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Library- Salary Librarian
1,295.00
Library -- Salary all others
2,459.38
Library-General
1,430.00
Moth Dept.
3,350.00
Town Hall-Salaries
1,200.00
Town Hall-General
2,195.00
Treasurer and Collector-Salaries
2,370.75
Treasurer and Collector-General
1,788.00
Interest Municipal Indebtedness
4,312.50
Town Reports and Incidentals
900.00
Hydrant Rental
2,050.00
Town Forests
50.00 10.00
Old Fire Station
G. A. R. Memorial Day
200.00
American Legion-Armistice Day
250.00
Veterans of Foreign Wars-Rent
200.00
Herring Run
25.00
Christmas Lighting
300.00
Assessors-Wages
2,462.00
Assessors ---- General
600.00
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Reserve Fund
3,000.00
Town Clerk and Accountant-Salary
2,138.50
Town Clerk and Accountant-General
90.00
Playground Supervision
500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Wages
600.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures-General
310.00
Election and Registration-Salaries, wages
627.50
Election and Registration-General
275.00
Forest Fires
625.00
1935 Unpaid Bills
607.32
Law Dept.
450.00
Inspector of Wires-Salary
366.63
Inspector of Wires-General
100.00
Trimming Trees
250.00
Dog Officer-General
15.00
Moderator
23.13
Planning Board
10.00
Total
$412,076.61
Voted: That the town amend the vote passed at the Annual Town Meeting held February 17, 1936 (whereby the items in the budget were appropriated as separate appropriations), so that the total of each departmental appropriation shall be the same as originally voted. The departmental items of the new set-up of the budget to read as in the article.
PARTY PRIMARY April 28th, 1936
Meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk upon the decision of the Warden not to officiate at this Pri- mary, whereas he was a candidate for election.
Voted: To elect Elwyn B. Lynde to act as Warden.
Dog Officer-Salary
231.25
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The following Election Officers were sworn in: Alfred M. Butler, William McMahon, Harold S. Thomas, John F. Perry, Ralph W. Maddigan, Luke F. Callan, Elwyn B. Lynde, Francis Murphy, Ester M. Robidoux, Lucy E. Harlow, Lottie A. Clark, Laura Norris, Hervert H. Dun- ham, Elmer G. Allan and Agnes Standish.
The polls were opened at 2 o'clock and the result of the vote was as follows :
Republican
Democrat
Delegates at Large
Charles F. Adams 245
George F. Booth 241
Joseph W. Martin 248
Allen T. Treadway 244
Blanks 418
William J. Granfield 153 Joseph McGrath 150
Margaret M. O'Riodan 151
1396
Elizabeth L.
