Official reports of the town of Wayland 1948-1950, Part 28

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1948
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 698


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SOUTHERLY by the right of way of the Boston and Maine railroad;


Generally WESTERLY by the general line of demarcation between the so-called meadowland along the WEST- ERLY side of the Sudbury River and the adjoining high- land (indicated generally by a dotted line on said plan), and by the Town line between the Town of Wayland and the Town of Sudbury;


NORTHEASTERLY by the town line between the Town of Wayland and the Town of Lincoln; and


Generally EASTERLY by the general line of demarcation between the so-called meadowland along the Easterly side of the Sudbury River and the adjoining highland (indicated generally by a dotted line on said plan) ;


said parcels being owned or said to be owned by owners un- known, as the same may be more precisely defined by survey to be made under the direction of the Board of Park Com- missioners, provided that the parcels so acquired shall be acquired subject to (i) all existing rights in, to and with respect to the waters of the Sudbury River; and (ii) all existing rights of flowage, and (iii) the right to maintain any presently existing electric lines and telephone lines thereon; and that the sum of $100 be and hereby is appropriated and assessed for such ac- quisition of said land and expenses in connection therewith.


Article 27. To see whether the Town will vote to grant to owners of adjoining land, rights-of way and rights to install and maintain water pipes on the land of the Town on Old Con- necticut Path on which the Water Department standpipe is located, in consideration of conveyance of certain land to the Town, or take any action relative thereto.


Voted that the Article be passed over.


Article 28. To see whether the Town will vote to amend the Town of Wayland Building Code by adding thereto an additional section as follows, or take any other action relative to the subject matter thereof:


"No building which is not used for habitation, or equipped for such use at the time this section takes effect, shall be used for purposes of habitation, or be changed or


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remodelled for such use, unless the entire building is first made to conform in all respects with all requirements of this Building Code applicable to buildings newly constructed for use for habitation."


Voted unanimously that the Town of Wayland amend the Building Code by adding thereto an additional section as follows:


"Section 1.1.17


No building which is not used for habitation, or equip- ped for such use, at the time this section takes effect, shall be used for purposes of habitation, or be changed or remodelled for such use unless the entire building is first made to con- form in all respects with all requirements of this Building Code applicable to buildings newly constructed for use for habitation."


Article 29. To see whether the Town will vote to amend the Town of Wayland Building Code by adding thereto an ad- ditional section as follows, or take any other action relative to the subject matter thereof:


"No permit for construction of a building for use for habitation shall be issued for the construction of such a build- ing on land which is unsuitable for dwelling purposes by reason of excessive dampness, or on land which is of such character that a suitable cesspool or septic tank for the dispo- sition of sewage cannot be constructed thereon."


Voted unanimously that the Town of Wayland amend its Building Code by adding thereto an additional section as follows:


"Section 1.1.18


No permit for construction of a building for use for habitation shall be issued for the construction of such a build- ing on land which is of such character that a suitable cesspool or septic tank for the disposition of sewage cannot be con- structed thereon, but no land shall be deemed to be of such character if the Board of Health issues a permit for a cesspool or septic tank thereon."


Article 30. To see whether the Town will vote to accept regulations establishing minimum standards of fitness for dwell-


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ings adopted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, pursuant to General Laws, Chapter III, Section 128.


Voted unanimously that the Town accept the regulations etsablishing minimum standards of fitness for dwellings adopted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health pursuant to General Laws, Chapter III, Section 128.


Article 31. To see whether the Town will vote to amend the Building Code by inserting in Sections 1.1.3 and 1.1.4 thereof, after the phrase "electric wiring" the phrase "or any chimney or structure pertaining to a chimney."


Voted that the Town vote to amend the Building Code by inserting in Sections 1.1.3 and 1.1.4 thereof after the phrase "electric wiring," the phrase "or any chimney or structure per- taining to a chimney."


