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Sect. 3. The selectmen shall from time to time cause to be printed a sufficient number of copies of the by-laws of the town and shall incorporate therewith a list of the laws of the commonwealth which have been accepted by the town.
ARTICLE VIII.
TRUANTS.
Section 1. Any minor being an habitual truant, and any child between the ages of seven and fifteen years found wandering about the streets or public places within the town having no lawful occupation or business, not attend- ing school, and growing up in ignorance, and such children as persistently violate the reasonable rules and regulations of the public schools, may upon conviction thereof be com- mitted to the Middlesex County Truant School at Chelms- ford, Mass., or to any other place provided by the town within its limits, for confinement, instruction, and disci- pline.
ARTICLE IX.
PUBLIC REGULATIONS.
Section 1. No person shall coast upon any public street or part thereof after the selectmen have posted a notice prohibiting coasting upon such street or part thereof.
Sect. 2. No person, unless authorized by law, shall break or dig up any part of any street without a written permit therefor from the selectmen. Every person who
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after obtaining such permit shall obstruct or render unsafe any public street, shall guard the same by a proper fence or railing, and by lights during the night time, subject to the approval of the selectmen. Such permit may be revoked at any time.
Sect. 3. No person shall be or remain in any doorway, or upon any stairs, doorstep, portico or other projection from any house or building, or upon or against any wall or fence on or near any street or public place, after having been requested by the owner or any occupant of the premises or by any constable or police officer to remove therefrom.
Sect. 4. No person shall make, write, print, paint, cut or post any indecent or obscene marks, words, figures or signs upon any fence, building, post, tree or other object exposed to public view.
Sect. 5. No person shall wilfully injure, mar, deface or destroy any fence, signboard, guideboard, lamp-post, lamp or lantern in any street or public place, nor extinguish any street light, nor extinguish or remove any light placed to denote an obstruction or a defect in any public street or way, without proper authority to do so.
Sect. 6. Any person who shall offend against any of the provisions of this article shall forfeit and pay, for each offense, a sum not exceeding twenty dollars."
Which said By-Laws being seen and understood by the Court, are on this nineteenth day of June, A. D. 1897, ap- proved.
In testimony that the foregoing is a true copy of record. I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, this twenty-second day of June, A. D. 1897.
RALPH M. SMITH, Ass't Clerk.
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INDEX
Town Officers, 1910-1911
PAGE 3-5
Proceedings of Town Meetings, 1910-1911
6-28
Town Clerk's Report
29-32
Recommendations for Appropriations
33-34
Selectmen's Report
33-50
Auditor's Report
57
Expenditures for the year
58-71
Report of Assessors
84-100
Report of Town Treasurer
72
Report of Commissioner of Sinking Fund
73
Report of Treasurer Commissioners Trust Funds
74-79
Report of Treasurer Geo. F. Bemis Lecture Fund
80-81
Report of Treasurer Cemetery Commissioners
82
Report of Water Commissioners
101-109
Report of Tree Warden
110-117
Report of Board of Health
83
Report of Supt. of Streets .
54-55
Report of Inspector of Animals .
51
Report of Fire Engineers
52-53
Report of Trustees of Lincoln Public Library
118
Library Statistics .
120
Report of Librarian
121
List of Accessions to Library
122-129
School Reports
131-148
Report of School Committee
133
School Calendar and Statistics
146-147
Roll of Honor
145
Tabular Statement
148
Warrant, 1911
149-151
By-Laws of the Town
. 153-160
Report of Treasurer of Lincoln Library
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REPORT OF THE OFFICERS OF THE
TOWN OF LINCOLN
From February 1, 1911, to February 1, 1912
ALSO THE Reports of the School and other Committees'
FOR THE YEAR 1911-1912
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TOWN OFFICERS, 1911-1912.
Town Clerk. GEORGE L. CHAPIN.
Selectmen and Overseers of Poor.
CHARLES S. SMITH, CHARLES LEE TODD, ROBERT D. DONALDSON. Board of Health.
