Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1942, Part 1

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1942
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 188


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ELECTED AND APPOINTED


TOWN OFFICERS, 1942


SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF SURVEY


FRANK W. DAYTON, Chairman CHARLES H. BLACK JOHN D. COOKE OLIVE M. SHELDON, Clerk


Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945


Mcderator PHILIP B. BUZZELI


Town Counsel PHILIP B. BUZZELL


Town Clerk WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH


Honorary Treasurer FRANK L. EAMES


Treasurer ALFRED S. ALLEN


Collector of Taxes GEORGE W. BUCK


Town Accountant


HARRY R. DEMING Term expires 1943


Board of Public Welfare (Three Years)


WALTER G. BUCKLE EDWARD F. KELLEY ROY A. BOUSFIELD


Term expires 1944 Term expires 1943 Term expires 1945


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Assessors (Three Years)


GEORGE W. BUCK JOHN D. COOKE WILLIAM H. DOUCETTE


Term expires 1945 Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944


Constable Elected HARRY J. AINSWORTH


Chief of Police HARRY J. AINSWORTH


Deputy Chief FRANCIS S. HOBAN


Sergeant TALBOT SIDELINKER


Board of Health BOARD OF SELECTMEN FRANK W. DAYTON, Chairman CHARLES H. BLACK JOHN D. COOKE GERALD FAGAN, M. D. (Agent Board of Health) WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH, (Special Agent B. of H.)


Inspector of Slaughtering RALPH B. ODIORNE


Inspector of Animals RALPH B. ODIORNE


Chief of Fire Department EDWIN L. DAY


Assistant Chief Fire Department WINFRED W. RICE


Forest Fire Warden EDWIN L. DAY


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Deputy Forest Fire Wardens


WINFRED W. RICE HERBERT C. BARROWS EDMUND SARGENT


ROBERT WOODS


ERNEST EAMES CHESTER HORTON


Forest Fire Patrol


ERNEST W. EAMES


GEORGE S. CUSHING JAMES CASTINE


Wilmington Auxiliary Firemen


Wilford H. Andrews


Henry J. Gregoire


Rodney E. Buck


Edward M. Haskell


Clayton E. Buck


George W. Hoyt


Roger C. Buck


Hugh A. Howes


Elmer Branscomb


Charles F. Jordan


Robert Barrows


Walter V. Kirkell


Carroll M. Berg


Harold Maynard


Carl A. Backman


Thomas F. McCue


Arthur F. Blake


Harry G. Moore


Closson K. Blaisdell


Maurice D. O'Neil


John Christopher


Howard M. Parker


Lauchlin H. Drew


Edward F. Page


Augustus Detato


Anthony J. Puzzo


Bernard H. N. Eaton


Alvin W. Richardson


John J. Finnerty


Melvin J. Southmayd


Francis F. Fortier


Frank Scaffidi


Elmer V. Gratcyk


Milton E. Thomas


James E. Good


Lawrence L. White


Anton Thiel


Water Commissioners


CALEB S. HARRIMAN, Chairman


Term expires 1945


LOUIS T. McMAHON ALDEN N. EAMES


Term expires 1944


Term expires 1943


Superintendent of Water Department EDMUND H. SARGENT


Cemetery Commissioners


LOUIS T. McMAHON GUY E. NICHOLS DAVID MARTIN


Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945 Term expires 1943


H. OLIVER NEWCOMB, Superintendent


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School Committee


AUGUST G. MACLEOD VILMA BEDELL BERT E. TILLEY ADAM GALKA CHARLES A. BALDWIN ERNEST M. CRISPO


Term expires 1944


Term expires 1944


Term expires 1943


Term expires 1943


Term expires 1945 Term expires 1945


Superintendent of Schools STEPHEN G. BEAN


Attendance Officer ERNEST CAIL


Inspector of Buildings JOSEPH CRISPO


Police Officers


Frank W. Gammons


Edward Lyons


Benjamin Solow


Truman Bennett


Clyde Martin


Edmond Palace


George Cushing (Town Park Only)


