Report of the city of Somerville 1944, Part 16

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1944
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 492


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5


662


623


612


586


85


131


697


717


1254


22678


23278


21117


21689


1372


3921


23489


25610


42879


Total Registration


49099


There were 681 service men registered by kin


681


There were 1437 service men mailed ballots by government card


application


1437


Total


51217


245


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEMOCRATIC APRIL 25, 1944.


247


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


249


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY REPUBLICAN APRIL 25, 1944.


1


251


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


253


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


STATE PRIMARY DEMOCRATIC JULY 1,1, 1944.


1


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


255


257


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


STATE PRIMARY REPUBLICAN JULY 11, 1944.


259


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


261


ELECTION COMMISSIONERS


STATE ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 1944.


STATE ELECTION - NOVEMBER 7, 1944.


-- WARD ONE


WARD TWO-


-WARD THREE


WARD FOUR-


WARD FIVE-


-WARD SIX-


1


--. WARD SEVEN-


6


3


2


3


4


Totals


01


1


2


5


1


3


4


5


3


4


5


1


2


3


4


5


1


3


4


$90 1014 1080 10$1 1137 967 1152


1353 1335 1061 1210 1200 1356 1260 1293 1228 1254


42879


TOTAL VOTE CAST


1004


905


886 1166 1130 996 1004


752 1140 1046


860 1232 1156 1198 1166 1008 1409 927 1282 1431 1310


For Electors


President & Vice President


273


475


44€


227 239


224


269


3.10


168


475


548


59€


447


520


669 378


6GS


757


598


381


517


396


503


502


343


513


719


687


635


679


739


721


592


735


631


655


18982


Dewey & Bricker


334


374


644


48:


473


656


556


617


5$8


603


605


605


396


515


434


599


63


535


565


572


22690


Roosevelt & Truman


635


505


579


662


655


711 743


493


$2.


666


661


712


576


56


684


468


702 512


671


2


3


0


2


1


0


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2


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0


0


0


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Governor


332


258


452


42


172 187


182


202


312


143


421


539


502


397


429


65


325


616


69


574


349


37:


