Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1919, Part 9

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1919
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 278


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Coyne, Thomas H.


7 Mayhew Slip


Machinist


Coye, Edward F.


43 Pearl


Straw Worker


Croughwell, Owen F.


3 Walnut


Foreman Mill


Cunniff, John H.


14 Spring


Real Estate Ag't.


Cunningham, John H.


59 South Main Clerk


Cunningham, William E.


59 South Main Chef


Curtin, George D.


25 Leonard


Drug Clerk


Dacey, Patrick C. J.


47 North Bow


Quarryman


Dalton, Edward W.


7 Leonard


Cigar Maker


Davoren, John H.


290 Main


Manager


Davoren, Edward C.


82 Purchase


Expressman


Duffy, John


29 Franklin


Bottler


Dugan, William A.


1 Otis


Barber


Edwards, Charles H.


38 Bancroft Ave. Motorman


Edwards, Mortimore


41 Sumner


Stable Keeper


Egan, James F.


11 Vine


Clerk


Egan, John H.


290 Main


Insurance Ag't.


Egan, William H.


77 West


Clerk


Eldredge, Herbert S.


276 Main


Paint Dealer


Finn, Michael H.


42 North Bow


Shoe Worker


Fitzsimmons, Frederick W.


45 Jefferson Clerk


Flynn, Dennis P.


17 Jefferson


Shoe Worker


Flynn, William H.


13 Spruce


Stable Keeper


Fleming, Charles P.


227 Main


Hotel Proprietor


Fowler, Fred W.


129 Spruce Plumber


Franklin, Benjamin


72 Congress


Prop. Lunch Room


25


Name


Residence


Occupation


Fuller, George H.


11 State


Barber


Gaffny, Patrick H.


46 Pearl


Merchant


Gardella, Anthony S.


17 Jefferson


Drug Clerk


Gilfoyle, George C.


46 High


Clerk


Gibbons, John T. Gillam, Raphael Gillon, Charles F.


293 Main


Machinist


40 Grove


Real Estate Ag't.


Glennon, Thomas H.


108 West


Straw Worker


Glennon, Thomas J.


10 Green


Machinist


Hancock, George A. P.


33 Congress


Heel Maker


Hannigan, Timothy W.


Howard


Metal Worker


Harrington, Edward


16 Emmons


Machinist


Heath, Lucius E.


28 Jefferson


Real Estate Ag't.


Heath, Nathan W.


116 Congress


Clothier


Hennessey, Jeremiah J.


109 Main


Straw Worker


Hildreth, Frank A.


61/2 Leonard


Shoe Worker


Hill, Irving C.


50 Pearl


Carpenter


Hilton, John A.


20 Mechanic


Clerk


Hobart, Edward E.


141 Congress


Box Maker


Holland, Hubert F.


33 Parkhurst


Straw Worker


Holmes, John


8 Chapin


Carpenter


Hunt, Harry E.


32 West


Prop Bowling Alley


Hussey, Arthur C.


6 Mechanic


Tinsmith


Hynes, William F.


60 Hayward


Shoe Worker


Johnson, Perl S.


Park Terrace


Painter


Johnson, Gustave A.


335 Congress


Granite Cutter


Joy, Irving W.


21 Jefferson


Clerk


Jones, J. Fisher


East Main


Quarryman


Kane, Daniel J.


56 South Main


Conductor St.Ry.


Keene, Samuel H.


102 Main


Teamster


Kelley, Bernard F.


6 Claflin


Clerk


Kempton, Ernest L.


9 West Pine Foreman


Kimball, Charles H.


44 Emmons


Expressman


King, A. Irving


43 Purchase


Shoe Worker


Kirby, David


7 Oliver Court


Shoe Worker


Lang, Dominick J.


Larkin, Edward J.


27 South Bow 28212 Main


Shoe Worker


Conductor St.Ry


43 Jefferson


Straw Worker


26


1


Name


Residence


Occupation


Larkin, George A.


26 Emmons


Clothier


Libbey, Granger H.


9 Mechanic


Straw Worker


Libbey, L. Blaine


36 Pleasant


Clerk


Livingston, Edward J.


Park Terrace


Motorman


Lordi, Ambrogio


16 Cedar


Retired


Lynch, Michael G.


41 Hayward


Laborer


Macuen, Andrew T.


29 Congress


Farmer


Manion, Thomas F.


98 Main


Clerk


Mann, Frank E.


