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Precinct 4. Frederick R. Buckley, Warden, 36 Pondview Rd .; William H. Fitzgerald, Clerk, 165 Brooks Ave .; Laura M. Barry, Inspector, 35 Orvis Rd .; Daniel J. Mahoney, Inspec- tor, 79 Mary St .; Carl F. Huckins, Inspector, 36 Pondview Rd .; Gladys S. Fitch, Inspector, 66 Freeman St .; Grant M. Rogers, Teller, 286 Massachusetts Avenue; Stanley E. Den- ham, Teller, 68 Freeman St .; Peter Pearson, Teller, 49 Lake St .; Thomas Cashman, Teller, 25 Alfred Rd .; Albert J. Fuller, Teller, 83 Lake St .; Evelyn M. O'Neill, Teller, 48 Newcomb St .; Daniel J. Chaisson, Teller, 61 Freeman St. Extra Elec- tion Officer : John B. Davis, Jr., 9 Orborne Rd.
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TOWN RECORDS
Precinct 5. Edward D. McCarthy, Warden, 28 Exeter St .; Harold C. Kelley, Clerk, 41 Dartmouth St .; William ]. O'Connor, Inspector, 15 River St .; Joseph M. Keohane, Inspec- tor, 4 Park St .; Arthur F. Coughlin, Inspector, 38 Bowdoin St .; Martin J. Walsh, Inspector, 37 Cornell St .; Mary A. Clifford, Teller, 16 Cornell St .; Mary G. McCaffrey, Teller, 40 Hilton St .; Agnes T. Flynn, Teller, 46 Park St .; James J. O'Leary, Teller, 38 Beacon St .; Thomas J. Green, Teller, 93 Warren St .; George R. Wright, Teller, 169 Palmer St. Ex- tra Election Officer : Priscilla W. Moore, 53 River St.
Precinct 6. Roger W. Homer, Warden, 25 Addison St .; Harold A. Gleason, Clerk, 15 Wellington St .; Walter S. Cool- edge, Jr., Inspector, 8 Devereau St .; Henry E. Tynan, Inspec- tor, 8 Pond Terrace; Therese N. Turner, Inspector, 130 Jason St .; Joseph F. H. Ochs Inspector, 16 Swan Place; Walter D. Kidder, Teller, 37-A Wellington St .; Anna F. Power, Teller, 10 Whittemore St .; George B. C. Rugg, 44 Kensington Rd .; Matthew F. Canavan, 11 Moore Place. Extra Election Of- ficers: Edgar T. Chester, 21 Oak Knoll; Robert L. Moore, 172 Jason St .; William J. Cunnane, 30 Addison St .; Alice C. Perham, 19 Wellington St.
Precinct 7. George I. Daly, Warden, 180 Palmer St .; Joseph J. Duffey, Clerk, 93 Medford St .; J. Edward McCarthy, Inspector, 96 Franklin St .; William N. Gamester, Inspector, 27 Medford St .; Anna Luddy Collins, Inspector, 11 Webster St .; Charles T. Perry, Inspector, 4 Court St. Place; William F. Bench, Teller, 145 Franklin St .; Yvette R. Sullivan, Teller, 51 Webster St .; Joseph Donahue, 129 Warren St .; Theodore D. Gallucci, Inspector, 9 Webster St. Extra Election Officers : Anna G. Moynihan, 11 Franklin St .; Mabel G. Robinson, 14-A Webster St .; J. Herbert Gunnerson, 112 Webster St .; Phillip T. Robinson, 5 Webster St .; Nellie A. Crowley, 101 Franklin St.
Precinct 8. Jack J. Donaldson, Warden, 161 Gray St .; John P. Troy, Clerk, 39 Jason St .; Helen B. Titus, Inspector, 101 Irving St .; Elizabeth D. Jenness, Inspector, 83 Bartlett
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Ave .; Hiram W. Colton, Inspector, 92 Churchill Ave .; Kath- erine F. Prout, Inspector, 16 Iroquois Rd .; Estelle E. Berry, Teller, 79 Jason St .; Mildred E. McCann, Teller, 51 Academy St .; Geraldine P. Smith, 14 Highland Ave .; Margaret Watson, 112 Highland Ave .; Zulma L. Simonds, 48 Bartlett Ave .; Elizabeth A. Quigley, 9 Lockeland Ave .; Lida B. Brown, 36 Highland Ave .; Mary V. O'Brien, 77 Bartlett Ave. Extra Election Officers: Augustus F. Cardella, 5 Lockeland Ave .; Malcolm H. Oak, 5 Lockeland Ave.
