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At seven o'clock the box registered two hundred twenty (220); at eight, five hundred seventeen (517); at nine, eight hundred (800) : at ten, nine hundred three (903); at eleven, nine hundred eighty- five (985).
At the close of the polls the total number of votes cast was fif- teen hundred fifty-three (1553).
The keys of the ballot box were delivered into the custody of Constable Garritt Barry and remained in his custody until the close of the polls.
The names checked by the ballot clerks and the names checked by the tellers at the ballot box were counted and found to agree with the number registered by the ballot box, 1553.
The unused ballots were enclosed in a package, sealed, and de- livered to the Town Clerk, after being counted and endorsed by the ballot clerks. The number was found to be 847, which added to the number cast, 1553, made the total number received from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 2400.
The election officers canvassed the votes given in and the whole number was found to be 1553, which were sorted, counted and dec- laration made thereof in open meeting by Chairman Herbert W. Rawson, at twenty minutes after five o'clock, as follows:
Whole number of ballots cast, 1553.
GOVERNOR.
John F. Carey, of Haverhill, had fifteen (15).
Eugene N. Foss, of Boston, had five hundred eighty-nine (589).
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Louis A. Frothingham, of Boston, had nine hundred thirty (930) Dennis McGoff, of New Bedford, had no vote (0). Frank N. Rand, of Haverhill, had four (4). Blanks, fifteen (15).
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.
Walter S. Hutchins, of Greenfield, had nineteen (19).
Robert Luce, of Somerville, had nine hundred forty (940).
William G. Merrill, of Malden, had fifteen (15).
Patrick Mulligan, of Boston, had six (6).
David I. Walsh, of Fitchburg, had five hundred forty-six (546). Blanks, twenty-seven (27).
SECRETARY.
David Craig, of Milford, had nine (9). Frank J. Donahue, of Boston, had five hundred three (503).
Alfred H. Evans, of Northampton, had thirteen (13).
Rose Fenner, of Worcester, had fourteen (14).
Albert P. Langtry, of Springfield, had nine hundred forty-two (942). Blanks, seventy-two (72).
TREASURER.
Joseph M. Coldwell, of Milford, had twenty (20).
Jeremiah P. McNally, of Salem, had nine (9).
Charles E. Peakes, of Weston, had thirteen (13).
Elmer A. Stevens, of Somerville, had nine hundred forty (940).
Augustus L. Thorndike, of Brewster, had five hundred one (501). Blanks, seventy (70).
AUDITOR.
Karl Lindstrand, of Lynn, had ten (10).
Sylvester J. McBride, of Watertown, had thirteen (13).
William W. Nash, of Westborough, had eight (8).
Charles B. Strecker, of Brookline, had four hundred eighty-one (481).
John E. White, of Tisbury, had nine hundred thirty-three (933). Blanks, one hundred eight (108).
ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
George W. Anderson, of Boston, had five hundred nineteen (519). Henry C. Hess, of Boston, had seven (7).
George E. Roewer, Jr., of Boston, had fifteen (15).
James M. Swift, of Fall River, had nine hundred eighteen (918). Blanks, ninety-four (94).
COUNCILLOR.
Leander V. Colohan, of Stoneham, had four hundred eighty-six (486).
Herbert E. Fletcher, of Westford, had nine hundred fifty-one (951). Blanks, one hundred sixteen (116).
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SENATOR.
Charles H. Brown, of Medford, had nine hundred forty-nine (949). Joseph Joyce Donahue, of Medford, had five hundred eighteen (518).
Blanks, eighty-six (86).
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT.
John G. Brackett, of Arlington, had nine hundred thirty-nine (939). Roger W. Homer, of Arlington, had five hundred forty-nine (549). Blanks, sixty-five (65).
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
Charles J. Barton, of Melrose, had four hundred ninety-eight (498). Levi S. Gould, of Melrose, had nine hundred thirty-nine (939). Blanks, one hundred sixteen (116).
CLERK OF COURTS.
William C. Dillingham, of Malden, had nine hundred eighty-two (982).
Thomas F. Kearns, of Waltham, had four hundred fifty-nine (459). Blanks, one hundred twelve (112).
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Edwin O. Childs, of Newton, had nine hundred eighty-four (984). Charles Leo Shea, of Somerville, had four hundred twenty-one (421).
