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$22,150.00
$3,554.54
3,536.00
$3,536.00
803.07
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MISCELLANEOUS
Salary of Superintendent
7,100.18
10.18
Other General Department Salaries
1,895.89
60.73
Office Supplies and Expenses
1,209.41
523.40
General Office Rents
1,800.00
Insurance
730.64
185.44
Pensions
5,857.28
16.10
Transportation
4,933.50
1,801.65
Maintenance of General Structures
2,487.89
35.50
Depreciation
74,378.22
5,509.39
Miscellaneous General Expenses
1,833.76
1,520.29
Total Operating Expenses
$707,834.57
$72,847.71
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
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CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE BEQUESTS 1955
Total of Bequests to January 1, 1955
$98,516.42
Received during the year 1955:
Lot No.
Donor
1816 John A Mitchell
$125.00
1362
James E. O'Donnell
125.00
50
Estate of Harry A. Turner
200.00
1406
Petrusia Kasuilinos
150.00
2060
Joseph Neviackas
125.00
1739
John Saboites
125.00
299
Esther Babcock
150.00
2768
Peter and Appolonia Babel
125.00
1766
Earnest and Mary Rose
150.00
1370
Peter Bataitis
150.00
1767
Veronica Muczinskas
150.00
2075
Marcella Krasauskas
125.00
1787
Ellen Dixon
125.00
573
John W. Kennedy
150.00
2593
Veronica Vitartis
150.00
1114
Anna M. Lynch
150.00
1743
Dominika and Stanislowas Jasionis
125.00
2716
Marie Lamb
125.00
Single Graves
3554) Hilda M. Roth
$50.00
3555)
$101,091.42
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT - 1955 Membership
Active Membership Dec. 31, 1954
Group A-Male 118, Female 41 Group B-Male 52 Total 211
Enrolled during 1955:
Group A-Male 3, Female 6 Group B-Male 1 Total 10
Withdrawals, Deaths, Retirements:
Group A-Male 2, Female 3 Group B-Male 1 Total 6
Active Membership Dec. 31, 1955 Group A-Male 119, Female 44 Group B-Male 52 Total 215
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Pensions
Inactive Membership Dec. 31, 1954 Group A-Male 25, Female 4 Group B-Male 3 Total 32
Retirements during 1955: Group A-Male 1, Female 1 Total 2
Deaths and Withdrawals during 1955:
Group A-Male 4 Group B-Male 1 Total 5
Inactive Membership Dec. 31, 1955
Group A-Male 22, Female 5
Group B-Male 2
Total 29
Total Active and Inactive Membership Dec. 31, 1955: Group A-Male 141, Female 49
Group B-Male 54 Total 244
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT - 1955 Income
From Members:
Group A
$30,927.71
Group B
9,743.20
$40,672.91
From Town:
Appropriation as Contributor Pension Fund
$38,746.00
Administration Expense
2,000.00
Workmen's Compensation Credit
664.45
41,410.45
From Interest:
On Bonds and Stocks
$11,066.63
On Deposits in Banks
3,293.81
14,360.44
Sale of Stocks and Bonds
25,000.00
Refund
80.78
$121,524.58
Disbursements
Annuity Payments:
Group A
$4,073.31
Group B
158.52
$4,231.83
Pension Payments:
Group A
$41,062.57
Group B
4,338.96
45,401.53
Refunds:
Group A
766.13
Group B
83.32
Payments to Beneficiaries
1,643.48
2,492.93
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Investments:
$54,143.20
Administration Expense:
Personal Services
$1,136.06
Printing and Stationary
17.25
Medical Fees
5.00
Travel, Members Association Expense
269.45
1,427.76
$107,697.25
Assets
Bonds and Stocks at Book Value
$233,783.84
Cooperative Shares at Book Value
127,000.00
Deposits in Banks Not at Interest
14,404.59
Deposits in Banks at Interest
120,045.00
Interest Due and Accrued Dec. 31, 1955
1,544.71
$496,778.14
Liabilities
Annuity Savings Fund
$332,886.72
Annuity Reserve Fund
43,496.05
Special Fund for Military Service Credit
3,943.83
Pension Fund
112,636.62
Expense Fund
3,814.92
$496,778.14
The Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
The foregoing is submitted as the report of the Town Clerk and Accountant for the year ending December 31, 1955, setting forth abstracts of the records of town meetings and elections, vital statistics and statements of the appropriations and expenditures and the receipts from each source of income, also statement of funded debt, information relative to maturities and debt, the balance sheet showing the assets and liabilities at the close of the fiscal year.
