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tricity und that the sum of thirty-eight hundred inst forty. four dollars and no conte (3844.00) be appro- briates, and the unexpended balance of seventeen hundred
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ninety-six dollars and forty six cents ($1746, 46) be for that purpose. Voted that the Town do extend its street lighting system on Mt Pleasant It from South It to uggles It
article 19 Voted Town will appro. priate 6MM to Trade School Tuition.
Article 20 Voted, not to install street article 2) lights on adams Street. Wanted to appropriate the sam of $100.00 for the use of the Worcester County Extension Service. Article 2 Voted, to appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for the improve- ment of the highway - i own as Milk Street, running from wallis Bridge toward Westboro Square, a like sum to be fun- ished by the bounty of 2forcester, and a like sum to be furnished Antiche 23 by the department of Public Works. Voted, that the selectmen be instructed to request the direc. tor of the Division of accounts to make an audit of the fin- ancial conditions of the town as per section I of Chapter 245 article 24 of the General Laws, acts of 1920. Noted, to appropriate $500.00 Particle 25 for new fire hose. Voted, to appropriate the sum of $170.00 to purchase a lung- motor to keep in the Fire Engine article26 Noted, to appropriate a sum mal exceeding $ 1000,00 for the four. pase of extending the surface wat
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drainage systems from the to Grove Street, along Milk It. no repairing the existing -1
1.1.1- vanho les.
Article 27
Voted, the Moderator appoint a Committee of Five Members to investigate all street fighting. to recommend which Streets should be lighted, the number of lights, and the expense of the same be reported to the Haun at the next Annual Town Meeting.
at 10:15 PM: meeting adjourned to Monday, March 27, 1922 at 7.30 Q.M. attest:
Town Clerk.
Westborough Mars. March 27,192 Town assembled as per adjourn- ment and at 7:30 PM was called. to order by moderator Warren A lackcon. article 28 Voted, to refer the subject mat. ter of this article to the Committee Article 29 appointed under article 27. Voted, to appropriate ($1000.00) one thousand laliais to repair the shade trees. article 39 Voted, to appropriate three hund. red seventy- five dollars and the unexpended "balance, for rent of the
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American Legion Headquarters, Earle B. Stowell Post.
article 31 article 32 articles 3
Voted, to pass over. voted, to pass over. Voted, to appropriate $ 800.00
article 3. Voted to appropriate $200.00 for land concerts. inicie 35
Noted unanimously to amend Section 2 of article 2 of the Town By Laws by striking out the en. tire section and substituting there for the following: "At the annual Town meeting in the year 1923 the moderator shall appoint a Finance Committee of nine, three of whom shall be appointed for a term of three years, three for a term of two years and three for a terms of one year, and at the annual Town Meeting in each year thereafter there shall be appointed by the Moderator three members of said Finance Committee to serve for a term of three years. Noted, to pass over. Voted, to make the following af- propriations: Voted to appropriate oo oo for the Town Hall Voted to appropriate the sum of $2700.00 plus the receipts for 1921 for the purpose of oiling the streets, and that one half the cost these- of be assessed on the abutters in accordance with the provision of Chapter 40, Section 16,17 and 18 of the General Laws.
article 36 article 37
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Voted to appropriate $8000.00, balance of $105,23 and Franchise tax if any, for Highways and Bridges. Voted to appropriate $5,000.00 and accounts due the department amounting to $734.16, for Pauper Department.
Noted to appropriate $3500.00 for Contingent Expenses. Voted to appropriate $1200.00 and receipts of Library, for Public Library. Voted to appropriate the ance of $947.24 and income of department, for the Case of Cemeteries.
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Voted, to appropriate $600.00 and balance of $83,67, for the Health Department. Voted, to appropriate $41,803.00 and Income taxes lien. eral School fund of $4222,00, -iv the Support of Public Schools. Voted to appropriate $2300.00 and Court receipts, for the Police Departing. Voted to appropriate $3900.00 for the, Salaries of Town Officers. Voted to appropriate $1400,00 for the Server Sinking Fund. Voted to appropriate $1,200,00 for, Sidewalks and Crossings. Noted to appropriate, $1000,00 for, Soldiers' Relief. Voted to appropriate, $300.00 for, Military aid. Noted to appropriate $1,750,00 act of 1906 School Improvement hoved Voted, to appropriate $ 1, 000.
