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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-Annual Report ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF vs yAORp HC o+" n775 �J s s • x o m n` • APRIL / KG LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS YEAR 1955 Somerville Printing Co„ Inc. Somerville,Massachusetts 4 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN OF LEXINGTON • LEXINGTON LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS March 1955 to March, 1956 "The Birthplace of American Liberty" Population 1955 Census—22,256 Board of Selectmen Highest elvation—385 feet above mean sea level Leon W Bateman,Chairman, '56 Lowest elevation—110 feet above mean sea level Frederick M Gay, '56 Raymond W.James, '57 William E Maloney,'57 Haskell W. Reed, '58 Settled— 1642—Cambridge Farms Incorporated as a Town— 1713 Town Clerk Town Treasurer Valuation—$45,308,810 00 ' James J.Carroll, '56 James J Carroll, '56 Tax Rate— 1955—$48.00 Collector of Taxes Ethel U. Rich,'56 Area of town in acres , 10,650 42 Area of town in miles 16 64 School Committee Extreme length in miles 5.8Mrs Leroy F Marek,Chairman,'57 Extreme width in miles 4.85 George P Wadsworth,'56 Neil W Chapman, '58 Richard P Cromwell, '56 'Edward T Martin, '58 `Replacing George B.Colesworthy, resigned Public Streets—(miles) Cemetery Commissioners Accepted 69 80 William G. Potter,Chairman,57 Private Streets: George M.Hynes,'56 Gail W. Smith, '58 Unaccepted 39.07 Paper 16.36 Trustees of Public Trusts State Highways 16.23 Howard 5 0 Nichols,Chairman, '58 Trunk Line Sewers 10 86 Clarence S Walker, '56 Thomas G Lynah, '60 Street Sewers 38 66 Water Mains . .. 107 30 Moderator Charles E. Ferguson, '56 Constables Located 10.6 miles from Boston William G. Dooley,'56 James F.Mowat,'56 Well laid out Parks and Playgrounds Schools---Class A Planning Board Alan G Adams,Chairman, '59 Donald K Irwin,'56 Thomas S Grindle, '58 Donald D Hathaway,'57 Wilbur M Jaquith, '59 Charles Abbott, '60 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 5 6 ANNUAL REPORTS COMMITTEES APPOINTED AT VARIOUS TOWN MEETINGS Personnel Advisory Committee Authorized March 22, 1954 Committee on Lectures under wills of Eliza Cary Bryant Emerson,Chairman, '57 Farnham and Susanna E. Cary Benjamin W Day, '57 *Richard L.Whipple, '57 Authorized March 2], 1955 Lewis L Hoyt, '57 tRobert Fawcett, '57 Harold F.Wheeler,Chairman *Replacing W. Neil Chapman, resigned W. Neil Chapman Mrs Clayton M Hager tReplacing Lee W Simonds, resigned Capital Expenditures Committee High School Building Addition Committee Authorized March 21, 1955 Authorized November 22, 1954 John A Carrier,Chairman, '57 Mrs George P Morey,Chairman Robert W Custance Donald E Nickerson Mrs,John F Rich,'56 D Sargent Goddard,'57 # Donald E Williamson, '56 Sanborn C Brown, '58 Gordon E Steele * W. Neil Chapman Replacing Charles H Norris, resigned Elementary Schaaf Facilities Committee Additional Town Office Building Committee Authorized March 19, 1952 Authorized April 4, 1955 Robert Hunter,Chairman John H Brooks,Jr.Chairman Myron Fisher,Jr. Charles Goodhue, 3rd Haskell W Reed Robert W Hunter Robert Jackson William Maloney William E Maloney Frederic K Johnson Mrs Leroy Marek George P Wadsworth Cary Memorial Library Addition Building Committee High School Building Committee Authorized March 21, 1955 Robert M Coquilette,Chairman Authorized March 19, 1951 John M Belding Frederick M Gay Charles H Norris,Chairman W Russell Rosenberger Mrs Mildred Marek Mrs George P Morey Ernest Cutter James M West Alvin W Davis Building and Plumbing By-Laws Study Committee APPOINTED OFFICERS Authorized March 19, 1951 Donald K Irwin,Chairman (Terms for One Year Unless Otherwise Indicated) Vernon C. Page Ernest A. Lindstrom Carl H Erickson Earl Outhet Animal Inspector Robert W Custance Richard S. Morehouse Dr Carl R Benton School Street School Building Committee Appropriation Committee Authorized March 16, 1953 Donald T Clark,Chairman, '56 Lincoln P Cole,Chairman Wilfrid L Dwyer,'56 John D Works, '57 G.B Golesworthy,Jr John P Hanrahan William C Madden, '56 Norman Richards, '58 Paul K Palmer Mrs George P Morey *Paul Buckley, '57 Edgar C Bailey, '58 i Donald T Colony,'57 Kenneth Blodgett, '58 `Replacing John M Biggs, resigned Maple Street School Building Committee f Replacing Gardner C Ferguson,resigned Authorized October 5, 1953 Assessors Alfred P Tropeano,Chairman Thornton S Cody *Ralph H Tucker Edward B Cass,Chairman, '58 Richard P Cromwell Jason A.Woodward *James J Connell,'57 William I Burnham, '59 *Replacing Edward A.Lamer,Jr., resigned *Replacing Leland H Emery, resigned TOWN OF LEXINGTON 7 8 ANNUAL REPORTS Board of Appeals Dental Clinic (Acting Under Building and Zoning Laws) Erroll H Locke,Chairman,'57 Mrs.Vincent Burke Mrs John F Rich Walter C Ballard,'56 Thomas G Lynah, '59 John elackhail Smith Lester T Redman, '58 Aiden L Ripley, '60 Dog Officers Board of Appeals—Associate Members James F Mowat E M LaRose 1 Henry Duffy *Ernest A Lindstrom George W Emery Elmer C Houdlette Executive Clerk, Selectmen `Replacing Edwin B Worthen,Jr, resigned •Hazel J Murray Board of Health Fence Viewers Rufus L.McQuillan,Chairman, '56 Dr William L Cosgrove, '57 Charles H Cole, '58 Rev.Harold T Handley John J.Garrity Ivan G Pyle,M D,Consultant Physician Field Drivers John W.Rycroft Benjamin W.Day Board of Health Sanitarian Mark D. Lurvey Forest Warden Roy A.Cook Board of Health Agents Hazel J Murray,Agent Mrs.Donald V Manley,Clerk Fire Commissioners Thomas Bowdidge(Met State Hospital) William P. Fitzgerald,Chairman,'56 Howard R.Carley(Met State Hospital) Harold E.Roeder,'57 George C. Sheldon, '58 • Board of Public Welfare Gammen Legacy Income Trustees Harold F. Lombard,Chairman (Acting with Department of Public Welfare) John A. Sellars Howard H. Dawes Mrs.Robert C Merriam Harold F.Lombard Robert K.Taylor Lockup Keeper Board of Retirement John W.Rycroft Howard S.0. Nichols, Chairman, '58 Arthur Silva, '57 Edward A. Palmer Measurer of Wood and Bark Bridge Charitable Fund Trustees Harold I Wellington Howard S 0 Nichols, Chairman, '58 Clarence S Walker,'56 Thomas G Lynah, 60 Moth Department Superintendent Charles H Brenton Building Inspector *Donald K Irwin Old Age Assistant Bureau 'Replacing Ernest A Lindstrom, retired Harold F Lombard,Chairman Burial Agents John A. Sellars Howard H.Dawes Robert K Taylor Albert F Douglass Alice M McCarthy Thomas M Montague Louis H Spencer Constable Plumbing Inspector *John J Byrne,Jr Charles E Moloy 'Replacing Ernest A Lindstrom,retired TOWN OF LEXINGTON q 10 ANNUAL REPORTS Posture Clinic TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Mrs.John J Manning,Chairman Mrs James Flynn,Co-Chairman Mrs Howard F.Hamacher Mrs. Peter M Rinaldo PRECINCT ONE Mrs Warren Coward Mrs August Schumacher Term Mrs.William L Hench Mrs Henry B Foster Name Address Expire. Mrs. B.David Deloury Mrs. James H.Aker A Mrs James V Walsh Charles T Abbott 26 Richard Road 1956 Gilbert A.Arnold 3 Richard Road 1958 Public Works Superintendent *Richard J.Gayer B 'Replacing William M Burns, resigned George A. Baldwin 49 Follen Road 1956 J. Harper Blaisdell, Jr 12 Plymouth Road 1956 Recreation Committee Marjorie K Blaisdell 12 Plymouth Road 1957 Ernest 1.Crerie,Chairman,'57 Nathaniel P Blish 150 Pleasant Street 1958 Murray T. Potter, '56 Ernest E Stokes, '58 Lois W Brown 37 Maple Street 1957 M Lawrence Allen,'57 Mrs George P.Morey,'58 Sanborn C. Brown 37 Maple Street 1956 Alfred 5 Buse 90 Lowell Street 1956 Registrars of Voters Jas B Bushard 25 Bowker Street 1958 Malcolm H.Cl ffard,Chairman, '57 Gaetano Buttaro 837 Massachusetts Avenue 1956 Charles F.Vaughan,'58 C Leon H Truesdell, '56(resigned) Donald T Clark 25 Moon Hill Road 1958 Edward H Copithorne 18 Independence Avenue 1958 Sealer of Weights and Measures Richard P Cromwell 21 Summit Road 1956 Ralph H.Chadwick Frank A Currier, Jr 4 Churchill Lane 1958 Ernest Cutter 127 Follen Road 1958 Town Accountant *Edward A Palmer, '56 D *Replacing Frank D.Walker Thomas J Donnelly,Jr. 16 Smith Avenue 1956 J. Henry Duffy 25 Maple Street 1956 Town Counsel F Harold E Stevens George E. Foster 10 Plainfield Street 1956 Town Engineer G *Richard J Gayer Daniel J Griffin 16 Watertown Street 1958 *Replacing William M Burns, resigned H Director of Veterans' Benefits and Services Lloyd C. Harding 50 Tucker Avenue 1958 Maurice N Healy Jacque A Hogg 114 Maple Street 1956 Lewis L Hoyt 30 Locust Avenue 1958 Director of Civil Defense George M. Hynes 28 Locust Avenue 1957 Grant B.Cole J Edwin C Johnson 14 Smith Avenue 1957 Public Weighers Harold I.Wellington Arthur J. Rivet,Jr K Jacob Bierenbroodspot Mrs Edna R Anderson David Kidd 7 Butler Avenue 1957 Wire Inspector William G Kling 60 Taft Avenue 1958 Robert Jeremiah TOWN OF LEXINGTON 11 12 ANNUAL REPORTS M PRECINCT TWO William W.MacLean 46 Watertown Street 1957 Term Clarence E. MacPhee 14 Baker Avenue 1956 Name Address Expires William C.Madden 955 Massachusetts Avenue 1957 William F Mason 20 Maple Street 1958 A Robert W Mann 140 Maple Street 1956 Tracy W.Ames 2 Highland Avenue 1956 James Paul McCarthy 201 Fo11en Road 1958 George H.Anker 364 Marrett Road 1956 Paul J. McCormack 18 Smith Avenue 1957 Rufus L McQuillan 35 Tower Road 1956 B Charles B Meek 142 Marrett Road 1957 Walter C. Ballard 8 Raymond Street 1957 Thomas C. Morris 4 Robbins Road 1958 Walter G Black 1 i Highland Avenue 1956 George W Butters 21 Washington Street 1956 N William G Nowlin 29 Maple Street 1956 C Robert R Cave 16 Cutler Farm Road 1957 P Vernon C Page 12 Independence Avenue 1956 0 William E. Phillips 37 Tower Road 1957 Charles G Davis 9 Washington Street 1956 John H. Devine 19 Slocum Road 1957 R William F Downe 286 Marrett Road 1957 Aiden L Ripley 52 Follen Road 1957 John F Downey 4 Farmcrest Avenue 1958 Harold E Roeder 6 Churchill Lane 1958 F 5 William Wallace Ferguson 6 Belfry Terrace 1958 George C Sheldon 6 Plainfield Street 1956 Anne G Fisher 1303 Massachusetts Avenue 1956 Ernest C Smith 50 Fern Street 1956 William P Fitzgerald 5 Parker Street 1956 Gordon E Steele 12 Smith Avenue 1957 John J.Sullivan 1 1 16 Massachusetts Avenue 1957 G Thomas Sullivan 17 Curve Street 1957 Martin A Gilman 56 Bloomfield Street 1958 • Roland B. Greeley 1359 Massachusetts Avenue 1957 T William Roger Greeley 1948 Massachusetts Avenue 1957 Carroll C Taylor 28 Summit Road 1956 Thomas S Grindle 29 Bloomfield Street 1956 Bertram P Gustin 50 Bloomfield Street 1958 V Emile J.Vadoboncoeur 35 Brandon Street 1958 H Helen H Hager 28 Slocum Road 1956 W Norman B.Hall,Jr. 35 Clarke Street 1957 John A.Wilson 62 Fern Street 1957 William M Hall 1357 Massachusetts Avenue 1958 Jason H Woodward 11 Robbins Road 1958 Stephen F Hamblin 45 Parker Street 1956 Edward Hamlin 15 Bloomfield Street 1956 Harold T. Handley 1888 Massachusetts Avenue 1958 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE James A Harding 14 Highland Avenue 1958 Nishan Haroian 353 Concord Avenue 1956 G Robert H.Holt 11 Bennington Road 1958 Frederick M.Gay 7 Robbins Road 1956 Ernest R.Hunt 47 Farmcrest Avenue 1956 Jack W.Hyatt 9 Sherburne Road 1956 R Haskell W. Reed 72 Lowell Street 1958 L Harold B. Lamont 20 Winthrop Road 1957 S Elizabeth R. Lewis 2 Forest Street 1957 Harold E.Stevens 209 Follen Road 1956 Selden M Loring 55 Bloomfield Street 1958 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 13 14 ANNUAL REPORTS M B Irving H Mabee 25 Highland Avenue 1956 Louis W Bills 73 Hancock Street 1957 Horace K MacKechnie 12 Winthrop Road 1956 Charles M Blake 72 Meriam Street 1957 Alden C Manchester 9 Woodcliffe Road 1957 Kenneth F Blodgett 94 Hancock Street 1956 John F.Manley 53 Forest Street 1958 Woodruff M Brodhead 21 Hayes Avenue 1958 John E Murray 6 Highland Avenue 1956 Ronald D Brown 27 Edgewood Road 1958 Cyrus Brewer 7 Adams Street 1958 P William X Burnham 30 East Street 1957 Paul K Palmer 24 Bloomfield Street 1958 Charles H Peirce 47 Bloomfield Street 1957 C Donald T Pring 20 Vine Brook Road 1958 Thornton S Cody 8 North Street 1956 Grant B Cole 97 Blake Road 1956 R George B Colesworthy,Jr. 23 Hancock Street 1958 Leslie C Read 2 Warren Street 1958 Howard E Custance 8 Oakland Street 1956 Randall W. Richards 67 Farmcrest Avenue 1957 Nathan B Ricker 59 Forest Street 1958 D Norman A Downs 11 Edgewood Road 1957 S Frank T Samuel,Jr. 31 Grassland Street 1958 E Charles E Scribner 7 Highland Avenue 1958 George W Emery 47 Somerset Road 1956 Edward W Sibley 18 Eliot Road 1956 Leland H. Emery 5 Stetson Street 1956 Burton B Stuart 32 Vine Brook Road 1957 F T Robert W Fawcett 27 Oakland Street 1957 Lee E.Tarbox 17 Highland Avenue 1957 Gardner C Ferguson 54 Burlington Street 1958 Winslow T.Tower 23 Bloomfield Street 1956 Donald M.Fifield 25 Adams Street 1958 Alfred P.Tropeano 25 Vine Brook Road 1956 Frederic B. Fletcher 74 Burlington Street 1958 Gardner L. Frost 31 Hayes Avenue 1956 W G Edwin B Worthen 5 Winthrop Road 1957 Bradford Giddings 3 Stetson Street 1958 Ernest Giroux 20 Woodland Road 1958 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE George E Graves 33 Adams Street 1957 B H Leon W Bateman 10 Winthrop Road 1956 Milton F. Hodgdon 36 Hayes Avenue 1958 C 1 James J Carroll 17 Muxxey Street 1956 Wilbur M Jaquith 42 Somerset Road 1956 F L Charles E Ferguson 16 Highland Avenue 1956 Edward A Larner,Jr 12 Hayes Avenue 1956 Russell M Little 14 Meriam Street 1958 P Errol H Locke 3 Abbott Road 1957 William G Potter 25 Walnut Street 1957 William H Lyon 24 Oakland Street 1956 M PRECINCT THREE Mildred B Marek 43 Somerset Road 1957 Term Richard W Maynard 77 Meriam Street 1958 Name Address Exprres Robert C Merriam 4 Oakmount Circle 1956 George P Morey 90 North Hancock Street 1957 A Ruth Morey 90 North Hancock Street 1958 Alan G Adams 15 Somerset Road 1958 Clayton M. Morse 29 Sherman Street 1958 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 15 16 ANNUAL REPORTS N C Donald E. Nickerson 49 Somerset Road 1957 Winfield 5 Caouette 4 Wachusett Circle 1956 Charles H Norris 12 Berwick Road 1957 Edith B Cheever 268 Bedford Street 1958 Donald P Noyes 375 Lowell Street 1956 Robert J Clements 40 Prospect Hill Road 1956 Charles T.Cogswell 35 Prospect Hill Road 1956 P Lincoln P Cole,Jr 16 Hill Street 1957 Robert H. Packard 14 Gleason Road 1957 Francis B Culbertson 62 Harding Road 1958 Felix V Cutler 4 Carley Road 1958 R Lester T. Redman 10 Hayes Avenue 1957 D A. Edward Rowse 38 Somerset Road 1956 Russell S Davenport 482 Bedford Street 1957 Howard H.Dawes 10 Bernard Street 1957 S Murray G. Dearborn 16 Stratham Road 1957 Walter E.Sands 57 Meriam Street 1956 Chesley M Dunlap 225 Waltham Street 1958 William B.Simmons 82 North Street 1956 Dexter A Smith 55 Hancock Street 1958 F T Dan H Fenn,Jr 24 Fair Oaks Drive 1956 Ralph H.Tucker 100 Meriam Street 1958 George M Fuller 2210 Massachusetts Avenue 1958 Gerald C Turner 9 Hillside Terrace 1956 H W Paul Hanson 70 Hill Street 1958 George P.Wadsworth 26 Hayes Avenue 1957 Donald D Hathaway 84 Shade Street 1956 James M.West 135 Simonds Road 1957 Norton T Hood 41 Reed Street 1956 Donald E Williamson 15 Patriots Drive 1957 Robert W. Hunter 45 Outlook Drive 1957 Harvey F.Wenlock 61 Meriam Street 1956 Edwin B.Worthen,Jr, 35 Dexter Road 1956 I Donald K. Irwin 6 Valley Road 1957 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE J J Roy Johnsen 2295 Massachusetts Avenue 1958 Raymond W James 66 Blake Road 1957 Frederic K.Johnson 9 Audubon Road 1956 Robert C.Johnson 60 Wood Street 1957 M William E Maloney 289 Bedford Street 1957 L Merlin J.Ladd 2001 Massachusetts Avenue 1956 Eleanor Bradford Litchfield 53 Dexter Road 1957 PRECINCT FOUR William H Lyon,Jr. 17 Manning Street 1957 Term Robert L.Lyon 50 Middle Street 1958 Name Address Expires M A Thelma F Mather 43 Wachusett Drive 1957 Charles R.Alexander 62 Reed Street 1957 Thomas H. Moon 84 Simonds Road 1958 B N Joseph E. Belcher 85 Hill Street 1957 Thomas A Napoli 23 Middle Street 1956 Clifford W. Birch,Jr 34 Grove Street 1956 Donald E Nickerson,Jr. 2198 Massachusetts Avenue 1958 Winthrop Harold Bowker 2184 Massachusetts Avenue 1957 Otis S Brown,Jr 92 Bedford Street 1958 P Joseph D Brucchi 32 Downing Road 1956 Howard A Patteron ]23 Blake Road 1957 Carl E.Bryant 12 Fair Oaks Drive 1958 James A Peirce 3 Candlewick Close 1956 Levi G Burnell,Jr. 25 Outlook Drive 1956 William L. Potter 21 Fair Oaks Terrace 1957 Howard D Butler 331 Bedford Street 1958 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 17 R 20 ANNUAL REPORTS William R Rosenberger 2139 Massachusetts Avenue 1956 Vincent C.Ciccolo Repairman New England Tel. &Tel. S 16 Kendall Rd 67 Pleasant St.--Ari. James C Shaw 11 Hamblen Street 1956 Ralph W.Coe Maint. Foreman H. P. Hood & Sons Gail W Smith 170 Wood Street 1958 80 Hill St. 500 Rutherford Ave Earle B Sukeforth 48 Outlook Drive 1957 Charlestown, Mass. Ingeborg N.Swenson 145 Spring Street 1958 Donald G Colony Executive Manton Gaulin Mfg. Inc. T 6 Stetson St 44 Garden St—Everett Robert P.Trask,Jr. 217 Waltham Street 1956 Clifford C.Cooper,Jr. Accountant Mass Broken Stone Co 63 Reed St. 133 Boston Post Rd W Weston, Mass Robert H.Watt 130 Bedford Street 1956Polaroid Corp Frederick D Wells 58 Prospect Hill Road 1958 Dexter P Cooper,Jr. Physicist 730 Main 5t Cambridge Clement N Williams 341 Wood Street 1958 5 Mason St. Norman F.Woodward 20 Robinson Road 1957 James W.Coveney Engineer Palmer Elec. Mfg. 12 Revolutionary Rd 24 Water St.—Wakefield Richard F.Crawford Owner Hub Trucking Co. 239 Lowell St. 179 Camden St.—Boston Lawrence Cuccinello Factory Worker Hood Rubber Co 37 Ward St 36 Nichols Ave. Watertown, Mass Robert J Cuddyer Engineer Airforce U S Government 47 Kendall Rd Civilian Gordon E Cunningham Proprietor Cunningham Hardware 47 Golden Ave 181 Concord Ave.—Carob. Richard W Cushman Chemist Raytheon Mfg Co 11 Chase Ave Waltham, Mass Robert W Custance Building Custance Bros Inc 88 Hancock Sr Contractor 68 Bedford St—Lex Noel Dale Radar Test Man Raytheon Mfg Co 44 Blossomcrest Rd Waltham, Mass. Francis T DeLosh Dist. Sales Schrafft&Sons Corp 234 Concord Ave Manager 529 Main St Charlestown, Mass Carl E.Dentler Foreman Raytheon Mfg. Co. 99 Follen Rd Waltham, Mass. John F Dever Supt. Maint Port of Boston Comm. 1 i Pleasant St Commonwealth Pier Boston, Mass Clement G Diamond Securities Townsend, Dabney & Tyson 21 Hancock St. Trader 30 State St—Boston Frank S.Dickerson,Jr Purch. Agent Harvard University 23 Robbins Rd Cambridge TOWN OF LEXINGTON 21 22 ANNUAL REPORTS Mary Didris(Mrs) Gen Inspector Polaroid Corp Lawrence Dudley Freeman Elec Engineer Raytheon 18 Ewell Ave 730 Main St—Camb. 6 Marlboro Rd Hartwell Rd—Bedford Husband works at Sears, Roebuck &Co William J Gaynor Sales Mngr Royal Typewriter Co 115 Cambridge St 23 Minute Man Lane 65 Franklin St—Boston Allston, Mass. Robert H George Foreman Bay State Tallow Co Frank A Dolloff Auto Mechanic Boston Naval Shipyard 164 Spring St Abbattoir Ground 10 Vine St Charlestown, Mass Brighton, Mass Donald S Dorernus Technician Mass Inst Tech 74 Webb St 77 Mass Ave—Comb John W Grabski Heat Treater Rivett Lathe &Grinder 64 Blossom St 21 Riverview Rd William Franklin Downe Contractor Self employed Brighton, Mass. 286 Marrett Rd Florence E.Gray(Miss) Research Tufts College John F Downey Salesman Esso Standard Oil Co. 488 Mass Ave Medford, Mass 4 Farmcrest Ave 30 Beacham St—Everett Kenneth F Grinnell Hwy. Engineer Mass Dept Pub. Works Herbert R.Drury Production Control Simmons Co. 40 Reed St 100 Nashua St—Boston 5 Locust Ave. 600 Mystic Valley Pkwy. Medford, Mass. Frank T.Grosser Bond Underwriter Mass Bonding & Ins. 44 Golden Ave 10 P 0 Square—Boston Susan L Duff(Miss) Part Owner Duff Spring Co 21 Fallen Rd 39 Harvard St- iamb John 5.Gunther Radio Engineer Westinghouse Broadcast. 98 Spring St WBZ-TV Malcolm G Dorman Sales Mngr. Town &Country Homes 1170 Soldiers Field Rd. 19 North St 256 Boylston St Boston,Mass. Boston, Mass John H Hager Ice Cream Mfgr. Hager's Ice Cream, Inc Wilfred L Dwyer Mdse. Mngr. Boston Edison Co. 1 Plymouth Rd 432 Mystic Ave—Som 193 Fallen Rd. Boston, Mass. William E Haible Architect Anderson, Beckwith&Haible Albert M Eames Electronic Gen Radio Co 21 Moon Hill Rd. 11 Beacon St—Boston 2 Briggs Rd. Engineer 275 Mass Ave—Camb William M. Hail Elec. Engineer Raytheon Mfg. Co. Leslie Farrar Pressman International Paper Co. 458 Lowell St Clyde &Warwick Sts 1357 Mass.Ave Newton, Mass. Somerville, Mass George Hansen,Jr. Mdse Manager Chandler & Co. Inc Loren B Flood Traveling Wm G. Scar4ett &Co. 12 Crescent Road 150 Tremont St.—Boston 53 Cary Ave Salesman Baltimore, Maryland Daniel E Harrington Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Robert P Follett Chemist Dewey& Almy Chem. Co. 5 Aerial St Agent 7 Beacon St—Boston 2318 Mass Ave. 62 Whittemore Ave William J Hartery Draftsman Stop&Shop, Inc Cambridge, Mass 12 Cary Ave 393 D St, So Boston Vincent J Fopiano Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co Walter Gerard Hatch Accountant Esso Standard Oil Co 74 Middle St Waltham, Mass 33 Grove St 135 Clarendon St—Boston Kenneth A Foss Research Eng. Mass Inst Tech Warren E.Henderson M T A Operator M T A 95 Simonds Rd 77 Mass Ave.—Comb 169 Blossom St 31 St James Ave—Boston Louis J.Francis Accountant Cambridge Thermionic Richard W Hofheimer inspector M I T Lincoln Lab 92 School St 447 Concord Ave—Camb 15 Ballard Terrace 244 Wood St—Lex Robert F Freda Architect C H Cole IIRes Engineer Mass Inst Tech 169 Lincoln St 55 Waltham St—Lex Jacque A Hogg 9 114 Maple St. Cambridge, Mass. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 23 24 ANNUAL REPORTS Horace E.Holmes Auditor Liggett Drug Inc. 68 FarmcrestAve. 71 W, 23rd 5t,—New York Sara J.Kinneen(Miss/ Tel Operator N.E. Tel. &Tel. Co. 136 Vine St. Boston Lloyd George Holmes Elec, Engineer Am Machinery&Foundry Stuart W Kneen N E Sales Mngr. Boyertown Body & Equip. 17 Barnes Place 1085 Comm Ave.—Boston 155 Maple St 1955 Mass. Ave—Camb. Leonard Wadsworth Hopkins Sr. Elec Engineer Raytheon Mfg. Co. 4 Scotland Rd. Box 398, Bedford !Kenneth W Knott Mngr. Apt. House Frigidaire Sales Corp. 20 Benjamin Rd. & Builder Division 25 Blandford St—Bost Einar K.Hultman Plasterer Norman Julin Contractor 246 Lincoln St. 89 Cliff Ave.—Lex. George E Krah,Jr Accountant Suburban Propane Gas 155 Blossom St Sudbury Charles E.Hutchings Salesman Herrick Co. 50 Somerset Rd. 352 C St,So Boston Franklin Kramer Research Atlantic Gelatine Div, 11 Minute Man Lane Supervisor General Foods Corp. Charles T. Hyde Mfgr Thread & W C Thairlwall Co. Hill St—Woburn 97 Maple St Yarn 15 Tudor St.—Cambr. Charles B Jaixen Buyer Sears, Roebuck Co Merlin) Ladd Insurance Merlin J Ladd &Co 2001 Mass Ave 30 Federal St—Boston 226 Concord Ave Boston, Mass, Robert L.Jenkins Asst Chief Warren MfgCo Inc Stephen P Lannan Auto Distributor Lannan-Ungerman Inc 291 Lowell St 40 Winn St—Woburn 45 Grapevine Ave Engineer Littleton, Mass Edmund Michael Jenson Toolmaker Clifford Mfg Co C Roger Lappin Tel Engineer N E Tel &Tel 5 Plymouth Rd 185 Franklin St—Boston 46 Fern St Grove St—Waltham Raymond L Jewett Asst. Sales Precision Chemical Clifton C Larson Salesman Graphic Microfilm Co. 1 19 Maple St. Manager Pump Corp 123 Maple St 806 Mass Ave iamb 1396 Main 5t—Walth. John LeBlanc Carpenter E F Hauserman Co 6 Morris St 2202 John Hancock Bldg David R Johnson Associate Anderson, Beckwith & Boston, Mass 16 Hillcrest Ave Member Haible Architects 11 Beacon St—Boston Jan Leyenaar Assistant J H Emerson Co n 22 Cottage Park Avem r F Ave Foreman Walter Johnson Electrician First Church Christ Sc 30 MorelandCambridge, Mass 65 Outlook Drive Electrical Division 107 Falmouth St. Chester David Ludwig Driver-Salesman Whittemore Linen Supply Boston, Mass, 16 Vine St 791 Tremont St—Boston Nazareth Kashmanian Sheet Metal Victor Horace K.Co. James Carter MacDonald Punter Cuneo Press of N. E. 6 Donald St. 17 Mt Auburn St. 8 Wadman Circle Ginn &Co Watertown, Mass. 215 First St—Cambridge Mary C Keane(Miss) Office Worker Jordan Marsh Co. Ralph Edward Mailhiot Oil Delivery Self employed 1 14 Lowell St Boston, Mass 678 Lowell St. Paul L.Keating Elec Engineer Elect Installation Co. Bradley E Malone Regional Sales Dixie Cup Co. 1 1 Hayes Ave. 31 Main St.—Comb. 255 Waltham St. Manager 120 Boylston St. Paul R Keeler,Jr. Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co. Boston, Mass. 79 East St 55 Chapel St—Newton Alden C Manchester Economist N E Research Council Dorothea E Kidd(Mrs) Clerk G E. Co. 9 Woodcliffe Rd 1625 Post Office Bldg 150 Maple St R W Lynn, Mass Boston, Mass. Husband works at Cambridge Res. Center Leroy F Marek Engineer Arthur D Little, Inc Bedford, Mass. 43 Somerset Rd. Vice Pres. Memorial Drive—Camb. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 25 26 ANNUAL REPORTS Mary R Markham(Miss) Secretary DuPont De Nemours Co. Alice C Monahan (Miss) Home Counsel House & Home Assoc. 8 Churchill Lane 140 Federal St—Boston 51 Lowell St 72 Albion St. Wakefield, Mass. Alice G Marshall(Widow) Housewife At home 9 Independence Ave William A.Morrill Ill Supervisor U S Dept. Commerce 352 Marren Rd Radar Maint Civil Aeronautics Ad, James G.Marshall Banking Lex. Trust Co, Federal Bldg. 22 Forest St. Assist Treas 1822 Mass. Ave.—Lex. N Y Int'(Airport Charles W Martel Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co Jamaica, N. Y. 3 Sunny Knoll Ave Newton, Mass Walter E.Murphy Accountant James H. McManus Sales Norman H Martin Brokerage Weil, Pearson &Co. 267 Concord Ave. 244 Needham St. 2 Wachusett Circle 31 Milk St—Boston Newton,Mass. C.Herbert Masse Sales Mngr. Westinghouse Broad Co Waldo C Nardella Self Employed Modem Supply Co. 140 Concord Highway Plbg & Heating 15 Lexington St. 4 Quincy Ave WBZ-TV Boston Charon Bldg New York Contractor Waltham, Mass. Theodore Edward Neale P.O. Clerk South Postal Annex Richard E Mathes Manager Am Metaseal of Mass 30 Wachusett Drive 12 Newbury St 10 Ward St Boston, Mass Somerville, Mass Gunerius Nelsen Woodworker Self-employed Richard W Maynard President Lex Lumber Corp 32 Simonds Rd 77 Meriam St 57 Bedford St—Lex Erik A A Nelson Consulting Eng Arnold A Nelson John Mazzanovich Salesman Am Seal-Kap Corp 1387 Mass Ave 1387 Mass Ave—Lex 30 Hancock St 11-05 44th Drive Floyd D Netzer Joint-Maker Mystic Valley Gas Co Long Island City, N Y 62 Valley Rd 299 Broadway—Arl Arlene J McDonough(Miss) Clerk Navy Department Raymond L Nickerson Retail Shoe Bus. Coes & Stadder Inc 26 Robbins Rd 495 Summer St—Boston 43 Forest St 105 School St—Boston John T McDonough Switchman B & M Railroad Frank Charles O'Brien Salesman-Driver Hires-Root Beer Co 54 Woburn St North Station—Boston 264 Marrett Rd 56 Clyde St—Somerville Hazel C McGaffey(Miss) Cashier B N Shipyard Harold D O'Brien Office Mngr Clayton Securities Co 2517 Mass Aye Civilian Cafeteria 1 Fuller Rd 79 Milk St—Boston Charlestown, Mass Johnoseph J O'Brien Mngr. Auto Div Gen Motors Corp F McKearney Salesman Colonial Garage, IncInt 125 Grant St 1668 Mass Ave—Lex 5 Richard Rd Boston,eM Divisionn Robert J McLaughlin Technician M I T Lab 19 Spencer St Albany St--Cambridge Edward M Olson Florist Peterson, Florist 534 Lowell St 544 Lowell St.—Lex Milton E Merksamer Accountant Veterans Hospital Albert F Orlandino Office Mngr Conant Broadcasting Co. 20 Charles St Bedford, Mass. 18 Minute Man Lane 99 Revere Beach Pkwy. Albert L.Merrifield Supervisor Gen. Electric Co Medford, Mass 240 Woburn St. Lynn, Mass William J Parker Broker Arthur R Cone, Inc. Leonard F Milgate Electrician Gen Electric Co. 31 Independence Ave P 0 Box 3 60 School St. River Works Buffalo, 5, N. Y, 920 Western Ave.—Lynn Wilbur L Peabody,Jr. Salesman General Ice Cream Co. Otis N.Minot Consultant on Minot lnformatic Devices 64 Locust Ave. 549 Windsor St. 22 Eliot Rd. electronic devices 22 Eliot Rd.—Lex. Somerville, Mass TOWN OF LEXINGTON 27 28 ANNUAL REPORTS James A Peirce Adv. Mngr John Hancock Life Ins. Husband works at Commonwealth Ice Co. 3 Candlewick Close 200 Berkeley St—Boston Boston Fish Pier Boston, Mass. Elinor Perry(Miss) Secretary Harvard Bus School 8 Bertwell Rd Soldiers Field John A Rodes Engineer Self employed Boston 63, Mass 131 Shade St 131 Shade St—Lex Richard Perry Salesman Burroughs Corp. James E Rogers Office Work Hinde & Dauch 16 Ellison Rd 240 Newbury St.—Boston 104 Mass Ave 70 Grove 5t—Watertown Roger A.Petrie Architect Self employed Charles B Rowley,Jr Sales Rep. N E Tel &Tel Co 2 Grove St 2 Grove 5t.—Lexington 10 Meriam St. Boston, Mass. Harold S.Pierce Draftsman Ganteaume & McMullin John J Rudd Retired At home 42 Ward St 99 Chauncy St.—Boston T7 Vine Brook Rd Thomas H Pigford Engineer M. I. T. John.1 Ryan Bus Operator M T A 22 Fair Oaks Terrace Cambridge, Mass 2 i Wilson Rd Boston, Mass. William M Pinkerton Director news Harvard University Victor R Saltsgaver Asst Div Head Boston Edison Co 7 Moon Hill Rd office Cambridge, Mass 10 Parker St 1 165 Mass Ave—Dorch John A.Poole Chemist Arthur D. Little Co. Waldo Saul Unemployed At home 31 Locust Ave, 30 Memorial Dr.—Camb 53 Pleasant St. Louis A Pope Clerk H M Lawrence Hwe. Inc. Edward C Scott Maintenance Man Boston Edison Co. 15 Nichols Rd. 1777 Mass Ave.—Lex. 6 Forest Court 165 Kneeland St.—Boston Thomas R Porter Sales Mngr. Raytheon Mfg Co ChesterN Shaffer Retired At home 17 Patriots Drive 32 Slocum Rd. 150 California St Newton, Mass Joseph G.Shea Salesman Medical Equip Sales Albert E. Pratley Manager Steele Canvas Basket Co 135 Maple St. 73 Mason Terrace Ma 40 Highland Ave 199 Concord Turnpike Brookline, Mass Cambridge 40, Mass. Clarence L Shedd Electrician Self employed 33 Shirley St 33 Shirley St—Lex William 0 Rees General Mngr. New Eng. Rendering Co. 16 Lexington Ave 29 Abattoir Ave. Dexter A Smith Retailer Parke,Snow, Inc Brighton, Mass. 55 Hancock St Waltham, Mass Herbert E Rhodes Accountant Ford Motor Co. Harvey A.Smith Salesman Metropolitan Life Ins. 5 Dane Rd 183 Middlesex Ave 36 Outlook Drive 267 Moody St.---Waltham Somerville, Mass William D Smith Poultry Lex-Wood Poultry Farms Anne H Rich(Mrs) Proofreader Riverside Press 101 Maple St 170 Wood St—Lex. 140 Lowell St 840 Memorial Dr—Cama. Jack P Snyder Salesman Wm Iselin &Co Inc Husband works at General Elec Co 2521 Mass Ave 357-4th Ave Service Center New York, N Y 640 Commonwealth Ave Robert J Sorrentino Salesman Raytheon Mfg Co. Boston,Mass. 12 Outlook Drive Foundry Ave.—Waltham Earl W Richardson Electrician Donnelly Elect & Mfg Alma F Spiers(Miss) Office Mngr C C Bailey Co Inc 18 Winter St 35 Pontiac St—Roxb 195 Lowell St 70 Canal St—Boston Mrs Margaret A Roberts Housewife Home-maker Jean Spillsbury(Miss) Biller Lenk, Inc 281 Lowell St 104 Pleasant St 175 Ipswich St—Boston TOWN OF LEXINGTON 29 30 ANNUAL REPORTS Herbert F Stewart Mfgr Owner Reed Mfg Co Inc Harold G Vogt Engineer Raytheon Mfg Co 1965 Mass Ave 1045 Main St.—Waltham 8 Foster Rd Waltham, Mass Lyman B Stewart Computer Datamatic Corp Donald M Wacome Chemist Dewey&Almy Chem 45 Forest St 100 River St.—Waltham 102 Burlington St 62 Whittemore Ave Cambridge, Mass James A Stone Salesman John J Cahill Caleb Warner Engineer Arthur D Little, Inc 253 Lincoln St 204 Stuart St—Boston 546 Concord Ave Concord Turnpike Roger H Stone Engineer I B M Corp. Cambridge, Mass 248 Marrett Rd 573 Boylston St Gerald L.Warner Elect Eng Raytheon Mfg Co Boston, Mass 139 Maple St Bedford, Mass Merrill R Storts Accountant Robert Douglas &Co Roland C Warner Elect Eng M. T A. 1 Grassland St 50 Congress St—Boston 35 Robbins Rd 536 Harrison Ave Clayton J Sullivan Gen Manager Hampshire Press, Inc Boston, Mass 14 Taft Ave 28 Carleton St—Camb Herbert G Weiss Engineer Lincoln Laboratory Joseph P Sullivan Mech Engineer 0 G Kelley & Co 28 Barberry Rd Box 73, Lexington 4 Carville Ave. 98 Taylor St.—porch. Martin L Wertheim Underwriter Acacia Life Ins. Co. 11 Battle Green Rd. 80 Federal 5t.—Boston James A Surrette Salesman Northeastern Dist 8 Myrna Rd 304 Vassar St—Camb Paul B.West Supt MacNabb Engineering Co 70 Gleason Rd. 703 Main St—Waltham William R.Swigert Division Supt. N. E Dressed Meat&Wool 68 Locust Ave. 174 Somerville Ave. Frank White Photo Technician Harvard University Somerville,Mass. 259 Bedford St Cambridge, Mass. Robert C Thomas Sales Engineer Delbrook Vent Co Stanley W.White C P.A. Lybrand, Ross Bros. & 13 Summit Rd 65 Lansdowne St—Camb. 11 Belfry Terrace Montgomery 80 Federal St. Eugene D Thorne Self Employed Andover Shop Boston, Mass. 5 Myrna Rd. 83 Mt Auburn St Cambridge, Mass William H.Wildes Accountant Buckley & Scott Co. 74 Winter St. 51 Spring St. Edmund G Tocci Contractor Tocci Constr. Co Watertown, Mass. 8 Cambridge-Concord Hwy. Self Employed 8 Concord Turnpike Chester H Woods Dept. Manager Boston Insurance Co Lexington, Mass. 382 Marrett Rd 87 Kilby St—Boston Robert P Trask,Jr Accountant The Esso Co 217 Waltham 5t 135 Clarendon St Boston, Mass Frances W Traver(Mrs) Office Worker White Cross Laundry 262 Marrett Rd (Widow) 11 Meriam St—Lex. Melvin E Tuvell Chemist Monsanto Chem Co 20 Hudson Rd Chemical Lane—Everett Wesley 5 Turner Architect Swift &Co 2 Cutler Farm Rd 165 Gore St--Camb Alfred H Tutin Mfg Agent A H Tutin 9 Revere St Self Employed 80 Boylston St Boston, Mass TOWN OF LEXINGTON 31 32 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN gestion on Massachusetts Avenue This road will be completed some time during the summer of 1956 Worthen Road opens a December 31, 1955 potential new business district in addition to a large residential area To the Residents of Lexington Winchester Drive was conceived long ago as a Chapter 90 road to make a direct route between Lexington and Winchester The The year 1955 was one in which more major projects were development of Sun Valley demanded hastening of the protect be- authorized and completed than in any year in the long history of cause by working with the developer the town saved much of the Lexington This expansion of facilities covered every phase of town cost of building the road and the entire cost of water mains, sewers, operation, schools, roads, sewers, drains, streets, etc This Annual etc As for the balance of the expense, the town had to pay only Report to the town will show what was accomplished in 1955, what one-fourth, the State paying one-half and the County paying the Board of Selectmen will recommend to the Town Meeting for one-fourth. the year 1956 and a look ahead at those problems which can be foreseen Seven streets were constructed under the Betterment Act, only one of them over 1,000 feet in length The population increased at an accelerated pace due largely to sub-division developments Already many more sub-divisions have been approved by the Planning Board for housing construction in PARKING LOT the immediate future There seems to be no end in sight Another project which had been proposed for more than twenty years was the parking lot opened to the use of the public the middle WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN 1955 of December This fine parking lot at the rear of the stores on Major projects either completed or started Muzzey Street, Massachusetts Avenue and Waltham Street should help to keep the assessed valuation of the main business district at Maria Hastings School a high figure as well as encourage new budding and improvement The Harrington School of the existing stores Addition to the Senior High School DRAINAGE Worthen Road Winchester Drive In addition to many minor projects,there were two badly needed Trunk line sewer to Cedar Street area drains constructed A 36" pipe was laid from Lowell Street to Mill Rebuilding of pumping Station Brook lust north of Bartlett Avenue which will take care of Sun Drainage projects— Bartlett Avenue and Valley and the area adjacent to the Arlington-Winchester lines The Valleyfield Street other, long overdue,was in the Valleyfield area where a similar pipe Opening of second municipal parking lot was laid It is interesting to note that the Town Report for the year Revision of precinct boundaries 1948 lists these two projects as imperative STREETS SEWER The first major streets to be laid out and constructed since In late 1954 the sewerage problem in the entire section adjacent before 1900 were started in 1955 Although both Worthen Road to Route 128 between Massachusetts Avenue and Cedar Street be- and Winchester Drive had been talked about for more than half a came suddenly acute Therefore the Town Meeting in March was century, they were not voted until this year Worthen Road is the requested to appropriate money for construction of the trunk line first section of a proposed boulevard-type road which will, it is This is the first section of a line which will eventually be constructed hoped, eventually by-pass the center of the town from Bedford to near the junction of Lincoln Street and Route 128 As yet the Street to Route 2 and thus relieve to some extent the traffic con- extension is not needed TOWN OF LEXINGTON 33 34 ANNUAL REPORTS Laterals were installed in eight streets under the Betterment be built by the town and that seven streets, which have been built Act to town specifications by developers, be accepted. The demand for To handle the increased volume of sewerage from Bedford and accepted streets by the taxpayers is improving the appearance of the new trunk, it was necessary to replace the pumps at the pumping the town and very few of the old dirt roads remain station The building has been practically rebuilt and the new It is hoped that Federal funds will be available in 1956 to build pumps are expected to be in operation in the Spring of 1956 It is a new road from Bedford Street to the Lincoln Laboratories, Han- worthy of note that this original station was built by the WPA in scorn Field and Wood Street This is to replace the road which was the middle 1930's when there was no sewer within two miles It closed by the Air Force last year when the runways were extended was idle for about fifteen years until the Manor sewer was installed. Approval has been given by the United States Bureau of Roads and The equipment is badly worn and of insufficient capacity. is being laid out by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the latter doing the construction when funds are allocated PRECINCT REVISION SEWERS Precinct boundaries have not been altered since 1929 when the A trunk line is recommended to be built from Lowell Street limited Town Meeting was established. The inequities due to tre- near Summer Street to Mill Brook. This will complete trunk lines mendous amount of building became pronounced each year so that in that section of the town a precinct like four had almost 50% more voters than precinct two. Laterals are being proposed for portions or all of ten streets for There were certain areas of the town that had almost no representa- a total of about 8,000 feet. tion This new layout will give us six precincts of approximately the same size which is the intent of precincts DRAINAGE This item which was for several years kept at a figure of$34,000 PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE was increased last year to $65,000 to take care of two very serious For two years we have had a Personnel Advisory Committee areas This year we are recommending $50,000 as many serious which reported directly to the Selectmen Tills committee has done conditions must be corrected a great deal of research and has finally completed a study which provides a salary classification, fair to all town employees It means WATER that a person coming to work for the town will know that there is a In 1955 the planned strengthening and enlargement of our prospect for increase in wages and that there will be opportunity for mains was deferred so that other major projects could be done advancement The Board of Selectmen could not have done this without unduly raising the tax rate or increasing the bonded in- work itself and is very appreciative of the work done and the results debtedness. attained This year we will recommend continuation of the plan and con- struction of step #4, a 12" main in Waltham Street from Marrett WHAT WILL BE RECOMMENDED IN 1956 Road to Concord Avenue and in Concord Avenue from Cutler Farm to Pleasant Street This will give one more cross town connection In 1956 the Selectmen propose to continue the orderly expan- in the overall grid pattern Only Webb Street is being submitted sion of facilities and will recommend to the Town Meeting these under the Betterment Act and this is 1,100 feet in length projects STREETS SIDEWALKS Continuing the policy of accepting all streets where the property ever, the increase in the number of schools means that many more For many years this was a very minor item in the budget How- owners request construction, it is recommended that nineteen streets TOWN OF LEXINGTON 35 36 ANNUAL REPORTS children will walk Therefore sidewalks must be constructed wher- ever there is danger Since it cannot be determined exactly where particularly in regard to housing the Police Department Since that time the departments of the town have multiplied and those then in they must go until a school is actually in operation, we are request- existence have increased in size The population in 1928 was about ing $15,000 for this item with only the following streets definitely 7,000 and is now nearing the 25,000 mark The Board of Selectmen in mind Marrett Road between Middle and Lincoln Streets, com- is strongly recommending that the plans to be submitted to the Town pletion of Maple Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Lowell Street, Lowell Street from below Summer Street to Woburn Street(possibly Meeting be approved The plans will show a building with exterior beyond), Woburn Street from Webb Street to Lowell Street, Lincoln exactly the reverse of the present building to be located on the Street from Audubon Road to Marrett Road, Waltham Street from opposite side of Cary Memorial Hall Marrett Road to Allen Street Where Marrett Road, Maple Street and Lowell Street are parts of Route 2A the State will bear part of NOW A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE the expense As far as can be seen there will be no let up in the growth of the CURBING town For the Selectmen this means much long-range planning so Another minor item in past years, curbing is now being planned that the needed facilities will not throttle the taxpayers on a major basis Eventually, almost all of the major streets will Since each sub division developer must install water, sewer have to be curbed Another step in the program is recommended (where available), drainage and streets, the cost of roads to the town this year, granite curbing on Massachusetts Avenue from Clarke Street to Lincoln Street on the southerly side This will leave but will be limited almost entirely to those constructed under better- one step to complete the entire area in the vicinity of the Battle meats on which the residents pay approximately 75% Green. On the streets mentioned in "sidewalks" in the previous The program of strengthening the water system must continue paragraph some curbing will be necessary for safety of the school each year until we have 12" and 16" mains circling the entire town children with several more cross lines in both directions. It is welt at this RECREATION time to mention that a second standpipe must be built within the Neighborhood play areas are increasingly needed as the fields next two to three years are turned into house lots. One such area is recommended for 1956 It also should be mentioned that the drop in pressure in cer- Mr. John Baskin has generously offered about six acres below tain areas last summer was not due to any fault of the Town of Wyman Road toward Route 128 plus a building lot on Wyman Road Lexington. It was simply that the Metropolitan District Commission to be used as access. Before long several of these areas must be was unable to deliver the water into our mains This situation should acquired. The need for ball fields is acute The Planning Board is be corrected with the completion of the 10' diameter tunnel now urging developers to allow for play areas. being dug from Chestnut Hill Reservoir to Spot Pond in Melrose with a connection into Arlington from whence comes our supply LIBRARY The per capita use of our library is far more than that of any Our town dump is getting rapidly filled and plans for a change other town in this section of Massachusetts It has long been recog must be made Consideration must be given to rubbish collection by the town and possibly the construction of an incinerator within nized that an addition was imperative Plans will be submitted to the Town Meeting and it is hoped by this Board of Selectmen that the next five years This will be an expensive project they will be approved The most costly project in the future will be sewer trunk lines. It has been the policy of the recent Boards of Selectmen to defer NEW TOWN OFFICE BUILDING installation as long as possible because when a situation develops In 1928 when the present Town Office Building was completed into the critical phase it comes suddenly and it cannot be foreseen it was thought that in ten years additional space would be needed, where trouble will occur next Under the regulations of the present, no person may build a house until approval is given by the Board of TOWN OF LEXINGTON 37 38 ANNUAL REPORTS Health However, no matter how carefully the tests are made there can be no absolute assurance that the land will absorb forever TOWN WARRANT As more houses and black-topped streets are built there is less Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss. and less land to absorb the rain. The water rushes over the hard To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said county, Greeting: surfaces and must eventually reach a brook, To handle this means In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,you are directed to notify more catch basins and larger drains if floods are to be avoided It the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington,qualified to vote in elections and in Town also means that our brooks must be kept clean and the maintenance affairs, to meet in their respective voting places in said Town. PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL; PRECINCTS TWO, THREE AND FOUR, here is becoming a costly factor. The need increases far faster in CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING on Monday, the 7th day of March, A 0, 1955 at proportion than the building of homes and increase in population 7.30 o'clock A.M, then and there to act on the following articles' On this item alone there is an outlay of more than a million dollars ARTICLE 1 To choose by ballot the following Town Officers predictable Here again the Selectmen recommend a substantial One Selectman for the term of three years, amount each year and for the most part use it where emergencies Two members of the School Committee for the term of three years; arise. One Cemetery Commissioner for the term of three years, One member of the Planning Board for the term of five years; It is expected that the assessed valuation of the town will be near One Moderator for the term of one year, $53,000,000 as of the last day of the year It is interesting to note One Collector of Taxes for the term of one year, that the total valuation of all property, taxable plus non-taxable, is One Town Clerk for the term of one year, near the 80,000 000 mark In other words the property owned byOnewConstablesTonn Treasurer thefer the termfonef onea year, $ , p p tY Two for term of year, churches,charitable organizations, Town, State and Federal Govern- Seventeen Town Meeting Members in each Precinct for the term of ment facilities is over half as much as the taxable valuation of the three years, town The town must maintain facilities of all kinds for these tax- Four Town Meeting Members in Precinct One to fill the unexpired term ending March 1956, exempt properties They do pay for water used This situation has Two Town Meeting Members in Precinct Two to fill the unexpired increased rapidly in the past five years and indications are that it term ending March 1956, Will continue Three Town Meeting Members in Precinct Three to fill the unexpired term ending March 1956, The Board of Selectmen is greatly appreciative of the wonderful Four Town Meeting Members in Precinct Four to fill the unexpired spirit of co-operation which has been so evident among town em- term ending March 1956; ployees With such harmonious feeling many things which might To vote YES or NO by ballot on the following question Shall an Act passed by the general court in the year have been difficult have been accomplished with ease We wish to nineteen hundred and fifty-four entitled "An Act thank every man and woman who throughout every day of the year relative to the reference to the voters in the town of has helped to make Lexington an outstanding town in which to live Lexington of certain votes of representative town meet- and work Few residents realize how much time and effort is freely Ings therein," be accepted? and gladly given by unpaid members of the various Boards and YES Committees. Without this gratuitous expert assistance our taxes would be far higher. To those unselfish people our heart-felt NO thanks. LEON W BATEMAN The polls will be open at 7 30 A M and will remain open until 8 00 P M HASKELL W REED You are also to notify the inhabitants aforesaid to meet in Cary Memorial Hall FREDERICK M GAY in said Town on Monday, the twenty-first day of March, 1955, at 8.00 P.M., at RAYMOND W JAMES which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined WILLIAM E MALONEY exclusively by the Town Meeting Members in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Selectmen of Lexington Acts of 1 929 and subject to the referendum provided for by Section eight of said Chapter and any amendment thereof ARTICLE 2 To receive the reports of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town TOWN OF LEXINGTON 39 40 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 3 To appoint or provide for the appointment of the following funds, or by borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any Committees. other manner in relation thereto Committee on Lectures ARTICLE 13 To see if the Town will make supplementary appropriations to under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E Cary be used in conjunction with money appropriated in prior years for the installation Capital Expenditures Committee or construction of water mains, sewers, drains or streets that have heretofore been ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will make appropriations for expenditures authorized, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax by departments, officers, boards and committees of the Town for the ensuing year levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including any special funds,or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relat aise n thereto these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 14 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate funds for the payment of pensions to retired members of the Police and Fire Departments under ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approvalChapter 32 of the General Laws,or act in any other manner in relation thereto of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1956, and to issue a note ARTICLE 15 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for highway or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may maintenance under the authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws,and determine be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17 of whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from Chapter 44 of the General Laws available funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will establish the salary and compensation manner in relatio 16 thereto of the Town Treasurer, Town Clerk and Town Collector of Taxes, being all the ARTICLE 16 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for highway elected officers of the Town on a salary basis, as provided by Section 108 of construction under the authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws,and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from Chapter 41 of the General Laws, and raise and appropriate the funds necessary therefor,or act in any other manner in relation thereto available funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will transfer unexpended appropriation balances in any of the accounts to the Excess and Deficiency Account, or to other ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to construct concrete, bituminous concrete or other sidewalks where the abutting owner pays accounts suitable for such transfer under Chapter 44 of the General Laws, or act one-half of the cost or otherwise, appropriate a sum of money for such construction, in any other manner in relation thereto and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by ARTICLE 8 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to pay any transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in unpaid bills rendered to the Town for prior years, or act in any other manner in any other manner in relation thereto relation thereto ARTICLE 18 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to install ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money curbings at such locations as they may determine, appropriate a sum of money for for the Reserve Fund as provided by Section 6 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, such installation, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current or act in any other manner in relation thereto, tax levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these ARTICLE 10 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to petition the methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto Director of Accounts of the State for an audit for the year 1955, or act in any ARTICLE 19 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the other manner in relation thereto improvement of lowlands and swamps and the eradication of mosquitoes under ARTICLE 11 To see if the Town will vote to install new or replacement Chapter 252 of the General Laws or for the eradication of mosquitoes by the Board water mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen of Health of Lexington, or act in any other manner in relation thereto may determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to take ARTICLE 20 To see if the Town will vote to install drains in such accepted by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, in accordance interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for such installation and land with Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1926, as amended, or otherwise, and to take by acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest levy, by transfer from available funds, including any special water funds, or by in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for such installation and land borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax in relation thereto levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of ARTICLE 12 To see if the Town will vote to install sewer mains in such these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, in ARTICLE 21 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the accordance with Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897, as amended, or otherwise, and purchase by or with the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for the Depart- to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or ment of Public Works, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for such installation current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including the Road Machinery and land acquisition and determine whether the money shall be provided by the Fund, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, including any special sewer relation thereto TOWN OF LEXINGTON 41 42 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 22 To see if the Town will vote to enlarge the scope of the Road ARTICLE 30 To see if the Town will authorize the School Committee to Machinery Fund by crediting to said fund an amount based on hourly rental for the make a survey and report of the junior high school program of study, facilities and use of motorized equipment of the Public Works Department when used on various building needs, and appropriate money for the expenses of the committee and projects carried on under the direction of said Department or other Town Depart- determine whether payment shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer ments, the amount of said credit not to exceed the amount allowed by the State from available funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other for the use of similar equipment, or act in any other manner in relation thereto manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 23 To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to ARTICLE 31 To see if, in order to enlarge the Franklin School land, the appoint one of its members to the Board of Appeals, in accordance with Section Town will authorize the Selectmen, on behalf of the Town, to purchase, take by 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, or act in any other manner in relation eminent domain or otherwise acquire for school and playground purposes land thereto abutting on said school land, appropriate a sum of money therefor and determine ARTICLE 24 To see if the Town will vote to install street lights in such whether payment shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from unaccepted streets as the Selectmen may determine prior to the final adjournment available funds, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other of the 1956 Annual Town Meeting,or act in any other manner in relation thereto manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 32 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the ARTICLE 25 To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 141 of the purchase by or with the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for the Shade Acts of 1954 of the General Court entitled "An Act Authorizing the Board of Tree Division of the Department of Public Works, and determine whether the Selectmen to Appoint the Inspectors of Plumbing in the Town of Lexington" money shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, ARTICLE 26 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell a or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation portion of the so called Poor Farm Tract to the Lexington Golf Club, or act in any thereto other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 33 To see if the Town will appropriate money for the erection of ARTICLE 27 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell and a fence around the Colonial Cemetery and determine whether the money shall be convey the land on Meriam Street known as the Old Fire Station Site, upon such provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, including the terms and conditions as they deem proper, or act in any other manner in relation Westview Sale of Lots Fund,or by any combination of these methods, or act in any thereto, said land being described as follows other manner in relation thereto Beginning at a stone bound on the southeasterly side fine of ARTICLE 34 Ta see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the Meriam Street at the property now or formerly of Henry P Boutelle, development and grading of additional land in Westview Cemetery and the thence running northeasterly along Meriam Street a distance of development of additional roadways therein, and determine whether the money 42 90 feet to a stone bound, thence turning at an angle of shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, 90° 00' and running southeasterly by land now or formerly of including the Westview Sale of Lots Fund,or by any combination of these methods, Henry P Boutelle a distance of 79 56 feet to a stone bound, thence or act in any other manner in relation thereto turning at an angle of 90°20'30" and running southwesterly by ARTICLE 35 To see if the Town will vote to install a sanitary sewer main land now or formerly of Henry P Boutelle a distance of 42 68 feet from the sewer pumping station in a general southerly direction toward the inter- to a point, thence turning at an angle of $9°49'30" and running section of Massachusetts Avenue and Paul Revere Road in such locations as the northwesterly by land now or formerly of Henry P Boutelle a Selectmen may determine and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise distance of 79 73 feet to the point of beginning and containing acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate 3,407 plus or minus square feet money for such installation and land acquisition and determine whether the money ARTICLE 28 To see if the Town will authorize the Planning Board to obtain shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds, options for land or rights therein that it desires to recommend be acquired by the including any special sewer funds, or by borrowing,or by any combination of these Town as locations for future streets and will authorize the Selectmen to acquire methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto such land or rights therein for such purposes, appropriate money for such options and such land acquisition and determine whether the same shall be provided by ARTICLE 36_ To see if the Town will appropriate money for the replacement the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of and alteration of pumps and other equipment in the sewer pumping station and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax levy, or by these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto transfer from available funds, including any special sewer funds, or by any combi- ARTICLE 29 To see if the Town will provide for and authorize a committee nation 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 contract or contracts for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of an addition ARTICLE 37 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money or additions to the Senior High School building, and to supervise the work, and for the purchase of one additional cruising car for the Police Department, or act appropriate a sum of money for such purposes and determine whether the money in any other manner in relation thereto shall be provided by the current tax levy or by transfer from available funds or by ARTICLE 38 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money toward borrowing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in the development and maintenance of complete block plans and base maps of the relation thereto. Town, or act in any other manner in relation thereto TOWN OF LEXINGTON 43 44 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 39 To see if the Town will amend Article XXVII of the General or before the first day of June in each year the Moderator shall By-Laws entitled "Loam, Sand and Gravel Removal" by changing the number of appoint to the Committee one or two members (as the case may be) Article to XXVIII, and by inserting after the word "erection" in paragraph a to serve until the annual Town Meeting in the third year thereafter said and until his successor is appointed and qualified Any vacancy the following.