, your committee have given as much attention to the drill of the
citizens as Avas possible Avithout neglecting more pressing matters of
immediate importance, and they noAv hope to have more time to devote
to this subject, and to place it in the poAver of every citizeu of the town
to acquire some knoAvledge of military drill and discipline. The com-
mittee have procured an armory and have engaged the services of an
armorer, Avho is also a competent instructor, and have purchased such
articles as Avere absolutely needed for carrying out their instructions,
Special Meeting, Jane 13, 1861. 137
and which they could not otherwise procure. Tlie committee would also
state that by the resignation of Captain E. A. Wild a vacancy has been
created in the Military Committee. Your committee believe that the
action of the Legislature has legalized all the expenditures made by the
town for military purposes, and that the expenditure of a larger sum
than seventy-tive hundred dollars will not be needed during the present
year. All of which is respectfully submitted,
Moses B. Williams; Chairimm.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
Voted, That James Bartlett be and hereby is appointed a
member of the Military Committee, in place of Captain E.
A. Wild, resigned.
Third Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take upon any recommendations of
the Military Committee in relation to the appropriation voted at the town
meeting held on the twenty-ninth day of April last.
On motion of William Aspinwall, it was —
Voted, That the vote passed by the town at its meeting held
on the twenty-ninth day of April last, appropriating fifteen
thousand dollars, to be called the Military Fund, be and
hereby is so amended that seventy-five hundred dollars only
of said amount shall be raised by taxation during the present
year, and that said sum of seventy-five hundred dollars be
included by the Assessors with the other moneys to be raised
by taxation, and be assessed upon the polls and estates, real
and personal, of the inhabitants and non-residents, together
with and in the same manner as the other taxes are raised,
and that the Treasurer be authorized to borrow the whole or
any part of the sum heretofore appropriated, if the same
shall be required by the Military Committee.
Note. — This vote was incorporated in the report of the Military Com-
mittee, and is on file with the same. B. F. Baker, T. C.
The business of the meeting being all transacted, it was
Voted, That this meeting be dissolved.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
138 Brookline Toion Records.
BOUNDAHY LINE BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE
TOWN OF BliOOKLINE.
We the subscribers, the Mayor and Alderiiieu of the city of Boston
and the Selectmen of the town of Brookline, pursuant to notice, met this
tenth day of July, A. D. 1861, at the place appointed, and run the line
and renewed the bound marks between the city of Boston and the town
of Brookline, as follows, to wit :
Beginning at a stone post marked Bo. on the easterly side and Br. on
the westerly side standing on the Boston and Roxbury Mill Dam — west-
erly from the new filling sluices erected in said dam — the old sluices
referred to in the Act of February 22d, 1825, entitled "An Act relative
to the boundary lines of the city of Boston and the town of Brookline,"
having been removed, thence running southwesterly from said post at
an angle of one hundred and fifteen degrees from the Mill Dam until it
strikes the centre of Charles River, and also running from the said post
southerly at an angle of one hundred and three degrees forty minutes
until it strikes the centre of the channel of Muddy River at a point where
the respective boundaries of Boston, Brookline and lloxbury meet each
other, being the same lines mentioned and descril^ed in the above recited
Act.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands the day and
year above written.
JCSEl'II M. WniUTMAN,
Mdjjor.
JoHX F. Pkav,
Samuel Hatch,
Thomas C. Amoky.
Geo. W. Pakmenter,
James L. Hanson,
Samuel R. Spinney,
Nehejuah Gibson,
Aldermen of Boston.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
A true copy.
Attest: B. F. Baker, Town Clerk.
Militia List, 1861.
139
List of Soldiers in the
May
Tliomas M. Coffran ♦
John DreAV
Riifus H. Blood
Patrick Donnelly
John Donnelly
Robert Mnrray
John Kegan
Wm. H. Foster
Aug. P. Cliamberlaiu
Albert H. Glover
Joseph T. Chandler
Charles T. Chandler
John A. Burnham, Jr.
Gorham Grey
Charles Ingalls
Samnel H. Gregory
Thomas B. Hall
Wm. A. Bangs
MaxAvell Lowrey
Edwin Holbrook
Samuel A. Savage
Albert F. Sise
Thomas J. Lee
Augustus B. Whittemore
Samuel C. Bugbee
Charles L. Bugbee
George W. Heard
Sanford P. Ware
John C. Withington
George B. Withington
A. B. Shedd
William C Richardson
Warren Simons
Walter Lawton
Moses Withington
Howard S. Williams
James C Braman
Edward H. Chamberlin
George B. Chamberlin
James Haxley
William H. Lincoln
William T. Eustis, 2d
James R. Tibbets
George M. Dexter
Horace York
Joshua C. Stone
John Cusick
loivn 0/ BrooUine, taken
1, 1861.
Ira A. Stubbs
John A. Howard
Granvill T. Braman
Joseph G. Batchelder
Daniel W. Rogers
John K. Rogers
Richard Briggs
Charles Fow4e
Andrew Marsh
John N. Chapman
Henry L. Richardson
S. S. Bncklin
Ira Atkinson
Francis G. Faxon
William B. Chaplin
Wm. D. Ellis
Charles U. Cotting
Patrick Kerrigan
Michael Lemist
Wm. O. Churchill
Peder Olseu
Solon H. Whitney
Isaiah S. Getchell
Stephen B. Sewall
Moses Thompson
James R. Burdett
Austin W. Benton
Wm. F. Hall
John Dale
Nathan Murphy
David S. Coolidge
James W. Coolidge
. Robert Bishop
William Scott
Timothy Donovan
Z. Franklin Brett
R. S. S. Andross
Wm. D. Coolidge
Albert A. Bird
Henry G. Pierce
Josiah Gooding
Richard L. Saville
Robert S. Littell
John H. Dane
Benjamin F. Dane
Nehemiah Washburn
140
Brookline Town Records.
S. H. IIoAve
Casper Cowuingsliield
Alonzo Farrar
Charles Lambord
Edward I. Thomas
Charles Soule, Jr.
Isaiah L. Brackett
Frederick W. Prescott
Frederick A. Brown
Theodore H. Durgau
Charles W. Wilder
James P. Stearus
Albert Lincoln
George Stoddard
George L. Richardson
Benjamin Pierce
Wra. F. Gordon
Amos L. "Wood
Augustus E. Batcheldor
Thomas G. Wells
W. L. Wellmau
Wni. I. Bowditch
Wm. Fitzgerald
G. W. A. Wiiliaras
Patrick Riely
Patrick Lunuey
James H. Fay
N. D. Turner
Charles W. Scudder
Wm. Nichols, Jr.
James W. Edgerly
B. K. Neufville
Wm. W. Howe
Wm. O. Knapp
Benjamin F. Tyler
Thomas ^Nlerriman
John E. Conseus
Moses Eastman
Lowell M. Mills
D. A. Griggs
Nathan Hale, Jr.
John D. Mallard
J. P. Sanborn
Edwin Clark
F. C. Sherman
Michael Mahan
James Mahan
C. W. Eaton
W. A. Wymau
Edwin Field
Edward C Wilson
George Brooks
Charles F. Whitehouse
S. C. Hopkins
Thomas S. Pettengill
Wm. B. Haseltine
David H. Daniels
George F. Homer
C. W. Dyer
David H. Rogers
Isaac Taylor
Aug. W. Seamans
Edward R. Secomb
Horace James
Thomas Baxter
Timothy Corey
John Pulsifer
F. Henry Corey
Charles Rohan
Willard Onion, Jr.
Benjamin Heutis, Jr.
Thomas B. Griggs
Oscar Bothell
George W. Atkinson
Hiram Lemau
George B. Blake, Jr.
Arthur Blake
I). Francis Lincoln
Wm. E. Lincoln
Henry Wheelock
Charles W. Tolman
George E. Bogmau
Francis C Richardson
B. F. Baker
Stephen Libby
Bradford Kingman
Thomas D. Ellis
Michael Griffln
Wm. Trowbridge
Ansel H. Waterman
J. Thomas AVaterman
Charles L. Palmer
John A. Fairbanks
George Tyler
John Koch
Daniel W. Phelps
AndreAV Anderson
George Hannah
George Balkam
Militia List, 1861.
141.
George A. Bailj-
James Roouej-
Edwin Harris
Heury Collins
Nelson Goodspeed
T. Eustis Francis
E. R. Butler
Benjamin Wells, Jr.
A. W. Boardmau
Frank R. Wenzell
James M. Seamans
James A. Dupee
Charles F. Huntington
L. B. Adams
Cyrus W. Ruggles
Samuel Herrick
Charles A. Brackett
Nicholas Egan
John P. Bliss
Frank Seamans
George \V. Bird
Edwin Noble
Florian Kaiser
John Parkhurst
Bannister
John D. Kelly
John Sweeney
Patrick Burns
David S. Plummer
Thomas J. O'Neal
John Dustin
Daniel D. Adams
Nelson H. Fuller
Friend
Charles Cheeney
Benjamin Davis
John Kelly
Heury Orcutt, Jr.
M. W. Quinlan
N. W. Brackett
James H. Paine
John McCab
Michael Morrissey
Michael Hayden
Charles Hickey
Michael Hickey
David Dugau
Sylvester Kimball
Joseph H. Spaulding
Wm. H. Barnard
Charles Mcintosh
William G. Wood
Wm. H. White
John 0. Libby
J. D. Long
Horatio H. Mecum
Edward Baker
Charles E. Maynard
Oliver B. Delano
Wm. Jennings
Augustus Bickford
John Plummer
Wm. Watson
Henry Watson
Adam Halfenstine
Ferguson Turner
Webster Hatch
Charles Higgins
L. H. Gilman
F. L. Gilman
George Banister
Caswell
Richard Taylor
Dennis Driscoll
Patrick McAvoy
John Doyle
Thomas Waldrou
Edward Bogan
Edward Leahy
Michael O'Dea
Joseph W. Tracy
Michael Mahoney
Thomas O'Dea
Thomas Breman
Michael Campbell
Wui. Butler ■
Bernard Maloue
Thomas Dillon
Michael Lynch
Wm. Summers
John Connolly
Charles Madden
Michael Davis
John McMahan
John Sweeney
John Mealy
John Welch
Daniel Conly
Felix Johnson
142
BrooUine Toiun Records.
Osavius Veruey
Charles Ghase
George F. Jobuson
Eben ^lorse
James Malouey
Thomas O'Day
James Driscoll
John O'Hare
Thomas Wilson
John McNamara
Patrick McDavit
John Brown
Phillip Dnrtey
John Consadine
Michael Maney
James Lunney
Barney Mitchell
Terrauce McGrath
Michael Cauavan
Cornelius O'Herne
Thomas Burk
Thomas Doyle
Kicharcl Bergen
John Bnagy
Thomas Walsh
Patrick Ryan
Thomas Mnldowney
Wm. Hickey
John Lawton
John Welch
John Noomau
Thomas Malouey
R. A. Chace
B. W. Hobart, Jr.
Francis K. Fisher
Dennis Mahoney
M. P. Kennard
George W. Hancock
Theodore Stearns
Horatio H. Bradbury
Robinson Partin
Augustine Shurtlett"
Burton W. Ncal
George N. Dana
Wm. K. Melcher
James A. Laighton
S. J. Whelpley
John E. Cross
Bartho. Field
Jeremiah Sullivan
Timothy Driscoll
John Borau
James Donovan
Henry Gallup
John E. Horr
Henry G. Seaverns
Ransom N. Weld
David T. Kenrick
Sullivan Rogers
James H. Clark
Wm. Cabot
FoUen Cabot
Charles Folleu
Wm. Rooney
Wm. McKee
Joseph Roy
Francis Cabot
John H. Henshaw
Francis Henshaw
Hiram P. Ring
Thomas W. Nicker son
Edward M. Brown
Eben W. Reed
B. W. Whitehouse
Thaddeus Townsend
J. W. Houlihan
Silas H. Langley
Samuel Townsend. Jr.
Alonzo B. Langley
Charles Smith
Oliver Jackson
Horace N. Fisher
John H. Fisher
Wm. Mullen
Wm. Furay
Thomas Crothy
James Cusick
Moses Jones, Jr.
Maurice Dee
Amory H. Walker
R. A. Walker
George Searle
James Edmond
Robert Davis
James Sheridan
Wm. H. Jameson
C. P. Trowbridge
Henry B. Eager
Militia List, 1861.
143
Alfred Keurick, Jr.
Kichard Hills
Nicholas "Watson
Alex. C. Studley
Michael L. Hicks
JohD McNulty
Thomas Curry, Jr.
Joseph Roy
Aarou Whitney
John S. Page
Warren Bemis
Edward Martin
Sylvester S. Burleigh
Daniel Duffley
John Mackin
Moses C. Warren
Charles B. Dana
Horatio S. Burdett
Albert A. Cobb
T. 0. Gardner
Frederick Sweetser
John Lee
Frederick J. Williams
Thomas H. Bacon
Martin L. Hall
Patrick Mitchell
Mortimer C. Ferris
Henry Blaney
Charles B. Wood
J. N. Washburn
Amos R. Binney
George E. Hersey
Nathaniel Lyford
George A. Wadley
Edgar Sully
George A. Slack
Lewis Slack
Charles T. Plimpton
Albert S. Haven
C. C. Haven
George A. Mudge
Andrew J. Harrington
Charles H. Heath
George Bacon
Thomas Sweeney
J. S. Warren
Rufus S. Allen
J. Wingate Thornton
Horatio A. Hovey
Stillman Saunders
Peter W. Pierce
Asael G. Mathews
Philip S. Allen
Charles Draper
Alonzo Bowman
Oliver Couseus
E. C. Dudley
Charles H. Gilman
John H. Gibson
James K. Stone
Henry S. Chase
Joel Herbert Shedd
Albert Cushman
Wm. A spin wall
Seth A. Fowle
Theodore Lyman
Edward C Cabot
George H. Townsend
Thomas Townsend
Thomas Quimby
Timcjthy Nyhen
John Zecher
Lewis C. Cabot
Lewis S. Price
Edward Codman
Charles Davis
Leonard Locke
John W. Warren
Simon Warren
James S. Amory
Robert Amory
Arthur Amory
Henry H. Blake
George R. Phelps
i'rancis A. White
John Rolfe
James M. Codman
Charles D. Head
Hiram Norcross
Henry Whitney
Thomas E. Lanman
John P. Marquand
James Ward
John Kelly
John Miskill
Thomas Parsons
Wilder Dwight
Agus M. Sampson
Wm. G. Weld
144
Brookline Toivn Recorrh.
Elijah Saunders
Masou Suell
Josepli Beegan
Henry Collins
Pliillil) Couvay
Charles P. Gardner
Henry Mortimer
John Kilroy
Joseph Gutterson
Burnham Clark
J. Eliot Cabot
Waldo Cutler
Abraham L. Cutler
Wm. E. Baker
Charles A. Whitney
James Alger
Wm. Banks
Wm. Stone
James Quinn
John C Wymau
Charles Sabine
Wm. S. Wilson
James O'Counell
John Wether bee, Jr.
James Geddes
Josiah Withington, Jr.
Samuel Clark
Wm. Bird, 2d
John A. Bird
Alfred Winsor, Jr.
Ger shorn C Winsor
B. F. Kendall
Russell Hallett
Edward R. Richardson
Moses M. Judkins
F. O. Eldridge
George Atkinson
Edward S. Philbrick
Wm. D. Philbrick
Eugene Taylor
Patrick Dillon
Charles A. Patch
Charles F. Foster
J. M. Batchelder
George H. Cutter
Joseph H. Francis
J. Anson Guild
Willard Y. Gross
David S. Plummer
Charles Kimball
Joseph W. Goddard
Timothy Flynn
Thomas Follen
George Weld
Josiah B. Hastings
Wm. J. Hyde
Timothy Curley
Thomas Bnrnes
W. J. Humphrey
James E. Baker
John English
Albert W. Clitlbrd
Francis P. Denny
George W. Dean
Timothy W. Hixon
Abel W. Morse
John Paramore
George Craft
Xanthus Goodnough
Geo. W. Goodnough
Daniel Black
N. G. Chapin
Wm. Sheafe
James M. Howe
Henry P. Perrin
Charles Jacobs
Marshall Russell
Mears Orcutt
Patrick Kerrigan
Burt Wilder
Samuel G. Lamson
Charles Stuart
George Hamon
James M. Jacobs
Wm. H. Trowbridge
J. Thomas Waterman
Edwin F. Lewis
George A. Bailey
Frank Fitz
Samuel Foster
Wm. P. Woodbury
George Lufkins
James O. Ward
Frederick Barnard
James Murphy
Wm. B. Bird
James Mack
Alfred Dovan
General Election, Novemher 5, 1861. 145
Benjamin F. Goddard John Farrington
Webster Farrer John H. Whitnej^
G. Homer Morse Patrick McNamara
Charles W. James Wm. Stone
John Huntoon Hugh Stuart
James Kenyon Eobert Amory
George Upham Lowell Ham
Wm. H. Bird Elisha Jacobs
The foregoing is a list of persons in the town of Brookline liable to
be enrolled in the Militia, as taken by us on the first day of May, 1861.
John N. Turner,
J. Davenport,
Thomas B. Hall,
Assessors of Brookline.
Received into the Town Clerk's office August 6th, 1861, and return
thereof made to the Adjutant-General.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Towh Clerk.
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 5, 1861.
SEAL-
SEAL.
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WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the fifth day of
November next, it being the next Tuesday after the first
Monday in said month, at one of the clock in the afternoon,
at which time and place the polls will be opened and kept
open until forty-eight minutes past four of the clock, during
which time they will be required to bring to the Selectmen
their votes for the following State and County officers, viz. :
10
146 Brookline Town Recordn.
For a Governor of the Commonwealth, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, a Councillor for Councillor District Number Six,
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and Receiver-
General, Attorney-General, Auditor of Accounts, one Sen-
ator for the North Norfolk District, a Representative to the
General Court for the Third Representative District of the
County of Norfolk, consisting of the town of Brookline,
being the number apportioned to said District according to
law, a Clerk for the Courts of the County of Norfolk ; also,
one County Commissioner, County Treasurer, and Register
of Deeds for said County ; all to be voted for on one ticket.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, on or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-tirst day of October, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty-one.
James Bartlett,
Thomas Parsons,
N. G. Chapin,
Selectmen of the Toivn of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, November 1st, 1861.
Pursuant with the Avithin ■warrant, I have notified and •warned the
inhabitants of the tOAvn of Brookline to meet at the time and place and
for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same
at their last and usual place of residence.
John Dustin,
Constable of Brookline.
A true copy of the warrant and return thereon.
Attest: B. r. Bakkr, Tovm Clerk.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday, the fifth day of November, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and were called to order at
one of the clock, by James Bartlett, Chairman of the Board
of Selectmen.
The Town Clerk then read the warrant calling said meet-
ins: and the return thereon.
General Election^ November 5, 1861. 147
In conformity with the provisions of the foregoing warrant,
the polls were opened and kept open for the reception of
votes until forty-eight minutes past four of the clock, when
they were declared closed.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes, and the whole number of votes given in
was three hundred and forty-two, and the whole number of
votes were sorted, counted, and recorded, and declaration
thereof made in open town meeting, as is required by law,
and were for the following-named persons and offices, to wit :
For Governor : Three himdrecl and twenty-eight.
John A. Andrew, of Boston, one hundred and ninety-live.
Isaac Davis, of Worcester, one hundred and thirty-two.
John H. Grush, two.
For Lieutenant-Governor : Three hundred and twelve.
Jolin Nesmith, of Lowell, two hundred.
Edwin C. Bailey, of Boston, one hundred and eight.
W. K. Melcher, two.
C. W. Wilder, two.
For Secretary of State : Three hundred and thirty-six.
Oliver Warner, of Northampton, two hundred and six.
Frederick 0. Prince, of Winchester, one hundred and thirty.
For Councillor, District Number Six : Three hundred and thirty-nine.
James Ritchie, of Roxbury, one hundred and ninety-four.
Moses B. Williams, of Brookline, one hundred and forty-five.
For Treasurer and Beceiver- General : Three hundred and thirty.
Henry K. Oliver, of Lawrence, two hundred and seven.
Emery Sanford, of Oxford, one hundred and tAventy-three.
For Attorney-General : Three hundred and twenty-rive.
Dwight Foster, of Worcester, two hundred and seven.
Edw. Avery, of Braintree, one hundred and eighteen.
For Auditor of Accounts : Three hundred and twenty-six.
Levi Reed, of Abington, tAvo hundred and nine.
Moses Bates, of Plymouth, one hundred and seventeen.
For Senator from the Xorth Norfolk District: Three hundred and thirty.
William D. SAvan, of Dorchester, tAvo hundred and tAventy-four.
Joseph H. ChadAvick, of Roxbury, one hundred and six.
148 Brookline Town Records.
For Clerk of the Courts for Xorfolk County : Three lumdred and tliirtv-flve.
Ezra W. Sampson, of Dedliam, three hundred and thirty-live.
For one County Commissioner for the County of Norfolk : Three hundred
and thirty-four.
Nathaniel T. Saflbrd, of Milton, one hundred and fifty-six.
John W. May, of Roxbury, one hundred and seventy-eight.
For County Treasurer: Three hundred and thirty-flve.
Chauucy C. Churchill, of Dedhani, two hundred and three.
Charles Hammond, of Medfield, one hundred and thirty-two.
For liegistcr of Deeds : Three hundred and forty.
James Foord, of Dedham, three hundred and forty.
For liepresentative to the General Court from the Third Norfolk District :
Three hundred and forty-four.
N. G. Chapiu, one.
T. P. Chandler, one.
Edward R. Secomb, twenty-tAvo.
Thomas Parsons, three hundred and twenty, and he was declared elected
to represent this town in the next General Court.
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his vote until his name was found upon
the list and checked.
The business of the meeting being all transacted, the
returns were filled up and signed by the Selectmen and Town
Clerk, and sealed up in open town meeting. They were then
delivered to the Town Clerk to forward to their several
places of destination.
James Bartlett, Chairman of the Selectmen, then declared
the meeting dissolved.
Dissolved. Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town OlerJc.
Annual Meeting, March 24, 1862. 149
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ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 24, 1862.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby reqmred to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the twenty-fourth
day of March, instant, at one of the clock in the afternoon,
for the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the necessary town officers for the ensuing year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and com-
mittees.
Fourth. To act upon the acceptance of the jury list as revised by the
Selectmen, and posted as required by law.
Fifth. To see if the town will make an appropriation to improve the
grade of Boylston street opposite the estates of Francis and Francis K.
Fisher, Charles Heath, and Henry Lee, Jr., as agreed upon by the Select-
men and abutters.
Sixth. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to widen
and make Goddard avenue as widened and laid out by the County Com-
missioners.
Seventh. To consider and act upon the subject of purchasing a lot of
land belonging to John Gibbs, lying upon Washington street and adjoin-
ing the town's land, for a library-building lot.
Eighth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
necessary to defray the current expenses of the town for the current
year.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before the day
of said meetins;.
150 Brookline Town Records.
Witness our hands and seals, this fifth day of March, in the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-two.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
Edward R. Secomb,
N. G. Chapin,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, March 19th, 1862.
Pursuant "with the foregoing Avarrant, I liave notified and warned
the legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place
and for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the
same at their last and usual place of residence at least four days before
the date of said meeting.
S. C. Hopkins,
Constable oj Brookline.
A true copy of the warrant and return thereon.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Toivn Clerk.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Monday, the twenty-fourth day of March, in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and were called to
order by B. F. Baker, the Town Clerk, who read the war-
rant calling said meeting and the constable's return thereon
notifying the same.
In conformity with the First Article in the warrant, the
clerk declared the polls opened for the reception of votes
foi- Moderator.
The polls were kept open fifteen minutes for the reception
of votes, when they were declared closed.
The Clerk then proceeded to sort and count the votes
given in, and the whole number so given in was twenty-
four, and were all for James Murray Howe, and he was
declared elected, and took the chair.
The Moderator then called the meeting to order, and
prayer was oflered by the Rev. William Lamson, D. D.
The Second Article in the warrant was then taken up :
To choose the necessary town officers for the ensuing year.
Annual Meeting, March 24, 1862. 151
On motion of William Aspinwall, it was —
Voted, To proceed to the choice of the following officers,
viz. : A Town Clerk, five Selectmen, to be Overseers of Poor
and Surveyors of Highways, three Assessors, a Treasurer
and Collector, ten Constables, three School Committee for
three years, and four Trustees of the Public Library for
three years ; all to be voted for on one ballot.
Voted, That the polls be kept open until three of the
clock for the reception of votes for the above-named officers.
In pursuance of the foregoing vote, the polls were declared
open, and were kept open until three of the clock, when
they were declared closed by the Moderator.
The Moderator and the Town Clerk then proceeded to
sort and count the votes given in, and the whole number of
votes cast was one hundred and thirty-three, and the follow-
ing-named persons having a large majority of all the votes
cast, no one having less than one hundred and twenty-six,
were declared elected to the several offices, viz. :
Town Clerk: B. F. Baker (sworn by the Moderator).
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, and Surveyors of Highways : James Bart-
lett (sworn by the Moderator), Marshal Stearns (sworn by the Moder-
ator), Thomas Parsons (sworn by the Moderator), Edward R. Secomb
(sworn by the Moderator), N. G. Chapin (sworn by the Moderator).
Assesso7-s • John N. Turner, J. Davenport, Thomas B. Hall.
Treasurer and Collector : Moses Withington (sworn by the Moderator) .
Constables: James M. Alger (sworn), Renbeij A. Chace (sworn),
John Dnstin (sworn), Eli D. Sanderson, B. W. Neal, John H. Grnsh
(sworn), E. Henry Corey (sworn), T. S. Pettengill (sworn), Eben
W. Eeed (sworn), J. C. Burt (sworn).
School Committee for three years: George Brooks, S. S. Bucklin, John
C. Ayer.
Trustees Public Library for three years: Thomas Parsons, B. F.
Baker (accepted), Amos A. Lawrence, W. I. Bowditch.
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to vote until his name was found and checked.
The meeting then nominated and elected the followins;
officers, viz. :
Field Drivers: Charles H. Stearns (sworn), Eben W. Reed (sworn),
Thomas S. Pettengill (sworn) .
Pound Keeper: Eben W. Reed (sworn).
152 Brookline Town Records.
Fence Viewers: Clark L. Haynes, John 0. Libby.
Surveyors of Liimher and Measurers of Wood and Bark : Oliver Cousens,
William D. Coolidge (sworn), J. Anson Guild.
Sealers and Measurers of Leather : Willard Onion, Jr. (sworn) , Charles
W. Toleman.
Truant Officers: R. A Chace, F. C. Sherman, J. P. Sanborn.
Auditors: Charles D. Head, Charles W. Sciiddcr, Edward Atkinson.
Fire Wards: A. H. Waterman, Henry Orcutt, Oliver B. Delano.
Cemetery Committee: John Dustin.
Truant Justice : Charles E. Abbott.
Sealer of Weights and Measures: Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
The Third Article was then taken up :
To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and committees.
James Bartlett, Chairman of the Selectmen, presented the
Treasurer's report, also the reports of the Selectmen, the
Trustees of the Public Library, and the Board of School
Committee, with a list of taxes and the names of the tax
payers for the year ending February 1st, 1862. Said reports
having been printed and distributed among the inhabitants
of the town previous to the meeting, were read by their
titles.
Voted, To accept and allow said reports and place them
on file.
The Fourth Article was taken up ;
To act upon the acceptance of the jury list as revised, and posted
as required by law.
The following list was then read and accepted, as fol-
lows, to wit :
List of Jurors for the Town of Brookline for the year 1862.
Allen, Rufus S. Heath, Charles
Bancroft, Charles P. Humphrey, W. J.
Bird, John C. Hyde, Wm. J.
Chapin, N. G. Maynard, Waldo
Churchill, Wm. O. Palmer, C. L.
Codman, James M. Parsons, Thomas
Coolidge, David S. Pettengill, Thomas S.
Cutler, A. L.' Philbrick, Edward S.
Dana, Charles B. Pierce, Peter W.
Dearborn, Isaac Russell, Marshall
Annual Meeting, March 24, 1862. 153
Dearborn, William Secomb, Edward R.
Delano, Oliver B. Scudder, Charles W.
Fay, Harrison Sheafe, William
Fisher, Francis K. Towne, William B.
Goddard, A. W. Trowbridge, Charles P.
Griggs, Wm. J. Warren, Simon
Goldsmith, George W. Williams, Howard S.
Haynes, Clark L. Withington, Otis
Woodward, Royal
Brooki.ine, Mass.. March 5th, 1862.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Town Clerk.
The Fifth Article taken up :
To see if the town will make an appropriation to improve the grade of
Boylston street opposite the estates of Francis and Francis K. Fisher,
Charles Heath, and Henry Lee, Jr., as agreed upon by the Selectmen and
abutters.
The article being under consideration, on motion of C.
W. Wilder, it was —
Voted, That a committee of five be appointed or nomi-
nated by the meeting at large, to consider and report at the
adjourned meeting, upon the expediency and practicability
of curtailing the annual expenses of the town, and such other
suggestions as they may deem proper.
The following resolution was ofiered, to wit :
Ordered, That no appropriations be made until the com-
mittee aforesaid shall have made their report.
Laid on the table.
The meeting then nominated and chose the following gen-
tlemen to constitute the committee called for by the preced-
ing vote, viz. : John N. Turner, C. W. Wilder, Charles
Heath, W. J. Griggs, William Aspinwall, committee on the
annual expenses of the town.
Voted, That the sum of nine hundred dollars be raised and
appropriated to carry out the improvement proposed in the
Fifth Article.
The Sixth Article taken up :
To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to widen and
make Goddard avenue as widened and laid out by the County Commis-
sioners.
154 BrooMine Town Records.
Voted, That the sum of one thousand tive hundred dollars
be raised and appropriated for the purpose of widening and
making Goddard avenue as widened and laid out by the
County Commissioners.
The Seventh Article was taken up :
To consider and act upon the subject of purchasing a lot of laud
belonging to John Gibbs, lying upon Washington street and adjoining
the town land, for a library buildiug-lot.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone the Seventh Article.
The Eighth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such suras of money as may be necessary to
defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
Referred to the committee on the reduction of expenses.
Voted, That two be added to the committee on the reduc-
tion of expenses.
Messrs. A. W. Goddard and George Griggs were nomi-
nated and chosen additional members.
The committee as enlarged is as follows, viz. : John N.
Turner, C. W. Wilder, Charles Heath, William J. Griggs,
William Aspinwall, A. W. Goddard, George Griggs, com-
mittee on annual expenses of the town.
Voted, To adjourn to meet in this place at half-past seven
of the clock on Tuesday evening, the eighth day of April
next.
Adjourned. Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Olerk.
In conformity with the laws of this Commonwealth, the
Town Clerk forthwith made out his warrant and delivered
it to Constable John II. Grush to summon within three days
all officers chosen and not qualified, to appear before the
Town Clerk within seven days from the date of said warrant
Annual Meeting, March 24, 1862. 155
to be qualified for their several offices, to be sworn where
an oath is required by law, or to signify their acceptance or
refusal of the office to which they may have been respectively
chosen, where an oath is not required.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
NoKFOLK, ss. Brookline, April 1st, 1862.
Then personally appeared the following-named persons
and were sworn at the time set against their names, or signi-
fied their acceptance or refusal of the office to which they
had been chosen, viz. ;
r John N. Turner, sworn March 29tb, 1862.
Assessors. \ J. Davenport, sworn March 28th, 1862.
( Thomas B. Hall, sworn March .31st, 1862.
f John Dustiu, sworn March 25th, 1862.
Constables. \ Eli D. Sanderson, sworn March 31st, 1862.
[Burton W. Neal, sworn March 29th, 1862.
Wcnre Vipwpr*titute said committee, viz. : Thomas Parsons, John C.-
Abbott, Nathaniel G. Chapin, John A. Bird, Charles Craft.
The Seventh Article taken up, in relation to widening
Beacon street.
Voted, To lay the Seventh Article on the table.
The Eighth Article taken up :
To consider and act upon the subject of the continuance of the tolls
npon the Mill Dam roads after April nest.
Voted, That the subject of this article be referred to the
Selectmen, with full powers to take such steps in the matter
as they may deem necessary.
Ninth Article taken up :
To take into consideration the correction of the town map.
Voted, That the subject of this article be referred to the
Selectmen to take such action thereon as they may deem
best.
Tenth Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to grading Washing-
ton street ])etween Park and Beacon streets.
On motion of Marshal Stearns, —
Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the
Moderator to consider upon the grade and condition of said
street from School street to the Brighton line ; also u])()n
and define the lines of said street, and all that is necessary
to put it in complete repair, and report thereon at the
adjourned meeting.
The Mod'erator appointed the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee, viz. : Otis Withington, Samuel A.
Robinson, Thomas Griggs, Charles Stearns, Jr., A. B. Shedd,
committee on the grading, l)ounds and condition of Wash-
ington street, and Seventh and Tenth Articles.
Eleventh Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept of Dudley street as located and laid out
by the Selectmen, as a town way leading from Warren street through by
the reservoir.
196 Brookline Toivn Records.
The Selectmen presented their report on the hiving ont of
•said way, as follows :
REPORT.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all persons and parties interested, known to them, of their intention to
lay ont as a townwa}' the private place known as Fairmovint, leading
from Warren street through said Fairmount by the reservoir and con-
necting with the townway leading from Warren street opposite the
estate of the late John E. Thayer to the gravel bank belonging to the
town on said Fairmount, by the reservoir.
In pursuance, therefore, of said notice, the Selectmen met at the house
of Rufus S. Allen, on said Fairmount, on Monday, December 15th, 1862,
and again, by adjournment, on Monday, March the 2d, 18G3, and all
parties and interests known to them having been examined and heard in
relation thereto, they proceeded and laid out said private place as a town-
way by the name of Dudley street, to Avit :
The northerly and westerly line of said street is described as follows,
viz. : Commencing on AVarren street at a monument marked A on a
plan of said way, placed at the southeasterly corner of land of "WTiitney,
thence running westerly 192 feet to a monument marked B ; thence run-
ning northeasterly (by a curve of 97 feet radius) 83 feet to monument C ;
thence northwesterly 91 feet to a monument D; thence by the same
course GOT feet to a monument E ; thence westerly -iOG feet to a monu-
ment F : thence southwesterly 5GG feet to a monument G ; thence south-
easterly 298 feet to a monument H ; thence by the same course -17 feet to
a monument I ; thence southerly (by a curve of 1G5 feet radius) 100 feet
to a monument K ; thence southerly 406 feet to a monument L on War-
ren street at the southeasterly corner of land of Howe, and the
whole length of said way, as above described, is 2,976 feet, and from the
monument A at the line of Warren street to the westerly line of Hillside
place, near monument F, shall be thirty feet Avide, measured southerly
from said described line, excepting in front of the estates of Messrs.
Stearns, Dearborn, and William P. Atkinson, Avhere the southerly line
shall be as follows : Commencing at a monument marked M, placed
opposite the monument marked C, thence running northwesterly (by a
curve of 276 feet radius) 150 feet to monument marked X ; and said A\^ay
from the Avesterly line of Hillside place, near monument r,-to monument
L, near Warren street, shall be forty feet Avide, measured southerly and
easterly from said described line.
The location of said townway is in accordance Avith a plan of the same
as made by Amos R. Binney, surveyor, dated February 10th, 18G3, and
filed into the office of the Toavu Clerk, March 2d, 1SG3, and approved and
accepted by the Selectmen on the second day of March aforesaid.
In consideration of the beneiit to the abutters on said Avay, the Select-
men have made no aAvards for damages. The Selectmen have also given
to the OAvners of laud over which said way is laid out, sixty days in
Avhich to remove all fences. Avails and trees standing on land taken for
Annual Meeting, March 23, 1863. 197
said "way. And said way so laid out, so called and described, is hereby
reported to the toAvn for their acceptance, and Avhen accepted, allowed
and recorded, is forever to be known as a public townway.
Brookline, Mass., March 23d, 1863.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
N. G. Chapin,
Selectmen of the Toum, of Brookline.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of eight hundred
and fifty dollars to carry out the proposed making of said
way.
Twelfth Article taken up :
To see if the town will make any appropriation for the completion of
Newton street.
Voted, That the sum of one thousand and five hundred
dollars be raised and appropriated for that purpose.
Thirteenth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as will be necessary to
defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
The meeting voted to raise and appropriate the following
sums, to wit :
For schools .117,000 00
poor 900 00
highways 4,000 00
fire department 700 00
sidewalks 800 00
gutters, drains, and paving 500 00
county tax 9,000 00
state tax . . . . ' 25,488 00
collecting taxes . . , 400 00
abatement of taxes 600 00
interest 4,800 00
extinction of town debt 27,000 00
town officers 1,700 00
repairs of town buildings 800 00
ringing bell 125 00
lighting streets and town buildings .... 2,200 00
cemetery 100 00
198 BrooMine Town Records.
For police $600 00
library 559 00
board of health 200 00
militar.v purposes 12,000 00
contingencies ......... 1,500 00
making Newton street (see, vote page [1!^"]) • • . 1,500 00
making Dudley street " " " " . . . 850 00
building wall on Boylston street (see page [19-t]) . . 250 00
Oil motion of Thomas Parsons —
Voted, That twenty-seven thousand dollars of the town
debt, recommended to be raised and paid this year, be
divided into four equal parts of six thousand seven hundred
and fifty dollars each, to ])e paid in one, two, three and
four years from date, to lie Ijorrowed by the Treasurer, and
the notes of the town given therefor, in conformity with
this vote.
V<)teitants,
resident and non-resident, of the town, and collected as
town charges are usually chai'ged and collected.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be and hereby is author-
ized to borrow a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars,
in anticipation of taxes, and to give the note or notes of
the town therefor, countersigned by the Selectmen, in such
sums and at such times as may be called for by them.
Voted, That the Selectmen l)e and hereliy are requested
to light such })()rtions of the town during the three summer
months as they may deem expedient.
■ Votedy That on all taxes assessed this year usuall}' due
October the first next, interest shall be charged and collected
by the Collector at the rate of 1 per cent a month.
Seventh Article taken from the table :
To determine Avhether the town will widen the easterly end of Beacon
street on the south side to the town line.
Annual Meeting, March 23, 1863. 199
On motion of Amos A. Lawrence —
Voted, That the subject of the Seventh Article be referred
to the committee having charge of the Tenth Article, to be
reported upon at the adjourned meeting.
Voted, That the thanks of the town be herel)y tendered
to the Military Committee for their services to the town
during the past two years.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourns it be to meet in
this place on Tuesday, the seventh day of April next, at
half-past seven of the clock in the evening.
Voted, That notice of the time of the adjourned meeting
be given l\y posting uj) hand-l)ills in various parts of the
town.
Adjourned.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Totvn Cleric.
In pursuance of the laws of this Commonwealth, the Town
Clerk forthwith made out his warrant and delivered it to
Constable John H. Crush to summon within three days all
officers chosen and not qualified, to appear before the Town
Clerk within seven days from the date of said warrant, to
be qualified for tlieir several offices ; to be sworn, where an
oath is required l)y law, or to signify tlieir acceptance or
refusal of the office to which they ma}^ have been respectively
chosen, where an oath is not required.
Attest: B.F.BAKER,
Tow7i Clerk.
200 Brookline Town Records.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, April 4th, 1863.
Then personally appeared the following-named persons
and were sworn at the time set against their names, or sig-
nified their acceptance or refusal of the office to which they
had been chosen, viz. :
fJerathmeel Davenport (sAvorn March 28th, 1863).
Thomas B. Hall (sworn March 28th, 1863).
WUliaiu B. Town (sworn March 30th, 1863).
Constable. James M. Alger (sworn March 2-ith, 1863).
Fence Viewers i^' ^- ^^^"^8 (sworn March 26th, 1863).
j'ente '''e'^eji. -^ j^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^ (sworn March 30th, 1863).
p. ,, J. . /Eben W. Eeed (sworn March 28th, 1863).
j^iem unieis. j r^jj^^as S. Pettengill (sworn March 26th, 1863).
Pound Keeper. Eben W. Reed (sworn March 28th, 1863).
Surveyor of Lumber and ( J. Anson Guild
Measurer of Wood and Bark. \ (sworn March 28th, 1863).
Sealer of Leather. Samuel A. Robinson (sworn March 28th, 1863).
Trustees of the r William Aspinwall (accepted March 2-4th, 1863).
Fublic Library 4 T. P. Chandler (accepted March 2-J:th, 1863).
for 3 years. [ George F. Homer (accepted March 25th, 1863).
Tncstee^ofnmcmjraryj^^^^ D. Philbrick (accepted April 3d, 1863).
School Committee j^f'^-'^'^^^^J^^'^'^^lf (accepted April Bd, 1863)
for thrAP ypnr^ 1 Stephen Sahsbury, M. D., (accepted Mch. 2, , 1863).
joi wiree yeais. j^ ^ ^ Francis, M. I)., (accepted April 4th, 1863).
r Reuben A. Chace (accepted March 28th, 1863).
Truant Officers. 4 T. C. Sherman (accepted March 28th, 1863).
( J. P. Sanborn (accepted March 28th, 1863).
r Charles D. Head (declined April 3d, 1863).
Auditoi-s.} Charles W. Scndder (accepted March 26th, 1863).
[Edward Atkinson (accepted March 27th, 1863).
rR. A. Chace (accepted March 2Sth, 1863).
Fire Wards.} C. L. Palmer (accepted March 28th, 1863).
[t. S. Pettengill (accepted March 2sth, 1863).
Cemetery Committee. T. S. Pettengill (accepted March 25th, 1863).
Truant Justice. Charles Pope (declined March 28th, 1863).
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Clerk.
Constitutional Amendment, April 6, 1863. 201
MEETING ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT,
APRIL 6, 1863.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.!
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualilied to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the sixth day of
April next, at three of the clock in the afternoon, at which
time and place the polls will l)e opened and kept open until
thirty minutes past live o'clock, during which time they will
be required to bring in their votes to the Selectmen for or
against the following Article of Amendment to the Consti-
tution of the Commonwealth, "Yes," or "No," to wit:
" No person of foreign birth sliail be entitled to vote or be eligible to
office unless he shall have resided within the jurisdiction of the United
States two years subsequent to his naturalization, and shall be otherwise
qualified according to the Constitution and laws of this Commonwealth;
provi,led, that this amendment shall not affect the rights which any per-
son of foreign birth possessed at the time of the adoption thereof; and
provided further, that it shall not aflect the rights of any child of any
citizen of the United States born during the temporary absence of the
parent therefrom," is hereby wholly annulled.
The form of said vote shall be as follows :
"Amendment of the Constitution : Yes, or No."
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, on or before the
thirtieth day of March, A. D. 1863.
202 Brookline Town Records.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-three.
jA]vrES Bartlett,
]\Iarshax, Steakxs,
Thomas Parsons,
N. G. Chapix,
Willi a:\[ J. Griggs,
Selectmen of the Town of Broohline,
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, March 30th. 1863.
In pursuance of the ^vithin warrant, I have notified and -warned the
inhabitants of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and
for the purposes within named, hx leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence.
J. H. Grush,
Constable of Brookline.
A true copy of the warrant and the return thereon.
Attest: B. F. Baker, Toiun Clerk.
Pursuant to the foreuoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall, on Monday, the
sixth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-three, and were called to order 1)y
James Bartlett, Chairman of the Selectmen, at three o'clock
in the afternoon, and the Town Clerk read the warrant and
the Constable's return thereon.
In conformity with the requirements of said warrant, the
chairman of the Selectmen then declared the polls open for
the reception of votes, and were kept open for that purpose
until thii-ty minutes i)ast live of the clock, the time stated
in the warrant, when they were declared closed.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given in, and the whole number so given
in was sixtj^ and the whole number of votes were sorted,
counted, recorded, and declaration thereof made in open
town meeting, as by law required, and were as follows,
to wit :
Amendment to the Constitution : Yes, nine.
Amendment to the Constitution : J\\>, Hftv-one.
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 7, 1863. 203
In voting the check-list was used, and all names were
found and checked before allowed to deposit their votes.
The business of the meeting l)eing accomplished, the
returns were filled up and signed by the Selectmen and
Town Clerk and delivered to Thomas Parsons, one of the
Selectmen, to transmit to the Secretary of the Common-
wealth.
The chairman of the Selectmen then declared the meeting
dissolved.
Dissolved. Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Tow7i Clerk.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 7, 1863.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline assembled in the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday, the seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and were called
to order at half-past seven of the clock in the evening, the
Moderator, William I. Bowditch, in the chair.
On motion of J. Davenport, it was —
Voted, That the vote passed at the annual meeting, held
on the twenty-third day of March last, whereby they voted
to have eleven Constables for the ensuing year, is recon-
sidered.
Voted, That the number of Constables for the year ensu-
ing be ten, the number already qualified.
The meeting then proceeded to fill the vacancies in the
various offices, occasioned by the non-acceptance or non-
qualification of those persons chosen at the last annual
meeting, viz. :
Field Driver: George R. Phelps.
Surveyors of Lumher and Measurers of Wood and Bark : Oliver Couseus,
Wm. D. Coolidge.
Truant Justice : George Griggs.
Auditor: George E. Hersey,
204 Brookline Town Records.
Thomas Parsons, Esq., chairman of the committee to whom
was referred the Sixth Ailicle in the warrant calling the an-
nual meetinof, relatino; to the erection of school-houses and
providing school accommodations, presented the following
report, viz. :
REPORT.
AD.roiHNKD Town Meeting, April 7, 18(53.
The committee appointed at the annual town meeting, held March 23d,
to examine into the subject-matter in section sixth of the warrant, and
also the condition of the Newton street school-house, have attended to
their duties, and respectfully report as follows :
The wants of the High school require that the Pierce primary school,
now in the lower room of the High-school building, should be removed.
It is therefore recommended that said department be removed to the
primary-school house, and that the centre building, as described in
plans drawn by FoUen & Curtis, be built and finished immediately for its
accommodation.
In regard to the Pearl place school-house, it is found that sufficient
accommodations can be provided by erecting a north wing to the present
building, but as the lot of land is much too small now, and the school-
house when so enlarged will cover the entire length of the land, and as
the ventilation of the rooms is very bad, owing to the low position, the
cellar being shallow and wet the most of the year, your committee would
therefore recommend that a lot of land on Pond street, containing about
forty thousand square feet, be purchased by the tOAvn, that the present
school-house be removed to said lot, and the wing then added. Sufficient
accommodation for many years would then be acquired on a high, pleas-
ant site, at not a large outlay, as the land now occupied is valuable for
house-lots.
The Newton street school-house is a fair specimen of a country school-
house, and as the number of seats has been and are sufficient, no imme-
diate action seems necessary.
Thomas Parsons.
John C. Abbott,
John A. Bird,
N. G. Chapin,
Committee on the Sixth Article.
Voted, To accept the foregoing r('i)ort.
On motion of Closes B. Williams —
Voted, That the Selectmen l)e a connnittcc, with full
powers, to purchase a lot on Pond street, of the Brookline
Land Com])aiiy, not exceeding forty thousand feet, at a
price not exceeding ten cents per foot ; also, to make con-
tracts for removing the Pearl i)lace school-house from its
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 7, 1863. 205
present site to said lot, build an addition thereto, and finish
and furnish the same ; also, to make contracts for erecting
and finishing the centre building of the Pierce primary
school-house, and furnish the same.
Voted, That a sum of money not exceeding fifteen thou-
sand dollars is hereby ap})r()i)riated for said purposes.
Voted, That the Treasurer is hereby authorized to Ijorrow
a sum of money not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, in
such sums and at such times as may be necessary for the
above purposes, under the authority of the Selectmen, and
give the notes of the town for the same.
Voted, That the Selectmen are hereby authorized to sell
the lot of land on Western avenue and Pearl place, when it
can be done to the best interests of the town.
Otis Withington, Esq., chairman of the committee to
whom was referred the subject-matter of the Seventh Article
in the warrant, in relation to widening Beacon street across
the low land, presented the following report, to wit :
REPOET.
Brookline, April 4th, 1863.
The committee appointed at the annual town meeting held March 23d
last, to •whom was referred the subject-matter of the Seventh Article in
the warrant, to report at the adjourned meeting, — said article reads as
follows, to wit : "To determine whether the town will widen the east-
erly end of Beacon street on the south side to the town line," — report
thereon as follows, viz. :
The committee upon an examination of the premises find that the pecu-
liar location and condition of the piece of road above referred to it is
highly important that something should be done for the accommodation
of the present and future travel on this main avenue connecting Brook-
line with Boston ; the road being built upon a marsh, has been crowned
up in the centre so high that there is but a single track in the middle of the
road that is pleasant to drive upon. To remedy this without widening,
the sides must be filled to a considerable depth, and the plank sideAvalk
raised as high as will be required to widen the street, and no opportunity
Avill be aflbrded to set out shade trees, which are not only ornamental to
the street but a great luxury to the passengers. The same amount of
grade required to grade the street properly will fill out the southerly
side to the line, and will give the tracks for vehicles at a good grade,
and if the town adopts this course, Mr. Lawrence, with his accustomed
liberality, ofters to remove the fence and sidewalk to their proper places
and to set out shade trees at his own expense. For these considerations,
206 Brookline Town Records.
the committee unanimously recommend the widening of the street on the
southerly side to the line as far as the marsh extends, and the adoption
of the accompanying vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Otis Withixgton,
Thomas Griggs,
Saji'l a. Robixson,
Charles Stearns, Jr.,
A. B. Shedd,
Committee on Seventh Article.
Voted, To accept the tbreuoini:- report.
The Committee submitted the following vote, to wit :
Voted, That the Surveyors of Hiirhwavs be authorized
and instructed to widen and arade the easterly end of Bea-
con street on the south side across the marsh to the line,
and that the sum of tiftcH-n hundred dollars be and the same
hereby is appropriated for that purpose, provided the al)ut-
ters, at their own expense, remove the fences and sidewalks
to their proper places and set out shade trees on the line of
said widenino- whenever requested so to do l)y said Survey-
ors of Highways.
On motion of James Bartlett, the above-reported vote
was amended as follows :
Voted, That the words "the south side," and " to the
line,'' be struck out, and the words "fifteen hundred dol-
lars" also be struck out, and the following words inserted,
to wit : "widen on both sides to the entire width of the
street as laid out, commencing at the upland and com})leting
the work as far as the money appropriated will pay, and
that the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars be appro-
priated for that purpose."
The vote as amended was then passed, as follows, to wit :
Votedy That the Surveyors of Highways be authorized
and instructed to widen and grade the easterly end of Bea-
con street on lioth sides to the entire width of the street as
laid out, connnencing at the upland and completing the
work across the marsh as far as the money a})propriated
will pay, and that the sum of two thousand five hundred
dollars be appropriated for that purpose, provided the abut-
ters, at their own ex})ense, remove the fence and sidewalk
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 7, 1863.
to their proper places and set out shade trees on the line of
said widening whenever requested so to do by said Survey-
ors of Highways.
The same coniinittee, to whom was referred the subject of
the Tenth Article of the warrant, in relation to Washington
street, reported as follows, to wit :
REPORT.
Brookline, April 7th, 1863.
The undersigned, a committee appointed by tlie town at its annual
meeting, held at the Town Hall on Monday, March 23d, last past, to con-
sider upon the grade and condition of Washington street from School
street to the Brighton line ; also upon and define the lines of said street
and all that is necessary to put it in complete repair, and report thereon
at the adjourned meeting, having attended to the duty assigned them,
submit the following report, to wit :
That Washington street from School street to the Brighton line is of
ver}' uneven width and grade. At some places there is but about eighteen
feet in width for carriage travel. The gutter on the southeasterly side,
nearly the whole length of the line, needs altering so as to allow the top
water to pass oft'Avithout running across the road and washing away the
loose gravel from the surface or stagnating in large puddles at the side
and keeping the road soft a considerable portion of the year. There are
three dangerous places in the road — one near the avenue of Augustus
Aspiuwall, another near the easterly side of Beacon street, and the other
the westerly side of Beacon street.
The committee are of the opinion that all the alterations required to
be made come under the authority of the Selectmen as Surveyors of
Highways, but in order that no question shall arise in relation to the
authority of the Surveyors of Highways to grade and make safe said
street for public travel, they recommend the adoption of the accompany-
ing vote.
They also recommend that the plan of Washington street herewith
submitted, be filed in the office of the Town Clerk, as a part of this
report, and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized and directed to lay
out and alter said street in accordance with the red lines thereon, so that
the street in no place shall be of a less width than fifty feet from School
street to the Brighton line, and that whenever the present walls, fences
or other obstructions, or any part thereof, are removed from the street
so laid out and altered, the street shall be widened so as to conform to
the red lines on said plan as far as such removal shall be made.
Otis Withington,
Thomas Griggs,
Samuel A. Robinson,
Charles Stearns,
A. B. Shedd,
Committee on Tenth Article.
208 Broohline Town Records.
The followino- is the vote referred to in the foreooino-
report, viz. :
Voted^ That the Surveyors of Highways be authorized
and directed to cause the grade of AVashington street to be
altered between two gateways of Thomas Griggs, opposite
the driveway of Augustus As|)inwall, by filling near each
gateway, raising the lower side of the street and the side-
walk adjoining, and reducing the crown of the avenue of
Mr. Aspinwall, or in such other manner as they shall think
best to make the same safe for public travel, and that the
sum of three hundred dollars be and the same herel)}" is
appropriated to defray the expense of the same.
On motion of "VVm. Aspinwall, the foregoing was amended
as follows, to wit ;
Voted, To strike out the following words, " and directed,"
"by filling near each gateway, raising the lower side of the
street and the sidewalk adjoining, and reducing the crown
of the avenue of Mr. Aspinwall, or," and the word "other."
The vote as above amended was then passed, and is as
follows, to wit :
Voted, That the Sun^eyors of Highways be authorized to
cause the grade of Washing-ton street to be altered between
the gateways of Thomas Griggs, opposite the driveway of
Augustus Aspinwall, in such manner as they shall think
best to make the same safe for the public travel, and that
the sum of three hundred dollars be and the same hereby is
ai)i)ropriatcd to defray the expense of the same.
Voted, That the sum of three hundred and fift}' dollars
be added to the appropriation for gutters and drains.
Voted, That the sum of three thousand dollars be added
to the appropriation for highways.
On motion of AVilliam Aspinwall —
Voted, That the" Surveyors of Highways are requested to
keep their accounts in such manner as to show the amount
of money expended on each street, and exhibit the same in
the report of the Treasurer at the close of the year.
The various appropriations voted by the town at the
annual and adjourned meeting, to l^e raised by taxation the
present year, are as follows, to wit :
Militia List, 1863.
209
For schools
$17,000 00
support of poor
900 00
highways (March 23d, $4,000 ; April 7th, 03,000) .
7,000 00
fire department
700 00
sidewalks
800 00
gutters and drains (March 23d, $500 ; April 7th, $350)
850 00
countj^ tax
9,000 00
state tax
25,488 00
collecting taxes .
.400 00
abatement of taxes
600 00
interest
4,800 00
extinction of town debt
27,000 00
town officers
1,700 00
repairs of town buildings ....
800 00
ringing bell
125 00
lighting streets and town buildings
2,200 00
cemetery
100 00
police
600 00
library
559 00
board of health
200 00
military purposes ....,•
12,000 00
contingencies
1,500 00
making Newton street
1,500 00
making Dudley street
850 00
building wall on Boylston street
250 00
alteration of Washington street
300 00
Dissolved. Attest: B. F.
BAKER,
Town Clerk.
List of Soldiers in the J own of BrooUine, taken
May 1, 1863.
The following list contains the names of persons in the town of Brook-
line, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, liable to be
enrolled in the Militia, as taken by us, the Assessors, on the first day of
May, 1863 :
Lafayette Fairbanks
David Eumrill
John C. Burt
Sanford P. Ware
John P. Drew
Henry A. Green
John A. Burnham, Jr.
Edward Seymour
Frank W. Reynolds
14
Wm. A. Wyman
John Fairbanks
Andrew Marsh
Euos J. Stone
Richard Briggs
Charles U. Cotting
Wm. B. Chaplin
Wm. Deel
James M. Hubbard
210
Brookline Town Records.
Cliaiies Rosrers
Thomas B. Hall
S. H. Gregory
Wm. A. Bangs
Daniel O'Keefe
Francis G. Faxon
All)ert F. Sise
Fred Higgiusou
John Chapman
Augustus B. Whittemore
John A. Howard
^Hchael Maloney
Ira A. Stubbs
George Dexter
Frederick Dexter
Horatio B. York
Isaac Fenno
Charles IVI. Blake
Thomas Quincy BroAvn ■
Wm. G. Wheildon
Alonzo Farrar
Edward S. Dane
John H. Dane
Charles Soule, Jr.
Richard Soulc, Jr.
J. P. Tucker
Charles W. Wilder
Charles H. Stearns
Wm. Courtney
Wm. Stearns
George B. Cunningham
Geo. S. Dearborn
James W. Coolidge
Josiah Busnell
Sidney Hatch
James Lunney
Aaron P. Pond
Wm. J. Griggs
Isaiah L. Brackett
Heni-y A. I'pham
Zeuas F. Brett
R. S. S. Andross
Thomas H. Leavitt
Wm. D. Coolidge
George G. Sampson
Augustus N. Sampson
John E. Cousens
Lyman C. Newton
Stephen R. Griggs
Patrick Kerrigan
John L. Aldricli
William J. Swift
Daniel W. Rogers
John K. Rogers
Wm. L. Thwing
E. W. Thwing
Edmund M. Browne
Henry L. Richardson
Michael Lemist
Richard M. Lincoln
James R. Tebbets
Patrick Mitchell
Bird
Henry E. Pierce
Robert S. Littell
Edward Wilson
Pat. Meany
Nehemiah Washburn
George Brooks
Thomas S. Pettengill
Joseph Gordon
D. H. Daniels
Daniel H. Rogers
Solon F. Whitney
Charles Burrell
Amos L. Wood
Augustus E. Batchelder
William L. Wellman
Pat. Riley
G. W. A. Williams
Arthur K. Fay
Albert M. Aldricli
A. D. Turner
Benj. F. Fulsom
David S. Plummer
Chas. F. Huntington
Leonard Mecum
Geo. L. Richardson
Geo. C. Barrett
Benj. Pierce
Warren G. Currier
Samuel Herrick
George H. Coolidge
Dwight Leonard
George Erhard
Charles Kimball
Moses Eastman
Charles D. Lincoln
Militia List, 1863.
211
Walter Golding
Andrew Chase
Geo. Slierwiu
Edw'd Young
James W. Edgerly
John F. Phillips
Henry A. Wrann
Cyrus Haggles
Charles E. Mecum
John Smith
Timothy Corey
Chas. W. Dunn
r. Henry Corey
Chas. Rohan
Geo. Black
Chas. W. Porter
Willard Onion, Jr.
Thomas B. Griggs
George W. Atkinson
Revilo Hinds
Edward A. Dana
Arthur W. Blake
Henry J. Blake
Wm. Lincoln
D. Francis Lincoln
Wm. E. Lincoln
George ^Nlagee
Alvin A. Rice
John P. Bliss
John Kelly
Geo. W. Bird
Florian Kaiser
Adam Halfenstine
John D. Kelly
James Darrah
Wm. Darrah
Frank Parker
Michael W. Quinlan
Nicholas Watson
Edward Winship
Henry Hall
• Thomas Waterman
Charles McCorland
Pat. R. Savage
Michael Hickey
Sylvester KimbaU.
James F. Weeks
Wm. Bellows
Wm. H. Barnard
Charles Chase
George H. Lincoln
George E. Bogman
Benjamin F. Baker
Stephen Libby
Willard A. Goodwin
John A. Jordan
Bradford Kingman
Michael Griffin
E. F. Archer
Chas. L. Palmer
Jesse F. Houghton
James Rooney
Edwin Clark
F. C. Sherman
Michael Mahan
James Mahan
James Haley
E. W. Sanford
A. J. Pickens
T. E. Francis
E. R. Butler
A. W. Bowman
Joshua H. Putnam
James M. Seamans
Wm. Flagg
John W. Candler
Pat. Dillon
Daniel W. Phelps
John Koch
Charles Haak
Jacob Miller
Joshua A. Little
Edgar G. Cresly
Richard H. Gilson
Warren H. Gilson
W. P. Freeman
John O. Libby
John Cutter
Jona. D. Long
Oliver Cousens
Handel P. Blake
Alonzo Bowman
Charles H. Draper
Asael G. Matthews
Addison Richards
Philip S. Allen
Charles H. Whitehouse
Peter W. Pierce
Henry B. Eager
Chas. P. Trowbridge
212
Brookline Town Records.
Osavius Vernej'
Fred Barnard
Arthur Kemp
Geo. F. Jolinsf)!!
Eben Morse
Dennis Driscoll
Albert llicker
Edwin Grover
Moses Tlionipson
James R. Bnrdett
Wm. F. Hall
John Johnson
Geo. B. Withinston
Abi-ahani B. Shedd
H. S. Williams
James B. Dana
Edw. H. Chamberlin
James Cunimings
Orlaud Bean
Augustus Bickford
Wm. llooney
FoUen Cabot
John H. Henshaw
Francis Henshaw
Edward Atkinson
David Ring
Thomas W. Nickerson
Eben W. Reed
Lewis S. Price
Joseph Nutter
Samuel Townsend, Jr.
Charles Sprague
Silas H. Langley
Isaac Lord
Moses Ricker
Albert H. Woods
Geo. Bacon
Benj. F. Baker
Charles H. Heath
George G. Dawes
Augustine Shurtleff
Burton W. Xeal
George N. Dana
E. I. Thomas
James H. Leigliton
Thomas G. Hurd
Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
Richard Hills
Thomas E. Lannian
Chas. A. Patch
W. G. Churchill
John E. Horr
Geo. M. Mellen
Chas. E. Mellen
Isaiah S. Getchell
Elisha T. Penniman
Cliarles Smith
Robert Hamilton
John H. Fisher
Francis Iv. Fisher
Michael Manly
Michael Glynn
Daniel Weeks
G. Theodore Stearns
George W. Hancock
Lawrence Kelly
Wm. Mullens
Thomas Curry, Jr.
Joseph Roy
John H. Whitney
Michael Morton
Wm. L. Taft
Sylvester S. Burley
Michael Dalton
Thomas McMahon
John Kelly
Patrick Byrnes
John Zecher
Alonzo C. Jackson
Timothy Nyhan
John S. Martin
Thomas Townsend
George H. Townsend
Jeremiah Shay
Edward C Cabot
Patrick Ellis
Geo. J. Fisher
Daniel A. Dwight
Thomas Curry
Wm. Sheafe
Hiram Xorcross
James M. Howe
Lewis Perriu
Samuel Clark
Wm. B. Bird
Albert A. Cobb
Wm. G. Weld
Wm. G. Dearborn
Militia List, 1863.
213
Thomas J. O'Neal
John Buggy
Michael L. Hicks
Geo. Craft
Chas. Craft
Xanthus Goodnongh
Geo. W. Gooduough
Dauiel W. Keed
Pat. McAvoy
Milton Young
Francis P. Denney
Willard J. Humphrey
James Baker
John English
John Hennessy
Geo. W. Weld
Joseph W. Goddard
James H. Harris
John W. Griggs .
Wm. Jennings
Thomas Merriman
J. Anson Guild
James Kerrigan
Benj. F. Goddard
James Towle
Matthew Towle
Thomas Hartigan
Wm. Brannan
L. W. Hastings
Charles P. Gardiner
James Curry
George Merrows
Horatio Sanborn
Jas. Elliot Cabot
Geo. Cowan
Albert Cowan
Edwin CoAvan
Thomas Miskill
John P. Loftus
Geo. W. Rollins
Geo. E. Nelson
Leonard Locke
Arthur Amory
Robert Amory
Valentine R. Bridgeman
Geo. R. Phelps
Francis A. White
Rufus H. Whitney
Andrew J. Harrington
Marshall Russell
Geo. H. Morse
John Conroy
W. P. P. Longfellow
Thomas Welch
Joseph Dunn
Herman Morse
Moses M. Judkins
Geo. Atkinson
Wm. D. Philbrick
E. S. Philbrick
John C. Eager
Edwin Field
Francis A. Jewett
Francis W. Fay
Eben Wright
Michael Downs
John F. Rogers
James M. Codman
Henry Whitney
Horatio A. Hovey
J. Wingate Thornton
Enos Dodge
E. W. Cutler
A. L. Cutler
Chas. L. Bixby
James M. Alger
James Quinn
Gorham Gray
Wm. J. Parsons
Wm. S. Wilson
Moses Jones
James Edmond
Thomas P. Ritchie
Samuel G. Lamson
Wm. E. Webster
J. H. Shedd
Albert Cusliman
Patrick Mitchell
James H. Clapp
Henry Blaney
Geo. E. Hersey
Frank Haven
Geo. A. Slack
Benj. Heustis, Jr.
J. A. Willard
Albert Haven
George A. Wadleigh
Wm. R. Paine
214 BrookUne Town Records.
John 1?. Turner Geprge N. Bigelow
F. H. Sweetser Charles 0. Foster
H. S. Burdett Seth A. Towle
H. S. Chase E. G. Tilestone
John Keefe Wm. Aspinwall
Reuben A. Chace B. W. Hobart, Jr.
Henry Collins Horace James
Chas E. Abbott Henr}^ G. Seaverns
David T. Kenrick Sullivan Rogers
James Knight Edward Bogan
John Doyle Bernard Malone
Charles Madden Edward Leahy
Pat. McNamara Michael Mahoney
John McNamara Francis McXamara
James Lunney Wm. Jennings
Patrick McDavitt John Mealy
Charles W. Eaton Patrick Coudry
Terrance Gallagher
Returned by Thomas B. Hai.l,
Wm. B. Towxe,
^4.s.se.s>o?'.s of Brooldine.
Received into the Town Clerk's office, August, 1863. and return thereof
made to the office of the Adjutant-General.
Attest: B. F. Bakkk. Tovn Clerk.
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 3, 1863.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of BrookUne,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massnchusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesdays the third day of
November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first
Monda}' in said month, at one of the clock in the afternoon,
at which time and [)lace the polls will be opened and kept
General Election, November 3, 1863. 215
open until fifteen minutes before five of the clock, during
which time they will be required to bring in their votes to
the Selectmen for the following State and County officers,
to wit :
For Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Councillor for Coun-
cillor District Number Six, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor of Accounts,
Attorney-General, a Senator for the North Norfolk District,
a Representative to the General Court for the Third Nor-
folk District, one County Commissioner for the County of
Norfolk ; also, for a Register of Probate and Insolvency, —
all to be voted for on one ticket.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline, this twenty-
third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and sixt3'^-three.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Selectmen of the Town of BrooTdine.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, October 29th, 1863.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to
meet at the time and place and for the purposes within named, hj leav-
ing a printed notice of the same at their last and usual place of residence,
four days before the time of said meeting.
John Dustin,
Constable of Brookline.
A true copy of the warrant and return thereon.
Attest: B. F. Baker, Toim Clerk.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town,
on Tuesday, the third day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and were
called to order at one of the clock in the afternoon, by James
Bartlett, Esq., chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
216 Brookline Town Records.
The Town Clerk then read the warrant and the return
thereon.
In conformity with the warrant, the polls were then opened
and kept open until quarter of five o'clock, when they were
declared closed.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes, and the whole number of votes given in
was three hundred and ninety-nine, which were sorted,
counted and recorded, and declaration thereof made in open
town meeting, as required by law, and were for the follow-
ing persons and oflScers, to wit :
For Governor : Three hnndred and uinety-oue.
John A. Andrew, of Boston, two hundred and lifty-flve.
Henry W. Paine, of Cambridge, one hundred and tliirty-six.
For Lieutenant-Governor : Three hundred and ninety-four.
Joel Ilayden, of Willianisbura;, two hundred and tifty-nine.
Thomas F. Plunkett, of Pittslield, one hundred and thirty-live.
For Secretary of the Commonwealth : Three hundred and ninety-five.
Oliver Warner, of Northampton, two hundred and sixty.
F. O. Prince, of Winchester, one hundred and thirty-five.
For Treasurer and Receiver-General : Three hundred and ninety-six.
Henry K. Oliver, of Salem, two hundred and sixty -three.
Nathan Clark, of Lynn, one hundred and thirty-three.
For Auditor : Three hundred and ninety-four.
Levi Reed, of Abington, two hundred and sixty.
Moses Bates, of Plymouth, one hundred and thirty-four.
For Attorney-General : Three hundred and ninety-four.
Dwight Foster, of Worcester, two hundred and sixty.
Theodore H. Sweetser, of Lowell, one hundred and thirty-four.
For Councillor for District Xumber Six: Two hundred and sixty-four.
Jonathan D. Wheeler, of Grafton, two hundred and sixty.
Moses B. Williams, two.
F. W. Bird, tAvo.
For Senator, Xorth Xorfilk District: Three hundred and ninety-one.
George Frost, of Roxbury, two hundred and tifty-eight.
Alonzo W. Boardman, of Brookline, one hundred and thirty-three.
For County Commissioner: Three hundred and ninety-five.
Milton M. Fisher, of Medway, two hundred and fifty-nine.
John Fisher, of Dedham, one hundred and thirtv-six.
Special Meeting, Novemhev 12, 1863. 217
For Register of Probate and Insolvency : Three hundred and ninety-four.
Jonathan H. Cobb, of Dedhara, three hundred and ninety-four.
For Bepresentative to the General Court from the Third Norfolk District:
Three hundred and ninety-four.
R. S. S. Andros, one hundred and thirty-four.
James Bartlett, one hundred and sixty-five, and he was declared elected
to represent the town in the next General Court.
In voting the check-list was used, and no one was allowed
to deposit his vote until his name was found and checked on
the list.
The business of the meeting being all transacted, the
returns were all filled up and signed by the Selectmen and
Town Clerk, and sealed up in open town meeting, and were
delivered to the Town Clerk to forward to the several places
of their destination.
The meeting was then declared dissolved, by James Bart-
lett, Chairman of the Selectmen.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Qlerk.
SPECIAL MEETING, NOVEMBER 12, 1863.
>EAL.] WARRANT.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town oj BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Thursday, the twelfth day of
November, current, at half-past seven of the clock in the
evening, for the following purposes, to wit :
218 Brookline Town ReconU.
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To consider and act upon the act of the Legislature passed
April the 29th, 18G3, entitled, "An Act to provide for the reimbursment
of bounties paid to volunteers, and apportion and assess a tax therefor."
Third. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as maj' be
necessary for that purpose.
Fourth. To see what action the town will take to raise its quota of
men, under the call of the President of the United States for volunteers.
Hereof fail not, and make clue return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days before the
time of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline, this third da}'^
of November, in the year of our Lord one thou.sand eight
hundred and sixty-three.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
N. G. Chapin,
William J. Griggs,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
NoRFOL*K, ss. Brooklink, November 7th, 1863.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and Avarned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and
for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence, four days before the day of said
meeting.
TH0M.\S S. PETTENGrLL,
Constable of Brookline.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline assembled in the Town Hall in said tow^n,
on Thursday, the twelfth day of November, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and
were called to order at half-past seven of the clock in the
evening, by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant and the
return thereon, and presided, under the first article in said
warrant, during the choice of a Moderator.
The meeting nominated and chose for Moderator, Hon.
William Aspinwall.
Special Meeting, November 12, 1863. 219
The Second Article taken up, viz. :
To consider and act upon the act of the Legislature. i)assed April 29th,
1863, entitled, "An Act to provide for the reimbursement of bounties
paid to volunteers, and apportion and assess a tax therefor."
On motion of George Griggs, the Moderator read the Act
of the Legislature referred to above.
On motion of Thomas Parsons, it was —
Voted, That the town will raise and pay the amount of
taxes apportioned and assessed upon it under the provisions
of the 218th Chapter of the Acts of 1863, in the manner
provided in the ninth section of said Act.
Voted, That the Town Clerk is hereby instructed to return
a certified copy of the above vote to the Treasurer of the
Commonwealth.
The Third Article :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for
that purpose.
On motion of Thomas Parsons —
Voted, That the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized to
borrow, under the direction of the Selectmen, such sums of
money as may be necessaiy, and the same is hereby appro-
priated, to pay said taxes, giving the notes of the town for
the same, in such sums and for such time as may be deemed
most advantageous to the interests of the town.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourn it be to meet in
this place one week from Tuesday evening uext, the 24th
instant, at half-past seven of the clock.
Voted, To adjourn.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
220 Brookline Town Records
ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEETING, NOV. 24, 1863.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline met at the Town Hall at half-past seven of the
clock, on Tuesday evening, November the twenty-fourth, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
three, Hon. William Aspinwall, Moderator, in the chair.
The Fourth Article in the warrant taken up, viz. :
To see wlaat action the town will take to raise its quota of men, under
tlie call of the President of the United States.
James Bartlett, Esq., chairman of the Selectmen, stated
that men could be procured by taking the necessary steps,
and having money to pay the expenses.
The following vote was offered by Moses B. Williams,
Esq., viz. :
Voted^ That the Town Treasurer be authorized, under the
direction of the Selectmen, to borrow a sum not exceeding
ten thousand dollars, giving the note or notes of the town
for the same ; said sum to be appropriated, as far as neces-
sary, for state aid and other military purposes, and to be
expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Voted, To lay the foregoing vote on the table.
On motion of W. A. Wellman, Esq. —
Voted, That when this meeting adjourn it be to meet on
Friday evening next, the twenty-seventh instant, at half-past
seven of the clock.
Voted, To adjourn.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Toion Clerk.
Citizens' Meeting, December 4, 1863. 221
ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEETING, NOV. 27, 1863.
Pursuant- to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline met at the Town Hall at half-past seven of the
clock in the evening, on Friday, the twenty-seventh day of
November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun-
dred and sixty-three, Hon. William Aspinwall, Moderator,
in the chair.
The vote laid upon the table at the last meetino; beino-
first m order, was then taken up, and after being amended
by the mover by striking out the words "other military,"
and inserting word "recruiting," was passed as follows, viz. :
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be authorized, under the
direction of the Selectmen, to borrow a sum not exceedino-
ten thousand dollars, giving the note or notes of the town
for the same, said sum to be appropriated, as far as neces-
sary, for state aid and recruiting purposes, and to be expended
under the direction of the Selectmen.
On motion of W. A. Wellman —
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized and empowered
to adopt such measures for the enlistment of the town's
quota of men, as they may deem expedient.
Voted, To adjourn without date.
Dissolved.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
CITIZENS' MEETING, DECEMBER 4, 1863.
Call.
To the Citizens of Brookline :
You are hereby requested to meet at the Town Hall, on
Friday evening, December 4th, 1863, at half-past seven
o'clock, to consult together and take such measures as may
222 JBrookline Town Records.
be deemed expedient to fill the quota of men tVoni this town,
under the call of the President, on the 17th of October last.
Come up, and let us show that no measures shall be left
untried which will help encourage our brave soldiers now in
the field that help is at hand, and let the enemies of our
country see that all their traitorous assaults will be met with
a stern defiance and a firm front.
A band of music will be in attendance.
It is hoped there will be a full meeting, as questions of
great importance in relation to raising the quota will be
before the meeting.
Per Order of the Selectmen.
Brookline, Mass., December 2d, 1863.
In pursuance of the foregoing notice, the citizens of
Brookline met at the Town Hall, on Friday evening, Decem-
ber 4th, 1863, and were called to order at half-past seven
o'clock, by James Bartlett, Esq., chairman of the Selecitmen.
The meeting then organized by the choice of Ginery
Twichell, Esq., for chairman, and B. F. Baker for secretary.
Mr. Twichell, on taking the chair, read the call for the
meeting and made a brief address on the importance of the
business before them, and the need of vigorous, energetic
and persistent action, and that now was the time for active
work in the cause of our country.
James Bartlett, Esq., chairman of the Selectmen, stated
that as there had been some doubts expressed about the
legality of the vote passed at the special town meeting held
on the 27th day of November last, whereby the town voted
money to pay the expenses of enlisting the town's quota,
and that the Selectmen desire to know if the town would
sustain them in their eflbrts in proceeding to fill the town's
quota of men.
Thomas Parsons, Esq., said that we did not know whether
it was legal to put down the rebellion or not, but for his
part he thought it best to get the men and do all we can to
fight it out, legal or no.
Citizens' Meeting, December 4, 1863. 223
The meeting was addressed in a spirited and stirring man-
ner by Wm. S. Spencer, J. Murray Howe, Col. Griswold
of the 56th Regiment, M. B. Williams, and others, upon the
importance of united and patriotic efforts to procure men,
and subdue the rebellion and establish the government.
On motion of Hon. William Aspinvvall, the meeting passed
the following resolutions, to wit :
Ilesolved, That the citizens of Brookline pledge them-
selves to sustain the Selectmen in using the money appro-
priated by the town at the meeting held on the 27th day of
November, 1863, for filling the quota of volunteers required
of the town under the last call of the President, whether
such use be in strict conformity with the law or not.
Resolved, That a committee be appointed to procure sub-
scriptions from the citizens of this town to indemnify the
Selectmen and Town Treasurer against any loss incurred by
them, or either of them, in filling the present quota of vol-
unteers required of this town, or raising money for the same.
Voted, That the Town Clerk enter the proceedings of
this meeting in the records of the town.
Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the chair
to procure subscriptions, agreeable to the provisions of the
second resolution.
The chair appointed the following gentlemen to constitute
said committee, viz. : William Aspinvvall, J. Murray Howe,
J. H. Putnam, M. B. Williams, John C. Abbott.
A subscription list of a guarantee fund was then opened,
and the sum of nine thousand dollars was obtained in a few
minutes.
The Brookline brass band was in attendance durino- the
evening, and enlivened the meeting with their music.
Voted, To adjourn to meet at the same place one week
from this evening, at half-past seven of the clock.
Adjourned.
Attest: B. F. BAKER, Secretary.
BrooMine T'own Records.
ADJOURNED CITIZENS' MEETING, DEC. 11, 1863.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town as-
sembled in the Town Hall at quarter before eight of the
clock, the president, Ginery Twichell, Esq., in the chair.
The meetinoj was lar^e and the hall was crowded to its
utmost capacity. The band was in attendance and added to
the enthusiasm by their stirring and patriotic airs.
James Bartlett, Esq., chairman of the Selectmen, stated
to the meeting that they had enlisted twenty-seven men since
the last meeting, which were enrolled on the town's quota.
After music by the band, and singing of national songs by
several gentlemen, the president introduced to the meeting
the Hon. Thomas Eussell, who addressed the meeting at
length upon the importance of prosecuting with vigor the
war to put down the present rebellion and restore the
enforcement of law and order through all the Union, and
that we must follow the flag and keep step to the music of
the Union, and that this is a battle for right the world over.
The speaker was eloquent and earnest, and was listened to
with attention throughout.
The meeting was addressed by several gentlemen, all urg-
ing a vigorous and energetic action to enlist men and fill up
the regiments now in the field. •
Two young men came forward and signed the roll to enlist
into the army — William Gallagher and John McClellan.
On motion of Marshal Stearns, Esq., the meeting passed
a vote of thanks to the speaker.
Voted, That the thanks of the meeting be given to the
band for their entertaining music.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKEE, Secretary.
Annual Meeting, March 21, 1864. 225
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 21, 1864.
SEAL.] WARRANT.
SEAL.
sBAL.] Commonwealth op Massachusetts.
SEAL.]
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the twenty-first
day of March next, at two of the clock in the afternoon, for
the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the usual town officers for the ensuing year.
Tliird. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and com-
mittees.
Fourth. To see if tire town will accept the list of jurors as revised by
the Selectmen and posted according to law.
Fifth. To consider the subject of purchasing land and erecting a
building thereon for the Public Library.
Sixth. To see what action the town will take in regard to purchasing
land and building a school-house thereon in Longwood.
Seventh. To consider and act upon the subject of erecting a new
school-house on Newton street.
Eighth. To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to build
a receiving-tomb on the cemetery grounds.
Ninth. To see if the town will accept and allow a towuway leading
from Aspinwall avenue to Longwood avenue, as laid out by the Select-
men.
Tenth. To consider and act upon the subject of purchasing a steam
fire-engine.
Eleventh. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
necessary to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least
before the time of said meeting.
15
226 Brookline Town Records.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline, this twenty-
ninth day of February, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-four.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
N. G. Chapin,
William J. Griggs,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Mass., March 17th, ISGi.
In pursuance of the foregoinjj "warrant, I have notified and "warned
the legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place
and for the purposes "within named, by leaving a printed copy of the
same at their last and usual place of residence four days at least before
the day of said meeting.
John H. Grush,
Constable of Brookline.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Monday, the twenty-first day of March, in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and were called to
order at two of the clock, by B. F. Baker, the Town Clerk,
who read the warrant and the return of the Constable who
notified said meeting.
Pursuant to the first article for the choice of a Moderator,
the Clerk declared the polls open for the reception of votes
for that officer. The polls were kept open ten minutes,
when they were declared closed, and the Clerk proceeded to
sort and count the votes so given in, and the whole number
of votes was thirty-three, of which number thirty were for
Moderator, George F. Homer, Esq., who was declared
elected, and took the chair.
The meeting was then called to order, and prayer was
oflfercd by the Rev. William Lamson, D. D.
The Second Article in the warrant was then taken up :
To choose the usual town ofilcers for the ensuing jear.
Annual Meeting, March 21, 1864. 227
On motion of Marshal Stearns —
Voted, That the meeting now proceed to choose a Town
Clerk, five Selectmen, who shall be Overseers of the Poor
and Surveyors of Highways ; a Treasurer, who shall also
be Collector of Taxes ; three Assessors, four Trustees of
the Public Library for three years, three School Committee
for three years, two Fence Viewers, and six Constables — all
to be voted for on one ticket.
Voted, That the polls be kept open until four of the
clock p. M.
The polls were then declared open, and were kept open
until four o'clock, the time set, when they were declared
closed.
The Moderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given in, and the whole number so given
in was two hundred and forty-three, and the following persons
having a majority of all the votes so cast, none less than one
hundred and twenty-six, were declared to be elected to the
following offices, to wit :
Town Cleric: B. F. Baker (sworn by the Moderator).
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, Surveyors of Highivays : James Bartlett
(sworn), Marshal Stearns (sworn), Thomas Parsons (sworn), Wm. J.
Griggs (sworn), Echvard S. Philbrick.
Treasurer and Collector : Moses Withiugton (sworn).
Assessors: Thomas B. Hall, Albert W. Smith, Wm. B. Towne.
School Committee for three years: Thomas Parsons, Frederick W.
Prescott, Eev. J. L. Dimon.
Trustees of Public Library for three years: Rev. Frederick H. Hedge,
Rev. Wm. Lamson, Elijah C. Emerson, John W. Candler.
Fence Viewers: Clark L. Haynes, John 0. Libby.
Constables: John H. Crush (sworn), James DriscoU, Etaen W. Reed
(sAvorn), John Dustin, J. P. Sanborn (sworn), C. W. Ruggles.
In voting the check-list was used, and no one was allowed
to deposit his vote until his name was found and checked on
the list.
The meeting then nominated and chose the following offi-
cers, to wit :
Field Drivers: William J. Griggs (sworn), David S. Plummer, George
R. Phelps (sworn), Wm. J. Hyde, -Eben W. Reed (sworn).
228 Brookline Town Records.
Pound Keeper : Eben W. Reed (sworn).
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark : James M. Sea-
mans, Wm. D. Coolidge, J. Anson Guild.
Sealers of Leather : Willard Onion, Jr., Samuel A. Robinson.
Truant Officers: F. C. Sherman, J. P. Sanborn, R. A. Chace.
Auditors: C. W. Scudder, George E. Hersey, D. H. Rogers.
Fire Wards: A. H. "Waterman, C. L. Palmer, T. S. Petteugill.
Cemetery Committee: T. S. Pettengill.
Trnant Jtistice : Charles Pope.
Sealer of Weifjhts and Measures • Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
The Third Article was then taken up :
To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and committees.
Thomas Parsons, Esq., presented the Treasurer's report,
reports of the Selectmen, Trustees of the Public Library,
and School Committee, the List of Taxes and the names of
the tax-payers for the year ending February 1st, 1864. Said
reports having been printed and distributed among the
citizens previous to the meeting, were read by their titles
only.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing reports, and
place them on file.
Fourth Article taken up :
To see if the toAvn will accept the list of jurors as revised bj' the
Selectmen and posted according to law, to wit:
List of Jurors for the Town of Brookline for the year 1864.
Atkinson, Edward Griggs, William J.
Bird, John A. Heath, Charles
Cabot, John H. Hyde, William J.
Candler, John "W. Maynard, AValdo
Codman, James M. Melcher, William K.
Coolidge, David S. Palmer, Charles L.
Cousens. (jliver Philbrick, William D.
Cutler, Abraham L. Pierce, Peter W.
Dane, EdAvard S. Russell, Marshall
Dearborn, Isaac Scudder, Charles AV.
Delano, Oliver B. Shnrtletr, Augustine
Denney, Francis P. Stearns, Charles H.
Edgeriy, James W. Swift, William J.
Fay, Harrison Warren, Simon
Fisher, Francis K. Wason, Elbridge
Goddard, Abijali W. Waterman, Ansel H.
Gooding, Josiali Washburn, Nehemiah
Goldsmith, George W. Winsor, Alfred, Jr.
Withington, Moses
Brooklink, March 22d, 1864.
Attest : B. F. Baker, T'oion Clerk.
Annual Meeting, March 21, 1864. 229
The Fifth Article taken up :
To consider tlie subject of purchasing land and erecting a building
thereon for the Public Library.
Voted, To refer the subject of the Fifth Article to a special
committee of five, who are to consult with the Trustees of
the Public Library, and report thereon at a future meeting.
The meeting nominated and chose the following gentlemen
to constitute said committee, viz. : Moses B. Williams, Mar-
shal Stearns, William Dearborn, Edward S. Philbrick, Ben-
jamin B. Davis, committee on purchasing land for the Public
Library.
Sixth Article taken up ;
To see what action the town will take in regard to purchasing land
and building a school-house thereon in Longwood.
Voted, To refer the subject of the Sixth Article to a special
comtnittee of five, to act thereon and report to the adjourned
meeting.
The meeting nominated and chose the following gentlemen
to constitute said committee, viz. : Charles U. Cotting, John
N. Chapman, John W. Candler, John K. Rogers, Edward
Atkinson, committee on purchasing land and erecting school-
houses thereon in Longwood and Newton street.
Seventh Article taken up :
To consider and act upon the subject of erecting a ncAV school-house
on Newton street.
Voted, To refer the subject of the Seventh Article to the
committee on the Sixth Article, to be reported upon with
said article at the adjourned meeting.
Eighth Article taken up :
To see if the town will appropriate a sum of money to build a receiv-
ing-tomb in the cemetery grounds.
Voted, That the sum of three hundred dollars be raised
and appropriated for the purpose of building a receiving-
tomb.
230 BrooTdine Toivn Recorch.
Ninth Article taken up :
To .see if the town Avill accept and allow a townway leading from
Aspinwall avenue to Longwood avenue, as laid out l)y the Selectmen.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the lay-
ino; out of said wav, viz. :
REPORT.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline. after giving legal notice to
all persons and parties interested, known to them, of their intention to
lay out as a townway the private way leading from Aspinwall avenue
through to Longwood avenue and known as Toxteth and Kent streets :
In pursuance thereof of said notice, the Selectmen met at the house of
Hon. William Aspinwall, near the terminus of Toxteth street, on the 18th
day of May, A, -D. 18G3, at two o'clock in the afternoon, and examined
the route of the proposed way, and again, by adjournment, on the 20th
day of said month, and on the 1st day of June last, and on the 29th day
of February, 18G4, and all parties and interests, known to them, having
been examined and heard in relation thereto, proceeded to lay out said
way as a townway to be knoAvn by the name of .