Article 32. To see what sum, if any, the Town will vote to transfer from available funds to meet any of the appropriations made under the foregoing articles.


Voted unanimously that the sum of $20,000 be transferred from Available Funds, "Excess and Deficiency" to meet the ap- propriations made under the foregoing Articles and that the sum of $8,000 be transferred from Available Funds "Overlay Surplus" to meet the appropriation made under Article 3 for "Reserve."


The absence of Mr. John Connelly was noted with regret. Mr. Connelly has taken an active part in Town Meetings over a period of many years.


The meeting dissolved at 11:25 P. M.


M. ALICE NEALE Town Clerk of the Town of Wayland.


A true copy, attest :


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VOTES ENACTED AT THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, DECEMBER 11, 1950


Wayland, Massachusetts, Town Clerk's Office December 11, 1950


Howard S. Russell, Moderator:


Pursuant to the following warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Wayland met this day and after the Moderator declared a quorum present proceeded to transact the following business.


Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the installation of a new heating system in the Center Grade School and determine how the money shall be raised, or take any action relative thereto.


Voted unanimously that the Town appropriate the sum of $4,885.72 to be transferred from "Excess and Deficiency" account for the installation of a new heating system in the Center Grade School, the work to be done under the supervision of the School Committee.


Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the installation of a water line and hydrants as additional fire protection for the high school building and de- termine how the money shall be raised, or take any action relative thereto.


Voted unanimously that the Town appropriate and assess the sum of $3,000 for the installation of a water line and hydrants to provide additional fire protection for the High School building, the funds to be expended under the supervision of the Selectmen, with the concurrence of the School Committee, the work to be done by the Water Department.


Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a strip of land about 60 feet wide over land now or formerly owned by Susie K. Irwin extending from Pelham Island Road to the town- owned land on which the high school is located and appropriate a sum of money therefore and determine how the money shall be raised, or take any action relative thereto.


Voted to pass over the Article.


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Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the use of the Moth Department in combating the Dutch elm disease and determine how the money shall be raised, or take any action relative thereto.


Voted that the Town appropriate and assess the sum of $2,500 for the use of the Moth Department in combating the Dutch elm disease, the money to be expended under the super- vision of the Selectmen, the funds to be used:


(1) for preliminary survey by professional tree surgeon;


(2) for taking down, by professional tree people, trees which are diagnosed as diseased;


(3) for removal of trees to a dump and covering them with earth, by the Highway Department,


the entire job to be done under the supervision of the Moth Superintendent in co-operation with the Tree Warden.


Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the Cemetery Department for the development and improvement of land recently acquired as an addition to the Lakeview Cemetery, and determine how the money shall be raised, or take any action relative thereto.


Voted unanimously that the Town appropriate and assess the sum of $2,000 for the development and improvement of land recently acquired as an addition to the Lakeview Cemetery, the work to be done under the supervision of the Cemetery Com- missioners.


Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the Welfare Department; Temporary Aid, and determine how the money shall be raised, or take any action relative thereto.


Voted unanimously that the Town appropriate and transfer from the "Excess and Deficiency" account for use by the Welfare Department the sum of $3,000 for "Temporary Aid" for the balance of the year 1950.


The meeting dissolved at 9:10 P. M.


M. ALICE. NEALE Town Clerk of the Town of Wayland


A true copy : attest:


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RESULTS OF TOWN ELECTION March 6, 1950


Moderator


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Totul


Howard S. Russell


577


765


1342


Town Clerk


M. Alice Neale


587


803


1390


Selectman


John W. Leavitt


472


372


844


Edwin W. Marston


166


615


781


Treasurer


Frank G. Mackenna


592


785


1377


Collector of Taxes


Theodore H. Harrington


592


824


1416


Board of Public Welfare


Frank K. Hahn


156


451


607


Carlisle D. Scotland


432


446


879


School Committee


Alan R. Finlay


572


703


1275


Water Commissioner


Fern A. Taylor


55


763


1314


Park Commissioner


Thomas F. Murray


328


660


988


James H. Noonan


193


260


453


Assessor (Three Years)