—,g on the land from which the removal is made, —, so that said in the Committee shall be filled by appointment by the Moderator paragraph a. will read as follows. When such removal is incidental to and in con- and the member so appointed shall serve for the unexpired term of nection with the erection,on the land from which the removal is made,of a building his predecessor if any member of the Committee shall cease to be for which a permit has been issued by the Building Inspector of the Town. a resident of Lexington, or shall become an officer of the Town by ARTICLE 40 To sea if the Town will provide for and authorize the appoint- election or by appointment and qualify as such, or shall become an ment of a committee to retain architectural services and obtain plans and employee of the Town, he shall forthwith cease to be a member of specifications and cost estimates for the construction and original equipping and the Committee. The Committee shall choose its own officers furnishing of an additional town office building, appropriate a sum of money for SECTION 2 Each year the Capital Expenditures Committee the expenses of the committee and provide for payment thereof by the current tax shall make a thorough study of the capital expenditure projects that levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; may be required by the Town within the ensuing five-year period or act in any manner in relation thereto and shall file a report setting forth all such projects together with ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will provide for and authorize a committee the Committee's recommendations as to the projects that should to retain architectural services and obtain preliminary plans, specifications and cost be undertaken within the five-year period and the approximate date estimates for the construction and original equipping and furnishing of an addition on which each recommended project should be started. to the Cary Memorial Library building, and appropriate a sum of money for the SECTION 3 Prior to the date of the Annual Town Meeting expenses of the committee and provide for payment thereof by the current tax of each year the Committee shall publish a report of its findings in levy or by transfer from available funds, or by any combination of these methods; the preceding year and its recommendations, copy of which report or act in any other manner in relation thereto. shall be sent to each Town Meeting Member ARTICLE 42 To see if the Town will vote to accept Sections 82 to 84, ARTICLE 45 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way, and inclusive, of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, which provide for the establishment accept the layout of as a town way, Bertwell Road from Fuller Road northwesterly, of an art commission,and will designate the School Committee, the Planning Board a distance of approximately 805 feet to Simonds Road as lard out by the Selectmen and the Appropriation Committee as the boards to nominate to the Selectmen the and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, names of citizens of the Town from whom the Selectmen shall appoint an art com- i 955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or mission of three members as provided in said Section 83,or act in any other manner other interest in land necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of in relation thereto, said road and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, petition the General Court for the enactment of Legislation authorizing the estab- or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation lishment in the Town of Lexington of a Selectmen Town Manager form of thereto. government substantially in accordance with the proposed legislation prepared and ARTICLE 46 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way, and submitted by the Town Manager Plan Committee pursuant to the vote adopted accept the layout of as a town way, Bridge Street from Spring Street easterly, under Article 41 of the Warrant for the 1954 Annual Town Meeting, a copy of approximately 1525 feet to Valleyfield Street as laid out by the Selectmen such proposed legislation being on file in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, any other manner in relation thereto 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or ARTICLE 44 To see if the Town will amend the General By-Laws by adding other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction of thereto a new Article XXIX, to read substantially as follows, or act in any other said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be manner in relation thereto provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, ARTICLE XXIX or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE ARTICLE 47 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way and SECTION 1 The Town shall have a Capital Expenditures accept the layout of as a town way, Fuller Road from Harding Road easterly, Committee consisting of five registered voters of the Town No approximately 735 feet to Bertwell Road as laid out by the Selectmen and shown member of the Committee shall be an officer or employee of the upon a plan on fife in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, 1955 and to Town, whether elected or appointed, except that Town Meeting take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in Members may be members of the Committee Initially the Moder- land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction of said road and ator shall appoint two members to serve until the next annual Town for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the Meeting, two members to serve until the annual Town Meeting in current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any the second year thereafter, and one member to serve until the combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto annual Town Meeting in the third year thereafter Thereafter, on TOWN OF LEXINGTON 45 46 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 48 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way, and Beginning at the northerly end of the curve, with a radius of accept the layout of as a town way,Crosby Road from Massachusetts Avenue south- 61 59 feet, at the junction of Lincoln Street and Marrett Road and erly, approximately 595 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan running northerly along said Marrett Road 162 9 feet, thence on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, 1955 and to take by turning and running westerly or southwesterly 288 5 feet, thence eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land turning and running southerly or southeasterly 204 feet, thence necessary therefor; appropriate money for the construction of said road and for land turning and running along Lincoln Street easterly or northeasterly acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax by four distances of 12.76 feet, 110 24 feet, 79 21 feet and levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of 90.32 feet to the point of beginning these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto ARTICLE 54 To see if the Town will vote to change the Zoning By-Law of the Town of Lexington by amending Section 4(g) A-1 —Garden Apartment and ARTICLE 49 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Sherburne Road from Vine Brook Road south- Hotel Districts district by adding at the end thereof er the fellowing erly, approximately 900 feet to Winthrop Road as laid out by the Selectmen beni asituated on the easterly side theof Waltham Street and shown upon aplan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January6, Winthropinning at a pointtabout 675 feet frommintersectionhncof p WRoad extension and said Waltham Street, thence turning 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or southeasterly by lands of Lexington Estates Trust about 480 feet to other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction of a point, and thence turning southeasterly by other lands of said said road and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be Trust about 1000 feet to a point, thence turning and running provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, northwesterly by other lands of said Trust 1000 feet to Waltham or by any combination of these methods; or act in any other manner in relation Street, thence turning and running along the easterly line of thereto. Waltham Street about 850 feet to the point of beginning," or act ARTICLE 50 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way and in any other manner in relation thereto. accept the layout of as a town way, Brandon Street from Fottler Avenue southeast- (Inserted at request of ten or more registered voters) erly, a distance of approximately 310 feet, and northwesterly a distance of ap- ARTICLE 55 To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Laws to proximately 600 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan change a certain area from an R-1 district to an A-1 district by adding to Section on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, 1955 and to take by 4(g)A-1 --Garden Apartment and Hotel Districts, the following new paragraph eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land 3 A district situated on the southerly side of Massachusetts necessary therefor,appropriate money for the construction of said street and for land Avenue,the westerly side of the State highway(Route 128)and the acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current tax easterly side of Marrett Road bounded and described as follows levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination of EASTERLY by the westerly side of the State Highway (Route 128) these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto eleven hundred forty-two (1 142) feet, more or less; ARTICLE 51 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way, and NORTHEASTERLY by Massachusetts Avenue one thousand ten accept the layout of as a town way, Fottler Avenue from Massachusetts Avenue (1010) feet, more or less, northeasterly, approximately 795 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon WESTERLY by land of Arthur F Hinds et als twelve hundred sixty a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, 1955 and to take (1260) feet,more or less; by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land NORTHERLY still by land of said Hinds six hundred thirty (630) necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction of said avenue and for feet, more or less, land acquisition,and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current EASTERLY by land of said Hinds one hundred seventy (170) feet, tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, or by any combination more or less, of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto NORTHWESTERLY by land of Maurice D Healy by two bounds, ARTICLE 52 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way, and said bounds being of two hundred ninety-two (292) feet, more or accept the layout of as a town way, Hayes Avenue from Meriam Street northeast- less and two hundred one (201) feet, more or less respectively, erly, approximately 230 feet to Woodland Road as laid out by the Selectmen SOUTHWESTERLY by Marrett Road nine hundred thirty(930)feet, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, more or less; 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or SOUTHEASTERLY other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction of SOUTHWESTERLY said avenue and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be SOUTHEASTERLY provided by the current tax levy, by transfer from available funds or by borrowing, SOUTHWESTERLY as shown by land now or formerly of Grigor by or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation four bounds of twenty-eight (28) feet, more or less, two hundred thereto. three (203) feet, more or less, three hundred seventy (370) feet, ARTICLE 53 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law so more or less; as to change certain land from an R-i district to a C-1 district by adding in Sec. SOUTHERLY three hundred forty (340) feet, more or less. 4 (c)C-1 —Local business districts, the following new paragraph• (Inserted at request of ten or more registered voters.) TOWN OF LEXINGTON 47 48 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 56 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen on behalf of CONSTABLE'S RETURN the Town to acquire by purchase or by eminent domain or otherwise, or by lease, To the Town Clerk land or interests therein situated northwesterly of Waltham Street, southwesterly February 25, 1955 of Massachusetts Avenue and southeasterly of Muzzey Street, and being portions I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in five of the parcels numbered 11 to 89 inclusive Waltham Street, 1752 to 1778 in- (5) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a clusive Massachusetts Avenue, and 6 to 22 inclusive Muzzey Street, and printed copy of such warrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at unnumbered parcels adjacent thereto,or any of them,for the purpose of establishing his last residence, as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars of Voters an off-street parking area and access thereto; appropriate a sum of money for the 10 days before the time of said meeting. acquisition of such land and for the construction and operation of the parking area Attest: and facilities, and determine whether the money shall be provided by the current JAMES F MOWAT, tax levy,by transfer from available funds, including the Parking Meter Account, or Constable of Lexington 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 amend the Zoning By-Law by ANNUAL TOWN MEETING adding under paragraph 7 of Section 5(a) R-1 districts, the following new sub- paragraph. MARCH 7, 1955 f Open-air parking areas for use only in connection with one or more of the other permitted uses in the district In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the Town of Lexington met in their respective voting places in said Town of Lexington on Monday, March ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law so the seventh in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-five at seven- as to change certain land from an R-1 district to an M 1 Light Manufacturing thirty o'clock in the forenoon District, by striking out subparagraph 1 of paragraph(f) of Section 4 thereof and The following places were designated as the voting places for the various by substituting therefor a new subparagraph 1 as follows. precincts Precinct One, Adams School, Prescinct Two, Three and Four, Cary 1 A district bounded southwesterly by the southwesterly side Memorial Hall of the railroad right of way, northwesterly by the southeasterly line The following election officers having been duly appointed by the Selectmen, of Westview Street, northeasterly by a line parallel to and at all and Wardens of the various precincts were assigned for duty as follows points 500 feet southwesterly of the southwesterly line of Bedford Street, and southeasterly by the northwesterly line of the Northern Precinct One Circumferential Highway Charles J Dailey Warden ARTICLE 59 To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money Joseph P FosterWaddlton Inspector from available funds toward the reduction of the 1955 tax rate,or act in any other George E Foster Inspector Ilda J Field Clerk manner in relation thereto Mary A Rowland Teller And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time Helga M Carlson Teller of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town Rose I McLaughlin . Teller Hereof fail not,and make due return on this warrant, with your doings thereon, George F 5tygles Cliffor Teller to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting Mary Ella Smith rd Teller George D Smit .. Teller Given under our hands at Lexington, this fourteenth day of February, A D., Gwendolen Johnson .. . Teller 1955 Alice G. Marshall Teller A true copy, Attest Precinct Two JAMES F. MOWAT Louise E Ahern Warden Constable of Lexington Ralph I Dale Inspector HASKELL W. REED Randall W Richards . Inspector FREDERICK M. GAY John H. Dacey .. ... .. . .. Clerk LEON W. BATEMAN Eleanor T Husted Teller WILLIAM E. MALONEY Elizabeth F Downey Teller RAYMOND W JAMES Jean E Baker Teller Selectmen of Lexington Mary S. H. Ellis .... Teller Beatrice F Morse . . .., Teller Edward McGrory Teller Gladys T.Watson Teller TOWN OF LEXINGTON 49 50 ANNUAL REPORTS Precinct Throe Emma Zitso Warden SELECTMAN Julia Vaughan . .. Inspector Pre.1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre.4 Total Clarence E Delp Inspector Haskell W Reed ..,. 689 648 773 807 2917 Edna D Anderson . . ... Clerk George A Baldwin 1 0 0 0 1 Rosalie MacDonald . . .. Teller Ernest Cutter ., 2 0 0 0 2 Agnes T Buckley Teller Bertram P Gustin 0 1 0 0 1 Ella G Callahan Teller George H Anker 0 1 0 0 1 Dorothy A Parks .. .. Teller William H Lyon 0 0 2 0 2 Ethel M Koester Teller Ralph H Tucker 0 0 1 0 1 Elizabeth Fardy Teller Donald T Clark 0 0 0 1 1 Florence M Bruce . ... Teller John E.Ward . • . . . ...... 0 0 0 1 1 Mary R McDonough Teller Blanks 82 69 85 126 362 774 719 861 935 3289 Precinct Four Haskell W Reed was elected Selectman for three years Lester L. Andrews Warden Helen M Smith Inspector Helen M Kirk . Inspector TOWN CLERK Mary J Ferry . . Clerk Pre,1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre.4 Total Michael J. McDonough .. Teller James J Carroll .. 699 664 787 860 3010 Blanks . 75 55 74 75 279 Mary A Hallett Teller Mary A Spellman .... Teller Sally S Hooper .... Teller 774 719 861 935 3289 Caroline F Deloury Teller James J.Carroll was elected Town Clerk for one year, Eleanor F. Cosgrove Teller Lucy A. Butters Teller TOWN TREASURER J Carroll Ryan Teller Pre.I Pre.2 Pre.3 Pre 4 Total James J. Carroll 693 662 781 850 2986 The polls were declared open in each precinct at seven-thirty o'clock A. M. Blanks 81 57 80 85 303 and remained open until eight o'clock P M, after which time, after due notice, 774 719 861 935 3289 they were closed. James J. Carroll was elected Town Treasurer for one year. The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties, The ballots were counted by the election officers in each precinct, the tally SCHOOL COMMITTEE sheets and total vote sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used Pre.1 Pre.2 Pre.3 Pre 4 Total The total registration of voters in each precinct was as follows W. Neil Chapman 500 467 629 673 2269 Precinct 1 2402 Two thousand four hundred two George B. Colesworthy, Jr. . 243 304 442 421 1410 Precinct 2 1804 One thousand eight hundred four Edward T Martin 254 347 267 363 1231 Precinct 3 2349 Two thousand three hundred forty-nine Vernon C Page .. . 417 205 259 268 1149 Precinct 4 2985 Two thousand nine hundred eighty-five Albert E. Pratley 0 1 0 0 1 Blanks 134 114 125 145 518 Total 9540 Nine thousand five hundred forty - - ""-" The ballots cast were counted, enclosed in envelopes, sealed, signed by the. 1548 1438 1722 1870 6578 election officers,together with the unused ballots, and delivered to the Town Clerk W Neil Chapman and George B.Colesworthy,Jr were elected to the School at his office Committee for three years The Registrars of Voters and the Town Clerk canvassed the result as follows. MODERATOR Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Total Precinct 1 774 Seven hundred seventy-four Charles E Ferguson 656 623 738 779 2796 Precinct 2 719 Seven hundred nineteen Precinct 3 861 Eight hundred sixty-one William H. Lyon 0 0 2 0 2 Precinct 4 935 Nine hundred thirty-five Blanks 1 i 8 96 121 156 491 Total 3289 Three thousand two hundred eighty-nine 774 719 861 935 3289 Charles E Ferguson was elected Moderator for one year TOWN OF LEXINGTON 51 52 ANNUAL REPORTS PLANNING BOARD 'Emile J. Vadeboncoeur 564 Pre.1 Pre.2 Pre.3 Pre.4 Total *Jason H. Woodward . 536 Charles T. Abbott 443 331 435 399 1608 'Nathaniel P Blish 467 Paul K Palmer. .. 118 231 258 276 883 *James B. Bushard 510 William S Sullivan 163 100 107 177 547 'Daniel J Griffin • 514 Albert E Pratley 0 1 0 ' 0 1 'William G Kling 488 Gordon Osgood 0 0 0 1 1 'William F. Mason 504 Blanks 50 56 61 82 249 Sidney B. Williams 419 — — -- --- William McCarthy 1 774 719 861 935 3289 Blanks 3725 Charles T Abbott was elected to the Planning Board for five years — * Town Meeting Members elected for term of three years COLLECTOR OF TAXES Pre 1 Pre 2 Pre.3 Pre.4 Total TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR ONE YEAR Ethel U. Rich 688 666 796 855 3005 Precinct One Blanks 86 53 65 80 284 *Alfred S Busa 598 774 719 861 935 3289 *Jacque A. Hogg . ... 551 *Robert W Mann 575 Ethel U Rich was elected Collector of Taxes for one year. *William G Nowlin 580 George A Baldwin 1 CEMETERY COMMISSIONER William McCarthy .... 1 Pre 1 Pre.2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Total Blanks ... .. 790 Gail W. Smith 679 650 784 839 2952 — William T McCarthy 1 0 0 0 1 ' Town Meeting Members elected for term of one year Blanks 94 69 77 96 336 — — TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR THREE YEARS 774 719 861 935 3289 Gail W Smith was elected Cemetery Commissioner for three years. Precinct Two *John F. Downey 538 CONSTABLES *William Wallace Ferguson 561 *Martin A Gilman535 Pre 1 Pre.2 Pre.3 Pre.4 Total *Bertram P Gustin ..... ..... 552 William G. Dooley . .. 674 631 743 790 2838 'William M Hall 544 James F. Mowat... 654 632 770 820 2876 *Harold T Handley 590 Blanks ... 220 175 209 260 864 *James A Harding 530 — — '— *Robert H Holt 566 1548 .1438 1722 1870 6578 *Selden M Loring . 549 William G Dooley and James F Mowat were elected Constables for one year *John F Manley 523 *Paul K Palmer 536 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR THREE YEARS *Donald T Pring 524 *Leslie C Read 523 Precinct One *Charles E Scribner 541 'Gilbert A Arnold ..... 540 *Nishan Harman 472 'Donald T Clark 545 *Edward A Copithome .. 554 Nathan B Ricker 510 *Frank A Currier, Jr . .. . 542 'Frank T Samuel, Jr 473 *Ernest Cutter . . . 558 Irving H Mabee .. ... 29 *Lloyd C Harding 548 Jack W Hyatt 16 'Lewis L Hoyt 547 Lawrence D Freeman 16 *James Paul McCarthy .. 527 Martin Lubin 2 *Thomas C Morris .. .... 542 Joyce R Waksman .. . ... 2 'Harold E Roeder .... .. 527 Barbara M O'Brien 3 Albert Pratley 22 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 53 54 ANNUAL REPORTS Richard A. Mancib 15 *Cyrus Brewer 448 Blanks 3051 William E. Brien 192 Philip S Gilman 285 *- Town Meeting Members elected for term of three years *Ernest A. Giroux 492 Ernest W. Hazelton 352 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR ONE YEAR Frederick E Tucker 377 David W Walsh . 253 Precinct Two Harry L. Garrett 1 Lawrence D. Freeman 45 Blanks 3081 Richard A. Mancib 38 Eleanor C L'Ecuyer 12 * Town Meeting Members elected for term of three years. *Jack W Hyatt 103 Matthew Macaulay 13 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR ONE YEAR Albert E. Pratley 62 *Irving H. Mabee 98 Precinct Three Shirley 0 Bayle 9 *Thornton S Cody .... 669 Kenneth M Smith 1 *Donald P Noyes .. 649 John F Downey, Jr .. .. .. 1 *William B Simmons 643 Joyce R Waksman 2 Blanks 622 Martin Lubin . 10 John H Dacey 1 * Town Meeting Members elected for term of one year Walter 5 Baird 1 Barbara M O'Brien 4 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR THREE YEARS Jennie N Easton 1 John A Lappen 2 Precinct Four Nancy C Ricker 1 *Carl E Bryant .. 674 Leonard W Jackson 1 *Edith B Cheever .. 647 Edmund J Nagle ... 1 *Francis 8 Culbertson . 662 Russell E McMakin 1 *Felix V Cutler . . 554 Ruth F Souza . .. .. 1 *Chesley M Dunlap . 603 James E Storer . . ...... . 1 *George M Fuller . . 621 Blanks .. 1029 *Paul Hanson 669 *Roy Johnsen 568 *- Town Meeting Members elected for term of one year *Thomas H Moon 637 *Donald E. Nickerson,Jr . . 650 *Gail W Smith 668 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR THREE YEARS 'Ingeborg N Swenson 584 Precinct Three *Frederick D. Wells 601 *Alan G. Adams 672 Richard H Bastin 376 *Woodruff M Brodhead 649 Walter S Beatty 386 *Ronald D. Brown ... . 613 *Otis S Brown,Jr 480 *George B Colesworthy, Jr. 670 *Howard D. Butler 419 *Gardner C Ferguson 657 John E. Harvey 355 'Donald M Fifield 588 *Robert L Lyon 413 *Frederic B. Fletcher 581 Donald R Mahoney . 247 *Bradford Giddings .. 568 John P Meehan 249 *Milton F Hodgdon 549 Paul K Murphy 236 'Russell M Little 597 William S Sullivan 246 *Richard W. Maynard .... 616 John E. Ward 317 'Ruth Morey 572 *Clement N. Williams 389 *Clayton M Morse 600 Blanks 3644 *Dexter A. Smith 611 - *Ralph H Tucker 613 * Town Meeting Members elected for term of three years • TOWN OF LEXINGTON 55 56 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN MEETING MEMBERS FOR ONE YEAR *Paul Hanson 671 Precinct Four *Roy Johnsen . 567 Clifford W. Birch,Jr. . 529 *Thomas H, Moon 637 Robert J. Clements . 508 *Donald E Nickerson,Jr. 650 Robert M Coquillette . 400 *Gail W Smith 669 Elizabeth K Govan 497 *Ingeborg N Swenson .. 590 Richard W. Hoover .... 406 *Frederick D. Wells 599 Kenneth L. Warden, Jr. .. 492 Richard H Battin .. 374 Blanks ... . 908 Walter S Beatty 381 No candidates declared elected *Otis S Brown, Jr. .... 481 QUESTION *Howard D. Butler 418 "Shall an Act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and *Jahn E. Harvey 355 415 fifty-four entitled "An Act relative to the reference to the voters in the town of Robert L Lyon 246 Lexington of certain votes of representative town meetings therein",be accepted?" Donald R Mahoney 246 Pre.1 Pre.2 Pre.3 Pre.4 Total John P Meehan 250 Yes518 484 588 602 2192 Paul K. Murphy 235 No 66 64 90 1 i 7 337 William S Sullivan 236 Blanks 190 171 183 216 760 John E Ward 316 *Clement N. Williams 390 A true record Blanks 3656 Attest: JAMES J CARROLL, * Town Meeting Members elected for a term of three years Town Clerk The final result of the recount showed that Walter S. Beatty lost five votes and March 9, 1955 Clement N Williams gained one vote. To Whom It May Concern. JAMES J CARROLL, As of this ninth day of March, 1955 I do hereby appoint Mary R McDonougMcDonoughn Too Board ferk Clerk, of Registrars as Assistant Town Clerk and Assistant Town Treasurer, Town of Lexington. JAMES J CARROLL, Town Clerk and Town Treasurer RECOUNT OF TOWN MEETING MEMBERS, PRECINCT FOUR, SPECIAL ELECTION, TOWN MEETING MEMBERS MARCH 18, 1955 ON PETITION OF WALTER 5. BEATTY, 183 Waltham Street--Term of 3 Years PRECINCT FOUR The following were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties as elec- MARCH 2L 1955 tion workers by the Town Clerk and served under the direction of the Board of Town Meeting Members of Precinct IV met in Estabrook Hall, Monday, March Registrars 21, at 7 45 P M for a special election Mr James J Carroll, Town Clerk, was Charles J Dailey llda J Field asked to serve as chairman, and Mrs Edith B Cheever, secretary of Precinct IV, William W Ferguson Louise E Ahern was asked to be clerk for the special meeting Mr Carroll explained that there Eugene J Buckley Mary R McDonough were only two vacancies for one-year terms instead of four as was printed on the Lester L Andrews Helen M Kirk ballot of March 7 and read the results of the voting of March 7 for the six con- Julia Vaughan Emma Zitso testants He asked the clerk to take charge of the action of the meeting Mrs George E Foster Clarence E Delp Eleanor Litchfield made the motion that this group vote to confirm the voting of Results as follows all the members of Precinct IV by electing the two highest scorers to be Town 'Carl E Bryant . 672 Meeting Members of Precinct IV for one-year terms Mr Robert Lyon seconded *Edith B Cheever . 648 the motion After a brief discussion and explanation the motion was passed Mr. *Francis B Culbertson 662 Clifford Birch and Mr Robert Clements were elected as Town Meeting Members *Felix V Cutler 552 for the term of one year 'Chesley M Dunlap .. 603 Respectfully submitted, *George M Fuller 622 EDITH B CHEEVER,Clerk TOWN OF LEXINGTON 57 58 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN MEETING appoint to the Committee one or two members (as the case may be) to serve until the annual Town Meeting in the third year thereafter and until his successor is HELD MARCH 21, 1955 appointed and qualified Any vacancy in the Committee shall be filled by appoint- ment by the Moderator and the member so appointed shall serve for the unexpired Meeting called to order by Charles E Ferguson, Moderator 8 08 P M. term of his predecessor. If any member of the Committee shall cease to be a resident There were 194 Town Meeting Members present of Lexington, or shall become an officer of the Town by election or by appoint- Meeting opened with Invocation by Rev Crawford 0 Smith 8.10 P. M ment and qualify as such, or shall become an employee of the Town, he shall Town Clerk, James J Carroll, read warrant for the meeting until further read- forthwith cease to be a member of the Committee The Committee shall choose its own officers. ing was waived by vote of the Town Meeting Members. 8.12 P M SECTION 2 Each year the Capital Expenditures Committee shall make a The clerk read the Constables' Return of the warrant 8 12 P M thorough study of the capital expenditure projects that may be required by the ARTICLE 2. Gardner C Ferguson, Chairman, presented the report of the Ap- Town within the ensuing five-year period and shall file a report setting forth all propriation Committee which was voted to be accepted and placed on file such projects together with the Committee's recommendations as to the projects 8:17 P.M that should be undertaken within the five-year period and the approximate date A Edward Rowse moves for the sense of the Town Meeting Members that the on which each recommended project should be started. Appropriation Committee should present any amendments as the various appro- SECTION 3 Prior to the date of the Annual Town Meeting of each year the pnations are presented Committee shall publish a report of its findings in the preceding year and its Carried Unanimously 8.19 P M recommendations, copy of which report shall be sent to each Town Meeting Member. ARTICLE 2. Sanborn C Brown, Chairman, presented the report of the Capital Question by Rev Harold T Handley concerning Section 2. Expenditures Committee which was voted to be accepted, placed on file and the Motion as presented carried unanimously 9 29 P M committee discharged 8.20 P.M. Motion by Leon W. Bateman, Chairman Donald K. Irwin, Chairman, presented the report of the Building and Plumbing VOTED. That the committee for the above article should be retained on an 8y-Law Study Committee as a report of progress which was accepted and placed annual appointment basis Carried by voice vote 8 30 P M on file 8.20 P M Chairman, Leon W Bateman, moves that Article 4 be opened Mrs Ruth Morey presented report of the High School Building Committee. Remarks by Selectman, Raymond W. James. Appropriations under Article 4 offered by the Moderator, Charles E. Ferguson 8:21 P.M. ARTICLE 4. VOTED. That the following amounts be appropriated for the cur- ARTICLE 3 Leon W Gateman, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, pre- rent year and be raised in the current tax levy except that where a transfer is seated the following. indicated they shall be provided by such a transfer: VOTED That a Committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to have charge of the lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E Cary SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT for the current year. Personal Services $ 8,580 00 Carried Unanimously 8 22 P M Expenses 2,220.00 60 Leon W Bateman suggests, of no objections from the Town MeetingMembers Insurancnse 2,2391 18 99 Insurance .. 28,401 18 present,to take up Article 44 Unclassified 700 00 No objections. Carried by voice vote, Printing Town Report 1,809.00 ARTICLE 44 Sanborn C Brown, Chairman of the Capital Expenditures Com- mittee,presented the following' TOWN CLERK & TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT VOTED To amend the General By Laws by adding thereto a new Article Personal Services .......... 6,968.00 Expenses 1,600 00 XXIX,to read as follows Elections . 550 00 ARTICLE XXIX Parking Meter Maintenance 125.00 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE (This amount to be transferred from Parking Meter Fund) SECTION 1 The Town shall have a Capital Expenditures Committee consisting Vital Statistics 25 00 of five registered voters of the Town No member of the Committee shall be an officer or employee of the Town, whether elected or appointed, except that Town COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT Meeting Members may be members of the Committee Initially the Moderator Personal Services ... ..... . .. 5,440.00 shall appoint two members to serve until the next annual Town Meeting,two mem- Expenses 3,350.00 bers to serve until the annual Town Meeting in the second year thereafter, and TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUST one member to serve until the annual Town Meeting in the third year thereafter Expenses 175.00 Thereafter, on or before the first day of June in each year the Moderator shall TOWN OF LEXINGTON 59 60 ANNUAL REPORTS ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT In Favor Tellers Opposed Personal Services 9,702 40 20 Alan G.Adams 15 Expenses 500 00 29 Rev Harold T Handley 7 ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT 89 Edward Hamlin 20 Personal Services . ... ... .. 14,166 00 138 42 Expenses 2,000 00 PLANNING BOARD LAW DEPARTMENT Personal Seniices $6,500 00 Personal Services 4,000 00 Expenses 3,300 00 Special Fees .... ... 5,000 00 , 1500 00 Amendment presented by Alan G Adams as follows. Expenses I move that item No 13 Personal Services—Planning Board be amended by APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE striking out the figure $6,500 00 and inserting in place thereof the figure Personal Services ... 600 00 $7,000 00 Expenses .. 1,250 00 Amendment adopted by voice vote 8 54 P M BOARD OF APPEALS Decision of vote questioned Standing vote taken as follows. Expenses1.378 00 In Favor Tellers Opposed 24 Alan G Adams 13 BOARD OF RETIREMENT 17 Rev Harold T Handley19 Accrued and Normal Liability 28,092 26 Expenses . 325 00 67 Edward Hamlin 40 HEALTH DEPARTMENT 108 72 Personal Services ...... 5,793 07 Carried 9 00 P M Expenses 8,798 00 Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows Engineering . . 3,500 00 1 move that item Planning Board Expenses be amended by striking out the Animal mal Inspection 800.16 figure $3,300 00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $2,300 00. Dog Clinic ... 551 90 Amendment lost by voice vote 9:06 P. M. Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson, Chairman, Appropriation Corn- William E. Phillips asks for Personal Services of Planning Board be reconsidered mittee, as follows Reconsideration lost by voice vote 9.08 P M I move that item Health Dept. Persona! Services be amended by striking out RECREATION COMMITTEE the figure $5,793 07 and inserting in place thereof the figure $4,800 00 Personal Services 7,915 00 Amendment lost by voice vote 8 50 P M Expenses 10,500 00 VETERANS' DAY—Expenses .......... ... $150 00 BOARD OF REGISTRARS Gardner C Ferguson presented the following amendment Personal Services 2,522 00 1 move that item Armistice Day Expenses be amended by striking out the figure Expenses . . 475 00 $150.00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $125 00. POLICE DEPARTMENT Amendment adopted by voice vote. 8.51 P. M Personal Services .... 121,477 49 MEMORIAL DAY—Expenses $500.00 Expenses 12,684.50 Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows. Parking Meter Maintenance 250.00 I move that item Memorial Day Expenses be amended by striking out the figure (This amount to be transferred from the Parking Meter Fund) Lincoln P Cole,Jr.asks for Patriots' Day be reconsidered. 9.14 P M $500.00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $350 00 Amendment adopted by voice vote 8 52 P M Reconsideration lost by voice vote 9 15 P M PATRIOTS' DAY—Expenses $3,500.00 DOG OFFICER Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows: Personal Services 235 00 I move that item Patriots' Day Expenses be amended by striking out the figure Expenses 650.00 $3,500 00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $2,000 00 FIRE DEPARTMENT Amendment adopted by voice vote. 8-52 P. M Personal Services 140,793 20 Decision of the vote questioned Expenses 21,810 00 Standing vote taken as follows Ambulance Maintenance .. .. 400 00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 61 62 ANNUAL REPORTS FOREST FIRES HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE Personal Services50 00 Wages and Expenses 70,000 00 Wages and Expenses 500 00 CIVILIAN DEFENSE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT—ROAD MACHINERY Expenses 5,800 00 Wages and Expenses .. 23,600.00 p (This amount to be transferred Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows: from the Road Machinery Fund] I move that item Civilian Defense be amended by striking out the figure $5,800 00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $2,300.00. SNOW REMOVAL Amendment lost by voice vote 9 27 P M Wages and Expenses 40,000.00 BUILDING & PLUMBING DEPARTMENT Amendment presented by Ernest Cutter as follows: Personal Services 7,340 00 I offer the following amendment to the motion, "that the amount of $35,- Expenses 1,245.00 000.00 be substituted for$40,000 00 for wages and expenses for snow removal." Amendment lost by voice vote 9 40 P M WIRE INSPECTION DEPARTMENT Decision of vote questioned. Personal Services 2,000 00 Standing vote taken as follows: Expenses 700.00 In Favor Tellers Opposed WEIGHTS & MEASURES 6 Alan G Adams 28 Personal Services 800 00 15 Rev, Harold T. Handley 20 Expenses 424,00 41 Edward Hamlin 69 PUBLIC WORKS, SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFIICE 62 117 Personal Services . .. ... 26,860.53 Amendment lost 9:45 P.M. Expenses 720 00 TRAFFIC REGULATION & CONTROL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Wages and Expenses 5,450 00 Personal Services18,67712 STREET LIGHTS Expenses 1,470.00 Expenses 35,766 00 Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows. STREET SIGNS I move that item Engineering Dept Expenses be amended by striking out the Expenses 1,205 00 figure$1,470 00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $1,220 00 Amendment carried by voice vote 9 29 P. M SEWER MAINTENANCE Decision of vote questioned Wages and Expenses 9,000 00 Standing vote taken as follows In Favor Tellers Opposed SEWER SERVICES 6 Alan G Adams 28 Wages and Expenses 28,400.00 15 Rev Harold T Handley 20 GARBAGE COLLECTION 24,226 00 41 Edward Hamlin 69 — CARE OF DUMPS and REMOVAL OF ASHES 14,000 00 62 117 Amendment lost 9 32 P M WATER MAINTENANCE Wages and Expenses 35,268 75 TOWN OFFICES & CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING Personal Services . .. . 9,791 92 WATER SERVICES Expenses .. 18,758 65 Wages and Expenses 27,000 00 Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson, as follows PARKS I move that item Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building Expenses be amend- ed by striking out the figure $18,758 65 and inserting in place thereof the figure Wages and Expenses 26,988 00 $14,785 00 Amendment presented by Gardner C. Ferguson as follows Amendment lost by voice vote 9 36 P M 1 move that item Parks, Wages and Expenses be amended by striking out the PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING figure $26,988 00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $25,000.00. Wages and Expenses ... 14,370 00 Amendment lost by voice vote. 9:50 P. M. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 63 64 ANNUAL REPORTS INSECT SUPPRESSION POSTURE CLINIC Wages and Expenses 5,000 00 Personal Services 1,560 00 Expenses 105 00 SHADE TREES Wages and Expenses 20,12500 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY Personal Services ........ . ... . .. . .. . 39,160 00 Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows Expenses 15,632 47 I move that item Shade Trees be amended by striking out the figure$20,125 00 (In addition to the amount of$2,690 53 and inserting in place thereof the figure $15,500 00 received from the County for Dog Licenses) Amendment adopted by voice vote 9 56 P M Amendment presented by Frederick M Gay as follows SCHOOL OPERATION I move to amend the Item Cary Memorial Library Expenses by striking out the Personal Services . 81 1,552.85 figure $15,632 47 and inserting in place thereof the figure $17,012 47 Expenses 175,513 00 Amendment adopted by voice vote 10 50 P. M Out of State Travel . 500 00 Lunch Room 500 00 PUBLIC WELFARE Athletics 14,883 55 Personal Services . 7,287.20 Americanization Classes 208 00 Administration 925 00 Vocational Education—Tuition .. 15,287 70 Aid and Expenses 16,000 00 Handicraft Classes . 8,094 50 (In addition to the amount of$300 00 DISABILITY ASSISTANCE received from the George Barden Fund) Aid and Expenses 8,350 00 Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN I move that item School Expenses be amended by striking out the figure Aid and Expenses 14,040 00 $175,513 00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $173,113 00 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE General discussion by various speakers Aid and Expenses 88,700 00 William E Phillips requests ten minute recess Recess granted 10 20 P M VETERANS' BENEFITS Meeting re-opened at 10.31 P.M. Personal Services 1,560 00 Gardner C.Ferguson withdraws his amendment 10 32 P M Administration ....... ... ......... 350 00 Ai Amendment presentd by Gardner C. Ferguson as follows d and Expenses9,000.00 So I move that item School Expenses be amended by striking out the figure $175- Soldiers' Buriaall s 115D.00 513.00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $173,713 00 CEMETERY MAINTENANCE Amendment adopted by voice vote. 10:40 P. M. Personal Services 2,900 00 Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows Wages and Expenses 26,899.07 I move that item School Expenses be amended by striking out the figure$173,- (Of which $1,500.00 is to be transferred 113 00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $165,313.00 from the Perpetual Care Fund—West- Amendment declared lost. 10-42 P M (By voice vote) view Cemetery, and $1,000 00 is to be Decision of vote questioned transferred from the Perpetual Care Fund--Munroe Cemetery) Standing vote taken as follows. In Favor Tellers Opposed 11 Alan G. Adams 23 Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows. 9 Rev. Harold T Handley 27 I move that item Cemetery Dept. Wages and Expenses be amended by striking 38 Edward Hamlin 61 out the figure $26,899 07 and inserting in place thereof the figure $24,500.00. Remarks by George M Hynes 58 111 Amendment lost by voice vote. 10:55 P.M. Amendment declared lost. 10 45 P M Presented by Leon W. Bateman,Chairman DENTAL CLINIC AND FURTHER VOTED- That the following amounts be appropriated: Personal Services 3,910.00 INTEREST ON DEBT Expenses 863 00 To be raised in the current tax levy . .. .... 103,033 75 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 65 66 ANNUAL REPORTS MATURING DEBT 364,000 00 ARTICLE 9 Presented by Leon W Bateman and to be provided as follows $982 49 is to be transferred from VOTED To appropriate $20,000 00 for the Reserve Fund and to provide for Premiums on Loan Account, $8,854 52 is to be transferred from the payment thereof by a transfer of$10,000 00 from the Overlay Reserve and the the School Reimbursement Fund, $16,162 99 is to be transferred balance of $10,000 00 to be raised in the current tax levy from the Water Department Available Surplus, and $338,000 00 Carried Unanimously 8 08 P M is to be raised in the current tax levy So voted 10 57 P M ARTICLE 10 Presented by Leon W Bateman VOTED. That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to petition the Director Moderator, Charles E Ferguson, declared all appropriations as read, amend- of Accounts of the State for an audit for the year 1955 ments as recorded,voted 10 58 P M Carried Unanimously 8 08 P M Leon W Bateman,Chairman, moves to adjourn meeting to Monday, March 28, 1955 at 8 o'clock P M ARTICLE 11 Presented by Haskell W Reed VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to install So voted 11 00 P M water mains riot less than six inches but less than sixteen inches in diameter in such JAMES J CARROLL, accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine, Town Clerk 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 necessary therefor, and to appropriate for such installation and land acquisition the sum of ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING $20,000 00 of which $10,000 00 is to be transferred from the Water Assessment Fund and the balance of $1 0,000,00 is to be transferred from the Excess and HELD MARCH 28, 1955 Deficiency Account There were 189 Town Meeting Members present Carried Unanimously 8 10 P M Meeting called to order by the Moderator,Charles E Ferguson 8 04 P M ARTICLE 12 Presented by Haskell W Reed Invocation by Rev Harold T Handley 8 05 P M VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to install ARTICLE 5 Presented by Leon W Bateman, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, sewer mains,subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the Selectmen may determine in accordance VOTED That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be with Chapter 504 of the Acts of 1897 and all acts in amendment thereof and in and he hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of addition thereto, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1956, and to issue a note or any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, and to appropriate notes therefor payable within one year and to renew any note or notes that may be for such installation and land acquisition the sum of $106,190 00 of which given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17 of Chapter $36,190 00 is to be transferred from the Sewer Assessment Fund, and the balance 44 of the General Laws of $70,000 00 is to be provided by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town, and Carried Unanimously 8 05 P.M that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is ARTICLE 6 Presented by Leon W Bateman authorized to borrow the sum of$70,000 00 and issue bonds or notes of the Town VOTED To establish the salary and compensation of the Town Treasurer, therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the Town Clerk and Town Collector of Taxes at the following annual rates Genera! Laws, as amended, within a period not exceeding twenty years Town Clerk $2,500 00 Carried Unanimously 8 13 P M Town Treasurer 2,700 00 Town Collector of Taxes . ... 5,200 00 ARTICLE 13 Moved for indefinite postponement and to raise and appropriate therefor the sum of $10,400 Carried Unanimously 8 13 P M Carried Unanimously 8 06 P M. ARTICLE 14 Presented by Haskell W Reed ARTICLE 7. Moved for indefinite postponement VOTED That the sum of$13,190 05 be raised and appropriated for pensions Carried Unanimously 8 07 P M. for retired members of the Police Department, and that the sum of $3,844 68 be ARTICLE 8 Presented by Leon W Bateman raised and appropriated for pensions for retired members of the Fire Department, VOTED To raise and appropriate the sum of $3,113 60 for the unpaid bills under Chapter 32 of the General Laws. for prior years of the following accounts Carried Unanimously 8 13 P M Public Welfare ARTICLE 15 Presented byHaskell W Reed Town of Arlington $1,133 60 VOTED That the sum of$3,000.00 be appropriated for Chapter 90 highway School Department maintenance and be transferred from the Excess and DeficiencyAccount Mdsx & Boston Street Railway Co 1,980 00 Carried Unanimously 8 08 P M Carried Unanimously 8 14 P M TOWN OF LEXINGTON 67 68 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 16 Moved to be set aside for the time being 8 14 P M. ARTICLE 23 VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- The following articles presented by Leon W Bateman unless otherwise noted ized to appoint one of their members to the Board of Appeals in accordance with ARTICLE 17 VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws Carried 8 33 P M ized to construct concrete,bituminous concrete or other sidewalks, at such locations as they shall determine, where the abutting owner pays one-half of the cost, or ARTICLE 24 VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- otherwise, and to raise and appropriate therefor the sum of $7,000 00 ized to install street lights in such unaccepted streets as they may determine prior Amendment presented by Donald M Fifield as follows to the final adjournment of the 1956 Annual Town Meeting Mr Moderator, I move to amend the motion by adding at the end, the follow- Carried 8 34 P M fog—, and that the Selectmen be and hereby are directed to so construct a concrete or bituminous concrete sidewalk on the southerly side of Adams Street ARTICLE 25 VOTED To accept Chapter 141 of the Acts of 1954 of the from Meriam Street to the road from Adams Street to the Fiske School,during the General Court entitled "An Act Authorizing the Board of Selectmen to appoint the year 1955 Inspectors of Plumbing in the Town of Lexington" Amendment not adopted 8 24 P M Carried 8 34 P M Original motion as presented, carried by voice vote 8 24 P M ARTICLE 26 VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized ARTICLE 18 VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- to sell and convey to the Lexington Golf Club for $225 00, and upon such other ized to install curbings at such locations as they may determine, and that the sum terms and conditions as they may deem proper, a portion of the so-called Poor of $4,500 00 be raised and appropriated therefor Farm tract, bounded and described substantially as follows Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows EASTERLY by land of the Lexington Golf Club, four hundred and I move that item Curbing Construction be amended by striking out the figure eighty (480) feet more or less, $4,500 00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $500 00 NORTHERLY by land of the Lexington Golf Club,one hundred and Amendment adopted 8 27 P M thirty-five (135) feet more or less, Motion as amended carried by voice vote 8 27 P M WESTERLY by [and of the Town of Lexington, five hundred and fifty (550) feet more or less, and ARTICLE 19 VOTED. That the sum of $5,000 be raised and appropriated SOUTHEASTERLY by land now or formerly of Anthony P and for the improvement of lowlands and swamps in the eradication of mosquitoes, Margaret .l Zarella, one hundred and twenty (120) feet more under Section 4A of Chapter 252 of the General Laws or less, Carried 8 27 P.M. and containing approximately one and five-tenths (1 511 Oths} acres Carried 8 37 P M ARTICLE 20 VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are author- ARTICLE 27 VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized lied to install drains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as they to sell and convey at any time on or before March 2, 1956, the land on Meriam may determine, in accordance with Chapter 263 of the Acts of 1926, as amended, Street known as the Old Fire Station Site, upon such terms and conditions as they or otherwise,subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to take by deem proper, said land being described as follows eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land Beginning at a stone bound on the southeasterly side line of Meriam necessary therefor, and to raise and appropriate for such installation and land Street at the property now or formerly of Henry P Boutelle, thence acquisition the sum of$63,000 00. running northeasterly along Meriam Street a distance of 42 90 feet Carried 8.30 P M to a stone bound, thence turning at an angle of 90° 00 and running southeasterly by land now or formerly of Henry P Boutelle ARTICLE 21 VOTED To appropriate the sum of $7,000 00 for the pur- a distance of 79 56 feet to a stone bound, thence turning at an chase by or with the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for the Department angle to 90°20'30" and running southwesterly by land now or of Public Works and to provide for the payment thereof by transfer from the Road formerly of Henry P Boutelle a distance of 42 68 feet to a point, Machinery Fund thence turning at an angle of 89°49'30" and running north- Carried 8 32 P M . westerly by land now or formerly of Henry P Boutelle a distance of ARTICLE 22 VOTED To enlarge the scope of the Road MachineryFund 79feet to the point of beginning, and containing 3,407 plus 9 Porrminus square feet by crediting to said Fund an amount based on hourly rental for the use of motorized Carried Unanimously 8 42 P M equipment of the Department of Public Works when used on various projects carried on under the direction of said Department or other Departments of the Town, the ARTICLE 28 VOTED To authorize the Planning Board to obtain options amount of said charge not to exceed the amount allowed by the State for the use for land or rights therein that it desires to recommend be acquired by the Town as of similar equipment. locations for future streets, that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized on Carried 8 33 P M behalf of the Town to acquire by purchase, by eminent domain or otherwise, such TOWN OF LEXINGTON 69 70 ANNUAL REPORTS land or rights therein as are or may be included in options obtained by the ARTICLE 31 Presented by Haskell W Reed Planning Board, and that funds already appropriated for such purposes be avail- VOTED. That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized on behalf of the able therefor. Town to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire for school and Carried Unanimously 8 45 P.M playground purposes a parcel of land, together with any rights of way or other ARTICLE 29 Presented by Mrs Ruth Morey rights appurtenant or appropriate thereto, believed to belong to Henning W. Swen- son, said parcel being situated on Stedman Road in Lexington, adjacent to the Franklin School lot,and being bounded and described as follows• the authority of the vote adopted under Article 3 of the Warrant for the Special Beginning at a point in the easterly sideline of Stedman Road, said point being Town Meeting held on November 22, 1954, be and hereby is authorized on behalf the southwesterly corner of the Franklin School lot thence South 86° 43' 50" East, of the Town to retain architectural services and obtain final plans and specifications distant approximately 585 feet to a point, thence North 31° 16' 10" East, distant for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of additions to the new High approximately 170 feet to a point, thence North 86° 43' 50" West, distant ap- School building, consisting of a shop wing, an auditorium and new classrooms, to proximately 377 11 feet to a point, thence South 62° 39' 30" West, distant ap- obtain bids and to enter into a contract or contracts for such construction, original proximately 339 feet to the point of beginning, and containing 1 66 acres more or equipping and furnishing, and to supervise the carrying an of the work; and that less, all as shown on a plan entitled "Plan Showing Proposed Addition to Franklin the sum of $889,000 00 be and hereby is appropriated for such construction, School Lot, Lexington, Mass, Scale 1 in 100 ft, March 16, 1955,William M original equipping and furnishing, and that payment be provided by the raising of Burns, Town Engineer", a copy of which is on file in the office of the Town En- $114,000 00 in the current tax levy and by the issue of bonds or notes of the gineer, and that the sum of $1,500.00 be appropriated therefor and be provided Town for the balance of $775,000 00, and that the Treasurer, with the approval by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of Carried Unanimously 9 20 P M $775,000 00 under the authority of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948,as amended, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with ARTICLE 32 Presented by Haskell W Reed the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended, within a period VOTED To raise and appropriate the sum of $5,989 00 for the purchase by of twenty years Carried Unanimously 9 03 P M or with the approval of the Selectmen of equipment for the Shade Tree Division of the Department of Public Works. VOTED That in connection with the construction of a shop wing addition Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows. to the new High School building, as provided in the preceding vote adopted under I move that item Shade Tree New Equipment be amended by striking out the this Article, said High Schocl ::uilding Addition Ccmmitte be and hereby is au- figure$5,989 00 and inserting in place thereof the figure$2,789 00 thorized on behal, of the Town to retain architectural services and obtain plans Amendment declared lost 9 25 P.M and specificatic-is for altering, equipping and furnishing, for its originally designed Decision doubted Standing vote taken as follows school purposes, that portion of the present building that is now being used tern- In Favor Tellers Opposed porarily for shop purposes, to obtain bids and to enter into a contract or contracts 10 Alan G. Adams 26 for such alteration, equipping and furnishing, and to supervise the carrying on of 39 Murray G Dearborn 64 the work, and that the sum of $36,000 00 be raised and appropriated therefor 21 George H Anker 21 Carried Unanimously 9:06 P.M. - ARTICLE 30 Presented by George P Wadsworth 70 111 Amendment lost 9:27 P.M. VOTED: That the School Committee be and hereby is authorized to retain Motion as presented carried by voice vote. 9.28 P.M. expert assistance and make a survey of the tumor high school program of study, facilities and building needs in the Town, and that the sum of$3,500.00 be raised and appropriated therefor ARTICLE 33 Presented by William G Potter Amendment offered by Gardner C Ferguson as follows VOTED To raise and appropriate the sum $1,650 00 for the erection of a I move that item Junior High School Survey be amended by striking out the fence around the Colonial Cemetery. figure $3,500 00 and inserting in place thereof the figure $500 00. Amendment presented by Gardner C.Ferguson as follows: Amendment declared carried by voice vote 9 11 P M. I move that this item be indefinitely postponed Decision doubted Standing vote taken as follows Indefinite postponement declared lost 9 29 P M In Favor Tellers Opposed Decision doubted Standing vote taken as follows: 15 Alan G. Adams 22 In Favor Tellers Opposed 54 Murray G. Dearborn 43 9 Alan G Adams 27 23 George H.Anker 19 50 Murray G. Dearborn 48 28 George H Anker 11 92 84 Carried 9 13 P M 87 86 Amendment adopted 9 15 P M Amendment carried 9 30 P M TOWN OF LEXINGTON 71 72 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 34. Presented by William G Potter ARTICLE 39 VOTED: To amend Article XXVII of the General By-Laws en- VOTED. That the sum of $2,000.00 be appropriated for the development titled "Loam, Sand and Gravel Removal" by changing the number of said Article and grading of additional land in Westview Cemetery and the development of to XXVIII, and by inserting after the word "erection" in paragraph a. the follow- additional roadways therein, and that said sum be provided by transfer from the ing—, on the land from which the removal is made,'—so that said paragraph a Westview Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund. will read as follows: When such removal is incidental to and in connection with Carried by voice vote 9 30 P M the erection,on the land from which the removal is made, of a building for which a permit has been issued by the Building Inspector of the Town William H.Lyon asks for five minute recess. Carried Unanimously 9 55 P M Recess declined 9 31 P M Edward H Copithorne asks for reconsideration of Article 30 ARTICLE 35 VOTED To authorize the Selectmen to install a sanitary sewer 9 56 P M main from the sewer pumping station in a general southerly direction toward the The Moderator states the time had elapsed for reconsideration intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Paul Revere Road in such locations as Leon W Bateman, Chairman, moves that if no objections, Article 41 be taken the Selectmen may determine and to take by eminent domain, purchase or other- up wise acquire any fee, easement or ether interest in land necessary therefor, and. No ob;ections,unanimous 9 57 P M to appropriate for such installation and land acquisition the sum of $400,000 00 ARTICLE 41 Presented by Frederick M Gay and to provide said sum by the issue of bonds or notes of the town, and that the VOTED That the Moderator be and hereby is authorized and directed to ap- Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $400,000 00 and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor,_ point a Cary Memorial Library Addition Building Committee of five residents of to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, the Town, one of whom shall be a member of the School Committee and another as amended,within a period not exceeding twenty years of whom shall also be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Library at the time of their appointment, to retain architectural services and obtain preliminary Harold B Lamont offers the following amendment "That the term of pay- mint be thirty years instead of twenty years." plans,specifications and cost estimates for the construction and original equipping Amendment declared lost 9 40 P.M and furnishing of an addition to the Cary Memorial Library building, and that the Main motion as presented carried unanimously 9 40 P.M. sum of $5,000 00 be appropriated for the expenses of the Committee and be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows ARTICLE 36 VOTED To appropriate the sum of $76,500 00 for the re- f move that this article be indefinitely postponed placement and alteration of pumps and other equipment in the sewer pumping Indefinite postponement lost by voice vote, ]0 47 P M station, and that said sum be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Main motion as presented carried unanimously ]0 49 P M Account. Carried Unanimously 9:44 P.M. Chairman, Leon W Bateman, moves that meeting be adjourned until April 4, 1955ataP M. ARTICLE 37, VOTED That the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated 5o voted. 10:50 P.M. pproP JAMES J CARROLL, for the purchase of one additional cruising car for the Police Department. Town Clerk Amendment offered by Gardner C Ferguson as follows. I move that this article be indefinitely postponed Amendment declared carried 9 45 P M Decision doubted Standing vote taken as follows In Favor Tellers Opposed SPECIAL ELECTION, TOWN MEETING MEMBERS 8 MurrayAlanDearborn G Adams24 PRECINCT TWO 61 MurG Dearborn 41 24 George H Anker 12 MARCH 28, 1955 93 Indefinite postponement carried 9.47 P.M. 7T There were 30 Town Meeting Members present. James J Carroll,Town Clerk,called the meeting to order at 7.35 P M ARTICLE 38. VOTED. That the sum of $2,500 00 be raised and appropriated James J Carroll was elected to serve as Chairman for the meetingRoland B.Greeley was elected to serve as clerk. toward the development and maintenance of complete block plans and base maps Albert E Pratley was nominated, which was duly seconded, to be elected to of the Town `fill the unexpired term of one year Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows Unanimously voted. I move that this article be indefinitely postponed ROLAND B GREELEY, Amendment for indefinite poseponemnt lost 9 54 P M Clerk Motion as presented carried 9 55 P M TOWN OF LEXINGTON 73 74 ANNUAL REPORTS Chapter 228 Haskell W. Reed, Selectman, moves to take up Article 16 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ARTICLE 16 VOTED That the sum of $40,000 00 be appropriated for the construction of all or any part of Hill Street and Winchester Drive, or either or In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-Five both of them, under Chapter 90 highway construction, and that said sum be AN ACT VALIDATING THE ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS AT THE ADJOURNED transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account SESSION HELD ON MARCH TWENTY-EIGHTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND Carried Unanimously 8 07 P.M FIFTY FIVE, OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING OF THE TOWN OF LEXING- Raymond W James, Selectman, moves to take up Articles 45 through 52 in- TON HELD IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE cfusive Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court Approval by Town Meeting Members 8 09 P M assembled,and by the authority of the same, as follows' ARTICLE 45 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout of SECTION 1. The acts and proceedings of the Town of Lexington at the ad- as a town way, Bertwell Road from Fuller Road northwesterly, a distance of ap- journed session of the annual town meeting held in the year nineteen hundred and proximately 805 feet to Simonds Road as laid out by the Selectmen under the fifty-five,which adjourned session was held on March twenty-eighth, nineteen hun- Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dred and fifty-five, and all acts done in pursuance thereof, are hereby confirmed dated January 6, 1955,and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, and made valid, notwithstanding the failure to give notice of the adjournment as purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary required by law or the by-laws of said town, to the same extent as if the said ad- therefor journed session had been called, held, conducted and adjourned in strict compli- Carried Unanimously 8:10 P.M. ance with the law SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage House of Representatives, March 31, 1955 ARTICLE 46 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout of Passed to be enacted,Michael W Sperry,Speaker as a town way, Bridge Street from Spring Street easterly, approximately 1525 feet In Senate,March 31, 1955 to Valleyfield Street as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and Passed to be enacted,Richard I Furbush, President shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, 1955, April 1, 1955 and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise Approved, acquire any fee,easement or other interest in land necessary therefor at 2 o'clock and 18 minutes,P M Carried Unanimously 8 11 P M CHRISTIAN A HERTER, ARTICLE 47 VOTED To establish as a town way and accept the layout of Governor as a town way, Fuller Road from Harding Road easterly, approximately 735 feet THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS to Bertwel! Road as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, 1955, and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise ac- STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 33 quire any fee,easement or other interest in land necessary therefor Edward J Cronin Carried Unanimously 8 12 P M Secretary of the Commonwealth April 4, 1955 ARTICLE 48 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout of I hereby Certify the Attached to be a True Photostatic Copy as a town way, Crosby Road from Massachusetts Avenue southerly, approximately (Seal)Witness the Great Seal of the Commonwealth 595 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 January 6, 1955, and to au- Edward J Cronin thorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire EDWARD J CRONIN any fee,easement or other interest in land necessary therefor Secretary of the Commonwealth Carried Unanimously 8 23 P M ARTICLE 49 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Sherburne Road from Vine Brook Road southerly, approximately ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING 900 feet to Winthrop Road 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 January 6, HELD APRIL 4, 1955 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 Meeting called to order by the Moderator,Charles E.Ferguson 8 05 P M There were 189 Town Meeting Members present Carried Unanimously 8:24 P.M. Invocation by Floyd J Taylor. 8 06 P M ARTICLE 50 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, Brandon Street from Fottler Avenue southeasterly, a distance of ap- ARTICLE 2 Additional report of Appropriation Committee filed 8.06 P M. proximately 310 feet, and northwesterly a distance of approximately 600 feet as TOWN OF LEXINGTON 75 76 ANNUAL REPORTS laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a plan on Leon W. Bateman asks for a recess of twenty minutes for the Town Meeting file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, 1955, and to authorize the Members to visit and inspect the Town Office Building 8 35 P,M. Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, Suggestion for recess declared lost 8.39 P.M. easement or other interest in land necessary therefor Slides shown on various offices in the Town Office Building. Carried Unanimously 8.25 P M John W Rycroft, Chief of Police, called upon and admitted, explaining the ARTICLE 51 VOTED: To establish as a town way, and accept the layout of undesirability of the Police Station 9-08 P. M. as a town way, Fottler Avenue from Massachusetts Avenue northeasterly, approx Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows. imately 795 feet as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Act,and shown I move that this article be indefinitely postponed upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, 1955, and Indefinite postponement declared lost by voice vote 9 26 P M to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise ac- Main motion as presented carried unanimously 9.31 P.M Nathaniel P.Blish asks for reconsideration of Article 37 9:32 P.M. quire any fee,easement or other interest in land necessary therefor Carried Unanimously 8.26 P M. Moderator declares reconsideration out of order 9.32 P M Nathaniel P Blish asks to reopen Article 37 9.33 P.M. ARTIICLE 52 VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout of To reopen—declared lost by voice vote. 9.33 P M as a town way, Hayes Avenue from Meriam Street northeasterly, approximately ARTICLE 42 Aiden L. Ripley asks to have the article placed on the table. 