Beginning on the northerly side of Aspinwall avenue, opposite the land
of William Aspinwall, Esq., at a point three hundred feet easterly from
a stone bound in the northerly line of said avenue and running northerly
at right-angles to said avenue seven hundred and thirty-nine 50-100 feet ;
thence turning easterly 81° 51' 4(1" and running seven hundred and forty
11-100 feet; thence northerly on a curve of twelve hundred and eighty
feet radius two hundred and fifty-two 84-100 feet to the division line
between lands of A. Aspinwall and Messrs. Stearns — the chord of this
curve makes an angle on the northwest side of 102° 27' 40" with the line
last described ; thence on a line turning 25° 41' 25" to the left from the
course of said chord three hundred and eighty-three 83-100 feet to the
southerly line of Kent street twenty 1(5-100 feet easterly from a stone
bound; being the middle line of a street forty feet wide.
This location of said way is in accordance with a plan and profile of
the same as made by Messrs. Shcdd & Edson, engineers, dated February
the 29th, 18G4, and filed in the office of the Tow'n Clerk on the day aljove
named, and approved and adopted by the Selectmen the same day.
In consideration of the benefit to the abutters on said way, and their
relinquishing all claims for damages, the Selectmen have made no award
for damages. The Selectmen have also given to the owners of lands
over Avhich said way is laid out ten days in which to remove all fences,
trees and Avails now standing on the land taken for said way.
And said Avay Avhen so laid out, located and described, is hereby
reported to the tOAvn for their acceptance, and Avhen so accepted, allowed
and roc(U-dcd, is forever to bo known as a townway.
M.VHSHAL StK.\UNS,
Thomas Parsons,
av.m. j. guigcjs,
Select tiicn of tit t Town uf Brookline.
Brookii.nk, Mass., March 21st, 18(>4.
Annual Meeting, March 21, 1864.
231
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
Voted, That the sum of two thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated to carry out the making of said way.
Tenth Article taken up :
To consider and act upon the subject of purchasing a steam fire-engine.
Voted, To refer the subject of the Tenth Article to the
Selectmen, to report thereon at the adjourned meeting.
Eleventh Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to
defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
The meeting voted to raise and appropriate the following
sums, to wit :
For schools
support of poor
support of highways ($1,200 to be
repairing Walnut street)
sidewalks
paving gutters and relaying drains
fire department
county tax ....
.state tax
collecting taxes
abatement of taxes .
extinction of town debt
interest on town debt
repairs of town buildings
ringing bell ....
cemetery
town officers ....
lighting Town Hall and streets
police .....
library .....
military and recruiting purposes
state aid and other military purpose
use of board of health
contingencies ....
receiving-tomb ....
making towuway between Aspinwall
wood avenue
school-house and lot at Longwood
school-house on Newton street
. $19,000 00
900 00
used for makin
s
n; anc
7,200 00
500 00
800 00
700 00
9,000 00
26,000 00
500 00
800 00
22,250 00
5,700 00
800 00
150 00
100 00
2,000 00
2.400 00
600 00
550 00
12,000 00
12,000 00
200 00
2,000 00
300 00
1 avenue and 1
.,ong
2,000 00
10,000 00
3,000 00
232 Brookline Town Records.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourns it be to meet in
this phice on Tuesday, the fifth day of April next, at half-
past seven of the clock in the evening.
Voted, That the Town Clerk give notice of the adjourn-
ment of this meeting by posters, to be distributed in various
})arts of the town l^efore the day of the meeting.
Adjourned. Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Clerk.
In pursuance of the laws of this Commonwealth, the
Town Clerk forthwith made out his warrant and delivered
it to Constable J. H. Crush, to summon within three days
all officers chosen and not qualified, to appear before the
Town Clerk within seven days from the date of said warrant,
to be qualified for their several offices and be sworn, where
an oath is required by law, or to signify their acceptance or
refusal of the office to which they had been respectively
chosen, where an oath is not required.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Toicn Clerk.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Mass., March 29th, 1864.
Personally appeared the following-named persons and were
sworn at the time set against their names, or signified their
acceptance or refusal of the office to which they had been
chosen, viz. :
Selectman, Overseer o/" Poor, / Edward S. Philbrick,
and Surveyor of IIi(jhii'ai/s. \ sworn March 2-tth, 1864.
r Thomas B. Hall, sworn March 26th, 18G4.
Assessors. } William B. Towne, sworn ]\Iarch 2Gth, 18G4.
( Albert W. Smith, sworn March 26th. 1864.
Fence Vieioers. \^^^f^,l-^^^l''^'^ ^^^'"^'"/^^^'^IVrf ^'l' rf "^-
\ John O. Libby, sworn March 28th, 1864.
(James Driscoll, sworn March 28th, 1864.
John Dustin, sworn March 26th, 1864.
Cyrus W. Ruggles, sworn .March 26th, 1864.
Surveyors of Lumber r James M. Seamans.
a7id Measurers of < Wm. D. Coolidge.
Wood and Bark. [ J. Anson Guild, sworn March 23d, 1864.
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 5, 1864. 233
n , f J fj ( Willard Onion.
^eaieis oj ^eximer.-^^^^^^^^.^ ^ Robinson, sAvoru March 26th, 1864.
ET,-.?^ n ■ f r>avid A. Phimmer, sworn March 22cl, 1864.
J^ielci Drivers. < ,,^ _ tt i
\ Wm. J. Hyde.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. Alfred Kenricl?:, Jr.
o^j,„ in •« r Thomas Parsons, accepted March 28th, 1864,
ochool Committee ] -r^ , • i -iir t> 4^/ * i tut i o-^^i lo/.^
fnr thrt'P vpnv>, \ Frederick W. Prescott, accepted March 2(.th, 1864.
jur uuee yeais. | j^^^^ j ^g^^^jg Di^an, declined March 28th, 1864.
rp . fEev. Frederick H. Hedije, decl'd March 28th, 1864.
P«61K"S«'4 for J!«- Wm. Lamson, accepted March 2Gthl8G4.
,r •' • E. C. Emerson, accepted March 2Gth, 1864.
miee years. [ john W. Candler, accepted March 26th, 1864.
r Charles W. Scudder, declined March 28th, 1864.
Auditors. \ George E. Hersey, accepted March 26th, 1864.
[ Daniel H. Rogers.
(Ansel H. Waterman, accepted March 29th, 18G4.
Charles L. Palmer, accepted March 25th, 1864.
Thomas S. Pettengill, accepted March 24th, 1864.
Cemetery Committee. Thomas S. Pettengill, accepted March 24th, 1864.
Truant Justice. Charles Pope.
{Freeman C. Sherman.
J. P. Sanborn, accepted March 28th, 1864.
R. A. Chace.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 5, 1864.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline assembled in the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday, the fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and were called to order at
fifteen minutes before eight of the clock in the evening, the
Moderator, George F. Homer, in the chair.
The meeting then proceeded to fill the vacancies in the
various ofiices, caused by the non-acceptance or non-qualifi-
cation of those persons chosen at the last annual meeting, viz. :
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark : James M. Sea-
mans, William D. Coolidge.
Sealer of Leather : Willard Onion, Jr., (sworn by the Clerk).
Field Driver: Wm. J. Hyde.
Sealer nf Weights and Measures : Alfred Kenrick, Jr. (sworn by the
Clerk) .
Auditors: Edward G. Tileston (accepted), Charles U. Cotting (ac-
cepted).
234 Brookline Town Records.
The meeting then proceeded to vote for one Trustee of
the Public Library for the next three years.
Whole number of votes cast was thirty-eight.
J. Herbert Sliedd received thirty-eight, and was declared elected Trus-
tee of the I'liblic Library for three years.
The meetiuii' then proceeded to vote for a member of the
School Committee for three years.
Whole number of votes cast was seventy-eight.
Scattering, four.
Edward S. Philbrick had thirty-three.
E. W. Sanford had forty-one, and he Avas declared elected a member
of the School Committee for three years.
Truant Officers : F. C. Sherman, R. A. Chace.
Trtiant Justice : Charles Pope.
The committee appointed to take into consideration the
Sixth and Seventh Articles in the warrant and report there-
on at the adjourned meeting, presented the following re-
port, viz. :
RErOKT.
The undersigned, who were appointed at the annual town meeting of
the inhabitants of the town of Broolvline a committee to examine into
the matter referred to in the sixth and seventh articles in the warrant,
and to recommend to the town what action seemed to them judicious,
report that there is an evident need of a primary school at Longwood,
and that very soon this section will also require a grammar school ; that
they endeavored to find a suitable lot that could be purchased that would
ansAver for both schools, as this seemed to them the best course for the
town, but in the short time allowed them they did not succeed in finding
a lot that they could un,animously agree upon. The most desirable and
available one was a lot of about 10,000 feet, on Monmouth street, which
was offered to the town free, b.y Mr. Sears, to l)e used strictly for school
purposes. As regards this lot, some of your committee were in doubt as
to Avhether it was large enough and in the right location to warrant the
building of both a primary and grammar school, but they unanimously
agree that if no other lot can be obtained, that the gift be accepted, and
a primary school be erected, the cost of which they estimate at f 4,000 ;
and if a desirable lot for both could be obtained, they estimate it would
cost to buy the lot and increased size of the building, in addition to the
above amount, the sum of §6,000 — making for both schools, $10,000; and
they recommeud that the whole matter be referred, with full powers, to
the Selectmen, and the passing of the following votes :
Voted, That the Sixth Article in the warrant be referred to the Select-
men. Avith authority to purchase a lot of land and to erect a primary
school-house thereon at Longwood.
Adjourned Annucd 3Ieetin.g, April 5, 1864. 235
Voted. That an appropriation of four thousand dollars be made for the
above purposes.
VcjtPil, That if the Selectmen deem it expedient to purchase a lot of
land with a view to the establishment of a sTammar school at Longwood
at some future time and to erect the buildinii- now contemplated for a
primary school, Avith a view to its future enlargement, that they be
authorized to do so, and that the sum of six thousand dollars be appro-
priated for that purpose.
Voted That the Treasurer be authorized to borrow said sum of ten
thousand dollars, or such part thereof as may be called for by the Select-
men, upon such terras and conditions as they may prescribe.
In regard to the seventh section of the warrant, your committee And
the school-house on Newton street is large enough, but that it is badly
located and low-studded, and they would recommend that a new lot of
land be purchased in this neighborhood, and, if found practicable and
economical, that this school- house be moved on to it, and raised up by a
brick underpinning ; and if not found both practicable and economical,
that a new school-house be built, and with these views, they recommend
the passage of the following vote :
Voted. That the seventh section be referred to the Selectmen, with full
power to buy another lot of land and to move the present school-house
onto it, and to make in it such improvements as they may deem best, or
to build a new school-house, as may seem to them most judicious, and to
enable them to do so that this meeting appropriate the sum of three
thousand dollars (#3,000), of which appropriation one thousand live hun-
dred dollars ($1,500) shall be assessed during the present year for the
purpose of purchasing a lot and moving the present building; and the
remainder shall be borrowed by the Treasurer, under the direction of
the Selectmen, in case they shall find it expedient to erect a new school-
house.
KespectfuUy submitted,
Chaui.es U. Cotting,
Edw'ard Atkinson,
John N. Chapman,
John K. Rogers.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Tenth Article
in the warrant, in relation to purchasing a steam lire-engine,
presented the following report, to wit :
REPORT.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Tenth Article in the Avar-
rant for the town meeting, held March 21st, 1864, " To consider the sub-
ject of purchasing a steam fire-engine," have attended to that duty,' and
respectfully report that after due consideration and investigation of the
subject, in their opinion it is inexpedient to purchase at present, owing
to the scarcity of accommodations for obtaining a supply of water
therefor, and that the present wants of the town do not re(iuire an
outlay of money for that purpose.
James Baktlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thoaias Parsons,
Brooklixe, April 5th 186+. Selectmen.
236 Brookline Town Beco7'ds.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
On motion of T. P. Chandler, it was —
Voted, That a committee of live be a]:>pointed by the chair
to take the whole subject of repairing the highways of the
town into consideration, and report thereon at a town meet-
ing to l)e held about one month l)cfore the annual town
meeting next year.
The chairman appointed the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee, viz. : T. P. Chandler, Wm. Aspin-
wall, Edw^ard Atkinson, Edward S. Philbrick, J. Herbert
Shedd, committee on repairing highways.
On motion of Samuel A. Walker —
Voted, That the vote passed at the annual town meeting
held on the twenty-first day of March, wherel)y it Avas voted
to add the sum of twelve hundred dollars to the appropria-
tion for the support of highways, to be expended for the
making and widening of AA'alnut street, be and hereby is
reconsidered.
Voted, That the sum of twelve hundred dollars be added
to the a})})ro})riation for the support of highwa3^s, to be
expended for the making and repairing of Walnut street.
Voted, That the various appropriations made by the town,
including those for the purpose of making and repairing
highways and town ways, be assessed, after deducting the
amount now in the treasury and the probable receipts for
the ensuing year, amounting to the sum of dollars,
upon the ])olls and estates, real and jjcrsonal, of the inhab-
itants, resident and non-resident, of the town, and collected
as the town charges are usually charged and collected.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be and hereby is author-
ized to borrow a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars,
in anticipation of taxes, and to give the note or notes of the
town therefor, countersigned by the Selectmen, in such
sums and at sucli times as may be called for by the Select-
men.
Adjourned. Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Chrh.
8:pecial Meeting, July 29, 1864. 237
SPECIAL MEETING, JULY 29, 1864.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth or Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookhne,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Friday, the twenty-ninth
day of July, instant, at half-past seven of the clock in the
evening, for the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To see what action the town will take in relation to tilling its
quota of men under the call of the President of the United States for
volunteers, dated July ISth, 186-4, and to raise and appropriate such sums
of money as may be necessary for that purpose.
Third. To see if the town Avill authorize the Selectmen to take land
for a school-house lot in Longwood from the estate of the late Benjamin
Goddard, and to appropriate damages therefor agreeable to law.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, four days at least before the time of said
meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twentieth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-four.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Town of Broohline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Mass., July 25th, 1864.
In pursuance of the within Avarrant, I have notified and warned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and
238 Brookline Town Records.
for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the time
of said meeting.
JOllX DUSTIN,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline qualified to vote in elections assem-
bled in the Town Hall in said town on Friday, the twenty-
ninth day of July, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, and were called to order at quarter to eight
of the clock in the evening, by B. F. Baker, the Town Clerk,
who proceeded to read the warrant calling said meeting and
the Constable's return thereon.
The First Article in the warrant was then taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
Voted, That the ^lodorator 1)e chosen by nomination at
large.
The meetino- then nominated and chose as Moderator
Edward Atkinson, and he took the chair.
Second Article in the warrant taken up, viz. :
To see Avhat action the town will take in relation to filling its quota of
men under the call of the President of the United States for volunteers,
dated July 18th, 1864, and to raise and appropriate such sums of money
as may Ijc necessary for that purpose.
Voted, That the Selectmen be and are hereby authorized
to proceed and fill the quotas of this town under the various
calls of the President for volunteers, and that the sum of
thirty-five thousand dollars be raised and appropriated there-
for.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized to
borrow, under the direction of the Selectmen, a sum not
exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars, and give the note or
notes of the town therefor, in such sums and at such times
as they shall direct, agreeable to the laws of this Common-
wealth.
The Third Article in the warrant taken u}), viz. :
Special Meeting, July 29, 1864. 239
To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to take laud for a
school-house lot in Longwood from the estate of the late Benjamin God-
dard, and to appraise damages therefor according to law.
The meeting passed the following preamble and vote, to
wit :
Whereas, A lot of land, as shown on accompanying plan
made by Shedd and Edson, and now belonging to the heirs
of the estate of the late Benjamin Goddard, deceased, has
been determined upon by the Selectmen as a suitable place
for the erection of a school-house and necessary buildings,
and upon application being made by the Selectmen to the
trustees of said estate for the purchase of said land, the sale
of the same was refused, therefore it is —
Voted, That the Selectmen are hereby authorized to select
at their discretion and lay out said land as a public school-
house lot, or an enlargement thereof, and to appraise and pay
damages therefor, and to take and hold said land for the
purposes aforesaid, agreeal)ly to the provisions of Chapter
38, Sec. 38, of the General Statutes.
The chairman of the Selectmen stated to the meeting that
they had already enlisted and credited to the town men
enough to fill all calls upon them for men and a surplus over.
On motion, —
Voted, That the thanks of the town are hereby presented
to the Selectmen for their valuable services in proceeding to
fill the quota of the town, and that their proceedings in the
matter are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Adjourned without date.
Attest ; B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
240
Brookline Town Mecords.
List of Soldiers in the Town of Brookline, taken May 1, 1864.
Age.
Occupation.
40.
Teacher.
26.
Clei-irymau,
34.
Trader.
28.
Farmer.
35.
Laborer.
19.
21.
Clerk.
List'of persons liable to enroUineut in the town of Brookline, as taken
by the Assessors May 1st, 1864, in conformity with the laws of the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts, viz. :
Name.
1. Abbott, Charles E.
2. Ager, John C.
3. Aldrich, Albert M.
4. A Hard, George
5. Allard, Joseph O.
6. Allen, Phillip S.
7. Araory, Frederick
8. Anderson, David M. -
9. Andrew, Henry
10. Atherton, Isaiah
11. Atkinson, George
12. Atkinson, Edward
13. Bacon, Francis H.
14. Baker, B. F.
15. Baker, James
16. Baker, T. E.
17. Bangs, Wm. A.
18. Barnard, Frederick
19. Barnard, William H.
20. Barrett, George C.
21. Bartlett, James, Jr.
22. Batcheldcr, Agustus E.
23. Batchelder, Charles W.
24. Batchelder, Leroy
25. Bcane, Orland
26. Beck, Frederick A.
27. Bellows, William M.
28. Benton, A. W.
29. Bickford, Augustus
30. Binney, Amos B.
31. Bird, Albert H.
32. Bird, George W.
33. Bird, William B.
34. Bird, William H.
35. Bixby, Charles L.
36. Blaisdell, John
37. Blake, Arthur
38. Blake, Henry J.
39. Blaney, Henry
40. Bliss, John P.
42.
Clerk.
38.
Agent.
44.
Painter. B
31.
Trader.
23.
Clerk.
35.
Merchant.
22.
Milkman.
37.
Shoemaker.
20.
Clerk.
37.
Jeweller.
22.
Trader.
19.
Clerk.
18.
38.
Car driver.
42.
Clerk.
29.
Laborer.
44.
Surveyor.
23.
Trader.
34.
Druggist.
22.
Clerk.
21.
Clerk.
23.
Clerk.
23.
Banker.
18.
Student.
Clerk.
30.
Agent.
Blind of right eye.
Hard of hearing.
Militia List, 1864.
241
Name.
41. Blodget, Frank
42. Bogman, George E.
43. Bowditch, William I.
44. Boyde, Thomas
45. Brackett, I. Lewis
46. Brett, Zenas F.
47. Briggs, Kicliard
48. Brigham, Valantiue
49. Buck, D. A. A.
50. Brooks, George
51. Burditt, Horatio S.
52. Burditt, James E.
53. Burleigh, Sylvester S.
54. Buker, Rufus
55. Burnham, John A., Jr.
56. Burrell, Charles
57. Buzzell, Jacob
58. Cabot, J. Elliot
59. Cabot, Francis C.
60. Cabot, Follen
61. Canavan, John
62. Candler, John W.
63. Candler, William L.
64. Chapman, John N.
65. Chapman, Robert B.
66. Chase, Andrew
67. Chase, Charles
68. Chase, Henry S.
69. Chace, Reuben A.
70. Cheeuey, A. A.
71. Churchill, Wm. O.
72. Clark, Edwin
73. Cliflbrd, Albert W.
74. Cobb, Albert A.
75. Codman, Arthur
76. Codman, James M.
77. Condry, Patrick
78. Comerais, John
79. Counell, Samuel G.
80. Conroy, Patrick
81. Cottle, Isaac
82. Collins, Henry
83. Coolidge, Henry S.
84. Coolidge, George H.
85. Coolidge, James W.
86. Coolidge, William D.
87. Coolidge, Walter G.
88. Corey, Francis H.
89. Corey, Frederick A.
16
Age.
Occupation.
24.
Car driver.
42.
Trader.
42.
Conveyancer.
35.
Clerk.
42.
Trader.
35.
28.
Coachman.
24.
Jeweller.
40.
Trader.
37.
Tailor.
40.
Tailor.
40.
Mason.
26.
Coachman.
21.
42.
Broker. Lame knee
22.
Laborer.
42.
Architect.
35.
Agent.
23.
Clerk.
19.
35.
Merchant.
26.
35.
Clerk.
26.
Broker.
21.
Brakeman.
33.
Expressman.
39.
Merchant.
41.
Painter.
26.
Jeweller.
34.
Trader.
42.
Carpenter.
30.
Laborer.
34.
Merchant.
31.
Gentleman.
32.
Gentleman.
Laborer.
42.
Trader.
32."
Laborer.
32.
26.
Expressman.
22.
Marketer.
27.
Trader.
32.
Laborer.
30.
Trader.
20.
Student.
35.
Farmer.
31.
Farmer.
242
Brookline Toivn Records.
Name.
Age.
Occupation.
90.
Corey, Timothy
42.
Farmer.
91.
Cottiug, Charles U.
35.
Agent.
92.
Cousens, John E.
28.
Trader.
93.
Couseus, Oliver
42.
Trader.
94.
Cushman, Albert
35.
Agent.
95.
Cutler. E. Waldo
38.
Merchant.
96.
Dana, Echvard A.
40.
Lawyer.
97.
Dana, George N.
35.
^Merchant.
98.
Dana, James B.
36.
Butcher.
99.
Dane, Edward S.
39.
^Merchant.
100.
Dane, John H.
37.
Clerk.
101.
Daniels, Edward
22.
Marketer.
102.
Daniels, David H.
38.
Teacher.
103.
Darragh, James
33.
Baker.
104.
Davis, Michael
Laborer.
105.
Dawes, George G.
lOG.
Dearborn, Cliarles E.
20.
Farmer.
107.
Darrow, William
108.
Dearborn, George F.
24.
Farmer.
109.
Dearborn, William G.
25.
Clerk.
110.
Denny, Francis P.
25.
Farmer.
111.
Dexter, Frederick
24.
112.
Dexter, William S.
.^0.
LaAvyer.
113.
Dickey, Merrill
23.
Conductor,'H.R. R.
114.
Dillon, Patrick
40.
Baggage master.
115.
Diman, J. Lewis
30.
Clergyman.
110.
Doane, William E.
21.
Trader.
117.
Doran, Levi
19.
118.
DoAvnes, Michael
40.
Laborer.
119.
Drew, Edwin B.
21.
Teacher.
120.
Draper, Charles H.
27.
Clerk.
121.
Drohan, John
122.
Duttee, Thomas
42.
Blacksmith.
123.
Dugan, Hugh
40.
Laborer.
124.
Dunn, Charles W.
28.
Laborer.
125.
Dwight, Chapman
20.
Student.
126.
Dwight, Daniel A.
28.
Broker.
127.
Dwinell, Frank T.
29.
Book-keeper.
128.
Eager, Henry B.
31.
Clerk.
129.
Eastman, Moses.
28.
Car driver.
130.
Eaton, Charles W.
31.
Painter.
131.
Edgerly, James W.
38.
Trader.
132.
Edmond, James
43.
Merchant.
133.
English, John
19.
Clerk.
134.
Erhard, George
38.
Shoemaker.
135.
Fay, Arthur
23.
Subject
to fits.
136.
Fay, R. S., Jr.
30.
Manufacturer.
137.
Faxon, Francis G.
40.
Agent.
138.
Feno, Isaac
33.
Militia List, 1864.
243
Name.
139. Feniald, Joseph
140. Field, Edwin
141. Fislier, Francis K.
142. Fislier, George J.
143. Fisher, Horace
144. Fisher, John N.
145. Fitz, Frank
146. Flagg, William
147. Foss, Albert
148. Foster, Charles O.
149. Foster, Charles F.
150. Fowle, Seth A.
151. Fox, Samuel D.
152. Francis, Isaac
153. Francis, T. E.
154. Freeman, Colburn W.
155. Fulton, Dexter
156. Gallagher, Terrance
157. Gardiner, Charles P.
158. Getchell, Isaiah S.
159. Gibson, John
160. Gilson, Richard H.
161. Glover, Albert H.
162. Goddard, Benjamin F.
163. Goddard, Joseph W.
164. Goldthwait, Joel
165. Goodnongh, George W.
166. Goodnongh, Xanthus
167. Goodwin, Willard A
168. Gordon, Frank
169. Greeley, Daniel
170. Green, Henry A.
171. Griggs, William J.
172. Griggs, Thomas B.
173. Guild, J. Anson
174. Gutter son, Edwin R.
175. Haak, Charles
176. Halfenstine, Adam
177. Hall, Henry M.
178. Hall, Thomas B.
179. Hall, William F.
180. Hancock, George W.
181. Hardin, Chester T.
182. Harris, James H.
183. Harvey, Hiram A.
184. Haven, Albert H.
185. Haven, Frank
186. Harrington, Andrew J.
187. Heath, Charles H.
Age.
Occupation.
18.
25.
Trader. Invalid.
35.
Merchant.
36.
Trader.
24.
Trader.
23.
Trader.
22.
Clerk.
22.
Clerk.
18.
31.
Merchant.
42.
Merchant.
24.
Trader.
35.
Watchman.
26.
Conductor.
40.
Physician.
21.
Car driver.
44.
Laborer. Blind of an
eye
28.
Law^yer.
30.
Carpenter.
30.
Conductor.
37.
Painter.
38.
Carpenter.
30.
Engineer, R. R. S.
28.
Farmer.
33.
Dealer.
39.
Farmer.
37.
Farmer.
25.
Carpenter. Rupture.
26.
Farmer.
32.
Merchant.
43.
Farmer.
38.
Farmer.
41.
Trader.
18.
Laborer.
26.
Cabinet-maker.
36.
Tailor.
30.
Carpenter.
39.
Lawyer.
22.
Locksmith.
43.
Gardener.
27.
Merchant.
38.
Farmer.
25.
Coachman.
30.
Trader.
35.
Trader.
44.
Trader.
32.
Broker.
244
Brookline Town Records.
Name.
Age.
Occupation.
188.
Heath, Sidney
21.
Clerk.
189.
Hersey, George E.
35.
Cashier.
190.
Hickey, Maurice
26.
Carpenter.
191.
Hicks, Micliael S.
37.
Wheehvright.
192.
Hill, Benjaniin
35.
Laborer.
193.
Hills, Richard
38.
Jeweller.
194.
Hobart, Kirk "W.
19.
Clerk.
195.
Hobbs, Augustus
196.
Horr, Johu E.
39.
Teacher.
197.
Houghton, Jesse F.
30.
Tinsmith.
198.
Houlihan, James E.
21.
Laborer.
199.
Hovey, Horatio A.
43.
Trader.
200.
Howard, John A.
38.
Trader. Blind in
one eye
201.
Huestis. Benjamin, Jr.
25.
Carpenter.
202.
Hardon, Henry C.
34.
Trader.
203.
Huntington, C. F.
35.
204.
Hunt, Thomas G.
38.
Wheelwright.
205.
James, Horace
35.
Mason.
206.
Jennings, William
37.
Tailor.
207.
Jewett, Francis A.
208.
Johnson, Jona.
26.
Carpenter.
209.
Johnson, George F.
38.
Carpenter.
210.
Jones, Moses
30.
Farmer.
211.
Judkins, Moses M.
35.
Coachman.
212.
Joi'dan, John C
26.
Carpenter.
213.
Jordan, Moses S.
28.
Carpenter.
214.
Kellaher, Maurice
29.
Laborer.
215.
Keefe, Daniel
30.
Laborer.
216.
Keegan, Johu
42.
Laborer.
217.
Kennard, M. P.
38.
Jeweller.
21.S.
Kenrick, Alfred, Jr.
39.
Tinsmith.
219.
Kenrick, David T.
37.
Tinsmith.
220.
Kenyon, James
33.
Carpenter.
221.
Kimball, Charles
35.
Stable keeper.
222.
Kim])all, Samuel A.
IS.
223.
Kingman, Bradford
33.
Lawyer.
224.
Kingman, Martin
29.
Trader.
225.
Kir by, Charles K.
30.
Architect.
226.
Kuapp, Wm. 0.
32.
Conductor.
227.
Koch, John
30.
Cabinet maker.
228.
Lannian, Thomas E.
33.
Teacher.
229.
Lang, liichard J.
35.
Clerk.
230.
Lang, Silas W.
23.
Clerk.
231.
Langley, Silas H.
30.
Farmer.
232.
Leavitt, Thomas H.
40.
Agent.
233.
Laighton, James A.
30.
Clerk.
234.
Lenny, James
235.
Leonard^ Dwight
25.
Laborer.
236.
Libby, Johu 0.
44.
Carpenter.
Militia List, 1864.
245
N^AMB.
Agk.
Occupation.
237.
Lincoln, Charles D.
35.
Appraiser.
238.
Lincoln, D. F.
21.
239.
Lincoln, William E.
22.
Trader.
240.
Lincoln, William H.
28.
Merchant.
241.
Littell, Robert S.
32.
Clerk.
242.
Little, Joshua A.
40.
Mason.
243.
Lock, Leonard
26.
Farmer.
244.
Longfellow, W. P. P.
28.
Architect.
245.
Lord, Charles
246.
Lyman, Theodore
32.
Gentleman.
247.
Macausland, Charles
24.
Mason. Arm
1 broken in gov't service
248.
Mahau, Michael
40.
Carpenter.
Blind of an eye.
249.
Mahan, James
27.
Carpenter.
250.
Maney, John
35.
Laborer.
251.
Marsh, Andrew
33.
Clerk.
252.
Marsh, Frederick A.
26.
Trader.
253.
Mathews, A. G.
37.
Tuner.
254.
McAllister, A. S.
22.
Conductor.
255.
Mead, Patrick
Laborer.
256.
Mealy, Michael
37.
Laborer.
257.
Mecnm, Charles E.
34.
Clerk.
258.
Mellen, George M.
26.
259.
Merriman, Thomas
36.
Carpenter.
260.
Miskell, Michael
38.
Laborer.
261.
Mohr, John
30.
Farmer.
262.
Morrison, Lincoln
263.
Morrisey, Patrick
21.
Laborer.
264.
Morrisey, Thomas
21.
Laborer.
265.
Morse, Ebenezer
Coachman.
Over 45 years.
266.
Morse, G. Homer
25.
Clerk.
267.
Morse, Nathan
40.
LaAvyer .
268.
Murray, Jeremiah
19.
Student.
269.
Myer, Jacob
21.
Servant.
270.
My rick,
271.
Neal, Burton W.
31.
Carpenter.
272.
Nelson, George E
33.
Gardener.
Stiff knee.
273.
Noonan, John
23.
Mason.
274.
Norton, Henry
19.
Laborer.
275.
O'Herue, Cornelius
44.
Laborer.
276.
O'Herne, Michael
42.
Laborer.
277.
O'Neal, Thomas J.
27.
Carpenter.
278.
Onion, Eben W.
279.
Onion, Willard,
41.
Currier.
280.
Newton, John E.
34.
281.
Paine, Wm. R.
41.
Agent.
282.
Palmer, Jacob P.
29.
Jeweller.
283.
Parsons William J.
26.
Merchant.
284.
Perrin, Lewis
19.
Student.
285.
Pettengill, Thomas S.
40.
Laborer.
246
BrooMine Town Records.
Name.
286. Phelps, Daniel W.
287. Philbrick, Edward S.
288. Philbrick, Wm. D.
289. Phillips, John F.
290. Phillips, Warren F.
291. Pierce. Benjamin
292. Pierce, Henry E.
293. Pierce, Peter ^Y .
294. Pierce, William 0.
295. Price, Lewis S.
290. Putnam, Joshua II.
297. Quinlan, Michael W.
298. Quinn, James
299. Reed, Eben W.
300. Reed, George
301. Rice, Henry F.
302. Richards, Addison
303. Richards, Francis C.
304. Richardson, George L.
305. Porter, Charles W.
30(!. Plynipton, Charles T.
307. Richardson, Edward
308. Ricker, Moses
309. Ring, David
310. Ritchie, John
311. Ritchie, Thomas P.
312. Robinson, W. H.
313. Rogers, Daniel W.
314. Rogers, John K.
315. Kooney, James
310. Roy, Joseph
317. Ruggles, Cyni.s W.
318. Russell, Marshall
319. Sanborn, Horatio
320. Sanderson, Albert H.
321. San ford, E. AV.
322. Saville, Richard L.
323. Scudder, Charles W.
324. Seamans, James M.
325. Searle, Arthur
320 . Searle, George
327. Searle, F. A.
328. Seaverns, Henry G.
329. Shedd, Abraham B.
330. Shedd, J. H.
331. Shepherd, John S.
332. Sherman, F. C.
333. Sherwin, George W.
334. Shurtletf, Augustine
Age.
Occupation.
31.
Carpenter.
37.
Merchant.
30.
Chemist.
21.
Clerk.
27.
Stable keeper.
42.
Trader.
30.
Clerk.
41.
Agent.
27.
Clerk.
32.
Coachman.
34.
Merchant.
34.
Harness maker.
37.
Laborer.
43.
Farmer.
21.
Laborer.
IS.
Clerk.
32.
32.
Merchant.
44.
Clerk.
35.
Farmer.
42.
Clerk.
38.
Clerk.
18.
Laborer.
26.
Laborer.
20.
Student.
22.
Artist.
37.
Type founder.
42.
Type founder.
41.
Trader.
30.
Farmer.
39.
Postmaster.
40.
Trader.
Laborer.
30.
Physician.
Trader.
43.
Merchant.
40.
Trader.
28.
Clerk.
20.
Teacher.
30.
Printer.
25.
Trader.
42.
30.
C. Engineer.
18.
Student.
32.
Superintendent,
34.
Trader.
38.
Physician.
Militia List, 1864.
247
Name.
335. Skinner, Francis L.
336. Slack, George A.
337. Smitli, Cliarles
338. Smith, David.
339. Suow, Alfred.
340. Soule, Charles, Jr.
341. Stearns, Charles W.
342. Stearns, Francis G.
343. Stearns, William
344. Stone, Edward B.
345. Stone, Euos J.
346. Stone, Thorndike B.
347. Sullivan, Jeremiah
348. S-wallow, Freeman M.
349. Swift, William J.
350. Taft, William L.
351. Tibbetts, James R.
352. Thomas, Edward I.
353. Tileston, Edward G.
354. Towne, Harmon
355. Townsend, George
356. Towne, William
357. Towle, James
358. Tourtelotte, John
359. Trowbridge, Charles P.
360. Townsend, Thomas
361. Turner, John B.
362. Uphara, Henry A.
363. Urann, Henry A.
364. Verney, Osavius
365. VonArnim, Theo. F.
366. Warren, William B.
367. Washburn, Nehemiah
368. Waterman, Ansel H.
369. Waterman, Thomas H.
370. Waters, William E.
371. Watson, Nicholas
372. Weeks, Daniel
373. Webber, Charles F.
374. Webster, William E.
375. Webster, George H.
376. Welch, Uriah
377. Weld, George W.
378. Weld, William G.
379. Wellington, Avery
380. Wellman, Joseph H.
381. Wellman, Willard L.
382. Wharton, Francis
383. Whitcomb, Charles
Age.
Occupation.
30.
Merchant.
26.
Trader.
43.
Farmer.
Lam(
42.
Agent.
27.
Farmer.
20.
Farmer.
34.
Farmer.
22.
44.
Inval
29.
Painter.
27.
Trader.
27.
Coachman.
44.
Merchant.
31.
Cashier.
34.
Broker.
20.
Farmer.
18.
Clerk.
22.
Expressman.
21.
Clerk.
41.
Expressman.
43.
Farmer.
35.
Merchant.
28.
Marketer.
27.
Com. Merchant
38.
Carpenter.
38.
Importer.
22.
Clerk.
42.
Trader.
42.
Carpenter.
24.
Carpenter.
36.
Painter.
25.
Coachman.
24.
Laborer.
30.
Appraiser.
40.
Upholsterer.
23.
Merchant.
40.
Merchant.
27.
Merchant.
21.
Clerk.
25.
44.
Clergyman.
248 Brookline Town Mecords.
384.
385.
386.
387.
388.
389.
390.
391.
392.
393.
394.
395.
396.
397.
398.
399.
400.
401.
402.
403.
Three sheets returned to the ToAvn Clerk of Brookliue, by
Thomas B. Hai>l,
Wm. B. Towne,
Albert W. Smith,
Assessors of Brookline.
Eeceived into the Town Clerk's office August 5th, 1864, and return made
to the Adjutant-General.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Toivn Clerk.
Xame.
Age.
Occupation.
White, Francis A.
42.
Currier.
White, William
18.
Whiting, Cyrus
25.
Whitney, Henry
42.
Laborer.
Whitney, William C.
21.
Student.
Whitney, Rufus H.
39.
Trader.
Whitemore, Augustus
35.
Merchant.
Wilson, William G.
23.
Wilson, William W.
30.
Merchant.
Williams, Geo. W. A.
43.
Merchant.
Williams, Howard S.
37.
Farmer.
Winsor, Alfred, Jr.
26.
Agent.
Winsor, Greshan C.
Winship, Edmond
26.
Clerk.
25.
Carpenter.
Woodbury, Wm. P.
23.
Provision Dealer.
Wood, Amos L.
38.
Treasurer.
Wyman, Wm. A.
York, Horace B.
24.
Laborer.
Young, Edward
26.
Clerk.
Young, Milton J.
Milkman.
SPECIAL MEETING, AUGUST 30, 1864.
WARRANT.
[8KAL.]
[seal.; Cojimonwealth of Massachusetts.
[SEAL.^
[SEAL.'
Norfolk, ss.
2b either of the Constables of the T'oum of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall, on Tuesday, the thirtieth instant, at half-
past seven of the clock in the evening, for the following pur-
poses, to wit :
Special Meeting, August 30, 1864. 249
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To see if the town will refund the amount of the appropria-
tion for state tax made at the last annual town meeting, as recommended
by the Assessors and in accordance with Sect. 12 of Chapter 208 of the
Acts of 1864.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
thirteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Mass., August 26th, 1864.
Pursuant with the within Avarrant, I have notified and warned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and
for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence at least four days before said
meeting.
John H. Grush,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town,
on Tuesday, the thirtieth day of August, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, and were
called to order at quarter to eight of the clock in the even-
ing, by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling said
meeting and the Constable's return thereon.
The First Article in the warrant taken up, to choose a Mod-
erator.
Voted, To choose a Moderator by nomination.
The meeting nominated and chose for Moderator John E.
Horr, and he took the chair.
The Second Article in the warrant was then taken up,
viz. :
250 BrooMine Town Records.
To see if the town will reduce the amount of the appropriation for
state tax made at the last annual town meeting, as recommended bj' the
Assessors and in accordance Avith Sect. 12 of Chapter 208 of the Acts
of 1804.
Voted, To reconsider the vote passed March the 21st,
1864, appropriating twenty-six thousand dollars for state tax.
Voted, That the sum of seven thousand six hundred and
nine dollars and ninety cents ($7,609.90) be appropriated
for state tax the current year.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1864.
SEAL.] WAKRANT.
SEAL.l
seIl!] Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
[seal. I
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toivn of BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the eighth day
of November next, it- being the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in said month, at one of the clock in the afternoon,
at which time and place the polls will be opened and kept
open until forty-five minutes past four of the clock, during
which time they will be required to give in their votes to
the Selectmen for the following National, State and County
officers, viz. :
The twelve Electors of President and Vice-President of
the L^nited States, each ballot for such Elector to contain
General Election, November 8, 1864. 251
the name of at least one inhabitant of each Congressional Dis-
trict of this Commonwealth ; a Representative to Congress
for the Third Congressional District; also, for Governor,
Lieutenant-Governor, Councillor for Councillor District
Number Six, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and
Receiver-General, Auditor of Accounts, Attorney-General,
Senator for the North Norfolk District, a Representative to
the General Court for the Third Norfolk District, one County
Commissioner for the County of Norfolk; also one Com-
missioner of Insolvency for the unexpired term of one year
for said County of Norfolk, to fill a vacancy caused by resig-
nation ; a County Treasurer and Register of Deeds for the
County of Norfolk,— all to be voted for on one ticket.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
seventeenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edavard S. Philbrigk,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, November 1st, 1864.
Pursuant to the witliiu warrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence, at least four days before the time
of said meeting.
John H. Grush,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall on Tuesday, the
eighth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eiffht hundred and sixty-four, and were called to order
1 •
at one of the clock in the afternoon, by James Bartlett, chair-
man of the Board of Selectmen.
252 Brookline Tovm Records.
The Town Clerk then read the warrant and return thereon.
In conformity with the requirements of the foregoing war-
rant, the polls were declared open for the recei3tion of votes,
and they were kept open for that purpose until forty-five
minutes past four of the clock, when they were declared
closed by the chairman of the Selectmen.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes received, and the whole number of votes
given in was six hundred and seventv-two, and the whole
number were sorted, counted and recorded, and declaration
thereof made in open town meeting, as required by law, and
were for the following persons and officers, viz. :
For Electors at Large : Six hundred aud sixty-tive.
Edward Everett, of Boston, liad four hundred forty-three.
Whiting Griswold, of Greenfield, had four hundred forty-three.
Robert C. Winthrop, of Boston, had two hundred twenty-two.
Erasmus D. Beech, of Springfield, had two hundred twenty-tAvo.
For Electors : Six hundred sixty-five.
District Number One :
Richard Borden, of Fall River, four hundred forty-three.
Abraham H. HoAvland, of New Bedford, two hundred tAventy-two.
District Number Two :
Artemas Hale, of Bridgewater, four hundred forty -three.
John Wilson, of Cohasset, two hundred twenty-two.
District Number Three :
George Putnam, of Roxbury, four hundred forty-three.
Andrew Pierce, Jr., of Boston, two hundred twenty-two.
District Number Four :
J. M. S. Williams, of Cambridge, four hundred forty-three.
Abram Jackson, of Boston, two hundred twenty-two.
District Number Five :
John G. Whittier, of Amesbury, four hundred forty-three.
S. E. Peabody, of Salem, two hundred twenty-two.
District Number Six :
George Davis, of North Andover, four hundred forty-three.
J. H. Carleton, of Haverhill, two hundred twenty-two.
District Number Seven :
Stephen M. Weld, of AVest Roxbury, four lumdred forty-three.
Leverett Saltonstall, of Newton, two hundred twenty-two.
General Election, November 8, 1864. 253
District Number Eight :
Levi Lincoln, of Worcester, four liunclred forty-three.
Isaac Davis, of Worcester, two hundred twenty-two.
District Number Nine :
William S. Clark, of Amherst, four hundred forty-three.
William H. Fuller, of AVhately, two hundred twenty-two.
District Number Ten :
John Wells, of Chicopee, four hundred forty-three.
Abram Paige, of Springfield, two hundred twenty-two.
Bepresentative to the Thirty-ninth Conyress from the Third Massachusetts
Congressional District : Six hundred seventy-two.
Alexander H. Rice, of Boston, four hundred fifty-nine.
John S. Sleeper, of Roxbury, two hundred thirteen.
For Governor : Six hundred sixty-four.
John A. Andrew, of Boston, four hundred forty.
Henry W. Paine, of Cambridge, two hundred twenty-four.
For Lieutenant-Governor: Six hundred sixty-seven.
Joel Hayden, of Williamsburg, four hundred forty-tAvo.
Thomas F. Plunkett, of Pittsfleld, two hundred twenty-five.
For Councillor for Councillor District Number Six: Six hundred
sixty-eight.
J. F. Hitchcock, of Warren, four hundred forty-five.
F. O. Prince, of Winchester, two hundred twenty-two.
For Treasurer and Beceiver-General : Six hundred sixty-seven.
Henry K. Oliver, of Salem, four hundred forty-five.
Nathan Clark, of Lynn, two hundred twenty-two.
For Auditor oj Accounts : Six hundred sixty-eight.
Levi Reed, of Abington, four hundred forty-six.
Moses Bates, of Plymouth, two hundred twenty-two.
For Attorney-General : Six hundred sixty-eight.
Chester I. Reed, of Taunton, four hundred forty-six.
S. 0. Lamb, of Greenfield, two hundred twenty-two.
For Senator for North Norfolk District: Six hundred sixty-nine.
George Frost, of Roxbury, four hundred forty-six.
Paul Willard, of Roxbury, two hundred twenty-three.
For County Commissioner : Six hundred seventy.
Nathaniel F. Saftbrd, of Dorchester, four hundred forty-five.
William Aspinwall, of Brookline, two hundred twenty-five.
For Commissioner of Insolvency : Six hundred sixty-eight.
Samuel B. Noyes, of Canton, four hundred forty-eight.
Elijah F. Hall, of Weymouth, two hundred twenty.
254 Broohline Toivn Records.
For County Treasurer: Six hundred sixty-seven.
Chauncy C. Churchill, of Dedham, four hundred forty-six.
Jolin Fisher, of Dedliam, two liundred twenty-one.
For liegister of Deeds : Six hundred seventy-one.
James Foord, of Dedham, six hundred seventy-one.
For Eepresentative to the General Court, Third Xorfolk District:
Six hundred sixty-six.
"William D. Coolidge, of Brookline, two hundred twenty-five.
James Bartlett, of Brookline, four hundred forty-one, and he was
declared elected to the next General Court of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
In voting the check-list was used, and no })erson was
allowed to de})osit his vote until his name was found on
the list and checked.
The l)usiness of the meeting being all transacted, the
returns were filled up and signed by the Selectmen, and
countersigned by the Town Clerk, and sealed up in open
town meeting, and were delivered to the Town Clerk to
forward to their several places of destination.
The meeting was then declared dissolved by James Bart-
lett, Esq., chairman of the Selectmen.
Dissolved.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
PERAMBULATION OF THE TOWN LINES BETWEEN THE TOWNS
OF NEWTON AND BROOKLINE, OCTOBER 28, 1864.
We, the under sis^ned. Selectmen of Newton and Brookline, hereby
certify that we have, this twenty-eighth day of October, 1864, perambu-
lated the lines between said towns, and find the several bounds and
monuments as follows, viz. :
1st. A stone monument marked NB&N near the westerly edge of
Troublesome Swamp (so called) , which forms the corner bound between
West Roxbury, Brookline, and Newton.
2d. Thence to an iron monument marked N&B on a large rock in land
now or late of Caleb Crafts.
3d. Thence to a stone monunuMit marked N&B on the north side of
the road near and westerlv from the saw-mill.
Perambulation of Boundary Lines. 255
4th. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B in Stake Meadow (so
called) , which monument makes a corner.
5th, Thence to an iron moniiment on the corner of a wall marked
NB on ledge of rocks near Stark Meadow.
6th. Thence to an iron monument marked N&B in the Avail by the land
now or formerly of Capt. Clark.
7th. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B on the northerly side
of the road near the house late of Arba Hyde.
8th. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B on the south side of
Worcester turnpike or Boylston street.
9th. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B on the westerly side
of the road known as Hammond street, by land now of John Lowell,
formerly of Daniel Kingsbury.
10th. Thence to an abutment stone marked N&B at the end of a Avail
on land of heirs of Joseph Lee.
11th. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B in a swail.
12th. Thence to a stone monument marked NB&B on the south side
and in the embankment of the Ncav York and Boston Railroad in land
taken by said railroad company of John Kingsbury, Avhich bound forms
the corner bound between NeAvton, Brookline, and Brighton.
All of Avhich bounds and monuments Ave have agreed to and rencAved
this day.
Thomas Rice,
Samuel F. Dix,
r. A. Collins,
Okin Whipple,
James F. C. Hyde,
Selectmen of Neioton.
James Baktlett,
Marshal Stearns.
William J. Griggs,
Selectmen of Brookline.
A true copy.
Attest: B. F. Baker, Town Clerk, Brookline.
PERAMBULATION OF BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN THE CITY
OF ROXBURY AND TOWN OF BROOKLINE, NOV. 10, 1864.
Be it remembered that on the 10th day of November, 1864, Ave the
subscribers, being authorized as the law directs, met and proceeded to
perambulate the boundary line between the city of Roxbury and toAvn of
Brookline, viz. :
Beginning in the full basin at the junction-point of the boundary lines
between the cities of Boston and Roxbury and toAvn of Brookline, thence
in a direct line to the mouth of Muddy Brook (so called) ; thence by the
256 BrookHne Town Records.
channel of said brook, crossing and recrossing the Mill Dam road (so
called) , to a stone monument on Washington street marked R and B ;
thence continuing by the channel of said brook through the estate of
James 0. Ward to a stone monument standing in the middle of said
brook and forming the juuction-point of the boundary lines between the
city of Roxbury and towns of West Roxbury and Brookline, said stone
being marked WR, R and B.
All of which we agreed to and renewed the day and year before men-
tioned.
Fhixkas B. Smith,
William Seaver,
J. E. Adajis,
Agents of Itoxbury.
James Bartlett,
William J. Griggs,
Agents of Brookline.
A true copy.
Attest: B. F. Baker, l^ovm Clerk of Broakline.
PERAMBULATION OF BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN THE TOWNS
OF BROOKLINE AND WEST ROXBURY.
Be it rembered that on the fifteenth day of November, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, we the subscribers,
being authorizied as the law directs, met and proceeded to perambulate
the boundary lines between the towns of Brookline and West Roxbury,
in the County of Norfolk, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as
follows, viz. :
Beginning at a stone monument standing in the middle of the brook
running through the lands of the Brookline Land Company (late of the
heirs of James O. Ward,) marked R WR&B, being the junction-point of
the boundary lines between the city of Roxbury and the towns of Brook-
line and West Roxbury, thence following the centre of the brook and
through land now or late of Charles C. Perkins to a stone monument
marked B&WR in the wall dividing said Perkins' laud from land of
Joseph Curtis ; thence following said wall northeasterly to a stone mon-
ument marked B&WR standing in the wall between the land of Joseph
Curtis and Thomas Lee ; thence to a stone monument marked B&WR
standing in the land of Thomas Lee ; thence to a stone monument marked
B&WR on Perkins street in West Roxbury and Cottage street, Brookline;
thence to a stone monument on the hill in land of heirs of late Edward
H. Robbins marked B&WH ; thence to a white-oak tree standing in the
wall on land of William B. Green marked B&WR ; thence by said wall to
a stone monument marked B&WR standing on land of B. Lincoln ; thence
Peramhidation of Boundary Lines. 257
to a stone monument at the corner of Alvin Loker's land and Newton
street marked B&WE; thence to a stone monument marked B&WR at
the corner of land now or late of Alvin looker ; thence to a stone monu-
ment in the wall on land of W. A. Humphrey ; thence to a stone monument
marked B&WR in the wall between lands of Aaron D. Weld : thence to
a stone monument marked B&WR on the south side of Church street in
West Roxbury and South street in Brookline ; thence to a stone monu-
ment at the foot of a tree in John C. Gore's land marked B&WR ; thence
to a stone monument in John C. Gore's land marked B&WR ; thence to
a white-oak tree marked B&WR standing in the wall ; thence across the
swamp to a stone monument marked B,WR&B, and forming- the junction-
point of the boundary lines between the tOAvns of Brookline, West Rox-
bury, and Newton.
All which we have agreed to and renewed the day and year above
named.
E. C. Banfield,
R. M. Morse, Jr.,
W. J. R. Evans,
Selectmen of the Totvn of West Boxbury.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
WiLLiAJi J. Griggs,
Selectmen of the Town of BrooUine.
A true copy.
Attest: B. F. Baker, Town Clerk.
PERAMBULATION OF BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN THE TOWNS
OF BROOKLINE AND BRIGHTON.
Be it remembered that on the fifteenth day of November, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, we the subscribers,
being authorized as the law directs, met and proceeded to perambulate the
boundary line between the town of Brookline, in the County of Norfolk,
and the town of Brighton, in the County of Middlesex, in the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts, as follows, viz. :
Beginning at Smelt Brook where it empties into Charles River, the
centre of said river immediately opposite said brook being the boundary
lines between said towns, thence following said brook to where the
original stream crosses the Western avenue ; thence from the point in
said avenue through the swamp and water to a stone monument marked
B&B by the edge of the swamp ; thence in a direct line to a stone monu-
ment marked BB standing on the southerly side of Harvard street, so
called ; thence to a stone monument marked BB set on the north side of
Winchester and Warren streets ; thence to a stone monument marked BB
on the hill formerly land of Livermore ; thence continuing the same course
to a stone monument marked BB standing on the easterly side of Washing-
ton street, so called, at the land of heirs of said Jona. Livermore ; thence
to a stone monument marked BB set in the wall at the corner of the land
17
258 Brookline Town Records.
of James Dana and Timothy Corey ; thence in a direct line to a stone
monnment marked BB on the westerly side of Brighton street, so called,
nearly opposite the house of Joseph L. White ; thence to a stone monu-
ment standing in the embankment of the New York and Boston Air Line
Railroad, formerly land of Kingsbury, and marked BB&X, and forming
the junction-point of the boundary lines between the towns of Brookline,
Brighton, and Newton.
All of which we have agreed to and renewed the day and year above
named.
William R. Champney,
Patrick Colby,
Selectmen of the Town of Brighton.
James Bartlett,
^Iarshal Stearns,
William J. Griggs,
Selectmen of the Tov:n of Brookline.
A true copJ^
Attest: B. F. Baker, Toion Clerk.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 20, 18(35.
[SEAL.] WARRANT.
[SEAL.]
ImL;] CoMaiONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
[seal.]
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of BrooMine^
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of ^Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the twentieth
day of March instant, at one of the clock in the afternoon, for
the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the usual toAvn officers for the ensuing year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of toAvn officers and com-
mittees.
Fourth. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as revised by
the Selectmen and posted according to law.
Annual Meeting, March 20, 1865. 259
Fifth. To see if the town will accept and allow a townway, as laid
out by the Selectmen, leading from Walnut to Chestnut street.
iSixth. To see if the town will locate and make a reservoir at the
junction of Harvard and Beacon streets.
Seventh. To see what action the town will take in relation to erecting
a new engine-house.
Eighth. To see if the town will pass a by-law to regulate the removal
of house offal.
Ninth. To see if the town will pass a by-law as authorized by the Act
of the General Court at its present session, in relation to fast driving
through the streets.
Tenth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be neces-
sary to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
sixth day of March, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-five.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Toivn of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Mass., March 16th, 1865.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their
last and usual place of residence.
J. P. Sanborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town,
on Monday, the twentieth day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, and were
called to order at one of the clock in the afternoon, by B. F.
Baker, the Town Clerk, who proceeded to read the warrant
calling said meeting and the return thereon of the Constable
who notified it.
260 Brookline Tovm Records.
Pursuant to the first article in said warrant, the choice of
a ^Moderator, the Clerk declared the polls open for the recep-
tion of votes for that officer.
The polls were kept open ten minutes, when they were
declared closed, and the Clerk proceeded to sort and count
the votes so given in, and they were eighteen, as follows :
For Moderator, George F. Homer, Esq., had eighteen, and
was declared elected, and took the chair.
The meeting was then called to order by the ]\Ioderator,
and prayer was oflered by the Rev. AVilliam Lamson, D. D.
The Second Article in the warrant was then taken up, viz. :
To clioose the usual town odicers for the ensuinii year.
On motion of ^Marshal Stearns —
Voted, That the meeting now proceed to choose a Town
Clerk, five Selectmen, who shall be Overseers of the Poor
and Sui'veyors of Highways ; three Assessors, Treasurer and
Collector, three members of the School Committee for three
years, four Trustees of the Public Library for three years,
one Trustee of the Public Library for one year, two Fence
Viewers, and nine Constables, — all to be voted for on one
ticket.
Voted, That the polls be kept open until half-past three
of the clock.
The polls were then opened for the reception of votes for
the various offices, and were kept open until half-past three
of the clock, when they were declared closed.
The Moderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given in, and the whole number so given
was one hundred and nineteen, and the following persons
having a large majority of all the votes cast, none less than
eighty-five and all but one not less than one hundred and
sixteen, were declared elected to the following offices, viz. :
Town -Clerk: B. F. Baker (sworu by the Moderator).
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, and Surveyors of IIifjlnoa]is : James Bart-
lett, Marshal Stearns, Thomas Parsons (sworn), William J. Griggs
(sworn), Edward S. Philbrick.
Annual Meeting, March 20, 1865. 261
Assessors: Thomas B. Hall, William B. Towne, Albert "W. Smith
(sAvorn).
Treasurer and Collector : Moses Withington (sworn).
School Committee for three years : George Brooks, Rev. Francis Whar-
ton, Edward S. Philbrick.
Trustees of Public Library for three years: Thomas Parsons, B. F.
Baker (accepted), Charles U. Cotting, William D. Philbrick.
Trustee of Public Library for one year : Edward A. Dana.
Fence Vieivers : Clark L. Haynes (sworn by the Clerk), John O. Libby.
Constables: John H. Grush (sworn), John Dnstin, John P. Sanborn
(sworn), Thomas S. Pettengill (sworn), Eben W. Reed (sworn), James
DriscoU (sworn), Cyrus W. Ruggles (sworn by the Clerk), F. Henry
Corey (sworn), Burton W. Neal (sworn).
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his vote unless his name was found on
the list and checked.
The meeting then nominated and chose the following
officers, viz. :
Field Drivers: Moses Jones, Eben W. Reed (sworn), F. Henry Corey
(sworn), T. S. Pettengill (sworn), George H. Coolidge.
Pound Keeper: Eben W. Reed (sworn).
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark: James M. Sea-
mans, J. Anson Guild, Wm. D. Coolidge.
Sealers of Leather : Willard Onion, Jr. (sworn), Samuel A. Robinson.
Truant Officers: F. C. Sherman, J. P. Sanborn, R. A. Chace.
Auditors: George E. Hersey, C. U. Cotting, E. G. Tileston.
Fire Wards: A. H. Waterman, T. S. Pettengill, C. L. Palmer.
Cemetery Committee: T. S. Pettengill.
Truant Justice : Charles Pope.
Sealer of Weights and Measures : Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
The Third Article was then taken up :
To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and committees.
Mr. Marshal Stearns presented the following reports,
which had been printed and distributed among the citizens
previous to the meeting, viz. : Treasurer's Report, Select-
men's Report, Trustees of the Public Library Report, School
Committee's Report, and the List of Taxes and the names of
tax-payers for the year ending February 1st, 1865, and they
were read by their titles only.
2(y2 Brookline Town Records.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing reports and
place them on file.
Fourth Article taken up :
To see if the town -n-ill accept the list of jurors as revised by the
Selectmen aud posted according to law, to Avit :
List of Jurors for the Toion of Brookline for the Year 1865.
Atkinson, Edward Getchell, Isaiah S.
Bird, John A. Goddard, Abijah W.
Bixby, Clark S. Goldsmith, George W.
Bursley, Ira Griggs, William J.
Cabot, John H. Gooding, Josiah
Candler, John W. Melcher, William K.
Chase, Henry S. Palmer, Charles L.
Cobb, Albert A. Philbrick, Edward S.
Codnian, James M. Pierce, Peter W.
Coolidge, David S. Russell, Marshall
Consens, Oliver Scndder, Charles W.
Cutler, Abraham L. Shurtlefl', Augustine
Dana, Geoi'ge N. Stearns, Charles H.
Dane, Edward S. Tileston, Edward G.
Delano, Oliver B. Warren, Simon
Denny, Francis P. Wason, Elbridge
Edgerly, James W. Winsor, Alfred, Jr.
Fay, Harrison Withington, Moses
Withington, Otis
Bkooki.ink, February 27th, 18G5.
Accepted and allowed.
Attest: B. F. Bakek, Town Clerk.
Fifth Article :
To see if the town Avill accept and allow a townway, as laid out by the
Selectmen, leading from Walnut to Chestnut street.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the
laying out of said way :
REPORT ON LAYING OUT OF A TOWNWAY FROM WALNUT TO
CHESTNUT STREET.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all persons and parties interested, known to them, of their intention to
lay out as a townway the private way known as High street, leading
from Walnut to Chestnut street, did, in pursuance of said notice, meet
at their office in the Town Hall, on Moudav, tlie twentieth dav of Feb-
Annual Meeting, March 20, 1865. 263
ruary, eighteen hundred and sixtj^-flve, at four o'clock in the afternoon,
and examined the route of the proposed way, and again, by adjournment,
on the twenty-seventh day of February aforesaid, and on the sixth day
of March instant, and all parties and interests, known to them, having
been examined and heard in relation thereto, they proceeded to lay out
said private way as a townway, to be known by the name of High street,
as follows, describing said street by its central line, viz. :
Beginning on the southeasterly line of Walnut street and running S.
34° 44' 31" E. 769.21 feet to a tangent point, thence turning to the right
on a curve of twenty (20) feet radius and running twenty 53-100 (20.53)
feet to a tangent point; thence running S. 24° 04' 05" W. one thousand
thirty 72-100 feet (1,030.72) to an angle; thence running S. 29° 52' 20"
W. three himdred ninety-nine 2-100 feet to a tangent point; thence turn-
ing to the riglit on a curve of two hundred and ninety (290) feet radius
and running ninety-three 94-100 feet (93.94) to a tangent point ; thence
turning to the left on a curve of one hundred and ninety-flve feet (195)
radius and running one hundred and fifty-seven 80-100 feet (157.80) to a
tangent point ; thence turning to the right on a curve of two hundred
and twenty feet (220) radius and running one hundred and sixty-six
61-100 feet (160.61) to the northerly line of Chestnut street.
The street is forty feet in width throughout, except near Chestnut
street, where the width is increased to a line on a radius of forty (40) feet,
joining the easterly line of High street with the northerly line of Chest-
nut street. The location of said way is in accordance with a plan and
profile of the same as made by Messrs. Shedd & Edson, engineers, dated
March 6th, 1865, and filed in the office of the Town Clerk on the sixth
day of March above named, and approved and adopted by the Selectmen
on the same day.
In consideration of the benefit to the abutters on said way, the Select-
men have made no awards for damages.
The Selectmen have also given to the abutters on said way and the
owners of land over which said way is laid out, ten days in which to
remove all fences, trees and walls now standing on the land taken for
said way.
And said way so laid out and located and described, is hereby reported
to the town for their acceptance, and when so accepted and allowed and
recorded, is forever to be known as a public townway l)y the name of
High street.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Tovni of Brookline.
Brookline, Mass., March 18th, 1865.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report of the
Selectmen.
264 BrooMine Toivn Records,
Voted, That the sum of four hundred dollars be raised
and appropriated for the making of said wa}'.
The Sixth Article in the warrant was then taken up :
To see if the town will locate and make a reservoir at the junction of
Beacon and Harvard streets.
Voted, That the Sixth Article be referred to the Select-
men, to report thereon at the adjourned meeting.
On motion of George Griggs, Esq. —
Voted, That the Representative from this town in the
General Court be requested and instructed to use his -utmost
endeavors to have inserted in the ' ' Bill to authorize the
city of Boston to build an additional reservoir," now l)efore
the House of Representatives, a provision that the city may
distribute the waters of Lake Cochituate through the said
town of Brookline, and shall make and establish hydrants
therein in the same manner it now may throughout the city
of Boston, and if the Legislature shall, upon a respectful
request therefor, refuse to make such provision, that our
Representative be instructed to remonstrate and protest, in
behalf of the inhabitants of Brookline, against so much of
said bill as authorizes the city of Boston to lay pipes through
the streets of Brookline.
The Seventh Article was then taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to erecting a new
engine-house.
Voted, That the subject of the Seventh Article be referred
to a committee or three, to be appointed by the Modei'ator,
to report thereon at the adjourned meeting.
The Moderator appointed the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee, viz. : John C. Abbott, Nathaniel
Lyford, A. H. Waterman, committee on building a new
engine-house.
The report of the committee chosen at the adjourned
annual meeting, held A])ril fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-
four, which had been printed and circulated amongst the inhab-
itants, was presented to the meeting by Edward A. Dana,
Annual Meeting, March 20, 1865. 265
Esq., the subject-matter of said report being in relation to
the roads and streets of the town, and the method and man-
ner of making and repairing the same.
Voted, That the report be accepted.
Voted, That the thanks of the town be offered the com-
mittee for their labor in the matter, and the able report they
have given the town on that subject.
Voted, That the subject-matter of the report of the com-
mittee on highways be referred to the same committee, with
directions to report at the adjourned meeting the necessary
votes to be acted upon by the town to carry out the general
recommendations contained in said report, and that the
Selectmen be added to said committee.
Voted, To lay the Eighth Article on the table.
Voted, To lay the Ninth Article on the table.
Voted, To strike the name of Edward Atkinson from the
list of jurors, at his own request.
Tenth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate sucli suras of money as may be necessary to
defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
On motion of Moses B. Williams, it was —
Voted, That a discount of five per cent be made on all
taxes paid on or before the first day of October, provided
that no discount will be made on fractional parts of a dollar.
Voted, That five thousand dollars be appropriated for
discount on taxes.
The meeting then voted to raise and appropriate the fol-
lowing sums, viz. :
Voted, That the sum of fifty thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated for the state tax for the current year —
twenty-four thousand to be raised by taxes and the state tax
on corporations be added thereto to defray the charge.
Voted, That the sum of forty-six thousand two hundred
and fifty dollars be raised and appropriated to pay the town
debt for the current year — twenty thousand two hundred and
fifty to be raised by taxes the current year, and twenty-six
thousand to be borrowed in such sums and at such times as
deemed best by the Selectmen.
266 Brookline Town Records.
Voted, To raise and appropriate :
For the support of schools §4,000 00
the support of poor 900 00
fire department 700 00
county tax 7,000 00
state tax, to be raised by taxes 24,000 00
collecting taxes 500 00
abatement of taxes 800 00
extinction of town debt, (raised by taxes, $20,250 ; by
loan, $26,000) 20,250 00
interest 6,700 00
repairs of town buildings 800 00
ringing bell 150 00
cemetery 100 00
town officers 2,000 00
lighting streets and town buildings .... 2,800 00
police 600 00
library 524 00
state aid and military purposes 10,000 00
use of board of health . 200 00
purchasing and building school-house at Longwood . 3,000 00
new townway from AspinAvall avenue to Longwood
avenue 1,600 00
contingencies 2,000 00
new townway from Walnut to Chestnut street . . 400 00
discount on taxes 5,000 00
additional to the appropriation for state tax . . . 8,000 00
additional to the appropriation for town officers . . 200 00
repairing engine-houses 300 00
support of highways 5,000 00
underground draining, relaying drains and paving . 2,000 00
sidewalks 500 00
making and repairing "Walnut street .... 900 00
Voted, To adjourn to meet at the Town Hall, on Tuesday
evening, the fifth day of April next, at half-past seven of
the clock.
Adjourned.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
Annual Meeting March 20, 1865. 267
The Town Clerk, in pursuance of the laws of this Com-
monwealth, forthwith made out his warrant and delivered it
to Constable J. P. Sanborn, requiring him to summon within
three days all officers chosen and not qualilied, to appear
before the Town Clerk within seven days from the date of
said warrant to be qualified for their several offices, to be
sworn where an oath is required l)y law, or to signify their
acceptance or refusal of the office to which they had been
respectively chosen, where an oath is not required.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toimi Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, March 28th, 1865.
Personally appeared the following-named persons and
were sworn at the time set against their names, or signified
their acceptance or refusal of the office to which they had
been chosen, viz. :
iSelectme7t, Overseers of Poor, f James Bartlett, sworn March 22d, 1865.
and Snrveyor-s of Highvays. \ Edw. S. Pbilbrick, sworn Mch. 24:th, 1865.
. j Thomas B. Hall, sworn March 23d, 1865.
jissessors. | ^yjniam B. Towne, sworn March 27th, 1865.
Sealer of Leather. Samuel A. Robinson, sworn March 25th, 1865.
Constable. John Dnstin, sworn March 24rth, 1865.
(J 1, 1 (-< -ff f Geors"e Brooks, accepted March 22d, 1865.
MnQOii.omminee \ j^ev. Francis Wharton, accepted March 2-lth, 1865.
jor mree yeait,. ^ Edward S. Philbrick, accepted March 25th, 1865.
Trustees of the r Thomas Parsons, accepted March 21st, 1865.
Public Library } Charles U. Cottin.ij, accepted March 22d, 1865.
for 3 years. [ William D. Philbrick, accepted March 21st, 1865.
^'''''*'VjJ^?vSn^'^''''""^}^'^'^^''^ A. Dana, accepted March 21st, 1865.
{George E. Hersey, accepted March 28th, 1865.
Charles U. Cotting, accepted March 22d, 1865.
E. G. Tileston, accepted March 23d, 1865.
p- IV 7 / C. L. Palmer, accepted March 24:th, 1865.
j^iie ivaras. j,^_ g_ pettengill, accepted March 25th, 1865.
Truant Justice. Charles Pope, declined March 28th, 1865.
Cemetery Committee. Thos. S. Pettengill, accepted March 25th, 1865.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
268 BrooMine Toicn Records.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 5, 1865.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday, the fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord
eijrhteen hundred and sixty-five, and were called to order at
quarter of eight of the clock in the evening, the Moderator,
George F. Homer, in the chair.
The meeting then proceeded to fill the vacancies in the
various offices, caused by the non-acceptance or non-qualifi-
cation of those chosen at the last annual meeting, viz. :
For one Fence Viewer : Whole number of votes, sixteen.
A. H. Waterman had three.
William K. Melcher had thirteen, and was declared chosen to the office
of Fence Viewer for the ensuing j-ear. (Sworn by the Clerk.)
The meeting then nominated and chose the following
officers, viz. :
Field Drivers : Rufus S. Allen, Burt6n W. Neal.
Surveijors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark : James I\l. Sea-
mans, J. Anson Guild (sworn by the Clerk), William D. Coolidge.
Truant Officers: Charles H. Stearns, F. C. Sherman (sworn by the
Clerk), R. A. Chace (declined).
Fire Ward: A. H. Waterman.
Truant Justice : William B. Towne.
Sealer of Weights and Measures : Alfred Kenrick, Jr., (sworn by the
Clerk).
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the subject of the
Sixth Article in the warrant, in relation to making a reser-
voir at the junction of Harvard and Beacon streets, reported,
verbally, that it is inexpedient, under the present condition
of aflairs, to take any action in the premises.
Voted, That the Sixth Article be passed over.
The committee to whom was referred the subject of the
Seventh Article, in relation to building a new engine-house,
reported, by their chairman, John C. Abbott, Esq., verbally,
that the committee find that the present engine-house is very
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 5, 1865. 269
much out of repair, and is very insecure on its foundation,
and that they would recommend to the town to repair the
present house, and that the sum of three hundred dollars be
raised and appropriated for that purpose.
Voted, That the report of the committee be accepted.
Voted, That the sum of three hundred dollars be raised
and appropriated for the purpose of repairing the engine-
house.
On motion of Edward Atkinson —
Voted, That the sum of two hundred dollars be raised and
added to the appropriation for town officers.
The Eighth. Article was taken up :
To see if the town will pass a by-law to I'egulate the removal of house
offal.
On motion of W. A. Wellman —
Voted, That the inhabitants of Brookline in town meet-
ing assembled, hereby request their Selectmen, acting as a
Board of Health, forthwith to adopt the following regula-
tions relating to the public health :
First. No person shall remove or carry in, along, or through any
of the streets, courts, lanes, avenues or places of the toAvn of Brookline
any house dirt or house offal, or any refuse substance, either animal or
vegetable, from any of the dwelling-houses or other places in the town,
unless such person so removing or carrying the same and the mode in
which the same shall be removed or carried, shall have been expressly
licensed by the board of Selectmen, upon such terms and conditions as
they shall deem the health and interest of the town require.
Second. Whoever violates the aforesaid regulations shall forfeit a
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.
The Ninth Article taken up :
To see if the town will pass a by-law, as authorized by the Act of the
General Court at its present session, in relation to fast driving through
the streets.
Voted, That notice be given that the present by-law of
the town in relation to fast driving be enforced, under the
present Act of the Legislature.
270 BrooMine Town Records.
Voted, That the sum of eight thousand dollars be added
to the appropriation for state tax, to be raised by tax the
present year.
The committee to whom was referred the subject-matter
of the report of the committee on highways, reported the
following votes, which were adopted, to wit :
Voted, That the town adopt the views, suggestions and
proposed system of road-repairing contained in the printed
report of the committee on the repairs of roads, and request
the Surveyors of Highways to carry the same into practice.
Voted, That the Surveyors of Highways are hereby re-
quested to place the roads under the charge of a road-maker
of skill and experience.
Voted, That the sum of five thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated for the support of highways.
Voted, That the sum of two thousand dollars be raised
and ap})ropriated for underground drainage, relajdng drains,
and paving.
Voted, That the sum of live hundred dollars be raised and
appropriated for sidewalks.
Voted, That. the sum of nine hundred dollars be raised
and appropriated to make and repair AValnut street.
Voted, That on all taxes assessed this year, usually due
October 1st next, interest shall be charged and collected at
the rate of one per cent a month. [See Chap. 146, Acts of
1862.]
Voted, That the various appropriations made by the town,
including those for the purpose of making and repairing
highways and townways, be assessed, after deducting the
amount now in the treasury and the probable receipts for
the ensuing year, amounting to the sum of
dollars, upon the polls and estates, real and personal, of the
inhabitants, resident and non-resident, of the town, and
collected as the town charges are usually charged and col-
lected.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer is authorized to borrow
a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, in anticipa-
tion of taxes, and to ffive the note or notes of the town
Militia List, 1865. 271
therefor, countersigned by the Selectmen, in such sums and
at such times as may be called for by them.
On motion of Edward Atkinson —
Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the
Moderator to see what improvements may be made in the
administration of the business of the town ; said committee
to report at the next town meeting or in a printed report, at
their option.
The Moderator appointed the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee, viz. : Edward Atkinson, William
Aspinwall, Moses B. Williams, T. P. Chandler, William A.
Wellman, committee on administration of town business.
Voted, That the Selectmen he requested to grade and
improve the grounds around the Pierce grammar and High
school-houses in such manner as they shall deem best.
On motion of Moses B. Williams —
Voted, That this meeting hereby express, by this vote,
their appreciation of and thanks for the labor and services
of the officers of the town in the military department during
the past year.
Dissolved. Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
List of /Soldiers in the Town of Broohline, taken
May 1, 1865.
List of persons liable to eurollment in the town of Brookline as taken
by the Assessors May 1st, 18(35, in conformity with the laws of the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts.
No.
Name.
Age.
Occupation,
1.
Alden, Charles 0.
34.
2.
Aldrich, Albert M.
29.
Trader.
3.
Allard, Joseph 0.
36.
Farmer.
4.
Allen, Philip S.
Laborer.
5.
Amory, Arthur
G.
Anderson, David M.
7.
Andrews, Henry 0.
22.
Clerk.
8.
Atkinson, Edward
39.
Agent.
9.
Atkinson, George
43.
Clerk.
272
Brookline Town Records,
Name.
10. Bacon, Josiah
11. Bangs, William A.
12. Barber, Willard
13. Baker, T. E.
14. Barnard, Frederick
15. Barnard, William H.
16. Barnett. George C.
17. Bartlett, James, Jr.
18. Bachelder, Augustus E.
19. Baclielder, C. W.
20. Bates, Robert
21. Bellows, W. M.
22. Bickford, Augustus
23. Bird, Albert H.
24. Bird, George W.
25. Bird, William B.
26. Bird, William H.
27. Bird, F. E.
28. Black, Edmund
29. Blaisdell, John
30. Blake, Arthur
31. Blake, George B., Jr.
32. Blaney, Henrj'
33. Bliss, John P.
34. Bogman, George E.
35. Bowman, Alonzo
36. Brackett, I. Lewis
37. Brett, Zenas F.
38. Bridgham, Valentine
39. Bryant, John D.
40. Buker, Kufus
41. Burdett, James K.
42. Burdett, Horatio S.
43. Burnes, Augustus
44. Bursley, Ira
45. Buzzell, Jacob
46. Cabot, J. Elliot
47. Cabot, Francis C.
48. Cabot, FoUen
49. Candler, John W.
50. Candler, William L.
51. Chapman, John N.
52. Chase, Charles
53. Chase, Henry S.
54. Chace, lleuben A.
55. Cheney, Alfred A.
56. Churchill, Wm. O.
57. Clark, Edwin
58. Cobb, Albert A.
A.GE.
Occupation.
36.
Merchant.
25.
Clerk.
23.
^Milkman.
28.
Shoemaker.
21.
Clerk.
38.
Jeweller.
Trader.
39.
Car driver.
30.
Laborer,
24.
Trader.
35.
Druggist.
23.
Clerk.
24.
Clerk.
18.
24.
Banker.
Banker.
Clerk.
31.
Agent.
43.
Trader.
36.
Clerk.
43.
Trader.
29.
Coachman.
27.
Coachman.
41.
Tailor.
38.
Tailor.
23.
Laborer.
43.
Architect.
36.
Agent.
24.
Clerk.
36.
Merchant.
27.
36.
Clerk.
34.
Expressman
40.
Merchant.
42.
Painter.
27.
Jeweller.
35.
Trader.
43.
Carpenter.
35.
Merchant.
Hard of hearing.
Militia List, 1865.
273
59.
60.
Gl.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
Name.
Codman, James M.
Conbo.v, Patrick
Covbett, John
Collins, Henry
Coolidge, Henry S.
Coolidge, William D.
Corey, Francis H.
Coolidge, George H.
Coolidge, James W.
Corey, Frederick A.
Corey, Timothy
Cottiug, Charles U.
Cousens, John E.
Cowan, James
Crane, John
Crowley, James
Carrier, Warren G.
Cushman, Albert
Cousens, Oliver
Cusick, James
Cutler, E. Waldo
Dana, George N.
Dana, James B.
Dane, Edward S.
Dane, John H.
Daniels, Edward
Daniels, David H.
Darrah, Robert K.
Darrah, James
Dawes, George G.
Denny, Francis P.
Dexter, William S.
Dickey, Merrill
Dillon, Patrick
Downes, Michael
Draper, Charles H.
Duffey, Phillip
Dugan, Hugh
Dunn, Joseph
Dutton, Charles
Dwight, Chapman
D wight, Charles
Dwight, Daniel A.
Dwinell, Frank T.
Eager, Henry B.
Eager, Thomas
Edgerly, James W.
Edmond, James
Age.
Occupation.
33.
Gentleman.
27.
Expressman,
23.
Marketer.
31.
Trader.
36.
Farmer.
28.
Trader.
33.
Laborer.
32.
Farmer.
43.
Farmer.
36.
Agent.
29.
Trader.
Apothecary.
36.
Agent.
43.
Trader.
39.
Merchant.
36.
Merchant.
37.
Butcher.
40.
Merchant.
38.
Clerk.
29.
Marketman
39.
Teacher.
34.
41.
21.
29.
30.
32.
39.
44.
Baker.
26.
Farmer.
31.
Lawyer.
24.
Conductor.
41.
Baggage master
41.
Laborer.
28.
Clerk.
Laborer.
Student.
Broker.
Book-keeper.
Clerk.
Trader.
Merchant.
18
274
Brookline Toion Records.
Xame.
Age.
Occupation.
107.
Englisb, John
20.
Clerk.
108.
Erhard, George
39.
Shoemaker.
109.
Ehvell, James W.
110.
Fa}', Arthur K.
24.
Subject to fits
111.
Fay, R. S., Jr.
31.
Manufacturer.
112.
Faxon, Francis G.
44.
Agent.
113.
Fernald, Joseph
19.
114.
FoUen, Henry
115.
Fisher, Francis K.
36.
Merchant.
116.
Fisher, John N.
24.
Trader.
117.
Fitz, Franlv
24.
Clerk.
118.
Flagg, William
23.
Clerk.
119.
Folsom, Beuj. F
Coachman.
120.
Foster, Charles 0.
32.
Merchant.
121.
Fo-svle, Seth A.
25.
Trader.
122.
Fox, Samuel D.
36.
Watchman.
123.
Francis, T. E.
41.
Physician.
124.
Genter, Lewis
125.
Gerrick, Noah
12(5.
Getchell, Isaiah S.
31.
Carpenter.
127.
Gilson, Richard H.
■ 38.
Painter.
128.
Gilsou, John
31.
Conductor.
129.
Glover, Albert H.
39.
Carpenter.
130.
Goldthwait, Joel
34.
Dealer.
131.
Goodnough, Xanthus
38.
Farmer.
132.
Greeley, Daniel
27.
Farmer.
133.
Green, Henry A.
33.
Merchant.
134.
Griggs, Stephen R.
135.
Griggs, William J.
44.
Farmer.
136.
Griggs, Thomas B.
39.
Farmer.
137.
Griswold, Henry W.
138.
Guild, J. Anson
42.
Trader.
139.
Gutterson, Edwin R.
19.
Laborer.
140.
Gutterson, William B.
18.
Laborer.
141.
Haak, Charles
27.
Cabinet-maker.
142.
Halfenstine, Adam
37.
Tailor.
143.
Hall, Henry M.
31.
Carpenter.
144.
Hall, Thomas B.
40.
Lawyer.
145.
Hall, William F.
23.
Locksmith.
146.
Hammond, Edward
147.
Hancock, George W.
44.
Gardener.
148.
Harris, James H.
•39.
Farmer.
149.
Harrington, Andrew J.
45.
Trader.
150.
Haskell, William
151.
Hayes, James
152.
Hayes, S. Dana
153.
Haven, Frank
31.
Trader.
154.
Heath, Charles H.
33.
Broker.
155.
Hill, Benjamin
36.
Laborer.
Militia List, 1865.
275
Xame.
156. Hills, Richard
157. Hind. William
158. Hobart, Beujamin W.
159. Hobart, Kirk W.
100. Horr, John E.
UU. Houghton, Jesse F.
162. Houlihan, James E.
1(53. Hovey, Horatio A.
l()i. Hoyt, Hugh
165. Huestis. Charles
166. Huntington, C. F.
167. Hunt, Thomas G.
1(>8. Holden, Owen
169. Ingalls, William
170. James, Horace
171. James, Timothy
172. Jewett, Francis A.
173. Johnson, Albert
174. Johnson. Jonathan
175. Johnson, George F.
176. Jones, Moses
177. Judkius, Moses M.
178. Kelly, John E.
179. Kemp, Arthur
180. Kenrick, Alfred. Jr.
181. Kenrick, David T.
182. Kingman, Bradford
183. Kingman. Martin
184. Kingsbury, B. F.
185. Kirby, Charles K.
186. Koch, John
187. Lamb, Lawrence
188. Laumau, T. E.
189. Lane, Daniel
190. Lang, Richard J.
191. Langley, Joseph
192. Langley, Silas H.
193. Laighton, James A.
194. Lenuey, James
195. Leonard, Dwight
196. Lewis, Michael
197. Lincoln, Richard JL
198. Lincoln. Roland C.
199. Lincoln, William E.
200. Lincoln, William H.
201. Littell, Robert S.
202. Little, Joshua A.
203. Lock, Leonard
204. Lord, Charles
Age.
Occupation.
39.
Jeweller.
Conductor.
Clerk.
40.
Teacher. .
31.
Tinsmith.
22.
Laborer.
44.
Trader.
Carpenter.
36.
39.
Wheelwright.
36.
Mason.
27.
Carpenter.
39.
Carpenter.
31.
Farmer.
36.
Coachman..
Carpenter.
Networker.
40.
Tinsmith.
38.
Tinsmith.
34.
Lawyer.
30.
Trader.
31.
Architect.
31.
Cabinet-maker
34.
Teacher.
31.
Clerk.
31.
Farmer.
31.
Clerk.
26.
Laborer.
22.
Trader.
29.
Merchant.
33.
Clerk.
41.
Mason.
27.
Farmer.
276
Broohline Town Records.
Name.
205. Lovell, John W
206. Lowe, Frank E.
207. Lyman, Theodore
208. Lynch, John
209. Lynch, Micliael
210. Lyford, George E.
211. Macausland, Charles
212. Madden, Charles
213. Mahan, Michael
214. Mahan, James
215. Marsh, Andrew
21fi. Marsh, Dana
217. Mathews. A. G.
218. McAllister, A. S.
219. Mealy, Edward
220. Mecum, Charles E.
221. Melleu, George M.
222. Merriman, Thoipas
223. Miskell, Michael
224. Moore, John W.
225. Morse, James
226. Morse, Nathan
227. Nash, Frank
228. Neal, Burton W.
229. Nelson, George E
230. Newman, Henry
231. Norton, Henry
232. O'Brien, EdAvard
233. O'Dea, John
234. O'Herne, Michael
235. Onion, Eben W.
236. Onion, Willard
237. Page, Clarence
238. Page, William
239. Palmer, Geoi'ge
240. Pease, Charles R.
241. Peck, Luke B.
242. Perkins, Joseph J.
243. Perrin, Lewis
244. Perrin, Henry
245. Pettcngill, Thomas S.
246. Phelps, Daniel W.
247. Philbrick, Edward S.
248. Philbrick, Wm. D.
249. Phillips, John F.
250. Pierce, Benjamin
251. Pierce, Henry E.
252. Pierce, Peter W.
253. Plympton, Charles T.
A.GE.
Occupation.
33.
Gentleman.
19.
Clerk.
25.
Mason. Arm broken in battle,
41.
Carpenter. Blind in one eye.
28.
Carpenter.
34.
Clerk.
38.
P. F. Tuner.
23.
Conductor.
38.
Laborer.
35.
Clerk.
27.
37.
Carpenter.
39.
Laborer.
19.
41.
Lawyer.
32.
Carpenter.
33.
Gardener. Still' knee.
20.
Laborer.
43.
Laborer.
42.
Currier.
18.
Painter.
Painter.
Merchant.
20.
Student.
41.
Laborer.
32.
Carpenter
38.
Merchant.
31.
Chemist.
22.
Clerk.
43.
Trader.
31.
Clerk.
42.
Agent.
43.
Clerk.
Militia List, 1865.
277
Name.
Age.
Occupation.
254.
Porter, Charles W.
36.
Farmer.
255.
Price, Lewis S.
33.
Coachman .
256.
Pulsifer, Asa
19.
257.
Pulsifer, Joliu
258.
Purcell, Thomas
259.
Putnam, Joslina H.
35.
Merchant.
2G0.
Qninlan, Michael W.
35.
Harness-maker.
261.
Quinn, James
38.
Laborer.
262.
Reaiiney, James
38.
Laborer.
263.
Reed, Ebeu W.
44.
Farmer.
264.
Reed, George
22.
Laborer.
265.
Richards, Addison
33.
266.
Richards, Francis C.
33.
Merchant.
267.
Ricker, Moses
19.
Laborer.
268.
Ring, David
27.
Laborer.
269.
Robinson, W. H.
270.
Rodericlv, John
271.
Rogers, Daniel W.
38.
Type founder.
272.
Rogers, John K.
43.
Type founder.
273.
Rooney, James
42.
Trader.
274.
RoAve, John M.
18.
275.
Rowley, Joseph
276.
Ruggles, Cyrus W.
40.
Postmaster.
277.
Russell, Marshall
41.
Trader.
278.
Sabin, Charles W.
279.
Sabine, Henry
280.
Sanderson, Albert H.
31.
281.
Sanford, E. W.
31.
Physician.
282.
Sargent, John H.
283.
Saville, Richard L.
Trader.
284.
Sawtell, William
285.
Schrawbstadter, Carl
286.
