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School Committee (3 years), George L. Cooke, 29 Grove street ; George E. Stacy, 76 School street.
Trustees of Public Library (3 years), Nathan W. Heath, 116 Congress street ; John P. Holmes, 96 School street.
Board of Health, Michael Paul Burns, 12 Orrin slip ; Wil- liam J. Clarke, 36 School street ; Robert H. Cochran, 201 East Main street.
Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery (3 years), Henry C. Skinner, 45 Jefferson street ; John M. Wood, 76 Congress street.
Constables, Martin Broderick, 45 Sumner street ; James W. Burke, 137 West street ; Matthew Burns, 10 Orrin slip ; David E. Casey, Purchase street ; Edward J. Dalton, 314 West Main street ; Jeremiah Davoren, Cedar street ; Oliver D. Holmes, 8
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Leonard street ; James . Howard, 52 Depot street ; Pearley M. Hunt, 35 South Main street ; Thomas F. Kelly, 10 South High street ; Michael Larkin, 71 High street ; John Moore, 27 North street ; Philip P. O'Donnell, 67 Central street; Henry C. Snell, 1 Sumner street ; Charles H. Waters, 8 Carroll street.
ARTICLE 2, "Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxi- cating liquors in this Town?" resulted as follows : Yes, 550 votes ; No, 536 votes.
The following is the number of votes cast for the several candidates for Town Officers :-
TOWN CLERK.
Domnick J. Lang, 1,176
TOWN TREASURER.
Clifford A. Cook, 1,190
I. E. Mason, 1
TAX COLLECTOR.
Mortimore J. Reynolds, 824
Stephen Sweet, 521
AUDITOR.
Thomas F. Connors, 517
Thomas J. Lynch, 703
SELECTMEN.
Henry A. Clark, 474
Patrick H. Curran, 668
William B. Hale, 1,092
Maurice E. Nelligan,
678
Clinton R. Scott,
901
Charles F. Claflin,
1
Henry Haven, 1
George L. Cooke, 2
Otis W. Whitney, 1
Z. C. Field, 1
Asa S. Cox, 2
ASSESSORS.
Thomas J. Connor, 1,132
Lewis Hayden, 1,161
George E. Stacy,
1,177
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
George F. Birch, 767
James W. Burke, 926
Chester L. Clark, 1,155
John Smith, 826
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 3 YEARS.
George I .. Cooke, 758
John J. Duggan, 674
George E. Stacy, 762
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY, 3 YEARS.
Nathan W. Heath, 962
John P. Holines, 635
William P. Foley, 542
C. F. Dewey, 2
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Michael Paul Burns, 640
William J. Clarke, 813
Robert H. Cochran, 864
Edward Foley, 593
Pearley M. Hunt, 571
TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY, 3 YEARS.
Henry C. Skinner,
789
John M. Wood,
787
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CONSTABLES.
Pearley M. Hunt, 712
Martin Broderick,
964
Thomas F. Kelly, 828
James W. Burke,
849
Michael Larkin, 699
Matthew Burns, 738
John Moore, 745
David E. Casey,
798
Philip P. O'Donnell, 845
John Cuddihy,
650
Henry C. Snell, 804
Edward J. Dalton,
883
Charles H. Waters, 748
Jeremiah Davoren,
792
Thomas Martin,
1
Oliver D. Holmes,
885
J. Dexter Hunt,
1
James Howard,
831
Asa L. Morrill, 1
Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ? Yes, 550; No, 536.
Voted, At 7.30 P. M., that the resignation of Henry E. Fales as Moderator be accepted.
Henry C. Snell was elected to fill. the vacancy as Moderator, the check list being used.
At 8 A. M., on the morning of March 8, it was voted to dis- solve the warrant.
The oath of office was administered to Domnick J. Lang, Town Clerk, by Henry C. Snell, Moderator, in open meeting.
Voted, To dissolve the warrant.
A true copy of the record. Attest :
DOMNICK J. LANG,
Town Clerk.
RECOUNT. !
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, Mass., March 10, 1892.
