HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-02-01 Special State Primary WarrantSPECIAL STATE PRIMARY WARRANT
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To any of the Constables of Reading, Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify
and wam the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town
affairs, to meet in the following place designated for the eight precincts in said Town, namely:
Hawkes Field House, 62 Oakland Road
TUESDAY, the FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY A.D., 1994
from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to cast their votes in the State Primaries for candidates of political
parties for the following office;
STATE REPRESENTATIVE 21st MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
And you are directed to serve this Warrrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at
least three (3) public places in each precinct of the town not less than fourteen (14) days prior
to February 1, 1994, the date set for the election in said Warrant, and to publish this Warrant
in a newspaper published in the town, fourteen (14) days prior to the time of holding said
election.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the
Town Clerk at or before the time appointed for said election.
Given under our hands this
Geo reV. Hines, Chairman
Eugen R. Nigro, Vice Chairman
Sally M oyt, Secre ry
/ k day of 1994
Willard J. urditt
Daniel A. Ensminger
SELECTMEN OF READING
6ONWEALTH OF MASSACHI -N `S
Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I, on / notified and warned the
inhabitants of the Town of Reading; qualified to vote on town affairs, to meet at the
place and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this State Primary Warrant
in the following public places within the Town of Reading:
Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street
St. Athanasius Church, 300 Haverhill Street
Remax, 1213 Main Street
Precinct 2 Cumberland Farms, 305 Salem Street
Registry of Motor Vehicles, 275 Salem Street
JoAnn's Variety, 143 Salem Street
Precinct 3 Chuck's Variety Store, 245 Washington Street
Reading Police Station, 67 Pleasant Street
Wayside Bazaar, 107 Main Street
Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Dragon Corner Store, 206 West Street
Fire Station, 267 Woburn Street
Precinct 5 B & M Railroad Station, High Street
Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
Housing for the Elderly, 1 Frank D. Tanner Drive
Precinct 6 Alice M. Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue
Spence Farm Market Gardens, 40 West Street
Meadowbrook Golf Club, 292 Grove Street
Precinct 7 P & S Convenient Store, 287 Lowell Street
Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road
Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue
Precinct 8 Arthur W. Coolidge, Jr. High School, 89 Birch Meadow Drive
Birch Meadow School, Arthur B. Lord Drive
Marshall's, 1342 Main Street
The date of posting being not less than fourteen (14) days prior to February 1,
1994 the date set for the State Primaries in this Warrant.
I also caused an attested copy of this warrant to be published in the Reading
Chronicle in the issue of
Thomas H. Freeman
Constable
SPECIAL STATE PRIMARY ELECTION
February 1, 1994
Special State Primary Election
Pursuant to the Warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, a General Election was held for all eight
precincts at the Hawkes Field House. The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Catherine A.
Quimby, when on motion of Maria Silvaggi, Warden, 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 Town Clerk. The ballot
boxes were examined by the respective Wardens and each found to be empty and registered at 000.
The Town Clerk declared the polls open at 7:00 A.M. and closed at 8:00 P.M., with the following results:
757 ballots (.05 % of registered voters ) cast as follows:
Pr 1
Pr 2
Pr 3
Pr 4
Pr 5
Pr 6
Pr 7
PR 8
Total
STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN TIE GENERAL COURT - 21st MIDDLESEX DI
STRIC
T - Vote for One
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
30
14
21
59
33
45
41
49
292
Sandra. J. Trainor
56
38
37
78
55
55
73
56
448
Blanks
1
2
1
5
2
1
3
2
17
TOTAL
87
54
59
142
90
101
117
107
757
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 at 9:45 p.m., February 1, 1994
A true copy. Attest:
~athedne A. Quimby
Town Clerk
SPECIAL STATE ELECTION WARRANT
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To !any of the Constables of Reading, Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify
and warn -the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town
affairs, to meet in the following place designated for the eight precincts in said Town, namely:
Hawkes Field House, 62 Oakland Road
TUESDAY, the FIRST DAY OF MARCH A.D., 1994
from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to cast their votes in the Special State Election for candidates for;
STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL COURT....... 21st MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
And you are directed to serve this Warrrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at
least three (3) public places in each precinct of the town not less than fourteen (14) days prior
to March 1, 1994, the date set for the election in said Warrant, and to publish this Warrant in a
newspaper published in the town, fourteen (14) days prior to the time of holding said election.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the
Town Clerk at or before the time appointed for said election.