Gardiner Richie


H. Oliver Newcomb


John Imbimbo


Arthur Kelley Harry Cutter


Joseph Galka


Harry Froton


Auxiliary Police


Ralph Bigger


Francis Gratzyk


Harold Sims


Walter Babine


Horace Huntley


Walter Smith


Lawrence Babine


John Joy


Paul Spence


Wilfred Babine


Roger Kenney


Harold Trainor


Stanley Cady Sinon Cutter


Garnet Mills


Stanley Webber


Sumner Currier


John Hartnett


John Wilson


Walter Fitch


John Fleming


Frank Miller


Edward Lee Joseph Marsi


William Fleming (deceased ) Frank Farrell John Farrell Harry Goodearl


Ralph Odiorne Charles Penney William Rogers Walter Surette


Harry Foster


Walter Maker


Lester Smith


Howard Richards


Francis Farrell


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George F. Fuller Aristide Brabant Ernest Cail Paul Lynch


Francis Duggan ( Deceased )


John Doyle


Harry Foster (Town Dump Only) Harris Hemeon


Adam Kozowski


Harold Woodman


Keeper of the Lock-up HARRY J. AINSWORTH


Registrar of Voters


JAMES J. GILLIGAN VINAL E. LEWIS CHARLES T. HUBBARD


Term expires 1943


Term expires 1944 Term expires 1945


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH, Clerk of Board


Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber


WILFRED A. ANDREWS


FRANK PATCH


HERBERT C. BARROWS


HARRY R. DEMING


CHARLES D. REILY ARTHUR W. EAMES


JOHN W. BABINE (Appointed by Selectmen May 25, 1942).


Measurers of Leather


LAWRENCE W. HARRIMAN PAUL CHISHOLM


CHARLES HEMBREE


REGINALD J. FROTTON (Appointed by Selectmen May 25, 1942)


Public Weighers of Merchandise


EDWARD HASKELL


HARRY R. DEMING


ALGOT L. OSTERMAN


WALTER L. HALE, JR.


JOHN FLEMING CLAYTON F. LYON


FRED W. CARTER


WILBER STAVELEY


Sealer of Weights and Measures SAMUEL P. PIKE, Sr.


Superintendent of Streets JAMES H. WHITE


Funeral Directors


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH JOSEPH B. McMAHON GUY E. NICHOLS


Burial Agent JOSEPH B. McMAHON


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Trustees of Public Library


PHILIP B. BUZZELL


HELEN H. BUCK


CHARLOTTE HATHAWAY


LOUIS T. McMAHON


EDWARD N. EAMES


PETER NEILSON


Term expires 1945


Term expires 1945


Term expires 1944


Term expires 1944


Term expires 1943 Term expires 1943


Trustees of Trust Funds


PHILIP B. BUZZELL EDWARD N. EAMES CALEB S. HARRIMAN


Term expires 1945 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1943


Tree Warden JOHN W. BABINE


Superintendent for Suppression of Moths JOHN W. BABINE


Board of Appeal


DAVID I. ELFMAN, Chairman JOHN H. DOYLE STANLEY WEBBER


Associate members FRANK HADLEY HERBERT HIGGINBOTHAM


Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Fund Committee


MILDRED E. NEILSON FOSTER B. BALSER ALICE M. ALLEN ANNA R. BARRY JOHN W. HATHAWAY


Term expires 1947 Term expires 1946 Term expires 1945


Term expires 1944


Term expires 1943


Planning Board


STANLEY CADY LAWRENCE H. CUSHING HERBERT R. BOUTWELL


Term expires 1945 Term expires 1944 Term expires 1943


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Finance Committee


HERBERT C. BARROWS (Chairman) JOSEPH M. GRIMES KENNETH J. CHASE


WALTER FITCH


JOSEPH P. RING HAROLD E. MELZAR CHARLES F. PERRY THOMAS C. DALY


WILLIAM P. CURTIN


Term expires 1944


Term expires 1945


Term expires 1945


Term expires 1945


Term expires 1944


Term expires 1944


Term expires 1943


Term expires 1943


Term expires 1943


Ballot Clerks and Tellers


Helen Gammons


Rose Cavanaugh


Paul Lynch


Grace Thurston


Frederick Burbank


Olive Sheldon


James Fitzgerald


Otto Bischoff


John Denehy


Natalie Giroux


John Howe


Esther Surette


Frank Kidder


Edgar Shaw


Justice Balser


Custodian of Town Hall


ERNEST W. EAMES


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


Record of Warrants and Proceedings of the Town Meetings, Summary of Births, Marriages and Deaths with a Statement of Money Paid the Town Treasurer on Account of Dog Licenses, also Statements of Money Paid Division of Fisheries and Game and Money Paid Town Treasurer.


