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Voted, that this matter be left to the Selectmen, to deter- mine the title to said land and report to a future town meeting.
EMPLOYMENT OF SECRETARY TO SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
ARTICLE 20. Committee report and recommend . That School Committee be authorized to employ a Secretary at a salary of not to exceed $50."
Voted, that the above report be adopted.
ELECTRIC LIGHT ON EMMONS STREET.
ARTICLE 21. Committee report and recommend " That this article be indefinitely postponed."
Voted, that the report be adopted.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR CEMETERY.
ARTICLE 22. Committee report and recommend " That this article be indefinitely postponed."
Voted, that the report be adopted.
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FOR ALARM BOX ON MAPLE STREET.
ARTICLE 23. Committee report and recommend " That this article be indefinitely postponed."
Voted, that the report be adopted.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS ON PLEASANT STREET.
ARTICLE 24. Committee report and recommend " That this article be indefinitely postponed."
Voted, that the report be adopted.
RATE OF INTEREST ON TAXES.
ARTICLE 25. Committee report and recommend " That 7 per cent. be charged after December 1st next.
Voted, that the report be adopted.
ELECTRIC LIGHT ON UNION STREET.
ARTICLE 26. Committee report and recommend " That this article be indefinitely postponed."
Voted, that the report be adopted.
ADOPTION OF SEAL.
ARTICLE 27. Committee report and recommend . That this article be referred to a committee of three to report- at some future town meeting."
Voted, that the report be adopted and that the Moderator appoint the committee, and thereupon the Moderator appointed Orestes T. Doe, Dwight M. Hodge and Bradley M. Rockwood.
EMPLOYMENT ,OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
ARTICLE 28. Committee report and recommend " That the School Committee employ a Superintendent of Schools in same manner as the past year."
Voted, that the report be adopted.
It was voted at 10 o'clock P. M. to adjourn without date. A true record.
Attest :
ORESTES T. DOE.
Town Clerk.
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The following named persons were appointed to the offices hereinafter named, by the Selectmen, when duly as- sembled on the following dates, all in the year 1898, on the 9th day of March.
Anthony Connor-DAY POLICE and Liquor Officer until March 24th, 1898.
William Redpath-NIGHT POLICE until March 24th, 1898. SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS without pay-Charles R. Gowen, William G. Cody, Kervin R. Jewett, George Bourbeau. Daniel W. Fisher, Geo. W. Hill, Joseph T. Hutchinson, Fred L. Davis, Edmund J. Rockwood, Amos W. Stone, William Redpath ; on the 18th day of March. Walter Lovelace ; on the 25th day of March. Charles Badger ; on the 25th day of June, Edward P. Proctor; on the 9th day of Dec. Silas W. Nickerson.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER-William Rockwood, Elmer M. Wadsworth, Clarence H. Woodward. Walter M. Fisher. MEASURERS . OF WOOD AND BARK-William Rockwood, Alexander M. Haggart, T. Jefferson Daniels, Kervin R. Jewett, Norman B. Stone, Wilton A. Pond, Clarence H. Woodward, Elmer M. Wadsworth. Thomas B. Allen. MEASURERS OF GRAIN-Frank D. Metcalf, Clarence H. Woodward, Elmer M. Wadsworth, Nathan B. Arnold, James F. Ray, William Rockwood.
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND HAY-Joseph E. Clark, Kervin R. Jewett, Nathan B. Arnold, Alexander M. Haggart. Clarence HI. Woodward, James F. Ray, Thomas Keefe, Elmer M. Wadsworth.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES-Granville H. Ellis. INSPECTOR OF KEROSENE OIL-Granville H. Ellis.
AGENTS FOR BURIAL OF SOLDIERS-Edwin A. Mason, Walter M. Fisher.
AUCTIONEERS-Lewis R. Whitaker, David W. Corson.
On the 18th day of March Anthony Connor Day Police and Liquor Officer for the ensuing year until March 10.
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1899, at a salary of $50 per month.
