NINETIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE XCown of 1Ranfc>oli)b For the Year Ending December 31) 1925 Ninetieth Annual Report of the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor, Assessors, School Committee, Police Department, Engineers of the Fire Department, Highway Surveyor, Board of Health, Town Clerk, Tax Collector, and Town Treasurer of the TOWN OF RANDOLPH together with the reports of The Trustees of the Stetson School Fund The Trustees of the Turner Free Library The Water Commissioners for the YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1925. I TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1925-1926 Town Clerk and Treasurer John B. McNeill Moderator James E. Foley Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor Richard F. Forrest Term expires 1926 Erskine H. Cox Term expires 1926 James H. Hurley Term expires 1926 Assessors Henry V. Morgan Term expires 1926 James H. Hurley Term expires 1927 James E. Foley . Term expires 1928 School Committee Florence E. Roddan Term expires 1926 Jesse S. Beal Term expires 1927 Charles L. Kiley . Term expires 1928 Water Commissioners Richard F. Forrest Term expires 1926 Henry J. Meaney Term expires 1927 John B. McNeill . Term expires 1928 Auditors Michael F. Cunningham John H. Rudderham James V. Donovan 3 NINTIETH ANNUAL REPORT Constables John J. Condon Harold W. Macauley Louis J. Courtney William C. Mann John A. Forrest Patrick T. McDonnell Martin E. Young Registrars of Voters Harold F. Howard Robert T. McAuliffe Charles R. Powers, Jr. John B. McNeill, ex-officio Tax Collector Walter H. Lyons Engineers of Fire Department John J. Condon Harold W. Macauley Martin E. Young Finance Committee Walter R. Cartwright William F. Cunningham James V. Donovan Frank M. Condon R. Emmett O'Brien William H. Leavitt Royal L. Mann Highway Surveyor James Lynch Tree Warden John T. Moore Representative to General Court from 7th Norfolk Representative District George E. Malcolm of Stoughton Representative to Congress from 14th Congressional District Louis A. Frothingham of North Easton ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK 1925 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Report of the Town Clerk 1925 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING—1925 Randolph, March 2, 1925. Pursuant to a warrant issued by the Selectmen and dated February 10, 1925, duly posted by Patrick T. McDonnell, Constable, the Voters of Randolph assem- bled at Stetson Hall this second day of March, 1925. Meeting was, called to order by the Moderator Jamaes E. Foley. Warrant and Return were read by the Town Clerk. The preliminaries of law having been complied with the polls were declared open for the reception of bal- lots promptly at 5.45 A. M. and action taken as fol- lows: Article 1. To choose all such Town Officers as are required by law to be chosen by ballot, namely : A Moderator for one year; a Town Clerk for one year; a Town Treasurer for one year; three Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor for one year; one Member of School Committee for three years; one Trustee of Stet- son School Fund for three years ; a Collector of Taxes for one year ; one Assessor for three years ; one Water Commissioner for three years; three Auditors for one year; one Tree Warden for one year; one Highway Surveyor for one year ; seven Constables for one year. 7 — NINETIETH ANNUAL REPORT VOTED, that we proceed to ballot for all such Town Officers as are required by law to be chosen by ballot at the Annual Town Meeting, namely : A Moderator for one year; a Town Clerk for one year; a Town Treasu- rer for one year ; three Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor for one year; one member of School Committee for three years; one Trustee of Stetson School Fund for three years ; a Collector of Taxes for one year ; one Assesor for three years; one Water Commissioner for three years; three Auditors for one year; one Tree Warden for one year; one Highway Surveyor for one year; seven Constables for one year. That the polls be kept open until two o'clock P. M. that articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, and 66 of this Warrant be referred to the Finance or Appropriation Committee composed of William S. Condon, Herman W. French, Frank D. McCarthy, John E. Kelley, Ellen A. Farrell, Winifred B. Richter, and Robert S. Cutting, said committee to report at an adjournment of this meeting Monday, March 16, 