Precinct 9. Russell T. Hamlet, Warden, 15 Victoria Rd. : John G. Kelly, Clerk, 8 Farrington St .; John M. Hurley, In- spector, 10 Park Ter .; Helen M. Zwicker, Inspector, 41 Range- ley Rd .; Margaret J. MacFarlane, Inspector, 10 Russell St .; Ruth C. Turner, Inspector, 24 Draper Ave. ; William N. Mathe- son, Teller, 21 Central St .; Edmund L. Curtis, Teller, 707 Mass. Ave .; Mary F. Breen, Teller, 14 Court St. Place; Fred J. Barry, Teller, 169 Mystic St. Extra Election Officers : Wil- liam H. McNamara, Jr., 169 Mystic St .; Mabel H. Winn, 57 Summer St .; Catherine A. Breen, 42 Richfield Rd .; Ernest Hesseltine, Jr., 38 Russell St.
Precinct 10. Guy W. Beddeos, Warden, 59 Newport St .; Thomas C. Clancy, Clerk, 105 Highland Ave .; Ann D. Casey, Inspector, 18 Albermarle St .; Irene K. MacNaughton, Inspec- tor, 131 Highland Ave .; Eliza G. Kirsch, Inspector, 48 Walnut St .; Mary F. Powers, Inspector, 24 Orchard Place; Katherine T. Bartholomew, Teller, 51 Newport St .; John W. Willwerth, Teller, 10 Albermarle St .; Elizabeth F. Lowell, 163 Highland Ave. ; Lottie L. Miller, 66 Walnut St. Extra Election Officers : Mabelle B. Sullivan, 66 Mt. Vernon St .; Edward J. Dale, 18 Gloucester St .; Mary L. Ryan, 132 Wildwood Ave .; Kenneth D. MacIver, 109 Scituate St .; Melvin H. Chapin, 235 Gray St .; Katherine Commins, 56 Mt. Vernon St.
Precinct 11. Chester R. Whitman, Warden, 59 Ronald Rd; George W. Fleming, Clerk, 140 Summer St .; Ernest L. Cooper, Inspector, 18 King St .; Maurice A. Cameron, Inspec- tor, 126 Overlook Rd .; Florence M. Fermoyle, Inspector, 18
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TOWN RECORDS
Governor Rd .; Edna E. Farley, Inspector, 210 Mountain Ave .; Robert F. Needham, Teller, 10 Winthrop Rd .; Dennis J. Hayes, Teller, 39 Pine St .; Roland F. Norton, 26 Mill St .; John J. A. MacNeil, 87 Overlook Rd. Extra Election Officers : Anne Sheahan, 22 Grove St. Place; Florence W. Boyd, 25 Ronald Rd .; Alice F. Macaulay, 50 Washington St. Theresa M. Cutter, 68 Overlook Rd.
Precinct 12. Conrad W. Mellin, Warden, 29 Fessenden Rd .; William J. Bailey, Clerk, 6 Appleton Place; Helen S. MacIver, Inspector, 119 Appleton St .; Ira L. Spaulding, In- spector, 15 Fountain Rd; Mabel B. Evans, Inspector, 50 Ash- land St .; Katherine M. Kerr, Inspector, 12 Harvard St .; Mil- dred L. Peppard, Teller, 7 Gray Circle; Julia C. Heron, Teller, 75 Appleton St .; Christine C. Cowie, 5 Florence Terrace; Peter F. Greeley, 61 Fountain Rd. Extra Election Officers : Ralph J. Hunt, 98 Quincy St .; E. Marion Riley, 10 Harvard St .; Suzanne C. Baker, 95 Menotomy Rd .; Mae H. Walsh, 27 Surry Rd .; George P. Wilson, 22 Fessenden Rd .; Frederick A. Surrette, 30 Harvard St.
