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This series includes affidavits and corrections made to birth, marriage and death certificates, in addition to correspondence, depositions, church record extracts, and other documentary sources relating to the information being amended.

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence between the Board of Selectmen, Committee on Electric Lights, Marlborough Electric Company, Massachusetts Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners, Deerfoot Farms Company, St. Mark's School, New England Power Service Company, Worcester Suburban Electric Company, along with numerous citizens and nearby municipalities. Also included are maps and plans for pole locations, a list of incandescent street lights in Southborough and their locations, and a citizen's...

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Includes correspondence and legal communications from the Board of Selectmen with and regarding the Marlborough-Hudson Gas Company.

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Includes memos, citizens petitions, and correspondence between the Board of Selectmen, Board of Water Commissioners, and Committee on Water Supply.

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Correspondence between the Town of Southborough, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Works; primarily involving public hearings, railroad tracks, and railway tariffs and fares.

Scope and Contents This collection contains information on early utility services in the Town of Southborough. It is primarily composed of contracts between the Town of Southborough and gas, water, and electric companies. The Marlborough Electric Company was founded in 1886, and extended its services to Southborough about 1900. It continued to expand in subsequent years, bringing electricity to Northborough in 1908, Berlin in 1909, Westborough in 1910, and Bolton in 1912. The Boston Water Board was created in...