In accordance with Chap. 423, Section 226 of the Acts of 1890, the Selectmen met and proceeded to a recount for Select- men.
C. A. Sumner, A. A. Jenkins, James F. Stratton, and John J. Toomey were appointed Tellers by H. C. Snell, Moderator, and sworn to faithfully perform the duty of their office by the Town Clerk.
The sealed package of ballots cast at the March 7 election was then opened by the Moderator and given to the Tellers, one
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envelope at a time, containing 50 ballots, William B. Hale, C. R. Scott, M. F. Nelligan, and P. H. Curran acting as Overseers.
After a careful count the result was declared as follows :- Henry A. Clark, Four hundred seventy-three votes
473
Patrick H. Curran, Six hundred seventy votes . · 670
William B. Hale, Ten hundred ninety-three votes 1093
Maurice E. Nelligan, Six hundred seventy-three votes 673
Clinton R. Scott, Nine hundred two votes
902
Charles F. Claflin, One vote
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Henry Haven, One vote .
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George L. Cooke, Two votes .
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Otis W. Whitney, One vote
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Z. C. Field, One vote
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Asa S. Cox, Two votes
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The ballots were then sealed up and endorsed by the Tellers and Moderator, and then delivered into the custody of the Town Clerk, in conformity with law in such cases made and provided.
A true record. Attest :
DOMNICK J. LANG,
Town Clerk.
JOINT MEETING OF THE SELECTMEN AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, Mass., March 29, 1892.
In accordance with Chapter 44, Section 22, of the Public Statutes, the Selectmen met with the School Committee at the residence of George L. Cooke, all members being present, and proceeded to fill the vacancy in the School Committee caused by the death of George G. Parker.
William B. Hale was unanimously elected Chairman. Town Clerk D. J. Lang was appointed to sort, count, and collect bal- lots.
Voted, That the first ballot be informal.
Balloting, whole number of votes cast, 8; necessary for a choice, 5. Martin J. Kelly had three (3) votes ; Heber D. Bow- ker had two (2) votes; D. J. Bowker had one (1) vote; Dr. John
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P. Holmes had one (1) vote; Dr. John W. Holmes had one (1) vote; total, 8.
After balloting ten times, the result each time being as follows: Martin J. Kelly, three (3) votes; Heber D. Bowker, three (3) votes; Dr. John P. Holmes, two (2) votes .; total, 8; and there being no choice, it was-
Voted, To adjourn until Monday evening, April 4, at 7.30 o'clock.
A true copy of the record. Attest :
DOMNICK J. LANG, Town Clerk.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, Mass., April 4, 1892.
The Selectmen and School Committee met as per vote of March 29, 1892, and proceded to elect a member of the School Committee, which resulted in the election of Heber D. Bowker.
Whole number of votes cast, 8; necessary for a choice, 5; Martin J. Kelly had three (3) votes; Heber D. Bowker had five (5) votes; total 8.
Heber D. Bowker having the required number of votes to elect him, it was-
Voted, That the election of Heber D. Bowker be made unan- imous.
Voted, To adjourn. A true copy of record. Attest :
DOMNICK J. LANG, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING, MAY 2, 1892.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
To Either Constable of the Town of Milford, in said County,
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, quali- fied by law to vote in Elections and in Town affairs, to meet at
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the Town Hall, in said Town, on MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY, 1892, punctually at 12.30 o'clock in the after- noon, to act upon the following articles, namely :-
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.
ARTICLE 2. To choose an Assessor to fill vacancy caused by the. resignation of Lewis Hayden, and to fill any other vacan- cies existing in any Town Office; said Assessor to be voted for upon one ballot.
ARTICLE 3. To hear and act upon the reports of any Offi- cers and Committee of said Town.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will accept the report of the Selectmen and Committee on Road Roller, and appropriate money for the purchase of such road roller.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will accept the report of the Selectmen on the laying out of the extension of Fayette street to Main street, and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will accept the report of the Selectmen on the laying out of Davis street.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by post- ing up attested copies thereof at each of the Public Meeting Houses and at the Post-Office in said Town; also cause an at- tested copy to be published in The Milford Daily News, Milford Daily Journal, Milford Gazette, and The Milford Times, newspa- pers printed in said Town, two Sabbaths at least before the time set for said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Clerk of said Town, at the time of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands at Milford, this 18th day of April, A. D. 1892.
