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WHEREAS: Braintree Post No. 86, The American Legion has sensed its obligations as outlined and has maintained a Legion Guard since 1924 for assistance to the civil authorities in any emergency is not for- getful of the fact that the civil authorities did see fit to declare an emergency to exist in 1927 for the pur- pose of availing themselves of the Legion Guard, be it therefore
RESOLVED : In regular meeting assembled that Braintree Post No. 86, The American Legion makes record of its intent to adhere to the principles adopted at the close of the Great War; to recognize its re- sponsibility individually and collectively to this com- munity of Braintree; to continue to maintain its Le- gion Guard in such members as may from time to time be necessar yand does offer the services of such Legion Guard under the command our Post Com- mander and subject to the call of the constituted authority of Braintree for the protection of the lives and property of our citizenry in any emergency; be it further
RESOLVED: That these resolutions be spread upon the records of Braintree Post No. 86, The Ameri- can Legion and that a copy thereof be presented to the citizens of Braintree in its Annual Town Meeting.
Moved: That these Resolutions be adopted - Unanimous vote.
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
ARTICLE 21.
Voted to appropriate the following sums of money
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for the general uses of the Board of Park Commis- sioners, the present year :
Precinct 1 $200.00
Precinct 2 350.00
Precinct 3
548.00
Mr. Anderson moved : That there be appropriated the sum of $200.00 for Precinct 3. Carried-9:15.
Mr. H. Till moved: That $2,850.40 be raised and appropriated for the use of making a beach at Wat- son Park Playground, under a C. W. A. project to cost some $8870. The rest of the money to be fur- nished through the Federal Government. Not Car- ried-9:18.
UNDER ARTICLE :
Mr. Oakman rendered a report of the Charles Thayer Fund.
Moved: that there be appropriated from the in- come of the Charles Thayer Fund the following amounts :-
$300. For expenses of the Park Commissioners of Braintree.
($100 to each Precinct)
$200. For expenses of the Thayer Public Library.
$ 75. To be expended by Charles S. Marshall and the Town Treasurer for care of the Dyer Hill Ceme- tery.
Carried-9:20 .-
UNDER ARTICLE 5 :
Income of the Julia Minchin Fund: Moved-That the sum of five Dollars be added to the appropriation for the Plain Street Cemetery, the same to be taken
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from the income of the Julia Minchin Fund and spent for the care of the Minchin lot in said Cemetery. Carried.
ARTICLE 22.
Voted to appropriate the following sums of money for Pension and Annuities the present year :
1. POLICE DEPARTMENT: a. Former Chief of Police Gallivan $1,250.00
b. Former Patrolman John- son 1,000.00
Mr. Bennett moved: That Article 46 be taken up under article 22. Not a vote.
ARTICLE 23.
Mr. Grady moved: No appropriation-Carried.
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
ARTICLE 24.
Voted to appropriate the following sums of money for Interest and Maturing Debt the present year :
Maturing Debt
$93,000.00
Interest
69,190.00
HIGHWAYS
ARTICLE 25.
Voted to appropriate the following sums of money for the Street Department the present year :
1. GENERAL EXPENSES :
Highways
$49,900.00
Telephones
100.00
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6. Mr. Gray moved: That all items under Article 25, Item 6 be referred back to the Finance Commit- tee and that the Moderator appoint a committee of three to confer with the Finance Committee and re- port at next Monday night's adjournment of this meeting. So voted-9:52.
On this committee the Moderator appointed Mr. Edward Avery, Mr. Horace T. Cahill and Mr. Albert Roberts.
7. REMOVAL OF SNOW $15,000.00
Said sum to include $1,000.00 for the purchase of a used Tractor and Snow Plow.
ARTICLE 26.
Moved: To accept as a Town Way, WALNUT STREET, so-called, from Storrs Avenue to Lakeside Drive, Braintree, as laid out by the Board of Survey, and raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the improvement of the said way. Not carried-9:56.