Given under our hands this
Georg` V. Hines, Chairman
Eugen R. Nigro, Vice Chairman
Sally M. oyt, Secretary
l t day of e✓,,, ; 11994
illard . Burditt
~da_14'
Daniel A. Ensminger
SELECTMEN OF READING
~9ONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSE
Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading:
By virtue of this Warrant, I, on / - / 3 5~e(l notified and warned the
inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote on town affairs, to meet at the
place and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Special State Election
Warrant in the following public places within the Town of Reading:
Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street
St. Athanasius Church, 300 Haverhill Street
Remax, 1213 Main Street
Precinct 2 Cumberland Farms, 305 Salem Street
Registry of Motor Vehicles, 275 Salem Street
JoAnn's Variety, 143 Salem Street
Precinct 3 Chuck's Variety Store, 245 Washington Street
Reading Police Station, 67 Pleasant Street
Wayside Bazaar, 107 Main Street
Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Dragon Corner Store, 206 West Street
Fire Station, 267 Woburn Street
Precinct 5 B & M Railroad Station, High Street
Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
Housing for the Elderly, 1 Frank D. Tanner Drive
Precinct 6 Alice M. Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue
Spence Farm Market Gardens, 40 West Street
Meadowbrook Golf Club, 292 Grove Street
Precinct 7 P & S Convenient Store, 287 Lowell Street
Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road
Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Middlesex Avenue
Precinct 8 Arthur W. Coolidge, Jr. High School, 89 Birch Meadow Drive
Birch Meadow School, Arthur B. Lord Drive
Marshall's, 1342 Main Street
The date of posting being not less than fourteen (14) days prior to March 1, 1994
the date set for the Special State Election in this Warrant.
I also caused an attested copy of this warrant to be published in the Reading
Chronicle in the issue of
Thomas R Freeman
Constable
SPECIAL STATE ELECTION
March 1, 1994
Special State Election
Pursuant to the Warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, a General Election was held for all eight
precincts at the Hawkes Field House. The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Catherine A.
Quimby, when on motion of Lawrence Drew, Warden, Precinct 4, it was voted to dispense with the further
reading of the Warrant, except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Town Clerk. The ballot
boxes were examined by the respective Wardens and each found to be empty and registered at 000.
The ToAn Clerk declared the polls open at 7:00 A.M. and closed at 8:00 P.M., with the following results:
3578 ballots (25% of registered voters ) cast as follows:
Pr 1
Pr 2
Pr 3
Pr 4
Pr S
Pr 6
Pr 7
PR 8
Total
STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL COURT - 21st MIDDLESEX DI
STRIC
T - Vote for One
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
221
129
126
268
152
228
187
219
1530
Sandra J. Trainor
266
178
152
324
232
281
317
274
2025
Blanks
2
1
1
5
10
2
1
1
23
TOTAL
489
308
279
597
394
511
505
495
3578
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 at 10:15 p.m., March 1, 1994.
A true copy. Attest:
`i~atherine A. Quimby
Town Clerk
1
TOWN WARRANT
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To any of the constables of the Town of Reading, Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify
and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town
affairs, to meet in the following place designated for the eight precincts in said Town, namely:
Precinct 1.
Hawkes Field House
Precinct 2.
Hawkes Field House
Precinct 3.
Hawkes Field House
Precinct 4.
Hawkes Field House
Precinct 5.
Hawkes Field House
Precinct 6.
Hawkes Field House
Precinct 7.
Hawkes Feld House
Precinct 8.
