Town of Arlington annual report 1948, Part 7

Author: Arlington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1948
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. The election officers, having been duly appointed by the Selectmen, and sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, were assigned for duty at the various precincts.


All laws governing Primary Elections were observed. ..


The necessary ballots and all other paraphernalia for the proper conduct of the election was supplied by the Town Clerk and turned over to the officers of the various precincts.


The polls were declared open at . twelve o'clock Noon 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. en- cased 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 placed under police guard until after the expiration of the time within which a petition for recount might be filed.


The returns and keys to the ballot boxes from each precinct .. were turned over to the Town Clerk and with the assistance of Messrs. Donahue, and Wyman of the Board of Registrars, and Mr. Clarence Needham, the returns were canvassed and the result announced.


88


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


The result was as follows :


Whole number of votes cast Republican votes cast


656


404


Democratic votes cast


252


REPUBLICAN PARTY


GROUP DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION,


Precincts


1 2&3&6&7& 10&11


13


14 Total


Robert F. Bradford


29


54


21


123


36 37


66 67


15 16


17 17


23 384


Leverett Saltonstall


30


53 22


127


37


66


15


17


21 381


Joseph William Martin, Jr


29


49


20


119


37


63


16


14


20


367


Clarance A. Barnes


28


50


21 120


35


62


14


14


17 361


Katherine G. Howard


27


48


21


34


62


14


14


17 352


Edwin L. Olander


28


49


20


115 115


36


61


13


351


Blanks


11


30


7


47


35


9


13 13 13


14 Total


Esther W. Wheeler


28


51


19 111


35 34


63


13


13


14 334


Clara F. Roberto


27


47


18 108


35


61


14


14


13


18 16 354 16 332


Florence G. Claussen


26


45


109


36 34 34 35


63 60 60


13 13 14


12 12


16 15


343


Edith Denham


1


1


Blanks


22


54


31 121


44


54


16


28


70


440


DSITRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION


FIFTH DISTRICT


Precincts


1 2&3&6&7&10&11


13


14 Total


4


8


12


Otis M. Whitney


28


51


43


5 21 117 19 115


9 36 35 11


68 57 15


15 14 3


13 5


19


342


Blanks


5


16


4


22


9 36 36 10


62 60 16


14 14 4


12 14


19


349


Blanks


CO


17 113


4


5


8


9


12


43 12 66


ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION


GROUP


Precincts


1


2&3&6&7&10&11 4 5 8 9


14 13


17 354


Carroll L. Meins


26


45


17 109


18 116


Anne M. Zyfers


26


45


Milton P. Higgins


26


49


16 106 18 109


63


14


19


371


Thomas Pappas


27


ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION


FIFTHI DISTRICT


Precincts


1 2&3&6&7810&11


12


Elizabeth B. Cusack


27


16 346


Leo A. Roy


25


49


15


8 5 18 115 19 113 7


20


14 95


342


Richard V. Wigglesworth


29


48


15


16


13


14 Total


4 46


23 392


Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. 28


52 22 123


16 45 240


328


89


TOWN RECORDŚ


STATE COMMITTEE-SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


MAN


Precincts


1


2&3&6&7&10&11 4 8 50


9 38 3


12 64


15 16


21 366


Blanks


4


5


3 10


6


1


1


5


38


STATE COMMITTEE -- SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT WOMAN


Precincts


1


2& 3& 6& 7&10&11 4


12


15 14 19 348


Blanks


4


10


3 13


5


60 10


1


3


7 56


TOWN COMMITTEE-35


Precincts


1


2&3&6&7&10&11


12


Minerva C. Farrow


28


44


19


109 35


33


52


16 16


15


15 15 15 16 14


20 19 17 17 19


340 336 340


