Town annual report of Swampscott 1950, Part 8

Author: Swampscott, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1950
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 216


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585


Edwin W. Hadley, Newton


14


11


11


10


12


19


15


22


114


Frank F. Walters, Boston Blanks


5


7


6


9


2


8


6


5


48


25


23


7


15


13


14


22


7


126


CONGRESSMAN SIXTH DISTRICT


William H. Bates, Salem 180 289 199 272 326 239 397 399 2301 Thomas A. Corkery, 24 Georgetown 25 29 17 19 14 18 11


Blanks


17


13


6


11


6


11


9


10


83


COUNCILLOR FIFTH DISTRICT


Edward A. Coffey, Salem


48


82


53


66


85


66


88


74


562


David Harris, Lynn .. 52


57


30


47


44


33


48


46


357


27


53


32


45


62


44


77


78


418


53 100


90


122 149 113 194 183 1004


157


80


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


William A. Milliken,


Salem


13


18 12


14


11


13


16


13


110


Herbert S. Tuckerman, Beverly


74 140 111 144 179 128 230 239 1245


Blanks


35


34


16


31


27


34


42


48


267


SENATOR FIRST ESSEX DISTRICT


Charles V. Hogan, Lynn 103 144


92 114 149


98 143 125


968


Thomas P. Gallagher,


Lynn


46


62


49


67


56


72 118 130


600


Edgar F. Riley, Lynn


39


78


50


68


88


54


97


89


563


Blanks


34


47


31


53


53


50


66


76


410


REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT FOURTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT


Eben Parsons, Marblehead


75 151 115 115 199 139 210 250 1254


Kendall A. Sanderson, Marblehead


74 128 102 143 190 155 238 261 1291


Edmond Talbot, Jr., Salem


29


37


36


53


27


44


60


54


340


Ernest W. April, Salem


19


18


13


34


38


23


44


48


237


James D. Bentley, Swampscott


121 250 136 154 173 143 200 185 1362


John A. Davis, Marblehead


22


55


40


73


57


51


52


64


414


4


6


3


3


2


3


13


7


41


Aime A. Gauthier, Salem Thomas M. Newth, Swampscott


134 173 112 174 195 115 211 166 1280


Wilfred J. Poitras, Salem


5


9


7


5


14


6


11


12


69


Peter J. Thornton, Salem


4


11


8


2


4


4


6


9


48


Blanks


179 155


94 150 139 139 227 204 1287


DISTRICT ATTORNEY EASTERN DISTRICT


Hugh A. Cregg, Methuen 154 255 158 205 248 193 286 318 1817 Charles W. Trombly, 58 N. Andover 40 50 51 75 73 91 74 512


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26


13


22


25


23


47


28


212


COUNTY COMMISSIONER ESSEX COUNTY


Arthur A. Thompson, Methuen 173 284 201 255 295 222 342 366 2138


Blanks


49


47


21


47


51


52


82


54


403


SHERIFF ESSEX COUNTY


Frank E. Raymond,


Salem


148 251 171 194 239 186 301 298 1788


Raymond G. Comeau, Haverhill


6


10


5


11


8


9


5


6 60


Louis J. Dion, Lynn


22


31


15


28


36


21


42


34


229


Arthur Flynn, Lawrence


26


24


20


47


33


28


36


42


256


Blanks


20


15


11


22


30


30


40


40


208


DEMOCRATIC BALLOT


Precincts GOVERNOR


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8 Total


Paul A. Dever, Cambridge


32


31


14


9


18


8 35


22


169


Blanks


13


8


7


6


8


9


10


7


68


81


RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK


1950]


