Town of Arlington annual report 1928, Part 10

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Publication date: 1928
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Guy E. Jones 332 444 305 431 343 733 629 3217


David H. Buttrick 328 443 309 448 358 758 642 3276


Albert W. Wunderly


331 435 311 444 357 754 635 3267


Grace Parker 332 443 309 452 358 753 638 3285


Edward W. Higgins 332 441 306 439 350 740 630 3238


Frederick C. Gardner.


330 445 308 435 346 739 629 3232 1 1


W. B. Henderson.


George Payonzeck


1 1


Nelson B. Crosby


1


1


Herbert W. Reed .


1


1


Charles A. Hardy


1


1


Elliot R. Barker .


1


1


Jacob Bitzer


1 1


2


H. A. Phinney


1


1


W. A. Fifield


1


1


A. Oswald Yeames


1


1


M. Ernest Moore


1


1


Charles R. Beattie


1


1


Harold J. Lovering.


1


1


Clement Beaudette.


4


4


Philip L. Davis.


1


1


Raymond C. Anderson


1


1


141


TOWN RECORDS


Precinct .


1 2 3


4


5 6 7 Total


Henry E. Dodge


1


1


Frank Walker


1


1


George Smith


1


1


A. Wellington


1


1


S. T. Hicks


1


1


J. C. Hood


1


1


Archibald Tait . 1


1


James J. Meikle.


1


1


G. J. Fagan


1


1


Albert L. Churchill


1


1


Charles G. Mellen


1


1


Philip Eberhardt


1


1


H. L. Snow


1


1


A. A. Lawson


1


1


Charles V. Morton


1


1


Charles Higgins


1


1


Patterson


1


1


Drouet


1


1


Charles Magson


1


1


William C. Scannell


1


1


Lacey


1


1


Jones .


1


1


Waterman.


1


1


Symonds


1


1


Fred E. Brown


1


1


Charles Sawyer


1


1


Fred Douglas


1


1


Cheever


1


1


Hattie M. Wyman 1


1


Howell Crosby


1


1


A. M. Symonds 1


1


Arthur Wyman


1


1


Eugene O'Neil


1


1


Blanks . 3977 5131 4082 4419 4185 8098 7051 36943


142


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


DEMOCRATIC PARTY


Governor


Precinct .


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Charles H. Cole


134 183 153


41


64 112


91 778


John J. Cummings


18


33


21


7


10


19


21


129


Blanks


14


7


8


1


4


2


6


42


Lieutenant Governor


Precinct .


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


John F. Malley


101 151 111


30


54


90


72 609


Charles S. Murphy


49


59


57


14


19


39


36


273


Blanks


16


13


14


5


5


4


10


67


Secretary


Precinct .


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Joseph Santosuosso


125 182 145


39


59 102


96 748


Blanks


41 41


37


10


19


31


22


201


Treasurer


Precinct .


1


2


3


4


5


6 65


64


521


Daniel England


45


53


47


15


16


45


28


249


Blanks


36


36


29


14


15


23


26


179


Auditor


Precinct .


1


2


3 65


21


0


7


11


13


73


Francis J. O'Gorman


73


114


88


16


34


57


44 426


Blanks


23


26


18


12


13


7


20 119


Attorney General


Precinct .


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Edward P. Barry .


131 171 150


40


62


109


91


754


William R. Scharton


20


35


20


1


8


19


17 120


Blanks


15


17


12


8


8


5


10


75


4


5 24


6 .58 41


7 Total


Strabo V. Claggett.


57


65


331


Irving Lewis .


13


18


11


20


47


7 Total


James P. Bergin


85 134 106


143


TOWN RECORDS


Senator in Congress


Precinct .


1 2 3 4


5


6 7 Total


David I. Walsh


160 215 172


47 75 127 116 912


Blanks 6


8 10 2


3


6


2 37


Congressman-Eighth District


Precinct .


1


2 3 4


5


6 7 Total


James P. Brennan


148 196 155


42 62 115 100


818


Blanks 18


27


27 7


16 18 18 131


Councillor-Sixth District


Precinct


1


2 3 4


5


6


7 Total


Robert J. Muldoon.


123 178 142


34 57 107


88 729


Blanks


43


45 40 15 21 26


30 220


Senator-Sixth Middlesex District


Precinct .


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Charles A. Coughlin.