Scudder, Charles W.
44.
Merchant.
287.
Seeley, Guy B.
288.
Searle, Arthur
29.
Clerk.
289.
Searle, F. A.
81.
Printer.
290.
Searle, George
27.
Teacher.
291.
Seaverns, Henry G.
26.
Trader.
292.
Shedd, Abraham B.
42.
Trader,
293.
Shedd, J. H.
31.
C. Engineer.
294.
Sherman, F. C.
33.
Superintendent G. W
295.
Sherwin, George W.
35.
Trader.
296.
Shurtleft", Augustine
39.
Agent.
297.
Sinclair, James W.
Carpenter.
298.
Skinner, Francis L.
31.
Merchant.
299.
Slack, George A.
27.
Trader.
300.
Smith, Benjamin
301.
Smith, Geoi'ge D.
302.
Smith, John
278
BrooMine Town Records.
Name.
Age.
Occupation.
303.
Snow, Alfred.
Lame
304.
Snow, James
305.
Snow, Thatcher X.
306.
Stearns, Charles H.
28.
Farmer.
307.
Stearns, Francis G.-
21.
Farmer.
308.
Stearns, John G., Jr.
309.
Stearns, William
35.
Farmer.
310.
Stoddard, Edward
19.
311.
Stone, Georjje H.
Carpenter.
312.
Stuart, James
313.
Swallow, Freeman
30.
Painter.
314.
Sweeney, James
315.
Sweetser, F. C.
316.
Thomas, Edward I.
32.
Cashier.
317.
Thomas, Wm. R.
318.
Thompson, Jolm
319.
Townsend, Thaddeus J.
320.
Townsend, George H.
20.
Farmer.
321.
Townsend, Tliomas
44.
Farmer.
322.
Towle, James
23.
Expressman.
323.
Tourtelotte, John
22.
Clerk.
324.
Trowbridge, Charles P.
42.
Expressman.
325.
Turner, Fergus
326.
Turner, John B.
36.
Merchant.
327.
Upham, Henry A.
29.
Marketer.
328.
l^rann, Henry A.
28.
Com. Merchant.
329.
Verney, Osavius
39.
Carpenter.
330.
^'onArnim, Theo. F.
39.
Importer.
331.
Walsh, Thomas
Painter.
332.
Warren, William B.
23.
Clerk.
333.
Washburn, Nehcmiah
43.
Trader.
334.
Waterman, Ansel H.
43.
Carpenter.
335.
Waterman, Thomas J.
25.
Carpenter.
336.
Waters, William
37.
337.
Watson, Nicholas
28.
Painter.
338.
Webster, George H.
41.
Upholsterer.
339.
Webster, Ilendrick
340.
Webster, William E.
31.
.Vppraiser.
341.
Welch, Uriah
342.
Weld, George W.
24.
Merchant.
343.
Weld, William G.
41.
Merchant.
344.
Wellington, Avery
28.
Merchant.
345.
Wellman, Joseph H.
22.
Cl§rk.
346.
Wellmau, Henry C.
347.
Wesselhceft, Geo. P.
Physician.
348.
Wharton, Francis
45.
Clergyman.
349.
White, Francis A.
43.
Currier.
350.
White, John F.
19.
Cari)enter.
351.
Whitney, Henry
43.
Laborer.
General Election, November 7, 1865.
279
Name.
352. Whitney, Wiu. Henry
353. Whitney, Rufus H.
354^. Whitemore, Augustns
355. Wilson, William W.
35(;. Williams, C. W. H.
357. Williams, Howard S.
858. Williams, Langdon
359. Winsor, Alfred, Jr.
3(i0. Winship, Edmond
3(il. Woodbury, Wm. P., Jr.
302. Wood, Charles B.
3G3. Wood, Amos L.
304. Wright, George
305. York, Horace B.
300. Young, Edward
307. Young, Lewis W.
Brookline, Julv 1st, 1805.
•VOE.
Occupation.
18.
40.
Trader.
3(;.
Merchant.
31.
Merchant.
44.
Merchant.
38.
Farmer.
27.
Agent.
20.
Cai'penter.
24.
Provision Dealer
39.
19.
Agent.
Laborer.
Clerk.
Thomas B. Hall,
Wm. B. Towne,
Albert W. SanxH,
Assessors of Brookline.
Eeceived into the Town Clerk's office July 0th, 1805, and return made
to the Adjutant-General's office.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Town Clerk.
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 7, 1865.
SEAL.
'seal
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
noefolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,
Greeting :
111 the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the seventh day
of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in said month, at one of the clock in the afternoon.
280 Brookline Town Records.
at which time and place the polls will be opened and kept
open until thirty minutes past four of the clock, during
which time they will be required to brinof in their votes to the
Selectmen for the following State and County officers, viz. :
Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Councillor for Council-
lor District Number Six, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor of Accounts,
Attorney-General, Senator for the North Norfolk District,
Representative to the General Court for the Third Norfolk
District, one County Commissioner for the County of Nor-
folk, two Special Commissioners, Sherifl', District- Attorney,
and three Commissioners of Insolvency, — all to be voted
for on one ticket.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-third day of October, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.
Ja3ies Bartlett,
Marshal Steakns,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Piiilbrick,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Mass., November 2d, 1865.
In pursuance of the Avithin warrant, I have notified and Avarned
all legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place
and for the purposes wathin named, by leaving a printed copy of the
same at their last and usual place of residence at least four days before
the date of said meeting.
John H. Grush,
Constable.
A true copj' of the Avarrant and the return thereon.
Attest: B. F. Baker, Toicn Clerk.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday, the seventh day of November, in the year of our
k
General Election, November 7, 1865. 281
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, and were
called to order at one of the clock in the afternoon, by
James Bartlett, Esq., chairman of the Board of Selectmen,
and the Town Clerk read the warrant calling said meeting
and the Constable's return thereon.
Pursuant with the requirements of the warrant the polls
were declared open for the reception of votes, and were kept
open until thirty minutes past four of the clock, when they
were declared closed, by the chairman of the Selectmen.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given in, and the whole number of votes
was two hundred and seventy-two, and the whole number
of votes were sorted, counted, recorded, and declaration
thereof made in open town meeting, as required by law,
and were for the following persons and oflicers, viz. :
For Governor : Two hundred and seventy-two.
Alexander H. Bullock, of Worcester, two hundred and twenty-three.
Darius N. Couch, of Taunton, forty-nine.
For Lieutenant-Governor : Two hundred seventy-two.
William Claflin, of Newton, two hundred twenty-three.
Thomas F. Plunkett, of Pittsfleld, forty-nine.
For Secretary of the Commonwealth : Two hundred seventy-two.
Oliver Warner, of Northampton, two hundred twenty-three.
S. 0. Lamb, of Greenfield, forty-nine.
For Treasurer and Beceiver-General : Two hundred seventy-tw-o.
Jacob H. Loud, of Plymouth, two hundred twenty-two.
Thomas C. Amory, of Boston, fifty.
For Auditor : Two hundred seventy-two.
Henry S. Briggs, of Pittsfield, two hundred twenty-three.
Arthur F. Devereaux, of Salem, forty-nine.
For Attorney-General : Two hundred seventy-two.
Chester I. Eeed, of Taunton, two hundred twenty-three.
Horatio G. Palmer, of Cambridge, forty-nine.
For Councillor for District Number Six: Two hundred seventy-two.
J. F. Hitchcock, of Warren, two hundred twenty-three.
W. T. Browning, of Framingham, forty.
For Distnct-Attorney : Two hundred seventy-two.
Benjamin W. Harris, of Bridgwater, two hundred twenty-three.
George A. W. Chamberlain, of Dorchester, forty-nine
282 Brookline Town Records.
For Senator, Xorth Norfolk District: Two Imiulred seventy-two.
Robert M. Morse, of West Roxbury, two hundred eleven.
William Aspinwall, of Brookline, sixtj'-one.
For Sheriff: Two hundred seventy-two.
John W. Thomas, of Dedham, two hundred twenty -three.
Bradford S. Farrington, of Roxbury, forty-nine.
For County Commissioner: Two hundred seventy-two.
David H. Bates, of Braintree, two hundred twenty-three.
William Aspinwall. of Brookline, forty-nine.
For Special Commissioners : Two hundred seventy-two.
Otis Carey, of Foxborough, two hundred twenty-three.
Amos H. Holbrook, of BeUingham, two hundred twenty-three.
William W. Brooks, of Canton, forty-nine.
Walter James, of Medfleld, forty-nine.
For Commissioners of Insolvency : Two hundred seventy-two.
John W. May, of Roxbury, two hundred twenty-three.
Charles II. Deans, of Medway, two hundred twenty-three.
Charles L. Swan, of Stoughton, two hundred twenty-three.
George M. Hobbs, of Roxbury, forty-nine.
Elijah F. Hall, of Weymouth, forty-nine.
Charles J. Randall, of Wrentham, forty-nine.
For Representative to next General Court from the Third Norfolk District :
Two hundred sixty-two.
Edward A. Dana, of Brookline, fifty.
John W. Candler, of Brookline, two hundred aud twelve, and he was
declared elected to the next General Court of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
In votino- the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to dei)osit his vote until his name was found on the
list and checked.
The business of the meetino- being all comj)leted, the
returns were. tilled up and sisfnod hx the Selectmen, counter-
signed by the Town Clerk, and sealed up in o])en town
meeting, and were delivered to the Town (Merk to forward
to their several places of destination.
The meeting was then declared dissolved, by James Bart-
lett, Esq., chairman of the board of Selectmen.
Dissolved.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Clerk.
Annual Meeting, March 19, 1866. 283
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 19, 1866.
8KAL.] WARRANT.
'seal. I
SBAL.J
SEAL.]
SEAL.!
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the mime of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the nineteenth day
of March next, at one of the clock in the afternoon, for the
following- purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the usual town officers for the ensuing year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and com-
mittees.
Fourth. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as revised
by the Selectmen and posted according to law.
Fifth. To see what action the town will take in relation to making
and grading Boylston street.
Sixth. To see what action the town will take in relation to purchasing
land and erecting a building for a Public Library thereon, and support
and maintain the same.
Seventh. To see what action the town will take in relation to eftecting
a better drainage for the brook which crosses the Mill Dam road near
the gas-works.
Eighth. To see if the town will locate and make a reservoir at the
junction of Harvard and Beacon streets.
Xinth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
required to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the time of said meetinoj.
284 BrooTdine Town Records.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-sixth day of February, in the j^ear of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty-six.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline,
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Mass., March Uth, 1866.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes within named, by leaving a printed notice of the same at
their last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the
time of said meeting.
John Dustin,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Monday, the nineteenth day of ]March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and w^ere
called to order at quarter-past one of the clock in the after-
noon, by B. F. Baker, the Town Clerk, who proceeded to
read the warrant callino^ said meeting and the return thereon
of the Constable who notified the same.
First Article taken up, to choose a Moderator, and the
polls Avere declared open for the reception of ballots for that
oflScer.
The polls were kept open for the reception of votes ten
minutes, when they were declared closed, by the Town
Clerk, who proceeded to sort the votes given in, and the
whole number of votes given in was nineteen, to wit : For
Moderator, George F. Homer, Esq., received the whole
number, and was declared elected, and took the chair.
The meeting was then called to order by the Moderator,
and prayer was offered by Rev. William Lamson, D. D.
The Second Article was then taken up :
To clioose the usual town officers for the ensuing year.
Annual fleeting, March 19, 1866. 285
Voted^ That the polls be kept open until four o'clock for
the reception of votes.
On motion of Alfred Kenrick, Jr., it was —
Voted, That the meeting now proceed to the choice of the
following-named town oflScers, to serve for the ensuing year,
viz. : Town Clerk, five Selectmen, who shall be Overseers
of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways ; three Assessors ;
a Town Treasurer, who shall also be Collector of Taxes ;
three members of the School Committee for three years,
four Trustees of the Public Library for three years and one
Trustee of the Public Library for one year, two Fence
Viewers, and thirteen Constables, — all to be voted for on
one ticket.
The polls were then declared opened for the reception of
votes, and were kept open until four o'clock, when they
were closed, in pursuance of the vote passed at the opening
of the meeting.
The Moderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given, and the number so given in was
two hundred and ten, and the following persons having a
large majority of all the votes cast, no one less than one
hundred and forty-nine, were declared elected, viz. :
Town Clerk: B. F. Baker (sworn).
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, Surveyors of Highways : James Bartlett
(sworn), Marshal Stearns (sworn), Thomas Parsons (sworn), Wm. J.
Griggs (sworn), Edward S. Philbrick (sworn).
Assessors: Thomas B. Hall, William B. Towne (sworn), Albert W.
Smith (sworn).
Treasurer and Collector : Moses Withington (sworn) .
School Committee for three years : Kev. William Lamson, Stephen
Salisbury, T. E. Francis.
Trustees of Public Library for three years : T. P. Chandler (accepted) ,
William Aspinwall (accepted), George F. Homer (accepted), Edward A.
Dana (accepted).
Trustee of Public Library for one year : Charles D. Head (accepted).
Fence Viev>ers : Clark L. Haynes, William K. Melcher.
Constables : John H. Grush (sworn), John Dustin (sworn), Jona. P.
Sanborn, Thomas S. Pettengill (sworn), Eben W. Reed (sworn), James
Driscoll (sworn), Cyrus W. Ruggles. F. Henry Corey (sworn), William
B. Chaplin, Eben Morse, Willard Y. Gross (sworn), Charles Smith,
William Rooney.
286 BrooMine Town Records.
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to vote until his name was checked.
The meeting then nominated and chose the following offi-
cers, viz. :
Field Drivers : EbenW. Reed (sworn), Charles W. Bachelder, Thomas
S. Pettengill (sworn).
Pound Keeper : Ebeu W. Reed (sworn).
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark: James M. Sea-
mans, J. Anson Guild, Wm. D. Coolidge.
Sealers of Leather : Willard Warren (sAvorn), Samuel A. Robinson.
Truant Officers: EbenW. Reed, Jona. P. Sanborn, John H. Grush.
Auditors: George E. Hersey, Charles U. Cotting, Edward G. Tile
ston.
Fire Wards : Thomas S. Pettengill (accepted), A. H. Waterman, Charles
L. Palmer.
Cemetery Committee : Thomas S. Pettengill (accepted).
Sealer of Weif/hts and Measures : Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
Voled, That the Selectmen be authorized to pay the
Truant Officers for their services.
Third Article taken up :
To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and committees.
James Bartlett, Esq., chairman of the Selectmen, present-
ed the following reports, which had been printed and dis-
tributed among the inhabitants of the town previous to
the meeting, viz. : Treasurer's, Selectmen's, Trustees of
the Public Library, School Committee's, with a List of
Taxes and the names of the tax-payers for the year end-
ing February 1st, 1866, which were read by their titles
only.
Voted, To accept and allow the above-named reports.
Fourth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept the list of jurors revised bj' the Select-
men and posted according to law, viz. :
Annual Meethig, March 19, 1866.
287
List of Jurors for the Town of Brookline for the year 1866.
Banks, William
Benton, Austin W.
Bird, John A.
Bixby, Clark S.
Burclett, James R.
Bursley, Ira
Cabot^ John H.
Candler, John W.
Chase, Henry S.
Chase, Henry A.
Cobb, Albert A.
Codman, James M.
Coolidge, David S.
Coolidge, William D.
Comerais, John
Cousens, Oliver
Craft, George
Cutler, Abraham L.
Dana, George A.
Dane, Edward S.
Denney, Francis P.
Edgerly, James W.
Fay, Harrison
Getchell, Isaiah S.
Goldsmith, George W.
Griggs, William J.
Withingtou,
Howe, Thomas
James, Horace
Libby, Stephen
Lincoln, William
Lyman, Theodore
Matthews, Ashael G.
Pahiier, Charles L.
Philbrick, Edward S.
Pope, Charles
Putman, Joshua H.
Quimby, Thomas C.
Rogers, John K.
Seaverns, Thomas
Scudder, Charles W.
Shedd, Abraham B.
Smith, Albert W.
Stearns, Charles H.
Tileston, Edward G.
Warren, J. Sullivan
Warren, Willard
Wason, Elb ridge
Weld, William G.
Whittemore, Augustus
Williams, Howard S.
Winsor, Alfred, Jr.
Withington, Moses
Otis
Attest : B. F. Baker, Totmi Clerk.
Brooklixi:, Mass., February 26th, 1866.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing list of jurors as
reported.
On motion of J. W. Candler, the names of Thomas Howe
and George N. Dana were stricken from the list — Mr.
Howe's at his own request, on account of poor health, and
Mr. Dana's on account of his having moved from the town.
Fifth Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to making and grad-
ing Boylston street.
Voted, That the subject of the Elfth Article be referred
to the Selectmen, to report thereon at the adjourned meeting.
288 BrooMine Town Records.
Sixth Article taken up :
To see Avhat action the town will take in relation to purchasing land
and erecting a building for the Public Library thereon, and support'and
maintain the same.
Moses B. Williams, Esq., chairman of a committee
appointed March 21st, 1864, to consider the subject of pur-
chasing land and erecting a suitable building for the Public
Library, offered the following report, viz. :
REPORT.
Brookline, March 19th, 1866.
The committee appointed at a previous meeting to consider and
recommend such action to the town as they deemed proper in regard to
purchasing a lot of land and erecting a building for a Public Library,
respectfully offer their report by the following votes, which were passed
at their last meeting :
Voted, That this committee recommend to the town the purchase of
the lot on Cypress street recommended by the Trustees for the Public
Library.
Voted, That it is expedient to recommend the appointment of three
persons by the town, to whom the whole subject of building shall be
referred, and that Messrs. Thomas Parsons, Charles U. Cotting, and
Edward S. Philbrick, be proposed as such committee.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
On motion of J. Murray Howe, Esq., it was —
Voted, That the town purchase the lot of land on the
corner of Cypress street and Cypress place, belonging to
Mrs. W. G. Appleton, for twenty cents per foot, and the
sum of thirty-seVen hundred dollars ($3,700) is hereby
appropriated for said purpose, which sum shall be raised by
taxation.
Voted, To erect upon said lot, when purchased, a suitable
building for a Free Public Library, and that the sum of
twenty thousand dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, That the Treasurer is hereby authorized to borrow
said sum of twenty thousand dollars, giving the notes of the
town therefor for such amounts and on such time as may be
for the best interests of the town.
Voted, That the board of Trustees of the Public Library
be hereby authorized and directed to procure plans for and
cause to be erected a suitable building for a Free Public
Library on said lot, agreeable to the foregoing votes, and
Annual Meeting, March 19, 1866.
289
the Town Treasurer is directed hereby to pay all bills for
the same approved by said board.
Seventh Article :
To see what action the town Avill take in relation to the eflfectiug a
better drainage of the brook which crosses the Mill Dam road, near the
gas-works.
Voted, That the subject of the Seventh Article be referred
to the Selectmen, as a Board of Health, to report thereon at
the adjourned meeting.
Eighth Article :
To see if the town will locate and make a reservoir at the junction of
Harvard and Beacon streets.
Voted, That the Eighth Article be referred to the Select-
men, to report thereon at the adjourned meeting.
Ninth Article :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to
defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
Voted, To raise and appropriate —
der-draining j
For the support of schools
the support of poor .
the support of liighAvays .
the support of sidewalks .
paving gutters, relaying drains, and unc
fire department
county tax ....
state tax .....
collecting taxes
abatement of taxes .
discount on taxes . . . •
extinction of town debt .
interest on town debt
repairs of town buildings
ringing bell ....
cemetery
town officers ....
lighting toAvn buildings and streets
police
library
state aid and military purposes
use of the board of health
contingencies ....
improvements on Washington street
Aspinwall avenue culvert
making a common sewer
purchasing land corner "Washington street and place
purchasing land for a library building lot
19
24,000
00
900
00
6,000
00
800
00
8,000
00
32,500
00
500
00
1,000
00
5,000
00
26,750
00
6,240
00
1,000
00
150
00
100
00
2,200
00
3,000
00
1,000
00
550
00
1,000
00
200
00
3,000
00
1,000
00
1,200
00
5,000
00
500
00
3,700
00
290 Brookline Toivn Becords.
On motion of J. W. Candler, Esq. —
Voted, That the Trustees of the Public Library be request-
ed to procure the passage of a legislative act to enable this
town to increase its annual appropriations for the library'.
Charles U. Cotting, Esq., submitted the following motion :
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to repair the
highwa3'^s as the surveyors may elect.
By general consent, the subject was postponed.
Voted, That a discount of five per cent be made on all
taxes paid on or before the first day of October next, provided
that no discount be made on fractional parts of a dollar.
Voted, That the various appropriations made by the town,
including those for the purpose of making and repairing
highways and townways, be assessed, after deducting the
amount now in the treasury and the probable receipts for the
ensuing year, amounting to the sum of dollars,
upon the polls and estates, real and personal, of the inhab-
itants, resident and non-resident, of the town, and collected
as the town charges are usually charged and collected.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer is authorized to borrow
a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, in anticipation
of taxes, and give the note or notes of the town therefor,
countersigned by the Selectmen, in such sums and at such
times as may be called for by them.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourn it be to meet in
this place two weeks from Wednesday evening next, April
the fourth, at half-past seven of the clock.
Voted, That notice of the adjourned meeting be given by
the Town Clerk, by causing notices of the same to be posted
in various places about the town.
Adjourned.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
In pursuance of the laws of this Commonwealth, the Town
Clerk forthwith made out his warrant and delivered it to
Constable John Dustin, requiring him to summon within
Annxal Meeting, MarcJi 19, 1866. 291
three days from the date of said warrant all officers chosen
and not qualified, to appear before the Town Clerk within
three or seven days from the date of said warrant to be
qualified for their several offices, to be sworn where an oath
is required by law, or to signify their acceptance or refusal
of the office to which they had been elected, where an oath
is not required.
Attest : B. F. BAKER, Town Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, March 28th, 1866.
Personally appeared the following-named persons and were
sworn at the time set against their names, or signified their
acceptance or refusal of the office to which they had been
chosen, viz. :
Assessor. Thomas B. Hall, SAVorn March 22cl, 1S6G.
f Clark L. Hayiies, sworn March 21st, 1866.
Fence Viewers. J^^^^^^^^^ ^ Melcher, sworn March 21st, 1866.
(J. P. Sanborn, sworn March 22d, 1866.
I William B. Chaplin, sworn March 28th, 1866.
Constables. -\ Eben Morse, sworn March 22d,1866.
I Cyrus W. Ruggles, sworn March 26th, 1866.
[ William Rooney, sworn March 21st, 1866.
Surveyors of Lumber and f J. Anson Guild, sworn March 23d, 1866.
Measurers of Wood and Bark. \ Wm. D. Coolidge, sworn Mch. 22d, 1866.
f Eben W. Reed, sworn March 24th, 1866.
Truant Officers. \ J. P. Sanborn, sworn March 22d, 1866.
[ John H. Crush, sworn March 24:th, 1866.
Sealer of Leather. Samuel A. Robinson, sworn March 28th, 1866.
„,„., , ,, f Alfred Kenrick, Jr.,
Sealer of Weights and Measures. | sworn March 24th, 1866.
f Rev. William Lamson, accepted March 21st, 1866.
School Committee.) Stephen Salisbury, M. D., accepted Mch. 24th, 1866.
(T. E. Francis, M. D., accepted March 29th, 1866.
{George E. Hersey, accepted March 30th, 1866.
Charles U. Cotting, accepted March 21st, 1866.
E. G. Tileston, accepted March 23d, 1866.
Fire Ward. Charles L. Palmer, accepted March 21st, 1866.
292 Brookline Toivn Recordfi
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 4, 1866.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town on
Wednesday, the fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and were called to order at
a quarter to eight of the clock in the evening, the Moderator,
George F. Homer, Esq., in the chair.
The meeting then proceeded to fill the vacancies in the
various oflSces caused by the non-qualification or non-accept-
ance of those chosen at the last annual town meeting, viz. :
Voted, That so much of the vote passed at the last annual
town meeting, whereby the town voted to have thirteen
Constables for the ensuing year, be and hereby is reconsid-
ered, and that the number chosen and qualified (twelve) be
the number for the ensuing 3'^ear.
The meeting then nominated and chose the following
oflScers, to fill vacancies, to wit :
Survei/or of Lmnher and Measurer of U^ood and Barl,- : Oliver Cousens.
Field Driver : George R. Phelps.
Fire Ward: Moses Jones.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Fifth Article in
the warrant, viz. : "To see what action the town will take
in relation to making and grading Boylston street," made
the following report, to wit :
REPORT.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Fifth and Seventh Articles
of the warrant at the town meeting, on March 19th, 18G6, would report
as follows, viz. :
First, as to the Fifth Article, viz. : " To see what action the town
will take in relation to maliing and grading Boylston street."
A petition having been presented by a large number of our citizens,
praying for the occupation and grading of a portion of the width of
Boylston street, which was included in the location of said street but
has not heretofore been occupied or graded, between Cypress street and
the west line of the estate of Benjamin Goddard, the Selectmen viewed
and examined the premises. The improvement asked for by the peti-
tioners contemplates widening the north side of the cutting on the top of
the hill for about four hundred and fifty (450) feet, and the north side of
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 4, 1866. 293
the causeway, across the Benjamin Goddard estate. A cursory examina-
tion and roush estimate was made of the cost of this widening, wliich
we place at four thousand dollars, in round numbers. If, however, we
at the same time lower the grade of the street on the top of the hill
some eight feet, which would be very desirable, the bank walls on the
south side of the street, through the cutting, would all be undermined,
and if those heavy walls are to be rebuilt, it would seem desirable to
rebuild them on the true line of the street, about eight feet back of their
present position, and to thus occupy the whole width to which we are
entitled by the record, from Cypress street all the way to the corner of
Walnut street, near the reservoir. If all this should be done, a further
outlay of some twelve thousand dollars would be incurred for grading
and walls. This is in our opinion a larger outlay than the present
exigencies require, and Ave therefore do not now recommend it. The
change upon the north side is more evidently needed, but even this we
do not regard of such consequence as to induce us to urge its execution
during the present high prices of labor and the large debt of the town,
both of which we hope may be abated before the present state of things
becomes a very serious inconvenience to the public.
The Seventh Article, which was also referred to the Selectmen, to
wit : "To see what action the town will take in relation to effecting a
better drainage of the brook which crosses the Mill Dam road, near the
gas-works," reported thereon, in connection with the Fifth Article, as
follows, to wit :
The large amount of water brought down by the brook at times,
renders it essential to the health of that part of the town lying between
the railroad station and the Mill Dam road that a more direct and unin-
cumbered channel should be provided than now existing, the present
channel being crowded and obstructed at many points by private struc-
tures, over which the town have no control.
If the town should accept the statute provided for building public
sewers, etc., we Avould suggest that this part of the brook be laid out as
a common sewer, under that statute, and that it be confined by substan-
tial walls. This would incur an outlay of sortie five thousand dollars,
which should l)e appropriated for that purpose, in case the town approve
of this suggestion.
James Baktlett,
Marshal Stearns,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Brookline, April 4th, 1866. Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Voted, That the sum of five thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated for the purposes set forth in the foregoing
report on the Seventh Article, and placed at the disposal of
the Selectmen, provided the third, fourth, fifth and sixth
sections of Chapter 26 of the General Statutes are adopted
by the town at a special meeting to be held the present
instant.
294 Brookline Town Records.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the subject of the
Eighth Article, "To see if the town will locate and make a
reservoir at the junction of Harvard and Beacon streets,"
reported verbally that the subject be indefinitely postponed.
Voted, That the Eighth Article be indefinitely postponed.
Thomas Parsons, Esq., chairman of the board of Trustees
of the Public Library, stated that in conformity with the
vote passed at the annual meeting, the Trustees had adver-
tised for sketches of plans for the Public Library building,
and also for approximate estimates of the cost of the same,
and that he had given the same statement in writing to all
who had applied to him for information on the subject ; also
that, inasmuch as the town also voted that the Trustees pro-
ceed and procure plans and erect or cause to be erected a
building for a Free Public Library, and in view of the pres-
ent high prices of materials and labor, he would offer the
following vote, to wit :
Voted, That the Trustees of the Public Library are hereby
directed not to proceed during the present season to erect
a new Public Lil)rary building in case they find that a suitable
buildin": cannot be erected for the sum of twentv thousand
dollars appropriated by the town, and such additional sums,
if any, as may be contributed for that purpose.
Voted (unanimously). To adopt the foregoing vote.
James Murray Howe, Esq., moved the reconsideration of
the vote passed at the annual meeting whereby the town
voted to purchase a lot for a Public Library building, to wit :
Voti'il, That the town purchase the lot of land on the corner of Cypress
street and Cypress place, belonging to Mrs. W. G. Appleton, for the use
of a Public Library, at a price not exceeding twenty cents per foot, and
the sum of thirty-seven hundred dollars ($3,700) is hereby appropriated
for said purpose, which sum shall be raised by taxation.
After discussing the subject very fully, and bringing the
various reasons for and against the measure, the Moderator
put the question, the meeting voting thereon by a hand vote,
with the following result, to wit :
In the affirmative (that is, for reconsideration,) fifty-three.
In the negative (that is, not for reconsideration,) one
hundred and twenty-one.
Adjourned. Attest : B. F. BAKER,
' Toion Cleric,
Special Meeting, April 4, 1866. 295
SPECIAL MEETING, APRIL 4, 1866.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of BrooJcline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Wednesday, the fourth day of
April next, at half-past eight of the clock in the evening, or
immediately after the close of the adjourned annual town
meeting, for the following purposes, viz. :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To see if the town will accept sections three, four, Ave and
six of Chapter 48 of the General Statutes.
Third. To see what action the town will take in relation to the report
of the Selectmen on the petition of Thomas Howe and others for an
improvement on Washington street.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least
before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty-six.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Toicn of Brookline.
296 Brookline Town Records.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, March 31st, 1866.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and
for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed notice of the same at
their last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the day
appointed for said meeting.
J. H. Grush,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Wednesday, the fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and were called to order
immediately after the adjournment of the adjourned annual
town meeting, which was at half-past ten of the clock in the
evening.
The Town Clerk then read the warrant callinsf said meeting
and the Constable's return thereon who notified the same,
and presided during the choice of a Moderator.
First Article, to choose a Moderator, taken up.
Voted, That the Moderator be chosen by nomination.
The meeting then nominated and chose for Moderator
James Murray Howe, and he took the chair.
Second Article taken up :
To see if the town Avill accept sections three, four, five and six of
Chapter foi'ty-eight of the General Statutes.
The above-named sections of Chapter forty-eight of the
General Statutes were then read, and are as follows, to wit ;
Section 3. In any city or town in which Chapter 115 of the Statutes
of eighteen hundred and forty-one has been accepted according to the
provisions of that Act, and in anj'^ city in Avhicli this and the three fol-
lowing sections of this chapter have been accepted by the City Council,
and in any town in which the same have been accepted by the legal voters
at a meeting called for that purpose, the Mayor and Aldermen of the
city and the Selectmen of the town may lay, make and repair all main
drains or common sewers, and all the main drains or common sewers
shall be the proper t.y of such city or town.
Section 4. Every person Avho enters his particular drain into such main
drain or common sewer, or who by more remote means receives benefit
thereby for draining his cellar or land, shall pay to the city or tOAvn a
proportional part of making and repairing the same, to be ascertained,
assessed and certified by the Mayor and Aldermen or the Selectmen, and
notice thereof shall be given to the party to be charged, or his tenant or
lessee.
Special Meeting, April 4, 1866. 297
Section 5. Assessments so made shall constitute a lien on tlie real
estate assessed for one year after they are laid, and may, together with
incidental costs and expenses, be levied by sale thereof if the assessment
is not paid within three months after a written demand for payment
either upon the person assessed or any person occupymg the estate
such sale to be conducted in like manner as sales for non-payment ot
Section 6. A person aggrieved by such assessment may at any time
within three months from receiving notice thereof, apply for a ]ury ;
such application shall be made in like manner and the proceedings thereon
shall be the same as in cases of laud taken for laying out of highways,
provided that before making his application the party shall give one
month's notice in writing to the Selectmen or Mayor and Aldermen of
his intention so to apply, and shall therein particularly specify his objec-
tions to the assessments made by them, to which specifications he shall
be confined upon hearing by the jury.
Voted, To accept the foregoing sections of the forty-
eighth chapter of the General Statutes.
Third Article :
To see what action the town will take in relation to the report of the
Selectmen on the petition of Thomas Howe and others for an improve-
ment on Washington street.
The Selectmen presented the following statement for the
consideration of the meeting, to wit :
STATEMENT.
Whereas, the Selectmen having received a petition from Thomas
Howe and others praying for the laying out of an extra width of Wash-
ington street between Davis court and Washington place ; and whereas,
in our opinion said street would be rendered much more serviceable to
the public by a widening on this and adjoining estates; and whereas,
the present time seems to present a good opportunity for securing said
improvement in part ; we would therefore recommend the purchase of
three hundred and twenty-five square feet of land between Davis court
and Washington place for the purpose of widening Washington street,
provided it can be purchased for two hundred dollars ($200) ; said three
hundred and twenty-five feet to be laid out as and for a public highway
as the Selectmen may indicate ; and we further recommend an appropri-
ation of the sum of two hundred dollars for said purchase.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs-,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Brookline, April 2d, 18G6. Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
298
Brookline Town Recordf^
Voted., To accept the foregoing report.
On motion of G. Twitchell, Esq. —
Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to purchase three
hundred and twenty-five feet above recommended, or not
less than that quantity, at a cost not exceeding five hundred
dollars.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars be appropri-
ated for the above purpose.
Dissolved. Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Cleric.
List of Soldiers in the Town of Brookline, taken
May 1, 1866.
List of persons liable to enrolment in the town of Brookline as taken
by the Assessors May 1st, 1860, in conformity with the laws of the Com-
monAvealth of Massachusetts.
No.
Name.
Age.
Occupation.
1.
Abbott, Charles F.
19.
Clerk.
2.
Adams, Daniel D.
Mason.
3.
Adams, George H.
Clerk.
4.
Alden, Charles 0.
31.
Carpenter.
5.
Aldrich, Albert ^l.
35.
Trader.
6.
Allen, John
7.
Allen, Philip S.
37.
Laborer.
8.
Anthony, John
9.
Atkinson, Edward
40.
Agent.
10.
Atkinson, George
44.
Clerk.
11.
Batchelder, Charles W.
24.
Trader.
12.
Bacon, Josiah
34.
Merchant.
13.
Baily, George A.
25.
Clerk.
14.
Baker, James
34.
Ship Chandler
15.
Baker, William E.
31.
Brakeman.
10.
Ballon, Charles
35.
Carpenter.
17.
Bangs, William A.
37.
Merchant.
18.
Harber, William F.
45.
Engineer.
19.
Barnard, Frederick
24.
Milkman.
20.
Barrett, George C.
34.
Merchant.
21.
Barrett, James C.
30.
Baker.
22.
Bartlett, James. Jr.
22.
Clerk.
23.
Bachelder, Augustus E.
39.
Jeweller.
Militia List, 1866.
299
Name.
Age.
Occupation.
24.
Beals, James
Editor.
25.
Bellows, Wm. M.
40.
Car driver.
26.
Bird, Albert
25.
Trader.
27.
Bird, George W.
36.
Druggist.
28.
Bird, William B.
24.
Clerk.
29.
Bird, William H.
23.
Clerk.
30.
Bixby, Charles L.
25.
Clerk.
31.
Blagden, Edward
32.
Blaisdell, John E.
35.
Carpenter.
33.
Blake, Arthur W.
25.
Banker.
34.
Blake, George B., Jr.
27.
Banker.
35.
Blauey, Henry
43.
Clerk.
36.
Bliss, John P.
37.
Clerk.
37.
Bogman, George E.
44.
Trader.
38.
Bowman, Alonzo
35.
Custom House
39.
Brackett, Isaiah L.
37.
Clerk.
40.
Brett, Zenas F.
44.
Trader.
41.
Braney, Morris
42.
Brown, Abbott
43.
Brown, George
44.
Brown, Thomas
45.
Bryant, John D.
37.
Lawyer.
46.
Bryant. Thomas G.
47.
Bryant,
48.
Bugbee, Eben
19.
49.
Bugbee, Rufns
28.
Coachman.
50.
Burdett, Horatio S.
39.
Tailor.
51.
Burdett, J. R.
42.
Tailor.
52.
Burnes, Augustus
28.
Carpenter.
53.
Burnham, John A., Jr.
24.
54.
Burns, Michael
55.
Burns, James
56.
Bond, Oliver
Clerk.
57.
Bushnell, Wilbur
58.
. Cabot, Francis
41.
Treasurer.
59.
Cabot, J. Elliot
44.
Architect.
60.
Candler, John W.
37.
Merchant.
61.
Candler, William L.
28.
Broker.
62.
Carle, Charles E. B.
63.
Cabot, Lewis
27.
C. E.
64.
Carpenter, C. C.
30.
Clergyman .
65.
Canty, Michael
66.
Clafflin. Henry
67.
Chandler, Theophilus P.
20.
68.
Chapman, John N.
37.
Clerk.
69.
Chase, Charles
35.
Expressman.
70.
Chase, H. L.
36.
Man'f.
71.
Chase, Henry S.
41.
Merchant.
72.
Chace, Reuben A.
43.
Painter.
300
BrooMine Town Records.
Name.
73. Cheney, Alfred A.
74. Chester, Walsteiu R.
75. Clark, Edwin
76. Clark, Lewis S.
77. Clark, Russell D.
78. Clifford, Albert W.
79. Cobb, Albert A.
80. Codman, James M.
81. Collins, Henry
82. Cornierais, John
83. Coolidge, George H.
84. Coolidge, Henry S.
85. Coolidge. James W.
86. Coolidge, William D.
87. Cook, Richard
88. Corey, Frederick A.
89. Corey, F. Henry
90. Corey, Timothy
91. Cottiug, Charles U.
92. Cousens, Oliver
93. Cowan, Albert A.
, 94. Cowan, William B.
95. Coye, Albert
96. Coyler, James
97. Craw^shaw, Robert
98. Crocker, Samuel R.
99. Crosby, Benj. H.
100. Crosby, Pklgar G.
101. Currier, Warren G.
102. Cushman. Albert
103. Cusick, Andrew
104. Dana, Henry F.
105. Dana, James B.
106. Dane, Edward S.
107. Dane, John H.
108. Daniels, David H.
109. Daniels, Henry L.
110. Dawes, Ambrose
111. Dawes, George G.
112. Davidson, William
113. Davidson, William
114. Darrah, James
115. Dearborn, Charles
116. Dearborn, George H.
117. Dearborn, William G.
118. Deane, Henry
119. Denny, Francis P.
120. Dexter, Frederick
121. Dexter, William S.
Age.
Occupation.
28.
Jeweller.
30.
Broker.
44.
Carpenter.
43.
Trader.
19.
31.
Farmer.
36.
Merchant.
34.
Gentleman.
28.
Expressman.
45.
Com. Mer.
29.
Trader.
24.
Marketer.
34.
Laborer.
32.
Trader.
33.
Fai-mer.
37.
Farmer.
44.
Farmer.
37.
Agent.
44.
Trader.
25.
22.
Hostler.
40.
Fish Dealer
23.
Coachman.
Apothecary.
37.
Agent.
23.
I'ainter.
44.
38.
Butcher.
35.
Merchant.
39.
Clerk.
40.
Teacher.
30.
Marketer.
22.
Broker.
36.
Salesman.
35.
Baker.
24.
Farmer.
26.
Farmer.
25.
18.
27.
Farmer.
23.
82.
Lawyer.
Militia List, 1866.
301
Name.
122. Doane, Gorham C.
123. Dolan, Thomas
124. Donovan, James
125. Downes, Michael
126. Downing, Andrew
127. Driscoll, Michael
128. Duffey, Michael
129. Dufley, Phillip
130. Dunn, Freeland R.
131. Dwight, Chapman
132. Dwight, Charles
133. Dwight, Daniel A.
134. Dwinell, Frank T.
135. Dyer, George L.
136. Dyke, Oscar
137. Eager, H. B.
138. Eastman, Moses
139. Edgerly, James W.
140. Edmond, James
141. Edson, Wm. D.
142. Edwards, Henry
143. Edwards, Samuel D.
144. Elder, George H.
145. Elder, Frank
14(i. English, John
147. Erhard, George
148. Eustis, Daniel
149. Faxon, Francis G.
150. Fay, Henry G.
151. Fay, Richard S.
152. Firth, Abram
153. Fisher, Francis K.
154. Fisher, Frederick
155. Fisher, Horace N.
1515. Fisher, John H.
157. Fisher, Osborn
158. Fitz, Frank
159. Fitz, Herbert
160. Floyd, Edmond E.
161. Fogg, Frederick N.
162. Foster, Charles J.
163. Foster, Charles 0.
164. Fowle, Seth A.
165. Fox, Samuel D.
166. Francis, T. E.
167. Frawley, John
168. Fuller, Edward L.
169. Center, Louis
170. Getchell, Isaiah S.
kGE.
Occupation.
19.
Clerk.
26.
Laborer.
42.
Laborer.
22.
38.
Laborer.
44.
Blacksmith.
22.
Clerk.
22.
Student.
23.
30.
Broker.
31.
Book-keeper
24.
19.
Clerk.
33.
Clerk.
31.
Conductor.
40.
Trader.
45.
Merchant.
30.
Trader.
25.
21.
Clerk.
34.
Shoemaker.
23.
Clerk.
42.
Agent.
35.
Prov. dealer.
32.
Manufacturer.
Superintendent
37.
Merchant.
29.
Lawyer.
25.
Trader.
25.
Clerk.
22.
Clerk.
32.
Merchant.
33.
Merchant.
26.
Trader.
37.
Watchman.
42.
Physician.
25.
Dealer.
29.
Coachman.
32.
Carpenter.
302
BrooMine Toion Records.
Xame.
171. Gilbert, Henry C.
172. Gilson, Kichard H.
173. Glover, Albert H.
174. Goodnough, George W.
175. Goodnough, Xanthus
176. Goodwin, A. J.
177. Goodwin, W. A.
178. Gould, Thaddeus
179. Grant, Charles N.
180. Green, Cyrus P.
181. Green, Edward W.
182. Green, Henry A.
183. Griffin, Michael
184. Griggs, Stephen K.
185. Griggs, Thomas B.
186. Gross, Willard Y.
187. Haskill, James
188. Halfenstine, Adam
189. Hall, Henry M.
190. Hall, Thomas B.
191. Hall, William F.
192. Hall, William F.
193. Hammond, Edward
194. Hancock, George W.
195. Hapgood, Charles W.
196. Haskill, Randolph
197. Haven, Frank
198. Hayes, S. Dana
199. Hay ward, Albert
200. Heath, Charles H.
201. Her.sey, Charles E.
202. Hickey, ^Morris
203. Hill, Benjamin
204. Hills, Richard
205. Hinds, Revilo L.
206. Hobart, B. W.
207. Hobart, K. W.
208. Homer, William B.
209. Hooper, Edward W.
210. Horr, JohnE.
211. Haughton, Jesse F.
212. Hunt, Thomas G.
213. Huntington, Charles F.
214. Hyer, Charles A.
215. James, Horace
216. Jewett, Frank A.
217. Johnson, George F.
218. Jones, Moses
219. Jordan, John C.
Age.
Occupation,
30.
Trader.
39.
Painter.
40.
Carpenter.
36.
Farmer.
39.
Farmer.
25.
Carpenter.
41.
Hatter.
34.
Merchant.
43.
Coachman.
38.
40.
Farmer.
30.
Carpenter.
22.
Expressman.
38.
Tailor.
32.
Carpenter.
41.
Lawyer.
24.
Locksmith.
Clerk.
45.
Gardener.
Carpenter.
32.
Trader.
26.
Chemist.
34.
Broker.
36.
Cashier.
33.
Carpenter.
37.
Laborer.
40.
Jeweller.
30.
Coachman.
43.
Conductor R. R
21.
Clerk.
20.
Cadet.
27.
Gentleman.
40.
Teacher.
32.
Tinsmith.
43.
Wheelwright.
37.
33.
Merchant.
37.
Mason.
26.
Clerk.
40.
Carpenter.
32.
Farmer.
26.
Carpenter.
Militia List, 1866.
303
Name.
220. Jordan, Moses S.
221. Kean3% Burnett
222. Kegan, John
223. Kelly, John
224. Kelly, Patrick
225. Kemp, Arthur
226. Kenrick, Alfred, Jr.
227. Kenrick, David T.
228. Kerrigan, Michael
229. Kingman, Bradford
230. Kingman, Martin
231. Kirby, C. K.
232. Koch, John
233. Laighton, James A.
23'4. Lally, Patrick
235. Lamont, J. G.
236. Lane, George H.
237. Lanman, Thomas E.
238. Lennmert, Michael
239. Leonard, DAvight H.
240. Lincoln, Francis D.
241. Lincoln, Roland
242. Lincoln, William E.
243. Littell, Robert S.
244. Lock, Leonard
245. Longley, Thomas F.
246. Lowe, Elbridge F.
247. Lunney, James
248. Lyford, George E.
249. Lyman, Theodore
250. Lynch, Michael
251. Little, Joshua A.
252. MacCausland, Charles
253. Mahan, James
254. Mahoney, Thomas
255. Marden, Charles
256. Marsh, Andrew
257. Maher, Robert
258. Mathews, A. G.
259. McCormack, James
260. Mcintosh, Royal
261. Meany, Patrick
262. Mecum, Charles E.
263. Mellen, George M.
264. Metcalf, N. E.
265. Merritt, George W.
266. Mitchell, Terrance
267. Moore, Albert
268. Moore, John W.
Age.
Occupation.
28.
Carpenter.
40.
Laborer.
Laborer.
33.
Laborer.
34.
Netmaker.
41.
Tinsmith.
39.
Tinsmith.
Laborer.
35.
Lawyer.
31.
Trader.
32.
Architect.
32.
Cabinet-maker.
32.
Clerk.
23.
Laborer.
35.
Teacher.
41.
Laborer.
27.
Laborer.
30.
Doctor.
23.
Student.
23.
Trader.
34.
Clerk.
28.
Farmer.
40.
Captain.
35.
Laborer.
20.
Clerk.
34.
Gentleman.
40.
Laborer.
42.
Mason.
. 26.
Mason.
29.
Carpenter.
28.
Laborer.
35.
Clerk.
39.
P. F. Tuner.
20.
20.
37.
Laborer.
36.
Clerk.
41.
35.
Stable-keeper.
30.
Merchant.
26.
Laborer.
Clerk.
34.
Engineer U. S. N
304
BrooMine Town Records.
Name.
269. Morris, George H.
270. Morse, Nathan
271. Murphey, Thomas
272. Murray, John
273. Murray, Thomas
274. Neal, Burton W.
275. Newell, Franklin S.
276. Newman, Henry J.
277. Newton, Lyman C.
278. Norton, Henry
279. O'Brine, Edward
280. O'Brine, John
281. O'Herne, Michael
282. O'Neal, Thomas H.
283. Orcutt, Mears
284. Paige, Albert S.
285. Palmer, George P.
286. Palmer, Jacob P.
287. Parker, Mason G.
288. Perigne, Frank H.
289. Perkins, J. J.
290. Perrin, Lewis
291. Pettengill, Edward M.
292. Pettengill, Thomas S.
293. Phelps, Daniel W.
294. Philbrick, Edward S.
295. Phillips, John F.
296. Pierce, Benjamin
297. Pierce, Henry E.
298. Pierce, James
299. Pierce, Peter W.
300. Pierce, William O.
301. Plimpton, Charles T.
302. Pope, Albert A.
303. Pope, George
304. Price, Lewis S.
305. Pulsifer, John C.
306. Putnam, Joshua H.
307. Quinlan, Michael W.
308. Quinn, James
309. Reed, Eben W.
310. Reed, John
311. Richards, Addison
312. Richardson, George L.
313. Richardson, George P.
314. Ricker, Moses
315. Ring. David
316. Ritchie, Thomas P.
317. Robinson, Willard
Age.
42.
Occupation.
Lawyer.
36.
Carpenter.
22.
Clerk.
24.
Clerk.
21.
Laborer.
44.
Laborer.
28.
Trader.
38.
Car-driver.
20.
Clerk.
19.
Painter.
27.
Jeweller.
Merchant.
31.
Merchant.
21.
Student.
42.
Laborer.
33.
Carpenter.
39.
Merchant.
23.
Clerk.
44.
Trader.
32.
Clerk.
21.
Clerk.
43.
Agent.
28.
Grocer.
44.
Clerk.
23.
22.
34.
Coachman.
36.
Merchant.
36.
Harness-maker.
39.
Laborer.
45.
Farmer.
25.
34.
Agent.
37.
Com. Merchant.
34.
Broker.
19.
Laborer.
28.
Laborer.
24.
P. inst. maker.
Carpenter.
Militia List, 1866.
305
Name.
Age.
Occupation.
318.
Rockwood, Edward 0.
Clerk.
319.
Rogers, Daniel "W.
39.
Type-founder.
320.
Rogers, J. K.
44.
Type-founder.
321.
Rollins, George M.
23.
Salesman.
322.
Rooney, James
43.
Shoe dealer.
323.
Rooney, William
44.
Farmer.
324.
Roy, Joseph
34.
Laborer.
325.
Ruggles, Cyrus W.
41.
Postmaster.
326.
Russell, Marshall
42.
Trader.
327.
Richards, Francis C.
34.
Merchant.
328.
Sabin, Charles W.
30.
Trader.
329.
Sabin, Henry
26.
Clerk.
330.
Salisbury, Wm. A.
21.
331.
Sanford, E. W.
32.
Physician.
332.
Sargent, John A.
Coaclimau.
333.
Schraubstadter, Carl
39.
Type-founder.
334.
Seamans. F. F.
35.
Grocer.
335.
Searle, Fred A.
32.
Printer.
336.
Sears, Isaac H.
30.
Merchant.
337.
Seaverns, Henry G.
27.
Trader.
338.
Seeley, Guy B.
19.
339.
Sherman, Freeman C.
34.
Superintendent Gas
Works
340.
Shepherd, John S.
21.
Clerk.
341.
Sherwin, George W., Jr
36.
Trader.
342.
Shewell, T. R.
343.
Shurtlefl", Augustine
40.
Agent.
344.
Shute, Charles B.
22.
Teacher.
345.
Sinclair, James W.
34.
Carpenter.
,
346.
Skinner, Francis L.
32.
Merchant.
347.
Slack, George A.
28.
Trader.
348.
Smith, George D.
32.
Jeweller.
349.
Snow, James P.
26.
Jeweller.
350.
Snow, Thacher M.
36.
Teacher.
351.
Soule, Charles C.
24.
352.
Spalding, Albert A.
40.
Coachman.
353.
Stearns, Charles H.
29.
Farmer.
354.
Stearns, G. F.
22.
Farmer.
355.
Stearns, George M.
19.
Clerk.
356.
Stearns, John G., Jr.
22.
Architect.
357.
Stearns, William
36.
Farmer.
358.
Stone, Enos J
32.
Merchant.
359.
Stone, George H.
30.
Carpenter.
360.
Storrow, James J.
861.
Stuart, John
35.
Laborer.
362.
Sturtervant, John D.
49.
Manufacturer.
363.
Sullivan, James
37.
Laborer.
364.
Sweeney, Michael
40.
Coachman.
365.
Taft, Wm. L.
39.
Coachman.
20
306
BrooMine Town Records.
Name.
Age.
Occupation.
366.
Talbert, Asa
40.
Hostler.
367.
Talbot, George H.
368.
Tebbetts. James R.
40.
Merchant.
369.
Thomas, Edward I.
33.
Cashier.
370.
Thomas, Enoch
30.
Carpenter.
371.
Tileston, Edward G.
41.
Banker.
372.
Towle, Matthew
21.
Clerk.
373.
Towle, James
24.
Expressman.
374.
Townsend, George H.
21.
Farmer.
375.
Townsend, Thomas
45.
Farmer.
376.
Trowbridge, Charles P.
43.
Expressman.
377.
Tiickermau, Wm. F.
44.
Plumber.
378.
Turner, Fergus B.
25.
Weaver.
379.
Tyler, George
39.
C. E.
380.
Turner, J. B.
37.
Merchant.
381.
Upham, Henry A.
30.
Marketer.
382.
Uran, Henry A.
39.
Com. Merchant.
383.
Verney, Osavius
40.
Carpenter.
384.
Walsh, Thomas
35.
Painter.
385.
Warner, Francis
386.
Warren, Eben W.
33.
Currier.
387.
Warren, Wm. 11.
24.
Clerk.
388.
Warren, Willard
42.
Tanner.
389.
Waterman, Ansel
44.
Carpenter.
390.
Waterman, Joseph F.
26.
Carpenter.
391.
Waters, Wm. C
38.
Broker.
392.
Watson, Nicholas
29.
Painter.
393.
Webber, Charles F.
24.
Farmer.
374.
Webster, Edward
32.
Appraiser.
395.
Webster, Henrique
23.
Clerk.
396.
Weld, George W.
25.
Merchant.
397.
Weld, Wm. G.
36.
Merchant.
398.
Wellman, Joseph H.
23.
Clerk.
399.
Welton, Aldice
400.
Wethern, Henry J.
24.
Provision dealer
401.
Wethern, Thomas
22.
Provision dealer.
402.
Wetherell, Alexander
20.
Hostler.
403.
Wheelock, Henry S.
33.
Laborer.
404.
White, Francis A.
44.
Currier.
405.
White, Frank
18.
406.
Whitney, John H.
24.
407.
Whittemore, Augustus
37.
Merchant.
408.
Winslow, Andrew J.
29.
Engineer.
409.
Winsor, Alfred, Jr.
28.
Agent.
410.
Winsor, Gershom
25.
Clerk.
411.
Williams, Arthur
30.
ISIerchant.
412.
AVilliams, Charles
25.
Trader.
413.
Williams, Howard S.
39.
Farmer.
414.
Williams, Langdon
37.
General Election, November 6, 1866.
307
Name.
Age.
Occupation.
•il5.
Wooclbul•}^ Wm. P., Jr.
25.
Provision dealer
-IIG.
Wood, Amos L.
40.
Agent.
417.
Wood, Charles B.
27.
Book-keeper.
418.
Woodward, John C.
20.
410.
Wright, George W.
41.
Merchant.
420.
Wesselhoeft, George P.
29.
Physician.
421.
Young, Edward H.
28.
422.
Young, Edward
28.
Clerk.
423.
Fillebrown, Edward
44.
Tailor.
424.
Funk, George W.
Weaver.
425.
Theobold, Joseph
2(;.
Painter.
426.
Beals, Samuel
Carpenter.
427.
Young, Milton
35.
Milkman.
428.
Davis, William
Carpenter.
429.
Staples, Moses
Carpenter.
Brookline, August 6th, 1866.
Thojias B. Hall,
Wm. B. Towne,
Albert W. Smith,
Assessors of Brookline.
Received into the Town Clerk's office August 6th, 1866, and returned
to the Adjutant-General's office.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Town Clerk.
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1866.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
.SEAL.
'sEAL-i
WARRANT.
COIMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toivn of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the sixth day of
November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in said month, at one of the clock in the afternoon.
308 Brookline Town Records.
at which time and place the polls will be opened and kept
open until thirty minutes past four of the clock, durinoj
which time they will be required to bring in their votes to
the Selectmen for the following National, State and County
officers, viz. :
Governor. Lieutenant-Governor, Councillor for Councillor
District Number Three, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor, Attorney-General,
Representative to Congress for the Third Congressional
District, Senator for the First Norfolk Senatorial District,
Representative to the General Court for the Fifteenth
Norfolk District, District-Attorney for the Southeastern
District (to fill the unexpired term of Benjamin W. Harris,
Esq., resigned). Clerk of the Courts for Norfolk County,
and one County Commissioner for the County of Norfolk,
— all to be voted for on one ticket.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant .with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and sixty-six.
James Bartlett,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, November 1st, 1866.
Ill pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline, to meet at the time and place
and for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the
same at their last and usual place of residence, four days at least before
the day of said meeting.
J. P. Sanborn,
Constable.
A true copy of the warrant and the Constable's return thereon.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Toion Clerk.
General Election, November 6, 1866. 309
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town,
on Tuesday, the sixth day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and were
called to order at one of the clock in the afternoon, by James
Bartlett, Esq., chairman of the Board of Selectmen, when
the Town Clerk read the warrant calling said meeting and
the Constable's return thereon.
In conformity with the requirements of said warrant, the
polls were declared open for the reception of votes for the
various offices, and were kept open until thirty minutes past
four of the clock, when they were declared closed, by the
chairman of the Selectmen.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given in, and the whole number so given
in was five hundred and seventy-one, and the whole number
of votes were sorted, counted, and recorded, and declaration
thereof made in open town meeting, as required by law, and
were for the following persons and offices, viz. :
For Governor: Five huudred and seventy-one.
Alexander H. Bnllock, of Worcester, four hundred and three.
Theodore H. Sweetser, of Lowell, one hundred and sixty-eight.
For Lieutenant-Governor : Five hundred and seventy-one.
William Clatiin, of Newton, four hundred and three.
Horace C. Lee, of Springiield, one hundred and sixty-eight.
For Councillor, District yumber Three : Five hundred and seventy-one.
Thomas Rice, of Newton, four himdred and three.
Henry Willis, of Roxbury, one hundred and sixty-eight.
For Secretary of the Commonwealth : Five hundred and sixty-nine.
Oliver Warner, of Northampton, four huudred and one.
Luther Stephenson, Jr., of Hiugham, one hundred and sixty-eight.
For Treasurer and Receiver-General : Five hundred and seventy-one.
Jacob H. Loud, of Plymouth, four hundred and two.
Harvy Arnold, of Adams, one hundred and sixty-nine.
For Auditor : Five hundred and seventy-one.
Heni'y S. Briggs, of Pittsfleld, four hundred and three.
Arthur F. Devereaux, of Roxbury, one hundred and sixty-eight.
For Attorney General : Five hundred and seventy-one.
Chester I. Reed, of Taunton, four huudred and three.
William C. Endicott, of Salem, one hundred and sixty-eight.
310 BrooMiiie Town Records.
For Bepresentative to Comjress : Five hundred and seveuty-one.
Ginerj' Twicliell, of Brookliue, four hundred and two.
William Aspinwall, of Brookliue, one hundred and sixty-eight.
Thomas Parsons, of Brookline, one.
For Senator: Five hundred and sixty-five.
Robert :\I. Morse, Jr., of West Roxbury, three hundred and ninety-five.
George Pratt, of West Roxbury, one hundred and seventy.
For Cotinty Commissioner: Five hundred and seventy-one.
Milton M. Fisher, of Medway, four hundred and three.
Charles Hamant, of Medfleld, one hundred and sixty-eight.
For Clerk of Courts : Five hundred and seventy-one.
Erastus Worthington, of Dedhara, four hundred and three.
Elijah F. Hall, of Weymouth, one hundred and sixty-eight.
For District-Attornen : Five hundred and seventy-one.
Edward L. Pierce, of Milton, four hundred and three.
Perez Simmons, of Hanover, one hundred and sixty-eight.
For Tlffirpsontntive to the General Court, Fifteenth District :
Five hundred and sixty-two.
John W. Candler, of Brookline, one
William Dearborn, of Brookline, one.
A. B. Smyth, of Brookline, one.
Richard Hills, of Brookline. one.
W. S. Spencer, of Brookline, one.
Thomas Parsons, of Brookline, one.
William H. Jameson, of Brookline, two.
Willard A. Humphrey, of Brookline, one hundred and seventy.
George F. Homer, of Brookline, three hundred and eighty-four, and he
Avas declared elected to the next General Court of Massachusetts.
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his vote until his name was found on the
list and checked.
The business of the meeting l)eing all completed, the
returns were filled up and signed by the Selectmen and
Town Clerk, and sealed up in open town meeting, as required
by law, and were delivered to the Town Clerk to forward to
their several places of destination.
The meeting was then declared dissolved, by James Bart-
lett, Esq., chairman of the Selectmen.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toion Clerk.
Annml Meetinq, March 18, 1867. 311
PERAMBULATION BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN THE CITY OF
BOSTON AND TOWN OF BKOOKLINE. SEPT. 20, 1806.
■ we, the subscribers, the Mayor and Alder,™,, of <^^^^
„„a the selectmen of Brooldlne, ,>nrs„a„t to „ot,ee ■-,*'« ""4;;"*
.„, of Sentember, A.D. 1S6C. at the place appo,nted, run the l,nes ana
rlwecftte hi ,narl.s between the city of Boston and the town of
'''^:^ f:a^;';:po:t ,uarl.ed B.0. »„ the easterly side, and B. on
west«;rs°de, standing on the Boston and ^oxbt^y MU Dam ,-e^.e ly
frniii the new tilliu- sluices erected in said dam (the old sluices reieiieu
fiomtheiiewtiui j ^^^^.^^^^^ ..^^ ^^t relative to the
To^'d Jylfneso fh Cit 'of Boston and Town of Brooldine " having
he n removed ; thence running northwesterly from said post a an angl
of one hundred and fifteen degrees from the Mill Dam, until it strikes the
channerof Charles Eiver, and also running from the said post southei-^y
at anau'le of one hundred and three degrees and forty m nutes from saxcl
Mill mm until it strikes the center of the channel of Muddy River at a
po it wherthe respective boundary lines of Boston, Brookline and Rox-
Uu^^meet each other, being the same lines mentioned and described m the
above-described Act. .i. +k; . ri^^r nnrl vear
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands thi. day and yeai
above written. -p ^y lixcoln, Jr.,
Samuel D. Cii.un,
DA^'IEL Davis,
Gilbert Wait,
Noah Mayo, Jr.,
Charles W. Slack,
Thomas Gaffield,
Benjamin James.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 18, 1867.
rsEAL.l WARRANT.
[seal.]
fe.l CO^IMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
[seal.]
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,
Greeting :
In Ihe name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
312 BrooMine Town Records.
at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the eighteenth
day of March next, at one of the clock in the afternoon, for
the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the usual town officers for the ensuing year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and com-
mittees.
Fourth. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as revised by
the Selectmen and posted according to law.
Fifth. To see whether the town will grant and vote any and what
money, under Chapter 222 of the Statutes of ISiJG, for tlie purpose of
erecting a suitable building for the Public Library.
Sixth. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell a piece
of the town's land on Prospect street, also the land and buildings on
Newton street.
Seventh. To see if the town ^vill locate and make a reservoir at the
junction of Harvard and Beacon streets.
Eighth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
required to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
James Bartlktt,
Marshal Stearns,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Mass., March 13th, 1867.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and for the pur-
poses within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last
and usual place of residence, four days at least before the time of said
meeting.
Eben Morsk,
Constable.
At quarter-past one of the clock in the afternoon, in pur-
suance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the town of
Annual Meeting, March 18, 1867. 313
Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday,
the eighteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and were called to
order by the Town Clerk, who proceeded to read the warrant
and return thereon of the Constable who warned said meeting.
First Article taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
The polls were declared open for the reception of votes
for that officer, and were kept open twelve minutes, when
they were declared closed, after giving everyone who wished
the opportunity of voting if they desired to do so.
The Town Clerk then proceeded to sort and count the
votes so given in, and the whole number so given in was
nineteen, as follows, to wit : For Moderator, William I.
Bowditch had seventeen, and took the chair.
On motion of Wm. S. Spencer, it was —
Voted, That there be six Constables elected instead of
thirteen, as nominated by the citizens' caucus.
Voted, That the meeting proceed to elect, by ballot, the
following town officers for the ensuing year, viz. :
A Town Clerk, five Selectmen, who shall be Overseers
of the Poor and Surveyors of Highways ; three Assessors, a
Town Treasurer, who shall also be Collector of Taxes ; three
members of the School Committee for three years and one
member of the Committee for two years ; four Trustees of
the Public Library for three years, one Trustee for two
years and one Trustee for one year ; two Fence Viewers, and
six Constables, — all to be voted for on one ticket.
Voted, That the polls be kept open until four o'clock for
the reception of votes.
The polls were then opened and kept open until four of
the clock, when they were declared closed.
The Moderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given in, and the whole number so given
in was one hundred and fifty-one, and the following persons
having a large majority of all the votes so cast, no one hav-
ing less than ninety-one, they were declared elected to the
several offices designated, viz. :
314 Brookline Town Records.
Town Clerk: B. F. Baker (sworn by the Moderator).
Selectmen. Overseers of Foor, and Snrrej/ors of HUihvuys : James Bart-
lett (sworn), Thomas Parsons (sworn), William J. Griggs (sworn),
Edward S. Philbrick (sworn), Horace James (sworn).
Assessors: Thomas B. Hall, Austin W. Benton (sworn), Timothy
Corey (declined, and excused).
Treasurer and Collector: Moses Withington (sworn).
School Committee for three years: Thomas Parsons (accepted),
Frederick W. Prescott, B. W. Sanford.
School Committee for tvo years : Rev. C. C. Carpenter.
Trustees of the Public Library for three years .- Elijah C. Emerson, John
W. Candler, Rev. Wm. Larason, Charles D. Head.
Trustee of the Fithlic Library for tioo years: William I. Bowditch
(accepted) .
Trustee of the Puhlic Library for one year : John C. Al)bott (accepted).
Fence Vieioers : Clark L. Haynes, William K. Melcher.
Constables: John H. Grush (sworn), Jona. P. Sanborn (sAvorn),
Thomas S. Pettengill (sworn), Ebeu W. Reed (sworn), F. Henry Corey
(sworn), Willard Y. Gross (sworn).
The meeting then nominated and chose the following
officers, viz. :
Voted, To choose thirteen Field Drivers.
Field Drivers : Eben W. Reed, William B. Bird, Thomas Qiiinlan,
Charles B. Macausland, Joseph T. Waterman, Ansel H. Waterman, Chas.
L. Palmer, Alfred A. Cheney, John G. Stearns, Jr., Henry 0. Andrews,
James Beegan, John Pulsifer, Furgus B. Turner.
Found Keeper: Eben W. Reed.
Sui'veyors of Lumber and 3Ieasurers of Wood and Bark: James M. Sea-
mans, J. Anson Guild, William D. Coolidge.
Sealer of Leather : Willard Warren (sworn), Samuel A. Robinson.
Truant Qtlicers : Eben W. Reed, Jona. P. Sanborn, John H. Grush.
Auditors: George E. Hersey, Edward G. Tileston, Robert S. Littell.
Fire Wards: Thomas S. Pettengill, Ansel H. Waterman, Charles L.
Palmer.
Cemetery Committee: Thomas S. Pettengill.
Sealer\ of Weights and Measures: Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his ballot until his name was found on
the list and checked.
Voted, That the thanks of the town are hereby tendered
to Mr. Marshal Stearns for his services as Selectman for so
many years.
Mr. Timothy Corey was excused from serving as Assessor,
at his own request, and the election of an Assessor postponed
to the adjourned meeting.
Third Article taken up :
To hear the reports of town oflicers and committees.
Annual Meeting, March 18, 1867.
315
The following reports, which had been printed and dis-
tributed through the town, were then presented, and were
read by their titles and accepted, to wit ; Treasurer, Select-
men, Trustees of the Public Library, School Committee,
and the List of Taxes and names of the tax-payers.
On motion of Edward S. Philbrick, Esq., it was —
Voted, That a committee of three be chosen to consider
and report upon the expediency of procuring a lot and
buildino; a school-house in the South Primary District.
The Moderator appointed the following-named gentlemen to
constitute said committee, viz. : Edward S. Philbrick, Thomas
Parsons, and Edward C. Cabot, committee to report upon a
lot and build a school-house in the South Primary District.
Fourth Article taken up, — " List of jurors for the year
1867," which was accepted and allowed, as follows, to wit:
List of Jurors for the Town of Brookline for the year 1867.
Adams, Daniel D.
Bacon, .Tosiah
Benton, Austin W.
Bird, John A.
Bixby, Clark S.
Bursley, Ii'a
Cabot, Edward C.
Cabot, Jolin H.
Candler, John W.
Chase, Henry S.
Chace, Reuben A.
Cobb, Albert A.
Codman, James M.
Coolidge, David S.
Coolidge, William D.
Corey, Timothy
Cousens, Oliver
Craft, George
Cutler, Abraham L.
Dane, Edward S.
Denney, Francis P.
Edgerly, James W.
Fay, Harrison
Ferris, Mortimer C.
Fisher, Horace N.
Goldsmith, George W.
Guild, J. Anson
Hooper, Edward W.
James, Horace
Kenrick, Alfred, Jr.
Lincoln, William
Lyman, Theodore
Palmer, Charles L.
Philbrick, Edward S.
Pope, Charles
. Putman, Joshua
Quimby, Thomas C.
Richardson, George P.
Rogers, John K.
Seaverns, Thomas
Scudder, Charles W.
Shedd, Abraham B.
Stearns, Charles H.
Stearns, William
Tileston, Edward G.
Warren, Willard
Wason, Elbridge
Weld, William G.
Williams, Howard S.
Winsor, Alfred, Jr.
Withington, Moses
Getchell, Isaiah S.
Withington, Otis
Attest: B. F. Baker, Town Clerk.
Brooklixe, Mass., February 25th, 1867.
316 Broohline Toivn Records,
Fifth Article talcen up :
To see Avhether the town will grant any and what money, under Chap-
ter 222 of the Statutes of 186G, for the purpose of erecting a suitable
building for the Public Library.
On motion of Edward Atkinson, Esq., it was —
Voted, To lay the Fifth Article on the table until the
adjourned meeting.
On motion of Edward Atkinson, Esq., it was —
Voted, That a committee of seven be appointed to consider
the expediency of adding accommodations to the present
Town Hall for the purpose of a reading-room and accommo-
dating the present wants of the Library.
The Moderator ap[)ointed the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee, viz. : Edward Atkinson, Charles D.
Head, Charles U. Cotting, Alfred Kenrick, Jr., William S.
Spencer, Amos A. Lawrence, and Abijah W. Goddard,
committee on addition to Town Hall for reading-room and
accommodations for Library.
Sixth Article taken uj) :
To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell a piece of the
town's land on Prospect street, also the land and buildings on Newton
street.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to sell the land
on Prospect street.
Voted, That the land and buildings on Newton street be
retained for the present.
Seventh Article taken up :
To see if the town will locate and make a reservoir at the junction of
Harvard and Beacon streets.
Voted, To refer the subject of the Seventh Article to a
committee of three, to report thereon at the adjourned
meeting.
The meeting nominated and chose James Bartlett, Wm. J.
Griggs, and Horace James, committee on the Seventh Article.
Annual Meeting, March 18, 1867. 317
Eighth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate sucli sums of money as may be required to
defray the expenses of tlie town for the ensuing year.
The meeting then voted to raise and appropriate the
followino- suras :
For schools $25,000 00
support of poor 900 00
highways 7,000 00
widen and grade Beacon street 500 00
make and grade Pond avenue 2,000 00
fire department 900 00
county tax 8,200 00
state tax 54,250 00
collecting taxes 1,000 00
abatement of taxes 1,000 00
discount on taxes 5,000 00
extinction of town debt 12,450 00
interest on town debt 4,650 00
repairs on town buildings 1,500 00
ringing bell 150 00
cemetery 100 00
town officers 2,200 00
lighting town buildings and streets .... 3,500 00
police 2,000 00
state aid and other military purposes .... 2,500 00
improvements on Washington and Walnut streets . 1,700 00
sewer 8,000 00
contingencies 3,000 00
culvert on Tappan street 500 00
use of the Board of Health 200 00
Voted, That of the one thousand seven hundred dollars
appropriated for the improvements on Washington and
Walnut streets, the sum of two hundred dollars be appro-
priated for the widening of Walnut street at its junction
with Washington street, as asked for in the petition now
pending before the County Commissioners.
Voted, That the sum of two thousand dollars appropriated
for police be employed by the Selectmen in the enforcement
of the laws, more especially for the prohibitory liquor law.
Voted, That the Treasurer procure and publish with the
annual report of taxes, the corporation taxes now assessed
by the state.
318 BrooMine Torun Records.
Voted, Th:it the place of residence and the articles of prop-
erty taxed be published in the report of taxes.
Voted, That a discount of five per cent be allowed on all
taxes paid on or before the first day of October, provided
that no discount be allowed on fractional parts of a dollar.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourns it be to meet at
this place two weeks from Wednesda}', April third, at half-
past seven of the clock in the evening.
Adjourned. Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Olerk.
In pursuance of the laws of this Commonwealth, the
Town Clerk forthwith made out his warrant and delivered
it to Constable John H. Grush, requesting him to summon
within three days from the date of said warrant, all ofiieers
chosen and not qualified, to appear before the Town Clerk
within three or seven days from the date of said warrant, to
be qualified for their several ofiices, to be swoxn where an
oath is required by law, or to signify their acceptance or
refusal of the offices to which they had been elected, where
an oath is not required.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, March 26th, 1867.
Personally appeared the following-named persons and were
sworn at the time set against their names, or signified their
acceptance or refusal of the office to which they had been
chosen, viz. :
Adjourned Annucd Meeting, April 3, 1867. 319
Assessor. Thomas B. Hall, sworn March 23d, 1867.
Fence Viewer. Clark L. Hayues, sworn March 22cl, 1867.
Sealer of Leather. Samuel A. llobinson, sworn March 23d, 1867.
f Eben W. Reed, sworn March 22d, 1867.
Truant OlUccrs. ■[ joi^^ jj. Grnsh, sworn March 25th, 1867.
^SeaZer 0/ TFei(//Ks j Alfred Kenrick, Jr. ,
and Measures. \ sworn March 21st, 1867.
Pound Keeper. Eben W. Reed, sworn March 23d, 1867.
f Henry 0. Andrews, sworn March 20th, 1867.
1 Thomas J. Waterman, sworn March 22d, 1867.
Field Drivers. \ Fergus B. Turner, sworn March 22d 1867.
Eben W. Eeed, sworn March 23d, Ibb^.
[ Charles B. Macausland, sworn March 25th, 1867.
School Commi«ee( Frederick W. Prescott, accepted March 23d, 1867.
for three years. IE. W. Sanford, accepted March 21st, 1867.
6-c/iooZ C'o?HT/««eM C. C. Carpenter,
for one near. \ accepted March 2oth, 1867.
r Elijah C. Emerson, accepted March 22d, 1867.
Trustees of \ j^^^ ^y candler, accepted March 22d, 1867.
Puhlic Library for \ ^^^^ ^y^^^ Lamson, accepted March 22d, 1867. •
three years. |^ Charles D. Head, accepted March 22, 1867.
( George E. Hersey, accepted March 23d, 1867.
Auditors. \ Edward G. Tileston, accepted March 25th, 1867.
(Robert S. Littell, accepted March 19th, 1S()/.
f Thomas S. Pettengill, accepted March 19th, 1867.
Fire Wards. -^ ^Qggi h. Waterman, declined March 21st, 1807.
Cemetery Committee. Thomas S. Pettengill, accepted March 19th, 1867.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Clerk.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 3, 1867.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline asseml)led at the Town Hall* in said town, on
Wednesday, the third day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and were called
to order at seven and one-half of the clock in the evening,
the Moderator, William I. Bowditch, in the chair. ^
The meeting then proceeded to fill the vacancies in the
various offices, occasioned by the non-acceptance or non-
qualification of persons chosen at the annual meeting.^
The polls were declared open for the reception of votes
320 BrookUne Town Records.
for one Assessor to serve for the ensuing year, and after
giving all desiring an opportunity to vote, they were declared
closed.
The whole number of votes given in for Assessor was
one hundred and twenty-seven, and were as follows :
A. "W. Goddard, seventeen.
Marshal Stearns, forty-eight.
William B. Towne, sixty-two, and be was declared elected, and was
sworn by the Moderator.
The polls were then opened for the reception of votes for
one Fence Viewer, and after giving all an opportunity to
vote, were closed, and the whole number of votes given in
for Fence Viewer was six, and were as follows :
William K. Melcber bad six, and was declared elected, and was sworn
by tbe Moderator.
Voted, That the number of Truant Officers for the ensu-
ing year be two, the number already chosen and qualified.
Voted, That the number of Field Drivers for the ensuing
year be five, the number already qualified.
The meeting then nominated and chose the following
officers :
Surveyors of Lumber and 3Ieasurers of Wood and Bark : Oliver Cousens,
Wm. D. Coolidge (sworn by tbe Moderator), M. W. Quiulan.
Fire Wards: George H. Stone (accepted), Henry M. Hall (accepted).
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the subject of the
Seventh Article, to wit :
To see if tbe town will locate and make a reservoir at tbe jnnction of
Harvard and Beacon streets,
— reported in favor of making said reservoir, and that the
sum of one thousand and three hundred dollars be appro-
priated therefor.
Voted, That the sum of one thousand three hundred dol-
lars be raised and appropriated to make a reservoir at the
junction of Harvard and Beacon streets.
The committee to whom was referred the subject of pro-
curing a lot and erecting a school-house in the South Pri-
mary District, submitted the following report, to wit :
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 3, 1867. 321
REPOKT.
The committee who were appointed by the town on tlie 18th of March,
1867, for enquiring wliat land could be obtained on which to build a
school-house for the South Priraarj^ school, beg to report that they find
two lots for sale conveniently situated for said school, as foUoAvs, viz. :
A lot on the south side of Walnut street and west side of Sewall street
so called, containing upwards of four acres, offered at seven cents per
foot, amounting to about $13,200. Also a lot on the south side of Boylston
street, a few rods west of Cypress street, offered at six cents per foot.
The lot on Walnut street offers an eligible site for a school-house, but is
much larger than needful for that purpose. The lot on Boylston street
is considerably below the level of the road, requiring an expensive foun-
dation to bring the building up to the level of the road, perhaps costing
for foundation one thousand dollars more than on the other lot. The
town can have the privilege of buying more or less land here as they may
require at the above rate.
Other land on the east side of Cypress street, between Walnut and
Boylston streets, is for sale, but no price can be got till a committee
shall have authority to buy.
The committee recommend that the subject be referred to the Select-
men with authority to call a town meeting to act upon the subject when
they see fit.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
Edward S. Philbrick.
Thomas Parsons.
Bkookline, April 3d, 1867. E. C. Cabot.
Voted, To accept the report of the committee.
Voted, To refer the subject of a school-house and lot in
the South Primary District to the Selectmen, to report
thereon at a future meeting.
Voted, To appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars
for the increase and maintenance of the Public Library.
Mr. Edward Atkinson, for the committee to whom was
referred the subject of adding accommodations to the present
Town Hall for the purpose of a reading-room and to accom-
modate the present wants of the library, reported for the
minority of said committee (verbally) :
That the Town Hall and Library should remain where they now are,
and that suitable accommodations be provided either by an addition to
the present building or by the erection of a new building; that he (Mr.
Atkinson) and Mr. Abijah W. Goddard prefer an addition to the present
building, hut that Messrs. Lawrence, Cotting and Spencer thinli that a
suitable library building should be erected for a Public Library and
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322 BrooTcline Town Records.
reading-room, qualifying their approval by the opinion that the toAvn
should not expend over twenty thousand dollars thereon ; any remainder
of the expense, should it be greater, to be raised by private subscription.
In support of and furtherance of his ideas on the subject,
he })resented the following votes for the consideration and
action of the meeting, to wit :
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to provide
additional accommodations for the library and for a reading-room, and also
for an enlargement of the Town Hall by causing an addition to be made
substantiallj^ in accordance with the plan herewith submitted, such plan
providing for building a section about 25x-t2 feet in the centre of said
building, the rear end of the building to be moved back.
Voted, That the sum of six thousand dollars be appropriated for such
purpose, and that the Treasurer be authorized to borrow said sum upon
the note of the town, approved by the Selectmen, for a term not exceed-
ing one year.
Voted, That if upon a closer examination of the Town Hall building the
Selectmen shall consider the above proposed enlargement to be unwise,
that before proceeding they shall be authorized to call a special meeting
to see if the toAvn will take any action in regard to the erection of a new
Town Hall and Library building upon the present location.
The foregoing votes were then .separately acted upon by
the meeting, and rejected.
Mr. Thomas Parsons, for the Trustees of the Public
Library, presented a })rinted rejjort of the Trustees, which
had been distril)utcd through the town prior to the meeting,
and offered the foUowing votes, to wit :
1st. Voted, That the board of Trustees of the Public Library are
hereby authorized and directed to erect a building for a Free Public
Library on the library lot on the corner of Cypress street and Cypress
place, purchased by the vote of the town, March l!)th, 186G, agreeable to
the plans submitted in the report of said Trustees.
2d. Voted, That the sum of thirty-six thousand dollars ($36,000) be
appropriated for the erection of said Public Library building, and the
ToAvn Treasurer is hereby directed to pay all bills for the same approved
by said board.
3d. Voted, Tliat the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized to borrow,
under the direction of the Selectmen, and give the note of the town for
such part or all of said sum of thirty-six thousand dollars (S3G, 000),
and at such time or times as may be desired by said Trustees.
The foregoing votes were amended by incorporating the
first and second votes, as follows, to wit :
Voted, That the board of Trustees of the Public Library are hereby
autliorized and directed to erect a building for a Free Public Library on
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 3, 1867. 323
the lot of land corner of Cypress street and Cypress place, purchased by
vote of the town, March 19th, 18(56, said building not exceeding in cost
to the town the sum of thirty-six thousand dollars.
The meeting then proceeded to vote on the foregoing-
vote by a Yea and Nay ballot. The whole number of votes
two hundred and iifteen :
Yea, sixty-four (64).
JSfay, one hundred and fifty-one (151).
On motion of Gen. James S. Whitney, it was —
Voted, That a committee of seven l)e appointed by the
chair (to report at a future m'eeting) to examine other sites
for a library building, and to receive subscriptions for the
several lots ; also, to procure plans for a building to be
erected upon the Town Hall lot, either with or without a
Town Hall connected, and that the sum of five hundred
dollars be appropriated therefor.
The Moderator appointed the following-named gentlemen
to constitute said committee, to wit : Gen. James S. Whit-
ney, Edward Atkinson, John C. Abbott, William Aspinwall,
Charles D wight, Amos A. Lawrence, and eJohn E. Horr,
committee on site for library and plans for a building.
On motion of Wm. S. Spencer, it was —
Voted (unanimously). That the building for a new library
be erected on the present Town Hall lot.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars be added to
the appropriation for contingencies to pay for the plans
already procured by the Trustees.
Voted, That the various appropriations made by the town,
including those for the purpose of making and repairing
highways and townways, be assessed, after deducting the
amount in the treasury and the probable receipts for the
ensuing year, amounting to the sum of dollars,
upon the polls and estates, real and personal, of the inhab-
itants, resident and non-resident, of the town, and collected
as the town charges are usually charged and collected.
Adjourned.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerh.
324
Brookline Toicn Records.
List of Soldiers in the Town of Brookline, taken May 1, 1867.
List of persons in Brookline liable to Militarj' duty under the Laws of
the State of Massachusetts, as taken hy the Assessors May 1st , 1867.
Abbott, Edwin H.
Adams, Charles
Adams, Daniel D.
Aldrich, Albert M.
Allen, Charles
Allen, Phillip S.
Allen, Reinald
Allen, Samuel S.
Amory, Copley
Amory, Frederick
Anderson, John
Andrews, Henry 0.
Armington. Asa
Armstrong, John
Armstrong, Charles M.
Atkinson, George
Azarian, Joseph
Batcheldor, Charles W.
Bacon, Francis E.
Bacon, Josiah
Baker, Edward
Baker, George
Baker, James
Bangs, William A.
Bachelder, Augustus E.
Baxter, Albert G., Jr.
Baxter, Sidne}'
Beals, Samuel
Beals, Isaac
Beals, James H.
Beard, Alanson
Beard, Charles E.
Bird, Albert H.
Bird, George W.
Bird, Fi-ederick E.
Bird, William B.
Bird, William H.
Bixby, Charles L.
Bixby, Henry S.
Blaney, Henry
Bliss, John P.
Boice, George B.
Bogman, George E.
Bond, Edward
Bond, Oliver B.
Bowditch, James H.
Bowman, Alonzo
Bowman, Frank F.
Bowler, Joshua
Brary, Morris
Brackett, I. Lewis
Brett, Zenas F.
Briggs. Richard
Broderick, James
Broderick, John
Bowker, Charles
Brooks, Lyman B.
Brown, James S.
Brown, Thomas S.
Brown, William S.
Bryant, John D.
Bryant, Thomas G.
Bruce, Charles
Burdett, Horatio S.
Burnes, Augustus
Burnes, John
Bursley, Ira
Burleigh, Sylvester S.
Butler, William
Buzzell, John
Bellows, Wm. M
Blaisdell, John G.
Cabot, Francis
Cabot, J. Eliot
Cabot, Lewis
Candler, John W.
Candler, AVm. L.
Carpenter, C. C.
Chadbourn, William
Chaftin, Henry
Chapman, John N.
Chase, Charles
Militia List, 1867.
325
Chace, Reuben A.
Cheney, Alfred A.
Chester, Walstein K.
Churchill, Wm. O.
Clark, Edwin
Clark, Lewis
Clark, Thomas
Clements, Charley
Clifford, Albert
Cobb, Albert A.
Cobb, Roscoe
Codmau, James M.
Collins, Henry
Conant, Nathaniel
Condy, Michael
Cook, Richard
Coolidge, George H.
Coolidge, Henry S.
Coolidge, James W.
Coolidge, William D.
Cotting, Charles U.
Coughlan, John
Cowan, George
Corey, Frederick A.
Corey, F. Henry
Corey, Timothy
Crane, John
Crosby, Edgar D.
Crosby, Benjamin H.
Crosby, Sylvester
Crocker, Samuel R.
Cunningham, James
Curley, George
Ciirtin, Michael
Currier, Warren G.
Cushman, A. Frank
Cushman, Albert
Cusick, Andrew
Cusick, Michael
Cusick, James
Cusick, Patrick H.
Cutler, Herbert D.
Cutler, William S.
Cotter, John A.
Comerais, Henry S.
Chase, H. Lincoln
Dale, Lee
Dane, Edward S.
Dana, Henry F.
Dane, John F.
Dana, James B.
Daniels, David H.
Daniels, Henry H.
Darrah, James
Davidson, William
Davis, Ginery
Dawes, George G.
Deane, Samuel B.
Dearborn, Charles E.
Dearborn, Charles F.
Defries, George T.
Denny, Francis P.
De Peyster, Augustus
Dexter, William S.
Dillon, Patrick
Dolan, Thomas
Dolby, Hiram
Doran, Levi
Dorr, Denny
Downes, Michael
Draper, Charles H.
Driscoll, James, Jr.
DriscoU, Michael
Dunn, Freeland R.
Dupee, William R.
Duffey, Phillip
Dwight, Charles
Dwight, Chapman
Dwight, Daniel
Dwight, William, Jr.
Dwinell, Frank T.
Dyer, George L.
Eager, Henry B.
Eastman, Moses
Edmond, George M.
Edwards, Samuel D.
Edgerly, James W.
Elder, Frank
Elder, George H.
Eliot, George D.
English, John
Erhard, George
Farmer, F. E.
Farnham, Henry L.
Fay, Henry G.
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Brookline Town Records.
Fay, Richard S.
Faxon, Francis G.
Fernald, Joseph
Fillebrown, Edward
Fisher, Frank K.
Fisher, Fredericic
Fisher, Horace N.
Fislier, John H.
Fisher, Osborn
Floyd, Edward D.
Ford, John
Foster, Charles O.
Fox, Samuel D.
Francis, T. E.
Fuller, Augustus
Fuller, Charles M.
Fuller, Edward L.
Gallup, Elias
Gardiner, Charles P.
Geddes, James
Getchell, Isaiah S.
