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Home My WebLink About1951-03-05-ATE-Results / ( i/ (/ January 12, 1951 To Whom It May Concern : As of this twelfth day of January , 1951 I do hereby appoint Mary R. McDonough as Assistant Town Clerk and Assistant Town Treasurer, Town of Lexington. (7, 4' /1. Town C erk Town T a ur e r 2$ WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING - March 5, 1951 (See Warrant Book - Page ANNUAL TOWN MEETING" March 5, 1951 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 fifth in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-one 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 Wallace Ferguson George F. Stygles Inspector F. Louis Carroll George E. Foster Inspector Mary G. Oliver Mary E. Stankard Clerk John H. Dacey Mary A. Rowland Teller Barbara M. O'Connor Ilda J. Field Teller Eleanor T. Rusted Rose I. McLaughlin Teller Edward McGrory Annie H. McDonnell Teller Elizabeth Downey Helga M. Carlson Teller Mary S. H. Ellis Dorothy Elliott Teller Beatrice F. Morse Gwendoline Johnson Teller Ralph I. Dale Marie Anna Zubowitch Teller Precinct Three Precinct Four Charles F. Vaughan Warden Lester L. Andrews Emma Zitso Inspector Michael J. McDonough Nancy Buckley Inspector Helen M. Kirk Elizabeth McCormack Clerk Mary F. Ferry Henry P. Meade Teller Mary A. Spellman Ella G. Callahan Teller Agnes G. Hall Gladys T. Watson Teller Caroline F. Deloury Rosalie MacDonald Teller Madeline V. Peterson Florence M. Bruce Teller Ingrid Newhall Edna D. Anderson Teller Eleanor Cosgrove Teller Mary A. Hallett Teller Edith M. Boyd 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 2029 Two thousand twenty-nine Precinct Two 161$ One thousand six hundred eighteen Precinct Three 1$24 One thousand eight hundred twenty-four Precinct Four 210$ Two thousand one hundred eight Total 7579 Seven thousand five hundred seventy-nine 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. cp The Registrars of Voters and the Town Clerk canvassed 32 the result as follows : Precinct One 972 Nine hundred seventy-two Precinct Two $29 Eight hundred twenty-nine Precinct Three 970 Nine hundred seventy Precinct Four 945 Nine hundred forty-five Total 3716 Three thousand seven hundred sixteen TOWN CLERK Pre.l Pre.2 Pre., Pre.4 Total James J. Carroll $6$ 744 $84 $39 3335 Blanks 104 $5 $6 106 3$1 972 829 970 945 3716 James J. Carroll was elected Town Clerk for one year. SELECTMEN William H. Driscoll $05 713 $40 7$6 3144 Donald E. Nickerson 765 6$3 $26 771 3045 Blanks 374 262 274 333 1243 1944 1658 1940 1890 7432 William H. Driscoll and Donald E. Nickerson were elected Selectmen for three years. TOWN TREASURER James . J. Carroll $54 745 $7$ $33 3310 Blanks 11$ $4 92 112 406 972 $29 970 945 3716 James J. Carroll was elected Town Treasurer for one year. COLLECTOR OF TAXES Walter C. Ballard 73 219 159 9$ 549 Roy A. Ferguson 267 204 337 2$5 1093 Norton T. Hood 44 $3 106 152 3$5 James A. Moakley 157 65 54 7$ 354 G. Mildred Thompson 397 23$ 291 300 1226 Blanks 34 20 23 32 109 972 829 970 945 3716 G. Mildred Thompson was elected Collector of Taxes for one year. CEMETERY COMILSSIONER William G. Potter 774 661 7$5 739 2959 Blanks 19$ 16$ 1$5 206 757 972 829 970 945 3716 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Ruth Morey 7$9 676 790 771 3026 Blanks 1$3 153 1$0 174 690 972 $29 970 945 3716 Ruth Morey was elected to the School Committee for three years. 330 SCHOOL COMMITTEE 00 Pre.1 Pre.2 Pre .3 Pre.4 Total., Bertram P. Gus tin 299 2$8 2$6 314 11$7 ,.; Charles H. Norris 513 436 579 484 2012 Blanks 160 105 105 147 517 972 829 970 945 3716 Charles H. Norris was elected to the School Committee for one year. MODERATOR Charles E. Ferguson $19 705 $47 $06 3177 Blanks 153 124 123 139 539 972 829 970 945 3716 Charles E. Ferguson was elected Moderator for one year. PLANNING BOARD Donald K. Irwin 581 379 3$4 498 1$42 Wilbur M. Jaquith 221 26$ 421 243 1153 B lanks 170 182 165 204 721 972 $29 970 945 3716 Donald K. Irwin was elected to the Planning Board for five years. CONSTABLES William G. Dooley 39$ 199 220 236 1053 James F. Mowat 590 591 696 667 2544 William E. Russell 53$ 53$ 624 592 2292 Blanks 418 330 400 395 1543 1944 1658 1940 1890 7432 James F. Mowat and William E. Russell were elected Constables for one year. TOWN NEE TIN G MEMBERS FOR THREE YEARS Precinct One Precinct Two *Marjorie K. Blaisdell 442 *Walter C. Ballard 615 Bernard F. Burke 3$7 *Leon W. Bateman 611 *Percy Catton 553 Charles V. Campbell 330 Ernest J. Crerie 