ARTICLE 27.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
ARTICLE 28.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried 10:06.
ARTICLE 29.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
Mr. Hannaford moved the reconsideration of Ar- ticle 28. Not carried.
ARTICLE 30.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
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ARTICLE 31.
Moved: That the Town construct SIDEWALKS and CURBING on both sides of Norton Street, so- called, and raise and appropriate a sum of money of $1,5000.00 for the improvement of same. Not car- ried-10:12.
Moved the reconsideration of Article 31-Not carried.
ARTICLE 32.
Moved: That the Town construct a sidewalk on Union Street, on the North side, from Middle Street to Cleveland Avenue and raise and appropriate a sum of $1,810.00 for the improvement of the same.
Not carried-10:14.
ARTICLE 33.
Moved: That this Article be referred to the next Annual Town Meeting. Carried.
ARTICLE 34.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
ARTICLE 35.
Mr. Colbert moved : That Article 35 be laid on the
table until Article 51 is reached-Not carried.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried-10:16.
ARTICLE 36.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
ARTICLE 37.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
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ARTICLE 38.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
ARTICLE 39.
Mr. Grady moved :
Bradley Road from Cleveland Ave. to Cross St .- No action-Carried.
Pleasant View Ave. from Vinedale Road 800 Ft. West-No action-Carried.
Arnold St. from Middle St. 1250 Ft. North -No action-Carried.
Trefton Drive from Argyle Rd. to Vinedale Rd .- No action-Carried.
B. V. French St. from Middle St. to Arnold St. -No action-Carried
Carter Road from Pond Street westerly-No action-Carried.
UNDER ARTICLE 5:
Mr. Sears rendered a report on the Filtration Plant which will be ready by April 15th.
MISCELLANEOUS
ARTICLE 41.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried-10:32.
ARTICLE 42.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
ARTICLE 43.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
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ARTICLE 44.
Mr. Grady moved: That the Town restrict swim- ming in Sunset Lake to the inhabitants of the Town Braintree.
Mr. Colbert moved: Indefinite Postponement- Not carried.
Original motion of Mr. Grady-Carried.
Mr. Lakin moved that we adjourn until 7:45 next Monday night. Not carried-10:35.
ARTICLE 45.
Mr. Grady moved: That the Town authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of five to petition the Legislature not later than its next annual session for an act that will permit the voters o accept or re- ject, in such manner as the act may require, a Town Manager Form of Government substantially as set forth in a report received by the Town at its 1932 An- nual Town Meeting.
Mr. Lakin moved: Indefinite Postponement - Not carried-10:45.
Original motion as made by Mr. Grady-Carried 10:55.
Mr. Fitzgerald moved the reconsideration of Ar- ticle 45-Not carried.
Mr. Grady moved: That the Annual and Special Town Meeting be adjourned until 7:45 P. M. on Mon- day, April 2, 1934-Carried 10:56.
A true copy. Attest :
ERNEST C. WOODSUM, Town Clerk.
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April 2, 1934.
The adjourned Annual and Special Meeting was called to order at 7:45 P. M. by Moderator William F. Rogers. The voters were checked on entering the building. Amplifiers were installed in the lower hall and lobbies for the convenience of the voters.
Voted: That the reading of the minutes of the last session of the Annual and Special Town Meeting be dispensed with.
ARTICLE 46.
Mr. Grady moved no appropriation at this meet- ing and that an investigating committee of five be ap- pointed by the Moderator to report at the next an- nual Town Meeting. Carried 8:02.
ARTICLE 47.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
ARTICLE 48.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
ARTICLE 49.
Voted to raise and appropriate the following sums of money to assist Braintree Post No. 86, American Legion and Braintree Post No. 1702, Veterans of For- eign Wars, in defraying expenses of Memorial Day as follows:
Braintree Post No. 86, American
Legion $200.00
Braintree Post No. 1702, Veterans of Foreign Wars 150.00
For Services of Braintree Post No. 86 A. L. Band 150.00
$500.00
ARTICLE 50.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried 8:37.