WM. B. HALE, C. R. SCOTT, M. E. NELLIGAN, Selectmen of Milford.
A true copy. Attest :
OLIVE & D. HOLMES,
Constable of Milford.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, Mass., May 2, 1892.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the inhabi- tants of the Town of Milford herein described to meet at the time and place and for the purpose within mentioned, by posting up attested copies of this warrant at each of the Public Meeting Houses and at the Post-Office in said Town; and I have likewise caused an attested copy of this warrant to be published in The Milford Daily News, Milford Daily Journal, Milford Gazette, and The Milford Times, newspapers printed in said Town, two Sab- baths before the time set for said meeting.
Attest :
OLIVER D. HOLMES, Constable of Milford.
A true copy of the warrant and the return thereof. Attest : DOMNICK J. LANG, Town Clerk.
TOWN MEETING, MAY 2, 1892.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, May 2, 1892.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the Town of Milford, qualified by law to vote in elections and in Town affairs, met in the Town Hall in said Town, on Monday, the second day of May, A. D. 1892, at 12.30 o'clock in the after- noon, and were called to order by the Town Clerk, who then read the warrant and the Officer's return thereon.
ARTICLE 1. The meeting made choice of Henry C. Snell as Moderator, the check list being used.
S. C. Sumner, William H. Pyne, and P. H. Curran having been appointed Ballot Clerks by the Selectmen, were duly sworn by the Town Clerk.
The Polls were opened at 12.45 P. M.
Voted, That the Polls be closed at 4.45 P. M.
The Moderator appointed William B. Hale, C. R. Scott, and M. E. Nelligan as Tellers, and they were duly sworn to faithfully perform the duties of their office by the Moderator.
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ARTICLE 3. Voted, To pass over.
ARTICLE 4 .- Under this article the following report was made :-
REPORT OF ROAD ROLLER COMMITTEE AND SELECTMEN ON STEAM ROAD ROLLER.
Your Committee on road roller met with the Selectmen at the residence of Z. C. Field, with Mr. Field in the chair. After some discussion it was Voted, To recommend the Town to in- struct the Selectmen to hire a steam road roller and give it a good trial, so that the Town may see if it is desirable to buy one or not.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS LILLEY,
Secretary.
Mr. Lilley moved that the Selectmen be instructed to hire a steam road roller, and a man who thoroughly understands road repairing with a steam road roller to superintend its use while here; and that it be hired for a sufficient length of time to com- ·pare its work with the old method and see if it is desirable for the Town to buy one, and report at a future meeting.
Voted, To lay the whole matter on the table until the next March meeting.
ARTICLE 5 .- Voted, That we accept the report of the Se- lectmen on the laying out of Fayette street to Main street, and appropriate $1300 for the same.
ARTICLE 6 .- Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen on the laying out of Davis street, so called. (No damage.)
Voted, That the naming of this street be left with the Se- lectmen.
The following motion was made and lost : Moved, To recon- sider the motion whereby we voted to accept the report of the Selectmen on the laying out of Fayette street. (Lost.)
Due notice having been given, the Polls were at 4.45 in the afternoon declared to be closed.
During the voting the ballot-box was in the charge of the Election Officers. The box was opened once during the time of voting by the unanimous consent of the Selectmen and Town Clerk, for the purpose of sorting and counting the ballots, and at the close of the Polls, when the register stood at 69.
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The names of those on the list of voters which had been checked were audibly counted and found to be seventy-three (73).
The discrepancy between the ballot-box and the actual count was due to the failure of the box to register.
The ballots having been sorted and counted, the Moderator declared the following Officer elected :-
Assessor, Lucius E. Heath, 29 Jefferson street.