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act of 1910 Sever Improvement bond. Voted, to ap propriate Aniu. u-any $ 1,400.00 Loan of 1921 note. Voted to appropriate $ 3,000.00 in- terest on Temporary loans Voted to appropriate $340.00 interest on Server Improvement lands, act of 1910. Vated to appropriate $2, 070.00 interest on Sewer lands Voted to appropriate $350.00 interest on School Improvement hands, Act of 1906. Voted to appropriate High- way Loan of 1921 notes.
article 18 Article 39
Voted to pass over. Voted to appropriate $107648.23 for current experies and grant an amount sufficient to cover all app priations made under this warran!
article 40
Voted to pass over.
Meeting adjourned at 10. 10 M.
forth S. Gates
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1516.63 200 .- 3920,- 1500. - 3500. - 3844. - 600, - 100, - 5000, -
appropriations 1922. Gypsy and Brown Tail moth Memorial Day Fire Department Salaries Fire Department Incidentals Fire Alarm Electric Light Trade School Tuition Worcester County Extension Milk St Improvement New Hace 500. - 170, - Lungmotor Milk It Drain 1000, - Tree Harden and Repairing Trees 1000. - american Legion Rent of Quarters 375. -
Band Concerts 200. - Town Hall 500. - Highways and Bridges Pauper Department Contingent Expenses Public Library Board of Health Support of Schools Police Department Salaries of Town Officers Server Linking t und Sidewalks and Crossings Soldiers Relief military aid. Act of 1906 School Junk Bond act of 1910 Sewer Imp Band Highway Loan 1921 Interest in Tempos Loans Interest on Sewer Bonds 1910 Sewer Grands School Imp. Bonds 0/1916 Highway Loan of 1921 For Street Oiling 8000. - (5500. - 3500,- 1200. - 600. - 41 803, - 2300 .- 3900. - 1400,- 1200,- 1000, - 300 .- 1750, - 1000. - 1400 .- 3000, - 340. - 2070 .- 350. - Heyló 2700. - 107,648,23
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I. Joseph S. gates, the duly elected and qualified Town Clerk of the town of Westborough Massachusetts henry certify that the following on a true copy of the Records of the said Town is 20 far as they refer to the amendment to Section 2, Cuticle 2 of said Journ By-Laws. article 35 ] Warrant for the annual Jour Wanting to be held the first Monday in March 1922 To see if the town will amend section 2 J cuticle 2 of the Town By-Laws by striking with the entire Lection und substituting there of the following - at the annual Town Meeting in the Year 1923 the moderator shall appoint entrance committee I vine, three I whom shall be appointed for a term of three years Three of whom that be appointed for a period of two this and three of whom shall be appointed for a term of one year and at the innial Town meeting in each year thereafter There shall be appointed by the Moderator three members of said Finance Committee to serve for a term of three years.
action taken under utiale 35 of said Wirant Taken at the edjourned innual Jon Meeting held March 21, 1922" Voted unanimously to emend section 2, unticle 2 of town By- How by strilaing out the entire section und substituting therefor the following; at the sunwal Down meeting in the Ar 1923 the moderator shall appint . Finwine commuter nine, three whom shall we appointed for Stew , three years, twee whom shall be upp inted 1 en previa 1 two years, and three whom shall be appointed for a Term of year and at the Annual Town Meeting in New there tex there shall we app ented by the mother three men wars i said Fin me orin theat to serve for a time quieres voors.
Trong cloud of Westborowal Mass.
I, Joseph S. Gates, the duly elected and qualified Tom Clerk of the Town of westborough Massachusetts hereby certify that the following is a true copy of the Records of said Town in as far as they refer to the amendment to Section 2, Article 2 of said Town By-Laws. Article 35 of Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting to be held the first Monday in March 1922 To see if the town will amend Section 2 of Article 2 of the Town By-Laws by striking out the entire section and substituting therefor the following- At the Annual Town Meeting in the year 19233 the Moderator shall appoint a Finance Committee of nine, three of whom shall be appointed for a term of three years, three of whom shall be appointed for a term of two years and three of whom shall be appointed for a term of one year and at the Annual Town Meeting in each year thereafter there shall be appointed by the Moderator three members of said Finance Committee to serve for a term of three years"
Action taken under Article 35 of said Warrant taken at the Adjourned Annual Town Meeting held March 27, 1922 " Voted unanimously to amend Section 2, Article 2 of sown By-Laws by striking out the entire section section and substituting therefor the following; At the Annual Town Meeting in the year 1923 the Moderator shall appoint a Finance Committee of nine, three of whome shall be appointed for a term of three years, three Luxxx brum of whom shall be appointed for a term of two years and three of whom Shall be appointed for a term of one year and at the Annual Town Meeting in each year thereafter there shall be appointed by the Moderator three members of said Finance Committee to serve for a term of three years.
