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Annual Report
OF THE
TOWN of CHELMSFORD
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For the Year Ending, December 31st,
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Annual Report
OF THE TOWN of CHELMSFORD
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Receipts and Expenditures TOGETHER WITH THE School Report
Year Ending December 31 1931
BALFE SERVICE CO. HELTID 190 MIDDLE STREET
Town Clerk's Report
OFFICERS ELECTED
MODERATOR WALTER PERHAM (Term Expires 1932)
TOWN CLERK HAROLD C. PETTERSON (Term Expires 1933)
SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
FRANK J. LUPIEN
Term Expires 1932
ROYAL SHAWCROSS Term Expires 1933
JAMES A. GRANT
Term Expires 1934
TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR HAROLD C. PETTERSON (Term Expires 1932)
ASSESSORS
WARREN WRIGHT
Term Expires 1932
JOHN E. HARRINGTON Term Expires 1933
HERBERT C. SWEETSER Term Expires 1934
TREE WARDEN WILLIAM SHANKS (Term Expires 1932)
BOARD OF HEALTH
J. CLARK OSTERHOUT Term Expires 1932
FREDERIC A. MacELROY Term Expires 1933
GEORGE A. MCNULTY Term Expires 1934
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
JOHN A. MCADAMS
Term Expires 1932
EDWARD B. RUSSELL Term Expires 1933
JAMES P. CASSIDY Term Expires 1934
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PARK COMMISSIONERS
MICHAEL J. WELSH
Term Expires 1932
FRED L. FLETCHER
Term Expires 1933
WALTER MERRILL
Term Expires 1934
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
BAYARD C. DEAN
Term Expires 1932
ARTHUR O. WHEELER
Term Expires 1933
C. WESLEY LYONS
Term Expires 1934
TRUSTEES OF ADAMS LIBRARY
FRANCES CLARK Term Expires 1932 WILSON WATERS
ALBERT H. DAVIS. .Term Expires 1933. FRED W. PARK
LUELLA H. S. CLARK Term Expires 1934 LOTTIE L. SNOW
INSURANCE FUND COMMISSIONERS
ALFRED F. FREEZE
Term Expires 1932
MILDRED G. RUSSELL
Term Expires 1933
WALTER PERHAM Term Expires 1934
CONSTABLE HAROLD C. KING (Term Expires 1932)
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICIALS
TOWN ACCOUNTANT WINTHROP A. PARKHURST
FINANCE COMMITTEE
JOHN C. MONAHAN GEORGE E. GAGNON
BIRGER PETTERSON EMILE E. PAIGNON
GEORGE W. DAY JOHN G. PARKER
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS WILLIAM SHANKS
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS ARNOLD C. PERHAM
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JOHN KEMPE
FIRE ENGINEERS HARRY SHEDD JOHN DIXON
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM SHANKS
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
G. CARLTON BROWN
Term Expires 1932
KARL M. PERHAM
.Term Expires 1933
JAMES F. LEAHEY
Term Expires 1934
HAROLD C. PETTERSON Ex-Officio
TOWN COUNSEL JOHN H. VALENTINE
JANITORS OF PUBLIC HALLS
JOHN B. WRIGLEY Centre Hall, Chelmsford Centre
JUSTIN J. POTTER North Hall, North Chelmsford
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CURTIS A. AIKEN
FOREST FIRE WARDEN RAYMOND E. SARGENT
SUPERINTENDENT OF INFIRMARY FRANK HANNAFORD
SUPERINTENDENT OF BURIALS OF INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS WALTER PERHAM
CHIEF OF POLICE BERNARD F. McGOVERN
REGULAR POLICE OFFICERS
WINSLOW P. GEORGE
RALPH G. HULSLANDER
SPECIAL POLICE FOR GENERAL WORK
LEO BOUCHER ALLAN H. ADAMS WILLIAM REID WILLIAM SHANKS
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SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS FOR GENERAL WORK WITHOUT PAY
JAMES H. GILMORE JOSEPH H. JOHNSON
ALBERT McSWEENEY E. DYER HARRIS ELMER TRULL JOHN F. SCULLY
ALBERT WINBLAD
MORTON B. WRIGHT
MORTON M. WRIGHT
DANIEL B. PLUMMER
PATRICK LEAVITT JAMES BROSNAN
FRANK O'DEA
OWEN S. CONWAY
ANTHONY CHRISTO
SPECIAL POLICE FOR PROTECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN RAYMOND SARGENT MAE S. LEWIS CHARLES EMERY GEORGE W. MARINEL
ALEXANDER CALLAHAN
MEASURERS OF SAWDUST
WILLIAM CLEMENT
RICHARD E. DAVIS
PEARL T. DURRELL
MYRON A. QUEEN
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND COKE
EDWARD T. HEALY
ARTHUR HEALY
MARY C. HEALY
JOHN A. HEALY
BURTON GOULD