The following is the total number of votes cast for the can- didate for Town Officer :-
For Assessor, Lucius E. Heath, seventy-one votes 71
At 4.45 P. M. it was voted to dissolve the warrant.
A true copy of the record. Attest :
DOMNICK J. LANG,
Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING, NOV. 8, 1892.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
To Either Constable of the Town of Milford, in said County, . Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, quali- fied by law to vote in Elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Town, on TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1892, it being the first Tuesday after the first Monday, punctually at eight o'clock in the forenoon, at which time the Polls will be opened for said voters to give in their ballots to the Selectmen of said Town for Electors of Pres- ident and Vice-President of the United States; and for a Repre- sentative in the Fifty-Third Congress of the United States (for the Eleventh Congressional District), for Governor, Lieutenant- Governor, Councillor (Seventh Councill or District), Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor, and Attorney-General of the Commonwealth; a Senator for the Second Worcester Sen- atorial District, and two Representatives for the Eleventh Worcester District to the General Court of Massachusetts; a District Attorney for the Middle District; a Sheriff, One County Commissioner, Two Special Commissioners, and Four Commis-
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sioners of Insolvency for said County of Worcester; all on one ballot designating the office intended for each person voted for.
Said voters will also give in their votes "Yes" or "No" for the following proposed amendment to the Constitution of Massa- chusetts :-
"Article of Amendment to the Constitution Abolishing the Property Qualification for the Office of Governor." "So much of Article Two of Section One of Chapter Two of part the sec- ond of the Constitution of the Commonwealth as is contained in the following words: 'And unless he shall at the same time, be seized in his own right, of a freehold within the Commonwealth of the value of one thousand pounds' is hereby annulled." The Polls may be closed at four o'clock in the afternoon on said day of meeting.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the above mentioned eighth day of November, at the same place, there will be a meeting of the above described inhabitants to act upon the following arti- cles, namely :-
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will accept the list of Ju- rors as reported by the Selectmen.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will accept the location of the hydrant on the private way near the Clapp, Huckins & Tem- ple factory.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will take any action in re- gard to lighting its streets with electric lights.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will appropriate $1047.20 for repairs of Steamer No. 1.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will accept and adopt the Town Seal.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will locate an electric light at the corner of Court and Spring streets, Church street, and De- ' pot street, or take any action in relation to the same.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by post- ing up attested copies thereof at each of the Public Meeting Houses and at the Post-Office in said Town; also cause an attest- ed copy to be published in the Milford Daily News, Milford Daily Journal, Milford Gazette, and Milford Times, newspapers
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printed in said Town, two Sabbaths at least before the time set for said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Clerk of said Town, at the time of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands at Milford, this 25th day of October, A. D., 1892.
W. B. HALE, C. R. SCOTT, M. E. NELLIGAN, Selectmen of Milford.
A true copy. Attest:
OLIVER D. HOLMES, Constable of Milford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, Nov. 8, 1892.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the inhabi- tants of the Town of Milford herein described to meet at the time and place and for the purpose within mentioned, by posting up attested copies of this warrant at each of the Public Meeting Houses and at the Post-Office in said Town, and I have likewise caused an attested copy of this warrant to be published in the Milford Daily News, Milford Daily Journal, Milford Gazette, and Milford Times, newspapers printed in said Town, two Sabbaths before the time set for said meeting.
Attest:
OLIVER D. HOLMES, Constable of Milford. A true copy of the warrant and the return thereon. Attest : DOMNICK J. LANG, Town Clerk.
TOWN MEETING, NOV. 8, 1892.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, Mass., Nov. 8, 1892.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the Town of Milford, qualified by law to vote in elections and in Town
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affairs, met in the Town Hall in said Town, on Tuesday, the eighth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, and were called to order by the Town Clerk, who then read the warrant and the Officer's return thereon.
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 413 of the Acts of 1889, and Chapter 436 of the Acts of 1890, the sealed package said to contain 2250 ballots, specimen ballots and in- struction cards were delivered to William B. Hale, the presiding Election Officer, and his receipt therefor given to the Town Clerk. The seal was then publicly broken, the package opened, and the blocks of ballots delivered to the Ballot Clerks, and one of each kind of "cards of instructions" posted in each voting compartment, and at least five specimen ballots and three of each of the "cards of instructions" were posted in the hall outside the rail.