Precinct 13. Ernest Cavicchi, Warden, 1257 Massachu- setts Ave .; Adrian H. Robinson, Clerk, 91 Westminster Ave .: Bernard F. Queeney, Inspector, 10 Sunset Rd .; Josephine Dacey, Inspector ; 1263 Massachusetts Avenue; Grace M. Mul- lins, Inspector, 17 Oakledge St .; Edward A. Curley, Teller, 1261 Mass. Ave .; Alice Roper, Teller, 22 Crescent Hill Ave. : John E. Ronbeck, 1245 Mass. Ave .; Donald W. Black, 7 Park Ave. Ext. Extra Election Officers: Frederick B. Fallon, 52 Bow St .; Chester M. Gott, 31 Newland Rd .; Hazel E. Miller, 65 Madison Ave .; Donald J. Higgins, 15 Pierce St .; Mary A. Sweeney, 16 Pierce St .; Walter N. Stevenson, 38 Park Ave. Ext .; W. Arthur Taylor, 90 Alpine St .; Catherine Queeney, 10 Sunset Rd ; Thomas H. Eadie, Inspector, 19 Sunset Rd.
Precinct 14. Chester C. Eaton, Warden, 14 West St .; Esther M. Gaddis, Clerk, 221 Wachusett Ave .; Gladys M. Car- roll, Inspector, 11 Lorne Rd .; Eleanor P. Estabrook, Inspec- tor, 49 Tanager St .; John S. Burns, Inspector, 15 Wollaston
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Ave .; Bowman O. Nowell, Inspector, 5 West St .; Lenora A. Scannell, Teller, 33 Woodbury St .; Mary A. Deasy, Teller; 210 Florence 'Ave .; William J. Henderson, Teller, 344 Apple- ton St .; A. Francis Knight, Teller, 11 Tanager St. Extra Election Officers: Katherine J. Marshall, 65 Hillside Ave .; Grace M. Conway, 54 Hillside Ave .; Mary E. Waters, 112 Hill- side Ave .; William P. Shine, 109 Hillside Ave.
The Precinct Officers in each Precinct made their returns to the Board of Selectmen and Town Clerk, who with the as- sistance of Messrs. Clarence Needham, Timothy J. Buckley, Dennis I. Donahue, and Arthur W. Sampson, canvassed the same with the following results :
Total number of ballots cast 18,022
Precinct 1 1,188
Precinct 2
1,441
Precinct 3 1,016
Precinct 4 1,279
Precinct 5
1,141
Precinct 6
1,231
Precinct 7
1,293
Precinct 8
1,362
Precinct 9
1,136
Precinct 10
1,451
Precinct 11
1,211
Precinct 12
1,557
Precinct 13 1,375
Precinct 14 1,341
219
TOWN RECORDS
GOVERNOR
Precinct
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
Henning A. Blomen
2
7
1
1
1
3
Roland S. Bruneau ..
--
2
1
Jeffrey W. Campbell
1
5
3
4
2
James M. Curley ... 506 666 339
415 722 220
719
William A.
Davenport
1 -
2
1
-
1
Otis Archer Hood ..
3
2
2
1
-
-
1
2
William H.
McMasters 2
4
1
1
1
Leverett Saltonstall. 662
737
661 831
396 998 543
George L. Thompson.
1
2
2
-
Blanks
11
15
11
20
19
8
22
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Henning A. Blomen. -
1
4
1
4
25
Roland S. Bruneau. -
1
1
1
9
Jeffrey W. Campbell
1
1
4
1
3
2
27
James M. Curley. ... 234 323 342 534 333
474 364
6,191
William A.
Davenport
1
-
1
-
1
2
1
11
Otis Archer Hood ...
1
3
5
5
1
3
26
Charles L. Manser. .
2
William H.
McMasters 1
2
2
3
1
52
4
74
LeverettSaltonstall 1112 794 1090
654 1195 821
948
11,442
George L. Thompson
1
-
1
1
2
10
Blanks
10
15
8
8
19
19
14
199
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR
Precinct
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
Manuel Blank .
