Town of Norwell annual report 1950-1959, Part 62

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Voted to amend #73 to read $11,000.00.


Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,000.00 for Snow Removal and Sanding, Salaries and Expenses.


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Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 for Administration of Old Age Assistance.


Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $25.00 for Administration of Disability Assistance.


Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for Salary of four (4) Members of School Committee.


Motion made and seconded that the Town raise and appro- priate the sums of money as indicated in the recommended column of #90 through #97. Mrs. Knight of the School Com- mittee spoke of reasons why the School Committee wishes a lump sum and moved an amendment to motion as follows: To raise and appropriate the sums in #90 thru #95 and #97 in a single sum, that sum to be $250,996.22. The Chairman of the Advisory Board urged defeat of the amendment. Supt. Bradley spoke of the advisability of the single sum and Mr. DiNardo urged voters to take more interest in the budget as presented by the School Committee.


The Amendment failed to pass and it was voted to raise and appropriate the items separately .. General Control $4,793.00, Instruction $175,705.00, Operation $27,289.00, Maintenance $3,095.42, Auxiliary Agencies $31,500.00, Mis- cellaneous $2,000.00, Out of State Travel $35.00, Ridge Hill School Expenses $6,614.00.


Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $750.00 for the William J. Leonard Memorial Library.


Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for the James Library.


Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,800.00 for expenses of Water Commissioners.


Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 as a Contribution to Aid to Agriculture.


Motion made, seconded and voted TO APPROPRIATE FROM OVERLAY SURPLUS the sum of $9,000.00 for a Reserve Fund.


The following amounts were raised and appropriated under original motion made regarding items in the budget ... Salary Moderator $50.00, Salary Town Hall Clerk $1,800.00, Assess- ors Clerical Assistance $1,144.00, Inspections and Extra Days


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$14.00 per day, Salary Chairman Board of Public Welfare $500.00, Other members two (2) $300.00, Agent of Board, Salary $3,960.00, Clerk of Board, Salary $1,300.00, Aid and Expenses of Public Welfare $3,500.00, Aid of Old Age Assist- ance $30,000.00, Aid Disability Assistance $3,000.00, Admin- istration of Aid to Dependent Children $25.00, Aid to Dependent Children $1,000.00, Aid and Expenses Veterans' Benefits $6,000.00, Salary Town Accountant $1,800.00, Ex- penses of Town Accountant $125.00, Expenses Collector $2,575.00, Expenses Town Clerk $1,155.00, Out of State Travel Town Clerk $150.00, Registrars three (3) $150.00, Election Officers $10.00 per meeting, Expenses of Elections and Regis- tration Department $1,000 00, Payroll Police Department $4,032.50, General Expenses Police Department $1,111.75, Cruiser Expense $1,405.75, General Payroll Fire Department $5,000.00, Expenses Fire Department $7,946.00, General Equipment Fire Department $2,425.00, Permits Fire Depart- ment $250.00, Forest Fire Patrol Expenses $200.00, Highway Department. Highway Surveyor $14.00 per day, Town Account Salaries and Expenses $3,000.00, Chap. 81 Roads, Salaries and Expenses $6,250.00, Chap. 90 Roads, Salaries and Expenses $5,000.00, Signs and Road Markings $400.00, Street Lights $2,886.00, Chairman Board of Health Salary $125.00, Mem- bers Board of Health two (2) Salary $200.00, Aid and Ex- penses Board of Health $1,735.00, Salary of School Nurse $3,000.00, Transportation of School Nurse $500.00, School Dentist Salary $1,200.00, School Hygienist $494.00, School Physician Salary $600.00, Town Dump, Expenses $1,200.00, Tree Warden $14 00 per day, Moth Department $1,800.00, Dutch Elm Disease, Expenses and Salary $4,000.00, Salary of Commissioners Water Department $75.00, Clerical Assistance Water Department $572.00, Committee Clerk of School De- partment $300.00, Vocational Training Tuition and Trans- portation $1,800.00, Expenses of Practical Arts - Adults $400.00, Expenses of Dog Officer $200.00, Sealer of Weights and Measures $175.00, Veterans' Graves $400.00, Washington Street Cemetery $800.00, Extra Legal Expenses $2,000.00, Workmen's Compensation $2,500.00, Plymouth County Retire- ment $3,206.00, Town Reports and Budgets $1,500.00, Memor- ial Day $350.00, Expenses of Board of Appeals $150.00, Planning Board $250.00, Salary of Custodian of Town Hall $2,860.00, Overtime Custodian $640.00, Expenses Town Hall Maintenance $3,000.00, Salary of Custodian of Town Hall Annex $360.00, Expenses of Town Hall Annex $2,600.00.


