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Home My WebLink About1950-02-20ANNUAL TOWN 1.~ETING'. · FEBRUARY 20, 1950. ~ ., · ~ ~' .Pursuant~ to Warrant the inhabitants:of the t6wn of Nantucket met in the~ 'American Legion }{all, Monday, February 20,'1950 at 7:00 A.M' ~ '. Car~s of~ instructions to voters, penalty cards, voting lists and specimen ballots were posted outside the guard rail. Instructions to voters end penalty cards were posted in the booths. ,,,~.,>',' . :~.., :. .~ >' ,:.::,. ,;,~ ,,., ,~ Wesley A.' Fordyce was sworn in as Warden. ,-~-.'-, :., - The following Ballot Clerks were sworn in: Manuel F. Souza, ,Ira W~ Appleton, John, J. Driscoll Jr., and Charles H..Blount. .' v ,,t", ',,,::, ,,'-. The Ballots in two packages said to contain 2000 Official Ballots were delivered to the Ballot Clerks and their receipt taken therefor. Constable La~ence F. Mooney presented the Official Warrant of the Meeting to Town Clerk, Charles Clark Coffin. ~.. -, , ,i, ' '~_, 11,TM The Ballot box and Emergency ball~t box were inspected.by Lawrence F. Mooney, Manuel F. Souza,' Charles Clark Coffin and Wesley A. Fordyce and found to be empty. The register on the ballot box was set at OOOO; both boxes locked and the keys turned over to Frankf4in S. Chadwick, Constable: At ,7:00 A. M. the Town Clerk called order and read Ar.ticle 1 of the Wa,r.rant. Upon motion of Irving A. 'Soverino, duly seconded, it was VOTED that the polls close at 5:00 P.M. and that when this meeting adjourn it be until 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, February 21, 1950 at Dreamland Theatre. ~ The Town Clerk then declared the polls open and voting started at once. ', At 12:00' noon and at 2:65 P.M. the register on the ballot box standing at 3~/+ and 630 respectively the ballot box was opened and the ballots removed to the Emergency ballot box..-~ ~ - ,,.. ~' At 5:00 P.M.' the Polls were declared closed. ~ L' i' . .... , ,','~:,,~ The register' on the ballot box standing at 853 the. ballot box and emergency ballot box were opened by Constable Charles C. Chadwick and the ballots ' · The following Tellers Were sworn in: Frank W. Ramsdell, Walter J. Royal, Herbert C. Wood, John A.. Stackpole, John F. McGrady, Charles F. O'Neil, James H. Olderich, Irving T. Bartlett, Edward S. Roy,. Daniel J.' Murphy, .. Leroy F. R~der, Edmund J. Perry, William B. H. Snow, James M. K.itlen,. William F. Reith, Martin J. Foley, 'George I. Rogers, Arthur E. Egan, .... [~ Otis S. Nickerson Eugene F.'Burgess,.William H. Winslow, Lorrin M. Walker, Walter D. Giidden Jr.,~ and Irving Ao Soverino Jr. -- ?~U~.~.:~L/.'.'~ .The Absentee Ballots were then voted.' There were 28 Men and 5o women,-a total', :The ballots were. sorted and counted and found to be 851. and the Absentee Ballots:78;'~ a total of.929. ,'i It ~s determined that the ballot box had 'jammed twice, during th~. day and rung up two extra numbers. The, total count. was corrected to 929. ~:~-:~ ':~:'~i:'~:,.'-...:~r:~' ,.