Town annual report of the officers and committees of the town of Scituate 1949-1951, Part 16

Author: Scituate (Mass.)
Publication date: 1949-1951
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 744


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


Moderator for One Year


Nathaniel Tilden


2263


Blanks 468


Selectman for Three Years


William Otis Andrews


1225


James E. Lydon


344


Osborne A. McMorrow


1133


Blanks


29


Assessor for Three Years


Paul A. Reynolds


2255


Blanks


476


Public Welfare for Three Years


Wilmot M. Brown


1380


Margaret E. Crowley


1168


Blanks


183


Constable for One Year


Vote for Three


Cecil V. Craig


1076


Charles B. Jensen


1606


Francis J. Lynch


801


William B. Pepper


1152


Lawson C. Vickery


1410


Blanks


2148


Surveyor of Highways for Three Years


Matthew L. Brown


1706


Wilfred C. Prouty


961


Blanks


64


Water Commissioner for Three Years


Walter S. Allen


1425


Leo P. Murphy


1188


Blanks


118


Park Commissioner for Three Years


George Burrows


1134


Roy C. Merritt


1397


Blanks


200


Board of Health for Three Years


Margaret J. O'Donnell


956


Clifford L. Ward, Jr.


1704


Blanks


71


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School Committee for Three Years


Elizabeth T. Barndollar


Vote for Two 461


Margaret B. Miles 1187


Eben B. Page 923


Samuel J. Tilden


1790


Thomas F. White 425


Blanks


676


Planning Board for Five Years


William Apperson Gardner 703


Kenneth Mansfield 960


Edward H. Schott, Jr.


811


Blanks


257


Housing Authority for Five Years


Alfred C. Blake


1968


Blanks 763'


Attest : WILLIAM M. WADE,


Town Clerk.


WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION


PLYMOUTH, ss.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Scituate, in said County, GREETINGS:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town quali- fied to vote in Elections and Town Affairs there-in, to meet at Scituate High School Auditorium on


MONDAY, THE 17th DAY OF JULY NEXT


at some time between the hours of six o'clock A.M. and eight o'clock P.M. to cast their votes for the election of one Selectman to fill the following vacancy :


FOR SELECTMAN, for a period from July 17, 1950 to March 1951


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof, one at the Town Hall, and one at each of the Post Offices in said Town, seven days at least before the time for hold- ing said meeting.


Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of . meeting as aforesaid.


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Given under our hands this 22nd day of June, in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty.


WM. OTIS ANDREWS, WILLIAM F. SLATTERY,


Selectmen of Scituate. Date: June 28, 1950.


By virtue of the above warrant I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of Scituate, aforesaid, qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affairs, to meet at the time and place for the purpose set forth in said warrant.


LAWSON C. VICKERY, Constable of Scituate.


SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION July 17, 1950


Polls open from 6 o'clock A.M. to 8 o'clock P.M.


Presiding Election Officer: Nathaniel Tilden.


Town Clerk: William M. Wade.


In charge of ballot box: Frank W. Dowd.


Ballot Clerks: Charlotte L. Chessia, John J. Lonergan, Bar- bara Tobin, Ruth M. Meyers, Charles S. Connolly, Kevin B. Dwyer.


Tellers: Robert P. O'Hern, Paul F. Young, Paul M. Harrigan, Paul F. Spencer.


Police Officers: Sgt. James E. O'Connor, Sgt. Bertram G. Stet- son, Frederick W. Stanley.


Total vote: 2,325.


Selectmen for term expiring March 12, 1951 - to fill vacancy


James E. Lydon


154


Osborne A. McMorrow 523


Stanley F. Murphy 567


Eben B. Page III 35


Robert H. Tilden


961


Malcolm E. Wilder


80


Blanks


5


Attest: WILLIAM M. WADE,


Town Clerk.


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WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARIES


PLYMOUTH, ss.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Scituate


GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in High School Auditorium


TUESDAY, THE 19th DAY OF SEPT., 1950


at 12:00 o'clock noon to 8:00 P. M., for the following purposes :


To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomina- tion of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :


Governor for this Commonwealth


Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth


Secretary of the Commonwealth


Treasurer and Receiver-General for this Commonwealth Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth Attorney General for this Commonwealth


Representative in Congress for Ninth Congressional District


Councillor for Second Councillor District


Senator for Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District


1 Representative in General Court for Second Plymouth Representative District


District Attorney for Plymouth District


County Commissioner for Plymouth County


A County Commissioner in Plymouth County (to fill vacancy )


A Register of Deeds in Plymouth District (to fill vacancy) Sheriff for Plymouth County


The polls will be open from 12 Noon to 8 P .M.


Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your do- ings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands this seventh day of September, A.D., 1950.


W. Otis Andrews, William F. Slattery, Robert H. Tilden, Selectmen of Scituate


A true copy. Attest Lawson C. Vickery, Constable Sept. 9, 1950.


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STATE PRIMARY September 19, 1950


Polls open from 12 Noon to 8 o'clock P.M.


Presiding Election Officer: Robert H. Tilden.


Town Clerk: William M. Wade.


Ballot Clerks: Charlotte L. Chessia, John J. Lonergan, Barbara Tobin, Ruth M. Myers, Charles S. Connolly, Kevin B. Dwyer.


Tellers: Robert P. O'Hern, Paul F. Young, Paul M. Har- rigan, Paul F. Spencer.


In charge of ballot box: Don W. Freeman.


Public Address System: Jack E. Humason.


Police Officers: Sgt. James E. O'Connor, Sgt. Bertram C. Stetson.


Total vote: 840. Republican 784; Democratic 56.


REPUBLICAN PARTY


Governor


Clarence A. Barnes 55


Arthur W. Coolidge 347


Louis E. Denfield 108


Frankland W. L. Miles 110


Daniel Needham 134


Edward M. Rowe


19


Blanks 11


Lieutenant Governor


Laurence Curtis 272


Warren G. Harris 33


Daniel E. McLean 65


Harris S. Richardson


74


Robert H. W. Welch, Jr.


308


Blanks 32


Secretary


John Adams


64


William B. Bailey


64


Henry Clay 19


Douglas Lawson 282


93


Russell A. Wood 155


19


Blanks


88


Randall W. (Ranny) Weeks


Ada F. York


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Treasurer


Fred J. Burrell


313


Roy C. Papalia


405


Blanks 66


Auditor


William G. Andrews 562


Warren A. Rodd


62


Blanks 160


Attorney General


Frederick Ayer, Jr. 333


Edward Robert Butterworth 106


George Fingold 190


Edwin W. Hadley


50


Frank F. Walters 35


Blanks


70


Congressman - Ninth District


Donald W. Nicholson 576


Lucy Hilton Chema


114


Blanks 94


Councillor - Second District


Clayton L. Havey


535


Joseph Z. Corkin


93


Blanks 156


Senator - Norfolk and Plymouth District


Newland H. Holmes 525


Charles A. Nelson 153


Blanks 106


Representative In General Court - Second Plymouth District


Nathaniel Tilden 686


Blanks 98


District Attorney - Plymouth District


Basil Winslow Flynn 223


Thomas .W. Prince 75


Eben G. Townes 245


John R. Wheatley 177


Blanks 64


County Commissioner - Plymouth County


Leo F. Nourse


636


Blanks 148


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Sheriff - Plymouth County


Charles H. Robbins


534


Clyde S. Browne


116


Blanks 134


County Commission - Plymouth County (to fill vacancy)


Sumner A. Chapman, Jr.


153


James T. Frazier 22


Norman G. MacDonald


100


John J. Moore


65


Edwin H. Morse


26


William W. Noyes


18


Frank E. Parris


173


Henry L. Rapp


44


George H. Rounds


73


Blanks


110


Register of Deeds - Plymouth County (to fill vacancy)


Richard W. Holm 572


Blanks 212


DEMOCRATIC PARTY


Governor


Paul A. Dever


43


Blanks


13


Lieutenant Governor


Charles F. Jeff Sullivan


16


G. Edward Bradley


8


John Francis Cahill


3


J. Frank Murphy


6


Blanks


5


Secretary


Edward J. Cronin


28


Anthony L. Bruno


2


Stephen J. Carr


3


Martin Graham


1


Paul V. Shaughnessy


9


Alfred L. Smith


1


Alfred R. Vitale


1


John F. Welch


7


Blanks


4


34


William M. Bergan 18


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


Treasurer


John E. Hurley


44


Blanks 12


Auditor


Thomas J. Buckley


44


Blanks 12


Attorney General


Francis E. Kelly 35


Benjamin F. Chesky


0


Eli Y. Krovitsky 3


Isadore H. Y. Muchnick


14


Blanks


4


Congressman - Ninth District


August J. Cormier 11


William McAuliffe


24


Benjamin A. Merrihew


5


Blanks 16


Councillor - Second District


Israel Grossman 8


Charles J. McGrath


40


Blanks


8


Senator - Norfolk and Plymouth District


James A. Magner, Jr.