Gilbert, Henry C.
Gilbert, Henry C.
Gilson, Richard H.
Gilson, Warren H.
Glover, Albert H.
Goodwin, Asa
Goodwin, Willard
Goodnough, George W.
Goodnough, Xanthus
Goddard, Morris
Gould, Thaddeus
Graves, James G.
Green, Cyrus P.
Green, Henry A.
Green, Edward W.
Grlffm, Michael
Griggs, Thomas B.
Gross, Willard Y.
Greely, William
Greely, Daniel
Guild, J. Anson
Hall, Henry M.
Hall, Samuel, Jr.
Hall. Jarvis
Hall, Thomas B.
Hall, William
Hamlin, George
Hammond, Edward
Hale, George
Hanson, Marcellus
Hancock, George W.
Hapgood, Charles W
Halfenstiue, Adam
Harmond, David I.
Hardy, Thomas
Harris, James H.
Hastings, Jesse
Haven, Frank
Hayward, Albert
Hayes, James
Hayes, S. Dana
Heath, Charles H.
Heath, Sidney
Hersey, George E.
Hills, Richard
Hickey, Michael
Hobart, David
Hodges, John
Hook, Frederick C.
Hooper, Edward AV.
Horr, John E.
Howard Charles R.
Hunt, Thomas G.
Hyer, Charles A.
Hill, Benjamin
Hickey, Maurice
Houghton, Jesse F.
Ingalls, Charles C.
James, Charles H.
James, Horace
Jewett, Francis A.
Jones, Moses
Judkins, Moses M.
Kearney, Bernard J.
Kegau, John
Kelly, Lawrence
Kelly, John
Kellaher, Morris
Kenrick, David T.
Kenrick, Alfred, Jr.
Kerrigan, Bernard
Kingman, Abel
Militia List, 1867.
327
Kingman, Bradford
Kingman, Martin
Ivingman, Thomas
Kirby, C. K.
Koch, John
Lamb, Charles R.
Langly, Alonzo B.
Langley, Joseph
Langley, Thomas F.
Lane, George F.
Lawrence, Francis W.
Laighton, James A.
Lincoln. William E.
Leonard, Dwight
Leigh, Stephen
Lemis, Michael
Little, Joshua A.
Littell, Robert
Lincoln, Charles D.
Locke, Leonard
Lord, Charles E.
Loring, Stanly E.
Lowe, Frank L.
Lowell, Augustus
Lyford, George E.
Lyman, Theodore
Lynch, Michael
Lunny. James
Marsh, Andrew
Marsh, Frederick A.
Mardon, Charles
Mason, Henry
Matthews, A. G.
Mahoney, Thomas
Mahan, Michael
Mahan, James
Manly, Michael
Mead, Patrick
Madore, Joseph
Meany, John
Mecum, Charles E.
Merritt, George W.
Mcintosh, Royal, Jr.
Mcintosh, Francis H.
Mcintosh, Edward
McNamara, Francis
McNamara, Patrick
McCracken, Alexander
McDavitt, Patrick
McAlister, Shepherd
Merritt, Henry
Meyers, Jacob
Millan, Daniel W.
Miskill, Thomas
Miskill, Michael
Milikin, Abel
Moore, Albert H.
Moore, Charles
Moore, George
Moore, John
Moran Lawrence
Moore, Matthias
Morse, Nathan
Morice, Loring C.
Morrisey, Patrick
Morrisey, Thomas
Murray, Robert
Marden, Charles
Muldowney, Thomas
Murphy, Thomas
Nash, Francis J.
Neal, Burton W.
Newell, Franklin S.
Newman, Henry J.
Newton, Lyman C.
Norton, Michael
O'Brien, Edward
O'Brien, John
O'Connor, Dennis
O'Herne, Cornelius
O'Herne, Michael
O'Herne, Michael
O'Keefe, John
Oliver, Joseph
Orcutt, Mears,
Osgood, William H.
Paige, Albert S.
Paine AVilliam R.
Palmer, Jacob P.
Parker, Frank E.
Penniman, Thomas
Per r in, Lewis
Perry Charles L.
Perry, Edward S.
Pettengill, Thomas S.
Perkins, J. J.
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Broohline Town Records.
Pierce, Henn' E.
Pierce, Wm. ¥j.
Pike, James
Philbrick, Edward S.
Plielps, Daniel W.
Pliilips, David
Philips, John F.
Pope, Albert A.
Pope, Edward W.
Pope, Georf Sub-committee.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
Third Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to
carry out the foregoing objects.
On motion of Hon'. William Aspinwall, it was —
Voted, That the town purchase from Messrs. John Gibbs,
George S. Gushing, and Collins and Chase, so much of their
several lots of land as are indicated, as nearly as practicable ,
340 Broohline Town Records.
upon the j)laiis referred to in the report of the special com-
mittee on the subject of a library building, and the Select-
men are hereby instructed to carry this vote into effect.
Voted, That the sum of seven thousand dollars be ai)pro-
priated for the jjurchase of the land specified in the forego-
ing vote, and that the Treasurer be authorized to borrow
said sum, under the direction of the Selectmen, giving the
notes of the town therefor for such amounts and on such
time as may l)e for the interests of the town.
Voted, That the sum of thirty thousand dollars be appro-
priated for the purpose of erecting a suital)le building for a
Free Public Library upon the land recommended therefor
by the special committee on the subject of a library building,
and that the Treasurer be authorized to borrow said sum,
under the direction of the Selectmen, by giving the notes
of the town therefor for such amounts and on such time as
may be for the interests of the town.
Voted, That the lioard of Trustees of the Pul)lic Library
are hereby authorized and directed to procure plans for and
cause to be erected a suitable building for a Free Public
Library on the land recommended by the special committee
on the subject, and the Town Treasurer is hereby directed
to pay all ])ills for the sums approved by said 1)oard.
On motion of Benjamin B. DaA'is, Esq., it was —
Voted, That the Trustees of the Public Library are
requested to cause to be erected or placed in the walls of
the readinoj-room a marble tablet commemorative of the
names of those of our soldiers who lost their lives in the
War of the Rebellion.
Adjourned.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
Organization of Church of Our Saviour. 341
COPY OF RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF MEETING FOR
ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR.
In accordance with the notice chily issued under the foregoing warrant,
a meeting of the subscribers to the Articles of Association was held for
organization as a religious society or corporation, at the house of Dr.
Wm. R. Lawrence, Carlton street, Brookline, on Wednesday, the nine-
teenth day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, at half-past
seven o'clock in the evening, that being the place and time specified in
said warrant and notice.
Present: Wm. R. Lawrence, Amos A. Lawrence, S. H. Gregory, S.
L. Bush, W. C. Hichborn, G. S. Blake, Francis W. Lawrence, S. Dana
Hayes, Robei't Amory, Copley Amory, J. D. Bryant.
The meeting was called to order by Hon. Amos A. Lawrence, a Justice
of the Peace for the County of Norfolk, who read the petition for a war-
rant for this meeting, the warrant and return of service thereof by
William R. Lawrence, the person to whom the same was addressed, and
then announced the first business to be the choice by ballot of a Clerk.
Dr. Robert Amory was appointed to collect, assort and count the votes,
who, having performed this duty, reported the whole number of votes
cast to be ten, all of which were for John D. Bryant, Avho was therefore
declared elected, and was sworn before Hon. Amos A. Lawrence to the
faithful discharge of his duties, as appears by the following certificate :
Commonwealth of Massachusktts.
Norfolk, ss. February 19, 1868.
Then personally appeared John D. Bryant and made oath that he would
faithfully, to the best of his ability, discharge the duties of Clerk of the
Association now organizing.
(Signed) Amos A. Lawrence.
Justice of the Peace.
The Clerk then took the chair to preside until the election of a Mod-
erator.
The meeting then proceeded to ballot for a Moderator, and all the
ballots being for Amos A. Lawrence, he was declared elected, and took
the chair.
It was then moved, seconded, aud —
Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by the chair to prepare
and present a Constitution and By-Laws for this Association.
The chair appointed Dr. Wm. R. Lawrence and Messrs. E. S. Blake and
S. H. Gregory as that committee, who retired for consultation, and sub-
sequently reported a Constitution and By-Laws, which were adopted and
ordered to be placed on file by the Clerk, the same being endorsed " Con-
stitution and By-Laws of the Church of Our Saviour. Accepted Feb.
IDth, 1868," and a copy of which is entered upon the Record Book
immediately following the records of the doings of this meeting.
It Avas then moved, seconded, and —
Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by the chair to nominate
officers for the current year, and that the number of vestrymen, until
otherwise ordered, be five.
342 Brookline Town Records.
The chair appointed as the committee Messrs. Gregory, Hichboru aud
Hayes, who retired for consultation and subsequently reported the fol-
lowing; names :
For Wardens: Dr. Wm. 11. Lawrence, S. L. Bush.
For Vestrij : Amos A. LaAvrence, Robert Amory, E. S. Blake, S. Dana
Hayes, Copley Amory.
For Treasurer: Francis W. Lawrence.
Upon ballot then had, the gentlemen above named were unanimously
elected to the offices for which they were respectively nominated.
The Moderator then resigned the chair to the sworn Warden, Wm. K.
Lawrence, by whom it was occupied during the I'emainder of the meeting.
After a statement of steps already taken on the individual responsibility
of the Messrs. Lawrence to provide a place of worship for the society, it
Avas moved, seconded, and—
Voted, That a committee of tliree be appointed by the chair to arrange
by purchase or otherwise for a church edifice and for such land in con-
nection theiewith as may be found necessary.
The chair appointed as this committee. Messrs. S. L. Bush, Williaiu C.
Hichborn, and Copley Amory.
After discussion of the statute provisions on the subject, it Avas
moved, seconded, aud —
Voted, To lix the amount of real and personal estate which the corpo-
ration may hold at (.$75,000) seventy-live thousand dollars.
The chairman then stated that communication had been liad Avith the
Rev. E. D. Tompkins, of Northampton, Mass., Avith reference to becom-
ing pastor of- this Parish, after explanation of Avhich, it Avas moved,
seconded, and uuanimouslj' —
Voted, That the Wardens aud Vestry be recpiested to invite the liev.
E. D. Tompkins to become the Rector of the Church of Our Saviour.
It Avas then moved, seconded, and —
Voted, That when this meeting adjourn- it be to such future day as nuiy
be hereafter designated, and notified to members by the Clerk upon
reciuest of the committee appointed to nuike arrangements for a church
edifice.
It being stated that the Reverend E. D. Tompkins Avas then in an adjoin-
ing room, the Wardens and Vestry proceeded to communicate to him the
invitation they Avere instructed to give him to become the Rector of the
Church of Our Saviour, and reported to the meeting his acceptance of
such invitation.
The meeting then adjourned.
Attest: John D. Bryant, Clerk-.
A true copy.
Attest: John D. Buy.vnt, Clerk.
BnooKLiNE, Mass., February 2r>th, 1868, 5 p. M.
ReceiA-ed and entered.
Attest : B. F. B.\Ki;u, Town Clerk.
Annual fleeting, March 23, 1868. 343
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 23, 1868.
seal.] warrant.
seal;
seal!] • Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SEAL.;
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the Town
Hall in said town, on ]\Ionday, the twenty-third day of March
instant, at one of the clock in the afternoon, for the follow-
ing purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the usual town officers for the eusuiug year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and com-
mittees.
Fourth. To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as revised by
the Selectmen and posted according to law.
Fifth. To see if the town will purchase land betAveen the town's land
recently purchased and Washington street.
Sixth. To see what action the toAvn will take in relation to purchasing
land for a cemetery.
Seventh. To see if the town will appropriate money to finish Clyde
street as laid out by the County Commissioners.
Eighth. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to pur-
chase a clock for the use of the town, to be placed in the tower of the
Baptist meeting-house on Harvard street.
Xinth. To see if the town will have the bell rung at six o'clock instead
of nine in the evening.
Tenth. To see if the town will make provisions for locating and keep-
ing a carriage and hose in the village near the hydrants.
Elcrenth. To see if the town will locate and make a reservoir at the
junction of Washington and Cypress streets.
Tvelfth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
required to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant,
with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at
least before the day of said meetins:.
344 BrooMine Town Records.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-eight.
James Bartlett,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Horace James,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Mass., March IGth, 1868.
Pnrsuant Avith the within Avarrant, I have notified and warned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and
for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence four days at least before the
day of said meeting.
J. P. Sanborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town,
on Monday, the twenty-thii'd day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and were
called to order at one of the clock in the afternoon, by the
Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling said meeting and
the return thereof of the Constable who notified the same.
First Article taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
The polls were declared open by the Town Clerk, who
presided for the reception of votes for Moderator, and after
being kept open ten minutes, and all persons desirous of
voting who were qualified having an opportunity to do so,
they were declared closed.
The votes were then sorted, counted and declared, and the
whole number given in was thirty-nine, as follows, to wit:
For Moderator, William I. Bowditch had the whole num-
ber, and was declared elected and took the chair.
The meeting was then called to order by the Moderator,
and prayer was offered by the Rev. Wm. Lamson, D. D.
Annual Meeting, March 23, 1868. 345
Second Article taken up :
To choose the usual town officei's for the ensuing year.
Voted, That the meeting proceed to elect by ballot the
following town officers for the ensuing year, viz. : A Town
Clerk, five Selectmen, who shall be Overseers of the Poor
and Surveyors of Highways ; three Assessors ; a Town
Treasurer, who shall also be Collector of Taxes ; three
members of the School Committee for three years, and one
member of the School Committee for one year ; four Trustees
of the Public Library for three years ; two Fence Viewers,
and twelve Constables, — all to be voted for on one ticket.
Voted, That the polls be kept open until four o'clock for
the reception of votes.
The polls were opened for the reception of votes, and were
kept open until four o'clock, when they were declared closed,
in pursuance of the foregoing vote.
The Moderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given in, and the whole number so given
in was three hundred and sixteen, and the following persons
having a large majority, and none of them less than one hun-
dred and seventy-nine, were declared elected, viz. :
Toivn Clerk: B. F. Baker (sAvorn).
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, Surveyors of Highways : James Bartlett
(sAvorn), Thomas Parsons (sAvorn), William J. Griggs (SAVorn), Edward
S. Philbrick (sworn), Horace James (sworn).
Assessors: Marshal Stearns, Thomas B. Hall, Austin W. Benton
(sworn).
Treasurer and Collector: Moses Withington (sAvorn).
School Committee for three years: George Brooks (accepted), Rca^
Francis "Wharton, George P Wesselhoeft (accepted).
School Committee for one year: John Ruggles.
Trustees of Public Library for three years: Thomas Parsons (ac-
cepted), B. F. Baker (accepted), Charles U. Cotting (accepted), John C.
Abbott.
Fence Vieviers : Clark L. Haynes, William K. Melcher (sworn).
Constables: John Dustin, Jonathan P. Sanborn (sAvorn by ToAvn
Clerk), Eben Morse, F. Henry Corey, William J. Hyde, Eben W. Reed
(SAvorn), Thomas S. Pettengill (sAvorn), William B. Chaplin, George F.
Johnson (sAVorn by Town Clerk), John H. Grush (sAvorn), Willard Y.
Gross (sAvorn), William Rooney.
346 BrooMine Town Records.
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his ballot until his name was found and
checked on the list.
The meeting then nominated and chose the following oflS-
cers, viz. :
Truant Officers: J. P. Sanborn, J. IT. Grnsh. Eben W. Keed.
Sitrveijors of Lumber and Jleasnrers of Wood and Bark : J. Anson Guild,
James M. Seamans, Wm. D. Coolidge.
Field Drivers : Oliver Cousens, Freeland R. Dunn. E. Winthrop Green,
Edward S. Perry (sworn), Charles A. Pons, Samuel Townsend, Jr.,
William P. Woodbnrj', Jr., Michael W. Quinlan, Sylvester S. Burleigh,
Charles L. Perry, Thomas A. Weathern, Daniel Murray (sworn). Eben
W. Reed (sworn).
Sealers of Leather : Samuel A. Robinson, Willard AVarren.
Pound Keeper : Eben W. Reed (sworn).
Auditors: George E. Hersey, Edward G. Tileston, Robert S. Littell.
Fire Wards: Thomas S. Pettengill, Henry M. Hall. Willard V. Gross.
Cemetery Committee : Thomas S. Pettengill.
Sealer of Weir/hts and Measures : Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
Third Article taken u[) :
To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and committees.
Thomas Parsons, Esq., presented the following reports,
which had been printed and distributed to the inhabitants of
the town prior to the meeting, to wit : Treasurer's report of
the receipts and expenditures of the town for the year ending
February 1st, 1868 ; also, reports of the Selectmen, Trustees
of the Public Library, the Board of School Committee, with
a List of Taxes and the names of the tax-payers.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing reports, and
that the same be placed on file.
The Selectmen, in their report, called the attention of the
citizens of the town to the bequest of the late James Sullivan
Warren, Esq., as follows, to wit:
. Our late citizen, J. Sullivan Warren, Esq., left the town, in his will,
the sum of one thousand dollars, under the following provisions, to wit :
" I give and becjueath to the Town of Broolvline the sum of one thousand
dollars ; the income is from time to time to be expended in planting
trees along the highways of said town, and I authorize the disbursement
of said income through the agency of any society for planting trees, if
the town shall so decide." This sum, less the government tax, has been
Annual Meeting, March 23, J 868.
347
received into tlie treasury, and now awaits the action of onr citizens, and
we hope that tliis is not the only donation we shall receive from our
liberal citizens for the various public improvements of the town.
Voted, That the thanks of the town be presented to the
representatives of the late James Sullivan Warren, Esq.
Voted, That the Selectmen be a committee to plant trees
along the highways of this town.
Fourth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as revised by the
Selectmen and posted according to law.
Voted, To accept and allow the list of jurors prepared by
the Selectmen, after erasing the name of George W. Carnes,
at his own request.
List of Jurors for the Toion of Brooldiue for the year 186S.
Adams, Daniel D.
Allen, Samuel S.
Bacon. Josiah
Benton, Austin W.
Brett, Zenas F.
Brownell, William C.
Bursley, Ira
Burdett, Horatio S.
Candler, John W.
Chace, Reuben A.
Cobb, Albert A.
Coolidge, David S.
Coolidge, William D.
Corey, Timothy
Cousens, Oliver
Craft, George
Dane, Edward 8.
Dane, John H.
Dearborn, William
Denney, Francis P.
Dwight, Daniel A.
Eager, Moses B.
Fay, Harrison
Ferris, Mortimer C.
Fisher, Horace N.
Getchell, Isaiah S.
Attest ;
Brookline, Mass., March 5th, 1868.
Goldsmith, George W.
Hall, William F.
James, Horace
Jones, Moses
Kenrick, Alfred, Jr.
Kirby, Charles K.
Lincoln, William
Lyman, Theodore
Fhilbrick, Edward S.
Putraan, Joshua H. •
Quimby, Thomas C.
Rogers, John K.
Seaverns, Thomas
Scudder, Charles W.
Shedd, Abraham B.
Stearns, Charles H.
Stearns, William
Tileston, Edward G.
Townsend, John
Warren, Willard
Wason, Elbridge
Weld, William G.
Williams, Howard S.
Winsor, Alfred, Jr.
Withington, Moses
Withington, Otis
B. F. Bakeh, lown Clerk.
348 Brookline Toum Records.
Fifth Article taken up :
To see if the town will purchase land lying between the town's land
recently purchased and Washington street.
On motion of George F. Homer, Esq., it was —
Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to purchase, for
the uses of the town, the land of John Gibbs, upon Washing-
ton street, amounting to about nineteen thousand square
feet, and a part of land belonging to Collins and Chase,
measuring about fifty feet, on Washington street, and that
the sum of seven thousand dollars be appropriated for this
purpose.
Voted, That said amount be raised by taxation the present
year.
Voted, That the Trustees of the Public Library are hereby
authorized to erect the library building upon any part of the
land owned by the town between Washington, School, and
Prospect streets.
Sixth Article taken up, and on motion —
Voted, To refer the Sixth Article to the Selectmen, to
report thereon at the adjourned meeting.
Seventh Article taken up, and after some remarks thereon.
Voted, To refer the Seventh Article to the Selectmen, to
report thereon at the adjourned meeting.
Eighth Article taken up :
To see if the town Avill raise and appropriate money to purchase a
clock for the use of the town, to be placed in the tower of the Baptist
meeting-house, on Harvard street.
Voted, That the Selectmen purchase a good tower-clock,
and place it in the tower of the Baptist Church, on Harvard
street.
Voted, That the sum of six hundred dollars be raised and
appropriated for the purchase of said clock.
Ninth Article taken up :
To see if the town Avill have the bell rung at six instead of nine o'clock
in the evening.
Voted, To not ring the bell at six o'clock.
Annual Meeting, March 23, 1868. 349
Tenth Article taken up, and on motion —
Voted, To refer the Tenth Article to the Selectmen, to
report thereon at the adjourned meeting.
Eleventh Article taken up, and on motion —
Voted, To refer the Eleventh Article to the Selectmen, to
report at the adjourned meeting.
On motion of Edward Atkinson, Esq., it was —
Voted, That the School Committee be authorized to spend
such portion of the appropriation made for the support of
schools as they see tit for the purpose of teaching sewing in
the schools, as recommended in their report.
Twelfth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to
defray tlie expenses of tlie town for tlie ensniug year.
The meeting then voted to raise and appropriate the fol-
lowing sums for the expenses of the town for the current
year, to wit :
Appropriations for 1868.
For support of schools .$25,000 00
support of poor 900 00
support of higliways 9,000 00
improvements on Beacon street 1,500 00
sidewalks 1,500 00
improvements on Washington and Walnut streets . . 1,700 00
sewer in village ........ 7,500 00
mailing Pond avenue ....... 2,500 00
fire department 1,000 00
county tax 9,000 00
state tax 21,700 00
collecting taxes 1,000 00
abatement of taxes ........ 1,500 00
discount on taxes 5,500 00
extinction of town debt 10,700 00
interest on town debt . . . . . , . . 4,800 00
repairs on town buildings 1,500 00
ringing bell 150 00
lighting town buildings and streets .... 4,000 00
town officers 3^,500 00
cemetery 100 00
library 1,000 00
police 2,000 00
use of board of health 200 00
state aid 1,500 00
purchasing land and erecting a school-house. South
district 12,000 00
contingencies 3,500 00
purchasing land on Washington street .... 7,000 00
purchasing a town clock ....... 600 00
350 BrooTcUne Tovm Records.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourn it be to meet in
this place in two weeks from Wednesday next, April the
eighth, inst., at half-past seven of the clock in the evening.
Voted, That the Town Clerk give notice of said meeting
by having printed notices of the same posted up.
Adjourned.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk,
J 11 pui\suance of the laws of this Commonwealth, the Town
Clerk forthwith made out his warrant and delivered it to
Constable J. P. Sanborn, requiring him forthwith, within
three days from the date of said warrant, to summon all
officers chosen and not qualified for their several offices, to
appear before the ToAvn Clerk within three days and seven
days from the date of said warrant, to be (jualitied for their
several offices, to be sworn where an oath is required by
law, or to signify their acceptance or refusal of the office
to which they had been elected, where an oath is not required.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, March 30th, 1868.
Personally appeared the following-named persons and
were sworn at the time set against their names, or signified
their acceptance or refusal of the office to which they had
been chosen, viz. :
. . ( Marshal Stearns, sworn March 20th, 1868.
Asses>,ois. I r|,jj^j,j.^g g j^j^jj^ SAVorn March 2(;th, 1868.
Fence Viewer. Clark L. Haynes, sworn March 2f)th, ISfis.
' Eben Morse, sworn March 28tli, 18G8.
F. Henry Corey, sworn March 2r)th, 1868.
Constables. - John Dustin, sworn March 28th, 1868.
William B. Chaplin, sworn March 26th. 1808.
Wni. J. Hyde, declined Marcli 27th, 1868.
„. , , T^ . f Samuel Townsend. Jr., sworn March 20th, 1868.
tiela Drivers. ^ ,~,, , r t> ai i o,...i lo^o
L Charles L. Perry, sworn Mai'ch 2 .th, 1868.
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 8, 1868. 351
Surveyor of Lumber. William D. Coolidge, sworn March 28th, 1868.
r Jonathan P. Sanborn, sworn March 24th, 1868.
Truant Officers. \ Ehen W. Reed, sworn March 27th, 1868.
(John H. Grush, sworn March 27th, 1868.
Pound Keeper. Eben W. Reed, sworn March 27th, 1868.
School Committee ( George P. Wesselhieft, accepted March 26th, 1868.
for three ijears. \ Rev. Francis Wharton, accepted April -Ith, 1868.
School Committee for one year. John Rnggles. accepted March 26, 1868.
Trustee of Public Library f John C. Abbott,
for 'three years. \ accepted March 28th, 1868.
(George E. Hersey, accepted April 4th, 1868.
Edward G. Tileston, accepted March 28th, 1868.
Robert S. Littell, accepted March 26th, 1868.
„. „, , f Henry M. Hall, accepted March 28th, 1868.
J^tre naras. | Millard Y. Gross, accepted March 28th, 1868.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Clerk.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 8, 1868.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on Wednesday,
the eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-eight, and were called to order at half-
past seven o'clock in the evening, the Moderator, William I.
Bowditch, in the chair.
The meeting then proceeded to till the vacancies existing
among the various town officers, occasioned by reason of the
•non-acceptance or non-qualitication of those chosen at the last
annual town meeting.
Voted, That the number of Constables for the ensuing
year be ten instead of twelve as voted at the last meeting.
Voted, That the number of Field Drivers for the ensuing
year be tive, that number having qualified themselves for the
duties of the office.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to appoint the
various officers to fill existing vacancies.
The Selectmen then presented their reports on the several
articles referred to them at the annual meeting, to wit :
352 Brookline Town Records.
REPORT.
The Selectmen, to whom -were referred various articles in the warrant
calling the annual town meeting held March 23d, A.D. 18G8, would respect-
fully report on the same as follows, to wit :
Article Seventh. The Selectmen recommend the making of Clj'de street
as laid out by the County Commissioners, and that the sum of (.$1,500)
one thousand Ave hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, To accept and allow said report.
Article Eifjhth. The Selectmen have contracted with the Howard Watch
and Clock Company of Boston for one of their best tower clocks, the
same to be placed in the tower of tlie Baptist Church on Harvard street,
at the cost of the appropriation.
Voted, To accept the report on Eighth Article.
Article Tenth. The Selectmen recommend the jiurchase of a cari-iage
and five hundred feet of hose, to be located near the junction of Wash-
ington and Walnut streets, and that the sum of (.$1,400) one thousand
four hundred dollars be appropriated therefor.
Voted, To accept and allow said report.
Article Eleventh. The Selectmen would recommend the making of a
reservoir at the junction of Washington and Cypress streets, and that the
sum of (.SI, 200) one thousand two hundred dollars be appropriated
therefor.
Voted, To accept and allow said report.
The Sixth Article was then taken up :
To see Avhat action the town will take in relation to purchasing land
for a cemetery.
The Selectmen offered the following report and votes, to
wit :
REPORT.
The Selectmen would recommend to the town to purchase thirty acres
more or less of the Babcock estate on Harvard street, at a cost of twelve
hundred and fifty dollars an acre, and oft'er the following votes, viz. :
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to purchase thirty acres more
or less of the Babcock estate on Harvard street, at a cost not exceeding
twelve hundred and fifty dollars an acre.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer is authorized to borrow, under the
direction of the Selectmen, the sum of forty thousand dollars for the
purchase of said land, giving the note or notes of the town therefor,
countersigned by the Selectmen, in such sums and at such times as may
be called for and directed by said Board of Selectmen.
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 8, 1868. 353
After considering- and discussing the subject fully, and
doubts being expressed that the said estate, if purchased for
a cemetery, could not be used or changed to other purposes,
the vote that the Selectmen be authorized to purchase thirty
acres more or less of the Babcock estate on Harvard street,
at a cost not exceeding twelve hundred and fift}^ dollars per
acre, was then put on its passage, when it was —
Voted, Not to purchase the land as recommended.
On motion of E. I. Thomas, it was —
Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the chair
to take into consideration the expediency of purchasing the
estate recommended, and also other lots in other parts of the
town if there are any suitable for gravel pits for the use of
the town on the roads, and report thereon at a future meeting.
The Moderator appointed the five Selectmen to comprise
said committee.
Voted, That the sum of one thousand dollars be appropri-
ated to make Harvard street, as widened by the County
Commissioners,
Voted, That a committee of ten be appointed by the chair
to consider the subject of purchasing land for a cemetery,
and to report to a meeting to be called to act thereon.
The Moderator appointed the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee, to wit : Edward Atkinson, Gen.
James S. Whitney, Alanson W. Beard, Edward I. Thomas,
J. Elliot Cabot, James Bartlett, Thomas Parsons, William
J. Griggs, Edward S. Philbrick, Horace James.
Voted, That a discount of five per cent be allowed to all
taxes paid on or before the first day of October, provided
that no discount be allowed on a fractional part of a dollar.
Voted, That the various appropriations made by the town,
including those for the purpose of making and repairing
highways and townways, be assessed, after deducting the
amount in the treasury and the probable receipts for the
ensuing year, amounting to the sum of
dollars, upon the polls, and estates, real and personal, of the
inhabitants, resident and non-resident, of the town, and col-
lected as the town charges are usually charged and collected.
Adjourned. Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
354 Brookline Toivn Records.
SPECIAL MEETING, MAY 5, 1868.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of tJie ConMahles of the Toum of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the fifth day of
May next, at half past seven o'clock in the evening, for the
following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmeu in relation
to purchasing land for gravel.
Third. To see if the town Avill accept and allow a new townwaj' as
laid out by the Selectmen on and over St. Paul and a part of Francis
streets, so called.
Fourth. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell land
belonging to the town.
Fifth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be neces-
sary for the foregoing purposes.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four day.s at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight.
James Bartlett,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Horace James,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
special Meeting, May 5, 1868. 355
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, April 30th, 1868.
By virtue of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the
day of said meeting.
J. H. Grush,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday, the fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and were called to
order by the Town Clerk, at a quarter to eight of the clock
in the evening.
The Town Clerk then proceeded to read the warrant of
the Selectmen calling said meeting and the return thereon of
the officer who warned it, and called upon the meeting to
proceed to elect a Moderator under the provisions of the
First Article in said warrant.
Voted, To choose a Moderator by nomination.
The meeting then nominated and chose for Moderator
William I. Bowditch, who took the chair.
Second Article taken up :
To hear and act upon the report of the Selectmen in relation to pur-
chasing land for gravel.
The Selectmen reported, verbally, that they had investi-
gated the subject since the adjourned meeting, in April last,
had examined various lots, and had embodied the result in
the form of the following votes, which they would offer to
the meeting for their consideration.
The following votes were then presented by the Selectmen,
which, after being fully discussed, were passed, to wit :
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to purchase, on
behalf of the town, about thirty acres of land, more or less,
on the northerly side of the Babcock farm, so called, on the
northeasterly side of Harvard street, at a price not exceeding-
thirteen hundred dollars per acre.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to sell such por-
tion of said lands as they may think for the interests of the
town, during the coming twelve months.
356 Brookline Town Records.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to sell the stone
school-house and the land belonging to the same, on Walnut
street, when the}^ think it for the advantage of the town so
to do, with the advice and consent of the School Committee.
Third Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow a ncAv townway as laid out by
the Selectmen on and over St. Paul and a part of Francis streets, so
called.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the
laying out of said way, to wit :
LAYING OUT ST. PAUL STREET AND A PART OF FRANCIS
STREET AS TOWNWAYS.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all persons, interests, and corporations, known to them, of their inten-
tion to lay out as townw ays the private ways known as St. Paul street
and Francis street, leading from Aspinwall avenue to Kent street, so
called, did, in pursuance of said notice, meet at their office in the Town
Hall, on Tuesday, the twenty-first day of April, eighteen hundred and
sixty-eight, at five o'clock in the afternoon, and all parties and interests
having been heard and examined in relation thereto, they proceeded to
examine said route and lay out said ways as townways, to be known as
St. Paul street and Francis street, as follows, describing said streets by
their side lines, to wit :
Description of the westerly line of St. Paul street and the northly line
of Francis street : Beginning on the northerly line of Aspinwall avenue
at a stone bound opposite a point on the middle line of said avenue,
measuring 68.24 feet towards Harvard street from a stone bound
making the first angle of said avenue; thence running 121.79 feet on a
line diverging to the left 4° 26' 46" from the line of said Aspinwall
avenue ; thence turning to the right 4° 40' 37" and running 1G5.94 feet
to a triangular point ; thence turning to the left by a curve of 165 feet
radius and running 94.05 feet to a tangent point ; thence on a tangent
line 657.15 feet to a point in line with the northerly side of Francis
street; thence turning to the right 81° 56' 46" and running 706.97 to a
l)oint in line with the w^esterly side of Toxteth street, as more particu-
larly shown on a plan made by J. Herbert Shedd, and filed in the Town
Clerk's office April 24th, 1868.
The easterly line of St. Paul street and southerly line of Francis street
are to be forty feet from and parallel to the above-described lines, except
at the junction of the two streets, where the lines are to be joined by a
curve of forty feet radius.
The location of said way is in accordance with a plan and profile of the
same as made by J. Herbert Shedd, civil engineer, and dated April 24,
A. D. 1868, and filed in the office of the Tow^n Clerk and accepted and
allowed by the Selectmen on the same day.
Special Meeting, May 5, 1868. 357
In consideration of tlie benefits to tlie abutters on said ways, tlie
Selectmen liave made no awards for damages. There being no fences,
trees or walls to be moved from said ways, the same are to be entered
upon by the town at once.
And said ways so laid out, located, and described, are hereby reported
to the town for their acceptance, and when so accepted and allowed and
recorded, are forever to be known as public townways by the names of
St. Paul street and Francis street.
Respectfully submitted,
James Bartlett,
Thomas Parsun.s,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Phllbrick,
Brookline, Mass., May 5th, 1868. Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report of the
Selectmen on St. Paul and Francis streets.
Fourth Article taken up :
To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell land belonging
to the town.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to sell the stone
school-house and land belonging to the same on Walnut street
when they think it for the advantage of the town so to do
with the advice and consent of the School Committee.
Voted, That the Selectmen have full power to arrange
with those who subscribed for the purchase of the lot of land
on the corner of Cypress street and Cypress place, and to
sell the same ; and that the money received from the sale of
said lot be appropriated to grade the land in the vicinity of
the school-houses and Library on Prospect street and Wash-
ington street.
Fifth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for
the foregoing purposes.
Voted, That the sum of forty thousand dollars be appro-
priated for the purpose of purchasing land of the Babcock
estate aforesaid, and that the Treasurer be authorized to
borrow said sum on note or notes of the town to meet said
purchase.
Adjourned. Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
358
BrooTdine Town Records.
List of Persons liable t(> do Military Duty, found by the
Assessors iv llrookline May 1st, 1868.
James Leaden
John Leaden
William J. Ballerseu
Charles E. Davis
Samuel D. Fox
Lebann Goodwin
Elliot D. Tompkins
Robert Murray
Henry A. Green
John H. Dane
Joseph Azanan
John D. Bryant
Henry E. Potter
Thomas B. Hall
Fred Almy, Jr.
Frank W. Lawrence
Charles K. Kirby
Samuel S. Allen
Edward S. Grew
Francis G. Faxon
Albert Webster
Albert Webster, Jr.
John N. Chapman
Charles E. Bruce
Henry L. Strout
Albert N. Rogers
Thomas Salmon
J. S. C. Green, Jr.
Henry Young
Bridgham
Alonzo Farrar
James J. Storrow
Samuel D. Bush
Jeffres Bush
Warren H. Gilson
George L. Dyer
L Lewis Brackett
Henry R. Daniels
Kichai-d Soule, Jr.
John G. Stearns, Jr.
Joseph Ueed
Daniel W. Ford
Daniel C. Stevens
Richard H. Grogan
Willard E. Halladay
John E. Blaisdell
Robert Amory
Copley Amory
Isaac H. Sears
Daniel W. Rogers
John Iv. Rogers
Edward S. Dane
William Chadbourn
Cyrus P. Green
Edward W. Green
Andrew F. Marsh
George T. Angell
Enos J. Stone
Charles U. Cotting
Michael Drury
John Sullivan
Michael Lemist
George L. Richardson
Wm. S. Dexter
William A. Bangs
Henry P. Fox
John Keegaii
Albert H. Bird
Zenas F. Brett
Henry Mason
John S. Shepherd
Wm. D. Coolidge
John English
Henry E. Pierce
Edward Doane
Edward J. Brown
George Brooks
George Wesselhoeft
John Aspinwall
Arthur Kemp
Gniessud Solgs
John Barnes
Militia List, 1868.
359
Henry M. Whitney
Charles H. Stearns
William Stearns
Arthur T. Thayer
Frank T. Low
Charles A. Howard
Geo. F. Dearborn
Alanson W. Beard
James Pike
Henry S. Coolidge
Osborn Fisher
Frederick Fisher
Jesse Hastings
Charles E. Beard
George A. Slack
Samuel R. Crocker
John B. Klenck
John D. Runkle
George P. Bones
Warren G. Currier
Frank H. Bacon
Charles E. Mecum
Charles H. Hammond
Charles Baker
James Sinclair
Joseph Theobold
Wm. Davis
Charles Berry
Peter Johnson
George Batken
Levi L. Whitney
N. F. Marcyes
George Mason
P. H. Tyler
Chas. Baker
Chas. Jacobs
David Phillips
Stephen Leigh
David Philips
James Roouey
John Thompson
Patrick Dillon
John McAndrews
James DriscoU, Jr.
Michael DriscoU
Chas. B. Macausland
Lee Dale
Ginery T. Davis
Albert H. Moore
Charles Johnson
Daniel Murray
Henry Abby
Edward Abby
Sylvester Burleigh
John McNutty
James E. Houlihan
Thos. S. Pettengill
John Koch
David H. Daniels
John H. Moore
Alfred Taylor
George A. Slack
Charles A. Heyer
Frank F. Seamans
Frank W. Hackell
Lemuel Kingsbury
Benjamin Manning
James W. Edgerly
Henry 0. Andrews
Edward N. Sweet
John F. Phillips
Charles Head
William Stearns
Edward L. Floyd
Thomas Murphy
Samuel K. Crowell
Horace S. Crowell
Arthur K. Fay
Clement K. Fay
Edward F. Howe
Joseph H. Wellman
A. E. Bachelder
Amos L. Wood
Robert S. Littell
Albert Cushman
Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
Oliver H. Hay
Edward G. Tileston
George W. Carnes
Henry S. Chase
Thomas G. Hunt
J. Thomas Waterman
Asa B. Pulsifer
F. Henry Corey
James Bartlett, Jr.
Willard Warren
Albert G. Baxter, Jr.
Sidney R. Baxter
360
Brookline Toion Records.
Oliver Couseus
Alonzo BoAvman
Charles H. Draper
Charles H. James
Philip S. Allen
Bradford Kingman
Willard A. Goodwin
A. Jewell Goodwin
Addison Richards
Peter W. Pierce
Ashael G. Mathews
George D. Smith
Henry B. Eager
Charles P. Trowbridge
David Damon
Moses Eastman
Carl Schraubstadter
Charles W. Bachelder
Edwin Wadsworth
Henry G. Seaverns
David T. Kenrick
Benjamin W. Hobart
Hen ben A. Chace
Timothy Corey
John C. Pnlsifer
Nathaniel Conant
Charles W. Sabiu
Francis L. Skinner
Wm. P. Woodbury, Jr.
Jesse F. Houghton
Frank Fitz
T. Eustis Francis
George Winchester
Joshua IT. Putman
George P. Davis
James M. Seamans
Henry G. Fay
Charles Hasson
Henry Collins
John P. Bliss
George W. Bird
Leonard ^lecum
Henry M. Hall
Nicholas Watson
James H. Harris
Alphonso Cess
Dennis O'Connor
John Cook
Martin Mansfield
Thomas Turner
Thomas B. Griggs
Arthur W. Blake
William E. Lincoln
Augustus Kreissman
Roswell S. Winsor
John Murphy
Rupert Weinstein
Horace James
Charles T. Plimpton
George E. Bogman
Asa W. Armington
William Heath
George F. Palmer
Martin Kingman
Michael Griffin
Samuel D. Edwards
Alfred A. Cheney
Elias Gallup
Fergus B. Turner
Edwin Clark
Freeman C. Sherman
Michael Mahan
James ^Lilian
James Darragh
Alexander McCrackeu
Frank E. Parker
James Kenj'on
Alpheus Snow
Joseph CraAvshaw
John H. Lang
Patrick Lalley
Patrick H. Cusick
Benj. F. Baxter
Murray Tilton
Willard H. Robinson
William H. Bellows
Wm. Henry Barnard
Frederick Barnard
Charles Chase
Osavius Verney
George F. Johnson
John J. Reed
James B. Dana
John McNamara
Peter Keiser
Wm. Cowan
James Wiart
Charles Whitney
John \l. Whitney
Edward Bogan
Militia List, 1868.
361
Michael Scotch
Edward S. Perry
Dwight H. Leonard
Charles L. Perry
Thomas McDonald
Jeremiah Sullivan
Michael Doyle
John Borland
Malachi Spillman
Michael O'Herne
Michael Flanuigan
John Murray
Patrick McMarrara
John Coughlan
James Hayes
Cornelius O'Herne
Michael Lynch
Thomas Muldowney
Michael Curtin
Daniel D. Adams
Henry Wethern
Daniel W. Phelps
Ira D. Stubbs
Francis H. Mackintosh
Royal Mackintosh, Jr.
Charles C. Milley
George Harvey
Richard H. Gilson
Charles H. Murdough
Jolm H. Libby
Thomas Longley
Joshua Little
Thomas G. Bryant, Jr.
Peleg Aborn
Henry Blauey
Samuel Stuart
Hugh Stuart
Lewis Clark
Thomas C Clark
Charles Clark
Joseph J. Perkins
Alfred Elsey
John Wiggins
Frank Haven
John A. Willard
Francis Wetherbee
Francis R. Sawins
George A. Mudge
Stephen A. Love joy
Dennis McNamara
William Finney
James Rotch
Edgar B. Crosby
Benj. F. Wetherbee
Patrick W. Bowen
George Stitt
Adam Halfenstine
Charles B. Brockway
Mellen C. Hight
HoUis Gerry
Henry C. Gilbert
James H. Beals
Bartho. Conners
John J. P. McCarty
John B. Turner
Joseph Langley
Arthur Sweetser
Edward W. Woodward
George W. Bangs
Jacob P. Palmer
William H. Warren
Horatio S. Burdett
William F. Hall
Francis J. Nash
H. Lincoln Chase
George E. Lyford
Charles B. Wood
George E. Hersey
Henry Sampson
Augustus de Peyster
Charles D. Brooks
James H. Bowditch
Michael L. Lynch
Howard S. Williams
Daniel W. Wise
Daniel I. Thorne
James G. Porter
Jacob Bushwell
George Morrisson
Thos. J. Trull
Orrin Danforth
Jabez Libby
Whitcomb
James Douglas
Thomas E. Lanmann
John Taylor
John Egan
Arthur Williams
362
Broohline Town Records.
George Pope
Edward W. Pope
Andrew J. Harrington
William (). Churchill
John E. Horr
George M. Mellen
Isaiah S. Getchell
Moses Tompsou
Frank T. DAvinnell
Charles O. Foster
William F. Hall
Morris Hickey
Henry H. AVithingtou
Patrick Murphey
John Foord
John Hiissey
Joseph Fernald
John lluggles
Addison Farnum
Lewis Young
Horace N. Fisher
John H. Fisher
James Geddes
Edward P. Kennard
Thomas Jordan
George Hancock
F. Gilbert Stearns
John Meany
James Kelly
Michael Condry
Thomas Bowen
James Hayes
William Devine
Patrick Dwyer
Lawrence Kelly
Burton W. Neal
Edward I. Thomas
James A. Laighton
Patrick Fahey
Francis Mealy
James Breman
Patrick Mead
Moses Jones
Thomas K. Shewell
George M. Edmond
Adan Waldo
Thomas S. Ritchie
John Ritchie
Andrew Ritchie
Joseph Oliver
Stanton D. Loring
Joseph Carlysle
Levi Doran
Patrick Burns
Michael Miskell
Benjamin Hill
George G. Dawes
Augustine Shurtleff
Richard S. Fay
Charles F. Webber
Jeremiah Means
Michael Whealau
Andrew J. Cusick
Thomas Morrissou
Patrick Fitzgibbons
Thomas McMahau
Owen Geary
Richard Hills
Edward Fillebrown
James G. Mungovan
Thomas Staftbrd
Thomas Kratty
Michael Barrett
George P. liichardson
Joseph Madore
Patrick Reiley
Florance Sullivan
Samuel Beal
Caleb Beal
Phillip P. Connelly
Thomas Quinlan, Jr.
Phillip Dufley
Timothy Allen
George T. Defries
Freeland Dunn
Wm. W. Stevenson
Thomas Bond
Thomas Edward Bond
Samuel Haskell
Willard Y. Gross
Edward Stees
George E. Nelson
Leonard Locke
Frederick Amory
William Butler
Charles M. Atkinson
Henry Collins
Francis A. White
Maurice Goddard
Militia List, 1868.
363
Charles H. Heath
Edward Atkinson
David Ring
Francis Cabot
Augustus Lowell
Theodore Lyman
Isaac Beals
Thomas Townsend
George H. Townsend
John Sherriff
Moses Chadborn
George G. Chadborn
John A. Chadborn
Cyrus D. Curtis
Sydney Heath
Terrance McGuire
Michael A. Brown.
John Fitzgerald
Thomas Maloney
Lewis Cabot
Thomas :Miskill
William Davidson
Moses M. Judkins
Moses Williams, Jr.
Cyrus M. Warren
John Mclnerny
Abel W. Kingman
Edward S. Philbrick
Henry W. Deane
Samuel J. M. Clark
Charles Foster
Marshall Russell
Frederick Farnum
Geoi'ge Woodward
Cyrus W. Ruggles
John H. Wright
Eben Wright
Michael Downes
Benj. H. Crosby
George W. Funk
James H. Kelly
Albert Heyward
Austin Phelps
George M. Wetherbee
J. Matthias Moore
J. Warner Roberts
Roscoe A. Cobb
Thomas S. Brown
William S. Brown
James M. Codman
George H. CoAvan
Francis A. Jewett
William L. Taft
George W. Merritt
Nathaniel G. Chapin
John A. Sargent
Lewis Perrin
Henry Rollins
William H. Bird
Frederick E. Bird
William B. Bird
Rufus K. Wood
Albert A. Cobb
Alfred Winsor, Jr.
Walstein R. Chester
John Burbank
Edward L. Stoddard
C. E. Cochran
Lindsay Howe
Fred A. Searle
John P. Farnum
Charles F. Houghton
Mears Orcutt
John S. Paige
Albert S. Paige
David Hobart
Thomas A. Wethern
Aaron Whitney
Charles Storrow
Michael W. Quinlan
John W. Candler
William Wright
Henry D. Todd
Joshua Crane
Artemas S. Jones
David J. O'Connell
James Quinn
John Mealy
Henry Weriser
Stephen G. Train
Lyman B. Brooks
Amory Rowe
William S. Cutler
Herbert D. Cutler
Frank C. Richards
John Fallen
Edward W. Hooper
Daniel A. Dwight
364
Brookline Town Records.
James S. Browu
William A. Sheplay
John Ford
John AVilson
John Lassy
Charles Dwight
William G. Weld
John Walton
Henry Challin
George W. Weld
William Noonan
J. Elliot Cabot
Xanthus Goodnough
George W. Goodnongh
Horace P. Richardson
Charles Bessey
John Lawler
Levi W. Hastings
Daniel Murray
David J. Harmon
Chapman Dwight
Charles Lynd
Hamilton Watson
Lewis S. Price
Charles P. Gardiner
Albert H. Sanderson
William H. Whitney
Charles Langley
Edwin D. Smith
Francis E. Bacon
Arthur C. Quimby
Warren Thompson
Augustus Byrne
Walter Hussey
Francis P. Denney
John C. Woodvsard
James Baker
Joseph G. Homer
Albert Cliftbrd
Thomas B. Hall,
Austin W. Benton,
Assessors of Brookline-
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 3, 1868.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss. ■
To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of" the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, j^ou
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the third day of
November next, it l)eing the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in said month, at eleven of the clock in the fore-
noon, at which time and place the polls will be opened and
General Election^ November 3, 1868. 365
kept open until thirty minutes past four of the clock, during
which time they will be required to give in their votes to
the Selectmen for the following National, State and County
officers, to wit :
For twelve Electors of President and Vice-President of
the United States, each vote for such elector to contain the
name of at least one inhabitant of each Congressional District
of this Commonwealth ; a Representative to Congress for
the Third Congressional District, Governor, Lieutenant-
Governor, Councillor for Councillor District Number Three,
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and Receiver-
General, Auditor, Attorney-General, Senator for the First
Norfolk Senatorial District, Representative to the General
Court for the Fifteenth Norfolk District, one County Com-
missioner, two Special County Commissioners, Register of
Probate and Insolvency, three Commissioners of Insolvency,
District- Attorney, and a Sheriff for the County of Norfolk,
— all to be voted for on one ticket.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, four days at least before the day of
said meeting;.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
nineteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-eight.
James Bartlett,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Horace James,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, Mass., October 2Stli, 1868.
By virtue of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal '
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the day
of election.
J. B. Sanborn,
Constable.
366 Brookline Town Records.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the legal voters of
the town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday, the third day of November, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundied and sixty-eight, and were called to order
at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, by James Bartlett, Esq.,
chairman of the Board of Selectmen, and the Town Clerk
read the warrant calling said meeting and the Constable's
return thereon.
In conformity with said warrant, the polls were declared
open for the reception of votes for the various offices therein
designated, and they were kept open until thirty minutes
past four of the clock, when, after due notice given by the
chairman of the Selectmen and an opportunity given for all
to vote who had not voted and desired so to do, they were
declared ch)sed.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes so oiven in, and the whole number was
seven hundred and seventy-six, and the whole number were
sorted, counted, and declaration thereof made in open town
meeting, as required by law, and were for the following
persons and officers, to wit :
For Electors at Large : Seven hundred and sixty-seven.
David Sears, of Boston, had five hundred and twenty-six.
Joliu H. Clitl'ord, of New Bedford, had five hundred and twenty-six.
Josiah G. Abbott, of Boston, had two hundred and forty-one.
John R. Brig.^s, of Sheffield, had two hundred and forty-one.
For Electors: Seven hundred and sixty-seven.
District Number One :
Richard L. Pease, of Edgartown, had live hundred and twenty-six.
Isaiah T. Jones, of Sandwich, had two hundred and forty-one.
District Number Two :
William Mason, of Taunton, had five hundred and twenty-six.
Samuel B. Thaxter, of Abington, had two hundred and forty-one.
District Number Three :
William Whiting, of Boston, had five hundred and twenty-six.
James M. Keith, of Boston, had two hundred and forty-one.
District Number Four :
Frank B. Fay, of Chelsea, had five hundred and twenty-six.
Edwin C. Barnes, of Chelsea, had two hundred and forty-one.
General Election, November 3, 1868. 367
District Number Five :•
James M. Buffum, of Lyun, had five liundred and twenty-six.
Jonathan Naysou, of Amesbury, had two hundred and forty-one.
District Number Six :
George Cogswell, of Bradford, had five hundred and twenty-six.
John K. Tarl)ox, of Lawrence, had two hundred and forty-one.
District Number Seven :
J. Wiley Edmands, of Newton, had five hundred and twenty-six.
William F. Salmon, of Lowell, had two hundred and forty-one.
District Number Eight :
Paul Whitin of Northbridge, had five hundred and twenty-six.
Levi Barker, of Worcester, had two hundred and forty-one.
District Number Nine :
Charles A. Stevens, of Ware, had five hundred and twenty-six.
J. Otis Hale, of Hubbardston, two hundred and forty-one.
District Number Ten :
Milton B. Whitney, of Westfleld, had five hundred and twenty-six.
Henry W. Bishop, of Lenox, had two hundred and forty-one.
Eepresentative to Cnufircss for the Third Conyrcssional District: Seven
hundred and seventy.
Ginery Twitchell, of Brookline, had five hundred and twenty-six.
Edwin C. Bailey, of Boston, had two hundred and forty-four.
For Governor: Seven hundred and seventy-four.
AVilliam Claflin, of Newton, had five hundred and nineteen.
John Qnincy Adams, of Quincy, had two hundred and fifty-five.
For Lieutenant-Governor : Seven hundred and seventy-four.
Joseph Tucker, of Lenox, had five hundred and twenty-two.
Keubeu Noble, of Westfield had two hundred and fifty-two.
For Councillor, District Number Three : Seven hundred and fifty-five.
Thomas Kice, of Newton, five hundred and fifty-five.
Seth Adams, of Newton, two hundred.
For Secretary of the Commonwealth : Seven hundred and seventy-four.
Oliver Warner, of Northampton, had five hundred and twenty-nine.
Charles Bimblecorn, of Barre, had two hundred and fifty.
For Treasurer and Beceiver-General : Seven hundred and seventy-four.
Jacob H. Loud, of Plymouth, had five hundred and twenty-four.
Harvy Adams, of Adams, had two hundred and fifty.
For Auditor : Seven hundred and seventy.
Henry S. Briggs, of Pittsfield, five hundred and twenty.
Arthur F. Devereux, of Roxbury, two hundred and fifty.
368 Brookline Town Records.
For Attorney-General : Seven hundred and seventy-one.
Charles Allen, of Greenfield, five hundred and twentj--t-\vo.
William C. Endicott, of Saleiu, two hundred and fifty.
For Senator for First Norfolk District: Seven hundred and sixty.
George H. Munroe, of Boston, five hundred and nineteen.
William Gaston, of Boston, two hundred and fifty.
For County Commissioner : Seven hundred and seveuty-thi'ee.
David H. Bates, of Braintree, five hundred and twenty -three.
Jacob F. Eaton, of Quincy, two hundred and fifty.
For two Special Commissioners : Seven hundred and fifty -nine.
Amos H. Holbrook, of Bellingham, five hundred and twenty-three.
Galen Orr, of Xeedham, five hundred and twenty-three.
Samuel E. Pond, of Dedham, two hundred and forty-six.
Robert Vose, of Dorchester, two hundred and forty-six.
For liegister of Probate and Insolvency : Seven hundred and seventy-six.
Jonathan Cobb, of Dedham, had seven hundred and seventy-six.
For Commissioners of Insolvency : Seven hundred and seventy-three.
William E. Jewell, of Randolph, had five hundred and twenty-two.
Frederick D. Ely, of Dedham, had five hundred and twenty-two.
Thomas F. Temple, of Dorchester, had five hundred and twenty-two.
C. J. Randall, of Wrentham, had two hundred and fifty.
Oliver Hall, of Dorchester, had two hundred and fifty.
G. E. Craig, of Walpole, had two hundred and fifty.
For District- Attorney ; Seven hundred and seventy-three.
Edward L. Pierce, of Milton, had five hundred and twenty-three.
Perez Simmons, of Hanover, had two hundred and fifty.
For Sheriff: Seven hundred and seventy-three.
John W. Thomas, of Dedham, had five hundred and twenty -three.
J. Freeman Ellis, of Stoughton, had two hundred and fifty.
For Representative to the General Court, Fifteenth District :
Seven hundred and seventy-one.
Thomas Parsons, of Brookline, had three hundred and seventy-four.
Abijah W. Goddard, of Brookline, had three hundred and ninety-seven,
and Avas declared elected to the next General Court of Massachusetts.
In votitio- the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to vote until his name had been found on the list
and checked.
The business of the meeting being all completed, the
returns were filled up, signed by the Selectmen and counter-
special Meeting, November 19, 1868. 369
signed by the Town Clerk, and sealed up in open town
meeting, as is required by law, and were delivered to the
Town Clerk to forward to their several places of destination .
The meeting was then declared dissolved, by James Bart-
lett, Esq., chairman of the Selectmen.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk,
SPECIAL MEETING, NOVEMBER 19, 1868.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Broohline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Thursday, the nineteenth
day of November, current, at half-past three of the clock in
the afternoon, for the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To see if the town will accept the highways as laid out by the
Selectmen, over so much of the Mill Dam road and the roads and bridges
heretofore connected therewith in toll franchise as lies within the town
of Brookline, the said roads being laid out by the authority of Chapter
two hundred and ninety-one of the Acts of 1868, being au Act entitled,
"An Act concerning the Mill Dam road and the roads connected there-
with belonging to the Commonwealth," a full description of the location
and bounds of said roads and plans thereof having been duly filed and
recorded.
Third. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Sections 2
and 3 of said Chapter 291 of the Acts of 1868, so far as the same are
applicable to the town of Brookline.
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370 Brookline Town Records.
Fourth. To see if the town will accept and allow Avon street, so
called, as laid out and located b}- the Selectmen as a townway.
Fifth. To see Avhat action the town will take in relation to the
improvement of Beacon street between Winchester and Kent streets.
Sixth. To raise and appropriate sucli sums of money as may be neces-
sary for the foregoing purposes.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four da^'s at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
seventh day of November, in the je&v of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
James Baktlett,
Thomas Parsons,
Willi Ai\r J. Gkiggs,
Horace James,
ISelectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Buooklixk, November Uth, 1868.
By virtue of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the qualified
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes within named, by leavina; a printed copy of the same at their
last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the day of
said meeting.
.John Dustin,
Contitahle.
In pursuance of the notice given by the warrant of the
Selectmen, the citizens of the town of Brookline assembled
at the Town Hall in said town, on Thursday, the nineteenth
day of November, A. D. 1868, and at thirty-five minutes
past three of the clock they were called to order by the
Town Clerk, who proceeded to read the warrant and the
return thereon of the officer who warned the nieeting.
The Town Clerk then took up the first article in the war-
rant, to choose a Moderator, when, on motion, it was voted
that the Moderator be chosen by nomination.
The meeting then nominated and chose for Moderator,
Austin W. Benton, and he took the chair.
On motion of I'homas Parsons, Esq. —
special Meetiwj, November 19, 1868. 371
Voted^ That the Second and Third Articles in the warrant
be taken up and considered together, to wit :
Second. To see if tlie town will accept the highways as laid out by
the Selectmen, over so much of the Mill Dam road and the roads and
bridges heretofore connected therewith in toll franchise, as lies within
the town of Brookline, the said roads being laid out by the authority of
Chapter two hundred and ninety-one of the Acts of 18G8, being an Act
entitled, "An Act concerning the Mill Dam road and the roads connected
therewith belonging to the Commonwealth," a full description of the
location and bounds of said roads, and plans thereof, having been duly
filed and recorded.
Third. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Sections 2 and
3 of said Chapter 291 of the Acts of 1868, so far as the same is applicable
to the town of Brookline.
The said articles being under consideration, the Select-
men presented the following report of their proceedings in
connection with the subject of said articles, to wit :
REPORT.
Laying oit of the Mill Dam koad and the roads and liRiDGES con-
nected THEREWITH IN TOLL FRANCHISE, AS TOWNWAYS.
The Selectmen of the Town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to all
owners of lands, persons and corporations interested therein known to
them, of their intention to lay out as townways so much of the Mill Dam
road and the roads and bridges connected therewith in toll franchise as
lay within the limits of the town of Brookline, did, in pursuance of said
notice, meet at the Town Hall in said town, on Thursday, the fifth day of
November, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, at
two of the clock in the afternoon, and all parties, interests and corpora-
tions having been given an opportunity to be heard, and none appearing
against or opposing the laying out of said ways, they proceeded to locate
and lay out said ways as follows, to wit :
Commencing on the Mill Dam or main causeway at the line between the
city of Boston and town of Brookline and running northerly seventy feet
in width to the fork of the roads at the west end of the dam, being the
width of the present structure or causeway of the dam and about twenty
feet additional on the northerly side as far as said dam extends or the
point marked on the map of the same ; thence following the Brighton
branch of said dam sixty feet in width, being thirty feet in width on each
side of the centre of the present causeway, for a distance of seven
thousand eighty-eight feet to the line between Brookline and Brighton, as
shown on the accompanying maps.
For the Brookline branch, being sixty feet in width or thirty feet wide
on each side of the center of the present causeway, as shown on the
accompanying maps, extending from the center line of the main dam for
a distance of two thousand six hundred and forty feet to the line between
372 Brookline Town Records.
Bosl(jn and Brookline on the marshes; thence beginning at the next inter-
section of said town and cit}" line at a distance of six thousand five hundred
and sixty-one feet from the center line of said main dam and running of
the same widtli as above to the corner of Washington street in Brookline,
distance seven thousand eight hundred and forty-one feet from said centre
line of Main Dam, excepting such short portions of the same as may lie
Avithin the limits of Boston as shown on said maps.
The location of said ways are in accordance with plans and profiles of
the same as made by J. B. Henck, civil engineer, and dated October 2d,
1868, accepted and allowed by the Selectmen, and filed and recorded in
the office of the Town Clerk on the fifth day of November, A. D. 1868.
The said ways being laid out and located under the authority of Chapter
291 of the Acts of the Legislatui-e of 1868, no awards are made for damages,
nor are fences, trees, or walls to be removed from the same ; and the said
ways are to be entered upon at once by the town ; and said ways so laid
out, located and described are hereby reported to the town for their
acceptance, and when so accepted, allowed and recorded, are forever to
be known as public townways.
And the Selectmen would recommend that the said roads or ways be
designated as follows, viz. :
So nmch of the main dam as lies within the limits of Brookline as
Beacon street ; the easterly line of said roads as Brighton avenue : and
the western line of said roads as Brookline avenue.
Respectfully submitted.
Ja-aies Bartlett,
THO IAS Paksons,
WtLLiAM J. Griggs,
Horace J.vjmes,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Bkooki.ine, Mass.. November l'.)th, 1868.
Voted, To accept and allow the report of the Selectmen
laying out the foregoing roads as described.
On motion of Thomas Parsons, Esq., it was —
• Voted, That under Articles Second and Third of the war-
rant, the town of Brookline accepts the highways as laid out
and located by the Selectmen over the Mill Dam road and the
roads and bridges heretofore connected therewith in toll fran-
chise in the town of Brookline, extending from the line be-
tween Boston and Brookline on the said Mill Dam road to the
line between Boston and Brookline on the north side of Apple-
ton place, so called ; then beginning on the said ^lill Dam road
on the line between Boston and Brookline on the southerly
side of said Appleton place and extending as far as Wash-
ington street in Brookline, including said portion of said
Special Meeting, Xovemher 19, 1868. 373
location as lies within the town of" Brookline ; also, the
Brighton l)ranch of said road from its junction with the
main dam and the Brookline branch of said road to the line
between Brookline and Brighton ; a full description of the
location and boundaries of which have been duly filed and
recorded in the town records kept for that purpose, together
with the plans of the same.
Voted, That the town accepts the provisions of Chapter
291 of the Acts of the year 1868, so far as they are applica-
ble to the town of Brookline, and the Town Treasurer is
fully authorized to receive any money due or belonging to
the town from the Commonwealth, and to receipt therefor.
Fourth Article taken up ;
To see if the town will accept and allow Avon street, so called, as laid
ont and located by the Selectmen as a townway.
The Selectmen presented the following report, viz. :
REPORT.
Layix(; out Avon Stueet as a Townwav.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all persons, interests, and corporations known to them, of their inten-
tion to lay out as a townw^ay the private way known as Avon street,
leading from Goddard avenue to the town line dividing the towns of
Brookline and West Roxbury, did, in pursuance of said notice, meet at
the junction of said Avon street and Goddard avenue, on Wednesday,
the twenty-second day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and
again, by adjournment, at their oiiice in the Town Hall, on Thursday,
the nineteeth day of October of the year above written, and all parties
and interests having been heard and examined in relation thereto, they
having at their previous meeting examined said route, they proceeded to
lay out said way as a townway, to be known as Avon street, as follows,
describing the same by its southeasterly, easterly, and northeasterly
lines, said street being forty feet wide, measured northwesterly, west-
erly, and southwesterly, from the described lines, to wit:
Commencing at the westerly end of Goddard avenue at the bound
P in the location of Goddard avenue, in 1864, and also marked P on the
plan of Avon street, thence running five hundred forty-five feet six
inches (645.6) to a bound marked Q; thence running southerly by a
curved line forty feet radius sixty-two feet (62) to a bound marked R ;
thence running southeasterly seven hundred and seventeen feet (717) to
a bound marked S : thence southeasterly one hundred and ninety-nine
feet (199) to a bound marked T at the town line between Brookline and
West Roxbury.
The location of said way is in accordance Avith a plan and profile of
the same as made by Amos R. Binney, surveyor, dated October the 10th.
374 BrookUne Town Records.
1868, and filed and recorded in the ottice of the Town Clerk, October
19th, 1868, and accepted and allowed by the Selectmen the same day.
In consideration of the benefit to the abutters on said way, no damages
by reason of the laying out have been awarded by the Selectmen.
There being no fences, trees or walls to move from said way, the
same can be entered upon by the town at once. And said way, so laid
out and located and described, is hereby reported to the town for their
acceptance, and when so accepted, allowed and recorded, is forever to
be known as a public townway by the name of Avon street.
KcspectfuUy submitted,
James Bartlett,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Grigg.s,
Horace James.
>Se1ecttuen of the 'J'u*''ii, of Brookline.
15huoki.ini;, Mass.. N()\cnil)er l!)th. 1868.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report of the
Selectmen in relation to Avon street.
Fifth Article taken up :
To see Avhat action the toMu will take in relation to the improvement
of Beacon street between "Winchester and Kent streets.
On motion of Gen. James S. Whitney, it was —
Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to work Beacon
street to its entire width between Washington and Kent
streets, as laid out by the County Commissioners.
Sixth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for
the foregoing purposes.
Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of ten thousand
dollars for the improvement on Beacon street between Wash-
ington and Kent streets.
Voted, That the sum of two thousand five hundred dol-
lars be raised and appropriated for the making of Avon
street.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer is authorized to borrow
said sums, giving the note or notes of the town therefor,
approved by the Selectmen, or he may pay the same from
any money now in the treasury and not otherwise appro-
priated.
Adjourned. Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Tow7i Clerk,
Ayavtal Meeting, March 22, 1869. 375
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 22, 1869.
WAIIRANT.
C'o>imoxwp:altu of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the GonstaUex of the Town of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the twenty-second
day of March, instant, at one of the clock in the afternoon,
for the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the usual town officers for the ensuing year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and com-
mittees.
Fourth. To see if the town will accept and allow the list of jurors as
revised by the Selectmen and posted according to law.
Fifth. To see if the town will make a reservoir near the junction of
Beacon and Carlton streets, and one on Walnut street near High street.
Sixth. To see what action the town will take in relation to procuring
a gravel-pit, ledge and stone crusher for the repairs of the roads.
Seventh. To see what action the town will take in relation to procur-
ing a suitable building for a hose-carriage in the village and an additional
quantity of hose.
Eighth. To see what action the town will take in relation to sewerage.
Ninth. To see if the town will take any action in relation to building
an addition to the Pierce Grammar school-house.
Tenth. To see if the town will accept Sections 7 and 8 of Chapter 45
of the General Statutes in relation to sidewalks.
Eleventh. To see if the town will change the grade and otherwise
improve Beacon street from Washington street to the dividing line
between Brookline and Brighton.
Twelfth. To see if the town will change the grade of Boylston street
between Cypress street and the new school-house.
Thirteenth. To see what action the toAvn will take in relation to pur-
chasing fire-extinguishers.
Fourteenth. To see if the town will make an appropriation for grading
and fencing the town's land in the vicinity of the Public Library and
High and Grammar school-houses.
376 Brookline Town Records.
Fifteenth. To see if the towu will accept and allow a uew toAvmvay
as laid out and located by the Selectmen, leading from Boylston to New-
ton streets.
Sixteenth. To see if the town Avill accept and allow a new town way as
laid out and located by the Selectmen, leading from Walnut to High
street.
Seventeenth. To see if the town will accept and allow a new town way
as laid out and located by the Selectmen, leading from Harvard to Pleas-
ant street.
fJifjhteenth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
re(iuired to defray the current expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant,
with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at
least before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
first day of March, in the year of our Lord eighteen hun-
dred and sixty-nine.
James Baktlett,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edwakd 8. Philbkick,
Horace James,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
NouKoi.K. ss. Brookline, March IGth, 1869.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and
for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence four days at least before the
day of said meeting.
TIIOM.4S S. Pettexgill,
ConstoMe.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Monday, the twenty-second day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and were
called to order at fifteen minutes past one of the clock in the
afternoon, by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling
said meeting and the return thereon of the Constable who
notified the same.
Annual Meeting, March 22, 1869. 377
The First Article taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
The polls were declared open by the Town Clerk (who
presided), for the reception of votes for Moderator, and
were kept open ten minutes, when, after giving notice that
all persons who were qualified to vote might have an oppor-
tunity so to do, they were declared closed.
The whole number of votes given were then sorted, count-
ed and declared, and the whole number so given in was
twenty-four, as follows, to wit :
For Moderator, William I. Bowditch had twenty-three,
and was declared elected and took the chair.
The meeting was then called to order by the Moderator,
and prayers were offered by the Rev. Wm. Lamson, D.D.
The Second Article was then taken up :
To choose the usual town officers for the ensuing year.
On motion of Thomas Parsons, Esq.—
Voted, That the meeting now proceed to elect by ballot the
following town officers for the ensuing year, to wit : A Town
Clerk; five Selectmen, who shall be Overseers of the Poor
and Surveyors of Highways ; three Assessors ; a Town
Treasurer, who shall also be Collector of Taxes; three
School Committee for three years, four Trustees of the Public
Library for three years, two Fence Viewers, and seven Con-
stables,— all to be voted for on one ticket.
Voted, That the polls be kept open until four o'clock.
The polls were then opened, and were kept open until four
o'clock for the reception of votes, when they were declared
closed, in pursuance of the foregoing vote.
The Moderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given in, and the whole number so given
in was two hundred and eighty-four, and the following persons
all having a majority, none less than one hundred and sixty-
eififht, were declared elected, to wit;
Town Clerk : B. F. Baker (sworn by the Moderator).
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, and Surveyors of Highways : James Bartlett,
Thomas Parsons (sworn by the Moderator), William J. Griggs (sworn
378 Brookline Town Records.
by the Moderator). Horace James (sworu by the Moderator). George
Craft.
Assessors: Thomas B. Hall, Austin W. Benton (sworn by the Mod-
erator), Marshal Stearns.
Treasurer and Collector : Moses Withingtou (sworn by the Moderator) .
School Committee for three years: Stephen Salisbury, M. D , llol)ert
Amory, M. D., J. Elliot Cabot.
Trustees of Public Library for three years : William Aspinwall, George
F. Homer, William I. Bowditch, Augustine Shurtlefl".
Fence Vieicers: Clark L. Haynes (sworn by the Moderator), William
K. Melcher.
Constables : J. P. Sanborn (sworn by the Moderator). F. Henry Corey
(sworn by the Moderator), Willard Y. Gross (sworn by the Moderator),
Eben W. Reed (sworn by the Moderator), William B. Chaplin. George
F. Johnson (sworn by the Moderator). Thomas S. Pettengill (sworn by
the Moderator).
In voting the check-list was used, and no one was allowed
to deposit his vote until his name was found on the list and
checked.
The meeting then nominated and chose the following of-
ficers :
Truant Officers: J. P. Sanborn, John H. Crush, Eben W. Reed.
Surveyors of Lumber and 3Ieasurers of Wood and Bark: William D.
Coolidge, J. Anson Guild, Frank F. Seamans.
Field Drivers : Eben W. Reed, Alfred A. Cheney, Daniel C. Murray,
Thomas S. Pettengill, Reuben A. Chace, Michael Mcintosh.
Sealers of Leather : Samuel A. Robinson. Willard Warren.
Pound Keeper: Eben W. Reed.
Auditors: Robert S. Littell, Charles D. Head, Edward I. Thomas.
Fire Wards: Willard Y. Gross. Thomas S. Pettengill, P. H. Cusick.
Cemetery Coiiimittee : Thomas S. Pettengill.
Sealer of Weights and Pleasures : Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
Third Article taken up :
To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and committees.
Thomas Parsons, Esq., presented the following reports,
which had been printed and distributed through the town,
which were read by their titles and accepted, to wit: Trea-
surer's, Selectmen's, Trustees of the Public Library, School
Committee, and the List of Taxes and the names of the tax-
payers.
Annual Meeting, March 22, 1869.
379
The Committee on Cemetery, who were appointed at the
adjourned meeting held April the 8th, 1868, asked for further
time, which was granted.
On motion of W. A. Humphrey, Esq. —
Voted, That the committee advertise for bids for a lot for
a cemetery.
Article Fourth taken up :
To see if the town will accept aucl allow the list of jurors as revised
by the Selectmen and posted according to laAV.
Voted, To accept and allow the following list of jurors as
prepared by the Selectmen, to wit :
List of Jurors for the Ton'ii of Brookline for the year 1S69.
Adams, Daniel I).
Allen, Samuel S.
Almy, Frederick
Atkinson, George
Bacon, Josiah
Bacon, Thomas H.
Baker, James
Bangs, William A.
Beals, James H.
Beal, Samuel
Beard, Alanson W.
Benton, Austin AV.
Binney, Amos R.
Bird, Albert H.
Bird, William B.
Bird, William H.
Blake, Arthur W.
Blaney, Henry
Bowler, Joshua
Brackett, I. Lewis
Brett, Zenas F.
Briggs, Richard
Brooks. Lyman B.
Brown, Thomas S.
Burdett, Horatio S.
Cabot, Francis
Cabot, Louis
Candler. John W.
Chandler, Joseph T.
Attest
Brookline, Mass., March 1st, 1869.
Chaplin, William B.
Chapman, John N.
Chase, Charles
Chester, Walstein R.
Churchill, William 0.
Clark, Edwin
Cobb, Albert A.
Coolidge, George H.
Corey, Timothy
Crosby, Benjamin H.
Dana, James B.
Dane, John H.
Dawes, George G.
D wight, Daniel A.
Goldsmith, George W.
James, Horace
Kenrick, Alfred, Jr.
Kirby, Charles K.
Philbrick, Edward S.
Putman, Joshua H.
Rogers, John K.
Seaverns, Thomas
Scudder. Charles W.
Shedd, Abraham B.
Stearns, William
Townsend, John
Wason, Elbridge
Williams, Howard S.
Withington, Moses
B. F. B.\KER, Town Clerk.
380 Brookline Town Records,
Fifth Article taken up :
To see if the town will make a reservoir near the junction of Beacon
and Carlton streets, and one on Walnut street near High street.
On motion of Thomas Parsons, Esq. —
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to make two
reservoirs the coming year at the points indicated in the
warrant, and that the sum of two thousand four hundred
dollars be raised and appropriated therefor.
Sixth Article taken up :
To see Avhat action the town will take in relation to procuring a gravel
pit, ledge and stone crusher for the repair of roads.
Voted, That the subject be referred to a committee of
three, to report at a future meeting, to be appointed by the
Moderator.
The Moderator appointed to constitute said committee the
folk)wing gentlemen, viz. : Thomas Parsons, Gen. James
S. Whitney, and Edward S. Philbrick, committee on ledge,
gravel-pit and stone crusher.
Seventh Article tal^en up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to procuring a suita-
ble building for a hose-carriage in the village, and an additional quantity
of hose.
Referred to a committee of three, to report at the
adjourned meeting, viz. : William K. Melcher, Marshall
Russell, and F. C. Sherman, committee on hose-carriage
house in the village.
Eighth Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to sewerage.
The following resolution was adopted, to wit :
Wliereas, it appears that the sewerage lately constructed
around the Chestnut Hill reservoir affords a new and rapid
drainage for the surface-water of the surrounding slopes,
thereby throwing greater quantities of water, at certain times,
into the brook passing through this village than has ever
Annual Meeting, March 22, 1869. 381
occurred before, causing considerable damaoje to both public
and private property along the line of this brook, and threat-
ening further damage ; and, whereas, the town of Brookline
considers that any change of the natural drainage of this kind
eifected by the city of Boston for its own purposes should be
so made as to hold harmless the property of this town and
its citizens, the Selectmen and Mr. Edward S. Philbrick are
hereby appointed a committee and instructed to ascertain,
and report at an adjournment of this meeting, what course
the city of Boston intend to pursue in the matter, and to
recommend what action should then be taken by this town.
Voted, That the whole subject of sewerage be referred to
the same committee, to report at a future meeting.
Ninth Article taken up :
To see if the towu will take auj^ action in relation to building an addi-
tion to the Pierce Grammar school-house.
Voted, To refer the subject-matter of the Ninth Article
to the School Committee, to report thereon at the adjourned
meeting.
Tenth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept Sections 7 and 8 of Chapter 45 of the
General Statutes, in relation to sidewalks, to wit:
Voted, To adopt the provisions of Sections 7 and 8 of
Chapter 45 of the General Statutes in relation to sidewalks,
to wit : —
Section 7. In cities in which the city council, and in towns in Avhich
the inhabitants have adopted the provisions of this and the following
section, the mayor and aldermen or selectmen may establish and grade
sidewalks in such streets as in their judgment the public convenience
may require, and may assess the abutters on such sidewalks one-half the
expense of the same, the residue being paid by such city or town. All
assessments so made shall be a lien upon the abutting lands in the same
manner as taxes are a lien upon real estate.
Section 8. No sidewalk constructed or graded in a city or town shall
be dug up or obstructed in any part thereof without the consent of the
mayor and aldermen of the city, or of the selectmen of the town in
which such sidewalk is established.
Eleventh Article taken up :
To see if the town will change the grade and otherwise improve Beacon
street from "Washington street to the dividing line been Brookline and
Brighton.
382 Brookline Town Records.
Referred to the Selectmen, to report thereon at the
adjourned meeting.
Twelfth Article taken up :
To see if the town will chauge the grade of Boylston street between
C\'press street and tlic new school-house.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to change the
grade of said street, and that the sum of one thousand five
hundred dollars be raised and appropriated therefor.
Thirteenth Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to purchasing fire
extinguishers.
Referred to a committee of three, to report at the adjourned
meeting, to wit : William D. Coolidge, Willard Y. Gross,
and Charles D. Head, committee on fire extinguishers.
Fourteenth Article taken up :
To see if the town will make an appropriation for grading and fencing
the town's land in the vicinity of the Public Library and the High and
Grammar school-houses.
Voted, That the grounds be graded under the direction of
the Selectmen and the Trustees of the Public Library, and
that the sum of three thousand dollars be raised and appro-
priated therefor. •
Fifteenth Article taken up :
To see if the toAvn Avill accept and allow a new toAvnway as laid out
and located by the Selectmen, leading from Boylston to Newton street.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the
laying out of said way, to wit :
REPORT.
!Laying out of Hammond Street as a Townway.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after 'giving legal notice to
all persons, interests and corporations to them known, of their intention
to lay out h new townway leading from Boylston street to Newton street,
did, in pursuance of said notice, meet at their office in the Town Hall, on
Friday, the twelfth day of February, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine, at half-past tAvelve o'clock, noon, and proceeded
to hear all parties interested, and to examine said route, and again by
adjournment on the fifteenth day of February aforesaid, and on the first
Annual Meeting March 22, 1869.
383
day of March, instaut, and all parties and interests having been lieard and
examined in relation thereto, they proceeded to lay out said way as
follows, to wit :
Beginning on the southerly side of Boylston street at such a point as
that Ihe following described lines shall pass twenty-five feet westerly
from the corner of McNulty's land at Boylston street, and running thence
S 26° W E. 357 feet, crossing Heath street; thence southerly by a curve
275 feet radius turning towards the west 281 feet; thence S. 31° 58" W.
221 feet; thence southerly by a curve of 275 feet radius turning towards
the east 145 feet: thence S. 10° 40' W. 1!)6 feet; thence southerly by a
curve of 275 feet radius turning towards the west 68 feet ; thence S. 16°
W 685 feet; thence southerly by a curve of 477.5 feet radius turning
towards the east 200 feet; thence S. 8° 8' 100 feet; thence southerly by
a curve of 716 feet radius turning towards the west 300 feet; thence
S 16° W 500 feet ; thence southerly by a curve of 955 feet radius turning
towards the west 300 feet; thence S. 34° W. 200 feet; thence southerly
by a curve of 955 feet radius turning towards the east 300 feet ; thence
S 16° W ''OO feet ; thence southerly by a curve of 573 feet radius turning
towards the east 400 feet; thence S. 24° E. 100 feet ; thence southerly
by a curve of 573 feet radius turning towards the west 200 feet ; thence
by two curves turning in opposite directions, one of which has a radius
of 147 feet turning towards the west till it becomes parallel to that part
of Newton street, and the other of which has a radius of 216 feet turning
towards the east till it becomes parallel to that part of Newton street.
The road is laid fifty feet wide throughout its entire length, or twenty-
five feet on each side of the above described line which constitutes the
center line of the road, except that so much of the street which connects
Boylston street with Heath street between the lauds of Jackson, deceased,
and McNulty as lies outside of the above location shall constitute a part
of this road as hereby laid out, and except that such small portions of
land as may lie between the last two named curves and Newton street
shall also form a part of the road as hereby laid out.
The lands taken are approximated as follows, viz. :
Of A. C. Jackson, deceased .
Martin Carroll
Thomas C. Quimby .
Timothy Nyhen, given 1,000
Thomas Cunneen
Patrick McLaughlin
Kelly
John Mahoney
Unknown
Mark W. Sheaf e
A. W. Goddard
Otis Norcross and others
sq. feet,
George Griggs
Daniel Denny
Total
8,400 square feet.
5,160
480
taken 150
1,000
180
900
1,500
2,640
13,000
45,100
32,450
15,550
8,500
211.510
384 Brookline Tovm Records.
In consideration of tlie beuetit derived by the abutters by the laying
out and making of said way, the Selectmen have not awarded any damages
therefor. Tlie location of said waj' is in accordance with a plan and
profile of the same as made by T. and J. Doane. civil engineers, and dated
February 1st, 1869, accepted and allowed by the Selectmen, and filed in
the office of the ToAvn Clerk, March 1st, ISCit.
The Selectmen have given the oAvners of lands over which said way is
laid out one hundred and twenty days from this date in wliich to remove
all fences, trees, and walls standing on land taken for said way.
And said way, so laid out, located and described, is hereby reported to
the town for acceptance, and when accepted, allowed and recorded, is
forever to be known as a public townway by the name of Hammond
street.
Respectfully submitted,
Jamks Bartlett,
Thomas Paksons,
William J. Griggs,
Horace J^uies,
Selectmen of the Tovm of Brookline.
Brookline, Mass., March 22, 1869.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report of the
Selectmen on Hammond street.
Voted, That the sum of five thousand five hundred dollars
be raised and appropriated for the making and grading of
said street.
Sixteenth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow a new townway as laid out
and located by the Selectmen, leading from Walnut to High street.
Voted, To lay on the table.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourn it be to two weeks
from Wednesday evening next, April the seventh.
Adjourned.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
In pursuance of the laws of this Commonwealth, the Town
Clerk forthwith made out his warrant and delivered it to
Constable J. P. Sanborn, requiring him within three days
from the date of said warrant, to summon all oflficers chosen
and not qualified, to appear before the Town Clerk within
Annual Meeting, March 22, 1869. 385
three days or seven (according to the office to which they
were chosen) from the date of said warrant, to be quahtied
for their several offices, to be sworn where an oath is required
by law, or to signify their acceptance or refusal of the office
to which they had been elected, where an oath is not required
^^^^^' Attest: B.F.BAKER,
Toivn ClerJc.
Commonwealth or Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, March 29th, 1869.
Personally appeared the following-named persons and
were sworn at the time set against their names, or signified
their acceptance or refusal of the office to which they had
been chosen, viz. :
f James Bartlett. sworn Marcli 25th, 1869.
Selectmen, j Q^o^-ge Craft, clecliuecl.
f Thomas B. Hall, sworn March 26th, 1869.
Assessors. | Marshal Stearns, sworn March 26th, 1869.
Constable. William B. Chapin, sworn March 27th, 1869.
f J. P. Sanborn, sworn March 22d, 1869.
Truant Offlcers. \ Eben W. Reed, sworn March 26th 1869^
(John H. Grush, sworn March 24th, 1869.
Surveijor of Lumber and f j \^^qx\ Guild, sworn March 27th, 1869.
Measurer of Wood and Bark. (.
fEben W. Reed, sworn March 26th, 1869.
Field Drivers. \ Alfred A. Cheney, sworn March 29th, 1869
( Daniel C. Murray, sworn March 29th, 1869.
Sealer of Leather. WiUard Warren, sworn March 27th, 1869.
Pound Keeper. Eben W. Reed, SAVorn March 26th, 1869.
f Stephen Salisbury, accepted March 27th, 1869.
School Committee ] ^^q^^q^,^ imory, accepted March 26th, 1869.
for three ijears. | j yAWoX. Cabot, accepted March 26th, 1869.
Trustees of Public. Library f Wm. Aspinwall, accepted March 26th, 1869.
for three years. { Geo. F. Homer, accepted March 26th, 1869.
f Robert S. Littell, accepted March 26th, 1869.
Auditors.] Charles D. Head, accepted March 29th 1869_
(Edward I. Thomas, accepted March 29th, 1869.
Fire Ward. Patrick H. Cusick, accepted March 29th, 1869.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
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386 BrooTdine Town Mecords.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 7, 1861).
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on AVednesday,
the seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and were called to
order at half-past seven by the clock in the evening, the
Moderator, William I. Bowditch, in the chair.
The meeting then voted to lay the choice of officers to fill
vacancies on the table and proceed with the other l)u8iness.
Eighth Article taken up :
To see what action tlie town will take in relation to sewerage.
The committee to whom said article was referred, made
the following report, to wit :
REPORT.
The committee to whom was referred the subject of sewerage on the
twenty-second day of March last, under the Eighth Article of the warrant
for this meeting, would hereby report :
First, as to the claim upon the city of Boston for providing sufficient
waterway for the brook into which the sewerage around the Chestnut
Hill reservoir is emptied.
Your committee conferred with the Boston Water Board, who gave
them a hearing this day at noon. The vote passed by the town on the
22d ult., on the subject of this claim, Avas read and the facts stated in
detail, substantially as follows, viz. :
That the culvert built under the Washington street railroad bridge six-
teen years ago had always, during that period, carried all the waters
coming down that brook until the rain on the 15th February last, when
about three inches of rain fell during the day, a rainfall somewhat
unusual, but by no means unprecedented. Before three o'clock p.m. the
above-named culvert was overflowed and a large amount of water ran
along the railroad tracks between the bridge abutments for a period of
over eight hours. One of your committee measured the depth of the
water at three p.m., and found it about two feet deep under the bridge,
where the stream was about twenty-flve feet wide, flowing very rapidly.
The section of this stream would therefore be about fifty sfjuare feet with
a rapid fall, Avhile the section of the culvert above named was only about
twenty-seven feet. There appeared, therefore, to be more water running
over the railroad tracks than there was through the culvert, which cul-
vert had carried all the water coming down the brook since it Avas built
up to this time. It is well known that the circumstances on the fifteenth
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 7, 1869. 387
of February were such as to favor rapid drainage. The ground was bare
and frozen hard, admitting of no soakage ; the occasion was therefore
rather rare. But it is plainly proved that other or less volume will bring
unprecedented quantities of water down this brook, for on the tenth
day of March, after a fall of only one and one half inches of rain in
Brookline during a period of about eight hours, with snow on the ground
to retain it, this culvert again proved insufficient, and the water again
rose and flowed over the railroad tracks for some hours. The damage done
at this and other points was considerable ; but this is not all. The new
state of things would, if not remedied, soon lay waste a considerable
amount of private property and render the highways constantly insecure.
