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Mountain, Edward P. (m)
Lamy, Joseph (m)
Lavigne, Stanley J. (m)
LeDuc, Rita M. (s)
LeFebre, Eva A. (m)
Lehtinen, T. Edwin (Im ls)
LePage, Dorothy R. (s) Levasseur, Louis (m)
March, Shirley C. (m) Marshall, Michael (m) Marshall, Robert G. (f) Martin, Maudie M. (f) Maslbas, Stanley J. (m)
Mason, George B. (k4) McAvinew, James E. (m) McCarthy, Arthur (m) McCarthy, Frank G. (k4)
McDonald, Paul L. (m) McDonnell, John (s)
McLenna, Edward F. (m) Melancon, Paul (f) Merrick, Mary (m) Miksha, Paul (m)
King, James A. (m)
Knight, Stephen M. (1m 2f)
Miller, Jennie P. (s)
Millet, William A. (m)
Koning, William (m) Kostechko, Simon (m)
Laforme, Emile (m)
Moore, Willard F., Jr. (f) Moulton, David G. (f) Mountain, Albert E. (f)
Mulligan, Francis J. (s) Munroe, Albert H. (s) Munroe, Howard T. (2s) Neal, Donald E. (m)
Nelson, Max (Im ls) Nesmith, Norman K. (m) Nixon, Warren M. (m)
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Hildreth, Charles L. (m)
Norden, Sextus E. & Românowsky, Arnold P. (k4) Nowers, Francis L. (s) Nylund, Carl R. (s) O'Connell, John J. (m) O'Connell, William L. (m) Ohlson, Axel E. (lm lf) O'Leary, Charles G. (s) Oliver, Anthony P. (m) Oliver, Joseph, Sr. (m) Olson, Katherine L. (m) Orblonis, Anthony V. (m) Orr, Robert J. (m) Ouellette, Grace M. (s)
Paduano, Frank (m)
Palmer, Eunice M. (m)
Pearson, Lois (m) Perkins, Clifford H., Jr. (m)
Perkins, Joseph J. (m)
Perkins, Robert B. (m)
Peterson, Edgar S. (f)
Phalon, Robert (m) Phillips, Donald R. (s)
Phillips, Norman A. (m)
Picking, Frederick H. (m)
Picking, Margaret G. (m)
Pierce, Laurence C. (k4) Polesayka, John (m)
Pope, Charles E. (m)
Pote, Guy S. (k4)
Poulin, Ernest L. (3s)
Sullivan, Edward T. (m)
Suzedelys, Stanley (m)
Swanson, Varnum H. (2m) Targ, Theodore J. (s) Taylor, William R. (m)
Tebbetts, George R. (Im ls)
Tereshko, Walter (m)
Thompson, James F. (m)
Reynolds, Maxwell W. (m)
Richards, Samuel A. (2m)
Riel, Hermas I. (s) Robbins, Catherine E. (m) Roberts, Herman S. (lm ls)
Robinson, Walter H., Jr. (s)
Robinson, William E. (m) Roderson, Virginia S. (s)
Rogers, Edmund D. (k4) Rollins, Carroll J. (s) Romanowsky, Arnold P. (m) Romanowsky, Arnold P. & Norden, Sextus E. (k4) Rooks, Beverly J. (s) Roux, Napoleon (m) Russell, Edward F. (m) Ryan, James L., Jr. (m) Saraceni, Joseph (lm lf) Sawosik, Michael (m) Schill, Frederick (m) Schwartz, William R. (s)
Scott, David C. (f) Scott, Everett A. (m)
Siemlanski, Edward J. (f)
Sienkewicz, John (s) Simons, Sigmund (s)
Sleeper, Charles N. (m)
Smith, F. Stanley (s) Smith, Paul F. (m)
Smith, Robert G. (f)
Socha, Marygan (s)
Sproul, Samuel M. (m)
Stannlonis, Jacob (s) Stewart, Waldo E. (f)
St. Gelais, Marjorie A. (s) Stone, Ellen L. (k4)
Sudak, Constantine (m)
Sudak, Nicholas (m)
Prescott, Philip T. (f)
Profita, Joseph M. (s)
Provost, Claude P. (m)
Provost, Edmund L. (m) Provost, Mary A. (m) Reeves, George E. (m)
Reeves, Lester J. (m)
Thompson, Raymond E. (m) Todd, Herman L. (m) Totton, Thomas F. (2m) Traversa, Antonio J. (m) Tuttle, Ruth P. (s)
Valley, Loren B. (f) Venn, John J. (m) Vervaert, Marcel (m)
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Vickers, Ephraim (m) Voropay, Nicholas P. (m)
Vyskaska, Mary (m) Wajda, Stanley J. (f) Walker, Robert J. (m)
