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10 Clayton W. Gagnon Claire E. Dutton
16 Josaphat Dube Pauline Fortin
30 George A. Richardson, 3rd Ruth E. Pearson
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Aug.
2 Albert E. Cadieux Doris J. Bleau
13 Eugene C. Markovitz Gloria M. Howland
21 William F. Furey Hazel M. McClure
21 Waclaw V. Zabierek Irene H. Noga
21 Leslie H. Adams, Jr. Lucille E. Pinkham
21 Stephen C. Dudley Gwendolyn A. Rhodes
23 George L. Chamberlain Velma May Nepveu
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5 Leo Peter Thifault Margaret Harriet Farley
10 Donald C. Barnard Janice M. Elwood
10 Richard C. MacGowan Leona R. Gillespie
10 Frank Raymond Hulslander Edna Estelle Giffin
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27 Robert Rene Vigeant Madeline Rose Sheerin
28 James J. Hill Ethel E. Firth
Lowell, Mass.
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Sept.
11 Francis J. Ares Lorraine A. LeBrun
11 Charles M. Hamblett Mary Lorraine Beaubien
11 Paul H. Becht Gladys E. Zabierek
17 Donald E. Woods Victoria Iverson Minkowski
17 Roger Swallow Esther M. Whiting
24 Richard T. Roley, Jr. Mary Smith
24 Andrew Visneiski Beradette L. Kulski
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Billerica, Mass.
Oct.
1 Louis Capodilupo Clarissa Cappella
1 Warren M. Roberts Evelyn M. Burton
8 Oliver S. Flint
. Helen Smith
9 Harry G. Wheatley Mary J. Pederson
9 Frederick T. Entwistle, Jr. Lorraine A. McGlinchey
15 Joseph Bomal Jacqueline E. Farrow
16 Raymond D. Morris Eleanor T. Collins
22 Emile J. Brunelle Albertine Berube
22 Robert E. Vanderlinde Evelyn L. Brown
31 Walter F. Mankiewicz Eugenia Yanke
Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass.
Revere, Mass. Cambridge, Mass. Elmira, N. Y. Tyngsboro, Mass. Lowell, Mass.
Lowell, Mass.
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Nov.
12 Richard F. Campbell Beverly I. Nickles
19 William Francis McHugh Mary Margaret Finnegan
23 Jean Baptiste Elie Theriault Annette Yvonne Larivee
Billerica, Mass.
Chelmsford, Mass. Hillsgrone, R. I. Chelmsford, Mass. Amherst, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass . Chelmsford, Mass . Tyngsboro, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Ainsworth, Neb.
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Nov.
24 James Maurice Flynn Philomena Pivirotto
26 Alfred M. Gorham, Jr. Pauline M. McDonough
26 Arthur R. Barris Virginia Osgood
Kennebunkport, Me. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass.
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Lowell, Mass. Woburn, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass.
Dec.
10 Ralph Lynden Crockett Helena Louise Hanks
Chelmsford, Mass.
Deer-Isle, Me.
Dorchester, Mass.
17 Raymond A. Chandonnet Victoria M. Kiernan
Lowell, Mass.
Lowell, Mass. Hinsdale, N. H. Chelmsford, Mass.
17 Joseph Leo V. Fortin Pauline Brady
Chelmsford, Mass.
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DEATHS
Years
Months
Days
January
7 Gregory Pozniak. Husband of Stella Sinitsa
.... 57
6
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16 Mary B. Pierce (nee Raymond) 69
9
3
Widow of Wesley Delton Pierce
20 Ella Winnona Taylor (nee Cleaves) Wife of Walter A. Taylor
72
1
18
23 Ancel E. Taylor 66
7
12
Husband of Lena Tucker
24 Elizabeth Grindrod (nee Maguire) 68
ยท Widow of William Grindrod William W. Carlton 64
24
Husband of Isobel Burke
24 Frank Weston Glines 78
8
19
29 Joseph Rodrigues 86
5
27
Widower of Mary Emilie
February
2 Laura D. Farrell (nee Leaf) .... 52
10
1
Wife of William T. Farrell
4 Anne Ellen Neil (nee Wright) 70
Widow of William J. Neil
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20 Walter S. Keskinen Lina Mariam Oikari
Wellesley Hills, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass.
