Official reports of the town of Wayland 1917-1918, Part 9

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 406


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Section 4. No town officer and no salaried employee of the town or anv agent of any such officer or employee shall


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sell materials or supplies to a board of which he is a member or receive any compensation or commission for work done by him for the town except his official salary and fees allowed by law without the permission of the Board of Selectmen ex- pressed in a vote which shall appear in their records with the reasons therefor.


Section 5. The valuation of estates made by the Assessors shall be printed in full in the annual Town Report at least once in every three years.


Article 5. Records and Accounts.


Section 1. All town officers, agents, boards, or committees of the town shall submit to the Selectmen, not later than Feb- ruary 1st, written annual reports giving an account of the business transacted during the year, which the Selectmen shall prepare for publication in the annual Town Report.


Section 2. Departmental current receipts shall be credited to the department to which they apply and shall be available for the requirements of that department. All current receipts not applying to any department under the grouping of the Bureau of Statistics shall be credited to the Revenue Account and no money shall be drawn therefrom except by vote of the town. All balances of appropriations of the preceding year for purposes other than overlays, remaining unexpended June 1st each year, shall be carried to said account, except the un- expended balances of the poor account, schools, cemetery ac- count and interest on taxes which shall remain to the credit of said account. The Selectmen shall be authorized to draw from the Revenue Account, as if especially appropriated, any sums that the town may be required by the State to spend, for which the town is to be reimbursed by the State. Interest on taxes shall be applied to reimbursement of town funds, in ac- cordance with the vote of the town to this effect, until said funds have been invested.


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Article 6. Water Commissioners.


The Water Commissioners shall appoint a superintendent, who shall not be a member of their body. The Superinten- dent, under the direction of the Commissioners, shall have the general superintendence of the out-door work connected with the Water Works. The clerk shall keep the records of the Board under its direction, and shall keep a set of books in which he shall enter all receipts and expenditures of the Water Works. He shall collect all bills for the use of water and all other money due the Water Department, and shall make weekly payments thereof to the Town Treasurer when the sum in his hands amounts to one hundred dollars or more.


Article 2. Junk Collectors.


Section 1. The Selectmen may license suitable persons as junk collectors to collect, by purchase or otherwise, junk, old metals and second-hand articles from place to place in the town, and may require that such collectors shall display badges upon their persons or upon their vehicles or upon both when engaged in such business and may prescribe the design thereof.


Section 2. The Selectmen may require that any place, vehicle or receptable used for the collecting or keeping of said articles may be examined at any time by said Selectmen or their agent.


Article 8. Police Regulations.


Section 1. No person shall place or cause to be placed in any public way or square, without the written consent of the Selectmen, any dirt, wood, timber, or other material to ob- struct or mar the appearance of said way or square.


Section 2. No person shall throw any stone, snow-balls,


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or other missiles in any public way, or obstruct in any man- ner travel upon such way.


Section 3. No person shall by rude, indecent, or disorderly conduct or by the use of profane, indecent or insulting language in any public way or place, or near any building, or on or near any body of water owned or controlled by the town, annoy or disturb any person.


Article 9. Penalties.


Whoever violates any provision of any article of the Town By-Laws not otherwise provided for, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $2 nor more than $20.


Article 10. Repeal.


All by-laws existing prior to the adoption of these by-laws are hereby repealed.


Note-The foregoing were presented for acceptance and approval at the office of the Attorney-General, and were lis- approved. The Attorney-General has submitted to the Town Clerk certain substitute articles, which if accepted by the people of Wayland, will make the foregoing Proposed By- Laws acceptable to him. The Town Clerk will at the Annual Town Meeting present same to the voters.


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BIRTHS.


Registered in Wayland for the Year 1918.


Date Name of Child


Name of Parents


January


1 William Joseph Bergin William J. Alice


3 Donald Stuart Scotland William, Hazel


13 Harold Clayton Clark, Jr. Harold C., Agatha M.


February


3 Dorothy Mary Decatur


Joseph H., Agnes


1 Carl Stetson King, Jr. Carl S., Hanna J.


25 Sadie Peters


John. Rosa


March


26 Nathon Yetton


Ralph N .. Flora M.


May


Grace Eillen Sullivan


William, Ethel


30 Edith Irene Lindbohm Carl F .. Ida


June


15 Yarnnel John P., Edith M.


24 Charles Malcolm CampbellCharles M .. Elizabeth.


23 Wentworth Thomas E .. Mary A.


July


9 Kenneth Alden Baker Lester. Grace.


August 2 Richert George D .. Florence.


