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The Commonwealth of !Tassachusetts.
'iddlesex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of '3eading, (33reeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby renuired to
notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of '?eadinw qualified
to vote in elections and town affairs to meet in Security Hall,
' "oburn Street in said Leading on
'RsrOrMAY, THE 777T'TY- 9t "COr1D D'.Y nn n7Cr. m7,,' s 1947
at eight o'clock in the evening, to act on the following articles:
Article 1. To hear and act ors the reports of Town officers
and special committ,es and determine what instruction will be
given Govan officers, and special committees.
Article >. to see what sum the down will appropriate from
available funds for the repair of the traffic sign,! or beacon in
'leading Square or what it will do in relation thereto.
3oard of Selectmen.
Article 3. To see if the 'y'owr. till vote to authorize the Board
of Selectmen to sell or exchange upon such terms and conditions as
they may determine,the 1946 ^ord cruising car of the Police
Department; to see what disposition the 2own will make of the pro -
cAeds thereof and to see what sum the Town will appropriate from
available funds for the pureh8se of a new cruising car for the
7'olice Department or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 4. To see v :hat sum the gown Till vote to appropriate
from available funds and transf °r to the Snow sand Ice Account, or
what it rill do in relation thereto.
3oard of ''ublic "'orks.
Article 5. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropri-
ate by borrowing or otheri ise for the ;purpose of laying water
mains of not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in
diameter and for the development of additional wells including
suction mains or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of rublic ' "orks.
Article 6. To see what sum the Town will raise and ar)propri-
ate by borrowing and from available funds or otherwise for the
construction of sewers or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of ''ublic '"orks.
And you are directed to serve this
tested copy thereof in at least tf•:r?e
cir,ct of the town, not less than seve
1947, the date set for the meeting in
this Tarrant in the Heading Chronicle
said date.
'"'arrant by posting an at-
public pl, ,ices in each ''re-
n days prior to December 22,
said ""arrant, and to publish
one dray ut least prior to
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your
doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at or before the time appointed
for said meeting.
liven under our hands this twelfth dby of December, A.D., 1947.
77,1NN "TH .. LA'THAM
CHAS. `TLYITMIMN
G.
Selectmen of Heading.
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Officer's return
I iddlesex, ss. readintr, ATass. , Dec. 19, 1947
I3y virtue of this warrant, I on ?)ecember 15th, 1947 notified
rind warned thA inhabitants of thn town of reading, our- lifled to
vote in elPctinns and town affairs to meet in the place and rat
the time specified in this i�qarrant, by posting attested conies
thereof in the following public places within the town of reading.
- recinct 1. Austin's `unch. 7?oom, 17 F€arnd.en Str °et
"'he Danforth rharmbe,y, 1 I'arrider, Street
Central "ire Station, "leasant Street
rrecinet 2. "asor,ic enple '3uildirg
Lyceum Hall ' 3uilding
"'.". Charles &. Sons Store, 610 °'ain Str?pt
-lostor, & Twine Railroad Depot
Odd "ellov;s - 3uilding
rrecinct 3. - Taterhouse's "?eighborhood Store, 36 mineral Street
3enny's Neighborhood Store, 168 Lowell Street
'"ire ltction #2 "'oburn Str ^et
Precinct 4. ',`unicipa.l Building
I`cLauQhl ir,' s - Neighborhood Store . 1051 ;,Zb in. Street
Zitzov's ?ei`hborhood Store, 287 Lowell Street
the date of posting being five days prior to December�,u, 1947
the date set for the meeting in this warrant.
.Also I caused an attested copy of this warrant to be published
in the _ie€adir,g Chronicle in the ivsue of December 18, 1947 the
date of publication being more than one dray prior to the date of
said meeting. —
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Constable of "leading.
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Security Fall ')ece nber '` , 1':47
'she meeting was called to order by the ""oderator at the tim,?
specified in the ".'arrant.
"_'he "'arrant w't.s partially read by the Ilown Clerk, when or, motion,
of "er,neth C. Latham it wtas voted to dispense with the further
reading of the 11'arrr3nt, except the Constable's Return which %---,s
then read by the 'oi�n Clerk.
Article 1. she first action, by the assembly was the official
recognition of the worth of the late Otis B. ?iuggles, former
et the time of his passing, a member of the deleg-
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