The ballot-box required by law to be used in elections was then opened in public meeting, and shown to be empty, and ex- amined by the Election Officers and found to be empty. The register of the box was then set at 0000, and the box locked, and the keys thereof delivered to Oliver D. Holmes, Constable, in at- tendance at said meeting.
S. C. Sumner and William H. Pyne, appointed Inspectors by the Selectmen, acted as Ballot Clerks, and during their absence P. M. Hunt and S. W. Heath, Deputy Inspectors, acted in their stead; each of them having been sworn to faithfully perform the duties of their office by the Town Clerk.
Patrick H. Curran, who had been appointed by the Select- men to' check the list, was then duly sworn to faithfully perform the duties of his office by the Town Clerk.
Thomas F. Waters, Frank P. Dillon, John J. Toomey, Hen- ry J. Pyne, William P. Foley, R. H. Cochran, Frank D. Field, C. A. Sumner, Archie Boyd, George W. Ellis, F. A. Shepard, and A. H. Mayhew, appointed Tellers by the Selectmen, were then sworn to faithfully perform their duties by the Town Clerk.
The Polls were opened at 8 A. M. for the reception of ballots. Voted, To close the Polls at 4.30 P. M.
Due notice having been given, the Polls at 4.30 P. M. were declared closed.
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At 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the above mentioned eighth alny of November, at the same place, the above described inhabi- sants acted upon the articles in the warrant as follows :-
ARTICLE 1 .- Henry E. Fales was chosen Moderator, the rheck list being used.
ARTICLE 2 .- The following list of Jurors as prepared by the Selectmen, was submitted for revision and acceptance :-
JURY LIST.
A very, Orlando
Cox, Asa S.
Bailey, Henry J
Cooney, Martin Cook, Edward E.
Bailey, James D.
Bates, Davis H.
Coburn, Augustus A.
Barney, Hiram A.
Croughwell, Owen F.
Baxter, James F.
Cronan, Patrick F.
Blake, George B.
Cronan, John Crofton, George
Beattey, George
Curran, Patrick H.
Bourne, William H.
Dalton, Edward J.
Bassett, Albert S.
Dalton, Francis HA
Bell, Edward G.
Day, Moses jr. Dewing, Dwight C.
Burke, James W.
Drew, George A.
Burns, James H.
Dwyer, William E.
Burns, Michael P.
Eagan, John
Burrell, Alfred A.
Ellis, George W. Eames, Hiram W.
Burbank, William P.
Carpenter, Cyrus A.
Edwards, James B. Eldridge, Rufus C.
Caldicott, George W. jr.
Field, Perley P.
Casey, David E. Carey, Patrick F.
Cheney, Albert R.
Cheney, Chandler Claflin, Charles A.
Clancy, James J.
Clark, Chester L.
Greene, George M.
Cooke, Walter S. V. Cook, Levi A.
Hapgood, Solon E. Harris, Bethuel E. Hayden, Lewis
Cook, Solon S.
Coakley, William J.
Cook, Stephen A.
Fitzgerald, Patrick H. Gay, Charles Gillon, Patrick Glennon, Patrick Gore, Elisha H.
Heath, Lucius E. Heath, Samuel W.
Blake, Nathaniel F.
Britton, William H.
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Hersey, Albert O. Hickey, Joseph F. Holbrook, Ezra F. Hunt, Pearley M. Hunter, Howard W. Johnson, Charles C. Kirby, Timothy King, Patrick Lamb, Herry E.
Larkin, Michael Larkin, Patrick Lilley, George H. Lynch, Michael G.
Lynch, Patrick
Lynch, Thomas J.
Manion, Thomas (West street)
Mathewson, Frank E.
Mayhew, Aaron II.
Mead, Edward B.
Mann, Frank E. McEnany, John
Metcalf, Charles II.
Morgan, Henry E.
