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Home My WebLink About1948-03-01-ATE-Results 214 WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - MARCH 1, 194$ (See Warrant Book Page ANNUAL TOWN ATEETING March 1, 194$ In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the Town of Lexington met in their respective voting places in said Town of Lexington Monday, March the first in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-eight at seven-thirty o' clock in the forenoon. The following places were designated as the voting places for I] the various precincts: Precinct One, Adams School; Precinct' Two , Three and Four, Cary Memorial Hall. The following election officers having been duly appointed by the Selectmen , and Wardens of the various precincts were assigned for duty as follows: Precinct One Precinct Two Charles J. Dailey Warden Clyde E. Steeves (Deputty) George E. Foster Inspector Arthur E. Locke K. Claudine Foster Inspector Ruth R. Ray (Deputy) Mary E. Stankard Clerk John H. Dacey Mary A. Rowland Teller Mary G. Oliver Helga M. Carlson Teller Madeline V. Peterson Mary E. Tracey Teller Edward McGrory Annie J. McDonnell Teller Elizabeth R. Nourse Marie E. Mahoney Teller Barbara M. O'Connor L. Ellsworth Pierce Teller Gertrude H. Mara Frances Harrington Teller Helen McCaffrey Roland E. Garmon Teller Helen K. Fitzgerald Precinct Three Precinct Four Sidney U. Robbins Warden Frederick S. Britton William J. Collins Inspector Edith M. Boyd Emma J. Zitso Inspector Mary J. Ferry Charles F. Vaughan Clerk Helen M. Kirk Gladys T. Watson Teller Helena T. Maguire Rosalie MacDonald Teller Mary A. Spellman Ella G. Callahan Teller Florence P. Tobin Edna D. Anderson Teller Caroline F. Deloury Elizabeth M. Burton Teller Robert E. Ryan Anna L. McCormack Teller Agnes L. Hall Mary R. McDonough Teller Catherine M. Ferry Florende Bruce Teller The polls were declared open in each precinct at seven-thirty o'clock A. M. and remained open until eight o'clock P. M. , after which time, after due notice, they were closed. The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties. The ballots were counted by the election officers in each precinct, the tally sheets and total vote sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used. The total registration of voters in each precinct was as follows : Precinct One 1796 One thousand seven hundred ninety-six Precinct Two 1407 One thousand four hundred seven Precinct Three 1545 One thousand five hundred forty-five Precinct Four 17$7 One thousand seven hundred eighty-seven Total 6535 Six thousand five hundred thirty-five 215 The ballots cast were counted, enclosed in envelopes, sealed, signed by the election officers , together with the unused ballots , and delivered to the Town Clerk at his office. The Registrars of Voters and the Town Clerk canvassed the result as follows: Precinct One 646 Six hundred forty-six Precinct Two 654 Six hundred fifty-four Precinct Three 696 Six hundred ninety-six Precinct Four 652 Six hundred fifty-two r7 Total 2648 Two thousand six hundred forty-eight TOWN CLERK Pre.l Pre.2 Pre.3 Pre .4 Total James J. Carroll 5$2 591 604 589 2366 Blanks 64 63 92 63 282 646 654 696 652 2648 James J. Carroll was elected Town Clerk for one year. SELECTMEN Walter S. Beatty 180 230 273 240 923 William H. Driscoll 385 433 427 380 1625 Paul J. McCormack 240 121 131 151 643 Donald E. Nickerson 364 398 449 421 1632 Blanks 123 126 112 112 473 1292 1308 1392 1304 5296 r— William H. Driscoll and Donald E. Nickerson were elected as Selectmen for three years. TOWN TREASURER James J. Carroll 591 596 618 593 2398 Blanks 55 58 78 59 250 646 654 696 652 2648 James J. Carroll was elected Town Treasurer for one year. COLLECTOR OF TAXES William S. Scamman 584 598 638 616 2436 Blanks ,2 56 58 36 212 646 654 696 652 2648 William S. Scamman was elected Collector of Taxes for one year. CEMETERY COMMISSIONER William G. Potter 537 559 587 561 2244 Frank J. Timothy 0 0 2 2 4 Charles Murphy 1 0 0 0 1 Blanks 108 95 107 89 399 646 654 696 652 2648 William G. Potter was elected Cemetery Commissioner for three years 216 0,7 M1 CEMETERY COMMISSIONER PalL Pre.1 Pre.2 Pre .3 Pre .4 Total Gail W. Smith 534 557 607 566 2264 Blanks 112 97 89 86 384 646 654 696 652 2648 Gail W. Smith was elected as Cemetery