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Article 33. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the Town Forest Committee; or take any action relative thereto.
PARK DEPARTMENT
Article 34. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the general uses of the Board of Park Com- missioners, or take any action relative thereto.
CEMETERIES
Article 35. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the improvement of Cemeteries, or take any action relative thereto.
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
Article 36. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the support of the Public Schools, or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 37. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Public Library, or take any action relative thereto.
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Article 38. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Soldiers' Relief, War Allowance, State Aid and Military Aid, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the Observance of Memorial Day, or take any action relative thereto.
PUBLIC WELFARE
Article 40. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Public Welfare Department, including Aid for Dependent Children, and Adequate Assistance to Certain Aged Persons under the provisions of Chapter 118A, General Laws; or take any action relative thereto.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Article 41. To see what sums of money, in addition to that appro- priated under any other article, the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate for Land Damages.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the payment of printing and distribution of the Annual Report of the Town of Braintree for 1942.
Article 43. To see what distribution the Town will vote to make of the income of the Thayer Fund.
Article 44. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the expenses of the Planning Board, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 45. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to meet the payment of certain bills contracted prior to January 1, 1943, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the care and maintenance of property acquired by the Town under Tax Title Foreclosure procedure, or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Assessors to use any sum or sums of money from Free Cash toward the reduction of the 1943 tax rate.
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money in addition to sums of money already appropriated, to cover the Town's share for materials, trucking and other necessary expenditures in connection with W. P. A. activities or other Special Aid projects in conjunction with State or Federal Government; or take any action relative thereto.
Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 5, Section 2 of the Town By-Laws, by striking out of said section the provision "and shall cause a copy of said report to be left at each occupied hotel, dwelling house and tenement, seven days at least before the date of holding such meeting", and substituting therefor the provision "and shall cause copies of said report to be distributed to each registered voter of the Town who shall apply therefor at the office of the Select- men."
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 1, Sec- tion 2 of the By-Laws, by substituting therein the words "eight o'clock in the morning" for "six o'clock in the morning"; and "eight o'clock in the evening" for "seven o'clock in the evening"; and by striking out the following provision "except that in the case of primaries, the polls may be closed not earlier than two o'clock in the afternoon."
Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the erection of a suitable Temporary Honor Roll of the men in the armed services of the United States during the cur- rent war conflict; or take any action relative thereto.
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Article 52. To see what action the Town will take to provide a program for Post-War rehabilitation, and or reconstruction.
Article 53. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 103 of Chapter 41, General Laws, providing for the establishing of a Purchasing Department, or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 54. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to amend the following By-Law:
Article 1. Section 2. "The polls shall be opened not later than six o'clock in the morning and shall close not earlier than seven o'clock in the evening. This provision shall also apply to all elections and primaries unless otherwise provided by law, except that in case of primaries, the polls may be closed not later than two o'clock in the afternoon," so that it will read as follows:
"The polls shall be opened at nine o'clock in the morning and shall close at eight o'clock in the evening."
"This provision shall also apply to all elections and primaries unless otherwise provided by law."
Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase and installation of Sirens, or other Air Raid Warning Devices for Air Raid Alarms; or take any action relative thereto.
Article 56. ON PETITION. To see if the Town will vote to abandon its easement for sewer purposes in the land of Charles F. Buckley, lying between the northerly line of Union Street and the southerly line of the underpass, in accordance with General Laws, Chap- ter 40, Section 15; or take any action relative thereto.
Article 57. To see what sum or sums of money the Town will vote to appropriate for the use of the State Guard Unit, said sums to be taken from the State Guard Reserve Unit Reserve Fund; or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to amend its By-Laws by providing that the Collector of Taxes shall collect, under the title of Town Collector, all accounts due the Town, in accordance with Section 38A, Chapter 41, General Laws; or take any action relative thereto.
Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to maintain and repair the Old East Braintree Fire Station on Allen Street; or take any action relative thereto.
You are directed to serve this Warrant by posting true and at- tested copies thereof in one or more public places in each Voting Precinct in said Town of Braintree, ten days at least before said first day of March, 1943, and by publishing the same once each week for two successive weeks in the "Braintree News-Item", the first publica- tion to be at least eight days before said meeting.
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Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, before said meeting.
Given under our hands at Braintree, this ninth day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three.