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(Town Clerk of Westborough Mass.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester ss ; 5
July 7 1922
Then personally appeared the above named Joseph S. Gates Town Clerk of the Town of Westborough and made oath that the foregoing statement subscribed by maxkshim is true; Before me,
Justice of the Peace.
Boston, Mass., July . // , 1922. :
The foregoing by-law is hereby approved
Attorney General.
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205 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester SS; aly 7, 1922 Then personally affeared the above named Joseph I. gates, Jowan Clerk of the Town of Westboroy (and made outh that the fore going statement subscribed by win is true; Before the, when W, battery Justice of the Peakle Boston, Mais July 11, 1922 The foregoing by law is Really approved. Wiston allen. attorney general.
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article I, Section I, of the By-Laws of the Tower of Westborough as amended at its annual meeting feld March 21, 1921.
Section 1. The annual meeting for the e- lection of Town officers shall be held on the first Monday in March in each year. The polls shall be ofen at sight o'clock in the forenoon and shall remain open until light in the afternoon, when they shall be closed, and it shall be to stated in the Warrant calling said meeting" article II, Lection I, of the By- Laws of the Town of Westborough as amended at its annual meeting held March 21, 1921.
Section I, There shall be a Finance Committe Consisting of wine voters of the Town, no one of who shall be a town officer elected by ballot or an appointed official receiving a salary. The members of this committee shall serve without pay, except the club If said To netter who shall receive reason- Cable compensation for his services.".
Westborough Mass. June 23,19 I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Form By- Laws of the town of Westborong mass, as amended at the annual Meeting of said town in so far as they relate to cuticle I, Section I, and article I Section I as ammended at said meeting
MYsech of gates Town Dark of the Town of Westborough.
Boston, Mass. June 29, 1921 The foregoing by- laws are hereby approved except as indicated. J. Weston allen attorney jeneral Published in the Westborough Chrono tyle on July 16,23 and 30, 1921
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Commonwealth massachusetts
Worcester SS To any Constable of the Town of Westborough in the County of worcester, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu. setts, you are directed to notify and warn the Inhabitants of the town of Westborough, qual. fied to vote in electrons and town affairs. to tweet in the Town Hall, in Westborough, on Tuesday, the nineteenth day of September, 1922 at 8.15 o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
article I To see if the town will note to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the berechnen. to borrow money-in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year, in addition to the seventy thousand dollars whoused at the an- nual town meeting, held March 6, 19 22, or act anything in relation to the same.
article II To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectiven to leave the land given by Esther Louisa Wetherby, or act anything thereou. ticle I To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer to increase the been paid annual ly from the Water Department receipts to the Water Sinking Fund, or act anything thereou. article I To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money not exceeding $3000, the the use of the Highway Department In the repair and improp what if the public highways, or act anything thereon.
ticket To see if the town will vote to appropriate the Sum of $200, for the use of the Board of Health, or act anothing thereou.
tice I To see if the town will vote to authorize the Board of Five Engineers to use the balance Of 26 22, 54 now in The Fire alarm Repair fund for the
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extension of the fire alarm system, ir react anything in relation to the same. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sun, of money not exceeding $738. for the Contingent Find, or act anything thereon.
and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting up attested copies thereou at the Post- Alice and Town Hall in said Jour seven days, at least, before the day of holding said meeting.
teren fait not und wale return for this Warrant, with your doing's thereon, & the Journ Clerks of Hard Westborough on or before the time of holding said meeting. given with our hands this eleventh day of September in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty- timo.
Selection of Westborough
Warren P. Jackson Joseph J. Lindsay Walter a Me Jogart
Westborough, Mass Sept. 12, 1922 Worcester S.S.
I have this day served the within warrent by posting up attested copies thereof at the Post. office and the Town Hall in said Westborough. Thous W. Hun phrey Countable of Willowrig
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Westborough, Mas, Sept. 19. 1922 In pursuance with the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Westborough, qualified to vote in electrons and town affairs, huet in the Town Hall and at 8:15 P.M. were called to order by moderator Warren P.Jackson. The Fuiance Committed reported in print and the report was accepted. The Sewer and Water Commissioners presented a written report and the report was accepted.
