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That the subject matter of this article be indefinitely postponed.
Motion not carried.
On motion by Eugene J. Sullivan:
Voted: To authorize the Municipal Light Board to pur- chase and install lighting equipment on the playground at the intersection of Church Street and North Avenue for the purpose of illuminating the playground, and to use a sum not exceeding $750.00 from its construction account therefor.
ARTICLE 3
To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $124.71, the same to be transferred from a fund created under Article 6 of the warrant for the Town Meeting of April 29th, 1937, to foreclose certain tax titles, to a fund to be used for the purpose of repairing property acquired by the Town through foreclosure of tax titles, the same to be spent under the jurisdiction of the Select- men .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $124.71 for the purpose of repairing property acquired by the town through foreclosure of tax titles, this sum to be transferred from the balance of the appropriation under Article 6 of the warrant for the town meeting of April 29th, 1937 for foreclosure of tax titles; to be expended under the jurisdiction of the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 4
To hear and act upon the report of the Committee appointed by the Moderator under Article 21 of the war. rant for the Town Meeting held March 18, 1940, to in- vestigate and report on the advisability of building an addition to the High School which will provide full accommodation for all pupils, including a seat for each one .- Special Investigating Committee, Christopher B. Dinan, Secretary.
The report of the committee of seven, appointed by the Moderator under Article 21 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, at the adjourned session on March 18, was read by Christopher B. Dinan, the secretary of the committee. The report, somewhat lengthy, re- commended favorable action under Article 5, for excavat- ing; Articles 6 and 9, for alterations; and further con- sideration of design of stairs under Article 7; and repairing of seats instead of the purchase of new ones under Article 8.
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The report was signed by Christopher B. Dinan, Secretary; James M. Henderson, Harry I. Reed, Dr. Philip J. McAuliffe, Helen M. Randall, and Jabez Hollett.
John J. Round, chairman of the committee, signed with reservations.
On motion by Eugene J. Sullivan:
Voted: That the report of the committee be accepted.
ARTICLE 5
To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee. under a W. P. A. project, to excavate under the present High School building and make other alterations in the basement of said building, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article .- School Committee.
Motion by Harry Marshall for the Finance Committee:
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $10,617.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 5, of which amount a sum not exceeding $2,040.00 shall be expended by the School Committee for supervision and private contract for shoring and underpinning.
Amendment by Patrick H. Tenney:
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $10,617, to carry out the purposes of this Article and authorize the proper town officials to make necessary contracts to carry out the purposes of this Article.
Admendment accepted by Mr. Marshall.
Motion by William G. Dill:
That Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 be indefinitely postponed.
The Moderator ruled the motion out of order.
Motion by Mr. Dill:
That Article 5 be indefinitely postponed.
After a lengthy discussion, the Moderator called for a vote, and appointed the following tellers to act: Orrin Hale and William R. Lindsay on the south, Charles C. Cox and Sydney Watts in the centre, and Theodore Eaton and John T. Stringer on the north section.
Result of the vote:
There were 86 votes in the affirmative, and 119 votes in the negative, and the moderator declared the motion not carried.
The original motion by the Finance Committee, as amended by Mr. Tenney, was then voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to erect certain partitions, and make other alterations on the second floor of the High School building to convert
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two locker rooms into two classrooms and to equip these two classrooms, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this Article .- School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,013.00 to carry out the purposes of Article 6.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to install two stairways at the High School, running from the first floor to the second floor, and make such altera- tions necessary for the installation of these stairways, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this article .- School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000 to carry out the purposes of Article 7.
An amendment by Mr. Round that $2,000 be added to the appropriation for a staircase was withdrawn.
ARTICLE 8
To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to replace the present seats in the Wakefield High School auditorium by purchasing new seats and installing same, and disposing of seats now in said auditorium, and raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to carry out the purposes of this Article .- School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this Article be in- definitely postponed.
