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Pursuant to the within warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Milford herein described, to meet at the time and place and for the purpose within mentioned, by causing an attested copy of this warrant to be published seven days before said meeting in the Mil- ford Daily News, a newspaper published and having a gen- eral circulation in the Town of Milford, and I have also caused attested copies of this warrant to be posted seven days before said meeting in five or more public places located in said Milford.
Attest:
JOHN J. MOLONEY
Constable of Milford
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A true copy of the records.
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE Town Clerk
STATE PRIMARY, July 11, 1944
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester, ss
Milford, July 11, 1944
The Primary was held at the State Armory. The polls were opened by John H. Henderson, Chairman of Selectmen at 11 A.M. and the Clerk read the Warrant and the Officer's return.
The Ballot Box was opened at 3:35 P.M. when it regis- tered 533 and at 5:30 P.M. when it registered 800 then at 8 P.M. when the final registration was 1750.
The polls were declared closed at 8 P.M.
The result of the count was made in open meeting and recorded as follows:
Whole number of ballots cast 1750.
Whole number of Democratic Ballots cast 902.
Whole number of Republican Ballots cast 848.
The result of the Democratic Ballot was announced at 10:05 P.M. and the result of the Republican Ballot at 9:50 P.M.
DEMOCRATIC BALLOT
Governor
Francis X. Hurley-39 Pond Street, Boston 235
Maurice J. Tobin-30 Hopkins Rd., Boston 542
Blanks 125
Lieutenant Governor
John B. Carr-91 Prentiss St., Somerville 110
Alfred P. Farese-42 Health St., Everett 91
Alexander F. Sullivan-52 June St., Worcester 347
Blanks 254
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Secretary
John M. Bresnahan-185 No. Common St., Lynn 339 Margaret M. O'Riordan-4 Arborway, Boston 269
Blanks 294
Treasurer
John E. Hurley-40 Glenrose Road, Boston 319
Francis P. McKenna-453 Village St., Medway 249 Michael A. O'Leary-399 Broadway, Cambridge 39 John F. Welch-69 Homer St., Boston 37
Blanks 258
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley-15 Pinckney St., Boston 575
Blanks 327
Attorney General
John H. Backus-71 Bonney St., New Bedford 66
Francis D. Harrigan-300 Bowdoin St., Boston 105 Francis E. Kelly-1184 Morton St., Boston 347 Joseph M. McDonough-106 Melville Ave., Boston 162 Blanks 222
Senator in Congress (To fill vacancy)
John H. Corcoran-25 Garden St., Cambridge 262
1 Joseph A. Langone, Jr .- 190 North St., Boston 118 Joseph Lee-43 So. Russell St., Boston 102 Richard M. Russell-10 Charles River Sq., Boston 123 Blanks 297
Congressman, Third District
Philip J. Philbin-23 Berlin St., Clinton 179
P. Eugene Casey-30 Purchase St., Milford 695
Blanks 28
Councillor, Seventh District
James J. Marshall-9 Drury Lane, Worcester 468
Blanks 434
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Senator, Fourth Worcester District
John Albetski-40 Granite St., Webster 194 Adam F. Diorio-35 Winter St., Milford 536
Blanks 172
Representatives in General Court, 10th Worcester District
James F. Catusi-156 Congress St., Milford 346
Earl G. Crockett-Main St., Upton 277 James E. Mullen-37 Pleasant St., Milford 549
Blanks 727
County Commissioners, Worcester County
Francis E. Cassidy-790 School St., Webster 548 William H. Ryder-209 Water St., Clinton 404
Blanks 852
Sheriff, Worcester County
H. Oscar Rocheleau-116 Summer St., Worcester 558
Blanks 344
REPUBLICAN BALLOT
Governor
Horace P. Cahill-60 Arborway Drive, Braintree 493
Blanks 355
Lieutenant Governor
Robert F. Bradford-106 Coolidge Hill, Cambridge 88 Jarvis Hunt-51 High St., No. Attleboro 43
Rudolph F. King-163 Exchange St., Millis 596
Daniel E. McLean-10 Congress St., Beverly 19
William H. McMasters-4 Harvard Rd., Belmont 8
Blanks 94
Secretary
Frederic W. Cook-75 Benton Rd., Somerville 514
Blanks 334
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Treasurer
Fred J. Burrell-41 Washington St., Medford 287 Laurence Curtis-15 River St., Boston 253
