HomeMy WebLinkAbout1953-02-16 ~.ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, FEBRUARY 16, 1953. :": "' .
~',~. Pur~'uan~ ~' Wa~r~t th~ inhabitants of the town 0~ NahtUcke~m~t in-t~e~
Amrican Legion H.all, Mofiday, February 16, 1953-'at,7:00 A.M.-~ '~ '~';;~ .~;,~
;~!,Cards of instructions to voters, pen~tycards, voting lists and Specimen
ballots were posted outside the guard rail~' Instructions to voters and ....
'penalty cards were posted in the booths. :.. ~.~
Wesley A. Ford~ce was sworn in as Warden. / :T~
The folio~ing Ballot Clerks were sworn in: John J. Driscoll Jr., Edwin S~
Sculley, John H. Bartlett Jr., Herbert C. Wood, and Seddon W. Legg Jr. ~ '~'~ ..
~. The ballots in two boxes s~id to contain 2200 Official Ballots ,Were 'delivered
to the· Ballot 01erks and their~ receipt taken therefor, .; ...... ~ ....
;: The b'ailot box and Emergency ballot box were inspected by John F.' Shaw,'
John J. Dris. coll Jr., Frank M. Miller, and Edwin F. Sculley and found to be
empty. · The 'register on the ballot box ~as set at 0000; both boxes locked
and the keys turned over to Charles C. Chadwick, Constable.
,. ConstabZe Wendell H. Howes re'sented the O fici t J'
to Tovm Clerk, Charles Clark Coffin.
~.- At 7:00 A.M. the To~n Clerk called order and read Article 1 of.the Warrant.~~
Upon motion of James K. Glidden, duly seconded, it was VOTED that the P~lls
close' 'at 5:00 P.M. ~nd 'that ~hen this meeting adjourn dt be until' ?.:30 P.M.
Wednesday,' February 18, 1953 at Dreamland~:Theatre.~ ' :~-~"! . ~
The ToTM Clerk'the~declared the Polls open and voting started at oneej"
At 11':15 A.M. and 2i~'5' P.'~.;"~e'.'~e'gi'ste~' on the ballob box.standing at
'"""' ~"t '~ b opened and the ballots removed
413 and 832 resn~tiVely h~ 1 ox was
..:.~to the Emergency ballot box..;.,:~::..L..-:~..:!.~;'~' '" ~.:;:-; -'~ '.:-~-.:~...; ";.; ;.:/~..~;'_ :..:. !;:; '
At 5:00 P.M. the'polls Were 'declared closed. -.;-:,'-',
ballot box were opened by Warden Wesley A..F0rd~ce and the ballots removed.
The f0110~ng. Tellers were sworn in: Christian D. Schell, Otis S. Nickdrson,
~..-Jam M 1 d J.-'Strojny,.Charles C. Bart, William B.'H.' sn0w,;!, '-
Charles W. Ellis~ James H. Walsh, Everett V. Lamb Jr., Eugene .Souza,' Chsrles.!'~.
Swain, '~elvin L,: Ray, William H. Winslow, Myles M. Reis,' Herman ~..Johns'on, ~'-
:'?. E~mund'J:.' Perry, Charles'F. O'Neil~"Charl~ A. Jewett.j~-2~'~C~rl'~s'~F.' Sa~ie~':') '
Leroy r, Irv . Bar e t, E rd S. Roy, Clarence H..S,wift,' William
N. Briard, Walter J. Royal, ~rank W. Ramsdell and ~rving A. Soverino Jr.
The Absentee' ballots were then voted. There were 43 men and 56 women,. a total
of 99 giving the total of 1346 on the ballot box register..