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, Worcester 15


23


11


8


12


9


22


11


111


William M. Bergan, Hull


5


2


2


0


0


0


3


2


14


G. Edward Bradley, Somerville


6


2


5


1


7


2


7


4


34


John Francis Cahill, Everett


8


4


2


1


1


4


4


4


28


J. Frank Murphy, Springfield


6


4


0


3


3


1


4


2


23


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5


4


1


2


3


1


5


6


27


SECRETARY


Edward J. Cronin, Chelsea


17


23


14


11


14


7


23


16


125


Anthony L. Bruno, Boston


4


1


0


0


1


1


3


1


10


Stephen J. Carr, Boston


1


3


0


0


2


3


6


2


17


Martin Graham, Brewster


0


1


0


0


2


0


1


2


6


Paul V. Shaughnessy, Waltham


3


3


4


1


5


3


3


2


24


Alfred L. Smith, Boston Alfred R. Vitale, Boston


10


2


1


0


0


0


0


0


13


John F. Welch, Boston .. Blanks


5


2


0


1


0


1


3


0


12


3


3


2


2


2


2


5


7


26


TREASURER


John E. Hurley, Boston ..


38


34


16


12


22


13


37


23


195


Blanks


7


5


5


3


4


4


8


6


42


AUDITOR


Thomas J. Buckley,


Boston


39


34


16


12


23


13


36


22


195


Blanks


6


5


5


3


3


4


9


7


42


ATTORNEY GENERAL


Francis E. Kelly, Boston


34


26


13


11


15


12


29


21


161


Benjamin F. Chesky, Boston


3


0


0


0


0


1


2


0


6


Eli Y. Krovitsky, Boston


2


1


2


0


1


0


1


0


7


Isadore H. Y. Muchnick, Boston


5


5


4


2


8


1


9


6


40


Blanks


1


7


2


2


2


3


4


2


23


CONGRESSMAN SIXTH DISTRICT


Richard M. Russell,


Essex


36


30


15


11


23


12


37


21


185


Blanks


9


9


6


4


3


5


8


8


52


COUNCILLOR FIFTH DISTRICT Cornelius J. Twomey,


Lawrence


36


31


17


12


22


13


35


20


186


Blanks


9


8


4


3


4


4


10


9


51


SENATOR FIRST ESSEX DISTRICT


Charles V. Hogan


Lynn


40


33


16


11


23


13


37


22


195


Blanks


5


6


5


4


3


4


8


7


42


2


1


0


0


0


0


1


0


4


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[Dec. 31


REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT FOURTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT


Anna V. Armstrong, Marblehead


15


16


11


5


8


9


19


7 90


James D. Burns, Salem ..


21


21


9


7


12


8


18


13


109


Aime A. Gauthier, Salem


15


5


1


1


6


4


6


6


44


Paul L. Lausier, Marblehead


15


8


8


4


6


4


14


7


66


William J. O'Leary, Salem


25


22


15


9


12


8


23


11


125


Peter J. Thornton, Salem


5


10


1


2


6


1


7


3


35


Blanks


39


35


18


17


28


17


48


40


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DISTRICT ATTORNEY EASTERN DIVISION


Hugh A. Cregg, Methuen


17


14


8


4


10


9 15


15


92


John A. McNiff, Lawrence


5


8


1


5


3


0


4


4


30


V. Frederick Sano, Lynn


20


3


6


3


4


5


18


3


62


Charles W. Trombly, N. Andover


1


11


4


2


8


2


7


6


41


Blanks


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3


2


1


1


1


1


1


12


COUNTY COMMISSIONER ESSEX COUNTY


Charles M. Boyle, Peabody


19


15


6


3


11


5


17


10


86


Michael F. Conway, Peabody


4


10


5


9


2


4


5


7


46


G. Franklin Daniels, Marblehead


9


4


2


0


5


2


11


1


34


Wanda Walczak, Salem


5


2


1


0


3


0


1


4


16


Edmund H. Walsh, Peabody


6


4


3


1


1


2


3


3


23


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2


4


4


2


4


4


8


4


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SHERIFF ESSEX COUNTY


Timothy J. Cronin, Salem


2


5


2


0


1


0


3


0


13


Edmund F. Curley, Swampscott


26


23


12


8


20


12


27


14


142


William Charles Curry, Lawrence


2


0


0


0


1


0


2


1


6


Louis J. Dion, Lynn


2


1


0


0


1


0


1


2


7


Everett B. Dowe, Lawrence


1


0


0


1


1


0


0


2


5


William G. Hennessey, Lynn


7


5


3


4


1


4


5


4


33


Leonard B. Murphy, Lynn


4


3


3


0


0


0


1


3


14


Blanks


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2


1


2


1


1


6


3


17


Dissolved at 10:45 P.M.


