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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 25., Medford Municipal publications. (search)
ommended that a city charter be obtained. Such petition to the General Court being granted at its session of 1892, its action was accepted at a special town meeting. It is somewhat significant of the good sense of those earlier petitioners, who foresaw danger in delegating their rights and privileges to the few, that the charter was accepted October 6, 1892, by a vote of 382 as against 342. The first election for city officers occurred December 13, 1892, and the first inauguration January 2, 1893. The last Town Book was issued under the new city government and contains the inaugural address of Mayor Lawrence, 12 pages; the city charter, 24; and city organization, 6 pages. The tax list of 1892 covers 87 pages, and the various reports and financial statements bring the book to a total of 392. One thousand, six hundred and seventy-seven residents and 631 non-residents were assessed tax on property, while 2,350 were assessed poll tax only. The rate was $14.80, an excess of but