Chelmsford, Mass.
1949 Name
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1949 Name
. Years Months Days
February
5 George A. Smith ......
71
5
23
Husband of Adeline E. Howes
5 Frederick B. Kinch 62
Husband of Etta Cox
9 Sarah Greenwood (nee Hawkins) 79
7
16
Wife of William C. Greenwood
10 William J. O'Connell 57
Husband of Dorothy Hawkins
10 George D. Ethridge Widower of Margaret A. Tattersall
72
10
19
15 Helen J. Davis (nee Thissell) 68
9
18
Wife of William T. Davis
17 Howard Russell Lord. 86
11
2.0
Widow of Gregory Pozniak
23 Celeste J. Borrows (nee Mutaugh) .... .... 60
Wife of Peter Borrows
27 Joseph Jesus 66
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Husband of Isabel Vieira
27 Gertrude O. Pearson (nee Pearson) 67
5
16
Wife of Emil C. Pearson
28 Havier L. Gonzales. 79
5
22
Husband of Hattie C. Freethey
28 Sadie E. Weitz( nee Elliot) 72
4 20
Divorced wife of William E. Weitz
March
1 Silas A. Buntel. 59
4
9
1 Clayton Gilbert Martin 69
1
-21
Husband of Eva J. Colby
7 Patrick Welch. 77
Husband of Alice McCabe
9 Raymond W. Dutton 58
6
3
Husband of Florence M. Dalton
10 Frank J. Morse 71
S
7
Husband of Laura E. Hewitt
12 John Dunkerley 74
4
11
Husband of Bertha L. Baker
21 Lenora E. Harmon 87
9
4
24 Walter O. Linstad 42
4
4
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20 Stella Pozniak (nee Sinitza) 59
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1949 Name
Years Months Days
April
2 Ignatius Benzavicius. 75
Husband of-
3 W. Bevan Dunsford .....
44
7
23
Husband of Doris Yeadon Cook
7 Charles Albert Dane. 78
6 28
Husband of Emma A. Howes
8 Roger William Gage. 65
8 12
Husband of Emma Runnels
11 Mabel Barris (nee Hird) 65
0
23
Wife of Ivy W. Barris
14 Dora E. Fletcher (nee Fifield) 88
0
S
Widow of Grant S. Fletcher
14 Stillborn
17 Matthew A. Bean 57
2
3
Husband of Jeanne Boyer
26 William C. Greenwood. 79
Widower of Sarah Morrison
May
2 Elizabeth Coleman (nee Hamilton) 85 Widow of James Coleman
5 Blanche Ethel Jewett (nee Hall) 68
2
7
Wife of Walter Jewett
6 Albert J. Loiselle 64
Husband of Blanche Dubuque
14 Ressa C. Knight 54
10
14
Wife of Ralph A. Knight
15 Julia N. Brown 67
5
1
Wife of Amasa A. Brown
16 Cora Ella Smith 88
11
27
Widow of George H. Smith
16 Petronele Zukauskas (nee Jonauskaite). 59
Widow of Antanas Zukauskas