R. D. DONALDSON
Term expires 1912
MARTIN M. WELCH
1913
EDWARDS W. HERMAN
1914
Assessors.
CHARLES S. WHEELER
Term expires 1912
WILLIAM C. PEIRCE
1913
WILLIAM H. SHERMAN
יי 66 1914
Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.
CHARLES S. WHEELER.
Auditor. JAMES W. LENNON.
Constables.
JAMES T. LAIRD, WINSLOW A. EATON, GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM.
Commissioners of Trust Funds.
CHARLES S. SMITH
Term expires 1912
C. LEE TODD .
.
66 1913
JULIUS E. EVELETH .
66 66 1914
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Tree Warden. JOHN J. KELLIHER.
Committee on Claims.
MOORFIELD STOREY, JULIUS E. EVELETH. 1
CHARLES S. WHEELER.
Trustees for Bemis Fund for Free Public Lectures.
GEORGE FLINT C. LEE TODD . .
Term expires 1912
1913
JULIUS E. EVELETH
66 1914
Trustees of Grammar School Fund.
CHARLES S. WHEELER, HERBERT E. BARNES.
Trustees of Lincoln Library.
CHARLES F. ADAMS, JOHN F. FARRAR, CHARLES LEE TODD,
CHARLES S. SMITH, Chairman of Selectmen, ex-officio.
REV. EDWARD E. BRADLEY, Chairman School Committee, ex-officio.
Registrars.
CHARLES S. SMITH,
ROBERT D. DONALDSON,
C. LEE TODD,
GEORGE L. CHAPIN.
School Committee.
REV. EDWARD E. BRADLEY
Term expires 1912
EDWARD R. FARRAR
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1913
HENRY E. WARNER
1914
Water Commissioners.
STEPHEN H. BLODGETT . Term expires 1912
JOSEPH S. HART .
1913
GEORGE L. CHAPIN
1914
CHARLES S. SMITH, Chairman Selectmen, ex-officio.
CHARLES S. WHEELER, Treasurer, ex-officio.
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Field Drivers.
MARTIN CORRIGAN,
CHAS. F. FOREMAN.
Fence Viewers.
JOHN F. FARRAR,
WM. H. SHERMAN.
Surveyors of Lumber. RICHARD A. SHEPARD.
Measurers of Wood and Bark.
SAMUEL FARRAR,
HAROLD S. COUSINS,
JOHN F. FARRAR.
Cemetery Commissioners.
EDWARD F. FLINT
Term expires 1912
HERBERT E. BARNES
66 1913
GEORGE L. CHAPIN
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66 1914
CHARLES S. SMITH
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66
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JULIUS E. EVELETH .
66 66 1916
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Proceedings of a Town Meeting, held March 6, 1911.
WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS.
To James T. Laird, or any other Constable of the Town of Lincoln, in said County:
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabit- ants of the Town of Lincoln, duly qualified to vote in Town affairs, to assemble in Bemis Hall, on Monday, March sixth, at 1 o'clock P.M., to act on the following articles, viz .:
ARTICLE 1. 'To choose a moderator.
ART. 2. To hear and act upon the reports of Town Officers, Committees, Commissioners, and Trustees.
ART. 3. To choose all necessary Town Officers, Com- mittees, Commissioners and Trustees for the ensuing year.
ART. 4. To appropriate money for necessary and expedient purposes of the Town, and enact anything in relation to the same.
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ART. 5. To give in their votes by ballot in answer to the question: "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town?" The check list shall be used as provided by Section 5, Chapter 100 of the Public Statutes.
ART. 6. To determine the manner of collecting taxes for the ensuing year.
ART. 7. To determine the compensation of the Col- lector of Taxes for the ensuing year.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow dur- ing the municipal year, beginning February first, 1910, in anticipation of the collection of taxes of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the Current ex- penses of the Town, but not exceeding the total tax levy for the said year, giving the notes of the Town in payment thereof, payable in one year from the dates thereof. All debts incurred under authority of this vote shall be paid from taxes of the present municipal year.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will choose a Committee on Claims under the provisions of Section 3 of Article 9 of the By-Laws.
