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Mr. Kelley moves that, under notice as given the :moderator under article 96-to reconsider-we now
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take up this article for reconsideration. Not a vote.
Voted, to take up article 37. Mr. Avery moves the sum of $8,760.00 be raised and appropriated for the drainage of Shaw Street. Mr. Kelley's substitute: motion that the sum of $1,233.00 be appropriated for- the drainage on Nelson Street for a distance of 520, feet, in which there are 3 man-holes to be installed and two catch-basins, instead of 5, not a vote. Action tak -.. en on Mr. Avery's motion that the sum of $8,760.00 be raised and appropriated for the drainage of Shaw Street, and it was so voted. Mr. Avery moved recon -- sideration of this vote. Not a vote.
Article 32. Mr. Marshall moves that the sum of" $6,750.00 be raised and appropriated to rebuild Peach Street. So voted.
Article 68. Motion that the extension of Elmlawn Road, so-called, be accepted for a distance of 1040 feet from present accepted portion as laid out by the Selectmen and raise and appropriate the sum of $7, -. 808.94 and that 100% betterments be assessed and with the provision that the abuttors release the town from any water or land damages, not a vote. Mr. Hef- . fernan moved that the motion be amended by striking - out the words "one hundred (100% ) percent," and in place thereof, inserting the words "Fifty (50% ) per -. cent." Not a vote. Mr. Lisano moved as a substitute . motion, that the words, "50%" be stricken out and in place thereof the words "66 2-3 %" so that the mo- - tion would read: Moved that the extension of Elm -. lawn Road, so-called, be accepted for a distance of 1040 feet from present accepted portion as laid out by the Selectmen and raise and appropriate the sum of" $7,808.94 and that 66 2-3% betterments be assessed
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and with the provision that the abuttors release the town from any water or land damages, and it was so voted.
On motion of Mr. Marshall, it was voted to take up article 63. On motion of Mr. Elms, it was voted that Hillview Road, so-called, be accepted for a dis- tance of 980 feet from Washington Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and raise and appropriate the sum of $5,668.64 and that 66 2-3% betterments be assessed.
Mr. Lisano moves reconsideration under article 68. Not a vote.
Moved and it was voted to adjourn at 10:40 P. M., until 7:45 P. M., Monday, April 2, 1928.
A true record. Attest :
M. MAGDALENE VINING, Town Clerk.
January 20, 1929.
April 2, 1928.
The Town met in accordance with adjournment from March 26, 1928.
The meeting was called to order at 7:45 by the Moderator.
On motion of Mr. Studley, it was voted to recon- sider action taken under article 101B. After recon- sideration, it was voted to amend the action taken and that 66 2-3% betterments be assessed instead of 100%.
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Article 122. For miscellaneous expenses, $4,700.00.
Article 123. For Post 87, G. A. R., (Memorial Day) $200.00. For Post 86, A. L., (Memorial Day) $100.00. For Veterans of Foreign Wars, $100.00. Lennon_Murray Post, No. 923.
Article 124. Employees' Compensation Act, $1,812.50.
Article 125. Premiums on insurance policies of fire and liability, $6,307.30.
Article 126. Voted, on motion of Mr. Storm to appropriate the sum of $570.00 to paint the exterior of the American Legion Building and for repairs to the said building.
Article 127. No action.
· Article No action.
Article 129. Voted to take this article up in con- junction with article 144.
Article 130. Voted to take this article up in con- junction with article 144.
Article 131. No action.
Article 132. Voted to accept land on Hollings- worth Avenue, formerly the property of Elsie M. Hol_ lingsworth and recently deeded by her to the Town.
Article 133. No action.
Article 134. On motion of Mr. Marshall, it was voted that this committee be continued to report at another town meeting.
Article 135. No action.
