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Article 4. On motion of Harold W. Putnam it was voted that the sum of Six Hundred ($600) Dollars be appropriated by transferring said sum from the unexpended balance in the Old Age Assistance Account to the Maintenance of Dumps Account for salaries and the Town Accoun- tant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to said account.
Article 5. On motion of Harold W. Putnam it was voted that the sum of Three Thousand Five Hundred ($3,500) Dollars be appropriated by transferring said sum from the Road Machinery Fund to the Road Machinery Operating Account for materials and expenses and that the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to said account.
Article 6. On motion of Harold W. Putnam it was voted that the' sum of Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars be appropriated as follows: One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars from the unexpended balance in the Garbage Collection Account and One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars from the un- expended balance in the Old Age Assistance Account and transfer said sums to the Snow and Ice Account for materials and expenses and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sums to said account.
Article 7. On motion of Philip R. White it was voted that the pro- visions of Chapter 588 of the Acts of 1948, being an Act Authorizing Increases of the Amounts of Pensions Payable to Certain Former Public Employees who have been Retired, and To Beneficiaries of Certain Re- tired Public Employees, be and the same hereby are accepted.
Article 8. On motion of Clarence J. Stalliday it was voted that the Board of Public Welfare be and they hereby are authorized and em- powered to sell or exchange upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the 1940 Ford Station Wagon of the Welfare Department and that the sum of Twenty-four Hundred ($2,400.00) Dollars together with the proceeds from such sale or exchange be appropriated, by transferring
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said sum from the unexpended balance in the Old Age Assistance Ac- count, for the purchase of a new station wagon for the Welfare Depart- ment and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and em- powered to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
Article 9. On motion of Joseph H. Reed it was voted that the Muni- cipal Light Board be authorized and empowered to extend and enlarge the Municipal Light Plant by the installation of 15 new feeder switches to replace present switches of insufficient capacity, rebuild present trans- former switches, install 2 steel cubicles and switches, install additional cable from the Stoneham-Reading line to the Power Station and such appliances and equipment which may be necessary in connection therewith and that there be raised and appropriated for the above pur- pose the sum of One Hundred Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars in addition to the amount which may be available in the Depreciation Fund, to be expended by the Manager of Municipal Lighting under the direction and control of the Municipal Light Board for the above purpose; and that the Treasurer be and he hereby is authorized and directed with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow said sum of $100,000.00 and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the Town, such bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and all amendments thereof and additions thereto, so that the whole loan shall be payable in not more than twenty years from date of the first bond or note issued or at such earlier date as the Treasurer and Board of Selectmen may determine.
111 voted in the affirmative. 0 voted in the negative.
Article 10. On motion of Boyd H. Stewart it was voted that the sum of $101.66 be appropriated by transferring said sum from the re- maining balance in the Junior High School Construction Account to the appropriation for the construction of the new Elementary School on Summer Avenue and Oak Street, and the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to said account.
On motion of Charles E. Wilkinson it was voted to take Article 1 from the table.
Article 1. On motion of Joshua T. Day, Jr. it was voted to accept the Wage and Hours Classification Committee's report of progress and that further time be granted them until the next Town Meeting.
On motion of Charles E. Wilkinson it was voted to indefinitely post- pone Article 1.
On motion of Charles E. Wilkinson it was voted to adjourn, Sine die. Adjourned 9:00 P.M.
Attest:
GUY W. ELLISON Town Clerk
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WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION
(Seal)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Reading, 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 elections to meet in Odd Fellows Building, Woburn Street, in said Read- ing, as the polling place designated for the four precincts in said Town on Tuesday, The Second Day of November, 1948 at seven o'clock A.M. for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes to the Election Officers for:
Electors of President and Vice President for this Commonwealth.
Governor for this Commonwealth.
Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth.
Secretary of The Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Treasurer for this Commonwealth.
Auditor of The Commonwealth for this Commonwealth.
Attorney-General for this Commonwealth.
Senator in Congress for this Commonwealth.
Representative in Congress for the Eighth Congressional District.
Councillor for Sixth Councillor District.
Senator for Seventh Middlesex Senatorial District.
Two Representatives in General Court for Eighteenth Middlesex Repre- sentative District.
Register of Probate and Insolvency for Middlesex County.
County Commissioners (2) for Middlesex County.
County Treasurer for Middlesex County.
Sheriff for Middlesex County (To fill vacancy).
