Town annual report of Chelmsford 1926, Part 5

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DONALD F. ADAMS,


Constable of the Town of Chelmsford.


56


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING August 23, 1926


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford, qualified to vote in town affairs, held pursuant to Warrant at the Upper Town Hall at Chelmsford Centre, Monday evening, August 23, 1926, at 8 P. M. the following business was transacted, to wit:


The meeting was called to order by Moderator Walter Perham and the Warrant read by Town Clerk, Harold C. Petterson.


UNDER ARTICLE 1. It was voted that the sum of $4825.00 be appro- priated out of money already in the hands of the Treasurer for the purpose of grading and finishing the grounds at the new grammar school on Wilson Street, and equipping the grounds and school build- ing and laying a cement sidewalk along Wilson Street, the same to be expended by the Committee already having in charge the build- ing of said school house.


UNDER ARTICLE 2. It was voted to appropriate $35.00 for the pur- pose of purchasing a new typewriter for the office of the Town Accountant, the same to be appropriated from money already in the hands of the Treasurer.


Voted to adjourn this meeting at 9.40 P. M.


HAROLD C. PETTERSON, Town Clerk.


WALTER PERHAM, Moderator.


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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, ss.


To Donald F. Adams, Constable of the Town of Chelmsford.


GREETING :


In the name of the Commowealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in their several polling places, viz:


Precinct 1, Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre.


Precinct 2, Town Hall, North Chelmsford.


Precinct 3, Town Hall, West Chelmsford.


Precinct 4, School House, East Chelmsford.


Precinct 5, School House, South Chelmsford.


Precinct 6, Golden Cove, School House, Westlands.


Tuesday the Fourteenth Day of September, 1926 at 3 o'clock P. 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 for this Commonwealth.


Lieutenant Governor for this oCmmonwealth.


Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.


Treasurer and Receiver General for this Commonwealth.


Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.


Attorney General for this Commonwealth.


Senator in Congress (for vac.) for this Commonwealth.


Representative in Congress for Fifth Congressional District.


Representative in Congress for Eighth Congressional District (for vac.).


Councillor for Sixth Councillor District.


Senator for Eighth Senatorial District.


One Representative in General Court for Eleventh Representative District.


One County Commissioner, Middlesex County.


One County Commissioner Middlesex County (for vac.)


Register of Probate and Insolvency Middlesex County (for vac.)


Two Associate Commissioners Middlesex County.


District Attorney, Northern District.


Sheriff, Middlesex County.


And for the Election of the following officers:


District member of State Committee for each political party for the Eighth Senatorial District.


Members of the Republican Town Committee.


Members of the Democratic Town Committee.


Delegates to State Conventions of the Republican Party.


Delegates to State Conventions of the Democratic Party.


All the above candidates and officers are to be voted for upon one ballot.


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The polls will be open from 3 P. M. to 8 P. M. And you are di- rected to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town, South Chelmsford, North, and West, and at the School House East Chelmsford and at the Golden Cove School House, Westlands, seven days at least before the time appointed for holding said meeting.


Hereof Fail Not, and make return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding said meting.


Given under our hands this first day of September, A. D. 1926.


GEORGE RIGBY,


RALPH ADAMS, ROBERT BARRIS,


Selectmen of Chelmsford.


RETURN


I have served the foregoing Warrant by posting attested copies thereof more than seven days before the time of said meeting, as direct- ed by vote of the Town.


DONALD F. ADAMS,


Constable of Town of Chelmsford.


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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


At a legal meeting held on September 14, 1926 at the six precincts in the Town of Chelmsford for persons qualified to vote in State Primaries the following candidates received the number of votes set against their respective names.


