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Machinist.
28 Franklin,
Clerk. Printer.
Laborer.
141 Spruce, 44 South Main,
Plumber.
6 Poplar, 86 School,
Pedlar.
Teamster.
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Wellington, George D. 119 Purchase,
Clerk. Jeweler.
Wheeler, H. Edson 92 Main,
Whipple, Frank A.
20 Church,
Supt. Granite Works.
Whitney, Ernest A. 138 Congress,
Machinist.
Whitney, George S.
20 Fruit,
Contractor.
Whiting, Waldo B.
14 Church,
Dry Goods Dealer.
Wilkinson, Thomas P.
18 Purchase,
Straw Worker.
Wilkinson, Charles F.
17 Chestnut,
Meats and Pro- visions.
Wood, Fred E. 36 Forest,
Clerk.
JAMES H. REYNOLDS, JOHN B. HENDERSON, JAMES J. CONNORS, Selectmen of Milford.
Milford, Mass., June 12, 1912.
A true copy. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 5, 1912.
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, qualified by law to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the fifth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve, it being the first Tuesday after the first Monday, punctually at fifteen minutes before six o'clock in the forenoon, at which time the polls will be open for said voters to give in their ballots to the selectmen of said town, for electors of president and vice president of the United
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States, governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary, treasurer, auditor and attorney-general of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, a congressman, (fourth congressional district), a councillor, (seventh councillor district), a senator, (fourth Worcester senatorial district), and two representatives, (for the ninth Worcester representative district), to the general court of Massachusetts, a county commissioner, a county treas- urer, all on one ballot designating the office intended for each person voted for, as provided for under the provisions of Chapter 560, Acts of 1907, and acts in amendment thereof and addition thereto. Also upon said ballots the voters shall give in their votes, "yes or no" in answer to the following ques- tions :
Shall the proposed amendment to the constitution (Chap- ter 21, Resolves of 1912), disqualifying from voting persons convicted of certain offences be approved and ratified?
Shall the proposed amendment to the constitution (Chap- ter 115, Resolves of 1912), relative to the taxation of wild or forest lands, be approved and ratified?
Shall Chapter 503, Acts of 1912, entitled "an act relative to pensioning laborers in the employ of cities and towns" be accepted by this town?
(The polls may be closed at four o'clock in the afternoon on said day of meeting).
At two o'clock in the afternoon of the above mentioned fifth day of November, at the same place, there will be a meet- ing of the above described inhabitants to act upon the follow- ing articles, namely :
Article 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000) for highways, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money now in the hands of the treasurer, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 3. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for gypsy moth suppres-
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sion, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money now in the hands of the treasurer, or take any action in rela- tion thereto.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000) to be used by the over- seers of the poor, said money to be taken from any unappro- priated money now in the hands of the treasurer, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 5. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for the care of quaran- tine and tuberculosis cases, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money now in the hands of the treasurer, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to change its method of electing its overseers of the poor, and vote to elect said overseers in the following manner, to wit : One for one year, one for two years, and one for three years.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to locate a hy- drant at the easterly end of Carroll street, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for the purpose of presenting a souvenir to Mrs. Susan Preston Draper, in appre- ciation of her gift to the town, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money now in the hands of the treasurer, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 9. To see what action the town will take in nam- ing the park deeded to the town by Mrs. Susan Preston Draper.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof at each of the public meet- ing houses and at the post-office in said town ; also cause at- tested copies to be published in the Milford Daily News and Milford Daily Journal, 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,
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with your doings thereon, to the clerk of said town, at the time of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands at Milford, this twenty-third day of October, A. D. 1912.
JAMES H. REYNOLDS, JOHN B. HENDERSON, JAMES J. CONNORS,
Selectmen of Milford.
A true copy. Attest :
JEREMIAH J. O'NEIL,
Constable of Milford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester ss.
Milford, November 5, 1912.
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified the in- habitants 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 postoffice in said town, and I have likewise caused attested copies of this warrant to be pub- lished in the Milford Daily News and Milford Daily Journal, newspapers printed in said town, two Sabbaths before the time set for said meeting.
