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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-Annual Report ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF OJs MoRh\,. 00 r 1 3 pi," " , It x A = la APRIL Ir / CA' IjNGO LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS YEAR 1956 Somerville Printing Co., Inc Somerville,Massachusetts 4 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN OF LEXINGTON LEXINGTON LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS March, 1956 to March, 1957 "The Birthplace of American Liberty" Population 1955 Census—22,256 Highest elevation—385 feet above mean sea level Board of Selectmen Lowest elevation— 110 feet above mean sea level Haskell W Reed, Chairman, '58 Settled— 1642—Cambridge Farms Raymond W James,'57 Ralph H Tucker, '59 William E Maloney, '57 Ruth Morey, '59 Incorporated as a Town — 1713 Valuation—$53,529,532 00 Town Clerk Town Treasurer James J Carroll, '57 James J Carroll, '57 Tax Rate— 1956—$51 00 Collector of Taxes Ethel U Rich, '57 Area of town in acres 10,650 42 Area of town in miles 16 64 School Committee Extreme length in miles 5 8 Mrs Leroy F Marek, Chairman, '57 Extreme width in miles4 85 Neil W Chapman, '58 Gordon E Steele, '59 J� Edward T Martin, '58 Donald T Clark, 59 Cemetery Commissioners Public Streets—(miles) William G Potter, Chairman, '57 Accepted 71 03 Gail W Smith, '58 George M Hynes, '59 Private Streets Unaccepted 38 56 Trustees of Public Trusts Paper 16 14 Howard S 0 Nichols, Chairman, '58 State Highways 16 23 Thomas G Lynah, '60 Clarence S Walker, '62 Trunk Line Sewers 12 75 Street Sewers 41 00 Moderator Water Mains 112 94 Charles E Ferguson, '57 Constables William G Dooley, '57 James F Mowat, '57 Located 10 6 miles from Boston Well laid out Parks and Playgrounds Schools —Class A Planning Board Donald D Hathaway, Chairman, 57 Thomas S Grindle, '58 Alan G Adams, '59 111P Wilbur M Jaquith, '59 Charles T Abbott, '60 Levi G Burnell,Jr, '61 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 5 6 ANNUAL REPORTS COMMITTEES APPOINTED AT VARIOUS TOWN MEETINGS Committee on Lectures under wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E Cary Building and Plumbing By-Laws Study Committee Authorized March 26, 1956 Mrs Ralph H Tucker, Chairman .1 lKAuthorizedMarch 19, 1951 John F Rich Edward L Mears Donald K Irwin, Chairman Vernon C Page Ernest A Lindstrom Carl H Erickson Earl Outhet Historic Document Committee Robert W Custance Richard S Morehouse Authorized March 26, 1956 I Mrs John P Bevan Rear Admiral Kendall S Reed Elementary School Facilities Committee Winthrop H Bowker James M West Edwin B Worthen, Jr Authorized March 19, 1952 Robert Hunter, Chairman Myron Fisher, Jr Charles Goodhue, 3rd Franklin School Addition Building Committee Robert Jackson William Maloney Mrs Leroy Marek George P Wadsworth Authorized April 2, 1956 John M Biggs Edward T Martin Mrs Eleanor B Litchfield Stanley E Robbins Personnel Advisory Committee Robert E Siegfried Authorized March 22, 1954 Benjamin W Day, '57 Robert Fawcett, '57 School Sites Committee Richard L Whipple, '57 *David A Eberly, '57 *Replacing Bryant Emerson, resigned Authorized April 2, 1956 Roland B Greeley, Chairman Charles T Abbott Mrs George P Morey High School Building Addition Committee Richard R Harding Gordon E Steele Authorized November 22, 1954 Mrs George P Morey, Chairman Additional Fire Station Committee Robert W Custance Donald E Nickerson Gordon E Steele W Neil Chapman Authorized April 2, 1956 Wilbur M Jaquith, Chairman Ralph H Tucker William P Fitzgerald i Additional Town Office Building Committee Paul A Buckley Harold E Roeder i Authorized April 4, 1955 John H Brooks, Jr, Chairman Haskell W Reed Robert W Hunter William E Maloney Frederic K Johnson APPOINTED OFFICERS Cary Memorial Library Addition Building Committee (Terms for One Year Unless Otherwise Indicated) Authorized March 28, 1955 John M Belding,Chairman *Robert E Meyer Frederick M Gay Animal Inspector **Lewis L Hoyt Mrs Mildred Marek Dr Carl R Benton *Replacing Robert M Coquillette, resigned **Replacing William Russell Rosenberger, resigned Appropriation Committee William C Madden, Chairman, '59 Capital Expenditures Committee Paul Buckley, '57 Edgar C Bailey, '58 Authorized March 26, 1955 Donald G Colony, '57 Kenneth Blodgett, '58 John A Carrier,Chairman, '57 John D Works, '57 Wilfrid L Dwyer, '59 - D Sargent Goddard, '57 Norman H Royle, '59 Norman'Richards, '58 *Monroe Hamilton, '59 Sanborn C Brown, '58 Mrs Arthur E Fitzgerald, '59 *Replacing Donald T Clark 8 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN OF LEXINGTON 7 Burial Agents Assessors Albert F Douglass Alice M McCarthy Edward B Cass,Chairman, '58 Thomas M Montague Louis H Spencer James J Connell,'57 William I Burnham, '59 Constable Bard of Appeals Charles E Moloy (Acting Under Building and Zoning Laws) *Donald E Nickerson,Chairman, '57 Dental Clinic Lester T Redman, '58 Aiden L Ripley, '60 Mrs Vincent Burke Mrs John F Rich Thomas G Lynah, '59 Walter C Ballard, '61 Board of Appeals—Associate Members Jahn Blackhall Smith *Replacing Erroll H Locke, resigned Dog Officers James F Mowat E M La Rose J Henry Duffy Ernest A Lindstrom Executive Clerk,Selectmen George W Emery *James A Harding,Jr *Replacing Elmer C. Houdlette Hazel J Murray ' Fence Viewers Board of Health Rev Harold T Handley John J. Garrity Rufus L McQuillan, Chairman, '59 Dr William L Cosgrove, '57 Charles H Cole, '58 Field Drivers Ivan G Pyle, M D,Consultant Physician John W Rycroft Benjamin W Day Board of Health Executive Health Officer Forest Warden Mark D Lurvey Roy A Cook Board of Health Agents Bowdidge(Met State Hosp Fire Commissioners George C Sheldon, Chairman, '58 Hazel J Murray,Agent Anita McDonald,Clerk Harold E Roeder, '57 William P Fitzgerald, '59 Thomas ital) Howard R Carley (Met State Hospital) Board of Public Welfare Gammell Legacy Income Trustees (Acting with Department of Public Welfare) Mrs Robert C Merriam Forest F Lombard Harold F Lombard,Chairman John A Sellars Howard H Dawes Robert K Taylor Lockup Keeper John W Rycroft Board of Retirement Measurer of Wood and Bark Howard S 0 Nichols, Chairman, '58 Arthur Silva, '57 Edward A Palmer Harold I Wellington Moth Department Superintendent Bridge Charitable Fund Trustees Charles H Brenton Howard S 0 Nichols, Chairman, '58 Thomas G Lynah, '60 Clarence S Walker, '62 Old Age Assistant Bureau Harold F Lombard, Chairman Building Inspector John A Sellars Howard H. Dawes ,-- Donald K Irwin Robert K Taylor 10 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN OF LEXINGTON 9 Director of Civil Defense Plumbing Inspector John J Byrne,Jr Grant B Cole (resigned) Public Weighers Posture Clinic Harold I Wellington Arthur J. Rivet, Jr. Mrs John J Manning, Chairman Jacob Bierenbroodspot Edward F Skinner Mrs James Flynn,Co-Chairman Mrs Howard F Hamacher Mrs Peter M Rinaldo Wire Inspector Mrs Warren Coward Mrs August Schumacher Robert K Jeremiah Mrs William L Hench Mrs Henry B Foster Mrs B David Deloury Mrs James H Aker Assistant Town Clerk and Assistant Town Treasurer Mrs James V Walsh Mary R McDonough Appointed by Town Clerk and Town Treasurer Public Works Superintendent Richard J Gayer - Public Works Assistant Superintendent John J Carroll Recreation Committee Ernest J Crerie,Chairman, '57 M Lawrence Allen, '57 Mrs Louise McNally, '59 Ernest E Stokes, '58 Anthony Delsie, 'S9 Registrars of Voters Malcolm H Clifford, Chairman, Sealer of Weights and '57 Charles F Vaughan, '58 Jasper A Lane,'59 Measures Ralph H Chadwick Town Accountant Edward A Palmer, '58 Town Counsel Harold E Stevens Town Engineer Richard J Gayer Director of Veterans'Benefits and Services Maurice N Healy TOWN OF LEXINGTON 11 12 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Haskell W Reed, 72 Lowell Street . 1958 Harold E Stevens, 209 Follen Road . . . 1957 Ruth Morey, 90 North Hancock Street 1959 Ralph H Tucker, 100 Meriam Street 1959 PRECINCT TWO James J Carroll, 17 Muzzey Street 1957 Charles E Ferguson, 16 Highland Avenue 1957 TERM 1959 William G Potter, 25 Walnut Street 1957 Charles T Abbott Raymond W James, 66 Blake Road 1957 James B Bushard 26 Richard Road William E .Maloney, 289 Bedford Street . 1957 25 Bowker Street Donald T Clark 25 Moon Hill Road Frank A Currier, Jr 4 Churchill Lane Ernest Cutter 127 Follen Road TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Richard P Cromwell 21 Summit Road PRECINCT ONE Thomas J Donnelly, Jr 16 Smith Avenue TERM 1959 George M Hynes 28 Locust Avenue Vernon C Page 12 Independence Avenue Alfred S Busa 90 Lowell Street Aiden Lassell Ripley 52 Follen Road Lois W Brown 37 Maple Street Gordon E Steele 12 Smith Avenue Sanborn C Brown 37 Maple Street J Henry Duffy 25 Maple Street Anne G Fisher 1303 Massachusetts Avenue TERM 1958 Roland B Greeley 1359 Massachusetts Avenue J Harper Blaisdell, Jr 12 Plymouth Road William C Madden 955 Massachusetts Avenue Marjorie K Blaisdell 12 Plymouth Road William F Mason 20 Maple Street Winfield S Caouette 1 Stearns Road Robert W Mann 140 Maple Street George E Foster 10 Plainfield Street Donald P Noyes Thomas Sullivan 375 Lowell Street Lloyd C Harding 50 Tucker Avenue 17 Curve Street Lewis L Hoyt 30 Locust Avenue Edwin C Johnson 14 Smith Avenue TERM 1958 Charles B Meek 142 Marrett Road Daniel P Busa 82 Lowell Street Thomas C Morris Gaetano Buttaro 837 Massachusetts Avenue 4 Robbins Road 472 Lowell Street Rufus L McQuillan 35 Tower Road William L Brown, Jr John M Dacey William M Hall Jason H Woodward 11 Robbins Road 18 Winchester Drive 1357 Massachusetts Avenue Dorothy Healy Jacque A Hogg William G Nowlin Norman J Richards 935 Massachusetts Avenue TERM 1957 114 Maple Street Nathaniel P Blish 150 Pleasant Street 29 Maple Street Frederick M Gay 7 Robbins Road 369 Lowell Street Dan el J Griffin 16 Watertown Street William D Smith 101 Maple Street Nishan Haroian 353 Concord Avenue Emile J Vadeboncoeur 35 Brandon Street David Kidd 7 Butler Avenue William G Kling 60 Taft Avenue TERM 1957 William E Phillips 37 Tower Road Howard G Allison 15 Utica Street Harold E Roeder 6 Churchill Lane Eugene J Aubert 75 Lowell Street George C Sheldon 6 Plainfied Street Weiant Wathen-Dunn 44 Maple Street John J Sullivan 1 1 16 Massachusetts Avenue Thomas G Gibian 462 Lowell Street John A Wilson 62 Fern Street Gordon L Guernsey 8 Wheeler Road William Hammer 15 Fiske Road Franklin C Hudson 58 Laconia Street Vincent A McCrossen 627 Massachusetts Avenue James Roberts 19 Locke Lane M Christine Swenson . 18 Fairlawn Lane Sidney B Williams ... 1123 Massachusetts Avenue TOWN OF LEXINGTON 13 14 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN MEETING MEMBERS TOWN MEETING MEMBERS PRECINCT THREE PRECINCT FOUR TERM 1959 TERM 1959 Alan G Adams 15 Somerset Road. Tracy W Ames 2 Highland Avenue Charles M Blake 72 Meriam Street Leon W Bateman 10 Winthrop Road Woodruff M Broadhead21 Hayes Avenue Carl E Bryant12 Fair Oaks Drive Lincoln P Cole, Jr 16 Hill Street Levi G Burnell, Jr 25 Outlook Drive Howard E Custance 8 Oakland Street Charles G Davis9 Washington Street Robert W Fawcett 27 Oakland Street Dan H Fenn, Jr . ... 24 Fair Oaks Drive Ernest A Giroux 20 Woodland Road Gardner C Ferguson .. 16 Highland Avenue Richard W Maynard 77 Menam Street Thomas S Grindle . ... 29 Bloomfield Street Robert C Merriam 4 Oakmount Circle Bertram P Gustin 50 Bloomfield Street Donald E Nickerson 49 Somerset Road Lee E Tarbox17 Highland Avenue Walter E Sands 57 Menam Street Edwin B Worthen 5 Winthrop Road TERM 1958 TERM 1958 Joseph E Belcher . . . 85 Hill Street Walter G Black 11 Highland Avenue Louis W Bills 73 Hancock Street Joseph G Brucchi32 Downing Road William I Burnham . 30 East Street Robert R Cave 16 Cutler Farm Road Leland H Emery 6 Oakland Street Milton F Hodgdon . .. . . 36 Hayes Avenue CharlesT Cogswell 35 Prospect Hill Road M Little 14 Meriam Street RobeerttM Coquillette 235 Waltham Street Russell Chesley M Dunlap 225 Waltham Street William H Lyon 24 Oakland Street Helen H Hao Mildred B Marek 43 Somerset Road Clayton M Morse 29 Sherman Street Robert H Halltt 11 Bennington Road 28 Slocum Road A Edward Rowse 38 Somerset Road Selden M Loring 55 Bloomfield Street Edward T Martin 13 Sherburne Road George P Wadsworth 26 Hayes Avenue Charles E Scribner Highland Avenue TERM 1957 TERM 1957 Otis S Brown, Jr 11 Diana Lane Ronald D Brown 27 Edgewood Road Robert J Clements 40 Prospect Hill Road Murray G Dearborn 16 Stratham Road William F Gilmaownen 286 Marren Road Donald M Fifield 25 Adams Street Martin A Gilman 56 Bloomfield Street George E Graves 33 Adams Street Ernest R Hunt 47 Farmcrthrest Avenue Paul Hanson o7Hill Street Harold B Lamont 20 Winthrop Road Norton T Hood 41 Reed Street Irving H Mabee 25 Highland Avenue Wilbur M Jaquith 42 Somerset Road Charles H Peirce 47 Bloomfield Street Charles H Norris 12 Berwick Road William L Potter .. 21 Fair Oaks Terrace Dexter A Smith 55 Hancock Street Burton B Stuart 32 Vine Brook Road Harvey F Wenlock 61 Meriam Street Robert P Trask, Jr 217 Waltham Street Cyrus Wood 9 Prospect Hill Road a f I TOWN OF LEXINGTON 15 16 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN MEETING MEMBERS TOWN MEETING MEMBERS PRECINCT FIVE PRECINCT SIX TERM 1959 — Clifford W Birch, Jr . . • 34 Grove Street TERM 1959 Kenneth F Blodgett 94 Hancock Street Walter C Ballard 8 Raymond Street Edith B Cheever 268 Bedford Street Winthrop H Bowker . 2184 Massachusetts Avenue Grant B Cole 97 Blake Road `William W Ferguson .. 6 Belfry Terrace Russell S Davenport 482 rear Bedford Street George M Fuller 2210 Massachusetts Avenue • Howard H Dawes 10 Bernard Street William R Greeley 1948 Massachusetts Avenue Frederic B Fletcher 74 Burlington Street Harold T Handley . 1888 Massachusetts Avenue Donald K Irwin 6 Valley Road Donald D Hathaway 84 Shade Street Robert C Johnson 60 Wood Street Thomas H Moon 82 Simonds Road Thomas A Napoli 73 Middle Street James M West 135 Simonds Road Donald E Nickerson, Jr 2198 Massachusetts Avenue Edwin B Worthen, Jr .. .... 35 Dexter Road Ingeborg N Swenson 1455 Spring Street TERM 1958 Howard D Butler 331 Bedford Street TERM 1958 Thorton S Cody 8 North Street Richard H Batten 15 Paul Revere Road William P Fitzgerald Eleanor B Litchfield George P Morey Robert H Packard Howard A Patterson Norman F Woodward . James H Aker 6 Quincy Avenue George E Cooper 191 Lincoln Street 57 Dexter Road Roy A Crosby 180 Lincoln Street 90 North Hancock Street John E Harvey 1 Constitution Road 14 Gleason Road Robert L Lyon 50 Middle Street 123 Blake Road John F Manley 53 Forest Street 20 Robinson Road Nathan B Ricker 59 Forest Street 67 Dexter Road Donald J Shaw 6 Barrymeade Drive Frederick E Tucker George S Wemyss David E Acker Robert G Allen 47 Gleason Road James C Shaw 1 1 Hamblen Street 75 Bertwell Road Robert R Smith 170 Wood Street Clement N Williams 341 Wood Street TERM 1957 49 North Hancock Street TERM 1957 253 Bedford Street Raymond J Culler 209 Lincoln Street Arthur E Burrell 102 Gleason Road Charles G Esterberg, Jr 10 Barrymeade Drive James F Flynn 3 Minute Man Lane John A Carrier 91 Burlington Street Wardwell F Holman 249 Wood Street Roy E Cook 5 Ledgelawn Avenue Robert B Kent 84 Middle Street Ernest W Hazelton .... 54 Blake Road Dolores A Lyon 50 Middle Street Colby E Kelly 20 Harding Road William A Oliver106 School Street Charles E Kitchin ... 47 Harding Road Paul W Taylor Y 5 Forest Court Donald B Mackay 23 Flintlock Road Kenneth L Warden, Jr 237 Wood Street Christine H Meyer 55 Williams Road Arnold W Williams 9 Balfour Street Alden F Westerlund 114 Burlington Street Marjorie C L Williams 9 Balfour Street 1 . .... TOWN OF LEXINGTON 17 18 ANNUAL REPORTS John Arnold Book binder Reg of Deeds Book Binding LIST OF JURORS 28 Estabrook Road Thorndike & Second Sts Cambridge AS SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN Lawrence B Arnold Salesman Chaffe Millwork Co, Inc OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON, 1956 27 Spring Street Maynard, Mass Name and Address Occupation Business Address John Barley Instrument Maker Mass Institute of Tech Warren G Abbott Sales Manager Electralab, Inc 63 Paul Revere Road Cambridge 2 Burns Road Needham Heights Calvin J Bartlett Salesman Cannon Mills Inc Harvey B Adams Letter Carrier U S Post Office 51 Blake Road 70 Worth Street New York, N Y - 46 Downing Road Lexington – IHoward D Adams Engineer The Borden Co 1r1'Welch ng IR ad Electrical Engineer Melpar 11 Galennc St, Watertown I 69 Paul Revere Road 16 Conn St,Woburn Walter Ahlgrim Maintenance Polaroid Corporation Paul F Bauder, Jr Div Sales Mgr Lewis-Shepard Co, 27 Grassland Street 660 Arsenal Street 1 77 Spring Street Mechanic 730 Main St, Cambridge Watertown, Mass John S Akin Salesman Fruehauf Trailer Co 35 Webster Road 290 N Beacon St, Brighton Albert G Behnke Foreman in food John E Cain Co 124 Maple Street processing 678 Mass Ave, Cambridge George C Alderson Operating Engineer Harvard University Newton E Bennett Deputy Income Tax Commonwealth of Mass 9 Oxford Street Cambridge 113 North Street Assessor 40 Court St, Boston Fred W Aldrich, Jr Sales Engineer Technology Instrument Corp John R Bentley Wool buyer Bentley & Co Inc 53 Burlington Street 531 Main St, Acton 6 Minute Man Lane 200 Summer St, Boston Charles D Allen Electrician Allen Electric Service William R Berger President Colony Food Prod Inc 4 Paul Revere Road 1844r Mass Ave, Lexington 25 Webster Road Medford Douglas A Allred Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co Harry G Berglund Real Estate Sales Cole & Seth 38 Summit Road Waltham 75 Prospect Hill Road 11 Muzzey St, Lexington Joseph P Aloisio Spec Products Mgr Raytheon Mfg Co Myer Berman Mgr Package Store Berman's Market, Inc 7 Jackson Court Waltham 14 Massachusetts Ave 12 Mass Ave, Lexington Sidney D Alpert Engineer Stone & Webster Arthur G Bernier Salesman Surrette Supply Co 15 Patterson Road Engineering Corp 296 Bedford Street 7 Sylvan St, Peabody 49 Federal St, Boston Reo P Berry Oil Burner Service Ashton Fuel Co Gustaf Anderson Real Estate Rep Tide Water Oil Co 517 Bedford Street 451 Mystic Ave, Somerville 335 Lowell Street 1 150 Park Sq Bldg, Boston William G Berube Radio—T V Avery's Radio John J Anderson Mill Operator Anderson & McQuaid 581 Lowell Street Service 1203 Mass Ave, Arlington 73 Paul Revere Road 28 Newberne St, Somerville Dorothy E Bianconi (Miss) Toll Rte Engineer N E Tel & Tel Co William A Anderson Civil Engineer N E Div Corps Engineers 55 School Street Boston, Mass 16 Outlook Drive U S Army 857 Comm Ave, Boston William V Binder Chief Chem Kyanize Paints Inc 239 Concord Avenue Engineer 114 Second St, Everett James F Andrews Manager Davis Sq Hardware Robert E Bond Sales Supervisor The Borden Co 2517 Mass Avenue 2 Holland Street, Somerville 341 Lowell Street 16 Conn St, Woburn Robert J Appleton Salesman American Brake Shoe Co Leo A Boynton Junk Collector Arlington-Belmont Junk Co. 129 Spring Street 97 Humboldt Street Rochester, N Y 13 Massachusetts Ave 13 Mass Ave, Lexington TOWN OF LEXINGTON 19 20 ANNUAL REPORTS Noble G Brace Cook Old Coffee House Edith B Cheever (Mrs) Housewife 49 Parker Street 1775 Mass Ave, Lexington 268 Bedford Street Husband works at Lexington High School John Bresnihan Sales Engineer John A Finnerty Co Teacher Waltham Street, Lexington 103 Wood Street 70 Jaconnet Street George F Chickering Plant Manager Bomar Atlantic Service Newton Highlands 7 Patterson Road Route 128, Northbound Violet Broughton (Mrs) Office Clerk Old Colony Sales Co Lexington 502 Mass Ave Thompson Street, Maynard Husband works at Harvard College Road Vincent C o Repairman N E Tel & Tel Co School of Education 16 Kendall Road 67 Pleasant St, Arlington Cambridge Charles F Clerkin Chemicals Charles F Clerkin Co 9 Warren Street 475 Boulevard Philip B Brown Radio & T V Self employed New Haven, Conn 20 Middle Street Service Myron D Clifford, Sr. Office Manager Crucible Steel Co of Am Robert P Buckingham Sales Engineer General Electric 161 Concord Avenue 129 Binney St, Cambridge 136 Bedford Street 136 Federal St, Boston — John B Clyde Engineering Aid U S Army Engineers Clare A Burke (Mrs) Housewife 16 Middle Street 150 Causeway St, Boston 8 Daniels Street i Husband works at Teacher—Rindge Tech Howard C Cobb Teller National Shawmut Bank Broadway, Cambridge 134 Vine Street Allston Gaetano Buttaro Purchasing Agent National Casket Co, Inc Roy P Coffin Staff Assistant N E Tei & lel Co 837 Mass Avenue 60 Mass Ave, Boston 50 Fletcher Avenue 6 Bowdoin Sq, Boston James E Byrne Wool Grader & E Weymouth Wool Scouring Rudolph A Coletta Engineer Western Union Tel Co 37 Wachusett Drive Sorter Co — E Weymouth 3 Wheeler Road 230 Congress St, Boston Arthur A Byron Navy Yard Boston Naval Shipyard Donald G Colony Executive Manton Gaulin Mfg Inc 303 Lowell Street Charlestown 6 Stetson Street 44 Garden St, Everett William F Caddy Electrical Engineer The Calidyne Co Thomas M Connelly Machinist U S Government 52 Paul Revere Road 128 Cross St, Winchester 9 Ellison Road Watertown Arsenal Aline H Campbell (Miss) Tel Supervisor N E Tel & Tel Co Watertown, Mass 304 Marrett Road 67 Pleasant St, Arlington James F Cooney Electrician Cambridge Air Force Collin S Campbell Cost Accountant General Electric Co 286 Bedford Street Research Center, Bedford 2409 Mass Ave 136 Federal St, Boston Dexter P Cooper, Jr Physicist Polaroid Corp Winfield S Caouette, Jr Real Estate Win S Couette 5 Mason Street 730 Main St, Cambridge 28 Balfour Street Sales 1710 Mass Ave, Lexington James F Corr Machinist & Gould Motors Inc Frank J Carr Mfgrs Agent The Carr Bros Co 72 Berteell Road Mechanic 25 North St, Bedford 35 Shade Street 258 Park Sq Bldg, Boston Willis N Cousins Shipper Vection, Inc Eugene P Carter Chemist United Carr Fastener Corp 16 Parker Street 1605 Trapelo Rd, Waltham 180 Grant Street 31 Ames St, Cambridge James W Coveney Engineer Palmer Elec Mfg Lawrence K Casey Accountant B F Goodrich Co 12 Revolutionary Road 24 Water St Wakefield 2663 Mass Ave 36 Nichols Ave, Watertown Clifford D Castle, Jr Treasurer A &G J Caldwell, Inc John H Cox Pipefitter Temporarily unemployed 2965 Mass Avenue 10 Richard Road Newburyport Richard F Crawford Trucking Hub Trucking Co Thomas P Cerulli Senior Mech Mass Inst of Technology 239 Lowell Street 179 Camden St, Boston 249 Lowell Street Technician 77 Mass Ave, Cambridge TOWN OF LEXINGTON 21 22 ANNUAL REPORTS Anthony J Crone Machine Operator Screw Machine Products William Franklin Downe Contractor Self employed 634 Waltham Street 57A Harvard St, Waltham 286 Marrett Road Lawrence Cuccinello Factory Worker Hood Rubber Co Susan L Duff (Miss) Part Owner Duff Spring Co 37 Ward Street 36 Nichols Ave, Watertown 21 Follen Road 39 Harvard St, Cambridge Robert J Cuddyer Engineer U S Government Chris F Dulsen Electrician Central Electric Co 47 Kendall Road Civilian 188 Lowell Street 284 Broadway, Cambridge Gordon E Cunningham Proprietor Cunningham Hardware Malcolm G Dunnan Sales Manager Town & Country Homes 47 Golden Avenue 181 Concord Ave, Cambridge 19 North Street 256 Boylston St, Boston Gordon D Currie Accountant White Fuel Corp Albert M Eames Electronic Engineer General Radio Co 10 Paul Revere Road 900 E First St, South Boston 2 Briggs Road 275 Mass Ave, Cambridge Richard W Cushman Chemist Raytheon Mfg Co 11 Chase Avenue Waltham, Mass Sigward A Fellman Foreman Calidyne Co 7 Spring Street 120 Cross St,Winchester Dudley A Davies Operator Mystic Valley Gas Co 55 Oak Street Grove St, Arlington Harry G Fisher Laborer Keystone Mfg Co 40 Woburn Street 151 Hallet St, Boston Murray G Dearborn Real Estate Harvey W Newgent &Assoc. 16 Stratharn Road 10 Depot Sq, Lexington Frank Fitzpatrick Foreman J H Emerson Co 14 Wilson Road 22 Cottage Park Ave Carl E Dentler Foreman Raytheon Mfg Co Cambridge 99 Follen Road Waltham Francis X Flaherty Repairman N E Tel & Tel Co John G Desmond Sales Engineer Cox Engineering Co 323 Bedford Street 67 Pleasant St, Arlington 5 Revolutionary Road 625 Putnam Ave, Cambridge Loren B Flood Travelling Wm G Scarlett &Co Raymond S DetrickCambridge Prop Spec Research Center Bedford 53 Cary Avenue Salesman Baltimore, Maryland 7 Calvin Street Richard J Fontaine Plant Nicholson & Company Clement G Diamond Securities Trader Townsend, Dabney & Tyson 4 Revolutionary Road Superintendent 161 First St, Cambridge 21 Hancock Street 30 State St, Boston Frank S Dickerson, Jr Purchasing Agent Harvard University Vincent J Fopiano Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co 23 Robbins Road Cambridge 74 Middle Street Waltham Mary Didris (Mrs) Gen Inspector Polaroid Corp Kenneth A Foss Research Mass Inst Tech 18 Elwell Avenue 730 Main St, Cambridge 95 Simonds Road Engineer 77 Mass Ave, Cambridge Husband works at Sears, Roebuck Co Louis J Francis Accountant Cambridge Thermionic 115 Cambridge St, Allston 92 School Street 447 Concord Ave, Cambridge John P Doherty Checker Quincy Market Cold Storage 31 Spring Street & Wholesale Co James G Franey Salesman Armour & Company 178 Atlantic Ave, Boston 16 Oxford Street 131 State St, Boston David B Dole Salesman E J Broder Equip Co Inc Anthony Frasca Sheet Metal Medford Metal Fabricators Co 163 Burlington Street Needham Heights 987 Waltham Street 31 Montvale Ave, Woburn Frank A Doloff Auto Mechanic Boston Naval Shipyard Robert F Freda Architect C H Cole the 2nd 1C Vine Street Charlestown 169 Lincoln Street 55 Waltham St, Lexington John A Donahue Production Donnelly Mfg Co Lawrence Dudley Freeman Elec Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co 15 Winchester Drive Manager 3050 Washington St, Roxbury 6 Marlboro Road Hartwell Rd, Bedford Donald S Doremus Technician Mass Inst Tech Ralph Frissore Builder Self employed 74 Webb Street 77 Mass Ave, Cambridge 16 Webb Street TOWN OF LEXINGTON 23 24 ANNUAL REPORTS Robert W Fuller Electronic General Radio Co 36 Fletcher Avenue Technician 275 Mass Ave, Cambridge Warren Hawkins, Jr Motorman M T A 2 Patricia Terrace Bennett St, Cambridge Francis A Gallagher Superintendent Thomas G Gallagher, Inc Robert L Henderson T V Engineer Westinghouse Broadcasting 151 Spring Street 164 School St, Somerville 14 Colony Road Soldiers Field Rd, Boston Jon L Ganger Engineer Boston Manufacturers Mutual Warren E Henderson MTA Operator M T A 19 Ellison Road Insurance Co 169 Blossom Street 31 St James Ave, Boston 225 Wyman St, Waltham Glenn D Garlow Exec Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co Jacque A Hogg Res Engineer Mass Inst Tech 149 Concord Avenue Lowell 114 Maple Street Cambridge Harry C Gatos Research Chemist Mass Inst Tech Lloyd George Holmes Elect Engineer American Machinery & 11 Patterson Road 77 Mass Ave, Cambridge 17 Barnes Place Foundry 1085 Commonwealth Ave William J Gaynor Sales Manager Royal Typewriter Co Boston — 23 Minute Man Lane 65 Franklin St, Boston Leonard Wadsworth Hopkins Elect Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co Robert H George Foreman Bay State Tallow Co 4 Scotland Road Box 398, Bedford 164 Spring Street Abbatoir Ground, Brighton Martin J Hopkins Machine Operator Lever Bros George W Goode Painter Self employed 69 Allen Street 164 Broadway, Cambridge 237 Bedford Street Carl Howard Engineer Cram and Ferguson John W Grabski Heat Treater Rivett Lathe &Grinder 10 Sherburne Road Boylston St, Boston 64 Blossom Street 21 Riverview Road, Brighton Einar K Hultman Plasterer Norman Julin Contractor Gerald Gray Electrical Earle F Griffin 246 Lincoln Street 89 Cliffe Ave, Lexington 49 Fern Street Contractor 1 177 Main St, Waltham Charles E Hutchings Salesman Herrick Co William R Gray Electronic Picker X-Ray Corp 50 Somerset Road 352 C St, So Boston 268 Lowell Street Engineer 25 South Broadway White Plains, N Y Charles T Hyde Manufacturer W C Thairwall Co 97 Maple Street 15 Tudor St, Cambridge Louis F Grenier Foreman The Blanchard Machine Co 147 Maple Street 64 State St, Cambridge Charles B Jaixen Buyer Sears, Roebuck Co 226 Concord Avenue Boston Kenneth F Grinnell Highway Engineer Mass Dep't Public Works 40 Reed Street 100 Nashua St, Boston Robert L Jenkins Ass't Engineer Warren Mfg Co Inc 45 Grapevine Avenue Littleton William E Haible Architect Anderson, Beckwith & Haible 21 Moon Hill Road 11 Beacon St, Boston Benjamin A Jodice Maintenance Harlow Properties, Inc 133 Burlington Street 10 Chauncy St, Cambridge William M Hall Elect Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co 1357 Mass Ave Newton Arthur E Johnson Assistant M I T Lincoln Lab Albert L Hamilton Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co Inc 61 Spring Street P 0 Box 73, Lexington 359 Lowell Street Willow St, Waltham David R Johnson Associate Anderson, Beckwith & Haible 16 Hillcrest Avenue Architects George Hansen, Jr Mdse Manager Chandler & Co Inc 11 Beacon St, Boston 12 Crescent Road 150 Tremont St, Boston Allen A Jones Factory Worker Bemis Associates, Inc Francis J Hart Shipper Frozen Food Associates 36A Woburn Street 294 Pleasant St, Watertown 63 Ledgelawn Avenue 75 Stanley Ave, Watertown William J Hartery Draftsman Stop & Shop, Inc Robert P Kaplan Research W R Grace Inc 12 Cary Avenue 393 D St, So Boston 3 Winchester Drive Engineer 62 Whittemore Ave Cambridge TOWN OF LEXINGTON 25 26 ANNUAL REPORTS Nazareth Kashmanian Sheet Metal Victor J Horace Co James Paul Leavitt Elec Dep't M I T Lincoln Lab 6 Donald Street 17 Mt Auburn St,Watertown 221 Woburn Street Wood St, Lexington Mary C Keane (Miss) Office Worker Jordan Marsh Co John LeBlanc Carpenter E F Hauserman Co 114 Lowell Street Boston 6 Morris Street 2202 John Hancock Bldg Paul R Keeler, Jr Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co Boston 79 East Street 55 Chapel St, Newton Arthur J Lewis Maintenance Boston Gas Co Thomas D Kennedy, Jr Salesman National Homes Corp 16 Middleby Road Arlington St, Boston 124 Grant Street Lafayette, Indiana Jan Leyenaar Ass't Foreman J H Emerson Co John L Ketchum Manager Chandler& Farquhar Co Inc_ 30 Moreland Avenue 22 Cottage Park Ave 27 Patterson Road 900 Commonwealth Ave Cambridge Boston Donald B Lindsay Research Chemist Arthur D Little Inc 47 Wood Street 30 Memorial Drive, Cambridge Dorothea E Kidd(Mrs) Clerk G E Co River Works 150 Maple Street 920 Western Ave, Lynn George L Littlewood Clerk U S Post Office, Boston Husband works at Cambridge Research Center 4 Ellison Road Bedford Charles R Lombard Auto Mechanic Breakstone Bros John W Kiley Supervisor N E Tel & Tel Co 20 Garfield Street 66 Washington St, Somerville 18 Whipple Road 10 Ware St,Cambridge Chester David Ludwig Driver-Salesman Whittemore Linen Supply Ian M Kilgour Electrician Ward Baking Co 16 Vine Street 791 Tremont St, Boston 89 Spring Street 140 Albany St, Cambridge Patrick Lynch Clerk U S Post Office Kenneth Kinnard Engineer Hycon Eastern, Inc 231 Bedford Street Boston 71 Grant Street 75 Cambridge Parkway Robert Lyon Real Estate W H Lyon Cambridge 50 Middle Street 55 Waltham St, Waltham Sara J Kinneen (Miss) Tel Operator N E Tel & Tel Co James Carter MacDonald Printer Ginn & Co 136 Vine Street Boston 8 Wadman Circle 215 First St, Cambridge Henry C Kirkland, Jr Plumber Kirkland & Shaw Harry J Mack Dyer Morschner Dye Works, Inc 148 Cedar Street 148 Cedar Street, Lexington 19 Minute Man Lane 220 Reservoir Street Stuart W Kneen N E Sales Boyertown Body & Equip Needham Heights 155 Maple Street Manager 1955 Mass Ave, Cambridge John F MacNeil Insurance Self employed Kenneth W Knott Manager Frigidaire Sales Corp 117 Shade Street 1837 Mass Ave, Lexington 20 Benjamin Road 25 Blandford St, Boston Ralph Edward Mailhoit Oil Delivery Self employed George E Krah, Jr Accountant Suburban Propane Gas 678 Lowell Street 155 Blossom Street Sudbury Bradley E Malone Regional Sales Dixie Cup Co Franklin Kramer Research Atlantic Gelatine Div 255 Waltham Street Manager 120 Boylston St, Boston 11 Minute Man Lane Supervisor General Foods Corp Paul Marasa Proprietor Pauls Service Station Hill St, Woburn 19 Benjamin Road 619 Main St, Cambridge C Roger Lappin Tel Engineer N E Tel &Tel Co Leroy F Marek Vice Pres Arthur D Little, Inc 5 Plymouth Road 185 Franklin St, Boston 43 Somerset Road 30 Memorial Drive, Cambridge Isadore D Larkin Auditor Bostonian Hotel Mary R Markham (Miss) Secretary DuPont DeNemours Co 2627 Mass Avenue 1 130 Boylston St, Boston 8 Churchill Lane 140 Federal St, Boston Clifton C Larson Salesman Graphic Microfilm Co Charles W Martel Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co 123 Maple Street 806 Mass Ave, Cambridge 3 Sunny Knoll Avenue Newton, Mass TOWN OF LEXINGTON 2/ 28 ANNUAL REPORTS C Herbert Masse Sales Mgr Westinghouse Broad Co Floyd D Netzer Joint maker Mystic Valley Gas Co 4 Quincy Avenue Chaning Building, N Y 62 Valley Road 299 Broadway, Arlington Michael McCarthy Engineer Carling Brewing Co Ernest C Nickerson Inspector M I T. Lincoln Lab 6 Revolutionary Road Worcester Rd, Natick 877 Waltham Street Wood St, Lexington Stephen G McConnell Elec Tech Sylvania Electric Prod Co Donald Noyes Adm Assistant Arthur D Little Inc 6 Welch Road Waltham 375 Lowell Street 30 Memorial Dr, Cambridge John T McDonough Switchman B & M Railroad Benjamin L Obear Mechanical N E Carbide Tool Co 54 Woburn Street North Station, Boston 142 Grant Street Designer 55 Commercial St, Medford B N Shipyard Frank Charles O'Brien Salesman-Driver Hires Root Beer Co Haze 2517 C Mass Ave (Miss) Cashier py 264 Marrett Road 56 Clyde St, Somerville 2517 Ave Civilian Cafeteria Charlestown Edward M Olson Florist Peterson, Florist Henry A McLaughlin Builder Self employed 534 Lowell Street 544 Lowell St, Lexington 40 Wood Street Albert F Orlandino Office Manager Conant Broadcasting Co Robert J McLaughlin Technician M I T Laboratory 18 Minute Man Lane 99 Revere Beach Parkway 19 Spencer Street Albany St, Cambridge Medford Hubert L Paquette Clerk U S Post Office Milton E Merksamer Accountant Veterans' Hospital 223 Lowell Street Newtonville 20 Charles Street Bedford Maurice S Pasik Self employed Pasik Bros Albert L Merrifield Supervisor General Electric Co 7 Whipple Road 7 Whipple Rd, Lexington 240 Woburn Street Lynn George F Paterson Buyer Simplex Wire & Cable Co Leonard F Milgate Electrician General Electric Co 15 Ellison Road 79 Sidney St, Cambridge 60 School Street 920 Western Ave, Lynn Charles B Peck, Jr. Sales Matthew Bender &Co Inc Douglas F Moore Terminal The Atlantic Refining Co 5 Washington Street Representative 255 Orange Street 38 Parker Street Supervisor 140 Lee Burbank Highway Albany, N Y Revere Richard Perry Salesman Burroughs Corp Mark Moore, Jr Self employed Moore Realty Trust 16 Ellison Road 240 Newbury St, Boston 3 Diehl Road Builder 3 Diehl Rd , Lexington Roger A Petrie Architect Self employed William A Morrill III Supervisor U S Dep't Commerce —Civil 2 Grove Street 2 Grove St, Lexington 352 Marrett Road Aeronautics Ad , Federal Bldg N Y Int'l Airport Richard F Phelps Self employed Overland Amusements Jamaica, N Y 34 Fair Oaks Drive Broadway & Main Sts, Saugus Alexander M Nahigian Trucker Self employed William E Phillips Insurance Broker William E Phillips 37 Tower Road Self employed 102 Federal St, Boston 31 Middleby Road Supply Co e Modern John J Phinney Chemical Analyst B B. Chemical Co Waldo C Nardello Plumbing & 15 LSt,Waltham 17 Columbus Street 784 Memorial Drive 140 Concord Highway Heating Lexington Cambridge Theodore Edward Neale Clerk South Postal Annex Harold S Pierce Draftsman Ganteaume& McMullin 10 Ward Street Boston -42 Ward Street 99 Chauncy St, Boston Gunerius Nelsen Woodworker Self-employed Herbert A Pike Supervisor Hood Rubber Co 32 Simonds Road 135 Cedar Street 98 Nichols Ave, Watertown Erik A A Nelson Consulting Arnold A Nelson Thomas H Pigford Engineer M I T 1387 Mass Avenue Engineer 1387 Mass Ave, Lexington 22 Fair Oaks Terrace Cambridge TOWN OF LEXINGTON 29 30 ANNUAL REPORTS Albert T Pitt American Mutual Liability Cyril V Seymour Accountant The Cryovac Co 2361 Mass Avenue Claim Adjuster Insurance Co, Rm 536, 6 Paul Revere Road 62 Whittemore Avenue South Station Bldg, Boston Cambridge Robert T Platka Banking Merchants National Bank Chester N Shaffer Retired 17 Patriots Drive 9 Glen Road Boston Clyde W Plummer Insurance John Hancock Mutual Life Joseph G Shea Salesman Medical Equipment Sales 135 Maple Street 73 Mason Terrace, Brookline 24 Hilltop Avenue Insurance Co Boston Lyle C Shoefelt Linotype Operator Boston Record-American John A Poole Chemist Arthur D Little Co 192 Burlington Street Winthrop Sq, Boston 31 Locust Avenue 30 Memorial Drive, Cambridge Manuel F Silva Truck Driver Abbt Motor Trans Louis A Pope Clerk H M Lawrence Hardware Co 73 Webb Street 201 Brookline St, Cambridge 15 Nichols Road 1777 Mass Ave, Lexington Harvey A Smith Salesman Metropolitan Life Ins Albert E Pratley Manager Steele Canvas Basket Co 36 Outlook Drive 267 Moody St, Waltham 40 Highland Avenue 199 Concord Turnpike Kenneth M Smith Proprietor Smith Paper Store Cambridge 12 Muzzey Street 1832 Mass Ave, Lexington John T Quinlan Insurance Employers Liability Assurance William D Smith Poultry Farms 67 Vine Street Corp of London 101 Male Street 170 Lex-Wood Poultryt, Lexington 110 Milk St, Boston p 170 Wood St, Herbert E Rhodes Accountant Ford Motor Co Stephen E Snell Inspector Raytheon Mfg Co 5 Dane Road 1 83 Middlesex Ave 129 Shade Street Waltham Somerville Jack P Snyder Salesman Wm Iselin & Co Inc 2521 Mass Ave 357 4th Ave, New York, N Y Anne H Rich (Mrs) Proofreader Riverside Press 140 Lowell Street 840 Memorial Dr, Cambridge Robert J Sorrentino Salesman Raytheon Mfg Co Husband works at G E Co 12 Outlook Drive Foundry Ave, Waltham 640 Comm Ave, Boston Earl W Richardson Electrician DonnellyElec & MfgCo Jean Pleasanty Street(MBiller 175LenIpswich Inc 104 Pleasant 175 Ipswich St, Boston 18 Winter Street 35 Pontiac St, Roxbury Herbert F Stewart Mfgr Reed Mfg Co Inc John A Rodes Engineer Self employed 1965 Mass Avenue 1045 Main St, Waltham 131 Shade Street 131 Shade St, Lexington Lyman B Stewart Computer Datamatic Corp James E Rogers Office Worker Hinde & Dauch 45 Forest Street 100 River St, Waltham 104 Mass Avenue 70 Grove St,Watertown Norman Stolz Underwriter Brewer & Lord Charles B Rowley,Jr Sales Rep N E Tel &Tel Co 11 Parker Street 40 Broad St, Boston 10 Meriam Street Boston Ryan Truck Driver Lexington Gardens James A Stone Salesman John J Cahill John E R Y 9 253 Lincoln Street 36 Ward Street 90 Hancock St, Lexington 204 Stuart St, Boston Merrill R Storts Accountant Robert Douglas & Co John J Ryan Bus Operator M T A 1 Grassland Street 50 Congress St, Boston 21 Wilson Road Boston Cecilia A Stygles (Miss) Accounting Clerk Credit Bureau of Greater William J Ryan Parts Clerk Swanson Pontiac 65 Oak Street Boston Inc, Boston 21 Grant Place 200 Great Road, Bedford Clayton J Sullivan General Manager Hampshire Press, Inc Waldo Saul Unemployed At home 14 Taft Avenue 28 Carleton St, Cambridge 53 Pleasant Street TOWN OF LEXINGTON 31 32 ANNUAL REPORTS Frank P Sullivan Clerk First National Stores Caleb Warner Engineer Arthur D Little, Inc 2 Vine Street 60 Bedford St, Lexington 546 Concord Avenue 30 Memorial Dr., Cambridge Joseph P Sullivan Mech Engineer 0 G Kelley &Co Gerald L Warner Elect Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co 4 Carville Avenue 98 Taylor St, Dorchester 139 Maple Street Bedford Kenneth D Warnock Pur Agent Evans International Inc William B Sullivan Foreman Farrington Mfg Co 8 Peachtree Road 389 Woburn Street A Street, Needham 194 Great Road, Acton William E Sullivan Lieutenant Cambridge Fire Department William J Watson Advertising Sears Roebuck & Co 11 Ewell Avenue Cambridge 154 Pleasant Street 24 Fullerton St, Boston Herbert G Weiss Engineer M I T Li,coin Lab James A Surrette Salesman Northeastern Distributors 28 Barberry Road Box 73, Wood St, Lexington 8 Myrna Road 304 Vassar St, Cambridge Martin L Wertheim Underwriter Acacia Lif. Ins Co William R Swigert Division Sup't N E Dressed Meat&Wool 11 Battle Green Road 80 Federal St, Boston 68 Locust Avenue 174 Somerville Ave Thomas J Whelan Accountant Mass Dept Public Works Somerville 2 Ballard Terrace 100 Nashua St, Boston Donald A Thomas Lineman N E Tel &Tel Co - 13 Spring Street 67 Pleasant St, Arlington Frank White Photo Harvard U iiversity 259 Bedford Street Technician Cambridge Eugene D Thorne Proprietor Andover Shop 5 Myrna Road 83 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge Norman E White Salesman Geo B Robbins Disinfectant 16 Wheeler Road Co William J Tilley Assembler General Radio Co 42 Carletoi St, Cambridge 15 Minute Man Lane 275 Mass Ave, Cambridge William H Wildes Accountant Buckley & Scott Co Edmund G Tocci Contractor Self employed 74 Winter Street 51 Spring )t, Watertown 8 Cambridge-Concord 8 Cambridge-Concord Hwy Earl Wing Highway Lexington Hood RubLer Co 138 Grant Street Watertown Robert P Trask, Jr Accountant The Esso Co Chester H Woods Dept Manager Boston Insurance Co 217 Waltham Street 135 Clarendon St, Boston 382 Marrett Road 87 Kilby St, Boston Raymond J Turcott Electrician Eastern Gas & Fuel 424 Bedford Street Everett Alfred H Tutin Mfg Agent A H Tutin (self employed) 9 Revere Street 80 Boylston St, Boston James K Tweedle Acc'ting Sup't N E Tel & Tel Co 39 Colony Road 185 Franklin St, Boston Harold G Vogt Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co 8 Foster Road Waltham Donald M Wacome Chemist Dewey & Almy Chem Co 102 Burlington Street 62 Whittemore Ave Cambridge Roger D Wall Machinist Technol, Incorporated 44 Ledgelawn Avenue 24 Mill Lane, Arlington Kenneth L Warden Plant Manager Quincy Market Cold Storage 237 Wood Street &Warehouse Co 178 Atlantic Ave, Boston TOWN OF LEXINGTON 33 34 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN In 1956 we were unable to complete all of the projects for which money was appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting in December 31, 1956 March This was due mainly to the inability of getting the engineer- To the Residents of Lexington ing work done early in the Spring and Summer In this respect it is the intention of the Board of Selectmen to enlarge the Engineer- Once again the Board of Selectmen makes its annual report to: ing Department during the year 1957 the people of Lexington In this report we will outline the major accomplishments of the year 1956 and also the problems which the In brief, we list below major projects completed or started town is facing in the immediate future in 1956 The year 1956 was a rather heavy building year with 521 build- ing permits issued Some of the major buildings being erected are I WATER MAINS the new Church of Our Redeemer, the new Methodist Church, the a In carrying out our policy of enlarging water mains to new St Brigid's Church, the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation provide more pressure and availability, we have installed Center, the new Additional Town Office Building, the addition to 12" water mains in Waltham Street from Marrett Road to the Franklin School, the addition to the High School and the Man- Concord Avenue, in Concord Avenue from Waltham Street hattan Building In looking at the number of sub-divisions now to Pleasant Street and in Concord Avenue from Waltham pending before the Planning Board, 1957 tends to be another big Street to Barberry Road building year One of the problems that gave the Board much concern during b We also installed an 8" main in Webb Street 1956 was the failure of our water system to provide proper pressure c Water mains were installed in sub-divisions substantially at to assure everyone an adequate supply of water It was necessary the expense of the developers during the summer months to restrict the use of water because of this failure and we are pleased to report that the majority of our 2 SEWERS townspeople were very co-operative a Sewer mains and laterals have been started or completed in At a Special Town Meeting held in November, money was Richard Road, Blake Road, Henderson Road, a section of appropriated to erect a new 2,000,000 gallon water tower which we Cedar Street, and in two sections of Follen Road hope will correct the situation However, we point out that the tank will not be ready for another year and it may therefor be necessary b The lower line trunk sewer from the Pumping Station to to again restrict the use of water in 1957 Ross Road is nearing completion A study of the water distribution system of the Town will be c At the Fall Town Meeting money was appropriated for made by engineers for the purpose of determining its conditions sewers in a section of Lowell Street, Haskell Street and and needs Crescent Hill Avenue, but the contract has not been awarded We will also continue our policy of enlarging water mains to at the present time provide more pressure 3 STREET CONSTRUCTION During 1956 the Snow Removal budget was entirely depleted a The following streets were voted to be constructed but were and transfers from the Reserve Fund were necessary The total not completed Donald Street, Bernard Street, Ivan Street, number of snow storms was thirteen which deposited 104 inches of Eldred Street to Justin Street, Calvin Street, Daniels Street, snow, and cost theTown $97,964 04 for sanding, plowing and re- Wallis Court, Grapevine Avenue, Rowland Avenue, Blake moving of same his was the largest expenditure for snow removal Road, Henderson Road, Nichols Road, Milk Street, Arcola in a good many years Street, Pearl Street and Jackson Court TOWN OF LEXINGTON 35 36 ANNUAL REPORTS b Widening of part of Concord Avenue under Chapter 90 was not completed in time because the State did not award the 7• POLICE DEPARTMENT contract At the Fall Town Meeting money was appropriated for a radar speed control machine to be used to speed zone our c Worthen Road from Bedford Street to Massachusetts Ave- streets This coming year we will recommend the appoint- nue was completed in the early Summer ment of additional men for traffic control d Many sub-division streets have been constructed under the supervision of our Public Works and Engineering Depart- 8. FIRE DEPARTMENT ments, but at the developers' expense The Fire Department this year has been undermanned due to a number of men on limited duty Because of this 4 SIDEWALKS situation we will recommend the appointment of additional firemen. a This year $25,000 was appropriated for sidewalks under the A committee was appointed at the 1956 Annual Town Betterment Act Meeting in March to review the recommendations of the b Sidewalks were installed in Lowell Street from Woburn Board of Fire Commissioners that the town construct an additional Fire Station on the parcel of land now owned by Street to Maple Street, from Winchester Drive to Peartree the town and situated on Marrett Road near the reservoir Lane and from Woburn Street northerly approximately 600 feet c In Lincoln Street from Middleby Road to Marrett Road PROBLEMS FACING THE TOWN STREETS d In Lowell Street from Summer Street to Haskell Street. The Board of Selectmen will again present to the Town Meeting e We were unable to have sidewalks constructed on Maple the relocation of Allen Street which we feel is vital to the safety of Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Lowell Street and on the public This problem has become more acute since the State Lowell Street from Maple Street to Summer Street because Department of Public Works has divulged its plans for making of the lack of State funds However, in November we were Route 2 non-access We will also present numerous streets for informed that funds are now available and construction will acceptance where approximately 65% of the property owners re- start in the Spring of 1957 quest construction. We will also recommend further construction of Concord Avenue under Chapter 90 5. CURBING SEWERS a Curbing was installed on Massachusetts Avenue from Clarke This year the Board of Selectmen has had petitions for approxi- Street to Hancock Church and on Hancock Street from Han- mately half a million dollars in sewer laterals At the present time cock Avenue to Adams Street on the westerly side the Board is undecided whether to recommend all of these requests. 6 DRAINAGE WATER a Drains have been installed in Justin Street from Eldred Street to Brook Street, in a section of Forest Street, in Payson Road, This year we will recommend the installation of a 12" main in Revere Street up North Hancock Street to Burlington Street to in Tavern Lane and work has been started on the Tower Road and Locust Avenue drain Grove Street, continuing our policy of strengthening and enlarging our mains TOWN OF LEXINGTON 37 38 ANNUAL REPORTS SIDEWALKS TOWN WARRANT Last year we appropriated $25,000 for sidewalks This year the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss Board will recommend $50,000 in an effort to cut down on bus transportation which is rather costly To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify Sidewalks will be recommended in the following streets the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet in their respective voting places in said Town 1 Utica Street to Lowell Street on Woburn Street PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL, PRECINCT TWO, EAST LEXINGTON 2 Laconia Street northerly end to sidewalk now existing on FIRE STATION, PRECINCT THREE, CARY MEMORIAL BULDING, PRECINCT FOUR, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, PRECINCT FIVE, PARKER SCHOOL, PRECINCT Lowell Street SIX, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL on Monday, the 5th day of March, A D, 1956 3 On Massachusetts Avenue from Cedar Street to Paul Revere at 7 30 o'clock A M, then and there to act on the following articles Road ARTICLE 1 To choose by ballot the following Town Officers Two Selectmen for the term of three years, 4 On Lincoln Street from Audubon Road to Middleby Road Two members of the School Committee for the term of three years, One Cemetery Commissioner for the term of three years, 5 On Waltham Street from Marrett Road to Brookside Avenue One member of the Planning Board for the term of five years, One Trustee of Public Trusts for the term of six years, 6 On Adams Street from North Street to East Street One Moderator for the term of one year, One Collector of Taxes for the term of one year, 7 On Lowell Street from Fairlawn Avenue to Winchester Drive. One Town Clerk for the term of one year, One Town Treasurer for the term of one year, Before concluding our report we would like to commend the paid Two Constables for the term of one year, personnel of the town The respective work in the various depart- Thirty-three Town Meeting Members in each precinct, the eleven receiving ments has been carried on efficiently and courteously the highest number of votes to serve for the term of three years, the eleven receiving the next highest number of votes to serve for the term We also wish to take this opportunity to express sincere appre- of two years,and the remaining eleven to serve for the term of one year ciation to the members of all Boards, Committees and Commis- The polls will be open at 7 30 A M and will remain open until 8 00 P M stoners appointed by us for the unlimited time they have devoted You are also to notify the inhabitants aforesaid to meet in Cary Memorial Hall to the town without remuneration in said Town on Monday, the nineteenth day of March, 1956, at 8 00 P M, at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined HASKELL W REED, Chairman exclusively by the Town Meeting Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the RAYMOND W JAMES Acts of 1929 and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said WILLIAM E MALONEY Chapter, as amended thereof RALPH H TUCKER ARTICLE 2 To receive the reports of any Board of Town Officers or of any RUTH MOREY Committee of the Town Selectmen of Lexington ARTICLE 3 To appoint or provide for the appointment of the Committee on Lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E Cary ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will make appropriations for expenditures by departments, officers, boards and committees of the Town for the ensuing year and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by trans- fer from available funds, including any special funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1957, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws TOWN OF LEXINGTON 39 40 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will establish the salary and compensation of ARTICLE 16 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate funds for the pay- the Town Treasurer, Town Clerk and Town Collector of Taxes, being all the elected ment of pensions to retired members of the Police and Fire Departments under officers of the Town on a salary basis, as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 41 Chapter 32 of the General Laws, or act in any other manner in relation thereto of the General Laws, and raise and appropriate the funds necessary therefor, or act ARTICLE 17 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for high- in any other manner in relation thereto way maintenance under the authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money to pay the determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by trans- necessary expenses of the Town Clerk incurred outside the Commonwealth in se- fer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any curing information upon matters in which the Town is interested or which may other manner in relation thereto tend to improve the service in the Town Clerk's Department, or act in any other ARTICLE 18 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for highway manner in relation thereto construction under the authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and de- ARTICLE 8 To see if the Town will transfer unexpended appropriation bal- termine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer ances in any of the accounts to the Excess and Deficiency Account, or to other from available funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other accounts suitable for such transfer under Chapter 44 of the General Laws, or act manner in relation thereto in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 19 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to construct ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to pay any concrete, bituminous concrete or other sidewalks where the abutting owner pays unpaid bills rendered to the Town for prior years, or act in any other manner in one-half of the cost or otherwise, appropriate a sum of money for such construction, relation thereto and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by ARTICLE 10 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in money, to be used in addition to money already appropriated, for payment of bills any other manner in relation thereto incurred for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of the Maria Hast- ARTICLE 20 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to install curb- ings School, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ings at such locations as they may determine, appropriate a sum of money for such ARTICLE 11 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money installation, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax for the Reserve Fund as provided by Section 6 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto or act in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 12 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to petition the ARTICLE 21 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the im- Director of Accounts of the State for an audit for the year 1956, or act in any provement of lowlands and swamps and the eradication of mosquitoes under Chap- other manner in relation thereto ter 252 of the General Laws or for the eradication of mosquitoes by the Board of ARTICLE 13 To see if the Town will vote to install new or replacement water Health of Lexington, or act in any other manner in relation thereto mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may ARTICLE 22 To see if the Town will vote to install drains in such accepted determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to take by or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, in accordance eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest with Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1926, as amended, or otherwise, and to take by in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for such installation and land acquisi- eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest tion and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for such installation and land acquisi- by transfer from available funds, including any special water funds, or by borrow- tion and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, ing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in rela- by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these tion thereto methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 14 To see if the Town will vote to install sewer mains in such ac- ARTICLE 23 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the pur- cepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, sub- chase by or with the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for the Department ject to the assessments of betterments or otherwise, in accordance with Chapter 504 of Public Works, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the cur- of the Acts of 1897, as amended, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, rent tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including the Road Machinery purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary Fund, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in rela- therefor, appropriate money for such installation and land acquisition and de- tion thereto termine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer ARTICLE 24 To see if the Town will vote to enlarge the scope of the Road from available funds, including any special sewer funds, or by borrowing, or by any Machinery Fund by crediting to said fund an amount based on hourly rental for the combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto use of motorized equipment of the Public Works Department when used on various ARTICLE 15 To see if the Town will make supplementary appropriations to projects carried on under the direction of said Department or other Town Depart- be used in conjunction with money appropriated in prior years for the installation ments, the amount of said credit not to exceed the amount allowed by the State or construction of water mains, sewers, drains or streets that have heretofore been for the use of similar equipment, or act in any other manner in relation thereto authorized, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax ARTICLE 25 To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to ap- levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of point one of its members to the Board of Appeals, in accordance with Section 4A these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, or act in any other manner in relation thereto TOWN OF LEXINGTON 41 42 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 26 To see if the Town will vote to install street lights in such un- qualified Vacancies shall be filled by the Board of Selectmen for the balance accepted streets as the Selectmen may determine prior to the final adjournment of of unexpired terms the 1957 Annual Town Meeting, or act in any other manner in relation thereto Section 2 The Committee shall be charged with planning and carrying out ARTICLE 27 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell and con- the proper observance of April nineteenth and of United Nations Day and of vey the land on Menam Street known as the Old Fire Station Site, upon such terms such other holidays and special events as the Selectmen may designate from and conditions as they deem proper, or act in any other manner in relation thereto, time to time said land being described as follows Beginning at a stone bound on the southeasterly side line of Menam Street at ARTICLE 32 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to grant the property now or formerly of Henry P Boutelle, thence running northeasterly a sewer easement to Freda Semler Seabury across the Maria Hastings School lot in along Meriam Street, a distance of 42 90 feet to a stone bound, thence turn- consideration of the conveyance by said Freda Semler Seabury to the Town of a ing at an angle of 90° 00' and running southeasterly by land now or formerly parcel of land that consists of approximately 2 3 acres and abuts on said school of Henry P Boutelle a distance of 79 56 feet to a stone bound, thence turning lot and in which a sewer easement will be reserved, or act in any other manner in at an angle of 90° 20' 30" and running southwesterly by land now or formerly relation thereto of Henry P Boutelle a distance of 42 68 feet to a point, thence turning at an ARTICLE 33 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to ac- angle of 89° 49' 30" and running northwesterly by land now or formerly of quire from Mr and Mrs W John Baskin two parcels of land for playground and Henry P Boutelle a distance of 79 73 feet to the point of beginning and con- recreational purposes that are situated on and in the rear of Wyman Road in Lex- taming 3,407 plus or minus square feet ington and are shown on Land Court Plan No 24306A as lots 36 and 23, said ARTICLE 28 To see if the Town will authorize the Planning Board to obtain lot 36 being in the rear of Wyman Road, consisting of approximately 7 6 acres options for land or rights therein that it desires to recommend be acquired by the and being offered to the Town as a gift, and said lot fronting on Wyman Road, Town as locations for future streets or for playground and recreational purposes and consisting of approximateiy 22,320 square feet and being offered to the Town will authorize the Selectmen to acquire the land or rights therein that are recom- at a nominal price, and raise and appropriate money therefore, or act in any other mended for street purposes, appropriate money for such options and for acquisi- manner in relation thereto tion of such land for street purposes and determine whether the same shall be pro- ARTICLE 34 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to abandon the vided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combina- drainage easement extending from Winter Street along the common boundary be- tion of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto tween lots 8 and 9 on Winter Street that was granted to the Town by deed of Lottie ARTICLE 29 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the de- M Kendrick dated August 24, 1948 and recorded in Middlesex South District velopment of Westview Cemetery, and determine whether the money shall be pro- Registry of Deeds in Book /333, Page 90, and that is no longer needed by the vided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including the Town, and will set the minimum amount to be paid for such abandonment, or act Westview Sale of Lots Fund, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any in any ogler manner in relation thereto other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 35 To see if the Town will authorize and provide for the appoint- ARTICLE 30 To see if the Town will provide for and authorize a committee ment of a committee to study and make recommendations as to measures that to prepare final plans and specifications, to obtain bids and to enter into a contract might be undertaken to preserve and perpetuate historic documents, papers, books, or contracts for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of an additional paintings and othem material relating to the history of the Town, especially the Town Office Building, similar in design to the present Town Office Building, and collection that has been and is being gathered by Mr Edwin B Worthen, or act in to supervise the work, and appropriate a sum of money for such purposes and de- any other manner in relation thereto termine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer ARTICLE 36 To see if the Town will provide for and authorize a committee from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto to prepare final plans and specifications, to obtain bids and to enter into a con- tract or contracts for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of an ARTICLE 31 To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws by addition to the Cary Memorial Library Building and for making alterations in the adding thereto a new article to read substantially as follows, or act in any other present building, and to supervise the work, and appropriate a sum of money for manner in relation thereto such purposes and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combina- Town Celebrations Committee tion of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 37 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of Section 1 There is hereby established a Town Celebrations Committee to money for the purchase or lease of voting machines, or act in any other manner in consist of nine registered voters of the Town Members of the Committee shall relation thereto be appointed by the Board of Selectmen When first appointed, three members ARTICLE 38 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the pur- shall be appointed for three-year terms, three for two-year terms and three for chase by or with the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for Snow Removal, one-year terms Thereafter, three members shall be appointed each year for and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by three year terms Terms shall expire on April thirtieth, except that members transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in shall continue in office until their successors have been duly appointed and any other manner in relation thereto TOWN OF LEXINGTON 43 44 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 39 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money b To change to Blodgett Road the name Oak Avenue, an unaccepted way for the purchase of two automobiles for the Building, Plumbing and Electrical In- extending from Eastern Avenue to Deering Avenue spectors, or act in any other manner in relation thereto c To change to Stuart Road the name Robbins Avenue, an unaccepted way ARTICLE 40 To see if the Town will vote that the unexpended balance in the extending from School Street to Fairland Street appropriation of $40,000 that was made under Article 4 of the Warrant for the d To change to Liberty Avenue the name Quincy Avenue, an unaccepted way Special Town Meeting held on November 17, 1952 for the construction, original extending from Liberty Avenue to Revere Street equipping and furnishing of the Veterans Memorial Library in the new high school ARTICLE 47 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, and building be transferred to the School Committee to be expended by it from time accept the layout of as a town way, Bernard Street, from Bedford Street north- to time in the purchase of books and equipment for and maintenance of the Vet- easterly, approximately 1027 feet to Justin Street as laid out by the Selectmen erans Memorial Library, or act in any other manner in relation thereto under the Betterment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town ARTICLE 41 To see if the Town will provide for and authorize a committee Clerk, dated October 7, 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire to prepare final plans and specifications, to obtain bids and to enter into a con- any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money tract or contracts for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of an ad- for the construction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether dation to the Franklin School Building, and to supervise the work, and appropriate the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available a sum of money for such purposes and determine whether the money shall be pro- funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any vided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, other manner in relation thereto or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation ARTICLE 48 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way and thereto accept the layout of as a town way, Calvin Street from Ivan Street northeasterly ARTICLE 42 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to be ex- approximately 750 feet to Justin Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the pended by the School Committee to pay building custodians when required to be Betterment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, in attendance at school buildings after working hours while portions of the build- dated October 7, 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any ings are in use by community groups that cannot themselves afford to pay for fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for such extra services by the custodians, or act in any other manner in relation thereto the construction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether ARTICLE 43 To see if the Town will vote to authorize and provide for the the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any appointment of a committee to study and make recommendations as to a site for other manner in relation thereto an additional junior high school building and as to sites for additional elementary schools, and to have authority to obtain options on land that it recommends be ac- ARTICLE 49 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and quired for such purposes, appropriate money for the expenses of the committee and accept the layout of as a town way, Donald Street from Ivan Street northeasterly determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by trans- approximately 750 feet to Justin Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the fer from available funds or act in any other manner in relation thereto Betterment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated October 7, 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any ARTICLE 44 To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to petition fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the General Court for the enactment of legislation authorizing the establishment of the construction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether historic districts in the Town and providing for an Historic Districts Commission the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available substantially in accordance with the proposed legislation prepared and recommend- funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any ed by the Planning Board, a copy of such proposed legislation being on file in the other manner in relation thereto Office of the Town Clerk, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 50 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and ARTICLE 45 To see if the Town will provide for and authorize a committee accept the layout of as a town way, Eldred Street from Bedford Street northeasterly to review the recommendation of the Board of Fire Commissioners to construct an approximately 1050 feet to Justin Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the additional fire station on the parcel of land now owned by the Town that is situated Betterment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, on Marrett Road near the Reservoir, and with authority, if the committee concurs dated October 7, 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any in the recommendation of the Board of Fire Commissioners, to retain architectural fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for services and obtain preliminary plans, specifications and cost estimates for the con- the construction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether struction, original equipping and furnishing of a fire station on said parcel, and ap- the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available propriate a sum of money for the expenses of the committee and determine whether funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available other manner in relation thereto funds, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 46 To see if the Town will vote to change the names of the follow- ARTICLE 51 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Ivan Street from Eldred Street southeasterly mg streets, or act in any other manner in relation thereto approximately 830 feet to beyond Bernard Street as laid out by the Selectmen a To change to Putnam Road the name Fairland Street, an unaccepted way under the Betterment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town extending from Eastern Avenue to Robbins Avenue Clerk, dated October 7, 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire TOWN OF LEXINGTON 45 46 ANNUAL REPORTS any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by for the construction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available relation thereto funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 57 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and ARTICLE 52 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Jackson Court from Parker Street northeasterly approximately 255 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act accept the layout of as a town way, Grapevine Avenue from Kendall Road north- and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 10, westerly approximately 1150 feet to Waltham Street as laid out by the Selectmen 1956 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or under the Betterment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction of Clerk, dated January 3, 1956 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be any fee easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, for the construction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether or by any combination of these methods, or act in any manner in relation thereto the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any ARTICLE 58 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and other manner in relation thereto accept the layout of as a town way, Blake Road from Simonds Road southeasterly ARTICLE 53 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and approximately 570 feet to Preston Road as laid out by the Selectmen under the accept the layout of as a town way, Rowland Avenue from Massachusetts Avenue Betterment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, southwesterly approximately 360 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the dated January 3, 1956 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any Betterment Act as shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for dated January 3, 1956 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any the construction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether the fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds the construction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other man- the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available ner in relation thereto funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any ARTICLE 59 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and other manner in relation thereto accept the layout of as a town way, Henderson Road from Burlington Street south- ARTICLE 54 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and westerly approximately 585 feet to Blake Road as laid out by the Selectmen under accept the layout of as a town way, Daniels Street from Taft Avenue southerly the Betterment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, approximately 500 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act dated August 25, 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated May 10, 1955 fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other the construction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether the interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction of said money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds street and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be pro- or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other man- vided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, ner in relation thereto or by any comb,nation of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation ARTICLE 60 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and thereto ARTICLE 55 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Pearl Street from Bartlett Avenue southerly accept the layout of as a town way, Wallis Court from Massachusetts Avenue aproximately 375 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act and southwesterly approximately 258 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Bet- shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 10, 1956 terment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction of said October 19, 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, street and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be provided easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any constructionneyhof said streetdby and currentfor land acquisition, determine whetherblfuntheds combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto money shall be provided the tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other man- ARTICLE 61 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and ner in relation thereto accept the layout of as a town way, Arcola Street from Bartlett Avenue southerly ARTICLE 5b To see if the Town will vote to establish a town way, and approximately 395 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act and accept the layout of as a town way, Nichols Road from Preston Road northeasterly shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 10, 1956 approximately 530 feet to Blake Road as laid out by the Selectmen under the Bet- and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other terment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction of said Dec 5, 