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• 21 Voted, That the report of the committee be ac- cepted and its recommendations adopted. .A.HT. 5. Mr. Geo. O. Smith presented his case to the meeting, claiming that the award of the Commis- sioners was not satisfactory to him. The matter was discussed, and the ground was taken that Mr. Smith must look to the County Commissioners or an appeal I o the courts for additional compensation; and it was -Voted, That the matter be indefinitely postponed. Meeting declared dissolved. A true record. LEONARD A. SAVILLE, Town Clerk. 22 REPORT OF SELECTMEN, SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS, OVERSEERS OF POOR, AND BOARD OF HEALTH. Another financial year of the town having closed, it devolves upon the officers having charge of the various departments of town affairs to submit a report of their doings, for the information of the tax- payers and others interested. While the year just closed has been in no way remarkable for any special events in town matters, it seems to have been a year in which a fair amount of general improvements has been made, and at its close we believe all de- partments of town affairs to be in a sound, healthy, and prosperous condition, and we see no reason why they should not continue so. The reports of the Town Treasurer and Tax Collector will show a considerable balance beyond the amount necessary to pay all town expenses until the annual meeting in March, a large part of which can, if desired, be applied to the expenses of the en- suing year. The town buildings are generally in good condi- tion, and no special outlay will be required for the coming year, unless it should be decided to paint the outside wood -work of the Town Hall, which ought to be done for the preservation of the building. It was necessary the past summer, by order of the