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Matthew Drummey, labor in May, 28 66
Richard Pendergast, labor in May, 26 00
June 16. C. B. Dexter, labor in June, 32 70.
Coleman McDonough, labor in June,
24 00
Matthew Drummey, labor in June, 24 23
Richard Pendergast, labor in June, 24 23
23 78
July
I. Coleman McDonough, labor in June, Matthew Drummey, labor in June, Richard Pendergast, labor in June,
26 89
26 89
18. C. B. Dexter, labor in July, 28 20
Coleman McDonough, labor in July, 26 22
Matthew Drummey, labor in July, 26 22
Amount carried forward, $868 83
May
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Amount brought forward,
$868 83
July 18.
Richard Pendergast, labor in July, 28 00
Aug. I. C. B. Dexter, labor in July, 27 60
Coleman McDonough, labor in July, 22 44
Matthew Drummey, labor in July, 22 44
Richard Pendergast, labor in July, 22 44
Aug. 15.
Coleman McDonough, labor in August, 19 33
Matthew Drummey, labor in August, 25 33
Richard Pendergast, labor in August, 24 22
24. C. B. Dexter, labor in August, 34 20
Sept. 2. C. B. Dexter, labor in August, 32 40
Coleman McDonough, labor in August, 23 II
Matthew Drummey, labor in August, 23 II
Richard Pendergast, labor in August, 18 44
19. Coleman McDonough, labor in September, 22 89 Matthew Drummey, labor in September, 23 55 Richard Pendergast, labor in September, 24 00 C. B. Dexter, labor in September, 35 10
Oct.
3.
Coleman McDonough, labor in September, 22 66 Matthew Drummey, labor in September, 26 00 Richard Pendergast, labor in September, 26 00
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C. B. Dexter, labor in October, Coleman McDonough, labor in October, 25 33 35 10
Matthew Drummey, labor in October, 26 00
Richard Pendergast, labor in October, 26 00
31 C. B. Dexter, labor in October, 37 80
Coleman McDonough, labor in October, 26 66
Matthew Drummey, labor in October, 26 89
Richard Pendergast, labor in October, 26 89
Nov. 14. C. B. Dexter, labor in November, 33 00
Coleman McDonough, labor in November, 24 00 Matthew Drummey, labor in November, 24 66 Richard Pendergast, labor in November, 24 00
Dec. 2. C. B. Dexter, labor in November, 33 90
Amount carried forward,
$1,436 32
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Amount brought forward, $1,436 32
Dec. 2 Coleman McDonough, labor in November, 25 55 Matthew Drummey, labor in November, 25 II Richard Pendergast, labor in November, 24 00
21. C. B. Dexter, labor in December, 38 40
Coleman McDonough, labor in December, 27 55
Matthew Drummey, labor in December, 29 55 Richard Pendergast, labor in December, 29 55
Jan. 6. '09 Geo. E. Sanborn, bill for tools, I 03
C. B. Dexter, labor in December, 24 00
Coleman McDonough, labor in December, 18 66
Matthew Drummey, labor in December, 19 55 Richard Pendergast, labor in December, 7 77
9. Water Commissioners, Town of Norwood, pipe-fitting, labor, 59 04
F. A. Fales & Co., cement and fertilizer, 2S 06
12. C. B. Dexter, 237 hours, horse and cart, 39 50
19. Pendergast & Callahan, tools, 20 65
Richard Walsh, repairing tools, 9 09
20. Ambrose Bros., book and printing, 9 75
25. Wm. Foreman, repairing pump, I 70
30. Alex Lepper, repairing tools, 5 30
Wm. Fisher, acknowledging deeds, 2 00
F. W. Talbot, labor as Sec'y, and postage, 105 00
C. B. Dexter, labor in January, '09, 12 00
Coleman McDonough, labor in Jan., '09, 8 67
F. W. Talbot, plants and bulbs, 114 75
Old Cemetery perpetual care, interest, 13 22
$2,305 15
Balance on February 1, 1909, 1,667 27
$3,972 42 EDWARD B. PENDERGAST, F. W. TALBOT,
Cemetery Commissioners.
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OLD CEMETERY.
1908.
DR.
To balance on hand, February 1, 190S,
$ 32 80
Town appropriation, 100 00
Cash received for burial of Wm. Ellis,
5 00
Cash received for grading grave,
13 22
Perpetual care, interest,
$151 52
CR.
$120 75
F. W. Talbot, for plants,
5 00
Balance February 1, 1909,
25 77
$151 52 EDWARD B. PENDERGAST, F. W. TALBOT, Cemetery Commissioners.
