Winthrop Voters Endorse Three for Selectmen
The Winthrop Town Government Association urges support for William Sandby Brendon Keenan and Wesley A. Gove for the Board of Selectmen in the March 2 1908 town election at Town Hall. The group credits the candidates with good government and town welfare and notes two have served a year with fulfilled pledges and proven records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Town Government Association
Board of Selectmen and Water Commissioner
Winthrop
Messrs
Sandy
Keenan
Gove
Winthrop Town Progress Under New Contract and Upgrades
The Selectmen report a new contract with Suburban Gas & Electric Co delivering cheaper gas and electricity and all night lighting with tungsten lamps making Winthrop well lit. A new night police signal system operates with half hour checks. a patrol wagon ambulance aids hospitals. Fire and police pay rose. tax rate held while state tax rose and a new high school increased interest. Alarm boxes and new hose couplers improve fire response. A concrete Washington avenue walk to Winthrop Beach was begun after years of effort. Petty licenses revenue rose from 178 to 700 under the new administration.
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Suburban Gas & Electric Co
Winthrop
Selectmen
Commonwealth
Board of Selectmen
Washington Avenue
Winthrop Beach
Winthrop Town Government Association Nominates Candidates
At a Tuesday meeting held February 4 1908 the Winthrop Town Government Association nominated candidates for selectmen water commissioner town clerk auditor treasurer and other offices. Names include William Sanby Brendon J Keenan Wes Ley A Gove William A Carstensen Preston B Churchill George Douglas Harry W Aiken Harold Q Bartlett Thomas Floyd John Flannagan Frank D Clough O T E Clapp Ben H Metcalf Waldo E Boardman.
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Winthrop Town Government Asso
Narold QO. Bartlett
Thomas Floyd
Board of Health
John Flannagan
Frank D. Clough
O. T. E Clapp
Ben. H Metcalf
Waldo E Boardman
Town organization backs nonmembers for town offices
The organization states its aim is good government in all departments and endorses several nonmembers including Churchill Douglas Aiken Bartlett and Flannagan. It nominates and will endorse them at the polls for town offices from Selectmen onward, urging all voters to support these officers led by Henry B. Fiske as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Churchill
Douglas, Aiken
Bartlett
Flannagan
Winthrop voters weigh costs of town improvements
The report notes Washington avenue concrete walk funding near a voter threshold, a two line telephone system implemented at $14 extra per year, expanded street watering with five carts, and town boards keeping departments within appropriations. It condemns past boards for overspending and warns of borrowing beyond legal limits.
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Board of Selectmen
Selectmen
Winthrop Water Commissioner Candidate Carstensen Endorsed
William A Carstensen a 32 year old Winthrop resident with Boston Latin School education and 15 years at Walworth Manufacturing is endorsed by the Winthrop Town Government Association. He manages the accounts payable department handling over four million dollars annually and is praised for character, conservatism and practical business ability.
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Winthrop
Carstensen
Boston
Caretensen
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Association
Willliam LansBy
Wisiey
A. Gove
Voters of
William Sanby
Brendon J. Keenan Wesley A. Gove
William A. Carstensen
Willliam
A. CarstEns
Brendon J Keenan
Wesley A. Gove
Preston
George Douglas
Harry W. Aiken
Henry B. Fiske
Wiliam A. Carstensen
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