William Redpath, Night Police for the ensuing year until March 10, 1899, at a salary of $50 per month.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS-Charles S. Rand.
On the 25th day of March. Inspector of Animals and Provisions in accordance with Chapter 491, Acts of 1894- William F. King.
On the 15th day of April, Forest Fire Wards, beginning May 1. 1898-Charles S. Rand. Almon Sanborn, William F. King, T. Jefferson Daniels, Norman B. Stone, Charles E. Woodward, James M. Parker. Albert J. Newell, Elliot Poor. BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS-John G. Cunningham, Edgar A. Metcalf. George I. Rich, James B. McKinnon, Wil- liam F. Buckley.
TOWN OF FRANKLIN.
We, the Selectmen of Franklin, in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. hereby appoint James W. Desmond of said Franklin Registrar of Voters in and for said Franklin for the term of three years from the first day of May, A. D. 1898, and until another is appointed in his place.
Witness our hands this twenty-second day of April, A. D. 1898.
J. CUSHING GALLISON, H. W. HOSIE, H. WHITING, Selectmen of Franklin.
Franklin, Mass., April 28, 1898.
I. James W. Desmond, having been appointed a Registrar of Voters for the town of Franklin. Mass., for the term ending May 1, 1901, do swear that I will faithfully perform and dis- charge the duties of said office.
JAMES W. DESMOND.
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I administered the oath of office to the said James W. Desmond on this 28th day of April, A. D. 1898.
ORESTES T. DOE, Town Clerk.
A true record. Attest : ORESTES T. DOE, Town Clerk.
I administered the oath of office to the following named officers on the date set against their respective names, all in the year 1898.
FENCE VIEWERS-James O. Chilson, March 19: Cyrus M. Allen. April 27; Lucius W. Daniels, April 27.
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS-Charles S. Rand. March 19. POLICE OFFICERS-Anthony Connor, March 19; William Redpath. March 15.
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS-Charles R. Gowen, May 6 : Joseph T. Hutchinson, March 18; Daniel W. Fisher, March 30; Edward P. Proctor. July 2 ; Charles Badger, March 31; Silas W. Nickerson, Dec. 10.
POUND KEEPER-Norman B. Stone, March 28.
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER-William Rockwood. March 18 : Elmer M. Wadsworth. Oct. 7.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK-William Rockwood. March 18: Alexander M. Haggart, March 14; T. Jef- ferson Daniels, March 15; Kervin R. Jewett, March 15 ; Thomas B. Allen, May 13; Norman B. Stone, March 28: Elmer M. Wadsworth, Oct. 7.
MEASURERS OF GRAIN-Nathan B. Arnold, March 14 ; James F. Rav, March 14: William Rockwood, March 18; Elmer M. Wadsworth. Oct. 7.
WEIGHERS OF COAL AND HAY-Kervin R. Jewett, March 15 : James F. Ray, March 14; Nathan B. Arnold, March
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14 ; Alexander M. Haggart, March 14 ; Elmer M. Wads- worth, Oct. 7.
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND PROVISIONS -- William F. King, March 26.
FOREST FIRE WARDS. for the year commencing May 1. 1898 -Charles E. Woodward, April 30 ; T. Jefferson Daniels. May 2 ; Norman B. Stone, May 5; William F. King, May 7 : Elliott Poor. May 9; Almon Sanborn, May 9; Albert J. Newell, May 13; James M. Parker, June 4.
BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS -- John G. Cunningham, May 2 ; George I. Peck. May 6; James B. Mckinnon, May 7 ; William F. Buckley, May 7; Edgar A. Metcalf, May 9.
OFFICE OF THE SELECTMEN. TOWN OF FRANKLIN. NORFOLK, SS.
Franklin, Mass., March 9, 1898.
We, the Selectmen, hereby appoint Anthony Connor of said town of Franklin to be Keeper of the Lockup for the current year and until March 10th, 1899. unless sooner re- moved.