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, ease- street and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be provided ment or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the con- by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any struction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto TOWN OF LEXINGTON 47 48 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 62 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 3, accept the layout of as a town way, Milk Street from Carley Road southeasterly approximately 685 feet to Hill Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the Bet- 1956 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or terment Act and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated other interest in land necessary therefor, and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition, or act in any other manner in January 10, 1956 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the relation thereto. construction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether the ARTICLE 69 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and money shall be provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds accept the layout of as a town way, Red Coat Lane from Burlington Street easterly or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other man- approximately 1 171 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on ner in relation thereto file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 3, 1956 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary ARTICLE 63 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Fattier Avenue, from the southwesterly line therefor, and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and of the location of the Boston and Maine Railroad to the northeasterly line of the for land acquisition, or act in any other manner in relation thereto location of said railroad a distance of approximately 50 feet as laid out by the ARTICLE 70 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Flintlock Road from Red Coat Lane northerly, Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated easterly and southerly approximately 1693 feet to Red Coat Lane as laid out by February 7, 1956 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, and raise and appropriate the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition, or act in any dated January 3, 1956 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any other manner in relation thereto fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, and raise and appro- priate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition; or act in ARTICLE 64 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Westwood Road from Mill Brook Road, north any other manner in relation thereto easterly and southeasterly approximately 1007 feet to Adams Street, as laid out ARTICLE 71 To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XXVI of the by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, General By-Laws by renumbering the present Sections thereof, except Section 1 dated January 3, 1956 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any and Section 3, to conform to the following numbering fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, and raise and appropriate Section 2 The fees for storage of gasoline under General Laws, Chapter 48, money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition, or act in any Section 13, as amended, shall be as follows For issuing the orig- other manner in relation thereto inal license, $1 00 plus a reasonable charge for advertising For ARTICLE 65 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and each annual certificate of registration, $ 50 accept the layout of as a town way, Mill Brook Road from Adams Street northwest- Section 4 No person, except an officer of the law in the performance of his erly approximately 351 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan duties, shall enter upon the premises of another with the inten- on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 3, 1956 and to take by tion of peeping into the windows of a house or spying upon in eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land any manner any person or persons therein necessary therefor, and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land acquisition, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. Section 5 The noaof Appeals established under the Zoning By-Law shall .be and shall act as the Board of Appeals under the Subdivision ARTICLE 66 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and Control Law, being Sections 81K to 81 GG inclusive of Chapter 41 accept the layout of as a town way, Whipple Road from Lowell Street northeasterly of the General Laws, and any acts in amendment thereof or in approx;mately 1590 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on addition thereto file in the office of the Town Clerk dated January 4, 1956 and to take by eminent ARTICLE 72 To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Select- domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary men to petition the General Court to amend the provisions for filling unexpired therefor, and raise and appropriate money for the construction of said street and terms of town meeting members or Chapter 215 of the Acts 1929, being the act for land acquisition, or act in any other manner in relation thereto establishing the representative ton meeting form of government rn Lexgton, by ARTICLE 67 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and inserting in Section 2 immediatelywpear to the next to the elast sentenceina new sentence in substantially the following form, or act in any other manner in relation accept the layout of as a town way, Locke Lane from Fairlawn Lane southeasterly approximately 1220 feet to Whipple Road as laid out by the Selectmen and shown thereto uponto Such vacancy or vacancies shall be filled, in the order of votes received at each a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 3, 1956 and take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest annual town election, from among those candidates in their respective pre- in land necessary therefor, and raise and appropriate money for the construction tincts who fail of election to a term of three years of said street and for land acquisition, or act in any other manner in relation thereto (Inserted at the request of ten or more registered voters) ARTICLE 73 To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Select- ARTICLE 68 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way, and, men to petition the General Court to amend the provisions of Chapter 215 of the accept the layout of as a town way, Fiske Road from Winchester Drive south- Acts of 1929 which relate to the filling of vacancies in the total number of town easterly approximately 1884 feet to Whipple Road as laid out by the Selectmen. .meeting members from any precinct, said Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929 being TOWN OF LEXINGTON 49 50 ANNUAL REPORTS the act establishing the representative town meeting form of government in Lex- And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time ington, by striking out Section 7 and inserting a new section in substantially the of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town following form,or act in any other manner in relation thereto Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant, with your doings thereon, Section 7 Any vacancy in the full number of town meeting members from to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting any precinct, whether arising from a failure of the registered Given under our hands at Lexington this thirteenth day of February, voters thereof to elect, or from any other cause, shall be filled A D, 1956 until the next annual election by the selection by the town clerk A true copy,Attest LEON W BATEMAN of the person who received the highest number of votes as a JAMES F MOWAT RAYMOND W JAMES defeated candidate for the office of town meeting member in the Constable of Lexington WILLIAM E MALONEY preceding election in the precinct where the vacancy occurs and FREDERICK M GAY the town clerk shall promptly notify such person of his election HASKALL W REED as a town meeting member If for any reason such person cannot Selectmen of Lexington or does not accept such office, the next highest in recorded vote CONSTABLE'S RETURN of the defeated candidates in that precinct shall be similarly se- To the Town Clerk February 24, 1956 lected In the event of a tie vote of those who received the high- I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in five est votes as such defeated candidates, or in the event there is (5) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a no such defeated candidate available, the town clerk shall call a printed copy of such warrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at special meeting of the town meeting members from the precinct his last residence, as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars of Voters where the vacancy occurs for the purpose of filling the vacancy 10 days before the time of said meeting from among the registered voters of the precinct and shall cause Attest JAMES F MOWAT, to be mailed to every such town meeting member, not less than Constable of Lexington seven days before the time set for the meeting, a notice specify- ing the object, time and place of the meeting At the said meet- ing a majority of the members from such precinct shall constitute TOWN WARRANT a quorum, and they shall elect from their own number a chair- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss man and a clerk The choice to fill any vacancy shall be by written To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting ballot and a majority of the votes cast shall be required In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify for a choice The chairman and clerk shall count the ballots and the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in Town shall make a certificate of the choice and forthwith file the same affairs, to meet in their respective voting places in said Town with the town clerk, together with a written acceptance by the member or members so chosen who shall thereupon be deemed PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL, PRECINCT TWO, EAST LEXINGTON FIRE elected and qualified a town meeting member or members, sub- STATION, PRECINCT THREE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING, PRECINCT FOUR, ject to the right of all the town meeting members to judge of SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, PRECINCT FIVE, PARKER SCHOOL, PRECINCT SIX, the election and qualifications of the members as set forth in MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL on Monday, the 5th day of March, A D, 1956 at section three 7 30 A M, 'hen and there to choose by ballot, in addition to the Town Officers to be chosen under Article 1 of the Town Warrant, dated February 13, 1956, the (Inserted at the request of ten or more registered voters) following Town Officer ARTICLE 74 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen in the name and on behalf of the Town to convey to the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation One member of the School Committee for the term of two years e ti Centre, Inc, a Massachusetts charitable corporation, the two parcels of land sit- The polls will be open at 7 30 A M and will remain open until 8 00 P M uated on the southerly side of Lincoln Street in Lexington that were given to the And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time Town by Josiah Willard Hayden by deed dated November 21, 1938 and recorded of said meeting as provided in the By Laws of the Town in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 6254, Page 543, such con- Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant, with your doings thereon, veyance by the Town to be in consideration of the use by said corporation of such to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting land only for the recreation, entertainment, physical training and instruction of Given under our hands at Lexington this twenty-seventh day of February, A D, the youth of both sexes of the Town of Lexington in accordance with the corporate 1956 purposes of the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc and the provisions of the will of Josiah Willard Hayden, Middlesex Probate Court docket No 329908, A true copy,Attest LEON W BATEMAN and the agreement by said corporation to build, operate and maintain on such land JAMES F MOWAT, RAYMOND W JAMES a building or buildings and other facilities for said purposes, or act in any other Constable of Lexington WILLIAM E MALONEY manner in relation thereto FREDERICK M GAY ARTICLE 75 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from HASKELL W REED available funds toward the reduction of the 1956 tax rate, or act in any other man- Selectmen of Lexington ner in relation thereto TOWN OF LEXINGTON 51 52 ANNUAL REPORTS CONSTABLE'S RETURN Precinct Three To the Town Clerk February 27, 1956 Lester L Andrews Warden I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in five Randall W Richards Inspector (5) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a John T McDonough, Jr Inspector printed copy of such warrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at Catheryne M Ferry Clerk his last residence, as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars of Voters Julia Vaughan Teller 7 days before the time of said meeting Joseph 0 Rooney Teller Attest JAMES F MOWAT, Agnes T Buckley Teller Constable of Lexington Dorothy A Parks Teller Mary S H Ellis Teller Elizabeth F Downey Teller ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Martha Kinneen Teller MARCH 5, 1956 Stanley C Ballard Teller Edna Anderson Teller In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the Town of Lexing- Mary R McDonough Teller ton met in their respective voting places in said Town of Lexington on Monday, March the fifth in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty six at seven- Precinct Four thirty o'clock in the forenoon Louise E Ahern Warden The following places were designated as the voting places for the various pre- Ralph I Dale Inspector tincts Precinct One, Adams School, Precinct Two, East Lexington Fire Station, John J Rudd Inspector Precinct Three, Cary Memorial Hall, Precinct Four, High School Building, Precinct Marion L Harris Clerk Five, Parker School, Precinct Six, Maria Hastings School Eleanor T Husted Teller The following election officers having been been duly appointed by the Select- Gladys T Watson Teller men, and Wardens of the various precincts were assigned for duty as follows Rosalie MacDonald Teller Dorothy K Parker Teller Precinct One Mary G Oliver Teller John H Dacey Warden Beatrice F Morse Teller George E Foster Inspector Marion E Whiting Teller John D Barry Inspector Alice T Jorgensen Teller Helga M Carlson .. . . Clerk Eugene 1 Buckley Teller Mary A Rowland Teller Timothy J Kinneen Teller Florence M Bruce Teller Marie Mahoney Teller Precinct Five George D Smith Teller Emma Zitso Warden George F Stygles Teller Michael J McDonough Inspector Gwendoline Johnson Teller Veronica Belcastro Inspector Annie H McDonnell Teller Jean E Baker Clerk Lena S Rochette Teller Richard B Ford Teller Precinct Two Mary A Hallett Teller Ethel M Koester Teller William W Ferguson Warden Sally Hooper Teller Joseph P Waddleton Inspector Ingrid M Newhall Teller Gaetano Buttaro Inspector Elizabeth Fardy Teller Ilda J Field Clerk Ella G Callahan Teller Rose I McLaughlin Teller Marion R Coughlin Teller Henry P Meade Teller K Claudine Foster Teller Christine A Stewart Teller Precinct Six Mary Ella Clifford Teller J Carroll Ryan Warden Alice G Marshall Teller Helen M Smith Inspector Ida B Fisk ... . Teller Frederic K Johnson Inspector John R McLaughlin Teller Mary J Ferry Clerk I TOWN OF LEXINGTON 53 54 ANNUAL REPORTS Agnes Hall Teller TOWN CLERK Eleanor M Cosgrove Teller Mary A Spellman Teller Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Pre 5 Pre 6 Total James J Carroll 740 886 945 884 963 896 5314 Caroline F Deloury Teller Blanks 103 101 97 103 86 93 583 Hazel E LaPorte Teller Evelyn L Kelley Teller - - - - 843 987 1042 987 1049 989 5897 Nora M Doherty Teller Janet H Pigott Teller James J Carroll was elected Town Clerk for one year The polls were declared open in each precinct at seven-thirty o'clock A M and remained open until eight o'clock P M, after which time, after due notice, they TOWN TREASURER were closed The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Pre 5 Pre 6 Total James J Carroll 729 875 938 879 959 891 5271 The ballots were counted by the election officers in each precinct, the tally Blanks 114 112 104 108 90 98 626 sheets and total vote sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used The total registration of voters in each precinct was as follows 843 987 1042 987 1049 989 5897 James J Carroll was elected Town Treasurer for one year Precinct 1 1635 One thousand six hundred thirty-five Precinct 2 1743 One thousand seven hundred forty-three Precinct 3 1636 One thousand six hundred thirty-six SCHOOL COMMITTEE Precinct 4 1646 One thousand six hundred forty-six Precinct 5 1712 One thousand seven hundred twelve Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Pre 5 Pre 6 Total Precinct 6 1658 One thousand six hundred fifty eight Joseph D Brucchi 234 182 209 258 277 303 1463 Donald T Clark 368 512 587 548 545 473 3033 Total 10030 Ten thousand thirty Vincent A McCrossen 214 282 118 152 169 189 1 124 George F Royal 229 199 263 196 283 275 1445 The ballots cast were counted, enclosed in envelopes, sealed, signed by the Gordon E Steele 330 531 663 548 550 483 3105 election officers, together with the unused ballots, and delivered to the Town Clerk Blanks 311 268 244 272 274 255 1624 at his office The Registrars of Voters and the Town Clerk canvassed the result as follows 1686 1974 2084 1974 2098 1978 11794 Precinct 1 843 Eight hundred forty-three Donald T Clark and Gordon E Steele were elected to the School Committee Precinct 2 987 Nine hundred eighty-seven for three years Precinct 3 1042 One thousand forty-two Precinct 4 987 Nine hundred eighty-seven SCHOOL COMMITTEE Precinct 5 1049 One thousand forty nine Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Pre 5 Pre 6 Total Precinct 6 989 Nine hundred eighty-nine Edward T Martin 619 819 902 855 922 824 4941 Total 5897 Five thousand eight hundred ninety-seven Blanks 224 168 140 132 127 165 956 - - 843 987 1042 987 1049 989 5897 SELECTMEN Edward T Martin was elected to the School Committee for two years Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Pre 5 Pre 6 Total Charles D Allen 129 147 167 127 228 229 1027 Dan H Fenn, Jr 321 338 324 437 370 423 2213 Ruth Morey 277 435 564 506 525 457 2764 MODERATOR David F Toomey 449 387 217 194 269 297 1813 Pre 1 Pre f2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Pre 5 Pre 6 Total Ralph H Tucker 264 405 668 524 546 421 2828 246 262 144 186 160 151 1149 Charles E Ferguson 648 814 903 836 894 820 4915 Blanks Blanks 195 173 139 151 155 169 982 1686 1974 2084 1974 2098 1978 11794 843 987 1042 987 1049 989 5897 Ruth Morey and Ralph H Tucker were elected Selectmen for three years. Charles E Ferguson was elected Moderator for one year TOWN OF LEXINGTON 55 56 ANNUAL REPORTS PLANNING BOARD TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Pre 5 Pre 6 Total Prednct One Levi G Burnell, Jr 355 546 684 670 639 623 3517 Alfred S Busa 402 322 264 220 314 262 1784 ***Lois W Brown 404 Blanks 86 119 94 97 96 104 596 ***Sanborn C Brown . . . 399 ***Alfred S Busa 465 843 987 1042 987 1049 989 5897 **Gaetano Buttaro .. 326 ***J Henry Duffy 408 Levi G Burnell,Jr was elected to the Planning Board for five years ***Anne G Fisher 366 ***Roland B Greeley .. . 385 **William M Hall 356 COLLECTOR OF TAXES **Jacque A Hogg .. 357 Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Pre 5 Pre 6 Total ***William C Madden 398 Ethel U Rich 662 834 938 876 943 868 5121 ***Robert W Mann 377 Blanks 181 153 104 111 106 121 776 ***William F Mason 429 **William G Nowlin 346 843 987 1042 987 1049 989 5897 ***Donald P Noyes 371 ***Thomas Sullivan . . 420 Ethel U Rich was elected Collector of Taxes for one year **Emile J Vadeboncoeur • 344 *Howard G Allison .. . 258 *Eugene J Aubert 259 CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS **William L Brown, Jr • 314 **Daniel P Busa 366 Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Pre 5 Pre 6 Total Bernice S Cannell231 George M Hynes 672 838 916 842 920 834 5022 **John M Dacey . 294 Blanks 171 149 126 145 129 155 875 Bernard Esecson 233 Arthur R Feinburg 187 843 987 1042 987 1049 989 5897 Frank A Folino .. 208 Peter P J Gardini 205 George M Hynes was elected Cemetery Commissioner for three years *Thomas G Gibian 247 *Gordon L Guernsey 258 *William Hammer 252 TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC TRUSTS **Dorothy Healy 296 Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Pre 5 Pre 6 Total *Franklin C Hudson 276 Clarence S Walker 630 785 914 834 900 823 4886 James E Luvalle 216 Blanks 213 202 128 153 149 166 1011 *Vincent A McCrossen 259 John J Molloy 244 843 987 1042 987 1049 989 5897 Alfred A Murray 233 Robert E Ogilvie 192 Clarence S Walker was elected Trustee of Public Trusts for six years Leo S Poplawski 167 **Norman J Richards .. 329 *James Roberts 253 Winston D Rosendahl ... 185 CONSTABLES Anthony J Rossi196 Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Pre 5 Pre 6 Total Lotte E Scharfman 184 William G Dooley 662 790 872 795 861 772 4752 Maurice F Shaughnessy 244 James F Mowat 612 767 904 813 861 810 4767 James R Sherman 244 Blanks 412 417 308 366 376 396 2275 **William D Smith305 *M Christine Swenson 259 1686 1974 2084 1974 2098 1978 11794 *Weiant Wathen-Dunn . .. . . 280 Burton L Williams 222 William G Dooley and James F Mowat were elected Constables for one year *Sidney B Williams . . ... 249 1 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 57 58 ANNUAL REPORTS Keith E Winnard 226 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Blanks 13297 Precinct Three ***Elected three years **Elected two years *Elected one year ***Alan G Adams 652 Charles R Alexander .. 326 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS **Joseph E Belcher 480 Precinct Two **Louis W Bills . . 494 ***Charles T Abbott 589 ***Charles M Blake 574 **J Harper Blaisdell, Jr 512 ***Woodruff M Brodhead .. . 546 **Marjorie K Blaisdell 465 *Otis S Brown, Jr 409 *Nathaniel P Blish 438 *Ronald D Brown 463 ***James B Bushard 527 **William I Burnham 481 **Winfield S Caouette 505 ***Lincoln P Cole, Jr 506 ***Donald T Clark 574 ***Howard E Custance618 'Richard*Richard P Cromwell 540 Felix V Cutler 267 ***Frank A Currier, Jr 522 *Murray G Dearborn 365 ***Ernest Cutter 543 **Leland H Emery 503 ***Thomas J Donnelly, Jr 516 ***Robert W Fawcett 555 **George E Foster 499 *Donald M Fifield 405 *Daniel J Griffin 457 ***Ernest A Giroux .. . 542 **Lloyd C Harding 483 *George E Graves 459 *Nishan Harman 358 *Paul Hanson 450 **Lewis L Hoyt 486 **Milton F Hodgdon 482 ***George M Hynes 542 *Norton T Hood 386 **Edwin C Johnson 500 *Wilbur M Jaquith 387 *David Kidd 441 **Russell M Little 504 *William G Kling429 **William H Lyon 499 **Rufus L McQuillan 476 **Mildred B Marek .. . 498 **Charles B Meek .. . .. 461 ***Richard W Maynard 517 **Thomas C Morris 469 ***Robert C Merriam 618 ***Vernon C Page 600 **Clayton M Morse 474 *William E Phillips 438 ***Donald E Nickerson 507 ***Aiden Lassell Ripley . 517 *Charles H Norris 392 *Harold E Roeder 437 James A Peirce 320 *George C Sheldon458 **A Edward Rowse 495 ***Gordon E Steele 590 ***Walter E Sands 545 *John J Sullivan 408 William B Simmons 192 *John A Wilson 459 *Dexter A Smith 351 **Jason H Woodward 466 **George P Wadsworth 469 Ronald M Bucher 322 Robert H Watt 279 Joseph G Cammarata 225 Donald E Williamson 283 Elizabeth H Clarke 327 *Harvey F Winlock 355 Eric T Clarke 330 John R Bevan 312 *Frederick M Gay . 448 Robert F Buckingham 160 Ervin E Cross, Jr 313 Oscar R Carlson 265 Eileen C Henriques 281 Charles E Connolly 199 John J Kessler195 Clifford C Cooper, Jr . . . 157 Frank L Martin 278 J Alan Cooper 158 Joan M McCarthy 327 Robert T Davis 187 John B Ward 282 James N Flynn 121 Blanks 13538 Charles F Gallagher, Jr 173 Elizabeth K Govan 275 ***Elected three years **Elected two years *Elected one year Richard R Harding 240 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 59 60 ANNUAL REPORTS I William L Hench 181 John E Murray 228 Raymond E Lewis 233 Paul K Palmer 270 Mark Moore, Jr 193 *Charles H Peirce 304 Russell F Morash 160 *William L Potter 340 Ruth N Nonnemaker 127 Albert E Pratley 230 Leroy W Noyes, Jr 133 Donald T Pring 249 Linwood E Palmer, Jr 174 Leslie C Read 246 Alford S Peckham 134 Randall W Richards 242 Carl R Petterson 189 Frank T Samuel, Jr 212 John F Rich 287 **Charles E Scribner345 Robert T Sanford, Jr 116 Edward W Sibley 200 Francis W K Smith 114 *Burton B Stuart 327 Richard S Sparrow 97 ***Lee E Tarbox 392 Herbert F Stewart 145 Winslow J Tower . . 231 Max H Straw 175 *Robert P Trask, Jr .. 322 Joseph C Tropeano 263 Alfred P Tropeano . .. 281 Jean D Wanless 164 Frederick D Wells 271 Blanks 11606 ***Edwin B Worthen 419 Earl F Baldwin, Jr 163 ***Elected three years **Elected two years *Elected one year ***Leon W Bateman443 Andrew C Bayle .... 223 Walter S Beatty . 184 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Francis W Birch 179 Marvin S Burgess 155 Precinct Four Clarence L Cole 248 ***Tracy W Ames 430 Percy A Coomber 220 George H Anker 219 **Robert M Coquillette .. . . 354 **Walter G Black 362 Kenneth R Fox 226 **Joseph D Brucchi 355 Lawrence D Freeman 180 ***Carl E Bryant 412 William Q Gardner 164 ***Levi G Burnell, Jr 423 Paul F Hannah 264 **Robert R Cave 345 Robert L Higgins 128 *Robert J Clements 340 Eleanor C L'Ecuyer 147 **Charles T Cogswell 384 Martin Lubin 165 ***Charles G Davis 408 Matthew A Macauley 141 John H Devine 266 Donald R Mahoney 197 *William F Downe 342 **Edward James0 Malcolm T Martin 138 347 **Chesley M Dunlap 364 Lisa M Petrow174 ***Dan H Fenn, Jr 483 Richard F Phelps 251 ***Gardner C Ferguson 438 William A Rae, Jr .. . . . . 201 *Martin A Gilman 311 Stephen T Russian 146 ***Thomas S Grindle 453 Andrew R Towl 188 ***Bertram P Gustin 389 *Cyrus Wood 301 **Helen H Hager • 353 Blanks . . ... . . . . 12585 Edward Hamlin 227 James A Harding 239 ***Elected three years **Elected two years *Elected one year **Robert H Holt 380 *Ernest R Hunt 303 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS *Harold B Lamont 330 **Selden M Loring . . .. . .. . 347 Precinct Five *Irving H Mabee 290 ***Clifford W Birch, Jr 573 Horace K Mackechnie 282 ***Kenneth F Blodgett 740 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 61 62 ANNUAL REPORTS **Howard D Butler 558 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS ***Edith B Cheever 642 **Thornton S Cody 527 Precinct Six ***Grant B Cole 663 ***Walter C Ballard 596 ***Russell S Davenport 663 ***Winthrcp Harold Bowker 594 ***Howard H Dawes 593 ***William Wallace Ferguson 575 **William P Fitzgerald 469 ***George M Fuller 603 ***Frederic B Fletcher572 ***William Roger Greeley 608 ***Donald K Irwin 570 ***Harold T Handley 634 **Eleanor Bradford Litchfield 570 ***Donald D Hathaway 587 ***Thomas H Moon 662 ***Robert C Johnson 598 **George P Morey 536 **Robert L Lyon 575 **Robert H Packard 557 **John F Manley 568 **Howard A Patterson 552 ***Thomas A Napoli 634 ***James M West 585 ***Donald E Nickerson, Jr 612 **Norman F Woodward 534 **Nathan B Ricker 531 ***Edwin B Worthen, Jr 609 **James C Shaw 130 *David E Acker 459 ***Ingeborg N Swenson 594 **James H Aker 491 **Clement N Williams 538 *Robert G Allen420 **Richard H Battin 468 Joseph S Ballota 286 Paul W Beaupre 355 Arthur G Bernier 338 Cynthia Dodge Belcastro 333 Florence Mildred Bernier 341 **George E Cooper 465 J Stephen Boireau 226 **Roy A Crosby 452 Carl H Bolter 353 *Raymond J Culler 381 *Arthur E Burrell 434 *Charles G Esterberg, Jr 415 Robert O'B Carpenter 292 *James F Flynn 381 *John A Carrier . 399 Maurice A Gagne *Roy Edward Book 438 **John E Harvey 482 John J Driscoll 311 *Wardwell F Holman 399 Elmer G Guilmartin 284 *Robert B Kent 446 *Ernest W Hazelton 398 *Dolores A Lyon 372 Jacob H Jurmain 315 Robert D Marcus 369 *Colby E Kelly 405 Paul E Mazerall 247 *Charles E Kitchin 408 Walter C McGrath 344 Charles F MacDonald349 *William A Oliver 427 *Donald B Mackay 388 Melvin C Pigott 361 John P Meehan 314 Myra Ratay 360 *Christine H Meyer 402 *Donald J Shaw 474 Stephen J O'Neil 202 Robert R Smith 456 p *Paul W Taylor 401 Arthur W Roberts 336 *Kenneth L Warden, Jr 446 Leslie F St George 211 *Arnold W Williams 418 David A Stuntz 234 *Marjorie C L Williams 378 **Frederick E Tucker 478 Blanks 13303 John E Ward 306 ***Elected three years **Elected two years *Elected one year **George S Wemyss 528 *Alden F Westerlund 364 A true record Blanks 12732 Attest JAMES J CARROLL, ***Elected three years **Elected two years *Elected one year Town Clerk TOWN OF LEXINGTON 63 64 ANNUAL REPORTS March 6, 1956 ARTICLE 3 Presented by Haskell W Reed To Whom It May Concern VOTED That a Committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to As of this sixth day of March, 1956 I do hereby appoint Mary R McDonough have charge of the lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Sus- anna E Cary for the current year as Assistant Town Clerk and Assistant Town Treasurer, Town of Lexington Carried Unanimously 8 09 P M JAMES J CARROLL, Town Clerk&Town Treasurer ARTICLE 4 Remarks by Selectman, Raymond W James and explanations of the report of the Personnel Advisory Committee VOTED That the following amounts be appropriated for the current year ANNUAL TOWN MEETING and be raised oidedin the current tax levy by such a transfer except that where a transfer is indicated they shall be HELD MARCH 19, 1956 SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT Personal Services $9,067 81215 72 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E Ferguson at 8 P M Expenses There were four Town Meeting Members present Town Clerk, James J Car- Elections 9,920 00 roll, Moderator, Charles E Ferguson, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Haskell Insurance 28,728 49 W Reed, and Town Counsel, Harold E Stevens Unclassified1,555 00 • The Town Clerk read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was Printing Town Report 1,780 00 waived by motion of Selectman Haskell W Reed TOWN CLERK & TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT The Town Clerk read the Constable's Return Personal Services $7,360 14 A quorum not being present, motion made by Selectman, Haskell W Reed, Expenses 1,400 00 that meeting be adjourned to Monday, March 26, 1956 at 8 P M, Cary Mem- Elections 1,290 00 orial Hall Parking Meter Maintenance100 00 So voted 8 03 P M (This amount to be transferred JAMES J CARROLL, from Parking Meter Fund) Town Clerk Vital Statistics 30 00 Foreclosure& Redemption of Tax Titles—Expenses 1,600 00 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT Personal Services . .. $6,123 64 HELD MARCH 26, 1956 Expenses 3,400 00 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E Ferguson at 8 03 P M TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS Invocation offered by Reverend Earl D Haywood 8 04 P M Expenses $175 00 There were 193 Town Meeting Members present ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Selectman, Haskell W Reed moved to take up Article 2 Personal Services $9,388 48 William C Madden presented Appropriation Committee Report which was Expenses 748 00 voted to be accepted and placed on file 8 05 P M ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT John A Carrier, Chairman, Capital Expenditures Committee, presented report Personal Services $14,637 22 of committee which was voted to be accepted and placed on file 8 05 P M Expenses 1,500 00 Robert M Coquillette presented report of the Proposed Addition to the Cary Memorial Library Committee which was voted to be accepted and placed on file LAW DEPARTMENT 8 06 P M Personal Services $4,000 00 Special Fees 5,000 00 Mrs Helen H Hager presented report of the Cary Lecture Committee which Expenses 2,500 00 was voted to be accepted, placed on file and the committee discharged 8 06 P M Mrs Mildred B Marek presented report of progress of the Lexington Junior APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE High School Survey Committee which was voted to be accepted and placed on file Personal Services $200 00 8 07 P M Expenses 1,250 00 Donald K Irwin presented report of progress of the Building and Plumbing CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE By-Law Study Committee which was voted to be accepted and placed on file Expenses $340 00 8 08 P M TOWN OF LEXINGTON 65 66 ANNUAL REPORTS BOARD OF APPEALS FOREST FIRES Expenses .. .. $1,983 00 Personal Services . ,. $50 00 BOARD OF RETIREMENT Wages & Expenses .. 500 00 Accrued and Normal Liability $39,294 00 BUILDING INSPECTOR Expenses .. . 325 00 Personal Services $5,400 00 HEALTH DEPARTMENT Expenses 782 00 Personal Services . . $7,215 00 PLUMBING INSPECTOR Expenses • 9,348 00 Personal Services .. . $3,120 00 Engineering 3,000 00 Expenses 562 00 Animal Inspection • 900 00 Dog Clinic 576 23 WIRE INSPECTOR Polio Vaccine Program 2,500 00 Personal Services $2,000 00 Expenses .. .... 395 00 VETERANS' DAY TS & MEASURES WEIGH Expenses $150 00 Personal Services . . .... $800 00 MEMORIAL DAY Expenses . . 424 00 Expenses $500 00 PUBLIC WORKS, SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE PATRIOTS' DAY Personal Services .. . . $27,781 84 Expenses $3,625 00 Expenses . .. 1,362 00 PLANNING BOARD ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Personal Services . $7,000 00 Personal Services $20,082 75 Expenses 4,750 00 Expenses . .. 1,220 00 Amendment presented by Alan G Adams as follows TOWN OFFICES & CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING VOTED I move to amend the item Planning Board-Personal Services by Personal Services .. . $9,995 34 striking out the figure "$7,000 00" and inserting in place thereof the figure- Expenses 22,085 00 $7,215 19 Amendment adopted 8 25 P M PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING 1 Wages & Expenses $15,485 00 RECREATION COMMITTEE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE Personal Services $9,065 00 Expenses 8,625 00 Wages & Expenses $70,000 00 HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT-ROAD MACHINERY BOARD OF REGISTRARS Personal Services $3,522 00 Wages & Expenses $31,040 00 Expenses 2,600 00 SNOW REMOVAL POLICE DEPARTMENT Wages & Expenses . . $75,000 00 Personal Services $131,922 57 TRAFFIC REGULATION & CONTROL Expenses 15,990 00 Wages & Expenses . $5,650 00 Parking Meter Maintenance 250 00 (This amount to be transferred STREET LIGHTS from the Parking Meter Fund) Expenses $37,908 37 DOG OFFICER STREET SIGNS Personal Services $300 00 Expenses $1,660 00 Expenses ... . 650 00 FIRE DEPARTMENT SEWER MAINTENANCE Wages & Expenses $8,800 00 Personal Services $148,859 06 Expenses 22,235 00 SEWER SERVICES Ambulance Maintenance 500 00 Wages & Expenses $42,000 00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 67 68 ANNUAL REPORTS GARBAGE COLLECTION . $22,838 00 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN Aid & Expenses $12,176 00 CARE OF DUMPS & REMOVAL OF ASHES . $21,900 00 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE WATER MAINTENANCE Aid & Expenses $87,000 00 Wages & Expenses $46,622 75 VETERANS' BENEFITS WATER SERVICES Personal Services $1,560 00 Wages & Expenses $38,000 00 Adminstration 350 00 PARKS Aid & Expenses 9,000 00 Wages & Expenses $32,750 00 Soldiers' Burials 150 00 INSECT SUPPRESSION CEMETERY MAINTENANCE Wages & Expenses $6,100 00 Personal Services $3,470 98 SHADE TREES Wages & Expenses 28,197 97 (Of which $1,500 00 is to be transferred from the Wages & Expenses . .. . . $13,525 00 Perpetual Care Fund-Westview Cemetery, DUTCH ELM and $1,000 00 is to be transferred from the Perpetual Care Fund-Munroe Cemetery) Wages & Expenses $8,250 00 INTEREST ON DEBT SCHOOL OPERATION To be raised in the current tax levy 118,723 75 Personal Services $906,949 65 Expenses 223,225 00 MATURING DEBT 476,000 00 Out of State Travel 500 00 and to be provided as follows $1,000 00 is to Athletics 16,867 45 be transferred from Premiums on Loan Account, Americanization Classes ... 208 00 $8,000 00 is to be transferred from the Parking Vocational Education-Tuition 15,990 00 Meter Fund, $151,000 00 is to be transferred from Handicraft Classes ... . 8,592 00 the School Reimbursement Fund, and $316,000 00 Amendment presented by Vernon C Page that is to be raised in the current tax levy the item for"Expenses"be reduced$1,500 00 to cover the item of a truck Article 4 as presented or amended carried unanimously 8 47 P M Amendment as presented declared lost 8 43 P M Selectman, Haskell W Reed, asks permission of the Town Meeting to proceed DENTAL CLINIC with Article 74 There were no objections from the Town Meeting Members Personal Services $4,940 00 8 48 P M Expenses 653 00 ARTICLE 74 Presented by Selectman, William E Maloney POSTURE CLINIC VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized in the name and Personal Services $1,625 50 on behalf of the Town to convey to the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Centre, Expenses 125 00 Inc, a Massachusetts charitable corporation, the two parcels of land situated on CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY the southerly side of Lincoln Street in Lexington that were given to the Town by Personal Services $43,062 42 Josiah Willard Hayden by deed dated November 21, 1938 and recorded in Middle- .. . 16,031 42 sex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 6254, Page 543, such conveyance by xpens (In addition to the amount of$3,173 52 the Town to be in consideration of the use by said corporation of such land only received from the County for Dog Licenses) for the recreation, entertainment, physical training and instruction of the youth of both sexes of the Town of Lexington in accordance with the corporate purposes PUBLIC WELFARE of the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc and the provisions of the will Personal Services $7,587 33 of Josiah Willard Hayden, Middlesex Probate Court Docket No 329908, and the Administration . .. 925 00 agreement by said corporation to build, operate and maintain on such land a Aid & Expenses . 16,000 00 building or buildings and other facilities for said purposes, the instrument of con- veyance to be in such form and to contain such terms and provisions as the DISABILITY ASSISTANCE Selectmen, by the execution thereof, shall approve Aid & Expenses $13,800 00 Carried Unanimously 8 50 P M p 1 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 69 70 ANNUAL REPORTS VOTED That the meeting hereby records the appreciation of the Town of ARTICLE 11 VOTED To appropriate $25,000 00 for the Reserve Fund and Lexington of the deep interest of the late Josiah Willard Hayden in the youth of to provide for the payment thereof by a transfer of $18,000 00 from the Overlay the Town which he has perpetuated in the wisely conceived and carefully planned Reserve Fund and the balance of $7,000 00 to be raised in the current tax levy provisions for the construction, maintenance and operation of buildings, equipment Carried Unanimously 9 07 P M and other facilities for the recreation, entertainment, training and instruction of the youth of both sexes through the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc, ARTICLE 12 VOTED That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to petition 1 which he established and most generously endowed the Director of Accounts of the State for an audit for the year 1956 Carried Unanimously 8 56 P M Carried Unanimously 9.07 P M Mr Maloney introduced Mr Chase and Mr Saum as representatives of the Presented by Selectman, Raymond W James Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc who were greeted with applause by ARTICLE 13 VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized the Town Meeting Members 8 59 P M di- All articles presented by Chairman, Haskell W Reed unless otherwise noted a install swuch acceptedmais noto less thancsix streetses or other less and sixteen inches in y ameter in such or unaccepted land as the Selectmen may l ARTICLE 5 VOTED That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of th® determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in necessary therefor, and to appropriate for such installation and land acquisition the anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1957, and As- orissue a note or notes therefor payable within one year and to renew any note sum of $168,800 00 of which $40,800 00 is to be transferred from Water - or notes that may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with partment Available Surplus, $18,000 00 is to be transferred from the Water AAs Section 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws sessment Fund, and the balance of $1 10,000 00 is to be provided by the issue of Unanimously 9 01 P M bonds or notes of the Town, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Se- Carriedlectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $110,000 00 and issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the ARTICLE 6 VOTED To establish the salary and compensation of the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a period not ex- Town Treasurer, Town Clerk and Town Collector of Taxes at the following annual ceeding fifteen years rates Carried Unanimously 9 11 P M Town Clerk $3,100 00 Town Treasurer 3,100 00 Presented by Selectman, Raymond W James Town Collector of Taxes . 5,500 00 ARTICLE 14 Presented by Selectman, Raymond W James the increase over the rates established last year to become effective April 1, 1956, VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to install sewer and to raise and appropriate therefor the sum of $11,439 99 mains, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, in such accepted or Carried Unanimously 9 02 P M unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, in accordance with Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897 and all acts in amendment thereof and in ARTICLE 7 VOTED To raise and appropriate the sum of $325 00 to pay addition thereto, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire the necessary expenses of the Town Clerk incurred outside the Commonwealth in any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, and to appropriate securing information upon matters in which the Town is interested or which may for such installation and land acquisition the sum of $103,000 00 of which $58,- tend to improve the service in the Town Clerk's Department 000 00 is to be transferred from the Sewer Assessment Fund, and the balance of Carried Unanimously 9 03 P M $45,000 00 is to be provided by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to ARTICLE 8 VOTED That this article be indefinitely postponed borrow the sum of $45,000 00 and issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to Carried Unanimously 9 03 P M be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a period not exceeding twenty years ARTICLE 9 VOTED To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,441 33 for the unpaid bills for prior years of the following accounts Alfred S Busa presented the following motion PUBLIC WELFARE MOTION That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to install Town of Bedford $990 65 sewer mains, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, in such ac- City of Boston 450 68 cepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, in ac- Carried Unanimously 9 04 P M cordance wih Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897 and all acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain or otherwise 10 Presented byLincoln P Cole, Jr acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, and to ap- ARTICLE propriate for such installation and land acquisition the sum of $237,500 00 of VOTED To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,690 54 to be used in addi- which $57,500 00 is to be transferred from the Sewer Assessment Fund, and the tion to money already appropriated, for payment of bills incurred for the construc- balance of $180,000 00 is to be provided by the issue of bonds or notes of the tion, original equipping and furnishing of the Maria Hastings School town, and that the Treasurer,with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby Carried Unanimously 9 06 P M is authorized to borrow the sum of $180,000 00 and issue bonds or notes of the TOWN OF LEXINGTON 71 /2 ANNUAL REPORTS Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a period not exceeding twenty years ARTICLE 22 VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- 9 16 P M ized to install drains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as they Amendment declared lost 9 27 P M may determine, in accordance with Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1926, as amended, or otherwise, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to take Main motion as presented voted upon and not being a unanimous vote, a stand- by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land ing vote was taken as follows necessary therefor, and to raise and appropriate for such installation and land ac- In Favor Tellers Opposed 36 Aiden Cassell Ripley 2 quisition the sum of $50,000 00 99 Lincoln P Cole, Jr 0 Carried Unanimously 9 44 P M 37 Harold T Handley 0 ARTICLE 23 MOTION To appropriate the sum of $41,250 00 for the pur- chase by or with the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for the Department 172 2 of Public Works and to provide for the payment thereof by a transfer of $31,250 00 Carried 9 30 P M from the Road Machinery Fund, and by raising the balance of $10,000 00 in the current tax levy ARTICLE 15 VOTED That this article be indefinitely postponed Amendment presented by William C Madden Carried Unanimously 9 30 P. M VOTED To appropriate the sum of $26,050 00 for the purchase by or with ARTICLE 16 VOTED That the sum of $13,190 05 be raised and appro- the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for the Department of Public Works prated for pensions for retired members of the Police Department, and that the and to provide for payment thereof by transfer from the Road Machinery Fund sum of $3,844 68 be raised and appropriated for pensions for retired members of Amendment adopted and so voted by standing vote as follows the Fire Department, under Chapter 32 of the General Laws In Favor Tellers Opposed Carried Unanimously 9 31 P M 15 Alan G Adams 24 ARTICLE 17 VOTED That the sum of $3,000 00 be raised and appropriated 59 Lincoln P Cole, Jr 50 25 Harold T Handley 13 for Chapter 90 highway maintenance Carried Unanimously 9 32 P M 99 87 ARTICLE 18 VOTED That the sum of $20,000 00 be appropriated for the Carried 9 50 P M construction of part of Concord Avenue, under Chapter 90 highway construction, ARTICLE 24 VOTED To enlarge the scope of the Road Machinery Fund by and that said sum be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account crediting to said Fund an amount based on hourly rental for the use of motorized Carried Unanimously 9 33 P M equipment of the Department of Public Works when used on various projects car- ried on under the direction of said Department or other Departments of the Town, ARTICLE 19 VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to construct concrete, bituminous concrete or other sidewalks, at such locations as the amount of said charge not to exceed the amount allowed by the State for the they shall determine, where the abutting owner pays one-half of the cost, or other- use of similar equipment wise, and that the sum of $25,000 00 be raised and appropriated therefor Carried Unanimously 9 51 P M Carried Unanimously 9 35 P M ARTICLE 25 VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- ized to appoint one of their members to the Board of Appeals in accordance with ARTICLE 20 MOTION That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws ized to install curbings at such locations as they may determine and that the sum Carried Unanimously 9 52 P M of $12,500 00 be appropriated, of which $5,000 00 is to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account and the balance of $7,500 00 is to be raised in ARTICLE 26 VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- the current tax levy ized to install street lights in such unaccepted streets as they may determine prior to the final adjournment of the 1957 Annual Town Meeting Amendment presented by William C Madden VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to install curb- Carred Unanimously 9 53 P M Ings at such locations as they may determine and that the sum of $5,000 00 be ARTICLE 27 VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- appropriated therefor and be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency ized to sell and convey at any time on or before March 15, 1957 the land on Account Meriam Street known as the Old Fire Station Site, upon such terms and conditions Amendment carried and so voted 9 40 P M as they deem proper, said land being described as follows Beginning at a stone bound on the southeasterly side line of Meriam Street ARTICLE 21 VOTED That the sum of $8,000 00 be raised and appropriated at the property now or formerly of Henry P Boutelle, thence running northeasterly for the improvement of lowlands and swamps in the eradication of mosquitoes, un- along Meriam Street a distance of 42 90 feet to a stone bound, thence turning at der Section 4A of Chapter 252 of the General Laws, an angle of 90° 00' and running southeasterly by land now or formerly of Henry Carried Unanimously 9 41 P M P Boutelle a distance of 79 56 feet to a stone bound, thence turning at an angle of TOWN OF LEXINGTON 73 74 ANNUAL REPORTS 90° 20' 30" and running southwesterly by land now or formerly of Henry P Bou- ARTICLE 31 VOTED To amend the General By-Laws by adding thereto a telle a distance of 42 68 feet to a point, thence turning at an angle of 89° 49' 30" new article to read as follows and running northwesterly by land now or formerly of Henry P Boutelle a distance of 79 73 feet to the point of beginning, and containing 3,407 plus or minus ARTICLE XXVIII Town Celebrations Committee square feet Section 1 There is hereby established a Town Celebrations Committee to con- Carried Unanimously 9 55 P M sist of nine registered voters of the Town Members of the Committee shall be ARTICLE 28 VOTED That the PlanningBoard be and herebyis authorized ap- pointed by the Board of Selectmen When first appointed, three members shall be appointed for three-year terms, three for two-year terms and three for one-year to obtain options for land or rights therein that it desires to recommend be acquired terms Thereafter,three members shall be appointed each year for three-year terms by the Town as locations for future streets or for playground and recreational pur- Terms shall expire on April thirtieth, except that members shall continue in office poses, that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized on behalf of the Town to until their successors have been duly appointed and qualified Vacancies shall be acquire by purchase, by eminent domain or otherwise, such land or rights therein filled by the Board of Selectmen for the balance of unexpired terms as locations for future streets as are or may be included in options obtained by the Section 2. The Committee shall be charged with planning and carrying out Planning Board, and that funds already appropriated for options and land acquisi- the proper observance of April nineteenth and of United Nations Day and of such tion for future street locations be and hereby are made available for all the pur- poses hereof other holidays and special events as the Selectmen may designate from time to time Carried Unanimously 9 58 P M Carried Unanimously 10 12 P M ARTICLE 32 VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to ARTICLE 29 Presented by William G Potter grant a sewer easement to Freda Semler Seabury across the Maria Hastings School VOTED That the sum of $2,000 00 be appropriated for the development of lot in consideration of the conveyance by said Freda Semler Seabury to the Town Westview Cemetery and that said sum be provided by transfer from the Westview of a parcel of land that consists of approximately 2 3 acres and abuts on said school Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund Carried Unanimously 9 58 P M lot and in which a sewer easement will be reserved, the instruments of conveyance to be in such form and to contain such descriptions, terms and provisions as the Selectmen by the execution or acceptance thereof shall approve ARTICLE 2 Selectman, Haskell W Reed moves to open Article 2 Carried Unanimously 10 16 P M. Approved by Town Meeting Members 10 P M Mr Reed then read the Report of the Additional Town Office Building Com- Richard H Battin asks for ten minutes recess Town Meeting Members voted mittee which was voted to be accepted and placed on file 10 05 P M no recess 10.16 P M ARTICLE 33 Presented by Selectman, Raymond W James ARTICLE 30 VOTED That the Additional Town Office Building Committee, VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to acquire from appointed under the authority of the vote adopted under Article 40 of the Warrant Mrs W John Baskin two parcels of land for playground and recreational purposes for the 1955 Annual Town Meeting, be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the that are situated on and in the rear of Wyman Road in Lexington and are shown Town to retain architectural services and obtain final plans and specifications for on Land Court Plan No 24306A as lots 36 and 23, said lot 36 being in the rear the construction, original equipment and furnishing of an additional town office of Wyman Road, consisting of approximately 7 6 acres and being offered to the building, similar in design to the present town office building, to obtain bids and Town as a gift, and said lot 23 fronting on Wyman Road, consisting of approx- to enter into a contract or contracts for such construction, original equipping and imately 22,320 square feet and being offered to the Town at a norminal price of furnishing and to supervise the carrying on of the work, and that the sum of $281,- $100 00, that the sum of $100 00 be raised and appropriated therefor, and that 000 00 be and hereby is appropriated for such construction, original equipping and the meeting hereby records its appreciation of the generosity of Mrs Baskin and furnishing, and that payment be provided by transfer of $1 1,000 00 from the Sale her late husband. of Real Estate Fund, by raising $55,000 00 in the current tax levy, and by the Carried Unanimously 10 20 P M issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of $215,000 00, and that the ARTICLE 34 VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $215,000 00 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, abandon the drainage easement extending from Winter Street along the common to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, boundary between lots 8 and 9 on Winter Street that was granted to the Town as amended, within a period not exceeding twenty years by deed of Lottie M Kendrick dated August 24, 1948 and recorded in Middlesex Standing vote taken as follows South District Registry of Deeds in Book 7333, Page 90, that the minimum amount In Favor Tellers Opposed to be paid for such abandonment shall be $1 00, and that the instrument of aban- 34 Alan G Adams 5 donment shall be in such form as the Selectmen, by the execution thereof, shall 96 Lincoln P Cole, Jr 12 approve 35 Harold T Handley 2 Carried Unanimously 10 21 P M 165 19 ARTICLE 35 Presented by Charles G Davis Carried 10.10 P M VOTED That the Moderator be and he hereby is authorized and directed to appoint an Historic Document Committee of five residents of the Town, at least TOWN OF LEXINGTON 75 76 ANNUAL REPORTS two of whom shall be selected from names submitted by the Council of the Lex- in another location and to report thereon at a subsequent Town Meeting held not ington Historical Society, to make a study as to measures that might be undertaken later than the 1957 Annual Town Meeting to preserve and perpetuate historic documents, papers, books, paintings and other Amendment lost 10 53 P M material relating to the history of the Town, especially the collection that has been and is being gathered by Mr Edwin B Worthen, and to file a report with recon- Main motion as amended by Town Counsel, Harold E Stevens, voted upon by mendations at the 1957 Annual Town Meeting standing vote as follows Carried Unanimously 10 25 P M In Favor Tellers Opposed 39 Alan G Adams 1 ARTICLE 36 Presented by Robert M Coquillette 105 Lincoln P Cole, Jr 4 MOTION That the Cary Memorial Library Addition Building Committee, ap- 35 Harold T Handley 1 pointed under the authority of the vote adopted under Article 41 of the warrant for the 1955 Annual Town Meeting be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the 179 6 Town to retain architectural services and obtain final plans and specifications for Carried 10 55 P M the construction, original equipping and furnishing of an addition to the Cary Haskell W Reed, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, moves that meeting be ad- Memorial Library Building and for the making of alterations in the present build- journed to Monday, April 2, 1956, 8 P M, Cary Memorial Hall So voted 10 55 ing, to obtain bids and to enter into a contract or contracts therefor, and to super- P M vise the carrying on of the work, and that the sum of $35,000 00 be and hereby JAMES J CARROLL, is appropriated for alteration of the present building and be provided by transfer Town Clerk from the Excess and Deficiency Account, and that the sum of $357,000 00 be and hereby is appropriated for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of said addition and that payment be provided by the raising of $42,000 00 in the ADJOURNED TOWN, MEETING current tax levy and by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of $315,000 00, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be HELD APRIL 2, 1956 and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $315,000 00 and issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E Ferguson at 8 03 P M Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a period not exceeding twenty Invocation offered by Rev Harold T Handley 8 04 P M years There were 182 Town Meeting Members present Amendment offered by Town Counsel, Harold E Stevens Selectman, Haskell W Reed, moves to take up Article 2 VOTED That the Cary Memorial Library Addition Building Committee, ap- Bertram P Gustin read the report of the Temporary 1956 April 19th Celebra- pointed under the authority of the vote adopted under Article 41 of the warrant tions Committee for the 1955 Annual Town Meeting, be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the Town to retain architectural services and obtain final plans and specifications INTERIM REPORT OF THE TEMPORARY 1956 APRIL 19 for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of an addition to the Cary CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE Memorial Library Building and for the making of alterations in the present build- The Town has now established a permanent By-Law Celebrations Committee ing, to obtain bids and to enter into a contract or contracts therefor, and to super- and we believe the following suggestions should be brought to the attention of the vise the carrying on of the work, and that the sum of $35,000 00 be and hereby Town Meeting is appropriated for alteration of the present building and be provided by transfer 1 The April 19th Celebration should be in the form of positive evidence of from the Excess and Deficiency Account, and that the sum of $357,000 00 be and American Liberty which was born in Lexington hereby is appropriated for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of said addition and that payment be provided by the raising of $62,000 00 in the 2 A concerted effort be made to have representation and participation of all current tax levy and by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of organized groups within the Town $295,000 00, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and 3 The people make their desires and wishes known through elected repre- he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $295,000 00 and issue bonds or notes sentatives of the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter "Let It Begin Here" 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a period not exceeding twenty years The 1956 Celebrations Committee Amendment as presented carried unanimously 10 30 P M Report was voted to be accepted and placed on file ARTICLE 36 Amendment offered by Selectman, Haskell W Reed Carried Unanimously 8 07 P M MOTION That the question of building an addition to the Cary Memorial Selectman, Haskell W Reed,moves to take up Article 37 Library Building be referred back to the Cary Memorial Library Addition Building ARTICLE 37 VOTED To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,200 00 for Committee with instructions to consider whether under all the circumstances it the lease of voting machines by the Selectmen would be more desirable to construct a new building for the Cary Memorial Library Carried Unanimously 8 08 P M TOWN OF LEXINGTON 77 78 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 38 Presented by Selectman, William E Maloney of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $470,000 00 VOTED To appropriate the sum of $14,208 00 for the purchase by or with under the authority of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended, and to issue the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for snow removal, of which $7,870 00 bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the pro- is to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account, and the balance of visions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws,as amended, within a period not exceed- $6,338 00 is to be raised in the current tax levy ing twenty years Amendment offered by William C Madden Amendment offered by A Edward Rowse as follows MOTION To appropriate the sum of $7,870 00 for the purchase by or with MOTION That the Moderator be empowered to appoint a building committee the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for snow removal and to provide for to'handle construction of the Franklin School Addition, one member of which shall payment by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account 8 11 P M be a member of the School Committee 9 06 P M Voice vote of the Town Meeting Members doubted Standing vote taken as Town Counsel, Harold E Stevens, suggests if Mr Rowse would withdraw his follows amendment, he would present a different amendment 9 07 P M In Favor Tellers Opposed 9 Tracy W Ames 27 Amendment as presented by Mr Rowse withdrawn 9 07 P M 25 Murray G Dearborn 74 Amendment offered by Town Counsel, Harold E Stevens 14 Ernest A Giroux 22 I move to amend the motion by striking out the words "That the School Corn- rcnittee" and inserting in place thereof—That the Moderator be and hereby is au- 48 123 thorized and directed to appoint a Franklin School Addition Building Committee of Amendment declared lost 8 19 P M five residents of the Town, one of whom shall be a member of the School Commit- Main motion as presented carried unanimously is 20 P M tee at the time of appointment, that said committee—so that the motion as amend- ed will read as follows ARTICLE 39 Presented by Selectman, William E Maloney VOTED That the Moderator be and hereby is authorized and directed to ap- VOTED To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,550 00 for the purchase by point a Franklin School Addition Building Committee of five residents of the Town, the Seletmen of one automobile for use by the Building and Electrical Inspectors one of whom shall be a member of the School Committee at the time of appoint- Carried Unanimously 8 20 P M anent, that said committee be and hereby is authorized on behalf of the Town to Charles E Norris requests that Article 2 be opened So voted 8 21 P M_ retain architectural services and obtain final plans and specifications for the con- struction, original equipping and furnishing of an addition to the Franklin School Charles E Norris read final report of the High School Building Committee Building, to obtain bids and to enter into a contract or contracts for such construc- which was voted to be accepted, placed on file and the committee discharged tion, original equipping and furnishing and to supervise the carrying on of the 8 25 P M work, and that the sum of $515,000 00 be and hereby is appropriated for such ARTICLE 40 Presented by Charles E Norris construction, original equipping and furnishing, and that payment be provided by MOTION unexpended balance of $6,339 36 in the ap- raising $45,000 00 in the current tax levy and the issue of bonds or notes of the propriation of $40,000That the 00 that was made of $6,339Article 4 of remaininga warrant in for the Town for the balance of $470,000 00, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $470,000 00 Special Town Meeting held on November 17, 1952 for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of the Veterans Memorial Library in the new high school ,under the authority of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended, and to issue building be transferred to the School Committee to be expended by it from time bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a period not exceeding 1 to time in the purchase of books and equipment for and maintenance of the Vet- twenty years, 9 10 P M erans Memorial Library Amendment adopted unanimously 9 12 P M Amendment offered by A Edward Rowse Question on adoption of motion as amended by voice vote not unanimous. Voted to amend motion on Article 40 transferring the balance of Library fund 9:22 P M to the Excess and Deficiency Account ($6,339 36) 8 40 P M Standing vote taken as follows Vote as amended carried 8 48 P M In Favor Tellers Opposed ARTICLE 41 Presented by Mildred B Marek, Chairman, School Committee 39 Tracey W Ames 0 MOTION That the School Committee be and hereby is authorized on behalf 125 Murray G Dearborn 1 of the Town to retain architectural services and obtain final plans and specifications 35 Ernest A Giroux 0 for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of an addition to the Frank- lin School Building, to obtain bids and to enter into a contract or contracts for such 199 1 construction, original equipping and furnishing and to supervise the carrying on of Motion as amended carried 9 35 P M the work, and that the sum of $515,000 00 be and hereby is appropriated for such ARTICLE 42 Presented by Mildred B Marek construction, original equipping and furnishing, and that payment be provided by VOTED To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 00 to be expended by raising $45,000 00 in the current tax levy and the issue of bonds or notes of the the School Committee to pay building custodians when required to be in attendance Town for the balance of $470,000 00, and that the Treasurer, with the approval in school buildings after working hours while portions of the buildings are in use ' TOWN OF LEXINGTON 79 80 ANNUAL REPORTS • by community youth groups whose program and purpose is educational and in which date of this act shall be allowed for the obtaining of a certificate of ap- membership is limited to a maximum age of eighteen but is otherwise open to all propriateness where said certificate is required under this paragraph youth of the town, such as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H Club and Boys' Club Carried 9:40 P M. 4 SECTION 6 Exclusions — The paragraph numbered 2 shall be changed to read as follows Presented by Mildred B Marek ARTICLE 43 VOTED That the Moderator be and he hereby is authorized (b) The following structures and signs may be erected or displayed and directed to appoint a School Sites Committee of five residents of the Town to within the historic districts without the filing of an application for, or the study and make recommendations as to a site for an additional junior high school issuance of, a certificate of appropriateness building and as to sites for additional elementary schools and report thereon at a (1) Temporary structures or signs for use in connection with any subsequent town meeting, and with the authority to obtain options on land that it official celebration or parade or any charitable drive in the town, provided recommends be acquired for such purposes, and to raise and appropriate the sum that any such structure or sign shall be removed within three days following of $5,000 00 for the expenses of the Committee the termination of the celebration, parade or charitable drive for which said Carried 9 41 P Mstructure or sign shall have been erected or displayed Any other temporary ARTICLE 44 Presented by Alan G Adams J structures or signs which the Commission shall determine from time to time may be excluded from the provisions of Section 5 without substantial VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized and directed to derogation from the intent and purposes of this act petition the General Court for the enactment of legislation authorizing the estab- (2) Real Estate signs of not more than three square feet in area lishment of historic districts in the Town and providing for an Historic Districts advertising the sale or rental of the premises on which they are erected Commission substantially in accordance with the proposed legislation prepared and or displayed recommended by the Planning Board and filed with the Town Clerk on March 2, 1956, with the following changes (3) Occupational or other signs of not more than one square foot 1 SECTION 2 Creation of Districts—The description of the Battle Green in area and not more than one such sign, irrespective of size, bearing the District shall be changed to read as follows name, occupation or address of the occupant of the premises on which such Beginning at a point in the northwesterly property line of the municipal park- sign is erected or displayed where such premises are located within an R-1 ing area between Waltham and Muzzey Streets three hundred feet distant south- One family dwelling district as defined in the Zoning By-Law of the Town westerly from the southwesterly line of Massachusetts Avenue, thence northwester- of Lexington ly and then westerly along a line distant three hundred feet southwesterly and then 5 SECTION 9 Powers, Functions, and Duties of Commission southerly from the parallel to the southwesterly and southerly line of Massachu- A The last paragraph of subdivision (a) shall be changed to read as setts Avenue to the westerly line of Forest Street, thence northerly along said west- follows erly line of Forest Street and said westerly line extended to a point on the north- The concurring vote of three members of the Commission shall be erly line of Massachusetts Avenue, thence northwesterly along a straight line to a, necessary to make a determination in favor of the applicant on any matter point in the southeasterly line of Worthen Road distant eleven hundred feet south- upon which the Commission is required to pass under this act westerly from the westerly line of Bedford Street, thence northeasterly along said B Subdivision (f) changed to follows southeasterly line of Worthen Road seven hundred feet to a point, thence easterly The Commission son shall) shallfile be with the town readclerasa notice of all along a straight line to the intersection of the westerly line of the railroad right of determina- way with the northerly lot line of the property now numbered twenty-one Bedford tions made by it and approvals of an application through failure of the Street, thence southeasterly along a straight line to a point in the northeasterly lot Commission to make a determination within the time allowed under Section line of the railroad property three hundred and seventy feet distant southeasterly 8 of this act, except that no notice of a determination that an application from the southeasterly line of Meriam Street, thence southwesterly along a straight for a certificate of appropriateness does not involve any exterior architec- line to the point of beginning tural feature shall be filed 2 SECTION 3 Definitions—The definition of the term "Structure" shall be 6 SECTION 10 Appeals — The first paragraph shall be changed to read changed to read as follows—a combination of materials,other than a building, sign as follows or billboard. Any person aggrieved by a determination of the Commission or by an 3 SECTION 5 Limitations — Paragraph (d) shall be changed to read approval of an application through failure of the Commission to make a as follows determination within the time allowed under Section 8 of this act may, No occupational, commercial, or other sign, except as provided under within fifteen days after the filing of a notice of such determination or Section 6 of this act, and no billboard shall be erected or displayed on any approval with the town clerk, appeal to the superior court sitting in equity lot, or the exterior of any building or structure within said districts unless for the county of Middlesex The court shall hear all pertinent evidence and until an application for a certificate of appropriateness shall have been and determine the facts and if, upon the facts so determined, such deter- filed with the Commission and said certificate shall have been issued by the mination or approval is found to exceed the authority of the Commission, Commission In the case of any such sign or billboard erected or displayed the court shall annul such determination or approval and remand the case prior to the effective date of this act, five years subsequent to the effective for further action by the Commission The remedies provided by this TOWN OF LEXINGTON 81 82 ANNUAL REPORTS section shall be exclusive, but the parties shall have all rights of appeal and feet to Justin Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, exception as in other equity cases and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated October 7, Carried 9 55 P M 1955 and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor ARTICLE 45 Presented by Selectman, Haskell W Reed MOTION To create an Additional Fire Station Committee consisting of one Carried Unanimously 10 10 P M member of the Board of Selectmen, one member of the Planning Board, one mem- ber of the Appropriation Committee and two members of the Board of Fire Corn- ARTICLE 50 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout miss oners, the members to be designated by the Chairman of the respective Board of as a town way, Eldred Street from Bedford Street northeasterly approximately or Committee, to review the recommendation of the Board of Fire Commissioners 1050 feet to Justin Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, that the Town construct an additional fire station on the parcel of land now owned and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated October 7, by the Town that is situated on Marrett Road near the reservoir and with authority, 1955 and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or if the Committee concurs in such recommendation of the Board of Fire Commis- otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor stoners, to retain architectural services and obtain preliminary plans, specifications Carried Unanimously 10 10 P M and cost estimates for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of a fire ARTICLE 51. VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout station on said parcel of land, and to report to the 1957 Annual Town Meeting, of as a town way, Ivan Street from Eldred Street southeasterly y a pproximately 830 and that the sum of $1,000 00 be raised and appropriated for the expenses of the feet to beyond Bernard Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Committee Act,and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk,dated October 7, Amendment presented by William C Madden 1955 and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or I move to amend the motion by striking out the words "with authority, otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor if the Committee concurs in such recommendation of the Board of Fire Carried Unanimously 10 11 P M Commissioners, to retain architectural services and obtain preliminary plans, specifications and cost estimates for the construction, original equipping ARTICLE 52 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout and furnishing of a fire station on said parcel of land, and", and by striking of as a town way, Grapevine Avenue from Kendall Road northwesterly approximately out also the words "and that the sum of $1,000 00 be raised and appro- 1 150 feet to Waltham Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment priated for the expenses of the Committee" 10 05 P M Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January Amendment adopted 10 05 P M 3, 1956 and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or Vote as amended carried 10 06 P M otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor Carried Unanimously 10 11 P M ARTICLE 46 Presented by Alan G Adams VOTED That the name of Quincy Avenue, an unaccepted way extending from ARTICLE 53 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout Liberty Avenue to Revere Street, be changed to