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YES
NO
SUMMARY
This proposed amendment to the Constitution provided that the use of revenue from fees, duties, excises or license taxes relating to the registration, operation or use of vehicles on public highways or to fuels used for propelling such vehicles, except revenue from any excise tax imposed for the privilege of registering such vehicles in lieu of local property taxes, shall be for highway purposes only.
QUESTION No. 3. Do you approve of the adoption of an amend- ment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June -6, 1946, received 243 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 3, 1948, received 231 votes in the affirmative and 9 in the negative ?
YES
NO
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SUMMARY
This is an amendment of Article XVII of the Amendments to the Constitution. It provides that in case of a failure to elect the secretary, treasurer and receiver general, auditor or attorney general of the Commonwealth, or in case of the death of a person elected to any of such offices between the day of election and the third Wednesday of the following January, such an officer shall be chosen by a joint ballot of the senators and representatives from the people at large, instead of from two persons who had the highest number of votes at the election as is now required. It also provides that if there is a vacancy in any of such offices during a session of the Legislature the vacancy shall be filled in like manner by choice from the people at large, but if the vacancy occurs at any other time it shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council.
QUESTION NO. 4. Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 84 in the affirmative and 130 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 15 in the affirmative and 22 in the negative ?
YES NO
SUMMARY
This measure by amending General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 272, Section 21 provided that the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of said Chapter 272 which make it an offense to advertise or give information as to the procurement of means for the prevention of pregnancy or conception shall not apply to treatment or prescription given to married women by registered physicians for protection of life or health.
QUESTION NO. 5. Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 5 in the affirmative and 203 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 0 in the affirmative and 36 in the negative ?
YES NO
SUMMARY
This measure prohibits the denial of the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of membership or non-membership in a labor organization and prohibits agreements which exclude any person from employment because of membership or non-membership in a labor organization. Violation of the provisions of the measure is made an offense punishable by fine or imprisonment or both.
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QUESTION NO. 6. Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 82 in the affirmative and 126 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 20 in the negative ?
YES NO
SUMMARY
This measure requires that elections of officers of labor or- ganizations shall be held at least annually. Sixty days' notice of a regular election and twenty days' notice of an election to fill one or more vacancies are required to be given by public announcement at a regular meeting, by notice in writing to each member, or in any other adequate manner. Candidates to be voted for must be nominated by a paper signed by ten members filed at least thirty days before a regular election and at least ten days before an election to fill a vacancy.
The voting at such an election must be by secret written or printed ballot. Watchers appointed by nominating members and by union officers may be present during the voting and counting of ballots.
Coercion and intimidation of members in connection with an election is prohibited, and violations of the provisions of the measure are made punishable by fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or both.
QUESTION NO. 7. Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 95 in the affirmative and 110 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 14 in the affirmative and 18 in the negative ?
YES NO
SUMMARY
This measure prohibits the calling of a strike by a labor organi- zation in any business or plant or unit thereof, except when authorized by the vote of the majority of all the members of the organization employed in the business, plant or unit thereof. Such authorization is to be expressed by a secret written or printed ballot at a meeting called for that purpose.
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The Labor Relations Commission is authorized to make rules for the conduct of the voting, Within twenty-four hours after the voting the labor organization conducting it shall make a written report of the result to the commission which shall be a permanent public record. If no report is filed the vote taken shall be void and a person making a false report shall be guilty of perjury.
Coercion and intimidation of members of a labor organization in connection with such voting is made a penal offense.
QUESTION NO. 8: Is it desirable that the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
ARTICLE
Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the Presi- dent more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as Presi- dent, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term.
Section 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress-be ratified by the general court ?
YES NO
QUESTION NO. 9: A. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?
YES NO
B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?
YES 1
NO
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C. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called not to be drunk on the premises ?
YES NO
Shall an act passed by the general court in the year 1947, entitled "An Act establishing the Merrimack River Valley Sewerage District for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating sewerage works in the Merrimack River Valley", be accepted ?
THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 10 O'CLOCK A. M. TO 8 O'CLOCK 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 places of said meeting.
