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Art. 5, Sec. 23. On motion by Mr. James E. Pendergast, Section 23 of Article 5 was taken up for further consideration.
On motion by Mr. James E. Pendergast :
Voted: That the sum of one hundred (100) dollars be raised and appropriated for the salary of town physician; and that the sum of seventy-five (75) dollars be raised and appropriated for
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the certification of town votes and that the additional sum of one hundred (100) dollars be raised and appropriated for printing.
Under Article 12, on motion by Mr. James M. Folan:
Voted: That the selectmen be and hereby are authorized and directed to purchase for the town a certain parcel of land fronting on Washington street and adjoining the Balch School lot, containing three acres eleven thousand eight hundred four square feet, and bounded and described as follows: Southerly on land of John Folan, 474.20 feet; easterly, on other land of present owner, 363.33 feet; northerly, on other land of the present owner, 483.12 feet; and westerly on Washington street, northerly of the town land, 29.23 feet; and southerly of the town land, 200.70 feet; and that a sum not to exceed eighty-five hundred (8500) dollars be raised and appropriated to pay for the same.
On motion by Mr. James M. Folan :
Voted: That a committee of five be appointed by the modera- tor to secure plans and estimates for a suitable 12-room school- house to be erected in the Balch School District, on land now owned or to be purchased by the town; said committee to re- port to the town not later than the first week in June, 1912.
Committee.
Frank G. Allen, Thomas A. Houllahan, Alfred N. Ambrose, James W. Conger, John Gillooly.
Under article two; on motion by Mr. F. A. Morrill.
Voted: That the building laws as submitted in printed form by the committee on building laws be and hereby are accepted.
On motion by Mr. Milton H. Howard.
Voted: That the sum of one hundred and fifty (150) dollars
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be raised and appropriated to pay for printing building laws and books of record and expenses of the building inspector.
On motion by Mr. Milton H. Howard:
Voted: That the sum of five hundred (500) dollars be raised and appropriated to pay the salary of the inspector of buildings.
All articles in the annual town meeting warrant having been acted upon on motion by Mr. James A. Halloran.
Voted: To dissolve at eight forty-five o'clock P. M.
Dissolved :
Attest :
JOHN F. KILEY, Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables 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 Everett Hall, said town, on Monday, the first day of April, A. D. 1912, at seven-thirty o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles, namely:
Article 1. To see if the town will vote to appoint a com- mittee to consider and report at a later town meeting upon the advisability of having an official known as a town manager or engineer, the scope of his duties and the necessary action re- quired to secure and maintain such official or take any other action relative to said matter.
Art. 2. To see if the town will vote to appoint a committee to be known as the town planning committee which shall con- sider and report upon all matters pertaining to the improvement of the town and shall inform the citizens from time to time upon matters considered by it and shall make recommendations as to action to be taken on said matters or take any other action as to said matter.
Art. 3. To see if the town will vote to amend Section 6 of Article 3 of the by-laws by adding to said section at the end thereof the following words, " or by vote of the town."
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Art. 4. To see what action the town will take for the dispo- sition of the surface water coming from Winter street and raise and appropriate money to care for the same, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 5. To see if the town will vote to put its public play- grounds under the supervision of the School Committee as provided in Chapter 508 of the Acts of 1910, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 6. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains on Pleasant street from present end of pipe northerly to Hillside avenue and raise and appropriate or borrow money for the same.
Art. 7. To see if the town will vote to lay a cement walk on Beacon street from Walpole street to the end of the concrete walk on the northerly side of Beacon street, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 8. To see if the town will vote to gravel Adams street from Railroad avenue about 1,200 feet, and raise and appro- priate or borrow money for the same, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to gravel Elliot street extension from Highland street about 800 feet and raise and appropriate or borrow money for the same, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer system on Melville avenue and raise or borrow and appropriate money for the same, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate the sum of seventy-five dollars to be used in clean- ing out and repairing main drains, or take any other action in the matter.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies in ten public places in this town, seven days at least before
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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 twenty-first day of March, A.D. 1912.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, SAMUEL M. WINSLOW, JAMES W. CONGER, Selectmen of Norwood. JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
A True Copy. Attest:
Norwood, March 22, 1912.