the name of Liberty Avenue of as a town way, Rowland Avenue from Massachusetts Avenue southwesterly ap- Carried Unanimously 10 07 P M proximately 360 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and Selectman, Haskell W Reed, moves to take up Articles 47 through 62 in- shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 3, 1956 clusive No objections 10 07 P M and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor ARTICLE 47 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Bernard Street, from Bedford Street northeasterly, approximately Carried Unanimously 10 12 P M 1027 feet to Justin Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated October 7, ARTICLEof way,4 VOTED To establish as a Avenuetowway, andyacceptprthe layout500 1955 and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or feet taa towntby theDheiels Street from Taft tr southerly approximately shown upon a otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor plan as filelald out the SelectmenneTown under the datedBeterment Act, and the plan on in office of the Clerk, May 10, 1955 and to authorize Carried Unanimously 10 08 P M the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, ARTICLE 48 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout easement or other interest in land necessary therefor of as a town way, Calvin Street from Ivan Street northeasterly approximately 750 Carried Unanimously 10 12 P M. feet to Justin Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated October 7, ARTICLE 55 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Wallis Court from Massachusetts Avenue southwesterly approx- 1955 and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor upon a 258 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated October 19, 1955 and Carried Unanimously 10 09 P M to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise ARTICLE 49 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor of as a town way, Donald Street from Ivan Street northeasterly approximately 750 Carried Unanimously 10 13 P M TOWN OF LEXINGTON 83 84 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 56 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise of as a town way, Nichols Road from Preston Road northeasterly approximately 530 acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor feet to Blake Road as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and Carried Unanimously 10 17 P M shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated December 5, 1955 VOTED To appropriate for land acquisition and for construction of the ways I and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise enumerated in Articles 47 to 62 inclusive the sum of $170,000 00, and to provide acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor for payment thereof by the transfer of $70,000 00 from the Excess and Deficiency Carried Unanimously 10 13 P M Account and by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of $100,000 00, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and ARTICLE 57 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $100,000 00 and issue bonds or of as a town way, Jackson Court from Parker Street northeasterly approximately notes of the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chap- 255 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon ter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a period not exceeding ten years a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 10, 1956 and to Carried Unanimously 10 19 P M authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire Selectman, Haskell W Reed asks to have Articles 63 and 65 taken up together any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor No objections from the Town Meeting 10 20 P M Carried Unanimously 10 14 P M ARTICLE 64 VOTED That Articles 64 and 66 to 70 inclusive be in- ARTICLE 58 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout definitely postponed of as a town way, Blake Road from Simonds Road southeasterly approximately 570 Carried Unanimously 10 21 P M feet to Preston Road as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and ARTICLE 71 eed shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 3, 1956 VOTED Toa endeArticle yXVI of the HGenera General By-Laws by renumbering the and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise present sections thereof, except Section 1 and Section 3, to conform to the fol- acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor lowing numbers Carried Unanimously 10 14 P M SECTION 2 The fees for storage of g gasoline under General Laws, ARTICLE 59 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout Chapter 48, Section 13, as amended, shall be as follows For issuing the of as a town way, Henderson Road from Burlington Street southwesterly approxi- original license, $1 00 plus a reasonable charge for advertising For each mately 585 feet to Blake Road as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment annual certificate of registration, $50 Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated August SECTION 4 No person, except an officer of the law in the perform- 25, 1955 and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or ance of his duties, shall enter upon the premises of another with the otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor intention of peeping into the windows of a house or spying upon in any Carried Unanimously 10 15 P M manner any persons therein SECTION 5 The Board of Appeals established under the Zoning ARTICLE 60 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout By Law shall be and shall act as the Board of Appeals under the Sub- of as a town way, Pearl Street from Bartlett Avenue southerly approximately 375 division Control Law, being Sections 81 K to 81 GG inclusive of Chapter 41 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan of the General Laws, and any acts in amendment thereof or in addition 1 on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 10, 1956 and to authorize thereto the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, Carried Unanimously 10 23 P M easement or other interest in land necessary therefor ARTICLE 72 Presented by Lois W Brown Carried Unanimously 10 15 P M VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized and directed to petition the General Court for legislation to amend the provisions for filling unex- ARTICLE 61 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout pired terms of town meeting members in Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, being of as a town way, Arcola Street from Bartlett Avenue southerly approximately 395 the act establishing the representative town meetingform of government in Lex- feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan ington, by inserting in Section 2 immediately prior to the next to the last sentence, on file in the office of the Town Clerk,dated January 10, 1956 and to authorize the a new sentence in substantially the following form Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, Such vacancy or vacancies shall be filled, in the order of votes received at each easement or other interest in land necessary therefor annual town election, from among tho_e candidates in their respective precincts Carried Unanimously 10 16 P M. who fail of election to a term of three years Carried Unanimously 10 27 P M ARTICLE 62 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Milk Street from Carley Road southeasterly approximately 685 ARTICLE 73 Presented by Lois W Brown feet to Hill Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized and directed to shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 10, 1956 petition the General Court for legislation to amend the provisions of Chapter 215 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 85 86 ANNUAL REPORTS s of the Acts of 1929 which relate to the filling of vacancies in the total number of TOWN WARRANT town meeting members from any precinct, said statute being the act establishing the representative town meeting form of government in Lexington, by striking out Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. Section 7 and inserting in place thereof a new Section 7 in substantially the follow- ing form To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting Section 7 Any vacancy in the full number of town meeting members In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required , from any precinct whether arising from a failure of the registered voters to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified to vote in thereof to elect, or from any other cause, shall be filled until the next an- nual election by the selection by the town clerk of the person who received primaries, to meet in their respective voting places in said Town PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL, PRECINCT TWO, EAST LEXINGTON the highest number of votes as a defeated candidate for the office of town FIRE STATION, PRECINCT THREE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING, PRECINCT meeting member in the preceding election in the precinct where the vacan- FOUR, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, PRECINCT FIVE, PARKER SCHOOL, PRECINCT cy occurs and the town clerk shall promptly notify such person of his elec- SIX, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL on TUESDAY, the TWENTY-FOURTH day of tion as a town meeting member If for any reason such person cannot or does not accept such office, the next highest in recorded vote of the de- APRIL, 1956, at 2 00 P M, for the following purposes. feated candidates in that precinct shall be similarly selected In the event To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election of Candidates of of a tie vote of those who received the highest votes as such defeated can- Political Parties for the following offices didates, or in the event there is no such defeated candidate available, the 10 DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the Republican town clerk shall call a special meeting of the town meeting members from Party the precinct where the vacancy occurs for the purpose of so filling the va- 10 ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the cancy from among those having the tie votes or, if no tie vote is involved, Republican Party from among the registered voters of the precinct and shall cause to be 24 DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the Democratic mailed to every such town meeting member, not less than seven days be- Party bore the time set for the meeting, a notice specifying the object, time and place of the meeting At the said meeting a majority of the members from 24 ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the such precinct shall constitute a quorum, and they shall elect from their Democratic Party own number a chairman and a clerk The choice to fill any vacancy shall 2 DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Convention of the Republican Party, be by written ballot and a majority of the votes cast shall be required for 5th Congressional District. a choice The chairman and clerk shall count the ballots and shall make a 2 ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Convention of the certificate of the choice and forthwith file the same with the town clerk, Republican Party, 5th Congessional District together with a written acceptance by the member or members so chosen 4 DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Convention of the Democratic Party, who shall thereupon be deemed elected and qualified a town meeting mem- 5th Congressional District. ber or members, subject to the right of all the town meeting members to 2 ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Convention of the judge of the election and qualifications of the members as set forth In sec Democratic Party, 5th Congressional District tion three Carried Unanimously 10.34 P M District Members of State Committee (One Man and One Woman) for each political party for the 7th Middlesex Senatorial District ARTICLE 75 Presented by Selectman, Haskell W. Reed 35 MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE VOTED That this article be indefinitely postponed 35 MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE Carried Unanimously 10 34 P M The polls will be open from 2 00 P M until 8 00 P M Hereof fail not, and make return on this warrant, with your doings thereon, at Selectman, Haskell W Reed, moves that all articles being disposed of, that meeting be dissolved the time and place of said meeting g Carried Unanimously 10 35 P M Given under our hands this second day of April, A. D, 1956 JAMES J CARROLL, A true copy,Attest: Town Clerk JAMES F MOWAT Constable of Lexington WILLIAM E MALONEY RAYMOND W JAMES HASKELL W REED RALPH H TUCKER RUTH MOREY Selectmen of Lexington TOWN OF LEXINGTON 87 88 ANNUAL REPORTS CONSTABLE'S RETURN John J Rudd To the Town Clerk April 12, 1956 Alice T Jorgensen "' Inspector I have served the foregoing warrant byClerk g g posting a printed copy thereof in five Gladys T Watson ... Teller (5) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a Eleanor T Hosted ... Teller printedcopy ofsuch warrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at Beatrice F Morse Teller his last residence, as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars of Voters Dorothy A Parks Teller 14 days before time of said meeting "" Attest JAMES F MOWAT, Precinct Five Constable of Lexington Emma Zitso Richard B Ford Warden Inspector Veronica Belcastro Inspector PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY Jean E. Baker .. Clerk Ella G Callahan Teller APRIL 24, 1956 Ingrid G Newhall . .. Teller The followingelection officers had been appointedSally Hooper .... „ by the Selectmen and were Marion R Coughlin Teller assigned to duty at the Town Precincts as follows9 Precinct One Precinct Six Mary R. McDonough .... . . Warden William W. Ferguson Warden George E Foster Inspector Helen M Smith .... ... ... Inspector Florence Bruce ..... .... Inspector John T McDonough, Jr . .. Inspector Helga M Carlson . .... . ... .. Clerk Mary J Ferry Clerk Mary A. Rowland .. ... ..... ... Teller Agnes Hall .... Teller Marie Mahoney • Teller Janet H Pigott Teller George D Smith . ... .... .... . . Teller Eleanor M Cosgrove .. Teller Annie H McDonnell .. Teller Caroline F Deloury .. Teller Precinct Two The polls were declared open in each Precinct at two o'clock P M and re- J Carroll Ryan Warden mained open until eight o'clock P M at which time after due notice they were Joseph P Waddleton ... . ..... Inspector declared closed John R McLaughlin .... ... .. Inspector The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties Ilda J Field Clerk Rose I McLaughlin . ... .... . Teller The total number of registered voters in each precinct as follows: Mary Ella Clifford Teller Precinct 1 Sixteen hundred fifty-eight 1658 Alice G Marshall Teller Precinct 2 Seventeen hundred sixty 1760 Christine A. Stewart Teller Precinct 3 Sixteen hundred twenty-two 1622 Precinct 4 Sixteen hundred ninety 1690 Precinct Three Precinct 5 Seventeen hundred eighty-two 1782 Lester L Andrews • Warden Precinct 6 Sixteen hundred ninety 1690 Randall W Richards ... .... .. . .... Inspector Julia Vaughan Inspector Total Ten thousand two hundred two 10202 Joseph 0 Rooney . .... .... . . Clerk Rosalie MacDonald .• •... . Teller The ballots were counted by the election officers in each Precinct, the tally Edna Anderson .. ... .. Teller sheets and total vote sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used Mary S H Ellis .... .... .... ... . Teller Dorothy K Parker Teller The ballots cast were counted, enclosed in envelopes sealed, signed by the election officers, together with the unused ballots and delivered to the Town Clerk Precinct Four at his office Louise E. Ahern . .... .. Warden The Town Clerk and the members of the Board of Registrars canvassed the re- Ralph I Dale ... .... .. Inspector sults as follows TOWN OF LEXINGTON 89' 90 ANNUAL REPORTS Precinct -1 Ballots Cast Dem 35 Rep 61 Total 96 Alternate District Delegates to National Convention , Precinct 2 Ballots Cast Dem 44 Rep 95 Total 139 Precinct 3 Ballots Cast Dem 16 Rep 132 Total 148 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Precinct 4 Ballots Cast Dem 60 Rep 140 Total 200 Alan G Adams 53 80 122 121 78 79 533 Precinct 5 Ballots Cast Dem 16 Rep 86 Total 102 Muriel S Barnes 46 70 116 118 73 69 492 Precinct 6 Ballots Cast Dem 21 Rep 88 Total 109 Blanks 23 40 26 41 21 28 179 Totals Dem 192 Rep 602 Total 794 122 190 264 280 172 176 1204 REPUBLICAN PARTY State Committee (Man) Delegates at Large to National Convention Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Alan G Adams 52 78 115 125 74 76 520 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Blanks 9 17 17 15 12 12 82 Christian A Herter 57 90 132 126 84 77 566 Leverett Saltonstall 53 88 130 127 83 82 563 61 95 132 140 86 88 602 ' Joseph W Martin, Jr 54 81 127 122 79 75 538 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr 57 86 127 123 82 78 553 Sinclair Weeks 52 79 127 123 80 72 533 State Committee (Woman) I Elmer C Nelson 49 71 116 113 71 65 485 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Ralph H Bonnell 50 74 120 114 74 70 502 Paula Lewellen 1 2 9 4 4 0 20 Esther W Wheeler 51 71 118 115 71 69 495 Ruth Morey 1 7 1 4 1 0 14 Robert F Bradford 54 80 126 124 78 74 536 Eleanor B Litchfield 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Thomas Pappas 52 76 118 113 73 65 497 Mildred B Marek 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Blanks 81 154 79 200 85 153 752 Alyce Burnell 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 June E Lyons 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 610 950 1320 1400 860 880 6020 Doris Ripley 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Katherine G Howard 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Alternate Delegates at Large to National Convention Dorothea Dodge 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Blanks 59 80 122 131 81 87 560 Basil Brewer 45 64 110 109 69 65 462 61 95 132 140 86 88 602 Bruce Crane 50 66 115 115 73 70 489 Katherine G Howard 46 68 112 118 74 73 491 Charles J Innes 48 68 113 115 71 69 484 Town Committee Daniel J Lynch 49 68 109 112 71 69 478 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Maxwell M Rabb 47 65 112 118 73 69 484 Ruth A Stone 51 72 114 115 68 66 486 Richard F Treadway 48 67 110 114 71 68 478 Gaetano Buttaro 55 72 106 109 68 59 469 John A Volpe 53 70 116 119 77 67 502 Raymond W James 53 75 116 120 78 66 508 William W White 48 65 108 111 70 65 467 Paul F Hannah 54 71 113 119 69 64 490 Sumner G Whittier 56 82 122 124 82 80 546 George M Fuller 52 73 1 1 1 114 71 67 488 Blanks 120 267 193 245 129 185 1139 Gertrude Allen Conner 51 72 109 109 66 63 470 Alyce C Burnell 52 69 109 115 70 66 481 610 950 1320 1400 860 880 6020 Gordon E Steele 53 77 115 121 75 70 501 Carl E Bryant 51 72 112 113 69 64 481 District Delegates to National Convention Eleanor Bradford Litchfield 54 75 114 115 74 64 496 Alan G Adams 54 78 118 121 76 73 520 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Ruth Morey 54 75 118 118 76 73 514 Edward J DeSaulnier, Jr 52 74 115 121 73 73 508 Murray G Dearborn 51 76 110 111 70 62 480 Earle S Tyler 49 75 115 119 72 72 502 Grant B Cole 52 72 112 113 73 67 489 Blanks 21 41 34 40 27 31 194 Frederick A Schloman 49 68 108 108 64 59 456 Blanche T Nilson 49 70 107 113 64 62 465 122 190 264 280 172 176 1204- Marion E Hunt 52 71 110 111 67 61 472 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 91 92 ANNUAL REPORTS Paul K Palmer 51 71 108 115 68 60 473 John E Powers 25 21 11 33 13 17 120 Linwood E Palmer, Jr 49 70 104 106 66 61 456 Michael F Skerry 24 20 8 31 12 18 113 Donald D Hathaway 52 71 114 111 68 68 484 Albert S Previte, Jr 20 17 7 28 12 17 101 Ruth G Bevan 49 74 114 114 69 63 483 John A Callahan 23 20 8 30 11 17 109 Newton E Bennett 51 72 107 107 66 60 463 J William Belanger 20 18 7 31 11 17 104 Donald E Legro 48 70 108 112 67 61 466 Daniel Rudsten 22 18 8 33 11 18 110 Michael F Shea 53 68 105 105 64 57 462 Ida R Lyons 23 18 7 28 11 17 104 Charles E Goodhue, 3rd 50 72 106 110 66 60 464 Garrett H Byrne 20 20 8 32 12 16 108 Bruce H Garfield 50 70 107 108 67 60 462 Daniel B Brunton 21 18 7 29 11 17 103 Doris Ripley 52 73 107 109 64 58 463 James D O'Brien 21 19 8 31 11 17 107 Lincoln P Cole, Jr 55 73 115 115 71 68 497 John F Kane 22 20 7 27 11 17 104 Anne G Fisher 52 70 109 116 67 64 478 Howard W Fitzpatrick 23 23 9 31 12 17 115 Dorothea S Dodge 50 77 112 113 66 63 481 John S Begley 21 18 7 28 11 16 101 Richard L Whipple 51 72 114 115 68 68 488 James J Corbett 24 21 8 29 12 16 110 Ernest J Crerie 50 68 106 107 66 58 455 Jackson J Holtz 24 21 7 43 11 16 122 Helen W Booker 50 73 111 114 67 65 480 Blanks 289 537 182 658 102 92 1860 William E Maloney 53 78 106 111 77 61 486 Walter S Beatty 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 840 1056 384 1440 384 504 4608 Blanks 382 865 865 1066 665 919 4762 Alternate Delegates at Large to National Convention 2135 3325 4620 4900 3010 3080 21070 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Everyone of the above elected Joseph A DeGuglielmo 20 21 7 28 11 15 102 J Henry Goguen 20 17 7 25 11 15 95 Presidential Preference Chester A Dolan, Jr 23 18 9 31 12 16 109 Michael LoPresti 19 16 9 25 12 16 97 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Peter J Rzeznikiewicz 19 14 7 25 11 15 91 Dwight D Eisenhower 56 67 111 120 75 67 496 Francis E Lavigne 19 15 8 27 11 15 95 McCormack 1 2 2 0 0 0 5 Salvatore Camileo 19 14 7 27 11 15 93 Nixon 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 Leonard J Warner 19 14 7 27 11 15 93 Herter 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 Silas F Taylor 20 15 7 26 11 15 94 Stevenson 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 Mary A Tomasello 19 17 9 28 11 16 100 William F Nowlin 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Hugh J McLaughlin 20 15 7 28 11 15 96 Warren 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Doris M Racicot 18 14 7 25 11 15 90 Frank J Lauche 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Anna Sullivan 19 15 7 29 11 15 96 MacArthur 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Mary DePasquale Murray 18 16 7 25 11 15 92 Blanks 4 15 16 18 9 18 80 Charles N Collatos 18 19 8 25 11 15 96 Anthony M Scibelli 18 14 7 25 11 15 90 61 95 132 140 86 88 602 Matthew L McGrath, Jr 19 16 8 27 11 15 96 Joseph Garczynski, Jr 18 14 7 25 11 15 90 DEMOCRATIC PARTY Edward Krock 18 15 7 25 11 15 91 James R Carter 19 13 7 26 11 15 91 Delegates at Large to National Convention Thomas J Hannon 19 17 7 27 11 15 96 Harry L Silva 18 13 7 26 11 15 90 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Jean S LeCompte 18 15 7 26 11 15 92 John F Kennedy 28 33 11 48 15 18 153 John F Cahill 19 15 8 27 11 15 95 Paul A Dever 25 32 11 45 15 19 147 Blanks 384 684 206 805 118 141 2338 John W McCormack 25 28 9 33 15 18 128 John B Hynes 27 28 9 37 4 17 122 840 1056 384 1440 384 504 4608 William H Burke, Jr 21 21 8 31 12 17 110 Margaret M O'Riordan 21 21 8 30 12 17 109 District Delegates to National Convention James M Curley 24 21 10 29 13 18 115 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Thomas J Buckley 25 22 11 32 12 17 119 Edward P Gilgun 27 26 9 27 11 15 115 Edward 1 Cronin 22 21 8 33 12 18 114 William C Geary 25 23 7 30 10 15 110 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 93 94 ANNUAL REPORTS Daniel D O'Dea 24 25 9 32 10 15 115 *George F Stygles 17 21 6 27 8 14 93 Soterios G Zaharoolis 23 19 7 26 10 15 100 *Dan H Fenn, Jr 25 32 10 52 10 18 147 Blanks 41 83 32 125 23 24 328 *John H O'Brien 18 25 4 38 8 17 110 *Frances H Balough 20 18 6 26 8 15 93 140 176 64 240 64 84 768 *Eileen H Cronin 16 20 8 29 9 14 96 *Henry P Meade 18 19 7 29 10 14 97 Alternate District Delegates to National Convention *Marion Coletta 19 25 5 41 9 17 116 *Edith S Myerson 22 28 6 41 10 18 125 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total *Eileen C Henriques 20 28 4 41 9 17 119 Thomas F Tracy 25 24 7 28 10 15 109 *Nancy R Fenn 23 27 8 45 10 18 131 Lawrence E Corcoran 24 24 9 27 10 14 108 *Catherine B Walters 21 22 4 40 8 16 111 Blanks 21 40 16 65 12 13 167 *Lisa M Petrow 21 22 4 44 9 17 117 ---- *Kathleen C Field 5 4 0 3 2 0 14 70 88 32 120 32 42 384 *Eleanor S Baldwin 5 4 0 3 2 0 14 *Daniel J Griffin 5 4 0 3 2 0 14 State Committee (Man) James J Mooney 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total *Carl R Queander 2 1 0 4 0 4 11 Richard K Donahue 21 23 4 37 7 10 102 David F Toomey 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 orge A Baldwin 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Raymond F Rourke 3 5 2 4 0 4 18 W Blanks 11 16 10 19 9 7 72 William F McCarthy 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Gray 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Lewis B Klebanoff 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 35 44 16 60 16 21 192 *Joseph A Campbell 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Edwin Donovan 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 State Committee (Woman) Blanks 635 841 387 1107 284 291 3545 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total 1225 1540 560 2100 560 735 6720 Helen Gilbride Droney 17 21 5 35 2 4 84 *Elected Margaret Nickles 9 9 1 12 5 9 45 Blanks 9 14 10 13 9 8 63 Presidential Preference 35 44 16 60 16 21 192 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Eisenhower 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Town Committee Edward W Eager 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Adieu Stevenson 17 26 13 39 8 13 116 J W McCormack 11 9 3 16 5 3 47 *William C Madden 22 29 6 31 11 15 114 John Kennedy 1 1 0 0 2 2 6 *Helen R Madden 21 24 4 32 10 15 106 Estes Kefauver 1 2 0 2 0 1 6 *Arthur B Chick 19 20 4 27 8 14 92 Lauche 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 *Wilfred F Pierpont, Jr 20 22 6 28 10 14 100 Dever 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Barney Tocio 20 28 6 29 9 14 106 Curley 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 *Mary Tocio 19 25 6 31 9 14 104 William C Madden 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 *James J McGowan 20 24 6 29 10 14 103 Blanks 4 2 0 2 1 1 10 *William J Collins 21 23 5 29 9 14 101 *Timothy P Donovan 20 23 6 29 10 14 102 35 44 16 60 16 21 192 *Timothy John Quinlan 21 21 6 31 10 15 104 A true copy Russell E McMakin 18 22 6 30 9 14 99 Attest *John F Downey 17 22 6 32 10 14 101 JAMES J. CARROLL, *Elizabeth F Downey 18 23 6 32 9 14 102 Town Clerk *Joseph D Brucchi 20 22 7 37 10 15 111 *Eugene T Buckley 20 26 7 33 10 16 112 *Agnes T Buckley 18 23 6 31 9 15 102 *John F McKearney 17 19 7 29 9 14 95 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 95 96 ANNUAL REPORTS WARRANT FOR STATE PRIMARY CONSTABLE'S RETURN To Town Clerk September 5, 1956 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in five To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting (5) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a printed copy of such V.arrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn his last residence, as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars 13 days the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in their before the time of said meeting respective voting places in said Town, Attest JAMES F MOWAT, PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL, PRECINCT TWO, EAST LEXINGTON Constable of Lexington FIRE STATION, PRECINCT THREE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING, PRECINCT FOUR, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, PRECINCT FIVE, CENTRAL FIRE STATION, PRECINCT SIX, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL on STATE PRIMARY TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1956 SEPTEMBER 18, 1956 at 8 00 o'clock A M, for the following purposes The fcll.,wirg election officers had been appointed by the Selectmen and were To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candidates assigned to duty at the Town Precincts as follows of Political Parties for the following officers Governor for this Commonwealth Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth Precinct One Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth John J Rudd Warden Treasurer and Receiver-General for this Commonwealth George E Foster Inspector Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth Florence M Bruce Inspector Attorney General for this Commonwealth Helga M Carlson Clerk Representative in Congress for 5th Congressional District Mary A Rowland Teller Councillor for 6th Councillor District George F Stygles Teller Senator for 7th Middlesex Senatorial District George D Smith Teller Two Representatives in General Court for 19th Middlesex Representative District Rosalie MacDonald Teller Two County Commissioners for Middlesex County Sheriff for Middlesex County Precinct Two The polls will be open from 8 00 A M until 8 00 P M J Carroll Ryan Warden And you are directed to serve this Warrant seven days at least before the time Joseph P Waddleton Inspector of said meeting as provided in the By-laws of the Town John R McLaughlin Inspector Ilda J Field Clerk Hereof fail not and make return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to Rose I McLaughlin Teller the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting Mary Ella Clifford Teller Alice G Marshall Teller Given under our hands at Lexington, this 27th day of August, A D, 1956 Christine E Stewart Teller A true copy, Attest JAMES F MOWAT, Constable of Lexington Precinct Three HASKELL W REED Lester L Andrews Warden RALPH H TUCKER Randall W Richards Inspector WILLIAM E MALONEY Edna D Anderson Inspector RUTH MOREY Joseph 0 RooneyClerk RAYMOND W JAMES Mary S H Ellis Teller Selectmen of Lexington Dorothy K Parker Teller Agnes T Buckley Teller Mary A Hallett Teller TOWN OF LEXINGTON 97 98 ANNUAL REPORTS Precinct 1 Ballots Cast Dem 183 Rep 308 Total 491 Precinct Four Precinct 2 Ballots Cast Dem 187 Rep 473 Total 660 Louise E Ahern Warden Precinct 3 Ballots Cast Dem 62 Rep 576 Total 638 Ralph I Dale Inspector Precinct 4 Ballots Cast Dem 134 Rep 561 Total 695 Henry P Meade Inspector FDowneyPrecinct 5 Ballots Cast Dem 95 Rep 578 Total 673 T Watson Teller Elizabeth F Clerk Precinct 6 Ballots Cast Dem 96 Rep 448 Total 544 Gladys Beatrice F Morse Teller Totals Dem 757 Rep2944 Total 3701 Alice Jorgensen Teller Lena S Rochette Teller REPUBLICAN PARTY Precinct Five Emma Zitso Warden Governor Richard B Ford Inspector Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Veronica Belcastro Inspector Sumner G Whittier 275 450 554 538 554 42'4 2795 Jean E Baker Clerk Blanks 33 23 22 23 24 24 149 Sally S Hooper Teller T_ Ingrid M Newhall Teller 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 Clarence E Delp Teller Elizabeth Fardy Teller Lieutenant Governor Precinct Six Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total William W Ferguson Warden Charles Gibbons 278 447 555 537 544 424 2785 Helen M Smith Inspector Blanks 30 26 21 24 34 24 159 - Caroline F Deloury Inspector - Mary J Ferry Clerk 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 Agnes Hall Teller Janet H Pigott Teller Eleanor M Cosgrove Teller Secretaryii Mary A Spellman Teller Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total The polls were declared open in each Precinct at eight o'clock A M and re- Richard I Furbush 274 453 551 539 543 421 2781 mained open until eight o'clook P M at which time after due notice they were Blanks 34 20 25 22 35 27 163 declared closed The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 The total number of registered voters in each precinct as follows Precinct 1 Eighteen hundred six 1806 Precinct 2 Nineteen hundred twenty-four 1924 Treasurer Precinct 3 Seventeen hundred ninety 1790 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Precinct 4 Eighteen hundred sixteen 1816 Robert H Beaudreau 270 443 550 532 538 420 2753 Precinct 5 Nineteen hundred forty-four 1944 Blanks 38 30 26 29 40 28 191 Precinct 6 Seventeen hundred ninety-seven 1797 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 Total Eleven thousand seventy-seven 11077 The ballots were counted by the election officers in each Precinct, the tally Auditor sheets and total vote sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used The ballots cast were counted, enclosed in envelopes sealed, signed by the Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total election officers, together with the unused ballots and delivered to the Town Clerk Joseph A Nobile 271 438 546 532 532 418 2737 at his office Blanks 37 35 30 29 46 30 207 The Town Clerk and the members of the Board of Registrars canvassed the results as follows 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 99 100 ANNUAL REPORTS Attorney Genera County Commissioners i Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total William G Andrew 183 299 410 350 368 294 1904 George Fingold 277 451 552 543 550 426 2799 H Herbert Applin 116 194 273 265 271 213 1332 Blanks 31 22 24 18 28 22 145 George A Ayotte 46 46 66 72 52 54 336 Winston W Bell 48 83 81 71 65 69 417 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 Leo Blacher 29 23 20 43 34 26 175 Thomas F Geary, Jr 70 92 94 96 107 76 535 Frederick Lowe 40 47 45 46 61 57 296 Congressman Blanks 84 162 163 179 198 107 893 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Totat 616 946 1 152 1 122 1 156 896 5888 Edith Nourse Rogers 273 448 547 522 551 422 2763 Blanks 35 25 29 39 27 26 181 Sheriff - 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 Pr I Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total John Frederick Cahill 268 435 533 507 524 408 2675 Blanks 40 38 43 54 54 40 269 Councillor 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Bertram S Killian 25 44 40 37 42 30 218 District Attorney Lawrence W Lloyd 175 293 393 358 372 279 1870 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total William A Warren 62 71 70 85 79 82 449 Edward J Bushell 69 106 104 116 104 107 606 Blanks 46 65 73 81 85 57 407 Thomas F Maher 20 18 27 20 27 25 137 • Ephraim Martin 196 314 399 387 408 287 1991 • 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 Blanks 23 35 46 38 39 29 210 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 Senator Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Thomas W Ackerson 27 24 19 23 27 35 155 STATE PRIMARY Lester W Bowen 9 7 8 9 11 8 52 John C Connelly 6 9 2 6 5 5 33 SEPTEMBER 18, 1956 Charles E Ferguson 243 401 517 486 501 364 2512 DEMOCRATIC PARTY William D MacDonald, Jr 9 7 7 16 17 17 73 Blanks 14 25 23 21 17 19 119 Governor -- Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 Foster Furcolo 121 128 46 97 62 64 518 Thomas H Buckley 52 53 15 31 28 30 209 Blanks 10 6 1 6 5 2 30 Representatives In General Court 183 187 62 134 95 96 757 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total John Brox 109 203 265 221 187 164 1149 Lieutenant Governor William A Barnes 73 99 108 109 110 101 600 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Paula K Lewellen 52 60 85 95 105 68 465 Robert F Murphy 134 129 41 96 68 73 541 William E Maloney 234 364 422 401 484 319 2224 James A Burke 29 18 10 15 12 14 98 Bertha W Piper 47 71 96 103 91 106 514 George A Wells 11 25 9 10 8 6 69 Paul M Tremblay 33 66 62 73 56 68 358 Blanks 9 15 2 13 7 3 49 Blanks 68 83 114 120 123 70 578 183 187 62 134 95 96 757 308 473 576 561 578 448 2944 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 101 102 ANNUAL REPORTS Secretary Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Senator Edward J Cronin 136 138 45 91 67 75 552 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Robert Emmet Dinsmore 27 29 9 16 18 13 112 Joseph M Curley 18 20 19 27 14 14 112 Blanks 20 20 8 27 10 8 93 Leonard J Hebert 5 7 7 16 3 9 47 183 187 62 134 95 96 757 David F Toomey 148 148 34 73 72 69 544 Blanks 12 12 2 18 6 4 54 Treasurer 183 187 62 134 95 96 757 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Clement A Riley 54 80 26 55 30 39 284 John F Kennedy 63 64 21 36 35 34 253 Representatives In General Court John F Buckley 23 11 4 9 11 7 65 Henry Joseph Hurley 6 9 4 6 5 6 36 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total John M Kennedy 17 9 1 10 4 4 45 Alfred Gladstone 45 48 19 42 23 29 206 Blanks 20 14 6 18 10 6 74 Thomas J Hartnett, Jr 69 65 24 40 39 39 276 James C Piper, Jr 79 79 24 51 48 38 319 183 187 62 134 95 96 757 Robert M Ready 50 66 19 39 27 35 236 Auditor Blanks 123 116 38 96 53 51 477 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total 366 374 124 268 190 192 1514 Thomas J Buckley 151 151 48 106 82 85 623 Blanks 32 36 14 28 13 11 134 County Commissioners 183 187 62 134 95 96 757 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Attorney General Edward M App 8 15 8 13 12 16 72 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total William P Bennett 4 2 1 2 4 3 16 Joseph D Ward 82 92 32 60 42 46 354 C Michael Bradley 7 5 0 2 5 4 23 Edward J McCormack, Jr 90 83 27 56 50 45 351 Edward L Buckley 22 17 10 12 7 9 77 Blanks 11 12 3 18 3 5 52 John J Burke 9 15 2 6 3 5 40 John B Carr 14 13 6 8 9 9 59 183' 187 62 134 95 96 757 John J Carroll 1 1 2 4 1 3 12 Congressman Joseph J Corcoran 24 18 4 10 7 6 69 Joseph Perry Costa 9 9 0 3 6 3 30 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Edward J Coughlin 3 4 2 3 3 1 16 Lawrence E Corcoran 0 0 0 5 0 2 7 Edward J Crane 14 21 5 11 9 9 69 Blanks 183 187 62 129 95 94 750 James A Cullen 12 22 7 11 10 10 72 John J Curran 6 15 3 9 12 7 52 183 187 62 134 95 96 757 P Joseph DiGiusto 17 8 1 7 4 4 41 William F Galgay 15 9 5 9 5 1 44 Councillor Warren M Griffin 1 5 2 7 5 6 26 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total James E Hagan 14 15 3 10 10 7 59 John Fred Buckley 18 17 10 13 7 15 80 Henry E Keenan 35 37 11 25 16 16 140 John J Burke 10 12 7 11 15 10 65 Francis R King 4 5 2 1 2 1 15 John Francis Casey 13 17 5 10 12 11 68 Francis G Lyons 10 9 4 6 10 9 48 Joseph Ray Crimmins 55 53 16 26 21 21 192 Patrick Joseph McGlinchey 5 6 2 5 2 2 22 Edward J Sullivan 45 47 13 23 22 19 169 William J Moran 12 15 4 2 5 10 48 Edward T Sullivan 14 9 4 15 5 9 56 William P Murray 31 33 4 13 12 18 111 Blanks 28 32 7 36 13 11 127 Gerald J Wayne 7 8 3 2 0 2 22 Blanks 82 67 33 87 31 31 331 183 187 62 134 95 96 757 366 374 124 268 190 192 1514 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 103 104 ANNUAL REPORTS Sheriff Lexington, Mass, May 25, 1956 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total I, James J Carroll, Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, do hereby certify Howard W Fitzpatrick 112 119 44 81 72 73 501 the above to be a true and exact copy of Article 71 as passed at the Adjourned Blanks 71 68 18 53 23 23 256 Town Meeting held April 2, 1956 and as same appears on record 183 187 62 134 95 96 757 JAMES J CARROLL, Town Clerk 1 District Attorney Boston, Mass, July 18, 1956 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Vincent A Burns 13 12 6 7 5 13 56 The foregoing amendment to by-laws is hereby approved John C Carr, Jr 11 1 1 4 6 8 31 GEORGE FINGOLD, Joseph V Carroll 11 7 4 4 3 6 35 Attorney General Thomas F Casey 5 4 0 1 0 2 12 Edward A Counihan, III 22 28 8 21 7 12 98 John F Cremens 26 30 5 15 10 7 93 ATTORNEY GENERAL'S APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 31 AS PASSED AT THE James L O'Dea, Jr 26 42 15 47 31 19 180 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 26, 1956 Irving L Stackpole 9 12 3 3 3 5 35 John J Tobin 2 2 1 3 3 0 11 ARTICLE 31 VOTED To amend the General By-Laws by adding thereto Andrew T Trodden 22 23 11 14 12 13 95 a new article to read as follows John F Zamparelli 21 17 5 11 11 5 70 ARTICLE XXVIII Town Celebrations Committee Blanks 15 9 3 4 4 6 41 SECTION 1 Thee is hereby established a Town Celebrations Com- 183 187 62 134 95 96 757 mittee to consist of nine registered voters of the Town Members of the A true copy Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen When first - Attest appointed, three members shall be appointed for three-year terms, three JAMES J CARROLL, for two-year terms and three for one-year terms Thereafter, three mem- Town Clerk bers shall be appointed each year for three year terms Terms shall expire • on April thirtieth, except that members shall continue in office until their • ATTORNEY GENERAL'S APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 71 AS PASSED AT THE successors have been duly appointed and qualified Vacancies shall be ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD APRIL 2, 1956 filled by the Board of Selectmen for the balance of unexpired terms ARTICLE 71 Presented by Selectman, Haskell W Reed SECTION 2 The Committee shall be charged with planning and VOTED To amend Article XXVI of the General By-Laws by renumbering the carrying out the proper observance of April nineteenth and of United present sections thereof, except Section 1 and Section 3, to conform to the follow- Nations Day and of such other holidays and special events as the Selectmen ing numbers may designate from time to time Carried Unanimously 10 12 P M SECTION 2 The fees for storage of gasoline under General Laws, JAMES J CARROLL, Chapter 48, Section 13, as amended, shall be as follows For issuing the Town Clerk original license, $1 00 plus a reasonable charge for advertising For each annual certificate of registration, $50 Lexington, Mass, May 17, 1956 SECTION 4 No person, except an officer of the law in the perform- ance of his duties, shall enter upon the premises of another with the I, James J Carroll, Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, do hereby certify intention of peeping into the windows of a house or spying upon in any the above to be a true and exact copy of Article 31 as passed at the Adjourned manner any persons therein Town Meeting held March 26, 1956 and as same appears on record SECTION 5 The Board of Appeals established under the Zoning JAMES J CARROLL, By-Law shall be and shall act as the Board of Appeals under the Sub-division Town Clerk Control Law, being Sections 81K to 81 GG inclusive of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, and any acts in amendment thereof or in addition thereto Boston, Mass, July 18, 1956 Carried Unanimously 10 23 P M The foregoing amendment to by-laws is hereby approved JAMES J CARROLL, Town Clerk GEORGE FINGOLD, Attorney General TOWN OF LEXINGTON 105 106 ANNUAL REPORTS Chapter 511 Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant, with your doings thereon, THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-five Given under our hands at Lexington this seventeenth day of September, A D, AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON TO SELL WATER TO 1956 THE BURLINGTON WATER DISTRICT, AND AUTHORIZING SAID DISTRICT TO A true copy,Attest HASKELL W REED PURCHASE WATER FROM SAID TOWN JAMES F MOWAT RAYMOND W JAMES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court Constable of Lexington WILLIAM E .MALONEY assembled,and by the authority of the same, as follows. SECTION 1 The town of RUTH MOREY • Lexington may furnish and sell water to the Burlington water district, which is RALPH H TUCKER hereby authorized to purchase water so sold Water so furnished and sold shall be at a rate or rates to be mutually agreed upon between said town and said district Selectmen of Lexington acting by the selectmen of the town of Lexington and the commissioners of the CONSTABLE'S RETURN Burlington Water District In case of such sale, the Burlington Water District may, To the Town Clerk September 24, 1956 at its own expense make such extensions of its water mains and such installation of I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in five other facilities and equipment within the limits of the town of Burlington as may (5) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a be necessary for the purposes of this act printed copy of such warrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at SECTION 2 This act shall take effect upon its passage his last residence, as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars of Voters House of Representatives, June 27, 1955 8 days before the time of said meeting Passed to be enacted, /S/Michael F Sperry Speaker Attest. In Senate, June 28, 1955 JAMES F MOWAT, Passed to be enacted,/S/ Richard I Furbush President Constable of Lexington July 5, 1955 Approved, SPECIAL TOWN MEETING at 2 o'clock and 7 minutes, P M /Signed/ Christian A Herter OCTOBER 1, 1956 Governor Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E Ferguson 8 05 P M Invocation offered by Rev Floyd J Taylor 8 07 P M There were 153 Town Meeting Members present TOWN WARRANT Town Clerk, James J Carroll, read the warrant for the meeting until further reading was unanimously waived 8 07 P M Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss The Town Clerk read the Constable's Return of the warrant 8 08 P M To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting ARTICLE 1 William C Madden, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify presented the report of the Appropriation Committee which was voted to be ac- the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in Town cepted and paced on file 8 08 P M affairs, to meet in Cary Memorial Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the first day of ARTICLE 2 Presented by Edward T Martin of the School Committee. October, 1956, at 8 00 P M then and there to act on the following articles VOTED That the sum of $79,000 00 be and hereby is appropriated as a sup- plementary appropriation to be used in conjunction with and in addition to the sum ARTICLE 1 To receive the reports of any board of Town officers or of any of $515,000 00 already appropriated, under Article 41 of the Warrant for the committee of the Town 1956 Annual Town Meeting, for the construction and original equipping and fur- ARTICLE 2 To see if the Town will vote a supplementary appropriation to nishing of an addition to the Franklin School building, and that payment be pro- be used in conjunction with and in addition to the money already appropriated for vided by the transfer of $19,000 00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account and the construction and original equipping and furnishing of an addition to the Franklin by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of $60,000 00, and School building and determine whether the money shall be provided by transfer that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is author- from available funds, including unexpended balances in current appropriations, or ized to borrow the sum of $60,000 00 under the authority of Chapter 645 of the by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner Acts of 1948, as amended, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be in relation thereto payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time amended, within a period not exceeding twenty years of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town After general discussion from various Town Meeting Members the article was voted on as presented and carried unanimously 9 04 P. M. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 107 108 ANNUAL REPORTS Motion by Haskell W Reed, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, that meeting be CONSTABLE'S RETURN Carried unanimously 9 04 P. M. adjourned To Town Clerk October 25, 1956 JAMES J CARROLL, Town Clerk I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in five (5) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a WARRANT FOR STATE ELECTION printed copy of such warrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. his last residence, as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars, 10 days To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting before the time of said election Attest JAMES F MOWAT, In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn Constable of Lexington the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Elections to meet in their respective voting places in said Town, PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL, PRECINCT TWO, EAST LEXINGTON STATE ELECTION FIRE STATION, PRECINCT THREE, CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING, PRECINCT FOUR, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, PRECINCT FIVE, CENTRAL FIRE STATION, NOVEMBER 6, 1956 PRECINCT SIX, MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL on TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1956 The following election officers had been appointed by the Selectmen and were at 7 00 o'clock A M to cast their ballots for the following officers assigned to duty at the Town Precincts as follows Presidential Electors, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, Precinct One Representative in Congress, Councillor, Senator, Two John J Rudd Warden Representatives in General Court, Two County Commissioners, George E Foster . .. . Inspector Rose I McLaughlin Inspector Sheriff Helga M Carlson . . . Clerk • And to take action on the following question Mary A Rowland Teller QUESTION NO 1 Annie H McDonnell Teller Mary Ella Clifford Teller A Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale George F Stygles . . .. .. .. Teller therein of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt YES George D Smith Teller beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages)? NO Madeline Towle Teller B Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale Gaetano Buttaro .. .. . . .. Teller Dorothea Tocio Teller therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale YES I and all other malt beverages)? NO Precinct Two C Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale J Carroll Ryan Warden Mary A Spellman Inspector therein of all alcoholic beverages in packages, so called, not YES Florence M Bruce Inspector to be drunk on the premises? NO Ilda J Field Clerk The polls will be open at 7 00 A M and will remain open until 8 00 P M Christine Stewart Teller And you are directed to serve this Warrant seven days at least before the time Henry P Meade Teller of said election as provided in the By-laws of the Town Alice G Marshall Teller CatheHereof fail not, and make due return on this Warrant, with your doings thereon, Agnes Te BelTeller 9 Agnes Buckleyeau Teller to the Town Clerk on or before the time of said election Elizabeth Fardy Teller Given under our hands at Lexington, this fifteenth day of October, A D, 1956 Lena S Rochette Teller A true copy, Attest JAMES F MOWAT, Constable of Lexington Woodrow W Sayre Teller HASKELL W REED RALPH H TUCKER Precinct Three WILLIAM E MALONEY Lester L Andrews Warden RAYMOND W JAMES Randall W Richards .. .. . . Deputy Warden RUTH MOREY Edna D Anderson Clerk Selectmen of Lexington Joseph 0 Rooney (Deputy) Clerk Mary A Hallett Assistant TOWN OF LEXINGTON 109 110 ANNUAL REPORTS The ballots were counted by the election officers in each precinct, the tally Precinct Four sheets and total vote sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used Louise E Ahern Warden Ralph I Dale Inspector The ballots cast were counted, enclosed in envelopes, sealed signed by the Mary G Oliver Inspector election officers, together with the unused ballots and delivered to the Town Clerk Elizabeth F Downey . . .... .... ... . ... Clerk at his office Dorothy Parker Teller Rosalie MacDonald Teller The Town Clerk and the members of the Board of Registrars canvassed the re- 1. Ella G Callahan Teller sults as follows Alice Jorgensen Teller Janet H Pigott Teller Precinct 1 Eighteen hundred three 1803 Beatrice F Morse Teller Precinct 2 Nineteen hundred sixty-five 1965 Gladys T Watson Teller Precinct 3 Seventeen hundred ninety-eight 1798 Evelyn Silva Teller Precinct 4 Eighteen hundred ninety-one 1891 Precinct 5 Nineteen hundred sixty-five 1965 Precinct Five Precinct 6 Eighteen hundred thirty-seven 1837 Emma Zitso ... . . Warden Richard B Ford Deputy Warden 11259 Veronica Belcastro (Deputy) Clerk President and Vice President Jean E Baker Clerk Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Harvey F Wenlock Assistant Eisenhower and Nixon 1213 1412 1498 1465 1561 1363 8512 Harry L Garrett Assistant Hass and Cozzini 2 2 3 1 1 3 12 Holtwick and Cooper 0 0 4 2 1 2 9 Precinct Six Stevenson and Kefauver 562 538 268 398 384 457 2607 William W Ferguson . Warden Andrews and Werdel 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Helen M Smith Inspector Blanks 26 13 25 24 18 12 118 Clarence E Delp . Inspector Mary J Ferry Clerk 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 .. Caroline F Deloury . . . Teller Agnes Hall Teller Mary S H Ellis Teller Governor Sally S Hooper . .. Teller Eleanor M Cosgrove Teller Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Abram Chayes Teller Foster Furcolo 782 674 358 511 483 586 3394 Marion E Whiting Teller Sumner G Whittier 995 1268 1412 1358 1437 1231 7701 Catheryne M Ferry Teller Henning A Blomen 2 2 3 3 2 3 15 Mary R McDonough . Teller Mark R Shaw 1 0 1 2 2 1 7 Blanks 23 21 24 17 41 16 142 The polls were declared open in each precinct at seven o'clock A M and re- mained open until eight o'clock P M at which time after due notice they were 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 declared closed The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties The total number of registered voters in each precinct as follows Lieutenant Governor Males Females Total Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Precinct 1 970 976 1946 Charles Gibbons 1024 1287 1419 1409 1436 1258 7833 Precinct 2 1,002 1,082 2084 Robert F Murphy 722 643 295 436 448 544 3088 Precinct 3 873 1,023 1896 Harold E Bassett 1 2 4 6 1 4 18 Precinct 4 908 1,062 1970 Francis A Votano 3 4 5 6 5 3 26 Precinct 5 1,024 1,074 2098 Blanks 53 29 75 34 75 28 294 Precinct 6 932 1,011 1943 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 Total 5,709 6,228 11937 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 111 112 ANNUAL REPORTS Secretary Councillor Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Joseph Ray Crimmins 796 682 282 452 423 552 3187 EdwardJ Cronin 737 637 308 439 438 557 3116 Lawrence W Lloyd 913 1202 1366 1347 1393 1208 7429 Richard I Furbush 1003 1279 1393 1392 1447 1233 7747 Blanks 94 81 150 92 149 77 643 Earl F Dodge 1 2 7 6 2 5 23 __ Lawrence Gilfedder 2 4 5 3 4 6 24 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 1 Blanks 60 43 85 51 74 36 349 Senator 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Joseph M Curley 528 494 242 350 344 410 2368 Treasurer Charles E Ferguson 1219 1426 1464 1494 1453 1394 8450 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Blanks 56 45 92 47 168 33 441 John F Kennedy 733 600 315 423 434 535 3040 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 Robert H Beaudreau 987 1301 1395 1398 1439 1256 7776 Isaac Goddard 2 2 4 9 3 4 24 Representatives In General Court Willy N Hogseth 7 3 7 5 3 4 29 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Blanks 74 59 77 56 86 38 390 John Brox 880 1130 1368 1232 1380 1101 7091 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 William E Maloney 1278 1517 1500 1497 1601 1421 8814 James C Piper, Jr 543 463 282 361 408 440 2497 Robert M Ready 410 381 210 327 290 330 1948 Auditor Blanks 495 439 236 365 251 382 2168 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total 3606 3930 3596 3782 3930 3674 22518 Thomas J Buckley 855 746 343 553 514 659 3670 Joseph A Nobile 868 1155 1342 1266 1346 1131 7108 County Commissioners John B Lauder 1 2 5 5 1 2 16 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Anthony Martin 4 5 11 9 3 7 39 Blanks 75 57 97 58 101 38 426 William G Andrew 1022 1302 1402 1400 1430 1263 7819 H Herbert Applin 945 1219 1397 1331 1401 1 181 7474 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259, Edward L Buckley 668 590 273 399 413 500 2843 Patrick Joseph McGlinchey 520 453 257 319 374 411 2334 Blanks 451 366 267 333 312 319 2048 Attorney General 3606 3930 3596 3782 3930 3674 22518 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total George Fingold 1089 1350 1434 1401 1461 1315 8050 Sheriff Edward J McCormack, Jr 665 580 300 432 432 483 2892 Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Fred M Ingersoll 3 5 4 6 3 7 28 Howard W Fitzpatrick 784 669 319 463 456 596 3287 Howard B Rand 0 2 5 4 1 4 16 Blanks 46 28 55 48 68 28 273 John Frederick Cahill 911 1212 1363 1329 1377 1175 7367 Blanks 108 84 116 99 132 66 605 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 Congressman District Attorney Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total Ephraim Martin 1001 1242 1385 1326 1404 1222 7580 Edith Nourse Rogers 1265 1489 1500 1500 1565 1448 8767 James L O'Dea, Jr 726 670 316 507 467 568 3254 Lawrence E Corcoran 488 442 224 344 334 365 2197 Blanks 76 53 97 58 94 47 425 Blanks 50 34 74 47 66 24 295 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 113 114 ANNUAL REPORTS Question No 1-A —Full License day of November, 1956, at 8 00 P M then and there to act on the following Pr.1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total articles Yes 529 527 329 416 392 464 2657 ARTICLE 1 To receive the reports of any board of Town officers or of any No 889 1035 768 1 1 15 927 1002 5736 committee of the Town Blanks 385 403 701 360 646 371 2866 ARTICLE 2 To see if the Town will vote to accept from the Trustees of 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 Lexington Children's Museum a gift of the Museum's collections of birds, minerals and shells that are now in the Lexington Schools and to place the same under the - care and management of the School Committee, or act in any other manner in re- Question No 1-B.—Wines & Beers lotion thereto Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total ARTICLE 3 To see if the Town will vote to accept the bequest to the Town Yes 524 516 312 423 371 436 2582 of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000 ), that is contained in the will of Maud No 853 1011 849 1073 890 984 5660 T Sherburne, late of Lexington, Middlesex County Probate Court No 336627, to Blanks 426 438 637 395 704 417 3017 be held in trust as a permanent fund to be known as the "F Foster Sherburne and 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 Tenney Sherburne Fund" with the net income to be used for annual awards to educate and assist in the education of deserving young men and women in Lexing- ton, all as provided in said will, or act in any other manner in relation thereto Question No 1-C.—Package Stores Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Total ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Committee, in connection with making the heretofore authorized survey of the Junior High Yes 1268 1391 1050 1299 1227 1297 7532 School program of study, facilities, and building needs, to retain architectural No 382 424 427 455 430 404 2522 Blanks 153 150 321 137 308 136 1205 services and obtain preliminary plans and cost estimates for possible remodeling of the present Junior High School building, appropriate money therefor and provide 1803 1965 1798 1891 1965 1837 11259 for payment by transfer from available funds, including any unexpended balances in ` current appropriations, or act in any other manner in relation thereto SPECIAL TABULATION OF OFFICIAL WAR BALLOTS ONLY ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 447 of the Acts - BIENNIAL STATE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1956 of the General Court of 1956 entitled "An Act Establishing an Historic Districts NUMBER of service persons who personally applied by Federal postcard Commission for the Town of Lexington and Defining its Powers and Duties, and or othewise for State War Ballot 98 Establishing Historic Districts in the Town of Lexington" NUMBER of service persons who were registered voters for whom State ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will vote to reduce the membership of the War Ballot applications were made by kindred 5 Planning Board, that was established under Article 52 of the Warrant for the 1948 NUMBER of service persons who were not registered voters, for whom Annual Town Meeting, from six members to five members, or act in any registration as voters and State War Ballots were made by kindred 9 manner in relation thereto other NUMBER of ballots mailed to service persons . .. 112 NUMBER of such ballots cast . 99 ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will vote to amend Sect,on 3 of Article XXVI NUMBER of such ballots rejected 1 of the General By Laws by striking out the same and inserting in place thereof a JAMES J CARROLL, new Section 3 to read substantially as follows, or act in any other manner in Town Clerk relation thereto SECTION 3 Any vehicle on any way in the Town interfering with the work of removing or plowing snow or removing ice from the way, may be removed by or under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works TOWN WARRANT to a public garage or any convenient place The Superintendent of Public Works shall, within a reasonable time, notify the Chief of Police of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss removal of any such vehicle and of the place to which it has been removed, To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting and the Chief of Police shall give like notice to the registered owner of the veh cle owner In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify establish Ihis ri ht so todo to theed Townto remover to theevehicle shalle the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in Town g pay a or the keeper, andoany 9 place of storage, the cost of removal, not exceeding $15 00, any affairs, to meet in Cary Memorial Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the nineteenth storage charges resulting therefrom, not exceeding g $1 00 per day t TOWN OF LEXINGTON 115 116 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 8 To see if the Town will vote to amend the General By-Laws by provide for payment thereof by transfer from available funds, including unexpended adding thereto a new article to read substantially as follows, or act in any other balances in current appropriations, or act in any other manner in relation thereto manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 10 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to retain ARTICLE XXIX Playground and Recreation Centers engineering services and make a study of the water distribution system of the Town SECTION 1 There is hereby established a Recreation Committee It for the purpose of determining its condition and needs, appropriate money therefor shall consist of five registered voters of the Town Members of the Corn- and provide for payment by transfer from available funds, including unexpended mittee shall be appointed as follows—One by the Board of Selectmen, one balances in current appropriations, or act in any other manner in relation thereto • by the School Committee, one by the Planning Board, and two by the Moderator The first appointments shall be for the following terms—The ARTICLE 1 1 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to retain member appointed by the Selectmen shall serve for three years, the mem- engineering services and prepare plans and specifications for the construction of a bers appointed by the School Committee and by the Planning Board shall water standpipe, and to obtain bids and to enter into a contract or contracts for serve for two years, one of the members appointed by the Moderator shall such construction, appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be provided by transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances serve for one year and the other member appointed by the Moderator shall serve for three years Upon the expiration of the term of a member, his in current appropriations, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, successor shall be appointed by the same appointing authority for a term or act in any other manner in relation thereto of three years Terms shall expire on April thirtieth, except that members ARTICLE 12 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to obtain bids shall continue ;n office until their successors have been duly appointed and and to enter into a contract or contracts for the demolition of the concrete water qualified Vacancies shall be filled by the same appointing authority for standpipe, appropriate money therefor and provide for payment oy transfer from the balance of the unexpired terms available funds including unexpended balances in current appropriations, or act SECTION 2 The Recreation Committee shall administer and have the in any other manner in relation thereto management of the public playgrounds end recreation centers of the Town, ARTICLE 13 To see if the Town will vote a supplementary appropriation to except as herein otherwise provided, shall have charge of conducting and be used in conjunction with and in addition to the money already appropriated • promoting thereon recreation, play, sport and physical education and may under Article 13 of the Warrant for the 1956 Annual Town Meeting for land permit the use thereof by any department of the Town or by any person, acquisition and for installation of water mains not less than six inches but less than society or organization for such other public, recreational, social or educa- sixteen inches in diameter, and determine whether the money shall be provided by tional purposes as the Committee may deem proper, and, with the consent transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances in current appropna- • of the public officer or board having control thereof or of the owner, may tions, or oy borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other conduct and promote such activities on other public property or on private manner in relation thereto property In carrying out its functions, the Committee, within the limit of its appropriations, may employ teachers, supervisors and other personnel and ARTICLE 14 To see if the Town will vote a supplementary appropriation to may purchase and maintain equipment, program material and supplies be used in conjunction with and in addition to the money already appropriated under Article 14 of the Warrant for the 1956 Annual Town Meeting for land SECTION 3 The foregoing powers and duties of the Recreation acquisition and for installation of sewer mains, and determine whether the money Committee shall apply to playgrounds and gymnasiums on school property shall be provided by transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances under the control of the School Committee only to the extent that the in current appropriations, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, School Committee may authorize or act in any other manner in relation thereto SECTION 4 All other powers over playgrounds and recreation centers ARTICLE 15 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen in the name and that are conferred upon towns by Section 14 of Chapter 45 of the General on behalf of the Town to convey to the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Centre, Laws, or any statute in amendment thereof or in addition thereto, shall be Inc, a Ma:,sachusetts charitable corporation, two parcels of land hereinafter describ- exercised by the Board of Selectmen These powers shall include, without ed that are situated on the southerly side of Lincoln Street in Lexington and shown limitation, the acquisition, construction, maintenance and development of on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington-Mass", dated July 23, 1956, Albert land, buildings and physical facilities A Miller and Wilbur C Nylander, Civil Engineers and Surveyors, recorded in Middle- SECTION 5 The Recreation Committee shall carry on continuous sex South District Registry of Deeds as Plan No 1275 of 1956 in Book 8780, Page 202, such conveyance by the Town to be in consideration of the use by said study and planning in reference to the development, improvement, main- tenance, and equipment of playgrounds and recreation centers in the Town corporation of such land only for the recreation, entertainment, physical training and shall make recommendations thereon from time to time to the Board and instruction of the youth of both sexes of the Town of Lexington in accordance of Selectmen with the corporate purposes of the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc and the provisions of the will of Josiah Willard Hayden, Middlesex Probate Court ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town will appropriate money for the acquisition of docket No 329908, and the agreement by said corporation to build, operate and equipment for the Police Department for use in speed studies and control and maintain on such land a building or buildings or other facilities for said purposes, TOWN OF LEXINGTON 117 118 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 21 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way and or act in any other manner in relation thereto The first parcel consists of a sub- accerth- stantially triangular piece of land shown on said plan as containing 1 2 acres, more westerlyer the layoutemoreoas a townasway a proposed street outum byDthe Square nnand or less, and lying between Parcel 1 and Parcel 2 that were conveyed to said grantee 152 feet it less thet /office ofSthehet as lniddated Selectmen en and pursuant to the vote adopted under Article 74 of the Warrant for the 1956 Annual shown upon a plan on file in office Town Clerk September 28, 1956, and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or Town Meeting by deed dated July 30, 1956 and recorded in said Deeds in Book other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction 8780, Page 202 The second parcel consists of a narrow strip of land extending of said street and for land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be from said Parcel 2 to Lincoln Street. provided by transfer from available funds or by borrowing or by any combination • ARTICLE 16 To see if the Town will vote a supplementary appropriation to of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto be used in conjunction with and in addition to the money already appropriated ARTICLE 22 To see if the Town will vote to grant emergency transportation under Article 36 of the Warrant for the 1956 Annual Town Meeting for the con- to elementary school ch ldren living less than one mile from the school they are struction, original equipping and furnishing of an addition to the Cary Memorial attending when in the opinion of the School Committee traffic conditions make Library building and for the making of alterations in the present building, and such transportation necessary on an emergency basis for the protection of the determine whether the money shall be provided by transfer from available funds, children, or act in any other manner in relation thereto including unexpended balances in current appropriations, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 23 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law so ARTICLE 17 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen on as to change certain land from an RI District to a C2 District by adding at the end of paragraph 4 in Section 4 (d) C2—General business districts, the following— behalf of the Town to purchase, take by eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, for Said district shall also include adjoining land bounded as follows northwesterly by school and playground purposes, land in Lexington as a site for a Junior High School a part of the land described in the preceding sentence, fifty-one and 46/100 building, appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be (51 46) feet, northeasterly by railroad property, twenty-four and 25/100 (24 25) provided by transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances in current feet, southeasterly by railroad property, fifty and 90/100 (50 90) feet, and south- appropriations, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in westerly by Depot Square, thirty-two and 05/100 (32 05) feet any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 18 To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen on ARTICLE 24 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law so behalf of the Town to purchase, take by eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, for as to provide for an additional type of zoning district to be designated C3 Special school and playground purposes, land in Lexington as a site for an elementary school Commercial Districts and to prescribe the permitted buildings and uses in said C3 building, appropriate money therefor and determine whether the money shall be Districts provided by transfer from available funds, including unexpended balances in current A By adding under Section 3 Districts Defined the following new paragraph appropriations, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in (h) C3 —Special commercial districts any other manner in relation thereto B By striking out the word "or" between the words "MI" and "Al" in ARTICLE 19 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way and paragraph (a) of Section 4, Geographical Description of Districts, and by accept the relocation and alteration of as a town way Allen Street from Waltham substituting therefor a comma and by inserting between the words "Al" Street southeasterly 1620 feet more or less to a point on Allen Street which is 120 and "district" of said paragraph the words—or C3 — feet more or less southwesterly of Clematis Road as relocated and altered by the C By adding under Section 5 Permitted Buildings and Uses the following Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated October 1, 1956, and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, new paragraph easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the (h) C3 Districts All buildings and uses that are permitted in R1 and construction of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether the R2 districts but subject to any conditions and restrictions set forth money shall be provided by transfer from available funds, including unexpended therein, and the following balances in current appropriations, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these 1 Laboratories engaged in research, experimental and testing activ- methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ities, including, but not limited to, the fields of biology, chemistry, electronics, engineering, geology, medicine, and physics, but sub- ARTICLE 20 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way and ject to the following conditions any laboratory, the conduct of accept the layout of as a town way Ivan Street from Eldred Street northwesterly which may be disturbing or detrimental to the health, safety or approximately 380 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act and welfare of persons working in or living near the proposed location shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated May 25, 1956 of such laboratory, including special danger of fire or explosion, and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other pollution of waterways, corrosive, toxic or noisome fumes, gas, interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction of said smoke, soot, obnoxious dust, disagreeable odors and offensive street and for land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided noise or vibrations, is expressly prohibited, permitted laboratories by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of these may manufacture, process or store goods and materials to the methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto TOWN OF LEXINGTON 119 120 ANNUAL REPORTS extent such manufacturing, processing or storage is a part of and b For each such building and accessory building relates solely to such research, experimental and testing activities, (1) A front yard of not less than 70 feet in depth on each but all other manufacturing, processing or storage of goods and street upon which the lot abuts materials is expressly prohibited, and the buildings thereof shall (2) A side yard on each side of not less than 50 feet in width connect with a sanitary sewer (3) A rear yard of not less than 50 feet in depth 2 Business offices engaged in administrative and clerical activities Provided however that, if a boundary of the lot abuts on land and having facilities for employing concurrently a minimum of 100 in a district other than an M1 or C3 district the side or rear individuals but subject to the condition that the buildings thereof yard requirement for the yard, having as its exterior line the • shall connect with a sanitary sewer boundary of the lot which abuts the land in the other district, 3 No dwelling shall be erected in a C3 district except with permis- shall be not less than 80 feet in width or depth as the case sion from the Board of Appeals may be c For each such principal building, an open area on the lot, not ARTICLE 25 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law so occupied by any building, of not less than 75 per centum of as to change the permitted buildings and uses in MI—Light Manufacturing Districts the area of the lot, which may be used for parking area if by striking out all of paragraph (f) in Section 5 Permitted Buildings and Uses and otherwise lawful by substituting in place thereof the following d For each such principal building, a parking area on the lot for (f) Ml Districts All buildings and uses that are permitted in R1, R2 and automobiles or other vehicles containing not less than three C3 districts but subject to any conditions and restrictions set forth therein, parking spaces for each four persons employed concurrently and the following on the premises unless a smaller parking area shall be ap- 1 Light manufacturing, employing only electric or other substantially proved in writing by the Planning Board which, in granting noiseless and