70 102


51 10


25


40 49


347


Charles T. Daly


70 88 109


28


37


78 48 458


Blanks


26 33 22 11


16 15 21 144


Representatives in General Court-Twenty-eighth Middlesex


District


Precinct


1 2 3


4 5 6


7 Total


Augustus J. Power


1


0 27


11


7 28 1 75


P. Henry Casey .


Arthur C. McCarthy


1


1


Anna B. Callahan.


1


1


John J. Sullivan


1


1


E. H. Dragnes


1


1


H. E. Dodge


1


1


E. T. Ryan


1


1


P. F. Malley


1


1


J. B. Monahan


1


1


H. R. Carney


3.


3


Mary S. Harkins


2


2


A. J. Rowes. .


1


1


Margaret J. Carney


1


1


1 1


331 339 334 85 148 235 235 1707 Blanks


144


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


County Commissioners-Middlesex


Precinct


1


2 3 4


5


6


7 Total


George L. Colson


72 109 98 21


33


65


52 450


Daniel F. McBride


109 161 140


30


59


96 77 672


Blanks


151 176 126


47 64 105 107 776


Clerk of Courts-Middlesex


Precinct


1 2


3


4


5


6 7 Total


Augustus J. Power


1


1


John D. Medeiros.


4


2


6


Luke Manning


1


1


John Campbell


1


1


E. T. Ryan .


1


1


1


H. R. Carney


1


1


Blanks .


166 222 177


49 77 131 116 938


Register of Deeds-Middlesex Southern District


Precinct . . 1


2 3 4


5


6


7 Total


John C. Kelleher


133 180 144


32


62 110


89


750


Blanks


33 143 38


17


16


23


29 299


Associate Commissioner Middlesex County (to fill vacancy)


Precinct .


1 2


3


4


5


6 7 Total


Charles R. Brunnell.


4


2


6


Thomas F. Kenney .


1


1


Helen P. Donahue


1


1


Luke A. Manning


1


1


Blanks


166 222 177 49 78 132 116 940


State Committee-Sixth Middlesex District


Precinct .


1


2 3 4 5


6


7 Total


Thomas P. Callahan


106 163 134


31 46


95


73 648


Whitfield L. Tuck.


24


26


20


8


16


20


16 130


Blanks


36


34


28


10


16


18


29 171


145


TOWN RECORDS


Delegates to State Convention


Precinct .


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Arthur C. McCarthy


124 177 137


39


60 107


88


732


Thomas F. Good


132 190 151


38 63 107 87 768


Luke A. Manning.


124 182 135


38 64 112 93


748


Thomas F. Kenney


116 175 132


36 64 101


86 710


Anna B. Callahan.


119 178 140


39


63 105


89 733


Timothy F. Collins.


118 174 132


36 59 103 83


705


Edward A. Geary


115 170 132


36


60 100 85 86 693


John J. Sullivan


117 178 143


36


58 107


91


730


Daniel F. Ahern


117 176 138


36


59 101


86


713


A. J. Power


1


1


470 455 446 118 173 288 306 2256 Blanks


Town Committee


Precinct .


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Arthur C. McCarthy


112 174 130


36


57 104


86


699


Thomas F. Good.


122 181 144


36 61 102 85 731


Luke A. Manning.


114 178 129


36 62 112 91 722


Thomas F. Kenney


104 167 126


36 62 100


86 681


Anna B. Callahan.


111 173 134


36


61 100 87 702


Timothy F. Collins.


104 170 128


34


57 100 83


673


Frederick L. Corcoran.


99 169 137


34


57


93 85 674


Edward A. Geary.


103 171 129


34


57


95


82 671


John J. Sullivan .


108 173 136


35


57


99


86 694


Daniel F. Ahern


108 174 135


34


58


99


84 692


Blanks


575 500 522 139 202 346 325 2609


Arlington, Sept. 19, 1928.


The returns of the Primary were filled out on the blanks furnished for the purpose by the Secretary of the Common- wealth, signed by the Selectmen and Town Clerk and filed in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.


A True Record of the Primary, Attest:


E. CAROLINE PIERCE, Town Clerk.


698


Frederick L. Corcoran.


108 173 134


36


57


99


146


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


TOWN WARRANT


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex, ss.