23 St George Frederick. Anna.


30 Arthur Alphonse Therrien Samuel, Ida.


8 James William Nicholas White


Frank N .. Emma J.


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September


9


Harrington Charles R., 'Alice J.


22


. . Sherman George N., Jennella.


23 Lawrence Carlton Neal Alvin, B., Mary Alice.


27


O'Neil Michael F., Josephine.


October


9 James Ernest Fairclough William E., Mary.


November


9 Robert Alfred Wright


John B., Myrta L.


13 Ruth Monahan


William, Esther.


20 Glover Harold, Nellie F.


24 Marion Alexandria Houghton Everett L., Emma L.


December


18 Ann Gladu


Leon E .. Cecelia.


30


Swanson Albert D., Ellen.


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BIRTHS. . .


Registered in the Town of Wayland for the Year 1917, Re- ported Too Late For Publication.


April 4 Stockham Geny R,, Dolly R.


June


5 John Herbert Alward John W.,


July


1 Marjorie Alice Parmenter Herbert F., Hariett


22 Ann Natalie Wilkins Theodore F., Emily L.


August


31 Frances Louise Martin Winfred A., Carrie E.


September


1 Gaffey


George W., Marion


October


16 Guppe Joseph, Elise.


November


15 Laura Ruth Mckay


James C., Loretta.


December


1 Barbara Davis Frank E., Margaret.


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MARRIAGES.


Registered in Wayland for the Year 1918.


January


13 John W. Donahoe, Margaret A. Murphy, at So. Fram- ingham by Rev. J. F. Heffernan.


19 Herman F. Allen, Eva D. Matthews, at Wayland by Rev. R. A. Fortier.


20 James N. Garvin, Nettie Elvira Hatch, at Wayland by Warren L. Bishop, Town Clerk,


26 William Norman Gage, Dorothy E. Gifford, at Wayland by Rev. Albert A. Felch.


April


3 Charles L. Fullick, Alta M. Mann, at Wayland by Rev. Albert A. Felch.


May


4 Francis J. White, Mary Francis Nevile, at Lowell by Rev. L. F. Ziglie.


11 Philip L. Caldwell, Katherine Wells, at Wayland by Rev. William H. Branigan.


14 Benjamin P. Whitney, Barbara Farley, at Weston by Rev. Frederick Reeve.


16 John Thomas Raftery, Agnes L. Loftus, at Wayland by Rev. R. A. Fortier.


June


1 Richard Joseph O'Brien, Alice M. Love, at Fitchburg by Walter A. Davis, Justice of Peace, City Clerk.


August


28 Leon P. Boswell, Jennie A. Fitzgerald, at Framingham by Rev. Frederick A. Mooney.


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DEATHS


Registered in Wayland for the Year 1918.


Date Name


y


Age m


d


January


19 Howard Sherman


38


6


1


24 John Herbert Alward


,


0


C


18


February


3 Theophile Henri Potvin


65


11


12


5 Francis Leslie Ames


28


6


1


12 Thomas E. Wentworth


4


2


27


March


1 Ellen Coakley


81


0


0


16


20 Benjamin Whitney


54


2


5


26 Nathon Yetton


0


0


1


29 George Burton Fiske


43


9


20


.. 31 Charles C. Perrodeau


0


4


21


April


Carl Ross Dunham


20


4


14


17 Lizzie Records


51


11


0


21 Francis Andrew Davis


76


0


13


14 Frank Xavier Celorier


67


9


28 Leander Brooks


65


0


0


May


15 James W. Logan


86


10


6


26 Grace Eillen Sullivan


0


0


19


June


8 Marie Louise E. Lucier


72


4


0


45


18 Grace F. Kane .


26 0


July


21 Kobert J. Fulton


20


9


5


Mabel Hall


32


0)