inoffensive motive power, utilizing hand labor or quiet ma- such approval, may prescribe other conditions and restrictions chinery and processes, free from neighborhood disturbing odors or agencies, in the interest of the Town in carrying out the purposes of but subject to the following conditions any light manufacturing business, this By-Law No parking area shall be located within 70 feet • the conduct of which may be disturbing or detrimental to the health, safety of the exterior line of any street on which the lot abuts, except or welfare of persons working in or living near the proposed location of such that there may be provided on the lot one parking area within manufacturing, including special danger of fire or explosion, pollution of such distance of a street which shall accommodate not more waterways, corrosive, toxic or noisome fumes, gas, smoke, soot obnoxious than 25 cars and shall be used exclusively for visitors and dust, disagreeable odors and offensive noise or vibrations, is expressly pro- shall not be considered part of the parking area required as hibited, and the buildings thereof shall connect with a sanitary sewer hereinabove provided No parking area shall be located within 2 No dwelling shall be erected in an M1 district except with perm's- 10 feet of any boundary line of the lot sion from the Board of Appeals e For each such principal building, but not including office ARTICLE 26 To see if the Town will vote to amend paragraph (b) of Section buildings, minimum loading berths on the lot as follows for 7 Height Regulations of the Zoning By-Law by inserting after the words "C2" the buildings containing less than 30,000 square feet of floor following—, C3 —, so that said paragraph (b) will read as follows area, one loading berth, for buildings containing from 30,000 to 100,000 square feet of floor area, two loading berths, plus (b) In C2, C3 and Ml districts the maximum height of buildings one additional loading berth for each additional 70,000 square shall be fifty-five feet feet of floor area or fraction thereof up to 450,000 square ARTICLE 27 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 8 of the Zoning feet, for buildings containing over 450,000 square feet of By-Law as follows floor area, seven loading berths, plus one additional berth for each additional 90,000 square feet of floor area or fraction A By striking out the title "Area, Frontage and Yard Regulations" and sub- thereof Each such berth shall be at least 12 feet in width stituting in place thereof the title — Area, Frontage, Yard, Off-Street and 45 feet in length and shall have a vertical clearance of not Parking and Loading Regulations less than 14 feet No loading berth shall be located in any B By striking out all of paragraph (e) and substitutingplace thereof the in front yard As used herein the term "loading berth" shall following mean a space immediately adjacent to a loading platform and (e) Ml and C3 Districts designed to be occupied by a truck or other vehicle while 1 In M1 and C3 districts there shall be provided loading or unloading a For each permitted principal building, other than those per- f Parking areas and loading berths shall be provided with mated in RI or R2 districts, a lot containing an area of not adequate driveways, not more than 25 feet in width, providing less than five acres and a frontage of not less than 400 feet access to a street The entrance of all driveways to a street upon the frontage street TOWN OF LEXINGTON 121 122 ANNUAL REPORTS and the specifications for construction of all parking areas, ARTICLE 1 Appropriation Committee Report presented by William C Madden, loading berths and driveways shall be subject to approval in which was voted to be accepted and placed on file writing by the Planning Board In determining the area re- Carried Unanimously 8 10 P M quired for parking, loading and driveway space, the area All articles presented by Haskell W Reed, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, un- allocated to any one of such spaces shall not, while so allo- less otherwise noted cated, be used to satisfy the requirements for any other space ARTICLE 2 VOTED That the Town hereby accepts from the Trustees of Lex- g For each principal building permitted in R1 or R2 districts, the ington Children's Museum a gift of the Museum's collection of birds, minerals and same lot area and frontage, and for each such building and shells that are now in the Lexington Schools and places the same under the care and accessory building the same front, side and rear yards as management of the School Committee would be required if the lot were situated in an R1 or R2 Carried Unanimously 8 11 P M district ARTICLE 3 VOTED That the Town hereby accepts with gratitude the be- And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time quest to the Town of Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) that is contained in of said meeting as provided in the By-laws of the Town the will of Maud T Sherburne, late of Lexington, Middlesex County Probate Court Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant, with your doings thereon, No 336627, to be held in trust as a permanent fund to be known as the "F Foster to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting Sherburne and Tenney Sherburne Fund",with the net income to be used for annual Given under our hands at Lexington this twenty-second day of October, A D, awards to educate and assist in the education of deserving young men and women 1956 in Lexington, all as provided in said will Carried Unanimously 8 12 P M A true copy, Attest JAMES F MOWAT ARTICLE 4 Presented by Mildred B Marek, Chairman, School Committee Constable of Lexington VOTED That the School Committee be and hereby is authorized, in connec- HASKELL W REED tion with making the heretofore authorized survey of the Junior High School pro- WILL IAM E MALONEY gram of study, facilities and building needs, to retain architectural services and ob- • RAYMOND W JAMES tarn preliminary plans and cost estimates for possible remodeling of the present • RUTH MOREY Junior High School building, and that the sum of $2,000 00 be and hereby is ap- RALPH H TUCKER Ac- count propriated therefor and be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Selectmen of Lexington Carried 8 18 P M . CONSTABLE'S RETURN ARTICLE 5 Presented by Wilbur M Jaquith To Town Clerk October 30, 1956 VOTED That the Town hereby accepts Chapter 447 of the Acts of the Gen- I have served the foregoing Warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in five eral Court of 1956 entitled "An Act Establishing an Historic Districts Commission (5) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a for the Town of Lexington and Defining its Powers and Duties, and Establishing printed copy of such Warrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at Historic Districts in the Town of Lexington" his last residence seven days before the time of said election Carried Unanimously 8 21 P M Attest ARTICLE 6 Presented by Donald D Hathaway, Chairman, Planning Board JAMES F MOWAT, VOTED That the membership of the Planning Board established under Article Constable of Lexington 52 of the Warrant for the 1948 Annual Town Meeting, be and hereby is reduced from six members to five members, effective at the annual election of officers in 1959, except that it shall go into effect prior thereto, immediately upon the occur- rence of any vacancy in either of the two present terms that expire in 1959 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Carried Unanimously 8 23 P M ARTICLE 7 VOTED To amend Section 3 of Article XXVI of the General HELD NOVEMBER 19, 1956 By-laws by striking out the same and inserting in place thereof a new Section 3 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E Ferguson 8 07 P M to read as follows Invocation given by Rev George W Casey SECTION 3 Any vehicle on any way in the Town interfering with the There were 176 Town Meeting Members present work of removing or plowing snow or removing ice from the way, may be Town Clerk, James J Carroll, reads warrant for the meeting until motion made removed by or under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works that further reading be waived 8 08 P M to a public garage or any convenient place The Superintendent of Public Works shall, within a reasonable time, notify the Chief of Police of the re- Constable's Return read by the Town Clerk 8 08 P M TOWN OF LEXINGTON 123 124 ANNUAL REPORTS moval of any suchvehicle and of the place to which it has been removed, SECTION 5 The Recreation Committee shall carry on continuous and the Chief of Pshall give like notice to the registered owner of the study and planning in reference to the development, improvement, main- vehicle The owner before being permitted to remove the vehicle shall tenance, and equipment of playgrounds and recreation centers in the Town establish his right so to do and pay to the Town or to the keeper of the and shall make recommendations thereon from time to time to the Board place of storage, the cost of removal, not exceeding $15 00, and any stor- of Selectmen age charges resulting therefrom, not exceeding $1 00 per day Carried Unanimously 8 30 P M Carried Unanimously 8 26 P M ARTICLE 9. VOTED To appropriate the sum of $950 00 for the acquisition by the Selectmen of equipment for the Police Department for use in speed studies N ARTICLE 8 VOTED To amend the General By-Laws by adding thereto a new article to read as follows, and control and to provide for payment thereof by transfer from the Excess and Deficency Account ARTICLE XXIX Playground and Recreation Centers Carried Unanimously 8.34 P M. SECTION 1 There is hereby established a Recreation Committee It shall consist of five registered voters of the Town Members of the Com- retaiARTICLE 10n VOTED That the studySelecoft be and hereby are authorized of to mittee shall be appointed as follows—One by the Board of Selectmen, one Town for engineeringservicesof determiningand make a study the watered , and system sum the byTown for the purpose of its condition and needs, and that the of the School Committee, one by the Planning Board, and two by the $4500 00 be appropriated therefor and be provided by transfer from the Water Moderator The first appointments shall be for the following terms—The Assessment Fund. member appointed by the Selectmen shall serve for three years, the mem- Carried Unanimously 8 38 P M bers appointed by the School Committee and by the Planning Board shall serve for two years, one of the members appointed by the Moderator shall ARTICLE 11 VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to serve for one year and the other member appointed by the Moderator shall retain engineering services and prepare plans and specifications for the construc- serve for three years Upon the expiration of the term of a member, his tion of a water standpipe, and to obtain bids and to enter into a contract or con- successor shall be appointed by the same appointing authority for a term tracts for such construction, and that the sum of $165,000 00 be and hereby is of three years Terms shall expire on April thirtieth, except that members appropriated for such construction and that payment be provided by transfer of • shall continue in office until their successors have been duly appointed and $15,000 00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account and by the issue of bonds or qualified Vacancies shall be filled by the same appointing authority for notes of the Town for the balance of $150,000 00, and that the Treasurer, with the ' the balance of the unexpired terms approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $150,000 00 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be payable in ac- SECTION 2 The Recreation Committee shall administer and have the cordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, with- management of the public playgrounds and recreation centers of the Town, in a period not exceeding twenty years except as herein otherwise provided, shall have charge of conducting and Carried Unanimously 8 44 P M promoting thereon recreation, play, sport and physical education and may ARTICLE 12 VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to obtain permit the use thereof by any department of the Town or by any person, bids and to enter into a contract or contracts for the demolition of the concrete society or organization for such other public, recreational, social or educa- water standpipe, and that the sum of $i 0,000 00 be appropriated therefor of which tional purposes as the Committee may deem proper, and, with the consent $2,000 00 is to be transferee from the Water Department Available Surplus, and of the public officer or board having control thereof or of the owner, may Ac- conduct and promote such activities on other the balance of $8,000 00 is to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency public property or on private count property In carrying out its functions, the Committee, within the limit of its appropriations, may employ teachers, supervisors and other personnel and Carried Unanimously 8 45 P M Selectman, Haskell W Reed, asks permission to act upon Articles 19, 20, 21 may purchase and maintain equipment, program material and supplies as a group SECTION 3 The foregoing powers and duties of the Recreation No objections from Town Meeting Members 8 46 P M Committee shall apply to playgrounds and gymnasiums on school property under the control of the School Committee only to the extent that the ARTICLE 19 MOTION To establish as a town way and accept the relocation School Committee may authorize and alteration of as a town way Allen Street from Waltham Street southeasterly 1620 feet, more or less, to a point on Allen Street which is 120 feet, more or less, SECTION 4 All other powers over playgrounds and recreation centers southwesterly of Clematis Road as relocated and altered by the Selectmen and that are conferred upon towns by Section 14 of Chapter 45 of the General shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated October 1, 1956, and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase, or otherwise Laws, or any statute in amendment thereof or in addition thereto, shall be exercised by the Board of Selectmen These powers shall include, without acquire, any fee easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, and to limitation, the acquisition, construction, maintenance and development of raiseap- propriatefor land acquisition and for construction the sum of $43,000.00 and to sum in the tax levy in 1957 land, buildings and physical facilities raise said TOWN OF LEXINGTON 125 126 ANNUAL REPORTS Voice vote not being unanimous, standing vote taken as follows In Favor Tellers Opposed the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 pp of the General Laws, as amended, within a period not exceeding fifteen years 28 Alan G Adams 4 40 Rufus McQuillan 59 Carried Unanimously 9 46 P M - 17 Ernest A Giroux 21 ARTICLE 14 VOTED That the sum of $135,780 00 be and hereby is appro- priated as a supplementary appropriation to be used in conjunction with and in ad- 85 84 diticn to the sum of $103,000 00 already appropriated under Article 14 of the Declared not carried 8 59 P M Warrant for the 1956 Annual Town Meeting for land acquisition and for installa- tion of sewer mains, and that payment be provided by transfer of $30,780 00 from ARTICLE 20 VOTED To establish as a town way and accept the layout of as a town way Ivan Street from Eldred Street northwesterly approximately 380 feet as the Sewer Assessment Fund and thatby the issueeof bonds or the p approval the Town for the Select- laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act and shown upon a plan on file me ,balance andohere0by y0andt the Tbreasurer, sumh $105,000 of the in the office of the Town Clerk dated May 25, 1956, and to authorize the Select- men, be he hereby is therefor, totbe payable the ofacewith the0e provisionsaad issue men to take byeminent domain, bonds or notes of the Town therefor, in accordance with purchase, or otherwise acquire, any fee, easement of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a period not exceeding or other interest in land necessary therefor, and that the sum of $170,000 00 appro- twenty years priated under Articles 47 to 62 inclusive of the Warrant for the 1956 Annual Town Carried Unanimously 9 50 P M Meeting for land acquisition and for construction of the ways enumerated in said Articles be and hereby is made also available for land acquisition and for construc- ARTICLE 15 VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized in tion of said Ivan Street the name and on behalf of the Town to convey to the Josiah Willard Hayden Rec- Carried Unanimously 9 P M eation Centre, Inc, a Massachusetts charitable corporation, all or any part of two 21 VOTED To establish as a town way and accept the layout of as parcels of land hereinafter described that are situated on the southerly side of Lin- ARTICLEa town way, a proposed street from Depot Square northwesterly 152 feet, more or Coln Street in Lexington and shown on a plan entitled "Plan of Land in LexingtonCivil En- less, - to Meriam Streeet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file Mass", dated July 23,recorded1956, Albert A Miller and Wilbur C Nyltry ofer, Deeds in the office of the Town Clerk dated September 28, 1956, and to authorize the gineers and Surveyors, in Middlesex South District Registry of as Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase, or otherwise acquire, any fee, Plan No 1275considerationof 1956 then Book 8780, Page 202, such conveyance by the own to recrea- esasement or other interest in land necessary therfor, and to appropriate for land be inentertainment, of use by said corporation of such land only for thesexesofacquisition and for construction the sum of $7,400 00 and to provide for payment tion, entertainment, physical training and instruction of the youth of both by transfer of $7,400 00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account the Town of Lexington in accordance with the corporate purposes of the Josiah Carried Unanimously 9 07 P M Willard Hayden Recreation Centre, Inc and the provisions of the will of Josiah Willard Hayden, Middlesex Probate Court docket No 329908, and the agreement 22 VOTED That the Town grant emergency transportation to ole- by said corporation to build, operate and maintain on such land a building or build- ARTICLEmentary school children living less than one mile from the school they are attend- triangular or other facilities for said purposes The first parcel consists of a substantially ing when, in the opinion of the School Committee, traffic conditions make such triangular piece of land shown on said plan as were conveyed 1 2 acres, more ore less, transportation necessary on an emergency basis for the protection of the children and lying between Parcel 1 and Parcel 2 that to said grantee nur- 9 10 P M suant to the vote adopted under Article 74 of the Warrant for the 1956 Annual Town Meeting by deed dated July 30, 1956 and recorded in said Deeds in Book Mildred B Marek, Chairman of the School Committee, moves for indefinite 8780, Page 202 The second parcel consists of a narrow strip of land extending postponement 9 19 P M from said Parcel 2 to Lincoln Street The instrument of conveyance shall be in such General discussion by various speakers form and shall contain such terms and provisions as the Selectmen, by the execution Indefinite postponement voted on and declared lost by voice vote 9 30 P M thereof, shall approve Discussion by various speakers Carried Unanimously 9 55 P M Original motion as presented by Haskell W Reed voted on and declared car- Donald T Clarke, asks if it would be in order to ask for reconsideration of Ar- ried 9 40 P M title 22 9 58 P M ARTICLE 13 VOTED That the sum of $25,840 00 be and hereby is appro- Moderator replied that it was in order being within the required time 9 58 P M priated as a supplementary appropriation to be used in conjunction with and in ARTICLE 16 Presented by Frederick M Gay addition to the sum of $168,800 00 already appropriated under Article 13 of the VOTED That the sum of $92 400 00 be and hereby is appropriated as a sup- Warrant for the 1956 Annual Town Meeting for land acquisition and for installa- plementary appropriation to be used in conjunction with and in addition to the sum tion of water mains not less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter, of $357,000 00 already appropriated under Article 36 of the Warrant for the 1956 and that payment be provided by transfer of $5,840 00 from the Excess and De- Annual Town Meeting for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of an ficiency Account and by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of addition to the Cary Memorial Library building, and that payment be provided by $20,000, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he the transfer of $2 400 00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account and by the issue hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $20,000 00 and issue bonds or notes of of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of $90,000 00, and that the Treas- TOWN OF LEXINGTON 127 128 ANNUAL REPORTS urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow between Grove Street and Robinson Road, beyond Route #128 We recommend the sum of $90,000 00 and issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be pay- that action be taken at this Meeting to acquire both of these sites able in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amend- Respectfully submitted, ed, within a period not exceeding twenty years, and that the sum of $7,600 00 be and hereby is appropriated as a supplementary appropriation to be used in conjunc- School Sites Committee tion with and in addition to the sum of $35,000 00 already appropriated under said RUTH MOREY Article 36 for alteration of the present building and be provided by transfer from CHARLES T ABBOTT the Excess and Deficiency Account RICHARD R HARDING General discussion by variousGORDON E STEELE speakers. ROLAND B GREELEY, Chairman Voice vote taken which was doubted Standing vote taken as follows 10 33 P M In Favor Tellers Opposed 23 Alan G Adams 9 ARTICLE 17 VO rED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized on 79 Rufus McQuillan 18 behalf of the Town to purchase take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire, for 28 Ernest A Giroux 10 school and playground purposes or for access thereto the fee, any easement or other interest in any pa,' or parts or all of the following parcels of land situated in Lex- 130 37 ington Declared carried 10 30 P M 1 A parcel or pa-cels situated on and easterly of Hancock Street be- lieved to be owned by Leslie A Bull and being part of, adjacent or near to Roland B Greeley presents report of Lexington School Sites Committee as fol- land numbered 83 Hancock Street and includ ng the lard shown as Lot 2 lows on plan by Osgood & Snell of land belonging to George H Ames dated REPORT OF LEXINGTON SCHOOL SITES COMMITTEE September 1897 and recorded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds NOVEMBER 19, 1956 in Plan Book 106, Plan 37 2 A parcel or parcels situated on and northwesterly of Adams Street Pursuant to vote at the March Town Meeting this Committee is proceeding "to believed to be owned by John D Chiesa, Jr and being part of, adjacent to obtain options on land that it recommends be acquired for" additional junior high or near to land numbered 44 Adams Street, said parcels including the land and elementary schools shown as lot B on plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington- Mass", dated This is a "Report of Progress" containing recommendations for one Junior High May 22, 1954 Albert A Miller, Wilbur C Nylander, Civil Engineers and School site and one Elementary School site We accept as a premise that the Town Surveyors, which is recorded in said Deeds as Plan No 873 of 1954 in will need at least two junior high schools, in addition to the present one All es- Book 8266 Page 416, and the land represented by Land Court Certificate timates point toward an ultimate Junior High enrolment, assuming no relaxation of Title No 69442, recorded in Middlesex South Land Registry District, of present Zoning, of about 2500 pupils, it seems accepted that the optimum size Book 463, Page 389 of a Junior High is 750 to 900 pupils Hence there should be 3 schools, about a mile from the Center, in 3 different directions 3 A parcel or parcels situated on and northwesterly of Adams Street believed to be owned by Hugh D Redick and Eleanor F Redick and includ- We also accept as a premise that all parts of the Town likely to be developed ing the land shown as parcel "D" on plan entitled "Land in Lexington- for residence should be within 3/ mile (or preferably less) of an elementary school, Mass ", dated September 17, 1942, Everett M Brooks, Civil Engineer, rec- if schools of from 6 to 18 rooms plus kindergartens can be satisfactorily located to orded in said Deeds as Plan No 584 of 1942 in Book 6637, Page 146 achieve this objective, Anticipated increases in new development, and in elemen- 4 A parcel situated on and easterly of Hancock Street believed to be tary school enrolment, clearly indicate a need for at least 3 or 4 new elementary owned by Mabel T Gragg and including the land represented by Land Court schools within the next decade or two, on this basis Hence the Committee expects Certificate of Title No 36319, registered in said South Land Registry Dis- to report to the March Town Meeting recommendations for several sites in addition trict, Book 243, Page 401 to the two recommended for action at this Meeting 5 A parcel or parcels situated on and northwesterly of Adams Street We believe the two sites recommended at this time represent the most press- and on and easterly of Burlington Street believed to be owned by Chester ing demands, that schools on these sites will be urgently needed to serve enrol- Lidberg and Adella Lidberg or their successors in title and including the ments which will certainly be reached within 2 to 5 years Nevertheless we should land described in two deeds to Chester Lidberg and Adella Lidberg, recorded mention that we are recommending acquisition of sites, which we are sure will be respectively in said Deeds, Book 7949, Page 116 and Book 7949, Page 118 needed in the foreseeable future, we are not recommending construction of schools 6 Aparcel orparcels constitutingthat part of Diehl Road that is set- as of any specific date uated northerly of Coolidge Avenue as shown on plan entitled "Hancock The proposed Junior High School site is in the area north of Coolidge Avenue, Birches House Lots at Lexington, Mass Belonging to Harold D Diehl", between Adams and Hancock Streets, with connections to at least two of these pub- dated August 1925, F P Cutter, Civil Engineer, recorded in said Deeds, lic streets The proposed Elementary School site is in the north corner of the Town, Plan Book 374, Plan 37, TOWN OF LEXINGTON 129 130 ANNUAL REPORTS 7 A parcel or parcels situated on and easterly of Adams Street, be- REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE lieved to be owned by John H Millican and including the land described in ZONING BY-LAW PROPOSED BY ARTICLE 23 a deed to John H Millican, recorded in said Deeds, Book 8708, Page 35 The amendment to the Zoning By-Law set forth under Article 23 proposes to 8 Any land abutting on any one or more of the parcels hereinabove change the zoning of certain property located in northerly corner of Depot Square described, and that the sum of $65,000 00 be appropriated therefor and from an R-1, one-family dwelling district to a C-2, general business district be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account The Planning Board, on November 8, 1956 at 8 15 p m in Estabrook Hall, held a 10 40 P M public hearing on this proposal Six persons attended the hearing which had been Amendment presented by William C Madden, Chairman of the Appropriation duly advertised according to the Lexington Zoning By-law Of those present at the Committee as follows hearing three wished to be recorded as for the petition, none against Since 1924, when the zoning by-law was adopted by this Town, railroad prop- "I move to amend the motion by striking out the figure $65,000 00 and by erty has been zoned as part of the R-1 district, railroad stations now being in place thereof the figure $45,000 00" matted uses in said district Lastyear a small per- inserting38 parcel of land, approximately 1438 10 44 P M sq ft, adjacent to the Lexington railroad station, was sold by the Boston and Maine Railroad to a private individual who proposes to use part of the land for business Amendment voted on and declared lost 10 48 P M purposes The Planning Board recognizes that this parcel of land is too small for Original motion as presented by Roland B Greeley voted on and carried unan- residential development and believes that zoning it as part of the general business imously 10 49 P M district would be its most logical use The Board recommends, therefore, that the ARTICLE 18 Presented by Roland B Greeley Zoning By-law be amended as set forth in Article 23 of the Warrant VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized on behalf of the LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD Town to purchase, take by eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, for school and Donald D Hathaway playground purposes or for access thereto, the fee, any easement or other interest Alan G Adams in any part or parts or all of the following parcels of land situated in Lexington Charles T Abbott 1 Two parcels of land situated on and easterly of Grove Street, be- Wilbur M Jaquith lieved to be owned by Lillian M Smith, shown on plan entitled "Plan of Thos S Grindle Land in Lexington, Mass"dated November 21, 1947,Albert A Miller,Wil- 10 56 P M bur C Nylander, Civil Engineers and Surveyors, which is recorded in Mid- Carried Unanimously 10 57 P M dlesex South District Registry of Deeds as Plan No 1778 of 1947 in Book ARTICLE 24 Presented by Donald D Hathaway 7221, Page 388, and consisting of Lot B, having an area of about 7 45 VOTED To amend the Zoning By-Law so as to provide for an additional type acres as shown on said plan, and of a strip of land, having a uniform width of zoning district to be designated C3 Special Commercial Districts and to prescribe of about 60 feet, running from Grove Street to said Lot B along the south- the permitted buildings and uses in said C3 Districts erly boundary of Lot A as shown on the aforesaid plan, and A By adding under Section 3 Districts Defined the following new paragraph 2 Any parcel or parcels of land adjacent to said Lots A and B, and (h) C3 —Special commercial districts that the sum of $15,000 00 be appropriated therefor and be provided by B By striking out the word "or" between the words "Ml" and "Al" in transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account Carried Unanimously 10 53 P M paragraph (a) of Section 4, Geographical Description of Districts, and by Mildred B Marek states if the special funds furnished by the Federal Govern- substituting therefor a comma and by inserting between the words "Al" ment were not used for emergencies, the School Committee planned to turn over and "district" of said paragraph the words—or C3 — the amount to the Town Treasury C By adding under Section 5 Permitted Buildings and Uses the following new paragraph ARTICLE 23 Presented by Donald D Hathaway (h) C3 Districts All buildings and uses that are permitted in RI and VOTED To amend the Zoning By-Law so as to change certain land from an Rl R2 districts but subject to any conditions and restrictions set forth District to a C2 District by adding at the end of paragraph 4 in Section 4 (d) C2- therein, and the following General business districts, the following—Said district shall also include adjoining 1 Laboratories engaged in research, experimental and testing activ- land bounded as follows northwesterly by a part of the land described in the pre- sties, including, but not limited to, the fields of biology, chemistry, ceding sentence, fifty-one and 46/100 (51 46) feet, northeasterly by railroad prop- electronics, engineering, geology, medicine, and physics, but sub- erty, twenty-four and 25/100 (24 25) feet, southeasterly by railroad property, fifty and 90/100 (50 90) feet, and southwesterly by Depot Square, thirty-two and ject to the following conditions any laboratory, the conduct of 05/100 (32 05) feet which may be disturbing or detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of persons working in or living near the proposed location 10 55 P M of such laboratory, including special danger of fire or explosion, Donald D Hathaway reads the following report pollution of waterways, corrosive, toxic or noisome fumes, gas, TOWN OF LEXINGTON 131 132 ANNUAL REPORTS smoke, soot, obnoxious dust, disagreeable odors and offensive designed layout of the industrial park type Included in these standards are noise or vibrations, is expressly prohibited, permitted laboratories minimum frontage, area, yard, off-street parking and loading regulations where may manufacture, process or store goods and materials to the none exist now extent such manufacturing, processing or storage is a part of and relates solely to such research, experimental and testing activities, The Board recommends that the Zoning By-law be amended as set forth in but all other manufacturing, processing or storage of goods and Articles 24, 25, 26 and 27 of the Warrant materials is expressly prohibited, and the buildings thereof shall LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD connect with a sanitary sewer Donald D Hathaway 2 Business offices engaged in administrative and clerical activities Alan G Adams and having facilities for employing concurrently a minimum of 100 Charles T Abbott individuals but subject to the condition that the buildings thereof Wilbur M Jaquith shall connect with a sanitary sewer Thos S Grindle 11 07 P M 3 No dwelling shall be erected in a C3 district except with permis- General discussion sion from the Board of Appeals Robert L Lyon moves for indefinite postponement 11 05 P M 11 19 P M Indefinite postponement voted on and declared lost by voice vote 11 20 P M Donald D Hathaway reads the following report Decision of voice vote questioned Standing vote taken as follows In Favor Tellers Opposed REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE 6 Alan G Adams 23 ZONING BY-LAW PROPOSED BY ARTICLES 24, 25, 26 and 27 23 Robert L Lyon 53 On November 8, 1956 at 8 15 p m the Planning Board held a public hearing 18 Ernest A Giroux 14 on several proposals to amend the Lexington Zoning By-law These proposals are 47 90 incorporated in Article 24 through 27 as printed in the Warrant Approximately Postponement Lost 11 22 P M twenty persons attended the hearing which had been duly advertised according to said by-law Original motion as presented voted on by standing vote as follows The Board has been making a comprehensive study of industrial and commercial In Favor Tellers Opposed development but is only presenting at this time the proposals set forth in the 28 Alan G Adams 2 Warrant because of the imminence of the proposed road connecting Wood and 52 Robert L Lyon 27 Bedford Streets The construction of such a road could change the complexion of 19 Ernest A Giroux 13 the adjacent land very rapidly because, under the present zoning by-law, the only 99 42 limitations which could be placed on proposed site developments have to do with Carried 11 25 P M height regulations It is the belief of the Planning Board that this restriction is not ARTICLE 25 Presented by Donald D Hathaway enough to protect the best interests of the town or of prospective developers who would have to purchase large tracts of land to protect themselves The Board VOTED To amend the Zoning By-Law so as to change the permitted buildings further believes that in previous town meetings which have discussed the present and uses in Ml — Light Manufacturing Districts by striking out all of paragraph M-1 zoning regulations there has been some indication that the town felt that (f) in Section 5 Permitted Buildings and Uses and by substituting in place thereof these were inadequate the following Article 24 is the Board's recommendation to create a special commercial district (f) M1 Districts All buildings and uses that are permitted in R1, R2 and in the hope of encouraging laboratory and administrative office development Each C3 districts but subject to any conditions and restrictions set forth therein, building would be required to connect to a sanitary sewer, a requirement which is and the following considered by the Planning Board to be absolutely essential 1 Light manufacturing, employing only electric or other substantially Article 25 is the Board's recommendation to improve the present standards noiseless and inoffensive motive power, utilizing hand labor or quiet ma- within the existing M-1 district by eliminating from said district buildings and chinery and processes, free from neighborhood disturbing odors or agencies, uses permitted in C-1 and C-2 districts and bulk fuel and lubricant tanks but subject to the following conditions any light manufacturing business, the conduct of which may be disturbing or detrimental to the health, safety Article 26 recommends the adoption of the same height regulations for special or welfare of persons working in or living near the proposed location of such commercial districts as now apply to general business and light manufacturing manufacturing, including special danger of fire or explosion, pollution of districts waterways, corrosive, toxic or noisome fumes, gas, smoke, soot, obnoxious Article 27 incorporates the Board's recommendations to create standards which dust, disagreeable odors and offensive noise or vibrations, is expressly pro- it believes will tend to foster the development of an extremely attractive, well- hibited, and the buildings thereof shall connect with a sanitary sewer TOWN OF LEXINGTON 133 134 ANNUAL REPORTS 2 No dwelling shall be erected in an M1 district except with permis- sion Provided however that, if a boundary of the lot abuts on land from the Board of Appeals in a district other than an M1 or C3 district the side or rear General discussion yard requirement for the yard, having as its exterior line the Burton B Stuart moves for indefinite postponement boundary of the lot which abuts the land in the other district, 11 27 P M shall be not less than 80 feet in width or depth as the case Indefinite postponement declared lost by voice vote may be 11 40 P M c For each such principal building, an open area on the lot, not occupied by any building, of not less than 75 per centum of Lincoln P Cole moves that meeting be adjourned until Monday, November 26, the area of the lot, which may be used for parking area if 1956 at 8 P M otherwise lawful Motion to adjourn lost by voice vote 11 42 P M d For each such principal building, a parking area on the lot for Original motion as presented voted on by standing vote as follows automobiles or other vehicles containing not less than three In Favor Tellers Opposed parking spaces for each four persons employed concurrently 25 Alan G Adams 1 on the premises unless a smaller parking area shall be ap- 50 Robert L Lyon 27 proved in writing by the Planning Board which, in granting 24 Ernest A Giroux 7 such approval, may prescribe other conditions and restrictions in the interest of the Town in carrying out the purposes of 99 35 this By-Law No parking area shall be located within 70 feet Carried 11 47 P M of the exterior line of any street on which the lot abuts, except that there may be provided on the lot one parking area within Robert L Lyon moves that meeting be adjourned until Monday, November 26, such distance of a street which shall accommodate not more 1956 at 8 P M than 25 cars and shall be used exclusively for visitors and Declared lost by voice vote 1 1 48 P M shall not be considered part of the parking area required as hereinabove provided No parking area shall be located within ARTICLE 26 Presented by Donald D Hathaway 10 feet of any boundary line of the lot VOTED To amend paragraph (b) of Section 7 Height Regulations of the Zoning By-Law by inserting after the words "C2" the following —, C3 —, so that e For each such principal building, but not including office said paragraph (b) will read as follows buildings, minimum loading berths on the lot as follows for buildings containing less than 30,000 square feet of floor (b) In C2, C3 and M1 districts the maximum height of buildings area, one loading berth, for buildings containing from 30,000 shall be fifty-five feet to 100,000 square feet of floor area, two loading berths, plus Carried Unanimously 1 1 50 P M one additional loading berth for each additional 70,000 square i ARTICLE 27 MOTION To amend Section 8 of the Zoning By-Law as feet of floor area or fraction thereof up to 450,000 square follows feet, for buildings containing over 450,000 square feet of A By striking out the title "Area, Frontage and Yard Regulations" and sub- floor area, seven loading berths, plus one additional berth for stituting in place thereof the title — Area, Frontage, Yard, Off-Street each additional 90,000 square feet of floor area or fraction Parking and Loading Regulations thereof Each such berth shall be at least 12 feet in width and 45 feet in length and shall have a vertical clearance of not B By striking out all of paragraph (e) and substituting in place thereof the less than 14 feet No loading berth shall be located in any following front yard As used herein the term "loading berth" shall (e) Ml and C3 Districts mean a space immediately adjacent to a loading platform and 1 In M1 and C3 districts there shall be provided designed to be occupied by a truck or other vehicle while a For each permitted principal building, other than those per- loading or unloading matted in R1 and R2 districts, a lot containing an area of not f Parking areas and loading berths shall be provided with less than five acres and a frontage of not less than 400 feet adequate driveways, not more than 25 feet in width, providing upon the frontage street access to a street The entrance of all driveways to a street b For each such building and accessory building and the specifications for construction of all parking areas, (1) A front yard of not less than 70 feet in depth on each loading berths and driveways shall be subject to approval in street upon which the lot abuts writing by the Planning Board In determining the area re- (2) A side yard on each side of not less than 50 feet in width quired for parking, loading and driveway space, the area (3) A rear yard of not less than 50 feet in depth allocated to any one of such spaces shall not, while so allo- cated, be used to satisfy the requirements for any other space TOWN OF LEXINGTON 135 136 ANNUAL REPORTS g For each principal building permitted in R1 or R2 districts, the same lot area and frontage, and for each such building and REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL accessory building the same front, side and rear yards as would be required if the lot were situated in an RI or R2 district December 31, 1956 11 55 P M To the Honorable Board of Selectmen General discussion Town Office Building Voice vote taken which was declared lost 12 16 P M Lexington 73, Massachusetts Voice vote questioned Standing vote taken as follows Gentlemen In Favor Tellers Opposed Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XI of the General By-Laws of the Town of 17 Alan G Adams 12 Lexington, I hereby submit my report in writing as Town Counsel for the period 29 Robert L Lyon 51 from January 1, 1956 to December 31, 1956 The report is divided into the 11 Ernest A Giroux 18 several sections required by the By-Laws 57 81 (a) All actions by or against the Town which were pending on January 1, 1956 Motion not adopted 12 20 P M 1 Town of Lexington vs A Resident of the Town, Middlesex Superior Court Haskell W Reed, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, moves, all articles being No 151658 Action of contract for reimbursement for assistance given under dispensed with, meeting be dissolved 12 21 P M General Laws, Chapter 117 JAMES J. CARROLL, 2 Town of Lexington vs Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex Supe- riorToown Clerk Court No 171 102 Petition for assessment of damages arising out of taking by eminent domain of land for the new Route 128 3 Continental Casualty Company vs Attilio D Daddario and Town of Lex- ington et als, Suffolk Superior Court No 64846 Equity Suit by surety company against contractor for whom it issued performance bond and Town of Lexington joined in attempt to reach any money due contractor from the Town 4 Town of Lexington vs Benjamin A Simeone et al, Middlesex Superior Court No 17001 Equity Bill in equity to enjoin violation of Zoning By-Law Injunction issued by Superior Court and defendants appealed to Supreme Judicial Court No Equity 5526 5 Gorham Buttrick et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 185161 Petition for assessment of damages for taking of sewer easement by eminent domain 6 William Lester Barnes et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 185162 Petition for assessment of damages for taking of sewer ease- ment by eminent domain 7 Alden F Westerlund et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board' No X-101771, X-107078 and X-111713 Petitions for abatement of 1953, 1954 and 1955 real estate taxes 8 Abigail J Durfee vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-106732 and X-11 1702 Petitions for abatement of 1954 and 1955 real estate taxes 9 Frederic K Johnson Realty Trust vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 31514 and No 32110 Petitions for abatement of 1954 and 1955 real estate taxes 10 John D Wilson vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court Action of tort for damages to land TOWN OF LEXINGTON 137 138 ANNUAL REPORTS 11 Robert H George et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-103584 Petition for abatement of 1953 real estate tax 6 Daniel H Freeman et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 202414 Petition for assessment of damages for taking by eminent domain 12 John A Boggia et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No of easement for town way (Worthen Road) X-107205 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax 7 Bertha A Hingston et al vs Anthony D'Allesandro & Sons, Inc and Town 13 Stanley W Janusas et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board of Lexington, Boston Municipal Court No 436979 Suit for personal injuries and No X-107302 and X-111707 Petitions for abatement of 1954 and 1955 real property damage alleged to have been caused by defect in street estate taxes 8 William G Hooper et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court 14 William H Ryan et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No No 203800 Petition for assessment of damages for taking by eminent domain X-107571 and X-111714 Petitions for abatement of 1954 and 1955 real estate of drain easement taxes 9 Martin Manzelli et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court 15 Atlantic Refining Co vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No No. 203801 Petition for assessment of damages for taking by eminent domain 31646 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax of drain easement 10 Town of Lexington vs Abraham Willis, Boston Municipal Court No 16 William H Lyon et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 442394 Action to recover payment for used furniture purchased from the Town. X-107990 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax 11 Estelle M Lee vs Town of Lexington, Third District Court of Eastern 17 Susan A Spencer vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No Middlesex Suit for personal injuries and property damage arising out of motor X-108055 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax vehicle accident 18 Helen Bouras et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No (c) All actions settled or disposed of during 1956 X-108259 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax 1 Town of Lexington vs Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex Supe- 19 Richard S Townsend vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No nor Court No 171102 Petition for assessment of damages arising out of taking X-111004 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax. of land for the new Route 128 Settled for $1500 00 2 Town of Lexington vs Benjamin A Simeone et al, Middlesex Superior 20 Andrew F Sandgren vs John W Rycroft, Chief of Police, Essex Superior Court No 17001 Equity Bill in equity to enjoin violation of zoning by-law In- Court No 104047 Action of tort for alleged false arrest and false imprisonment junction issued by Superior Court and defendants appealed to Supreme Judicial 21 Andrew F Sandgren vs James J Burdick, police officer, Essex Superior Court No Equity 5526 Injunction affirmed by Supreme Judicial Court Court No 104046 Action of tort for alleged false arrest and false imprisonment 3 Gorham Buttnck et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court 22 James A Carrig vs Town Clerk, Middlesex Superior Court No 198384 No 185161 Petition for assessment of damages for taking of sewer easement by eminent domain Settled for $600 00 Petition for mandamus in reference to administration of subdivision control law 4 Frederic K Johnson Realty Trust vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax (b) All actions brought by or against the Town during 1956 Board No 31514 and No 32100 Petitions for abatement of 1954 and 1955 real estate taxes Adjusted by Assessors and appeals withdrawn 1 Abigail J Durfee vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-1 17023 Petition for abatement of 1956 real estate tax 5 William H Lyon et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-107990 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax Petition withdrawn 2 Alden F Westerlund et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-1 17102 Petition for abatement of 1956 real estate tax 6 Susan A Spencer vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 3 Atlantic Refining Co vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-108055 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax Petition withdrawn 32214 and No 32215 Petitions for abatement of 1955 real estate taxes 7 James A Carrig vs Town Clerk, Middlesex Superior Court No 198384 Petition for mandamus in reference to administration of subdivision control law 4 Herman B MacKay et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court Mandamus issued after trial No 200138 Petition for assessment of damages for taking of land and building by eminent domain for off-street parking area 8 Herman B MacKay et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 200138 Petition for assessment of damages for taking of land and building by 5 Philip Carey Manufacturing Co vs The Millar Co, Inc, Town of Lexington eminent domain for off-street parking area Verdict for plaintiffs for $32,825 55 et als, Suffolk Superior Court No Equity 70970 Proceeding by subcontractor on 9 Philip Carey Manufacturing Co vs The Millar Co, Inc,Town of Lexington the Maria Hastings School building construction to enforce statutory lien et als, Suffolk Superior Court No Equity 70970 Proceeding by subcontractor on TOWN OF LEXINGTON 139 140 ANNUAL REPORTS the Maria Hastings School building construction to enforce statutory lien Disposed of by consent decree ordering payment by the general contractor Claims by and against the Town and other miscella- neous matters .. . 800.00 10 Town of Lexington vs Abraham Willis, Boston Municipal Court No 442934 Action to recover payment for used furniture purchased from the Town TOTAL . .... $5,000 00 Judgment for the Town and execution issued for $150 50 ilIL 11 Stanley W Janusas et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board' DISBURSEMENTS No X-107302 and X-111707 Petitions for abatement of 1954 and 1955 real Lexington vs B A Simeone et al— estate taxes Adjusted by Assessors and appeals withdrawn Blanchard Printing Company- 12 William H Ryan et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No printing of brief 97 00 X-107571 and No X-111714 Petitions for abatement of 1954 and 1955 real Certified copy of final decree estate taxes Petitions withdrawn after rescnpt 90 Middlesex Deputy Sheriffs— 13 Robert H George et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. service of final decree 4 20 X-103584 Petition for abatement of 1953 real estate tax Abatement of $44 00 102 10 granted by Appellate Tax Board Land Court Petition—Lot 118 Cary Avenue— (d) The amounts received by the Town Counsel as compensation and disburse- Filing fee 2 00 ments for services not covered by the regular salary of the Town Counsel during Registered mail 3 00 1956 Publication of citation 30 00 Registration fee . 5 06 SERVICES 40 06 Atlantic Refining Company vs As- Lexington vs William G Collins, Jr $25 00 sessors— Lexington vs Joseph A Goodwin 20 00 Registered mail 1 00 Marie L Phelps vs Paul E Mazerall (Town em- Lexington vs William G Collins,Jr— ployee) 75 00 Constable, service of process 2 00 James A Carrig vs James J Carroll, Town Clerk 400 00 Herman B MacKay et al vs Lex- Herman B MacKay et al vs Lexington 1,100 00 ington—John F Murphy, real Philip Carey Manufacturing Co vs The Millar Co, estate expert 600 00 Inc, Town of Lexington et als .. 250 00 Lexington vs Abraham Willis— John A Boggle vs Board of Assessors 25 00 Entry fee 2 00 Helen and Nicholas A Bouras vs Board of Asses- Deputy Sheriffs—service of writ 3 50 sors . . 50 00 5 50 W H Lyon et al vs Board of Assessors 30 00 750 66 W H Ryan et al vs Board of Assessors 50 00 General Office Expense . 500 00 A F Westerlund et al vs Board of Assessors 60 00 Susan A Spencer vs Board of Assessors 40 00 TOTAL $1,250 66 Robert H George vs Board of Assessors 60 00 Abigail J Durfee vs Board of Assessors 60 00 I wish to express my appreciation for the cooperation and assistance extended S W Janusas vs Board of Assessors 60 00 to me by officials, employees and citizens of the Town with whom I have been F K Johnson Realty Trust vs Board of Assessors 60 00 privileged to work during the year Israel Pastan vs Stanley F Burak, Defendant, and Lexington, Trustee 35 00 Respectfully submitted, Land Court Petition—Lot 118 Cary Avenue .. 100 00 HAROLD E STEVENS, Land Court Petition—Lot 72 Tower Road 50 00 Lexington vs B A Simeone et al 1,200 00 Town Counsel Lexington vs Commonwealth . . .... ... . 250 00 Gorham Buttrick et al vs Lexington 100 00 Reginald A Roberts, Deputy Tax Collector, claim against 100 00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 141 142 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE REPORT OF THE BOARD ASSESSORS SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES December 31, 1956 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen December 31, 1956 Lexington, Massachusetts To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen. We hereby submit our report as Assessors for the year ending December 31, 1956 I submit my Annual Report for the Year ending December 31, 1956 1956 RECAPITULATION SCALES Adjusted Sealed Condemned Total Appropriations as certified by Scales over 10,000 lbs. . . — 1 Town Clerk to be raised by tax- i 100 to 5,000 lbs ... ... 15 51 3 ation, Chapter 41, Section 15A $3,269,378 72 under 100 lbs . 14 85 1 Total Appropriations voted to be WEIGHTS taken from Available Funds Weights—each . . ... 1 301 — (a) In 1956 .... .. $474,570 00 VOLUMETRIC MEASURES (b) In 1955, since 1955 tax Liquid one 57 3 rate was fixed .. .. 50,000 00 524,570.00 q gallon or under . .. $3,793,948 72 METERS Any other amount required to be Inlet—one inch or less . .. 3 139 — raised, Flood Emergency Over- more than one inch . .. 3 33 — draft December 31, 19551,459 11 Cloth .... — 5 — 1956 1955 MEASURES Estimates Underestimates Yardsticks — 24 — STATE. Tax and Assessments State Parks and Reservations $3,205 38 TOTALS .... . .. 36 696 7 State Audit of Municipal Accts. 3,362 61 State Examination of Retirement i Sealing Fees—Paid to Town Treasurer ... $368 20' System 89 79 Re-weighing of Metropolitan North System Sewer g g pre-packaged commodities put up for sale, such as bread, butter, and Water, Chapter meats and provisions, potatoes, etc, 829 commodities were retested and all 92 . 1 19,442 96 incorrections were rectified Respectfully submitted, $126,100 74 0 00 $126,100 74 COUNTY. Tax and Assessments RALPH E CHADWICK, County Tax . .... . $72,760 43 $7,007 37 Sealer of Weights and Measures Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 21,842 57 $94,603 00 $7,007 37 $101,610 37 OVERLAY of Current Year 50,634 13 Gross Amount to be Raised . .. $4,073,753 07 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS Income Tax ... $162,549 10 Corporation Taxes 89,484.39 Reimbursement on account of publicly owned land 1,457 00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 143 144 ANNUAL REPORTS Old Age Tax (Meals) Chap 64B, Sec 10 3,051 35 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 248,683 19 Gain, to avoid fractional divisions of tax rate (ad- Licenses .... 7,500 00 lust overlay) Personal 11 Fines500 00 Gain - Real Estate 04 Special Assessments . .... . 15,000 00 General Government 7,500 00 Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property $2,742,766 28 Protection of Persons and Property 8,500 00 ITEMS NOT ENTERING INTO THE DETERMINA- Health and Sanitation 25,500 00 TION OF THE TAX RATE Highways . .. . .. 0 00 Charities (other than federal grants) 14,000 00 Betterments and Special Assessments Added to Taxes Old Age Assistance (other than federal grants) 50,000 00 Amounts Committed Total Veterans' Services 2,500 00 Interest Schools (Funds from Income Tax not to be included) 8,000 00 Unapportioned Sewer Libraries .... 0 00 Assessments $348 94 $17 72 $366 66 Recreation0 00 Apportioned Sewer Public Service Enterprises (such as Water Dept) 145,000 00 Assessments 23,341 48 5,770 77 29,1 12 25 Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots) 4,000 00 Apportioned Side- Interest On Taxes and Assessments 10,000 00 walk Assessments 77 04 22 32 99 36 State Assistance for School Construction, Chapter Apportioned Street 645, Acts of 1948 0 00 Assessments 13,578 00 3,465 90 17,043 90 In Lieu of Taxes-Arlington and Cambridge 2,000 00 Apportioned Water Assessments 5,001 03 757 49 5,758 52 Total Estimated Receipts $805,225 03 Water Liens added to OVERESTIMATES of previous year to be used as taxes 2,479 14 Available Funds $54,859 83 (b) State Parks $448 03 TOTAL AMOUNT OF 1956 TAXES ON POLLS AND PROPERTY (c) Sewer 743 73 AND OF ASSESSMENTS AND LIENS ADDED TO TAXES AS AMOUNTS VOTED TO BE TAKEN FROM AVAIL- COMMITTED TO TAX COLLECTOR $2,797,626 11 ABLE FUNDS (The funds voted to be taken from available funds are in accordance with TABLE OF AGGREGATES Chapter 798 of the Acts of 1951) NUMBER OF PERSONS ASSESSED Individuals All Others* Total On Personal Estate Only 63 29 92 I Amount Date of Vote Source of Funds On Real Estate Only 10,818 113 10,931 $ 50,000 6-20-55 VariousOn both Personal and Real Estate 133 22 155 60,000 3-26 56 E& D 336,700 3-26-56 Various TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ASSESSED 11,178 77,870 4- 2-56 E& D *Partnerships, Associates or Trusts, Corporations NUMBER OF POLLS ASSESSED 6,380 $524,570 $524,570 00 VALUE OF ASSESSED PERSONAL ESTATE Stock in Trade $105,875 00 Total Available Funds • $525,761 76 Machinery 1,877,600 00 Total Estimates Receipts and Available Funds $1,330,986 79 Live Stock 27,603 00 All other Tangible Personal Property 1,351,334 00 Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation on Polls and TOTAL VALUATION OF ASSESSED PERSONAL ESTATE $3,362,412 00 Property $2,742,766 28 VALUE OF ASSESSED REAL ESTATE Number of Polls 6380 @ $2 00 $12,760 00 Land exclusive of Buildings $10,397,165 00 Real Estate Valuation $50,167,120 Tax Rate $2,558,523 12 Buildings exclusive of Land 39,769,955 00 Personal Prop Valuation 3,362,412 $51 00 171,483 01 TOTAL $53,529,532 TOTAL VALUATION OF ASSESSED REAL ESTATE $50,167,120 00 TOTAL VALUATION OF ASSESSED ESTATE $53,529,532 00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 145 146 ANNUAL REPORTS NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK ASSESSED REPORT OF THE PARK, SHADE TREES AND Horses 27 INSECT SUPPRESSION DIVISIONS Swine 410 Fowl 5138 Sheep 15 December 31, 1956 All others 49 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen NUMBER OF ACRES OF LAND ASSESSED 8720 Lexington, Massachusetts NUMBER OF DWELLLI NG HOUSES ASSESSED 5853 Gentlemen TAXES ON OMITTED REAL ESTATE AND ON As in past years we are combining the reports of the Shade Tree, Insect Sup- ADDITIONAL REVISION OF VALUATION $1,012 87 pression and Park Divisions into two sections Section I will cover the activities of OMITTED POLL TAXES 34 00 the Park Division and Section II the Shade Tree and Insect Suppression PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION Value of Real Estate $27,826,300 50 Value of Tangible Personal Estate 1,005,858 15 SECTION I The Park appropriation did not warrant any large expansion to any of our TOTAL VALUE OF EXEMPT PROPERTY $28,832,158 65 Parks, all expansion was included in the Recreation budget, this included two new hard surface courts and the resurfacing of the two clay courts This work was done under contract and the courts were ready for play in the late fall RECAPITULATION OF COMMITMENTS IN 1956 ON MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE Due to the late spring we did not get the cinder track at Center Playground resurfaced until this fall, this has been only partly completed due to cold weather Date of Number of Commissioner's A new catch basin was put in to check the wash of the track due to heavy rains Commitment Commitment Vehicles Value Excise This has not been fully tested out yet because of light rainfall this season 17th Jan 6, 1956 870 $672,010 $13,299 67 This spring if time permits the infield at the East Lexington Playground should 19th Jan 26, 1956 344 254,050 2,907 64 be loamed and seeded as the grass has been torn up due to constant play on it 20th Feb 1, 1956 151 148,640 859 94 21st Feb 24, 1956 3 4,550 102 73 We are going to try to have some of our walks at Tower Park hot-topped as 1st Mar 5, 1956 658 563,950 30,419 28 they are badly washed out in certain sections 2nd Apr 11, 1956 1326 839,930 44,897 65 All our other parks and triangles received their regular maintenance during the 3rd Apr 25, 1956 939 710,190 37,451 16 ast ear Also duringthe 4th May 29, 1956 736 644,620 30,779 39 p Y past year under-brush was cut and burned at Bowman Park and Lexington Reservoir and Belfry Hill and North Lexington Playground were I 5th July 12, 1956 800 549,360 27,996 85 cleaned of dead wood and brush 6th July 24, 1956 824 561,350 27,080 96 I 7th Aug 14, 1956 561 479,270 19,784 70 The Park Department was also called upon to assist in grading and seeding 8th Sept 28, 1956 895 705,690 29,096 98 along new sections of sidewalks in various parts of the town 9th Nov 14, 1956 942 626,050 28,213 93 We would like to thank the Little League Committee for their assistance in 10th Dec 14, 1956 926 650,660 27,144 91 preparing for the opening of the Little League season which started in late April 11th Dec 26, 1956 738 480,700 21,232 39 All skating areas are flooded and snow removed with Park Department labor, TOTAL 10,713 $7,891,020 $341,268 18 which must be done by hand due to thin ice the last few seasons In conclusion we wish to acknowledge with thanks the assistance and coopera- The Recreation report will give you more detailed information on activities on tion given to the Assessors Department by officials of the Town and members of our playgrounds and skating areas the various departments Respectfully submitted, SECTION II The outlook in regards to our public shade trees does not look too promising EDWARD B CASS, Chairman with all of the construction work through-out the town It is hard to estimate just WILLIAM I BURNHAM how much damage is being done to our trees as usually it does not show up until JAMES J CONNELL a few years after such work is done Board of Assessors We are endeavoring to replace trees that have been removed as fast as possible They are being replaced with Maple trees Most of our trees are being planted inside the town boundary line, which we know will give them a better chance for TOWN OF LEXINGTON 147 148 ANNUAL REPORTS survival During the spring and fall of the past year the following planting was REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS done eighty-three trees planted in new developments and on various streets throughout the town We also received a donation of twenty-five Maple trees from one of our good December 31, 1956 citizens These trees were planted on the following streets To the Citizens of Lexington Follen Road Peachtree Lane The Cemetery Commissioners submit their Annual Report for the year 1956 Bates Road Harding Road Woburn Street Gleason Road Regular maintenance work has been done on the grounds, driveways, trees and Our scouting program was carried on in the out-lying districts of the town We shrubs of the four cemeteries are very fortunate in finding very few clusters of Gypsy Moth, but there are some tent caterpillars still showing up in certain sections of the town Our Dormant and There were seventeen interments in Munroe Cemetery and five lots were placed summer spraying program was carried on with our own crew and hired helicopter under Perpetual Care An area of six hundred fifty-five square yards was black service The helicopter was used on our parks, playgrounds, cemeteries and swamp topped There was approximately thirty square yards of patching done New benches were installed in the summer house and the garage and summer house areas where it is impossible to get with our own equipment were painted It is impossible to give proper attention to our public shade trees these last few years, therefore, they are in very bad shape and need a lot of work done on At Westview Cemetery there were seventy interments, forty-four lots, nine them such as pruning and removing dead-wood single graves and four baby graves sold Electric lights and a telephone have been We have pruned fifty-two elms, eight oaks and twenty-two maples on various installed A Toro Professional Power Mower replaced one which has been in use streets of the town during the past year, and thirty-one trees were removed because for the past nine years and would have been too costly to have repaired An electric grinder was purchased Sixty loads of fill was purchased to fill in the sides of the of being dangerous or due to construction work road that was extended in the rear of Sunset section One hundred single graves Most of the services of the tree divisions were spent trying to combat the were laid out in the Pine Ridge Section A dual wheel hand truck was purchased dreaded Dutch Elm Disease, which I am sorry to say does not show any improve- to be used to move ground markers from the garage to the different sections of ment This is a fungus disease, which was introduced into the United States from the cemetery Europe between 1920 and 1930 Since that time it has spread and destroyed The following funds were collected and committed to the Town Treasurer many of our valuable elm trees, both public and on private property Following is a comparison of Dutch Elm Disease trees found in Lexington since 1941 WESTYIEW CEMETERY Year Number of Diseased Trees Found Sale of Lots • $3,604 50 56 Sale of Single Graves 252 00 1 11941-195 82 Sale of Baby Graves 72 00 I 19511 Perpetual Care Fund 4,699 75 I 1952 66 Interments 1,981 00 1953 59 Green and Lowering Device 368 00 1954 125 Foundations 654 50 1955 97 Flower Urns 36 00 1956 Miscellaneous 120 00 Samples sent 198 Dutch Elm Disease $11,787 75 Public 75 MON ROE CEMETERY Private 88 — 163 Perpetual Care Fund $550 00 Sterile35 Annual Care 102 00 At the present time 103 of these trees have been removed Interments 376 00 Green and Lowering Device72 00 In conclusion I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, the Superintendent and Foundations 95 00 Assistant Superintendent of the Public Works and the many other departments which helped us during the past year $1,195 00 Respectfully submitted, As in the last few H BRENTON years, Westview Cemetery is, to a very large extent, self- CHARLESsupporting TOWN OF LEXINGTON 149 150 ANNUAL REPORTS The Cemetery Commissioners take this opportunity to acknowledge with thanks the assistance and co-operation given the department by officials of the Town, members of the various departments and the personnel of the Cemetery Department. Respectfully submitted, CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS WILLIAMPOTTER, G POTTER, Chairman THE LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS - 1956 GAIL W. SMITH GEORGE M HYNES REPORT OF VETERANS' SERVICES SCHOOL COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION Board of Selectmen December 31, 1956 Town of Lexington MRS MILDRED B MAREK, 43 Somerset Road (Chairman) VO 2-2032 Lexington 73, Massachusetts (Term Expires March 1957) Gentlemen Submitted herewith is the annual report of the Department of Veterans' Services covering the calendar year of 1956. MR W NEIL CHAPMAN, 6 Patriots Drive VO 2-2510 The department is bound by law to furnish financial assistance to veterans of (Term Expires March 1958) all wars and their legal dependents who qualify under the terms of Chapter 115, General Laws of Massachusetts, and to the dependents of service men and women during periods of war when pay and allotment checks are delayed for some reason MR EDWARD T MARTIN, 13 Sherburne Road VO 2-3410 or other A thorough investigation must be made in each case These types of (Term Expires March 1958) aid are called Veterans' Benefits, War Allowance and Burial Aid. The enactment of Chapter 723 of the Acts of 1945 and subsequent amendments thereto have made it mandatory that this department furnish to veterans, their dependents and other kin such information, advice and assistance as may be necessary to enable MR DONALD T. CLARK, 25 Moon Hill Road VO 2-4385 them to procure the benefits to which they are or may be entitled relative to (Term Expires 1959) employment, vocational or other educational opportunities, hospitalization, medical care, pensions, compensation and other veterans' benefits. It also provides that MR GORDON E STEELS, 12 Smith Avenue the department shall have on hand copies of current booklets and other printed VO 2-9466 matter pertaining to the statutory rights of war veterans provided under state and (Term Expires 1959) Federal laws The Director must work in close co-ordination with the U. S Veterans Administration, Army, Navy and Air Departments, the Selective Service Boards, the Department of Labor and other Federal Agencies which have to do with service Regular meetings are held on the first and third Mondays in each month, except July and August, in the Committee Room in the Junior High School men, veterans and their dependents as well as with our various state departments Building. and the organizations of Veterans All such activities come under the head of Veterans' Services, a tabulation of which follows Office Interviews 65 Home Visits ... .... .... ... .. ... .. . 23 Hospital Visits 3 SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Pensions Applied for 5 Requests for Aid ... ... .. ... ... 30 JOHN BLACKHALL SMITH, 30 Woodland Road VO 2-1276 Temporary Aid Given 13 Office—Junior High School Building VO 2-0277 Aid Refused (not qualified) 12 Active Cases on Rolls During Year 23 Respectfully submitted, MAURICE D HEALY, Director TOWN OF LEXINGTON 151 152 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE LEXINGTON SCHOOLS SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1956 PERSONNEL Administrative Assistant To the Citizens of Lexington MITCHELL J SPIRIS, 6 Truman Road, North Wilmington OL 8-4931 In the last ten years—years of spiralling costs—the Lexington school population has increased well over 100% This, in itself, Elementary Coordinator almost tells the story of the problems confronting the citizens of PAUL F POEHLER, JR, 468 Marrett Road VO 2-5097 Lexington in providing, within their ability to pay, for the best education possible for the children of their town Director of Lexington Evening School EUGENE R ROURKE, 61 School Street None Over the years the School Committee has striven to 1 Provide and maintain educationally efficient school Director of School Lunches ETHEL L WRIGHT, 1 Sunny Knoll Avenue VO 2-0553 facilities. 