Blanks, one hundred forty-eight (148).
ON VOTING MACHINES.
Shall the proposed amendment to the Constitution authorizing the use of voting machines at all elections be approved and ratified?
Voting Yes. Seven hundred fifty-three (753). No. Four hundred ten (410). Blanks, three hundred ninety (390).
INCREASED POWER OF LEGISLATURE.
"Shall proposed amendment to the constitution, increasing the power of the legislature to authorize the taking of land and property for highways or streets, be approved and ratified?" Voting Yes. Eight hundred thirty (830). No. Three hundred three (303).
COUNTY RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
"Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and eleven, entitled 'An Act authorizing the counties of the Commonwealth to establish retirement systems for their em- ployees,' be accepted?"
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Voting "Yes" eight hundred five (805). "No" three hundred thirty-nine (339).
Blanks, four hundred nine (409).
The election returns were then filled in, to be signed by the Selectmen and countersigned by the Town Clerk, and were de- livered to the Town Clerk to be forwarded, by him, to the several places of destination.
All business calling the meeting having been disposed of, the presiding officer, at forty-five (45) minutes after five o'clock, de- clared the meeting dissolved.
Meeting dissolved at 5.45 o'clock P.M.
A true record. Attest:
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
ARLINGTON, November 17; 1911.
Pursuant to law, the Town Clerks of Arlington and Lexington met in the office of the Town Clerk of Arlington on Friday, the seventeenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thou- sand nine hundred and eleven, at twelve o'clock noon, for the pur- pose of canvassing the votes cast on the seventh day of November for a representative to the General Court of the Commonwealth to represent the Twenty-ninth Middlesex District.
The canvass showed the following result of the votes cast in Arlington and Lexington.
In Arlington, John G. Brackett had nine hundred thirty-nine (939). In Lexington, John G. Brackett had four hundred ninety (490).
Total in Arlington and Lexington, fourteen hundred twenty-nine (1429).
In Arlington, Roger W. Homer had five hundred forty-nine (549). In Lexington, Roger W. Homer had two hundred nineteen (219). Total in Arlington and Lexington seven hundred sixty-eight (768). Total votes cast in Arlington, fifteen hundred fifty-three (1553). Blanks, sixty-five (65).
Total votes cast in Lexington, seven hundred fifty-one (751). Blanks, forty-two (42).
The canvass showed that John G. Brackett had a majority of the votes cast in both towns.
Two certificates were filled out, signed by the Clerk of both towns, one sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth and one to be delivered to John G. Brackett of Arlington.
THOMAS J. ROBINSON, Town Clerk of Arlington.
CHARLES W. SWAN, Town Clerk of Lexington.
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TOWN WARRANT.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County. GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified as the constitution requires, to vote in elec- tions and Town affairs, to assemble in the Town Hall in said Town, Monday, the twentieth day of November, current, at 7.30 o'clock P.M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz:
ARTICLE 1. To bring in their votes to the Town Clerk for a Moderator to preside for the transaction of town business.
ART. 2. To hear and act on the reports of committees hereto- fore appointed.
ART. 3. To see if the Town will make an appropriation to be expended from November 30, 1911, and for the twelve months next ensuing, for suppressing the gypsy and brown-tail moths, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 381, Acts of 1905, and amendments thereto, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised, or take any action thereon.
ART. 4. To see if the Town will make an additional appropria- tion for Town House account, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised, or take any action thereon.
ART. 5. To see if the Town will make an additional appropria- tion for Incidentals Account, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 6. To see if the Town will make an additional appropria- tion for the Health Department, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 7. To see if the Town will make an additional appropria- tion for the Board of Health, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will make an additional appropria- tion for the Wire Department and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 9. To see what action the Town will take in reference to the acquisition of land for, and the construction of, a building at the Heights, for the use of the Fire Department and the Robbins Library, and provide for an assembly hall for the use of the citizens in that section; make an appropriation therefor and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
(Inserted at the request of James R. Mann, et al.)
ART. 10. To see if the Town will authorize its Sinking Fund Commissioners, to liquidate, from funds in their hands, the whole or any part of the fixed debt of the Town maturing in 1912.
(Inserted at the request of the Sinking Fund Commissioners.)
