Town of Westford annual report 1952-1956, Part 39

Author: Westford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1952
Publisher: Westford (Mass.)
Number of Pages: 860


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ARTICLE 50. Voted that the Selectmen be and hereby are author- ized to install one Street Light on Dunstable Road on Pole #20/62.


ARTICLE 51. Voted that the Selectmen be and are hereby author- ized to install one Street Light on Boston Road on Pole #30.


ARTICLE 52. Voted that the Selectmen be and hereby are author- ized to install two Street Lights on Howard Road, one on Pole #1 and one on Pole #5.


ARTICLE 3. Item 26. Voted that the sum of $8,350.00 be raised and appropriated for Street Lights.


ARTICLE 53. Voted that, to reduce the tax rate, the sum of $35,000.00 be raised and appropriated from Available Funds to be de- ducted by the Assessors under the provisions of Section 23 of Chapter 59 of the General Laws, as amended, from the amount required to be assessed by them.


ARTICLE 54. Voted to dispose with the reading of the minutes of the meeting.


ARTICLE 55. Voted to dissolve the meeting. A True Record, Attest:


CHARLES L. HILDRETH. Town Clerk of Westford


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-APRIL 4, 1956


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Westford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town House, Wednesday, April 4, 1956, at 8:00 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.


Herbert E. Farrier, using Voting Lists, acted as Teller.


The attendance from the Voting Lists showed a total of 35 present.


ARTICLE 1. Voted that the sum of Eight Thousand ($8,000.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the purpose of defraying the ad- ditional expenses of Snow and Ice Removal.


ARTICLE 2. Voted that the sum of Twenty-Five Hundred Twenty- Nine and 80/100 ($2,529.80) Dollars be raised and appropriated, or transferred from available funds, for the purpose of paying for addi- tional legal services rendered to the Westford School Building Committee in connection with the construction of the new six-year High School, and for legal services and expenses rendered to the Town in connection with the purchase of the Westford Water Company; said sum representing payment in full for said services and expenses.


ARTICLE 3. Voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the meeting.


ARTICLE 4. Voted to dissolve the meeting. A True Record, Attest:


CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Town Clerk


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-MAY 10, 1956


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Westford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town Hall, Thursday, May 10, 1956, at 8:00 P.M., the following business was transacted:


Ben W. Drew, Town Moderator, called the meeting to order.


Freda V. Prescott using Voting Lists, acted as Teller at the door of the Hall. The attendance as shown by the Voting Lists was 118.


ARTICLE 1. Voted unanimously that the Town amend its protec- tive By-Law by inserting in Section III, entitled "Residential District Uses", at the end of Paragraph 10 thereof, the words :- "Research con- ducted by a non-profit educational institution and structures and towers erected in connection therewith of such height and nature as may be ap- proved by the Board of Appeals. Anything in Section VIII of this By-Law to the contrary notwithstanding,"-so as to read as follows :-


10. EXCEPTION: Any of the following uses, provided the use is not injurious, noxious or offensive to the neighborhood and only if au- thorized by the Board of Appeals; Commercial Piggery; Aviation Field; Fur Farm; Cemetery; Golf Club; Hospital, Convalescent Home or Sani- tarium; Educational or Philanthropic Institution; Ice Harvest or Ice Storage; Storage of Agricultural Products; Conversion of a single family dwelling, in existence at the time of the adoption of this By-Law, to ac- commodate two families; Research conducted by a non-profit educational institution and structures and towers erected in connection therewith of such height and nature as may be approved by the Board of Appeals. Anything in Section VIII of this By-Law to the contrary notwithstanding.


ARTICLE 2. Voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the meeting.


ARTICLE 3. Voted to dissolve the meeting. A True Record, Attest:


CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Town Clerk


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-MAY 14, 1956


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Westford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town Hall, Monday, May 14, 1956, at 8:00 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.


Freda V. Prescott and Gertrude A. McGrath using Voting Lists, acted as Tellers. The attendance as shown by the Voting Lists was 237.


ARTICLE 1. Voted 25 to 23, counted by four Tellers appointed by the Moderator, that the sum of $5,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Water Department.


ARTICLE 2. Voted unanimously that the sum of $2,200.00 be transferred from the account entitled "Water Extension Deposits", and, in addition, that the sum of $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated, all for the purpose of making an extension to the water main on Depot Street.


ARTICLE 3. Voted unanimously that the sum of $5,800.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of hydrant rentals.


