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On motion of John B. Harker it was voted to take Article 15 from the table.
ARTICLE 15. On motion of John B. Harker it was voted that the sum of Forty-four Thousand Dollars ($44,000.00) be raised from the tax levy and that the sum of Fifty-six Thousand Dollars ($56,000.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and that both said sums be appro- priated for the purpose of adding said sums to the Stabilization Fund, under authority of Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, and that the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is, authorized, empowered and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 52. On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that the sum of One Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($1,300.00) be raised and appropriated for the eradication of mosquitoes in the Town, such sum to be expended under the supervision of the Board of Health.
ARTICLE 53. On motion of James S. Perry it was voted that the Selectmen be, and they hereby are, authorized for and on behalf of the Town to acquire by purchase, right of eminent domain, deed of gift, or otherwise, for Town Forest purposes the following described parcel of land:
A certain parcel of swamp land in the northerly part of said Read- ing, in that part called "Hundred Acre," and being bounded and de- scribed as follows:
Beginning at the Southeasterly corner of the granted premises at the old road leading to the Hundred Acre meadow and Great Island, so- called, at an Iron Pipe and Stones by land formerly of Orville O. Ordway, now owned by the Town, and from thence running S. 71º-45' W., a distance of 89 feet to an Iron Pipe at an angle;
Thence N. 79º-40' W., A distance of 101 feet to an angle:
Thence S. 81º-24' W., a distance of 75.38 feet to an Iron Pipe & Stones, the last three courses all by the North side of an old road;
Thence N. 48°-05' W., still by land formerly of said Ordway, a dis- tance of 114.25 feet to an Iron Pipe & Stones at land fomerly of Efford E. Taylor et al now owned by the Town.
Thence N. 70°-40'-10" W., by land formerly of said Taylor a dis- tance of 168.09 feet to an Iron Pipe & Stones at an angle;
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Thence N. 78°-37' W., by land formerly of said Taylor a distance of 154.40 feet to an Iron Pipe & Stones at a corner at land formerly of Kernan & Ball, now owned by the Town.
Thence N. 8°-15' E., by said Town's land, a distance of 429.65 feet to the Northwesterly corner of these premises at land formerly of Delia Sweetser, now owned by the Town;
Thence S. 68°-49'-30" E., by land formerly of said Sweetser, a dis- tance of 517.62 feet to an Iron Pipe & Stones off the East side of the old road and land formerly of the Otis P. Symonds Estate, now owned by the Town;
Thence S. 15°-58'-20" E., by said old road and land formerly of said Symonds Estate, a distance of 396.38 feet to point of beginning.
Containing 5.548 acres, more or less, and being the same premises conveyed by William Tibbetts et al to Moses E. Nichols dated Feb. 3, 1881, recorded Middlesex So. Dist. Deeds Books 1559, Page 453. Said lot is also shown substantially as Lot 20 on a Plan made for the Town of Reading, Town Forest and Water Supply Development, by Davis & Abbott, Civil Engineers, under date of November, 1930.
114 voted in the affirmative
0 voted in the negative
On motion of John H. Crooker it was voted to take Article 2 from the table.
ARTICLE 2. The following report was read by C. Dewey Smith, Chairman, for the Planning Board:
Planning Board Report of Public Hearing
On the evening of February 20, 1962, commencing at 7:30 P.M., your Planning Board held a series of public hearings covering the four (4) Articles on the Annual Town Warrant numbered 54, 55, 56, and 57.
There were five members of the public present. The Board secretary read each notice on the proposed amendments at the appointed hour and after each such reading the floor was open for discussion and questions.
On the proposed amendments appearing on the Warrant as Articles 54, 55, and 56 there was no discussion and there were no questions. One person was recorded in favor of these three proposed amendments, the four others present having nothing to say.
After the reading of the proposed amendment, referred to on the Warrant as Article 57, there were several questions asked by those present, and there was a general discussion after which those present were polled, two being in favor of the amendment. The other three present were noncommittal.
All of these proposed amendments are recommended by the Master Plan and in the opinion of the Planning Board are in the best interest of the Town of Reading. We strongly urge you to vote in the affirmative on each amendment.
C. DEWEY SMITH, Chairman JOHN H. CROOKER EDWIN H. BJORKMAN
On motion of John H. Crooker it was voted that the Report be ac- cepted and placed on file.
On motion of John H. Crooker it was voted to place Article 2 on the table.
