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(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote that the land now owned by the town and in use under the jurisdiction of the Board of Park Commissioners, on Summer Street and Forest Street, shall be named and known as the "Daniel P. Barry Plaground" in honor of the late Lieutenant Daniel P. Barry; or take any action relating thereto.
(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)
Article 40. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion of Thirty Five Hundred ($3500.) dollars to be ex- pended under the direction of the Wire Department for the purpose of furnishing adequate Christmas Lighting at the Heights, Center and East Arlington, in conjunction with the efforts of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Said light- ing to be erected annually for a thirty day period from De- cember 2 through January 1; determine in what manner the money shall be raised or take any action relating thereto for the beautification of the Town at Christmas Time.
(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)
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Article 41. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Park Commissioners to allow the Lt. Stanley G. Benner Detachment, Marine Corps League, Arlington, Mass., to erect a tablet on suitable land under the jurisdiction and control of the Park Commissioners. This tablet to be in memory of all Marines from Arlington who died in the service of our country during World War II.
(Inserted at the request of ten (10) registered voters)
Article 42. To see if the Town will authorize taking a sum of money voted for the appropriations heretofore made at this Town Meeting under this Warrant, and not voted to be borrowed, from any available funds in the treasury and will authorize the Assessors to use free cash in the treasury in any available funds to that amount in the determination of the 1949 tax rate.
And you will notify and warn the voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the times and places herein specified by leaving at every dwelling house in the Town a printed copy of this Warrent, 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 before the day of said meeting for the election of officers.
Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk before the day of said meeting.
Given under our hands, at said Arlington, this twenty- fourth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thous- and nine hundred and forty-nine.
HAROLD A. CAHALIN, JOSEPH PETERSON, JOSEPH A. PURCELL,
Board of Selectmen of the Town of Arlington
A true copy, Attest :
ARCHIBALD F. BULLOCK, Constable, Town of Arlington.
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TOWN RECORDS
CONSTABLE'S RETURN
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Arlington, March 4, 1949.
MIDDLESEX, SS.
By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the legal voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the times and places 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 previous to the day of the meeting for the election of officers and by posting an attested copy of said warant 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 times, places and objects of the meetings was published in the local papers.
(Signed) ARCHIBALD F. BULLOCK,
Constable of the Town of Arlington, Massachusetts
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Arlington, March 7, 1949.
In pursuance of the foregoing Warrant the legal voters of the Town of Arlington met in their respective voting places in said Town on Monday, the seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine at seven o'clock in the forenoon.
The following places were designated as the voting places for the various precincts.
Precinct One in the Crosby School Building, entrance on Winter Street; Precincts Two and Four in the Hardy School Building, entrance on Lake Street; Precincts Three and Five in the Junior High School Building, East, entrance on Tufts Street; Precincts Six and Eight in the Town Hall; Precincts Seven and Nine in the Russell School, Precinct Seven, en- trance on Medford Street; Precinct Nine, entrance on Mystic Street; Precincts Ten and Twelve in the Cutter School Build- ing, entrance on Robbins Road; Precinct Eleven in the High- land Hose House, entrance on Massachusetts Avenue; Pre- cinct Thirteen in the Peirce School Building, entrance on Park Avenue North, Heights; Precinct Fourteen in the Locke School Building, entrance on Park Avenue, Heights.
The election officers, having been duly appointed by the Selectmen, and sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, were assigned to the various precincts.
The necessay ballots prepared for each precinct and all other paraphernalia for the proper conduct of the election was supplied by the Town Clerk and turned over to the of- ficers 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 de- clared closed.
The ballots were counted by the election officers and en- cased in boxes, which were locked and sealed, and the same 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 pre- cinct were turned over to the Town Clerk and with the assis- tance of the Registrars of Voters, the returns were canvass- ed and the résult announced.