18 Alice M. Cahill (nee Mooney) 56 Wife of James F. Cahill
21 Karl Olsen ...... 86
11
8
Widower of Sigrid Myhr
22 Antonio Capuano 76
2
28
Husband of Theresa
23 Elgin John Bill 76
10
12
Husband of Lesie Farrington
25 Martha Washington Symmes. 61
3
3
31 Ethel M. Metcalf (nee Stevenson) 52
4
9
Widow of Richard Metcalf
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1949 Name
Years Months Days
June
2 Edward Marchand. 55
Husband of Rose-Anna Rondeau
3 Sarah Jane Killpartrick (nee Mevis) Widow of Charles Killpartrick
93
1
5
9 Oscar Trader Newcomb 75
1
28
Widower of Florence Brooks Newcomb
14 Emil C. Pearson 66
7
1
Widower of Gertrude O. Pearson
21 Josephine Pihl (nee Pierson) 85
6
8
Wife of John C. Pihl
23 Arthur B. Worthley 73
4
16
Widower of Ruth Woodland
27 Stillborn
28 George H. Wallace. 69
3
0
Husband of Ellen Fell
28 Annabella Golar (nee Hamel) 80
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Widow of George Alfred Golar
July
3 Sarah Gaffey (nee McWilliams) 81
9
21
Widow of Martin Gaffey
3 Helen G. Parkhurst (nee Colson) 81
0
16
Widow of Charles E. Parkhurst
4 Joseph C. Woodhead. 85
Widower of Hannah McGuinnes
5-Mathilda Jesus (nee Nobrega) Wife of Migel Jesus
63
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7 Isidore Auger 66
11
15
Husband of Sarah Petit
12 John G. Lovell 86
6
0
Widower of Adelaide E. Roes
15 Charles J. Campbell 54
Husband of Mary C. Tansey
18 Edward H. Stokes 49
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Husband of Annabella Gibsen
27 Jeremiah P. Sheerin 44
0
0
29 Paul D. Petterson. 45
7
27
Husband of Alice E. Johnson
August
1 Ivy Wade Barris 65
11
1
Widower of Mabel Hird
3 Emil Gottard Haberman .....
39
1
23
Husband of Mary Baron
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1949 Name
Years Months Days
August
11 David Buckely Hardman. 86
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3
Widower of Alice Chapman
14 Alice G. Knowles (nee Emerson) 83
4
14
Widow of William M. Knowles
16 Judith Ellen Dryden 15
2
7
23 Alfred William Reno Husband of Beda Westburg
59
21
28 Carrie Alice Fitzpatrick (nee Richardson) 70
2
3
Widow of Robert P. Fitzpatrick .
28 Henry O. Wood 73
11
17
Widower of Clara Rushworth .
September
9 William LaBelle 62
Husband of Rose-Alma Viens
9 Philomene Theriault (nee Beaulieu) 68 Wife of John Theriault
13 Infant Knight.
6 hrs.