Norfolk, ss.
By virtue of this warrant I have served the within warrant by posting attested copies in ten public places in said town seven days before the day of said meeting.
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
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 Everett Hall, in said town on Monday the first day of April, A.D. 1912, at seven-thirty o'clock in the afternoon and were called to order by the Moderator. The town clerk then read the warrant call- ing the meeting and the return of the officer who served the same upon the inhabitants.
Article 1. On motion by Mr. George F. Willett :
That the following namely: George F. Willett, James A. Hartshorn, Frank W. Coombs, James A. Halloran and John E.
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Folan be and hereby are appointed a committee to consider and report at the adjourned session of this town meeting to be held on the 25th day of April, 1912, upon the advisability of having an official known as a town manager or engineer and upon the scope of his duties and the necessary action required to secure and maintain such an official. Vote. Yes, 69. No, 16.
Art. 2. On motion by Mr. George H. Smith.
Voted: That a committee of five be appointed by the Modera- tor to be known as the Town Planning Committee which shall consider and report upon all matters pertaining to the improve- ment of the Town and shall inform the citizens from time to time upon matters considered by it and shall make recommenda- tions as to action to be taken on said matters.
Art. 3. On motion by Mr. James A. Halloran,
Voted: That Section 6 of Article 3 of the by-laws be and hereby is amended by adding to said section at the end thereof the following words, viz .: " or by vote of the town " so that said section shall read as follows: "Section 6. Any portion of any appropriation remaining unexpended at the close of the finan- cial year shall revert to the town treasury unless otherwise pro- vided by law or by vote of the town."
Art. 4. On motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn,
Voted: That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to consider and report with recommendations at a later meeting upon the disposition of the surface water coming from Winter street and adjoining streets and collecting on Lin- coln street.
Committee.
George F. Bagley, Willis C. Fuller and Fred N. Hartshorn.
Art. 5. On motion by Mr. George H. Smith,
Voted: To place public playgrounds under the supervision of the School Committee.
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Art. 6. On motion by Mr. Francis J. Foley,
Voted: That the sum of fifteen hundred (1500) dollars be taken from the treasury of the water board for the extension of water mains on Pleasantstreet from present end of pipe northerly to Hillside avenue.
Art. 7. On motion by Mr. Oliver J. Barr,
Voted: That the sum of two hundred and fifty (250) dollars be raised and appropriated for laying a cement walk on the northerly side of Beacon street, from Walpole street to the end of the concrete walk on said Beacon street and that one half the cost be assessed upon abuttors thereon.
Art. 8. On motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn,
Voted: That Article eight and nine be laid on the table.
Art. 10. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton.
Voted: That the sum of one thousand (1000) dollars be raised and appropriated to extend the sewer system on Melville avenue.
Art. 11. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton,
Voted: That the sum of seventy-five (75) dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of cleaning out and repairing main drains; said sum to be expended under the direction of the Sewer Commissioners.
On motion by Mr. George F. Willett.
Voted: That this meeting be now adjourned to April 25, 1912, in Everett Hall at eight o'clock in the evening. Adjourned :
ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEETING.
April 1st, 1912 to April 25th, 1912.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Pursuant with adjournment the inhabitants of the town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections, met in Everett Hall, in
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said town on Thursday, April 25th, A.D. 1912 and Section 3 of article 1 of the By-Laws having been complied with were called to order by the moderator, at eight o'clock in the evening.
Under article one; on motion by Mr. George F. Willett,
Voted: That this meeting be adjourned when it is adjourned to May 28th, 1912, in Everett Hall at eight o'clock in the evening and that this article be laid on table until this date.
Under article two; Mr. Francis J. Foley for the Appropriation Committee made the following recommendations.
The Appropriation Committee recommend that the Town Planning Committee be and hereby are requested to prepare and present to the town for adoption on or before the next Annual Town Meeting, a complete set of regulations governing the laying out and constructions of new streets and highways.
And it is further recommended that the Town do not employ the same engineers as employed by the petitioners desiring new streets.
And we would also recommend that no streets be accepted until the town is ready to make an appropriation to complete the same.
