1881-04-29 At a meeting of the qualified voters of the town of Beverly, held at the Town Hall in said
Beverly on Friday the twenty ninth day of April in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty
one at thirty minutes past seven o'clock in the afternoon the same being an adjournment of the
Annual Town Meeting held on the seventh, eighth, and ninth days of March and the fourth and
sixteenth days of April in the same year.
The following report of the Selectmen was read, "Beverly, April 29,
1881. Upon the subject of an increased head of water for the inhabitants of the town of Beverly this
board would report that the vote passed by this town April 4, 1881, authorizing a modification of the
contract between the City of Salem and the Town of Beverly for the supplying the inhabitants of said
Beverly with water, has been accepted by the City Council of Salem and the necessary papers have
been signed by the persons thereto duly authorized.
Joseph Wilson Selectmen
J. H. Young of
Freeborn W. Cressy Beverly"
It was
Voted that this report be accepted.
Upon Article 7. Water Supply for Beverly Farms
The report of the Selectmen was read and is as follows; viz: "Beverly, April 29, 1881. Upon
the subject of an increased supply of water for the inhabitants of Beverly Farms this Board would
report That they have personally examined three different routes through that part of the town known
as the "Commons" and find that to make the circuit mentioned in our report of April 16, i.e. through
Greenwood Avenue to connect with the pipe on Webster Street a distance of 5450 feet would cost
$8500.00 which is $1000.00 more than was stated in the last report. A second route from Common
Street through Hammond Swamp to Haskell Street a distance of 3800 feet will cost $6000.00 for
laying the pipe. A third route from Greenwood Avenue through "Tuck's Lot" a distance of 4800 feet
will cost $8500.00 for laying the pipe. The second route is through a swamp which it will be
necessary to drain, the third, will require the removal of a large amount of ledge, the expense of
which is included in the estimate given. Both the second and third routes are through private lands
and it will be necessary to lay out and build a road before pipe can be laid should either of them be
adopted. The cost of building the road and the land damages incident thereto are not included in the
estimate given. We would recommend that the connection of the supply pipes be made as stated in
our two former reports, i.e. by connecting the Common Street pipe with the Haskell Street pipe via
Hale Street a distance of about 1900 feet the estimated cost of which is about $2000.00.
Joseph Wilson Selectmen
J. H. Young of
Freeborn W. Cressy Beverly"
It was
Voted that this report be accepted.
Upon motion of Josiah A. Haskell it was
Voted that the connection of the supply pipes be made as recommended by the Selectmen
in the foregoing report.
Upon motion of Joseph Wilson it was
Voted that the sum of Two Thousand dollars be appropriated and assessed to defray the
expense of laying the water pipe according to the above vote.
Upon motion of John I. Baker it was
Voted that the Selectmen be requested to call a town meeting in the aftemoon, as soon as
practicable after the expiration of thirty days from the time Governor Long signs the Act authorizing
the Town of Beverly to issue bonds, for the purpose of enabling the town to vote upon said Act.
It was
Voted that this meeting be dissolved. And itwas so declared by the Moderator. (Time 8:15
P.M.)
A true record.
Attest. Wm. H. Lovett
Town Clerk