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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1949-04-26-STE-Referendum-Results SPECIAL ELECTION, REFERENDUM FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL HELD APRIL 26, 1949 (See Warrant Book - Page 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 Tuesday, April the twenty-sixth in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-nine 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 Helen K. Fitzgerald George E. Foster Inspector Randall Richards Mary E. Stankard Inspector Edward McGrory Mary A. Roland Clerk John H. Dacey Annie H. MacDonell Teller Elizabeth R. Nourse Helga M. Carlson Teller Eleanor T. Husted PRECINCT THREE PRECINCT FOUR Charles F. Vaughan Warden Lester L. Andrews Henry P. Meade Inspector Helen M. Kirk Gladys T. Watson Inspector Mary A. Spellman Emma Zitso Clerk _ Mary J. Ferry Edna D. Anderson Teller Catherine M. Ferry Rosalie MacDonald Teller Agnes G. Hall 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 One thousand eight hundred ninety-three 1$93 Precinct Two One thousand four hundred eighty-four 14$4 Precinct Three One thousand six hundred seventy-seven 1677 Precinct Four One thousand nine hundred sixty-five 1965 Total Seven thousand and nineteen 7019 The ballotscast were counted, enclosed in envelopes , sealed, 283 signed by the election officers , together with the unused ballots , and delivered to the Town Clerk at his office. The Registrars of Voters and the Town Clerk canvassed the result as follows: Precinct One 112$ Eleven hundred and twenty-eight Precinct Two 961 Nine hundred sixty-one Precinct Three 1119 Eleven hundred nineteen Precinct Four 1140 Eleven hundred forty Total 434$ Forty three hundred and forty-eight To vote YES or NO by ballot upon the following question presented to the voters at large by the Selectmen, pursuant to a petition for a _, referendum upon a vote rejecting a measure at an adjourned session of the 1949 Annual Town Meeting held on March 2$, 1949, under Article 37 of the Warrant for said meeting. QUESTION Pre .1 Pre.2 Pre.3 Pre.4 Total YES 263 341 337 342 1283 NO 865 619 7$0 798 3062 BLANKS 0 1 2 0 3 1128 961 1119 1140 4348 Town C e r. ASO i 1