Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1938, Part 20

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1938
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 436


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The sealed packages received from the Town Clerk, containing the official ballots, were opened by the Pre- siding Election Officers in the presence of the other Pre- cinct Officers, the ballots were delivered by him to the Ballot Clerks.


The Polls were declared open at eight o'clock A. M.


During the voting the ballot box was opened by unani- mous consent of the Warden and Clerk, five times for the purpose of taking out, sorting and counting the ballots, first at 2:30 P.M. when it registered 350, then at 4:20 P.M. when it registered 525, then at 6:20 P.M. when it registered 742, then at 6:58 P.M. when it registered 973, then at 8:00 P.M. when it registered 1206.


The Inspectors appointed to canvass and count the bal- lots began their duties at four o'clock P.M.


The polls were declared closed at eight o'clock P.M.


After the closing of the polls the Officers in charge of the voting lists audibly counted and announced the whole number of names checked on the voting lists to be 1206. The ballot box clogged once.


The ballots cast having been sorted and counted by the proper officers were recorded and declared in open meeting to be as hereinafter set forth.


Whole number of ballots cast 1206.


The ballots cast were sealed in envelopes and placed in a case and sealed. The unused ballots were placed in a case and sealed.


The voting lists used at the ballot box and at the tables were sealed, and the used and unused ballots also sealed were delivered to the Town Clerk as the law requires.


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The result of the ballot was announced at 11:50 o'clock P.M. November 8, 1938.


Signed, WALTER B. McFARLAND, Warden. Signed, GEORGE F. DAIGLE, Clerk. Precinct 4.


Milford, November 8, 1938.


To the Town Clerk of Milford :


In accordance with the Provisions of Section 105, of Chapter 54, General Laws, following is a copy of the rec- ord of votes cast in Precinct 4, at the State Election held November 8, 1938:


Governor Votes


Henning A. Blomen, of Cambridge, Socialist Labor Party


3


Roland S. Bruneau, of Cambridge, Independent


4


Jeffrey W. Campbell, of Boston, Socialist


3


James M. Curley, of Boston, Democratic


727


William A. Davenport, of Greenfield, Independent- Tax Reform


2


Otis Archer Hood, of Worcester, Communist Party Charles L. Manser, of Boston, Sound, Sensible Gov- ernment


3


William H. McMasters, of Cambridge, Townsend Recovery Plan


4


Leverett Saltonstall, of Newton, Republican


428


George L. Thompson, of Randolph, Prohibition Blanks


30


Total


1206


Lieutenant Governor


Votes


Manuel Blank, of Boston, Communist Party 5 James Henry Brennan, of Boston, Democratic 689


Horace T. Cahill, of Braintree, Republican 443


0


Freeman W. Follett, of Haverhill, Prohibition Joseph F. Massidda, of Swampscott, Socialist


13


George L. McGlynn, of Springfield, Socialist Labor Party


1


Blanks


55


Total


1206


1


1


366


Secretary


Frederic W. Cook, of Somerville, Republican Hugo DeGregory, of Springfield, Communist Party Katherine A. Foley, of Lawrence, Democratic Eileen O'Connor Lane, of Newton, Socialist Malcolm T. Rowe, of Lynn, Socialist Labor Party Blanks Total


Votes


441 7


679


8


4


67


1206


Treasurer


Votes


4


9


635


23


William E. Hurley, of Boston, Republican Ralph Pirone, of Lynn, Socialist Labor Party Blanks


460


9


66


Total


1206


Auditor


Votes


Thomas H. Buckley, of Abington, Democratic


712


Michael C. Flaherty, of Boston, Socialist


13


Horace I. Hillis, of Saugus, Socialist Labor Party Michael Tuysuzian, of Boston, Communist Party


10


Guy S. Williams, of Worcester, Prohibition


8


Russell A. Wood, of Cambridge, Republican Blanks Total


372


85


1206


Attorney General


Votes


Clarence A. Barnes, of Mansfield, Republican


334


Paul A. Dever, of Cambridge, Democratic 766


Joseph C. Figueiredo, of New Bedford, Communist Party


8


George F. Hogan, of Nahant, Prohibition


22


Alfred Baker Lewis, of Cambridge, Socialist


9


Fred E. Oelcher, of Peabody, Socialist Labor Party Blanks


2


65


Total


1206


Frank L. Asher, of Boston, Communist party Albert Sprague Coolidge, of Cambridge, Socialist Owen Gallagher, of Boston, Democratic John J. Hurley, of Revere, Independent


