HomeMy WebLinkAbout1946-03-11March 11, 1946.
.. Pursuant to Warrant the Inhabitants o~ the Town of
~ N~ntucket met in'the'American Legion Hall, March ll,
1946 at 7:30 A.M.
Cards of instructions to voters, penalty cards, voting
lists and specimen ballots were posted outside the guard
~ rail. Instructions to voters and penalty cards were
posted in the booths.
The following Ballot Clerk's were sworn in:- Edward P.~
Tice, Ira W. Appleton, John J. Driscoll, and Clarence H.
Swift.
Wesley A. F0rdyce was sworn in as Warden.
The Official Ballots in three packages said to contain
2200 ballots were delivered to the Ballot Clerks and
their receipt taken therefor.
C~nstabl~ Lawrence F. Mooney presented the Official
Warrant of the meeting to' Town Clerk, Charles Clark Coff~
The ballot box was inspected by Lawrence F. Mooney,
Edward P. Tice, Herbert P. Smith, and Charles Clark Cff .n
and found to be empty. The register on the ballot box
was set at 0000, the ballot box locked and the keys
turned over to Lawrence F. Mooney, Constable in Charge.
'At 7:~0 A.M. the Town Clerk Called order and rea~ t~e
Official ~arrant.
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, March
12th at Dreamland Theatre.
The Town Clerk then declared the Polls open, and voting
_started at once.
At 4:~ P.M. the Tov~ Clerk declar~ the polls would cl, se
in five minutes. At 8:00 P.M. the polls were declar~
closed. People inside the guard rail were given ten
minutes in which to complete and cast their ballots.
Upon motinn of Wesley A. Fordyce, duly seconded it was
VOTED that in the absence of the regular elected
Moderator, Roy E. Sanguinetti act as Moderator pro tem
f0~m~the Annual Town Meeting.
"The register on the ballot box standing at 695, the
ballob box was opened by Constable Charles C. Chadwick
and the ballots removed.
The following Tellers were sworn in:- Frank W. Ramsdell.
~ Walter J. Royal,'~Arthur J.,Howes, Joseph S. Rezendes Jr.
.~.. Fra~ L. Hardy, Herbert C. Wood, Robert C. Murray,
· Nicholas E. Norton, Lincoln J. Ceely, James J.' Levins,-
~ Frank Worth, Gilbert E. Burchell, George R. Grimes,
Frank M. Miller, Seddon W. Legg Jr., Eugene Souza, Irving
~'~A. Soverino Jr., Charles H. Blount, James M. Killen,
Philip L. Moore, Charles E.~Swain, William H. Winslow.
.~The~Absent~e Ball~ts wsr~~ then voted.
There were 14 men,'and 1V women, a total of 31, giving
the total of V26 on the ballot box register.
The official bailots were sorted and counted and found
t~be 69§ and the absentee.ballots 31, a total of 726.
The ballot clerks at the gate and at the ballot box
checked their lists and found 44V men and 279 women voted,
a total of 726.
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At 7:30 P.M. {he canvas Of the votes having. been completed
the following results were read,by the Town Cl.erk.
Moderator. . -
Orison Vi' HulI ,,' '" Four hundred ~Si'xtY eight
Scattering Three ' ·
Blanks , Two hundred fifty five
Five ndre'd forty five
Five hundred eight
Two hundred forty nine
~ Four hundred sixty one
'~ Five hundred forty five
Five hundred twenty nine
One , ,
Seven hundr"d inety' two
Tov Treas er
Ja~es Allen Backus Fi~e hundred 'fifty eight
Blanks One hundred sixty eight
Co~lec'tor of ~axes
Walter' D.~ Glidden
John L. Hardy
Arthur C. Hayden
Earl' So'Hay
Herbert P. Smith
Irving A.,Soverino
Scattering
Blanks
Clifford Rj Morris~ Five~hundred sixty six
Blanks '~ , One httndred sixty
ASSESSOR ~ years.
George W. Jones
Blanks
Polger
Blanks '
Five hundred thirt~ two
One hundred ninety four
488, elected
255"
'~* %lected
~08 elected
~4g
461 elected
~848 elected
5sg elected
1
'?92
558 elected
168
566eelected
160 ,,
532 elected
194, -
'Water Commissioner' 3 years
' One hundred ninety one-',..
Sewer Commissioner
· 535 ~elected
521'electe~
535 elected
542 elected
521 elected
513, elected
496'elected'
Edward R. Butler Five hundred forty, Six ..... 546 el'ected
, One hundred eighty .~ ,,.,: 180',
Blanks : ~$ ~ ~1
;, :/~.' "- ". T'(,
Tree' Warden"; '...2[ . ....... ,... ,:
Frank B, Gardner' Five h~dre'd fifty four
Blanks , '-, ," One hundred se.verity ..two
· ' , '-'..
'" School Committee '
Stuart B. Day Five' hundred five , ';:' 808 elected
Norm'an P. Giffin .. Five hundred forty five ~4~ elected
Blanks ..'. .." .... . ' -Four hundred two .. 40B .. "
Constables "
Charles C.~ Chadwick 'Five hundred twenty one
Franklin'S. Chadwick ~Five hundred thirty five
Wendell H. 'Howes Five h~ndred forty two
Everett V. Lamb · ~Five hundred ~twenty
Lawrehce ·F.~ ~Tooney - 'Five hundred thirteen ~
Charles H. Talford, Four hundred 'ninety six~
Blanks . ~.,- : ' Twelve hundred twenty eight 1228
· ~..·' "~. ,, ;:" Question:- Shall an act passed by the general
court' in the year hineteen hundred and forty five,~ entitled
'An '~:relative to equal pay for men and women teachers' be
in" fo~.c.e' in this town? '
Yes
No
Blank
Two hundred fifty 250
Fifty six 56
Four hundred twenty 420.