Henry W. Lewandowski


113


86


199


Charles M. Mathews


491


857


1348


Assessor (One Year)


Herman F. Allen


28


182


210


Dominic Anzivino


45


111


150


Archbiald Cox


496


289


785


James L. Murray


68


370


438


80


Trustees of the Public Library Helen C. Morgan J. Sidney Stone


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


539


645


1184


546


635


1181


Cemetery Commissioner


Ralph H. Yetton


535


711


1246


Scattering


2


0


2


Board of Health


John P. Butler


141


250


391


Norman G. Fair


298


239


537


John J. Moran


71


287


358


John F. Regan


47


164


211


Road Commissioner


Ronald S. Campbell


556


746


1302


Commissioner of Trust Funds


John W. Leavitt


556


710


1266


Tree Warden


Charles L. Fullick


548


800


1348


Planning Board (5 Years)


Carl T. Emery


525


670


1195


Planning Board (4 Years)


Leo F. McKenney


364


326


690


Albert A. Statton


45


342


387


Edward A. Veno


181


132


313


Constables


Clarence O. Baker


410


681


1091


John P. Butler


413


631


1044


George A. Celorier


341


552


893


Wilfred L. Celorier


331


492


823


Alfred C. Damon


451


590


1041


Ernest H. Damon


471


631


1102


Thomas Francis Linnehan


567


527


1094


Frederick H. Perry


230


548


778


Gilbert C. Stevens


159


462


621


TOTAL VOTE CAST


659


998


1657


81


RESULTS OF THE STATE PRIMARIES September 19, 1950


REPUBLICAN


Governor


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


Clarence A. Barnes, of Mansfield


36


10


46


Arthur W. Coolidge, of Reading


70


43


113


Louis E. Denfeld, of Westborough


34


37


71


Frankland W. L. Miles, of Newton


6


9


15


Daniel Needham, of Newton


201


57


258


Edward M. Rowe, of Cambridge


8


3


11


Lieutenant Governor


Laurence Curtis, of Boston


105


55


160


Warren G. Harris, of Millbury


15


13


28


Daniel E. McLean, of Beverly


10


10


20


Harris E. Richardson, of Winchester


42


28


70


Robert H. W. Welch, Jr., of Belmont


175


46


221


Secretary


John Adams, of Andover


28


9


37


William B. Bailey, of Somerville


16


10


26


Henry Clay, of Springfield


4


1


5


Douglas Lawson, of Boston


34


9


43


Randall W. (Ranny) Weeks, of Newton


175


71


246


Russell A. Wood, of Cambridge


66


41


107


Ada F. York, of Brookline


8


3


11


Treasurer


Fred J. Burrell, of Medford


92


61


153


Roy C. Papalia, of Watertown


250


87


337


Auditor


William G. Andrew, of Cambridge


296


118


414


Warren A. Rodd, of Boston


16


20


36


Attorney General


Frederick Ayer, Jr., of Wenham


215


80


295


Edward Robert Butterworth, of Nahant


12


9


21


George Fingold, of Concord


89


43


132


Edwin W. Hadley, of Newton


21


12


33


Frank E. Walters, of Boston


7


6


13


82


Congressman-Fourth District George A. Graveline, of Worcester John Winslow, of Worcester