To 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 meet in their respective voting places in said Town, Precinct 1 at the Crosby School, Precinct 2 at the Hardy School,


Precincts 3 and 5 at the Old Town Hall,


Precincts 4 and 6 at the Robbins Memorial Town Hall, Precinct 7 at the Locke School,


Tuesday, the sixth Day of November


next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month, at 6 A.M., to act on the following articles, viz: Article 1. To bring in their votes for Presidential Electors; a Governor; a Lieutenant-Governor; a Secretary; a Treasurer; an Auditor; an Attorney-General of the Commonwealth; a Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth; a Representative in Congress for the eighth Congressional District; a Councillor for the sixth Councillor District; a Senator for the sixth Sena- torial District; two Representatives in the General Court for the twenty-eighth Representative District; two County Com- missioners for Middlesex County; a Clerk of Courts of Middlesex County; an Associate County Commissioner for Middlesex County (to fill vacancy), Register of Deeds.


To vote "Yes" or "No" on the acceptance of the following "Law Proposed by Initiative Petition":


Proposed Law


"An Act to permit certain sports and games on the Lord's Day."


147


TOWN RECORDS


All the above to be voted for on one ballot. The polls will be open from 6 A.M. until 8 o'clock P.M. You are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof in, at least, five conspicuous places in each precinct, seven days, at least, before the time of said meeting, as directed by vote of the Town. You are further directed to leave an attested copy of this Warrant at every dwelling house in the Town.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Selectmen, on or before said day of election.


Given under our hands this twenty-second day of October, A.D. 1928.


HOLLIS M. GOTT, LUKE A. MANNING, ARTHUR P. WYMAN, Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.


CONSTABLE'S RETURN


Arlington, Mass., Nov. 5, 1928.


Middlesex County :


By virtue of this Warrant I have notified and warned the legal voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the time and places and for the purposes herein named by causing a printed attested copy of the same to be left at every dwelling house in the Town, and by posting an attested copy at the doors of the Town Hall seven days at least before said day of meeting, and by posting attested copies in two or more conspicuous places in each voting precinct in the Town. A notice of the time, places and objects of the meeting was published in the local papers.


(Signed) DANIEL M. HOOLEY, Constable, Town of Arlington, Mass.


148


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Arlington, Mass., Nov. 6, 1928.


In pursuance of the foregoing Warrant the legal voters of the Town of Arlington met in their respective voting places on Tuesday, the sixth day of November, nineteen hundred and twenty-eight, at six o'clock in the forenoon.


On account of the very much increased number of voters in each precinct, it was deemed necessary to use the auditorium in the Old Town Hall Building for Precincts 3 and 5, leaving only Precincts 4 and 6 in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall. Ac- cordingly the Selectmen directed the Town Clerk to equip the new voting place. Changes were made in the equipment in each of the seven precincts in order that adequate equipment might be provided for all.


The polling places were designated as follows: Precinct 1, Crosby Schoolhouse, Winter Street; Precinct 2, Hardy School- house, Lake Street; Precincts 3 and 5, Old Town Hall; Precincts 4 and 6, Robbins Memorial Town Hall; Precinct 7, Locke Schoolhouse, Park Avenue.


The following election officers served:


Precinct 1. Herbert B. Kellogg, warden, 34 Cleveland St., Percy S. Morine, Clerk, 63 Cleveland St., John S. Kelley, 27 Cleveland St., Chester Smith, 57 Cleveland St., Jack J. Donaldson, 29 Cleveland St., Ruth Kelley, 30 Cleveland St , Claire Pavey, 45 Hilton St., Harold Baumeister, 29 Cleveland St., Alice Hamall, 57 Cleveland St., Edward A. Sullivan, 52 Hilton St., Howard Romaine, 89 Oxford St., Marion Barnard, 61 Cleveland St., Bessie Doherty, 92 Chandler St., Amy Wat- kins, 27 Cleveland St., Harriette E. Denvir, 78 Cleveland St.


Precinct 2. Edward A. Smith, Warden, 4 Belknap St., Walter J. Buckley, Clerk, 166 Brooks Ave., Robert K. Wallace, 57 Lake St., Clarence E. Biathrow, 13 Belknap St., Daniel F. Coughlin, 154 Brooks Ave., Ernest S. Rafuse, 34 Fairmont St., Arthur O. Alden, 15 Pondview Rd., Judson Y. Easton, 62 Melrose St., Lloyd V. Marsters, 17 Marion Rd., Joseph J. Meaney, 64 Henderson St., Elizabeth Cain, 39 Orvis Rd.,


149


TOWN RECORDS


Gladys Hartwig, 156 Brooks Ave., Mary F. Lyons, 170 Lake St., Florence M. Orton, 157 Brooks Ave., Ralph Kindred, 159 Brooks Ave., Claud J. C. Hamilton, 14 Lakehill Ave.