Christian J. Berglund


28


46


18 110


Clarence H. Marsh


27


44


20 111


William P. Dale


28


41


15 104


Irene C. Bower


27


41


16 107


Hallam T. Ring


27


47


20 115


Lida T. Barber


27


44


18 109


Walter T. Chamberlain


28


46


22 118


Kenneth C. Reed


27


44


20 114


60


15


14 15 14 14 15 13


15 16 18


320


John S. Crosby


29


48


20 117


38


16


15


362


Clara T. Loud


27


40


19 106


33 36


61 53 59 60 60 54


16 16


16 13


19 16


354 349 314


Henry G. Wilton


26


41


20 108


34


61


15


15


17


337


Aram B. Sarkisian


26


38


17 104


35


54


16


13


320


Isaac M. Finlayson


27


40


18 104


32


54


15


13


17 16


319


Michele Terenzio


26


38


15 103


32


54


15


13


16


312


Joseph M. Cormier


27


41


17 103


32


54


16


13


16


319


4


5


8


9


57


14 18 340


Kingsbury Ryan


27


40


15 106


17 321


Arthur W. Sampson


28


48


20


22 21 115


19 110


Herbert O. Alderson


28


42


18 110


33 32 32


58 58 60 57 55 58 57 61


15 16 16


16


21 17 19 16


353 335 361 343 334 336


Wilson D. Clark, Jr.


28


42


18 110


34


58 56 53


15 16 15


15


352


Arthur J. Mansfield


28


44


21 118


35 34


15


15


18 17 19 18


325


Roscoe O. Elliott


29


44


19 115


Harold N. Anderson


28


43


18 115


Otto V. Rose


27


38


15 103


32


63 62 59 60


15 16 15


15


15 16


14 15 16 14


18 17 17 17


345 326 327


Hollis M. Gott


28


50


Harold W. Magnuson


27


45


Roderick J. Peters


27


45


114 114 35 34


34 34 33 34


33 36 33


Robert M. Boyd


27


45


18 109


Michael A. Fredo


27


41


16 104


34 33


16 16


13


14 Total


Anna W. Roberts


26


45


5 8 19 114


9 36


13


14 Total


Kingman P. Cass


26


5 19 117


35


13


14 Total


358 360 350


16 16


15


14


90


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Ernest W. Davis


26


46


20 118


36


63


16


15 14


18


358


John O. Parker


27


41


18 108


33


59


15


16 331


Felix V. Cutler


29


44 18 109


35


57


15


14


18 340


Donald W. Black


27


42


16 106


33


57


15


14


18


328


Russell T. Hamlet


27


43 20 113


38


60


15


15


18


349 15


Francis Keefe


1


1


Brewster Ames


1


1


George A. Harris


1


1


Warren J. Ryan


1


1


Wallace Gorton


1


1


Blanks


92 2102 103 568 235 412


16 100 291


3919


DEMOCRATIC PARTY


DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION


GROUP 1


Precincts


1


2&3&6&7&10&11


13 14 Total


John W. McCormack


6


26


15


21


9 29 28


10 10


5 5


6


4 122


James M. Curley


5


25


16


19


21


28


10


5


6


6


6 5 6


3


105 96


Daniel B. Brunton


4


21


9


18


24


9


4


5


2 2 105


Margaret M. O'Riordan


4


24


10


20


25


10 10


5


6


3 109


Maxwell B. Grossman


4


22


9


16


24


10


4


3


2


94 110


John T. McMorrow


4


21


8


17


25 27


9


4


5


2


97


David J. Brickley


5


25


9


25 24


9


5


4


2 101


Edward P. Gilgun


5


22


10


12


John G. Asiaf


3


14


6


11


15


1


3


2 60


Stanley Borsa


3


15


5


11


17


5


1


3


2


62


Gerald T. Bowler


3


14


7


12


16


2


3 4


2 66


Walter A. Cuffe


4


14


6


11


16


5


1


3


2 62


C. Gerald Lucy


3


13


7


11


16


5


1


3


3


62


Francis V. Matera


3


15


5


13


16


5


1


3


2


64


Harvey A. Pothier


3


14


5


12


15


1


3


2


60


William H. J. Rowan


3


14


5


11


16


2


3


2


61


Colin J. Cameron


3


14


5


11


15


5


1


4


2


61


7


26


26


12


20


5 113


Charles F. J. Sullivan


5


23


9


18


25


9 10 10 10


6 5


4


6


6


3


3 102


Joseph A. Scolponeti


5


23


10


17 19 17 15


27 24


9 5 5


5 4


4 5


2 3 93


Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.