16 Purchase


Real Estate


May, Christopher T.


7 Orchard


Conductor St.Ry.


McAvoy, William F.


318 Main


Janitor


Mainini, Rudolph


127 East Main


Liquor Dealer


McKenna, Herbert B.


47 South Main


Bookkeeper


McLoughlin, John T.


26 Pearl


Insurance Ag't.


McMahon, Michael S.


136 East Main


Contractor


Mead, Fred L.


306 Main


Clerk


Mee, Frank J.


34 South Bow


Barber


Martin, Alfred F.


19 Fruit


Sup't. Sewers


Marino, Raphael


27 Court


Tailor


Metcalf, Alton H.


207 Congress


Farmer


Miller, Fred W.


15 Court Square


Motorman


Moore, Herbert W.


161 Congress Foreman


Moore, Mark H.


139 Spruce


Shoe Worker


Morey, Nelson


390 Purchase


Farmer


Morgan, James L.


27 Jefferson Clerk


Moriarty, Frederick H.


42 Emmons Clerk


Mulligan, John William


98 East Main Motorman


Moylan, Daniel J.


27 Leonard Baker


Murray, Edward .D


127 South Main Clerk


Murphy, James N.


17 Middleton Janitor


O'Brien, Daniel M.


69 School Janitor


O'Keefe, Arthur H.


24 Granite Lineman


O'Sullivan, Edward J.


16 Taylor Conductor St.Ry.


Powers, John L.


12 Mechanic


Motorman


Pratt, Louis P.


Beaver


Plumber


Prentiss, William N.


Asylum


Farmer


Pyne, William H.


285 Main


Shoe Dealer


27


Name


Residence


Occupation


Quinlan, Maurice J.


34 Central


Plumber


Quinlan, John J.


14 South Union


Fish Dealer Janitor


Quirk, Stephen C. J.


98 East Main


Quirk, Thomas F.


22 Prospect


Peddler


Ray, Hugh Reed, Herbert E.


83 South Main


Farmer Foreman


Reynolds, Mortimore W.


97 East Main


Teamster


Reynolds, James H.


97 East Main Janitor


Roche, Frank J.


159 Congress


Machinist


Roche, John E.


36 West


Clerk


Saunders, Charles H.


33 South Main .Clerk


Schultz, Ernest L.


23 'Spring


Machinist


Sennott, George H.


4 State


Shoe Worker


Shurtlieff, John G.


7512 School


Straw Worker


Sovey, Joseph C.


Cedar


Actor


Stanley, George E.


1 Purchase


Carpenter


Stopp, William E.


32 Grant Clerk


Sullivan, John J.


6 Orchard


Conductor St.Ry.


Swift, William H.


43 High


Painter


Swift, Thomas J.


83 High


Retired


Spencer, Abner


19 Fayette


Chauffeur


Taylor, William


141 Spruce


Motorman


Trevett, William H.


44 South Main


Machinist


Touhey, Tobias S.


22 West Pine


Foreman


Trudell, Frank X.


65 South Main


Cigar Maker


Tynan, Michael T.


2 Burns Court


Shoe Worker


Varney, George E.


West Walnut


Carpenter


Ward, Cressy F.


25 Fayette


Motorman


Ward, Isaac W.


46 Emmons


Foreman


Warren, Elmer W.


14 Leonard Clerk


Warner, John B.


34 Pearl


Electrician


Waters, Thomas F.


36 Central


Shoe Worker


Waters, William C.


63 Pine


Contractor


Waterhouse, Charles A.


31 Congress Driver


Webster, Harry A.


74 Pine


Draftsman


Webb, Arthur


46 Grant


Manufacturer


Wellington, George D.


8 School


Retired


40 Emmons


28


Name


Residence Occupation


Wheeler, H. Edson


92 Main


Jeweler


Whipple, Frank A.


20 Church


Superintendent


Whitney, Ernest A.


138 Congress


Machinist


Whitney, George S.


20 Fruit


Contractor


Wilkinson, Charles F.


17 Chestnut


Meat Dealer


Wright, Frank L.


25 Parker Hill Av. Motorman


THOMAS J. NUGENT, CHARLES V. WAITT, JOHN H. CUNNINGHAM,


Selectmen of Milford, Mass.


A true copy. Attest :


DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,


Town Clerk.


WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING AUGUST 19, 1919.


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 nineteenth day of August A. D. 1919, 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 meet- ing.


