Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1952, Part 5

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1952
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 298


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Various departments presented motions for increases in their Salary and Wages Accounts. The question now came on the Finance Committee's Report as amended to raise and appropriate said monies for the various de- partments.


A secret ballot was requested by more than 13 persons.


The Moderator appointed Paul Raftery, Joseph Ro- senfeld and James Birmingham as tellers. 63 persons having voted in the affirmative and 77 persons having voted in the negative the motion was lost and it was then:


Voted: To accept the report of the Finance Com- mittee and to raise and appropriate such sums of money as recommended by them except for those items to which objection had been made.


Action was now taken on Personal Services in the Welfare Department, and it was:


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Voted: To raise and appropriate the following sums for Personal Services in the Welfare Department.


Agent


$3,730.00


Social Worker


2,760.00


Clerk


2,402.00


Clerk


2,402.00


Board Members


732.50


Superintendent Town Farm


2,850.00


Hired Help at Farm


1,248.00


Town Physician


1,089.00


Making a total of $17,213.50 of which there is to be raised and appropriated from taxation $9,713.50 and the balance of $7,500.00 be appropriated from O. A. A. and A. D. C. Federal Grants.


$9,713.50


Article 51. Voted: To pass over the article.


Article 52. Voted: That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One thousand ($1,000.00) dollars for the purpose of repairing tennis courts at Town Park with hot-top.


Article 53. Voted: That the Town raise and ap- propriate the sum of Two hunded ninety-three dollars and fifty-six ($293.56) cents for the purpose of paying for repairs to the Police Cruiser.


Unanimous vote.


At this time a motion was made and seconded to re- consider the Police-Salaries and Wages Account and the Treasurer-Salaries and Wages Account and it was so voted.


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The vote was doubted by more than 7 persons so therefore a standing vote was taken.


47 persons having voted in the affirmative and 59 persons having voted in the negative the vote was lost.


A motion was made to adjourn until Thursday at 8 P.M. A motion was made to dissolve the warrant. The motion was declared lost. More than 7 persons doubted the vote. The motion was withdrawn by unanimous con- sent of the meeting.


A motion was made and seconded to adjourn to Thursday at 8 P.M. A standing vote was taken and 51 persons having voted in the affirmative and 61 in the negative the motion was declared lost.


Article 54. Voted: To pass over the article.


Article 55. Voted: That the Town appropriate the dog tax, Sixteen hundred seventy-eight dollars and seven- ty-three ($1,678.73) cents to the salaries and wages ac- count for the Town Library.


Article 56. Voted: To pass over the article.


Article 57. Voted: That the Town raise and ap- propriate the sum of Thirteen hundred ($1,300.00) dol- lars for electrically lighting certain main streets during the Christmas Holidays, to be expended under the super- vision of a committee consisting of three (3) to be ap- pointed by the Moderator.


At this time it was moved and seconded to take ac- tion on Article 7.


Voted: To appropriate from available funds under the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Seventy- five thousand ($75,000.00) dollars for use by the Board of Assessors in fixing the tax rate for 1952.


Article 58. Voted: To pass over the article.


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Article 60. Voted: That the Town raise and ap- propriate the sum of Fifty ($50.00) dollars to locate a hydrant at Cemetery Street.


Article 61. It was moved and seconded that the Moderator appoint a committee of three men consisting of a member of the Board of Health, a member from the Town At Large and a member representing the Milford Dental Association to make a complete study concerning the flouridation of the water supply of Milford.


An amendment was made to the motion that "A re- port of the findings and recommendations be given at the next annual session of the Town."


The question now came on the amendment and it was so voted.


The question now came on the motion as amended and it was so voted.


At this time a motion to re-consider Article 2 was made and seconded.


It was moved and seconded to dissolve the Warrant. More than seven persons having doubted the vote a standing vote was taken and 60 persons having voted in the affirmative and 47 persons having voted in the ne- gative the motion to dissolve was carried and it was so voted.


The meeting adjourned at 11:45 P.M.


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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PARTY PRIMARIES, APRIL 29, 1952


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Worcester, ss.