Given under our hands this twenty-fifth day of October, 1948.
RAYMOND H. GREENWOOD
THEODORE W. EMERSON CARL A. E. PETERSON
Selectmen of Chelmsford
Middlesex, ss.
October 26, 1948.
I have served this Warrant by posting attested copies at the Post Offices in the Center of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford and West Chelmsford and at the School House, East Chelmsford and the School House, Westlands seven days at the least before the time of holding the election as herein directed.
RALPH J. HULSLANDER
Chief of Police
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A
STATE ELECTION November 2nd, 1948
Candidate-Electors of Pres.
P-1
P-2
P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 Total
and Vice Pres.
Dewey and Warren, Rep .....
980
604
123
172
142
571
2592
Teichert and Emery, S. L.
2
1
0
0
0
1
4
Truman and Barkley, Dem.
325
759
69
216
23
208
1600
Wallace and Taylor, Prog.
14
17
1
5
5
13
55
Watson and Learn, Proh.
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
Blanks
28
32
4
10
7
17
98
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Governor
Robert F. Bradford, Cambridge, Rep.
905
501
106
147
126
514
2299
Paul A. Dever,
Cambridge, Dem.
413
854
85
245
47
276
1920
Horace I. Hillis, Saugus, S. L.
5
3
0
1
1
2
12
Mark R. Shaw, Melrose, Proh. Blanks
0
2
1
1
1
1
6
27
54
5
10
2
17
115
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Lieut. Governor
Arthur W. Coolidge, Reading, Rep.
934
528
110
160
139
541
2412
Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, Worcester, Dem.
357
788
80
220
33
242
1720
Lawrence Gilfedder, Boston, S. L.
6
5
1
5
2
5
24
Guy S. Williams, Worcester, Proh.
2
3
0
3
0
2
10
Blanks
51
90
6
16
3
20
186
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
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Office and Candidates
P-1 P-2 P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 Total
Secretary
Frederic W. Cook, Somerville, Rep.
1053
687
134
189
150
613
2826
Edward J. Cronin,
Chelsea, Dem.
238
606
50
185
22
165
1266
Gote E. Palmquist, Boston, S. L ..
5
6
1
3
1
8
24
Blanks
54
115
12
27
4
24
236
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Treasurer
Laurence Curtis, Boston, Rep.
948
574
115
165
137
563
2502
John E. Hurley, Boston, Dem.
332
728
69
211
34
212
1586
Harold J. Ireland, Worcester, Proh.
0
5
0
1
0
2
8
Malcolm T. Rowe, Lynn, S. L. Blanks
5
7
3
2
1
6
24
65
100
10
25
5
27
232
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley, Boston, Dem.
441
816
85
237
47
310
1936
Russell A. Wood,
Cambridge, Rep.
828
467
96
131
125
464
2111
Robert A. Simmons, Boston, Proh.
1
4
0
4
0
1
10
Francis A. Votano, Lynn, S.L. Blanks
3
6
1
2
1
4
17
77
121
15
30
4
31
278
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Attorney General
Clarence A. Barnes, Mansfield, Rep.
979
615
130
165
145
585
2619
Francis E. Kelly,
Boston, Dem.
296
685
57
204
28
189
1459
Anthony Martin, Boston, S. L.
6
8
0
5
1
6
26
Blanks
69
106
10
30
3
30
248
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
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Office and Candidates
P-1
P-2
P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 Total
Senator.in Congress
Leverett Saltonstall Dover, Rep.
1049
701
140
199
155
611
2855
John I. Fitzgerald, Boston, Dem.
248
617
49
177
21
168
1280
Henning A. Blomen, Boston, S. L.
4
6
0
3
1
5
19
E. Tallmadge Root Somerville, Proh.
0
3
0
0
0
1
4
Blanks
49
87
8
25
0
25
194
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Congressman, 5th Dist. Edith Nourse Rogers, Lowell, Rep.
1185 1113
169
324
157
729
. 3.682
Blanks
165
296
28
80
20
81
670
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Councillor, 3rd Dist.
Otis M. Whitney, Concord, Rep.