0


l'aul N. Cursio


29 Elbridge Ambrose Carter


77


3


25


August


30 john Lindholm


1


5


0


September


George Parker Jessop


53


2


3


9 James C. Moncrieff


28


10


0


10 Florence Isabelle White


1


10


13


15 Catherine McSweeney


44


0


0


25 Helen Sarah Newton


33


2


0


October


Philomene Perodeau


34


5


23


1 Annie H. Corcoran


28


9


0


1 Agnes F. Keim


52


0


11


October


3 Stella Frances Morrill


61


8


0


6 Marie Elise Lacouture


36


0


17


St. George


0


1


14


8 George F. Tirrell


37


0


0


16 Jeremiah O'Brien


60


0


0


16 Chester Dusseault


29


0


0


21 Joseph Albert French


72


6


6


November


.. 18 Elizabeth Ann Cox


¥4


0


0


December


9 Martha A. Jennison


64


8


3


20 Frank A. Davidson


36


6


20


29 Anna Olson


38


2


15


46


DOG LICENSED


From December 1st, 1917 to December 1st, 1918


Males, 125 at $2.00 Females, 41 at $5.00 Kennell, at $25.00


$250.00


205.00


25.00


Total


$480.00


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VOTE OF TOWN ELECTION, FEBRUARY 4th, 1918


Moderator


Prec't 1 Prec't 2 Total


Edmund H. Sears, Nomination Papers


103


171


274


Town Clerk


Warren L. Bishop, Nomination Papers


96


172


268


Selectmen.


Charles A. Benson, Nomination Papers


101


92


193


George W. Bishop, Nomination Papers


42


63


105


Frank Haynes, Nomination Papers


106


100


206


Harry Moyse, Nomination Papers


32


65


97


Napolean Perodeau, Nomination Papers


52


126


178


Ervin W. Schleicher, Nomination Papers


10


65


75


William J. Scotland, Nomination Papers


25


99


124


Treasurer.


Frank E. Yeager, Nomination Papers


116


179


295


Collector of Taxes.


Lester R. Gerald, Nomination Papers


115


186


301


Auditor.


James H. Carroll, Nomination Papers


74


138


212


Edward R. Lewis, Nomination Papers


44


72


116


'Treasurer of Library Funds


Francis Shaw, Nomination Papers


108


166


274


Overseer of Poor.


Walter S. Bigwood. Nomination Papers


69


97


166


Stephen C. Cormier, Nomination Papers


50


110


160


48


Assessors, 3 Years


Alfred A. Carter, Nomination Papers 86


113


199


William R. Mather, Nomination Papers 23


97


120


. .


Assessor-1 Year to Fill Vacancy


Daniel Brackett, Nomination Papers 116


155


211


School Committee


Richard Ames, Nomination Papers 112


169


281


Water Commissioner


James C. McKay, Nomination Papers 81


162


243


Trustees of Public Library


John Connelly, Nomination Papers 70


140


210


Amos I. Hadley, Nomination Papers


104


139


243


Sinking Fund Commissioner


John Connelly, Nomination Papers 73


136


209


Board of Health


Thomas J. Dowey, Nomination Papers


83


103


186


George N. Sherman, Nomination Papers


35


79


114


Surveyor of Highways


James I. Bryden, Nomination Papers


74


39


113


Charles W. Fairbank. Nomination Papers, 53


172


225


Cemetery Commissioner


Colon C. Ward, Nomination Papers


85


156


241


Tree Warden


Francis F. Ames. Nomination Papers


94


165


259


Constables


Leslie C. Buck, Nomination Papers


69


116


185


Alfred A. Carter. Nomination Papers


75


122


197


49


Edward F. Dorsheimer, Nomination Papers 74


129


203


Charles F. Dusseault, Nomination Papers 70 122


192


John E. Linnehan, Nomination Papers 84


110


194


Frank C. Moore


92


119


211


J. Charles Vincent, Nomination Papers


93


121


214


"An Act to provide for the licensing of coffee houses, so- called," to take effect in any town upon its acceptance by vote of the town at any annual town meeting or at any special meet- ing duly called for the purpose, and in any city upon its accept- ance by the city council with the approval of the mayor .- Chap. 23, General Acts of 1917.


Yes


44


76


120


No


32


67


99


"An Act to authorize cities and towns to pay to their em- ployees who enlist in the service of the United States the dif- ference between their military and their municipal compensa- tion," to take effect upon its acceptance in towns by the voters thereof at any regular or special town meeting, and in cities upon its acceptance by the mayor and city council .- Chap. 254. General Acts of 1917.


Yes No


Prec't 1 Prec't 2 Total


42


113


155


34


24


58


"Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?"


