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Moved by H. Pomeroy to raise and appropriate $2,000.00 to black top 4,200 feet on East Street south of East Center Street. Motion carried.
Article 8. On motion this Article was passed.
Article 9. To see if the Town will appropriate $2,000.00 from the Surplus Water Revenue to purchase 6-inch pipe and fittings, to be used if the Federal C. W. A. will furnish labor cost. On motion carried.
Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $9,875.00 from Water Revenue for Maintenance of Water Department. Motion carried.
Article 11. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $5,248.50 from Water Revenue to pay bonds and interest of the water loan. On motion carried.
Article 12. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 from Water Revenue for purchase and laying water pipe on Samuel Avenue a distance of 700 feet.
The following substitute offered, Moved that the Town appropriate from the surplus Water Revenue $700.00 to purchase pipe and fittings to be used on Samuel Avenue if the C. W. A. will furnish labor costs and if the City of Brockton lay pipe to the Town line.
On motion the substitute was carried.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate from the Surplus Water Revenue the sum of $100.00 to pay overdraft on 1933 Water Bonds and Interest. Motion carried.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate from the Water Department Surplus Revenue to pay overdraft of 1933 the sum of $24.50 for Water Department Maintenance. Motion carried.
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Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate from the Surplus Water Revenue a sum of money suf- ficient to lay 1,000 feet of water pipe on Turnpike Street. Moved that $1,100.00 be raised and appropriated for this purpose provided that the C. W. A. will provide labor costs. Motion carried.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to install one street light at junction of Charles and River Streets and raise and appropriate money for the same. Motion carried.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $298.75 to pay land damages on Copeland Street. Motion carried.
Article 18. To see if the Town will install one street light on South Elm Street approximately 225 feet south of River Street and raise and appropriate money for same. On motion this article was passed.
Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars for maintenance of Visiting Nurse services in West Bridge- water. Motion carred.
Article 20. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars for the use of Plymouth County for County Aid to Agriculture, and choose a Town Director as provided in Sections 41 and 45 of revised Chapter 128 of the General Laws and Acts there- on. Motion carried-Mrs. Corelli Alger selected Director.
Article 21. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Two Dollars and Three Cents ($1,262.03) for maintenance of Plymouth County Hospital under provision of Chapter No. 111, Section No. 85 of the General Laws. Motion carried.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars for the pur- pose of preserving the Town Records. Motion carried.
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Article 23. To transact any other business that legal- ly may come before the meeting. Motions under this article : That the sum of Four Hundred Seventy Seven Dollars and Forty-Five Cents ($477.45) be raised and appropriated to defray the cost of printing and distributing the Town Re- ports of 1933. Motion carried.
Pay Schedules-Moved that a Committee consisting of five members be appointed by the Moderator to investigate the entire situation regarding the pay schedules of the Town. This Committee to report their recommendations at a specail Town Meeting to be held before the end of the year 1934. Motion carried.
Tax Titles-Motion, that the sum of Thirty-Four Dol- lars and Thirty-Four Cents ($34.34) be raised and appro- priated to pay the Treasurer for payment of Tax Titles to Registrar John B. Washburn. Motion carried.
From Surplus Revenue-Moved, that any amount avail- able, not in excess of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars be appropriated from surplus revenue, same to be deducted by the Assessors from the tax levy of 1934.
School Heating and Sanitation -- Moved, that the sum of Thirty-Five Hundred ($3,500.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated to install heating and sanitation in Matfield and Cochesett Schools with C. W. A. labor. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned 10.35 P. M.
HERBERT E. BRYANT, Town Clerk.
APPOINTMENTS BY MODERATOR
Finance Committee
The Moderator appointed George N. Davis to represent the North End section of Town upon the Committee organ-
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ized to select members of the Finance Committee as their terms of office expire, this selection made necessary to fill vacancy by the election of one of the members (Henry O. Davenport) as a Selectman.