ARTICLE 4. Voted unanimously that the Town amend its By-Laws governing the operation of the Water Department by adding at the end of section 5, subdivision (2), the following subdivision and paragraph :- or (3) to pay the entire cost of such extension. Any taker who elects to request an extension under the provisions of subdivision (1) hereof, may, either prior or subsequent to the making of such extension, pay his pro rata share of the entire cost, or the then remaining unpaid cost, as the case may be, of such extension; and, by virtue of such payment, shall not thereafter be held to answer or be accountable in any manner to or for any claim, demand or assessment for any deficiency in the aggregate revenue received for supplying water to the takers served by such ex- tension.


ARTICLE 5. Voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the meeting.


ARTICLE 6. Voted to dissolve the meeting.


A True Record, Attest:


CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Town Clerk


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-JULY 16, 1956


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Westford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town Hall, Monday, July 16, 1956, at 8:00 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.


Gertrude A. McGrath and Freda V. Prescott, using Check Lists, acted as Tellers.


ARTICLE 1. Voted unanimously that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized in the name and behalf of the Town to grant and convey to the Lowell Electric Light Corporation, its successors and assigns, for not less than $4,950.00, the right and easement, for a period of twenty-five (25) years, or less, to construct, operate and main- tain transmission lines over, across and upon a strip of the Town's land sixty (60) feet in width; said strip to commence at land of said Corpora- tion near the Town Infirmary and extend in a general north-westerly direction to land now or formerly of Alice M. Levasseur, crossing inter- vening East Prescott Street; and to execute, acknowledge and deliver in the name and behalf of the Town a good and sufficient deed or other instruments as are necessary and proper to convey such rights.


ARTICLE 2.' Voted by a standing vote of Yes 26, No 4, counted by two Tellers appointed by the Moderator, that the Town amend its Pro- tective By-Law and Protective By-Law Map by rezoning, from a "Resi- dence B District" to a "Business District", that certain parcel of land belonging to Mitchell F. and Ruth E. Balas, situated in that part of Westford called Nabnassett, on the northwesterly side of Brookside Road, and bounded:


Southwesterly by other land of the petitioners, Three Hundred Forty- Three (343) feet, more or less;


Northwesterly by land now or formerly of Schlusemeyer, Three Hundred Ten (310) feet, more or less;


Northerly by land of the Town of Westford, Ninety (90) feet, more or less;


Northeasterly by land supposed to belong to Louisa F. Hale, now or formerly, Three Hundred One (301) feet, more or less; and


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Southeasterly by said Brookside Road, Two Hundred Seventy-Five (275) feet, more or less, and shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Westford, Mass., belonging to Mitchell F. & Ruth E. Balas, Prepared June, 1956, J. C. & W. T. Monahan, C. E.'s and Surveyors".


ARTICLE 3. Voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the meeting.


ARTICLE 4. Voted to dissolve the meeting.


A True Record, Attest:


CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Town Clerk of Westford


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-SEPTEMBER 17, 1956


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Westford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town Hall, Monday, September 17, 1956 at 8:00 P.M., the following business was transacted:


Ben W. Drew, Town Moderator, called the meeting to order.


As there was an attendance over the capacity of the Hall it was voted to adjourn the meeting to 8:45 P.M. at the New Westford Academy Gymnasium.


At 8:45 P.M. the Moderator called the meeting to order at the Gym- nasium. He announced that voters only, must be seated in the bleachers.


H. Arnold Wilder, Reginald Blowey, W. Arthur Perrins and Raymond G. Malloy, Jr., using Voting Lists, acted as Tellers at the doors. The attendance was 420.


ARTICLE 1. Voted unanimously that the Town amend its Pro- tective By-Law and Protective By-Law Map by rezoning from a "Resi- dence B District" to a "Business District" that certain parcel of land belonging to Edward S. Warchol and Yvonne A. Warchol, situated on the westerly side of Tyngsboro Road and thus bounded and described: Beginning at a point on the westerly side of Tyngsboro Road, said point being distant four hundred ten (410) feet southerly of a stone wall at land now or formerly of Josephine Brittain; thence westerly by other land of said Warchols one hundred (100) feet; thence southerly by still other land of said Warchols one hundred forty (140) feet; thence easterly by still other land of said Warchols to a point at said Road, said point being distant approximately seven hundred fifty (750) feet northerly of a stone wall at land now or formerly of James Edgar and Mary Edgar; thence northerly along said Road to the point of beginning. Containing 14,000 square feet, more or less.


The Planning Board and Finance Board approved this Article.