Milford, April 29, 1952


Pursuant to a warrant signed by the Selectmen of Milford, the inhabitants of the Town of Milford, qualified by law to vote in Primaries met in State Armory, in said town on Tuesday, the 29th day of April, A.D. 1952 at 12 o'clock noon and the meeting was called to order by William V. Bellantonio, Chairman of Selectmen, Presid- ing Election Officer.


The Town Clerk read the Warrant and the Officer's return thereon. All legal requirements having been com- plied with, the business meeting began.


During the voting the ballot box was opened at 4:00 P.M., 5:30 P.M., 7:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. for the purpose of taking out, sorting and counting the ballots.


The polls were declared closed at 8 P.M.


There were 299 Democratic Ballots cast and 736 Republican Ballots cast. Total number 1035.


The result of the Democratic ballot was announced by the Town Clerk at 12:15 A.M. April 30th and the Re- publican ballot at 11:00 P.M. April 29th.


Result of Ballot DEMOCRATIC PARTY


Delegates At Large to the National Convention


Group :


Paul A. Dever, 86 Buckingham Street, Cambridge 239


John W. McCormack, 726 Columbia Road, Boston 217


Maurice J. Tobin, 33 Hopkins Road, Boston 222 John B. Hynes, 31 Druid Street, Boston 212


112


William J. Foley, 388 West Fourth Street, Boston 201 Henry Brides, 325 North Warren Avenue, Brockton 191 J. William Belanger, 19 Linwood Street, Webster 186 James M. Curley, 350 Jamaicaway, Boston 217 Margaret M. O'Riordan, 4 Arborway, Boston 196


Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., 26 Russell Street, Cambridge 201 John C. Carr, 30 Burnside Street, Medford 201


John E. Powers, 158 M Street, Boston 197


Daniel B. Brunton, 29 Kendall Street, Springfield 187


Mary DePasquale Murray, 19 Grant Street, Milford 207


Charles I. Taylor, 8 Montana Street, Boston 192 John W. Coddaire, Jr., 33 Westland Terrace, Haverhill 191 Blanks 1527


4784


Alternate Delegates to the National Convention


Group :


Edward A. Pecce, 783 Beaver Street, Waltham 190


J. Henry Goguen, 163 Seventh Street, Leominster 184


Peter J. Levanti, 223 Haywood Street, Fitchburg 191 James Lee O'Connor, 71 Hillside Road, Franklin 198


Stanislaus G. Wondolowski, 30 Washburn Street, Worcester 191


Edward F. Doolan, 54 Cottage Street, Fall River 190


Salvatore Camelio, 32 Harding Street, Cambridge


Paul T. Smith, 11 Gerald Street, Boston 181


190


Charles Collatos, 100 Montebello Road, Boston 182


Elizabeth A. Stanton, 102 Cedar Street, Fitchburg 189


Louis H. Glaser, 72 Bainbridge Street, Malden


180


Helen J. Fay, 575 High Street, Westwood


186


Silas F. Taylor, 28 Warwick Street, Boston


183


Francis H. Murray, Jr., 10 Bow Street, Woburn


193


Thomas F. Graham, 155 East Street, Great Barrington 183


185 Edith T. Wilcox, 6 Eaton Avenue, Woburn Blanks 1788


4784


113


District Delegates to National Convention, Third District


Group:


Joseph F. Gibney, Thompson Road, Webster 223


Felix Rosenbaum, 407 Merriam Avenue, Leominster 162


Fred A. Blake, 19 South Main Street, Gardner 171


Stephen V. Duffy, 101 South Street, Fitchburg 175


Blanks 465


1196


Alternate District Delegates to National Convention, Third District


Group :


