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Articlele Cated That the printed reports of the various Town Office . be accepted.
11 7. The Committee on appropriations supported in print and the report was read by the Chairman of the - Committee. Gated to act on the report under the articles that related to the same. Cated, To accept the recommendation of the appropriation committee as follows,believing That the Maximum Salaries of teachers, below the ninth grade should be raised from $400 to $500, they recommend that the salaries be increased $ 25 a year until the limit has been reached and that this report be referred to the School Committee
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8. Cated, To accept the list of Jurors presented by the Selectmen except the name of stenge I Senthner Clarence @. Clineworth Charles Claire farmer archer Owning Dr. Babcock Tabel Ul. Dates Mares Samband Charles A. Samman Frank M Really
R. Franklin Junhoe Arthur A. Supton John It. Carey Henry . Chase Chace Clarence V. - John t Graffey. B. Franklin Crandall Patrick & Devin
frank A. Falkner George W. Ferguson Gilliam In. Ferguson. Harbert C. Hobbes Brilliant B. Frost. Odward I Gilmore William Graham " Elleworth Graves. Henry S. Green Charles R. Griggs Frank A. Hackett Thomas A. Hackett William & Halloran ·Charles. Harrington Arthurd ). Harvey. Timothy ). Hayden
Johne& Johnson.
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Nathan In Kubaalten John J. Lahive Tester a. Lebeau Charles L. Leonard
Gange Dr. March Oscar a. Smarchall Charles S. Marshall John Thathere Arthur L. Inc Donald Owen J. Meghan Henry'S. Thorney Cathick C. Insomey Vokal. A. Pianeti LA Fleur In. Pourse Thomas O'Brien Frederick a. Tratt alman A. Putnam
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Michael I Pay Jamesl . Reilly Prilliam . Revene Frederick P. Rogers John J. Sheehan Lange L. Smith Grilliam C. Sproul Frank Q. Stone James F. Sultan Names (" Laft Tharon Taft Thomas& N. Treadway George ( Chalker. Saving S. Gralker Prales A. Sharen Fred. C. Greatherhead Frank @ Hinter In. A. Praller.
Cuticle q Voted: To instruct the Prater and Server Commissioners to Employ a Superintendent for both departments.
11 10. Gated : To print the Pharrante and the actions taken thereon in the annual town officeres report.
Gated : To print the Valuation and
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11 . Tax List. 12 Vated: That the log Fund be given to the Town Library. 13 Vated: That the Town maintain a Night Pratch. "
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14. Voted: To pass over.
15 Quoted: To ward over/ " -fraed over
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Articles 10, Voted: That the School Committee de instructed 1 to procure plans and specifications for a new schone cancer and shower Street and that two hundred 200) dollars be appropriated fortuat huntress.
11 1) Vated: To pass over. 18. Gated: That the subject matter be referred to the = Selectmen.
Posted: That the subject matter be referred to the ATelectron.
" 20. Gated, That the Town appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) In the care of its Cemeteries. Voted, That the Town appropriate the sun ? four thousand dollars (4000) Se Contingent expences Gated "That the Town appropriate one thousand dollard (1000) for Fire adepartment incidentale. Gated, That the Town appropriate the sum of one thousand, six hundred and twenty- five dollars (*1625) For Fire department salaries. . That the Town pay 50 firmen twenty-five dollars (25) each and engineers, fifty dollars (50) each.
(ated, . That the Town appropriate the seron of" one thousand, seven hundred and eleven dollars and forty-three cents (1711.4.3) for Highway and Bridges.
