Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-22
MILLBuRY REVERsEs.
Lovers of the Ardent Must Seek Wet
Goods in Worcester or Sutton.

Millbury, March 21.-Today was town
meeting day, and the first business of
the morning was to choose a moder-
ator. Two names were mentioned for
the office, those of c. B. Perry and S.
King. Mr.. Perry received the larger
vote of 9S and was elected. Mr.. King
received 81 votes The following articles
were brought before the voters and
acted upon: Article 6, to determine the
time when all taxes should be paid: the
date voted for was Oct. l. The jury
list was accepted. Article g. to see if
the town would authorize it's treasurer
TO borrow money for the use of the
town, was next taken up, and it was
voted that he be so authorized. 1t was
voted that the town employ counsel for
the year. 1t was voted to pass over
article l9. 1t was voted to adopt the
provisions of chapter 331 Of the acts of
1883, relating to the taking or catching
OF pickerel in Singletary or any of the
ponds in the town of Millbury.
Article "a caused much discussion,
which read: To see If the town would
authorize the selectmen to publish a
list of all uncollected taxes in their
annual reports. The vote for this was
finally postponed, Article was left to
the fire engineers to act as they saw
fit. Article II was considered and $75
was appropriated to take care Of the
clocks on the meeting houses. Article
IL was indefinitely postponed. In ar.
ticle 13 $3.50 was appropriated for the
care of fire alarm. Article IA was in
if the town would purchase 500 feet of
hose for fire department; 5000 was ap-
pFopriated. In article 16 $3.50 was ap-
propriated for the use of the fire alarm
$500 was appropriated for fixing the
road in West Millbury 1t was voted
not to increase the membership Of Lion
Engine Company No. of West Mill
bury from 80 to 35 men.
Article 4, which was to hear the re-
ports of the several town officers and
committees, was an article which
brought forth considerable argument.
The following reports were accepted
without much discussion -selectmen,
town clerk, treasurer, oVerseers of the
poor, inspector Of cattle, tax collector,
trustee of cemetery, trustee of town Ii
brary the board of health, superin-
tendent of streets.
The report of the school committee
brought forth much discussion. Dr.
Booth in speaking of the matter said,
Something is wrong somewhere" Jere-
miah Lyons asked if Mr.. Armsby, one
of the school committee, was present,
and the answer was no; and Mr. Arms
by was sent for Mr.. Lyons stated that
some time ago he received a letter from
Mr. Armsby for bids to supply the
schools with coal. Mr. Lyons handed in
his figures, which were $5.55 per ton for
egg coal, and $5.75 for stove coal An
other bid was handed in before Mr.
Lyons, which Mr.. Lyons claims was
$50 a ton for egg coal and $595 for
stove. After Mr.. Lyons bid came third
from Mr. P. Buckley, and Mr. March,
also a member of the school committee
claims that the sums in this bid Were
$40 for egg coal and $5.35 for stove coal.
Mr. Lyons claims that Mr.. Armsby in
formed him that his was to be the only
bid for the school coal supply, but it was
found out later that two other bids We're
received. Mr.. Lyons thinks that the COM
nittee did not use him square
Moderator Perry choose a financial
committee to bring in list of approprl-
ations James H. Ferguson was the
clerk Of the committee, and the follow
ing appropriations We're made: Miscel-
laneous, $500; highways, including sal