Office


Name of Candidate


Political Party P-1


P-2


P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 Total


Governor


Alvan T. Fuller, 81 Appleton St., Malden Blanks


R


460


219


59


42


44


140


964


42


33


8


9


3


11


106


Lt. Governor


Frank G. Allen, 289 Walpole St., Norwood Blanks


R


423


208


55


42


41


126


895


79


44


12


9


6


25


175


Secretary


Frederick W. Cook., 75 Benton Rd., Somerville Blanks


R


39€


192


51


36


43


122


840


106


60


16


15


4


29


230


Treasurer


William S. Youngman, Williston Rd., Brookline Blanks


R


366


186


51


32


42


121


798


136


66


16


19


5


30


272


Auditor


Alonzo B. Cook, 27 Wales St., Boston Blanks


R


372


184


47


34


39


116


792


130


68


20


18


8


35


278


Att. General


Elijah Adlow, 35 Elm Hill Park, Boston


R


54


26


3


4


2


17


106


Alexander Lincoln, 265 Beacon St., Boston


R


59


25


8


4


15


17


128


R


227


166


43


40


25


96


597


Arthur K. Reading, 57 Francis Ave., Cambridge Blanks


262


35


13


4


5


21


239


Senator in Congress


William M. Butler, 231 Commonwealth Ave., Blanks


Boston


106


57


21


20


8


23


241


Congressman


John Boardman, 22 Elm St., Concord


R


29


32


5


3


3


4


76


Edith N. Rogers, 414 Andover St., Lowell Blanks


27


10


1


1


4


2


35


Couneillor


Harvey L. Boutwell, 209 Summer St., Malden


R


92


48


10


8


7


33


198


Joseph F. Dyer, 67 Forest St., Medford


R


14


9


4


3


1


5


36


R


272


121


36


22


29


77


557


Charles A. Kimball, King St., Littleton Blanks


124


24


17


18


10


46


279


Senator 8th


E. Gaston Campbell, 15 Fred St., Lowell


R


41


40


8


5


9


17


113


Walter Perham. Chelmsford


R


133


189


57


43


37


138


897


Middlesex Dist.


Louis W. Richard, 11 Apple St. Lowell Blanks


19


15


1


2


1


5


43


Rep. in


Louis Pfeifer, Sooth Rd., Bedford


R


129


50


8


0


5


15


207


General


Edward J. Robbins, Chelmsford


R


338


174


57


47


41


120


777


Court 11th


Blanks


35


28


2


4


2


16


86


Mdlsx. Dist.


County


Erson B. Barlow. 85 Sanders Ave., Lowell


R


377


179


46


34


35


120


791


Commissioner


. Blanks


125


73


21


17


12


31


279


R


396 195


16


31


39


122


829


R


456


210


61


47


40


145


959


R


6


8


1


1


0


1


17


60


Offiee


Name of Candidate


R


65


23


6


7


4 22


127


Commissioners


Sherman H. Fletcher, Main St., Westford


R


345


163


54


28


36


100


731


Daniel D. Gorman. 48 Burnside Ave., Somerville


R


3


11


1


0


0


7


22


R


21


30


S


7


7


14


87


R


2001


86


22


16


19


5S


401


370


186


43.


44


25


101


772


District Attorney


Robert T. Bushnell, 155 Summer St., Somerville Blanks


R


400


185


48


39


43


121


836


102


67


19


12


4


30


234


Sheriff


John R. Fairburn, 50 Thorndike St., Cambridge Blanks


R


368


178


45


33


13


118


785


134


74


22


18


4


33


285


County Commissioner Vacancy


Daniel F. McBride, 102 2nd St., Medford


R


23


2.2


4


3


3


7


62


Harry F. Peck. 18 Byron St., Wakefield


R


64


34


11


4


10


22


145


Blank3


168


87


23


19


9


46


352


Register


William O. Andrew. 53 Elm St., Somerville


R


88


61


11


10


10


26


206


of Probate & Insolveney


Loring P. Jordan. 12 Church St., Wakefield


R


163


. 66


21


10


14


43


317


Russell A. Wood, 11 Whittier St., Cambridge Blanks


144


66


20


14


9


44


297


State Committee


Alfred W. Hartford, Westford


R


368


163


44


31


36


95


737


Blanks


134


89


23


20


11


156


333


Delegates


Adeline E. Carll, Chelmsford


R


24


78


C


0


0


0


10?


