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Also upon said ballots the voters shall give in their votes "Yes" or "No" in answer to the following questions :
Shall Chapter 98, General Acts of 1916, entitled "An Act to ascertain and carry out the will of the people relative to the calling and holding of a constitutional convention," be ac- cepted.
Shall Chapter 104, General Acts of 1916, entitled "An Act to make the first day of January, known as New Year's Day, a legal holiday," be accepted ?
Shall Chapter 179, General Acts of 1916, entitled "An Act to prevent the voters of one political party from voting in the Primaries of another political party" be accepted ?
Question of Public Policy under Chapter 819, Acts of 1913:
"Shall the Representative or Representatives from this District be instructed to support the adoption of an amend- ment to the Constitution of the Co umonwealth, providing for some form of the initiative and referendum which shall give
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to the voters the power to accept or reject statutes and con- stitutional amendments proposed to the Legislature by peti- tion of a substantial number of citizens, but rejected by it, and also the power, upon such petition, to reject measures passed by the Legislature ?"
(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 Seventh day of November, at the same place, there will be a meeting of the above described inhabitants to act upon the following articles, Namely :
Article 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to appoint a com- . mittee to petition the Legislature for a special act enabling the further borrowing of money outside the debt limit, for the purpose of completing and constructing its sewers, or take any action in relation thereto,
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 published 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 Octo- ber, A. D., 1916.
THOMAS J. NUGENT, JAMES J. CONNORS, CHARLES V. WAITT, Selectmen of Milford.
. A true copy. Attest :
JEREMIAH T. MURPHY,
Constable of Milford.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, November 7, 1916.
Pursuant to the within warrant I have notified the inhab- itants 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 wirrant at each of the pub- lic meeting houses and at the postoffice in said town, and I. have likewise caused attested copies of this warrant to be published in the Milford Daily News and Milford Daily Jour- nal, newspapers printed in said town, two Sabbaths before the time set for said meeting.
Attest :
JEREMIAH T. MURPHY, Constable of Milford.
A true copy of the warrant and the return thereon.
Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
TOWN MEETING, NOVEMBER 7, 1916.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss:
Milford, November 7, 1916.
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 Dewey Hall in said town on Tuesday, the seventh day of November, A. D, 1916, punctually at 5.45 o'clock in the forenoon, and were called to order by the town clerk who read the warrant and the officer's return thereon.
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 835, Acts of 1913, and acts in amendment thereto, sealed pickages said to contain 3100 official ballots, specimen ballots, cards of in- struction and penalty cards were delivered to Thomas J. Nu- gent, presiding election officer.
The seal was then publicly broken, the package opened
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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 marking compartment, and five specimen ballots, five cards of instructions and five penalty cards were posted in the hall outside the rail.
The ballot box required by law to be used in elections was then publicly opened and found to be empty, the register of the box was set at 0000, the box locked and the keys deliv- ered to Jeremiah T. Murphy, constable in attendance at said meeting.
Harold K. Bullard and Dominick J. Lang, appointed by the selectmen to check voting list at the polls, and Gilbert C. Eastman and John E. Burke, ballot clerks, and William G. Pond and Michael G. Lynch, deputy ballot clerks, also ap- pointed by the selectmen, were sworn to a faithful perform- ance of their duties by the town clerk.
The polls were opened at 5.50 o'clock, A. M.
Voted : To close the polls at eight o'clock P. M.
Due notice having been given the polls at eight o'clock P. M. were declared closed.
Austin D. White, John F. Burke, Arthur A. Jenkins, William H. Barry, James E. Hogan, Burton N. Hoffman, Charles D. Rae, Albert W. Jones, George E. Stanley, Dennis P. Flynn, Walter A. Vaut, John E. Wallace, Ernest L. Schultz, Edward B. Quinn, George W. Smith, James J. Clan- cey, Walter B. MacFarland, John F. Cuddihy, Archibald Boyd, Michael J. Collins, Thomas H. Coyne, James F. Baxter, Irving C. Hill, Martin C. Higgins, George L. Maynard, Joseph D. Lang, J. Warren Richardson, Michael J. Curley, James Luchini, Alfred B. Caruso, James Darmody, Louis A. Marino, appointed tellers by the selectmen, were sworn to a faithful performance of their duties by the town clerk.
At two o'clock in the afternoon of the above-mentioned seventh day of November, at the same place, the above des- cribed inhabitants acted upon the articles named in the war- rant, as follows :
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The meeting was called to order by the town clerk who read the warrant and the officer's return thereon.