Attest :


MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR.,


Town Clerk.


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RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK


1950]


October 10, 1950


On the above date Vincent P. O'Brien, Moderator appointed Harold R. Austin as a member of the Finance Committee for Pre- cinct Five, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Frederic P. Clark.


Attest :


MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.


October 12, 1950.


On the above date notice was received of the approval of the Attorney General of the By-Law adopted by the Town of Swamp- scott, namely, Article 9 of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting held September 12, 1950.


Attest:


MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.


October 20, 1950


The above By-Law was published in accordance with Section 32 of Chapter 40 in the Lynn Daily Evening Item October 17, 18, & 19, 1950.


Attest:


MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR., Town Clerk.


State Election


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Essex, ss.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Swampscott, in the said County,


GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Elections to meet in their respective precincts in said Swampscott on


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1950


at 7 o'clock A.M. for the following purposes:


To bring in their votes to the Election Officers on one ballot for the following officers:


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TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary; Treasurer; Auditor; Attorney General; Representative in Congress; Councillor; Senator; Representatives in General Court (3); District Attorney; County - Commissioner; Sheriff.


TO VOTE YES OR NO ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:


QUESTION NO. 1


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the con- stitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, re- ceived 244 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the nega- tive, and in a joint session of the two branches held YES June 8, 1949, received 242 votes in the affirmative and NO 7 in the negative?


SUMMARY


This proposed amendment of the Constitution provides for the time when the respective terms of office of the governor, lieutenant- governor and councillors shall begin and the time when their respective terms shall end. It also makes provision relative to the succession to the office of governor in the event of the death of the governor elect before qualification for the office of governor; and it further makes provision relative to the succession to the office of governor in the event of the death of both the governor elect and the lieutenant- governor elect before qualification for their respective offices.


QUESTION NO. 2


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the con- stitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 4, 1948, received 154 votes in the affirmative and 44 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 8, 1949, YES received 160 votes in the affirmative and 93 in the NO negative?


SUMMARY


This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides for an increase in the number of signatures of qualified voters required upon an initiative or upon a referendum petition, and it further makes provision for changes in legislative procedures thereon with reference to dates upon, or within which, acts shall be done in the various stages necessary to be taken upon such petitions.


QUESTION NO. 3


Do you approve of a law summarized below on which the House of Representatives did not vote and on which the Senate did not vote?


YES


NO |


SUMMARY


This measure provides for minimum payments of seventy-five dollars per month, or eighty-five dollars per month if blind, as assistance to deserving aged persons who have reached the age of sixty-three years or over and are in need of relief and support.


QUESTION NO. 4


Do you approve of a law summarized below on which the House of Representatives did not vote and on which the Senate did not vote?


YES


NO


SUMMARY


This measure provides for the creation of a Massachusetts commission for the purpose of conducting once every month a lot- tery drawing to raise additional funds by means of tickets sold to the public, within the Commonwealth, the net proceeds to be divided


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RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK


1950]


as follows: 50 per cent to the winners as prizes, 35 per cent for assistance to needy aged persons, 71/2 per cent for assistance to needy blind persons, 71/2 per cent for assistance to dependent children.


QUESTION NO. 5


Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disap- proved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 77 in the affirmative and 139 in the negative and in YES İ the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 25 NO in the negative?


SUMMARY


The proposed measure strikes out the first sentence of section 113B of chapter 175 of the General Laws (Tercentenary Edition) as most recently amended by section 4 of chapter 459 of the acts of 1935, and inserts in place thereof a sentence which provides that the Commissioner of Insurance shall annually, on or before Septem- ber fifteenth, after due hearing and investigation, fix and establish fair and reasonable classifications of risks and adequate, just, reason- able and non-discriminatory premium charges to be used and charged by insurance companies in connection with the issue or execution of motor vehicle liability policies or bonds, as defined in section 34A of chapter 90 of the General Laws, for the ensuing calendar year or any part thereof, but said classifications and premium charges shall be uniform throughout the Commonwealth and shall not be fixed or established according to districts or zones.