ARTICLE 51.
Mr. Grady moved: That there be appropriated the sum of $25,000.00 for the Reserve Fund to cover the Town's share of materials, trucking and other necessary expenditures in connection with such C. W. A. or its successor F. E. R. A. projects as may be ap- proved by the Finance Committee.
Mr. Till offered the following amendment: That the money be placed in the hands of the Highway Department for the F. E. R. A. work. Not carried.
The original motion as offered by Mr. Grady- Carried.
UNDER ARTICLE 5:
Mrs. Ellsworth offered the following resolution: That an expression of appreciation and thanks be given to Mrs. Elsie Y. Woodsum for the faithful serv- ice she rendered the Town in her capacity as C. W. A. administrator. Unanimous Vote.
ARTICLE 52.
Mr. Grady moved : No action-Not carried.
Mr. Lakin moved: That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to report at the next An- nual Town Meeting on the renaming of streets. Not carried.
Mr. Ira Young moved: That the matter be refer- red to the Selectmen and action, if possible, be taken within three months. Carried-9:01.
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ARTICLE 53.
Mr. Grady moved: That the Town authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee to co-operate with the Historical Society of Braintree in the celebration of Braintree's 300th Anniversary-1940. Carried.
ARTICLE 54.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried. 9:03.
ARTICLE 55.
Mr. Grady moved : No action-Carried.
ARTICLE 56.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
Mr. Grady moved: That Article 9-Item 6, Sal- ary of the Town Treasurer be taken from the table. Carried.
ARTICLE 9.
6.Moved: That the Salary of the Town Treasurer be $1275.00.
Mr. Clifford Taylor offered the following amend- ment: That the salary of the Town Treasurer be placed on the same pay basis as that of the Tax Col- lector, Town Accountant and Town Clerk, and that the sum of $2,000.00 less the 15% pay cut now in operation, be appropriated for the salary of the Town Treasurer. Said appropriation fo this term thereby being $1,7000.00.
Mr. Albert E. Roberts moved as an amendment to Mr. Taylor's amendment: That the amount be $2.500.00 less the 15% pay cut-$2,125.00. Not carried.
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The amendment as offered by Mr. Clifford Tay- lor-Carried 9:19.
Moved : Reconsideration of Article 9, Item 6. Not Carried.
Mr. H. Nelson offered the following resolution : If the offices of Tax Collector and Town Treasurer are combined in the future, That the Treasurer's sal- ary go back to the 1933 basis. Not carried.
ARTICLE 11.
1. Mr. Grady moved : For salary of the Secretary of the Board of Health-$50.00. Carried.
ARTICLE 25.
Mr. Grady moved: That the following sums of money be appropriated-Street Department :
For New Equipment :
31/2 Ton White Truck $4,500.00
31/2 Ton White Truck 4,500.00
New Ford or Chevrolet Chassis 700.00
Air Compressor mounted on trailer with Pneumatic
tires and with tools, complete 2,730.00
$12,430.00
Mr. Magaldi offered the following amend- ment: That the word "White" be stricken out from Item 1 and 2. Not carried.
The original motion by Mr. Grady-Carried. 9:29.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
ARTICLE 1.
Voted to raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the overdrafts voted by the Select- men under Section 31, Chapter 44, General Laws, of the following Departments for the year 1933 :
1. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
Snow Removal $3,413.11
2. WELFARE DEPARTMENT:
Temporary Aid 28,135.68
Mothers' Aid 558.57
3. SOLDIERS 'RELIEF 8,153.65
4. INTEREST ON REVENUE
LOANS 3,729.86
ARTICLE 2.