I certify that I have examined the securities and savings deposits of the Trust Funds in the hands of the Town Treasurer and find them to be correct as shown in the following schedule:
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TRUST FUND SECURITIES
Interest Dates
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
U. S. Bonds Series G:
C2 736 816, May 1956
M & N1
$100.00
C3 100 255, Oct. 1956
A & O1
100.00
C3 487 836, 837, May 1957
M & N1
200.00
Union Savings Bank 5269
A & O 20
11,422.35
High School English Prize Fund
Union Savings Bank 5140 A & O 20
$500.00
E. Florence Morse Library Fund
A & O 20
$500.00
Anna M. Day Fund
Union Savings Bank 5268 ..... A & O 20
$5,000.00
William T. Whedon Fund
Union Savings Bank 4428
A & O 20
$500.00
Electric Service Deposit Fund
U. S. Bonds Series G:
M2 810 077,078, May 1956
M & N1
$2,000.00
M3 501 483, May 1957 M & N1
1,000.00
M6 202 563, M6 201 985, Mar. 1960 M & S1
2,000.00
M7 345 567, 568, Dec. 1961 J & D1
2,000.00
M7 780 318, 319, Oct. 1962 A & O1
2,000.00
Union Savings Bank 1719
A & O 20
20,000.00
Dedham Inst. for Savings 98787
M &N1
5,400.00
$34,400.00
Warren H. Cudworth Fund
Dedham Inst. for Savings 62375 M &N1
$500.00
Alice H. Plimpton Fund
U. S. Bonds Series G: M2 769 479, Apr. 1956 A & O1
$1,000.00
M2 806 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, Apr. 1956 A & O1
5,000.00
Union Savings Bank 3682 A & O 20
5,000.00
$11,000.00
Union Savings Bank 4527
$11,822.35
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Interest Dates
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Co-op. Bank Paid Up Shares:
10 Forest Hills 614
FMA &NI
$2,000.00
10 Hyde Park 1776
MOS &DI
2,000.00
U. S. Bonds Series G:
DI 320 213, Apr. 1956
1&01
500.00
M2 731 593, Apr. 1956
A & O1
1,000.00
M2 988 147, June 1956
J & D 1
1,000.00
C2 829, 358, 359, 360, June 1956
J & D 1
300.00
C3 161 643, 644, Nov. 1956
M & NI
200.00
M3 178 352, Nov. 1956
M & N1
1,000.00
M3 499 020, May 1957
M & N 1
1,000.00
DI 822 644, May 1957
M &N1
500.00
C3 487 834, 835, May 1957
M &NI
200.00
MI4 166 577, Nov. 1957
M & N 1
1,000.00
D2 100 144, Nov. 1957
M &N1
500.00
C3 908 904, 905, Nov. 1957
M & N1
200.00
15 056 763, 764, 765, Nov. 1958
M &NI
3,000.00
C4 447 665, 666, 667, Nov. 1958
M &N1
300.00
M15 637 759, 760, July 1959
J & J 1
2,000.00
M6 666 005, 006, 007, Nov. 1960
M & NI
3,000.00
M7 345 569, 570, Dec. 1961
J & D 1
2,000.00
D3 267 504, Dec. 1961
J & D 1
500.00
C5 733 699, 700, 701, Dec. 1961
J & D 1
300.00
M7 780 316, 317, Oct. 1962
A & O1
2,000.00
Savings Bank Accounts:
Dedham Inst. for Savings 70351
A & O 20
10,943.00
Wildey Savings Bank 169733 M & N 25
6,500.00
Brookline Savings Bank 105782