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ART. 11. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the extension of Henderson Street and the bridge necessary for that purpose, make an appropriation for the same or take any action thereon.
(Inserted at request of Max H. Meyer and others.)
ART. 12. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Select- men to dispose of the house now located on the Town House site, if necessary, or take any action thereon.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to make alterations in the Almshouse property, so called, on Summer Street, if necessary, or take any action thereon.
ART. 14. To see if the Town will make an appropriation suffi- cient to meet the charges for filling deposited on the park lands ad- joining Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in accordance with the vote passed by the Town May 5, 1902, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 15. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for laying out and grading two new plots in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, the same to be expended by the Cemetery Commissioners, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, under the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money for any necessary purpose, in anticipation of taxes for the year 1912; the same to be repaid directly from the proceeds of said taxes.
ART. 17. To see if the Town will accept and establish as a public way the Extension of Gray Street, so-called, from the present end of Gray Street, as accepted by the Town in 1897, to Oakland Avenue as shown on plans approved by the Board of Survey, June 16, 1900, and March 5, 1904, on file in the office of the Town Clerk, or take any action thereon. Said way as laid out is described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Gray Street, 376.89 feet from the westerly line of Bartlett Avenue; thence, at an angle of 172° 16' in a westerly direction 2193 feet to the easterly line of Mt. Vernon Street, at a point 1342 feet from the southerly line of Massachusetts Avenue.
The above described line is the northerly line of the said Gray Street Extension and the southerly line is parallel with and distant therefrom fifty (50) feet extending from the said easterly line of Mt. Vernon Street to a point on the continuation of the southerly line of Gray Street 455.2 feet from the said westerly line of Bart- lett Avenue; thence, on the continuation of the said southerly line of Gray Street 33.1 feet to the end of the acceptance of Gray Street by the Town November 8, 1897, as shown on plan of Gray Street Extension approved by the Board of Survey, June 16, 1900, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
Beginning again at the point on the easterly line of Mt. Vernon
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Street 1342 feet from the southerly line of Massachusetts Avenue and extending in a westerly direction 457.04 feet to a point on the easterly line of Walnut Street 1354.5 feet, more or less, from the southerly line of Massachusetts Avenue, said point being the in- tersection of the said easterly line of Walnut Street and the north- erly line of Gray Street, as shown on plan entitled "Plan and pro- file of Gray Street Extension, Arlington, Mass., December 1899, H. S. Adams, C. E., approved by the Board of Survey June 16, 1900," on file in the office of the Town Clerk; thence northerly 43° 25' west 1006.7 feet to a stone bound on the westerly line of Robbins Road 1366.44 feet from the southerly line of Massachu- setts Avenue; the said described line is the northerly line of said Gray Street, between Mt. Vernon Street and Robbins Road, and the southerly line is parallel with and distant therefrom 50 feet, as shown on plan above referred to, and also on plan entitled, "Plan of Atwood Avenue, Arlington, Mass., owned by Robbins Spring Water and Land Associates, H. S. Adams, C. E., March 1898, approved by the Board of Survey March 28, 1898," on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
Beginning again at the said stone bound on the westerly line of Robbins Road; thence, at an angle of 98° 21' with the said westerly line of Robbins Road and extending in a westerly direction 461.1 feet; thence, by a curved line of 659.03 feet radius 462 feet to a stone bound; thence, by a curved line of 38 feet radius, more or less, in a northerly direction to the easterly line of Oakland Avenue.
The above described line is the northerly line of the said Gray Street Extension and the southerly line is parallel with and distant therefrom 50 feet, between Robbins Road and Oakland Avenue, with the exception that from the last mentioned stone bound the southerly line of the said Gray Street Extension deflects to the south by a curved line of 67 feet radius, more or less, to the said easterly line of Oakland Avenue, as shown on plan of Gray Street Extension, made by H. S. Adams, C. E., and approved by the Board of Survey June 16, 1900, and approved by the Board of Survey, March 5, 1904, for change of location, said plans being on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will make an additional appropria- tion for State Aid, and determine in what manner the money shall be raised.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will authorize and empower the Board of Selectmen, in the name and behalf of the Town, to re- lease to John T. Trowbridge, all right, title and interest, in and to a certain strip of land situated on the southerly side of Spring Valley, so called, described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southerly side of Spring Valley 192 feet, more or less, from the easterly side of Pleasant Street; thence, easterly on a curve to the left whose radius is 200 feet, more or less,
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32 feet, more or less; thence, easterly on a curve to the right whose radius is 160 feet, more or less, 47 feet, more or less; thence, easterly on a curve to the left whose radius is 200 feet, more or less, 47 feet, more or less, to a point on the southerly line of Spring Valley; thence, westerly on the present line of Spring Valley 126 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, and containing 440 square feet, more or less.
