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STATE PRIMARIES SEPTEMBER 16, 1952
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the meeting was open- ed at 8:00 A.M. and after reading the warrant the polls were declared open. The ballot box had been examined and found in good working order, instructions to voters and specimen ballots were posted as required by law. The following persons were sworn in and assigned to their duties as follows:
Mary Mair Etienne and Alice Ripley distributing ballots, Helen Kennedy, Aurora Flaherty, John Guiney, Beatrice Bangs, Margaret Kennedy, Eileen McCarthy, William Owens, John Sullivan, Edward Sweeney as Tellers and Laura Atherton and Frank D. Kennedy checking at the ballot box. Nicholas Gug- liotta and Arnold Ripley were in charge of the ballot box.
The ballots were counted in open meeting and the polls declared closed at 8:00 P.M.
The total vote cast was 1024. Republican 941, Democratic 83.
The final tabulation showed the following results:
REPUBLICAN PARTY
GOVERNOR
Christian A. Herter, 71 Beacon Street, Boston 753 Blanks 188
941
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Sumner G. Whittier, 103 Linden Street, Everett 750 Blanks 191
941
SECRETARY
Beatrice Hancock Mullaney, 1320 President Ave., Fall River 712
Blanks 229
941
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TREASURER
Fred J. Burrell, 41 Washington Street, Medford
355
Roy Charles Papalia, 250 Mount Auburn St., Watertown Blanks 150
941
AUDITOR
717
David J. Mintz, 2 Whitney Road, Newton Blanks
224
941
ATTORNEY GENERAL
737
George Fingold, 37 Lowell Road, Concord Blanks
204
941
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
769
Heny Cabot Lodge, Jr., 275 Hale Street, Beverly Blanks
172
941
CONGRESSMAN
Joseph William Martin, Jr., 54 Grove St., No. Attleborough 776 Blanks
165
941
COUNCILLOR
Otis M. Whitney, Elm Street, Concord
706
Blanks
235
941
SENATOR
Charles W. Olson, West Union Street, Ashland
577
Paul T. Burke, 245 Washington Street, Holliston Blanks
144
941
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT Frank D. McCarthy, 50 North Street, Medfield Horace V. Balkam, Pleasant Street, Millis William F. Nourse, Harding Street, Medfield Perley D. Porter, 512 Main Street, Medway Blanks
411
14
494
12
10
941
CLERK OF COURTS
719
Willis A. Neal, 99 Spring Lane, Canton Blanks
222
941
58
436
220
REGISTER OF DEEDS
L. Thomas Shine, 76 Westfield Street, Dedham Blanks 211
730
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
941
Russell T. Bates, 5 Shellton Road, Quincy Clayton W. Nash, 19 West Street, Weymouth Blanks
680
619
583
1882
SHERIFF
735
Samuel H. Wragg, 74 High Street, Needham Blanks
206
941
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
GOVERNOR
Paul A. Dever, 86 Buckingham Street, Cambridge
63
Blanks
20
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Charles F. Jeff Sullivan, 23 Saint Elmo Road, Worcester 35
Thomas B. Brennan, 125 Auburn Street, Medford 5
Edward C. Carroll, 234 L Street, Boston
2
Thomas J. Kurey, 39 Algonquin Street, Boston
5
C. Gerald Lucey, 371 Moraine Street, Brockton Joseph L. Murphy, 57 Samoset Street, Boston Blanks
13
6
83
SECRETARY
60
Edward J. Cronin, 61 Cook Avenue, Chelsea Blanks
23
83
TREASURER
William R. Conley, 20 Revere Beach Parkway, Chelsea 6
Cornelius P. Cronin, 1734 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge 10
James E. V. Donelan, 99 Parkton Road, Boston 5 Foster Furcolo, 912 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow 30 John F. Kennedy, 2222 Washington Street, Canton 17 Jeremiah F. Murphy, Jr., 75 Walden Street, Winthrop 1 Alexander Francis Sullivan, 92 Wordsworth St., Boston 4 Blanks 10
83
59
83
17
AUDITOR
Thomas J. Buckley, 21 Pinckney Street, Boston Blanks 19
64
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Francis E. Kelly, 1184 Morton Street, Boston Robert T. Capeless, 74 Broad Street, Pittsfield George Leary, 18 Temple Street, Boston John V. Moran, 12 Bowditch Road, Boston Blanks
83
50
7
11
7
8
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
John F. Kennedy, 122 Bowdoin Street, Boston Blanks 15
83
CONGRESSMAN
Edward F. Doolan, 54 Cottage Street, Fall River 54 Joseph M. Mendonca, 68 Manton Street, Fall River 8 Blanks 21
83
COUNCILLOR
Daniel T. Carey, 67 South Waverly Street, Boston 26 Joseph P. Duca, 151 Beach Street, Marlborough 9
Donald B. Falvey, Jr., 23 Springfield Street, Belmont 8 Edmund S. K. Haverty, 751 Main Street, Waltham 4 Thomas C. Quinn, 16 Oak Square Avenue, Boston 14 Blanks 22