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Maturing Debt and Interest


High School Debt


Principal of Bond $ 4,000.00 90.00


Interest of Bond


Elementary School


Principal of Bond $15,000.00


Interest of Bond 4,725.00


High School Addition


Principal of Bond $15,000.00


Interest of Bond


5,812.50


New Ridge Hill School


Interest of Bond $ 5,100.00


Water Loan of 1947


Principal of Bond


$ 5,000.00


Interest of Bond 2,418.75


Water Loan of 1951


Principal of Bond $ 3,000.00


Interest of Bond 262.50


Water Loan of 1955


Principal of Bond


$22,000.00


Interest of Bond 5,478.00


Article III and # 14 of Article II. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 for Salary of Tax Collector to begin January 1, 1956 and to amend the Town By-Laws by adding the following paragraph to Article V Section 14. "The Tax Collector shall pay all fees received by him by virtue of his office into the Town Treasury."


Article 23. Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,500.00 for the purpose of Mosquito Control and authorize the Selectmen, at their dis- cretion to join the South Shore Mosquito Control Project.


Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to adjourn until Monday, March 12th 1956 at 7:30 p.m.


NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Town Clerk.


Adjourned Town Meeting March 12, 1956


Adjourned meeting called to order by the Moderator with 263 registered voters present.


It was moved, seconded and voted to take up Articles of


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the Warrant in the following order: Article 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.


Article 4. Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to appropriate from available funds, the sum of $13,750.00 in anticipation of repayment by the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts for Chapter 81, Work on the Highways.


Article 5. Motion made, seconded and voted to appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 from available funds in anticipation of repayment by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Plymouth for Chapter 90, Work on the Highways.


Article 8. Motion made, seconded and voted 145 in favor, 88 against, to change the name of Central Street from the Scituate line to the junction of Central Street and Norwell Avenue to Old Oaken Bucket Road.


Article 10. Motion made to accept the County layout of River Street. Selectmen explained that layout could be accepted but land not developed until later. Opposition voiced by abuttor. Motion made, seconded and voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 10.


Article 11. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for mix and place surface and drainage on Central Street and/or Old Oaken Bucket Road.


Article 12. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for mix and place surface on South Street.


Article 13. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to widen entrances to Franklin Road, Gerard Road and Wilder Road.


Article 16. Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted 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, 1957, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 4, as amended, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for less than one year in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 17, as amended.


Article 17. Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,000.00 to purchase a new Fire Truck.


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Article 18. Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to appropriate the 1955 Dog Tax Refund of $957.89 to the School Department Maintenance Account.


Article 19. Motion made to appropriate the sum of $45,000.00 for the purpose of purchasing pipes and laying water mains of not less than 6 inches but less than 16 inches in diameter in Main Street between Dover Street and the Scituate town line and to meet said appropriation by appro- priating $20,000.00 from available funds and by authorizing the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow for such purpose the sum of $25,000.00 by the issuance of bonds or notes under the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and acts, as amended thereof or in addition thereto. After considerable discussion the motion was seconded and voted 275 in favor and 10 against, to appropriate the sum of $45,000.00 for the purpose of purchasing pipes and laying water mains of not less than 6 inches, but less than 16 inches in diameter in Main Street between Dover Street and the Scit- uate town line and to meet said appropriation by appropriating $20,000.00 from available funds and by authorizing the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow for such purpose the sum of $25,000.00 by the issuance of bonds or notes under the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and acts, as amended thereof or in addition thereto.


Article 20. Motion made, seconded and voted 269 in favor 2 against to appropriate the sum of $5,000 00 for the purpose of purchasing pipes and laying water mains not less than 6 inches but less than 16 inches in diameter in Oak Street of Ridge Hill for a distance of approximately one-fifth mile between Washington Street and High Street, and to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow for such purpose the sum of $5,000.00 by the issuance of bonds or notes under the provisions of Chapter 44 of General Laws and acts, as amended thereof or in addition thereto.


Motion made, seconded and voted to take action on the remaining articles in the Warrant in order of their arrange- ment in the transcript.


