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The Brattleboro Daily Reformer
Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
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Municipal elections held in Boston and 17 other Massachusetts cities on Dec. 14, with heavy voter turnout expected. Boston contests include city council races supported by Mayor Curley, school committee, street widening proposition using Boston Common land, and a close vote on the license question.
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Close Vote on the License Question Is Anticipated in Boston
VERY HEAVY VOTE WILL BE POLLED
There Are a Variety of Contests and Proposition to Take Part of Common in Widening Streets Will Be Settled—17 Other Cities Voting.
BOSTON, Dec. 14.—Although this is an off year so far as election of a mayor is concerned it was expected that an unusually large vote would be polled in the city election today.
Mayor Curley has actively supported four candidates for the city council who were opposed by candidates endorsed by the good-government association. There are no party designations on the ballot. Two other candidates were running independently.
There was also a contest for a place on the school committee. The voters were given an opportunity to express their wishes as to a proposition to widen three streets in the business district by taking a part of the Boston common. A close vote was anticipated on the license question which has been actively debated.
Seventeen other Massachusetts cities also elected municipal officers today. They were Attleboro, Beverly, Chelsea, Chicopee, Newburyport, Everett, Lawrence, Lowell, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, Revere, Somerville, Woburn and Worcester.
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Boston, Massachusetts
Event Date
Dec. 14
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heavy vote expected; contests for city council, school committee; propositions on street widening and license question; municipal officers elected in 17 other cities including attleboro, beverly, chelsea, chicopee, newburyport, everett, lawrence, lowell, malden, medford, melrose, newton, revere, somerville, woburn, and worcester.
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City election in Boston with no mayoral race but large turnout anticipated. Mayor Curley supported four city council candidates opposed by good-government association; two independent candidates; no party designations. Contest for school committee. Voters decide on widening three business district streets using part of Boston Common. Close vote expected on license question. Seventeen other Massachusetts cities held municipal elections.