Also to vote YES or NO in answer to the following questions:
Question No. 1
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the consti-
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tution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 28, 1945, received 227 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 232 votes in the affirm- ative and 8 in the negative?
YES
NO
Summary
This proposed amendment to the Constitution adds to the declara- tion of the rights of the inhabitants, as now set forth in the Consti- tution, the following: "The right of free speech shall not be abridged."
Question No. 2
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 6, 1946, received 220 votes in the affirmative and 28 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 9, 1947, received 228 votes in the affirmative and 5 in the negative?
YES
NO
Summary
This proposed amendment to the Constitution provides that the use of revenue from fees, duties, excises or license taxes relating to the registration, operation or use of vehicles on public highways or to fuels used for propelling such vehicles, except revenue from any excise tax imposed for the privilege of registering such vehicles in lieu of local property taxes, shall be for highway purposes only.
Question No. 3
Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 6, 1946, received 243 votes in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held June 3, 1948, received 231 votes in the affirmative and 9 in the negative?
YES
NO
Summary
This is an amendment of Article XVII of the Amendments to the
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Constitution. It provides that in case of a failure to elect the secretary, treasurer and receiver general, auditor or attorney general of the Com- monwealth, or in case of the death of a person elected to any of such offices between the day of election and the third Wednesday of the following January, such an officer shall be chosen by a joint ballot of the senators and representatives from the people at large, instead of from the two persons who had the highest number of votes at the election as is now required. It also provides that if there is a vacancy in any of such offices during a session of the Legislature the vacancy shall be filled in like manner by choice from the people at large, but if the vacancy occurs at any other time it shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Council.
Question No. 4
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 84 in the affirmative and 130 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 15 in the affirmative and 22 in the negative?
YES
NO
Summary
This measure by amending General Laws (Ter. Ed.), Chapter 272, Section 21 provides that the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of said Chapter 272 which makes it an offense to advertise or give information as to the procurement of means for the prevention of pregnancy or con- ception shall not apply to treatment or prescription given to married women by registered physicians for protection of life or health.
Question No. 5
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 5 in the affirmative and 203 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 0 in the affirmative and 26 in the negative?
YES
NO
Summary
This measure prohibits the denial of the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of membership or non-membership in a labor organization and prohibits agreements which exclude any person from employment because of membership or non-membership in a labor organization. Violation of the provisions of the measure is made an
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offense punishable by fine or imprisonment or both.
Question No. 6
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 82 in the affirmative and 126 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 13 in the affirmative and 20 in the negative?
YES
NO
Summary
This measure requires that election of officers of labor organizations shall be held at least annually. Sixty days' notice of a regular election and twenty days' notice of an election to fill one or more vacancies are required to be given by public announcement at a regular meeting, by notice in writing to each member, or in any other adequate manner. Candidates to be voted for must be nominated by a paper signed by ten members filed at least thirty days before a regular election and at least ten days before an election to fill a vacancy.
The voting at such an election must be by secret written or printed ballot. Watchers appointed by nominating members and by union officers may be present during the voting and counting of ballots.
Coercion and intimidation of members in connection with an elec- tion is prohibited, and violations of the provisions of the measure are made punishable by fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days or both.
Question No. 7
Do you approve of a law summarized below which was disapproved in the House of Representatives by a vote of 95 in the affirmative and 110 in the negative and in the Senate by a vote of 14 in the affirmative and 18 in the negative?
YES
NO
Summary
This measure prohibits the calling of a strike by a labor organiza- tion in any business or plant or unit thereof, except when authorized by the vote of the majority of all the members of the organization employed in the business, plant or unit thereof. Such authorization is to be ex- pressed by a secret written or printed ballot at a meeting called for that purpose.
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The Labor Relations Commission is authorized to make rules for the conduct of the voting. Within twenty-four hours after the voting the labor organization conducting it shall make a written report of the result to the commission, which shall be a permanent public record. If no report is filed the vote taken shall be void and a person making a false report shall be guilty of perjury.
Coercion and intimidation of members of a labor organization in connection with such voting is made a penal offense.
Question No. 8
Is it desirable that the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States,-
"ARTICLE-
"Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the Presi- dent more than once. But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of Presidesnt, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or Acting as President during the remainder of such term.
Section 2. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress,"
-be ratified by the General Court?
YES
NO
Question No. 9
A. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?
YES
NO
B. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and other malt bev- erages) ?
YES
NO
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C. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises ?