6


19


15


6


Joseph T. Conley


4


14


6


12 11


16


5 6 5


1


2


3


2 62


Roger L. Putnam


7


24


10


18


26


Francis E. Kelly


7


24


11


18


10


6


6


5 119


Thomas J. Buckley


5


28


14


22


26


6


2 116


Chester A. Dolan, Jr.


6


28


11 11


21


24 24


4 115


Joseph E. Casey


6


4


5


8


12


1


Ruberta B. Norris


11


2


1


9


4


5


101


GROUP 2


2 64


Jeremiah D. Crowley


4


15


5 6


6


3 120


William J. Foley


91


TOWN RECORDS


Charles J. Artesani


3


14


4


11


15


5


1


3


2 58


Francis X. Casey


3


14


6


11


15


5


1


3


2


60


Daniel Rudsten


3


14


5


11


15


5


1


3


2


59


John M. Shea


4


16


7


11


15


5


3


3


2


66


NOT GROUPED


James A. Bowes


1


1


4


2


2


10


Francis E. Cassidy


1


1


4


2


2


10


Lawrence W. Caton


1


1


4


1


1


2


10


Joseph H. Downey


1


4


1


2


8


Leo A. Gosselin


1


1


4


1


1


8


Thomas A. Keating


5


2


2


2


11


Mathias LaPierre


4


1


2


7


Leo F. McGrath


2


4


1


2


9


James L. O'Connor


5


1


2


8


James Reynolds


4


1


2


2


9


George W. Stanton


1


4


1


1


2


9


Alice D. Sullivan


1


2


1


4


1


1


2


12


Blanks


99


169 252 153


66 100 83


87 168


1177


ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Precincts 1 2&3&6&7&10&11


13


14 Total


4


5


8


9


12


William R. Conley


5


23


8


16


25


9


6


6


2 100


Frank T. Y. Goon


4


21


6


15


23


9


5


4


7


4


6


4


5


4


2


90


Mary E. McDonald


4


22


6 18


23


9


4


5


4


95


Charles H. McGlue


6


23


8


17


24


9


6


6


4 103


Thomas F. Graham


4


21


7


15 14 15


23 23


9 10 10


4


3


2


87


Rita M. Moylan


4


22


6


7


15


23


9


4


3


2


88


Charles Collatos


4


20


6


14


22


9


4


3


2


84


Silas F. Taylor


4


21


7


14 15


23


9


4


3


2


87


James T. Violette


4


21


7


24


9


5


3


92


Daniel F. Donovan


5


24


8


17


24


9


5


4 102


ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION


GROUP 2


Precincts


1


2&38687&10&11


13 14 Total


James A. Burke


4


14


7


8 12


14


5


3


4


3 66


Joseph E. Duffy


4


15


4


10


5


2


4


3 62


Howard B. Driscoll


4


14


5


11 11 12


15 15 14


5


3


3


3 67


Gerald P. Lombard


3


14


4


John J. Toomey


4


13


8


15


5 5


1 2


3 4


4 3 66


7


18


28


22


9


4


2 88


Michael LoPresti


5


21


7 15


22


9


4


4


3


90


Samuel Michaelman


4


21


6


Mary Higgins


5


20


7


16


24


9


2 95


Bernard J. Killion


4


23


Clementina Langone


4


20


6 17


23


4


3


3 90


Michael A. O'Leary


6


23


4 108


2 89


9


6


4


5


9


12


4 6


59


GROUP 1


92


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Robert G. Connolly


4


15


4


11


14


5


1


3


3 60


Edward J. Mulligan


4


14


5


11


14


5


1


4


4 62


James J. Twohig, Jr.