ARTICLE 9
To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to remove certain partitions, and make other alterations on the first floor of the High School building to provide additional classroom space, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to carry out the purposes of this Article .- Special Investigating Committee, Christopher B. Dinan, Secretary.
Motion by Finance Committee:
That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $200 to carry out the purposes of Article 9.
Amendment by James Henderson:
To strike out the words two hundred and insert two thousand in the place thereof.
The vote on the amendment was in the negative.
Original motion then voted in the affirmative.
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On motion by Jabez Hollett :
Voted: That the Moderator appoint a building com- mittee of five to act jointly with the School Committee for the supervision of all work to be done at the Wake- field High School as voted at this meeting.
ARTICLE 10
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $10,617 for W. P. A. and other Federal Projects .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by Finance Committee:
Voted: That the subject matter of this article be indef- initely postponed.
On motion by Harry Marshall:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 10:43 P. M.
Attendance 230.
A True Record Attest:
CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
The Moderator appointed the following committee under Article 9 of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting of April 22, 1940: Peter Y. Myhre, 9 Summit Ave., Edwin L. Nute, 12 Wave Ave., Charles J. Doyle, 48 Jordan Ave., Herman G. Dresser, 56 Cordis Street, and Jabez Hollett, 17 Gladstone Street.
Result of Presidential Primary, April 30, 1940, As Canvassed By the Board of Registrars
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
NATIONAL DELEGATES AT LARGE
Pre. 1 Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
David I. Walsh
34
8
25
6'7
Paul A. Dever
30
9
23
62
John W. McCormack
29
8
18
55
Maurice J. Tobin
30
8
22
60
William H. Burke, Jr.
28
9
19
56
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Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
James M. Curley
33
8
20
61
Charles F. Hurley
28
8
20
56
Joseph B. Ely
27
9
19
55
Francis E. Kelly
28
8
20
56
Roger L. Putnam
27
8
18
53
William J. Foley
27
8
20
55
Alexander G. Lajoie
26
8
19
53
Blanks
157
21
93
271
Total
504
120
336
960
NATIONAL ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
Henry K. Cushing
30
6
15
51
Joseph A. Scolponeti
31
6
15
52
Elizabeth L. McNamara
31
7
15
53
Catherine E. Hanifin
29
6
15
50
Sadie H. Mulrone
29
7
14
50
Clementina Langone
32
7
14
53
Anna A. Sharry
28
6
15
49
Margaret M. O'Riordan
28
6
15
49
John Zielinski
28
6
14
48
Mary Maliotis
27
6
15
48
Michael J. Batal
28
6
14
48
Morris Kritzman
28
6
14
48
Blanks
155
45
161
361
Total
504
120
336
960
NATIONAL DISTRICT DELEGATES - (7th District)
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
Philip A. Kieley
30
6
18
54
Joseph A. Flynn
30
6
17
53
Michael F. Cronin
29
6
19
54
Charles R. Coan
29
6
18
53
Not Grouped-
Daniel Foley
3
0
6
9
Isidore Shneider
2
0
3
5
Blanks
45
16
31
92
Total
168
40
112
320
NATIONAL ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES
Pre. 1
Pre. 2 Pre. 3
Total
Margaret M. Conry -
30
8
16
54
Juliette Carr
27
8
17
52
William H. J. Rowan
29
8
16
53
48
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
Maurice F. Walsh
32
8
20
60
Blanks
50
8
43
101
Total
168
40
112
320
STATE COMMITTEE (7th Mid. Dist.) (One Man)
Pre. 1 Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
Harry C. Carragher
1
1
1
3
Frank A. Cassidy
6
3
5
14
Maurice D. Condrey
6
1
2
9
William D. Dacey
6
1
4
11
William P. McGary
7
0
2
9
Blanks
16
4
14
34
Total
42
10
28
80
STATE COMMITTEE - (One Woman)
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
Frances Z. O'Toole
20
5
9
34
Blanks
22
5
19
46
Total
42
10
28
80
DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
Maurice F. Walsh
23
8
21
52
Robert J. Lane
22
8
15
45
Nora F. Hurton
19
8
13
40
Thomas G. O'Connell
23
8
17
48
David Sliney
23
8
18
49
Benjamin F. Butler
24
8
18
50
Orrin J. Hale
24
8
17
49
Edward J. Connelly
26
9
14
49
Nora F. Curran
24
8
13
45
Christopher B. Dinan
20
8
14
42
Elizabeth Neary
19
9
13
41
George J. Mccullough
21
8
16
45
Anthony Giaquinta
21
8
13
42
William H. Butler, Jr.