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TOWN RECORDS
Precinct
1
2 3 4 5 6 7
Ballots Cast 639 808 723 738 732 882 936 Precinct 8
9 10
11
12 13 14 Total
Ballots Cast 1014 765 956 954 1092 860 956 12,055
TOWN CLERK FOR TWO YEARS
Precinct
1 2 3 4
5 6
7
James J. Golden
431 518 579 532 566 732 750
Francis J. Higgins 199 269 128 174 138 132 167
Precinct 8
9 10 11 12
13 14 Total
* James J. Golden
832 603 806 623 781 576 688
9017
Francis J. Higgins 151 142 119 300 286 247 219
2671
Blanks
367
SELECTMAN FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
George A. Harris
393 496 396 374 540 277 676
Marcus L. Sorensen 221 280 295 315 149 580 210
Precinct 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
George A. Harris 319 288 344 486 387 418 405
5799
*Marcus L. Sorensen 677 459 585 438 688 404 529
Blanks
5830 426
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct
1
2
3
5
7
Cornelius J. Brosnan
20
56 23
4 44 25
6 22 33
Thomas J. O'Neill
308 341 330 316 390 454 473
Thomas R. Rawson 299 386 347 355 294 379 400
Precinct
8
9 10
11 12 13 14
Cornelius J. Brosnan
49
20
38
35
28
13 46 Total 452 5627
*Thomas J. O'Neill
470 335 440 476 531 328 435
Thomas R. Rawson 456 396 444 424 511 504 431 5626 350
Blanks
ASSESSOR FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct
1 2 3 4 5
6 7
William O. Hauser 514 640 569 549 521 720 690
Precinct
8
9 10
11
12
*William O. Hauser 838 616 775 754 908 657 760
Blanks
13 14 Total 9511 2544
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THREE - SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct
1
2 3
4
5
6
Carl F. Allen 262 296 322 328 347 550 364
Joseph J. Bevins
331 376 390 371 306 476 471
Francis W. Callahan 330 443 353 394 417 279 538
Paul C. Griffin 344 517 303 304 328 285 437
Mary E. Porteus 293 346 362 345 328 558 386
9 10 11 12 13 14
Precinct 8 *Carl F. Allen 695 435 635 490 702 441 574 645 429 604 538 634 481 568
*Joseph J. Bevins
Francis W. Callahan
261 276 280 431 336 379 311
Paul C. Griffin 300 297 272 350 377 331 316
*Mary E. Porteus 674 423 620 495 718 465 580
Blanks
BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct
1 2 3 4
5
6 7
John S. Crosby 352 436 419 376 350 638 421
John R. O'Donnell 237 309 250 265 291 193 428
Precinct 8
9 10 11 12 14 Total
* John S. Crosby 752 554 640 488 705 470 567
7168
John R. O'Donnell 207 176 261 416 347 325 327
4032 855
Blanks
TWO - TRUSTEES ROBBINS LIBRARY FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct
1 2 3 4
5
6 7
Mark W. Bradford 393 501 438 408 375 637 514
Wilson D. Clark Jr. 398 493 444 428 365 622 495
Frederick S. Glynn Jr. 243 296 270 288 289 233 396
Precinct 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 Total 7733
*Mark W. Bradford 787 565 658 608 761 517 571
*Wilson D. Clark Jr. 761 502 655 603 748 551 551
7616
Frederick S. Glynn Jr. 259 208 294 268 353 306 435 4138 4623
Blanks
TRUSTEE ROBBINS LIBRARY FOR TWO YEARS
Precinct 1 2
3 4 5 6 7
Llewellyn B. Parsons 490 640 534 541 482 703 646
Precinct 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
*Llewellyn B. Parsons
858 615 778 725 898 639 752 Blanks
9301 2754
Total 6441 6620 5028 4761 6593 6722
13
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TOWN RECORDS
PARK COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct 1
3
2 4 5 6
7
Edward D. Buckley 555 719 606 636 616 761 798
Precinct 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
*Edward D. Buckley 892 660 815 788 954 687 773 10,260 Blanks
1795
TWO - PLANNING BOARD FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct
1
2 3
4 5 6
7
John J. Adamian 235 274 238 292 229 480 265
Charles J. Daley, Jr.