3


15


6


10


14


5


2


3


3


61


Anthony Parenzo


4


13


4


10


14


5


2


3


3


58


John G. Curley


4


14


5


11


14


1


4 5


3 3


3


61


Thomas F. Reilly


4


14


5


11


14


5


1


5


1


4


4


60


James E. Hannon


3


13


6


14


5


1


3


59


Frank B. Oliveira


3


14


6


5


1


3


59


Marie F. Akey


NOT GROUPED 4


1


5


Thomas B. Brennan


1


2


1


2 13


Joseph J. Buckley


2


1


5


1


2


11


John C. Carr


1


3


3


1


5


1


2


2


18


Lawrence E. Corcoran


3


2


5


2


8


4


2


3


29


Frederick M. Kelley Edward Mclaughlin


2


5


1


1


9


Ida McDonough


4


1


5


Wilfred J. Paquet


1


1


5


1


2


10


Luke Ryan


4


2


1


7


Anna A. Sharry .


4


1


5


Jacob W. Shinberg


4


1


1


6


Wanda Walczak


4


1


5


Blanks


105


220 322 212 120 110 84 105 158


1436


DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION FIFTH DISTRICT GROUP


Precincts


1 2&3&6&7&10&11


13


14 Total


4


5 23


8 17


9 22 16 60


10


3


11


8 127


James J. Bruin


10


16


16


11


11 21


19


9


18 277


John J. Walsh


4


6


4


6


2


0


0


1 26


Blanks


11


44


29


3 37


43


19


12


15


16 226


ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION


FIFTH DISTRICT


GROUP


Precincts


1 2&3& 6& 7& 10& 11


4


11


23


5 21


8 16


9


12


3


10


8 12.3


Walter H. Wilcox


8


17


17 28


12 52


21 18 59


10 10 22


3 18


12


19


281


3


61


Patrick Cronin


4


13


5


11


14 14


5 5 5


1


3


61


Harold G. Nagle


4


14


6 11


3 60


John H. O'Connor, Jr.


3


14


5


10 11 10


14 5


12


Daniel O'Dea


11


22


2


10


8 100


Blanks


9


62


27


52


NOT GROUPED


13


14 Total


George B. Murphy, Jr.