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Voted, unanimously that the Town Treas- user, with the approval of the Selection, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money, in addition to the $70,000 authorized by volendo the town at the annual Town meeting, March 6. 1922 from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year 1922. and To save a note, therefor payable within one year from them dates. in conformity with the provisions of Lection 4. of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, any debt or debits in curred under this note the paid from the revenue of said financial year.
article I
Voted, that the Selection be authorized to again lease said land on such terms and for such a length of time as in their judgment they think is for the best interests of the town utile#
Voted, that the Town Treasurer be author- ized to take annually from the receipt of the Water Department and hay to the Linking Fund the seem of $3000,00, until such a sur as is necessary to provide for the Water Bounds that become due in 1925 is completed.
Cuticle I Voted, that the Town appropriate the sum of $3000.00 to be extended by the highway
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department on the repair of adams street Fisher Street, Flanders road. Turnpike, Cluggles street and such other works as may be thecessary
Certicle I
Voted, that the sum of $200 the appropriated article for the use of the Board 5/ Health.
Voted, that the Fire Engineers he authorized out of the said fund to install a new fire aların boy at or wear the corner ofSouth and Cross streets, a boy at or near the cor- wer of Whitney and Blake streets and to extend the system to the corner of Helmont and East main streets and to install a hoy at that point.
article I Voted, to appropriate the sum of $600.00 for the contingent fund, as we believe that Sum will be sufficient for this year
meeting adjourned at 9.15 P.m.
South S. rano attual- Westlow Oct 1th, 1922 To Lowcy G. Nason In accordance with Section 62 Chapter 25 R. L. you are hereby appointed assistant town clerk for the Town of Westborough Wassadwith to take effect of this dates Foreph S Gater Town clerk
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211 Commonwealth of massachusetts Worcester S.S. To any Constable of the Town of Westborough in the County of Worcester,
greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massa- Chusetts, you are directed to notify and warm the Inhabitants of the Town of Westborough, qual- fied to vote in electrons and town affairs, to Queet in the Town Hall, in Westborough, ou Tuesday the seventh day of November, 1922 at six (4) o'clock in the fore noor, then and there to act on the following articles:
To give in their votes for governor of the Com- monwealth; Lieutenant governor; Secretary of State, State auditor; State Treasurer, attorney general; Senator to the United States senate, Con- gressman, forth district; Councilor Senator Fourth Worcester District, Two Representatives in the general Court, County Commissioner; associate Commissioners; District attorney; Chile of Courts; Register of Deeds, and to vote "Yes"or "o" on the following Referenda questions Referendum question noI- amendment to Constitution.
Awall an amendment to the constitution rel. atime to roll calls in the general Count on the adoption of preambles ofemergency laws, which received in a joint session of the two Houses held may 27, 1920, 169 votes in the affirmative and 15 in the negative, and at a joint session of the two Houses held May 24, 1921, Received 2 4 votes in the affe matine and 1 in the negative, we approved?
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(Referendum question no. 2. Shall a law (Chapter Be 8 of the acta 0/ 1921) which provides that any voluntary association Composed of time or where personal and not set. jest to the first eleven sections of chapter 82 Of the general Laws, may see or be sued in yes its common name, that in any suit against such association service may he made whow certain designated officers. there, and that the seperate property of any member there of shall be exempt from attachment on execution in any such sent i which raw was passed in the House of Refre. sentatives by a vote of 124 in the affirmative to 84 in the negative, and in the senate by a majority not recorded, and was approved by his Excellency the Governor, be approved .?
Referendum question No. 3 Shall a Law ( Chapter #38 of the acts of 1921) which provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to exhibit or display publicly. in this commonwealth any motion picture film unless such file hastbeen submitted to and approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety, who may, subject to the appeal. quien by the act, dis-affrone any film or part thereof which is obscene, indecent, immoral, inhuman en tendo to debase ou corrupt morals or in cite to crime, and may, subject to the approval of the governor and Council, make rules and regulations for the enforcement of the act, which law was passed in the House of Representatives by a majority notre- corded, and in the Senate by students. one votes in the affirmative to 16 votes in the negative, and was approved by the Excellency the Governor, be approved?
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Referendum Question no. 4
Shall a law (Chapter 427 of the acto 5/ 1922) enacted to enforce in massachusetts the Eighteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which provides that except as author- ized by the act, the manufacture, sale, vaiter Transportation importation, exportations delis. cry, furnishing or possessing of any intoxicating liquor, as defined in the act, shall be a crime- war offence and be punished in the manner prescribed by the act, which law was passed in the House of Representatives by a majority of 134 in the affirmative to 08 in. the negative, and in the Senate by a majority of 28 m the affirmative to 9 in the negative, and was approved by his Excellency the governor, be approved?