6


367


Congressman-Fourth District


Votes


Pehr G. Holmes, of Worcester, Republican


396


738


Edward A. Ryan, of Worcester, Democratic Blanks Total


72


1206


Councillor-Seventh District


Votes


William A. Ahern, of Worcester, Socialist


22


James J. Marshall, of Worcester, Democratic


705


George E. Nelson, of Worcester, Republican Blanks


94


Total


1206


Senator-Fourth Worcester District


Votes


Wilfred P. Bazinet, of Webster, Republican


316


P. Eugene Casey, of Milford, Democratic Blanks


55


Total


1206


Representatives in General Court-Eighth Worcester District


Votes


Nathan Rosenfeld, of Milford, Republican


538


Malcolm J. Salmon, of Shrewsbury, Democratic


569


Michael Shaughnessy, of Upton, Democratic


565


Christopher J. Tyrrell, of Westborough, Republican Blanks


442


Total


2412


District Attorney-Middle District


Votes


John S. Derham, of Uxbridge, Democratic


622


Owen A. Hoban, of Gardner, Republican Blanks


539


45


Total


1206


385


835


298


368


County Commissioner-Worcester County Votes


Charles E. Donohue, Jr., of Worcester, Democratic 691


George W. Jones, of Worcester, Republican 402


Tauno Valamaki, of Fitchburg, Socialist 12


Blanks 101


Total


1206


Sheriff-Worcester County


Votes


Edgar C. Erickson, of West Boylston, Republican


389


Charles R. Hill, of Worcester, Socialist 14


H. Oscar Rocheleau, of Worcester, Democratic 737 Blanks 66


Total


1206


QUESTION NO. 1


Proposed Amendment to the Constitution


Shall an amendment to the Constitution providing for biennial sessions of the General Court and for a biennial budget which is further described as follows :-


This amendment annuls all existing provisions of the Constitution and its prior amendments which require annual sessions of the General Court, commonly known as the Legislature, and provides for biennial sessions in their place. It also provides that the budget of all pro- posed expenditures of the Commonwealth shall be so pre- pared as to cover two fiscal years instead of only one as at present required,-which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held May 27, 1936, received 141 votes in the affirmative and 117 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 19, 1937, received 158 votes in the affirmative and 112 in the negative,- be approved ?


Yes


353


No


220


Blanks


633


Total


1206


369


QUESTION NO. 2


Law Proposed by Initiative Petition


Shall the proposed measure which provides that in any city or town which accepts its terms, the licensing au- thorities shall establish free public taxicab stands for the use of all taxicabs and motor vehicles for hire whose owners are licensed within such city or town, and shall abolish all other forms of taxicab stands on any public highway within such city or town,-which was disap- proved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 96 in the affirmative and 109 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 4 in the affirmative and 35 in the negative,-be approved ?


Yes


288


No


378


Blanks


540


Total


1206


To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions :-


(a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this city (or town) of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "Yes" on all three questions.


(b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one, "YES" on question two and "NO" on question three.


(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alco- holic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on questions one and two and "YES" on question three.


(d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addition other alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the prem- ises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one and "YES" on questions two and three.


(e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and


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all alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on all three ques- tions.


1. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic bev- erages) ?


Yes


612


No


166


Blanks


428


Total


1206


2. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?


Yes


597


No


146


Blanks


463


Total


1206


3. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises ?


Yes


607


No


139


Blanks


460


Total


1206


1. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county ?


Yes


508


No


279


Blanks


419


Total


1206


2. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county ?


Yes


425


No


292


Blanks


419


Total


1206


371


QUESTION OF PUBLIC POLICY


"Shall the representative to the General Court from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation barring from employment, in the public service, married women whose husbands are employed ?"


Yes 494


No


232


Blanks


480


Total


1206


Signed, WALTER B. McFARLAND, Warden.


Signed, GEORGE F. DAIGLE, Clerk.


A true record.


Attest:


CATHERINE L. COYNE,


Town Clerk.


A true copy of the records. Attest:


CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.


STATE ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1938 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


WORCESTER, ss.


Milford, November 8, 1938.


Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant issued by the Board of Selectmen, the qualified voters of Precinct No. 5 of said Milford assembled at the time and place desig- nated for the purposes herein expressed. The following named Election Officers appointed by the Board of Select- men were present and served as follows:


Name Office Sworn by Catherine L. Coyne Catherine L. Coyne


William H. Cahill, Warden Frank A. Bixby, Clerk


William H. Egan, Dep. Warden Arthur J. Dion, Dep. Clerk Harry C. Tilden, Checker Bernard V. Griffith, Checker


Precinct Clerk


Precinct Clerk


Precinct Clerk


Precinct Clerk


372


Mortimer C. Dennett, Checker Earl M. Moore, Checker Michael W. Casey, Dep. Checker Gordon A. Shaw, Dep. Checker Guido Andreotti, Dep. Checker Ernest Johnson, Dep. Checker Earl Spindel, Ballot Clerk John F. Casey, Ballot Clerk


Precinct Clerk


Precinct Clerk


Precinct Clerk


Precinct Clerk


Precinct Clerk


Precinct Clerk


Precinct Clerk


Precinct Clerk


INSPECTORS TO CANVASS AND COUNT VOTES


Names


Sworn by


Earl Lamora


Precinct Clerk


Robert Bilsbury


Precinct Clerk Precinct Clerk


David Reid


George A. Larkin


Precinct Clerk Precinct Clerk Precinct Clerk


Lawrence Doyle


Fred J. McCarthy


Precinct Clerk


Melvin P. Conner


Precinct Clerk


Samuel H. Bickford


Precinct Clerk Precinct Clerk


Robert Benson


Precinct Clerk


Joseph Birmingham


Precinct Clerk


Harold E. Cutter


Precinct Clerk


Fred Blackler


Precinct Clerk


John J. O'Connor


Precinct Clerk Precinct Clerk


Rudolph A. Larson


Robert Philbin


Precinct Clerk


Edward Tighe


Precinct Clerk


Charles Kerr


Precinct Clerk


Charles M. Gaffney


Precinct Clerk


The cards of instructions, penalty cards, specimen bal- lots, and copies of Measure to be submitted to the people, received from the Town Clerk, having been duly posted, the Warant hereinbefore recorded was read by the Pre- cinct Clerk. The ballot box was examined by the Pre- cinct Officers and found to be empty; the register indi- cated 0000.


The sealed packages received from the Town Clerk, containing the official ballots, were opened by the Pre- siding Election Officers in the presence of the other Pre- cinct Officers. The ballots were delivered by him to the Ballot Clerks.


Bernard Nolan


Louis J. Tredeau


373


The polls were declared open at eight o'clock A. M.


During the voting the ballot box was opened by unani- mous consent of the Warden and Clerk, three times for the purpose of taking out, sorting and counting the bal- lots, first at 2:35 P. M. when it registered 501, then at 6:45 P. M. when it registered 1075, then at 8:00 P. M. when it registered 1303.


The inspectors appointed to canvass and count the ballots began their duties at four o'clock P. M.


The polls were declared closed at eight o'clock P. M.


After the closing of the polls the officers in charge of the voting lists audibly counted and announced the whole number of names checked on the voting lists to be 1303.


The ballots cast having been sorted and counted by the proper officers were recorded and declared in open meet- ing to be as hereinafter set forth.


Whole number of ballots cast 1303.


The ballots cast were sealed in envelopes and placed in a case and sealed. The unused ballots were placed in a case and sealed. .


The voting lists used at the ballot box and at the tables were sealed and, the used and unused ballots also sealed were delivered to the Town Clerk as the law requires.


The result of the ballot was announced at 11:00 o'clock P. M., November 8, 1938.


Signed, WILLIAM H. CAHILL, Warden,


Signed, FRANK A. BIXBY, Clerk, Precinct 5.


Milford, November 8, 1938.


To the Town Clerk of Milford:


In accordance with the Provisions of Section 105, of Chapter 54, General Laws, following is a copy of the rec- ord of votes cast in Precinct 5, at the State Election held November 8, 1938:


Governor Votes


Henning A. Blomen, of Cambridge, Socialist Labor Party 6


Roland S. Bruneau, of Cambridge, Independent 0


Jeffrey W. Campbell, of Boston, Socialist 7


James M. Curley, of Boston, Democratic 564


374


William A. Davenport, of Greenfield, Independent- Tax Reform 0


Otis Archer Hood, of Worcester, Communist Party 0 Charles L. Manser, of Boston, Sound, Sensible Gov- ernment 0


