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ARTICLE 24 .- Voted, That the painting of the Town House be left with the Selectmen.
Voted, That the Moderator appoint a Committee of five (5) to take into consideration the matter of fitting up suitable offices in the Town House for Town Officers, and that they report at some future meeting.
The Moderator appointed as that Committee the following persons, viz. : J. D. Hunt, Jos. F. Hickey, W. H. Britton, R. V. Carey and J. T. McLoughlin.
ARTICLE 25 .- Voted, That the Selectmen pay back to Johannah Crowley the sum of thirteen dollars and ten cents ($13.10), being an amount paid in excess of the sum required by law, and paid by her voluntarily.
Due notice having been given, the polls were at four o'clock in the afternoon declared to be closed.
During the voting the ballot-box was in the charge of the Election Officers. The ballot-box was opened twice during the
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time of voting, by the unanimous consent of the Selectmen, Town Clerk and Tellers, for the purpose of sorting and counting the ballots, and again at the close of polls, when the register stood at ten hundred and ninety-two (1092).
The names of those on the list of voters which had been checked were audibly counted and found to be thirteen hundred and ten (1310).
ARTICLE 3, upon the question, "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?" The ballots fur- nished by the Secretary of the Commonwealth were used, and the same were distributed under the direction of the Town Clerk, as provided by law. The votes having been sorted and counted, the Moderator declared the result as follows :-
Whole number of votes cast, ten hundred ninety-seven, (1097)
Number of "Yes" votes, Six hundred and eighty-four, 684 Number of "No" votes, Four hundred and thirteen, 413
Majority in favor of license, Two hundred and seventy-one, 271
The discrepancy between the ballot-box and the actual count was due to the failure of the box to register.
ARTICLE 2 .- The ballots having been sorted and counted, the Moderator declared the following officers elected, viz. :-
Town Clerk, John T. McLoughlin, and the oath of his office was administered to him by H. E. Fales, Moderator, in open Town Meeting.
Town Treasurer, Clifford A. Cook.
Tax Collector, Mortimore J. Reynolds.
Auditor, Thomas J. Lynch.
Selectmen, E. L. Wires, A. A. Taft, P. P. O'Donnell.
Assessors, George E. Stacy, Thomas J. Connor, Lewis Hay- den.
Overseers of Poor, Chester L. Clark, James W. Burke, John Smith (High street).
Board of Health, M. W. Knight, M. P. Burns, W. J. Clarke.
School Committee for 3 years, Dr. R. H. Cochran, John T. McLoughlin.
Trustees of Town Library for three years, C. A. Dewey, H. W. Lull.
Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery, 3 years, George L. Maynard, Henry Hancock.
Fence Viewers, I. N. Davis, William Dillon, J. D. Hunt.
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Constables, B. H. Montague, James Howard, E. J. Dalton, Martin Broderick, O. D. Holmes, Nelson Sherman, John Moore (North street), H. C. Snell, Jeremiah Davoren, Matthew Burns, David E. Casey, George F. Birch, Thomas Kelley (West street), S. W. Hayward, Charles H. Waters, Ward P. Roberts, James W. Burke.
The following is the number of votes cast for the several can- didates for Town Offices :-
TOWN CLERK.
John T. McLoughlin, 1323
TOWN TREASURER.
Clifford A. Cook, 818
Lewis Hayden, 514
TAX COLLECTOR.
Mortimore J. Reynolds, 682
M. J. Kelley, 638
AUDITOR.
Thomas J. Lynch, 744
Dominick J. Lang, 578
SELECTMEN.
E. L. Wires, 818
A. A. Taft, 819
P. P. O'Donnell, 1250
L. E. Heath, 542
E. A. Fisk, 517
ASSESSORS.
George E. Stacy, 1,332
Thomas J. Connor, 1,322
Lewis Hayden, 1,330
OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Chester L. Clark, 1,325
John Smith, West street, 1316
James W. Burke, 823
Thomas F. Waters, 516
BOARD OF HEALTH.