Philip A. Quinn, 101 Main Street, Spencer 169


Mathias LaPierre, 213 Mechanic Street, Leominster 160


Maurice E. Fitzgerald, 8 Quinlan Street, Milford 214


Peter J. Rzeznikiewicz, 50 Park Street, Ware 153


Blanks 500


1196


State Committee, Fourth Worcester District


John Albetski, 40 Granite Street, Webster 99


James E. Mullen, 59 Bancroft Ave., Milford 165


Blanks 35


299


State Committee, Fourth Worcester District


Mary DePasquale Murray, 19 Grant Street, Milford 186


Blanks 113


299


Town Committee


William E. Moore, 6 West Pine Street 187


Mary DePasquale Murray, 19 Grant Street 186


114


Dorothy E. Fitzpatrick, 36 Grove Street 186 Patrick Carroll, 18 Court Square 187


J. Frank Cahill, 67 School Street 182


George A. Fitzpatrick, 63 Johnson Court 175 William A. Murray, Jr., 12 West Street 183


Maurice E. Fitzgerald, 6 Quinlan Street


186


Frank Calzone, 17 Mt. Pleasant Street Antonio J. Mazzone, 45 Beach Street


173


Nicholas P. Capece, 26 Chestnut Street


170


Concetta C. Tosches, 77 Hayward Street


169


P. Eugene Casey, 30 Purchase Street


185


D. Joseph M'Cormack, 34 Purchase Street


174


John J. Casey, 174 Purchase Street 179


Daniel J. Carney, 19 High Street


181


Annie I. Higgiston, 274 Main Street


166


Daniel J. O'Brien, 33 Prospect Street


175


Adam F. Diorio, 35 Winter Street Gertrude A. Wallace, 100 Spruce Street


180


172


Arthur DePasquale, 112 Central Street


170


John J. Crowley, 17 Church Street


174


Francis E. Larkin, 282 Main Street


176


Frank C. Consoletti, 96 School Street


171


Alice P. Frieswick, 57 West Street 180 Blanks 3029


7475


Presidential Preference


My preference for Democratic candidate for president of the United States is :


68


Kennedy


1


Eisenhower


29


Taft


7


Truman


50


Augustine L. LaPreste


1


Stevenson


10


Williams


11


Dever


7


Kefauver


179


115


Harriman


2


Douglass


2


Kerr


2


MacArthur


4


George Cahill


1


Farley


5


Russell


4


McCormick


1


Michael Visconti


1


Blanks


93


299


REPUBLICAN PARTY


Delegates At Large to the National Convention


Group:


Leverett Saltonstall, Smith Street, Dover 547


Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., 275 Hale Street, Beverly 533


Joseph William Martin, Jr., 54 Grove Street, No. Attleborough 501


Sinclair Weeks, 282 Beacon Street, Boston 474


Katherine G. Howard, 186 Sumner Avenue, Reading 461


Daniel Tyler, Jr., 68 Amory Street, Brookline 457


Robert F. Bradford, 106 Coolidge Hill, Cambridge 489


Richard I. Furbush, 436 Waverley Oaks Road, Waltham 460


Charles Gibbons, 53 Oak Street, Stoneham 467


Clarence A. Barnes, 79 Rumford Avenue, Mansfield 467


Blanks 2504


7360


Alternate Delegates to the National Convention


Group:


Carroll L. Meins, 171 Humboldt Avenue, Boston 435


Maxwell M. Rabb, 71 Green Street, Brookline 431


Basil Brewer, 89 Hawthorne Street, New Bedford 432 John A. Volpe, 69 Grove Street, Winchester 450


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Julia B. Kirlin, 168 Watson Road, Belmont 430 Esther W. Wheeler, 105 Summer Street, Malden 434 Louis Van N. Washburn, 543 Chestnut Street, Newton 428


Robert C. Cochrane, Jr., 53 Risley Road, Brookline 429


Jean L. Olmsted, 161 Hillside Street, Milton 433


George W. Schryver, 18 Mooreland Street, Williamstown 428 Blanks 3030


7360


District Delegates to National Convention, Third District


Group:


Winfield A. Schuster, Main Street, Douglas 378


Nancy L. Crocker, Flatrock Road, Fitchburg 359


J. Philip Howard, Smith Avenue, Westminster 100


Alton K. Marsters, 25 Hillside Road, Southbridge 96


Blanks 539


1472


Alternate District Delegates to National Convention, Third District


Group :