J. CUSHING GALLISON, H. W. HOSIE, HIRAM WHITING, Selectmen of Franklin.
I. Anthony Connor. hereby accept the above appoint- ment.
ANTHONY CONNOR.
I administered the oath of office to the above named
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Anthony Connor, March 10, 1898.
ORESTES T. DOE,
Town Clerk. A true record.
Attest : ORESTES T. DOE. Town Clerk.
I hereby certify that I have destroyed this 2nd day of May, 1898, the ballots used at the annual election held on the 7th day of March last, for the election of town officers.
ORESTES T. DOE, Town Clerk.
A certified copy of the list of persons liable to enrollment in and for the Town of Franklin for the year 1898 has been filed with me on this 18th day of July, 1898, by the assessors of said town and I have filed the same, which contains the names of 795 men.
ORESTES T. DOE, Town Clerk.
Franklin, Mass., Oct. 6, 1898. TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF FRANKLIN :
GENTLEMEN :- Owing to the lack of time in which to properly attend to the duties of office of Registrar of Voters, I must and hereby tender my resignation to take effect im- mediately.
Respectfully yours. JAMES E. KELLY.
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OFFICE OF THE SELECTMEN, TOWN OF FRANKLIN.
We, the selectmen of Franklin, in the County of Norfolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereby appoint John B. Collins of said Franklin, Registrar of Voters in and for said Franklin. for the unexpired term of James E. Kelly, re- signed and until another is appointed in his place.
Given under our hands this seventh day of October, A. D. 1898.
J. CUSHING GALLISON, H. W. HOSIE, HI. WHITING, Selectmen of Franklin.
I, John B. Collins, having been appointed Registrar of Voters as aforesaid, do swear that I will faithfully perform the duties of said office.
JOHN B. COLLINS.
I administered the said oath of office to John B. Collins on this eighth day of October, A. D. 1898.
ORESTES T. DOE, Town Clerk. A true record. Attest : ORESTES T. DOE,
Town Clerk.
On the 6th day of January, 1899, the Selectmen when duly assembled, appointed Herbert A. Bent a special police officer within and for this town, and on the 7th day of said month I administered the oath of said office to said Herbert A. Bent.
ORESTES T. DOE,
Town Clerk.
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WARRANT FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION. NOVEMBER 8th. 1898.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
NORFOLK, SS.
To Either of the Constables of the Town of Franklin.
GREETING :
You are hereby required, in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to notify and warn the qualified voters of the Town of Franklin to assemblein their Town Hall. in said Town, on Tuesday, the eighth day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday of said November. at seven o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring in their votes on one ballot for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor and Attorney General for the Commonwealth, Councillor for the Second Councillor District, Sena- tor for the Second Norfolk Senatorial District. two Representatives to the General Court for the Tenth Norfolk Representative District. a County Commissioner for the County of Norfolk. two Special County Commissioners for the County of Norfolk, a District Attorney for the Southeastern District, a Registrar of Probate and Insolvency and a Sheriff for the County of Norfolk. and a Representative in the Congress of the United States for the Eleventh Congressional District.
The Polls may be closed as early as elever, o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
Hereof fail not. and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, unto the Selectmen, on or before the said day and hour.
Given under our hands this twenty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
J. CUSHING GALLISON, H. W. HOSIE. H. WHITING.
Selectmen of Franklin.
Upon the above recorded warrant the following return was made : OCTOBER 29TH, 1898.
NORFOLK, SS.
By virtue of the within warrant | have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Franklin herein described to assemble in their Town Hatl
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on Tuesday, the eighth day of November, 1898, for the purposes within mentioned by posting attested copies of the within warrant in each of the post offices of the town, and in ten other public places, seven days before the day of meeting, in compliance with Section two of Article one of the By-Laws of the Town of Franklin.
LEWIS R. WHITAKER, Constable of Franklin. A true record of the warrant and the return thereon.
Attest : ORESTES T. DOE, Town Clerk.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION,
NOVEMBER 8, 1898.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Norfolk, ss.