230 feet to Woodland Road as laid out by the Selectmen under the Betterment Approved by the Town Meeting Members 9 35 P. M. Act, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 6, 1955, and to authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or ARTICLE 43. Presented by Joseph E. Belcher,Chairman otherwise acquire any fee,easement or other interest in land necessary therefor. MOTION To instruct the Selectmen to petition the General Court for the Carried Unanimously 8.27 P M enactment of Legislation authorizing the establishment in the Town of Lexington of a Selectmen Town Manager form of government in accordance with the pro- VOTED To appropriate for land acquisition and for construction of the ways posed legislation prepared and submitted by the Town Manager Plan Committee enumerated in Articles 45 to 52 inclusive, the sum of $114,045 00 and to pro- General Discussion by various speakers vide for payment thereof by the transfer of $14,045 00 from the Excess and De- Motion by Harold B Lamont to adjourn until April 11, 1955 Lost 10 42 P M ficiency Account by the raising of $50,000 00 in the current tax levy, and by Main Motion declared lost by voice vote 10 47 P M the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of $50,000 00, and that ARTICLE 2 Rev Harold T Handley proceeded to offer a motion which the the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized Moderator declared not in order TO 47 P M to borrow the sum of $50,000 00 and issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, ARTICLE 2 Presented by Joseph E Belcher,Chairman as amended,within a period not exceeding ten years VOTED That the report of the Town Manager Plan Committee be accepted Amendment presented by Gardner C Ferguson as follows and placed on fife and the Committee discharged Mr Moderator, I move to amend the motion by striking out everything after Carried 10 48 P M the words"Excess and Deficiency Account" and by inserting in place thereof, the Leon W Bateman moves that meeting be adjourned until Tuesday, April 5, following—and by the raising of $100 000 00 in the current tax levy.—so that 1955 at 8 P M 10 54 P.M. the motion, as amended, will read as follows Amendment offered by Alfred P Tropeano that meeting be adjourned until VOTED To appropriate for land acquisition and for construction of the ways Monday,April 11, 1955 at 8 P M 10 55 P M enumerated in Articles 45 to 52 inclusive, the sum of $114,045 00 and to provide Amendment by Alfred P Tropeano adopted 10 55 P M for payment thereof by the transfer of $14,045 00 from the Excess and Deficiency Motion as amended adopted 10 56 P M Account and by the raising of $100,000 00 in the current tax levy Meeting adjouned until April 11, 1955 at 8 P M Amendment declared lost by voice vote 8.33 P M Main motion as presented carried unanimously 8:33 P, M. JAMES J.CARROLL, Town Clerk ARTICLE 40 Presented by Leon W. Bateman. VOTED. That the Moderator be and hereby is authorized and directed to ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING appoint an Additional Town Office Building Committee of five residents of the Town, two of whom shall be members of the Board of Selectmen at the time of HELD APRIL 11, 1955 their appointment, to retain architectural services and obtain plans and specifica- tions and cost estimates for the construction and original equipping and furnish- Meeting called to order by the Moderator,Charles E Ferguson 8:04 P. M. ing of an additional town office building, similar in design to the present town Invocation by Rev.George W Casey 8 05 P.M. office building, and to report to the 1956 annual Town meeting; and that the sum There were 182 Town Meeting Members present of $10,000 00 be appropriated for the expenses of the Committee and be pro- vided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account Leon W.Bateman,Chairman,Board of Selectmen,declares Article 2 open. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 77 78 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 2 Frank A Currier,Jr presents Report of the Committee on Colonial Standing vote taken as follows Architecture for Town Building which was voted on to be accepted, placed on file In Favor Tellers Opposed and committee discharged 8 07 P M 30 George P Wadsworth 2 ARTICLE 42 Frank A Currier, Jr moves that Article 42 be taken from the 43 Rev Harold T Handley 9 table 8 07 P M 29 Frederic B Fletcher 5 MOTION To accept Sections 82 to 84, inclusive,of Chapter 41 of the General 102 16 Laws, which provide for the establishment of an art commission and to designate Being a two-thirds vote,article adopted 8 41 P.M. the School Committee, the Planning Board and the Trustees of Public Trusts as the boards to nominate to the Selectmen the names of citizens of the Town from ARTICLE 56 Presented by Haskell W Reed whom the Selectmen shall appoint an art commission of three members as provided VOTED That the Planning Board be and hereby is authorized and directed in said Section 83 to study the matter of acquiring by purchase or by eminent domain or otherwise, Main motion voted on Decision of vote in doubt, therefore standing vote Taken as follows or by lease, land or interests therein situated northwesterly of Waltham Street, southwesterly of Massachusetts Avenue and southeasterly of Muzzey Street, for In Favor Tellers Opposed 1 b George P Wadsworth 15 the purpose of establishing an off-street parking area and access thereto, and to 16 Rev HaroldPT worth i 5 report thereon at the next available Town Meeting, and that the sum of$3,500 00 152Frederic B. FletcherTf30 be appropriated for the expenses of the Board and be provided by transfer from — the Excess and Deficiency Account. 60 63 Declared carried by voice vote 9 47 P M Motion as presented not adopted 8.20 P M ARTICLE 57 Alan G Adams presents report of the Planning Board 9 50 P.M. ARTICLE 53 Alan G.Adams moves for Indefinite Postponement He then presented the following vote Carried Unanimously 8 21 P M VOTED To amend the Zoning By-Law by adding under paragraph 7 of Sec- ARTICLE 54 Alfred P.Tropeano moves for indefinite Postponement tion 5 (a) R 1 Districts, the following new subparagraph Carried Unanimously 8.24 P M f Open-air parking areas for use only in connection with one or more of the ARTICLE 55. Presented by Bertram P Gustin other permitted uses in the district. VOTED To amend the Zoning By-Laws to change a certain area from an R-1 Carried Unanimously 9'54 P.M district to an A-1 district by adding to Section 4 (g) A-1—Garden Apartment and ARTICLE 58 Presented by Alan G. Adams — Report of Planning Board. Hotel Districts, the following new paragraph. 9 57 P M 3 A district situated on the westerly side of the State highway (Route 128) He thenpresented the followingvote; and the easterly side of Marrett Road bounded and described as follows. EASTERLY by the westerly side of the State highway (Route 128) four VOTED. To amend the Zoning By-Law so as to change certain land from an hundred (400) feet, more or less; R 1 District to an M 1—Light Manufacturing District, by striking out subpara- NORTHERLY by other land of Frida Semler Seabury and Arthur F graph 1 of paragraph (f) of Section 4 thereof and by substituting therefor a new Hinds et als twelve hundred sixty (1260) feet, more or less; subparagraph 1 as follows. EASTERLY by land of said Hinds one hundred seventy (170) feet, T. A district bounded southwesterly by the southwesterly side of the railroad more or less, right of way, northwesterly by the southeasterly line of Westview Street; north- NORTHWESTERLY by land of Maurice 0 Healy by two bounds, said easterly by a line parallel to and at all points 500 feet southwesterly of the south- bounds being of two hundred ninety-two (292) feet, more or less and two westerly line of Bedford Street, southeasterly by the northwesterly line of Hinchey hundred one (201) feet, more or less respectively, Road, northeasterly by a line parallel to and at all points 1285 feet northeasterly SOUTHWESTERLY by Marrett Road nine hundred thirty (930) feet, of the southwesterly side of the railroad right of way, and southeasterly by the more or less northwesterly line of the Northern Circumferential Highway SOUTHEASTERLY SOUTHWESTERLY General discussion by various speakers SOUTHEASTERLY Voice vote taken,not unanimous,therefore standing vote taken as follows. SOUTHWESTERLY as shown by land now or formerly of Grigor by five In Favor Tellers Opposed bounds of twenty-eight (28) feet, more or less, two hundred three (203) 30 George P Wadsworth 6 feet, more or less, seventy (70) feet, more or less, three hundred seventy 67 Rev Harold T Handley 27 (370) feet, more or less, 21 Frederic B Fletcher 12 SOUTHERLY three hundred forty(340)feet, more or less 118 45 To the point of beginning at the State highway(Route 128). g Voice vote not unanimous 8 40 P M Bein a two-thirds vote,article adopted ]0 29 P M TOWN OF LEXINGTON 79 80 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 59 Leon W Bateman, Chairman, moves for Indefinite Postpone- Shall the town vote to approve the action of the representative town meeting ment Carried 10 30 P M whereby it was voted to amend the Zoning By-Law so as to change from an R-1, Leon W Bateman moves that meeting be dissolved 10 30 P M One family dwelling district, to an M-1, Light Manufacturing district, a parcel of land situated on Westview Street in Lexington and bounded as follows southeast JAMES J CARROLL, erly by the present M-1 district in this area, northwesterly by the southeasterly Town Clerk line of Westview Street northeasterly by a line parallel to and at all points 500 feet southwesterly of the southwesterly line of Bedford Street and southeasterly ATTORNEY GENERAL'S APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 57 AS PASSED AT THE by the northwesterly line of Hinchey Road, said parcel of land containing approx- ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD APRIL 11, 1955 innately eleven acres and being a portion of the sand and gravel pit of the Lex- ington Sand and Gravel Company? ARTICLE 57 Alan G Adams presents report of the Planning Board 9 50 P M I. YES I_ _ He then presented the following vote ` NO VOTED To amend the Zoning By-Law by adding under paragraph 7 of Sec- tion 5 (a) R 1 Districts, the following new subparagraph f Open-air parking areas for use only in connection with one or more of the The polls will be open at 7 30 A M and will remain open until 8 00 P M other permitted uses in the district And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time Carried Unanimously 9 54 P M of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town JAMES J CARROLL, Hereof fail not, and make due return on this warrant,with your doings thereon, Town Clerk to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting Given under our hands at Lexington, this 25th day of April A D, 1955 Lexington,Mass,April 15, 1955 A true copy, Attest JAMES F MOWAT I, James J Carroll, Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, do hereby certify Constable of Lexington the above to be a true and exact copy of Article 57 as passed at the Adjourned LEON W BATEMAN Town Meeting held April 11, 1955 and as same appears on record FREDERICK M GAY HASKELL W REED JAMES J CARROLL, WILLIAM E MALONEY Town Clerk RAYMOND W JAMES Selectmen of Lexington Boston,Mass,April 29, 1955 CONSTABLE'S RETURN The foregoing amendment to zoning by-law is hereby approved To the Town Clerk (Signed),GEORGE FINGOLD, April 29, 1955 Attorney General I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in five Advertised in Lexington Minute Man—May 5, 12, 19, ]955 (5) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a printed copy of such warrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at his last residence, as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars of Voters 10 days before the time of said meeting Attest F MOWAT, TOWN WARRANT JAMES MConstablee of Lexington Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, so. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said county, Greeting. SPECIAL ELECTION--REFERENDUM In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify SHALL THE TOWN VOTE TO APPROVE THE ACTION OF THE REPRESENTA- the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington,qualified to vote in elections and in Town TIVE TOWN MEETING WHEREBY IT WAS VOTED TO AMEND THE affairs,to meet in their respective voting places in said Town ZONING BY-LAW—WESTVIEW STREET IN LEXINGTON PRECINCT ONE, ADAMS SCHOOL PRECINCT TWO, THREE AND FOUR, HELD MAY 9, 1955 CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING on Monday the 9th day of May, 1955 at 7.30 o'clock A M then and there to act upon the following question presented to the In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the Town of Lexing- voters at large by the Selectmen, pursuant to a petition for a referendum upon the ton met in their respective voting places in said Town of Lexington, Monday, the vote adopted under Article 58 of the Warrant for the 1955 Annual Town Meeting 9th day of May, 1955 at seven thirty in the forenoon TOWN OF LEXINGTON 81 82 ANNUAL REPORTS The following places were designated as the voting places for the various The ballots cast were counted, enclosed in envelopes, sealed, signed by the precincts Precinct One,Adams School; Precinct Two, Three and Four,Cary Mem- election officers, together with the unused ballots, and delivered to the Town orial Hall Clerk at his office The following election officers having been duly appointed by the Selectmen, The Registrars of Voters and the Town Clerk canvassed the result as follows and Wardens of the various precincts were assigned for duty as follows: Precinct 1. Six hundred eleven 611 Precinct 2 Five hundred ninety-three 593 Precinct One Precinct 3 Nine hundred forty-two 942 Charles J Dailey .... Warden Precinct 4 One thousand one hundred eighty-seven 1187 Joseph P Waddleton Inspector Annie H McDonnell ... Inspector Total Three thousand three hundred thirty-three 3333 Ilda J Field Clerk To act upon the following question presented to the voters at large by the Mary A. Rowland ... Teller Selectmen, pursuant to a petition for a referendum upon the voted adopted under Helga M Carlson Teller Article 58 of the Warrant for the 1955 Annual Town Meeting "Shall the town vote to approve the action of the representative town meeting Precinct Two whereby it was voted to amend the Zoning By-Law so as to change from an R-1, William W Ferguson Warden Ralph I Dale Inspector One family dwelling district, to an M-1, Light manufacturing district, a parcel of land situated on Westview Street in Lexington and bounded as follows. southeast- Randall W Richards Inspector erly by the present M-1 district in this area, northwesterly by the southeasterly Louise E Ahern ... . Clerk line of Westview Street, northeasterly by a line parallel to and at all points 500 Eleanor T. Husted .. Teller feet southwesterly of the southwesterly line of Bedford Street and southeasterly by Elizabeth F Downey Teller the northwesterly line of Hinchey Road, said parcel of land containing approx- imately eleven acres and being a portion of the sand and gravel pit of the Lexing- ton Sand and Gravel Company?" Precinct Three Emma Zitso .. . ... Warden QUESTION Julia Vaughan .... Inspector Clarence E Delp Inspector YES Pre I Pre.2 Pre 3 Pre 4 Total Edna D. Anderson Clerk 211 149 193 220 773 Rosalie MacDonald Teller NO 399 444 749 967 2559 Agnes T Buckley . Teller BLANKS . 1 0 0 0 0 Precinct Four TOTALS . 611 593 942 1187 3333 Lester L Andrews Warden Zoning By-Law not in effect YES 773 Helen M. Smith .. . ... Inspector NO 2559 Helen M. Kirk .. .. Inspector Mary J Ferry ..... .... Clerk JAMES J.CARROLL, Michael J McDonough Teller Town Clerk Mary A Hallett .. Teller The polls were declared open in each precinct at seven-thirty o'clock A M. TOWN WARRANT and remained open until eight o'clock P. M, after which time, after due notice, they were closed Commonwealth of Ma sachusetts Middlesex, •. The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington,in said county, Greeting: The ballots were counted by the election officers in each precinct, the tally In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify sheets and total vote sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington,qualified to vote in elections and in Town The total registration of voters in each precinct was as follows affairs, to meet in Cary Memorial Hall, in said Lexington, on Monday, the Precinct 1 Two thousand four hundred two 2402 twentieth day of June, 1955 at 8:00 P M then and there to act on the following Precinct 2 One thousand eight hundred four 1804 articles. Precinct 3. Two thousand three hundred forty-nine 2349 ARTICLE 1 To receive the reports of any board of Town officers or of any Precinct 4 Two thousand nine hundred ninety-five 2995 committee of the Town ARTICLE 2 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way, and Total Nine thousand five hundred fifty 9550 accept the alteration, relocation and layout of as a town way, School Street, north- TOWN OF LEXINGTON 83 84 ANNUAL REPORTS easterly a distance of approximately 2400 feet from Marren Road at Lincoln Local business, by adding to section 41c) C1—Local business districts, the follow- . Street to Massachusetts Avenue as altered, relocated and laid out by the Selectmen ing new paragraph and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated March 21, 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or 24 A district on the easterly side of Waltham Street, adjacent to the other interest in rand necessary therefor, appropriate money for the construction Waltham City line, containing by estimation about 7 acres, bounded and of said street and for land acquisition, and determine whether the money shall be described as follows provided by transfer from available funds, or by borrowing or by any combination On the north on land now or formerly of Fletcher, on the east on land of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto, now or formerly of John McCarthy, on the south on land now or formerly ARTICLE 3 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to construct of Hildreth and others, and on the west on Waltham Street, formerly Lex- concrete, bituminous concrete or other sidewalk in School Street, subject to the ington Street assessment upon abutting estates of one-half of the cost, or otherwise, appropriate And you are directed to serve this warrant seven days at least before the time a sum of money for such construction, and provide for payment thereof by transfer of said meeting as provided in the By-Laws of the Town from available funds, or act in any other manner in relation thereto Hereof fail not,and make due return on this warrant,with your doings thereon, ARTICLE 4 To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way, and to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting accept the layout of as a town way, Worthen Road from Bedford Street to Massa- Given under our hands at Lexington,this thirty-first day of May,A D, 1955 chusetts Avenue, southwesterly, a distance of approximately 1930 feet as laid out A true copy, Attest by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, JAMES F MOWAT dated February 9, 1955 and to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any Constable of Lexington fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, appropriate money for LEON W BATEMAN the construction of said road and for land acquisition, and determine whether the FREDERICK M GAY money shall be provided by transfer from available funds, or by borrowing or by any HASKELL W REED combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in relation thereto WILLIAM E MALONEY ARTICLE 5 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the pur- RAYMOND W JAMES chase of one additional cruising car for the Police Department and to provide for Selectmen of Lexington payment thereof by transfer from available funds, or act in any other manner in relation thereto CONSTABLE'S RETURN ARTICLE 6 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen on behalf of the To the Town Clerk, Town to acquire by purchase or by eminent domain or otherwise, or by lease, land June 9th, 1955 or interests therein situated northwesterly of Waltham Street, southwesterly of I have served the foregoing warrant by posting a printed copy thereof in five Massachusetts Avenue and southeasterly of Muzzey Street, and being any portion (5) public places in the Town and also by sending by mail, postage prepaid, a or portions or all of the parcels numbered 1 to 89 inclusive Waltham Street, 1752 to printed copy of such warrant addressed to every registered voter of the Town at i 778 inclusive Massachusetts Avenue, and 6 to 22 inclusive Muzzey Street, and his last residence, as appears from the records of the Board of Registrars of Voters unnumbered parcels adjacent thereto, or any of them, for the purpose of estab- 11 days before the time of said meeting €fishing an off-street parking area and access thereto, appropriate a sum of money Attest. for the acquisition of such land and for the construction and operation of the park- JAMES F MOWAT, ing area and facilities, and determine whether the money shall be provided by Constable of Lexington transfer from available funds, including the Parking Meter Account, or by borrow- ing, or by any combination of these methods, or act in any other manner in rela- tion thereto ARTICLE 7 To see if the Town will vote to change the names of the follow- SPECIAL TOWN MEETING ing streets, or act in any other manner in relation thereto, namely HELD JUNE 20, 1955 a) To change to Welch Road the name of Hill Avenue, an unaccepted way extending from Grandview Avenue to Summit Avenue Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Charles E Ferguson 8 08 P M. b) To change to Estabrook Road the name of Summit Avenue, an un- Invocation offered by Rev F J Murphy accepted way extending from Massachusetts Avenue to Grandview There were 157 Town Meeting Members present Avenue Town Clerk, James J Carroll, read the warrant for the meeting until further ARTICLE 8 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by reading was voted to waived adding in Section 2 Definitions, the following Town Clerk read the Constable's Return for the meeting 8 10 P M Ip) Sanitary Sewer A public sanitary sewer of the Town of Lexington ARTICLE I Donald T Clark, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee • ARTICLE 9 To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by presented report of the Appropriation Committee which was voted to be accepted changing a certain area from an R1 district—One family dwelling,to a Cl district— and placed on file 8 11 P M TOWN OF LEXINGTON 85 86 ANNUAL REPORTS ARTICLE 2 Presented by Leon W Bateman,Chairman, Board of Selectmen. VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the alteration, relocation and ARTICLE 7 Presented by Alan G Adams, Chairman, Planning Board Acted layout of as a town way, School Street, northeasterly a distance of approximately upon in two parts H2400 feet from Marren Road at Lincoln Street to Massachusetts Avenue as altered, a) VOTED. That the name of nuell Avenue, an he unaccepted way extending from relocated and laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office Grandview Avenue to Summit Avenue, be and hereby is changed to the name of of the Town Clerk, dated March 21, 1955, and to authorize the Selectmen to take Welch Road by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in Carried Unanimously 9 P.M. land necessary therefor, and to appropriate for the construction of said street b) VOTED: That the name of Summit Avenue, an unaccepted way extending and for land acquisition the sum of $8,000 and to provide for payment thereof by from Massachusetts Avenue to Grandview Avenue, be and hereby is changed to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account the name of Estabrook Road Carried Unanimously 8 15 P M. Carried Unanimously 9 P M ARTICLE 3 Presented by Leon W. Bateman. VOTED That the Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to construct ARTICLE 8. Presented by Alan G Adams, Chairman, Planning Board concrete, bituminous concrete or other sidewalk in School Street subject to the VOTED; To amend the Zoning By-Law by adding in Section 2 Definitions, assessment upon abutting estates of one-half of the cost,and to appropriate the sum the following• of $5,000 for such construction and to provide for payment thereof by transfer [p) Sanitary Sewer A public sanitary sewer of the Town of Lexington. from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Alan G Adams read Report of the Planning Board Carried Unanimously 8.16 P M Article as presented carried unanimously 9.02 P M ARTICLE 5 Leon W Bateman states, if no objection, that Article 5 would be presented ARTICLE 9, Presented by Alan G.Adams,Chairman,Planning Board There were no objections from the Town Meeting Members present 8.16 P. M. VOTED To amend the Zoning By-Law by changing a certain area from an R1 VOTED. That $2,000 be appropriated for the purchase of one additional sdetricr 1c) family dwelling, to a Cl district—Local business, by adding to cruising car for the Police Department and be provided by transfer from the Excess Section 4Ic) C1—Local business districts, the following new paragraph: 24 A district on the easterly side of Waltham Street, adjacent to the and Deficiency Account Lexington-Waltham line, bounded and described as follows Carried by voice vote 8 24 P M Westerly by Waltham Street, 350 feet, Northerly by land now or ARTICLE 6 VOTED That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized on formerly of Edith L Short, 200 feet, Easterly by land now or formerly of behalf of the Town to acquire by purchase or by eminent domain or otherwise, or said Short, by a line parallel to and distant 200 feet Easterly from the by lease not to exceed five years, land or interests therein situated northwesterly Easterly sideline of Waltham Street, Southeasterly by land now or form- of Waltham Street, southwesterly of Massachusetts Avenue and southeasterly of erly of John McCarthy, and Southerly by the Lexington-Waltham Line Muzzey Street, and being any portion or portions or all of the parcels numbered 1 Alan G Adams read Report of the Planning Board to 45 inclusive Waltham Street, 1752 to 1778 inclusive Massachusetts Avenue, Vote not unanimous 9 09 P M Standing vote taken as follows and 6 to 16 inclusive Muzzey Street, and unnumbered parcels adjacent thereto, In Favor Tellers Opposed or any of them, for the purpose of establishing an off-street parking area with 35 Errol H Locke 0 access thereto, and to appropriate for acquisition of the land the amount of $65- 76 Harold T Handley 5 000 and provide for payment thereof by the transfer of $15,000 from the Park- 19 Ernest Giroux 6 ing Meter Account and by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of $50,000, and to appropriate for the construction of the parking area the sum 130 11 of$20,000 and provide for payment thereof by the issue of bonds or notes of the Carried 9 12 P M Town, and that the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow said sums totalling $70,000 and issue bonds or notes of ARTICLE 4 Haskell W Reed moves that article be indefinitely postponed the Town therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provision of Chapter 44 Indefinite postponement lost by voice vote 9 38 P M of the General Laws, as amended, within a period not exceeding ten years Haskell W Reed presented Article 4. Donald T Clark, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, states unfavor- VOTED To establish as a town way, and accept the layout of as a town way, able action recommended by the Appropriation Committee. Worthen Road from Bedford Street to Massachusetts Avenue, southwesterly, a dis- Voice vote not unanimous. Standing vote taken as follows• tante of approximately 1930 feet as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon In Favor Tellers Opposed a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated February 9, 1955, and to 34 Errol H. Locke 0 authorize the Selectmen to take by eminent domain or otherwise acquire any fee, 81 Harold T Handley 4 easement or other interest in land necessary therefor, and to appropriate for land 25 Ernest Giroux 3 acquisition and for construction of said way the sum of $140,000 and to provide ----- for payment thereof by transfer of $20,000 from the Excess and Deficiency Ac- 140 7 count and by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for the balance of$120,000, Carried 8:56 P.M. and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is TOWN OF LEXINGTON 87 88 ANNUAL REPORTS authorized to borrow the sum of $120,000 and issue bonds or notes of the Town SECTION 3 Prior to the date of the Annual Town Meeting of each year the therefor, to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the Committee shall publish a report of its findings in the preceding year and its rec- General Laws,as amended,within a per+od not exceeding ten years ommendations, copy of which report shall be sent to each Town Meeting Member Donald T Clark, Chairman, Appropriation Committee, states committee rec- Question by Rev Harold 7 Handley concerning Section 2 ammends unfavorable action Motion as presented carried unanimously 9 29 P M Vote taken on article which was not unanimous 10 09 P M JAMES J CARROLL, Standing vote taken as follows Town Clerk In Favor Tellers Opposed 35 Errol H Locke 0 Lexington,Mass,April 15, 1955 77 Harold T Handley 7 I, James J Carroll, Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, do hereby certLfy 24 Ernest Giroux 3 the above to be a true and exact copy of Article 44 as passed at the Annual Town 136 10 Meeting held March 21, 1955 and as same appears on record Carried 10 10 P M JAMES J.CARROLL, Town Clerk Leon W Bateman, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, moves that meeting be dissolved. 10:11 P M Boston,Mass.,May 18, 1955 JAMES J CARROLL, Town Clerk The within amendment to by-laws is hereby approved (Signed)GEORGE FINGOLD, Attorney General ATTORNEY GENERAL'S APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 44 AS PASSED AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 21, 1955 Published in Lexington Minute Man June 23, 30 and July 7, 1955. ARTICLE 44. Sanborn C Brown, Chairman of the Capital Expenditures Corn- ATTORNEY GENERAL'S APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 39 AS PASSED AT THE mittee, presented the following, ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 28, 1955 ARTICLE XXIX ARTICLE 39 VOTED To amend Article XXVII of the General By-Laws CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE entitled"Loam,Sand and Gravel Removal" by changing the number of said Article to XXVIII, and by inserting after the word "erection" in paragraph a, the follow- SECTION 1 The Town shall have a Capital Expenditures Committee consist- ing:—on the land from which the removal is made,—so that said paragraph a ing of five registered voters of the Town No member of the Committee shall be will read as follows When such removal is incidental to and in connection with an officer or employee of the Town, whether elected or appointed, except that the erection, on the land from which the removal is made, of a building for which Town Meeting Members may be members of the Committee Initially the Mod- .a permit has been issued by the Building Inspector of the'Town erator shall appoint two members to serve until the next annual Town Meeting, Carried Unanimously 9 55 P M two members to serve until the annual Town Meeting in the second year there- JAMES J CARROLL, after and one member to serve until the annual Town Meeting in the third year Town Clerk thereafter Thereafter, on or before the first day of June in each year the Mod- erator shall appoint to the Committee one or two members (as the case may be) to serve until the annual Town Meeting in the third year thereafter and until his Lexington,Mass,April 15, 1955 successor is appointed and qualified Any vacancy in the Committee shall be filled I, James J Carroll, Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, do hereby certify by appointment by the Moderator and the member so appointed shall serve for the the above to be a true and exact copy of Article 39 as passed at the Adjourned unexpired term of his predecessor If any member of the Committee shall cease Town Meeting held March 28, 1955 and as same appears on record to be a resident of Lexington, or shall become an officer of the Town by election JAMES J CARROLL, or by appointment and qualify as such, or shall become an employee of the Town, Town Clerk he shall forthwith cease to be a member of the Committee The Committee shall choose its own officers SECTION 2. Each year the Capital Expenditures Committee shall make a Boston,Mass.,May 18, 1955 thorough study of the capital expenditure projects that may be required by the The foregoing amendment to by-laws is hereby approved Town within the ensuing five-year period and shall file a report setting forth all (Signed)GEORGE FINGOLD, such projects together with the Committee's recommendations as to the projects Attorney General that should be undertaken within the five-year period and the approximate date .Published in Lexington Minute Man June 23, 30 and July 7, 1955 on which each recommended project should be started TOWN OF LEXINGTON 89 90 ANNUAL REPORTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 55 AS PASSED AT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 8 AS PASSED AT THE ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING HELD APRIL 11, 1955 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD JUNE 20, 1955 ARTICLE 55 Presented by Bertram P Gustin. VOTED To amend the Zoning By-Laws to change a certain area from an R-1 ARTICLE 8 Presented by Alan G Adams, Chairman, Planning Board district to an A 1 district by adding to Section 4 (g) A-I—Garden Apartment and VOTED To amend the Zoning By-Law by adding in Section 2 Definitions, the Hotel Districts, the following new paragraph following 3 A district situated on the westerly side of the State highway (Route 128) (p) Sanitary Sewer A public sanitary sewer of the Town of Lexington. and the easterly side of Marrett Road bounded and described as follows Alan G Adams read Report of the Planning Board EASTERLY by the westerly side of the State highway (Route 128) Article as presented carried unanimously 9.02 P M. four hundred (400) feet, more or less, JAMES J CARROLL, NORTHERLY by other land of Frida Semler Seabury and Arthur F Town Clerk Hinds et als twelve hundred sixty (1260) feet, more or less, EASTERLY by land of said Hinds one hundred seventy (170) feet, Lexington, Mass,July 19, 1955 more or less, NORTHWESTERLY by land of Maurice D Healy by two bounds, said I, James J Carroll, Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, do hereby certify bounds being of two hundred ninety-two (292) feet, more or less and two the above to be a true and exact copy of Article 8 as passed at the Special Town hundred one (201) feet, more or less respectively, Meeting held June 20, 1955 and as same appears on record SOUTHWESTERLY by Marrett Road nine hundred thirty (930) feet, more or less, JAMES J CARROLL, SOUTHEASTERLY Town Clerk SOUTHWESTERLY SOUTHEASTERLY Boston,Mass.,July 28, i 955 SOUTHWESTERLY as shown by land now or formerly of Grigor by five The foregoing amendment to zoning by-law is hereby approved bounds of twenty-eight (28) feet, more or less, two hundred three (203) feet, more or less, seventy (70) feet, more or less, three hundred seventy GEORGE FINGOLD, (370)feet,more or less, Attorney General SOUTHERLY three hundred forty(340)feet,more or less To the point of beginning at the State highway(Route 128) ATTORNEY GENERAL'S APPROVAL OF ARTICLE 9 AS PASSED AT THE Voice vote not unanimous SAO P.M SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD JUNE 20, 1955 Standing vote taken as follows In Favor Tellers Opposed ARTICLE 9 Presented by Alan G Adams, Chairman, Planning Board 30 George P Wadsworth 2 VOTED. To amend the Zoning By Law by changing a certain area from an R1 43 Rev Harold T Handley 9 district—One family dwelling, to a Cl district—Local business, by adding to 29 Frederic B Fletcher 5 Section 4 (c) C1—Local business districts, the following new paragraph 24 A district on the easterly side of Waltham Street, adiacent to the 102 16 Lexington Waltham line, bounded and described as follows. Being a two-thirds vote, article adopted 8 41 P M Westerly by Waltham Street, 350 feet, Northerly by land now or JAMES J CARROLL, formerly of Edith L Short, 200 feet, Easterly by land now or formerly of Town Clerk said Short, by a line parallel to and distant 200 feet Easterly from the Easterly sideline of Waltham Street, Southeasterly by land now or form- Lexington,Mass,April 15, 1955 erly of John McCarthy, and Southerly by the Lexington-Waltham line I, James J Carroll, Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, do hereby certify Alan G Adams read Report of the Planning Board the foregoing to be a true and exact copy of Article 55 as passed at the Ad- Vote not unanimous 9 09 P. M Standing vote taken as follows journed Town Meeting held April 11, 1955, and as same appears on record In Favor Tellers Opposed JAMES J CARROLL, 35 Errol H Locke 0 Town Clerk 76 Harold 7 Handley 5 19 Ernest Giroux 6 Boston,Mass,May 18, 1955 The foregoing amendment to zoning by-laws is hereby approved 130 11 (Signed)GEORGE FINGOLD, Carried 9.12 P M Attorney General JAMES J CARROLL, Published in Lexincton Minute Man June 23, 30 and July 7, 1955 Town Clerk TOWN OF LEXINGTON 91 92 ANNUAL REPORTS Lexington,Mass.,July 19, 1955 REPORT OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR I, James J Carroll, Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, do hereby certify the above to be a true and exact copy of Article 9 as passed at the Special Town December 31, 1955. Meeting held June 20, 1955 and as same appears on record To the Honorable Board of Selectmen JAMES J. CARROLL, Lexington,Massachusetts Town Clerk Gentlemen I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Plumbing for the year ending De- Boston,Mass,July 28, 1955 cember 31, 1955. I accepted the temporary position of Plumbing Inspector, March 1, 1955 and The foregoing amendment to zoning by-law is hereby approved. was appointed permanent Plumbing Inspector,September 6, 1955 GEORGE FINGOLD, Number of Permits Granted 605 Attorney General Cash Received from Permits $1,742.75 SUMMARY OF PERMITS Fixtures Permits New Installations 2991 415 Alterations 540 135 Replacements 103 49 Permits Cancelled 6 3634 605 I wish to thank all the Town Departments and particularly the Building and Wire Inspectors for their cooperation during the past year Respectfully submitted, JOHN B. BYRNE,JR., Plumbing Inspector. REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF WIRES December 31, 1955. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington,Massachusetts Gentlemen. l hereby submit my report as Wire Inspector for the year 1955 for electrical work installed in the Town of Lexington Permits Granted 873 New Houses Wired 375 Oil Burners Installed 450 Electric Ranges Installed 30 Additions 149 Hot Water Heaters Installed 36 Alterations ........... . .. .. 15 Electric Dryers Installed 73 Dish Washers Installed 7 Electric Garbage Disposals 7 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 93 94 ANNUAL REPORTS Post Lights Installed 4 SUMMARY OF PERMITS Gas Heaters Installed 17 Single Family Dwellings .. . ... .. 415 4,840,900 Gasoline Pumps Installed . ... 9 Additions and Alterations 112 300,210 Air Conditioning Units Installed . . .. 20 Addition to High School 1 750,000 Flood Lights installed 4 Garages [private;' 31 27,650 Commercial Installations . .. ....... 42 Carports 3 2,650 Telephone Booths installed 5 Greenhouses2 1,550 Emergency Lighting Generators 3 Toolhouses .. . . ... 5 800 Temporary Services .... - 78 Fruit and Vegetable Stand 1 1,000 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare called for Bathhouse 1 950 The inspection of the Convalescent and Nursing Home of the Grey Nuns Charities, Porches 2 875 Incorporated Control House (Edison) .... . .. . .... .. ..... 1 11,000 Newspaper Distributing Office 1 10,000 The year 1955 has shown a slight increase in the new homes and also in addi- Office 1 10,000 tional installations. Brick Inspection House ,. 1 1,800 One-Story Business Building , .... . 1 15,000 Due to the heavy rains from August 17 to August 19 many basements were Store Building 6 368,000 flooded which caused considerable damage to many Oil Burners and some Elec- Schools 2 1,529,000 trical Services but service was restored to normal over a period of a few days. Workmen's Shanties 1 800 I wish to thank the Building Inspector and Building Inspector's Department and Machine Shop 25,000 members of the Fire Department for their assistance and support Swimming Poo! 1 2,000 Loading Platform 1 4,000 Respectfully submitted, Foundations 11 63,330 Demolitions 20 ROBERT K JEREMIAH, Renewals 28 Wire Inspector — 649 $7,966,515 REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR Respectfully submitted, DONALD K IRWIN, December 31, 1955 Building Inspector To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington,Massachusetts Gentlemen REPORT OF THE PARK, SHADE TREE AND I herewith submit my Report as Building Inspector for the year ending Decem- INSECT SUPPRESSION DIVISIONS ber 31, 1955 December 31, 1955 The year 1955 was Lexington's biggest building year To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington,Massachusetts The 649 permits issued exceeded the record year of 1950 by 35 Although Gentlemen the number of permits issued for single family dwellings was less by 32 than 1950, the total valuation surpassed the previous record by two and half million dollars. As in previous years the report of the Shade Tree, Insect Suppression and Park Divisions are combined as follows Section 1 covers the activities of the Park Divi- The past year also saw the retirement, due to illness, of Mr. Ernest Lindstrom sion—Section II the Shade Tree and Insect Suppression. who had served the town so capably in the capacity of building or plumbing in- spector for the past seventeen years. SECTION 1 The high standards set by Mr. Lindstrom will serve as a guide for future de- The Park appropriation did not warrant any expansion with the exception of partment work, using Park labor in making the new Little League field at the Center Playground, which we hope will be in playable condition this coming season. We had a great Number of Permits Granted 649 deal of help from the Highway division on this protect Cash Received from Permits $6,929 75 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 95 96 ANNUAL REPORTS We have two more tennis courts which have been completed and were ready for play in late September We have two more hard top courts and two clay courts, As in previous years we did our regular street planting as far as time and which should be reconditioned as soon as possible as they are in bad condition money would allow The heavy rains and floods have washed our clay courts tremendously Trees were planted on the follows streets We will also have to resurface part of our quarter mile cinder track at the Appletree Lane .. 19 Rock Maple Center playground this coming spring Battle Green Road 22 Rock Maple Minute Man Lane 22 Rock Maple All of our other parks and triangles received their regular maintenance during Scotland Road9 Rock Maple the past year The walks at Tower Park are in very bad condition, and should be Woburn Street 6 Rock Maple hard topped to hold them because of heavy wash on hills As the town is increas- Emery Park 2 Tulip Trees ing in population our work is increasing, and therefore we are asking for one new Replacement on Various Streets 10 Rock Maple— man this coming year to supplement our Park Division 1 Norway Maple Hurricane Replacements 14 Rock Maple We wish to thank the Little League committee for their helpful assistance in getting the field fenced in and the moving of bleachers this past year SECTION 111 Work on all of our playgrounds comes under the supervision of the Recrea- Due to the limited time we have for planting, it will be impossible to fill all tion Committee and we will refer to their report, found in another section of this requests for trees in new sections and various other streets of the town this corn- book ing spring SECTION II In conclusion I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, the Superintendent of With the large amount of cleaning up of debris from the 1954 hurricane we Public Works, and the many other departments which helped us during the past did scouting only on the out-skirts of the town We are very fortunate on not year Respectfully submitted, finding too many clusters of gypsy moth nest, as they are having some trouble in CHARLES H BRENTON, surrounding towns Our early spring spraying for tent caterpillars and dormant spraying of elm bark beetle with our own equipment was carried on as in previous years Owing to inclement weather our helicopter spraying was not used in the REPORT OF THE CARP LECTURE COMMITTEEearly spring, but was done in early June for the elm leaf beetle Due to the new sections of our town, our spraying is increasing December 31, 1955 There seems to be no relief in sight of the dreaded Dutch elm disease Most To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of our shade tree division time is spent in removing these infected trees on public Lexington,Massachusetts and private property We have done some pruning on our main streets trying to Gentlemen save some of our large elms and maples if possible The committee in charge of the lectures provided under the wills of Elizabeth Pleasant Street has been pruned and dead trees removed from Concord Avenue Cary Farnham and Susanna E Cary submits its twenty sixth Annual Report cover- to Massachusetts Avenue This work was done under contract ing the period from January 1, 1955 to December 31, 1955 February 9, 1955 The following is a report on Dutch elm disease work Old Belfray Club Players in"Harvey" Number of April 14, 1955 Year disease trees found 1952 66 Dr Norman Vincent Peale 1953 59 Author of"The Power of Positive Thinking" 1954 125 November 9, 1955 24 of these trees were removed under contract Boston Salon Orchestra in "I Hear America Singing, a 1955 Mu- sical Portrait of Broadway", Samuel Seininger conducting Samples Sent 120 Soloists, Eleanor Davis, Frances Leahy, Wesley Copplestone and Samples Returned Disease 97 Rand Smith Dolores Baldyga and Jay Westland presented two pdramtic scenes with a musical background 41 public-56 private Samples Returned Sterile 23 The expenses incurred for these lectures have been defrayed by the Isaac Harris Cary Educational Fund To date 88 of these diseased trees have been removed Respectfully submitted, HAROLD F WHEELER, Chairman We have also removed 21 trees of various types due to being dead or for con- MRS CLAYTON M HAGER struction work W NEIL CHAPMAN TOWN OF LEXINGTON 97 48 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT o3101ANOD 0 0 0 0"0 0 0 N O.- N I N December 31, 1955 Part3estud -O N-0^o N Cf w C)N r2 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen pafet3{;sa"u Lexington, Massachusetts l m m 0 4o PI NO a CS M oh N 47 I a Gentlemen• mr Pain oo,__OC]pvr-O—P I I submit herewith the following report of the Lexington Police Department for Od as AW the year ending December 31, 1955, paJntul us OA SAtAW Nulty-rhN,- -tnnun I rh I wish to thank all those who have been of assistance to us in the performance of our duties during the past year Pall'x 000000000000 14 A W s^MA/ Respectfully submitted, JOHN W RYCROFT, AVVpej MV co 1°'r'_ v O0 C' 'o' °�-.E.4 I -a Chief of Police —N N C)- --'uj v r l a1 1955 O3ciSAA l 000000000000 10 --u)N in co in PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT ANALYSIS co N Q3dpeAAW ui ~N C'N-P7-N.N 00 I ry o Total Killed Iniured Daytime Nighttime Ages Male Female Bicycle y S" January 1 0 1 1 0 37 1 — — Q r OdsAAW 'o=r•vmbr.r)v'nPI0 Do February 2 0 2 1 1 9 1 — — Z —" I 39 1 — — Li 41.1.. _ d March 4 0 4 — 1 82 1 — — SA c°0°°'o. Ne"A ,rami 0 F AW AW ^-NNNrryN.-NN V' , I r•7 — 61/2 1 — 1,0 a - . - 7 1 — — M 0 O • . . - 81 1 — 1 a V CUM SA Ayv --N v r7 Cl u]-r.C7 I 0 I a 0 . . . April 3 0 4 — 13 — 1 — .f.,• C, 1 — 59 --- 1 — pernrui —N C)�0'-m-N.N.1n 0. N • us — 71/2 — 1 — -1 suosiad —N ea r�'7 C7 N-N N 117 v)N I `0 0 o . r M Z c H - 13 — 1 — b 1-'Iulpiad nt.onNvNNONr.1n I " A iE s May 3 0 3 — ? 1 — 1 `"+N N E - 7 1 - 1 7 Sjuedn370 0 0•--0 0 0 0-0 i-O--- ( a C; - June 5 80 10 4 — 1 1 Q w 0 1mi 7 I sueu4sapad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 July 5 rn a o,3 — 57— 6 1 1 — sle;ed 00—^0v00 -0. f mr ❑ceu — 8 _._. 1 1 August 1 0 1 — 7 — 1 1 au,!lyeiN N N vr.—_comrnvtn_ I v September 7 0 7 — 1 63 1 ---- — M — 1 8 1 --- 1 aw!y/Ba M N m t.f,) r4�t'r M v rNn I N 1 69 1 — — rh 1 ? 1 — 1 1VLOL NrenA2 N0NC7—;v 111) 1 — 4 — 1 — v 1 21 1 — 1 1 --- 8 1 — — October 3 0 2 1 — 61/2 1 — — 1 — 6 1 — — m dm` November 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 O. 4 a December 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 Q ca a" �'c 2' 0a° ' ' I- 4LL Qi-',elnoz °eo TOTAL 30 0 29 23 6 — 19 10 10 LEXINGTON POLICE REPORT FROM JANUARY 1, TO DECEMBER 31, 1955 ,—Arrtsts—., (—Statistics— .? Disposition_ Ofhnrea m i 3 c `o 5 I .E 3 ± 01 € – 1' 3 le QQE �'� ® $ 7 m 'E m li F 1' [O 45 S❑ Jr.-,7: a ,i C ❑ iS Assault w/deadly weapon Assault Assault (Indecent) Assault and Battery 12 — 12 1 7 5 $25 2 2 2 — 1 1 — 4 — Begetting - Breaking & Entering 2 — 2 1 1 1 — 1 1 — Breaking&Entering&Larceny 13 — 13 6 8 5 $50 7 — 1 — 1 3 1 — Z Conspiracy Drunkenness46 — 46 24 22 $135 1 2 29 2 5 4 3 — Escapees 4 1 5 1 1 4 5 r Forgery 2 — 2 — — 2 — 2 Uttering 5 — 5 — — 5 --- 1 — 2 --- --- 1 — 1 --- X Larceny 11 1 12 4 3 9 — 3 1 1 — 4 2 — 1 -- 9 Larceny (Attempted) . 0 Lewdness . . .. 1 — 1 — — 1 1 •--- — — Z Malicious Damage to Property 8 — 8 2 8 — $20 1 — 2 1 1 3 — — — Non-payment wages 1 — 1 — — 1 1 — Non-Support 10 — 10 — 6 4 — — 3 --- — ---- 3 — 4 — Rape 3 — 3 — 1 2 3 Robbery-armed 1 — 1 --- — 1 — 1 Runaway .. 1 3 4 2 — 4 4 - - Truant --- 1 1 1 1 — I — Fugitive from Justice 1 — 1 — -- 1 1 Trespassing 3 -- 3 — — 3 $15 — — 3 Receiving Stolen Property 1 — 1 1 1 — — — Narcotic Drug Law, Violations 3 — 3 — — 3 -- 2 — — — — 1 — — — 1 LEXINGTON POLICE REPORT FROM JANUARY 1, TO DECEMBER 31, 1955 C r---Arrests--, - Dispel Me e Y Q OffrMK y C C – nC m d p G N w E E $ - a a m E m w a6oV y nz w i h a Zs 00 Li Z a. v 0 0 Indecent Exposure 2 — 2 — — 2 2 Default Warrant 5 — 5 — --- 5 --- 2 1 2 Peeping Tom 1 — 1 — T — 1 --- Stubborn child — 1 1 1 1 — 1 Operating to Endanger 19 3 22 2 5 17 $685 — 3 16 1 — --- — 2 — Operating with View Obstructed 2 — 2 — --- 2 $20 2 y Operating after Rev of Lrcense Z or right to operate 10 — 10 — 2 8 $350 — 3 7 c Operating an Uninsured Car .. .... 12 — 12 1 2 10 $820 — 1 9 1 --- — — 1 p Operating an Unregistered Car 15 -- 15 1 2 13 $105 — 4 10 — — — --- 1 — Operating without License 28 1 29 7 10 19 $90 1 4 18 2 — --- — 3 1 m Operating without Sticker 10 3 13 — 1 12 $65 13 p Operating under Influence 22 1 23 — 6 17 $1005 — 3 16 3 — 1 --- — — 1 Hit and Run, in Personal and/or Property 4 — 4 -- 1 3 $185 4 Refusing to Stop 2 — 2 — — 2 $25 2 Speeding 67 3 70 — 19 51 $420 — 17 53 Via Law of Road 8 — 8 — 3 5 $50 -- 1 7 Vio. of Probation 6 — 6 1 3 3 --- 5 1 Via Town Ordinance 3 — 3 --- 1 2 $10 — -- 2 — — — — 1 — Via. Traffic Signal 10 1 11 --- 7 4 $50 — — 11 Vio Park. Meter Reg 6 — 6 — 3 3 $5 — — 5 — — — — 1 — Via of a stop sign 8 2 10 — 2 8 $50 10 Via of School Bus Law . ... 3 — 3 — -- 3 $30 3 Allowing an improper person to operate .. . 2 1 3 1 1 2 $50 ---- 1 2 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 10I 102 ANNUAL REPORTS MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS 4lne;ep 1 1 1 1 II I I I I I 1 ^ Animals Cared For (Sick, Injured or Dead) 91 PosN I ^ 1 1 I 11 _N 1 1 M Animals Cared For (Stray) . 63 s�wslat Automobiles Reported Stolen . 10 1 1 1 I I I I I I 't Automobiles Recovered .... 14 pasealaa 1 1 1 Automobiles Tagged (Parking Violations) . 1,020 I I I I 1 ^ I I l I N Bicycles Reported Stolen .. 26 papuaasns" Bicycles Recovered 23 Buildings Found Open .. 40 in u0I4040ud 11 1 1 1 1 I ^ 11 1 1 Committed To Insane Hospitals 6 in I Fire Alarms Responded To .. .. 78 � 81 _ '�Ilr9 jON^ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I Injured or Sick Persons Assisted g Lost Dogs Reported 328 ▪ 3 palIJ�,^ N Lost Dogs Returned To Owners .... 86 �o pauii I ^ I I I I Messages Delivered 136 m ao Missing Persons Investigated . .. 70 W eplsyno I I I I ^ I ^ I I I palamiap Public Utilities Notified of Defects .. 121 V 2,287 p pa4wwoDI I E I I N Reports and Complaints Investigated Speed Checks .... ... ... 1,780 p Street Lights Reported Out i 23 I— squid;o I 'n 616 Id 1 1 1 1 N ao I[l Sudden Deaths Investigated 5 4unowy www +a Transients Accommodated 24 "� Vacant Houses Reported 837 oe Q M Total Mileage Recorded on Car #31 63,487 Za s4ua-U N 1 v I ^ I I 1 1 N Total Mileage Recorded on Car #32 10,486 h iii00 1 ^— 1 1 1u'^N 1 1 0. Total Mileage Recorded on Car #33 66,770 O syuaplsaa 'd' Total Mileage Recorded on Car #34 5,752 LL L sanuannr0o I — I II I ^ I I 114 H AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS ^^ ^ O 040.1. ^In — 'n N N Januar-iry ........ ....... 25 A.ce 2February . 33 W sa,ewai I I I I 1 1 III ` I I N u ` March 39 April 33 2 L▪ f sa eyy�^u7^ ^�n r 10. May 49 co June 29 Z • July 30 O August 26 t~9 T •N $ • September 36 • October 51 z o d ' - -• " . : ••N r . November 61 1 F. ' v c • oa c • o a • o December 43 i 0 R y 0 0 E 2 72 o 4 c >-m -s " • TOTAL 455 e 3 N c m = = 0 a m • U o N • ..... 1 > ✓ ° 5 o ': t n w .7) N a odO .v •• _' u aooo a= 0.4,- a .' E < Personal Injury Accidents .... 215 criFatal ; �3a oxn ; OAccidents Y1 : 4I 2 — H Persons Injured .... 367 5o .. 2.— 2. ,q d. Persons Killed 4 3QQoO OH o >u0 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 103 104 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE POSTURE COMMITTEE The Posture Committee is sponsored by the Lexington Council of Parent- Teacher Associations and is composed of the following volunteer workers December 31, 1955 ADAMS—Mrs Howard F Hamacher and Mrs. Warren Coward To the Honorable Board of Selectmen CENTER—Mrs Wayne Maguire , Lexington,Massachusetts FISKE—Mrs, William L Hench Gentlemen FRANKLIN—Mrs Everett M Diliman HANCOCK—Mrs Nathan 8 Ricker From January 1, 1955 through December 31, 1955, 710 cases of C and D MARIA HASTINGS—Mrs August Schumacher posture were treated in the Posture Clinics MUNROE—Mrs Paul H Sherman The children who are in need of the corrective posture work are determined PARKER—Mrs Alfred E Gorell, Jr through the use of the Silhouettograph camera, and 2100 pictures were taken. JUNIOR HIGH—Mrs James V Walsh throughout the schools from Grades Ill through VII of the Junior High School CO-CHAIRMAN—Mrs. James F Flynn Weekly classes of corrective exercises were held by Mrs Angela Donnelly, Respectfully submitted, physio-therapist, in each school Two weekly classes have been held at the Fiske School throughout the year and at the Maria Hastings School since its opening, to AGNES F MANNING, accommodate the large enrollments in these schools In the Junior High School (Mrs John J Manning), three classes were held each week with one for boys, one for girls, and one to Chairman provide for posture cases needing additional help Two Posture Clinics were held for special orthopedic examination and recom- mendation These Clinics, held at the Senior High School, were conducted by Dr REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS Robert J. Joplin, orthopedic surgeon of Boston Recommendations were made at these Clinics to the parents of 66 children for treatment beyond the work of the December 31, 1955 usual posture class To the Citizens of Lexington Because of the late school opening date, and because of an increase in the amount of preliminary work in photographing children, classes could not be organ- The Cemetery Commissioners submit their Annual Report for the year 1955 ized as early as usual in the fall To allow sufficient teaching time for adequate Regular maintenance work has been done on the grounds, driveways, trees results the usual December Clinic has been postponed until January 21, 1956. and shrubs of the four cemeteries Mathematical data for the Maria Hastings School is, therefore, incomplete at this time since the group of children enrolled in this class have not been examined by There were fourteen interments in Munroe Cemetery and five lots were placed Dr. Joplin. For the same reason the number of cases listed as discharged and the under Perpetual Care. One power lawn mower and one trimmer has replaced old list of special recommendations shows the results of only two Clinics rather than . equipment the usual three The attendance of parents at the Posture Clinics has been most gratifying during The driveway leading into the Colonial Cemetery has been black topped. A 1955 They have shown their appreciation of the opportunity for direct consultation retaining wall was rebuilt to separate the cemetery from a private dwelling and with Dr Joplin by their prompt cooperation with his recommendations. the wooden fence on top of the wall has been repainted. Iron grille work around A report of the cases treated follows:, several lots was repainted and an iron gate repaired. R C New Old Dist ha Special rged Raeommendatiens- At Westview Cemetery there were one hundred two interments, forty-seven Adams 32 46 75 3 28 5 lots, six single graves and five baby graves sold The road in the rear of Sunset Center 33 61 86 8 57 11 Section has been extended two hundred feet, and one hundred new lots were laid Fiske 84 52 126 10 55 1D out in the Sunnyside Section- One power lawn mower was purchased for use in Franklin 28 18 44 2 16 2 this cemetery Hancock38 30 64 4 34 10 Hastings 34 — 29 5 _ — The following funds were collected and committed to the Town Treasure: Munroe • 18 27 41 4 18 5 Parker 31 25 53 3 24 5 WESTYIEW CEMETERY Jr High Boys 25 32 53 4 20 12 Sale of Lots $4,405 50 Jr High Girls 25 7] 89 7 38 6 Sale of Single Graves 171 00 TOTAL 348 362 660 50 290 66 Sale of Baby Graves .. 90 00 r TOWN OF LEXINGTON 105 106 ANNUAL REPORTS Perpetual Care Fund ........ . 5,427 50 DISBURSEMENTS Interments 3,141 00 540 00 Cash Grants and Additional Aid Greend and Lowering Device 609 00 Lexington Settlements Aided by Other Cities and $12'255 86 Flower Urnns 54.00 Towns (II Cases-19 Persons) .... 3,657.59 Flower Urns ... Miscellaneous Receipts 122 46 Administration 8,212.20 $24,125 65 $14,560 46 REIMBURSEMENTS MUNROE CEMETERY Comm of Mass '(Not Available For Use) .. 1,001 26 Perpetual Care Fund $675 00 Other Cities and Towns(*(Not Available For Use) 2,726 23 Annual Care • 96 75 Recovery Account .. .... 677 90 Interments 345 00 Cancelled Checks ... 15 00 Green and Lowering Device . . 66 00 $4,420 39 Foundations 84 00 Raising and Reseeding Three Lots 28 50 Net Cost to Town . . , $19,705 26 Flower Urns The items "not available for use"are credited to Excess and Deficiency $1,296 25 Account and do not revert back for use in this Department As in the last few years, Westview Cemetery is, to a very large extent, self- supporting SETTLEMENTS—GENERAL RELIEF Lexington Settlements 8 Families 26 Persons The Cemetery Commissioners take this opportunity to acknowledge with thanks 12 Singles 12 " the assistance and co-operation given the department by officials of the Town, Other Cities and Towns 1 Family 5 Persons members of the various departments and the personnel of the Cemetery Depart- 1 Single 1 „ ment State (No Settlement) 2 Families 13 Persons Respectfully submitted, 2 Singles 2 " CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS Institutions D Family 0 Person WILLIAM G POTTER,Chairman1 Single 1 Lexington Settled Cases Aided by Other GEORGE M. HYNES Cities and Towns GAIL W SMITH 3 Families 11 Persons 8 Singles 8 „ 38 cases (14 Families 55 persons (24 Singles 24 " AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE Twenty one cases were aided during 1955 There were 18 cases as o€ Jan- • December 31, 1955 nary1, 1955 and 3 cases added dunng the year 9 cases were closed during rhe To the Honorable Board of Selectmen year, leaving a balance of 12 cases receiving aid December 31, 1955 Lexington, Massachusetts DISBURSEMENTS Gentlemen Cash Grants $20,566 36 The Board of Public Welfare submits its report for the year ending December Administration . . 22 25 31, 1955. $20,588.61 GENERAL RELIEF REIMBURSEMENTS The sum of $24,125 65 was expended for aid during the year 1955 During Federal Share-Aid Sh *(are-Administration For Use) 9,006.73 the year aid was granted to 38 cases, representing 79 persons; of the above 14 FederaltateShare-Aidai *(Not Avail {le FUsle Far Use].... 1,655 04 cases were famil units of 55 persons, the balance (24) representing Canc dChc [Nat Available For Use) . 7,655 04 Y consisting Cancelled Checks 289 06 individual cases 11 of the above cases,totalling 19 persons, were Lexington settle- ments aided by other cities and towns which were reimhursed by the Town of $18,760 08 Lexington. Net Cost to Town $1,828 53 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 107 108 ANNUAL REPORTS OLD AGE ASSISTANCE At this time the Board of Public Welfare wishes to express its appreciation for the understanding and cooperation shown by many of the Town's citizens and During 1955 there were 165 citizens who received this class of assistance Charitable Agencies. As of January 1, 1955, there were 146 active cases During the year 19 cases Respectfully sumbitted, were approved for assistance and 13 cases were closed by death and 25 for other reasons, leaving 127 cases as of December 31, 1955 During the year 12 applica- HAROLD F LOMBARD,Chairman tions were denied or withdrawn HOWARD H DAWES ROBERT K TAYLOR JOHN A,SELLARS DISBURSEMENTS Cash Grants . $128,000 23 Lexington Settled Cases Aided by Other Cities and Towns 4,410 39 Administration (Federal Grants) 6,333.14 REPORT OF THE HEALTH SANITARIAN $138,743 76 December 31, 1955 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen REIMBURSEMENTS Lexington, Massachusetts Federal—Aid (Available For Use) 51,006 27 Gentlemen Federal—Administration (Available For Use) 4,821 18 State—Aid "(Not Available For Use) 54,995 37 The following is the report of the Health Sanitarian for the year 1955 Other Cities and Towns "(Not Available For Use) 4,295 11 Recoveries 9,348 57 LABORATORY Cancelled Checks 790 79 The Health Department laboratory is equipped to perform analysis on milk, Meal Tax Receipts (Not Available For Use) 3,051 35 water and restaurant swabs on eating and drinking utensils A Certificate of Ap- $128,308 64 proval for the laboratory has been issued by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for the year 1955-1956 Net Cost to Town . $10,435 12 FOOD SANITATION DISABILITY ASSISTANCE The Health Sanitarian inspects all establishments where food is prepared, Seventeen cases were aided during 1955 There were 12 cases as of January sold or served Stores and restaurants are inspected and rated periodically 1, 1955 and 5 cases added during the year Three cases were closed during the Commendation Certificates were awarded in 1955 to those establishments with year, leaving a balance of 14 cases on December 31, 1955 exceptionally high standards of cleanliness These certificates remain the prop- erty of the Lexington Board of Health and will be removed when such establish- ment falls below an A rating DISBURSEMENTS Cash Grants $17,758 89 Several hearings were held before the Board of Health where continued un- Administration satisfactory conditions were noted The Rules and Regulations of the Board of $17,758 89 Health that were violated were made clear to each proprietor and prompt action was demanded to correct all unsanitary conditions The Board of Health refused to approve one Common Victuallers License REIMBURSEMENTS Again complete cooperation was obtained from the Board of Selectmen and that Federal Share—Aid (Available For Use) . $5,613 26 establishment was closed Federal Share—Administration (Available For Use) 407 51 MILK INSPECTION State Share—Aid "(Not Available For Use) 6,452 94 State Share—Admin '(Not Available For Use) 203 74 Samples of milk and cream from all dealers licensed to sell milk and cream Cancelled Checks 61 65 in the Town of Lexington are taken and analyzed regularly in the Health De- $12,739 10 partment laboratory During 1955, 75 samples of milk and cream were tested Four dealers had one or mere samples that did not comply with the State Min- Net Cost to Town $5,019 79 imum Standards Bacteria counts, fat tests, test for efficiency of pasteurization TOWN OF LEXINGTON 109' 110 ANNUAL REPORTS and tests for recontamination of the milk after pasteurization were used in the An amendment to the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health concern- ing scarlet fever and streptococcal sore throat was made during 1955 A great analysis of the samples. many cases of scarlet fever and streptococcal sore throat were noted last year and WATER ANALYSIS it was felt, by those responsible far the health of our community, that more rigid The Children's Pool was closed the greater part of the bathing season because regulations concerning the quarantine of such cases were needed. of the heavy incidence of polio and for lack of mechanical chlorination in the Your Health Sanitarian attended 17 technical conferences during the year to Children's Pool The main pool at the Center playground was tested weekly dur- increase his knowledge pertaining to health activities the bathing season for chlorine residual as well as for bacterial content Each In the spring of 1955 the Salk Polio Program came into being. We had no test proved very satisfactory forewarning of this tremendous undertaking A program was set up and 764 Three samples of Town water were tested and found to be satisfactory children were inoculated with their first shot. Again I wish to thank all those Six samples of well water were tested Three of the six samples were tested concerned in helping to make this a most successful program. during the hurricanes of last fall and were unsatisfactory Directions for cleaning and disinfecting were given each householder PLANS FOR THE FUTURE Two samples were obtained from the old reservoir on Marrett Road. Neither Now that the Massachusetts Advisory Committee on Polio has approved the was satisfactory Polio Inoculation Program, plans can be prepared for the inoculation of all eligible Six samples were tested from the North Street sand pit. Four of the six were persons This promises to be a tremendous undertaking for those responsible for satisfactory. the successful completion of such a project Seven samples were obtained from drains,cellars and brooks Last fall it was hoped that a Food Handlers Course could be offered to those in the industry, but the Salk Vaccine came without any forewarning and we had to embark immediately upon the vaccination of all first and second grade children SLAUGHTER A second shot was scheduled for the fall of 1955, but uncertainty as to the safety of such, along with the heavy incidence of polio throughout the State, kept delay- Up until March 31, 1955, 209 hogs, 56 suckling pigs, 9 Iambs and 1 calf ing the program. were approved at Monsignore's slaughterhouse Two hogs were condemned and I earnestly hope that this coming fall we can offer a good food handlers course rendered The slaughterhouse was closed as of March 31, 1955 to all those persons engaged in the restaurant and food industry in the Town of Lexington. CESSPOOLS AND SEPTIC TANKS In conclusion I wish to thank the Town Officers, Employees and the public During 1955 the inspections required to approve land for drainage and for their assistance and cooperation during the past months. private sewerage installation continued to take a great deal of the Health San- Respectfully sumbitted, itarian's time Over 1,000 individual inspections were made Approximately MARK D LURVEY, 20% of the cesspools and septic tanks have to be corrected before they can be Sanapproved by the Health Sanitarian As many as five inspections are often required Health sped rian before compliance is obtained on a single installation Milk Inspector Slaughter Inspector SANITATION OF NEW SUBDIVISIONS All new developments are examined by Whitman & Howard, Engineering Firm, who make a report to the Board of Health with their recommendations Fourteen different subdivisions were approved during 1955 OTHER ACTIVITIES During 1955 over one hundred complaints were received and investigated by the Health Sanitarian This added increase over 1954 was of course due to the heavy rains and the polio outbreak of late last summer and fall Numerous cellars were flooded including stores as well as private homes This necessitated the use of chemicals for disinfecting where sewerage was known or suspected TOWN OF LEXINGTON 111112 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE REPORT OF THE RECREATION COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES December 31, 1955, December 31, 1955 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington,Massachusetts Lexington,Massachusetts Gentlemen: Gentlemen: Submitted herewith is the annual report of the Department of Veterans'Services We respectfully submit the following annual report covering the activities of covering the calendar year of 1955. the Recreation Committee The department is bound by law to furnish financial assistance to veterans of The Recreation Committee is pleased to report the following attendance figures despite the fact that they are smaller than previous years For, while many eom- all wars and their legal dependents who quality under the terms of Chapter 115, General Laws of Massachusetts, and to the dependents of service men and women munities suspended recreational activities in 1955, Lexington was able to provide during periods of war when pay and allotment checks are delayed for some reason practically a full program. or other. A thorough investigation must be made in each case. These types of aid are called Veterans' Benefits, War Allowance and Burial Aid. The enactment AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR PERIOD 1951-1955 INCLUSIVE of Chapter 723 of the Acts of 1945 and subsequent amendments thereto have Swimming Swng Pool 16,021 made it mandatory that this department furnish to veterans, their dependents and Playgrounds .. 