We hereby certify that we have examined the accounts of the Cemetery Commissioners, and find the same correctly stated and properly vouched.
JAMES E. PENDERGAST, ELTON O. CLARK, FRED A. SMITH,
Auditors.
February 12, 1909.
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By account Highland Cemetery, for labor,
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CASH RECEIVED FOR BURIAL LOTS AND GRAVES. 1 908.
Feb.
S. James C. Murphy, bal. on lot No. 676, $50 00
Mary Higgins, 2 graves, Nos. 730-731, 10 00
I2. Michael Naughton, grave No. 616, 70 00
Mar. 3. Michael Shergals, grave No. 738, 5 00
Charles I. Davis, grave No. 147, 5 00
30. John Mitchell, on lot No. 647, 10 00
J. S. Walker, grave No. 148,
5 00
April
John Connolly, grave No. 739, 5 00
James P. Taylor, grave No. 149, 5 00
13. Timothy J. Oldham, lot No. 662, 60 00
14. Ellen Hickey, 2 graves, Nos. 740-741, 10 00
17. J. Archibald Kady, on lot No. 405, 27 50
18. Oliver Perrin, grave No. 143, 5 00
25. Bartley Curren, on lot No. 664-655, 27 00
27. Patrick Feeney, grave No. 744,
5 00
29. Fritz Anderson, grave No. 150,
5 00
Bridget Costello, grave No. 745, 5 00
May
4. Patrick F. Brennan, grave No. 746,
5 00
Edgar F. Roby estate, Lot No. 1, $75.00, less lot No. 201, given up. 50 00
5. Joseph Cosentina, grave No. 747, 5 00
9. T. Dolahar, grave No. 748, 5 00
Walter Johnson, grave No. 156,
5 00
Georgiana Dean, balance on lot No. 256,
3 00
16. Mary J. Wells, on lot No. 661,
10 00
Edson D. Smith, on lot No. 13,
75 00
John E. Doyle, on lot No. 681,
22 00
J. Archibald Kady, on lot No. 405, ' 27 50
Bridget McCormick estate, grave No. 735,
5 00
25. Martin Hultman, grave No. 157, 5 00
June 3. Dennis Collins, grave No. 750, 5 00
Amount carried forwaad, $532 00
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Amount brought forward, $532 00
June 5. Ezra Hubbard, on lot No. 2, 10 00
Katherine Dowdie estate, grave No. 751, 5 00
16. Michael E. Hayden, lot No. 626, 60 00
Mary J. Wells, on lot No. 661, 10 00
Bartley Curran, balance on lot No. 665, 33 00
July 14. James Hughs, balance on lot No. 611,
20 00
22. Ezra Hubbard, on lot No. 2, Henry C. Moulton, on lot No. 388,
27 50
Aug. I. Martin Costello, grave No. 752, 5 00
24. Thomas Gibson, grave No. 753, 5 00
Sept. 14. John Shannon, on lot No. 96,
35 00
18. Michael Longo, grave No. 754, 5 00
19. A. E. Pelletier, grave No. 755, 5 00
25. Michael Collins, on lot No. 641,
20 00
Oct B. W. Eklolm, grave No. 158, 5 00 I.
24. John Hammerle, grave No. 160, 5 00
29. Catherine Reardon, lot No. 625,
65 00
30 John Paul, grave No. 756,
5 00
Nov. 6. Stephen J. Joseph, grave No. 757,
5 00
I2 Wm. Hale, grave No. 161,
5 00
14. Fred L. Colton, on lot No. 115,
40 00
27. Fred Lenhart, grave No. 758,.
5 00
30. Gustave Bastian, on lot No. 407, 22 00
Dec.
9. Maria Fitzgerald, grave No. 759
5 00
IS. Frank Kuras, grave No. 760, 5 00
22. Martha F. Saunders and Everlina A. Bur- rows, lot No. 406, 55 00
1909.
Jan.
Atkins Carlson, grave No. 159, 5 00
23.
Isadore Augustine, grave No. 761, 5 00
James M. Conger, lot No. 3, 75 00
$1,089 50
10 00
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RECORD OF TOWN MEETINGS, VITAL STATISTICS AND LIST OF JURORS
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWOOD
FOR THE
Year Ending January 31, 1909.
JOHN F. KILEY, Town Clerk.
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RECORD OF TOWN MEETINGS.
TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS.