Whitney, Nathaniel R. (m) Whitney, Warren W. (m) Wilder, George S. (m) Williamson, Oscar (f) Wilson, Raymond S. (s) Wilson, T. Arthur E. (m) Woitowicz, Florian (m) Wood, Francis C. (m)
Walsh, Frances (m)
Walsh, Michael J. (s)
Wark, Donald T. (m)
Wetmore, Anna B. (s)
Woodard, Rita A. (s)
Wheeler, James A. (m)
Woodard, Shirley A. (m)
Wheeler, Susie J. (Im lf)
Woznac, Alexander M. (lm lf)
White, Edward J. (s)
Wyman, Carl P. (f)
Whitney, Donald A. (m)
Wyman, David L. (m)
Whitney, Grace L. (m)
Wyman, George W. (s)
Whitney, Hamilton E. (1m lf)
Wyman, Shirley C. (m)
Whitney, Harry G. (m)
Young, Catherine S. (m)
Whitney, John W. (2m)
Zubowicz, Leon (m)
NOTE: (m) Male; (f) Female; (s) Spayed Female; (k) Kennel. CHARLES L. HILDRETH,
Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION-MARCH 1, 1948
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Prec. 4 Total
Whole Number of Ballots Cast 288 358 112
353
1111
TOWN CLERK (Three Years)
Charles L. Hildreth
247
253
97
235
832
Victor Doucette
0
1
0
0
1
Blanks
41
104
15
118
278
SELECTMAN (Three Years)
Lawrence J. Charlton
17
19
18
19
73
Frederick W. Gatenby
148
107
35
110
400
Thomas W. Gower
116
226
57
217
616
Blanks
7
6
2
7
22
ASSESSOR (Three Years)
Albert H. Forty
36
123
12
105
276
Fred E. Langley
9
113
6
57
185
Carroll J. Rollins
199
29
59
33
320
Edward St. Onge
35
79
33
137
284
Blanks
9
14
2
21
46
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (Three Years)
Umberto P. Colarusso
30
25
50
12
117
Clifford J. Courchaine
36
157
9
262
464
William L. Wall
60
125
28
107
320
Alfred T. Wark
185
57
42
23
307
H. Arnold Wilder
180
143
60
134
517
Blanks
85
20
35
168
497
MODERATOR (Three Years)
Ben W. Drew
229
233
95
226
783
Robert Fenton
0
1
0
0
1
Alfred Prinn
0
1
0
0
1
Blanks
59
123
17
127
326
CONSTABLE (One Year)
John F. Sullivan
226
264
101
264
855
Edward Beebe
0
1
0
0
1
Blanks
62
93
11
89
255
27
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE (Three Years)
Samuel A. Richards
227
221
94
225
767
Blanks
61
137
18
128
344
TRUSTEE OF THE J. V. FLETCHER LIBRARY (Three Years)
William R. Taylor
236
247
98
231
812
Waldo Beebe
0
1
0
0
1
Blanks
52
110
14
122
298
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER (Three Years)
Fred R. Blodgett
231
247
93
218
789
Waldo Beebe
0
1
0
0
1
Blanks
57
110
19
135
321
BOARD OF HEALTH (Three Years)
Dwight W. Cowles
236
240
96
250
822
Harold Hildreth
0
1
0
0
1
Blanks
52
117
16
103
288
TREE WARDEN (One Year)
Harry L. Nesmith
231
239
96
233
799
William MacMillan
0
1
0
0
1
Alfred Couture
0
1
0
0
1
Willard Beebe
0
1
0
0
1
Blanks
57
116
16
120
309
We hereby certify that the above is a true canvass of the Votes Cast at the Annual Town Election held March 1, 1948.
ATTEST:
NORMAN E. DAY,
PAUL L. DUNIGAN, JAMES J. McKNIFF, CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Board of Registrars of Voters,
Westford.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING-MARCH 6, 1948
At a legal Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Westford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town House, Saturday, March 6, 1948, at one o'clock P. M., the following business was transacted:
Ben W. Drew, Town Moderator, was sworn in by Charles L. Hildreth, Town Clerk, and called the meeting to order.