HAROLD D. MACDONALD
JOHN J. DUNIGAN JAMES LONG
SARAH DUNIGAN
WEIGHERS OF HAY
HAROLD D. MACDONALD MYRON A. QUEEN SINAI SIMARD
MEASURERS OF LUMBER
MYRON A. QUEEN ARTHUR LaPRISE
PEARL T. DURRELL
RAYMOND DORSEY
RICHARD E. DAVIS
JAMES A. BERTON
CARLOS W. DUNNING
ARNOLD MARSHALL
CHESTER TINKHAM
WILLIAM CLEMENT
ALFRED RENO
LOUIS LOVERING
HARRY L. PARKHURST FRANCIS O. DUTTON
MEASURERS OF WOOD
MYRON A. QUEEN
WILLIAM CLEMENT
PEARL T. DURRELL
RICHARD E. DAVIS
HARRY L. PARKHURST HOSMER W. SWEETSER
ERVIN W. SWEETSER
MEASURERS OF LOGS
ARTHUR LaPRISE
JAMES A. BERTON
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FENCE VIEWERS
WILLIAM REID
GEORGE MCNULTY
WEIGHERS OF MERCHANDISE
JOSEPH L. MONETTE
WALTER PERHAM
ELMER PEVERILL
SINAI SIMARD
REGINALD L'HERAULT
OCTAVE L'HERAULT
WILLIAM BROWN
JAMES F. LEAHY
JOSEPH HEHIR
ALCIDE GLADU
JAMES WALKER
MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE
GEORGE PETTERSON ARTHUR COOKE FRED WIGGIN
WEIGHERS OF SAND AND GRAVEL
ROY BUNTEL VICTOR BUNTEL
MEAT INSPECTOR ALBERT S. PARK
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS GEORGE S. WRIGHT
SCHOOL NURSE MAE S. LEWIS
AGENT BOARD OF HEALTH MAE S. LEWIS
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Warrant for Annual Town Meeting FEBRUARY 2, 1931, AND FEBRUARY 9, 1931
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To Harold C. King, Constable of the Town of Chelmsford. GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid you are hereby re- quested to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in their several polling places, viz .:
Precinct 1, Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre.
Precinst 2, Town Hall, North Chelmsford.
Precinct 3, Fire House, West Chelmsford.
Precinct 4, School House, East Chelmsford.
Precinct 5, Liberty Hall, South Chelmsford.
Precinct 6, Golden Cove School House, Westlands.
on Monday, the Second Day of February, 1931, being the first Monday in said month, at 12 o'clock noon for the following purpose:
To bring in their votes for the following officers:
Moderator for one year.
One Selectman for three years.
One Member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years.
Treasurer and Tax Collector for one year.
One Assessor for three years.
One Tree Warden for one year.
One Member of the Board of Health for three years.
One Park Commissioner for three years.
One School Committee man for three years.
One Cemetery Commissioner for three years.
Two Trustees of Adams Library for three years. One Insurance Fund Commissioner for three years.
One Constable for one year.
All on one ballot.
The polls will be open from 12 Noon to 8 P. M. and to meet in the Town Hall at Chelmsford Centre on the following Monday, the ninth day of February, at 9.30 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act upon the following Articles, viz .:
ARTICLE 1. To hear reports of Town officers and committees; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 2. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to defray Town charges for the current year.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to act as its agent in any suit or suits which may arise during the cur- rent year; also in such other matters as may arise requiring in their judgment the action of such agent, and to employ counsel therefor; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenues of the current financial year.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars to be used as a Re- serve Fund at the discretion of the Finance Committee as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Dollars, or what other sum, for State Aid; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum with which to meet unpaid bills of 1930; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to contract with the Lowell Electric Light Corporation for the fol- lowing additional lights, and raise and appropriate sufficient money to defray the expenses thereof, viz .:
Five lights on Parker Village Road.
Two lights on Sunset Avenue.
