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The following election officers, having been duly ap- pointed by the Selectmen, and sworn to the faithful per- formance of their duties, were assigned for duty at the various precincts as follows :
Precinct 1. John S. Kelly, Warden, 27 Cleveland St .; Chester E. Smith, Clerk, 57 Cleveland St .; Jennie G. Marker, Inspector, 30 Marathon St .; Clyde G. Hand, Inspector, 10 Trowbridge St .; Ruth M. Kelly, Inspector, 30 Cleveland St .; Doris D. Slade, Inspector, 23 Cleveland St .; Marion B. Keefe, Teller, 11 Teel St .; Ellen J. Collins, Teller, 21 Cleve- land St .; James Connell, Teller, 24 Cleveland St .; Alfred G. Cumner, Teller, 26 Amsden St.
Precinct 2. Judson Easton, Warden, 62 Melrose St .; Raymond H. Elden, Clerk, 85 Egerton Road; Robert M. D'Unger, Inspector, 92 Egerton Road; Charles R. Davi- eau, Inspector, 15 Lafayette St .; Flora B. Hudson, In- spector, 58 Varnum St .; Mary E. Tremblay, Inspector, 48 Fairmont St .; Elizabeth M. Dobbs, Teller, 45 Melrose St .; Bernard J. Hart, Teller, 94 Thorndike St .; Mary S. Keefe, 53 Fairmont St.
Precinct 3. David T. Dale, Warden, 280 Broadway; Mabel F. Evans, Clerk, 260 Broadway; William Lowder, Inspector, 280 Broadway; Harry W. Marden, Inspector, 11 Wyman St .; Julia C. Campbell, Inspector, 107 Grafton St .; Henry J. Pierce, Inspector, 45 Grafton St .; Elizabeth C. Cain, Teller, 256 Broadway; Carrie M. Fowle, Teller, 11 Wyman St .; George H. Peirce, Teller, 9 Palmer St .; Gertrude M. Kelly, 28 Everett St.
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Precinct 4. Frederick R. Buckley, Warden, 166 Brooks Ave .; John R. Allen, Clerk, 62 Freeman St .; Laura M. Barry, Inspector, 35 Orvis Road; Arthur G. Wier, In- spector, 15 Alfred Road; Charles Ortel, Inspector, 17 Edith St .; Daniel J. Mahoney, Teller, 70 Mary St .; Cecil Hunt, Teller, 55 Lake St .; Evelyn O'Neil, Teller, 48 Newcomb St .; Grant M. Rogers, Teller, 286 Mass. Avenue; Gladys S. Fitch, Teller, 66 Freeman St.
Precinct 5. Edward D. McCarthy, Warden, 12 Dart- mouth St .; Harold C. Kelley, Clerk, 41 Dartmouth St .; William P. O'Connor, Inspector, 15 River St .; Martin J. Walsh, Inspector, 37 Cornell St .; Arthur F. Coughlin, In- spector, 38 Bowdoin St .; James J. O'Leary, Inspector, 38 Beacon St .; Thomas G. Green, Teller, 93 Warren St .; Nellie F. Toomey, Teller, 46 Park St .; Mary A. Clifford, Teller, 16 Cornell St .; Joseph M. Keohane, Teller, 4 Park St.
Precinct 6. Roger W. Homer, Warden, 25 Addison St .; Harold A. Gleason, Clerk, 15 Wellington St .; Joseph F. H. Ochs, Inspector, 16 Swan Place; Henry E. Tynan, Inspector, 8 Pond Terrace; Walter D. Kidder, Inspector, 37A Wellington St .; Ethel L. Gray, Inspector, 40 Hopkins Road; Anna F. Powers, Teller, 10 Whittemore St .; Milton S. Watson, Teller, 112 Jason St .; George B. C. Rugg, Teller, 44 Kensington Road; Matthew F. Canavan, Teller, 11 Moore Place.
· Precinct 7. George T. Daly, Warden, 180 Palmer St .; Joseph J. Duffy, Clerk, 93 Medford St .; J. Edward Mc- Carthy, Inspector, 96 Franklin St .; Joseph Donahue, In- spector, 129 Warren St .; Anne G. Moynihan, Inspector, 131 Franklin St .; Theodore D. Gallucci, Inspector, 9 Web- ster St .; Margery A. Dale, Teller, 18 Gloucester St .; Wil- liam F. Bench, Teller, 14 Orchard Terrace; Yvette R. Sullivan, 51 Webster St .; Anna Luddy, 11 Webster St .; Charles T. Perry, 261 Broadway ; William N. Gamester, 27 Medford St.