Precinct 3. David T. Dale, Warden, 280 Broadway, C. Ross Lynch, Clerk, 44 Mystic St., Edward D. McCarthy, 15 Dartmouth St., Harry W. Marden, 11 Wyman St., W. E. Robinson, 5 Webster St., Anna E. Duffy, 93 Medford St., Carrie M. Fowle, 11 Wyman St., Robert Cusack, 66 Webster St., David T. Dale, Jr., 280 Broadway, P. K. Lincoln, 355 Mass. Ave. Emma G. Hesseltine, 38 Russell St., Esther M. Meehan, 53 Adams St., J. P. Donahue, 114 Warren St., Mabel F. Evans, 260 Broadway, James E. Neville, 63 Palmer St., Joseph J. Duffy, 93 Medford St.


Precinct 4. Roger W. Homer, Warden, 25 Addison St., Robert P. Cook, Clerk, 21 Addison St., Edward J. Dineen, 15 Avon Pl., Hoyt Marsden, Lakeview, Joseph Ochs, 16 Swan Pl., William F. Homer, Jr., 9 Ravine St., Francis J. Gallagher, 140 Pleasant St., Therese N. Turner, 130 Jason St., Frank Hargrove, 105 Pleasant St., Alice G. Priest, 26 Whittemore St., Mildred M. Hargrove, 105 Pleasant St., Edith F. Marsh, 61 Norfolk Rd., William J. Cunnane, 32 Addison St., William Marsden, Lake- view.


Precinct 5. Maurice L. Hatch, Warden, 23 Farrington St., John G. Kelly, Clerk, 8 Farrington St., Thomas J. Donnelly, Jr., 65 Brattle St., Mary M. Donahue, 923 Mass. Ave., Therese B. Thomas, 45 Fairview Ave., William B. Barry, 169 Mystic St., Emily G. Alden, 61 Rangeley Rd., Charles F. Ford, 14 Court St., Albert K. Peirce, 12 Court St., Chester R. Whitman, 59 Ronald Rd., Olive W. Holton, 8 Schouler Ct., James F. McGarry, 15 Medford St., Alanson D. Yeaton, 32 Glen Ave., Herbert A. S. Locke, 359 Mystic St.


Precinct 6. John M. Dunn, Warden, 56 Appleton St., Augustine D. Doyle, Clerk, 14 Temple St., Charles E. Dockrill, 1138 Mass. Ave., John R. Hendrick, 106 Trent St., Eliza .G. Kirsch, 48 Walnut St., Florine Kelly, 83 Highland Ave., Roger S. Dunbar, 56 Jason St., Edward W. Estabrook, 59 Newport


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St., Cecil B. Cowdrey, 23 Howard St., Hortense M. Dunn, 56 Appleton St., Constance T. Brookings, 14 Burton St., Ida M. Bowman, 18 Newport St., Charles J. Bowser, 27 Howard St., Edna Easter Dockrill, 1138 Mass. Ave., Helen F. Doyle, 14 Temple St., Anne T. Toner, 26 Highland Ave., Walter C. Sar- gent, 67 Churchill Ave., Madeline F. Kelley, 85 Highland Ave., Howard E. Rowsell, 10 Revere St., Stanley A. Boyson, 157 Highland Ave., Walter A. Wright, 1146 Mass. Ave., Robert J. Friery, 88 Highland Ave., John J. Mahoney, 962 Mass. Ave., James G. Moir, 15a Jason St., Rose E. Hurley, 26 Highland Ave.


Precinct 7. Floyd R. Battis, Warden, 12 West St., Ernest Cavicchi, Clerk, 1257 Mass. Ave., Carlton J. Meade, 137 Florence Ave., Frederick B. Fallon, 1281 Mass. Ave., George C. Tewksbury, 45 Claremont Ave., C. Frederic Evans, 109 Clare- mont Ave., Sarah R. Vaughn, 164 Park Ave., Edward H. Curley, 1271 Mass. Ave., May F. Currier, 82 Claremont Ave., Adrian H. Robinson, 91 Westminster Ave., Laura M. Barry, 23 Lowell St. Pl., James F. Colgan, 17 Bow St., Eva B Schnetzer, 70 Hill- side Ave., Mason P. Williams, 100 Hillside Ave., Michael B. Scannell, 33 Woodbury St., George E. Gustafson, 291 George St., Dorothea M. Hayes, 142 James St., Helen C. Greeley, 40 Tanager St., Thomas E. Reardon, 23 Lowell St. Pl., Hazel K. Meade, 137 Florence Ave.