Article 2. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, ($6,500 .- 00), or will authorize the Town Treasurer to issue notes or bonds


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of the Town to an amount not exceeding Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00), at a rate of interest not exceeding six per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, for the purpose of installing a new heating apparatus in the High School Build- ing, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 3. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), for the purpose of increasing the pay of the patrolmen from thirty cents per hour to forty cents per hour, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 4. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) additional for care of trees, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 5. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priatte the sum of Four Hundred Twenty-two Dollars and Seventy-seven cents ($422.77) for the purpose of paying the extra premium on the Workmen's Compensation and Employer's Lia- bility Policy, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 6. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Sixteen Hundred Dollars ($1,600.00) for the purpose of paying the increase of salaries of school janitors, or take any action in relation thereto.


Atricle 7. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00) for the purpose of increasing the salaries of the school teachers, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 8. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00) additional for in- cidentals, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 9. To see if the town will vote to locate thirty additional hydrants for fire purposes, or take any action in rela- tion thereto.


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-


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ed copy to be published in the Milford Daily News, a newspaper 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 fifth day of August A. D. 1919.


THOMAS J. NUGENT, CHARLES V. WAITT, JOHN H. CUNNINGHAM, Selectmen of Milford.


A true copy. Attest.


JEREMIAH T. MURPHY, Constable of Milford.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


Worcester, ss.


Milford, August 19, 1919.


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 Daily News, a newspaper 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.


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, AUGUST 19, 1919.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


Worcester, ss.


Milford, August 19, 1919.


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 nineteenth day of August, A. D. 1919, at eight o'clock in the evening, the said inhabitants proceeded as fol- lows :


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. Mc- Loughlin as moderator.


Article 2. Voted : That the town treasurer be, and hereby is authorized to issue notes or bonds of the town to an amount not exceeding Sixty-Five Hundred Dollars, ($6,500.00), at a rate of interest not to exceed six per cent. per annum, payable semi- an- nually, signed by the town treasurer, and counter-signed by a majority of the board of selectmen, the same to be paid as fol- lows: Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) annually for two years next ensuing the issuing of said notes or bonds, and the balance of said Sixty-five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) to be paid on the third year next thereafter ensuing, for the purpose of installing the heating apparatus in the High School Building. Yes, 79. No, 0.


Article 3. Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the purpose of increasing the pay of the patrolmen.


Voted : That a committee of five be appointed by the mod- erator for the purpose of considering the whole matter of a police system, and report at some future meeting. Jeremiah J. Comba, George W. Ellis, Alfred B. Cenedella, Owen F. Croughwell, Thomas F. Flanigan were appointed on the committee.


Voted : To pass over the article.


Article 4. Voted : To pass over the article.


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Article 5. Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred and Twenty-two Dollars and Seventy-seven cents ($422.77) for the purpose of paying the extra premium on the Workmen's Compensation and Employer's Liability policy.


Voted: To pass over the article.


Article 6. Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($650.00) for the purpose of paying the increase of salaries of school janitors.


Voted: To pass over the article.


Article 7. Voted: To pass over the article.


Article 8. Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00) additional for incidentals.


Voted : To pass over the article.


Article 9. Voted: That the town locate thirty additional hydrants under the supervision of the selectmen.


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.


WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING NOVEMBER 4, 1919.


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


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Town Hall, in said town, on Tuesday, the fourth day of Novem- ber, A. D. 1919, punctually at 5.45 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 Governor, Lieutenant- Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Councillor, (Seventh Councillor District), Senator, (Fourth Worcester Senatorial District), Two Representatives in General Court (Ninth Wor- cester Representative District), County Commissioner, (Worces- ter County), Two Associate Commissioners (Worcester County), District Attorney (Middle District), all on one ballot designat- ing the office intended for each person voted for as provided for under the provisions of Chapter 835, Acts of 1913, and acts in amendment thereto.


Also upon said ballots the voters shall give in their votes on the Acceptance of the rearrangement of the Constitution of the Commonwealth submitted by the Constitutional Convention.


Acceptance of Chapter 311, General Acts of 1919, entitled "An act relative to the establishment and maintenance of con- tinuation schools and courses of instruction for employed minors."


Acceptance of Chapter 116, General Acts of 1919, entitled "An act to authorize savings banks and institutions for savings and trust companies having saving departments, to place deposits interest monthly." (Referendum.)


Question of Public Policy under Chapter 819, Acts of 1913.