QUESTION NO. 6


A. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed horse races be permitted in this county?


B. Shall the pari-mutuel system of betting on licensed dog races be permitted in this county?


QUESTION NO. 7


A. 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 beverages) ?


B. 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) ?


C. 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


1


NO


YES


NO


YES


NO


YES 1


NO


YES


NO


QUESTION NO. 8


(a) If a voter desires that this town shall declare by popular referendum that a shortage of rental housing accommodations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in this town after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty, and until the close of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in ac- cordance with the provisions of the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, he will vote "YES" on said question. (b) If he desires that federal rent control shall cease to be in effect in this town at the close of December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty, he will vote "NO" on said question. If a majority of the votes cast in any such city or town in answer to said question is in the affirmative, such city or town shall be deemed to have declared by popular referendum, pur- suant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a shortage of rental accommodations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in such city or town after December thirty-first, nineteen


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hundred and fifty, and until the close of June thirtieth, nineteen hun- dred and fifty-one, in accordance with the provisions of said act. If a majority of the votes cast in any such city or town in answer to said question is not in the affirmative, such city or town shall be deemed not to have declared by popular referendum, pursuant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a shortage of rental accommodations exists which requires the continuance of federal rent control in such city or town after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and fifty.


Shall a declaration be made by popular referendum, pursuant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1950, that a shortage of rental hous- ing accommodations exists which requires the continuance of fed- eral rent control in this town after December thirty- first, nineteen hundred and fifty and until the close YES of June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-one, in NO accordance with the provisions of said Act?


THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 A.M. to 8 P.M.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof at the Town Hall, the Post Office, and in at least two public and conspicuous places in each precinct in the town, and at or in the immediate vicinity of each railroad station in the town not less than seven days before the day appointed for said meeting.


HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands this nineteenth day of October, 1950.


A True Copy, Attest.


LEONARD H. BATES,


Constable.


FREDERICK R. CHAMPION, RALPH I. LINDSEY, ANDREW R. LINSCOTT, Selectmen of Swampscott.


RETURN ON THE WARRANT


Pursuant to the within warrant to me directed, I have notified the legal voters of Swampscott, by posting attested copies of said warrant at the Town Hall, Post Offices at least two public and con- spicuous places in each precinct in the town, and at or in the im- mediate vicinity of each railroad station in Swampscott on Saturday, October 28, 1950, the posting of said notices being seven days before the time of said meeting.


LEONARD H. BATES, Constable.


State Election Tuesday, November 7, 1950


In accordance with the foregoing warrant the voters of Swamp- scott assembled at their several precincts in the Town of Swampscott, and were called to order by the presiding officer in each precinct at 7 o'clock A.M. The warrant with the return thereon was read by the Clerk in each precinct. The polls were opened at 7 A.M.


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RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK


1950]


The following were appointed Precinct Officers and qualified for same:


Precinct One Warden-J. Hervey Blackford (R) Clerk-Harriett T. Kain (D)


Inspector-Ruth B. Houghton (R) Inspector-Lauretta M. Fournier (D) Tellers-Martha Cafferty (R) George A. Stewart (R) Sarah I. Norcross (R) Ethel M. Williams (R) Florence L. O'Neal (D) Charles L. Stover (R)


Precinct Two


Warden-Harry Cahoon (R)


Clerk-Ernest Loyte (R)


Inspector-James E. Conner (D)


Inspector-Lillian A. Currant (R) Tellers-Valerie B. Byrne (R)


Ruth H. Conley (R)


Doris L. Smith (D)


Margaret Nolan (D)


Blanche L. Pratt (R)


Sarah G. Holbry (R)


Ruby J. Dow (R)


Precinct Seven


Warden-Stuart P. Ellis (R)


Clerk-Donald L. Sawyer (D)


Inspector-Almer A. Jackson (R)


Inspector-Esther F. Philbin (R) Tellers-Winifred G. Jacobs (R) Francis Pedrick (R)


Elva P. Garey (R)


Elizabeth M. Callahan (D)


Susan S. Clay (R)


Mary R. Turner (R)