On motion by Mr. Francis J. Foley,
Voted: That the recommendations be accepted and referred to the Town Planning Committee when one is appointed.
Town Planning Committee.
George F. Willett, Walter J. Berwick, Francis J. Foley, Patrick J. Lydon, Mahlon R. Perry.
Under article four; Mr. George F. Bagley reporting for com- mittee appointed April first A.D. 1912.
Your committee under article four, to see what action the town will take for the disposition of the surface water coming from Winter and adjoining streets and collecting in the vicinity of Lincoln street make the following report.
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Starting at a catch basin on Winter street at junction of Bellevue avenue and running diagonally across Winter street with an eight inch pipe to a catch basin to be constructed, thence to catch basin No. 2 at junction of Winter and Lincoln streets about 400 ft. continuing on the southerly side of Lincoln street about 180 ft. to catch basin No. 3 then crossing Lincoln street near present culvert and using same then crossing land owned by Alfred Wells and Fred Taylor to Marion avenue about 300 feet to catch basin No. 4 then crossing Marion Avenue and continuing down the northerly side of Marion avenue about 450 feet with ten inch drain pipe to catch basin No. 5 at junction of Bright street thence about 250 feet to present catch basin at junction of Bright street and Florence avenue with 12 inch pipe at an estimated cost of $1,200.
GEORGE F. BAGLEY, FRED H. HARTSHORN.
On motion by Mr. James M. Folan,
Voted: That the subject matter of this report be referred to Committee of Fifteen.
Under article five; on motion by Mr. James A. Halloran.
Voted: That article five be reconsidered.
On motion by Mr. James A. Halloran.
Voted: That article five be laid on table until May 28, 1912. Under article eight; on motion by Mr. H. H. Miller.
Voted: That the sum of one thousand (1000) dollars be taken from town treasury this being the sum received from sale of old engine house and that the sum of two hundred (200) dollars additional be raised by tax and both said sums appropriated to gravel Adams street for a distance of twelve hundred feet.
Art. 9. On motion by Mr. H. H. Miller,
Voted: That the sum of eight hundred (800) dollars be raised
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and appropriated to gravel Elliot street extension about cight hundred fcct.
On action taken April 25, 1912. Under article one,
Voted: To adjourn to May 28, 1912. Adjourned :
ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEETING. April 1st, 1912 to April 25th, 1912 to May 28th, 1912.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Pursuant to adjournment the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood qualified to vote in elections, met in Everett Hall, in said town on Tuesday, May the twenty-eighth, A.D. 1912 and section three of article one of the by-laws having been complied with were called to order by the moderator, at eight o'clock in the evening.
Under article one; Mr. George F. Willett reporting for com- mittee on town manager made the following report
Report of the Committee on Town Manager or Engineer.
Norwood, Mass., May 25, 1912.
As a result of action taken by the Town under Article 1 of the warrant of the Special Town Meeting held on April 1st last, the undersigned were appointed as a Committee to consider and report at the adjourned session of the said meeting to be held on the 25th day of April, 1912, upon the advisability of having an official known as a Town Manager or Engineer, and upon the scope of his duties and the necessary action required to se- cure and maintain such an official. At the adjourned meeting just referred to, additional time was granted to the committee at its request, viz., until the further adjournment of said meet- ing on the 2Stli day of May, 1912.
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In the performance of its duty the committee begs to submit the following report :
That it is advisable for the Town to concentrate, as far as practicable, responsibility for the expenditure of its money.
That to this end the Town should commit to a single official, through and subject to the direction of its duly elected officers, the performance of many of its business affairs and the expendi- ture of a considerable portion of its money.
This official may be known as the Town Manager or Engineer or as the Superintendent of Public Works, or may be given such other official title as will seem best fitted to designate in a com- prehensive way the powers and duties which shall accompany the office. Your committee does not feel that the particular name by which the official shall be called is or will be of vital importance.
While it is the unanimous belief of your committee that the best interests of the Town require such an official, it is our opinion that his appointment cannot be made and his work carried out to the best advantage under our present form of Town Government.