2 Provide and maintain an excellent teaching and Census administrative staff MRS BARBARA O'CONNOR, 290 Marrett Road VO 2-9085 3 Develop, improve and enrich the school program Amerwanizati.n Teacher We review here the major activities of the School Committee GLADYS M ANDERSON, 14 Winthrop Road VO 2-1379 during 1956 under these headings School Secretaries PRISCILLA W SMITH, 15 Somerset Road Superintendent's Office SCHOOL FACILITIES MRS RITA M LOVETT, 18 Roberts Drive, Bedford Superintendent's Office In September the 16 classroom Harrington School (funds for MRS MARIE MAHONEY, 19 Byron Avenue Superintendent's Office which were voted in November 1954) was opened and is now corn- MRS GERTRUDE NELSEN, 24 Symonds Road Senior High School VERA LOVERING, 16 Battle Green Road Senior High School pletely occupied with every classroom in use MRS PRISCILLA McKEE, 66 Hancock Street Junior High School The construction of the 16 classroom wing, shop area and auditorium at the Senior High School (funds for which were voted School Physicians in March 1955) has proceeded during the year and will be open DR HAROLD J CRUMB, 1632 Massachusetts Avenue VO 2-1088 DR HOWARD J POTTER, 11 Muzzey Street VO 2-3218 for use in 1957 DR MARY E PERRY, 107 Waltham Street VO 2-2297 At the March 1956 town meeting the Committee submitted plans for an addition to the Franklin School and the meeting voted School Dentists the funds When bids were opened the amount voted was found DR JAMES A MALLOY, 4 Waltham Street VO 2-2153 to be insufficient Town meeting members voted additional funds DR WILLIAM WAYDA, 4 Waltham Street VO 2-9331 at a special meeting in October In spite of the delay it is hoped CATHERINE MEGERDICHIAN, Dental Hygienist 135 Robbins Street, Waltham WA 2-4927 that the additional class rooms will be ready by September 1957 The November town meeting approved the hiring of an School Nurses architect to prepare an estimate of the cost of renovating the old MRS ELIZABETH MAH ER, 3 Dee Road VO 2-2116 junior-senior high school building so that it can more adequately MRS RUTH L CLARKE, 198 Follen Road VO 2-5571 MRS M ALICE MOGAN, 12 Parker Street, Watertown WA 4-3759 serve the needs of the present-day Junior High School It is TOWN OF LEXINGTON 153 154 ANNUAL REPORTS anticipated that the estimate will be completed in time to request 1 Minimum and maximum compensation to retain funds for the renovation at the March 1957 town meeting superior teachers and to attract fine people to The general maintenance policy adopted ten years ago has been, Lexington continued 2 Reduction of steps or years to reach maximum The March town meeting authorized the appointment of a committee "to study and make recommendations as to a site for an 3 Inclusion of some larger increments additional junior high school building and as to sites for additional elementary schools " This committee recommended at the special 4 Provision for further reward to outstanding teachers town meeting in November, the purchase of sites for an additional after a period at maximum junior high school and for a new elementary school The purchases were unanimously approved by the meeting 5 Guarantee of a respectable maximum attainable by all teachers The School Committee strongly believes that the town should continue to procure sites for additional schools before all available In taking this truly pioneering step, the School Committee suitable land is taken for other purposes worked closely with many groups representing the teachers and administration It has proceeded cautiously but determinedly to TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF find ways to reward those teachers who do a superior job The Committee knows that there are many difficulties inherent in such The Committee has continued its efforts to keep excellent a program The Committee believes that the citizens of Lexington teachers and to attract outstanding ones to its schools The Corn- can be very proud of the way in which its teaching staff has pro- mittee has encouraged the administration to pursue an aggressive ceeded to experiment in a highly professional manner in this largely recruiting program During the year over 600 applicants were unchartered area considered and 54 chosen Of course there are many factors which can create a school Another forward step was taken this year in the creation of system which will attract and keep outstanding teachers good two new positions assistant principal in the senior high school and administrative assistant to the Superintendent With the growth in salaries, good school committee — superintendent — principal — teacher relationships, an active interested citizenry, excellent facil- school population and the attendant increase in teachers, class- ities, a challenging and stimulating educational program, pleasant rooms, acres of school grounds, children to transport people to living conditions, and others supervise, buildings to care for and the proliferation of problems and increasing pressures on the Superintendent's office, it became An adequate salary program is important You will recall that imperative that further assistance be provided the Superintendent in its report last year the Committee reported that it was working with the staff in the development of a salary schedule which bears a realistic relationship to minimum and maximum teacher corn- SCHOOL PROGRAM pensation of comparable cities and towns, and, most important, As always, the curriculum has been under scrutiny Curriculum contains within its framework the opportunity for the teacher of study committees at all levels—elementary, junior high and senior demonstrated ability, enthusiasm and effectiveness to reach more high—have continued their work of planning, evaluating and re- quickly the higher levels of compensation vising During the year the school system has provided for expanded The town meeting in March approved the 1956 school budget services and teaching in several areas special classes for the which included provisions for the new salary schedule and merit "trainable," new speech and hearing programs, additional guidance program In creating the new program and schedule the School Corn- personnel, more physical education and increased work in art and mittee and Superintendent worked toward these goals music TOWN OF LEXINGTON 155 156 ANNUAL REPORTS The special Junior High School Survey Committee completed time for whatever needs to be done for our schools " Only one of its work during the year, a report will be prepared for distribution us was a member of the committee which wrote those words in 1954 before the March annual meeting However, those of us who have been elected to the Committee since then join with Mrs Marek in subscribing wholeheartedly to the Rapid growth has created many other problems With the ad- remarks of the 1954 committee and re-affirming our appreciation dation of new schools the town has had to be redistricted Unfortu- for the noteworthy efforts of John Blackhall Smith, Superintendent nately further shifts must be made as new classrooms are opened Respectfully submitted, Probably one of the greatest problems has been in the area of transportation During the year the Committee, with concurrence MRS MILDRED B MAREK, Chairmar of the November town meeting, revised its transportation policy so W NEIL CHAPMAN that during this critical period transportation may be provided on an EDWARD T MARTIN STEELE emergency basis to pupils who live within one mile of the school DONALDRDON E CLARK,y p p DONALD T CLARK, Secretary which they attend if, in the opinion of the Committee, hazardous conditions, arising from the absence of adequate sidewalks and police protection, exist The Committee strongly urges the town officials and town meeting members to provide adequate sidewalks and traffic control for the protection of school children In the words of our Superintendent "Lexington has splendid school buildings, adequate supplies and materials, and an excellent school staff " It has been our aim to maintain and improve the high standards of the Lexington schools We express deep appre- ciation to the administration and teachers for their continued efforts and we note with pleasure the evidence of continuing and yet in- creasing interest in school problems and programs on the part of citizens and citizen groups To the townspeople who are serving on committees for the schools — The Junior High School Survey Committee, The School Sites Committee, Franklin School Addition Committee, Maria Hastings and Harrington School Building Com- mittees and the High School Building Addition Committee — we wish to extend our thanks for long hours of worthwhile work We find it difficult to express adequately our appreciation for the unselfish, ever-willing service of Superintendent Smith In its report two years ago the Committee wrote "The effective operation of any school system depends very largely on its executive officer, the Superintendent of Schools We are indeed fortunate in having as our Superintendent during this critical period one who is both an able administrator and a sound educator, and who somehow finds TOWN OF LEXINGTON 157 158 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE that time A brief glance at the publication quickly shows that the estimates were too conservative and we have far outdistanced the figures projected However, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS this survey provided the impetus for our high school building, and our two new elementary schools, Maria Hastings and Harrington Since the Nichols Report, all surveys and projections have been done primarily To the Lexington School Committee and to the Citizens by the Superintendent of Schools and his staff While there has been considerable of Lexington I herewith submit my fifth annual report lay participation and a very worthwhile contribution made by individual citizens, a great deal of the work has come from the administration office There is nothing unusual or wrong in this, but Lexington has grown so rapidly that a very heavy INTRODUCTION load has been absorbed Moreover, the community has not had the services of One word might well describe the problems confronting the Lexington schools— specialists in school surveys whose time, training and resources usually make pos- Growth As each new issue presents itself to the School Committee and to the sible a series of recommendations more readily acceptable than those of the prophet Administration, we find it very greatly influenced by the large increase in student within his own territory While enrollment and building surveys by specialists are costly, they have proven well worth the expenditures Lexington will continue to population Very frequently we find ourselves saying, "This would not be too difficult to handle if we did not have to consider the great influx of children," or, grow and the need for a thorough study is apparent "We would not have this situation if we had not had such a gain in enrollment" Since early in the spring of 1956, careful study has been made of enrollment We have found, too, that providing for growth has presented the need for figures New projections have been compiled after close scrutiny of the day-by-day changes in policies, procedures, and organization itself Simple rules for trans- census reports compiled in the central office Actually, this process has been portation no longer are sufficient guides for overlapping school districts, heavy carried on for the past five or six years, and each year a strenuous attempt has lines of traffic, narrow roads, and limited sidewalks Informal requisitioning of been made to perfect formulae used and to benefit from a variety of sources of supplies, verbal reports from key personnel, and the intimate exchange of informa- information on Lexington growth We may conclude that estimates are very tion no longer can be depended upon for accuracy and efficient operation The accurate for a period of two years in advance, but beyond that the estimates lose direct line to the Superintendent's office becomes overloaded as more adminis- reliability rapidly For example, in the fall of 1954 projections showed a 1955 trators, supervisors, and directors become necessary to coordinate the larger total school enrollment of 4303 and for 1956, 4630 Actual figures were 4299 personnel Growth involves more than added children with the obvious increase and 4706, respectively in buildings, materials, and personnel Growth means a restlessness and movement The most recent estimates made after considerable study show the following of the entire organization as it adjusts to the many subtleties that finally determine direction and ultimately provide a basis for evaluation Junior High Senior High Year Elementary (7-9) (10-12) Total No written record or report can cover each fine point that has required delibera 1957 3205 1140 745 5090 j tion and careful decision making, nor can emotions, ambitions, and convictions be 1958 3380 1280 815 5475 1 given their rightful place All that can be done is the presentation of a few major 1959 3460 1450 975 5885 I issues — the highly important Facets must remain with those closely associated 1960 3550 1595 1025 6170 with policy-making and administration 1961 3700 1635 1140 6475 In this report I propose to use eight topic headings The above figures assume the following I Enrollment 1 Growth increase about at the same rate as during the past II Class Sizes five years, III Building Needs IV Teaching Personnel 2 Drop-out rate the same as the past four or five years, and V Curriculum 3 Lack of parochial or private schools in Lexington VI Maintenance Organization VII Retrospect To counteract the above, we know VIII. Forward Look 1 A private school started in Lexington in September of 1956 that may by 1960 take from 250 to 500 students from the ENROLLMENT public schools, Lexington's concern about the growth of the school enrollment became evident 2 The number of available small building lots has decreased with the Nichols Report in 1945 This was done by John E Nichols, an outside and the new requirements on lot size have not existed tong consultant, who presented an unprejudiced analysis of the situation as it existed at enough to show a conclusive trend, and TOWN OF LEXINGTON 159 160 ANNUAL REPORTS 3 Lexington has enough available land which, if efficiently used, Let's assume that Lexington wishes to have small classes on all grade levels could bring about a doubling of population and is willing to pay tremendously superior salaries in order to attract outstanding teachers Are these people available' Again quoting from "Teachers for Tomorrow" Predicting school enrollment in Lexington is not an easy task if we look more and this time not the opinion of an individual but a conclusion from the statistics than two years ahead To date, we have been a trifle conservative in spite of compiled strong attempts to be realistic If building requirements are rigid, private schools appear, and credit becomes difficult to attain, the low estimates over a period of "But during the next ten years one-half of all college graduates of every variety ten or fifteen years may be the more accurate However, until sufficient informa- would have to enter school teaching in order to fill our needs entirely from this tion becomes available, the estimates as listed and presented here appear to be a major source" sound basis for planning This is surely a provocative statement as we consider reduction of the number CLASS SIZE of students to be handled by a teacher In order to determine building needs we certainly must have an enrollment The table which follows shows the present capacity of the various buildings in projection, but there still remain at least two major questions to be answered before Lexington Only standard rooms have been considered On the junior and senior recommendations can be made on future buildings high school levels class size of an average of thirty students has been used On the elementary level we have considered each building individually, but the average 1 What should be the maximum number of children in a class size is approximately 28 classroom, and Building Rooms Capacity 2 What are the capacities of our present buildings' High School 43 rooms (with addition) 1300 students This matter of class size is a very controversial one Actually, there is no Junior High 30 (after renovations) 900 research that conclusively points to a specific number on any level that a teacher Adams 16 435 can handle effectively and which will insure the maximum growth of the children Fiske 19 555 Much has been written on the subject and parents have been aroused, whether Franklin 18 (with addition) 525 or not justifiably, about the number of children in a room There are too many Hancock 8 225 - factors involved to permit clear-cut decisions What about the size of the room? Harrington 16 435 What sort of equipment and materials are available? Are the children grouped Hastings 16 435 heterogeneously or homogeneously? Is the teacher an exceptional one, mediocre, Munroe 10 285 or just average? How long is the school day' What type of curriculum is offered? Parker 13 365 r The answers to all of these questions must be given before there can be a deter- Total student capacity 5460 I I mination of class size Frankly, more questions could be presented to further complicate the problem In addition to the above, we have in several of our elementary buildings rooms On the elementary school level we have used 28 as a desirable number of which are considered to be substandard In one instance this involves two rooms children for a teacher in an environment such as is provided in the Lexington on the third floor of the building, in another case the room is considerably under Schools There are a good number of people who feel that classes should not standard size and in a third situation the rooms, in addition to being smaller than contain more than 25 boys and girls This difference of three seems small, but standard size, are in some measure below grade level when we consider an elementary school enrollment of 3,000 youngsters, we are School Number of Rooms Capacity talking about 120 standard rooms in one instance and 108 in the other, or a Adams 1 25 difference of 12 rooms, the equivalent of one building, or approximately $650,000 Fiske1 20 in capital investment, and an additional $100,000 in yearly costs for salaries and Hancock 3 75 operation Parker 1 25 Certainly another element must be considered when we talk about class size 6 145 Where are we to secure personnel if we reduce the number in a room? "Teachers for Tomorrow", published just a year ago by the Fund for the Advancement of Regardless of the decision that may be made on class size, we may expect that Education, is considered the outstanding piece of research on the problem of secur- there will be situations when the number of children in a room will exceed the mg teachers Charles S Johnson, President of Fisk University, is quoted in the decided upon maximum This is sometimes difficult for parents to understand and • publication as follows we are frequently confronted with protests about the number of children in a room, "Keeping classes small by hiring poor teachers simply enables the teacher to even though this number may not, in the opinion of the teacher or administration, communicate his mediocrity in an intimate environment" be considered unwieldy or detrimental to the learning program Perhaps a specific illustration at this time will serve the purpose of clarifying this matter TOWN OF LEXINGTON 161 162 ANNUAL REPORTS Last fall one of our elementary schools, containing 15 standard rooms, had building needs, although obviously, more information is essential before recom- an enrollment of 410 students This would mean that if the students were divided mendations can be made on specific locations The tables that follow suggest build- equally there would be slightly over 27 children in a room Certainly a reasonable ings for specific years figure Actual enrollment in the rooms ranged from a low of 22 to a high of 38 Elementary Schol Building Needs and to the number of 38 there was certainly some objection How does this come about? Keep in mind that there are 15 rooms and no more, and that there are Rooms Rooms Required Additional 410 children to be accommodated Of the 410, 47 are first graders—obviously Year Enrollment Available 25 Pupils 28 Pupils 25 Pupils 28 Pupils two rooms are needed There are 69 second graders, shall we have 35 in one 1957 3205 116 128 115 12 0 room and 34 in another, or shall we consider three second grade rooms? Because 1958 3380 116 135 120 19 4 of the importance of offering a sound foundation program to these children of an 1959 3460 116 138 124 22 8 early school age, the decision was made to have three second grade rooms There 1960 3550 116 142 127 26 11 are 76 children in the third grade Again, shall we have two large rooms of 38 1961 3700 116 148 132 32 16 each, or three smaller classes? Again, because of the feeling that a fine start is essential in the elementary grades the decision was made to have three third grades Suggestions for Elementary School Building We have now covered the primary grades and allocated eight of the fifteen rooms 1958—Ready for occupancy for September of 1958 four room additions to the When consideration was given to the fourth grade a total of 78 children was Harrington and Maria Hastings Schools (These buildings, presently recorded Two rooms of 39 would have left no opportunity for expansion and fully-occupied, are adaptable to four room additions, and, moreover, are certainly presented a heavy teaching load Again it was decided that three rooms located in areas showing continued home construction) would be needed At this time it was noted that in the fifth and sixth grades 1960—An elementary building of a size to be determined there was a total of 141 children and only four rooms available in the building to accommodate these It was very obvious, therefore, that only two rooms could Junior High School Building Needs be assigned to each grade There were, accordingly, two fifth grades of 38 each and two sixth grades, one of 33 and one of 32 Enrollment Rooms Rooms Required Additional Year 7-8 7-9 Available 7-8 7-9 7-8 7-9 • The above is an actual situation showing class sizes that can hardly be criticized *1957 780 1 140 30 26 0 - and others which by any standard we would agree are too large Was there any *1958 886 1280 30 30 0 solution to this condition? Certainly there was none if we consider the limitations **1959 1055 1450 30 35 48 5 18 of the number of rooms in the building, and it is obvious that you lust do not add 1960 1 1 10 1595 30 37 53 7 23 - rooms overnight and subtract them when they are not used It would have been ***1961 1075 1610 30 36 54 6 24 - possible, however, to reduce the large classes by transferring the children to other *Assumes Grade 9 remains at high school and present building renovated to ac buildings where there might be a smaller enrollment in the grades involved This commodate 900 sort of procedure, however, is found to be strongly resisted by parents who have ** 155 over capacity of building with grades 7 and 8, senior high enrollment no desire to have their children attend any school but that in their own district 1380 grades 9-12, 80 over capacity The conclusion that should be apparent is that we are likely to have classes larger *** Shows reduction because of impact of proposed private school for girls than the determined number simply because grade enrollments are not uniform and all buildings have physical limitations Suggestions for Junior High School Building The number of children in a classroom may be whatever the community of 1959—Ready for 1959 a new Junior High School to accommodate 900 stu Lexington determines If we are to have smaller class sizes, then, of course, we dents If this is not ready by 1959, the present building will be over- need more buildings and more teachers In the first instance this is simply an crowded by 155 students and the high school by 80 If ready by 1959, expenditure of money and actually no problem if the community is willing to provide this will mean some vacant rooms in the high school for a year or two, the necessary funds The matter of securing teachers is considerably more com- and some in the Junior High School buildings plicated We most certainly do not wish to employ inferior personnel simply to have smaller classes We should insist on the finest teachers available This Senior High School Building Needs requires considerable searching and positively a salary schedule that will attract these people Again we refer to the quotation from the President of Fisk Uni- 'Enrollment Rooms Rooms Needed Additional versity contained in this section Year 9-12 10-12 Available 9-12 10-12 9-12 10-12 1957 1090 745 43 36 25 0 0 1958 1210 815 43 41 28 0 0 BUILDING NEEDS *1959 1380 975 43 46 33 3 0 In the preceding pages projected enrollments have been listed and building 1960 1511 1025 43 50 35 7 0 capacities noted Combining these two factors will serve to give an indication of 1961 1700 1140 43 57 38 14 0 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 163 164 ANNUAL REPORTS *If the new Junior High is ready by 1959, there will be no problem in accommo- 6 Teachers must be used more efficiently— dating students in grades 10-12 in the High School building until 1963, when —free them from unprofessional tasks, the enrollment may be slightly above 1400 It is possible that the high school —differentiate in duties and responsibilities may, with slight overcrowding, care for the student body until 1967 This will according to skills of individual teachers, • depend almost entirely on private or parochial secondary schools constructed This —place greater learning responsibility on the student, • matter should be carefully scrutinized not later than the fall of 1959 —employ aides to teaching On a nation-wide level, education suffers for qualified teachers, in certain areas Summary of Suggestions for School Buildings there are not even candidates of any caliber Here in the area of Metropolitan Boston there appears to be no shortage of applicants in almost every field — home- 4 Year to be Ready Type of Building making, industrial arts, and physical education being the exceptions 1958 Four room additions to Maria Hastings and Harrington For a great many reasons people wish to teach in this section This may mean Elementary schools quantity but not necessarily quality And in many instances of well prepared and 1959 Junior High School to accommodate 900 dedicated individuals, we find them concerned about employment for only a year or two and not interested in locating in any community on a long-range basis Con- 1960 Elementary building tracting with those in this category creates an undesirable turn over situation and places an added burden on administrators and supervisors In addition to these buildings, the following is recommended Our goal is to secure the best qualified instructors and to retain them as long 1 Extensive renovations to present Junior High School to be started in as possible It is, of course, recognized that with approximately sixty-five percent the spring of 1957, and of our teachers being women, there will continue to be each year a sizable replace- 2 Purchase of the following sites as soon as possible while desirable land ment for marital reasons is still available In an effort to place Lexington in a better competitive position for teachers, a a Three for elementary buildings, number of changes in personnel policy was made this year b One fora Junior High School, 1 Extension of the sick leave policy so that a total of 90 days may be c One large enough for either a junior high accumulated, school, high school, or community college 2 Increase in the amounts of all the steps on the salary schedule, 3 Reduction of the number of steps from seventeen to eleven for the TEACHING PERSONNEL better-than average teacher, and 4 Inauguration of a merit program that permits the better-than-average Each of the last four annual School Reports has dealt at considerable length teacher to progress faster and once at maximum be eligible for added with the subject of teachers—how to secure them and how to retain them These amounts have been the main themes While to some it may appear to be redundant to delve into the matter again, we are too concerned to omit this topic from the annual re- With but one exception, all teaching positions in Lexington were filled long port before schools opened in September It is not possible to say how much of this may be attributed to the policy changes outlined Certainly teachers are attracted If every citizen could read the Fund for the Advancement of Education re- to a community ici reasons other than salary Lexington is a community which search bulletin "Teachers for Tomorrow" there would be small need of this section enjoys a fine reputation, and the splendid teaching staff has, over a period of year,, The facts are these encouraged fellow workers to seek positions here Leadership in the field and tol- 1 To supply the nation's need for teachers during the next ten years erance or individual ;rterests and abilities have also attracted outstanding people one-half of all the college graduates of every variety would have to But other localities are conscious of the need for providing exceptional condi- enter the teaching profession, tions if superior teachers are to oe secured Lexington is frequently no better than 2 Of the college graduates of 1954, about one-fifth became school average in Metropolitan Boston in salaries paid to teachers and administrators, and teachers, in the latter group may actually be lagging Unquestionably, the supply of teachers 3 When the supply is low, standards for teaching are lowered, in this area has been of greater assistance in securing instructors than the salary 4 Any recruitment program must stress quality, not quantity, structure [his should be remembered for many neighboring communities are offer- _ 5 The typical salary structure is too rigid— ing more money from the bottom to the top —general level too low, There is a very strong feeling in Lexington that the very best teachers possible —rate of advancement too slow, should be secured and retained The question has been asked, "How may this be —promotion not based on performance done?" These are some obvious answers, just about all of them involving money, —top salaries much too low, TOWN OF LEXINGTON 165 166 ANNUAL REPORTS and apparently there is evidence that the community is willing to provide it Then what must we dog This school year finds our entire teaching personnel continuing to be grouped into curriculum committees However, the emphasis is now on teaching tech- 1 We need a high minimum salary to attract the best of the newcomers niques, methods, and procedures rather than subject matter or content Each de- to the profession Specifically, at this date $3800 for a bachelor's de- partment, grade, or subject area meets with regularity and in 1957, as was true in gree, 1956, the major portion of the March Institute will be devoted to the committee 2 We need a high maximum to hold teachers not only to this school sessions with outstanding teachers and administrators from other school systems 1 system but to the teaching profession Specifically, at this date $6800 participating as consultants for a bachelor's degree, 3 We need to make yearly increments large enough to be felt Elementary Specificially, not less than $250, We were proud to have available for the beginning of the current school year 4 We need to guarantee all teachers the maximum, but provide rapid a well-prepared and organized guide for the teaching of science in grades one movement to that goal for the superior teacher Specifically, a con- through six This resulted from the efforts of our elementary school teachers over tinuance of our merit program with constant improvement in proce- a period of more than a year It is sufficiently detailed to give the inexperienced i dures and policies, teacher a working course of study and broad enough to offer new ideas and inspiia- 5 We need to provide means for using members of our staff who wish tion to those who have long struggled with inadequate texts and materials in the employment on a year-round basis Specifically, contracts on a twelve- field of science This contribution by Lexington's elementary school teachers is month basis to those who may wish them and for whom a sound work evidence of our awareness that in this fast-moving civilization only those nations program can be devised, whose citizens have an interest in and a fundamental knowledge of science will 6 We need to provide ways of competing with industry for the men so retain world leadership and security essential to a teaching staff Specifically, a program to hire men on a In order to coordinate with minor changes in the material covered in American year-round basis and opportunity for further duty and responsibility History on the Junior High School level, slight revisions were made in this area of 7 We need a broader and more systematic recruitment program Specific- social studies in the elementary schools This is certainly a proper place to report ally, the Superintendent of Schools and key personnel need to have the generous offer of the Lexington Historical Society to make available to our more time available to search for superior teachers, going beyond the grades the various historical shrines in Lexington Classes accompanied by teachi.rs confines of the state, will make visitations for purposes of study and enrichment This provision is but 8 We need to exercise great care before placing a teacher on tenure one example of the enthusiasm groups and individuals in this community have to Specifically, administrators and supervisors, and finally the School Com- bring to our schools the unusual resources available mittee, need to be convinced objectively that an outstanding teacher The program of French in our elementary schools now exists in grades three is being given permanent appointment, nothing less, through six Nationwide recognition has been given the Lexington Schools tor 9 We need to establish and maintain a feeling of confidence in our staff this pioneering effort At the end of this school year there will be available written Specifically, we must recognize them as devoted and highly skilled courses of study for each of the four grades in which this language is being offered professional people whose training, experience, and position entitle While we are in the main satisfied with the accomplishments, we recognize several them to support and encouragement in their performances, problems still unsolved 10 We need as citizens and teachers to recognize that teaching is a pro- 1 Selection of students fession dedicated to service to youth Specifically, attitudes and actions 2 Scheduling of classes can only be justified after we have answered the question, "What is best for our boys and girls?" 3 Recruitment of teachers, and 4 Available time in an already crowded day As we begin our search for the more than sixty teachers that will be needed before September 1, 1957, we recognize the difficulty of the task and the neces- Three teacher committees were organized in the spring of 1956 and started sity of time, resources, and assistance of every type Fortunate are we in the fine work this fall to review the present courses of study in the elementary schools in staff that can be depended upon as a nucleus handwriting social studies and arithmetic No deadline has been set for the com- pletion of these studies, realizing that in these areas there has been little revision CURRICULUM in recent years and, consequently, considerable research may be necessary During the school year 1955-1956, every teacher on the staff served on a curriculum review committee as an all-out effort was made to survey the offerings Junior High School of the Lexington Schools As a result of this excellent cooperative venture, reports were received at the closing of school in June containing recommendations for the For more than a year and a half, a committee consisting of teachers and citizens _ improvement of our programs of study In a number of instances the proposed has been surveying the entire Junior High School Curriculum This group was one changes have already been incorporated of four organized by the School Committee early in 1955 to study all matters re- lating to Lexington s Junior High School The final report of this committee was TOWN OF LEXINGTON 167 168 ANNUAL REPORTS received shortly before Christmas of 1956 and at this writing it has not been suf- As Lexington High School increases in enrollment constant attention must be ficiently studied for inclusion It is very obvious, however, that the time, effort and i interest of this committee will result in a finer program and facilities for the junior given to course offerings suitable to the interests, needs and abilities of a varied high school boys and girls student body Junior high school teachers in the fields of English, social studies, science, MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION mathematics, music, and physical education have met with regularity with depart- A conservative estimate of the replacement value of the ten Lexington school ment heads In the field of English a challenging course of study has been pre- buildings is eleven million dollars This is a sizable investment that should require pared Certain changes in social studies have already been noted Science teachers a program of excellent maintenance and preservation , have taken the leadership on a number of occasions to bring Lexington's outstand- ing citizens in the field of science into our buildings to lecture and demonstrate This has been truly an outstanding achievement The mathematics teachers have tion is the general cleaning of the facilities Time permits very little repair work stressed methods, demonstrations and newer texts Additional personnel in music to be done by these men, nor are they hired foi that purpose 1 has made more classes possible and a greater emphasis on music appreciation The Until two years ago, our school system employed but one maintenance man physical education staff has been concerned with ways of securing more class time It was his task, in addition to being head custodian of one of the buildings, to do for health teaching and the expansion of extra-curricular activities whatever repair work he could, obviously, this was limited and craftsmen were While not in a recognized department, both the homemaking and industrial hired for necessary maintenance as it developed on an emergency basis or accum- arts programs of study have been surveyed during the year In general, the em- ulated phasis has been on coordinating the work on the high school level and providing For a period of a little more than two years and until the summer of 1956, we exploratory activities in these fields for all junior high school students have had a Superintendent of Buildings and an additional maintenance man This organization provided one person to daily check buildings, supervise personnel, purchase supplies and materials, organize the repair work with the maintenance Senior High School men, and prepare fog contractual work This arrangement appeared to work satis- Department heads with supervision for all secondary grades have made possible factorily, but, primarily, because of the need of assistance for the Superintendent • greater coordination, simplicity of change, and elimination of duplication Meet- of Schools in administrative areas, this system was discontinued in the summer of ings involving teachers from grades seven through twelve have provided for a finer 1956 understanding*of objectives as well as a recognition of the teaching purposes on At present the maintenance program is headed by the Administrative Assistant, rall the grade levels reporting directly to him are three maintenance men each of whom is responsible for the custodians and general repair of specific buildings To them is delegated While much has been done to outline an expanded curriculum in industrial arts the authority to proceed automatically with certain types of repairs and to organ- made possible by the opening of the new shops, inability to secure a power me- ize the cleaning work within the buildings Major repairs, purchasing, and admin- chancis teacher has limited new offerings In spite of a search started almost a istration work related to custodians and maintenance are handled by the Adminis- year ago, every conceivable source for such a supply has failed to locate a qualified trative Assistant, reporting directly to the Superintendent of Schools instructor It is very possible that an exception to the salary schedule may be necessary if this position is to be filled and a program offered in keeping with plans This new organization is too recent to formulate a positive opinion at this time as outlined by our staff It can be said however, that several more maintenance men must be added in the next year or two if we are to avoid costly repair bills Thought, too, must be given New rooms for the music department provide greater opportunities for individ- to the amuont of time an Administrative Assistant can devote to this phase of his ual and group instruction Several small audition rooms, when properly equipped, duties lest that position devolve into that of Superintendent of Buildings will encourage greater exploration in music appreciation 1 Before the end of the current school year, there will be available in the new RETROSPECT classroom wing two new rooms designed for modern courses in arts and crafts Pro- graming and scheduling should offer many opportunities for students to elect work At the end of the 1955 School Report there was listed a number of matters in these areas which were recommended for serious thought and possible action during this year It may well be desirable to make an accounting of what has transpired on these This year a course has been offered by the commercial department to students during the past twelve months _ outside of that curriculum which will provide them with some of the elements of _ personal accounting and general business acumen Our business staff are to be particularly commended for their efforts at this stage to arouse interest in the com- Expansion of Classes for Retarded Children mercial curriculum and to investigate means for presenting to the student body For a number of years Lexington had had two classes for mentally retarded the opportunities available in the business world children These were for educable boys and girls, one, for the younger children, , TOWN OF LEXINGTON 169 170 ANNUAL REPORTS held at the Munroe School, and the other, for an older group, conducted at Adams may appear to be a weakness, but many specialists in elementary education will School point out that there can be no improvement over dedicated and well-trained teach In 1954 new State legislation required that provision be made for children ers categorized as trainable As was true of almost all communities, the effective date of the laws found Lexington without an accurate census, space and personnel While there has been no change on the elementary level, it can now be re- J However, by mid summer of 1956 a state-approved instructor had been found and ported that in cooperation with the Harvard Graduate School of Education certain space allocated at the Munroe School Efficient work by the office staff and alert studies are to be conducted in our elementary grades during this current school school nurses located a number of eligible boys and girls In addition, tremendous year which we anticipate will bring forth some suggestions acceptable to our per- • assistance was offered by the interested parents of the children involved sonnel and indicative of what further we may do to assist our boys and girls in the • solution of their learning and growing problems 1 The class at present has 7 children enrolled, meeting every school morning We are complimented by the State Department of Education on the space, equip- ment, personnel and program being provided Truly this has been an outstanding Formation of Recommendations for accomplishment of this year Junior High School Facilities The program for the educable class at the Munroe School was expanded and The Junior High School Survey Committee, organized by the School Committee improved by the extension o' work being done with arts and crafts An added in- in 1955, made a report prior to the Annual March Town Meeting The main rec- structcr provides greater time a'd attention to the handicraft phase of the curri- ommendations were culum 1 Sites should be secured for additional junior Development of Guidance Services for All Grade Levels high school buildings, Lexington has had limited guidance services on the senior and junior high 2 The present building should not be enlarged, school level, and on the elementary level there has been no trained person in this 3 Neighboring elementary schools should not be field, except for the part time services of a child psychologist which was inaug used as an annex to the present building, urated slightly more than a year ago 4 Extensive renovations should be made to the Within the fseld of school g,aidance there is considerable difference expressed present building,and on the types of programs and services which should be made available In Lexing- 5 Further curriculum study should be made by the ton, consiaerable thought and discussion has been devoted to this subject during committee assigned that area the past several years, and while a pattern appears to be emerging no clear-cut or- ganization proposal has been recommended This, however, has not prevented A sites committee was appointed in March of 1956 and specific land is now in - some definite developments during this year the process of being acquired As of September 1, 1956, the guidance program at the Lexington High School At a special town meeting in November the School Committee secured the was expanded by the following necessary funds to employ an architect for the purpose of preparing a plan with an estimate to renovate the present building This will be presented to the Town 1 Appointment of a full-time woman counselor, Meeting in March of 1957 for action 2 Appointment of an assistant high school principal with specific guidance The various actions indicate that Lexington is alert to the need for preparing responsibilities, for the heavy influx of junior high school students during the next few years 3 Added time for the school nurse,and 4 Availability of a speech therapist with Expansion of Adult Education guidance responsibilities related to that area Two courses were added to the evening school curriculum, entirely in the field The opening of the school year at the junior high school found added guidance of arts and crafts The completion of the new shops will make possible added class- personnel available es of an avocational and vocational nature during the next school years 1 Man counselor placed on full-time basis, Introduction of subjects of an academic and cultural type has as yet not re- 2 Appointment of woman counselor on a part-time basis, ceived very pronounced public response The schools will continue to propose 3 Added time for school nurse,and classes and make an effort to determine interest - 4 Availability of a speech therapist with guidance _ responsibilities in related area Redistricting of Elementary Schools Except for the part-time service of a child psychologist, Lexington's elementary Anticipated overcrowded conditions in the Maria Hastings and Franklin School schools continue without trained personnel in counseling By some standards this districts necessitated changes in boundaries and a shifting of a considerable num- TOWN OF LEXINGTON 171 172 ANNUAL REPORTS ber of children In preparation for this principals joined with the Superintendent of Schools in carefully determining new districts These were later presented to the Each community operates its own school system and throughout the state and School Committee After several adjustments, public announcements were made, nation we will see many organization patterns What is good and acceptable for notices sent to families involved, and, finally public meetings held at the various one locality has no place in another Certainly there are limitations to what one schools effected individual or a limited number can accomplish For the most part, New England , communities have been reluctant to add to the administration staff Lexington has For the most part, the changes were accepted with fine understanding School been in that category in spite of a rapidly-increasing school system The building officials and School Committee members recognized the undesirable features of program during the past five years could well have occupied the full time of one shifting students, but saw this as inevitable in light of concentrated home building man Somehow it has been handled, primarily at personal sacrifice in certain sections We have gained an Administrative Assistant and lost a Superintendent of Build- The completion of the ten-room addition to the Franklin School will bring about ings, offsetting this by reorganizing some of our duties and responsibilities How- further change as children in the Franklin district now attending the Harrington ever, we find ourselves with the same administrative and supervisory organization School will be returned to Franklin It is the intent to have every child attend his as a neighboring community with less than half the student enrollment of Lexington! neighborhood but only a very courageous building program can in any measure guarantee this The responsibility for educational leadership and the efficient functioning of a school system rests solely and solidly on the Superintendent of Schools Expa;n- Revision of Personnel Policy sion of personnel to assist him is as certainly essential as in every other department This topic has been covered sufficiently in the section of this report devoted to of our expanding school system Personnel It may be noted here, however, that the personnel welfare of the Lex- ington teachers is considered twice a month in meetings devoted solely to that Addition of Maintenance Staff matter, when the Personnel Policy Committee of the Lexington Teachers' Associa- tion holds its executive session, and when that same committee meets with the As noted in another section of this report, we have added one person to our Superintendent of Schools maintenance staff, which now give us a personnel of three These men make all types of repairs within their skills and as permitted under trade licenses The The Lexington School Committee devotes considerable time during the year to matters related to personnel policy and took the initiative this year in improving number of buildings and facilities justify a crew of at least seven men Not only pre- the salary structure for substitute teachers, and granted the Superintendent of would repairs be made as needed, but opportunity would be present to set up acts Schools discretionary power to allow new teachers as much as 100% credit for ex- ventive measures In addition, there could be some elimination of costly contracts perience outside of the Lexington system required in order to have projects completed during vacation periods 7 Study of Summer School Needs Development of Special Instruction Areas. Audio-Visual Education, Art, Music, and Physical Education Other than a number of general discussions, nothing specific has been done on 1 Audio-visual education There has been no extension of our program in this matter A survey of the community for the purpose of determining interests this field, although there has been a tangible addition of equipment Provision has and needs is in the formative stage been made in the 1957 budget to employ a director of this work, and this should do much to bring about a realization of the tremendous potentialities Investigation of Need for Special Classes for those having Speech, 2 Art On the high school level new space and equipment will make for a Vision, and Hearing Handicaps broader and richer curriculum Added personnel on the junior and elementary school levels will be provided for September of 1957 After a long and careful search, a highly-trained and experienced speech and 3 Music New music rooms at the high school will provide for many more hearing therapist joined the Lexington schools for the opening of the school year activities Added personnel on the junior and elementary levels has made for Appoximately 175 students are now receiving either individual or group instruc- greater classroom coverage tion In addition, teachers are being trained to locate students with handicaps for reference to the specialist 4 Physical Education. Added personnel has improved coverage on the senior and elementary school levels A proposed expanded course in physical education It is recognized that the work requires careful guidance and counseling service and health has recently been presented by the Director of Physical Education To involving school personnel, community agencies and parents provide for some of the recommendations added personnel has been requested in the 1957 school budget It should also be noted that the Athletic Budget for 1957 has been very carefully considered All of the recommendations of the various Addition of Admmstratrve Assistant coaches have been approved and, in addition, the School Committee has made We have been very grateful for the addition of an administrative assistant This provision for the position of Director of Athletics with the thought that we are took place in July now at the stage where greater coordination is essential and a constant survey is necessary jn order to maintain a sane and successful approach to the phase of com- TOWN OF LEXINGTON 173 174 ANNUAL REPORTS petitive athletics In connection with this, provision has also been made for a great- everyone associated with the schools I know a great deal about the pressures put ly expanded activity program in the field of intramural and extramural games be- upon them and the honesty with which they face up to a situation which they know ginning with the fifth grade This will also involve added personnel cannot be solved to popular satisfaction I could not write a School Report without stating my admiration for these people who symbolize the foundation of American democracy And for their every assistance to me and constant support, I am grate- Study of Programs for the Gifted Child ful Some progress has been made in this study, but time for a concentrated re- Finally, may I say a simple but all-encompassing "thanks" to the people in my search and planning is essential A number of teachers have volunteered to serve office who daily deliberately absorb extra duties to make my task easier on a committee to explore programs and present recommendations Such a group may be organized during the current school year Respectfully submitted, Certainly there is a question here that must be answered and we cannot risk JOHN BLACKHALL SMITH, the development of unusual ability through an undirected program of "enrichment" Superintendent of Schols in the daily classroom FORWARD LOOK Customarily, I have, at the end of a School Report, listed a number of objec- tives, goals, or problems facing the schools in the coming year For two reasons I shall omit this enumeration this year First, in preparing the 1957 school budget a list of objectives was developed, these should suffice And, second, a thorough reading of this report should give an indication of what lies ahead of us But there are two matters that must take priority and which, if successfully handled will do much, if not entirely, to solve all of the situations and problems that may confront us 1 A program involving community participation with the purpose of present- ing the objectives and needs of the schools in order that greater understanding and support may be secured,and 2 A detailed plan for teacher recruitment in order that Lexington within the next few years may secure the finest staff available FINAL WORD No report by the Superintedent of Schools can contain all the matters which he may feel are relevant Nor is the space sufficient for him to express some truly personal thoughts Obviously, much must be left unsaid However, there is always room for a genuine expression of appreciation I am truly grateful for the opportunity to serve the Lexington Schools and for the priv- ilege of being associated with a teaching staff which I consider to be outstanding I recognize, too that our non-teaching personnel are just as devoted to their tasks and proud to make their contribution to the educational program for our youngsters During the year many organizations and individuals assist us in our work I am constantly amazed and thrilled at the interest and enthusiam displayed in our schools by these groups and people Lexington schools cannot help but prosper because of them School Committee members have little recognition No one but a School Super- intendent knows of their devotion to their job, their willingness to make personal sacrifice to see a task accomplished, their faith in each other, and their loyalty to TOWN OF LEXINGTON 175 176 ANNUAL REPORTS • REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSES REPORT OF THE LEXINGTON SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM December 31, 1956 Mr John Blackhall Smith Superintendent of Schools December 20, 1956 Lexington, Massachusetts Mr John Blackhall Smith Superintendent of Schools ' Dear Mr Smith Lexington, Massachusetts The past year has been an active and full year for the Lexington school nurses Dear Mr Smith From January to June of 1956 our time was spent in the completion of the school health appraisals, the vision and hearing screening tests, and the polio immuniza- Our Federal School Lunch Program fiscal report shows over one-third more tion program lunches were consumed at school than last year In the past year the 25¢ com- plete meals eaten by children total 211,705 plus 6196 additional lunches bought The polio program, which was an important and necessary project, consumed a by adults Besides the milk used in the "A" lunch, 367,665 one-half pint bottles great amount of our time We worked closely with Mr Lurvey, the health officer were sold to children at 3¢ order the special milk program, thus making a sum of the Lexington Board of Health, setting up, planning, and working at each school of 588,394 plus 9,024 sold to teachers clinic We felt that this program deserved the time we spent on it, because, Iry addition to being professional nurses, we also knew the school routines We wanted In Sep'ember applications and agreements to participate in the National School the program to be effective and successful yet not upset the schools unnecessarily Lunch Act were renewed with the Orfice of School Lunch Programs under the direc- The third and final inoculations will be given in the spring of 1957 tion of the State Department of Education, for a three year period, which covers six lunch operations and ten special milk programs The addition of a third registered nurse, Mrs Alice Mogan, who joined our staff this fall, has helped immeasurably in lightening the heavy case load of the The same procedure continues for submitting claims to the State Department • previous years, benefiting each school directly We are able to spend more time by the fifth working day ot the month The six schools serving lunch receive 9¢ in the schools, both with the staff and pupils, plus developing a closer working re- for each student meal, plus a 4¢ milk subsidy The four non-lunch programs re- lationship with the other supervisors, (guidance, attendance, speech, dental, etc) re- ceive a 3¢ subsidy Our schools receive maximum reimbursement by constantly with whom we have common problems meeting tie nutritional requirements for type "A" lunch From the opening of school in September to thepresent date, we have com- Cash receipts of $115,556 32 for the fiscal year amount to $89,514 39 from p g p sales and $26,041 39 in subsidies paid from State and Federal reimbursements pleted ninety percent of our school health appraisals, patch tested first graders for Expenditures of $114,375 10 show that 68% was spent for food 25% for labor, tuberculosis, assisted in planning and conducting the chest x-rays for all school per- with 4% covei,ng operating costs 'eavmg a 1 % gain in cash sonnel, and are now concentrating on finishing the vision and hearing programs The present operational cash balance amounts to $13,752 60, plus $10,055 71 In spite of the addition of the third nurse, however, the time factor remains due from State and Federal funds Monetary value of the food inventory is our moster lexingproblem in developing our program to its fullest extent To test the vision and hearing of approximately five thousand children each year is $2,818 46 Invoices payable total $8,448 86 which makes an operationalbalance of $12,540 99 extremely time consuming To be most effective and beneficial, this testing should be completed within the first few months of the school year Under the present Commodities received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during the conditions, working as swiftly as possible, — fitting this in with our other work— past year have a cash value of $12,125 00, which is in addition to the cash receipts we are not able to complete it until February or March This problem is not unique Our expanding lunch program requires more experie^cid workers Recruitment with us Most school systems have encountered it, and many have solved it by for capable women to work in our cafeteria is constant Thirty six are employed, using other trained personnel to do the initial overall screening, or giving the nurse assistance with it We hope that you will consider one of these possibilities one-sixth serving as permanent substitutes In-service training for personnel is ac- complished by supervision, self-evaluation with manager cooks assisting in super- We wish to thank you for the understanding and cooperation which you have visory capacity We are proud of the interest shown by our women in our schools shown to us this past year We welcome any suggestions which will improve the and their desire to progress as shown in attendance at school lunch workshops, present health services for the benefit of the children and school staff regional and State meetings Respectfully submitted, On April 10th eighty per cent of the school lunch personnel attended the _ Middlesex and Essex county Regional Massachusetts School Food Service Associa- RUTH L CLARKE, R N tion supper meeting followed by a panel, then a showing of colored slides of Lex- ELIZABETH MAHER, R N ington's lunch and milk program and a visit through the Winchester Junior and • ALICE MOGAN, R N Senior High School cafeterias TOWN OF LEXINGTON 177 178 ANNUAL REPORTS The Maria Hastings manager with two of her staff assisted Mr Hal Bolin, United States Department of Agriculture technologist, in his daily demonstration at the first annual spring school lunch workshop April 16, 17 and 18 at the Boston STATISTICS Consolidated Gas Company Saturday, May 26, at the Gloucester High School one-third of the school lunch personnel attended the fifth annual meeting of the Massachusetts School Food Association The week of July 16 the Harrington School Lunch Manager, plus two assistants, AND attended the 22nd annual School Lunch Institute at the State Teachers' College, Fitchburg Two thirds of all workers were present at the seventh annual School Lunch Section meetings in affiliation with the county Teachers' Association in October Some progress has been made toward a salary schedule for all employees FINANCIAL REPORTS With sufficient salaries we can employ and keep a competent staff for all schools Most of our cafeterias have an opportunity to sponsor varied special events throughout the year Catered meals at the Senior High were for the Teachers' Institute in March, OF THE a Teachers Association luncheon at the opening of school in the fall, plus a supper for the Industrial Education Society in October Five spec,al occasions sponsored by Maria Hastings School included two lunch- �/ eons for the elementary teachers "Operation Bootstrap', a supper to the sixth • LEXINGTON SCHOOLS grade pupils besides two suppers served to the Parent Teachers' Association Fiske School served two luncheons to the elementary teachers group, one in May, the other in October Harrington School hostessed to a school lunch directors afternoon tea in No- vember and a buffet served to Lexington's school lunch employees in December GENERAL INFORMATION Also in December the Harrington staff planned and served a supper to the Massa- chusetts Elementary School Principals' Association To carry on the business for six lunch and ten milk programs a larger office is much needed for efficiency and effectiveness Once again I would like to thank all personnel in our entire school system of AND Lexington for their outstanding cooperation and support during a successful year Respectfully submitted, ETHEL L WRIGHT, Director of School Lunch Programs DIRECTORY 1956 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 179 180 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Miscellaneous Expenses Sundries 957 00 Atypical Education 1,510 70 Outlays-New Equipment 6,545 93 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 Total Expenditures for Expenses . $224,789 48 SALARIES Unexpended Expense Budget ... $245 56 j 1956 Appropriation for Salaries $906,949 65 Expended frcm P L 874 Funds 9,054 36 1 SUMMARY OF SCHOOL COSTS Total $916,004 01 Total 1956 Expenditures for Salaries and Expenses $1,140,793 49 Expenditures. Income and Reimbursements. General Control Tuition Administration, Secretaries 27,709 79 Town of Bedford .. $799 53 Expenses of Instruction Other Tuition 2,216 35 Principals' Salaries 47,016 16 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Teachers' Salaries 756,594 63 School Funds and State Aid for Public Expenses Operating School Plant Schools-Chapter 70 151,036 18 Wages of Custodians , 65,077 85 Transportation - Chapter 71 15,613 38 Wages of Maintenance Men 10,232 95 State Wards 3,979 97 Auxiliary Agencies Rentals and Miscellaneous 2,305 06 _ Health 8,517 63 Special Class 5,522 49 Miscellaneous Expenses Income from P L 874 Expended 11,046 50 Atypical Education 855 00 Total Expenditures for Salaries $916,004 01 Total Income 192,519 46 r Net Cost of Schools' Salaries and Expenses for 1956 $948,274 03 'I EXPENSES 1 1956 Appropriation for Expenses $223,225 50 SEGREGATED BUDGETS-1956 Expended from P L 874 Funds 1,809 54 Vocational Education Tuition Total $225,035 04 Appropriation $15,990 00 Expenditures Expenditures General Expense Tuition $6,462 94 i School Committee 586 78 Transportation 1,222 73 Superintendent's Office and Other 3,077 93 7,685 67 Expenses of Instruction Unexpended Balance $8,304 33 Textbooks 17,537 48 Total Expenditures 7,685 67 Stationery and Supplies 42,864 29 Income Expenses Operating School Plant Fuel .. 33,983 96 Reimbursements. Misc (Power, Custodians' Supplies) 42,948 03 Tuition 3,969 78* Maintenance Transportation 800 17* 1 Repairs, etc 28,456 16 4,769 95 Auxiliary Agencies Libraries 2,541 67 Net Cost for 1956 $2,915 72 Health 1,032 95 Transportation 42,746 60 * This reimbursement is based on the expenditures for the • year ending August 31, 1955 • TOWN OF LEXINGTON 181 182 ANNUAL REPORTS Vocational Education—Handicraft Classes Federal Funds from Public Law #974 Appropriation $8,592 00 Income. Reimbursement—Commonwealth of Massachusetts $15,942 50 Expenditures • • Salaries of Director, Instructors, Clerical and Expenditures. Custodians $8,229 83 Emergency Transportation $182 60 Supplies and Equipment 174 91 Addition to Salaries 9,054 36 8,404 71 Addition to Expense Budget 1,809 54 Unexpended Balance 187 26 Total Expenditures from Town Appropriation . 8,404 74 Total Expenditures . Credits to Vocational Education Handicraft Classes • 1 1,046 50 Reimbursements—Commonwealth of Massachusetts 3,276 87* Balance on Hand January 1, 1957 $4,896 00 Tuition 355 60 Registration Fees 959 00 4,591.47 Net Cost for 1956 $3,813 27 Federal Funds Available Smith Hughes Fund $340 00 * This reimbursement is based on the expenditures for the year ending August 31, 1955 Americanization Classes Appropriation $208 00 Expenditures Salaries $200 00 200 00 Supplies 8 00 8 00 • $208 00 Income Reimbursement. Commonwealth of Massachusetts 100 00 Net Cost for 1956 $108 00 Out-of-State Travel Appropriation $500 00 Expenditures Travel $428 00 428 00 Unexpended Balance 72 00 Net Cost for 1956 $428 00 SUMMARY—ALL SCHOOL BUDGETS Total Appropriatons All School Budgets, 1956 $1,155,465 15 Total Expenditures All School Budgets 1956 1,157,519 90 Total Income and Reimbursement All School Bud- gets 1956 201,980 88 • Net Cost of All School Budgets for 1956 $955,539 02 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 183 184 ANNUAL REPORTS --u)co ' O v Nn O in O o In N O 0` CO 0` m N. O. CO •O Nn CO M NI'' N N^ I I •O Yo a MmNo - u))nNM CDC. - M C +- 0 N M .7 N. CO N U vt vt N M in O O.^u) N0 N^V.N. N .-u) O 4r ^ u) M M co M N N r•••lewd. o`•or) o NMoo•N.o •o .00`o .vN. CO 0Nr -CO .- M .o •DN U 'NN C•)N. u; N tf!.- N w �� .- N : w mNNn Ovt•O M-N.•O CO N MOO OO M N OO O 00.0.-N�M ONN.N.N•- ul - «n w N.co r.uln•Onn,r co000 - CDO.N^v000 .0--- -N VO OD .-O. N o o o •o ~N N N N N N N N N N N� N N N N • 0) O ' • O. 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I COO I CO N 0 0 0 0 0 0 CO LC)CO to CO N 0 0 n CO 0 O O O .- Ileciaseg N •O 'v v •O N N 0 > CO Ce CO N CO CO V Q UI N VI U) U) U) N V) N N V) U/ CO U) U) U) UI U) N U) UI V) V) In U) U) V) UI N U) VI VI N D 0_ 0_ 0_ 0- 0 _i0- 0- 0 >,T. 0- 0- 0- 0- O- 0- "• Z on C7 m 0 no C5 oo C7 co 0 0o 0 0o C7 m C5 0o U' m 0 on I. co CD 03 U' m C7 m C7 co C7 .O C C N ., 02 Q LL `2 V .- a ii '>'' N C T CO 1,1 Z I- X t - O V) C)W W a_ } O Q V) _ F- c0 ao Q o � � aC ,� �� n o Q m N- = = > > > m a > > X X X X . 0 • mac - ~o cs2 � FIw0c2a258 o O a CO CO CO CO • CO V N CO CD a) CO CO CO Z 3 F F m la i) a m U c C •o o v F- < .0 •0 'O - '0 "0 0 ' "0 -0 VD -0 -0 .L-� m Q m Q u U u o w O'n a H l7 CO CO CO CO CO CO N .L) CO CO CO CO CO CO u, +- Ce TOWN OF LEXINGTON 185 186 ANNUAL REPORTS a o z LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 8 n3 so E • R Y '° N C• - - GRADUATION E = 8- E o) r a E � w • � � E o u_ o u a E c u °oL m ° is Eg �' E R '' E E u N U N N 'a m " R T -0 ru , T 7 a.- u u m -' ° m ° { PROGRAM } ,._ `n � UE Eo E E. E E E E E E o0 3- 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ml u o_ o` � o `0 0 0 o a o o `PROCESSIONAL — "Pomp and Circumstance" Elgar u E6u ;v2 " v v v v v c.7 u 0. >QJ O Q Q< < < < 3 Q INVOCATION — Rev Crawford 0 Smith o v E SENIOR CHORUS—"The Lord's Prayer" Gates o M co n os co co •o .o o, 01 "He, Watching Over Israel" from "Elijah" Mendelssohn E _ "Sanctus" Edward Martin, L H S '56 Z z(f)V do N N N N N N SPEAKERS—American Education How Far Has It Come, and N 0 N N In N N N VI In N v1 ,p �p N ,p ,p Vi ,p Ip Ip a3 Where Is It Going? 8 i 9 j c) u 0 u 0 j 060 u 0 The School of 1900 Susan Wells = 0 c N N N N N N N N N The School of 1956 William Abbott v oThe School of The Future David Copithorne in V v ▪ d 1- mUM No Q Q Q M so Lo o m Q N Q THE WANDERERS—"The Halls of Ivy" Russell Z o.N as M a in o' CO o, a o,o,n 0,•70 "Memories We Cherish" Dykema 1C o 0 0 0 -o, o.o. w U SENIOR CHORUS—"The Music of Life" Cain J O O O ` O aaa)) •O 2 N d it)os 2 N d d N '0 o so 0 u cn In u mu v u o u co U N u O m-o u.— In u AWARD OF PRIZES John Blackhall Smith, < N m cc 'a — m co m Io Ia Superintendent of Schools c o `70 M M a 0o'0 0 '0 0n M 00 00 200 N^o ^0 N o I_r CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS Mr Edward T Martin o O v r\ N o d '-o o o o O0 o M N"'000 of the School Committee O +.O "I',-- '°" N •O M o M a NN- O O sO—0 cO In V V3 .O U0 'O O. In V d' cO N O N - O. 00,....- 0' o'O M ^ 'co v ^ N N LBENEDICTION Rev Crawford 0 Smith 7, o .oM ovN .0M N- NNMwo a ›E'0 -I In •-N M W 0 "} RECESSIONAL— March from "Scipio" Handel o8 c V) O) m C 'n • R O _ I cp 0) p O E E E m Y c c t ' 3 - The audience will please remain at their seats 2J," Q Ii u 1 1 f o until the class has left the hall TOWN OF LEXINGTON 187 188 ANNUAL REPORTS LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Robert Winslow Hatch Barbara S Oppenheim Charles E Heath, Jr Margaret Ann Outhet CLASS OF 1956 Judith Hederstedt Richard M Hill Donald R Hiscock Paul F Panetta Maribelle A Holmes Ann F Pede Richard A Howes William Spangar Peirce Edward Henry Martin .. . President Ralph E Hoxie Eva F Phelan Lois Patricia Rowe .. Vice President Joan Elizabeth Hunter Meredith Jane Pike Joanne Ruth Sweeney Secretary Janice E Porter Robert York Allen . Treasurer David S Johnson Janice Carole Porthouse Donald G Johnson William Saunders Abbott Marilyn Louise Crowley Patricia A Jones Velma M Rhoda Robert York Allen Devene Crumb Nancy Winslow Rich Richard Gilbert Arnold Joan Kelley Nancy Abbott Rickard Robert A Arnold Priscilla Delay Kenneth Russell Kennedy Louise Roeder Raymond Dellovo Roberta E M Kenney Ernest Rogers, Jr Sandra June Bailey Maryann DiLuzio John J Kiley, Jr Sheila O'Neil Ross Brinna Ann Baird Chrisanne Done Lois Patricia Rowe Jerome H Barraford Richard A Draper Donald E Legro, Jr Charles George Ruggiero Marion Anne Barrett M Monique DuBois Joan E Longleway Robert L Bartholomew, Jr Susan E Dunlap Linda Loring William J Baskin Judith Ann Lyon Jean Elizabeth Scherich Joyce Ann Beaulieu Paul B Engborg Nancy Lee Schloman Beverly Ann Benfante Barbara Lee Ernst Janice Louise MacDonald Peter J Scopa Nancy Joan Bettencourt William Evans Walter G Mackie Robert D Seymour Brenda Jane Boleyn Shirley A MacMillan Dante J Sgrosso Peter F Boyer George Frederick Fardy Martha Jo Ann MacPhee Jean S Shaw Robert G Breslin Jeanne Frances Faucette Constance E Marques George Robert Sinnett i. Edward Henry Martin Mary Luette Stewart Beverly Ann Brown John Finnerty Dennis A Brown Frederic Louis Fischer Judith Martin Joanne Ruth Sweeney Jean Ree Bryson Chester Fitzgerald Sally Pearson Martin Stephen Bullock Frances M Fitzpatrick Ronald T Maxon Jacqueline G Busa Pamela E Fox Mary Jo McAuliffe Gordon L Tebbetts Sara Anne Butler Lia Frede Charles Frederick McCarthy Ronald M Byrne Robert Paul McCormack John N Vance Helen Frances Gage Phyllis Jean McDonald Richard Varano Donald J Callahan Richard A Gargiulo Margaret Patricia McDonough Robert P Calvert Alice Michele Garrity David John McLachlan Nancy Evans Carey Irmingard G Gerbes Robert William McNamara David C Warren Edward Cass Jean Elizabeth Gilman Vincent William Mercon Nancy A Waters Suzanne Lee Chaffee Anne H Gilpatrick Jane Milliken Susan R Wells Barbara Ann Chapman William Bradford Greeley George H Moore, 3rd Mary Ann White Peter L Morey Peter N White David William Cheever Barry Arthur Greenlaw John MacFarlane Murray,Jr Ann Louise Wilkie Charlotte Clymer Linda Carol Grush Edith Joyce Wilkins Ruth Elizabeth Coffill Beverly Grace Guernsey Patricia Margarets Nordling George A Wood, Jr Patricia Mary Collins John Anthony Gunn Carol Coomber Elaine Frances Nottebart Walter Worth David M Copithorne Stephen F Hall David Franklyn Corr John A Hardy Elinor Virginia Crawford William T Hardy Marie Louise Crosby Barbara Louise Haroian TOWN OF LEXINGTON 189 190 ANNUAL REPORTS ROSTER OF TEACHERS Eugene E Rourke Mathematics Univ of New Hampshire, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL A B, Ed M 1 Yrs in Isabelle J Scherer Social Studies Mount Holyoke College,A B Name Subject Taught Where Educated Lex Harvard Univ,A M T — Manfred L Warren Principal Bowdoin College, B A Mrs Margaret Sandberger Music Colby College-Amer Inst 20 Columbia Univ, M A 29 Irving F Sherwood Asst Prin,Science Univ of New Hampshire, H John Adzigian Geometry,Cons Ed Harvard Univ, B S B A 31 Tufts College, M Ed 15 Lillian M Spidle Commercial Salem T C, B S Ed 26 Hilda M Allen Latin Pembroke College, B A Raymond A Tremblay Commercial subjects Salem T C, B S in Ed — Radcliffe College, M A 5 Donald K Tucker Guidance Director Univ of Mass, B S Ed, M A 9 Jennie Bujnievicz English Univ of New Hampshire, B A Earl A Turner English Amherst College, B A 9 Mrs Barbara E West Homemaking Univ of Mass, B S 2 Middlebury College, M A 6 Amy A Campbell Business Training Burdett College 28 Agnes G Wheeler Science Univ of Vermont, B S 12 Wilbur E Cheever Head of English Dept Harvard Univ, B A, M A 9 Blanche L Whelpley Dean,Algebra Salem T C 41 Alice E Chorebanian English Univ of Mass, B A Boston Univ, M Ed — James W Coffin Community Life Bowdoin College, B A Harvard Univ,A M T 2 Mrs Sheila M Creamer Librarian St Lawrence Univ, B S Ed 9 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Mrs Juanita Cushman Homemaking Boston Univ, B S — Yrs in Frank P DiGiammarino Social Studies Univ of Mass,A B , Ed M — Name Subject Taught Where Educated Lex Nicholas DiTullio Biology Tufts College, B S Merrill F Norlin Principal Wesleyan, B A Univ of Chicago, M S — Boston Univ, M A 30 Harry F Eaton Latin, French Tufts College,A B, Ed M, Gladys M Anderson Social Studies Bridgewater T C 32 M A — Mrs Louise F Blythe Social Studies and Tufts College, B S Ed M — - Robert P Franz Mathematics Boston Univ,A B Guidance Harvard Univ, Ed M — Eleanor Brocklebank Home Economics Univ of New Hampshire, B A 2 Joseph W Gibson History Har lard Univ, B A,A MT 3 Carl E Burri Mathematics Boston Univ, B S Ed 1 Leo V Gittzus Industrials r ,-h'-urg T C, B S Ed 3 Philip M Caughey Social Studies Bowdoin Univ, B S ' Ann Hartley Social Studies Skidmore College, B A Harvard Univ, M Ed 28 Radcliffe College,A M T — Joseph P Connolly Social Studies Boston Univ, B S — Chester D Ingraham English Tufts College, B A Ruth M Conrad Mathematics Lowell T C, B S Ed 11 Columbia Univ,M A 10 William H Cuzner Guidance U S Naval Academy, B S Flank W Kerwin Commercial Dept Head Boston Univ, B B A, M C S — Harvard Univ, M Ed 28 Margaret F Kinley English Acadia Univ, B A,M A 10 Nicholas J Dincecco Mathematics Northeastern Univ, B S — John L Knight Social Studies Southeastern, La,College, A Irving Dodge Industrial Arts Boston Trade School B S 1 Mass State Courses 31 Mrs Margaret J Leake French,Spanish Earlham College, B A 23 Patricia A Dodge English and Music Tufts College, B A 1 Doris B Leavitt Physical Education Rollins College, B A 19 Caroline T Feindel English Bridgewater T C, B S Ed, Ralph V Lord, Jr Physical Education Springfield College, B S Harvard, M A 14 Boston Univ, Ed M — Eero R Helm Physical Education Colby College, B A Harold W Louder Gen Science& Physics Bates College, B S, M Ed 2 Columbia Univ, M A 3 Russell 0 Mann Commercial Art Univ of Colorado, B F A, Mary C Houghton English, History Wellesley College, B A 11 M F A 1 Gordon E Kershaw Social Studies Univ of Maine, B A Arlene H Mannos English Madison College,A B — Boston Univ, M A Mrs Myrtle A Marshall History&Law Dalhousie Univ, B A 11 Betty King English Bridgewater T C 27 Helen I McIntyre Social Studies Boston Univ, B A, M A 30 Robert N Kirk English Colby College, B A 1 • Kenneth Moyle Mathematics Bucknell Univ, B A, M A 23 Elizabeth E Lewis Home Economics Univ of Mass, B S — Robert A Proctor Industrial Arts Fitchburg T C 28 James Maclnnes,Jr Industrial Arts&Math Fitchburg State T C, B S Ed 1 Elizabeth H Ratte French Boston Univ, B A Mrs Eleanor W Mahoney Remedial Reading and Worcester T C,Calvin Middlebury College,M A 10 Librarian Coolidge College, B S 7 Mrs Harriet C Mandeville Science Univ of R I , B A, B Ed 2 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 191 192 ANNUAL REPORTS Santo L Marino Social Studies Univ of Illinois, B S Mary L Mooney IV Lowell T C, B S Ed 3 Harvard Univ,M Ed 2 Mary O'Rourke " IV Mount Saint Mary, B S in Ed 1 Laura L Marshall Art Mass School of Art, B S Ed 11 Katherine P Becker IV Smith College, B A William M Molloy Social Studies North Adams T C, B S Ed 12 Harvard Univ, M in Ed — Vemon W Nickerson Science Bridgewater T C, B S Ed 7 Edith Alcorn V Salem T C, B S Ed 15 • Joan C Norton Vocal Music Boston Univ, Bertha L Wahl " V Salem T C, B S Ed • B S Music, M Music 1 Boston Univ, MEd 2 Richard T Porter Science Graceland Junior College,A A Alice E Edgecomb " VI Gorham T C, B S Ed 10 Boston Univ,B S Ed,M Ed 1 George H Russell VI Boston Unry,A A, B S Ed 3 David S Terry Health &Science Springfield College, B S 4 Mrs Elsie P Chapman Special Aroostook State Normal School 26 Mrs Mary B Wall Physical Education Sargent, B S P E Boston Univ, M Ed 1 Charles R Waugh Science Harvard Univ,A B FISKE SCHOOL Donald A Fisher Principal Boston Univ, B S in Business SPECIAL Administration, M of Ed 1 Yrs in Mrs Dianne Higgins Grade I Lesley College, B S Ed 4 Name Subject Taught Where Educated Lex Mrs Gloria S Maxon " I Framingham T C, B S in Ed — 1 Edward E Abell Health, Safety & Springfield College, B P E Miss Claire P Sexton I Lowell T C, B S Ed — Physical Education Boston Univ, M Ed 27 Mrs Barbara A Shaak I Montclair State T C, Director B A, M A — Mrs Elmore W Blackhall Elementary Art N E School of Design 27 Maria Petrakos II Lowell T C, B S Ed — Donald J Gillespie,Jr Director of Music Boston Univ, B Music, Mary Pigott II Boston T C, B S Ed1 M Ed 10 Mrs Marjorie M Richardson S II Wheelock College B Ed 2 Elizabeth Howe Reading Consultant Wheelock College Mrs Jean F Hubbard II Wheelock College, B S Ed — Boston Univ, B S, M A 13 Elizabeth A Cronin Ill Lowell T C , B S Ed — Mrs Hazel W Hoyt Remedial Reading Boston Univ, B S Ed 6 Mrs Jean MacLean III Truro Normal School 5 Paul F Poehler, Jr Elementary Coordi- Dartmouth College, B A Audrey J Tufts III Tufts College,A B 2 nator Columbia Univ,M A 2 Mrs Jane W Montgomery IV Mount Holyoke College B A — Helen F Spooner Elementary Vocal Framingham T C 30 Ann M Andreas IV Emmanuel College, B S Music Boston Univ, M Ed 1 Constance Ruocco Physical Education Sargent College, B S — Nancy J Haley IV Wheaton College, B A Boston College, M A 1 George R White Instrumental Music N E Conservatory of Music, Mrs Gloria M Turgiss IV Br dger,ater T C , B S E 7 B A 2 Ethel L Wright Dietitian Keene T C, B S Ed Jean G French (resigned) V Bridgewater T C , B S Ed 4 „ Syracuse Univ,M A 12 Eileen R Quirke V Salem T C , B S Ed Boston Univ, M Ed 7 Mrs Ruth Stone " VI Boston Univ,A B,A M — ADAMS SCHOOL Mary E McDevitt " VI Emmanuel College,A B Boston T C, M Ed 1 Ruth E Morrison Principal Plymouth Normal School, John E Jacobus " VI Boston Univ, B S, Ed M 3 Boston Univ 34 Mrs William Q Fitzgerald Grade I Bridgewater T C, B S 16 Mrs Barbara P McCarthy I Regis College,A B FRANKLIN SCHOOL Boston Univ, M Ed 1 Mrs Jeannette Guttridge II Fitchburg T C, B S — Mrs Ethel B Bears Principal Salem T C 8 Mrs Agnes C Manning II Salem T C, BS 9 Josephine Bailey Grade I Gorham T C, B S Ed 6 Mrs Patricia Lundberg II Valley City State T C, Mary VanVolkenburgh I Bates College, B A — North Dakota, B S Ed 3 Sally Jane O'Brien II Boston Univ, M Ed Mrs Faye M Burgess " Ill Boston Univ, M Ed 4 Goucher College, B A 6 Mrs Susan B Guy Ill Salem T C 8 Mrs Barbara W Duncan II Lesley College, B S Ed 2 Mrs Marie T Palmer " Ill Boston Univ, B S 6 Mrs Rose R Shattuck Ill Fitchburg T C 8 Mrs Beverly Webb Begley IV Lowell T C, B S Ed — TOWN OF LEXINGTON 193 194 ANNUAL REPORTS Mrs Marcia S Pike " IV Boston Univ, B S Ed — Mrs Dorothy L Colby " V Boston Univ, B S Ed — Rita Wall " II Salem T C, B S Ed Merrel A Collard,Jr " VI Boston Univ,A B, Ed M 5 Boston Univ, Ed M 7 Mrs Clara J Murphy " II Fitchburg T C ' Boston Univ, B S 1 HANCOCK SCHOOL Mrs Suzanne Knoop " II Lowell T C, B S Ed — Mrs Theresa Blandino Grade I Boston Univ, B S Ed,M Ed 9 Nancy O'Hara III Boston College T C, B S Ed — 1 Nancy J Mitchell I Framingham T C, B S Ed 4 Mrs Genevra M Guernsey " Ill Maryville College,Tenn,A B 1 Susan Cooper " II Lesley College, B S Ed 1 Nancy Lord Ill Pembroke College,A B 7 Ann R Sullivan " II Boston State T C, B S Ed — Harvard Univ, Ed M 1 Natalie Carpenter " Ill North Adams T C, B S Ed 3 Mildred Trop IV Boston Univ, B S Ed 3 Violette Dubois " Ill Lowell T C, B S Ed Eleanor P Lowe IV Boston Univ,A A &B S 1 Bosron Univ,MEd 8 Helen F Blinkhorn IV Lowell T C, B S Ed 20 Mrs Marion E Michaelis " IV Keene Normal School, B S 26 Evelyn Andelman V Framingham T C, B S Ed 4 Mrs Mary A Deism IV Hyannis State T C, B S Ed 2 Mrs Grace I Holmes V Univ of Mass, B A 2 Mrs Irene S Roche " V Fitchburg T C 4 Robert A Noy VI Boston Univ, B S Ed Mrs Josephine C Hawkins " VI Bridgewater T C 4Vallejo College,Calif,A A 1 Jean E Dwyer " V&VI Univ of Maine, B A 1 Mrs Maureen M Geaghan VI Simmons College, B S 3 HARRINGTON SCHOOL MUNROE SCHOOL Alexander B Cumming Principal Gorham N S, B S Ed Margery McKenney Principal and Boston Univ, B S Ed 8 Columbia Univ,M A 8' Grade V Carmella Tringale Grade I Lowell T C, B S Ed 8 Mrs Mary E Neville Grade I Lowell T C, B S Ed 12 ' Mrs Grace Clem ' I Lowell T C, B S Ed 3 Elizabeth Manson I Swarthmore College, B A Joan M Obey " I Lowell T C, B S Ed — Harvard Univ, M Ed 1 Charlotte MacDavitt II Salem T C — Regina F McKenna " II Lowell T C, B S Ed Mrs Elsa Noy II Lowell T C, B S Ed 3 Boston Univ, M Ed 9 Mabel M Lamott II Salem T C, B S Ed — Mrs Deborah B Atwood " III Univ of New Hampshire, B A 1 Tanya Withington " III Oberlin College,A B 1 Dorothea Phair " IV Emmanuel College,A B Patricia LeClair ' III Lowell T C, B S Ed — Boston Univ, M Ed — Helen MacLeod Lopre (Mrs) " Ill Boston State T C, B S Ed 1 Marie G Watson " V Lowell T C, B S Ed — Dorothy Haughey ' IV Wellesley College, B A Daniel F Horgan (resigned) " VI Lowell T C, B S Ed 1 Harvard Univ, Ed M Mary M Kinneen Special Emmanuel College, B A Marjorie V Walsh " IV Lowell T C, B S Ed 2 Boston Univ, M Ed 21 Iris Rentzepenes " V Lowell T C, B S Ed — Mary T Fawcett Special Pembroke College,A B Mrs Evelyn T Puopolo " V Radcliffe College,A B — Harvard Univ, M Ed — Edward P Mabardi " V Boston State T C, B S Ed Harvard Univ, M Ed — Mrs Nancy Jo Lake " VI Univ of Colorado, B A 1 John Thomas " VI Univ of Mass, B A PARKER SCHOOL Boston Univ, M Ed 1 Hilda L Maxfield Principal Bridgewater T C, B S Ed 13 Mrs Mildred B Gale Grade I Keene T C, BS 10 MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL Mrs Hester L Hayden " I Wheelock College, Univ of Pa, Columbia Univ,T C 1 Margaret A Keefe Principal Keene Normal School, B S Ed Mrs Virginia L Sargent i, I Plymouth T C, B S Ed 10 Boston Univ,M A 28 Elizabeth C Cluin " II Lowell T C, B S Ed 10 Mrs Jeanette M Ayvazian Grade I Salem T C, B S Ed 11 Carolyn M Young II Salem T C, B S Ed 8 Barbara Jean Silk I Lowell State T C, B S Ed 2 Mrs Arline S Ballard " III George Washington Univ,A B — Wende Chrisman I Stanford Univ, B A Marion M Marston " Ill Washington State T C 26 Harvard Univ, Ed M — Martha Basile " IV Lowell T C, B S Ed 10 Barbara A McAloon " IV Wheaton College, B A 2 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 195 196 ANNUAL REPORTS Mrs Barbara B Anderson " V Stephens College,A A Cornell Univ, B S 2 Hastings School Mary G Leahy " V Hunter College, B A 1 Mrs Delores K Smothers VI Univ of Dubuque, B A — Oscar S Heimlich, 794 Massachusetts Avenue VO 2-4482 V J MAINTENANCE MEN Munroe School William P Casey, 1063 Massachusetts Avenue VO 2-4566 Armand J Jean, 3 Ropes Street, Salem Salem 5166-J Edward M Stevens, 3 Mead Court, Salem Salem 5557-W Arthur R Linfield, 58 Oak Street VO 2-9142 Parker School Louis A Bonney, 261 Waltham Street VO 2-1402 CUSTODIANS James A Day, Jr, 36 Vaille Avenue VO 2-3833 Senior High School George H Doughty, Jr (Head Custodian), 75 Paul Rvere Road VO 2-5866 John L Blodgett, 15 Hilltop Avenue VO 2-5538 Archie McLellan, 24 Fletcher Avenue None Stephen F Lichtenberg, 6 Hayes Lane VO 2-1196 Walter J McDonald 151 East Street None Alfred Welton, 28 Reed Street VO 2-5759 Junior High School • Thomas F Bentley, 30 Cedar Street None Anthony J Janusas, 12 Tucker Avenue VO 2-4156 Thomas F Ryan, Jr, 29 Shirley Street VO 2-4575 Robert A Mercer, 140 Holland Road, Somerville SO 6-4668 Adams School Thomas Sullivan, 17 Curve Street VO 2-2371 Fiske School Frederick Fitzgibbon, 128 Hardy Pond Road, Waltham TW 4-3249 James A Wiggins, R F D #1, Exeter, N H President 2-3973 Franklin School Clarence E MacPhee, 14 Baker Avenue VO 2-2359 Hancock School David Kidd, 7 Butler Avenue VO 2-9532 Harrington School Duncan Swan, 23 Bedford Street VO 2-2408 Joseph Bluteau, 46 Marion Street, Somerville SO 6-0829 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 197 198 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE DENTAL CLINIC COMMITTEE 1955 1956 Number of New Patients 56 33 December 31, 1956 Number Finished 88 114 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Total Number of Fillings and Treatments 957 1243 - Lexington, Massachusetts Number of X-Rays Taken93 186 Total Number of Extractions 84 53 Gentlemen Number of Emergency Cases Treated 51 25 The Dental Clinic has continued its expanded program during 1956 This has Total of Fees Collected $117 00 $147 50 been the first full year during which the Clinic has been served by two part time Hours Operated 294 387 dentists each of whom gave two mornings per week The results of this increased service are reflected in the statistics in table 1 It will be noted that there were ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DENTAL SCREENING EXAMINATION half as many emergency cases in 1956 as in 1955, and that fewer new patients BY DENTAL HYGIENIST were admitted to the Clinic This has meant that the patients who were admitted to the Clinic have had more regular treatment and that more of their work has been Tongue Depressor and Available Illumination carried to completion It has also resulted in an increase in the number of fillings No No Referred and x-rays done in the Clinic and a decrease in the number of extractions School Examined to the Home Dr James A Malloy and Dr William Wayda have continued to serve the Adam572 34 Clinic as dentitsts, and Miss Catherine Megerdichian as dental hygienist The ele- Fiskee 572 34 Franklin 254 30 mentary school examination program as carried out by Miss Megerdichian is dis- Hancock 266 55 cussed in table 2 For the past two years the Lexington dentists have assisted in MariaHastings 486 55 the examination of the Senior High students This year the dentists felt that these Munroe 256 15 examinations were not adequate because no x-rays were taken and that they were Harrington and Parker Schools will be done by the hygienist in January - a duplication of what the dentists did in their private offices As an alternative the . dentists agreed to give the dental hygienist a list of the names of the Junior and Respectfully submitted, Senior High School students who are their regular patients When these lists have CLARE A BURKE been completed Miss Megerdichian will examine those students who are not listed JOHN BLACKHALL SMITH ' The dental health education program in the elementary schools has been carried DOROTHY P RICH, Chairman on by Miss Megerdichian The program in the Junior and Senior High Schools has also remained unchanged During the past year the Dental Clinic Committee issued a brochure describing the three aspects of the dental program in the Lexington REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES schools education, examination, and treatment The question of eligibility for treatment in the Clinic was also discussed This brochure was sent home to each December 31, 1956 parent and has brought about a better understanding of the Clinic and its func- To the Honorable Board of Selectmen tions Lexington, Massachusetts DENTAL CLINIC REPORT —Fillings— —Extractions— Gentlemen No of Temp Perm Temp Perm Treat- Clean- I hereby submit the report of the Collector's Department for the year ending School Patients Teeth Teeth Teeth Teeth ments ings December 31, 1956 Adams 22 16 101 7 0 24 4 Amount outstanding December 31, 1955 $ 255,630 77 Fiske 14 16 40 7 2 4 3 Amount committed in 1956 3,516,161 36 Franklin 3 4 19 0 0 0 2 Hancock 4 14 31 1 0 0 2 $3,771,792 13 Harrington 7 0 30 0 0 0 0 Collected, abated, apportioned or transferred in Hastings 13 9 75 2 4 0 6 1956 .. 