Under Article 1, the meeting made choice of John C. Lynch as moderator, the vote being unanimous.
Article 2. Voted : That the chairman of the selectmen and the chairman of the sewer commissioners be a committee to petition the legislature for permission to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars, ($25,- 000.00) for the purpose of extending and maintaining the sewer system of Milford. Yes 9. No l.
Voted : To pass over the remainder of the article.
The moderator appointed the following citizens as mem- bers of the Finance Commission for a term of three years be- ginning January 1, 1917.
Franklin P. Lee, Lucius E. Heath, William D. Leahy, John J. Quinlan, Clifford A. Cook.
The meeting for town business was then dissolved.
During the voting the ballot box was opened, by the unanimous consent of the selectmen and town clerk, seven times for the purpose of taking out, and sorting and counting the ballots, first at 7.30 o'clock A M., when the box registered 251, then at 9.11 A. M. when the box registered 500, then at 11.28 A. M., when it registered 800, then at 1.25 P. M., when it registered 1113, then at 3.35 P. M., when it registered 1368, then. at 6.15 P. M., when it registered 1550, then at 6.45 P. M., when it registered 1800, and at the close of the polls, 8 o'clock P. M., when it registered 2223.
The ballot box count agreed with the number of names checked at the polls and at the tables of the ballot clerks.
The names of those on the list of voters which were checked and audibly counted were found to be as follows : List at the polls, 2223, list at the tables 2223.
The tellers having canvassed the votes given in and found the total number of ballots cast to be 2223, the same having been sorted and counted, declaration thereof was made in open meeting and recorded as follows.
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The result of the vote was announced at 1.45 o'clock A. M., November 8, 1916.
FOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT. Benson and Kilpatrick. Socialist.
Votes
At large :-
Louis F. Weiss of Worcester 24
Howard A. Gibbs of Attleboro
24
By District :-
1. Reuben V. Clark of Greenfield 24
2. Samuel M. Jones of Springfield 24
3. Victor Annala of Fitchburg 25 .
· 4. James Cronin of Worcester 24
5. William A. Chase of Lowell
24
6. Ralph E. Gardner of Haverhill
24
7. Archibald H Adamson of Methuen .
24
3. John S. Young of Cambridge
25
9. William Sanborn of Somerville
24
10. John J. McEttrick of Boston
·
24
11. Moses J. Konikow of Boston ·
24
12. Louis Marcus of Boston .
24
13. Eugene Hough of Newton . ·
24
14. Zoel Thibadeau of Brockton . 24
15. Louis Schriever of No. Attleborough 24 ·
16. Robert Metcalf of New Bedford 24 .
Hanley and Landrith. Prohibition.
At large :-
William Shaw of Andover
10
John B. Lewis of Reading 10 ·
By Districts :-
1. Oliver L. Bartlett of Pittsfield 10
. 2 William G. Rogers of Wilbraham 10
3. Albert C. Brown of Fitchburg 10 ·
4. William W. Nash of Westborough
·
10
. 5. Charles W. Leach of Stow 10
6. John E Peterson of Gloucester 10 .
·
.
.
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7. Wilbur D. Moon of Lynn . 10 ·
8. Stuart B. Remick, of Melrose .
10
9. William G. Merrill of Malden 10 ·
10. Franklin S. Sprague of Boston ·
10
11 Obed Baker of Boston 10
12. Solon W. Bingham of Boston 10 ·
13. Moses D. Monroe of Newton 10
14. Albert J. Orem of Sharon . .
10
15. John M. Fisher of Attleborough . ·
10
16. James I. Bartholomew of New Bedfor d. 10
Hughes and Fairbanks. Republican.
At Large :
George v. L. Mever of Hamilton
700
Edward A. Thurston of Fall River .
. 699
By Districts :
1. Kelton B. Miller of Pittsfield 699
2. Gurdon W. Gordon of Springfield . 699 ·
3. George W. Wallace of Fitchburg 699 ·
4. Webster Thayer of Worcester
.
t 99
5. Herbert E. Fletcher of Westford
·
. 699
699
8. Arthur Black of Winchester
·
699
9. Charles Bruce of Everett . 699 .
10. Joseph B Maccabe of Boston . 699
11. Grafton D. Cushing of Boston 699 ·
12. George F. Lawley of Boston . 699
13. George S. Smith of Newton .
699
14. Horace A Keith of Brockton 699 .
15. Frederick E. Goff of Taunton 699 .
16. Phineas C. Headley, Jr., of Fairhaven 699
Reimer and Harrison. Socialist Labor.