William H. McMasters, of Cambridge, Townsend Re- covery Plan


11


Leverett Saltonstall, of Newton, Republican


688


0


George L. Thompson, of Randolph, Prohibition Blanks 27


Total


1303


Lieutenant Governor


Votes


Manuel Blank, of Boston, Communist Party


2


James Henry Brennan, of Boston, Democratic 557


Horace T. Cahill, of Braintree, Republican


671


Freeman W. Follett, of Haverhill, Prohibition


2


Joseph F. Massidda, of Swampscott, Socialist


15


George L. McGlynn, of Springfield, Socialist Labor Party Blanks


53


Total


1303


Secretary


Votes


Frederic W. Cook, of Somerville, Republican


689


Hugo DeGregory, of Springfield, Communist Party


3


Katherine A. Foley, of Lawrence, Democratic 530


16


Eileen O'Connor Lane, of Newton, Socialist Malcolm T. Rowe, of Lynn, Socialist Labor Party Blanks


3


Total


1303


Treasurer


Votes


Frank L. Asher, of Boston, Communist Party Albert Sprague Coolidge, of Cambridge, Socialist 19


3


Owen Gallagher, of Boston, Democratic 502


John J. Hurley, of Revere, Independent


20


692


William F. Hurley, of Boston, Republican Ralph Pirone, of Lynn, Socialist Labor Party Blanks


4


63


Total


1303


3


62


375


Auditor


Votes


Thomas H. Buckley, of Abington, Democratic Michael C. Flaherty, of Boston, Socialist 20


581


Horace I. Hillis, of Saugus, Socialist Labor Party 4


Michael Tuysuzian, of Boston, Communist Party 1 Guy S. Williams, of Worcester, Prohibition 9 Russell A. Wood, of Cambridge, Republican 598 Blanks 90


Total


1303


Attorney General


Votes


Clarence A. Barnes, of Mansfield, Republican


574


Paul A. Dever, of Cambridge, Democratic 636


Joseph C. Figueiredo, of New Bedford, Communist Party


1


George F. Hogan, of Nahant, Prohibition


14


Alfred Baker Lewis, of Cambridge, Socialist 16


1


Fred E. Oelcher, of Peabody, Socialist Labor Party Blanks


61


Total


1303


Congressman-Fourth District


Votes


Pehr G. Holmes, of Worcester, Republican


644


Edward A. Ryan, of Worcester, Democratic Blanks


63


Total


1303


Councillor-Seventh District


Votes


William A. Ahern, of Worcester, Socialist


22


James J. Marshall, of Worcester, Democratic


563


George E. Nelson, of Worcester, Republican Blanks


93


Total


1303


Senator-Fourth Worcester District


Votes


Wilfred P. Bazinet, of Webster, Republican P. Eugene Casey, of Milford, Democratic Blanks


415


854


34


Total


1303


596


625


376


Representatives in General Court-Eighth Worcester District


Votes


Nathan Rosenfeld, of Milford, Republican


668


Malcolm J. Salmon, of Shrewsbury, Democratic 453


Michael Shaughnessy, of Upton, Democratic 487


541


Christopher J. Tyrrell, of Westborough, Republican Blanks


457


Total


2606


District Attorney-Middle District


Votes


John S. Derham, of Uxbridge, Democratic


513


Owen A. Hoban, of Gardner, Republican Blanks 46


744


Total


1303


County Commissioner-Worcester County


Votes


Charles E. Donohue, Jr., of Worcester, Democratic


528


George W. Jones, of Worcester, Republican


655


Tauno Valamaki, of Fitchburg, Socialist Blanks


101


Total


1303


Sheriff-Worcester County


Votes


Edgar C. Erickson, of West Boylston, Republican


614


Charles R. Hill, of Worcester, Socialist 20


599


H. Oscar Rocheleau, of Worcester, Democratic Blanks


70


Total


1303


QUESTION NO. 1 Proposed Amendment to the Constitution


Shall an amendment to the Constitution providing for biennial sessions of the General Court and for a biennial budget which is further described as follows:


This amendment annuls all existing provisions of the Constitution and its prior amendments which require annual sessions of the General Court, commonly known as the Legislature, and provides for biennial sessions in their place. It also provides that the budget of all


19


377


proposed expenditures of the Commonwealth shall be so prepared as to cover two fiscal years instead of only one as at present required,-which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held May 27, 1936, received 141 votes in the affirmative and 117 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 19, 1937, received 158 votes in the affirmative and 112 in the negative,-be approved ?


Yes


434


No


224


Blanks


645


Total


1303


QUESTION NO. 2 Law Proposed by Initiative Petition


Shall the proposed measure which provides that in any city or town which accepts its terms, the licensing au- thorities shall establish free public taxicab stands for the use of all taxicabs and motor vehicles for hire whose owners are licensed within such city or town, and shall abolish all other forms of taxicab stands on any public highway within such city or town,-which was disap- proved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 96 in the affirmative and 109 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 4 in the affirmative and 35 in the negative,-be approved?