ARTICLE 2. Voted unanimously that the Town amend its Pro- tective By-Law and Protective By-Law Map by rezoning from a "Resi- dence B District" to a "Business District", that certain parcel of land belonging to Charles N. Sleeper and Dorothy G. Sleeper, situated on the northerly side of Groton Road and thus bounded: Southerly by said Groton Road one hundred (100) feet; Westerly by other land of said Sleepers one hundred (100) feet; Northerly still by other land of said Sleepers one hundred (100) feet and easterly by still other land of said Sleepers one hundred (100) feet. Containing 10,000 square feet.


The Planning Board and Finance Board approved this Article.


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ARTICLE 3. A motion that this Article relative to a proposed By-Law restricting the use of "Firearms and Explosives" be voted on by a secret ballot was defeated by a voice vote.


A motion was made to dismiss the Article.


After a long debate it was voted by voice vote to dismiss the Article.


ARTICLE 4. Voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the meeting.


ARTICLE 5. Voted to dissolve the meeting.


A True Record, Attest:


CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Town Clerk of Westford


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-OCTOBER 8, 1956


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Westford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town Hall, Monday, October 8, 1956 at 8:00 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.


Herbert E. Farrier, Raymond G. Malloy, Jr., Freda V. Prescott and Gertrude A. McGrath, using Voting Lisls, acted as Tellers.


The attendance from the Voting Lists showed a total of 74 present.


ARTICLE 1. Voted unanimously that the Town extend its water mains and water supply system in and along the following named private roads, streets or ways which are located in Nabnasset, for the approx- imate length or distance in each case hereinafter specified, viz., Birch Road, East, Four Hundred Thirty (430) Feet; Elm Road, Twenty One Hundred (2100) Feet; Fir Road, Ten Hundred Forty (1040) Feet; Hem- lock Road, Three Hundred (300) Feet; Lake Shore Drive, South, Nine Hundred (900) Feet; Maple Road, West, Five Hundred Twenty Five (525) Feet; Maple Road, East, Two Hundred Fifty (250) Feet; Plain Road, Two Hundred Seventy Five (275) Feet; and Poplar Road, Three Hundred (300) Feet; the cost of said extension to be paid by the takers to be served thereby pursuant to the provisions of Section 5, Clause 1 of the By-Laws governing the operation of the Water Department and as more particular- ly set forth in an agreement executed by and with said takers and the Board of Water Commissioners dated September 1, 1956; and, for the purpose aforesaid, that it raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars to defray the cost of said extension; and, to meet said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars and issue bonds of the Town therefor under and pursuant to Section 8, Clause 5 of Chapter 44, of the General Laws, as amended, and other applicable provisions of said Chapter 44, to be payable over a period not to exceed ten years from the date of issue of the first bond, to be in such form and to be sold in such manner as shall be determined by the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen.


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ARTICLE 2. Voted unanimously that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized, in the name and behalf of the Town, and for such sum as they deem for the best interests of the Town, to sell and convey to John S. Edwards, his heirs and assigns, or grant to said Edwards a right of way over, the following described strip of land, situated southerly of but not adjoining Groton Road, for the purpose of enabling said Edwards to more easily gain access to his other land; said land being bounded as follows: Northeasterly by other land of said Ed- wards, One Hundred Seventy Seven (177) Feet, more or less, Southerly by land now or formerly of one Osrud, Twenty Three (23) Feet, more or less; Southeasterly, still by said Osrud land, One Hundred Ninety Six (196) Feet, more or less; Southerly by land now or formerly of one Pomerleau, Forty One (41) Feet, more or less; and Northwesterly by other land of said Town Three Hundred Fifty Five (355) Feet, more or less; all as shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Westford, Mass., prepared August, 1956, J. C. & W. T. Monahan, C. E.'s and Surveyors".


ARTICLE 3. Voted unanimously that the sum of Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars be transferred from the account entitled "Welfare Department-Aid to Dependent Children", to the account entitled "Wel- fare Department-Old Age Assistance".


ARTICLE 4. Voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the meeting.


ARTICLE 5. Voted to dissolve the meeting.


A True Record, Attest:


CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Town Clerk of Westford


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-OCTOBER 30, 1956


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Westford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town Hall, Tuesday, October 30, 1956 at 8:00 P.M., the following business was transacted:


Ben W. Drew, Town Moderator, called the meeting to order.


Gertrude A. McGrath and Freda V. Prescott, using Voting Lists, acted as Tellers.


The attendance from the Voting Lists showed a total of 37 present.