402 534 427 425 502 362 676
Herbert M. Dutcher 375 467 429 404 321 593 476
Precinct 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Total 5164
John J. Adamian 525 398 473 375 579 367 434
*Charles J. Daley, Jr. 420 373 429 523 479 459 478
6489
*Herbert M. Dutcher 757 480 675 575 756 514 602 7424 Blanks 5033
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct
1
2 3 4 5 6 7
Ralph S. Stevens 467 601 526 517 457 722 655
Precinct 8
9 10 11 12 13 14
Total
*Ralph S. Stevens 837 587 736 703 877 607 740 9032 3023
Blanks
FOUR - ARLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
Precinct
1 6 7 W. Dale Barker 318 399 375 351 311 633 402
Myron D. Chace 205 227 239 208 150 437 204
John D. Craig 277 403 256 387 263 289 286
Edward J. Doherty
281 347 301 237 387 201 478
Harold E. Magnuson
242 286 269 293 209 536 309
John H. Shea
306 352 334 331 380 273 544
Hans Tobiason 157 175 179 189 125 330 169
Joseph S. Vahey 267 355 317 271 354 250 498 8 14
Precinct
*W. Dale Barker 736 465 591 515 732 471 556 532 324 521 338 626 340 455
*Myron D. Chace
John D. Craig 313 239 279 363 327 296 324 216 235 245 400 280 412 307
Edward J. Doherty
*Harold E. Magnuson
608 447 531 411 639 378 473 279 249 248 357 276 261 274 482 284 499 311 459 249 347
5631 4464 3955
Hans Tobiason
* Joseph S. Vahey
274 246 309 405 411 383 438 4778 9102
Blanks
9 10 11 12 13 Total 6855 4806 4302 4327
John H. Shea
2 3 4 5
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COMMISSIONER SINKING FUND FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct 1
2 3 4
5
6
7
Edward P. Clark 482 626 519 539 479 714 658 8
Precinct
9 10 11
12 13 14 Total
*Edward P. Clark 840 602 763 712 861 641 739 9175 2880
Blanks
TRUSTEE PRATT FUND FOR FIVE YEARS
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5
6 7
Walter T. Chamberlain 479 616 538 533 488 732 664 8
Precinct
9 10 11 12 13 14 *Walter T. Chamberlain .. 857 602 769 709 879 663 752
Total
Blanks
9281 2774
TRUSTEE PRATT FUND FOR ONE YEAR
Precinct 1
2 3 4 5
6 7
Robert L. Moore 474 613 516 518 483 711 637 12 13 14 8 9 10
Precinct
11
Total
*Robert L. Moore 847 589 756 692 865 641 731
9073
Blanks
2982
TRUSTEE EDWIN S. FARMER POOR WIDOWS' FUND AND EDWIN S. FARMER FUND FOR NEEDY PERSONS FOR FIVE YEARS
Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Walter T. Chamberlain .... 476 614 526 531 477 726 654
Precinct 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 Total
* Walter T. Chamberlain .. 851 607 760 711 877 664 754
9228
Blanks
2827
TRUSTEE EDWIN S. FARMER POOR WIDOWS' FUND AND EDWIN S. FARMER FUND FOR NEEDY PERSONS FOR FOUR YEARS
Precinct 1
2 3 5 4 6 7
Robert L. Moore 465 606 510 520 473 708 638
Precinct 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 Total
*Robert L. Moore 841 585 743 688 868 641 728
9014
Blanks
3041
TRUSTEE FRANCIS E. THOMPSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR THREE YEARS
Precinct 1
2 3 5
4 6 7
Edward A. Bailey 467 603 516 511 463 699 627
Precinct 8
9 10 11 13
12 14 Total
*Edward A. Bailey 824 584 748 694 878 630 731 8975
Blanks
3080
*Declared elected by the Chairman of the Board of Registrars of Voters.
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TOWN. RECORDS
CHAPTER 588 OF THE ACTS OF 1948
"Shall the provisions of Chapter 588 of the Acts of 1948, author- izing increases of the amounts of pensions payable to certain former public employees who have been retired and to beneficiaries of cer- tain retired public employees, be accepted?"