~ ~:~.:,:~ . ~' The Ballot Clerks at the gate. and at the Ballot box checked their lists ..and found 5~8 Men and 381 Women had voted,' a total of 929. -'- , '- q .~ : i ;~"".~L ~:'~'::?' "i~ ..... ~"' ...... .. ,.? ,-...:., 'At' 8:20 the canvas 'of the votes having been completed the followi.ng .re.s..u,lts were read by the To~ Clerk. ,.. ~-. '. :'~'U .,?~:.: Blanks ~':':"~, ....... , , ,' ,~ ;, '::;(~ -~'" '~ ..... , /,~ Three hundred fifty One :-aC George W. ~rgess Jr. ~o h~red~seventy,three :~-~ ~?~:':,~ ,~,~'27~ ' E~est R. Coffin Six h~dred fifty four ' J~es K. Glidden Six h~d~d ninety one~,v~:~c?~ A~hur C, Hayd~n ~ 'One h~dred forty eight 1~8 Allen W~: Holdgate ~a. Five h~dred~ eighty~ six~ ~ ~*:~. ~ ~; ~ 586 elected' I~in~ A. ~ Soverino . ~ ~,~ ~ Five ~h~dred seventy seven ~tchell Todd Six hund~d thirty 630. elected Seven hundred-forty one ~ r One hundred eighty eight seven hundred thirty seven ' ~ One hundred ninety two ...... TOWN TREASURER James Allen Backus Blanks COLLECTOR OF TAXES Clifford R~ Morris Blanks ~;-/~:" . ~ ~ ASSESSOR ~ ~'John J~ Ga'rdn~r 2nde.'~-r ·~. ' !-~ ~' Six hUnderd'ninety three- .>; . · 2J/:Y693 Blanks ~,: '~ ..... :~,i-: ~') .., ' ~ ~:~".~ ~;o hundred thirty six · '!~.~ ~-.~ ~, :-~ '~" 236 TOWN CLERK c'.. !:.:'"~ ,' .'/u' d. ~ ' ~h[" ~ ' ' ' ' ,Charles Clark Coffin Seven hundred thirty 730 81amks .... ',:~ :: ~:, : r: ,~ · ~. : ~ ::.: ,~ One hundred ninety nine ~,~: A ....... oU. 199 Blanks Two SE~.R CO~94ISSIO~R -'-'::'?' '~ ~. Walter Marland Rounsville . Six elected elected elected ' elected hundred sixty one :' ', ,": ~ :.' ,. 661 elected hundred, sixty eight',t~ L.," ~,~'! .~.hi 268 ' hundred thi~y eight 638 elected h~dred ninety one ~,~' :,'.~ ~-j?~ 291 SCHOOL CO~T~(~Three Years), -. . ,Vera Jaec~e , ~ ,, S~ h~dred fifty one 651 elected Blanks ..... --,- q' ~/-~'"~,".:: ," -.' :~o' h~dred seventy eight :::::',"' ~':': 278. SCHOOL COM~IITTEE (One year) ":,:, i~:- ' ...... .. · ' :'' ,' ..... ~' "Z~?'645 elected Burnham N.' Dell -.~ ~ .. ~.b .: .'- ~siX"hundred forty fiv~ Richard C. Barrett Five hundred thirty two , 532 elected :c. Charles' C '. Chadwick ::" ':" .- -,::. :'r.'j 'r'~ I ' : Five hundred ten ~( '~':":-L: .(::):i -:,.;:..:.-...!·:- 510 elected Franklin S. Chadwick ~:'- :~:-~, :'~,-' Five huSdred seventy five 'f.' :.uj~. :,:::,"575 elected Charles F. Itandy , ~o hundred thirteen Wil!iam~ J.' Henderson :' { ::'~: :-::.~/"- Five hundred fifty four "::~- -:: .~:U,,.q · 55~ elected 'Wendell' H.'Howes !',:t: ;:'" ,':-';h.~:: Six hundred .fifty one ::'( -: ~.J, :,:JJi6~l elected :Lawrence F.~'Mooney/.~'- ~ ::' -:' - ~::;': Four hundred eighty .:.. Marcus L. Ramsdell Two hundred six' .'?:-,!" Charles H. Ta!ford Three hundred thirty t~;o '332 :' :.'::: Blanks ~": .!': :: ~: "- :':m , !- ~: :,! : :' [ "/: :' Fifteen hundred t~enty one Leroy A.: Pease . - ":-"/ ...... '. Five' h~ndred eight ~'-: ,.~-',--. ', .r-.: :.:: :'?"~08 eleCted · Blanks Four hundred'eighteen :,; ' L-'~ .::: -j: 418 Scattering ' Three 3