The Precinct Officers in each Precinct made their returns to the Board of Selectmen and Town Clerk, who canvassed the same with the following results:


Total number of ballots cast


15,517


Ballots cast in Precinct 1


1813


Ballots cast in Precinct 2


2611


Ballots cast in Precinct 3


2819


Ballots cast in Precinct 4 1265


Ballots cast in Precinct 5


1682


Ballots cast in Precinct 6


2785


Ballots cast in Precinct 7


2542


15,517


151


TOWN RECORDS


PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS


Precinct .


1 2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Foster and Gitlow, Workers' Party .


1


5


7


13


Hoover and Curtis, Repub- lican Party .


882 1321


991


931


941 1824 1694


8584


Reynolds and Crowley, So- cialist Labor Party.


1


1


2


4


Smith and Robinson, Dem- ocratic Party


899 1257 1796


318


709


928


804


6711


Thomas and Maurer, So- cialist Party


1


6


2


3


3


5


8


28


Blanks


30


22


29


13


28


21


34


177


1813 2611 2819 1265 1682 2785 2542 15517


GOVERNOR


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Frank G. Allen. .


842 1258


985


926


906 1782 1646


8346


Chester W. Bixby


7


6


2


7


1


23


Charles H. Cole .


920 1272 1759


316


723


951


831


6772


Washington Cook .


3


4


1


5


13


Mary Donovan Hapgood . .


2


13


3


3


4


3


8


36


Edith Hamilton MacFadden


1


1


2


Stephen J. Surridge Blanks.


1


1


1


1


4


40


58


67


20


46


40


50


321


1813 2611 2819 1265 1682 2785 2542 15517


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Precinct ..


1


2


3


4


5 2


6


7 Total


John Corbin


8


8


3


5


12


3 41


Henry C. Hess


1


3


3


1


3


6


3


20


Walter S. Hutchins


1


17


6


4


5


6


10 49


John F. Malley .


841 1173 1683


287


665


860


744 6253


878 1301 1001


918


916 1799 1668


8481


William Sterling Youngman Blanks


84


109


123


50


91


102


114


673


1813 2611 2819 1265 1682 2785 2542 15517


152


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:


SECRETARY


Precinct. .


1 2


3


4 :


5


6


7


Total


Harry J. Canter


12


11


8


3


1


11


7


53


Frederic W. Cook


898 1304 1011


930


923 1818 1687


8571


Oscar Kinsalas .


5


3


2


4


5


4


23


Joseph Santosuosso


784 1109 1621


267


644


814


687


5926


Edith M. Williams


3


16


7


3


6


7


6


48


Unknown


Blanks


111


168


170


60


104


130


151


894


1813 2611 2819 1265 1682 2785 2542 15517


TREASURER


Precinct.


1


2


4


5 639


6 830


7 713


6030


Albert Sprague Coolidge


1


19


5


4


8


13


9


59


John W. Haigis


887 1279


991


920


911 1816 1663


8467


Albert Oddie .


4


5


4


1


9


1


24


Charles S. Oram


1


5


4


2


1


4


17


Blanks


115


154


194


65


123


117


152


920


1813 2611 2819 1265 1682 2785 2542 15517


AUDITOR


.


Precinct.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Total


John W. Aiken.


3


5


8


1


2


6


7


32


Alonzo B. Cook


870 1269


961


796


877 1704 1618


8095


David A. Eisenberg.


1


20


4


3


5


11 18


8


52


Eva Hoffman


5


11


4


3


1


2


44


Francis J. O'Gorman


828 1150 1644


354


668


889


725


6258


Blanks


106


156


198


108


129


157


182


1036


1813 2611 2819 1265 1682 2785 2542 15517


ATTORNEY GENERAL


Precinct


1


2


3


4 280


5


6 835


7


Total


Edward P. Barry


843 1181 1659


5


1


4


6


5


27


Max Lerner


3


8


4


1


1


9


2


28


John Weaver Sherman


17


4


4


6


8


10 49


Joseph E. Warner


878 1263 1001


927


917 1813 1666


8465


Blanks


88


137


146


52


99


114


112


748


-


-


Total


James P. Bergin .


