Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-20
Amended Return.
To the Mayo, and Aiderne1, of the city of Wor

WORCESTER, II Dec, 1856
To the Mayor and Aldermen Of the City of Wor-
cester -
We, the undersigned, Warden, Inspectors, and
Clerk of Ward 7, hereby desire to amend our re-
turn OF the election, held on the eighth day of
December, now last past, in the following partic-
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|, 1t appears by our return, then made, that
Henry Prentiss had five hundred and eighty votes
for Alderman, whereas, in truth, and in fact, the
said Henry Prentiss had FIVE hundred and sixty
votes for Alderman. And we hereby amend the
return as above stated
@ 1t also appears, by said return, that D. Wal
do Lincoln had two hundred and thirty four votes
for Alderman, whereas, in truth and in fact, the
said d. Waldo Lincoln had two hundred and for
ty one votes for Alderman, according to the re-
cord, made in open Ward meeting. And we here
by amend said return accordingly
8. 1t also appears, by said return, that James
b Blake had two hundred and foIty-one votes for
Alderman, but the record does not shoe that he
received any uotes for alderman, as appears by
returns, and we desire to amend our RECORD
accordingly. and the RECORD is so amended.
4. 1t also appears that the whole number of
ballots for School Committee at large is not given
IN the record, whereas, in truth, the whole nun.
Der of ballots for School Committee at large is
five hundred and seventy, as appears by our
turn, and we desire to amend oar RECORD ac-
cordingly. and the RECORD is so amended.
5. 1t also appears that in the record it is writ
ten that Thomas Magennis had two hundred and
nineteen votes for School Committee at large
james Il. Estabrook had two hundred and TWEEN
ty-seven, John A. Dana had two hundred and
thirty-iour, Joseph d. Daniels had two hundred
and twenty nine, whereas, in truth and in fact,
the word g had is omitted, and we desire to
amend the return by inserting the word had in its
proper place, according to the record.
We also desire TO make the following statement,
in regard to the record, which was made in open
Ward meeting, on the eigth day Of December,
aforesaid, in the following particulars When
the record was made up, originally, it was stated
that Henry Prentiss hae five hundred and eighty,
meaning that Henry Prentiss had five hundred
and eighty votes for Alderman, which was so re.
corded before the meeting aforesaid was dssolv.
ed. But the next day after, to wit: on the ninth
day OF December, current, discovery having been
made of a mistake in the number Of votes actual.
ly cast for Henry Prentiss, as Alderman, an alter.
alton was made in the record aforesaid, by eras-
ing the word eighty" and inserting the word
sixty, as appears now upon the record. The eras-
ure of the word eighty, and the substitution of
the word sixty, was then made, under a belief
that the Clerk had a right so to do ; but we make
the above explanation, that the doings of the
meeting and of the officers may correctly appear,
and we have caused copy Of the above amend
ment and statements to be copied upon the Re-
cord Book of the said Ward, as of this day.
ELBR'DGE g. PARTRIDGE, Warden.
JOHN CHAPLIN, ! 1ss.,...