We recommend therefore that no action be taken under existing conditions looking to the appointment of a Town Mana- ger or Engineer so-called.
We do recommend, however, that immediate steps be taken to work out a plan for a new form of Town Government which shall be presented to the citizens for approval and later to the general court; that this committee be continued; that it be added to and form a part of the existing committee on New Charter, and that said New Charter committee be instructed to proceed in accordance with the recommendations contained herein and report as soon as practicable.
We further recommend that such New Charter plan shall not only provide for the appointment of such an official, but also for the creation of a scheme of government which will be in harmony with his existence.
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Your committee, in view of the conclusions which it has reached as herein set forth, deem it unnecessary to make any recommendations as to the scope of the duties of a Town Manager or Engineer, or the necessary action required to secure and maintain such an official, in the belief that such matters are proper details to be worked out in connection with the general proposition which the committee reports.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE F. WILLETT, JAMES A. HARTSHORN, JOHN E. FOLAN, JAMES A. HALLORAN, FRANK W. COOMBS.
On motion by Mr. George F. Willett,
Voted: That the report be accepted.
On motion by Mr. George F. Willett,
Voted: That the recommendations be adopted.
Under article five; on motion by Mr. G. H. Smith.
Voted: That the Town under and by virtue of the authority granted by Chapter 508 of the Acts of the Legislature of the year 1910 hereby determines that all the powers created and given by said chapter shall be exercised by the school committee of the town to the exclusion of all other boards or commissions. Unanimous vote.
All articles in the warrant having been acted upon on motion by Mr. James A. Halloran,
Voted: To dissolve at nine fifteen o'clock P. M.
Dissolved.
Attest :
JOHN F. KILEY, Town Clerk.
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TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Norwood:
Greeting :-
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in primaries to meet in Village Hall, Tuesday, the thir- tieth day of April, 1912, at 8 o'clock, P.M., for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :
8 Delegates at large to National Conventions,
8 Alternate Delegates at large to National Conventions,
2 District Delegates to National Conventions,
2 District Alternate Delegates to National Conventions, and also to express their Preference for Candidates for the offices of President and Vice-President of the United States.
All the above candidates and officers are to be voted for upon one ballot.
The polls will be open from 8 to 10 P.M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof seven days at least before the time of said meet- ing as directed by vote of the town.
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Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this 22d day of April, A.D., 1912.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, SAMUEL M. WINSLOW, JAMES W. CONGER, Selectmen of Norwood.
A true copy. Attest:
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable.
April, 1912.
Norwood, April 23, 1912.
Norfolk, ss.
By virtue hereof I have served the written warrant by post- ing attested copies of the same in ten public places in said town seven days before the time of said meeting.
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
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 Village Hall, in said town, on Tuesday the thirtieth day of April, A.D. 1912 and were called to order at eight o'clock in the evening by the Town Clerk who then read the warrant calling the meeting and the return of the officer thereon who served the same upon the inhabitants. James A. Hartshorn, chairman of the Board of selectmen took charge of the meeting, after the reading of the warrant and acted as presiding officer. In conformity with the laws of the Commonwealth in relation to elections, Village Hall had been fitted up as a polling place, a space railed off and com-
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partments provided for the use and convenience of the voters to examine and mark their ballots. Each compartment was supplied with suitable facilities for the purpose and with cards of instruction. . The following were appointed by the Selectmen and were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by the Town Clerk.
Counters.
Eugene M. Sullivan, Frank M. Readel, Frank W. Talbot, William J. Mahoney, Thomas H. Hayden, Eben F. Gay, John H. Donahoe.
Ballot Clerks.
M. T. Burke, M. L. Roch, A. N. Hartshorn, P. J. Slattery, J. F. Tobin.
Sealed packages of ballots for the different parties were sup- plied by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and were delivered to the ballot clerks by the town clerk and their receipt therefor was taken in conformity to the law.
The register of the ballot box was set at zero and the box then locked by the town clerk. At eight o'clock on motion by Mr. Frank A. Morrill the polls were declared open for the reception of ballots. The polls were kept open until ten o'clock P.M. when after due notice they were declared closed.
The Register stood at 566.
President. Republican.
