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ART. 13. To determine the manner of repairing the highways and bridges for the ensuing year.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will purchase or other- wise provide a suitable place where the Town teamns may be kept, or take any action in relation to the matter.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will take any specific action to better enforce the laws in relation to trespass.
ART. 16. To see what further action the Town will take in connection with the observance of the 150th anniversary of its incorporation.
ART. 17. To see if the Town will authorize the Water Commissioners to adopt a meter system in con- nection with the water works and make an appropria- tion for the same.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will authorize the Water Commissioners to install an additional pump at the pumping station.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will abate any unpaid water rates, or take any action in relation to the same.
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ART. 20. To see if the Town will appoint a com- mittee to prosecute persons for selling intoxicating liquors in the Town, and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 21. To see what action the Town will take on the recommendations of the special committee on the condition of the Water Works reported to the Town at the annual meeting held March 3, 1902.
ART. 22. To see if the Town will choose a Comp- troller or Accountant for the Water Department, and define his duties.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will amend the By- Laws so as to provide for a Comptroller or Accountant for the Water Department, or take any other action in relation to the matter.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by post- ing an attested copy thereof in each of the Post Offices and one of the churches, or some other public place, seven days at least before the day appointed for such meeting, and to make seasonable return thereof with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk.
Hereof fail not.
Dated at Lincoln, this twenty-fourth day of Febru- ary, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun- dred and four.
CHARLES S. SMITH, EDWARD F. FLINT, ANTHONY J. DOHERTY, Selectmen of Lincoln.
JAMES T. LAIRD, Constable.
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The return on the Warrant is as follows:
Lincoln, Feb. 27, 1904.
I have served this Warrant by posting attested copies at each of the Post Offices and one in the ves- tibule of the First Parish Church, seven days at least before said meeting.
JAMES T. LAIRD, Constable.
In accordance with the above Warrant, the meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, and the War- rant read, with the return of the Constable.
The following votes were then passed.
ARTICLE 1. Voted, and chose Chas. S. Wheeler, Moderator, the Check List being used.
ART. 2. Voted, unanimously, That the Selectmen be directed to mail, at least three days before the day appointed for special Town Meetings, a notice to each registered voter.
ART. 3. Voted, to accept all the printed reports.
ART. 4. Voted, and chose :
TOWN CLERK .-
Geo. L. Chapin, sworn.
SELECTMEN .-
Chas. S. Smith, sworn. Edw. F. Flint, sworn. Anthony J. Doherty, sworn.
BOARD OF HEALTH .- three years, Samuel H. Pierce. ASSESSORS .-
Charles S. Wheeler, sworn. William C. Pierce, sworn. William H. Sherman, sworn.
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TREASURER .-
Charles S. Wheeler, sworn.
AUDITOR .-
Thomas L. Giles.
CONSTABLES .- - James T. Laird, sworn.
Isaac N. MacRae, sworn.
Edward Dempsey, sworn. John F. Farrar, sworn. Herbert J. Harrington, sworn.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE - three years, Edward R. Farrar.
WATER COMMISSIONER - three years, Joseph S.
Hart.
COMPTROLLER FOR THE
WATER WORKS .- C. Lee
Todd.
FIELD DRIVERS .-
Harold S. Cousins, sworn. Ernest F. Russ, sworn. Lincoln W. Riddle, sworn.
FENCE VIEWERS .-
Fred E. Cousins, sworn. Samuel Farrar, sworn.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER .- Richard A. Shepard, sworn. George F. Harrington, sworn. Samuel Farrar, sworn.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK .- Samuel Farrar, sworn. Richard A. Shepard, sworn. Thomas L. Giles. Harold S. Cousins, sworn.
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CEMETERY COMMISSIONER .- five years, Geo. L. Chapin.
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER .- to fill vacancy caused by change of residence of Henry Brooks, Julius E. Eveleth.
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS .-
Charles F. Adams. Moorfield Storey. Julius E. Eveleth.
COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUNDS .- three years, C. Lee Todd.
TREE WARDEN .-
Edward R. Farrar.
TRUSTEE OF BEMIS LECTURESHIP .- three years, C. Lee Todd.
ART. 5. Voted to accept the Jury List as presented by the Selectmen, viz :
LIST OF JURORS.