8


7 100


Blanks


11


60


3 3 2


2


7


1


4


1


14


93


TOWN RECORDS


STATE COMMITTEE-SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT


MAN


Precincts


1


2&3&6&7&10&11


13


14 Total


Edward P. Gilgun


3


8


3 26


4


2


0


10


1 42


Luke A. Manning


10


27


Blanks


17


65


37


28 48


9 11 25 62


14 26


16


20


25 316


STATE COMMITTEE-SIXTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT WOMAN


Alice M. Fitzpatrick


9


24


19


6


11


5


6


7 106


Blanks


6


26


14


34


19 30


10


7


9


10 146


TOWN COMMITTEE-35


Precincts


1


2&3&6&7&10&11


13


14 Total


Lawrence E. Corcoran


13


25


24


17


19


17


24


13


6


11


10


12


10 10


11


10


130 139 131


Richard J. Corbett


13


25


18


15


21


13


5


11


10


131


Henry E. Keenan


13


24


19


18


17 16


23


24


14


8


12


11 10


134


Paul C. Griffin


12


31


22


15


24


14


5


10


10


143


Catherine Latsey


13


27


18


16


21


14


5


10


10


11


10


139


Thomas P. Cashman


12


29


16


16


22


13


6


11


10


135


John P. Kedian


13


27


16


15


25


15


6


11 139


Denis R. O'Leary


13


32


17


17


24


13


5


11 11


10


142 2


John F. Mulcahy


2


James F. Donovan


1


1


James J. English


1


1


Edward J. Keating


1


1


Francis P. Driscoll


1


1


4


5


8


9


12


8


11 10


10 134


James J. Geagan


13


22


16


10 132


Augustine D. Doyle


12


26


20


22


24


18


18 16


17


25


16


5


10


11 10


11 144 133 11 10 10 126


James C. Doyle


12


22


16


21


17


18


23


13


5


11


Elizabeth M. Dobbs


13


22


16


15


24


13


5


Walter M. Driscoll


14


26


18


16


25


14


5


11 10 11


153


John L. Murphy


13


Philip D. O'Neill


13


24


18


15


23


14


5


14


5


Robert P. Bradley


13


23


20


19 23


26 23


23 23 21


14 16 14 14 13


5 5


10 10 137


Mary S. Keefe


13


26


18


James A. Coffey


12


25


16


Agnes M. Sullivan


13


23


19


24 28 23


17 15


5


5


10 142


Edward T. Ryan


13


29


10 155


Mary A. Clifford


13


23


Maurice D. Sullivan


13


22


29 21 21


14 13


5 5


12 162


Frank H. Lansing


12


23


4


5


8


12


8


0


8 146


140


7


6


10 10 128


134


27


94


ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


William E. Comeau


2


2


Francis J. Higgins


1


1


Luke A. Manning


1


5


1


7


Joseph A. Purcell


2


2


Thomas J. O'Neill


1


1


Richard V. O'Brien


1


1


Frank Smith


1


1


Walter Smith


2


2


Stella Smith


2


2


Charles Devlin


1


1


George A. Manning


3


3


Elizabeth J. Hickey


4


4


Daniel Daley


1


1


Mabel Robinson


1


1


Edgar Chester


1


1


John J. Sullivan


1


1


Paul J. Sullivan


1


1


Clara Devlin


1


1


Dorothy Smith


1


1


Blanks


43 1153 331 509 582 160 148 96 154 3176


A True Record of the Election,


ATTEST :


EARL A. RYDER, Town Clerk.


95


TOWN RECORDS


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING 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, to meet in the Town Hall in said Town on Monday, the 28th day of June, 1948 at 8 o'clock P.M., at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by town meeting members in accordance with, and subject to, the referenda provided for by Chapter 43A of the General Laws.


Article 1. To hear and act upon the reports of the Finance and other committees heretofore appointed.


Article 2. To see if the Town will determine that a housing authority is needed in Arlington for the purpose of the clear- ance of sub-standard, decadent areas, or the provision of hous- ing for families of low income or engaging in a land assembly and re-development project in accordance with and as pro- vided for in Section 26K of Chapter 121 of the General Laws.


Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to provide for the organization in the Town of Arlington a public body, politic and corporate, to be known as the "Housing Authority in Arlington, Massachusetts", in accordance with and as provided for in Chapter 121 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 484 of the Acts of 1938, as amended by Chapters 269 and 291 of the Acts of 1941, and by Chapter 148 of the Acts of 1943, and by Chapter 554 of the Acts of 1946, and by Chapters 479 and 486 of the Acts of 1947, and by Chapter 200 of the Acts of 1948, and any and all other amendments relating thereto; make an appropriation for the use of such authority; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended ; or take any action relat- ing to any or all of the foregoing.


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Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to accept the gift from Walter J. Vaughn, to be known as the "Sarah Ross Vaughn Memorial Fund", the income to be expended under the direction of the Trustees of the Robbins Library for general library purposes ; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant to any police officer of the Town of Arling- ton who is required to work on January 1st, February 22nd, April 19th, May 30th, July 4th, the first Monday of Septem- ber, October 12th, November 11th, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, or the day following when any of the five days first mentioned, or October 12th, November 11th, or Christ- mas Day, occurs on Sunday, he shall be given an additional day off, or, if such additional day off cannot be given by rea- son of a personnel shortage or other cause, he shall be entitled to an additional day's pay.


(Inserted at the request of more than one hundred (100) registered voters.)


And you will notify and warn the voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the time and place herein specified by leaving at every dwelling house in the Town a printed copy of this Warrant, and also by posting a copy of the same at the doors of the Town Hall, and in a conspicuous place in each of the fourteen precincts of the Town, seven days at least prior to the time of said meeting.