26
8
16
50
Patrick H. Tenney
21
9
18
48
James Murphy
0
0
1
1
Dennis F. Regan
0
0
1
1
Blank
294
27
182
503
Total
630
150
420
1200
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REPUBLICAN PARTY NATIONAL DELEGATES AT LARGE - (Group 1)
Pre. 1
Pre. 2 Pre. 3
Total
William H. McMasters
11
15
9
35
Byron P. Hayden
11
15
9
35
Harry P. Gibbs
9
15
8
32
Selden G. Hill
9
15
8
32
NATIONAL ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE
Abbie L. Tebbets
9
15
7
31
Berton S. Evans
11
15
7 33
Annie L. Brown
9
15
6
30
Lucius K. Thayer
7
15
6
28
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NATIONAL DELEGATES AT LARGE
(Group 2)
Leverett Saltonstall
146
62
75
283
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
149
62
75
286
Joseph W. Martin, Jr.
141
62
72
275
John W. Haigis
143
62
72
277
NATIONAL ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE
Mary B. Besse
126
62
66
254
Orin S. Kenney
127
62
67
256
Mary Phillips Bailey
126
62
65
253
Irene Gowetz
124
62
65
251
Blanks
250
128
55
433
Total
1408
744
672
2824
NATIONAL DISTRICT DELEGATES - (7th District)
Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Total
Group 1
Harry P. Goss
19
20
10
49
Arthur L. Ordway
21
20
10
51
Group 2
Fred D. Dodge, Jr.
93
51
60
204
Frederick Bancroft
Willis
94
51
60
205
Blanks
125
44
28
197
Total
352
186
168
706
NATIONAL ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES
Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Total
Group 1
Annie L. Young
14
20
8
42
Charles M. Chase
17
20
8
45
Group 2
Maude M. Tibbetts
92
51
57
200
Constance C. Wilson
93
51
57
201
Blanks
136
44
38
218
Total
352
186
168
706
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
STATE COMMITTEE (7th Mid. Dist.) (One Man)
Pre. 1 Pre. 2
Pre. 3 Total
John Howard Pearson
111
58
53
222
Blanks
65
35
31
131
Total
176
93
84
353
STATE COMMITTEE (7th Mid. Dist.) (One Woman)
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3 Total
Helen W. Learoyd
114
55
56
225
Blanks
62
38
28
128
Total
176
93
84
353
REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE (32)
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
Milan L. Hatch
148
80
79
307
Helen W. Learoyd
149
79
79
307
Alice G. Bayrd
149
81
79
309
Loring P. Jordan
148
83
79
310
Arthur L. Gardner
147
81
79
307
Harry Marshall
144
78
78
300
Frank A. Tredinnick
150
79
79
308
Harry I. Reed
145
79
79
303
Virginia D. Henkel
141
78
77
296
Edward W. Wilder
140
81
77
298
William R. Lindsay
149
83
78
310
Harry E. Jpham
148
77
77
302
Ernest Heywood
141
79
80
300
William Blanchard
150
82
77
309
George O. Sheldon
148
74
78
300
Joseph E. Bear
138
76
77
291
Frederick G. Gorman
146
76
77
299
V. Richard Fazio
145
79
78
302
Ralph P. Rowe
143
76
77
296
Jabez Hollett
141
81
77
299
Roland W. Butters
144
80
77
301
Robert H. Adams
142
76
78
296
Lawrence W. Flint
144
79
78
301
Walter H. Morse
143
75
77
295
Eliot G. Clemons
140
79
78
297
Lawrence R. Gardner
145
76
77
298
George J. Evans
152
81
78
311
Andrew Granese
142
77
77
296
George Haley
140
76
77
293
Mary E. Brunswick
141
77
77
295
Dorothy H. Lindsay
142
80
77
299
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Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
Bertha M. Lindsay
140
80
77
297
Blanks
1007
458
199
1664
Total
5632
2976
2688
11,296
VOTE BY PRECINCTS
Pre. 1 Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
Republicans
176
93
84
353
Democrats
42
10
28
80
Total
218
103
112
433
A True Record Attest:
CHARLES F. YOUNG,
Town Clerk