Attest :.
JEREMIAH J. O'NEIL, Constable of Milford.
A true copy of the warrant and the return thereon.
Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 5, 1912. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester ss.
Milford, November 5, 1912. In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of
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the town of Milford, qualified by law to vote in elections and in town affairs, met in Dewey Hall in said town, on Tuesday, the fifth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thou- sand nine hundred and twelve, punctually at forty-five min- utes past five o'clock in the forenoon, and were called to or- der by the town clerk, who read the warrant and the officer's return thereon.
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 560, Acts of 1907, and acts in amendment thereto, a sealed package said to contain 3100 ballots, and a package containing specimen ballots, cards of instructions, penalty cards, and copies of the proposed amendments to the constitution, were delivered to James H. Reynolds, presiding election officer.
The seal was then publicly broken, the package opened, and the ballots delivered to the ballot clerks, and their receipt given to the town clerk, one card of instructions and one pen- alty card were posted in each voting compartment, and five specimen ballots, three cards of instruction, three penalty cards, and copies of the proposed amendments to the constitu- tion were posted in the hall outside the rail.
The ballot box required by law to be used in elections was then publicly opened and shown to be empty, the register of the ballot box was set at 0000, the box locked and the key delivered to Jeremiah J. O'Neil, constable in attendance at said meeting.
Harold K. Bullard and James M. W. Foley, appointed by the selectmen as tellers to check voting list at the polls, were sworn to a faithful performance of their duties by the town clerk.
Gilbert C. Eastman and James Darmody acted as ballot clerks, and during their absence William G. Pond and Michael G. Lynch acted in their stead, each of them having been sworn to a faithful performance of their duties by the town clerk.
The polls were opened at six o'clock A. M. for the recep- tion of ballots. Frank C. Lothrop, Walter F. Mann, John F. Burke, William F. McAvoy, George E. Stanley, Charles D. Rae, Leroy Brown, James E. Hogan, Austin D. White, James
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F. Baxter, Archibald Boyd, William H. Barry, Irving C. ITill, Dennis P. Flynn, William P. Brown, Albert W. Jones, Fred W. Holland, Stephen C. J. Quirk, J. Warren Richardson, John F. Cuddihy, Isaac W. Ward, Cornelius L. Fair, Thomas H. Coyne, James Murray, Walter A. Vant, James J. Clancey, George L. Maynard, Daniel F. MeGrath, Ernest L. Schultz, William L. Ranahan, James F. O'Riley, Frank L. Kimball, appointed tellers by the selectmen, were sworn to a faithful performance of their duties by the town clerk.
Voted : To close the polls at eight o'clock r. M.
Due notice having been given, the polls, at eight o'clock P. M., were declared closed.
At two o'clock in the afternoon of the above mentioned fifth day of November, at the same place, the above described inhabitants acted upon the following articles named in the warrant as follows :-
Article 1. The meeting made choice of John T. Mc- Loughlin as moderator. The vote was unanimous.
The moderator was sworn to a faithful performance of his duties by the town clerk.
Voted: To postpone the consideration of the remaining articles in the warrant until Monday evening, November 11, 1912, at eight o'clock, in Town Hall.
During the voting the ballot box was, by unanimous con- sent of the selectmen and town clerk, opened six times for the purpose of taking out the ballots and sorting and counting the same, first at 8 o'clock A. M., when it registered 471, then at 10.30 o'clock A. M., when it registered 859, then at 12.30 o'clock P. M., when it registered 1200, then at 2.10 o'clock P. M., when it registered 1618, then at 3.50 o'clock P. M., when it registered 1950, and at the close of the polls, 8 p. M, when it registered 2203. The ballot box count agreed with the num- ber of names checked at the polls and at the tables of the bal- lot clerks. The names of those on the lists of voters both at the polls and at the tables of the ballot clerks, which had
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been checked and audibly counted, were found to be as fol- lows : List at the polls 2203 ; list at the tables 2203.