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ARTICLE 54. On motion of C. Dewey Smith it was voted that the Town amend the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Reading Part 1, Sec- tion L, Item 8, by adding in parenthesis after the words Industrial Districts the following: (Fifty-foot setback required. New Dwellings prohibited), so that Item 8 will read as follows:
"8. Industrial districts." (Fifty-foot set-back required. New dwell- ings prohibited). And further amend said Section I by adding thereto the following to be known as:
9. Restricted Industrial districts. (Fifty-foot setback required. New dwellings prohibited)
126 voted in the affirmative
0 voted in the negative
ARTICLE 55. On motion of C. Dewey Smith it was voted that the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Reading be amended by adding after Section XVI two new sections as follows:
"SECTION XVI-A. Use Regulations in Restricted Industrial Dis- tricts.
1. Use regulations in Restricted Industrial Districts shall be iden- tical to those set forth in Industrial Districts (SECTION XIII) except that in a Restricted Industrial District no business or commercial use where 50% or more of all business is conducted at retail shall be al- lowed.
2. In a Restricted Industrial District, no building shall be erected, altered or used nor shall any land be used for any purpose unless all dust, fumes, odors, smoke or vapors are effectively confined to the premises and noise, vibration or flashing related to the manufacturing process is not normally perceptible without instruments beyond the bounds of the lot on which it is located.
"SECTION XVI-B. Height, Yard and Area Regulations in Restricted Industrial Districts.
In a Restricted Industrial District no building shall exceed four (4) stories or sixty (60) feet in height, nor shall any part of a building extend nearer to the street line on the frontage street than fifty (50) feet or nearer to any other street line or lot than twenty (20) feet, nor shall any new building be erected or existing building be enlarged so that, together with accessory buildings, it covers more than forty (40) per cent of the lot on which it stands.
107 voted in the affirmative
19 voted in the negative
ARTICLE 56. On motion of C. Dewey Smith it was voted that the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Reading be amended by adding after Section IX Item 2 the following new item to be known as Item 3:
"3. In Business Districts, the following uses shall be allowed:
a. In Business "A" districts only, any use allowed in Residence A-1, A-2, A-3, or Residence B Districts.
b. In Business "B" districts only, any use allowed in Residence A-1, A-2, A-3, or Residence B Districts.
c. Retail business, office and consumer service establishments, including the following and any other uses found to be substantially similar by the Board of Appeals:
(1) Office building, bank or similar institution.
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(2) Store for retail sale of merchandise.
(3) Consumer service establishments, including barber shop, beauty parlor, dry cleaning establishment where dry cleaning is done on the premises as a direct consumer service, lunchroom or restaurant, theater, bowling alley or other enclosed place of assembly, club or lodge, mortuary or funeral establishment, photographer's shop or studio, veterinary establishment, and sale place for flowers or garden supplies.
(4) Sale place for new or used cars, automobile repair garage, automobile service station, automobile washing establishment, com- mercial parking lot for automobiles.
(5) Wholesale business or storage where all goods are within an enclosed structure.
(6) Motel or hotel.
125 voted in the affirmative
0 voted in the negative
ARTICLE 57. On motion of C. Dewey Smith, as amended by Wil- liam H. Diamond, it was voted that the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Reading be amended by adding a new section after Section XXI to be known as Section XXI-A as follows:
"SECTION XXI-A. Provision of Off-Street Parking. Loading and Unloading Areas.
No land shall be used and no building shall be erected, enlarged or used unless off-street parking areas, and off-street loading and un- loading areas, conforming in amount and type to that described therein, is provided; except that retail stores, offices and consumer service es- tablishments located within 300 feet of a public off-street parking facility shall be exempted from off-street parking requirements.
1. Each required off-street parking space be not less than eight and one-half feet in width and twenty feet in length, exclusive of drives and manuevering space. Each off-street loading and unloading space shall be not less than twelve feet wide and thirty-five feet long.
2. Each required off-street parking space, or loading and unload- ing space shall have access to a street either directly or via a drive.
3. Off-street parking areas, or loading and unloading areas may be open or enclosed in a structure, provided that if open such areas shall be graded, drained and surfaced to the extent necessary to avoid nuisances.
4. Off-street parking areas, or loading and unloading areas shall be provided on the same lot as the use they serve, except that the Board of Appeals may permit off-street parking areas to be provided on an- other lot, but in no event shall such areas be more than 300 feet distant from the use they serve.