Herbert E. Barnes, John G. Flynn,
Clarence A. Brooks,
Herbert W. Farrar,
Edward Bannon,
C. Edgar Wheeler,
Isaac B. Cook,
Mason P. Hunter,
George F. Cook,
George H. Hoar,
George L. Cousins,
Eugene Jose,
George B. Cunningham,
Edwin B. Rice,
Edward Dempsey,
Moses F. Underwood,
Thomas J. Dee,
Martin M. Welch,
Robert D. Donaldson,
Joseph S. Hart.
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ART. 6. Voted the following appropriations :
For Schools, for all departments .
$6500
:
Support of Poor ..
300
Highways and Bridges
4000
Library. The Dog Tax and
500
Interest
200
Street Lamps
600
Board of Health
300
Tree Warden
1000
State Aid
48
Miscellaneous Expenses
3000
Contingent Fund
1500
Payment of Water Bond
1000
Sinking Fund
2000
Hydrants and Service
other Public Water
1500
Free Bed in Waltham Hospital
250
Suppression of Liquor Nuisance
500
Repairs on Library and Town Hall
1000
Observance of 150th Anniversary
500
Cemeteries
200
Voted, That the Selectmen be authorized to expend the sum of $100 or so much thereof as may be neces- sary for enforcement of laws against trespassing, and that the sum of $100 be appropriated for that purpose.
Voted, That the sum of $3000 be taken from money in the treasury, for payment of Water Bond and sink- ing fund, and that the sum of $3000 be taken from the money in the treasury for other appropriations already made.
Voted, That the sum of $3500 be appropriated to the Construction Account of the Water Works, to be
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taken from the treasury, temporarily, pending an issue of bonds.
Voted, To appropriate the sum of $1000 for the installation of Meters in the Water Works, to be taken from the treasury, temporarily, pending an issue of bonds.
Voted, That the Town re-imburse the Tree Warden for money spent in pruning trees between his house and the Warren Corner (so called).
Voted, That the matter of capturing a burglar in the Post Office at South Lincoln be referred to the Select- men, with full powers.
ART. 7. Voted, unanimously, That the Town Clerk cast one vote for No License.
The Check List and Ballot Box were used and the vote declared as follows:
Yes, 0. No, 1.
ART. 8. Voted, That the taxes be collected in the same way and manner as last year.
ART. 9. Voted, That the compensation of the Col- lector of Taxes be 1$ per cent of the list collected.
ART. 10. Voted, unanimously, That the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow during the municipal year, be- ginning Feb. 1, 1904, in anticipation of the collection of taxes, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the Town, but not exceeding the total levy for said year, giving the notes of the Town therefor, payable within one year after the date thereof.
All debts incurred under authority of this vote shall . be paid from the taxes of the present year.
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ART. 11. Voted, To choose a Committee on Claims.
ART. 12. Voted, 83 Yes, 52 No, to revoke the ac- ceptance of Chapter 374 of the Acts of the year 1895.
ART. 13. Not acted upon.
ART. 14. Not acted upon.
ART. 15. Vote passed under Article 6.
ART. 16. Voted, that the whole subject be left to a committee consisting of the Selectmen; the Com- mittee on Claims ; C. Lee Todd, Walter W. Johnson and Harry Russ.
ART. 17. Not acted upon.
ART. 18. Voted, that the Water Commissioners be authorized to install a new pump at the pumping Sta- tion, at a cost not to exceed $3000.
ART. 19. Not acted upon.
ART. 20. Voted, That the Selectmen and Dr. Stephen H. Blodgett and Lorenzo E. Brooks be a com- mittee to prosecute persons for selling intoxicating liquors in this town.
ARTS. 21, 22, and 23 were taken up together and the following votes passed.
Whereas. In the opinion of the Town, it is mani- festly desirable that a complete separation should be effected of the expenses and other financial operations of the Water Works from those of the Town, and that the Water Works should hereafter be operated as an independent company of which the Town is the proprietor and single stockholder, therefore
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Voted, That the Town hereby directs the Town Treasurer to keep the moneys and accounts of the Water Department separate and distinct from other moneys and accounts in his hands as Treasurer; that all funds, whether derived from receipts of the Water Department, or from sale of bonds on account of the Water Works, or otherwise, be deposited and kept in a separate account; and to report to the Town, an- nually, all receipts of the said Department, and all pay- ments made against the same, by a statement separate from his other accounts as Town Treasurer.
