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Other two members each 250 00
Accounting
1,350 00
Treasury
1,000 00
Salary of the Treasurer to be. $750 00
Collector
1,250 00
Salary of the Collector to be. 800 00
Collector special, adding machine 65 00
Assessors
1,800 00
Salaries of the Assessors to be:
Chairman
$350 00
Other two members
each 225 00
Other Finance Accounts
5 00
Law
500 00
Town Clerk
650 00
Salary of the Town Clerk to be. $500 00
Election and Registration
1,300 00
Town Hall
2,400 00
Town Hall Special
200 00
Police
2,500 00
Police, Uniforms
240 00
Water
2,350 00
Fire
2,800 00
Salaries $225 00
Fire, Hose 550 00
Moth Town
2,000 00
Moth Private
1,300 00
Tree Warden
900 00
Small Sprayer
350 00
Small Truck 600 00
Forest Fire Warden 75 00
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Sealer
300 00
Health
2,200 00
Salaries of the Board of Health to be:
Chairman
$50 00
Other two members each 25 00
Inspector of Animals 75 00
Highways
8,900 00
Salary of the Supt. to be $1,800 00
Chapter 90 Maintenance 860 00
Snow
8,500 00
Street Lighting
7,000 00
Public Welfare
13,000 00
Salaries of the Board to be:
Chairman
$50 00
Other two members each 25 00
Soldiers' Relief 1,200 00
State and Military Aid
700 00
Old Age Assistance
8,700 00
Old Age Administration
500 00
Aid to Dependent Children
600 00
Aid to Dependent Children Administration
25 00
School (plus dog tax)
41,798 03
New Boiler Lamson School
3,400 00
Domestic Science
75 00
Painting 275 00
Repairing Classroom Chairs, J. Lamson School
3,400 00
New desks and chairs, Walsh School 325 00
Vocational 350 00
Educational Trips 50 00
Cafeteria
1,500 00
Public Library 2,400 00
American Legion 300 00
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Boiler Insurance
150 00
Insurance Fund
1,075 00
Memorial Day
250 00
Parks 250 00
Reserve Fund 2,500 00
Town Clock
50 00
Town Reports 500 00
1,400 00
Cemetery
Salaries of the members to be. . each $15 00
Interest
3,500 00
Maturing Debt
13,000 00
There being no items "passed" the Moderator called for a vote on the items read.
Voice vote. Appropriations unanimously carried.
Article 5. "To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $6,000.00 to be expended for work to be done on the Highways, the Cemetery, the Moth Suppression Department, the Parks, Fire Protection, the Water Supply System, municipal buildings, and other municipal works and for materials and implements, to provide work for the needy unemployed of the town, or take any action thereon."
Moved by Mr. Lawrence R. Stone and seconded: That the sum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) be raised and appro- priated for work to be done in the construction, improvement, or repair of public ways, public parks, the public cemetery, the moth suppression department, the water supply system, fire protection, municipal buildings and other municipal works or undertakings and for the purchase or hire of materials, sup- plies and equipment whereby employment may be afforded the citizens of the town, and also providing cooperation with the Federal Government in unemployment relief and other pro- jects of direct and indirect benefit to the town or its inhabi-
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tants, the work to be done under the direction of the Select- men, who shall have the authority to apportion, supervise and expend said $6,000.00 and further that the Selectmen request the unemployment committee to cooperate with them in ascer- taining to whom work may be given.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation, to transfer the sum of $7,000.00 from the Excess and Defi- ciency Fund to the Selectmen Unemployment Account, or take any action thereon."
Moved by Dr. John King and seconded: That the town, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation, transfer the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00) from the Excess and Deficiency Fund to the Selectmen Unemployment Account.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 7. "To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the unexpended balance of funds distributed to the Town un- der the provisions of Chapter 500 Acts of 1938, amounting to $4,100.00 for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of local roads, streets, and highways, as provided in Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1939, or take any action thereon within the provision of said Chapter 2, 1939."
Moved by Mr. Percival D. Whipple and seconded: That the Town appropriate the unexpended balance of funds dis- tributed to the Town under the provisions of Chapter 500 of the Acts of 1938, amounting to $4,100.00 for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of local roads, streets and highways, as provided in Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1939.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
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Article 8. "To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.34 to cover the balance and pay the follow- ing overdraft: Chapter 90 construction $1,000.34."