5. Off-street parking areas, or loading and unloading areas shall be provided in the amounts set forth in the following table. Where the computation of required spaces results in a fractional number, a fraction of one-half or more shall be counted as one. In the event of a conflict in interpretation as to the category of the principal use, the Board of Appeals shall determine." (Table on separate sheet)
98 voted in the affirmative
27 voted in the negative
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Adjourned Annual Town Meeting
March 26, 1962
TABLE UNDER ARTICLE 57
Principal Use Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Space Required
Minimum Number of Off-Street Loading and Unloading Spaces Required
One family detached house
One space plus one space for each room offered for rent and in the event that the said house is lawfully used for the busi- ness or profession of the occupant, one additional space for each two rooms used for said business or profession.
None
Two family dwelling
One and one-half space for each dwelling unit plus one space for each room offered for rent and one space for each two rooms used for customary home occupation.
None
Apartment dwelling
One and one-half space for each dwelling unit.
Lodging houses, hotels, mo- tels and tourist homes
One space for each separate rental unit.
Retail stores, offices and consumer service establish- ments
One space for each 300 square feet of enclosed floor area used for such purpose.
Industrial and manufactur- ing establishments
One space for each 500 square feet of enclosed floor area used for such purpose.
One space for each ten dwell- ing units in excess of six.
One space for each 20 rental units.
One space for each 5,000 sq. feet of floor space in excess of 2,000 square feet of floor space.
One space for cach 25.000 sq. feet of floor space.
ARTICLE 58. On motion of Robert M. Graham it was voted that the sum of One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($1200.00) be raised and appropriated for the rehabilitation of the Civil War Monument to be expended under the direction of Civil War Centennial Commission.
ARTICLE 59. On motion of Philip O. Ahlin it was voted that the subject matter of Article 59 be referred to the Municipal Light Board, and that said Board be, and it hereby is, authorized to install such ad- ditional street lights, as in its judgment are required, and to make such changes in the size, type and location of existing street lights, as it may deem advisable, the expense of same to be paid from the income of the plant.
ARTICLE 60. On motion of Edouard N. Dube it was voted that the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the continued development of Forest Glen and Charles Street Cemeteries, including site clearing, the construction of drainage, the extension of the road system, the water system and the preparation of lots for sale.
ARTICLE 61. On motion of Edouard N. Dube it was voted that the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) be transferred from the Ceme- tery Reserve and appropriated for the permanent development of Laurel Hill and Forest Glen Cemeteries, and that the Town Accountant be, and he hereby is, authorized, empowered and instructed to make such transfer to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 62. On motion of Carl H. Amon, Jr. it was voted that no action be taken on Article 62 at this time.
On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted to take Article 2 from the table.
On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that Article 2 be indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted to take Article 3 from the table.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of Stanford C. Cameron, Jr., it was voted that there be and hereby is established a Special Committee to be known as "The Swimming Pool Finance Committee" for the purpose of determining the best method of financing the construction of and oper- ation of a swimming pool in the Town, said committee to consist of five citizens of the Town appointed by the Moderator.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that a Committee be, and it hereby is, established to study the requirements for a building or garage for the Tree and Moth Department, that the Committee consist of three (3) members to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen, such Committee to report back its findings to a subsequent Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of George E. Curtis it was voted that all revenue producing operating town departments make a survey as to whether or not they can take on paying pensions, Blue Cross and Life Insurance premiums for their employees.
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On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that Article 3 be indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted to take Article 4 from the table.
On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that Article 4 be in- definitely postponed.
On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that this meeting be adjourned, sine die, at 10:35 P.M.
149 Town Meeting Members were present.
A true copy. Attest:
BOYD H. STEWART
Town Clerk
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Memorial High School
June 11, 1962
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Kenneth C. Latham, at 8:00 P.M.
The invocation was given by Rev. Henry T. Ronan.
The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk when on motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted to dispense with further reading of the warrant except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. The following report was read by Ronald A. Winslow: Report of Committee Studying Building Needs of the Tree and Moth Department
The committee appointed by the Board of Selectmen, authorized under Article 3 of the annual town meeting to study the building re- quirements of the Tree and Moth Department held several meetings.
It was immediately determined that the present building is wholly inadequate for personnel, equipment and sheltered work space. The present building is not large enough to house the equipment owned and operated by the Tree and Moth Department.
After a survey of the present location and locations suggested to the committee on other town land it was decided to recommend, that a building of adequate dimensions and proper structure be constructed adjacent to the present Board of Public Works garage using one wall of the present Board of Public Works garage for one wall of the proposed Tree and Moth garage.
This new building will provide more space resulting in proper facil- ities for personnel, proper area for storage of equipment, and work space for indoor work during inclement weather.
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By moving the Tree and Moth Department to the suggested location in the Board of Public Works area, it will release town owned land for other use as may be determined by Town Meeting.