to


Emma A. Dane, Chelmsford


R


23


78


0


0


0


0


101


State


Grace C. Perham, Chelmsford


R


23


78


0


0


0


0


101


Convention


Sidney E. Dupee, Chelmsford


R


23


79


0


0


0


0


102


John H. Valentine, Chelmsford


R


23


78


0


0


0


0


101


Royal Shaweross, Chelmsford


R


23


78


0


0


0


0


101


Blanks


2873 1043


402


306


282


906


5812


Town Committee


Roy A. Clough, Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Annie C. Davis, Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


George T. McEvoy, Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Bessie L. Perham, Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


114


Grace C. Perham, Chelmsford


R


27


88


0


0


0


0


115


Walter Perham, Chelmsford


R


27


88


C


0


0


0


115


Edward J. Robbins, Chelmsford


R


27


88


0


0


0


0


115


Sinai Simard, Chelmsford


R


27


88


0


0


0


0


115


Herbert C. Sweetser, Chelmsford


R


25


89


0


0


0


0


114


George F. Cutler, North Chelmsford


R


26.


88


0


0


0


0


114


Town Committee


Abbott L. Emery, No. Chmselford


R


26


89


0


0


0


0


115


Ernest A. Ferron, No. Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Ella M. Nath, No. Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Harold C. Petterson, No. Chelmsford


R


26


89


0


0


0


0


115


Nellie R. Picken, No. Chelmsford


R


26


89


0


0


0


0


115


George Rigby, No. Chelmsford


R


26


89


0


D


0


0


115


Mary Al Russell, No. Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Royal Shawcross, No. Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


John H. Valentine, No. Chelmsford


R


26


89


0


0


0


0


115


J. Earl Wotton, No. Chelmsford


R


26


90


0


0


0


0


116


R


247


109


29


25


25


76


511


Nathaniel I. Bowditch, Edmonds Rd., Fram.


R


107


59


15


17


14


38


250


Associate


Sidney L. Łishop, 32 High St., Everett


Politieal Party P-1


P-2


P-3


P-4 P-5


P-6 Total


Harry L. Haseltine, 18 Lovell St., Somerville John M. Keyes, 33 Monument St., Concord Blanks


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Office


Name of Candidate


Party P-1 P-2 P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 Total


Jennie S. Brown, W. Chelmsford


R


26


89


0


0


0


0


115


Archibald Cook, W. Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Robert W. Barris, E. Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Harry O. Buxton, E. Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Sidney E. Dupee, S. Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Caroline Wright, S. Chelmsford


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Ralph A. Berg, West Lands


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Adeline E. Carll, West Lands


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Emma A. Dane, West Lands


R


26


82


0


0


0


0


114


George A. McIntosh, West Lands


R


26


88


0


0


0


0


114


Blanks


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Governor


William A. Gaston, 97 Bay State Rd., Boston Blanks


D


13


29


1


19


1


2


65


Lt. Governor


Harry J. Dooley, 62 Chester St., Boston


D


10


23


1


151


1


2


52


Joseph B. Ely, 66 Broad St .; Westfield Blanks


3


9


1


7


0


1


21


Secretary


Frank W. Cavanaugh, 110 Parker St., Newton Blanks


D


12


27


1


20


1


3


64


3


13


1


5


0


1


23


Treasurer


Daniel England, 175 Wendall Ave., Pittsfield Blanks


D


12


25


1


20


1


2


61


3


15


1


5


0


2


26


Auditor


Strabo V. Claggett, 1820 Washington St., Newton Blanks


D


12


23


1


18


1


2


57


3


17


1


7


0


2


30


Attorney General


John E. Swift, 7 Parker Hill Ave., Medford


D


6


25


1


11


0


1


44


D


4


4


0


7


1


1


17


Harold Williams, Jr., 79 Walnut Pl., Brookline Blanke


5


11


1


7


0


2


26


Senator in Congress


David I. Walsh, 37 Day St., Fitchburg Blanks


D


13


37


2


22


1


4


79


2


3


0


3


0


0


8


Congressman 5th Dstr.