YES
NO
The polls will be open from 7 A.M. to 8 P.M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at least three public places in each of the four precincts of the town not less than seven days prior to November 2, 1943, the date set for the meeting in said warrant and to cause this warrant to be published in the Reading Chronicle one day at least prior to said date.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk, at or before the time appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this eleventh day of October, A.D. 1948.
CHARLES E. WILKINSON G. LAWRENCE ROBERTS KENNETH C. LATHAM
Selectmen of Reading
A True Copy. Attest:
Constable of Reading
Officer's Return
Middlesex, ss.
Reading, October 30, 1948
By virtue of this warrant, I, on October 25, 1948 notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Reading qualified to vote in electi ns to meet in the place and at the time specified in this warrant, by posting attested copies thereof in the following public places within said Town of Reading:
Precinct 1. Austin's Lunch Room, 17 Harnden St .; The Danf rth Pharmacy, 1 Harnden St .; Central Fire Station, Pleasant St .; Police Headquarters, Pleasant St.
Precinct 2. Masonic Temple Building; Lyceum Hall Building; M. F. Charles and Sons' Store, 610 Main St .; Boston and Maine Railroad Depot; Odd Fellows Building.
Precinct 3. Waterhouse's Neighborhood Store, 36 Mineral St .;
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Benny's Neighborhood Store, 168 Lowell St .; Engine 2 House, Woburn St.
Precinct 4. Municipal Building; Zitzow's Neighborhood Store, 287 Lowell St .; Mclaughlin's Neighborhood Store, 1051 Main St. the date of posting being more than seven days prior to the date set for the meeting in this warrant and I also caused an attested copy of this warrant to be published in the Reading Chronicle in the issue of October 28, 1948, the same being more than one day prior to the date of the meeting.
LEON G. BENT Constable of Reading
STATE ELECTION
Odd Fellows Building
November 2, 1948
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant and the Constable's return thereon a State Election was held at the time and place specified in the warrant.
The meeting was called to order by Charles E. Wilkinson.
The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, when on motion of Charles E. Wilkinson it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the warrant except the Constables return, which was then read by the Town Clerk.
The ballot boxes were examined by the Constable in charge and each found to be empty, and all registered 000.
The polls were declared open by Charles E. Wilkinson.
The following persons were appointed by the Selectmen to serve as election officers and were duly sworn by the Town Clerk:
Precinct 1
Ballot Box Ola M. Pomfret
Ballot Clerk John J. Murray
Checkers Catherine L. Doherty
Jessie N. Thaxter
Jemima W. Clapperton Susan Kelley
Counters
M. Gertrude Ballou
Mary E. Doran
Agnes Ratchford
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Margaret J. Curtin Ethel D. Gowing Marie Day Eleazer Griffiths Olive R. Gunn
Precinct 2
Ballot Box
George N. Bishop
Ballot Clerk Catherine E. Riley
Checkers Martha Stark
Eleanor S. Michelini
Nellie E. Whelton Mary C. Barrett
Counters
Annie C. O'Malley
Rose A. Gadbois
Mary A. Painting
K. Helen Doherty
Catherine Doucette Arthur H. Dodge
Mary C. Zitzow
Theresa M. Squires Marguerite L. Sullivan
Precinct 3
Ballot Box
Gladys R. Dickinson
Ballot Clerk Minnie A. Heselton
Checkers Rebecca T. Emery
Ina M. Berquist
Norma P. Perley Catherine V. Wright
Counters
Edith Moses Frank E. Ward
Frances S. Snyder
Bertha L. Skinner Grace E. Wooldridge
Phyllis A. Buck Mrs. Olive L. Sellars
Mrs. Harriette E. MacPherson William N. Thayer Effie B. Gibson
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Precinct 4
Ballot Box
Bertha A. Perkins
Ballot Clerk Mabel Bennett
Checkers Mary C. Horrocks
Flora B. Poock
Eva F. Gleason
Winifred E. Mcclintock
Counters
Elizabeth M. Bates
Harold Creamer
Lily M. Sawyer
Dorothy Williams
Esther Hodgkins
Lillian M. Kelly
Counters-Extra, No Precinct-Donald T. Patrick
Tabulators
Harold M. Flater
Arthur J. Doucette
Walter A. Scanlon
J. Robert Clark
Louis Bacigalupo
Sylvester S. Spellman
Christine F. Atkinson
Mildred J. Gray
Sumner E. Ralston
Ralph J. Robbins
Herbert K. Miller
James R. Mercer, Jr.