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


32


22


54


271


116


387


Councillor-Third District


Otis M. Whitney, of Concord


322


145


467


Senator-Middlesex and Norfolk District


Charles W. Olson, of Ashland


303


132


435


Representative in General Court-Tenth Middlesex District


Howard S. Russell, of Wayland


337


146


483


District Attorney-Northern District


307


138


445


County Commissioner-Middlesex County


Melvin G. Rogers, of Tewksbury


248


87


335


Harry Gath, Jr., of Newton


47


43


90


Thomas P. Lane, of Somerville


6


9


15


Sheriff-Middlesex County


Smith J. Adams, of Lowell


44


20


64


Howard W. Fitzpatrick, of Malden


38


36


74


Frederick L. Galbraith, of Everett


9


1


10


Walter E. Lawrence, of Medford


104


54


158


Jesse A. Rogers, of Cambridge


9


6


15


Francis P. Shea, Jr., of Belmont


18


5


23


A. Warren Stearns, of Billerica


101


26


127


TOTAL VOTES CAST


357


159


516


DEMOCRATIC


Governor


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


Paul A. Dever, of Cambridge


6


13


19


Lieutenant Governor


Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, of Worcester


10


7


17


William M. Bergan, of Hull


0


0


0


G. Edward Bradley, of Somerville


0


0


0


John Francis Cahill, of Everett


0


5


5


J. Frank Murphy, of Springfield


1


1


2


George E. Thompson, of Melrose


83


Secretary


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


Edward J. Cronin, of Chelsea


4


6


10


Anthony L. Bruno, of Boston


0


0


0


Stephen J. Carr, of Boston


0


1


1


Martin Graham, of Brewster


1


1


2


Paul V. Shaughnessy, of Waltham


5


4


9


Alfred L. Smith, of Boston


0


0


0


Alfred R. Vitale, of Boston


0


0


0


John F. Welch, of Boston


0


1


1


Treasurer John E. Hurley, of Boston


S


14


22


Auditor


Thomas J. Buckley, of Boston


9


13


22


Attorney General


Francis E. Kelly, of Boston


9


14


23


Benjamin F. Chesky, of Boston


1


0


1


Eli Y. Krovitsky, of Boston


1


1


2


Isadore H. Y. Muchnick, of Boston


1


0


1


Congressman-Fourth District


Harold D. Donohue, of Worcester


12


11


23


Mary B. O'Toole, of Worcester


0


2


2


Councillor-Third District


Daniel T. Carey, of Boston


0


5


5


John F. Curran, of Lowell


0


0


0


John A. Dolan, of Boston


0


0


0


Donald B. Falvey, Jr., of Belmont


2


0


2


Peter K. McHugh, of Boston


1


0


1


Edward H. Sullivan, of Lowell


2


0


2


Robert Sullivan, of Boston


1


3


4


Charles A. Whalen, of Waltham


6


2


S


Senator-Middlesex and Norfolk District


Charles W. Olson, of Ashland


4


3


7


John C. Acton, of Framingham


3


9


12


V. Norman Mullen, of Marlborough


5


1


6


Representative in General Court-Tenth Middlesex District P. Joseph Murphy, of Hudson


9 12 21


84


District Attorney-Northern District


Alfred Paul Farese, of Everett


1


1


2


John F. Finnerty, of Newton William Henry Gerety, of Everett John F. Kelley, of Cambridge