HENRY D. HIGGINS, Chairman. HENRY H. STORM, Clerk ALBERT E. ROBERTS. Selectmen of the Town of Braintree.
A true copy. Attest:
JOHN J. HEANEY, Constable of Braintree.
Braintree, Mass., February 19, 1942.
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 places mentioned, for the purposes therein mentioned.
JOHN J. HEANEY, Constable of Braintree.
Braintree, Mass., February 27, 1942.
Pursuant to the foregoing Warrant, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified as expressed therein, to meet at the time and places mentioned, for the purposes therein mentioned.
JOHN J. HEANEY,
Constable of Braintree.
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1943 JURY LIST
AS PREPARED BY THE SELECTMEN
Adam, Clarence B. E., 76 Front Street Albonetti, Reo, 26 Crescent Avenue Andrews, Ralph J., 36 Factory Hill Arnold, George A., 240 Middle Street Ayer, Benjamin, 257 Tremont Street
Bagonzi, John, 9 Shaw Avenue Bailey, Andrew A., 139 Stetson Street Barrett, Joseph P., 31 Elmlawn Road Bates, Lester, 1030 Washington Street Bedwell, Sidney C., 84 Monatiquot Avenue Belcher, William B., 34 Cochato Road Blewett, Howard B., 188 Hollingsworth Avenue Blunt, Arthur A., 259 Washington Street Brown, Edward D., 15 Mt. Vernon Street Buckley, James J., 56 Arthur Street
Campbell, Frank J., 30 Harbor Villa Avenue Cannon, John E., 98 Beechwood Road Carlozzi, Frank, 33 Fountain Street Chadbourne, Ralph P., 502 Elm Street. Chambers, Robert, 328 Commercial Street Chiesa, Ovidio D., 159 Hawthorne Road Cleaves, Eugene T., 21 Ash Street Collins, James P., 201 Commercial Street Corrigan, Richard F., 77 Columbus Avenue Cregan, Daniel J., 11 Berwick Street Cummings, Charles R., 34 Lakeview Avenue
Retired Shoemaker
Farmer Landscape Gardner
Merchant
Furnace Worker Electrician
Retired Broker Clerk
Dept. Mgr. Manager Salesman
Chauffeur
Pumper Clerk Shoeworker Tel. Empl. Boiler Maker Estimator Insurance Asst. Engineer Foreman Installation Man Clerk
Dalton, Patrick L., 1074 Washington Street Dalton, Thomas J. F., 46 Elliot Street DeGiso, Alphonse, 548 Pond Street Demarest, Clarence, 68 Sherbrooke Avenue Dow, Alva M., 46 Lemoyne Street Drake, Frank, 16 Highland Avenue Drollett, Robert A., West Street
Meat man Foreman Service Manager Salesman Salesman Painter Superintendent
Eadie, Clifton H., 26 Park Avenue Erickson, Arthur, Jr., 184 Hollis Avenue Estabrook, Charles M., 88 Wyman Road
Insurance Clerk Mfg.
Farquahson, William H., 20 Cavanaugh Road Flower, Frank J., 159 River Street
Polisher Retired
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Gannon, Timothy L., 5 Liberty Street Griffiths, Herbert R., 11 Vine Street Gurney, James P., 36 Bowditch Street Gustafson, Otto, 96 Cabot Avenue
Hale, Arthur L., 42 Franklin Street Hall, Drew B., 156 River Street Harvey, Walter J., 335 Middle Street Harvey, Lloyd F., 820 Washington Street Haviland, J. Kenneth, 24 B. V. French Street Herendeen, Lloyd, 143 Elmlawn Road Holmberg, George P., Bellevue Avenue
Iliffe, William G., 11 Devon Road Innis, William, 294 Shaw Street
Steamfitter Machinist
Keefe, Bernard W., 80 Hawthorn Road Kenyon, Oris A., 126 Middle Street
Clerk
Salesman
Janitor Clerk Clerk
Macleod, Alexander, 52 Sterling Street Makepeace, Carl G., 30 Faulkner Place Mantia, Salvatore, 4 Hilliard Court Matthews, Henry, 7 Wellington Street MacBay, Judson H., 27 Arthur Street McCusker, Harry J., 674 Commercial Street McDonald, Preston P., 73 Liberty Street McGrann, Frank R., 845 Washington Street McKeane, Alva E., 17 Hollis Avenue McKeough, Joseph S., 618 Granite Street McLaughlin, John F., 31 Morrison Road McLaughlin, Harold, 18 Bradley Road McLean, Austin J., 37 Elmlawn Road Menadier, Howard, 177 Commercial Street Mulcahy, Joseph W., 111 Hollingsworth Avenue
Machinist Iron Const. Milk Dealer Machinist Manager Farmer Collector
Clerk Carpenter Salesman Engineer
Manufacturer Accountant Salesman
Nelligan, John, 27 Oakland Street Pipe Fitter
Palmer, Allison W., 152 Hayward Street Perry, John, 904 Washington Street Powers, John J., 31 Lisle Street Purdy, William, 184 Elmlawn Road
Reardon, Timothy J., 16 Middle Street Revere, Paul, 218 Washington Street
Salesman Iron Worker Salesman
Salesman Clerk
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R.R. Empl. Book Folder Painter Electric Crane Op.