Ralph W. Crossman, 84 Grove Avenue, Leominster 331


Carl W. Hedstrom, 30 Charles Street, Gardner 328


Elizabeth H. Bullard, Main Street, Lancaster 106


George R. Wallace, 3rd, 101 Longwood Avenue, Fitchburg 104


Blanks 603


1472


State Committee, Fourth Worcester District


Winfield A. Schuster, Main Street, Douglas 445 Blanks 291


736


117


State Committee, Fourth Worcester District


Florence Cenedella Magruder, 175 Congress Street, Milford Blanks 245


491


736


Town Committee


E. Thelma Aldrich, 7 Glines Avenue 420


William V. Bellantonio, 16 Fayette Street 470


James F. Catusi, 156 Congress Street 451


Alfred B. Cenedella, 175 Congress Street 510


Alfred B. Cenedella, Jr., 26 Whitney Street 485


Renaldo A. Consoletti, 54 E. Main Street 448


Joseph L. DeLuca, 16 East Street 416


Gabriel L. DiBattista, 51 No. Bow Street


440


William P. DiVitto, 154 E. Main Street


481


Arthur D. Hill, 22 Congress Street


432


Frank E. King, 46 Jefferson Street


403


Benedict C. Lancisi, 106 Spruce Street


428


Ambrogio L. Luchini, 444 E. Main Street


410


James Mancuso, 39 Luby Avenue John L. Manuel, 24 Grant Street 439


403


Florence Cenedella Magruder, 175 Congress Street 467


Raymond R. Mainini, 70 Water Street 444


Leonardo L. Morcone, 27 Main Street


438


J. Curtis Nutter, 286 Purchase Street


412


Anna Berardi O'Brien, 33 Prospect Street


416


Louis Rizoli, 25 Short Street


422


Nathan Rosenfeld, 40 Cedar Street


435


Gordon A. Shaw, 78 Purchase Street


440


George O. Stewart, 37 Luby Avenue


397


Anthony R. Trotto, 446 E. Main Street


417


Eva L. Zandri, 86 E. Main Street 403


Ernest J. Bilsbury, 45 West Street 411


Irving Ferman, 16 Purchase Street 390


Jacob Goodman, 3 Westbrook Street 395


Lewis Murphy, 47 Fruit Street


387


John L. Moschilli, 13 East Street 413


118


Donald F. Bowen, 20 So. Main Street


390


William F. Edwards, 25 Forest Street 394


Dorothy DeBoer, 28 Claflin Street 415


Marco A. Balzarini, 7 Grant Street


462


Blanks


10,776


25,760


Presidential Preference My preference for Republican candidate for president of the United States is :


Eisenhower


498


Hoover


2


MacArthur


2


Stassen


2


Taft


154


Truman


2


Blanks


76


736


The ballots cast and the lists of voters were sealed and certified to by the Election Officers and delivered to the Town Clerk as the law requires. The unused ballots were also delivered to the Town Clerk as the law requires.


The Warrant was then dissolved.


Attest:


CATHERINE L. COYNE,


Town Clerk.


A true copy of the records.


Attest:


CATHERINE L. COYNE,


Town Clerk.


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STATE PRIMARY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1952 Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Worcester, ss.


Milford, September 16, 1952


The Primary was held at the State Armory with Chairman William V. Bellantonio opening the polls at 10 A.M. The Town Clerk read the Warrant and the Of- ficer's return thereon. The Town Clerk also read the Warrant and the Officer's return thereon for the Rent Control.


All election officers were sworn in by the Town Clerk.


The ballot box was opened at 2:20 P.M. at which time it registered 600 regular. ballots; it was opened at 3:05 P.M. at which time it registered 723 Rent Control ballots; it was opened at 4:05 P.M. at which time it re- gistered 913 regulars; it was opened at 5:30 P.M. at which time it registered 1271 Rent Control ballots and 1290 regular ballots ; it was opened at 6:50 P.M. at which time it registered 650 Rent Control ballots and 1812 regular ballots; it was opened at 8 P.M. at which time it registered 2663 regular ballots and 2695 Rent Control ballots.