James M. Hurley, 237 Lincoln, Marlborough Blanka


D


10


4


2


16


1


4


57


5


16


0


9


0


0


30


Councillor 6th Dstr.


No Candidate


Blanks


D


10


26


2


18


1


3


60


Senator 8th Mdlx. Dstr.


William E. Martin, Hemlock St., Dracut Blanks


5


14


0


7


0


1


27


Rep. in Gen. Court


No Candidate


County Commissioner


No Candidate


Associate Commissioner


No Candidate


D


2


8


0


3


0


1


14


2


11


1


6


0


2


22


62


Political


Town Com- mittee-Cont.


| Political Party P-1


P-2 P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 Total


District Attorney


Patrick J. Delaney. 42 Amory St., Cambridge Blanks


D


11


26


2


18


1


3


61


4


14


0


7


0


1


26


Sheriff


No Candidate


D


11


23


1


20


1


3


59


County Com. for vacancy


Daniel F. McBride, 107 Second St., Medford Blanks


4


17


1


5


0


1


28


Register of Probate and Insolvency


John J. Butler, 6 Bartley St., Wakefield


D


11


20


1


19


1


3


55


Blanks


4


20


1


6


0


1


32


State Committee


No Candidate


-


-


Delegates to State Convention


John E. Harrington, Princeton St.


D


11


30


2


16


1


4


64


Frank J. Garvey, Princeton St.


D


9


30


2


15


1


4


61


William H. Quigley, Princeton St.


D


11


30


2


18


1


4


66


James B. McQuaid, Princeton St.


D


9


30


2


17


1


4


63


John Conaton, Woodbine St.


D


9


30


2


15


1


4


61


Daniel E. Haley, Bridge St.


D


10


30


2


17


1


4


65


Karl M. Perham, Dalton Rd.


D


12


30


2


15


0


4


63


George A. McNulty, Brickiln Rd.


D


10


30


2


14


1


4


61


Blanks


39


160


0


73


1


0


273


Town Committee


John E. Harrington


D


3


25


1


6


C


0


35


Frank J. Garvey


D


3


25


1


6


0


0


35


Daniel E. Haley


D


3


25


1


6


0


0


35


Annie Devine


D


3


25


1


6


0


0


35


Edwin Coburn


D


3


25


1


6


0


0


35


James Savage


D


3


25


1


6


0


0


35


Town Committee


George McNulty


D


3


25


1


6


0


0


35


John Conaton


D


3


25


1


6


0


0


35


John Quirk


D


3


25


1


6


0


0


35


Karl Perham


D


3


25


1


6


0


0


35


Blanks


120


150


10


190


10


40


520


Office


Name of Candidate


63


WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTIONS


November 2, 1926


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, SS.


To Donald F. Adams, a Constable of the Town of Chelmsford,


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 elections and also in town affairs to meet in their several polling places, viz:


Precinct 1, Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre.


Precinct 2, Town Hall, No. Chelmsford.


Precinct 3, Historical Hall, West Chelmsford.


Precinct 4, School House, East Chelmsford.


Precinct 5, Liberty Hall, South Chelmsford.


Precinct 6, Golden Cove School House, Westlands.