Yes


Prec't 1 Prec't 2 Total


34


65


99


No


90


140


230


Prec't 1 Prec't 2 Total


50


VOTE OF STATE PRIMARY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1918


DEMOCRATIC


- Governor


Prec't 1 Prec't 2 Total


Edward F. Barry


0


William A. Gaston


4


11


Richard H. Long


3


3


6


Senator in Congress


David I. Walsh


Congressman


9


16


Aloysius J. Doon


State Committee


11


18


John F. Mitchell


Delegate to State Convention


0


1


1


·


Town Committee


Howard C. Haynes


3


1


4


John E. Dolan


1


0


1


Thomas Maynard


1


0


1


John C. Linnehan


1


0


1


Warren L. Bishop


1


2


3


George S. Scott


0


2


2


Lester R. Gerald


0


1


1


Michael H. Haynes


0


1


1


Jos. Zimmerman


0


1


1


John Morrissey


0


1


1


John O'Rourke


0


1


1


Edward Dorsheimer


0


1


1


John Foley


0


1


1


·


13


20


Warren L. Bishop


51


VOTE AT STATE PRIMARY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1918.


REPUBLICAN


1


Prec't 1 Prec't 2 Total


Governor


Calvin Coolidge


18


28


46


Lieutenant Governor


Channing H. Cox


10


17


27


Guy Andrews Ham


10


12


22


Secretary.


Albert P. Langtry


18


25


43


Treasurer


Charles L. Burrill


19


24


43


Frank W. Thayer


0


2


2


Auditor


Alonzo B. Cook


15


22


37


Alonzo P. Grinnell


3


5


8


.


Attorney General


J. Weston Allen


6


10


16


Henry C. Attwill


14


18


32


Senator in Congress


John W. Weeks


19


24


43


Congressman


Edwin O. Childs


5


8


13


Nathaniel A. Francis


0


1


1


Robert Luce


16


17


33


Councillor


James G. Harris


18


24


42


52


Senator


Charles S. Smith


18


22


40


Representative in General Court


Benjamin Loring Young,


29


24


43


County Commissioner


Alfred L. Cutting


18


21


39


County Treasurer


Charles Bruce


5


4


9


Joseph O. Hayden


13


22


35


Register of Probate and Insolvency


William G. Andrew


3


3


6


Frederick M. Estey


14


23


37


Delegates to State Convention


John Connelly


2


4


6


James I. Bryden


2


0


2


Philip S. Ide


1


0


1


Clarence S. Williams


0


6


6


Walter Bigwood


0


2


2


William Scotland


0


4


4


Theo. Hayter


0


6


6


·


Town Committee


Chester B. Williams


2


4


6


William S. Lovell


2


0


2


Frank S. Jones


1


0


1


Paul T. Draper


1


0


1


James I. Bryden


2


0


2


Philip I. Ide


2


0


2


Frank I. Cooper


1


0


1


Herbert Parmenter


1


0


1


Edmund Sears


0


2


2


Ernest Lawrence


0


1


1


1


53


George Bishop , . Frank Bigwood Alvin Neale Ernest Sparks


0


1 2


0


1


1


0


4


4


0


3


3


54


VOTE AT STATE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 5, 1918


Prec't 1 Prec't 2 Total


Governor


Calvin Coolidge, Republican


92


125


217


Richard H. Long, Democratic


53


83


136


Sylvester J. McBride, Socialist ..


0


3


3


Ingvar Paulsen, Socialist Labor


0


3


3


Lieutenant Governor


Channing H. Cox, Republican


90


128


218


Oscar Kinsalas, Socialist Labor


0


7


Joseph H. O'Neil, Democratic


52


68


120


Secretary.


Albert P. Langtry, Republican


96


132


227


Charles H. McGlue, Democratic


46


74


120


William Taylor, Socialist Labor


1


6


7


Treasurer


Charles L. Burrill, Republican


96


129


225


Charles Giddings, Democratic


45


72


117


Mary E. Peterson, Socialist Labor


1


6


7


Auditor


Alonzo B. Cook, Republican


96


131


227


Francis M. Costello, Democratic


45


66


111


Fred. E. Oelcher, Socialist Labor


0


6


6


Attorney General


Henry C. Attwill, Republican


98


129


227


Morris I. Becker, Socialist Labor


0


8


8


Joseph L. P. St. Coeur, Democratic


45


68


113


Senator in Congress


Thomas W. Lawson, Independent


3


12


15


55


David I. Walsh, Democratic


60


90


150


John W. Weeks, Republican


80


109


189


Congressman


Aloysius J. Doon, Democratic


50


85


135


Robert Luce. Republican


89


127


216


i


Councillor


James G. Harris, Republican


101


147


248


Senator


Charles S. Smith, Republican


99


142


241


Representative in General Court


Benjamin Loring Young, Republican


104


144


248


Andrew Fiske,


1


0


1


County Commissioner


Alfred L. Cutting, Republican


104


140


244


County Treasurer


Joseph O. Hayden, Republican


105


141


246


Register of Probate and Insolvency


Frederick M. Estey, Republican


101 143


244


Shall the Article of Amendment relative to the establishment of the popular initiative and referendum and the legislative initiative of specific amendments of the Con- stitution, submitted by the Constitu- tional Convention, be approved and ratified ?