Hereof, fail not, and make due return of the Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before said day and hour of the meeting.


Given under our hands, at said Arlington, this fourteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hun- dred and forty-eight.


(signed) (signed)


(signed)


HAROLD A. CAHALIN JOSEPH PETERSON JOSEPH A. PURCELL Board of Selectmen of the Town of Arlington.


A true copy. Attest :


(signed) JAMES J. GOLDEN Constable, Town of Arlington.


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CONSTABLE'S RETURN COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


MIDDLESEX, SS.


Arlington, June 28, 1948.


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


(signed) JAMES J. GOLDEN,


Constable of the Town of Arlington, Massachusetts.


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING


Arlington, Mass., June 28, 1948.


Pursuant to the Warrant of the Selectmen served according to law upon the inhabitants of Arlington by a Constable of said Town, notices having been sent by mail 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 advertised in two local papers, the Town Meeting Members met in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall on Monday evening, June 28, 1948.


Lists containing the names of Town Meeting Members of the fourteen precincts were used at the entrance to the meeting place and were in charge of Mr. Philip T. Robinson and Miss Dorothy Ryder; they were filed with the Town Clerk at the close of the meeting and showed that one hundred and thirty Town Meeting Members and six Members-at-large attended.


In the absence of Moderator Davis, the Town Clerk called the Meeting to order at 8:30 p.m., and requested Town Meet- ing Members not previously sworn to stand and be sworn; there was none.


He then called for nominations for Moderator for the Meeting ;


The name of Mr. William B. Barry, 985 Massachusetts Ave- nue, who served in that capacity during the years 1931, 1932, 1933 was submitted and no other names being forth coming, the Chair declared the nominations closed.


Thereupon on motion duly made and seconded, Mr. Barry was unanimously elected Moderator.


Mr. Barry then came forward and being duly sworn by the Town Clerk, took the Chair.


There being no objection to the request of Chairman Caha- lin, permission was granted to Messrs. Peterson and Purcell of the Board of Selectmen; Mr. Golden, the Secretary of the Board of Selectmen; Mr. Wallace of the Board of Public Works; Messrs. Cooledge and Sampson of the Board of As- sessors ; Mr. John O. Parker of the Planning Board; Messrs. Young, Fish, Wise, Halpin, Farrow, Robson, Phinney and Spence of the Finance Committee, and Mr. Smith, Executive Secretary of the Finance Committee, to sit with him during the meeting.


Mr. Washburn requested that the Members of his Hous- ing Committee be permitted to sit with him, and there being no objection, such permission was granted.


The Town Clerk read the call for the meeting and the Con- stable's return thereon, the reading of the remainder of the Warrant being waived by consent of the meeting.


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On motion of Chairman Cahalin, duly seconded, it was unanimously.


Voted: That if all the business of the meeting as set forth in the Warrant is not disposed of at this session, when the meeting adjourns, it adjourn to Wednesday evening, June 30, 1948, at 8 o'clock.


On motion of Chairman Cahalin, duly seconded, it was unanimously.


Article 1 taken up. (Reports of Committees.)


On motion of Chairman Hayes, duly seconded, it was unanimously.


Voted : That Article 1 be taken up.


Voted: That the report of the Finance Committee as pre- sented in its printed form be received.


The Moderator asks if any Committees were ready to re- port ; none came forward.


On motion of Chairman Hayes, duly seconded, it was unanimously.


Voted: That Article 1 be laid on the table.


On motion of Chairman Hayes, duly seconded, it was unanimously


Voted: That the remaining articles in the Warrant be now taken up separately in the order in which they appear in said Warrant, and that the recommendations of the Finance Com- mittee 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 as they appear in said report.


Article 2 taken up. (Housing Authority Need.)