Hawkes Field House
TUESDAY, the TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MARCH KD., 1994,
at seven o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following articles, viz;
ARTICLE 1 To elect by ballot the following Town Officers: a Moderator for one year,
one member of the Board of Selectmen for three years; one member of the Board of
Assessors for three years; two members of the Municipal Light Board for three years; two
members of the Board of Library Trustees for three years; and two members of the School
Committee for three years; and sixty-eight Town Meeting Members shall be elected to
represent each of the following precincts:
Precinct 1 - eight members for three-years;
Precinct 2 - eight members for three-years; two members for one year to fill vacancy;
Precinct 3 - eight members for three-years;
Precinct 4 - eight members for three-year,
Precinct 5 - eight members for three-years ; one member for two years to fill vacancy;
Precinct 6 - eight members for three-years;
Precinct 7 - eight members for three-years; one member for one year to fill vacancy;
Precinct 8 - eight members for three-years.
For these purposes the polls will be opened at each of the eight precincts at seven
o'clock A.M. and will close at eight o'clock P.M.
and to meet at the Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road: in said Reading, on
MONDAY, the ELEVENTH DAY OF APRIL A.D., 1994
at seven-thirty o'clock in the evening, at which time and place the following articles are to be
acted upon and determined exclusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the
provisions of the Reading Home Rule Charter.
ARTICLE 2 To hearand act, on the reports of the Board of Selectmen, Town
Accountant, Treasurer-'Collector, Board of Assessors, Director of Public Works, Town Clerk,
Tree Warden, Board of Health, School Committee, Contributory Retirement Board, Library
Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Cemetery Trustees, Community Planning
& Development Commission, Town Manager and any other Boards or Special Committees.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 3 To choose all other necessary Town Officers and Special Committees
and determine what instructions shall be given Town Officers and Special Committees, and to
see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or transfer from available funds, or othev.vise,
and appropriate for the purpose of funding Town Officers and Special Committees-to carry out
the instructions given to them, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the payment during Fiscal Year
1994 of bills remaining unpaid for previous fiscal years for goods and services actually
rendered to the Town, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will vote to adopt the Capital Improvement Program
as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter, or take any other action with %
respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Capital Improvement Program
as provided for in Section 7-7 of the Reading Home Rule Charter and as previously amended,
or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 7 To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from available funds
for highway projects in accordance with Chapter 90, Massachusetts General Laws, or take any
other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 8 To see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing or from the tax lavy or
transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of constructing an
access road from Haverhill Street to the proposed ice skating rink and general recreation area,
together with related activities, including, -but not limited to: curbing, drainage, sidewalks,
pavement, traffic control devices, grading and seeding, or take any other action with respect
thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town of Reading will vote to accept the report of the Board
of Selectmen upon the laying out as public ways of the following described private ways under
the provision of law authorizing the assessment of betterments, such highways being laid out
in accordance with plans duly approved by the Board of Selectmen and filed in the office of the
Town Clerk in accordance with the statutory requirements, and that the Town authorize the
Board of Selectmen to take such lands in fee or rights of easement therein by eminent domain,
under the provisions of Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as amended, or acquire said lands in
fee or rights of easement therein by purchase, gift or otherwise and to assess betterments
therefor and to see if the Town will vote to accept the public ways laid out by the Board of
Selectmen, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or from the tax levy, or
transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the acquisition of said lands or
easemernis therein or for payment of any eminent domain damages and for the construction of
said ways, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Proposed Public Ways: Pond Meadow Road
Kurchian Lane
Estate Lane
Rice Road
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 10 To see if the Town will raise $314,000 by borrowing or from the tax levy
or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of replacing the
roof at Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road, Reading, Massachusetts, such
appropriation to include all engineering fees and preparation costs required to complete the
purpose of this Article, all monies to be expended under the direction of the Reading School
Committee, or take any other action with respect thereto.
School Committee
ARTICLE 11 To see if the Town will raise $172,000 by borrowing or from the tax
levy or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the replacement of
boilers at any or all of the following locations: Coolidge Middle School, 89 Birch Meadow
Drive; and the Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road; Reading, Massachusetts,
such appropriation to include all engineering fees and preparation costs required to complete
the purpose of this Article, all monies to be expended under the direction of the Reading
School Committee, or take any other action with respect thereto.
