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Home My WebLink About1991-06-03 Special Town Election WarrantSPECIAL ELECTION WARRANT (Seal) COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. To either of the constables of the Town of Reading, Greet- ings : ' ' 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 places designated for the eight precincts in said Town, namely: Precinct 1. Precinct 2. Precinct 3. Precinct 4. Precinct 5. Precinct 6. Precinct 7. Precinct 8. J. Warren Killam School J. Warren Killam School Joshua Eaton School Joshua Eaton School Alice M. Barrows School Alice M. Barrows School Birch Meadow School Birch Meadow School MONDAY, the THIRD DAY OF JUNE A.D., 1991, from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. to vote YES or NO on the following questions: Question No. 1 "Shall the Town of Reading vote to approve the action of the Rep- resentative Town Meeting whereby it was voted: That the Town appropriate for the Proposed FY1992 Budget, exclusive of Line 114, which requires a 2/3 vote and will be voted separately, the sum of $33,679,471, representing the total of all previously made motions under Article 9 of the 1991 Annual Town Meeting Warrant as amended; funds are to be 'provided as set forth in said previously made motions. Yes No Question No. 2 "Shall the Town of Reading vote to approve the action of the Rep- resentative Town-Meeting whereby it was voted: That the Town appropriate for the Proposed FY1992 Budget, Line 114; $1,637,825-Debt Service; funds are to. be provided as follows: $82,000 from Special Real Estate and $484,000 from Sale of Real Estate with the remainder from Property taxes, State aid, and non-property tax local receipts: Yes No And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting an at- tested copy thereof in at least three (3) public places in each precinct of the Town not less than fourteen (14) days prior to June 3, 1991, 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 ap- pointed for said election. Given under our hands this y of Mcti~ 1991 TEene R. Nigro, Chairman A Daniel A. Ensminger, V le Chairman l S'lly M. ~ftgy Secretary A T RUB" 701,11 CLERK ~--J R ss 1 T. G ham - i Georg V. Hines SELECTMEN OF READING COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. Officer's Return, Reading: By virtue of this Warrant, I, on ` notified and warned the inhabitants of to Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet at the place and at the time specified by posting attested copies of this Special Election warrant in the following public places within the Town of Reading: Precinct 1. Video Arena, 1349 Main Street J. Warren Killam School, 333 Charles Street St. Athanasius Church, 300 Haverhill Street Precinct 2. Cumberland Farms, 305 Salem Street Registry of Motor Vehicles; 275 Salem Street. JoAnn's Variety, 143 Salem Street Precinct 3. Friendly 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 - Spence Farm Market Gardens, 40 West Street Precinct 5. Reading Library, Local History Room,. 64 Middlesex Ave. B & M Railroad, Station, High Street Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street Precinct 6. Fire Station, 267 Woburn Street Housing for the Elderly, 1 Frank D. Tanner Drive Alice M. Barrows School, 16 Edgemont Avenue Precinct 7. Meadowbrook Golf Club, 292 Grove Street P & S Convenient Store, 287 Lowell Street Memorial High School, 62 Oakland Road 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 seven (7) days prior to June 3, 1991 the date set for the election in this Warrant. I also caused an attested copy of this warrant, to b,e,pub- lished in the Reading Chronicle in the issue of A TRUE COPY. r07L:S T . Constab e of'l Readl l'E)WN CLERK SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION - 613/91 SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION June 3, 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 Takach Precinct 2. J. Warren Killam School Eleanor M. Brown Precinct 3. Joshua Eaton School Carol Beckwith Precinct 4. Joshua Eaton School Lawrence E. Drew Precinct 5. Alice M. Barrows School Mary Andreola . Precinct 6. Alice M. Barrows School Louis R. Gardner Precinct 7. Birch Meadow School Henry Murphy Precinct 8. Birch Meadow School Anthony Catanzano who then partially read the Warrant, when on motion of Nathan White, Precinct 1; John W. Batley, Precinct 2; Marilyn Simmons, Precinct 3; Maria Silvaggi, Precinct 4; Larry Durkin, Precinct 5; Jane Ames, Precinct 6; Ruth Converse, Precinct 7; and John Cronin, 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 Wardens. 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 12:00 Noon and were closed at 8:00 P.M. with the following results: 4,505 ballots cast. Question No. 1 "Shall the Town of Reading vote to approve the action of the Rep- resentative Town Meeting whereby it was voted: That the Town appropriate for the Proposed FY1992 Budget, exclusive of Line 114, which requires a 2/3 vote and will be voted separately, the sum of $33,679,471, representing the total of all previously made motions under Article 9 of the 1991 Annual Town Meeting Warrant 1 SPECIAL TOWN ELECTION - 6/3/91 as amended; funds are to be provided as set forth in said previously made motions. Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Yes 216 141 125 345 170 245 278 244 1764 No 432 310 289 354 288 345 302 373 2693 Blanks 3 6 6 8 3 9 6 7 48 TOTAL 651 457 420 707 461 599 586 624 4505 Question No. 2 "Shall the Town of Reading vote to approve the action of the Rep- resentative Town Meeting whereby it was voted: That the Town appropriate for the Proposed FY1992 Budget, Line 114; $1,637,825-Debt Service; funds are to be provided as follows: $82,000 from Special Real Es- tate and $484,000 from Sale of Real Estate with the remainder from Property taxes, State aid, and non- property tax local receipts. Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Total Yes 217 138 121 345 167 240 277 230° 1735 No 427 314 287 349 285 349 301 373 2685 Blanks 7 5 12 13 9 10 8 21 85 TOTAL 651 457 420 707 461 599 586 624 4505 The polls were closed at 8:00 P.M. with the following result: whole number of votes cast was 4,505 or 32.7% of the 13,736 Registered Voters. The votes were publicly announced in open meeting, locked in bal- lot cases and placed by the Town Clerk in the vault for safe keeping. Voted to adjourn at 9:20 P.M. June 3, 1991. A true copy. Attest: atherine A. Quimby _j Town Clerk 2