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Article 136. Voted to amend Section 2 of Article 7, of the Town By-Laws, by adding thereto the follow- ing: "At the annual Town Meeting to be held in the month of March, 1929, there shall be elected two mem- bers to serve for one year, two members to serve for two years and one member to serve for three years, and thereafter there shall be elected at the annual town meeting for three-year terms members to fill the vacancies," so that the said Section 2, as amended will read as follows: Section 2. The Town Planning Board shall consist of five members who serve without pay. Said Board shall choose one of its members as Chairman and shall appoint a Secretary. At the An- nual Town Meeting to be held in the month of March, 1929, there shall be elected two members to serve for one year and one member to serve for three years, and thereafter there shall be elected at the annual meet- ing for three-year terms members to fill the vacancies.
Article 137. For Engineering, $3,835.35.
Article 138. Voted to take article 62 from the table to be taken up in conjunction with this article. Voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $7,408.45 to be expended in accordance with plan and layout made and approved by the County Commission- ers, for Washington Street.
Article 139. No action.
Article 140. No action.
Article 141. On motion of Mr. Croke, it was voted to recommit this article to the Selectmen for them to act on it and pay whatever they deemed right.
Article 142. Voted to instruct the Selectmen to provide suitable Parking and Traffic Regulations for . the highways of the Town.
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Article 143. Voted to adopt the following as a by-law, viz: Authority is hereby granted, so far as the Town can legally do so, to the present and each suc- ceeding Board of Selectmen when duly elected and qualified, to make such rules and regulations from time to time as they may deem best for the control and use of any and all animals, and any and all motor vehicles, and all other kinds of vehicles, in and upon any and all streets and ways within the Town limits, with penal- ties for violations of such rules and regulations, or any of them.
Article 144. Voted to take up articles 129 and 130 in conjunction with this article. Voted that the Town discontinue the office of Highway Surveyor on 1 the expiration of their term of office at the annual town meeting of 1928. Under article 130 and on mo- tion of Mr. Anderson, it was voted that all action be indefinitely postponed. Voted, beginning with the an- nual town election of 1929, to elect Selectmen, and Board of Public Welfare for a term of three years, one member to serve for three years, one member to serve for two years and one member to serve for one year and thereafter there shall be elected at the annual meeting for three-year terms.
Article 145. Indefinitely postponed.
Article 146. Voted to accept as a town way, Storrs Avenue, running in a westerly direction 400 feet from Cochato Road, as laid out by the Selectmen in 1922.
Article 147. Voted to amend the Town By-Laws by adding the following articles, as follows :
The following specifications are required of de-
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velopers who build streets which they desire to have approved by the Board of Survey.
Section 1. Removal of all sub-soil for the full length and width of the street and to a depth of at least 6 inches, and more if necessity requires, none of which shall be used as filling. All cuts, fills, lines and grades, shall be complied with according to the plans approved by and as directed by the Board of Survey. The owner shall notify the Superintendent of High- ways previous to beginning work.
Section 2. The necessary drainage to take care of surface water, size of pipes and catch basins are to be determined by the Superintendent of Highways, also the necessary depth for said pipes shall be deter_ mined by him.
Section 3. All tree stumps and stones over six inches in diameter, and weak spots, such as clay, sand pockets or any other materials which have a tendency to weaken the sub-grade, shall be removed to a depth of at least 1 foot (12 inches). The sub-grade shall be filled in with a first class coarse gravel to a depth of six inches below the finished grade.
Section 4. The finished grade on said streets shall be built of six inches of good binding gravel, and rolled under water, leaving a good, hard surface, after rolling with steam roller of at least 10,000 pounds.
Section 5. SIDEWALKS: Sidewalks shall con-
sist of 12 inches in depth and full width of binding gravel, of which the finished grade shall be three inches above the finished center line of the street, and shall be seven feet wide from gutter line to building
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line. No stones more than 1/2 inch shall be left im the finished grade after raking and rolling by roller. of at least 500 pounds in weight.
Article 148. Voted to appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 6,. of the General Laws, as a Reserve Fund.
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Presidential Preference
Preference for Republican Candidate for Presi- dent of the United States.