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Franklin, in the County of Norfolk, qualified to vote as required by the Constitution for State officers, holden at the Town Hall, in said Town, in accordance with the foregoing warrant, on Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, being the eighth day of said month, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight, for the purpose of giving in their votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor and Attorney General for the Commonwealth, Councillor for the Second Councillor Dis- trict, Senator for the Second Norfolk Senatorial District, two Representatives to the General Court for the Tenth Norfolk Representative District, a County Commissioner for the County of Norfolk, two Special County Commissioners for the County of Norfolk. a District Attorney for the Southeastern District, a Register of Probate and Insolvency and a Sheriff for the County of Norfolk, and a Representative in the Congress of the United States for the Eleventh Congressional District.
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The meeting was called to order at 7 o'clock A. M. by the Chairman of the Selectmen, who read the warrant and return thereon.
Nathan C. Nye and Michael J. Costello were appointed Ballot Clerks by the Selectmen, and both were duly sworn by the Town Clerk before the opening of the polls, and Nelson E. Newell and James O. Chilson were appointed by the Selectmen as additional Ballot Clerks, and they were sworn by the Town Clerk, and acted in the absence of the Ballot Clerks.
Thirteen marking shelves or compartments.were provided by the town, according to law, and a guard rail was erected six (6) feet or more from said shelves or compartments.
The first set of ballots furnished for said election by the Secretary of the Commonwealth was, before the opening of the polls on said day, delivered by the Town Clerk, sealed, to the Chairman of the Selectmen and his receipt taken therefor, in the following form, viz :
NOVEMBER 8, 1898.
Received of Orestes T. Doe, Town Clerk of Franklin, Mass., a sealed package said to contain eleven hundred ballots for use at the election in said town on this day.
J. CUSHING GALLISON,
Chairman of the Selectmen of Franklin, Mass.
The ballot box, furnished and certified to by the said Sec- retary, was, before the opening of the polls, opened in public meeting and examined by the Selectmen and Town Clerk and found to be empty. and the register thereon was set at zero (0) and thereupon locked and the key delivered to the police officer, Anthony Connor.
The seal of the package containing the first set of ballots was then broken by the Chairman of the Selectmen, who delivered the same to the Ballot Clerks, and the cards of instruction and specimen ballots were posted in the marking shelves or compartments and about the room outside the guard-rail, as required by law. after which the polls were declared opened. and it was then voted that the polls be kept open until four o'clock and then closed.
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The ballots were delivered to each voter by the Ballot Clerks, after the name of such voter had first been publicly announced and checked by said clerks upon the voting list used by them.
The ballot delivered to each voter was by him marked in one of the voting compartments aforesaid and thereafter deposited by such voter in said ballot box after his name had first been publicly announced at said box and duly checked upon the voting list by the election officers in charge of said box and list.
On the 27th day of October current, the Selectmen appointed Bradley M. Rockwood and James W. Desmond as tellers to assist them in receiving, sorting and counting said ballots, and before entering upon their duties as such tellers, they were all sworn by the Town Clerk to the faithful dis- charge of their duties as such tellers.
The Selectmen and Town Clerk had charge of the elec- tion, and the ballot box and check-list used with the same were under their care.
At 9 o'clock in the forenoon the said ballot box was opened, by the unanimons consent of the election officers, to remove the ballots therefrom for the purpose of counting when the register on said box showed 107 ballots cast, and upon a complete count of all the ballots so removed, it was found that there were 106.
The polls were closed at four o'clock in the afternoon, due notice having been made, when the register on the ballot box showed 535 ballots cast, and upon a complete count of all the ballots cast therein, it was found that 532 ballots had been cast into said box and cancelled thereby.
The whole number of ballots delivered to the voters by the Ballot Clerks was five hundred and thirty-two.
The ballots were divided into blocks, and each block was canvassed, as required by law, and the total result of said can- vass was recorded on the blank forms provided for that pur- pose.