Yes


50


93


143


No


60


85


145


Shall the following Article of


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Amendment Relative to the Public Interest in Natural Resources, sub- mitted by the Constitutional Con- vention, be approved and ratified ?


Yes


57


92


149


No


33


49


82


Article of Amendment


The conservation, development and utilization of the agricultural, mineral, forest, water and other natural resources of the common- wealth are public uses, and the gen- eral court shall have power to pro- vide for the taking, upon payment of just compensation therefor, of lands and easements or interests therein. including water and mineral rights, for the purpose of securing and promoting the proper conser- vation, development, utilization and control thereof and to enact legislation necessary or expedient therefor.


Shall the following Article of Amendment to Provide for the Re- gulation of Advertising in Public Places. submitted by the Constitu- tional Convention, be approved and ratified ?


Yes


73


93


166


No


20


47


67


57


Article of Amendment


Advertising on public ways, in public places and on private pro- perty within public view may be regulated and restricted by law.


Shall the following Article of Amendment relative to the Preser- vation and Maintenance of Pro- perty of Historical and Antiquarian Interest, submitted by the Con- stitutional Convention. be approved and ratified ?


Yes


62


90


152


No


17


40


57


Article of Amendment


The preservation and mainten- ance of ancient landmarks and other property of historical or an- tiquarian interest is a public use, and the /commonwealth and the cities and towns therein may, upon payment of just compensation, take such property or any interest there- in under such regulations as the general court may prescribe.


Shall the following Article of Amendment relative to Adjourn- ments of the General Court. sub- mitted by the Constitutional Con- vention, be approved and ratified?


Yes


54


71


125


No


19


47 66


58


Article of Amendment


The general court, by concurrent vote of the two houses, may take a recess or recesses amounting to not more than thirty days, but no such recess shall extend beyond the sixtieth day from the date of their first assembling.


Shall the Article of Amendment authorizing the General Court to prescribe subject to certain restric- tions, the manner of the appoint- ment and removal of military and naval officers to be commissioned by the Governor, submitted by the constitutional Convention, be ap- proved and ratified ?


Yes


49


78


127


No


23


43


66


Shall the Article of Amendment defining the powers and duties of · the General Court relative to the military and naval forces, and of the Governor as Commander-in- Chief thereof, be approved and rati- fied ?


Yes


59


78


137


No


16


37


53


Shall the Article of Amendment providing. for the succession, in cases of vacancies in the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.


59


by the secretary, attorney-general, treasurer and receiver general, and auditor, in the order named, be approved and ratified?


Yes No


56


86


142


18


35


53


Shall the Article of Amendment authorizing the Governor to re- turn to the General Court with a bills and resolves which have been laid before him, be approved and ratified ?


Yes


51


77


128


No


17


38


55


Shall the following Article of Amendment providing that Women shall be Eligible to Appointment as Notaries Public, submitted by the Constitutional Convention, be ap- proved and ratifed ?


Yes


45


75


120


No


21


58


79


Article of Amendment


Article IV of the articles of amendment of the constitution of the commonwealth is hereby amend- ed by adding thereto the following words :- Women shall be eligible to appointment as notaries public. Change of name shall render the commission void, but shall not pre- vent reappointment under the new name.


60


Shall the following Article of Amendment relative to the Retire- ment of Judicial Officers, submit- ted by the Constitutional Conven- tion, be approved and ratified ?


Yes


52


80


132


No


18


43


61


Article of Amendment


Article I of Chapter III of Part the Second of the constitution is hereby amended by the addition of the following words :- and provid- ed also that the governor, with the consent of the council, may after due notice and hearing retire them because of advanced age or mental or physical disability. Such re- tirement shall be subject to any provisions made by law as to pen- sions or allowances payable to such officers upon their voluntary retire- ment.


Shall the following Article of of Amendment relative to the Re- vocation or Alteration of Grants, Franchises, Privileges or Immuni- ties, submitted by the Constitutional Convention, be approved and rati- fied


Yes


55


92


147


No


19


36


55


Article of Amendment


Every charter, franchise or act of


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incorporation shall forever remain subject to revocation and amend- ment.