83
SENATOR
John Charles Fiore, 10 Valentine Road, Framingham 27
Francis C. McKenna, 453 Village Street, Medway Blanks 12
44
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
83
Edward J. Delaney, 131 Carpenter Road, Walpole
56
Henry P. Kennedy, 38 Holliston Street, Medway Scattered 1
14
Blanks 12
83
CLERK OF COURTS
2
Blanks
81
John P. Mulvihill
83
60
83
68
REGISTER OF DEEDS
*
Blanks
0 83
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
83
George E. Brophy, 88 Aberdeen Road, Quincy
42
Thomas J. Collins, Russ Street, Randolph 40 Blanks 84
166
SHERIFF
0
Frederick Willabee
2
Blanks
81
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The Kent Control Special Ballots were deposited in a separate box from the regular official ballots and were counted and tabulated during the meeting by Registrar Edward Sweeney and Town Clerk C. Warren Keirstead. The results of said tabulation were:
QUESTION * RENT CONTROL
Shall a declaration be made by popular referendum, pur- suant to the Housing and Rent Act of 1947, as amended, that a substantial shortage of housing accommodations exists which requires the continuance of Federal Rent Control in this city (or town) after September thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, until the close of April thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-three, in accordance with the provisions of said act?
Yes - 540 No - 370 Blanks - 106 Total Ballots Cast 1016
Upon completion of the counting of votes the results were announced and the ballots, tally sheets, etc., were turned over to the Town Clerk for safe keeping as prescribed by law. A true copy attest:
CHARLES W. KEIRSTEAD,
Town Clerk.
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TOWN OF MEDFIELD COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Medfield, in said County, greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Medfield, quali- fied to vote in elections, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Medfield on Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, it being the fourth day of said month, in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two at 6:30 a.m.
In the forenoon to bring in their votes for the following officers and questions, to wit:
Presidential Elector; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, Senator in Congress Representative in Congress; Councillor, Senator; Representa- tive in General Court (1); Clerk of Courts; Register of Deeds; County Commissioners (2); Sheriff.
QUESTION NO. 1
A. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?
YES 1 1
i
NO 1
i
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 bever-
YES --
NO
1 ages) ?
C. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in pack- YES - ages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises? 1 -- NO -
The polls to be opened from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands and the seal of the Town, this 23rd day of October A.D. Nineteen hundred and fifty-two.
WILLIAM E. MCCARTHY, FRANK G. HALEY, JOSEPH L. MARCIONETTE,
Selectmen of Medfield
COLEMAN J. HOGAN,
Constable of Medfield
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Medfield, Massachusetts October 25, 1952
By virtue of this warrant, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Medfield, qualified to vote in elec- tions, to meet at the time and for the purpose named, by post- ing attested copies of said warrant in not less than five public places in the Town at least seven days before the time of holding the meeting.
COLEMAN J. HOGAN, Constable of Medfield
STATE ELECTION
November 4, 1952
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant a meeting was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, the 4th day of November, 1952 at 6:30 A.M. The following persons were appointed election offi- cers, sworn in by the Town Clerk and assigned to their duties as follows: Mary Mair Etienne and Alice Ripley to distribute ballots; Tellers were Helen Kennedy, Mildred Lombard, Frank Kennedy, John Sullivan, Margaret Kennedy, Eileen McCarthy. Mary Poli, Helen Mckeown, Beatrice Bangs, Laura Atherton William Owens, John Guiney; checking at the ballot box were Anne Young and Edward Sweeney with Nicholas Gugliotta in charge of the ballot box.
The ballots were delivered to the ballot clerks, the ballot box was examined and found in good order and the warden upon reading the warrant declared the polls open at 6:30 A.M. Cards of instructions and sample ballots were posted as required by law.