Precinct
1
2 3 4 5
6
7
YES
NO
297 375 293 260 318 275 418 205 243 215 263 149 362 239 8 9 10 11 12
Precinct
13 14 Total
YES
346 270 326 427 385 343 375
4708
NO
Blanks
402 257 367 276 404 284 328 3994 3353
The vote of the Town Meeting Members in the various precincts resulted as follows, the persons elected being indicated by a star.
PRECINCT ONE - THREE YEARS
*Lester F. Barrett, 16 Cleveland Street 511
*Robert Hauser, 10 Cleveland Street 486
*Francis J. Higgins, 86 Marathon Street 448
*Clarence H. Marsh, 27 Windsor Street 424
Joseph F. Miller, 11 Cleveland Street 302
*Howard N. Whitehouse, 46 Cleveland Street
383
Blanks
PRECINCT TWO - THREE YEARS
*Richard J. Bradley, 17 Egerton Road 469
Richard D. Carney, 47 Lake Street 428
*Joseph M. Cormier, 55 Lafayette Street 506
*Kenneth E. Dempsey, 68 Varnum Street 569
Francis E. Fawcett, 48 Varnum Street 412
* Paul C. Griffin, 30 Magnolia Street
593
* Arthur C. Landry, 46 Varnum Street 493
*Joseph C. O'Connor, 104 Brooks Avenue 514
*Frederick K. Pynn, 68 Milton Street 451
Blanks 1221
PRECINCT TWO - TWO YEARS
(to fill vacancy)
*Cornelius J. Brosnan, 52 Egerton Road 544
Leo Speranza, 14 Magnolia Street 168
Blanks 96
641
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PRECINCT THREE - THREE YEARS
Robert R. Cave, 285 Mass. Avenue 248
Camille S. Cummings, 29 Harlow Street 325
*John O. Dahill, 94 Harlow Street 392
* John E. Mitchell Jr., 12 Palmer Street 433
*John H. O'Brien, 319 Mass. Avenue 414
*Philip D. O'Neill, 148 Broadway
442
Blanks 638
PRECINCT THREE - ONE YEAR
(to fill vacancies)
*Augustine D. Doyle, 25 Allen Street 533
*Edward F. Holway, 285 Mass. Avenue 508
Blanks
405
PRECINCT FOUR - THREE YEARS
*Gustave H. Anderson, 10 Belknap Street 339
William H. Berry, 65 Randolph Street 267
*John F. Carney, 140 Mary Street 363
*Olaf S. Eilertson Jr., 48 Lakehill Avenue 337
Albert Hansen, 10 White Street 277
*William O. Hauser, Jr., 11 Marion Road
328
A. Lee Morris, 69 Freeman Street 242
*Philibert L. Pellegrini, 8 Mary Street 281
*Carleton S. Prince, 39 Orvis Road 291
John F. Sheridan Jr., 70 Freeman Street 264
Louis Stella, 5 Mary Street 244
Robert F. Douglas, 4 Littlejohn Street 15
Blanks 1180
PRECINCT FIVE - THREE YEARS
*Paul F. Campbell, 39 Warren Street 527
*Charles J. Daley Jr., 73 Beacon Street 462
John C. Durgin Jr., 32 Bowdoin Street 165
*Samuel F. Femia, 50 Norcross Street 366
Robert E. Fitzgerald, 31 Bowdoin Street 229
*John F. Mulcahy, Jr., 44 Beacon Street 351
* James P. Walsh, 37 Beacon Street 402
John E. Walsh, 34 Dartmouth Street 328
Blanks 830
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PRECINCT FIVE - TWO YEARS (to fill vacancy)
Robert Campobasso, 44 Decatur Street 209
Walter M. Driscoll, 67 Palmer Street 170
*Charles J. Sheehan, 53 Exeter Street 225
Blanks 128
PRECINCT FIVE - ONE YEAR (to fill vacancy)
*Patrick F. Duddy, 11 Dartmouth Street 550
Blanks
182
PRECINCT SIX - THREE YEARS
*Elliott R. Barker, 20 Lombard Road 612