Voted, That the Town proceed to choose a Comp- troller of the Water Department. The said Comptrol- ler shall have access at all times to the accounts, books, papers, and vouchers of the Water Commission- ers, and to those of the Town Treasurer relating to the Water Department, shall prescribe the forms of books, accounts, receipts, and vouchers to be kept and used by the Commissioners and by the Treasurer, in rela- tion to the business of the Department, which forms it shall be the duty of the Commissioners and Treasurer to keep and to use : and shall report to the town, an- nually, a statement of the accounts of the Water Works, including the cost of construction and mainte- nance, and the indebtedness of the Town for Water Works, in such form as he shall deem best, for the in- formation of the Town.
Voted, That the By-Laws of the Town be amended by adding to Article II thereof the following:
Sec. 2. The Town shall choose at each annual meeting a Comptroller of the Water Department. The Comptroller shall have access at all times to the accounts, books, papers, and vouchers of the Water
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Commissioners, and to those of the Town Treasurer relating to the Water Department; shall prescribe the forms of deposits, accounts, books, receipts, and vouch- ers to be kept and used by the Commissioners and by the Town Treasurer in relation to the business of the Water Department, which form it shall be the duty of the Commissioners and of the Treasurer to keep and use : and shall report to the Town, annually, a state- ment of the accounts of the Water Works, including the cost of construction and maintenance, and the in- debtedness of the Town for Water Works, in such form as he shall deem best, for the information of the Town.
Voted, That the Committee on Claims or the Select- men, if no Committee be chosen, be authorized to apply to the Superior Court within and for the County of Middlesex for its approval of the foregoing amend- ment to the By-Laws.
Voted, That the Water Commissioners be instructed forthwith to take all necessary measures, gradually to substitute the meter system for the fixed rate system, in all cases of water consumption other than those of purely household or domestic character.
Voted, That in the opinion of the Town, the entire system of charges now in use, whether for hydrant or - household purposes, should be revised with a view to a more equitable adjustment of the burden, and to the end that the system may be made absolutely self sup- porting at the earliest practicable moment.
Voted, That the Selectmen officially communicate a copy of the Report of the Special Committee on the condition of the Water Works, submitted Feb. 1, 1902
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to the Selectmen and Board of Water Commissioners of the Town of Concord for their information and guidance in any contingency which may reasonably be expected hereafter to occur, affecting the sufficiency of Sandy Pond as a water supply for both the Town of Lincoln and the Town of Concord.
Voted : To dissolve the meeting.
GEORGE L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Mar. 17, 1904.
The appointment of John F. Farrar for Superintend- ent of Streets having been made by the Selectmen, the oath of office was this day administered by
GEORGE L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Mar. 19, 1904.
The oath of office of Special Police was this day ad- ministered to Richard A. Shepard by
GEORGE L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
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Mar. 26, 1904.
Charles S. Wheeler was appointed Constable and empowered to collect taxes for the ensuing year, by the Selectmen and the oath of office was administered March 29 by
GEORGE L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
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Proceedings of a Town Meeting held Sept. 24, 1904.
WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX SS.
To any Constable of the Town of Lincoln :
GREETING.
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Lincoln, duly qualified to vote in Town affairs, to assemble in Bemis Hall Sat- urday, September 24th, current, at 7.30 P. M., to act on the following articles ; viz .:
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator.
ART. 2. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $2000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated, for the purpose of installing a new pump at the Pumping Station.
ART. 3. To see if the Town will borrow any money by an issue of bonds, notes or script, under the pro- visions of Chapter 337 of the year 1902, for the pur- pose of providing money heretofore appropriated or heretofore expended, and to be refunded to the treas- ury under the votes of the Town, heretofore passed.
ART. 4. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $500 to purchase crushed stone, to be used on the highways.
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And you are directed to serve this Warrant by post- ing an attested copy thereof in each of the Post Offices and one of the churches, or some other public place seven days at least before the day appointed for such meeting; and to make seasonable return thereof with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk. Hereof fail not.
CHARLES S. SMITH, ANTHONY J. DOHERTY, EDWARD F. FLINT. Selectmen of Lincoln.