The polls were closed at 8:00 P.M. and after counting the ballots in open meeting the results of the complete tabulation were announced as follows:
The total vote cast was 1741, of which 1643 were cast in person, 72 by civilian absentee ballot and 26 by War absentee ballot. This was a turnout of approximately 90% of the 1940 registered voters.
For Electors of President and Vice President
Eisenhower and Nixon
1286
Hallinan and Bass
0
Hamblen and Holtwick
1
Hass and Emery
1
Stevenson and Sparkman
425
Blanks
28
1741
63
For Governor
Paul A. Dever of Cambridge 542 Christian A. Herter of Boston 1162 Lawrence Gilfedder of Boston 0 Florence H. Luscomb of Cambridge 4 Guy S. Williams of Worcester 2 Blanks 31
1741
For Lieutenant Governor
Charles F. Jeff Sullivan of Worcester
485
Sumner G. Whittier of Everett
1211
William R. Ferry of Newton
3
0
Francis A. Votano of Lynn Blanks
42
1741
For Secretary
Edward J. Cronin of Chelsea
476
Beatrice Hancock Mullaney of Fall River
1166
Alice M. Ferry of Newton
11
5
Fred M. Ingersoll of Lynn Blanks
83
1741
For Treasurer
Foster Furcolo of Longmeadow
472
Roy Charles Papalia of Watertown
1185
Henning A. Blomen of Boston
4
Harold J. Ireland of Worcester Blanks
73
1741
For Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley of Boston
557
David J. Mintz of Newton
1107
Anthony Martin of Boston
5
Robert A. Simmons of Boston Blanks
69
1741
For Attorney General
Francis E. Kelly of Boston
406
George Fingold of Concord
1264
Arthur W. Blomen of Waltham
5
Howard B. Rand of Haverhill
2
64
7
3
Blanks
64
1741
Senator in Congress
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Beverly
1173
John F. Kennedy of Boston
543
1
1
23
1741
For Congressman-14th District
Joseph William Martin, Jr., of No. Attleborough 1337 Edward F. Doolan of Fall River
343
Grace Farnsworth Luder of Waltham Blanks
59
1741
For Councillor-3rd District
Otis M. Whitney of Concord
1196
Thomas C. Quinn of Boston Blanks
428
117
1741
For Senator-Middlesex and Norfolk
Charles W. Olson of Ashland
1229
John Charles Fiore of Framingham Blanks
440
72
1741
For Representative in General Court 8th Norfolk District
Edward J. Delaney of Walpole
435
William F. Nourse of Medfield
1273
Blanks
33
1741
For Clerk of Courts
George Philip Carney of Quincy
437
Willis A. Neal of Canton
1195
Blanks
109
1741
65
Thelma Ingersoll of Lynn Mark R. Shaw of Melrose Blanks
2
For Register of Deeds
L. Thomas Shine of Dedham Blanks
1424
317
1741
For County Commissioners
Russell T. Bates of Quincy
1117
Clayton W. Nash of Weymouth
1055
George E. Brophy of Quincy
345
351
Thomas J. Collins of Randolph Blanks
614
3482
For Sheriff
Samuel H. Wragg of Needham
1258
380
John H. Brownell of Quincy Blanks
103
1741
Question No. 1
A. Sale of All Alcoholic Beverages
Yes
1026
No
430
Blanks
285
1741
B. Sale of Wines and Malt Beverages Only
Yes
1023
No
378
Blanks
340
1741
C. Sale of Package Goods Only
Yes
1195
No
259
Blanks
287
1741
A true copy attest:
After the ballots were counted, tabulated and sealed, they, with the tally sheets and master sheet were turned over to the Town Clerk for safe keeping as prescribed by law. A tabula- tion of the disposition of all absentee ballots was posted as required by law,
CHARLES W. KEIRSTEAD,
Town Clerk
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TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
NORFOLK, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Medfield, in said County, greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Medfield, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the High School Auditorium on Thursday the 20th day of November A.D. 1952 at 7:30 P.M. then and there to act on the following articles:
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Road Machinery Fund to the Highway Operating Account to defray expenses of the operation and maintenance of Highway Machinery.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds in the treasury a sum of money to de- fray the costs of damages awarded by the County Commis- sioners in the taking of land for the relocation of Main Street.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way a private road known as Meade Avenue, com mencing at Lowell Mason Road and extending in a southwest- erly direction for a distance of approximately 200 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen as shown on the plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's Office; authorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, such rights, titles and ease- ments on such land as is necessary therefor to accomplish said purpose, and appropriate from available funds in the Treasury a sum of money for the purchase or taking thereof, and to provide for the construction and improvement of the same, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way a private road known as Castle Avenue, commenc- ing at Lowell Mason Road and extending in a southwesterly direction for a distance of approximately 395.00 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown on the plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's office; authorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, such rights, titles and ease. ments on such land as is necessary therefor to accomplish said purpose, and appropriate from available funds in the Treasury a sum of money for the purchase or taking thereof, and to provide for the construction and improvement of the same, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way a private road known as Remsen Avenue, com.