Two lights on the Old Westford Road.
Three lights on the Groton Road.
Two lights on Manahan Street. Six lights on the Littleton Road.
Two lights on Middlesex Street.
Or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Dollars for the purpose of defraying the ex- pense of services rendered in the matter of a tax sale of property on Stedman Street; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifty Dollars, or some other amount, and elect a Direc- tor, the money to be expended by and the Director to serve in co- operation with the Middlesex County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture in the work of the Middlesex County Extension Ser- vice, under the provisions of Sections 40 to 45, Chapter 128, Gen- eral Laws of Massachusetts.
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ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred Dollars, or some other amount for the purpose of purchasing a truck for the Forest Warden's Department; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing land for the purpose of es- tablishing a Municipal Dump at the Westlands; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate Two Thousand Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of pur- chasing the property known as the Cushing Mill Pond, and three other lots of land adjoining thereto; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 14. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 13, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fif- teen Hundred Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of putting the said Cushing Mill Pond property and the adjoining lots of land in suitable condition; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate Three Hundred Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of purchasing land for the purpose of establishing a Municipal Dump at North Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to accept from Fred E. Varney, M. D., the gift of a certain lot of land situated in Chelms- ford, in that part called North Chelmsford, being lot numbered 155 on a place entitled Plan of Land in North Chelmsford belonging to the Thomas J. Adams Estate and Charles W. S. Adams, surveyed July and September, 1892. Melvin B. Smith, Civil Engineer. Said plan is recorded in the Registry of Deeds for the Northern District of Middlesex County, Book of Plans 44, Plan 7. Subject, however, to the express reservation and condition that said land is to be forever kept open as and for a public playground or recreation center under the provisions of Chapter 45, Section 14 of the Gen- eral Laws; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, or some other amount, the same to be expended on the Varney Playground; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of erecting a Flagpole on the Common in the South Vill- age; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 19. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 18, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-five Dollars for the purpose of purchasing a Flag for the pole at the South Village; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will amend its by-laws by adding to same the following section:
Section 11. The following streets and parts of streets are hereby declared to constitute through streets for the purpose of this section :
Boston Road from the Billerica line to Central Square.
North Road from its intersection with Westford Street to Princeton Street ;
or act in relation thereto ..
ARTICLE 21. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 20, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand and Fifty Dollars, or some other amount, for the pur- pose of posting through ways as set forth in Article 20; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote that its Selectmen be in- structed to formulate and adopt by-laws for the regulation of traffic in the Town of Chelmsford under the authority of Chapter 357, Acts of 1928 of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; or act in re- lation thereto.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of extending the width of a portion of the Groton Road. The County and Commonwealth each to contribute a similar amount; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of improving curves on the Riverneck Road. The County and Commonwealth each to contribute a similar amount; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy-five Hundred Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of purchasing a triple combination fire pump or pumper, so-called, for the use of the Fire Department in the North Village; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 26. In the event of a negative vote under Article 25, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of re- pairing the fire truck located at the North Village; or act in re- lation thereto.
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred and Fifty-four Dollars and Seventy-five Cents for the purpose of reimbursing Harold L. Crosby for the loss of an out-board motor loaned to the Chelmsford Police Depart- ment; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and, appropriate the sum of Seventeen Hundred and Fifty Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of providing the Adams Library property with edgestones on Adams Avenue, and building sidewalks on South Street and Adams Avenue, and completing the cement drip apron around the older portion of the building; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy-five Dollars for the purchase of office equipment for the Police Department; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred and Twenty-five Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of purchasing an automobile for the Police De- partment; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept C Street as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept B Street as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept Stearns Street as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept Twist Road as laid out by the Selectmen as shown by their report duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of establishing a Memorial Flag Pole in the Centre Village; to be dedicated to the Citizens of Chelmsford who served in the Civil War, Spanish American War, and the World War, as recommended by the committee appointed under Article 15 in the Town Warrant, February 15, 1930; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 36. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 20, to see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to cause plans to be made and grant authority to said committee to award contracts and expend the money appropriated under the aforesaid Article 20; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of reconstructing the Westford Road. The County and Commonwealth each to contribute a similar amount; or act in re- lation thereto.