MoNamara 147
Grace Hartley Howe 155
Timothy E. Carroll 13
Alexander F. Sulli- van 17
Blanks 1822
3200
Alternate Delegates at Large
Mary Phillips Bailey 228
Florence H. LeFevre 223
Wallace Stearns 227
Anna C. M. Tilling-
hast 227
Alternate Delegates at Large
Clementina Langone 135
Mary Maliotis 130
Golda R. Walters 131
Sadie H. Mulrone 129
Louise B. Clark 142
Delegates at Large
David I. Walsh 213
Marcus A. Coolidge 157
James M. Curley 222
117
Blanks
491
1396
H. Oscar Rocheleau 133 Stanley W. Wisnioski 128
Julian D. Rainey 130 Blanks 2142
3200
District Delegates
John W. Beal 185
Joseph F. Francis 171
Charles M. Carroll 21
Donald W. Nicholson .65 Blanks ยท 256
District Delegates Helen L. Buckley 169
Lawrence W. Caton 142
Frank Tigue 29
Blanks 460
800
698
Alternate District
Delegates
Isabel K. Winsper 200
Carrie L. Wade 211
Blanks 287
698
800
Presidential Preferences
Presidential Preference
Bob Fish 1
F. D. Roosevelt 95
Alfred Landon 1
Arthur Libby 1
Alfred E. Smith 3
Father Coughlin
1
Daniel Holmes 1
Harding 1
Romeo Millette 1
Blanks 176
349
Alternate District Delegates
George Helford 141
Charles C. Paine 147
Blanks 512
Alfred M. Landon 134
William E. Borah 15
Herbert Hoover 11
Franklin D. Roosevelt 1
Arthur H. Vandenburg 8 Gov. Dalton 1
Blanks 298
400
118
State Committee
State Committee
Harold W. Austin
106
Fred D. Rowe
138
Blanks 105
400
349
Delegates to State Convention
L. Francis Callan, Jr. 237
Joseph A. Picone 84
Blanks 28
349
Delegates to State Convention
Albert M. Heath 193
James J. O'Neil 76
August B. St. Amand 102 Blanks 29
400
Town Committee
Joseph A. Picone 67
Adnah H. Harlow 226
Stanley F. Alger 239
George Ward Stet-
son 263
Minnie A. Jones
234
Nathaniel D. Ryder 230
L. Francis Callan, Jr. 236 Richmond C.
Matthews 220
William R. Caswell 220
Forest E. Thomas 227
Leila M. Allan 228
Winifred S. Carver 219
Viola M. Cushman 229
Ernest L. Maxim 237
George A. Donner 227
Town Committee
August B. St. Amand 112 William A.
Blanchette 88
James J. O'Neil 114
Charles F. Stuart 77
Joseph A. DeLong- champs 73
Henry J. Morrison 85
Dorothy O'Neil 77
Manuel K. Carriero 75
Mando Bena
76
Margaret C. Baker 157
Ellen J. Gaudette 163
John V. Gallagher 147
Albert M. Heath 197
James E. Houlihan 183
Daniel W. Maloney 147
Frank A. Manning 151
Blanks 249
119
Boyd A. Iseminger 221
Peter J. Murphy 152
Blanks
1712
Manuel J. Rose 145
William P. Scanlon 165
5235
Blanks 3767
6000
The polls were closed at 7 o'clock P. M. and the result of the vote was announced at 2:15 A. M., April 29th, 1936.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING May 4th, 1936
Article 1. To choose a Finance Committee in accord- ance with Chapter 443 of the Legislative Act of 1935. The following officers to be voted on one ballot, viz .: three members of the Finance Committee for three years, two members for two years and two members for one year.
The following Election Officers were sworn in: Luke F. Callan, Elwyn B. Lynde, Ralph W. Maddigan, Harold S. Thomas, Frank S. Thomas, William J. McMahon, John F. Perry, August St. Amand, Alfred M. Butler.
The result of the vote was announced at 7:20 P. M. and was as follows :
Finance Committee for One Year
Hiram J. Archer 66
Bertram L. Thomas 59
Charles Rogers 1
Blanks 46
172
120
Finance Committee for Two Years
Anatole Bourgeois John V. Gallagher Blanks
57
61
54
172
Finance Committee for Three Years
Albert W. Charbonneau 55
Charles V. Giberti
58
John R. Thompson
69
James O'Neil
1
Joseph Picone
1
Blanks
74
258
Total vote was 86-Men, 58; women, 28.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
August 10th, 1936
Article 1. To hear the report of any committees or officers of the town to appoint any committee, and act thereon.
A letter on recommendations concerning establishing precincts within the town, to the Town Clerk from the Selectmen, was read by the Clerk.
Voted: That recommendations of Selectmen concern- ing the establishing voting precincts be accepted and adopted.