Marion S. Lees (R)


Caroline G. Carls (R)


Precinct Four


Precinct Eight


Warden-Edith J. Johnson (R)


Warden-Etta J. Minton (R)


Clerk-Lucille V. Duggan (D)


Clerk-Gladys E. Williams (R)


Inspector-Florence M. Kane (D)


Inspector-Mary B. Hill (R)


Inspector-Pauline Duncan (R)


Tellers-Anna T. Conners (D)


Gladys Rockwood (I)


Mary Beaton (R)


Maude P. Loring (R)


Irene L. Perkins (I)


Henrietta Brown (R)


Eva M. Shephard (R)


Helen M. Coan (D)


Sarah Conners (D) Ida G. Ingalls (I)


The polls opened at 7 A.M. and the count started at 3 o'clock P.M. The ballot boxes registered correctly and the checks on the voting list were the same as the vote cast.


Precinct Two was the first to make a return at 9:25 P.M. Pre- cinct Seven was the last at 11:30 P.M.


The following number of votes were cast:


Precinct 1


674


Precinct 2


749


Precinct 3 638


597


Precinct 5


746


Precinct 6


655


Precinct 7


967


Precinct 8


809


Total vote cast 5835


Precinct Five Warden-John T. Morrison (R) Clerk-Christina Pearce (D) Inspector-Joan E. Brown (R)


Inspector-Helen E. Gillen (R) Tellers-Alice E. Leslie (D) Sydna H. Collins (R) Claire Ulman (R) Florence E. Scanlon (D)


Doris Humphrey (R) Doris L. Torrey (R)


Precinct Six


Warden-Irving Curtis (R)


Clerk-Anna M. Burke (D)


Inspector-Lucy G. Nickerson (R)


Inspector-Anna G. Mather (D) Tellers-Eva C. Evans (R) May S. Mader (I) Katherine E. Lamkin (R)


William Patten (R) Cleora Tilden (R) Precinct Three


Warden-Lee A. Cooley (R)


Clerk-William Weber (D)


Inspector-Annie L. Ward (D)


Inspector-Earl M. Bailey (R) Tellers-Grace L. Russell (R) Madeline E. Costin (I)


Honora Nevils (I)


Netta Olson (D)


Inspector-Anna C. Howard (R) Tellers-Martha L. Graham (R)


Sarah P. Shoals (R)


Precinct 4


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Precinct


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2 3 4


5


6


7


8 Total


GOVERNOR


Paul A. Dever,


Cambridge


330 254 229 166 160 210 194 175 1818


Arthur W. Coolidge, Reading


331 486 402 425 581 435 661 625 3946


Horace I. Hillis, Saugus


3


2


2


0


0


0


3


5


15


Mark R. Shaw, Melrose .. 0


1


0


1


0


1


1


0


4


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6


5


5


5


9


8


4


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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Charles F. Jeff Sullivan,


Worcester 294 218 197 146 142 183 241 157 1578 Laurence Curtis, Boston 365 514 423 446 594 452 701 640 4135 Lawrence Gilfedder, 0 Boston 4 4 6 1 3 5 4


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SECRETARY


Edward Cronin,


Chelsea


273 240 218 164 154 184 246 182 1661


Russell A. Wood,


Cambridge


359 477 389 418 565 433 667 594 3902


Ellsworth J. M. Dickson, Needham


5


1


5


4


2


2


1


4


24


Fred M. Ingersoll, Lynn


20


7


14


2


4


9


10


5


71


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17


24


12


9


'21


27


43


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TREASURER


John E. Hurley, Boston 335 268 273 190 224 222 345 267 2124 Fred J. Burrell, Medford 312 442 339 379 479 390 566 488 3395 Henning A. Blomen, 5 Boston 2 2 2 20 4 1 3 1


Harold J. Ireland, Worcester


4


1


2


4


7


3


3


4


28


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21


36


22


19


35


36


52


47


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AUDITOR


Thomas J. Buckley,


Boston


335 272 250 187 200 214 300 210 1968


William G. Andrew, Cambridge


307 449 360 387 525 403 619 565 3615


Robert A. Simmons, Boston


6


1


2


6


0


3


1


3 22


Francis A. Votano, Lynn


8


5


5


4


0


9


10


4


45


Blanks


18


22


21


13


21


26


37


27


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ATTORNEY GENERAL


Francis E. Kelly, Boston 276 208 194 128 115 161 220 136 1438 Frederick Ayer, Jr.,