Constable Leon G. Bent
The polls were opened at 7:00 A.M. and closed at 8:00 P.M. with the following result:
Whole number of votes cast - 6544
Electors of President and Vice President
Pr. 1
Pr. 2 1151
Pr. 3
Pr. 4 Total
Dewey and Warren, Republican
1035
1235
1298
4719
Teichart and Emery, Socialist Labor
1
1
0
3
6
Truman and Barkley, Democratic
554
420
307
354
1635
Wallace and Taylor, Progressive
21
12
9
15
57
Watson and Learn, Prohibition
2
2
0
0
4
Blanks
28
27
42
26
123
Nils Nordberg
Lillian Sullivan
Arthur Harris
6544
107
Governor
Robert F. Bradford of Cambridge (Rep.)
971
1129
1187
1254
4541
Paul A. Dever of Cambridge (Dem.)
645
453
384
429
1911
Horace I. Hillis of Saugus (Soc. Labor) ..
4
5
4
2
15
Mark R. Shaw of Melrose (Proh.)
1
4
3
1
9
Blanks
21
22
15
10
68
6544
Lieutenant Governor
Arthur W. Coolidge of Reading (Rep.) .... Chas. F. Jeff Sullivan, Worcester (Dem.)
1178
1258
1329
1396
5161
431
319
241
275
1266
Lawrence Gilfedder of Boston (Soc. Lab.)
2
2
2
5
11
Guy S. Williams of Worcester (Proh.) ....
0
6
4
4
14
Blanks
31
28
17
16
92
6544
Secretary
Frederick W. Cook of Somerville (Rep.)
1132
1238
1321
1390
5081
Edward J. Cronin of Chelsea (Dem.) .....
445
328
230
270
1270
Gote E. Palmquist of Boston (Soc. Lab.)
11
9
6
5
31
Blanks
54
38
36
31
159
6544
Treasurer
Laurence Curtis of Boston (Rep.)
1044
1178
1254
1316
4792
John E. Hurley of Boston (Dem.)
530
389
294
341
1554
Harold J. Ireland of Worcester (Proh.)
15
3
2
5
25
Malcolm T. Rowe of Lynn (Soc. Lab.)
5
1
4
3
13
Blanks
48
42
39
31
160
6544
Auditor
Thomas J. Buckley of Boston (Dem.) ......
661
520
422
466
2069
Russell A. Wood of Cambridge (Rep.) ....
916
1034
1113
1182
4245
Robert A. Simmons of Boston (Proh.) ...
6
13
4
4
27
Francis A. Votano of Lynn (Soc. Lab.) ..
8
3
5
3
19
Blanks
51
43
49
41
184
...
6544
108
Attorney General
Clarence A. Barnes of Mansfield (Rep.)
1058
1186
1293
1340
4877
Francis E. Kelly (Dem.) of Boston
519
360
246
314
1439
Anthony Martin of Boston (Soc. Lab.)
10
13
4
6
33
Blanks
55
54
50
36
195
6544
Senator in Congress
Leverett Saltonstall of Dover (Rep.)
1165
1257
1328
1411
5161
John I. Fitzgerald of Boston (Dem.)
426
316
227
259
1228
5
8
3
4
20
Henning A. Blomen of Boston (Soc. Lab.) E. Talmadge Root of Somerville (Proh.) Blanks
1
1
2
1
5
45
31
33
21
130
6544
Congressman
Angier L. Goodwin of Melrose (Rep.)
1096
1197
1280
1335
4908
Anthony M. Roche of Medford (Dem)
480
351
257
315
1403
Blanks
66
65
56
46
233
6544
Councillor
Victor A. Friend of Melrose (Rep.)
1058
1181
1274
1331
4844
John F. Casey of Somerville (Dem.)
486
353
254
301
1394
Blanks
98
79
65
64
306
6544
Senator
George J. Evans of Wakefield (Rep.)
1303
1323
1354
1433
5413
Blanks
339
290
239
263
1131
6544
Representatives in General Court
Logan R. Dickie of Reading (Rep.)
1231
1280
1319
1426
5256
Malcolm S. White of Woburn (Rep.)
889
1016
1080
1112
4097
Charles Edward Farrey, Woburn (Dem.)
477
364
292
307
1440
Blanks
687
566
495
547
2295
....
13088
109
Register of Probate and Insolvency
Loring P. Jordan of Wakefield (Rep.)