3,370,615 19 Munroe 16 30 65 2 1 7 3 Parker 4 0 14 2 0 4 1 Amount outstanding December 31, 1956 $ 401,176 94 Junior High 47 0 251 2 8 8 10 Senior High 41 0 466 0 15 13 7 Respectfully submitted, ETHEL U RICH, Totals 171 89 1092 23 30 60 38 Collector of Taxes TOWN OF LEXINGTON 199 200 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE Garage 2 Grass BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS Kitchen 1 Mattress 1 December 31, 1956 OBurner 4 L To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Ovv en 2 Lexington, Massachusetts Rubbish 2 Store 1 Gentlemen T V Set 2 Tenement Block 2 We respectfully submit to your Honorable Board, the Annual Report of the Fire Truck Fire 1 Department for the calendar year ending December 31st, 1956 Washing Machine 1 Wires Burning 2 PERSONNEL Woods 6 The manual force of the Fire Department as of this date consists of fifty (50) TOTAL 79 men, of which thirty-four (34) are permanently employed and sixteen (16) are Call Men MUTUAL AID The Board of Fire Commissioners consists of one (1) Chairman, one (1) Clerk, LEXINGTON TO and one (1) other member Arlington 6 The Permanent Force consists of one (1) Chief Engineer, one (1) Deputy Chief, Burlington 1 three (3) Captains, (One Master Mechanic), two (2) Lieutenants, twenty-seven (27) Concord 4 Privates, and one (1) Woman Clerk, part-time (One permanent member deceased Waltham 6 and one appointed to replace him) Woburn 3 The Call Force consists of sixteen (16) men 20 APPARATUS TO LEXINGTON FROM Arlington 12 Headquarters Station is covered by two (2) Triple Combination Pumpers, one Bedford 1 (1) Junior Aerial Truck, one (1) Rescue Truck, one (1) five-hundred (500) gallon Belmont 1 pumper combination brush fire truck, one (1) Triple Combination pumper 750 gal- Concord 1 Ions (Civilian Defense), one (1) General Maintenance Truck (Former Special Service Waltham 4 Truck), and the Veterans Memorial Ambulance 19 Massachusetts Avenue Station is covered by two (2) Triple Combination Pump- ers and one (1) Hose Truck (in reserve) WHILE COVERING LEXINGTON STATIONS ALARM SUMMARY Arlington answered 2 Waltham 2 The above listed personnel and apparatus answered a total of 766 alarms during the year as recorded in the following tabulation 4 BELL ALARMS (Two second alarms were struck for year of 1956) Automobiles 1 Barn 1 STILL ALARMS Cellar 2 Accidents 109 Chimney 3 Acetylene Torch 1 • Dump 1 Animal Rescue9 Dwellings . . .. 13 Assistance 5 False 18 Auto 24 • Freight Car ... ...... 1 Burning Detail .. 2 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 201 202 ANNUAL REPORTS Brush16 Water Pipe Broken 10 Chair 1 Wetting-Down 2 Check Wiring . . . . . . . . 2 Woods .. .. 33 Chimney 4 " Construction Flare 2 TOTAL . ..... . . . 663 Dishwasher 1 L Dump 58 GRAND TOTAL . Dwelling 1 Bell Alarms 79 Edison Pole 3 Mutual Aid 20 Electric Dryer 1 Still Alarms .. 663 ' Fixture 3 Covered by Arlington and Waltham while " Iron 1 on Mutual Aid4 " Stove 2 Fire Alarm 2 — 766 Gas Leak 3 Gas Spill 6 The apparatus travelled a total of 6410 0 miles, and used the following in ex- Gas Water Heater 3 tinguishing fires during 1956 Grass 177 125 ft of 1/2"hose 8,900 ft 11/2" hose Hay Pile 1 75,650 ft 3/a" hose 14,650 ft 21/2" hose Heater 1 Number of lights used49 Health Protection 16 Feet of cable used 11,000 Incinerator 2 Feet of ladders used 866 Investigate 20 Total hours pumped 46 hrs Leaky Refrigerator 3 .16 min • Leaves 8 • Elapsed time total alarms 489 hrs 14 min LiveWires 8 Elapsed time bell alarms 37 hrs 1 min Lock Out 14 Logss2 Elapsed time mutual 40 hrs 11 min • Needless 10 Oil Burner 4 FIRE LOSSES FOR YEAR 1956 Oil Tank Leak 5 Value of buildings involved by fire $181,350 00 Oven 2 Estimate loss of buildings involved by fire .. 24,600 00 Patrolling 2 Estimate loss contents involved by fire 8,320 00 Peat 3 Loss paid on buildings involved by fire 25,551 72 Person Choking 2 Loss paid contents involved by fire 10,723 80 Pine Grove2 Loss per capita for year— 1956 $ 1 5771 Public Safety 3 Rescue Operation 1 VETERANS MEMORIAL AMBULANCE Resuscitation 13 Rope-Flag Pole 2 Total runs since 194031 12 Rubbish 7 Total miles since 1940 46049 Search1 Total runs during 1956 277 Shack 3 Total miles during 1956 3406 Sprinkler 1 Standby 21 INSPECTIONS Supply Lights 1 The following inspections were conducted during the year and are considered T V Set 3 an important factor in keeping the fire loss at a minimum Tires Burning 1 Tree .. . .. .. .. . 3 Public and Mercantile inspections-1956 850 • Truck Accident 3 Inspecting, testing fire alarm boxes-1956 439 Truck Fire 6 Underground tank inspection for inflammable storage 1956 Wash Cement From Street 1 Fuel Oil 29 . Washing Machine 7 Gasoline 6 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 203 204 ANNUAL REPORTS Inspections made and permits issued Winchester Drive and Fiske Road Box 1513 Oil storage (new) 433 Hastings Road and Charles Road " 4131 " (renewals) 6 Hutchinson Road and Webster Road " 6431 Blasting (new) 21 Trotting Horse Drive and Peacock _ " (renewals) 72 Farm Road " 2711 Propane Bottle Gas 17 Wyman Road at No 20 " 3513 Range Burners 2 6 The underground cable running from Waltham Street and Mass Ave " (renewals) 5 to the Town Office Building was replaced Inflammable Fluids (Gasoline) (new) 6 Gas Fired Boilers & Heaters—high pressure 1 7 Overhead wires were replaced on Bedford Street from Harrington Road r low " 8 to Reed Street Removing and transporting empty gasoline tanks 5 8 Two new Lieutenants were appointed in November Reinspections — Blasting 15 Henri Fradette and Charles Spidle Reinspections of oil burners (Due to vacant houses, viola- 9 All fire alarm boxes mounted on poles plus pedestal boxes were tions, etc) 448 painted Re-inspections of L P Gas 20 Reinspections Public & Mercantile 16 RECOMMENDATIONS Reinspections of new construction 58 We make the following recommendations to be considered by the Honorable Inspections made in conjunction with State Fire Marshall's Board of Selectmen office to investigate and determine causes of fires 4 Complaints investigated regarding fire hazards to be cor- 1 The replacement of old water mains from Mass Ave up Sylvia St. rected 43 and from Mass Ave up Pelham Rd Convalescent and nursing home inspections 13 2 Tie in the following water mains Marrett Rd to Hudson Rd along Church and church property 17 Spring St, Abbott Rd to Oakland St, Camelia Place to Hancock Ave Day nurseries inspected 10 along Allen St to Blossom St Extinguishers chceked and refilled during 1956 390 3 Clean water mains along Marrett Rd from Mass Ave to Waltham St Requests for information64 Stetson St from Meriam to Oakland St An approximate total of 784 man hours were required to conduct above inspec- 4 Extend water main from Fairview Ave to Marrett Rd Hutchinson Rd , tions, checking and refilling extinguishers, and inspecting and testing fire alarm out to Concord Pike boxes 5 Place hydrant in Lincoln St dump and run water main to same FIRE PREVENTION 6 The program of correcting elevation of hydrants should be continued Fire Drills were conducted in the Public Schools at various intervals during the throughout the town All hydrants should be checked annually to de- termine condition year Men were detailed to places of public assembly, when requested, as a fire pre- In closing the Board of Fire Commissioners would like to extend their thanks ventatrve measure to the members of the Fire Department for their efficiency and courtesy in carry- MISCELLANEOUS mg out their duty, also, to the Police Department as well as to other town depart- ments for their cooperation We would also like to thank the Honorable Board of The necessary funds were appropriated at the March Town Meeting to allow Selectmen for their assistance throughout the year the following projects to be done in the year 1956 Respectfully submitted, 1 The exterior of the Center Station was painted 2 The final section of the hot top program was completed at the Center GEORGE C SHELDON, Chairman HAROLD E ROEDER Station WILLIAM P FITZGERALD 3 The CKVW generator formerly at the Center Station was moved to the Mass Ave Station and installed Both stations are now protected by Board of Fire Commissioners emergency lighting equipment - 4 The department deeply regrets to record the death of Capt Howard . Fisk on April 25th Late in the year Capt Stephen Broughall retired because of ill health 5 Five new fire alarm boxes were installed in the following locations continuing our annual program TOWN OF LEXINGTON 205 206 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR REPORT OF THE WIRE INSPECTOR December 31, 1956 1 - To the Honorable Board of Selectmen December 31, 1956 - Lexington, Massachusetts To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen I herewith submit my Report as Building Inspector for the year ending Decem- • ber 31, 1956 I hereby submit my report as Wire Inspector for the year 1956 for electrical Number of Permits Granted . .. 521 work installed in the Town of Lexington Cash Received from Permits $6,268 Permits Granted 903 SUMMARY OF PERMITS New Houses Wired 375 Single family dwellings 308 $3,804,700 00, Oil Burners Installed 443 Additions and Alterations 117 758,717 00 Electric Ranges Installed 34 I I Town Office Building 1 266,000 00 Additions 128 Recreation Center .. 1 900,000 00 Hot Water Heaters Installed 23 Churches 3 717,000 00 Alterations 11 Restaurant 1 30,000 00 Electric Dryers Installed 71 Stores .. .. 4 228,000 00 Temporary Services 45 Garages61,073 Dish Washers Installed 15 Porches g 30 4 5,450 00 Electric Garbage Disposals .. • 19 • Tool Houses 5 5,525 00 Post Lights Installed 10 Greenhouses 2 6,750 00 Gas Heaters Installed 27 Swimming Pools .... 5 15,630 00 Gasoline Pumps Installed 22 Model Cottage Air Conditioning Units Installed 24 g 1 3,000 00 Barn 1 925 00 Flood Lights Installed 23 Si ns Barber Pole5 Commercial Installations 53 • g 1 1,175 00 100 00 Telephone Booths 6 Foundations 6 84,100 00 Emergency Generator Sets Installed 2 Demolitions . . 13 4,000 00 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health called for Renewals 13 the inspection of The Fairlawn Nursing Home, Stedman Home for the Aged and 521 $6,892,045 00, The Lexington Home for the Aged In the year 1956, 128 fewer permits were issued than in the record-breaking The year 1956 has shown a slight drop in new homes but a decided increase in year of 1955 and it was our second biggest year in total valuation additional installations With the building of the Grey Nun's School, St Bridgid's Church, Church of Our Redeemer, The Methodist Church, the Manhattan Office Notably in this year there has been issued permits for three new churches St Building, the Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Center and the addition to the Bridgid's Church, Church of Our Redeemer, The Methodist Church and the permit Lexington High School it has been a busy year for the million dollar Josiah Willard Hayden Recreation Center I wish to thank the Building Inspector and Department, the Superintendent of Interesting also is the appearance of five permits for private swimming pools Public Works and the members of the Fire Department for their assistance and then in what might be considered a more reactionary step, one permit for a barn Respectfully submitted, The Building Department wishes to express appreciation to all the departments ROBERT K JEREMIAH, who have rendered assistance during the past year Wire Inspector Respectfully submitted, DONALD K IRWIN, Building Inspector I TOWN OF LEXINGTON 207 208 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE TREASURER - 1956 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY EAST LEXINGTON BRANCH LIBRARY - Balance on Hand January 1, 1956 .... $219 16 To the Trustees of Cary Memorial Library RECEIPTS Fines, etc .... .... $672 40 Herewith is presented the report for 1956 of the Treasurer of the Board of Investment Fund 226 12 Trustees of Cary Memorial Library • 898 52 Balance on hand January 1, 1956 . $3,216 53 Total Income $1,117 68 4 RECEIPTS Fines, etc ... .... ... $5,455.04 EXPENDITURES Investment Fund .... ... 1,218 72 Books ... ... .... 745 77 Sarah E. Raymond Library Fund 18.75 Gifts for Memorial Books 96 00 Balance on Hand December 31, 1956 $371 91 Sale of B. &0 and B & M R R Bonds 2,237 50 All of the December 31, 1956 indicated balance is on deposit in a checking 9,026.01 account at the Lexington Trust Company, excepting fines amounting to $53 57 which were in transit on December 31, 1956. Total Income .. .... $12,242 54 Respectfully submitted, EXPENDITURES RALPH A NASON,Treasurer Books $3,349 14 Institutional Dues . 30 00 • Salary of Treasurer .. 300 00 Conference Expenses 126 49 Safe Deposit Box 5 00 REPORT OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR Brokers' Commissions .. ..... .. ... .. 17 02 December 31, 1956 26 Shares First National Bank of Boston . . 1,576 25 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen 15 Shares National City Bank of New York 945 00 Lexington, Massachusetts Sarah E Raymond Fund Bookplates and Plaque ... . 152 30 Miscellaneous .. .... ... ... ... 9 35 Gentlemen I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Plumbing for the year ending De- Total Expenditures .. .. .... ..... .... . 6,510 55 cember 31, 1956 Balance on Hand December 31, 1956 $5,731 99 Number of Permits Granted 601 Cash Received from Permits "' " $1,667 50 Balance Divided as Follows General Fund $4,293 27 SUMMARY OF PERMITS Alice Butler Cary Fund ... . 467 03 Fixtures Permits Jane Phinney Fund 30.68 New Installations .. 2963 355 Goodwin Musical Fund . ... .... . 162 47 Alterations ... 272 128 Laura M Brigham Fund 372 19 Replacements .. .. ... 176 118 George Walter Sarano Fund ... .. . 24 64 Permits Cancelled .. . 0 War Parents Book Fund 298 05 Sarah Elizabeth Raymond Fund ... . 83 66 3411 601 $5,731.99 Complaints ... ... . 29 I wish to thank all the Town Departments and particularly the Building Inspector • All the December 31, 1956 indicated balance is on deposit in a checking account and Wire Inspector for their co-operation during the past year at the Lexington Trust Company, excepting fines amounting to $571 28 and In- vestment Account income amounting to $15 00 which were in transit on December Respectfully submitted, 31, 1956 JOHN B. BYRNE, JR, Plumbing Inspector 210 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN OF LEXINGTON 209 REPORT OF INVESTMENT COMMITTEE W O o 0 0 0 N.co o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o v CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1956—Continued E 0000 N N.op�ou,ou) 0 0 0 0 0 ul CO U OO�un I.MC) e.c) .OI. O a.o O u) s{ c M to N N M N M N ch N N N c`') M N •o 0 Name of Fund Principal Eli- General .. . . $11,503 83 ' Leroy S & Geneva Brown 4,000 00 Beals 1,100 00 0o 0000ao000 0 o cN.)o 0 0 CO c�) Maria Cary 40000 00 000oM000 O O u) O O u) CO a n o 0 0 0 o o v o o 0 0 0 `7 N 0 0 N r) Book Purchase 1,000 00 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o r) o Alice Butler Cary 2,500 00 0 0 0 00 0.—O o 0 O O o, 0 0 0. u) o c� Jane Phinney 300 00 ` Goodwin Musical 1,10000 ce ri oto Laura M Brigham 3,100 00 Q co v co o George W Sarano .. 300 00 m °' c o � War Parents Book Memorial uP 1,800 00 N v c^,)so v,Nn' Nelson W Jenney . . 2,000 00 -a co o ^ 0'4^^oo U V Paulina Burbank Peirce 1,000 00 'n ^ �i M w ri Caira Robbins 300 00 in Ou co so N N N O rq 0 0 0 N v N O w w CV O N Wellington Library 1,100 00 lE F. += N an co O N N—N uul N co N ^O ul N vp so O N M W c N 0 N 0 o,0, N N o. .o N 0^N Emma Ostrom Nichols 1,000 00 1 i. c, •0— v v^.-�^U Q Lo b' 0 0;o^o c))1_n in v n Lc?, Sarah Elizabeth Raymond 2,000 00 n 22 ��N Q Nc) M•o SwwOVU ... . } A Total $34,503 83 ce Z a • V Q Respectfully submitted, • I ° E o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 u+ au c M \„ „„c''„ M v REV HAROLD T HANDLEY FWD- 7 c E N N M N N N N N N MRS MILDRED B MAREK _ REV GEORGE W CASEY _ 1 3 0 in v N co-- 0 v -- ^ .D DONALD T CLARK o 'o^ ^^ N. 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ZZ CA LL TOWN OF LEXINGTON 211 212 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE Lexington Settled cases aided by other cities and towns 7 Families 23 persons BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE 8 Singles 8 " 40 Cases J 16 Families—51 persons l 24 Singles —24 December 31, 1956 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington, Massachusetts Seventeen cases aided during 1956 There were 12 cases being aided on Gentlemen January 1, 1956 and 5 cases added during the year Four cases were closed during the year, leaving a balance of 13 cases on December 31, 1956 The Board of Public Welfare submits its report for the year ending December 31, 1956 DISBURSEMENTS GENERAL RELIEF Cash Grants $16,706 22 The sum of $16,749 06 was expended for aid during the year 1956 During Administration (F G) (Available for use) the year aid was granted for 40 cases, representing 75 persons, of the above 16 $16,706 22 cases were family units consisting of 51 persons, the balance (24) representing REIMBURSEMENTS individual cases 15 of the above cases, totalling 31 persons, were Lexington settled aided by other cities and towns which were reimbursed by the town of Federal Share-Aid (Available for use) $7,603 16 Lexington Federal Share-Admin (Available for use) 1,866 44 State Share-Aid (Not available for use) 5,815 25 DISBURSEMENTS Cancelled checks 15,284 85 • Administration $8,512 33 ' Cash grants and additional aid 8,976 69 Net Cost to town $1,421 37 Lexington Settlements aided by other cities and towns 5,176 08 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE " $22,665 10 " During 1956 there were 146 citizens who received this class of assistance As REIMBURSEMENTS of January 1956, there were 127 active cases During the year 19 cases were Commonwealth of Mass (*Not available for use) $1,458 76 approved for assistance and 15 cases were closed by death and 6 for other reasons, leaving 125 cases as of December 31, 1956 During the year 13 applications were Other Cities and Towns (*Not available for use) 1,310 28 denied or withdrawn Recovery Account3,090 00 DISBURSEMENTS Cancelled Checks 57 00 Cash Grants $134,721 04 5,916 04 Lexington settled cases aided by other cities and towns 4,001 91 Net Cost to Town $16,749 06 Administration (Federal Grants) . . . 5,096 73 * The items"not available for use"are credited to Excess and Deficiency $143,818 68 Account and do not revert back for use in this Department REIMBURSEMENTS Federal-Aid *(Available for use) $48,512.43 SETTLEMENTS—GENERAL RELIEF Federal-Admin (Available for use) 4,861 90 State Funds (Not available for use) 58,291 12 Lexington Settlements 8 Families 23 persons Other Cities and Towns (Not available for use) 3,827 99 8 Singles 8 " Recoveries 2,599 97 Other Cities and Towns 1 Family 5 persons Cancelled checks 39 55 0 Single 0 " Meal Tax Receipts (Not available for use) . 3,079 10 State (no settlement) 0 Families 0 persons $121,212 06 3 Singles 3 " Institutions 0 Families 0 persons Net Cost to Town $22,606 62 5 Singles 5 " TOWN OF LEXINGTON 213 214 ANNUAL REPORTS DISABILITY ASSISTANCE REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT Eighteen cases aided during 1956 12 cases were receiving assistance January 1, 1956 and 6 cases added during the year 9 cases were closed during the year, leaving a balance of 9 cases on December 31, 1956 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen December 31, 1956 Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen DISBURSEMENTS I submit herewith the following report of the Lexington Police Department for Cash Grants $17,965 09 the year ending December 31, 1956 Administration (F G) *(Available for use) . .. 1,350 42 I wish to thank all those who have been of assistance to us in the performance $19,315 51 of our duties during the past year Respectfully submitted, REIMBURSEMENTS JOHN W RYCROFT, Chief of Police Federal Share-Aid *(Available for use) $5,771 87 1956 Federal Share-Admin (Available for use) . .... ... . 549 34 PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT ANALYSIS State Share-Aid (Not available for use) 8,241 08 Day- Night- State Share-Admin (Not available for use) . 274 67 Total Killed Injured time time Ages Male Female Bicycle Sled Cancelled checks 15 70 January 2 0 2 2 — 6 1 — — 1 $14,852 66 ' 1 — 1 — February 1 0 1 1 — ? 1 — 1 — Net Cost to Town .... $4,462 85 March 1 0 1 — 1 67 1 — — — At this time the Board of Public Welfare wishes to express its appreciation for April 3 0 3 1 — 6 1 — — — the understanding and cooperation shown by many of the Town's citizens and 1 3%s 1 — Charitable Agencies. 1 12 1 1 Respectfully submitted, May 3 0 3 — 1 7 1 — 1 — 1 — 7 1 — — — HAROLD F LOMBARD, Chairman 1 — 14 1 — 1 — HOWARD H DAWES June 6 0 6 1 — 11 1 — 1 — ROBERT K TAYLOR 1 3 Y2 1 — — — JOHN A SELLARS 1 — 6 — 1 — — 1 43 1 — — — 1 — 48 — 1 — — 1 10 1 — 1 — July 1 0 1 1 — 8 1 — — — August 1 0 1 1 — 15 1 — 1 — September 6 0 6 1 — 8 — 1 — — 1 — 4 1 — — — 1 — 5 1 — 1 — 1 — 12 — 1 — — 1 — 11 — 1 1 — 1 9 — 1 — — October 1 0 1 1 — 8 — 1 — — November 2 0 2 1 — 13 1 — 1 — 1 — 52 1 — — — December 6 0 6 1 — 17 1 — — — 1 — 14 1 — — — _ 1 — 12 1 — — — 1 — 14 1 — — — 1 — 12 1 — — — 1 22 1 — — — TOTAL 33 0 33 25 8 — 25 8 11 1 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 215 216 ANNUAL REPORTS papinuo) M^^MN`O^If1't^�^ I M M pa;ndasom M^NMNto0^U1^NUAN I F.7. passnus,a III M IIII ^ I I I '° I I I I I I I I ^^ I I pa4e64sono, MNNCN a,pi "^CN vCN M I N pasea,aa I I I I I I I I I I I ^ I I I I I " Pa!I')I 00000000^000 I ^ III " I I I I " I I I "' I ^ I I M I I I I I ^" Od sn AW papuadsns rpa,nlul Co N.�N N N 0-N. 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Bicycles Recovered 53 Gentlemen Buildings Found Open 148 _ Committed to Insame Hospitals7 Your Planning Board has experienced a very active year on several different • Fire Alarms Responded To 64 fronts Contrary to the expectations of some of our citizens, the volume of new Injured or Sick Persons Assisted83 subdivisions has not lessened as a result of the 1953 change to larger minimum Lost Dogs Reported 375 lot sizes The load of paper work has shown a material increase, due mainly to the Lost Dogs Returned to Owners100 additional duties imposed on the Board under the revised Subdivision Control Law Messages Delivered 91 The proposal for the Historic Districts legislation required considerable time and Missing Persons Investigated 57 study Other studies during the year have concerned such matters as changes in Public Utilities Notified of Defects 167 zoning districts, State Department of Public Works highway plans, petitions relat- Reports and Complaints Investigated 2,706 ing to construction within the A-1 District, additional recreation sites Speed Checks 474 In an effort to keep abreast of the current work load, the Board found it neces- Street Lights Reported Out 163 sary to schedule extra meetings during the last months of the year In spite of Sudden Deaths Investigated 5 Transients Accommodated 17 the relatively heavy administrative load, the Board is able to report material prog- Vacant Houses Reported 1,116 rens in its planning function An effort has been made to define more clearly the Parking Meter Violations 98 generalpolicy cf the present Board in several major fields of its activity Among Summonses Served 639 other things, requirements for approval of subdivision plans have been strength- Total Mileage Recorded on Car #31 61,019 ened in certain aspects where deemed to be in the best interests of the Town Total Mileage Recorded on Car #32 9,492 Appended to, and made a part of, this report is that of our Planning Director, Total Mileage Recorded on Car #33 62,446 Samuel P Snow His accounting offers greater detail on many aspects of Board Total Mileage Recorded on Car #34 16,114 activity We feel that Mr Snow is doing a real service for the Town, and is mak- ing satisfactory progress on the Master Plan despite continual administrative inter- ruptions If the Board is successful in securing an appropriation for an office secre- tary, it appears certain that a much greater proportion of his time may be devoted AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS to the plarning function Du-ing the past year, an increasing percentage of his January78 total effort has had to be expended on administrative and routine duties February 57 Our Board has made every effort to cooperate with other Town departments, March 77 officials and agencies, and has received willing assistance from them where our April 53 problems and projects have overlapped The increasing complexity of Planning May 37 Board problems has made it desirable to call upon Town Counsel for frequent guid- June 45 ance and advice We express our appreciation to all who have assisted us during July 32 the year It appears that the Board may anticipate an equally active year in 1957, August28 and looks forward to the continued assistance of citizens of the Town as they may September 35 be able to render service for the good of all concerned October29 November 45 Respectfully submitted, December 94 LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD TOTAL ... . 610 DONALD D HATHAWAY, Chairman Personal Injury Accidents . . 299 CHARLES T ABBOTT _ Fatal Accidents3 ALAN G ADAMS Persons Injured 485 LEVI G BURNELL, JR Persons Killed 3 THOMAS S GRINDLE WILBUR M JAQUITH TOWN OF LEXINGTON 221 222 ANNUAL REPORTS and developments are concerned the Board has the greatest knowledge I spent REPORT OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR about a week last spring revising a street and precinct map and street guide for the town, combining these into one publication and eliminating the necessity of pre- paring three publications of different sizes The expenses involved were shared Lexington Planning Board equally by the Selectmen and the Planning Board, the Selectmen's office having Gentlemen charge of the sale and distribution of these maps I submit herewith a report of my activities for 1956 as Planning Director for Lexington In brief, it can be said that of these activities, administrative work COMMITTEES continues to be "the tail that wags the dog" A third phase of my administrative duties has concerned itself with serving on or with committees Included in toe statistics are numbers of meetings or confer- MEETINGS ences I have held with these committees The conferences include assisting the school sites committee with suggestions and data I was disappointed that my time Sixty-four regular and special meetings were held this year, including one hear- was so limited that I could not aid the committee to the degree I thought I should ing in regard to the Board s proposed zoning changes The number of meetings I have also served with Mr Gayor and Chief Rycroft as Lexington's Traffic Com- represent a 28 7% increase over the number held last year and a 34 6% increase mittee in the total elapsed time of the meetings themselves I attended all these meet- BOARD OF APPEALS PETITIONS ings at which time, among other things, under the subdivision control law action was taken on 103 Form A applications—a 6 2% increase over last year, 7 pre- A fourth administrative function has involved gathering information and pre- liminary and 15 definitive plan applications and 2 modifications of definitive plans paring recommendations regarding petitions to be heard by the Board of Appeals In addition I attended over 30 evening meetings of various organizations and During the year the Planning Board took action on 23 of these petitions agencies CONFERENCES SECRETARIAL DUTIES During regular office hours I have had over 300 conferences with land develop- ers, realtors, engineers, citizens, town officials, citizen boards, and others regard- Another phase of my administrative activities has centered around what might ing subdividing land, filing Form A applications, zoning, recreation areas, school be classified as secretarial work The combination of administrative and planning sites, regular planning board activities, town affairs, etc Over 60 conferences with work is such that I usually arrive at the office 45 minutes to an hour before 9 a m town officials and citizen boards and many other conferences with individuals and stay the same length of time after 5 p m Additional work in the evenings have required in excess of 15 minutes per meeting In addition to these I have and on week-ends has enabled me to keep up with the more important demands not attempted to keep an account of the numerous telephone conferences which on my time To give you some idea of how consuming this has been, I took several have been of equal duration random three-week samples from my diary to discover that I have averaged approx- imately 56 hours a week on regular planning board work The Board's December It is estimated that almost half of the conferences noted above have been in decision to have its office open only during mornings and Friday afternoons dur- connection with various aspects of the subdivision control law Many individuals ing the week has helped in concentrating administrative work during these hours discussed procedural problems or sought informal opinions in regard to subdivision and in allowing additional time for planning work design The checking of applications and plans, preparation of advertising, send- ing of notices to abutters, and the other routine work for each individual suddivision PLANNING ASSISTANT involved considerable work also In spite of the dominance of adminstrative duties, there has been substantial SUBDIVISION PLANS progress in planning work This has been brought about to a large degree by the employment of a planner during the latter half of the year The Board has been The process of approving, disapproving, or modifying a subdivision plan might fortunate, indeed, in obtaining the services of Bruce Howlett, a graduate student be classified as administrative work However, the studies involved in checking pro- in planning at Harvard Mr Howlett has had some previous planning experience posals and relating them to neighborhood and major street plan concepts is really a in Canada and in addition is very capable, cooperative, of pleasing personality and planning function While oftentimes a considerable amount of my time has to be is willing to assume responsibilities With the minimum of guidance he has been devoted to these studies, I consider that it is some of the most valuable spent able to translate into effective schemes my ideas and notes on plans for Lexington, Adoption of the studies as Board recommendations and compliance by the land at the same time contributing many suggestions of his own I feel greatly en- developers means that another part of the long range development plan for Lex- couraged by the situation and trust that during 1957 we will be able to continue ington is effectuated to work together until the late summer months at which time it is hoped that an TOWN MAPS over all preliminary will have evolved The degree to which this is completed will depend largely upon how much relief I can obtain from the present administrative In addition there are certain services which we offer other town agencies and work load • the public One of these involves town maps, concerning which as far as new streets 224 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN OF LEXINGTON 223 problems in conflicting names All this work has as its ultimate objective of course, LAND USE the preparation of a Major Street Plan for Lexington Part of this network study is In the same order as listed in the master plan outline adopted by the Board, completed following is a statement of the accomplishments of our broad scale planning pro- STREET OPTIONS gram The preparation of a land use map in presentation form was the first task accomplished This undertaking meant assembling land use survey notes, obtain- In order that this plan may not be blocked by residential development, special ing additional data in the field and mapping all information according to a stand- attention is being given to obtaining street options where needed One known and classification The completed map gave increasing emphasis to the fact that example is the options for easements for the extension of Eldred Street from Justin residential and commercial development has mostly taken place along Lexington's to Grove Streets Several others are under consideration old road system and that one of the town's greatest immediate planning needs is a major street plan PUBLIC RECREATION BASE MAP There has been prepared in rough form a preliminary plan for the organization An engineering firm was engaged to prepare a completely revised base map of of a comprehensive system of public open spaces for recreation in proper relation the town to be drawn at 400 scale and to be based upon the State Coordinate Sys- to all other elements that comprise the town In order to carry out this plan, land tem The preliminary map is completed, it is expected that the map in final form between Wyman Road and Route 128 was obtained as a gift for playground pur- will be ready this coming spring Using the base map we will be able to reproduce poses from the late John Baskin Foi the same puroose land between the Maria photographically at small or large scales such maps or portions of the same as are Hastings School and Route 128 was obtained from Mrs Seabury in exchange for a needed for all planning purposes We will also have an accurate base upon which sewer easement Adjacent land from the same party is under option for purchase to superimpose overlays of basic data, studies and proposed elements of Lexington's for playground purposes so that all land between the school and Route 128 may master plan now be assembled into one parcel MIGRATION PATTERN In addition to these areas there is being prepared a plan of land now owned by the DeVries Construction Co, Inc and situated easterly of the Sun Valley devel- To obtain a better idea of one of the components of Lexington's population opment between Lowell Street and the Winchester town line Mr George DeVries growth, a study was undertaken to ascertain the migration pattern of persons com- has agreed to give as a gift to the town this land for a recreation area The site ing to live in the town A period of three years was studied in which the age, sex includes the highest land in Lexington and affords a panoramic view of the coun- and occupation distribution of in-migrants was determined At a later date this tryside study will be extended and integrated with other population data and trends The implications in terms of needed public facilities and services is already very evident SCHOOL SITES from the limited data obtained In an effort to integrate school and playground facilities I have recommended the acquisition of portions of the Andrews and Smith properties between Robinson TRAFFIC SURVEYS Road and Grove Street as a site for a combined neighborhood playground and ele- mentary school I have also recommended the acquisition of portions of the Lid- Major emphasis has been placed upon a comprehensive study of Lexington's berg and adjacent properties for a combined town playground and junior high school traffic problems, beginning with the preparation and conduction of a town center site Prior to and .frer the appointment of the present School Sites Committee, and supplementary survey this past summer and autumn The success of this un- I have attended several meetings and held many conferences with various individ- dertaking can be largely credited to the Town Planning Study Group of the League uals and committees in regard to recommendations I have made, making special of Women Voters who rallied other League members and citizens in the town to studies where necessary and obtaining additional data to aid in evaluating the sites assist in obtaining the needed traffic counts Dr Richard H Battin of Arthur D This work is continuing both in regard to the acquisition of recreation areas in Little, Inc volunteered and prepared with his colleagues an extraordinary amount themselves and in combination with school sites and, in my opinion, is aiding con- of work in preparing punch cards and tabulating data by means of IBM equipment siderably in effectuating this phase of the Master Plan MAJOR STREET PLANS HISTORIC DISTRICTS Analysis of traffic volumes and movements from the collected data is almost With the introduction by Boston and Nantucket and approval by the Massachu- completed Completed also is a study and analysis of the town's accident pattern setts Supreme Court of proposed historic districts legislation, the Board was en- A study of existing roadway widths in Lexington is partially completed Additional couraged to develop its own bill to carry out the intent and purposes of its section information relating to traffic has been gathered from State agencies and the impact of the master plan outline entitled "Architectural Plan" Studies were made of of the State highway program on Lexington is now being considered in relation to three proposed districts for Lexington and the bill drafted by Mr Jaquith's diligent the town's existing traffic pattern A preliminary study of conflicting street names efforts Speaking for myself, I feel the preparation of the bill, its enactment into was completed this past year also and a program adopted whereby recommenda- law and its adoption by the Town is a real credit to the Planning Board and all those tions were and will be made at each town meeting to eliminate the more urgent TOWN OF LEXINGTON 225 226 ANNUAL REPORTS who assisted in this work I have aided the newly created Historic Districts Com- mission to organize its wo k with data on final map preparation and general corn- REPORT OF THE mission prccedure and will continue to give those concerned any assistance they may need TRUSTEES OF THE CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY ZONING In regard to zoning, ai study was undertaken to determine the best existing practices for industry thro Jghout the country This was done with the thought in December 31, 1956 mind that it is insufficient to allocate for industrial use those areas best suited for To the Citizens of Lexington such without a gu,ding p an Observed were the regulations and ordinances for many cities and towns in addition to those located along Route 128 These were The Trustees of the Cary Memorial Library hereby submit their report for the related to what were thought to be Lexington's needs particularly in regard to ob- year 1956 The Trustees consist of the Board of Selectmen, the School Committee, taining adequate controls for potential development In addition, existing practices and the Settled Ministers They meet at least twice a year and appoint an Executive and restrictive covenants and controls on unified industrial areas were studied to Committee of five which meets monthly This year this Executive Committee is determine their effect on industrial location As a result of these studies, proposed made up of the Rev Harold Handley, President, Mrs Leroy Marek, V P, the Rev revision of that portion of Lexington's zoning by-law having to do with M 1 dm- Fr George Casey, Mrs George Morey, and Mr Donald Clark During the summer tricts was presented to the Board The proposed revision represents what was period (June 15th - September 15th) because of the absence of the President and thought to be the latest thinking in industrial zoning techniques and was designed Vice President through travel and sickness—Mrs George Morey and the Rev Fr to protect the townspeople from undesirable industry as well as to encourage devel- George Casey acted in their capacity opments of a suitable nature The Executive Committee met regularly this year and on two occasions met with PUBLIC RELATIONS The Cary Memorial Library Building Committee They are grateful for the coopera- tion of this body and look forward to the time when the present crowded conditions There are a number of other projects under way but I believe that what has of the Library will be alleviated by the new construction been written gives sufficient indication of the comprehensiveness of my work dur- ing 1956 I would like to add, however, that on my own time I have made a spe- An Advisory Committee of Citizens has been appointed by the Trustees to con- cial effort to foster understanding and support of the Board's work, informing many sist of Mrs James McCue, Mrs Webster Thomas, Messrs Lewis Hoyt, Paul Riley + individuals of our mutual program of studies I have found a very real desire on and George Wadsworth This Committee has met with the Executive Committee the part of many to understand the nature of planning board work and town plan- regularly and have also initiated recommendatons towards a new Salary Schedule. ning in general Because of this situation, I have made a special effort to inform the Town Planning Study Group of the League of Women Voters of the problems in The Trustees recorded with regret the passing of Edwin Worthen, long-time connection with the development and administration of a master plan I believe that friend of the Library work of this nature should be expanded further by each member of the Board In Lost from the membership in the Trustees were Mr Frederick Gay (for some my estimation there is a tremendous lack of knowledge of the Board's work years President of the Trustees), Messrs Leon Bateman, Richard Cromwell, George I close with a personal note by stating that I have very much enjoyed our as- Wadsworth, the Rev Crawford Smith Welcomed to membership were Mrs George sociation together in planning for Lexington I look forward to the continuation Morey (former member) Messrs Donald Clark, Ralph Tucker, Gordon Steele of our mutual planning work during 1957 Staff changes were few, fortunately The Staff is to be complimented in carry- Respectfully submitted, ing on its constantly increasing load under crowded conditions Mrs Thelma Cross- SAMUEL P SNOW, man resigned as Secretary to the Librarian, and was succeeded by Mrs. Ruth Keefe The resignation of Mrs Nancy Merrill, Children's Librarian during the past several I Planning Director years of greatest growth, because of her imminent removal from the community, has been accepted as of April 1, 1957 There are plans underway for the development of Emerson Hall on the second + floor of the East Lexington Branch Library as a Children's Room. This and other i details of Administration will be found in the report of the Librarian, Mr Ralph Nason, whose long and faithful cooperative service is much appreciated by the Trustess Respectfully submitted, REV. HAROLD T. HANDLEY, President TOWN OF LEXINGTON 227 228 ANNUAL REPORTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES ferred to the library where it may be enjoyed by all the citizens of the town Rev Harold T Handley, President William E Maloney Mrs Mildred B Marek,Vice-President Edward T Martin A framed duplicate of the Liberty Bill presented to the President was given to Rev George W Casey Mrs Ruth Morey the library by Mr Gordon W Robinson Donald T Clark Rev Francis J Murphy _ The Director is hopeful that, with the advent of the expanded library, salaries Rev Henry H Clark Haskell W Reed - adequate to attract and retain a capable staff will be forthcoming Make no mis- W Neil Chapman Rev Crawford 0 Smith take—it will be doing the Town no favor to continue the past practice of employ- Myron C Fisher Gordon E Steele ing professional assistance at the cheapest possible rates "Cheap" is also defined Rev Joseph H Giunta Rev Floyd J Taylor as "worthless, or not worth much " A few hundred dollars in a salary will usually • Rev Earl D Haywood Ralph H Tucker mean the difference between getting the best or getting the dregs of the profession Raymond W James when positions are to be filled And more often than not it will mean filling pro- fessional positions with non-professional personnel There is much concern for the underpaid teachers in Lexington but little regard for the librarians Consider the REPORT OF THE CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY fact that a school librarian who is not yet at maximum for the position received one thousand five hundred dollars more per year than the highest paid public library December 31, 1956 employee carrying the same degree of responsibility and with equal educational To the Trustees of Cary Memorial Library background and experience It is a matter of no little interest that the Director of The Director respectfully submits the Eighty-eight Annual Report of the Library the Cary Memorial Library and Branch receives in terms of weeks worked per year ten per cent less than the school librarian This preposterous distortion of values During the past year the Director has been occupied with two tasks he has will undoubtedly be aggravated in 1957 been governing the activities of a library which now ranks among the first twenty in the Commonwealth in terms of use, and he has been planning an addition to the CHILDREN'S ROOM I present library building, time having been spent about equally between the two To add what amounts to complete responsibility for the library's part in the planning of a half-million dollar building to the something more than full-time duties of directing the library has been a very heavy responsibility which will continue while the addition is under construction The Director wishes to express his appreciation for their wholehearted cooper- ation to Mr Robert Fisher of Kilham, Hopkins, Greeley and Brodie, architests, to Activity in the Children's Room continued to boom at an increasing rate during 1956 as can be seen by the record circulation for the year 85,540 books were loaned while 12,371 books were circulated from the deposit collections, making a total of 97,911 children's books reaching the homes Recognition should be given to the P T A groups who do such an outstanding job of circulating the deposit books at many of the schools An increased amount Mrs Rachel P Hooper of the A B Stanley Company, Inc, library furniture repre- of books were placed on deposit this year with the opening of the Harrington sentatives of the John E Sjorstrom Company, and to all others with whom he has School worked in the planning of the building and furnishings Letters were sent to all the new teachers in the elementary schools explaining The library continued its steady growth of the past fifteen years More than the facilities and services offered at Cary Memorial Library It was most gratifying 279,000 books, periodicals and records were borrowed, a gain of 24,000 over the to note that all but a few have become active library patrons Many teachers bor- previous year rowed books and pictures to supplement the class room curriculum and to stimulate interest in reading The re-cataloging of material in the library relating to the history of Lexington• was completed at the end of the year This project involved much preliminary work La-ge displays of new books highlighted the celebration of Spring Book Festival in selecting proper subject headings, cross references, analytics, etc, the examina- and National Book Week Special collections of the new books were sent to many tion of hundreds of books, pamphlets and pictures, and the typing of thousands of of the schools during these weeks catalog cards Classes from the elementary schools and nursery schools were invited to visit 6,330 books and records were added and cataloged during the year of which the library during 1956 and many took advantage of this opportunity However, the, 3,692 were adult and 2,638 were juvenile Withdrawals amounted to 839 leaving crowded condition of the present room makes it almost impossible to teach children a net stock of 73,491 the use of the library The fiftieth anniversary of the present library building was observed in July by Several Girl Scout troops spent time to learn the services of the library, the an article in the Minute Man and a display of photographs on the outside bulletin duties of the staff and how to use the catalog and various reference tools in the board library At the request of the donor and artist, Mr Philip B Parsons, his painting of the The Summer Reading Club on foreign lands proved to be the most active yet, Battle of Fiske Hill," which had formerly hung in the Parker School, was trans- with over 200 children participating on ten reading teams A foreign costume party climaxed the summer activities with over 75 children attending Book prizes i TOWN OF LEXINGTON 229 230 ANNUAL REPORTS were given to many of the children for reading and reporting on the most books of good quality Income Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank The Certificate Reading program was again carried on in most of the schools Balance 1-1-56 $2,172 18 (grades 4 through 6) during the year Book prizes were awarded in each school at Income receipts—Bridge Charitable Fund 418 31 the close of the year for the child reading the most books and the child improving Income receipts—Gerry Fund 51 70 most in his reading as a result of the contest It is hoped, however, that the Cer- tificate Reading program will soon be replaced by a more up-to-date program Less—Disbursements 73 84 YOUNG PEOPLE'S ROOM Balance 12-31-56 per books 2,568 35 - Less— 1955 interest adjustment due to E B The year 1956 saw a continued increase in the use of the book stock and ref- Gerry Fund 15 80 erence facilities of the Young People's Room with the most marked increase being noted in the number of Junior High School students using the room during the after- Adjusted Balance 12-31-56 $2,552 55 noon and early evening hours Seating space has been at a premium almost every afternoon—a difficulty which will be remedied with the new addition Again we wish to express our appreciation to the Senior and Junior High School ELIZABETH B. GERRY FUND librarians for their continued cooperation in sending us duplicate assignment sheets Principal $2,280 26 and bibliographies which have helped us to anticipate materials which will be in de- Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank, per books $735 72 mand by the students using the library Add-1955 interest adjustment due from Bridge Charitable Fund 15 80 To the Board of Trustees to the Library Building Addition Committee, and to 1955 interest the staff of the library, the Director wishes to express his appreciation for their co- operation over the past year Smmithithadjustment due from G 0 28 74 Legacy Respectfully submitted, Adjusted balance 12-31-56 780 26 RALPH A NASON, Director Deposit—Lexington Trust Co Savings account 500 00 $1,000 U S Savings Bonds, 21%, Series G, Jan 1945/57 1,000 00 REPORT OF THE Invested Principal $2,280 26 TRUSTEES OF THE BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND Income 1956 Income Receipts $51 70 Less—Transfer to "Bridge" Funds 51 70 Samuel J Bridge, a descendant of Lexington, made a gift to the town of Lex- ington in 1880 of $2,000 with the proviso that two-thirds of the income should be Respectfully submitted, added to the principal each year until the fund should amount to $4,000 when the HOWARD S 0 NICHOLS entire income should be available for assisting the indigent poor of the town A CLARENCE S WALKER $10,000 additional gift was received in 1950 THOMAS G LYNAH Principal $14,787 05 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $287 05 $1,000 b 11956/68Savings Bonds, 276%, Series K,Fe1,00000 FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE 1,000 U S Savings Bonds, 21/2%, Series G TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS Jan 1945/57 1,000 00 2,500 U S Savings Bonds, 21/2%, Series G, 1956 Mar 1949/61 2,500 00 10,000 U S Savings Bonds, 21/2%, Series G, BATTLE GREEN TRUST FUND Nov 1950/62 .... .. . 10,000 00 At the Town Meeting June 25, 1925, it was voted That the sum of $500 be Invested Principal $14,787 05 received by the Town under the will of the late Orin W Fiske and be appropriated and set apart as a perpetual trust fund, to be known as the "Battle Green Trust Fund " TOWN OF LEXINGTON 231 232 ANNUAL REPORTS Principal $500 00 Deposit—Cambridge Savings Bank $500 00 CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS Principal Income—Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1-1-56 $39,685 00 _ Balance 1-1-56 403 30 Received from Town of Lexington, perpetual care 975 00 Income Receipts . 27 54 a' Balance 12-31-56 $40,660 00 Balance 12-31-56 .. $430 84 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $31,660 00 Deposit—Warren Institution for Savings 9,000 00 ELEANOR S BEALS CHARITABLE FUND Invested Principal $40,660 00 Income Balance 1-1-56—Deposit, Lexington Say- Eleanor S Adams, born in Lexington in 1825 Under her will a legacy of ings Bank 4,197 04 $2,000 was given to the Town, the income to be used for worthy indigent aged Income Receipts 1,220 73 men and women over sixty years of age, American born 5,417 77 Principal $2,000 00 Paid—Town of Lexington 1,000 00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $2,000 00 Income—Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank Balance 12-31-56 $4,417 77 Balance 1-1-56 ... 1,061 24 COLONIAL CEMETERY FUND Income Recepits 84 68 Principal $1,100 00 Balance 12-31-56 $1,145 92 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $1,100 00 Income Deposit, Lexington Savings Bank 1. Balance 1-1-56 347 89 HALLIE C. BLAKE PRIZE FUND Income Receipts 45 60 $1,000 was endowed in 1920, the income to be expended annually in two cash Balance 12-31-56 $393 49 prizes to the two seniors (a boy and a girl) in each successive graduating class of the Lexington High School who by example and influence have shown highest FREDERICK L EMERY FUND qaulities of leadership, conduct, and good will of the student body $5,000 was bequeathed to the Town of Lexington in 1938, the same to be held in trust and the income expended by the Lexington Field and Garden Club for the Principal . $1,087.50 grading and planting of grass borders lying between sidewalks and streets, in the 5 shares American Tel & Tel Co $928 95 planting of trees along public streets, and in beautifying streets, ways and places in Cash on hand December 31, 1956, deposited in Lexington Lexington Savings Bank January 31, 1957 . 158 55 Principal $5,000 00 $1,000 U S Treasury Bonds, 23/4%, 12-15- vested Principal Balance 1-1-56 1,087 50 1960-65 $1,000 00 10 Paid-up Shares Lexington Federal Savings & Income.InLoan Association 2,000 00 $54 17 $2,000 U S Savings Bonds, 21/2%, Series G, Dividends on stock 33 75 July 1944-56 2,000 00 87 92 50 00 Invested Principal 5,000 00 Less—Disbursements for cash prizes Income Deposit Lexington Trust Co—Savings account Balance 1-1-56 $40645 118 48 37 92 Income Receipts I Less—December 1, 1955 interest collected on called bond, repaid 2-24-56 10 00 524 93 Balance, Cash on hand December 31, 1956 deposit- Disbursements 55 00 ed in Lexington Savings Bank, January 31, 1957 27 92 Balance 12-31-56 $469 93 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 233 234 ANNUAL REPORTS CHARLES E FRENCH LEGACY Charles E French, a citizen of Boston but a lover of Lexington Under his HAYES FOUNTAIN FUND will $4,000 was left to the Town, the income of $2,000 to be devoted to the care A balance remaining after the erection of the Hayes Fountain of $862.72 by of the Colonial Cemetery, and the income of $2,000 for three medals in each of the vote of the town a permanent fund was created, the income to be available for the public high and grammar schools for the best scholarship in the graduation classes care of the fountain and the grounds around it Principal .. . .. . . . . .... ... $4,612.91 Principal $4,000 U S Savings Bonds, 2 76%, Series K, Deposit — Lexington Savings Bank .. $862 72 . April 1955/67 $4,000 00 ••• $862 72 Deposit—Lexington Trust Co—Savings account 27 65 Income—Deposit Lexington Savings Bank: _ Deposit— North Avenue Savings Bank 585 26 Balance 1-1-56 .... 539.19 Income receipts . .. 38 76 Invested Principal $4,612 91 Balance 12-31-56 Income—Schools Deposit, Lexington Savings Bank $577 95 Balance 1-1-56 $ 389 80 Income receipts ... ... 83 43 LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND A fund created and added to by certain graduating classes of the High School Balance 12-31-56 $ 473 23 for the purpose of rendering financial assistance for educational purposes to worthy Income—Cemetery Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank graduates who are recommended by the School Committee Balance 1-1-56 $149 41 41 Income receipts .. . ... ... ... .... ... 59 57 Principal 1-1-56 • • $303 Income added to Fund .. 2 Balance 12-31-56 . . .. $208 98 ••• 3 25 Principal 12-31-56305 66 • Deposit— Lexington Savings Bank 120.66 JONAS GAMMELL LEGACY Student Loans Jonas Gammell, born in Lexington October 20, 1820 A clause in his will gave 185 00 to Lexington $500 the income to be expended for Delicacies and Luxuries for the Invested Principal $305 66 inmates of the almshouse By decree of the Probate Court, April 23, 1929, power was given to expend income for the town poor wherever located EDITH C. REDMAN BATTLE GREEN TRUST FUND Principal $500 00 Principal 1-1-56—De Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank .. . $500 00 Income added to Fundposit Lexington Savings Bank $557 67 "" " ••• 15.43 Income— Deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1-1-56 216 19 Principal 12-31-56 • "' $573 10 Income receipts ... .. ... .... .. 20 80 GEORGE O. SMITH LEGACY Balance 12-31-56 .... ... .. $236 99 George O Smith, bornin Lexington,January 2, 1832 Under his will a legacy of $2,500 was given to Lexington, the income to be expendedi bys the Field and HARRIET R GILMORE LEGACY Garden Club Harriet Robinson, born in Lexington, November 8, 1806 Under her will a Principal le ac of $500 was left to the town, the income to be used for the benefit of the • $2,573 65 legacyDeposit— Lexington Savings Bank . $573 65 poor of the town $2,000 U S Savings Bonds, 2 76%, Series K, Principal $500 00 Feb. 1956/68 ..•. Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank . . $500 00 2,000 00 Income — Deposit— Lexington Savings Bank Invested Principal .. ... $2,573 65 Balance 1-1-56 .. ... 388 55 Income: Income receipts . .. .... .... .. 24 58 Income receipts ... .... $43 36 Less: Payments to Lexington Field & Garden 43 36 Balance 12-31-56 . . .... . $413 13 1955 interest adjustment due to E. B Gerry Fund to be applied against 1957 interest ($28 74) TOWN OF LEXINGTON 235 236 ANNUAL REPORTS GEORGE W. TAYLOR FLAG FUND Clause No 30, Miss Amy R Taylor's Will Income Whereas my father, George W. Taylor, late of Lexington, deceased some years Income receipts ,,, ago presented to the Town of Lexington a flag pole, which now stands on Lexington Less—Payments to Town of Lexington ,. $290 40 290 40 Common, if such provision has not already been made, I then give, devise and bequeath to the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, in trust nevertheless, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, this fund to be known as the "George W Taylor WESTVIEW CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUND Flag Fund", the income to be used for the care, preservation and replacement of said flag pole, or for the purchase of new flags; any balance of income from said Principal 1-1-56 ,•,• $66,111 25 J fund to be used for the care of Lexington Common Received from Town of Lexington for perpetual care 5,117 75 Principal $2,000 00 Principal 12-31-56 . 71,229 00 $2,000 U.S Savings Bonds, 21/2%, Series G, $10,000 U S Treasury Bonds, 21/2%, 6/15/69-64 $8,960 37 July 1944/56 .. $2,000 00 $46,500 U S Savings Bonds, 2%2%, Series G, Income— Deposit Lexington Savings Bank various dates 46,500 00 Balance 1-1-56 $806 19 $14,000 U S Savings Bonds, 2 76%, Series K, Income receipts .. .. 47.66 various dates 14,000 00 .......... .... . ... .... .... . . Deposit—Lexington Trust Co Savings accounts 1,768 63 Balance 12-31-56 $853 85 Invested Principal . • $71,229 00 GEORGE W. TAYLOR TREE FUND Income—Lexington Savings Bank. Clause No 31, Miss Amy R Taylor's Will Balance 1-1-56 .• "" "" $4,053 00 If I shall not have made such provision in my lifetime, I give, devise and Income receipts • bequeath to the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, the sum of Two Thousand "' 1,692 10 J Dollars, said fund to be known as the "George W Taylor Tree Fund", in trust $5,745 10 nevertheless, the income of which is to be expended for the care, purchase, or Less Paid to Town of Lexington • „ • preservation of trees for the adornment of said Town 1,500 00 Balance— 12-31-56 $4,245 10 Principal . •• $2,000 00 ••• ••• $2,000 U S Savings Bonds, 21/2%, Series G, July 1e4 $2,000 00 EMMA I FISKE ADAMS SCHOOL FUND Income— Deposit Lexington Savings Bank. Balance 1-1-56 $818 77 At a meeting held July 27, 1929, it was voted to accept a gift of $500 under Income receipts ••• 48 01 the will of Emma I Fiske, the same to be used for decoration and/or equipment of Primary Department of the Adams School Balance 12-31-56 $866.78 Principal 1-1-56 .... WILLIAM A. TOWER MEMORIAL PARK FUND Income added to Fund . $4'79 . •.,. • .12 By deed of gift from Miss Ellen M Tower dated September 17, 1926 and accepted by vote of the Town November 26, 1928, the sum of $10,000 was placed Principal 12-31-56 .. ..,. $4.91 in trust, the income thereof to be applied in each and every year for the care, Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $4 91 ' maintenance, and improvement of the William Augustus Tower Memorial Park Principal .. $10,000 00 4,000 U S Treasury Bonds 3%, February 15, EMMA I FISKE FLOWER FUND 1995 ... .. ... .... ... $4,000 00 At a meeting held July 27, 1930, it was voted that the town accept a gift in 4,000 U S Treasury Bonds 2 76%, Series K, the amount of $300 under the will of Emma I Fiske to be invested and the income April 1955/67 4,000 00 used to place three bouquets of flowers around the monument in her family lot in Deposit—Warren Institution for Savings 2,000 00 Munroe Cemetery on Memorial Day and September 15th of each year Invested Principal .. ... .. . .. . $10,000 00 Principal . .,• $300 00 Deposit— Lexington Savings Bank $300.00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 237 238 ANNUAL REPORTS Income— Deposit Lexington Savings Bank $23 14 ELLEN A. STONE FUND Balance 1-1-56 8 92 Income receipts .. .. In June 1944, the Town voted to accept a gift of $2,000 under the will of $32 06 Ellen A Stone, the income to be paid to the School Committee and used to assist 2 00 needy young girls in obtaining an education Less disbursements ••• •• $Principal $2,000 00 1 Balance 12-31-56 .. .. • • $30 06 $2,000 U S Savings Bonds, 21%, Series G, Jan 1945/57 $2,000 00 LOUISE E. WILKINS FLOWER FUND income Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank In 1941, Louise E Wilkins paid to the Town of Lexington $75 00 for a flower Income receipts • $50 00 fund for Lot 24, Range D, Hillside Section, Westview Cemetery the income to be Less payments to Lexington School Committee 50 00 used for the purchase of flowers to be placed on the lot on each Memorial Day Principal 1-1-56 . . ... .... $76 66 Balance 12-31-56 • None Income added to Fund .. ... • 2 07 THE SARAH E RAYMOND LIBRARY FUND 78 73 Less— Disbursements 3.00 In 1945 the Town accepted a gift of $500 under the will of Franklin T. Ray- I mond to be known as"The Sarah E Raymond Library Fund",the income to be used Principal 12-31-56 $75 73 for the purchase of books for Cary Memorial Library Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $75 73 Principal • $500 00 Deposit— Provident Institution for Savings $500 00 LEROY S BROWN FUND Income—Deposit— Provident Institution for Savings At a Town Meeting April 7, 1941, it was voted, "That the Town accept a gift Income receipts • $15 00 of $5,000 under the will of Leroy S Brown, the income to be used to help defray Less—Payments to Cary Memorial Library 15 00 the expenses of the 19th of April celebration Principal . . ... $5,000 00 CHARLES LYMAN WELD FUND $5,000 U S Treasury Bonds, 31/4%, $5,000 00 In 1947 the Town accepted a legacy of $1,343 39 under the will of Charles 6/15/83-78 Lyman Weld, late of Lexington, "for educational purposes or a Chapel at Westview Income Deposit— Lexington Trust Co. Cemetery" Balance 1-1-56 .. . .... $408 38 Income receipts .. .... 169 09 Principal Balance 1-1-56 $1,627 27 Balance 12-31-56 ... • $577 47 Income added to Fund . 45 04 HERBERT HILTON TRUST FUND Balance 12-31-56 $1,672 31 At a Town Meeting held September 22, 1941, it was voted, "that the Town Deposit— Lexington Savings Bank $1,672 31 accept a bequest under the will of Herbert Hilton, Late of San Diego, California, in the sum of $4,577 47 in trust to expend the income for the benefit of Lot 42 in GENEVA M BROWN FUND _ the Munroe Cemetery as set forth in Paragraph 1 and the Codicil to his Will In 1946 the Town accepted a bequest of $3,000 from Geneva M Brown to be Principal $4,577 47 invested and the income to be used for improving and beautifying the Common and P $4,577 47 triangular parcel of land in front of Masonic Temple Deposit— Lexington Savings Bank Income Deposit— Lexington Savings Bank $384 63 Principal $3,000 00 Balance 1-1-56 136 32 $3,000 U S Savings Bonds, 2' %, December Income receipts 1948/60 • $3,000.00 520 95 Income— Deposit Lexington Savings Bank Less— Disbursements .. . .. 82 00 Balance 1-1-56 $568 82 Income receipts . . 90.56 Balance 12-31-56438 95 Balance, 12-31-56 $659 38 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 239 240 ANNUAL REPORTS EVERETT MULLIKEN-HASTINGS PARK FUND Principal $5,000 00 "F FOSTER SHERBURNE AND TENNEY SHERBURNE FUND" $5,000 U. S. Savings Bonds, Series G, November 1949/61 . . . .. $5,000 00 I give and bequeath the sum of $25,000 to be held in trust. Income—Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank: The net income from said Fund shall be awarded annually or oftener to educate Balance 1-1-56 787 39 or assist in the education of such deserving young men and women domiciled in Income receipts 146 63 said Town of Lexington at the time of any such award as shall be selected by the _ Committee hereinafter named, provided, however, that awards may, in the discretion Balance 12-31-56 .. .... .... $934 02 of such Committee, be made to descendants of my husband, F Foster Sherburne, or to descendants of brothers or sisters of his whether or not such descendants GEORGE GILMORE FUND shall be domiciled in said Town of Lexington, if regarded by such Committee as The sum of $10,000 the income therefrom to be used as the town may from qualified to receive an award time to time vote, and if at any time a special use arises to which in the opinion of the Selectmen the principal of said fund may be applied, then the principal of said Principal ... .... $25,000 00 fund may be so applied upon vote of Town Meeting authorizing same. $10,000 U S Treasury Bonds, 2%2%, Principal $10,000 00 6/15/67/62 .,.. $9,098.18 $9,000 U S Treasury Bonds 2�/2%, $10,000 U S Treasury Bonds, 2%2%, 12/15/72-67 .... . 8,820 05 12/15/72/67 $9,078 35 $7,000 U S Treasury Bonds, 21/2%, 11/15/61 6,687 95 Deposit— Lexington Savings Bank 921 65. Deposit— Lexington Trust Co #22811 393 82 I Invested Principal . •. •.. ..... $10,000 00 Income Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank: Invested principal $25,000 00 Balance 1-1-56 ... $1,304 60 Respectfully submitted, Income receipts • • • • •• • 284 53 HOWARDS 0 NICHOLS CLARENCE S. WALKER Balance 12-31-56 .. ... $1,589 13 THOMAS G LYNAH ALBERT BALL TENNEY MEMORIAL FUND The sum of $4,000 is hereby given to The Town of Lexington to be held in trust and administered by the Trustees of Public Trusts as a permanent fund to be known as the "Albert Ball Tenney Memorial Fund", the income therefrom to be REPORT OF THE used to provide nightly illumination of the Minute-Man Statue SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Principal . .. ... ... $4,000 00 $4,000 U S Savings Bonds, 21%, Series G, December 31, 1956 Dec 1950/62 . .. .... ... ... . •• $4,000 00 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Income receipts . ... ... $100 00 Lexington,Massachusetts Less— Paid to Town of Lexington ... ..... .. . .... 