M. P. Burns, 1,314
J. M. Eaton, 545
Charles Mackin, 533
M. W. Knight, 789
W. J. Clarke, 787
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 3
YEARS.
Robert H. Cochran, 1,278
John T. McLoughlin, 785
Charles Mackin,
499
TRUSTEES OF TOWN LIBRARY, 3 YEARS.
C. A. Dewey, 1,332
H. W. Lull, 797
Dennis P. Flynn,
499
TRUSTEES OF VERNON GROVE CEMETERY, 3 YEARS.
George L. Maynard,
1,332
Henry Hancock,
1,332
FENCE VIEWERS.
I. N. Davis,
536
William Dillon,
535
J. D. Hunt,
536
CONSTABLES.
B. H. Montague, 1,312
James Howard, 1,309
E. J. Dalton, 1,308
Martin Broderick, 1,307
John Moore, North St., 1,306
Thos. Kelley, West St., 1,305
Jeremiah Davoren, 1,305
David E. Casey, 1,304
Matthew Burns, 1,299
O. D. Holmes, 1,268
James W. Burke, 797
Charles HI. Waters, 785
George F. Birch, 780
Nelson Sherman, 779
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S. W. Hayward, 773
Horace P. Pond, 533
Ward P. Roberts,
771
P. P. O'Donnell, 532
Henry C. Snell,
770 James Sherman, 532
John P. Callery,
538
Cornelius Collins, 529
L. V. Corbett, 533
P. M. Hunt, 489
The ballots cast and the list of voters used at the polls were then sealed up, endorsed by the Selectmen, and delivered into the custody of the Town Clerk, in conformity with the law.
Voted, To dissolve the Warrant.
A True Record. Attest :
JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN,
Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, APRIL 29, 1890.
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 Twenty-ninth day of April, A. D. 1890, punctually at one o'clock in the afternoon, to act upon the following articles, namely :-
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing
Article 2. To hear and act upon the reports of any commit- tee of said Town.
Article 3. To see if the Town will accept and allow the re- port of the Selectmen on the widening of Spruce and Main streets, and if so, appropriate money therefor, or take any action in relation to the same.
Article 4. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money to be used by the School Committee in complying with the orders of the State Inspector of Public Buildings, re- quiring them to provide better and additional means of ventila- tion in the "Park" and the "Brick" schoolhouses, or take any action in relation to the same.
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Article 5. To see if the Town will appropriate money for the purpose of numbering the buildings on the various streets in Town, or take any action in relation to the same.
Article 6. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to be expended in building the extension of Vine street, as accepted by the Town March 3, 1890.
Article 7. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the enforcement of law.
And you are hereby directed to serve This Warrant by posting 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 Gazette, Milford Daily Journal, Milford Daily News, and the Milford Times, newspapers 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 seventeenth day of April, A. D. 1890.
AMARIAH A. TAFT, P. P. O'DONNELL, Selectmen of Milford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, Mass., April 29, 1890.
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 purposes 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 Gazette, Milford Daily Journal, Milford Daily News, 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 : JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, APRIL 29, 1890. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, April 29, 1890.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Mil- ford, qualified by law to vote in Elections and in Town Affairs, holden this 29th day of April, in the year of our Lord one thous- and eight hundred and ninety, at one o'clock in the afternoon, the said inhabitants proceeded as follows :-
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, who also read the Warrant.
ARTICLE 1 .- The meeting made choice of Joseph H. Wood as Moderator, the Check List being used.
ARTICLE 2 .- Under this article the Committee appointed to take into consideration the matter of fitting up suitable offices in the Town House for Town Officers submitted the following report :-
The Committee met and examined the Town House carefully, and found that by changing the stairs at the entrance so as to reverse them and go up to the second floor with two flights of stairs, one each side of a vesti- bule hallway, it was possible to get a light, convenient hall through from front to rear hall, and off this new proposed hall or corridor could be lo- cated four good office-rooms and a new vault.
The only trouble encountered in this arrangement was the matter of heat. It is not possible to heat these proposed rooms by any means now in the building. So your Committee took into consideration. the heating of the entire building, and find it cheaper in their estimation and better every way to put in steam heating apparatus and heat the entire building that way.