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WARRANT Special Town Meeting, January 5, 1942


To Harry J. Ainsworth, Constable of the Town of Wilmington:


Greetings :- In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the manner prescribed in the by-laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town quali- fied by law to vote in Town affairs to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Monday, the fifth day of January next at 8:00 P. M., to con- sider and act on the following articles:


Article 1. To see what amount the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for purposes of Civilian Defense, and for the protection of the people and property in the Town, as set forth in and authorized by Chapter 487, of the Acts of 1941 and choose a Civilian Defense Committee to have charge in the Town of the activities set forth in said Chapter, and of the expenditure of such appropriation or do any- thing in relation thereto.


Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant or a certi- fied copy thereof with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, as soon as may be and before said meeting.


Given under our hands and seal of said Town this twenty-seventh day of December, A.D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-One.


CHARLES H. BLACK, FRANK W. DAYTON,


Selectmen of Wilmington.


December 27, 1941.


This is to certify that I this day posted attested copies of this warrant in accordance with the By-Laws of the Town of Wilmington.


HENRY J. AINSWORTH,


Constable of Wilmington.


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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD JANUARY 5, 1942


The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8:00 P. M. The Warrant was then read by the Town Clerk.


Article 1. On motion of Herbert C. Barrows it was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand and Five Hundred ($3500.00) Dollars for the purpose of Civilian Defense, and for the protection of the people and property in the Town, as set forth in and authorized by Chapter 487 of the Acts of 1941, and that


J. Turner Hood, Jr.


Charles H. Black


Frank W. Dayton


George C. Kambour Louis T. McMahon Dr. E. C. MacDougall


Philip B. Buzzell


be and they are hereby chosen and designated as a Civilian Defense Committee to have charge in the Town of the activities set forth in said Chapter and of the expenditure of such appropriations.


Mr. Herbert C. Barrows reported for the Finance Committee that they had approved of this article.


On motion of Herbert C. Barrows it was voted to adjourn.


There were 82 registered voters present.


Attest:


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH,


Town Clerk.


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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


To Harry J. Ainsworth, a Constable of the Town of Wilmington:


Greetings :- In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the manner prescribed in the By-Laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Monday, the Second Day of March next, at 9:45 o'clock in the fore- noon, the polls to be opened at 10:00 A. M., and shall be closed at 8:00 P. M., for the election of Town Officers.


Article 1. To bring in your votes on one ballot for one Selectman for three years, who shall also act as a member of the Board of Survey; one Assessor for three years; Town Clerk; Treasurer; Collector of Taxes; Constable; Board of Public Welfare, one member for a term of three years; two members of School Committee for three years; two Trustees of the Public Library for three years; one member of the S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee for five years; one Water Commissioner for three years; Planning Board, one member for three years, one member for two years; Tree Warden; Moderator; one Trustee of Trust Fund for three years.


You are also further required and directed to notify and warn the said inhabitants of the Town of Wilmington, who are qualified to vote on elections and town affairs therein, to assemble subsequently and meet in Town Meeting at the Grange Hall, Wildwood Street, in said Town of Wilmington, on Monday, the 9th day of March, A. D., 1942, at eight o'clock P. M., then and there to act on the following Articles :


Article 2. To choose all other Town Officers for the ensuing year.


Article 3. To hear the reports of Committees and act thereon.


Article 4. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the following items :-


General Government


Cemetery


Protection of Person and Property


Interest


Highways


Schools


Charities Soldiers' Benefits


Library Recreation


Unclassified


Maturing Debt


Memorial Day


Water Department


Reserve Fund Insurance


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Article 5. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate for necessary expenses in connection with Works Progress Administration Projects or other Work Relief Projects, or do anything in relation thereto.


Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year be- ginning January 1, 1942, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) to pay for affecting insur- ance providing indemnity for the protection of the officers and em- ployees of the Highway, Cemetery and Police Departments of the Town against loss by reason of their liability to pay damages to others for bodily injuries, including death, at any time resulting therefrom, caused by the operation, within the scope of their official duties or employment, of motor vehicles owned by the Town, to an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.00) on account of injury to or death of one person, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended, or do anything in rela- tion thereto.


Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for the observance of Memorial Day, and that the Moderator appoint a Committee who shall arrange and have charge of such observance, or do anything in relation thereto.


Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize a committee coniposed of the Board of Selectmen, the Town Treasurer, and the Tax Collector to sell on any terms which the committee may deem for the best interest of the Town any and all property taken by foreclosure proceedings or otherwise, and the Selectmen further be authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to carry out the purposes of this vote, or do anything in relation thereto.


Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500.00) for the purpose of repairing and reconstructing Federal Street Bridge, or do anything in relation thereto. Request of Highway Deparment.


Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Ninety-Nine Hundred Dollars ($9900.00) for the purchase of two (2) trucks for the use of the Highway Department or do any- thing in relation thereto. Request of Highway Department.


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Article 12. To see if the Town will authorize the replacement of a gravel loader for the Highway Department and transfer any sum therefor to be paid from the Highway Road Machinery Fund, or do anything in relation thereto. Request of Highway Department.


Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate any sum or sums to pay bills incurred by any departments of the Town in previous years and not presented for payment within the year in which the same were incurred, or do anything in relation thereto.


Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to accept Sections 42-A to 42-F inclusive of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, or do anything in relation thereto. Request of Water Commissioners.


Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($650.00) or any amount for the purchase of a new automobile and equipment thereof for the Police Department and/or authorize the sale or turnin of the present police car as credit toward such purchase, or do anything in relation thereto. Request of Chief of Police Department.


Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or some other amount. The money to be expended under the direction of the 4-H Town Com- mittee, serving in co-operation with the Middlesex County Trustees for county aid to Agriculture in the work of the Middlesex County Extension Service under the provisions of Section 40 to 45, Chapter 129, General Laws of Massachusetts. On petition of Frank W. Haynes and others.


Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Welfare to appoint one of its members as agent for the Board and fix the salary of such agent in accordance with the provisions of Section 4-A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. Request of Finance Committee.


Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate any amount for the purpose of civilian defense, and for the protection of the people and property in the town, as set forth in and authorized by Chapter 487 of the Acts of 1941, or do anything in relation thereto. Request of Defense Committee.


Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to accept such recom- mendations from the report of the Bingham Survey Associates as are approved by the Finance Committee. Request of Finance Committee.


Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salaries or rate of pay of members of the Town's regular or permanent police force, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Gerald A. Fagan and others.


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Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2500.00) to be added to the general appropriation of the Police Department to meet the increase in pay, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Gerald A. Fagan and others.


Article 22. To see if the Town in accordance with the authority granted by Section 56 of Chapter 48 of the General Laws will vote to adopt an additional by-law reading as follows:


"All members of the Town's regular or permanent fire department shall be excused from duty for one day out of every five days, without loss of pay," or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Winfred W. Rice and others.


Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or any amount for public band concerts or for music furnished for public celebrations and deter- mine how any such appropriation shall be expended, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Charles F. Cavanaugh and others. ·


Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or any amount for the purpose of repairing Lake Street or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of William P. Curtin and others.


Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Sixty-Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) for the purpose of extending the water main from its present terminus on Woburn Street, northeasterly along Woburn Street to the junction of Woburn and West Streets, southerly along West Street to or near the junction of Grove and West Streets, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Lawrence M. Foley and others.


Article 26. To see if the Town of Wilmington will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($10,400.00) for extension of water main on Aldrich Road in said town, westerly from present end of said main to approximately 3400 feet to a point at or near the former Stokes Estate, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Louis L. Kleynen, Austin C. Woodside and others. (Two petitions).


Article 27. To see if the Town of Wilmington will vote to raise the sum of Six Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($6600.00) and appro- priate same for the extension of water main on Aldrich Road from end of present main, westerly on Aldrich Road to a point at or near the


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corner of Forest Street, or approximately 2100 feet, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Louis L. Kleynen and others.


Article 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($12,200.00) for the purpose of extending the water main from its present terminus near the resi- dence of Mr. Sullivan, westerly along Salem Street to a point at or near the Tewksbury-Wilmington Town Line, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Harry Solow, Jr., and others.


Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the installation of water on Harris Street, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Michael Nee and others.


Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($7400.00) for the purpose of extending the water main westerly along Shawsheen Avenue from its present terminus, or do anything in relation thereto. On peti- tion of Ernest Crispo and others.


Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for the purpose of ex- tending the water main northerly along Boutwell Street from its present terminus near the residence of Mr. John Hadley to Taft Road, thence westerly along Taft Road to a point near the residence of Mr. Lyman, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Percy F. Newhouse and others.


Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant, or a certified copy thereof, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, as soon as may be and before said meeting.


Given under our hands and Seal of said Town this Ninth Day of February, A. D., One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Two.


CHARLES H. BLACK, Chairman FRANK' W. DAYTON, Selectmen of Wilmington.