Rev. Eugene M. Benedict, Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, offered prayer.
Voted to dispense with the reading of the Warrant.
The Canvass of the Votes Cast, at the Town Election, March 1st, made by the Board of Registrars, was read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. Voted that the Report of the Fire House Com- mittee, appointed under Article 27 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held February 18, 1946, be accepted as a Report of progress and that the time for making the Committee's Report be extended until the next Annual Town Meeting.
ARTICLE 2. Voted that the compensation of Town Officers be as follows and effective as of January 1, 1948:
Selectmen - Chairman $225.00 Other two Members $200.00 each
Board of Public Welfare - Chairman $20.00
Other two Members $10.00 each
Town .Treasurer - $1,880.00
Town Clerk - $400.00
Collector of Taxes - $1,600.00
Tree Warden - $0.90 per hour
Assessors - $7.00 per day of eight hours
Registrars of Voters - $7.00 per day of eight hours
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ARTICLE 3.
1. Voted that the sum of $11,936.00 be raised and appropriated for General Government, divided as follows:
Selectmen - $1,000.00
License Expenses - $100.00
Town Accountant - $1,175.00
Town Treasurer - $2,230.00
Assessors - $1,750.00
Tax Collector - $2,100.00
Tax Title Expenses - $250.00
Town Counsel - $300.00
Town Clerk - $800.00
Election and Registration - $2,231.00
2. Voted that the sum of $3,800.00 be raised and appropriated for the General Expenses of the Town Hall.
3. Voted that the sum of $8,880.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of defraying the Expenses of the Police Department.
4. Voted that the sum of $8,500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of defraying the Expenses of the Fire Department, divided as follows:
General Expenses - $8,000.00
Permanent Man - $500.00
5. Voted that the sum of $4,365.00 be raised and appropriated for Fire Hydrants.
6. Voted that the sum of $125.00 be raised and apropriated for the Sealer of Weights and Measures.
7. Voted that the sum of $75.00 be raised and appropriated for the Salary and Expenses of the Fish and Game Warden.
8. Voted that the sum of $1,500.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the Expenses of fighting Forest Fires.
9. Voted that the sum of $50.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the Expenses of the Town Forest.
10. Voted that the sum of $600.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the Expenses of the Tree Warden.
11. Voted that the sum of $1,100.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the Expenses of the Moth Department.
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12. Voted that the sum of $4,000.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the Expenses of the Health Department.
13. Voted that the sum of $200.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the Expenses of the Cattle Inspector.
14a. Voted that the sum of $15,000.00 be raised and appropriated for Snow and Ice Removal.
b. Voted that the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated for Town Roads.
15. Voted that the sum of $36,125.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the Expenses of the Welfare Department, divided as follows:
Temporary Aid and Infirmary - $16,525.00
Aid to Dependent Children - $2,000.00
Old Age Assistance - $17,600.00
16. Voted that the sum of $3,000.00 be raised and appropriated for Soldiers' Benefits.
17. Voted that the sum of $117,121.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the Expenses of the School Department.
18. Voted that the sum of $1,500.00 be raised and appropriated for Vocational School Tuition.
19.' Voted that the sum of $3,600.00 be raised and appropriated, together with the Receipts from Dog Licenses in 1947, to defray the Expenses of the Public Library.
20. Voted that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the Expenses of the Care of the Common.
21. Voted that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the Expenses of Commemorating Memorial Day.
22. Voted that the sum of $1,100.00 be raised and appropriated to defray the Expenses of Publishing and Distributing the Town Reports.
23. Voted that the sum of $1,682.53 be raised and appropriated- for Fire Insurance and that the further sum of $1,250.00 be raised and appropriated for Compensation Insurance.
24. Voted that the sum of $25.00 be raised and appropriated for Interest on Revenue Loans.
25. Voted that the sum of $3,690.00 be raised and appropriated for the Care of Cemeteries.
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26. Voted to defer action under this item until after Articles 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 have been taken up.
27. Voted that the sum of $3,000.00 be raised and appropriated to be used as a Reserve Fund at the discretion of the Finance Com- mittee as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6 and that the further sum of $10.00 be raised and appropriated to be used by the Finance Committee for payment of Membership in the Association of Town Finance Committees.