Moved by Mr. Standish Bradford and seconded: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.34 to cover the overdraft of Chapter 90 Construction.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 9. "To see if the Town will vote to accept and approve the doings of the Selectmen in taking a right and easement by eminent domain to lay, to construct, to operate, and to maintain underground water pipes and underground electric cables in a strip of land in and across the location of the Essex Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad-ten (10) feet wide and fifty-one and twenty-four hundredths (51.24) feet in length across said location, the proposed water pipes and electric cables being in the center of said strip and being at Station 94 38, as substantially shown on a plan now on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Hamilton, entitled, "Hamilton, Mass., June 20, 1939, Whitman & Howard, Engi- neers," and vote to appropriate a sum of money therefor or take any action thereon."
Moved by Mr. Robert B. Walsh and seconded: "That the Town accept and approve the doings of the Selectmen in tak- ing by eminent domain a right and easement forever to lay, to construct, to operate and to maintain underground water pipes and electric cables in a strip of land in and across the location of the Essex Branch of the Boston and Maine Rail- road-ten (10) feet wide and fifty-one and twenty-four hun- dredths (51.24) feet in length across said location, the pro- posed water pipes and electric cables being in the center of said strip and being at Station 94 38, as substantially shown on a plan now on file in the office of the Town Clerk of Hamil-
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ton, entitled "Hamilton, Mass., June 20, 1939, Whitman & Howard Engineers," and that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized with full powers to take said right and easement by eminent domain in behalf of the Inhabitants of said Town of Hamilton, and that there be raised and appropriated there- for the sum of ten ($10.00) dollars.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 10. "To see if the Town will vote to accept the gift of Julia E. Goodwin of a certain triangular parcel of land lying northerly of the junction of Woodbury and Bridge Streets in Hamilton, as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of the Knowl- ton Meadow," recorded with Essex South District Registry of Deeds, Book 3164, Page 344, now in the office of the Town Clerk, or take any action thereon."
Moved by Mr. Robert B. Walsh and seconded: That the Town accept the gift of Julia E. Goodwin of a certain trian- gular parcel of land lying northerly of the junction of Wood- bury and Bridge Streets, in Hamilton, as shown on a plan en- titled "Plan of Knowlton Meadow," recorded with Essex, South District Registry of Deeds, Book 3164, Page 344, and that the thanks of the town be extended to Mrs. Goodwin and that the Town Clerk be instructed to send her a certified copy of the vote.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 11. "To see if the Town will vote that the Rules and Regulations as now established and such rules and regu- lations as may be hereafter established that have been adopted and published by the Water Commission now on file in the office of the Town Clerk be given and have the full force and effect of law, or take any action thereon."
Moved by Mr. Lawrence E. Anderson and seconded : That
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the rules and regulations as now established, and such rules and regulations as may be hereafter established, that have been adopted and published by the Water Commission now on file in the office of the Town Clerk, be ratified and approved by the Town and shall have the full force and effect of law.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 12. "To see if the Town will vote to purchase tables and benches for the Jonathan Lamson School and appropriate a sum of money therefor or take any action thereon, as peti- tioned for by Harry S. Gilchrest and others."
Moved by Mr. Harry S. Gilchrest and seconded: That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $279.00 for the pur- chase of equipment consisting of tables and benches to be installed in the Jonathan Lamson School.
Voice vote. Vote declared carried by the Moderator.
The vote was doubted, therefor the Moderator called for a rising vote and appointed the following tellers: Dr. John G. Corcoran, E. Nelson Pierce, Wallace H. Knowlton, Alvin L. Perley, Oscar A. Wood and Robert H. Chittick.
The vote:
Affirmative 116
Negative 37
Motion carried.
Article 13. "To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Water Commissioners to appoint a member of the board to an- other Town office or position for the term provided by law, if any, otherwise for a term not exceeding one year, the salary of such appointee to be fixed by the Town, or take any action thereon."
Moved by Mr. Standish Bradford and seconded: That the Board of Water Commissioners be and hereby is authorized
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to appoint any member thereof to the position of Clerk to the Board for a term not exceeding one year and that the salary of such appointee be $200.00
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 14. "To see if the Town will vote to discontinue the present method of choosing constables by ballot at the an- nual election and authorize the Selectmen to appoint one or more constables, commencing with the duly elected Board of Selectmen for 1941 or take any action thereon, as petitioned for by Mabel Bayard Storey and others."