374


519


4$1


274


475


667


652


649


747


708


552


698


524


5SS


17470


Horace T. Cahill


352


575


745


775


54


$85


:86


6S3


762


582


659


714


561


706


551


643


195


684


518


615


666


537


632


632


641


66G


627


375


54


434


613


665


575


65$


640


23984


Maurice .1. Tobin


608


682


674


2


6


3


1


2


4


9


1


4


5


1


5


2


3


3


4


1


1


2


2


3


3


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3


5


130


46


Henning A. Blomen


3


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2


4


1


2


0


3


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1


1


4


2


2


0


0


0


0


1


2


1


1


0


0


1


0


2


6


0


1


2


1


0


Gny S. Wllllamg


Lieutenant Covernor


677


783


746


595


783


560


665


18094


Robert F. Bradford


307


335


26G


45


399


171 197


200


239


327


161


417


552


539


39


469


651 301


633


701


579


309


402


405


488


507


272


500


721


70


67


641


641


762


540


586


69


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673 539


58


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540


562


600


545


587


594


583


579


550


329


504


382


549


610


471


610


534


22376


633


50


552


649


670


710 739


503


81-1


John B. Carr


3


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1


1


2


2


3


6


2


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110


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153


Altreil Erlekson


5


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9


3


8


3


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1


3


5


3


2


3


2


5


3


5


5


3


4


3


5


George Leo McGlynn


Secretary


397


642


58


284


348


319


394


483


246


627


776


738


634


662


$91 492


$09


975


450


585


613


642


670


454


691


921


SS


782


$11


906


956


790


753


S45


24807


Frederle W. Cook


46G


494


402


388


39


37


37


375


367


40


398


371


371


380


225


363


247


335


409


259


397


36


15171


Margaret M. O'Riordan


451


337


400


445


474


582 554


370


635


456


540


512


316


386


444


303


416 350


4


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8


6


11


10


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11


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6


10


5


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1


$20


1


Horare I. Hillls


8


Treasurer


433


344


235 142


167


230


276


121


307


483


474


330


388


613


300


G12


661


259


367


337


432


465


244


451


680


665


632


61


727


68


575


669


520


60


16513


Fred J. Burrell


285


318


259


602 767


540


576


602


555


615


575


22825


624


492


523


643


694


517


78


650


GGE


761


679


620


724


562


68%


525


605


684


G12


570


570


642


566


590


581


589


60


560


352


415


John E. Hurley


6


2


7


S


4


10


1


11


S


6


6


S


10


5


8


14


9


S


9


3


10


5


1


11


11


25


Herbert Crabtree


5


5


4


10


4


10


2


196


7


6


5


1


2


2


1


23


5


5


3


5


3


3


3


1


5


18


3


1


3


G


6


2


6


CI 00


Earle L. Smith


Auditor


614


495


14


629


696


693


734


115


836


636


643


733


567


619


707


543


679


510


612


GS


636


55G


561


641


54


5$1


59


59


59


553


344


538


391


50


617


523


628


59


22700


Thomas J. Buckley


442


352


139


168


171


183


284


138


381


500


480


356


409


30


592


650


529


269


385


333


450


482


232


451


676


653


605


747


701


559


703


497


98


16604


Frank A. Goodwin


291


311


276


4


5


10


6


3


13


5


4


11


0


S


13


10


3


6


13


9


5


1


11


6


4


10


6


10


256


Gole Elvel Palmquist


S


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3


1


8


1


3


2


6


3


4


5


1


3


4


11


3


2


1


7


2


6


5


3


3


2


1


2


1


2


130


Charles E. Vaughan


G


5


Attorney Ceneral


193


293


141


425


536


532


35.


466


636 304


G30


716


586


283


399


371


4SS


500


249


474


748


G9S


673


673


780


749


590


795


558


660


17741


Ciaretire A. Barnes


287


31S


270


465


369


157


180


205


630


480


520


612


687


692 729


49


$18


633


64


698


35


580


689


466


65-


52


656


SOS


594


542


54


595


505


555


583


578


517


527


:16


476


338


49


582


435


588


507


21519


Francis E. Kelly


6


4


7


6


9


8


1


9


10


S


9


2


3


12


6


10


4


5


9


4


3


S


10


232


Fred E. Oelcher


7


3


3


1


3


0


3


2


4


3


1


5


1


6


2


3


4


5


4


4


3


5


4


4


141


Howard D. Rand


Senator In Congress


(To Flii Vacancy


429


318


381


428


478


552 552


373


5S


450


515


51S


363


410


44


314


418 322


357


478


391


345


370


39


348


399


400


397


346


366


226


332


230


33


116


292


394


33


15020


John H. Corcoran


501


508


427


G63


589


313 382


327


453


503


283


14


727


711


633


659


90G 515


863


886


810


50


589


604


683


690


457


670


962


S92


78G


844


925


94


793


956


755


871


25200


Lererett Saltonstall


5


4


13


2


11


5


3


6


4


10


S


3


5


0


6


G


9


3


S


S


229


Bernard G. Kelly


3


S


4


S


S


12


7


4


2


7


7


5


0


11


5


11


11


10


12


3


11


12


4


12


11


6


3


10


1


16


279


C


-1


E. Tallmadge Root


Congressman- 11th. District


5876


1.ezter W. Bowen


329


384


321


499


415


205 224


211


213


34


163


436


635


549


457


4S


619


166


499


602


670


663 718


482


$20


607


642


700


465


573


635


464


9625


James M. Curley


Congressman-8th. District


620 291


607


640


514


243


$13


350


462


474


230


472


G64


696


635


613


746


704


571


723


519


594


11784


Angler L. Goodwin


644 526


574


674


G40


565


512


60S


514


567


592


571


589


529


347


533


3S6


536


594


191


602


58


12174


Freilerick T. McDermott


Councillor-5th. District


591


695


661 730


498


813


612


628


715


520


592


676


484


646 530


597


648


616


551


552


615


530


472


562


57


556


533


330


521


362


557


600


479


591


558


21863


"seph M. Curley


598


466


503


152


147


276


112


351


502


463


329


397


584 266


555


632


519


23$


344


312


424


422


213


439


664


$65


627


601


741


656


540


698


515


588


15827


actor A. Friend


269


308


256


434 303


141 144


Senator-2nd Middlessex District


677


683


620


620


746


673


558


702


514


583


6376


dward M. Rowe


525


619


33


503


527


588


471


573


559


4950


barles H. Shen


....


