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NORFOLK, SS. To the Constables of the Town of Weymouth in said County. GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Weymouth aforesaid who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in the polling places in their respective precincts in said town, to wit: In Precinct One, Three, Five and Six at the halls of the fire engine houses located in those precincts respectively ; in Precinct Two at the Odd Fellows Opera House, in Precinct Four at the Hose House at Nash's Corner, on Tuesday the twenty- seventh day of April, 1920, at four o'clock in the afternoon, for the following purposes : To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the election of candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :
Four delegates at large to the National Convention of the Re- publican Party.
Four alternate delegates at large to the National Convention of the Republican Party.
Four delegates at large to the National Convention of the Demo- cratic Party.
Four alternate delegates at large to the National Convention of the Democratic Party.
Two District delegates of the National Convention of the Re- publican Party, Fourteenth Congressional District.
Two alternate district delegates to the National Convention of the Republican Party, Fourteenth Congressional District.
Two district delegates to the National Convention of the Demo- cratic Party, Fourteenth Congressional District.
Two alternate district delegates to the National Convention of the Democratic Party, Fourteenth Congressional district.
The polls will be open from four o'clock to eight o'clock p. m.
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And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting a copy thereof attested by you in writing in each of two public places in each voting precinct in said town, seven days at least before the time of holding said primary meeting.
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Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk of said town on or before the twenty-fourth day of April, 1920.
Given under our hands at Weymouth, this fifth day of April A. D. 1920.
BRADFORD HAWES, WILLIAM H. COWING, GEORGE L. NEWTON, FREDERICK HUMPHREY, ALFRED W. HASTINGS,
Selectmen of Weymouth.
A true copy : Attest: ARTHUR H. PRATT, Constable of Weymouth.
April 5th, 1920.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Weymouth, April 16, 1920.
Norfolk, ss.
Pursuant to the within warrant I have this day notified and warned the inhabitants of Weymouth, aforesaid to meet at their respective places and time, for the purposes set forth in said warrant, by posting two attested copies of the same in each precinct in said town as therein directed.
ARTHUR H. PRATT, Constable of Weymouth.
The result of the ballot was as follows:
Republican Party
Precinct
DELEGATES AT LARGE GROUP 1
2
3
4
5
6 Total
Henry Cabot Lodge
54
41
54
31
65
25
270
Frederick H. Gillett
42
30
36
22
51
18
199
W. Murray Crane
41
24
30
21
49
20
185
Edward A. Thurston
34
18
29
15
36
15
147
NOT GROUPED
Louis A. Frothingham
19
17
20
24
24
12
116
Alvan T. Fuller
22
20
21
21
22
9
115
Thomas W. Lawson
8
18
18
16
11
13
84
50
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6 Total
Samuel W. McCall
13
25
26
27
26
8
118
Russell A. Wood
11
2
2
8
7
0
30
Blanks
16
33
28
23
13
15
128
Total
260
228 264 208 304 128 1392
ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE GROUP
Butler Ames
43
37
44
41
53
23
241
Chandler Bullock
42
36
42
40
53
23
236
Gurdon W. Gordon
41
36
43
42
53
23
238
Butler W. Wilson
42
36
41
40
53
23
235
Blanks
92
83
94
45
92
36
442
Total
260
228 264 208 304 128
1392
DISTRICT DELEGATES 14TH DISTRICT GROUP
Louis A. Coolidge
50
39
46
41
64
26
266
Harry H. Williams
36
33
37
35
57
20
218
NOT GROUPED
Eugene R. Stone
16
12
12
11
13
6
70
Blanks
28
30
37
17
18
12
142
Total
130
114 132 104 152
64
69.6
ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES 14TH DISTRICT NOT GROUPED
Philip S. Dalton
46
37
40
39
49
21
232
Walter Rapp
43
36
41
37
48
21
226
Blanks
41
41
51
28
55
22
238
Total
130 114 132. 104 152
64
696
Democratic Party
DELEGATES AT LARGE GROUP
David I. Walsh
3
7
6
5
4
5 30
Richard H. Long
2
4
6
4
4
3
23
Joseph C. Pelletier
3
6
6
5
4
3
27
Daniel F. Doherty
3
6
6
5
.4
3
27
NOT GROUPED
Joseph F. O'Connell
1
2
4
1
0
0
8
Blanks
0
7
4
0
0
6
16
Total
12
32
32
20
16
20
132
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ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE
Precinct
1 2
3
4
5
6 Total
Thomas E. Shea
1
1
James P. Reilly
1
1
Wm. F. Macey
1
1
John B. Whelan
1
1
GROUP
Susan W. Fitzgerald
:2
: 3
25
4
2
1 17
Mary A. Carson .