The tellers having canvassed the votes given in and found the total number of ballots cast to be 2203, the same having been sorted and counted, declaration thereof was made in open meeting and recorded as follows. The result of the vote was announced at 11 o'clock P. M.
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.
CHIAFIN AND WATKINS, PROHIBITION.
Votes
At large : -
John M. Fisher of Attleborough
1
Edward Kendall of Cambridge 1 .
By districts :--
1. Thomas A. Frissell of IIinsdale . ·
1
2. Oliver W. Cobb of Easthampton . .
1
3. Hervey S. Cowell of Ashburnham 1 .
4. John Holt of Worcester 1 ·
5. John B. Lewis of Reading
1
6. Willard O. Wylie of Beverly
1
7. Charles E. McColley of Lawrence
1
8. Alfred A. Wright of Cambridge .
1
9. Ilenry C. Russell of Malden
.
1
10 Aaron L. Woodruff of Boston
1
11 John Morgan of Boston 1
12 Solon W. Bingham of Boston
·
1
13. Jolin A. Nicholls of Boston
1
14. Albert J. Orem of Salem . ·
1
15. David Morrison of Fall River 1
16. Edward Paulding of Plymouth 1
DEBS AND SEIDEL, SOCIALIST.
At large :-
Fred Tepper of Lawrence 56
Daniel A. White of Brockton . 56
By districts :- 1. Wilfred Griffin of Pittsfield 56
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2. Charles C. Hitchcock of Ware 56
3. Robert Laurance of Clinton
56
4. Charles E. Fenner of Worcester 56
5. William J. Carroll of Lowell
56
6. James F. Carey of Haverhill
56
7. Ambrose Miles of Lynn
56
8. John Tiefenthal of Cambridge
56
9. John D. Williams of Malden
56
10. Fred B. Chase of Boston .
56
11. George Roewer, Sr., of Boston
56
12. Samuel P. Levenberg of Boston . 56
13. Adam Langill of Waltham 56
14. Zoel Thebadeau of Broekton .
56
15. John W. Sawyer of Taunton 56
16. Arthur N. Harriman of New Bedford 56
REIMER AND GILLHAUS, SOCIALIST LABOR.
At large :-
Robert Bateson of Fall River
10
Moritz E. Ruther of Holyoke 10
By districts :-
1. Herman Koepke of Pittsfield
10
2. Frederick E. Nagler of Pittsfield . 10
3. Joseph A. Anderson of Gardner . 10 .
4. Joseph Jiskra of Milford . .
10
5. Lars P. Nelson of Cambridge
10
6. Thomas F. Brennan of Salem
.
10
7. Fred E. Oelcher of Peabody
.
10
8. Peter O'Rourke of Medford .
10
9. Ernest J. B. Gabarino of Malden .
.
10
10. Charles J. Swenson of Boston ·
.
10
11. Henry C. Hess of Boston . .
10
12 Ferdienand Hloutenbrink, Jr., of Boston . .
10
13. Joseph P. Foley of Walpole 10
14. Patrick II. Loftus of Abington .
.
10
15. George R. Rigby of Fall River .
16 James W. Holden of New Bedford .
.
10
10
.
.
.
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ROOSEVELT AND JOHNSON, PROGRESSIVE PARTY.
At large :-
James P. Magenis of Boston ·
386
Cassius A. Ward of Boston 386 .
By districts :-
. 1. Cornelius C. Cook of Pittsfield 386
2. J. Frank Drake of Pittsfield 386 .
. 3. Frederick Fosdick of Fitchburg 386
. 4. Frank J. Quist of Worcester 887
5. Lewis D. Apsley of Hudson 386 .
6. Nelson B. Clark of Beverly 386 .
. 7. Lynn M. Ranger of Lynn . 386
8. Laurence G. Brooks of Cambridge 386
9. Eugene H. Cox of Malden. .
386
10 Jerome A. Petitti of Boston . 386
11. Arthur D. Hill of Boston . .
386
12. , Elihu D. Stone of Boston . 381 .