The Standing Committee as now constituted are as follows :
Eben T. Wood, 145 Spring Street, Chairman
Lester J. Charnock, 210 South Street
Daniel A. Penpraese, 111 West Street
Christopher Read, 355 Matfield Street
George N. Davis, 384 North Elm Street
The Standing Committee as above met on evening of May 2, 1934, and selected the following to fill vacancies in the Finance Committee:
Ernest M. Evrard, 43 West Street, delegate at large for three years.
Abner Ellis, 188 South Main Street, delegate at large for three years.
William Norris, 398 North Elm Street to represent North End of Town for three years.
The above appointees were duly sworn by the Town Clerk to faithful performance of duty.
APPOINTMENT OF TAX COLLECTOR AND TREASURER, APRIL 29, 1934
On this date Robert G. Dean was duly appointed by Selectmen, to the Offices of Tax Collector and Treasurer for a period of sixty days from April 29, 1934.
Robert G. Dean was duly sworn into offices of Tax Collector and Treasurer on May 1, 1934.
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JUNE 25, 1934
At a regular meeting of the Selectmen held on this date, Robert G. Dean was appointed to serve as Tax Col- lector and Town Treasurer for a period of sixty days from June 28th, and was duly sworn by H. E. Bryant, Town Clerk. At a regular meeting of the Selectmen held on this date, Mrs. Catherine Howard, Town Treasurer and Tax Collector, resigned from these offices and the same was accepted. Sickness of long duration made this resignation necessary it was stated in her written resignation.
SPECIAL ELECTION, JUNE 24, 1934
One Tax Collector and One Treasurer
Meeting duly warned to inhabitants of West Bridge- water qualified to vote at special election in the Town Hall, West Bridgewater, Tuesday, July 24, 1934, polls opened 2.00 P. M., closed at 8.00 P. M.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator. Call for the meeting read by Town Clerk. Ballot box in- spected by election officer and found to be in perfect work- ing order and the register showed 0000. Twelve hundred ballots turned over to Moderator after which the polls were declared active.
The election officers sworn in to performance of their duties were Mrs. Grace Keenan, Mrs. Mary Pratt, Mrs. Philip Erbeck, Mrs. Lulu Gardner, as checkers. The counters were Daniel Sullivan, Arthur Ryder, Albert Snow and George Davis.
At 8.00 P. M. the polls were declared closed.
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The ballot for the office of Tax Collector for the bal- ance of elective year showed the following :
Walter C. Dunbar
204
Frank D. Enos
65
William A. Hambly
41
Leon A. Lothrop
59
William W. Noyes
104
Leonard A. Purdy
132
Frederick J. Therrien
128
Robert G. Dean
5
John Hayward
1
Blanks
3
The ballots for the office of Town Treasurer for the balance of the elective year showed the following :
Robert G. Dean
219
Walter C. Dunbar
152
Frank D. Enos
52
William A. Hambly
21
Leon A. Lothrop
41
William W. Noyes
83
Leonard A. Purdy
90
Frederick J. Therrien
105
Blanks 9
Immediately after the polls were closed, the votes on the checker's list corresponded with the register on the bal- lot box. Total number of ballots cast 772.
After reading results of ballots, the Moderator declared Walter C. Dunbar, Tax Collector for balance of elective year; Robert G. Dean, Town Treasurer for balance of elec- tive year.
HERBERT E. BRYANT, Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL SALARY ADJUSTING COMMITTEE
In accordance with the motion, at Town Meeting March 5, 1934, that a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator, the following were appointed July 24, 1934, by said Moderator.
Louis Hayden
Eben T. Wood
Orvis F. Kinney
Lester J. Charnock
George W. Peterson
Mr. Hayden, being the first named, was to call the meeting together.
This committee to report their recommendations at a special Town Meeting before the end of the year 1934.
On August 1, 1934, Mr. Orvis Kinney notified Town Clerk of his declination to serve upon the above named Committee.
Notice was sent to Moderator Howard B. Wilbur, who appointed in Mr. Kinney's place, Mr. Emmond Porter. Mr. Porter was so notified by the Town Clerk and accepted the appointment.
On August 3, the Bond of Tax Collector Walter C. Dun- bar having been approved by Tax Commissioner Long, Walter C. Dunbar was duly sworn into office.