ART. 10. To see if the Town will appoint a committee to prosecute persons for selling intoxicating liquors in the Town, and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 11. To see what action the Town will take with reference to the old schoolhouse in the center of the Town.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will continue the Special Committee appointed at the Special Town Meeting of
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September, 1908, to act in an advisory capacity to the Tree Warden, or take any other action in the matter.
ART. 13. To see what action, if any, the Town will take with reference to the order of the County Commis- sioners on "Lee's Bridge."
ART. 14. To see if the Town will extend the water pipe from the corner near L. E. Brooks along the Cam- bridge Turnpike to a point opposite the house of Eugene Jose, and make appropriation for the same.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will extend the water pipe from its present terminus opposite the place formerly known as the Mayer's Farm to a point opposite the house of David Farquhar and make an appropriation for the same. Also to see if an extension of the water pipe shall be made to the house owned by the City of Cam- bridge, and appropriate money for the same.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting 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 February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.
CHARLES S. SMITH, C. L. TODD, R. D. DONALDSON,
Selectmen of Lincoln.
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The return of this Warrant is as follows:
Lincoln, Feb. 25, 1911.
I have served this Warrant by posting an attested copy in each if the Post Offices and one in the Railroad Station seven days before the date of said meeting.
JAMES T. LAIRD, Constable of Lincoln.
Pursuant to the above Warrant the meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, who read the Warrant and the return on the same.
The following votes were then passed:
ARTICLE 1. Chose Charles S. Wheeler, Moderator. (The check list being used. ) .
ART. 2. All of the printed reports in the Town Book were accepted, after some discussion.
ART. 3. Voted and chose.
Town Clerk .- George L. Chapin (sworn. )
Selectmen .-
Charles S. Smith (sworn ). C. Lee Todd (sworn). Robert D. Donaldson (sworn ).
Voted to omit choosing Overseers of the Poor.
Board of Health .- 3 yrs. Edwards W. Herman, M.D.
Assessor .- 3 years. William H. Sherman (sworn).
School Committee .- 3 years. Henry E. Warner.
Water Commissioner .- 3 years. George L. Chapin.
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Field Drivers .- Martin Corrigan (sworn ). Charles F. Foreman (sworn ).
Fence Viewers .-
John F. Farrar (sworn). William H. Sherman (sworn).
Surveyor of Lumber .- Richard A. Shepard.
Town Treasurer .- Charles S. Wheeler (sworn ).
Voted, That the Town Treasurer be the Collector of Taxes for the ensuing year.
Auditor .- James W. Lennon.
Constables .-
James T. Laird (sworn ). Winslow A. Eaton (sworn ). George E. Cunningham (sworn ).
Commissioner of Trust Funds, 3 years .- Julius E. Eveleth.
Tree Warden .- John J. Kelliher.
Trustee of Bemis Lectureship for Free Lectures, 3 years .- Julius E. Eveleth.
Measurers of Wood and Bark .: Samuel Farrar (sworn ). John F. Farrar (sworn). Harold S. Cousins.
Cemetery Commissioner, 5 years. Julius E. Eveleth.
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ART. 4. The following appropriations were made:
Schools
$9,000.00
Poor
500.00
Roads and Bridges
6,500.00
Library The Dog Tax and
400.00
Interest
500.00
Cemeteries
250.00
Board of Health
300.00
Tree Warden
500.00
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth
2,800.00
State Aid
48.00
Miscellaneous Expenses
4,500.00
Payment of Water Bonds. ( To be taken
from Water Works' Treasury )
1,500.00
Sinking Fund. ( To be taken from Water Works' Treasury )
2,173.37
Hydrant and other Public Water Service .
2,400.00
Rebuilding of Lee's Bridge, provided the County Commisioners' Order be so amended that said bridge is built on present location 2,500.00
Waltham Hospital
250.00
Street Lamps .