Result of 1940 Census
Received at Office of the Town Clerk, June 1, 1940 * *
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census Sixteenth Census of the United States
OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR OF CENSUS Room 312 Fairburn Building, Kearney Square, Lowell, Massachusetts
May 31, 1940
Released For Immediate Use
SIXTEENTH CENSUS - Preliminary Announcement of Population (Subject to Correction)
The population of Wakefield, County of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, as shown by a preliminary count of the returns of the Sixteenth Census, taken as of April 1, 1940, is 16,179, as compared with 16,318 on April 1, 1930. The 1940 figures are preliminary and subject to correction. E. FRANCIS O'DAY, Supervisor of the Census
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - JULY 22, 1940
Meeting called to order at 7:40 P. M. by Moderator Thomas G. O'Connell, who announced that all non-voters should retire to the balcony.
The Moderator read the case for the meeting.
On motion by Patrick H. Tenney:
Voted: That reading of the balance of warrant be dispensed with, with the exception of the constable's return.
Constable's return read.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the Town will vote to approve the appointment of two police officers to the permanent police force of the Town, and provide the necessary funds to pay said officers by voting to transfer the sum of $1,600 from the balance of the fund appropriated under Article 6 of the Annual Town Meeting .- Board of Selectmen.
Motion by Harry Marshall, for the Finance Committee:
That the subject matter of Article 1 be referred to a committee of seven to be appointed by the Moderator to report at the next Annual Town Meeting, providing further that a copy of the said report shall be filed with the Town Clerk, for public inspection, on or before February 15, 1941.
After considerable debate, participated in by Messrs. Marshall, Taylor, Dill, Gardner, Hale, Heywood, Gates, Piazza, Fazio, Lindsay, and Woodhull, the motion was put by the Moderator, and the vote was in the negative.
Motion by Harry Marshall:
That the sum of $800.00 be transferred to the Police appropriation "all other" account from the balance of the fund appropriated under Article 6 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, to be used for the em- ployment of substitute police officers.
Amendment by William G. Dill:
That the motion be amended by offering the following substitute motion: That the Town vote to approve the appointment of two police officers to the permanent police force of the Town and appropriate the sum of $1600 therefor, and provide the necessary funds by trans- ferring to the police department budget, "salaries of regular patrolmen," the sum of $1600 from the unex- pended balance of the funds appropriated under Article 6 of the warrant for the 1940 Annual Town Meeting.
Amendment by Leonard De Marco:
That the Town appropriate $800, by transferring from the balance of the fund appropriated under Article 6 of
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the Annual Town Meeting, for the appointment of one additional patrolman to the Police Department.
The vote on the De Marco amendment was in the negative.
The vote on the Dill amendment was in the affirmative.
The Moderator then called for a vote on the original motion by Mr. Marshall, as amended by Mr. Dill, and the vote was in the affirmative.
