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Home My WebLink About1936-03-02-ATE-Results 198 CV ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION. MARCH 2, 1936 In_ pursuance of the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the Town of Lexington met in their respective voting places in said Town on Monday, March the fifth in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred thirty-sixat six 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 Victor H. Harmon George E. Foster Clerk John H. Dacey Annie H. McDonnell Inspector Ruth R. Ray Mary Stankard Inspector George V. Morse Harold MacGilvray Teller Harry G. Frost Mabelle S. Peavy Teller Edward McGrory Mary A. Rowland Teller Elizabeth Nourse Donald Csmeron Teller Madeline Corbett Arthur W. Hughes Teller Lucius Austin Frank A. Cook, Jr. Teller William S. Bramhall DeTrafford Smith Teller John Cassidy George F. Stygles Teller Jesse Condinho Precinct Three Precinct Four Fletcher Taft Warden Howard E. Custance Fred Tullar Inspector Clarence E. Briggs John McKearney Inspector Daniel A. Gorman, Jr. Florence E. Greisheimer Clerk Frank Maguire Esther Graham Teller James J. Waldron John J. McCormick Teller Charles J. McEnroe Edward B. O'Connor Teller Carl Hauck Henry Meade Teller Margaret A. Merrick John Corcoran Teller Robert Cady Maurice E. Woodward Teller Agnes Hall Samuel W. Wellington Teller Madeline Peterson Emma Hovey Teller Lillian R. Kearns The polls were declared open in each precinct at six 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 1. Total number of voters : 1356 Thirteen hundred fifty-six Precinct 2. Total number of voters : 1195 Eleven hundred ninety-five Precinct 3. Total number of voters : 1231 Twelve hundred thirty-one Precinct 4. Total number of voters : 1116 Eleven hundred sixteen Total : 4898 Forty-eight hundred ninety- eight 199 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 Ballots Cast 887 Eight hundred and eighty-seven Precinct Two Ballots Cast 786 Seven hundred and eighty-six Precinct Three Ballots Cast 855 Eight hundred and fifty-five Precinct Four Ballots Cast 830 Eight hundred and thirty Total 3358 Three thousand three hundred and fifty-eight Town Clerk Prec.l Prec.2 Prec.3 Prec.4 Total James J. Carroll 684 668 715 649 2716 Blanks 203 118 140 181 642 Total 887 786 855 830 3358 James J. Carroll was elected as Town Clerk for one year. Selectmen Philip M. Clark 388 475 469 317 1649 John A. Lyons 294 285 262 170 1011 Charles E. Nichols,Jr. 77 74 139 124 , 414 Albert A. Ross 338 283 300 365 1286 James E. Spellman 273 134 211 250 868 Helen C. Whittemore 137 158 157 179 631 Blanks 267 163 172 255 857 Total 1774 1572 1710 1660 6716 Philip M. Clark and Albert. A. Ross were elected as Selectmen for a term of three years . Town Treasurer Prec.l Prec.2 Prec.3 Prec.4 Total James J. Carroll 708 695 742 687 2832 ' Blanks 179 91 113 143 5§'6 Total 887 786 855 830 3358 James J. Carroll was elected as Town Treasurer for one year. Collector of Taxes William S. Scamman 657 672 723 697 2749 Blanks 230 114 132 133 609 Total 887 786 855 830 3358 William S. Scamman was elected as Collector of Taxes for one year. Cemetery Commissioner George H. Gibson 578 631 638 572 2419 Blanks 309 155 217 258 939 Total 887 786 855 830 3358 George H. Gibson was elected as Cemetery Commissioner for three years . 200 01 = o.-.4 X School Committee Term for 3 years Prec.l Prec.2 Prec.3 Prec.4 Total Kenneth H. Dunham 266 254 333 310 1163 * Annie F. Putney 439 412 372 340 1563 Blanks 182 120 150 180 632: Totals . 