The Committee voted to instruct R. V. Carey, architect, to prepare a plan showing the idea of the Committee. Mr. Carey made the plan as ordered , and your Committee approved it, and recommend that the work and im_ provements be carried out.
The Committee has made an approximate estimate of the cost, as fol- lows :-
Steam heating apparatus
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· $2000
Carpenter work .
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850
Plumbing work .
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450
Vault work
Signed Respectfully,
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700
J. D. HUNT,
R. V. CAREY, W. H. BRITTON,
J. F. HICKEY, JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN,
Committee,
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Voted, That the report of the Committee, together with the plan, be placed on file for future action.
ARTICLE 3 .- Passed over.
ARTICLE 4 .- Voted, To appropriate thirty-five hundred dol- lars ($3500) to comply with the request set forth in the Article.
ARTICLE 5 .- Voted, To raise and appropriate five hundred dollars ($500) for the purpose of correctly numbering the build- ings on the various streets in town, and that the same be ex- pended under the direction of the Selectmen and Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 6 .- Voted, To appropriate three hundred and fifty dollars ($350) for the purpose of building the extension of Vine street.
ARTICLE 7 .- Voted, To authorize the Selectmen to draw the money from the license fund.
Voted, To dissolve the Warrant.
A true record, Attest :
JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, MAY 29, 1890.
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 Thursday, The Twenty-ninth day of May, A. D. 1890, punctually at one 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 see if the Town will accept and allow the report of the Selectmen on the widening of Spruce and Main streets, and if so, appropriate money therefor, or take any action in relation to the same.
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Article 3. To see if the Town will accept and allow the re- port of the Selectmen on the laying out of an extension of Park- hurst street.
Article 4. To see if the Town will appropriate one thousand dollars ($1000) to be expended in purchasing a new boiler for Steamer No. 1.
Article 5. To see what action the Town will take, if any, in paying for land, or damages, or both, claimed by the abutters, in widening, straightening and raising the grade of Franklin street, or any action relating 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 attested copy to be published in The Milford Gazette, Milford Daily Journal, Milford Daily News, and The Milford Times, newspapers 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 fifteenth day of May, A. D. 1890.
E. L. WIRES, A. A. TAFT, P. P. O'DONNELL, Selectmen of Milford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, May 29, 1890.
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 purposes 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 Gazette, Milford Daily Journal, Milford Daily News and Milford Times, newspapers printed in said Town, two Sabbaths . before the time set for said meeting.
Attest :
OLIVER D. HOLMES,
Constable of Milford.
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A true copy of the Warrant and the return thereon. Attest : JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN,
Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, MAY 29, 1890. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, May 29, 1890.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Mil- ford, qualified by law to vote in Elections and in Town Affairs, holden this 29th day of May, 1890, at one o'clock in the after- noon, the said inhabitants proceeded as follows :-
ARTICLE 1 .- The meeting made choice of Joseph H. Wood as Moderator, the Check List being used.
ARTICLE 2 .- Voted, To accept and allow the report of the Selectmen on the widening of Spruce and Main streets.
Voted, To appropriate three hundred dollars ($300) to beau- tify that corner, to be expended by the Selectmen provided C. R. Scott builds a brick block.
ARTICLE 3 .- A motion to accept and allow the report was made and lost by a vote of 37 nays to 21 yeas.
ARTICLE 4 .- Voted, To appropriate one thousand dollars ($1000) for the purpose stated in the Article.
ARTICLE 5 .- Voted, To pass over the Article.
Voted, To dissolve the Warrant.
A true record. Attest :
JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN, Town Clerk.