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Precinct 8. Jack J. Donaldson, Warden, 161 Gray St .; Helen F. Doyle, Clerk, 14 Temple St .; Mildred E. McCann, Inspector, 51 Academy St .; Lida B. Brown, Inspector, 36 Highland Ave .; Katherine F. Prout, Inspector, 16 Iroquois Road; John P. Troy, Inspector, 39 Jason St .; Elizabeth A. Quigley, 9 Lockeland Ave .; Estelle E. Berry, Teller, 79 Jason St .; Mary V. O'Brien, 77 Bartlett Ave .; Helga M. Land, 25 Iroquois Road.
Precinct 9. Maurice L. Hatch, Warden, 20 Draper Ave .; John G. Kelly, Clerk, 8 Farrington St .; William M. Matheson, Inspector, 21 Central St .; Fred J. Barry, In- spector, 169 Mystic St .; John M. Hurley, Inspector, 10 Park Terrace; Edmund L. Curtis, Inspector, 707 Mass. Ave .; Ruth C. Turner, Teller, 24 Draper Ave .; Margaret J. MacFarlane, Teller, 10 Russell St .; Helen M. Zwicker, 41 Rangeley Road; Mary F. Breen, 14 Court St. Place.
Precinct 10. Guy W, Beddeos, Warden, 44 Scituate St .; Thomas C. Clancy, Clerk, 105 Highland Ave .; Ann D. Casey, Inspector, 18 Albemarle St .; Irene K. MacNaugh- ton, Inspector, 131 Highland Ave .; Eliza G. Kirsch, In- spector, 48 Walnut St .; Mary F. Powers, Inspector, 24 Orchard Place; Katherine T. Bartholomew, Teller, 51 New- port St .; Kenneth D. MacIver, Teller, 109 Scituate St .; Elizabeth F. Lowell, Teller, 163 Highland Ave .; Lottie L. Miller, Teller, 66 Walnut St.
Precinct 11. Chester R. Whitman, Warden, 59 Ron- ald Road; George W. Fleming, Clerk, 140 Summer St .; Ralph M. Fermoyle, Inspector, 100 Hemlock St .; Ernest L. Cooper, Inspector, 18 King St .; Edna E. Farley, In- spector, 210 Mountain Ave .; Loretta E. Mahoney, Inspector, 27 Governor Road; Maurice A. Cameron, Teller, 126 Over- look Road; Robert F. Needham, Teller, 10 Winthrop Road; Roland F. Norton, 26 Mill St .; Florence M. Fermoyle, 18 Governor Road.
Precinct 12. Conrad W. Mellin, Warden, 29 Fessen- den Road; Frederick F. Morris, Clerk, 19 Surry Road;
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Katherine M. Kerr, Inspector, 12 Harvard St .; Hortense M. Dunn, Inspector, 56 Appleton St .; Frank C. Fowler, Inspector, 285 Gray St .; William J. Bailey, Inspector, 6 Appleton Place; Frederick A. Surrette, Teller, 30 Harvard St .; Lewis E. Stickney, Teller, 88 Appleton St .; Julia C. Heron, 75 Appleton St .; Mildred L. Peppard, 7 Gray Circle.
Precinct 13. Ernest Cavicchi, Warden, 1257 Mass. Ave .; Adrian H. Robinson, Clerk, 91 Westminster Ave .; Frederick B. Fallon, Inspector, 52 Bow St .; Sidney C. Hegh, Inspector, 58 Forest St .; Bernard F. Queeney, Inspector, 10 Sunset Rd .; W. Arthur Taylor, Inspector, 90 Alpine St .; · Donald W. Black, Teller, 7 Park Ave. Ext .; Alice Roper, Teller, 22 Crescent Hill Ave .; Edward A. Curley, 1271 Mass. Ave .; Hazel E. Miller, 31 Crescent Hill Ave.
Precinct 14. Chester E. Eaton, Warden, 14 West St .; Esther M. Gaddis, Clerk, 221 Wachusett Ave .; C. Irving Proctor, Inspector, 244 Appleton St .; Bowman O. Nowell, Inspector, 5 West St .; Daniel J. Hurley, Inspector, 236 Appleton St .; Gladys M. Carroll, Inspector, 11 Lorne Road; Lenora A. Scannell, Teller, 133 Woodbury St .; William J. Henderson, Teller, 344 Appleton St .; Mary A. Deasy, Teller, 210 Florence Ave .; Mary E. Tinkham, Teller, 14 West St.