7708 other kin such information, advice and assistance as may be necessary to enable Playrts and Crafts 2639 them to procure the benefits to which they are or may be entitled relative to em- ployment, vocational or other educational opportunities, hospitalization, medical care, pensions, compensation and other veterans' benefits It also provides that ATTENDANCE FOR 1955 the department shall have on hand copies of current booklets and other printed Swimming Pool 15,009 matter pertaining to the statutory rights of war veterans provided under state and Playgrounds • 6560 federal laws. The Director must work in close co-ordination with the U S Vet- Arts and Crafts ........... 2481 erans Administration, Army, Navy and Air Departments, the Selective Service Boards, the Department of Labor and other federal agencies which have to do with The above figures show a decrease in the swimming pool attendance in 1955. service men, veterans and their dependents as well as with our various state de- The reason for this is because the small swimming pool was closed for five weeks partments and the organizations of veterans All such activities come under the as a precautionary measure during the period when there were cases of polio in head of Veterans' Services, a tabulation of which follows. Lexington The large swimming pool was closed for one week in order to make Office Interviews . . . 151 repairs to the motor Telephone Calls 101 The decrease in the attendance at both the playgrounds and arts and crafts Home Visits 20 is attributed to the natural reluctance of parents to allow their children to use the Hospital Visits 7 facilities during the polio season. Pensions Obtained 3 Requests for Aid 25 Summer recreational facility permits were extended to the following: Temporary Aid Given 15 Aid Refused (Not Qualified) 10 High, Junior High and Elementary Schools for their boys and girls sports Active Cases on Rolls During Year 18 schedules Cases on Rolls at Present 9 Boy, girl and cub scouts(Aldrich property fire places and soft ball diamonds). I would like to call to the attention of the Board that eighty percent of the University Lutheran Church (fire places, tennis courts, etc). work of this department is devoted to service to the veterans and their dependents. Professor Shrock (M I T] (fire places and soft ball field) Respectfully submitted, Town baseball team, Lexington Little League, Lexington Tennis Association, MAURICE D HEALY, Fiske P T A, Lincoln Laboratory, Bedford Air Base, Civil Air Patrol, Prom-man- Director aders, St Brigids, and Boys' Club. The winter program included the following Gym Classes 5th and 6th grades—Boys' and Girls' average attendance for 14 sessions • TOWN OF LEXINGTON 113 T]4 ANNUAL REPORTS Boys 35GirlsAll animals and premises were found satisfactory 6 Also, there were 8 cows examined for compliance with the inter-state shipment Lexington Church Basketball League average attendance for 12 sessions, 43 rules on Bangs disease and Tuberculosis These cattle were shipped to local milk Community Basketball League average attendance for 14 sessions, 32. producers from out-of-state sources Skating areas Center, Kineens, East and Reservoir The lights at the East The Inspector of Animals wishes to express his appreciation to the Board of area are a great success However, a time clock is being installed to regulate the Health, the Doctors and the Police Department for their excellent cooperation hours of illumination Respectfully submitted Winter facility permits were given with the cooperation of the School Co - submitted, CARL R BENTON, mittee to the following Inspector of Animals Girl, Boy and Cub Scout troops, Boys' Club, Battle Green Chapter of DeMalay, St Brigids and Sacred Heart C Y 0, Badminton Club Requests for play areas are being received by the committee from all areas of REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH the town The committee is working and fully cooperating with the Planning Board in an attempt to acquire and develop such areas December 31, 1955 The committee goes on record in expressing their appreciation of the splendid To the Honorable Board of Selectmen work, complete cooperation and gratifying results accomplished by its director, Lexington,Massachusetts Mr Adolph Samborski Gentlemen Respectfully submitted, The Board of Health respectfully submits the following report for the year end MR ERNEST J CREME, Chairman ing December 31, 1955 MR T MURRAY POTTER MR LAWRENCE ALLEN ORGANIIATION MRS RUTH MOREY MR ERNEST STOKES The present Board of Health is composed of Mr R L McQuillan, Chairman, Dr William L Cosgrove and Mr. Charles H Cole. The annual appointments made by the Board for one-year terms expiring March 31, 1956 are as follows: REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Hazel J MurrayAgent December 31, 1955. Anita MacDonald Clerk Mark D Lurvey Health Sanitarian To the Honorable Board of Selectmen "Dr Carl R Benton Animal Inspector Lexington,Massachusetts Howard D Carley Special Agent (Metropolitan State Hospital) Gentlemen Thomas S Bowdidge Special Agent (Metropolitan State Hospital) - Dog bites are increasing as the dog population increases in Lexington A total * Approved by the State Department of Public Health of 125 dog bites occurred in 1955. Each one of these dogs has to be examined for possible rabies infection, quarantined, and then released later at the appropriate time MEETINGS There were no cases of rabies in Lexington or in Massachusetts in 1955. The Board meets on the third Friday of each month at 3 P M in the Select- men's Room, Town Office Building During the year 1955 eleven regular meet- A total of 40 barns were inspected according to the instructions of the Director ings and several special meetings were held of Livestock Disease Control. The annual census is divided as follows Cows, Bulls, Steers or Oxen 100 LICENSES Doses "' 50 Donkeys 2 The Board granted licenses as follows' Sheep 20 Animal (Including Poultry) 56 Goats 11 Child Care Centers 6 Swine .. 1,747 Funeral Director 4 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1 15 I16 ANNUAL REPORTS Methyl Alcohol ... 21 Nursing Homes 2 Transportation—Car Allowance500 00 Pasteurization of Milk 2 Burial of Animals62 00 Poultry Slaughter 1 Advertising 14 34 Refuse Collection 5 Sundry 77 59 Transportation of Garbage 5 Engineering Fees 1,334.20 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 RABIES CLINIC Respectfully submitted, The annual Rabies Clinic was held in May, and of 1838 dogs licensed in Lex- RUFUS L.McQUILLAN, ington only 600 were brought to the clinic for inoculation The clinic is free to Chairman all residents in Lexington and the Board recommends that dog owners take ad- vantage of the opportunity to aid in the prevention of rabies. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES REPORT OF THE TREASURER Chickenpox . 134 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY- 1955 German Measles ••• ••••• 9 December 31, 1955. Measles 396 Hepatitis; Infectious 1 To the Trustees of Cary Memorial Library Lexington, Massachusetts Meningitis 1 I(Paralytic) .. 6 Mrs.Marek and Gentlemen. Poliomyelitis j (Non-Paralytic) 12 l.(Bulbar) .... .... • 5 Herewith is presented the report for 1955 of the Treasurer of the Board of Mumps 34 Trustees of Cary Memorial Library Salmonellosis . . . . 2 Balance on Hand January 1, 1955 $1,672 66 Scarlet Fever 68 Scarletina 1 Septic Sore Throat 3 Receipts Tuberculosis 6 Fines $3,458 59 Income from General Investment Fund 1,090 57 RECEIPTS Sarah E Raymond Fund(1) 11 25 State Tuberculosis Subsidy $1,402 86 Memorial Books and Gifts 64 00 Milk Licenses—Store ..... .. . 21 50 Sale Books 50 00 Milk Licenses—Vehicle 14 50 Sarah E Raymond Fund(2) 2,200 00 Licenses to Sell Oleomargarine 9 6,874 41 Licenses to Sell Methyl Alcohol .... 21 Total Income $8,547 07 Licenses to Transport Garbage 10 Licenses for Rubbish Collection 10 Cesspool and Septic Tank Permits 775 50 Expenditures Child Care Centers 6 Books 3,107 33 Slaughtering Fees 124 50 Institutional Dues . . 28 00 Film Cooperative 37 55 EXPENSES Miscellaneous 1 1 1 16 Postage and Supplies . $249 31 Treasurer's Bond 14 50 Hospitalization- 32 Shares First National City Bank of N Y 2,032 00 Tuberculosis 2,341 50 Other 552 25 Lexington Visiting Nurse Association 1,750 00 Total Expenditures 5,330 54 Laboratory106.60 Balance on Hand December 31, 1955 . $3,216.53 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 117 118 ANNUAL REPORTS Balance divided as follows • General Fund .. .. . 2,242 75 REPORT OF THE GARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY Alice Butler Cary Fund 362 28 Jane Phinney Fund 18 12 Goodwin Musical Fund 116 38 December 31, 1955 Laura Brigham Fund 242.30 To the Trustees of Cary Memorial Library War Parents Book Fund 222.63 Lexington, Massachusetts George Walter 5arano Fund 12.07 Sarah Elizabeth Raymond Fund (2) 0 00 Mrs Marek and Gentlemen $3,216 53 The Librarian respectfully submits the Eighty-seventh Annual Report of the All of the December 31, 1955 indicated balance is on deposit in a checking Library account at the Lexington Trust Company, excepting fines amounting to $716.01 The coming year, 1956, will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the occupancy which were in transit on December 31, 1955. of the present library building It seems, however, an occasion to regret rather than to celebrate because it is perfectly obvious that the library cannot measure EAST LEXINGTON BRANCH REPORT up to its responsibilities to serve a Town of more than 22,000 population in a building designed for one of 5,000 In the past fifty years, the use of the library Balance on Hand January 1, 1955 - . $238.77 has increased from 37,000 to more than 255,000 books loaned for home reading and study. The use of reference materials within the library has increased in proportion. The fiftieth anniversary could, however, be a memorable one if the Receipts long-awaited addition to the library building is achieved. Teachers and students Fines $368 21 from the first grade through college and the adult education classes realize the Income from General Investment Fund 217 39 integral part the library assumes in the educational system of the Town When 585.60 the public library cannot assume its obligations the whole educational processes of the Town are affected to an undesirable degree Total Income . $824.37 In April of this year the Board of Trustees invited the Massachusetts Division of Library Extension to conduct a survey of the library to offer recommendations Expenditures for alleviating the crowded conditions within the present building of both the Books • $605 21 public service and staff work areas The report of the Division concluded as follows. 605 21 "The total number of people who use their community library is far larger than Balance on Hand December 31, 1955 $219.16 is generally realized The library directly serves more individuals in the course of a year than any other department of local government except the water depart- All the December 31, 1955 indicated balance is on deposit in a checking ac- ment, the department of streets, and the police traffic division In spite of its size count at the Lexington Trust Company, excepting fines amounting to$21 90 which and importance even the public school system does not work with as many persons were in transit on December 31, 1955 over a twelve month period as does the public library Respectfully submitted, How significant will be the contribution of the Lexington Library to the needs RALPH A. NA$QN, of its citizens will depend upon the courage and vision of the Board of Library Trustees in planning for its next 20 years of service Treasurer In 1906 when the present library building was opened to the public, it was adequate to serve the Town's 5,000 population, house 24,000 books, and provide for normal community growth Lexington's population, however, has increased about 500% in the past 50 years and there appears to be every indication that the population will reach the 45,000 figure by 1975 Rather than halfway measures which cannot begin to solve even the immediate problems, there should be a courageous clean sweep to provide a drastic face lifting and renovation of the present main library building and the construction of an adequate addition" The reports of the various departments follow TOWN OF LEXINGTON 119 120 ANNUAL REPORTS CIRCULATION The Certificate Reading Contest was carried on as usual during the school A gain of 27,438 books and other materials raised the total circulation for year in grades 4 through 6. Book prizes were given to the child in each school the year ending December 31, 1955 to 255,046 As in the past, the largest who reported on the most books,and also to the child in each school who improved gain was in the Children's Department where the circulation total was 107,105, an most in his reading as a result of the program increase of 14,425 over last year The film program which was inaugurated last year again proved popular with in- YOUNG PEOPLE'S ROOM dividuals and groups availing themselves of the service The loan of these films is made possible through the cooperative to which the library belongs Any film owned During 1955 work with young people of Junior and Senior High School age by the Massachusetts Department of Education or a cooperating library is available continued to increase with more attention being given to cooperation between to the individuals and groups in Town A list is available at the library schools and libraries. The library has a growing record collection consisting of both popular and In the Fall of 1955, the room formerly used as Librarian's office was converted classical works Currently records of the long-playing variety are being added to a study room Two tables were placed in the room to allow more seating space through purchase and through gifts of friends of the library for young people using library facilities Even with the increase of 10 chairs, the seating capacity of the Young People's and Study Rooms still proves totally inade- To gain needed stack area, books on religion, philosophy and music have been quate on week day nights when as many as 35 to 40 young people need room for moved to the basement, and more adequate lighting has been installed Duplicate using the reference facilities. copies of fiction books have also been placed in this area During the summer the entire young people's collection was revised and many books on deposit in the room from the stack room were returned to the CHILDREN'S ROOM stacks A continued effort is being made to have in the Young People's Room As in the past few years, the circulation in the Children's Room increased books of interest to young people of Junior and Senior High School age but, with considerably during 1955 A total of 73,015 books were loaned while 12,191 the increasing number of books in this field being published, lack of shelving books were circulated from the school deposit books, making a total of 85,206 room makes an adequate collection impossible children's books circulated from the main library. The library staff greatly appreciates the continued co-operation of the Senior With the addition of new schools in Lexington without libraries, school deposit and Junior High School librarians in making available to the library bibliographies collections have become an increasingly important part of the work done in the and assignment sheets from the teachers of the schools children's department During 1955, well over 3,000 books were sent to schools for their use as library collections In many cases the PTA has done an outstanding BOOK STOCK job in circulating these books A total of 6016 books were added during the year, of which 3121 were Spring Book Festival and Book Week were celebrated at the library with adult and 2895 juvenile 808 items were withdrawn as worn out or obsolete large displays of the new books for children During Book Week some of the The library now houses approximately 68,060 volumes best new children's books were sent to the schools for display so that all of the children were reminded of the wonderful world of books EAST LEXINGTON BRANCH Many classes from school visited the library during 1955 Children not having cards were allowed to register and most of the visiting classes took books home The year 1955 ended with a circulation of 32,628, an increase of 5,406 over with them From these visits it is hoped that many children who had not previously the previous year +� used the library have now established the library habit The book collection is growing to the point where there is no more available More and more the teachers are finding their way to the Children's Room shelf space and there is an urgent need for more room both for adult and children's During 1955 an increased number of teachers have borrowed books, magazines, books and pictures relating to the classroom curriculum Many teachers are taking out There has been an increase in the use of the library for reference work and books to read to their classes for pleasure and to have their pupils read simply for some reference material has been purchased this year to help the students in enjoyment, thus helping to stimulate reading habits their various school assignments It was necessary this year to expand the children's room into the adult section A complete check was made of the children's catalog file to eliminate old on the balcony cards and duplicate cards and similar work has been started on the adult catalog The Summer Reading Club "Rocket to Adventure" proved to be even larger As in past years, State Reading Certificates were issued in January and May than the preceding years with about 150 children participating Magazine sub- to the pupils of the Adams School, and prizes awarded to the boy or girl reading scriptions were given to the child in each age group who read the most books the most books and the second largest number of books • TOWN OF LEXINGTON 121 122 ANNUAL REPORTS Story hours were conducted every Tuesday afternoon from October to April The inter-corn system installed during the year has proved to be a real help for the first four grades with an average attendance of twenty in time-saving communication between the various departments of the library The Another summer reading contest was held with 93 children registered A triangular walk in front of the library was widened, the hedge and shrubs removed, total of 2,122 books were read in the 8 weeks A year's subscription to Boy's Life and flowers planted around the border, providing a most attractive display during was given to a boy in the older group who read 100 books, and a year's subscription the summer The walls, floor and ceiling of the basement were painted to the Children's Digest to a girl in the younger group who read over 100 books For further detail relating to the operation of the library, the Trustees refer Each child who read 25 books was awarded a special reading certificate, and you to the Librarian's Annual Report a party was given to the winning team and to those who read 25 books or more Respectfully submitted, We are looking forward to another year of growing FREDERICK M GAY, One of the very real pleasures of the past year has been the privilege of working President with the Library Building Committee, certainly one of the most capable committees ever to serve the Town BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Librarian wishes to express his appreciation to the townspeople, the Board Leon W Bateman Rev Earl D Haywod of Trustees, the Appropriation Committee and the staff of the library for their Rev George W Casey Raymond W James continuing support and cooperation Neil W Chapman Mildred B Marek Rev Henry H Clark William E Maloney Respectfully submitted, Richard P Cromwell Edward T Martin Myron C Fisher Rev Francis J Murphy RALPH A NASON, Frederick M Gay Rev Crawford 0 Smith Librarian Rev Joseph H Giunta Rev Floyd J Taylor Rev Harold I Handley George P Wadsworth REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY December 31, 1955 REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD To the Citizens of Lexington December 31, 1955 It is again a pleasure for the Trustees of Cary Memorial Library to submit To the Honorable Board of Selectmen their Annual Report Lexington, Massachusetts The Trustees regret the retirement from the Board of Messrs Charles H Gentlemen Norris and George B Colesworthy, Jr, former School Committeemen, and we welcomed to membership Mr Edward T Martin of the School Committee and Under this state's enabling legislation adopted by the Town, Lexington's Reverend Henry H Clark, Pastor of the Hancock Congregational Church Planning Board has two malar functions The first consists of making careful studies, preparing plans of the resources, possibilities and needs of the town and The Board was gratified by the vote of the Annual Town Meeting authorizing upon completion of any study submitting to the Selectmen a report thereon with a Library Building Committee to prepare preliminary plans for an enlargement of the Planning Board's recommendations This involves the preparation of a Study the library, which is greatly needed We sincerely hope that the 1956 Town Plan for the Town The Board has adopted an outline for such a broad scale Meeting will vote to carry this program through to completion planning program and has begun the preparation of a study plan Mr Michael E McDonnell, custodian of the library for the past eighteen years, During the past year emphasis has been placed on gathering the basic data suffered a fatal illness while on duty at the library, and Mr Edward T McDonnell with which to plan Completed is a property map of the town, an existing land was appointed to succeed him Mrs Margaret M Riley resigned as Circulation use survey, a park and recreation survey, and detailed population spot maps based Librarian and the position was filled by the appointment of Miss Gunnell Sterner, on an analysis of the 1955 state census Using separate funds authorized for the a recent graduate of Simmons College Mrs Thelma C Crossman was appointed purpose, the Board has had brought up to date existing town maps and has had Secretary to the Librarian A maternity leave of three months was granted to Mrs prepared additional detailed block plans Unused funds are being carried over Nancy Merrill, Children's Librarian, who recently returned to duty into 1956 to continue this work The Trustees received as a bequest the sum of $2,200 from the late Henry The Board is now assembling traffic data pertinent to Lexington and restudying 5 Raymond, the fund to be known as the Sarah Elizabeth Raymond Memorial street plans and their relation to future land use of the Town The Board feels Fund in memory of his mother that it will then be ready to make specific recommendations for land use integrating, TOWN OF LEXINGTON 123 124 ANNUAL REPORTS first of all, a program for public recreation and school sites with the planning of Public Works, Mr Burns, and the Town Counsel, Mr. Stevens, for their in- of residential, business and light industrial or limited commercial districts. valuable assistance and contribution to the Board's accomplishments. The second major function of the Board is that of the administration of LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD the subdivision control law. Thirteen definitive subdivisions comprising a total of ALAN G ADAMS, Chairman 165 lots were processed and approved this year as against 8 plans with a total of CHARLES T. ABBOTT 117 lots in 1954. In determinations of Planning Board jurisdiction, there were 97 THOMAS S GRINDLE applications accepted in 1955 as contrasted with 79 the previous year This DONALD D. HATHAWAY represents a 41% increase of lots in the first category and a 23% increase DONALD K IRWIN in the second These figures do not include the recision of approval of 2 subdi- WILBUR M JAQUITH visions totaling 23 lots nor do they include many preliminary subdivisions plans for which informal opinions or tentative approvals were requested of the Board The foregoing planning and administrative work has been accomplished with REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS only about a 5% increase in the number of meetings and the total time needed in them to transact business. The Board has been able to do this because of a December 3i, 1955 decrease in the number of conferences taking place at regular meetings-29 less To the Honorable Board of Selectmen conferences with developers, 11 less with citizens, 10 less with consultants and Lexington,Massachusetts 7 less in regard to changes in zoning By setting up an office where such meet- Gentlemen ings may take place and the business of the Board may be transacted during regular The Board of Appeals office hours, most of this executive work of the Board can now be handled by its reports that one hundred and thirty-seven hearings director Here also are kept all the Board's records and equipment necessary were held during the year 1955 to carry on its expanding planning activities The public is cordially invited to Following is a list of these hearings and the decisions rendered in each case inspect these facilities on the second floor of the Barnes Building Jan 13—Myrtle Stocker Byrne To Complete and maintain the two-car garage at 35 Bartlett Avenue in its In conjunction with these activities, the Board has just had reprinted by the present location Granted—subject to the condition that all requirements offset process the latest revision of the Lexington Zoning By-Law By using a of the Building By-law shall be complied with to the complete satisfaction new arrangement and a loose leaf form, single pages may now be reprinted and of the Building Inspector, and that the building shall be used only for a substituted as amendments are added, up to date copies being assembled and two-car garage and tool room and no other personal use or personal occupancy bound as needed The Board has purchased punching and binding equipment for shall be made of this building It is also a condition of the granting of this this purpose and is cooperating with various boards in reprinting in similar manner permit that the so called child's playhouse and all other accessory structures, and form other Town by-laws and regulations except the garage, shall be removed from the premises Jan 13—Countryside Inc As part of its program of increasing community services and public relations To. Build an addition to existing building at 325 Woburn St, substantially as the Planning Board is likewise making available to other Town boards and agencies shown on the plot plan submitted, also to relocate gasoline pumps as shown its latest planning data and maps as soon as these are assembled or completed on the same plan, and to locate two new signs as shown on the plan In addition the Board has introduced a series of memoranda concerning its studies Granted—subject to the following conditions (1) that the fixtures used and the development of the town, the memoranda being distributed to all town in lighting the pumps, the premises and the signs shall be so located and meeting members as well as to Town boards and agencies focused as to be unobjectionable to the neighborhood, (2) that the location of new tanks shall be subject to applicable rules and regulations of the This program has been further expanded by having the Board's director meet Town of Lexington, (3) that the premises shall be kept in a neat and orderly with classes in the schools and with various community organizations to discuss condition at all times, (4) that there shall be no display of accessories and various aspects of town planning activities Consideration is being given to supplies offered for sale outside the building, (5) that there shall be no organizing a small committee of representative citizens and groups who are both storage of wrecking cars or disabled cars or junk on the premises, (6) that interested and have had experience in town affairs to meet with the Board to there shall be no repairing of automobiles or noisy operations on the premises offer suggestions and criticisms of its long range development program All Jan 13 John C Driscoll such activities are in keeping with the Board s feeling that planning is done with To Subdivide Lot"A" numbered 29 Winthrop Road, for the purpose of straight- the citizens of the community and not for them ening out the rear lot line and adding an area of approximately 689 sq ft to Lot #60 numbered 14 Sherburne Road, all as shown on plot plan The Board expresses its appreciation to all who have aided and supported submitted and referred to above Granted its work Especially does it thank again the Town Engineer and Superintendent TOWN OF LEXINGTON 125 126 ANNUAL REPORTS Jan 13—Marian J Ryan Feb 10—Georgie Burr Smith To Erect a single family dwelling on Lots 42 and 43 located on Hillcrest Street, To Erect a tourist sign on the premises at 2006 Massachusetts Avenue Denied substantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted Granted Feb 10—Crowell Tube Co., Inc Jan 13—Macland, Inc To Continue the mnufacture of small metal tubing as previously conducted by To Erect a single family dwelling on Lot 13 numbered 5 Bates Road Denied. the Crowell Tube Co, at 177 Bedford Street Granted—subject to the following conditions That only purchased electric power shall be used on Jan 13—Francis Coscia the premises The machinery shall consist of that used on the draw benches To Erect a single family dwelling on Lot 63 located on Farmcrest Avenue, sub- and cutters necessary for making the tubing in required lengths, and small stantially as shown on the plot plan submitted Granted furnaces for annealing The size of tubing used shall not be substantially Jan 13—Wilda M Ward m excess of one and one quarter inches in diameter before drawing There To Continue the operation of a Nursery group at 233 East Street Granted— shall be no fumes or odors generated on the premises which would be subject to the following conditions (1) that the premises shall be kept in a offensive to the neighborhood There shall be no storage on the premises neat and orderly condition at all times, (21 that not more than 10 children outside the building There shall be no additions made to the existing building shall be accommodated at one time, (3) that this permit shall expire on The building shall be kept in good repair There shall be no dumping of October 25, 1955 refuse on the land, and the premises shall be kept neat and clean There shall be no signs displayed other than small signs necessary for directional Jan. 13----First Congregational Society in Lexington purposes To Use the parking area at #3 Harrington Road shown on plan of land sub- Feb 10—James B Catalano milted, and to remove loam from said parking area Granted—subject to To Continue the operation of retail business of selling plants and flowers growing the following conditions (1) that the entrance and exit to the said parking on the premises at 643 Waltham Street Granted—subject to the following area will only be from Harrington Road, at a location as far as possible from conditions 1 Automobiles shall be parked on the premises and not on the Bedford Street, (21 that the width of such driveway and the location, shall highway, 2 This Permit expires Jan 5, 1956 be satisfactory to the Town Engineer, (3) that the use of the parking area shall be restricted to Church functions, (41 that the parking area shall be Feb 10---Massachusetts Institute of Technology immediately screened along the Harrington Road side (except for the To Erect a steel antenna tower as shown on Drawing 0-3750, at M.I T Field driveway) by evergreens of a type and height sufficient to obscure from view along Harrington Road the cars parked within the area, (51 that everStation, 238 Wood Street Granted—subject to the condition that the tower reasonable effort be made to prevent public parking and use,and to keep the shall be removed not later than February 1, 1958 area in a neat and clean condition at all times, (6) that any lighting installed. Feb 24—Frederick L Yeomans shall be so located as to be not objectionable to the neighborhood To Subdivide a parcel of land at the westerly end of Columbus Street, as shown Feb 10—Leonard J Colwell on the plot plan submitted, and to erect a single family dwelling on To Erect single family dwellings on each of the five parcels of land located on Lot"A" Denied Hillcrest and James Streets as shown on the plan submitted Granted— Feb 24—George E Smith subject to the condition that all requirements of the Lexington Zoning By-law To Erect a building of second class construction, substantially as located on the covering setback, side yards and rear yard be complied with plot plan submitted, for the purpose of using a portion of the building as an Feb 10—Kenneth Blodgett office of a builder and for the storage of building supplies, and the other To Subdivide parcel of land on Liberty Avenue into two lots as shown on portion for the storage and distribution of newspapers, and for materials and plan submitted, which do not have sufficient frontage, and to erect a single supplies used by the petitioner in his business Granted—subject to the family dwelling on each Granted—provided that all conditions of the following conditions ]) that no supplies or materials of any kind shall be Zoning By law as to setback, side and rear yards are complied with stored outside the building 2)that no mill work of any description shall be performed on the premises Said building to be located at rear of 10 Feb 10—Moore Realty Trust Muzzey St To Subdivide that portion of a parcel of land at 125 Reed Street, shown on Feb 24—William H Marshall the plot plan submitted, into 5 lots Granted—subject to the condition To Use the land and the buildings thereon numbered 315 to 319 Merrett Road, that the statement on the original plan shall be signed by the Lexington as"place of business of a baker" Granted—subject to the following condi- Planning Board stating that approval of this lot is not required under the tions 1) That all objectionable odors shall be controlled and eliminated as Subdivision Control Law far as possible 2) that all signs on the premises shall conform with the Feb 10—Rose D Lambert Town of Lexington By-laws 31 that there shall be no flood lighting of the To. Maintain the addition at the rear of the existing dwelling at 15 Robbins. premises 4) that the retail business shall not be operated on Sundays. Avenue, as presently located Granted 5)that the cars of employees shall be parked in the rear of the building TOWN OF LEXINGTON 127 128 ANNUAL REPORTS Feb 24—Frank E Dea Mar 17—John C Harkness To Change the existing lot line between lots 16 and 17 numbered 136 and 140 To Erect an addition to the existing dwelling at 34 Moon Hill Road,which would Pleasant Street, as shown on the plot plan submitted Granted be 21 feet from the street line at its nearest point, and to use, in connection with this addition, the Van Packer chimney Granted Feb 24—Walter C Boone To Maintain an office for the practice of chiropody at his residence 112 Bedford Mar 17—Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints Street Granted—subject to the following conditions 1) that every effort To Erect a sign approximately 3 ft by 6 ft at 1386 Massachusetts Avenue on shall be made to have patients park cars in his driveway and not on Bedford the church property Granted—subject to the following conditions 1) that Street, 2)this Permit shall expire April 1, 1956 the sign shall be set back at least 50 feet from the street line 2) that the top of the sign shall be not more than 6 feet above the ground 3) that the Feb 24—Massachusetts Institute of Technology sign may be illuminated only on evenings when use is being made of the To Erect a steel building at 238 Wood Street, substantially in accordance with Church property, and the lights so adjusted and focused as not to be obiec- the plans submitted Granted tionable to persons living in the neighborhood Mar 10—Angelo Busa Mar. 17--Lloyd H Miller To: Build and operate a roadside stand at 137 Grant Street, substantially in ac- To Continue the operation of roadside stand at 973 Concord Turnpike Granted cordance with the plot plan submitted Granted—subject to the following —subject to the following conditions (1) that the premises shall be kept conditions 1) That one sign may be erected, not larger than 3'x 6', 2) in a neat and orderly condition, (2) that there shall be no flood lighting of That there shall be no flood lighting of the premises, 3)That sufficient area the premises, (3) that no parking of cars shall be permitted on the Concord for automobiles shall be provided, so that cars will not be required to park Turnpike, (4) that this permit shall expire April 1, 1956, (5) that only on Grant Street, 4) That only products of the land of the owner of the products of the land of the owner of the stand that is within the Town of stand that is within the Town shall be sold, 5) that such permit shall expire Lexington shall be sold on the premises March 10, 1956 Mar 17--Louis Rosendorn Mar 10—Norman C Fletcher To Erect a single family dwelling on each of Lots "A," "B" and "C" sub- To Erect an addition to the existing dwelling at 36 Moon Hill Road which will stantially as shown on the plot plan submitted, with a set back on each lot come within 5 feet of the lot line Granted of not less than 20 feet from the frontage street Lots "A" and "B" Mar 10—E L Sharkey being located on Cliffe Avenue and Lot "C"on Fottler Avenue Granted To Continue the use and extend for two years beginning March 20, 1955, the Mar 31—Six Moon Hill, Inc premises on Lot #11, 16 Hazel Road, Lexington, as the site of microwave To Erect a frame bath house to be used in conjunction with the existing swim- transmitting equipment, including specifically a long-range calibration unit as ming pool on Lot #24—Moon Hill Road, substantially in accordance with presently installed Granted—subject to the condition that on the expiration the plot plan submitted Granted of this permit on Mar 20, 1957 the entire structure, and fence, shall be Mar 31—Roy D. Keene removed and the premises restored as nearly as practicable to their original To• Erect a single family dwelling at 1 Ingleside Road, which does not have the condition 150 foot frontage as required under the Lexington Zoning By-law Denied Mar l7—William Berube Mar 31—Vine Valley Realty Corp. To Subdivide parcel of land at 581 Lowell Street, into two lots, each of which To Erect a single family dwelling on Lot #7 Grant Street Extension, which would have a frontage less than the requirements of the Lexington Zoning does not have the required frontage and area Denied By-law Denied Mar 31—Eric !Carlson Mar 17—Esso Standard Oil Co To Maintain the single family dwelling at #24 York Street, with a set back To Enlarge the present service station and lubntorium at 10 Woburn Street, of approximately 241/2 feet, as shown on the plot plan submitted Granted substantially in accordance with the plans submitted Granted—subject to Mar. 31—Joseph E Casey the following conditions 1) That the new concrete ramp at the easterly corner of the premises shall be so located as to make unnecessary removal of To Subdivide Lot I located on Valley Road, substantially in accordance with the 36 inch tree on Woburn Street 2)That the present ramp furthest from the plan submitted Granted—subject to the condition that all requirements Fletcher Avenue shall be removed Curbing shall be placed along the entire of the Zoning By-law covering set back, side yards and rear yard shall be Woburn Street front except for the entrances, and sidewalk and grass plot complied with in any dwelling erected on Lot "A" shall be provided for also along the entire Woburn Street frontage, except Mar 31—John F Daniels for the entrances. 3) That no wrecked automobiles shall be stored in the To. Build a one-car garage at 84 Bertwell Road, which will be set back not less increased area easterly of the Iubritorium 4) The premises shall be kept in than 25 ft from the street instead of 30 ft as required by the Lexington a neat and orderly condition at all times Zoning By-law Granted TOWN OF LEXINGTON 129 130 ANNUAL REPORTS Mar. 31—Edward S Folsom May 19—Moore Realty Trust To Erect an addition approximately 24'3"xl 0'6" to the existing dwelling at To: Subdivide that portion of a parcel of land located on Essex Street shown 108 Woburn Street, substantially as shown on the plot plan submitted. on plan submitted, into five lots. Granted. Granted May 19—John Paratore Apr by 4 21—Felix wide,Redy Trust To: Build a 3-car garage of wood and concrete construction at 11 Berwick Road, To: Erect a sign 13 ft long by 43 in. at the Lexington Theatre, ted.179substantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted Granted Massachusetts Avenue, said sign to be illuminated from within Granted. Apr 21—A E Heighton May 19—Vine Valley Realty Corporation To Erect a 65 foot structure, approx 10 inches in diameter, for an antenna To Erect a single family dwelling on Lot #8 numbered 216 Grant Street Ex- at 9 Tucker Avenue, to be used in conjunction with the business at #7 tension, which does not have the required frontage and area Denied Massachusetts Avenue Denied May 19—Reynold Currier To Finish the attic and put on a shed dormer at 24 Preston Road, substantially Apr 21—Robert E Doran in accordance with the plans submitted Granted To Erect a greenhouse at 150 East Street, substantially in accordance with the sketch submitted Granted May 19---Grey Nuns Charities Inc Apr 21—Edward Gildea To Vary Section 13 of she Lexington Plumbing By-law so as to allow the house To• Erect a single family dwelling on Lot #14 located on Castle Road which sewer and drain at #10 Pelham Road to be continued in the building with a rise of at least would have a sideyard less than the 15 feet required by the LexingtonVu inch per foot in place of the minimum rise of 1/4 inch per foot as specified, with the recommendation and approval of the Acting Zoning By-law Denied Building and Plumbing Inspectors Granted Apr 21—Fred ) Gardini To Erect a single family dwelling on Lots 1 and 2 located on Winter Street, and May 19—Joseph J. Cleary a single family dwelling on Lots 3 and 4 located on Winter Street, with set To Erect a dog boarding kennel located at the end of Beacon Street, on a parcel of land containing approximatey 3 6 acres, which does not conform to the backs of not less than 20 feet, provided that side yard and rear yard Lexington Zoning By-law Denied requirements of the Zoning By-law are complied with Granted May 19—Robert P Tassinari Apr 21—Willis R Anderson To Erect a dinette addition to rear of existing dwelling at #22 Dexter Road, To Erect a single family dwelling on Lot 24A located on Fletcher Avenue, pro- substantially in accordance with the plans submitted Granted vided that the set back shall be not less than 20 feet and side and rear yards as required by the Lexington Zoning By-law be complied with Granted. May 19—Charles H Murray To Erect a single family dwelling on Lot G, 48 School Street, which would have Apr 21—John F. Dowd a set back from the street at its nearest point of 25 feet instead of 30 feet To. Add a garage to the existing dwelling at 11 Flintlock Road, substantially in as required Granted accordance with the plot plan submitted. Granted. June 2—Nicole L Anastasy May 5—Martha Yntas To• Reduce the existing frontage of Lot A-9 located at 187 Grove Street to not To Erect and maintain a bathroom addition to the non-conforming dwelling at less than 100 feet, so as to allow the construction of a road 50 feet wide #15 Rockville Avenue Denied. to the proposed subdivision of land in the rear of Lot A-9. Granted. May 5—M, J Aruda June 2—M. J. Aruda To: Erect an addition 6 ft. by 5 ft. to existing building at 329 Massachusetts To Enlarge the existing gas station at 329 Massachusetts Avenue, substantially Avenue. Denied in accordance with the plans submitted. Granted May 5—Joseph E Chisholm To Subdivide parcel of land at 286 Woburn Street into two lots substantially June 2—L G Holmes To: To subdivide Lot #3, 17 Barnes Place, by adding 3 feet to Lot #4 in in accordance with the plot plan submitted. Granted. order torov de easier access to p garage located at the rear of Lot #4, May 5—Rocco DeAmicis substantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted. Granted, To: Subdivide parcel of land at 353 Marrett Road, into two building lots desig- nated as lots A and B as shown on the plot plan submitted Denied June 2—Socony Mobil Oil Co, Inc To Make alterations substantially as shown on plot plan submitted at their May 19—J M. Murray Service Station located at the corner of Waltham Street and Marrett Road To. Erect a greenhouse attached to the rear of existing dwelling at 31 Eaton Granted—subject to the following conditions 1 That all lights installed Road, substantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted Granted on the property shall be so focused and directed as not to be objectionable TOWN OF LEXINGTON 131 to traffic and the neighborhood; 2. The premises to be kept in a neat and 132 ANNUAL REPORTS orderly condition at all times. equipment now stored on the premises and around the tool shed shall be June 2—William R Dini stored under cover or out of sight from Massachusetts Avenue, and all To Install a bathroom and kitchen on the third floor at 186 Bedford Street. other loose material, such as lumber, shall be neatly stored or removed from Denied. the premises. June 2—Mass Institute of Technology July 6—Fred E Hastings, Jr To Raise the existing tower located at M I T Field Station 238 Wood Street, To. Use a portion of the single family dwelling to be erected at #160 Waltham from present height of 125 feet to a new height of 180 2 feet Granted— Street,as an office for the practice of Optometry Denied subject to the condition that this permit shall expire and the tower shall be removed not later than February 1, 1958 July 6—Gabriel M Bello To. Erect a single family dwelling on lots 21 and 22 located at the corner of June 16—Henry A. McLaughlin Ward and Centre Streets, substantially in accordance with the plot plan To: Erect a single family dwelling on an area made up by combining Lots Nos. submitted. Granted. 244 to 248 inclusive located at 40 Wood Street, substantially as shown on July 6—John E. Allen the plot plan submitted Granted. To Subdivide a parcel of land known as Lot B2 located on Lowell Street, into June 16—William Hardy three building lots as shown on the plot plan submitted. Denied. To: Erect a standard Packard sign projecting from the show room, provided the July 6—James A. Carrig sign does not overhang either the sidewalk or the public way, also the To. Continue the use of the temporary real estate office at the corner of Pleasant erection of standing signs not larger than those allowed by the Building Street and Concord Avenue. Granted—subject to the condition that this By-laws Said signs to be erected at 915 Waltham Street. Granted Permit shall expire July 1, 1956. June 16—Donald T Hill July 6—Nishan Haroian To Erect an open porch 19`xl6' attached to the rear of the single family To. Continue to operate roadside stand at 353 Concord Avenue. Granted— dwelling now situated at 38 Burlington Street, said porch to be covered subject to the following conditions; (1) That only products of the land of by an aluminum roof provided that the metal is painted, so as to eliminate the owner of the stand that is within the Town of Lexington shall be sold; the reflection of glare. Granted (2) That the cars of customers shall not be parked on the highway; (3) That June 16—Geo. F. McCormack this Permit shall expire July 1, 1956, (4) The premises shall be kept in a To: Erect a single family dwelling on Lot "C" numbered 32 Hayes Lane, neat and orderly condition. sub- stantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted. Granted July 6—Anthony R Cataldo June 16-1-1 Edward King To Use the existing building at 703 Massachusetts Avenue, for the processing, To. Erect a garage at 70 Harding Road Granted—providing it is set back warehousing and selling of fresh fruit and vegetables, subject to the not less than 20 feet from Williams Road and that the requirements of side following conditions That the permission hereby granted shall be until yards and rear yards are complied with July 1, 1956, that no fruits and vegetables shall be sold at retail on the premises; that no by-products from the use or materials used shall be stored June 16—Margaret M Maynard outside the building, that the premises shall be kept in a neat and orderly To. Sell African violets grown on the premises at 6 Grove Street. Granted— condition Granted. subject to the condition that this permit shall expire June 16, 1956 July 14—Maple Street School Building Committee July 6—Palladino Bros Co To. Construct the school sewer and drain at the Maple Street School within the To Conduct a contracting and landscaping business including stockpiling and building with a rise of not less than Ya inch per foot rather than 7/a inch sale of loam, fill and gravel on a parcel of land located on Massachusetts per foot specified in Section 13 of the Lexington Plumbing By-law Granted. Avenue, starting at #201 and proceeding easterly on Mass Ave. for a July 14—First National Stores, Inc. distance of 479 feet more or less Granted—subject to the following restrictions: 1. Permit shall expire on Dec 1, 1955, 2 All materials shalt To Erect a temporary sign 10'x20' substantially in accordance with the sketch be trucked to and from the property by way of the driveway entering on to and plot plan submitted at be removed Bedford Street.completionGranof the conscttruction to the Bow Street; 3 The hours of operation shall be restricted from 7 a.m. to condition that the sign shall be upon the construction 6 p m six days a week, 4 Water, or a sprinkler system shall be used to of the building control dust, especially on the driveway leading to Bow Street; 5 There July 14—Charles A Linehan shall be no expansion of the present operation, 6. All vehicles and pieces of To: Remove loam, sand and gravel from that portion of the ridge still remaining equipment not regularly being used in the business shall be removed from along the common boundary between his parcel of land situated on West- the premises at once Miscellaneous automobile and truck parts, tires, and view Street and the adjoining land of the Lexington Sand & Gravel Co, as well as further material on his own property which is estimated to be approximately 100,000 yards. Granted—subject to the following terms, TOWN OF LEXINGTON 133 conditions and limitations 1 That the removal be to and only to a grade 134 ANNUAL REPORTS of 128 feet above mean sea level, 2 That the portion of the pond riot yet filled shall be filled so that the entire parcel shown on the plot plan filed Aug 23—Jack G Wallens with the original petition shall be brought substantially to a uniform grade To Erect an addition to the existing dwelling at 35 Barberry Road which will of 125 feet above mean sea level, 3 That the material removed shall not have a side yard of 7 ft instead of 15 ft as required under the Zoning be transported over any public way within the Town, with the exception of By-law. Granted. Westview Street, 4 That all boulders encountered in the excavation of Aug 23—Lexington Sand & Gravel Co the material or now on the land shall be removed, 5 That all of the work To Remove sand and gravel from that portion of the ridge still remaining along be completed by July 1, 1956, 6 That this permit and the work carried the common boundary between its parcel of land and the adjoining land of on under it shall be subject to such applicable regulations as the Board of Charles A. Linehan located on Westview Street, Lexington Granted— Appeals may hereafter adopt, 7 That this permit shall not become effective subject to the following terms, conditions and limitations 1 That the until Charles A Linehan has filed with the Board of Appeals a bond in form removal be to and only to a grade of 128 feet above mean sea level, 2 That satisfactory to Town Counsel, and with an approved surety company as the relative low spots be eliminated by filling and that the entire parcel surety, in the penal sum of $5,000 to insure compliance with the terms, shown on the plot plan filed at the hearing held on May 27, 1954 be left conditions and limitations of this permit with a substantially uniform grade of 122-123 feet above mean sea level, with appropriate slope along the common boundary with Charles A Linehan July 14--John J Driscoll to meet the grade of 125 feet of the Linehan land, 3 That the To Erect a single family dwelling on a parcel of land adjacent to Lot #1 material removed shall not be transported over any public way within the Grove Street, said lot having an area of 18,500 sq ft instead of 30,000 Town, with the exception of Westview Street, 4 That all boulders en- sq ft as required under the Zoning By-law Denied countered in the excavation of the material or now on the parcel of land be removed, 5 That all of the work shall be completed by July 1 1956, July 14—Nelson Bennett 6 That this permit and the work carried on under it shall be subject to such To Construct a swimming pool 28'8"xl 5'8" at 213 Follen Road in accordance applicable regulations as the Board of Appeals may hereafter adopt, 7 That with the plot plan submitted Granted—subject to the following conditions the permit shall not become effective until the Lexington Sand & Gravel 1 That the water supply for filling the swimming pool shall be connected up Company has filed with the Board of Appeals a bond in form satisfactory solidly to the water supply from the adjoining house or supplied from the to Town Counsel, and with an approved surety company as surety, in the street and that the water shall discharge into the swimming pool above penal sum of $5,000 to insure compliance with the terms, conditions and the water line or overflow of said pool so as to prevent any back siphonage limitations of this permit or contamination of the public water supply, 2 That no water from the discharge of the pool shall become a nuisance to the neighborhood nor Aug 23—John M Murray be discharged upon a public street To Maintain the existing single family dwelling and garage at #25 Prospect Hill Road, with a set back from the street of 25'5" and a side yard of 11'1" July 14—Lexington Methodist Church Granted lo Erect a church at 2592 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, the corner of Aug 23—Archie Toumayan unit A as shown on the plan submitted being 7'41/2" from the lot line on To Erect a double-faced neon sign on a suitable post at #316 Marrett Road the southerly side of the property Granted Denied Aug 30—F B Rosenberger July 14—Mass Inst of Technology To. Erect a 50 ft steel wind-mill type tower to support a radio antenna at 42 To Maintain on the hill west of Laconia Street a tower 60' or less high, and a Locust Avenue, Lexington Denied one-story building 26'6"x50', all to be enclosed by a chain link fence Aug 30—Moore Realty Trust surrounding an area 100`x100'on the land of Mary Monsignore Granted— To Locate houses at Nos 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12 Essex Street and #4 Laurel subject to the condition that the use of the premises shall cease by April 25, Street, substantially in accordance with the plot plans submitted Granted 1959 and that all of the equipment, buildings and facilities shall be removed —subject to the condition that the right of way located between lots M and from the premises not later than sixty days thereafter L shall not be built upon Aug 23—C Vincent Treat, M D Aug 30--Frank A Napoli To: Ma'ntain an office for the practice of medicine at 1963 Massachusetts To Continue the operation of existing roadside stand situated on Marrett Road Avenue Granted until June 1, 1956, for the sale only of products of the land of the owner of the stand that is within the Town of Lexington Granted. Aug 23—E Alden Erickson Aug 30—Ernest DeVincent To Erect a tool shed 10'xi 6' at #41 Preston Road. Granted, providing the To Continue the operation of roadside stand located at the corner of Pleasant side yard and rear yard requirements of the Zoning By-law are complied with Street and Concord Turnpike Granted—subject to the following conditions 1 That the premises shall be kept in a neat and orderly condition, 2 That TOWN OF LEXINGTON 135 136 ANNUAL REPORTS only the products of the land of the owner that is within the Town of Lex- Sept 13—Paul AI{brandi rngton shall be sold, 3 That this Permit shall expire November 29, 1955 To Continue the operation of roadside stand at 565 Lowell Street Granted— Aug 30—Madeleine G Harrison subject to the following conditions (1) That this permit shall expire Sept To. Continue to operate Nursery School for not more than 10 children between 1, 1956, (2) That there shall be no floodlighting of the premises, (3) That the ages of four and six years, five days a week at her home 29 North the premises shall be kept in a neat and orderly condition, (41 That only Street Granted—subject to the following conditions 1 That this Permit the products of the land of the owner of the stand that is within the Town shall expire July 1, 1956, 2 That the children shall be supervised at all of Lexington shall be sold times, outside as well as inside the building; 3 That only the studio and Sept 27—Ralph J Frissore living room, which have been used by the children in the past, shall be used in the future To Maintain existing dwellings on Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5 numbered 449, 447, 443 Aug 30—Martha Yntas and 441 Bedford Street, as per plot plans submitted Granted To Erect and maintain a bathroom addition and otherwise improve the non- Sept. 27—Mary D. Covello conforming dwelling at 15 Rockville Avenue Denied. To Erect a single family dwelling on Lot Munroe No 1 located at 346 Massa- Sept 13—Homer W. Bartram chusetts Avenue which will not have the set back and side yard as required To Erect a 2-car garage at 9 Reed Street, substantially in accordance with the under the Zoning By-law. Granted. plot plan submitted Granted Sept 27—Carolyn Ingraham Sept. 13—Donald K Irwin To: Operate a pre-school class for ten children, five mornings a week at 5 To: Erect a single family dwelling on lots 15 and 16 in block 23, Dexter Road, Downing Road, using the game room in the basement and the front room substantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted. Granted. on the first floor Granted—subject to the following conditions 1 That the petitioner fireproof the door from the game room to the furnace room Sept 13—Gilbert Barrow with fire resistant material and install a self-closing device and manual lock To. Erect a single family dwelling on Lot 6 numbered l 1 0 Simonds Road which on said door, also the petition separating the game room from the furnace has a frontage of 118 82 feet instead of the required 125 feet Granted— room is to be of fire resistant material; these restrictions being satisfactory provided the requirements of the Zoning By-Law as to set back and side to the Building Inspector, 2. That the petitioner install toilet facilities includ- yards are complied with mg at least one toilet and one lavatory with proper ventilation and under conditions satisfactory to the Plumbing Inspector, in or adjoining the game Sept. 13—Martin J. Bellinger, M D. room 3 That the operation of the Nursery School be confined to the base- To Maintain a professional office in his home at 7 Patriots Drive Granted— ment game room and the front room on the first floor, 4 That an assistant subject to the following conditions: I No regular office hours shall be shall be in attendance at all times; 5 That this permit shall not become maintained, 2. No sign shall be used except that permitted in Section 6 (d) valid and the Nursery School operated until the above conditions are complied of the Lexington Zoning By-law; 3 This permit shall expire January 1, 1957, with; 6.That this Permit shall expire Sept 7, 1956 4. That only occasional patients and emergency cases shall be treated Sept. 27—Mrs. Richard J Norris To: Move a tool house from Lot #152 First Street to Lot #66 on Second Street Sept 13—Raymond 8. Emilio DeSimone Granted—under the following conditions 1. That the building shall not be To Continue the use of the tool shed on land located on private right of way used for dwelling purposes, 2 That this Permit shall expire September 10, off Webb Street Granted—subject to the following conditions 1 The 1956 building shall not be used for residential purposes, 2 The use of the building.. Sept 27—Warren E. Russell shall extend only until August 14, 1956. To Use a portion of the building located at 1505 Massachusetts Avenue known Sept 13—Mrs C S Broussard as the Russell House, for the purpose of conducting a Real Estate and In- surance business Denied To Continue to operate a Nursery School 5 days a week for children aged 2 to 5 years, from 8 a m to 4 30 p m at 21 Butler Avenue Granted—sub- Oct 18—Mary E Dacey ject to the following conditions 1 That not more than 10 children shall To Operate a kindergarten for ten children, 4 and 5 years of age, five mornings be in attendance at any one time, 2 That one assistant shall be employed a week from 9 A M to 11 45 A M at 18 Winchester Drive Granted— if more than 6 children are in regular attendance, 3 That no portion of the subject to the following conditions 1 That not more than 10 children basement shall be used for the children attending the school, 4 That the shall be in attendance at any one time 2 That toilet facilities be installed children shall be properly supervised at all times, 5 That the premises shall adjacent to the room to be used by the children, such toilet facilities to be • be kept in a neat and orderly condition, 6 That this permit expires August subject to the approval of the Building and Plumbing Inspectors of the Town 20, 1956 of Lexington 3 This Permit shall expire October 18, 1956 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 137 138 ANNUAL REPORTS Oct. 18--Persia L.Ballou To: Operate a scheduled play group for not more than ten children at her real- Oct.25—Harold Michelson dente 2013 Massachusetts Avenue, said group to be operated in the fore- To Erect an addition approximately 6'8"x 15'6" to existing building at 17813 noon, not more than three days a week. Granted—subtect to the following Massachusetts Avenue, to be used as part of present store, said addition not conditions. 