887 786 855 830 3358 * Elected. CONSTABLES Term for one year. * Patrick J. Maguire 611 645 687 - 633 2576 * John. C. Russell 641 618 649 571 2479 Blanks 522 _ 309 374 - ' 456 1661 ' , -- , Totals 1774 1572 1710 1660 6716 * Elected. MODERATOR . , Robert H. Holt 590 624 631 563 2408 Blanks _ - 297 -162 224 267 950 Totals - 887 786 855 830 3358 - - Robert H. Holt was elected Moderator for one year. PLANNING BOARD Donald E. Nickerson 547 569 585 549 2250 Roger Greeley 1 0 . 0 0 1 Blanks 339 217270 281 1107 Totals 887 786855 , , 830 3358 . Donald E. Nitkerson was elected to the .Planning • - Board for one year. - . - -- PLANNING BOARD Clements H. - Ferguaon 531 597 - - 595 - - - 537 2260 Blanks 356 189 260 — 293 1098 Totals 887_ 786 855 830 3358 . Clements H. Ferguson was elected to the Planning - .. Board for two years. PLANNING BOARD Neil H. Borden ' 504 509 501 467 - _1981 Edward W. Kimball 526 58-0 581 516 2203 Blanks . — - - - - -744 483 -628 — - -677 . 2532 Totals 1774 1572 1710 1660 6716 Neil H. Borden and Edward W. Kimball were. elected to - • the Planning Board for three years. TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC TRUSTS , - -- - - . John F. Turner - - -537 -591 - - -611 — - 534 2273 Blanks 350 195 244 296 1085 Totals 887 786 855 830 3358 John F. Turner was elected Trustee of Public Trusts for six years. - - . . _. - - . . .. 201 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS (Term three years) Precinct One Precinct Two William M. Aciparo 235 *Walter C . Ballard 529 • Francis J. Belcastro 162 *John H. Devine 509 Henry F. Brander 190 *Arthur C. Dodge 502 *Edward F. Buttrick 435 *William F. Downe _ 482 *Lyon Carter 297 *Robert H. Eldridge 484 *Francis Chamberlain 396 *Clements H. Ferguson 515 *Horace G. Dearborn 314 *William Roger Greeley 524 Stephen J. Dolan 214 *Harold B. Lamont 485 *Kenneth H. Dunham 320 *Harold F. Lombard 479 Richard L. Gordon 244 *Ashley W. Partridge 523 David Govenar 126 *Robert T. Person 475 *Bartlett J. Harrington 351 *Clifford Wellington Pierce 493 Charles F. Healey 217 *Elwyn G. Preston 495 *Lewis L. Hoyt 299 *Randall W. Richards 504 John T. Kenealy 154 *Clyde E. Steeves 522 Elmer F. Kenney 139 *Edwin B. Worthen 558 *David Kidd 316 *Louis E. Yeager 492 Joseph Peter Mason 129 Blanks 4791 Dorothy B. Maxner 194 *Charles B. Meek 319 *Harold B. Needham 400 Frank J. Pegpisa 175 Arthur C. Readel 225 *James G. Robertson 333 Curlys L. Sloe= 210 Curlys L. Slocum, Jr. 215 *Joseph Trani 251 *Harold L. Tyler 342 George W. Wilkinson 178 Roger F. Williams 191 *John A. Wilson 346 *Walter H. Wilson 357 *W. Stanley Wilson 332 *Patrick Shanahan 376 Blanks 6097 *Town Meeting Members elected for the term of three years . Precinct Three Precinct Four *Nathan B. Bidwell 430 *Lester L. Andrews 486 *Louis W. Bills 365 _ *Robert C. Boleyn 355 - *Charles Mowry Blake 366 *Walter C. Boone 435 *Lulu M. Blake 339 *Winthrop Harold Bowker 399 Raymond A. Bond 336 *Effie E. Briggs 447 Harold G. Bowen 218 *Frederick S. Britton 434 *Laurence Haskell Burnham373 *Francis E. Burke 470 *William Ira Burnham 373 *Theodore A. Custaice 482 *Frank P. Cutter 346 *W. Warren Custance 448 A. Irving Dodge 318 *Robert J. Fawcett 446 *Everett S. Emery 391 *Frederic L. Fischer 427 *Roy Alexander Ferguson 355 *Frank P. Herrick 417 *C. Edward Glynn 378 *Converse Hill 451 Clarence R. Hopkins 225 *Willard C. Hill 436 Hiram W. Jackson 236 *Frederick B. James 