The necessary ballots prepared for each precinct and all other paraphernalia for the proper conduct of the elec- tion was supplied by the Town Clerk and turned over to the officers of the various precincts.
The polls were declared open in each precinct at seven o'clock in the morning and remained open until eight o'clock in the evening at which time after due notice they were declared closed.
The ballots were counted by the election officers and encased in boxes, which were locked and sealed, and the same were delivered by direction of the Town Clerk to the Police Station where they were to be placed under police guard until after the expiration of the time within which a petition for recount might be filed.
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The returns and keys to ballot boxes from each pre- cinct were turned over to the Town Clerk and with the assistance of the Registrars of Voters the returns were canvassed and the result announced.
Precinct 1 2 3 4
5 6
7
Ballots Cast 497 317 315 386 367 636 512
Precinct 8 9. 10 11 12 13 14 Total
Ballots Cast 601 491 .502 438 512 541 455
6,570.
Moderator for One Year
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
Albert W. Wunderly 337 220 230 280 182 535 275
Daniel M. Hooley
1
Donald W. Black
Precinct 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total * Albert W. Wunderly 506 377 387 313 391 393 369 4,795
Daniel M. Hooley ...
1
Donald W. Black
1
1
Blanks
1,773
Selectman for Three Years
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ernest W. Davis
372 239 241 298 227 552 329 1
Matthew F. Canavan
Edgar T. Chester ...
1
John Kelly
1
Robert Needham
1
John R. Smith
Precinct 8 9 10
11 12
13 14 Total *Ernest W. Davis .. 518 414 414 343 413 419 392
Matthew F. Canavan
1
Edgar T. Chester .... John Kelly
1
Robert Needham
1
John R. Smith
1
1
Blanks
5,171 1
1,394
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Board of Public Works for Three Years
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6
7
William M. Foley
241 155 115 214 246 109 267
Loren W. Marsh
202 129 169 155
78 492 169
Precinct 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Total
William M. Foley
107 130 128 160 124 188 103
2,287
* Loren W. Marsh 453 325 325 245 359 294 313
3,708 575
Blanks
Assessor for One Year
Precinct
1 2 3
4
5 6
7
Harry E. Baker
105
87 82 84 33 194 82
Edward T. Ryan
145
97 70 104 191
80 205
David A. Wilcox
217 119 144 187 119 340 200
Precinct 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Total
Harry E. Baker
184 158 203 145 201 204 169
1,931
Edward T. Ryan
87 114 107 116
82 126 73 1,597
*David A. Wilcox 321 211 177 168 207 176 191
2,777 Blanks
265
Assessor for Three Years
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
John D. O'Leary
364 233 235 299 253 540 360
John M. Hurley
1
Precinct
8
9 10
11
12
13
14 Total
*John D. O'Leary 488 381 399 346 415 448 373
John M. Hurley
5,134 1
Blanks 1,435
School Committee for Three Years
Precinct 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 Clement J. Beaudet .. 160 153 139 183 102 389 210 Joseph J. Bevins 293 171 186 191 262 229 303
Harrie H. Dadmun 146 125 123 163 81 362 178 John P. Morine 374 160 148 198 216 225 228
Therese N. Turner .. 257 165 177 224 132 516 238
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Precinct 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total *Clement J. Beaudet 350 268 265 235 284 273 259 3,270 *Joseph J. Bevins ... 250 194 262 224 244 257 190 3,256 Harrie. H. Dadmun .. 337 296 273 215 282 269 269 3,119
John P. Morine 225 172 185 158 168 198 164
2,819 *Therese N. Turner .. 443 343 321 237 337 298 308 3,996 Blanks 3,250
Trustees Robbins Library for Three Years