MILFORD AND HOPEDALE STREET RAILWAY CO. PETITIONS, LOCATION OF TRACKS, ETC.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Milford :-
Respectfully represents the Milford and Hopedale Street Railway Company that it is duly incorporated and organized under Chapter 182 of the Acts of the Legislature of Massachu- setts for 1890 : that by Section Three of said Chapter it is pro- vided as follows, viz :-
"Said company is hereby authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a street railway with single or double tracks, and with convenient and suit- able turnouts and switches upon and over such streets and highways in the towns of Milford and Hopedale, as shall be approved and agreed to by the
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Selectmen of the respective towns; provided that the tracks of said com. pany shall not cross at grade the tracks of any steam railroad company without the consent of the railroad commissioners."
Whereof the Milford and Hopedale Street Railway Com- pany presents herewith a description of the streets and highways in Milford upon and over which it desires to locate, construct, maintain and operate its system of street railway ; and it respect- fully prays that the same may be approved and agreed to by your Honorable Board.
The said location is described as follows, viz. :-
Starting on the line of the town of Hopedale at the junction of the Milford and Mendon Road (hereinafter to be called Main street) and Adin street, the line runs through said Main street, keeping on the north and west side thereof for about five hun- dred feet, thence in the centre of said Main street to the junction of Main and East Main streets (near the bridge over Charles River), thence by East Main street keeping on the south and east side thereof to Cedar street, and thence on the north and west side thereof to a point on said East Main street some five hundred feet more or less west of the railroad crossing to quarries. From a point in line described above at the junction of said Main street and South Bow street, the line runs through said South Bow street, keeping in the centre thereof to Central street, where it turns and runs on said Central street, keeping in the centre thereof to a point one hundred and fifty feet beyond the junction of East street with said Central street. From a point in line described above at the junction of said Central and. North Bow streets, the line runs through said North Bow street, keeping in the centre thereof to a point in the main line previ- ously described at the junction of Main and North Bow streets. From a point in the main line at the junction of Main and School streets, a spur is to run through the centre of said School street to the junction of said School and Pearl streets, thence through Pur- chase street, keeping on the north and east side thereof, to the junction of said Purchase and Fountain streets. From a point in the main line at the junction of East Main and Cedar streets, an- other spur is to run through said Cedar street, keeping to the north and west side thereof, to a point in .said Cedar street near the entrance to Pine Grove cemetery.
THE MILFORD & HOPEDALE STREET RAILWAY CO.,
By EDWARD P. USHER, President. June 11, 1890.
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The prayer in the petition of the Milford and Hopedale Street Railway Company dated June 11, 1890, is granted for & single track with suitable turnouts and switches, with all the powers and privileges and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in all General Laws that now are, or here- after may be, in force relating to Street Railway Companies.
Provided however :-
First, That the track is laid over the entire location and the cars are running on or before July 1, 1891.
Second, That the rail used in the business and thickly set- tled portion of the town shall be what is known as the "Girder Rail."
Third, That the motive power shall be what is known as the "Storage System."
E. L. WIRES, A. A. TAFT, P. P. O'DONNELL, Selectmen of Milford.
Milford, Mass., June 19, 1890.
A true record. Attest :
JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN, Town Clerk.
On July 17, 1890, the Selectmen rescinded and cancelled the above grant, and passed the following order instead.
Attest :
JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN,
Town Clerk.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Milford :-
Respectfully represents the Milford and Hopedale Street Railway Company that it is duly incorporated and organized under Chapter 182 of the Acts of the Legislature of Massachu- setts for 1890, that by Section Three of said Chapter it is pro- vided as follows, viz .:-
"Said Company is hereby authorized to construct, maintain and operate a street railway with single or double tracks, and with convenient and suit- able turnouts and switches, upon and over such streets and highways in the towns of Milford and Hopedale, as shall be approved and agreed to by the Selectmen of the respective towns; provided, that the tracks of said Com- pany shall not cross at grade the tracks of any steam railroad company without the consent of the Railroad Commissioners."
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Wherefore the Milford and Hopedale Street Railway Com- pany presents herewith a description of the streets and high- ways in Milford upon and over which it desires to locate, con- struct, maintain and operate its system of street railway, and it respectfully prays that the same may be approved and agreed to by your Honorable Board.