That the Town use the Street Kailan tax of two thousand, nine hundred sixty nine dollars and ninety- four cents (2969.94) Lev ites Highway x lepra-tment! Gated, That the Taron pay the States Department ten dollars (10) each for ninety eight (98) Hydrants. That the Town appropriate the arm of hine hundred and eighty dollars (980) por er trante. Cated, That the Town appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars (200) for Interest, AN
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Cemetery Funda. (aded, That The, ' round appropriate, the sum of six hundred and twenty- five dollars (25) datanet on " unded. sieht .. Gated, &That the own ar propriate the sum of two thousand seven hundred and seventy seven dollars and fifty center (2"1.50) Pour baterest on Sever Bonds and Overdraft. (ated that the Town anhropriate the sum of eight hundred dollars ($800) for Interest
Grated, natuthe " arra appropriate the sun of two hundred and fifteen dollard ($215) for Interest on Library rates! Grated, That the Town ambropriate and hay the sun of three thousand dollars (3000) the amount of the Library note for 1898. Rated, That the Town appropriate tand hay the Gerem of two thousand dollars (2000), the amount of the Loan for 189. Gated, "hat the "wow appropriate the sum a one hundred and fifty dollars ( 150) for Memorial Day. Cated, that the ann a propriate the of six hundred dollars (600) for the Public Library. Gated, That the Town appropriate the seem of three thousand, six hundred dollars ($3600) For its Pauper department. Valor A hat the Town of propriate the sum of one, thank andy towo hundred dollars ("200) and Court Receipts to Police department. Noted That the Town appropriate the ram of five hundred dollars (500 ) for Sidewalks and
Gated, That the Town appropriate the sum of thirteen thousand, five hundred dollars ($13500) for the Public Schools.
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Vated, That the Town appropriate the sun of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2400) th School Incidentales.
Gated, That the Town appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000) For Soldiers Relief. Voted, That the Town appropriate the sum of three thousand, three hundred and sixty dollars (3360) for Street Lighting.
Vated, That the Town appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for Street Watering. Gated, That the Turn appropriate the sum of one thousand four hundred dollars(400) for Newer Sinking Fund. Coted, That the Town Officers' Salaries shall be as follows:
Turn Check, one hundred dollars $ 100 Selectmen, three hundred dollars! $300
Treasurer, two hundred and fifty dollars $250 Collector, those, hundreds dollars, and in addition to his stated salary the Collector of sintex tireceive fine her cent of poll tax collection frank persons paying holl tax only land, that the olen Furnish Collectives Supplies / as heretifue. $ 300 Overseers of the" Tony, two hundred dollars $ 200 Auditor, fifty dollars! $ 50 Crater Commissioners, one hundred and fifty dola.(150 Avecsens, five hundred dollars (50) "
reasonwhy Sinking Vends, seventy five dollars 75 Sealer of Heights and theaccess fitty ine dollars 1 408 Inspector of animals, one hundred and fifty dollars Registrars of Voters, one hundred and eighty (180) ( aled, " That the Town appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars (250) for Free Charden. Coated That the Falon appropriate the son of one thousand dollars ($1000) Los Town House. Rated, That the Town appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) for the School Com mite for filano.
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Dated, That the Town grant the sum of fifty thousand eight hundred ninety three dollars and ninety- three cente. (50, 893.93) for current expenses. - (mit) Cfrpropriatione Under the Starrant were made as follows: -Oeineterier
12,00 00 Contingent 4000.00 Fire Department Offences 1000 00
Fire Department Salaries 16 25 00
Highways and Bridges 1711 43
Hydrants 980 00 200 00
Interest on Cemetery Funds Interest on Funded Debt 625 00
Interest and Server Sandstrand Overdraft 9 777 50
autorcations einbovary y avanAl 800 00
Interest on Vilmary Mated 215 00
23000 00
Library Vrate, 1898 , Loan of 1899. Themdial stay 150 00
2000 00
(Public Library 600 00
Pauper Department
3 6 00 00
Police Department 1200 00
Sidewalks and Crossings 50000
13500 00
Schoole School Incidentale Soldier' Relief
2400 00
Street Lighting Street Catering
100 00
Sewer Maintenance
300 00
Server Sinking Fund 1400 00
Salaries Jadon Officers 2200 00 250 00
Free Grunden
1000 00
Town House School Committee For Plans 200 00
(50 893 93 Gated, That the Selectmen use two hundred dollars ($200) of the appropriations for sidewalks and crossings, for a granel walk commencing
1000 00
3360 00
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near Sostan and Procester Street Railway on Nyman Street and extending as far toward town as possible.
