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1876-04-03The minutes of the regular Meeting for April 3, 1876 begin after the minutes of the continuation of the March meeting below. At a meeting of the qualified of the town of Beverly held at the Town Hall in said town, on Monday the Third day of April, in the year Eighteen Hundred and Seventy Six at One o'clock in the afternoon, the same being an adjoumment of the Annual Town meeting held on the Sixth day March in the same year, it was Voted by hand vote that Amos Homan be Field Driver in Ward 1 in place of William Callely that Charles Carrico be Field Driver in Ward 1 in place of Jesse R. Dame that Thomas Boden be Field Driver in Ward 2 in place of Alonzo Goodhue that Elisha Pride be Field Driver in Ward 3 in place of Stephen Eldredge that Joseph E. Ober be Field Driver in Ward 4 in place of Stephen Eldredge that Isaac Standley be Field Driver in Ward 5 in place of Henry E. Dodge that Ezra Edwards be Field Driver in Ward 5 in place of Asa J. Osbome that Chester Hobbs be Field Driver in Ward 6 in place of Hiram Preston that William H. Nutter be Field Driver in Ward 8 in place of John G. Munsey that George S. Jewett be Field Driver in Ward 9 in place of Samuel Day that Calvin W. Goodridge be Field Driver in Ward 12 in place of John G. Smith that Levi Woodberry 2d be Surveyor of Lumber in place of Richard A. Woodberry that Jacob Brower be Surveyor of Lumber in place of Daniel Wallis that Adoniram Goodhue be Surveyor of Lumber in place of John T. Ober that Robert Remmonds be Surveyor of Lumber in place of Hiram Doane that Israel F. Lee be Clerk of the Market in place of Charles Moulton that John Pickett be Inspector of Lime in place of Samuel F. Obear a motion to dissolve the meeting, was lost. A motion offered by William A. Friend, "that the School Committee be authorized to reestablish the Central Grammar School, at the commencement of the next School year" was put to the meeting and lost. John G. Drown, offered a motion, "that the vote passed at this meeting in March last electing the Selectmen, Surveyors of Highways, be now reconsidered," which motion the Chair declined to Entertain. Mr. Drown appealed from the decision of the Chair, when the meeting by vote sustained the Chair. A Motion offered by Wm. A. Friend, "that the vote whereby the Selectmen were instructed to dispense with Evening Police be reconsidered" was put to the meeting & lost. A Motion to dissolve the meeting, was put to the meeting and lost. On motion of Henry P. Woodberry Voted, that the Selectmen be instructed not to license any person to sell intoxicating liquors as a beverage. On motion of Isaac Standley Voted that the Board of Health be instructed to abolish the office of Superintendent of Burials. A motion offered by Elbridge J. Holden, to sell the Hearse House was put to the meeting and lost. A motion offered by M. Sullivan, "that the vote whereby the Janitor ship of the Town Hall was ordered to be set up at auction" to the lowest bidder" be reconsidered, was put to the meeting and lost. Voted That this meeting be dissolved. A true record Attest James Hill Town Clerk Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss. To one of the Constables of the town of Beverly. Greeting. You are hereby required in the name of said Commonwealth, to notify and warn (in the usual manner) the qualified voters of said town, to meet at the Town Hall on Monday the Third day of April next at Four o'clock aftemoon, for the following purposes. - viz. 1st To decide the manner of choosing a Moderator, and to choose the same 2d To see what action the town will take upon a petition of F. E. Porter and others, praying that the Town will provide a Night Watch in the vicinity of the Eastem Railroad Depot and elsewhere, as may be deemed expedient. Hereof fail not, but make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, before the time appointed for said meeting Given under our hands and seal this 27th day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and Seventy Six. Joseph Wilson Freeborn W. Cressy Selectmen Nathan H. Foster of Henry W. Foster Beverly J. H. Young Essex ss. Beverly March 29th 1876. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant I have notified the persons therein named, as therein directed by posting notifications thereof, stating the time, place and objects of the meeting at each of the several places in town, required by the Town Regulations William P. Moses, Constable a true record of the original warrant and return thereon. Attest James Hill, Town Clerk At a meeting of the qualified voters of the Town of Beverly, held (in pursuance of the warrant recorded on the next preceding page) at the Town Hall in said town on Monday the Third day of April in the year Eighteen Hundred and Seventy Six and Four o'clock, afternoon. Voted To choose a Moderator by hand vote. Voted by hand vote, that Freeborn W. Cressy by Moderator Upon Article 2d Petition of F. E. Porter & others A motion offered by William A. Friend, "that the prayer of the petitioners be granted" - was put to the meeting and lost. 141 voting in favor, 184 opposed On motion of S. Porter Voted, that the verification of the vote be taken by yeas & nays. The Moderator having decided to entertain the motion, and one fifth having voted in favor of the same. Daniel Foster moved, that the meeting be dissolved. C. H. Odell moved that the question on Mr. Foster's motion be taken by yeas & nays. W. W. Hinkley moved to lay Mr. Odell's motion on the table. Which motion the chair