J & J 20
1,450.00
Charlestown Savings Bank 227562
A & O 15
11,000.00
Boston 5c Savings Bank 1147096
A & O 15
10,000.00
Fanklin Savings Bank 199149
F & A 10
10,000.00
Boston Penny Savings Bank 235356
A & O 12
4,616.92
Union Savings Bank 1718
A & O 20
13.375.00
Natick 5c Savings Bank 73059
M & N1
3,500.00
$95,884.92
RETIREMENT FUND SECURITIES
December 31, 1955
Bank Stocks:
100 First Nat. Bank of Boston 236748 J & J 1
$4,912.50
50 First Nat. Bank of Boston 238466 J &J1
2,537.50
100 First Nat. Bank of Boston 242340 J &J1
4,815.35
7 First Nat. Bank of Boston 302272 J &J1
357.00
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Interest Dates
Il First Nat. Bank of Boston 306045 .J & J 1
561.00
100 Chase Manhattan Bank 576111
JAJ &O1
3,000.00
10 Chase Manhattan Bank 061771 .JAJ &01
310.00
200 Iving Trust Co. 109983, 984 .JAJ &OI
3,925.00
100 Nat. City Bank of N. Y. C189343 .JAJ &OI
4,500.00
4 Nat. City Bank of N. Y. C0440436
JAJ &01
196.50
33 Nat. City Bank of N. Y. C0516069 JAJ &01
1,732.50
100 Chemical Corn Exchange Bank 67732 JAJ&01
4,550.00
10 Chemical Corn Exchange Bank F14762 JAJ&O1
467.50
11 Chemical Corn Exchange Bank 042035 JAJ &O1
Co-operative Bank Paid Up Shares:
10 Merrimac Co-op. 1358
FMA &N1
2,000.00
10 Norwood Co-op. 233 JAJ &O1
2,000.00
50 Norwood Co-op. 3159
JAJ&O1
10,000.00
20 Norwood Co-op. 6440
JAJ &01
4,000.00
10 Hyannis Co-op. 1209
JAJ &O18
2,000.00
20 Hyannis Co-op. 3350
JA J &O18
4,000.00
30 Hyannis Co-op. 3925
JAJ &O18
6,000.00
20 Hyannis Co-op. 5200
JAJ &O18
4,000.00
20 Sandwich Co-op. 2903
FM A & N 15
4,000.00
40 Lincoln Co-op. 2879
FMA &N1
8,000.00
30 Walpole Co-op. 1279
MJS & D 10
6,000.00
20 Walpole Co-op. 1720
MJS &D 10
4,000.00
20 Middleborough Co-op. 6020
FM A & N 15
4,000.00
10 Mattapan Co-op. 5733
M J S & D 15
2,000.00
40 Needham Co-op. 5117
M & N 10
8,000.00
40 Stoneham Co-op. A1467
M & N 10 8,000.00
40 Framingham Co-op. 6565
FMA &NI
8,000.00
5 Marblehead Co-op. 142
M & N 10
1,000.00
20 Orange Co-op. P565
J & J 25
4,000.00
20 Sharon Co-op. 1501
FM A & N 15
4,000.00
40 Concord Co-op. 3624 M & S1
8,000.00
40 Concord Co-op. 3639 M & S1
8,000.00
40 Arlington Co-op. 4016
FM A & N 10
8,000.00
40 Newton Co-op. 5892
MJS &D1
8,000.00
Savings Bank Accounts:
Dedham Inst. for Savings 7229
M & N 1
20,000.00
East Boston Savings Bank 120970
J & J 15
1,005.00
Danvers Savings Bank 6994
A & 01
10,000.00
Natick 5c Savings Bank 6994
M & NI
6,000.00
Newton Savings Bank 85338 J & J 10
1,000.00
Weymouth Savings Bank 48399
J & D 15
2,000.00
Bass River Savings Bank 17170
A & O 10
10,000.00
Williamstown Savings Bank 21923
A & O1
5,000.00
Salem Savings Bank 95406
A & O 16
1,000.00
Uxbridge Savings Bank 34490
J & J1 .