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mary Helen Teele 316 215 217 263 183 522 278
Arthur J. Wellington 321 212 219 268 183 535 278
Precinct 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total *Mary Helen Teele .. 484 367 365 307 384 361 340 4,602 * Arthur J.Wellington 495 378 369 328 390 377 355 4,708 Blanks 3,830
Board of Health for Three Years
Precinct 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 92 57 131
Thomas J. Hannabury134 131
62 118
Alfred W. Lombard .. 259 137 193 207 138 520 223
Precinct 8 9 10
11
12
13 14 Total
Thomas J. Hannabury 67 49
70
64
62
102 63 1,202
* Alfred W. Lombard 473 371 357 292 375 328 341
4,214
Blanks
1,154
Park Commissioner for Three Years
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
John B. Byrne 360 238 234 302 238 557 344
Precinct 8 9 10 11
12
13 14 Total
*John B. Byrne 508 398 396 332 405 400 369
Blanks
5,081 1,489
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Planning Board for Three Years
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5
6 7
Serovp P. Basmajian 298 191 202 237 162 477 235
Charles L. Shedd .... 295 196 182 237 149 496 249 Arthur G. Wier 1
Precinct 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
*Serovp P. Basmajian
437 348 351 270 344 329 321 4,202 *Charles L. Shedd .... 458 350 337 273 345 346 308 4,221 1
Arthur G. Wier
Blanks
4,716
Commissioner of Sinking Fund for Three Years
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Eben F. Dewing 327 214 212 268 176 528 264
Precinct 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 Total
*Eben F. Dewing 487 373 370 304 370 356 349 4,598
Blanks
1,972
Trustee of Pratt Fund for Five Years
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Roy B. Crosby 329 215 207 273 172 528 263
Precinct 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
*Roy B. Crosby 481 373 369 316 371 371 354 4,622
Blanks
1,948
Trustee Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons for Five Years
Precinct 1 2 4
3 5 6 7 Arthur J. Wellington 342 217 215 270 192 536 278 Precinct 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Total * Arthur J.Wellington 496 390 377 325 392 383 356 4,769
Blanks
1,801
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Cemetery Commissioners for Three Years
Precinct 1 2
3 4 5 6
7
M. Ernest Moore 342 218 224 272 194 533 290
Precinct 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Total
4,777 *M. Ernest Moore .... 493 382 376 319 393 384 357
Blanks
1,793
Tree Warden for One Year
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Daniel M. Daley 287 189 185 222 298 244 388
Frank W.Wunderlich 150
84 106 133
30 363 93
Edward Dorrington ..
Precinct 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 Total
*Daniel M. Daley 247 249 248 250 231 252 217 3,507 Frank W.Wunderlich 321 217 215 163 237 219 194 2,525
Edward Dorrington .. 1 1
Blanks 537
*Declared elected by the Chairman of the Registrars of voters.
The vote on the Town Meeting Members in the various precincts resulted as follows, the persons elected being indicated by a star.
Precinct One-Three Years
*John F. Collins, 21 Cleveland St. 289
*Harry A. Earle, 48 Cleveland St. 267
*Thomas G. Hennessy, 86 Marathon St. 278 John Hilson, 51 Marathon St. 239
*P. Joseph McManus, 35 Winter St. 259 George W. Pacheco, 50 Cleveland St. 117
*M. Norcross Stratton, 11 Trowbridge St. 321 Whitfield Whitehouse, 48 Cleveland St. 220 Blanks 495
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Precinct Two-Three Years
* Anna A. Donovan, 28 Chandler St. 206
*Ernest E. Gerroir, 35 Boulevard Rd. 174
*William F. Harkins, 76 Thorndike St. 201
*Ernest L. Hassam, 35 Egerton Rd. 201
*Esther O'Brien, 54 Varnum St. 208
*Vincent L. Power, 59 Thorndike St. 202
*Augustus J. Power, 59 Thorndike St. 15