13. Norman Marshall of Newton .
386
14. Charles S. Millet of Boston .
386
. 15. Robert A. Dean of Fall River 386
16. Frank E. Ramsdell of New Bedford .
. 386
TAFT AND SHERMAN, REPUBLICAN.
At large :-
Rufus D. Adams of Salem 564 .
David F. Dillon of Palmer 564 . ·
By districts :-
1. William A. Burns of Pittsfield .
564
2. Walter S. Robinson of Springfield 564 .
3. George R. Wallace of Fitchburg . 564 .
4. James Logan of Worcester .
564
5. Harry G. Pollard of Lowell .
564
6. Albert E. Lyons of Haverhill
564
7. Neal Barney of Lynn
.
564
8. Everett C. Benton of Belmont
.
564
9. Frank M. Sawtell of Maldeu
.
564
10. James W. H. Myrick of Boston
11. Frank Vogel of Boston
.
. 564
. 564
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12. Moses S. Lourie of Boston. 564
13. J. Henry Gleason of Marlborough 564 .
14. Horace A. Keith of Br >kton 564 ·
15. Alfred B. Williams of Taunton 564 .
16. Joseph Walsh of Falmouth .
564
WILSON AND MARSHALL, DEMOCRATIC.
At large :-
John W. Cummings of Fall River 982
William A. Gaston of Boston . 981 .
By districts :-
1. Daniel F. Doherty of Westfield 981
2. Edward H. Lathrop of Springfield 979 ·
3. Frank H. Pope of Leominster 981 .
4. John F. Meaney of Blackstone 982 .
980
5. J. Joseph O'Connor of Lowell
.
980
7. Walter H. Creamer of Lynn
980
8. Thomas E. Dwyer of Wakefield
980
9. James H. Malone of Chelsea
. 980
11. Joseph H. O'Neil of Boston
.
980
12. James F. Powers of Boston
·
980
13. Charles B. Strecker of Brookline.
979
. 14. Albion C. Drinkwater of Braintree 979
15 Thomas F. Iliggins of Fall River 980 .
16. George M. Harlow of Plymouth . All others
·
·
5
Blanks 3697
FOR GOVERNOR.
Charles S. Bird of Walpole, Progressive Party . 360
Eugene N. Foss of Boston, Democratic . 1101
Patrick Mulligan of Boston, Socialist Labor 23
Frank N. Rand of Haverhill, Prohibition .
4
Roland D. Sawyer of Ware, Socialist 52
Joseph Walker of Brookline, Republican 530 .
Blanks · 133
·
·
981
. 980
10. John J. Mahoney of Boston
6. Charles A. Russell of Gloucester . .
4 [
FOR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Daniel Cosgrove of Lowell, Progressive Party 217
Alfred H. Evans of Northampton, Prohibition 10
Robert Luce of Somerville, Republican .
550
Robert B. Martin of Boston, Socialist
63
Dennis McGoff of New Bedford, Socialist Labor. David I. Walsh of Fitchburg, Democratic 1168
15
Blanks
180
FOR SECRETARY.
Frank J. Donahue of Boston, Democratic
1017
Ellen Hayes of Wellesley, Socialist 71
Albert P. Langtry of Springfield, Republican 546
Karl Lindstrand of Lynn, Socialist Labor 17
13
William W. Nash of Westborough, Prohibition . Russell A. Wood of Cambridge, Progressive Party .
201
Blanks 338
.
FOR TREASURER.
Charles A. Chace of Swansea, Prohibition 15
David Craig of Milford, Socialist Labor . 47
Eldon B. Keith of Brockton, Progressive Party . 195
Joseph L. P. St. Coeur of Cambridge, Democratic 958
Elmer A. Stevens of Somerville, Republican .
554
Louis F. Weiss of Worcester, Socialist
64
Blanks ·
370
FOR AUDITOR.
