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Home My WebLink About1954-03-01-ATE-Results 457 WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN METING - MARCH 1, 1954 (See Warrant Book - Page ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 1, 1954 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 fifty-four at seven-thirty o'clock in the forenoon. The following places were designated as the voting places for 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 William W. Ferguson Joseph P. Waddleton Inspector Ralph I. Dale George E. Foster Inspector Louise E. Ahern Ilda J. Field Clerk John H. Dacey . Mary A. Rowland Teller Mary G. Oliver George F. Stygles Teller Eleanor T. Husted Rose I. McLaughlin Teller Mary Pierce George D: Smith Teller Elizabeth Downey . Dorothy Elliott Teller Mary S. H. Ellis Gwendolin Johnson Teller Beatrice F. Morse Annie H. McDonnell Teller Edward McGrory Alice G. Marshall Teller Henry P. Meade Precinct Three Precinct Four Emma Zitso Warden Lester L. Andrews Julia Vaughan Inspector Helen M. Smith Clarence E. Delp Inspector Helen M. Kirk Edna D . Anderson Clerk Mary J. Ferry Gladys T. Watson Teller Michael J. McDonough Florence M. Bruce Teller Mary A. Hallett Ella G. Callahan Teller Mary A. Spellman Dorothy A. Parks Teller Caroline F. Deloury Jean E. Baker Teller Madeline V. Peterson Agnes T. Buckley . Teller J. Carroll Ryan . John T. McDonough, Jr. Teller Agnes G. Hall Velma M. Rhoda Teller Ingrid W. Newhall Rosalie McDonald Teller Mary McDonough 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 prec- inct, 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 22$3 Two thousand two hundred eighty-three Precinct Two 1791 One thousand seven hundred ninety-one Precinct Three 2151 Two thousand one hundred fifty-one Precinct Four 272$ Two thousand seven hundred twenty-eight Total $953 Eight thousand nine hundred fifty-three 458 ---,T The ballots cast were counted, enclosed in envelopes, sealed, signed by the election officers, together with the unused ballots, --L-i ..- and delivered to the Town Clerk at his office. The Aegistrars of Voters and the Town Clerk canvassed the result as follows : Precinct One 1096 One thousand ninety-six Precinct Two 951 Nine hundred fifty-one Precinct Three 1248 One thousand two hundred forty-eight Precinct Four 1243 One thousand two hundred forty-three Total 4538 Four thousard five hundred thirty-eight SACTMEN Pre.1 Pre.2 Pre.3 Pre.4 Total Aaymond W. James 806 606 1047 1022 3681 William E. iialoney 958 834 1062 1084 3938 blanks 428 262 387 380 1457 2192 1902 2496 2486 9076 aaymond W. James and william E. aaloney were elected Selectmen for three years. TOWN CK James J . Carroll 988 867 1140 1143 4138 Blanks 108 84 108 100 400 _ — 1096 951 1248 1243 4538 James J. Carroll was elected Town Clerk for one year. TOWN TAEASUAEA James J . Carroll 982 863 1137 1131 4113 Blanks 114 88 111 112 425 1096 951 1248 1243 4538 James J. Carroll was elected TownTreasurerforone year. COLLECTOR. OF TAXES Jerome F. Garrity 482 178 311 280 1251 Wallace E. Hiller 59 80 149 197 485 Ethel U . rich 299 443 408 425 1575 Lillian S. Tullar 35 58 57 109 259 Aaymond L. White 177 163 270 191 801 Blanks 44 29 53 41 167 --- 1096 951 1248 1243 4538 Ethel U. -iich was elected Collector of Taxes for one year. CEMETE3Y COaMISSIONEa 1 1 William G. Potter 898 801 1045 1041 3785 Walter E. Sands 2 2 Blanks 198 150 201 202 751 -- — 1096 951 1248 1243 4538 William G. Potter was elected Cemetery Commissioner for three years. 459 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Pre,]. Pre.2 Pre.3 Pre.4 Total. James H. Aker 34 26 49 63 172 W. Neil Chapman 368 312 463 440 1583 Marcia W. A. Dane 193 162 231 227 813 Mildred B. Marek 459 438 484 483 1864 Blanks 42 13 21 30 106 1096 951 1248 1243 4538 Mildred B. Marek was elected to the School Committee for three years. MODE3AT0a Charles E. Ferguson 920 835 1097 1090 3942 Blanks 176 116 151 153 596 1096 951 1248 1243 4538 Charles E. eerguson was elected moderator for one year. PLANNING BOARD Alan G. Adams 843 808 1025 1023 3699 Wilbur M. Jaquith 810 746 991 984 3531 Blanks 539 348 480 479 1846 2192 1902 2496 2486 9076 Alan G. Adams and. Wilbur A. Jaquith were elected to the Planning Board for five years. TaUSTEE OF PUBLIC TRUSTS Thomas G. Lynah 899 843 1102 1087 3931 Blanks 197 108 146 156 607 1096 951 1248 1243 4538 Thomas G. Lynah was elected as Trustee of Public Trusts for six years. CONSTABLES William G. Dooley 930 801 1041 1024 3796 James F. mowat 897 816 1069 1081 3863 Blanks 365 285 386 381 1417 2192 1902 2496 2486 9076 William G. Dooley and James F. Mowat were elected Constables for one year. TOWN MEETING HEMBEaS FOR. THE YEAdS Precinct One Precinct One *Marjorie K. Blaisdell 639 *John J. Sullivan 596 Nathaniel P. Blish 427 *Thomas Sullivan 689 *Lois W. Brown 593 *John A. Wilson 731 Alfred S. Busa 526 Blanks 5462 *Jerome F. Garrity 679 *George M. Hynes 741 *Edwin C. Johnson 679 *David Kidd 627 *William W. MacLean 622 *William C. Madden 661 William F. Mason 578 *Paul J. McCormack 632 *Charles B. Meek 627 William G. Nowlin 540 *dilliam E. Phillips 644 *Aiden Lassell aipley 675 *Clarence E. Smith 579 *Gordon E. Steele 685 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of three years. 