JAMES T. LAIRD, Constable of Lincoln.
The return on the Warrant is as follows:
Lincoln, Mass., Sept. 15, 1904.
I have served this Warrant by posting an attested copy at each of the Post Offices and one in the vesti- bule of the First Parish Church, seven days, at least, before the day appointed for the meeting.
JAMES T. LAIRD. Constable of Lincoln.
Pursuant to the above Warrant the following votes were passed.
ARTICLE 1. Chose Charles S. Wheeler, Moderator, the Check List being used.
ART. 2. Voted, 20 Yes; 4 No.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $1500 to the Construction account of the Water Works, in addition to the amount already appropriated, for the purpose of installing a new pump at the Pumping Station.
ART. 3. Voted, 15 Yes : 3 No.
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That the Treasurer is hereby authorized to borrow the sum of $5000 which sum is a portion of the amount appropriated at the Annual Meeting, March 7, 1904, together with the sum of $1500 appropriated at this meeting and paid from the Town Treasury . pending an issue of bonds. And for the purpose of borrowing the said snm of $5000 the Treasurer is authorized to issue, from time to time, the Bonds of the Town, in denominations of not less than $1000 each. Each of which Bonds shall be payable in thirty years from the date of issue.
The said Bonds shall bear interest payable semi- annually at a rate not exceeding four per centum per annum : shall be signed by the Treasurer of the Town, and countersigned by the Selectmen; and the same may be sold at public auction or private sale at the discretion of the Treasurer. The said Bonds shall bear upon their face the words "Lincoln Water Loan."
The issue and sale of said Bonds shall be made under and conform to in all respects the provisions of Chapter 337 of the Acts of the year 1902.
ART. 4. Voted, That the Town appropriate the sum of $500 for the purchase of crushed stone to be used upon the highways.
Voted to adjourn.
GEORGE L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
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Proceedings of a Town Meeting held Nov. 8, 1904.
WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS.
To any Constable in the Town of Lincoln, in said County :
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, youare hereby required to notify and warn the in- habitants of the Town of Lincoln, duly qualified to vote in the election of State and County Officers, to assem- ble at Bemis Hall, on Tuesday, November 8, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, to give in their votes for the following officers, viz: Electors of President and Vice- President, a Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney-General for the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, a Representative in Congress in the Fourth Congressional District, a Senator from the Fifth Middlesex Senatorial District, a Representa- tive in the General Court from the Seventeenth Repre- sentative District in Middlesex, District Attorney, County Commissioner, Associate Commissioners, and Sheriff; also any other officers required by law to be chosen in the month of November of the current year.
All officers enumerated above are to be designated and voted for on one ballot, the polls to be opened at ten o'clock A. M. and may be closed at four o'clock P. M.
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And you are directed to serve this Warrant by post- ing an attested copy thereof in each of the Post Offices and one of the churches, or in some other public place, seven days at least before the day appointed for said meeting, and to make seasonable return thereof with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk. Hereof fail not.
Dated at Lincoln this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and four.
CHARLES S. SMITH, EDWARD F. FLINT, ANTHONY J. DOHERTY, Selectmen of Lincoln.
JAMES T. LAIRD, Constable of Lincoln.
Return of Warrant. Lincoln, Nov. 1, 1904.
I have served this Warrant by posting an attested copy at each of the Post Offices and one in the vesti- bule of the First Parish Church seven days before said meeting.
JAMES T. LAIRD, Constable of Lincoln.
In accordance with the above Warrant, the meeting was called to order in Bemis Hall, at ten o'clock A. M., by the Chairman of the Selectman.
Arthur W. Kidder was sworn as Teller and James W. Lennon was sworn as Ballot Clerk.
The polls were immediately opened with the Register on the Ballot Box showing 000 and closed at 4.30 P.M. with the register showing 153.
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The ballots being counted, it was found that 155 ballots had been cast, which corresponded with the number of names checked upon the Check List.
The ballots were counted and the following declara- tion of the same was made in open meeting and the returns signed and sealed.
THE ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE- PRESIDENT AT LARGE.