School Committee
ARTICLE 12 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell,
or exchange, or dispose of, upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, various
items of Town tangible property, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 13 To see if the Town will vote to amend one or more of the votes taken
under Article 19 of the Annual Town Meeting of May 3, 1993, as further amended under Article
4 of the Special Town Meeting of November 15, 1993, relating to the Fiscal Year 1994
Municipal Budget, and to see what sum the Town will raise by borrowing, or transfer from
available funds, or otherwise and appropriate as the result of any such amended votes for the
operation of the Town and its govemment, or take any other action with respect thereto. _
Finance Committee
ARTICLE 14 To see if- the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 83 of
Chapter 71 of the Acts of 1993, as amended, known as the. "Education Reform Act of 1993" to
provide an Early Retirement, Incentive Program for members of the Massachusetts Teachers'
Retirement System employed by the Reading Public Schools, or take any other action with
respect thereto.
School Committee
ARTICLE 15 . To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 18 of
Chapter 32B of the General Laws which requires that. all retirees, their spouses and
dependents who are enrolled in Medicare Part A at no cost to a retiree, their spouse or
dependents, or eligible for coverage thereunder at no cost to a retiree, their spouse or
dependents, be required to enroll in a medicare health benefit supplement plan offered by the
Town, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 16 To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management
and control of the following described property, commonly known as 25 Haven Street, from the
Reading Municipal Light Board to the Board of Selectmen and the Municipal Light Board for
any other municipal purpose, including the possible sale thereof, and to see if the Town will
vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or. the Municipal Light Board to convey all or any
part of the following described property, and subject to the Uniform Procurement Act (Chapter
30B of the General Laws) or any other applicable law to determine the minimum amount to be
paid for such conveyance; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or Municipal Light
Board to convey all or any part of such property for such amount or larger amount, and upon
such other terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen and the Municipal Light Board
shall consider proper, and to deliver a deed therefor to said purchaser, and to see what sum
the Town-will raise by borrowing or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate
to the Board of Selectmen and/or the Municipal Light Board to cant' out the purpdses of this
Article; and to see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the special fund for the proceeds
from the sale of real estate established by Chapter 523 of the Acts of 1989 an amount equal to
the amount paid for such conveyance, such funds to be applied to the retirement of the debt
service associated with the purchase of and renovations to the Reading Municipal Light
Department property at 230 Ash Street, or take any other action with respect thereto:
The land commonly known as 25 Haven Street shown on Board of Assessors' Jan. 1,
1986 Map 54 as Lot 19A consisting of 18,933 square feet of land, more or less, and being the
land described in Certificate of Title No. 44966 registered at the Middlesex South District
Registry of the Land Court in Book 301, Page 245.
Reading Municipal Light Department Board
ARTICLE 17 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Reading Zoning Map by
placing a Planned Residential Development - General (PRD-G) Overlay District on property at
119 Van Norden Road and at Sledge Woods, identified as Lot 2 on Board of Assessors Plat
179 and Lot 1 on Board of Assessors Plat 180, or take any other action with respect thereto.
Community Planning and
Development Commission
ARTICLE 18 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Reading Zoning Map by
placing a Planned Residential Development - General (PRD-G) Overlay District on property at
48 Mill Street, identified as Lot 14 on Board of Assessors Plot 236, or take any other action
with respect thereto.
Community. Planning and
Development Commission
ARTICLE 19 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Reading Zoning Bylaws.by
deleting therefrom Section 6.3.4 or take any other action thereto.