The said location is described as follows, viz. :-
Starting on the line of the town of Hopedale at the junction of the Milford and Mendon road (hereinafter to be called Main street), and Adin street, the line runs throughi said Main street, keeping on the north and west side thereof for about five hun- dred feet, thence in the centre of said Main street to the junc- tion of Main and East Main streets (near the bridge over the Charles River), thence by said East Main street, keeping on the south and east side thereof, to Cedar street, and thence on the north and west side thereof to a point on said East Main street some five hundred feet more or less west of the railroad crossing to the quarries. From a point in line described above at the junction of said Main street and South Bow street, the line runs through said South Bow street, keeping in the centre thereof, to Central street, where it turns and runs on said Central street, keeping in the centre thereof, to a point one hundred and fifty feet beyond the junction of East street with said Central street. From a point in the main line at the junction of Main and School streets, a spur is to be run through the centre of said School street to the junction of said School and Pearl streets, thence through Purchase street, keeping on the north and east side thereof to the junction of said Purchase and Fountain streets. From a point in the main line at the junction of East Main and Cedar streets, another spur is to run through said Cedar street keeping to the north and west side thereof, to a point in said Cedar street near the entrance to Pine Grove cemetery.
MILFORD AND HOPEDALE STREET RAILWAY CO., By EDWARD P. USHER, President.
July 10, 1890.
The prayer in the petition of the Milford and Hopedale Street Railway Company dated July 10, 1890, is granted for a single track with suitable turnouts and switches with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, liabilities and
restrictions set forth in all General Laws that now are or hereafter may be in force relating to Street Railway Companies.
Provided, however :-
First, That the track is laid over the entire location and the cars are running on or before July 1, 1891.
Second, That the rail used shall be what is known as the "Tram Rail."
Third, That the motive power shall be what is known as the "Storage System."
E. L. WIRES, AMARIAH A. TAFT, P. P. O'DONNELL,
Selectmen of Milford.
Milford, Mass., July 31, 1890.
At a meeting of the Selectmen on the above date, the follow- ing amendment to above order or decree was passed, viz. :-
In regard to the petition of the Milford and Hopedale Street Railway Company, dated July 10, 1890, and the order or decree of this Board with reference thereto, it is agreed that said order or decree of this Board shall be amended by the addi- tion, at the end of the first paragraph, of these words, viz. : "except as the same are modified by, or are inconsistent with Chapter 182 of the Acts of 1890." And by adding at the end of the last paragraph, these words, viz. : "or may operate said road by horses."
E. L. WIRES, A. A. TAFT, P. P. O'DONNELL, Selectmen of Milford.
At a meeting of the Selectmen held Oct. 23, 1890, the fol- lowing petition was received and acted upon as follows :-
PETITION.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Milford :-
Respectfully represents the Milford and Hopedale Street Railway Co. that it desires to abandon so much of its location as lies on South Bow street, and to substitute therefor a location on that portion of Central street running from its track as now locat- ed on that street, to Main street, entering its line on said Main street at that point instead of at South Bow street as at present fixed. Wherefore it prays that your honorable board will au-
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thorize and approve the said abandonment of South Bow street, and the substitution of Central street, and as in duty bound will ever pray.
THE MILFORD & HOPEDALE STREET RAILWAY CO., By EDWARD P. USHER,
President.
Ordered, That the abandonment of South Bow street asked for in the within petition is hereby granted and the location asked for on Central street in the within petition is hereby granted, the said location to be in the centre of said Central street, subject to the same conditions as are set forth in the origi- nal grant to said Milford & Hopedale Street Railway Company. A true copy. Attest :
JOHN T. McLOUGHLIN, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING, NOV. 4, 1890. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, s.s.
To either Constable in the Town of Milford, in said County,
Greeting: .
In the name of the Comonwealth 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 FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1890, 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 for a Governor, Lieutenant-Gover- nor, Councilor, (seventh Councilor District), Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor of the Commonwealth, Attorney-General, Representative in Congress (ninth Congressional District), Senator for Second Worcester Senatorial District ; two Representatives to the General Court to represent the Eleventh Worcester District; and one County Commissioner.
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