Edward C. Marchant, 100 Egerton Rd. 2
William E. Keefe, 53 Varnum St. 2
Benjamin D. Knowles, 71 Varnum St. 1
Charles Avakian, 123 Varnum St. 1
Henry L. Harte, 70 Varnum St. 1
David A. Scannell, 29 Brooks Ave. 1
Charles V. Melia, 33 Varnum St. 1
Joseph F. Carey, 50 Chandler St. 1
William Wrycroft, 24 Herbert Rd. 1
John Fitzgerald, 27 Lafayette St. 1
Blanks 1000
Precinct Two-One Year (To fill vacancy)
*Leon Sarkisian, 87 Melrose St. 208
Blanks
109
Precinct Three-Three Years
*R. Bradley Carle, 116 Broadway 195
* Arthur J. Norris, 30 Harlow St. 213
*Victor Wolmer, 255 Mass. Ave. 208
*Zigmont J. Kord, 46 Grafton St. 41
George H. Pierce, 9 Palmer St. 7
William F. Davis, 260 Broadway 1
Mabel F. Evans, 260 Broadway
1
John E. Mitchell, 12 Palmer St. 10
Neil Moynahan, 33 Grafton St. 1
James H. Moynahan, 28 Foster St. 3
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George E. Leary, 361 Mass. Ave. 1
Ralph Loud, 67 Everett St. 1
Walter Wellman, 15 Everett St. 1
James Meikle, 68 Oxford St. 1
Blanks 576
Precinct Three-Two Years (To fill vacancy)
*Joseph A. Phelan, 7 Adams St. 207 ·
Blanks 108
Precinct Four-Three Years
*Thomas P. Cashman, 25 Alfred Rd. 292
*Joseph E. Clegg, 16 Parker St 263
*Martin A. Crosby, 13 Alfred Rd. 278
*William M. Dacey, 8 Wyman Lane 276
*Eleanor D. Rutherford, 1 Newcomb St. 270
*Arthur G. Wier, 15 Alfred Rd. 280
Blanks
657
Precinct Four-Two Years (To fill vacancy)
*William M. Foley, 174 Brooks Ave. 299
Blanks
87
Precinct Five-Three Years
*Paul D. Campbell, 38 Amherst St. 225
* John J. Creedon, 143 Palmer St. 191
*John A. McDonald, 78 Beacon St. 196
Harry J. Cassidy, 46 Rawson Rd. 2
Mary C. Fitzgerald, 41 Hilton St. 1
*Samuel Femia, 50 Norcross St. 11
David Purcell, 101 Broadway 2
tie-John R. O'Neil, 209 Broadway 5
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Edward B. Riley, 18 Norcross St. 1
James P. Walsh, 37 Beacon St. 4
tie-James McCaffrey, 67 Norcross St. 5
John Moran, 68 Beacon St. 1
Thomas Sullivan, 43 Hilton St. 1
Thomas Keefe, 43 Hilton St. 1
tie-Edward J. Collins, 52 Beacon St. 5
David P. Geary, 52 Beacon St. 2
Catherine E. Holian, 68 Beacon St.
1
Clyde Hodge, 17 Park St. 2
Blanks 1179
Precinct Six-Three Years
*Ernest W. Davis, 61 Brantwood Rd. 540
*Lilyan B. Forbes, 108 Jason St. 488
Laurence E. Kiely, 22 Avon Place 166
*Grace Parker, 12 Pelham Ter. 506
*Robert W. Pond, 48 Academy St. 517
*Arthur E. Stevens, 135 Pleasant St. 503
* Arthur O. Yeames, 24 Kensington Rd. 523
Blanks 573
Precinct Six-Two Years (To fill vacancy)
*Arthur P. Wyman, 54 Brantwood Rd 537
Blanks 99
Precinct Seven-Three Years
*Timothy J. Buckley, 18 Jean Rd. 329
*Joseph P. Cotter, 115 Medford St. 317
*Timothy F. Creedon, 176 Franklin St. 322
*Joseph L. Duff, 37 Alton St. 305
*Robert F. Forest, 12 Lewis Ave. 321
*David T. Hughes, 166 Franklin St. 342
Blanks 1136
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Precinct Eight-Three Years
*Carl W. Alsen, Jr., 103 Jason St. 439
Fred S. Douglas, 7 Field Rd. 323
*Charles M. MacMillin, 95 Jason St. 386
*Roderick J. Peters, 35 Lockeland Ave. 439
* Marcus L. Sorensen, 33 Newman Way 443
*Willard A. Wallace, 114 Wildwood Ave. 466
*Ernest A. Washburn, 28 Wildwood Ave. 409
Blanks 701
Precinct Eight-Two Years
John J. Shannon, 105 Wildwood Ave. 133
*John K. Winner, 10 Jason St. 403
Blanks 65
Precinct Nine-Three Years
*Charles A. Armitage, 16 Frost St. 310
*John B. Byrne, 17 Chestnut St. 280
Victor R. Guilbault, 223 Mystic St. 178
*Archibald C. Loveys, 42 Draper Ave 310
* Alonzo B. Reed, 38 Fairview Ave. 314
Clifford D. Strout, 90 Falmouth Rd., West. 210
*Frank W. Tucker, 33 Fairview Ave. 311
Blanks 542
Precinct Ten-Three Years
*John F. Griffin, 78 Grandview Rd. 318
Ralph D. Lermond, 25 Hillcrest St. 127
