HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-02-14 mrsu~t *0' w~t the_ I~abit~ 0f, the To~e Nantucket,' met ~ 'the
~eric~Legion Hall, on Monde,' Febru~. 1~,- 1955 at 7:00 A.M. ~ .
Cards of ~st~ctions to vo~rs, p~al~ car~,. ~0t~g lim~ ~dseped~
b~10tS were rostra outside me rm. ". st otions to voters ad Penalty
car~ ~re posUd in:the bJothsj-' /: ,~:Cl,,., ~._ ,: ,,,c~.~.,. :,,~: , ~ ,~:,:, ~.
Wesley A. For~ce was sWOrn ~ as W~Oea.~ : ," :.x'~..:/~ :,., ;,..:..~? - + '.
The. foll0~g b~lot clerks were ~o~ ~: John Jj.~iscoll Jr.; E~ S.
'Sc~ley; Herbert C. Wo0d~ : F~~ H.' ~ston~ George R. Gr~es ~d
~lotte G. Ki~. ~;.~
The b~ots ~ three packages said ~ co~a~ 2]~0 O2~ic[~ ~l~ts '.
were delivered ~ the B~lot Clerks ~d the~ receipt taken therefor.';]
~e B~lot box ~d ~ezgency Sabot box were
For~ce;' ~rles Cl~k Coff~ md Wendell H, Howes ~d fo~d ~' be 4mpty,'
~e zegis~ on the tarot box ~s set ab 0000] both boxes locked. ~d 2hq
keys tu~ed over to Wendell H. H~es, Constable.'
Constable Howes Presented the Offici~ Waist for the meet~ to T~
Clerk~' Charles Cl~k. Coff~,--: *.., _.~ ,. .~ ...:;.j:
At 7:00 A, M, the To~ Clerk called'the meet~g to order ~d read ~icle
~Upon motion of J*;s K;': Glidden, d~y 'seconded it was V~m that the polls
close a~-5:00 P.M. ~d ~,;t~'~. ;h*;' 'm~et~g adjo~ it be '~;~ $:*O p.M.
We~esday, Febru~ 16~, 1955 at Dre~d Theatre.' ~ ./~;:> '~.~/: ~,, - -~.~
':[ r*:The. To~m Clerk then declared ~e polls ~pen ~d vot~ng .st~t~ .at once,
At 11:15 A.M., '1:55 P.M. ~d 4:30 P.M. the register on the b~lot box st~
at 37a,;,761]"~' ~5 respectiVely; the b,a!o, box;vas ope~;d' ~d ~;~lb~llots
S~*ed to'*~e ~erg~ncy b~lot'b;~. "l~ ~':6'b P.M. the Polls w're decided
.~-c.-~,~. , .... ~' ~ The ~gister on the
b~l~t.box st~ at ~[~ the b~lot box and ~e~genc~ ba[l~t
opened, by W~den, Wesley A. Fordyce ~d the ballots rem0ved~'/~e }oli0v;~
Tellers were ~o~ ~: W~ter J. R~, ~arles C. Ba~, ~les M. Reis~
E~d*J,~ Strojny, Freem~ M,* Ki~,~J~es?, Eg~, J~es.M; .~lle~, .~les,~.
S~le~"~erett V. -L~b J~.~' ~on~d E.. Go~rey~' Bens~- C. '~ase~ I~ng
Sove~no Jr.~ Chiles W. E~is~ Edw~d S, Roy~ ~roy F. ~der~ ~ T. :-
The Absentee B~lots were ~en voted. ~ere were 52 ~n ~d 60 .... ~men,''''a tot~
:..,f,f., , , ~
of ~2 gi~g the tot~ of 1328 on ~e b~lot box ~gister....~ . - ::
.~_e~.. ' " '' "" ""'"'; ...... ';'
276'f-
The ¢ ,al!ets werj'th~'eal' $~e'~ ~l~d Counted'and foUnd t0'~be'~2~5 and the ·
Absentee ballots ll2,·~a, total of 1B27." .The ballot clerks at the"gate and
at the 'ballot box checked the52~ lis~ and found 698 men and 629 women ~had 'iroted,
a t°tal:of'1327'. 'The·ballot box was noted to haVe. jammed encee durLug the ·
~* voting ringing up ~0ne' 'extr~ 'nUrabe~:
At 9:30 P.M. the canvas of the votes h~ving been ~C~mpl~ted the following
· results were read by the Town 'Clerk.