Voted to raise and appropriate the following sums of money for the unpaid bills of the following depart- ments for the years 1932 and 1933 :
UNPAID BILLS OF 1932
1. BOARD OF HEALTH EX-
PENSES $50.00
2. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 450.00
3. PUBLIC WELFARE - Tem- porary Aid 2,540.21
4. PUBLIC WELFARE-Mothers' Aid 2,016.16
5. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTA- TION - No action. UNPAID BILLS OF 1933
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1. SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT : £
1. Expenses-No action
2. Miscellaneous $54.50
3. Town Hall-
For bills of Electric Light Dept. 55.72
4. Miscellaneous-
Lights above Fire Alarm Boxes - No action.
5. Skating Rink-No action.
6. Telephones 257.07
7. Automobile Transporta- tion-No action.
8. Memorial Day-No action.
9. Plain Street Cemetery-No action.
10. Police and Fire Bldg. Maintenance-No action.
2. POLICE DEPARTMENT :
Expenses $314.67
3. FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Expenses-No action.
Fire Alarm 21.83
4. MOTH DEPARTMENT-No action.
5. BOARD OF HEALTH:
1. Expenses $155.57
2. Contagious Diseases 3,275.56
3. Plumbing Inspection-No action.
4. Garbage-No action.
6. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
For bills of Electric Light Dept. 1,551.07
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7. PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT:
1. Expenses 36.57
2. Temporary Aid 20,443.15
3. Mothers' Aid 2,128.65
4. Old Age Assistance 43.40
5. Infirmary 289.75
8. THAYER PUBLIC LI-
BRARY 144.53
9. SOLDIERS' RELIEF 867.23
10. PARK DEPARTMENT 536.66
ARTICLE 3.
Voted: That the Town appropriate from the in- come of the Electric Light Department, the sum of $24,720.53 for the Depreciation Fund; and the sum of $306,556.50 together with the unexpended balance of the year 1933 of $7,839.41 for operating expenses, renewals, repairs and new construction; and that the Town accept from the Electric Light Department the sum of $15,157.25 to apply on the 1934 Tax Levy, the same to be paid into the treasury of the Town on receipt of settlement of the bills of the various Town Departments due the Electric Light Department for the year 1933. The same amount to be credited to the old appropriation Account carried on the books of the Electric Light Department, reducing the same by that amount. Total recommendation under this article $339,116.44. Carried-9:50.
ARTICLE 4.
Mr. Grady moved: No action-Carried.
' Mr. Roberts moved: That a vote of thanks be given to the Finance Committee-Unanimous vote.
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Appropriations to be raised by taxation $ 930,730.19- Appropriations not in tax levy 433,409.52
$1,364,139.71 Mr. Grady moved to adjourn-So voted 9:55 P. M ..
A true copy. Attest :
ERNEST C. WOODSUM, Town Clerk ..
WARRANT FOR PARTY 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
Polling Place in Precinct 1, Town Hall.
Polling Place in Precinct 2, Legion Building, Hol- lis Avenue.
Polling Place in Precinct 3, Hose House, Allen Street.
Tuesday, the Twenty-Fourth day of April, 1934, at six o'clock, A. 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 :
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1 District Member of State Committee for each political party for the Norfolk Senatorial District.
25 Members of the Democratic Town Committee.
36 Members of the Republican Town Committee.
2 Delegates to State Convention of the Democratic Party.
3 Delegates to State Convention of the Republican Party.
All of the above candidates are to be voted for upon one ballot.
The polls will be open from 6 o'clock A. M. to 2 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-fourth day of April, 1934, andb y publishing the same once each week for two successive weeks in the Braintree Ob- server, first publication to be at least eight days be- fore said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this war- rant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk before said meeting.
Given under our hands at Braintree, this eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four.
EDWARD AVERY HARRY H. BOUSQUET HORACE T. CAHILL Selectmen of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest :
JOHN J. HEANEY,
Constable of Braintree.
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Braintree, Mass., April 12, 1934.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Brain- tree, qualified as expressed therein, to meet at the time and place mentioned, for the purposes therein mentioned.
JOHN J. HEANEY, Constable of Braintree.