976
614
119
175
144
563
2591
Donald B. Falvey, Jr., Belmont, Dem.
255
594
52
180
19
174
1274
Blanks
119.
206
26
49
14
73
487
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Senator, 1st Midlx. Dist.
William C. Geary, Lowell, Dem.
359
700
71
204
39
230
1603
Robert Henry Achin, Lowell, Rep.
914
600
112
174
131
536
2467
Blanks
77
114
14
26
7
44
282
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Rep. in Gen. Court 11th Midlx. Dist.
Edward J. DeSaulnier, Jr., Chelmsford, Rep.
860
855
125
183
103
577
2703
Daniel J. Hart, Chelmsford, Dem.
452
493
63
196
68
214
1486
Blanks
38
66
9
25
6
19
163
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
,
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Office and Candidates
P-1
P-2
P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 Total
Reg. of Prob. & Insol., Mdx. Co. Loring P. Jordan, Wakefield, Rep.
972
608
118
168
139
571
2576
John J. Butler,
Wakefield, Dem.
255
609
53
184
24
175
1300
Blanks
123
197
26
52
14
64
476
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Co. Commissioners Mdx. Co. William G. Andrew, Cambridge, Rep.
936
634
112
190
129
560
2561
Edwin O. Childs, Newton, Rep.
722
481
97
124
114
438
1976
James A. Cullen, Winchester, Dem.
286
646
57
198
£9
204
1420
Blanks
756 1067
128
296
82
418
2747
Total
2700 2828
394
808
354 1620
8704
County Treas. Mdx. Co.
Charles P. Howard, Reading, Rep.
1094
929
154
265
152
678
3272
Blanks
256
485
43
139
25
132
1080
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Sheriff, Mdx. Co. (Vacancy)
Louis E. Boutwell, Malden, Rep.
1014
719
133
213
150
589
2818
Patrick J. Brennan, Cambridge, Dem.
237
55
51
155
21
178
1198
Blanks
~99
139
13
36
6
43
336
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Question #1 (Free Speech)
Yes
934
863
138
261
123
588
2907
No
132
204
16
58
18
77
505
Blanks
284
347
43
85
36
145
940
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
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Office and Candidates
P-1
P-2
P-3
P-4 P-5 P-6 Total
Question #2 (Highway Taxes)
Yes
95
880
137
255
128
593
2949
No
127
199
16
61
15
94
512
Blanks
26
335
44
88
34
123
891
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Question #3 (Failure to elect)
Yes
872
760
115
218
124
527
2616
No
148
200
24
72
12
93
549
Blanks
330
454
58
114
41
190
1187
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Question #4 (Birth Control)
Yes
718
411
111
121
106
403
1870
No
469
814
70
230
46
348
1977
Blanks
163
189
16
53
25
59
505
Total
1
1350 1414 · 197
404
177
810
4352
Question #5 (Labor Organizations)
Yes
470
244
55
77
58
292
1196
No
629
919
106
250
87
415
2406
Blanks
251
251
36
77
32
103
750
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Question #6 (Labor Officers)
Yes
565
322
61
96
66
332
1442
No
516
817
98
225
77
358
2091
Blanks
269
275
38
83
34
120
819
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Question #7 (Calling Strike)
Yes
589
327
64
89
68
345
1482
No
502
827
97
237
73
361
2097
Blanks
259
260
36
78
36
104
77
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
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Office and Candidates
P-1
P-2
P-3
P-4
P-5
P-6 Total
Question #8 (Presidential Term)
Yes
803
644
102
185
114
504
2352
No
248
396
53
125
29
153
1004
Blanks
299
374
42
94
34
153
996
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Question #9 (All Alcoholic)
Yes
785 1011
124
304
109
533
2866
No
383
254
57
62
42
201
999
Blanks
182
149
16
38
26
76
487
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
(Beer and Wine)
Yes
735
953
120
280
98
510
2696
No
346
224
51
51
40
186
898
Blanks
269
237
26
73
39
114
758
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
(Packages)
Yes
798
991
124
279
107
547
2846
No
296
192
47
49
34
163
781
Blanks
256
231
26
76
36
100
725
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
Question #10 (Merrimack Valley Sewerage)
Yes
147 194
23
28
26
70
488
No
1050 1064
160
338
126
682
3420
Blanks
153
156
14
38
25
58
444
Total
1350 1414
197
404
177
810
4352
HAROLD C. PETTERSON,
Town Clerk
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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Town Hall, Chelmsford Center, Massachusetts Monday Evening, Feb. 2, 1948
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss .:
To: Lawrence Chute, a Constable of Chelmsford, or any suitable person.
