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LEXINGTON <br />"The Birthplace of American Liberty" <br />Population 1955 Census — 22,256 <br />Highest elevation — 385 feet above mean sea level <br />Lowest elevation — 110 feet above mean sea level <br />Settled — 1642 — Cambridge Farms <br />Incorporated as a Town — 1713 <br />Valuation — $53,529,532.00 <br />Tax Rate — 1956 — $51.00 <br />Area of town in acres 10,650.42 <br />Area of town in miles 16.64 <br />Extreme length in miles 5.8 <br />Extreme width in miles 4.85 <br />Public Streets: — (miles) <br />Accepted 71.03 <br />Private Streets: <br />Unaccepted 38.56 <br />Paper 16.14 <br />State Highways 16.23 <br />Trunk Line Sewers 12,75 <br />Street Sewers 41.00 <br />Water Mains 112.94 <br />Located 10.6 miles from Boston <br />Well laid out Parks and Playgrounds <br />Schools —Class A <br />4 ANNUAL REPORTS <br />TOWN OF LEXINGTON <br />LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS <br />March, 1956 to March, 1957 <br />Board of Selectmen <br />Haskell W. Reed, Chairman, '58 <br />Raymond W. James, '57 Ralph H. Tucker, '59 <br />William E. Maloney, '57 Ruth Morey, '59 <br />Town Clerk Town Treasurer <br />James J. Carroll, '57 James J. Carroll, '57 <br />Collector of Taxes <br />Ethel U. Rich, '57 <br />School Committee <br />Mrs. Leroy F. Marek, Chairman, '57 <br />Neil W. Chapman, '58 Gordon E. Steele, '59 <br />Edward T. Martin, '58 Donald T. Clark, 59 <br />Gail W. Smith, '58 <br />Cemetery Commissioners <br />William G. Potter, Chairman, '57 <br />George M. Hynes, '59 <br />Trustees of Public Trusts <br />Howard S. O. Nichols, Chairman, '58 <br />Thomas G. Lynah, '60 Clarence S. Walker, '62 <br />Moderator <br />Charles E. Ferguson, '57 <br />Constables <br />William G. Dooley, '57 James F. Mowat, '57 <br />Planning Board <br />Donald D. Hathaway, Chairman, 57 <br />Thomas S. Grindle, '58 Alan G. Adams, '59 <br />Wilbur M. Jaquith, '59 Charles T. Abbott, '60 <br />Levi G. Burnell, Jr., '61 <br />