1925, at 7.30 o'clock P. M. The following persons acted as Election Officers: Ballot Clerks: Mildred L. Merrill, William F. O'Keefe; Ballot Box officer: John B. Duff; Checkers at Gate: Una C. Belcher, Julia F. Dolan, Helen T. Sullivan, Her- man W. French; Officers at Gates: Leo Kelliher; E. Lawrence Payne; Tellers: Arthur W. Alden, Edmund K. Belcher, Joseph Belcher, Sarah C. Belcher, Alice B. Burchell, Jessie C. Dunbar, Hannah W. Foster, Alice 8 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. M. Hadley, F. Leo Hand, H. Willie Hayden, Wm. A. O'Connell, James G. Hoye, Alice G. Kelley, Fannie E. Knight, Eileen G. Lyons, Joseph J. McMahon, Ger- trude A. Meaney, Teresa R. Purcell, Effie Shurtleff, Herman H. Smith, Bertha Soule, Ethel Stetson, Fannie A. Dean, Elizabeth A. Kelly, Annie E. Conlon, M. F. Sullivan; Tabulating, Olga C. Howard. At 2 o'clock P. M. it was Voted that the polls close. Article 14. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1925, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this Vote to be paid from the revenue of said municipal year. Voted unanimously, that the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1925, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts incurred under this Vote to be paid from the revenue of said municipal year. Article 15. To see if the Town will appoint the Selectmen to be the agents and attorneys of the Town to prosecute, defend and compromise any and all suits in which the Town may be in any manner interested as a party or otherwise, except so far as the same relates in any manner to the watersupply, and to employ coun- sel if necessary. 9 : NINETIETH ANNUAL REPORT Voted that the Selectmen be so appointed. Article 16. To see if the Town will authorize and appoint the Water Commissioners to be the agents and attorneys o fthe Town, to prosecute, defend, compro- mise and settle any and all suits and proceedings in which the Town may be interested as a party or other- wise so far as the same in any manner relates to the taking and use of the water of great Pond, or in the construction of the water works, either jointly or sepa- rately, as authorized under Chapter 217 of the Acts of 1885, and to employ counsel if necessary. Voted that the Water Commissioners be so author- ized and appointed. Ballots were removed from the ballot box at 11 o'clock A. M., when the ballot box registered 1341, and again at 2 o'clock P. M. when the ballot box reg- istered 1946. At the close of the polls the ballots were sorted and counted and declaration of the result made at 5 :55 o'clock P. M.: Names checked on list 1942 Ballots counted 1942 Ballot Box re^stered (incor- 1946 rect) The Vote for Town Officers was as follows Moderator James E. Foley, nine hundred forty-eight 948 Walter F. Stephens, eight hundred seventy-four 874 Blanks, one hundred twenty 120 10 TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASS. Town Clerk John B. McNeill, sixteen hundred twenty-seven 1627 Blanks, three hundred fifteen 315 Town Treasurer John B. McNeill, fifteen hundred ninety-six 1596 Blanks, three hundred forty-six 346 Selectmen and Overseers of Poor Erskine H. Cox, nine hundred eighty-one 981 James E. Foley, seven hundred thirty-three 733 Richard F. Forrest, nine hundred seventy-one 971 Allan B. Gould, one hundred two 102 James H. Hurley, nine hundred fifty-three 953 Arthur L. Mann, six hundred thirty 630 Henry V. Morgan, eight hundred fifty-three 853 Blanks, six hundred three 603 Assessor (3 Years) Frederick J. Driscoll, eight hundred five 806 James E. Foley, nine hundred forty-seven 947 Blanks, one hundred ninety 190 School Committee (3 Years) Charles R. Kiley, ourteen hundred ninety-four 1494 Blanks, £our hundred forty-eight 448 Trustee Stetson School Fund (3 Years) Charles R. Kiley, fourteen hundred eighteen 1418 Blanks, five hundred twenty-four 524 Tax Collector (1 Year) John P. Hanley, six hundred forty-three 643 Walter H. yons, .twelve hundred thirty-eight 1238 Blanks, sixty-one 61 Water Commissioner (3 Years) John B. McNeill, fifteen hundred sixty-six 1566 Blanks, three hundred seventy-six 376 11 NINETIETH ANNUAL REPORT Highway Surveyor (1 Year) Charles H. Cole, eighty-one 81 Augustus S. Furbush, five hundred three 503 James Lynch, eight hundred fourteen 814 Charles H. Truelson, four hundred forty-eight Blanks, ninety-six 96 Tree Warden (1 Year) John T. Moore, fifteen hundred two 1502 Blanks, four hundred forty 440 Auditors (1 Year) Michael F.