1 That an assistant be employed at all times; 2 That the having the required rear yard. Denied. children be properly supervised at all times; 3 The outdoor play area shall Oct.25—EmElia Dias be properly fenced in, 4. This Permit shall expire June 30, 1956 To: Change the one family house at 389 Concord Avenue into a two-family house, substantially in accordance with the plans submitted. Granted— To. Operate apre-primary school for 1 oolfrs Harry W Cramr not more than ten children between the subject to the condition that all requirements of the Building By-law are lied with. ages of 2 and 51/2 years at 759 Waltham Street, Lexington, five days a week comp from 9 A M to 4 30 P M the year round Granted—subject to the following Oct 25—Wilson Farm, Inc. To Continue to operate the roadside stand adjacent to #6 Pleasant Street That conditionst1 eTplay there shall be an assistant employed at all times, 2 Granted—subject to the following conditions 1 That the premises shall at That the outside area shall be fenced in, 3 That the children shall be properly supervised at all times, 4 That this Permit shall expire September all times be kept in a neat and orderly condition, 2 That no cars shall be allowed to park on Pleasant Street, 3 That no floodlights shall be installed, 30, 1956 Oct. i 8—Benjamin J Gott 4 That only vegetables,fruits and poultry products grown on the land of the To Erect a single family dwelling on Lot 19 located on Sylvia Street, which will petitioner that is within the Town shall be sold, 5 That this Permit shall be set back from the street 20 feet instead of 30 feet as required under the expire October 23, 1956. Zoning By law Granted Oct 25—Harvey W Newgent Oct 16—Garret B.Fuller To Vary the Zoning By-law to permit the erection of a two-car garage on Lot To Relocate the lot line between Lot 1 and Lot 2 on Hayes Avenue, as shown #21 numbered 21 Hastings Road which will be located 20 feet from the street instead of 30 feet, and 12 feet from the side line instead of 15 feet, on the plot plan submitted Granted as required under the Lexington Zoning By-law Denied Oct. 18 John Bresnihan Oct 25—Lewandos French Dyeing&Cleaning Company To Erect a two-car garage on Lot #44 at the corner of Wood Street and Holton To Maintain a business of a cleansing and pick up station at #13 Depot Square, Road which will be set back from Holton Road 14 feet instead of 20 feet and to erect and maintain a sign, substantially as shown on the sketch sub- ' as required by the Zoning By-Law This petition was withdrawn by the mated Granted petitionerNov 15—Albert W Dillon Oct. 18—Alexander MacMillan To. Erect a..two-bedroom addition 14'x 22' attached to existing dwelling at 8 To Convert the building at #23 Sylvia Street into a two-family house, substan- Balfour Street, which would have a sideyard of 10 feet instead of 15 feet tially in accordance with the plans submitted, such renovations to be satis- as required under the Zoning By-law. Granted. factory to the Building Inspector. Granted. Nov. 15--Countryside,Inc Oct 18—First Congregational Society in Lexington To' Erect a building consisting of four stores at Lowell and Woburn Streets con- This case was taken to Court and the variance declared null and void. A netting the existing garage and the existing store building, which would new hearing was held on October 18, 1955 for a special permit under come to within 11 feet of the rear lot line. Granted—providing construction paragraph 7, Section 5 (a) sub-paragraph f The decision on this hearing shall commence not later than November 1, 1956. was held over to November 1, 1955. A meeting was called for November 1, but owing to the inability of the original members of the Board to meet on Nov 15—Wal-Lex Motor Co., Inc. this date, it was postponed until November 14. At the meeting of the Board To Use the land adjacent to the garage and salesroom now situated at #915 held on November 14th three members having voted in favor and two in Waltham Street, for the sale of new and used cars, subject to the following opposition the petition of the First Congregational Society (Unitarian Church) conditions 1 That not more than 15 cars shall be displayed at any one for permission to use the parking area shown on plan of land submitted and time, 2 That cars offered for sale shall be set back from Waltham Street to remove loam from said parking area was automatically denied. in line with the front of the present showroom, 3 That all repair work and storage of parts and equipment shall be within the building, 4 That Oct.25—Helen A.McCaffrey the existing string of lights shall be removed, and that the flood lights To: Erect a single family dwelling on Lots 9 and 86 numbered 5 Aaron Road located on the pole shall be so focused as not to interfere with traffic on the which will have a frontage of 120 feet instead of 125 feet and an area of highway or be a nuisance to the neighbors, 5 There shall be no second-hand 14,960 sq, ft instead of 15,500 sq. ft.as required under the Zoning By law. car signs, 6 The premises shall be closed and the lights extinguished by Granted—providing that the set back, side yards and rear yard will conform 9.00 p.m. Monday through Friday and at 5.00 p.m on Saturday, and the to the requirements of the Lexington Zoning By-law premises shall be closed all day Sunday to customers and visitors Granted with above conditions TOWN OF LEXINGTON 139 140 ANNUAL REPORTS Dec 20—Cecil R.Hobbs Nov 15—Ernest E Outhet To Erect a greenhouse, tool shed and boiler room at 322 Lincoln Street, sub- To: Erect a single family dwelling at 61A Harding Road Granted—provided stantially in accordance with the plot plan submitted Granted that each sideyard shall not be less than 8 feet and the setback and rear yard shall comply with the requirements of the Lexington Zoning and Building. Dec.20—Palladino Bros.Co. By-laws. To Continue to conduct a contracting and landscaping business, including Nov 15—Ernest E.Outhet stockpiling and sale of loam, fill, sand and gravel on a parcel of land located To Erect a single family dwelling at 99 Gleason Road Granted—provided that on Massachusetts Avenue, starting at #201 and proceeding easterly on each sideyard shall not be less than 8 feet and the setback and rear yard Massachusetts Avenue for a distance of 479 feet more or less, with access shall comply with the requirements of the Lexington Zoning & Building to and from Bow Street, all said land being located in a C.2 general business By-laws. district Granted—subject to the following restrictions' 1. This permit will expire on December 1, 1956; 2. All materials shall be trucked to and Dec. 6—Dr.Edwin Peterson,Jr. To Maintain an office for the practice of Chiropody and Podiatry at #11 Har- from the property by way of the driveway entering on to Bow Street, and any loose material dropped from the trucks on to Bow Street shall be rington Road, Lexington Granted, promptly removed from the street, 3 The hours of operation shall be Dec 6—Guy Caminito restricted from 7 a m to 6 p m six days a week; 4. Water, or a sprinkler To. Erect a two-car garage at 93 Grove Street which will not have the set back and system shall be used to control dust, especially on the driveway leading to side yard required under the Zoning By-law. This decision was held up Bow Street; 5 There shall be no expansion of the present operation, 6. Only pending further information. equipment regularly used in the business shall be parked or stored on the premises, 7 The premises shall at all times be kept in a neat and orderly Dec.6—H S.Swartz condition. To: Use the so-called Telephone building at 27 Muzzey Street as editorial offices The Board is deeply grateful to Mr. George Emery, Mr. J. Henry Duffy, Mr. for compiling the editorial and advertising material of New England Con- Elmer C. Houdlette, and Mr. Ernest A. Lindstrom, associate members of the Board struction Magazine Granted—subject to the following conditions. 1 That of Appeals, for their valuable assistance during the past year not more than 15 persons shall be employed in the premises, 2 That pro- visions be made for off-street parking for all employees cars; 3. This Respectfully submitted, permit is subject to purchase of the building from the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co - ERROL H. LOCKE, Chairman LESTER T REDMAN Dec.6—Harold Michelson THOMAS G LYNAH To: Erect an addition at 1788 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, to be used as WALTER C BALLARD part of present store, as shown on plan submitted. Denied. AIDEN L. RIPLEY Dec.6—Adams Press, Inc To Use and occupy the building located at 7 Oakland Street for general printing, binding and publishing business purposes Granted—so long as the real REPORT OF THE PARKING METER FUND estate is owned by the Adams Press, Inc., and the Adams Press, Inc is controlled directly or beneficially by Alan G. Adams and/or Rebecca W. December 31, 1955 Adams. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Dec.6—Harvey W Newgent Lexington,Massachusetts To: Erect an attached two-car garage at#21 Hastings Road,which will be located Gentlemen: not less than 25 feet from Hastings Road. Granted Following is the report of the Parking Meter Fund: Dec 20—David S Terry START OF PARKING METER COLLECTIONS APRIL 15, 1950 To: Maintain the existing dwelling at 17 Fairland Street with a set back as shown on the plot plan submitted of 25.6 feet instead of the 30 feet as Total Collection to December 31, 1955 $48,097 89 required by the Lexington Zoning By-law. Granted. Total Expenses since April 15, 1950 39,828 79 Dec 20—Ernest E Outhet Parking Meter Fund December 31, 1955 $8,279.10 To' Erect a single family dwelling at 99 Gleason Road Granted—subject to the condition that the dwelling shall not be nearer Gleason Road than either Respectfully submitted, of the existing dwellings on adjoining lots, also that this permit supersedes JAMES J. CARROLL, the permit granted by the Board to Ernest E Outhet on the same property Town Treasurer on November 15, 1955. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 141 142 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS 1955 1955 Samuel J. Bridge, a descendant of Lexington, made a gift to the town of Lex- BATTLE GREEN TRUST FUND ington in 1880 of $2,000 with the proviso that two-thirds of the income should be added to the principal each year until the fund should amount to $4,000 where At the Town meeting June 25, 1925, it was voted That the sum of $500 be the entire income should be available for assisting the indigent poor of the town received by the Town under the will of the late Orin W Fiske be appropriated and set apart as a perpetual trust fund, to be known as the "Battle Green Trust Fund" Principal .. $14,726 48 Principal $ 500 00 $1,000 U S Treasury 27/a's 3-15-1960-55 . $ 939 43 Deposit—Cambridge Savings Bank $ 500 00 $1,000. U S Treasury 21/2's—Series G . . 1,000 00 Income Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank 287 05 Balance 1-1-55376 50 $2,500 U S.Savings Bonds—Series G,Jan. 1949 2,500 00 Income Receipts 26 80 $10,000 U $ Bonds—Series G.,Dec. 1950 10,000 00 Balance 12-31-55 $ 403 30 Invested Principal .. $14,726 48 • ELEANOR S BEALS CHARITABLE FUND Income Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1-1-55 •• $2,292 430 57 57 Eleanor 5 Adams, born in Lexington in 1825 Under her will a legacy of Income Receipts—Bridge Charitable Fund $2,000 was given to the Town, the income to be used for worthy indigent aged Income Receipts—Gerry Fund .... 52.78 men and women over sixty years of age,American born Balance 12-31-55 . .. .. $2,776 25 Principal $2,000 00 Less Disbursements . . 604 07 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $2,000 00 Income Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank. Balance 12-31-55 , $2,172 ]8 Balance 1-1-55 . $ 978 78 Income Receipts 82 46 ELIIABETH B. GERRY FUND Balance 12-31-55 . $1,061 24 Principal .. $2,274 20 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank .. . . $ 680 26 HALLIE C. BLAKE PRIIE FUND Deposit—Lexington Trust Co. 500 00 $100 U 5 Treasury 27/a's 3-15--1960-55 9394 $1,000 was endowed in 1920, the income to be expended annually in two $1,000 U S Treasury 21/2%—Series G ... . 1,000 00 cash 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 Invested Principal . .. $2,274 20 qualities of leadership, conduct, and good will of the student body Income. Principal $1,000 00 Income Receipts $ 52 78 $1,000 Baltimore &Ohio R R 5's-12-1-1995 $1,000 00 Less—Transfer to "Bridge" Fund .. 52 78 Income None Balance 1-1-55 .. $ 2417 Balance 12-31-55 Interest on Bond 50 00 Respectfully submitted, $ 74 17 Less disbursements for cash prizes 50 00 HOWARD S 0 NICHOLS CLARENCE S WALKER Balance 12-31-55 $ 24 17 THOMAS G LYNAH TOWN OF LEXINGTON 143 144 ANNUAL REPORTS CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS Principal $4,612 91 Principal . $39,685 00 Lf S War Bonds—Series "K" $4,000 00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $30,685 00 Deposit—Lexington Trust Co 27 65 Deposit—Warren Institution for Savings 9,000 00 Deposit—North Avenue Savings Bank 585 26 Invested Principal $39,685 00 Invested Principal $4,612 91 income Income—Schools.Deposit, Lexington Savings Bank 93 Balance 1-1-55—Deposit, Lexington Savings Bank $3 489 42 Balance 1-1-55 $30583 87 income Receipts 1,207 62 Income Receipts $4,697 04 Balance 12-31-55 $389 80 Paid—Town of Lexington 500 00 Income—Cemetery—Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank Balance I 1-55 $288 58 Balance 12-31-55 $4 197 04 Income Receipts 60 83 $349 41 COLONIAL CEMETERY FUND200 00 Less Disbursements—Town of Lexington Principal .. .. . $1,100 00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank ... $1,100 00 Balance 12-31-55 $149 41 Income Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1-1-55 303 51 JONAS GAMMELL LEGACY Income Receipts44 38 • Jonas Gammell, born in Lexington, October 20, 1820 A clause in his will Balance 12-31-55 $ 347 89 gave to Lexington $500 the income to be expended for Delicacies and Luxuries for the 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 FREDERICK L. EMERY FUND500 00 Principal $5,000 was bequested to the Town of Lexington in 1938, the same to be held Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank . $500 00 in trust and the income expended by the Lexington Field and Garden Club for the Income—Deposit Lexington Savings Bank grading and planting of grass borders lying between sidewalks and streets, in the Balance 1-1-55 $19687 planting of trees along public streets, and in beautifying streets, ways and places Income Receipts . ... 19 32 in Lexington Principal $5,000 00 Balance 12-31-55 $216 19 $1,000 U S Treasury 23/4'c 12-15-1960-65 $1,000 00 HARRIET R. GILMORE LEGACY 10 Paid-up Shares Lexington Fed Savings&Loan 2,000 00 U S War Bonds—Series G—July 1944 2,000 00 Harriet Robinson,born in Lexington,November 8, 1806 Under her will a legacy Invested Principal $5,000 00 of $500 was left to the Town, the income to be used for the benefit of the poor Income Deposit Lexington Trust Co of the Town Balance 1-1-55 $249 65 Principal •.... $500 00 income Receipts156 80 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank . $500 00 Balance 12-31-55 $406 45 Income—Deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1-1-55 .. $364 61 CHARLES E. FRENCH LEGACY Income Receipts 23 94 Charles E French, a citizen of Boston but a lover of Lexington Under his will $388 55 $4,000 00 was left to the Town, the income of $2,000 00 to be devoted to the HAYES FOUNTAIN FUND care of the Colonial Cemetery, and the income of$2,000 for three medals in each A balance remaining after the erection of the Hayes Fountain of $862 72 by of the public high and grammar schools for the best scholarship in the graduation vote of the town a permanent fund was created, the income to be available for the classes care of the fountain and the grounds around it TOWN OF LEXINGTON 145 146 ANNUAL REPORTS Principal . .... $862 72 Deposit--Lexington Savings Bank $862.72 Principal $2,000 00 U S.War Bonds—Series G—July 1944 .. $2,000 00 Income—Deposit Lexington Savings Bank. $501 45 Income deposit Lexington Savings Bank: Balance 1-1-55 3774 Balance 1-1-55 $735.44 Income Receipts Income Receipts 70 75 Balance 12-31-55 $539.19 Balance 12-31-55 $806 19 LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND GEORGE W. TAYLOR TREE FUND A fund created and added to by certain graduating classes of the High School Clause Na.31,Miss Am R Taylfor the purpose of rendering financial assistance for educational purposes to worthy y y or's Will graduates who are recommended by the School Committee. If I shall not have made such provision in my lifetime, I give, devise and be- Principal as of 1-1-55 .... .. $299 26 queath to the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, said fund to be known as the "George W. Taylor Tree Fund", in trust, Income on Principal Deposit Fund..... 3.15 nevertheless, the income of which is to be expended for the care, purchase, or Principal as of 12-31-55 .... $302.41 preservation of trees for the adornment of said Town. Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $117 41 Principal . . .. $2,000 00 Student Loans.... • 185 00 U. S War Bonds—Series G—July 1944 $2,000 00 $302.41 Income—Deposit Lexington Savings Bank. +.,_ .,; Balance 1-1-55 EDITH C. REDMAN BATTLE GREEN TRUST FUND $747 69 Income Receipts 71 08 Principal 1 1-55 $542 66 Income on Principal Deposit 15 01 Balance 12-31-55 $818.77 $557.67 WILLIAM A. TOWER MEMORIAL PARK FUND GEORGE O. SMITH LEGACY By deed of gift from Miss Ellen M Tower dated September 17, 1926 and ac- George 0 Smith, born in Lexington,January 2, 1832. Under his will a legacy cepted by vote of the Town November 26, 1928, the sum of $10,000. was placed of $2,500 was given to Lexington, the income to be expended by the Field and in trust, the income thereof to be applied in each and every year for the care, Garden Club. maintenance, and improvement of the William Augustus Tower Memorial Park Principal $2,452.50 Principal .. . $10,000.00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank .... $573 65 U S. War Bonds—Series K-3% $4,000.00 U S Treasury 27/e's ... 1,878 85 4,000.00 Invested Principal .... . $2,452.50 Deposit—Warren Institution for $8,000 00 Income Savings • 2,000.00 Income Receipts ... . $73 26 Less Payments to Lexington Field & Garden Invested Principal $10,000 00 Club . 73.26 Income. Income Receipts $263.95 GEORGE W. TAYLOR FLAG FUND Less--Payments to Town of Lex Clause No 30,Miss Amy R Taylor's Will' ington ... 263 95 Whereas my father, George W. Taylor, fate of Lexington, deceased some years Balance 1-31-55 None ago presented to the Town of Lexington a flag pole, which now stands on Lexing- ton Common, if such provision has not already been made, I then give, devise and WESTVIEW CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUND 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 Principal 1-1-55 $61,416.75 Flag Fund", the income to be used for the care, preservation and replacement of Received from Town of Lexington . 4,694 50 said flag pole, or for the purchase of new flags; any balance of income from said fund to be used for the care of Lexington Common Principal 12-31-55 .... . $66,111 25 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 147 148 ANNUAL REPORTS U S War Bonds—Series G $60,500 00 Deposit—Lexington Trust Co 5,611 25 LEROY 5. BROWN FUND Invested Principal .. .. $66,111 25 At a Town Meeting April 7, 1941, it was voted, "That the Town accept a gift Income Lexington Savings Bank of $5,000 00 under the will of Leroy 5 Brown, the income to be used to help de- Balance 1-1-55 $3,376 43 fray the expenses of the 19th of April celebration" income Receipts 1,676 57 Principal ... $5,000 00 U S Treasury 31/4% due 1983-6-15 $5,000 00 $5,053 00 Income Deposit—Lexington Trust Co Less Paid to Town of Lexington 1,053 00 9 Balance 1-1-55 $379 65 Income Receipts . 165 18 Balance-12-31-55 . $4,053 DO EMMA I. FISKE ADAMS SCHOOL FUND $544 83 Less Disbursements to Town of Lexington 736.45 At a meeting held July 27, 1929, it was voted to accept a gift of $500 under the will of Emma I. Fiske, the same to be used for decoration and/or equipment Balance 12-31-55 $408 3$ of Primary Department of the Adams School. Principal 1-1-55 $151 39 HERBERT HILTON TRUST FUND Income on Principal Deposit 2 14 At a Town Meeting held September 22, 1947, it was voted, "that the Town 153 53 accept a bequest under the will of Herbert Hilton, Late of San Diego, California, Less disbursements 148 74 in the sum of $4,577 47 in trust to expend the income for the benefit of Lot 42 in the Munroe Cemetery as set forth in Paragraph 7 and the Codicil to his Wilt Balance 12-31-55 .. $4 79 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $4.79 Principal $4,577 47 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $4,577.47 EMMA I. FISKE FLOWER FUND Income' Deposit Lexington Savings Bank: At a meeting held July 27, 1930, it was voted that the town accept a gift in Balance 1-1-55 . .. $323 58 the amount of $300. under the will of Emma I Fiske to be invested and the in- Income Receipts .. .. 141 05 come used to place three bouquets of flowers around monument in her family lot in Munroe Cemetery on Memorial Day and September 15th of each year $464 63 Principal ... $300 00 Less disbursements 80 00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $300.00 Income. Deposit Lexington Savings Bank: Balance 12-31-55 $384.63 Balance 1-1-55 . $1740 Income Reciepts . 8 74 ELLEN A STONE FUND 26 14 In June 1944, the Town voted to accept a gift of $2,000 under the will of Less disbursements ... . .. . .... . . . . . 3 00 Ellen A Stone, the income to be paid to the School Committee and used to assist needy young girls in obtaining an education $23 14 LOUISE E. WILKINS FLOWER FUND Principal $2,000 00 In 1941, Louise E Wilkins paid to the Town of Lexington $75 00 for a flower U 5 Treasury—Series G—Feb 1945 $2,000 00 fund for Lot 24, Range D, Hillside Section,Westview Cemetery, the income to be Income Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank used for the purchase of flowers to be placed on the lot on each Memorial Day Income Receipts $50 00 Principal-1-1-55 ... ... . $76 58 Less payments to Lexington School Committee 50 00 Income Aeceipts 2 08 . Balance 12-31-55 None $78 66 Less disbursements 2 00 SARAH E. RAYMOND TRUST Principal 12-31-55 . $76 66 In 1945 the Town accepted a gift of $500 00 under the will of Franklin T Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $76 66 Raymond to be known as"The Sarah E Raymond Library Fund", the income to be used for the purchase of books for the Cary Memorial Library TOWN OF LEXINGTON 149 150 ANNUAL REPORTS Principal . . $500.00 Deposit—Provident Institution for Savings $500 00 Principal $10,000 00 Income Deposit—Provident Institution for Savings $9,000 1.) 5 Trees Bonds 2334 96 12-15-67-72 $9,078.35 Income Receipts .. .. 15 00 Lexington Savings Bank . . . ... 921 65 Less payments to Cary Memorial Library 15 00 $10,000 00 Balance 12-31-55 None Income Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank: Balance 1-1-55 .. .... $1,027.75 Income Receipts 276 85 CHARLES LYMAN WELD FUND In 1947 the Town accepted a legacy of $1,343 39 under the will of Charles Balance 12-31-55 $1,304.60 Lyman Weld, late of Lexington,"for educational purposes or a Chapel at Westview ALBERT BALL TENNEY MEMORIAL FUND Cemetery" Principal $1,627 27 The sum of $4,000 is hereby given to the Town of Lexington to be held in Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $1,627 27 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 Income used to provide nightly illumination of the Minute-Man Statue Balance 1-1-55 $1,583 43 Income Receipts for year added to principal 43 84 Principal .. $4,000 00 $4,000 U S Treasury,Series G, Dec 1950 $4,000 00 $1,627 27 Income Receipts $100 00 GENEVA M. BROWN FUND Less—Paid to Town of Lexington .. 100 00 In 1946 the Town accepted a bequest of $3,000 from Geneva M Brown to be Balance 12-31-55 None invested and the income to be used for improving and beautifying the Common and triangular parcel of land in front of Masonic Temple HENRY S RAYMOND TRUST Principal $3,000 00 The Town voted to accept the sum of $1500 as a perpetual care fund to use $3,000 U 5 Treasury "G" Bonds—Dec 1948 $3,000 00 the income for the care of the F. F. Raymond lot and the Viles lot located in the Income Deposit Lexington Savings Bank Munroe Cemetery in said Lexington Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank 1-1-55 $480 78 Principal $1,500.00 Income Receipts ..... 88 04 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $1,500 DO Balance 12-31-55 $568 82 Respectfully submitted, HOWARD S,0 NICHOLS EVERETT MULLIKEN-HASTINGS FUND TTHH OM S S WALKER MAS G LYNAH Principal .. $5,000 DO $5,000 U 5 Treasury"G" Bonds—Dec 1949 $5,000 00 Income Deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1-1-55 .. $644 42 Income Receipts ..... 142 97 Balance 12-31-55 . . $787 39 GEORGE GILMORE FUND The sum of $10,000 the income therefrom to be used as the town may from 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 fund may be so applied upon vote of Town Meeting authorizing same TOWN OF LEXINGTON 151 152 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK Citizen Fishing (Blind) Issued .. 1 @ Free December 31, 1955 Non-Resident To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Special Fishing Issued 4 @ 2 75 11 00 To�ngron,Massachusetts Citizen Fishing Issued ... ... 1 @ 7 75 7 75 Gentlemen Total $3,028.50 Following is the report of the Town Clerk for the year 1955, including all li- Licenses Issued 919 censes issued and fees collected, fees collected being turned over to the Town. Male Dog Licenses Issued ..... 969 @ $2.00 $1,938.00 OTHER LICENSES, MORTGAGES AND DISCHARGES Female Dog Licenses Issued ... . .. 162 Marriage Licenses Issued . ... ... 164 @ $2 00 $328 00 1 Void Mortgages 'Recorded 1,301 34 - Discharges Recorded 107.33 161 @ 5.00 805.00 Certified Certificates 307 95 Spayed Female Dog Licenses Issued .... 761 Miscellaneous 40 50 1 Void Pole Locations • 109 50 Gas Permits • 31 @ 50 15.50 760 @ 2.00 1,520 00 Kennel Licenses Issued 3 @ 10.00 30.00 SUMMARY Kennel Licenses Issued . .. 3 @ 25.00 75 00 Dog Licenses Issued $4,369 75 Transfer Licenses Issued 7 @ 25 1 75 Sporting Licenses Issued 3,028 50 Total • $4,369 75 Marriage Licenses Issued .... .. 328 00 Total Number of Dog Licenses 1903 Mortgages Recorded 1,301 34 Discharges Recorded .. 107 33 SPORTING LICENSES Certified •Certificates .. •.. 307 95 Resident Miscellaneous 40 50 Citizen Fishing Issued 415 Pole Locations ... 109 50 8 Void Gas Permits 15 50 407 Total .. $9,608 37 Citizen Hunting Issued . 209 @ 3 25 $1,322.75 4 Void Respectfully submitted, 205 @ 3 25 666 25 JAMES J. CARROLL, Citizen Sporting Issued .... 128 Town Clerk 1 Void Citizen Minor Fishing Issued , 127 49 @ 5 25 666 25 Citizen Female Fishing Issued . . 63 @ 1.25 61 25• 1 Void 62 @ 2.25 139.50' Citizen Minor Trapping Issued . 5 @ 2.25 11.25 Citizen Trapping Issued . .... 17 @ 7 75 131 75 Alien Fishing Issued 1 @ 7 75 7.75 • @ Duplicate Licenses Issued .50 2.50 Citizen Sporting Issued 38 3 Void 35 @ Free TOWN OF LEXINGTON 153 154 ANNUAL REPORTS BIRTHS BY MONTHS- 1955 MARRIAGES BY MONTHS-- 1955 Groom's Bride's Groom's Bride's Groom's Bride's Months Totals First First Second Second Third Third (Still Births Excluded) January7 6 46 0 1 1 0 February 11 10 11 1 0 0 0 In Lexington Out of Lexington Totals March .... 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 Months Total Males Females Males Females Males Females April 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 January 39 0 0 19 20 19 20 May . ... 16 15 15 1 1 0 0 February 28 0 0 13 15 13 15 June .. 36 34 33 2 3 0 0 March 37 0 0 21 16 21 16 Juiy . .. .. ... 16 13 13 3 3 0 0 April 33 0 0 16 17 16 17 August 17 14 16 3 1 0 0 May 43 0 0 23 20 23 20 September 24 23 22 1 2 0 0 June 35 0 0 17 18 17 18 October 12 11 10 1 2 0 0 July 36 0 0 16 20 16 20 November 9 9 7 0 2 0 0 August 31 0 0 13 18 13 18 December 9 9 8 0 1 0 0 September 32 0 0 18 14 18 14 — - — — October 32 0 0 14 18 14 18 179 166 163 12 16 1 0 November 30 1 0 16 13 17 13 December 19 0 0 8 11 8 11 Number of Marriages Recorded 179 — — — --- Residents . ... . ............ .. .. ... 195 Totals 395 1 0 194 200 195 200 Non-Residents .... . 163 Solemnized in other places 81 The parentage of children was as follows Age of oldest Groom 61 Age of oldest Bride 51 Both Parents born in United States 365 Age of youngest Groom 17 Both Parents born in Foreign Countries 2 Age of youngest Bride 14 One Parent born in United States 28 One Parent born in Foreign Country 28 Respectfully submitted, Both Parents born in Lexington 1 One Parent born in Lexington 41 JAMES J CARROLL, Respectfully submitted, Town Clerk JAMES J CARROLL, Town Clerk TOWN OF LEXINGTON 155 156 ANNUAL REPORTS ,OV '-N -N as -v -- NN NV r0[+l 0,0 REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER ga0 ro ^M vv ' 0- oN M' 1- N • gOOr in cor. in C')�- �-0 0.- M^ C7.O -N d-^ - December 31, 1955 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen N 0 m 0 in to v N No 00 0 o No No -0 Lexington,Massachusetts Z^- Gentlemen. v 0. ch co 0 v N N —- o 0 00 m w - Following is the report of the Town Treasurer for the year 1955. d Cash on hand January 1, 1955 $1,528,942 75 a,0 a N'- co m— .-0 0 0 00 N- m r. ON V Receipts during year 1955 ... ... .. . .. 6,731,381 37 8,260,324.12 w ,'o.- MV NM -ort 0 00 -0 v v WN NO , during year 1955 per warrants 5,158,291 96 .� O Balance on hand January 1, 1956 $3,102,032 16 H re Z 7-wa". WN ON WO 0,- 00 0'- VN VW 00 Ct Z_ REPORT OF TAX TITLE ACCOUNT 4 2 0 0. Into 0'0 b y -0 o 0 0 o v 0 co -P-'2N Number of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1955 485 Y• , N - 3 - w m 'E Number Number of New Tax Titles Added 1955 . .. .. ... .. .. . .. ... .. 10 mi n d QW glf'0 'OM 'O'- MN 00 00 00 NN env 0O R 495 a - >- Number of Tax Titles Released 1955 28 F-m Nr. '-Y o-o. Nv 0- 00 00 NN ort 0^m 467 5 �-- . Number of Tax Titles Disclaimed 1955 5 CH d F- N v a M M o a a o 00 v- o N-re Number of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1956 462 g Total Amount .. $9,348 57 4 b oocK VN 'OM Inv 00 0.- .0 NM NM ON 0 LEXINGTON TRUST COMPANY g v N NM O vN In NO 00 00 NN Chu) o Bank Deposits in the Name of the Town of Lexington -t-c4 _^ .- o . . James J Carroll, Town Treasurer a' . P m • m • • Balance December 31, 1955 .. ... $1,278,213 98 E u . T ' Balance December 31, 1955 per check book $1,115,129 13 Z x C J -4 • .• a . • > • a• ni •• • Outstanding Checks December 31, 1955 187,530 35 axi c • o i • .c Advance 1956 Warrant #2 . . 24,412 50 $1,278,246 98 vii w - a t •• z- •• 45-' 0 • On Hand 33 00 • .4 - o •- L Si � m y Si m m _ " m " m m $1,278,213 98 11C mbCg6Gy2 '° ° impCys $1,278,213 98 iLL iLLtClroi113Cl 12iti42rLLt141iL, A' Si 1) d z o: U o' m m m TOWN OF LEXINGTON 157 ]58 ANNUAL REPORTS SECOND BANK—STATE STREET TRUST COMPANY REPORT OF THE TOWN ENGINEER Balance December 31, 1955 per statement $5,000 00 Balance December 31, 1955 per check book 5,000 00 December 31, 1955 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen DEPOSITORS TRUST COMPANY Lexington, Massachusetts Balance December 31, 1955 per statement $5,000 00 Gentlemen. Balance December 31, 1955 per check book 5,000 00 I submit herewith the report of the Engineering Division for the year ending December 31, 1955 THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON Balance December 31, i 955 per statement $1,972,841 ]4 Plans and betterment assessments for all work done under the Betterment Act Balance December 31, 1955 per check book $1,972,841 14 and surveys and plans for the layout of the new parking area between Waltham Street and Muzzey Street were prepared by this department SUMMARY OF TOWN TREASURER'S CASH We have used consultants' services for supervision of major town construction but preliminary work and plans were done by this department Lexington Trust Company $1,1 15,1 29 13 Details of work done, both contract and town forces, may Hand 4,061 89 be found in the Merchants National Bank of Boston 1,972,841 14 report of the Superintendent of Public Works Second Bank-State Street Trust Co 5,000 00 General map work with surveys and plans for other departments and special Depositors Trust Company, Medford 5,000 00 committees was done $3,102,032 16 Plans for land court and the installation of public utilities were approved by Respectfully submitted, the Town Engineer. JAMES J. CARROLL, Street numbering plans were made for new developments and street numbers Town Treasurer and miscellaneous information given to home owners and others. Town maps were brought up to date, six new block plans made and the town boundaries were perambulated. In conclusion, I wish to acknowledge with thanks the assistance given to this division by Town officials and members of other Town departments. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM M. BURNS, Town Engineer TOWN OF LEXINGTON 159 160 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL 13. John D Wilson vs. Town of Lexington,Middlesex Superior Court Action of tort for damages to land December 31, 1955 14 Robert H George et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen X-103584 Petition for abatement of 1953 real estate tax Lexington,Massachusetts (b) All actions brought by or against the Town during 1955 i Frederick K Johnson Realty Trust vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Gentlemen Board No 32110 Petition for abatement of 1955 real estate tax Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XI of the General By-Laws of the Town of Lexington, I hereby submit my report in writing as Town Counsel for the period 2 Abigail J Durfee vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No from January 1, 1955 to December 31, 1955 The report is divided into the X-11702 Pet tion for abatement of 1955 real estate tax several sections required by the By-Laws 3 Alden F Westerlund et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board (a) All actions by or against the Town which were pending on January 1, 1955 No 107078 and X-111713 Petitions for abatement of 1954 and 1955 real estate taxes 1 Town of Lexington vs A Resident of the Town, Middlesex Superior Court 4 John A Boggle et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No No. 151658 Action of contract for reimbursement for assistance given under X-107205 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax. General Laws, Chapter 117 2 Town of Lexington vs Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Middlesex Su- 5 Stanley W Janusas et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-107302 and X•111707 Petitions for abatement of 1954 and 1955 real estate perior Court No 171102 Petition for assessment of damages arising out of taking taxes of land for the new route 128 6 William H Ryan et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 3 Continental Casualty Company vs Attilio D Daddario and Town of X-107571 and X-111714 Petitions for abatement of 1954 and 1955 real estate • Lexington et als,Suffolk Superior Court No 64846 Equity Suit by surety company taxes against contractor for whom it issued performance bond and Town of Lexington joined in attempt to reach any money due contractor from the Town 7 Atlantic Refining Co vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No, 4 Town of Lexington vs Benjamin A Simeone et al, Middlesex Superior 31646 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax Court No. 1700] Equity Bill in equity to enjoin violation of Zoning By-law 8 William H Lyon et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 5 Town of Lexington vs Clarence Philip Shannon et al Middlesex Superior X-107990 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax Court No Equity 17169 Bill in equity to enjoin alleged violation of Zoning By-Law 9 Susan A Spencer vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 6 Gorham Buttrick et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court X-108055 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax No 185161 Petition for assessment of damages for taking of sewer easement 10 Helen Bouras et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No by eminent domain. X-108259 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax 7 William Lester Barnes et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior 11 Richard S Townsend vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No Court No 185162 Petition for assessment of damages for taking of sewer ease- X-111004 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax ment by eminent domain 12 Howard W Foley et als vs Board of Appeals, Middlesex Superior Court 8 Alden F Westerlund et a)vs. Board of Assessors Appellate Tax Board No. No Equity 18902 Appeal from granting of variance from zoning by-law X-101771 Petition for abatement of 1953 real estate tax 13 Howard W Foley et als vs Board of Selectmen, Middlesex Superior 9 Richard W O'Connell vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court Court No Equity 19096 Petition for declaratory judgment in reference to laying No. 189112 Petition for jury assessment of damages arising out of taking of out of a town way interest in land for laying out and extension of Edison Way 14 Andrew F Sandgren vs John W Rycroft, Chief of Police Essex Superior 10 Robert J Schaefer vs Town of Lexington et al, Middlesex Superior Court No 104047 Action of tort for alleged false arrest and false imprisonment Court No 193591 Action of tort for property damage 11 Abigail J Durfee vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 15 Andrew F Sandgren vs James J Burdick, police officer, Essex Superior Court Na 104046 Action of tort for alleged false arrest and false imprisonment X-106732 Petition for abatement of 1954 real estate tax 16 James A Carrig vs Town Clerk, Middlesex Superior Court No 198384 12 Frederic K Johnson Realty Trust vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board Na for abatement 1954 real estate tax Petition for mandamus in reference to administration of subdivision control law 31514Petition [c] All actions settled or disposed of during 1955 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 161 162 ANNUAL REPORTS 1 Town of Lexington vs. Clarence Philip Shannon et al, Middlesex Superior Court No Equity 17169 Bill in equity to enjoin alleged violation of Zoning By- docket . 5.00 law Final decree entered by consent, dismissing bill without prejudice and without Fottler Avenue Railroad Crossing--copies of plan 1 20 casts. Appellate Tax Board cases—registered mail fees 77 $8.57 2 Richard W. O'Connell vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court General Office Expense No 189112 Petition for jury assessment of damages arising out of taking of 500 00 interest in land for laying out and extension of Edison Way. Settled without TOTAL payment of damages by abatement of betterment assessment and performance of $508 57 slight additional work I wish to express my appreciation for the coope.ation and assistance extended to me by officials, employees and citizens of the Town with whom it has been a 3 Robert .1 Schaefer vs Town of Lexington et al, Middlesex Superior Court privilege to work during the year No 193591 Action of tort for properly damage Disposed of by entry of agree- merit for judgment for the Town without any payment by it. Respectfully submitted, 4 Howard W. Foley et als vs. Board of Appeals, Middlesex Superior Court HAROLD E STEVENS, No Equity 18902 Appeal from granting of variance from Zoning By-Law After trial Court entered decree annulling the variance. Town Counsel 5 Howard W Foley et als vs Board of Selectmen, Middlesex Superior Court No Equity 19096 Petition for declaratory judgment in reference to laying out BOARD OF EIRE COMMISSIONERS of a town way Decree entered by consent dismissing the bill without costs. (d) The amounts received by the Town Counsel as compensation and disburse- December 31, 1955 Tments for services not covered by the regular salary of the Town Counsel during e Lthe Honorable Board of Selectmen 1955 Lexington, Massachusetts SERVICES Gentlemen Richard W O'Connell vs Lexington . . $225.00 We respectfully submit to your Honorable Board, the Annual Report of the Howard W. Foley et als vs. Board of Appeals . 750 00 Fire Department for the calendar year ending December 31st, 1955 Howard W Foley et als vs Board of Selectmen ... 170 00 Robert .1 Schaefer vs Lexington et al 135 00 Lexington vs C P Shannon et al 170.00 PERSONNEL Lexington vs B A Simeone ..... 375.00 The manual force of the Fire Department as of this date consists of fifty (50) William L. Barnes vs Lexington . . .... 125.00 men, of which thirty-four (34) are permanently employed and sixteen (16) are Gorham Buttrick vs. Lexington 100.00 Call Men James A Carrig vs Town Clerk .. 300 00 Building and Plumbing By-Law Committee—Special services 500 00 The Board of Fire Commissioners consists of one (1) Chairman, one (1) Clerk, A. D Daddario and Raimo Contracting Company—claims 465.00 and one (1) other member Land Condemnation Proceedings by United States in Federal District The Permanent Force consists of one(1)Chief Engineer, one (1) Deputy Chief, Fottler Avenue Railroad Crossing—hearings before County Corn- 50.00 five (5) Captains (One Master Mechanic), twenty-seven (27) Privates, and one (1) Woman Clerk, part-time (One permanent member deceased and one appointed missioners and before Department of Public Utilities 125 00 to replace him) Claims and other miscellaneous matters 700.00 The Call Force consists of sixteen (16) men TOTAL $4,190 00 DISBURSEMENTS APPARATUS Headquarters Station is covered by two (2) Triple Combination Pumpers, one Lexington vs B A.Simeone—copy of report of ma- (1) Junior Aerial Truck, one (1) Rescue Truck, one (1) five-hundred (500) gallon terial facts in Superior Court ... $1.20 pumper combination brush fire truck, one (1) Triple Combination pumper 750 James A Carrig vs Town Clerk—copy of plan filed gallons (Civilian Defense) one (1) General Maintenance Truck (Former Special with Land Court 40 Service Truck),and the Veterans Memorial Ambulance. Frederic K. Johnson Realty Trust vs Board of Assessors—fee for transfer of appeal to formal Massachusetts Avenue Station is covered by two (2) Triple Combination Pump- ers and one (1) Hose Truck (in reserve) TOWN OF LEXINGTON 163 164 ANNUAL REPORTS ALARM SUMMARY Brush .. 50 Building 4 The above listed personnel and apparatus answered a total of 761 alarms during Chimney 7 the year as recorded in the following tabulations Details 7 Construction Flare 1 Dump . . 85 BELL ALARMS Electric Dryer 2 Air Conditioner 1 False 1 Automobile 1 Fire Prevention 14 Broken Pipe . ... . . 1 Forcible Entry 18 Buildings 27 Grass 153 Clothes Dryer 1 Gasoline Leak 6 Explosion 1 Health Protection . 4 False 22 Hot Water Heater 2 Gas Burner . ........ . .. .. . 1 Humidifier 1 Gasoline Truck 1 Incinerator1 Grass 5 Inspections ... 11 Heater 4 Investigations . 25 Needless 1 Leaky Refrigerator 4 Oil Burners3 Logs .. .. 3 Sprinkler 2 Lumber . . .... . . 1 Stove 3 Needless 9 Television Set 1 Oil Burner 10 Washing Machine .. .... ..... .... 1 Oil Leak6 Woods1 Peat .. ............................ ....... . ... 1 — Pumping 7 TOTAL 77 Re-check Fires 14 Refrigerator 2 Rescue4 MUTUAL AID Resuscitator 15 LEXINGTON TO: Rope Flag Pole 2 Rubbish 7 Arlington 8 Sprinkler . ..... 1 Belmont . .. ... ..... .. ..... 0 Standby 2 Burlington .. . 1 Stove 3 Bedford—Vet Hosp. 1 T V Set2 Concord 6 Transformer 2 Waltham . . 12 Tree 8 Truck 6 28 TO LEXINGTON FROM Washing Machine 5 Wiring . ...... 5 Arlington . .. 3 Wires Down . . . 9 Waltham 3 — TOTAL 656 6 STILL ALARMS Accidents 88 Ammons Leak . ... 1 GRAND TOTAL Animal Rescue 14 Bell Alarms ... .. 77 Assistance 9 Mutual Aid 28 Automobiles 22 Still Alarms 656 Awning Fire . 1 — Broken Pipe 1 761 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 165 166 ANNUAL REPORTS The apparatus traveled a total of 9751.3 miles, and used the following in Re-inspections of oil burners (Due to vacant houses, violations, extinguishing fires during 1955: etc.) 378 1/2 inch hose 350 feet Re-inspections of L. P. Gas .. .. 23 a/ inch hose 64,250 feet Re-inspections Public and Mercantile .. . ... 12 An approximate total of 594 man hours were required to conduct 11/2 inch hose .. 16,900 feet above inspections. q 212 inch hose 12,100 feet Inspections made in conjunction with State Fire Marshall's Number lights used 19 office to investigate and determine cause of fires . None Cable used 3,750 feet Complaints investigated regarding fire hazards to be corrected 53 Ladders used 919 feet Convalescent and nursing home inspections 8 Total hours pumped .. . . .... 76 hrs 40 min Day nurseries inspected 7 Elapsed time total alarms 552 hrs 8 min Extinguishers checked and refilled during 1955 354 Elapsed time bell alarms 18 hrs 57 min Elapsed time mutual aid 38 hrs 14 min An approximate total of 80 hours required on filling extinguishers, inspecting and testing fire alarm boxes FIRE LOSSES FOR YEAR 1955 Value of buildings involved by fire $499,675 00 FIRE PREVENTION Est loss buildings involved by fire 19,891 00 Fire Drills were conducted in the Public Schools at various intervals during the Est loss contents of buildings involved . 14,550 24 year Loss paid on buildings involved by fire 20,940 01 Men were detailed to places of public assembly, when requested, as a fire Loss paid on contents of buildings .... 13,344 99 Loss per Capita for year 1955 ,.. $ 1 5448 preventative measure Average per Capita Loss for past ten years $ 1 444 MISCELLANEOUS • The necessary funds were appropriated at the March Town Meeting to allow VETERANS MEMORIAL AMBULANCE the following projects to be done in the year 1955 Total runs since 1940 2,738 1 The exterior of the Mass Avenue Station was painted Total mires since 1940 .. ... 42,643 Total runs during 1955 P8Q 2 The interior of the first floor at the Central Fire Station was painted Total miles during 1955 ... . 2,392 3 A recorder was installed at the Central Fire Station so that a record of all incoming calls could be made This equipment was installed because INSPECTIONS the change to a dial system in Lexington does not permit the operator to trace calls The following inspections were conducted during the year and are considered 4 The new foam eductor and nozzle purchased in 1955 was very effective an important factor in keeping the fire loss at a minimum when used to extinguish the fire caused bythe overturningof a 9 gasoline Public and Mercantile inspections-1955 . . 896 tank truck on Route 2 Approximately 5000 gallons of gasoline were Inspecting,testing fire alarm boxes-1955 ... 437 spilled on the highway by this accident. Underground tank inspection for inflammable storage- 1955—Fuel Oil .. 24 5. The Department deeply regrets to record the death in June 1955 of Gasoline 6 Paige Thompson, a member of the permanent force 6 Six new fire alarm boxes were installed in the following locations con- Inspections made and permits issued tinuing our annual program Oil storage (new) 489 Oil storage (renewals) .... ... 15 Fairlawn Lane and Wheeler Road Box 1522 Blasting (new) . .. - 17 14 Flintlock Road Box 553 Blasting (renewals) 61 Spring St and Concord Highway Box 633 Use of Tar Kettle .... . 1 Dane Road and Sherburne Road Box 2131 Fireworks Display .... 0 Lantern Lane and Phillips Road Box 2354 Propane (Bottle Gas) . ... .. 109 Hamilton Road and Ledgelawn Avenue Box 543 Range Burners 12 A new section of underground cable was installed on Mass Avenue from Anhydrous ammonia 6 Tower Road to Maple Street to the Mass Avenue Station Removing and transporting empty gasoline tanks.......... 3 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 167 168 ANNUAL REPORTS New overhead wires were installed on Lincoln Street from Audubon Road to Five Forks. REPORT OF THE DENTAL CLINIC COMMITTEE The fire alarm whistle was increased in power by the addition of one 10-inch horn and the change of one 8-inch to a 10-inch horn giving a total of three 10- December 31, 1955 inch horns The location of the three horns was corrected to give a better signal To the Honorable Board of Selectmen throughout the town Lexington,Massachusetts 7 The program covering the refurnishing of the common rooms was completed Gentlemen with the addition of new furniture at the Mass Avenue Station The Dental Clinic has continued to expand its program during 1955 The 8 A new 15 KVW generator was installed at the Central Fire Station and the dental hygienist, Miss Catherine Megerdichian, has carried out a dental health unit there will be moved to the Mass Avenue Station Both stations will then be education program in the elementary grades through classroom teaching In the protected by emergency lighting equipment. junior high and senior high schools she has served as a resource person for dental health education materials which are correlated in the science and health courses In the senior high school dental health has been taught also as part of the physical RECOMMENDATIONS education program We make the following recommendations to be considered by the Honorable Dr James A. Malloy has continued to serve the Clinic although the pressure Board of Selectmen of his private practice has made it necessary for him to reduce the amount of time he is able to give to the Clinic. Dr.William Wayda joined the staff November 28, 1 The replacement of old water mains from Mass Avenue up Sylvia Street i 955 to meet the need for increased Clinic services For the second year all the and from Mass. Avenue up Pelham Road. Lexington dentists generously assisted in the examination of high school students. Examinations of tumor high school and elementary school students have been con- 2 Tie in the following water mains Marrett Road to Hudson Road along ducted by Miss Megerdichian. Spring St, Abbott Road to Oakland St, Camelia Place to Hancock Avenue, along Allen St, to Blossom St. The Dental Clinic Committee has purchased a portable engine, hand piece, and portable head rest which facilitate the examinations and prophylactic work of the 3. Clean water mains along Marrett Road from Mass. Avenue to Waltham St. hygienist in the various schools. 4. Extend water main from Fairview Avenue to Marrett Road SCHOOL DENTAL SCREENING EXAMINATION BY HYGIENIST 5 Place hydrant in Lincoln Street dump and run water main to same Tongue Depressor and Available Illumination 6 The program of correcting elevation of hydrants should be continued No.Referred throughout the town. All hydrants should be checked annually to determine School No. Examined No Absent to the Home condition. Adams ... . . 338 17 77 Fiske .. 285 6 80 In closing, the Board of Fire Commissioners would like to extend their thanks Franklin 241 9 45 to the members of the Fire Department for their efficiency and courtesy in carrying Hancock 165 18 51 out their duty; also to the Police Department as well as to other town departments Maria Hastings 10365 11 26 for their cooperation We would also like to thank the Honorable Board of Munroe 289 7 66 Selectmen for their assistance throughout the year Parker 395 _ 73 Respectfully submitted, JUNIOR HIGH— WILLIAM P FITZGERALD, Chairman Dental inspection type examination with mirror and explorer and adequate HAROLD E ROEDER illumination will be done by the dental hygienist after dental screening examinations GEO C SHELDON have been completed in the elementary schools Board of Fire Commissioners SCHOOL DENTAL INSPECTION EXAMINATION BY DENTISTS Mouth Mirror, Explorer and Adequate Illumination SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen No Examined 159 179 153 136 No not as yet examined — 4 85 102 No exempt . 1 — — — TOWN OF LEXINGTON 169 170 ANNUAL REPORTS The students who were not examined by the dentists will be examined by the REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS dental hygienist. December 31, 1955 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen ANALYSIS OF HIGH SCHOOL DENTAL INSPECTION EXAMINATION Lexington,Massachusetts Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Gentlemen. No Examined . 159 179 153 136 We hereby submit our report as Assessors for the year ending December 31, No with no defects at this time 43 53 30 35 1955 No with caries .... 116 126 123 101 No with caries involving less 1955 RECAPITULATION than 5 teeth ... 63 83 70 66 Total as certified by No with necessary extractions 10 11 9 9 t Town Appropriationsoto be raised by taxa- No exempt from examination .. . — — — tion, Chapter 41, Section 15A $2,956,045 15 PercentNo being caries free .at Total Appropriations voted to be with no caries that time 2196 30% 20% 2596 taken from Available Funds- The percentage of students showing defects at the time of examination this (a) In T955 $278,71000 year is slightly lower than last year The majority of students are receiving regular (b) In 1955, since 1954 fax dental care Home visits will be made in extreme cases rate was fixed 38,000 00 316,710.00 $3,272,755 15 DENTAL CLINIC REPORT Any other amount required to be raised 1954 Hurricanes Carol ,--FIllings-----, -Extractions--, and Edna,Chap. 44, Sec 41 61,759 20 No of Temp. Perm. Temp. Perm Treat- Clean- 1955 1954 School Patients Teeth Teeth Teeth Teeth ments ings Estimates Underestimates Adams 19 9 77 1 4 9 3 STATE. Tax and Assessments Center 2 4 2 — — — 3 State Parks and Reservations .. ... . $3,722 68 Fiske 9 5 18 5 — — 4 State Audit of Municipal Accts. ... 3,762 96 Franklin 9 16 10 1 — — 1 State Examination of Retirement Hancock 6 — 35 4 5 — 1 System • 691 56 Hastings 14 2 8 4 2 — — Metropolitan North System Sewer Munroe 18 14 33 7 3 2 1 and Water—Chapter 92 91,453 32 Parker 6 4 26 2 — Jr High 32 — 245 2 8 7 15 $99,630 52 0 00 $99,630.52 Sr. High 42 — 424 4 32 6 5 _ COUNTY.Tax and Assessments TOTALS 157 54 878 30 54 24 33 County Tax $65,225 00 Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 23,422 99 Number of New Patients 56 Number Finished 88 $88,647.99 0 00 $88,647 99 Total Number of Fillings and Treatments 957 OVERLAY of Current Year 63,263.61 Total Number of Extractions . 84 Number of X-Rays Taken ... •••• • 93 Gross Amount To Be Raised. $3,586,056.47 Number of Emergency Cases Treated .. .. 51 Total of Fees Collected .. ... .. $117.00 Hours Operated . .... ... 294 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS Respectfully submitted, Income Tax $156,341.58 Corporation Taxes 91,384.39 CLARE A. BURKE Reimbursement on account of publicly owned land 1,415.78 DOH BLACKBALL SMITH Old Age Tax (Meals) Gen. Laws Chap 64B,Sec 10 2,983.80 DOROTHY P RICH, Chairman TOWN OF LEXINGTON 17) 172 ANNUAL REPORTS Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 190,265 68 Number of Polls 6104 @ $2.00 $12,208.00 Licenses .. 7,500 00 Real Estate Valuation $45,976,265, Tax Rate 2,206,860.72 Fines 1,000 00 Personal Prop Valuation 3,094,908. $48.00 148,555.58 Special Assessments 12,600 00 General Government 7,500 00 TOTAL $49,071 173 Protection of Persons and Property 6,000 00 Total Taxes Levied on Polk and Property Health and Sanitation 20,000 00 $2,367,624 30 Highways 0.00 ITEMS NOT ENTERING INTO THE DETERMINA Charities (other than federal grants) 12,000 00 TION OF THE TAX RATE Old Age Assistance (other than federal grants) 50,000 00 Betterments and Special Assessments Added to Taxes. Veterans' Services2,000 00 Committed Schools(Funds from Income Tax not to be included) 7,000 00 Amounts Interest Total Libraries • 0 00 Apportioned Sewer Recreation 0 00 Assessments $22,688 22 $6,034 75 $28,722 97 Public Service Enterprises(such as Water Department) 140,000 00 Apportioned Street Cemeteries (other than trust funds and safe of lots) 3,500 00 Assessments 13,232 57 3,570 14 16,802 71 Interest. Apportioned Side- On Taxes and Assessments $ ....., .., walk Assessments 83 24 31 76 115 00 On Deposits $ ........ Total 31,500 00 Apportioned Water State Assistance for School Construction- Assessments 5,635 73 1,103 79 6,739 52 Chapter 645, Acts of 1948 .... 0 00 (used Art 4) Water Liens added In Lieu of Taxes Arlington and Cambridge ..... .... 2,000 00 to Taxes 550 95 School Building Assistance Commission, $52,931 15 ' Project No 263 . 1)8,023 60 TOTAL AMOUNT OF 1955 TAXES ON POLLS AND PROPERTY 1954 Hurricanes Carol and Edna, AND OF ASSESSMENTS AND LIENS ADDED TO TAXES AS Chap 689,Acts of 1954 . . 55,583 28 COMMITTED TO TAX COLLECTOR .. $2,420,555 45 • Total Estimated Receipts $898,598 11 TABLE OF AGGREGATES NUMBER OF PERSONS ASSESSED Individuals All Others' Total On Personal Estate only 132 106 238 OVERESTIMATES of previous year to be used as On Real Estate only 10,206 119 10,325 Available Funds On both Personal and Real Estate 78 26 104 (c] Additional overestimates to be used as Available Funds $3,124.06 TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ASSESSED 10,667 AMOUNTS VOTED TO BE TAKEN FROM AVAIL- ABLE FUNDS: (The funds voted to be taken from * Partnerships, Associations or Trusts, Corporations available funds are in accordance with Chapter NUMBER OF POLLS ASSESSED 6,104 798 of the Acts of 1951.) VALUE OF ASSESSED PERSONAL ESTATE Amount Date of Vote Source of Funds Stock in Trade .. $106,805.00 $38,000 00 Nov 22, 1954 Town Meeting Machinery 1,627,298.00 49,975 00 Mar 21, 1955 " Live Stock 36,376.00 161,190 00 Mar 28, 1955 Ali other Tangible Personal Property 1,324,429.00 64,045.00 Apr 4, 1955 " 3,500 00 Apr 11, 1955 316,710 00 TOTAL VALUATION OF ASSESSED PERSONAL ESTATE $3,094,908.00 VALUE OF ASSESSED REAL ESTATE Total Available Funds $319,834.06 Land exclusive of Buildings $9,618,745.00 Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds . . . $1,218,432.17 Buildings exclusive of Land 36,357,520 00 TOTAL VALUATION OF ASSESSED REAL ESTATE $45,976,265.00 Net Amount to be Raised by Taxations on Polls and Property . . $2,367,624 30 TOTAL VALUATION OF ASSESSED ESTATE $49,071,173 00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 173 174 ANNUAL REPORTS NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK ASSESSED REPORT OF THE Horses 35 SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Swine .. 410 Fowl 5561 Sheep 15 December 31, 1955 All others .. . 80 TAXES ON OMITTED REAL. ESTATE AND PER- To the Honorable Board of Selectmen SONAL ASSESSMENTS AND ON ADDITIONAL Lexington,Massachusetts REVISION OF VALUATIONS $2,354 411 Gentlemen OMITTED POLL TAXES . 16 00 NUMBER OF ACRES OF LAND ASSESSED 88011 In accordance with Article XVIII, Section 1 of the By-Laws of the Town of NUMBER OF DWELLING HOUSES ASSESSED 5443 Lexington, I submit herewith the annual report covering the work of the Public PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION Works Department during the year 1955 Value of Real Estate $25,856,538.00 Value of Tangible Personal Estate 918,896.15 During 1955, Lexington again experienced continued pressure for extensions of various municipal services This pressure was reflected again in the activities TOTAL VALUE OF EXEMPT PROPERTY $26,775,434.15 reported in the function of the Public Works Department This report covers the work of the Public Works Department only, and a separate report has been given RECAPITULATION OF COMMITMENTS under the office of the Town Engineer in addition to separate reports by the Wire, MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE Plumbing and Building Inspectors. Date of Number of Commissioner's Commitment Commitment Vehicles Value Excise The following table shows comparison of employee personnel as of December First Jan 27, 1955 581 $312,170 $16,661 11 31st over the past five years: Second Feb 10, 1955 622 292,850 15,630 19 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 Third Feb 23, 1955 845 442,360 23,564.45 Administration . . . 3 3 3 3 3 Fourth March 4, 1955 647 390,080 20,7 1 1.57 Engineering 5 4 5 5 5 Fifth March 25, 1955 640 484,680 25,185 56 Clerical 7 7 5 6 6 Sixth April 12, 1955 831 528,330 26,774 59 Parks . 6 6 6 9 9 Seventh April20, 1955 529 331,180 16,819.11 Mechanics & Janitors 4 4 4 4 4 Eighth May 12, 1955 383 311,330 14,627.96 Highway . . 0 0 0 0 0 Ninth May 19, 1955 539 379,070 17,823.79 Water & Sewer 2 2 2 2 2 Tenth June 15, 1955 748 505,150 24,146 84 Labor Pool 29 24 25 24 24 Eleventh Aug 3, 1955 807 630 890 27,137 26 Plumbing&Bldg Inspectors 1 1 1 1 1 Twelfth Aug 25, 1955 463 301,490 12,581 62. Wire Inspector 1 1 1 1 1 Thirteenth Aug 29, 1955 503 318,240 13,096 01 Fourteenth Sept 27, 1955 465 223,290 7,792 69 TOTALS 58 52 52 55 55 Fifteenth Oct 19, 1955 344 237,000 7,105 03 Sixteenth Nov 28, 1955 730 442,770 14,083 95 During this year two contracts were let for street and drain construction Seventeenth Jan 6, 1956 870 672,010 13,299 67 Amount of work completed and costs are indicated below Eighteenth Jan 9, 1956 66 sets dealer's plates 5,190 00 Street Length Area Paved Total Drainage Contract Price TOTAL 10,547 $6,802,890 $302,231 40 Bertwell Road 855' 2,280 sq yds Bridge Street 1450' 34,800 sq yds In conclusion we wish to acknowledge with thanks the assistance and coopera- Fuller Road 778' 2,074 sq yds tion given to the Assessors Department by officials of the Town and members of Crosby Road 600' 1,600 sq yds the various departments. Sherburne Road 920' 2,453 sq yds Respectfully submitted, Brandon Street 990' 2,640 sq yds EDWARD B CASS, Chairman Fottler Avenue 825' 2,200 sq yds WILLIAM I BURNHAM Hayes Avenue 300' 800 sq yds JAMES J CONNELL Payson&Grass- Board of Assessors. land Streets TOWN OF LEXINGTON 175 176 ANNUAL REPORTS 3880'--12"Conc Pipe N N a N M N N a a M - in 147`-15"Conc Pipe a m m N m n csi—N in — in m 1069`-18"Conc Pipe ..-• o:v v •o•o t:v o w — rt n — 500'-24"Conc Pipe ,4°' _ IA-^ 1---..- N N 2116'-36"Conc Pipe w 785'-42"Conc Pipe = TOTALS 6718' 48,847 sq yds 8497' $144,713 95 C'- a-4 2 • • • • CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION The sum of $40,000 00 was made available -CA R w u* by the Town under this program far construction of approximately 1200 feet on ° o - Hill Street and construction of Winchester Drive MISCELLANEOUS As in the previous year a general program for cleaning ..... ' • . - streets and general maintenance work after the winter months was conducted in in '0 a o • • - the spring of 1955. N . The procedure of cleaning the center each morning during the year was con- • o 'A^ • -Lo - tinued in 1955 and clean-up groups were organized for cleaning the streets after •- • - • - rainstorms Additional cleaning of catch basins was needed where stoppages ac- • • . ? curred, usually after these storms Patching was done, when weather permitted, H • . . - • • during the year and once more sewer and water services accounted for approximately = c m M . - one-third of the total cost of patching a a Cr'ma rn l SNOW REMOVAL The past year was a below average year for snow removal 4 h-w as- °❑ • • = • with 2 major storms reported Three plows were purchased during the year > `i' • . • • l . • The accompanying table indicates the cost breakdown chargeable to Snow : Removal ce c a a a • • N 9 u] in : : • 0 1-Q 61-▪ � • : w , • C • ci • C ❑ 9, coo o . 0 m 'D L'. a d 49 a • c m o E n o� . m c us o r 5 in so N co -0 0°d Q • • vc--A w -0 R C W vi 0 C • 3 : u col El w 4-'" a o0- y I - ce t C in N CA f C 3 V 1ryp V V V7 r ❑ a N ❑ 1st at . . y • F 7 E ° 0 y ❑, y Ln a �OnO a o`D a eco c Q c LL '0•5 �N 5 y © w P 0 Q E l' L'N V dl ' GC7 V C'6 in v€4 8l' ro l •5• [ , • • I vi t ' : m ' aE a r " C r In . 7 : Q < ,),•' J rf7 m u u 11 N R u m W Y 1— "6 6 a' 61 E O W O w w° 0 lri M 4.4 :5 4... Z" d c O Q a y 1- O .7.ul e3_c O R-c c d R Q 2 O E gOZ U aQ' Aro U�5 do OJw uu Um c' Li N m 4 In NO N TOWN OF LEXINGTON 177 178 ANNUAL REPORTS STREET LIGHTING Seventy 1,000 lumen street lights were installed during WATER DIVISION the year 1955 so that,currently, lamps in service are as follows General Information 800 lumens 1,000 lumens 2,500 lumens 6,000 lumens 10,000 lumens Range of Static Pressure in Mains 20 to 120 pounds 1240 160 59 44 31 Length of Pipe in Street... .. ... 566,550 feet Number of Services ....... .. 5,975 TRAFFIC REGULATION AND CONTROL. The main and, of course, largest Number of Hydrants . . 1,024 item under this budget is the painting of street lines and crosswalks. Other charges, Total Water Consumption in 1955 . 977,147,000 gals. while rather small in amount of money involved, but, nevertheless, a recurring yearly expense, are the operation of the two traffic signal fights on Massachusetts Average Daily Consumption in 1955 . 2,677,100 gals. Avenue at the Depot and Waltham Street and the automatic flashing highway Average Daily Consumption in 1955 per capita 120 gals crossing signals at Fletcher Avenue During the past year most of the street lines and crosswalks were painted twice, the approximate linear footage painted is in- dicated below 1955 WATER CONSTRUCTION 49,666 .. . .... Center Lines (Contract) 9,083 Crosswalks Size Length Cost 1,050 Curbing Street of Pipe of Pipe per Foot Total 156 Parking Tees Coolidge Avenue 12" 1712' $6,42 $10,982 70 190 Boys Winter Street 12" 820'l 37 "STOP"Signs 67 "SLOW"Signs Ivan Street 6" 277'f 6.99 7,675.88 .... 10 Circle TOTALS 2809' $18,658 58 8 .. . . .. . Bus Stop 2 Arrows 1 No Left Turn 1955 WATER CONSTRUCTION STREET SIGNS. During the past year 51 old signs were taken down, repaired, painted and installed and 48 new signs were purchased and installed. At the (Development at no cost to Town) present time we have approximately 70 signs to be erected, all of them to be Size Length purchased. Street of Pipe of Pipe ROAD MACHINERY Equipment purchased and received during the year is as Graham Road 6" 640' follows Constitution Road 6" 670' Winchester Drive 12" 2,800' A G M C 21/2 ton truck Fairlawn Lane 8" 700' B Ford 1 ton Pick-up Fairlawn Lane 6" 950' C Chevrolet '/z ton Pick-up— Park Department Fiske Road . . . 8" 1,900' D Dodge 2 ton (rack body) truck—Tree Department Whipple Road . 12" 1,250' Locke Lane 8" 1,280' Repairs to our equipment were made as far as possible by our own mechanics; Hastings Road 8" 880' and,during the course of the year 293 repair lobs were completed as follows Childs Road 8" 880' Wingate Road 8" 790' Police Cars . 24 repairs Diana Lane 8" 980' Public Works Vehicles 259 repairs Deering Avenue . 6" 250' Gafford Avenue6" 240' Miscellaneous 10 repairs Fairland Street6" 280' Robbins Avenue6" 120' ASHES AND DUMPS Collection of ashes and refuse at the various schools and Hayes Lane 6" 600' public buildings for disposal at the Lincoln Street Dump was made systematically Approximately 4,915 yards of fill were trucked in from time to time to cover the TOTAL .. 15,210' rubbish and keep the dump in as presentable an appearance as possible TOWN OF LEXINGTON 179 180 ANNUAL REPORTS EXTENT OF DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM DEC 31, 1955 Size of Pipe Length in Feet SEWER DIVISION 16" 25,058' General Information 12" . 