On August 7, the Bond of Treasurer elect Robert G. Dean having been approved by Tax Commissioner Long, Robert G. 'Dean was duly sworn into office as Treasurer.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1934
Meeting called to order by Moderator Howard B. Wil- bur at 7.30 o'clock P. M. Warrant read by Town Clerk Herbert E. Bryant.
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Article 1. To see if the Town will appropriate from surplus revenue the sum of $450.00 to be added to a like sum from the County and $900.00 from State; total of $1,800.00 to finish South Elm Street. It was voted to appro- priate $450.00 for Town share from surplus revenue.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $350.00 from surplus revenue to purchase needed materials to conduct work made possible by E. R. A. monthly grants of money for labor. So voted.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $200.00 from surplus reserve for the Accounting Department. On motion this article was carried.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $300.00 from surplus reserve for the Tax Col- lector's and Treasurer's Departments. On motion it was voted to appropriate this sum.
Meeting was adjourned 7.50 P. M.
HERBERT E. BRYANT, Town Clerk.
STATE PRIMARY
A meeting, duly warned, of the inhabitants of West Bridgewater, qualified to vote in Primaries was held in the Town Hall in said town on Thursday, September 30, 1934, at nine o'clock in the forenoon and the following is a record of the doings of said meeting, viz:
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk Herbert E. Bryant, at nine o'clock, who read the call for the meeting. The ballot box was inspected by the Primary Officer and found to be empty, after which the polls were declared open for the purpose named in the Warrant.
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The following named persons were chosen as Primary Officers by the Town Clerk: James A. Hemenway, Warden ; Gustav A. Peterson, Deputy Warden; Chester Ripley, and Christopher Read as Police. Checkers: Mary H. Pratt, Grace Keenan, Lulu Gardner, Daniel Sullivan, Walter Crowley, Sr., Albert Snow, Grace Keenan, Jr., Ellen Brown, Grace Penpraese, Lillian Sullivan.
The polls were opened for the reception of ballots at nine o'clock A. M. and were declared closed at nine P. M.
The whole number of ballots cast was 926 which agreed with the number registered on the ballot box and also on both sets of check lists. There were 517 male and 409 women who voted, of these 873 were Republican and 53 Democratic.
The ballots were sorted, counted, recorded, as is by law required and the result announced by the Town Clerk to be as follows :
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
FOR GOVERNOR
Charles H. Cole of 34 Gloucester Street, Boston 14
James M. Curley of 350 Jamaicaway, Boston 17
Frank A. Goodwin of 50 St. Andrew Road, Boston 20
Blanks 2
Total 53
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Joseph L. Hurley of 655 Rock Street, Fall River
40
Francis E. Kelly of 24 Topliff Street, Boston 7
Blanks 6
Total 53
FOR SECRETARY
Joseph Santosuosso of 201 Lake Street, Boston 14
James P. Blake of 15 Linden Street, Boston 8
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John J. Buckley of 72 Washington Street, Boston 8 James Joseph Dugan of 66 Monroe Road, Quincy 2 John D. O'Brien of 68 Decatur Street, Boston 2 Clement A. Riley of 153 Nahatan Street, Norwood 4
William F. Sullivan of 28 Arborough Road, Boston 7 Blanks 8 Total 53
FOR TREASURER
Charles F. Hurley of 57 Fresh Pond Lane, Cambridge 42 Blanks 11
Total 53
FOR AUDITOR
Thomas H. Buckley of 198 Centre Avenue, Abington 34
Leo D. Walsh of 1 Plummer Place, Boston 9
Blanks 10
Total 53
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Paul A. Dever of 63 Reservoir Street, Cambridge 13
John Martin Boyle of 1053 Saratoga Street, Boston 4
Phillip A. Chapman of 47 Sudan Street, Boston 4