5,000.00
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Interest Dates
Inst. for Savings in Newburyport 98660
A & O 25
5,000.00
Abington Savings Bank 3937I
A & O 5
2,000.00
Provident Inst. for Savings 57349
A & O 25
5,000.00
Worcester City Inst. for Savings 433109
J & J I
5,000.00
Savings Bank Accounts:
Union Savings Bank 368I
A & O 20
$28,040.00
Southbridge Savings Bank 61178
J & J 1
3,000.00
Ware Savings Bank 83113
J & J I
10,000.00
Millbury Savings Bank 17273
J & J 15
1,000.00
U. S. Savings Bonds Series G:
M2 682 496, 497, 498, Mar. 1956
M & S 1
3,000.00
X482 378, June 1956
J & DI
10,000.00
M3 374 217, 218, Dec. 1956
J & D 1
2,000.00
V575 516, June 1957
J &DI
5,000.00
X790 674, 675, June 1959
J &D1
20,000.00
V892 554, June 1960
J & D 1
5,000.00
X1 123 403, 404, May 1961
M & N 1
20,000.00
XI 176 389, May 1962
M & NL
10,000.00
Bonds:
Westchester Lighting Co. 312 1967 8017-18 J & J 1
2,000.00
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4 1995 RB3166 A & O1
5,000.00
N. Y. Central & Hudson River 31/2 1997 X7 509 .J & J 1
10,000.00
M8 800, 1, 2, 3, 4, M9 463, 4,5 J & J 1
8,000.00
Northern Pacific Prior Lien 4 1997 Reg. 9654 JAJ &01
10,000.00
Reading Co 31/8 1995 63393-407 Incl. M & N 1
15,000.00
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 3 1986 13594- 13603 Incl. F &Al
10,000.00
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 23/4 1980 RX234
F &Al
10,000.00
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 23/4 1980 RV41
F& Al
5,000.00
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 25/8 1986 RX110
J & J 1
10,000.00
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 25/8 1986 RV30
J & J 1
5,000.00
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 27/8 1987 4-562, 563, 41-742, 42-086, 48-408 J & DI
5,000.00
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co. 3-1974 27852-856 Inc. .. M & S 15
5,000.00
Naragansett Electric 3 1974 21391-395 Incl. M &SI
5,000.00
Montana Power Co. 27/8 1975 2707-11 Incl. A & O1
5,000.00
Ohio Power Co. 3 1978 29255-260 Incl. A & O1
5,000.00
$468,909.85
Norfolk, ss.
Then personnally appeared the above named Walter A. Blasenak and made oath that the foregoing statement is true.
RAYMOND T. HALLORAN Notary Public
My commissioni expires February 12, 1917.
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INDEX
GENERAL
Page 116
Jury List
Officials, Appointed
4
Officials, Elected
3
Town Meeting Records
9
EXECUTIVE REPORTS
Animal Inspector
158
Assessors, Board of
140
Building Inspector
128
Cemetery Department
135
Civilian Defense
188
Clerk, Town
Records of Town Meetings and Elections
9
Vital Statistics-Births
50
Marriages
82
Deaths
98 41
Committee of Nine Recommendations
Counsel, Town
123
Dog Officer
Engineering Department
Finance Commission
169 190 187
Fire Department
143 160
Game Warden
126
Health, Board of
181 127
Industrial Development Committee
Library, Morrill Memorial
161
Light Department, Municipal
130
Norwood Housing Authority
155 147 170
Planning Board
148
Police Department
136
Public Works Department
173 129
Purchasing
148
School Department
193
Sealer of Weights and Measures
138
Selectmen, Board of
109
Veterans' Housing Board
159
Welfare Board
144
General Manager
Old Age Assistance
Playgrounds, Summer
Recreation Department
317
INDEX
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Pages
Accountant, Town
248
Appropriation, Revenue
284
Balance Sheet
295
Cemetery, Perpetual Care Bequests 308
Debt Accounts
298
Debt Statements
245
Expenditures
256
Municipal Light Department, Financial Statements
303
Operating Accounts, Other
294
Receipts
248
Revenue Accounts, Deferred
Summary of Receipts and Expenditures
298 282 300
Trust Fund Securities
311
Trust Investment and Retirement Funds
299
Collector of Taxes 240
Contributory Retirement Board
308
Finance Commission, Reserve Fund
187
Treasurer, Town
236
Trial Balance
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ANNUAL REPORT
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NORWOOD MASSACHUSETTS
EIGHTY-FIFTH ANNUAL
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TOWN OF NORWOOD MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1956
Abdallah. Standing: John B. Kennedy, General Manager and Francis C. Foley, Town Counsel.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN-Sitting: Charles L. Rich, James J. Drummey, Alonzo F. Swift, Jr., Chairman, Harry B. Butters, John A.