ARTICLE 1. Voted unanimously that the Town amend the vote taken under Article 1 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting held on October 8, 1956, by inserting therein, after the word "bonds", the words "or notes", and by inserting after the word "bond" the words "or note"-so as to read as follows:


That the Town extend its water mains and water supply system in and along the following named private roads, streets or ways which are located in Nabnasset, for the approximate length or distance in each case hereinafter specified, viz., Birch Road, East, Four Hundred Thirty (430) Feet; Elm Road, Twenty-One Hundred (2100) Feet; Fir Road, Ten Hundred Forty (1040) Feet; Hemlock Road, Three Hundred (300) Feet; Lake Shore Drive, South, Nine Hundred (900) Feet; Maple Road, West, Five Hundred Twenty Five (525) Feet; Maple Road, East, Two Hundred Fifty (250) Feet; Plain Road, Two Hundred Seventy Five (275) Feet; and Poplar Road, Three Hundred (300) Feet; the cost of said extension to be paid by the takers to be served thereby pursuant to the provisions of section five, clause one of the By-Laws governing the operation of the Water Department and as more particularly set forth in an agreement executed by and with said takers and the Board of Water Commissioners dated September 1, 1956; and, for the purpose aforesaid, that it raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars to defray the cost of said extension; and, to meet said appropriation, the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is author- ized to borrow the sum of Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor under and pursuant to section eight, clause five of Chapter forty-four of the General Laws, as amended, and other applicable provisions of said Chapter forty-four, to be payable over a period not to exceed ten years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, to be in such form and to be sold in such manner as shall be determined by the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen.


ARTICLE 2. Voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the meeting.


ARTICLE 3. Voted to dissolve the meeting.


A True Record, Attest:


CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Town Clerk of Westford


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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-NOVEMBER 20, 1956


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of Westford, qualified by law to vote in Town affairs, held at the Town Hall, Tuesday, November 20, 1956, at 8:00 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.


W. Arthur Perrins, Herbert E. Farrier, Gertrude A. McGrath and Reginald Blowey, using Voting Lists, acted as Checkers.


The attendance from the Voting Lists showed a total of 242 present.


ARTICLE 1. Voted that the sum of Thirty Three Hundred Seven and 1/100 ($3307.01) Dollars be transferred from Unappropriated Avail- able Funds to the account entitled, "Highway Department", for the pur- pose of defraying the expenses of said Department incurred to date, and, in addition, to transfer from Unappropriated Available Funds to said Highway Department Account the sum of Fifteen Hundred Ninety Two and 82/100 ($1592.82) Dollars to defray the expenses of said Department for the balance of the current year. The Finance Committee gave its verbal approval.


ARTICLE 2. Voted that the sum of Thirty Nine Hundred Seven and 45/100 ($3,907.45) Dollars be transferred from Unappropriated Available Funds, and the further sum of Ninety-Two and 55/100 ($92.55) Dollars be transferred from the account entitled, "Sidewalks", all to the account entitled, "Snow and Ice Removal", for the purpose of defraying the expenses of Snow and Ice Removal for the balance of the current year. The Finance Committee gave its verbal approval.


ARTICLE 3. Voted that the sum of Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dol- lars be transferred from the unexpended balances of the accounts en- titled, "Sidewalks", "Sander", and "Tractor Shovel", to the account entitled, "Welfare Department, Old Age Assistance". The Finance Com- mittee gave its verbal approval.


ARTICLE 4. Voted unanimously that the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars be transferred from the account entitled, "Welfare Department-Temporary Aid", to the account entitled, "Welfare Depart- ment-Disability Allowance". The Finance Committee gave its verbal approval.


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ARTICLE 5. Voted that the Town accept a gift or transfer of one Fire Fighting Truck, together with equipment, made to it under the pro- visions of Chapter 639 of the Acts of 1950 and the Surplus Property Program (P.L. 655), both as amended, for the purposes of Civil Defense, the custody, supervision and control of said truck to be determined by the Selectmen.


ARTICLE 6. Voted that the Town accept a gift of Fifteen Hundred ($1500.00) Dollars made to it by the Abbot Worsted Company to assist the Town in defraying the cost of constructing and equipping the Memo- rial Athletic Field of the new Six-year High School and the Memorial Tablet in connection therewith, and appropriate such portion or all of said gift as may be needed or necessary to complete the construction and equipping of said field and tablet, any remaining portion of such gift not so needed or necessary to become part of the surplus revenue of the Town. A vote of thanks was given to the Abbot Worsted Company for this generous gift.


ARTICLE 7. A motion that the Town further amend its Protective By-Law by inserting in Section 111, entitled "Residential District Uses," at the end of Paragraph 10 as amended thereof, the words :- "Riding Stable, including the boarding of horses" was defeated by voice vote. The Moderator called for a second vote on this motion and it was again de- feated by a voice vote.