William D. Butler, 102 Jason Street 357
*William F. Fletcher, 21 Hopkins Road 539
*Ethel L. Gray, 40 Hopkins Road 433
*Angus P. MacDonald, 40 Pleasant Street 615
*Robert L. Moore, 172 Jason Street
588
Torsten H. Reenstierna, 21 Spring Valley 326
*Arthur D. Saul, Jr., 44 Gray Street 515
John H. Shea, 48 Lombard Terrace 273
Blanks
1034
PRECINCT SIX - TWO YEARS
(to fill vacancy)
Matthew R. Higgins, 29 Avon Place 262
*Earl S. Lewis, 61 Kensington Park 501
Blanks 119
PRECINCT SEVEN - THREE YEARS
*Everett J. Ahern, 30 Philips Street 601
*John Frederick Buckley, 17 Webster Street 474
*Frances J. Donahue, 184 Palmer Street 510
John J. Donelan, 81 Maynard Street 389
Agnes C. Florencourt, 15 Belton Street 353
*David P. Geary, 63 Webcowet Road 442
Franklin W. Hurd, 10 Newton Road 263
*William C. Hyland, 54 Webcowet Road 486
James P. O'Brien, Jr., 103 Webster Street 413
*Leonard G. Russell, 43 Webcowet Road 456
Paul E. Widder, 22 Orchard Terrace 202
Blanks 1027
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PRECINCT EIGHT - THREE YEARS
*E. Everett Adams, 157 Highland Avenue 636
*Harold N. Anderson, 154 Highland Avenue 729
Kenneth M. Barney, 48 Arlmont Street 302
*Robert W. Barnstead, 99 Bartlett Avenue 440
*Harold N. Cooney, 99 Jason Street 506
*Harold M. Estabrook, 56 Gray Street 689
Carl E. Gassett, 75 Bartlett Avenue 284
Thomas R. Guinan, 15 Wildwood Avenue 350
Melville H. Rood, 12 Ottawa Road 376
* Joseph W. Walker, 167 Highland Avenue 410
Von M. Weston, 142 Gray Street 369
Blanks 993
PRECINCT EIGHT - TWO YEARS (to fill vacancy)
*George E. Miller, 11 Jason Terrace 837
Blanks
177
PRECINCT EIGHT - ONE YEAR (to fill vacancy)
Salvatore L. Cannistraro, 12 Endicott Road 272
*E. Warren Heaps, Jr., 35 Bonad Road 583
Blanks 159
PRECINCT NINE - THREE YEARS
*Brewster Ames, 181 Mystic Street 586
*Charles P. Bridges, 47 Beverly Road 466
Charles H. Caterino, 64 Mystic Street 295
*Francis G. Publicover, 18 Radcliffe Road 376
Elmer C. Schwamb, 12 Oldham Road 343
* Alfred J. Thibeault, 388 Mystic Street 422
*Arthur F. Wells, 15 Glen Avenue 487
Blanks
870
PRECINCT NINE - TWO YEARS
(to fill vacancy)
*John P. Morine,12 Frost Street 612
Blanks
153
PRECINCT NINE - ONE YEAR (to fill vacancy)
*Harold E. Magnuson, 10 Upland Road 610
Blanks
155
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PRECINCT TEN - THREE YEARS
¥William C. Adams, 40 Coolidge Road 648
*Herbert M. Dutcher, 28 Walnut Street 602
Charles E. Hazlett, 149 Mt. Vernon Street 418
*John Kennedy, 27 Fayette Street 507
Wesley A. McSorley Jr., 26 Fisher Road 352
*Raymond H. Pierce, 10 Scituate Street 607
James R. Robson, 103 Glenburn Road 384
*Edward T. Ryan, 132 Wildwood Avenue 433
*Hans Tobiason, 191 Newport Street 602
Blanks 1183
PRECINCT TEN - ONE YEAR (to fill vacancy)
Joseph Connor, 56 Moulton Road 312
*Edward G. Grey, 121 Scituate Street 576
*Harold A. Hamblin, 12 Grandview Road 439
John M. Stiff, 53 Mt. Vernon Street 294
Blanks 291
PRECINCT ELEVEN - THREE YEARS