805 1149 1621


273


655


747


6200


Morris I. Becker


1


5


1813 2611 2819 1265 1682 2785 2542 15517


!


2


2


153


TOWN RECORDS


SENATOR IN CONGRESS


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


John J. Ballam .


2


3


2


1


6


2


16


Alfred Baker Lewis


1


13


1


5


8


7


35


David I. Walsh


970 1280 1845


341


748 1038


930


7152


Benjamin Loring Young. . Blanks .


40


61


58


24


49


50


53


335


1813 2611 2819 1265 1682 2785 2542 15517


CONGRESSMAN-EIGHTH DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4 261


5 604


6 783


7 696


Total


James P. Brennan .


776 1079 1564


5763


Frederick W. Dallinger.


933 1365 1049


950


964 1852 1701


8814


Blanks


104 167


206


54


114


150


145


940


1813 2611 2819 1265 1682 2785 2542 15517


COUNCILLOR-SIXTH DISTRICT


Precinct. .


1


2


3


4 5 886 1762 1619


6


7 !Total


Harvey L. Boutwell


869 1248


972


912


263


620


798


692


5899


Blanks


148


235


245


90


176


225


231


1350


1813 2611 2819 1265 1682 2785 2542 15517


SENATOR-SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


Precinct. .


1


2


3


4 268


5 615


6 814


694


5862


Charles C. Warren.


918 1320 1046


941


955 1817 1678


8675


Blanks


106


191


191


56


112


154


170


980


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REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT TWENTY-EIGHTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4 953


5 972 1855 1676


7


Total


Elliott R. Barker


982 1427 1279


932


836


838 1621 1495


7648


Augustus J. Power


837 1210 1654


277


691


893


763


6325


Arthur J. Hogan


1


1


Blanks


1004 1461 1773


464


863 1201 1150


7916


3626 5222 5638 2530 3364 5570 5084 31034


8268


Robert J. Muldoon


796 1128 1602


914


899


879 1683 1550


7979


Charles T. Daly


789 1100 1582


6


9144


George E. Briggs


803 1123


7 Total


800 1254


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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-MIDDLESEX


COUNTY


Precinct.


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Nathaniel I. Bowditch


810 1136


887


868


849 1647 1505


7702


George L. Colson.


633 937 1319


223


488


635


541


4776


Daniel F. McBride .


699 1019 1435


233


544


715


592


5237


ยท Walter C. Wardwell


853 1212


937


854


853 1693 1541


7943


Blanks


631


918 1060


352


630


880


905


5376


3626 5222 5638 2530 3364 5570 5084 31034


CLERK OF COURTS-MIDDLESEX COUNTY


Precinct.


1


2


3


4


5


6 677


7


Total


John D. Medeiros


720 1012 1437


213


553


616


5228


Ralph N. Smith


933 1345 1095


960


946 1874 1691


8844


Blanks


160


254


287


92


183


234


235


1445


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REGISTER OF DEEDS-MIDDLESEX SOUTHERN DIS- TRICT


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


John C. Kelleher


791 1074 1533


258


606


770


666


5698


Thomas Leighton


868 1278


986


906


891 1787 1637


8353


Blanks .


154


259


300


101


185


228


239


1466


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ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER MIDDLESEX COUNTY (to fill vacancy)


Precinct


1 2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Melvin G. Rogers


1065 1527 1354


961 1008 1967 1771


9653


George Kahon


1


1


George T. Daly


1


1


Blanks


748 1084 1464


303


674


818


771


5862


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INITIATIVE PETITION-SUNDAY SPORTS


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Yes.


950 1402 1696


476


777 1241 1070


7612


No


641


885


687


652


668 1200 1121


5854


Blanks


222


324


436


137


237


344


351


2051


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155


TOWN RECORDS


The ballots cast in all precincts were delivered to the Town Clerk in sealed packages, as were the unused ballots. The voting lists used at the entrances of the polling places and at the ballot boxes, with tally sheets and copy of precinct record of election, were also returned, all properly sealed in conformity with the laws governing election.


Attest:


E. CAROLINE PIERCE, Town Clerk.


Arlington, Mass., November 9, 1928.


Pursuant to law the Town Clerk of Arlington and the Town Clerk of Lexington met in the office of the Town Clerk of Arlington on Friday, the ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, at 10.30 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of canvassing the votes cast on the sixth day of November for two representatives to the General Court of the Commonwealth, to represent the Twenty-eighth Middlesex District.