Preference for Democratic Candidate for Presi- dent of the United States.
The polls will be open from three to eight P. M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof ten days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the town.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant. with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this fifth day of April, A. D. 1928.
HORACE T. CAHILL, SHELLEY A. NEAL, EDWARD AVERY, Selectmen of Braintree.
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A true copy .. Attest :
JOHN J, HEANEY,
Constable of Braintree.
Fifth day of April, 1928.
WARRANT FOR PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NORFOLK, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree.
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are here- by required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in :
Polling Place in Precinct 1, Town Hall.
Polling Place in Precinct 2, Legion Building, Hollis Avenue.
Polling Place in Precinct 3, Hose House, Allen Street.
Tuesday, the Twenty-fourth of April, 1928, at three o'clock, P. M., for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :
7 DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Con- vention of the Republican Party.
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7 ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the Republican Party.
8 DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Con- vention of the Democratic Party.
8 ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the Democratic Party.
2 DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Con- vention of the Republican Party 14th Congressional District.
2 ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Convention of the Republican Party 14th Congressional District.
4 DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Con -. vention of the Democratic Party 14th Congressional District.
4 ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Convention of the Democratic Party 14th. Congressional District.
Braintree, April 24, 1928.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant, the Presidential Primary was held on the above date.
The polls were opened in all Precincts at three o'clock, P. M., and were closed at eight o'clock, P. M.
The following named officers served :
Precinct One: J. Frank Lane, Warden; Dudley P. Howland, Clerk; G. Dallas Willis, Stanley R. Sylves- ter, Walter B. Robbins, Michael P. Novelline, Francis
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O'Rourke, James M. Cutting, Harry S. Snow, John Gallivan, Thomas Slavin, Constable.
Precinct Two: George Arnold, Warden; Virgie Sears, Clerk; Edward Gogan, John Mahar, Alice Kir- by, Norris H. Pinault, Frank Mischler, Joseph Sullivan, Charles Hill, Frank McGrann, Clarence R. Bestick, Constable.
Precinct Three : Winfred G. Waite, Warden; John A. Ryan, William J. Quinlan, Russell L. Boutin, Thomas F. Mulligan, Preston P. MacDonald, John Riley, Wal- ter C. Briggs, Percy T. Richards, Augustus T. Went- worth, Constable.
At the close of the polls, the ballots were assorted, the vote for each party counted seperately, recorded, and sealed according to law.
The result of the ballot was as follows:
Whole number of ballots cast 869
Number of Republican Ballots 843
Number of Democratic Ballots 26
For Republican Delegates at Large :
William M. Butler 416
Frederick H. Gillette 430
Channing H. Cox 385
Eben S. Draper 346
Pauline R. Thayer 338
Minnie R. Dwight 319
Grace H. Bagley 282.
Frederick L. Anderson 253
For Republican Alternate Delegates at Large :
Louise M. Williams 360
Mary P. Potter 348
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Eliot Wadsworth 363'
Frederick H. Prince 351 Butler Ames 359
Edwin F. Leonard 338,
Raoul H. Boudreau
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For Republican District Delegates, Fourteenth District :
Harold C. Keith 413
Clarence R. Edwards 393
For Republican Alternate District Delegates Four_ teenth District:
Jessie B. Baxter 380
Perley E. Barbour 401
For Democratic Delegates at Large :
David I. Walsh 33:
James M. Curley 31
Andrew J. Peters 30
Charles H. Cole
31
Joseph B. Ely 30
Helen A. MacDonald 29
William J. Foley
30
Edward J. Kelley 27
Lawrence F. Quigley
11
For Democratic Alternate Delegates at Large :
Charles H. McGlue 29
Strabo V. Claggett 28:
Joseph Santosuosso 30
Bernard M. Wolf 28
Elizabeth C. McInerney 27
Dorothy Whipple Fry 28
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James A. Donovan 26
Raymond V. McNamara
27
For Democratic District Delegates, Fourteenth District :
George F. Aherne 18
Elizabeth Gormely 20
Arthur A. Hendrick 16
Edward J. Megley 21
William H. Powers
8
John J. Whalen
7
Charles F. Riordon
10
Kathleen E. Kiggin
11
For Democratic Alternate District Delegates Fourteenth District:
Thomas H. Buckley 23
Francis X. Buxton 19
William P. Nickerson 16
John H. Moran 21
John J. Hickey
6
Joseph F. Golden
6
John J. Gallagher
9
Helen M. Hanley
9
A true record. Attest :
M. MAGDALENE VINING, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NORFOLK, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree.