The following is copy of recommendations :
In accordance with the vote passed under Article 16 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, whereby
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the Selectmen were instructed to divide the town into convenient voting precincts, we submit the following recommendations :
Description of Precinct No. 1-
Beginning at the Witness monument in the Middle- boro-Lakeville Town Line standing 160 ft. southeast of Town Corner No. 8 in Poquoy Brook, thence northeast- erly to the centre of the State Highway Traffic Circle; thence northeasterly to a point on Centre Street near the corner of Ash Street, where Centre Street is crossed by a tributary of Purchade Brook; thence down said tribu- tary and Purchade Brook to the centre of Plymouth Street; thence easterly and southerly along the centre of Plymouth Street to its intersection with Summer Street; thence northerly along the centre of Summer Street to its intersection with Plain Street; thence along the centre of Plain Street to Thompson Street and con- tinuing the final course of Plain Street to the Middle- boro-Halifax Town Line; thence by various courses in the Town Boundaries northerly, westerly and southerly, adjoining Halifax, Bridgewater, Raynham and Lake- ville to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk. Number of voters, 293.
Description of Precinct No. 2-
Beginning at a Stone monument in the Middleboro- Lakeville Town Line standing 160 ft. southeast of Town Corner No. 8 in the Poquoy Brook; thence southeasterly along said Town Line to the Nemasket River; thence up said Nemasket River to the mouth of Fall Brook; thence up said Fall Brook to Tispaquin Pond and thru the Pond to the Mouth of Short's Brook, thence up said Short's Brook to its intersection with Chestnut Street; thence northeasterly to the intersection of Rocky Meadow Street with Wall Street and continuing same
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course to the Middleboro-Carver Town Line; thence by various courses in the Town Boundaries northerly, westerly and northwesterly adjoining Carver, Plymp- ton and Halifax to the easterly corner of Precinct No. 1; thence southwesterly in the line of Precinct No. 1 to the corner of Plain Street and Thompson Street; thence along the centre of Plain Street to Summer Street; thence southerly along the centre of Summer Street to Plymouth Street; thence westerly along the centre of Plymouth Street to its intersection with Purchade Brook; thence up said Purchade Brook and a tributary thereof to its intersection with Centre Street near Ash Street; thence southwesterly to the centre of the State Highway Traffic Circle; thence southwesterly to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk. Number of voters, 3,547.
Description of Precinct No. 3-
Beginning at a point on the Nemasket River at the mouth of Fall Brook; thence up said Fall Brook to Tis- paquin Pond and thru said pond to the mouth of Short's Brook; up said Short's Brook to its intersection with Chestnut Street; thence northeasterly to the intersection of Rocky Meadow Street and Wall Street and continu- ing same course to the Middleboro-Carver Town Line; thence by various courses in the Town Boundary South- erly, westerly and northerly, adjoining Carver, Roch- ester, Wareham and Lakeville, to the point of beginning, as shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk. Number of voters, 457.
LEWIS F. HARDING, CHARLES S. CARVER, FREDERIC H. NOBLE, ROMEO MILLETTE,
Board of Selectmen.
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A report of progress was made by committee investi- gating the electric lighting problems or extension of same to parts of town not having such service.
Voted: To add one more member to this committee and Daniel Minkle was voted in as this new committee member.
Voted: That a committee of nine be appointed from the floor to approve all W. P. A. Projects before being submitted to the Federal authorities for approval.
Voted: That appointment of this committee be de- ferred until the next regularly called Town Meeting.
There were 101 voters present.
Voted to adjourn at 8:35 P. M.
STATE PRIMARY September 15th, 1936
The polls were opened at 11 o'clock by Warden Aug- ust St. Amand. The following Election Officers were sworn in: Frank J. Diotte, Harold S. Thomas, Lottie A. Clark, John M. Callan, Gertrude B. Martin, Mary Hyman, Frank S. Thomas, Leslie M. Woodward, Madeline Alger, Annie C. Healey, Leila M. Allan, Agnes C. Standish, Esther Robidoux, John F. Perry, August B. St. Amand, and at 4 o'clock P. M., Melville D. Wilbur, William J. McMahon, Louise A. Casey and Forrest E. Thomas.