Senator-Third Middlessex District


G88 578


560


749


744


724 752


575


SS4


74


650


S04


664


740


774 659


847 591


742


942


766


591 713


739


714


781


690 $37


20245


Burton F. Faulkner


Representative in General Court


1st. Middiessex District


3749


Thomas F. Coady


648 703


45S


752


580


60


1169


James F. Fitzgerald


150 199


178


208


304


130


300


John J. Toomey


501 523


371


594


530


521


....


Representative in General Court


24th. Middlessex District


224


2GG


222


364


283


316


465


455


313


335


517 231


506


520


454


208


304


284


378


372


175


384


7570


Phillp J. Beyer, Jr.


Harvey E. Frost


296


334


2SS


459


333


365


489


525


357


423


612 297


554


647


499


204


362


331


422


430


205


436


8872


Edith L. Hurd


27


322


263


147


357


383


514


4ST


412


439


653 321


69


747


592


29


40


337


441


439


231


492


9551


11796


Paul A. MeCarthy


551


425


460


577


609


626


515


536


GOS


483


570 464


512


611


543


505


487


5S


490


555


508


560


521


3S


429


50S


552


5 SS


439


481


564


416


545 418


475


549


505


465


456


541


481


525


481


490


10820


....


Henry T. Murray, Jr.


Francis E. Ryall


540


448


420


514


611


547


410


437


537


390


514 444


459


494


502


466


47


176


421


471


548


458


105 SO


:


Representative in Ceneral Court


25th. MiddIssex District


543


513


346


510


34


529


421


541


500


4736


T. Edward Corbett


654


665


590


554


689


5$9


468


GO:


450


530


5791


Jolin F. Foster


607


62


566


537


692


468


609


429


508


5621


Allan Roy Kingston


545


48


345


504


359


667


661


63


GS


612


5493


Joseph P. MeEvoy, Jr.