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TOWN OFFICIALS
ELECTED
Board of Selectmen
Alonzo F. Swift, Jr., 1957, Chairman
Harry B. Butters, 1957 1
Charles L. Rich, 1958
John A. Abdallah, 1959 James J. Drummey, 1959
Town Treasurer and Collector Edmund F. Sullivan
Finance Commission
Andrew Monahan, 1957, Chairman
Frederick A. McDonough, 1958
Frank E. Mauritz, 1959 (Resigned Nov. 23, 1956)
School Committee Frances Blanchot, 1957, Chairman
John J. Cavanaugh, 1958
John F. Kiley, 1959
Mary H. Hemman, 1959
Edward H. Thompson, 1958 John F. Reynolds, 1957 Eugene A. Nelson, 1959
Board of Health Roy T. Lydon, M.D., 1957, Chairman
James F. Foley, 1959 John P. Dixon, 1958
Board of Trustees, Morrill Memorial Library Maude A. Shattuck, 1959, Chairman (Resigned Nov. 19, 1956)
Rachel P. Martin, 1958
Vern H. Richards, 1958
Mary L. Dunn, 1957 Martin B. Curran, 1957
Gertrude A. Tanneyhill, 1959
Planning Board John E. Bamber, 1957, Chairman
Robert F. Gallivan, 1958
Albert P. Nelson, 1959
Harold S. Burns, 1960 James V. Flaherty, 1961
Town Moderator Francis C. Foley (Resigned Dec. 31, 1956)
Norwood Housing Authority Daniel Collin's, 1958, Chairman (Resigned Dec. 4, 1956)
John E. Bamber, 1960
Roger J. Connolly, 1961
Anthony F. Turniese, 1959 John J. Mulvehill, 1956
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APPOINTED
Town Counsel Francis C. Foley (Resigned Dec. 31, 1956) Walter J. Gotovich, Appointed Acting Town Counsel Sept. 4, 1956
Town Clerk and Accountant Walter A. Blasenak
Superintendent of Schools Lincoln D. Lynch
Librarian, Morrill Memorial Library Edna Phillips
General Manager John B. Kennedy
Town Engineer Albert W. Thompson
Superintendent of Public Works Albert E. Casey
Superintendent of Municipal Light Department William J. Kates
Superintendent of Recreation Richard E. Ready
Superintendent of Cemeteries Louis J. D'Espinosa
Chief of Police Mark F. Folan
Chief of Fire Department Harry J. Butler
Assessors William J. Dalton, 1958, Chairman
Harold A. Young, 1957
Thomas J. Foley, 1959
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Board of Public Welfare Richard G. Nead, Chairman
Martin J. Foley
Ernest G. Paciorkowski
Registrars of Voters John B. Crowley, 1958, Chairman
Henry A. Holman, 1957
Matthew B. Connolly, 1959 Walter A. Blasenak
Building Inspector Henry C. Cronan
Board of Appeal Francis J. Doran, Chairman, 1959
James Callahan, 1958
John C. Metters, 1957
Sealer of Weights & Measures Frederick F. Brown
Dog Officer Myer Doctorman
Inspector of Animals Thomas U. Mahoney
Fish and Game Warden James E. Bunney
Superintendent of Moth Suppression John B. Kennedy
George DeAlmeida
William O'Brien
Fence Viewers Lewis J. Danovitch
Public Health Nurses Anne Sundgren
Norma Herig
Marion O'Neil
Inspector of Plumbing Harry A. Shannon
Health Agent Bartley J. King
Inspector of Milk Leonard E. Curran
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Inspector of Slaughtering Daniel F. Cushman
Contributory Retirement Board Edward A. Flaherty, 1958
Louis J. D'Espinosa, 1959
Walter A. Blasenak
Veterans' Grave Custodian Louis J. D'Espinosa
Soldiers' Relief Investigator Thomas A. Rorke
Forest Warden Harry J. Butler
Airport Commission William C. Kendrick, 1957, Chairman
Clement A. Riley, 1958
John A. Abdallah, 1959
Daniel E. Callahan, 1958
Harry B. Butters, 1959
Albert W. Thompson, 1959 John B. Kennedy, 1958 Charles L. Rich, 1957 Alonzo F. Swift, Jr., 1959
Norwood Veterans' Housing Board Francis W. Smith, Chairman
Thomas A. Rorke Joseph Long
Walter A. Blasenak Joseph V. Nuttall
Recreation Advisory Committee Francis L. Blanchot, Chairman
Esther Deeb
Josephine Chandler
William C. Kendrick
Mildred Lane George Kozak Frank Karshis
James B. Cuff Rev. William C. Carroll
Ernest Deeb Rev. Edmund A. Miller
Office of Civil Defense George T. Mahoney, Director
Commission to Promote Business and Industry Walter J. Dempsey, 1961, Chairman Appointed May 9, 1956
Charles L. Rich, 1957 (Resigned as Chairman, May 8, 1956)
James J. Drummey, 1959 John R. Russell, 1959
James P Connolly, 1956 William Hyland, 1959
James J. Callahan, 1958
John W. Murphy, 1958
William J. Dalton, 1958
Ernest G. Paciorkowski, 1961
Robert F. Gallivan, 1956 William C. Heatlie, 1961
REPORT OF
TOWN CLERK and ACCOUNTANT
ABSTRACTS OF RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS AND