The result of the vote was as follows:
Republican
Democrat
Governor
Governor
John W. Haigis
1467
Charles F. Hurley 213
Blanks
284
Blanks 77
1751
290
124
Lieutenant Governor
Leverett Saltonstall 1431
Blanks 320
1751
Lieutenant Governor
Philip J. Philbin 105
Thomas F. Galvin 22
Francis E. Kelly 81
Albert M. Heath 1
Blanks 81
290
Secretary
Frederic W. Cook' 1412
Blanks 339
1751
Secretary
Joseph Santosuosso 83
William J. Ahearne 10
John J. Buckley 43
John D. O'Brien 30
Edward W. O'Hearn 13
William F. Sullivan 14
Blanks 97
290
Treasurer
William E. Hurley 1001
William G. Andrew 188
Fred Jefferson
Burrell 237
Blanks 325
290
1751
Auditor
Auditor
Richard Darby
400
Thomas H. Buckley 170
Russell A. Wood
812
Leo D. Walsh 13
Blanks
539
Blanks 77
290
1751
Treasurer
James C. Scanlan 96
James M. Hurley 109
Blanks 85
125
Attorney General
Attorney General
Felix Forte
1246
Paul A. Dever 184
Blanks
505
Blanks 106
1751
290
Senator in Congress
Senator in Congress
James M. Curley 139
Robert E. Greenwood 83
Thomas C. O'Brien 15
Blanks 53
290
1751
Congressman
Charles L. Gifford 936
John Henry McNeece 702 Blanks 113
1751
Congressman
John D. W. Bodfish 166
Albert Crossley 10
Edward C. Peirce 15
James M. Quinn 30
Thomas C. O'Brien 1
Blanks 68
290
Councillor
Joseph P. Correia 105
Joseph R. Glennon 113
Edgar S. Lindsay 603
Robert L. Manley 32
Walter E. McLane 124
John M. Stone 300
Thomas C. O'Brien 1
Blanks 473
Councillor
Charles F. Archam-
bault 70
Philip J. Russell 138
Blanks 82
290
1751
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. 1235
Alonzo B. Cook 158
Guy M. Gray
54
Thomas C. O'Brien 43
Blanks 261
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Senator
Charles G. Miles 1278
Thomas C. O'Brien 7
Blanks 466
1751
Senator
Zennon A. Benoit 34
Frank A. Manning 85
John W. O'Neil 69
Thomas C. O'Brien 1
Blanks 101
290
Representative in
General Court
Lester A. Crampton 13
George Ward
Stetson
1132
Kendrick H. Wash-
burn
565
Blanks 41
290
1751
Register of Probate and Insolvency
Sumner A. Chap- man 1069
Dexter Winfield Wilbar 240
Blanks
442
290
1751
County Commissioners
Frederic T. Bailey 949
Harold D. Bent 862 Tames A. White 472
Representative in General Court
William A. Blanch- ette 174
Albert M. Heath 5
Blanks
111
Register of Probate and Insolvency
Alfred G. Malagodi 139 Albert M. Heath 3
Blanks
148
County Commissioners
Louis A. Reardon
130
Albert M. Heath
89
Thomas C. O'Brien
1
127
Albert M. Heath
2
Blanks 360
Thomas C. O'Brien
1
Blanks 1209
580
3502
County Treasurer
County Treasurer
Avis A. Ewell
936
James P. Fitzgerald 158
Francis T. Kane
388
Albert M. Heath 3
Blanks
427
Blanks 129
1751
290
Associate County Commissioner
Associate County Commissioner
Frank L. Sinnott
1209
Albert M. Heath 59
Blanks
542
Thomas C. O'Brien 1
Blanks 230
1751
290
Polls were closed at 8 o'clock P. M. and the result of the vote was announced at 1:15 A. M., September 16th, 1936.