PARTY PRIMARY
Braintree, Mass., April 24, 1934 ..
In accordance with the foregoing warrant, the Party Primary was held on the above date.
The polls were open at six o'clock A. M. and were closed at two o'clock, P. M.
The following Election Officers served :
PRECINCT ONE. J. Frank Lane, Warden; Ho- mer L. Walters, Clerk; Benjamin Ayer, Charles H. Roberts, Everett F. Russell, Francis M. O'Rourke, Joseph W. Meliconda, Edward J. Sullivan, Michael P. Novelline, Frank H. Borden, Florence M. Dries, George L. Abell, Inez K. Monaghan, Charles H. To- bey and James A. O'Rourke, Constable.
PRECINCT TWO. Ernest Warwick, Warden; Joseph W. Sullivan, Clerk; Harold T. Drinkwater, Alfred A. Gilman, Hugh D. Johnson, Sandy Hall, Avelyn O. Wiggin, Elva S. Belyea, Ruth E. Nelson, Barbara J. Hixon, Mabel C. Hastings, Frank J. Li- sano, Frank Mischler and George K. Moorhead, Con- stable.
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PRECINCT THREE. Thomas F. Cassidy, War- den; William J. Quinlan, Clerk; Charles D. Sheehy, Andrew E. Maguire, Richard K. Eaton, Edgar G. Clark, Henry P. Doherty, Michael Smith, Peter Mead, Alfred P. Bennett, Albert E. Day, Josephine E. Cur- ran, Amelia Lockyer, Margaret E. Till, William P. Pierce and Mark Hennebury, Constable.
At the close of the polls, the ballots were assorted, the vote of each party counted separately, recorded and sealed according to law, after which they were forwarded to the office of the Town Clerk, where the figures were tabulated and the result announced.
The result of the ballot was as follows:
Total number of ballots cast 227
Number of Republican ballots 178
Number of Democratic ballots
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REPUBLICAN PARTY
FOR STATE COMMITTEE
(Norfolk District)
Neil A. McDonald of Quincy 61
Walter F. Stephens of Randolph 57
FOR DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION
Arthur G. Chapman 89
Helen M. Ellsworth 70
James E. Folsom 104
William P. Kelley 91
Norris H. Pinault 94
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TOWN COMMITTEE
Walter B. Skinner 136
Thomas H. Tagen 122
Thomas B. Hutchinson 129
Jessie MacGregor 125
Norris H. Pinault 132
Frank C. Allen 125
Howard B. Blewett
126
William R. Long
123
Albert L. Rice 121
William P. Kelley
124
John H. Stenberg
122
Clarence S. Cassidy
122
Horace T. Cahill
130
Helen M. Ellsworth 130
121
James E. Folsom
132
John H. Cahill 128
Mary M. Wynot
124
Harry A. Simonds 123
W. Homer Melville 127
W. Phillips Woodsum 126
Walter B. Robbins 123
120
Belle L. Palmer
118
Henry C. Lake
119
Lawrence A. Trainor
125
Georg eB. LeLarge
122
George A. Walker
124
Andrew H. Morrison
128
Edison W. Orrall
120
Mary D. Learned
125
Amos J. Loring 120
127
Alice H. Bolles
123
Julia S. French
Domenic Costantino 120
W. Chester Cornell
121
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Edward D. Brown
Casper LeVarn
DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR STATE COMMITTEE (Norfolk District)
Jeremiah J. Curtis of Quincy 14
Alfred Gargaro of Quincy 2
Leo J. Halloran of Quincy 24
FOR DELEGATES TO STATE CONVENTION
Joseph S. Drinkwater 40
Philip H. Sullivan 36
TOWN COMMITTEE
Leo H. Halpin 39
Francis M. O'Rourke 41
Joseph S. Drinkwater 37
Joseph P. Barrett 34
Philip H. Sullivan 35
John A. Ryan 37
Michael P. Novelline 38
Andrew A. Nichols 34
Frank Tully 37
John J. Hanley 35
Arthur J. Cavanagh 35
Russell S. Riley
36
Charles D. Sheehy 38
John J. Foley
5
George J. Welch 5
John F. Leetch
5
A true copy. Attest :
ERNEST C. WOODSUM, Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree.