The remedy is a plain one, viz. : To increase the capacity of all the
culverts between the Chestnut Hill reservoir and the new sewer below
the depot, and to provide a new sewer of double the capacity of the one
now just constructed between the depot and tide water. At the time this
sewer was planned, Mr. J. Herbert Shedd was employed as engineer, who
examined into the area to be drained into it and made elaborate calcula-
tions as to the time which would be required after a rain for the water
to flow into it, and gave it as his opinion that the size, as it was since
built, would be ample. This sewer will now carry nearly as much again
water as the culvert under the railroad bridge, which has been enough
for the last sixteen years ; but both are now shown to be entirely inade-
quate to the present unlooked-for state of things. The question arises,
whence comes the change? Your committee, after personal examination
of the grounds, attribute it entirely to the new artificial system of drain,
age about the Chestnut Hill reservoir, and claim that in justice to the
rights of the town of Brookline and its citizens, a suitable provision
should be made at the expense of the city of Boston for the unequal,
fitful and devastating flow of water which the works about the new
reservoir have thus produced.
The difficulty is aggravated by another fact, viz., that the natural
channel of this brook where it meets tide-water at the western avenue,
near the works of the Brookline Gas Light Company, is obstructed, nay,
almost eflectually dammed by the forty-inch Cochituate aqueduct. The pipe
is too high for the water to flow over it, without making a pond above, des-
troying a large amount of property, while its bottom is too low for the
water to flow under it as fast as it is brought down after every considera-
ble rain. In order to give room for the water, the channel is depressed
under the pipes, but this depression is filled with silt during every period
of a moderate stage of the water, occurring as it does just where the tide-
water meets the fiow of the brook, checking the flow every twelve hours
and thereby favoring the deposit of silt in every such depression.
This point has already given trouble ever since the Cochituate pipes
were laid in the Western avenue, and an attempt was made some eighteen
months ago to remedy the trouble by making a new culvert of equal
dimensions with the old one alongside of it. This was done by the land
commissioners for the Commonwealth, who then had charge of the
Western avenue, and who did this at the request of the town. The con-
tinued filling up of this depression under the pipes has limited the useful-
388 Brookline Town Records.
ness of such widening, and now that so much additional water is brought
down the condition is quite unendurable At this point, if the Cochituate
pipes are to remain as they are, the only remedy seems to be to provide
an adequate covered channel or sewer along the western side of the
"Western avenue to the point where the brook crosses back again.
But as the trouble is occasioned by the city of Boston in obstructing
the natural channel with their pipes as above described, your committee
think that this change should be made at the expense of the city of Boston
who placed the obstructions there. After your conimittee had stated the
above facts, with such explanations as were asked for, the chairman of
the Water Board said they would take the matter into consideration, to
ascertain the rights and liabilities of the city, and would confer with us
again upon the subject at some future time.
Your committee were further instructed to digest a general plan for
sewerage with such advice as they found necessary, but further time will
be required for this purpose.
We would, however, recommend immediate action upon certain points
whei'e most required as soon as such plan can be so far developed as to
act in accordance with it.
First, the changes rendered necessary by the drainage from the reser-
A'oir on Cypress street and Tappan street ; we would recommend a new
culvert to be made at Cypress street across said street, and another
along the southerly side of Tappan street, to carry a portion of the
water on the south side of said street between the points where the
brook now crosses said Tappan street. As the above cannot be done
within the limits of the highways without further appropriation for
materials, your committee Avould recommend an appropriation for that
purpose. There is also immediate demand for a sewer through the lower
part of Washington street, and others in the lower parts of Boylston
street and Walnut street. For all the above items, an appropriation of
twelve thousand five hundred ($12,500) dollars is recommended.
As some provision can be made for the water in the brook at and below
the railroad bridge, other sewers will at once be wanted in Washington
street and Harvard street, Avhich at present can have no outlet. In order
to provide for this, it will be necessary to lay out sewers across private
property, with the required formalities as in case of laying out high-
ways ; after which, the laying out and location of such sewers must be
presented to the town for acceptance at some future meeting, at which
time more detailed estimates can be made and appropriations asked for.
To sum up, therefore, your committee offer the following votes, viz. :
First. That the committee already appointed for that purpose be
instructed to hold further conference with the city of Boston concerning
the claims of this town in regard to drainage, to take legal advice if they
see fit, and report progress at a future meeting.
Second. That the sum of twelve thousand five hundred dollars be
appropriated and placed at the disposal of the committee on sewers, for
the purpose of draining in Tappan street. Cypress street. Walnut street,
Boylston street, and Washington street, and that the Treasurer is hereby
authorized to borrow not exceeding that amount, in such sum or sums
and for such times as may be considered for the interests of the town,
giving the notes of the town, approved by the Selectmen.
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 7, 1869. 389
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
The meeting then proceeded to till the vacancies existing
among the various town officers, by reason of non-qualilica-
tion or non-acceptance of those chosen at the annual meeting.
The polls were opened and kept open for thirty minutes
for the reception of votes for one Selectman, at the close of
which time the polls were closed, and the Moderator and
Town Clerk proceeded to sort and count the votes given in,
and the whole number so given in was one hundred and
seventy-one, as follows, to wit :
For Alfred Kenrick, Jr., one.
" Willard A. Humphrey, thirteen.
" Amos R. Binney, seventy-six.
" Edward S. Philbriclc, eighty-one, and lie was declared elected and
sworn by the Moderator.
The meeting nominated and chose :
Sealer of Leather : Samuel A. Eobinson (sworn by the Moderator).
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark: William D.
Coolidge (sworn by the Moderator), Fi'ank F. Seamans.
The check-list was used during the voting for. Selectman.
Seventh Article taken up :
To see what action the town Avill take in relation to procuring a suita-
ble building for a hose-carriage in the village, and an additional quantity
of hose.
The committee to whom was referred the Seventh Article
presented the following report, to wit :
REPORT.
The committee appointed to select a location for a new hose-house,
respectfully submit that they have attended to the duty assigned them.
They have got the refusal for the town of a lot on Boylston street,
owned by James Haley, containing two thousand one hundred and
seventy square feet, at forty-five cents per square foot. Also, an estate
controlled by C. M. Newell, Esq., located on the same street, for three
thousand dollars, which includes the buildings upon it.
We also recommend that the town appropriate five hundred (.f500)
dollars for additional hose.
All of which is respectfully submitted by
William K. Melchee.
F. C. Shekman.
M. Russell.
390 BrooMine Town Record><.
Voted, To accept the report of the committee.
Voted, That the matter be placed in the hands of the
Selectmen.
Voted, That the sum of seven thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated to procure a building for a hose-carriage
house.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars be raised and
appropriated to procure an additional quantity of hose.
Sixth Article called uj) :
To procure a stone-crusher and gravel-pit.
The committee on the Sixth Article requested further time,
which was granted.
Ninth Article called u]), relating to an addition to the
Pierce Grammar school-house. The committee requested
further time and authority to procure plans of the same.
Voted, That the committee on the Ninth Article have
further time, and that they are authorized to procure plans
for said addition.
Eleventh Article taken up :
To change the grade and improve Beacon street between Washington
street and Brigliton street.
The Selectmen, to whom the article was referred, reported
that they recommend no action.
Thirteenth Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to purchasing tire
extinguishers.
The committee to whom was referred the Thirteenth Arti-
cle, submitted the following report :
EEPORT.
BnooKLiNK, April 7, 1809.
The committee appointed March 22, 18(10, in relation to purchasing fire
extinguishers, submit the following report :
Having carefully examined into the subject of fire extinguishers, vour
committee recommend the purchase of 12 or more fire extinguishers,
to be placed in the difterent school-houses and public buildings for their
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 7, 1869. 391
protection and the use of citizens in case of Are in tlie neighborhood.
Tliey are higiily recommended by the Boston Fire Department, and are
kept in all the pnblic buildings in Boston. The town of Brookline has at
this present time only one tire engine, and that has been in use more than
twenty-five years. The rapid increase of buildings in the town requires
that we should he better prepared against large fires.
The town has recently built two, and are to build this year one or two
more, reservoirs. These reservoirs all add greatly to our facilities for
extinguishing fires, provided we have other fire apparatus to make the
water available at short notice in case of fire. "We have examined a
steam fire engine that can be drawn by hand easier than a common
hand engine, which Avould, in the opinion of your committee, answer
the purpose of this town for some time yet to come. The cost of the
steam fire engine will be three thousand dollars. This steam engine was
on trial at Boston Highlands for the city of Lynn, and, as we are
informed, gave entire satisfaction to the Lynn Fire Department.
Messrs. Hunneman & Co. (the builders) would be pleased to give an
exhibition to the citizens of Brookline at any time when they would like
to see one of their steamers in operation.
We recommend the town to purchase one of these steam fire engines,
or some other of like capacity, should a trial prove satisfactory to the
Selectmen of the town. The committee are unanimously of the opinion
that the time has fully arrived when the town of Brookline should make
the outlay for their Fire Department herein recommended, and therefore
respectfully suggest that an appropriation be made at this meeting for
the purchase of the fire extinguishers and the one steam fire engine above
referred to.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
William D. Coolidge,
Charles D. Head,
WiLLAUD Y. Gross,
Committef .
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
Voted, That the sum of live hundred dollars be raised
and appropriated to purchase twelve fire extinguishers, to
be bought and placed in the town buildings by the Select-
men.
Seventeenth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow a new townway as laid out
and located by the Selectmen, leading from Harvard to Pleasant street.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the laying
out of said townway, to wit :
392 Brookline Town Records.
REPORT.
Laying out Grei:x Street as a Towxway.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all persons, parties and corporations known to them, of their intention to
lay out as a townwaj' the private way knoAvu as Hyde Park, leading from
Harvard to Pleasant street, did, in pursuance of said notice, meet at the
store of Coolidge & Brother, on the corner of Harvard and Beacon streets,
on Monday, the first day of March, in the year of oui* Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine, at four of the clock in the afternoon, and pro-
ceeded to hear all parties interested and to examine said route, and again
by adjournment on the evening of said first of March, at their office in
the Town Hall, and all parties and interests having been heard and exam-
ined by them in relation thereto, they proceeded to lay out said way as
described by its noVthwesterly and northeasterly lines, to wit :
Commencing on Harvard street at a stone bound-mark at the southerly
corner of land of Mason, and running northeasterly 1,077 feet to a stone
bound-mark on the northeasterly line of Pleasant street by southerly
corner of land of Amory ; and the southeasterly and soutliAvesterly lines
of said way shall be parallel with and forty feet from said described
lines, and the corners of said Avay are to be rounded back, as shown on a
plan of the same, as follows: The corners at its junction with Harvard
street by curves tangent to said way, commencing on said way at points
20 feet from Harvard street and touching said Harvard street at points
10 feet from the descril)ed lines of said Avay and the corner of Mr. Allen's
land ; and the corners at its junction with Pleasant street to be rounded
back Avith curves of 10 feet radius tangent to the described line of said
Avay and Pleasant street.
The location of said way is in accordance with a plan and profile of
the same as made by Amos R. Binney, civil engineer, dated February
10th, 1869, accepted and allowed by the Selectmen and filed in the office
of the Town Clerk, March 1st, 18()9.
In consideration of the benefit to the abutters by the laying out of said
way, no awards for damages have been made by the Selectmen.
There being no Avails, fences or trees to be removed from said Avay,
the same is to be entered upon by the tOAvn at once. And said Avay so
laid out and located and described is hereby reported to the town for
their acceptance, and Avhen so accepted, allowed, and recorded, is forever
to be knoAvn as a public tOAvuAvay by the name of Green street.
Respectfully submitted,
James Baktlett,
Thoaias Parsons,
WiLLi.oi J. Griggs,
Horace James,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Brookline, Mass., March 22d, 18(59.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report of the
Selectmen on Green street.
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 7, 1869. 393
Sixteenth Article taken from the table :
To see if the to.vn ayUI accept and allow a new townway as laid out
and located by the Selectmen, leading from Walnut to High street.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the
laying out of said way, to wit :
REPOKT.
Laying out a new Townway from Walnut Street to High Street.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all persons, interests and corporations known to them, of their intention
to lay out a new townway leading from Walnut street to High street,
did in pursuance of said notice, meet at their office in the Town Hall, on
Friday, the uiueteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine, at three and a half of the clock in the afternoon,
and proceeded to hear all parties and interests and to examine said route
and again by adjournment on the first day of March, instant, and all
parties and interests having been heard and examined in relation thereto,
they proceeded to lay out said way, as follows, to wit :
The westerly side of said way is thus described : Beginning at a point
in the westerly side of High street in said Brookline, being the northeast-
erly corner of land of John W. Candler ; thence running in continuation of
the southerly part of said High street north 24° east one hundred ninety-
one (191) feet; thence curving on a radius of three hundred and
twelve (312) feet for a further distance of sixty (60) feet, crossing the
lands of the High Street Church, to a private way called Irving street ;
thence in a straight line north eleven degrees and fifteen minutes (11°
15') east, crossing said private way, the lands of M. W. Quinlan and
Augustine Shurtleff, crossing and re-crossing (three times in all) a
private way called Village lane, the lands of J. Anson Guild, John S.
Wrio-ht, and the estate of the kite Oliver Whyte, to Walnut street, oppo-
site The corner of street, 917 feet, more or less. The easterly side
of said townway is parallel with and everywhere forty feet distant from
the westerly line described above.
The lands taken for the making of said way are as follows, to wit :
Of the High Street Church . . • ■__; ^'Sn "'^"f'"' ^?^
Augustine Shurtlefi"
M. W. Quinlan
J. Anson Guild
John S. Wright .
heirs of Oliver Whyte .
Beck and Sayles .
And the Selectmen have made the following awards for damages in
full by the laying out and making of said way, to wit :
To trustees of High Street Church f^f 00
M. W. Quinlan 1'0J« J^
J. Anson Guild ^in nn
John S. Wright 1 SOO 00
heirs of Oliver Whyte 1-^"" ^^
ibout
300 "
7,740 "
1,760 "
4,580 " ' "
8,380 "
7,067 "
394 Brookline Town Records.
To Augustine Shurtleff, James Beck and Henry Sayles they have
awarded no damages, they having agreed to give their land in considera-
tion of the said way being laid out as a townway.
The location of said way is in accordance with a plan and profile of
the same as made by Edward S. Philbrick, civil engineer, dated March
the 1st, 1869, accepted and allowed by the Selectmen and filed in the oftice
of the Town Clerk on the same day.
The Selectmen have given the owners of lands over which said way
is so laid out forty days from this date in which to remove all fences,
walls, trees and buildings standing on land taken for said way. And said
way so laid out and located and described is hereby reported to the town
for their acceptance, and when so accepted, allowed and recorded is
forever to be known as a public townway.
Respectfully submitted,
James B.xrtlett,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Horace James,
Selectmen of the Toicn of Brookline.
Brookline, Mass., March 22d, 18G9.
The subject of the report of the Selectmen being under
consideration, John W. Candler, Esq., moved the adoption
of the following vote, to wit :
Voted, To accept and allow the report of the Selectmen, and that the
sum of eight thousand dollars be raised and appropriated to make and
grade said way as so laid out.
After considerable discussion upon the foregoing motion,
it was put by a hand vote, and resulted as follows : In favor,
eighty-four ; against, seventy-two.
The vote being doubted by seven voters, the Moderator
decided to put the motion again, when, on motion, it was —
Voted, To take the vote, on the motion, by yeas and
nays.
On motion, it was —
Voted, To lay the subject on the table, and take up the
Eighteenth Article, on appropriations.
Eighteenth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to
defray the current expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
On motion of Mr. Edward Atkinson, it was —
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 7, 1869.
395
Voted, That the vote passed on recommendation of the
committee on sewers, authorizing the Treasurer to borrow
the sum of twelve thousand five hundred dollars, be and is
hereby reconsidered.
Voted, That the sum of twelve thousand five hundred
dollars be raised by taxation the present year and appro-
priated for the use of the committee on sewers.
The meeting then voted to raise and appropriate the fol-
lowing sums to defray the expenses of the town for the current
year :
Appropriations for
For support of schools
support of poor
support of highways
1869.
sewer in village
sidewalks . . . •
making Pond avenue
improvements on Beacon street
making Avon street .
widening Harvard street .
Are department
county tax
state tax . . . •
collecting taxes
abatement of taxes .
discount on taxes
extinction of town debt .
interest on town debt
repairing town buildings
ringing bell
lighting town buildings and streets
town officers
library ....
cemetery . . • •
police . . . •
use of board of health
state aid ....
erecting library building .
contingencies
new hose-house
new hose . . . •
purchasing fire extinguishers
sewerage
making new townway, Walnut to High
making new reservoirs
change of grade on Boylston street
grading and fencing town's land and libi
making Hammond street .
street
ary
lot
$28,000 00
900 00
l3,000 00
3,000 00
1,500 00
500 00
5,000 00
2,500 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
9,000 00
27,125 00
1,000 00
1,500 00
7,000 00
10,900 00
5,800 00
3,000 00
150 00
5,000 00
4,000 00
3,000 00
100 00
4,000 00
200 00
1,500 00
15,000 00
4,000 00
7,000 00
500 00
500 00
12,500 00
8,000 00
2,400 00
1,500 00
3,000 00
5,. 500 00
396 Broohline Town liecords.
The subject of the Sixteenth Article was taken from the
table, and the vote oflered by Mr. Candler was put upon its
passage.
The yeas and nays were then called from the list of voters,
and resulted as follows, to w^it : In favor of the vote oflfered
by Mr. Candler, Yeas, sixty-eight (68); against the vote
offered by Mr. Candler, Nays, fifty-two (52), and the
action of the meeting was declared as follows, viz. :
Voted, To accept and allow the report of the Selectmen,
and that the sum of eight thousand dollars be raised and
appropriated to make and grade said way as so laid out.
Voted, That the various appropriations made l)y the town,
including those for the purpose of making and repairing
highwa3^s and townways, be assessed, after deducting the
amount in the treasury and the probal)le receipts for the
ensuing 3'ear, amounting to the sum of dollars,
upon the polls and estates, real and personal, of the inhab-
itants, resident and non-resident, of the town, and collected
as the town charges are usually charged and collected.
Voted, That a discount of live per cent be allowed on all
taxes paid on or before the first day of October, provided
that no discount be allowed on a fractional part of a dollar.
Adjourned.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toion (Jlerk.
SPECIAL MEETING, JULY 22, 1869.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toicn of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of ]Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Thursday, the twenty-second
Special Meeting, July 22, 1869. 397
day of July, instant, at four of the clock in the afternoon,
for the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To consider the expediency of making further appropriations
for sidewallvs.
Third. To see if the town will make further appropriations for
grading and fencing the town's land between "Washington, School, and
Prospect streets, and for sidewalks on said streets adjoining said land.
Fourth. To see if the town will make an appropriation for finishing
and furnishing the Public Library building.
Fifth. To consider the expediency of adopting a by-law regulating the
use of velocipedes in the streets of the town.
Sixth. To hear and act upon amendments to the rules and regulations
of the Public Library, as proposed by a vote of the Trustees.
Seventh. To see if the town Avill accept and allow a common sewer
from Tappan street to Muddy River, as laid out and located by the
Selectmen.
Eighth. To see if the town will accept and allow a common sewer
from Aspinwall avenue to Muddy River, as laid out and located by the
Selectmen.
Ninth. To see if the town will discontinue the new townway leading
from Walnut to High street, as laid out, accepted and allow^ed by the
town at their adjourned town meeting, held on the seventh of April last.
Tenth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be neces-
sary for the foregoing objects.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twelfth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine.
Ja]\ies Bartlett,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Horace James,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, July 17th, 1869.
In pursuance of the Avithin warrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes wathin named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the day
of -said meeting.
J. P. Sanborn,
Co7istahle.
398 Brookline Town Records.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Thursday, the twenty-second day of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and were
called to order at ten minutes past four of the clock in the
afternoon, by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling
said meeting; and the return of the Constable who notified
the same.
The First Article taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
The meeting voted to choose a ^loderator by nomination.
The meeting nominated and chose for Moderator William
I. Bowditch, and he took the chair.
Second Article taken up :
To consider the expediency of uials:ing further appropriations for side-
walks.
Voted, To refer the subject of the Second Article to a
committee of five, to be appointed by the Moderator, to
report at the adjourned meeting.
The Moderator api)ointed the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee, viz. : Edward I. Thomas, Abijah
W. Goddard, Charles Dwight, Moses Williams, and John
C Abbott, committee on sidewalks.
Voted, That the committee report in print.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars be appropri-
ated for the use of said committee.
Third Article taken up :
To see if the town will make further appropriations for grading and
fencing the town's land between Washington, School, and Prospect
streets, and for sidewalks on said streets adjoining said land.
Voted, That the Third Article be referred to the Select-
men, to report at the adjourned meeting.
Fourth Article taken up.
To see if the town will make an appropriation for finishing and fur-
nishing the Public Library building.
Special Meeting, July 22, 1869. 399
Voted, To lay the Fourth Article on the table, and that
the building committee of the Trustees of the Public Library
report what sum will be required for said purposes.
Fifth Article taken up :
To consider the expediency of adopting a by-law regulating the nse of
velocipedes in the streets of the town.
Keferred to the Selectmen, with full powers.
Sixth Article :
To hear and act upon amendments to the rules and regulations of the
Tublic Library, as proposed by vote of the Trustees.
Voted, To accept and allow the following amendments to
the rules and regulations of the Public Library, as proposed
by the Trustees, to wit :
The Trustees of the Public Library recommend to the town the adop-
tion of the following amendments to the rules and regulations heretofore
adopted concerning the Public Library :
1st. In Artice V., Chapter I., that the words " in the month of Febru-
ary" be stricken out of the fifth clause, so that the article shall read
thus, to wit: "annually make an examination of the Library, and
prepare, for the adoption of the Board, a report of the condition of
the Library to be presented to the town at the annual meeting."
2d. The addition to the Seventh Article of Chapter III., of the words
"but he shall permit no book to be used or taken until it shall have been
entered on said catalogue," so that the article shall read thus, to wit :
Article VII. He shall cause a book-plate to be securely fastened in
each volume belonging to the Library, noting on it the date of the book's
reception ; the name of the donor, if it be a gift ; the number of the shelf
on which it is kept, and the number it may bear on the catalogue of
accessions ; but he shall permit no book to be used or taken until it shall
have been entered in said catalogue.
3d. That Article VIII. of Chapter III. be stricken out, and that the
ninth article of said chapter be numbered Article VIII.
Seventh Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow a common sewer from Tappan
street to Muddy River as laid out and located by the Selectmen.
The Selectmen presented the following report on laying
out of said sewer, to wit :
400 BrooMine Town Hecords.
REPORT.
Layixc Out a Public Skwkh FROJr Tappan Street to Mti>dy River.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all parties, corporations and interests known to them, of their intention
to laj' out as a common sewer the brook running from Tappan street to
Muddy River, did, in pursuance of said notice, meet at their oftlce in the
Town Hall, on Thursday, the tirst day of July, A.D. 1869, at three of the
clock in the afternoon, and after hearing all persons and interests desir-
ing to be heard in relation to the making of said sewer, and examining
the proposed route of said sewer, and again by adjournment, on Thurs-
day, the fifteenth day of July aforesaid, and all parties and interests
known to them having been heard and examined in relation thereto, they
proceeded and did lay out said common sewer as follows, being described
by the center line, to wit :
Beginning at a point on Tappan street ten (10) feet from the south side
of said street and 432 feet from the corner of Cypress street ; thence
easterly parallel Avith and ten feet distant from the south side of Tappan
street for a distance of 2^0 feet to the point Avhere Tappan street begins
to curve to the north ; thence continuing in the same direction as the
foregoing straight line for a further distance of 74 feet ; thence curving
to the left with a radius of 028 feet for a distance of 363 feet, crossing
the lands of the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Company and
Cypress street to a point on the estate of Moses Jones distant ten feet
notherly from said railroad fence for a distance of 839 feet, crossing
said estate of Moses Jones and the lands of Samuel A. Shurtleft'to a point
on lands of E. C. Emerson near the railroad culvert ; thence turning to
the right on a curve of 22 feet radius, passing through said culvert, and
again to the left with the same radius to a point on lands of town of
Brookline ten feet from the line of the railroad location and on the south
side of the same ; thence easterly parallel with and ten feet distant from
the line of said railroad location for a distance of 500 feet, crossing said
lands of toAvn of Brookline, and lands of Mrs. Mealy, Catharine Kelly,
Margaret McDermot, Thomas McCarty, Cornelius Linnehan, James
Mungovan, Ellen McCarthy, Thomas Crotty, Michael Barrett, Morris
Dee, Owen Geary, to a point on lands of Michael Rourke; thence easterly
nearly parallel to said railroad location but converging towards said
railroad for a distance of 480 feet to a point in the westerly line
of Washington street, distance 7 feet from the face of the southern
bridge abutment, crossing said lands of Michael Rourke. Joseph Madore,
Patrick Bowen, Philip Duffey, Royal Woodward and Duftey, James
Healy, Patrick Riley, Nicholas Cantwell, Andrew Cusick, Thomas Quinlan
and John Webber : thence easterly along the southerly side of the main
track of the Brookline Branch Railroad for a distance of 800 feet in a
straight line to a point 10 feet from the railroad fence, crossing Wash-
ington street, the lands of John Mahoney, and the Boston and Albany
Railroad Company; thence curving to the left, conforming to the curve
of said curved fences, and keeping 10 feet from it for a distance of 520
feet to a point 44 feet distant from the center of the main track of the
railroad ; thence curving to the right on a radins of 120 feet for a distance
Special Meeting, July 22, 1869. 401
of 160 feet, crossing lands of James DriscoU, to a point on the marsli
land of the Aspinwall estate ; thence curving to the left on a radius of
120 feet for a distance of 168 feet to the present channel of Muddy River ;
thence in a straight line parallel with and 144 feet from the westerly side
of Western avenue, so called, crossing the said Aspinwall estate and
Aspinwall avenue, for a distance of 1022 feet to the original channel of
Muddy River. Said description is by the center line of said sewer, which
sewer is ten feet in width on each side of said described line.
The location of said sewer is in accordance with plans of the same as
made by E. S. Philbrick, civil engineer, dated July loth, 1869, examined
and approved by the Selectmen, and filed in the office of the Town Clerk
on the fifteenth day of July aforesaid.
And the Selectmen have made the following awards and decisions for
damages in full by the laying out and making of said sewer, to wit :
To the heirs of the estate of Moses Jones .... $600 00
To Col. Thomas Aspinwall 600 00
The benefits to the other abutters on said sewer are considered equal to
any damages they may have sustained by the laying out of said sewer.
And said sewer, so laid out, located and described, is hereby reported
to the town for their acceptance, and when so accepted, allowed and
recorded, is forever to be known as a public sewer.
Respectfully submitted,
James Bartlett,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Horace James,
Brookline, July 22, 1869. Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report of the
Selectmen on the laying out of said sewer.
Eighth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow a common sewer from Aspin-
wall avenue to Muddy River, as laid out and located by the Selectmen.
Laid on the table.
Voted, That the reports of the Selectmen on the Seventh
and Eighth Articles be printed and distributed among the
inhabitants of the town, before the adjourned meeting.
Ninth Article taken up :
To see if the town will discontinue the new townway leading from
Walnut to High street, as accepted and allowed by the town at their
adjourned town meeting, held on the seventh of April last.
After a lengthy discussion of the subject of the Ninth
Article, and the subject having been well and fully consid-
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ered, the Moderator ordered the vote on the same to be
taken by ballot, those in favor of discontinuing said way to
bring in their ballot written "Yea," and those opposed to
the discontinuing of said way to bring in their ballot written
"No."
The polls were then opened and were kept open thirty-five
minutes, when, after giving notice and an opportunity for
an}^ one to vote who had not voted, they were declared
closed.
The Moderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes so given, and the whole number of votes
given was one hundred and ninety-one, and were as follows,
to wit : Seventy-eight, Yea ; one hundred and thirteen, jSFo.
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to vote until his name was found and checked on the
list.
Voted, That when this meeting adjourn it be to meet
three weeks from this' date, at seven of the clock in the even-
ing (12th August next).
Fourth Article taken from the table.
G. F. Homer, Esq., in behalf of the building committee
of the Public Library, presented the following report and
estimates, to wit :
REPORT AND ESTIMATES.
To the Town of BrooJdine :
The undersigned, in behalf of the Trustees of the Public Library,
respectf ullj' reports that at the annual meeting the town appropriated the
sum of fifteen thousand dollars for the completion of the library build-
ing then in process of erection. At that time the conti'acts outstanding
were for the amount of fourteen thousand one hundred twenty-eight
GO-lOO dollars ($14,128.60), including architect's commissions, and a
small insurance. There is noAv due for extra work under the mason's
department the sum of eight hundred dollars T-SSOO).
Extra carpenters' work done and to be done, aboi
dred dollars ...
Required for the iron work, extra .
Extra painting ....
Gas-fixtures and furniture
Gas-piping ...
The above amounts to (above the appr
[lone, about five hun-
§500 00
320 00
200 00
l.nOO 00
175 00
roi)riatious)
82.695 00
Adjourned Special Meeting, August 15, 1869. 403
The undersii^ned having submitted the items of this report to the
inspection of Messrs. Horace James and N. Lyford, the principal con-
tractors, with their approbation suggest an additional appropriation of
thirty-five hundred dollars ($3500) for the completion and finishing of
the building.
In behalf of the Trustees of the Brookline Public Library,
T> T,i„ oori 1SAQ ffEO. F. Homer.
Brookline, July 22d, iHby.
Voted, To raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand
five hundred dollars for the completion and finishing of the
Public Library building.
Voted, That the Treasurer is authorized to borrow such
sums as may be necessary for the foregoing purposes, not
exceeding four thousand dollars, giving the note or notes of
the town therefor, countersigned by the Selectmen.
^•5'"™'^- Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEETING, AUG. 15, 1869.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline met at the Town Hall, on Thursday, August the
fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and were called
to order by the Town Clerk, at half-past seven of the clock
in the evening.
William I.^Bowditch, Esq., who presided at the previous
meeting, being absent, the meeting nominated and chose for
Moderator George F. Homer, and he took the chair.
The Second Article of the warrant was then taken up :
To consider the expediency of making further appropriations for
sidewalks,.
The committee to whom was referred the subject of the
Second Article, presented the following report, to wit :
404 BrooMine Town Records.
REPORT.
The committee appointed at town meeting, July 22cl, to cousidei- the
subject of sidewalks, report that thej' have corresponded with the Mayor
of New York and citizens of other cities, and have visited the cities of
Cambridge and Lawrence, Mass., and Concord, N. H. The materials
-which seem best adapted to the wants of this town are North River
flagging, brick, coal-tar concrete, and pine-tar concrete.
The North River stone-flagging has been oflered us by the Bigelow
Bluestoue Co., of Maiden, Ulster county, N. Y., at 75c. per superficial
square foot for six-inch Boston crosswalks, and 24c. per superficial
square foot for sidewalks — stone two inches and upwards in thickness,
three feet long, and sixteen inches and upwards in -width ; stones six
feet or five and one-half feet by three feet and two inches in width, 30c.
to 35c. Their agent agrees to deliver at Abbott's wharf, Brookline, if
there is suflicient depth of water, charging perhaps the additional expense
of freight from Cambridge-street bridge. These prices to hold until
September 1st; after that, subject to changes in the rate of freight.
The advantages of flagging are that it can be quickly laid, easily moved,
and if laid in a path of three feet in Avidth will require no curbstones,
which may give it the preference in streets where a change of grade or
-width would prevent the use of concrete.
Brick cost the city of Boston §l.iO per square yard, curbstones 75c.
per running, and 10c. for setting. In Brookline the price is $1.40 to
$1.45 for sidewalks, 80c. for curbstones, and 12c. to 25c. for setting. As
curl)Stones would be needed for brick or cement, your committee think
it of advantage to purchase a schooner load, or part, to be delivered at
wharf in Brookline.
Coal-tar concrete, known as Schimshaw's patent, has been extensively
introduced into Lawrence, Mass., and Concord, N. H. Considerable has
been laid in this town this season. To all appearance, the work done
here is equal to the best we have seen elsewhere. In Essex street, Law-
rence, there is a broad walk leading from the railroad station through
the centre of the city. For nearly the whole distance to the City Hall
the Schimshaw's concrete is laid. It has been in use between three and
four years, and appears to be in perfect order, being even, smooth, and
hard, and without seam. Several lengths of lirick walk intervene, and
all are in bad order except one, Avhich is not equal to the concrete. In
Concord the concrete has been in use about eight years. Much of it
looks Avell, and all seemed to have withstood the action of heat and cold.
A piece laid eight years ago is now in as good order as when laid. The
sample is too rough, but that is owing to the coarseness of the gravel
used for the top layer. The testimony of some of the most prominent
was in favor of the concrete. Your committee noticed that the soil of
Concord is almost entirely sand and gravel, giving a fine underdrainage,
and saving much trouble and expense in laying of sidewalks. This
should be taken into consideration with the success of the concrete.
The price of Schimshaw's coal-tar concrete in Concord, N. H., is 60c.
per square j'ard, 3 inches thick when finished; Lawrence, Mass., 65c.
per square yard, 4 inches thick when finished; New Haven, Conn., 90c.
Adjourned Special Meeting, August 15, 1869. 405
per square yard ; Brookline, 80c. per square yard, 3i inches thick when
finished— as per statement herewith submitted by Messrs. Lynam & Co.,
who control the right for this county. The concrete cannot be taken up
and used again.
The Burlaw & Fisk patent coal-tar concrete, the right to which in this
vicinity is controlled by Messrs. J. C. Stiles & Son, of Cambridge, has
been offered your committee at 7.5c. per square yard. 3 inches thick. They
have laid it in Milton, in Boston Highlands, Newton Corner, Cambridge-
port, and other places in this vicinity, but all within about a year. In New
York city it has been in use for two or three years, but chiefly as a street
pavement. There it is laid over old stone pavement, the stones being
loosened and the concrete filled in and over. In Central Park eight
inches of broken stone is first laid as a bed, and the Fisk concrete laid
upon that.* The Mayor of New York, under date of July 29th, speaks
highly of this concrete, and says it is about to be laid before the resi-
dences of Mr. Astor and Mr. A. T. Stewart, Fifth avenue, and by a
recent Act of the Legislature will be the principal material used for
street pavement in the future. Brooklyn, Baltimore, and other cities,
have introduced it.
Before using any patent article involving so much money, the town
should be satisfied that it will not be made liable for damages from
infringements or other causes.
As the work in both coal and pine tar concrete is not always equally
well done, the town should oversee the work and reserve the right to
reject and cause the removal of all work not done satisfactorily to the
town authorities.
The condition of the sidewalks of the town being so bad, your com-
mittee would urge that there be no further delay than is absolutely neces-
sary, and recommend the immediate appropriation of eight thousand
dollars, to be expended by the Selectmen in laying such walks as they
shall deem best suited to the ditterent streets, always remembering that
a good sidewalk should protect from mud at all seasons of the year-
Attention should be given first to the main thoroughfares leading to the
centre of the village and to the railroad stations, laying it on one side of
the street only, and, wherever it is practicable, on the south side of the
street, that it may the better be kept free from snow and ice. A walk
from Walnut street through Cypress and School streets, and Aspinwall
avenue to the Episcopal Church, would render all the churches of the
town accessible to the majority of the inhabitants.
Your committee recommend to the consideration of the town the
appointment of a Superintendent of Streets, a surveyor, who shall act
by authority and advice of the Board of Selectmen.
The expenses attending the investigations of your committee are
.$19.70.
E. I. Thomas.
John C. Abbott.
a. w. goddard.
Charles D wight.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report of the committee.
406 Brookline Town Records.
Voted, That the sum of eight thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated for sidewalks, to be expended under the
direction of the Selectmen.
Third Article taken up :
To see if the town will make further appropriations for grading and
fencing the town's land between "Washington, School, and Prospect
streets, and for sidewalks on said streets adjoining said land.
The Selectmen, to whom Avas referred the subject of the
Third Article, presented the following report, to wit :
REPORT.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Third Article in the war-
rant for this meeting, Avould now report that it is expedient to finish
the grading on tlie lands adjoining the Pviblic Li])rar}' and other town
buildings, at a probable cost of $1,200 00
To fence the town's land about Prospect and Scliool streets
and against the abutters 400 00
To provide gates, at a cost of 175 00
To provide concrete sidewalks and curbstones, where not
already provided, along School, Prospect, and Washing-
ton streets, against town land, at a cost of . . . 1,000 00
For driveways and walks about library building . . . 500 00
Making a total of $3,275 00
We therefore recommend that the sum of thirty-three hundred dollars
(f 8.300) be raised and appropriated for the above purposes.
James Bartlett,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philhkick,
Horace Jajsies,
Selectmen of the Tovn of Brookline
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
Voted, That the sum of three thousand three hundred
dollars be raised and appropriated to defray the expenses
reconmiended in the foregoing report on grading and fencing.
Eighth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow a common sev.'er from Aspin-
wall avenue to Muddy River, as laid out and located by the Selectmen.
Voted, That the Eighth Article be indefinitely postponed.
Militia List, 1869.
407
Voted, That the sum of fifty-five thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated to make the sewer laid out from Tappan
street to Muddy River.
Tenth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for
the foregoing objects.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer is authorized to borrow
a sum not exceeding the amount of the appropriations made
at this meeting, giving the note or notes of the town therefor,
countersigned by the Selectmen, in such sums and at such
times as may be called for by said Selectmen.
Adjourned.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
List of Persons liable to Enrollment in the Town of Brookline
as taken by the Assessors, May 1st, 1869, in conformity
ivith the laws of the Commonwealth.
Azarian, Josepli
Almey, Frederick, Jr.
Allen, Samuel S.
Amory, Robert
Allen, Phillip S.
Allen, Leonard
Abbott, Lewis P.
Atwood, Isaac
Adams, Daniel D.
Atkinson. Edward
Amory, Frederick
Allen, Lyman W.
Ballisen, William J.
Bryant, John D.
Blaisdell, John E.
Bangs, William A.
Brackett, I. Lewis
Beard, Charles E.
Bird, Albert H.
Brown, Edward J.
Bachelder, Augustus E.
Barrett, George F.
Bowman, Alonzo
Bachelder, Charles W.
Blaney, Henry
Brooks, Charles D.
Beals, James H.
Blanchard, Edward
Bartlett, James, Jr.
Baxter, Albert G., Jr.
Baxter, Sidney R.
Blake, Arthur W.
Bennett, Stephen D.
Bugbee, Eben
Bugbee, George
Belcher, W. Henry
Bryant, Thomas G.
Bird, George W.
Bliss, John P.
408
Brookline Town Records.
Buzzell, Jolin
Barnard, Frederick
Bogan, Edward
Barrett, Michael C
Beal, Samuel
Barrett, Edward
Bacon, Francis E.
Byrne, Augustus
Baker, James
Brooks, Lj^man B.
Bird, William H.
Bird, Frederick E.
Bird, William B.
Burbank, John
Burleigh, Sylvester S.
Brown, Thomas S.
Brown, William S.
Brown, James S.
Brown, Daniel C.
Chapman, John N.
Colburu, Alfred H.
Clapp, James W.
Cotting, Charles U.
Coolidge, Henry S.
Coolidge, George H.
Coolidge, William D.
Curtis, Joseph S.
Combs, Dexter
Curtis, Elijah J.
Currier, Warren G.
Crowell, Horace S.
Cushman, Albert
Cousens, William D.
Connelly, John
Cantwell, Lawrence
Cate, Isaac
Chadbourn, Moses
Chadbourn, George E.
Chadbourn, John A.
Curtis, Calvin
Clark, Burnham C.
Codman, James M.
Chaffln, Henry
Cutler, William S.
Cutler, Herbert D.
Chapin, Edward F.
Cobb, Albert A.
Cobb, Roscoe A.
Chamberlin, Henry C.
Crane, Joshua
Candler, John W.
Chace, Reuben A.
Chase, H. Lincoln
Corey, F. Henry
Collins, Henry
Conant, Nathaniel
Cristy,
Cheney, Alfred
Cook, George D.
Clark. Samuel
CraAvshaw, Joseph
Cusick, Patrick H.
Chase, Charles
Cahill, Richard
Cooper, Charles A.
Churchill, William O.
Crowley, John
Curry, Simon
Davis, Charles E.
Dane, John H.
Dane, Edward S.
Dana, Dennison D.
Dexter, William S.
Dyer, George L.
Danforth, Solomon F.
Dearborn, Charles E.
Dearborn, George F.
Doane, Edward
Daniels, David H.
DriscoU, James, Jr.
DriscoU. Michael
Dale, Lee
Draper, Charles H.
Delano, Charles
Defrees, George T.
Darragh, James
Davis, William
Doran, Levi
De Peyster, Augustus
DoUoff, Abner
Dwyer, Patrick
Dawes. George G.
Downing. James
Drury, Robert W.
Danielson, William
Denney, Francis P.
Militia List, 1869.
409
DAvight, Charles
Dwight, Daniel A.
Dwight, Chapman
Davis, George
Deane, Henry W.
English, John
Ekert, George M.
Edgerly, James W.
Eager, Henry B.
Erhard, Geoi'ge
Edwards, Samuel D.
Eastman, Moses
Edmond, George M.
Ellis, Erank
Fuller, Charles M.
Poster, John H.
Fisher, Osboim
Fisher, Frederick
Fairfield, Albert
Floyd, Edward E.
Fuller, Halford B.
Fay, Henry G.
Fitzgerald, Patrick
Foster, Charles 0.
Feruald, Joseph
Fisher, Horace N.
Ford, John
Feeley, Patrick
Ford, John
Foster, Charles F.
Funk, George W.
Fay, Clement K.
Fabyan, George F.
Gage, Frederick
Green, Henry A.
Grew, Edward S.
Goodwin, LeBaron
Gardner, Harrison
Green, J. S. C, Jr.
Gibson, Warren H.
Gooding, Theodore P.
Greene, Lewis
Gilbert, Henry C.
Gilson, Richard H.
Gaskins, William
Goodfellow, Munroe
Gross, Willard Y.
Getchell, Isaiah S.
Glancy, Peter
Center, Lewis
Goddard, Maurice
Gardiner, Charles P.
Goodnough, Xanthus
Goodwin, Willard A.
Goodwin, Ashael J.
Griffin, Daniel J.
Hall, Thomas B.
Hubbard, Francis S.
Hayes, S. Dana
Howard, Alonzo
Haven, Albert
Houlihan, James E.
Heyer, Charles A.
Hammond, Edward A.
Hay, Oliver
Haven, Frank
Hall, William F.
Heard, Benjamin
Hunnewell, George
Houghton, Jesse F.
Halfenstine, Adam
Harris, James H.
Hall, William F.
Hall, Henry J.
Horr, John E.
Hill, Benjamin
Howe, Lindsay I.
Hills, Richard
Hagan, Dennis M.
Heath, Charles H.
Heath, Sidney
Harmon, David I. *
Hooper, Edward W.
Hall, Jervas
Hedge, Frederick H.
Head, Charles
Hobart, David J.
Jeffers, Samuel
Jones, Henry F.
James, Charles H.
James, Horace
Jones, Moses
Jones, Charles W.
410
Brookline Town Records.
Jones. Arthur W.
Jewett, Francis A.
Jones, Artemas S.
Johnson, George F.
Kirbv, Charles K.
Kenrick, Alfred, Jr.
Kingman, Bradford
Kingman. Martin
Koch, John
Kallahan, Morris
Kingman, Abiel
Kelh". James H.
Kemp, Arthur
Lawrence, Frank W.
Lincoln, Wm. Henry
Leonard, Albert
Lovell, John W.
Littell, Robert S.
Lanman. Thomas E.
Lovejoy, Stephen A.
Lincoln, William E.
Lyford, George E.
Lyons, Dennis
Lincoln, Charles
Laighton, James A.
Ladd, Charles P.
Libby, John H.
Leonard. Dwight
Leary, Jeremiah
Lunuey, Patrick
Loring. Stanton D.
Long, John
Lowell, Augustus
Lyman, Theodore
Lynde. Charles A.
Langley, Charles
Langley, Albert V.
Marsh,
Morrill
Mason,
Mecum
Moore,
Miller,
Mudge,
McDav
Melvin
Andrew F.
David
Henry
, Charles E.
Edgar V.
AVilliam A.
Andrew C.
itt, Patrick
, Clarence
Marsh, Frederick A.
MatthcAVS. Ashael
Mc Andrews, John D.
Morse, Charles
Mudge, George A.
Morrill. Amos
McCarty, John B.
Mosman, Xahum
Mahan, James
Munroe, H. H.
Moody, Joseph A.
Mcintosh, Royal, Jr.
Mcintosh, Edward
Murdough, Charles A.
Mahoney. Dennis
McCracken, Alexander
McXamara, Dennis
Mitchell, James
Merritt, George W.
Morris, Cornelius
Morrissou, John
Morrisson, George
Mellen. George M.
Mason, Lowell
Meany, John
Mealy, Francis
McMahan, Thomas
McCarty, John
Marston. Elias H.
Madore, Joseph
McCormack, James
Moore, Bartho. J.
Maloney, Thomas
Murray, Daniel C.
McCarty, Marcus B.
Merrick. Theodore
Mahoney, Daniel
NeMComb, Leonard
Norton, George
Nash, Francis J.
Neal. Burton W .
Oliver, Joseph P.
O'Dea, John
Orcutt, Mears
Perry. Edward S.
Perrv. Charles L.
Militia List, 1869.
411
Putman, Joshua H.
Philbrick, John E.
Pike, James
Phillips, John F.
Pierce, Peter W.
Plummer, Lincoln K.
Pope, Edward W.
Perkins, Joseph J.
Priest, Charles
Palmer, Jacob P.
Pulsifer, John P.
Palmer, George F.
Pons, Charles A.
Phelps, Daniel W.
Parton, John
Price, Lewis S.
Parsons, Theophilus, Jr.
Philbrick, Edward S.
Powers, John
Paige, Albert S.
Per r in, Lewis
Pinkham, Clarence F.
Quinlan, Michael W.
Quimby, Benjamin F.
Quinn, James
Randall,
liogers, Albert N.
Ricker, Henry
Ripley, Thomas W.
Ray, Alfred F.
Ray, Alexander C.
Rooney, James
Richards, Addison
Robinson, Willard H.
Reed, John J.
Ritchie, Thomas P.
Ritchie, John
Ritchie, Andrew
Ryan, Thomas
Richardson, George P.
Rodman, Francis
Richardson, Horace R.
Russell, Marshall
Robinson, Thomas
Ruggles, Cyrus W.
Roberts, James W.
Read, Charles
Read, Joseph
Summer, Samuel C.
Sears, Isaac H.
Storrow, J. J.
Soule, Richard, Jr.
Stearns, John G., Jr.
Stearns, Joseph G.
Stearns, Charles H.
Stearns, William
Shepherd, John S.
Scott, John G.
Slack, George A.
Stevens, Daniel C.
Steadman, George E.
Stoddard, Henry F.
Schraubstadter, Carl
Samspon, Harvey 1).
Seaverns, Henry G.
Sawin, Francis K.
Seeley, Guy
Sabin, Charles W.
SAveetser, Arthur C
Sherman, Freeman C.
Skinner, Francis L.
Schubert, Ernest
Shaw,
Stitt, George
Stevens, W. H.
Sullivan, John
Salisbury, Wm. C G.
Stevenson, Wm. W.
Steese, Edward
Stearns, Wm. IL
Stearns, Francis G.
Shurtlefl', Augustus
Smith, Edward S.
Sargent, John A.
Searle, F. A.
Sinclair, James W.
Starratt, Edwin
Storrow, Charles
Shewell, Thomas R.
Taylor, John C.
Thorpe, Edward A.
Thomas. Edward L
Turner, John B.
Turner, Fergus B.
Taylor, John
Townsend, George H.
Train, Stephen G.
412
Brookline Town Records.
Train, Samuel P.
Taft, William L.
Team, William
Verney, Osavius
Walker, Plymouth
Wilson, Henry H.
Whitney, Henry M.
Weston, EdAvard
Woodbury, William P.
Williams, James F.
Winslow, Andrew J.
Wellman, Joseph H.
Woods, Amos L.
Williams, Arthur
Wrightingtou, Charles W.
Waterman, J. Thomas
Whittemore, Edward W.
Wood, Charles B.
Warren, George E.
Woodward, Edward W.
Wales, Thomas B.
Wethern, Thomas A.
Watson, Nicholas
Wheilden, William
Wise, Daniel W.
Withington. Henry H.
Webber, Chai'les F.
Wood, James
AVilliams, Moses, Jr.
Whitney, Willie H.
Woodward, John C.
Weld, William G.
AVeld, George W.
Weld, William J.
Wilson, John
Winsor, Henry, Jr.
Whiting, George E.
Winsor, Alfred, Jr.
Winsor, Rufus
Woodward, George M.
Wilcomb, EdAvard S.
AVhitney, Aaron
Young, Henry
Thomas B. Hall,
Austin W. Benton.
Marshal Stearns,
Assessors of Brookline.
SPECIAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1869.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
Jo either of the Goiistahles of the Toion of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the twenty-
seventh instant, at seven and a half of the clock in the even-
ing, for the following purposes, to wit :
Special Meeting, Septeuiber 27, 1869. 413
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To see if the town will reconsider the vote passed by the
town on the twenty-second day of July last, laying out a sewer from
Tappan street to Muddy River.
Third. To see if the town will accept and allow a sewer as laid out
and located by the Selectmen, from a point near the railroad bridge to
an old channel near Muddy River.
Fourth. To consider and act upon the subject of repairing and light-
ing the roads formerly owned by the Commonwealth and recently laid
out as townways, and to appropriate money therefor.
Fifth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be neces-
sary for the above purposes, also for such other sewers as may be needed
in the streets.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
James Bartlett,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, September 22, 1869.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their
last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the day of said
meeting.
J. P. Sanborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Monday, the twenty-seventh day of September, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and
were called to order at half-past seven of the clock in the even-
ing, by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling said
meeting and the officer's return thereon who notified the
same.
First Article taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
414 BrooMine Toivn Records.
Voted, To choose a Moderator by nomination.
The meetins: then nominated and chose for Moderator
Georufe F. Homer, and he took the chair.
Second Article taken up :
To see if the town "\vill reconsider the vote passed by the town on the
twenty-second day of July last, laying out a sewer from Tappan street
to Muddy River.
Voted, That the vote passed on the twenty-second day of
July last, laying out a sewer from Tappan street to Muddy
River, is hereb}^ reconsidered.
The Selectmen presented and read the following report,
to wit :
REPORT.
At the town meeting held on the 22d of July last, the town accepted a
sewer as laid out by the Selectmen, leading from Tappan street to ^luddy
River, and at the adjournment of said meeting money was appropriated
for its construction. Before commencing work upon this sewer, the
Selectmen Avere informed of a supposed informality in the proceedings
Avhich might possibly invalidate their action, or at least lead to litigation
and unnecessary expense. Moreover, considerable oi)position was devel-
oped on the part of the oAvners of land through which said sewer was
laid out, where tlie Selectmen were before lead to suppose they were to
have the co-operation of these abutters. After considerable deliberation,
your board concluded that it was inexpedient to prosecute the work in
the face of such opposition, for, though such a sewer might be highly
desirable if built Avith the co-operation of the abutters, a part of Avhom
might justly be charged a portion of the cost, in vicAv of the benetit to
be derived therefrom, it did not seem of sufticient importance to the
public to AA^arrant the risk of litigation and extra costs, even if the
alleged informality were not proved in court. Your board therefore
concluded to abandon the former action and start ancAv.
A ncAv hearing Avas called, the Avhole subject revicAved, and a portion
of the sewer which seemed indispensable to the public Avelfare Avas relo-
cated according to plans noAV submitted, making such a modification of
the line as appeared desirable at its loAver end. The line, as will be seen
on the map, uoav lies principally Avithin the location of the Boston, Hart-
ford and Erie Railroad Company and that of the Brookline Branch of the
Boston and Albany Railroad Company. The otHcers of the latter cor-
poration conferred with us, and not only assented to the line of the
sewer as now submitted, but cheerfully agreed to be assessed for such
portion of the cost of constructing the scAver as might be decreed
equitable. Your board therefore offer the foUoAving votes for the con-
sideration of the tOAvn, viz. :
special Meeting, September 27, 1869. 415
1st. Voted, That the vote passed by the town on the 22d day of July
last, under the Seventh Article in the warrant, accepting the sewer laid
out by the Selectmen, from Tappan street to Muddy River, be now recon-
sidered.
2d. Voted, That the appropriation made on the loth day of August
for the purpose of sewerage, be now applied by the Selectmen to the
construction of the sewer now laid out along the railroad, and to the
construction of such other sewers and in the streets as may be found
necessary during the present year, in so far as such money may be
needed for such purposes.
The probable cost of the sewer noAv laid out is estimated at .§35,000 00
The cost of other sewers needed in sundi-y streets will prob-
ably amount to 15,000 00
$50,000 00
James Bartlett,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
Third Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow a sewer as laid out and
located by the Selectmen, from a point near the railroad bridge on
Washington street, to an old channel near Muddy River.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the
laying out of said sewer, to wit :
REPORT.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all parties, corporations and interests known to them, of their intention
to lay out, in whole or in part, a common sewer, leading from Tappan
street to Muddy River, did, in pursuance of said notice, meet at their
office in the Town Hall, on Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of August,
A. D. 1869, at three of the clock in the afternoon, and after hearing all
persons and interests desiring to be heard in relation to the making of
said sewer, and examining the proposed route of said sewer; and again,
by adjournment, on the sixteenth day of September, A. D. 1869, and all
parties and interests known to them having been heard and examined,
they proceeded and did lay out, in part, said common sewer, as follows,
being described by the southerly line, to wit :
Beginning at a point 180 feet distant from the northwesterly corner of
the southern abutment of the Washington street railroad bridge, said
point being 9-1 feet distant from the northerly line of Boylstou street, on
lands of Thomas Quinlan, thence running easterly 180 feet to said corner
of said abutment, crossing lands of said Thomas Quinlan, Thomas Quinlan,
Jr., and M. W. Quinlan, the lands of the Boston, Hartford and Erie
Railroad Company, and John H. Webber ; thence in the same direction
for a further distance of .300 feet to a point in the southerly boundary of
416 Brookline Town Records,
the lands of the Boston and Albany Railroad Company 23 feet southerly
from the centre of the main track of the Brookline Branch railroad,
crossing lands of said Boston and Albany Railroad Company and Dennis
Mahoney ; thence easterly along the said southern boundary 299 feet ;
thence curving to the left on a radius of 960 feet for a further distance
of 185 feet; thence curving to the left, following the southerly line of
the location of said Brookline Branch railroad, on a radius of 2,917 feet
for a further distance of (574 feet ; thence, still following said southerly
line, curving to the left on a radius of 2,375 feet, parallel to and 55 feet
distant from the centre of the track of said Brookline Branch railroad
passing through Aspinwall avenue, for a further distance of 33-1 feet;
thence still along said southerly line a further distance of 334 feet;
thence still along said southerly line a further distance of 100 feet to a
point distant 46^ feet from said centre of said track ; thence easterly
parallel with and 4Gi feet distant from said centre of said track 454 feet ;
thence curving to the right on a radius of 80 feet for a distance of 60
feet to an old channel near Muddy River.
The northerly side of said sewer is parallel with and fifteen feet dis-
tant from the above-described southerly side for a distance of 680 feet
from the above-named point of beginning; thence diverging to a width
of 20 feet from said southerly line in a further distance of 299 feet ;
thence 20 feet from said southerly line to the end.
The location of said sewer is in accordance with plans of the same as
made by E. S. Philbrick, civil engineer, dated September 16th, 1869,
examined and approved by the Selectmen and filed in the office of the
Town Clerk on the sixteenth day of September aforesaid.
The Selectmen have considered the subject of damages by the laying
out of said sewer, and in consideration of the benefit to the abutters on
the line of said sewer, they have made no awards for damages. And
said sewer so laid out, located and described, is hereby reported to the
town for acceptance, and when so accepted, allowed and recorded, is
forever to be known as a public sewer.
James Bartlett,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Brookline, Mass., September 25th, 1869.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
Voted, To lay the Fourth Article on the table.
Fifth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for
the above purposes, and also for such other sewers as may be needed in
the streets.
Voted, That the vote passed at the adjourned meeting,
held on the fifteenth day of August last, appropriating the
sum of tifty-five thousand dollars for sewers, is hereby recon-
sidered.
General Election, November 2, 1869. 417
Voted, That the sum of fifty thousand dollars be appro-
priated for the purpose of constructing the sewer now laid
out along the railroad, and for the construction of such other
sewers and drains in the streets as may be found necessary
during the present year.
Fourth Article taken up :
To consider and act upon the subject of repairing and lighting the
roads formerly owned by the Commonwealth, and recently laid out as
towuways, and to appropriate money thei'efor.
Voted, To appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars
for repairing and lighting said streets.
Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized to borrow a sum
not exceeding fifty-three thousand dollars, giving the note
or notes of the town therefor, countersigned by the Select-
men, in such sums and at such times as may be called for
by said Selectmen.
Adjourned.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 2, 1869.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the second day of
November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in said month, at one of the clock in the afternoon,
at which time and place the polls will be opened and kept
open until thirty minutes past four of the clock, during
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418 Brookline Town Records.
which time they will be required to bring in their votes to
the Selectmen for the following State and County officers,
to wit :
Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Councillor for Councillor
District Number Three, Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor of Accounts,
Attorney-General, Senator for the First Norfolk Senatorial
District, Representative to the General Court for the Fifteenth
Norfolk District, and one County Commissioner, — all to be
voted for on one ticket.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days before the
day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
eighteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
James Bartlett,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Toicn of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, October 27th, 1869.
In pursuance of the Avithin warrant, I have notified and warned the
legal voters of the toAvn of Brookline, to meet at the time and place
and for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the
same at their last and usual place of residence, four days at least before
the day of said meeting.
J. P. Sanborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the legal voters
of the town of Brookline met at the Town Hall on Tues-
day, the second day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and were
called to order at one of the clock in the afternoon, by James
Bartlett, Esq., chairman of the Board of Selectmen, and the
warrant callinoj said meeting and the return thereon made
by the Constable who warned it were read by the Town
Clerk.
General Election, November 2, 1869. 419
In conformity with said warrant, the chairman of the
Selectmen declared the polls open for the reception of votes
for the several officers designated therein, and they were
kept open until thirty minutes past four of the clock, when,
after due notice by the chairman of the Selectmen and an
opportunity given to all to vote who had not voted and desired
so to do, they were closed.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes as given in, and the whole number so
given in was four hundred and sixty-two, and the whole
number of votes were sorted, counted, and recorded, and
declaration thereof made in open town meeting, as required
by law, and were for the following persons and officers, to
wit :
For Governor: Four liimdrecl thirty-one.
William Clafliu, of Newton, had two hundred fifty-seven.
John Quincy Adams, of Quincy, had one liundred sixty-nine.
Edward M. Cliamberlin, of Boston, had five.
For Lieutenant-Governor : Four hundred thirty-five.
Joseph Tucker, of Lenox, had two hundred eighty-eight.
Samuel 0. Lamb, of Greenfield, had one hundred forty-two.
James Chattaway, of Springfield, five.
For Secretary of State : Four hundred and thirty.
Oliver Warner, of Northampton, two hundred eighty-four.
Jolin K. Tarbox, of Lawrence, one hundred fifty.
Stillman B. Pratt, of Randolph, five.
For Treasurer and Beceiver-General : Four hundred thirty-nine.
Jacob H. Loud, of Plymouth, had two hundred eighty-four.
Levi Heywood, of Gardner, had one hundred fifty.
N. W. Stoddard, of North Bridgewater, five.
For Auditor : Four hundred thirty-nine.
Charles Endicott, of Canton, had two hundred eighty-four.
Phineas Allen, of Pittsfield, had one hundred fifty.
Charles J. Goodwin, of Haverhill, had five.
For Attorney-General : Four hundred thirty-seven.
Charles Allen, of Boston, had two hundred ninety-two.
Josiah G. Abbott, of Boston, had one hundred forty.
Charles Cowley, of Lowell, had five.
420 BrooMine Town Records.
For County Commissioner : Four hundred thirty-three.
Milton M. Fisher, of Medway, had two hundred eighty-three.
Jacob F. Eaton, of Quincy, had one hundred fifty.
For Councillor, Third District : Four hundred thirty-three.
Henry G. Crowell, of Boston, had two hundred eighty-three.
Setli Adams, of Newton, had one hundred fifty.
C. A. Durfee, of Holliston, liad five.
For Senator, First Norfolk District : Four liundred thirty-seven.
George H. Munroe, of Boston, had two hundred sixty-four.
William B. Greene, of Brookline, one hundred seventy-three.
For Representative to the General Court, Fifteenth Norfolk District :
Four hundred and fifty-three.
A. W. Goddard, of Brookline, one.
William D. Coolidge, of Brookline, one hundred sixty-eight.
Alanson W. Beard, of Brookline, two hundred eighty-four, and he was
declared elected to the General Court of Massachusetts.
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his vote until his name had been found
on the list and checked.
The business of the meeting being accomplished, the
returns were filled up, signed by the Selectmen and counter-
signed by the Town Clerk, and sealed up in 0})en town
meeting, as required by law, and were delivered to the
Town Clerk to forward to their several places of destination.
James Bartlett, Esq., chairman of the Board of Selectmen,
then declared the meeting dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Clen-h.
Special Meeting^ December 7, 1869. 421
SPECIAL MEETING, DECEMBER 7, 1869.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toicn of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the seventh day of
December next, at three of the clock in the afternoon, for
the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To consider and act upon the subject of obtaining a supply
of pure water for the inhabitants of the town of Brookline.
Third. To see if the tOAvn Avill appropriate for sidewalks the money
paid into the treasury for the same by the abutters.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
James Bartlett,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Horace James,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, December 2d, 1869.
In pursuance of the within Avarrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and for the pur-
422 Brookline Town Records.
poses Avithin named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last
and usual place of residence, four days before the day of said meeting.
J. r. Saxborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline assembled at the Town Hall in said town,
on Tuesday, the seventh day of December, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and
were called to order by the Town Clerk at three of the clock
in the afternoon, who read the warrant callins; the meeting
and the Constable's return of notifying the same thereon.
First Article taken up :
To clioose a Moderator.
The meeting nominated and chose for Moderator William
I. Bowditch, and he took the chair.
Second Article taken up :
To consider and act upon the subject of obtaining a supply of pure
water for the inhabitants of the town of Brookline.
The following vote was offered b}'^ Amos A. Lawrence,
Esq., viz. : .
Voted, That George M. Dexter, Francis P. Denney and E. C. Cabot be
a committee to ascertain whether it is expedient to purchase the property
of the Jamaica Pond Aqueduct Company, or any other supply of water,
for the tcg^vu, and to report at a future meeting to be called by the chair-
man of tlie committee.
After a full discussion of the subject, as also of various
subjects connected therewith, the motion was put on its
passage, and decided in the negative.
Third Article taken up :
To see if the town will appropriate for sidcAvalks the money paid into
the treasury for the same by the abutters.
Voted, That the money paid or to be paid into the town
treasury on account of sidewalks is hereby ajipropriated for
making sidewalks, subject to the order of the Selectmen.
No further business coming up, the meeting adjourned.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Tow7i Clerk.
Perambulation of Boundary Lines. 423
PERAMBULATION OF BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN BROOKLINE
AND NEWTON. 1869.
We the uudersigued, Selectmen of Newtou and Brookline, hereby cer-
tify that we have, this twenty-third day of November, A. D. 18G9,
perambulated the lines between said towns and find the several bounds
and monuments, as follows, viz. :
1st. A stone monument marked RB&N near the westerly edge of
Troublesome Swamp (so called), which forms the corner bound between
West Roxbury, Brookline, and Newton.
2d. Thence to an iron monument marked N&B on a large rock in land
now or late of Caleb Crafts.
3d. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B on the north side of
the road near and westerly from the sawmill.
4th. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B in Stake Meadow (so
called), which monument makes a corner.
5th. Thence to an iron monument on the corner of a wall marked
N«&B on ledge of rocks near Stake Meadow.
6th. Thence to an iron monument marked N&B in the wall by the
land now or formerly of Capt. Clark.
7th. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B on the northerly side
of the road near the house late of Arba Hyde.
8th. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B on the southerly side
of the Worcester turnpike or Boylston street.
9th. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B on the westerly side
of the road known as Hammond street by land now of John Lowell,
formerly of Daniel Kingsbury.
10th. Thence to an abutment stone marked N&B at the end of a wall
on laud of heirs of Joseph Lee.
11th. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B in a swail.
12th. Thence to a stone monument marked N&B' on the south side
and in the embankment of the New York and Boston Railroad in laud
taken ])y said railroad company of John Kingsbury, which bound forms
the corner bound between Newton, Brookline, and Brighton.
All of which bounds and monuments Ave have agreed to and renewed
this day.
James F. C. Hyde, James Bartlett,
George E. Bridges, Thomas Parsons,
D. C. Sanger, William J. Griggs,
WiLLARD Marey, Edward S. Philbrick,
Joseph Walker, Horace James,
Thomas Rice, Jr.,
Selectmen of Xeioton. Selectmen of Brookline.
424 Brookline Town Records.
PERAMBULATION OF BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN BROOKLINE
AND WEST ROXBURY.
Be it remembered that on the second day of December, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, Ave the subscribers,
being duly authorized as the law directs, met and proceeded to peram-
bulate the lines and to mark the bounds between the towns of Brookline
and West Roxbury, in the County of Norfolk, and Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, as follows, to wit :
Beginning at a stone monument standing in the middle of the brook
running through the lands of the Brookline Land Company marked WR
&B, being the junction point of the boundary lines between the city of
Boston (formerly Roxbury) and the towns of Brookline and West Rox-
bury ; thence following the centre of the brook and through lands now
or late of Charles E. Perkins to a stone monument marked B&WR in
the wall dividing said Perkins from land now or late of Joseph Curtis ;
thence foUoAving said wall northeasterly to a stone monument marked
B&WR standing in the wall between the land of said Curtis and Daniel
A. Dwight (late Thomas Lee's) ; thence to a stone monument
marked B&WR standing in land of said Dwight; thence to a stone
monument marked B&WR on Perkins street, West Roxbury, and
Cottage street, Brookline ; thence to a stone monument on the hill in
land of heirs of the late Edward H. Robbins marked B&WR ; thence to a
white-oak tree standing in the wall on land of William B. Greene marked
B&WR; thence by said wall to a stone monument marked B&WR stand-
ing on land of B. Lincoln; thence to a stone monument on the southerly
side of Avon street marked B&WR; thence to a monument at the corner
of Alvin Loker's land and Newton street marked B&WR ; thence to a
stone monument marked B&WR at the corner of land now or late of
Alvin Loker ; thence to a stone monument marked B&WR in the wall
on land of W. A. Humphrey ; thence to a stone monument marked B&WR
in the wall between lands of Aaron D. Weld; thence to a stone monu-
ment marked B&WR on the south side of Church street in West Roxbury
and South street in Brookline ; thence to a stone monument in John C.
Gore's land marked B&WR ; thence to a white-oak tree marked B&WR
standing in the wall ; thence across the swamp to a stone monument
marked BWR&N, and forming the junction-point of the boundary lines
between the towns of Brookline, West Roxbury, and Newton.
All of which we have agreed to and renewed the day and year above
named.
Akistidies Talbot, Jamks Bartlett,
Chas. G. Mackintosh, Thomas Parsons,
John E. Blackemore, William J. Griggs,
Nathan B. Prescott, Edward S. Philbrick,
Jeremiah A. Williams, Selectmen of the Toicn of Brookline.
Selectmen of the Toion of West Jtoxhury.
Perambulation of Boundary Lines. 425
PERAMBULATION OF BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN BROOKLINE
AND BRIGHTON.
Be it remembered, that on the second day of December, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, we the subscribers,
being duly authorized as the law directs, met and proceeded to perambu-
late the lines and mark the bounds between the towns of Brookline, in
the County of Norfolk, and Brighton, in the County of Middlesex, in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as follows, to wit :
Beginning at Smelt Brook where it empties into Charles River, the
centre of said river immediately opposite said brook being the beginning
of the boundary lines between said towns ; thence following said brook
to where the original steam crosses Brighton avenue (so called) ; thence
from the point in said avenue through the SAvamp and water to a stone
monument marked BB by the edge of the swamp ; thence in a direct
line to a stone monument marked BB standing in the southerly side of
Harvard street ; thence to a stone monument marked BB set on the north
side of Winchester and Warren streets ; thence to a stone monument
marked BB on the hill formerly land of Livermore ; thence continuing the
same course to a stone monument marked BB standing on the easterly side
of Washington street at land of heirs of said Livermore ; thence to a stone
monument marked BB set in the Avail at the corner of land of James Dana
and Timothy Corey ; thence in a direct line to a stone monument marked
BB on the westerly side of Brighton street (so called) , nearly opposite
the house of Joseph L. White ; thence to a stone monument standing in
the embankment of the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad, formerly
land of Kingsbury, and marked BB&N, and forming the junction-point
of the boundary lines between the towns of Brookline, Brighton, and
Newton.
All of which we have agreed to and renewed the day and year above
written.
B. F. Pierce,
H. W. Baxter,
Selectmen of the Town of Brighton.
James Bartlett,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
426 Brookline Town Records.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 28, 1870.
WARRANT.
commoiirvvealth of massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the ConMahles of the Toivn of BrooMine,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notif}'' and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the twenty-eighth
day of March, instant, at one of the clock in the afternoon,
for the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the usual town officers for the ensuing year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and com-
mittees.
Fourth. To see if the town will accept and allow the list of jurors as
revised by the Selectmen and posted according to law.
Fifth. To consider and act upon the subject of making and grading
Boylston street from Cypress street to Walnut street near the gate-house.
Siyth. To consider and act upon the subject of placing a memorial
tablet in the library building.
Seventh. To see Avhat action the town will take in relation to erecting
a new Town Hall.
Eighth. To consider and act upon the request of the County Commis
sioners to have the town bear a part of the expense of the land damages
in widening Harvard and Brighton streets.
Ninth. To see if the town will make Beacon street to its full width
across the marsh.
Tenth. To see if the town will accept and allow a new townway lead-
ing from High street to Pond avenue, as laid out and located by the
Selectmen.
Eleventh. To see Avhat action the town will take in relation to a new
town map.
Twelfth. To see if the town will make an appropriation for the pur-
pose of decorating the graves of soldiers on the thirtieth day of May
next.
Thirteenth. To see if the town Avill accept and allow a new townway
leading from Harvard street to St. Paul street, as laid out and located by
the Selectmen.
Fourteenth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
required to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
Annual Meeting, March 28, 1870. 427
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant,
with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at
least before the day of said meeting.
Witness our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twelfth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy.
James Bartlett,
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Edward S. Philbrick,
Horace James,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Commonwealth (3v Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, March 22d, 1870.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notifled and warned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and
for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence four days at least before the
day of said meeting.
J. P. Sanborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Monday, the twenty-eighth day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and were
called to order at one of the clock in the afternoon, by the
Town Clerk, Avho read the warrant calling said meeting and
the return thereon of the officer who served the notice.
First Article taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
The polls were declared open by the Town Clerk (who
presided) for the reception of votes for Moderator, and were
kept open ten minutes, when, after giving notice that all
persons qualified who had not voted might have the opportu-
nity to do so, they were declared closed.
428 Brookline Town Records.
The whole number of votes given was fifty-six, as follows,
to wit : For Moderator, William I. Bowditch had fifty-six,
and was declared elected, and took the chair.
The meeting was then called to order by the Moderator,
and prayer was ofi'ered by Rev. William Lamson, D. D.
The Second Article taken up :
To choose the usual toAvn officers for the ensuing year.
Voted, To proceed to elect by ballot the following town
officers for the ensuing year, to wit : A Town Clerk, five
Selectmen, who shall be Overseers of the Poor and Survey-
ors of Highways ; three Assessors, a Treasurer, who shall
also l)e Collector of Taxes ; ' three School Committee for
three years and one School Committee for one year, four
Trustees of the Public Library for three years, two Fence
Viewers, and ten Constables, — all on one ticket.
Voted, That the polls be kept open for the reception of
votes until quarter of four o'clock.
The polls were then opened and kept open until quarter
of four o'clock for the reception of votes, when, after due
notice given that all qualified voters who had not voted
might have an opportunity to do so if they desired, they
were declared closed, agreeable with the foregoing vote.
The Moderator appointed Messrs. George Atkinson and
Charles F. Jones to sort and count the votes during the
voting, and the votes were sorted and counted by the Mod-
erator, Tellers, and Town Clerk, and the votes so given
were three hundred and fifty-six, and the following persons
all having a large majority, none less than two hundred and
two, were declared elected to the following offices, to wit :
Town Clerk: B. F. Baker (sworn by the Moderator)-
Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, and Sm-veyoj-s of Iliijhu-Kiis : Thomas Par-
sons (sworn by the Moderator), William J. Griggs (sworn by the Mod-
erator), Horace James (sworn by the Moderator), Charles D. Head
(sworn by the Moderator), Augustus Whittemore (SAvorn by the Mod-
erator J .
Annual Meeting, March 28, 1870. 429
Assessors: Thomas B. Hall, Austin W. Benton, William I. Bowditch.
Treasurer and Collector : Moses Withington (sworn bj^ the Moderator) .
School Committee for three years: Thomas Parsons, E. W. Sanford,
Kev. Wm. Larason.
School Committee for one year : Austin W. Benton.
Trustees of the Public Library for three years : Rev. Wm. Lamson, John
W. Candler, Charles D. Head, Edward C. Cabot.
Fence Vieicers : Clark L. Haynes, William K. Melcher.
Constables: Jona. P. Sanborn (sAvorn by the Moderator), Willard Y.
Gross (sworn by the Moderator), William B. Chaplin (sworn by the
Moderator), Thomas S. Pettengill (sworn by the Moderator), E. Henry
Corey (sworn by the Moderator), Eben W. Reed (sworn by the Moder-
ator), George F. Johnson (sworn by the Moderator), Patrick H. Cusick
(sworn by the Moderator), Daniel C. Murray, Daniel W. Phelps (sworn
by the Moderator).
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his ticket until his name had been found
and checked on the list.
The meetinof then nominated and chose the followinsr
officers, viz. ;
Trtiant Officers : J. P. Sanborn, Willard Y. Gross, Eben W. Reed.
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Baric: William D.
Coolidge, J. Anson Guild, Frank F. Seamans.
Field Drivers : Asa W. Armington, Thomas P. Ritchie, John C. Taylor,
Henry C. Bixby, Daniel C. Murray, Eben W. Reed, Thomas S. Pettengill.
Sealers of I^eather : Samuel A. Robinson, Willard Warren.
Pound Keeper: Eben W. Reed.-
Auditors: Robert S. Littell, Edward I. Thomas, Daniel H. Rogers.
Fire Wards: Thomas S. Pettengill, Willard Y. Gross, Henry M. Hall,
Patrick H. Cusick, Charles Chase.
Cemetery Committee : Thomas S. Pettengill.
Sealer of Weights and Measures : Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
On motion of Dr. Augustine Shurtleff —
Voted, That the thanks of the town be presented James
Bartlett, Esq., who has efficiently served the town as a mem-
ber of the Board of Selectmen for a quarter of a century,
and for fourteen years as chairman of that body.
Voted, That the thanks of the town be presented to Ed-
ward S. Philbrick, Esq., for the care and foresight he has
displayed in initiating a system of public work so essential
430 Brookline Town Records.
to the future good sanitary condition of a rapidly-growing
community, and an expression of our regret that he should
be unable to remain to carry them on to completion.
Voted, That the thanks of the town be presented to Fred-
erick W. Prescott, Esq., who has served faithfully and
acceptably as a member of the School Committee for the
past years, and as secretary of the board for the
most of the time.
Thomas Parsons presented the following reports, which
had been printed and distributed throughout the town, wiiich
were i-ead by their titles and accepted, to wit : Treasurer's
Report, Report of the Selectmen, By-Laws, Report of the
Trustees of the Public Library, Report of School Committee,
and the List of Taxes and the names of the tax-payers.
Voted, That the subject of a supply of stone and the pro-
curino; of a stone-crusher be referred to the Selectmen.
Voted, That all money which shall be paid into the treas-
ury during the current year on account of sidewalks, is
hereby approi)riated for making sidewalks, and subject to
the orders of the Selectmen.
Voted, That the Treasurer is hereby instructed to collect
all fines due the town.
Voted, That the School Conmiittee establish ungraded
schools.
Fourth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow the list of jurors as revised
by the Selectmen and posted according to law^
Voted, That the name of Frederick Almy be stricken from
the list, on account of his continued ill-health.
Voted, To accept and allow the following list of jurors as
prepared by the Selectmen, viz. :
Annual Meeting, March 28, 1870.
431
List of Jurors for the Town of Brookline for the year 1870.
Adams, Daniel D.
Allen, Samuel S.
Atkinson, George
Bacon, Thomas H.
Baker, James
Bangs, "William A.
Beals, James H.
Beard, Alanson W.
Binney, Amos R.
Bird, Albert H.
Blake, Arthur W.
Brackett, I. Lewis
Brett, Zenas F.
Briggs, Richard
Brooks, Lyman B.
Burdett, Horatio S.
Cabot, Francis
Chaplin, William B.
Chase, Charles
Chester, Walstein R.
Clark, Edwin
Coolidge, George H.
Corey, Timothy
Crosby, Benjamin H.
Dawes, George G.
Goldsmith, George W.
Howard, John H.
Humphrey, Willard A.
Brookline, March 12th, 1870.
Fifth Article taken up :
Attest ;
James, Horace
Kirby, Charles K.
Merrill, George W.
Philbrick, Edward S.
Prescott, Frederick W.
Rogers, John K.
Rooney, James
Saville, Richard L.
Searle, Frederick A.
Sears, Isaac H.
Sherman, Freeman C.
Stearns, John G.
Storrow, Charles
Thomas, Edward I.
Turner, John B.
Verney, Osavius
Warren, Cyrus M.
Warren, Moses C.
White, Isaac D.
Whiting, Charles A.
Williams, Arthur
Williams, Howard D.
Wilson, William W.
Wood, Amos L.
Woodward, Isaac
Withington, Moses
Young, Edward D.
B. F. Baker, Town Clerk.
To consider and act upon the subject of making and grading Boylston
street from Cypress street to Walnut street near the gate-house.
Voted, That the whole subject of making and grading said
street be referred to the Selectmen.
Voted, That the sum of seven thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated for the purpose of making and grading
Boylston street from Cypress street to Walnut street near
the gate-house.
Sixth Article taken up :
To consider and act upon the subject of placing a memorial tablet in
the library building.
432 Broohline Town Records.
Voted, That action on the Sixth Article be postponed.
Seventh Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to erecting a new
Town Hall.
Voted, That the following committee of nine, viz. : Wil-
liam A. Wellman, Charles U. Cotting, John C. Abbott,
Charles W. Scudder, Augustine Shurtleff, Wm. Aspinwall,
Wm. K. Melcher, William Lincoln, and M. P. Kennard, be
appointed to consider the subject of building a new Town
Hall, and report in regard to the same at the adjourned
town meeting.
Eighth Article taken up :
To consider and act upon the request of the Countj' Commissioners to
have the town bear a part of the expense of the land damages in Aviden-
ing Harvard and Brighton streets.
Voted, That the subject of the Eighth Article be referred
to the Selectmen, to consult with the County Commissioners
in relation to the subject and ascertain what they propose to
do in the widening of said streets, and the probable cost of
the same, and report at the adjourned meeting.
Ninth Article taken up :
To see if the town will make Beacon street to its full width across the
marsh.
Voted, That the Ninth Article be laid on the table.
Tenth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow a new townway leading from
High street to Pond avenue, as laid out and located by the Selectmen.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the laying
out of said way, to wit :
EEPORT.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all persons, corporations and interests known to them of their intention
to lay out a new townway leading from High street to Pond avenue, did,
in pursuance of said notice, meet at their office in the Town Hall, on
Annual Meeting, March 28, 1870.
433
Thursday, the twenty-seventh day of January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy, at three of the clock in the afternoon,
and proceeded to hear all parties and interests there represented, and to
examine said route, and again, by adjournment, on the ninth day of Feb-
ruary of said year, and all parties and interests represented having been
heard and examined in relation thereto, they proceeded to lay out said
way as follows, described by the southerly side, to wit :
Beginning on the northerly side of High street marked A on the accom-
panying plan opposite a point on the southerly side of said High street,
which is distant 197.39 feet from the angle of said High street at the corner
of land of John W. Candler; thence curving to the north and right
from said side of High street on a radius of 30.77 feet along land belonging
to the High Street Church for a distance of 68.23 feet to a point marked B
on said plan; thence easterly tangent to said curve for a distance of loO
feet, passing the land of said church to a point marked C m the new
street laid out in March, A.D. 1869, leading from High street to Walnut
street; thence curving to the left on a radius 456.5 feet for a further dis-
tance of 156.96 feet to the point marked D ; thence curving to the right
on a radius of 130.08 feet for a further distance of 153.28 feet to the
point marked E; thence southerly tangent to said curve for a further
distance of 179.31 feet to a point marked F ; thence curving to the left on
a radius of 142.42 feet for a further distance of 175.74 feet crossing the
end of a private way called " Glen street" to the point marked G; thence
curviuo- to the right on a radius of 365.67 feet for a further distance of
103 86 feet to the point marked H; thence connecting with Pond avenue
at the point marked N by a curve to the right on a radius of 20 feet. The
above line, as also the northerly line, connects with the lines of the afore-
said new street leading from High street to Walnut street by curves of
seven feet radius.
The northerly side of said way is everywhere parallel with and torty
feet distant from the above-described southerly line except where con-
necting with other streets. At the eastern end this northerly line connects
in a curve of 405.67 feet radius past the end of the south side and curves
with the western side of Pond avenue by a curve of 20 feet radius at the
point marked M ; at the westerly end this northerly line of said way con-
tinues in a direction parallel with the straight line on the northerly side
of the church lot for a distance of 220.85 feet in all to the point marked
J and connects with the northerly line of High street by a curve of 40
feet radius at a point marked K.
The lands taken for the making of said way are as follows, to wit :
Of the land of John S. Wright 791 square feet.
" High Street Church .
" «' Agustine Shurtleff
'< " Beck and Say les .
'i " M. W. Quinlan
And the Selectmen have made the following awards for damages in full
by the laving out and making of said way, to wit : To John S. Wright
the sum'of^one hundred ninety-seven ^'^^o do^^rs (#197.75), and to set
back his fence on the line of said street.
28
20
20
20
20
434 BrooMine Town Records.
In consideration of the benefits to tlie other owners of lands over
which said Avay is so laid out, no awards have been made by the Select-
men. And the Selectmen have given the owners of lauds over which said
way is so laid out sixty days in w'hich to remove their fences, walls, trees,
buildings or structures on land over which said way is laid.
The location of said way is in accordance with a plan and profile of the
same as made by Edward S. Philbrick, civil engineer, dated February 9th,
A. D. 1870, and accepted and allowed by the Selectmen, and filed in the
oftice of the Town Clerk the same day.
And said way, so laid out and located and described, is hereby reported
to the town for acceptance and allowance, and Avlien so accepted, allowed
and recorded, is forever to be known as a public towuway by the name
of Irving street.
Thomas Parsons,
"WiLLiAii J. Griggs,
Horace Jajies,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Hrookline, Mass., March 28, 1870.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report of the
Selectmen on said townway.
Voted, That the name of Irving street be applied to the
way leading from Walnut street to Pond avenue.
Voted, That the sum of one thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated to defray the expenses of land damages
and making and grading said way.
Voted, That the name of High street be applied to the
street leading from Walnut street by the estate of M. W.
Quinlan to Chestnut street.
Eleventh Article taken up :
To consider what action the town will take upon the subject of a new
town-map.
Voted, That a committee be appointed by the Moderator
to take the subject into consideration, and report at the
adjourned meeting.
The Moderator appointed the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee, viz. : George Griggs, William Aspin-
wall, Edward S. Philbrick, and Augustine ShurtlefF, com-
mittee on new town-map.
Twelfth Article taken up :
To see if the town will make an appropriation for the purpose of dec-
orating the graves of the soldiers on the thirtieth day of May next.
Annual Meeting March 28, 1870. 435
Voted, To postpone said article.
Thirteenth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow a new townway leading from
Harvard street to St. Paul street, as laid out and located by the Selectmen.
The Selectmen presented the following report on laying
out of said way, to wit :
REPOET.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all persons, corporations and interests known to them, of their intention
to lay out a townway leading from Harvard street to St. Paul street, did,
in pursuance of said notice, meet at their office in the Town Hall, on
Thursday, the tenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy, at four of the clock in the afternoon, and pro-
ceeded to hear all parties and interests there represented, and to examine
said route, and again, by adjournment, on the nineteenth day of March of
said year, and all parties and interests represented having been heard and
examined in relation thereto, they proceeded to lay out said way, descril)ed
by the southerly line, to wit :
Beginning on Harvard street at the northwesterly corner of land of
Mortimer C Ferris, thence running along the northerly side of lands of
said Ferris and land of George W. Carnes in a straight line for a distance
of seven hundred and seventy-five feet to the westerly side of St. Paul
street. The northerly side of said way is everywhere parallel with and
forty feet distant from the above described southerly line. The connec-
tion with Harvard street is with curves of seven feet radius as shown in
said plan.
The location of said way is in accordance with a plan and profile of the
same as made by Edward S. Philbrick, civil engineer, dated March 19th,
A.D. 1870, and accepted and allowed by the Selectmen, and filed in the
office of the Town Clerk the same day.
In consideration of the benefits to the abutters by the laying out of said
way, no awards for damages have been made by the Selectmen.
And said Selectmen recommend that said way be made, graded and
finished within the period of two years from the date of its acceptance
and allowance by the town.
The Selectmen have given the owners of lands over which said way is
so laid out eighteen months in which to remove their walls, fences, trees,
buildings and structures standing on laud taken for said way.
And said land, so laid out, located and described, is hereby reported to
the town for their acceptance, and Avhen so accepted, allowed and recorded,
is forever to be knowm as a public townway by the name of Alton place.
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Horace James,
Selectmen of the Toivn of Brookline.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
436
BrooTdine Tozvn Records.
Voted, That the sum of one thousand two hundred dollars
be raised and appropriated to make and grade said way.
Fourteenth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such suras of money as may be needed to
defray the expenses of the to^vn for the ensuing year.
The meeting then voted the following appropriations : —
For support of schools
support of poor
support of highways ....
sidewallcs
extension of Hammond street .
new road from "Wahuit to High street
tire department .....
new hose-carriage house and ucav liose .
county tax
state tax .
collecting taxes
abatement of taxes .....
discount on taxes
extinction of town debt ....
interest on town debt ....
repairs of tOAvn buildings
ringing bell
lighting town buildings and streets
cemetery and fencing ....
library
town officers
use of the Board of Health
state aid
police
contingencies ......
widening Washington street, as ordered, incl.
ages . , , . . .
fencing Beacon and Pond streets
new hydrant
carrying out contracts on sewers now begun
other seM'ers in the streets (borrowed) .
malving and grading Boylston street from Cypress
to gate-house [see page 431]
making and grading Irving street, including
ages [see page 434] ....
making and grading Alton place [see above]
lighting Boylston street [see page 437] .
highways and additional for underdraining [see page 443]
ungraded schools [see page 443]
making and grading highway over Corey's hill [see page 443]
land
land
dam
street
dam
30,000
00
900
00
17,000
00
10,000
00
4,000
00
3,000
00
1,500
00
9,000
00
11,000
00
1,000
00
2,500
00
7,000
00
12,605
96
9,200
00
3,000
00
150
00
6.000
00
400
00
4,000
00
7,000
00
200
00
1,500
00
10,000
00
5,000
00
3,000
00
2,000
00
1,000
00
10,000
00
24,000
00
7,000 00
000 00
,200 00
,000 00
,000 00
,000 00
500 00
Annual Meeting, March 28, 1870. 437
Voted, That two thousand five hundred dollars of the
appropriation for sidewalks be expended on the streets south
of Cypress street.