STATE ELECTION November 3rd, 1936
The polls were opened at 11 A. M. in Precinct 1 by Warden Bert J. Allan and at the same hour in Precinct 2 by August St.' Amand, and in Precinct 3 by Harlas L. Cushman.
The following Election Officers were sworn in: Pre- cinct 1, Bert J. Allan, William Lewis, Percy Keith, Stella Fickert, Harold Pratt, Maurice Guerin, Robert C. West, Leila Allan, Inez Chandler, Priscilla Mott and Malcolm Powlesland.
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Precinct 2: A. B. St. Amand, Lucy E. Harlow, Annie C. Healey, Madeline S. Alger, Mary Hyman, Gertrude B. Martin, Helen A. Clark, John M. Callan, Frank S. Thomas, Frank J. Diotte, Esther Robidoux, John Perry, Harold S. Thomas, Elizabeth C. Alger, Louis A. Cole, William J. McMahon, Agnes Standish, Arleen Nolan, Melville D. Wilbur, Philip A. Greene and Elwyn B. Lynde.
Precinct 3: Harlas L. Cushman, Leslie M. Wood- ward, William E. Tierney, Archibald W. Reedy, Henry W. Walker, Susan M. Brackett and Richmond Mathews.
The result of the vote was as follows :
Presidential Electors
Precinct 1
Precinct 2
Precinct 3
Total
Aiken and Teichert
0
0
0
0
Browder and Ford
0
3
0
3
Colvin and Watson
0
5
1
6
Landon and Knox
253
2009
313
2575
Lemke and O'Brien
8
143
26
177
Roosevelt and Garner
50
1178
116
1344
Thomas and Nelson
0
4
2
6
Blanks
11
63
13
87
322
3405
471
4198
Governor
Fred G. Bushold
5
61
16
82
Alfred H. Evans
1
8
1
10
John W. Haigis
258
2054
328
2640
Horace I. Hillis
0
4
0
4
Otis Archer Hood
3
11
0
14
Charles F. Hurley
46
1078
95
1219
Alfred Baker Lewis
0
9
2
11
129
William H. McMasters
4
68
8
80
Blanks
5
112
21
138
322
3405
471
4198
Lieutenant Governor
Henning A. Blomen
1
14
0
15
Freeman W. Follett
1
17
5
23
Walter S. Hutchins
1
10
5
16
Francis E. Kelly
42
1034
89
1165
Leverett Saltonstall
262
2097
334
2693
Paul C. Wicks
0
4
0
4
Blanks
15
229
38
282
322
3405
471
4198
Secretary
Frederic W. Cook
260
2176
349
2785
Ralph Dow
0
21
5
26
George L. McGlynn
1
8
0
9
Mary E. Moore
2
10
1
13
35
915
78
1028
Joseph Santosuosso Blanks
24
275
38
337
322
3405
471
4198
Treasurer
Thomas Gilmartin
0
11
2
13
Mabelle M. Groves
3
20
7
30
Harold J. Hatfield Eva Hoffman
0
16
1
17
1
6
0
7
James M. Hurley
43
953
94
1090
William E. Hurley
259
2130
331
2720
Sylvester J. McBride Blanks
0
14
1
15
16
255
.35
306
322
3405
471
4198
130
Auditor
Lyman M. Aldrich
1
58
12
71 1140
Thomas H. Buckley
46
1001
93
Richard Darby
1
13
2
16
Elizabeth Donovan
0
12
1
13
Alfred Haase
0
2
0
2
Walter J. Hogan
2
10
2
14
Russell A. Wood
254
1987
313
2554
Blanks
18
322
48
388
322
3405
471
4198
Attorney General
Morris Berzon
2
15
2
19
Paul A. Dever
53
1117
103
1273
Felix Forte
245
1924
304
2473
George F. Hogan
0
22
5
27
Fred E. Oelcher
0
4
0
4
Michael Tuysuzian
0
14
0
14
Blanks
22
309
57
388
322
3405
471
4198
Congressman
John D. W. Bodfish
44
889
103
1036
Nora Ouimette Duprey
2
8
0
10
Charles L. Gifford
203
1648
257
2108
William McAuliffe
1
29
1
31
John Henry McNeece
61
654
80
795
Blanks
11
177
30
218
322
3405
471
4198
Senator in Congress
Alonzo B. Cook
2
43
12
57
Albert Sprague Coolidge
1
12
0
13
131
James M. Curley
37
852
73
962
Ernest L. Dodge
2
3
2
7
Charles Flaherty
1
4
0
5
Guy M. Gray
3
26
4
33
Moses H. Gulesian
2
83
10
95
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
259
2060
332
2651
Wilbur D. Moon
0
6
4
10
Thomas C. O'Brien
6
155