decided not in order, an appeal was taken from the decision of the Chair, and the Chair was not sustained. Mr. Odell moved that a verification of the vote upon the appeal be taken by yeas and nays. Mr. Glines moved that the meeting adjourn, which motion was lost Another motion was made to adjourn and decided by the Moderator, not to be in order W. W. Hinkley appealed from the decision of the Chair C. H. Odell moved that the question on the appeal be taken by yeas & nays W. W. Hinkley moved to lay Mr. Odell' s motion on the table The Moderator decided the Hinkley last motion not in order. Mr. Hinkley appealed from the decision of the Chair C. H. Odell moved that the question on the appeal be taken by yeas & nays A motion to adjourn was then made. C. H. Odell moved that the question on the adjournment by taken by yeas and nays. Which motion was put to the meeting and decided by the Moderator to be canied. This last vote being doubted, the meeting was divided on the question and it appeared upon a count that 129 votes in favor, of adjourning and 186 voted in opposition and the motion to adjourn was lost. W. W. Hinkley moved that the meeting be dissolved. C. H. Odell that the vote on Mr. Hinkley's motion to dissolve be taken by yeas & nays. Mr. Odell motion was carried more than one fifth voting in favor thereof. The question on Mr. Hinkley's motion to dissolve the meeting was then taken by yeas & nays, and it was Voted that this meeting be dissolved. 130 voting yea 114 voting nay The yeas and nays are as follows Yeas Stephen A. Abbott George W. Allen Joseph B. Appleton Ira D. Batchelder James H. Bennett Edward Boyles Albert Brower Jacob Brower Patrick Brown Israel P. Brown John G. Brown Sullivan Brown Edward J. Caldwell George Clark William Claxton Zachariah Cole Patrick Coleman Timothy Corbett Peter Corning William P. Cree Freebom W. Cressy William H. Cross Michael Crowley William F. Davis Joshua W. Davis Abraham Dodge Isaiah H. Dodge Jonathan Dodge Joshua S. Dodge Henry E. Dodge John G. Drown Levi A. Dunn Ezra F. Edwards Thomas Elliott I. Sumner Ellis Robert R. Rantoul William Ferguson Calvin Foster Charles C. Foster Daniel Foster David L. Foster Ezra Foster Isaacher Foster Isaacher Foster, Jr. Jeremiah Foster John Y. Foster Nathan H. Foster Robert S. Foster Easton C. Furtin George A. Gallop Jonas G. Gallop Benjamin V. Giles Eli C. Glines Sumner E. Glines Adoniram Goodhue Charles Goodhue Charles Goodridge James B. Gott Philip Hammond Eli W. Harrington Alden Harris Elijah Haskell Perkins Haskell Gilbert T. Hawes Moses S. Herrick William L Herrick Frank H. Hinchliffe Daniel S. Ingersoll Simon Jones Roscall Kennison Oliver D. Kinsman Benjamin Larcom, Jr. John H. Larcom Joshua C. Lee Charles W. Lord Cyrus W. Lord Charles T. Lovett Eben Lovett Edward B. Lovett Francis S. Lovett Josiah W. Lovett Daniel McKenzie Daniel McDonald Charles Marshall George S. Millett John Moore Thorndike T. Morse Augustus Moulton Charles Moulton John A. Moulton Joseph E. Ober William Odell Ada J. Osborn Robert Patch John Pickett John W. Pickett Eben Ray Isaac Ray Isaac O. Ray Edwin S. Raymond Orrin B. Roberts Edward Smith John G. Smith Solomon J. Smith Benjamin W. Standley George A. Standley Isaac Standley John F. Standley Charles E. Stewart Warren Strickland Richard Symmes Stephen Symmes Charles H. Symonds William A. Teague George Thissell Samuel Thissell John R. Tibbetts Joseph F. Vickery Luther Wallis Larkin West William West George Whitmarsh Joseph Wilson John Winford William B. Witham Levi Woodberry 2d Stephen W. Woodberry William M. Woodberry Abraham K. Young John S. Boden Nays Tristram Appleton Patrick Barry Ephraim M. Bates William J. Berry Josiah F. Bradstreet S. Bennett Bray George P. Brown Charles L. Burnham Benjamin O. Butman Charles H. Carey John W. Carter Levi Cole John Coleman Pelatiah Colson Charles H. Cressy Richard Cunningham Andrew E. Cressy Isaac F. Day Jacob H. A. Defreace Charles L. Dodge William R. Driver John H. Barter Charles R. Elliott James C. Fielder John K. Fielder Jesse W. Foster Joseph Foster Clarence Foster Charles Friend William A. Friend Stephen M. Furbush Augustus A. Galloupe Edward L. Giddings Eleazer F. Giles Thomas Glidden Gilman Goldsmith John L. Goldsmith Nathan B. Goldsmith Levi K. Goodhue Joseph L. Goodridge Abel L. Goodwin William R. Gordon Thomas Gould William S. Guild William H. Irwin David L. Hanners Charles E. Herrick Frank S. Herrick Benjamin F. Herrick Luther S. Herrick James Hill James A. Hill Benjamin O. Holden Jonathan O. Holden Samuel A. Holden Nathan A. Jones Joseph H. Larcom John Low Hervey Lunt Henry McLaughlin James M. Marsters Frank A. Morgan William P. Moses Jeremiah Murphy Elbridge Norwood Frances Norwood William E. Norwood Charles A. Norwood Charles H. Odell Edson A. Ordway William H. Parson Edward B. Perry Winthrop E. Perry Lucius H. Perry Alfred Porter Francis E. Porter Jeremiah L. Porter Joseph V. Porter Samuel Porter Henry B. Pousland Joseph W. Pyne William B. Pyne John W. Quiner William H. Rich Albert Smith George H. Southwick George I. South Charles H. Stocker Joseph W. Stocker Daniel R. Whitman Patrick H. Sweetman Charles Williams Timothy Sullivan Joseph H. Williams Timothy Sullivan 2d Charles Woodberry John M. Taylor Francis W. Woodberry George H. Thissell Joseph Woodberry 2d Levi J. Woodberry Henry B. Woodberry Richard B. Woodberry Hiram Woodberry Israel Trask Frederic A. Wailis Mendell Webber Theodore S. Webber Austin Whitcomb And the meeting was declared by the moderator to be dissolved A true record Attest James Hill Town Clerk