And to accept from John T. Trowbridge a proper deed of cer- tain land situated on the northerly side of Spring Valley, so-called, and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Spring Valley 208.86 feet from the easterly side of Pleasant Street; thence, run- ning easterly on a curve to the left, whose radius is 180 feet, more or less, 28 feet, more or less; thence, easterly on a curve to the right whose radius is 180 feet, more or less, 53 feet, more or less, thence easterly on a curve to the left, whose radius is 180 feet more or less, 43 feet more or less to a point on the northerly line of Spring Valley; thence, westerly by the present line of Spring Valley 123.48 feet, to point of beginning, and containing 440 square feet, more or less.
Said release and deed to be executed and passed upon the com- pletion of the construction of a suitable and proper alteration in the course of Spring Valley on the northerly side thereof at the expense of said John T. Trowbridge, or take any action thereon.
ART. 20. To appropriate and raise by borrowing or otherwise such sums of money as may be necessary for all or any of the pur- poses mentioned in the foregoing articles.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before said day and hour of meeting.
Given under our hands at said Arlington, this thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eleven.
HERBERT W. RAWSON, JACOB BITZER, FRANK V. NOYES, Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.
CONSTABLE'S RETURN.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY. ARLINGTON, November 20, 1911.
By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the in- habitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet at the time and place and for the pur- poses herein named, by causing a printed attested copy to be left at every dwelling house in the Town, and also by posting an at- tested copy on the doors of the Town Hall seven days at least, before said day of meeting.
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I further certify that a notice of said meeting was published in the Arlington Advocate on November 10 and 17, 1911.
GARRITT BARRY, Constable of Arlington.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, met in the Town Hall, in said Arlington, on Monday, the twentieth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hun- dred and eleven, and were called to order at seven-thirty o'clock, by the Town Clerk, who read the warrant calling the meeting and the return thereon of the Constable who served the same upon the inhabitants.
Article 1 taken up. (Choice of Moderator.) John G. Brackett was unanimously elected Moderator and was sworn to the faithful performance of his duties by the Town Clerk.
Article 2 taken up. (Reports of Committees.) Harry G. Porter read the report of the Committee appointed to build an addition to the Crosby School House. The report showed the total cost of the addition to the Crosby School to be (exclusive of the land purchased) $54,580.34. The report was accepted, ordered filed and the Committee discharged. File No. 708.
Peter Schwamb presented the report of the Committee on High School enlargement. The report presented four different schemes for the enlargement of the present High School Building. Scheme three as reported was approved by the Committee, and it was
Voted: That a committee of four (4) be appointed by the Moderator, one member to be chosen from the School Committee, to procure plans and estimates from a responsible architect for an addition to and alteration of the present High School Building, substantially as outlined by Scheme No. 3 as presented by the Committee. This Committee to report to the Town at the next annual Town Meeting. File number of report, 709.
The Moderator appointed Messrs. Peter Schwamb, Fred F. Low, Jacob Estabrook and Edward W. Goodwin to serve on this Com- mittee.
Report of Committee of Twenty-one taken up. Voted, on mo- " tion of Francis L. Maguire: That the various articles in the War- rant calling for appropriations be now taken up, and that the recom- mendations made by the Committee of Twenty-one, under these .articles, so far as they appear in their printed report, be con- sidered as now before the meeting, to be voted on, without further motion, separately, and in the order in which they appear in said report. File number of report, 710.
Article 3 taken up. (Appropriation for Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths.) Voted: That the sum of two thousand five hundred ($2500.00) dollars be appropriated, to be expended from November
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30, 1911, to November 30, 1912, under the direction and control of the Selectmen, in suppressing the gypsy and brown-tail moths in the Town of Arlington, in accordance with the provisions of Chap- ter 381, Acts of 1905, and amendments thereto; said sum to be raised by general tax in 1912.