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ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars, or some oth " amount, for the purpose of paying land damages and defraying the cost of relocat- ing a portion of the Carlisle-Concord Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to amend its by-laws by adding to same the following section:
Section 12: The offices of the Town Treasurer and Tax Collector and the records and books incident thereto, shall be located in the Town Hall at the Centre Village;
or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to amend its by-laws by adding to the same the following section:
Section 13: The Board of Fire Engineers may furnish on such oc- casions and to such extent as they deem advisable, the assist- ance of the Chelmsford Fire Department to another city town, or fire district in extinguishing fire therein;
or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $78.09 to care for a deficit in the Election; and Regis- tration Department in the year 1930; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $13.67 for the purpose of caring for a deficit in the Board of Health salaries appropriation in the year 1930; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of purchasing a fire alarm tapper for the Police Department; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Dollars, or some other amount, for the purpose of defraying the legal expenses and engineer's expenses incident to any purchase of real state authorized under Articles 12 and 13 and 15, of the within Warrant; or act in relation thereto.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, and West Chelmsford, and at the School House at East Chelmsford, and the Golden Cove School House, Westlands, seven days at least before the time appointed for holding the first meeting aforesaid.
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Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding this meet- ing aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 12th day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-one.
ELIPHALET G. BROWN, FRANK J. LUPIEN, ROYAL SHAWCROSS, Selectmen of Chelmsford.
A true copy: Attest, Harold C. King, Constable.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS February 2, 1931
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford, qualified to vote on Town affairs, held pursuant to Warrant duly post- ed, said meeting held February 2, 1931, in the six precincts of the Town of Chelmsford, the following persons received the number of votes set against their respective names for Town offices as follows: Moderator for One Year-
P.1
P. 2
P. 3
P. 4
P. 5
P. 6 Total
Walter Perham,
Westford Street
627
546
87
147
67
273
1747
Blanks
166
363
29
88
20
84
751
John J. Monahan
1
Total
794
909
116
23.5
87
357
2498
Selectman for Three Years-
Eliphalet G. Brown,
Chelmsford St.
81
8.2
31
32
5
128
359
Charles H. Clough
Westford St.
339
66
14
53
30
42
544
James P. Dunigan,
Highland Ave.
54
436
31
31
22
6
580
James A. Grant,
Chemsford St.
229
175
28
20
26
148
626
John Mullin,
Riverneck Rd.
84
130
10
97
3
31
355
Blanks
7
20
2
2
1
2
34
Total
7,94
909
116
235
87
357
2498
Board of Public Welfare Mem-
ber for Three Years-
Eliphalet G. Brown, Chelmsford St.
84
84
26
33
5
121
353
Charles H. Clough,
Westford St.
324
69
17
47
31
41
529
James P. Dunigan, Highand Ave.
54
419
31
35
20
8
567
James A. Grant,
Chelmsford St.
231
168
26
20
25
153
623
John Mullin,
Riverneck Rd.
82
127
12
89
3
29
342
Blanks
19
42
4
11
3
5
84
Total
794
909
116
235
87
357
2498
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Board of Health for Three Years-
Ernest A. Ferron,
P. 1
P.
P. 3
P. 4
P. 5
P. 6 Total
Gay St.
211
270
25
46
26
91
669
James Kiberd, Jr.
Blodgett Park
290
326
61
27
16
90
810
George A. McNulty, Brickkiln Rd.
215
265
23
155
35
144
837
Blanks
78
48
7
7
10
32
182
Total
794
909
116
235
87
357
2498
Town Treasurer and Tax Collector for One Year-
William Brown,
Newfield St.
12
78
3
4
0
3 100
Ralph W. Emerson,
North Rd.
194
26
3
33
8
74
338
William P. Hehir, Church St.
23
308
2
50
1
12
396
Octave L'Herault,
Dunstable Rd.
2
51
0
6
0
3
62
Winthrop A. Parkhurst, Acton St.
327
27
27
14
36
78
509
Harold C. Petterson, Groton Rd.
171
267
28
80
23
135
704
William T. Picken, Middlesex St.
46
143
17
32
4
45
287
M. Edward Riney, School St.
15
7
36
8
15
4
85
Blanks
4
2
0
8
0
3
17
Total
794
909
116
235
87
357
2498
Assessor for Three Years-
Minot A. Bean,
Chelmsford St.
140
239
27
41
15
135
597
Herbert C. Sweetser, Boston Rd.
615
446
73
163
69
195
1561
Blanks
39
224
16
31
3
27
340
Total
794
909
116
235
87
357
2498
Constable for One Year-
John J. Buchanan,
Groton Rd.