Harold W. Sullivan of 30 Kinross Road, Boston 20 Blanks 12
Total 53
FOR SENATOR IN CONGRESS
David I. Walsh of 37 Day Street, Fitchburg 32
Edward P. Barry of 32 Sigourney Street, Boston 10
William Donahoe of 271 North Beacon Street, Boston 4 Blanks 7
Total 53
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FOR CONGRESSMAN
John D. W. Bodfish of 49 Main Street, Barnstable 8 Harry O. Joy of Jefferson Shores, Wareham 5
William McAuliffe of 416 Orchard Street, New Bedford 11
Richard Olney, Jr., of Falmouth 17 Blanks 12
Total 53
FOR COUNCILLOR
Henry C. Gill of 63 Arlington Street, Brockton 35
Phillip J. Russell of 163 Hamlet Street, Fall River 4
Blanks 14
Total 53
FOR SENATOR
John T. Conley of 98 Winthrop Street, Brockton 42
Blanks 11
Total 53
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT J. Frank Currie of 19 Pearl Street, East Bridgewater 42
Blanks 9
Total 53
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Edmund R. Dewing of 200 Grove Street, Wellesley 35
Blanks 18
Total 53
FOR CLERK OF COURTS
Alfred W. DeQuoy of 99 Warren Avenue, Brockton 38
Blanks 15
Total 53
29
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS
James P. Fitzgerald of 425 Plymouth Street, Abington 40 Blanks 13
Total
53
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Louis A. Reardon of 42 Arch Street, Abington
38
Blanks 15
Total
53
FOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS
Martin B. Murray of 3 Water Street, Hull
32
Eben A. Shaw
28
Blanks
46
Total
106
REPUBLICAN PARTY
FOR GOVERNOR
Gaspar G. Bacon of 222 Prince Street, Boston
346
Frank A. Goodwin of 50 St. Andrew Road, Boston 489
John Courtney of West Bridgewater Blanks
1
Total
873
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
John W. Haigis of 24 Church Street, Greenfield
654
Blanks 219
Total
873
FOR SECRETARY
Frederick W. Cook of 75 Benton Road, Somerville
664
Blanks 209
Total 873
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30
FOR TREASURER
Oscar U. Dionne of 220 Wood Street, New Bedford 448
Thomas M. Vinson of 195 High Street, Winchester 190 Blanks 235
Total 873
FOR AUDITOR
Elizabeth W. Pigeon of 58 White Street, Boston 187
Elmer P. Atherton of 67 Delano Avenue, Revere 43
Alonzo B. Cook of 4 Bulfinch Place, Boston 430
Irma Adelaide Rich of 5 Minton Street, Boston 17 Blanks 196
Total 873
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Joseph E. Warner of 52 Church Green, Taunton
669
Blanks 204
Total 873
FOR SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Robert M. Washburn of 236 Bay State Road, Boston 620
Blanks 253
Total 873
FOR CONGRESSMAN
Charles L. Gifford of Barnstable 627
Blanks 246
Total
873
FOR COUNCILLOR
Edmond Cote of 236 Eastern Avenue, Fall River 610
Blanks 263
Total 873
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FOR SENATOR
Charles G. Miles of 48 Byron Avenue, Brockton 655
Blanks 218
Total 873
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
Orvis F. Kinney of 448 North Elm St., W. Bridgewater 770 Leo F. Nourse of 26 Clarence Avenue, Bridgewater 88 Blanks 15
Total 873
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Edmund R. Dewing of 200 Grove Street, Wellesley 561
Peter W. Pate of 90 Kent Street, Brookline 110
Blanks 202
Total 873
FOR CLERK OF COURTS
George C. P. Ollson of 108 Moraine Street, Brockton 662
Blanks 211
Total
873
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS
John B. Washburn of 17 Fremont Street, Plymouth 636
Blanks 237
Total 873
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
George M. Webber of 290 Central St., E. Bridgewater 649
Blanks 224
Total 873
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FOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS
Elmer F. Benson of 12 Silver Street, Whitman
619
Walter K. Perry of Main Street, Marion 454
Blanks 673
Total
1,746
After the result of the balloting had been announced by the Town Clerk, the meeting was dissolved at 10.30 P. M.
A True Record,
Attest :
HERBERT E. BRYANT, Town Clerk.