Article 2, Voted, That the Treasurer transfer the five cent (05) balance in the Brigham Street drain department to the Contingent account.
. 2. Voted That the Town appropriate and gr .? the sum of fifty thousand, eight hundred ninety- three dollars and ninety three. cente ($ 50, 893.93)
1 23 3. Dated, To pass over. Vated, That the meeting be dissolved at 10.55 a. M.
atten- South S. Salez Town elect
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In Board of Selectmen. Prestboro DMassachusetts, april 2, 1905
Gated: That the New England.' Telephone and Telegraph Company of Massachusetts he and it is hereby authorized and permitted to erect and maintain holes and wires to be placed thereon, together with such supporting and strengthening fixtures and wines / as said Company may beem requisite, in the streets and highways of said town as hereinafter designated.
All construction under this permit shall be in accordance with the following specifications The proles shall be located between the travelled driveway and the limits of the hig way, and shall be of wood or other suitable material, and the wires I shall be run at the usual height and along and across the highway. After the poles and wices have been located as specified in this permit, alterations shall be made in the location an exection of the poles, and in the height of the wires, if so directed by the Board of Selectmen.
Following are the streets and highways above referred to:
South Street from present line to Upton Ton Line, Hopkinton Street from South street to Hopkinton Tawn Line,
Spring Road from South street to Om. Graham's residence, Maview street from South street to residence of C. J. Parker,
Signatures of Selectmen J. A. Cheilly Richard Jay Parker. This surmit and the endorsement thereon is recorded in the Records of the Town of Greatborough, Book 8 Page 226.
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I hereby certify that on april 22, 1905 at 10 aclock, a. I. at Selectmens' Room a public hearing was held on the petition of The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company of Inaceachu. sette for permission to erect the process and other fixtures designated in the specification hereby endorsed and that I mailed at least three days before said hearing a written notice of the time and place of said hearing to each of the owners of real estate (as determined) by the last preceding assessment for taxation) along the waye or parte of ways buon which it is proposed to construct the lines of said Company under said specification.
Office of Towow black. 8 Westborough, mass. 81 . 1./ accordance with Section 62, chapter 2 5, Rx. fr. you are hereby appointed assistant, Town black for the Town of Westborough, mass, to take effect at this date. [ S] alters- South S, Saler
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Appointments for 1905. Juan: 29, # m. A. Sullivan. Supt. Highways and Bridges. # Charles H. Reed John lee. Janitor of Town Hall Chiefin Price and Night Watch Fire Engineers 11
Inspector of Animals & Meats
april 22. J. A. Macdonald 1. LA Headway James Brady % H. Hackett TG. O. Comme
11 26. Prescott Sibley IN. Macdonald ST. He Treadway Varico . He witte kettt
Jurials Agent. Tiro Pwardene.
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Diary 3#-" Chatt Butterfield
Public thighers Railroad Police 11 17. Poury Looney Soha Grovt I.E. Frooney James Gravity Im. A. Really Thus. Qwell Special Police Special alice July 3- 4 for July 3xxx Special Police lament. Butter #arthur So Telendy 11 11 " Within D. atkinson 11
June 28.
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# Leslie D. Jones 11
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Thomas A. Trea readway-Dealer of (heights and Pleasures.
1905 Jan 4- author W.Eager Special Police
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nonwealth of Thareachusette. Procenter, S? To any Constable of the Town of Plesthrough in the Country of Ancestors Prestig: Inthe name of the Commonwealth of Inarsachusettil you are directed to notify and. varm the Inhabitants of the to ans of Plethorang. qualified To prates invitections and thrown affects to muito in chies Town Hall, in text howghson Monday the twenty- fourth day of July at 7.45 aclock in the afternoon, then and there to net on the following articles:
Articles.
To choose a Phoderator.