2$$ *F. Sherburne Carter 557 Virginia M. Currie 423 *John H. Devine 504 *Jerome F. Garrity 474 *William F. Downe 501 *George M. Hynes 649 *Clements H. Ferguson 5$$ *Edwin C. Johnson 577 *Roland B. Greeley 546 Edwin R. Johnson 366 *William Roger Greeley 546 Mary E. Kelley 356 -James L. Heggie 36$ *David Kidd 42$ Robert C. Holmes 325 Arthur F. Kip 303 *Harold B. Lamont 4$0 *Robert F. Lutz 531 *Elizabeth R. Lewis 561 *William W. MacLean 535 *Russell M. Little 54$ *Arthur F. Mason 549 *Harold F. Lombard 530 *Paul J. McCormack 529 Horace K. MacKechnie 303 *Charles B. Meek 544 William F. Merz 214 *William E. Phillips 537 *Charles H. Peirce 522 *Aiden Lassell Ripley 570 *Murray T. Potter 459 George C. Sheldon 406 *Randall W. Richards 504 *Clarence E. Smith 531 *Lee E. Tarbox 543 *Gordon E. Steele 595 *Edwin B. Worthen 642 *John J. Sullivan 476 Lester C. Reed 2 *John A. Wilson 654 Blanks 3234 B lanks 4$21 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of three years. TOWN MEETING MEMBER FOR TWO YEARS-PRECINCT ONE 331 *Carroll C. Taylor 721 Blanks 251 *Town Meeting Member elected for term of two years. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR ONE YEAR Precinct One Precinct Two *Alexis R. Shea 711 *Walter S. Baird 473 *Donald K. Tucker 702 *Martin A. Gilman 3$7 Blanks 531 Frederick A. Schloman 194 Herman S. Swartz 21 Blanks - 3$6 *Town Meeting Members elected for one year. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR THREE YEARS Precinct Three Precinct Four *Louis W. Bills 644 *Joseph E. Belcher 505 *Charles M. Blake 621 Stanley S. Berest 410 *William I. Burnham 65$ *Winthrop Harold Bowker 594 *Norman A. Downs 612 *Lincoln P. Cole , Jr. 4$5 *Robert W. Fawcett 631 *Russell S. Davenport 596 *Roy A. Ferguson 6$1 *Howard H. Dawes 555 *George E. Graves 632 *Murray G. Dearborn 473 Truman S. Gray 374 *Robert J. Fawcett 601 Wilbur M. Jaquith 430 Howard W. Foley 394 *Thacher Jenney 471 *Donald M. Hager 577 Harold W. Josephson 339 William L. Hench 292 *Errol H. Locke 656 *Robert W. Hunter 561 William E. Maloney 362 =Donald K. Irwin 466 *George P . Morey 527 *Robert C. Johnson 474 *Charles H. Norris 523 Frank G. Licciardi 1$3 James P. O'Neil 236 *Eleanor! Bradford Litchfield 549 *Robert H. Packard 431 *Thelma F. Mather 501 Richard B. Plaisted 211 Daniel P. O'Connor 2$$ *Lester T. Redman 539 *Howard A. Patterson 559 Dorothy P. Rich 412 William L. Potter 516 Stephen H. Roblin 249 Max H. Straw 317 *H. Webster Thomas 5$$ *Earle B. Sukeforth 626 *George P. Wadsworth 641 *Norman F. Woodward 497 *Donald E. Williamson 507 Blanks 5047 *Peter Zit so 551 Blanks 3964 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of three years. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR ONE YEAR Precinct Three Precinct Four *Raymond W. James 767 *Chesley M. Dunlap 676 Blanks 203 *Raymond E. Lewis 692 Blanks 522 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of one year. QUESTION NO. 1 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR TOWN EMPLOYEES Pre .1 Pre .2 Pre.3 Pre.4 Total Yes 455 210 260 335 1260 No 499 $2 6$ z 5 2332 5 3 6$ Blanks 1$ 37 27 42 124 972 $29 970 945 3716 -.--....--_.-... 332 QUESTION NO. 2 - FIFTY-SIX HOUR WEEK FOR FIREMEN 1---,1 Pre.1 Pre.2 LEL.2. Pre.4 Total uaz P.F‘ j1 ''..) Yes 357 208 233 319 1117 No , 589 590 708 595 2482 Blanks 26 31 29 31 117 972 829 970 945 3716 A true record. Attest : ////7 4 . , // Town/rd 11111IF _/ SPECIAL ELECTION , TOWN MEETING MEMBERS , MARCH 19, 1951 Special Electichn, Town Meeting Members of Precinct Three held March 19, 1951 to fill vacancy, term of two years , caused by removal of C. Raymond Reed. Meeting called to order by Town Clerk , James J. Carroll. Roy A. Ferguson was duly elected as chairman. James J. Carroll elected to serve as clerk. Tellers were appointed by Roy A. Ferguson as follows: William B. Porter and Donald M. Fifield The following nominations were made and duly seconded: Wilbur M. Jaquith William E. Maloney Dorothy F. Rich There were thirty-one (31) Town Meeting Members present. The results of the vote as follows : Wilbur M. Jaquith 18 William E. Maloney 8 Dorothy F. Rich 5 Wilbur M. Jaquith was duly elected as a Town Meeting Member for a term of two years ending March , 1953 . („-------- ( -- Niiiir / 7 / .4... . 4 . id' 4,0....-..... ' WP / Cie. k Lexington, I ass. " March 24, 1951. I , Wilbur M. Jaquith , do hereby accept my election as a Town Meeting Member, Precinct Three , for a term of two years, ending March , 1953. (Signed) Wilbur 11. Jaquith