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Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are here- by required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in :
Polling Place in Precinct 1, Town Hall.
Polling Place in Precinct 2, Legion Building, Hollis Avenue.
Polling Place in Precinct 3, Hose House, Allen Street.
Tuesday, the eighteenth day of September, 1928, at twelve o'clock, M., for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices:
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer, and Receiver_General, Auditor of the Commonwealth, Attorney-General, Sen- ator, Senator in Congress, Representative in Congress, Councillor, Senator, Representative in General Court, two County Commissioners, Register of Deeds, Clerk of Courts, Associate County Commissioner (to fill va- cancy ).
And for the election of the following officers :
District Member of State . Committee for each political party for the Norfolk Senatorial District, Members of the Republican Town Committee, Mem- bers of the Democratic Town Committee, Delegates to State Conventions of the Republican Party, Delegates to State Convention of the Democratic Party.
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All the above candidates and officers are to be voted for upon one ballot.
The polls will open at twelve o'clock M., and will close at eight o'clock, P. M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof, in three public places. in each voting Precinct in said Town of Braintree, ten days at least before said eighteenth day of Septem- ber, 1928, and by publishing the same once each week. for two successive weeks in the Braintree Observer,. first publication to be at least eight days before said' meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this war -. rant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk be- fore said meeting.
Given under our hands at Braintree, this fifth day" of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand: nine hundred and twenty-eight.
HORACE T. CAHILL, SHELLEY A. NEAL, EDWARD AVERY, Selectmen of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest :
JOHN J, HEANEY, Constable of Braintree.
STATE PRIMARY
Braintree, September 18, 1928.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant, the State Primary was held by Precincts.
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The polls were opened at twelve o'clock M., and were closed at eight o'clock, P. M.
The following served as Election Officers :
Precinct One: J. Frank Lane, Warden; Dudley P. Howland, Clerk; Leo E. Halpin, H. Parker Hobart, Harry Snow, G. D. Willis, J. M. Cutting, John Gallivan, Francis M. O'Rourke, Michael P. Novelline, Charles P. Morse, Walter B. Robbins, Stanley R. Sylvester, Thomas Slavin, Constable.
Precinct Two: George Arnold, Warden; Justin Schraeder, Virgie Sears, Clerk; Joseph Sullivan, George Sampson, Alice Kirby, Charles Hill, Francis Mahar, Harold Pratt, Frank Mischler, Frank McGrann, John Drinkwater, John Mahar, Clarence Bestick, Con- stable.
Precinct Three: Winfred G. Waite, Warden; Thomas F. Cassidy, Clerk; Thomas F. Mulligan, Pres- ton P. MacDonald, Jr., Irving Bates, John A. Ryan, John Riley, Charles D. Sheehy, Walter C. Briggs, Rus- sel L. Boutin, William D. Levangie, William J. Quin- lan, Leo F. Starr, Augustus T. Wentworth, Constable.
At the close of the polls, the ballots of each poli- tical party were counted separately, declared, sealed, and recorded according to law.