J. Warren Barnaby, 16 Aerial Street 337
Donald F. Bresnan, 1125 Mass. Avenue 278
*Richard N. Clark, 285 Washington Street 451
Alfred H. Dwyer, 36 Crawford Street 253
*John B. Farren, 125 Brattle Street 405
Robert L. Healy, 127 Brattle Street 293
*William B. Houser, 159 Washington Street 535
Donald O. Johnson, 8 Candia Street 240
Albert R. Klingler, 117 Overlook Road
316
*John T. Mellen, 115 Overlook Road 450
*Charles P. Scanlan, 15 Martin Street 414
Joseph A. Scully, 57 Edmund Road 241
*Margaret M. Wall, 170 Washington Street 448
Blanks
1063
PRECINCT ELEVEN - ONE YEAR (to fill vacancy)
* Jeanie McCormack, 174 Washington Street 379
Prentice F. Smith, 39 Oak Hill Drive 134
Roy M. Webster, 15 Ronald Road 337
Blanks 104
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PRECINCT TWELVE - THREE YEARS
*Richard S. Brown, 35 Chester Street 778
*Edna F. Easter, 1138 Mass. Avenue 701
Elizabeth Greeley, 1090 Mass. Avenue 510
*George A. Harris, 196 Cedar Avenue 613
*Horace D. Hill, 56 Fountain Road 777
George L. Lemos, 33 Appleton Street
434
*William F. McClellan, 87 Quincy Street 739
*Frederick L. Reynolds, 307 Gray Street 781
*G. Bertram Washburn, 16 Quincy Street 744
Blanks 1565
PRECINCT TWELVE - TWO YEARS (to fill vacancy)
*Edward A. Bailey, 21 Appleton Place 698
Lucien H. LaRue, 256 Park Avenue 275
Blanks 119
PRECINCT TWELVE - ONE YEAR (to fill vacancies )
*Watson W. Greenfield, 115 Robbins Road 762
Berg Keshian, 10 School Street 358
*Albert R. Porteus, 34 Eustis Street 684
Blanks 380
PRECINCT THIRTEEN - THREE YEARS
*Donald W. Black, 7 Park Avenue Ext. 556
*W. Bradley Corson, 25 Crescent Hill Avenue 447
*William S. Craig, 67 Bow Street 517
George D. Dasseos, 63 Lowell Street 361
*John P. Downing, 9 Blossom Street 549
*Percival E. Richardson, 137 Newland Road 522
Russell E. Ward, 7 Westmoreland Avenue 428
*Warren E. Zwicker, 138 Sunset Road 518
Blanks 1265
PRECINCT THIRTEEN - ONE YEAR (to fill vacancy)
*Thomas J. O'Neill, 615 Summer Street 643
Blanks
217
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PRECINCT FOURTEEN - THREE YEARS
*Marjorie T. Adams, 42 Dow Avenue 441
Francis B. Coughlin, 218 Wachusett Avenue 393
*Laurence S. Faunce, 66 Rhinecliff Street 463
Ira L. Goding, 17 Tanager Street 214
Burton Harrison, 38 Tanager Street 260
*J. Howard Hayes, 115 Claremont Avenue
491
Daniel J. Kenney, 268 Renfrew Street
375
* John S. Rice, 6 Spring Road 461
*Hallam T. Ring, 163 Hillside Avenue 504
*Ralph H. Seabury, 52 Aberdeen Road 518
Ira W. Smith, 87 George Street 355
Blanks 1261
PRECINCT FOURTEEN - ONE YEAR (to fill vacancy)
*Samuel A. Lewis, 106 Paul Revere Road 431
Joseph S. Vahey, 268 Oakland Avenue 412
Blanks 113
All ballots, used and unused, tally sheets, total tally sheets, copy of Precinct Records of Elections, and all other records pertaining to the election were placed in the possession of the Town Clerk to be preserved for the period required by law.
A true Record of the Election, ATTEST:
JAMES J. GOLDEN,
Town Clerk.