The names checked upon the voting list used as aforesaid
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were then counted in a distinct and audible voice in the pres- ence of all the election officers and the public ; and the two check-lists used for the voters each showed five hundred and thirty-two names checked thereon.
The check-lists used were furnished by the Registrars of Voters for the purpose of said election.
After the completion of the canvass of all the votes cast, and the whole number duly sorted, counted and recorded, declaration thereof was made, according to law, in open town meeting, as follows. viz :
For Governor :
Alexander B. Bruce of Lawrence had one hundred and fifty-two-152.
George R. Pease of Lynn had eight-8.
Winfield P. Porter of Newburport had three-3.
Samuel B. Shapleigh of Boston had six-6.
Roger Wolcott of Boston had three hundred and forty- live-345.
Blanks, eighteen-18.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
For Lieutenant Governor :
Michael T. Berry of Haverhill had ten-10.
W. Murray Crane of Dalton had three hundred and thirty-nine-339.
John L. Kilbon of Lee had seven-7.
Isaac W. Skinner of Brockton had four-4.
Edward J. Slattery of Framingham had one hundred and fifty-eight-158.
Blanks, fourteen-14.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
For Secretary :
Charles H. Bradley of Haverhill had fourteen-14.
Henry A. Inman of Newton had eight-8.
Henry Lloyd of Boston had one hundred and forty-six- 146,
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William M. Olin of Boston had three hundred and twenty-eight-328.
James F. Stevens of Boston had thirteen-13.
Blanks, twenty-three-23.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks; five hundred and thirty-two-532.
For Treasurer :
Martha Moore Avery of Boston had eleven-11.
Harry J. Jaquith of Wellesley had one hundred and forty- eight-148.
Edward P. Shaw of Newburyport had three hundred and thirty-six-336.
Herbert Morley Small of Templeton had seven-7.
Charles W. White of Winchester had six-6.
Blanks, twenty-four-24.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
For Auditor :
Charles S. Grieves of Amesbury had eight-8.
John W. Kimball of Fitchburg had three hundred and twenty-seven-327.
John Palme of New Bedford had eleven-11.
Charles F. Parker of Boston had one hundred and forty- four-144.
Walter E. Sanford of Attleborough had eight-8.
Blanks, thirty-four-34.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
For Attorney-General :
Patrick Kilroy of Springfield had one hundred and fifty- three-153.
Hosea M. Knowlton of New Bedford had three hundred and thirty-eight-338.
Clarence E. Spellman of Westfield had twelve-12.
Blanks, twenty-nine-29.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
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For Councillor-Second District :
William W. Davis of Boston had three hundred and thirty-330.
Harrison Dunham of Boston had one hundred and sixty -160.
Blanks. forty-two-42.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
For Senator-Second Norfolk District :
Henry H. Francis of Stoughton had one hundred and seventy-two-172.
Fred Homer Williams of Brookline had three hundred and thirty-five-335.
Blanks, twenty-five-25.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
For Representatives in General Conrt-Tenth Norfolk Dis- trict :
Lester L. Burrington of Franklin had three hundred and ninety-390.
George F. Williams of Foxborough had three hundred and five-305.
Bernard W. McCabe had one-1.
John E. Keefe had one-1.
Blanks, three hundred and sixty-seven-367.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, ten hundred and sixty-four-1064.
For County Commissioner :
Thomas Blanchard of Stoughton had three hundred and twenty-seven-327.
Charles C. Sanderson of Dedham had one hundred and sixty-four-164.
Blanks, forty-one-41.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
For Special County Commissioners-Norfolk County :
John Everett of Canton had three hundred --- 300.
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Robert B. Martin of Hyde Park had one hundred and fifty-three-153.
Timothy F. Quinn of Sharon had one hundred and forty- five-145.
Lewis R. Whitaker of Franklin had three hundred and fifteen-315.
Nathan C. Nye of Franklin had one-1.
Blanks, one hundred and fifty-150.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, ten hundred and sixty-four-1064.