On Tuesday, the second day of November, 1926. being the first Tuesday after the first Monday in said month. at 12 MI. for the following purposes: To bring in their votes for the following officers:


Governor for this Commonwealth


Lt. Governor for this Commonwealth


Secretary 66


Treasurer 66 66


Auditor


Attorney Gen. for this Commonwealth


Senator in Con. "


(to fill vacancy)


Representative in Congress for fifth Congressional District


Councillor 66 sixth


Senator " Eighth Senatorial


Representative in General Court for 11th Representative District


County Commission for Middlesex County


Two Associate Commission for Middlesex County


District Attorney for Middlesex County


Sheriff 66 66 -


Register of Probate and Insolvency for Middlesex County (for vacancy)


County Commission


66


$6


and to act on the following matters Acceptance of the following "Proposed Amendment to the Constitution."


Article of Amendment


Article II. of the articles of amendment to the constitution of the Commonwealth is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the fol- lowing new paragraph:


Nothing in this article shall prevent the general court from establish- ing in any corporate town or towns in this Commonwealth containing more than six thousand inhabitants a form of town government providing for a town meeting limited to such inhabitants of the town as may be elected


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to meet deliberate, act and vote in the exercise of the corporate powers of the town subject to such restriction and regulation as the general court may prescribe; provided, that such establishment be with the consent and on the application of a majority of the inhabitants of such town, present and voting thereon, pursuant to a vote at a meeting duly warned and holden for the purpose.


Acceptance of the following "Law Proposed by Initiative Petition": proposed law.


An act relative to the veterans preference in employment in the civil service.


The polls will be open from 12:00 M. to 8:00 P. M. and you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof seven 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 twenty fifth day of October, A. D. 1926.


GEORGE RIGBY. ROBERT BARRIS, RALPH ADAMS, Selectmen of Chelmsford.


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STATE ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 1926


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Chelmsford, quali- fied to vote in State elections and Town affairs held pursuant to warrant duly posted in the six precincts in the town on Tuesday the second day of November, 1926 from 12 M. to 8 P. M. The following persons received the number of votes set against their respective names.


As follows:


Off.ce


Name of Candidate


Political Party


P-1 P-2 P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 Total


Governor


Alvan T. Fuller, Malden


R


664


481


89


95


931


206| 1628


William A. Gaston, Boston


D


68


239


11


90


8


24


490


Walter S. Hutchins, Greenfield


So


0


4


4


3


0


2


13


Samuel Leger, Boston


So L. P.


1


3


0


0


0


1


5


Lewis Marks, Boston


Work. P.


0


0


0


0


0


1


1


Blanks


3


1.4


1


5


1


3


27


Lt. Governor


Frank G. Allen, Norwood


R


647


454


86


89


8S


204


1568


Daniel T. Blessington, Somerville


S.L. P.


1


3


1


0


0


0


5


Albert Oddie, Brockton


Work.


P.


2


4


0


0


0


1


7


Dennis F. Reagan, Brockton


So


3


8


5


5


0


4


25


Edmond P. Talbot, Fall River


D


69


265


9


90


12


25


470


Blanks


14


57


4


9


2


3


89


Secretary


Harry J. Canter, Boston


Work. P.


16


16


4


3


2


8


49


Frank W. Cavanaugh, Newton


D


61


259


13


81


12


21


450


Frederick W. Cook, Somerville


R


614


409


74


84


S3


187


1451


Stephen S. Surridge, Lynn


S.L.


1


5


0


0


0


1


7


Edith M. Williams, Brookline


So


6


10


4


5


0


6


31


Blanks


38


92


10


20


5


11


176


Treasurer


Albert S. Coolidge, Pittsfield


So


5


12


5


S


1


9


40


Winfield A. Dwyer, Boston


Work.


P.


4


13


0


1


1


3


22


Daniel England, Pittsfield


D


59


234


6


77


13


22


411


Henry Hess, Boston


S.L.


P.


1


2


1


0


0


1


5


William S. Youngman, Brookline


R


619


412


82


80


84


189


1466


Blanks


48


118


11


27


3


13


220


Auditor


Leon Arkin, Boston


So


3


6


2


8


1


1


21


Strabo V. Claggett, Newton


D


137


254


18


78


19


31


537


Alonzo B. Cook, Boston


527


390


68


76


78


175


1313


Emma P. Hutchins, Boston


Work.