Article 4 taken up. (Additional appropriation for Town House Account.) Voted: That the sum of two hundred fifty (250.00) dollars be appropriated for the Town House Account; said sum to be taken from the Interest Receipts.
Article 5 taken up. (Incidentals Account.) Voted: That the sum of five hundred (500.00) dollars be appropriated for In- cidentals Account, two hundred fifty (250.00) dollars thereof to be applied to the payment of bills contracted, or to be contracted, by the committee appointed by the Town to consider the alterations and extensions necessary for the High School Building; said sum to be taken from the Interest Receipts.
Article 6 taken up. (Additional appropriation for Health De- partment.) Voted: That the sum of sixteen hundred (1600.00) dollars be appropriated for the Health Department; said sum to be taken from the Interest Receipts.
Article 7 taken up. (Additional appropriation for Board of Health.) Voted: That the sum of five hundred (500.00) dollars be appropriated for the Board of Health; said sum to be taken from the overlayings of 1911.
Article 8 taken up. (Additional appropriation for Wire Depart- ment.) Voted: That the sum of two hundred fifty (250.00) dol- lars be appropriated for the Wire Department; said sum to be taken from the overlayings of 1911.
Article 9 taken up. (Land and building for Fire and Library purposes.) The Committee recommended that no action be taken under this article.
Article 10 taken up. (Sinking Fund Committee to liquidate debts.) Voted: That the Sinking Fund Commissioners be and hereby are duly authorized to pay over to the Town Treasurer, from funds in their possession, the sum of ninety-one thousand (91,000) dollars, the same to be used in liquidation of the Town Debt maturing January 1, 1912.
Article 11 taken up. (Extension of Henderson Street and bridge.) Voted: That there be appointed by the Moderator a committee of three citizens, representing the Centre section, the Heights section and the East End section of the Town, to confer with a committee appointed, or to be appointed, by the City of Somerville, relative to the extension of Henderson Street and bridge necessary for that purpose, said Committee to make; a report at the next annual Town Meeting.
The Moderator appointed Jacob Bitzer, Robert W. Pond and Max H. Meyer to serve on said Committee.
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Article 13 taken up. (Alterations in Almshouse property.) Voted: That the sum of five hundred (500) dollars, be appropri- ated for making alterations in the Almshouse, under the direction and control of the Selectmen; $200.00 of said sum to be taken from the Interest Receipts and the balance, $300.00, to be taken from the Summer Street Estate Account.
Article 14 taken up. (Filling in Meadow Brook Park.) Voted: That the sum of thirty (30) dollars be appropriated to meet the charges for filling deposited on the park lands adjoining Mt. Pleas- ant Cemetery; said sum to be taken from the overlayings of 1911.
Article 15 taken up. (Grading of new plots in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.) Voted: That the sum of five thousand (5000) dollars be appropriated for laying out and grading two new plots in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, the same to be expended by the Cemetery Commissioners; said sum to be raised by general tax in 1912.
Article 18 taken up. (Additional appropriation for State Aid.) Voted: That the sum of fifty (50) dollars be appropriated for State Aid; said sum to be taken from the Military Aid Account.
Still acting under Article 2 (Reports of Committees), Peter Schwamb presented the final report of the Committee on Fire Ap- paratus and Combination Auto Chemical and Hose Truck. The report showed the total cost of the new apparatus to be $5426.25, and the cost of alterations in station houses to adapt them to changes made necessary by the installation of the new apparatus and the rearrangement of the other pieces of apparatus, to be $852.44. The report of the Committee was accepted, ordered filed and the Committee discharged. (File number of report 711.)
Article 16 taken up. (Authority of Treasurer to borrow money.) Voted: That for the purpose of procuring a temporary loan to and for the Town of Arlington, in anticipation of taxes of the municipal year 1912, the Town Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to borrow, on and after January 1, 1912, from time to time, with the approval of the Selectmen, a sum or sums, in the aggregate not exceeding one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) dollars and to execute and deliver therefor the note or notes of the Town issued in accordance with and conforming to the require- ments of Chapter 616 of the Acts of 1910, payable within one year from the time the loan is made. Any debt or debts incurred by a loan or loans to the Town under this vote shall be paid from the taxes of said municipal year.
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