The result of the ballot was as follows:
For Governor
Frank G. Allen (R) 1875
Frank A. Goodwin (R) 1920
Charles H. Cole (D) 70
John J. Cummings (D) 16
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For Lieutenant Governor
George A. Bacon (R) 151
Charles Lawrence Burrill (R) 358
Pehr G. Holmes (R) 88
John C. Hull (R)
689
Robert M. Leach (R)
263
Wycliffe C. Marshall (R)
37
John H. Sherburne (R)
401
William Sterling Youngman (R) 1364
John F. Malley (D) 51
Charles S. Murphy (D)
28
For Secretary
Frederic W. Cook (R)
2892
Joseph Santosuosso (D) 69
For Treasurer
Fred J. Burrell (R) 1137
John W. Haigis (R)
615
J. Ernest Kerr (R)
628
Russell A. Wood (R)
716
James P. Bergin (D)
42
Daniel England (D)
18
For Auditor
Dwight L. Allison (R)
201
Julia B. Buxton (R)
85
Roland H. Choate (R)
1155
Alonzo B. Cook (R)
1366
Harvey E. Frost (R) 97
Roswell F. Phelps (R)
212
Strabo V. Claggett (D)
37
Irving Lewis (D)
4
Francis J. O'Gorman (D)
22
80
For Attorney General
Clarence A. Barnes (R) 952
Joseph E. Warner (R)
2122
Edward P. Barry (D)
50
William R. Scharton (D)
14
For Senator in Congress
Butler Ames (R) 923
Eben S. Draper (R)
1199
Benjamin Loring Young (R) 1094
David I. Walsh (D)
84
For Congressman
Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) 2702
Christopher M. Clifford (D) 59
For Councillor (2nd District)
Chester I. Campbell (R) 2786
For Senator
Henry L. Kincaide (R) 2917
For Representative in General Court
Edward Avery (R) 1877
Horace T. Cahill (R) 2066
Joseph S. Drinkwater (D) 74
For County Commissioners
Nathan Ames (R) 544
Russell T. Bates (R) 666
William M. Edmonston (R) 703
George H. Eggleton (R) 1329
Ernest H. Gilbert (R) 202
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Edward W. Hunt (R)
George Peirce (R) 91
Lawrence F. Power (R)
154
Walter F. Stephens (R) 392
Arthur F. Young (≥:)
202
Warren J. Swett (D) 44
For Clerk of Courts
Robert B. Worthington (R) 2764
For Register of Deeds
Walter W. Chambers (R)
2731
Før Associate Commissioner (Norfolk County)
(To fill vacancy)
Arthur G. Chapman (R) 2531
Frederick H. Lutz (R) 263
Harry B. Taplin (R) 168
For State Committee
Walter F. Stephens (R) 2467
"Timothy F. Desmond (D) 41
Elected Delegates to State Convention-Republican
Franklin H. Merriam
· George W. Stevens Roger Lakin
Hartley L. White
Shelley A. Neal Frank Herbert Gile
William P. Kelley
George A. Walker
Edward Avery
«Charles O. Miller
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Town Committee-Republican
Horace T. Cahill
Lindsey Ellms
W. Rea Long George T. Woodsum
James E. Folsom
Ralph W. Maglathlin
Walter B. Skinner
Julia S. French
W. Chester Connell
Jessie MacGregor
Helen M. Ellsworth
Francis G. Jenkins
Henry C. Lake
Herbert W. Curtis
Norris H. Pinault
Daniel E. Crowe
Arthur P. Terrell
George Edward Dorman
Henry H. Storm
George H. Eggleton
Lawrence A. Trainor
Everett D. Copeland
Albert R. Qualey
Joseph M. Magaldi
Benjamin D. Bodell
Herbert A. Holder
Clara T. Jamouneau
Frank C. Allen Cynthia G. Case
Howard B. Blewett Eileen Mulcahy
William P. Kelley Shelley A. Neal
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Felix H. Atkinson Edward Avery Allen Lawson
Town Committee-Democratic
John A. Ryan
Russell L. Boutin
Thomas F. Mulligan
John T. Powers
. Joseph S. Drinkwater
Arthur J. Cavanagh
Daniel J. Dacey
" Leo E. Halpin
John J. Foley
"Thomas J. Murphy
A true record.