Clerk Treasurer Machinist Chauffeur
Constructor Agent Shipper
Lane, J. Frank, 67 Central Avenue Lathrop, Durant, 19 Trefton Drive LeSage, Eugene P., 91 Pond Street
Robertson, Henry B., 13 Coolidge Avenue Rook, Samuel, 42 Factory Hill
Santosuosso, Frank R., 71 Granite Street Smiley, Harrison T., 40 Franklin Street Smith, Edward J., 423 Commercial Street Stevens, Edwin J., 325 Commercial Street Sullivan, Edward J., Jr., 64 Bickford Road Sullivan, John M., 218 Pearl Street Sullivan, Joseph W., 1027 Washington Street Sullivan, Timothy E., 36 Oak Street
Taber, Theodore E., 19 Commercial Street Tagen, Thomas, 4 Liberty Street Thompson, Howard, 321 Washington Street Tirrell, Walter E., 92 Argyle Road Tracey, Edward J., 82 Central Avenue
Salesman Stone Mason
Shoeworker Druggist Bookkeeper Foreman Student Contractor
Salesman
Asst. Shipper Auditor . Retired
Salesman Painter
Vining, Robert M., 28 Willard Street
Wade, Robert G., 83 Cabot Avenue Walsh, George J., 5 Wellington Street Warwick, Ernest, 17 Coolidge Avenue Watters, Alfred, 100 Cleveland Avenue Welch, George J., 105 Tremont Street Weston, Frederick H., 102 Tremont Street Wynot, Parker E., 382 Commercial Street
Asst. Manager Bleacher Carpenter Granite Worker Iron Worker Electrician Filling Station Att.
Young, Ira R., 50 Waldron Road
Mech. Eng.
Zanghi, Joseph, 117 Rose Avenue
Barber
1
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INDEX
Animal Inspector, Report of
175
Assessors (Board of), Report of.
113
Births
59
Building Inspector, Report of.
198
Collector of Taxes, Report of
118
Contributory Retirement System, Report of
127
Deaths
78
Dependent Children (Aid to)
201
Division of Accounts
97
Dog Licenses, Report of
176
Electric Light Department, Report of
189
Engineering Department, Report of.
195
Health Department, Report of ..
165
Highway Department, Report of.
182
Jury List, 1943
217
Marriages
66
Meat and Provision Inspection.
174
Milk Inspector, Report of
171
Officers (Town) for 1942
5
Old Age Assistance
199
Park Commissioners, Report of
128
Plumbing Inspector, Report of.
175
Public Welfare
202
School Dental Clinic.
172
School Department, Report of.
83
School Fund
97
Selectmen, Report of
3
Sewer Department, Report of.
177
Slaughtering Inspector, Report of.
175
Soldiers' Relief
203
Sporting Licenses, Report of.
176
State Primary
46
Thayer Public Library
161
Town Accountant, Report of
129
Town Clerk, Report of.
11
Town Election (Annual)
20
Town Infirmary
205
Town Meeting (Annual)
26
Town Meeting (Adjourned)
35
Town Meeting Members
7
Town Treasurer, Report of
123
Tree Warden, Report of.
206
Tuberculosis Prevention Work
174
Warrant (Annual Town) 1942
12
Warrant (Annual Town) 1943.
207
Warrant (State Election)
49
Warrant (State Primary)
44
Warrant (Special Town Meeting)
57
Water Department, Report of
183
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