Shall the following Article of Amendment relative to the Power of the General Court to limit Buildings according to their Use or Construction to Specified Districts of Cities and Towns, submitted by the Constitutional Convention, be approved and ratified ?


Yes


53


84


137


19


39


58


Article of Amendment


The general court shall have power to limit buildings according to their use or construction to spe- cified districts of cities and towns.


Shall the following Article of Amendment relative to Compul- sory Voting at Elections, submitted by the Constitutional Convention, be approved and ratified?


Yes No


42


67


109


36


63


99


Article of Amendment


The general court shall have au- thority to provide for compulsory voting at elections, but the right of secret voting shall be preserved.


Shall the amendment of the Con- stitution limiting the power of the


1


62


General Court to lend the credit of the Commonwealth and to con- tract loans, be approved and rati- fied?


Yes No


50


72


122


85


48


73


Shall the amendment to the Con- stitution providing for a state bud- get and the veto by the Governor of items or parts of items in appro- priation bills be approved and ratified ?


Yes


55


75


130


No


26


41


107


Shall the amendment of the Con- stitution providing tor biennial elections of state officers, council- lors and members of the General Court, be approved and ratified ?


Yes


48


61


109


No


.


20


63


83


Shall the following Article of Amendment relative to Service on Certain Legislative Recess Com- mittees and Commissions, submitted by the Constitutional Convention, be approved and ratified ?


Yes


51


78


129


No


17


42


59


Article of Amendment


No person elected to the general


63


court shall during the term for which he was elected be appointed to any office created or the emolu- ments whereof are increased dur- ing such term, nor receive addition- al salary or compensation for ser- vict upon any recess committee or committee or commission except a committee appointed to examine a gneral revision of the statutes of the commonwealth when submitted to the general court for adoption.


Shall the following Article of Amendment to provide for the more efficient administration of the business of the Commonwealth, submitted by the Constitutional . Convention, be approved and rati- fied ?


Yes


59


82


141


No


5


36


41


Article of Amendment


On or before January first, nine- teen hundred twenty-one. the exe- cutive and administrative work of the commonwealth shall be orgainz- ed in not more than twenty depart- ments, in one of which every exe- cutive and administrative office, board and commission, except those officers serving directly under the governor or the council, shall be placed. Such departments shall be under such supervision and regula-


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under supervision and regulation tion as the general court may from time to time prescribe by law.


65


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT


Concord, Mass., November 15th, 1918


Meeting of Town Clerks of towns comprising the 13th Middlesex Representative District for purpose of canvassing the vote cast on November 5th, 1918 for representative to the General Court, and to declare an election.


VOTE OF 13th MIDDLESEX REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT, NOVEMBER 5th, 1918


- . oncord


Lincoln


Sudbury


Wayland


Weston


Total


Geo. Albee of Concord


1


Andrew Fiske, of Weston


1


1


Benjamin Loring Young,


Republican, of Weston


554


131


132


248


278


1343


Blanks


237


50


.38


116


26


46


Total Vote


792


181


170


365


304


1812


Mr. Young was declared elected.


WILLIAM D. CROSS, Town Clerk of Concord WILLIAM C. PEIRCE, Town Clerk of Lincoln FRANK F. GERRY, Town Clerk of Sudbury WARREN L. BISHOP, Town Clerk of Wayland BRENTON H. DICKSON, JR., Town Clerk of


Weston


Respectfully Submitted


WARREN L. BISHOP,


Town Clerk of Wayland.


66


SELECTMEN'S REPORT


The Selectmen have the honor to submit the following re- port for the year ending December 31st, 1918.


"The board organized at a special meeting held February 6, 1918. with the choice of Charles A. Benson, Chairman and Frank J. Haynes, clerk. Regular meetings have been held the first and third Wednesdays of each month and special meetings when urgent business required it.


Appointments


The board has made the usual appointments as required by law. A list of these appointments will be found under the heading "Officers of the Town of Wayland" in this volume.


Pond Street


During the past year Pond Street has been rebuilt and oiled from the Natick line to Main Street in Cochituate. The work has been done by Surveyor of Highways Mr. Fairbanks, with town help, under the direction of Mr. F. D. Sabine, State En- gineer. Four thousand four hundred and eighty-nine dollars ($4,489) has been expended on this road, the State, County and Town each paying one-third of the expense.




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