At Large :-
8
Oscar Kinsalas of Lynn
Ingvar Paulsen of Boston · .
. 8 .
699
6. Isaac Patch of Gloucester .
7. Charles Cabot Johnson of Nahant .
·
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By Districts : -
1. Henry Noffke of Holyoke . 8
2. Daniel S. Law of West Springfield 8
3. John A. Anderson of Gardner 8 ·
4. William Taylor of Worcester 8
5. John McKinnon of Lowell ·
8
6. Jeremiah P. McNally of Salem 8
7. Ezekiel Hamburger of Lynn 8
8. Frederick Roberts of Medford .
8
9. Andrew Mortenson of Somerville . 8
10. Paul E. Anderson of Boston 8
11. Henry C. Hess of Boston 8
8
13. Dyer Enger of Ashland
8
14. John A. Fredrickson of Braintree
8
15. Albert Barnes of Fall River 8
16. Jeremiah O'Fihelly of Plymouth 8
Wilson and Marshall. Democratic.
At Large :-
David I. Walsh of Fitchburg . . 1329
Sherman L. Whipple of Brookline .
. 1328
By Districts :-
1. Harry A. Garfield of Williamstown 1326 .
2. Thomas F. Harrington of Springfield . 1326
3. Marcus C. Coolidge of Fitchburg . . 1326
4. H. Oscar Rocheleau of Worcester ·
. 1326
5. Humphrey O'Sullivan of Lowell
·
1325
6. Charles F. Ropes of Salem ·
. 1326
7. Simeon Viger of Lawrence
.
1326.
8. Eugene Wambaug of Cambridge 1326
9. Marcus Beebe of Malden
.
1.0. William Taylor of Boston . 1326
11. Josiah Quincy of Boston ·
·
. 1328
12. John McDonnell of Boston . 1326
18. Edward S. Ginsburg of Boston . 1326
14. Charles M. Hickey of Boston . 1326
1326 .
12. Harry Keller of Boston .
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15. John F. Doherty of Fall River .
1326
16. Thomas C. Thatcher of Yarmouth · 1326
Total Blanks
. 2797
FOR GOVERNOR.
James Hayes of Plymouth, Socialist Labor 27
Chester R. Lawrence of Boston, Prohibition 14
Samuel W. McCall of Winchester, Republican
711 Frederick W. Mansfield of Boston, Democratic . . Dan A. White of Brockton, Socialist 23 . Blanks
1295
.
153
FOR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Calvin Coolidge of Northampton, Republican Alfred H. Evans of Hadley, Prohibition . 23
742
Sylvester J. McBride of Watertown, Socialist
· 36 Thomas J. Maher of Medford, Socialist Labor 27 Thomas P. Riley of Malden, Democratic . 1172 Blanks
223
FOR SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Thomas F. Brennan of Salem, Socialist Labor 48
Leon R. Eyges of Brookline, Democratic 1108
Louise Adams Grout of Boston, Socialist 39 .
Albert P. Langtry of Springfield, Republican 726 ·
Blanks
·
302
FOR TREASURER AND RECEIVER-GENERAL.
Charles L. Burrill of Boston, Republican 747
Fredrick E. Oelcher of Peabody, Socialist Labor 24 ·
Elam K. Sheldon of Greenfield, Socialist 44 ·
Henry N. Teague of Williamstown, Democratic .
1102
Blanks
306 .
FOR AUDITOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Joseph Bearak of Boston, Socialist 46 .
Frank Bohmbach of Boston, Socialist Labor 31 .
Alonzo B. Cook of Boston, Republican . 713 . John B N. Soulliere of Worcester, Democratic . · Blanks
1099
334
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FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
Henry C. Attwill of Lynn, Republican 709 .
Joseph Joyce Donahue of Menford, Democratic . 1126
Joseph Jiskra of Milford, Socialist Labor John Weaver Sherman of Boston, Socialist .
36
Blanks
.
308
FOR SENATOR IN CONGRESS.
John F. Fitzgerald of Boston, Democratic ·
1262
Henry Cabot Lodge of Nahant, Republican · 713
William N. McDonald of Northampton, Socialist .
45
Blanks
203
FOR CONGRESSMAN (FOURTH DISTRICT).
John H. Hunt of Worcester, Democratic · 1156
Richard D. Murphy of Worcester, Prohibition . 40
Samuel E. Winslow of Worcester, Republican . ·
761
Blanks
266
FOR COUNCILLOR (SEVENTH DISTRICT).