M. MAGDALENE VINING,
Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NORFOLK, ss. To either of the Constables of the " Town of Braintree.
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in the Town Hall, South Braintree, on Tuesday, the
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Twenty-third day of October, 1928, at 6 o'clock P. M., . for the following purpose :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for . the nomination of a Candidate for the Republican Party to fill vacancy (caused by the death of Hon. Louis A. Frothingham) for Representative in Congress from the 14th Congressional District for the unexpired term.
The polls will open at six o'clock, P. M., and will A close at eight o'clock, P. M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by - posting attested copies thereof, in three public places in each voting Precinct in said Town of Braintree, ten days at least before said Twenty-third day of October, 1928 and by publishing the same once each week for " two successive weeks in the Braintree Observer, first publication to be at least eight days before said meet- ing.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this war- .. rant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk be- .. fore said meeting.
Given under our hands at Braintree, this fifth day " of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine · hundred and twenty-eight.
HORACE T. CAHILL, Chairman SHELLEY A. NEAL, Clerk EDWARD AVERY,
Selectmen of Braintree. .
A true copy. Attest.
JOHN J. HEANEY,
Constable of Braintree. .
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SPECIAL STATE ELECTION.
October 23, 1928.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant, the' State Primary was held at the Town Hall.
The polls were opened at six o'clock, P. M., and! closed at eight o'clock, P. M.
The following served as Election Officers ::
Precinct One : J. Frank Lane, Warden; Dudley P .. Howland, Clerk; Frank O'Rourke, John. Gallivan, Michael Nóvelline, Stanley Sylvester, Courtenay At -- kinson, Leo Halpin, Phillips Woodsum, Thomas Slavin,. Constable.
Precinct Two: George Arnold, Warden; Virgie. Sears, Clerk; Alice Kirby, Norris Pinault; Joseph Sul- livan, Francis Mahar, George Sampson, John Mahar,. Harold S. Pratt ..
Precinct Three : Winfred Waite, Warden ; Thomas: F. Cassidy, Clerk; John Ryan, Charles D. Sheehy, Pres- ton MacDonald, Jr., Leo Starr, Russell Bouton, Thomas- F. Mulligan, William Quinlan.
The result of the ballot was as follows .:.
For Congressman
Sager (R) 55.
Wigglesworth (R)
571
Clifford (D) 12'
O'Rourke (D.) 1
A true record. Attest :
M. MAGDALENE. VINING,.
Town Clerk .:
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WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NORFOLK, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree.
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified to vote in elections therein, to meet at the polling places in their respective Precincts, to wit:
Polling place in Precinct 1, Town Hall.
Polling place in Precinct 2, Legion Building Hollis Avenue.
Polling place in Precinct 3, Hose House, Allen Street.
On Tuesday, the sixth day of November, 1928, at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in to the Wardens of their respective Precincts their votes on the official ballot for Presidential Elect- ors, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treas- urer, Auditor, Attorney General, Senator in Congress, Congressman, Councillor, Senator, 1 Representative in General Court, 2 County Commissioners, Clerk of the Courts, Register of Deeds, Associate County Commis- sioner (to fill vacancy) Representative in Congress, 14th District (to fill vacancy) .
Also to vote on the following questions on the .same ballot:
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Acceptance of the following : "Law Proposed by Initiative Petition"
Proposed Law
"An Act to permit certain sports and games on the: Lord's Day"
Question of Public Policy
Shall the Senator from this district be instructed to vote for a resolution requesting Congress to take action for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment to. the Constitution of the United States, known as the Prohibition Amendment?
The polls will be closed at eight o'clock in the evening.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof in three public places in each precinct, in said Town of Braintree, ten days: at least before said sixth day of November, 1928, and by publishing the same once each week for two suc -. cessive weeks in the Braintree Citizen, first publication. to be at least eight days before said meeting.
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