6
2
1
3
1
1
James Henry
Brennan 528 650 358 443 730 245 739
Horace T. Cahill .. 640 743 641 805 368 972 523
-
-
1
8
-
-
3
Charles L. Manser ..
2
220
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
Freeman W. Follett. 1 6
-
3
5
2
3
Joseph F. Massidda. 4
5
1
7
2
1
1
George L. McGlynn. 4
5
-
1
1
4
Blanks
11
26
14
20
32
9
22
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Manuel Blank.
1
-
1
7
4
3
1
31
James Henry
Brennan 259 343 360 537 351 471 356
6,370
Horace T. Cahill .. 1090 769 1072 641 1170 856 947
11,237
Freeman W. Follett
2
3
4
29
Joseph F. Massidda.
1
1
5
4
9
4
45
George L. McGlynn.
1
1
2
1
6
8
34
Blanks
12
22
16
17
24
30
21
276
SECRETARY
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6 7
Frederic W. Cook ... 686 825
694
869
405 986 562
Hugo DeGregory ... -
7
2
4
5
1 2
Katherine A. Foley. 481
572
307 383
688
222
692
Eileen O'Connor Lane 2
7
6
2
3
1
Malcolm T. Rowe. .
1
5
3
2
5
Blanks
18
25
13
17
38
17
31
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Frederic W. Cook. . 1105 808 1093 688 1213 898
981
11,813 52
Hugo DeGregory ...
2
1
2
7
13
4
2
Katherine A. Foley 235 301 341
480
298
428 320
5,748
Eileen O'Connor Lane 1
2
1
6
5
8
4
48
Malcolm T. Rowe. -
2
1
1
2
9
31
Blanks
19
24
12
29
27
35
25
330
TREASURER
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Frank L. Asher.
2
11
3
3
4
3
1
Albert Sprague
Coolidge
4
14
3
9
4
5
3
-
-
-
221
TOWN RECORDS
Owen Gallagher. . . . 446 562
284 365 635 200 648
John J. Hurley .... . 17
18
15
20
18
20
20
Wiliam E. Hurley . . 698
798
693
853
438
985 587
Ralph Pirone
4
8
1
2
1
1
3
Blanks
17
30
17
27
41
17
31
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Frank L. Asher.
2
1
3
8
6
5
4
56
Albert Sprague
Coolidge 7
1
2
7
S
10
4
S1
Owen Gallagher .... 229
258 316
462 281
409
293
5,388
John J. Hurley . .... 11
12
14
14
14
14
11
218
William E. Hurley 1097
833 1094 684 1216
891
990
11,857
Ralph Pirone
2
4
2
1
5
8
42
Blanks
16
29
18
34
31
41
31
380
AUDITOR
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Thomas H. Buckley . 545 673 375
493 744 281 804
Michael C. Flaherty .
3
10
7 12
6
1
4
Horace I. Hillis .. .
2
9
1
3
Michael Tuysuzian. .
3
7
2
4
4
4
-
Guy S. Williams ..
6
6
1
10
3
1
4
Russell A. Wood ... 607 697
609
739
331
914
439
Blanks
22
39
22
21
52
30
39
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Thomas H. Buckley.308 355 403
6,791
Michael C. Flaherty .
2
2
1
3
6
S
72
Horace I. Hillis ... .
3
4
2
2
3
S
37
Michael Tuysuzian. .
2
3
4
8
4
6
1 52
Guy S. Williams.
4
8
4 .
3
12
8 70
Russell A. Wood ... 1020 751 1000 624 1101 817
889
10,538
Blanks
23 25 31
37
36
46
39
462
533
405
483 389
222
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Clarence A. Barnes. 540 590 517 614
265 841 367
Paul A. Dever ..... 616
791 469
628
823
372 891
Joseph C. Figueiredo
2
10
1
3
3
3
George F. Hogan ...