28. Voted unanimously that the sum of $770.51 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of paying unpaid bills of 1947 to be divided as follows:
POLICE DEPARTMENT: Lowell Electric Light Corp.$2.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT: Lowell Electric Light Corp. $12.32; Tadmuck Oil Co. $6.77; James Knowlton $13.76; Louis W. Bills $11.50; Scotty's Service $5.45; TOTAL $49.80.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT: Scotty's Service $3.45; George E. Reeves $1.72; TOTAL $5.17.
WELFARE DEPARTMENT. - INFIRMARY: Nabnasset Food Locker $19.60.
TEMPORARY AID: Mass. Dept. Public Welfare $276.00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE: Dr. Dwight W. Cowles $3.00; Lowell Visiting Nurses Assoc. $5.00; Page Drug Store, Chelmsford $13.60; Old Age Assistance, Lowell $214.33; Old Age Assistance, Chelmsford, $182.01; TOTAL $417.94.
ARTICLE 4. Voted unanimously that the Town Treasurer be authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the Revenue of the Current Financial Year and to issue a Note or Notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any Note or Notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 5. Voted that the sum of $10,125.00 be raised and appropriated to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 81 Highways. and that, in addition, the sum of $18,225.00 be transferred from Unappropriated Available Funds in the Treasury to meet the State's share of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State to be restored, upon their receipt, to Unappropriated Available Funds in the Treasury.
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ARTICLE 6. Voted that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for Maintenance of Chapter 90 Roads, on condition that like amounts be contributed by either or both the State and County respectively, to be used in conjunction therewith, and that, in addition, the sum of $1,000.00 be transfered from Unappropriated Available Funds in the Treasury to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to Unappropriated Available Funds in the Treasury.
ARTICLE 7. Voted that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appropriated for the care of the Whitney Playground.
ARTICLE 8. Voted that the sum of $400.00 be raised and appropriated for Band Concerts during the current year.
ARTICLE 9. Voted that the sum of $483.02 be raised and appropriated for the Machinery Fund, and that the sum of $3,465.88 be transfered from the Machinery Fund to the Highway Equipment Account.
ARTICLE 10. Voted that the sum of $10.00 be raised and appropriated for Demonstration Work in Agriculture and Home Eco- nomics and that a Director be elected under the Provisions of Chapter 128, Sections 40-45 of the General Laws as amended. Mabel M. Nixon was unanimously elected Director.
ARTICLE 11. Voted that the Town accept a gift made to it by Isabel F. Hyam's Fund, Inc., formerly known as the Solomon Hyam's Fund, Inc., and that the Town Clerk be authorized and directed to extend to said Corporation the appreciation of the Town for this gift.
ARTICLE 12. Voted that the sum of $2,000 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of Reconstructing the Groton Road contingent upon contributions by either or both the State and County to be used in conjunction therewith and, that in addition, the sum of $6,000.00 be transfered from Unappropriated Available Funds in the Treasury to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to Unappropriated Available Funds in the Treasury.
ARTICLE 13. Voted that the sum of $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of Reconstructing the Town Farm Road and Reconstructing, Repairing or Widening the Town Farm Road Bridge contingent upon contributions by either or both the State and County to be used in conjunction therewith and, that in addition, the sum of $3,000.00 be transferred from Unappropriated Available Funds in the Treasury to meet the State's and County's shares of
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the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to Unappropriated Available Funds in the Treasury.
ARTICLE 14. Voted that the sum of $7,350.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of purchasing Two New Trucks for the Highway Department, said purchases to be made under the super- vision of the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 15. Voted that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to sell and to transfer, by a good and sufficient Bill of Sale, title to the two trucks and Fordson Grader now used by the Highway Department and apply the sum received therefrom against the purchase price of the New Trucks.
ARTICLE 16. Voted that the sum of $685.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of purchasing Two New Snow Plows for the Highway Department, said purchases to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 17. Voted that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to sell and to transfer, by a good and sufficient Bill of Sale, title to the Two Snow Plows now used by the Highway Depart- ment and apply the sum received therefrom against the purchase price of the Two New Snow Plows to be purchased.
ARTICLE 18. Voted that the sum of $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of making alterations and repairs to the Steam Roller now used by the Highway Department.
