HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-01-08 Special Town Election ResultsSPECIAL TOWN ELECTION
January 8, 1991
Pursuant to the Warrant and the Constable's Return thereon,
a Special Town Election was held at the time and places specified
in the Warrant, and was called to order by the Wardens in the
precincts as follows:
Precinct
1.
J. Warren Killam School
Barbara I. Takach
Precinct
2.
J. Warren Killam School
Eleanor M. Brown
Precinct
3.
Joshua Eaton School
Carol Beckwith
Precinct
4.
Joshua Eaton School
Lawrence Drew
Precinct
5.
Alice M. Barrows School
Mary Andreola
Precinct
6.
Alice M. Barrows School
Louis R. Gardner
Precinct
7.
Birch Meadow School
Henry A. Murphy, Jr.
Precinct
8.
Birch Meadow School
Mary S. Ziegler
who then partially read the Warrant, when on motion of Dorothy' A.
McHugh, Precinct 1; Anthony Rickley, Precinct 2; Rosemond E.
Robinson, Precinct 3; Dorothy Somers, Precinct 4; Olive L.
Thompson, Precinct 5; Elizabeth Hancock, Precinct 6; Remo G.
Vinci, Precinct 7; and Rita Shaw, Precinct 8, it was voted to
dispense with the further reading of the Warrant, except the
Constable's Return, which was then read by the respective War-
dens.
The ballot boxes were examined by the Wardens and each found
to be empty and all registered 000.
The polls were then declared open at 7:00 A.M. and were
closed at 8:00 P.M. with the following results:
for a total of 6,838 votes as follows:
Question No. 1
"Shall the Town of Reading be allowed to exempt from the provi-
sion of proposition two and one -half, so- called, the amounts re-
quired to pay for the bond issued in order to fund renovations
and additions to the Birch Meadow School on Arthur B. Lord Drive
and the Joshua Eaton School on Summer Avenue, including the
costs of original furnishings and equipment, engineering and ar-
chitectural fees, inspection fees, contingencies and related
facilities incidental thereto and necessary in connection
therewith."
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Pr 1
Pr 2
Pr 3
Pr 4
Pr 5
Pr 6
Pr 7
Pr 8
Total
Yes
323
195
228
523
289
348
432
425
2763
No
635
459
430
520
393
530
507
538
4012
Blanks
1
5
5
22
5
11
6
8
63
TOTAL
959
659
663
1065
687
889
945
971
6838
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Special Election - 1/8/91 - continued
The votes were publicly announced in open meeting, locked in
ballot cases and placed by the Town Clerk in the vault for safe
keeping.
Voted to adjourn 10:15 P.M., January 8, 1991.
A true copy. Attest:
J
Catherine A. Quimb
Town Clerk