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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
1
The Winthrop Town Government Association urges voters to support candidates for selectmen and water commissioner who opposed the costly water plant deal. It notes recent town finances show better management under the association’s preferred team and cites past fights against a $250,000 bond issue.
The Winthrop Town Government Association nominates 32 year old William A. Carstensen for Water Commissioner. Described as honest, practical, and capable, he is a Boston Latin School graduate with 11 years residence in Winthrop and four children. Endorsement cites business ability and character.
The association praises the slate as honest and capable, citing improved police and fire protection, balanced town finances, lower utility rates, and better street lighting. It urges voters to choose its nominees and two library committee members while warning against the Citizens or Independent labels linked to Magee administration.
The slate lists William Laney Brendon J Keenan and Wes Ley A Gove for Selectmen with William A Carstensen as Water Commissioner Preston B Churchill as Town Clerk George Douglas as Auditor Harry W Aiken as Treasurer Harold O Bartlett as Tax Collector Thomas Floyd as Assessor John Flannagan as Health Officer Frank D Clough as Constable O T E Clapp as Tree Warden and Ben H Metcalf Waldo E Boardman as Public Library Trustees
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