Yes 321


No


471


Blanks


511


Total


1303


To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions:


(a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this city (or town) of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "YES" on all three questions,


(b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages only to be drunk on and off the premises


378


where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one, "YES" on question two and "NO" on question three.


(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alco- holic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on questions one and two and "YES" on question three.


(d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addition other alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the prem- ises where sold, he will vote "NO" on question one and "YES" on questions two and three.


(e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote "NO" on all three questions.


1. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic bev- erages) ?


Yes


603


No


261


Blanks


439


Total


1303


2. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?


Yes


593


No


224


Blanks


486


Total


1303


3. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called; not to be drunk on the premises ?


Yes


607


No


213


Blanks


483


Total


1303


379


1. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county ?


Yes


486


No


382


Blanks 435


Total


1303


2. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county ?


Yes


387


Nc


407


Blanks


509


Total


1303


Question of Public Policy


"Shall the representative to the General Court from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation barring from employment, in the public service, married women whose husbands are employed ?"


Yes


522


No


272


Blanks


509


Total


1303


Signed, WILLIAM H. CAHILL, Warden, Signed, FRANK A. BIXBY, Clerk.


A true record.


Attest:


CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.


A true copy of the records . Attest :


CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.


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TOWN CLERKS' MEETING, EIGHTH WORCESTER REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


WORCESTER, ss.


Grafton, November 18, 1938.


In compliance with the provisions of Section 125 of Chapter 54, General Laws, we, the Town Clerks of the towns of Grafton, Milford, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Upton and Westborough, which towns comprise the Eighth Worcester Representative District, assembled at the office of the Town Clerk of Grafton at 12 o'clock noon on Friday, the eighteenth day of November, A.D. 1938, which is the tenth day following the day of election, and canvassed the returns of the votes cast in said towns for TWO REPRESENTATIVES IN THE GENERAL COURT, to be holden at Boston on the first Wednesday of 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 eighth day of November, 1938, and are shown by the following tabu- lar statement:


Name and Address Graf-


Mil- Shr's- South-


West-


of Candidates


ton


ford


bury


boro Upton boro


Total


Nathan Rosenfeld


of Milford (R.) 1466


3044 1477


529


592 1242


8350


Malcolm J. Salmon


Shrewsbury (D.) 980


2423 1315


241


151


421


5531


Michael Shaugh-


nessy, Upton (D) 817


2507


477


175


407


359


4742


Christopher J.


Tyrrell, West-


borough (R.)


1135


1778 1416


581


550 1800


7260


Blanks


1172


2592 1273


380


384


854


6655


Total


5570 12344 5958 1906 2084 4676 32538


Nathan Rosenfeld of Milford and Christopher J. Tyr- rell of Westborough, having received the largest number of votes, were declared elected and to them certificates were issued and a duplicate copy thereof was sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth as the law requires.


In witness whereof, we, the town clerks of Grafton,


381


Milford, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Upton and West- borough, hereunto set our names this eighteenth day of November, A.D. 1938.


Attest:


Robert S. Leonard Town Clerk of Grafton


Catherine L. Coyne Town Clerk of Milford


Alden C. Stone Town Clerk of Shrewsbury


Charles L. Fairbanks Town Clerk of Southborough


George G. Newton


Town Clerk of Upton


Annie A. Dunne


Town Clerk of Westborough


A true record. Attest:


CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.


A true copy of the records. Attest:


CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, December 28, 1938 TOWN WARRANT 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 the Town of Milford qualified by law to vote for Town Affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Town on Wednesday, the Twenty-eighth day of December, A.D. 1938, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely :


Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the General Highway Department Appropriation to the Purchase Street Construction Account of 1937 the sum of Three thousand one hundred ninety-five dollars and three cents ($3,195.03), or take any action in rela- tion to the same.


382


Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to transfer to the Purchase Street Construction Account of 1937 the sum of One thousand ninety-six dollars ($1,096.00), being the amount received on account of the fire loss on the Highway Department building, or take any action in relation to the same.


Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the item of Salaries and Wages in the School De- partment appropriation to the General Item the sum of Five hundred dollars ($500.00), or take any action in relation to the same.


Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the item of Salaries and Wages in the School De- partment appropriation to a special account for the pur- chase of equipment for the General Vocational School the sum of Five hundred dollars ($500.00), or take any action in relation to the same.




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