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LEXINGTON <br />"The Birthplace of American Liberty" <br />Population 1950 Census — 17,098 <br />(Preliminary Count) <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 — $30,659,186,00 <br />Tax Rate — 1950 — $43.00 <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 58.13 <br />Private Streets: <br />Unaccepted 36.43 <br />Paper 26.66 <br />State Highways 11.28 <br />Trunk Line Sewers 9.01 <br />Street Sewers 26.38 <br />Water Mains 90.2 <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, 1950 to March, 1951 <br />Board of Selectmen <br />George W. Emery, Chairman '53 <br />Frederick M. Gay, '53 Donald E. Nickerson, '51 <br />William H. Driscoll, '51 Lewis L. Hoyt, '52 <br />Town Treasurer Town Clerk <br />James J. Carroll, '51 James J. Carroll, '51 <br />Collector of Taxes <br />(Temporary) <br />Miss G. Mildred Thompson, '51 <br />(To fill vacancy caused by death of William 5. Scamman) <br />School Committee <br />Mrs. George P. Morey, Chairman, '51 <br />George P. Wadsworth, '53 'Charles G. Davis, '52 <br />George W. Slade, '53 Myron C. Fisher, Jr., '52 <br />Gail W. Smith, '52 <br />Cemetery Commissioners <br />William G. Potter, Chairman, '51 <br />Frederick J. Spencer, '53 <br />Trustees of Public Trusts <br />Howard 5. 0. Nichols, Chairman, '52 <br />Clarence S. Walker, '56 Thomas G. Lynah, '54 <br />Moderator <br />Charles E. Ferguson, '51 <br />Constables <br />John C. Russell, '51 <br />James F. Mowat, '51 <br />Planning Board <br />Richard P. Cromwell, Chairman, '51 <br />Win. S. Couette, '52 William G. Potter, '54 <br />Frederic K. Johnson '53 Aiden L. Ripley, '55 <br />Alan G. Adams, '54 <br />* Resigned --- effective March 1, 1951 <br />