Moved by Mrs. Mabel B. Storey and seconded: That the town discontinue the present method of choosing constables by ballot at the next Annual Election and that the Selectmen be and are hereby authorized to appoint one or more Constables commencing with the duly elected Board of Selectmen for 1941.
Voice vote. Motion declared carried by Moderator.
The vote was doubted, therefor the Moderator called for a standing vote with the following tellers: Dr. John G. Cor- coran, E. Nelson Pierce, Wallace H. Knowlton, Alvin L. Per- ley, Oscar A. Wood and Robert H. Chittick.
The vote:
Affirmative 67
Negative 75
Motion lost.
Article 15. "To see if the Town will vote to amend the By- Laws of the Town of Hamilton by rescinding Section 1, of Chapter 1, and inserting the following section: Section 1. The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the second Tues- day in March. The Polls shall be open at 5.45 A. M. and shall remain open until 1 o'clock P. M. After the closing of the polls the remaining articles shall be acted upon, or take
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any action thereon, as petitioned for by Mr. Frederick P. Goodhue and others."
Moved by Mr. Frederick P. Goodhue that action on this article be deferred until after Article 20.
Voice vote. Motion declared carried by a two-thirds vote.
Article 16. "To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell. after first giving notice of the time and place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the Town fourteen days at least before the sale, property taken by the Town under the Tax Title pro- cedure, provided that the Selectmen or whomsoever they may authorize to hold such public auction may reject any bid which they deem inadequate to take any action relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. John H. Perkins and seconded: That the Town authorize the Selectmen to sell, after first giving notice of the time and place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the town fourteen days at least before the sale, property taken by the Town under the Tax Title procedure, provided that the Selectmen or whomso- ever they may authorize to hold such public auction may reject any bid which they deem inadequate.
Voice vote. Motion carried unanimously.
Article 17. "To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1941, and to issue a note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17. Chapter 44, General Laws and amendments thereto."
Moved by Mr. Chester A. Foster and seconded: That the town vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectnien, to borrow money from time to time in anti-
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cipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Janu- ary 1, 1941, and to issue a note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws and amendments thereto.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 18. "To see if the Town will authorize the Col- lector to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasu- rer, when appointed Collector, may use agreeable to Chapter 41, Section 37, of the General Laws and amendments thereto."
Moved by Mr. Chester A. Foster and seconded: That the Town authorize the Collector to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer, when appointed Collector, may use agreeable to Chapter 41, Section 37, of the General Laws and amendments thereto.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the fol- lowing By-Laws, as provided by Section 38A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws (Tercentenary Edition) or take any ac- tion thereon: The collector of taxes shall collect, under the title of Town Collector, all accounts due the Town including the collection of water accounts, excepting interest on invest- ments or sinking or trust funds. If it shall seem advisable to the Town Collector that suit or suits should be instituted and prosecuted in the name of the Town, in connection with the collection of any of said accounts due to the Town, he shall so advise the Selectmen, who shall have authority as agents of the Town to institute and prosecute the same."
Moved by Mr. Robert B. Walsh and seconded: That the Town adopt the following By-Laws: "The collector of taxes shall collect, under the title of Town Collector, all accounts due to the Town, including the collection of water accounts, except-
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ing interest on investments of sinking or trust funds. If it shall seem advisable to the Town Collector that suit or suits should be instituted and prosecuted in the name of the Town, in connection with the collection of any of said accounts due to the Town, he shall so advise the Selectmen, who shall have authority as agents of the Town to institute and prosecute the same.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 20. "To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee to investigate the advisa- bility of establishing a Town Planning Board and preparing a Zoning By-Law, to report the results of their study at the next annual meeting, appropriate a sum of money therefor, or take any action thereon."
Moved by Mr. John H. Perkins and seconded: That the Moderator be and is hereby authorized to appoint a committee of five to investigate the advisability of establishing a Town Planning Board, and preparing a Zoning By-Law, to report the results of their study at the next annual meeting, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for same.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 15. Deferred by vote of this meeting.
Moved by Mr. Frederick P. Goodhue and seconded: That the Town amend the By-Laws by striking out Section 1, of Chapter 1, and inserting the following section: "Section 1. The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the second Tues- day in March. The polls shall be open at 5.45 o'clock A. M. and shall remain open until 1 o'clock P. M. After the closing of the polls the remaining articles of the warrant shall be acted upon.