2
4 3065
4
2
1 18
Mary Keegan Shuman
2
3
5
4
2
1
17
Helen G. Thayer
2
3 .5
4
2
1
17
Blanks
4
19
.8.
4
8
16
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Total
20
16
20
132
DISTRICT DELEGATES 14TH DISTRICT
NOT GROUPED
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Chester W. Ford
.1
2 ...
3
2 :
0
0
8
John A. Kiggen
1
.. 0
1
0
2
1
5
Frank A. Manning
1
2 .:* 1:
3
2
12
William H. Powers
+4%
.'1 :-. 1
0
6
William J. Sullivan
1*
.3 ..
,4 % . 1
3
14
Blanks
2
L
4.
1
4
20
Total
'16 :16
10
8. 10
66
ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES
14TH DISTRICT
Thomas Mccarthy
1'5.
5
8
10
60
Total
5 .
F8
10
61
A true record.
CLANTON BTMERCHANT,
Town Clerk.
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NORFOLK, SS. To the Constables of the Town of Weymouth in said County. GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Weymouth aforesaid qualified to vote in town affairs to meet in the car-barn on Iron Hill, East Weymouth, on Friday, the 30th day of April, nineteen hundred and twenty, at seven o'clock and thirty minutes in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely :
Article I. To choose a Moderator.
Article II. To hear reports of any committees appointed at any previous meeting and act thereon.
Article III. On petition: To see if the Town will accept Chap- ter 240, of the General Acts of 1920, it being the so-called "Sun- day Sport Act."
Article IV. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for the purpose of securing the resump- tion of passenger transportation on the streets of Town by the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company, or take any action in relation to contributing to the cost of operating of street railways in Town or take any other action in relation thereto.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting a copy thereof attested by you in writing in each of two public places in each voting precinct in said Town seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting ....
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk of said Town at or before the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Weymouth, this twentieth day of April, 1920.
BRADFORD HAWES, WILLIAM H. COWING, GEORGE L. NEWTON, FREDERICK HUMPHREY, ALFRED W. HASTINGS,
Selectmen of Weymouth.
A true copy : Attest : ARTHUR H. PRATT, Constable of Weymouth.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Weymouth, Mass., April 23, 1920.
Norfolk, ss.
I have this day served the within warrant by posting a copy thereof attested by me in writing in each of two public places in each voting precinct in said town of Weymouth seven days be- fore the time of holding said meeting.
ARTHUR H. PRATT,
Constable of Weymouth.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant a meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Weymouth was held at the car barn, Iron Hill Street, East Weymouth on Friday evening, April 30, 1920, the meeting was called to order at 7:30 o'clock, and the warrant was read by Clayton B. Merchant, Town, Clerk.
Article 1. Mr. Bradford Hawes moved, That Mr. Bates Tottey be instructed to cast one ballot bearing the name of Hon. George L. Barnes as the Moderator of this meeting. He was declared elected and the oath was administered to him by the Town Clerk.
The following resolution was unanimously adopted :
Whereas: It is given to few persons to contribute to the wel- fare of their fellowmen by an uninterrupted service in public office for the period of a generation, and Whereas: For more than forty years our esteemed co-worker, John A. Raymond, filled the position of Town Clerk of the Town of Weymouth and by his death the town is deprived of the efficient services of a faithful and conscientious servant, and Whereas: There are few families in the town which have not during the above period, in joy or in sorrow, been brought in touch with the work of our departed friend who has faithfully recorded the birth, marriage and deaths for more than a generation of our town's people and performed the numerous duties devolving upon the Town Clerk, in all of which service the conduct of Mr. Raymond may well be charac- terized as that of a christian gentleman, therefore, Resolved : That we express our sincere appreciation of the faithful services of Mr. Raymond through the long period of his official connection with the affairs of the town, and be it further Resolved: That we tender to the widow and children of the deceased our heartfelt sympathy with them upon the loss of a devoted husband and father and be it further Resolved: That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the town and that a copy of the same be forwarded to the family of the deceased.
ALBERT P. WORTHEN. BRADFORD HAWES, BENJAMIN F. SMITH,
Committee.