3


4


7


1


0


1


5


8


13


County Commissioner-Middlesex County


Thomas B. Brennan, of Medford


6


5


11


John L. Cotter, of Pepperell


0


1


1


Thomas L. Crowley, of Lowell


0


1


1


Charles Cullinane, of Somerville


0


0


0


Daniel J. Donovan, of Medford


0


0


0


Thomas F. Lally, of Somerville


0


1


1


Frederick T. McDermott, of Medford


3


2


5


Sylvester J. McGrail, of Lowell


0


0


0


Dennis F. O'Keefe, of Everett


0


0


0


Thomas J. O'Neil, of Arlington


1


0


1


Thomas R. Rawson, of Arlington


0


0


0


John F. Sullivan, of Somerville


0


3


3


Francis Andrew Walsh, of Medford


0


0


0


Sheriff-Middlesex County Patrick J. Brennan, of Cambridge


5


2


7


William Thomas Desmond, of Medford


0


1


1


Howard W. Fitzpatrick, of Malden


4


9


13


Thomas J. Keating, of Somerville


0


1


1


Clarence E. Lord, of Somerville


0


0


0


D. Thomas Paoletti, of Reading


0


0


0


Paul A. Sullivan, of Lowell


2


1


3


TOTAL VOTES CAST


12


15


27


85


RESULTS OF STATE ELECTION November 7, 1950


Governor


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


Paul A. Dever, Democratic


225


565


790


Arthur W. Coolidge, Republican


641


597


1238


Horace I. Hillis, Socialist Labor


2


3


5


Mark R. Shaw, Prohibition


0


4


4


Lieutenant Governor


Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, Democratic


197


505


702


Laurence Curtis, Republican


667


646


1313


Lawrence Gilfedder, Socialist Labor


2


6


8


Secretary


Edward J. Cronin, Democratic


200


508


708


Russell A. Wood, Republican


651


618


1269


Ellsworth J. M. Dickson, Prohibition


0


10


10


Fred M. Ingersoll, Socialist Labor


3


3


6


Treasurer


John E. Hurley, Democratic


331


584


915


Fred J. Burrell, Republican


462


513


975


Henning A. Blomen, Socialist Labor


7


9


16


Harold J. Ireland, Prohibition


10


12


22


Auditor


Thomas J. Buckley, Democratic


268


567


835


William G. Andrew, Republican


584


555


1139


Robert A. Simmons, Prohibition


1


6


7


Francis A. Votano, Socialist Labor


2


4


6


Attorney General


Francis E. Kelly, Democratic


181


528


709


Frederick Ayer, Jr., Republican


671


612


1283


Anthony Martin, Socialist Labor


4


3


7


Howard B. Rand, Prohibition


1


2


3


Congressman-Fourth District


Harold D. Donohue, Democratic


276


571


847


John Winslow, Republican


577


561


1138


Victoria M. Beckett, Prohibition


3


11


14


86


Councillor-Third District


Otis M. Whitney, Republican


697


725


1422


John A. Dolan, Democratic


153


395


548


Senator-Middlesex and Norfolk District


Charles W. Olson, Republican


665


743


1408


V. Norman Mullen, Democratic


176


398


574


Representative in General Court-Tenth Middlesex District


Howard S. Russell, Republican


712


573


1285


P. Joseph Murphy, Democratic


153


585


738


District Attorney-Northern District


George E. Thompson, Republican


664


654


1318


John F. Kelley, Democratic


175


475


650


County Commissioner-Middlesex County


Melvin G. Rogers, Republican


659


640


1299


Thomas B. Brennan, Democratic


173


470


643


Sheriff-Middlesex County


Howard W. Fitzpatrick, Democratic


206


545


751


A. Warren Stearns, Republican


631


575


1206


Question No. 1


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the Gen- eral Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 244 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 8, 1949, received 242 votes in the affirmative and 7 in the negative?


Summary


This proposed amendment of the Constitution provides for the time when the respective terms of office of the governor, lieutenant-governor and councillors shall begin and the time when their respective terms shall end. It also makes provision relative to the succession to the office of governor in the event of the death of the governor elect before qualification for the office of gover- nor; and it further makes provision relative to the succession to the office of governor in the event of the death of both the gover-


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nor elect and the lieutenant-governor elect before qualification for their respective offices.


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


642


723


1365


Yes No


80


131


211


Question No. 2


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 4, 1948, received 154 votes in the affirmative and 44 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 8, 1949, received 160 votes in the affirmative and 93 in the negative?


Summary


This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides for an increase in the number of signatures of qualified voters re- quired upon an initiative or upon a referendum petition, and it further makes provision for changes in legislative procedures thereon with reference to dates upon, or within which, acts shall be done in the various stages necessary to be taken upon such petitions.