ARTICLE 19. Voted that the sum of $650.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of Refinishing the Fire House at West- ford Center.
ARTICLE 20. Voted that the sum of $650.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of purchasing approximately 500 feet of New 21/2" Double Jacket Treated Fire Hose, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Fire Engineers.
ARTICLE 21. Voted that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of purchasing approximately 1,000 feet of Hose to be used by the Forest Fire Department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Forest Warden.
ARTICLE 22. Voted that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of Repairing Certain Public Sidewalks, said sum of money to be expended under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen and for the Repair of such Public Sidewalks as the Selectmen shall determine.
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ARTICLE 23. Voted that the sum of $5,000.00 be raised and appropriated and shall be added to the amount of $15,000.00 already appropriated under Article 27 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held February 18, 1946, and the entire sum to be used for the purpose of Erecting a New Fire House at Graniteville and ex- pended under the supervision of a Fire House Committee consisting of the Board of Selectmen, the Fire Engineers and one Voter to be appointed by the Moderator, said Committee to have full power and authority to obtain such further plans and specifications as the Committee deems advisable and to pay for the same out of this appropriation.
ARTICLE 24. Voted that the sum of $1,384.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of paying to the Treasurer of the Middlesex County Retirement System the amounts allocated to the Town of Westford by the County Commissioners in accordance with the Provisions of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as amended.
ARTICLE 25. Voted to dismiss this Article relative to con- tinuing the Survey and Maps of the Town.
ARTICLE 26. Voted that the Selectmen be authorized to install one Street Light on Pine Street.
ARTICLE 27. Voted that the Selectinen be authorized to in- stall one Street Light on West Prescott Street in Forge Village at or near the home of Josephine M. Connell.
ARTICLE 28. Voted that the Selectmen be authorized to install two Street Lights on Dunstable Road.
ARTICLE 29. Voted that the Selectmen be authorized to install one Street Light on Chamberlin Road.
ARTICLE 30. Voted that the Selectmen be authorized to install one Street Light on Elm Street.
ARTICLE 3. 26. Voted that the sum of $7,247.00 be raised and appropriated for Street Lights.
ARTICLE 31. Voted that the School Committee be instructed to install, on the Nabnasset School, a siren now used temporarily by the Fire Department.
ARTICLE 32. Voted that the Moderator appoint five Voters of the Town to act with the School Committee as a Planning Com- mittee to make further study relative to the development of the necessary School facilities of the Town and report in writing its recommendations to the Town not later than at the next Annual
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Town Meeting - and that the sum of $100.00 be raised and appro- priated for the purpose of defraying the Expenses of Printing and Distributing copies of said Report to the Voters and other Expenses of the Committee.
ARTICLE 33. Voted to dismiss this Article relative to raising and appropriating $12,000.00 or some other sum for employing an Architect to draw plans for a new School.
ARTICLE 36. Voted to take up this Article before taking up Articles 34 and 35. Voted to dismiss this Article relative to the appointment of a Committee to arrange for the purchase of the Westford Water Company.
ARTICLE 34. Voted to dismiss this Article relative to the tak- ing, by purchase or eminent domain, the franchise etc. of the West- ford Water Company.
ARTICLE 35. Voted to dismiss this Article relative to petition- ing the General Court to increase the amount limited in a Bond Issue.
ARTICLE 37. Voted that the sum of $100.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of defraying the Expenses of the De- partment of Veterans' Services, including the Compensation of the Director of Veterans' Services, as provided in Chapter 599 of the Acts of 1946.
ARTICLE 38. Voted to dismiss this Article relative to the use of Free Cash by the Assessors.
ARTICLE 39. Voted to dispense with the reading of the Minutes of the Meeting.
ARTICLE 40. Voted to dissolve the Meeting.
A True Record, Attest:
CHARLES L. HILDRETH,
Town Clerk, Westford.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-JUNE 22, 1948
At a legal Meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Westford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town House, Tuesday, June 22, 1948, at 8:00 o'clock P. M., the following business was transacted:
Ben W. Drew, Town Moderator, called the Meeting to order.
Voted to dispense with the reading of the Warrant.