Richard B. Parker, 45 Hillcrest St. 248
*Nelson Patchett, 49 Pine Ridge Rd. 320
*Olof G. Peterson, 30 Mt. Vernon St. 359
*William G. Richmond, 39 Highland Ave 271
*Otto V. Rose, 5 Scituate St. 338
*Raymond H. Stearns, 11 Pine Ridge Rd. 342
Horace Clark, 20 Coolidge Road 1 Blanks 688
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Precinct Eleven-Three Years
*Leo V. Clark, 285 Washington St. 280
*Ralph Hoffman, 27 Edmund Rd. 284
* Albert R. Klinger, 117 Overlook Rd. 235
*Warren Lindberg, 1055 Mass. Ave. 246
*Harry J. Patterson, 46 Peter Tufts Rd. 237
*William R. Purrier, 129 Overlook Rd. 252
James A. Ryan, 65 Richfield Rd. 168
Fred Wilson, 35 Brand St. 196
Blanks 730
Precinct Twelve-Three Years
Herman D. Doane, 29 Cliff St. 211
*Edna Easter Dockrill, 1138 Mass. Ave. 284
Alice I. Goland, 1090 Mass. Ave. 157
*George A. Harris, 196 Cedar Ave 299
*C. Linwood Parker, 29 Hawthorne Ave 314
*Frederick L. Reynolds, 307 Gray St. 317 George Palmer Severance, 1 Park Circle. 162
*T. Gordon Smith, 30 Cliff St. 315
*G. Bertram Washburn, 14 Quincy St. 303
*Paul M. White, Jr., 26 Cliff St. 322
Blanks 900
Precinct Thirteen-Three Years
P. Alfred Anderson, 131 Crescent Hill Ave. 188
. Edward M. Cartullo, 1187 Mass. Ave. 195
*George S. Coburn, 210 Lowell St. 260
*Edna E. Donnelly, 154 Westminster Ave. 304
Albert L. Englund, 128 Crescent Hill Ave. 147
259
*Robert E. Kendrick, 99 Westminster Ave Walter James Pavey, 35 Sunset Rd. 129
Edward L. Quinn, 50 Summit St. 145
John E. Ronbeck, 1245 Mass. Ave. 93
*Kingsbury Ryan, 48 Park Ave. Ext. 197
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*George I. Savage, 68 Westmoreland Ave. 253
*Eric E. Wright, 7 Harold St. 231
Blanks 845
Precinct Fourteen-Three Years
*Lawrence E. Corcoran, 19 Wollaston Ave. 308
*Clarence B. Higgins, 267 Park Ave. 298
*Levi H. Howe, 206 Florence Ave. 296
*James H. Kernan, 98 Hillside Ave. 324
*Ethel Ware Mead, 206 Appleton St. 312
Hallam T. Ring, 179 Hillside Ave. 288
*Harry I. Tinkham, 14 West St. 332
Blanks 572
Precinct Fourteen-Two Years (To fill vacancy)
*Floyd R. Battis, 12 West St. 215
Joseph F. Beecy, 152 Hillside Ave. 201
Blanks 39
All ballots, used and unused tally sheets, total tally sheets, copy of Precinct Records of Election, and all other records pertaining to the election were preserved by the Town Clerk during the time required by law.
A true record of the election, Attest :
EARL A. RYDER, Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL MEETING
Arlington, March 19, 1937.
Pursuant to the warrant of the Selectmen served ac- cording to law upon the inhabitants of the Town by a con- stable of said Town, notices having been sent by the Town Clerk seven days before the day of meeting to the Town Meeting Members elected and qualified to act in Town Meet- ings, in Arlington, and posted at two places in each precinct, the Town Meeting Members met in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall in said Town on Friday evening, March 19, 1937, at eight o'clock in the evening.
Lists of the duly qualified Town Meeting Members were used at the entrances of the meeting place and were in charge of Philip T. Robinson and James E. Sweeney. The lists contained the names of two hundred and fifty-seven Town Meeting Members.
The Check Lists filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting showed that two hundred and thirteen mem- bers attended the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 8:15 P. M. by the Moderator, Albert W. Wunderly.
Town Meeting Members not previously sworn were sworn by the Moderator.
The Town Clerk read the call and the Constable's Re- turn of the Warrant, the reading of the remainder of the Warrant being waived by consent of the meeting.