14
175
Blanks
9
161
20
190
322
3405
471
4198
Councillor
Edgar S. Lindsay
257
2033
338
2628
George M. Mathews
4
26
4
34
Philip J. Russell
35
983
83
1101
Blanks
26
363
46
435
322
3405
471
4198
Senator
Frank A. Manning
52
1104
101
1257
Charles G. Miles
241
2008
329
2578
Blanks
29
293
11
+ 363
322
3405
471
4198
Representative in General Court
William A. Blanchette
34
738
66
838
George Ward Stetson
270
2467
374
3111
Blanks
18
200
31
249
322
3405
471
4198
Register of Probate and Insolvency
Rufus E. Blair
8
221
36
265
Sumner A. Chapman
248
1978
314
2540
132
Alfred G. Malagodi
32
797
66
895
Blanks
34
409
55
498
322
3405
471
4198
County Commissioners
Frederic T. Bailey
210
1711
286
2207
Harold D. Bent
228
1885
300
2413
George M. Kane
26
723
55
804
Louis A. Reardon
35
764
62
861
Blanks
145
1727
239
2111
644
6810
942
8396
County Treasurer
Avis E. Ewell
246
2068
333
2647
James P. Fitzgerald
44
922
81
1047
Blanks
32
415
57
504
322
3405
471
4198
Associate County Commissioner
Frank L. Sinnott
268
2323
352
2943
Blanks
54
1082
119
1255
322
3405
471
4198
Question No. 1
To obtain a full expression of opinion, voters should vote on all three of the following questions :
(a) If a voter desires to permit the sale in this town of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold, he will vote "Yes" on all three questions.
(b) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines
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and malt beverages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold he will vote "No" on question one, "Yes" on question two and "No" on question three.
(c) If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alco- holic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on questions one and two and "Yes" on question three.
(d) If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addition other alcoholic beverages but only in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on question one and "Yes" on questions two and three.
(e) If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold, he will vote "No" on all three questions.
1. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic bever- ages) ?
Yes
136
1699
185
2020
No
132
1333
216
1681
Blanks
54
373
70
497
322
3405
471
4198
2. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?
Yes
136
1704
184
2024
No
123
1258
20
1585
Blanks
63
443
83
589
322
3405
471
4198
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3. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises ?
Yes
142
1717
190
2049
No
122
1255
199
1576
Blanks
58
433
82
573
322
3405
471
4198
All the above officers and amendments to be voted for on one ballot. The polls not to be closed before eight o'clock P. M. in each precinct.
LEWIS F. HARDING, Chairman,
FREDERIC H. NOBLE,
FREDERICK LOBL,
ROMEO MILLETTE, CHARLES S. CARVER, Selectmen of Middleborough.
The polls were closed at eight o'clock P. M.
The total number of votes cast in Precinct 1 was 322 and in Precinct 2 was 3,405, and in Precinct 3 was 471, or a total of 4,198.
The result of the vote was announced in Precinct 1 at 10:15 P. M., November 3rd, and in Precinct 2 at 7:15 A. M. and in Precinct 3 at 2 A. M., November 4th, 1936.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
November 9th, 1936
Meeting called to order at 7:30 o'clock by Moderator Clark.