James F. Carens of Newburyport, Democratic 983
Herbert B. Griffin of Boston, Prohibition 9
Octave A. LaRiviere of Springfield, Progressive Party . 183
Sylvester J. McBride of Watertown, Socialist 66
Jeremiah J. McNally of Salem, Socialist Labor
19
John E. White of Tisbury, Republican .
563
Blanks
380
FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
George W. Anderson of Boston, Democratic ..
. 1008
Frank Bohmbach of Boston, Socialist Labor · · 20
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Freeman T. Crommett of Chelsea, Prohibition . 10 H. Huestis Newton of Everett, Progressive Party 195 ·
George E. Roewer, Jr., of Boston, Socialist 58 James M. Swift of Fall River, Republican 556 .
Blanks .
356
FOR CONGRESSMAN (FOURTH DISTRICT).
Thomas Paine Abbott of Worcester, Socialist . 73
Burton W. Potter of Worcester, Progressive Party 177
John Alden Thayer of Worcester, Democratic 1037 .
Samuel E. Winslow of Worcester, Republican ·
684
Blanks ·
232 ·
FOR COUNCILLOR (SEVENTHI DISTRICT).
Daniel E. Denny of Worcester, Republican .
554
Sven E. Hanson of Worcester, Progressive 222 .
Arthur E. Seagrave of Uxbridge, Democratic 1022 ·
Blanks
405
FOR SENATOR (FOURTH WORCESTER DISTRICT).
William A. L. Bazeley of Uxbridge, Republican 588
William R. Burke of Milford, Democratic 1358
William Allan Wylie of Milford, Progressive Party ·
105
Blanks
. 152
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT (NINTH WORCESTER DISTRICT).
Matthew J. Carbary of Milford, Democratic 1347 .
Dennis Duggan of Northbridge, Democratic 1016 ·
James R. Ferry of Northbridge, Republican 569 ·
Myron Morey of Milford, Socialist ·
96
Fred E. Wood of Milford, Republican 738 .
William A. Youngson of Milford, Socialist 96 . Blanks 570 .
COUNTY COMMISSIONER (WORCESTER COUNTY).
Charles M. Day of Winchendon, Democratic . 1036 Arthur C. Moore of Southbridge, Republican 696
· Blanks 471 .
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COUNTY TREASURER (WORCESTER COUNTY).
Edgar L. Ramsdell of Worcester, Republican 653
Edward A. Ryan of Worcester, Dem. Ind. Nom. Paper 777
Blanks
773
SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, DISQUALIFYING FROM VOTING PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENCES, BE APPROVED AND RATIFIED?
Yes 695
No .
294
Blanks
. . 1214
SHALL THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIIE CONSTITUTION, RELATIVE TO THE TAXATION OF WILD OR FOREST LANDS, BE APPROVED AND RATIFIED?
Yes 674
No .
.
.
211
Blanks
1318 .
SHALL AN ACT PASSED BY THE GENERAL COURT, IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWELVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT RELATIVE TO PENSIONING LABOR- ERS IN THE EMPLOY OF CITIES AND TOWNS" BE ACCEPTED BY THIS TOWN?
Yes
819
No .
. 313
Blanks
· 1071
The ballots cast and the lists of voters used at the polls and by the ballot clerks were sealed up and endorsed by the presiding election officer, and a majority of the election offi- cers.
The ballots were then delivered into the custody of the town clerk and also the voting lists in conformity with law in such cases made and provided.
The unused ballots remaining, and all soiled and cancelled
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ballots were secured in a package and delivered to the town clerk as provided by law.
Voted: To dissolve the meeting.
A true record. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
A true copy of the records.
Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester ss.
Milford, November 8, 1912.
The blanks for the returns of votes cast at the election November 5, 1912, were this day filled in, and signed by the selectmen and countersigned by the town clerk and delivered to the town clerk to be forwarded to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A true record.
Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
A true copy of the records.
Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 11, 1912. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester ss.
Milford, November 11, 1912.
In pursuance to a vote passed at a town meeting held No- vember 5, 1912, the inhabitants of the town of Milford met in Town Hall on the above date and were called to order by John T. McLoughlin, moderator, at eight o'clock P. M.