418 Francis Kelley 252 Evelyn S. Trask 315 *Errol H. Locke 347 *William H. Ballard 451 Charles A. McCormack 211 *William E. Mulliken 439 *Robert Clinton Merriam 388 Blanks 6353 • George P. Morey 216 *Ernest O. Nichols 403 ' Andrew J. Pewtherer - 160 Allen W. Rucker 270 • *George E. Smith 389 *Town Meeting Members elected *Robert M. Stone 367 *EdwaWillis Taylor for the term of three years . rd 340 D. Craig Wark 96 Helen L. Warrington 194 Edmund A. Webb 231 *Robert Whitney 334 Blanks 5298 205! " WI t=3 PRECINCT 3 TOWN MEETING MEMBER (Term One Year) Merle B. Judkins 494 Blanks 361 Total 855 Merle B. Judkins elected for 1 year. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS (Term Two Years ) Walter E. Sands 500 Blanks 355 TS56 Walter E. Sands elected for term ending 1938. PRECINCT4 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS (Term One Year) *Elmer C. Houdlette 433 *Leonard Jellis 439 *Gordon B. geave427 Helen L. Warrington 2 Blanks 7523 *Town Meeting Members elected for term of one year. A true record. Attest: 4 C . I, . ,n. le , ` / SPECIAL MEETING OF TOWN MEETING MEMBERS OF PRECINCT 3 Special meeting held March, 16, 1936. by Town Meeting Members of Precinct Three, Estabrook Hall. Meeting called to order by Town. Clerk, James J. Carroll at 7:45 P.M. with thirty-two members present. The Town Clerk explained on account of death of Hallie C. Blake a vacancy was made. for Town. Meeting Member, for a term expiring 1938. It was unanimous that nominations for Chairman and Clerk for the meeting be made from the floor. It *as unanimous that James. J. Carroll serve as Chairman and George R. Fuller as Clerk. Nominations to fill the vacancy were made from the floor as follows : Charles A. McCormack Allen W. Rucker Richard S. McCabe The three above nominations were seconded. 203 Ballots were distributed and collected, the ballots cast being counted as follows : Allen W. Rucker 15 Charles A. McCormack 11 Richard S. McCabe 6 Total 3-2 Allen W. Rucker was declared elected A True Record, Attest: /, /Town fferk-- Lexington, Mass . March 16, 1936. To the Town Clerk: Being duly nominated and elected, I hereby accept said election as a Town Meeting Member of Precinct 3, such term expiring March 1938. Allen W. Rucker FIRST ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING OF TYRE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 16, 1936 The Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt at 8:07 P.M. There were 188 Town Meeting Members present. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll read the Town. Warrant until by a unanimous vote further reading was waived. • The Town Clerk read the Constables return of the Warrant. Selectmarn Charles Ferguson moved to take up Article 2. Art. 2. Voted: That a committee of three, of which the Modera- tor shall be a member, be appointed to have charge of the Cary Lectures for the coming season. Unanimous 8:09 P.M. Under Article 2 Mr. Rowse, Chairman of Appropriation Committee presented the Appropriation Committee report for the year 1936. It was moved and seconded that the report be accepted and placed on file. Unanimous 8:10 P.M. Selectman Charles Ferguson moved to take up Article 3. Art. 3. Voted: That John C. Russell and Edward C. Maguire be elected as Field Drivers . Unanimous 8:10 P.M. Selectman. Mr. Ferguson moved to take up Article 4. Art. 4. . Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the • Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the