10


14


1


2


0


1


28


John R. Mckinnon, Lowell


S.L. P.


4


11


6


3


0


4


28


Blanks


56


116


10


26


4


25


237


Attorney General


Isadore Harris, Boston


S.L. P.


5


6


0


3


0


2


16


Max Lerner, Worcester


Work. P.


6


11


0


3


1


2


23


Arthur K. Reading, Cambridge


R


629


429


82


87


87


197


1511


John Weaver Sherman, Boston


S. P.


6


2


5


5


0


3


21


John E. Swift, Milford


D


48


232


7


78


11


18


394


Blanks


421


111


11


17


3


15


199


.


66


Office


Name of Candidate


Party P-1 P-2 P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 Tota


Work. P.


3


3


0


0


0


1


7


William M. Butler, Boston


R


601


381


75


80


184


1305


Washington Cook. Sharon Mod. Vol. Act


1


4


0


0


0


1


6


Alfred Baker Lewis, Cambridge


So


4


3


4


6


0


2


19


David I. Walsh, Fitchburg


D


106


380 20


3


3


3


5


55


Congressman 5th Dst.


James M. Hurley, Marlborough Edith Nourse Rogers, Lowell Blanks


D


43


208


11


46


11


10


329


R


677


552


92


133


89


221


1764


16


31


2


14


2


6


71


Councillor 6th Dst.


Harvey L. Boutwell, Malden


R


596


448


77


100


85


192


1498


Blanks


140


343


28


93


17


45


666


Senator 8th Mdls. Dstr.


William E. Martin, Dracut


D


74


241


12


62


15


21


425


R


618


453


84


107


86


208


1556


44


97


9


24


1


8


183


Rep. in Gen.


Edward J. Robbins, Chelmsford


R


564


504


91


116


92


203


1570


Court 11th


Blanks


149


287


14


77


10


33


570


Mdls. Dstr.


Frederick Lydiard


23


0


0


0


0


1


24


County Com.


Erson E. Barlow


R


598 13S


484 307


25


90


16


34


610


Associate co. com.


Sherman H. Fletcher, Westford John M. Keyes, Concord Blanks


R


587


441


80


97


79


192


1476


R


414


297


52


72


58


135


1028


471


841


78


217


67


147


1824


District Attorney


Robert T. Bushnell, Somerville


R


624


434


31


85


89


206


1519


D


52


245


8


85


6


21


417


Patrick J. Delaney, Cambridge Blanks


60


112


16


23


7


10


228


Sheriff


John R. Fairburn, Cambridge Blanks


R


601


440


77


104


82


203


1507


135


351


23


89


20


34


657


Co. Com. (vacancy)


Nathaniel I. Bowditch, Framingham


P.


601


400


75


81


82


189


1428


D


53


236


9


77


8


23


406


Daniel F. McBride, Medford Blanks


82


155


21


35


12


25


330


Reg. of Probate and Insolvency (vacancy )


John J. Butler, Wakefield Loring P. Jordan, Wakefield Blanks


D


66


13


73


10


34


541


R


586


345 388


76


79


80


179


1388


84


158


16


41


12


24


235


Question No. 1 Shall an amendment to the Constitution which authorize's the General Court to establish in any corporate town containing more than six thousand inhabitants a form of town government providing for town meetings limited to such inhabitants of the town as may be elected for the purpose, which re- ceived in a joint session of the two Houses held May 29th, 1924, 189 votes in the affirmative and 40 in the negative and at a joint session of the two Houses held March 18, 1925, received 262 votes in the af- firmative and 4 in the negative be approved?