VITAL STATISTICS
RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
January 16, 1956
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Monday, January 16, 1956, adjourned to March 22, 1956
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen under the date of January 10, 1956, and signed by Daniel E. Callahan, Jr., Charles L. Rich, Walter J. Dempsey and Alonzo F. Swift, Jr., Selectmen of Norwood, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Francis C. Foley. The proper service of this warrant was duly attested by James E. Quinn, Constable of Norwood.
All the requirements of the statutes and by-laws relating to elections and town meetings were complied with. The warrant calling the meeting was read by Town Clerk and Accountant, Walter A. Blasenak. The articles contained in the warrant, and the action thereunder being as follows:
ARTICLE 1. To choose all necessary Town Officers: The following are to be chosen by ballot, namely: Two Selectmen for three years; one Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for one year; one Moderator for one year; one member of the Board of Health for three years; one member of the Board of Health for two years (to fill vacancy); one Finance Commissioner for three years; one member of the Town Planning Board for five years; one member of the Town Planning Board for four years (to fill vacancy) ; three members of the School Committee for three years; two Trustees of the Morrill Memorial Library for three years; one member of the Norwood Housing Authority for five years; two Constables for one year; five Town Meeting Members for District One for three years; seven Town Meeting Members for District Two for three years; four Town Meeting Members for District Three for three years; six Town Mecting Members for District Four for three years; seven Town Meeting Members for Distict Five for three years; seven Town Meeting Members for District Six for three years; one Town Meeting Member for District Six for one year (to fill vacancy) ; nine Town Meeting Members for District Seven for three years; two Town Meet- ing Members for District Seven for two years (to fill vacancies) ; three Town Meeting Members for District Seven for one year (to fill vacancies) ; eight Town Meeting Members for District Eight for three years.
And to vote by ballot upon the following question:
"Shall chapter thirty-two B of the General Laws, authorizing any county, city, town or district to provide a plan of group life insurance, group acci- dental death and dismemberment insurance, and group general or blanket hospital, surgical and medical insurance for certain persons in the service of such county, city, town or district and their dependents, be accepted by this Town,"
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
Two Selectmen for Three Years
John A. Abdallah had twenty-five hundred and eighty-eight (2588) votes Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant James J. Drummey had twenty-six hundred (2600) votes Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant Walter J. Dempsey had twenty-four hundred and ninety-four (2494) votes Carl Percy Everett had six hundred and eighteen (618) votes Paul L. Gallagher had five hundred and fifty-seven (557) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had seventeen hundred and sixty-three (1763) votes Blanks, thirteen hundred and sixty-four (1364)
VOTE BY DISTRICTS
District One
Walter J. Dempsey had two hundred and sixteen (216) votes John A. Abdallah had one hundred and eighty (180) votes James J. Drummey had two hundred and ninety (290) votes Carl Percy Everett had thirty-six (36) votes Paul L. Gallagher had thirty (30) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had two hundred and thirty-five (235) votes Blanks, one hundred and thirty-seven (137)
District Two
Walter J. Dempsey had three hundred and sixty-four (364) votes John A. Abdallah had three hundred and fifteen (315) votes James J. Drummey had four hundred and sixty-nine (469) votes Carl Percy Everett had ninety (90) votes Paul L. Gallagher had fifty-eight (58) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had three hundred and thirty (330) votes Blanks, one hundred and ninety-four (194)
District Three