Warrant was read by the Clerk.
Article 1. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate by loan or otherwise a sum of money to
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provide the Welfare Department with sufficient funds to meet its necessary expenses for the remainder of the year 1936, and act thereon.
Voted: The sum of $5,000.00 from the Excess and Deficiency account to the General account of the Wel- fare Department.
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate by loan or otherwise a sum of money to provide the Old Age Assistance Department with suf- ficient funds to meet its necessary expenses for the re- mainder of the year 1936, and act thereon.
Voted: The sum of $7,736.00 from the Excess and Deficiency account to the General account of the Old Age Department.
Article 3. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate by loan or otherwise a sum of money to provide the Soldiers Relief Department with sufficient funds to meet its necessary expenses for the remainder of the year 1936, and act thereon.
Voted: The sum of $1,200.00 from the Excess and Deficiency account to the General account of the Sol- diers Relief Department.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate by loan or otherwise a sum of money for the purpose of re-shingling the roof of the Town House, and to make such repairs to the roof as may be found necessary, and act thereon.
Voted: To transfer from the Excess and Deficiency account the sum of $3,000.00 for re-shingling the roof of the Town House and making such other repairs as are found necessary.
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Article 5. To hear the report of any committee or officers of the town; appoint any committee, and act thereon.
Mr. de Costa read the following report:
Report of the Electrification Committee
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the
Voters of the Town of Middleboro:
The committee heretofore appointed by the Modera- tor to investigate and consider the advisability of ex- tending electricity to those parts of the town not now enjoying the benefits thereof, reports as follows:
Your committee has conducted an extensive investi- gation of all those streets and parts of the town now without electricity, it has endeavored to obtain an ex- pression of sentiment from all the people directly con- cerned and interested, and has done this by means of personal contact. As a result, a survey has been pre- pared which has given to the committee a complete picture of the project. From this survey your committee has been enabled to decide on what streets and/or parts of the town would serve the greater number of the people and at the same time would return to the town the most revenue per unit of construction.
It is therefore recommended by this committee that electricity be extended on or along the following streets, to-wit:
Beach Street East Street France Street Pine Street Marion Road from Cherry Street
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Marion Road from Walnut Street Precinct Street Purchase Street Tispaquin Street Wall Street Woods Pond.
It has been estimated by the committee that the cost of construction to bring electricity to the people living on these streets will not be in excess of $12,000.00 and it is anticipated by the committee that this construction cost will be eventually materially reduced if and when the telephone company makes use of the town poles under the present agreement existing between the Elec- tric Light Department and the telephone company for joint ownership of such poles. Moreover, the extension if made will bring electric service to 78 consumers who have expressed a desire for such service and expressed an intention to make use of it if made available. The extension of electricity as outlined above is therefore recommended by this committee.
Respectfully submitted by the Committee, F. W. DE COSTA, Chairman, JOHN B. GAGNON, DANIEL H. HOLMES, HARRISON F. SHURTLEFF, JOHN R. THOMPSON, GEORGE A. PHILBROOK.
Voted: That the above report be accepted as read.
Mr. Lorenzo Wood read the following report:
Report of the Committee on School Building Needs
At the adjourned Town Meeting held February 10, 1936 it was voted that a committee be appointed by the Moderator to study the needs and to report on the needs
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of school buildings at the next annual meeting. This committee of sixteen submit the following report:
The committee have held several meetings trying to get at the best possible way to relieve the serious con- gestion in grades three, four and five in the School Street School. The committee also have considered what is best to be done with the portable building at the West Side School, which is in very poor condition. This building is unfit for use during heavy storms, excessive cold or hot weather. The Union Street building, as many of you know, is a very old building with poor lighting, heating, ventilating, and sanitary conditions that are unfit for any school building.
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