Middlesex SS:


This is to certify that I have posted attested copies of this War- rant in accordance with the By-Laws of the Town of Wilmington.


HARRY C. AINSWORTH, Constable, Town of Wilmington


Attest:


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH,


Town Clerk.


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TOWN MEETING


RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 2, 1942


In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, the voters assembled at the Town Hall on the above date. The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Mr. Philip B. Buzzell, and the Warrant read by the Town Clerk as far as Article 2.


On motion of Joseph L. Ring, it was voted to dispense with fur- ther reading of the Warrant except the Constables return which was read by the Town Clerk.


The Moderator examined the ballot box which was found empty, the register indication 0000, the ballot box was then locked and the key delivered to the Constable.


The ballot clerks and tellers being duly sworn, the official bal- lots were then delivered to the ballot clerks and receipts were taken by the Town Clerk.


At ten o'clock A. M. the Moderator declared the polls open.


At eight o'clock P. M. the Moderator declared the polls closed.


The names checked on the check list numbered one thousand three hundred eighty-eight (1388), and the register indicated one thousand three hundred ninety-one (1391). Ballot box registered three over due to the clogging of ballot box.


March 2, 1942.


To the Town Clerk:


This is to certify that the ballot box became clogged and regis- tered three (3) extra ballots.


PHILIP BUZZELL, Moderator


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH, Town Clerk


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The following is the vote for the Town Officers as announced by the Moderator:


SELECTMEN (To Act As Board of Survey Three Years)


Elected John D. Cooke, six hundred fifty-seven 657


Harold E. Melzar, four hundred thirteen 413


Kenneth J. Chase, three hundred two 302


Blanks, sixteen


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ASSESSOR (Three Years)


Elected


George W. Buck, one thousand, one hundred fifty-nine


1159


Blanks, two hundred twenty-nine 229


TOWN CLERK


Elected


William S. Cavanaugh, one thousand, two hundred six


1206


Blanks, one hundred eight-two 182


TREASURER


Elected Alfred S. Allen, one thousand one hundred two 1102


Blanks, two hundred eighty-six 286


COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Elected


George W. Buck, one thousand one hundred forty-nine


1149


Blanks, two hundred thirty-nine 239


CONSTABLE


Elected


Harry J. Ainsworth, one thousand one hundred


eighty-seven


1187


Charles Barron, one 1


Blanks, two hundred 200


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE (Three Years)


Elected


Roy A. Bousfield, nine hundred seventy-four


974


Blanks, four hundred fourteen 414


SCHOOL COMMITTEE (Three Years)


Elected


Charles A. Baldwin, six hundred thirty-four


634


Ernest M. Crispo, five hundred ninety


590


Joseph L. Ring, five hundred three


503


John W. Hathaway, four hundred eighty-one


481


Blanks, five hundred fifty-eight


558


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TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY (Three Years)


Elected Philip B. Buzzell, nine hundred seventy Helen H. Buck, eight hundred eighty-six 886


970


Blanks, nine hundred twenty 920


S. D. J. CARTER LECTURE COMMITTEE (Five Years)


Elected Mildred E. Neilson, nine hundred ninety-three 993


Blanks, three hundred ninety-five 395


WATER COMMISSIONER (Three Years)


Elected Caleb S. Harriman, nine hundred ninety-four 994


Blanks, three hundred ninety-four 394


PLANNING BOARD (Three Years)


Elected Lawrence H. Cushing, one thousand six 1006


Blanks, three hundred eighty-two 382


TREE WARDEN


Elected John W. Babine, one thousand fifty-nine 1059


Charles Barron, one 1


Blanks, three hundred twenty-eight 328


MODERATOR


Elected Philip B. Buzzell, one thousand forty-six 1046


Blanks, three hundred forty-two 342


TRUSTEE OF TRUST FUNDS (Three Years)


Elected Philip B. Buzzell, one thousand fifty-one 1051


Blanks, three hundred thirty-seven 337


The Moderator administered the oath of office to the following officers,


Harry J. Ainsworth, Constable; Roy A. Bousfield, Member of Board of Public Welfare, 3 years; John W. Babine, Tree Warden.


The Town Clerk administered the oath of office to Philip B. Buz- zell, Trustee of Public Library, 3 years; Philip B. Buzzell, Moderator; Philip B. Buzzell, Trustee of Trustee Funds, 3 years; John D. Cooke, Member of Board of Selectmen, 3 years.


The meeting then adjourned until March 9, 1942.


Attest, WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH,




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