Voice vote. Motion lost.
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Article 21. "To act on any other matter that may legally come before said meeting."
Moved by Mr. Robert B. Walsh and seconded: That the Town adopt the following resolutions and that the Town Clerk forward to Mr. Chandler a copy of the same.
Whereas, Arthur W. Chandler was elected to the board of Public Library Trustees in 1913 and has served continuously down to the present time, over a quarter of a century ; and
Whereas, he has seen the library grow from comparatively one room to the present Main Library at the Town Hall and the flourishing Branch at South Hamilton, both with a circu- lation of over 20,000 books, magazines, etc. and during the long period of his service has given freely of his time and efforts to bring the library up to its present high standard, be it,
Resolved, that this meeting record its appreciation of the services rendered the town by Arthur W. Chandler as library trustee and express the hope that while he has severed his offi- cial relation with the board at this time he will ever continue to be with us in spirit and cooperation in the carrying on of the library.
Voice vote. Resolutions unanimously adopted.
Moved by Mr. Robert B. Walsh and seconded: That the meeting be adjourned until 5.45 A. M. Tuesday, March 12, 1940 at which time we will act on Article 1.
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
The Moderator declared the meeting adjourned at Eight- thirty-five (8.35) in the evening until March 12, 1940 at five- forty-five (5.45) A. M.
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Vote on Article 1.
There were 1180 votes cast under Article 1 as follows :
Men 622 Women 558
1180
There were 1125 votes cast at the polls and 55 absentee ballots.
Moderator-for one year.
Oliver Wolcott 909
Blanks 271
Town Clerk-for one year.
George Gibney Haraden 968
Blanks
212
Selectmen, Board of Public Welfare-three for one year. John H. Perkins 657
Edward A. DeWitt 628
Lawrence R. Stone 403
John B. Moulton 401
Everett F. Haley 391
Lawrence C. Foster 224
Herman F. Putnam 135
Blanks
701
Surveyor of Highways-for one year.
Leland D. Thompson
972
Blanks 208
Assessor-one for three years.
Donald G. Trussell
902
Blanks
278
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Treasurer-for one year.
Bernard A. Cullen 361
Leverett A. Haskell 305
Walfred B. Sellman 233
John E. Rhodes 176
Karl E. Heaphy 51
Walter E. Cheever 26
Blanks
28
Tax Collector-for one year.
Chester A. Foster
577
Frank B. Crowell
556
Blanks 47
Park Commissioner-one for three years.
Frederick P. Goodhue 456
Stanley E. Allen 295
Elmer L. Butler 264
Blanks 166
Tree Warden-for one year.
Rudolph H. Haraden
774
Raymond A. Whipple 307
Blanks 99
Constables-three for one year.
Edward Frederick 896
Charles F. Poole 853
Arthur Southwick 518
Benjamin A. Dodge
273
Amos W. A. Fuller
117
Charles H. Dodge 71
Blanks 812
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School Committee-one for three years.
Frederic Winthrop, Jr. 721
Donald M. Keyser 398
Blanks 61
Water Commissioner-one for three years.
Lawrence E. Anderson 945
Blanks 235
Water Commissioner-one for two years.
Richard H. Smith, Jr. 322
Robert Robertson. Jr. 245
Lawrence M. Peterson 186
Walter J. Emeney 123
Harold M. Johnson 88
Lee Harold Cushman 71
Blanks 145
Cemetery Commissioner-one for three years.
Lawrence Lamson 485
Charles Harding 360
Walter S. Perkins 231
Blanks 114
Trustee Public Library-one for three years.
John F. Neary 833
Blanks 347
The Moderator read the results of the voting on Article 1, at eight forty-seven (8.47) o'clock in the evening.
A true copy. Attest: GEORGE GIBNEY HARADEN
Town Clerk
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of the Attorney General
Paul A. Dever
Boston April 11, 1940
Attorney General
Mr. George Gibney Haraden Town Clerk
Hamilton, Mass.
Dear Sir:
I return herewith by-law adopted by the town of Hamilton on March 4, 1940, under article XIX, with the approval of the Attorney General noted thereon.
Encl.