The canvass showed the following result of the votes cast in Arlington and Lexington.


In Arlington, Elliott R. Barker had nine thousand one hundred forty-four (9144).


In Lexington, Elliott R. Barker had one thousand nine hundred seventy (1970).


In Arlington and Lexington, Elliott R. Barker had eleven thousand one hundred fourteen (11,114).


In Arlington, George E. Briggs had seven thousand six hundred forty-eight (7648).


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In Lexington, George E. Briggs had two thousand seven hundred forty-three (2743).


In Arlington and Lexington, George E. Briggs had ten thousand three hundred ninety-one (10,391).


In Arlington, Augustus J. Power had six thousand three hundred twenty-five (6325).


.


In Lexington, Augustus J. Power had eight hundred ninety- nine (899).


In Arlington and Lexington, Augustus J. Power had seven thousand two hundred twenty-four (7224).


In Arlington, Arthur J. Hogan had one (1).


The canvass showed that Elliott R. Barker and George E. Briggs had a majority of the votes cast in both towns.


Certificates of votes cast for representatives in each town were exchanged by the Town Clerks respectively.


Certificates showing the results of the election were signed by the Town Clerks, one' of the certificates was sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, one was delivered to the Town Clerk of Lexington, to be delivered to Mr. George E. Briggs of Lexington, and one was delivered to Thomas O. D. Urquhart, Constable of the Town of Arlington, to be delivered to Elliott R. - Barker of Arlington.


Attest: E. CAROLINE PIERCE, Town Clerk.


RECOUNT


Arlington, November 14, 1928.


A recount of the votes cast on November 6, 1928, for the office of Presidential Electors and Governor, having been duly petitioned for, was held on this date by the Board of Registrars of Voters.


157


TOWN RECORDS


Notices of the time of the recount had been sent to the candidates by registered mail.


Checkers, one Republican and one Democrat from each of the seven precincts, assisted in the recount.


The meeting was called to order at 2 P.M. by Eben F. Dewing, Chairman of the Board.


The Clerk read the petitions, broke the seals, and opened the boxes.


Mr. William I. Marsters, representing the Republican State Committee, was present.


Mr. Charles T. Daly and Mr. Norton, of Medford, were present, representing Mr. Cole.


The following are the names of persons assisting in the recount :


Precinct 1. John S. Kelley, 27 Cleveland St. Ruth Kelley, 30 Cleveland St.


Precinct 2. Judson F. Easton, 62 Melrose St. Robert K. Wallace, 57 Lake St.


Precinct 3. James F. McGarry, 15 Medford St. Esther M. Mechan, 53 Adams St.


Precinct 4. Therese Turner, 130 Jason St. Roger W. Homer, 25 Addison St.


Precinct 5. Albert K. Peirce, 12 Court St. Dennis I. Donahue, 923 Mass. Ave.


Precinct 6. John R. Hendrick, 106 Trent St. Eliza Kirsch, 48 Walnut St.


Precinct 7. Sarah Vaughn, 164 Park Ave. Laura Barry, 23 Lowell St. Pl.


158


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At five-thirty, about one-half of the ballots having been counted, by consent of the meeting the recount was adjourned to Thursday, November 15, 1928, at one o'clock.


The ballots which had been counted were placed in the boxes, locked, sealed, and placed under police protection. The ballots which had not been counted were placed in the Town Clerk's vault.


A True Record, Attest:


E. CAROLINE PIERCE, Town Clerk.


Arlington, November 15, 1928.


The adjourned session of the recount of the votes cast for Presidential Electors and Governor at the meeting of November 6, 1928, commenced at one o'clock P.M. on the above men- tioned date, the same persons assisting as on the previous day.


The result of the recount which closed on this date was as follows:


PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS


Precinct


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


Total


Foster and Gitlow, Workers' Party


1


5


7


13


Hoover and Curtis, Repub- lican Party .


883 1323


994


931


943 1820 1695


8589


Reynolds and Crowley, So- cialist Labor Party


2


1


2


5


Smith and Robinson, Dem- ocratic Party


899 1258 1788


318


705


926


804


6698


Thomas and Maurer, So- cialist Party


1


6


1


3


3


5


8


27


Blanks


29


19


34


13


30


27


33


185


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TOWN RECORDS


GOVERNOR


Precinct .


1


2


3


4


5


6


7 Total


Frank G. Allen.




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