For District-Attorney-South Eastern District :
Charles A. Gilday of Brockton had one hundred and sixty-five-165.
Robert O. Harris of East Bridgewater had three hundred and thirty-nine-339.
Blanks, twenty-eight-28.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
For Register of Probate and Insolvency-Norfolk County :
Jonathan Cobb of Dedham had four hundred and twenty- three-423.
Blanks, one hundred and nine-109.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
For Sheriff-Norfolk County :
Samuel H. Capen of Canton had four hundred and thirty- three-433.
Blanks, ninety-nine-99.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
For a Representative in Congress-Eleventh District :
William H. Baker of Newton had one hundred and eighty-seven-187.
Charles F. Sprague of Brookline had three hundred and nineteen-319.
Blanks, twenty-seven-27.
Whole number of ballots, including blanks, five hundred and thirty-two-532.
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Certificates of said balloting, signed by the Selectmen and attested by the Town Clerk, were sealed up in open town meeting.
The ballots cast into said ballot box by the voters were duly sealed and certified to thereon by a majority of the elec- tion officers for said town and delivered into the custody of the Town Clerk.
The voting lists used at said election were enclosed in an envelope and sealed and a majority of the election officers certified thereon to the identity of the voting lists so sealed.
The presiding officer caused all ballots, which were not distributed to voters, to be enclosed in an envelope and sealed, and placed thereon his certificate as to the identity of the same.
The presiding officer delivered to the Town Clerk all said ballots cast, all undistributed ballots and voting lists, sealed as aforesaid, together with the ballot box, in accordance with the law in such cases made and provided.
On motion, the meeting was dissolved at 6.00 o'clock P'. M.
A true record.
Attest : ORESTES T. DOE, Town Clerk.
JANUARY 5, 1899.
I hereby certify that I have destroyed the ballots cast at the last November election. according to law.
ORESTES T. DOE.
Town Clerk.
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MEETING OF THE TOWN CLERKS
OF THE
TENTH NORFOLK REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
The Clerks of the Towns of Wrentham, Medway, Frank- lin, Foxborough, Bellingham and Norfolk, comprising the Norfolk Representative District, number ten, at their meeting at the Town Hall, in said Franklin, on Friday, the eighteenth day of November, A. D. 1898, at 12 o'clock noon on said day, being the tenth day following the day of the election, made out under their hands the following complete returns of all votes cast for Representatives to the General Court in said district, as follows, viz. :
Whole number of votes cast, including blanks and scatter- ing.
Lester L. Burrington of Franklin had ten hundred and ninety-1,090.
George F. Williams of Foxborough had ten hundred and ninety-one-1,091.
Scattering, six-6.
Blanks, eleven hundred and thirty-nine-1,139.
And did ascertain from the foregoing canvass that Lester L. Burrington of Franklin and George F. Williams of Fox- borough were duly elected, amd made certificates of their election, one of which was sent to the Secretary of the Com- monwealth, and one was sent to the Constable of Franklin, and one was sent to the Constable of Foxborough, to be served on said Lester L. Burrington and George F. Williams, as the law requires.
Witness our hands at Franklin, Mass., this 18th day of November, A. D. 1898.
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DAVID T. STONE, Clerk of Wrentham.
GEORGE E. POND. Medway.
ORESTES T. DOE.
Franklin.
LOUIS W. HODGES,
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Foxborough.
HENRY A. WHITNEY, "
Bellingham.
SILAS E. FALES, 66 Norfolk.
A true accord.
Attest : ORESTES T. DOE.
Town Clerk.
Franklin, Mass., Feb. 16th, 1899. O. T. DOE, ESQ., TOWN CLERK OF TOWN OF FRANKLIN :
Dear Sir :- I hand you herewith my resignation as a member of Board of Health of Town of Franklin to take effect at this date.
Very truly yours, WILLIAM H. COLBY, Franklin, Mass.
A true record.
Attest : ORESTES T. DOE, Town Clerk.
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