The ballots were then sorted and Counted and found tobe 1244 and the Absentee
Ballots' .99 a total Of 1343. The ballot clerks at the gate and at the ballot
box checked their 'lists and found 693 Men and 650 women had voted, a total of
.,-At 8:50 P.~{. the c~nvas of ~e'votes ha~g been c~Ple~d ~e fon0~g
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res~ were read by the T0~ Clerk. -- ." ~ :¥' '."" ~ ~:~ .-,~ "?. ..::,'.'.L
Roy E. S~g~etti E~ht h~ed eigh~ one ,881 ' elec~d
Scatter~ ~o~ ',, ',~ ~:, .,~, .:: ~.. ,. _:.: ,. ~:..~:v ':':4'h'58 ?'
Bl~s' Pot~ h~ed fif~ eight,
, ~-:?,,:-, .... ,, ~' ',. ': . , . ::, ,' ',., '.' , U':'z~L. ,..~ .... , '. .
Robert S. Bac~ .' .: .., Five h~ed s~y t~ee ''-~ : '~ 563"
W~ter Spencer B~rett Fo~ h~ed seven~ t~ 472
George .~. B~gess Jr. ', B~en h~ed eighty fi~e : t : ~' 765 : elected
J~es K. G~dden S~ h~ed seven 607 elected
John L. H~ ,. -' S~ h~ed'eighty ~e~:,;' ~' ~--' ~9: elected
~1~ ~. Holdgate Five h~ed nineveh 519
Ke~e~ N. Pease ~, ,", ' Seven h~ed forty seven ' ,'-: ':':,' 747 elec~d
George ~ore Taylor S~ h~ed ~ir~ five .635 elected
Bl~s,,,:: :'.',-' ",'-~;: ,,: . ~ :'~,.S~een h~ed n~e~ eight ",'~' 1698:.
TO~ TRE~
J~es ~1~ Bac~s "' ,':~ ' -'-', T~ h~d foemen' '~' '",'- ': 10~. elected
Bl~s ~ree h~ed ~en~y n~e 329
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0OLd'OR OP T~
0~ifford R..~orris ,' .: : , Ten h~ed ~ir~ n~e .::' '-, '~-~039 :':
BI~s ~ree h~ed fo~ 30~
TOV~ ~K (~ree years) ,
Chiles Clark Coff~ :' Ten h~d for~ one ' .'. 10~: elected
Bl~s . T~ee h~ed t~ , 302
~S~SOR (~ee ~e~s)
Scattering , ~o , :, , 2
Bl~s ~ ~'~Three h~ed s~en~' t~"J%,~.': ~' -372 :~
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CO~SSIO~ (Th
He~ Coff~ Jr. S~ h~ed si~y one, , 661 elected
Chiles F. H~ :: ...... Fo~ h~ed si.x~ six ,-'~ ,~:, '4~
BI~s ~o h~ed sixteen ,' 216
'S~'~ CO~ISSIO~ (~ee ye~s)
W~ter N~l~d Ro~sville Six h~ed for~ '" ~:.-*'~ ~. ~' ~' ~0~, elected
'Aust~ ~er Five h~ed eighty seven '587
Bl~s ~ ~' ~e h~ed s~e~ ~ '-~'".'.~ ~ · 116 ~:
'3:-" 'SCH~L C~T~ (Three ye~s) ., ...... . ' '
Vera Jaecl~e N~e h~ed thirty five 935 . elected
Bl~s Fo~ h~ed six 4~
N~UC~T HOUS~G A~ORI~ (Five ye~s) ,
Chiles P. -Fi~ ~' ~ ..... Eight h~ed f~ three ~.. 853 elected
Bl~s (0~ ~ )' Fo~ h~dred n~e~ ~O I ~
. ~ch~d ~. B~ret~,'" ,'; ', -N~e h~e~ fif~ ~o . ' ..... :~ '952 ~ elected
Charles C, ~a~ck Eight h~ed n~ety eight 898 elected
,Fr~ S. ~a~ck ',~, ', ,' N~e h~ed ~i~ fo~ -' ~,, 9-3k ,elected
~v~ R. Fr~cis Jr, N~e h~ed for~ n~e
W~li~ $.' Henderson -' Ten h~ed ~d ~ ..... ~ ' '
Wendell H. Howes Ten h~ed f~ n~e
~949 elected
1002 'elected
1059. elected.
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