ARTICLE 1. Voted unanimously that the sum of $784.99 be raised and appropriated, or transferred from Available Funds, for the pur- pose of paying Unpaid Bills of previous years, to be divided as follows:
Highways Snow Account - John Shea $268.00
Temporary Aid - Commonwealth of Massachusetts -
Division of Child Guardianship 259.01
Clover Farm Store - Forge Village 15.00
Old Age Assistance - Bureau Old Age Assistance 242.98
ARTICLE 2. Voted unanimously that the sum of $800.00 be raised and appropriated or transferred from Available Funds to the Account entitled School Department for the purpose of defraying the salary of an additional teacher at the Nabnasset School.
ARTICLE 3. Voted unanimously that the sum of $400.00 be raised and appropriated or transferred from Available Funds to the Account entitled School Department for the purpose of purchasing and installing such furniture and other items as may be necessary to furnish an additional room at the Nabnasset School.
ARTICLE 4. Voted unanimously that the Town hereby determines · that a Housing Authority is needed in the Town of Westford for the purpose of housing for families of low income - and that a Housing Authority be organized in accordance with the Provisions of Section 26K of Chapter 121 of the General Laws and Amendments thereto known as the Housing Authority Law.
ARTICLE 5. A Motion that the sum of $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated or transferred from Available Funds for the purpose of defraying the initial expenses of the Housing Authority was lost.
ARTICLE 6. Voted to dispense with the reading of the Minutes of the Meeting.
ARTICLE 7. Voted to dissolve the Meeting.
A True Record, Attest:
CHARLES L. HILDRETH,
Town Clerk, Westford.
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STATE ELECTION-NOVEMBER 2, 1948
Party Designations: (R) Republican; (D) Democrat; (SL) Socialist Labor; (P) Prohibitionist; (PROG.) Progressive.
Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Prec. 4 Total
Whole Number of Ballots Cast 523
498 270
547
1838
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Dewey and Warren (R)
372
136
158
118
784
Teichert and Emery (SL)
1
0
1
1
3.
Truman and Barkley (D)
134
339
98
404
975
Wallace and Taylor (PROG)
8
6
9
11
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Watson and Learn (P)
1
0
0
0
1
Blanks
7
17
4
23
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GOVERNOR
Robert F. Bradford (R)
341
96
128
92
657
Paul A. Dever (D)
164
374
133
433
1104
Horace I. Hillis (SL)
2
0
2
1
5
Mark R. Shaw (P)
0
0
1
0
1
Blanks
16
28
6
21
71
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Arthur W. Coolidge (R)
360
109
151
88
708
Charles F. Jeff Sullivan (D)
135
345
107
444
1031
Lawrence Gilfedder (SL)
4
1
2
2
9
Guy S. Williams (P)
0
1
0
0
1
Blanks
24
42
10
33
109
SECRETARY
Frederick W. Cook (R)
395
152
185
129
861
Edward J. Cronin (D)
100
29
65
370
827
Gote E. Palmquist (SL)
3
2
3
3
11
Blanks
25
52
17
45
139
TREASURER
Laurence Curtis (R)
367
112
165
95
739
John E. Hurley (D)
124
331
86
408
949
Harold J. Ireland (P)
0
0
2
1
3
Malcolm T. Rowe (SL)
4
2
3
3
12
Blanks
28
53
14
40
135
AUDITOR
Thomas J. Buckley (D)
165
334
115
339
953
Russell A. Wood (R)
316
106
130
73
625
Robert A. Simmons (P)
4
0
0
0
4
Francis A. Votano (SL)
3
2
4
3
12
Blanks
35
56
21
52
164
.
38
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Clarence A. Barnes (R)
372
124
169
111
776
Francis E. Kelly (D)
114
319
77
381
891
Anthony Martin (SL)
6
4
7
6
23
Blanks
31
51
17
49
148
. SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Leverett Saltonstall (R)
401
176
183
153
913
John I. Fitzgerald (D)
100
271
73
297
741
Henning A. Blomen (SL)
3
3
3
2
11
E. Tallmadge Root (P)
0
1
0
1
2
Blanks
19
·
47
11
44
121
CONGRESSMAN - Fifth District
Edith Nourse Rogers (R)
457
333
226
357
1373
Bill Wall
0
1
0
0
.
1
Blanks
66
164
44
190
464
COUNCILLOR - Third District
Otis M. Whitney (R)
371
132
168
114
785
Donald B. Falvey, Jr. (D)
104
275
77
316
772
Blanks
48
91
25
67
231
SENATOR - First Middlesex District
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