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
RECOUNT
Arlington, March 19, 1949
Petitions for a recount of the votes cast on March 7, 1949, for Selectman and member of the Board of Public Works were filed with the Town Clerk, in accordance with the pro- visions of law.
Accordingly, a recount was held March 19, 1949, in the auditorium of Robbins Memorial Town Hall, and was called to order by Timothy J. Buckley, Chairman of the Registrars of Voters, at 9:45 A. M.
The recount was conducted by the Registrars of Voters, assisted by the following, each of whom was sworn to the faithful performance of his duties :
Marion B. Keefe
11 Teel Street
Robert M. D'Unger
92 Egerton Road
Arthur R. Kimball
20 Foster Street
Daniel J. Mahoney
79 Mary Street
William P. O'Connor
23 Warren Street
Patrick F. Brosnahan
19 Linwood Street
Edward J. Connor
46 Franklin Street
Harry O. Austin
15 Bartlett Avenue
Andrew A. Magnus
23 Victoria Road
Guy W. Beddeos
136 Scituate Street
Robert F. Needham
10 Winthrop Road
William J. Bailey
6 Appleton Place
Adrian H. Robinson
91 Westminster Avenue
Esther M. Gaddis
221 Wachusett Avenue
The reading of the petitions was waived. The boxes con- taining the ballots were distributed to the seven tables, seals broken and the boxes opened.
The result of the recount was as follows:
SELECTMAN
Precinct
1 2 3
4
5
6 7
George A. Harris
393 494 398 374 542 279 680
Marcus L. Sorensen 221 281 291 316 151 579 209
Blanks
25 33
34 48 39 24 47
Precinct 8
9 10
11
12
13 14 Total
George A. Harris
320 290 344 484 387 418 408
Marcus L. Sorensen 675 458 590 439 686 405 526
5811 5827
Blanks 19 17
22
31
19
37 22
417
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TOWN RECORDS
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Precinct
1
2
3
4
5 28
6
7
Cornelius J. Brosnan
26
53
22 41
17 28
Thomas J. O'Neill
309 355 333 312 395 454 476
Thomas R. Rawson
292 379 343 364 290 384 402
Blanks
12
21
25
21
19
27
30
Precinct
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total 425
Cornelius J. Brosnan
45
14
36
32
25
13
45
Thomas J. O'Neill
466 339 446 477 534 336 433
5665
Thomas R. Rawson
463 394 443 424 508 496 433
5615
Blanks
40
18
31
21
25
15 45
350
The vote as recorded March 7, 1949, was
SELECTMAN
George A. Harris
5799
Marcus L. Sorensen
5830
Blanks
426
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Cornelius J. Brosnan 452
Thomas J. O'Neill
5627
Thomas R. Rawson
5626
Blanks
350
In accordance with the law, the ballots were returned to the Town Clerk and were again impounded by him at the police Station.
A TRUE RECORD, ATTEST:,
JAMES J. GOLDEN,
Town Clerk
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Arlington, March 21, 1949
Pursuant to the Warrant of the Selectmen served accord- ing to law upon the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington by a Constable of said Town, notices having been sent by mail by the Town Clerk at least seven days before the day of meeting to the Town Meeting Members elected and qualified to act in Town Meetings in Arlington, and advertised in the local newspapers, the Town Meeting Members met in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall on Monday evening, March 21, 1949. The Warrant calling the meeting was the notice sent by mail by the Town Clerk.
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-three 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 and ten members-at-large attended the meeting.
Philip H. Burt, stenographer, was sworn by the Town Clerk to the faithful performance of his duties ...
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by the Mod- erator, Mr. Ernest W. Davis, who declared a quorum pres- ent.
The Town Meeting Members, not previously sworn, were sworn by the Moderator.
There being no objection to the request of Selectman Peterson, permission was granted Mr. Purcell of the Board of Selectmen; Mr. Wallace of the Board of Public Works; Messrs. Hauser and Sampson of the Board of Assessors; Messrs. O'Reilly, Fish, Spence, Wise, Halpin, Farrow, Rob- son and Phinney of the Finance Committee, and Mr. Smith, Executive Secretary of the Finance Committee, to sit with him during the meeting.
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