Walter J. Dempsey had two hundred and ten (210) votes John A. Abdallah had one hundred and thirty-one (131) votes James J. Drummey had two hundred and eight (208) votes Carl Percy Everett had fifty-seven (57) votes Paul L. Gallagher had seventeen (17) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had one hundred and seventeen (117) votes Blanks, seventy-four (74)
District Four
Walter J. Dempsey had three hundred and forty-nine (349) votes John A. Abdallah had two hundred and ninety-three (293) votes James J. Drummey had three hundred and twenty (320) votes Carl Percy Everett had ninety-three (93) votes Paul L. Gallagher had forty-three (43) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had one hundred and ninety-four (194) votes Blanks, one hunded and twenty (120)
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District Five
Walter J. Dempsey had three hundred and four (304) votes John A. Abdallah had three hundred and sixty-two (362) votes James J. Drummey had two hundred and ninety-seven (297) votes Carl Percy Everett had eighty-one (81) votes Paul L. Gallagher had fifty-two (52) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had two hundred and forty-three (243) votes Blanks, one hundred and fifty-three (153)
District Six
Walter J. Dempsey had one hundred and fifty-five (155) votes John A. Abdallah had five hundred and forty-five (545) votes James J. Drummey had one hundred and fourteen (114) votes Carl Percy Everett had thirty-four (34) votes Paul L. Gallagher had fifty-four (54) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had one hundred and sixty-one (161) votes Blanks, two hundred and eighty-nine (289)
District Seven
Walter J. Dempsey had five hundred and twenty-one (521) votes John A. Abdallah had five hundred and twenty-three (523) votes James J. Drummey had four hundred and forty-seven (447) votes Carl Percy Everett had ninety-two (92) votes Paul L. Gallagher had two hundred and thirty-nine (239) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had two hundred and forty-seven (247) votes Blanks, two hundred and twenty-five (225)
District Eight
Walter J. Dempsey had three hundred and seventy-five (375) votes John A. Abdallah had two hundred and thirty-nine (239) votes James J. Drummey had four hundred and fifty-five (455) votes Carl Percy Everett had one hundred and thirty-five (135) votes Paul L. Gallagher had sixty-four (64) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had two hundred and thirty-six (236) votes Blanks, one hundred and seventy-two (172)
One Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for One Year
Edmund F. Sullivan had fifty hundred and twenty-five (5025) votes Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant Scattering, one (1) Blanks, nine hundred and sixty-six (966)
VOTE BY DISTRICTS
District One
Edmund F. Sullivan had four hundred and sixty-five (465) votes Blanks, ninety-seven (97)
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District Two
Edmund F. Sullivan had seven hundred and sixty-four (764) votes Blanks, one hundred and forty-six (146)
District Three
Edmund F. Sullivan had three hundred and fifty-two (352) votes Blanks, fifty-five (55)
District Four
Edmund F. Sullivan had five hundred and ninety-three (593) votes Blanks, one hundred and thirteen (113)
District Five
Edmund F. Sullivan had six hundred and twenty-seven (627) votes Blanks, one hundred and nineteen (119)
District Six
Edmund F. Sullivan had five hundred and twenty-six (526) votes Blanks, one hundred and forty-nine (149)
Scattering, one (1)
District Seven
Edmund F. Sullivan had nine hundred and seventy-five (975) votes Blanks, one hundred and seventy-two (172)
District Eight
Edmund F. Sullivan had seven hundred and twenty-three (723) votes Blanks, one hundred and fifteen (115)
One Moderator for One Year
Francis C. Foley had forty-eight hundred and seventy-one (4871) votes Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant Blanks, eleven hundred and twenty-one (1121)
VOTE BY DISTRICTS
District One
Francis C. Foley had four hundred and forty-six (446) votes
Blanks, one hundred and sixteen (116)
District Two
Francis C. Foley had seven hundred and fifty-nine (759) votes Blanks, one hundred and fifty-one (151)
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