Community Planning and
Development Commission
ARTICLE 20 To see if the Town will vote to transfer the care, custody, management
and control of the following described land or portions thereof, which is commonly known as
Batchelder Field, from the Board of Cemetery Trustees for cemetery purposes to the Board of
Cemetery Trustees for cemetery purposes and for providing access by means of a
non-exclusive easement or license to others to non-Town owned abutting land, in addition to
providing access to Town owned land; and to see if the Town will accept the gift of certain
abutting land in return for such non-exclusive access easement or license, or take any other
action with respect thereto:
A portion of the land shown as Lot 1 on Town of Reading Board of Assessors' Map 227,
Revised January 1; 1984, situated on the northerly side of Franklin Street, said land being
shown as Parcel C on the plan of land entitled: "Plan of Land in Reading, Mass. Scale: 1" _
100' March 9, 1983" recorded at the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds as Plan 295 of
1983.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 21 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Reading Zoning~By-laws by
adding the following at the end of section 4.10.5.3. thereof relating to PRD open space, or take
any other action with respect thereto:
"Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, CPDC may approve a PRD plan
which provides that the open space shall be conveyed to the Town of Reading for use by the
Town as park, recreation, cemetery or conservation land."
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 22 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Reading Zoning Map by
placing a Planned Residential Development-General (PRD-G) Zoning Oveday District on
property at 29 Franklin Street and 654 and 656 Haverhill Street, identified as all of Lot 2 and
portions of Lots 10 and 11 on Board of Assessors' Map 227, Revised Jan. 1, 1984, or take any
other action with respect thereto.
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 23 . To see if the Town will vote to have the police chief job non civil service,
or take any other action thereto.
By Petition
ARTICLE 24 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 5.2 of the General Bylaws
of the Town by adding the following as Section 5.2.9, or take any other action with respect
thereto:
"5.2.9. No person shall sell, distribute or use in any street, sidewalk or public way of the Town
or upon any property owned by the Town, a product known as "Silly String" or any similar
product sold or used for amusement that ejects a soft, rubbery substance, or any aerosol can
that ejects paint, shaving cream, foam or makes loud noises."
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 25 To see if the Town will vote pursuant to Section 2-6 of the Reading
Home Rule Charter to declare the seats of any or all of the following Town Meeting Members
to be vacant and to remove any or all of the following described persons from their position as
Town Meeting Member for failure to take the oath of office within thirty days following the
notice of election or forfailure to attend one-half or more of the Town Meeting sessions during
the previous year or take any other action with respect thereto.
Precinct 1
Doris M. Fantasia
Precinct 2
Philip D_ LeBlanc
Precinct 4
Mary Ann Wright
Precinct 8
Pasquale M. lapicca
Board of Selectmen
ARTICLE 26 To determine how much money the Town will raise by borrowing, or from
the tax levy, or transfer from available funds, or otherwise, and appropriate for the operation of
the Town and its government for Fiscal Year 1995 beginning July 1, 1994, or take any other
action with respect thereto.
Finance Committee
- - and you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an attested copy thereof in at
least three (3) public places in each precinct of the Town not less than fourteen (14) days prior
to March 22, 1994, the date set for the meeting in said Warrant, and to publish this Warrant in
a newspaper published in the Town, or by mailing an attested copy of said Warrant to each
Town Meeting Member at least fourteen (14) days prior to the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the
Town Clerk at or before the time appointed for said meeting.
Given under our hands this 15th day of February, 1994.
George . Hines
vo/• .