To either Constable of the Town of Norwood, in said County, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to assemble in Village Hall, in said town, on Monday, the second day of March, A. D. 1908, at six o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, namely :
Article I. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To choose all necessary town officers. The following are to be chosen by ballot, namely : Three Selectmen, who shall be Overseers of the Poor and Surveyors of High- ways. One Town Clerk, one Town Treasurer, one Collector of Taxes, three Auditors, three Park Commissioners, six Con- stables, one Tree Warden, one Moderator, all for one year ; one Assessor for one year, one Assessor for two years, one Assessor for three years ; one Sewer Commissioner for three years; one Electric Light Commissioner for three years; one member of
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the Board of Health for three years; one Water Commissioner for three years, two members of the School Committee for three years, and two Trustees of the Morrill Memorial Library for three years; and also upon the same ballot to vote upon the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town?"
Article 3. To hear and act on reports of the Auditors, on Selectmen's, Treasurer's, Tax Collector's, Water Commission- ers', Sewer Commissioners', Electric Light Commissioners' and Cemetery Commissioners' accounts.
Article 4. To hear and act on reports of Committees.
Article 5. To see what action the town will take in re- gard to unexpended appropriations of the past year.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the taxes for the present municipal year, and to issue notes of the town therefor. The debts incur- red under the authority of this vote are hereby made payable from said taxes.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Collector of Taxes to use the same means as a Town Treasurer may use when acting as collector.
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate money for the support of Morrill Memorial Library.
Article 9. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the use of George K. Bird Post, No. 169, Grand Army of the Republic, for the purpose of decorating soldiers' graves on Memorial Day.
Article 10. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the support of the Fire Department system the ensuing year.
Article II. To see what sum of money the town will
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raise and appropriate for the support of the Fire Alarm system the ensuing year.
Article 12. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the purchase of fire hose.
Article 13. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate to concrete or pave in front of Central Fire Station and purchase additional harness and supply wagon.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to raise the pay of the firemen, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 15. To see what sum of money the town will ap- propriate for the support of the schools the ensuing year.
Article 16. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for conveying children living in the outlying districts to the Norwood schools, and place the same in the hands of the School Committee.
Article 17. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the expense of children at the Truant School.
Article IS. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate to meet the expenses of the Board of Health.
Article 19. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate to be expended in trimming and care of shade trees the current year.
Article 20. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the prosecution of illegal sale of liquor.
Article 21. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to defray the incidental and other neces- sary expenses, not otherwise provided for, the current year.
Article 22. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the repairs of highways the current year.
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Article 23. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for building sidewalks and for setting edgestones the current year.
Article 24. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for paving gutters the ensuing year.
Article 25. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to be expended in sanding sidewalks during winter months, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 26. To see what disposition the town will make of money received as excise tax from street railway companies.
Article 27. To see what disposition the town will make of money received for dog licenses.
Article 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate money for street signs or take any other action in the matter.
Article 29. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to pay bonds for the Town Treasurer and Tax Collector.
Article 30. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to be expended in macadamizing streets for the present year.
Article 31. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for free band concerts.
Article 32. To see if the town will vote to accept Dean street as relocated and laid out by the Selectmen, and raise and appropriate money to pay land damages.
Article 33. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to gravel Florence avenue.
Article 34. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to repair and gravel Walnut avenue, and construct a granolithic walk on westerly side, from Wash-
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ington street to Walpole street, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 35. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate on account of the maintenance and extension of the Municipal Light Department for the ensuing year, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 36. To see if the town will vote to accept from Mrs. Nellie M. Babcock the gift of a clock to be placed in Mor- rill Memorial Library, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 37. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for watering streets the ensuing year, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 38. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to build a shed in rear of Fire Station, for use of Street Department, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 39. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to build a Police Station, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 40. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to grade the Shattuck School ground, or take any other action on this matter.
Article 41. To see if the town will accept a clock left by Charles Guild, for use of Public Library, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 42. To hear and act upon the report of the com- mittee appointed under authority of Article 41 of the warrant for the annual town meeting for 1904, to consider and report a revision of the by-laws of the town, with its recommendations as to the same, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 43. To see whether the town will vote to amend, revise or change its by-laws in accordance with the report, in
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whole or in part, of the committee appointed under authority of Article 41 of the annual town meeting warrant for 1904, or take any other action in the matter.
Article 44. To see whether the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to defray the expenses of the com- mittee on revision of the by-laws of the town, appointed under authority of Article 41 of the annual town meeting warrant for 1904, and of printing and publishing the report of said commit- tee and the action of the town thereon.