Article 6. Motion made by Mr. Barstow to appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 as the Town's share of the cost of construc- tion of a bridge and approaches under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, to replace Union Bridge over the North River. Mr. Allen moved that Article 6, be amended to read: Vote to appropriate from available funds, the sum of $1,000.00 to defray the expense of a comprehensive analysis by the Plan-


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ning Board and their consultants of the North River area and the Union Bridge, the Planning Board to report to the Select- men and the Town and recommend action that should be taken in these matters for the best interests of the Town of Norwell. Mr. McDonough had an amendment to propose but the chair ruled Mr. Allen's must be acted on first. Advisory Board reported at this time that the Board was in favor of the original Motion Mr. Allen's Motion was seconded but did not carry. The main Motion was then seconded and by a vote of 170 to 121 it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 as the Town's share of the cost of construction of a bridge and approaches under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, to replace Union Bridge over the North River.


Article 7. It was moved, seconded and voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 7.


Article 9. Motion made and seconded to raise and appro- priate the sum of $10,000.00 for the construction of a four foot wide asphalt-paved sidewalk with granite curbing on the southerly side of Grove Street from Washington Street to Wilder Road, under the provisions of Chapter 83 of the Gen- eral Laws.


Mr. Lancaster reviewed the danger to pedestrians traveling on Grove Street and urged passage of the Motion. Chairman of the Finance Board urged the defeat of the Motion. Upon being put to vote the Motion failed to carry.


Article 14. Motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for Highway Drainage Systems failed to carry.


Article 15. Motion made, seconded and voted to instruct . the Moderator to appoint a Drainage Committee of five (5) members, including a qualified Engineer, to study drainage problems as they may appear and to advise the Selectmen and the Highway Surveyor regarding them.


Article 21. Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to instruct the Selectmen to prepare proper papers and instruct the Board of Water Commissioners to have a proper metal plaque inscribed and placed on the standpipe, to thank the Paradis family for the standpipe site, and the Paradis and Cugnasca families for the right of way to the standpipe, all of which was deeded as a gift by these families to the Town of Norwell.


Article 22. Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to authorize the Town Accountant to close out the unexpended balances of the following appropriations, the purposes of which


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have been completed : 1955 Census $5.72, High School Drive- ways $300.00, and Elementary School Driveways $285.00.


Article 24. Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to establish a School Study Committee consisting of the School Committee, one representative each of the following, to be selected by the group they represent, Planning Board, Parent- Teachers' Association, School Staff, Advisory Board, Superin- tendent of Schools ex officio, Recreation Commission and three members-at-large, the latter chosen by the above group. It shall be the duty of this Committee to recommend at the next Annual Town Meeting the next steps to be taken in our school expansion program, relative to buildings, playgrounds and athletic fields.


Article 25. Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for Civil Defense purposes.


Article 26. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for Christmas decorations.


Article 27. Motion made, seconded and voted to choose a Town Director of the Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture, as provided for by the General Laws, Chapter 128, Section 41; and that William D. Jacobs be that Director.


Article 28. Motion made, seconded and voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for the services of profes- sional planners, to evaluate and make an accurate projection from the factual data gathered by the Planning Board and its committees, and to cover the cost of drafting, typing, and pub- lication of the final report of the community Survey Committee.


Article 29. Motion made and seconded to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,500 00 to be expended, under the direction of a Committee of five (5) persons to be appointed by the Moderator, for the preparation of preliminary plans, outline specifications and cost estimate for the construction of an addi- tion to the Town Hall offices, said committee to report at the next regular or special Town Meeting. The Advisory Board reported against this action and the Motion failed to pass.


Article 30. Motion made, seconded and voted to postpone indefinitely, action on Article 30.


Article 31. Motion made, seconded and voted to indefi- nitely postpone action on Article 31.


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Article 32. Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 for the purpose of maintaining during the ensuing year, the mosquito control works as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 112, Acts of 1931.


Article 33. No instructions to Town Officers were voted.


Two Fish Rights were auctioned by the Moderator. Way- land S. Bailey bought Fish Right #1 for $4.00. Francis J. Nagle bought Fish Right #2 for $4.50.


Motion made, seconded and unanimously voted to adjourn.


NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Town Clerk.