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Mr. William A. Hodges, clerk of the Transportation Committee reported as follows :
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
At the annual meeting of the Town of Weymouth, held March 22, 1920, under Article 49 of the Warrant, it was "Voted,. That a committee of ten be appointed by the Moderator to make an in- vestigation of the transportation situation in Weymouth with a view to determine the kind and character of transportation facili- ties necessary to furnish the citizens of Weymouth with adequate service.
Said Committee shall investigate the desirability of establish- ing automobile busses and whether such service may be provided by means of capital subscribed locally or otherwise and what measure of said service should be preserved to the town through its proper officials and what, if any, guarantee should be given to a company or companies furnishing said service for transport- ing the scholars of Weymouth for any deficit resulting from oper- ations and upon what other terms and conditions such service may be established.
Said Committee shall give public hearings upon the subject matter of this order and shall report its findings to a special meet- ing of the voters of the Town of Weymouth, which special the Selectmen are required to call at a date not later than May 1, 1920."
The Moderator appointed on the committee as follows:
Arthur C. Heald, Joseph Kelly, William A. Hodges, George E .. Cuniff, Edward W. Hunt, John W. Hanley, Parker T. Pearson, William A. Swan, Elmer E. Leonard, Stanley T. Torrey.
The committee organized with Arthur C. Heald as chairman, and William A. Hodges as Secretary.
The committee has held eight meetings in all. It has given a public meeting (in accordance with the requirements in the vote under which the committee was appointed), at which all persons who desired were given an opportunity to be heard.
A conference was held with the public trustees of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company, and with several persons interested in furnishing transportation service by means of Auto- mobile busses and a joint meeting with a similar committee rep- resenting the Town of Bramtree. The members of the committee, also, have endeavored to secure all possible information upon the subject matter from various other available sources.
In our interview with the trustees of the Eastern Street Rail- way Company of Massachusetts the fact was developed that the operation of electric cars in the town of Weymouth-as a whole, or as individual lines-had never been at a profit to the company. Figures to confirm or disapprove this statement not being avail- able, the Committee gives this only as their opinion.
It seems apparent, also, that the Bay State Company and its predecessors did not make adequate allowance for depreciation
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and maintenance on its Weymouth lines and that the track and roadbed have fallen into deplorable condition, so that it is deemed by the trustees impracticable, if not actually unsafe, to operate cars over these lines until rehabilitation and repairs have been made. The condition of the track, together with the lack of suf- ficient revenue to meet the cost of service, caused the trustees to discontinue operation on all lines in town except the East Wey- mouth-Quincy line.
The Engineering department and the transportation depart- ment combined of the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company submit the following estimate of the aproximate' cost of service of one-man car operation for the year beginning June 1st,
1920.
Wages Car Operation,
$19,515.
Power and Line, 13,470.
Maintenance of Track, 63,675.
Maintenance of Equipment,
18,855.
General and Miscellaneous, including Accidents,
10,775.
6% Return on Investment Value,
18,000.
2.67% on Investment Value for Depreciation,
8,000
0.5% on Investment Value for Taxes,
1,500.
Car House Expenses,
7,000
Supervision and Office Expense,
3,500.
Total Cost of Operation,
$164,330.
Estimated Annual Revenue,
117,500.
Estimated Annual Deficit,
$ 46,830.
The Weymouth District includes the East Weymouth route and the section of the Rockland-Braintree route between Braintree and the Weymouth-Rockland Town Line.
Please note that the estimate does not include the profit or loss to be derived from operating motor busses on the so-called Pleasant Street route.
Maintenance of track for year commencing June 1st, 1921, would probably be reduced to $25,000; and would probably be reduced in year following to normal figure of about $12,000. Deficit should be correspondingly reduced.
It will be seen from the foregoing figures that if the estimate should turn out to be approximately correct the deficit for the first year would be $46,000; for the second year $20,000, and thereafter not exceeding $12,000, with the expectation that if no new fac- tors enter into the contract of operation the deficit would grad- ually disappear.
Under the law any excess or surplus would be reflected in im- proved service or reduction of fares.
If Weymouth should vote to appropriate and make available the limit authorized by law for the purpose, namely two dollars per one thousand valuation or $28,000 in all, the Trustees agree to furnish transportation for one year.
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Such a contract as applied to Weymouth would be in substance as follows :
Contract Providing for Street Railway Service in the Town of Weymouth
This agreement made this fourth day of May A. D. 1920, be- tween the town of Weymouth, a municipal corporation in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, party of the first part, and the Public Trustees of the Eastern Street Railway Company, a corporation organized under the laws of said Commonwealth, party of the second part.