And the polls may be closed as early as four-thirty o'clock in the afternoon of said day.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting at- tested copies in ten public places in this town, seven days at least before the day of said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before the time and day of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Norwood this 21st day of Febru- ary, A. D. 1908.
FRED L. FISHER, RICHARD E. OLDHAM, Selectmen of Norwood. A true copy. Attest :
MICHAEL D. CREED, Constable of Norwood.
NORWOOD, February 21, 1908.
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NORFOLK, SS.
By virtue of this warrant I have served the within warrant by posting attested copies of the same in ten public places in said town seven days at least before the time of said meeting.
A true copy. Attest :
MICHAEL D. CREED, Constable of Norwood.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections, met in Vil- lage Hall in said town, on Monday, March second, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight, and were called to order at five forty-five o'clock in the morning by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling the meeting and the return thereon of the Constable who served the same upon the inhabitants.
MODERATOR.
Article 1. At five fifty-five o'clock in the morning the Town Clerk declared the polls open for the reception of votes for Moderator.
On motion by Mr. Richard E. Oldham, Thomas F. Mahoney was instructed to cast one white ballot for Mr. Clifford B. San- born for Moderator, which was done and the name of Thomas F. Mahoney checked on the voting list for that purpose.
The Moderator then assumed the chair and article two was then taken up.
BALLOT CLERKS.
Article 2. The Ballot Clerks and Tellers who had been appointed by the Selectmen were sworn, as follows : Irving J. Reid, Arthur N. Hartshorn, Bernard Corbett, Patrick J. Slat- tery, Conrad Readel, Thomas F. Mahoney.
TELLERS.
George H. Dexter, Frank W. Talbot, John Donahue, Thomas H. Hayden, George A. Smith. Eben F. Gay, James E. Mahoney, Hugh C. Foley.
CONSTABLE IN CHARGE.
Constable Michael D. Creed had charge of the ballot box and the space inside the railing.
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SPECIMEN BALLOTS, CARDS OF INSTRUCTION, ETC., ETC.
In accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts governing elections, Village Hall was fitted up as a polling place, a space railed off and compartments provided for the convenience of voters in marking and examining their ballots, and each compartment was supplied with cards of in- struction and other necessary facilities. Cards of instructions and specimen ballots were also posted in different parts of the building outside the rail. The Town Clerk delivered to the Ballot Clerks one sealed package marked eighteen hundred (1800) official ballots, March 2d, 1908, and one package marked six hundred (600) ballots for School Committee only, March 2d, 1908, and took their receipt therefor. The Ballot Clerks were provided with duplicate sets of lists of registered voters of the town, one for men voters and one for women voters, as pre- pared by the Registrars of Voters for use at this election. They were also supplied with the official ballots taken from the pack- ages received from the Town Clerk and stationed at the entrance to the polling place with instructions to deliver such ballots only to voters whose names were found and checked on voting list. The ballot box used in elections was then opened in public meet- ing, examined by the Moderator and other election officers and found to be empty. The register was set at zero and the box locked. At six o'clock A. M., on motion by R. E. Oldham : Voted, that the polls be now opened for the election of officers designated in article two, and also for voting on the question of license ; and by vote of the meeting were kept open until forty- five minutes past four o'clock in the afternoon, when after due notice they were declared closed.
By the unanimous consent of the Moderator, Town Clerk and other election officers, the ballot box was opened at eleven o'clock A. M. for the purpose of removing the ballots to be counted.
TOTAL VOTE CAST.
The ballot box was opened at the close of the polls and the
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register stood at eleven hundred, eighty-seven (1187). The exact number of ballots deposited was eleven hundred, eighty- seven (1187). The names checked on the voting lists by the ballot clerks at the entrance to the polling place and by the checkers at the ballot box were counted and compared and found to agree, and the total number of names so checked was eleven hundred, eighty-seven (1187), eighteen (IS) of which were women votes for School Committee only, which were sorted, counted and declaration thereof made in open town meeting at forty-five minutes past seven o'clock in the evening, as follows :
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS.
John A. Hartshorn had seven hundred and eighteen (718), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk. Richard E. Oldham had six hun- dred and fifty-five (655), elected; sworn by Town Clerk. Sam- uel M. Winslow had six hundred and fifty-eight (658), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk. Charles B. Williamson had five hun- dred and seventy-two; all others had three (3) ; blanks, nine hundred and one (901).
MODERATOR.