Voted, That the sum of one thousand dollars be raised and
appropriated to light Boylston street, subject to the vote of
the town in relation to lififhtino^ the streets.
Voted, That writing be taught in the Grammar and High
schools under a competent teacher.
Voted, That the Selectmen call town meetings on order of
notice from the County Commissioners.
Voted, That all money which shall be paid into the treas-
ury during the current year on account of sidewalks, is
hereby appropriated for making sidewalks and subject to the
order of the Selectmen.
Voted, That the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to
borrow money to an amount not exceeding the sum of
twenty-four thousand dollars, and to give the notes of the
town, approved by the Selectmen, for the same, and said
amount is hereby appropriated to be expended in the con-
struction of drains and sewers and work now begun
Voted, That the various appropriations made by the town,
including those for the purpose of making and repairing
highways and townways, be assessed, after deducting the
amount in the treasury and the probable receipts for the
ensuing year, amounting to the sum of
dollars, upon the polls and estates, real and personal, of the
inhabitants, resident and non-resident, of the town, and col-
lected as the town charges are usually charged and collected.
Voted, That a discount of five per cent be allowed on all
taxes paid on or before the first day of October, provided
that no discount shall be allowed upon a fractional part of a
dollar.
Adjourned to meet on Monday, the eleventh day of April
next, at four o'clock p. m.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Chrk.
438 Brookline Town Records.
In pursuance of the laws of this Commonwealth, the Town
Clerk forthwith made out his warrant and delivered it to
Constable J. P. Sanborn, requiring him, within three days
from the date thereof, to summon all officers chosen and not
qualified, to appear before the Town Clerk within seven days
from the date of said warrant to be qualified for their several
offices, to be sworn where an oath is required, or to signify
their refusal of said office ; also, to signify their acceptance
or refusal of the office to which they had been elected where
an oath is not required by law.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
CoaiMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, April 4th, 1870.
Personally appeared the persons below named and were
sworn at the time set against their names, or signified their
acceptance or refusal of the office to which they had been
chosen, viz. :
rr: . /->v« f J- P- Sanborn, sAvorn March 28th.
Truant Oncers. | ^^^^ ^ ^^^^^^ ^^^.^^^ ^p^.^^ ^^t
Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer U ^^^^^ ^.^.^^ ^^^^^^.^^ .^ .jj ^^^
of Wood and Bark. J
f Asa W. Armiugton, declined.
I Thomas V. llitchie, declined.
I Jolin C. Tajior, declined.
Field Drivers. •! Henry C. Bixby, declined.
Daniel C. Murray, sworn April 1st.
I Ehen W. Reed, sworn April 1st.
L Thomas S. Pettengill, sworn March 30th.
. /Thomas B. Hall, sworn March 31st.
Assessors, ^^^gj-^j^ ^y. Benton, sworn April 1st.
Constable. Daniel C. Murray, sworn April 1st.
„ , J. T ,1 r Samuel A. Kobinson, sworn April 1st.
Sealers of Leather. | ^^^^^^,^ Warren, sworn April 2d.
Pound Keeper. Eben W. Reed, sworn April 1st.
Sealer of Weights and Measures. Alfred Kenrick, sworn .Vpril 2d.
r, T'- f Clark L. Haynes, sworn April 1st.
Fence >"?''■'«''•>''• i William K. Melcher, sw<.rn April 4th.
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 11, 1870. 439
„ , , ^ ... { Thomas Parsons, accepted March 28th.
bcliool committee] ^^^ William Lamsoii. accepted March 30th.
jor tliree years. ^ ^ ^ Sanford, accepted March 30th.
School Committee j Austin W. Benton,
for one year. \ accepted March 30th.
rj, . fRev. Wm. Lamsou, accepted Mai'cli 30th.
-P K^-T-r f I E. C. Cabot, accepted March 30th.
rmiic i^iDrary jor -, j^j^^^ ^ Candler, accepted March 30th.
ttiree years. ^ Charles D. Head, accepted March 30th.
(Robert S. Littell, accepted April 1st.
Edward I. Thomas, accepted April 1st.
Daniel H. Rogers, accepted April 2d.
rwillard Y. Gross, accepted March 28th.
I Thomas S. Pettengill, accepted March 30th.
Fire Wards. -{ Patrick H. Cusick, accepted April 1st.
I Henry M. Hall, accepted April 2d.
[ Charles Chase, declined.
Cemetery Committee. Thomas S. Pettengill, accepted March 30tli.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 11, 1870.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday,
the eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy, and w^ere called to order at
four of the clock in the afternoon, the Moderator, William
I. Bowditch, in the chair.
The meeting then proceeded to elect the following officers
to fill vacancies.
The Moderator then called upon the meeting to bring in
their votes for one Assessor, and declared the polls open for
said votes, and to be kept open fifteen minutes.
At the expiration of the time specified, the polls w^ere
declared closed, and the Moderator and Town Clerk pro-
ceeded to sort and count the votes, and the whole number
of votes so given in was sixty-seven. William Aspinwall
had sixty, and was declared elected, and was sworn to the
duties of said office by the Moderator.
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his vote until his name had been found
and checked on the list.
440 Brookline Toivn Records.
The meetino' nominated and chose the followino; officers,
viz. :
Truant Ojlirer : Willard Y. Gross.
Surceyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood aud Bark: ■Williani D.
Coolidge, Frank F. Seamans.
Voted, That the number of Field Drivers for the ensuing-
year be three, the number qualified.
Voted, That the number of Fire Wards for the ensuing
year be the number who have alread}^ accepted.
The Sixth Article was then taken up :
To consider and act upon the subject of placing a memorial tablet in
the library building.
Voted, To postpone the Sixth Article.
Seventh Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to erecting a new
Town Hall.
The committee to whom was referred the subject of the
seventh article at the last town meeting, presented the
following report, to wit : —
REPORT.
The committee to whom was referred the question as to the require-
ments of Brookline for a new Town Hall, and the feasibility of erecting
such, have attended to that duty and submit their report, as follows :
Your committee are pleased to say that, api)ointed as they were with-
out previous conference or special knowledge of each other's sentiments,
they found themselves a unit, upon their first meeting, in favor of the
immediate erection of a tasteful, commodious and substantial edifice for
this purpose, worthy of the toAvn which claims in all its natural features
no superiors in this Commonwealth. They say tasteful, feeling that the
intelligence and culture of such a community as ours would not wish to
transmit to others an enduring memento void of architectural beauty,
and because the elevated situation recommended would admirably render
it a conspicuous object in our landscape. Commodious, because the
increasing demands of the town must be anticipated, and those who do
not recognize such growth in matters of public policy in a community
like ours, are always deficient in true economy. Substantial, because it is
not the part of sound judgment for an abiding public structure of this
character to be otherwise.
Your committee do not deem it wholly a question of outlay, as they
feel assured that returns for rentals of such a hall would very much
reduce the interest on the expenditure.
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 11, 1870. 441
This committee ai-e also impressed with the fact that hitherto tliis
town has been eminently and seriously deficient in all those social
advantages which it must be manifest to all would be derived from the
possession of such a building, in a central and convenient position;
adapted to all our needs ; say, with two halls, the larger seating one
thousand to tAvelve hundred persons, and a smaller one for concert-room
and lecture-room, and seating four hundred to five hundred ; and, also,
with ample accommodations for such town officers as the Town Clerk,
Treasurer, Magistrates, and Police, together with Lock-ups, Trial-
Justice room, and wayfares, lodgings, etc., etc.
And therefore your committee unanimously recommend that the town
appropriate one hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting a
new Town Hall upon the site of the present one, and that a committee
be appointed, with full poAvers, to adopt plans, after public advertise-
ment for the same, and to proceed to make contracts, and to erect such
hall as soon as the present building can be removed, and also that the
Town Treasurer be instructed to pay out said appropriation upon the
order of not less than three members of the committee.
WiLLIAlM A. WELLMAX.
Chas. U. Cottixg.
John C Abbott.
Chas. W. Scudder.
Augustine Shurtleff.
Will. Aspinwall.
Wm. K. Melcher.
William Lincoln.
M. P. Kennakd.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report, and
that the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be appropri-
ated for the objects therein named.
On motion of John W. Candler, Esq., it was —
Voted, That William A. Wellman, John C. Abbott,
Charles IT. Cotting, William Aspinwall, Augustine Shurt-
lefi\ William Lincoln, William K. Melcher, Charles W.
Scudder, and Martin P. Kennard, be appointed a committee
to obtain plans and specifications for a new Town Hall, to
make contracts to have the same built on the lot owned by
the town, upon which the present Town Hall is located ; that
they have authority, in connection with the Treasurer of the
town, to borrow one hundred thousand dollars to pay for
building the same ; also, that the Town Treasurer be instruct-
ed to pay out said appropriation upon the order of not less
than three members of the committee.
Voted, That the building committee on the new Town
Hall be authorized to move the present Town Hall onto
the town's land on the westerly side of Prospect street.
442 BrooTdine Town Records.
Eighth Article taken up :
To consider and act npon the reqnest of the Connty Commissioners to
have the town bear a part of the land-damages in widening Harvard and
Brighton streets.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the subject of said
article, made a verl)al report, to wit :
REPORT.
That the Selectmen had conferred with the Connty Commissioners in
relation to the widening of Harvard and Brighton streets; that the
Commissioners propose to widen Harvard street to a width of flfty-tive
feet, and Brighton street to a width of fifty feet, and that the amount of
land damages will not exceed sixteen thousand dollars; and that the
Commissioners propose widening said streets if the toAvn will pay one
half of said land damages.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen.
On motion of D. S. Coolidge, it was —
Voted, That the sum of ten thousand dollars be appropri-
ated to pay land damages and make Harvard street, and
that the County Commissioners pay one-half of the land
damages on said street.
Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized to liorrow a sum
not exceeding eighteen thousand dollars to pay land dam-
ages and make Harvard and Brighton streets ; the above
amount to include the ten thousand dollars voted for Harvard
street.
Ninth Article taken up :
To see if the town will make Beacon street to its fnll width across the
marsh.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone the Ninth Article.
Eleventh Article taken up :
To consider what action the town will take upon the subject of a new
town map.
George Griggs, Esq., chairman of the committee to whom
was referred the subject of said article, reported that the
committee had had several meetings upon the subject, and
SjJedal Meeting, April 11, 1870. 443
had considered several ways of making said map and the
costs of the same, but had not settled upon any particular
plan.
Voted, To accept said report, and that the subject be
recommitted to the same committee, to report at a future
meeting.
Voted, That the siim of two thousand dollars be appropri-
ated for the support of ungraded schools.
Voted, That the sum of three thousand live hundred dol-
lars be appropriated to make and grade the road over
Corey's Hill, as laid out and located by the County Com-
missioners.
Voted, That the sum of four thousand dollars be added
to the appropriation for highways , for the purpose of under-
draining streets and highways.
Adjourned. Attest: B. F. BAKEK,
Town Cleric.
SPECIAL MEETING, APRIL 11, 1870.
9EAL.1 WARRANT.
8BAL.1
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the eleventh day
of April next, at five o'clock in the afternoon, or immediately
after the adjournment of the adjourned annual town meet-
ing, for the following purposes, to wit :
444 Brookline Town Records.
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To consider and act upon the following order from the Legis-
lature, to wit: "That such towns and parts of towns lying within six
miles of the City Hall of the City of Boston, on the southern side of
Charles Kiver, may be annexed and incorporated as a part of said City
of Boston."
Third. To see if the town will ask the County Commissioners to relo-
cate and Aviden Washington street.
Fourth. To see if the town Avill make the railroad bridge and its
approaches on Aspinwall avenue of its full width.
Fifth. To see if the town will appropriate money for underdrainiug
the streets.
Sixth. To see if the town will establish an evening school for persons
over fifteen years of age.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Witness our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.
Thomas Parsons,
Wn^LiAM J. Griggs,
Horace Jaivies,
Charles D. Head;
A. Whittemore,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
NORi-OLK, ss. Brooklixk, April 5th, 1870.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and
for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same
at their last and usual place of residence four days at least before the
day of said meeting.
J. P. Sanborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Monday, the eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and were called
to order at thirty minutes past five of the clock in the after-
noon, by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling said
Special Meeting, April 11, 1870. 445
meetins: and the return thereon of the officer who served the
notice of the same.
First Article taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
The meeting voted that the Moderator be chosen by nom-
ination.
The meeting; then nominated and chose for Moderator
William I. Bowditch, and he took the chair.
Second Article taken up :
To consider and act upon the following order of notice from the Legis-
lature, to wit: "That such towns and parts of towns lying within six
miles of the City Hall of the City of Boston, on the southerly side of
Charles River, may be annexed and incorporated as a part of said City
of Boston."
Voted y. That the Selectmen be instructed to appear before
the Legislative Committee on Towns, with counsel, look
after its best interests, and oppose its annexation to Boston.
Third Article taken up :
To see if the town will ask the County Commissioners to relocate and
widen Washington street.
Voted, That the Selectmen apply to the County Commis-
sioners to relocate and widen Washington street.
Fourth Article taken up :
To see if the town will make the railroad bridge and its approaches on
Aspinwall avenue of its full width.
Voted, That the Fourth Article be referred to the Select-
men, with full powers.
Fifth Article taken up :
To see if the town will appropriate money for uuderdraining the
streets.
Voted, To indefinitely postpone the Fifth Article, the
matter of said article having already been anticipated at the
annual meeting.
446 BrooTdine Town Records.
Sixth Article taken up :
To see if the town will establish au evening school for persons over
fifteen years of age.
Voted, To establish and maintain a school for the educa-
tion of persons, of both sexes, over fifteen years of age, to
be held from the first day of October to the thirty-first day
of March, every day in the vreek, except Sunday, from seven
o'clock to ten o'clock in the evening, or such other hours as
the School Committee shall deem best.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars be appropri-
ated for the support of said school, to be taken out of any
money in the treasury unappro^n-iated.
Adjourned. Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
SPECIAL MEETING, JUNE 23. 1870.
rsEAL.l WARRANT.
[seal.
[seal. Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
I SEAL.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toion of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Thursday, the twenty-third
day of June, instant, at four o'clock in the afternoon, for
the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To hear and act upon the reports of an)' committees that may
be ready.
Third. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be neces-
sary for underdraining, making and repairing streets and highways.
Fourth. To raise and appropriate money to finish and furnish a police
station in the new hose-house.
Special Meeting, June 23, 1870. 447
Fifth To see if the town will authorize or instruct the Selectmen to
en-ase or permanently employ an engineer or other competent person
to Uke the general charge and supervision of the highAvays of the town,
in conformity with the petition of Edward Atkinson and others.
Sixth. To hear and act on orders of notice from the County Commis-
sioners on relocating Washington street and a new highway from Boyls-
tou street to the Chestnut Hill reservoir.
Seventh To see what action the town will take in relation to repair-
ing or rebuilding the Brookline and Cambridge bridge, and raise and
appropriate money therefor.
Ehihth. To see if the town will make a by-law in relation to posting
notices and handbills.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
thirteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy.
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Horace James,
Charles D. Head,
A. Whittemore,
Selectmen of the Toivn of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, June 18th, 1870.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their
last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the day of
said meeting. j ^ sanborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Thursday, the twenty-third day of June, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and were
called to order at ten minutes past four of the clock in the
afternoon, by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling
said meeting and the officer's return thereon who served the
notice of the same on the inhabitants.
448 BrooMine Town Records.
First Article taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
The meeting nominated and chose for Moderator George
F. Homer, and he took the chair.
Second Article taken up :
To hear and act upon the report of any town officers that maj- be
ready.
George Griggs, Esq., for the committee to whom was
referred the subject of procuring a town map, presented the
following report, to wit :
REPORT.
The committee appointed at the last annual town meeting, to take into
consideration and report at the adjourned meeting, and to Avhom the
subject of a new town map Avas referred back at the adjourned meeting,
with instructions to report at any future town meeting, ask leave to
report that there have heretofore been made three maps of the town.
The first, in 1725, by Blake, Jr., which is now in the Public Library.
The second, in 1844, after the boundary line between Brookline and Rox-
burj' had been changed. This Avas engraved on copper-plate and copies
printed from that plate, and now in custody of the Town Clerk. The
third map Avas made in 1855, on a scale of 400 feet to the inch, from
Avhich a map reduced to 800 feet to the inch Avas lithographed, copies of
Avhich are also in the custody of the ToAvn Clerk. The number of neAV
roads Avhich have been laid out and the number of new buildings which
have been erected since that map Avas printed, make it expedient, in the
opinion bf your committee, that a new map should be prepared and
printed, and they accordingly oiler the foUoAving votes :
Voted, That it is expedient to print three hundred copies of a map of
the toAvn, draAvn on a scale of four hundred feet to the inch.
Voted, That a committee of three be appointed to have such map pre-
pared and printed.
Voted, That the sum of one thousand dollars be appropriated to pay
the expense of preparing and printing such map, and that the Treasurer
be authorized to pay the expense, not exceeding said sum, out of any
money in the treasury that may not be needed for appropriations already
made, or to borroAv the same, or any part thereof that may be necessary,
upon his note as Toavu Treasurer, approved by the Selectmen.
Voted, That Avhen such map has been prepared and printed, the ToAvn
Clerk shall be authorized to furnish the map to the tax-payers or inhab-
itants of the toAvn at one dollar each, and to other persons at tAvo dollars
each.
Voted, That a copy of the field-notes of all surveys hereafter made for
the toAvn shall be the property of the toAvu, and deposited Avith the ToAvn
Clerk for the use of the toAvn.
Special Meeting, June 23, 1870. 449
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report and
votes of the committee on a new town map.
The Moderator appointed the following gentlemen to pre-
pare and print said map, to wit : George Griggs, Augustine
Shurtleff, and Edward S. Philbrick.
Mr. Thomas Parsons, chairman of the Board of Select-
men, reported that the subject of procuring a rock-breaker,
which was referred to the Selectmen, had been inquired
into, and as the town had no ledge they did not deem it
best to purchase one at present, but that in their opinion, in
the fall it would be best to advertise for proposals to furnish
the town with broken stone and road materials.
Third Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate sucli sums of money as may be necessary for
underdraining, making and repairing streets and liigliways.
On motion of Edward Atkinson, it was —
Voted, To take up the Fifth Article in connection with
the Third, to wit :
To see if tlie town will authorize or instruct the Selectmen to engage
or permanently employ an engineer or other competent person to take
the general charge and supervision of the highways of the town, in con-
formity with the petition of Edward Atkinson and others.
On motion of Thomas Parsons, it was —
Voted, That the sum of nine thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated for the purpose of underdraining, making
and repairing the streets and highways of the town, and
that the Treasurer be authorized to borrow a sum not
exceeding nine thousand dollars therefor.
Mr. Atkinson spoke in relation to the way and manner
in which our streets were made and repaired, and considered
the present course pursued as defective and imperfect, and
advocated a more thorough manner of making new streets
and repairing old ones, as also the use of more broken stone
for that purpose.
Voted, That in the opinion of the town the system of
road repairs should be changed, and that broken stone
should be more used.
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450 Brookline Town Records.
Voted, That if the appropriations for the repairs of high-
ways shall have lieen so far exhausted on the tirst of Octo-
ber, 1870, as to leave an insufficient sum for use in the
early spring of 1871, that the sum of five thousand dollars
be appropriated for such repairs, and that the Treasurer be
authorized to pay the same out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, or to borrow the same for a
term not exceeding six months, with the usual approval of
the Selectmen.
Voted, That in order to avert the too careless destruction
of ornamental shade-trees of interest and value to direct
the Selectmen, or persons employed under them in the care
of highways, to give appropriate notice to parties owning
estates whenever from the borders of the same trees are to
be removed to sul^serve public convenience.
' Fourth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate monej' to tinish and furuisli a police station
in the new hose-house.
Voted, That the sum of three thousand dollars be appro-
priated to tinish and furnish a police station in the new
hose-house.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be authorized to borrow
a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars for the forego-
ing purpose, with the approval of the Selectmen.
Sixth Article taken up :
To hear and act upon orders of notice from the Countj' Commissioners
on relocating and widening Washington street, and a new toAvnway
from Boylston street to the Chestnut Hill reservoir.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to appear at
the hearing before the County Commissioners on widening
Washington street, and represent the interests of the town
in such a manner as they may deem l)est.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to appear at
the hearing before the County Commissioners and oppose
the laying out of the way from Boylston street to the Chest-
nut Hill reservoir, until the same shall be laid out in con-
tinuation to some suital)le terminus by the County Commis-
sioners of Middlesex County.
Special Meeting, June 23, 1870. 451
Seventh Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to rei)airinir or
rebnilcling the Brookline and Cambridge bridge, and to raise and appro-
priate mone}^ therefor.
Voted, That the money received from Norfolk and Mid-
dlesex counties be appropriated for the purpose of making
and repairing said bridge, and such further sum as will
make the amount ten thousand dollars.
Eighth Article taken up :
To see if the town will make a by-law in relation to posting notices
and handbills.
The following by-law was then presented by the chairman
of the Selectmen, to wit :
A By-Law for the Protection of Buildings, Fexces, and other
Structures, in the Town of Brookline.
Section 1. Whoever posts, affixes or in anjnvay attaches any poster,
handbill, notice, advertisement, or placard, to or upon any post, wall,
fence, building, or structure, not his own, within the town of Brookline,
without the permission of the owner or proprietor of such post, wall,
fence, building, or structure, shall forfeit and pay for each oftence a fine of
not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, to be paid into the treas-
sury of said toAvn.
Section 2. Whoever paints, draws or stamps any letter, notice,
figure, advertisement, or mark, upon or into any wall, fence, post, tree,
or building structure, not his own, within the town of Brookline, with-
out the pei-mission of the owner of such wall, fence, post, tree, building,
or structure, or without said permission mars, defaces or disfigures in
any Avay such wall, fence, post, tree, building, or structure, shall forfeit
and pay for such offence a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty
dollars, to be paid into the treasury of said town.
Voted, To accept, allow and adopt the foregoing by-law.
Voted, That the chairman of the Selectmen present the
foregoing by-law to the Superior Court of this county for
approval.
Voted, That Thomas Parsons, John W. Candler, and
Bradford Kingman, be a committee to consider the By-Laws
of the Town of Brookline, and to report at a future meeting
what changes should be made therein or what additions are
desirable thereto.
452 BrooMine Town Records.
On motion of AVilliam I. Bowditch, it was —
Voted. To further consider the Third Article in the
warrant.
On motion of William I. Bowditch —
Voted, That the sum of ten thousand dollars be appro-
priated and the Selectmen be authoidzed to apply said simi,
or a poi-tion of it, to the purchase of apparatus for prepar-
ing material for making roads or for material itself, or for
distributing the same, and that the Town Treasurer be
authorized to boiTow the same, with the customary approval
of the Selectmen.
On motion of William Aspinwall, it was —
Voted, That the subject of a change in the present system
of making roads be urged upon the Selectmen, and that
they embody their views thereon in their next annual report.
Adjourned.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toicn Clerk.
List of Persons liable to Military Duty icithiu the Town oj
BrooMine, as taken by the Assessors May 1. 1870.
Almy. Frederick, Jr. Berry, Charles
Allen, Samuel S. Bixby. Heury C.
Ames, Pelham "W. Bachelder, Charles W.
Adams, George H. Bowman, Alonzo
Allen, Phillip S. Barrett, George T.
Axtell, Frank A. Burdett, Horatio S.
Armington, Asa W. Brown, Edward J.
Adams. Daniel D. Brockway, Charles E.
Atwood, Isaac Bird. Albert H.
Allen, .John Bartlett. James, Jr.
Aiken, Henry B. Baxter, Albert G.
Atkinson, Edward Baxter, Sydney R.
Amory, Frederick Bennett, Stephen D.
Allen, Lyman "W. Bense, Joseph
Beutley, David
Battisen, William J. Bryant. Thomas G.
Bryant, John D. Bliss, John P.
Bush, Dacre Bird, George W.
Bayard, Richard Bowen. Patrick W.
Bridges, Joseph Beaumer. Orchard
Brackett, I. Lewis Bellows. William M.
Bell, A. D. S. Barnard, Frederick
Bangs, William A. Baxter, Benjamin F.
Militia List, 1870.
453
Bickford. Ira H.
BroAvn. George F.
Barlow, Alfred
Burk. Martin
Breuuan, James
Barrett, Michael
Beals, Samuel
Burleigli, Sylvester S.
Blake, Eben
Brown, Thomas S.
BroAvn, "William S.
Bird, William B.
Bancroft, Edward
Burbauk. John
Bird, Henry
Bacon, Francis E.
Borden. Benjamin
Byrnes, Augustus
Baker, James
Brooks, Lyman
Cousens, John E.
Cotton, William C.
Cottiug, Charles U.
Cusick, James
Coolidge, Henry S.
Coolidge, James W.
Coolidge, George H.
Curtis, Ira
Coolidge, William D.
Crocker, Ariel
Chapman, John X.
Capron, William E.
Capron, William
Crane, John
Cushman, Albert
Chace, Reuben A.
Curtis, Elijah J.
Clark, William P.
Curtis, Joseph S.
Chase, H. Lincoln
Corey, F. Henry
Collins, Henry
Chase, Charles
Cooper, Edward
Conant, Nathaniel
Cheney, Alfred A.
Clark, Simon
Crosby, Edgar G.
Christy, John
Connelly, Philip P.
Carberry, Andrew J.
Curley, James
Crawshaw, Joseph
Cusick, Patrick H.
Cronan, Stephen
Cairns, Timothy
Cronan, Michael
Crosby, Sylvester S.
Cook, John
Cusick, Andrew J.
Cook, Bradford P.
Coss, James
Carleton, Amos
Cobb, Roscoe A.
Cobb, Albert A.
Chapin, Edward F.
Gate, Isaac M.
Chadbourn, George G.
Chadbourn, Moses
Clark, Buruham C.
Codman, James M.
Clifford, Albert W.
Crane, Joshua
Candler, John W.
Davis, Charles E.
Dame, Edward S.
Dana, Dennison D.
Dexter, William S.
Dillaway. Henry G.
Dunn, Charles
Dearborn. George F.
Dexter, Charles W.
Daniels. David H.
Dillon, Patrick
Doloff, Abner P.
Driscoll, James, Jr.
Driscoll. Michael
Draper, Charles H.
Delano. Charles E.
Davis. George P.
Defrees. George T.
Darragh, James
Davis, William
Davis, Michael
Drohm, Patrick
Duffey, Michael
DePeyster. Augustus
Dor an, Levi
454
Brookline Toivn Records.
Dawes, George G.
Daily, Daniel
Dutto.v, Phillip
Diil)ee, William 11.
Drew, Charles H.
Downing, Jeremiah
Denny, Francis P.
Dwight, Daniel A.
Dwight, Chapman
Dwight, Charles
Davis, George
Dnpee. Frank
English, John
Edgerly, James W.
Ellis, Willie W.
Eager, Henry B.
Edwards, Samuel D.
Erhard, George
Eastman, Moses
Edmond, George M.
Edmond, J. Walter
Faxon, Francis G.
Fuller, Chai'les M.
Foster, John H.
Fernald, Joseph
Fisher, Osborn
Fisher, Frederick
Floyd, Edward E.
Fay, Clement K.
Fuller, H. B.
Fay, Henry G.
Fit/gibbons, Patrick
Fal)yan, George F.
Foster, Charles O.
Fay, Richard S.
Fisher, Horace N.
Fisher, John H.
Fitzgerald, Nicholas
Funk, George W.
Folsom, George C
Goodwin, LeBarrou
Grogan, Richard
Gardner, Harrison
Gooding, Theodore
Goodspeed, Munroe
Griffin, Daniel, Jr.
Gilbert, Henry C.
Griggs, Thomas B.
Goodwin, Willard A.
Gross, Willard Y.
Getchell, Isaiah S.
Gale, AUen
Geary, Owen
Guild, J. Anson
Goddard, Maurice
Geddes. James
Gardiner, Charles C.
Goodnougli, Xanthns
Goodnongh, George W
Glancy, Peter
Gage, Frederick
Hammond, Charles
Hubbard, Francis S.
Hayes, S. Dana
Howard, Alonzo P.
Howard, John A.
Haven, Albert C.
Heyer, Charles A.
Houghton, Jesse F.
Hay, Oliver H.
Hurd, George F.
Hall, William F.
Hurd, Benjamin
Hill, William H.
Haven, Frank
Hunting, Henry H.
Hall, Charles E.
Halfeustiue, Adam
Harris, James II.
Hall, Henry M.
Honan. Michael
Hayes, James
Hickey, Patrick
Ilorr, John E.
Hall, William F.
Hall, Henry J.
Hoar, Michael J.
Hickey, Maurice
Hill, Benjamin
Howe. Lindsay I.
Hardy. Ephraim C.
Hills, Richard
Hanrihan. Patrick
Hand, James B.
Ilobart, David W.
Harrington, Isaac
Militia List, 1870.
455
Head, R. Caswell
Hedge, Frederick H., Jr.
Heath, Charles H.
Heath, Sidney
Hooper, Edward W.
Jones, H. Franklin
Jones, Charles J.
Johnson, William L.
Johnson, Charles J.
Jordan, Frank
James, Charles H.
James, Horace
Jones, Arthur
Johnson, George F.
Jones, Moses
Jones, Artemas S.
Ivirbjs Charles K.
Kegan, John
Kine, James
Keany, Bernard J.
Kemp, Arthur
Kenrick, David T.
Kingman, Bradford
Kingman, Martin
Koch, John
Keiser, Peter
Kneeland, Charles
Kneeland, Vinus
Kerrigan, Michael
Kellaher, Morris
Kelly, John H.
Kennedy, Samuel
Kimball, John
Kelly, John
Lawrence, Robert M.
Lawrence, Frank W.
Lincoln, William H.
Lovell, John W.
Littell, Robert S.
Lanraan, Thomas E.
Lyford, George E.
Lincoln, William E.
Lincoln, James 0.
Lyon, Dennis
Laighton, James A.
Libby, John H.
Lynch, Michael
Lunney, James
Lovering, Daniel
Lowrey, Andrew
Lyons, William H.
Lowell, Augustus
Lord, Charles
Lock, Leonard
MuUehen, Henry
Murray, Robert
Miles, George B.
Morrill, David
Mason, Henry
Mason, Henry, at Mrs.Wellington's
Moore, Edgar V.
Miller, William A.
Moore, Emery B.
Munroe, Henry H.
Matthews, Ashael G.
Moore, Albert H.
Moore, John
Mitchell, John
Mann, John H.
Mudge, George A.
Mahau, James
Mosman, Nahum
Murdo, Charles
Mcintosh, Edward
Mcintosh, Royal, Jr.
McCracken, Alexander
Mahoney, Michael
McNamara, Dennis
Marcy, Nathaniel F.
Madden, Charles
Mack, Thomas
Maloney", James
Moulton, Nelson
Merritt, George W.
Mellen, George M.
Morrisson, John
Morrison, Cornelius
Mehan, Dennis
Miskill, Michael
Maines, Jeremiah
Murphy, Patrick
Morrow, Cleaveland
Morrow, Fuller
Mitchell, Edward
Moran, Lawrence
Meany, John
456
BrooMine Town Records.
Meany, Frauds
Mead, Patrick
Mclnerj', John
McCarty, John
Mungoven, James G.
Marston, Edward O.
Madore, Joseph
McManners, Patrick
Merrick, Thomas B.
Moore, Charles
^McLaughlin, Eugene 0.
Murray, Daniel C.
McCarty, Marcus B.
Mclnery, John
Newcomb, Edgar
Nash, Francis J.
Norton. Michael
Neal, Burton W.
O'Connell, Denis
O'Connell, Daniel
O'Connell, William W.
O'Dea, John
Philbrick, John E.
Page, Henry 11.
Pierce, Henry E.
Phillips, John F.
Phillips, Edward
Phelps, Daniel W.
Plummer, Lincoln K.
Palmer, Jacob P.
Perkins, Joseph J.
Pulsifer, John G.
Pulsifer, Asa
Palmer, George F.
Pons, Charles A.
Putnam, Joshua H.
Paige, Albert S.
Perry, Charles L.
Perry, Edward S.
Philbrick, Edward S.
Perrin, Lewis
Plimpton, Warren D.
Pinkham, Clarence F.
Price, Lewis S.
Parsons, Theophilus
Quinn, James
Quinlan, M. W.
Quimby, B. F.
Randall, Lewis K.
Ricker, Charles
Richardson, William
Rowe, James
Ripley, Thomas W.
Ricker, Albert
Ray, Alfred F.
Russell, Daniel W.
Ricker, Oliver P.
Ruggles, John
Richardson, William H.
Reed, John J.
Ritchie, Andrew
Reed, Henry
Ruggles, Cyrus W.
Richardson, EdAvard P.
Ring, David
Rodman, Francis
Reid, Isaac
Richards, Francis C.
Summer, Samuel C.
Sears, Isaac H.
Salmon, Thomas
Storrow, James J.
Soule, Richard, Jr.
Stearns, John G., Jr.
Stearns, Joseph G.
Stearns, Charles H.
Stearns, William
Slack, George A.
Sprague, Bela
Scudder, Winthrop S.
Sinclare, James W.
Stedman, George
Sampson, Henry G.
Schraubstadter, Carl
Stodder, Henry F.
Sabin, Charles W.
Stodder, Francis R.
Seaverns, Henry G.
Staples, Richard J.
Sherman, Freeman C.
Sinclair, David
Sanford, E. W.
Schubert, Ernest
Stitt, George
Militia List, 1870.
457
Schienfeldt, Isaac
Sargent, Hosea
Summers, William
Sullivan, Jolin
Salisbury, Wm. C. G.
Steese, Edward
She-well, Thomas R.
Sawtell, R. W.
Sullivan, Dennis
Stearus, Francis G.
Shurtleff, Augustine
Stanett, Edwin
Searle, Frederick A.
Sargent, John A.
Stearns, William
Sanderson, George
Smith, Edward S.
Storrow, Charles
Tompkins, Elliott D.
Thayer, Arthur
Tompson, E. W. E.
Taylor, Alphonso
Taylor, Alfred
Towne, A. W.
Tyler, Robert R.
Towle, Matthew
Towle, James
Thomas, Edward I.
Turner, John B.
Thompson, John
Tourtelotte, John
Taylor, John C.
Thorndike, Charles
Thayer, George B.
Taylor, John
TreadAvell, Frank
Turner, Fergus B.
Tappan, Lewis W.
Tower, Albert
Taft, William L.
Train, Stephen G.
Train, Samuel P.
Verney, Osavius
VonArnim, Theodore F.
Whitney, Henry M.
Weston, Edward
Wells, Henry B.
Wesselhoeft, George P.
Woodbury, William P.
Winslow, Andrew J.
Wood, Charles B.
Wales, Thomas B.
Webber, Daniel F.
Whitney, Aaron D.
Watson, Nicholas
Withiugton, James C.
Weinstein, Rupert
Wallesten, Edward
Winsor, Alfred, Jr.
Winsor, Ernest
Wood, James
Williams, Moses, Jr.
Woodward, John C.
Williams, James F.
Woods, Amos L.
Worthley, George H.
Williams, Arthur
Walter, George J.
Winslow, George E.
Wilder, W. H.
Wines, C. Maurice
Whitney, William H.
Wethern, Thomas A.
Whalen, Michael
Withington, John C.
Wellington, Henry H.
Wether ell, John
White, Cyrus
Winsor, Walter T.
Wiswell, Wm. D.
Warren, John
Wells, Judah
Young, Edward
Young, Charles
Thomas B. Hall,
Austin W. Benton,
Will. Aspinwall,
Assessors of the Town of Brookline.
458 BrooMine Toivn Records.
SPECIAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1870.
wakijant.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toicn of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the sixth day of
September next, at two of the clock in the afternoon, for the
following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To see if tlie town Avill vote that no person shall be alloAved
to sell ale, porter, strong beer or lager beer in said town.
Third. To see if the town will make an appropriation for making
and grading Brighton street.
Fottrth. To see if the town will make an additional appropriation for
making Brookline and Cambridgeport bridge.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to the
Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four da3's at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-second day of August, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy.
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Horace James,
Charles D. Head,
A. Whittemore,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
special Meeting, Sejptemher 6, 1870. 459
Norfolk, ss. Buookline, September 1st, 1870.
In pursuance of the Avithin warrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their
last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the day of said
meeting.
J. P. Sanborn,
Gonstal)le.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday, the sixth day of September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and were
called to order at two of the clock in the afternoon, by the
Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling said meeting and
the return thereon of the officer who served the notice.
The first article in the warrant was then taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
Voted, To choose by nomination.
The meeting nominated and chose for Moderator Rev.
William Lamson, and he took the chair.
Second Article taken up :
To see if the town will vote that no person shall be allowed to sell ale,
porter, strong beer or lager beer in said toAvn.
Voted, That the polls be opened for the reception of votes
on the above article and kept open until four o'clock.
The polls were then opened and kept open until four
o'clock, when, after due notice being given by the Moderator
that all persons qualified who had not voted might have an
opportunity so to do if they desired, they were declared
closed, in conformity with the foregoing vote.
The Moderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given in, and the whole number so given
in was one hundred and fifty-nine, and were as follows, to
wit : Yeas, sixty-four ; Nays, ninety-five.
On motion of Alfred Kenrick, Jr., it was —
Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to instruct the
police to enforce the law against the sale of spirituous and
malt liquors in the town of Brookline.
460 Brookline Town Records.
Third Article taken up :
To see if the to^Yn will make an appropriation for making and grading
Brighton street.
Voted, To make Brighton street of clay and gravel, with
suitable drainage.
Voted, That the Treasurer is hereby authorized to borrow
a sum of money not exceeding fourteen thousand dollars,
giving the notes of the town therefor, signed by the Treas-
urer and approved by the Selectmen, and said money is
appropriated for making and grading Brighton street, in
addition to any former appropriation.
Fourth Article taken up :
To see if the toAvn will make an additional appropriation for making
Brookline and Cambridgeport bridge.
Voted, That the Treasurer is hereby authorized to borrow
a sum of money not exceeding five thousand dollars, giving
the notes of the town for the same, signed by the Treasurer
and approved by the Selectmen, and said money is hereby
appropriated for repairing the Brookline and Cambridgeport
bridge, to be in addition to an^' former appropriation.
Adjourned.
Attest: B.F.BAKER,
Town Clerk.
SPECIAL MEETING, OCTOBEK 18, 1870.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Toivn of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of ^Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
Special Meeting, October 18, 1870. 461
the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesda}', the eighteenth day
of October, instant, at half-past seven of the clock in the
evening, for the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To act upon an order of notice from the County Commis-
sioners in relation to a new highway from West Roxbury to Ham-
mond street, in Brookline.
Third. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen to institute and
prosecute suits in favor of the town, and to appear and defend suits
against the town and to employ counsel.
Fourth. To consider and act upon the subject of raising the money
required to build and complete the new Town Hall by the sale of bonds
or other obligations of the town, and to approve the form of such obli-
gation.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy.
Thomas Parsons,
William J. Griggs,
Horace James,
Charles D. Head,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, October 10th, 1870.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the legal
voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for
the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence, four days at least before the day
of said meeting.
J. P. Sanborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday, the eighteenth day of October, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and were
called to order at half-past seven of the clock in the evening,
462 Brookline Town Mecords.
by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant for said meeting
and the return thereon of the ofiicer who notihed the same.
The first article in the warrant was then taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
The meetino- nominated and chose for Moderator "\>'illiam
I. Bowditch, and he took the chair.
Second Article taken up :
To act upon an order of notice from the County Commissioners iu
relation to a neAv liininva}- from AVest Roxbury to Hammond street, in
Brookline.
Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to appear l)efore
the Commissioners at their meeting on the nineteenth instant
and act for the interest of the town, as they in their discre-
tion shall deem best.
Third Article taken up :
To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen to institute and prose-
cute suits in favor of the town, and to appear and defend suits against
the town and to employ counsel.
Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to institute and
prosecute suits, and to defend suits brought against the
town, or to refer the same to arbitration, in all disputes
arising in relation to sewers and sidewalks.
Voted, That the Selectmen be instructed to report to the
town, in print, on the obstructions, if any, of natural water
courses by the Boston and Albany Railroad Company, or
otherwise, in this town.
Fourth Article taken up :
To consider and act upon the subject of raising the money required to
build and complete the new Town Hall by the sale of bonds or other
obligations of the town, and to approve the form of such obligations.
On motion of William A. Wellman —
Voted, That for the purpose of building the new Town
Hall the bonds of the Town of Brookline be issued to the
Special Meeting, October 18, 1870. 463
amount authorized at the meeting of April 11th, 1870, to
wit, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, to be called
the Brookline Town Hall Fund, said bonds to be for an
amount not less than five hundred dollars, payable to bearer
or to order, at the office of the Treasurer in Brookline, in
not less than five nor more than twenty years from date
thereof, with interest payable semi-annually at some bank in
Massachusetts, at a rate not exceeding six per centum, with
coupons for said interest attached, said bonds to be sealed
with the seal of the town, to be signed by the Treasurer and
countersigned by a majority at least of the Selectmen, the
coupons to be signed by the Treasurer alone.
Voted, That the form of said bonds be substantially as
follows, to wit :
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
$ $
BROOKLINE TOWN HALL FUND BOND.
The toAvn of Brookline, for value received, promises to pay
or bearer (or order) , at the office of its Treasurer,
dollars on the
day of , A. U. 18 , with interest at the rate of
six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually on the first day of
and in each year , at the
Bank in upon the
delivery of the proper coupons hereto annexed.
In Avitness whereof the town of Brookline has caused its corporate
seal to be hereto affixed by its Treasurer, and has caused these presents
to be signed by said Treasurer, and to be countersigned by a majority
at least of its Selectmen, this
day of , 1870.
1
Seal ]
- Selectmen. -| of ;-
Brookline J
Treuf^urer.
Adjourned. Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
464 Brookline Town Records.
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 8, 1870.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the eighth day of
November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first
Monday in said month, at twelve of the clock, noon, at
which time and place the polls will be opened and kept open
until thirty minutes past four of the clock, during which
time they will be required to bring in their votes to the
Selectmen for the following National, State and County
ofiicers, to wit :
Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Councillor for the Third
Councillor District, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treas-
urer and Receiver-General, Auditor of Accounts, Attorney-
General, Senator for the First Norfolk Senatorial District,
Representative to the General Court from the Fifteenth
Norfolk District, Representative to Congress for the Third
Congressional District, one County Commissioner for the
County of Norfolk, County Treasurer, Register of Deeds
and District Attorney for the Southeastern District, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward L. Pierce,
Esq., — all to be voted for on one ticket.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant,
with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
General Election, November 8, 1870. 465
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.
Thomas Parsons,
Willi A3ki J. Griggs,
Horace James,
Charles D. Head,
Aug. Whittemore,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Bkookline, October 29tli, 1870.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I have notified and warned the
legal voters of the Town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and
for the purposes within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at
their last and usual place of residence four days at- least before the day
of said meeting. -r -r. o
J. P. Sanborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, met at
the Town Hall in said town on Tuesday, the eighth day of
November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy, and were called to order at twelve of
the clock, noon, by Thomas Parsons, Esq., chairman of the
Board of Selectmen, and the Town Clerk read the warrant
calling said meeting and the return thereon of the Constable
who served the notice.
The polls were then opened for the reception of votes, and
were kept open until thirty minutes past four of the clock,
when, after notice being given that the polls were about to
be closed and an opportunity given to any legal voter who
had not voted, so to do if he desired, they were declared
closed.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes so given in, and the whole number so
given was six hundred and twenty-eight, and they were
counted, recorded, and declaration thereof made in open
meeting, as required by law, and were for the following
persons and officers, to wit :
30
466 BrooMine Toicn ReconU.
Governor: Six hmidred fourteen.
William Claflin, of Newton, four bundred twelve.
John Quincy Adams, of Quincy, one hundred eighty-nine.
Wendell Phillips, of Salem, thirteen.
Lieutenant-Governor : Six hundred nine.
Joseph Tucker, of Lenox, four hundred eighteen.
James Chattaway, of Springfield, one hundred eighty-nine.
Eliphalet Trask, of , eight.
Henry N. Bishop, two.
Councillor for Councillor District Number Three: Six hundred eighteen.
Henry Crowell, of Boston, four hundred twenty-seven.
Calvin Torrey, of Boston, one hundred eighty-four.
Jerome Jones, seven.
D. E. Bartlett, tAvo.
Secretary of the Commonwealth : Six hundred twenty-eight.
Oliver Warner, of Northampton, four hundred thirty-flve.
Luther Stephenson, of Hingham, one hundred eighty-four.
George S. Ball, seven.
Stillman B. Pratt, t^vo.
Treasurer and Receiver-General : Six hundred twenty.
Charles Adams, of North Brookfield, four hundred twenty-six.
Levi Heyward, of Gardner, one hundred eighty-five.
John I. Baker, of Beverly, seven.
Nathaniel W. Stoddard, two.
Auditor: Six hundred sixteen.
Charles Endicott, of Canton, four hundred twenty-four.
Phinehas Allen, of Pittsfield, one hundred eighty-three.
Lyman W. Daggett, of , seven.
Edward C. Peabody, two.
Attorney-General : Six hundred seventeen.
Charles Allen, of Boston, four hundred twenty-four.
William Wirt Warren, of Brighton, one hundred eighty-four.
AVhiting Griswold, of , seven.
Charles CaAvley, of , two.
Senator for the Fifteenth Norfolk District : Six hundred twenty.
George H. Munroe, of Boston, four hundred eighteen.
James M. Keith, of Boston, one hundred ninety-one.
Abijah W. Goddard, of Brookline, eleven.
Bepresentative to Congress, Third District: Six hundred twenty-one.
Ginery Twichell, of Brookline, four hundred sixteen.
AVilliam Gaston, of Boston, one hundred and ninety -nine.
Henry D. Cushing, four.
Thomas Bradford, two.
General Election, November 8, 1870. 467
Cou-ntij Commissioner : Six hundred fifteen.
Joseph M. Churchill, of Milton, four hundred twenty-four.
Jacob F. Eaton, of Quincy, one hundred eighty-three.
E. S. Conant, seven.
Snow, two.
County Treasurer : Six hundred twenty-one.
Chauncy C. Churchill, of Dedham, six hundred twelve.
W. Gay, seven.
Jonathan Shaw, two.
Begister of Deeds : Six hundred twenty -two.
James Foord, of Dedham, six hundred twenty-two.
District- Attorney , Southeastern District : Six hundred twelve.
Asa French, of Braintree, four hundred twenty-three.
Waldo Colburn, of Dedham, one hundred eighty-two.
Emery Grover, of Needham, seven.
Bepresentative to the General Court, Fifteenth Xorfolk District:
Six hundred eleven.
Charles Stearns, of Brookline, one.
A. W. Goddard, of Brookline, one.
Charles D. Lincoln, of Brookline, one hundred seventy-nine.
Alanson W. Beard, of Brookline, four hundred thirty, and he was declared
elected to the next General Court.
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his ballot until his name was found on
the list and checked.
The business of the meeting being accomplished, the
returns were filled up, signed by the Selectmen, counter-
signed by the Town Clerk, and sealed up in open town
meeting, as required by law, and were delivered to the Town
Clerk to forward to their several places of destination.
The meeting was then declared closed by Thomas Parsons,
Esq., chairman of the board of Selectmen.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Tovjn Clerk.
468 Brookline lown Records.
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 27, 1871.
WARRANT.
commonivealth of massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the twenty-seventh
day of March next, at one of the clock in the afternoon, for
the following purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To choose the usual town officers for the ensuing year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of town officers and com-
mittees.
Fourth:. To see if the town will accept and allow the list of jurors as
revised by the Selectmen and posted according to law.
Fifth. To see if the town will make an appropriation for additional
accommodations at the Heath street school-house.
Sixth. To see if the town will make an appropriation for grading and
fencing the Ward school-liouse lot.
Seventh. To see if the town Avill make a reservoir at the junction of
Harvard and Washington streets.
Eighth. To see if the town will accept and allow a new townway as
laid out and located by the Selectmen from Washington to Cypress street.
Ninth. To see if the town will accept and allow a new townway as
laid out and located by the Selectmen from Cypress to Tappan street.
Tenth. To see if the town will build an engine house on the land now
owned and occupied by the town for that purpose on Washington street.
Eleventh. To see if the town will provide places for watering animals
by the sides of the streets.
Twelfth. To see what action the toAvn will take in relation to changing
the grade of Brighton avenue from the Brighton line to St. Mary's street.
Thirteenth. To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chapter
169 of the Acts of the year 1868, entitled "An Act concerning Laying out,
Altering, Widening and Improving Streets and Ways in Cities and Towns."
Fourteenth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
required to defray the expenses of the town for the current year.
Annual Meeting March 27, 1871. 469
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.
Thomas Paesons,
William J. Griggs,
Horace James,
Charles D. Head,
Aug. Whittemore,
Selectmen of the Toivn of Brookline.
NORFOLK, ss. BROOKLINE, March 21st, 187L
In pursuance of the within warrant. I have notified the legal voters of
the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for the purposes
within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last and
usual place of residence, four days at least before the day of said meeting.
J. P. Sanborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Monday, the twenty-seventh day of March, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and
were called to order at one of the clock in the afternoon, by
the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling said meeting
and the return thereon of the Constable who served the
notices.
The First Article in the warrant was then taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
The Town Clerk then declared the polls opened for the
reception of votes for :Moderator, and they were kept open
ten minutes, when, after giving notice that all persons
qualified and who had not voted had the opportunity so to
do, they were declared closed.
The whole number of votes given in was forty-six, to
wit : For ^loderator, George F. Homer had forty-four, was
declared elected, and took the chair.
470 Brookline Town Records.
The Moderator then called the meeting to order, and
praj^er was ottered by the Eeverend William Lamson, D.D.
Second Article taken up :
To choose the usual towu oflicers for the ensuing year.
Voted, To proceed to choose by ballot the followino- town
officers for the ensuing year, to wit : A Town Clerk, tive
Selectmen, who shall be Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors
of Highways ; three Assessors ; a Town Treasurer, who
shall also be Collector of Taxes : three School Committee
for three years ; four Trustees of the Public Library
for three years ; two Fence Viewers, and ten Constables,
— all to 1)6 voted for on one ticket.
Voted, That the polls be kept open until four o'clock for
the reception of votes for the various town officers.
The polls were opened, and kept o})en until four o'clock,
when, after giving due notice that all who were (lualified
and had not voted, might haAC an opportunity so to do, the
polls were declared closed, in confonuity with the vote in
relation thereto.
The ^loderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes so given in, and the whole number given
in was three hundred and tifty-four, and the following ])er-
sons all having a large majority, none less than one hundred
and ninety of the votes cast, were declared elected to the
following offices :
Town Clerk: B. F. Baker (sAvoru by the Moderator).
Selectmen, Overseers of the Foor, and Surveyors of Hifjhvmys : Horace
James (sworn by the Moderator), Charles D. Head (sworn by the Mod-
erator), William Aspinwall (sworn by the Moderator), Charles K. Kirby
(sworn by the Moderator), James W. Edgerly (sworn by the Moderator).
Assesaor.^: Thomas B. Hall, Austin W. Benton (sworn by the
Moderator), William Aspinwall.
Treasurer and Collector : Moses Withiugtou (sworn by the Moderator) .
School Committee for three years : George Bi'ooivs, Austin W. Benton,
Rev. W. W. Newton.
Trustees of Public Library for three years: Tliomas Parsons, B. F.
Baker (accepted), John L. Gardner, K. G. F. Candage.
Fence Viewers: Clark L. Havnes. William K. Melcher.
Annual Meeting, March 27, 1871. 4^
^ .11 ■ T P Sanborn (sworn by the Moderator), George F. John-
Constables : J. P. baniDOin ^svvo j o- ,„,„i,. ^sworn by the Moder-
son (sworn by the Moderator), ^^'^''^■^2TgZ^,,,1 .sworn bv
^ ^ T^ w Phelns fsworn by the Moderator), G. w ■ -tuuK i^svvu
ator), D W Pl^^^^^ [^^^^^^^ J .^^^^.^ l^y the Moderator), Eben W-
the Moderator), WiUaid 1. ^^^^^^'3; / "Dearborn (sworn by the
Tleed (sworn by the Moderator), George F. ^^f "^7 ,^\. . f, p
Moderator). Thomas S. Pettengill (sworn by the Moderator), D. C.
Murray (sworn by the Moderator).
was
In voting the check-list was used, and no person
allowed to deposit his vote until his name was found on the
"^Thr^S'^then nominated and chosethe following
officers, viz. :
^^ o . T P Sanborn Willard Y. Gross, Eben W. Reed.
Truant Officers : J. T. banoorn, wn , „„,7 7?„,.z. • William D.
^ r 7 ,. ^,,,1 Mpn^tvrprs of Wood ana ±>aih. wututui xj
Svmeuors of Lumber ana Measureit> uf >.>/
00^^. -o. -. .™;». -™a,,s -;a. . Me^.^^^^^^^
jamin Kurd, William S. Brown, John C. Gowan, Charles r
w Pfpd Thomas S. Pettengill.
sZr's IfLtker: Samue. A. Eobi.son, WiUa.d Warren.
Pound EeeiMr: Eben W. Heed.
^mier 0/ T^ei(//t«s and Measures : Alfred Kenrick, Ji .
Cemetery Committee: Thomas S. Pettengill. .,, „ i^^c^ers
Zmors: Robert S. Littell, Edward I. Thomas, Daniel H. Rogeis.
Mr. Horace James presented the following reports of town
officers, which had been printed and distributed «h the
town, which were read by their titles and accepted and
aW, to wit: Treasurer's Report of Wt^ and
Expenditures, Report of the Selectmen Report of the
Trustees of the Public Library, Report of the Schoo Com-
Zee and By-Laws for the Regulation of the Schools, a so
a List of Taxes and the names of the tax-payers, -all toi the
year endinir February 1st, 1871.
The recommendation of the Selectmen m their report, m
respect to the employment of a superintendent of streets, was
taken up, and it was — j i. f
Voted, That the Selectmen employ a supermtendent ot
streets a's recommended in their report.
Other subjects recommended m the report of the Select-
men were taken up, and the following votes were passed, viz. :
472 BrooMine 2 own Becords.
Voted, To omit the election of Firewards, and that the
Selectmen appoint a Board of Engineers of the Fire Depart-
ment in conformity with the General Statutes.
Voted, That the Selectmen increase the pay of the mem-
bers of the Fire Department as recommended by said Select-
men.
Mr. Horace James, on behalf of the Selectmen, presented
the following report on guide posts and boards in conformity
to the General Statutes, viz. :
REPORT.
Report of the Location of Guide Boards.
One at the corner of Beacon and Harvard streets, directing to Cam-
bridge and Cambridgeport, and to Newton and Newton Centre; corner
of Wincliester and Beacon streets, directing to Brighton; corner of
Beacon and Wasliington streets, directing to Newton Centre and Boston,
Brighton and Roxbury ; corner of Longwood avenue and Harvard street,
to Roxbnry ; corner of Harvard and AVashington streets, to Cambridge
and Brighton ; corner of Washington and Boylston streets, to Brighton
and Newton and Newton Upper Falls ; corner of Walnut and High streets,
to Jamaica Pond ; corner of Walnut and High streets, to Dedhani and
West Roxbury ; corner of Walnut and Wasliington streets, to Dedliam
and Jamaica Plain ; corner of Walnut and Chestnut streets, to Jamaica
Pond ; corner of Warren and Dudley streets, to Dedham ; corner of Cot-
tage and Warren streets, to Jamaica Plain and Dedham ; corner of War-
ren and Clyde streets, to Dedham ; corner of Newton, and Clyde streets,
directing to NeAvton, to Spring street, Readville and Dedham, and to
Chestnut Hill Reservoir and Brookline Village ; corner of Grove and
Newton streets, to Newton, West Roxbury and Dedham ; corner of
Grove and Newton streets, to Newton, West Roxbury and Dedham ; cor-
ner of Grove and South streets, to Dedham, NeAvton and Brighton ;
corner of Heath and Boylston streets, to Dedham ; corner of Brighton
and Boylston streets, to Brighton.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report, and that it be
placed on file.
The committee on building the new Town Hall presented
the following report, to wit :
REPORT.
The committee appointed by a vote of the town, April 23d, 1870, for the
erection of a new Town Hall, respectfully submit the following report:
In accordance with the design and the detailed drawings and specifica-
tions presented by S. J. F. Thayer, Esq., architect, your committee
entered into contracts Avith Messrs. Adams and BrastoAV of Boston for
all Avork and materials under the head of mason Avork for the sum of
Annual Meeting, March 27, 1871. 473
$78,356, and with Mr. William K. Melcher of Brookline for all work
under the head of carpenter Avork, for $37,626. The work was com-
menced last autumn and the foundation is completed, and work has been
resumed within a few days past, and it is expected the walls will be built
up ready for the roof on or before the first of September next.
As provided by the contract, your committee have authorized the fol-
lowing payments on account :
To Adams and Brastow, masons $7,500 00
W. K. Melcher, carpenter . ' 1,000 00
S. J. F. Thayer, architect 1,500 00
A. Shurtleft", for plans, designs, completion architect's . 450 00
Printing, etc 100 00
Making the sum of $10,550 00
Your committee were also entrusted with the removal of the old Town
Hall building to the vacant lot on Prospect street where it now stands,
and they have authorized the payment for removal, the new foundation,
draining and repairing the building for the present uses of the town, the
sum of $5098.37.
Your committee beg leave to report also, that they arranged with the
New England Life Insurance Company of Boston to take $100,000 of the
bonds of the town and provide the money as called for by the Treasurer,
at six per cent interest per annum, and the Treasurer has borrowed of
the company $20,000, and will call for further sums as the work on the
building progresses, according to the contracts, which include the full
completion of all work under the various heads and the furnishing of all
material for the same, and from the high reputation and well known
characters of the contractors, your commmittee feel assured that the
building will be completed to the satisfaction of all concerned.
For the committee,
W. A. Wellman,
Brookline, March 27th, 1871. Chairman.
The committee on by-laws, appointed the twenty-third
day of June last, presented a report of their work thereon.
Voted, To accept their report, and that said by-laws be
printed and distributed amongst the inhabitants of the town
before the adjourned meeting.
George Griggs, Esq., for the committee on town maps,
reported that the maps would probably be ready before the
next meeting.
Fourth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept the list of jurors as revised by the
Selectmen and posted according to law.
Voted, To accept and allow the following list of jurors as
prepared by the Selectmen, to wit :
474
Brookline J own Records.
List of Jurors for the Town of Brookline for the Year 1871.
Allen, Daniel D.
Allen, Samuel S.
Armington, Asa W.
Bachelder, Josiah G.
Bacon, Francis E.
Bartlett, James, Jr.
Baxter, Sidney R.
Beals, James H.
Beard, Alauson "W.
Bennett, Stephen G.
Brooks, George
Bird, Albert H.
Burdett, Horatio S.
Cabot, FoUen
Cabot, Francis
Candage, R. G. F.
Chase, Charles
Chase, H. Lincoln
Clark, Edwin
Clark, Samuel
Clapp, James W.
Conant, Nathaniel
Coolidge, George H.
Coolidge, Henry S.
Cousens, Oliver
Curtis, J. Gardner
Dana, Dennison D.
Dana, Henry F.
Dawes, George G.
Dupee, William R.
Edwards, Oliver
Fisher, George J.
Floyd, Edward E.
Frost, Morrill
Gilbert, Henry G.
Green, William R.
Guild, J. Anson
Haynes, Clark L.
Howard, John A.
Attest :
Bkookline, Mass., February 27th, 1871.
Hurd, Benjamin
James, Charles H.
Kingman, Martin
Lawrence, Francis W.
Lincoln, Charles D.
Long, Jona. D.
Lowrey, Maxwell
Lyford, Nathaniel
Merritt, George W.
Mudge, George A.
Nash, Francis J.
Perkins, Joseph J.
Pierce. Henry E.
Plimpton, Charles T.
Roberts, Joseph R.
Rodman, Francis
Rooney, James
Sabin, Charles W.
Sargent, Charles S.
Saville, Richard L.
Seanians, Frank F.
Searle, Frederick A.
Stearns, John G., Jr.
Stone, Milton J.
Tappan, Lewis W., Jr.
Tebbetts, James R.
Thomas, Edward I.
Verney, Osavius
Von Arnim, Theodore F.
Warren, Cyrus M.
Wells, Henry B.
White, Isaac D.
Whiting, Charles A.
AVilsou, William W.
Wise, Daniel W.
Wood, Amos L.
WoodAvard, Isaac
Warren, Moses C.
Young, Edward
B. F. Baker, Town Clerk.
Fifth Article taken up :
To see if the town will make an appropriation for additional accom-
modations at the Heath street school-house.
Voted, To refer the Fifth Article to the School Com-
mittee, to report thereon at the adjourned meeting.
Annual Meeting, March 27, 1871.
475
Sixth Article taken up :
TO see if the to^vn .ill ma.e an appropriation for grading and fencing
the Ward school-house lot.
Voted, To refer the Sixth Article to the School Com-
mittee, to report thereon at the adjourned meetmg.
Seventh Article taken up :
TO see if the town will make a reservoir at the junction of Harvard
and Washington streets.
Referred to the Selectmen to consider said subject, as also
the propriety of putting a hydrant at the same place, and
report thereon at the adjourned meetmg.
Voled, To take up the Eighth and Ninth Articles togethe.
in substance as follows, to wit :
To see if the town will accept and allow a new townway as laid out
and located V the Selectmen from Washington to Cypress and from
Cypress to Tappau street.
The Selectmen presented the following report on laying
out said ways as follows, to wit :
REPORT.
L.v,.a ot,T . .E« To«.w« ™oM W-"-«™^,f™^^,™Z;x
„ /-i^-T.oii'ac eTnTfTrT AND FROM OYFKJi'OS oiJ^JJiCJ-
Washington place to C\ press streei, ajnu j^
TO TaPPAN street. , ■, ^- i-r.
f -o^^-^viine iftpr o-ivins legal notice to
TViP Splectmen of the town of Brooklme, alter -.ly-n^ »
aiut^s^sr interests known to them, of t^eir int^ion t^ ay out^
new townway leading from Washington street through Wash n to
1 tTpvnress street did, in pursuance of said notice, meet at then
S n t/e^Town Hall,' on Monly, the sixth day of February, in the
ylr of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and -^-f-^' ^^^f ^^^^
o'clock in the afternoon, and again, by adjournment, on the ^fven h day
^f February aforesaid, and proceeded to ^^^^^ -'' ^^-'•'^'^ ^J"^ '^'l'^;,
and to examine said route, and again, by adjournment, on the tbi tee^, h
OS id month, and all parties and interests having been ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^
ined in relation thereto, they proceeded to lay -^^^^ ^f^^ ^^^^i^f.^,
givmg legal notice to all parties and interests ^^^''''^ '"^ f"'^' f'^^'
Xtion^to lay out a new townway leading ^^^ fyf ess sti.^t to T P^
T.an street did, in pursuance of said notice, meet at their ofhce m tne
Town Hal on Thursday, the twenty-third day of February, A. D. 1871
at our o lock in he afternoon, and proceeded to hear all parties and
interests and to examine said route, and all parties and interests desmng
iathig been heard and examined in relation thereto, they proceeded to
lay out said way.
476
Brookline Town Records.
And the route of said ways are as follows, described by their northerly
and northwesterly line :
Commencing on the westerly line of Washington street at a granite
monument set in the ground at the northeasterly corner of land of
Seamans; thence running southerly 12G feet to a monument; thence
southerly 405.7 feet to a monument; thence southerly 76.6 feet to a
monument; thence southerly 372.66 feet to a monument ; thence southerly
by a curve of 1202 feet radius 186 feet to a monument ; thence westerly
386 feet to a monument ; thence westerly by a curve of 3266 feet radius
194 feet to a monument ; thence westerly 35 feet to a monument on the
easterly line of Cypress street ; thence commencing at a monument on
the westerly line of Cypress street and running northwesterly 844.6 feet
to^ monument on the northM'e.sterly line of the way known as Gorham
avenue, making the total length of said way feet ; thence com-
mencing at the last named monument at the westerly end of the last
described way, and running southerly 356.8 feet to a monument on the
northerly line of Tappan street; and the southeasterly, southerly and
southwesterly line of said ways are everywhere forty feet distant and
parallel Avith the lines above described. And the corner of said ways are
described as follows : The four corners made by the intersection of the
lines of said Avay Avith Cypress street be rounded by a radius of 40 feet,
and that the corner made by the intersection of said way Avith Gorham
avenue be rounded by a curve of 30 feet radius, and that corners made
by the intersection of said way be rounded by a curve of 20 feet radius
on the northAvesterly line and 30 feet radius on the northeasterly line,
and all the corners shall be rounded
same.
The lands taken for said Avays are
Of John Panter .
B. B. Davis .
Henry G. Fay
James A. Leighton
Charles D. Lincoln
E. C. Emerson
E. C. Emerson
Dr. S. A. Shurtleff
Heirs Moses Jones
James M. Seamans
as foUoAvs ;
n conformity with the plan of the
And the Selectmen have made the foUoAving aAv
full by the laying out and making of said Avay, to av
To John Panter
Benjamin B. Davis
Henry G. Fay
James A. Leighton
James M. Seamans
C. D. Lincoln
E. C. Emerson .
Dr. Samuel A. Shurtleff .
Heirs Moses Jones
1,320 square feet.
2,475 "
1,000 "
1,000 "
1,000 "
1,000 "
12,428 "
10,796 "
13,660 "
1,000 '■
ards for damages in
it:
51,900 00
1,000 00
350 00
350 00
50 00
3(10 00
1,650 00
500 00
1,000 00
Annual Meeting, March 27, 1871. 477
To the owners of the lands over which said waj^ is so laid out from
Cypress to Tappan street no award is made, they having agreed to give
their land for said way in consideration of its being so laid out.
The location of said way is in accordance with a plan of the same as
made by Amos R. Binney, civil engineer, dated March 13th, 1871, accepted
and allowed by the Selectmen, and filed into the office of the Town Clerk
on the day of said date.
The Selectmen have given the owners of the lauds over which said way
is so laid out thirty days from the date hereof in which to remove build-
ings, trees, fences, walls and hedges standing on the laud so taken.
And said ways, so laid out, located and described, is hereby reported
to the town for their acceptance, and when so accepted, allowed and
recorded, is forever to be known as a public townway. And said way
from Washington street to Gorham avenue to be called Davis street, and
said Davis street to Tappan street to be called Gorham avenue.
RepectfuUy submitted,
William J. Griggs,
Horace James,
Charles D. Head,
Aug. Whittemore,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Brookline, March 27, 1871.
Voted, To accept and allow the report of the Selectmen
on the laying out of said way.
Voted, That the sum of ten thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated for the purpose of paying the awards made
by the Selectmen and making and grading said way.
Voted, That in case any party aggrieved in the assessment
of damages caused by the laying out of Washington place
shall appeal, the Selectmen may hear such parties and
increase said damages if they deem it for the interests of the
town so to do.
Tenth Article taken up :
To see if the town will build an engine house on the land now owned
and occupied by the town for that purpose on Washington street.
Voted, That the Tenth Article be referred to a committee
of three, to be appointed by the Moderator.
The Moderator appointed the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee, viz. : John W. Candler, William K.
Melcher, Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
Eleventh Article taken up :
To see if the town will provide places for watering animals by the sides
of the street.
478
Brookline Town Records.
Referred to the Selectmen, to report at the adjourned
meeting.
Twelfth Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to changing thfe grade
of Brighton avenue from Brighton line to St. Mary's street.
Referred to the Selectmen, to report at the adjourned
meeting.
Thirteenth Article taken up :
To see if the town will accept the provisions of Chapter 169 of the Acts
of the year 18GS, entitled "An Act concerning Laying out, Altering, Wid-
ening and Improving Streets and Ways in Cities and Towns."
There being an error in the date of the year in the above
article, it was —
Votedy That the Thirteenth Article be indefinitely post-
poned.
Fourteenth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to
defray the expenses of the town for the current year.
The meeting then voted the following appropriations :
Appropriations for
For support of schools
support of ungraded schools
support of evening schools
support of poor
support of highways
support of sidewalks.
support of library
underdraining streets
extension of Hammond street .
making Summit avenue
making Alton place .
making Harvard and Brighton streets
fire department ....
new hose-house and hose .
new hydrants
finising and furnishing police station
county tax
state tax
collecting taxes ....
1871.
$31,000 00
2,000 00
600 00
900 00
18,000 00
12,000 00
5,000 00
3,000 00
1,000 00
1,500 00
1,500 00
12,500 00
3,500 00
2,000 00
1,000 00
1,000 00
12,000 GO
27,125 00
1,000 00
Annual Meeting, March 27, 1871.
For discount on taxes
abatement of taxes .
extinction of town debt .
interest on town debt
ringing bell • • • •
lighting town buildings and streets
care of cemetery and fencing .
repairs of toAvn buildings
town officers
town map .
state aid
police
board of health
new town hall
contingencies
care of sewers
making and grading Davis street
The folloioing appropriations made at adjourned meetings:
April 10th. For making Boylston street, to be borrowed.
For new engine house .•■•••*
schools, additional
sidewalks, additional
discount on taxes, additional
addition to Heath street school-house .
grading and fencing Ward school-house lot . •
reservoir, junction of Harvard and Washington streets
May 2. For decorating soldiers' graves
TTnv wfltprin"" iDlaces for cattle . • • • '
grI'ugVnd fencing Ware, schoo.-l,o„se lot, acMUional
highways, additional ••■•■■
479
$7,000 00
3,000 00
6,000 00
20,600 00
150 00
10,000 00
200 00
4,000 00
8,000 00
700 00
800 00
10,000 00
200 00
5,15U 00
7,000 00
1,000 00
10,000 00
$14,000 00
1,600 00
8,000 00
3,000 00
6,000 00
2,500 00
2,000 00
200 00
500 00
3,000 00
3,000 00
Adjourned to meet on Monday, the tenth day of April
next, at three of the clock in the afternoon.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Clerk.
In pursuance of the laws of this Commonwealth, the Town
Clerk forthwith made out his warrant and delivered it to
Constable J. P. Sanborn, requiring him, within three days
from date thereof, to summon all officers chosen and not
qualified, to appear before the Town Clerk w.thin seven
days from the date of said warrant, to be qualified for the r
several offices, to be sworn where an oath is required, or to
480 BrooMine Town Records.
signify their refusal of said office. Also, to signify their
acceptance or refusal of the office to which they have been
elected, where an oath is not required by law.
Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Joivn Clerk.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, April 4th, 1871.
Personally appeared the persons below named and were
sworn at the times set against their names, or signified their
acceptance or refusal of the office to which they had been
elected, viz. :
. j Thomas B. Hall, sworn April 1st.
Jissessors. | ^yiniam Aspinwall, declined April 1st.
^ p-. f Clark L. Haynes, sworn March 31st.
j-ence viewers. ^ ^i^iara K. Melcher, sworn April 1st.
c, , f T ti. i Samuel A. Robinson, sworn March 30tli.
Sealers of Leather. | ^.^^^^.^ Warren, sworn April 1st.
Pound Keeper. Eben "W. Reed, sworn March 31st.
Surveyor of Lumber and | ^.^^.^^ j. belcher, sworn April 1st.
Measurer of IT ood and Bark. J
Sealer of Weights and Measures. Alfred Kenrick, Jr., sworn April 3d.
f John Bussell, sworn March 30th.
I George F. Palmer, sworn March 30th.
Field Drivers. -, John GoAvau, sworn April 1st.
Eben W. Reed, sworn March 31st.
Thomas S. Pettengill, sworn March 30th.
c, T. 1 n •** f George Brooks, accepted March 31st.
School Committee \ ^^^^^.-^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^ accepted April 1st.
joi mice years. y^YiWiSim W. Newton, accepted April 1st.
T- * ^-T. i,7- 7--7 f Thomas Parsons, accepted March 31st.
Trustees 0, Public Library] ^ ^ ^ Candage, accepted March 30th.
jor three years. ^ j^^^^ j^ Gardner, declined April 1st.
Cemetery Committee. Thomas S. Pettengill, accepted March 31st.
{Robert S. Littell, accepted March 31st.
Edward I. Thomas, accepted April 5th.
Daniel H. Rogers, accepted April 1st.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Tow7i Clerk.
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 10, 1871. 481
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 10, 1871.
Pursuant to adjournment, the citizens of the town of
Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town on Monday,
the tenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-one, and were called to order at
three of the clock in the afternoon, the Moderator, George
F. Homer, in the chair.
The meeting then proceeded to fill the vacancies in the
various offices occasioned by the non-acceptance or non-
qualification of those chosen at the annual town meeting, as
follows, to wit :
The meeting nominated and chose —
Truant Officer: George W. Funk.
Field Driver: Daniel C. Murray.
Surveyors of Lumber and Ileasurers of Wood and Bark : J. Auson Guild,
William D. Coolidge, Frank F. Seamans.
The polls were then opened for the reception of votes for
one Trustee of the Public Library for three years, and after
being kept open fifteen minutes, and all persons qualified
having an opportunity to vote, they were declared closed.
The Moderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given in, and the whole number so given
in was seventy-nine, and were as follows : James M. Cod-
man had thirty-three ; Robert Amory had forty-six, and was
declared elected a Trustee of the Public Library for the
ensuing three years, and accepted the office.
The polls were then opened for the choice of one Assessor
for the ensuing year, and were kept open twenty minutes,
and all persons qualified having an opportunity to vote if
the}" desired to, they were declared closed.
The Moderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes given in, and the whole number given
in was eighty-one, and were as follows : Augustine Shurtleff
had one ; Wilb'am D. Coolidge had nineteen ; William Lin-
coln had si\Ly-one, and was declared elected one of the
Assessors for the ensuing year, accepted the office, and was
sworn by the Moderator.
31
482 BrooMine Town Records.
In voting for Trustee and Assessor, the check-list was
used, and no person was allowed to deposit his vote until
his name had been found and checked on the list.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to fill any vacan-
cies in the list of officers usually chosen by acclamation.
The School Committee, to whom was referred the Fifth
Article, " To see if the town will make an appropriation for
additional accommodations at the Heath street school-house,"
reported the following vote, which was passed, viz :
Voted, That the sum of six thousand dollars I)e raised
and appropriated for the purpose of furnishing additional
accommodations at the Heath street school-house, and that
the matter of furnishing such accommodations be referred
to the School Committee, with full powers.
The Sixth Article, which was referred to the School Com-
mittee, viz. : "To see if the town will make an appropria-
tion for o:radino; and fencing the Ward school-house lot,"
was taken up, and the committee submitted the following
vote, which was passed, viz. :
Voted, That an appropriation of two thousand five hun-
dred dollars be made, and that the execution of the work be
referred, with full powers, to the Selectmen.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Seventh Article
in the warrant, submitted the following report, viz. :
REPORT.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the Seventh Article in the war-
i-ant, to wit : " To see if tlie town will make a reservoir at the junction
of Harvard and Washington streets," respectfully submit the following
report :
The cost of a sufficient brick reservoir is estimated to cost fifteen hun-
dred dollars. An eight (_8) inch iron pipe laid from the main pipe of the
Boston Water Works, on Boylston street, Avith a hydrant, is estimated
at eighteen hundred and seventy-flve dollars. There is no reason to
believe that the Boston Water Board Avill allow such a pipe and hydrant
to be laid.
In view of the facts, the Selectmen recommend to the town to appro-
priate the sum of two thousand dollars for the purpose of constructing a
reservoir or laying a pipe and hydrant at the junction of Harvard and
Washington streets, as they shall find most expedient for the interests of
the town.
Chaklks D. He,\d, Chairman.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
Adjourned Annual Meeting^ April 10, 1871. 483
Voted, That the sum of two thousand dollars be raised .
and appropriated to construct a reservoir or hydrant at the
junction of Harvard and Washington streets.
The committee to whom was referred the Tenth Article
in the warrant, to Avit : "To see if the town will build a new
engine-house on the land now owned and occupied by the
town for that purpose on Washington street," submitted the
following report :
REPORT.
The special committee appointed at tlie town meeting lield March 27tli,
1871, to report on the subject of a new engine-house, beg leave to submit
the following report :
Your committee have found that the present engine-house on Wash-
ington street is unfit for use, and recommend the erection of a new
building, large enough for a flre-engine and a hook-and-ladder carriage.
Your committee find that the lot owned by the town, on Washington
street, on which the engine-house and hook-and-ladder carriage-house
are now situated has a frontage of fifty (50) feet and a sufficient depth
for a building suitable for the purpose above named. They have exam-
ined plans and had sketches prepared, to get some idea of the cost of a
building, and find that a substantial, brick building, with granite trim-
mings, with suitable accommodations for a steam fire-engine and a hook-
and-ladder carriage can be built for about fourteen thousand dollars
($14,000), and your committee recommend that the Selectmen have
authority to build a suitable building, and that an appropriation of four-
teen thousand dollars ($14,000) be made by the town for that purpose.
John W. Candlei:.
Wm. K. Melchek,
Brookline, April 10, 1871. Alfred Kenrick, Jr.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report.
Voted, That the sum of fourteen thousand dollars be raised
and appropriated for the purpose of building a new engine-
house, as recommended, and that the Selectmen have author-
ity to carry out the recommendation of said report.
Eleventh Article taken up :
To see if the town will provide places for watering animals by the
sides of the streets.
The Selectmen, to whom the Eleventh Article was referred,
submitted the following report, viz. :
484 Brookline Town Records.
REPORT.
The only statute upon the subject is the Act of 1870, chapter 111). B.v
this Act the Selectmen are authorized ou the applicatiou of any person
to permit him to establish upon or near the highway a suitable watering-
place, and to pay him not exceeding five dollars a year so long as said
watering-place is maiutained. The Selectmen do not feel clear that the
town has the right to appropriate mone}' for the establishment of water-
ing-places in any other manner than that provided for in the statute.
They believe, however, that such watering-places would be of great
public utility, since the town has built over almost all the brooks that
flow across the highways, and which, so long as they remained open,
were largely used by the horses and cattle driven through the town.
Charles D. Head,
Chairman.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
The Twelfth Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take in relation to changing the
grade of Brighton avenue from the Brighton line to St. Mary's street.
The Selectmen, to whom was referred the subject of the
Twelfth Article, submitted the following report, viz. :
REPORT.
That it is inexpedient to take any action thereon at present.
Charles D. Head,
Chairman.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
The subject of the by-laws, as reported by the committee,
was taken up, and the several provisions of said by-laws
w^ere considered, examined, and discussed.
Voted, That the report on by-laws be recommitted to the
same committee for further consideration, and that they give
a public hearing thereon, and report at a future meeting.
On motion of B. F. Baker, it was —
Voted, That a committee of seven be appointed by the
Moderator to take into consideration the subject of procur-
ing one or more lots of land for public commons and suitable
for playgrounds, in situations convenient to the schools of
the town, and to report at the next business meeting of the
town ; and that said committee cause a meeting of the town
to be called for the purpose of reporting their action in
relation to said subject.
Adjourned Annual Meeting, April 10, 1871. 485
The Moderator appointed as said committee the following
ine ivioae rf Lawrence, Thomas Parsons, John
o-entlemen, viz. : Amob A. ijawi«iiv.c, wiilovrl
W Candlev, Edward Atkinson, Alanson W. Beard, Willaid
A Humphrey, and Edward I. Thomas. .
Twfxha; the committee give a public hearmg on the
mibiect of playgrounds or commons. , ^ i ,,
vlt That'the sum of one thousand six hundred dollars
($1,600) be added to the appropriation f°>^ '';'>°° ^-
Voted, That the sum of eight thousand dollars ($8,000)
he added to the appropriation for sidewalks.
vTed That the money received from the abutters for the
purpo of making sidewalks, be and hereby .s appro-
priated to the purpose of making sidewalks, and subject to
the orders of the Selectmen.
Voted That the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000)
be added to the appropriation for discount on taxes
Voted, That a discount of five per cent be allowed on all
taxis mid on or before the first day of October prov.ded
ha n- discount be allowed on a fractional .-* of =. dol^ •
Voted, That the various appropriations made by the to^ n
incM ng those for the purpose of making and repair ng
M.hways and townways, be assessed, after deducting he
amount in the treasury and the probable receipts fo the
ensiling year, amounting to the sum of twenty thousand do-
rr u^o^i the polls and estates, real and personal, ol tie
nb^JLits, resident and non-resident, of the town, and col-
cted as the town charges are usually ^^-8-^ and -llect d^
The subject of making Boylston street, as ordered by the
County Commissioners, was taken up and considered.
Plans of making and grading said street, as made by
Edwarf S Philbric\, civifengineer, which showed the grade
of Brldley's Hill as reduced by said plans, wei-e examined
al 11 estimates of the amount of material to be moved and
the probable cost of the same.
Voted, That the making and grading ot said street be
referred to the Selectmen.
nted. That the sum of twenty-seven thousand dol ars be
raised and appropriated to the purpose of making and grad-
486 Brookline Town Hecords.
ing Boylston street, to be borrowed under the direction of
the Selectmen.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer is authorized to borrow
the sum of twenty-seven thousand dollars for the purpose
of making and grading Boylston street, giving the note
or notes of the town therefor, countersigned by the Select-
men, in such sums and at such times as called for by said
Selectmen.
Dissolved.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Toivn Clerk.
SPECIAL MEETING, xMAY 2, 1871.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth or Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To eillier of the Constables of tJie Touii of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualitied to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the second day of
May next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, for the follow-
ing purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a IModeratoi-.
Second. To see if the to-\vn -will vote that no person shall he allowed
to sell ale, porter, strong beer, lasrer-beer in said town.
Third. To see if the tOAvn -will make an appropriation to aid in the
celebration of Decoration Da.y.
Fourth. To consider and adopt the l)Y-laws prepared by the committee
appointed June 23d, 1870.
Fifth. To see if the town will appropriate money for watering-places
for cattle.
Sixth. To consider the subject of supjUying the town with pure water.
Seventh. To see if the town will make a further appropriation for
grading and fencing the Ward school-house lot.
Special Meeting, May 2, 1871. 487
Eighth. To consider the subject of procuring land for a cemetery.
Ninth. To consider the subject of the new town maps.
Tenth. To make further appropriations for highway purposes.
Eleventh. To act upon the report of the committee appointed at the
last annual meeting, upon the subject of procuring land for public com-
mon or playgrounds, and to raise and appropriate money for this and
any other purpose named in this warrant, by the sale of the bonds or
other obligations of the town, and to approve the form of such obli-
gations.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with
your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy-one.
Horace James,
Wm. Aspinwall,
James W. Edgerly,
C. K. KiRBY,
Selectmen of the Town o/ Brooldine.
Norfolk, ss. Brooklixe, April 17th, 1871.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, I have notified and warned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and for the pur-
poses within named, bj^ leaving a printed cop}^ of the same at their last
and usual place of residence, four- days at least before the day of said
meeting.
J. P. Saxhorn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Tuesday, the second day of May, in th§ year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and were called to order
at three of the clock in the afternoon, by the Town Clerk,
who proceeded to read the warrant calling said meeting and
the return thereon of the officer who served the notices.
The First Article was then taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
Voted, To choose by nomination.
488 Brookline Town Records.
The meeting then nominated and chose for Moderator
George F. Homer, and he took the chair.
Second Article taken up, to wit :
To see if the town will vote that no person shall be allowed to sell ale,
porter, strong beer, lager-beer in said town.
Voted, That the polls be opened for the reception of votes
on the foregoing article and be kept open until four of the
clock, and that the check-list be used during said voting,
and that none be allowed to vote whose name was not on the
list.
The polls were then declared open for the reception
of votes, and were kept open until four of the clock,
when, after giving notice and an opportunity for any person
qualified to deposit his vote if he desired so to do, they
were declared closed.
The Moderator and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes so siven in, and the whole number jjiven
in was one hundred and thirty-nine, and were as follows,
to wit; Yeas, eighty-six {^Q) ; JVai/s, fifty-three (53) ; and
declaration of the same was made in open town meeting.
In the voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his vote until his name was found on
the list and checked.
On motion of Alfred Kenrick, it was —
Voted, That the Selectmen be requested to instruct the
police to enforce the law against the sale of spirituous and
malt liquors.
Third Article taken up :
To see if the town will make an appropriation to aid in the celebration
of Decoration Day.
Voted, That the sum of two hundred dollars be raised
and appropriated to aid in the celebration of Decoration
Day, and that said sum be placed at the disposal of Post
143, G. A. R., to be used for that purpose.
Fourth Article taken up :
To consider and adopt the by-laws prepared by the committee appoint-
ed June 2:^d, 1870.
Special Meeting, May 2, 1871. 489
Thomas Parsons, Esq., for the committee, presented the
following code of by-laws, which were taken up and con-
sidered, and adopted section by section, to wit:
BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF BROOKLINE.
Financial Concerns of the Town.
Section 1. The financial year shall begin on the first day of February,
and end on the thirty-first day of January ; and it shall be observed in all
cases by all persons in making and settling contracts with the town.
Sect. 2. No bills of any kind shall be paid by the Town Treasurer
unless contracted in pursuance of a vote of the town, or unless the same
shall have been previously approved by the Selectmen, the School Com-
mittee, or by some other board or committee duly authorized to contract
on behalf of the town.
Sect. 3. All bills for the support of schools, and all claims for the
support of paupers, shall be presented to the Treasurer and paid quar-
terly, viz., on the first Monday of May, August, November and February.
Notification of Town Meetings.
Sect. 1. Printed notifications of all annual town meetings shall be left
at the place of residence of every legal voter in the town at least four
days before the day upon which the meeting is to be held ; all other town
meetings may be notified by printed notices, posted in at least twenty
public places in the town, and by publication in any newspaper published
in the town or in the city of Boston, and that said publication be at least
twenty- four hours before the time of said meeting.
Sect. 2. The notification shall in all cases contain an enumeration of
all the subjects specified in the warrant.
Conveyances of Town Property.
Sect. 1. The Town Clerk, under the direction of the Selectmen, shall
have the custody of the town seal.
Sect. 2. All conveyances under seal which may hereafter be executed
on behalf of the town, pursuant to a vote of the town or otherwise, shall
be sealed with such common seal and subscribed by the whole Board of
Selectmen for the time being.
Sect. 3. The Town Clerk shall keep a true copy (in a book to be kept
for such purposes alone) of all deeds or other instruments executed by
the Selectmen in accordance with the provisions of this by-law.
Taxes.
Sect. 1. All taxes shall be assessed in the month of May in each year,
and the tax bills shall be delivered as soon as the assessment is com-
pleted.
Sect. 2. All taxes shall be paid on or before the first day of October
in each year, unless otherwise ordered by the town, except bills for poll
taxes only, which shall be paid on presentation thereof.
490 Brookline Town Records.
Sect. 3. The Assessors shall keep a record of all abatements of taxes,
the names of the persons taxed, and the reasons for and amounts of
abatements.