Blanks 308
Auditor
Frank A. Goodwin-Nelson Ave., Fairhaven 382 Wallace E. Stearns-110 Gainsboro St., Boston 49 Russell A. Wood-11 Whittier St., Cambridge 150
Blanks 267
Attorney General
Clarence A. Barnes-79 Rumford Ave., Mansfield 391 Charles Fairhurst-572 Bernardston Rd., Greenfield 94
James E. Farley-43 Gardner St., Peabody 148
Blanks 215
Senator in Congress (To fill vacancy)
Leverett Saltonstall-240 Chestnut Hill Rd., Newton 585
Blanks 263
Congressman, Third District
Carroll H. Balcom-101 Walnut St., Clinton 234
Wilfred P. Bazinet-Gore Rd., Webster 375
Blanks 239
Councillor, Seventh District
Michael J. O'Hara-553 Sunderland Rd., Worcester 322
Valmore X. Gaucher-108 Francis St., Worcester 191 Blanks 335
Senator, Fourth Worcester District
Everett W. Stone-135 Central St., Auburn 474
Blanks 374
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Representatives in General Court, 10th Worcester District
James F. Catusi-156 Congress St., Milford 741
Earl G. Crockett-Main St., Upton 600
Howard E. Goff-Woodland Rd., Southborough 78 Blanks 277
County Commissioners, Worcester County
Elbert M. Crockett-45 Forest St., Milford 706
G. Arthur Wells-12 Oak St. Terrace, Shrewsbury 214
Alfred Woollacott-19 Winter St., Fitchburg 257
Blanks 519
Sheriff, Worcester County
William A. Bennett-122 Brookline St., Worcester 350
George W. Jones-35 Midland St., Worcester 232
Raymond L. Werre-32 Burncoat St., Worcester 39
Blanks 227
The ballots cast and the lists of voters were sealed and certified to by the Election Officials and delivered to the Town Clerk as the law requires.
The unused ballots were sealed and certified to by the Election Officers and delivered to the Town Clerk and the voting lists used were sealed and delivered to the Town Clerk as the law requires.
The warrant was then dissolved.
A true record:
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE
Town Clerk
A true copy of the record
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE Town Clerk
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TOWN WARRANT SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, September 6, 1944 Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester, ss
Milford, September 6, 1944
To either Constable of the Town of Milford, in said County Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Milford, qualified by law to vote in Town Affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Town on sixth day of September A.D. 1944 at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles :-
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Five thousand ($5000.00) dollars for use by the Board of Se- lectmen for Soldiers Relief, or take any action in rela- tion thereto.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Twenty thousand ($20,000.00) dollars for use by the Board of Public Welfare for Old Age Assistance, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Three thousand ($3,000.00) dollars for use by the Board of Public Welfare for Aid to Dependent Children Assistance, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Seven hundred ($700.00) dollars for use by the Board of Selectmen for the Election and Registration and Town Meetings-Salary Account, or take any action in relation thereto.
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Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate from Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for the Care of Trees, Salary and Wage Account, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) from the "Repairs at the Sewerage Disposal Plant Building" account to the Sewer Maintenance-Salaries and Wages account, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the land with the School House located thereon on East Main Street, formerly known as the Braggville school and to execute and deliver a deed therefor, or take any action in relation to the same.
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the land with the School House lo- cated on Purchase Street at the corner of Fountain Street, formerly known as the Fountain Street School and to ex- ecute and deliver a deed therefor, or take any action in relation to the same.
. Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Thirty-six dollars and fifteen cents ($36.15) for the pur- pose of paying Frank H. Hannaford an unpaid bill of Thirty-six dollars and fifteen cents ($36.15) for materials furnished on Purchase Street Construction in 1941, or take any action in relation thereto.
And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant by publishing at least seven days before said meeting an attested copy of this warrant in the Milford Daily News, a newspaper published and having a general circulation in the Town of Milford, and by posting at least seven days before said meeting attested copies of this warrant in five or more public places located in said Milford.
Hereof Fail Not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Clerk of said Town at the time of said meeting aforesaid.
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Given under our hands at Milford this twenty-second day of August A.D. 1944.
JOHN H. HENDERSON PATRICK CARROLL ADAM F. DIORIO Selectmen of Milford.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester, ss
Milford, September 6, 1944.
Pursuant to the within warrant I have notified the in- habitants of the Town of Milford herein described, to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within mentioned, by causing an attested copy of this warrant to be published seven days before said meeting in the Mil- ford Daily News, a newspaper published and having a general circulation in the Town of Milford, and I have also caused attested copies of this warrant to be posted seven days before said meeting in five or more public places located in said Milford.
Attest:
JOHN J. MOLONEY, Constable.
A true record
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the record
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, September 6, 1944
Worcester, ss
Milford, September 6, 1944.
The meeting was called to order by Moderator John F. Curran at 8 P.M. and the Monitors checked the lists. Only 101 persons were present not a sufficient number to constitute a quorum the Moderator declared a recess for fifteen minutes.
At 8:45 P.M. the Moderator called the meeting to order and a second check was made. One hundred twenty-six members present the Moderator began the meeting.
A report of committees was called for and John F. Maher representing the Committee on the Advisability of the Town to Convert the Old Town Barn into Offices reported the following statement: After a check with the Accountant it was found that $72.00 per month was expended by the Town for offices and it was thought at this time not to make any changes. The report was ac- cepted by the meeting. Other members of the commit- tee are: Richard J. Abretti, John W. Bickford, Myron Mo- rey, and Bernard M. Manion.
The following Resolutions were read by L. Blaine Libbey on the death of John C. Wilson.
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RESOLUTIONS
Resolved: That a profound loss has befallen the Town of Milford in the death of Officer John C. Wilson, a member of the police force since 1921 and a Town Meet- ing Member since 1937.
In a life replete with activities, he proved an efficient, conscientious citizen, and brought ability and integrity to his service in the town. His friendly attributes will be cherished by a wide circle of friends.
Resolved: That the Town Meeting Members of Mil- ford express to his bereaved family its deeply felt sym- pathy in the great loss that has come to them and that these resolutions be spread upon the records of the town and that a copy be sent to Mrs. Wilson.
John J. Moloney, L. Blaine Libbey, A. Raymond Cross, Bernard K. Drew, Joseph Santosuosso.
The members stood in silence for a minute in respect to the memory of John C. Wilson and the Clerk was in- structed to send a copy of the Resolutions to the family.
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The Clerk read the warrant for the opening of the meeting and it was voted to dispense with the reading of the articles and the officers return was read.
Article 1. Voted: That the Town vote to appro- priate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars for use by the Board of Selectmen for Soldiers' Relief.
Voted: To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 2. Voted: That the Town appropriate from available funds from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Twenty thousand ($20,000.00) dollars for the use by the Board of Public Welfare for Old Age Assist- ance.
Voted: To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 3. Voted: That the Town appropriate from available funds from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00) dollars for use by the Board of Public Welfare for Aid to Dependent Chil- dren.
Voted: To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 4. Voted: That the Town vote to appro- priate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Seven hundred ($700.00) dollars for use by the Board of Selectmen for the Election and Registration and Town Meeting-Salary Account.