Shall the Representatives from this district be instructed to vote for legislation to regulate and license the manufacture and sale of beverages containing not over four per cent. of alcohol by weight and to define same to be non-intoxicating ?


(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 fourth day of November, at the same place there will be a meet- ing of the above described inhabitants to act upon the following articles, namely :-


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Article 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meet- ing.


Article 2. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) for the pur- pose of installing a new heating apparatus in the High School Building, 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 Meeting Houses and at the Post Office in said Town ; also cause an attested copy to be published in the Milford Daily News, a newspaper pub- lished 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 21st day of October, A. D. 1919.


THOMAS J. NUGENT, JOHN H. CUNNINGHAM,


Selectmen of Milford.


A true copy. Attest :


JEREMIAH T. MURPHY, Constable of Milford.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


Worcester, ss.


Milford, November 4, 1919.


Pursuant to the within warrant I have notified the inhab- tants of the town of Milford herein described, to meet at the time and place and for the purpose within mentioned, by posting up at- tested 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, a newspaper printed in said town, two Sabbaths be- fore the time set for said meeting.


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Attest :


JEREMIAH T. MURPHY, Constable of Milford.


A true copy of the warrant and the return thereon.


DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,


Town Clerk.


TOWN MEETING NOVEMBER 4, 1919.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.


Worcester, ss.


Milford, November 4, 1919.


In pursuance to 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 fourth day of November A. D. 1919, 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 packages said to con- tain 3000 official ballots, specimen ballots, cards of instructions, penalty cards and copies of the Constitution as amended were de- livered to Thomas J. Nugent, 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, one penalty card and one copy of the Constitution were posted in each marking compartment, and five cards of instructions, five penalty cards, five copies of the Constitution and Five Specimen ballots 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 delivered to Jeremiah T. Murphy, Constable in attendance at said meeting.


Harold K. Bullard, and Dominick J. Lang, tellers to check


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the voting list at the polls, William G. Pond and Joseph J. Clancey ballot clerks and Alfred B. Cenedella and James F. Bax- ter, Deputy Ballot clerks all appointed by the selectmen were sworn to a faithful performance of their duty by the town clerk.


The polls were opened at 5.50 o'clock A. M.


Voted : To close the polls at 8 o'clock P. 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 fourth day of November at the same place the above described inhabitants acted upon the articles named in the warrant as fol- lows :


The meeting was called to order by the town clerk who read the warrant and the officer's return thereon.


Article 1. The meeting made choice of John T. McLough- lin as moderator, the vote being unanimous.


Article 2. Voted: That the sum of Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) be appropriated for the purpose of installing the heating apparatus in the High School Building, the said sum of money to be taken from any unappropriated money in the hands of the treasurer.


The vote was unanimous.


Voted to dissolve the meeting.


Joseph D. Lang, Arthur A. Jenkins, Harry L. Webber, Wal- ter A. Vant, Charles D. Rae, George E. Stanley, Fred A. Nealon, Thomas H. Coyne, Dennis P. Flynn, Archibald Boyd, John E. Roche, Irving C. Hill, George F. O'Connell, Albert W. Jones, Michael J. Higgins, Ernest L. Schultz, Michael H. DeCoste, George S. Whitney, Louis P. Marino, Frank R. Fahey, Thomas J. Ryan, Isaac W. Ward, John E. Wallace, Herbert Parkhurst, Alfred B. Caruso, J. Warren Richardson, Henry J. McNamara, Joseph Santosuosso, Arthur J. Curley, Burton N. Hoffman, Dan- iel F. Casasanta, H. Edson Wheeler, tellers appointed by the se- lectmen were sworn to a faithful performance of their duties by the town clerk.


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During the voting the ballot box was opened, by unanimous consent of the Selectmen and Town Clerk, six times for the pur- pose of taking out, sorting and counting the ballots, first at 11.10 o'clock A. M. when the box registered 450 ballots, at 3.50 o'clock P. M. when it registered 900, at 5 o'clock P. M. when it reg- istered 1100, at 6.17 o'clock P. M. when it registered 1424, at 7.25 o'clock when it registered 1883, and at the close of the polls 8 o'clock P. M. when it registered 2025.


The count on the ballot box did not agree with the number of names checked at the polls and at the tables of the ballot clerks.


The names of those on the lists of voters which were checked and audibly counted were found to be 2024.