Whereas, the said Public Trustees, in operating the street rail- way lines in said town of Weymouth, have failed to secure suffi- cient revenue from such operation to meet the cost of service as defined in Chapter 188 of the Special Acts of 1918, and for that reason have discontinued service on the East Weymouth-Brain- tree Depot line; on the Main-Front Street line, and on the Pleas- ant Street line; and
Whereas, the said town of Weymouth desires to have street car service continued on its East Weymouth-Quincy line and resumed on the lines first above first mentioned, and transportation ser- vice of some kind provided on the third line above mentioned, and, therefore, desires to enter into an agreement with said public Trustees relative thereto, under the provisions of said Chapter 188 and amendments thereof, NOW THEREFORE, it is agreed by the said parties in manner following:
1. The said Public Trustees agree that they will operate and continue all the street railway lines in the town of Weymouth, including that part of the above mentioned East Weymouth- Braintree Depot line which is in the town of Weymouth as a sepa- rate fare district in accordance with the provisions of the Special Acts of 1918.
2. The said Public Trustees agree that they will undertake to keep in operation from May 1st, 1920 to May 1st, 1921 all the street railway lines in said fare district tbus established but with the exception of the said Pleasant Street line which shall be served with motor busses without other or further payment by or con- tribution from the town of Weymouth than is hereinafter pro- vided.
3. The said town of Weymouth agrees, that if at the end of each month of such operation, there shall be an excess of cost of service as defined in said Chapter 188 and amendments thereof, above the amount of the receipts, then, in that event, the town of Weymouth will, within ten days of the receipt of proper state- ments of the account, pay to and reimburse the said Eastern Street Railway Company, to the extent of forty (40% ) per cent of the amount of such excess, it being expressly understood and agreed that the town of Weymouth shall not be required to pay a total of exceeding $28,000 as its share of such excess for the whole twelve month period.
Within thirty days after May 1st, 1921, there shall be a full adjustment of the account to the end that one-half of excess of
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cost as defined shall be borne by the company and one-half of same, but in no event more than $28,000 by the town of Wey- mouth.
4. It is understood and agreed that the said town of Weymouth shall appoint a committee of its citizens, the number and member- ship of such committee to be determined by said town and such committee shall act as an advisory committee to the said Public Trustees, and from time to time shall make suggestions and rec- ommendations in regard to the operation of the lines covered by this agreement and that said trustees shall give such service as said committee may reasonably request: both the said committee and the said trustees are to co-operate in every way to the end that the lines covered by this agreement and the operation there- of may meet the cost of service as nearly as possible consistent with good service.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, the said party of the first part has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be executed in its name and behalf by its Board of Selectmen hereunto duly authorized, and the party of the second part, as Public Trustees of the Eastern Street Railway Company,, and not in their individual capacities, have hereunto set their names and seals this fourth day of May A. D. 1920.
Careful consideration has been given to the second paragraph of the motion under which this committee is appointed.
The committee is of the opinion that it is not feasible nor desir- able at this time to consider the formation of a company with the capital stock to be furnished by the citizens of the town of Wey- mouth, the purpose of the company being to provide motor bus transportation for the town. There is on file a carefully prepared estimate of the cost of this plan.
The Committee has on file information furnished by motor truck companies giving details regarding cost of busses, fixed charges, mileage charges, etc., all of which is available if desired by the meeting.
The Committee is in receipt of propositions for furnishing motor bus service from individuals as follows:
The following proposition is made by Thomas L. Gammon and David L. Barry, of Quincy :
"We will furnish a suitable number of busses to take care of the regular and extra riding; we to have the exclusive right to operate all busses in the Town of Weymouth and on all routes where street cars are not being operated at the present time, with the following conditions : Passengers wishing to ride to and from Jackson Square and the Ship Yard via North Weymouth. Busses to be of up to date type and kept in a clean, sanitary condition.
The Town of Weymouth to be reimbursed 5% of the amount over and above all operating expenses.
We propose to operate a regular schedule between Jackson Square, East Weymouth, and Braintree Depot via Broad Street ; between Braintree Depot and Rockland Depot via Columbian Square and between Jackson Square and Columbian Square.
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Also propose to run extra trips at a scheduled time from Jack- son Square to Nash's Corner via Central Square and Middle Street; between Jackson Square and Columbian Square; between Nash's Corner and Rockland Depot; between Nash's Corner and Braintree Depot and between Jackson Square and South Wey- mouth Depot and the proposed Pond Plain.