Mr. Estabrook requested that Selectman Lowe, the Secretary of the Board of Selectmen, Mr. Golden, and the Town Counsel, Mr. White be allowed to sit with him.
On motion of Mr. Estabrook :
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Voted: That at 8:27 P. M. the Annual Meeting be re- cessed until the business of the Special Meeting called for 8:30 P. M. is completed and that in no event shall the recess of the Annual Meeting extend beyond the time at which said Special Meeting adjourns.
On motion of Mr. Estabrook:
Voted: That Article 2 be taken up. (Choice of Other Town Officers.)
On motion of Mr. Estabrook:
Voted: That the following be appointed Measurers of Wood and Bark for the term of one year :
Arthur B. Peirce Charles E. Hale Patrick F. Bresnahan
There being no further business under Article 2 the Moderator declared Article 2 disposed of.
On motion of Mr. Estabrook:
Voted: That Article 3 be taken up.
Article 3 taken up (Reports of Selectmen-Other Town Officers and Committees).
On motion of Mr. Estabrook:
Voted: That the reports of the Selectmen and of the various Town Officers and the committees heretofore ap- pointed, together with the statistics of the Assessors as printed in the Town Report, be received.
On motion of Mr. Chamberlain :
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Voted: That the report of the Finance Committee as presented in printed form be received.
The Pheasant Avenue School Committee stated it had no report to make.
The report of the Committee on the Public Library at the Heights was submitted by Mrs. Dallin with the request that it be read when Article #36 was taken up.
Mr. Washburn presented the report of the Committee to inquire into the inequalities of pay and pensions, and on motion duly made and seconded it was voted to receive the report and discharge the Committee. (Report follows on next attached pages.)
Mr. Lombard for the Committee on the disposal of ashes, offal and rubbish stated that he would be able o report before the final adjournment of the Town Meeting.
On motion of Mr. Chamberlain :
Voted: That Article 3 be laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Chamberlain :
Voted: That the remaining Articles in the Warrant be now taken up separately and in the order in which they appear in said Warrant and that the recommendations of the Finance Committee under said articles as presented in their printed report be considered as now before the meeting to be voted upon without further motion, separately, under the respective articles and in the order in which they ap- pear in said report.
The time 8:27 P. M. having arrived for the Special Meeting called for 8:30 o'clock the Moderator declared a recess until the Special Meeting was disposed of.
Meeting adjourned.
A True Record, Attest :
EARL A. RYDER, Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE EQUALIZATION OF TOWN SALARIES IN ARLINGTON
March 19, 1937.
Your Committee appointed to inquire into the inequali- ties of pay and pensions among Town Employees submits the following report :
In accordance with a Vote passed under Article 41 at the Adjourned Annual Town Meeting held on April 3, 1935 it was voted (unanimously)
That a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to inquire into the inequalities of pay and pensions among Town Employees, and to rec- ommend such adjustments as may seem equitable, at a Town Meeting not later than the Annual Meeting of 1936, such committee to consist of an ex-selectman, an ex-member of the Board of Pub- lic Works, an ex-member of the School Committee, an ex-member of the Finance Committee, and one member at large; that the sum of one hundred (100) dollars for expenses be and hereby is ap- propriated for the use of such committee and to be raised by general tax.
Following the passage of the Article the Moderator ful- filled the requirements of the vote by appointing Jacob Bitzer as an ex-selectman; Robert W. Pond as ex-member of the Board of Public Works; Alton F. Tupper as ex-mem- ber of the School Committee; G. Bertram Washburn as ex- member of the Finance Committee and Timothy J. Buckley as member at large.
Your committee after organization met with some of the original petitioners of the Article and with various Town Officials as a result of which this committee inserted the following Article in the Special Town Meeting of Octo- ber 4, 1935 which was voted unanimously as Article 3.
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TOWN RECORDS
That the committee of five appointed by the Moderator in accordance with the vote passed un- der Article 42 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting (to inquire into the inequalities of pay and pensions among town employees) be and hereby is authorized to inquire into the inequali- ties of pay and pensions among town officers, offi- cials and employees and to recommend such ad- justments as may seem equitable; that the addi- tional sum of fifty dollars be and hereby is appro- priated for the use of such committee, said sum to be taken from the unexpended amount of the ap- propriation made for Legal Expenses under Article four (4) of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting of this year.
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