1047
1160
1263
1318
4788
John J. Butler of Wakefield (Dem.)
502
365
258
303
1428
Blanks
93
88
72
75
328
6544
County Commissioners
William G. Andrew of Cambridge (Rep.)
1091
1174
1252
1300
4817
Edwin O. Childs of Newton (Rep.)
929
1032
1110
1154
4225
James A. Cullen of Winchester (Dem.)
535
414
309
354
1612
Blanks
729
606
515
584
2434
13088
County Treasurer
Charles P. Howard of Reading (Rep.)
1378
1395
1421
1512
5706
(Dem.)
0000
0000
0000
0000
0000
Blanks
264
218
172
184
838
Sheriff
Louis E. Boutwell of Malden (Rep.)
1049
1173
1254
1305
4781
Patrick J. Brennan of Cambridge (Dem.)
484
357
245
299
1385
Blanks
109
83
94
92
378
6544
Question No. 1 - Free Speech
Yes
1199
1261
1276
1325
5061
No
178
128
128
139
573
Blanks
265
224
187
232
910
6544
Question No. 2 - License Taxes
Yes
1183
1255
1287
1313
5038
No
203
133
143
159
638
Blanks
256
225
163
224
868
6544
110
...
....
6544
Question No. 3 - Vacancy
Yes
1104
1192
1225
1212
4733
No
189
140
121
169
619
Blanks
349
281
247
315
1192
6544
Question No. 4 - Prevention
Yes
784
980
1012
1033
3809
No
716
511
499
542
2268
Blanks
142
122
82
121
467
6544
Question No. 5 - Labor Organization
Yes
507
666
682
714
2569
No
900
748
734
759
3141
Blanks
235
199
177
223
834
6544
Question No. 6 - Election of Labor Officers
Yes
666
859
862
866
3253
No
743
548
533
596
2420
Blanks
233
206
198
234
871
6544
Question No. 7 -Calling of a Strike
Yes
688
870
879
901
3338
No
720
545
525
556
2346
Blanks
234
198
189
239
860
6544
Question No. 8 - President More Than Twice
Yes
933
1056
1133
1063
4185
No
400
301
253
338
1292
Blanks
309
256
207
295
1067
6544
111
Question No. 9
A - Whiskey
Yes
399
331
305
336
1371
No
1059
1119
1138
1214
4530
Blanks
184
163
150
146
643
6544
B - Wines
Yes
398
342
270
337
1347
No
1045
1085
1150
1194
4474
Blanks
199
186
173
165
723
6544
C - Packages
Yes
732
671
582
626
2611
No
791
831
919
974
3515
Blanks
119
111
92
96
418
6544
The votes were declared in Open Town Meeting, sealed in ballot envelopes and transmitted to the Constable to be placed in the vault for safe keeping.
Voted to adjourn, sine die, 2:30 A.M., November 3, 1948.
Attest: GUY W. ELLISON
Town Clerk
Saturday, November 6, 1948
Attested copies of the election results were this day transmitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth and to the County Commissioners at East Cambridge.
The ballot box on Precinct 4 jammed a number of times, with the result that it recorded 4 more votes than were cast.
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Recount of Votes for Representative in Congress in the Eighth Congressional District
Pursuant to a Petition from Anthony M. Roche a Recount of Votes was held by the Registrars in Room 2, Municipal Building at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 21, 1948 with the following results:
Original
Pr. 1
Pr. 2
Pr. 3
Pr. 4 Total
Angier L. Goodwin
1096
1197
1280
1335
4908
Anthony M. Roche
480
351
257
315
1403
Blanks
66
65
56
46
233
Totals
1642
1613
1593
1696
6544
Recount
Angier L. Goodwin
1089
1195
1272
1331
4887
Anthony M. Roche
487
353
266
320
1426
Blanks
66
65
55
45
231
Totals
1642
1613
1593
1696
6544
Angier L. Goodwin lost 21 votes.
Anthony M. Roche gained 23 votes.
Blanks lost 2 votes.
GUY W. ELLISON
Town Clerk
Mr. Francis X. Long
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporation and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir:
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Reading for the period from June 16, 1946, the date of the previous examination, to November 15, 1947, and, in addition, have installed a system of accounts as petitioned for by a vote of the town in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws, the fol-
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lowing report being submitted thereon:
An examination and verification was made of the recorded financial tranactions of the town as shown on the books of the departments receiving or disbursing money or committing bills for collection.
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