Commissioner for one year. SCHOOL COMMITTEE James Barry 1 0 0 0 1 A. G. Bernier 0 0 0 1 1 Ruth Morey 519 550 582 560 2211 Blanks 126 104 114 91 435 646 654 696 652 2648 Ruth Morey wax elected to the School Committee for three years. MODERATOR Robert H. Holt 537 562 601 565 2265 Blanks 109 92 95 87 383 646 654 696 652 2648 Robert H. Holt was elected Moderator for one year. PLANNING BOARD Alan G. Adams 506 547 584 553 2190 Elmer C. Houdlette 501 529 549 533 2112 Blanks 285 232 259 218 994 1292 1308 1392 1304 5296 Alan G. Adams and Elmer C. Houdlette were elected to the Planning Board for three years. TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC TRUSTS Thomas G. Lynah 542 584 622 575 2323 Blanks 104 70 74 77 325 646 654 696 652 2648 Thomas G. Lynah was elected as a Trustee of Public Trusts for six years. CONSTABLES Edward C. Maguire 560 603 627 586 2376 John C. Russell 568 592 616 571 2347 Blanks 164 113 149 147 573 1292 1308 1392 1304 5296 Edward C. Maguire and John C. Russell were elected Constables for one year. 217 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - FOR THREE YEARS PRECINCT ONE PRECINCT TWO William M. Aquaro 297 *Walter C. Ballard 506 *Lyon Carter 439 *Leon W. Bateman 4$7 *Percy Catton 351 *F. Sherburne Carter 427 Myron 0. Fisher 349 *John H. Devine 414 *Warren K. Hadley 476 *William F. Downe 349 *Lewis L. Hoyt 457 *Clements H. Ferguson 479 *Edwin C. Johnson 419 Elizabeth K. Govan 250 *Dorothy Lindsay 429 *Roland B. Greeley 42$ *Robert F. Lutz 3$4 *William Roger Greeley 435 *William W. MacLean 3$$ Edward Hamlin 296 *Arthur F. Mason 3$6 *Harold B. Lamont 416 *Paul J. McCormack 42$ Lauritz A. Lauritzen 261 *Charles B. Meek 422 *Elizabeth R. Lewis 442 *William E. Phillips 355 *Russell M. Little 415 *Aiden L. Ripley 411 *Harold F. Lombard 395 Louis Ruocco 257 *Charles H. Peirce 323 *Clarence E. Smith 3$3 *Murray T. Potter 404 *Gordon E. Steele 410 *Randall W. Richards 393 *John J. Sullivan 370 *Lee E. Tarbox 402 Roger W. Thwing 232 Ralph S. Taylor 304 *John A. Wilson 460 Elsie J. Temple 220 Blanks 2$79 *Edwin B. Worthen 517 D. A. Smith $ Blanks 2547 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of three years. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - FOR ONE YEAR PRECINCT ONE PRECINCT TWO *Thomas C. Morris 465 *Robert M. Coquillette 406 Blanks 1$1 *Ernest J. Crerie 409 r- *D. A. Smith 4$ Fred Schloman 20 James Connell 7 Charles E. Scribner 1 Ed Hamlin 1 E. J. Costello 1 Blanks 1069 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of one year. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - FOR THREE YEARS PRECINCT THREE PRECINCT THREE (CONT . ) li *William John Baskin 316 Ernest E. Rogers 134 *Louis W. Bills 429 William S. Sullivan 222 *Charles M. Blake 431 *George P. Wadsworth 419 *William I. Burnham 472 Mary H. White 1$3 Edward B. Cass 216 Peter Zitso 207 *Richard H. Childs 359 Dexter Smith 1 *Norman A. Downs 410 Blanks 2773 *Everett S. Emery 3$7 *Robert W. Fawcett 3$0 *Roy A. Ferguson 476 " , Donald M. Fifield 20$ Bradford Giddings 300 *George E. Graves 434 *Town Meeting Members elected for *Thacker Jenney 313 term of three years. Rebecca S. Kingsley 19$ *Errol H. Locke 442 *J. Lawrence Miles 339 *George P. Morey 309 Robert A. Porter 234 *Lester T. Redman 365 Gretchen B. Reed 193 Dorothy P. Rich 242 *Gordon D. Richards 430 218 TOWN MEETING MEMBER - FOR ONE YEAR PRECINCT THREE *John W. Hess 519 Dexter Smith 1 Blanks 176 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - FOR THREE YEARS PRECINCT FOUR *Lester L. Andrews 517 l] *Winthrop H. Bowker 427 Harold C. Currier 275 *Frank B. Custance 403 *Theodore A. Custance 417 *Russell S. Davenport 379 *Howard H. Dawes 2$$ Chesley M. Dunlap 260 W. John Dunnan, Jr. 277 *Robert J. Fawcett 444 Elizabeth Nute Hall 2$6 *Converse Hill 412 *Robert W. Hunter 375 *Eleanor Bradford Litchfield 322 *Thelma F. Mather 342 Russell F. Morash 1$4 *Fred C. Newhall 501 Richard C. Patten 240 *Howard A. Patterson 356 *Francis H. Ready 390 *Gordon E. Slater 297 *Earle B. Sukeforth 417 *George L. Wallace 40$ A. G. Bernier 1 Blanks 2$66 I]*Town Meeting Members elected for term of three years. TOWN MEETING MEMBER - FOR ONE YEAR PRECINCT FOUR *James A. Peirce 475 Blanks 177 *Town Meeting Member Elected for term of one year. A true record. Attest: Pi! ' A To erk