3
3
2
4
2
3
2
Alfred Baker Lewis
3
10
1
9
1
2
Fred E. Oelcher
4
1
Blanks
24
33
26
21
47
12
30
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Clarence A. Barnes. 910 651 884 529
9,178
Paul A. Dever ...... 434
456
543
645
539
646
498
8,351
Joseph C. Figueiredo
4
1
4
6
7
2
3
49
George F. Hogan ... 1
1
1
2
1
4
29
Alfred Baker Lewis 1
1
2
5
5
9
3
52
Fred E. Oelcher.
1
1
1
5
13
Blanks
12
27
16
25
23
31
23
350
CONGRESSMAN (Fifth District)
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Francis J. Roane .. . 386 502 266 357 591 186 578
Edith Nourse Rogers 780 901 730 894 500 1034
Blanks
22
38
20
28
50
11
676 39
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Francis J. Roane ... 227 240
283
373
268
356 271
4,884
Edith Nourse
Rogers 1114 867 1151 799 1255 988 1030
12,719
Blanks
21
29
17
39
34
31 40
419
COUNCILLOR (Sixth District)
Precinct 1 2
3 4 5 6
7
Eugene A. F.
Burtnett 596 694 612 730 342 907 454
Edward A. Rose .... 551 687 365 493
Blanks 41 60
39
56
75
724 283 759 41 80
-
980
685
805
-
223
TOWN RECORDS
Precinct
8
9 10 11 12
13
14
Total
Eugene A. F.
Burtnett 1008 743 1000 606 1111 814 909
10,526
Edward A. Rose .... 312 345 407
548 381 509
375
6,739
Blanks 42
48
44
57
65
52
57
757
SENATOR (Sixth Middlesex District)
Precinct 1 2
3 4
5
6
7
Charles T. Daly .... 549 690 378 514 751 283 836
Harris S.Richardson 611 694
605
728
335 919 413
Blanks 28
57
33
37
55
29
44
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Charles T. Daly .... 306 352 427 560 416 518 399
6,979
Harris S.
Richardson 1021 746 987 600 1093 807 891
10,450
Blanks 35
38
37
51
48
50
51
593
REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT (28th Middlesex District)
Precinct
1 2
3 4 5
6 7
Nelson B. Crosby ... 576 667 577 707 344 912 440
Joseph J. Delaney .. 512 640 318 477 671
238 725
Hollis M. Gott ..... 532 625 542 675 300 872 405 Albert D. Leary .... 450 564 337 414 568 225 664
Blanks
306
386 258
285 399
215 352
Precinct
8
9
10
11 12
13
14 Total
Nelson B. Crosby. . 989 762
977
606 1059 747 856 10,219
Joseph J. Delaney. . 267 304
364
461 337 397 309 6,020
Hollis M. Gott ..... 987
702
925 561 1026 719
795 9,666
Albert D. Leary.
.246
267
318 467 364 501 390
5,775
Blanks
235 237 318 327 328 386 332
4,364
224
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY (Northern District)
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Robert F. Bradford. 634 733 637 778 350 950 447
Joseph V. Carroll .. 515 649
348 465 724 253 793
Blanks
39
59
31
36
67
28
53
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Robert F.Bradford 1035 761 1028
636 1143
848 942
10,922
Joseph V. Carroll. . 305 345 396 529
378
478
355
6,533
Blanks
22
30
27
46
36
49
44
567
COUNTY COMMISSIONER (Middlesex County)
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Thomas B. Brennan 514 639 332
454 709 253 772
Sylvester J. McBride
9
19
6
10
5
6
6
Charles C. Warren. 628 734 647 764 360
943
455
Blanks
37
49
31
51
67
29
60
Precinct
S
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Thomas B. Brennan . 282
326
385
516
363
469
336
6,350
Sylvester J. McBride 14
3
12
11
7
11
S
Charles C. Warren 1041 770 1015
640 1129 841
948
127 10,915
Blanks
25
37
39
44
58
54
49
630
SHERIFF (Middlesex County)
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Oliver W. Anderson
4
22
3
11
4
7
S
Michael J. Dee. .
. . 459
622
334 447 664 249 720
Herbert Harris .....