Robert M. La Follette 1
Theodore Roosevelt. 243
William H. Taft. 209
Blank . 18
Vice-President.
Curtis Guild 6
Robert Bass 8
Theodore Roosevelt. 3
La Follette. 11
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Beveridge 1
Clark . 1
Scattering 21
Blank 420
Delegates at Large.
Group 1.
Charles S. Baxter 261
George W. Coleman 259
Frederic Fosdick. 259
Albert B. Hart. 258
Octave A. La Riviere 259
James P. Magenis . 260
Arthur L. Nason 259
Alvin G. Weeks. 258
Group 3.
Frank Seiberlich
19
Group 2.
Winthrop Murray Crane 155
John L. Bates 156
Lucius Tuttle. 158
John W. Weeks. 156
Samuel B. Capen 157
Samuel J. Elder 154
James F. Cavanagh 153
Edmond Cote 149
Blanks 1511
Alternate Delegates at Large.
Group 1.
John D. Long. 212
Benjamin H. Anthony 210
Frank Vogel.
210
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Joseph Monette. 210
Charles H. Innes 210
Walter Ballantyne 210
Isaac L. Roberts 210
Ernest G. Adams 210
Group 2.
Charles L. Burrill . 252
Thomas F. Doherty 250
Richard R. Flynn 248
John Larrabee. 248
John G. Maxfield 249
Max Mitchell . 248
Cassius A. Ward. 247
Russell A. Wood 250
Blank
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District Delegates-Twelfth District.
Group 1.
J. Stearns Cushing 209
George L. Barnes . 207
Group 2.
Frank A. Morrill . 247
James W. French. 237
Blank
458
Alternate District Delegates-Twelfth District.
Group 1.
Louis E. Flye . 197
Wendell Williams 196
Group 2.
C. Edson Abbott. 230
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Franklin T. Miller 231
Blank 481
President-Democratic.
Champ Clark. 71
Woodrow Wilson 18
Foss.
1
Blank
5
Vice-President.
Foss .
10
John F. Fitzgerald. 9
Champ Clark. 1
George Fred Williams
2
Scattering
2
Blank
71
Delegates at Large.
Group 1.
Frank J. Donahue. 48
Group 2.
E. Gerry Brown
20
Group 3.
John W. Coughlin 51
John F. Fitzgerald. 61
William P. Hayes.
9
Charles J. Martell . 5
Humphrey O'Sullivan 45
Charles B. Strecker
33
David I. Walsh . 50
Group 4.
Henry F. Burt 8
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Group 5.
Henry T. Schaefer 20
Group 6.
George Fred Williams 41
Group 7.
John P. Sweeney 14
Group 8.
James H. Vahey, 29
Group 9.
John A. Keliher 13
Blanks.
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Alternate Delegates at Large.
Group 1.
James M. Folan . 53
Group 2.
Joseph J. Leonard. 23
Group 3.
Andrew A. Badaracco 33
Charles F. Campbell. 31
Peter J. Flaherty 38
James M. Folan 20
Daniel H. Maguire 35
Luke J. Minahan 29
Daniel M. O'Brien 32
Joseph F. O'Connell 33
Group 4.
John P. Kane 19
Blanks . 414
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District Delegates-Twelfth District.
Daniel J. Daley 67
Richard Olney 58
Blank . 65
Alternate District Delegates-Twelfth District.
Harold Williams, Jr 50
James S. Cannon 53
Blank . 87
Attest :
JOHN F. KILEY,
Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARIES.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Norwood:
Greeting :-
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are quali- fied to vote in Primaries to meet in Village Hall, Tuesday, the twenty-fourth day of September, 1912, at three o'clock P.M. for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the nomina- tion of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices:
Governor, for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor, for this Commonwealth.
Secretary, for this Commonwealth.
Treasurer and Receiver General, for this Commonwealth.
Auditor, for this Commonwealth.
Attorney-General, for this Commonwealth.
Representative in Congress, for 14th Congressional District.
Councillor, for 2nd Councillor District.
Senator, for 2nd Senatorial District.
Representative in General Court, for 10th Representative District.
County Commissioner, for three years, for Norfolk County.
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