37


Paul Record


12


Blanks


7


Representative in General Court - Second Plymouth District


William C. Creed


6


John F. McCormack


46


Blanks 4


District Attorney - Plymouth District


Thomas F. Quinn 39


5


Blanks 12


County Commissioner - Plymouth County


42


Helen L. Buckley


Thomas R. Saad


Blanks


14


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Sheriff - Plymouth County Harold A. Kavanaugh 40 Blanks 16


County Commissioner - Plymouth County (to fill vacancy) James T. Frazier 25


Blanks 31


Register of Deeds - Plymouth District (to fill vacancy)


Earl D. Gaskell 35


Blanks


21


Attest: WILLIAM M. WADE,


Town Clerk.


STATE PRIMARY RECOUNT September 28, 1950


Acting under a petition filed by John R. Wheatley, of Abing- ton, Mass., a recount of the votes cast for the office of District At- torney for Plymouth County at the State Primary held September 19, 1950, was conducted at the Town Hall on the evening of September 28, 1950.


It was ascertained by the Board of Registrars that:


Basil Winslow Flynn received 223 votes


Thomas W. Prince received 75 votes


Eben G. Townes received 245 votes


John R. Wheatley received 177 votes


Blanks 64


The result: No change in the original count.


BERTHA L. TURNER,


DANIEL J. QUEENEY, WALTER FLAHERTY, WILLIAM M. WADE, Board of Registrars


Attest :


WILLIAM M. WADE,


Town Clerk.


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WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION


PLYMOUTH, ss.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Scituate in the County of Plymouth, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts


GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Scituate, qualified to vote in Elections to meet at the High School Auditorium, Scituate, on


TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1950


At 6 o'clock in the forenoon until 8 o'clock P.M.


To give in their votes for :


Governor for this Commonwealth


Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth


Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth


Treasurer for this Commonwealth


Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth Attorney General for this Commonwealth


Representative in Congress for the Ninth Congressional District Councillor for Second Councillor District


Senator for Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District


Representative in General Court for Second Plymouth Repre- sentative District


District Attorney for Plymouth District


County Commissioner for Plymouth County


Sheriff for Plymouth County


Register of Deeds for Plymouth District (to fill vacancy)


County Commissioner for Plymouth County (to fill vacancy) To vote "YES" or "NO" on the following:


QUESTION No. 1


Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 244 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 8, 1949, received 242 votes in the affirmative and 7 in the negative?


Summary: This proposed amendment of the Constitution pro- vides 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 provi- sion relative to the succession to the office of governor in the event


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of the death of the governor elect before qualification for the office of governor; and it further makes provision relative to the succes- sion to the office of governor in the event of the death of both the governor elect and the lieutenant-governor elect before qualifica- tion 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, received 160 votes in the affirmative and 93 in the 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 pro- cedures 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?


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?


Summary: This measure provides for the creation of a Massachusetts commission for the purpose of conducting once every month a lottery drawing to raise additional funds by means of tickets sold to the public, within the Commonwealth, the net proceeds to be divided 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 percent for assistance to dependent children.


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QUESTION No. 5


Do you approve of a law summarized below which was dis- approved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 77 in the affirmative and 139 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 25 in the negative?


Summary: The proposed measure strikes out the first sen- tence of section 113B of chapter 175 of the General Laws (Tercen- tenary 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 September fifteenth, after due hearing and investiga- tion, fix and establish fair and reasonable classifications of risks and adequate, just, reasonable and non-discriminatory premium charges to be used and charged by insurance companies in connec- tion 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 city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?


B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?


C. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?


All the above to be voted for on one ballot in the manner prescribed by law.


The polls will be open from 6 A.M. to 8 P.M.


And you are directed to serve this warrant in the manner pre- scribed by vote of the town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.


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Hercof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.


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


WILLIAM OTIS ANDREWS, WILLIAM F. SLATTERY, ROBERT H. TILDEN,


Selectmen of Scituate.


Plymouth, ss. 1950. Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, the inhabitants of the Town of Scituate, qualified to vote in elec- tions are hereby notified to meet at the time and place and for the purpose therein notified.


LAWSON C. VICKERY, Constable of Scituate.


STATE ELECTION November 7, 1950


Polls opened at 6 A.M .; closed 8 P.M.


Presiding Election Officer: William Otis Andrews.


Town Clerk: William M. Wade.


In charge of ballot box: Don W. Freeman.


Ballot Clerks: Charlotte L. Chessia, John J. Lonergan, Bar- bara Tobin, Ruth M. Meyers, Kevin B. Dwyer, Charles S. Connolly, Grace B. McPherson.