County Commissions


614


17069


William C. Andrew


30-1


324


27


429


350


167 242


176


239


311


239


382


521


50


375


408


619 296


655


542


250


375


357


466


462


243


473


679


697


634


615


75


675


714


537


225


243


20


350


266


87 119


182


123


207


90


298


445


410


292


345


405


218


500


552


418


177


339


263


376


387


149


37


573


563


55-


533


664


582


459


598


433


499


13604


Nathaniel I. Bowditch


Thomas D. Brennan


58S


476


491


630


66


647 664


410


732


59


564


698


506


564


646


502


631 518


569


645


610


567


540


591


519


560


565


57


579


525


308


513


359


546


593


514


573


564


21332


105


398


231


362


253


403


433


339


406


407


15431


Augustine F. Watson


417


361


380


441


495


468 461


293


51


413


400


499


366


434


481


376


456 38$


427


480


438


414


369


457


368


413


394


397


Sheriff


SG3


970


987 1119 1017 1005


984 1033


32290


Joseph M. MeElroy


707


649


635


859


$17


G13 723


529


782


733


61


SG6


$93


899


832


791 1021 G35


952 1148


953


659


771


779


821


65S


SS4


1080 10G2


County Commissioner


To Fill Vacancy


2GG74


Melvin G. Rogers


557


554


508


711


G61


382 501


391


490


572


414


642


765


768


G42


G14


SS3 511


846


$21


516


625


636 719


513


724 1000


92S TSS 847 907 953 851 977 813 898


REFERENDA


-- WARD ONE


-WARD TWO


WARD THREE


-WARD


FOUR-


-- WARD FIVE-


WARD SIX-


-WAARD SEVEN


4


5


6


1


2


3


4


3


Totals


1


2


3


5


1


4


1


2


3


5


1


5


G


1


2


Proposed Amendment


To Constitution


Question No. 1


497


599 330


58G


GGS


615


351


420


441


470


507


342


514


590


514


619


577


63


560


718


544


640


18477


YES


407


361


350


495


466


295 364


269


423


389


30


$12


510


524


500


2655


NC


45


83


45


63


120


42


43


58


45


45


53


G3


71


59


73


40


77


50


12


98


73


67


66


85


53


4S


64


87


$7


112


65


79


101


Question No. 2


435


427


408


454


13937


YES


340


286


306


420


390


295 322


279


367


333


291


369


346


364


378


29S


459 304


394


432


402


320


333


363


383


379


293


37


476


448


299


402


353


419


326


366


355


363


277


410


279


354


9188


NO


165


170


12S


208


193


$5 126


92


163


160


124


264


291


284


230


297


282 129


336


391


228


158


210


198


259


168


264


336


315


Question No. 3


300


316


254


370


330


278


369


325


353


353


293


415 289


349


419


371


295


299


328


339


36


312


343


347


397


277


367


331


3$2


413


374


39


414


12984


YES


329


26S


290


378


360


288


249


308


137


372


411


290


166


252


229


235


28.9


154


28.3


452


368


362


400


39


395


307


47


302


375


10140


NO


104


167


140


233


217


91 151


10


169


169


137


257


301


Question No. 4


700


635


519


625


602


671


58


720


577


6S


19700


YES


425


374


377


520


4S


328 398


32


46S


430


35


540


518


561


533


505


647


374


625


718


566


411


457


470


512


552


381


52


82


95


66


96


89


55


62


G1


81


GS


103


113


103


102


132


64


125


134


111


110


St


9


10


134


136


118


146


147


143


125


145


131


138


3925


NO


Question No. 5


524


618


483


318


390


391


407


459


343


456


589


534


471


560


551


580


529


650


497


59


16705


YES


345


321


320


45$


414


247


338


245


361


363


279


420


445


476


432


451


548 295


218


139


197


242


252


164


228


209


235


195


226


225


237


7505


NO


183


135


135


200


214


141 137


176


192


165


146


232


19G


209


231


196


225 145


261


260


208


175


173


190 210


Vote on Liquor


All Alcoholic


598


550


68


659


G99


439


55


503


647


670


635


680


706


23822


YES


619


52


518


705


715


554 60S


460


656


58


629


612


682


674


730 558


677


730


730


592


612


636


643


215


197


244


340


167


229


464


3G


41


126


489


490


315


467


298


336


9829


NO


162


165


145


234


213


70 107


123


117


135


260


267


271


222


247


378 111


31$


389


232


126


Wines and Malt Beverages


590


721 539


686


740


714


587


589


62


648


13


536


669


G81


699


452


574


541


668


666


657


691


71€


23775


YES


601


527


508


GSS


705


534 606


455


749


646


561


64


$12


680


657


342


373


382


430


431


297


425


275


297


8824


NO


146


147


124


219


192


64


$5


90


104


119


71


242


240


231


205


210


335 101


28


354


206


107


196


181


218


302


159


215


419


Packaged Coods


83


765


616


641


689


709


725


587


721


833


789


550


712


642


$45


770


817


777


832


26420


YES


NO


652


566


52€


727


76


534 631


489


769


678


570


71


685


730


741


652


820 562


757


102


147


159


275


82


230


282


173


83


160


133


177


207


118


171


296


269


280


270


345


276


214


293


195


205


6753


112


106


114


185


14S


61


73


69


103


60


186


200


194


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QUESTION NO. 1. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION


Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide for a Fair, Con- cise Summary, instead of a Description, of Each Proposed Amendment to the Constitution and Each Law submitted to the People, under the Initiative and the Referendum, and Certain Changes relative to the Filing of Initiative Petitions which is further described as follows :-


