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<br />At the annual town meeting, held March 4, 1889,
<br />a vote was passed instructing the Selectmen to peti-
<br />tion the Legislature for an amendment to the act of
<br />incorporation of the Cary Library whereby the town
<br />should have a voice in its management.
<br />Agreeable to the above vote, the Legislature was
<br />petitioned, and a hearing extending through three
<br />days was accorded to said petition (able counsel being
<br />employed to represent your interests), with results
<br />adverse to your petitioners, and for reasons apparent
<br />only to the Third House and an appreciative Legis-
<br />lature.
<br />HIGHWAYS.
<br />The town, at the annual town meeting (acting
<br />under the advice of the Surveyors of Highways),
<br />made the appropriation for highways to cover general
<br />repairs and the carrying into effect the order of the
<br />County Commissioners for the widening and straight-
<br />ening of Main Street from the Common to Arlington
<br />line.
<br />From the construction and extent of our highways
<br />no inconsiderable sum of money is needed each year
<br />to keep them in passable repair.
<br />It is the right of every individual, wherever lo-
<br />cated, to demand that the roads shall be safe and
<br />comfortable; and the constantly increasing travel on
<br />our back roads in the summer season renders it still
<br />more imperative that all of our roads shall be passa-
<br />ble as soon as practicable after the opening of spring.
<br />To this end the energy of the department was di-
<br />rected, until every street in town was safe and com-
<br />fortable for travel.
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<br />This accomplished, such other thorough repairs and
<br />improvements were made as would best subserve the
<br />public; some in connection with and others independ-
<br />ent of the order of the County Commissioners, which,
<br />we are happy to say, is so far advanced toward com-
<br />pletion that a further expenditure of five hundred
<br />dollars will complete it to their acceptance, adding
<br />much to the general appearance and convenience of
<br />Main Street.
<br />We would recommend that the sum of five thou-
<br />sand dollars be appropriated for highways the ensu-
<br />ing year; the sum to be expended in general repairs
<br />and the completion of the order of the Commissioners.
<br />PROPERTY BELONGING TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
<br />1 wagon, $15 ; 1 sidehill plough, $3 ; dynamite, $6
<br />2 carts, $90 ; 1 double cart, $60 . .
<br />4 collars, 2 set chain Harnesses and express harnesses .
<br />8 back saddles and 2 set harnesses
<br />Blankets, halters, and surningles . .
<br />Drag, evener, and whillletree, $ i ; 14 bushels oats, 55.60,
<br />5 bags provender. $4.50 ; 4 horses, $8
<br />Tool chest, drills, and hammers •
<br />3 saow-ploughs, $45 ; chains, $5 ; road plough, $25
<br />Road machine, $140 ; bush scythe, SI
<br />Shovels, hoes, rakes, etc. .
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<br />S24 00
<br />150 00
<br />80 00
<br />45 00
<br />24 00
<br />12 60
<br />804 .50
<br />12 00
<br />75 00
<br />141 00
<br />4.2 00
<br />$1,410 10
<br />W E BSTER SMITE',
<br />CHARLES T. WEST,
<br />RUFUJS W. HOLBROOK,
<br />Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, Highway Surveyors,
<br />and Board of _Health.
<br />LEXINGTON, Dec. 81, 1889.
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