Under Article 2, it was voted : To appropriate the sum of
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Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) for highways, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money now in the hands of the treasurer.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 3. Voted : To appropriate the sum of Five Hun- dred Dollars ($500.00) for gypsy moth suppression, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money now in the hands of the treasurer.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 4. Voted : To pass over the article.
Article 5. Voted : To appropriate the sum of Five Hun- dred Dollars ($500.00) for the care of quarantine and tuber- culosis cases, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money now in the hands of the treasurer.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Article 6. Voted : To passCover the article.
Article 7. Voted : To locate a hydrant at the easterly end of Carroll street, under the supervision of the selectmen.
Article 8. A motion to pass over the article was lost.
Voted : To suspend action under Article 8 until a motion could be submitted in writing.
Article 9. Voted : To name[the park deeded to the town by Mrs. Susan Preston Draper, "General William F. Draper Park."
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Voted : To take up Article 8.
Article 8. Voted : That the citizens of the Town of Mil- ford, in town meeting assembled, ratify the action of the se- lectmen in accepting the gift of General Draper Park from Susan Preston Draper, and that suitable acknowledgment be made to Mrs. Draper, under the direction of the selectmen, and that a sum not exceeding Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) be appropriated for carrying out the provisions of this vote.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Voted : To rescind the vote whereby it was voted to pass over Article 4.
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Article 4. Voted : To appropriate the sum of One Thou- sand Dollars ($1000.00) to be used by the overseers of the poor, said money to be taken from any unappropriated money now in the hands of the treasurer.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
Voted : To dissolve the warrant.
A true record.
Attest:
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
A true copy of the records.
Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
CLERKS' MEETING.
NINTH WORCESTER REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. .
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester ss.
Milford, November 15, 1912.
In compliance with sections 290 to 293 inclusive of Chap- ter 560, Acts of 1907, and acts in amendment thereto, We, the town clerks of the towns of Hopedale, Mendon, Milford, Northbridge, and Upton, which towns comprise the Ninth Worcester Representative District, this day met at the office of the town clerk in said Milford, and canvassed the returns of votes in said towns for two representatives in the General Court to be holden in Boston on the first Wednesday in Janu- ary next.
Said votes were returned to us as by law required, and were given in at a legal meeting held in each of said towns for that purpose, on the fifth day of November, A. D. 1912, and was shown by the following tabular statement.
REPRESENTATIVE VOTE IN THE NINTH WORCESTER DISTRICT. Hopedale. Mendon. Milford. Northbridge. Upton. Total.
Matthew J. Carbary
of Milford, Dem., 139 57 1347 296 122 1961
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Hopedale. Mendon. Milford. Northbridge. Upton. Total
Dennis Duggan of Northbridge, Dem., James R. Ferry of Northbridge, Rep., Myrou Morey of Mil. ford, S.,
81
51
1016
524
98
1770
336
82
569
674
193
1854
13
4
96
8
5
126
Fred E. Wood of Mil- ford, Rep.,
334
65
738
436
204
1777
William A. Youngson of Milford, S.,
6
4
70
3
4
87
Robert H. Johnston of Northbridge.
1
1
Waldo B. Whiting of Milford,
1
L
Blanks,
134
89
570
404
216
1413
Totals,
1044
352
4406
2346
842
8990
Matthew J. Carbary of Milford and James R. Ferry of Northbridge having received the largest number of votes were declared elected, and to them were certificates issued, also a duplicate certificate sent to the Secretary of the Common- wealth as the law requires.
In witness whereof, We, the town clerks of the towns of Hopedale, Mendon, Milford, Northbridge and Upton have here- unto set our names this fifteenth day of November, A. D. 1912.
WM. H. JORDAN, Town Clerk of Hopedale, HORACE C. ADAMS, Town Clerk of Mendon,
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk of Milford, JOSEPH A. JOHNSTON, Town Clerk of Northbridge. FRANCIS T. NELSON, Town Clerk of Upton. A true record.
Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
A true copy of the records.
Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
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