STATE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1934
A meeting duly warned of the inhabitants of the Town of West Bridgewater, qualified to vote for State, County, and District Officers, was held at the Town Hall on the Tuesday next, after the first Monday in November, being the sixth day of said month in the year one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-four, at six o'clock in the forenoon, and the following is a record of the doings of said Town, viz:
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk, Herbert E. Bryant, previous to which the ballot box was inspected by the election officers and found to be empty.
The hour of eight o'clock having arrived, the time for closing the polls it was found that on counting out the bal- lot that 1,250 had been cast, which number agreed with the number registered on the Ballot Box and also with the number of names checked off on the voting lists. There were 682 men and 568 women who voted.
The ballots having been sorted, counted and recorded and the declaration thereof made, as is by law required, were for the following persons, namely :
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FOR GOVERNOR
John W. Aiken
3
Gaspar G. Bacon
657
James M. Curley
228
Freeman W. Follett
1
Frank A. Goodwin
324
Alfred Baker Lewis
6
Edward Stevens
4
Blanks
27
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Elizabeth Donovan
20
John W. Haigis
788
Horace I. Hillis
19
Joseph L. Hurley
337
Florence L. Lawton
16
Horace Riley
6
Blanks
64
FOR SECRETARY
Walter Burke
18
Frederic W. Cook
866
George L. McGlynn
16
Leslie A. Richards
12
Joseph Santosuosso
242
William B. Taylor
15
Blanks
79
FOR TREASURER
Oscar U. Dionne
750
William R. Ferry
30
Thomas Gilmartin
15
Charles F. Hurley
353
Harry Maltzman
8
Frederick S. Reynolds
9
Blanks
85
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FOR AUDITOR
Henning A. Blomen
18
Thomas H. Buckley
303
Alonzo B. Cook
814
14
Walter S. Hutchins Paul Skers Blanks
7
94
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Morris Berzon
14
Paul A. Dever
259
Charles A. Flaherty
9
George F. Hogan
9
Fred E. Oelcher
10
Joseph E. Warner
864
Blanks
85
FOR SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Albert Sprague Coolidge
13
W. Barnard Smith 13
David I. Walsh
466
Robert M. Washburn
676
Albert L. Waterman
10
Paul C. Wicks
9
Blanks
63
FOR CONGRESSMAN
John D. W. Bodfish 285
Charles L. Gifford
820
Glen Trimble
27
Blanks
118
35
FOR COUNCILLOR
Edmond Cote
808
44
Dennis F. Reagan Phillip J. Russell Blanks
263
135
FOR SENATOR
John T. Conley
283
Charles G. Miles
869
Blanks
98
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
J. Frank Currie
222
Orvis F. Kinney
995
Blanks 33
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Edmund R. Dewing
959
Blanks 291
FOR CLERK OF COURTS
Alfred W. DeQuoy
238
George C. P. Olsson
905
Frank Sweeney
1
Blanks
106
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS
James P. Fitzgerald 270
John B. Washburn 848
Blanks 132
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FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Louis A. Reardon
280
George M. Webber 851 Blanks 119
FOR ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONERS
Elmer F. Benson
687
Martin B. Murray
244
Walter K. Perry
656
Eben A. Shaw
192
Blanks
721
FOR REFERENDUM QUESTION NO. 1
Yes 509
No
256
Blanks
485
QUESTION NO. 2-Liquor Licenses
Yes
548
No
502
Blanks
200
QUESTION NO. 3-Wines and Malt Beverages
Yes 555
No
434
Blanks
261
QUESTION NO. 4-Horse Racing Parimutuel
Yes
567
No
428
Blanks
255
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QUESTION NO. 5-Dog Racing Parimutuel
Yes 413
No
487
Blanks
350
QUESTION NO. 6-Question of Public Policy
Yes 563
No 255
Blanks
432
A True Copy,
Attest:
HERBERT E. BRYANT, Town Clerk.
STATE RECOUNTS
After the Election two recounts were demanded by the State. The first one was held on Saturday, November 17, 1934, of the candidates for Governor's Council, Congress- man for the 14th District and Representative of the Sixth Plymouth District.