Frank V. Justen of Fitchburg, Socialist 228
Channing Smith of Leicester, Republican .
.
780
Blanks
1215 .
FOR SENATOR (FOURTH WORCESTER DISTRICT).
George Fred Hart of Webster, Republican ·
645
John T. McLoughlin of Milford, Democratic . Blanks
1359
219 ·
FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT (NINTH WORCES- TER DISTRICT.)
Arthur W. Frail of Upton, Republican . 745
William A. Murray of Milford, Democratic 1483 ·
. Edgar A. Pierce of Westborough, Prohibition 19
Francis Prescott of Grafton, Republican 528 .
John J. Sheehan of Westborough, Democratic .
1075
Blanks 596
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER (WORCESTER COUNTY). George W. Cook of Barre, Republican ·
841
· 13$1 Blanks .
56
FOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS ( WORCESTER COUNTY).
George F. Birch of Milford .
20 Scattering ·
·
.
5
Blanks
4421 .
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY (MIDDLE DISTRICT).
Edward T. Esty of Worcester,, Republican . 705
John M. Thayer of Worcester, Democratic .
· 1122
Blanks
· 396
FOR CLERK OF COURTS (WORCESTER COUNTY )
Theodore S. Johnson of Worcester, Republican · 765
Blanks
.
1458
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS (WORCESTER DISTRICT).
Daniel Kent of Worcester, Republican · · 760
Blanks
· 1463
ACCEPTANCE OF CHAPTER 98, GENERAL ACTS OF 1916.
"Shall there be a convention to revise, alter or amend the constitution of the commonwealth?"
Yes 777
·
No .
· 336
Blanks
1110
·
ACCEPTANCE OF CHAPTER 104, GENERAL ACTS OF 1916.
"Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen, to make the first day of Janu- ary, known as New Year's Day, a legal holiday, be approved and become law?"
Yes
. 1079
No . . . 405
Blanks
· 739
ACCEPTANCE OF CHAPTER 179, GENERAL ACTS OF 1916.
"Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen, entitled 'An Act to prevent the voters of one political party from voting in the primaries of another political party', be approved and become law?" Yes . 643
·
57
No . 608
Blanks
972
QUESTION UNDER CHAPTER 829, ACTS OF 1913.
"Shall the Representative or Representatives from this district be instructed to support the adoption of an amend- ment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, providing for some form of the initiative and referendum which shall give to the voters the power to accept or reject statutes and constitutional amendments proposed to the Legislature by pe- tition of a substantial number of citizens but rejected by it, and also the power, upon such petition, to reject measures passed by. the Legislature?"
Yes 982
No .
· · 194
Blanks
. 1047
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 officers.
The ballots were then delivered into the custody of the town clerk, and also the voting lists, in conformity with law in sach cases made and provided.
The unused ballots remaining and all soiled and cancelled ballots certified by the ballot clerks to be such were secured in a package and delivered to the town clerk as the law pro- vides.
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.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, November 9, 1916.
The blanks for the return of the votes cast at the elec- tion November 7, 1916, were this day filled in and signed by the selectmen and countersigned by the town clerk and deliv- ered to the town clerk to be forwarded to the Secretary of the Commonwealth as the law directs.
A true record. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the records. Attest :
DENNIS. J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
TOWN CLERK'S MEETING. NINTH WORCESTER REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. Worcester, ss.
Grafton, November 17, 1916.
In compliance with Sections 322-325, inclusive, of Chap- ter 835, Acts of 1913, and Acts in amendment thereto, we, the town clerks of the towns of Grafton, Milford, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Upton and Westborough, which towns com- prise the Ninth Worcester Representative District, this day met at the office of the town clerk in said Grafton, and can- vassed the return of votes in said towns for two representa- tives in the General Court, to be holden in Boston on the first Wednesday in January 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 seventh day of November, A. D. 1916, and was shown by the following tabu- lar statement :-
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REPRESENTATIVE VOTE IN THE NINTH WORCESTER DISTRICT ..
Grafton.
Milford.
Shrewsbury.
Southborough.
Upton.
Westborough.
Totals.
Arthur W. Frail of Up-
ton R. had
451
745
286
190
270
505
2447"
William A. Murray of
Milford D. had
282
1483
70
98
104
223
2260
Edgar A. Pierce of West
boro P. had
10
19
8
6
3
67
113
Francis Prescott of Graf-
ton R. had
502
528
258
169
212
457
2126-
John J. Sheehan of
Westborough D. had 196
1075
58
121
61
264
1775
Blanks,
337
596
180
158
104
312
1687
Totals,
1778
4446
860
742
754
1828 10408.