14
15
3
S
9
6
8
Joseph M. McElroy . 675
730
646
771 400
944 501
Blanks
36
52
30
42
64
25
56
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Oliver W. Anderson.
5
6
12
15
11
20
S
Michael J. Dee. . .. 280
311
348
459
342
430
327
136 5,992
Herbert Harris ...
7
6
7
7
7
10
10
117
Joseph M. McElroy 1045 782 1041
692 1145
865
941
11,178
Blanks
25
31
43
38
52
50
55
599
225
TOWN RECORDS
CLERK OF COURTS (Middlesex County, to fill vacancy)
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Edward L. Ford .... 563 689
381 495 732 277 785
Frederic L. Putnam . 587
693
602
728 320
920
418
Blanks
38
59
33
56
89
34
90
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Edward L. Ford .... 309 346
406
539
405
511
397
6.835
Frederic L.Putnam 1017 754 992
613 1082
796
882
10.404
Blanks
36
36
53
59
70
68
62
783
QUESTION NO. 1 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Yes
467 631
418 541
398 594 512
No
350 373 296 358
268 343 345
Blanks
371
437
302
380
475 294 436
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Yes
639
498
641
470
725
566 579
7,679
No
416
341
439
371
456 401
409
5,166
Blanks
307
297
371
370
376
408 353
5,177
QUESTION NO. 2 LAW PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Yes
379
539
299 434 498 301 416
No
590
614 515 592 353 721 568
Blanks
219
288
202
253
290
209
309
Precinct
S
9
10
11
12
13
14 Total
Yes
365 283
450
426
450
501
425
5,766
No
786 638
760
516
821 574
647
8.695
Blanks
211
215 241 269
286 300 269
3,561
226
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
NO. 1. ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
(Whiskey, Rum, Gin, Malt Beverages, Wines, and All Other Alcoholic Beverages)
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Yes
175 272 131 193 217
92 164
No
912 1012 794 984 782 1047 1012
Blanks
101 157
91
102
142
92 117
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Yes
102 115
146
250
169
260
197
2,483
No
1182 927 1208 846 1252 971 1005
13,934
Blanks
78
94
97 115 136 144 139
1,605
NO. 2. WINES AND MALT BEVERAGES (Wines and Beer and All Other Malt Beverages)
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Yes
187 273
112
202 216
97
171
No
881 993 807 966 760 1029 997
Blanks
120
175
97
111
165 105
125
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Yes
111 117
147
239
185
264
221
2,542
No
1159
923 1194 841 1219 941
977
13,687
Blanks
92
96 110 131 153 170
143
1,793
NO. 3. ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN PACKAGES (So-called, Not To Be Drunk On the Premises)
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Yes
276
438 161 325 301 173 252
No
812
864 777 874 707 973
943
Blanks
100
139
78
80
133
85
98
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Yes
182 193 270
380 333
406
364
4,054
No
1115 875 1108
723 1099
830
866
12,566
Blanks
65
68
73 108 125 139
111
1,402
227
TOWN RECORDS
NO. 1. PARI-MUTUEL SYSTEM OF BETTING ON LICENSED HORSE RACES
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6 393 640
7
Yes
562 724 444 576 567
No
487 516 430 569 339
699 460
Blanks
139
201
142
134
235
139
193
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Yes
472
441
640
619
618
608
576
7,880
No
748 557 658
442
769
578
573
7,825
Blanks
142
138
153
150
170 189
192
2,317
No. 2. PARI-MUTUEL SYSTEM OF BETTING ON LICENSED DOG RACING
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Yes
464 625 358 469 498
296 543
No
538 574 500 642 375 774 528
Blanks
186 242
158
168
268
161 222
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Yes
355 585
491
499
464
534 476
6,457
No
851 593 777
511
875
610 659
8,807
Blanks
156 158 183
201 218 231 206
2,758
QUESTION OF PUBLIC POLICY RETIRING AFTER THE AGE OF SIXTY YEARS
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Yes
741 932 581 793
658 578 791
No
162 143 164 180
90 367 172
Blanks
285 366 271 306 393 286 330
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Yes
725 624
870
742
885
819
805
10,544
No
357 248
249
165
316
188
214
3,015
Blanks
280 264 332
304 356
368 322
4,463
228
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
QUESTION OF PUBLIC POLICY LEGISLATION BARRING FROM EMPLOYMENT, IN PUBLIC SERVICE, MARRIED WOMEN WHOSE HUSBANDS ARE EMPLOYED
Precinct
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
Yes
713 886 556 752 622 564 782
No
286 301 277 323 215 460
278
Blanks
189 254 183 204
: 304 207
233
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total
Yes
706
608
792
702
826
765
730
10,004
No
460 351
440
302
470 336 346
4.845
Blanks
196 177 219
207
261 274 265
3,173
The ballots having been counted by the precinct officers were sealed in their envelopes, placed in their respective boxes, locked and sealed, and by direction of the Town Clerk were returned to the vault at the Police Station to be preserved during the time required by law ..