100 00 Gentlemen HENRY S RAYMOND TRUST In accordance with Article XVIII, Section 1 of the By-Laws of the Town of The Town voted to accept the sum of $1,500 as a perpetual care fund to use Lexington, I submit herewith the annual report covering the work of the Public the income for the care of the F F Raymond lot and the Giles lot located in the Works Department during the year 1956 Munroe Cemetery in said Lexington The continued growth of Lexington during the past year produced the usual heavy Principal $1,500.00 demands for various public works services that have characterized the post-war Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank .. . $1,500 00 period Income Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1-1-56 ... None The volume of work carried out by the department, or under its direction, is Income receipts .. ... ..... .... ... . $34 55 shown in the following breakdown of the various public works functions Balance, 12-31-56 •.. $34 55 A separate report has been given under the office of the Town Engineer and by the Wire, Plumbing and Building Inspectors TOWN OF LEXINGTON 241 242 ANNUAL REPORTS The following table shows comparison of employee personnel as of December MISCELLANEOUSAs in r 31st over the past five years p evious years a general program for cleaning streets and general maintenance work after the long winter months was conducted in the 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 late spring of 1956 Administration ... .. 3 3 3 3 3 Engineering .. .. 4 5 5 5 5 The procedure of cleaning the center each morning during the year was con- _ Clerical ... 7 5 6 6 4 tinued in 1956 Catch basins throughout the town were cleaned at least twice dur- Park Department ... 6 6 9 9 10 ing the year Patching was done, when weather permitted, during the year and Mechanics and Janitors 4 4 4 4 4 once more sewer and water services accounted for approximately one-third of the • Highway0 0 0 0 0 total cost of patching Water and Sewer 2 2 2 2 2 SNOW REMOVAL. The year ending 1956 was a very 24 24 24 24 26 ry costly year for snow re- Labor Pool .. .. moval with 13 major storms recorded depositing 104 inches of snow and cost Building Department $66,450 83 to plow and remove it Two sidewalk plows and one truck plow were Plumbing Inspector 0 0 0 0 1 purchased Building Inspector 1 1 1 1 1 The accompanying table indicates the cost breakdown chargeable to Snow Re- Wire Inspector . .. .... 1 1 1 1 1 moval. Clerical 0 0 0 0 2 52 52 55 55 59 During this year two contracts were let for street and drain construction Amount of work completed and costs are indicated below. BETTERMENT STREET CONSTRUCTION I • Total Contract j Street Length Area To Pave Drainage Price Bernard Street 1,02.5 2,735 Sq Yds Calvin Street 780 2,080 " " Donald Street 780 2,080 " " Eldred Street 1025 2,735 " " Ivan Street 1220 3,255 " " Blake Road 580 1,545 " " Grapevine Avenue 1 175 3,135 " " Daniels Street 500 1,335 " " Nichols Road 550 1,465 " " Pearl Street 375 1,000 " " • Arcola Street 400 1,065 " " Milk Street 700 1,865 " " Rowland Avenue 375 1,000 " " Wallis Court 250 665 " " Jackson Court 250 665 " " Henderson Road 625 1,665 " " 6500' 12"Conc Pipe 3500' 15" " " 1300' 18" " " 960'24" " " TOTALS 10,610 28,290 Sq Yds 12260' $208,798 50 CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION The construction of Winchester Drive was completed in the spring of 1956 The sum of $20,000 00 was made available by the Town under this program for the reconstruction of Concord Avenue It is ex- pected that the first section of this reconstruction will start early in 1957 SNOW REMOVAL 1 Cost of Major Storms- Labor Town Cost of Date Storm Inches Hired Town Employees Repair to 1956 Number of Snow Equipment Equipment Wages Equipment Total January 17 1 6 $1,755 07 $785 00 $1,731 14 $69 33 $4,340 54 February 5 2 2 176 25 646 77 26 00 849 02 " 7 3 4 576 25 634 25 1,176 79 32 00 2,419 29 184 9 1,397 25 1,103 75 2,329 02 4,830 02 • " 28 5 7 894 00 713 50 1,269 47 50 66 2,927 63 March 16 6 16 4,816 75 1,508 00 3,705 77 92 33 10,122 85 l " 19 7 16 4,591 62 2,344 25 3,394 22 149 99 10,480 08 " 24 8 10 2,215 88 1,494 50 3,182 60 125 33 7,018 31 Z " 30 9 4 . 138 00 201 35 339 35 Q April 8 10 9 2,722 71 1,169 25 2,085 68 82 68 6,060 32 r- December 9 11 6 1,246 00 923 46 2,288 88 144 49 4,602 83 " 14 12 6 1,260 25 1,174 50 2,534 47 94 75 5,063 97 " 29 13 9 3,894 63 1,204 75 2,233 67 63 57 7,396 62 Q Z 104 $25,370 41 $13,369 46 $26,779 83 $931 13 $66,450 83 2 Cost of Sand Purchased Material Cost-5,044 15 ton sand $4,722 93 Other Costs- Equipment, Labor, Unloading, etc 1,848 24 3 Cost of Salt Purchased Material Cost-327 45 ton 5,262 34 Other Costs-Equipment, Labor, Unloading, etc 1,021 34 4 Cleaning Streets Labor • 2,11509 a 1,574 50 w Equipment N A SNOW REMOVAL-Continued A 5 Cost of Weather Services Contract 155 00 6 Cost of Equipment and Tools Purchased Blades, Parts, and Labor for Overhaul 7,594 26 7 Cost of Labor, Equipment and Materials-Salting, Sanding, etc (Due to Icy Conditions-Not Chargeable to Any One Storm) . . .. .. .. 7,219 51 Total Cost of Snow Removal 1956 . . . . $97,964 04 D Z Z C D r 70m m v v) "' I II , , TOWN OF LEXINGTON 245 246 ANNUAL REPORTS STREET LIGHTING Ninety 1,000 lumen and three 6,000 lumen street lights Approximately 6,400 yards of fill were purchased to cover the rubbish were installed during the year 1956 so that, currently, lamps in service are as fol- Collection of ashes and refuse at various public buildings was made system- lows. abcally 800 lumens 1,000 lumens 2,500 lumens 6,000 lumens 10,000 lumens WATER DIVISION 1240 250 59 47 31 TRAFFIC REGULATION AND CONTROL: The main and, of course, largest General Information item under this budget is the painting of street lines and crosswalks Other charges, Range of Static Pressure in Mains ... 20 to 120 pounds while rather small in amount of money involved, but, nevertheless, a recurring Length of Pipe in Streets ... .... 597,393 feet yearly expense, are the operation of the two traffic signal lights on Massachusetts Number of Services ... • 6,337 Avenue at the depot and Waltham Street and the automatic flashing highway cross- Number of Hydrants .... .. . ... 1,071 ing signals at Fletcher Avenue. During the past year most of the street lines and Total Water Consumption in 1956 .. .... 1,154,928,000 gals crosswalks were painted twice, the approximate linear footage painted is indicated Average Daily Consumption in 1956 .. .... 3,155,500 gals below. Average Daily Consumption in 1956 per capita ... . 136 gals 35,562 Center Lines 4,412 . ... ..... Crosswalks 750 .. Curbing 1956 WATER CONSTRUCTION 145 .. .. . . Parking Tees 142 Boys (Contract) 18 ..... ... "STOP" Signs Size Length Total 79 "SLOW" Signs Street of Pipe of Pipe Cost 6 •• ... Circle Concord Avenue .... 12" 6,241' 8 .. . . Bus Stop Waltham Street 12" 6,701' STREET SIGNS During the past year 45 old signs were taken down, repaired, Webb Street 6" 1,061' painted and installed and 65 new signs were purchased and installed At the pres- ent time we have approximately 55 signs to be erected, all of them to be purchased TOTALS 14,003' $1 12,835 00 ROAD MACHINERY Equipment purchased and received during the year is as follows 1956 WATER CONSTRUCTION A Worthington Compressor mounted on Ford truck (Town Labor and Equipment) B Insley Back Hoe. Size Length Total C Ferguson Tractor Street of Pipe of Pipe Cost D Toro Park Mower Chase Avenue .... 6" 250' $1,070 00 Ames Avenue .. 6" 610' 2,387 18 Repairs to our equipment were made as far as possible by our own mechanics, Winter Street ... 6" 465' 2,210 32 and during the course of the year 392 repair Jobs were completed as follows Police Cars 29 repairs TOTALS ... 1,325' $5,667 50 Public Works Vehicles 338 repairs Miscellaneous .... ... .. 25 repairs 1956 WATER CONSTRUCTION ASHES AND DUMPS The Lincoln Street Dump, which is becoming more of a problem each year due to its increasing use and the new houses which are grad- (Development at no Cost to Town) ually springing up around it, was operated in a different manner than previous years Size Length The Board of Selectmen adopted new regulations which established definite Street of Pipe of Pipe opening and closing hours, prohibited picking and the intentional lighting of fires DeMar Road' 6" 1,627' To enforce this new policy, an additional attendant was needed This man had to Turning Mill Road 8" 861' be taken from an already small labor pool Anthony Road . .... 6" 320' Albemarle Avenue6" 110' It is recommended that a larger bulldozer be purchased in 1957 to help keep Russell Road ..,, . . 12" 1,110' the dump in a presentable condition Tufts Road .. . . ,., 6" 1,860' 1 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 247 248 ANNUAL REPORTS Fairbanks Road .. . 6" 1,030' METERS During the year a total of 385 new meters were installed Additional Rumford Road 6" 586' work included removing, repairing and testing 216 meters and replacing same Young Street .. . 6" 500' DISTRIBUTING MAINS Twenty-four water main breaks and leaks were re- Stimson Avenue 6" 870' paired in 1956 in various streets throughout the Town, as indicated below. Welch Road 6" 750' Dewey Road ... 6" 1,150' Size of Size of Gould Road 8" 750' Street Main Street Main Locke Lane 6" 600' Bertwell Road 6" Winter Street 6" Unmoor Terrace 6" 540' Cary Avenue 6" Lowell Street 16" -� Rockville Avenue 6" 320' Bedford Street 12" Waltham Street ... 12" Williams Avenue . 6" 300' Locust Avenue 8" Meriam Street 6" Hayward Avenue 6" 275' Outlook Drive 6" Westview Street 6" Round Hill Road .. ..... 6" 200' Shade Street 8" Cummings Avenue 6" 1 Peacock Farm Road 8" 1,256' Forest Street 6" Bernard Street 8" Tyler Road ... ...... 8" 1,100' Waltham Street 6" Cedar Street 6" Blueberry Lane 6" 1,280' Shade Street 8" Donald Street 6" Park Drive 6" Concord Avenue 12" TOTAL .... 17,395' Waltham Street 12" Philip Road 8" Concord Avenue 12" Mass Avenue 12" EXTENT OF DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM DEC 31, 1956 Size of Pipe Length in Feet SEWER DIVISION 16" .. .. .... 25,058' General Information 12" . .. . .. 126,013' .. 10" .. . 21,221' Lexington is part of the North Metropolitan Sewerage District 86 •• •••• • •,•• ' 125,197' Area tributary to existing sewer system 8 10 sq miles 4� 287,086' Total length of trunk line sewers 12 75 miles 4" • - 17,086'• Total length of street line sewers 41 62 miles TOTAL .... ... 599,453' Total number of house connections 2,853 Amount expended for maintenance $8,800 00 1957 Sewer Assessment Rate $15 47 HYDRANT INSTALLATION Number of sewer services installed Hydrants in service January 1, 1956 1 Q2q Town labor and equipment 191 Totalling 10,751' Developers 70 Totalling 4,323 Hydrants installed in 1956 . .. 47 Total number of house connec- Hydrants in service December 31, 1956 . .. .. 1,071 tions 1956 261 Number of sewer services repaired 11 1956 WATER MAINTENANCE Sewer laterals and trunk lines were constructed in various locations as in- Number of New Services Installed . . 362—Totalling 21,471 dicated below Number of Services Renewed 1956 SEWER CONSTRUCTION 1 Main to Curb 10 2 Curb to House . . 33 (Contract) *Number of New Services to Curb only 69 Number of Services Repaired 18 Street Size Length Cost/ft Total Blake Road 8" 395' $1 1 09 $4,380 55 TOTAL JOBS 492 Henderson Road 8" 530' 11 09 5,877 70 Richard Road 8" 270' 14 07 3,798 90 — * Installed to curb to prevent digging up newly-paved streets, Follen Road 8" 1,051' 14 07 14,787 57 Bedford Street 8" 354' 14 07 4,980 78 and will be billed later, when connected TOWN OF LEXINGTON 249 250 ANNUAL REPORTS School Street 8" 400' 19 19 7,676 00 Mosquito Control The Town contributed $8,000 00 to the East Middlesex Maple Street 8" 2,281' 19 19 43,772 39 Mosquito Control Project for constructing ditches and culverts, spraying, etc The Maple Street 10" 1,041' 19 19 19,976 79 superintendent of this project reports that Lexington's program and budget, as set Shade Street 8" 520' 19 19 9,978 80 up in 1956, was adequate for effective control TOTAL 6,842' $115,229 48 CONCLUSION . TRUNK SEWERS 1956 In conclusion I wish to acknowledge with thanks the assistance and co-operation given to the Public Works Department by officials of the Town and members of the (Contract) various Town departments Respectfully submitted, Length Size 7,700' 18" RICHARD J GAYER, 1,800' 14" Superintendent of Public Works 500' 10" 10,000' $283,528 35 1956 SEWER CONSTRUCTION REPORT OF THE TOWN ENGINEER (Town Labor and Equipment) December 31, 1956 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Street Size Length Cost/ft Total Cost Chase Avenue 8" 270' $5 91 $1,596 84 Lexington, Massachusetts Lowell Street 8" 225' 7 95 1,788 31 Gentlemen Spencer Street 8" 150' 5 83 874 43 I submit herewith the report of the Engineering Department for the year ending 645' $4,259 58 December 31, 1956 ' , Plans and betterment assessments for all sewer, water and streets to be con- 1956 SEWER CONSTRUCTION structed under the Betterment Act were made (Developments at no Cost to Town) Street numbering plans were made for new developments, and street numbers and miscellaneous information was given to home owners, developers, etc Street Size of Pipe Length of Pipe Anthony Road 8" 502' Town maps were brought up to date, block plans made and the town boundaries Russell Road 8" 940' perambulated Whipple Road 8" 434' Tufts Road 8" 1,737' Inspection of public utilities in developments approved by the Planning Board Fairbanks Road 8" 1,216' were made Stimson Avenue 8" 870' The engineering it connection with sewer, water and street construction was Welch Road 8" 250' handled by a consultant engineer under the direction of this office _ Locke Lane 8" 600' • Linmoor Terrace 8" 436' The number of engineering personnel over the past ten years has not been _ Tyler Road 8" 760' consistent with Lexington's growth in that same period As a result, many plans ' Blueberry Lane 8" 1,260' need to be made or brought up to date in the near future or much valuable informa- tion will be lost 9,005' This lack of personnel has also resulted in a situation where much of the engi- GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS neering in connection with construction cannot be handled by this department Town Offices, Cary Memorial Building and Barnes Property General alterations, Respectfully submitted, repairs, painting, etc, were made on all three properties Public Works Building All expenditures were confined to the usual necessary RICHARD J GAYER, Town Engineer repairs and maintenance TOWN OF LEXINGTON 251 252 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE HEALTH OFFICER tion Several violations were noted, and the proper follow-up was made to obtain compliance December 31, 1956 WATER ANALYSIS To the Honorable Board of Selectmen The Center Playground swimming pools were tested weekly during the bathing Lexington, Massachusetts season for chlorine residual as well as for bacterial content Gentlemen The main pool tested satisfactorily at all times Some trouble was encountered The following is the report of the Executive Health Officer for the year 1956 with the bacterial content of the wading pool during the end of the season, and this pool was closed - LABORATORY Four samples of Town water were tested and found to be satisfactory The Health Department laboratory is equipped to perform analysis on milk, Eight samples of well water were tested Two of the eight samples were found water, and restaurant swabs on eating and drinking utensils A Certificate of to be polluted Directions for cleaning and disinfecting the wells were given each Approval for the laboratory has been issued by the Massachusetts Department of householder Public Health for the year 1956-57 Five samples were tested from the North Street sand pit All five tested satisfactorily FOOD SANITATION Six samples were obtained from drains and streams All establishments where food is prepared, sold, or served, are inspected peri- odically by the Health Officer Excellent cooperation was obtained from most of the owners One owner came close to having court action brought against him, but CESSPOOLS AND SEPTIC TANKS when this became evident, a good clean-up job w.s accomplished The inspection of cesspools and septic tanks continues at a high rate The The Commendation Certificate first awarded in 1955 apparently was a good systems that are being installed today are far superior, as a general rule, than those incentive to most operators A marked change has become noticeable in many provided several years ago The reason for this is as progress is made in so many establishments other directions we are continually striving to improve the methods of sub-surface disposal of sewage But with all our efforts, the fact still remains that these systems A new system has been instituted whereby before a common victualler's license are only temporary The only permanent solution is a public sewer The inspection is granted by the Board of Selectmen, Health Department approvallmust be granted and approval of these systems takes a great deal of time and effort Often, through This new procedure paid dividends at once when one newly planned restaurant pre- carelessness on the part of the operator, or other factors, a system will have to be sented plans to the Health Officer that showed the kitchen to be installed in the completely revamped before final approval can be given This often results in four basement Obviously, many problems would soon be encountered with such an or five visits to one installation Once again, inspections for the year neared the arrangement Before Health Department approval was granted the plans were one thousand figure changed, and the kitchen was installed on the street level Seven inspections of caterers' vehicles were made Two were found to be handling food in an unsanitary manner These violations were quickly corrected SANITATION OF NEW SUBDIVISIONS Six bakery trucks were stopped for inspection Again, two were found to be All new developments are thoroughly investigated by the engineering firm of transporting bakery products in an improper manner In each case both quickly Whitman & Howard, who, in turn, submit a report to the Board of Health with complied with our regulations and corrected the violation their recommendations There were fifteen subdivisions submitted to the Board of Health for approval - MILK INSPECTION during 1956 Because of drainage problems, a number of lots in these subdivisions could not be approved for building purposesI There are twenty-eight dealers licensed to sell milk and cream in the Town of Lexington Two new licenses were granted during 1956 Before a license to sell milk and POLIO PROGRAM cream is granted a thorough examination of each dealer's plant and milk is made During 1956 all eligible persons who registered with the Health Department were given free inoculations of polio vaccine If they indicated they wanted their Samples were obtained from each dealer dui ing the year and analyzed in the family physician to administer the vaccine, the vaccine was promptly made available Health Department laboratory These samples were tested for bacterial counts, efficiency of pasteurization, and any contamina'ion of the milk after pasteuriza- to the physician TOWN OF LEXINGTON 253 254 ANNUAL REPORTS This program involved a tremendous amount of detail and planning The co- work, plus approximately 3,500 booster polio vaccine inoculations to be given operation of the Lexington School Department, the Lexington Visiting Nurse As- during the spring of 1957 sociation, local physicians, school nurses, the local chapter of the March of Dimes, It has come to the attention of your Health Officer that many residents who the Red Cross, and all volunteers, once again contributed to a fine program In all, over ten thousand inoculations were given have cesspools and septic tanks have no idea of their care If the system has been properly installed, and is of sufficient size, there is no reason why it should not function efficiently A notice, and possibly a pamphlet, will be published by the DIPHTHERIA AND TETANUS CLINIC Lexington Health Department, preferably in the spring of 1957, instructing resi- dents A clinic was held in the spring of 1956 in which 558 on the care and use of such systems p g youngsters from 5 to 18 years were inoculated against diphtheria and tetanus If anyone would like any help pertaining to their sewage system, I would be most happy to offer any advice I can A sketch is on file in the Health Department Due to the interruption of this clinic by the Polio Vaccine Program, those who office showing the location of all cesspools and septic tanks installed during the did not receive their inoculation were scheduled to receive the same on January last five to seven years. 12, 1957 CHILD CARE CENTERS In conclusion, I wish to thank the Town Officers, Employees and the public for their assistance and cooperation during the past year Fourteen Child Care Centers were inspected and licensed No licenses were Respectfully submitted, issued until compliance with health and fire regulations were attained MARK D LURVEY, CONVALESCENT HOMES AND BOARDING HOMES FOR THE AGED Executive Health Officer In cooperation with the State Health Department, all convalescent and boarding homes for the aged were inspected and approved for licenses These are inspected REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH by the local department, but licensed by the State Health Department There are sixteen in Lexington December 31, 1956 RAT CONTROL To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington, Massachusetts Over twenty-five complaints of rats were investigated In most cases the in- festations were caused by food and harborages provided by the property owners Gentlemen They were advised on how to get rid of the rats themselves, or urged to hire private The Board of Health respectfully submits the following report for the year exterminators ending December 31, 1956 ANIMAL PERMITS ORGANIZATION All applications for permits to keep animals were investigated by the Health The present Board of Health is composed of Mr R L McQuillan, Chairman, Officer, and recommendations made to the Board of Health All abutters were Dr William L Cosgrove and Mr Charles H Cole consulted The annual appointments made by the Board for one-year terms expiring March OTHER ACTIVITIES 31, 1956 are as follows Many complaints, ranging from overflowing cesspools to the improper disposal Hazel J Murray Agent of rubbish, were received and investigated by the Health Officer The source of Anita MacDonald Clerk many complaints is generally a careless householder, who either does not care or Mark D Lurvey Executive Health Officer realize he has created, or is creating, a public health nuisance *Dr Carl R Benton Animal Inspector Howard D Carley (Metropolitan State Hospital) Special Agent Your Health Officer attended fifteen technical conferences during the year to Thomas S Bowdidge (Metropolitan State Hospital) Special Agent better acquaint himself with public health activities * Approved by the State Department of Public Health PLANS FOR THE FUTURE MEETINGS Because of the huge task of seeing that each eligible person received his allotted portion of Polio Vaccine during the year, once again the Food Handler's Course, The Board meets on the third Friday of each month at 3 P M in the Select- which I had hoped to hold during the fall of 1956, had to be postponed Definite men's Room, Town Office Building During the year 1956 eleven regular meetings plans are in the making, and this course will somehow be worked in with the regular and several special meetings were held TOWN OF LEXINGTON 255 256 ANNUAL REPORTS LICENSES EXPENSES The Board granted licenses as follows Postage and Office Supplies $240 63 Ho Animal (Including Poultry) 41 Tuberculosis11,684 50 ' Child Care Centers 14 Other 1,058 59 • Funeral Directors 4 Lexington Visiting Nurse Association 2,012 49 Methyl Alcohol 23 Laboratory 146 33 Nursing Homes 2 Transportation, Car Allowance 725 06 - Pasteurization of Milk 2 Burial of Animals 70 Rubbish Collection . . 6 Advertising 2 50 Garbage Collection 9 Sundry 86 Sewage Disposal 5 EngineeringFees 2,422 78 Milk Licenses, Store 37 Medical Attendance 14 Milk Licenses, Vehicle .. 28 Diphtheria Clinic 106 22 Oleomargarine Permits 16 Polio Program Expenses 2,322 88 A permit is required for keeping horses, cows, goats, swine and poultry All The receipts are not available for use by the Board of Health but revert to the residents are urged to comply with the regulations in this regard Excess and Deficiency Account Respectfully submitted, RABIES CLINIC RUFUS L McQUILLAN, Chairman The annual Rabies Clinic was held in May, and of 1973 dogs licensed in Lex- ington only 636 were brought to the clinic for inoculation The clinic is free to all residents in Lexington and the Board recommends that dog owners take advantage of the opportunity to aid in the prevention of rabies REPORT OF THE RECREATION COMMITTEE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES December 31, 1956 Chicken Pox 87 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen German Measles55 Lexington, Massachusetts Dog Bites 130 Gentlemen Encephalitis, Infectious • .. . 1 Hepatitis, Infectious 2 We respectfully submit the following annual report covering the activities of Measles6 the Recreation Committee Salmonellosis 3 The attendance at the playgrounds, pool and arts and crafts far exceeded that Scarlet Fever 31 of all previous years as indicated by the following attendance figures Septic Sore Throat 1 Tuberculosis4 Poliomelitis 0 AVERAGE ATTENDANCE YEARS 1951 - 1955 RECEIPTS Playgrounds 7,690 Arts and Crafts 2,639 Engineering Fees $632 Pool 16,021 State Tuberculosis Subsidy 1,087 14 Milk Licenses, Store ... .. .. . ... . . 18 50 Milk Licenses, Vehicle 14 ATTENDANCE— 1956 Licenses to Sell Oleomargarine8 Playgrounds 9,431 Licenses to Sell Methyl Alcohol 23 Arts and Crafts 3,349 Licenses to Transport Garbage 18 Pool 20,445 Licenses for Rubbish Collection 12 Licenses for Sewage Disposal . . . .. .. . 10 The committee has received many requests for additional play areas These Cesspool and Septic Tank Permits 625 requests have been turned over to the Planning Board with the assurance of full Licenses for Pasteurization Plants 20. cooperation of the Recreation Committee TOWN OF LEXINGTON 25T 258 ANNUAL REPORTS Following the pattern of the past few years, the committee has been deluged' WINTER FACILITIES with requests from various organizations within the town for recreation facilities The committee has tried to provide these facilities as far as they are available It is 1 Skating areas—Center, Kinneen's, East and Reservoir regrettable that because of the lack of sufficient gyms, etc that many of these 2 Gymnasiums (By permission of the School Committee)—Senior requests could not be granted High, Junior High and Fiske School. SUMMER ACTIVITIES WINTER PERMITS ISSUED 1 Lexington Softball League Girl, Boy and Cub Scouts St Bridgids, Sacred Heart and Hancock Churches A-65 games played, 1 1 1 individuals participated, average daily High School and Junior High School Ice Hockey DeMolay and Sacred Heart C Y O, attendance-40 Lexington Tennis Association (Badminton) B—Teams-49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Mimacas, East, The committee wishes to express it's appreciation to the Park Department for I B M, Warriors and Villagers (Champions-49th Fighter it's cooperation, the Board of Selectmen and other officers for their help and un- Interceptor Squadron) derstanding of the many problems that have confronted the committee during the year The committee especially wishes to commend it's director, Mr Adolph Sam- SUMMER FACILITIES borski, for his outstanding work in furthering the interests of recreation in the Town of Lexington 1 Playground—Center (Including inclosed field), North (Also using Respectfully submitted, Parker School facilities), East (Also using Adams School facilities), MR ERNEST J CRERIE, Chairman Kinneen's play area MR LAWRENCE ALLEN 2 Aldrich property (Use authorized by Hayden Recreation Centre MR ERNEST STOKES through June) MRS LOUISE McNALLY MR ANTHONY DELSIE 3 Municipal Swimming Pool SUMMER PERMITS ISSUED REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER 1 Senior High, Junior High and Elementary Schools for boys and girls December 31, 1956 sport schedules To the Honorable Board of Selectmen 2 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Brownies, Girl Scouts, St Bridgid's, Sacred Lexington, Massachusetts Heart and Hancock Churches, Lexington Tennis Association, Little Gentlemen League, Softball League, Prom-Manaders, Boys' Club and Professor Shrock (M I T) Adams, Parker and Fiske P T.A, Cooperative Following is the report of the Town Treasurer for the year 1956 Nursery School, Bedford Air Base, Lincoln Lab and I B M Cash on hand January 1, 1956 $3,102,032 16 Receipts during year 1956 6,197,856 18 WINTER ACTIVITIES 9,299,888 34 1 5th and 6th Grade Boys' and Girls' Saturday Morning Gym Classes Expenditures during year 1956 per warrants 6,665,231 13 (9 30 to 11 30 A M) Boys at Senior High, Girls at Junior High. A-12 Meetings Balance on hand January 1, 1957 $2,634,657 21 B—Attendance-985 Boys, averaging 82 each session, (A new, record) 456 girls, average 38 each session, (A new record) REPORT OF TAX TITLE ACCOUNT 2 Lexington Church Basketball League Number of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1956 462 A-11 sessions, 25 games, 72 different boys averaging 42 boys Number of New Tax Titles Added 1956 15 each session 477 3 Community Basketball League Number of Tax Titles Released 1956 4 A-5 teams, 15 sessions, 30 games, 49 different players averag- ing 30 each session 473 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 259 260 ANNUAL REPORTS Number of Tax Titles Foreclosed 1956 431 REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK 42 Number of Tax Titles Disclaimed 195610 December 31, 1956 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen • Number of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1957 32 Lexington,Massachusetts Total Amount $7,425.92 Gentlemen * LEXINGTON TRUST COMPANY Following is the report of the Town Clerk for the year 1956, including all • licenses issued and fees collected, fees collected being turned over to the Town Bank Deposits in the Name of the Town of Lexington Male Dog Licenses Issued 987 James J Carroll, Town Treasurer 3 Void Balance December 31, 1956 $1,259,710.82 984 @ $2 00 $1,968 00 Balance December 31, 1956 per check book $1,056,195 49 Female Dog Licenses Issued 156 @ 5 00 780 00 Outstanding Checks December 31, 1956 225,420 33 Spayed Female Dog Licenses Issued 818 Advance 1957 Warrant No 2 —21,905 00 1 Void $1,259,710 82 $1,259,710 82 817 @ 2 00 1,634 00 Kennel Licenses Issued 4 @ 10 00 40 00 Kennel Licenses Issued 1 @ 25 00 25 00 SECOND BANK—STATE STREET TRUST COMPANY Kennel Licenses Issued .. . 1 @ 50 00 50.00 Balance December 31, 1956 per statement . . . $5,000 00 Transfer Licenses Issued 8 @ 25 2 00 Balance December 31, 1956 per check book 5,000 00 Total $4,499 00 Total Number of Dog Licenses 1971 DEPOSITORS TRUST COMPANY Balance December 31, 1596 per statement $5,000 00 SPORTING LICENSES Balance December 31, 1956 per check book 5,00000 Resident Citizen Fishing Issued 436 6 Void THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON Balance December 31, 1956 per check book $1,254,442 14 430 @ 3 25 $1,397 50 Balance December 31, 1956 per statement 1,254,442 14 Citizen Hunting Issued 250 2 Void SUMMARY OF TOWN TREASURER'S CASH 248 @ 3 25 806 00 Citizen Sporting Issued 119 Lexington Trust Company ... $1,056,195 49 1 Void On Hand 21,158 33 Merchants National Bank of Boston 1,254,442 14 118 @ 5 25 619 50 Second Bank—State Street Trust Company 5,000 00 Citizen Minor Fishing Issued 60 Depositors Trust Company, Medford . 5,000 00 1 Void United States Treasury Bills 292,861 25 59 @ 1 25 73 75 $2,634,657 21 Citizen Female Fishing Issued 65 1 Void Respectfully submitted, JAMES J CARROLL, 64 @ 2.25 144 00 Town Treasurer Citizen Minor Trapping Issued 4 @ 2 25 9 00 Citizen Trapping Issued 15 @ 7 75 116 25 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 261 262 ANNUAL REPORTS Alien Fishing Issued 1 @ 7 75 7.75 June 37 0 0 20 17 20 17 Duplicate Licenses Issued 11 @ 50 5 50 July 42 0 0 21 21 21 21 Citizen Sporting Issued 26 @ Free August 35 0 0 17 18 17 18 Citizen Fishing (Blind) Issued 1 @ Free September 30 0 0 18 12 18 12 Non-Resident October 30 1 0 15 14 16 14 Special Fishing Issued 9 @ 2 75 24 75 November 37 0 0 18 19 18 19 Citizen Fishing Issued4 @ 7 75 31 00 December 16 0 1 8 7 8 8 Total $3,235 00 Totals 395 1 1 207 186 208 187 Total Number of Sporting Li- The parentage of children was as follows tenses Issued 990 Both Parents born in United States 363 OTHER LICENSES, MORTGAGES AND DISCHARGES Both Parents born in Foreign Countries 10 One Parent born in United States 22 Marriage Licenses Issued 183 @ $2 00 $366 00 One Parent born in Foriegn Country 22 Mortgages Recorded 1,306 16 Both Parents born in Lexington 5 Discharges Recorded 122 06 One Parent born in Lexington 28 Certified Certificates 298 00 JAMES J CARROLL, Miscellaneous 41 00 Town Clerk Pole Locations 142 50 Gas Permits 23 @ 50 11 50 MARRIAGES BY MONTHS - 1956 SUMMARY Groom's Bride's Groom's Bride's Groom's Bride's Dog licenses Issued ..... .... . .. $4,499 00 Months Totals First First Second Second Third Third Sporting Licenses Issued 3,235 00 January 13 10 10 3 2 0 1 Marriage Licenses Issued .. 366 00 February 15 13 12 1 3 1 0 Mortgages Recorded 1,30616 March 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 Discharges Recorded 122 06 April 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 Certified Certificates 298 00 May 22 18 20 4 2 0 0 Miscellaneous 41 00 June 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 Pole Locations 142 50 July 13 12 10 1 3 0 0 Gas Permits 11 50 August 11 11 8 0 3 0 0 September 20 19 19 1 1 0 0 Total $10,021 22 October 15 13 13 1 2 1 0 Respectfully submitted, November 17 13 16 4 1 0 0 December 21 16 17 4 3 1 1 JAMES J CARROLL, — — — — — — Town Clerk 205 182 182 20 21 3 2 Number of Marriages Recorded 205 Residents . .. 213 BIRTHS BY MONTHS - 1956 Non-Residents 197 (Still Births Excluded) Solemnized in other places 94 Age of Oldest Groom 70 In Lexington Out of Lexington Totals Age of Oldest Bride 69 Month Total Males Females Males Females Males Females Age of Youngest Groom 18 January 33 0 0 18 15 18 15 Age of Youngest Bride 15 February 40 0 0 25 15 25 15 March 34 0 0 16 18 16 18 Respectfully submitted, April 32 0 0 17 15 17 15 JAMES J CARROLL, May 29 0 0 14 15 14 15 Town Clerk TOWN OF LEXINGTON 263 264 ANNUAL REPORTS so M •o 0 Nin v o mo N NON o N MM `00 MM Mr- O. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS -- - Q ^O M'1 �^ MM 00 00 00 u)N •O'V' ON ..e. N December 31, 1956 U To the Honorable Board of Selectmen c›..; 22 M N •o 0, v N 0 0 0 0 o N^ O.- O^ o Lexington, Massachusetts Z ^^ ~ Gentlemen J OM MO MN 00 00 .-0 0 v ul --o Oce The Board of Appeals reports that one hundred thirty-rive hearings were held 40 o N-- ^ ^^ during the year 1956 N 04 U Following is a list of these hearings and the decisions rendered in each case a co Lr) �� CO CO ^r) 00 00 ^0 ON N. 0'- w -, I ^ .- N Jan 17—Nancy M Hyatt ITo Operate a Nursery-Kindergarten at 190 Grove Street, 5 days a week from N m 3 Q 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 Mrs Hyatt was a graduate of Wheelock College, and _ 000 N.- u) M N o 0 0 0 00 0^ O o o > would have a full time assistant The room to be used by the school was a basement room, with one window and no direct exit to the outside Denied O 2,sOet 0 ^O. NAM o- ^0 0o NN Mo, 0 °' Jan 17—Harvey W Newgent a) To Maintain a Real Estate office at the B & M R R Depot, #10 Depot Square ce and to erect a sign 36"x 72" Granted—subject to the following conditions }" c 1 that the existing 30"x 36" sign attached to the building be removed; m 13 -c', ao r\ u) o o M o 0 0 0 0 o N M in^ M 2 that not more than two lights may be used to illuminate the new sign W ' provided they are located on each of the supporting posts so that they will not F.. xin any way shine on the roadway, 3 this permit expires December 2, 1956 Q 1+1 m h O. N Nr 0' ^ •O r ^^ o O O O •O N n V M N Ce _ ^^ Jan 17—Wilda M Ward t To Continue the operation of Nursery group at 233 East Street Granted— ' 2 m g O h M F) M O V,t o^ O o 0 o M o N�v o N subject to the following conditions 1 That the premises shall be kept in a f" n ¢ ^^ ^ ^ neat and orderly condition at all times, 2 That not more than 10 children t shall be accommodated at one time, 3 That an automatic door closing device, W 0 M o. N. in�n -M o 0 0 0 0 o M O N 0.- with a latch out of reach of the children, shall be provided on the door to the .- ^ heater room, 4 This permit shall expire October 25, 1956 W Jan 17—Harold Michelson f•' LL N h v N v M v N o^ 00 00 v n M ^N^ To Erect an addition at the rear of #1788 Massachusetts Avenue, as shown on 11( plan submitted, the rear wall of which would be exactly on the lot line of the new municipal parking area Denied QN' coN V OO OO OO O.- O-a 0'- ^^ — Jan 17—Francis P Miller c To. Locate, as a permanent residence, a 1956 Liberty Mobile Home (trailer) at Oi o 197 Woburn Street Denied V al I y J m RI a >, I Jan 17—Ernest J Corrigan a To Subdivide the land on Marrett Road, now or formerly known as the Carter R >' c c land, into 5 building lots, each with a frontage of 119 73 feet, as shown on ..�.N c ° c +-' ,s_, c E the plot plan submitted Denied , n eo 'a:, eo m 0 Jan 17—Ernest DeVincent v Si -5 c c s x a To Continue the operation of roadside stand located at the corner of Pleasant d To ; ai v d o, a) ' ai o ai U " ai '" ai aL aL Street and Concord Turnpike, for one year Granted subject to the follow- °' °,E E e ,5 `0 ,5 E d E i °' E v °' E °' f0 a 01 E c°1 E in conditions 1 That thepremises shall be kept in a neat and To E)-0 aa) aa)-0 aEiv m aa) ;c' ;C' 3<m ;' a c' 9 P orderly <u. in<u. O G LL N G LL.L<LL ,<LL ..CLL .G LL G LL j<LL condition, 2 That only the products of the land of the owner that is within ce Z cc U m m m m 0 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 265 266 ANNUAL REPORTS the Town of Lexington shall be sold, 3 That this permit shall expire Feb 28—Stanley Hill Post #38 American Legion November 29, 1956 To Erect a building, ranch type, approximately 40'x 80' to be used as a meeting place, located at 755 Marrett Road The building would be used solely for Jan 31—Daniel C Yuill, D M D meetings and social gatherings of the Legion and for the Auxiliary Denied To Convert the first floor of the existing 2-family dwelling at #20 Muzzey • Street into business offices Granted—subject to the following conditions Feb 28—Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston 1) That not more than two offices shall be maintained, 2) That the proposed Corporation Sole partitions shall be installed in such a way as to meet the full approval of the To. Erect a church building at 1985 Massachusetts Avenue, substantially in ac- Building Inspector cordance with the plot plan submitted, and to maintain the existing building • Jan 31—Techbuilt, Inc at 1993 Massachusetts Avenue and the present rectory Permission is also To Build prefabricated houses on Turning Mill Road and Demar Road, using granted to use 2" wood plank in the roof construction, the steel columns 4 x 4 sills Granted—subject to the condition that not less than %z" plywood supporting the roof construction not to be fireproofed, and the tower at the shall be used on the walls and roof sheathing, and that the 4 x 4 sills shall main roof to be wood and steel construction, also that the balcony may be of apply only on houses without basement using concrete slab floor construction wood and concrete construction The construction of the concrete foundation sidewalls may be as requested and as detailed above Permission is also Jan 31—William E Fitzgerald granted to vary the Building By-law in respect to area limitations in relation To Erect a single family dwelling on Lot #2 (now or formerly land of Good- to street frontages Granted—subject to the following conditions 1) That fellow) located on Grove Street, the frontage being 38 30 ft. Denied the existing church be removed on completion of the new church; 2) That the existing house at 1993 Mass Avenue be removed as soon as rights under Feb 16—Techbuilt, Inc. the life tenancy expire 3) That there shall be no parking of vehicles on any To Use the single family dwelling on Lot #24, 7 Turning Mill Road as a tempo- of the driveways rary construction and sales office Granted—subject to the following condi- tions 1 That the use shall cease Feb 15, 1957; 2 That a sign not in excess Feb 28—Edward J Goodfellow of 12 square feet may be erected on the premises, 3 That a temporary permit To Use Lot #2 with frontage of 38 30 feet on Grove Street as a building lot by the Board of Health shall be issued before the premises are used Denied • Feb 28—Alvin's, Inc — Richard Nessen Feb 16—Antonio Buse To Erect new sign at 20 Waltham Street which would not conform with the To Maintain dwelling at 94 Bow Street, which now has a setback from the street Building By-law as to width Denied • of 20 ft instead of the 30 ft required by the Zoning By-law Granted Feb 16—Joseph Monsignore Feb 28—Peter Ronchetti To Remove gravel and fill from Lot B 7 located on Laconia Street This material To Erect an addition 17'x 15' to existing dwelling at 193 Blossom Street which would be removed from a high knoll at the rear of the lot and used in con- would be 26 ft from Blossom Street, instead of 30 ft as required Granted. nection with the construction of Dane and Foster Roads, in the Colonial Development Denied Mar 13—First National Stores, Inc To Erect and maintain one double-faced sign at #60 Bedford Street, as shown Feb 16—James Catalano on plan submitted, which will not conform to the Lexington Building By-law To Continue the operation of retail business of selling plants and flowers growing •Denied on the premises at 643 Waltham Street Granted—subject to the following Mar 13—Newgent Associates conditions 1) Automobiles shall be parked on the premises and not on the To Erect a single family dwelling, known as a "National Home" on Lot #14, highway, 2) Permit expires Jan 5, 1957 numbered 12 Larchmont Lane, which does not conform to the Building By- Feb 16—Philip N Garfield law, also to permit this same house to be erected on other lots in Lexington To Erect a porch 12'x 14'6" attached to dwelling at 16 Balfour Street which where the architecture fits in Denied would be 13 ft from the side line instead of 15 ft as required by the Zoning by-law Granted Mar 13—Lloyd H Miller Feb 16—Joseph E Casey To Continue the operation of roadside stand at 973 Concord Tunrpike Granted— To Maintain existing dwelling at #30 Valley Road, which is set back 26 ft at subject to the following conditions 1 that the premises shall be kept in a the nearest point from Valley Road, instead of 30 ft Granted neat and orderly condition, 2 That there shall be no flood lighting of the premises, 3 That no parking of cars shall be permitted on the Concord Turn- Feb 28—Marcia W A Dane pike, 4 That this permit shall expire April 1, 1957, 5 That only products of To Make additions to non-conforming dwelling at 18 Albemarle Avenue, sub- the land of the owner that is within the Town of Lexington shall be sold on stantially in accordance with sketches submitted Granted the premises TOWN OF LEXINGTON 267 268 ANNUAL REPORTS Mar 13—Warren T Bryant of Selectmen and the Police Dept to move the house, and that he receive a To Erect an addition to existing dwelling at 61 Laconia Street which would have Board of Health Permit Granted sideyards of 11 ft and 12 ft instead of 15 ft as required by the Zoning By-law Denied Apr 17—Antonio Busa Mar 20—Ernest E Outhet To Continue the construction of a house at #7 Cummings Avenue, with a set - To Erect a single family dwelling at 34 Gleason Road, which will have sideyards back from the street of 26 feet instead of the 30 feet as required by the of 8 feet instead of 10 feet as required by the Zoning By-law Denied Zoning By-law Granted Mar 20—Arthur J Tremblay Apr 17—Alfred Antonelli To Erect a wing type illuminated sign attached to the building at 848 Massachu- To Continue with the construction of a house at 9 Cummings Avenue, with a setts Avenue, which would project from the building a distance of 4 feet and set back from the street of 25'2" instead of the 30 feet as required by the be approximately 4 feet high Denied Zoning By-law Granted Mar 20—Eugene P McCarthy Apr 17—Richard W Nylander To Erect an addition to the present dwelling at 34 Maple Street, which will have To: Make an addition to his house at 15 Haskell Street, which would have a side a side yard of 14'7" at the nearest point instead of the 15' required by the yard on Crescent Hill Avenue of 14 feet instead of the required 20 feet, sub- Zoning By-law Granted stantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted Granted Mar 20—Techbuilt, Inc Apr 17—Wilson Farm, Inc To Use a single family dwelling at #5 Demar Road as a temporary office during To Erect a greenhouse, work room and boiler room, 90'x 31' 10" on their prop- the construction and sales of the Middle Ridge Housing Development instead erty adjacent to #6 Pleasant Street, which building would be made of of the dwelling at 7 Turning Mill Road, which was previously granted by the aluminum and glass in the case of the greenhouse, and concrete blocks in the Board of Appeals on February 16, 1956 Granted—subject to fhe following case of the heater room, to be located approx 110 ft from Pleasant Street conditions 1 This permit shall expire March 1, 1957, 2 A sign not in excess and 50 ft from the back of the present roadside stand Granted of 12 sq ft may be erected on the premises, 3 A temporary permit shall be - issued by the Board of Health before the premises are used, 4 The property Apr 17—Frank A Yeomans at 7 Turning Mill Road shall not be used as a model home or for any advertis- To Erect an addition to a non-conforming dwelling at #14 Parker Street, to be ing purposes which might attract people and traffic in that neighborhood carried along the front of the building in line with the present bay window, Apr 3—John F MacNeil which would be demolished, and to extend to a point 12 feet from the body • of the building towards Mass Avenue, which would make a sideyard of 16 To Erect a building of second class construction on land adjacent to the Boston & feet between it and the next property line, substantially in accordance with Maine R R at Depot Square, zoned as a C-2 district, which will not have the the plot plan submitted and subject to the condition that the steps and the required sideyard and rear yard, also to permit a 7 ft canopy to be attached platform will not encroach more than 3 feet into the front yard of 20 feet I to the building which will project over the adjoining R-1 lot Denied Granted 1 Apr 3—Kenneth N Ernst Apr 17—Mass Inst of Technology To Convert a single family dwelling at #2 Moreland Avenue, into a two-family To Erect and maintain a galvanized steel building as per drawings submitted, at dwelling Denied the M I T Field Station at #238 Wood Street, Lexington Granted Apr 3—Stanley Hill Post #38 American Legion May 8—Walter C Boone To Erect a building on Lot 5 located at 755 Marrett Road, to be used as a meet- To• Maintain an office for the practice of chiropody at his residence, 112 Bedford l ing place Denied Street Granted—subject to the following conditions. 1) That every effort shall be made to have patients park cars in his driveway and not on Bedford Apr 3—Peter J & Anna C McDonagh Street, 2) This permit shall expire April 1, 1957, 3) That no sign will be To Subdivide Lot numbered 301 Massachusetts Avenue, so that the division line displayed is not less than two and a half feet from the rear of the building now on said May 8—Angelo Busa lot Granted—subject to the condition that no building or structure shall be To Continue to operate roadside stand at 137 Grant Street Granted—subject erected or maintained on the parcel to be subdivided and conveyed closer to the following conditions 1) That one sign may be maintained not larger than ten feet to said building now on said lot than 3'x 6', 2) That there shall be no flood lighting of the premises, 3) That Apr 17—Edward Ferry sufficient area for automobiles shall be provided, so that cars will not be To Remove a house from 1981 —Massachusettsdwarder Avenue and install it at #9 required to park on Grant Street, 4) That only products of the land of the owner of the stand within the Town shall be sold, 5) That the premises shall Columbus Street, with the understanding that the house will set back at least be kept in a neat and orderly condition at all times, 6) That this Permit shall 20 feet from the street, and that permission can be obtained from the Board expire March 10, 1957 + TOWN OF LEXINGTON 269 270 ANNUAL REPORTS May 8—Angelo Nardone May 24—Lexington Medical Center Bldg & Clinic Associates, Inc To Operate a roadside stand for the sale of vegetables, plants, eggs and fruit To Erect a building at 16 Clarke Street of size 100'x 84' with sufficient front produced on land adjacent to the stand and also produced on a small piece of and side yards and of somewhat Colonial aspect, to house ten doctors who, land located on Grapevine Avenue, Lexington, subject to the following condi- as a corporation, would own the building and provided that there be parking . tions 1) That there shall be no flood lighting of the premises, 2) That space for thirty-four cars with additional space available for twenty more The sufficient area for the parking of automobiles shall be provided so that they building shall be used only from 8 00 A M to 9 00 P M six days a week and will not be required to park on Waltham Street, 3) That one sign may be for emergencies on Sundays and the other hours during the week One sign erected, not larger than 3'x 6', 4) That the,premises shall be kept in a neat shall appear above the frolat colonnade having the words Medical Association. and orderly condition at all times• , 5) That this Permit shall expire May 8, Any other signs which may be desired shall be located inside the building , 1957 Granted Granted May 8—Ernest E Outhet May 24—Tage Hanson To. Erect a single family dwelling on a lot at #20 Eaton Road, Lexington, which To Erect a two-story addition at 46 Farmcrest Avenue, which would be set back would have the requisite sideyards but would set back from the street only 20 25'2" from the street Granted—substantially in accordance with the plot feet, but this would be to the front of the steps leading to the house, and the plan submitted and elevations presented at the hearing body of the house would be set back 25 feet, to conform with houses further May 24—Patrick F Lynch up the street Granted To Make an addition to the rear of non-conforming dwelling at 231 Bedford May 8—Ernest E Outhet Street, Lexington Denied To: Erect a single family dwelling on a lot at #16 Eaton Road, Lexington, which May 24—Mary A Hodgson would have the requisite sideyards, but would set back from the street only 20 To Subdivide a parcel of land at 789 Massachusetts Avenue into two building feet, but this would be to the front of the steps leading to the house, and the lots which do not have the frontage and area required by the Lexington body of the house would set back 25 feet, to conform with houses further Zoning By-law Denied up the street Granted May 24—Leonard V Short, M D May 8—Harry K Compton To Use the residence numbered 1433 Massachusetts Avenue, located in an R-1 To Erect a single family dwelling at 128 Simonds Road, substantially in accord- district, for physicians' and dentists' offices, and for the purpose of so doing to alter and modify the present dwelling thereon, the same however to be ance with the plot plan submitted Granted continued to be used and occupied as a residence, and for permission to erect May 8—Silvio Ponte and maintain on the premises an appropriate sign, bearing the names and To Erect and maintain a sign 3'x 4' as per sketch submitted, at 118 Lower designators of the professional persons occupant therein Denied Street, Lexington Denied June 12—William L Potter To Use Lot 110F Fair Oaks Terrace as a building lot although it will not have May 15—Vivian B Wolfe the required frontage, it being understood that the house being built will be To Operate a Nursery School on the premises at #21 Marrett Street, 3 mornings located substantially in accordance with the plan submitted Granted a week from 9- 12 for not more than ten children Granted—subject to the following conditions 1 That if she obtains more than five students she will June 12—Jan Leyenaar employ professional assistance, 2 That the children at all times will be super- To Build a greenhouse addition which will set back only 29 feet from the street, vised, 3 That this Permit shall expire May 15, 1957 and will continue the line of the present greenhouse at #30 Moreland Ave- nue A provision of this permit is that this greenhouse shall not be used May 15—John J Yosgandes commercially, but is for his private use Granted To Erect a single family dwelling on Lots 5 and 6, Block 23, Dexter Road Granted—substantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted June 12—George Mahoney To Create a two-family house at 9 Pleasant Street, by remodeling the present May 15—Everett V Adams 8-room dwelling Denied To Build an addition attached to existing dwelling at 144 Simonds Road, which June 12—Marion C Fillmore will have a sideyard of 14 feet on the left hand side Granted—substantially To Build a porch 15'x 15' at the rear of present dwelling at 659 Marrett Road, in accordance with the plot plan submitted which would not have the proper sideyard but would continue the 7 ft side- yard of the existing house Granted—substantially in accordance with the May 15—Edward F Kleinberg plot plan submitted To Make an addition of two bedrooms and a porch and a garage underneath to June 19—Charles H Murray the rear of his existing non-conforming dwelling at #41 Moreland Avenue To Erect a single family dwelling on Lot 97 located on Robbins Avenue, which Granted—In accordance with the drawings submitted does not have the sideyard and setback required Denied. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 271 272 ANNUAL REPORTS June 19—Frederick J Peterson To Erect a garage attached to his existing dwelling at 22 Prospect Hill Road, July 10—Malcolm J Eastwood which will have a sideyard of 8 feet instead of 10 feet as required by the To Erect a single family dwelling at #5 Bates Road, which does not have the Zoning By-law. Granted frontage required under the Zoning By-law Hearing postponed • June 19, 1956—Josiah Willard Hayden July 10, 1956—Albert Gardner Recreation Centre, Inc To Construct a single family dwelling at 342 Waltham Street, which would have To. Erect a building to be used for recreational purposes on the so-called Aldrich a set back of 20 feet instead of 30 as required by the Zoning By-law The property, located on Lincoln Street, substantially in conformity with the plot house would have a sideyard of 71/2 ft on the left hand side and 9 feet on the right, substantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted Granted - plan submitted Granted - June 19—Bernard Goodman July 10—Claude A Clarke To Erect and maintain a free standing sign size 6'x 4' at 62 Massachusetts To. Build a carport 4 feet from the existing house at 75 Cedar Street, and having Avenue Denied no sideyard Denied. June 19—Custom Colonials, Inc To. Subdivide Lot 43 located at 20 Hillcrest Street, adding 25 feet to adjoining July 10—Leon S Kinsman lot 42 and to erect a single family dwelling on said lot 42, the remaining 25 To Maintain existing house at 11 Grand View Avenue, with a sideyard of 6'9" ft of lot 43 to be added to adjacent lot Granted instead of the required 10 feet Granted. June 19—Joseph C Hurley July 10—Walter G Black To Subdivide lot A located at 2173 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, in order To Subdivide Lot "C" located on Blossom Street, into two building lots marked to make separate lots for the existing non-conforming dwellings, which would "D" and "E" as shown on the plan submitted, both lots having the required not conform to the Zoning By-law Denied. area, but being short of the required frontage by 5 85 ft Granted June 19—Sherman H Starr and Enid M Starr July 10—John F MacNeil To Construct a swimming pool at 62 Hill Street, which will not have the side yard To Erect a building on his property at Depot Square, substantially in accordance required under the Zoning By-law Denied with the plans submitted Granted - June 26—Bernard C Maloney July 10—Tofa W Khiralla To Erect a free standing sign 8'x 4' located at 327 Woburn Street, which would To Subdivide lot numbered 52 North Hancock Street, into two lots marked "A" - be illuminated with fluorescent tubes Denied and "B" on plan submitted, and to erect a single family dwelling on Lot "B" June 26—Roswell M Boutwell Denied To Erect a free standing sign 6'x 5' at 55 Massachusetts Avenue, which will not July 24—Church of Our Redeemer To Erect a steeple on the building now being constructed at #6 Meriam Street conform to the Building By-law Denied to extend 109 feet above grade, with the understanding that at the 50 feet June 26—Charles L Hibbard, Jr level a concrete slab will be installed with a self-closing metal door for fire To So design all walls of the all-purpose room at the Josiah Willard Hayden protection, and that adequate provision will be made to prevent the steeple Recreation Centre, 24 Lincoln Street, so that they will be 16" thick instead from being damaged by lightning Granted of 24" thick, the long walls of the Boys' and Girls' Club wings so that they would be 12" thick instead of 16" thick, and all exterior and interior founda- July 24—Charles H Murray tions so that they need be no thicker than the walls above them; with the To Erect a single family dwelling, ranch type, of wood construction on Lot 97 specific provision that these foundation walls shall be steel reinforced in and half of 96 located on Robbins Avenue Granted—substantially in accord- accordance with the best engineering practice, substantially in accordance ance wit; the plot plan submitted, which would have the necessary side and with the floor plans submitted Granted rear yards but only 26 ft front yard 1 I June 26—Donald and Madge Colpitts July 24—Bryant W Patten To Subdivide a lot of land located at 1099 Massachusetts Avenue, having only To Maintain an existing lot and dwelling at #4 Cary Street, which will have only a 10 ft frontage on Mass Avenue but having a 206 ft frontage on Maple a 6' 9" side yard instead of the required 10' on the left hand side and will Street, so that the rear part of the lot would be cut off to form a new lot have 6,983 sq ft of area instead of 7,500 Granted "A2-B" having a frontage on Maple Street of 103 ft, a depth of approxi- • mately 250 ft, and an area of 28,600 sq ft, and that permission be granted July 24—Frank M Hodgdon to erect a single family dwelling on this lot, having the necessary front and To Subdivide a parcel of land at 70 Reed Street in order to make a building lot side yards According to the Colpitts request, they would be allowed to main- which would not have the frontage required by the Zoning By-law and to tain the existing house and garage on Lot "A2-A" Granted erect a single family dwelling thereon Denied TOWN OF LEXINGTON 273 274 ANNUAL REPORTS July 24—W J Gaynor, Jr Aug 21—Jewish Community Center Nursery School To Erect a garage and connecting breezeway to be located at 23 Minute-man To Operate a Nursery School at 1508 Massachusetts Avenue, 5 days a week Lane which would not have the sideyard required by the Zoning By-law from 9 a m to 12 noon, for a period of one year from date, with the under- Denied standing that a maximum of 10 children shall be accommodated and that they July 24—James A Carrig shall be supervised by one teacher and an assistant at all times Granted . To Continue the use of the temporary real estate office at the corner of Pleasant Aug 21—Grey Nuns Charities, Inc Street and Concord Avenue Granted—subject to the following conditions To Operate an Elementary School in the frame house at #13 Pelham Road That the premises shall be kept in a neat and orderly condition, That this Granted—subject to the regulations and requirements of the Dept of Public _ permit shall expire July 1, 1957 Safety of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts July 31—Domenic F Catanese To Maintain the house now being constructed at #3 Lincoln Terrace, substan- Aug 21—Techbuilt, Inc tially in accordance with the plot plan submitted Granted To Erect a model vacation cottage without utilities or permanent foundation at #3 Turning Mill Road Granted—this permit to expire August 21, 1957 July 31—Robert B Newman To Erect a two-car garage at 17 Moon Hill Road, substantially in accordance Sept 18—Harold L Brehm, D D S with the plot plan submitted Granted To Maintain an office for the practice of Orthodontics in his home at 14 Parker Street Granted. July 31—Nancy C Schock Sept 18—Dorothy Steadman To Operate a play school for children from 3 to 5 years of age in her home at 8 To Maintain a boarding home for aged persons at #20 Parker Street Granted— Marrett Road, two mornings a week from 9 to 12, September to June subject to the following conditions That she and her husband will care for Granted—subject to the following conditions 1 That this permit shall expire the boarders, with additional help as needed, and that a person qualified to July 1, 1957, 2 That the children shall be properly supervised at all times, care for elderly people shall be present on the premises at all times, That not both inside and outside the building more than five boarders would be accommodated at any one time and that July 31—Patrick F Lynch they should each have a private room, That any recommendations made by To Construct a basement and one-story addition 21'x 16' at the rear of his the State Inspector (Building) would be complied with, and that this permit shall continue only so long as Mrs Dorothy Steadman owns and operates this existing garage and at the side of his existing house at #231 Bedford Street, boarding house for aged persons at #20 Parker Street, That there will be no substantially as shown on the sketch submitted Granted—subject to the structural changes made following conditions That the building would have masonry block foundation which would extend under the rear of existing house and would be cement Sept 18—Howard H Bezanson coated to disguise the blocks, That the addition would be constructed with To Erect an addition to present dwelling at 19 Hill Street Granted—substan- a pitched roof and would be shingled, That the walls and ceiling of the present tially in accordance with the plot plan submitted garage shall be wire lathed and plastered Sept 18—Virginia E Welch July 31—Paul Marashio To Divide her land at #29 Hayes Lane into two separate lots marked "A" and To Subdivide Lot 7 numbered 659 Lowell Street, the proposed new lot not having "B", Lot "A" to have a frontage of 131 ft and an area of 50,242 sq ft, the required frontage and area Denied. and Lot "B" to have a frontage of 130 feet and an area of 40,667 sq ft Granted July 31—Michael A Pellicci To Establish an automobile dealership to sell, trade, buy and advertise the sale of Sept 18—Murray T Potter and the Gulf Oil Corporation automobiles at a location described as 915A Waltham Street Denied To Use Lot #7 on Waltham Street, formerly part of the Rix land, for the keeping, storage and sale of petroleum products and inflammable fluids, I July 31—Joseph C Hurley lubricating, washing and tuning motor vehicles, selling and servicing motor J I To Subdivide Lot A located at 2173 Mass Avenue in order to make separate vehicles tires, batteries and accessories Denied lots for existing non-conforming dwellings, substantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted, drawn by Miller & Nylander, Civil Engineers & Sur- Oct 2—Anthony R Cataldo veyors dated July 6, 1956 Granted. To Use the existing building at 703 Massachusetts Avenue, for the processing, warehousing and selling of fresh fruits and vegetables Granted—subject to July 31—Malcolm J Eastwoode - To Erect a dwelling at #5 Bates Road, which does not have the frontage required Jul following conditions Thatis the permissionetablesherebyll sold shall be until ` under the Zoning By-law Denied. July 1, 1957, That no fruits or vegetables shall be sold at retail on the premises, That no by-products from the use or materials used shall be stored Aug 21—Normand R Cartier outside the building, That the premises shall be kept in a neat and orderly To Operate a language center at his residence, #41 Somerset Road Denied condition TOWN OF LEXINGTON 275 226 ANNUAL REPORTS Oct 2—Mrs C S Broussard ' Oct 16—William E Fitzgerald To Operate a Nursery School 5 days a week for children aged 2 to 5 years, from To Have a trailer on his land, now being developed on Dewey Road, as a tempo- 8 a m to 4 30 p m at 21 Butler Avenue Granted—subject to the following rary office-residence Denied conditions 1 That not more than 10 children shall be in attendance at any Oct 16—Mary Perrotta • one time, 2 That an assistant shall be employed if more than 6 children are To Operate a beauty parlor in her home at 203 Marrett Road Denied in regular attendance, 3 That no portion of the basement shall be used for the children attending the school, 4 That the children shall be properly Oct 16—James A. Carrig supervised at all times, 5 That the premises shall be kept in a neat and To Use approximately 40 acres of land, bounded by Pleasant Street on the east orderly condition at all times, 6 That this permit expires August 20, 1957 and the Cambridge-Concord Highway on the south, for an 18-hole golf course and accessory uses as shown on plan submitted Denied. Oct 2—Paul Alibrandi To Continue the operation of roadside stand at 565 Lowell Street Granted— Nov 6—Wilson Farm, Inc subject to the following conditions 1 That this permit shall expire Sept 1, To Continue to operate the roadside stand adjacent to #6 Pleasant Street 1957, 2 That there shall be no flood lighting of the premises, 3 That the Granted—subject to the following conditions 1. That the premises shall at premises shall be kept in a neat and orderly condition, and that only the all times be kept in a neat and orderly condition 2 That no cars shall be products of the land of the owner of the stand that is within the Town of allowed to park on Pleasant Street 3 That no flood lights shall be installed Lexington shall be sold 4 That only vegetables, fruits and poultry products grown on the land of the petitioner that is within the Town shall be sold 5 That this permit shall Oct 2—Frank A Napoli expire October 23, 1957 To Continue the operation of existing roadside stand situated on Marrett Road until June 1, 1957, for the sale only of products of the land of the owner of Nov 6—Mrs Harry W Cram the stand that is within the Town of Lexington Granted To Operate a pre-primary school for not more than ten children between the ages of 2 and 51/2 years at 759 Waltham Street, five days a week from 9 A M. to Oct 2—Nishan Haroian 4 30 P M the year round Granted—subject to the following conditions To Operate a roadside stand at 353 Concord Avenue Granted—subject to the 1 That there shall be an assistant employed at all times. 2. That the outside following conditions 1 That only products of the land of the owner of the play area shall be fenced in 3 That the children shall be properly supervised stand that is within the Town of Lexington shall be sold, 2 That the cars of at all times 4 That this permit shall expire September 30, 1957 customers shall not be parked on the highway, 3 This permit shall expire July 1, 1957, 4 The premises shall be kept in a neat and orderly condition Nov 6—James W Coveney To Build a garage and breezeway attached to the existing house at #12 Revo- Oct 2—William E Tobin lutionary Road, which will be set back 26 feet from the street at the nearest To Maintain existing house at #12 Minute-man Lane, substantially in accord- point instead of 30 feet as required by the Lexington Zoning By-law Granted. ance with the plot plan submitted Granted Nov 6—Anthony J LaCava Oct 2—Frederic W Spearin To Use the building No 1047 Waltham Street as an office Denied. To Construct an addition to existing house at 23 Cedar Street, substantially in Nov 6—Mary J O'Brienaccordance with the plot plan and drawing submitted Granted To Install a switchboard with 20 telephone connections, in her home at 34 Home- Oct 2—George Stevens stead Street, for a doctors' and business men's answering service, with the To Construct a single family dwelling at #15 Moreland Avenue, which will have understanding that if more services are required, she will present a new a rear yard of approximately 12 ft at the nearest point Granted petition to the Board of Appeals, and with the understanding that Mrs O'Brien and her husband will be the only persons to operate the services Oct 16—Felix V Cutler This permission will continue only so long as Mrs O'Brien and her husband To Construct a lean-to greenhouse, 91/2' long and 8' wide, at the rear of his own the home and operate the service Granted house at #4 Carley Road, the same to be constructed of wood and fibre glass, with the understanding that no products of this greenhouse will be sold Nov 20—Raymond and Emilio Desimone but are for his own private use Granted To Continue the use of the tool shed on land located on private right of way off Webb Street Granted—subject to the following conditions 1 The building Oct 16—Charles C Flanders shall not be used for residential purposes, 2 The use of the building shall To Maintain an office for the practice of Dentistry at #22 Hancock Street extend only until August 14, 1957. Denied Oct 16—Ethel P Koester Nov 20—Persis L Ballou To. Maintain existing dwelling located at #16 Gleason Road, which does not have To Operate a scheduled play group for not more than ten children at her resi- the required set back under the Zoning By-law Granted dence 2013 Mass Avenue, said group to be operated in the forenoon, not TOWN OF LEXINGTON 277 278 ANNUAL REPORTS more than three days a week Granted—subject to the following conditions Dec 11—Mary J O'Brien 1 That an assistant be employed at all times, 2 That the children be properly To Add 25 more extension lines to the switchboard now containing 20 lines at supervised at all times, 3 The outdoor play area shall be properly fenced in, #34 Homestead Street for a doctors' and business men's answering service, 4 This permit shall expire June 30, 1957 with the understanding that if more services are required she will present a • new petition to the Board of Appeals, and with the understanding that Mrs Nov 20—Herbert C and Ethel M Bourne O'Brien and her husband will be the only persons to operate the services To Erect a two-car garage at 183 Bedford Street, which will come to within 5 This permission will continue only so long as Mrs O'Brien and her husband feet of the side lot line, substantially in accordance with the plot plan sub- own the home and operate the service Granted mitted Granted Dec 20—Grace Chapel Nov 20—Richard H. Singleton To Erect a sign 4'x 6' on a lot it owns on Worthen Road and to maintain this To Erect a tool house at 379 Woburn Street, which will be located on the rear sign for a period of not longer than two years Grace Chapel agrees that the lot line Denied. sign will be painted white with black letters and will not be illuminated. Granted Nov 20—Stanley M Wyman, M D Dec 20—Theodore L. Storer To 1) Erect and maintain, on a certain parcel of land containing 13,148 square To Maintain the existing sign on land situated on Route 128, between the feet, situated at #160 Waltham Street Lot #7, a Colonial type building Atlantic Service Station and the ramp to Marrett Road, which sign does not consisting of basement and one story, having a frontage of approx 50 feet conform to the Zoning By-law Denied and a depth of approx 32 feet, together with X-ray equipment to be eon- Dec 20—Murray Sloane tamed therein, to be used as a physician's professional office for the diagnosis To Maintain existing signs located as follows One sign on land situated on Route and treatment of patients, 2) To erect and maintain in the rear of said premises a private open air parking area to service not less than 12 motor 128 on the Waltham-Lexington line, in Lexington, and the other sign on land vehicles for use by the petitioner, his staff, patients and guests in connection situated on the corner of Route 2 and Route 128, in Lexington, which signs with the maintenance of said physician's office, 3) To erect and maintain a do not conform to the Zoning By-law Denied portion of the northeasterly side wall of said building 7 feet from the northerly The Board is deeply grateful to Mr George Emery, Mr J Henry Duffy, Mr side line of said lot as shown on sketch submitted Denied Ernest A Lindstrom and Mr James A Harding, associate members of the Board of Nov 20—Moore Realty Trust Appeals, for their valuable assistance during the past year To Maintain the existing house at #10 Essex Street, having sideyards of 10 feet Respectfully submitted, instead of the 12 feet required by the Zoning By-law Granted—substantially DONALD E N CKERSON, Chairman in accordance with the plot plan submitted LESTER T REDMAN Dec 11—I Whitman Stephens THOMAS G LYNAH To Erect a single family dwelling at #11 Bartlett Avenue (corner of Bartlett WALTER C BALLARD Avenue and Arcola Street) which will not have the 20 ft set back from AIDEN L RIPLEY Arcola Street as required by the Zoning By-law, substantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted Granted Dec 11—Leonard J Colwell To Add to Lot #56 located at 36 Independence Avenue a small triangular piece of land from adjoining Lot #55 on Smith Avenue, as defined on plot plan submitted Ganted Dec 11—Thomas H Robinson ro Subdivide a lot of land numbered 24 Cedar Street into two lots marked "A" and "B" on plan submitted which will not comply as to area and frontage with the Lexington Zoning By-law, and to erect a single family dwelling on said lot"B"with a frontage of 80 feet on Lake Street Granted Dec 11—Massachusetts Institute of Technology To Continue to maintain a transmitter pole 90 ft high at the south corner of the Field Station #238 Wood Street, for a period of five years from date Granted TOWN OF LEXINGTON 279 280 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS REPORT OF THE BOARD OF RETIREMENT December 31, 1956 December 31, 1956 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington,Massachusetts Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: Gentlemen Dog bites increased again in 1956 A total of 130 dog bites occurred during The Board of Retirement respectfully submits its seventeenth annual report cov- the year. Each one of these dogs has to be examined for possible rabies infection, ering the operations of the Town of Lexington Contributory Retirement System for quarantined, and then released later at the appropriate time the calendar year ending December 31, 1956 During the year the Board held twelve meetings A brief review of the opera- Two animal specimens were delivered to the Wasserman Laboratory, 281 South tions of the system during the year, together with a financial statement and a list of Street, Jamaica Plain, for rabies examination, and found negative This type of ex- amination must be made according to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachu- pensioners are herewith submitted. setts Regulations require that this be done when an animal bites a person and dies Retired Members 1956 before the 14 days quarantine period has expired Dept Date Retired Stanley A Higgins Engineering Sept 27, 1956 Animals (dogs, cats, pets or wild animals) who have to be killed for some good Edwin Burbank Saul School July 30, 1956 reason, and have bitten a person within 14 days should not be shot through the Marion T Webber School Lunch Dec 31, 1955 head, nor the brain be mutilated in any orther way, because it is this tissue that is used for examination Respectfully submitted, There were no cases of rabies in Lexington or in Massachusetts in 1956 BOARD OF RETIREMENT HOWARD S 0 NICHOLS, Chairman A total of 42 barns were inspected according to the instructions of the Director ARTHUR SILVA, Elected Member of Livestock Disease Control The annual census is divided as follows EDWARD A PALMER, Secretary Cows, Bulls, Steers or Oxen .... 128 Horses ... .... .... .... ... 38 PENSIONERS—DECEMBER 31, 1956 Donkeys ... .... .... . 2 Ponies g NAME DEPARTMENT DATE RETIRED Sheep .... . .... 9 Bills, Louis W Electrician March 26, 1953 , Goats .... .... 12 Blakely, Chester L Animal Inspector Sept 1, 1947 Swine ... ... .... 1806 Brenton,Walter School Jan. 30, 1939 A new herd of dairy cows has been assembled by Swenson Brothers on Spring Cataldo, Antonio Highway May 1, 1949 i Street P g Cavanaugh, Thomas F School Feb 10, 1947 Eaton, Leora B School March 15, 1948 All animals and premises were found satisfactory Garrity, John J Park Nov 1, 1953 Hannaford, Robert Highway Sept 3, 1943 Also, there were 32 cows examined for compliance with the inter-state ship- Harrington,Alice ment rules on Bangs disease and Tuberculosis These cattle were shipped to local' (Ben George O. Harrington) Public Works July 14, 1955 milk producers from out-of-state sources Hayes, Roland School April 30, 1950 Inspector of Animals wishes to express his appreciationHiggins, StanleyA. Sept 27, 1956 The p to the Board of Holman, Walter Water& Sewer March 1, 1944 Health, the Doctors, ,nd the Police Department, for their excellent cooperation Lindstrom, Enhard A. Building March 18, 1955 Respectfully submitted, Longbottom, Fred W Building Feb. 1, 1940 Marshall, Ralph H. Cemete CARL R BENTON, Mason, William B. '� June 1, 1949 School May 11, ]950 Inspector Animals McDonnell,Michael E Library Feb. 17, 1955 Mitchell, Lawrence G Welfare July 1, 1940 Moloy, Charles E Town Offices May 13, 1952 Murray, John L Public Works Aug 13, 1944 Muzzey, Helen Library June 1, 1941 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 281 282 ANNUAL REPORTS Nutt, Henry J. Park June 1, 1949 Interest Paid on Banks 145 10 Paladina, Sebastian° Ashes & Dumps June 1, 1948 Amortization7 88 Ryan, Alice M 48,678 47 (Ben George V Ryan) Park June 15, 1951 Decrease Value of Stocks .... 