Yes No


119


228


347


Question No. 3


Do you approve of a law summarized below on which the House of Representatives did not vote and on which the Senate did not vote?


Summary


This measure provides for minimum payments of seventy- five dollars per month, or eighty-five dollars per month if blind, as assistance to deserving aged persons who have reached the age of sixty-three years or over and are in need of relief and support.


Yes


282


594


876


No


501


384


885


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


604


630


1234


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


88


Question No. 4


Do you approve of a law summarized below on which the House of Representatives did not vote and on which the Senate did not vote?


Summary


This measure provides for the creation of a Massachusetts commission for the purpose of conducting once every month a lottery drawing to raise additional funds by means of tickets sold to the public, within the Commonwealth, the net proceeds to be divided as follows: 50 per cent to the winners as prizes, 35 per cent for assistance to needy aged persons, 71/2 per cent for assistance to needy blind persons, 71/2 per cent for assistance to dependent children.


Yes No


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


163


431


594


627


554


1181


Question No. 5


Do you approve of a law summarized below which was dis- approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 77 in the affirmative and 139 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 25 in the negative.


Summary


The proposed measure strikes out the first sentence of section 113B of chapter 175 of the General Laws (Tercentenary Edition) as most recently amended by section 4 of chapter 459 of the acts of 1935, and inserts in place thereof a sentence which provides that the Commissioner of Insurance shall annually, on or before September fifteenth, after due hearing and investiga- tion, fix and establish fair and reasonable classifications of risks and adequate, just, reasonable and non-discriminatory premium charges to be used and charged by insurance companies in con- nection with the issue or execution of motor vehicle liability policies or bonds, as defined in section 34A of chapter 90 of the General Laws, for the ensuing calendar year or any part thereof, but said classifications and premium charges shall be uniform throughout the Commonwealth and shall not be fixed or estab- lished according to districts or zones.


89


Yes No


46


127


173


748


930


1678


Question No. 6


A. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county?


B. Shall the pari -- mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county?


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


A. Yes No


308


638


946


458


396


854


B. Yes No


253


567


820


464


403


867


Question No. 7


A. Shall licenses be granted in this city (town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt bever- ages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?


B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?


C. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises ?


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


A. Yes No


516


710


1226


302


391


693


B. Yes


506


695


1201


No


281


359


640


C. Yes No


554


876


1430


243


219


462


Question No. 8


(a) If a voter desires that this city (or town) shall declare by popular referendum that a shortage of rental housing accom- modations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent


90


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


control in this city (or town) after December thirty-first, nine- teen hundred and fifty, and until the close of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in accordance with the provisions of the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, he will vote "YES" on said question. (b) If he desires that federal rent control shall cease to be in effect in this city (or town) at the close of De- cember thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty, he will vote "NO" on said question. If a majority of the votes cast in any such city or town in answer to said question is in the affirmative, such city or town shall be deemed to have declared by popular referen- dum, pursuant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a short- age of rental accommodations exists which requires the continu- ance of federal rent control in such city or town after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty, and until the close of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in accordance with the provisions of said act. If a majority of the votes cast in any such city or town in answer to said question is not in the affirmative, such city or town shall be deemed not to have declared by popu- lar referendum, pursuant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a shortage of rental accommodations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in such city or town after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty.


Shall a declaration be made by popular referendum, pur- suant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a shortage of rental housing accommodations exists which requires the con- tinuance of federal rent control in this city (or town) after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty and until the close of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in ac- cordance with the provisions of said Act?


Yes No


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


381


574


955


282


283


555


91


BIRTHS


Registered in the Town of Wayland for the Year 1950


Date


Name


Names of Parents


January 3


Linda Polk


William Edgar, Margaret Josephine


January


5 Lloyd Chandler Tewksbury


Howard Graffam, Hazel Derry


January 8 Whitney Stowe


Silas E., Rachelle


January


13 Dorothy Leona Roberge




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