Sally M. Hoyt
v~
Eugene R. Nigro
A TRUE COPY. ATTEST:
nrzr.~.ei ~ . ~ to
Catherine A. Quimby
Town Clerk
'K
Willard J. Burditt
X (I s
Cry C~~
Daniel A. Ensminger
SELECTMEN OF READING
Constable F
IMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSRI
Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading:
BY virtue of this Warrant I on
notified and warned the i abi nts of the Town of
Reading, qualified. to vote on town affairs, to meet at the place
and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Town
Meeting Warrant in the following public places within the Town of
Reading:
Precinct 1 J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street
St. Athanasius Church, 300 Haverhill Street
Remax, 1213 Main Street
Precinct 2 Cumberland Farms, 305 Salem Street
Registry of Motor Vehicles, 275 Salem Street
JoAnn's Variety, 143 Salem Street
Precinct 3 Chuck's Variety Store, 245 Washington Street
Reading Police Station, 67 Pleasant Street
Wayside Bazaar, 107 Main Street
Precinct 4 Joshua Eaton School, 365 Summer Avenue
Dragon Corner Store, 206 West Street
Fire Station, 267 Woburn Street
Precinct 5 B & M Railroad Station, High Street
Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street
Housing for the Elderly, 1 Frank D. Tanner
Drive
Precinct 6 Alice M. Barrows School, 16 Edaemont.Avenue
Spence Farm Market Gardens, 40 West Street
Meadowbrook Golf Club, 292 Grove Street
Precinct 7 P & S Convenient Store, 287-Lowell Street
Reading Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road
Reading Library, Local History Room, 64 Mid-
dlesex Avenue
Precinct 8 Arthur W. Coolidge, Jr. High School, 89 Birch
Meadow Drive
Birch Meadow School, Arthur B. Lord Drive
Marshall's, 1342 Main Street
The date of posting being not less than fourteen (14) days
prior to March 22, 1994 the date set for the Election in this
Warrant.
I also caused an attested co X of this rrant to be
published in the Reading Chroni1e~the,s9U/ ofn~C 9
J. /HAYgifes, Jr.
Constable
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
March 22,1994
Pursuant to the Warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, a General Election was held for all
eight precincts at the Hawkes Field House. The Warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, Catherine
A. Quimby, when on motion of Barbara Takach, Warden, Precinct 1, it was voted to dispense with the
further reading of the- Warrant, except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Town Clerk.
The ballot boxes were examined by the respective Wardens and each found to be empty and registered
at 000.
The Town Clerk declared the polls open at 7:00 A.M. and closed at 8:00 P.M., with the following results:
2157 ballots (15% of registered voters ) cast as follows:
Pr 1
Pr 2
Pr 3
Pr 4
Pr 5
Pr 6
Pr 7
Pr 8
Total
MODERATOR for one
year - Vote for One
Paul C. Dustin*
156
123
120
263
151
219
223
197
1452
Ronald L. Wood
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Blanks
86
65
58
78
105
80
110
122
704
Total
242
188
178
341
257
299
333
319
2157
*Elected
BOARD OF SELECTMEN for three years - Vote for Two
Camille W. Anthony*
128
80
74
219
154
153
182
157
1147
Stuart S. LeClaire
94
99
87
103
88
126
128
132
857
Ronald L. Wood
10
6
14
12
11
13
14
15
95
Blanks
10
3
3
7
4
7
9
15
58
Total
242
188
178
341
257
299
333
319
2157
*Elected
BOARD OF ASSESSORS for three years - Vote for One
David R. Nugent*
174
124
121
261
163
221
232
219
1515
Blanks
68
64
57
80
94
78
101
100
642
Total
242
188
178
341
257
299
333
319
2157
*Elected
BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES for three vears - Vote for Two
Cherrie M. Dubois*
167
117
118
246
158
216
232
208
1462
Maria E. Silvaggi*
166
123
132
244
162
214
230
233
1504
Blanks
151
136
106
192
164
168
204
197
1348
Total
484
376
356
682
514
598
666
638
4314
*Elected
Pr 1
Pr 2
Pr 3
Pr 4
Pr 5
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD for three