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mencing at Lowell Mason Road and extending in a north- easterly direction for a distance of approximately 532.50 feet and thence turning and running in a southeasterly direction for a distance of approximately 272.50 feet to the point where it joins Johns Avenue as laid out by the Selectmen and shown on the plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's office; au- thorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or other- wise, such rights, titles and easements on such land as is necessary therefor to accomplish said purpose, and appropriate from available funds in the Treasury a sum of money for the purchase or taking thereof, and to provide for the construction and improvement of the same, or do or act anything in rela- tion thereto.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town Way a private road known as Linden Court beginning at a point in the westerly side of a private way known as Linden Street and extending in a westerly direction for an approxi- mate distance of 450 feet as laid out by the Selectmen as shown on the plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's office; authorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, such rights, titles and easements on such land as is necessary therefore to accomplish said purpose, and appropri- ate from available funds in the Treasury a sum of money for the purchase or taking thereof, and to provide for the construc- tion and improvement of the same, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to accept as Town Ways, private roads known as Linden Street and Millbrook Road commencing at Main Street and extending in a southerly direction for an approximate distance of 1570 feet, thence turn- ing and running in a general westerly direction for an approx- imate of 1390 feet as laid out by the Selectmen as shown on the plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's office; au- thorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or other- wise, such rights, titles and easements on such land as is necessary therefor to accomplish said purpose, and appropriate from available funds in the Terasury a sum of money for the purchase or taking thereof, and to provide for the construc- tion and improvement of the same, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to accept as part of a public way that portion of South Street and Curve Street, which runs along Curve Street in a northeasterly direction for a distance of about 360 feet; thence turning northerly on a radius of about 212.90 feet and running in a northerly direction along South Street for a distance of 194 feet as relocated by the Selectmen and shown on a plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's office; authorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, such rights, titles and easements on such land as is necesary to accomplish said relocation, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
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Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to approriate from available funds in the Treasury a sum of money to defray the cost of damages to be awarded by the Board of Selectmen for the taking of land for the relocation of a portion of South Street and Curve Street.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds in the Treasury a sum of money to defray the costs of relocating a portion of South and Curve Streets.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or transfer from available funds or to borrow a sum of money for the purchase and installation of an exten- sion of a six-inch water main in Harding Street from its present termination about 527 feet in a northerly direction, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition)
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to re-name that portion of Frairy Street from the intersection of Frairy Street and Dale Street to its intersection with Bridge Street as Dale Street, so that Dale Street will be named from North Street to Bridge Street in its entirety as Dale Street, or do or act any- thing in relation thereto.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zon- ing By-Law of Medfield as shown on the Zoning Map of Med- field, Massachusetts, revised April 30, 1951, on file with the Town Clerk, by removing the after described premises from "B" Residence District Uses and by placing said premises un- der Business District Uses:
A Certain parcel of land situated both on and off the northeasterly side of Frairy Street and bounded and described as follows:
SOUTHWESTERLY by Frairy Street, as shown on the plan hereinafter referred to, 15.8 feet.
NORTHWESTERLY by lot A, and by land of Helen F. Gilmore, shown on said plan a total distance of 279.96 feet.
SOUTHWESTERLY by land of Helen F. Gilmore, shown on said plan 170.09 feet.
NORTHERLY by other land of said Gilmore, shown on said plan, 50.00 feet.
EASTERLY by land of N. Y., N.H. & H. R. R. shown on said plan 170.00 feet.