2,264 32 Saul, Edwin Burbank School July 30, 1956 Interest Accrued December 31, 1955 707 49 - Spencer, Ellen P (Ben Frederic J Spencer) Assessors Nov 17, 1949 Total Disbursements 51,650 28 Sullivan, James G Highway April 2, 1943 Taylor, Edward W Fire Jan 1, 1943 Ledger Assets December 31, 1956 $364,989 29 _ Thompson, G Mildred Collector March 4, 1954 Thompson, Irene (Ben N Page Thompson) Fire June 9, 1955 Wallin, Charles F Park Nov 25, 1938 BOARD OF RETIREMENT Webber, Marion T School Lunch Dec 31, 1955 Balance Sheet December 31, 1956 Weltch, Elsie G School June 30, 1953 Whiting, Marion E ASSETS (Ben George Whiting) Call Fireman July 3, 1948 Cash on Hand and In Banks $5,313 35 Securities Bonds Book Value RETIREMENT BOARD American Tel & Tel 31/4--84 . .. . $4,918 75 American Tel &Tel 27/s-87 5,120 46 Income Statement for 1956 Arkansas Power 3Y2-82 5,175 00 Ledger Assets December 31, 1955 $329,628 75 Cal Oregon Power 37/8-86 5,066 75 Comm Edison 31/2-86 5,000 00 INCOME Cosumers Power 4-86 5,050 00 ` Contributions from Members Duquesne Light 31-86 5,206 25 r Group A $24,152 84 Fall River Electric 33/4-83 2,058 56 Group B 10,286 53 Georgia Power 35/8-86 5,150 00 Payments . . . . .. 1,189 37 Jersey Central 4Y8-86 5,137 50 35,628 74 N Y Tel &Tel 31/6-78 5,059 28 Contributions from Town. Pacific Gas & Elec 3-74 4,964 89 Pension Fund 39,294 00 Pacific Tel &Tel 31/8-83 4,985 07 Expense Fund . .. 325 00 Pub Sev Ind 33/4-84 1,934 78 39,619 00 Pub Sev N H 31/4-84 10,264 05 Interest ReceivedSo Cal Edison 35/8-81 5,100 00 Bonds 3,385 45 U S Bonds 31/4-83 . 9,952 80 Cooperative Banks . . ..... . .... 532 50 U S Series G 21/2 51,000 00 Federal Savings& Loan 90 38 141,144 14 Savings Banks 3,414 21 Stocks Market Value 7,922 54 Chase-Manhattan Bank, N Y 11,221 87 Bankers Trust Co, N Y .. 6,475 00 Dividends Received. Banks Stocks 2,045 20 Chemical Corn Exchange, N Y 10,972 50 Interest Accrued December 31, 1956 1,045 20 First National Bank, Boston 7,263 00 i Sale of Rights 50 04 Merchants National, Boston 3,900 00 I National City Bank, N Y 9,187 50 Total Income $416,639 57 National Shawmut Bank 4,600 00 Second National-State Street Trust 15,250 00 DISBURSEMENTS 68,869 87 _ Annuity Payments $2,871 38 Savings Bank Deposits _ Pension Payments .. .. 28,757 40 Andover Savings Bank 2,329 60 Survivorship Payments 5,161 56 Cambridge Savings Bank 5,000 00 Refunds .. 11,632 50 Chelsea Savings Bank 2,285 13 Expenses 102 65 Dedham Inst for Savings 5,000 00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 283 284 ANNUAL REPORTS East Cambridge Savings 1,28936 REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Eliot Savings Bank . . ... .. . .. 5,000 00 Hingham Inst for Savings 1,911 36 Hudson Savings Bank ... . 5,000 00 December 31, 1956 Inst for Savings Newburyport 7,500 00 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen • Lexington Savings Bank . ... 10,000 00 Lexington,Massachusetts Lynn Inst for Savings 2,279 90 Malden Savings Bank 5,000 00 Gentlemen - Marlborough Savings Bank 5,000 00 - Melrose Savings Bank 5,000 00 Herewith is presented the report of the Accounting Department for the year Middlesex Inst for Savings 5,000 00 1956 This report is made in accordance with the requirements of the State System Natick Five Cent Savings 5,000 00 of Accounting as set forth in the following schedules Newton Centre Savings 2,969 69 Newton Savings Bank 3,549 21 Balance Sheet showing financial condition North Ave Savings Bank 5,000 00 of the Town December 31, 1956 Provident Inst for Savings 5,000 00 Receipts for the year 1956 in detail Quincy Savings Bank 1,206 87 Expenditures for the year 1956 in detail Rockland Savings Bank 2,273 28 Somerville Savings Bank 5,000 00 Schedule of Appropriation Accounts - Revenue Wakefield Savings Bank 1,160 91 Analysis of Overlay Accounts, Trust Accounts, Waltham Savings Bank 5,000 00 Surplus Accounts and others West Newton Savings Bank 2,000 00 Borrowing Capacity of the Town Weymouth Savings Bank 5,000 00 Schedule of Municipal Indebtedness Winchester Savings Bank 100 00 - Woburn Five Cent Savings . 2,429 11 Schedule of interest on Town Debt showing - Workingmen's Corp (Deposit) 5,000 00 payments due each year 118,284 42 Schedule of Town Debt showing payments due Interest Accrued (Securities) 1,045 20 each year - Cooperative Banks In accordance with the provisions of Section 58 Chapter 41 of the General Laws, Auburndale Cooperative Bank 4,322 40 each head of a department, board or committee authorized to expend money was Concord Cooperative Bank 3,000 00 requested to furnish at the close of the year a list of unpaid bills There are five Marlborough Cooperative Bank 3,000 00 unpaid bills remaining for the year 1956 These bills are as follows i Mount Vernon Cooperative Bank 3,000 00 Needham Cooperative Bank . . 4,442 80 Boston & Maine R R-Public Works $9,894 13 Joseph Warren Cooperative Bank 3,000 00 Peterson Chair Service-Patriot's Day '55 3 60 20,765 20 Federal Savings & Loan Associations Barrett Press-Town Celebrations'Committee 9 35 Lexington Federal Savings & Loan 7,542 11 World Affairs Council-Town Celebrations' Com- Natick Federal Savings & Loan 2,025 00 mittee .. . .... . . . . . 5 00 9,567 11 Zitso Studio-Town Celebrations' Committee ... 10 00 $364,989 29 $9,922 08 LIABILITIES 1 Annuity Savings Fund 241,986 81 Annuity Reserve Fund f .. .. 31,725 60 In accordance with the provisions of Section 51,Chapter 41 of the General Laws, Military Service Fund 2,362 24 I have examined the accounts of the various Town Offices and Boards entrusted with Pension Fund . . 87,559 83 the receipts, custody or expenditure of money In each case, I have found the Expense Fund 1,354 81 records correct During the year 1956, the cash balances have been verified and the bank balances of the Collector of Taxes and Town Treasurer have been reconciled $364,989 29 In accordance with Section 53, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, I have audited the accounts of the Trustees of Public Trust, Trustees of Cary Memorial Library and r TOWN OF LEXINGTON 285 286 ANNUAL REPORTS the School Committee The securities held by these trustees have been examined o'a.COaCN)coo CD o N 0.00.0.cco'0,on N M a�Oo Co v VD 'M oma.rn M N r.M n and found correct and in proper order The cash balances have also been reconciled O N C.0 n O O f')N'0 If)N u')0.n 0•D f`')N CO if)i!1 CO O^f")O'0 N O with the bank balances. o ul N O-'t ul M fO U 0 N...01 N U O.C.N f')v ao N eo'D o0 CO^CCOO•^D f>o P co o Respectfully submitted, N '.00 —t " 1LO 0 NN)In'' _ O el' LO N CO co" '0 EDWARD A PALMER, -. c i N ^ .- co Town Accountant ` Middlesex, ss Then personally appeared the above named, Edward A Palmer, and made oath that the foregoing statements made by him are correct and true to the best of his knowledge and belief Sc o JAMES J CARROLL, = E a Notary Public m a) c u 3 o j u1 3 O a c u °s Term Expires, March 7, 1959 E c > o N N > 2 v v v1 o a� ° a� ° C c ° c ° 40 I o N C 0 e w -0 u_Li ALL 0 C v u in cc y 0 > c c a. +.— a) 3 in y ;II U E c >°rY ° am " ° EQ Nfi �a ° M - 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CO LO.O CO N O MCO N N O' CO CO —c0 c' N u) v r r ce a) C m O(n ` 5 S c >U E E a) 03 vE ° c u c o u o °'+= C Ks co C c c c w E N< .N. 3 3 N C a) m 0 0 0 0 a) N ' C Q N +-' mc o 0 o a o o a) o a`> a) u N a° ' c)c) s win 0. 0_ 0_C aaO Q 0 yQ m ° cu 0 uo•o' 3 °,5 c f')' v' 1010 u) b'0.O > +-i E Q < N - y 1A 1n 1n 1n 1n Lf)1f) 1f1 10 11) 76F- > i +0. +0.. m r L o U U U U O.0.0. 0.O.0. or, ~ s O o a s C X^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ p 0 X X a ° m m 10 m'U 3 OH -21-HHo 300 JUU TOWN OF LEXINGTON 2R7 288 ANNUAL REPORTS 1956 Refunds for Pay'ts School Loans 68,425 31 Vocational Education 9,823 39 RECEIPTS Hurricane 409 47 GENERAL REVENUE Director of Standards 69 00 Taxes-Levy of 1956 278,922 59 Polls $10,940 00 From the County Personal 174,838 40 Dog Licenses 3,173 52 Real Estate 2,468,704 62 Dog Damages 326 00 2,654,483 02 3,499 52 Taxes-Prior Years U S Grants Old Age Assistance- PersonalPe162 00 Administration 4,861 90 Real 76,150 59 3,529 58 Aid & Expenses .. 44,951 10 79,842 17 49,813 00 Dependent Children - From the Commonwealth Administration 1,866 44 Income Tax 24,869 10 Corporation Tax 100,509 30 Aid & Expenses 7,603 16 Meal Tax .. 3,079 10 9,469 60 128,457 50 Disability Assistance- Licenses Administration 549 34 Liquor .. 6,000 00 Aid & Expenses . . 5,771 87 Sunday . .... 320 00 6,321 21 Bowling 10 00 Other General Revenue for Milk & Oleo & Pasteurization 81 00 Loss of Taxes Junk150 00 Victuallers 135 00 Town of Arlington Land 590 38 Automobile Dealers 100 00 City of Cambridge Land . . 637 50 Other . . 94 05 West 10 02 6,890 05 1,237 90 Tax Title Redemptions Permits Tax Titles 185 24 Marriage .. 382 00 Tax Title Possessions 3,794 76 Building 6,299 00 3,980 00 Plumbing 1,669 00 Receipts from Bonding Claims 2,002 90 Cesspools . 590 00 2,002 90 , Oil Storage ... .... 19 00 Easement Refund . 1 00 Garbage and Sewage 20 00 1 00 Other 51 50 9,030 50 TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE 3,234,482 96 Fines and Forfeits Court Fines . 532 00 COMMERCIAL REVENUE 532 OG Special Assessments and Prrvdeges Grants and Gifts Special Assessments From the Commonwealth Sewer Paraplegic Veterans Taxes . 999 60 Apportioned Paid in Advance 8,378 17 English Speaking Classes .... ... 100 00 Added to 1956 Tax Bills 22,644 73 George Barden-Smith Fund 873 33 Added to Prior Tax Bills 1,708 54 Loss of Taxes-State Land 1,485 94 Unapportioned 8,1 1 1 29 School Aid-Chapter 70 . 196,736 55 40,842.73 I TOWN OF LEXINGTON 289 290 ANNUAL REPORTS Street Legal Department Apportioned Paid in Advance 6,174 07 Added to 1956 Tax Bills 13,003 93 Board n of Appeals—Hearings 1,367.001 Added to Prior Tax Bills 151 43 Planning Board—Hearings 371 00 Unapportioned 12,359 33 Zoning Books, Maps, etc 129 16 1,867 16 31,688 76 TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT Sidewalk DEPARTMENTAL 9,202.06 Apportioned Paid in Advance - Added to 1956 Tax Bills 77 04 PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Unapportioned 1,742 82 1,819 86 Police Department Bicycle Permits 149 25 Water Revolver Permits 116 00 Apportioned Paid in Advance 1,283 76 Miscellaneous .... 15 18 Added to 1956 Tax Bills .... 4,642 20 280 43 Added to Prior Tax Bills 415 60 Fire Department Unapportioned 270 00 Oil Permits and Blasting 227 50 6,61 1.56 227 50 Suspended Assessments 301 80 Inspection 301 80 Weights and Measures 368 30 • Wires ... .. .. 1,596.75 • Privileges 1,965 05 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS .. Levy of 1956 256,836 17 AND PROPERTY 2,472 98 • Prior Years 32,588.79 289,424 96 HEALTH AND SANITATION TOTAL SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ent epartm Health D AND PRIVILEGES .... 370,689.67 HeDentalClinicm 160 50 • Others .. ....... .. . ... 4 00 COMMERCIAL REVENUE—DEPARTMENTAL 164 50 Collector State — Tuberculosis 1,087 14 Certificate Fees 1,723 00 1,087.14 Tax Demand Costs 744 30 2,467.30 Sewer Department House Connections . 1,388 01 Selectmen Miscellaneous 472 00 Miscellaneous ... .. 1,616 20 Sewer Rates 14,942 95 1,616 20 Sewer Charge lieu of Betterments 386 00 17,188 96 Town Clerk Mortgages Recorded .. . 1,418 28 TOTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION 18,440.60 Mortgages Discharged 135 12 Pole Location Certificates .... . 150 00 HIGHWAYS Miscellaneous 356 50 Highway Fees 639 75 65 Joint Construction- 2,699State 15,565.55 Cary Memorial Building County . . ... . . 8,255 92 Rentals 518 00 Highway Road Machinery Fund 42,609 23 Janitor Service .. 33 75 Sale of Scrap 564.63 551.75 Highway Maintenance lieu of Bet- terments 177 60 1 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 291 292 ANNUAL REPORTS Insurance Claims 1 10 00 I Hurricane Reimbursements .. 1,742 77 UNCLASSIFIED 68,925 70 Ambulance Rentals 2,086 00 TOTAL HIGHWAYS 68,925 7Q Rental Barnes Property 1,020 00 Parking Meters 6,931 23 Miscellaneous Items . . 18 32 PUBLIC WELFARE House Rental 261 00 Temporary Aid Sundry 87 24 '' Reimbursement-State .. . 2,166 92 10,403 79 Reimbursement-Cities & Towns 1,310 28 TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED 10,403 79 Reimbursement-Individuals 3,090 00 6,567 20 Aid to Dependent Children PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES Reimbursement-State 5,815 25 Water Department 5,815 25 Sale of Water Soldier's Benefits State Aid-Individuals 2,559 05 Rates and Prior Years 179,630 15 Liens Added to Taxes 2,420 64 2,559 05 182,050 79 Old Age Assistance Reimbursement-State 57,941 69 Miscellaneous Reimbursement-Cities & Towns 3,883 64 House Connections 1956 1,524 09 61,825.33 Prior Years 1,384 17 Disability Assistance Sundry Items 353 45 Reimbursement-State 8,410 41 3,261 71 8,410.41 TOTAL PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES 185,312 50 TOTAL PUBLIC WELFARE 85,177 24 CEMETERIES SCHOOLS Mu roe Tuitions Annual Care 90 00 Tuitions State Wards 3,979 97 Interments 405 00 " Other Wards 3,882 56 Foundations and G & L 173 00 Athletic Activity 4,687 08 Perpetual Care 450 00 School Lunch Program . 129,630 24 1,118 00 Sale of Books, Supplies, etc. 329 66 Westview Miscellaneous Receipts 2,057 69 Sale of Lots 3,757 50 Transportation Aid from Corn- Perpetual Care 4,474 75 monwealth 18,031 40 Interments 1,894 00 Chapter 718 Federal Emergency Foundations and G L . . 1,020 50 School Fund 15,942 50 House Rent 120 00 178,541 10 Other Items 11,266 75 TOTAL SCHOOLS 178,541 10 TOTAL CEMETERIES 12,384 75 RECREATION AND PARKS Transportation INTEREST Bus Tickets 12 25 12 25 Special Assessments Sewer 5,778 48 TOTAL RECREATION & PARKS 12 25 Street .... . .. . ... 3,319 85 Sidewalk 21 32 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 293 294 ANNUAL REPORTS AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENTS Water 797 09 Agency Interest—Deferred Taxes 2,394 94 Sporting Licenses 3,039.00 Interest on Bonds Issued 1,828 43 Dog Licenses 4,144 00 Tax Title Interest 29 10 7,183 00 14,170 21 Deposits TOTAL INTEREST 14,170 21 Sewer House Connections 35,520 00 Water House Connections 24,370 52 59,890 52 Withholding Taxes .. . 197,992 41 197,992 41 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Tailings 3.31 3 31 General Loans Other Trusts Premiums 4,000 50 Tower Park Memorial 345 60 Street 100,000 00 Albert B. Tenney Memorial 210 00 School 470,000 00 555 60 Sewer 4,500 00 Water 110,000 00 TOTAL AGENCY, TRUST & INVESTMENTS 265,624 84 Anticipation Revenue Loan 496,428 46 Library Addition 295,000 00 TOTAL CASHRECEIPTS 6,198,465.70 Town Office Building Addition 215,000 00 CASH BALANCE JANUARY 1, 1956 3,102,032 16 1,735,428 96 GRAND TOTAL DECEMBER 31, 1956 $9,300,497 86 TOTAL MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS 1,735,428 96 REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS Refunds Old Age Assistance— Aid and Expenses 2,886 01 Public Welfare— Aid and Expenses 57 00 Disability Assistance— Aid and Expenses 40.00 Dependent Children— Aid and Expenses , . Veterans'Services— Aid and Expenses .... . 172 50 3,155 51 Cemetery Department Munroe Perpetual Care Fund 1,000 00 Westview Perpetual Care Fund 1,500 00 Colonial Perpetual Care Fund 2,500 00 Insurance Refunds 174 71 174 71 Claims Miscellaneous . 1,36617 1,366 17 TOTAL REFUNDS & TRANSFERS.. 7,196 09 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 295 296 ANNUAL REPORTS EXPENDITURES—1956 Town Clerk&Treasurer's Department (Including Cash Payments and Departmental Transfers) Personal Services GENERAL GOVERNMENT Town Clerk &Treasurer 5,973 83 Ass't Town Clerk&Treasurer 3,405 73 Appropriation Committee Junior Clerks . 3,783 60 Personal Services 13,163 16 Secretary Expenses • Extra Clerical Services 26 25 Postage& Office Supplies 540 94 Equipment & Repair 377 70 Expenses Travel & Meeting Expense . 53 66 Postage & Office Supplies 189 50 Association Dues 29 50 Printing & Mailing Reports 1,137 86 Bond Premium .. .... 369 50 Meeting Expense .. 18 08 Sundry 28 05 1,371 69 1,399 35 Town Clerk Special Travel 325 00 Parking Meter Maintenance 93 00 Selectmen's Department Personal Services Foreclosure&Redemption of Tax Titles 1,986 16 Executive Clerk 3,988 24 39,975 83 Senior Clerk 2,708 92 Junior Clerk 2,176 16 8,873.32 Collector's Department 1 Expenses Personal Services Selectmen 1,000 00 Collector 5,446.16 Postage & Office Supplies 698 68 Senior Clerk 2,748 44 Equipment & Repairs 400 00 Junior Clerks ... ... 3,340 50 Advertising108 31 11,535 10 Constable Service 352 14 Expenses Dues . . .... 170 00 Postage & Office Supplies 2,249 06 Sundry 132 15 Equipment & Repair 88 54 Out of State Travel 80 20 Recording Fees & Adv 100 52 2,932 48 Bond Premium597 75 Binding Advertising Accounting Department Sundry 196 35 Meeting & Travel Expense . 38 80 Personal Services Association Dues 2 00 Accountant 4,753 05 3,273 02 Senior Clerk . . 2,223 45 Junior Clerk 2,062 00 9,038 53 Assessors' Department Expenses Assessors 2,250 00 Postage & Office Supplies 169 07 Secretary 5,134 28 Equipment & Repairs . . 305 98 Senior Clerk 2,842 13 Binding Records-1956 77 50 Junior Clerks 4,339 20 Association Dues 30 00 14,565 61 Travel & Meeting Expense 135 59 Expenses 718 14 Postage & Office Supplies 563 84 Equipment & Repair 97 54 Binding Records-1955 carry- Recording & Transfer Fees 313 15 over 75 00 Assistant Assessors . . TOWN OF LEXINGTON 297 298 ANNUAL REPORTS Sundry 11 49 Expenses ' Auto Allowance ... .... . 300 00 Postage, Supplies& Equipment 284 54 Binding ... Equipment & Repairs 996 82 Association Dues & Meeting Sundry30 95 Expense .... 228 17 Association Dues 47 00 1,514 19 1,359 31 Law Department Personal Services Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building Town Counsel 4,000 00 Personal Services Special Fees 5,000 00 Janitor 4,054 41 Sundry 2,436 58 Assistant Janitor 3,180 21 11,436 58 Second Assistant Janitor .... .. 2,978 21 Elections Department 10,212 83 Expenses Expenses(Jurisdiction of Selectmen) Labor 3,291 40 Wardens & Other Officers 4,153 17 Repairs & Other Expenses 3,718 28 Meals 108 00 Telephone3,054 17 Printing, Preparing & Mailing Fuel 5,439 21 Warrants 4,622 20 Light, Power&Gas 3,359 09 Sundry .. 413 89 Water 536 56 9,297 26 Sundry 267 38 Elections Department 19,466 09 Carry-over 1955 355 54 Expenses(Jurisdiction of Town Clerk) Contract . . . 60,111 00 Postage & Supplies . 41 26 Professional Services 17,360 40 Voting Lists & Tally Sheets 649 00 Miscellaneous .. . .. 468 82 Wages . .... 482 50 77,940 22 Sundry .... 116 98 1,289 74 Voting Machines 1,200 00 Engineering Department Personal Services Registrations Department Assistant Engineer 5,396 15 Personal Services Others 14,358 59 Registrar 225 00 19,754 74 Assistant Registrars .. . 1,540 50 Expenses Clerk 80 00 Field & Office Supplies 337 55 1,845 00 Equipment Rentals 155 98 Expenses Equipment & Repair 265 15 Postage & Supplies 76 60 Maps, Blueprints, etc. 188 26 Printing Voting List 1,982 15 Sundry 32 12 Tally Sheets & Ballots Land Court .. ... 50 60 Equipment & Repair 328 13 1,029 66 Advertising21312 2,600.00 Board of Appeals Public Works-Superintendent's Office Expenses Personal Services Clerical435 24 Superintendent 8,500 00 Postage & Supplies 592 31 Office Manager ... 4,071 60 Advertising 700 70 Clerical .. 14,650 69 Equipment & Repair 27,222 29 1,728 25 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 299 300 ANNUAL REPORTS Planning board Fire Department Personal Services Personal Services Deputy Chief 5,767 86 Town Planner 7,215 18 Captains & Lieutenants 26,194.66 7,215 18 Privates . . 108,976 71 Callmen .... 3,003 36 Expenses Extra Duty 3,687 28 Clerical .. 857 90 Clerk ... 1,182 25 • Postage & Supplies 609 80 Professional Special Services 2,307 97 148,812 12 Assoc Dues &Meeting Expense 84 00 Expenses Photos, Maps & Blueprints . 486 71 Office Expenses 266 66 Advertising 153.64 Telephone 1,229 43 Equipment & Repair ...... .... Apparatus .. Base Plans & Maps 500 00 Equipment for Men 1,420 42 Sundry 150 98 Fire Fighting Equipment 210 80 5,151 00 Equipment & Repair 2,669 97 Carry-over 1955 445 83 Alarm Box& Radio Maintenance 4,776 28 Shop Supplies 103.58 TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT $270,413.77 Hose . . . 1,134 31 Fuel & Light 2,442 82 Rescue & Salvage .. . . 189 11 PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Maintenance-Bldgs and Grounds 3,118 21 Police Department Gas & Oil 2,520 73 - Medical . . 252 51 Chief5,818 34 Sundry&All Other 568 89 Lieutenants & Sergeants 31,650 32 Water 83 46 Patrolmen 78,474 14 Car 1,351 00 Matron 5 00 22,338 18 Clerk2,616 12 Policewomen 7,425 00 Civilian Defense Special Police .... ....... 1,592 00 127,580 92 Telephone 93 00 Equipment . ... ... ... 76 29 Expenses 169 29 Postage &Office Supplies 840 16 Carryover-1955 600 00 Office Equipment & Repair 314 37 Telephone . .. 2,393 50 Building Department Motor Equipment 1,222 80 Personal Services Town Rental .. 2,573 71 Inspector 5,220 00 Radio Maintenance 1,408.50 Equipment for Men .... 1,470 71 Expenses Equipment for Women 778.80 Auto . 1,475 00 Meals 49 42 Expenses 777 04 New Cars 2,796 00 2,252 04 Ammunition .. 115 18 Training .. .... 35 00 Sundry . 271.54 Plumbing Department 14,279 09 Personal Services 3,132 00 Parking Meter Maintenance 219.63 Expenses ......... .... .... . 680 96 Speed Study 946 90 3,812 96 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 301 302 ANNUAL REPORTS Wire Department Forest Fires Personal Services Inspector . 2,000 00 Personal Services Warden 50 00 Expenses Wages&Expenses Auto Allowance .. 266 39 Labor 205 00 Sundry 90 47 Supplies & Equipment 113 16 356 86 368 16 • Dog Officer . Personal Services Weights and Measures Officer 283 75 Expenses Personal Services 800 00 Care & Feeding of Dogs ..... . . 528 15 Sealer ... 811 90 TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS Expenses AND PROPERTY $354,496.03 Auto Allowance 264 00 Sundry 159 75 423 75 HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department Insect Suppression Personal Services Wages&Expenses Sanitarian 5,073 94 Labor .. 2,368 38 Clerk 2,097 40 Equipment & Repair345 41 7,172 34 Supplies 30 25 Expenses 1 Equipment Rentals 243 00 Auto Allowance 732.22 • Insecticides 498 29 Office Expenses 452 49 Sundry ... . 3 09 Laboratory Supplies .... 258 02 3,488 42 Quarantine & Contagious Dis- eases — Polio 1,762 37 Hospitals 1,082 59 Shade Trees Tuberculosis 1,864 00 Visiting Nurse Ass'n 1,983 36 Wages&Expenses Advertising Labor 9,037 18 Sundry 595 81 Equipment, Tools & Repair 412 29 8,730.86 Loam &Trees 1,159 95 Engineering Service 2,422 78 Equipment Rentals 587 86 Insecticides . 869 61 Mosquito Control 8 000 00 Sundry 31 88 Dog Clinic 12,098 77 Expenses Veterinarian 100 00 Dutch Elm Sundry 477 29 577 29 Wages& Expenses Dental Clinic Labor . . . . 6,727 66 Personal Services Rental 869 88 Dentist . . 2,423 00 Supplies 319 50 Nurse 2,260 00 7,917 04 4,683 00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 303 304 ANNUAL REPORTS Expenses Sewer Trunk Line Postage &Office Supplies .. Laundry 33 25 Contract 189,451 26 Dental Supplies 487.84 Professional Services 11,990 70 Advertising 201,441.96 Travel Allowance 200 00 721 09 Sewer Construction—Sundry Streets Wages& Expenses • Labor 1,541 36 ` Posture Clinic Town Equipment 506 50 Personal Services Pipe, Cement, etc 2,838 94 Advertising — Deeds 166 01 Physician ... . 150 00 Contract 24,856 71 Nurses 1,045 50 Professional Services . 5,864 59 1,195 50 Other Equipment Rentals 124 66 Sundry 128 75 Expenses 36,027 52 Sundry 97 40 Sunnyfield Sewer 600 00 Postage & Supplies 59.90 157 30 Sewer Censtructien 1954 Labor 897 90 Animal Inspection Department Contract 3,040.95 Materials 1,120 41 Inspector 900 00 5,059 26 Sewer Pump Station Sewer Maintenance Contract 65,521 89 Wages & Expenses Professional Services . 3,515 50 Sundry 10 45 Labor .. 2,736 87 69,047 84 Light & Power 4,647 14 Equipment, Tools &Repair 255 94 Sewer Construction 1955 Equipment Rental 405 73 Contract 524 82 Labor . . 304 86 Gravel & Other Supplies 229 50 Contract 68,586 85 8,800 00 Professional Services 3,621 62 Rentals . .. 134 67 Gravel, etc 58 25 Sewer Services 72,706 25 Wages & Expenses Drain Construction—Sundry Streets Labor 16,562 33 Wages&Expenses Pipe & Fittings 7,1 83 60 Labor 505 83 Equipment & Repair 537 58 Rentals 223 63 Town Equipment Rental 2,608 18 Pipe 673 60 Other Equipment Rentals 8,867 96 Supplies 279 26 Lumber — Gravel, etc 5,596 51 Professional Services 7,792 22 Sundry . 33 45 Contract 39,396 25 41,389 61 48,870 79 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 305 306 ANNUAL REPORTS Drain Construction 1953 Highway Maintenance Labor 132 51 Materials .. • 85 07 Wages&Expenses Labor .. 35,175 21 217 58 Equipment & Repair 2,453 21 Town Equipment Rental 8,998 67 Drain Construction 1954 Other Equipment Rental 2,823 19 Labor Stone, Cement Gravel, etc 17,616 81 1,761.75 Manholes, Sidewalks & Fence 1,876 50 Contract . 7,425 71 Rentals 1,166 69 Sundry 826 19 • Materials . 2,983 34 69,769 78 13,327 49 Street Construction-Sundry Streets Drain Construction 1955 Labor Professional Services 7,31/53 Contract . .. .. .. 18,428 46 Contract • •• 9,910 25 Professional Services .... 4,361 69 Sundry • 47 85 Materials . .... 323 06 Registry of Deeds 298 35 23,113 21 17,573 98 Garbage Collection Chapter 90 Maintenance 1955 Contract Town Rental 48 00 • • 22,828 00 Care of Dumps&Removal of Ashes Chapter 90 Maintenance 1956 Wages&Expenses Labor 57 54 • Supplies . 2,204 16 Labor .. .... 11,200 00 Town Rental 129 00 Equipment Rentals .... 8,162 41 2,390 70 Supplies ... .... 1,396 71 Gravel 1,11442 Cha ter 90 Construction 1955 Sundry . p •••• ••• 26 46 21,900 00 Contract .. 1,000 00 Labor ... . . 3,244 31 TOTAL HEALTH & SANITATION $599,929 67 Materials 15,559 96 Rentals . ... 1,233 25 21,037 52 HIGHWAYS Chapter 90 Construction 1956 2 55 Public Works Budding Worthen Road Wages&Expenses Labor Labor .. 52 00 .. 11,040 09 Contract 121,223 20 Fuel, Light & Powei 1,389 55 Professional Services 6,694 56 Equipment & Repair ... 2,543 63 Sundry 51 80 Mechanics Tools & Equipment 29.50 128,021 56 Building Repairs & Supplies . 527 47 Sundry .. .... .... 299 36 Gas •• 324 05 Depot Square 16,153 65 Professional Services 660.00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 307 308 ANNUAL REPORTS Parking Lot Street Lights .. . . . 37,221.21 Labor 332 34 Street Signs Materials 995 19 - Contract 2,175 86 Labor 1,188 30 - Professional Services .... . 95 00 Paint } . 887 26 Town Rental 288 50 Cement& Pipe J 3,886 89 Town Equipment 95 60 • 2,171.16 • Street Construction-1954 Carryover Sidewalk Construction Contract . .. 1,135 00 Contract 21,092 15 Sundry . ... 301 60 Street Construction 1955 21,393 75 Contract .. 32,425 15 Curbing Construction Professional Services 2,156 71 Labor 494 93 Sundry .. 32 32 34,614 18 Cold Top & Gravel .. . . 2,461 31 Contract 1,580 10 Highway Department-Road Machinery Rental 142 25 4,678.59 Expenses Gas & Oil 11,531 8e TOTAL HIGHWAYS $525,645 93 • Parts & Repairs . 15,835 64 • Tires & Tubes 3,064 10 Plate Fees . 9 00 Sundry 35 50 PUBLIC WELFARE AND VETERANS' SERVICES AND BENEFITS 30,476 10 Now Equipment18,895 00 Public Welfare Personal Services Agent 4,907 80 Sn.w Removal Social Worker 3,131 73 Wages& Expenses Senior Clerk 2,748 44 Labor 37,341 59 Junior Clerk 2,589 32 Plow & Truck Repairs 5,818 12 13,377 29 Equipment Rentals 26,011 97 Paid from Fed Grants (4,672 27) Gravel, Sand &Salt 10,846 35 Administration Sundry .. . 287 34 Postage & Office Supplies 386 34 Town Equipment 17,396 07 Auto Expense 110 33 Weather Service 310 00 Telephone 219 33 New Equipment 13 ,230 95 8,011 44 Meeting Expense 67 41 Dues 66 00 Gas 40 85 Traffic Regulation and Control Town Equipment 34 71 924 97 Labor 2,704.54 Paid from Fed Grants 0 A A (219 29) Light .. 403 43 Town Equipment224 01 Aid& Expenses Railroad Signals 922 96 Cash Grants 5,343 60 Sundry 18 98 4,273 92 General Relief 8,809 17 14,152 77 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 309 310 ANNUAL REPORTS Aid to Dependent Children Light & Power 28,088 16 Aid& Expenses Telephone 2,792 07 Cash Grants 16,706 22 Towel Service 3,798 25 Paid from Federal Grants (4,022 35) Gas 2,123 33 _ Water ... ... 1,039 69 Old Age Assistance Miscellaneous 2,939 83 Aid & Expenses Maintenance - Repairs 28,375 44 P Janitors' Supplies 6,195.84 Cash Grants . 134,967 53 Libraries 2,038 70 Other Cities & lowns . 4,001.91 Health 913 76 Administration 210 29 Transportation .... ... 42,841.11 Paid from Federal Grants (40,406 47) Truck 1,655 17 Atypical Education 1,543 65 Disability Assistance Outlay-Building 1,716.47 Cash Grants 17,980.14 Outlay-New Equipment 3,395 06 School Committee 502 46 Paid from Federal Grants (4,140 14) Teachers Travel .. 1,194.76 Supt Other 1,662 69 Veteran's Services and Benefits Automobile Driving Inst 267 61 225,072 71 Personal Services School Custodians Spec 631.00 Director . 1,566 00 Administration 353 64 Aid &Expenses Amencanization Classes 208 00 • Cash Grants 6,226 15 All Other .. 2,742 62 Vocational Education 8,968 77 Tuition 7,685 67 TOTAL PUBLIC WELFARE & VET- ERANS' SERVICES & BENEFITS 213,209 53 Vocational Education Handicraft Classes 8,248.56 SCHOOLS Schools Out of State Travel .... 428 00 Personal Services Superintendent 9,666 60 Plans and Specifications--Bldg Attendance Officer 153 40 Maria Hastings School . 73,677 82 Other Expenses (Clerks) . . . . 19,928 49 Harrington School . .. . 421,428 59 Principal & Teachers (High) 373,323 09 Principal & Teachers (Elem) 416,260 40 Addition to Fiske School 13,581 48 Substitutes and Special 8,246 35 Janitors-High & Elem 75,708 89 Plans and Specifications Maintenance-High & Elem 3,568 34 Health . 8,577 63 Franklin School Addition 88,256 68 Atypical Education . 867 50 916,300 69 Construction,Original Equipping and Paid from Geo Barden Fund 1,694 48 Furnishing New High School 320 00 Expenses High School Bldg Addition 670,938 97 General Expense5,601 77 School Sites Comm 200 00 Textbooks .. . 18,716 45Junior High Study Comm 25.00 Supplies . . . ... 34,292 37 Fuel ... 33,378 07 TOTAL SCHOOLS 2,428,697.65 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 311 312 ANNUAL REPORTS LIBRARIES Expenses Library Postage& Office Supplies 633 89 Transportation ........ .. 268 30 Personal Services • Librarian 5,199 84 Equipment 3,617 24 Repairs ... ..... 219 97 Assistants & Substitutes 33,556 10 Sundry . . 167.70 Janitors . . .. 3,820 02 Tennis Court 1,143 05 42,575 96 Grand Stand — Painting .. . . 1,875 00 • 7,925.15 Expenses 1954 Carryover 586 06 Administration 3,360 99 1955 Carryover 5,913 94 Books, Periodicals, Bulletins 9,730 35 Baskin Playground . . ... 100.00 Binding 1,388 37 Fuel &Light . . ... .. 2,509 63 Building & Grounds 1,570 74 Sundry 29 88 Pensions 18,589 96 Police 12,729 70 Cary Memorial Library Bldg Fire 5,747 39 Add Comm 23,150 92 18,477.09 1955 Carryover 310 40 TOTAL LIBRARIES . . . .. 84,627.24 Board of Retirement • Expenses .. ... .. 325.00 Accrued Liability 39,294 00 RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED 39,619 00 • Parks Wages & Expenses Memorial Day Postage & Office Supplies 44 41 Labor 24,127 90 May 30th 496 13 Equipment & Repair 5,133 21 496 13 Equipment & Rentals 1,042 86 Grass Seed, Fertilizer, etc . 622 94 Light& Power 231 09 Patriots' Day, April 19th Water 281 58 Flags, Flag Pole Maintenance 1 75 74 Expenses 2,737 90 Miscellaneous Supplies 180 45 1955 61 25 Sundry 102 39 2,799.15 31,942 57 insurance Recreation Workingman's Compensation .. 4,236.93 Personal Services Public Liability . . 13,973 11 Clerical 1 Auto Liability .. 3,025 39 Supervision & Instruction I Auto, Fire & Theft 566 89 Winter Program } 8,795 00 Building, Fire & Boiler 3,452 16 Summer Program I Other56 10 Janitor Service J 25,310 58 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 313 314 ANNUAL REPORTS Town Report Printing .. 1,843 66 Water Construction Sundry Streets (Includes 6-16" Pipe) Ambulance Maintenance 248 49 Wages & Expenses Contract 39,319 67 Administration of Trust Funds 155 00 Labor 2,828 95 Pipe & Fittings 83,945 86 _ Equipment Rentals 1,843 77 - Unclassified 684 54 Asphalt, Explosives, Sand, etc 128 94 Professional Services 8,971 53 Sundry . 143 37 Unpaid Bills ... .... . 1,441 33 137,182 09 Water Construction 1954 9,998 94 Water Construction 1955 1,181 85 TOTAL RECREATION AND UN- CLASSIFIED 146,337 69 TOTAL WATER 228,023 50 PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES CEMETERIES Water Maintenance Munroe and Westview • Wages &Expenses Personal Services - Postage& Office Supplies 1,727 80 Superintendent . . . 2,359 62 Office Equipment& Repairs . 276 54 Clerk 1,111 35 Advertising 394 64 3,470 97 Labor 16,733 75 Wages & Expenses . Pipe, Fittings & Hydrants 453 71 Labor 25,016 89 Meters, Parts & Repairs 14,092 16 Postage &Office Supplies. .. 144.11 Equipment Rentals 2,513 27 Equipment,Tools&Repairs 1,518 99 Equipment & Repair ... 2,092 25 Shrubs, Seeds, Fertilizer, Loam 822 84 Water — Arlington 468 50 Water ... . ... . . . 57.90 Trench Repair 236 30 Auto Allowance .. . . . 472 56 Sundry 307.31 Sundry 34 77 39,296 23 28,068.06 Water Maintenance 1954 2,164.08 Westview Water Services Capital Outlay Wages & Expenses Labor I Fill Labor6,369 78 Equipment } 1,742 38 Pipe & Fittings 1 Sundry Valves } 24,956 26 1,742 38 Curb Boxes J Equipment Rentals 5,341 58 Lumber, Stone, Gravel, etc 333 14 Equipment Repair 1,137 69 Munroe Cemetery Trust 856 00 Sundry61 96 TOTAL CEMETERIES INCLUDING 38,200 41 PERPETUAL CARE INCOME 34,137.41 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 315 316 ANNUAL REPORTS Capital Expense Comm .. 273 25 Wm A Tower Memorial Park Fund Interest On Debt Tenney Trust • .. .... .... 124 05 Highway Loans 7,135.00 Premium en Bonds .. . 3,728 79 Sewer Loans 23,686 25 School . .. . 87,683 75 Fire 218.75 School Lunch Program Water 7,328 75 Personal Services 32,154.55 Other .. ... Materials .. 96,824 71 128,979.26 TOTAL INTEREST ON DEBT 126,052 50 School Athletic Program19,623 23 Maturing Debt School Federal Emergency Funds 182 60 Highway . 48,000 00 Sewer 103,000 00 Anticipation of Revenue . . 500,000 00 School .. .. 266,000 00 Water 54,000 00 Fire . 5,000 00 MacKay Judgment 33,007.11 476,000 00 602,052 50 No. Metropolitan Sewerage System 10,900 00 County Tuberculosis Assessment 21,842 57 Overdraft Flood Emergency ... 1,459 11 State Taxes ... 132,752 45 Cash Balance 1,777,386 96 County Tax 75,995.30 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $6,665,231 13 Sporting Licenses . .. . 3,039 00 Dog Licenses4,138 00 Trustees.f Public Trust Perpetual Care Fund 4,717 75 Withholding Taxes .. 197,992 41 Refunds Real Estate Taxes 19,187 16 Personal Taxes .......... 28.05 Polls .... . . . 36 35 Motor Vehicle Excise 6,790 62 Public Services 12,424 46 General 303 62 Interest .... 50 97 38,821 23 Estimated Receipts 84.10 APPROPRIATIONS 1956-BALANCES DEC 31, 1956 Balance Appropriations Expenditures Transfers Carried ACCOUNT from 1955 and Transfers and Transfers to E &D to 1957 Appropriation Committee Personal Services $200 00 $200 00 Expenses 1,400 00 1,371 69 28 31 Selectmen Personal Services9,067 72 8,873 32 194 40 • Expenses 1955 .... .. ... 200 00 200 00 Expenses 1956 3,245 81 2,932 48 313 33 Voting Machines .. . 1,200 00 1,200 00 -I Accountant Z Personal Services ..... . .. . . 9,388 48 9,038 53 349 95 o Expenses 1955 75 00 75 00 m Expenses 1956 748 00 718 14 29 86 r Town Clerk & Treasurer Z Personal Services ... 13,333 95 13,163 16 170 79 0 Expenses . . 1,400 00 1,399 35 65 0 Premium on Loans .. ... 16 00 16 00 . . Z Parking Meter Maintenance100 00 93 00 7 00 Out of State Travel 325 00 325 00 . . . . Foreclosures & Redemption 1,063 32 1,601 00 1,986 16 678 16 Vital Statistics 30 00 30 00 Collector of Taxes Personal Services . . . 11,589 82 11,535 10 54 72 Expenses 3,400 00 3,273 02 126 98 Assessor's Personal Services . 14,637 22 14,565 61 71 61 w Expenses1,51513 1,51419 94 APPROPRIATIONS 1956-BALANCES DEC 31, 1956-Continued w co Balance Appropriations Expenditures Transfers Carried ACCOUNT from 1955 and Transfers and Transfers to E &D to 1957 Law Personal Services 4,000 00 4,000 00 Special Fees . . 5,000 00 5,000 00 Expenses ... .... . .... 2,500 00 2,436 58 63 42 ... Election Expense-Selectmen 9,935 05 9,297 26 637 79 Election Expense-Town Clerk .. 1,290 00 1,289 74 26 Registration Expenses-Town Clerk 2,600 00 2,600 00 Registrars-Personal Services . . ...... ... 3,522 00 1,845 50 1,676 50 Z Z Public Works Office C D. Personal Services . ... . . ... . 27,825 84 27,222 29 603 55 .. . . r- Expenses1,362 00 1,359 31 2 69 m O' Town Offices and Cary Memorial A Personal Services 10,212 83 10,212 83 N Wages & Expenses 19551,017 54 1,017 54 . Wages& Expenses 1956 . .. 22,764 50 20,345 58 2,418 92 New-Town Office Building .... 288,010 00 75,583 65 212,426 35 Town Office Building Committee 9,940 00 9,366 57 573 43 Engineering Personal Services .. . ..... 20,082 75 19,754 74 328 01 Expenses . . 1,220 00 1,029 66 190 34 Board of Appeals Expenses 1,983 00 1,728 25 254 75 APPROPRIATIONS 1956-BALANCES DEC. 31, 1956-Continued Balance Appropriations Expenditures Transfers Carried ACCOUNT from 1955 and Transfers and Transfers to E &D to 1957 Planning Board Personal Services .. . . 7,215 19 7,215 18 01 Expenses 1955 445 83 . . 445 83 Expenses 1956 ..... ... . 4,756 12 4,716 00 40 12 Base Plans& Maps ... ... 1,750 20 500 00 1,250 20 Street Options 2,550 00 . .. 2,550 00 Police Department Personal Services .. .... 131,922 57 127,580 92 4,341 65 Expenses15,991 05 14,279 09 1,711 96 O Speed Survey Equipment .. 950 00 946 90 3 10 Parking Meter Maintenance 250 00 219 63 30 37 .. Z Fire Department OT Personal Services . .. 150,359 06 148,812 12 1,546 94 r- Expenses 1956 22,359 01 22,338 18 20 83 X_ Expenses 1955 .... 600 00 600 00 Z Cl Civilian Defense -i O Expenses 2,449 18 169 29 2,279 89 Z Forest Fires Personal Services50 00 50 00 • Wages & Expenses 500 00 318 16 181 84 Inspection Department Building-Personal Services 5,400 00 5,220 00 180 00 Plumbing-Personal Services .... 3,252 00 3,252 00 Capital Expenditures1,550 00 1,475 00 75.00 Expenses 1954 3,006 00 3,006 00 Expenses-Plumbing 1956 682 00 680 96 1 04 co 43 APPROPRIATIONS 1956-BALANCES DEC 31, 1956-Continued �ni 0 Balance Appropriations Expenditures Transfers Carried ACCOUNT from 1955 and Transfers and Transfers to E &D to 1957 Expenses-Building 782 00 777.04 4 96 Wire-Personal Services .. ... 2,000 00 2,000 00 Wire-Expenses 395 00 356 86 38 14 Weights&Measures-Personal Services 800 00 800 00 Weights&Measures-Expense424 00 423 75 25 Insect Suppression Wages & Expenses 6,100 00 3,488 42 2,611 58 Shade Tree-Wages& Expenses 13,525 00 12,098 77 1,426 23 > Z Dutch Elm Disease Wages & Expenses .... . 8,250 00 7,917 04 332 96 C r Day Officer Personal Services . ... 300 00 283 75 16 25 m Expenses .. 650 00 528 15 121.85 p Health tn Personal Services . . .. 7,215 00 7,172 34 42.66 Expenses 12,848 00 8,730 86 4,117 14 Engineering Services 3,000 00 2,422 78 577 22 Mosquito Eradication 8,000 00 8,000 00 Dog Clinic577.29 577 29 Dental Clinic-Personal Services 4,940 00 4,683 00 257 00 Dental Clinic-Expenses . .... .... 746 49 721 09 25 40 Posture Clinic-Personal Services .... • 1,625 50 1,195 50 300 50 129 50 Posture Clinic-Expenses 157 30 157.30 • APPROPRIATIONS 1956-BALANCES DEC. 31, 1956-Continued Appropriations Expenditures Transfers Carried Appropriations Expenditures Transfers Carried and Transfers and Transfers to E &D to 1957 and Transfers and Transfers to E &D to 1957 Animal Inspection Personal Services ... 900 00 900 00 . . . . Sewer Maintenance Wages & Expenses 8,800 00 8,800 00 Sewer Services . .. .. . 42,008 00 41,389 61 618 39 Sewer Construction-1954 . 11,370 00 7,605 77 3,764.23 1 Sewer Construction-1955 70,159 74 2,546 51 72,706 25 Z Sewer Construction-1956 133,780 00 36,027 52 97,752 48 O Sewer Trunk Lines-1955 347,307 59 201,441 96145,865 63 Sewer Construction-Sunnyfield 2 97 600 00 600 00 2.97 Z Trunk Sewers-1948 19,312 9119,312 91 -I Drain Construction-1953 ... .. 344 47 .... .. 217 58 126 89 Z Drain Construction-1954 18,489 77 13,337.49 5,152 28 Drain Construction-1955 . . 23,834 59 23,113 21 . . .. 721 38 Drain Construction-1956 .... .... 50,000 00 48,918 19 1,081 81 Pumping Station Equipment ....... . .. .. 73,007 12 69,147 84 3,959 28 Ashes & Dumps 21,900 00 21,900.00 Garbage Collection . . 22,838 00 22,828 00 10.00 . G.) Public Works Building 16,154 81 16,153 65 1.16 ...... n.' APPROPRIATIONS 1956-BALANCES DEC. 31, 1956-Continued N N Highway Maintenance .. 70,253 16 69,917 44 335 72 Worthen Road 133,734 70 128,021 56 5,713 14 Chap #90-Maintenance 1956 .... 3,000 00 2,528 76 471 24 Chap #90-Maintenance 1955 198 41 48 00 150 41 Chap #90-Construction 195525,230 77 21,040 07 4,190 70 Chap #90-Construction 1956 20,002 55 2 55 20,000 00 Street Construction Fottler & Millbrook 100 00 .. .... . 100 00 Z Depot Square 7,400 00 660 00 6,740 00 Z Parking Lot 22,541 45 1,386 00 23,886 89 40.56 D Street Construction 1954 26,135 24 ...... .... 1,135 00 25,000 24 7o Sundry Street 1955 20,847 58 17,627.08 .. 3,220 50 0 Aerial Street 83 83 zi --I N Street Construction 1955 16,987 10 16,987 10 .... Street Construction 1956 ... .. 170,000 00 17,573 98 152,426 02 Sidewalk Construction 1955 ... .... 2,595 87 2,595 87 Sidewalk Construction 1956 25,000 00 18,346 81 6,653 19 Sidewalk-School Street ... ...... . . . 3,308 48 3,046 94 261 54 Curbing Construction 1956 5,000 00 4,678 59 321 41 Road Machinery-Wages & Expenses 31,044 76 31,042 41 2.35 Road Machinery-New Equipment.. .. 26,050.00 18,895 00 . 7,155 00 f a - I - - a APPROPRIATIONS 1956-BALANCES DEC 31, 1956-Continued Balancer Appropriations Expenditures Transfers Carried ACCOUNT from 1955 and Transfers and Transfers to E &D to 1957 Snow Removal-New Equipment .. 14,208 00 13,230 95 977 05 (3,964 04) Snow Removal-Wages & Expenses94,047 40 98,011 44 Traffic Regulations & Control 5,650 00 4,273 92 1,376 08 Street Lights .... 37,908 37 37,221 21 687 16 .. .... Street Signs . .. 2,171 16 2,171 16 Public Welfare 0 Personal Services 8,705 02 8,705 02 Z Administration .... 925 00 924 97 03 Aid & Expenses 16,057 00 14,152 77 1,904 23 ........ Aid to Dependent Children 12,683 87 12,683 87 Disability Assistance 13,840 00 13,840 00 .... Z Old Age Assistance 98,974 31 98,803 17 171 14 p Veterans Benefits Personal Services 1,566 00 1,566 00 Administration . . 354 44 353 64 80 Aid & Expenses . 9,172 50 8,968 77 203 73 Soldier Burials 150 00 150 00 School Department Personal Services 916,300 69 916,300.69 Expenses 225,318 27 225,110 33 207 94 .. . . Americanization Class .... . . 208 00 208 00 Custodians Special 2,000 00 631 00 1,369 00 w School Sites Comm .. 5,000 00 200 00 . .. 4,800 00 w APPROPRIATIONS 1956-BALANCES DEC. 31, 1956-Continued w N Balance Appropriations Expenditures Transfers Carried {' ACCOUNT from 1955 and Transfers and Transfers to E &D to 1957 Vocational Ed-Handicraft 8,592 00 8,248 56 343 44 Vocational Ed-Tuition 15,990 00 7,685 67 8,304 33 Out-of-State Travel 500 00 428 00 72 00 Fiske Addition 19,105 11 13,581 48 5,523 63 . Franklin Addition . .... ..... .... 534,000 00 87,975 27 446,024.73 Franklin Plans & Spec 1,014 88 ...... . . 281 41 .. 733 47 High School Alterations 36,000 00 36,000 00 Harrington School 467,694 04 258 00 421,428 59 . .. . 46,523 45 Harrington Plans& Spec 4,006 504,006 50 Harrington Building Comm 694 07 694 07 D Junior High Sites . . . . .... 65,000 00 65,000 00 z Maria Hastings Const 68,683 98 68,683 98 c High School Add Plans 723 10 723.10 D High School Add Comm 59,566 85 417 70 59,984 55 .... .... I- Renovations-Various 61 44 61 44 xi Fiske School ... . .... 55.64 55.64 0 High School Addition 775,000 00 .... . . ... 610,954 42 .. 164,045 58 7a *Land Fiske School 907 25 907 25 N *Elementary School Facilities . 1,932.41 1,932 41 Elementary Site 1956 15,000 0015,000 00 *Inc Expense New High 886 67 320 00 566 67 Maria Hastings Plans ... .. ........ .... ...... 3,303 30 3,303 30 Veterans Memorial Lib 6,339 36 6,339 36 Junior High Study 435 00 2,000 00 25 00 2,410.00 Cary Memorial Library Personal Services 43,062 42 42,575 96 390 32 96 14 Expenses . 19,205 00 18,589 96 303.19 311 85 Library Add Comm .. .. ... .... 5,000 00 2,563.42 2,436 58 Library Addition 402,000 00 20,587 50 381,412 50 Expenses 1955 461 00 310.40 150.60 • t - -- - .. -- I --- • a APPROPRIATIONS 1956-BALANCES DEC 31, 1956-Continued Balance Appropriations Expenditures Transfers Carried ACCOUNT from 1955 and Transfers and Transfers to E &D to 1957 Park Department 807.43 Wages & Expenses 32,750 00 31,942.57 Recreation Department Personal Services .... . 9,065 00 8,795 00 2,700 00 Expenses 1956 .. 8,625 00 7,925 15 699.85 Expenses 1954 .. 586.06 586 06 .... . •• .. Expenses 1955 .. 5,913 94 .. 5,913 94 O Baskin Playground .... 100 00 100.00 Z Hurricane Carol .... (15,341.97) 15,341.97 91 Hurricane Edna (5,259.73) 5,259 73 •••••• (1,45911) .. (1,459 11) Z Hurricane Dianne 0 Pensions0 Police 13,190 05 12,729 70 460 35 .... Z Fire 3,844 68 5,747 39 .... (1,902 71) Celebrations Memorial Day 500 00 496 13 3 87 Veterans Day 1955 125.0061 25 63 75 ..•• . Veterans Day 1956 ... 150 00 150 00 Patriot's Day .... .... . .. 3,959 75 2,737 90 1,221 Insurance 28,728 49 25,310 58 3,417 91 Ambulance Maintenance 500 00 372 50 127 50 w Printing Town Report 1,843 66 1,843.66 ... ui Administration Trust Funds ... .. 175.00 155.00 20.00 w APPROPRIATIONS 1956-BALANCES DEC. 31, 1956-Continued N O. Appropriations Expenditures Transfers Carried Balance and Transfers and Transfers to E &D to 1957 ACCOUNT from 1955 Board of Retirement Liability ... ..... . 39,294 00 39,294.00 Expenses . . .. ... .... 325.00 325 00 .. . .. Unclassified .... .... ... ... 1,555 00 684 54 470 46 400 00 Reserve Fund .. . . .. 25,000.00 24,757 67 242 33 Water Maintenance 1954 2,164 08 .. . .. .. 2,164 08 Water District Survey 1956 .. 4,500 00 4,500 00 Z Water Standpipe 1956 15,000 00 15,000 00 Z C Water Standpipe Demolition 1956 ... ... 10,000 00 ... 10,000 00 r>- WaterMaintenance 1956 . 73 . .. 39,453 52 39,296.23 157 29 mm� Water Services 1956 .... . . 38,200 41 38,200.41 .... .... . .. ... .. -1 Water Construction 6'-16" 1952 ... ... 1,359 13 1,359 13 Water Construction 6'-16" 1953 ... ... 3,252.15 .... 3,252.15 Water Construction 6'-16" 1954 16,987 83 . .. 9,998 84 6,988 99 Water Construction 6'-16" 1955 .... .. . . 1,175 61 10 20 1,181 85 .. .... . 3 96 Water Construction 6'-16" 1956 .. 174,640 00 137,223.36 37,416 64 Cemetery Personal Services .. 3,470 98 3,470 97 .01 .. ... . Wages & Expenses ... .. ... . 28,197 97 28,104 18 93 79 Capital Outlay . . . .. .... 2,000 00 1,742 38 257 62 l 9 _ TOWN OF LEXINGTON 327 328 ANNUAL REPORTS vn o d a o BORROWING CAPACITY m N co a December 31, 1956 coReal and Personal i. Valuation 1954 Less Abatements $45,357,289 00 o , Valuation 1955 Less Abatements . .... 49,079,990.00 „•a N. v Valuation 1956 Less Abatements 53,504,453 00 vO (Si Motor Vehicles 0 co Valuation 1954 Less Abatements 5,484,770 00 69- Valuation 1955 Less Abatements . 7,180,021 00 i Valuation 1956 Less Abatements 6,796,155 00 N = w y In in 0 N. N 0 1 3N A o co N 8 _ 167,402,680 00 cn os 55,800,893 00 V `1= M ^ o c' N .o Average Valuation for 3 Years . ... W i) ^ cci N. ri Borrowing Capacity 5% 2,790,000 00 .o v v Town Debt December 31, 1956 7,1 17,000 00 iri Loans Outside Legal Limit o ;", an in o N. 0 v New High School $1,290,000 00 a► c N. N. o CO o 'o High School Addition 736,000 00 a 2 N co N o r) v s Completing New High School 130,000 00 21- MI. 0 .- M 0 b ¢c N. CO ri Maria Hastings 630,000 00 r-. '0 Fiske School 300,000 00 Fiske Addition 270,000 00 U to High School Land 11,000 00 Zd 0 • Elementary School Land 11,000 00 4 c aii: co Addition to Parker School 70,000 00 • m w N Harrington School 665,000 00 , caFranklin School Addition 470,000 00 .o O Water Mains 6-16" 1948 105,000 00 in N Water Construction 6-16" 1951 25,000 00 cr. Water Mains 6' 1947 64,000 00 Z Water Mains 6-16" 1953 70,000 00 O Water Mains 6-16" 1954 80,000 00 17-. • Water Construction 6'— 16' .4 1956 110,000 00 d Water Construction 6'— 16" O 1947 5,000 00 a. • Authorized, Unissued .. ... 230,000 00 .4 5,272,000 00 vi E Total inside Legal Limit including L' • o Authorized Unissued $2,040,000 00 ;? c • . U w ) Borrowing Capacity Dec 31, 1956 $750,000 00 o • in " l Z cl ch} . C+• c 4 D 4-. 0 O H 0 C . • 0 o 0, m w d N 7 N .8. • • TOWN OF LEXINGTON 329 330 ANNUAL REPORTS REVENUE 1956 Credits Debits Transferred to Various Funds . $1,466,456 79 Transfers and Adjustments $22,537 24 Poll Commitments 12,794 00 Balance December 31, 1956 .. ... .. 2,895.17 Personal Commitments 171,483 12 $25,432 41 y ' Real Estate Commitments 2,558,759 81 Estimated Receipts 288,401 92 WATER DEPARTMENT AVAILABLE SURPLUS Balance of Appropriations ... ..... . ..... . ... 48,722 45 Credits 0 $4,546 618 09 Balance January 1, 1956 $42,822 63 Receipts and Adjustments 56,616 06 I Debits $99,438 69 1956 Appropriations ... ... .. $3,946,286 17 1 Miscellaneous Accounts to be Raised 279,804 35 Debits Surplus 320,527 57 Transfers and Adjustments $42,833 24 $4,546,618 09 Balance December 31, 1956 . . 56,605 45 $99,438 69 1 PARKING METER ACCOUNT Credits Balance January 1, 1956 $8,270 91 CreSALE OF REAL ESTATE FUND dits Receipts for 1956 6,931 23 Balance January 1, 1956 $1 1,913 30 Receipts 1956 1,500 00 $15,202 14 Debits $13,413 30 Transfers by Vote of Town $8,350 00 Debits Balance December 31, 1956 . . .. .. .. . . .. 6,852 14 Transfers and Adjustments $11,225 00 • $15,202 14 Balance December 31, 1956 ... .. ..... . . 2,188 30 $13,413 30 SEWER ASSESSMENTS FUNDS Credits WESTVIEW -SALE OF LOTS FUND Balance January 1, 1956 $50,647 01 Credits Receipts for 1956 and Adjustments 54,350 14 Balance January 1, 1956 $20,834 40 Receipts 1956 . 3,946 50 $104,997 15 $24,780 90 Debits Transfer and Adjustment 1956 .. $91,218 46 Debits Balance December 31, 1956 13,778.69 Transfers $2,000 00 Balance December 31, 1956 22,780 90 $104,997.15 $24,780 90 WATER ASSESSMENT FUND , Credits OVERLAY RESERVE FUND Balance January 1, 1956 $18,374 91 Credits Receipts and Adjustments 7,057 50 Balance January 1, 1956 $18,056 58 To Adjust Overlay .. .. 18,815 38 $25,432 41 $36,871 96 • • TOWN OF LEXINGTON 331 332 ANNUAL REPORTS Debits Transfers .. .... $18,000 00 " 1965 .... .... 1,389 85 Balance December 31, 1956 •••• .... 18,871.96 1966 825.34 " 1967 ... .... 825 34 • $36,871.96 " 1968 • .. 825.31 " 1969 .. ..•. 82516 ROAD MACHINERY FUND " 1970 825 15 Credits 1971696 74 .... ..... ... . Balance January 1, 1956 . $32,114.08 " 1972 691 74 Receipts . . , .... . ... 42,609 23 " 1973 .... 691 73 " 1974 ... 691 51 $74,723 31 " 1975 691 49 Debits 129,856.97 Transfers . ... ... .... $26,050 00 Street Balance December 31, 1956 .... ... . 48,673 31 Apportioned Street Assessment(not due) ... .... $71,550 66 Suspended Assessments .... .... ... . ... $3,367 15 $74,723 31 Due 1957 ... 13,005 23 EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY " 1958 12,979 57 Credits 1959 11,300.96 " 1960 9,246 10 Balance January 1, 1956 •• ••• ... $421,617 42 " 1961 7,576 98 Tax Titles •• . 5,960 00 1962 ,••• 7,458 31 Balance Revenue 1956 ••• . .... 320,527 57 " 1963 9561963 901 39 320,527 57 1955 Refund .... .... 10 39 " 1964 . ... 901 35 Returned to E & 0 by Vote of Town 6,339 36 " 1965 ... .. 901.35 " 1966 . . .. 406 66 $754,454 74 " 1967 . . . 406 66 Debits 1968 406 65 y Tax Titles Taken 1956 " 1969 406 64 Transfers and Adjustments 93,862 80 " 1970 •••••• •••• • 406 64 •••• •• .... 293,862 53 1971 ... 375 82 Reserve for Discrepancy .... •••• 1,082 08 1972 .. 375 82 Balance December 31, 1956 .... .... .. .... 456,532 33 " 1973 375.80 $754,454 74 " 1974 ... .... .... .... ... 375 79 1975 375 79 DEFERRED ASSESSMENTS $71,550 66 December 31, 1956 Sidewalk Sewer Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments (not due) . $408.39 Apportioned Sewer Assessment (not due) .... .... $129,856 97 Due 1957 .. $77 03 Suspended Assessments ... $12,338 57 " 1958 77 03 Tax Title 438 69 " 1959 .. 77 03 Due 1957 .... ... 22,321.91 " 1960 .. 77 03 .... .... ... ..... " 1958 ... . 21,715 67 " 1961 . .. . • 77 03 k " 1959 .. 17;716 03 " 1962 16 64 " 1960 .... ... .... 16,367 04 1963 6 55 " 1961 .. .... 13,963 79 " 1964 6 55 " 1962 .... . .... . .. .... 10,676 66 " 1965 6 55 " 1963 .. ... 3,916 73 " 1966 .. 6 55 " 1964 .... .... 1,422 52 " 1967 6 55 f " 1968 . ...• ... 6 55 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 333 334 ANNUAL REPORTS " 1969 6 55 TRUST ACCOUNTS " 1970 6 55 " 1971 6 55 December 31, 1956 " 1972 6 55 Assets " 1973 6 55 Trust Fund and Securities in Custody of " 1974 6 55 Trustees of Public Trust $227,125 85 $480 39 Bridge Charitable Fund 19,619 96 " School Funds 1,785 46 Water Cary Memorial Library 40,607 73 Apportioned Water Assessment (not due) $17,807.98 Contributory Retirement 363,944 09 System Totals $653,083 09 Water Assessments Suspended .... $4,697 13 S y Due 1957 4,776 60 Liabilities 1958 . ... 3,755 71 Hallie C Blake Prize Fund . . $1,115 42 " 1959 1,856 94 Edith C Redman Battle Green Fund 573 10 " 1960 1,369 90 Orin W Fiske Battle Green Fund ... 930 84 " 1961 1,140 28 Eleanor S Beals Charity Fund 3,145 92 " 1962 140 29 LeRoy S Brown Patriots' Day Fund5,000 00 1 i " 1963 70 24 LeRoy S Brown Patriots' Day Day Fund Income 577 47 $17,807 98 Coloniel Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Principal 1,100 00 Colonial Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income 393 49 PROPERTY ACCOUNTS Munroe Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Principal 40,660 00 Debits Munroe Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income 4,417 77 Land and Buildings $13,245,640 50 Westview Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Principal 71,229 00 Furniture and Other Property 801,442.15 Westview Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income 4,245 10 $14,047,082 65 Frederick L Emery Fund 5,469 93 Emma I Fiske Flower Fund 330 06 Credits Emma I Fiske School Fund4 91 Land and Buildings Charles E French Colonial Cemetery Fund 2,236 63 Town Offices and Cary Memorial Bldgs. 766,000 00 Charles E French School Medal Fund 3,058 49 Fire Department ... .. 212,000 0 Jones Gammel Charity Fund 736 99 Sewer Department and System .... 2,292,761 50 Harriet L Gilmore Charity Fund . . . 913 13 Schools .... 7,103,500 00 George L Gilmore Fund 11,589 13 Libraries . 195,000 00 Hayes Fountain Fund1,440 67 Parks, Playgrounds293,000 00 Geo W Taylor Flag Fund 2,853 85 Public Works Building . 104,255 00 Lexington High Scholarship Fund 305 66 Foreclousure Tax Property .. 68,675 00 Herbert H.Iton Munroe Cemetery Fund 5,016 42 Water Department-Including Mains .. 2,168,900 00 George 0 Smith Park Fund . 2,573 65 Cemeteries . 41,549 00 George Taylor Tree Fund 2,866 78 • $13,245,640 50 William A Tower Memorial Park Fund 10,000 00 Furniture and Other Property F Foster Sherburne & Tenney Sherburne Fund 25,000 00 Town Office and Cary Memorial Bldg $30,650 00 Louis E Wilkins Flower Fund 75 73 Schools357,1 15 00 Ellen A Stone Fund 2,000 00 • Libraries1 18,000 00 Sarah E Raymond Library Fund 500 00 • Fire Department • 130,000 00 Charles Lyman Weld Fund 1,672 31 Police Department 6,950 00 Geneva M Brown Fund . . . . . . . . 3,659 38 Cemeteries .. 3,947 15 Everett Mulliken-Hastings Park Fund 5,934 02 Sealer of Weights and Measures 1,000 00 Albert Ball Tenney Memorial Fund 4,000 00 Town Equipment (Public Works) 153,780 00 Henry S Raymond-Munroe Cemetery Fund 1,500 00 I 801,442 15 227,125 85 • Samuel J Bridge Charity Fund 17,339 60 $14,047,082 65 Elizabeth B Gerry Charity Fund 2,280 36 19,619 96 Due in Due in Title of Loan Total Rate 1957 1958 Sewer Mains- 1947 $2,000 00 1%2% $2,000 00 Water Mains 15"- 1947 64,000 00 11/2% 4,000 00 4,000 00 Street Construction 1947 #1 7,000 00 11/4% 7,000 00 Street Construction 1947 #2 4,000 00 11/2% 4,000 00 School Land (High) 1947 11,000 00 1%2% 1,000 00 1,000 00 School Land (Elementary) 1947 .. 11,000 00 1%2% 1,000 00 1,000 00 Water Mains 6-16" 1947 #2 5,000 00 11/2% 5,000 00 Water Mains 6-16" 1948 105,000 00 13/% 15,000 00 15,000 00 Sewer Mains (Trunk Lines) 1948 .. .. 195,000 00 13/% 10,000 00 10,000 00 Sewer Mains 1948 10,000 00 13/% 5,000 00 5,000 00 New Elementary School 1948 300,000 00 13/4% 25,000 00 25,000 00 Remodeling Hancock School 1948 15,000 00 1%2% 10,000 00 5,000 00 Sewer Mains 1949 10,000 00 11/4% 5,000 00 5,000 00 Sewer Mains 1950 130,000 00 13/% 10,000 00 10,000 00 E Lexington Fire Station ... 15,000.00 11/4% 5,000 00 5,000 00 Reconstruction & Remodeling Schools 20,000 00 13/4% 5,000 00 5,000 00 Addition Parker School 70,000 00 13/4% 5,000 00 5,000 00 Construction & Equip New High School 1,290,000 00 13/% 90,000 00 90,000 00 Sewer Mains 1951 70,000 00 13/4% 5,000 00 5,000 00 Water Mains 1951 . . .... 25,000 00 13/% 5,000 00 5,000 00 Street Construction 1951 15,000 00 2 0 % 3,000 00 3,000 00 Street Construction 1952 40,000 00 1 70% 10,000 00 10,000 00 Sewer-Sunnyfield Area 1952 . . . 135,000 00 2 0 % 10,000 00 5,000 00 Completing New High School 130,000 00 2 20% 10,000 00 10,000 00 Water Mains 16" and over 1953 70,000 00 2%2% 10,000 00 10,000 00 Fiske School Addition 1953 . . . 270,000 00 2 1 % 15,000 00 15,000 00 Maria Hastings School 630,000 00 18 % 35,000 00 35,000 00 Sewer Construction 1954 ... . 90,000 00 1 8 % 5,000 00 5,000 00 Water Construction 6-16" 1954 80,000 00 1 8 % 10,000 00 10,000 00 Harrington School Project Loan 1955 665,000 00 2 30% 35,000 00 35,000 00 Off Street Parking Loan 1955 . 63,000 00 2 30% 7,000 00 7,000 00 Street Bonds, various- 1955 45,000 00 2 40% 5,000 00 5,000 00 Trunk Sewer- 1955 380,000 00 2 40% 20,000 00 20,000 00 Street (Worthen Rd) 1955 108,000 00 2 40% 12,000 00 12,000 00 Sewer 1955 66,000 00 2 40% 4,000 00 4,000 00 High School Addition 1955 736,000 00 2 40% 39,000 00 39,000 00 Additional Town Off Bldg 1956 215,000 00 3 % 15,000 00 15,000 00 Cary Memorial Library Add 1956 #1 295,000 00 3 % 15,000 00 15,000 00 Street Construction 1956 . 100,000 00 2 30% 10,000 00 10,000 00 Franklin School Addition 1956 470,000 00 3 % 25,000 00 25,000 00 Sewer Construction 1956 45,000 00 2 30% 3,000 00 3,000 00 Water Construction 6-16" 1956 110,000 00 2 30% 8,000 00 8,000 00 TOTALS $7,117,000 00 $525,000 00 $497,000 00 1 TABLE OF TOWN DEBT OF LEXINGTON DECEMBER $1, 1956 SHOWING Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 4,000 00 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 25,000 00 25 000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 5,000 00 5 000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 . 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 90,000 00 85,000 00 85,000 00 85,000 00 85,000 00 85,000 00 85 000 00 85,000 00 85,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5 000 00 5,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 .. . . . ... 10,000 00 10,000 00 • . 5,000 00 5 000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 5,000 00 5 000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 10,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 . 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 . .. 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 12,000 00 12,000 00 12,000 00 12,000 00 12,000 00 12,000 00 12,000 00 ... . .. 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 15,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 8,000 00 8,000 00 8,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 $477,000 00 $57,000 00 $442,000 00 $433,000 00 $433,000.00 $408,000 00 $408,000 00 $378,000 00 $368,000 00 ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL TO BE RAISED BY REVENUE Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 25,000 00 . . . .. 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 . . . 85,000 00 85,000 00 85,000 00 85,000 00 .... . 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 . 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 . .. 5,000 00 5,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000.00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 . 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 38,000 00 38,000 00 38,000 00 38,000 00 38,000 00 . 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 10,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 . .. 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 . $366,000 00 $341,000 00 $336,000 00 $325,000 00 $230,000 00 $226,000 00 $216,000 00 $146,000 00 $45,000 00 $ Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 . . . . • — . . . . .. . . . • —. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . - � . ' . . - -' ...... 5,000 00 5,000 00 • • • ' / ' ' ' ' '''' ` . . . . � � . � . � . � .. . '. '~. ' ' ' ' '—''- ~~ � ' - 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 • . ''.. . . . .. . . • • � . . . .. . . . . . . . . 5,000 00 5'O0OOV 5,000 00 . .. 5,000 00 5'00000 5,000 00 ' . . . . .. . . . . .' � . . , . . . • ' . . ' ' '' . . . . � . ,— ... . — . . ' • ` . , '', ~. . ..^. . . ... '' . , ' • " ' . , .. ' ' . .. . . - . . . . ' .' . ^. $15,000 00 $15,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,00 00 ___ Due in Title of Loan Total Rate 1957 Sewer Mains 1947 .. .... .. .. $ 15 00 11/2% $ 15 00 Water Mains 16" 1947 7,680 00 11/2% 930 00 Street Construction #1 1947 ..... ... .. 87 50 11/4% 87 50 Street Construction #2 1947 60 00 11/2% 60 00 School Land (High) 1947 990 00 11/2% 165 00 School Land (Elementary) 1947 990 00 1%2% 165 00 i Water Mains 6-16" 1947 . ... 75 00 11/2% 75 00 Water Mains 6-16" 1948 6,341 25 13/96 1,706 25 Sewer Mains (Trunk Lines) 1948 .. ... .. 33,918 75 13/% 3,325 00 Sewer Mains 1948 . 175 00 13/% 131 25 New Elementary School 1948 .. ... .. . 31,500 00 13/% 5,031 25 Remodeling Hancock School 300 00 11/2% 225 00 Sewer Mains 1949 .. ... ... .. ... 187 50 11/4% 125 00 t Sewer Mains 1950 .. 25,375 00 13/% 2,187 50 East Lexington Fire Station . . . 281 25 1 1/4% 156 25 Reconstruction and Remodeling Schools 875 00 13/% 350 00 Addition Parker School .. . .. 9,187 50 13%% 1,225 00 Construction and Equip, New High School 179,025 00 13/4% 22,575 00 Sewer Mains 1951 .. .. 9,187 50 13/4% 1,225 00 Water Mains 1951 .. 1,312 50 13/4% 437 50 Street Construction 1951 . . . 900 00 2 % 300 00 Street Construction 1952 . .... ... .. 1,800 00 1 7 % 680 00 Sewer-Sunnyfield Area 1952 35,200 00 2 % 2,700 00 Completing New High School ... ... .... .... .. 20,570 00 2 20% 2,750 00 Water Mains 16" 1953 . 7,000 00 2 50% 1,750 00 Fiske School Addition 1954 51,030 00 2 10% 5,512 50 Maria Hastings School 1954 107,730 00 1 8% 11,340 00 Sewer Construction 1954 .... ... . ... .. 15,390 00 1 8 % 1,620 00 Water Mains 6-16" 1954 ... .. 8,730 00 1 8 % 1,440 00 Harrington School 1955 .. 152,950 00 2 30% 15,295 00 Off Street Parking Area 1955 ... . 7,245 00 2 30% 1,449 00 Street Various 1955 ... .. 5,400 00 2 40% 1,080 00 Sewer (Trunk) 1955 .. ... ... 91,200 00 2 40% 9,120 00 Street (Worthen Road) 1955 12,600 00 2 40% 2,592 00 Sewer 1955 .. .... 14,760 00 2 40% 1,584 00 Addition High School 1955 175,800 00 2 40% 17,664.00 Additional Town Office 1956 . ... .. .... . 63,900 00 3 % 6,450 00 Cary Library Addition 1956 . ... 91,500 00 3 0 % 8,850 00 Street Construction 1956 ... .. 12,650 00 2 3 % 2,300 00 Franklin School Addition 1956 .. . 139,950 00 3 0 % 14,100 00 Sewer Construction 1956 . . . 8,280 00 2 30% 1,035 00 Water Construction 1956 19,665.00 2 30% 2,530 00 $1,351,713 75 $152,33900 i TABLE OF TOWN DEBT DECEMBER 31, 1956 SHOWING Al Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 $ 870 00 $ 810 00 $ 750 00 $ 690 00 $ 630 00 $ 570 00 $ 510 00 $ 450 00 $ 390 00 150 00 135 00 120 00 105 00 90 00 75 00 60 00 45 00 30 00 150 00 135 00 120 00 105 00 90 00 75 00 60 00 45 00 30 00 1,443 75 1,181 25 918 75 656 25 393 75 131 25 3,150 00 2,975 00 2,800 00 2,625 00 2,450 00 2,275 00 2,100 00 1,925 00 1,750 00 43 75 4,593 75 4,156 25 3,718 75 3,281 25 2,843 75 2,406 25 1,968 75 1,531 25 1,093 75 75 00 • ••• 6250 2,012 50 1,881 25 1,793 75 1,706 25 1,618 75 1,531 25 1,443 75 1,356 25 1,268 75 93 75 31 25 262 50 175 00 87 50 1,137 50 1,050 00 962 50 875 00 787 50 700 00 612 50 525 00 437 50 21,000 00 19,425 00 17,850 00 16,362 50 14,875 00 13,387 50 11,900 00 10,412 50 8,925 00 1,137 50 1,050 00 962 50 875 00 787 50 700 00 612 50 525 00 437 50 350 00 262 50 175 00 87 50 240 00 180 00 120 00 60 00 510 00 340 00 170 00 2,500 00 2,400 00 2,300 00 2,200 00 2,100 00 2,000 00 1,900 00 1,800 00 1,700 00 2,530 00 2,310 00 2,090 00 1,870 00 1,650 00 1,430 00 1,210 00 990 00 825 00 1,500 00 1,250 00 1,000 00 750 00 500 00 250 00 5,197 50 4,882 50 4,567 50 4,252 50 3,937 50 3,622 50 3,307 50 2,992 50 2,677 50 10,710 00 10,080 00 9,450 00 8,820 00 8,190 00 7,560 00 6,930 00 6,300 00 5,670 00 1,530 00 1,440 00 1,350 00 1,260 00 1,170 00 1,080 00 990 00 900 00 810 06 1,260 00 1,080 00 900 00 810 00 720 00 630 00 540 00 450 00 360 00 14,490 00 13,685 00 12,880 00 12,075 00 11,270 00 10,465 00 9,660 00 8,855 00 8,050 00 1,288 00 1,127 00 966 00 805 00 644 00 483 00 322 00 161 00 . . 960 00 840 00 720 00 600 00 480 00 360 00 2.40 00 120 00 8,640 00 8,160 00 7,680 00 7,200 00 6,720 00 6,240 00 5,760 00 5,280 00 4,800 00 2,304 00 2,016 00 1,728 00 1,440 00 1,152 00 864 00 576 00 288 00 1,488 00 1,392 00 1 296 00 1,200 00 1,104 00 1,008 00 912 00 816 00 720 00 16,728 00 15,792 00 14,856 00 13,920 00 12,984 00 12,048 00 1 1,1 12 00 10,176 00 9,240 00 6,000 00 5,550 00 5,100 00 4,800 00 4,500 00 4,200 00 3,900 00 3,600 00 3,300 00 8,400 00 7,950 00 7,500 00 7,050 00 6,600 00 6,150 00 D 700 00 5,250 00 4,800 00 2 070 00 1,840 00 1,610 00 1,380 00 1,150 00 920 00 630 00 460 00 230 00 13,350 00 12,600 00 11,850 00 11,100 00 10,350 00 9,600 00 8,850 00 8,100 00 7,350 00 966 00 897 00 828 00 759 00 690 00 621 00 552 00 483 00 414 00 2,346 00 2,162 00 1,978 00 1,794 00 1,610 00 1,449 00 1,288 00 1,127 00 966 00 $141,540 00 $131,241 00 $121,198 25 $111 514 25 $102,087 75 $92,831 75 $83,647 00 $74,963 50 $66,275 00 4NoAL PAYMENTS OF INTEREST TO BE RAISED BY REVENUE Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in /967 1968 1969 7970 1971 /972 1973 /97* 1975 $ 330 00 $ $270 00 $ 210 00 $ 150 00 $ 90 00 $ 30 - - � � - ' • . . . . ' - ' . - .' . . 15o0 . . . .. . _. . 15 00 • .. _ .. _ _. . _ ., . . ' .... ...... .. .. ... � � /'575 00 1,400 00 1'22500 1,050 00 875 00 700 00 525 00 393 75 306 25 ' -. •• .... 656 25 218 75 . _. . _ - . - - . ' . ''. - . . 1,093 75 1'006 25 918 75 831.2574375 656 25 568 75 481 25 1'181 25 . . -. ' .. - .. - .. - 2b2�n l7�OO 875� . .- -. - 350 00 5,950 00 4,462 50 2,975 00 1,487 50 - - '~- 7,437 50 262 50 175 00 87 50 . - -. . ' 350 00 ... ~. ••• ' '. ' '^^ ' . '' .. . - . . . ........ - ' - ' .' . . 1,600 00 600 60 1,400 00 1,300 00 1,200 00 1,100 00 1,000 00 900 00 800.06 7150u 605 00 495 00 385 00 275 00 165 00 55 00 .. '-- 2,362 50 2'047.50 1,732 50 / /75O 1'1025'0 ' 8750 472 5...0 157.50 -' - 5,040 00 4,410 00 3,780 00 3,150 00 2,520.00 1.890.00 1,260 00 630 00 720 00 630 00 540 00 450 00 360 00 270 00 l� � OO VO ' ' 270 00 180 00 90 00 ... . . ' '' '- ' 7,245 00 6,440 00 5,635 00 4,830 00 4,025 00 3,220.66 :�lsoo ,��O� 805 00 .. . .. - .. . . -. .. .. - . . -� -� 4,320.00 3,840 00 3,360 00 �880OO 2,400 00 1,920 00 1,440 00 �OOO 480 00 . -. . . - ' . . .. 648.00 576 00 504 00 432 00 360 00 288 00 o/aoO /.�.Oo 72.00 8,304 00 7,368 00 6,432 00 5,496 00 4,560 00 3,648 00 2,736 00 1,824 00 912 00 3,000 00 2,700 00 2,400 00 2,100 00 1,800 00 1'500 00 1,200 00 900 00 60000 4,350 00 3,900 00 3,450 00 3,000 00 2,550 00 2,100 00 1,650 00 1,200 00 750 00 a'aOV.00 5,850 00 5,100 00 4,.350 00 3,600 00 2,850 00 2,100 00 /.350. 600.00 345 00 276 00 201 00 138 00 69 00 .. .. 805 00 644 00 483 00 322 00 161 00 - - .. $58,234 50 $50,424 00 $42,856 25 $35,519 25 $28,266 25 $21,212 25 $15,905 75 $10,728 00 $5,806 50 Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in 1976 1977 1*78 1979 1980 1981 1982 ' - - . — . . . . $ 218 75 $ )a| us $ 4375 . . —. •. . 393 75 306 25 u1875 131 25 $ 43 75 — —' ' — ^ ~ .. . . .. ' .. — . -- .. . . — ' ' - 700 00 600 00 500 00 400 00 300 00 $ 200 00 $ 100 00 —' . . . . .. . . '._ . ..... ... .~ — . .. ~— . . , . .. . .. . — . . . . 300 00 ' .. . 300 00 ' . '' .. . 300 00 .. '' '' - ` . . . . . . — ' ... TOWN OF LEXINGTON 335 336 INDEX - Margaret B. Hayes Memorial Book Fund 510 36 INDEX Robert E Clapp School Fund 841 79 George E Briggs Fund 102 70 Mathew Allen Memorial Fund 148 37 Ellen A Stone School Fund Income 182 24 1,785 46 Cary Memorial Fund .. 11,503 83 Animal Inspector, Report of . . • •••• 279 Beals Library Fund . .. .. 1,100 00 Appeals, Report of Board of .. 264 Laura Brigham Fund . ... .. 3,100 00 Appointed Officers .. 6 Laura Brigham Fund Income ... ..... .. 372 19 Assessors, Report of Board of 142 LeRoy S Brown Library Fund . . 2,000 00 Geneva M Brown Library Fund 2,000 00 Births 261 Alice Butler Cary Library Fund 2,500 00 Building Inspector, Report of205 Alice Butler Cary Library Fund Income .... . 467 03 Marcia Cary Library Fund Reserve 400 00 Cary Memorial Library Goodwin Musical Collection. Fund . . . 1,100 00 Director, Report of Goodwin Musical Collection Fund Income 162 47 227 East Lexington Branch, Report of . 208 Emma 0 Nichols Library Fund . ... .. 1,000 00 investment Committee, Report of 209 Library Book Purchase Fund 1,000 00 Jane Phinney Library Fund 300 00 Treasurer, Report of 207 Jane Phinney Library Fund Income 30 68 Trustees, Report of .. .. 226 War Parents Book Memorial ... . .. . 1,800 00 Cemetery Commissioners, Report of 148 War Parents Book Memorial Income . 298 05 Collector of Taxes 198 George W Sarano Memorial Fund .... 300 00 Committees Appointed 5 George W Sarano Memorial Fund Income ... 24 64 Nelson W Jenney Library Fund 2,000 00 Deaths 263 Paula Burbank Pierce Library Fund 1,000 00 Dental Clinic, Report of 197 Wellington Library Fund . . 1,100 00 Clara Robbins Library Fund . .. 300 00 Fire Engineers, Report of ... .. .. 199 • Sarah Elizabeth Raymond Fund . 2,000 00 Sarah Elizabeth Raymond Fund Income ... . 83 66 Health Executive Officer, Report of 251 Current Expenses Fund 4,293 27 Health, Report of Board of . 254 Current Expenses Fund E Lexington Branch 371 91 Funds Held for Investment 40,607 73 Jurors, List of 17 Annuity Savings 241,986 81 Annuity Reserve 31,725 00 Marriages 262 Pension Fund 87,559 83 War Service Fund 2,362 24 Park, Shade Tree & Insect Suppression, Report of 146 Expense Fund ... .. 1,354 81 Planning Board, Report of 220 Interest Accrued (1,045 20) Plumbing Inspector, Report of 208 363,944 09 Police Department, Report of 214 Public Welfare Agent, Report of 211 $653,083 09 Public Works, Report of Superintendent of 240 ' v. Recreation, Report of Committees on 256 r . Retirement Board, Report of 280 ., School Department 150 fSelectmen, Report of 33 y a ' INDEX 337 338 INDEX Town Accountant, Report of 284 ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT Town Clerk, Report of 253 Births 261 Accounting Department: Deaths ... .. . 263 Expenses . . 295 Marriages 262 Personal Services ... 295 Town Counsel, Report of .... . 136 Town Engineer, Report of 250 Administration of Trust Fund 313 Town Meetings Members ........... . . .. ... 11 Town Officers 4 Town Records' Agency, Trust and Investments . 294 '- Warrant for Town Meeting, March 5, 1956 38 Annual Town Meeting, March 5, 1956 . . .. .... 51 Ambulance—Maintenance 313 Adjourned Town Meeting, March 19 and 26, 1956 63 Adjourned Town Meeting, April 2, 1956 .. 76 Animal Inspector—Personal Services 303 Warrant for Presidential Primary, April 24, 1956 86 Presidential Primary, April 24, 1956 87 Appropriation Accounts 317 Warrant for State Primary, September 18, 1956 . . 95 State Primary, September 18, 1956 96 Warrant for Special Town Meeting,October 1, 1956 105 Appropriation Committee Special Town Meeting, October 1, 1956 . .... 106 Expenses 295 Warrant for State Election, November 6, 1956 107 Personal Services 295 State Election, November 6, 1956 108 Warrant for Special Town Meeting, November 19, 1956 113 Assessors' Department Special Town Meeting, November 19, 1956 121 Expenses 296 Town Treasurer, Report of 258 Personal Services 296 Trustees of the Bridge Charitable Fund, 1956, Report of , 229 Trustees of Public Trusts, Report of 230 Balance Sheet 307 * Veterans' Services, Report of 149 r Board of Appeals—Expenses 298 Wire Inspector, Report of 206 Borrowing Capacity of the Town . . 328 Building and Plumbing Department Expenses300 Personal Services . . 300 Care of Dump and Removal of Ashes 305 Cemetery Maintenance Munroe Personal Services . 314 Wages and Expenses . . . 314 Westview Personal Services 314 Wages and Expenses ... .. . 314 r Collector's Department: Expenses . . . .. 296 Personal Services 296 INDEX 339 340 INDEX '.- County Taxes 315 Fire Department Civilian Defense 300 Curbing Construction 308 Expenses 300 Personal Services . . . 300 Deferred Assessments 331 Foreclosure and Redemption of Tax Titles .. .. . 296 Dental Clinic 4 Personal Services . . .. . .. .. .. 302 Forest Fires $ Expenses 302 Personal Services 302 Wages and Expenses 302 Dependent Children. Aid and Expenses 309 Garbage Removal .• • 305 Disability Assistance . . 309 Health Department Expenses 302 Dog Clinic—Expenses 302 Personal Services 302 Dog Officer High School Athletic Program . . 316 Expense .. . . . . . . 303 Personal Services 302 Highway Department Road Machinery 307 Drain Construction . 304 Highway Maintenance Elections Department. Chapter 90 ... . • 306 Expenses (Under Jurisdiction of Selectmen) 297 Wages and Expenses . ••• • 306 Expenses (Under Jurisdiction of Town Clerk) 297 Insect Suppression Engineering Department Personal Services 301 Expenses .. . 298 Wages and Expenses ... 301 Personal Expenses 298 Insurance ... . • 312 Eradication of Mosquitoes 302 Excess and Deficiency 331 Interest on Debt 315 Expenditures Law Department Revenue Expenses .. 297 Cemeteries 314 Personal Services and Special Fees ... .. 297 General Government295 Health and Sanitation 302 Libraries Highways . .. .. 305 Personal Services • 311 I Interest on Debt 315 Expenses 311 Library .• 31 1 Protection of Persons and Property 299 Licenses 315 , Public Service Enterprises . .. .. . 313 • Recreation and Unclassified 311 Refunds315 Maturing Debt • ...... • • 315 Schools 309 I Welfare & Veterans' Services 308 Memorial Day 312 342 INDEX INDEX 341 Mosquito Control 302 Receipts Agency, Trust and Investments 294 New Equipment 307" Departmental . .. . 289 Cemeteries 292 General Govrenment 287 Old Age Assistance General Revenue—Taxes, etc 287 Aid and Expenses 309Health and Sanitation ... . . . . . . 290 I Highways 290 Overlay Reserve Fund . . 330. Interest . . . .. ... .. 292 Municipal Indebtedness 293 Parking Lot .... .. 307 Protection of Persons and Property . . 290 Public Service Enterprises 292 ParkingMeter Account , „ ,,, 329' RecreationeWelfareand 291 Parks 291 Refunds and Transfers . 293 Parks and Playgrounds Schools 291 Wages and Expenses 311' Special Assessments and Privileges . . . 288 Unclassified 292 Patriots' Day .... . 312 I Recreation Committee Pensions Personal Services 311 Police Department 312 Wages and Expenses . 311 Fire Department 312 Refunds 315 Planning Board— Expenses 299 Registration Department Expenses 297 % Police Department Personal Services . ... . 297 y Expenses .. . • 299 Personal Services . . . 299 Retirement Board — Expenses 312 Posture Clinic Revenue Account 1956 .... .. . 329 Expenses .. .. , • 303 Personal Services .. .. 303 Road Machinery 331 Premium on Bonds 316 Road Machinery, New Equipment . . . . . . .. 307 Property Accounts .. . 333 Sale of Real Estate Fund 330 Public Welfare School Department Aid and Expenses . 308 Addition to Fiske School . 310 Personal Services . . 308 Americanization Classes . 310 Expenses . . 309 Franklin School . . 310 Public Works Harrington School 310 Superintendent's Office: Junior High School Survey Committee . . .. 310 s Expenses . ...... .. 297 Maria Hastings 310 Personal Services ... ....... .. .. 297 New High School .. 310 Out of State Travel . .. . . 310 Public Works Building: Personal Services 309 Wages and Expenses ... 305• Vocational Education .... . ... 310 4 INDEX 343 344 INDEX School Lunch Program . 316 Traffic Regulations and Control Wages and Expenses . . 307 Selectmen's Department Expenses . 295 Trust Accounts . . .... ... .. 334 Personal Services 295 Trustees of Public Trusts . . . . . 315 I Sewer Assessment Fund 329 Trust Fund Income 335 t Sewer Construction ... 304 Unclassified 313 Sewer Maintenance Unpaid Bills313 Personal Services . .. 303 Wages and Expenses . 303 Veterans' Services and Benefits 309 Sewer Services ... 303 Water Assessment Fund 329 Sewer Pump Station . . 304 Water Construction 314 Sewer Trunk Line 304 Water Department Available Surplus 330 Shade Trees—Wages and Expenses „ 301 Water Maintenance Wages and Expenses 313 Sidewalks .... 308. Water Services 313 Snow Removal 307 Weights and Measures Department Expenses 301 State Taxes ... 315 Personal Services . .. 301 Street Construction ••• 307 Westview Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund 330 Street Lights . .... ... 308 Wire Department. Expenses .... .. . . ... 301 Street Signs . .... 308 Personal Services 301 Tower Memorial Park Fund . .... 316 Withholding Taxes .. . 315 Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department Welfare Administration 308 Expenses . . .. 296 Personal Services . .. • •••• •• 296. TABLES 1 Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building Appropriation Accounts . 317 Expenses 298 Personal Services 298. Interest on Town Debt Due 1957- 1982, inc 335 a Town Report—Printing . 313 Principal on Town Debt Due 1957- 1983, inc 335 INDEX 345 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Enrollment in Lexington Public Schools 157 Financial Statements 179 Roster of Teachers 189 I C School Committee Organization .. . . .. . 150 School Committee, Report of 152 Senior High School Graduating Class 187 Superintendent of Schools, Report of ... . . . 157 School Nurses, Report of .. . . . 175 School Lunch Program . . 176 r 7 r J V