Morgan, Patrick
Morey, James M.
Morrill, Asa L.
Murphy, James (Middleton St.) Nelligan, Maurice E. Nealon, Anthony J.
Waters, Thomas F.
Waters, Charles H.
Weed, Norman Wellington, George D.
Whitney, George (Fruit street)
Wilcox, Charles W.
Withington, Albert C.
Pyne, William H. Quiggle, Charles F.
Rice, J. Allen Richards, Humphrey Ring, John Roberts, Joshua W. Shedd, Albert W.
Scott, Clinton R.
Sherin, Patrick
Skinner, Henry C.
Smith, Charles W.
Smith, Patrick Smith, John (West street)
Shepard, Fred A.
Smith, Amasa L.
Stacy, George E.
Stratton, James F. Sumner, Clarence A.
Sweeney, Cornelius
Sweet, Irving W.
Sweet, Stephen
Swift, Thomas J.
Taft, Edwin B. Tilden, Harry C.
Toomey, John J. Thomas, Edwin A.
Toomey, Patrick
Tyler, Adolphus Thompson, George H. Usher, Frank A.
Nolan, John Pond, William Pond, Henry A. Pratt, John P.
Pratt, Patrick J.
Prentice, Edward J.
Withington, Asaph Wood, Peleg E.
WM. B. HALE, C. R. SCOTT, M. E. NELLIGAN,
Selectmen of Milford.
Milford, Oct. 25, 1892.
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Voted, To accept the list of jurors as reported by the Select- men.
ARTICLE 3 .- Voted, To accept the hydrant on the private way near the Clapp, Huckins & Temple factory.
ARTICLE 4 .- Voted, that the whole matter be left with the Selectmen, and they to report at the next March meeting.
ARTICLE 5 .- Voted, To appropriate $1047.20 for repairs on Steamer No. 1.
ARTICLE 6 .- Voted, To accept and adopt the Town seal.
ARTICLE 7 .- Voted, To locate electric lights at the corner of Court and Spring streets, Church street and Depot street.
During the voting the ballot-box was, by the unanimous consent of the Selectmen and Town Clerk, opened nine times for the pur- pose of taking out the ballots, and sorting and counting the same: First at 8.40 A. M., when it registered 155; then at 9.05 A. M., when it registered 243; then at 9.20 A. M., when it registered 353; then at 10.11 A. M., when it registered 453; [From this time during the remainder of the voting, the ballot-box refused to re- gister, but all ballots were canceled according to law.] then at 11 A. M., when there were 810 ballots cast; then at 12 M., when there were 1069 ballots cast ; then at 1.45 P. M., when there were 1513 ballots cast ; then at 3 P. M., when there were 1763 ballots cast; and again at the close of the polls, (4.30 P. M.) when the total number of ballots cast was eighteen hundred and ninety- seven (1897).
The names of those on the list of voters both at the polls and at the table of the Ballot Clerks which had been checked, were audibly counted and found to be as follows :-
List at polls, Eighteen hundred ninety-seven 1897
List at table, Eighteen hundred ninety-seven 1897
The tellers having canvassed the votes given in, and found the total number of ballots to be eighteen hundred ninety-seven (1897), of which five (5) were found to be defective and so marked, the remainder having been sorted and counted, declara- tion thereof was made in open meeting, and recorded as fol- lows :-
FOR BIDWELL AND CRANFILL ELECTORS. John Bascom of Williamstown (at large), Thirty-nine votes
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Richard W. Cone of Boston (at large), Thirty-nine votes . 39
Augustus R. Smith of Lee, Thirty-nine votes .
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Charles G. Allen of Barre, Thirty-nine votes 39 .
Charles B. Knight of Worcester, Thirty-nine votes .
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Edmund M. Stowe of Hudson, Thirty-nine votes . 39
Varnum Lincoln of Andover, Thirty-nine votes ·
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George H. Hoyt of Haverhill, Thirty-nine votes
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George M. Buttrick of Everett, Thirty-nine votes .
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John S. Paine of Cambridge, Thirty-nine votes
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