460 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR' ONE YEAR Precinct One Precinct Two *Edward A. Copithorne 805 *Paul K. Palmer *Jason H. Woodward 812 Blanks 738 Blanks 575 213 *Town Meeting Members elected for one year. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR THREE YEARS Precinct Two Precinct Three *Walter C. Ballard 696 *Louis W. Bills 798 *F. Sherburne Carter 670 *Charles M. Blake ?96 Robert R. Cave 509 Eugene T. Buckley 478 John H. Devine 499 *William I. Burnham 754 William F. Downe 618 Thornton S. Cody 563 Lawrence D. Freeman 423 *Norman A. Downs ?31 Roland B. Greeley 625 *Robert W. Fawcett 796 *William Roger Greeley 623 *George E. Graves 776 Norman B. Hall, Jr. 565 Thacher Jenney 615 *James L. Heggie 535 Russell M. Little 625 *Harold B. Lamont 572 *Errol H. Locke 802 *Elizabeth R. Lewis 654 Harold F.Lombard 561 *Alden C. Manchester 440 Robert L. Lyon 503 *Charles H. Peirce 611 *Mildred B. Marek 671 *Randall W. Richards 591 *George P. Morey 653 Frank T. Samuel, Jr. 368 *Donald E.Nickerson 689 Frederick A. Schloman 400 *Charles H. Norris 702 *Burton B. Stuart 571 *Robert H. Packard 675 *Lee E. Tarbox 619 *Lester T. Redman 666 Joyce H. Waksman 297 *George P.Wadsworth 807 *Edwin B. Worthen 749 John E. Wallace 409 Albert W. Hruby 1 *James M. West 632 Blanks 4530 *Donald E.Williamson 635 *Peter Zitso 708 Timothy Donovan 1 Blanks 5170 *Town Meeting Members electedfer_Three gears. T0WN MEETING MEMBERS FOR THREE YEARS TOWN IviRETING tiIEIMER FOR ONE YEAR Precinct Four Precinct Four *Charles R. Alexander 533 *Felix V. Cutler 948 *Joseph E. Belcher 757 Blanks 295 Clifford 4. Birch, Jr. 449 *Town meeting member elected *Winthrop Harold Bowker 706 for one year. *Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. 842 Charles E. Connolly 429 Hobert M.Coquillette 374 *Russell S. Davenport 752 *Howard H. Dawes 712 *Murray G. Dearborn 722 George H. Doughty, Jr. 344 Elmer J. Frey 312 *Robert W. Hunter 775 *Donald K. Irwin 697 *Robert C. Johnson 716 *Eleanor Bradford Litchfie]d666 *William H. Lyon, Jr. 553 *Thelma F. Mather 670 John P. Meehan 299 *Howard A. Patterson 706 *William L. Potter 722 *Earle B. Sukeforth 860 Frederick E. Tucker 530 Kenneth L. Warden, Jr. 450 *Norman F. Woodward 747 Blanks 5810 *Town Meeting Members elected for Three years. A true record. Attest: all /v // rn � RECOUNT OF TOWN MEETING MEMBERS, PRECINCT ONE, MARCH 120 1954 461 ON PETITION OF WILLIAM F. MASON, 20 MAPLE STREET The following were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties as election workers by the Town Clerk and served under the direction of the Board of Registrars: Charles J. Dailey Ilda J. Field William W. Ferguson Louise E. Ahern Rosalie MacDonald Mary R. McDonough Lester L. Andrews Helen M. Kirk Julia Vaughan Emma Zitso George E. Foster Clarence E. Delp The final result of the recount showed that Clarence E. Smith gained one vote and William F. Mason lost one vote. It remaining the same as the vote of March 1, 1954 whereby Clarence E. Smith was duly elected as a Town Meeting Member for a term of three years. Clerk, 6 °d of Registrars SPECIAL ELECTION, TOWN MEETING MEMBERS, P CINCT THREE, MARCH 150 1954 The meeting called to order by Town Clerk, James J. Carroll. There were 31 Town Meeting Members present. James J. Carroll was nominated and elected to serve as chairman and clerk of the meeting. Nominations were made from the floor for Harold F. Lombard, Russell M. Little and James H. Lewis. The following tellers were appointed: Gardner Ferguson, Gardner Frost and Ronald D. Brown. The tellers counted the ballots cast with the following results : Russell M. Little 23 Harold F. Lombard 4 RayisoncL E, Lewis 4 Russell M. Little was duly elected as a Town Meeting Member for a term of one year. 1101, /TOTci4 Clerk /March 2, 1954 To Whom It May Concern: As of this second day of March, 1954 I do hereby appoint Mary 3. McDonough as Assistant Town Clerk and Assistant Town Treasurer, Town of Lexington. ( r(s //Town Cle k Town Treasurer / // i