YES NO


296


249


42


62


40


100


789


159


229


22


53


27


47


537


BLANKS


281


313


41


78


35


90


838


80


103


86


203


1554


Blanks


21


23


110


19


44


682


Political


Senator in Congress (vacancy)


John J. Ballam, Boston


Walter Perham, Chelmsford Blanks


Blanks


67


Name of Candidate


Political


Party P-1 P-2 P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 Total


Question No. 2.


Shall a law which amends existing law by striking out the provisions that veterans who pass civil ser- vice examinations shall be placed upon the eligible lists above all other applicants that disabled vete- rans shall be placed ahead of all other veterans, and that disabled veterans shall be appointed and em- ployed in preference to all other persons, and by providing in place thereof that five points shall be added to the mark of veterans who pass such exami- nations, and ten points to the mark of disabled veterans, which law was approved in the Senate by a vote of 0 in the affirmative and 34 in the negative and in the House of Representatives by a vote of 11 in the affirmative and 181 in the negative, be ap- proved?


YES NO BLANKS


245


244


38


62


27


71


687


255


253


35


105


43


102


793


236


294


32


26


32


64


684


NOVEMBER S, 1926


In accordance with Section 125. Chapter 54, of the General Laws of Massachusetts a legal meeting of the Town Clerk's in the eleventh Mid- dlesex Representation District was held on November S, 1926 at 2:30 P. M. at the Town Clerk's Office, Chelmsford, Mass., for the purpose of declar- ing the elected Representative in the General Court at the State election held on November 2, 1926. The result as follows:


Candidate


Acton


Bedford


Carlisle


Chelmsford


Littleton


Westford


Total


Edward J. Robbins, Chelmsford


406


180


81 1570


366


480


3083


Frederick Lydiard, Bedford


214|


255


62


24


9


15


579


James Grimes, Acton


1


0


0


0


0


0


1


Blanks


175


97


19


570


64


258


1183


Total


796


532


162 2164


439


753


4846


HORACE F. TUTTLE, Town Clerk of Acton.


HAROLD L. WELLINGTON, Town Clerk of Bedford.


RUTH C. WILKINS, Town Clerk of Carlisle.


HAROLD C. PETTERSON, Town Clerk of Chelmsford.


ELIOT M. YOUNG, Town Clerk of Littleton.


CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Town Clerk of Westford.


November 8, 1926.


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JURY LIST FOR THE TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASS. Revised July 1926


Adams, Eben T., Retired, Littleton Street, Chelmsford Centre. Anderson, Anthony B., Stone Cutter, Main Street, West Chelmsford. Austin, Arthur W., Painter, Gay St., North Chelmsford. Brown. Eliphalet G., Printer, Chelmsford St., Chelmsford Centre. Brown, Benjamin F., Foreman, Main St., West Chelmsford. Burbeck, Eli T., Foreman, Chelmsford St., Chelmsford Centre. (8) Davis, Garfield A., Foreman, High St .. Chelmsford Centre. Day. George W., Retired, Westford St., Chelmsford Centre. Dow, John C., Machinist, Gorham St., East Chelmsford.