SOUTHEASTERLY by land of Helen F. Gilmore, shown on plan 328. Said premises are shown as parcels marked B & C on a "Plan of land in Medfield, Mass., August, 1952, H. A. Kingsbury, Engineer, which said plan is duly record- ed with Norfolk County Registry of Deeds. (Petition)
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Article 14, to see if the Town will vote to accept the fol- lowing named sums as Perpetual Trust Funds for the care of lots in the Vine Lake Cemetery, the interest thereof or as may be necessary to be used for said care, viz:
Lillian A. Faass $100.00
Joseph Ferrone 100.00
100.00
Thomas Hawson Pasquale Vasaturo
100.00
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof, in the usual place for posting warrants in said Medfield, seven days at least before the time of hold- ing said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid. .
Given under our hands this 13th day of November A.D. Nineteen hundred and fifty-two.
FRANK G. HALEY WILLIAM E. MCCARTHY JOSEPH L. MARCIONETTE
Selectmen of Medfield
COLEMAN J. HOGAN Constable of Medfield
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Medfield, Massachusetts November 13, 1952
NORFOLK, SS.
By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Medfield, qualified to vote in elec- tions to meet at the time and for the purpose named, by post- ing attested copies of said warrant in not less than five pub- lic places in the town at least seven days before the time of holding the meeting.
COLEMAN J. HOGAN Constable of Medfield
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING November 20, 1952
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk due to the absence of the Town Moderator. Motions were entertained for the nomination of a Moderator Pro tem and after such action, Joseph S. Kennedy
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was voted to fill said office. Due to the lengthy wording and detail of the articles in the warrant they were read and acted on individually as follows:
Article 1. Voted to transfer the sum of $1,800.00 from the Road Machinery Fund to the Highway Operating Account to defray expenses of the operation and maintenance of High- way Machinery.
Article 2. Voted unanimously to appropriate the sum of $50.00 from the unexpended balance of an appropriation voted under Article 48 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 14, 1949 to defray the costs of damages awarded by the County Commissioners in the taking of land for the re-location of Main Street.
Article 3. Voted unanimously to accept as a Town Way a private road known as Meade Avenue, commencing at Lowell Mason Road and extending in a southwesterly direction for a distance of approximately 200 feet, as laid out by the Select- men as shown on the plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's office; authorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, such rights, titles and easements on such land as is necessary therefor to accomplish said purpose and to appropriate the sum of $667.50 from the unexpended bal- ance of an appropriation voted under Article 4 of the Special Town Meeting of February 9, 1950 for the purchase or taking thereof, and to provide for the construction and improvement of the same.
Article 4. Voted unanimously to accept as a Town Way a private road known as Castle Avenue, commencing at Lowell Mason Road and extending in a Southwesterly direction for a distance of approximately 395 feet, as laid out by the Select- men as shown on the plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's office; authorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, such rights, titles and easements on such land as is necessary therefor to accomplish said purpose and to appropriate the sum of $880.25 from the unexpended balance of an appropriation voted under Article 4 of the Special Town Meeting of February 9, 1950 for the purchase or taking thereof, and to provide for the construction and improvement of the same.
Article 5. Voted unanimously to accept as a Town Way a private road known as Remsen Avenue, commencing at Lowell Mason Road and extending in a northeasterly direction for a distance of approximately 532.50 feet and thence turn- ing and running in a southeasterly direction for a distance of approximately 272.50 feet to the point where it joins Johns Avenue as laid out by the Selectmen and shown on the plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's office; authorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, such rights, titles and easements on such land as is necessary
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therefor to accomplish said purpose, and appropriate the sum of $1450.00 of which $16.00 is to be taken from the unexpended balance of an appropriation voted under Article 48 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 14, 1949 and $1434.00 from the unexpended balance of an appropriation voted under Article 4 of the Special Town Meeting of February 9, 1950 for the pur- chase or taking thereof, and to provide for the construction and improvement of the same.
Article 6. Voted unanimously to accept as a Town Way a private road known as Linden Court, beginning at a point in the westerly side of a private way known as Linden Street and extending in a westerly direction for an approximate distance of 450 feet as laid out by the Selectmen as shown on the plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's office; author- ize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, such rights, titles and easements on such land as is necessary therefor to accomplish aid purpose.
Article 7. Voted unanimously to accept as Town Ways, private roads known as Linden Street and Millbrook Road. commencing at Main Street and extending in a southerly direc- tion for an approximate distance of 1570 feet, thence turning and running in a general westerly direction on the plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's' office; authorize the Select- men to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, such rights, titles and easements on such land as is necessary therefor to accomplish said purpose.
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