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Is unable to attend a committee meeting because he must attend the funeral of a family member. Recommends an open square to be "in the midst of the Pearl Place settlement, where the land is now most uninviting, & where the population is most confined." It is necessary to grade streets and establish "a system of street cleanliness as shall prevent that growing neighborhood from becoming a great & permanent disgrace to the fair character of our Town." Taxes and public parks. Mr. Sears, his land, and his park.