years - Vote for Two
Alan E. Ames*
174
124
119
268
175
David M. Swyter*
158
122
115
258
172
Ronald L. Wood
47
35
49
50
53
Blanks
105
95
73
106
114
Total
484
376
356
682
514
*Elected
SCHOOL COMMITTEE for three vears - Vote for Two
Matthew Cummings*
163
129
126
231
Timothy R. Twomey*
159
119
113
253
David K. Berry
Kendra J. G. Cooper
John J. Shemkus
Walter Spaulding
Ronald L. Wood
1
Blanks
162
128
116
198
Total
484
376
356
682
Elected*
Annual Town Election
Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 . Total
224
216
200
1500
207
234
200
1466
55
81
80
450
112
135
158
8988
598
666
638
4314
143
211
221
202
151
209
210
178
1
2
1
2
2
216
174
235
258
514
598
666
638
PRECINCT 1
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for three years - Vote for Not More Than Eight
James E. Barry*
147
Susan J. Bryant*
135
Nancy L. Eaton*
136
Frances C. Sansalone*
135
Karol A. McLaughlin*
142
Nancy W. Ortiz*
141
Maurice C. Proctor, Jr.*
148
Alan D. Beaulieu*
167
Blanks
785
Total
1936
*Elected
PRECINCT 2
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for three vears - Vote for Not More than Eiaht
Wayne S. Davis*
115
Alan E. Foulds*
116
Richard J. Moore*
123
Rita C. Robertson
1
Wesley B. Rowe
1
Blanks
1148
Total
1504
1426
1392
1
2
1
2
3
1487
4314
Precinct 2 continued
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for one year - Vote for Not More than Two
Stephen L. Crook" 2
Blanks 374
Total 376
*Elected
PRECINCT 3
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More than Eight
Lois K. Bond*
120
Diana A. Chapin*
113
Kim Honetschlager*
109
Steven G. Oston*
110
Paul A. Johnson*
125
Marjorie Merrill*
112
Alice C. Grau*
3
Walter B. Begonis*
1
David M. Roy
1
William A. Weimar
1
Blanks
729
Total
1424
PRECINCT 4
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More than Eight
Richard H. Coco*
219
Jonathan Edwards*
224
Glen M. Hartzler*
209
Elsbeth L. Quimby*
230
Leora E. (Lee) Roberts*
239
Everett J. Roscoe, Jr.*
211
Philip B. Boisvert
1
Maureen F. McDonald*
2
Edward G. Smethurst*
9
Nancy H. Stager
2
Ralph E. Wadleigh, Jr.
1
Lesley E. Zorabedian
2
Blanks
1379
Total
2728
Annual Town Election
Annual Town Election
PRECINCT 5
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Elah
Camille W. Anthony*
174
Brevard S. Garrison*
132
Lawrence E. Mabius*
142
Michael F. Slezak*
135
Ann C. Ward*
151
Andrew P. Connolly*
157
Matthew L. Wilson*
147
Marian L. McGrath
1
Lee A. Selzer*
2
Blanks
1015
Total
2056
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Two Years - Vote for Not More Than One
Janet E. Cloutier*
1
Pamela R. Connolly
1
Blanks
255
Total
257
PRECINCT 6
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Eight
Robert A. Brown*
201
Christopher Campbell*
198
Robert R. Lynch*
198
Jacquelyn Mandell*
185
Stephen J. Blewitt*
190
Ralph A. Colorusso*
192
Thomas J. Green, Jr.*
193
Stephen A. Chapman*
7
Clarence W. Enos
2
Yvonne DeAngelo Gonsalo
1
Miriam M. Nigro
2
Blanks
1023
Total
2392
PRECINCT 7
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Eight
Thomas C. Baillie* 182
Laurence F. Hayes, Jr.* 180
Mark H. Johnson* 193
Precinct 7 continued
Norman F. Kozlowski*
189
Richard W. Schubert*
175
C. Ellen Commito*
211
Ann McClorey Fisher*
193
Claire S. Rittenburg*
218
Thomas J. Tamburrino
1
Blanks
1122
Total
2664
*Elected
TOWN MEETING MEMBER for One Year - Vote for Not More Than One
John J. Greichen, Jr.*
Blanks
Total
*Elected
206
127
333
PRECINCT 8
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS for Three Years - Vote for Not More Than Eight
William M. Fowler, Jr.*
165
Peter Grossman*
159
Gloria R. Hulse*
180
Walter Spaulding*
150
William LeBlanc .
135
Frederick Martin, Jr.*
163
Catherine M. Powell*
173
Maria E. Silvaggi*
191
Frederick VanMagness*
172
Blanks
1064
Total
2552
*Elected
Annual Town Election
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 at 9:45 p.m., March 22, 1994
A true copy. Attest:
Catherine A. Quimby, Town Cler