This amendment amends Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution by striking out section three under the heading "The Initiative. II. Initiative Petitions" and inserting in place thereof a new section which provides .-


That an initiative petition for a constitutional amendment or a law shall first be signed by ten qualified voters of the Commonwealth and shall be submitted to the Attorney General not later than the first Wednesday of the August before the assembling of the General Court into which it is to be introduced. It may be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth if the Attorney General shall certify that the measure and its title are in proper form and that it is not, affirma- tively or negatively, substantially the same as any measure which has been qualified for submission or submitted to the people at either of the two preceding biennial state elections, and that it contains only subjects not excluded from the popular initiative and which are re- lated or which are mutually dependent.


The Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of subsequent signers. He shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed measure, as determined by the Attorney General as it will appear on the ballot, together with the names and residences of the first ten signers. All such petitions, with the first ten signatures at- tached, shall be filed with the Secretary not earlier than the first Wednesday of the September before the assembling of the Legislature into which they are to be introduced, and the remainder of the required signatures shall be filed not later than the first Wednesday of the following December.


Section 3 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referendum Petitions." is also amended by striking out the second sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for use of signers of a referendum petition on a law requesting that the operation of such law be suspended subsequent to the first ten signers and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise summary of the proposed law as determined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot, together with the names and residences of the first ten signers.


Section 4 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum. III. Referendum Petitions.", is also amended by striking out the third sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of sign- ers subsequent to the first ten signers of a referendum petition asking for the repeal of an emergency law or of a law which takes effect because the referendum petition does not contain a request for sus- pension, and shall print at the top of each blank a fair, concise sum- mary of the proposed law as such summary will appear on the ballot


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together withe names and residences of the first ten signers.


Article XLVIII. is further amended by striking out subheading "III." Form of Ballot" and subheading "IV. Information for Voters" under the heading "General Provisions" and inserting in place thereof new subheadings III and IV. which provide, respectively:


III ... Form Of Ballot


A fair, concise summary of each proposed amendment to the Con- stitution and each law submitted to the people, as determined by the Attorney General shall be printed on the ballot. The Secretary shall give each question a number and cause such question, except as other- wise authorized in said article of amendment, to be printed on the ballot in the following form:


In the case of an amendment to the constitution: Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized be- low, (here state, in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon) ? Yes .- No.


(Set forth summary here)


In the case of a law: Do you approve of a law summarized below, (here state in distinctive type, whether approved or disapproved by the general court, and by what vote thereon) ? Yes-No.


(Set forth summary here)


IV ... Information For Voters


The Secretary shall print and send to each registered voter the full text of every measure to be submitted to the people, together with a copy of the legislative committee's majority and minority reports. with the names of the majority and minority members, and a fair concise summary of the measure as such summary will appear on the ballot and, in such manner as may be provided by law, other arguments for and against the measure, --


which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 2013 votes in the affirmative and 2 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, re- YES | ceived 214 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative, NO -be approved ?


QUESTION NO. 2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION


Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide that the General Court may prescribe the terms and conditions under which pardons of offences which are felonies may be granted which is further described as follows :-


This article of amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Article VIII of section 1 of chapter II of Part the Second of


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the Constitution, which vested the Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, with the full and unrestricted power of pardoning offences of which a person is convicted, except such as persons may be convicted of before the Senate by an impeachment of the House, and adopts a new Article VIII. in place thereof.


This new Article VIII vests the pardoning power in the Governor, by and with the advice of the Council, but provides further that if the offence to be pardoned is a felony the Legislature shall have power to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a pardon may be granted.


The new Article VIII contains the same provisions as the old with relation to the ineffectiveness of pardons granted before a conviction,- which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received ,199 votes in the affirmative and 1 in the negative and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, received YES 1


198 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, NO 1 -be approved ?