The result of the count was made in open meeting and recorded as follows :


Total ballots cast: 2663 regulars and 2695 Rent Control.


Total Democratic ballots cast 1449.


Total Republican ballots cast 1214.


Total Rent Control ballots cast 2695.


DEMOCRATIC BALLOT


Governor


Paul A. Dever, 86 Buckingham Street, Cambridge 797 Blanks 652


120


Lieutenant Governor


Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, 23 St. Elmo Road, Worcester 700 Thomas B. Brennan, 125 Auburn Street, Medford 48 Edward C. Carroll, 234 L Street, Boston 80


Thomas J. Kurey, 39 Algonquin Street, Boston 28


C. Gerald Lucey, 371 Moraine Street, Brockton 167


Joseph L. Murphy, 57 Samoset Street, Boston 164


Blanks 262


Secretary


Edward J. Cronin, 61 Cook Avenue, Chelsea 951


Blanks 498


Treasurer


William R. Conley, 20 Revere Beach Pkwy., Chelsea 112


Cornelius P. Cronin, 1734 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge 154


James E. V. Donelan, 99 Parkton Road, Boston 38


Foster Furcolo, 812 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow 522


John F. Kennedy, 2222 Washington Street, Canton 230


Jeremiah F. Murphy, Jr., 75 Walden Street, Winthrop 52 Alexander Francis Sullivan, 92 Wadsworth Street, Boston 71


Blanks 270


Auditor


Thomas J. Buckley, 21 Pinckney Street, Boston 964


Blanks 485


Attorney General


Francis E. Kelley, 1184 Morton Street, Boston 462


Robert T. Capeless, 74 Broad Street, Pittsfield 200


George Leary, 18 Temple Street, Boston 149


John V. Moran, 12 Bowditch Road, Boston 439


Blanks 199


Senator in Congress


John F. Kennedy, 122 Bowdoin Street, Boston Blanks 377


1072


121


Congressman


Philip J. Philbin, 23 Berlin Street, Clinton


1026


Blanks 423


Councillor


George A. Wells, 59 Clark Street, Worcester 514


John P. Sullivan, 287 Beverly Road, Worcester 626


Blanks 309


Senator


Joseph F. Gibney, 119 Thompson Road, Webster James E. Mullen, 59 Bancroft Avenue, Milford 1


1069


Blanks 379


Representatives in General Court


Arthur B. Cellucci, 31 Baker Avenue, Shrewsbury 92


John J. Crowley, 17 Church Street, Milford 523


John F. X. Davoren, 180 Purchase Street, Milford 1065 Joseph A. Santosuosso, 27 Fairview Road, Milford 193


Robert P. Smith, 20 Glines Avenue, Milford 481


Blanks 544


Clerk of Courts


William C. Bowen, 910 Main Street, Worcester 949


Napier Scribner, 100 Dutcher Street, Hopedale 1


Blanks 499


Register of Deeds


Robert R. Gallagher, 12 Huntington Avenue,


Worcester 948


Blanks


501


County Commissioners


P. Eugene Casey, 30 Purchase Street, Milford 1132 Francis E. Cassidy, 790 School Street, Webster 533


Joseph A. Aspero, 172 Burncoat Street, Worcester 313 Arthur G. Brosnahan, 24 Jefferson Street, Worcester 58 Charles E. Donohue, Jr., 71 Russell Street, Worcester 102 Michael J. Holden, 41/2 Fiske Street, Southbridge 33


122


Stephen F. Loughlin, 339 Grafton Street, Worcester 30 Angelo P. Palumbo, 151 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester 114 583


Blanks


County Commissioner, To fill vacancy


George J. Abdella, 10 Forest Street, Worcester 175


Edward Patrick Bird, 105 Myrtle Avenue, Fitchburg 227


John E. Brosnihan, 39 Freeland Street, Worcester 31 Edwin F. Carr, 39 Burncoat Street, Worcester 30 John J. Carroll, 16 Forbes Street, Worcester 93