Referendum Question Us. 5
Shall a law (Chapter 45% of the acts of 1922) which provides that a District attorney shall be a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth passed in the House of Representatives by a majority not recorded, and approved by his Excellenty the governor, he approved?
The polls will remain sen until sin o'clock. O.n.
and you are directed to serve this Warrant by hosting if attested copies thereof at the Post. office and Town Hall in said Town seven days, at least, before the day of holding said weet. ing. Hereof fail not and return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Check of Haid Westborough on or before the time of holding said weeting. Given unto our hands this thirtieth day of intoler in the year of our doua minuten honderd
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and twenty-two Selectiven / Westborough
Warren P. Jackson Joseph I Lindsay Walter a. Mc Jagdant
a Tive Copy attest: Thomas W. Humphrey Constable of Westborough Weatborough, Mass, October 30, 1922 Worcester SS.
I have this day served this Warrant by hosting up attested copies thereof at the Post office and the Town Hall in said Westborough.
Thomas W., Humphrey Constable J/ Westhow.
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Westborough, Mass nov. 06, 1922 In pursuance with the fore going warrant, the whabitants of the Sound of Westborough qualified to vote in electrons and town affairs Det in the Town Hall and were called to order at Six o'clock in the focenoou by who proceeded to read the warrant. Ballot Clerks J. P. J.W. Fay Hugh Mc Caffrey Charles Name Check Lists Charles merchant Henry S. Chase Ballot clubes were duly sworn by the Town Clerla.
The wallote were delivered to the presiding officer who gave his receipt thereof to the Down Clock.
The Ballot hoy was examined in the prescence of the voters, found empty, was locked and the bus were given to Constable Thomas W. Humphrey.
The necessary ballots were delivered to the Ballot Clerks and every thing being in read- iness the voting began.
Harry Bloss Thomas Humphrey Charles Merchant (C.L.) Thomas Treadway William H. gibbons Ernest S. Leonard Edward &. Reilly John W. (Slattery) Auga Mc Caffrey (B.C.) John Will young
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Thomas Hackett Florence F. ayer annie l. Boswell Helen Finneran Lucy q Mason Heard Chase (Check list) John Sheehan
Thomas H. Hockett John Jo Sheehan
we're duly sworn as tellers by the Town Clarke
It was noted to close the polls at 7o'clock instead of six o'clock in the after noon.
The presiding officer announced that fifteen hundred and twenty ballots had been distributed and fifteen hundred and twenty(" names had been checked on the list of voters use this day.
The total number of ballo to cast was fifteen hundred and twenty (1520) After the ballots had been counted the result was declared and read by the presiding officer at right thirty o'clock P.M as follows:
governor Channing Cox R.of Boston had ten hundred
and fifty- Six 1056 John F. Fitzgerald D. of Boston had
four hundred and seventeen
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Henry Hess skj Boston had three
Walter S. Hutchins S. of greenfield hadfour 4 7 33
John B. Servis P. of Reading had seven
Blanks had thirty- three Lieutenant governor
John F. Doherty D. of Boston had three hundred and I-ninety- four 395 alvan J. Fuller R. of Walden had ten hum-
died and forty -fix 104
Oscar Puisalis of Aring field had none
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Thomas nicholson S. of methuen had seven I 75
Blanks had seventy-five Secretary Frederic W. Cook R. If Lowervild had ten hundred and sixty-two votes 1062 albert Spraque Coolidge S. of Pittsfield had eleven 11
James Hayes . 1.of Plymouth had one 1 three hundred and twenty- two 322
Charles A. Mc glue D. of Lynn had Blanks had one hundred and twenty-sis votes 126
Treasurer James Jackson R. of Westwood had ten hundred and eighty-four 1084
Patrick H. Loftus S. L. of abington had four 4 Dennis . Reagan S. of Brockton hall seven 7 Joseph E. Venvie D. of Leominster had three hundred and twenty-wo 322 Blanko had one hundred and twenty three 123
auditor
John Olsen $ 1. of Everett had six 6 longo B. Cook R. of Boston had rene
windred and sixty- zeven 967
alice E. Cram D. of Boston had three
hundred and slity-nine 369
Edith M. Williams of Brookline had nine 9 Blanks had one hundred and sixty-nine 16%
attorney General Joseph Bearch S. Boston had three 3 Jay R. Benton R. Behnout had nine hundred and eighty-light 988 5
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