Tellers: Norman Reddy, Frank W. Dowd, George W. Mur- phy, John J. Steverman, Robert P. O'Hern, Leo P. Murphy, Paul F. Young, Paul M. Harrigan, Rogers W. Harwood, John C. Taggart, Jr., Paul F. Spencer, Francis A. Obert.


Public Address System: Jack E. Humason.


Police Officers: Chief William F. Kane, Sgt. James E. O'Con- nor, Sgt. Bertram C. Stetson.


Total Vote: 2,682.


Governor


Paul A. Dever


806


Arthur W. Coolidge


1840


Horace I. Hillis


5


Mark R. Shaw 9


Blanks


22


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Lieutenant Governor


Charles F. Jeff Sullivan


747


Laurence Curtis


1881


Lawrence Gilfedder


8


Blanks


46


Secretary


Edward J. Cronin


775


Russell A. Wood


1803


Ellsworth J. M. Dickson


6


Fred M. Ingersoll


12


Blanks


86


Treasurer


John E. Hurley


988


Fred J. Burrell


1565


Henning A. Blomen


9


Harold J. Ireland


13


Blanks


107


Auditor


Thomas J. Buckley


924


William G. Andrew


1666


Robert A. Simmons


6


Francis A. Votano


8


Blanks


78


Attorney General


Francis E. Kelly


636


Frederick Ayer, Jr.


1952


Anthony Martin


11


Howard B. Rand


6


Blanks


77


Congressman - Ninth District


Donald W. Nicholson 1890


August J. Cormier


636


Grace Farnsworth Luder


22


Blanks


134


Councillor - Second District


Clayton L. Havey


1821


Charles J. McGrath


707


Blanks 154


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Senator - Norfolk and Plymouth District


Newland H. Holmes 1824


729 James A. Magner, Jr. Blanks 129


Representative In General Court - Second Plymouth District


Nathaniel Tilden


2018


John F. McCormack


600


Blanks 64


District Attorney - Plymouth District


Basil Winslow Flynn


1851


Thomas F. Quinn


714


Blanks


117


County Commissioner - Plymouth County


Leo F. Nourse


1833


Helen L. Buckley


700


Blanks 149


Sheriff - Plymouth County


Charles H. Robbins


1833


Harold A. Kavanaugh


692


Blanks


157


County Commissioner - Plymouth County (to fill vacancy)


James T. Frazier


751


Norman G. MacDonald


1754


Blanks 177


Register of Deeds - Plymouth District (to fill vacancy)


Earl D. Gaskell


634


Richard W. Holm


1838


Blanks


210


Question No. 1


Yes


1759


No


277


Blanks


646


Question No. 2


Yes


1593


No


444


Blanks


645


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Question No. 3


Yes


930


No


1331


Blanks


421


Question No. 4


Yes


608


No


1666


Blanks


408


Question No. 5


Yes


80


No


2478


Blanks


124


Question No. 6


Yes


1274


A. No


1057


Blanks


351


Yes


997


B. No


1139


Blanks


546


Question No. 7


Yes


1651


A. No


739


Blanks


292


Yes


1627


B. No


663


Blanks


392


Yes


1814


C. No


555


Blanks


313


Attest : WILLIAM M. WADE,


Town Clerk.


WARRANT FOR SPECIAL TOWN MEETING


Plymouth, ss.


To either of the Constables in the Town of Scituate, in said County, Greetings:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town


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who are qualified to vote in Town affairs therein, to meet at the High School Auditorium in said Scituate, on Monday, November 27, 1950 at 8:00 P. M., then and there to act on the following articles:


ARTICLE I


Will the Town vote to increase the compensation of the em- ployees and the appointive officers of the Town in accordance with the following schedule :


Town Accountant


$3,160.00 per year


Town Engineer


4,160.00 per year


Police Chief


4,160.00 per year


Sergeants 3,550.00 per year


Officers


3,300.00 per year


Fire Chief


4,160.00 per year


Fire Deputy


3,700.00 per year


Fire Captain


3,550.00 per year


Fire Lieutenant


3,500.00 per year


Fire Officers


3,300.00 per year


Sealer of Weights and Measures


550.00 per year


Health Nurse


2,760.00 per year


Laborers


1.18 per hour


Grader Operator


1.58 per hour


Garage Mechanic


1.52 per hour


Roller Operator


1.44 per hour


Foreman


1.44 per hour


Truck Driver


1.38 per hour


Compressor Op.