Ambrose P. Cassidy, 86 Cutler Street, Worcester 72


Herman J. Dumas, 63 Beverly Road, Worcester 23


23


Norman LeBlanc, 2 Durfee Street, Southbridge John H. Philbin, 136 Summit Street, Clinton 278 Edward A. Ryan, 34 Dayton Street, Worcester 125


Blanks 372


REPUBLICAN BALLOT


Governor


Christian A. Herter, 71 Beacon Street, Boston 922


Blanks 292


Lieutenant Governor


Sumner G. Whittier, 103 Linden Street, Everett 892


Blanks 322


Secretary


Beatrice Hancock Mullaney,


1320 President Avenue, Fall River 829


Edward J. Cronin, 61 Cook Avenue, Chelsea 1


Blanks 384


Treasurer


Fred J. Burrell, 41 Washington Street, Medford 292


Roy Charles Papalia, 250 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown 718


Blanks 204


123


Auditor


David J. Mintz, 2 Whitney Road, Newton Blanks 398


816


Attorney General


George Fingold, 37 Lowell Road, Concord


864


Blanks 350


Senator in Congress


Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., 275 Hale Street, Beverly 916


John F. Kennedy, 122 Bowdoin Street, Boston 1


Blanks 297


Congressman


Frank D. Walker, Framingham Street, Marlborough 781


Blanks 433


Councillor


Gabriel G. Morse, 261 Elm Street, Gardner 371


Frank G. Philbin, 860 Main Street, Worcester 546


Blanks 297


Senator


Alfred B. Cenedella, Jr., 26 Whitney Road, Milford 1058


Ralph E. Rawling, 22 Elm Street, Shrewsbury 101


Blanks 55


Representatives in General Court


William P. DiVitto, 154 East Main Street, Milford 993


Gladys G. Crockett, Main Street, Upton 585


Ernest B. Porter, School Street, Upton 191


Joseph M. Williams,


23 East Main Street, Westborough 123


John F. X. Davoren, 180 Purchase Street, Milford 1


John J. Crowley, 17 Church Street, Milford 1


Blanks 534


Clerk of Courts


William J. Ryan, 25 North Street, Milford 1 Blanks 1213


4


124


Register of Deeds


Blanks 1214


County Commissioners


William A. Bellofatto, Reservoir Street, Ext., Upton 648


Alfred H. Brown, 2396 Main Street, Athol 197


James E. Coyne, 15 Richman Street, Clinton 256 Alfred A. DeFalco, 11 Gates Street, Worcester 340


John W. Fellows, Scar Hill Road, Boylston 160


Charles W. Gaucher, 27 Browne Road, Shrewsbury 52


Philip M. Pfaffmann, 33 Westfield Street, Worcester 48 P. Eugene Casey, 30 Purchase Street, Milford 1


Blanks 726


County Commissioner, to fill vacancy


William E. McNamara, 62 South Street, Leominster 474


Rudolph A. Trow, 3 Shawmut Street, Worcester 330


Blanks 410


Rent Control


Yes 1735


No


671


Blanks


289


The ballots cast and lists of voters were sealed and certified by the Election Officials and delivered to the Town Clerk as the Law requires.


The unused ballots were sealed and certified to by the Election Officials and delivered to the Town Clerk.


The Warrant was then dissolved.


Attest:


CATHERINE L. COYNE,


Town Clerk.


A true copy.


Attest:


CATHERINE L. COYNE,


Town Clerk.


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1952


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Worcester, ss.


Milford, September 22, 1952


The meeting was called to order by Moderator John F. Curran at 8 P.M. The Monitors checked the lists and in the absence of Alfred B. Cenedella, Jr. in Precinct 3, the Moderator appointed Angelo F. Roberti a temporary monitor.


There were 129 members present, a sufficient num- ber to constitute a quorum so the Moderator called upon the Clerk to read the Warrant and the Officer's Return.


Article 1. Voted: That the Town vote to appro- priate from Excess and Deficiency funds in the Treasury the sum of Six thousand ($6,000.00) dollars, for use in the Veterans' Services Expense Account.