ARTICLE 2
To see if the Town will authorize the School Com- mittee to replace the present seats in the Wakefield High School Auditorium by purchasing new seats and installing the same and disposing of seats now in said auditorium and transfer sufficient sums of money from money previously appropriated under Articles 5, 6, 7, 9, of the special town meeting dated April 22, 1940, to pay for said installation .- School Committee.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $4,500 to carry out the purposes of Article 2 and authorize the School Committee to replace the present seats in the High School Auditorium and dispose of the old ones. The above appropriation to be taken from available balances of appropriations made under Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9 of the special Town Meeting of April 22, 1940, as follows:
Article 5 $2,300.00
Article 6
1,000.00
Article 7 1,000.00 Article 9 200.00
On motion by Harry Marshall:
Voted: That Articles 3 and 4 be taken up jointly.
ARTICLES 3 AND 4
Article 3. To hear and act upon a report of the Select- men laying out Lotus Avenue as a public way under the Betterment Act and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purposes of this article .- Board of Selectmen.
Article 4. To hear and act upon a report of the Select- men laying out Clifton Avenue as a public way under the Betterment Act and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purposes of this article .- Board of Selectmen.
The Selectmen's report on Lotus Avenue and Clifton Avenue were read by the Moderator.
Motion by Finance Committee:
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That the subject matter of Articles 3 and 4 be indef- initely postponed.
The vote on this motion was in the negative.
Pending preparation by the Selectmen of a written motion, Theodore Eaton moved that Articles 3 and 4 be laid on the table, and the meeting so voted.
ARTICLE 5
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell and transfer the present Town am- bulance for a nominal consideration to Stanley W. Heath, and authorize them to accept in place thereof, as a gift, from Mrs. Sarah E. Heath and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Heath, a new ambulance for the use of the Town .- Board of Selectmen.
On motion by the Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town authorize the Board of Select- men to sell the present Town ambulance for the sum of $1.00 to Stanley W. Heath and to further authorize the said board to accept in place thereof, with the ap- preciation of the Town, and as a gift, a new ambulance from Mrs. Sarah E. Heath and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. Heath.
ARTICLE 6
To see if the Town will vote to accept the bequest made to it by Sarah E. Bryant, deceased, late of Wakefield, by clause four of said will upon the terms therein set forth -said clause four being as follows: "Upon the death of said Mary E. Nichols the trustee holding said fund of four thousand dollars provided for in clause three thereof, shall pay two thousand dollars thereof to the Town of Wakefield to be by it, held in trust and invested and the income thereof shall be used for the purpose of acquiring additions to the Park System of said town or in providing additional facilities for the better enjoyment by the public of the present system but not for ordinary main- tenance, and care, and if said town shall so vote, said two thousand dollars may be used in acquiring either alone or with other funds, permanent additions or facilities to or for said Park System."-Town Treasurer.
On motion by the Finance Committee:
Voted: That the Town accept with appreciation the bequest made under the will of Sarah E. Bryant, late of Wakefield, the terms as set forth in clause four of said will being as follows:
"Upon the death of said Mary E. Nichols, the trustee holding said fund of four thousand dollars, provided for in clause three hereof, shall pay two thousand dollars
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thereof to the Town of Wakefield to be, by it, held in trust and invested, and the income thereof shall be used for the purpose of acquiring additions to the Park System of said Town, or in providing additional facilities for the better enjoyment by the public of the present system, but not for ordinary maintenance, and care; and, if said Town shall so vote, said two thousand dollars may be used in acquiring, either alone or with other funds, permanent additions or facilities to or for said Park System."
On motion by Theodore Eaton:
Voted: To take Articles 3 and 4 from the table.
ARTICLES 3 AND 4
On motion by William G. Dill:
Voted: That the Town vote to accept and adopt the report of the Selectmen laying out Lotus Avenue and Clifton Avenue, the work to be done under a WPA project.