Greetings :
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 Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Braintree.
On Monday, the twenty-fifth day of June, 1934, at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles, namelly :
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money in addition to the amount appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting, for the use of the Highway Department.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money in addition to the amount appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting, for the use of the Police Department.
ARTICE 3. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money in addition to the amount appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting, for the settlement of suits for the Town of Braintree by the Town Counsel.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money in addition to the amount appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting, for Town Insurance.
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ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to ap- prove and validate the liabilities incurred by the Sewer Commissioners or Department piror to the An- nual Town Meeting in March-1934.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money in addition to the amount appropriate at the Annual Town Meeting, for the un- paid bills of 1933.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting true and attested copies thereof in three public places in each voting Precinct in said Town of Braintree, ten days at least before said twenty-fifth day of June, 1934, and by publishing the same in 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 eleventh day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four.
HARRY H. BOUSQUET EDWARD AVERY HORACE T. CAHILL Selectmen of the Town of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest :
JOHN J. HEANEY
Constable of Braintree.
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Braintree, Mass., June 11, 1934.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified as expressed therein, to meet at the time and place mentioned, for the purposes therein men- tioned.
JOHN J. HEANEY
Constable of Braintree.
SPECIAL TOWN MEEETING
June 25, 1934.
A Special Town Meeting was called order at 7:50 P. M. by Moderator William F. Rogers. A quorum being present by voters checked on Check List on en- tering building.
Mr. Grady moved: That in the absence of the Town Clerk, Miss May Young be the clerk pro tem of the meeting. So voted.
ARTICLE 1. Voted to raise and appropriate the following sums of money in addition to the amount appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting, for the use of the Highway Department, same to be taken from the Tax Levy :
Highway General Maintenance .$20,530.00
Resurfacing Pearl Street 8,556.00
Construction of Cement Sidewalks and Curbing 19,470.00
ARTICLE 2. Mr. Grady moved : No action. So voted. 7:55.
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ARTICLE 3. Mr. Taylor moved: Indefinite post- ponement-Not carried.
Mr. Grady moved: That there be raised and ap- propriated the sum of $15,000 in addition to the amount appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting, for the settlement of suits for the Town of Braintree by the Town Counsel, same to be taken from the Tax Levy. So voted. 8:15.
ARTICLE 4. Mr. Grady moved: No action-So voted.
ARTICLE 5. Mr. Grady moved: No action-So voted.
ARTICLE 6. Mr. Grady moved: No action-So voted.
Mr. Lakin moved to adjourn-So voted-8:49 P. M.
A true copy. Attest :
MARY YOUNG,
Clerk Pro Tem.
WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree
Greetings :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts you are hereby required to notify and warn the
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inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in
Polling Place, Precinct 1, Town Hall.
Polling Place, Precinct 2, Legion Building, Hollis. Avenue.
Polling Place, Precinct 3, Hose House, Allen Street.
Thursday, the Twentieth day of September, 1934, at 5:45 o'clock A. 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 officers :
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Treasurer and Receiver-General, Auditor of the Commonwealth, Attorney General, Senator in Congress, Representative in Congress for the 13th Congressional District, Councillor, Senator for Norfolk Senatorial District, one Representative in General Court for the Sixth Norfolk District, District Attorney for Norfolk and Plymouth Counties, Clerk of Courts for Norfolk County, Register of Deeds for Norfolk County, one County Commissioner for Nor- folk County, two Associate County Commissioners for Norfolk County, Register of Probate and Insolvency for Norfolk County (to fill Vacancy).
The polls will be open from 5:45 A. M. to 3 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, 10 days at least before said twentieth day of September, 1934, and by publishing the same once each week
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