QUESTION NO. 3. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION


Shall an amendment to the constitution restoring Annual Sessions of the General Court and an Annual Budget which is further described as follows :-


This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Article LXXII of the Amendments which provided for biennial session of the Legislature and a biennial budget, and makes effective those earlier provisions of the Constitution and its Amendments which were annulled or affected by said Article LXXII, ---


which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 172 votes in the affirmative and 38 in the negative, and in a


joint session of the two branches held May 12, 1943, re YES


ceived 188 votes in the affirmative and 52 in the negative, NO |


-be approved?


QUESTION NO. 4 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION


Shall an amendment to the constitution providing for Absent Voting by Qualified Voters who by Reason of Physical Disability are unable to vote in Person which is further described as follows :-


This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts Article XLV of the Amendments to the Constitution which related to absentee vot- ing and adopts in its place a new Article XLV which authorizes the Legislature to provide for voting, in the choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question submitted at an election, by qualified voters of the Commonwealth who at the time of such an election are absent


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from the city or town of which they are inhabitants or are unable by reason of physical disability to cast their votes in person,- which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8, 1941, received 171 votes in the affirmative and 30 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 27, 1943, re- | YES ceived .184 votes in the affirmative and 61 in the negative, 1 NO 1 -be approved ?


QUESTION NO. 5. ,


LAW SUBMITTED UPON REFERENDUM AFTER PASSAGE


Shall a law described as follows :- This law amends chapter 271 of the General Laws by striking out section 22A, as previously amended, and inserting in place thereof a new section 22A, which provides that conducting or promoting a game of whist or bridge in connection with which prizes are offered to be won by chance, or allowing such a game to be conducted or promoted, shall not authorize the prosecution, arrest or conviction of any person for such acts under chapter 271 of the General Laws. which deals with crimes against public policy, if the Entire proceeds of the charges for admission to such a game are donated solely to charitable, civic, educational, fraternal or religious purposes. This new section does not contain, as did the section now stricken out, provisions authorizing the licensing and conducting of the game of beano, ---


which section was approved by both branches of the 1 YES


General Court by a vote not recorded, NO |


-be approved ?


To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions :-


(a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this city (or town) of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "YES" on all three questions.


(b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt bev- erages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one, "YES" on question two and "NO" on question three.


(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcoholic beverages but only in packages. so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on questions one and two and "YES" on question three.


(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt bever- ages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addition other alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one and "YES" on questions two and three.


(e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on all three questions.


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1. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum. gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?


2. 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) ?


YES |


NO !


YES !


NO |


3. 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 ?


| YES


NO


-


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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES


To the Honorable, the Mayor, and the Board' of Aldermen of the City of Somerville :


Gentlemen :


In behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Somerville, I submit the Annual Report of the Board of Trustees and append thereto, and forming a part of it, the Annual Report of the Librarian to the Board of Trustees which report shows the details of operation of the library for the past year.


Another year has passed filled with rumors concerning the appointment of the members of the Board of Trustees yet no official action has been taken, though many of the Board have been approached by the Mayor as to their willingness to accept reappointments. It is my sincere hope that this condition will be corrected with the advent of the new year for this unex- plainable situation does not conform to the dignity of our institution and places the membership on the Board of Trustees in the light of a potential appeasing ground for political patronage. The status of the Board of Trustees in previous years has been of such caliber that politics at no time has ever been even slightly considered. I trust this reputation will continue in the years ahead.


The Board of Trustees extends to the Librarian and mem- bers of the Library Staff their sincere appreciation for their loyal devoted service in face of many trying conditions arising from resignations and illnesses. We trust that in the near future their financial reward will be commensurate with the services rendered.


Very respectfully,


THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, J. HELEN CLOUGH President


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PUBLIC LIBRARY


BOARD OF TRUSTEES


Term Expired January 1, 1943


Mrs. J. Helen Clough, President


Rev. David Fraser, Vice-President


1943


Mr. Louis B. Connelly


1942


Rev. Anthony J. Flaherty


1942


Mrs. Kathryn M. Hueber


1942


Mr. William H. McKenna


1943


Mr. John J. Griffin


1944


Mr. John F. McGann


1944


(vacancy)




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