11 1,961' Lexington is part of the North Metropolitan opalifan Sewerage District 10" 21,221Area tributary to existing sewer system8 10 sq Miles 8" 121,050' Total length of trunk line sewers 10 86 miles 6" 270,174' Total length of street Zine sewers 38 66 miles 4" 17,086' Total number of house connections 2602 TOTAL 566,550' Amount expended for maintenance $8,818 37 1956 Sewer Assessment Rate ... .... . .. . . $15 86 Number of sewer services installed. HYDRANT INSTALLATION Town labor and equipment.. 223 Totalling 14,419' Hydrants in service January 1, 1955 920 Developers 99 Totalling 6,336' Hydrants installed in 1955 104 Total number of house connec- Hydrants in service December 31, 1955 1024 tions 1955 322 Number of sewer services repaired 14 1955 WATER MAINTENANCE Sewer laterals and trunk lines were constructed in various locations as indi- Number of New Services Installed 373—Totalling 31,332 Gated below Number of Services Renewed: 1955 SEWER CONSTRUCTION {Contract) 1. Main to Curb 5 2. Curb to House ... . . 48 Street Size Length Cost/ft. Total *Number of New Services to Curb only .... 85 Adams Street 8" 1106' $11 60 $I2,829 60 Number of Services Repaired 7 Arcola Street .. 8" 395' 9 07 3,582 65 Pearl Street . 10" 330' 9 07 2,993 10 TOTAL. JOBS . 518 Hayes Avenue . 8" 610' 9 07 5,532 70 Installed to curb to prevent digging up newly paved streets, and will be billed Sherburne Road 8" 1 1 14' 20.05 22,336.68 later,when connected. TOTAL 3555 ft $47,274.73 METERS. During the year a total of 348 new meters were installed. Addi- tional work included removing, repairing and testing 184 meters and replacing same 1955 SEWER CONSTRUCTION DISTRIBUTING MAINS. Twenty-five water main breaks were repaired in 1955 (Town Labor and Equipment) on various streets throughout the Town, as indicated below. Size Length Cost/ft Total Size of Size of Lowell Street8" 1680' $4 54 $7,621 30 Street Main Street Main Blake Roadb" Sylvia Street 4" Hamilton Road .... .... .. 6" Bridge Street 6" 1955 SEWER CONSTRUCTION Bertwell Road 6" Hayes Avenue ... . ... .. 6" (Developments at no Cost to Town) Westview Street 12" Lowell Street 8" Reed Street 6" Ivan Street 8" Street Size of Pipe Length of Pipe Somerset Road . ... 6" Haskell Street 6" Winchester Drive8" 2950' Lowell Street .. 6" Fairland Street 6" Fairlawn Lane8" 1975' Underwood Road 6" Bedford Street . . 12" Fiske Road 8" 1485' Hili Street 12" Independence Avenue 8" Whipple Road 8" 1220' Oak Street 6" Smith Avenue 8" Locke Lane 8" 1100' Woburn Street 10" Clark Street 8" Hastings Road 8" 890' Curve Street 6" Concord Avenue 6" Childs Road 8" 415' Hancock Street 6" Diana Lane 8" 1020' TOWN OF LEXINGTON 181 182 ANNUAL REPORTS Deering Avenue 8" 250' Robbins Avenue .. 8" 120' Gafford Avenue 8" 210' a a 000 rn=n'0 0 0 a a a a 000 a C. a a o 0 In N N.r.In 0 in 0 rn A boa a - a Farrland Street ..... 8" 280' 8 0oornr:nirrirrir:ar:or: a oo tri r-i N. Hayes Lane 8" 600' _ M rh'D Cl N 1^]N MN r9 N N M N 0,0 — v, a Welch Road 8" 500' w TOTAL 13,015 Feet 00s a as a W a a a a a a a N a a co N a 0000000M 00000 0 In—0 0 In v a GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS in % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 o N m a o r: t. 0 in 0aa0a00o.oaoaa 0 -ro0 a CO - 0 Town Offices, Cary Memorial Building and Barnes Property General alters- " j 0.0.1-1.°,0.00.-_°`0.0.°0 a a ca o 0 o Le, tions, repairs, painting, etc, were made on all three properties I uy N a v ' e i m 0a 43 Public Works Building All expenditures were confined to the usual necessary > v a repairs and maintenance Q 4 N m Mosquito Control The Town contributed $5,006 00 to the East Middlesex CO n r- P m a v in Mosquito Control Project for constructing ditches and culverts, spraying, etc The j c —in n vNi^v n U Superintendent of this project reports that Lexington's program and budget, as set .0 m in N m N --,-.1 ,W w up in 1955, were inadequate for effective control and requests that appropria- re '5 •- co M v m o N c"''co n N• N(p co tions be increased for 1956 I I- lc •r�Z,o-N,y-•_Nn.o- N co a„�'r,_'.•a�o a,o Irl ,, ,00 vvaO, N,,Q--04 o a. 'in•t P r•CN]°o r•7 un.11 0o Garbage Collection Our garbage collection was made under the contract prig- 1 g c ,n g r l N ¢ N NMN,o w—w V V inally let in April of 1955 There has been considerable improvement made in the a collection of garbage Q Z CONCLUSION U I x o E ******3°***d ** * * * In conclusion l wish to acknowlege with thanks the assistance and cooperation m S: a u rh " par g gM r+'M y ;ktc+' given to the Public Works Department by officials of the Town and members of h ,cg a- N N r i N N N N N N the various Town departments F Respectfully submitted, 1 3 0 '-' in r o N rn- o v-a- N. .o yn r.so N.n N r.r.ao co r. o. CO o tot o.o.as os o.as o.o.o,o.a a, a WILLIAM M BURNS, � , y.0 — -- Superintendent of Public Works z $ 1 la a o d,E)ith70' 00100 22 c w E' z W ac 2`�`CY m ���� -e in m 1 2 ,� ' ---- Coma c A a IL 0 �`— — o. v ta. ,n y- 2 G V a .5 +°_. Z v ce c p L.1 w o V U yrn a 5 c �V rnO a'l >,V Q cy cu m ..x D ix Lai w .= 43 .. 3m a.7 oce .2 N 4.r. ...x m 6c2 oaih. . 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R 8 3 v°tamDZQ,n_imZ—ma_I Li: ZZ vol LL TOWN OF LEXINGTON 183 184 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT 000000000 0 - 000000000 0 6 6 6 0 D D G 6 O m December 31, 1 955 c0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 u-r0 m To the Honorable Board of Selectmen C 0000000000 0 a m ^ry ^^N m £ a++ ›- Lexington, Massachusetts w e 1 0>u u Gentlemen a Z in c - . 2 U w d Herewith is presented the report of the Accounting Department for the year e r Q E 1955 This report is made in accordance with the requirements of the State to (5F 5,_ m System of Accounting as set forth in the following schedules 0 a I -I,m z Balance Sheet showing financial condition in U a O 0 U of the Town December 31, 1955 a d w x kg ce w Receipts for the year 1955 in detail w>>0 z Expenditures for the year 1955 in detail cll g a w w= Schedule of Appropriation Accounts—Revenue ix o • • a k°C 3 Schedule of Appropriation Accounts—Non Revenue Q ' E • N o • a Analysis of Overlay Accounts, Trust Accounts, ata • P • a E Surplus Accounts and others 71 E 0 x a a 2-5 I:2 . � Borrowing Capacity of the Town Q = r � S c c z r a Schedule of Municipal Indebtedness re u- ,mN m d 2 c li E w v Schedule of Interest on Town Debt showing payments O 0 m •m-m'A o E ro cc due each year w a �a o c c O w — Schedule of Town Debt showing payments due each year _ - E- E I- In accordance with the provisions of Section 58 Chapter 41 of the General a z ' o y ' - " £ A Laws,each head of a department, board or committee authorized to expend money T,.4 �c�3z,i�3W�n u was requested to furnish at the close of the year a list of unpaid bills There are I two unpaid bills remaining for the year 1955 for which there is no appropriation These bills are as follows W pdOOd00� F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1- Town of Bedford $990 65 a 0000000 V 000^'00l004^ City of Boston 450 fb p• a ^ ^ - ^ $1,441 33 U d+ ZIn accordance with the provisions of Section 51, Chapter 41 of the General ILaws, I have examined the accounts of the various Town Offices and Boards en- , trusted with the receipts, custody or expenditure of money In each case, I have 7 found the records correct During the year 1955 rhe cash balances have been Z3 verified and the bank balances of the Collector of Taxes and Town Treasurer have 2 been reconciled I- : a In accordance with Section 53, Chapter 4] of the General Laws, I have audited 2 "2 e • - ••d the accounts of the Trustees of Public Trusts, Trustees of Cary Memorial Library m • Si • • m U - and the School Committee The securities held by these trustees have been Ill u_ .C7 : ?s examined and found correct and in proper order The cash balances have also '� U r been.reconciled with the bank balances E ;2o 'n ama Z L `L x 41 v Respectfully surnbitted, 033:1 r g Q�UQ EDWARD A PALMER, Town Accountant TOWN OF LEXINGTON 185 186 ANNUAL REPORTS Middlesex, ss Grants and Gifts Then personally appeared the above named, Edward A Palmer, and made oath From the Commonwealth that the foregoing statements made by him are correct and true to the best of his English Speaking Classes 100.00 knowledge and belief. Geo Barden Smith Fund 1,951 67 JAMES J CARROLL, Notary Public School Aid—Chapter 70 56,500 00 Term Expires, March 7, 1959 Refunds for Pay'ts School Loans 146,270.00 Vocational Education . 8,248.74 1953 Director of Standards .... 69.00 RECEIPTS 213,139.47 GENERAL REVENUE From the County Taxes---Levy of 1955 Dog Licenses 2,690 53 Polls ... .. $10,406 00 2,690.53 Personal 145,627.58 U.S.Grants Real Estate 2,110,915.45 Old Age Assistance- 2,266,949 03 Administration 3,753.76 Aid & Expenses .. 52,073 69 Taxes—Prior Years Dependent Children— Polls 150 00 Administration 1,819.25 Personal 4,791 58 Aid & Expenses 8,996 73 Real Estate . 57,645.71 Disability Assistance- 62,587.29 Administration520.64 Aid & Expenses 5,209.67 From the Commonwealth Income Tax 127,329.21 O.A.A Recoveries 9,039.86 Corporation Tax 80,16700 81,413.60 Meal Tax ..... .. 3,051 35 Other General Revenue for 210,547 45 Loss of Taxes 1,922.60 Licenses West 10 02 Liquor 6,000 00 Town of Arlington Land 555 65 Sunday 280 00 Town of Cambridge Land 600 00 Bowling 50.00 Hurricane Reimbursement 41,057.40 Milk 55.00 44,145.77 Junk 150 00 Tax Title Redemptions Victuallers .... .. 160 00 Tax Titles 4,282 41 Automobile Dealers 135 00 Tax Title Possessions 6,375 00 00 Other 106 00 6,936.00 10,657 41 Permits TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE 2,909,865.81 Marriage 418 00 Building 6,837.00 Plumbing 1,704.75 COMMERCIAL REVENUE Cesspools 202 00 Oil Burners 202 00 Special Assessments and Privileges Garbage 30 00 Special Assessments Other 1 1 1.50 Sewer: 10,030.75 Apportioned paid in advance 10,550 0 1 Added to 1955 Tax Bills 21,555 88 Fines and Forfeits Added to prior Tax Bills 1,181.92 Court Fines . . . 768 50 Unapportioned 10,982.42 768 50 44,270.23 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 187 188 ANNUAL REPORTS PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Street Police Department Apportioned paid in advance 8,586.05 Bicycle Permits 93 50 Added to 1955 Tax Bills 12,634 85 Revolver Permits 95.00 Added to prior Tax Bills 663 18 Unapportioned 12,397 39 188 56 34,281.47 Fire Department Sidewalk: Oil Permits& Blasting 73 50 Apportioned paid in advance 110.89 73.50 Added to 1955 Tax Bills 66.38 177.27 Inspection Water. Weights and Measures 336.20 Apportioned paid in advance 4,143 34 Wires 1,557.25 Added to 1955 Tax Bills 5,079 00 1,893 45 Added to Prior Tax Bills . 482.38 Unapportioned 795.50 Civilian Defense 10,500.22 Sale of Material 25 00 Privileges 25.00 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY 2,180 45 Levy of 1955 .... 253,949 42 Prior Years 23,573.97 277,523.39 HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department TOTAL SPECIAL ASSESS.&PRIVILEGES 366,752.58 Dental Clinic 288 02 Others2 00 COMMERCIAL REVENUE—DEPARTMENTAL 290.02 State — Tuberculosis . . 1,402.86 Treasurer 1,402 86 Release Fees—Tax Titles&Other 311 15 Sewer Department 311.15 House Connections 1,356 15 Collector Certificate Fees 1,924.06 1.356.15 Tax Demand Costs 697 44 TOTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION 3,049.03 2,621 44 Selectmen HIGHWAYS Miscellaneous 3,733.17 Highway 3,733 17 Joint Construction—County 1,094 60 Town Clerk Machinery Rentals 31,119 55 Miscellaneous 2,338 31 32,214 15 2,338 31 Cary Memorial Building PUBLIC WELFARE Rentals 316 00 Temporary Aid Janitor Services 58 75 374.75 Reimbursement — State 1,001 26 Legal Department Reimbursement--Cities & Towns 2,232 94 Board of Appeals—Hearings 1,370 00 Reimbursement— Individuals 1,867 90 Planning Board—Hearings 350 00 5,102 10 Zoning Books & Maps— Aid to Dependent Children Miscellaneous . . 100.26 Reimbursement -- State 7,635 04 1,829 26 Reimbursement—Cities & Towns 314 08 7,969 12 TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT—DEPARTMENTAL 11,207 88 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 189 190 ANNUAL REPORTS Soldies Benefits Miscellaneous House Connections 1955 3,644 56 State Aid 3,715.12 House Connections prior years..., 422.81 3,715,12 Sundry Items 444.37 Old Age Assistance 4,51 1.74 Reimbursement - State 54,995 37 TOTAL PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES 163,024.21 Reimbursement-Cities & Towns 4,246 39 Reimbursement-Individuals 1,140 35 60,382.11 CEMETERIES Disability Assistance Munroe Reimbursement - State 4,175 41 Annual Care 416 75 4,175 41 Interments 316 00 Foundations 82 00 SCHOOLS Perpetual Care 329 50 Tuitions 1,144.25 Westview Tuitions 5,024 07 Sale of Lots . . . . 4,612 50 Tuitions Other 4,066 66 Perpetual Care .... 5,319 50 Athletic Activity . . .. . ... . 3,196 47 Interments 2,964 00 School Lunch Program 101,842 07 Foundations &G L 1,135 00 Sale of Books, Supplies, etc 2,183 86 House Rent 120 00 Practical Arts 593 00 Other Items .. 66 00 Transportation & Tuition Aid from 14,217 00 Commonwealth 5,479 84 TOTAL CEMETERIES 15,361 25 122,387 97 TOTAL SCHOOLS 122,387 9T INTEREST Taxes 2,416 68 Tax Titles . . . 89 80 RECREATION AND PARKS Transportation Special Assessments 2,506 48 Bus Tickets 16 35 Sewer 6,070 66 16 35 Street . .. ...... .. . 3,062 17 Sidewalk23 73 TOTAL RECREATION&PARKS 16 35 Water1,086 14 10,782 70 Interest on Bank Deposits 54 UNCLASSIFIED Interest on Bonds Issued 1,429 15 1,429 69 Ambulance Rentals 1,789 50 TOTAL INTEREST 14,718 87 Rental Barnes Property 1,020 50 Parking Meters 7,587 10 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Miscellaneous Items 74 58 General Loans House Rentals ... 261 00 10,732 18 Street i 70,400 00 TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED10,732 111 School 1,475,000.00 Sewer 470,000.00 Temporary Loan ... ... ... 498,101 25 PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES Parking Lot 70,000 00 2,683,101 25 Water Department Preminums 7,261.05 Safe of Water 7,261.05 Rates of 1955 & prior years 158,070 52 Liens added to taxes 441.95 TOTAL MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS 2,690,362.30 158,512 47 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 191 192 ANNUAL REPORTS REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS EXPENDITURES Refunds and Transfers Public Welfare—Aid & Expenses 34.00 (Including cash payments and departmental transfers) Disability Assistance—Aid& Exp 61.65 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Dependent Children—Aid & Exp 756 41 Appropriation Committee Veterans—Aid & Expenses 254 50 Miscellaneous 50,583 84 Personal Services 51,690 40 Secretary .... 250 00 Patriot's Day 250 00 Leroy S Brown Fund Income 136 45 Expenses 136 45 Postage & Office Supplies 16 95 Printing Report 875 00 TOTAL REFUNDS &TRANSFERS 51,826.45 Printing & Mailing Reports 140 00 Meeting Expense 25 08 Association Dues 25 00 AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENTS Sundry 1 16 Agency 1,083 19 Sporting Licenses . 2,767.00 Selectmen's Department t Dog Licenses 3,949 20 Personal Services 6,716 20 Executive Clerk 3,848 00 Deposits Senior Clerk 2,550 00 Sewer House Connection 42,085 00 Junior Clerk 2,080 00 8,478 00 Water House Connections 21,440 00 Expenses 63,525.00 Selectmen 1,000 00 Federal Withholding Taxes 174,809 43 174,809 43 Postage & Office Supplies 342 19 Other Trusts Equipment & Repairs 309 47 Advertising 465 69 Tower Park Memorial 148 75 Constable Service 178 92 Albert B Tenney Memorial 50 00 1953—Carryover 3 00 Cemetery Trust Funds 1,500 00 Sundry 199 00 French Cemetery 200 00 2,498 27 1,898 75 Accounting Department TOTAL AGENCY TRUST AND INVESTMENTS 204,864 38 Personal Services TOTAL CASH RECEIPTS 6,731,432 99 Accountant 4,867 97 CASH BALANCE JANUARY 1, i 955 1,528,942 75 Senior Clerk 2,139 20 Junior Clerk .. 1,202 20 GRAND TOTAL DECEMBER 31, 1955 $8,260,375 74 8,209 37 Expenses , Postage & Office Supplies . . 120 50 Equipment & Repairs 107 66 Association Dues ... ... ... 3 00 Travel & Meeting Expense . . 138 30 Sundry . • 14 41 383 87 Town Clerk&Treasurer's Department Personal Services Town Clerk & Treasurer 5,200 00 Asst Town Clerk &Treasurer 3,398 00 Junior Clerks .. 3,383 00 11,981 00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 193 194 ANNUAL REPORTS Expenses Law Department Postage & Office Supplies 544 86 Personal Services Equipment & Repair 552 97 Town Counsel 4,000.00 Travel & Meeting Expense109 68 Special Fees ... 4,850.00 Association Dues 27 00 Expenses 1,356 78 Bond Premium 339 00 10,206.78 Certification of Notes 18 00 Sundry 26 20 Elections Department Parking Meter Maintenance 125 00 1,742.71 Expenses(Jurisdiction of Selectmen) Wardens & Other Officers 1,009 72 Foreclosure & Redemption of Tax Meals 96 00 Titles 437 39 Printing, Preparing & Mailing Tax Title Foreclosure . .. 21.00 Warrants 670 00 458 39 Sundry . . 189 66 Collector's Department Postage & Supplies ... 666 25 2,631.63 Personal Services Collector ... 5,200 00 Elections Department Senior Clerk 2,652 00 Expenses(Jurisdiction of Town Clerk) Junior Clerks 2,792 28 Postage & Supplies 56.00 10,644.28 Voting Lists&Tally Sheets 295 00 Expenses Ballots 340.00 • Postage & Office Supplies 2,188.96 Sundry 4 00 & Equipment Repair 509.35 Recording Fees 21.00 695 00 Bond Premium 518 75 • Advertising 64.43 Registrations Department Sundry 2 00 Personal Services 3,304 49 Registrar 297 00 Carryover-1954 73 40 Clerk—Recount .. . .... 280 00 Assistant Registrars ... .. 1,861 00 Assessors'Department 2,438 00 Expenses Personal Services Postage &Supplies 68 77 Assessors 2,250.00 Printing Voting List 90 00 Secretary ..... 4,999 80 Advertising 50 Senior Clerk .... 2,652.00 Equipment 315 00 Junior Clerks 4,248.00 474 27 14,149 80 Expenses Public Works—Superintendent's Office Meeting Expense 33 30 Postage & Office Supplies 510.64 Personal Services Equipment & Repair .. 125.08 Superintendent 9,865 27 Recording & Transfer Fees 369.76 Office Manager 3,555 24 Assistant Assessors .... 431.50 Clerical 13,163 17 Sundry 88.50 26,583 68 Auto Allowance 237.50 Expenses Binding 47.00 Postage,Supplies&Equipment 243 78 Dues—Subs 107 75 Equipment & Repairs .... .. 414 33 Advertising 25 32 Sundry 39 65 697 76 1,976 35 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 195 196 ANNUAL REPORTS Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Personal Services Police Department Janitor .. 3,786 27 Assistant Janitors 6,206 15 Personal Services 9,992.42 Chief 5,499.52 Lieutenants & Sergeants 14,720.80 Expenses Labor .... .. 2,422 87 Patrolmen 92,464.31 Repairs &Other Expenses 3,687 02 Matron 134 50 Telephone 2,697 12 Clei2,496 00 Fuel 4,623 87 Policewomen .. .. 4,237 50 Light & Power 3,549 74 Extra Duty .... .. 802 11 Gas303 93 120,354 74 Water 156 27 Expenses Postage & Office Supplies 586 88 All Other Supplies 132 18 17,573 00 Office Equipment &Repair 155 96 Telephone 1,975 50 Town Off Bldg Com 60 00 Motor Equipment . 2,785 98 Gasoline & Oil . .. 1,936 90 Engineering Department Radio Maintenance 501 59 Equipment for Men 1,613 75 Personal Services Equipment for Women 191 15 Assistant Engineer 4,815 00 Meals 171 48 Others .. . 13,920 17 Town Rental 772 49 18,735.17 Ammunition 370 34 Expenses Training 400.00 Field &Office Supplies 472 32 Sundry—Mist 578 52 Equipment Rentals .. 267 87 Parking Meter Maintenance 47 49 Equipment& Repair. 120 26 12,088 03 Maps, Blueprints, etc. . 407 19 CAPITAL OUTLAY 1,989 35 Sundry 13 00 Land Court ....... 41 47 Fire Department 1,322.11 Personal Services Board of Appeals Deputy Chief . . 5,460 27 Captain & Lieutenants 27,848.81 Expenses Privates 99,457.54 Clerical 282 00 Cailmen 3,163.44 Postage&Supplies 433 95 Extra Duty 1,555.27 Advertising ....... 852.10 Clerk 876.65 Equipment& Repair 24.70 138,361 98 1,592.75 Expenses Office Expenses 331 13 Planning Board Telephone .. 1,248 79 Audiograph Planner ... 6,857 49 Equippmeentnt Men917.2 for 997.23 Clerical 210 61 Fire Fighting Equipment 1,389.55 Postage & Supplies . 216.30 Equipment & Repair 2,022 91 Special Services 5,125.89 Alarm Box & Radio Mainten. 5,100 80 Other . .... 1,480.17 Shop Supplies 109 57 13,890.46 Hose . 1,492 84 Fuel & Light 2,823 06 TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT 172,126 15 Maint.Buildings & Grounds 3,145 62 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 197 198 ANNUAL REPORTS Gas &Oil 1,441 61 Shade Trees Medical 45 00 All Other 690 62 Wages& Expenses 21,253.14 Labor 12,587 40 Equip Tools & Repair1,107 78 Civilian Defense Loam&Trees 473.00 Equip Rentals 97910 Expenses Insecticides 579 87 Telephone . 95 00 Sundry 6 96 Equipment 4,440 99 Supplies . . .... 1 1 1 02 Sundry 8 91 15,845 13 4,544 90 New Equipment 6,243 75 Carryover---1954 • 3,922 75 Building&Plumbing Department Personal Services Forest Fires Inspector . . 4,884 00 3,132 00 Personal Services Substitute 1,225 36 Warden 50 00 9,241 36 Wages& Expenses Expenses Labor220 00 Auto Allowances 629 15 Supplies & Equip. 158 94 Sundry 672 60 378 94 1,301.75 Dog Officer Wire Department Personal Services Personal Services Officer 235 00 Inspector 1,999.93 Expenses Expenses Care and feeding of dogs .... 505 50 Auto Allawnce 649.92 Sundry 67.45 TOTAL PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY 344,841.05 717.37 Weights&Measures HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department Personal Services Sealer 799.93 Personal Services Sanitarian . . .. .. ...... ... 4,799 60 Expenses Clerk1,018 40 Car Allowance 324.00 - — 5,818.00 Sundry 104.67 Expenses 428.67 Car Allowance 650.00 Office Expenses 274.17 Insect Suppression Quarantine&Contag. Diseases 239.96 Wages&Expenses Hospitals 816.25 Labor .. 3,525.81 Tuberculosis 1,938 CO Visiting Nurse Assn. 1,604.13 Equip. & Repair 153.86 Sundry 53.00 Supplies 14.74 Equip. Rentals 318.29 Engineering Service 2,004.19 Insecticides .. . .. .. ... 566.17 7,579 70 4,578.83 Mosquito Control 5,000 00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 199 200 ANNUAL REPORTS Dog Clinic Sewer Construction Expenses Wages and Expenses Veterinarian 100 00 Labor 1,925 93 Miscellaneous 449 13 Town Equipment 91 50 549 13 Pipe, Cement, etc 823 33 Contract 35,676 49 Dental Clinic Prof Services 10,165 23 Other Equip Rentals 483 31 Personal Services Dentist 1,415 00 Equip & Supplies 443 36 Nurse .. ... .. • . 2,080 00 Sundry 819 97 Registry of Deeds 189 47 3,495 00 Repairs 218 50 Expenses 50,032 02 Postage&Office Supplies .. 57 54 Sewer Const 1953 1,101 15 Laundry 19 45 Sewer Const 1954 .. 81,577 68 Dental Supplies 554 11 Trunk Sewer 52,962 12 Car Allowance200 00 831 10 Drain Construction Posture Clinic Wages and Expenses Expenses Labor .. 578 01 Physician 1,273 00 Town Equipment 195 61 Sundry ... .. ...... . 93 92 Pipe 1,369 86 1,366.92 Prof. Services 1,740.00 Contract ... .. 35,155.63 Vital Statistics 25.48 Sundry 126 30 39,165.41 Animal Inspection 800 46 Drain Construction---1953 .... 666.74 Drain Construction-1954 .. 9,880.20 Sewer Maintenance Garbage Collection Wages and Expenses Labor 2,009.08 Contract 23,950.19 Light & Power 4,580.80 Equip Tools & Repair 779 75 Care of Dumps&Removal of Ashes Equip, Rental 76613 Gravel & Supplies .. 105,47 Wages and Expenses Pumping Station 3,583 73 Labor 10,307.17 Sundry . .. 42 77 Equipment Rentals 15 00 Gas & Oil 624.41 Town Equipment . .. 4,753 50 12,492.14 Gravel 2,492.85 17,568.52 Sewer Services TOTAL HEALTH & SANITATION.. 351,024 51 Wages and Expenses Labor 18,765 55 Pipe &Fittings . 4,375.61 HIGHWAYS Gas&Oil181.66 Public Works Building • Town Equip Rental 1,936 25 Wages and Expenses Other Equip Rentals 6,171 30 Labor . 12,290 81 Lumber,Gravel,etc ... ... 1,969 73 Fuel, Light & Power 1,286.48 33,400 10 Sewer Service-1954 2,807 45 Equip $, Repair 449 12 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 201 202 ANNUAL REPORTS Tools & Equip 3 10 Traffic Regulation Bldg Repairs & Supplies 371 92 and Control 14,401.43 Wages and Expenses Highway Maintenance Labor 2,487 35 Wages and Expenses Light 287 57 Wa 9 P Signs 154 36 Labor 40,415 62 Town Equip184 07 Equip & Repair 694 99 Paint 325 66 Town Equip Rental 7,903 26 Railroad Signals 100 00 Other Equip Rental 1,478 45 Equip. & Repair567 Asphalt & Tarvia 3,560 04 Tref Signal Maint 18 850 Stone, Cement, Gravel, etc 10,875 82 4,125 06 Manholes, Sidewalks, Fence 3,653 00 Pipe, Loam, etc . . . 1,662 43 Street Lights 35,41 1.83 70,243 71 Street Construction Street Signs Wages and Expenses Contract 67,762 06 Labor 800 64 Prof Services 8,264 56 Signs 116 30 Sundry 171 20 Paint 59 85 76,197 82 Cement& Pipe 144 48 Town Equipment 31 75 Street Construction Sundry Streets Sundry38 46 Contract-Mass Ave 1,191 48 Edison Way Gleason Rd Chapter 90 Maintenance&Construction Bartlett Ave 1,221 58 Street Construction 1954 6,554 77 Wages and Expenses Parking Area .. 67,458 55 Labor 2,045 13 School St Widening 7,930,13 Contract 5,131 15 Worthen Road 6,250 00 Town Equipment 816 00 Other Equipment Rentals 90 67 Stone, Gravel, Asphalt 13,848 83 Highway Department-Road Machinery 21,931 78 Expenses Chapter 90-1954 5,404 93 Gas & Oil 10,850 07 Parts & Repairs .. 12,482 63 Tires & Tubes 2,899 82 All Other 364 73 Sidewalk Construction 26,597.25 Contract 4,263.26 Other Expenses 1,813.41 New Equipment 12,822 23 6,076.67 Snow Removal Curbing Construction Wages and Expenses Labor .. 181 50 Labor 8,702 79 Contract 303 86 Plow & Truck Repairs3,779 48 Equipment Rentals 4,812.56 Town Equipment 12.00 Gravel, Sand & Salt ....... 4,259.74 Sundry 2 64 Equip & Supplies 2,408 98 500.00 Sundry 172 00 Construction-1954 .. 2,031 59 24,135 55 TOTAL HIGHWAYS 390,486 36 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 203 204 ANNUAL REPORTS PUBLIC WELFARE AND VETERANS' SERVICES AND BENEFITS SCHOOLS Schools Public Welfare Personal Services Personal Services Superintendent 9,166 64 Agent . 4,799 60 Bldg Maint Att. Off 5,450 16 Social Worker 2,912 00 Clerks, etc 15,796 29 Senior Clerk .. 2,652 00 Principal, Teachers-High 303,915 62 Junior Clerk . . 2,423 20 Principal, Teachers-Elem 374,576 89 12,786 80 Substitutes 27,810 77 Paid from Fed Grants O A.A 5,137 24 Janitors 63,173 97 AHealth 7,267.75 Administration Postage&Office Supplies 352 92 Atypical Education 783 75 Office Equip & Repair 36 65 801,941 84 Car Expense 107 65 Expensese Telephone 222 50 General Expenses 3,351 84 Meeting Expense 85 44 Textbooks 12,600 01 Gas & Oil . . ... ... 52 19 Supplies 29,951 66 Town Equipment . 47 10 Fuel 29,685 76 Sundry91 20 Light & Power ....... 17,247 29 1,335 76 Telephone . . 2,218 49 Paid from Fed.Grants O A A 362 36 Towel Service 2,311 97 Gas 1,495.41 Aid and Expenses Water . .. .. . .. . . 788 34 Cash Grants .. 7,067 36 Miscellaneous 337 64 General Relief . 8,876 09 Maintenance Repairs . 22,257 13 15,943 45 Janitors Supplies 5,806 38 Aid to Dependent Children Libraries 2,368 78 Aid and Expenses Health 679 66 Cash Grants 20,588 61 Transportation 32,035 88 Paid from Federal Grant 5,838 79 Sundry 2,167 93 Atypical Education ... ... 654 35 Outlay-New Equip. 6,368 60 Old Age Assistance School Committee 380 00 Aid and Expenses Teachers Travel-Misc 853 67 Cash Grants 133,15534 - 173,550.81 Paid from Federal Grant 43,343 47 Americanixahon Classes 208 00 Disability Assistance Vocational Education-Tuition . 10,215 60 Vocational Education-Handicraft8,075.75 Aid and Expenses 17,758.89 Paid from Federal Grant 9,103 39 Geo Barden Account 1,454 12 9,529 87 Veterans`Services&Benefits Out of State Travel 393 65 Personal Services... 1,560 00 Maria Hastrngs--Equip &Const. .. 557,122.88 Addition to Fiske School 16,785 50 Aid and Expenses Franklin School Land Taking 1,500 00 Cash Grants 3,695 00 Harrington School 265,784.21 All other 1,559 56 Junior High School Survey Comm50 00 5,254 56 New High School Addition 54,433 15 Administration .. ... 386.23 Veterans' Memorial Library 482.09 TOTAL PUBLIC WELFARE&VET- TOTAL SCHOOLS ERANS' SERVICES & BENEFITS 208,769 64 1,891,997.60 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 205 206 ANNUAL REPORTS LIBRARY Pensions Library Police 13,190 00 Personal Services Fire .. 3,844 68 Librarian 5,200 00 Assistants & Substitutes 30,169.72 Board of Retirement Janitors . . 3,103.44 38,473.16 Expenses . 325 00 Expenses Accrued Liability . . 28,092.26 Administration 2,264 52 28'417 26 Books, Periodicals, etc .. 9,859.51 Binding 1,683 21 Memorial Day . 339.59 Fuel & Light .. 2,135.49 Bldg & Grounds 1,931 39 Patriots Day . ... 2,271.58 Sundry 10 64 17,884.76 Insuranec TOTAL LIBRARY 56,357.92 Workingman's Compensation 9,578 80 Public Liability 492 07 RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED Auto Liability 2,622.74 Parks Auto, Fire& Theft 553 90 Building, Fire& Boiler 12,909 57 Wages and Expenses Sundry& Misc 2,196 DD Postage & Off Supplies 24 75 28,353 08 Auto Allowance 100 00 Labor 20,442 04 Town Report Printing 1,762 18 Equip & Repair .. ... 4,511 72 Town Manager Comm 222 26 Equip Rentals 897 57 Ambulance Maintenance 294 37 Gas & Oil 123 36 Administration of Trust Funds 158 10 Seed, Fertilizer, etc 951 55 Hurricane Damage [Caroli 481 00 Light & Power .. . ... ... 277 19 ` (Edna) 1,907 56 Water 25 27 (Dianne) 1,459 1 1 Flags, Flag Pole Maint 1,045 00 Unclassified685 78 Chemicals 23 55 Unpaid Bills 3,113 60 Supplies . . 1,10493 Tennis Courts 2,313 94 TOTAL RECREATION & UNCLASSIFIED 127,002 97 Swimming Pool 87 54 Sundry 24 27 PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES 31,952 68 Water Maintenance Recreation Wages and Expenses Personal Services Postage&Office Supplies 1,205 08 Clerical 200 00 Office Equipment— Repairs 104.46 Supervision and Instruction. Recording Fees 76 23 Winter Program 1,995.80 Labor 15,500 95 Summer Program 5,689.50 Pipe, Fitting & Hydrants 351.92 7,885 30 Meters, Parts & Repairs 6,120 66 Expenses Equipment Rentals . 1,769 67 Equipment & Repair 100.26 Equipment & Repair 693.55 Advertising51 03 Water—Arlington . 1,049 95 Fence—SIdewalks—Swimming Trench Repair 41 10 Pool 482.35 Gas &Oil 9.94 Sundry 31.20 Sundry . .... 24.60 664 84 26,948.11 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 207 208 ANNUAL REPORTS Water Services INTEREST ON DEBT Wages&Expenses Interest on Debt Labor 7,128 42 Pipe&Fittings&Valves 16,813 76 Highway Loans 1,913 75 Equipment Rentals 5,434.02 Sewer Loans 12,402 50 Lumber,Stone,Gravel,etc ..,, 729.39 Water . 8,318 75 School . .. ....... 56,561.25 Meter Parts . . ......... ., 1,745.26 Fire 281 25 Sundry & Misc 139.57 79,477.50 31,990.42 Water Construction Sundry Streets (Includes 6-16"pope) Maturing Debt Wages&Expenses Highway 29,000.00 Contract 6,673 23 Sewer 74,000 00 Labor 2,006 11 School 202,000.00 Pipe & Fittings .... 7,633 22 Water 54,000.00 Equipment Rentals 320 42 Fire 5,000 00 364,000 00 Asphalt, Explosives, Sand, etc. 2,010 98 Equipment, Tools & Repair .... 156 33 Sundry & Misc. 100 00 TOTAL INTEREST& MATURING DEBT 443,477 50 18,900 29 Water Const-1952 1.858 28 County Tuberculosis Assessment 23,422 99 Water Const-1954 .... 31,094 33 State Taxes 98,438 76 TOTAL WATER 110,791 43 County Tax 72,232 37 CEMETERIES sporting Licenses 2,767 00 Munroe and Westview Dog Licenses 3,993 60 Trustees of Public Trust Personal Services Munroe Cemetery---Perpetual Care Funds Z219 50 Superintendent 1,902 12 Westview Cemetery-Perpetual Care Funds 5 6' Clerk 997 88 Withholding Taxes 157,618 91 2,900 00 Wages & Exepenses Labor 23,364 69 Refunds. Postage & Office Supplies 168 90 Equipment Rentals 45 01 Real Estate Taxes .... 17,341.62 Equipment,Tools&Repairs 821 86 Personal Taxes . 4 80 Shrubs,Seeds,Fertilizer,Loam 893 93 Motor Vehicle Excise . ..... 10,256 99 Lumber, Paint, Cement, etc 91 56 Public Services . . .... 11,294 71 Water 33 23 General 1,756 44 Auto Allowance328.07 40,654.56 Sundry-Bond 147 82 Premium on Loans 6,126 91 25,895,07 Westview School Lunch Program 100,222.71 High School Athletic Program 19,477.32 Pa Capital188.00 Outlay LaborAnticipation of Revenue 500,000 00 .. Loam, Seed, Dynamite, etc 1,218.70 Miscellaneous . 92 05 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 5,158,34$.58 1,498,75 CASH BALANCE 3,102,032,16 $8,260,375 74 TOTAL CEMETERIES (INCLUD, PERPET. CARE INCOME) 30,239 82 APPROPRIATIONS-REVENUE AND NON-REVENUE Balance Appropriation Ex nditures Transfer Carried ACCOUNT from 1954 &Transfers &Transfers to E &Cr to 1956 Appropriation Committee Personal Services $600 00 $250 00 $350 00 Expenses .. . 1,250 00 1,083 19 166 81 Selectmen Personal Services 8,500 00 8,478 00 102 00 .. ..... Expenses 1953 3 00 3 00 Expenses 1955 2,835 00 2,495 27 139 73 $200 00 Accounting Personal Services 9,702 40 8,209.37 1,493.03 Expenses 500 00 383 87 41.13 75.00 8 Town Clerk & Treasurer Z Personal Services 12,168.00 11,981.00 187 00 p 1 Expenses 1,600.00 1,599.71 .29 ........... Certification of Notes 18.00 18.00m Parking Meter Maintenance .... 125 00 125.00 X Foreclosure&Redemption of Tax Titles 1,512.71 9.00 458.39 1,063 32 Z Collector •--1 Personal Services .... ... ...... .. .... .. 10,644.28 10,644.28 Z Expenses 1954 85 00 73.40 1 1 60 Expenses 1955 . .. .. .. .... 3,350.00 3,304.49 45.51 Asessors Personal Services . . 14,166.00 14,149 80 16 20 Expenses .. . . . 2,000.00 1,976 35 23 65 ..... . Law Personal Services ... 4,000 00 4,000 00 Special Fees • ... 5,000 00 4,850 00 150 00 to Expensgs • , , .. , 1,500 00 1,356 78 143 22 , . ca • • APPROPRIATIONS-REVENUE AND NON-REVENUE-Continued N aBalance Carried from 1954 A&pr anssn &Transfess tot &D to 1956 Election Expenses Town Clerk ... 695 00 695.00 Selectmen 2,635 63 2,631.63 4.00 . . . Registration Personal Services 2,522 00 2,438.00 84.00 Expenses 475 00 474.75 .25 Supt of Public Works Office 11 0 .I Personal Services 26,860 53 26,583 68 276 85 Expenses . . 720 00 697 76 22 24 z Town Offices&Cary Memorial Building Personal Services 10,028 25 9,992,42 35 83 Expenses 18,758.65 17,573.00 168 11 1,017 54 z Town Office Building Committee ro Expenses 10,000 00 60 009,940 00 xi0 Engineering Department vi Personal Services 18,735 17 18,735.17 Expenses 1,470 00 1,322.1] 147 89 Board of Appeals Expenses 1,592 75 1,592 75 Planning Board Personal Services ... 7,000 00 6,857 49 142 51 ...... . Base Plans & Maps . .. 3,038 57 1,288 37 1,750 20 Off Street Parking Study 3,500 00 3,499 00 1 00 Expenses ..... 3,321 00 2,875 17 445 83 Street Options 2,550 00 2,550 00 Parking Lot Land Taking & Const. .. „ 20,000 00 16,592 77 3,407 23 • • . s e • APPROPRIATIONS-REVENUE AND NON-REVENUE--Continued Balance Appropriation Expenditures Transfer Carried ACCOUNT from 1954 &Transfers &Transfers fo E &❑ to 1956 Police Department Personal Services 121,565 99 120,018 32 1,547 67 Expenses 12,782 24 12,040 54 741 70 Car 2,000 00 1,989 35 10 65 Parking Meter Fund 250 00 47 49 202 51 Fire Department Personal Services 140,793 20 138,46I 19 2,332 01 Expenses 21,905 63 21,253 14 52 49 600 00 Civilian Defense -I Expenses . 1,167 92 5,826 i 6 4,544 90 2,449 18 Building & Plumbing z Personal Services 9,241 36 9,241 36 0 Expenses 1954 3,006 00 3,006 00 r, Expenses 1955 1,301 75 1,301 75 Q Wire Department 2 Persona!Services -1 2,000 00 2,000 00 Expenses717 37 717 37 Z Weights & Measures Persona!Services 800 00 800 00 Expenses 428 67 428 67 Insect Suppression Wages & Expenses5,000 00 4,998 08 1 92 Shade Trees Wages& Expenses 1954 3,777 21 3,759 83 17 38 .. Wages& Expenses 1955 i 5,755 06 15,754 74 32 New Equipment 6,282 80 6,243 75 39 05 APPROPRIATIONS-REVENUE AND NON-REVENUE-Continued ha N ACCOUNT from1954 Appropriation Expenditures Transfer Carried &Transfers &Transfers to E &❑ to 1956 Forest Fires Personal Services .... 50 00 50 00 Wages & Expenses ...... 500 00 428 94 71 06 Dog Officer Personal Services .. 235 00 235 00 Expenses .... 650 00 505 50 144 50 Health Department Personal Services .. 5,818 00 5,818 00 Expenses 1954 669.99 669 99 Expenses 1955 .... • 8,810 38 6,045 60 2,764 78 Engineering Department .. 3,500 00 864 11 2,635 89 Eradication of Mosquitoes 5,000 00 5,000 00 T Dog Clinic m Expenses . . . . 551 90 549 13 2 77 ro Dental Clinic N Personal Services 3,910 00 3,495 00 415 00 Expenses . . .... 866 85 831 10 35 75 Posture Clinic Personal Services ........ . ... 1,560 00 1,273 00 287 00 Expenses . . 105 00 93 92 1 1 08 Vital Statistics .. . ... 25 48 25 48 ... Animal Inspection Personal Services ... 800 46 800 46 . Sewer Maintenance Wages & Expenses .. 9,181 89 9,000 26 181 63 APPROPRIATIONS-REVENUE AND NON-REVENUE-Continued ACCOUNT Balance Appropriation Expenditures Transfer Carried from i95� Transfers E Transfers to E &D to 1956 Sewer Services Wages& Expenses 1954 3,000 00 3,000 00 Wages& Expenses 1955 33,424 50 33,400 10 24 40 .... Sewer Construction Sundry Streets 1953 . 1,101 15 1,101 15 North Branch Vine Brook 2,924 2] ...... 2,924.21 Drain Construction Wages& Expenses ]953 1,011 2I666 74 344 47 el Wages&Expenses 1954... 28,369 97 .. .. 9,880 20 18,489 77 Wages&Expenses 1955 . 63,000 00 39,165 41 23,834 59 Z Garbage Collection . 24,226 00 23,905 19 320 81 �+ Highway Ashes&Dumps ... .. 17,726 00 17,567 99 158 01 . .. z Public Works Building 14,388 80 14,368 98 19 82 0 Highway Maintenance 70,517 25 70,243.7] 273 54 Chapter #90 Construction 1954 5,821 45 5,704.93 116 52 Chapter #90 Construction 1955 40,000 00 14,769.23 25,230.77 Chapter #90 Maintenance 3,039 00 2,840 59 198 41 Street Construction Mass. Ave 462 44 452 00 10 44 Street Construction Bartlett Ave 313 70 297 00 16 70 Street Construction Gleason Road 213 10 208 00 5 10 Street Construction Edison Way 303 66 264 58 39 08 Street Construction Parking Lot 175 31 175 3] Street Construction 1954 . . 32,388 72 . 6,554 77 25,833 95 Street Construction 1955 64,045 00 47,057 90 .. 16,987 10 School Street Widening . ......... 8,000 00 7,930 13 69 87 N School Street Sidewalks 5,000 00 1,691 52 3,308 48 47 APPROPRIATIONS-REVENUE AND NDN-REVENUE-Continued A Balance Appropriation Expenditures Transfer Carried ACCOUNT from 1954 &Transfers &Transfers to E &0 to 1956 Worthen Road20,404 00 15 30 19,984 70 Sidewalk Construction .... 7,000 00 4,404 13 2,595 87 Curbing Construction 1954 2,031 59 2,031 59 .... Curbing Construction 1955 500 00 500 00 Road Machinery 26,786 06 26,597 25 188 81 Road Machinery New Equipment 1954 5,782 23 5,782 23 .... ... . Snow Removal 40,000 00 24,135 55 15 864 45 Traffic Regulation &Control 5,450 00 4,189 16 1,260 84 Street Lights 35,766 00 35,411 83 354 17 Street Signs 1,205 00 1,191 48 13 52 y z Public Welfare = C Personal Services 7,287 20 7,287 20 1)2 Administration 973 40 973 40 Ard & Expenses 16,030 00 15,943 45 86 55 m Aid to Dependent Children -i Aid & Expenses 14,749 82 14,749 82 . ... v' Old Age Assistance Aid& Expenses 90,046 40 89,811 87 234 53 Disability Assistance Aid & Expenses 8,683 65 8,655 50 28 15 ... Veterans Benefits Personal Services 1,560 00 1,560 00 Administration 357 50 329 23 28 27 Aid & Expenses 9,247 00 5,341 56 3,905 44 Soldiers Burials 150 00 150 00 APPROPRIATIONS--REVENUE AND NON-REVENUE-Continued ACCOUNT Balance Appropriation Expenditures Transfer Carried from 1954 &Transfers &Transfers to E.&D. to 1956 School Department Personal Services 812,371 52 801,941 84 10,429 68 . . Expenses .. 173,583 82 173,550 81 33 01 . .... Americanization Classes . . .. 208.00 208 00 . Vocational Education Handicraft 8,094.50 8,075.75 18.75 Tuition 15,287.70 10,215,60 5,07210 Out of State Travel . . .. 500 00 410 15 89 85 0 Land for Elementary School 907 25 .... 907 25 Z Est Cost Incidental Expenses New H. S. . 886 87 . . . ... 886.87 0 m Fiske School Addition .. i 1,808.47 4,042 28 7,766 19 Plans & Specs. Maria Hastings School 3,303 30 3,303.30 Z Plans & Specs. Harrington School 5,178 82 7,172 32 4,006 50 -I Q Construction Harrington School 33,000 0032,305.93 . . . .... 694.07 Z Plans & Specs Franklin School Add. 1,014 88 1,014 88 High School Alteration Bldg Comm. 36,000.00 36,000.00 Plans&Specs.Addition to H 5 5,000.00 4,276 90 723 10 High School Addition Bldg Comm 114,000 00 54,433 1559,566 85 Veterans Memorial Library ..... .. .. 6,821 45 482.09 6,339 36 Elementary School Facilities Comm, 7,93241 . . .. 1,932.41 1.] Junior High School Study Comm. 500 00 65 00 435 00 to APPROPRIATIONS-REVENUE ANd NON-REVENUE-Continued a Balance Appropriation Expenditures Transfer Carried ACCOUNT from 1954 &Transfers &Transfers to E.&0. to 1956 Library Personal Services 39,160.00 38,473 16 686 84 Expenses . . . 19,896.00 17,884.76 1,550 24 461 00 Library Addition Committee . . 5,000 00 ... 5,000 00 Park Department Wages & Expenses 26,988 20 26,988.20 .. . Recreation 7 Personal Services ... .. 7,915,00 7,885.30 29 70 z Expenses 1954 2,900.00 2,313.94 586.06 C Expenses 1955 10,500.00 4,050.71 535 35 5,913 94 > r Hurricane Expenses A Dianne 1955 . . . 1,459 11m m Carol 1954 (55,830.39) 40,969.42 481 00 (15,341.97) Edna 1954 . . (3,440 25) 88.08 1,907 56 .. (5,259.73) j Police Pensions 13,190.00 13,190.00 Fire Pensions 3,844 68 3,844 68 Memorial Day Expenses 350.00 339.59 10.41 . Veterans Day Expenses 125 00 .. .. 125.00 Patriots Day Expenses 2,271 58 2,271 58 Insurance 28,401 63 28,353 08 48 55 Town Manager's Committee Expenses 500.00 222 26 277 74 . . APPROPRIATIONS-REVENUE AND NON-REVENUE-Continued Balance Appropriation Expenditures Transfer Carried ACCOUNT from 1954 &Transfers &Transfers to E.&O to 1956 Ambulance Maintenance 400 00 294 37 105.63 Printing Town Report . 1,809 00 1,762 18 46 82 Administration Trust Funds ... 175 00 153 10 16.90 Contributory Retirement Normal Liability .... . 28,092.26 28,092 26 Expenses 325 00 325 00 . Unclassified Expenses 700 00 685.78 14,22 . p Unpaid Bills 1954 3,113.60 3,113 60 z Water Maintenance 1954 2,164.082,164,08 0 Water Maintenance 1955 26,950 00 26,948 11 1 89 Water Services 32,000 00 31,990 42 9.58 Z o Cemetery Department Personal Services 2,900 00 2,900 00 Z Wages & Expenses .... 24,399 07 24,398 97 10 Capital Outlay, Westview 2,000 00 1,498 75 501 25 Reserve Fund .. . 20,000 00 19,689 95 310.05 Interest Water Maintenance 8,318 75 8,318.75 Interest on Debt .. 110,227 50 79,477 50 30,750.00 Maturing Debt 364,000.00 364,000.00 $112,817.46 $3,211,429.81 $2,953,289.53 $92,078,39 $278,879 35 n, V N_ NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS co Balance Appropriation Expenditures Transfer Carried ACCOUNT from 1954 &Transfers &Transfers to E &D. to 1956 Sewer Pumping Station .. .. .. 76,500 00 3,492 88 73,007 12 Sewer Construction 1955 . 37,566 47 37,406 77 159 70 Sewer Construction Sunnyfield • 3,665.13 3,662 16 2 97 Trunk Sewer 1955 400,000 00 52,692 41 .. 347,307 59 Sewer Mains Trunk 1954 .. ... 19,312.91 .. 19,312 91 Sewer 1955 70,000 00 70,000 00 Sewer Construction 1954 89,285.52 . 77,915 52 11,370 00 Water Construction 1952 . 6,761.49 5,402 36 1,359 13 6-16 1955 20,190 40 19,014.79 1,175 61 > 1954 44,613.98 27,626.15 16,987 83 " "over 16"1953 3,252.15 3,252 15 C Worthen Road 120,000 00 6,250.00 > Road Machinery, New Equip 7,000 00 7,000.00 A Street Construction 1955 . .. 50,000 00 29,152.42 20,847.58 II " Sundry 30129 301,29 p " " Aerial St. 83 .83 -i Off Street Parking Area .. 70,000 00 50,865.78 19,134.22 `� Purchase Land Franklin School . 1,500 00 1,500.00 Fiske School 55.64 55.64 Harrington School .... 700,000 00 232,305 96467,694 04 Renovations Various Schools 61 44 ... . 61 44 High School Addition775,000 00 775,000 00 Maria Hastings School 582,308 19 43,498 67 557,122 88 68,683 98 Addition Fiske School 24,076 26 12,743 22 11,333 04 $773,694 83 $2,371,255.56$1,124,153 30 $2,020,797 07 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 219 230 ANNUAL REPORTS REVENUE 1955 OVERLAY RESERVE Credits Credits Balance January 1, 1955 $20,121.03 Transferred for various funds . . $329,393.04 To Adjust Overlay .... 7,951.08 Poll Commitment 12,224.00 Personal Commitment .. .... .. 149,275.58 Real Estate Commitment 2,208,495 12 28,072 11 Estimated Receipts 906,229 57 Debits Balance of Appropriations 92,495 11 Transferred by Vote of Town . 10,000.00 , $3,698,122 42 Adj Overlay 1953 ... 15 53 Balance December 31, 1955 18,056 58 Debits 28,072 17 Appropriation made in 1955 . $3,284,755 15 Miscellaneous accounts to be raised 313,301 32 PARKING METER ACCOUNT Surplus 100,055 95 Credits $3 698,122 42 Balance January 1, 1955 ..... 15,910 01 Receipts for 1955 7,735 90 PROPERTY ACCOUNTS 23,645 91 Debits Debits Land and Buildings $12,506,799 00 Furniture and Other Property 743,442 15 Transferred by Vote of Town 15,375 00 Balance December 31, 1955 8,270 91 $13,250,221 15 23,645 91 Credits SALE OF REAL ESTATE FUND Land and Buildings Town Offices and Cary Memorial Bldg 766,000 00 Credits Fire Department212,000 00 Balance January 1, 1955 11,688 30 Sewer Department .. 2,121,650 00 Sale of Lots • 225 00 School Department 6,590,000 00 Library Department 195,000 00 11,913.30 Parks and Playgrounds 293,000 00 Public Works Building 104,255.00 Debits Foreclosed Tax Property 66,425.00 Balance 1955 11,913 30 Water Supply System 2,1 16,900 00 Cemeteries . . . .... 41,549 00 12,506,779.00 WESTVIEW CEMETERY-SALE OF LOTS Furniture and Other Property Credits Town Offices and Cary Memorial Bldg 30,650 00 Balance January 1, 1955 8,446.90 Police Department .. ... . 6,950 00 Collections for Sale of Lots 1956 14,387 50 Fire Department 130,000 00 Weights and Measures 1,000.00 22,834.40 Public Works Department .... .... . . 153,780.00 School Department 307,115 00 Debits Library Department 110,000 00 Transferred by Vote of Town 2,000.00 Cemetery Department ... . .. 3,947 15 Balance December 31, 1955 20,834 40 743,442 15 $13,250,221.15 22,834,40 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 221 222 ANNUAL REPORTS ROAD MACHINERY FUND Debits Transferred by Vote of Town 10,000 00 Credits Balance December 31, 1955 18,37491 Balance January 1, 1955 31,794 42 Collections for Rentals 1955 ....... . .............. . . . 31,119 55 28,374 91 62,913 97 EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY Credits Deb'te Balance January 1, 1955 455,932 37 Transferred by Vote of Town . 30,600.00 Tax Titles 13,289 06 Adjusted 199 89 Balance Revenue 1955 . . 100,055 95 Balance December 31, 1955 .. 32,114 08 Audit Adjustments . ... 92 22 62,913 97 569,369 60 WATER DEPARTMENT AVAILABLE SURPLUS Debits Tax Titles Taken in 1955 . . . ..... ... 3,948 62 Credits Transferred by Vote of Town 198,545 00 Balance January 1, 1955 21,185 86 Audit Adjustment 72 48 Receipts in Excess of Appropriation 37,799 76 Balance December 31, 1955 .. 366,803 50 58,985 62 569,369 60 Debits DEFERRED ASSESSMENTS Transferred by Vote of Town 16,162 99 Balance December 31, 1955 42 822 63 December 31, 1955 Sewer 58,985 62 Apportroned Sewer Assessments(not due) $135,486 77 Deferred Assessments $13,662 47 SEWER ASSESSMENT FUND Tax Title 381 18 Credit: Due in 1955 302 49 1956 21,552 74 Balance January 1, 1955 53,432 53 " " 1957 .. 21,450 64 Collections . 33,404 48 " " 1958 . .. .. ... .... 20,825 13 1959 .. 16,606 36 86,837 01 " " 1960 15,079 65 " " 1961 13,248 59 Debits " " 1962 9,656 76 Transferred by Vote of Town 36,190 00 " " 1963 2,655 48 Balance December 31, 1955 . . . 50,647 01 " " 1964 ... . 65 28 135,486 77 86,837 01 Street Apportioned Street Assessments(not due) 74,876 73 WATER ASSESSMENT FUND CreditsDeferred Assessments 3,585 95 Due in 1955 • (25 08) Balance January 1, 1955 18,598 01 1956 12,553 25 Collections 1955 • 9,776 9D " " 1957 12,553 05 " " 1958 12,552 66 28,374 91 " " 1959 10,821 16 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 223 224 ANNUAL REPORTS a " " 1960 8,655.40 1961 7,149.50 TRUST ACCOUNTS ., " 1962 7,030 84 74,876 73 December 31, 1955 Trust Funds Cash and Securities in Custody of: APPORTIONED WATER ASSESSMENTS Trustees of Public Trust 194,048 80 " " Bridge Charitable Fund . . 19,172 86 December 31, 1955 " " School Funds .... 1,259.01 Apportioned Water Assessments(not due) 24,711 61 " Cary Memorial Library 37,935 69 Contributory Retirement System .. 328,919 06 581,335.42 Deferred Assessments . . .... ...... . .. . 4,998 95 " " Due 1956 . 5,229 10 Liabilities " 1957 .. . . 5,223 84 Hallie C. Blake Prize Fund 1,024 17 " " " 1958 4,152 22 Edith C Redman, Battle Green Fund 557 67 " " 1959 2,137 87 Battle Green Fund 903 30 " 1960 1,509 37 Eleanor 5 Beals Charity 3,061 24 " " 1961 1,249 75 LeRoy 5 Brown Patriot's Day 5,000 00 II II " 1962 . . 140 29 LeRoy S. Brown Income 408 38 " " " 1963 . . 70 24 Colonial Cemetery,Perpetual Care 1,100 00 24,711 61 Colonial Cemetery, Perpetual Care Income 347 89 Munroe Cemetery,Perpetual Care . 39,685 00 Munroe Cemetery,Perpetual Care Income ..... 4,197 04 Westview Cemetery,Perpetual Care . . 66,1 1 1 25 DEFERRED ASSESSMENTS Westview Cemetery,Perpetual Care Income ... 4,053 00 Frederick L Emery Fund . ... .. . . 5,406 45 December 31, 1955 Emma I Fiske Flower Fund . . . . . .. . .. 323 14 SIDEWALKEmma I Fiske School Fund 4 79 Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments (not due) .... $557 43 Charles E French Colonial Cemetery 2,400 10 Due in ]955 (62 00) Charles E French School Medal 2,752 02 Jonas Gamine] Charity Fund 716 19 1956 • 77 04 Harriet R Gilmore Charity Fund 888 55 " II 1957 77 03 George L Gilmore Fund 11,304 60 " " 1958 77 03 1959 77 03 Hayes Fountain Fund ....... . . 1,401 91 1960 77 03 Lexington High School Scholarship .. ... . 302 41 1961 77 03 Herbert T Hilton Munroe Cemetery .. . 4,962 10 " 1962 16 64 George 0 Smith Park Fund . .. . 2,452 50 " " 1963 6 55 George W Taylor Flag Fund .. .. 2,806 19 " " 1964 6 55 George W Taylor Tree Fund ... .... 2,818 77 ]965 . 6 55 William A Tower Memorial Fund .. .. 10,000 00 " " 1966 12 75 Louis E Wilkins Flower Fund ... 76 66 " " 1967 12.75 Ellen A Stone 2,000 00 " " 1968 12.75 Sara E Raymond Library Fund 500.00 II II 1969 .,. 12.75 Charles L Weld 1,627,27 " " 1970 12 75 Geneva M Brown Fund 3,568.82 II II 1971 12 75 Everett Mulliken Hastings Park Fund 5,787 39 " " 1972 12 75 Albert B Tenney Fund 4,000.00 ii is 1973 12.75 Henry S. Raymond Trust Munroe Cemetery 1,500.00 " " 1974 12.75 194,048.80 557 43 Samuel 1 Bridge Charitable Fund 16,898.66 Elizabeth B Gerry 2,274.20 19,172.86 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 225 226 ANNUAL REPORTS Robert E. Clapp School Fund 850.10 BORROWING CAPACITY George E. Briggs Fund ... .. ..... 1 1 1.1 7 Mathew Allen Memorial Fund .... .. 140.50 December 31, 1955 Ellen A. Stone School Fund Income.... .. 157.24 Real & Personal Property. 1,259.01 Valuation 1953 Less Abatements $41,587,082.00 Cary Memorial Library Fund 11,500 00 Valuation 1954 Less Abatements 45,358,559.00 Beals Library Fund 1,100.00 Valuation 1955 Less Abatements 49,081,245.00 Laura M Brigham Library Fund 3,100.00 Motor Vehicles Laura M Brigham Income 242 30 Leroy S Brown Library Fund . 2,000 00 Valuation 1953 Less Abatements 4,159,296 00 Geneva M Brown Library Fund . . .. .... 2,000 00 Valuation 1954 Less Abatements 5,485,221 00 Alice Butler Cary Library Fund . . 2,500 00 Valuation 1955 Less Abatements . ... 6,109,792 00 Alice Butler Cary Library Income . 362 28 151,781,195 00 Marcia Cary Library Fund .... 400 00 Goodwin Musical Collection Fund 1,100 00 Average Valuation for 3 years (less abatements) 50,593,732 00 Goodwin Musical Collection Income . 116 38 Borrowing Capacity 5°/0 2,529,686 00 Library Book Purchase Fund . ..... . 1,000 00 Emma 0 Nichols Library Fund 1,000 00 Town Debt December 31, 1955 . . 6,358,000 00 Jane Phinney Library Fund .... .. ....... 300 00 Jane Phinney Library Income 18 12 Loans Outside Debt Limit War Parents'Book Memorial . ... ..... .. 1,800 00 Land H 5 & Elem 24,000 00 War Parents'Book Memorial Income .... . . 222 63 Fiske School 325,000 00 George W Sarano Fund . ......... . 300 00 Remodelling Hancock 25,000 00 George W Sarano Income . .... 12 07 Remodelling Various Schools 25,000 00 Nelson W Jenney Library Fund . .. 2,000 00 Parker Addition 75,000 00 Pauline Burbank Pierce Library .. . 1,000 00 Const & Equip New H 5 1,380,000 00 Wellington Library Fund . .. 1,100 00 Completing New H S 140,000 00 Clare Robbins Library Fund .. 300 00 Fiske Addition 290,000 00 Funds Held for Investment . . . 17 42 Maria Hastings 665,000 00 General Fund . . 2,225 23 Harrington School 700,000 00 Current Expenses, East Lexington 219 16 H S Addition 775,000 00 Sarah E Raymond 2,000 00 6-16" Water Mains 1947 15,000 00 37,935 69 6-16"Water Mains 1948 120,000 00 War Service Fund 2,297 90 over 16" Water Mains 1953 80,000 00 Annuity Savings Fund 217,268 87 6-16" Water Mains 1954 90,000 00 4,729,000 00 Annuity Reserve Fund 28,585 20 Pension Accumulation Fund 80,342 12 Total Debt Inside Debt Limit . 1,629,000 00 Expense Fund . 1,132 46 Interest Accrued on Investments 1955 ... (707 49) Borrowing Capacity Dec 31, 1955 $900,686 00 328,919 06 $581,335 42 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 227 228 ANNUAL REPORTS MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS nn-ONWOA0 A ear' OVN N*M0 a NmAANVNN A AInmO IFA n^ V December 31, 1955 o ers'w in f`tili-it c-. cr. a ° r a"'N.in m n m— o ^nAnr7[V(V�-u'9 0 —v-rtvmm o.—o.o W u7 ul v N•o an N —in m N•o o• ^r•rn A Debits V*O[O M V n 0•o m N'A n-N NN V M Net Bonded and Fixed Debt $6,358,000 00 NO en ri eri en Credits o p N n •o r:o m East Lexington Fire Station $20,000 00 en M n o Street Construction 1947-No 1 14,000 00 " 1947-No 2 8,000 00 13 'r* VM " 1951 18,000 00 •s " 1952 .. 50,000.00 "' " 1955 . .. 50,000 00 J c - m : c : 3 : 'L : : " Worthen Road 120,000 00 • ° a p1 ro a i :Z Off Street Parking 70,000 00 New High School .. . .. .. 1,380,000.00 ° $ • - • : - ' • : cS _ • x cc '� a. New High School Addition 775,000 00 ,� ` a : w _ ac :C : c Completing New High School .. 140,000.00 • 8-C • ' . ;N m v In v : y ,„8m m zi C Maria Hastings School 665,000.00 a ,• . •a a a in r • a a w 3 m m Fiske School 325,000.00 a i •Q c a C a H a = o ' v d Addition to Fiske School 290,000.00 Z d > n L9u- a 2 1 › c Q m d " U l E Q a7 Land for High School 12,000.00 ' m °c°c ix a_ w g J N i W m i m I—F ' °w t a 2 e a ----- m m` `° E a m Land for Elementary School 12,000.00 z - d 0 -d o.`a a a m 5' o a ,, m m m u Remodeling Hancock School ....... 25,000.00 }t v I—o:2 H u �.s r u I a O 0 O •< vi i--I—O.>in a rn cu Remodeling Various Schools 25,000 00 ma n Addition to Parker School 75,000 00 Harrington School ... 700,000 00 0 I •o o N w m M oo•0 v uI N N rn 0,- 0' ~ Sewer Loan 1947 4,000.00 Z 0 m mAOWo OWAAn0•n a• IL.J N N N m A m eh N. In in N ben in ii, 0 " 1948 15,00000 3 I c" 0 n ini.IneC',N vaNl(n0m('I(0 00' " " 1949 .... 15,000 00 a in U a_ Lr r4.n v a r- •a~�N^ Ire M " " 1948 (Trunk Line) 205,000 00 w - " " 1950 140,000 00 Z ei m rs w 1955 70,000.00 OON 00c0 Trunk Sewer 1955 400,000 00 m o A A ON- Sewer N- Sewer Construction Sundry Streets 1951 75,000 00 'o°'e .°'m North Lexington Sewer 1946 17,000 00 b-_ N''?o -crSunnyfield Sewer Construction 145,000 00 -— "N Sewer Construction 1954 95,000 00 Water Construction 6-16" 1948 120,000 00 6-16" 1951 30,000 00 a : - • • • - - • • ' • . ' g " " 16"&over 1947 68,000 00 - . - : : . ' : ,. :cn o m : a II " 16"&over 1953 80,000.00 c . ' °1 U II °' II " 6-16" 1954 90,000.00 = : d ; _ :.....,:_-±0 >m c m " 6-16" 1947 15,000.00 0 • . c N y mW $6,358,000 00 m o • C • : 0 d E • h ar -0 0 i o N _ c Ec E ro — L^Tc v a ,_cc apt c2c m aaaa oo OQW mQ Io4R1**.r, U c M-VV Inulin > c :ii c a.20 tynInln14) In40 , ..0-1- 3 .6.8-a ", oAAAA ADO• - . cg €.,91=3 12..z UUCCUen TOWN OF LEXINGTON 229 230 ANNUAL REPORTS THE LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS--- 1955 SCHOOL COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION MRS MILDRED B MAREK, 43 Somerset Road (Chairman VO 2-2032 _. -- — _ "' (Term Expires March 1957) r- 111111 .441 v MR GEORGE P WADSWORTH, 26 Hayes Avenue VO 2-1194 i o (Term Expires March 1956) i c ! a MR RICHARD P CROMWELL, 21 Summit Road VO 2-1418 (Term Expires March 1956) • ,:. . • { `c° r MR W NEIL CHAPMAN, 6 Patriots Drive VO 2-2510 vt, (Term Expires March 1958) r o U MR EDWARD T MARTIN, 13 Sherburne Road (Secretary) VO 2-3410 $ (Appointed to fill Mr Colesworthy's 11— Ln place until March 1956 elections) �' a MR GEORGE B COLESWORTHY, JR, Resigned v J 61 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 Building SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS - JOHN BLACKBALL SMITH, 30 Woodland Road VO 2-1276 _. Office—Junior High School Budding VO 2-0277 — \- -� TOWN OF LEXINGTON 231 232 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE LEXINGTON SCHOOLS SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1955 PERSONNEL School Secretaries PRISCILLA W SMITH, 15 Somerset Road Superintendent's Office To the Citizens of Lexington MRS EVELYN M GNADE,5 Wallis Court . Superintendent's Office MRS. LILLIAN EVANS, 132 Woburn StreetSuperintendent's Office The activities of the Lexington School Committee have been MRS. ELIZABETH SARGENT,54A Grove Street,Arlington , Senior High School directed to the following major areas in 1955 MRS PRISCILLA McKEE, 66 Hancock Street Junior High School I ENLARGEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL PLANT TO COPE WITH School Physicians CONTINUING INCREASES IN POPULATION, DR, HAROLD J. CRUMB, 1632 Massachusetts Avenue Tel VO 2-1088 DR HOWARD J. POTTER, 11 Muzzey Street . . . . Tel VO 2-3218 For clarity, we have subdivided our discussion of the building DR MARY E PERRY, 107 Waltham Street Tel VO 2-2297 program into the respective categories of Elementary Schools, Junior High School and Senior High School, School Dentists DR JAMES A. MALLOY, 4 Waltham Street Tel. VO 2-2153 A. Elementary Schools DR WILLIAM WAYDE, 4 Waltham Street Tel VO 2-9331 CATHERINE MEGERDICHIAN,Dental Hygienist 1 Maria Hastings Elementary School, on School Street, was 135 Robbins Street, Waltham Tel WA 2-4927 opened on October 17, 1955 It is the sincere belief of this Com- mittee, substantiated by the expressed opinions of the numerous School Nurses parents and educators who have visited the school, that the Maria MRS ELIZABETH MAHER, 3 Dee Road Tel VO 2-2116 Hastings School represents a realization of our common goal of MRS RUTH L CLARKE, 198 Pollen Road Tel VO 2-5571 -providing for our children a functional building of beautiful sim- plicity,devoid of unnecessary frills, but adequately equipped for the well-rounded education and development of our future citizens Superintendent of Buildings E BURBANK SAUL, 63 Kilburn Road, Belmont Tel BE 5-0100W- One of the major benefits of the accommodation of 500 pupils at Maria Hastings School has been the fact that so many of its students can now attend school in their own neighborhoods instead Cpnsus of being transported around the town MRS BARBARA O'CONNOR, 290 Marrett Road Tel VO 2-9085 2 Latest reports indicate that the new Harrington School at Maple and Lowell Streets, will be completely ready for occupancy Americanisation Teacher GLADYS M. ANDERSON, 14 Winthrop Road Tel VO 2-137by 450 pupils at the start of the 1956 fall term. 9' 3. At the present writing, the School Committee proposes to Director of Lexington Evening School recommend to the Town Meeting the construction of an eight-room EUGENE R. ROURKE, 61 School Street . . . . None addition to the Franklin School. A. Upon completion of the new Harrington School and the Director of School Lunches 'Franklin School addition, facilities for housing all elementary school ETHEL L. WRIGHT, 1 Sunny Knoll AvenueTel. VO 2-0553 children should be adequate until 1959. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 233 234 ANNUAL REPORTS B. Junior High School advertise for bids earlier. The resultant delay in starting construc- Based upon present enrollments in the lower grades, it is ap- tion will mean that the sixteen classrooms being provided will not parent that either enlargement of the present Junior High School be available for use until at least January 1957 building or construction of a new building will be imperative in the Upon completion, the High School will have a capacity of 1250 immediate future pupils With the growth in lower grades, this will mean that by fall of 1959 the High School building will be able to accommodate only The problem can be visualized by assuming that the present Grades 10, 11 and 12 in their entirety school population simply advances one grade per year for each of the next few years without any influx of newcomers to the town At the opening of school in 1959 enrollment in Junior and Senior D School Building Committees High would be as follows. The town has been assisted in great measure by the efforts of public-spirited citizens who have given generously of their time and Junior High— knowledge in serving on the building committees for the various Grade 78 429 58 schools and on such committees as the Junior High School Survey 9 381 Committee Total 1368 (Capacity of present building is 900) II ANALYSIS AND REVIEW OF THE CURRICULUM CONTENT AND OF ITS Senior High (without grade 9)— PRESENTATION TO OUR STUDENTS Grade 10382 it1 340 The school curriculum is under constant survey The School " 12 336 Committee is kept informed of the nature of the various courses being offered through scheduled informal conferences with heads Total 1058 (Capacity of building at such time of the various departments, at which meetings the strengths and will be ]250) weaknesses of the courses are explored The School Committee has During the year the Junior High School Survey Committee has as its goal the investigation and possible adoption of worthwhile new been exploring the possibilities of solving the problem The Survey developments in the field of education, while at the same time Committee has delegated specific phases thereof to the following maintaining the sound values and perfecting the presentation of subcommittees Curriculum Committee, Renovations Committee, those basic subjects which form the backbone of our educational Site Committee, and, Use of Present Site and Use of Other Buildings process A more detailed report will be found in the Superintend- Committee ent's report It is expected that the Junior High School Survey Committee III DEVELOPMENT OF A SALARY POLICY WHICH WILL HELP BOTH TO through the School Committee will be in a position to render an RETAIN TEACHERS OF DEMONSTRATED ABILITY AND TO ATTRACT informative Progress Report to the 1956 Town Meeting THE MOST PROMISING NEW TEACHERS TO OUR SYSTEM The most elaborate building set-up and the most complete supply of textbooks, laboratory equipment, etc , would be of little C. Senior High School avail without the presence of a dedicated and well-qualified teaching The 1955 Town Meeting approved construction of an Audito- staff While good staff morale results from a combination of many rium, Shop Wing and a 16-room Classroom Wing factors, it is readily recognized that in the final analysis true ap- preciation of effective performance is given its most practical Due to delays in the completion of the architects' plans, the evidence in the form of an adequate pay check Lexington is aware High School Building Addition Committee found it impossible to of the implications of personnel policies and is alert to the facts that TOWN OF LEXINGTON 235 236 ANNUAL REPORTS have been presented to the nation, which clearly indicate the neces- once a school is constructed the yearly payments on interest and city of applying sound principals to the conditions under which our principal usually effect a steady decline in the tax rate. There are teachers work two reasons for this I) annual interest decreases as the principal is reduced, and 2) added valuations spread fixed costs over a larger With this in mind, the School Committee has been working tax base. closely with representatives of the teachers in the development of a salary schedule which bears a realistic relationship to minimum In making its conscientious efforts to discharge its heavy re- and maximum teacher compensation of comparable cities and towns sponsibilities, the School Committee is at all times conscious of the and, most important, contains within its framework the opportunity fact that it is merely the instrumentality of the intentions and for the teacher of demonstrated ability, enthusiasm and effective- aspirations of you, the citizens Constructive suggestions of inter- ness to reach more quickly the higher levels of compensation ested citizens are riot only welcomed—they are actively sought by Instituting such a system of merit rating involves many knotty members of the School Committee in an effort to make sure that problems of human relations The School Committee is of the they interpret correctly the will of our Lexington taxpayers opinion that such a system can be of little value if accepted by the teaching staff either with reservations or with incomplete under- The problem of preserving and stimulating good public relations between teachers, students, administration, parents and interested standing As a consequence, the entire matter has been conducted with careful deliberation and with emphasis on making sure that the citizens while coping with the ever-present "growing pains" of our teaching staff understands all of the ramifications of the system and school system has been greatly alleviated by the efforts of our local press and by the wholehearted cooperation of such organizations as accepts it in a spirit of enthusiasm the Parent-Teachers Association. If such can be accomplished, we feel that we will have a salary schedule in Lexington which will be mutually beneficial to teacher Respectfully submitted, and citizen, and will have as its most direct and greatest benefici- aries that most important group of all --our school children MRS MILDRED S MAREK, Chairman GEORGE P WADSWORTH RICHARD P. CROMWELL IV. SCHOOL COSTS AND TAXES W NEIL CHAPMAN It now costs over one million dollars annually to operate the EDWARD T MARTIN, Secretary Lexington School system In addition, we are paying for schools constructed during the past seven years at a cost of more than five million dollars, and, as has been already stated, more buildings will be necessary. During the past year the tax rate in Lexington was $48 a $1,000 Of this amount, $22 was the cost of schools. It should be noted that included in the $22 was the sum of $5 for payment of school con- struction From this we may see that even though construction costs appear to be a burden to the taxpayer, the cost of operating the schools is more than three times the cost of building them Over the next several years operating costs are bound to in- crease, and in line with the local and national economy these will be reflected in the tax rate However, certain factors should operate to prevent any great upward step in that rate. It should be noted that TOWN OF LEXINGTON 237 238 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS To the Lexington School Committee and to the Citizens of Lexington, 1 herewith submit this, my fourth annual report 3n J Itmartam FOREWORD President Dwight D Eisenhower's personal concern for education in this country caused the setting up of one of the most elaborate conferences on educa- V��w u,,a� tion ever held in the United States After months of preparation, local, county and state conventions, there met in Washington, from November 28th through Y./ December 1st, almost two thousand men and women, two laymen to every edu- Jcator, who had been selected to represent their states in the discussion on six major educational problems These topics were During this past year the Lexington Public Schools suffered severe i What should our schools accomplish? losses when three of the staff died. 2 In what ways can we organize our school systems more efficiently and economically? MISS MARGARET B NOYES 3 What are our school building needs> Died May 19, 1955 4 How can we get enough good teachers—and keep them? Fifth Grade Teacher at the Hancock School since 1917 A devoted teacher, lover of fine literature, and an inspiration to children 5 How can we finance our schools—build and operate them? 6 How can we obtain a continuing public interest in education? MR LANCELOT 8 COOPER The question of what a school superintendent should include in his annual Died August 21, 1955 report is always a perplexing one This year the theme is clearly defined Pres- ident Eisenhower's White House Conference has issued a positive directive The Teacher and coach at the Lexington High School since 1942 1955 annual report of the Superintendent of Schools of Lexington proposes to An inspiring coach, confidant of youth, gentleman always summarize the findings of the White House Conference on Education and to re- late them to the past, present and future of the Lexington Public Schools MR WILLIAM 3 MARSHALL Died August 2, 1955 Custodian at the Munroe School since 1947 WHAT SHOULD OUR SCHOOLS ACCOMPLISH? Willingness to serve children beyond the call of duty THE CONFERENCE FINDINGS The members of the White House Conference that discussed this question were in complete agreement for the need of better teaching of the 3 Rs—reading, writing and arithmetic There was no question of the need for stressing the fun- damental or tool subjects One reporter summarized the conclusion in these words "It begins with a call for better teaching of fundmentals, it runs through the gamut of the need to teach about our democratic heritage; American institu- tions, human values, ability to think, work and study, to keep healthy, mentally .and physically, to use leisure time wisely, to understand the physical world and -the world community" TOWN OF LEXINGTON 239 240 ANNUAL REPORTS It was acknowledged that each community had its own objectives—written or unwritten Some may stress preparation for college and at the other extreme is the locality that ignores this function of the school orogram Dr James R Killian, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an official of the Conference but not a discussant, stated "No one segment of our population can , be considered privileged when determining school goals" Finally, it was noted that schools must grow and develop at all levels in order r '1- > to keep up with the great advances in science and technology and the changes in social, moral, and economic standards. ' 401 WHAT SHOULD THE LEXINGTON SCHOOLS ACCOMPLISH? • From an educator's point of view this question may be reworded without in any way distorting the meaning behind the interrogation What should our schools jN .illik teach? • i *. : THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL _ * • 0 ii No fundamental change has been made in the elementary school curriculum ;n j' • There rs as much concern today for the teaching of the basic or tool subjects as #� :1,11,, /� i �. < there was twenty-five or fifty years ago No one on the staff of the Lexington i ; public schools considers other than of first importance the acquisition of the � '' i , .z g fundamental processes for each individual to the utmost of his ability and capacity ,-• 1,;- Readingis taught as a separate subject in eachgrade for a child's first sixyears ''° 9 Pa 1 / ' of school and every tested teaching device is used This statement would hold 1 '• •_ . t true for all of the other basic courses—writing, arithmetic, social studies and R' C.,: science In addition, sufficient emphasis is given to art, music and physical edu- ++•i_ cation Frankly, the length of the school day limits the time that may be devoted I - f' m to these fast-mentioned subjects ...lc,•� 14- m rii While there is a definite place in the social studies classes for concentration - _or,--, ~ on the rich history of our country and the absorption of the rights, duties andrv, .. r responsibilities of Americans, Lexington children daily are in contact with their .j; ' " .