A True Record, Attest :
EARL A. RYDER, Town Clerk.
CANVASS
Arlington, Mass.,. November 15, 1938.
Pursuant to law the Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, of Lexington, and the Town Clerk of Arlington exchanged the canvassing of votes cast on the eighth day of November for two Representatives to the General Court of the Common- wealth to represent the Twenty-eighth Middlesex District.
The canvass showed the following result of the votes cast in Arlington and Lexington.
In Arlington Nelson B. Crosby had ten thousand two hun- dred and nineteen (10,219).
229
TOWN RECORDS
In Lexington Nelson B. Crosby had three thousand four hundred and fifty (3,450).
In Arlington and Lexington Nelson B. Crosby had thir- teen thousand six hundred and sixty-nine (13,669).
In Arlington Joseph J. Delaney had six thousand twenty (6,020).
In Lexington Joseph J. Delaney had one thousand one hundred and eighty-five (1,185).
In Arlington and Lexington Joseph J. Delaney had seven thousand two hundred and five (7,205).
In Arlington Hollis M. Gott had nine thousand six hun- dred and sixty-six (9,666).
In Lexington Hollis M. Gott had two thousand nine hun- dred and ninety-eight (2,998).
In Arlington and Lexington Hollis M. Gott had twelve thousand six hundred and sixty-four (12,664).
In Arlington Albert D. Leary had five thousand seven hundred and seventy-five (5,775).
In Lexington Albert D. Leary had one thousand one hun- dred and thirty (1,130).
In Arlington and Lexington Albert D. Leary had six thousand nine hundred and five (6,905).
Certificates showing the results of the election were signed by the Clerks; one certificate was sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, one was delivered to the Town Clerk of Lex- ington, one to Nelson B. Crosby, Arlington, Mass., and one to Hollis M. Gott, Arlington, Mass.
A True Record, Attest :
EARL A. RYDER,
Town Clerk.
230
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT
Arlington, Mass., December 31, 1938.
During the year we received, and deposited with the Town Treasurer, the sum of $7,139.25, as follows:
Licensing 1,654 Dogs. $3,851.50
1038 males
164 females
451 females spayed 1 special (Of this amount the Town's fees are $334.30)
Sporting Licenses 1,069.00 (Of this amount the Town's fees are $126.50)
FEES
Marriage Licenses
636.30
Mortgages, etc.
1,096.17
Certificates 151.28
Garage Renewals
33.00
Pole Locations
70.00
Miscellaneous Licenses
232.00
2,218.75
$7,139.25
In accordance with the law we have approved vouchers for $85.75 to pay doctors for reporting births, and $60.50 to pay undertakers for reporting deaths.
For further particulars regarding births, marriages, and deaths, please see the following pages.
EARL A. RYDER,
Town Clerk.
1938 DEATHS BY MONTHS (Still births Excluded)
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Total:
24
14
28
11
19
16
12
11
13
14
19
16
197
Male.
21
19
11
28
17
17
7
16
15
20
11
16
198
Female
Residents died in Arlington :
18
6
22
5
8
11
6
3
8
9
15
8
119
Male ..
18
14
9
22
11
12
5
10
8
11
6
10
136
Female.
5
1
2
4.
1
2
2
2
0
2
0
3
24
Male.