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the Town Hall at Chelmsford Center on Monday, the second day of February, 1948, at seven-thirty o'clock. in the evening, then and there to act on the following article, viz .:
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $11,300.00 to purchase a snow fighting truck, or act in relation thereto.
AND YOU ARE DIRECTED to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Center of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, and West Chelmsford, 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 the meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-sixth day of January, 1948.
RAYMOND H. GREENWOOD JOHN L. DUSSEAULT T. W. EMERSON
Posted by me this day, January 26 ,1948, warrants in the six pre- cincts.
LAWRENCE W. CHUTE
Constable
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING February 2nd 1948
A special town meeting was held in the Upper Town Hall at Chelmsford Centre on February 2nd, 1948 at 7:30 P. M. The meeting was called to order by Moderator John C. Monahan who requested the Town Clerk, Harold C. Petterson to read the Warrant. After the Warrant was partly read, on a motion by John L. Dusseault, it was voted to waive the further reading of the Warrant. From then on the following business was transacted:
UNDER ARTICLE ONE: On a motion made by John L. Dusseault to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,300.00 to purchase an "Osh- kosh" four wheel drive, model W 307 snow fighting truck," this mo- tion was lost by a vote taken by show of hands, 52 voted in the affirma- tive and 75 voted in the negative. Mr. Alfred Burton, Mr. Russell Beauchemin and Mr. Theodore Reed spoke opposing the purchase of the truck and Mr. Bernard McGovern made an amendment to the motion that a committee of five be appointed to report to the Annual Town Meeting, this amendment lost, those who spoke in favor of the motion were Mr. John L. Dusseault, Mr. Romeo Noel, Mr. M. Edward Riney and Mr. Raymond Reid.
It was voted to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 P. M.
HAROLD C. PETTERSON
Town Clerk
JOHN C. MONAHAN
Moderator
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WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Upper Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre Monday Evening, May 17th, 1948
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To any suitable person in the Town of Chelmsford,
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the Upper Town Hall at Chelmsford Centre on Monday the seventeenth day of May, 1948 at 7:30 in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, viz:
ARTICLE ONE: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of Nine Hundred ($900.00) dollars from the Machinery Fund, Highway Department to an account called "Machinery Account -- Gasoline and Oil"; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE TWO: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of Four Thousand ($4000.00) dollars from the account called, "Highway Labor" account to the account "Highway General Mainten- ance Account", or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE THREE: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) dollars from the account called "Fire Department, Fire Alarm" to the account called "Fire Department Electricity Account", or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE FOUR: To see if the Town will vote to transfer the. sum of Seventy Five ($75.00) dollars, from the account called, "Fire Department, Repairs and Upkeep", to the account called, "Fire Department Electricity"; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE FIVE: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency account, the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) dollars to the account called Fire Department, Fire Alarm account; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE SIX: To see if the Town will vote to accept from Sarah M. Meigs, a lot of land situated on Grosvenor Street, being Lot six in Block 5 on Plat 13 as shown on a plan of land on file in the office of the Board of Assessors, Chelmsford, Mass. subject to all taxes, interest and costs and charges; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE SEVEN: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Excess and Deficiency account the sum of One Thousand ($1000.00) dollars, for the purpose of continuing the survey and maps of the Town under the supervision of the Board of Asses- sors; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE EIGHT: To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from the Excess and Deficiency account the sum of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) dollars, for the purpose of repairing and improving the Princeton Street school building; or act in relation thereto.