On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously


Voted: That after taking into consideration the need for relieving congestion of population, the existence of sub-stand- ard or unsafe inhabited dwellings, and the shortage of safe or sanitary dwellings available for families of veterans of low income at rentals which they can afford, in the Town of Arlington, it is determined that there is need for a hous- ing authority in Arlington.


There being no further business under Article 2, the Moder- ator declared it disposed of.


Article 3. taken up. (Organization of Housing Authority.) On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously


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Voted: To provide for the organization of a "Housing Au- thority in Arlington," as set forth in Section 26K of Chapter 121 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, with all the powers and duties as provided in said Chapter 121 as amended; that the proper officials of the Town of Arlington be and hereby are authorized and directed to proceed in accordance with said provisions of law; that the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars ($2500) be and hereby is appropriated for the use of said authority, said sum to be taken from available funds now in the treasury and expended under the direction of the said authority.


There being no further business under Article 3, the Moder- ator declared it disposed of.


Article 4 taken up. (Acceptance of Gift.)


On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously


Voted: That the Town accept the gift of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.) from Walter J. Vaughn, and by this vote the Town does hereby establish the fund to be known as "Sarah Ross Vaughn Memorial Fund", the income to be expended under the direction of the Trustees of the Robbins Library for general library purposes.


There being no further business under Article 4, the Moder- ator declared it disposed of.


Article 5 taken up. (Day Off for Police Officers re Holi- days.)


The Finance Committee recommended the following :


That no action be taken under Article 5 of the warrant. Mr. Bevins offered the following substitute motion :


To authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant to any police officer of the Town of Arlington who is required to work on January 1st, February 22nd, April 19th, May 30th, July 4th, the first Monday of September, October 12th, November 11th, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, or the day following when any of the five days first mentioned, or October 12th, November 11th, or Christmas Day, occurs on Sunday, he shall be given an additional day off, or, if such additional day off cannot be given by reason of a personnel shortage or other cause, he shall be entitled to an additional day's pay.


There was considerable discussion, whereupon Mr. Cutler moved the Previous Question, and on motion duly made and seconded, it was Carried.


The Moderator called for a vote on the motion to substitute,


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and being in doubt as to the result asked for a rising vote which showed 87 voting YES and 47 voting NO.


Thereupon the Moderator called for a vote on the substitute motion and being in doubt as to the result asked for a rising vote and 82 voting YES and 55 NO, it was


Voted: To authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant to any police officer of the Town of Arlington who is required to work on January 1st, February 22nd, April 19th, May 30th, July 4th, the first Monday of September, October 12th, November 11th, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, or the day following when any of the five days first mentioned, or October 12th, November 11th, or Christmas Day, occurs on Sunday, he shall be given an additional day off, or, if such additional day off cannot be given by reason of a personnel shortage or other cause, he shall be entitled to an additional day's pay.


There being no further business under Article 5, the Moder- ator declared it disposed of.


On motion duly made and seconded, it was


Voted: That Article 1 be taken from the table.


Article 1 taken up.


There being no further business under Article 1, the Moder- ator declared it disposed of.


On motion duly made and seconded, it was


Voted: to adjourn.


The Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.


A True Record, Attest :


EARL A. RYDER, Town Clerk.


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STATE PRIMARY TOWN WARRANT


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, SS.


To any of the Constables of the Town of Arlington:


GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are quali- fied to vote in Primaries to meet in the polling places desig- nated for the several precincts in said Town, viz:


Precinct 1, Crosby School, entrance on Winter Street Precincts 2-4, Hardy School, entrance on Lake Street


Precincts 3-5, Junior High School East, entrance on Tufts Street


Precincts 6-8, Town Hall, entrance on Mass. Avenue Precinct 7, Russell School, entrance on Medford Street Precinct 9, Russell School, entrance on Mystic Street Precincts 10-12, Cutter School, entrance on Robbins Road Precinct 11, Highland Hose House, entrance on Mass. Ave- nue


Precinct 13, Peirce School, entrance on Park Avenue North Precinct 14, Locke School, entrance on Park Avenue




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