Very truly yours, Edward McPartlin Assistant Attorney General
Article XIX. "To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following By-Law, as provided by Section 38A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws (Tercentenary Edition) or take any ac- tion thereon: The collector of taxes shall collect, under the title of Town Collector, all accounts due the Town, including the collection of water accounts, excepting interest on invest- ments of sinking or trust funds. If it shall seem advisable to the Town Collector that suit or suits should be instituted and prosecuted in the name of the Town, in connection with the collection of any of said accounts due to the Town, he shall so advise the Selectmen, who shall have authority as agents of the Town to institute and prosecute the same."
Vote: Moved and seconded, that the town adopt the fol- lowing by-law. "The collector of taxes shall collect, under the title of Town Collector, all accounts due the Town, including the collection of water accounts, excepting interest on invest-
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ments of sinking or trust funds. If it shall seem advisable to the Town Collector that suit or suits should be instituted and prosecuted in the name of the Town, in connection with the collection of any of said accounts due to the Town, he shall so advise the Selectmen, who shall have authority as agents of the Town to institute and prosecute the same."
Voice vote. Motion unanimously carried.
A true copy. Attest : GEORGE GIBNEY HARADEN Town Clerk
Boston, Mass. April 11, 1940. The foregoing by-law is hereby approved.
Paul A. Dever. Attorney General
PRE-PRIMARY APRIL 30, 1940
The pre-primary election was held at the Town Hall, Tues- day, April 30, 1940.
The meeting was called to order, the warrant read and the polls declared open at 3 o'clock P. M. by John H. Perkins, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
The tellers were as follows : Republican Democratic E. Florence Burke Annie S. Cunningham Carolyn Lander Andrew MacCurrach Ann Kelleher Lawrence Petersen
Election officers were as follows : John H. Perkins George Gibney Haraden Lawrence R. Stone Edward A. DeWitt The police on duty were as follows: Arthur Southwick
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The election officers and tellers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by the Town Clerk.
The result of the Primary follows :
Total vote cast 126
Republican
113 Democratic 13
Men 72
Women 54
Enrollment after election : Republican :
Democratic :
Men
415
Men
50
Women 389
Women 25
804
75
The Republican vote follows :
Delegates at Large Group 1.
William H. McMasters 10
Byron P. Hayden
7
Harry P. Gibbs 7
Selden G. Hill
10
Alternate Delegates at Large Group 1.
Abbie L. Tebbets 8
Berton S. Evans 11
Annie L. Brown
6
Lucius K. Thayer
12
Delegates at Large Group 2.
Leverett Saltonstall 72
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. 75
Joseph W. Martin, Jr. 63
John W. Haigis
68
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Alternate Delegates at Large Group 2.
Mary B. Besse 45
Orin S. Kenney 51
Mary Phillips Bailey 46
Irene Gowetz 45
District Delegates Group 1.
James G. Page 9
Harry P. Gifford 18
Alternate District Delegates Group 1.
Bernice H. Nichols 6
Sophia Wysocki 5
District Delegates Group 2.
Hugh A. Cregg 63
John A. Trowt 69
Alternate District Delegates Group 2.
Harland Burke 59
Fred O. Gonther 55
Delegates not grouped.
Rose M. Chase 0
Emily C. L. Milton 0
State Committee.
Harcourt Amory 66
Grace A. Smith 50
Town Committee.
Nellie E. Woodman 50
Donald G. Trussell 22
George E. Smith 77
Edward A. DeWitt 77
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George Gibney Haraden 91
Robert H. Chittick 86
Bayard Tuckerman, Jr. 87
Lawrence R. Stone 84
Oliver Wolcott
85
William W. Bancroft
72
Everett F. Haley 84
The Democratic vote follows :
Delegates at Large.
David I. Walsh 9
Paul A. Dever 12
John W. McCormack 7
Maurice J. Tobin 10
William H. Burke, Jr.
7
James M. Curley
10
Charles F. Hurley
11
Joseph B. Ely
8
Francis E. Kelley 9
Roger L. Putnam
7
William J. Foley
8
Alexander G. Lajoie 7
Alternate Delegates at Large.
Henry K. Cushing 10
Joseph A. Scolponeti
7
Elizabeth L. McNamara 7
Catherine E. Hanifin 7
Sadie H. Mulrone 7
Clementine Langone 7
Anna A. Sharry 7
Margaret M. O'Riordan 7
John Zielinski 8
Mary Maliotis 7
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Michael J. Batal
7
Morris Kritzman
7
District Delegates.
Michael F. McGrath 9
John W. Coddaire, Jr. 6
James H. Sullivan 7
John T. Coan
6
Alternate District Delegates.
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