0
3
0
2
2
2
0
1
1
4
3
3
21
Female.
1
7
4
2
10
3
4
6
5
3
4
5
54
Residents of Arlington died out of Town: Male ..
3
2
2
4
4
3
2
5
6
5
2
3
41
Female.
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
8
Children under one year: Male.
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
7
Female.
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7 7179 1 7 9
Between ten and thirty years:
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
0
1
0
2
Male.
0
1
0
1
Female.
68
Between thirty and sixty years:
11
3
9
2
10
4
4
4
7
4
5
8
5
3
5
59
Male.
7
4
2
3
9
4
Female.
104
Between sixty and ninety years:
11
9
14
7
3
11
5
Male.
14
13
6
23
7
10
2
8
6
13
8
8
Female.
Over ninety years:
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Male.
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
230A
TOWN RECORDS
Male ..
0
Female.
0
0
1
1
0
Between one and ten years:
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
6
5
8
10
10
118
3
Female.
2
6
6
0
Non-residents died in Arlington :
230B
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
1938 MARRIAGES BY MONTHS
Months
Total
Groom's First
Bride's First
Groom's Second
Bride's Second
Groom's Third
Bride's Third
January
9
7
9
1
0
1
0
February.
15
12
11
3
4
0
0
March
14
11
13
1
1
2
0
April
31
31
31
3
3
0
0
May ...
22
19
20
3
2
0
0
June
61
58
58
3
3
0
0
July
27
25
25
2
2
0
0
August.
26
23
21
3
2
0
0
September
44
36
37
1
3
0
0
November
36
31
34
5
2
0
0
December
5
5
0
0
0
0
338
295
309
39
29
4
0
Number of Marriages Recorded
338
Residents
388
Non-residents
288
Solemnized in other places
177
Age of oldest groom
76
Age of oldest bride
56
Age of youngest groom
17
Age of youngest bride
17
1
0
October
45
37
42
8
230c
TOWN RECORDS
1938 BIRTHS BY MONTHS
In Arlington
Out of Arlington
Totals
Months
Total
Males
Females
Males
Females
Males
Females
January
55
19
13
10
13
29
26
February
44
14
11
9
10
23
21
March
67
22
11
16
18
38
29
April
69
17
17
20
15
37
32
May.
57
14
15
10
18
24
33
June ..
60
16
15
19
10
35
25
July
50
15
11
11
13
26
24
August
63
14
22
11
16
25
38
September.
66
18
18
15
15
33
33
October.
54
9
17
15
13
24
30
November.
29
13
9
4
3
17
12
December
33
17
15
0
1
17
16
*647
188
174
140
145
328
319
*Of the 647 births recorded, there were 174 which occurred in Arlington, but were children born of parents who resided out of Town.
The parentage of children born was as follows:
Both parents born in United States 409
Both parents born in Foreign Countries
64
One parent born in United States
164
One parent born in Foreign Countries
98
Both parents born in Arlington
1
One parent born in Arlington
81
231
TOWN RECORDS
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Arlington, Mass., December 31, 1938.
The Registrars of Voters herewith submit the following table showing the number of registered voters in the fourteen precincts as of October 19, 1938.
Precinct 1
1,336
Precinct 2
1,649
Precinct 3
1,142
Precinct 4 1,434
Precinct 5 1,286
Precinct 6
1,358
Precinct 7
1,459
Precinct 8
1,496
Precinct 9
1,261
Precinct 10 1,605
Precinct 11
1,366
Precinct 12
1,737
Precinct 13
1,540
Precinct 14
1,534
20,203
TIMOTHY J. BUCKLEY, Chairman DENNIS I. DONAHUE ARTHUR W. SAMPSON
EARL A. RYDER, Clerk
Registrars of Voters
232
ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
STATEMENT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1938
Collection
Credits
Balance Uncollected Dec. 31, 1938
Taxes :
1932 Real Estate
$165.01
y
1933 Real Estate
273.60
1934 Real Estate
488.40
1935 Real Estate
465.30
1936 Real Estate
461.37
1935 Polls
2.00
1935 Motor Excise
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