School children to be carried to and from South Weymouth Depot and the High School Building.
The minimum fare to be ten cents; central point on the Rockland- Braintree route to be Nash's Corner, no transfers to be issued.
Fare between Columbian Square and Braintree Depot, 15 cents. Fare from Jackson Square to Braintree Depot, 10 cents.
Fare from Nash's Corner to Rockland Depot, 10 cents. Fare from Jackson Square to Columbian Square, 10 cents.
Through passengers from Jackson Square 'to Pond Plain, 15 cents.
On extra trips busses will take on and leave passengers at the various plants when possible."
In respect to the foregoing stipulation to pay to the town 5% over and above all operating expenses, the committee is advised that the town has no right to receive money from the profits of this kind of transportation service.
Another proposition is made by Anton B. Nelson of East Brain- tree and is as follows:
"From Braintree Depot to East Weymouth Square, half hourly service from 6 A. M. to 12 midnight, and quarter hourly service during rush hours or when otherwise necessary. Fare for each person to be ten cents.
From Braintree Depot to South Weymouth Square, half hourly service during rush hours or when otherwise necessary. Fare for passenger fifteen cents.
From South Weymouth Square to East Weymouth Depot, hourly service from 6 A. M. to Midnight and half hourly service during rush hours or when otherwise necessary. Service after 8 P. M. not oftener than once an hour as determined by the Transporta- tion Committee or by the Selectmen. Fare for each passenger ten cents.
School children travelling on these lines to and from school to be carried at half fare.
Service to be furnished every day, travelling Sundays and holi- days as necessary.
New 22-passenger busses to be operated on all lines, and service to begin as soon as order is received from the Selectmen or on deliv- ery of new busses.
The Selectmen to guarantee a license to operate as above for a period of one year, and no other jitney bus to be allowed to operate on those lines during said period.
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The successful operation of transportation service, by a company or by an individual, and the ability to furnish satisfactory service, depends on the attitude of the people toward that company or toward that individual.
Respectfully submitted, COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION,
Arthur C. Heald, Chairman, William A. Hodges, Secretary, Joseph Kelley, George E. Cuniff, Edward W. Hunt, John W. Hanley, Parker T. Pearson, William A. Swan,
Elmer E. Leonard,
Stanley T. Torrey.
WILLIAM A. HODGES, Clerk.
Voted, That the report of the Transportation Committee be ac- cepted.
Voted, To take up Article 4.
Mr John B. White moved, "That the sum of $28,000 be raised and appropriated for the resumption of Street Railway Service in Weymouth."
Mr. Bradford Hawes moved as an amendment, "That when a vote is taken on this question it be by ballot and the check list used."
The amendment being accepted by Mr. White, the Moderator ap- pointed J. Leonard Bicknell, Francis W. Rea, John B. Whelan, Stan- ley T. Torrey and James D. Bosworth as a committee to receive bal- lots. The vote was 387 in favor and 302 against.
Article 3. Voted, "That the town accept Chapter 240 of the Gen- eral Acts of 1920, it being the so-called 'Sunday Sport Act'," 233 voting in the affirmative and 133 in the negative.
Voted, "That the matter of transportation be placed in the hands of a committee."
Voted, "That the same committee appointed by the Moderator at the adjourned annual town meeting held on March 22, 1920, be the above committee."
Voted, To adjourn.
A true record.
CLAYTON B. MERCHANT,
Town Clerk.
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Weymouth, Mass., June 28, 1920.
At a joint meeting of the Selectmen and Assessors held this day, Richard Halloran, 190 Main Street, South Weymouth, was appoint- ed as Assessor in place of Theron L. Tirrell, resigned.
WILLIAM H. COWING, Secretary.
Weymouth, Mass., August 2, 1920.
At a joint meeting of the Selectmen and School Committee held this day, John P. Hunt, 99 Front Street, Weymouth, was appointed a member of the School Committee, in place of Frederick D. Nichols, resigned.
WILLIAM H. COWING, Secretary.
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NORFOLK, SS. . To the Constables of the Town of Weymouth in said County. GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of Weymouth aforesaid, qualified to vote in primaries, to meet at the polling places in their respective precincts, to wit; In precincts one, three, five and six, in the fire engine houses located in those precincts respectively; in precinct two at the Odd Fellows Opera House and in precinct four, at the hose house at Nash's Corner, on Tuesday, the seventh day of September, 1920, at Five O'clock P. M., for the following purposes:
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