22 Luther Milford Brown 54
5
10
Husband of Annie Reed
23 Annie L. Jones (nee Martin) 77
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Widow of Llewellyn T. Jones
25 Ida F. Wells (nee Wallwork) 76
7
22
Wife of Arthur M. Wells
26 Bridget Theresa Roughan 63
October
1 Joseph Partridge
45 Min.
1 Emma Poncelet (nee Usher) 75
10
11
Wife of John C. Poncelet
3 Maria Botti (nee Musa) Widow of John Botti
3 Alice Marie L'Leary 13
9
13
7 Guy H. Merrill. 63
Husband of Katherine Lane
8 Marion L. Cosgrove (nee Emerson) 66
5
18
Widow of P. Pascal Cosgrove
11 John B. Fusco. 54
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Husband of Marie Pulvereuti
30 Gladys M. Whitney (nee Eisner) 49
10
23
Wife of Arthur B. Whitney
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71
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1949 Name
Years
Months
Days
November
2 Louis J. Croft. 47
1
24
Husband of Marjorie Dickinson
6 John J. Sullivan 66
Widower of Margaret M. Sullivan
6 Margaret H. Kemp. 77
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Widow of Edward Kemp
7 Stillborn
11 Nancy Jean Stott
18
16 Barbara Joan Harmon
27
19 Timothy P. Shea. 47
7
3
Husband of Gladys Jacobson
22 John Marinel 85
9
9
Widower of Alice Shepherd
23 Infant Womboldt
27 Adam S. Krasnecki 70
Husband of Antonia S. Kuklicz
December
7 John Vincent Cahill 50
Husband of Margaret Wyman
9 Elizabeth P. Horne (nee Pillsbury)
69
3
4
Widow of George Horne
15 George LeMasurier 66
9
14
Husband of Hannah Frankland
15 Elizabeth Waite (nee Lee) Wife of Ronald Waite
54
4
29
17 Lillian Read.
56
9
23
17 Emily F. Maynard (nee Colby) 96
11
17
Widow of Fred W. Maynard
26 Sarah B. Walsh (nee McCoy) Widow of J. Fred Walsh
88
0
10
27 John C. Dow. 70
2
9
Husband of Mary A. Converse
28 Doris Field 29
9
17
Wife of Lloyd S. Field
30 Sylvester Yeschanin (also known as Tsehni) .. 61 Husband of Karusia Narenkiewicius
31 Frederick A. Mottram. 65
Husband of Ethel M. Heath
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 7, 1949 and March 14, 1949
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 re- quested to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in their several polling places, viz:
Precinct 1. Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre
Precinct 2. Town Hall, North Chelmsford .
Precinct 3. Fire House, West Chelmsford
Precinct 4. School House, East Chelmsford
Precinct 5. Liberty Hall, South Chelmsford
Precinct 6. Westlands School House
On Monday, the seventh day of March, 1949, being the first Monday in said month, at 12 o'clock noon, for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes for the following officers:
Moderator for one year.
One Selectman for three years.
One Member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years.
One Assessor for three years.
One member of the Board of Health for three years.
One School Committee Member for three years.
One Cemetery Commissioner for three years.
One Park Commissioner for three years.
Two Public Library Trustees for three years.
One Sinking Fund Commissioner for three years.
One Member of the Planning Board for five years.
One Constable for one year.
All on one ballot.
The polls will be open from 12 noon to 8 P. M. and to meet in the High School Auditorium at Chelmsford on the following Monday, the
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14th day of March, 1949 at 7:30 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, viz:
ARTICLE 1. To hear reports of Town Officers and Committees; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 2. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to defray Town charges for the current year; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to act as its agent in any suit or suits which may arise during the current year, with authority to settle and adjust claims or demands for or against the Town; and to employ counsel whenever in their judgment it is necessary; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectman, to borrow money in anticipation of revenue of the current financial year; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money with which to meet bills of previous years; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of seven hundred fifty ($750) dollars for the purpose of foreclosing tax titles held by the Town of Chlemsford or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Twenty-five Hundred ($2500) dollars to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 8. In the event that an affirmative action is taken on the foregoing Article, to see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account Five Thousand ($5,000) dollars to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work, and reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to the Excess and Deficiency Account; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Seven Thousand dollars ($7,000) to be used for Chapter 90 construction on Boston Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 10. In the event that an affirmative action is taken on the foregoing Article, to see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account Twenty-one Thousand ($21,000) dollars to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work,
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the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to the Excess and Deficiency Account; or in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000) dollars to be used for Chapter 90 construction on Groton Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 12. In the event that an affirmative action is taken on the foregoing Article, to see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency account a certain sum of money to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work, the reim- bursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their re- ceipt, to the Excess and Deficiency Account; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 13 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-nine ($3,679) dollars to pay to the Treasurer of the Middlesex County Retirement System, the said amount being the Town's share of the pension and Expense Fund; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Reserve Account a sum not exceeding Five Thousand ($5,000.) dollars to be used as a Reserve Fund at the discretion of the Finance Committee as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Twelve Hundred ($1,200) dollars to defray expenses in connection with the prosecution and defense of law suits; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Five Hundred ($500) dollars for the purpose of settling suits and claims now pending against the Town; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to use a sum of money in the amount such as the Com- missioner of Corporations and Taxation of the Commonwealth may approve as free cash said sum of money to be