135
402
18
28
10
41
634
Abbott L. Emery, Holt St.
15
78
2
8
5
17
125
Albert J. Gagnon,
North Rd.
29
41
2
12
5
17
106
Benjamin F. Heald,
Billerica St.
242
132
35
62
39
94
604
16
Harold C. King,
P.1
P. 2
P. 3
P. 4
P. 5
P. 6 Total
Perham St.
276
169
49
92
26
158
720
Henry C. Noble,
Bridge St.
54
27
0
15
0
14
120
Blanks
43
60
10
18
2
16
149
Total
7.94
909
116
235
87
35
2498
School Committee for Three
Years-
James P. Cassidy,
Washington St.
216
460
34
128
33
85
956
Harold W. Stewart, Sherman St.
250
141
28
66
15
152
652
Cyrile C. Trubey,
Dunstable Rd.
271
273
49
20
37
95
745
Blanks
57
35
5
21
2
25
145
Total
794
909
116
235
87
357
2498
Trustees for Adams Library
for Three Years
Luella H. S. Clark,
Bartlett St.
629
390
67
126
59
240
1511
Lottie L. Snow,
School St.
552
486
103
120
59
241
1561
Blanks
407
942
62
224
56
233
1914
Total
1588
1818
232
470
174
714
4986
Tree Warden for One Year- William Shanks,
Chelmsford St.
684
568
91
158
73
294
1971
Blanks
110
341
25
77
14
63
527
Total
794
909
116
235
87
357
2498
Insurance Fund Commissioner
for Three Years-
Walter Perham,
Westford St.
656
568
91
158
73
294
1840
Blanks
138
341
25
77
14
63
658
Total
794
909
116
235
87
357
2498
Cemetery Commissioner for Three Years-
C. Wesley Lyons, Elm Rd.
654
543
90
152
80
281
1800
Blanks
140
366
26
83
7
76
698
Total
794
909
116
235
87
357
2498
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Park Commissioner for Three Years-
Walter H. Merrill.
P.1
P. 2
P. 3
P. 4
P. 5
P. 6 Total
Concord Rd.
672
558
93
154
77
285
1839
Blanks
122
351
23
81
10
72
659
Total
794
909
116
235
87
357
2498
OFFICERS ELECTED FEBRUARY 2, 1931
Moderator for One Year-
Walter Perham.
Selectman for Three Years- James A. Grant.
Member Board of Public Welfare for Three Years- James Grant.
Member of Board of Health for Three Years- George A. McNulty.
Town Treasurer and Tax Collector for One Year- Harold C. Petterson.
Assessor for Three Years- Herbert C. Sweetser.
Constable for One Year- Harold C. King.
School Committee Man for Three Years- James P. Cassidy.
Trustees for Adams Library for Three Years- Luella H. S. Clark, Lottie L. Snow.
Tree Warden for 1 Year- William Shanks.
Insurance Fund Commissioner for Three Years- Walter Perham.
Cemetery Commissioner for 3 Years- C. Wesley Lyons.
Park Commissioner for Three Years- Walter H. Merrill.
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BUSINESS MEETING February 9, 1931
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford qualified to vote in Town affairs, held pursuant to Warrant duly posted said meeting held at the Upper Town Hall at Chelmsford Centre on February 9, 1931 at 9.30 A. M. Moderator Walter Perham called the meeting to order and requested Town Clerk, Harold C. Petterson to read the Warrant. After the Warrant was partly read, George W. Day moved that the further reading of the Warrant be waived and it was so voted.
Under Article 1. On a motion made by J. C. Monahan it was voted to lay this Article on the table until after the noon recess.
Under Article 2. On a motion made by J. C. Monahan it was voted to lay this Article on the table until after the noon recess.
Under Article 3. On a motion made by Selectman E. G. Brown it was voted to authorize the Selectmen to act as its agents in any suit or suits which may arise during the current year; also in such other matters as may arise requiring in their judgment the action of such agent, and to employ counsel therefor.
Under Article 4. On a motion made by Selectman E. G. Brown it was voted that the Treasurer be authorized and empowered to bor- row money with the approval of the Board of Selectmen from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1931 and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from revenue of such financial year.
Under Article 5. On a motion made by Selectman E. G. Brown it was voted to raise and appropriate $2000.00 to be used as a Reserve Fund at the discretion of the Financial Committee, as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6.
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