Appropriations - Annual Meeting March 5th and 12th, 1956


Moderator-Salary


$ 50.00


Selectmen


Chairman, Additional Salary


200.00


Member Clerk, Additional Salary


900.00


Members (3) Salary


900.00


Expenses


488.00


Clerical Assistance


1,144.00


Town Hall Clerk


1,800.00


Inspections and Extra Days ($14.00 per day) Assessors


Chairman, Additional Salary


200.00


Member Clerk, Additional Salary Members (3) Salary


900.00


Expenses


2,275.00


Clerical Assistance


1,144.00


Extra Days and Inspections ($14.00 per day)


Board of Public Welfare


Chairman, Salary


500.00


Others (2)


300.00


Agent, Salary


3,960.00


Clerk, Salary


1,300.00


Aid and Expense


3,500.00


Old Age Assistance


Administration Aid


150.00 30,000.00


1,200.00


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Disability Assistance Administration Aid Aid to Dependent Children


25.00


3,000.00


Administration Aid


1,000.00


Veteran's Benefits


Aid and Expenses


6,000.00


Town Accountant Salary


1,800.00


Expenses


125.00


Treasurer


Salary


1,500.00


Expenses


1,342.50


Tax Title Account


175.00


Collector


Salary


4,000.00


Expenses


2,575.00


Town Clerk


Salary


2,000.00


Expenses


1,155.00


Out of State Travel


150.00


Elections and Registrations


Registrars (3)


150.00


Clerk


150.00


Election Officers


380.00


($10.00 per meeting)


Expenses


1,000.00


Police Department


Chief's Salary


4,500.00


Payroll


4,032.50


General Expenses


1,111.75


Cruiser Expenses


1,405.75


Fire Department


General Payroll


5,000.00


Stewards


720.00


Expenses


7,935.00


General Equipment


2,425.00


Permits


250.00


Fire Truck, Art. 17


12,000.00


Forest Fire Patrol Expenses


200.00


Highway Department


Salary of Highway Surveyor ($14.00 per day)


Town Account Salaries and Expenses


3,000.00


Chap. 81 Roads Salaries and Expenses


6,250.00


Chap. 90 Roads Salaries and Expenses


5,000.00


25.00


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Article 6, Chap. 90 Roads, Union Bridge


15,000.00


Signs and Road Markings


400.00


Snow Removal and Sanding


11,000.00


Street Lights


2,886.00


Article 11, Mix and Place


Central St and Old Oaken Bucket Rd.


3,000.00


Article 12, Mix and Place, South St.


5,000.00


Article 13, Widen Entrances, Gerard Rd., Wilder Rd., and Franklin Rd.


500.00


Board of Health


Chairman, Salary


125.00


Members (2) Salary


200.00


Aid and Expenses


1,735.00


School Nurse


Salary


3,000.00


Transportation


500.00


School Dentist Salary


1,200.00


School Hygienist


494.00


School Physician Salary


600.00


Town Dump, Expenses


1,200.00


Tree Warden


Salary, $14.00 per day


Squares and Triangles, Salaries and Expenses


300.00


Moth Department


1,800.00


Dutch Elm Disease, Expenses and Salary


4,000.00


Elm Tree Beetle, Expenses and Salary


500.00


Tent Caterpillar, Expenses and Salary


250.00


Mowing Bushes, Expenses and Salary


480.00


Expenses


2,500.00


Water Department


Commissioners Salary (3)


75.00


Supervision ($14.00 per day)


Expenses


11,800.00


Clerical Assistance


572.00


School Department


School Committee Salaries (4)


300.00


Committee Clerk


300.00


General Control


4,793.00


Instruction


175,705.00


Operation


27,289.00


Maintenance


3,095.42


Auxiliary Agencies


31,500.00


Miscellaneous


2,000.00


Out of State Travel


35.00


Ridge Hill School Expense


6,614.00


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Vocational Training


Tuition and Transportation


1,800.00


Practical Arts-Adults Expenses


400.00


Libraries


Wm. J. Leonard Memorial


750.00


James Library


1,000.00


Dog: Officer Expenses 200.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


175.00


Inspector of Animals


Salary and Expenses


200.00


Cemeteries


Veterans' Graves


400.00


Washington St. Cemetery


800.00


Aid to Agriculture Contribution


100.00


Counsel


Retainer Fee


1,200.00


Extra Legal Expenses


2,000 00


Insurance


Workman's Compensation


2,500.00


Plymouth County Retirement


3,206.00


Town Reports and Budgets


1,500.00


Memorial Day


350.00


Board of Appeals -- Expenses


150.00


Planning Board


250.00


Article 28, Professional Planners


2,500.00


Incidentals Disbursements-Expenses


1,200.00


Town Hall Maintenance Salary of Custodian


2,860.00


Overtime


640.00


Expenses


3,000.00


Town Hall Annex Maintenance


Salary of Custodian


360.00


Expenses


2,600.00


Maturing Debt and Interest


High School Dept. Principal


4,000.00


Interest


90.00


Elementary School


Principal


15,000.00


Interest


4,725.00


High School Addition


Principal


15,000.00


Interest


5,812.50


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New Ridge Hill School Interest