Connors, John E., Furniture Maker, Dartmouth St., No. Chelmsford. Constantino, Perley J., Plumber, Highland Ave., No. Chelmsford. Fallon. Edward. Janitor, Princeton St., No. Chelmsford. Finnick, Charles. Farmer, Gorham St., East Chelmsford. George. David B., Carpenter, Boston Road, Chelmsford Centre. Greig, William M., Type Setter, Billerica St .. Chelmsford Centre. Grant, James R., Retired, Chelmsford St., Chelmsford Centre. Grant, James A., Insurance Agt., Chelmsford St., Chelmsford Centre. Gray, Earl M., Banker, Warren Ave., Chelmsford Centre. Hackett, James J., Engineer, Amherst. St., North Chelmsford. Hamilton, Thomas L., Salesman, Westford St., Chelmsford Centre. Haley, Daniel E., Manager, Bridge St., Chelmsford Centre. Hall. William H., Salesman, Littleton St., Chelmsford Centre. Harrington, John E., Salesman, Princeton St., North Chelmsford. Hoelzel. Charles F., Operator, Ripley St., North Chelmsford. (2) Ingham, David, Retired, Chelmsford St., Chelmsford Centre. Jennison, Lewis H., Salesman, Gorham St., East Chelmsford. Johnson, Wilhelm T., Tailor, North St., Chelmsford Centre. Johnson, John G., Tailor, Chelmsford St., Chelmsford Centre. Kershaw, Samuel S., Overseer, Middlesex St., North Chelmsford. Kelly, John J., Foreman, Gorham St., East Chelmsford. Kiberd, James, Sr., Painter, Newfield St., North Chelmsford. Kimball, Perley, Farmer, Crosby St., Chelmsford Centre. Knowlton, Herbert A., Chauffeur, High St., Chelmsford Centre. Lougee, Charles E .. Farmer, Maple Road, South Chelmsford. Lapham, Wilbur E., Farmer, Maple Road, South Chelmsford. Marinel, Walter, Mechanic, Groton Road, North Chelmsford. Monahan, John J., Contractor. Main St., West Chelmsford. (1) McAdams, John A., Machinist, Dalton Road, Chelmsford Centre. McIntosh, George A., Machinist, Subway, Chelmsford Centre. McEnaney, Arthur J., Machinist, Gay St., North Chelmsford. McGlinchey, Peter, Stone Cutter, Main St .. West Chelmsford. Meagher, John, Superintendent, Gorham St., East Chelmsford. (7) Osborn, Viranus C., Superintendent, Chelmsford St., Chelmsford Centre. Paignon, Emile E., Farmer, Proctor Road, South Chelmsford. Parker, John F., Salesman, Acton Road, South Chelmsford. Perham, Karl M., Farmer, Dalton Road, Chelmsford Centre. Parkhurst, Winthrop A., Treasurer, Acton St., Chelmsford Centre. Picken. William T .. Paymaster, Middlesex St., North Chelmsford. Quien. Myron O., Foreman, Middlesex St., North Chelmsford. Queen, Clifford, Carpenter, Newfield St., North Chelmsford.


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Quigley, William J., Retired, Middlesex Street, No. Chelmsford. Riney, Mi. Edward, Contractor, School St., West Chelmsford. Reid. George, Laborer, Main Street. West Chelmsford. Russell, Herbert S., Caretaker. Middlesex St., North Chelmsford. Robertson, Richard G., Moulder, Carlisle St .. East Chelmsford. Russell, Edward, Lumberman. North St., Chelmsford Centre. Rigby, George, Operative, Dartmouth St .. No. Chelmsford. Scoboria, John P., Farmer, Proctor Road, South Chelmsford. (9) Shedd, Henry C., Farmer, Carlisle St., E. Chelmsford. (4) Smith, Josiah, Paving Cutter, Main St., West Chelmsford. Sweetser, Herbert C., Appraiser. Boston Road, Chelmsford Centre. Smith, Ervin E., Merchant, Worthen St., Chelmsford Centre. Sullivan, Daniel V., Farmer, Riverneck Road. Chelmsford Centre. (6) Stearns, Edwin L., Carpenter, Stedman St., Chelmsford Centre. Small, George, Operator, Center St., East Chelmsford. Stokham, Henry A., Carpenter, Carlton St., East Chelmsford. Shedd, Harry L., Operative, Middlesex St., North Chelmsford. Tucke, Edward D., Retired, Grosvenor St., North Chelmsford. (5) Vinal, John W., Fireman. Groton Road, North Chelmsford. (3) Waite, George L., Farmer, Proctor Road, South Chelmsford. Ward, Patrick S., Merchant, Highland Ave., North Chelmsford. Walker, James P., Foreman, Newfield St., North Chelmsford. William, Albert C., Carpenter, Maple Ave., Chelmsford Centre. Wheeler, Arthur O., Agent, Wright St., North Chelmsford.




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