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2) To see if the Town will appropriate money for repairs to school house prospecty ou act banything thereon.
3. To hear and act upon the reports of officece committees of the Town.
And you are directed to serve this Garant by posting up attested copies thereof at the Post Office and Town Hall in card" Town seven days, at least, before the day of holding said meeting. Areaf failinot and make return of this Gardant with your doings theread, to the Toun Gelenk of said Verthrough an w before the time of holding said meeting. Given under our hands this fourteenth day of July in the year of war Lord nineteen. ·hundred and fine. A. Reilly Selectmen Serge IN the geres Westborough
Storcenter, 88.
Cheathero, July 17, 1905.
I have this day served the within warrant
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rating of attected copies thereof at the first office and town hall it said Method!
Om . Magner Constable of Chesthow.
Seethrough Prace. July 24, 1905, Creating called to ader at 1.45 (P.m. by Towel Clark, A. S. Gates s who read the warrant, Under
Articles.
John It Slattery was elected moderator.
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2. Cated That the Town appropriate five thousand (5000) dollars for general Prepare on the school buildings.
3. The School Committee reported that it would be inexpedient to build a new school house as the debt limit of the tom had been reached, and would recommend that the legislature be asked to extend the debt limit. Cated that the subject matter of the etchart Committee's report be recommitted to the School Com mitter and that they petition the legislature to extend the finn debt limit, in order that the Town may build a new school building.
Cated: What the meeting dissolve at 8. 30 PM.
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In Grand of Selectmen. Sheethand Massachusetts, vated: " That the Year Ongrand Telephone and Telegraph Company a hacerchovithe is and it is hereis authorized, and hermittin to erzet and - maintain holes and wires to be placed thereon together with such supporting and strengthening Isturcoland vires as said Company mag icston requisite, in the streets and rigahumain grand tom as hereinafter designated. All construction under this permit shall be in accordance with the following specifications The roles shall be located between the travelled driveway and the limits of the -highway, and shall be of wood on other suitable, material, and the wires shall be run at the usual height, and along and never the highway. After the poles and wices have been cheated and specified in this permet, alterations shall the made in the location verection of the holes, and in the height of the wince, isso directed by the Sound of Velgatmen. L'allowing are the streets and higherage" I wore referred to: Grass Road between South, and -Faccia Streete Signatures of ereetinin Le Jerestmen Richard Fay Jacken Stesthow
I hereby certify that on July 29, 1905 at 10 oclock a. In. at Selectmen's loom a public hearing was held on the petition of The 1 rin Sugande chephone and Telegraph 1
Combining of Tarachusetts for permission to erect the roles and other fixtures designated in the specification hereby endorsed and that I mailed at least three days before said
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Low notice of the times and - Heacela said hearing to each a the monica a real estate (re determined by the last preceding avecarment for taxation) along the stageson pastelserrage upon which it is fechased to construct the lives of said Company under said specification.
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In Board of Selectmen.
Gated: 3that the Fear Ongrand Telephone and Telegraph Company of shareachusetts " and it is tochy authorized and permitted bock thereon, together with each andreporting and strengthening pictures and wires revered Companyman deem requisite, in the streets and highways of said town as hereina. .. 7 designated. V
be in accordance with the following specifications The polls shall be located between the traveled Arevery and the limits of the highway, and 1 erail we a. wood in other stare material and the wireshe hall . we run at ine neural height and along and across the highway. After the poles and wires have been located de etreci fied in this permit, alterations shall be made in the location on erection of the poles , and in the height of the mines, if 20 directed by the board of selectmen. 1 Gallonring and the streets land highways where referred to : 0 Gret Mais Alt from hellow est, to residence of ( P. O. Stackbridge,
gnatures d'électmen: J.xx. Cheilly Richard Fey (inter ) Teethno 1 1. hereby certify that on July 29, 1905 at 10 recolh W. Vijf at Selectoren's Claom a public hearing was held on the petition of The New England Telephone and elenapuh Paceachusetts for percusión to erect the holes and other fixtures designated
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in the specification hereby endowed and that are ma aired at least three days defre said hearing a watten notice of the time and place a said hearing to each of the owners of real estate as determined by the last funcceding derecement yev taxation) a long The ways w faite of trage whom which it is profineed to construct the lines of said Company under said specification.