Roy E. S~ng'.m~netti Eight hundred and thirty four 834 elected
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SELECT],{EN
Walter Spencer Barrett
William F. Burdick Jr."!'
George W. Burgess Jr.
Robert. H.~ Christmau , /~
Ernest R. Coffin
Jessie L~.' Fernald, ~'
James K. Glidden·
John L. Hard~
Arthur C. H~yden
Kenneth N. Pease ' "
Elmore Swain
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Five hundred and tWelve
'~ Seventy four
Six hundred and five
One huSdred tWenty seven-:/ ·
Nine hundred and forty three
· ' Two hundred and thirteen
Eight hundred and fifty two
Seven h~mdred and forty four
Two hundred and twelve
· '~' Eight hundred and fifty four
Three hundred aud four
, "Eleven hundred and ninety five
512
74
605 elected
127
943 elected
213
852 elected
744 elected
212
854 elected
TOWN TREASURER'
J~mes Allen Backus
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES ·-", 1
Clifford R, Morris
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George W. Jones
WATER CO~SSIONER 3 Years
Edward L. ,Davis
Charles F. Handy
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SE?~ CO~,~ISS IONER
Edward RJ~ Butler
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3 years
3 years
SCHOOL CO]~9.~ITTEE
Frank L. Hardy
Bradford Johnson
Nine hundred and forty· nine 949 elected
Three hundred seventy eight ', 378,
Ten hundred eighteen. ,, ~0~8 elected
Three'hundred and nine - '' ' 309 '~-
Nin~ hundred s~venty one 971 elected
Three hundred fifty six ," :'( 356 ~
Three hundred thirty five 335
Seven hundred eighteen ~ · ~ ?,-,! ~ 718 elected
Two hundred seventy four 274
· Nine hundred forty nine ¥[/!' :-":' ,'~'-, 9~9 elected.
Three hundred seventy eight 378
Six hundred , 600 elected
And S; Ki!len ?-': :' .... , ':'" ~-Three hundred fifty two-::.',,"'~,'?~/':', 352
Ernest H. Menges , Seven hundred fifty seven 757 elected
Fr'ancis W.' Pease ', v :: ..... ~'. ' ~ ' Two hundred sixty -tw~o :~,~, -,' ,,'- - "~. ~ 262 ~:':
NANTUCKET HouSinG AUTHORITY
Theodore M.: Kania
Blsmks
NANTUCKET HOUSING AUTHORITY
Charles .E.' Planagan
Blamks
CONSTABLES
Richard C. Barrett
Charles C. Chadwlck
Franklin S. Cha~vick
Elwyn R. Francis Jr.
William J. Henderson
Wendell H. Howes-'
Roland G. Huyser
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Two hundred ninety seven 297
Five years. ' ~
'~ Seven husdred ninety four ,~, ~ [:~ ', . 794 ele'cted
Five hundred thirty three 533
Two years
'Bight hundred ~i.xty seVen
Four hundred sixty
· . Nine hundred forty four
Seven hundred twenty one
Nine hundred fifty nine '
Eight hundred forty eight
Ten hundred thirty eight '
..... 4]67 'elected
.." 941g elected
721 elected
· 959 elected
848 elected
~1038 elected
Ten' hundred seventy seven ~
Six hunderd seventy one
Seventeen hundred and four
1077 elected
671.
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