haʊˈɛvɚ, dᵻspˈaɪt sˌʌm fˈɪkʃənəlˌaɪzd ɐkˈaʊnts, ðə tˈaʊn bˈoːɹd ˌoʊvɚɹˈuːld ðɪ ɐɡɹˈiːmənt ænd dɪtˈɜːmɪnd ðæt ðˈɛnɪŋkˈʌmbənt wˈɪljəm sˈɪmz wʊd ɹᵻmˈeɪn ɪn ˈɑːfɪs fɔːɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ tˈɜːm, ænd ðə pɹəpˈoʊzd ɹˈeɪs nˈɛvɚɹ əkˈɜːd.
However, despite some fictionalized accounts, the town board overruled the agreement and determined that then-incumbent William Simms would remain in office for another term, and the proposed race never occurred.