Arthur W. Frail of Upton and William A. Murray of: Milford having received the largest number of votes, were de- clared elected, and to them were certificates issued, also a du- plicate certificate sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth as the law requires.
In witness whereof, We, the town clerks of the towns of" Grafton, Milford, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Upton and: Westborough, have hereunto set our names this seventeenth› day of November, A. D 1916.
Attest :
EDWIN A. HOWE, Town Clerk of Grafton. DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk of Milford.
GEORGE E. STONE, Town Clerk of Shrewsbury. CHARLES H. NEWTON, Town Clerk of Southborough .- FRANCIS T NELSON, Town Clerk of Upton. JOSEPH S. GATES, Town Clerk of Westborough. A true record. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
A true copy of the records. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,
Town Clerk ..
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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, DECEM- BER 11, 1916.
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 in Dewey hall, in said town, on Monday, the eleventh day of December, A D., 1916, punctually at eight o'clock in the evening, to act upon the following articles, namely :-
Article 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money, on and after January 1, 1917, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1917.
Article 3. To see if the town will vote to instruct its selectmen and board of overseers of the poor, acting jointly, to appoint a competent person, at such compensation as may be agreed upon, to make a thorough examination of all cases requesting or receiving aid, to have charge of the active ad- ministration of the poor department, soldier's relief, state and military aid and the Phipps poor fund, subject to the general direction of said joint committee, pass any vote or take any action relative thereto.
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 postoffice in said town; also cause at- tested copies to be published in The Milford Daily News and Milford Daily Journal, newspapers published 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.
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Given under our hands at Milford, this 29th day of Nov- vember, A. D, 1916.
THOMAS J. NUGENT, CHARLES V. WAITT, JAMES J. CONNORS, Selectmen of Milford ..
A true copy. Attest :
JEREMIAH T. MURPHY, Constable of Milford.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Worcester ss.
Milford, December 11, 1916.
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 published in The Milford Daily News and Mitford Daily Journal, newspapers printed in said town, two Sabbaths before the time set for said meeting.
Attest : JEREMIAH T. MURPHY, Constable of Milford.
A true copy of the warrant and the return thereon. Attest :
DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Town Clerk.
TOWN MEETING, DECEMBER 11, 191.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Worcester, ss.
Milford, December 11, 1916.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Mil- ford, qualified by law to vote in election and in town affairs,
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iholden this eleventh day of December, A. D. 1916, at eight ·o'clock in the evening, in Dewey hall, the said inhabitants proceeded as follows :-
The meeting was called to order by the town clerk who read the warrant and the officer's return thereon.
Under Article 1. The meeting made choice of John T. McLoughlin as moderator. The vote being unanimous.
Article 2. Voted : That the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money, on and after January 1, 1917, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1917, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1917.
Result of the vote : Yes, 20. No, 0.
Article 3. Voted : To pass over 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.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES.
Pool and billiard licenses recorded . 9
Auctioneers' licenses recorded
7
Bowling alley licenses recorded
4
Junk collectors' licenses recorded
20.
Keepers of shops for second-hand articles, licenses recorded . 19
Innholders' licenses recorded
7
Common victuallers' licenses recorded
15
Licenses to sell ice cream, soda water, fruit and confectionery on the Lord's Day recorded .
34
Intelligence office licenses recorded
.
2
Oleomargarine licenses recorded
2
Theatrical licenses recorded .
3
Sale of firearms, licenses recorded
3
Liquor licenses recorded :-
First class . 10
Fourth class .
3
Sixth class .
8
- 21
DOG LICENSES.
Number returned by assessors 498
Number licensed (males 490, females 38, kennel 1) 529
Amount received for licenses $1,207 00
Amount on hand Jan. 1, 1916, due county . $12 00
Amount sent to county treasurer, due county . $1,099 40
Amount on hand Jan. 1, 1917, due county . ·
$1 80
HUNTERS' CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION. Licenses issued to native born and naturalized cit- izens 308
1
64
Licenses issued to unnaturalized foreign born per- sons
1
Amount paid to commissioners on fisheries and game
$276 65
MORTGAGES.
Chattel mortgages recorded . 31
Mortgages discharged
9
Leases recorded
11
Married woman's certificates recorded
1 5.
Assignments of wages recorded
Assignments of mortgages recorded
1
Bills of sale recorded
5.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Marriage intentions recorded 146
Marriage certificates issued .
144
Marriages recorded
156
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