1,211.10
Fire Department 200.00
Payment of New Schoolhouse Bonds
3,000.00
Extra for purchase of Schoolhouse Bonds . 3,000.00
Special Appropriation for Water Works (Sinking Fund ) 2,200.00
Interest on Schoolhouse Bonds
1,840.00
Suppression of Liquor Nuisance . 200.00
Voted, That of the sums appropriated, the sum of $8,248.91 be taken from money in the Treasury.
Special appropriation for Library to pay for electric lighting 300.00
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ART. 5. Voted, That the Town Clerk cast one No Ballot for the Town.
The polls were kept open one hour, the Ballot Box and Check List used. The counter on the Ballot Box showed one ballot cast, and upon opening the box, one No Ballot was found and the following result was de- clared as the vote.
Yes, 0. No, 1.
ART. 6. Voted, That the taxes be collected in the same way and manner as last year.
ART. 7. Voted, That the compensation of the Col- lector of Taxes be 12% of the amount of the list collected.
ART. 8. Voted, unanimously. That the Treasurer be, and hereby is authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow during the municipal year begin- ning Feb. 1, 1911, in anticipation 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 dating thereof, from the taxes of the present municipal year, and that the said notes be reg- istered with the First National Bank, Boston, Mass.
ART. 9. Voted to choose a Committee in Claims. Moorfield Storey, Julius E. Eveleth, Charles S. Wheel- er, Committee on Claims.
ART. 10. Voted, That the Selectmen be a committee to prosecute persons for selling intoxicating liquors in the Town.
ART. 11. The question was raised as to whether the Town owned all the land upon which the old school-
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house stands. It was voted, That the whole matter be left to the Committee on Claims, to report at a future meeting.
ART. 12. Voted, That the same Committee as last year be continued the present year.
ART. 13. Voted to pass over the Article.
ART. 14. Voted to extend the water pipe along the Concord Turnpike to a point opposite the house of Eugene Jose; provided, that before such extension is made, a bond is filed in accordance with the By Laws; and the sum of ($1,200) Twelve Hundred Dollars is hereby appropriated for the same.
ART. 15. Voted to extend the water pipe from op- posite the Mayer's place, so called, to a point opposite the house of David Farquhar, provided, that before such extension is made, a bond is filed with the Town Clerk, approved by the Water Commissioners, guaranteering (7%) seven percent. on the cost of construction; and the sum of Seven Hundred Twenty-five ($725.00) be appropriated for the same, to be taken from the Treasury, temporarily, pending an issue of bonds.
ART. 16. Voted to extend the water pipe from a point opposite the Flynn estate to a point opposite the dwelling owned by the City of Cambridge, provided, that before such work is begun'a bond, approved by the Water Commissioners, be filed with the Town Clerk, guarantee- ing (7% ) seven per cent. on the cost of construction; and the sum of Eleven Hundred Fifty dollars ($1150.00) is hereby appropriated for the same, to be taken from the Town Treasury, temporarily, pending an issue of bonds. Voted to adjourn.
Attest ::
GEORGE L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
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Lincoln, April 10, 1911. John F. Farrar was this day sworn as Superintendent of Streets.
By GEORGE L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, April 21, 1911. Martin M. Welch was this day sworn as Inspector of Animals.
By GEORGE L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, April 21, 1911. Martin M. Welch was this day sworn as Inspector of Meats. By GEORGE L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
Lincoln, May 5, 1911. John F. Farrar was this day sworn as Special Police. By GEORGE L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
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List of Jurors for the year 1911 as prepared by the Selectmen.
Walter F. Baker,
Wallace M. Brooks, J. Elliot Bryant, John T. Clark,
Harold S. Cousins,
Matthew H. Doherty.
