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LEXINGTON <br />"The Birthplace of American Liberty" <br />• Population 1955 Census — 22,256 <br />Highest elevation — 385 feet above mean sea level <br />Lowest elevation — 110 feet above mean sea level <br />Settled — 1642 — Cambridge Farms <br />Incorporated as a Town — 1713 <br />Valuation — $58,443,653.00 <br />Tax Rate — 1957 — $52.00 <br />Area of town in acres 10,650.42 <br />Area of town in miles 16.64 <br />Extreme length in miles 5.8 <br />Extreme width in miles 4.85 <br />Public Streets: — (miles) <br />Accepted 72.28 <br />Privte Streets: <br />Unaccepted 40.54 <br />Paper 15.88 <br />State Highways 16.23 <br />Trunk Line Sewers 12.95 <br />Street Sewers 44.70 <br />Water Mains 115.89 <br />4 ANNUAL REPORTS <br />Haskell W. Reed, '58 <br />Ralph H. Tucker, '59 <br />TOWN OF LEXINGTON <br />LIST OF ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS <br />March, 1957 to March, 1958 <br />Board of Selectmen <br />Raymond W. James, Chairman, '60 <br />Ruth Morey, '59 <br />William E. Maloney, '60 <br />Town Clerk Town Treasurer <br />James J. Carroll, '58 James J. Carroll, '58 <br />W. Neil Chapman, '58 <br />Edward T. Martin, '58 <br />Gail W. Smith, '58 <br />Collector of Taxes <br />Ethel U. Rich, '58 <br />School Committee <br />Mildred B. Marek, Chairman, '60 <br />Gordon E. Steele, '59 <br />Donald T. Clark, '59 <br />Cemetery Commissioners <br />George M. Hynes, Chairman, '59 <br />Harvey T. Winlock, '60 <br />Trustees of Public Trusts <br />Howard S. 0. Nichols, Chairman, '58 <br />Thomas G. Lynah, '60 Clarence S. Walker, '62 <br />Moderator <br />Charles E. Ferguson, '58 <br />Contables <br />William G. Dooley, '58 James F. Mowat, '58 <br />Wilbur M. Jaquith, '59 <br />Charles T. Abbott, '60 <br />Planning Board <br />Thomas S. Grindle, Chairman, '58 <br />Levi G. Burnell, Jr., '61 <br />Richard H. Soule, '62 <br />