Article 2. Voted: That the Town appropriate from available funds in the Treasury the sum of Fifteen thou- sand six hundred ($15,600.00) dollars, for use by the Board of Public Welfare for the Old Age Assistance Account.


Article 3. Voted: That the Town vote to transfer Eight thousand ($8,000.00) dollars, from the Aid to De- pendent Children Account to the Disability and General Relief Account.


Article 4. Voted: That the Town vote to appropri- ate by transfer the sum of Five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars from the unexpended balance remaining from funds which were raised and appropriated under Article 14 at the Annual Town Meeting held on March 20th, 1952, so that said money may be used for similar purposes, namely, for the extension of sewers on Congress Street from a point opposite the residence of Edward L. Mitchell


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for a distance of 400 feet north of the above named location.


Article 5. Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars, from the Ex- cess and Deficiency fund available in the Treasury for the purpose of extending the Fire Alarm System on Con- gress Street, a distance of approximately forty-five hun- dred (4500) feet.


Article 6. Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of Five hundred ($500.00) dollars, by transfer from the appropriation made for the Installation of Lighting Equipment at Fino Field for the purpose of extending the Fire Alarm System from Fairview Road to Woodland Avenue, a distance of approximately Seventeen hundred (1700) feet.


It was moved and seconded to dissolve the warrant at 8:30 P.M.


Attest : CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.


A true copy of the records.


Attest:


CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.


RECOUNT RESULTS HELD IN DEWEY HALL SEPTEMBER 27th, 1952


At the request of Arthur B. Cellucci a recount of votes cast for Representative in General Court was held. Also, at the request of Francis E. Cassidy a recount of votes cast for County Commissioner (Two) was held and the following results were announced at 11:30 A.M.


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Representatives in General Court


Arthur B. Cellucci, 31 Baker Avenue, Shrewsbury 91


John J. Crowley, 17 Church Street, Milford 526


John F. X. Davoren, 180 Purchase Street, Milford 1058


189


Joseph A. Santosuosso, 27 Fairview Road, Milford Robert P. Smith, 20 Glines Avenue, Milford 489


Blanks 545


County Commissioners (Two)


P. Eugene Casey, 30 Purchase Street, Milford 1132 Francis E. Cassidy, 790 School Street, Webster 532


Joseph A. Aspero, 172 Burncoat Street, Worcester 311


Arthur G. Brosnahan, 24 Jefferson Street, Worcester 55 Charles E. Donohue, Jr., 71 Russell Street, Worcester 103 Michael J. Holden, 41/2 Fiske Street, Southbridge 32


Stephen F. Loughlin, 339 Grafton Street, Worcester 31 Angelo P. Palumbo, 151 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester 114


Blanks 588


The ballots were sealed and returned to the vault.


Respectfully submitted,


CATHERINE L. COYNE,


Town Clerk.


A true copy of the records.


Attest:


CATHERINE L. COYNE, Town Clerk.


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STATE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1952


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Worcester, ss.


Milford, November 4th, 1952


Pursuant to the foregoing warrant issued by the Selectmen the qualified voters of the several precincts of the Town of Milford assembled at the time and places designated for the purpose therein expressed.


The polls were declared open at 7 A.M. and declared closed at 8 P.M.


The ballots cast in the several precincts and the vot- ing lists were delivered, sealed and certified by the elec- tion officers, to the Town Clerk.


Precinct 1. 10:53 P.M. 1584 voters


Precinct 2. 12:05 A.M. 1719 voters


Precinct 3. 11:50 P.M. 1710 voters


Precinct 4. 10:40 P.M. 1753 voters


Precinct 5. 11:35 P.M. 1988 voters


Total votes 8754


A true record


Attest :


CATHERINE L. COYNE,


Town Clerk.


Milford, Mass., November 5th, 1952


To Catherine L. Coyne


Town Clerk


Milford, Mass.


In compliance with the requirements of Chapter 39, Sec. 21, of the General Laws, we, the Registrars of Voters




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