Voted: To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 5. Voted: That the sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) dollars be appropriated to the Care of Trees- Salaries and Wages Account from the Excess and Defi- ciency Account.
Voted: To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article .6. Voted: That the Town vote to appro- priate the sum of Two hundred ($200.00) dollars from the Repairs at the Sewerage Disposal Plant Building Ac- count to the Sewer Maintenance-Salaries and Wages Ac- count.
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Voted: To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 7. Voted: That the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the land with the School House lo- cated thereon on East Main Street, formerly known as the Braggville School and to execute and deliver a deed there- for.
Voted: To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 8. A motion was made to authorize the Se- lectmen to sell the land with the School House located on Purchase Street at the corner of Fountain Street, for- merly known as the Fountain Street School and to ex- ecute and deliver a deed therefor.
An amendment was made to this motion by inserting "that the sale of the School House be at Public Auction on October 16th and be properly advertised."
An amendment was made to the amendment by in- serting "that the date concerning the sale be October 14th."
The amendment to the amendment was lost and the amendment was lost.
The following Resolutions were read by Judge Chester F. Williams on the death of Sumner C. Reynolds.
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RESOLUTIONS
Resolved: That the voters of the Town of Milford in Town Meeting assembled have learned with deep re- gret and sorrow of the death on March 5th 1944 of Sumner C. Reynolds, a lifelong resident of the Town and a Mem- ber of the Town Meeting.
Devoted to the interests of his home, his church and community he enjoyed the confidence and respect of his associates in his various affiliations.
As a Town Meeting Member he was sincere in his in- terest in all matters coming before the body, and was a regular attendant at all meetings.
Resolved: That as a mark of respect, business of the meeting be suspended and the voters stand with bowed heads in tribute to his memory.
Resolved: That the Clerk be instructed to send a copy of these resolutions to the family of the deceased and publish them in the town records.
Rev. Luther Morris George F. Grayson Hon. Chester F. Williams Emilio Pighetti Lyndhurst A. MacGregor Paul F. Raftery
The members stood in silence for a minute in respect to the memory of Sumner C. Reynolds and the Clerk was instructed to send a copy of the Resolutions to the family.
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It was Voted: That the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the land with the School House located on Purchase Street at the Corner of Fountain Street, for- merly known as the Fountain Street School and to ex- ecute and deliver a deed therefor.
Voted: To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 9. Voted: That the town vote to appro- priate from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Thirty-six dollars and fifteen cents ($36.15) for the pur- pose of paying Frank H. Hannaford an unpaid bill of Thirty-six dollars and fifteen cents ($36.15) for materials furnished on Purchase Street Construction in 1941.
Voted unanimous by meeting.
Voted: To pass over the remainder of the article.
A true record
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the record
Attest:
CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION November 7, 1944 Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester, ss
To either of the Constables of the Town of Milford in the County of Worcester, Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the in- habitants of the Town of Milford, qualified by law to vote in State Elections, to meet in their respective Precincts in said Town at the following places designated and ap- pointed by the Selectmen to wit :-
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In Precinct One, Dewey Hall, Town Hall Building. In Precinct Two, Marchegiano Hall, Meade Street.
In Precinct Three, Chapin Street School, Chapin Street.
In Precinct Four, South Grammar (Brick School), Main Street.
In Precinct Five, Park School, Walnut Street.
ON TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A.D. 1944, at eight o'clock A.M. to bring in their votes, all on one ballot, to the Precinct Officers of the several vot- ing Precincts of said Town, for:
Presidential Electors; Governor; Lieutenant Gov- ernor; Secretary; Treasurer; Auditor; Attorney General; Senator in Congress (to fill vacancy); Representative in Congress; Councillor; Senator; Representative in Gen- eral Court (2); County Commissioners (2); Sheriff.