5,100.00


Water Loan of 1947 Principal Interest


5,000.00


Water Loan of 1951


Principal


3,000.00


Interest


262.50


Water Loan of 1955


Principal


22,000.00


Interest


5,478.00


Mosquito Control


Article 23


8,500.00


Article 32


150.00


Civil Defence


Article 25


500.00


Christmas Decorations


Article 26


100.00


$579,319.67


Total TRANSFERS


From Overlay Surplus To Form A Reserve Fund


$ 9,000.00


From Available Funds For Chapter 81


Work on Highways (Article 4) From Available Funds For Chapter 90


13,750.00


Work on Highways (Article 5)


15,000.00


From Dog Tax Refund To School Dept. Maintenance Account 957.89


From Available Funds To Water Acct., Article 19 20,000.00


BOND ISSUE


Article 19. Water Dept. Main St.


$25,000.00


Article 20. Water Dept. Oak St.


5,000.00


NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Town Clerk.


2,418.75


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Annual Town Election Subsequent Meeting for the Election of Officers Saturday, March 10, 1956 Polls opened 12 noon to 8 p.m.


Pursuant to the Warrant, the voters met at Cushing Memo- rial Town Hall, Saturday March 10, 1956 at 12 noon. Polls closed at 8 p.m. Moderator Silvia was in charge and swore in the following Election Officers: Annie Capell, Bobbe Miner, Janice Litchfield, Martha Henderson, Edith Devine, Julia Rosebach, Ruth Murray.


Harry G. Pinson was in charge of the ballot box.


882 ballots were cast 882 names checked in 882 names checked out 882 reading of ballot box register.


Upon being canvassed and counted in open meeting, the votes were found to be for the following :


Moderator


Treasurer


Joseph M. Silvia


707


John Bond


1


Paul Bailey


1


Herbert Lincoln


1


Blanks


172


Donald C. Wilder 787


Walter L. Brown 1


Blanks 94


Highway Surveyor


Perry H. Osborn 764


Arnold Joseph 11


Edward A. Joseph 3


E. Arnold Joseph 1


Eva S. Burns


1


Blanks 102


Tree Warden


Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. 800


Helen Norris 1


Robert A. Culley 1


Walter L. Brown 2


Charles Whiting


1


Blanks


24


Margaret Crowell 808


Blanks 74


Collector


Assessor


Thomas S. Cann


617


John L. Crowley


239


Blanks


26


Selectman


Thomas S. Cann


617


John L. Crowley


244


Blanks


21


Board of Public Welfare


Thomas S. Cann 614


John L. Crowley 242


Francis Nagle 1


Dick Joseph 1


E. Arnold Joseph Blanks 76


1


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Board of Health


Daniel R. Currie


798


Clifford Wyman


1


Blanks 83


Water Commissioners


Jacob Lee Turner 786


Bernard White


1


Warren Merritt


1


Philip Joseph 1


Blanks 93


Library Trustee


William O. Prouty


761


Blanks 121


School Committee 3 years


Wilder A. Gaudette 687


Nellie L. Sparrell 756


Mrs. Anderson 1


George Whitcher 3


Richard Davis


1


John J. Crowley 1


Gunvor Armstrong


1


Blanks 314


School Committee 1 year


Gunvor Armstrong 452


George H. Whitcher, Jr. 405 Blanks 25


Planning Board 5 years


James DiNardo 244


John P. McDonough 159


Frederic C. Truelove 431


John A. Clark 1


Blanks 47


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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Warrant for Presidential Primaries


Plymouth, ss.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Norwell


GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in Polling Place,


Cushing Memorial Town Hall Tuesday, the Twenty-Fourth Day of April, 1956 at 8:00 o'clock a.m., for the following purposes :


To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :


10 Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the Republican Party.


10 Alternate Delegates at Large to the National Conven- tion of the Republican Party.


24 Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the Democratic Party.


24 Alternate Delegates at Large to the National Conven- tion of the Democratic Party.


2 District Delegates to the National Convention of the Republican Party, 9th Congressional Dist.


2 Alternate District Delegates to the National Conven- tion of the Republican Party, 9th Congressional Dist.


4 District Delegates to the National Convention of the Democratic Party, 9th Congressional Dist.


2 Alternate District Delegates to the National Conven- tion of the Democratic Party, 9th Congressional Dist. District Members of State Committee-(One Man and One Woman) for each political party for the Norfolk & Plymouth Senatorial District.


24 Members of the Republican Town Committee.


Members of the Democratic Town Committee. Presidential Preference.


The polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.


Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.




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