The result of the recount showed no change in count for the first two offices and with two doubtful ballots in minds of those representing the interests of candidates for Rep- resentative Frank Currie, but only one was allowed, which reduced candidate for Representative, Orvis F. Kinney's vote from 995 to 994 and increasing the Blanks from 33 to 34.
The second recount was held on Saturday, December 15, 1934, for the candidates for Secretary.
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The result showed no changes in the count for any of the candidates except between Joseph Santosuosso and Frederic W. Cook, which increased the former's vote from 242 to 243 and decreased the latter's from 866 to 865.
A True Copy,
Attest :
HERBERT E. BRYANT, Town Clerk.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, DECEMBER 3, 1934
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
A meeting duly warned of the inhabitants of West Bridgewater qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affairs was held at the Town Hall in said Town, on Monday, De- cember 3, 1934, at 7.30 P. M., and the following is the rec- ord of the doings of said meeting, viz:
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Howard B. Wilbur and Town Clerk Herbert E. Bryant read the call for the meeting.
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) for the use of Office of Town Accountant. So voted.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Sixty Dollars ($160.00) for the use of Town Hall Account. So voted.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for the use of the Health Department. So voted.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fourteen Dollars ($14.00) for the Removal of Snow. So voted.
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Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the account of Public Welfare. So voted.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Water Revenue Reserve the sum of One Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars ($1,337.00) for the use of the Water Department. So voted.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred and Eighty Dollars ($480.00) for the Offices of Treasurer and Collector. So voted.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred and Eighteen Dollars ($218.00) for Drainage Pipe on Spring Street provided the E. R. A. will furnish the money for labor. So voted.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for Materials to be used to benefit by E. R. A. labor. So voted.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Seventy-One and Fifty Cents ($171.50) for Land Damages on South Elm St. So voted.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifty-Five Dollars ($55.00) for Elec- tion and Registration. So voted.
Article 12. To vote Yes or No on the following ques- tion: Shall the operation of Section 105B of Chapter 131 of General Laws be suspended in this Town?
Section 105B provides that whoever uses any trap or other device for capture of fur bearing animals, which is not designed to kill such animal at once or to take it unhurt and which is likely to cause continued suffering to an ani- mal caught therein, shall be fined fifty dollars, but traps or other devices for protection of property, set not more than
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fifty yards from any building, cultivated plot, or enclosures used for rearing poultry or game birds, to the use of which the presence of vermin may be detrimental, are excluded from the application of this section.
The law also provides for the submission, by the Select- · men to the voters at a Special Town Meeting in the current year, upon petition, of the question as to whether the pro- visions of Section 105B shall be suspended in any Town. 89-Yes 18-No 1-Blank
There being no more business to come before the meet- ing it was voted to dissolve the meeting at 8.25 P. M.
A True Record
Attest:
HERBERT E. BRYANT,
Town Clerk.
POPULATION OF WEST BRIDGEWATER
According to the Census for 1935, just completed of the population of West Bridgewater, there are 1,675 males and 1,681 females. Total 3,356.
Vital Statistics
BIRTHS IN WEST BRIDGEWATER
DELAYED LIST OF 1933 BIRTHS
May 9 Lee Allen Caswell
Lawrence M. and Ruth M. Foye
Nov.
23 Sven Erick Bengtsson
Bror Algot and Ellen Maria Gullbrant
BIRTHS IN 1934
Date Name
Parents
Jan.
3. Ernest James Porter, Jr.
Ernest James and Charlotte E. Dearing
Feb.
18 Barbara Harriett Keith
20 Donald Everett Tingley Mar. 5 Ernesto Silva
11 Carol Lee Ripley
14 Marjorie Jane Reid 31 Harold E. Madan, Jr. May 22 Warren Ernest Turner 22 Edgar LeRoy Packard June 2 Barbara Lorraine Finch
Warren and Anna Swanson George E. and Mabel I. Sherwood
James C. and Lelia M. Holyoke
Sumner D. and Bernice E. Martin Chester D. and Marion F. Dunham
Anthony and Julia Perry Joseph T. and Theodora L. Pinkham Roland F. and Lillian Conklin Harold E. and Lorraine B. Sharpe
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