� heritage and their obligation to continue with our democratic way of life There .lR.._j1 - ' • is ample attention to the study of our relationship with our international neighborsjegiV - 0 ' and our responsibility for the maintaining of world peace through our position as - a recognized leader in world affairs Ever before us is the need to develop good work habits in every boy and girl, arouse intellectual curiosity and the desire to continue learning beyond the school years, and to make apparent high standards of ethical conduct These are matters a -/-ti, *-111....,-.. : not covered by a course of study or in a recommended textbook Daily contact with well-trained, dedicated, and inspiring teachers bring about the accomplish- ment of these objectives 111. .46ippimilho 0• The Lexington elementary schools are definitely seeking some precise answers to the question "What Should Our Schools Accomplish" Here are some areas activated during 1955. 1 In-service course in the teaching of science a Organization of grade level committees in this subject field b. Science demonstrations c. Displays of science materials TOWN OF LEXINGTON 241 242 ANNUAL REPORTS 2 Review of the counselling program • 3 Expansion of the French program to all schools 4 Study of daily time schedule in the various teaching areas 5 General faculty meetings devoted to curriculum study ,. 6 Review of the reading program and preparation of guides for parents iii"..,' V' '' �^ ..7 Investigation of programs for the above average student R + 8 Expansion of the testing program with available psychologist's services t ' 9 Presentation of curriculum by teachers to parent groups ' • 10 inauguration of a remedial reading programs i-0. iiia! ti ._ `' — ---r 11, Presentation to staff of consultants in the field of elementary education A - , ior , . . 12. Elaboration of program for teacher parent conferences ' -- In spite of all that may be attempted and the strenuous efforts of capable � Y .� -.- 18 administrators and teachers, we recognize several matters on the elementary level S� •41.11- - g that require attention during the coming year i .r a 1 Time allotment—Since September of 1955, thought has been given to the `I f�yt r • need for reviewing the amount of time devoted to the regular elementary school :;r;;� • • E program Are we giving sufficient time to the teaching of the tool subjects? How °s.'',4'•'....- :. " :�, can we fulfill the request of the experts to give each boy and girl thirty minutes ;,," -.4 4 , ; •. .. a day of physical education? Should we be providing time for training in home- _ • • V.1C'. �— _° making and industrial arts on the fifth and sixth grade levels? How do we answer �' ;;tom — the many interested groups who request more time for the present program or `.��-_ lik: request additions to the curriculum? i - 2 The Gifted Child—At present, other than the initiative of the individual N classroom teacher, no program is available in Lexington for the gifted child We do much for those retarded A thorough study is necessary of this matter 3 Counselling—Lexington elementary school principles and teachers are . • acutely aware of the need for counselling and guidance and are ever alert to the r ,.. It problems that appear daily in the classrooms This is an area, however, that . 4 if• requires personnel with some specialized training, and it is our responsibility to --- - be certain that we are providing sufficient staff and facilities for the solution of • 1 cases that may go beyond the time, experience and training of the regular teacher 3 ' Considerable research needs to be done on this phase of our program 4 Expansion of Physical Education, Art and Music—These programs are of till,PR 4. extreme importance in our elementary curriculum and as they gain in stature there • _ - w 411 is a demand for a greater amount of time If the recommendations of the experts in these fields were to be followed, we would be faced with two possibilities' Ex- tension of the school day or curtailment of the amount of time to be given to certain subject matters Careful study is necessary before decisions may be made in these areas and parent participation will be essential if acceptable policy is to be formulated. In line with this, we need to seriously consider how we are to P provide for increased field trips by teachers and pupils Here again, the value is unquestioned but time is a strong detriment to expansion TOWN OF LEXINGTON 243 244 ANNUAL REPORTS 5 Summer School---Lexington at present has no summer school program but as we approach an enrollment of 3,000 children in our elementary schools it be- Department heads in the fields of English, science, mathematics and social comes apparent that provision should be made for the many who would benefit studies in Lexington have responsibility for all the secondary school grades, seven by summer classes This would be an addition to our school program and a well through twelve At least one department meeting is held each month which designed plan needs to be developed for presentation offers opportunity to review the accomplishments in these subjects on both the junior and senior high school levels Not only is constant review taking place, but fine coordination is becoming a reality THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL There is no complete agreement by educators on the type of school organiza- tion that will best serve our youth and accomplish the accepted objectives Lex- TH6 LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ington for a good many years has operated on a 6-3-3 system—six years of ele- mentary school, three years of junior high school, and three years of senior high For almost three years the Lexington High School has conducted its educe- school Our rapid increase of school enrollment has necessitated a number of tional program without the facilities of an auditorium, inadequate shops and lim- new buildings and at each instance the question of the type of school organize- ited space for music At the annual town meeting in March of 1955, funds were tion has arisen Very recently, the Lexington School Committee voted that in appropriated for the construction of a 16-classroom addition, a large shop and a the considered opinion of the group the program for the students in grades seven very adequate auditorium When these are available to the staff and students through nine could best be accomplished by a continuation of the junior high early in 1957, we may then be able to accurately determine whether or not we school scheme. are fulfilling the objectives set for a good high school curriculum The acceptance of the junior high school organization, however, does not Since a large percentage of our graduating class continues education beyond imply that the question of"What Shall Our Junior High School Accomplish?" has high school, it has been natural that we should stress the college preparatory been ignored A brief outline of the activities during the year 1955 indicates courses Records indicate that our curriculum, teachers and facilities make it that for the first time in a good number of years a strenuous attempt has been possible for our capable boys and girls to apply for and be admitted to outstanding made to review and evaluate the program being offered to those entering their colleges This is certainly an admitted objective of a high school and we may adolescent years feel satisfied that we are accomplishing the goal set forth Early in the spring of 1955, the Lexington School Committee appointed four In the field of commercial education, until recent years, there has been limited committees to study our Junior High School needs in four specific areas One of space and equipment We have at present fine quarters and continue to add these as concentrating on curriculum and has as chairman the principal of the to a competent faculty The Commercial Department this year has devoted many Lexington Junior High School Its membership consists of lay citizens and rep- meetings to discussing our present curriculum and in determining in what areas resentatives of the Junior High School Certainly one of the objectives of this improvement is needed One of the recommendations now under consideration group will be to make recommendations on what a junior high school program involves the adding of certain commercial courses that would be available to those should accomplish not taking the commercial course We have in mind offering, in addition to a general typing course, an introduction to record-keeping and personal accounting During the fall on two occasions two outstanding leaders in the junior highwoulo field were brought to Lexington to address open meetings Thorough reviews in that urine be of extreme value p everyoneionthat te whether or not he isevern involved were given of the history of the junior high school, prevailing courses of study in thea business Lexington Highcapaciy c os our expectation ort commercialeaseducation s of this program in School will increase in importance as the values of train- were explained, and recommendations for improved curriculum, facilities and ing become apparent to both parents and students techniques were offered Very definitely were Lexington citizens and teachers given an opportunity to gain an overall view of this important phase of the Lex- ington public school program Lexington High School offerings in Industrial Arts for several years have been curtailed because of limited space This handicap will entirely disappear when the Science teachers in our junior high school have been most concerned about 10,000 square feet of shop area with new equipment are available early in 1957 what should be accomplished in this field To this end a Science Council has Members of the Industrial Arts Department have had an active part in the planning been organized for the prime purpose of bringing to our students residents of of the shops and are at present actively engaged in examining equipment and Lexington who are leaders in scientific activities and who are willing to assist in- preparing lists of tools The enriched curriculum should reduce the need for determining what the objectives of this subject should be at this stage of a school Lexington boys interested in Industrial Art to leave the community in order to career Early meetings divulge great interest on the part of the participants, an attend neighboring schools offering complete courses in Industrial Arts It is ex- eagerness to assist and a genuine desire to work with our teachers In turn, our petted that there will be a decided increase in interest in this section of the high staff has assumed the leadership and extended a friendliness and professional at- school curriculum Junior High School Industrial Arts teachers are working with titude that has eliminated the handicap that often exists when the layman is the senior high school instructors on a curriculum revision that will encourage those brought into a classroom or teaching situation in the lower grades to elect this program of studies when they reach the high school level TOWN OF LEXINGTON 743 246 ANNUAL REPORTS While Lexington is a residential community, there is a responsibility to offer exploratory work in the shop subjects, so that the youth of the town may be pre- pared for job opportunities in industrial centers ji A lack of an auditorium in the High School has clearly limited the enrichment program at the school during the past two and a half years Assembly programs , I have been drastically curtailed, opportunities for student performances limited, and all activities requiring a stage and audience participation have been cut from the total curriculum This has naturally been a handicap to the staff, but of greater - 1 -• `� ,� importance a good number of Lexington boys and girls have completed their high ,t> . school education without deriving the benefit from activities that only auditorium f ._ A p facilities can make possible 4 + 1 The auditorium now under construction will seat almost 1200 people and with -10 7 titTi. y its many auxiliary features should provide a variety of lasting activities for the ' 4..7%._ � student body Completion of this area will give a tremendous lift to the extra- f curricular program $tie.. V*ii:• ADULT EDUCATION imp i The interest in evening classes in Lexington continues at a high rate and this r ix year it was possible to offer a course in conversational French, the first cultural i 1111111* . us subject introduced to our evening school While it was expected that enrollment c in this course would be small, the contrary proved to be the case and more than �, . io thirty adults registered for this class This was some evidence that the residents of the community are interested in more than the traditional evening school program Sielk + w of arts and crafts • .- I When the new shop area is available, there will be a demand for a number of j 'C arts and crafts not now being offered because of the limited space Lexington will a undoubtedly satisfy these requests as we follow the nation-wide trend to offer the use of public school buildings in the evenings to the adult population ii t rt c. ..._.. ,..___ SUMMATION - .... L._ ,-,.. .... Perhaps a brief answer to the question "What Should the Lexington Schools w-� � Accomplish?" may be given by stating that since the opening of our schools on E -+ September 13, 1955, every teacher in the Lexington Schools has been actively mina' 'i - .� engaged in reviewing the educational program going on in her classes Before school i` opened in September our teachers were organized into curriculum groups and have t f," - been meeting with regularity since that time On March 7, 1956, the entire day " . will be set aside to further this study with outstanding consultants available to the . +I ! :•.i., various units A written report will be made by each group before the end of the ?►`' school year in June outlining areas that need further study and stating specific recommendations It is our hope that a continuance of these procedures will make • it possible for us to always give definite answers to the question "What Should Our I , _ -- Schools Accomplish?" II, HOW CAN WE ORGANIZE OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS MORE EFFICIENTLY AND ECONOMICALLY? THE CONFERENCE FINDINGS The precious inheritance of local control of public school education must be preserved The participants on this question agreed on the desirability of continuing TOWN OF LEXINGTON 247 248 ANNUAL REPORTS the local autonomous school board and district, but noted that combinations of matter of fact, there are at present several studies on this matter but no available small districts may often make for a better educational program, since a larger unit recommendations. Certainly whatever is done will require some fine public rela- could make available greater physical and financial resources tions,since it appears obvious that one of several actions must be taken,or possibly a combination of two or more There was general agreement that from the State and Federal levels must come more leadership, greater research, and extended financial assistance 1 Increase the school day, Great emphasis was placed on the responsibility of the citizens for good schools 2 Increase the school year, 1 To understand the school and its essential character within society, 3 Eliminate certain subject matter or activities that may not be considered essential,and 2 To evaluate properly the school system, 4 Install more effective teaching methods and techniques 3 To support adequately the school system 4 To choose carefully School Board members and Lexington is definitely concerned in this matter, as is almost every school system, and the answer to the question of efficiency and economy in the operation 5 To serve on citizens' committees working positively in behalf of the. of the school cannot be fully answered until there is a settlement on the matter of schools time to do the necessary job Just a word may be necessary on the extension of the school day and/or school HOW CAN LEXINGTON ORGANIZE ITS SCHOOL SYSTEM MORE year While educators are exposed to demands by various groups to add new EFFICIENTLY AND ECONOMICALLY? subjects, grant more time for the traditional program, and expand the activity type As long as there are public school systems there will be considerable opinion on, of instruction, they are acutely alert to the reaction that is given when the question how efficiently and economically the local schools operate This is not necessarily of more time is raised in order to fulfill the desired program At some stage parents a bad situation since under the democratic procedure of electing school committees and educators must sit down and resolve this problem It is almost an "either or" it offers wide opportunity to experiment and to make possible desirable changes in proposition operations, both educationally and financially This is, in essence, the conclusion of the group studying this topic at the White House Conference but search as one In December of 1955 the Fund for the Advancement of Education as established may there are no specific recommendations made as to just how a school system by the Ford Foundation published a bulletin entitled "Teachers for Tomorrow" may improve its operations Such phrases as "to understand the school," "to This was an outstanding research study on the problem of how we are to find evaluate properly," "to support adequately," "to choose carefully," "to marshals sufficient teachers, not only for the present but for the enrollment that shows no sufficient resources," "to provide adequate staff," and "to exercise care and re- sign of decreasing in the future sponsibility,"are smoothly given but there are no concrete suggestions forthcoming This may be equally true as we apply the question to Lexington One section of this publication stressed the need for better use of our teaching personnel and pointed out that a number of professions are serving greater numbers There are, however, two matters which deserve attention and study and im- with fewer personnel in relation to the population The nursing and medical pro- provements or decisions in them may bring about greater efficiency and economy fessions were mentioned as examples of better use of personnel, and it was further in our operations indicated that agriculture and manufacturing have increased production because of 1 Better use of the time contained within the school day, and better utilization of manpower In contrast, the teaching profession serves fewer students per teacher than was the case fifty years ago. Several quotations from 2 Better use of the teaching staff • "Teachers for Tomorrow"may more clearly illustrate this theory. In all that we do, time is an important factor A certain number of minutes "It is striking to me that our educational institutions have contributed enor- and hours are necessary for any accomplishment and as we try to fit more into the mously to the development and improvement of techniques and devices which have school curriculum we become concerned about the feasibility of some of our activ- accelerated the production of our economy Yet education itself has not taken sties and the worthy use of time Pressure from many sources causes us to advantage of these same techniques and devices in carrying out its mission" consider the inclusion of new subjects and activities, but at the same time we are (Arthur S Adams, President, American Council on Education) urged to maintain high standards in the other areas. Yet in all of this there is no suggestion that added time be given to the teacher and student to accomplish the "Some ways will have to be found to use teachers more efficiently than they desired goals. There is ample evidence to show a trend to reduce the school day are now being used This means, on the average, that teachers probably will have and to open school later in the fall and close earlier in the spring to handle more students The only alternative seems to be a great increase in the Just what can be done about this combination of more subject matter and number of teachers No such increase is available without lowering quality" activities and less time is perhaps a subject for those in the field of research As a s(Harold F Clark, Economic Analyst, Teachers College,Columbia University) TOWN OF LEXINGTON 249 250 ANNUAL REPORTS "Keeping classes small by hiring poor teachers simply enables the teacher to communicate his mediocrity in an intimate environment" (Charles S Johnson, At this date there are eight building or planning committees active President, Fisk University) High School Building Committee "If the teacher job were changed to make better use of the teacher's most Elementary School Facilities Committee valuable and unique skills, the attractiveness of the job itself, in terms of prestige, Fiske School Addition Committee salary, working conditions, and promotion possibilities would be vastly increased Franklin School Addition Committee This kind of approach, in other words, would strike directly at the root of the Maria Hastings School Building Committee quality problem From the standpoint of both the teacher-quality problem Harrington School Budding Committee and the entire national manpower problem, then, the ideal solution to the matter High School Addition Committee,and of teacher shortages would be to have fewer teachers than at present and utilize The Junior High School Survey Committee them to better advantage than we now do" (Henry Chauncey, President, Educe- The enumerating of these committees may in itself be an adequate answer to tional Testing Service) "What Are Lexington's School Building Needs?" Certainly better use of the teaching manpower that we now have can do much Lexington has not and is not just planning, school buildings have been actually to solve our teaching shortage and make it possible for us to operate more efficiently constructed. and more economically Lexington may well take a leadership position in restudying Construction of the Fiske Elementary School, 1949 the job of the classroom teacher and to come up with some specific suggestions as Addition to the Parker School (4 rooms) 1950 to how we can make greater use of our present staff This may make it possible to Construction of the Lexington High School, 1953 think in terms of outstanding teachers in every classroom rather than being forced, Addition to the Fiske School (10 rooms) 1954 if the trend continues, to be concerned with having mediocrity in some of our Construction of the Maria Hastings Elementary School, 1955 teaching stations This is certainty an area in which we may look to our local Construction of the Harrington Elementary School, 1956 teachers'association for participation in a cooperative study venture (completion date) Addition to the Lexington High School (16 rooms,shops, auditorium) 1957 completion date III. WHAT ARE OUR SCHOOL BUILDING NEEDS? The Lexington School Committee recently presented to the Lexington Capital THE CONFERENCE FINDINGS Expenditures Committee a long-range school building program based on the figures secured from a continuing school census The outline of the requests to be made at This was decidedly a controversial topic with a wide variety of opinion and Annual Town Meetings is as follows information So many items were considered, ranging from ability to pay for build- ings to details of design, that the conclusions on this question are not clear and 1956—Request funds to construct an eight-room addition and all-purpose apparent room to the Franklin Elementary School, There was a general agreement that no state has as yet clearly demonstrated 1957—Request a committee and funds to secure a Junior High School site, financial incapacity to build the schools it will need during the next five years, and with but a few exceptions, no state has plans to overcome the obstacles to future 1957—Request a committee and funds to renovate the present Junior High School, school buildings 1958—Request a committee and funds to construct a junior high school As the report on this topic is studied, it appears clear that most communities building, need better planning if the support of the citizens is to be secured, building codes need to be revised, State and Federal assistance are necessary, and more effective 1959—Request a committee and funds for additions to the Maria Hastings and use of school buildings is essential Harrington Schools, or another elementary school building The financing of school construction in Lexington is a serious problem as it is in many Massachusetts communities. This is not a matter that can be ignored by WHAT ARE LEXINGTON'S SCHOOL BUILDING NEEDS? School Committees, administrators, or zealous supporters of the schools Careful Shortly after the end of World War II, Lexington citizens realized the need for planning, attention to detail, and fine public relations have carried us successfully a survey of school plants and a long-range building program John E Nichols was through campaigns for new schools, but alertness to the same procedures is mandatory in view of the increased financial burden to the community It should employedasbeen ano ccmake a study and esince the completion buildingion of the reportein1945time, be noted in this matter of financial costs that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has accomplishing parade of study and committees At this time, tribute should be paid to the Nichols report which has served as the point of de- is reimbursing Lexington to the extent of approximately 33% of the entire building parture for the past, present and future building programs costs of new structure and additions since the passage of the State School Building Assistance Law TOWN OF LEXINGTON 251 252 ANNUAL REPORTS School construction for the most part is justified on the basis of increased enrollment The figures that follow tell the story of past, present and future school construction SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS Grades 1940 1945 1950 1955 Estimate 1960 ' I-VI 1201 1226 1715 2814 3475 VII-IX 585 547 594 911 1200 • I -Nu-�� X-XII 575 597 504 574 1080 r•. _ i:-` `• ',h; Total 2361 2370 2813 4299 5755 zp 1 w if n a In spite of careful long-range school building planning, no provision has been I. — made for the satisfaction of two long-felt needs. Y - ,i• : t. yr�r $ 1 Kindergartens, and • s 2. Reduction of Class Size .. �.' Ln tizc These should deserve the attention of future school committees and school building t ''S, 4;.fi.*IN. '• co planning committees. c ..r a I IV. HOW CAN WE GET ENOUGH GOOD TEACHERS AND KEEP THEM? - a THE CONFERENCE FINDINGS ,.0 �� * r s y.•. • j.4-- 8 This particular topic was discussed with great enthusiasm at the White House i Conference There was a need for defining the words "enough" and "good" ¢ ''`' "Enough"was not acceptably defined by everyone but"good"was agreed to mean ' r i• c teachers wha are academically qualified and could meet certification standards and • ' ` above all, lave children and are well adjusted ° P - ¢' The report listed three basic considerations if the supply of teachers is to be o increased '' ' 1 Accordgreater prestige to teachers .`. -- - fir` 0 P 9 �S'�•' . - 1 2 Relieve teachers of non professional duties y -- 3 Pay higher salaries w •'�- _- r!— co The Conference urged school boards to hold on to good teachers by making • • - 7 t.- ■ _ their jobs more attractive, offering finer living and working conditions, assisting in 114' °". '8 9 teaching growth, and using some of the programs of industry which call for retire- ' %V.: ("111 APP.-. m ment benefits,group insurance and released time for meetings and courses Another / APP.-. Q recommendation called for"service awards" to teachers doing an outstanding job -•,• ILj`dir"-- HOW CAN LEXINGTON GET ENOUGH GOOD TEACHERS *4.'.lirrriff."-- AND KEEP THEM? •_.' ' As a study is made of the report of the White House Conference on teacher recruitment, it is apparent that the words "enough" and "good" need definitions for Lexington They are, of course, very closely related If we think of "enough" as simply meaning the quantity of teacher applications, then Lexington is doing very well because during a twelve month period, we probably have a minimum of 2,000 applications or inquiries. There are "enough" of these but how many of TOWN OF LEXINGTON 253 254 ANNUAL REPORTS these are"good"as defined by the White House Conference group is the important part of this question We may say that by almost any definition "good" teachers are difficult to find for Lexington and for mast communities RECRUITMENT _ Lexington does not have a particular period for teacher recruitment, although probably the greatest efforts are made from the first of March until the end of - _ - - June each year Actually, the Superintendent's office is constantly on the search for teachers and a number of procedures are used. (1)The entire staff is from time to time requested to make recommendations. (2)A constant contact is maintained with the teachers colleges and schools of education (3) Commercial teachers agencies are requested to furnish applicants • Because of the geographic location of Lexington, a tremendous number of _ applications are received during the school year from men and women in almost - every state in the Nation. These people are anxious for a variety of reasons to be --- located near to Boston. A number of outstanding teachers have been secured for - - Lexington from this source and the bringing of out-of-state teachers into our schools — - - - has definitely enriched our educational offerings "�., , Beardsley Ruml is quoted as follows in Teachers for Tomorrow. "The American society is deteriorating in the sector most critical for future progress and well being deez, ry The quality of the future depends on education at all levels, and the quality of education depends on its top leadership. The best talent of the younger generation ' finds that education is not as highly valued by its seniors as law, medicine, adver- i, tising,or many technical skills." • . The same publication points out that under the present system of recruiting _ 1.• lg. teachers and using them, it will be impossible during the next fifteen years to _ secure enough good people for our colleges and schools. The situation is reduced I!IIIIIIIID11U e •r ;� , n to the simple statement that our prosperous economy at present is greatly in need • WM of manpower and is draining off the best educated and best qualified young people mi� mil♦kmsA •i i• , i��,�4.} who should normally go into teaching. Another statement is made that during the r. •eri li MEM= I •' !� r- next ten years one half of all the college graduates of every variety would have to r �+• ' f r .,. s" — enter teaching in order to satisfy our needs if we are dependent on college graduates fi� _ -10 1' There are three main sources of teachers for the coming years �w ►• o _ ,, y { • to �• �- _ - .. • (1) Retain the teachers we now have, 'r .y t'!'r `, (21 Encourage those now in college to enter teaching, (3) Encourage college educated adults in the community to ►w 111+,, �,:. consider teaching as a profession 11 lir Even these sources may not provide the necessary number of classroom teachers. TEACHER PRESTIGE IN LEXINGTON A Building Opens—Maria Hastings School, October, 1955 It is acknowledged that in order to attract our youth into the teaching pro- fession there must be greater accord given to teaching as a profession In surveys for the purpose of determining why teaching is not selected as a career, it is noted TOWN OF LEXINGTON 255 256 ANNUAL REPORTS that many feel that it is not looked upon with any great esteem, and that it lacks prestige Too often,apparently, the teacher is set apart as an individual, and while of the school,are spent on record-keeping or other clerical tasks. It is very possible considered extremely important in the development of our youth, there is limited that if some of this could be eliminated teaching would prove to be a more attractive opportunity for that person to participate in community activities and to find a profession for certainly the teacher would have more time to devote to the actual place in society comparable to position and training lob of instructing The matter of providing teacher aides and greater clerical as- sistance certainly is worthy of further investigation, as is a job study of the entire It truly may be said that teachers do not receive the prestige due to them It teaching profession is questionable if this nationwide belief can be applied completely to Lexington teachers Lexington as a community shows great interest in its teachers and there Lexington might well provide more clerical help in each one of our buildings is ample evidence of their acceptability in activities. Teachers have been leaders in and make available another person who would serve as a building aide and assume many local organizations Many residents of Lexington are members of faculties in many of the non-teaching responsibilities now being handled by the classroom our higher institutions of learning and it is very possible that this has as much to do teacher with the high esteem in which a public school teacher in Lexington is held It Relief of non professional duties requires study but may be one of the ways of would be difficult to believe that teachers do not come to Lexington because of encouraging those now in the field to remain in it and making teaching a more at- tack of prestige given to them tractive career to our youth RELIEF FROM NON-PROFESSIONAL DUTIES TEACHING SALARIES IN LEXINGTON In recent months research has proven conclusively that there is going to be an Since 1945 there have been yearly changes in the Lexington teachers' salary insufficient number of teachers to man our classrooms Those devoted to the study schedules These have been brought about for a variety of reasons, but in general of the problem have suggested that perhaps we are not using our teachers effec- Lively, and that instead of having smaller classes, teachers could possibly handle a there has been a well-defined need for increasing the salaries of our teachers and, of course, we have had to meet the competition of other communities At this time great many more students The available teachers might in this way satisfy the demand This thought has already been expressed in this report and it has been the salaries of the teachers in Lexington compare favorably with communities pointed out that industry, agriculture and various professions have increased pro- similar and comparable to Lexington, but we are not leading the group by any duction and services without any great increase in the available manpower It is means, and, of course, we compete with neighboring communities such as Brook- suggested that if the teaching profession were to use some of the methods of the line, Newton and Wellesley that have considerable more to offer financially to lawyer, doctor and nurse a greater number of students could be served by the teachers It should be noted that we yearly compete with all of the towns and present personnel cities in the eastern part of Massachusetts for inexperienced as well as experienced instructors Relieving teachers of non-professional duties is worthy of consideration, cer- The trend throughout the country at this time is to make very positive improve- , if it would mean that a teacher could handle a greater number of students mint in the salaries for teachers This report has already indicated that, no matter This This should make available the services of the superior teacher to more children what is done, there is going to be a great shortage of teachers. It, therefore, be- and offset the dangers of small classes being taught by mediocre or poor instructors comes a matter of supply and demand and the highest bidder will very likely secure It should be noted, however, that the teaching profession as an organization has the best product There are other factors, naturally, in attracting a teacher to a been clamoring for many years for smaller classes and that this recent thought of school system,but certainly in these times of high living costs salary is vital. increasing class sizes may not be received with great enthusiasm by the profession Not enough information is available at present on this subject but obstacles At this very moment the Lexington School Committee is working closely with may be noted that have possibly not occurred to the advocates of increasing class the Lexington teachers to develop a revised schedule for the coming school year sizes by reducing non-professional duties Throughout the nation the school build- The Lexington School Committee has recognized that sooner or later the question ings that have been constructed during the past ten or fifteen years, and certainly of paying on a basis of ability or outstanding teaching must be faced, and it is before that time,limit the number of children that may be accommodated in a room proposed that beginning September 1956 the Lexington teachers' salary schedule to a maximum of thirty-five, possibly a few more, in many communities the number will permit opportunity to reward teachers who are above the average in ability and would be considerably less than thirty-five. This space limitation would most achievement. A committee appointed by the teachers, consisting entirely of certainly have to be solved before any proposal to increase class sizes can be teachers, has developed an evaluation program which has been accepted by the considered seriously. School Committee and will be the basis for the operation of the suggested salary schedule revision A great many details are still to be completed before the program ft is true, however, that much of a teacher's time is devoted to duties that may can be put in operation, but the splendid cooperation between the teachers and the not be considered truly a professional responsibility "Teachers for Tomorrow" School Committee on this vital matter should make this possible declares that from 21% to 69% of each school day on the elementary level is devoted to housekeeping, clerical and other activities not requiring teaching- The plan as developed is definitely of an experimental nature and Lexington training The report goes on to say that more than four hours of each week,outside may be considered at this stage as pioneering in the merit application to teaching salaries. Provisions for teachers to reach a high salary because of outstanding TOWN OF LEXINGTON 257 258 ANNJAL REPORTS performance will make possible a maximum in Lexington that will compare favorably with any town or city in Massachusetts While the proposed salary schedule revision and plan for competence reward will benefit those at present in the Lexington Schools,the beginning teaching salary, if not increased, will leave us in a poor bargaining position for inexperienced teachers The present first year salary for inexperienced teachers is $3,640 but la ti of communities have already reported their first year salary for 1956 will f 1 be as high as$3,406,and a few have indicated $3,600 Unless some mprovement r a is made in the first step of the Lexington salary schedule, it may not be possible to i secure superior inexperienced teachers It is expected that before the 1956 School c Budget is finally approved attention will be given to the early steps on the salary °m schedule. jar-4...p.t. '� i. 1 WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS FOR LEXINGTON TEACHERS .. .. , a ; Surveys show that teachers do not accept assignments solely because of the J.e'Kr. N financial offerings Other factors are more important. Among these are working ,� o and living conditions �• �` C, We believe the Lexington school system offers fine working conditions, Highly professional supervision is provided in every area, buildings are modern and well � � I u maintained; the average class size is reasonable, sick leave is generous; supplies, ' c materials, and equipment are modern and ample, our staff is competent, ethical and _ - - professional, an active teachers' organization is in evidence, parents are interested a °.2 and cooperative, PTA's and community organizations are active and constructive, a children are considerate, normal, and educable in every degree, our School Com- y mittee is concerned, active, and progressive; and most of all the general tone of W. a our school radiates happiness and a desire to do everything possible for the welfare lk ..l I of Lexington's boys and girls. i w At least one previous report of your Superintendent of Schools has discussed -woe r living conditions for teachers in Lexington It cannot truthfully be said that they 4, N r,1• 1 s are good, which may be incongruous with the firm belief that Lexington is one of F... ,� N the most desirable communities in all of New England in which to reside More than ...,,r,„ 40,, 60% of our teaching staff do not live in Lexington Here are some of the reasons ,./ 'At why many of them reside elsewhere. iii . , r I There are no modern apartments in Lexington, 3"� 1 :i u 2 Real estate ownership is priced out of the reach of the average 'rte i teacher's salary, m 3 Few restaurants are available and without a car Sunday meals . _ .. r 47 111rg•A, a i" , are a problem, i * 4 Rooms with meals or cooking privileges are very scarce, yy 5 Rentals are practically non-existent, and 6. Recreational opportunities for the single teacher, particularly over the weekend, are at a minimum We will receive the greatest value from our teachers when they are able to live M our town, this is apparent They in turn will be happier when they are freed of TOWN OF LEXINGTON 259 260 ANNUAL REPORTS the discomfort of commuting and exposed to the friendliness that can be met only by living in our community A very real problem exists here It will take all the 195• 2991 110,000.00 523,386 83 resources of teachers, administration, School Committee, town officials, and rest- 1952 3247 125,000 00 564,673 49 dents to bring about the desired facilities and accommodations 1953 3530 148,896 00 629,323 44 1954 3926 177,963 00 725,820 66 1955 4299 173,1 13.00 811,552 85 V. HOW CAN WE FINANCE OUR SCHOOLS—BUILD AND OPERATE THEM? 1956(estimate) 4600 212,741 50 910,586 98 THE CONFERENCE FINDINGS The increase in current operation budgets for the Lexington schools has beet This topic aroused the greatest interest at the White House Conference and met without too great a strain on the financial resources of the community The possibly throughout the nation as the country followed the meetings. tremendous increase in home construction has provided a broad tax base and valu- It was expected, and it did occur, that the place of the Federal Government in atians have kept pace with the need for more funds. supporting public education would be the center of interest in the discussion of this topic By vote of more than two to one, the participants agreed that the While our school budgets have yearly increased, this has been equally true in Federal government should increase its financial aid to public education An over- the communities comparable and similar to Lexington and in spite of greater school whelming majority approved increase in Federal funds for school construction, but costs in this town, the cost per pupil for education in Lexington is not great when the vote was almost evenly divided on the issue of Federal funds to the states for compared to the communities selected for study purposes in every educational area local school operation A very small minority went on record as opposed to Federal involving the Lexington schools. aid for education in any form Those agreeing on Federal aid stated that funds should be granted only on the basis of demonstrated need. The White House Conference recognized that there were three sources of school PER PUPIL COSTS IN TOWNS SIMILAR AND FAMILIAR support. 1) the local school districts, 2) the state; and 3) the Federal government. TO LEXINGTON Since the responsibility for education is entirely in the hands of the State, it was 1953 1954 1955 believed that it was the responsibility of each state to re-examine its taxing power and procedures for levying taxes It was noted, too,that there was a need to analyze Cost Cost Cost property valuations at both the state and local levels Towns Per Pupil Rank Per Pupil Rank Per Pupil Rank Andover $231 17 $246 15 $243 15 HOW CAN LEXINGTON FINANCE ITS SCHOOLS— ArBellmmoonntt 264 8 258 9 26013 Be287 2 307 2 3115 2 BUILD AND OPERATE THEM? Braintree 207 22 235 19 229 20 At the present time, the financial support for schools in Lexington comes from Brookline 350 1 369 1 402 1 Dedham 250 12 247 14 243 15 two sources 1) recommended appropriations; and 2) State reimbursement Framingham 274. 6 256 10 262 12 Each year the Lexington School Committee presents a school budget to the Hingham 267 7 255 13 279 7 town at the annual meeting and this, when voted, becomes the entire income for LEXINGTON 211 21 232 21 241 16 the schools for the calendar year Even though Lexington receives State reimburse- ment because of schools, these funds are not available for the operation of the Marblehead 232 16 240 16 244. 14 schools and become a part of the town treasury Methuen 188 25 208 25 220 22 Milton 252. 11 266 8 269 8 6 The annual school appropriation is divided into eight budgets. salaries, ex- Needham 207 23 239 17 282. 7 penses, vocational education tuition, evening school classes, Americanization Norwood 276 5 270 6 279 7 Reading 227 18 225. 22 239 17 classes, out-of-state travel, school lunch, and athletics. The three largest budgets Stoneham 200 24 210. 24 214 23 are salaries, expenses, and athletics. The first two represent approximately 90% Swampscott 284 3 288. 4 288. 4 of the total appropriation. For the purpose of showing the growth in the school Wakefield 214. 20 220. 23 225. 21 appropriation,the amounts of the budgets for the past nine years are listed Watertown 244. 13 269. 7 264 10 Wellesley 278. 4 290. 3 307 3 Year Enrollment Expenses Salaries W Springfield 261. 9 '272. 5 263 11 i948 2552 $80,000.00 $365,562 35 Weymouth .... . 224. 19 237. 18 235 19 1949 2658 102,737.00 429,000 00 Winchester .... 258. 10 255. 12 284. 5 1950 2813 104,575.00 459,735 67 Winthrop .,. . 233. 14 255. 11 266. 9 Woburn .... 232. 15 234. 20 236. 18 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 261 262 ANNUAL REPORTS The Commonwealth of Massachusetts yearly returns to each community from its tax sources a sum of money because of schools. This amount as has been HOW CAN WE OBTAIN A CONTINUING PUBLIC previously stated does not become'a part of the current school budget but is INTEREST IN EDUCATION? diverted to the town treasury. It does, however, serve to indicate the net cost of THE CONFERENCE FINDINGS the schools to the community. In 1955 Lexington received $127,311.18 for gen- eral school aid and for transportation$2,418 02 It is estimated that these amounts This, the sixth and final topic of the White House Conference on Education, will be$151,686 18 and $6,500 for 1956. found enthusiastic participation, particularly by the so-called laymen, and a wealth of suggestions and recommendations resulted. For several years strenuous attempts have been made to increase the amount of state aid to the various communities but to date there has been no change in the There was no doubt about the necessity of continuing public interest Thousands formula The obstacle to greater reimbursement comes from the failure to locate of examples were given of how this is secured, developed and maintained There new tax sources The question of ability to raise more money must be solved by was no hesitancy in offering suggestions and recommendations. the people of each community and their representatives to the General Court The many proposals contained directions for activities on the local, state and In general, the State aid formula, and this would also be true on the Federal national level Responsibility for continuing public interest was placed on the level, provides greater funds for those communities less able to support a desirable schools, the school boards, the state boards of education, and the United States school program In order to secure greater aid, each community must supposedly Office of Education Among specific activities were observance of National Educe- demonstrate that it is doing the best it can in behalf of its children This question tion Week, local, state and national conferences on education, and public relation has not as yet arisen in Lexington for up to this time the town has accepted the programs as a part of every school system The Conference requested schools to recommendations of the School Committee on school budgets teach units and courses dealing with public schools and education This topic stressed the need for telling the problems confronting the schools In addition to annual reimbursement from the State because of the current and doing it often enough to secure the required action school budget, each community in Massachusetts that has erected school buildings during the past few years receives school building assistance In general,this covers twenty payments, one each year for a period of twenty years, after the building is HOW CAN LEXINGTON OBTAIN A CONTlNUfNG completed At the present time Lexington is receiving approximately 33% of the PUBLIC INTEREST IN EDUCATION, cost of newly-constructed schools Reimbursement comes as a result of the addition to the Parker School,the High School, the addition to the Fiske School,and in 1956 No device has as yet been presented to record the degree of interest in public payments will be started on the Maria Hastings School and possibly the Harrington education.Certainly there is interest in every community,whether it is great enough School. During the year 1955 a total of $144,398 29 was received from the State is debatable. If school budgets and new construction are secured with overwhelming toward construction of school buildings in Lexington votes and enthusiasm, it may be said that there is at least sufficient interest By this criteria, Lexington rates very high in public interest. SUMMATION Another gauge of public interest might come from an analysis of the number of Parent-Teacher Associations, membership in them, attendance at their meetings, While a teacher shortage may be the number one problem in American educa- and activities of these groups. Lexington has excellent PTA groups in almost every tion today, certainly that of second importance is the financing of the construction school. Membership is at a high peak, meetings are sufficient, attendance good, and operation of schools There is evidence that many communities are not offering and activities of a high type and complementary to the school program By this a sound foundation program and there are apparently some states that are in- standard,there is great interest in public education in Lexington capable of paying the bill. If we accept the proposition that all children in this country are entitled to an acceptable schooling, then it becomes the responsibility How well the residents of a community turn out to visit schools during American of the Federal government to equalize opportunity for education This most people Education Week may be another means of evaluating interest in the local schools. agree should be done without any interference by the Federal government of the Each November during this special week, our elementary schools bulge with adult type of education that each state dictates should be carried on within its boundaries. visitors On the junior high level there is a drastic drop in the number who come to classes during the day and the high school has a negligible turnout. A number of It is obvious that if the Federal government provides funds for school construc- factors are involved here and before attendance during American Education Week tion and school operation,and tf they are distributed on the basis of need, then the can be considered as a reliable guide, further information about the junior and wealthy states and communities will make the greatest contributions and receive senior high schools would be needed. little or nothing in return This is not unreasonable if we agree that all children in our country should be given the opportunity to receive a certain standard of educa- Community response to open meetings on educational topics may well serve as tion To the communities and states that may not benefit to any degree by Federal an indication of public interest During this fall two meetings were held for the aid, there remains an even greater responsibility to maintain a high standard of purpose of explaining the junior high school program Outstanding speakers were local and state education secured and a general invitation extended to the public The response was very poor The Lexington League of Women Voters conducted a local White House TOWN OF LEXINGTON 263 264 ANNUAL REPORTS Conference and while invitations were extended to a limited number, attendance was reported to be disappointing This criteria would not suggest great public inter- est in education,but these few examples may be inadequate for opinion forming Activities of community organizations as they relate to education are measure- ments of interest Many groups have special committees on education that yearly set aside time for consideration of local educational matters The Lexington League :_ -of Women Voters and the Lexington Rotary Club are good examples of this. The ;I latter organization sets aside a number of regular meetings during the year for the r purpose of learning about the Lexington schools. This may be sufficient evidence 1.1i'.-',1 1 to declare that Lexington shows good interest in public school education through ]]i, � � the activities of many of the community associations i> 1 ! i' It is safe to say that among the parents of children attending school there is ■ . _ ,I -great interest in education in Lexington How much interest is displayed by the adults who do not have children in school is unknown This group represents a large segment of the population The strong support of these people is essential if • rlipour schools are to grow and improve To secure and maintain the interest of these t i' people is a task to which we must all set our minds, time,and effort •r � � • m .r,n '' C WHAT MEANS ARE THE LEXINGTON SCHOOLS USING FOR • - SECURING AND MAINTAINING INTEREST IN THE d y � v PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2 i z E. K� c During the past few years a number of devices have been used and repeated .. t k -- for the purpose of arousing interest in our schools and to encourage those already s:�,*• t involved to maintain their concern A listing would include the following 26 ' ' ., s -, • �� 4risj � I U 1 Parent-teacher conferences on all levels •-- •+ c`' LMENKu 2 Home distribution of reports on building programs. i' �� - ' :;limmimmot,:‘, 1 3 Weekly releases to the local newspaper, the Minute-Man • 4 Elementary school duplicated publications written by students. ��I c 5 Teacher participation in P T A meetings je' - 011111111Pilli oil 0 6 Room visitation at P T A meetings ilL 0 7 Special meetings for Town Meeting members on school articles 1 8 Student participation in local historical observances - - ' - 9 Publication of the annual school budget prior to the annual Town Meeting Ir l 1 p Participation of members of the staff in professional meetings 11 Appearances as participants by teachers and administrators in meetings of community organizations 12 "Open-door" policy on school visitation at any time 13 Lay membership on study committees 14 Dissemination of information direct to parents whenever school policies or regulations are changed TOWN OF LEXINGTON 265 266 ANNUAL REPORTS 15 Invitations to public to attend local school conferences. 16 School Committee panels at P T A meetings. 17 Public appearance of school units,primarily in the musical field. 18 Publication of a monthly news bulletin y�.. 19. Lay participation in annual Teachers' Institute o,,_.: While the above list may appear to be large and somewhat imposing, it is readily admitted that more can and must be done It should be understood, however, that illoiotr ..-. the task of public relations is a time-consuming one and at present most com- T munities, including Lexington, do not have the personnel necessary to organize and -*-� direct a program that will secure and continue public interest. For the most part, ,rif,, �` ~.. this is an added task of the already overloaded Superintendent of Schools. ''.�.,'.-1'ml',. k� 4 There is no one procedure that can be followed to gain public interest, nor can {;'j) i L � • 1 any method be used once and discarded. The job of informing the public is a con- "''1'e'•jll 1 s tinum one and cannot be dropped or even decreased in intensity at any time l i}=' i'• '• T ' Furthermore, the schools cannot wait for the public to ask questions or to take the . r° aY'` `` i initial step in displaying curiosity and interest It is the complete responsibility of / �+ C the schools to present their story fully and honestly, to develop a lasting interest, F and to indicate at all times the need for community concern and support of public ,."40` 1 /i� ir� � 'i '.'t education. 1� c v FACING 1956 OW .; In less than five years, there has been a fifty percent growth in Lexington's : school enrollment The gain that has taken place during that period may well have ',11 , o been spread over a period of fifty years of normal community expansion The _ -c implications are obvious Tremendous adjustments in space, budgets, personnel, Li-) curriculum, and procedures have been necessary The willingness of School Corn- I' I � j� Q mittees and administrators to devote long hours to decision-making has made • _ .1 = possible the solution of problems, and, moreover, the continuance of the rise of Lexington as a leader in public school education in Massachusetts. • _ But there are matters calling for serious thought and wise decision in 1956 1 Expansion of classes for retarded children, 2 Development of guidance services for all grade levels, s 3. Formation of recommendations for lun or high school facilities, i}{, luirA 4 Study of programs for the gifted child, .�� 5 Expansion of adult education, Y t k 6 Redistricting of elementary schools, ii ,w� IC • 7. Revision of personnel policy , r r 8. Study of summer school needs, 9 Investigation of need for special classes for those having speech, vision, and hearing handicaps, 10 Addition of administrative assistance, TOWN OF LEXINGTON 267 248 ANNUAL REPORTS 11 Addition of maintenance staff, REPORT OF THE FRENCH PROGRAM 12 Development of special instruction areas audio-visual education, IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS art, music, and physical education Mr John Blackhall Smith Cd[JCLUSION Superintendent of Schools Lexington, Massachusetts As your Superintendent of Schools, I look back on this year with considerable Dear Mr Smith personal satisfaction, even though I shall probably remember it as the most strenu- ous of my professional life and one that took me from my family and friends to a The French program in the Lexington elementary schools has been on a most disconcerting degree But there have been great rewards! permanent basis only since this fall, so it is difficult to give an accurate appraisal I have been particularly pleased by the outstanding teaching going on in the of our accomplishments However, in view of the fact that a year of inquiry and investigation concerning similar programs in other communities was followed by Lexington classrooms We are blessed with a wonderful staff and it has been most two years of successful experimental classes in our school system, 1 feel it can be gratifying to observe how well our many new teachers are following the pattern set stated that we have proceeded with cautious and careful planning in setting up by our regulars It all speaks well for the future of the Lexington schools the program in Lexington Unnoticed all too frequently are the men who serve our buildings as custodians Last spring plans were made, with the help of the principals, to start one third and maintenance crew, but we who are in and out of the schools realize the pride grade French class in each elementary school this fall The two experimental and spirit of this group Our school houses are a credit to our community, and to classes, now in the fifth and fourth grades, were also to continue Consequently, these men we are grateful we have this school year nine French classes The following teachers are in Many people and organizations not associated with our schools do much to charge of third grade French classes Miss Mabel Cook at the Fiske School, Miss make for efficient operation and understandings To all those who assist us in our Violette Dubois at the Hancock School, Mrs Grace Holmes at the Maria Hastings job of educating our youth, I extend my personal appreciation and I know I also School, Miss Sally Jane O'Brien at the Franklin School, Mrs Harold G Vogt, at speak for our entire staff It is fitting that special notice should be given to the the Adams, Munroe, and Parker Schools Mrs Angele Keshian continues to teach editor and personnel of the Mrnute-Men Our community newspaper has rendered the fifth grade class now at the Maria Hastings School The fourth grade class an outstanding service to our schools during the entire year at the Fiske School is being taught for a second year by Miss Audrey Tufts Mrs Keshian and Miss Tufts did the pioneering work in this program A course of Finally, may 1 thank the many committees with whom I have worked. They study for third and fourth grade French has been compiled by Mrs. Keshian have shown a real interest in our school projects and have been at all times most It was decided to keep the French classes on a selective and voluntary basis cooperative. I cherish the friendships formed at the many meetings because of the already full curriculum and the scarcity of teachers adequately pre- It is perhaps trite, but nonetheless sincere, to voice words of genuine apprecia- pared to teach a foreign language in the elementary schools tion to our School Committee for the very great assistance extended to me during After consultation with the principals and teachers concerned with this pro- this year As a group and as individuals,they have time and time again proven their gram, criteria were drawn up for the selection of pupils to take the course in value No one is in a better position than I to evaluate their efforts on behalf of French A letter was then sent to the parents of the children selected requesting our children. They have indeed served with distinctions their approval. All the parents approved and seemed eager to have their children Respectfully submitted, enrolled in the French classes, For effective teaching it was thought best to limit the size of the classes to approximately twenty pupils The third and fourth grade JOHN BLACKHALL SMITH, classes meet three times a week for periods of twenty minutes each The fifth Superintendent of Schools grade class meets twice a week for periods of thirty minutes each The children in these elementary school French classes are being taught by the aural-oral method They learn French as they learned English, by listening and repeating. I can sincerely say, as a result of two and a half years of observ- ing these classes, that the children learn spoken French in this manner with amaz- ing ease, accuracy, and enthusiasm During the third year, in the fifth grade, they may start reading and writing the foreign language The pupils are grad- ually introduced to the reading and writing of already familiar oral vocabulary. After attaining some proficiency in reading they will be taught the necessary formal grammar, but the first few years correct usage is taught by constant oral practice in the foreign language. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 269 270 ANNUAL REPORTS In considering the plans for the future I should like to make the following rec- REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE • ommendations. 1 Continuation of the French program as set up in the elementary schools Mr John Blackhall Smith on a selective and voluntary basis beginning with grade 3 and continuing through Superintendent of Schools grade 12 Lexington, Massachusetts 2 Further use of language specialists who have an understanding of elemen- Dear Mr Smith tary school procedures and whose main function will be the teaching of French December 31, 1955 Perhaps the second recommendation will need some clarification We would like to submit our annual report for the year 1955 Briefly, our work included assisting the school physicians with the school health At the present most of the teachers in charge of the French classes are regular appraisals, vision and hearingscreeningtests, PP patch testing for secondongraders,is of plusit elementary school teachers as well as language specialists. Before startingthe third grade classes this fall several elementary school teachers voluntarilyattended generalgraders,supervision participation in the healthSalk ofvathe program for first and f sof the of the children The statistics for the above work a workshop at the high school under my direction During the course of fifteen are as follows: meetings from January to June they studied and discussed methods of teaching French in the elementary grades and practical oral French Because of their back- ground in French, their proficiency as teachers and their enthusiasm for this pro- SCHOOL HEALTH APPRAISALS gram these teachers have been chosen to handle our French classes in the Grades 1 and 4: elementary schools this year The children in their classes are making very sates- School health appraisals by Howard Potter, M D, factory progress and the teachers are to be highly commended for their work with parent present 79 On the other hand, using regular classroom teachers for the French program School health appraisals by Howard Potter, M.D, haspresented some without parent present problems especially from the administrative point of view In •• •• .•. 38i order to free the teachers who instruct the French classes, their regular classes Physical defects noted at school appraisal warrant- must be put in charge of other teachers This complicates the schedule and may ng investigation and follow-up 52 put an extra load on some teachers. In some cases where the teacher has but Grades 7- 10- 12 (plus students in Grades 8-9- 11 who • one French class meeting three times or twice a week, periods of special activity participated in competitive sports) have been effectively arranged for the pupils not taking French This is the pro- School health appraisals of girls gram at present in four schools. In the other three a language specialist goes to by Mary Perry, M.D. . 425 the schools for the purpose of teaching French. From our experience in planning School health appraisals of boys the French program this year it has not been found feasible to remove the class- by Harold Crumb, M.D. . 477 room teacher from her regular duties with the children for several periods a week .. For that reason I strongly recommend that, with the expansion of this program, Physical defects noted at school appraisals more of the French classes be conducted by teachers whose main function is to warranting investigation .. 194 teach foreign language. In my opinion, it would be preferable to have if possible language specialists who are also experienced elementary school teachers MASSACHUSETTS VISION TEST In closing this report may I express my appreciation to all who have supported Total examined 3,794 this program and inparticular to the elementaryschool principalsP Failures P o9 for their help 278 and cooperation Number seen by eye specialists 265 Respectfully submitted, PURETONE AUDIOMETER HEARING TEST Elizabeth H. Ratte Total examined Consultant for the 3,420 Elementary School Failures 99 French Program Number seen by ear specialists 85 January 4, 1956 PATCH TEST FOR TUBERCULOSIS Tested465 Positive 1 Resulting chest X-ray negative TOWN OF LEXINGTON 271 272 ANNUAL REPORTS SALK VACCINE Children in Grades 1 and 2 .. . . 761 REPORT OF THE Our most urgent recommendation for next year is the addition of a third school SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDINGS nurse to the school health personnel. Because of the increasing school enrollment and the new state law requiring annual. vision and hearing tests, much of our Mr John Blackhall Smith valuable time is being consumed with this testing program Next year we would Superintendent of Schools not be able to execute an adequate school health program covering all phases without an additional nurse Lexington, Massachusetts Dear Mr Smith• December 31, 1955 The three school nursing functions we consider high on our priority lists are working as consultants to the teachers on classroom health problems, assisting the During the year 1955 many changes have occurred in the school system school physicians, and concentrating on the correction of remedial defects We relative to maintenance and custodial help Each building has had a certain amount would like to spend more of our time on children not making desirable educational of care, supervision and maintenance given to it, depending on its condition and progress to determine any health factor, physical or emotional, which might be a immediate needs In some cases, due to possible future changes in the building or contributing factor With an additional nurse, each nurse would have fewer schools lack of help or finances, only temporary repairs were deemed advisable and students, thereby allowing more time to be spent on the above important nursing functions and less time on purely technical work such as the screening Following is a resume of each building, showing the important repairs or im- tests and record work, provements made during the year Once again we would like to express our appreciation of all the assistance and ADAMS — A 400 amp electrical service was installed One corridor, one cooperation given us by you and the other members of the school personnel classroom and one health room were redecorated Minor painting was done in some other areas New lighting and acoustical ceilings were installed in two rooms Respectfully submitted, Blackboards were resurfaced in several rooms and these are now as good as new RUTH L CLARKE, R N Seventy to eighty panes of glass have been replaced A year ago oil-burning equip- ELIZABETH E MAHER, R N ment was installed and a tabulation of costs shows that it has cost about $600 School Nursesless to heat the building with oil than with coal One service call only has been necessary MUNROE — The clock and fire alarm systems have been reconditioned and each operates on its own circuit now The heating system has been improved by replacement of return lines and new valves One room of modern lights and acoustical ceiling has been installed A complete paint job on the exterior improves the appearance and protects the building. The chimney top was recapped and the building completely pointed. Hardtop was put down, and a low spot was removed from one sidewalk. One room was completely redecorated JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL--Many changes had to be made in this building,due to the Center School going out and this entire building being taken over by the Junior High The building was partially repainted on the outside. The combustion chamber of one boiler was rebuilt The P. A system was added to The teachers' rooms had fans installed for ventilation purposes. Most interior repairs or improve- ments have been very minor,due to contemplated remodeling plans in the future. HANCOCK—Some interior painting was done at the Hancock,as well as some general equipment and maintenance work,and some blackboards were resurfaced. PARKER—A new drain was installed in the play area Two rooms of modern lighting were installed and some interior painting done Door bells were repaired and exit doors repaired an a temporary basis, as new doors are badly needed. Hardtop repairs were made. Many windows were replaced in this building. FRANKLIN — All main heating traps were replaced. Ali chalk rails were painted to match woodwork The office was redecorated and some classroom work done. A power lawnmower was purchased to replace the old one Mr MacPhee, Custodian at the Franklin, was out with an injured back for most of the summer TOWN OF LEXINGTON 273 274 ANNUAL REPORTS vacation period The building was supplied with a temporary custodian and was in REPORT OF THE excellent shape to open in September LEXINGTON SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM HIGH SCHOOL — Improvements in ventilation of locker rooms and showers have been made at the high school Pillars at the front of the building have beers painted, and the front wall waterproofed At present additions are being made to Mr John Blackhall Smith the building in three locations and this increases maintenance inside as well as Superintendent of Schools outside Generally, this building is in good condition, but requires added mainte- Lexington, Massachusetts Hance as students and activities increase. December 31, 1955 Dear Mr. Smith. FISKE—Acoustical tile and floor tile have been replaced at the Fiske, due to wear or leaks General upkeep and maintenance have been the order at this build- During the past year the eight consolidated schools in the Federal School Lunch ing,including some interior painting All windows need recaulking and some interior Program under the State Department of Education showed increased pupil participa- plaster requires replacing tion Increased participation provides more funds and in turn makes it possible to MARIA HASTINGS—This building opened late in the fall,and is in full swing offer more variety in meals The total student meals served count 153,646 besides 5,959 served to adults In addition, 291,391 one-half pint bottles of milk were To prepare the building it was necessary to use many extra custodians in order to consumed by children and 6,168 by adults These figures include Fiske and Maria have it in reasonable condition to move into Floors were cleaned and waxed, and Hastings Schools beginning September 1955 The figures from the Fiske and Adams the building generally gone over Furniture had to be uncrated,cleaned and set up. Schools bring the total to nearly 200,000 meals and over 300,000 one half pint In general, we have had a big year We have hired one extra man whose time bottles of milk is divided between the High School and Maria Hastings One man cannot keep the Maria Hastings in the condition in which it must be kept Neither can one man keep the grounds at the High School in satisfactory shape The four schools serving meals, or "A" lunches, more than adequately meet the nutritional requirements of two ounces of protein, three-fourths cup fruit and We have two fulltime maintenance men busy all the time, repairing all kinds vegetable combination, buttered bread besides including one half pint bottle of of items including furniture, replacing broken windows, making bookcases, setting milk The milk program, previously known as the"C" program, has been replaced up playground equipment, making numerous electrical and plumbing repairs, and by the special milk program carrying out many other duties Two hundred and sixty desks were sanded and refinished this year, These men also fill in for custodians who may be out due to The special milk program has been simplified by Federal regulations so that illness. We badly need more maintenance men, for this work as well as for painting, one claim covers both school lunch and special milk operations In September 1955 if our buildings are to be redecorated in part, at least, every five years We have this improved special milk program removed the historical base formula in effect been limited to two painters for nine or ten weeks a year Not very much can be in 1954. done in ten schools on this basis Claims are submitted to the State Department the fifth working day of the With the playgrounds now built, and another due at the Harrington, it will be month. The subsidy allows a claim of 9c on each student meal served, and an all one man can do to keep them properly mowed and trimmed. To use a regular added 4c for milk only The four elementary milk programs where there is no lunch custodian for this will mean that his building receives less care than it should, and receive a 3c a bottle subsidy This subsidy made possible ten years ago is continued will gradually develop into a serious situation by the National School Lunch law as of July 1, 1955, stating, "that each dollar of For several years we have been badly handicapped by lack of a truck in our federal funds must be matched by an expenditure of three dollars of State and department We have definite use for one practically every day in the year—for Iotal funds." moving furniture, for moving grass, for clearing rubbish from the buildings, and The financial status of the eight consolidated schools shows the sum of for moving equipment from one building to another. $6,476 33 due from subsidies,a cash balance of$6,095.05,with a monetary inven- The Lexington School Custodians are among the best in this area, and our tory value amounting to $2,812 11 Invoices payable total $7,623 89. buildings not only reflect this fact but we have observed it in comparison with other systems. Our custodians recently were granted a 40-hour work week Senior The ninth lunch and milk program at Adams School, sponsored by the Parent- and Junior High School men work early and late shifts, with two men to a shift, in Teachers'Association,shows a closing balance of$974.86 order to keep these buildings open to a later hour. Those working the late hours were given a weekly increase Custodians in the elementary buildings work some Total expenditures for the fiscal year include $50,080 03 for food, salaries Saturdays in the morning and receive overtime for this. $14,011.20, with other expenses and replacements costing $3,247 93 Respectfully submitted, In addition to the income of $79,910.54 covering the consolidated program, E. BURBANK SAUL, commodities received amount to a cash value of$10,488.14. Superintendent of Buildings TOWN OF LEXINGTON 275 276 ANNUAL REPORTS Periodic inspections are made by Mr Lurvey, sanitarian of the local Board of Health All schools meet the standards for eating establishments Catered dinners, by the school lunch personnel, included three nights during the Art Workshop held in January, another in March for the Teachers' Institute, plus a fifth one for all teachers at the opening of the school year in September, and .o several occasional group meetings � '...4° - Fiske School served a luncheon to the elementary teachers group in November _ 40-- t dell Maria Hastings hostessed at a dinner for Superintendents and School Commit- I tees in November, and also served for a Parent Teachers' meeting in December, in _ addition to serving a tea to a school lunch Directors' meeting - _ itii In January twenty school lunch personnel attended the first local workshop at •• t*• ' -.--___— Lexington High School The April regional buffet supper and Massachusetts School ---.....441; ______ Food Service Association meeting in Andover was attended by one half of our staff This same month Lexington High played host to a state-wide Massachusetts School l . - Lunch Advisory Committee luncheon and afternoon meetingI c.- it. 1,� CO •,i{ o v At this time I wish to express my appreciation to our administrators, faculty, ►.i: E students and theirparents, for the aid theyhave % r a given us to make our growing school lunch program a success Respectfully submitted, ` " ETHEL L WRIGHT, '","`,--# u{°^ ,.+ I Director of School Lunch Programs 7�/ �i ; .- o o. ''''. I it'. r Oil z IS ' 4.'/.*•.,:- -., 4.,44 u ! 11 yavVigi'i y-r ,� .. tiW _ --- I' t: ? 4 r TOWN OF LEXINGTON 277 278 ANNUAL REPORTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATISTICS SALARIES 1955 Appropriation for Salaries $811,552 85 Expenditures Genera! Control. AND Superintendent, Secretaries $24,508 64 Expenses of Instruction• Principals' Salaries 43,641 56 Teachers' Salaries 660,029 71 Expenses OperatingSchool PIant FINANCIAL REPORTS Wages ofJanitors of anitoors 60,15495 Maintenance Repairs, etc 4,628 23 Auxiliary Agencies Health 6,947 33 OF THE Miscellaneous Expenses Atypical Education 1,207 75 Total Expenditures for Salaries 801,123 17 Unexpended Salary Budget $10,429 68 LEXINGTON SCHOOLS EXPENSES 1955 Appropriation for Expenses $173,113 00 Expenditures GENERAL INFORMATION General Expense School Committee $663 90 Superintendent's Other Expenses 1,961 67 Expenses of Instruction: Textbooks . , 11,879.38 Stationery and Supplies 31,932 72 AND Expenses Operating School Plant Fuel . . .... 29,002.74 Misc (Power, Janitors' Supplies) 32,416.96 Maintenance Repairs, etc 22,605.83 DIRECTORY Auxiliary Agencies. Libraries 2,431 33 Health 805 71 Transportation 31,931 04 Miscellaneous Expenses: Sundries 618 60 1 9 5 5 Atypical Education 631 41 Outlays—New Equipment 6,198.70 Total Expenditures for Expenses 173,079,99 Unexpended Expense Budget . $33 01 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 279 280 ANNUAL REPORTS SUMMARY OF SCHOOL COSTS Expenditures Salanes of Instructors $285 00 Total 1955 Expenditures for Salaries and Expenses $974,203 16 Income and Reimbursements. Unexpended Balance . $18 75 Tuition: Total Expenditures from Town Appropriation 8,075 75 Town of Bedford $9E5 34 Credits to Vocational Education Handicraft Classes. OtheroTuition 1,953 64 Reimbursement—Commonwealth of Mass. .... *3,630.37* Tuition 448.80 Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Registration Fees 1,034.00 5,113 17 School Funds and State Aid for Public Schools --- Chapter 70 127,3 1 1.18 Net Cost for 1955 $2,962 58 Transportation —Chapter 71 ... . 2,418.02 State Wards 5,417.07 Americanization Classes Rentals and Miscellaneous .. 1,5C0.00 Appropriation $208.00 Total Income 139,565 25 Expenditures- Salaries 200.00 200 00 Net Cost of Schools'Salaries and Expenses for 1955 $834,637.91 Supplies 8.00 8.00 SEGREGATED BUDGETS—1955 Total Expenditures .. $208 00 Income Vocational Education Tuition Reimbursement: Appropriation _ __ $15,287 70• Commonwealth of Massachusetts 100 00 Expenditures Tuition $8,2E1 S4 Net Cost for 1955 $108 00 Transportation I,93 3 76 10,215 60 Out-of-State Travel Unexpended Balance $5,072 10 Appropriation „.,,..... $500 00 Total Expenditures .. 10,215 60 Expenditures. Income Travel 41015 41015 Reimbursement Unexpended Balance $89 85 Tuition 2.730 89* Net Cost for 1955 $410.15 Transportation 220 81* 2,951 70 Net Cost for 1955 $7,263 90. SUMMARY—ALL SCHOOL BUDGETS * This reimbursement is based on the expenditures for the year ending Total appropriations All School Budgets 1955 . .... $1,008,756.05 August 31, 7 954 Total expenditures All School Budgets 1955 ... .. 993,112 66 Total income and reimbursement All School Bud- gets 1955 .. . . .. 147,730 12 Vocational Education—Handicraft Classes Appropriation $8,094.50' Net Cost of All School Budgets for 1955 $ 845,382 54 Expenditures Salaries of Director, Instructors, Clerical and * This reimbursement is based on the expenditures for the year ending Janitors . $7,500 00 August 31, 1954. Supplies and Equipment 575.75 8,075.75 Unexpended Balance $18.75 George Barden Fund 285 00 Total . $303 75 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 281 282 ANNUAL REPORTS . 0.•0•010c00 0.220 2 rz. .7. i 8 -I trt; Oz to ei i•-:ct I v 0C. 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I- (.9 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 283 284 ANNUAL REPORTS LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION CLASS OF 1955 Alfred Thomas Burri President Eugene Edward Moloy,Jr. Vice President -•rE{ PROGRAM}?"- Patricia Ann Russell Secretary Susan Richardson Phelps Treasurer PROCESSIONAL—"Pomp and Chivalry" Charles J. Roberts Harvey Robert Adams Richard L DeFelice Philip Ronald Alderson Owen Devereux INVOCATION Rev Floyd J Taylor Judith M. Anderson Carol Eileen DeWolfe Lorene M Anderson Miguel de Zavala Virginia Claire Dillman GRADUATION CHORUS•—"The Lord's Prayer" ... B Cecil Gates Gail Marcia Bagelman Ann Marguerite Donnelly Larry K Baxter John F. Dowd,Jr, John David Beckwith Barbara Anne Dozier INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER Principal Manfred L. Warren Patricia Louise Bentley Mary Ann Dwyer Robert Bentley Carol Ann Berg Harman E Fawcett ADDRESS--- Anita Bertini Richard Charles Ferreira "This is Our Nation's Strength" Dr Walter F Downey Mildred Mary Borella Robert Charles Figenbaum Anthony M Brask Elsie Craig Findlay Sally Ruth Burke Carol Ann Fletcher GRADUATION CHORUS—Cantata Alfred Thomas Burri Mary Grace Fraser "The Singers" Harvey Gaul Soloists Martha Hendrick, Streeter Stuart Gordon A Cann Barbara Ann Gaffey Carolyn Jean Cannon Mary R Glennon Jean Mary Capotosto Robert W Goggin AWARD OF PRIZES Superintendent John Blackhall Smith Ellen Ruth Carpenter Marcia Lee Gowell Jane Frances Carroll John Albert Cavatorta Linda E Hansen CONFERRING OF DIPLOMAS Mr Richard P Cromwell Frances Theresa Centauro Barbara Lane Hanson of the School Committee Stuart Paul Chafe Margaret 0 Harris Ethan Luey Chickering Lois Claire Hemstreet BENEDICTION Rev Floyd J Taylor Anita J Chisholm Shirley Ann Henderson William S Clark Martha H Hendrick Margaret H Clements Joyce Elizabeth Herbold RECESSIONAL.--"March of the Priests" Mendelssohn Eugene Sumner Cleveland Eleanor Ann Higgins Margaret A.Cleversey Robert Hills Virginia Arlene Cleversey Kenneth Holt Barbara Coleman Charles Hoxie William D Connor Frederic Corazzini Ruth C. lovino CARY MEMORIAL HALL James Cornelius Corrigan Charlotte Louise Crout Anne Christine Johnson Tuesday, June Fourteenth, Nineteen Fifty-Five The audience will please remain at their seats until the Richard Prince Davis Elena 8. Kitrosser class has left the hall. David Chalmer Dawes Judith Knights 286 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN OF LEXINGTON 285 ROSTER OF TEACHERS Richard W Koch Janet M Regan Janice A Kroll G Joyce Rhodes SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Gordon D Richards Judith Virginia Lannefeld Barbara Ann Richardson Yrs in Laurence Larssen Beverly Ann Robertson Name Subject Taught Where Educated Lex Catherine Evelyn Leonard Marjorie Hope Rogers Manfred L Warren Principal Bowdoin College, B A Janet Elizabeth Lima Alfred Rongone, Jr Columbia Univ, MA 28 Beatrice Marie Locke Patricia Ann Russell H John Adzigian Geometry Cons Ed Harvard Univ, B S. Kenneth M Lovering Tufts College, M Ed 14 Judith Madeline Lynah Eugene Victor Saltsgaver Hilda M Allen Latin Pembroke College, B A Robert Graham Sands Radcliffe College,M A 4 Donald MacDonald Bruce Willard Sargent Alice A Bair Homemaking Kansas State College,B S — Daniel Maclnnis Barbara Ann Savage Jennie Bujnievicz English Univ of New Hampshire,B A Susan F MacLeod Ronald Wallace Schmid Middlebury College,M A 5 Robert J Magovern Frances Mary Servente John Bowers Biology Milligan College,Tenn, B A Paul F Mahoney Theodore Carl Setterlund Boston University,M Ed — Arthur K Makechnie John Edward Seymour Amy A Campbell Business Training Burdett College 27 Rita Joan Malloy Patricia Ann Spencer Wilbur E Cheever Head of English Dept Harvard Univ, B A,M A 8 Janet Ellen Manning Bonnie Claire Steele James W Coffin Community Life Bowdoin College, B A Edward W Marble, Jr. Alfred Henry Stewart, Jr. Harvard Univ,A M T 1 Robert A Marsan Vernice Cecelia Stoddard Mrs Sheila M Creamer Librarian St Lawrence Univ,135 Ed 8 Donald R Masse Streeter S Stuart, Jr Norma Gaeta English Radcliffe College,B A Catherine McCormack Brenda Elaine Sullivan Harvard Univ,M A. 1 • lone Mary McIver Ruth M Gauch Latin,French Clark Univ, B A Gail E McManis Yale Univ,M A — Erika Mimno Nancy Murray Tabor Joseph W Gibson History Harvard Univ,B A,AMT 2 Eugene Edward Malo Jr. James Ellis Tower g y. Leo V Gittzus Industrial Arts Fitchburg T C, B S Ed 2 Eugene Thomas Muller Joan H Travers Chester D Ingraham English,Gen Ed Tufts College, B A Robert E Murray Carol Tropeano Columbia Univ,M A 9 Barbara Tucker Margaret F Kinley English Acadia Univ,B A,M A 9 Sandra L Nazar John L Knight Social Studies Southeastern,La,College, Dorothy Ellen Nutt Alice Viano B S — Mrs Margaret J Leake French,Spanish Earlham College, B A 22 Arline Mary O'Brien Robert Frances Ward Doris B Leavitt Physical Education Rollins College,B A 18 Charles O'Donnell Judith Ann Washburn Harold W Louder Gen Science&Physics Bates College, B 5,M Ed 1 Elizabeth Ann Webber Mrs Myrtle A Marshall History&Law Dalhousie Univ, B A 10 Lucy Paine Richard William Weisensee Helen I McIntyre Social Studies Boston Univ,B A,M A 29 Manuel J Paiva Kenneth Moyle Math Bucknell Univ,B A,M A 22 John Brian PenneyRachel Edith Wells Paul Andrews West Constance C. Murray History Bates College, B,A. Susan Richardson Phelps Rita Helen Whalen Boston Univ.,M.A. 9 Arthur H PloofMarilyn Elwyn Whitney Ronald P Prinn Math Middlebury College,A B — John Clark Plulummer Pearl Louise Woody Robert A Proctor Industrial Arts Fitchburg T C 27 Marjorie Ruth Polley Ann Marie Wright Russell 0 Mann Art Clifford B Porter Richard 0 Ramsdell Art Resigned, October, 1955 2 Frank Puopolo Elizabeth H Ratte French Boston Univ,B A Martha B. Pyle Janet Louise Yngve Middlebury College,M A. 9 Eugene E, Rourke Math Univ.of New Hampshire, A.B„Ed.M. — Mrs Margaret SandbergerMusic Colby College-Amer, Inst. 19 Irving F Sherwood Asst Prin.,Science Univ of New Hampshire, B A. 30 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 287 288 ANNUAL REPORTS Margaret Smith English Skidmore College,B.A. 2 Lillian M Spidle Commercial Salem T C,B.S.Ed. 25 Mrs. Mary B Wall Physical Education Sargent,ill P.E. Mitchell J Spies Head of Commercial Dept Northwestern Univ, Boston Univ.,M.Ed. --- B 5,M A SPECIAL Donald K.'Tucker Guidance Director Univ of Mass,B 5 Ed 8 Yrs.in Ear! A. Turner English Amherst College, B A B Mrs Barbara E.West Homemaking Univ of Mass, B S 1 Name Subject Taught Where Educated Lex. Agnes G Wheeler Science Univ of Vermont,8 5 11 Edward E Abell Health,Safety&Physical Springfield College,B.P.E. Blanche L Whelpley Dean,Algebra Salem T C 40 Education Director Boston Univ,M Ed 26 Mrs Elinore W Blackhall Elementary Art N.E.School of Design 26 Donald J Gillespie,1r Director of Music Boston Univ,B Music,M Ed 9 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Elizabeth Howe Reading Consultant Wheelock College Yrs in Boston Univ,M A 12 Name Subject Taught Where Educated Lex Paul F Poehler,Jr. Elementary Coordinator Dartmouth College,B A Merrill F Norlin Principal Wesleyan Univ, B A Columbia Univ,M A 1 Boston Univ,M A 29 Helen F Spooner Elementary Vocal Music Framingham T C 29 Gladys M Anderson Social Studies Bridgewater T C 31 Mrs Hazel W. Hoyt Remedial Reading Boston Univ, B.S Ed 5 Eleanor Brocklebank Home Economics Univ.of New Hampshire,B A 1 Ina J Kasen Elementary Physical Educ Sargent College,B.S. — Carl E. Burr! Math Boston Univ,B.S.Ed — George B. White Instrumental Music N. E.Conservatory Philip M.Caughey Social Studies Bowdoin College,B.5 of Music,B A. 1 Harvard Univ.,M.Ed. 27 Ethel L Wright Dietitian Keene T C, B S Ed Ruth M Conrad Math Lowell T C, B S.Ed 10 Syracuse Univ,M A 11 William H Cuzner Math U 5 Naval Academy,B 5 Harvard lJniv,M A 21 ADAMS SCHOOL A Irving Dodge Industrial Arts Boston Trade School Ruth E. Morrison Principal Plymouth Normal School, Mass State Courses 30 Boston Univ 33 Patricia A. Dodge English and Music Tufts College,B A Caroline T Femdel English Bridgewater T C., B S Ed 13 Mrs. ellsWilT A Fitzgerald Grade I Lowell TCater T S C. B.S. 15 Elizabeth M. Hall Art&Homemaking Univ.of Mass.,B.S. — Carmella Tringale I Lowell T C, B S Ed 7 Barbara Pharr II 1 Regis College, A B, Eero R Helin Physical Education Colby College,B.A Boston Univ, M Ed. — Columbia Univ.,M.A. 2 Mrs Agnes C Manning " 11 Salem T C, 8 5. 8 Mary C Houghton English,History Wellesley College,B.A 10 Mrs Patricia Lundberg " II Valley City State T.C., John A lodice Math Boston Univ.,A.A., B.S. North Dakota, BS Ed, 2 B S Ed Mrs Mary Louise Holmes " I! Univ. of Oklahoma, B S 1 Betty King English Bridgewater T C 26 Mrs Faye M. Burgess III Boston Univ., M.Ed. 3 Robert N Kirk English Colby College,8 A — Mrs.Susan B. Guy " Ill Salem T.C. 7 James Mac Innes,Jr Industrial Arts&Math Fitchburg State T C,B S Ed. — Mrs.Marie T. Palmer " Ill Boston Univ, B 5 5 Eleanor W Mahoney, Remedial Reading, Worcester T C 6 Mary L Mooney IV Lowell T C. 8 S Ed. 3 (Mrs) Librarian Mary O'Rourke " IV Mount Saint Mary, B.S.in Ed. — Harriet C.Mandeville, Science Univ.of R I,B A,B Ed I Mrs Barbara L. Anderson " IV Framingham T.C., B S.in Ed, -- (Mrs.l Edith C Alcorn " V Salem T C., B.S.Ed. 14 Santo L. Marino Social Studies Univ of Illinois, B S Bertha t Wahl V Salem T.C., 6.5.Ed, Harvard Univ,M Ed 1 Boston Univ., M Ed I Laura L Marshall Art Mass School of Art,B 5 Ed 10 Alice E Edgecomb " VI Gorham T.C. 9 William M Molloy Social Studies North Adams T C, B 5 Ed 11 George H. Russell " VI Boston Univ., A A, B 5 Ed 2 Robert W Muir Social Studies Springfield College,B S — Vernon W Nickerson Science Bridgewater T.C.,B.S.Ed 6 Mrs Elsie P. Chapman Special Aroostook State Normal School 25 Jean C. Norton Vocal Music Boston Univ.,B.Music — Richard T. Porter Science Graceland Junior College,A.A FISKE SCHOOL Boston Univ.,B.S.Ed Donald A Fisher Principal Boston Univ., B.S.in Business David 5.Terry Health&Science Springfield College,B.5. 3 Administration, M.of Ed. --- R. Miles Uhrig Social Studies Tufts College,B.A.,Ed.M, — Mrs Grace E Clem Grade 1 Lowell T.C, B S.Ed 2 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 289 290 ANNUAL REPORTS Mrs.Carol E Marshall " I Resigned Feb. 1956 Mrs. Irene S. Roche " V Fitchburg, T C 3 Mrs. Dianne B Higgins " I Lesley College, B 5 Ed 3 Jean Dwyer " V&VI Univ. of Maine, 8 A. Mrs. Elizabeth A Pastorello " 1 Resigned December 23, 1955 Mrs.Josephine C.Hawkins " VI Bridgewater T.C. 3 Mrs Diann E Pearson " I Oklahoma College for Women, B.S — MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL Mrs Cornelia R. Levin " II Radcliffe College, A.B. — Mabel B Cook " II Framingham T C, Margaret A Keefe Principal Keene Normal School,B 5 Ed, Boston Univ, B S Ed 1 Boston Univ, M A 27 Mrs Marjorie M Richardson " II Wheelock College, B S Ed. 1 Mrs Jeanette M Ayvazian Grade I Salem T C, B 5 Ed. 10 Mary Pigott " II Boston State T C, B S Ed -- Mary P Gonis " I Wheelock College, B.S.Ed. 1 Helen L MacLeod " 111 Boston State T C, B S Ed — Barbara Jean Silk " I Lowell State T C, B 5.Ed. 1 Mrs Jean MacLean " Ill Truro Normal School 4 Mrs Clara J Murphy " II Fitchburg T C, Eileen R Quirk " Ill Salem T C, B S Ed., Boston Univ, B 5. — Boston Univ, M Ed 6 Elsa L Martinson " II Lowell T C, B S Ed 2 Mrs Gloria M Turgiss " IV Bridgewater T.C, B S Ed 6 Rita E Wall " II Salem T C, B S Ed, Ruth V Matto Resigned December 31, 1955 Boston Univ, Ed M 6 Ann M Andreas " IV Emmanuel College, B S, Mrs Angele Keshian Resigned Boston Univ, MEd — Mrs Ruth W Burgess " Ill Bates College — Nancy J Haley " IV Wheaton College, B A, Nancy Lord " ill Pembroke College, A.B — Boston College, MA — Mrs Genevra M Guernsey " Ill Maryville College, Tenn, A B — Jean G French " V Bridgewater T C, B 5 Ed 3 Mildred Trop " IV Boston Univ, B S Ed 2 Patrice M Doherty " V Smith College, A.8 3 Eleanor P Lowe " IV Boston Univ, A A.&B S — John M Moir " VI Boston Univ, 8 5 Ed. — Helen F Bfmkhorn " IV Lowell T C, B 5 Ed 19 John E Jacobus " VI Boston Univ, B 5, Ed M. 4 Mrs Grace I. Holmes " V Univ of Mass, B A 1 Evelyn Andelman " V Framingham T C, B S Ed 3 Robert A Noy " VI Boston Univ, B S Ed, FRANKLIN SCHOOL Vallejo College, Calif., A.A. — Mrs Ethel B Bears Principal Salem T C 7 Mrs Maureen M Geaghan " VI Simmons College, B S. 2 Josephine Bailey Grade I Gorham T.C. 5 Betty Lou Harrison " I Bridgewater State T C, B.S.Ed.— MUNROE SCHOOL Sally Jane O'Brien " II Boston Univ, M Ed, Goucher College, B.A. 5 Alexander B Cumming Principal and Gorham H.S., B.S.Ed., Mrs Barbara W. Duncan " II&Ill Lesley College, B 5 Ed 1 Grade VI Columbia Univ., M.A. 7 Mrs Rose R. Shattuck Ill Fitchburg T C 7 Elizabeth Manson I Swarthmore College, B.A„ Thelma Louise Hall " IV Wheaton College, B.A. 1 Harvard Univ, M.Ed. - Mary E. Downs V Salem T C, B S.Ed. 2 Mrs, Mary E. Neville I Lowell T C, B 5 Ed 11 1 Merrel A Collard,Jr. " VI Boston Univ., A.B., Ed M 4 Mrs. Margaret S Farrell Resigned Nancy J Elder Bldg,Asst Lesley College, B.S.Ed — Regina F. McKenna II Lowell T.C., .S Ed, Boston Univv., M Ed 8 Tanya Withington " Ill Oberlin College, A B — HANCOCK SCHOOL Mrs. Deborah B. Atwood III Univ. of New Hampshire, B A. — Mrs Janice M, Hill IV Pembroke College, B.A. 1 Nancy J Mitchell Grade 1 Framingham T C, B S Ed 3 Margery McKenney " IV&V Eastern State Normal, B.S.Ed. 7 Maria A Ciampa " 1 Bridgewater T C, B 5 Ed., Janice H Webb " V Plymouth T C., B.5.Ed. 3 Boston Univ, M Ed. 1 Mary M Kinneen Special Emmanuel College, B.A.. Susan Cooper " II Lesley College, B S Ed. — Boston Univ., M.Ed. 20 Mrs Theresa A. Blandino " 11 Boston Univ, B S.Ed., M.Ed. 8 Mrs. Nancy Jo Lake Bldg.Asst. Univ of Colorado, B.A. — Natalie Carpenter " 111 North Adams, T C., B.S.Ed. 2 Violette T. Dubois " 111 Lowell T.C., B.S.Ed., Boston Univ., M.Ed, 7 PARKER SCHOOL Mrs Marion E Michaelis " IV Keene Normal School 25 Hilda L Maxfield Principal Bridgewater T C, 8 S Ed 12 Mrs Mary A Delsie " IV Hyannis State T C, B S Ed 1 Mrs Mildred B Gale Grade I Keene T C., B 5 9 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 291 292 ANNUAL REPORTS Mrs.Virginia L Sargent " 1 Plymouth T C, B A 9 Mrs. Hester L Hayden " I Wheelock College,Univ of Pa, HANCOCK SCHOOL i Columbia Univ T C — David Kidd, 7 Butler Avenue VO 2-9532 Elizabeth C Cluin " II Lowell T C, B 5 Ed 9 Carolyn M Young " 11 Salem T C 7 MARIA HASTINGS SCHOOL Catherine Daly " II Lesley College, B 5 Ed — Mrs Lyona 5 Allison " Ill Wheaton College, B.A — Edward M Stevens, 3 Mead Court, Salem Marion M Marston " Ill Washington State T C 25 Barbara A. McAloon " IV Wheaton College, B A 1 MUNROE SCHOOL Martha Basile " IV Lowell T C, B 5 Ed 9 Mary G. Leahy " V Hunter College, B A -- William F Mason, Jr, 156 Woburn Street VO 2-0600 Mrs Barbara B Anderson " V Stephens College, A.A., Cornell Univ, B S. 1 PARKER SCHOOL Mary E McDevitt " VI Emmanuel College, A B, Boston T C, M Ed — Louis A Bonney,261 Waltham Street VO 2-1402 John Thomas " VI Univ of Mass, B.A., Boston Univ, M Ed --- CUSTODIANS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL George H. Doughty, Jr. (Head Custodian), 75 Paul Revere Road VO 2-5866 John L. Blodgett, 15 Hilltop Avenue VO 2-5538 Archie McLellan,24 Fletcher Avenue None William P. Casey, 1063 Mass. Avenue(Maintenance) VO 2-4566 John J Munro, 89 Playstead Road, West Medford MY 6-0352 ' Armand J.Jean, 3 Ropes Street, Salem Salem 5166-J Frank W. Gates, 234 Washington Street, Peabody JE 2-2575-W JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Arthur R.Linfield (Head Custodian &Maintenance), 58 Oak Street VO 2-9142 Antonio Bacigalupo,7 Dunham Street VO 2-0957 Anthony J.!anuses, 12 Tucker Avenue VO 2-4156 Thomas F.Ryan,Jr,29 Shirley Street VC) 2-4575 William D Knight, 18 Bowker Street VO 2-2421 ADAMS SCHOOL Thomas Sullivan, 17 Curve Street VO 2-2371 James A. Wiggins, Kensington, N H FISKE SCHOOL Carl R Petterson, 6 Hill Street VO 2-4034 James A Wi9gins, Kensington, N H FRANKLIN SCHOOL Clarence E. MacPhee, 14 Baker Avenue VO 2-2359 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 293 e94 ANNUAL REPORTS E STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE i u ib- 3 m A -=-- BOARD OF RETIREMENT '' 0 07 .. 2 December 31, 1955 n H o a d - To the Honorable Board of Selectmen a— ❑ _ E o N a ° ? " Lexington,Massachusetts ;o N & � Y wE Gentlemen E � 2 = c E u °o Following is the Report of the Treasurer of the Contributory Retirement Sys- 2 a m L m T c tem Funds of the Town of Lexington for the year 1955 �_ m a W ° m = a os_2 Total in Account December 31, 1955 $329,628.75 y " c Q 5 E E- 3 E E a E E E Deposits not on interest. o` 8 m 3 a '- '- g •c Lexington Trust Company $4,791 47 r Q 2 o ° ° o 2 4,791.47 g.� Nv,Y v � v 'v v o 'v t7 'Q 1 < < < < < < Q Deposits onr interest. Andover Savings Bank 2,329 60 av Cambridge Savings Bank .. 5,000 00 P. 8 Chelsea Savings Bank . .. 2,285,13 Z ,$I§ m in o, co oo a o, M Dedham institution for Savings .. 5,000 00 Et, C'). N .— .' East Cambridge Savings Bank 1,289 36 . a Eliot Savings Bank 5,000.00 Hingham Institution for Savings 1,911.36 p 32 N 4 4 4 N 2 y 4 4 Hudson Savings Bank 5,000 00 " ° ° a m ° m+1'4 a Institution for Savings Newburyport . 7,500 00 y «r., " yu v h v v -a Lexington Savings Bank . 10,000.00 VN N N C ^N C.N N Lynn Institution for Savings 2,279.90 "'^' Malden Savings Bank 5,000 00 Z c Marlboro Savings Bank 5,000 00 O ° ° c v b y Melrose Savings Bank 5,000.00 ~ o Q "' Q M a ,'r'n o A Q N Q Q Middlesex Institution for Savings 5,000 00 Z "o' °'N °'ry 0.' 0. a) 0' 0,1-w 0.n 10 Natick Five Cents Savings Bank . . 5,000 00 Newton Centre Savings Bank 2,969 69 ur Newton Savings Bank . 3,549 21 rrr N ,— y w y 11 inN w North Avenue Savings Bank 5,000 00 6.4 o B m � '0 `u N w u) u Cl ❑0 to. m in 2 Provident Institution for Savings, Amesbury 5,000 00 a in r7 o V A a R � m Quincy Savings Bank 1,206 87 , COCQ i6 N W a— V in 4 C N Rockland Savings Bank 2,273 28 Somerville Savings Bank 5,000 00 `v 'o n cmy L‘10/•a�a ❑a o o v rrh a amon in o N ia ua Wakefield Savings Bank 1,160 91 •.-„,,,i=a v r. ty v 0 a^0 o• in o of 0 c'•+ N its 0 ca Y Waltham Savings Bank 5,000 00 0 ' '0' N - en0 ioo. n a m...o coIn-a'-n •o N 2 a 'o❑. N v v co el.o N o. o o 0. a'o o'o rrr West Newton Savings Bank 2,000 00 A a n n- •N n o.^'o t'd a �i co N o' Ci.-a)a) 0° Weymouth Savings Bank 5,000 00 7 6.0 'en p b co - CI 'C•7 in N N r� I- in u7 O. g u a a in —ua rn co— r. — Winchester Savings Bank 100 00 Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank 2,429 11 - 113,284 42 . - Securities . Bonds(Book Value) United States Bonds, Series G 56,000 00 y m . _ Y • United States Bonds,Treasury'83 314 9,955 00 ca American Telephone Company . 5,120 51 m _ I '2' c ' a Arkansas Light& Power 5,171 75 8 o_ a_ B a u z'E C QI i6 C C V7 Q LL u_ i fl TOWN OF LEXINGTON 295 X46 ANNUAL REPORTS Fall River Electric Light . 2,056.98 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF RETIREMENT New York Telephone&Telegraph Company 5,059 85 Pacific Gas & Electric 4,964 42 Public Service Company of Indiana 1,935 60 Public Service of New Hampshire 10,270.71 December 31, 1955 Pacific Telephone & Telegraph .. . . 4,987.94 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen 105,522 77 Lexington,Massachusetts Stocks(Market Value) Bankers Trust Company 6,350 00 Gentlemen: Chase Manhattan Bank 11,671,18 Chemical Corn Exchange .. 12,793,75 The Board of Retirement respectfully submits its sixteenth annual report cover- First National Bank of Boston .. 6,966 00 ing the operations of the Town of Lexington Contributory Retirement System for Merchants National Bank of Boston 4,200 00 the calendar year ending December 31, 1955 National City Bank of New York 8,820.00 National Shawmut Bank of Boston4,650 00 During the year the Board held twelve meetings A brief review of the oper- Second Bank—State Street Trust Company 15,750 00 ations of the system during the year, together with a financial statement and a list 71,200 93 of pensioners are herewith submitted Cooperative Bank Shares Retired Members 1955 Dept Date Retired Auburndale Cooperative Bank 3,722 40 Erhard A.Lindstrom Building March 18, 1955 Concord Cooperative Bank . ...... ....... .. 3,000 00 Death of Members Dept Date Deceased Marlboro Cooperative Bank3,000 00 George 0 Harrington Public Works July 14, 1955 Needham Cooperative Bank 3,842 80 Michael E.McDonnell Library Feb 12, 1955 Mt Vernon Cooperative Bank 3,000 00 Nathaniel Page Thompson Fire Jun 9, 1955 Joseph Warren Cooperative Bank 3,000 00 Workingmen's Cooperative Bank . .. ....... 5,000 00 Respectfully submitted, 24,565 20 Federal Savings and Loan HOWARD S 0.NICHOLS,Chairman Lexington ....... ... . 6,634 54 ARTHUR SILVA,Elected Member 1 Natick2,145 00 EDWARD A PALMER,Secretary 8,779 54 Interest Accrued on Securities December 31, 1955 707 49 707 49 Cash In Office or Transit 776 93 776 93 TOTAL $329,628 75 Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. CARROLL, Treasurer TOWN OF LEXINGTON 297 298 ANNUAL REPORTS BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1955 Lynn Institution for Savings .. 2,279 90 Malden Savings5,000 00 Assets Marlboro Savings 5,000 00 Cash in Bank and On Hand $5,568 40 Melrose Savings Bank 5,000 00 Middlesex Institution for Savings 5,000 00 Securities Natick 5c Savings Bank 5,000 00 Bonds Book Value Newton Centre Savings 2,969 69 LI 5 Bonds Series G $56,000 00 Newton Centre Savings 3,549 21 U S Bonds Treasury '83 3'/a 9,955 00 North Avenue Savings 5,000 00 Amer Tel &Tel 27/s '87 Deb 5,120 51 Provident Institution for Savings 5,000 00 Ark Light & Power 5,171 76 Quincy Savings 1,206 87 Fall River Elec. Light 2,056 98 Rockland Savings 2,273 28 N Y Tel.&Tel.31/8 '78 Ref Mtg 5,059 85 Somerville Savings 5,000 00 Pacific Gas & Elec 3% 74 4,964 42 Wakefield Savings Bank 1,160 91 Pub. Service Co Ind 3% 84 Ser. K 1,935 60 Waltham Savings 5,000 00 Public Service of N H 10,270.71 West Newton Savings 2,000.00 Pacific Tel &Tel 31/a '83 4,987 94 Weymouth Savings 5,000.00 105,522 77 Winchester Savings 100.00 Stocks Market Value• Woburn Five Cent Savings2,429 11 Bankers Trust Co 6,350 00 Workingman's Coop Savings Account 5,000 00 Chase Manhattan ... 11,671 18 118,284.42 Chemical Corn Exchange .... . 12,793 75 Interest Accrued on Securities December 31, 1955 70749 First National Boston 6,966 00 Merchants National Boston 4,200 00 $329,628 75 Liabilities Annuity National City Bank of N. Y 8,820 00 National 5hawmut 4,650 00 15,750 00 Savings Fund $217,268.87 Second State Street Annuity Reserve Fund .. 28,585.20 71,200 93 Military Service Credit . 2,297.90 Federal Savings & Loan Pension Fund 80,344 32 Lexington 6,634.54 Expense Fund ... ... 1,13246 Natick 2,145.00 $329,628 75 8,779 54 Cooperative Bank Shares RETIREMENT BOARD Auburndale Coop Bank .. 3,722 40 INCOME STATEMENT FOR 1955 Concord Coop Bank . .... 3,000 00 Ledger Assets, December 31, 1954 . .. $287,380 52 Marlboro Coop Bank .. 3,000 DO Needham Coop Bank 3 842 80 Income Mt Vernon Coop. Bank 3,000 00 Contributions from Members Jos Warren Coop. Bank 3,000 00 Group A $21,901 13 19,565 20 Group B 9,737 12 Payments .. 723 39 Savings Bank Deposits • 32,361 64 Andover Savings 2,329 60 Contributions from Town Cambridge Savings 5,000 00 Pension Fund . . 28,092 26 Chelsea Savings .... 2,285 13 Expenses 317 28 Dedham Institution for Savings 5,000 00 28,409.54 East Cambridge Savings 1,289 36 Interest Received Eliot Savings Bank 5,000 00 Bonds 2,165 60 Hingham Institution for Savings .... 1,91 1 36 Cooperative Banks 573 75 Hudson Savings 5,000 00 Federal Savings & Loan • ... . . 258 88 Institution for Savings Newburyport 7,500 00 Savings Banks 3,208 02 Lexington Savings Bank . 10,000 00 6,206 25 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 299 302 ANNUAL REPORTS Dividends Received School Department .. .. 229 Stock Dividends ..... 556 25 Selectmen, Report of .... . 31 Bank Stocks ... 3,047 60 Sewer Division, Report of . ... . 180 3,603 85 707 49 Town Accountant, Report of 184 Interest Accrued December 31, 1955 Town Clerk, Report of .... 151 Increase Market Value of Stocks 10,356 93 Births 153 Sale of Rights .. . 58 50 Deaths .. 155 Marriages .... 154 TOTAL INCOME • $369.084 72 Town Counsel, Report of . . . . • 159 Town Engineer, Report of ... 158 Town Meeting Members .. 10 Disbursements Town Officers 4 Annuity Payments .. $2,364 22 Town Records Pension Payments . . 28,992 26 Warrant for Town Meeting, March 7, 1955 38 3,002 01 Annual Town Meeting March 7, 1955 48 Survivorship Payments Special Election, Town Meeting Members, March 21, 1955 56 Refunds . . .. 3,796 84 Town Meeting, March 21, 1955 57 Expenses 599 89 Adjourned Town Meeting, March 28, 1955 ...... . 65 Interest Paid on Bonds Acquired 135 80 Special Election,Town Meeting Members, March 28, 1955 72 Amortization 6 63 Adjourned Town Meeting, April 4, 1955 73 38,897 65 Adjourned Town Meeting, April 11, 1955 76 Interest Accrued December 31, 1955 • 558 32 Warrant for Special Election,May 9, 1955 79 Special Election, May 9, 1955 . 80 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 39,455 97 Warrant for Special Town Meeting, June 20, 1955 ..... 82 Special Town Meeting,June 20, 1955 ...... 84 Town Treasurer, Report of 156 LEDGER ASSETS December 31, 1955 . .. $329,628 75 Trustees of the Bridge Charitable Fund, 1955, Report of 141 Trustees of Public Trusts, Report of ... 142 PENSIONERS NAME DEPARTMENT DATE RETIRED Veterans' Services, Report of 111 Bills, Louis W Electrician Mar 26, 1953 Blakeley, Chester L Animal Inspector Sept 1, 1947 Water Division, Report of 17B Brenton, Walter School Jan 30, 1939 Wire Inspector, Report of . . 92 Cataldo, Antonio Highway May 1, 1949 Cavanaugh, Thomas F School Feb 10, 1947 Eaton, Leara B School Mar 15, 1948 Garrity, John J Park Nov 1, 1953 Hannaford, Robert Highway Sept 3, 1943 Harrington, Alice (Ben George 0 Harrington) Public Works July 14, 1955 Hayes, Roland School Apr 30, 1950 Holman, Walter Water&Sewer Mar 1, 1944 Lindstrom, Enhard A Building Mar 18, 1955 Longbottom, Fred W Building Feb 1, 1940 Marshall, Ralph H Cemetery June 1, 1949 Mason, William B School May 11, 1950 Mitchell, Lawrence G Welfare July 1, 1940 Moloy, Charles E Town Offices May 13, 1952 Murray, John L Public Works Aug 13, 1944 Muzxey, Helen Library June 1, 194] Nutt, Henry J Park June 1, 1949 • TOWN OF LEXINGTON 303 304 ANNUAL REPORTS ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT Collector's Department. 193 Accounting Department Expenses Expenses 192 Personal Services 193 Personal Services 192 County Taxes . 208 Administration of Trust Fund . .. .. .. . 206 202 Curbing Construction Agency, Trust and Investments .... 191 Deferred Assessments 222 Ambulance—Maintenance . 206 Dental Clinic. Personal Services 199 Animal Inspector—Personal Services . .. 199 Expense 199 Appropriation Accounts—Revenue 209 Dependent Children. Appropriation Accounts—Non-Revenue ... .. 218 Aid and Expenses ... 203 Appropriation Committee. Disability Assistance 203 Expenses Personal Services .. ... 192 Dag Clinic--Cxpenses 199 Assessors'Department. Dog Officer 198 ExpensesExpense 193 Personal Services 198 Personal Services193 Balance Sheet: Drain Construction 200 Deferrd Revenue Accounts 223 General Accounts Elections Department: Property Accounts 284 Expenses (Under Jurisdcction of Selectmen) 194 Expenses(Under Jurisdiction of Town Clerk) 194 Board of Appeals—Expenses . 195 Engineering Department Borrowing Capacity of the Town Expenses ... 195 ••. 226 Personal Services 195 Building and Plumbing Department: Eradication of Mosquitoes 198 Expenses . 197 Personal Services • 197 222 Excess and Deficiency Care of Dump and Removal of Ashes .. 200 Expenditures: Revenue Cemetery Maintenance' 207 Cemeteries • Munroe: General Government .. • 192 Personal Services 207 Health and Sanitation 198 Wages and Expenses 207 Highways • 200 Interest on Debt .. .... 208 Westview. Library • . .. 205 Personal Services . .. 207 Protection of Persons and Property .... 196205 Wages and Expenses 207 Public Service Enterprises • INDEX 305 306 INDEX Recreation and Unclassified . . .... . 205 Licenses . 208 Refunds 20$ Schools . . 204 Maturing Debt208 Welfare & Veterans' Services . . 203 Memorial Day206 Fire Department Civilian Defense ... . 19T Expenses196 Mosquito Control . ..... . ... .. .. . . 198 Personal Services . 196 Municipal Indebtedness . . 227 Foreclosure and Redemption of Taxes Titles 193. New Equipment 201 Forest Fires Personal Services198. Old Age Assistance Wages and Expenses198. Aid and Expenses 203 Garbage Removal . . 200 Overlay Reserve Fund 220 Health Department. parking Meter Account 220 Expenses .. 198 Personal Services 198 Parks and Playgrounds: Wages and Expenses 205 High School Athletic Program .. 208• Patriots' Day 206 Highway Department Road Machinery .. . 201: Pensions Police Department 206 Highway Maintenance Fire Department . .... 206 Chapter 90 .. ,. 202' Wages and Expenses . 201 Planning Board — Expenses 195 Hurricane Damage . ... 206. Police Department Expenses ... . 196 Insect Supervision: Personal Services . . 196 Personal Services 197 Wages and Expenses 197 Posture Clinic— Expenses 199 Insurance . 20& Premium on Bonds .. 208 Interest on Debt ... 208' Property Accounts 219 Law Department. Public Welfare. Expenses 194 Aid and Expenses .. 203 Personal Services and Special Fees 194 Public Works. Libraries: Superintendent's Office. Personal Services 205 Expenses 194 Expenses 205 Personal Services194 INDEX 307 308 INDEX Public Works Building New High School Addition 204 Wages and Expenses . . 200 Out of State Travel 204 Personal Services 204 Receipts Vocational Education204 Agency, Trust and Investments .. .... .... 191 Veterans Memorial Library . . ... 204 Cemeteries . .. . .. .... . ... 190 General Government . . ... 185 School Lunch Program . , . 208 General Revenue —Taxes, etc 185 Health and Sanitation 188. Highways 188 SelectmenDepartment. 192 Interest 19(1 Personal Services 192 Municipal Indebtedness 190 Protection of Persons and Property . . 188 Public Service Enterprises 189 Sewer Assessment Fund 221 Public Welfare ... . .... . .... .. . 188 Recreation and Parks 189 Sewer Construction 200 Refunds and Transfers 191 Schools . . . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . 189 Sewer Maintenance: Special Assessments and Privileges 186 Personal Services199 Unclassified 189 Wages and Expenses 199 Recreation Committee Sewer Services 199 Personal Services . 205 Wages and Expenses205 Shade Trees—Wages and Expenses . . 198 Ref unds . . „•• 208 Sidewalks 202 Registration Department. Snow Removal 201 Expenses 194 Personal Services 194 State Taxes ............. ... 208 Retirement Board— Expenses . . 206 Street Construction .,....... 201 Revenue Account 1955 .... . 219 Street Lights .... . 202 Road Machinery 221 Street Signs 202 Tower Memorial Park Fund 285 Road Machinery, New Equipment .. 201 Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department. Sale of Real Estate Fund ... 220• Expenses .. 192 Personal Services 192 School Department Addition to Fiske School 204 Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building Americanization Classes 204 Expenses 195 Expenses . 204 ,Personal Services 195 Franklin School Land Taking 204 Harrington School 204 Town Manager Corn .... 206 Junior High School Survey Corn 204 Maria Hastings—Equipment and Construction 204 Town Report —Printing .... . ... . 206 INDEX 309 310 INDEX Traffic Regulation and Control. TABLES Wages and Expenses .... 202 Appropriation Accounts — Revenue . . .. 209 Transfers 265 Appropriation Accounts— Non-Revenue .. . 218 Trust Accounts 224 Interest on Town Debt Due 1956- 1982, inc 208 Trustees of Public Trusts 208 Principal on Town Debt Due 1956- 1892, inc 208 Trust Fund Income . . . . 291 Unclassified 206 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Unpaid Bills 206 Enrollment in Lexington Public Schools 282 Veterans' Services and Benefits .. . .. 203 Financial Statements 278 Roster of Teachers 286 Vital Statistics . . 199 School Committee Organization 229 Water Assessment Fund .. .. 221 School Committee, Report of , . . ... .... . . . 232 • Water Construction . 207 Senior High School Graduating Class .. . . . ... . .,... 284 Water Department Available Surplus 221 Superintendent of Schools, Report of 238 Water Maintenance Wages and Expenses 206 Water Services207 Weights and Measures Department: Expenses .. 197 Personal Services . . 197 Westview Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund220 Wire Department: Expenses 197 Personal Services 197 • Withholding Taxes .... . • ... 208 Welfare Administration 278 TABLE OF TOWN DEBT DECEMBER 31, 1955 SHOWING ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF INTEREST TO BE RAISED BY REVENUE Title of Loan Total Me in Due in Due,in Due in Due in Due In Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due In Due in Due in Due in Cho in Due in Due in Due in Due in No Lexington Sewer Const Loan of 1946 $ 170.00 Rate 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961. 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 ' 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1.974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 _.. 1 % 170 00 Sewer Mains 1947 .: ...,.., ....:. 60.00 $ :.. . : .. : . .... .. . : 7 11/2% 4500 $ 15.00 Water Mains 16" 1947 : . ;. ... . ......., 8,670 . .`. .. ,. • ,. 1 Y/2% 990 00 930 00 $ 870 00 $ 81000 $ 50 00 $ 690 00 $ 630 00 - 570 00 510 00 450 00 390.00 330 00 270 0030 ». ... <. .. .. ..:,..... Street Construction �#1 1947. •...,.,: . ; 262.50 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 210.00. $ 150 00 $ 90.00 $ 00 Street Construction #2 1947 180 00 114% 175 00 87 50 :..:• ... , .. ,. . , 1. 170 00 11/2% 120 00 60 00 School Land(High) 1947 . .. ....,., ... ; .... � • .. .,.. (Elementary) 1947 1 170 00 1 Y2% 180 00 165 00 150.00 135 00 120.00 105 00 90 00 75 00 60 00 45 00 30 00 15 00 •.-,:; , ,,.,. ... ,, •• ;• SchoolLand (E emen ry) •_-- , ,� Water Mains 6-16" 1947 300.00 11/2% 180 00 165 00 150 00 135 00 120 00 105 00 90 00' 75.00 60 00 45.00 30 00 15 00 , _,, •, •_ Water Mains 6-16" 1948 ..• . . 8,400 00 Y2 •`. •. ..•1 ., 1 % 225 00 75 00 .. . . . •. . Sewer Mains (TrunkLines) 194 •••.. ' ... ,-8 , .< ,: ,, 37,318.75 134% 1 968 75 1,706 25 1,443 75 1,181 25 918.75 656 25 393 75 131.25 . Sewer Mains 1948 393 75 134% 3.500 00 3,325 00 3,150.00 2,975 00 2,800.00 2,62500 2.450 00 2 275 00 2 100 00 1 925 00 1,750.001,225.00 1,050 00 8 5.00 1 575 00 1 400.00 7 700.00 525 00 393 75 $ 306.25 $ 218 75 $ 131 25 $ 43.75 . . -. , , New Elementary School 1948 .. 36,968 75 134% 218 75 131 25 43.75 656.25 218 75 Remodeling Hancock School 675 00 134% 5,468 75 5,031 25 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 ....` •...:...,, -• - Sewer Mains 1949 375.00 11/2% 375 00 225 00 75 00 Sewer Mains 1950 27,737 50 11/4% 187 50 125 00 62 50 , . . : 1,181 25 1,093 75 1,006 25. 918.75 831 25 743 75 656.25 568.75 481.25 393.75 306 25 218.75 $ 131.25 $ 43 75 .. .,.. E Lexington Fire Station 500.00 1344% 2,362 50 2,187.50 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 ......... • , Reconstruction & Remodeling Schools . . 1,312 50 114% 218 75 156 25 93.75 31 25 134% 437.50 350.00 262 50 175.00 87 50 . . 350 00 262.50 Addition Parker School 10,500 00 ,......, . .. , <. ,. Orig Const. Equip, Furn New High School 203,175.00 13/4% 1,312 50 1,22500 1,137 50 1,050 00 962 50 875 00 787 50 700.00 612.50 525 00 437.50 7,437.50 5,950 00 175 00 , 87.50 • Sewer Mains 1951 10,500 00 1344% 24,150.00 22,575 00 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 00 350 00 262 50 4,462 50 2,975.00 1,487.50 • ._ ., • . •• . •• . ••,•• ,, Water Mains 1951 . ,. 1,837 50 13/4% 1,312.50 1,225 00 1,137.50 1,050 00 962.50 875.00 787 50 700.00 612.50 525.00 437 50 175.00 87 50 •-• • •-•-•»•-•- Street Construction 1951 1,260 00 13/4% 525 00 437 50 350 00 262.50 175 00 87 50 Street Construction 1952 2,650 00 2 % 360 00 300 00 240 00 180 00 120 00 60.00 Sewer-Sunnyfield Area 1952 .. 38,100 00 1 7 % 850 00 680.00 510 00 340 00 170.00 completing New High School , 23,320 00 2 % 2,900 00 2,700 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 1,600 00 1,500.00 : • .•. . . ., . . • 9 20 % 2 970 2,750.00 2 3 0 2 310 00 2 090.00 1 87 4 1 71900.00 800 00 700.00 600.0 0 00 4 0. 300.00 00 0 Mater Mains 16" 1953 . . 9,000 00 2 , 00 .5 0 0 , 0 00 1,650 00 1, 30 00 1,2 0 00 990 00 825 00 5 00 605 00 1,40000 1,300.00 1;200 00 1,100 00 1,000 00 0 5 00 0 00 2 0 100.00 Fiske School Addition 1954 56,910 00 2 50 % 2,000 00 1,750.00 1,500 00 1,250 00 1,000 00 750 00 500 00 250 00 495 00 385 00 275.00 165.00 55 00 • Maria Hastings School 1954 119,700 00 2 10 % 5,880 00 5,512.50 5,197 50 4,882.50 4,567.50 4,252.50 3,937 50 3,622 50 3,307 50 2,992 50 2,67750 2,362.50 2,047 50 Sewer Construction 1954 17,100 00 1 8 % 11,97000 11,340 00 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 5,040 00 4,410 00 1,732.50 1,417 50 1,102 50 787 50 472 50 157 i0" . ...... Water Mains 6-16" 1954 10,350 00 1 8 % 1,710 00 1,620.00 1,530 00 1,440 00 1,350 00 1,260 00 1,170 00 1,080 00 990 00 900 00 810 00 720.00 630 00 3,780 00 3,150 00 2,520 00 1,890 00 1,260.00 630.00 : , • • Harrington School 1955 169,050 00 1 8 % 1,620:00 1,440 00 1,260 00 1,080 00 900 00 810 00 720 00 630 00 540 00 450 00 360 00 270 00 180 00 540 00 450 00 360 00 270 00 180 00 90 00 .<; .: ....;,.. Off Street Parking Area 1955 8,855 00 2 30 % 16,100 00 15,295 00 14,49000 13,685 00 12,880 00 12,075 00 11,270 00 10,465.00 9,660.00 8,855.00 8,050 00 7,245.00 6,440.00 90 00 , • . .• .. Street Various 1955 6,600 00 2 30 % 1,610 00 1,449 00 1,288 00 1,127 00 966 00 805 00 644 00 483 00 322 00 161 00 . 5,635.00 4,830 00 4,025 00 3,220.00 2,415 00 1,610 00 805.00 ... ....•. ..•: Sewer (Trunk) 1955 100,800 00 2 40 % 1,200 00 1,080 00 960 00 840 00 720 00 600 00 480 00 360 00 240 00 120 00 4,320.00 3,840 00 . Street (Worthen Rd) 1955 . 15,840 00 2 40 % 9,600.00 9,120 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 3,360 00 2,880.00 2,400 00 1,920 00 1,440 00 960 00 480.00 .... .... •• .._ , Sewer 1955 ....• ...•.•. .. 16,440 00 2 40 % 2,880 00 2,592.00 2,304 00 2,016 00 1,728 00 1,440 00 1,152 00 864 00 576 00 288 00 648 00 576 00 „ ,- ., .,.•.... •. Addition High School 1955 194,400 00 2 40 % 1,680 00 1,584 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 8,304 00 7,368 00 504 00 432 00 360 00 288 00 216.00 144 00 72 00 ... . . 2 40 % 18,600 00 17,664 00 16,728 00 15,792 00 14,856 00 13,920 00 12,984 00 12,048 00 11,112.00 10,176 00 9,240 00 6,432.00 5,496-00 4,560 00 3,648 00 2,736 00 1,824 00 912 00 • - .•. .•••. ••. <•..• $1,141,95125 -. - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 1 7 - 7 2 1 2 34 :7 - - - $;126,052.50 $117,074 00 $108,408 00 $100,242 00 $92,332 25 $84,631 25 $77,187.75 $69,891 75 $62,727 00 $56,043 50 49,215 00 $43,134 50 $37,054 00 $31,222.25 $25,609.25 $20,08'6 25 $14,762 25 $10,955.75 $7,278 00 $3,856.50 $1,312.50. $ ,03 .50 $ 6 ,50 $ 53 5 $ 3 5 $ 200 00 $ 100 00 • TABLE OF TOWN DEBT OF LEXINGTON DECEMBER 31, 1955 SHOWING ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL TO BE RAISED BY REVENUE Title of Loan Total Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due a- i No Lexington Sewer Loan-1946 in Due u► Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in Due n Due in D;076i n Due m Due In Due m Due�n DF8..ii Due in g _. ; . , $17,00000 Rate 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 19 -9 19701971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1 1977 1978 1979 198 1 1982 Sewer Mains-1947 . `., • .. : 4,000 00 1 % $17,000.00 6 0 Water Mains 15"--1947 • ..,,: . 68,000 00 11/2% 2,000.00 $2,000.00 .. ,. .. .. Street Construction 1947 #1 .... .. 14,000 00 11/2% 4,000.00 4,000 00 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 00 4 0 $4,000 $ ,0 0.00 $4,000 00 $4,000.00 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 $4,00 00 $4,000 00 ... ...: Street Construction 1947 #2 ..: 8;000 QO 11/4% 7,000 00 7,000.00 1947 12, i . School Land (High) 000 00 %z% 4,000 00 4,000 00 . . . .. School Land (Elementary) 1947 12,000.00 11/2% 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 1,666 60 1,000 00 1,000 00 ....,. .: • . : > .. _.... .. •>, = ...,- Water Mains 6-16" 1947 #2 .. . 15,000 00 11/2% 1,000 00. 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000 00 1,000 0 0 1,Q00 00 1,000 00 1,000,00 1,000.00 .., ,.. ...,,.... Water Mains 6-16" 1948 . 120,000.00 11/2% 10,000.00 5,000 00 .. :._•.• .••. , ........ .... .. Sewer Mains (Trunk Lines) 1948 205,000.00 13/% 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,fl00 OQ 15,000 00 15,000.00 15,000 00 15 000 00 15 000 00 •„:.: , -- Sewer Mains 1948 ..: .. .. ... 1 1 a o :. ...,.. ....... .. ,, ...... ... ..:..:. .. ...,... 5,000 00 /a/0 10,000.00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,00000 10,000 00 10,000 00 10 000 00 10 000 00 10,000 New Elementary School 1948 325,000 00 13/a% 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 < 00 10,000.00 10,000 00 10,00G 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 5,000 00 5;000.00 Remodeling Hancock School . ., ... . . . .. 25,000 00 13/% 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 25,000.0o 25,666-66 25,000 00 25 000 00 . .. ...... ••• • •.•. Sewer Mains 1949- ,. . .. ..,. ', .. 15,000 00 11/2% 10,000 00 : 1.0,000 00 5,000.00 ..,. .,. ,.: .... . w , . - .. r., • . Sewer Mains 1950 ,•...• •..••.... 140,000 00 114% 5,000 00 5,000.00 5,000.00 •.. . E Lexington Fire Station .•. ., _ ..::.. 20,000,00 13%% 10;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 5,066 00 5 000 00 000 00 5 000 5,000 00 0 0 0 5 000 00 5 000.00. 5 000 00 5 000 00 5 000 00 5 000 00 5 000 00 5,000 00 .•...••• -_ Reconstruction & Remodeling Schools ...,. 25,000.00 11/4% 5,000 00. 5,000 00 5,000.00 5,000 00 5, 00 5,000.0 5,000 00 5,00 00 , Addition Parker School ., 75,000 00 13/% 5,000.00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 „• ,,,, ,,,, � � ' Construction& Equip New H S •:• . •• 1,380,000 00 13/4% 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 . :• ••.•,•,.••, - - .. • • Sewer Mains 1951 .•. .• . 75,000.00 13/4% 90,000 00 90,000.00 90,000 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 85,000 00 85,000 00 85,000 00 85,000 00 . .• . : Sewer Mains 1951 .. . ,-, ...... 30,000 00 13%% 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 .. , .. Street Construction 1951 :,•• . 18,000 00 13/4% 5,000 00 5.000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000.00 „ ,,•, ... ••• ,,,,,,•, .,,.,..,,., "' ' Street Construction 1952 : .. •. 50,000 00 2 % 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 ,•„ •• . .... „• „ „ ... ••„•.. .. :. Sewer-Sunnyfield Area 1952 _.. .,. 145,000 00 1 70% 10,000.00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 •, , ,,; • i �' 5,000 00 0 0 Completing New High School 140,000 00 2 % 10,000.00 10,000 00 15,000.00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000.00 5;666 00 5,000 00 5,000.00 00 05,00000 0 00 5,060.06 5 0 00 Water`Mains 16" and over 1953. .: , 0 5, 00 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000.00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,OQ0 00 5,000.00 5,000 0 5, 00.00 00 5,000. 5,00 80,000 00 2 20% 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 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 • • • ••„ Fiske School Addition ,::, •• •• . . .. 290,000.00 21/2 % 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000.00 10,000 00 10,000 00 Maria Hastings School : •, • 665,000 00 2 1 % 20,000 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 15 15,000.00 1 00 0 1 0 1 0 • • » •. ;••• • :• ,•,••• ........... , ,000 00 15,000:00 5, 0 0 .5,000.00 1.5,000 00 15;000 00 15;Ofl0 00 5,000 0 Sewer Construction 1954 . 95,000 00 1 8 % 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 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 35,000 00 . Water Construction 6-16" 1954 •, 90,000 00 1 8 % 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 , . . : • ,. .,.•..••••, •,•• Harrington School Project Loan 1955 .. 700,000 00 1 8 % 10,000 00 10,000 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 5,000 00 •• •• • .• • • - •„ Off Street Parking Loan 1955 .. 70,000 00 2 30% 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 35,000 00 35,000 00 00 00 3 000 0 35.000 00 35,000.00 35,000 0• 35,000.00 35 000 00 ,0 35, 0 5, 0 00 35,000 00 35,000 00 .. , •• ,•.•• Street Bonds, various-1955 50,000 00 2 30% 7,000 00 7,000.00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 ••,.,•,• , : ••. Trunk Sewer-1955 :...• , ... 400,000 00 2 40% 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 - ••,:.: • , , : •• ... • •"••' • .• • 120,000 00 2 40% 20,000.00 20,000 00 20,000.00 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000.00 20,000 00 20000 00 20 000.00 20000 , ,000 00 20, , 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 • .., Sewer-1955 , - 70;000 00 2 40% 12,000.00 12,000 00 12,000 00 12,000 00 12,000 00 12,000 00 12,000.00 12,000 00 12,000 00 12,000 00 • ,. • •. High School Addition 195'5 . 775,00.0 00 2 40% 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 4,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 0'0 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000.00 3,000 00 3,000 00 2 40% 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000.00 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,00000 39,000 00 39,000 00 39,000 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 ... ... _: . .... $6,358,000 00 - _ -- - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $476,000.00 $449,000 00 $421.000.00 $401,000 00 $386,000 00 $371,000 00 $363,000 00 $363,000 00 $338,000.00 $338,000 00 $308,000 00 $308,000 00 $306,000.00 $281,000 00 $276,000.00 $265,000 00 $180,500 00 $176,000.00 $166,000 00 $111,000 00 $15,000.00 $15,000 00 $15,000 00 $10,000 00 $10,000 00 $5,000 00 $5,000 00