Socialist, John Eills of Haverhill, 1 vote. Howard A. Gibbs of Worcester, 1 "
Democratic, Patrick A. Collins of Boston, 52 votes. Henry W. Ely of Westfield, 52 66
Republican, William A. Crapo of New Bedford, 93 66
Edwin M. Curtis of Boston, 93
Prohibition, Napoleon B. Johnson, of Milford, 3 William H. Partridge of Newton, 3 Blanks, 6
DISTRICT NO. 1 .-
Edgar A. Whitaker of Holyoke, 1 vote.
Robert Abercrombie of Greenfield, 52 votes.
Robert M. Woods of Hatfield, 93
Wilbur M. Purrington of Williamsburg, 3 Blanks, 6
DISTRICT NO. 2 .-
Alva E. Fenton of Springfield, 1 vote.
William P. Hayes of Springfield, 52 votes.
Alfred H. Evans of Northampton, 3
Norman P. Wood of Northfield, 93 66 Blanks, 6 66
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DISTRICT NO. 3 .-
Louis F. Weiss of Worcester,
1 vote.
James E. Estabrook of Worcester, 52
Calvin D. Page of Southbridge, 93
3 66
Richard D. Murphy of Worcester, Blanks, 6
66
DISTRICT NO. 4 .-
Ernest C. Irish of Waltham,
1 vote.
Herbert H. Lyons of Fitchburg,
52 votes.
Walter Perley Hall of Fitchburg, Alfred L. Cutting of Weston, 3 Blanks, 6
DISTRICT NO. 5 .-
John B. Cameron of Lawrence, 1 vote.
Peter J. Brady of Lowell,
52 votes.
Newton P. Frye of North Andover, 93
Geo. E. Batchelder of Lynnfield, Blanks, 6
3
66
DISTRICT NO. 6 .-
Parkman B. Flanders of Haverhill, 1 vote.
William B. Sullivan of Danvers, 52 votes
George H. Dole of Haverhill, 93
James F. Pease of Merrimac, 3 66 Blanks, 6 66
DISTRICT NO. 7 .-
1 vote.
Alfred B. Outram of Chelsea, Charles J. Barton of Melrose, 52 votes.
Clarence F. Fernald of Melrose, 93
3 66
Henry A. Smith of Stoneham, Blanks, 6
94
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DISTRICT NO. 8 .-
Charles W. White of Somerville, 1 vote.
John H. H. McNamee of Cambridge, 52 votes.
George W. Perkins of Somerville, 93
3
Joseph B. Bent of Somerville, Blanks,
6 "
DISTRICT NO. 9 .-
George W. Galvin of Boston,
1 vote.
Emery D. Leighton of Boston, 52 votes.
Francis L. Auld of Boston, 93
William H. Park of Boston, Blanks, 6
3
66
66
DISTRICT NO. 10 .-
Daniel W. Gorman of Quincy,
1 vote.
Lawrence J. Logan of Boston,
52 votes.
Milton C. Paige of Boston,
93 "
Roland F. Alger of Boston, Blanks, 6
3
66
DISTRICT NO, 1] .-
Jacob Heartl of Boston,
1 vote.
John H. Lee of Boston, 52 votes.
Thomas Sherwin of Boston,
93
Hiram B. Cross of Boston, Blanks, 6
3
66
66
DISTRICT NO. 12 .-
Herbert Mosman of Stoughton, James E. Cotter of Hyde Park, Abbott E. French of Canton, 93 66
1 vote.
52 votes.
William H. Cobb of Newton, Blank. 6
3 6
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DISTRICT NO. 13 .-
Jeremiah J. Sullivan of Fall River, Charles S. Ashley of New Bedford,
1 vote.
52 votes. Benjamin Anthony of New Bedford 93 Charles A. Chace of Swansea 3 Blank, 6
DISTRICT NO. 14.
Charles E. Lowell of Whitman,
1 vote.
Thomas C. Thacher of Yarmouth, 52 votes.
William A. Nye of Bourne, 93
66
Daniel F. Chesman of Sandwich, Blank, 6
3
FOR GOVERNOR .-
John L. Bates of Boston, Oliver W. Cobb of Easthampton, William L. Douglas of Brockton, 61 Blank, 6
85 votes.
3 66
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR .-
John C. Crosby of Pittsfield, Frank P. Dyer of Arlington, 6 Curtis Guild Jr. of Boston, 84 Blank, 14
51 votes.