ARTICLE 7
To see if the Town will amend its Zoning By-laws by changing from a Business District to a General Residence District a strip of land 150 feet wide on the westerly side of Main Street running from Cooper Street to Han- son Street and a strip of land 150 feet wide on the east- erly side of Main Street, running from Greenwood Ave- nue to Grafton Street .- William G. Dill and others.
Edward Lee reported for the Planning Board that a public hearing was held on the question of amending the Zoning By-laws, as provided in Article 7, and that, after the hearing, a meeting of the Planning Board was held and the Board voted to approve the proposed amendment.
On motion by Mr. Lee:
Voted Unanimously: That the Zoning By-laws be amended by changing from a Business District to a General Residence District a strip of land 150 feet wide on the westerly side of Main Street, running from Cooper Street to Hanson Street, and a strip of land 150 feet wide on the easterly side of Main Street, running from Green- wood Avenue to Grafton Street.
On motion by Frank Wakefield:
Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 9:17 P. M. Attendance 275.
A True Record Attest:
CHARLES F. YOUNG,
Town Clerk
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
TOWN WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Wakefield 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 their respective polling places
Tuesday, the Seventeenth Day of September, 1940
at 12 o'clock Noon for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices:
Governor for this Commonwealth
Lieutenant Governor
for this Commonwealth
Secretary of the Commonwealth
for this Commonwealth
Treasurer and Receiver-General for this Commonwealth
Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth
Attorney General for this Commonwealth Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth
Representative in Congress
for 7th Congressional District Councillor
for 6th Councillor District
Senator for 7th Senatorial District
3 Representatives in General Court for 22nd Representative District Clerk of Courts
for Middlesex County Register of Deeds
for Middlesex Southern District
County Commissioners (2)
for Middlesex County
County Treasurer, to fill vacancy for Middlesex County
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1
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And for the election of the following officers, 16 Delegates to the State Convention of the Republican Party
8 Delegates to the State Convention of the Democratic Party
The polls will be open from 12 Noon to 8 P. M.
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 third day of September, A. D., 1940.
WILLIAM G. DILL
WILLIAM R. LINDSAY ORRIN J. HALE ROBERT H. ADAMS V. RICHARD FAZIO Selectmen of Wakefield
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Middlesex, ss.
Wakefield, Mass.
September 17, 1940
Pursuant to requirements, I have served this warrant as within directed.
JOHN G. GATES, Constable
RESULT OF STATE PRIMARY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1940 As Canvassed by the Board of Registrars
DEMOCRATIC Governor
Pre. 1 Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
Paul A. Dever,
143
22
70
235
86 Buckingham St., Camb.
Francis E. Kelly,
58
13
39
110
1176 Morton St., Boston Blanks
28
1
13
42
Lieutenant
Governor
John C. Carr,
74
20
51
145
30 Burnside St., Medford
Owen A. Gallagher,
34
6
20
60
17 Ocean St., Boston Francis P. Kelley,
38
4
19
61
43 Emerson Rd., Milton Michael Phillip McCarron, 142 Myrtle St., Lowell
7
2
1
10
58
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Charles E. O'Neill,
0
2
13
110 High St., Danvers Raymond A. Willett, Jr., 77 Salem St., Woburn Blanks
10
2
3
15
55
2
26
83
Secretary
21
5
6
32
4 Rundel Park, Boston
Katherine A. Foley,
73
15
38
126
17 Allyn Terrace, Lawrence
Arthur Michael MacCarthy, 66 Summit Ave., Winthrop
29
4
23
56
Albert E. Morris,
39
9
16
64
19 Greenhalge Ave., Everett Blanks
67
3
39
109
Treasurer
Ernest J. Brown,
30
8
5
43
33 Kenmere Rd., Medford
Patrick M. Cahill,
48
7
21
76
20 Church St., Peabody
27
4
21
52
67 Carlton St., Brookline John J. Donahue,
27
8
28
63
108 Summer St., Somerville
20
5
12
37
11 Richview St., Boston Blanks
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