373 513 422 460 617 468 715 650 4218 Wenham


27


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RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK


1950]


Anthony Martin, Boston


5


3


3


0


£ 0


2


3


3


19


Howard B. Rand, Haverhill


1


0


0


1


1


1


0


4


8


Blanks


19


25


19


8


13


23


29


16


152


CONGRESSMAN, SIXTH DISTRICT


William H. Bates, Salem 472 614 488 511 679 551 828 715 4858


Richard M. Russell, Essex


193 121 136


75


60


95 120


81


881


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COUNCILLOR, FIFTH DISTRICT


Cornelius J. Twomey, Lawrence 265 216 188 137 139 153 217 160 1475


Herbert S. Tuckerman, 384 512 424 450 588 471 701 629 4159 Beverly


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20


201


SENATOR, FIRST ESSEX DISTRICT


Charles V. Hogan, Lynn 593 628 535 513 631 532 801 690 4923


Blanks 81 121 103 84 115 123 166 119


912


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT


FOURTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT


Eben Parson, Marblehead 369 469 414 419 579 450 684 617 4001


Kendall A. Sanderson,


Marblehead 354 461 392 401 562 427 661 596 3854 James D. Burns, Salem .. 218 182 158 106 101 131 148 113 1157 John A. Davis, Marblehead 313 442 349 380 512 405 582 563 3546


Aime A. Gauthier, Salem 242 172 186 111


82 111 156


98 1158


William J. O'Leary Salem


182 183 140


97 101 1


. 127 145


96 1071


Wilfred J. Poitras, Salem .85 79


58


82


68


59


75


79 585


Blanks 259 259 217 195 233 255 450 265 2133


DISTRICT ATTORNEY, EASTERN DISTRICT


Hugh A. Cregg, Methuen 434 554 471 477 587 488 737 660 4408 Charles W. Trombly, N. Andover 226 177 150 116 139 148 195 131 1282