ARTICLE 8. Voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the meeting.


ARTICLE 9. Voted to dissolve the meeting.


A True Record, Attest:


CHARLES L. HILDRETH, Town Clerk of Westford.


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STATE ELECTION November 6, 1956


Party Designations: (R) Republicans; (D) Democrats; (SL) Social- ist Labor; (P) Prohibition.


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Prec. 4 Total


Whole Number of Ballots Cast 693


563


607


653 2616


ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT


Eisenhower and Nixon (R)


542


281


416


229


1468


Hass and Cozzini (SL)


1


1


0


1


3


Holtwick and Cooper (P)


0


0


0


0


0


Stevenson and Kefauver (D)


137


268


174


401


980


Andrews and Wendall


0


0


0


1


1


Blanks


13


13


17


21


64


GOVERNOR


Foster Furcolo (D)


178


335


225


461


1199


Sumner G. Whittier (R)


.507


213


378


179


1277


Henning A. Blomen (SL)


2


0


0


1


3


Mark R. Shaw (P)


1


0


0


3


4


Blanks


5


15


4


9


33


LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR


Charles Gibbons (R)


505


214


362


173


1254


Robert F. Murphy (D)


173


313


236


457


1179


Harold E. Bassett (P)


2


2


0


0


4


Francis A. Votano (SL)


2


2


0


0


4


Blanks


11


32


9


23


75


SECRETARY


Edward J. Cronin (D)


172


321


243


459


1195


Richard I. Furbush (R)


501


202


347


175


1225


Earl F. Dodge (P)


2


2


1


0


5


Lawrence Gilfedder (SL)


3


3


3


0


9


Blanks


15


35


13


19


82


TREASURER


John F. Kennedy (D)


177


314


238


454


1183


Robert H. Beaudreau (R)


497


213


359


179


1248


Isaac Goddard (P)


0


0


1


1


2


Willy N. Hogseth (SL)


3


3


1


0


7


Blanks


16


33


8


19


76


48


AUDITOR


Thomas L. Buckley (D)


220


347


281


484


1332


Joseph A. Nobile (R)


452


171


309


136


1068


John B. Lauder (P)


0


2


0


1


3


Anthony Martin (SL)


5


5


3


2


15


Blanks


16


38


14


30


98


ATTORNEY GENERAL


George Fingold (R)


519


220


371


185


1295


Edward J. McCormack Jr. (D)


15


304


221


444


1128


Fred M. Ingersoll (SL)


1


2


3


1


7


Howard B. Rand (P)


1


1


2


0


4


Blanks


13


36


10


23


82


CONGRESSMAN-Fifth District


Edith Nourse Rogers (R)


602


372


513


396


1883


Lawrence E. Corcoran (D)


79


166


89


236


570


Blanks


12


25


5


21


63


COUNCILLOR-Third District


Frederick M. Donovan (D)


156


303


209


435


1103


Christian A. Herter Jr. (R)


513


218


382


189


1302


Blanks


24


42


16


29


111


SENATOR-First Middlesex District


Patrick J. Walsh Jr. (D)


166


292


205


409


1072


Edward J. DeSaulnier Jr. (R)


507


238


391


225


1361


Blanks


20


33


11


19


83


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT Eleventh Middlesex District


Vernon R. Fletcher (R)


582


353


502


365


1802


Blanks


110


208


105


288


711


Edward Sullivan


0


1


0


0


1


Thomas W. Gower


0


1


0


0


1


Jeanne E. St. Onge


1


0


0


0


1


COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-Middlesex County (Two)


William G. Andrew (R)


434


184


314


152


1084


H. Herbert Applin (R)


442


139


295


127


1003


Edward L. Buckley (D)


138


235


188


351


912


Patrick Joseph McGlinchey (D)


183


290


256


408


1137


Blanks


189


278


161


268


896


SHERIFF-Middlesex County


Howard W. Fitzpatrick (D)


217


341


293


476


1327


John Frederick Cahill (R)


448


175


303


141


1067


Blanks


28


47


11


36


122


49


DISTRICT ATTORNEY-Northern District (To fill vacancy)


Ephraim Martin (R)


493


204


339


164


1200


James L. O'Dea (D)


177


320


260


459


1216


Blanks


23


39


8


30


100


QUESTION NO. 1


A. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wine and all other alcoholic beverages) ?


YES


354


380


418


444


1596


NO


211


120


123


67


521


Blanks


128


63


66


142


399


B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and other malt beverages) ?




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