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Commonwealth
·Phaseachusetts.
Prodester, 88. Constable of the Tayin of Grenthorough in o anruf the Country of thecenter, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachuset you are directed to matique and warm the alnhabitantes of the town of Piesthrough, qualifie to vote in elde tional An ¿ Utasvos affache, to meet. in the Lawand fall, in Diectoradeth, and Medresdas the eleventh day of October, at 30 oclock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
Article. To choose a Moderator.
" 2. To hear and act on the reports of all. outstanding committees!
= 3 .. To see if the Town will vate to appropriate suich suend of money to Day when necessary for Jehave l'accidentist
"1 4 . To see if the Town will vate to authorize the Town Treneuen to issue a note on mates of the Town to meet the appropriations made In School Incidentale and for general school repairs at this and the last threeding Town Meeting, on act anything in relation thereto.
11 5. To see if the Town will instruct ites School Committee to convey in barges to and from the schools all the School children Un district Food and Five, or act anything in relation tothe same. And you are directed to serve this fravent 1 by posting up attested copies thereof at the
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Last Ofice and Tomato22: andten days at to
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1 2 haldens said meeting. & buses Vil mot andimate return of this Diamant with your drings thereon to the
before the times of holding staid, meeting. handel this seventh day of State den in the ech ofon Lord nineteen hundred and five. J. K. Reilly Lista a Jay Parker Selectionen of Serge S. Rogeral Seethrough
Princester, S.
Diexteon October 1, 1905.
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I love this day served the within marrant 1 by footing un attected colisee thereof at the pret- office 1 1. Tomat hall ing said. Prestitino.
Detta ble of theathers.
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October 11, 1905.
stany called to order at 1, 30 F. I I hated un ho read the warrant. Under
Article 1. Och Si Katary road Charent Producator. 2) No action taken.
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3. Voted: That the "lawas abpropriate the sum of one thousand (1000) doPlace por stchant Incidentale
4. Vated: "That for the future of providing money to meet the appropriation of six thousand (6000) dollars. In general school house repairs, and sehaireste abores and hauchace o apparatus made at a special. Town meeting held. July 4, 1905 and tried pres H. Oct 11, 1985. Jan) The Heures is here ly authorized, with the approval as the stefactoren to issue noter of the Town to the amount of six thousand (00), dollars. said rates to be dated pov. 1, 1915 and to bear interest at the rate of 40, 0 her annum, signed by the. " Trania herodes and amajority of the Selectivens and haya ble and follows: Have thousand (1000) dollars. Hat.1, njoj, Para ffinconad (UNO) dollars live. 1, 1908, ore traces and declare (icc) Icon 1, 1909., one thousand (1000) dollares for 1, 1910, one thousand (1000) dollars Har1, 191, thousand (1000) dollard (hor 1, 1912.
Voted: That the Town rats to instruct the School Committed to run the One Horses Large in District No 5 as formerly.
Voted, That the meeting dissolve at 8.05 P. M. atten-
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Desthrough, qualified to math. and throw affaire, to meet Atall in Prethrough, i seventh day of Gavember at 6. 05 oclock in the forendan, then and there to act on the following articles:
Article 1) To bring in on and ballat their water the
Lieutenant (2) (5)
(O.) auditor
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attorney
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univfired terme of three years from the first (rednessany January 1904.
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The hacker al remain area cuantiviens iciou in the and you are directed to serve this Warrant -By posting wife attested copies thereof at the Post Office and Town Hall seven 1 day, at least 1 1 said meeting. Hereof fail. not ton of this Praceant, with your doings thereon, to the
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Town Bleck of said Steetherough and out before 7 1.
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October in the year of our world binet./ Hundred and fine
J.J. Reilly Selectiven Richard Fay Hacker Stedhoang.