AND YOU ARE DIRECTED to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Center of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford, and West Chelmsford and at. the School House, East Chelmsford and at the School House, West- lands, seven days at least before the time appointed for holding the meeting aforesaid.
HEREOF FAIL NOT and make return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding the meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this Tenth day of May in the year of OUR LORD, nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
RAYMOND H. GREENWOOD
THEODORE W. EMERSON
CARL A. E. PETERSON
Selectmen of Chelmsford, Mass.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CHELMSFORD, MASS.
Middlesex, ss.
May 10th, 1948
Pursuant to the within Warrant, I have notified and warned the Inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford by posting up attested copies of the same at the Post Offices in the Center of the Town, North Chelmsford, West Chelmsford and South Chelmsford and at the School House, East Chelmsford and at the School House, Westlands, seven days at least before the time appointed for holding the meeting as within directed.
LAWRENCE W. CHUTE,
Constable.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING May 17th, 1948
A Special Town Meeting was held in the Upper Town Hall at Chelmsford Centre on May 17th, 1948 at 7:30 P.M. Moderator John C. Monahan called the meeting to order and after he had partly read the Warrant on a motion of Raymond H. Greenwood, it was voted to waive the further reading of the Warrant, and the following business was transacted:
UNDER ARTICLE ONE. On a motion made by Raymond H. Greenwood, it was voted, to transfer the sum of $900.00 from the Highway Machinery Fund to the Highway Machinery account, in the Highway Department.
UNDER ARTICLE TWO. On a motion made by Raymond H. Greenwood, it was voted, to transfer the sum of $4,000.00 from the Highway Labor account to the Highway General Maintenance account.
UNDER ARTICLE THREE. On a motion made by Charles Har- rington, it was voted, to transfer the sum of $100.00 from the Fire Department Fire Alarm account to the account called Fire Department Electricity account.
UNDER ARTICLE FOUR. On a motion made by Charles Har- rington, it was voted to transfer the sum of $75.00 from the Fire Department Repairs and Upkeep account to the account called Fire Department Electricity account.
UNDER ARTICLE FIVE. On a motion made by Charles Har- rington, it was voted, to transfer the sum of $100.00 from the Excess and Deficiency account to the account called Fire Department Alarm account.
UNDER ARTICLE SIX. On a motion made by Harold C. Petter- son, it was voted, to accept from Sarah M. Meigs a lot of land situated on Grosvenor Street being lot 6 in Block 5, on Plat 13 as shown on a plan of land on file in the office of the Board of Assessors in Chelms- ford, Mass. subject to all taxes, interest, costs and charges, due thereon.
UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN. On a motion made by Clifford Hartley to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency account the sum of $1,000.00 for continuing the work of surveying and making maps for the Assessors Department, this motion was amended by Carl A. E. Peterson to raise and appropriate the said sum and it was so voted.
UNDER ARTICLE EIGHT. It was voted to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency account the sum of $3,000.00 for the purpose of repairing and improving the two School Buildings situated on Princeton Street in North Chelmsford.
Voted to adjourn this meeting at 8:04 P.M.
JOHN C. MONAHAN, Moderator. Town Clerk.
HAROLD C. PETTERSON, .
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING July 26, 1948
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To Lawrence W. Chute, Constable, or any suitable person of the Town of Chelmsford; .
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby requested to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in the High School Auditorium at Chelmsford on July 26, 1948 at 7:30 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, viz:
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of sixteen thousand nine hundred eighty-nine and 57/100 ($16,989.57) dollars for the purpose of satisfying a judg- ment entered against the Town in the case of Earl J. Watt et als vs. the Town of Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and apppropri- ate the sum of sixty-nine hundred fifty ($6950) dollars for the purpose of purchasing a new Forest Fire Truck; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 3. In the event that an affirmative action is taken on the foregoing article, to see if the Town will vote to transfer the present Forest Fire Truck to the Fire Department, or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of forty-five hundred ($4500) dollars for the purpose of paying fuel, light and water bills of the School Department; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of fourteen and 04/100 ($14.04) dollars with which to meet unpaid bills of the School Department for 1947; or act in relation thereto.
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