The tellers having canvassed the votes given in and found the total number of ballots cast to be 2024, the same having been sorted and counted, declaration thereof was made in open meet- ing and recorded as follows :


The result was announced at 11.30 o'clock P. M.


FOR GOVERNOR.


Votes


Calvin Coolidge of Northampton, Republican


779


Charles B. Ernst of Worcester, Prohibition


William A. King of Springfield, Socialist 6


18


Richard H. Long of Framingham, Democratic 1192


Ingvar Paulson of Boston, Socialist Labor 9


Blanks 20


FOR LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.


Charles J. Brandt of Brockton, Socialist 47


Channing H. Cox of Boston, Republican 742


H. Edward Gordon of Boston, Prohibition 17


John F. J. Herbert of Worcester, Democratic 1113


Patrick Mulligan of Boston, Socialist Labor 26


Blanks 279


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FOR SECRETARY.


Henry W. Bowman of Boston, Prohibition 30


James Hayes of Plymouth, Socialist Labor 29


Albert P. Langtry of Springfield, Republican 746


Charles H. McGlue of Lynn, Democratic 1032


Herbert H. Thompson of Haverhill, Socialist 37


Blanks 150


FOR TREASURER.


Fred J. Burrell of Medford, Republican 812


David Craig of Milford, Socialist Labor 78


Charles D. Fletcher of Somerville, Prohibition 17


Louis Marcus of Boston, Socialist 43


Chandler M. Wood of Winchester, Democratic 903


Blanks


171


FOR AUDITOR.


Arthur J. B. Cartier of Fall River, Democratic 1017


Alonzo B. Cook of Boston, Republican 729


Oscar Kinsalis of Springfield, Socialist Labor 31


Walter P. J. Skahan of Springfield, Socialist 37


Henry J. D. Small of Boston, Prohibition 18


Blanks 1,92


FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL.


J. Weston Allen of Newton, Republican 730


Morris I. Becker of Chelsea, Socialist Labor 38


Joseph A. Conroy of Boston, Democratic 1047


Conrad W. Crooker of Melrose, Prohibition, Independ-


ent, Progressive 18


William R. Henry of Lynn, Socialist 30


Blanks


161


FOR COUNCILLOR (Seventh District)


Matthew J. Whittall of Worcester, Republican 933


Scattering 2


Blanks


1089


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SENATOR (Fourth Worcester District)


Francis Prescott of Grafton, Republican 881 Scattering 2


Blanks 1141


FOR REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT. (Ninth Worcester District.)


Charles W. Gould of Milford, Republican 821


Jeremiah P. Keating of Westborough, Republican 701


William F. Moloney of Milford, Democratic 1290


Scattering


1


Blanks


1235


FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER (Worcester County.)


George W. Cook of Barre, Republican 750


William C. Foley of Worcester, Democratic 1027


Blanks 247


FOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER.


George F. Birch of Milford 31


Scattering


6


Blanks


4011


FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


Edward T. Esty of Worcester, Republican 732


John H. O'Brien of Worcester, Democratic 1101


Blanks


191


"Shall the Rearrangement of the Constitution of the Com- monwealth submitted by the Constitutional Convention be ap- proved and ratified?"


Yes


822


No


152


Blanks 1050


"Shall an Act passed by the General Court in the year nine- teen hundred and nineteen, entitled "An Act relative to the es-


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tablishment and maintenance of continuation schools and courses of instructions for employed minors," be accepted ?


Yes 979 No 139


Blanks 906


Shall Chapter 116, General Acts of 1919, approved by the General Court without Division, which provides that deposits in savings Banks and saving departments of trust companies may be placed on interest once a month and not oftener, that dividends on such deposits may be declared semi-annually and not oftener, and that interest shall not be paid on any such deposits with- drawn between dividend days, be approved.


Yes, 799. No, 381. Blanks, 844.


Shall the Representatives from this district be instructed to vote for legislation to regulate and license the manufacture and sale of beverages containing not over four per cent. of alcohol by weight and define the same to be intoxicating ?


Yes, 1158. No, 486. Blanks, 380.


The ballots cast and the list of voters used at the polls and by the ballot clerks were sealed and endorsed by 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 ballots certified to by the ballot clerks to be such were sealed in an envelope and delivered to the town clerk as the law provides.


Voted: To dissolve the meeting.


A true record. Attest :


DENNIS J. SULLIVAN,


Town Clerk.


A true copy of the records.




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