FOR SECRETARY .-
Fannie J. Clary of Williamsburg, Charles E. Hitchcock of Ware, 1 vote.
Henry B. Little of Newburyport, Wm. M. Olin of Boston, Blank. 14
5 votes.
44 votes. 91
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FOR TREASURER .-
Hubert C. Bartlett of Fitchburg, 1 vote.
Arthur B. Chapin of Holyoke,
86 votes.
Willard O. Wylie of Beverly, Edmund D. Codman of Boston, Blank,
5 66
45 66
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66
FOR AUDITOR .-
Charles E. Burnham of Worcester, Walter J. Hoar of Worcester, 1 vote. 1 6
6 votes.
Charles Stevens of Plymouth, Francis Tetrault of Southbridge, Henry E. Turner of Malden, Blank, 16 66
43 votes.
88 66
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL .-
Henry M. Dean of Hyde Park,
6 votes.
John P. Leahy of Boston, 40 “
Herbert Parker of Lancaster, 91 66
John Weaver Sherman of Boston, 1 vote.
Blank, 17
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS. FOURTH DISTRICT .--
Marcus A. Coolidge of Fitchburg, 48 votes.
John F. Mullen of Clinton, 1 vote.
Charles Q. Tirrell of Natick, 90 votes. Blank, 16
FOR COUNCILLOR, SIXTH DISTRICT .-
John E. Brennon of Malden, 1 vote.
John F. O'Brien of Lowell, 43 votes.
Walter Scott Watson of Lowell, Blank, 21
90
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FOR SENATOR, FIFTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT. -
Harrie C. Hunter of Marlborough, 84 votes.
Wm. T. Jenney of Medford, 44 “ Lewis F. Neal of Waltham 1 vote. Blank, 26
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT.
SEVENTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT .-
Thomas L. Giles of Lincoln, 63 votes.
Harvey Wheeler of Concord, 78 " Blank, 14
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, MIDDLESEX .-
Francis Bigelow of Natick, 91 votes.
Charles F. Drury of Natick, 2
James E. Kelley of Wilmington, 40 66
Blank, 22
FOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER, MIDDLESEX .-
Laughlin Cameron of Malden, 2 votes. Embert E. Hopkins of Cambridge, 2 " David T. Strange of Stoneham, 77 66 Edw. Everett Thompson of Woburn, 73 Blank, 156
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FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, NORTHERN DISTRICT .-
John J. Devine of Lowell, 39 votes.
Squire E. Putney of Somerville, 1 vote.
Geo. A. Sanderson of Ayer, 92 votes. Blank, 23
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FOR SHERIFF, MIDDLESEX COUNTY .-
Frederick Bancroft of Reading, 45 votes. John R. Fairbairn of Cambridge, 87 " John L. Mulholland of Somerville, 1 vote. Blank, 22
And the meeting was dissolved.
GEO. L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
At a meeting of the Town Clerks of the Seventeenth Middlesex District at Concord, Nov. 18, 1904, the fol- lowing vote was disclosed.
Bedford.
Concord. 205
Lincoln.
Weston.
Thomas L. Giles,
31
63
46
Total. 345
Harvey Wheeler
115
580
78
192
965
Blanks
36
116
14
44
210
1520
And a certificate of election of Harvey Wheeler of Concord was signed by
Abram E. Brown, Town Clerk of Bedford.
Walter A. Carr, Town Clerk of Concord.
George L. Chapin, Town Clerk of Lincoln.
George W. Cutting, Town Clerk of Weston.
GEORGE. L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
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There have been recorded during the year ending Dec. 31, 1904, 18 Births, 10 Marriages, 16 Deaths.
BIRTHS REGISTERED.
Date of Birth.
Name of Child.
Names of Parents.
Jan. 17, 1904.
Charles Lee Todd.
Charles Lee Todd and Mary Paul ine (Eveleth).
Feb. 4, "
Harold Floyd Young.
George Young and Emily (Pear- son).
Feb. 12,
Judith Helen Farquhar.
David Farquhar and Grace Maud (Stetson).
Feb. 21, "
Wallace Clair Langille.
Isaac Langille and Adella(Waugh).
Mar. 25, «
Howard Snelling.
Samuel Rodman Snelling and Marian (Bamforth).
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