Edward R. Farrar,
Herbert G. Farrar,
Thomas L. Giles,
William H. Harding,
Mason P. Hunter,
Eugene Jose,
Roderick B. Laird,
Charles E. Nelson,
Edwin B. Rice,
Daniel H. Sherman,
William H. Sherman,
T. Wilbur Smith, Howard Snelling,
Martin M. Welch,
Charles S. Wheeler,
Hermon T. Wheeler,
George Wilmot,
South Lincoln Lincoln Waltham R.F.D. Lincoln South Lincoln South Lincoln South Lincoln
South Lincoln South Lincoln South Lincoln Waltham R.F.D. Concord Lincoln Lexington R.F.D. South Lincoln R.F.D. South Lincoln R.F.D. South Lincoln Lincoln South Lincoln South Lincoln Lincoln. Lexington R.F.D. Lincoln
CHARLES S. SMITH, ROBERT D. DONALDSON, Selectmen of Lincoln.
Attest :
GEORGE L. CHAPIN,
Town Clerk.
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Proceedings of a Town Meeting held Aug. 26, 1911.
WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX. SS.
To James T. Laird, or any other Constable of The Town of Lincoln in said County :
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabit- ants of the Town of Lincoln, duly qualified to vote in Town affairs, to assemble in Bemis Hall, on Saturday, August 26th, 1911, at 8 o'clock P.M. to act on the fol- lowing Articles, viz:
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator.
ART. 2. To see if the Town will issue water bonds pursuant to the Act of 1907, Chap. 476, and reimbuse the treasury on account of money paid from the treasury pending an issue of bonds on account of payments for water construction purposes, or take any other action with reference to the matter.
ART. 3. To see of the Town will accept the bequest of five hundred (500) dollars under the will of John H. Pierce, given under the following clause:
"To the INHABITANTS OF LINCOLN I give and bequeath the sum of Five Hundred Dollars to be in-
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vested by them in some savings bank and the income thereof expended for the care of the cemetery lot owned jointly by myself and my brother Samuel H. Pierce in the Lower Cemetery so called in said Lincoln."
ART. 4. To see if the Town will accept the further bequest of one thousand (1,000) dollars under the will of John H. Pierce, given under the following clause:
"I furthermore give and bequeath to the INHAB- ITANTS OF LINCOLN the sum of One Thousand dollars in money the same to be invested and the income thereof expended in augumenting the salaries of the Librarians of the Public Library in said Lincoln."
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting 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 seventeenth day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.
CHARLES S. SMITH, C. L. TODD, R. D. DONALDSON, Selectmen of Lincoln.
Lincoln, August 19, 1911.
I have served this Warrant by posting an attested copy in each of the Post Offices and one in the Railroad Station seven days before date of said meeting.
JAMES T. LAIRD, Constable of Lincoln.
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Pursuant to the above Warrant the meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, who read the Warrant, and the following votes were passed.
ARTICLE 1. Voted and chose Charles S. Wheeler, Moderator. (The check list being used. )
ART. 2. Voted, unanimously, That by virtue and in pursuance of the Act of 1907, Chapter 476, the Town Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to issue and sell the bonds of the Town to the aggregate sum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000 ) dated Sept. 1, 1911 and pay- able $500, thereof on the first of September in each of the years 1912 to 1923 inclusive, bearing interest at the rate of four per centum per annum, payable semi- annually; such bonds shall bear on their face the words "Lincoln Water Loan": said bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the Select- men.
ART. 3. Voted, To accept the bequest of Five Hun- dred Dollars ($500) from the estate of John H. Pierce, in accordance with the terms of said bequest.
ART. 4. Voted, To accept the bequest of One Thous- and Dollars ($1,000) from the estate of John H. Pierce in accordance with the terms of said bequest.
Voted to adjourn.
Attest : GEORGE L. CHAPIN, Town Clerk.
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P oceedings of a Primary Meeting held Sept. 26, 1911.