Sect. 4. In all cases where tax bills are not paid at the time specified
in the second section, it shall be the dutj' of the Collector forthwith to
issue a summons to each delinquent, and if such delinquent does not pay
the amount of his tax within ten days after the issuing of the summons,
with twenty cents more for the summons, the Collector shall issue his
warrant to an officer, who shall forthwith proceed to collect the amount
due in a manner provided b_v law. Six per cent interest shall be charged
on all tax bills from the time they respectively become due until paid,
unless otherwise determined by the town.
Fire Department.
Sect. 1. Until otherwise provided, there shall be one Engine Company
and one Hose Company and one Hook and Ladder Company. No person
shall be appointed except he is eighteen years of age and a resident in the
town ; nor shall any one be appointed for a less term than three months.
Sect. 2. Each company shall have a Foreman, an Assistant Foreman
and a Clerk, who shall be chosen by such company annually, at a meeting
to be held in May, subject to the approval of the Board of Engineers.
Sect. 3. It shall be the duty of the Foreman to see that the engines
and apparatus and engine houses are all kept neat, clean and in order for
immediate use.
Sect. 4. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a record (in a book
to be provided by the Engineers) of the names of all the officers and
members of the companies, specifying the times of appointment, dis-
charge, and age of each member, and the absence of each from all fires
in this town, and from the monthly meetings provided for in the sixth
section ; and also a full account of the town property in charge of the
companies ; this book to be always subject to the control and inspection
of the Engineers, and to be actually submitted to their inspection some
time in the months of February and July in each year. In the course of
the same months the Clerk is to deliver to the Town Treasurer a certified
list of the officers and members of the companies, specifying the number
of times (if any) each officer or member has absented himself as afore-
said.
Sect. 5. Each company shall perform all duties by law required to be
performed by engine-men, and shall use their best endeavors, in as
orderly and quiet a manner as possible, to extinguish all fires which may
break out in this town. And in no instance shall the engines or apparatus
leave the town without the consent of one or more of the Engineers of
the town.
Sect. 6. On the return of the apparatus from the fire, the same shall
be Avell and securely taken care of, and once a month the companies shall
meet for the purpose of examining the state of the engine and apparatus
and see if the same are in good repair and ready for use.
Sect. 7. The officers and members shall cjuarterly receive from the
Town Treasurer, in full for their services, such compensation as the
Selectmen may from time to time by vote determine. Provided, that no
Special Meeting, May 2, 1871. 491
meml)er not appointed as provided in tiie first section and no ofticer not
appointed as provided in tlie second section shall receive any portion of
such compensation.
Sect. 8. No claims Avhatever on account of said company, its members
or officers shall be paid by the Town Treasurer, except the compensation
provided for by the seventh section.
Sect. 9. The members of the companies are not to meet in their
respective houses for any purpose except those properly and reasonably
connected with their duty as firemen, unless by permission of the Board
of En.ffineers ; and no distilled or fermented liquors shall be used at any
meeting- -whatever which shall be held in the engine houses. At any time
Avhen in the judgment of the Engineers the public good will be advanced
thereby, all or any portion of the companies, their officers or members,-
may be dismissed from the service, or the companies disbanded by the
Selectmen.
Sect. 10. No person shall, without right, take away or cause to be
removed from any engine house or other building in this town, or in any
way interfere with any fire engine, hose carriage, ladder carriage, or any
hooks, ladders, hose or other apparatus for extinguishing fires or con-
nected Avith any engine company (said property belonging to this town)
without the consent of the engineers or officers of any engine company
or members thereof duly authorized or one of the Selectmen of the town ;
and every person oflending against the provisions of this section shall be
liable to pay a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty
dollars for each oflence, to be paid into the treasury of the town. Pro-
vided, however, that nothing in this section shall be so construed as to
apply to any case where the taking of such property is with the intention
to steal the same.
Sect. 11. No person shall, Avithout right, enter into any of the build-
ings belonging to this town which are used for engine houses or the
storage of apparatus connected with extinguishing fires, without the
consent of the engineers or officers of any engine company. Any person
oflending against the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of
not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each ottence, to be
paid into the treasury of the town. Provided, however, that nothing in
this section shall be so construed as to apply to any case where the entry
is Avith the intent to commit larceny.
HiGHAVAYS.
Sect. 1. All persons intending to erect, repair, or take doAvu any
building, on land abutting on any Avay Avhich this toAvn is obliged to
keep in repair, and Avho desires to make use of any portion of said Avay
for the purpose of placing thereon building materials or rubbish, shall,
ten days at least before so placing any building materials or rubbish, give
notice in Avriting to the Selectmen of such Avish. And thereupon the
Selectmen may grant a permit to occupy such portion of said Avay to be
used for such purposes as in their judgment the necessity of the case
demands and the security of the public alloAvs ; such permit in no case to
be in force longer than ninety days, and to be on such conditions as the
Selectmen may require.
492 Broohline Toion Records.
Sect. 2. It shall be the duty of every person to whom any such permit
may be granted to place all his building materials and rubbish on the
place designated by the Selectmen ; and during the whole of every night,
from twilight in the evening until sunrise the next morning, to keep
lighted lanterns so placed as effectually to secure all travellers from
liability to come in contact with such materials or rubbish.
Skct. 3. In case any person shall use any portion of such way for the
purposes mentioned in the first section without the permit in writing of
the Selectmen as therein provided, or for a longer time than so per-
mitted, or shall fail to comply with the requisitions of the first and
second sections, the party so in default shall forfeit and pay into the
town treasury ten dollars for each ofience, and shall also reimburse the
town all expenses by way of damages or otherwise which the town may
be compelled to pay by reason of the way being encumbered.
Skct. 4. No wooden building more than ten feet high shall be moved
over any way in this toAvn which this town is obliged to keep in repair
without the written permit of the Selectmen being first obtained ; and
2in\ person so moving or assisting in moving any such building without
such permit being first obtained, or any such person Avho shall not com-
ply with the restrictions and provisions which the Selectmen may think
the public security demands, shall forfeit and pay into the toAvn treasury,
for every such oflence, twenty dollars ; provided such restrictions and
provisions are set forth in the permit ; provided, also, that the Select-
men shall in no case grant a permit for the removal of any building
Avhatsoever which in the course of its removal will be likely to damage
any trees, the property of individuals, whether standing in the road or
in the field, unless the consent of such Individuals is first had and
obtained.
Sect. 5. In case any building shall be moved contrary to the provis-
ions of the fourth section, the owner of the l)uilding shall reimburse the
tOAvn all expenses by way of damages or otherwise Avhich the toAvn may
be compelled to pay by reason of the way being encumbered.
Sect. 6. Whoever shall coast upon sleds in any of the streets or upon
any of the sidewalks in this town, shall forfeit and pay into the town
treasury for each oflence a sum not less than one dollar and not more
than live dollars, to be paid by each oflender or his or her parents or
guardian, respectively.
Sect. 7. No person having charge of any beast Avith intent to drive
the same shall suffer or permit any such beast to run, gallop, trot, pace
or go at any rate exceeding eight miles to the hour through any way,
avenue or street in this town ; and if any person shall violate the pro-
visions of this by-law, he or she shall be liable to a fine of not less than
five dollars nor more than twenty dollars for each oflence, to be paid
into the treasury of the town.
Sect. 8. No horses or other grazing cattle or swine shall be surt'ered
to run at large in this town or to feed by the roadside, either with or
without a keeper; and for every such animal so sufl'ered to run at large,
not having a keeper, or to feed bj' the roadside either with or without a
keeper, the owner shall forfeit and pay into the town treasury five dol-
lars for every such oflence.
Special Meeting, May 2, 1871. 493
barrows, handcarts, velocipedes, " »"y/™= contaimUK children
(except children's carriages drawn ''J/^"* "™ „„^,, „, ;, ^er care
Li,), or permit an. '-"-,:»^^^':- ^^0. otheTvviL occnpy, ohstrnct,
to sto upon any sidewall^ in the '°"" ° . .fg,e„ith the oonven-
ininre or encnmber an, snch snlewall. o as to r^.J,^i f ^^^^^ ^^ ^.^ ^^
'oTU*:e r nreLr;;/;::::".";- other^ohstmction „« an, ,oot-
pnbllc place in the town, oi ue ' ,„,„„,t ^j „pon an, door-step,
therein, or be or remain upon an, "f ™'- °! ^ ^^,. b„i,i„g, to the
portico, or other proiectlo,,fro,n an, snch honse or otheb_^^^
anncance or disturbance o£ an, perso" ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^
::::: aSt:::; ::; r -^ irrr ':;=:; str or other
,iSs,';,or r::X:t:r of;;:: r; same .., w^ch a ban . nsed,
:::« HUes or balioons, in an, ^"•"'--f ,° ^^rTn a group or near
SECT. 12. Three or more P"^°°^ff„7„;;;"^; obstruct a tree
^satrp^i^iSS: r; rreCrr,: on made b, an, consta-
T/rr CTerson shaii ^ :^t:x:z'2:^t:'rz
pistol, or other "'f™- ;;;;f , "wl SI Iwo hundred feet thereof,
public wa, or plac " *4,'°"° .„ „£ the town, excepting in the per-
wlthln the principal inhabited pans u
fon.anceofsomednt^ ^^^^^^ ^^^,^^^^^^^^ ^^^^.^^^ ,e
1 ; o,f the St eets during the night and on Sundays, other>vise
::r :^ ::::j^:^:::l .o..^^ or ,0^ c^ - the town, or
./one authorized so tod. at th^ expense of ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^,^^^ ^^^
Sect. 15. No person shall make ^^^^ ;" ^ building, or in
..decent or obscene wox^s ^^^^^-^^''^^^Z shall stw any
any public place whatever, within the tow P ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^
:;ri:: Shrprn-r/rnr s„:h fo„t „r sidewa.
~r°^r;f^-mo-i„^^^^
or surrounding the town so as to be expo.ec
-srirrpjririr^^^^^^^^^^^^
°'sr r r;etrsran;iace or ea.^^o - .a^d -^^^^
way, foot-path, or sidewalk an, luv.. ' »"• "^^t " o" more than one
rorirrmoX:; trS;;aft:;'^:i:g i«t,hed b, a constab. or
police officer or the Selectmen.
494 BrooMine Town Records.
Sect. 19. Every person who shall lay, throw, or place, or cause to be
laid, thrown, or placed, any ice or snow into any street within the town,
shall cause the same to be In-oken into small pieces and spread evenly on
the surface of such street, and in default thereof shall be liable to a
penalty of not less than two nor more than five dollars for every offence.
Sect. 20. Whoever posts, affixes, or in any way attaches any poster,
handbill, notice, advertisement or placard to or upon any post, wall,
fence, building, or structure, not his own, Avithin the town of Brookline,
without permission of the owners or proprietors of such post, wall,
fence, building, or structure, shall forfeit and pay for each offence a fine
of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, to be paid into the
treasury of said town.
Sect. 21. Whoever paints, draws or stamps any letter, notice,
figure, advertisement, or marks upon or into any wall, fence, post,
tree, building, or structure, not his own, within the toAvn of Brookline,
without the permission of the owner of such wall, fence, post, tree,
building, or structure, or without said permission mars, defaces or dis-
figures in any way such wall, fence, post, tree, building, or structure,
shall forfeit and pay for each offence a fine of not less than five nor more
than twenty dollars, to be paid into the treasury of said town.
Hay Scales.
The Selectmen shall appoint, for a terra of time not exceeding one
year, one person who shall have superintendence of the hay scales
belonging to the town, and such person may at any time be removed
from office by the Selectmen.
In all cases of temporary absence or inability from any cause properly
to perform the duties of his office, the superintendent shall procure, at
his own expense, a substitute to perform such duty ; such substitute in
all cases to be approved by the Selectmen, and to be removed at their
pleasure.
It shall be the duty of the superintendent to weigh all the hay and
other articles which may be offered to be weighed, and to conform to all
such rules and regulations as shall be established by the Selectmen con-
cerning the scales and fees for weighing.
Vaccination of Children attending the Public Schools.
From and after the first day of March, 1871, no child shall be admitted
into any public schools in this town unless he or she shall present to the
instructor or instructress a certificate from some physician that he or
she has been properly vaccinated ; or unless the parents or guardians of
such child shall certify, in writing, that such vaccination has been prop-
erly performed.
Health.
Section 1. No person shall remove or carry along or through any of
the public ways or places of the town, any house offal or any refuse
substance, either animal or vegetable, unless such person so removing or
carrying the same and the mode in which the same shall be removed or
Special Meeting, May 2, 1871. 495
carried, shall have been expressly licensed by the Selectmen, upon
such terms as they shall deem the health and comfort and interests of
the town require.
Sect. 2. No person shall drive or cause to be driven any cart or
wagon containing night-soil, on any wagon or cart used for that pur-
pose, through any public way in the town between the hours of 4 a. ir.
and 9 p. ^i., nor permit any such wagon or cart to stand, between said
hours, in any street, lane or alley in said town.
Any person offending against either of the two foregoing sections
shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars for each and every
offence.
Sect. 3. No person shall keep any swine within a distance of fifty
feet of any public way or place, or within a distance of one hundred feet
of any dwelling-house not his own without a permit from the Selectmen
previously obtained.
Sect. 4. Every person who shall put or suffer to accumulate on his
premises leaves, any dead animal substance, fish, offal, contents of any
vault, decayed vegetable or other matter, in any public street or place,
or near any inhabited building, whereby any offensive or noxious stench
or effluvia shall be created and the health or comfort of the citizens be
injuriously affected, or shall throw any dead animal, or allow to drain
the contents of a vault or house drain, or the refuse of manufacturing
or slaughtering process, into the rivers or brooks of the town not laid
out as common sewers, shall pay a sum not less than one dollar nor
more than twenty dollars.
Sect. 5. No person shall throw or sufter to fall into any common
sewer in the town, or into any inlet of the same, any dead animals,
stones, bricks, sticks, or other substances likely to obstruct the flow of
water in the same, and no person shall allow his vault or house-drain to
drain into any sewer without first obtaining from the proper authorities
the permission so to do, and every person oflending against the above
section shall pay a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty
dollars for each offence.
Sect. 6. No person shall beat or shake any carpets within one hundred
feet of any public way or place or within one hundred feet of any
dwelling-house not his own, or in any places so that the dust from such
carpets shall injure any person in any dwelling-house or upon any public
way or place.
Sect. 7. Any person oflending against the provision of either of the
foregoing by-laws shall, unless herein otherwise provided, forfeit and
pay into the town treasury for each offence a sum not less than one nor
more than twenty dollars.
Sect. 8. All by-laws of the town of Brookline heretofore accepted
by the town and approved by the Court are hereby repealed .
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing by-laws, and
that the Town Clerk procure the approval thereof of one of
the Judges of the Superior Court.
496 Brookline Town Records.
Voted, That the Town Clerk procure the printing of
twenty-five hundred copies of the foregoing by-laws, and
that a copy of the same be left at every house in the town.
Fifth Article taken up :
To see if the town will appropriate money for watering-places for
cattle.
Voted, That the sum of five hundred dollars be appropri-
ated for the purpose of procuring watering-places for cattle.
Sixth Article taken up :
To consider the subject of supplying the town with pure water.
Voted, That a committee of five be appointed ])y the
Moderator to take the subject into consideration, and report
at a future meeting.
The Moderator appointed the following gentlemen to
constitute said committee, to wit : John W. Candler, Wil-
liam Aspinwall, Amos A. Lawrence, Charles D. Head, and
Edward S. Philbrick.
The meeting added the name of George F. Homer to said
committee.
Seventh Article taken up :
To see if the town will make a further appropriation for grading and
fencing the Ward school-house lot.
Voted, That the sum of three thousand dollars be added
to the appropriation for grading and fencing the Ward
school-house lot, and placed in the hands of the Selectmen
to be used at their discretion, and before using said sum to
make investigations as to the expedienc}^ of moving said
house, and if found necessary to move it, to report the same
to the town.
Eighth Article taken up :
To consider the subject of procuring land for a cemetery.
Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the
Moderator to consider the subject, and report at a future
meeting.
Special Meeting, May 2, 1871. 497
The Moderator appointed the following gentlemen to con-
stitute said committee, to wit : William Aspinwall, Edward
Atkinson, Isaac Taylor, Samuel Clark, and Edward I.
Thomas.
Ninth Article taken up :
To consider tlie subject of the new toAvu map.
Voted, That the subject of the new town map be referred
to the Selectmen and town engineer, and that said map be
finished and completed under their direction.
Tenth Article taken up :
To make further appropriations for highway purposes.
Voted, That the sum of three thousand dollars be added
to the appropriation for highways.
Eleventh Article taken up :
To act upon the report of the committee appointed at the last annual
meetins.^ upon the subject of procuring land for public commons or play-
o-rounds, and to raise and appropriate for this and any other purpose
named in this warrant, by the sale of the bonds or other obligations of
the town and to approve the form of such obligations.
The committee to whom was referred the subject of pro-
curing land for public commons or playgrounds, presented
the following report :
KEPORT.
The committee appointed at the town meeting held April 11th, to take
into consideration one or more lots of land for public commons and suit-
able for playgrounds, and to give a public hearing on the subject, respect-
fully report that they have given the matter such attention as the limited
time permitted, and request further time before reporting for Longwood
and the southerly section of the town.
The committee are now prepared to recommend to the town two lots
of land, and advise their purchase.
First, the one lying between Brookline avenue and the Brookline
Branch' Railroad, and extending from Aspinwall avenue to the settlement
known as Pearl place, containing 166,899 square feet, more or less, at
twenty cents (20 cts.) per square foot, and costing about $33,379.80.
Second, the Clark and Howe lot, bounded by Cypress and Tappan
streets and Gorham avenue, containing 228,670 square feet, more or less,
at twenty cents (20 cts.) per square foot, and costing about $45,734.00;
the total costing a little over $79,000.
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498 BrooMine Tovn Recordfi.
Your committee do further recommend, for the purpose of paying for
and improving the above-mentioned lands, tliat the town issue its bonds
for ninety thousand dollars ($90,000), to be known as the Brookline
Loan for Public Grounds, said bonds to be for amounts not less than live
hundred dollars ($500), to bearer or to order, at the office of the Treas-
urer, in Brookline, in not less than ten nor more than thirty years from
the date thereof, with interest, payable semi-annually, at a rate not
exceeding six per cent per annum, with coupons for said interest at-
tached; said bonds to be sealed with the seal of the town, to be signed
by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the Selectmen ; the
coupons to be signed by the Treasurer alone. And further, that the
form of said bonds be substantially as follows, to wit :
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Commonwealth ok Massachusetts.
The Town of Brookline Loan for Public Grounds.
The Town of Brookline, for value received, promises to pay
or bearer (or order) , at the office of its Treasurer,
dollars, on the day of
A. D. 18.., with interest at the rate of six per centum per annum, paya-
ble semi-annually, on the first days of and
in each year, at the Bank in upon the
delivery of the proper coupons hereto annexed.
In witness whereof the Town of Brookline has caused its corporate
seal to be hereunto affixed by its Treasurer, and caused these presents to
be signed by said Treasurer, and to be countersigned by a majority of
its Selectmen, this day of , A. D. 1871.
1
Selectmen.
[Seal of Brookline.]
, Treasurer.
Amos A. Lawrence.
Thomas Parsons.
Edwarp Atkinson.
\V. A. Humphrey.
.loHX W. Candler.
Edward I. Thomas.
Voted, To accept the foregoing report.
On motion of Amos A. Lawrence, Esq., it was —
Voted, That the town buy and improve the two following
lots of land, and forever maintain the same for public use :
First, the lot lying between Brookline avenue and the Brook-
line Branch Railroad, and extending from Aspinwall avenue
toward the settlement known as Pearl place, containing
Special Meeting, May 2, 1871. 499
166,899 square feet, more or less, at twenty cents (20 cts.)
per square foot, and costing about $33,379.80. Second, the
Clark and Howe lot, bounded by Cypress, Tappan, and
Davis streets, and Gorham avenue, containing 228,670
square feet, more or less, at twenty cents (20 cts.) per
square foot, and costing about $45,734 ; — total cost being
a little over ($79,000) seventy-nine thousand dollars.
Voted, For the purpose of paying for and improving the
above mentioned lands, that the town issue its bonds for ninety
thousand dollars ($90,000), to be known as the "Brookline
Loan for Public Grounds," said bonds to be for amounts not
less than five hundred dollars ($500), payable to bearer or
to order, at the oflSce of the Treasurer in Brookline, in not
less than ten nor more than thirty years from the date thereof,
with interest, payable semi-annually, at a rate not exceeding
six per centum, with coupons for said interest attached.
Said bonds to be sealed with the seal of the town, to be
signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority of
the Selectmen ; — the coupons to be signed by the Treasurer
alone. The form of said bonds to be substantially as follows,
to wit :
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Brookline Loan for Ptiblk Grounds.
The Town of Brookline, for value received, promises to pay
or bearer (or order) , at tlie office of its Treasurer,
dollars, on the
day of A. D. 18 , with interest at the rate
of six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, on the tirst days of
and in each year, at
the Bank in upon the delivery
of the proper coupons hereto annexed.
In witness whereof the Town of Brookline has caused its corporate
seal to be hereto affixed by its Treasurer, and caused these presents to be
signed by said Treasurer, and to be countersigned by a majority of its
Selectmen, this day of A. D. 1871.
1
Seler(rne)i.
[Seal of Brookline.]
Treasurer.
500
Brookline Town Records.
Voted, That the committee have further time.
Voted, That the committee on town map be discharged
at their own request.
Voted, That the money appropriated at this meeting,
except such as is provided for by loans, be raised by taxa-
tion the present year.
Adjourned. Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Toicn Clerk.
PERAMBULATION OF BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN BOSTON
AND BROOKLINE."
We, the subscribers, Aldermen of the City of Boston, and the Select-
men of the Town of Brookline, pursuant to notice, met this twenty-ninth
day of July, A. 1). 1871, at the place appointed, examined the lines and
established the l)ouud marks between said city and town as follows :
Boundary line between Boston and Brookline : Beginning at a point
in the center of the channel of Charles River on the boundary line between
the town of Brookline and city of Cambridge where the westerly line of
St. Mary's street in the city of Boston, extended in a northerly direction,
would intersect the said boundary line ; thence running southwardly l)y
the westerly line of said St. Mary's street, extended to a stone monument
standing on the southerly side of Brighton avenue, marked BO>-<:BR ;
thence continuing in the same direction by the westerly line of St. Mary's
street, to a stone monument on Ivy street ; thence turning a little and
running southeasterly by the southwesterly line of St. Mary's street and
by the continuation of the same through a stone monument standing on
the- southerly side of Beacon street and through a stone monument stand-
ing on the southerly bank of Muddy River, each marked BOotBK, to the
center of the cliannel of said Muddy Brook; thence up the channel of
said brook to a stone monument standing on the southerly side of Wash-
ington street, marked BO&BR ; thence continuing up the channel of said
brook to a stone monument standing in the middle of said brook and
forming the junction point of the boundary lines between the city of
Boston and the toAvns of West Roxbury and Brookline, said monument
being marked BO, BR&WR.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands on the day and
date first above written.
Edwaki) a. Whitk,
Geokge D. Rickku,
roijert cowdin,
Aldermen of Boston.
Chahlks D. IIkau,
Wm. ASI'INWAXL,
Selectmen of Brookline.
Special fleeting, September 18, 1871. 501
SPECIAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1871,
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL-
SEAL.
SEAL.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Oonstahles of the Town of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at
the Town Hall in said town, on Monday, the eighteenth
instant, at three of the clock in the afternoon, for the follow-
ing purposes, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator.
Second. To see if the town will accept and allow two new townways
leading from "Washington to Beacon street and from Harvard to Park
street, as laid out and located by the Selectmen.
Third: To see if the town will accept and allow two new toAvnways
leading from Brookline avenue to Washington street and from Brookline
avenue to the way above named, as laid out and located by the Selectmen.
Foui-th. To see if the town Avill accept and allow two ncAv townways
leading from Walnut street to Chestnut street and the way connected
therewith, as laid out and located by the Selectmen.
Fifth. To see what action the town will take in relation to making
the extension of Goddard avenue and Hammond street, as laid out and
ordered by the County Commissioners.
Sixth. To see if the town will change the name of Davis street to
Davis avenue.
Seventh. To see what action the town will take in relation to the
offensive and unwholesome condition of Muddy River.
Eighth. To see what action the town will take upon the subject of
selling the land on Cypress street and Cypress place, originally bought
with the intention of erecting the Public Library building thereon, and
to appropriate the proceeds of such sale.
Ninth. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to buy land
for the purpose of obtaining material for making and repairing roads.
Tenth. To see if the toAvn will water the streets and make an appro-
priation to purchase carts, tanks, and apparatus for that purpose.
Eleventh. To receive and act upon the report of any officers or com-
mittees ready to report.
502 BrooTcline Town Records.
Tiri'lfth. To consider and act upon the subject of making and repair-
ing highways and sewers.
Thirteenth. To consider and act upon the subject of a change of
boundary lines between Brookline and Boston.
Fourteenth. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be
required to defray the expense of any or all the foregoing objects.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
lifth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-one.
Charles D. Head,
Horace James,
Willia:m Aspinwall,
James W. Edgerly,
Charles K. Kirby,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Brookline, September 12th, 1871.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, I have notified the legal voters
of the town of Brookline to meet at the time and place and for the pur-
poses within named, by leaving a printed copy of the same at their last
and usual place of residence, four days at least before the day of said
meeting.
Wii.LAUi) V. Gross,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline met at the Town Hall in said town, on
Monday, the eighteenth day of September, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and
were called to order at three of the clock in the afternoon,
by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling said meet-
ing and the return thereon of the officer who served the
notices.
The first article in the warrant was then taken up :
To choose a Moderator.
Voted, To choose a Moderator by nomination.
Special Meeting, September 18, 1871. 503
The meeting then nominated and chose for Moderator
R. G. F. Candage, and he took the chair.
The second article in the warrant was then taken up :
To see if the town will accept and allow^ two new^ townways leading
from Washington to Beacon street and from Harvard street to Park
street, as laid ont and located by the Selectmen.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the lay-
ing out of said way, to wit :
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to all
persons and interests known to them of their intention to lay out the
private ways called Park street and Harvard avenne as townways, lead-
ing from Washington street to Beacon street and from Park street to
Harvard street, in whole or in part, did, in pursuance of said notice,
meet at their office in the Town Hall, on Friday, the seventh day of April,
in the }^ear of our Loi'd one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, at
three o'clock in the afternoon, and proceeded to hear all parties and to
examine said route, and again by adjournment, on the twenty-sixth day
of May, of the year above written, and all parties and interests which
had appeared ha\'ing been heard and examined in relation thereto, they
proceeded to lay out said ways as follows, to wit :
LOCATIOX OF HaR\ AUD AVENUE, SO CALLEi).
The southerly line of said avenue commences at a monument at the
junction of said line with the westerly line of Harvard street by land of
William Dearborn ; thence running southwesterly one hundred and
tw^enty-three (123) feet to a monument ; thence westerly by a curve of two
hundred and eight (208) feet radius ninety-six (96) feet to a monument ;
thence westerlj' three hundred and sixty-three (363) feet to a monument ;
thence by a curve of one hundred and flfty-six (156) feet radius one hun-
dred two and sixty-one hundredths' (102.61) feet to a monument; thence
northwesterly four hundred eighty-seven and fifteen hundredths (487.15)
feet to the easterly line of Park street so called. The northerly line of
said avenue commences at a monument on the w^esterly line of Harvard
street by land of ; thence running southerly one hundred
and ten (110) feet to a monument ; thence by a curve of one hundred and
sixty-eight (168) feet radius seventy-six and six tenths (76.6) feet to a
monument; thence westerly three hundred forty-three and two tenths
(343.2) feet to a monument; thence by a curve of one hundred and
seventy-eight (178) feet radius one hundred and fourteen (114) feet to a
monument ; thence northwesterly four hundred eighty-one and five tenths
(481.5) feet to a monument at Park street ; and the said described straight
lines are of tlie full and equal width of forty feet, a part measured at
right angles, and it is further ordered that the corners made by the
described lines with the lines of Harvard street be rounded by curves of
twenty (20) feet radii, and the corner made by the southerly described
504 Brookline Town Records.
line with Park street be rounded ofl' by a curve of twenty-five (25) feet
radius, and tlie corner made by the northerly described line with Park
street be rounded off by a curve of thirty (30) feet radius. The lines of
the avenue so rounded off are tangent to the curve of these radii.
Location of Pakk Street, so called.
The westerly line of said street commences at a monument at the junc-
tion of said line with the northerly line of Washington street with land
of Thomas H. Bacon ; thence running northerly two hundred ninety-seven
and one tenth (297.1) feet to a monument; thence by a curve of one
hundred and six (106) feet radius forty -two and two tenths (42.2) feet
to a monument; thence northeasterly four hundred seventy-five and
seventy-live hundredths (475.75) feet to a monument ; thence northeast-
erly three hundred forty-six and eight tenths (34(1.8) feet to a monument;
thence northeasterly two hundred sixtj'-six and eight tenths (26G.8) feet
to a monument ; thence northeasterly four hundred nineteen and seven
tenths (419.7) feet to a monument; thence northwesterly by a curve of
sixteen (1(5) feet radius twenty-fiv^e and thirteen hundredths (25.13)
feet to a monument; thence northeasterly twenty-six and five tenths
(26.5) feet to a monument ; thence westerly by a curve of forty-seven
and four tenths (47.4) feet radius twenty-eight feet and seven tenths
(28.7) feet to a monument on the southerly side of Beacon street. The
easterly line of said street commences at a monument on the northerly
line of Washington street by land of Martin L. Hall; thence running
northeasterly three hundred twenty-four and two tenths (324.2) feet to a
ujonument at the southerly line of Harvard avenue; thence commencing
again at a monument at the northerly line of said Harvard avenue and
running northeasterly four hundred seventy-seven and two tenths (477.2)
feet to a monument ; thence running northeasterly three hundred thirty
and four tenths (330.4) feet to a monument at the southerly line of
Vernon street; thence again running northeasterly two hundred ninet}'-
two (292) feet to a monument at the northerly line of Marion street;
thence again running northeasterly four hundred ninety-two (492) feet
to a monument in the southerly line of Beacon street. And said street
shall be of the full and equal Avidth of forty feet, measured at a right
angle between said described westerly and easterly lines, except at the
junction with Beacon street, Avhere it will be wider. .\nd it is ordered
that the corners made by said described lines with the northerly line of
Washington street be rounded off' by curves of twenty (20) feet radii,
and that the corners of the easterly line of said street, caused by its
junction Avith the southerly line of Beacon street be rounded by a curve
of sixteen (16) feet radius.
And the Selectmen have considered and estimated the damages sus-
tained by the proprietors of land and property rights and interests
caused by the laying out and making of said ways, Avhether by taking
property or injuring it in any manner, and have alloAved, by way of
set-off, the benefit, if any, to the property of said party in the premises,
and do estimate and determine the aAvards to be paid to said parties
respectively, in sums as folloAvs. to Avit :
Special Meeting, September 18, 1871.
William Dearborn
Fairfleld
Charles W. Sabin
K. G. F. Candage
William F. Hall
Mrs. Bruce
Horatio S. Burdett
Moses C. Warren
Jacob P. Palmer
Edwin W. Woodward
Mrs. Maria L. Sweetser
Mrs. Henrietta W. Thom
Lewis M. Crane
Martin L. Hall
Mrs. Francis T. Payne
James H. Beals
Thomas H. Bacon .
Haftbrd B. Fuller
William Rice .
Mrs. Chase
Mrs. S. P. Bennett .
Mrs. Mary F. Blaney
J. P. Preston .
N. P. Mann,
N. P. Mann, Jr.
Heirs J. K. F. Mansfield
Amos R. Binney
Elbridge Wason
William D. Coolidge
505
$300 00
325 00
50 00
5 00
30 00
40 00
o 00
65 00
10 00
10 00
55 00
35 00
30 00
1,075 00
130 00
100 00
350 00
350 00
450 00
500 00
50 00
850 00
100 00
100 00
50 00
50 00
1,200 00
100 00
10 00
The location of said ways are in aceordance wlU. P'^ -« ^^'tmle
the same as drawn by Amos R. Binney, civil engineer, dated September
5th, Tsn, accepred L allowed by the Selectmen, and filed tn the office
nf thp Town Clerk the day above written. , . -,
The Sell"me„ have gl/en the owners ot the land o.er -'^l^l^^^^l
are so laid ont slzty days from the date ot this report m wh,ch to . emo. e
hnUcC strict--, "ees, fences, walls and hedges standing on the
'" And°slid ways, so laid ont, located and described, are hereby reported
to thtttn for their acceptance, and when so accepted, allowed and
i-ecnrded arc forever to be known as pnbllc townways.
^Tnd slid way leading from Washington street to Beacon sU.et to e
called Park street, and the way leading from Harvard stieet to Paik
street to be called Harvard avenue.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles D. Head,
Horace James,
Wm. Aspinwall,
James W. Edgerly,
Charles K. Kirby,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Brookline, Mass., September 5th, 1871.
Brookline, September 5th, 1871.
Received and entered in the office of the Town Clerk.
Attest: B.^.BxKEK, Town Clerk.
506 Brookline Town Records.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report of the
Selectmen.
The Third Article in the warrant was then taken up :
To see if the toAvu Avill accept and allow two new toAvnwaj-s leading
from Brookline avenue to Washington street and from Brookliue avenue
to the Avaj' above named, as laid out and located by the Selectmen.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the lay-
ing out of said way, to wit :
REPORT.
The Selectmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all persons, interests and corporations known to them, of their intention
to lay out a new townway leading from Brookline avenue to Washington
street and Pearl place and the way connected therewith, as townways
leading from Brookline avenue to Brookline avenue, did, in pursuance of
said notices, meet at their office in the Town Hall, on Friday, the four-
teenth, and on Thursday, the twenty-seventh day of April, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, at four o'clock
in the afternoon, and proceeded to hear all parties, interests and corpora-
tions, and to view and examine said route ; and again by adjournment
and notice on Thursday, the twentieth day of July, A. D. 1871, at four
o'clock in the afternoon ; and again by adjournment on the twenty-sixth
day of July aforesaid ; and all parties and interests which had appeared
having been heard and examined in relation thereto, they proceeded to
lay out said ways as follows, described by tlie centre line, to wit :
Commencing at a stone monument set in the Avesterly line of Brookline
avenue near land of town of Brookline, thence running north (51° 18'
west 101.7 feet; thence running north 21° 40' east 270 feet; thence
south 80° 32' east 304 feet to the westerly line of Brookline avenue at a
stone monument set in said westerly line and feet easterly from the
point first mentioned, the parallel lines of said way being everywhere
twenty (20) feet distant on each side of said line, making said way forty
(40) feet in width throughout its entire length; also taking that remain-
ing part of land between the above-described first line and Davis place,
so-called, now owned and occupied by Mrs. Patrick Crosby and Michael
O'Hearn, meaning thereby to extend said way through to Davis place, so
called, through land now owned and occupied by Michael O'llearn, Cor-
nelius Connor, and Mrs. Patrick Crosby. The corners of said way above
described are to be rounded oflf with a radius of fifteen feet at James
Kilnan's, William S. Wilson's, and Michael (^'Ilearn's.
And the new townway from Brookline avenue to Washington street,
being known as Davis place, is thus described by its centre line, to wit:
Commencing at a monument in the centre line of the first-described
way sixty-one and seventy-five hundredths (61.75) feet from the said
westerly line of Brookline avenue, thence running south 85° 42' west
478.6 feet; thence running south 59° 27' west 1(54.35 feet; thence run-
Special Meeting, September 18, 1871.
507
• „„ll, 11° 18' east 124 teet to a monument set in the northerly line
: wXn. 'ton str't the parallel lines of said way being everywl>e«
:i:r(.o) feet distant -^^ ^ if "citTtto':::: Ts\:«:;
and making satd way ""y "^/f ^;° ! t„ be routed off with a
rdts- rnL^rcS"- ™'-"T-Unes^f said way tangent to said
"Tnd the Selectmen have considered and estimated the damages sus-
tarned by thfp oprletors of land and property rights and "'«-'- ""
Ivtbtaylng out and making of said --5-' -^«"'« %':^;"„V4 b n
iiTfi^nrpr:::;;^;rsXr^^^^^^
fnd ;,ete" mile te awards'to be paid to said parties as follows, to w,t :
Patrick Coury •
Col. Thomas Aspiuwall
Brookline Gas Light Co.
Jaiues Driscoll
Timothy Driscoll
Andrew Conway
Michael O'Hearn
Mrs. Patrick Crosby
James Lunney
Edward Halloran
John Mealy
Mrs. Michael Johnsoi
James Kilnan .
John Noonan .
James Donovan
Patrick Hickey
Jerry Donavon
Edward Howe
Thomas Burke
Terrance Gallagher
Thomas Curry
Lyford and Pierce
Cornelius O'Hearn
James Hayes
James Mitchell
Mrs. Bridget Maloney
John Murray .
William E. Brigham
Ansel H. Waterman
Thomas G. Hunt
B. F. Baker
$450 00
175 00
45 00
400 00
90 00
50 00
1,18(5 00
1,530 00
404 00
213 00
213 00
230 00
196 00
775 00
190 00
183 00
176 00
112 00
77 00
361 00
300 00
446 00
200 00
288 00
100 00
50 00
100 00
487 00
460 00
2,110 00
1,300 00
A *^ rr^iin r^'Hare Felix Johnson, Cornelius Conner,
No awards are made to John U naie, reuA o^^ ui„„i„a
Kslr :« Wm. S. Wiison, .ohn Snlll.an ^^jj^^ ^t.
Mrs. Mary McCormack, and proprietors of passage waj,
each case exceeding the damages.
508 Brookline Town Records.
The location of said ways are in accordance with plans and profiles of
the same as drawn by George Tyler, civil engineer, dated September 5th,
1871, accepted and allowed by the Selectmen and filed in the office of the
Town Clerk the day above written.
The Selectmen have given the owners of the lands over which said
ways are laid out sixty days from the date of this report in which to
remove buildings, structures, trees, fences, walls and hedges standing
on the land so taken.
And said ways so laid out, located and described, are hereby reported
to the town for their acceptance, and when so accepted and alloAved and
recorded, are forever to be known as public ways. The way leading
from Brookline avenue (near the common) to Washington street, to be
named Pearl street ; and the way leading from Brookline avenue to the
above-named way to be named Emerald street.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles D. Head,
Horace James,
Wm. ASl'IXWALL,
James W. Edgerly,
Charles K. Kirby,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Brookline, Mass., September 5th, 1871.
Brookline, Mass., September oth, 1871.
Received and entered in the oflice of the Town Clerk.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Tou-h Clerk.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report of the
Selectmen.
Fourth Article taken up.
To see if the town Avill accept and allow two townways leading from
Walnut street to Chestnut street and the way connected therewith, as
laid out and located by the Selectmen.
The Selectmen presented the following report on the lay-
ing out of said way, to wit :
The Seleclmen of the town of Brookline, after giving legal notice to
all persons and interests known to them of their intention to lay out a
townway leading from Walnut street to Chestnut street, did, in pursuance
of said notice, meet at their office in the Town Hall, on Tuesday, the
eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun-
dred and seventy-one, at three o'clock in the afternoon, and proceeded to
hear all parties and e.\amine said route, and again, by adjournment from
time to time, and again by adjournment and notice, on the twentieth and
twenty-eighth days of July, of the years aforesaid, at half-past four
o'clock in the afternoon, and all parties and interests which liad appeared
Special Meeting, Septetuher 18, 1871. 509
having l)eeu heard and examined in relation thereto, they proceeded to
lay out said way as follows, to wit :
The easterly line of said way commences on the southeasterly side of
Walnut street, at a stone monument by land of Lewis Perrin ; thence
running south 36° 06' E. 190 feet; thence curving to the left with a radius
of 550 feet 232.6 feet; thence south 60° 24' E. 74.8 feet; thence curving
to the right with a radius of 175 feet 52 feet to the side of old street ;
thence southerly and easterly on line of old street to the corner of Sewall
place 85 feet; thence across said Sewall place 34.4 feet; thence curving
to the left with a radius of 20 feet 34 feet; thence south 34" 45' E. 356.5
feet; thence curving to the left with a radius of 250 feet 126.2 feet;
thence south 59° 57' E. 201 feet to a street; thence across said street 45
feet; thence south 25° 45' west 398.75 feet; thence curving to the left
with a radius of 20 feet 29.66 feet to the east line of Chestnut street.
The westerly line of said way commences on the southerly line of Wal-
nut street, at a monument by laud of Enoch L. Pope ; thence running
southerly, curving to the right with a radius of 20 feet 29.1 feet; thence
south 36° 06' E. 180.8 feet; thence curving to the left with a radius of
600 feet 253.75 feet; thence south 60° 24' E. 74.8 feet; thence curving to
the right with a radius of 125 feet 354.36 feet; thence south 15° 21' W.
281.5 feet; thence curving to the right with a radius of 20 feet 36 feet to
the easterly line of Chestnut street ; thence southerly on said Chestnut
street 128 feet ; thence curving to the right with a radius of 100 feet
«5.5 feet; thence north 15° 21' E. 246.2 feet; thence curving to the right
with a radius of 20 feet 46.47 feet; thence south 30° 45' E. 299.5 feet;
thence curving to the left with a radius of 300 feet 151.5 feet; thence
south 59° 57' E. 181.7 feet; thence curving to the right with a radius of
20 feet 30 feet; thence south 25° 45' W. 217 feet; thence curving to the
right with a radius of 20 feet 35.77 feet to the easterly line of Chestnut
street. And the straight lines here described are of the full and equal
width of fifty feet apart, measured at right angles.
And it is further ordered that the corner made by said described
easterly line of said way with the southerly line of Walnut street be
rounded ofl'with a curve of 20 feet radius 36.1 feet, making the southerly
line of Walnut street and southeasterly line of said way tangent to said
curves.
And the Selectmen have considered and estimated the damages sus-
tained by the proprietors of lands, property rights and interests caused
by the laying out and making of said ways, whether by taking or injur-
ing property in any manner, and have allowed, by way of set-ofl", the
benefit, if any, to the property of said party in the premises, and do
estimate and determine the awards to be paid said parties as follows,
to wit :
E. L. Pope $650 00
Lewis Perrin 35 00
Charles Hale 509 00
Milton J. Stone 15 00
Avery Wellington 625 00
Blaisdell 15 00
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BrookUne Town Records.
Benjamin Davenport
.$100 00
Joseph D. Roberts
25 00
Heirs Moses Williams
250 00
Patrick Dwyer
5 00
P. Fleming
250 00
S. Rowland Hart
200 00
Heirs of William S. Wilson
230 00
James Quiun
■10 00
Charles Goddard
5 00
Daniel Mean}'
1,500 00
John Mclnnery
50 00
The location of said way is in accordance with a plan of the same as
made by George Tyler, civil engineer, dated September 5th, 1871, accept-
ed and allowed by the Selectmen and filed in the office of the Town Clerk
the day above written.
The Selectmen have given the owners of the lands over which said
way is so laid ont sixty days from the date of this report in which to
remove bnildings, structures, trees, fences, walls and hedges standing on
the land so taken.
And said way so laid out, located, and described, is hereby reported to
the town for their acceptance, and when so accepted, allowed, and
recorded, is forever to be knoAvn as a public Avay. The way leading
from Walnut street to Chestnut street, near High street, to be called
Sewall street, and the way leading from said Sewall street to Chestnut
street to be called Davenport street.
Respectfully submitted,
CiiARLK.s D. Hkad,
Horace JjVMks,
Wm. Aspinwall,
James W. Edgerly,
Charles K. Kirby,
Selectmen of the Tovm of BrookUne.
Bhooklixe, Mass., September 5th, 1871.
Brookline, Mass., September oth, 1871.
lieceived and entered in the office of the Town Clerk.
Attest : B. F. Baker, Toirn Clerk.
Voted, To accept and allow the foregoing report of the
Selectmen.
Fifth Article taken up :
To see what action the town Avill take in relation to making the exten-
sion of Goddard avenue and Hammond street, as ordered by the County
Commissioners.
Voted, To proceed to make said ways, as ordered.
Special Meeting, September 18, 1871. 511
Sixth Article taken up :
To see if the town will change the name of Davis street to Davis
avenne.
Voted, That the name of Davis street be changed to Davis
avenue.
Seventh Article taken up :
To see what action the toAvn will take upon the offensive and unwhole-
some condition of Muddy River. ,
Voted, That the matter referred to in Article Seven of the
warrant for town meeting, be referred to a committee con-
sisting of seven, three of whom shall be appointed by the
chair, and these three appoint four other citizens of the
town. This committee shall report to the next town meet-
ing what action, if any, shall be taken in regard to the cor-
rection of the existing nuisance.
The chair appointed the following gentlemen, viz. : Robert
Amory, William J. Griggs, and Charles D. Head.
These gentlemen reported the names of John Wells, Charles
K. Kirby, Pelham Ames, and William I. Bowditch, who
were accepted by the meeting.
Eighth Article taken up :
To see what action the town will take upon the subject of selling the
land on Cypress street and Cypress place, originally bought with the
intention of erecting the Public Library building thereon, and of appro-
priating the proceeds of such sale.
Voted, That the matter of the Eighth Article be referred
to the Selectmen, to inquire into the position of said land,
and to report thereon at the next town meeting, and that
they be authorized to consult counsel in relation to said
matter.
Ninth Article taken up :
To see if the tOAvn will authorize the Selectmen to buy land for the
purpose of obtaining material for making and repairing roads.
512 BrooMine Tovm Records.
Mr. Charles D. Head reported that a certain parcel of
land could be obtained containing stone and gravel, one
parcel for eight cents per foot and one parcel at from three
and a half to four cents.
Voted, That the subject of the Ninth Article be referred
to the Selectmen, with full powers to purchase if they deem
it for the interests of the town so to do.
Tenth Article taken up :
To see if the town will water the streets, and make an appropriation
to purchase carts, tanks, and apparatus for that purpose.
Voted, To refer the whole subject of the Tenth Article to
the Selectmen, to i)rocure estimates and report on the sub-
ject at the next town meeting.
Eleventh Article taken up :
To receive and act upon the reports of town officers and coniniittees.
Laid on the table.
Twelfth Article taken up :
To consider and act upon the subject of making and repairing high-
ways and sewers.
Voted, That an additional appropriation be made for mak-
ing and repairing highways and sewers of five thousand
dollars.
Thirteenth Article taken up :
To consider and act upon the subject of a change of boundary lines
between Brookline and Boston.
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to apply to the
next Legislature for such change of boundary lines between
Brookline and Boston as may be for the interests of the town.
Fourteenth Article taken up :
To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to
defray the expense of any or all of the foregoing objects.
Militia List, 1871.
513
The meeting then voted the following appropriations, viz.
For making Sewall street
making Harvard avenue .
making Park street ....
making Pearl and Emerald streets .
making extension of Hammond street
making extension of Goddard avenue
purchasing gravel laud
committee on Muddy River
highways, additional
$13,522 00-
10,416 00
23,020 00
39,705 00
3,500 00
4,000 00
10,820 00
1,000 00
5.000 00
Voted, That the Town Treasurer is authorized to borrow
the amount appropriated at this meeting, giving the note or
notes of the town therefor, countersigned by the Selectmen,
in such sums and at such times as may be called for by said
Selectmen.
Adjourned. Attest: B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
List of Persons liable to Military Duty within the Town of
Brookline, as taken by the Assessors May 1, 1^71.
Allen, Samuel S.
Amory, Robert
Ames, Pelham W.
Allen, Philip S.
Almy, Frederick, Jr.
Allen, John
Andrews, James M.
Armington, Asa W.
Ayers, John A.
Allen, Charles
Aiken, Henry
Amory, Frederick
Arnat, Frank
Anable, John J.
Brown, Edward
Bryant, John D.
Bush, Samuel D.
Bayard, Richard B.
Blaisdell, John E.
33
Brackett, I. Lewis
Bangs, William A.
Beard, Wallace
Brett, Henry
Bennett, Michael
Bowker, W. Henry
Bentley, David
Bogman, Edward Y.
Bogman, George W.
Barnes, J.
Barton, Edward H
Brown, William S.
Brown, J. S.
Bishop, Robert
Bixby, Henry C.
Boody, James
Barrett, James
Bowman, Alonzo
Burdett, Horatio S.
Brown, Edward
514
Brookline J own Revorth.
Beals, James H., Jr.,
Beals, James H.
Bird, Albert H.
Brown, George F.
Bartlett, James
Baxter. Albert G.
Baxter. Sidney D.
Bennett, Stephen D.
Bugbee, (ieorge A.
Brooks, Lyman B.
Butler, John E.
Bliss, John P.
Bird, George W.
Bryant. Thomas G.
Biizzell, John C.
Burt. Solomon
Blanchard, George
Benner, Orchard
Boothby, Frank
Bowler, Joshua
Baxter, Benj. F.
Barry, Michael
Bowditch. James H.
Bowditch, Ernest W.
Brannan, James
Barrett, Michael
Beal, Samuel
Blaisdell, Tha.
Bents, Joseph C.
Burleigh, Sylvester
Bartlett, Frank
Baker, Bangs S.
Burch, Leo.
Brown, Thomas S.
Bird, William B.
Bird, W. Henry
Brown, A. Henry
Bacon, Francis E.
Byrne, Augustus
Byrne, Marcus
Baker, James
Gate, Edward I.
Church, Samuel
Cousens, John E.
Crowninshield, Casper
Cotton, William C.
Cotton, Frank B.
Cotton, Walter G.
Clark. John M.
Cotting, Charles U.
Clark, Henry
Coolidge, Henry S.
Coolidge. James W.
Coolidge. George H.
Coolidge, William D.
Crocker, Ariel
Chapman. John N.
Curtis, Elijah J.
Crocker, Gilbert
Coss, James
Crane, Daniel
Cushman, Albert
Carnes, George W.
Chase Charles G.
Call. James M.
Clark. William V.
Crowley, Denis
Crane, Lewis M.
Chase, H. Lincoln
Cooley, Wm. H.
Corey, F. Henry
Carleton, William
Chase, Charles
Cooper, Edward M.
Conant, Nathaniel
Currier, Warren G.
Candage, K. G. F.
Cheney, Alfred A.
Cook, John
Crosby, Edgar P.
Conneally. Phil!]) P.
Cusick, Patrick H.
Crawshaw, Joseph
Cusick, Thomas
Conway. John
Condry, Patrick
Connor, Cornelius
Coonan, Michael
Carlisle, Ira B.
Chaffin, Henry
Cook, John
Conlin, John
Crowley, John
Cantwell, Lawrence
Cantwell, James
Cusick, Andrew J.
Clark, Burnham C.
Cobb, Roscoe A.
Clellau. William
Militia List, 1871,
515
Cobb. Albert A.
Cobb, Albert W.
Chapin, Edward S.
Cutler, William S.
Cabot, FoUen
Crane, Joshua
Candler. John W.
Cate, Isaac M.
Carleton, William
Cabot, Walter C.
Chadborn, Charles H.
Codman, James M.
Cowan, George H.
Clifford, Albert W.
Cunningham, P.
Clapp, J. Wm.
Davis, Charles E.
Deening. Lysander
Dana, Dennison D.
Dexter, William S.
Delany, Robert C. W.
Dannels, Philip
Dorr, Nathan
Dearborn, George H.
Dunn, Charles
Dexter, Charles W.
Daniels, David H.
Davis, Ginery T.
Driscoll, Michael
DriscoU, Jeremiah
Doan, Daniel
Draper, Charles H.
Darling, Herbert C.
Dunbar, Charles C.
Delano, Charles E.
Delano, Clarence A.
Daily, Patrick
Darrah, James
Davis, William
Driscoll, Jeremiah 2d
Donavon, James
Doran, Levi
Doran, Alfred
Dawes, George G.
Dwier. James
Donovan, Michael
Darrah. William H.
Davis. Isaac
Doloff, Abner P.
Drew, Charles H.
Dupee, Frank
Denney, Edward
Dwyer, Patrick
Drohan, Patrick
Downing, Jeremiah K.
Doe, Charles It.
Denny, Francis P.
Dwight, Charles
English, John
Eager, Henry B.
Edwards, Samuel 1).
Eastman, Moses
Erhard, George
Egan, Thomas
Emerson, George
Foster, John H.
Floyd, Edward E.
Fay, Clement K.
Fuller, Hafford B.
Fayban, George F.
Foster, Charles O.
Folsom,
Fay, Henry G.
Foster, Gilbert
Fitzgibbons, Patrick
Frawley, John
Flyn, Thomas
Finney, James
Fay, Richard S.
Fisher, Horace N.
Fisher, John H.
FitzGerald, Desmond
Fountain, Isaac
Faucet, John
Funk, George W.
Fisher, George J.
Goodwin, Willard A.
Goodwin, LeBaron
Green, Henry A.
Grogan, Richard H.
Gardner, Harrison
Gardner, Henry
Gooding, Theodore P.
Goldthwait. Jesse
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Gibson, Geoi-ge A.
Green, Cyrus P.
Goodspeed, Munroe
Glass, llufus R.
Gilbert, Henry C.
Getchell, Isaiah S.
Gale, Allen A.
Gross, Willard Y.
GoAver, John
Garrison, Charles
Glancy, Peter
Geddes, James
Goodnough, Xanthus
Goodnough, George W.
Graves, William G.
Goodwin, A. J.
Hubbard, Francis S.
Howard, John A.
Hayes, S. Dana
Howard, Alonzo P.
Hutchens, Isaac
Haven, Albert C.
Heyer, Charles A.
Hunt, John T.
Hall, Isaac P.
Hand, James B.
Hamson, S. James
Haven, Frank
Hill, W. H., Jr.
Horr, John E.
Hall, William F.
Hall, Henry J.
Hunting, Henry H.
Hunting, Charles F.
Hobart. David J.
Hayward, Samuel D.
Healy, James
Ham, James M.
Harris, James H.
Hayes, John
Houlihan, James E.
Hurley, Michael
Hill, Thomas
Honan, Michael
Holloran, PMward
Hayes, James
Hickey, Patrick
Hickey, Morris
Hills, Richard
Hayes, George
Hunt, John E.
Houghton, Jesse F.
Hancock, Leehenah
Higginson, Louis
Hedge, Frederick H., Jr.
Heath, Charles H.
Heath, Sidney
Hastings, Levi W.
"Harmon, David P.
Hooper, Edward W.
Hagar, Denis M.
Harrington, Clarence A.
Howe, Edward F.
Howe, Albert
Halfenstine, Adam
Harvey, George
Hall, Henry M.
Houlihan, Charles H.
Hanscomb. Charles
James, Charles H.
Jones, Edward
Jones, James
James, Horace
Jones, Edward, Jr.
Jones, John
Jones, Moses
Jordan, Frank
Jones, Artemas S.
Jewell, Francis A.
Johnson, William L.
Johnson. Frank A.
Johnson, John
Johnson. George F.
Kelly. Jolui
Kirby, Charles K.
Kirby, Fred W.
Kenny, Bernard J.
Kenrick, Alfred E.
Kendall. Ivoliert B.
Kenrick, David T.
Kreissmann, Carl
ivinginaii, Martin
Kingman, Bradfcn-d
Koch, John
Kenny. James
Keenan. John U.
Militia List, 1871
517
Keenan, John
Kerrigan, Michael
Kelleher, Maurice
Keiser, Peter
Kennedy, Samuel
Kendrick, George P.
Kennard, Edward P.
Kimball, John
Lee, Thomas J.
LaAvrence, Frank W.
Lawrence, Amory A.
Lawrence, William
Lincoln, W. Henry
Lincoln, Roland C.
Lyon. Levi T.
Lincoln, Albert L.
Lyons, James Henry
Littell, Robert S.
Lowrey, Robert
Lyons, "William
Laighton, Horace
Lannman, Thomas B.
Lyford, George E.
Lowry, Andrew
Lamb, Charles R.
Lyons, Dennis
Laighton, James A.
Linnan, Charles
Libby, John H.
Lynes, Frank
Lynch, James
Loveriug, Daniel
Lynch, Michael
Linnehan, Cornelius
Lowrey, Andrew, 2d
Ladd, Charles P.
Lovell, John W.
Lovell, Thomas P.
Lovell, Warren B.
Loring, Thatcher
Long, John
Lowell, Augustus
Lock, Leonard
Lynds, Charles A.
Loring, Robert B.
Lyman, Theodore
Muliken, Henry
Miles, George B.
Matchett, James M.
Morrill, David R.
Mason, Henry
Maxwell, Joseph
McAndrews, John
Miller, William A.
Murphy, Thomas
McDonald, A. E.
Moore, Emery B.
Merrick, Theodore B.
Moore, John
Mathews, Ashael G.
McNeilly, Robert
Mann, John H.
Mudge, George A.
Mellen, Frederick H.
Mellen, George M.
Mann, N. P., Jr.
Mahan, Thomas
March, Albert
Moore, Charles
Mosman, Nahum
Mcintosh, Edward
Mcintosh, George
Murdough, Charles H.
McAvoy, Patrick
Martin, Walter
McCracken, Alexander
Minnehan, John
Mahoney, Michael
McNamara, Dennis .
Murray, Hugh
Martin, Michael
McGrath, James
Maines, Jeremiah
McAndrews, Thomas
McCue, Patrick
McManners, Patrick
Mahan, Dennis
Morrow, Charles
Morrow, John
Moran, Lawrence
Manly, Michael
Mowton, Nelson
Merritt, George W.
Mulherne, Edward
McCarty, John
Magee, George
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Mungoven, James
Morrissy, Thomas
McDonald, John
McCarty, John, 2d
Madore, Joseph
Moore, Albert M.
Maher, James
Merandy, Henry
Mclnery, John
Mealy, Francis
McLaughlin, Eugene 0.
Miskill, John
Miskill, John, 2d
Murray, Daniel C.
McCarty, Marcus B.
McDavit, Patrick
Mioman, Augustus
Newman, Marshall V.
Noran, Henry H.
Newton, Wm. W.
Nash, Francis J.
Newcomb, Leonard
Newcoml), Holmes
Neal. Burton W.
Olsen, Peder
Or rock, James M.
O'Connor, Dennis
O'Dea, John
O'Dea, Michael
O'Day, John
O'Hearn, Michael
O'Dea. Dennis
O'Hare, Michael
O'Hearn, Michael, 2d
O'Dea, John T.
Orcutt, Mears
Omead, Samuel
Philbrick, John E.
Prince, Charles J.
Pierce, Henry E.
Pierce. John
Page, Henry R.
Pierce, Wm. 0.
Power. John
Pottle, John
Phillips, John F.
Phillips, Edward H.
Phelps, Daniel W.
Plummer, Lincoln K.
Palmer, Jacob P.
Perkins, Joseph J.
Pulsifer, Asa
Palmer, Edward F.
Palmer. Lewis H.
Pons, Charles A.
Palmer, Geoi'ge F.
Powers, John
Paige, Albert S.
Perry, Charles L.
Proctor, Robert L.
Phillips, Edwin
Perrin, Lewis
Pinkham, Clarence
Parsons, Theophilus, Jr.
Quimby, Benjan)in F.
Quinlan, Michael
Quinlan, Thomas J.
Ricker, Clnuics
Ray, Alfred F.
Rooney, William
Ruggles, Cyrus W.
Reed, Henry
Russell, Daniel W.
Ricker, Oliver P.
Rogers. Samuel
Ruddick, Frank
Robinson, Willard H.
Reed, John J.
Reed, Frank J.
Ritchie. .Vudrow >L
Richardson, George P.
Ranny, William
Ruggles, Alvin L.
Richardson, Edward B.
Richards, Francis C.
Richards. John
Reed, Isaac
Ryan, Matthew
Roy, Joseph
Ring, David
Rodman, Francis
Sears, Isaac H.
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519
Storrow, James T.
Soule, George
Stearns, John G., Jr.
Stearns, Joseph G.
Stearns, George M.
Stearns, Charles H.
Stearns, William
Spofford, Samuel
Skinner, Charles W.
Shepherd, John S.
Slack, George A.
Seaman s, Frank F.
Snow, Jesse
Strout,
Stevens, Daniel C.
Scudder, Winthrop
Sinclare, James
Stedman, George E.
Stodder, Henry F.
Sabin, Charles W.
Sawin, Francis R.
Seaverns, Henry G.
Shedd, Arthur B.
Staples, Richard
Searaans, Manning
Sanford, E. W.
Salmon, Peter
Simons, Julius
Sharp, John B.
Stanfleld, Albert
Stitt, George
Scheinfeldt, Isaac
Sherman, Charles
Sargent, Horace
Sommers. William
Sweeny, John
Strain, Charles
Sullivan, Jeremiah
Sawtell, Richard
Stearns, F. Gilbert
Steese, Edward
Shurtleff, Augustine
Sproud, Henry
Stetson, Henry
Searle, Frederick A.
Sargent, John A.
Storrow, Charles
Sargent, Charles S.
Sanderson, George E.
Smith, Edward S.
Taylor, Alfred E.
Taylor, Isaac H.
Taylor, John C.
Treadwell, Frank
Tilly, Charles
Tyler, William R.
Tompson, E. W. E.
Thomas, Edward I.
Turner, Fergus B.
Trinlan, Cornelius
Tappan, Lewis W., Jr.
Toby, Charles
Towle, George M.
Train, Stephen G.
Train, Samuel P.
Tafle, John
Taffe, Edward
Tate, John
Tate, William
Thorndike, Charles
Tompkins, Elliot D.
Tyler, William
Towle, James
Thomas, J. Appleton
Verney, Osavius
VonArnim, Theodore F.
Whitney, Henry M.
Wesselhoeft, George P.
Whitfield, Horace
Woodbury. William P.
Williams, J. F.
Winslow, A. J.
Wilson, William E.
Wood, Amos L.
Waterman, Joseph T.
Wood, Francis L.
Wrightington, Charles W.
Williams, Arthur
Worthley, George E.
Waterman, William E.
Whittemore, Edmund W.
Warren, George E.
Woods, Charles B.
Withington, George B.
Withington, Charles F.
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Withington, James C.
Wigirin, Charles Henry
Weinstein, Rupert
Whalen, Michael
Watson, Nicholas
"Watts, Stephen
Welch, John
Withington, Henry H.
Weeks, Benjamin
Wise, Daniel W.
Webber, Charles F.
Woods, llufus
Wetherell, John
White, Joseph
West, Henry
Winsor, Alfred, Jr.
Winsor, Walter T.
Walter, George J.
Ware, Charles P.
Williams, Moses, Jr.
Wiswell, Wm. D.
Winsor, Ernest
Whiting, George E.
Wood, James
Winters, Thomas
Warren, John W.
Webb, John
Young, Charles P.
Young, John D.
Young, Edward
Thomas B. Hall,
Austin W. Bknton,
William Lincoln,
Assessors of Brookline.
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 7, 1871.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
SEAL.
WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Brookline,
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of
the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to meet
at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the seventh day
of November next, it being the Tuesda}' next after the first
Monday in said month, at eleven of the clock in the forenoon,
at which time and place the polls will be opened and kept
open until thirty minutes past four of the clock in the
afternoon, during which time they will be required to bring
in to the Selectmen their votes for the following State and
County oflScers, to wit :
General Election, November 7, 1871. 521
Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Councillor for the Third
Councillor District, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treas-
urer and Receiver-General, Auditor of Accounts, Attorney-
General, Senator for the First Norfolk Senatorial District,
Representative to the General Court for the Fifteenth Nor-
folk District, Clerk of Courts, Sheriflf, District Attorney
for the Southeastern District, one County Commissioner for
three years, one County Commissioner for two years, two
Special County Commissioners, and three Commissioners
of Insolvency — all to be voted for on one ticket.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant to
the Selectmen, with your doings thereon, four days at least
before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals at Brookline aforesaid, this
twenty-fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.
Charles D. Head,
Horace James,
William Aspinwall,
James W. Edgerly,
Charles K. Kirby,
Selectmen of the Town of Brookline.
Norfolk, ss. Bkooki.ixe, November 1st, 1871.
In pursuance of the within warrant, I liave notified and warned the
legal voters of the town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, to
meet at the time and place and for the purposes within named, by leaving
a printed copy of the same at their last and usual place of residence, four
days at least before the day of said meeting.
.T. P. Sanborn,
Constable.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the citizens of the
town of Brookline, qualified to vote in elections, met at the
Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the seventh day of
November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun-
dred and seventy-one, and were called to order at eleven
of the clock in the forenoon, by Charles D. Head, Esq.,
chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
522 Brookline Town Records.
The Town Clerk then read the warrant callinof said meet-
ing and the return thereon of the officer who served the
notice.
The polls were then opened for the reception of votes,
and were kept open until thirty minutes past four of the
clock in the afternoon, when, after due notice having been
given that the polls were about to be closed and an oppor-
tunity given to any legal voter who had not voted, an oppor-
tunity so to do if he desired, they were closed.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk then proceeded to sort
and count the votes so given in, and the whole number so
given in was six hundred and fifty-seven, which were count-
ed, recorded, and declaration thereof made in open town
meeting, as required by law, and were for the following per-
sons and officers, to wit :
For Governor :
William B. Washburn, of Greenfield, four hundred nineteen.
John Quincy Adams, of Quincy, two hundred twenty-three.
Edwin M. Chamberlain, of Boston, five.
Robert C. Pitman, of New Bedford, nine.
Benjamin F. Butler, one.
Lieutenant-Governor :
Joseph Tucker, of Lenox, four hundred twenty-two.
Samuel Lamb, of Greenfield, two hundred twenty-one.
Allen Deaue, of Westfleld, five.
Eliphalet Trask, of Springfield, nine.
Councillor for the Third Councillor District :
Milo Hildreth, of Northboro, four hundred thirty-two.
Henry Aldrich, of Mendon, two hundred twenty.
Charles C. Mower, of Upton, five.
Secretary of the Commonwealth:
Oliver Warner, of Northampton, four hundred twenty-three.
Luther Stephenson, of Hinsiham, two hundred twenty.
Henry B. Maglathlin, of Duxbury, five.
George S. Ball, of Upton, nine.
Treasurer and Receiver-General :
Charles Adams, of Brookfiekl. four lunidred twenty-three.
Levi Hey ward, of Gardner, two hundred twenty.
Henry T. Delano, of Charlcstown. five.
John L Baker, of Beverlv, nine.
General Election, November 7, 1871. 523
Auditor:
Charles Eudicott, of Canton, four hundred twenty -three.
Phineas Allen, of Pittsfleld, two hundred twenty.
Charles P. Sanderson, of Lynn, five.
Ezra S. Conant, of Randolph, nine.
Attorney- Ge7ieral :
Charles P. Train, of Boston, four hundred twenty-three.
"William Wert Warren, of Brighton, two hundred nineteen.
George L. Ruffen, of Boston, five.
Samuel T. Field, of Shelburn, nine.
Senator for the First Norfolk District :
George F. Homer, of Brookline, three hundred twenty-three.
James S. Whitney, of Brookline, three hundred twenty-three.
Moody Merrill, of Boston, one.
Charles D. Head, one.
County Commissioner for three years ;
David H. Bates, of Braintree, four hundred four.
A. A. Belcher, of Randolph, two hundred thirteen.
William C. Daniels, of Braintree, five.
Edward I. Humphrey, of Braintree, nine.
County Commissioner for two years :
Galen Orr, of Needham, two hundred five.
William Aspinwall of Brookline, four hundred twenty-four.
Willard Gay, of Dedham, nine.
Special County Commissioners :
George P. Morey, of Walpole, four hundred four.
John Q. A. Field, of Quiucy, four hundred four.
Wilmot Caverly, of Weymouth, two hundred twenty-nine.
S. E. Pond, of Dedham, two hundred twenty-five.
Charles Winship, of Sharon, nine.
E. Wales Thayer, of Randolph, nine.
Clerk of Courts :
Erastus Worthington, of Dedham, four hundred twenty-three.
Henry B. Terry, of Hyde Park, two hundred twenty-five.
R. R. Clifford, of Stoughton, nine.
Commissioners of Insolvency :
William E. JeAvell, of Randolph, three hundred forty-eight.
Frederick D. Ely. of Dedham, three hundred forty-seven.
Charles H. Doane, of MedAvay, three hundred forty-eight.
Charles J. Randall, of Wrentham, two hundred twenty-five.
Waldo Colburu, of Dedham, two hundred twenty-five.
Bushrod Morse, of Sharon, two hundred twenty-five.
John Kimball, of Braintree. nine.
James Coombs, of Medway, nine.
Abijah W. Goddard. of Brookline, nine.
524 Brookline Town Records.
Sheriff:
John W. Thomas, of Dedhain, four hundred thirty -two.
A. B. Endicott, of Dedham, two liundred sixteen.
Abraham B. Shedd, of Brookline, nine.
District-Attorney for the Southeastern District :
Asa French, of Braintree, four hundred twenty-seven.
Perez Simmons, of Hanover, two hundred sixteen.
Emery Grover, of Needham, fourteen.
Bepresentative to the General Court from the Fifteenth Norfolk District:
James W. Edgerly, of Brookline, one.
Abijah W. Goddard, of Brookline, one.
Charles D. Lincoln, of Brookline, two hundred twxnty-nine.
Austin W. Benton, of Brookline, four hundred seventeen, and he was
declared elected to the next General Court.
In voting the check-list was used, and no person was
allowed to deposit his vote until his name was found on
the list and checked.
The business of the meeting being completed, the returns
were filled up, signed by the Selectmen and countersigned by
the Town Clerk, and sealed up in open town meeting, as
required by law, and were delivered to the Town Clerk to
be forwarded to their several destinations. The votes that
had been cast were also sealed up and delivered into the
custody of the Town Clerk, as is required by law.
The meeting was then declared closed, by Charles D.
Head, Esq., chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
Attest : B. F. BAKER,
Town Clerk.
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Act incorporatiug Brookline Railroad Co., accepted, 185S . . 6
Relating to maintaining public libraries, accepted, 1859 . 44
Mill Dam road, accepted, 18G8 373
Laying out streets, etc., indefinitely postponed, 1871, 478
Adjourned town meetings to be notified by Town Clerk, 199, 232, 290, 350
Administration of toAvn's business. Committee on, 1865 . . 271
Alton place — (see Streets).
Amendments to Constitution —
Vote on, May 9, 1859 56, 58
May 9, 1860 92, 93
April 6, 1863 201, 202
Annexation of Brookline to Boston, Selectmen to oppose
with counsel, 1870 445
Appropriations by subjects :
Abatement of taxes, 7, 52, 83, 120, 158, 197, 209, 231, 266, 289, 317
349, 395, 436, 479
Aid for families of soldiers 161
Alton place
Aspinwall avenue .
Bridge over railroad
Culvert in
Avon street
Beacon street .
Fencing of .
436, 478
. 30, 52
7
289-
374, 395
206, 317, 349, 374, 395
436
Board of Health, 121, 127, 158, 198, 209, 231, 266, 289. 317, 349, 395,
436, 479
Boylston street, 82, 83, 153, 158, 198, 209, 293, 382, 395, 431, 436,
479, 485
Lighting of 436, 437
Bounties to soldiers — (see Appropriations for
Bridge, Aspinwall avenue
Brighton street
Land damages
Brookline and Cambridge bridge
Cemetery, 7, 52, 83, 121, 158, 197
Receiving tomb
Chestnut street
Clock for Baptist Church toAver
Clyde sfi'eet ....
Committee's use :
Muddy River, condition of
Sidewalks
Militnr\i purposes) .
460, 478
442
451, 460
209, 231, 266, 289, 317, 349, 395,
436, 479
229, 231
120
348, 349
. S3, 91, 121, 123
513
398
11
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Appropriations — continued.
Collectins; taxes, 7. 52. 83, 120, 158. 11 . 114, 120, 126, 127
Committee on, 1869 380
Report of, referred to Selectmen . . 389, 390
Fire extinguishers. Committee on purcliasing, 18C9 . . 382
Report of 390
Board of Engineers appointed by Selectmen, in place of
Fire Wards elected. 1871 472
Selectmen to increase pay of department, 1871 . . 472
Engine house, Washington street. Committee on, 1871 477
Report of Committee and Selectmen to build . . 483
Fire Wards :
Election of, 4, 9, 34, 47, 76, 86, 117, 122, 123, 152, 156, 193, 228,
261, 268, 286, 292, 314, 320, 346, 378, 429
Accepted, 9, 85, 122, 123, 155, 200. 233, 267, 286, 291, 319, 320, 351,
385, 439
Declined '■», 4G, 85, 319. 439
To be replaced by Board of Engineers, 1871 . . 472
Flag-staft", Committee to erect, 1860 82
Fourth of July, Committee on appropriation for, 1858 . . 5, 8
Report of 11
General Statutes, relatingto sewer assessments, accepted, 18(!6 296, 297
Relating to sidewalks, accepted, 1869 381
Goddard avenue — (see Streets).
Gorham avenue — (see Streets).
Governor, vote for, 22, 67, 106, 147, 188, 216. 253, 281, 309, 335, 367, 419,
466, 522
I
INDEX TO SUBJECTS. IX
Grading and fencing town's land, library and school-houses, Com-
mittee on, 1869 382, 398
Report of Committee 406
Ward school-house lot referred to School Committee, 1871, 475
To be done under charge of Selectmen . . 482, 496
Gravel pits, Committee on land for, 1869 ..... 353
Selectmen to purchase land on Harvard street . . . 355
Committee on, also lodge and stone-crusher . . . 380, 390
Hammond street — (see Streets).
Handbills and notices, by-law regarding, 1870 .... 451
Harvard avenue — (see Streets).
Harvard street — (see Streets).
Land damages 442
Hay scales, Selectmen to purchase for village, 1860 ... 80
High street — (see Streets).
High Street Church, organization of, 1860 .... 99, 102
Highways, contracts to be made by Highway Surveyors for mak-
ing or repaii'ing, 1862 160
Highways, Surveyors of :
Election of, 3, 33, 75, 151, 192, 227, 260, 314, 345, 377, 378, 428, 470
Sworn, 3, 33, 75, 85, UG, 151, 192, 227, 232, 260, 267, 314, 345, 377,
378, 428, 470
To make contracts, 1862 160
Accounts to show expenditures on each street, 1863 . . 208
System of road making to be carried out by, 1865 . . 270
To place roads under charge of a road-maker, 1865 . . 270
House-ott'al, by-law concerning, 1864 269
Interest to be charged on taxes unpaid. 1863-4 . . . 198. 270
Irving street — (see Streets).
Jury lists . . (1858) 5, (1859) 36, (1860) 81, (1861) 117, (1862) 152,
(1863) 194, (1864) 228, (1865) 262, (1866) 287, (1867) 315,
(;i868) 347, (1869) 379, (1870) 431, (1871) 474
Kent street — (see Streets).
Lagrange street — (see Streets) .
Land damages, Brighton and Harvard streets, 1870 . . 432, 442
Davis avenue. Selectmen given authority to settle, 1871 . 477
Land, purchase of :
For cemetery, referred to Selectmen, 1867 . . . 343, 348
Selectmen recommend purchase of Babcock estate.
Report recommitted, 1868 .... 352
Committee on other sites, and if any suitable for
gravel pits . . . ■ . . . . 353
Committee on, 1871 496, 497
Commons, parks, playgrounds, and public squares. Com-
mittee on, 1858 15
Committee on, 1860 . . . . . . 109,110
Report of Committee . . . 110, 111, 112
Committee, and to give hearings, 1871 . 484, 485, 500
Report of Committee 497
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Land, purchase of, — continued.
Commons, parks, etc., — continued.
Brookline avenue and C3'press street lots to be
purchased 498
Bonds issued, " Brooklino Loan for Public
Grounds," 491)
Gravel pits and road material :
Dudlc}' street (Fairmount), referred to Selectmen, 18(50, 81
Report of Selectmen KS
Heath street, Warren street, and Winchester street,
1861 113, 120, 125, 12<;
Harvard street. Selectmen to purchase 30 acres
and sell part, 1868 355
Material for roads, referred to Selectmen, 1871 512
Highway purposes :
Baptist Society, Harvard and Washington streets :
Referred to Selectmen 45, 50
Referred to Committee . . . .51, 53, 55
Walker, S. A., for draining Boylston, Walnut and
Washington streets and approaches to railroad sta-
tion, 1859 58, 59, 76, 89, 90
Washington street, Avideuing of, 186() . . . 298
Library :
Washington street, Gibbs' lot, indefinitely postponed,
1862 154
Committee on, 1864 229
Report, recommending Cypress street lot, 1866 288
Committee to examine and report on other sites, 1867 322
Report of Committee, recommending land be-
tween Washington and Prospect streets, 1867,
338, 340
Selectmen to purchase land recommended 340, 348
Cypress street lot to be sold, 1868 .... 357
School-house lots and yards :
Prospect street, of James Ilorton, 1858 . 29,30
Walnut street, 1861 118
Pearl place, 1861, 1863 . 114. 120. 125, 127, 194
Pierce primary, 1863 194
Pond street (Pond avenue, Ward school-house), 1863 204
Longwood, Committee on, 1864 229
Report of 234
Land of Goddard estate to be taken 239
Newton street 235
South primary district (Boylston street), 1867 332
Walnut street, 1868 357
Land, sale of :
Western avenue and Pearl street, 1863 .... 205
Prospect street, 1867 316
Newton street, proposed, 1867 316
Cypress street, "library lot " . . ^^1868) 357, (1871) 511
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
XI
Laws, appropriation for enforcement of, 1867 .... 317
Ledge, stone crusher and gravel pits, Committee . . 380, 390
Library :
1859. Act of Legislature accepted 44
1860. Organization of Trustees 76
Rules and regulations, Committee on .... 77
Brookline Land Co. otter land for building ... 90
Building for, referred to Selectmen 118
Report of Selectmen . . . . . 124, 126
I8^il. Salary of Librarian 121
1864. Committee on land for, and report of . . . 229, 288
1866. Building to be erected on Cypress street .... 288
Treasurer to borrow money for . . • . . . 288
Trustees to procure plans 288
Trustees to procure legislation to permit of increased
appropriations . . ...... 290
Report of Trustees and matter of building postponed . 294
Reconsideration of purcliase of Cypress-street lot . . 294
1867. Committee to consider accomodations in Town Hall . 316
Report of Committee, proposing enlargement of
Town Hall, not adopted 321
Report of Trustees regarding building. Cypress street, 322. 323
Committee to consider other sites, receive subscriptions
and procure plans for building on ToAvn Hall lot . 323
Report of Committee recommending purchase of
land between Washington and Prospect streets.
with estimates of cost ..... 339
Selectmen to purchase land as recommended 340
Treasurer to borroAv money for land and building, 340
Trustees to procure plans for building . . 340
Memorial tablet to soldiers, in neAv building . . 340
1868. Additional land, Washington street, purchased . . 348
Trustees authorized to erect building .... 348
Land on Cypress street to be sold, and proceeds appro-
priated for grading land, Washington street . . 357
1869. Trustees to report amount required to finish and
furnish 399
Report of Trustees 402
Treasurer to borrow money for . . . 403
Amendments to rules and regulations .... 399
1870. Memorial tablet in, postponed 432, 440
License to sell liquors, votes on . . . . (1870) 459, (1871) 488
Lieutenant-Governor, vote for, 22, 67, 106, 147, 188, 216, 253, 281, 309,
335, 367, 419, 466, 522
Lighting of Boylston street, 1870 ........ 437
Lighting of streets during summer months, 186.H .... 198
Liquor laws, enforcement of 317, 459, 488
Lock-up and lodging-rooms, referred to Selectmen, 1858 . 6
Report of Selectmen, and appropriation for ... II
Xll
INDEX TO 8UB.JECTS.
Longwood avenue — (see Streets).
Map of town, referred to Selectmen. 1863 195
Committee on, 1870 434
Report of Committee ..... 442. 448, 473
To be published and for sale bj' Town Clerk . . 448
Committee on printing of * 449
Field notes of future surveys to be toAvii property- . . 448
New map referred to Selectmen and Engineer, 1871 . 497
Committee discharged 500
Measurers of Wood and Bark — (see Surveyors of Lumber) .
Selectmen to appoint . . 4, 34
Memorial tablet to soldiers in new library building . . (1867) 840,
(1870) 432, 440
Meetings :
1858
1859
1860
1861
1862
1863
1864
1865
1866
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
150. 156, 16
2, 9, 13, 21,25
. 32, 46, 51, 57, 58, 66
74, 85, 93, 103, 106, 110
. 114, 123, 128, 131, 132, 135, 136
1, 163, 173, 175, 178, 180, 182, 185, 187
191, 202, 203, 215, 218, 220, 222, 224
226, 233, 238, 249, 251
259, 268, 280
284, 292, 296, 309
:U.'., 319, 330, 334, 337
344, 351, 355, 366, 370
. 376, 386, 398, 403, 413, 418, 422
. 427, 439. 444, 447, 459, 461, 465
469. 481, 487, 502, 521
Meetings, adjournments to be notified by handl)ills and posters, 199, 232,
290. 350
Meetings for military organization :
1861
1862
1863
Military affairs :
1861. Committee on military organization
Report of . • .
Subscription lists opened ......
Hall oflered by John Panter for use of ladie.^^ .
Families of soldiers to be cared for
Land back of town hall prepared for drill purposes
Proceedings of citizens' meetings to be entered in town
records ....
Report of military committee
1862. Enlistment of three-years men .
Enlistment of three-months men
Report of Military Committee .
Vote of thanks to Committee
Meeting addressed by Colonel Edward A. Wild
131, 132
172, 174, 178
221. 224
129, 131, 132
132, 133, 135
132
132
13b
133
134
135
164
164
165
165
165
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Xlll
Military affairs — continued.
Report of Military Committee
Selectmen to call town meetings . . . 174, 177,
Selectmen to open recruiting office
Amos A. Lawrence offers to advance money for bounties
Committee to recommend course of action . . 175,
Military Committee to fill town's quota
Committee to solicit additional subscriptions .
Recruiting of three-years men to be continued
Report of receipts and expenditures to be made
Bounty of $100.00 to be paid previous to draft
Bounty not exceeding $200.00 for balance of town's
quota 183,
Sub-committee to aid in recruiting ....
Vote of thanks to Military Committee
1863. Selectmen sustained in using money appropriated . 222,
Committee to procure subscriptions .
Report of Selectmen on securing enlistments
Appropriation to aid soldiers' families . . . 161,
Committee to consider levying special tax of $3.00 per
$1000 ....
Report of Committee
Town to act under Chapter 218, Acts of 1863, regarding
reimbursement of bounties paid .
Treasurer to borrow money for
Selectmen to adopt measures to secure enlistments .
1864. Selectmen to fill town's quota under call of July 18, 1864
Report of Selectmen
Vote of thanks to Selectmen
Vote of thanks to town officers
Military Committee :
Chosen (1861) 129, (1862)
1861. To organize companies 129, 131,
To draw upon military fund 129,
Report of, June 13, 1861 .
1862. To enlist 122 three-years men
Enlistment of nine-months men
Report of, August 19, 1862
Vote of thanks to . . .
Report to citizens' meeting
To fill Brookline's quota
Recruiting of three-years men .
Report full account of receipts and expenses
Bounty of $100.00 to be paid previous to draft
Bounty not exceeding $200.00 for balance of town's quota, 183,
Sub-committee to aid in recruiting
Vote of thanks to . . .
Military fund 129, 137, 159, 161, 164,
Militia lists, 15, 60, 94, 139, 166, 209, 240, 271, 298, 324, 358, 407, 452,
175
188
174
174
176
176
179
178
181
181
185
183
199
223
223
224
164
181
182
219
219
221
238
239
239
271
160
132
133
135
164
164
165
165
175
176
178
181
181
185
183
199
183
513
xiv INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Mill Dam road — (see Strcpts).
Moderators:
AspinAvall. William . 58. 218. 439
Atkinson. Edward 238
Bartlett, James 128, 135
Benton, Austin W. 370
Bowditch. William 1., 25. ?,'>. 74. lOS, 191, 313, 331. 337, 344. 355,
377. 398, 422, 428, 445, 462
Bncklin. S. S. 180
Canda^e, llnfus G. F 503
Chandler, Theophilus P 2. 9, 14
Diipee, James A. ..••-. • 161
Gardner. William H 164
Homer, George F. . . . 226, 260, 284, 403, 414. 44s. 469. 488
Ilorr, John E. 249
Howe, James Murray 115, 150, 296
Lamson, William 459
Wellraan, William A 110,185
Money borrowed for :
Anticipation of taxes, . 12, 55, 84, 121, 1.59; 198, 236. 270, 290
Bridge, Brookline and Cambridgeport, 1870 . . . 460
Fencing, grading and sidewalks for town's land between
Washington and Prospect streets, 1869 . . 406, 407
Fire department, purchase of hose. 1860 .... 109
Gravel pits. Harvard street. 1868 357
Highways, 1871 513
Land for Commons, Brookline avenue and Cypress street.
Bonds issued, 1871 498, 499
Gravel pits, Babcock estate, Harvard street, 1868 . 357
Improving streets, cor. Harvard and Washington
streets, 1859 55
Library ^SCf!) 288, (1867) 340
School-house lots. Pond street (Pond avenue). 1863 204
South Primary District (Boylston street), 1867 332
Prospect street, of James Horton, 1858 . . 33
Land damages, Brighton and Harvard streets, 1870 . 442
Library, building and land . . . (1866) 288, (1867) 340
Finishing and furnishing, 1869 403
Millitary fund and for military purposes, 130, 137, 162, 164, 183,
185. 219,220, 221, 238
Muddy River, Committee on condition of, 1871 . . . 513
Police station in hose-house, 1870 ..... 450
Repairing and lighting Beacon street, Brighton avenue and
Brookline avenue, 1869 417
School-houses :
Pierce primary (1859)55,(1863)204
Pond street (Ward school-house), 1863 ... 204
South Primary District (Boylston street), 1867 . 332
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
XV
Money borrowed — conthnK'd.
Sewers, 1869 388,
Tappan street to Muddy Hiver, along railroad, 1869, 407,
Sewers and drains, 1S70
Sidewalks, 1869 406,
Streets :
Apparatus and material for makiug, 1870
Underdraining, making and repairing. 1870 . 449,
A spin wall avenue, grading, 1859
Avon street, making, 1868 .
Beacon street, widening, 1868
Lighting and repairing, 18(!!t
Boylston street, making, 1871 .... 4,s,5.
Brighton avenue, lighting and repairing, 1869
Brighton street, making, 1870
Land damages
Brookline avenue, lighting and repairing, 1869
Cypress street, making, 1859
Emerald street, making, 1871
Essex street, making and widening, 1859 .
Goddard avenue, making extension, 1871 .
Hammond street, making extension. 1871 .
Harvard avenue, making, 1871
Harvard street, land damages. 1870 .
rark street, making, 1871 ....
Pearl street, making, 1871 ....
Sewall street, making, 187 1 ...
Town debt 159, 198,
Town Hall, bonds issued, 1870 441,
Mountf ort street — (see Streets) .
Newton street — (see Streets) .
Notices of adjourned meetings to be given by handbills, 199,232, 290,
Organization of High-street Church, 1860 .... 99,
Church of Our Saviour, 1867 341,
Overseers of the Poor, election. 3, 33, 75, 151, 192, 227, 260, 314, 345,
378, 428,
Sworn, 3, 33, 75, 85, 116. 151, 192, 227, 232, 260, 267, 314, 345,
378, 428,
Perambulation of boundary lines :
Brookline and Brighton
Brookline and Boston .
Brookline and Newton .