Procenter S. Preathero, October 31, 1905. I have this day served the within warrant les hasting uy attested copies thereof at the first- office and town hall ind said Prestano.
Orman. Vivargner Constable of Deathono.
Chethrough Grass.
November 7, 1905. In furomance with the foregoing? meent the Inhabitants qualified to vote in elections and town affairs buet in the Town Hall and. were called to order at 6 o'clock in the forencon (. A. Reilly, Chairman ofilie Selectment who proceeded to read Piranha a.t.
Arthur OFairbanket Philand Helena
Backat Cherkelwere Arty swann by the Trans Clerk. The ballatasenere delivered to the preceding is filed who gave the receipt there ford to the Found Clerk The Salat box was examined in the frecences of the untere, found empty, washacked and the keys were given to Constable.
The necessary ballata were delivered to the Ballot Clerks and everything being in readings
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1 licuating began.
Thomas K. Hackett Geremiale & Argan Frank Annon. John (Thattheus! Givere buly enmoins abstellen by the Toural Cliente. It was unanimously vated by the 0 Question. Oficeret andel . Jurnal Chester to open the ballat box at 8.55 A. DU.
. At 8.55 W. WW. the ballot box was Mened and two hundred and thirty nine 239. (23) ballate taken therefrom.
· At 1. 30 A. In. the ballat box was 389' Mened and one hundred and fifty (50) - ballate taken therefore, At 2 . In the ballet box me opened and one hundred and sixty- 550 one (161) ballate taken therefrom Voted to close the falls at. 14. 30 . In. 1
At 4.30 . In. the ballot box www 606. opened and fifty- sidedballate taken therefrom. At each of the above times after opening the vallat box and taking the ballate therefrom, the box was declared empty, - lacked and the keyes given to the Constable. The presiding officer announced that six hundred and sax (606) ballots had been distributed and six hundred and six (606) Inamed had been checked on the list of vater need this day.
The total number of ballate cast was 606.
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was declared and read wyther hearing at 5:00 schack 1. 1. ai halland.
Grazie It Bartlett of Boston, had two - hundred and trab 2,02.
James F. Carey of Haverhill, had eight.
William I Cancall Waston, had two 2%
Quatre Guild, Inc. of Astan, had theei hundred, sexdates two. 12.
Stilland @ Chylite of Beverly had ABlanke 16.
For Lieutenant Governor
Thomas J. Brennan of Salem, had peren. 1
raten of Abpedale, had three C hundred fifty three. Patrick Quanlaney of Boston had tex. 10.
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Jonas & Smith of Dalton, had nine. 9.
Ortonay Sin Whitney of Traokline, had two und 206. I hundred, kind.
Blanke. 21.
For Secretary.
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Charles @ Auterive of Fare, had sixteen! 16.
Anathan S. Lewis of Stoneham, had eight. henry 3. Little of Newburyport, had one hundred and fifty-one! 15%.
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William M. Oliv of Baston, had three ? - hundred and eighty-seven. 38%. Quality " Authent of Holyoke had six 6.
Blanke. 138.
Treasureal.
Christopher . altro of milford wat rix 6. Maria & Brodeur of Brockton had sixteen. 16. ArthurS. Chapin of Holyoke had
three hundred and eighty eight 388
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Sono Claudiugo Ten Dedfunds had two. 2 Daniel Flaherty & Greetfield, had one hundred and fifty- food. 154. 4.0.
Fru Auditori Patrick & hehe of Faith Adamo, had
one hundred an Ninty- nine. 149. Herbert . Griffin lol Maston had six. 6.
O. O. Fredrik Handlow of Medford, hade eix 6. Ambrase Siles of ann had fifteen 15. Henry O Turner of Chalden, Rad
three hundred and Eighty.
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Attorney General.
Allen Coffin of frantucket had seven. DE11111 Al Head of Justan had eight.
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hundred and fifty- eight. 158.
Jana Palack Auf Greenfield had three
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