applied in determining the tax rate for the year 1949; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Ceme- tery Commissioners to appoint any or all the members of said Board as laborers to work in the cemetery department at the rate of ninety- one cents per hour; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Park Commissioners to appoint any or all of the members of, the said Board as laborers to work in the park department at the rate of ninety-one cent per hour; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a certain sumn of money for the purchase of a one-half ton truck for the highway department; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred ($14,500) dollars for the purpose of purchasing a 750 gallon pumping engine for the Fire Department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Fire Engineers, the engine to be housed in North Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Fifteen Thousand ($15,000) dollars for the purchase of an Austin-Western Grader for the Highway Department; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a certain sum of money to be used for the purpose of gas masks for the Fire Department to comply with requirements of Chapter 337 of the Acts of 1948; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a certain sum of money for the purpose of purchasing two auto- mobiles for the police department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 25. In the event of an affirmative vote under the previous Article, to see if the Town will vote to transfer by good and sufficient Bill of Sale two automobiles now used by the police depart- ment; or act in relation hereto.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand ($1,000) dollars, or some other sum, for the purpose of continuing the survey and maps of the Town under the supervision of the Board of Assessors; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Hundred Thirty-eight and 50/100 ($238.50) dollars with which to purchase an adding machine to replace one that is obsolete in the office of the Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sufficient sum of money with which to gravel and oil the road leading from the Swain Road to the North Chelmsford Dump so called; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand ($1,000) dollars for the purpose of reconstructing roadway and repairing sidewalk on Quigley Avenue; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand forty-eight ($1,048) dollars for the purpose of erecting a fence around the playground at the Westland School; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Thirty-six Hundred ($3600) dollars for the purpose of installing fluorescent lights in the McFarlin School under the su- pervision of the School Department; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Se- lectmen to secure, by purchase or otherwise, a parcel of land for a school site at North Chelmsford. Said parcel of land is now owned by the North Chelmsford Water District and is described as follows :- Bounded by Crystal Lake, by Washington Street, by Grant Street and by Adams Street and comprising approximately six acres of land; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 33. In the event that the above mentioned parcel of land can not be secured, to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to secure a parcel of land for a school site located between the Dunstable Road and the Tyngsboro Road and now owned by Fred E. Bliss and Ralph and Irene Littlefield. This parcel of land is described as follows :- bounded by original property of Robert E. Bliss, by Tyngsboro Road, by land now owned by Robert and Alice Connolly, by Evelyn L'Herault and by Clarence and Ethel DeCarteret and by Dunstable Road. Said land being Lots 23 and 24 of Plat No. 78 on file in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Chelmsford and containing approximately 10 acres; or act in relation hereto.
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept bequest of thirty-two hundred seven and 35/100 dollars ($3,207.35) made to the Town by will of the late Anna J. Brake, late of Chelmsford, dated October 24, 1940, duly probated in Middlesex Probate Court, payment of which has been made to the Town Treasurer subject to acceptance by the Town; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 35. In the event of the affirmative action under the preceding article to see what appropriation or disposition shall be made of the said sum of Thirty-two hundred seven and 35/100 dollars ($3,207.35) received as bequest under will of the said Anna J. Brake; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to accept bequest of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) made to the Town by will of Mary B. Proctor, late of Boston, dated January 16, 1944, duly probated in the Suffolk Probate Court, for Chelmsford Public Library; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 37. In the event of affirmative action under the pre- ceding article, to see what appropriation or disposition shall be made of the ten thousand dollars ($10,000) received as bequest under the will of the said Mary B. Proctor; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate sufficient funds to convert the home of the late Stewart MacKay into a library in accordance with the will of the late Stewart MacKay; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 39. In the event of an affirmative vote under the pre- vious Article, to see if the Town will vote to accept a deed of a portion of land adjacent to the property of the late Stewart Mackay; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 40. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 38 to see if the Town will vote to accept the assets including building, books, funds, and equipment of the North Chelmsford Library Corpo- ration to be used for the benefit of the MacKay Library; or act in re- lation thereto.
ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a com- mittee of five to make a study of the Selectmen-Town Manager form of government for the Town of Chelmsford, said committee to report back at the next annual or special town meeting, or to take action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Six Hundred Fifty ($650) dollars to be used by the Planning Board for advertising and publishing the new and revised building laws of the Town; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the following parcels of land, deeded to the Town. by Helen B. Avery; Grace W. Dawson; Percy A. Douglas; Frank Gal- lagher; Edith L. Gerrish; Anna Landers; Fred F. Wiggin; Sarah Meigs; Harry J. Roache; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to accept Priscilla Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their re- port and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.
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