For these reasons, this committee recommends that immediate con- sideration of the Town Meeting be given to the construction of a garage for the Tree and Moth Department.
Respectfully submitted,
RONALD A. WINSLOW MAURICE H. DONEGAN PHILIP P. WELCH
On motion of Ralph J. Bens, Jr., it was voted that the report be accepted as read and placed on file.
On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that Article 1 be laid on the table.
ARTICLE 2. It was moved by Ronald A. Winslow that the sum of Twenty-six Thousand Dollars ($26,000.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for construction of a garage building for the Tree and Moth Department, and that the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized, empowered and instructed to make such transfer to carry out the purpose of this vote.
On motion of Harold W. Cogger it was voted that the subject matter of Article 2 be postponed until the next annual town meeting.
ARTICLE 3. On motion of C. Dewey Smith it was voted that the sum of One Thousand Six Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($1,650.00) be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for expenses of the Planning Board for employment of legal counsel for appealing the decision of the Board of Appeal on the Petition of Eva Cole and Bursaw Oil Co. rendered May 8, 1962, and known as Case Number 1962-6 as provided in General Laws Chapter 40A Section 21, and that the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized, empowered and instructed to make such transfer to carry out the purpose of this vote.
ARTICLE 4. On motion of Charles R. Baisley it was voted that the sum of Six Thousand Six Hundred Fifty and 00/100 ($6,650.00) Dollars be transferred from Surplus Revenue and appropriated for Health and Sani- tation, said sum to be added to the amount raised and appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting in March of 1962 for garbage collection, and that the Town Accountant be and he hereby is authorized, empowered and instructed to make such transfer to carry out the purpose of this vote.
On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted to take Article 1 from the table.
On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted that Article 1 be indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Ronald A. Winslow it was voted to adjourn, sine die, at 9:25 P.M.
141 Town Meeting Members were present.
A true copy. Attest:
BOYD H. STEWART Town Clerk
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STATE PRIMARY
September 18, 1962
Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, a Party Primary was held at the time and places specified in the Warrant and was called to order by the Wardens, in the Precincts as follows:
Precinct 1 Pearl Street School
H. Nelson Bates
Precinct 2 Joshua Eaton School Arthur L. Harris
Precinct 3 Community Center Building Louis Bacigalupo
Precinct 4 Memorial High School Lawrence Drew
who then partially read the Warrant, when on motion of Thomas R. Browne Precinct 1; Martin J. Halloran, Jr. Precinct 2; Rudolf Sussmann Precinct 3; John J. Walsh Precinct 4, it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the Warrant except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Wardens in charge.
The ballot boxes were examined by the Wardens in charge and each found to be empty and all registered 000.
The polls were then declared open at 7:00 A. M. and were closed at 8:00 P. M. with the following results:
1606 Democratic Votes
3624 Republican Votes
for a total of 5230 as follows:
BALLOT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec. 1 2 3
4 Totals
SENATOR IN CONGRESS Vote for 1
Edward M. Kennedy
353
237
210
226
1026
Edward J. McCormack, Jr.
146
155
105
146
552
Blanks
8
8
10
2
28
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
GOVERNOR Vote for one
Endicott Peabody, 19 Larch Rd.,
Cambridge
406
336
268
306
1316
Clement A. Riley, 132 Berwick Pl., Norwood
76
49
38
50
213
Blanks
25
15
19
18
77
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Vote for 1
Francis X. Belloti, 120 Hillside Ave., Quincy
267
207
179
197
850
Herbert L. Connolly, 80 Claremont st., Newton
206
154
121
142
623
Blanks
34
39
25
35
133
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
60
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec.
1
2
3
4 Totals
ATTORNEY GENERAL Vote for 1
James R. Lawton, 398 Ash St., Brockton
149
128
125
123
525
Francis E. Kelly, 1184 Morton St., Boston
131
106
77
85
399
Thomas L. McCormack, 27 Aldworth St., Boston
29
16
20
17
82
Margaret F. McGovern, 310 Commonwealth Ave., Newton
126
91
63
83
363
Matthew L. McGrath, Jr., 39 Richwood St., Boston
36
22
16
28
102
Blanks
36
37
24
38
135
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
SECRETARY Vote for one
Kevin H. White, 30 Cedar Lane Way, Boston
434
339
279
311
1363
Blanks
73
61
46
63
243
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
TREASURER Vote for one
John Thomas Driscoll, 50 Clearwater Dr., Boston
350
293
238
269
1150
John F. Kennedy, 2222 Washington St., Canton
90
67
51
53
261
John M. Kennedy, 60 Radcliffe St., Boston
21
13
13
14
61
Blanks
46
27
23
38
134
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
AUDITOR Vote for one
Thomas J. Buckley, 24 Mossdale Rd., Boston
436
337
279
320
1372
Blanks
71
63
46
54
234
Totals
507
400
325
374
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CONGRESSMAN Vote for one
Thomas J. Lane, 92 Abbott St., Lawrence
282
224
184
212
902
Thomas J. Chiara, 152 Common St., Lawrence
54
46
31
42
173
Samuel S. Pollard, 185 Fairmount St., Lowell
129
81
75
83
368
Blanks
42
49
35
37
163
Totals
......... ...