Brookline and Roxbury
Brookline and West Roxbury
Petition of E. A. Wild, 1859
Physical education in schools. Committee on .
Report of
Pleasant street — (see Streets).
Police station to be finished and furnished in hose-house, 1870
(1859) 69. (1864) 257, (1867)
(1861) 138, (1866) 311, (1871)
(1859) 69, (1864) 254, (1869)
. (1859) 71, (1864)
(1859) 70, (1864) 256, (1869)
395
417
437
407
452
450
30
374
374
417
486
417
460
442
417
30
513
30
513
513
513
442
513
513
513
265
463
350
102
342
$77,
470
377,
470
425
500
423
255
424
41
84
86
450
XVI
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Pound-keeper, electiou, 4, 9. 34, 47, 75, 117, 123, 151, 193, 228, 261, 286,
314, 346, 378, 429, 471
Sworn, 85, 123, 151. 200, 228, 261, 286, 319, 346, 351, 385, 438, 480
Declined 8
Presidential Electors, vote for 104, 252, 366
Public Librarj- — (see Library).
Qualification of town officers, 8. 46, 85, 122, 155, 200, 232, 267, 291, 318,
350, 385, 438, 480
Receiving-tomb in cemetery, 1864 229
Register of Deeds, vote for 23, 148, 254, 335, 467
Register of Probate and Insolvency, vote for . . 23, 217, 368
Reports of Committees on following subjects :
By-Laws 473
Celebration of July 4th 11
Cemetery and Common ........ 29
Claim of S. A. Walker 89
Engine-house • . . . . 483
Land, purchase of, for :
Cemetery and Common 29
Common • . 110. 112
Commons and playgrounds 497
School-house lot. Walnut street 124
Washington and Harvard streets .... 53
Library rules and regulations 86
Nominating Trustees of Library 4
Physical education in schools 86, 88
School accomodations. Pierce primary . -47, 48, 53
Taxation for military expenditure 182
Town expenses 156
Town Hall 440, 472
Town map 448, 473
Reports of Selectmen on folloAving subjects :
Eire department, purchase of fire engine .... 235
Purchase of hose-carriage and hose .... 352
Grading and fencing town's land 406
Guide boards and posts 12,35,77,472
Land for cemetery 352
Gravel pits 88, 355
Washington and Harvard streets .... 50
Land damages, Brighton and Harvard streets . . . 442
Lock-up and lodging-rooms ....... 11
Reservoirs 268, 294, 320, 352, 482
Sewers 331, 400. 414, 415
Streets :
Alton place 435
Avon street 373
Beacon street, part of Mill Dam . . . 371
Improvement of ...... 390
Boylstou street, drainage of .... . 42
Grading of 292
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
XVll
Report of Selectmen — continued.
Streets — continned.
Brighton avenue, part of Mill Dam .... 371
Changius: grade 484
Brookline avenue, part of Mill Dam .... 371
Carlton street 27
Chestnut street . . . . . 118
Clyde street, widening of 91
Making 352
Colchester street ........ 27
Cypress street, widening 26, 39
Davenport street .508
Dudley street • . . 19G
Davis avenue 475
Emerald street . 506
Essex street ......... 27
Francis street 356
Gorhani avenue . 475
Green street 391
Hammond street . 382
Harvard avenue ........ 503
High street 262
Irving street 432
Ivy street 27
Kent street 230
Mill Dam road 371
Mountfort street ........ 27
NeAvton street, widening 9
Park street 503
Pearl street 506
Pleasant street 36
Sewall street 508
Tappan street 78
Toxteth street 230
Walnut street, drainage 42
Walnut to High street (part of High street) . . 393
Washington street, drainage ..... 43
Changing grade opposite Town Hall 49
Town clock 352
Watering-places for cattle 484
Representative to Congress, vote for . 22, 105 188, 253, 310, 367, 466
Representative to General Court, election, 23, 68, 107, 148, 189, 217, 254,
282, 310, 335, 368, 420, 467, 524
Instructed regarding distribution of Lake Cochituate water
through Brookline, 1865 264
Reservoirs :
Beacon and Harvard streets, Committee, 1864 . . 264, 268
Referred to Selectmen, 1866, 1867 . . 289, 294, 316
Report of Selectmen, vote to build, 1867 . . . 320
35
XVlll
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Reservoirs — continued.
Beacon and Carlton streets, 1869 .
Cj'press and Wasbin.<^tou streets, 18<)>"^
Harvard and Washington streets, IS7I
Walnut and Iligli streets, 1809
School Committee :
Election, 3,9,33,75,85,110
. . 380
343. 349, 352
475, 482. 483
380
Acceptance, 8, 9, 33, 46, 85,
122, 151, 192, 227, 234, 261, 285, 314,
345, 378, 429, 470
122, 155, 200, 233, 207, 291, 314, 319,
345. 351, 385, 439, 480
9, 85, 233
. 5, 14
474, 482
4
381. 390
55
349
430
475. 482
irj- school,
113, 124, 126
Declined
Ad nit or Evening school ....
Ileath-street school-house, accommodations
High school-house, altering rooms
Pierce grammar school-house, addition
Pierce primary school-house, plans for
Sewing to be taught
Ungraded schools to be established
Ward school-house lot, grading and fencing
School-houses and school-house lots :
" Brookline Fort" contemplated as site for prim
1801
Boylston street (South Primary), Committee to purchase
land, 1867 . ■
Report of Committee, and referred to Selectmen
Report of Selectmen, land to be purchased and
school-house built
Heath street, additional accommodations referred to School
Committee, 1871 ....
Report of School Committee
High, altering rooms in, 1858
Grading grounds, 1805
Longwood, Committee to purchase laud, 1804
Report of Committee ....
Newton street. Committee on condition of, 1802
Erection of new house
Pearl place primary, accomodations for, Committee, 1862
Pond street lot purchased, and Pearl place house to
be removed, 1803 .....
Pierce grammar, grading grounds around, 1805 .
Addition to. referred to School Committee, 1809
Pierce primary, Committee on building, 1859
Majority and minority reports of Committee
Proposed addition to Pierce grammar house
New Committee appointed .
Report of, and vote to build
Accomodations for, Committee, 1802 .
Contracts to be made for buildin!:
Treasurer to borrow monev
315
321
332
474
482
4
271
229
234
194, 229
204, 335
194
204, 205
271
581, 390
44
47, 48
48, 49
49
53, 55
194
205
205
INDEX TO SUBJECTS. XIX
School -houses, etc. — continued.
South primary— (see Boylston-strcct xchool-house).
Walnut street, purchase of land adjoining school-house lot.
Committee n^- 124, 126
Selectmen to sell stone school-house. IsiJf^, H5fi, 357
Ward school-house lot :
Land on Pond street purchased, 1863 . . ■ 204, 20.5
Grading and fencing 475. 4S2. 496
Schools :
Adult or Evening school, referred to School Committee,
1858 ^
Report on and establishment of 1*^ 14
Evening school established, 1870 .... 446
Physical education in. Committee on, 1860 . • 84
Report of Committee 86
Sewing recommended to be taught, 1868 ... 349
Ungraded school to be established by School Com-
mittee, 1870 4:^^- '^^^
AVriting to be taught in Grammar and High, 1870 . 437
Sealers of Leather :
Election, 4. 9, 34, 76, 117, 123, 152, 193, 228, 233, 261, 286, 314, 346,
378, 389, 429, 471
Sworn. 8, 76, 123, 152, 155, 200, 233, 261, 267, 286, 291, 314, 319,
385, 389. 438. 480
Sealers of Weights and Measures :
Appointed by Selectmen 117
Election, 152, 193, 228, 233, 261, 268. 286, 314, 34(i, 378, 429, 471
Accepted 1^^' ^^^
S,(YOi.n 233,268,291,310,438,480
Secretary of Commonwealth, vote for, 22, 67, 106, 147, 188, 216, 281, 309,
335, 367, 419, 46r,. 522
Selectmen :
Election. 3, 33, 75. 116, 151, 192, 227, 260, 285, 314, 346, 377. 378,
389, 428, 470
Sworn, 3, 33. 75, 116, 151, 192, 227, 232, 260, 267, 285, 314, 346,
377, 378, 385. 389, 428. 470
Declined ^^^
Annexation to Boston, to oppose 445
Aspinwall avenue bridge, widening 445
Back Bay Commissioners, to attend to order of notice from 29
Boston Water Board, to protect interest of town regarding
laying Boston's pipes through Brookline . . 29,53,81
Boundary line between Boston and Brookline, to apply to
Legislature to change -''12
County Commissioners, to be applied to regarding—
Locating streets 6
Widening Clyde and Newton streets . . . . 82, 91
Relocating Washington street 445
Widening Washington street 450
XX
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Selectmen — continued.
County Commissioners to be applied to — continued.
Opposing street, Boylston street to Chestnut Hill
Reservoir 450
Laying out Lagrange street 462
Widening streets 432
Damages to A. W. Smith 80
Drainage :
Chestnut Hill Reservoir district . . . . 381
Obstruction of water courses by B. & A. R.R. . . 462
To purchase land of S. A. Walker, Boylston, Walnut
and Washington streets 59
Drainage of streets ....... 29
Fire Department :
Appoint Board of Engineers ..... 472
Increase pay of department 472
Purchase lire extinguishers 391
Guide boards and posts, reports on . . . 12, 35, 77, 472
Hay scales, to procure 80
Laud damages, Brighton and Harvard streets . . . 442
Washington street, to give hearings . . . . 477
Laws to be enforced 317, 459, 488
Lighting of streets and buildings ..... 198
Measurers of Wood and Bark to be appointed . . 4, 34
Mill Dam road :
To apply to General Court regarding maintenance . 42
Laying out as town street ...... 371
Collection of tolls 120, 195
Military afl'airs :
Paying of bounties 164, 185
Recruiting nine-months men ..... 164
Recruiting ofllce to be opened ..... 174
To call town meetings ..... 177, 183
Enlistments to till town's quota . . . 185, 221, 238
Vote of thanks 239
Police to enforce laws 459, 488
Sealers of Weights and Measures, to appoint 117
Sidewalks and street crossings 10
Streets, system of making 452
Superintendent of ....... 471
Purchase of material for making .... 512
Widening and accepting of 10
Suits on account of sewers and sidewalks .... 462
Town meetings, to call, on order of notice from County
Commissioners ........ 437
Town Officers, to fill vacancies 351, 482
Trees, planting of ........ 347
Truant Officers, to pay 286
Watering streets ......... 512
Watering-places for animals 478, 484
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
XXI
296, 297
381
381
381
386
388
400
407
414. 415
for
Senator, votes for. 23. 67, 106, 147, 189. 216, 253, 282. 310, 335, 368, 420,
466, 523
Sewall street — (see Streets).
Sewer assessments, General Statutes accepted, 1866
Sewers and sewerage :
Brook along railroad laid out as a common sewer, 1867
Drainage of Chestnut Hill district throngli village brook
and damages caused by same, 1869
Subject of sewerage referred to Committee
Report of Committeee with recommendations
Treasurer to borrow money for
Sewer, Tappau street to Muddy River, laying out
Treasurer to borrow money for .
Tappan street to Muddy River, relocation .
Appropriation for sewer along railroad aiK
scAvers in the streets
Aspinwall avenue to Muddy River, no action
Railroad bridge to Muddy River, laying out
Treasurer to borrow money
Selectmen to report on obstructions to natural water-
courses by B. & A. R. R., 1870
Sheriff, votes for 68, 189, 282. 368
Sidewalks :
Appropriation for. Committee to rei)ort in print, 1869
Report of Committee recommending use of concrete. 404, 405
Beacon street, across marsh, referred to Selectmen, 1858 . 5
General Statutes, chapter 45, sections 7 and 8, accepted, 1869,
Money paid by abutters appropriated for making side-
walks, 1869 422, 430. 437
South of Cypress street, appropriation for, 1870
Streets adjoining town's land, 1869 .... 398
Sidewalks and crossings, referred to Selectmen, 1858 .
Special Commissioners, votes for .... 68, 189, 282, 368, 523
State tax, appropi'iation reconsidered, 1864 250
Stone crusher and road material, Committee on, 1869 . . 380, 390
Referred to Selectmen, 1870 430
Report of Selectmen 449
St. Paul street — (see Streets).
Streets :
AspinAvall avenue, named, 1858 ...... 16
415
401, 406
415
417
462
524
398
381
485
437
406
10
Lowering of grade, 1858
Culvert in ..... .
Widening bridge, 1870
Alton place, laying out, 1870 ....
Avon street, laying out, 1868
Beacon street, plank sidewalk across marsh, 1858
29, 30, 52
289
445
435. 436, 478
373, 374
5
Widening of easterly end, 1861 . 113, 124, 126, 194, 195
Report of Committee on, 1863 .... 205
Widening across marsh, abutters to remove walls and
fences and set out trees, 1863 . . . 206, 317, 349
XXll
INDKX TO SUBJECTS.
Streets — continued.
Beacon street — continued.
Widening between Kent and Winchester streets, 1868
Widening between Washington street and Brighton
H74
line, 1869 381, 382
Part of Mill Dam incorporated, 1869 . . . 369, 370
Repairing and lighting of, 1869 ... 417
Making full width across marsh, 1870 . 432
Indefinitely postponed 442
Boylston street, drainage of, 1859 ... 25. 29, 42, 59
Repairs of, 1859 52, 53
Bradley's hill, lowering of, 1859 .... 53
Abutment Avail opposite Wright estate, 1860, 82, 83, 198, 209
Improving grade opposite Fisher and Leo estates,
1862 153, 158
Making wall, 1803 194
Making and grading referred to Selectmen, 1866 . 287
Report of Selectmen 292
Grading of, Cypress street to school-house, 1869, 382, 395
Making and grading. Cypress to Walnut streets, 1870, 431, 436
Grading and lowering Bradley's hill, 1871 . 485, 486
Boylston street to Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Selectmen to
oppose, 1870
Brighton avenue, laid out as part of Mill Dam, 1869
Repairing and lighting of .
Changing of grade, 1871 ....
Brighton street, laud damages, 1870
Making of
Brookline avenue, laid out as part of Mill Dam. 1869
Repairing and lighting of .
Carlton street, laying out, 1858 ....
Chestnut street, laying out, 1860 ....
Widening, 1858
Clyde street, laying out by County Commissioners,
450
371, 372
417
478, 484
432
460, 478
371, 372
417
Colchester street, laying out, 1858
Cypress street, laying out and widening
1858, 26
Davenport street, laying out, 1871
Davis avenue, laying out as Davis street, 1871
Named ......
Davis place, filling up, 1860 ....
Dudley street, laying out, 1863
Emerald street, laying out, 1871 .
Essex street, laying out, 1858
Francis street, laying out part of, 1868
Goddard avenue, widening and making of, 1862
Extension of, 1871 ....
Gorhani avenue, laying out, 1871 .
118, 120
6, 82, 91, 123
1868, 343,
348, 352
27
30., 39, 41, 45,
52, 83
508, 509, 510
475, 476, 477
511
120, 125, 126, 127
190, 197, 198, 209
506, 507, 508, 513
27, 30, 52, 121
356
154, 158
510, 513
475. 476, 477
INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
XXlll
2fi2, 263, 264, 395, 396
Streets — conthrupd.
Green street, laying out, 1869
Hammond street, laying out, 1869
Extension of, 1871 (Lagrange street)
Harvard avenue, laying out, 1871 .
Harvard street, widening ....
Land damages, 1870 ....
Heath street, widening, 1859
High street, laying out, 1865
Named, 1870
Holden street, named, 1858 .
Irving street, laying out, 1870
Ivy street, laying out, 1858
Kent street, named, 1858
Laying out, 1864 ......••
Lagrange street. Selectmen to appear before County Com-
missioners, 1870 ■ •
(See Extension of Hammond street, 1871)
Longwood avenue, named, 1858
Mill Dam road, maintenance of, after ceasing to take tolls
1859
Selectmen to oppose taking tolls, 1861
Continuance of tolls referred to Selectmen, 1863
Drainage of brook, 1866
392
382, 384, 395, 436, 478
510, 513
503, 513
(1858) 6, (1868) 353
432
44
436
434
15
432, 434, 436
27
15
230
462
510, 513
15
42
120
195
289, 293
Laid out as Beacon street, Brighton avenue, and
Brookline avenue, 1869 .... 369, 370
Chapter 291, Acts of 1868, accepted by town, 1869 .
Treasurer to receive money from Commonwealth
Mountfort street, laying out, 1858
Newton street, widening, 1858
Completion of
Park street, referred to Selectmen, 1859
Culvert enlarged .
Laying out, 1871 .
Pearl place, fllliug up. I860 .
Draining
Pearl street, laying out, 1871 .
Pierce street, named, 1858
Pleasant street, laying out, 1859
Pond avenue ....
Sewall street, laying out, 1871
St. Paul street, laying out, 1868
Summit avenue
Tappan street, laying out
Culvert
Toxteth street, laying out, 1864
Walnut street, widening, 1858
Drainage of, 1859
Repairing and widening, 1864
Widening near Washington street, 18t
371
373
373
27
6, 82, 91, 123
197, 198, 209
42
80
504, 513
109, 120, 125, 127
114, 120
506, 507, 508, 513
15
36, 45, 83
317, 349, 395, 436
.508, 509, 510, 513
356
478
, 83
317
230
6
24, 29, 42, 59, 89
231, 236, 270
317, 349
195
208
297
317
445
450
, and
23G
2(;5
264
265
452
opted
270
270
XXIV INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Streets — continued.
Washington street, widening, 1858 6
Drainage. 1859 24, 29, 42, 59, 89
Altering grade opposite Town HalL 1859 . . 44, 45, 49
Grading between School street and Brighton line,
1863
Widening near Davis avenue, 186G
Widening near Walnut street, 1867
Alteration and widening, 1870
Streets, repairing of. Committee to consider system of,
report, 1864
Report of Committee in print .
Vote of thanlis to Committee
Apparatus and material for, 1870
System recommended in Committee's report adopted
Iloadmalvcr, employment of
Superintendent of . . (1870)449,(1871)471
Watering of, referred to Selectmen, 1871 . 512
Surveyors of Highways to have accounts sliow amount
expended on each street, 1863 208
System of repairing, change in, 1S7(» . 449. 452
Underdraining of, 1870 443, 449
Widening of, Selectmen to petition Countj' Commissioners,
1858 6
Report of Selectmen, and Committee api)ointed 10
Summit avenue — (see Streets).
Superintendent of Streets, recommended by Committee, 1869 405
Suits relating to sewers and sidewalks. Selectmen to prosecute
and defend, 1870 462
Surveyors of Highways, accounts to show amounts expended on
each street, 1863 208
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark :
Election, 4, 34, 75, 86, 117, 122, 152, 156, 193, 203, 228, 233, 261,
268, 286, 292, 314, 320, 346, 378, 389, 429, 440, 471, 481
Sworn, 4, 75, 85, 122, 152, 155, 200, 232, 268, 291, 320, 351, 385, 389,
438, 480
Tappan street— (see Streets).
Taxes :
Assessment of, 7, 52, 83, 121, 127, 158, 198, 236, 270, 290, 323, 353,
396, 437, 485
Corporation taxes to be published by Treasurer, 1867 . . 317
Discount allowed if paid before October 1st, 265, 290, 318, 353, 396,
437, 485
Interest to be charged at 1 per cent per month, 1863, 1864, 198, 270
Residence of taxpayers and property taxed to be pub-
lished, 1867 318
ToAvn business. Committee on improving administration of . 271
Town Clerk :
Appointed, pro tempore ........ 59
INDEX TO SUBJECTS. XXV
Town Clerk — continued.
Election and SAVorn, 3, 33. 75, 116, 151. 15)2, 227, 260, 285, 314, 345,
377, 428, 470
Adjourned meetings to be notified by posters, 199, 232, 290, 350
By-laws, to have approved, printed, and distributed . 495, 496
Citizens' meetings to be entered in town records, 1862, 1863, 130,
164, 223
Certified copy of vote to be -sent Secretary of Common-
wealth, 1863 219
Town clock provided for Baptist Church tower, 1868 . . 348, 352
Town Hall :
New building indefinitely postponed, 1859 . . . 44, 49
Committee to improve ventilation of, 1860 . . . . 91
Military Committee to use for drilling, 1861 . . . 130
Library accommodations provided, 1867 .... 316
Committee on new building, 1870 ...... 432
Report of Committee, and .$100,000 appropriated. 440, 441
Treasurer to borrow 441
Old building to be removed to westerly side Trospect
street 441
Bonds to be issued, "Brookline Town Hall Bond," 463
Keport of Building Committee, 1871 .... 473
Towu meetings, to be called on order of notice from County Com-
missioners, 1870 473
Toxteth street-T-(see Streets).
Treasurer to receive money from Commonwealth on account of
Mill Dam road, 1869 373
Treasurer and Collector :
Election, 3, 33, 75, 116, 151, 192, 227, 261, 285, 314, 345, 378, 429,
470
Sworn, 3, 33, 116, 151, 192, 227, 261, 285, 314, 345, 378, 429, 470
Authorized to borrow money — (see Money borrowed) , 12, 30, 55,
84, 109, 121, 130, 137, 159, 162, 164, 186, 198, 205, 219,
221, 236, 238, 270, 288, 290, 332, 340, 357, 374, 403, 407,
417, 437, 441, 442, 449, 450, 452, 460, 486, 513
Corporation taxes to be published ..... 317
Eines to be collected ........ 430
Treasurer and Receiver-General, votes for, 22, 67, 106, 147, 189, 216,
253, 281, 309, 335, 367, 419, 466, 522
Trees, bequest of J. S. Warren, for planting .... 346
Selectmen to be Committee for planting, 1868 . . . 347
Selectmen to avert careless destruction, 1870 . . 450
Truant Justice :
Election, 4, 34, 47, 51, 76, 117, 152, 156, 203, 228, 234, 261, 268
Accepted 9, 85, 117, 233
Declined ... 51, 200, 267
Truant Oflicers :
Election, 4, 34, 76, 117, 122, 152, 156, 193, 228, 234, 261, 268, 286,
314, 346, 378, 429, 440, 471, 481
XXVI INDEX TO SUBJECTS.
Truant Officers — continued.
Accepted 117, 122, 200. 233
Sworn . . . .8, 46, TC, 85, 268, 291, 319, 351, 385, 438
Selectmen to pa}' 286
Trustees of Library — (see also, Library) :
Election, 4, 9, 34, 76, 116, 122, 151, 156, 192, 227, 234, 261, 285, 314,
345, 378, 429, 470, 481
Accepted, 9, 34, 46, 76, 85, 122, 151, 155, 200, 233, 261, 267, 285, 314,
319, 345, 351, 385, 439, 470, 480, 481
Declined 233, 480
Term of office 76
Tythingmen, vote not to choose 3, 33, 75
Underdrainins streets and highways .... 443, 445, 449
Ventilation of Town Hall, 1860 91
Vote of thanks to —
James Bartlett 429
Edward S. Philbrick ........ 429
Frederick W. Prescott . 429
Military Committee ........ 199
Selectmen, for military arranLcenieiits ..... 239
Town officers 271
"Walnut street — (see Streets).
Warrants :
Annual meetings, (1858) 1,(1859) 31,(1860) 72, (1861)113,(1862) 149,
(1863) 190, (1864) 225, (1865) 258, (1866) 283, (1867) 311,
(1868) 343, (1869) 375, (1870) 426, (1871) 468
General elections, (1858) 20, (1859) 65, (1860) 102, (1861) 145,
(1862) 186, (1863) 214, (1864) 250, (1865) 279,
(1866) 307, (1867) 333, (1868) 364, (1869)417,
(1870) 464, (1871) 520
Special meetings, (1858) 13, 24, (1859) 56, (1860) 92, 107. (1861)
127, 134, (1862) 160, 162, 179, 184, (1863) 201, 217, (1864)
237. 248, (1866) 290, (1867) 329, 336, (1868) 354, 369,
(1869) 396, 412. 421, (1870) 443, 446, 458, 460,
(1871) 486, 501
Warrants to summon officers chosen, 8, 45, 84. 122, 154, 199, 232, 267,
290, 318, 350, 43M. 479
Warren Tree Fund, established by bequest of J. S. Warren, for
planting trees, 1868 ;i46
Washington street — (see Streets).
Water supply :
Proposed introduction of Cochituate water, 1865 . 264
Motion to consider purchase of property of Jamaica Pond
Acqueduct Co. or other supply, not carried, 1869 . 422
Committee appointed to consider matter of supply, 1871 . 496
Watering-places for cattle by sides of streets, 1871, 477, 478, 484, 496
Watering streets, referred to Selectmen, 1871 .... 512
Writing to be taught in Grammar and High schools, 1870 . . 437
INDEX TO NAMES.
(Jury Lists and Militia Lists not Includko.)
Abbott, Charles E. .-
Truant Justice
Truant Officer
Abbott, John C.
Committee.
165, 176, 195, 204, 223, 264, 268, 323,
Trustee of Public Library
Abbott, Josiah G. :
Attorney-General .....
Elector-at-Large
Adams & Barstow ......
Adams, Charles, Treasurer and Receiver-General
Adams, George
Adams, Mrs. George
Adams, Harvy, Treasurer and Receiver-General
Adams, J. E., Agent of Roxbury
Adams, John Quincy, Governor . . . 335, 367 ^
Adams, Seth, Councillor . . .
Aldrich, Henry, Councillor ....
Aldrich, H. A., District Elector
Alger, James M., Constable . . . 3, 33, 75, IK
Allen. Augustus :
Constable ......
Fire "Ward
Truant Officer
Allen, Benjamin L., Secretary of Commonwealth
Allen, Charles, Attorney-Genei'al .... 335,
Allen, Philip S. :
Field Driver
Fire Ward
Allen, Phineas :
District Elector
State Auditor
Allen, Rufus S.
Field Driver
Almy, Frederick ......
Ames, Pelham, Committee ....
Ames, William J., Councillor for Sixth District
Ammidown, A. F., Councillor for Sixth District
Amory, Copley
117, 152, 156
34, 76, 85
5
33<), 398, 405,
432, 441
314, 345, 351
419
366
472, 473
466, 522
27
38
367
256
419, 466, 522
367, 420
522
104
151, 192, 200
. 3, 33
4, 9
4, 8, 34
. 22, 67
368, 419, 466
. 75, 85, 117
47
105
419, 466, 523
196
268
430
511
23
23
341, 342
XXVlll
INDEX TO NAMES.
100
General
Arnory, James S
Amory, Dr. Robert ....
Committee ....
School Committee .
Trustee of Public Library
Ainory, Thomas C. :
Alderman of Boston
Treasurer and Receiver-General
Amory, William ....
Andrews, Henry O., Field Driver
Andrews, John A., Governor .
Andros, R. S. S., Representative
Appleton, William G. . . .
Appleton, Mrs. W. G. . . .
Armington, Asa W., Field Driver .
Arnold, Harvy, Treasurer and Receiver-
Aspinwall,
Aspinwall, Augustus
Committee
Aspinwall, Col. Thomas
Aspinwall, William .
Assessor
Committee. 8, 11. U, 77, 109, 129, 132, 133,
271. 323, 338, 339
Commissioner of Insolvency
County Commissioner
Moderator
Motion ... 42, 53, 7G, 129
Representative to Congress
Selectman
Senator ....
Town Clerk .
Truant Justice
Trustee of Public Library,
Astor, ....
Atkinson, Edward
Auditor
Committee,
133
]Vi
9, 131. 20
470, 48'
4, 9, 34, 40. 70
13;
00
153,
432
l.")l,
502
439
154.
434
253
58,
208
505
192, 200
4, 9, 34, 76, 85, 117,
165, 229, 235, 236, 271, 816,
122,
321,
152
323,
Moderator
Motion
Petition .
Atkinson, George
Atkinson, William P
Avery, Edward, District-Attorney
Ayer, John C, School Committee
Babcock, George, Representative
Bacon, George, Committee
Bacon, Thomas H. .
Bacheldcr, Charles W., Field Driver
52, 183, 209, 271, 316.
131
341, 342
511
378, 385
481
138
281
38
314. 319
188, 216, 253
217
. 40, 41
288, 294
429, 438
309, 335
13
208, 230
181
IL'5, 401. .507
112, 131, 230
457, 470, 480
160, 223, 236,
441, 496, 497
68
282, 335, 523
218, 220, 221
223, 339. 452
310
.508, 510, 521
282
. .59, 60
. 34, 51
285, 378, 385
405
177, 265
155, 193, 200
339, 353, 485,
497, 498
238
349, 394, 449
447, 449
428
196
23, 147
151
23
109, 176
504, 505
286
INDEX TO NAMES.
XXIX
Bailey, Edwin C. :
Lieutenant-Governor
Representative to Congress
Balier, Benjamin F.
Committee
Motion ....
Secretary
Town Clerlv,
147
367
507
132, 179
'JO, 484
. 173, 174, 175, 177, 179, 222, 223, 224
3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 20, 24, 30, 32, 33, 36, 45, 46, 51,
55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 6G, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 81, 82,
84, 85, 91, 94, 98, 102, 103, 107, 108, 110, 112, 114, 115, 116,
117, 122, 127, 130, 137, 138, 145, 146, 148, 150, 151, 153, 154,
165, 160, 161, 162, 163, 165, 172, 182, 183, 186, 189, 191, 192,
194, 199, 200, 202, 203, 209, 214, 215, 217, 219, 220, 221, 226,
227, 228, 232, 233, 236, 238, 239, 248, 250, 254, 255, 256, 257,
258, 259, 260, 262, 266, 267, 271, 279, 280, 282, 284, 285, 287,
290, 291, 294, 298, 307, 308, 310, 314, 315, 318, 319, 323, 332,
334, 336, 340, 342, 345, 347, 350, 351, 353, 357, 369, 374, 377,
379, 384, 385, 396, 403, 407, 417. 420, 422, 428, 431, 437, 438,
439, 443, 446, 452, 460, 463, 467, 470, 474, 479, 480, 486, 500,
505, 508, 510, 513, 524
Trustee of Public Library . 4, 9, 34, 46, 76, 151, 261, 345, 470
Balcer, John I., Treasurer and Receiver-General
Balcer, Levi, District Elector .
Baker, Osmyn, District Elector
Ball, George S., Secretary of Commonwealth
Banfleld, E. C, Selectman of West Roxbury
Banks, Nathaniel P., Governor
Barker, Levi, District Elector
Barnard, William
Barnes, Edwin C, District Elector
Barrett, Michael
Bartlett, D. E., Councillor
Bartlett, James :
Chairman
Committee . . . . 77, 9(
Moderator
Motion
Representative ....
Selectman, 2, 3, 6, 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35,
39, 41, 43, 49, 50, 57, 59, 66, 68, 69, 71, 73, 75, 76, 77,
78, 80, 89, 93, 103, 104, 107, 108, 114, 116, 119, 126,
128, 134, 138, 146, 148, 150, 151, 152, 161, 163, 173,
180, 184, 187, 189, 191, 192, 193, 197, 202, 215, 217,
218, 220, 222, 224, 226, 227, 235, 237, 249, 251, 254,
255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 263, 267, 280, 281, 282,
284, 285, 286, 293, 295, 297, 308, 309, 310, 312, 314,
330, 331, 334, 336, 337, 344, 345, 354, 357, 365, 366,
369, 370, 372, 374, 376, 377, 384, 385, 392, 394, 397,
401, 406, 413, 415, 416, 418, 420, 421, 423, 424, 425,
427, 429
ral . ...
466, 522
105
105
.
466, 522
267
. 22, 67
367
. 5, 36
366
400
466
173
), 109, 137, 160, 182
316, 353
128, 135
206
107
217, 254
XXX
INDEX TO NAMES.
314, 329, 345, 364, 378, 412, 429, 438,
Bates, David H., County Commissioner
Bates, Moses, State Auditor
Bates, William G., District Elector
Baxter, Alexander, District Elector
Baxter, H. W., Selectman of Briiihton
Beach, Erasmus D. :
Elector-at-Large
Governor ....
Beal, James H..
Beard, Alauson W. :
Committee
Representative
School Committee .
Beck, James
Beck, Sayles
Beegan, James, Field Driver
Belcher, A. A., County Commissioner
Belcher, J. White, County Commissioner
Bemis. E. C, Lieutenant-Governor
Bemis, Stephen C, District Elector
Bennett, Mrs. S. P. .
Benton, Austin W. :
Assessor
Moderator
Representative
School Committee .....
Berry, N. C, Commissioner of Insolvency
Bigelow Bluestone Co
Bigelow, Erastus B.. Representative to Congress
Binney, Amos R.. 2(i, 29, 31. 37. 39. 43. 40. 50, 53,
Selectman ....
Bird, F. W.. Councillor .
Bird, John A. ....
Committee ....
Representative
Bird, William B., Field Driver
Bishop, Henry N.. Lieutenant-Governoi
Bishop, Henry W., District Elector
Bixby, Henry C, Field Driver
Blackemore. John E., Selectman of West Roxbury
Blaisdell,
Blake, Jr.
Blake, E. S.,
Committee
Blake, George B.
Committee
Motion
Blake, G. S.
Blake, Henry, N., Commissioner of Insolvency
119.
282,
368, 523
147.
216. 253
105
104
425
252
22, 106
505
353, 485
420, 467
429
394
.393, 433
314
523
68
67
105
505
457.
470, 520
370
524
439.
470, 480
C,S, 189
404
105
196,
392, 505
389
216
26, 27
195, 204
107
314
466
367
429, 438
424
509
448
342
341
131
176
132
341
68. 189
INDEX TO NAMES.
XXX]
84
Blaney, Mrs. Mary F. . . .
Bliss, Linus, Special Commissioner
Boarclman, Alonzo W., Senator
Borden, Richard, District Elector .
Boston & Albany, R. R. Co.
Boston, Hartford & Erie R. R. Co.
Boston & Roxbury Mill Corporation
Boston & Worcester Railroad Co.
Bowditch, Elizabeth B. .
Bowditch, William I.
Assessor
Committee
Moderator, 25, 32, 47, 51, 74, »5, 108, 110, 191, 203,
337, 344, 351, 355, 377, 386, 398, 422, 428,
Motion
Representative .......
Trustee of Public Library . 4, 9, 34, 40, 76, 151,
Bowen, Patrick ........
Bowerman, L. W., or S. W., Secretary of Commonwealth
Bowker, Uriah, Councillor for Sixth District
Brackett, C. Albert, Field Driver
Bradford, Thomas, Representative to Congress
Bradley,
Bridges, George E., Selectman of Newton
Briggs, George N., Governor .
Briggs, Henry S., State Auditor
Briggs, John R., Elector-at-Large .
Brigham, William E. ....
Brimblecorn, Charles, Secretary of Commonwealth
Brookline Gas Light Co.
Brookline Land Co.
Brookline Railroad Co
Brooks, George, School Committee, 33, 151
Brooks, William W., Special Commissioner
Brown, G. M., Senator
BroAvn, William S., Field Driver
Browning, W. T., Councillor .
Bruce, Mrs
Bryant, John D.
Bucklin, S. S
Moderator
School Committee
Buffara, James M., District Elector
Bullock, Alexander H., Governor
Burdett, Horatio S.
Burk, Thomas ....
Burleigh, Sylvester S.,
Burlew and Fisk
Burt, J. C, Constable
400, 414, 416,
400, 414, 415,
28, 77, 89, 90,
79,
88, 118,
13, 319,
439, 445,
Field Driver
281,
155,
314,
309,
67,
335
335
387
. 90, 204, 256
1, G, 26, 27, 400, 414
155, 261, 267, 345, 470
281,
341
180
309
151
501
68
216
252
462
425
42
331
72
403
429
511
331,
462
452
23
378
400
106
23
117
466
111
423
67
, 367
366
507
, 367
, 507
, 424
, 416
, 480
282
106
471
281
505
, 342
133
, 182
151
367
, 335
505
507
346
405
, 192
XXXll
INDEX TO NAMES.
Bush, S. L 341, 342
Bussell, John. Field Driver 471, 480
Butler, Benjamin F., Governor 67, 106, 522
Cabot, Edward C. :
Committee 315, 321, 422
Trustee of Public Library 429, 439
Cabot, J. Elliot :
Committee 353
School Committee 378, 385
Candage, R. G. F 505
Moderator 503
Truste(i of Public Library 470, 480
Candler, John W 393, 433
Committee . " . . . . L'29, 451, 477, 483, 485, 49G, 498
Motion 287, 290, 394. 396, 441
Representative 282, 310
Trustee of Public Library . . 227, 233, 314, 319, 429, 439
Cantwell, Nicholas 400
Carey, Otis, Special Commissioner 282
Carlton, J. H., District Elector 252
Carnes, George W 347, 435
Cari)enter, Rev. C. C, School Committee .... 314, 319
Carpenter, David M., Lieutenant-Governor 106
Carroll. Martin 383
Caverly, Wilmot, Special County Commissioner .... 523
Cawley, Charles, Attorney-General 466
Chace, Reuben A. :
Cemetery Committee 46
Constable .... 3, 33, 75, 108, 116, 151, 161, 191
Field Driver 378
Fire Ward 4, 9, 34, 193, 200
Truant Oflicer, 70, 117, 152, 156, 103, 200, 228, 233, 234, 261, 268
Chadwick, Joseph H., Senator 147
Chaflee, KnoAvlton S., District Elector 105
Chamberlain, George A. W., District Attorney .... 281
Chamberlin, Edwai'd M., Governor 419, 522
Champney, Wm. R., Selectman of Bi'ighton .... 70, 258
Chandler, Peleg W., District Elector 105
Chandler, Theophilus P 99, 100
Committee 236, 271
Moderator 2, 9, 14
Motion 236
Representative 107, 148
Trustee of Public Library . 4, 9, 34, 46, 76, 85, 192, 200, 285
Chapin, Nathaniel G. :
Committee 195, 204
Representative 148
Selectman, 75, 108, 114, 116, 119, 128, 134, 146, 150, 151, 161, 173,
184, 187, 191, 192, 197, 202, 218, 226
INDEX TO NAMES.
XXXlll
104
116, 285, 291, 345, 350, 378, 385, 429
229, 235
104
39
23
Chaplin, C. W., Elector at Large
Chaplin, William D., Constable,
Chapman, John N., Committee
Chapman, P. A., Elector at Large
Charles River Branch Railroad
Chase, Mrs
Chase, Benjamin, District Elector
Chase, Charles, Fire Ward
Chattaway, James, Lieutenant-Governor
Cheney, Alfred A., Field Driver
Churchill, Chauncey C, County Treasurer
Churchill, Joseph M., County Commissioner
Churchill, William
Committee
Field Driver . ...
Claflin, William:
Lieutenant-Governor
Governor .....
Clark, Caleb
Clark, Captain
Clark, Edwin R., County Commissioner
Clark, Nathan, Treasurer and Receiver-General
Clark, Samuel :
Cemetery Committee
Committee
Clark, William S., District Elector
Clifibrd, John H., Elector at Large
Clifford, R. R., Clerk of Courts
Cobb, Jonathan H., Register of Probate and Insolvency
Coburn, Waldo :
Commissioner of Insolvency
District Attorney ....
Cochran, George W., District Elector .
Codman, James M
Trustee of Public Library
Cogswell, George, District Elector
Colby, Patrick, Selectman of Brighton .
Cole, John M., Secretary of Commonwealth
Collins & Chase
Collins, F. A., Selectman of Newton
Comstock, W. W., Secretary of State .
Conaut, Ezra S. :
County Commissioner
State Auditor
Connor, Cornelius
Conry, Patrick
Conway, Andrew
Coolidge & Bro.
40,
42, G9, 70, 89
505
104
429, 439
419, 466
314, 378, 385
148, 254, 335, 467
335, 467
131, 132
82
4
281', 309, 335
367, 419, 466
. 26, 27
255, 423
189
216, 253
47*
497
253
366
523
23, 217, 368
08, 523
189, 467
105
117
481
367
70, 258
22
339, 348
255
106
467
523
)06, 507
507
507
392
36
XXXIV
LNDEX TO NAMES.
Coolidge, David S. :
Motion
Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer
Coolidge, George, Field Driver
Coolidge, (Jeorge H., Field Driver
Coolidge, William D.
Assessor
Committee
Field Driver
Representative
442
of Wood and Bark. 4. o4, 75, 85
. 75, 85
117, 261
505
481
882, 391
4
254, 420
Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer of Wood antl Bark, 86, 117, 152,
193, 203, 228, 232, 233, 261, 268, 286, 291, 314, S20, 346, 351,
378, 389, 429, 440, 471. 481
Coombs, James, Commissioner of Insolvency .... 523
Corey, Francis Henry :
Constable, 3, 33, 75, 116, 151, 192, 261, 285, 314. 345, 350, 378, 429
Fiald Driver
261
Corey, Mrs. Lucy
79
Corey, Timothy
7U.
258, 425
Assessor
314
Cotting, Charles I'. :
Auditor 233, 261,
267
286, 291
Committee .... 229, 235, 288. 316,
321,
432, 441
Motion
290
Trustee of Public Library .... 191,
261
267, 345
Couch, Darius N., Governor .......
28
Cousens, John E., Field Driver
48
Cousens, Oliver :
Field Driver
346
Fire Ward
9, 76, 85
Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer of Wood and Ba
rk.
4, 34. 75,
117, 123, 152, 155, 193,
203
292, 320
Cowdin, Robert, Alderman of Boston ....
500
Cowley, Charles, Attorney-General ....
419
Craft, Caleb 69.
117
254, 423
Craft, Capt
69
Craft, Charles :
Committee
195
Field Driver
. 33, 46
Craft, George, Selectniau
378, 385
Craft, Samuel
. 40, 41
Craft, William
. 40, 41
Craig, G. E., Commissioner of Insolvency
368
Grain, Samuel D
311
Crane, Lewis M
505
Crowninshield, George C.
38
Crowninshield, Mrs. H. T
38
Crowell, Henry G., Councillor
420, 466
Crosby, Mrs. Patrick .......
506, 507
INDEX TO NAMES.
XXXV
Crott}', Thomas ......
Cunneen, Thomas
Curry, Thomas
Curtis, Joseph
Cushing, Abuer L., Commissioner of Insolvency
Cushing, George S.
Cushing, Henry D., Representative to Congress
Cusick, Andrew ......
Cusick, P. H. :
Constable
Fire Ward
Cutler, A. L.
Cutler, E. W. .
Cutler, Wm. J.
Daggett, Lyman W., State Auditor
Dana, Edward A
Representative ....
Trustee of Public Library
Dana, George N. . . . . .
Dana, James
Dane, John H
Daniels, William C, County Commissioner
Davenport, Benjamin ....
Davenport, Jerathmeel :
Assessor, 3, 20, 83, 64, 75,85, 98, 116. 122, 145,
Motion
Truant Officer
Davis, Benjamin B.
Committee
Motion
Davis, Daniel .
Davis, George, District Elector
Davis Isaac :
District Elector
Elector at Large
Governor
Davis, Robert S. . . .
Deane, Allen, Lieutenant-Governor
Deans, Charles H., Commissioner of Insolvency
Dearborn,
Dearborn, George F., Constable
Dearborn, Isaac
Dearborn, William .
Cemetery Committee
Committee
Representative
Dee, Morris
Delano, Henry T., Treasurer and Receiver-General
Delano, Oliver B., Fire Ward . . . .
378,
4, 9.
400
383
507
71. 256, 424
189
339
466
400
429
385, 429, 439
99, 100
99
99
466
264
282
261, 267, 285
287
70, 258, 425
. 5, 36
523
510
151, 155, 172, 192,200
203
4, 8, 34, 46
476
229
340
311
252
253
104
147
79
522
282
196
471
70
503, 505
4, 6, 9, 34, 86
14, 229
310
400
522
117. 152, 1.56
XXXVl
DfDEX TO NAMES.
Dennett, George, Treasurer and Receiver-General
Denney, Francis P., Committee
Denn}', Daniel
Devens, Charles, Jr., Governor
Devereaux, Arthur F., State Auditor
Dexter, George M., Committee
Dike, George W., District Elector .
Diman, J. Lewis ....
School Committee .
Trustee of Public Librar}'
Dix, Samuel F., Selectman of Newton
Doane, Cliarles H., Commissioner of Insolvency
Doaue, T. and J.
Donovan, James
Donovon, Jerry
Drew, J. F., Constable
DriscoU, James
Constable 192,
Field Driver
DriscoU, Timothy
Dufty, Phillip .
Dunn, Freeland K., Field Driver
Dupee, James A. :
Committee ...... 109,
Moderator
Representative
Senator ....
Treasurer of military fund
Trustee of Public Library
Duraut, Henry, District Elector
Durfee, C. A., Councillor
Dustin, John :
Cemetery Committee . . 4, 9, 34, 46, 85,
Constable, 3, 33, 75, 84, 93, 116, 122, 146, 151, 155,
215, 227, 232, 238, 261, 267, 284, 285,
Dwight, Charles, Committee 323,
Dwight, Daniel A
Dwight, Wilder ....
Committee ....
Motion
Dwight, William, Committee .
Dwyer, Patrick ....
Eaton, Ebenezer, State Senator
Eaton, Jacob F., County Commissioner
Edgerly, James W
Representative
Selectman 470, 487, 502,
Edmands, J. Wiley, District Elector
Edmond, James ....
67, 106
422
383
188
281,
309
335, 367
432
105
173
UG,
122,
227, 233
192
09, 255
523
384
507
507
116
401, 507
227,
232,
261, 285
. 75, 85
507
400
348
112,
129,
133, 160
161
68
67
132
. 9, 156
105
420
117,
122,
152, 155
180,
185,
187, 192,
290,
345,
350, 370
338,
339
398, 405
424
131
109
131
49
510
23
368
420, 467
. 09, 101
524
505,
508,
510, 521
367
.9, 40, 41
INDEX TO NAMES. XXXVll
Eliot, Samuel A., Treasurer and Receiver-General . . . 106
Eliot, Mrs. William H 71
Ellis, J. Freeman, Sheriflf 368
Ely, Frederick D., Commissioner of Insolvency . . . 368, 523
Emerson, Elijah C 400, 476
Trustees of Public Library, 4, 9, 34, 46, 76, 116. 122, 227, 233, 314,
319
Endicott, A. B., Sheriff 524
Endicott, Charles :
County Commissioner . . . . . . . .68, 189
Register of Deeds 23
State Auditor 419, 466, 523
Endicott, William C, Attorney-General .... 309, 335, 368
Estabrook, James E., State Auditor 67, 106
Evans, W. J. R., Selectman of West Roxbury .... 257
Everett, Edward, Elector at Large 252
Fairfield, 505
Farrar, 37
Far rington, Bradford S., Sheriff 282
Fay, Frank B., District Elector 366
Fay, Henry G 476
Ferris, Mortimer C. 435
Field, Charles, District Elector 105
Field, Edwin 99, 101
Field, John Q. A., Special County Commissioner .... 523
Field, Samuel T., Attorney-General 523
Fisher, Francis 149, 153
Fisher, Francis K 149, 153
Fisher, John :
County Commissioner 68, 106, 216
County Treasurer 254
Fisher, Jonah, County Treasurer 23
Fisher, Milton M., County Commissioner . . . 216, 310, 420
Fleming, P 510
FoUen & Curtis 204
FoUen, Charles, Committee 44, 48, 49
Foord, Enos, Register of Deeds 23
Foord, James, Register of Deeds .... 148, 254, 335, 467
Forbes, John M., District Elector 104
Foster, Dwight, Attorney-General . . . 106, 147, 188, 216
Fowler, Samuel 37, 38
Fraley, John 507
Francis, Nathaniel . . . Ill
Francis, Dr. Tappan Eustis :
Committee .......... 132
School Committee . . . . 3, 9, 75, 85, 192, 200, 285, 291
French, Asa :
Commissioner of Insolvency 68
District- Attorney 467, 524
XXXV 111
INDEX TO NAMES.
Frost, GeoT'^ii, Senator ....
216,
253
Frothinf^hain, Richard, District Elector
105
Fuller, Ilafford B
505
Fuller, John B. H., Selectman of Newton
69
Fuller, William F., District Elector
253
Funk, G. W. :
Constable
471
Truant Officer ....
481
Gaffield, Thomas
311
Gallagher, Ter ranee ....
507
Gallagher, William
224
Gardiner, Charles P., Committee
179
Gardner, John L., Trustee of Public Library
470,
480
Gardner, William H. :
Chairman
175,
178
Committee
181
Moderator
164
Gaston, William :
Representative to Congress .
466
Senator
335
368
Gaj% George W., Special Commissioner .
68,
189
Gay, W., County Treasurer
467
Gay, Willard, County Commissioner
523
Geary, Owen
400
Gibbs, John
149,
1.54,
339,
348
Field Driver
4
Fire Ward
47
Gibson, Nehemiah, Alderman of Boston
138
Gleason, Roswell, District Elector .
104
Glidden, John M., Committee .
179
Goddard, Abijah W. ....
383
Assessor
320
Commissioner of Insolvency
523
Committee
154, 316,
321,
398
405
Representative ....
368,
420,
467
524
Senator
466
Goddard, Benjamin
111, 237.
23!)
292
293
Goddard, Charles
510
Goodrich, John L., Lieutenant-Governor
106
Goodwin, Charles J., State Auditor
419
Gore, John C
71
257
424
Gowan, John C, Field Driver
471
480
Gray, Thomas
131
Green, E. Winthrop, Field Driver
346
Green, William B
256
424
Senator
420
Gregory, S. II
341
342
Griggs, George
383
Committee
154, 434, 442,
448,
449.
473
INDEX TO NAMES.
XXXIX
Griggs, George — continueA.
Motion
Truant Officer
Griggs, Thomas
Committee
Griggs, William J. .
Committee
Field Driver .
Selectman, 192, 202, 215, 218, 226, 227,
257, 258, 259, 280, 263, 280,
312, 314, 334, 337, 344, 345,
376, 377, 384, 392, 394, 397,
421, 423, 424, 425, 427, 428,
Grinell, Joseph, District Elector
Griswold, Col
Griswold, Whiting :
Attorne}'-Geueral
Elector at Large
Gross, Willard Y. .
Committee
Constable
Fire Ward
Truant Officer
Grover, Emery, District Attorney
Grush, John H. :
Constable, 151, 154, 163, 192, 199, 202,
280, 285, 29G
Governor
Truant Officer . . . 286, 591
Guild, G. D., Field Driver . . . .
Guild, J. Anson
Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer of
193, 200, 228, 232, 261, 268,
181, 219,
195
153, 154, 316
230, 237, 249, 251,
284, 285, 293, 295,
354, 357, 365, 370,
401, 406, 413, 415,
434, 435, 444, 447,
465
285
, 314, 345, 378, 429
346, 350, 378
429
264, 232
203
101, 208
206, 207
81, 117
353, 511
227
255, 256,
297, 308,
372, 374,
416, 418,
458, 461,
469, 477
104
223
466
252
165
382, 391
471, 502
429, 439
440, 471
467, 524
226, 227, 232, 249,
, 314, 318, 330, 337
Wood and Bark,
286, 291, 314, 346,
429. 438
Haggerty, Peter, District Elector
Hale, Artemas, District Elector
Hale, Charles ....
Hale, J. Otis, District Elector
Haley, James ....
Hall, Charles B., District Elector
Hall, Elijah F. :
Clerk of Courts ....
Commissioner of Insolvency
Register of Probate and Insolvency
Hall, Henry M., Fire Ward
Hall, Martin L.
Hall, Oliver, Commissioner of Insolvency
251, 261,
345, 355
147
, 314, 319, 346, 351, 378, 385
117
36, 393
152, 156,
378, 385,
471, 481
105
252
509
367
507
105
310
2,53, 282
23
320, 346. 351, 429, 439
404, 405
368
xl
INDEX TO NAMES.
Hall, Thomas B
Assessor, 3, 33, 75, 85, 116, 122, 145, 151, 155, 172,
227, 232, 248, 261, 267, 279, 285, 291, 307, 314,
350, 364, 378, 385, 412, 429, 438, 457
Committee
Hall, William F. . . .
Hallctt, B. F., District Elector
Halloran, Edward
Hamant, Charles, County Commissioner
Hammond, Charles, County Treasurer .
Hanks,
129
23, 67, 189,
Hanson, James, Alderman of Boston
Hardy, Alpheus, Senator
Harris, Benjamin W., District Attorney
Harris, Horatio, Senator
Hart, S. Rowland
Haseltine, William B
Hatch, Samuel, Alderman of Boston
Hayden, Joel, Lieutenant-Governor
Hayes, S. Dana
Hayes, James
Haynes, Clark L., Fence Viewer, 4, 34, 46,75, 117, 123, 152,
227, 232, 261, 285, 291, 314, 319, 345, 350,
Head, Charles D. :
Auditor, 4, 9, 34, 46, 76, 85, 117. 122, 152, 155, 193,
Committee 316, 382
Selectman, 428, 444, 447, 458, 461, 469, 470, 477, 482,
505, 508, 510,
Senator
Trustee of Public Library . . . 285, 314,
Head, Francis C, Selectman of West Roxbury
Healy, James
Heath, Charles
Committee ........
Representative
Hedge, Rev. Frederick H
Trustee of Public Library . 4, 9, 34, 46, 76, 85, 116,
Heebner, Charles, Elector at Large ....
Hench, J. B
Hersey, George E., Auditor, 203, 228, 233, 261, 267, 286,
131, 132, 134
192, 200, 214,
319, 329, 345,
, 470, 480, 520
, 132, 133, 160
505
105
507
310, 335
148
43
138
106
281, 308
189
510
99
138
188, 216, 253
341, 342
507
155, 193, 200,
378, 429, 338,
470, 480
Hey wood, Levi, Treasurer and Receiver-General
Hichborn, William C.
Hickey, Patrick
Higgins, Martin
High Street Church
Hildreth, Milo, Councillor
200, 378, 385,
465
, 391, 496, 511
484, 500, 502.
512, 521, 524
523
319, 429, 439
71
400
149, 153
153, 154, 182
189
111
122, 227, 233
104
372
291, 314, 319,
346, 351
419, 466, 522
341, 342
507
507
393, 433
522
INDEX TO NAMES.
xli
Hill, J. Henry, State Auditor 106
Hills, Richard, Representative 310
Hitchcock, J. F., Councillor 253, 281
Hobart, Benjamin, District Elector 104
Hobbs, George M., Commissioner of Insolvency .... 282
Holbrook, Abner, Special Commissioner 189
Holbrook, Amos H., Special Commissioner .... 282, 368
Homer, George F Ill
Committee 8, 10, 11, 44, 48, 496
Justice of the Peace 60
Moderator, 226, 233, 260, 268, 284, 292, 348, 403, 414, 448, 469, 481,
488
Motion 123
Representative 310, 335
Senator 523
Trustee of Public Library, 4, 9, 34, 46, 76, 192, 200, 285, 378, 385,
402, 403
Hopkins, S. C, Constable . 75, 85, 103, 114, 116, 122, 128, 135, 150
Horr, John E. :
Committee 3, 323, 338, 339
Moderator 249
Horton, James 25, 29
Horton, James W., Field Driver 471
Harvard Watch and Clock Co 352
Howe, 196
Howe, Edward 507
Howe, James Murray 131, 174, 176, 177, 223
Committee .... 118. 129, 132, 133, 160, 165, 182, 223
Moderator 115, 123, 150, 156, 296
Motion 179, 288, 294
Representative 107
Trustee of Public Library 4, 9, 34, 46, 76
Howe, John 121
President of Military Meeting ..... 131
Howe, Thomas 287, 295, 297
Howland, Abraham H., District Elector 252
Humphrey, Edward I., County Commissioner .... 523
Humphrey, Willard A 30.71,257,424
Assessor 3, 33
Committee 485, 498
Motion 379
Representative 310
Selectman, 3, 6, 11, 13, 21, 25, 33, 39, 41, 57, 69, 71, 73, 80, 389
Hunneman & Co 391
Hunt, Sanford M., District Elector 105
Hunt, Thomas G. . . .- 507
Huntington, Charles F., Committee 3
Hurd, Benjamin, Field Driver 471
Hyde, Arba 69, 255, 423
Hyde, James F. C, Selectman of Newton . . . .69, 255, 423
xlii
INDEX TO NAMES.
365,
370,
423,
472,
508
Hyde. William J. :
Constable ....
Field Driver 4, 8
Ingals,
Jackson, A. C.
Jackson, Abram, District Elector .
Jackson, Samuel, Selectman of "West Roxbury
Jamaica Pond Aqueduct Co. .
James, Benjamin ....
James, Horace ...
Committee ....
Selectman, 314, 330, 331, 334, 337, 344, 345, 354,
376, 378, 384, 392, 394, 397, 401, 406, 421,
434, 435, 444, 447, 458, 461, 465, 469, 470,
502, 505
James, Walter :
Sheriff
Special Commission
Jameson, William H. :
Committee ....
Field Driver ....
Representative
School Committee
Jewell, William E., Commissioner of Insolvency
Johnson, Eelix .....
Johnson, George F., Constable
Johnson, Mrs. Michael
Jones, Charles F
Jones. Isaiah T., District Elector .
Jones, Jerome, Councillor
Jones, Moses .....
Fire Ward ....
Jones, Moses, Jr., Field Driver
Jordan, Eben
Keith, James M. :
District Elector
Senator .....
Keith, Jesse E., District Attorney .
Kelly,
Kelly, Catharine ....
Kendall, Robert, Field Driver .
Kennard, Martin P., Committee 109
Kenrick, Alfred, Motion .
Kenrick, Alfred, Jr. :
Committee 316
Fire Ward ....
Motion .....
Sealer of Weights and Measures, 152, 155, 193, 228, 233,
286, 291, 314, 319, 346, 378, 429
Selectman
39, 40, 41
345, 378
79. 400
345, 350
227, 233
176
383
252
71
422
311
403, 471
316, 353
372, 374,
427, 428,
477, 487,
510, 521
68
282
176, 179
. 33, 46
310
33
;168, 523
507
429, 471
507
428
366
466
401, 476
292
4. 8, 261
176
366
466
67
383
400
471
432, 441
488
, 477, 483
. 34, 46
285, 459
261, 268,
, 471, 480
389
INDEX TO NAMES.
xliii
Kilnan, James • • • • "
Kimball, Aaron, Couucillor
Kimball, Charles :
■ State Auditor • • • •
Treasurer and Receiver-General .
Kimball, John, Commissioner of Insolvency
Kingman, Bradford:
Committee . • • • '
Field Driver . • • • •
Kingsbury, Daniel . ■ • • •
Kingsbury, John . • • • *
Kirby, Charles K. :
Committee
Selectman
Ladd, Charles P., Field Driver
Lamb, Samuel, Lieutenant-Governor
Lamb, Samuel O. ••
Attorney-General .
Lieutenant-Governor
Secretary of State
Lamson, Rev. William,
Moderator
School Committee .
Trustee of Public Library
Langley, Silas H. :
Field Driver .
Pound Keeper
Lanman, T. E., Field Driver .
Lathrop, Wells, District Elector
Lawrence,
115, 150, 191
. 85, 192
18
316, 321,
Lawrence, Amos A.
Committee, 6, 14, 109, 131
Governor
Justice of the Peace
Moderator
Motion . • • •
Trustee of Public Library
Lawrence, Francis W. -
Lawrence, Dr. William R.
Committee
Leavering, Warren, Commissioner
Lee, Henry, Jr. • • •
Committee
Lee, Horace C, Lieutenant-Governor
Lee, Joseph • • • •
Lee, Thomas . • • •
Leighton, James A. .
Leland, P. AV., District Elector
Lewis, George, Agent for the City of ^^f^^^J
Libby, John 0., Fence Viewer, 123, 1^'-. 1««'
470
fi9
487, 502
506, 507
188
188
67
523
451
193
255, 258, 423, 425
G9, 70, 255, 423
511
505, 508,510, 521
471
522
106, 253
. ■ . 419
281
226, 260, 284, 344, 377, 428, 470
459
200, 285, 291. 314, 319, 429, 439
227, 2S3, 429, 439
4, 8, 75, 85
4. 8, 34. 75, 85, 117
86
105
205
27, 131, 174, 341, 342
323, 339, 485, 496, 498
22, 106
341
341
109. 164, 199, 422, 489
, 9, 34, 46. 76, 151, 155
341, 342
30, 341. 342
341
68
149, 153
109
309
69, 255, 423
71, 256, 424
476
104
72
55, 193, 200, 227, 232, 261
of Insolvency
xliv
INDEX TO NAMES.
314, 319, 346, 351, 378, 385, 429,
;}o;t.
Lincoln, B.
Lincoln, Charles D.
Representative
Lincoln, F. W., Jr.
Lincoln, Levi :
District Elector
Elector at Large
Lincoln. William :
Assessor
Committee
Linnehan, Cornelius
Littell, Eliakira :
Committee
Motion
Littell, Robert S. :
Auditor .
Field Driver .
Livermore, Jonathan
Loker, Alvin
Loud, Jacob H., Treasurer and Receiver-General, 281
Lovering, Warren, Commissioner of Insolvency
Lowell, John
Lunney, James
Lyford, Nathaniel
Committee 82,
Fence Viewer
Field Driver .
Lyford & Pierce
Lyman & Co.
Macausland, Charles B., Field Driver
Mackintosh, Charles G., Selectman of West Roxburv
Macy, Alfred, District Elector
Madore, Joseph
Maglathlin, Henry B., Secretary of Commonwealth
Mahoney, Dennis ....
Mahoney. John ....
Maloney, Mrs. Bridget
Manchester, Judge ....
Mann, N. P
Mann, N. P., Jr. ... .
Mansfield, Henry S., District Elector
Mansfield, J. K. F
Mansur, J. W., State Auditor .
Marston, George. Lieutenant-Governor
Mason, David H., Attorney-General
Mason, William, District Elector .
Mattoon, Charles. District Elector
May, John W. :
Commissioner of Insolvency
County Commissioner .
1, 256. 424
476
467, 524
311
253
104
481. 520
432, 441
400
6, 14, 30, 77
129,
439, 471, 480
117
70, 257, 425
71, 257, 424
335, 367, 419
189
255, 423
507
403
133, 160, 264
75, 117
75, 85
507
405
314. 319
424
104
400
522
416
583, 400
507
178
505
505
104
505
106
106
67
366
105
282
23, 148
INDEX TO NAMES.
xly
May, William B., State Senator
Mayhew, Aaron C, Councillor for Sixth District
Mayo, Noah, Jr. . . •
McCarty, Ellen
McCarty, Thomas
McClellan, John
McCormack, Mrs. Mary .
McDermot, Margaret
Mclnuery, John
Mcintosh, Michael, Field Driver
McLaughlan, Patrick
Mead, Seymour L., Auditor
Mealy, Mrs
Mealy, John ....
Meany, Daniel ....
Melcher, William K.
Committee . . • 129, 133, 160, 380,
Fence Viewer, 268, 285, 291, 314, 320, 345,
Lieutenant-Governor
Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer of Wood
Mellen, Mrs
Merrill, Moody, Senator
Merwin, Elias
Mitchell, James
Mitchell, James H., District Elector
Morey, George, Elector at Large .
Morey, George P., Special County Commissioner
Morris, Henry, Attorney-General .
Morse, Bushrod, Commissioner of Insolvency
Morse, Eben, Constable ....
Morse, Robert M., Senator ....
Morse, Robert M., Jr. :
Selectman of West Roxbury
Senator
Mower, Charles C, Councillor
Mnngovan, James
Monroe, George H., Senator . . • •
Murray, Daniel, Field Driver . . . ■
Murray, Daniel C :
Constable
Field Driver
Murray, John
Nayson, Jonathan, District Elector
Neal, Burton W. :
Constable
Field Driver
Nesraith, John :
District Elector
Lieutenant-Governor . . . ■
28
22, 67
311
400
400
224
507
400
510
378
383
22
400
507
510
473
389, 432, 441, 477, 483
378, 429, 438, 470, 480
147
and Bark,
285,
378
291,
312,
471, 480
111
523
38
507
104
104
523
106
523
345, 350
282
257
310
522
400
368, 420, 466
346
429, 438, 471
385, 429, 438, 481
507
367
116, 151, 155, 192, 261
. 4, 268
105
147
xlvi
INDEX TO NAMES.
Newell, CM
Newton, Rev. William W., School Committee
New England Life Insurance Co. .
New York and Boston R. R. Co.
Nicholson, S
Noble, Reuben :
District Elector
Lieutenant-Governor ....
Noonari, John .......
Norcross, Otis
Noyes, Benj. S., Agent for the City of Roxbury
Noyes, Samnel B., Commissioner of Insolvency
Nyhen, Timothy
O'Hare, John
O'Hcarn, Cornelius
Field Driver
O'Hearn, Michael
Oliver, Henry K., Treasurer and Receiver-General
Onion, Willard, Sealer of Leather
Onion, Willard, Jr., Sealer of Leather, 34, 76, 123
Orcutt, Henry, Fire Ward
Orcutt, Henry, Jr., Fire Ward
Orr, Galen :
County Commissioner .
Special Commissioner .
Paige, Abram, District Elector
Paige, Albert S., Field Driver .
Paine, Henry W. :
Attorney-General .
Governor
Palmer, Charles L. :
Field Driver .
Fire Ward, 34, 86, 123. 193, 200, 228. 233.
Palmer, George F.
Palmer, Horatio G
Palmer, Jacob P.
Panter, .
Panter, John
Parker, Edward G
Parmenter, George W. :
Alderman of Boston
District Elector
Parsons, Thomas
Committee. 6, 44, 77,
34, 86, 123. 193, 200,
Field Driver
Attorney-General
State Senator
. 174, 222, 228
129, 132, 133, 160, 181.
321, 353
Motion, 52, 53, 129, 161, 174, 185, 194, 198,
389
470, 480
473
79, 255, 2.58, 423
38
105
367
507
383
72
253
383
507
507
86
506, 507
106, 147. 18S. 216,253
117, 233
152, 193, 228, 233, 261
152, 155
117, 122
523
368
253
471
188
216. 253
314
261, 267, 286, 291, 314
471, 480
381
505
132
476
. 23, 67
Representative
Representative to Congress
138
105
332, 346, 378. 430, 465
182, 194, 204, 288, 315,
, 380, 451, 485, 489, 498
219, 370, 372, 377, 380,
449
23, 68, 148. 189, 310. 335, 368
310
INDEX TO NAMES.
xlvii
Parsons, Thomas — continued.
School Committee . . ■ 3, 8, 116, 122, 227,
Secretary of State . . . . •
Selectman, 3, 13, 21, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 39, 4L
89, 93, 103, 108, 114, 116, 119, 128,
161, 163, 173, 180, 187, 191, 192, 197,
226, 227, 230, 235, 237, 251, 259, 260,
295, 297, 308, 312, 314, 330, 334, 337.
365, 370, 372, 374, 376, 377, 384, 392,
424, 425, 427, 428, 434, 435, 444, 447,
Trustee of Public Library, 4, 9, 34, 46, 76, 151,
Payne, Mrs. Francis T.
Peabody, Edward C, State Auditor
Peabody, S. E., District Elector
Pease, Richard L., District Elector
Perkins, Charles C.
Perkins, Charles E. .
Perkins, Rev. N. M.
School Committee .
Perry, Charles L., Field Driver
Perry, Edward S., Field Driver
Perrin, Lewis . . • •
Pettingill, Thomas, Constable
Pettengill, Thomas S. :
Cemetery Committee, 193, 200, 228, 233, 261,
346, 378
Constable, 116, 151, 218, 261, 285, 314, 334, 345
Field Driver, 4, 75, 85, 123, 151, 193, 200, 261,
Fire Ward, 47, 193, 200, 228, 233, 261, 267, 286,
Phelps, Daniel W., Constable
Phelps, George R., Field Driver
Philbrick, ....
Philbrick, Edward S. . • .381
Committee . 84,88,91,229
233, 314, 429, 439
106
57, 67, 73, 75, 80,
134, 146, 150, 151,
202, 203, 215, 218,
263, 280, 284, 285,
344, 345, 354, 357,
394, 418, 421, 423,
449, 458, 461, 465,
467, 469
155, 261, 267, 294,
322, 345, 470, 480
505
466
Motion
School Committee
Selectman, 227, 232, 237, 249, 251
293, 295, 297, 308, 312
357, 365, 376, 389, 394
Philbrick, Samuel, Committee .
Philbrick, William D. . . •
Trustee of Public Library
Phibrick & Ware ....
, 394, 401, 416
236, 288, 315,
259, 260, 263,
314, 331, 334,
397, 401, 406,
421
252
366
70, 256
424
2
3, 8
346, 350
346
509
192
267, 286, 314, 319,
429, 439, 471, 480
376, 378, 429, 470
286, 378, 429, 438,
471, 480
314, 319, 346, 378,
429, 4.39
429, 471
203, 227, 292
111
, 429, 434, 435, 485
321, 353, 380, 434,
449, 496
315
234, 261, 267
267, 280, 284, 285,
337, 344, 345, 354,
413, 415, 416, 418,
423, 424, 425, 427
. 6, 10, 14, 44, 48
99, 100, 101
192, 200, 261, 267
101
xlviii
INDEX TO NAMES.
228
Phillips, Stephen H., Attorney-General .
Phillips, Wendell, Governor
Phinny, S. B., District Elector
Pierce, Andrew, Jr., District Elector
Pierce, B. F., Selectman of Brighton
Pierce, Edward L., District-Attorney
Pierce, Peter W., Field Driver
Pierce, Silas, Treasurer and Receiver-General
Pitman, Robert C, Governor
Plummer, David S., Field Driver
Plunkett, Thomas F., Lieutenant-Governor .
Pond, Lucus, County Commissioner
Pond, Samuel E., Special County Commissioner
Pons, Charles A., Field Driver
Pope, Charles :
Justice of the Peace ....
Truant Justice, 4, 9, 47, 51, 76, 85, 200
Truant Officer
Pope, Enoch L.
Pratt, George, Senator
Pratt, Stillman B., Secretary of State
Pray, John F., Alderman of Boston
Prescott, Frederick W. .
Committee .......
School Committee, 3, 8, 10, 76, 116, 122, 227
Prescott, Nathan B., Selectman of West Roxbury
Preston, J. P
Prince, Frederick (). :
Councillor ......
Secretary of State
Proctor, Robert, Field Driver
Proctor, Thomas, Commissioner of Insolvency
P.ulsifer, John, Field Driver ....
Putnam, George, District Elector .
Putnam, J. II., Committee ....
Quimby, Thomas C.
Quinlan, M. W
Field Driver
Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer of Wood
Quinlan, Thomas
Field Driver
Quinlan, Thomas, Jr
Quinn, James .......
Randall, Charles 1., Commissioner of Insolvency
Ransom, Chandler R., State Auditor
Reed, Chester I., Attorney-General
Reed, Eben W. :
Constable, 116, 122, 151, 192, 229, 261, 285, 314,
Field Driver, 123, 151, 193, 200, 227, 261, 286,
385,
and
188,
. 22, 67
466
104
252
425
310, 368, 464
. 4, 117
22, 106
522
227, 233
216, 253, 281
106
189, 368, 523
346
99, 100
234, 261, 267
193
509
310
419, 466
138
44, 47, 48, 49
233, 314, 319, 430
424
505
233,
393,
415,
Bark
253
147, 216
471
189
314
252
223
283
433, 434
346
320
400, 415
314
415
500
282, 368, 523
22
253, 281, 309
345, 378, 429, 471
314, 319, 346, 378,
429, 438, 471, 480
INDEX TO NAMES.
xlix
Reed, Eben W. — continued.
Pound Keeper, 9, 47, 123, 151, 193, 200, 228,
351, 378
Truant Officer, 286, 291, 314, 319, 346, 351
Reed, Levi, State Auditor . .
Reynolds, William J., District Elector .
Rice, Alexander H., Representative to Congress
Rice, Thomas :
Councillor ....
Selectman of Newton
Rice, Thomas, Jr. :
Councillor ....
Selectman of Newton
Rice, William .....
Petition
Richai'ds, Calvin, Special Commissioner
Ricliardson, D. S., District Elector
Richmond, Andrew A., Attorney-General
Richmond, E
Riclver, George D., Alderman of Boston
Ridgway, S. S.
Riley, Patrick ....
Ritchie, James, Councillor
Ritchie, Thomas P., Field Driver
Rives, Mrs. G. W. .
Robbins, Edward H.
Robinson, Samuel A. :
Committee
Sealer of Leather, 193, 200, 228, 233, 261,
346, 378
Robinson, Shadrack
Roberts, Joseph D. .
Rogers, Daniel H.
Auditor 228
Rogers, John K., Committee
Rooney, William, Constable
Ropes, Joseph H., Senator
Rourke, Michael
Ruffen, George L., Attorney. General
Ruggles, Cyrus W., Constable
Ruggles, John, School Committee
Russell, Marshall, Committee
Russell, Hon. Thomas
Sabin, Charles W. .
Safford, Nathaniel F., County Commissioner
Salisbury, Dr. Stephen, School Committee
Salmon, William F., District Elector
261, 286, 314,
, 385, 429, 438
, 378, 385, 429
106, 147. 188
233,
227
319, 346,
471, 480
438, 471
216, 253
105
22, 105, 188, '253
309, 367
255
335
69, 423
505
. 73, 80
68
105
22
38
500
38
400
106, 147
429, 438
38
256, 424
206, 207
314, 319,
471, 480
178
510
100, 102
471, 480
229, 235
291, 345
335
400
623
285, 291
345, 351
380, 389
224
505
148, 253
200, 285,
378, 385
367
• 7L
195
267, 286, 291,
, 389, 429, 438,
79, 99
429, 439,
285
232, 261
. 23, 68
9, 75, 85, 192,
291
37
INDEX TO NAMES.
Saltonstall, Leverett 176
District Elector 252
Sampson, Ezra W., Clerk of Courts 148
Sanborn, John P. :
Truant Officer, 76, 117, 122, 152, 156, 193, 200, 228, 233, 261, 286,
291, 314, 346, 351, 378, 385, 429, 438, 471
Constable, 227, 259, 261, 267, 285, 291, 308, 314, 344, 345, 350, 365,
378, 384, 397, 413, 418, 422, 427, 429, 438, 444, 447, 459,
461, 465, 469, 471, 479, 487, 521
Sanderson, Charles P., State Auditor ...... 523
Sanderson, Eli D., Constable . . .3, 33, 75, 85, 116, 151, 155, 192
Sanford, Emery, Treasurer and Receiver-General .... 147
Sanford, E. W., School Committee . 234, 314, 319, 429, 439
Sanger, D. C, Selectman of Newton 423
Saunders, Daniel, Treasurer and Receiver-General . . 188
Sayles, Henry 394
Scudder, Charles W. :
Auditor, 4, 9, 34, 46, 76, 85, 117, 122, 152, 155, 193, 200, 228, 233
Committee 432, 441
Seamans, Frank F., Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer of Wood
and Bark 378, 389, 429, 440, 471, 481
Seamans, James M 476
Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer of Wood and Bark, 228, 232,
233, 261, 268, 286, 314, 346
Searl, 39, 40, 41
Sears,
Sears, David
Elector at Large
Sears, David, Jr.
Seaver, James W., State Auditor
Seaver, William, Agent of Roxbury
Secorab, Edward, Selectman
Secomb, Edward R., Representative
234
37, 38
366
38
67
256
75
107, 148
Selectman,
Self ridge,
85, 93, 103, 114, 116, 119, 134, 150, 151, 161, 163, 173,
184, 187, 191
111
Sclfridge, Capt. Thomas 131
Shaw, Jonathan, County Treasurer 467
Sheafe, Mark W 383
Shed & Edson 79, 230, 239, 263
Shed, Abraham B. :
Committee 195, 206, 207
Sheriff : . . 524
Shed, J. Herbert 331, 356, 387
Committee .......... 236
Trustee of Public Library 234
Shephard, John 38
Sherman, F. C. :
Committee 380, 389
Truant Officer . 117, 152, 156, 193, 200, 228, 233, 234, 261, 268
INDEX TO NAMES.
Shurtleff, Dr. Augustine .
Assessor • • • •
Committee . • • •
Motion . ■ • • ■
Trustee of Public Library
Shurtleff, Nathaniel B., Secretary of State
Shurtleff, Dr. Samuel A. .
Silsbee, Nathaniel, District Elector
Simmons, Perez, District Attorney
Sinclair, James W., Constable
Slack, Charles W
Sleeper, John S., Representative to Congress
Smith, Albert W
of Boston
Assessor
School Committee .
Smith, Charles, Pield Driver
Smith, Rev. Matson M., School Committee
Smith, Phineas B., Agent of Roxbury
Smith, T. Dunlap . • • •
Smyth, Abiel B. :
Constable
Representative
Snow, ■
Sohier, E. D. .
Spencer, William S.
Committee
Motion .
Representative
Spinney, Samuel R., Alderman
Spurr, John, District Elector
Stearns,
Stearns, Charles
Committee
Representative
Stearns, Charles, Jr.
Committee
Stearns, Charles H. :
Field Driver ■ • • •
Truant Officer • • ■ ■
Stearns, George M., Lieutenant-Governor
Stearns, John G., Jr., Field Driver
Stearns, Marshal
S'20, 345
129
109, 192
2, 3, 6, 13, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 39
"ggVtO, 72, 73, 75, 80, 89, 93, 103, 108, lU
138, 150, 151, 161, 163, 173. 180, 184, 187
215, 218, 226, 227, 230, 235, 237, 249, 251
260, 263, 280, 284, 285, 293,
227, 232
248
:'.93, 433, 473
481
432, 434, 441, 449
429
378
188
400, 476
105
310, 368, 524
471
311
188, 253
. 73, 80
261, 279, 285, 307
9
. 33, 46, 285
3, 9
256
177
Assessor
Committee
Motion .
Selectman,
121, 122, 192
310
467
38
176, 223
316, 321
313, 323
310
138
105
196, 230
37. 38, 111
109
467
27, 37, 38
195, 206, 207
117, 123, 171
268
335
314
. i'7, 261, 314
350, 378, 385, 412
133, 160, 181, 229
195, 224, 227, 260
41, 50, 51, 57, 59,
116, 119, 128, 134,
191, 192, 197, 202,
255, 257, 258, 259,
295, 297, 308, 312
m
INDEX TO NAMES.
Stearns, William, Field Driver 4
Stevens, Charles A., District Elector 367
Stevens, J. Thomas, District Elector lOo
Stewart, A. T. 405
Stephenson, Luther, Secretary of Commonwealth . 4GG, 522
Stephenson, Luther, Jr., Secretary of Commonwealth . 309
Stiles & Co., J. C 405
Stoddard, George, Fire Ward 4, 9
Stoddard, Nathaniel W., Treasurer and Receiver-General 419, 466
Stone, Elisha :
Constable . . 2, 3, 8, U, 21, 25, 32. 33, 45, 57, (!G, 73, 75
Fence Viewer 4, 34
Surveyor of Lumber 4.34,75,117.122
Stone, George H., Fire Ward 320
Stone, Rev. John S. 131
School Committee 3, 9, 75, 85, 90
Stone, J. Kent 176
Stone, Milton J 509
Stoper, Ambrose, District Elector ....... 105
Sullivan, John 507
Sumner, Increase S., Lieutenant-Governor 22, 67
Sutton, Eben, Elector at Large 104
Swan, Charles L., Commissioner of Insolvency .... 282
Swan, William D., Senator 147, 189
Sweetser, Mrs. Maria L 505
Sweetser, Theodore H. :
Attorney-General 216
Governor 309
Talbot, Aristidies, Selectman of West Roxbury .... 424
Tappan, 79
Tar box, John K. :
District Elector 367
Secretary of State . 419
Taylor, Henry 38
Taylor, Isaac, Committtee 109, 497
Taylor, John C, Field Driver 429. 438
Temple, Thomas F., Commissioner of Insolvency . . 368
Tenney, Moses, Treasurer and Receiver-General .... 67
Tenney, Moses, Jr., Treasurer and Receiver-General ... 22
Terry, Henry B., Clerk of Courts 523
Thaxter, Samuel B., District Elector 366
Thayer, E. Wales, Special County Commissioner .... 523
Thayer, John E. . 196
Thayer, S. J. F 472, 473
Thomas, Edward I. :
Auditor 378, 385, 429, 43!). 471, 480
Committee 353, 398, 405, 485, 497. 498
Motion 353
Thomas, Mrs. Henrietta W 505
mDEX TO NAMES.
liii
Thomas, John W., Sherifl" fi8, 18!),
Thompson, Charles, Lieutenant-Governor
Thompson, Newell A., Representative to Congress
Thurston, Jolin G., District Elector ....
Tileston, Edward G., Auditor, 233, 2G1, 2G7, 28G, 291, 314,
Tolman, Charles W., Sealer of Leather, 4, 8, 9, 34, 76, 117
Tomkins, Rev. E. D. .......
Tompson, E. W. E., Field Driver ....
Torrey, Calvin, Councillor
Towne, William B. :
Assessor, 192, 200, 214, 227, 282, 248, 2G1, 267, 279, 285,
Truant Justice
Townsend, Samuel, Jr., Field Driver
Train, Charles P., Attorney-General
Trask, Eliphalet, Lieutenant-Governor
Tucker, Ellis, Special Commissioner
Tucker, Joseph, Lieutenant-Governor
Tucker, Timothy, County Commissioner
Turner, Furgus B., Field Driver
Turner, John N. :
Assessor . . . . '
Committee ....
Representative
School Committee .
Secretary of Commonwealth
State Senator
Trustee of Public Library
Twitchell, Giuery ....
Chairman ....
Committee ....
Motion .....
Representative to Congress .
Tyler, George
Underwood, Alva G., Treasurer and Receiver
Upham, George, District Elector
Upham, Henry
Vose, Robert :
Commissioner of Insolvency
Special Commissioner
Waite, Gilbert
Wakefield, John H. :
Committee ....
Representative
Waldron, Samuel W., Jr., Representative to Congress
Wales, Asa B., Special Commissioner
Walker, Amasa, District Elector
Walker, Joseph, Selectman of Newton
Walker, Samuel, Senator
i'Au,
85, 116, 122, 145,
49, 153, 154, 156,
4, 9, 34, 46, 76
General
282,
368, 524
22, 106
22
105
319,
346, 351
, 123 152, 155
342
471
466
,307,
320, 329
268
346, 350
523
, 67,
466, 522
68
419,
466, 522
106
314, 319
151,
155, 172
157,
181, 182
23
3, 9, 33
22
. 23, 67
, 85,
116, 122
174
222 224
49, 109
298
310,
367, 466
508, 510
22
105
38
189
368
311
8, 11
68
22
68, 189
105
423
67
liv
INDEX TO NAMES.
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 50, 59, 7G,
Walker, Samuel A. .
Constable
Field Driver
Motion
Walley, Samuel II., Representative to Congress
Ward, Andrew H., Jr., Councillor .
Ward, James O
Ward well. Major D. K
Ware & Van Brunt
Warner, Oliver, Secretary of Commonwealth, 22
281, 309
Warren, G. Washington, Attorney-General
Warren, James Sullivan
Warren, John A. ..... .
Warren, Moses C
Warren, Willard, Sealer of Leather, 286, 314, 346,
Warren, William, Selectman of Brighton
Warren, William Wirt, Attorney-General
Washburn, Nehemiah, Committee
Washburn, William B., Governor
Wason, Elbridge
Waterman, Ansel H.
Committee
Fence Viewer
Field Driver .
Fire Ward, 76, 85, 117, 123, 152, 155, 228, 233
Waterman, Joseph T., Field Driver
Waterman, Thomas J., Field Driver
Weathern, Thomas A., Field Driver
Webber, John ....
Webber, John H. . . .
Weissban, L
Welch, A. K. P., Councillor
Weld, Aaron D.
Weld, Ransom N. :
Fence Viewer
Fire Ward
Weld, Stephen M., District Elector
Wells, John, District Elector .
Wells, John, Committee .
Wellington, Avery . .
Wellmau, William A.
Committee
Moderator
Motion 49, 115, 132,
Trustee of Public Library
Wenzel, Henry ......
Wesselhoeft, George P., School Committee
67,
335
77, 83, 89, 90, 111
33, 46
33
121, 236
22
106
71, 256
178
339
106, 147, 188, 216,
367, 419. 466, 522
106
346, 347
505
378. 385, 429, 438, 471,
480
70
466, 523
165, 179
522
505
507
264
268
314
>61. 268. 286. 314, 319
314
319
346
400
415
319
335
1. 257, 424
5, 117, 122
76, 85
252
253
.-)11
509
99, 100, 101, 131, 175
165, 271, 432, 441, 473
110, 185
178, 220, 221, 269, 462
34. 46, 76. 116, 122
174
345, 351
INDEX TO NAMES.
Iv
428
444
323
447
3,
337,
458.
Wharton, Rev. Francis, School Committee • 261,
Wheeler, Jonathan D., Councillor .
Wheelock, Henry . . . ■
Whipple, Orin, Selectman of Newton
White, Charles, State Auditor
White, Echvard A., Alderman of Boston
White, Joseph L
White, N. G., District Elector
Whitin, Paul, District Elector
Whiting, William, District Elector
Whitney, • ■ •
Whitney, Aaron :
Constable . . . •
Fence Viewer
Field Driver . . • •
Fire Ward . . • •
Whitney, Gen. James S. :
Committee ....
Motion
Senator
Whitney, Milton B., District Elector
Whittemore, Augustus, Selectman
Whittier, John G., District Elector
Whitwell & Hanks .
Whyte, Oliver .
Wightman, Joseph M., Mayor of Boston
Wild, Dr. . • •
Wild, Capt. E. A. .
Wild, Edward A.
Committee
Petition .
School Committee .
Wilder, Charles
Wilder, C. W. .
Committee
Lieutenant-Governor
Motion
Wilder, N. P., Elector at Large
Wilkinson, Ezra, Attorney-General
Willard, Paul, Senator
Williams, George, Selectman of West Roxbury
Williams, Howard S
Selectman, 2, 3, G, 13, 21, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 39,
59, GG, G9
Williams, J. M. S., District Elector . . • ■
Williams, Jeremiah A., Selectman of West Roxbury
Williams, Moses .
Committee
267, 345, 351
188, 216
165, 177
255
. 22, 67
500
70, 258, 425
105
367
366
196
33, 46, 75, 85
4, 34
4
. 34, 46
339, 353, 380
323, 374
523
367
, 465, 469, 477
105, 252
43
393
138
111
136, 137
136, 137, 165
129, 133, 137
. 31, 41
3, 9, 33, 46
38
133, 174
153, 154
147
153, 181
104
22
253
71
79
41, 50, 51, 57,
, 70, 72, 73, 80
252
424
510
398
Ivi
DTOEX TO NAMES.
74,
Williams, Moses B.
Committee, 77, 84, 88, 90, 109, 112, 129,
175, 17G, ]78
Councillor ......
Motion
licpresentative
Willis, Henry, Councillor
Wilson, John, District Klcctor
Wilson, William S.
Winsliip, Charles, Special County Commissioner
Winthrop, Robert C, Elector at Large .
Witliington, Moses
Treasurer and Collector, 3, 33, 75, IH!, 151,
Withington, Otis
Committee
Woodbury, William P., Jr.
Woodward, EdAviu W.
Woodward, Royal .
Worthington, Erastus, Clerk of Courts
Wright, Ebcn, Committee
Wriglit, John L.
Wriglit, S
Field Driver
131, 177, 223
132, 133, 137, 159, 165,
181, 223, 229, 271, 288
147, 216
109, 204, 220, 265, 271
68
309
252
506, 507, 510
523
252
. 79, 81
192, 227, 261, 285, 314,
345, 378, 429, 470
36, 117
195, 205. 206, 207
346
505
400
310, 523
. 77, 90
73
38, 82. 393, 433
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