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, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabit- ants of the Town of Lincoln, duly qualified to vote in the election of State and County Officers to assemble at Bemis Hall, on Tuesday, September 26th, at seven o'clock P. M., to give in their votes for the nomination of persons for the following offices, viz .: Governor, Lieutenant- Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney- General, Councillor, Senator, Representative in the General Court, County Commissioner, Clerk of the Court, Registrar of Deeds, State Committee, Delegate to the State Convention; also, for any other officers required by law to be nominated on this date; also, for the election of Town Committees of the respective parties for the year 1912.
All officers are to be voted for at this meeting in accord- ance with the direct primaries law passed by the Legis- lature in 1911.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in each of the Post Offices and one of the churches, or in some other public
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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 fifteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and eleven.
C. S. SMITH, C. L. TODD, R. D. DONALDSON, Selectmen of Lincoln.
The return of the Warrant is as follows :-.
Lincoln, Sept. 18, 1911.
I served this Warrant by posting an attested copy in each of the Post Offices and one in the Railroad Station seven days before said meeting.
JAMES T. LAIRD, Constable of Lincoln.
Pursuant to the above Warrant the meeting was called to order by the Chairman of the Selectmen, who read the Warrant and declared the polls open, James W. Lennon and J. Malcolm Eveleth having been previously sworn as Ballot Clerks and Thomas L. Giles as Teller.
The counter on the ballot box showed 000. The polls were closed at nine o'clock. Upon opening the ballot box, the ballots were immediately separated, the Republican ballots being counted first and declaration made of the same as follows:
Republican. Total vote 65.
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GOVERNOR .-
Louis A. Frothingham of Boston, 40 votes
Joseph Walker of Brookline, 13
Norman H. White of Brookline, Blank, 5
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LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR-
Robert Luce of Somerville, Blank,
53 votes 12
SECRETARY .-
Albert P. Lantry of Springfield,
33 votes
Russell A. Wood of Cambridge, Blank, 16
TREASURER.
Elmer A. Stevens of Somerville,
46 votes
Blank
19 "
AUDITOR .-
Herbert W. Burr of Boston,
19 votes
28 “
John E. White of Tisbury, Blank, 18
ATTORNEY GENERAL .-
James M. Swift of Fall River,
49
66
Blank, 16
COUNCILLOR, Sixth District .-
Herbert E. Fletcher of Westford, Blank, 21 “
44 votes
SENATOR, Fifth Middlesex Distict.
Elwood A. Walker of Waltham, Blank,
50 votes 15 “
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REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT,
13th Middlesex District .-
Irving L. Hodgdon of Bedford, 1 vote
Immanuel Pfeiffer of Bedford, 23 votes
Waldo L. Stone of Sudbury, 39 “
Blank,
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, Middlesex .-
Charles W. Atkins of Everett, 12 votes
Levi S. Gould of Melrose, 40 “
Blank, 13
REGISTER OF DEEDS, Middlesex Southern District .- Edwin D. Childs of Newton, 52 votes
Blank, 13 “
CLERK OF COURTS, Middlesex.
William C. Dillingham of Malden, 48 votes 17 ".
Blank,
STATE COMMITTEE, Fifth Middlesex District .- Daniel Howard Fletcher , 45 votes
Blank, 20
DELEGATE TO THE STATE CONVENTION .-
Charles S. Smith,
10 votes
Scattering,
8 "
Blank,
47 "
TOWN COMMMITTEE .-
Henry E. Warner, 47 votes
Charles S. Smith,
47
Chester H. Sherman,
50
66
Blank,
13 66
The Democratic ballots were then counted and de- clared as follows :-
Total vote, 21.
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GOVERNOR .-
Eugene N. Foss of Boston, Blank,
19 votes 2 “
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR .- David I. Walsh of Fitchburg, Blank,
16 votes 5 "
SECRETARY .-
Frank J. Donaghue of Boston,
11 votes
5 “
Edward O. Skelton of Boston, Blank,
5 "
TREASURER .-
Augustus L. Thorndike of Brewster,
16 votes
Blank,
5 "
AUDITOR .-
Charles B. Strecker of Brookline, Blank,
16 votes
ATTORNEY GENERAL .-
George W. Anderson, of Boston
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