1.38 per hour


Skilled Labor


1.27 per hour


Clerk


1.04 per hour


General Utility


1.04 per hour


Social Worker


2,110.00 per year


Town Counsel


1,800.00 per year


Harbor Master


1,360.00 per year


Building Commissioner 2,240.00 per year


Park Commissioners 1.18 per hour


Selectmen's Clerk


1,760.00 per year


Collector's Clerk


2,064.00 per year


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Welfare's Clerk


1,760.00 per year


Assessor's Clerk


1,860.00 per year


Accountant's Clerk


880.00 per year .


Veterans' Service Director


1,294.00 per year


Selectmen.


ARTICLE II


To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to pur- chase from the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad a triangular parcel of land containing 45,071 square feet for highway and parking purposes; said parcel abutting the North Scituate Rail- road Station, shown on a plan on file in the Selectmen's Office, and to raise and appropriate or transfer from available surplus funds, the sum of $10,000 for said purchase, or act thereon.


Selectmen.


ARTICLE III


Will the Town vote to accept the layout of the County Commis- sioners of a part of Gannett Road, sometimes known as Gannett Street, from the end of the present County layout easterly to land of Charles H. Innes, as shown on Decree Plan Number 1070 filed in the office of the Selectmen and the Town Clerk, and raisc and appropriate or transfer from available surplus funds an amount not exceeding $1,000 for land damages.


Selectmen.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies hereof, one at the Town Hall, and one at each of the Post Offices in said Town, seven days at least before the time of said meeting.


Hereof, fail not, and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon, at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands this Sixteenth day of November, 1950.


WM. OTIS ANDREWS, WILLIAM F. SLATTERY, ROBERT H. TILDEN, Selectmen of Scituate.


Plymouth, ss.


By virtue of the above warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of Scituate to meet at the time, and for the purpose therein mentioned.


A True Copy. Attest: LAWSON C. VICKERY, Constable of Scituate.


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING November 27, 1950


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Scituate qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affairs held at the High School Auditorium in said Scituate on Monday, November 27, 1950, at 8 o'clock P.M .; order was called by Moderator Nathaniel Tilden.


The warrant was read by Town Clerk William M. Wade.


Tellers appointed by the Moderator and sworn by the Town Clerk were: J. George Vollmer, Joseph V. Feelcy, Edward S. Rand, Henry L. Mulligan.


ARTICLE 1


VOTED that Article 1 be adopted with the exception of the Social Worker, and the change from $1.04 to $1.12 per hour for Highway Clerk, and that the compensation of the Town Employees be increased in accordance with the schedule therein, and that a sum not exceeding $2,500.00 be appropriated from available sur- plus funds, and that on January 2, 1951 said compensation be paid to said Town Employees retroactively to November 27, 1950.


ARTICLE 2


VOTED that said article be postponed for further study and negotiations with the Railroad by the Selectmen, and that the Town give consideration to the advisability of taking the real estate at the North Scituate Railroad Station by eminent domain. Yes 263, No 0.


ARTICLE 3 VOTED to accept. Yes 185, No 27.


Meeting adjourned at 8:55 P. M.


Attest: WILLIAM M. WADE, Town Clerk.


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MARRIAGES


January 2, at Marshfield, Theodore Francis Collins of Scituate and Phyllis Parker Taylor (Lyons) of Marshfield, married by William Barclay, Clergyman.


January 8, at Wollaston, Alfred James Montanari of Scituate and Charlotte Ann Allen of Wollaston, married by John P. Rey- nolds, Priest.


January 10, at Scituate, William Thomas Bauer and Daphne Arsan Hanlon, both of Scituate, married by Frederick R. Condon, Priest.


January 14, at Brookline, James Thomas Devine of Scituate and Caroline Mary Driscoll of Brookline, married by John J. Wright, Priest.


January 14, at Scituate, Joseph Kasper of Bridgewater and Marie Lorraine Jakubens (Appleton) of Scituate, married by Fred- erick R. Condon, Priest.


January 28, at West Roxbury, Louis Joseph Rouleau, Jr. of Scituate and Clare Gertrude Duggan of West Roxbury, married by Charles T. Duggan, Priest.


February 4, at Scituate, Myron Floyd Litchfield and Beverly Anne Newcomb, both of Scituate, married by Allan D. Creelman, Clergyman.


March 26, at Scituate, Clarence Pierce Brokaw and Alma Lor- raine Milroy (Clark) , both of Scituate, married by William M. Wade, Justice of the Peace.


April 3, at Scituate, Thomas Joseph Stanton and Mary Con- stance MacLean, both of Scituate, married by William M. Wade, Justice of the Peace.


April 9, at Quincy, Albert Burton Ainslie, Jr. of Scituate and Margaret Virginia Lodi of Quincy, married by George H. Callahan, Priest.




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