Blanks 14


18 17


4


20


19


35


18 145


COUNTY COMMISSIONER, ESSEX COUNTY


Arthur A. Thompson,


Methuen 369 509 412 438 570 453 668 616 4035


90


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


Charles M. Boyle,


Peabody 273 205 204 134 139 160 234 150 1499


Blanks 32


35 22


25


37


42


65


43


301


SHERIFF, ESSEX COUNTY


Frank E. Raymond, Salem


421 530 446 460 599 480 733 651 4320


Everett B. Dowe, Lawrence 225 185 174 115 111 136 173 119 1238


Blanks


28


34


18


22


36


39


61


39


277


QUESTION NO. 1


Yes


408 494 471 434 569 472 674 640 4162


No


96


85


48


69


62


66


90


75


591


Blanks


170 170 119


94 115 117 203


94 1082


QUESTION NO. 2


Yes


336 422 414 375 506 416 588 571 3628


No


151 141 100 110 122 110 165 122 1021


Blanks


187 186 124 112 118 129 214 116 1186


QUESTION NO. 3


Yes


353 306 259 202 211 255 343 209 2138


No


211 347 307 345 474 329 506 537 3056


Blanks


110


96


72


50


61


71 118


63


641


QUESTION NO. 4


Yes


273 217 188 129 125 142 215 127 1416


No


304 436 356 416 563 441 628 616 3760


Blanks


97


96


94


52


58


72 124


66


659


QUESTION NO. 5


Yes


57


50


60


28


45


59


59


47


405


No


516 596 500 510 647 510 793 695


4767


Blanks


101 103


78


59


54


86 115


67


663


QUESTION NO. 6


A-Yes


384 391 312 297 351 306 498 386 2925


A-No


217 264 241 251 330 267 361 374 2305


Blanks


73 94


85


49


65


82 108


49 605


B-Yes


336 355 269 268 296 273 420 328 2545


B-No


224 269 271 236 334 279 387 405 2405


Blanks


114 125


98


93 116 103 160


76 885


QUESTION NO. 7


A-Yes


513 573 455 477 570 498 803 660 4549


A-No


127 123 146


96 143 110 102 104 951


Blanks


34


53


38


24


33


47


62


44 335


B-Yes


488 552 432 449 551 468 760


621 4321


B-No


111 107


138


94 126


99


96


99


870


Blanks


75


90


68


54


69


88 111


89


644


C-Yes


502 570 432 454 557 482 781 642


C-No


105


99


137


80 120


92


96


78


807


Blanks


67


80


69


63


69


81


90


89


4420


608


91


RECORDS OF TOWN CLERK


1950]


QUESTION NO. 8


Yes 405 394 357 332 355 358 461 417 3079


No 146 235 199 179 292 200 325 273 1849


Blanks 123 120 82 86 99 97 181 119 £ 907


Tabulation completed at 1:00 A.M., November 8, 1950.


Attest :


MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR.,


Town Clerk.


Town Clerk


To the Citizens of Swampscott:


I herewith submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1950:


Births recorded, 172: Males-78; Females-94.


January 17 April 13 July


18 October 18


February 14 May 19 August ..


6 November 14


March 9 June


20 September .. 15 December 9


Marriages recorded-157.


January 6 April 14 July


15 October 13


February 11 May


12 August 14 November .. 14


March 1 June


22 September .. 25 December .. 10


Deaths recorded, 143: Males-66; Females-77.


January 10 April 14 July 16 October 10


February 15 May 12 August 9 November . 9


March 6 June 12 September .. 17 December . . 13


Dogs licensed, 592 : Males-318 ; Females-41; spayed Females --- 233.


MONEY PAID TO THE TOWN TREASURER


Resident citizen fishing licenses 103 @


$2.00


Resident citizen hunting licenses


97 @ 2.00


Resident citizen sporting licenses


43 @ 3.25


Resident citizen minor & female fishing licenses


19 @ 1.25


Resident citizen trapping licenses 1 @ 5.25


Resident citizen minor trapping licenses


0 @ 2.25


Resident citizen sporting licenses


11 @ Free


Resident citizen military & naval sporting licenses


2 @ Free


Resident citizen fishing licenses, O. A. A.


4 @ Free


Non-Resident citizen fishing licenses


1 @ 5,25


Duplicate licenses


1 @ .50


Money paid to the Commissioner of Fisheries & Game.


MALCOLM F. MacLEAN, JR. Town Clerk.


92


TOWN DOCUMENTS


[Dec. 31


Collector of Taxes


Malcolm F. MacLean, Jr., Collector of Taxes, in account with the Town of Swampscott


1950 Dr.


Real Estate Taxes


$1,004,104.86


Sewer Assessments


2,787.47


Sidewalk Assessments


59.63


Water Liens


1,971.18


Committed Interest


593.04


Personal Taxes


60,313.26


Poll Taxes


7,688.00


Excise Taxes


116,610.57


Unapportioned Sewer Assessments


821.70


$1,194,949.71


Cash paid on Real Estate Taxes


$ 937,736.00


Cash paid on Sewer Assessments


2,464.74


Cash paid on Sidewalk Assessments


40.44


Cash paid on Water Liens


1,597.95


Cash paid on Committed Interest


514.87


Cash paid on Personal Taxes


57,067.30


Cash paid on Poll Taxes


6,636.00


Cash paid on Excise Taxes


105,466.82


Cash paid on Unapportioned Sewer Assessments


771.70


Abatements on Real Estate Taxes


15,291.69


Abatements on Personal Taxes


1,235.93


Abatements on Poll Taxes


616.00


Abatements on Excise Taxes


6,391.65


Uncollected Real Estate Taxes


51,077.17


Uncollected Sewer Assessments


322.73


Uncollected Sidewalk Assessments


373.23


Uncollected Water Liens


78.17


Uncollected Committed Interest


2,010.03


Uncollected Personal Taxes


436.00


Uncollected Poll Taxes


4,752.10


Uncollected Excise Taxes


50.00




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