Clifford B. Sanborn had seven hundred and seventy-nine (779), elected; sworn by Town Clerk; blanks, three hundred and ninety (390).
TOWN CLERK.
John F. Kiley had nine hundred and thirty-seven (937), elected; sworn by Moderator ; all others had two (2) ; blanks, two hundred and thirty (230).
TREASURER.
Irving S. Fogg had eight hundred and eighty-nine (889), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk; blanks, two hundred and eighty (28o).
TAX COLLECTOR.
George O. Capen had eight hundred and ninety-three (893),
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elected ; sworn by Town Clerk; all others had (3) ; blanks, two hundred and seventy-three (273) .
AUDITORS.
Elton O. Clark had seven hundred and forty-four (744), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk, James E. Pendergast had eight hundred and forty-four (844), elected; sworn by Town Clerk. Fred A. Smith had seven hundred (700), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk; all others had (4) ; blanks, twelve hun- dred and fifteen (1215).
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
L. Herman Beaver had six hundred and eighty-seven (687), elected; sworn by Town Clerk. George N. Corbett had seven hundred and seventeen (717), elected; sworn by Town Clerk. Daniel Slattery had seven hundred and forty-four (744), elected; sworn by Town Clerk ; all others had one (1) ; blanks, thirteen hundred and fifty-eight (1358).
CONSTABLES.
William C. Breen had seven hundred and sixty-two (762), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk. J. Harry Corbett had seven hundred and twenty-nine (729), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk. Michael D. Creed had seven hundred and sixty-two (762), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk. Simon P. Donnolly had, seven hundred and fifty-eight (758), elected; sworn by Town Clerk. Walter A. Readel had seven hundred and fifteen (715), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk. Warren E. Rhoads had seven hundred and twenty-five (725), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk ; all oth ers had four (4) ; blanks, twenty-five hundred and thirty-nine (2539).
TREE WARDEN.
H. Frank Winslow had seven hundred and seventy-two (772), elected; sworn by Town Clerk; all others had (I) ; blanks, three hundred and ninety-six (396).
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MODERATOR.
Clifford B. Sanborn had seven hundred and seventy-nine (779), elected; sworn by town Clerk; blanks, three hundred and ninety (390).
ASSESSORS FOR THREE YEARS.
Francis E. Everett had four hundred and ninety (490). Richard E. Oldham had five hundred and ninety-one (591); elected ; sworn by Town Clerk ; all others had one (I) ; blanks, (S7.)
ASSESSORS FOR TWO YEARS.
Willis C. Fuller had five hundred and twenty-one (521), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk. Aaron L. Goodwin had four hundred and twenty-two (422) ; all others had two (2), blanks, two hundred and twenty-four (224).
ASSESSOR FOR ONE YEAR.
Fred L. Fisher had five hundred and eighty-eight (588), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk. Richard B. Everett had ten (10) ; all others had ten (10) ; blanks, five hundred and sixty- one (561).
ONE SEWER COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS.
Marcus M. Alden had six hundred and ninety-five (695), elected; sworn by Town Clerk; all others had three (3) ; blanks, four hundred and seventy-one (471).
ONE ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS.
Walter F. Tilton had six hundred and sixty-five (665), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk ; blanks, five hundred and four (504).
BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THREE YEARS.
Arthur S. Hartwell had six hundred and ninety-three (693), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk ; blanks, four hundred and sev- enty-six (476).
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WATER COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS.
John F. Callahan had seven hundred and seventy-nine (779): elected ; sworn by Town Clerk ; all others had one (1) ; blanks, three hundred and eighty-nine (389).
Two MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS.
Edward W. Jewett had seven hundred and sixty-nine (769), elected; sworn by Town Clerk. Harriet W. Lane had six hundred and ninety (690) elected; sworn by Town Clerk ; all others had one (I) ; blanks, nine hundred and fourteen (914) .
Two TRUSTEES OF THE MORRILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY FOR THREE YEARS.
Irving S. Fogg had seven hundred and twenty-six (726), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk. James A. Halloran had six hundred and ninety-five (695), elected ; sworn by Town Clerk ; all others had two (2) ; blanks, nine hundred and fifteen (915).
LICENSE QUESTION.
Yes, three hundred and twelve (312) ; No, six hundred and twenty-three (623) ; blanks, two hundred and thirty-four (234). And declaration was made in open meeting that the town had voted not to grant license for the sale of intoxicating liquors.
In counting the ballots the blank forms approved by the Secretary of the Commonwealth were used by the Tellers.
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