QUESTIONS QUESTION NO. 1
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide for a Fair, Concise Summary, instead of a Description, of Each Proposed Amendment to the Constitution and Each Law submitted to the People, under the Initiative and the Referendum, and Certain Changes relative to the Filing of Initiative Petitions which is further described as fol- lows :-
This amendment amends Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution by striking out section three under the heading "The Initiative. II. Initiative Petitions" and inserting in place thereof a new section which provides,-
That an initiative petition for a constitutional amend- ment or a law shall first be signed by ten qualified voters of the Commonwealth and shall be submitted to the At- torney General not later than the first Wednesday of the August before the assembling of the General Court into
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which it is to be introduced. It may be filed with the Sec- retary of the Commonwealth if the Attorney General shall certify that the measure and its title are in proper form and that it is not, affirmatively or negatively, sub- stantially the same as any measure which has been quali- fied for submission or submitted to the people at either of the two preceding biennial state elections, and that it contains only subjects not excluded from the popular initiative and which are related or which are mutually dependent.
The Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of subsequent signers. He shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed measure, as determined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot, together with the names and residences of the first ten signers. All such petitions, with the first ten signatures attached, shall be filed with the Secretary not earlier than the first Wednesday of the September be- fore the assembling of the Legislature into which they are to be introduced, and the remainder of the required signa- tures shall be filed not later than the first Wednesday of the following December.
Section 3 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referendum Petitions", is also amended by striking out the second sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of signers of a referendum petition on a law requesting that the op- eration of such law be suspended subsequent to the first ten signers and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed law as determined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot, to- gether with the names and residences of the first ten signers.
Section 4 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referendum peti- tions", is also amended by striking out the third sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of signers subsequent to the first ten signers of a referendum petition asking for the repeal of an emergency law or of a
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law which takes effect because the referendum petition does not contain a request for suspension, and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed law as such summary will appear on the ballot together with the names and residences of the first ten signers.
Article XLVIII is further amended by striking out subheading "III. Form of Ballot" and sub-heading "IV. Information for Voters" under the heading "General Provisions" and inserting in place thereof new sub-head- ings III and IV, which provide, respectively:
III. Form of Ballot
A fair, concise summary of each proposed amendment to the Constitution and each law submitted to the people, as determined by the Attorney General shall be printed on the ballot. The Secretary shall give each question à num- ber and cause such question, except as otherwise author- ized in said article of amendment, to be printed on the ballot in the following form:
In the case of an amendment to the constitution: Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the con- stitution summarized below, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon) ? Yes .- No.
(Set forth summary here)
In the case of a law: Do you approve of a law sum- marized below, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon) ? Yes .- No.
(Set forth summary here)
IV. Information for Voters
The Secretary shall print and send to each registered voter the full text of every measure to be submitted to the people, together with a copy of the legislative commit- tee's majority and minority reports, with the names of the majority and minority members and a fair, concise sum- mary of the measure as such summary will appear on the ballot, and, in such manner as may be provided by law, other arguments for and against the measure,-
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which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 201 votes in the affirmative and 2 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received 214 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative,
- be approved?
YES
NO
QUESTION NO. 2
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide that the General Court may prescribe the terms and conditions under which pardons of offences which are felonies may be granted which is further described as follows :--
This article of amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Article VIII of section I of chapter II of Part the Second of the Constitution, which vested the Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, with , the full and unrestricted power of pardoning offences of which a person is convicted, except such as persons may be convicted of before the Senate by an impeachment of the House, and adopts a new Article VIII in place thereof.
This new Article VIII vests the pardoning power in the Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, but provides further that if the offence to be pardoned is a felony the Legislature shall have power to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a pardon may be granted.
The new Article VIII contains the same provision as the old with relation to the ineffectiveness of pardons granted before a conviction,-
which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 199 votes in the affirmative and 1 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received 198 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative,
- be approved?
YES NO
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QUESTION NO. 3 Proposed Amendment to the Constitution
Shall an amendment to the constitution restoring Annual Sessions of the General Court and an Annual Budget which is further described as follows :-
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