507
400
325
374
1606
61
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec. 1 3
2
4 Totals
COUNCILLOR Vote for one John Joseph Buckley, 10 Mt. Vernon St., Lawrence
420
319
270
306
1315
Blanks
87
81
55
68
291
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
SENATOR Vote for one Third Essex District
Muriel Sears Brett, 30 Spring St., Danvers
63
49
39
54
205
Paul D. Donovan, 48 Lindor Rd.,
No. Reading
389
287
244
268
1188
Blanks
55
64
42
52
213
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT Vote for two
18th Middlesex District
Thomas F. Donohue, 75 Pine St., Woburn
420
316
253
297
1286
Blanks
594
484
397
451
1926
Totals
1014
800
650
748
3212
DISTRICT ATTORNEY Vote for one Northern District
John J. Droney, 334 Broadway, Cambridge
289
227
182
227
925
John F. Cremens, 90 Fresh Pond Pkwy. ..
149
113
105
86
453
Albert R. Mezoff, 104 Manet Rd., Newton
23
14
8
18
63
Blanks
46
46
30
43
165
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
COUNTY COMMISSIONER Vote for one
Middlesex County
Thomas B. Brennan, 541 High St., Medford
240
199
176
199
814
Hugh E. Buckley, 5 Haines St., Medford ..
79
38
35
51
203
John P. Buckley, 121 Lincoln St., Lexington
39
36
20
23
118
James F. Hall, 29 Lewis St., Somerville ..
42
25
14
19
100
John B. Twomey, 19 Horne Rd., Belmont
31
33
25
21
110
Blanks
76
69
55
61
261
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
62
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec. 1 2 3
4 Totals
SHERIFF Vote for one Middlesex County
Howard W. Fitzpatrick, 100 Maple St., Malden
394
302
261
265
1222
Salvatore S. Arena, 65 Medford St., Medford
69
52
36
60
217
Blanks
44
46
28
49
167
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
COUNTY COMMISSIONER Vote for one Middlesex County (to fill vacancy)
George L. Andersen, 38 Alpine St., Somerville
13
14
7
9
43
Thomas F. August, 33 Ivaloo St., Somerville
6
2
2
7
17
William F. Barrett, 28 Lincoln Parkway, Somerville
22
10
12
11
55
John E. Bowler, 25 Central St., Arlington
9
8
3
5
25
C. Michael Bradley, 28 Lincoln Parkway, Somerville
6
8
7
8
29
Thomas J. Burke, 9 Curtis St., Somerville
33
32
24
22
111
Edward J. Butler, 121 Lowell St., Somerville
21
25
25
19
90
J. Earl Clinton, 75 Bethany Rd., Framingham
9
5
9
7
30
James A. Cullen, 82 Bacon St., Winchester
74
73
59
76
282
John F. Dever, Jr., 38 Robinson Rd., Woburn
76
57
32
40
205
William J. Donovan, 30 Richdale Ave., Somerville
18
13
10
4
45
Leonard F. Doyle, 2 Chadwick Rd., Burlington
25
12
14
21
72
Henry J. Dunn, 15 Appleton Court, Malden
8
3
6
7
24
Gordon Faulkner, 140 Highland Ave., Somerville
39
19
16
18
92
Joseph Lopresti, 262 Pearl St., Malden ....
27
21
8
23
79
Harry J. McIntire, 68 Summer St., Malden
12
3
7
5
27
Albert W. Zarella, 15 Brownlea Rd., Framingham
3
5
2
10
20
Blanks
90
83
78
67
318
Totals
507
400
325
374
1606
Adrian J. Sullivan, 9 Albion St., Everett ..
16
7
4
15
42
63
COUNTY TREASURER Vote for one
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec.
1
2
3
4 Totals
Middlesex County (To fill vacancy) Edward L. Buckley, 27 Pearson Rd., Somerville
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