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LEXINGTON <br />"The Birthplace of American Liberty" <br />Population 1950 Census — 17,335 <br />Highest elevation — 385 feet above mean sea level <br />Lowest elevation — 1 10 feet above mean sea level <br />Settled -- 1642 — Cambridge Farms <br />Incorporated as a Town — 1713 <br />Valuation ---- $41,548,700,00 <br />Tax Rate — 1953 — $44.00 <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 />Accepfed 61.5A <br />Private Streets: <br />Unaccepted 39.82 <br />Paper 26.13 <br />State Highways 16.23 <br />Trunk Line Sewers 9.75 <br />Street Sewers ,... 34.61 <br />Water Mains 101.81 <br />Located 10.6 miles from Boston <br />Well laid out Parks and Playgrounds <br />Schools — Class A <br />4 ANNUAL REPORTS <br />TOWN OF LEXINGTON <br />LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS <br />March, 1953 to March, 1954 <br />Board of Selectmen <br />Haskell W. Ree:!, Chairman, '55 <br />Donald E. Nickerson '54 Frederick M. Gay '56 <br />William H. Driscoll '54 Leon W. Baternan '56 <br />Town Clerk Town Treasurer <br />James J. Carroll, '54 James J. Carroll, '54 <br />Collector of Taxes <br />Miss G. Mildred Thompson, '54 <br />School Committee <br />'George P. Wadsworth, Chairman, '56 <br />Myron C. Fisher, Jr., '55 Richard P. Cromwell,' 56 <br />Charles H. Norris, '55 <br />• Replacing Mrs. George P, Morey, '54 (Resigned as Chairman) <br />Gail W. Smith, '55 <br />Cemetery Commissioners <br />William G. Potter, Chairman, '54 <br />George M. Hynes, '56 <br />Trustees of Public Trusts <br />Howard 5. O. Nichols, Chairman, '58 <br />Thomas G. Lynah, '54 Clarence S. Walker, '56 <br />Moderator <br />Charles E. Ferguson, '54 <br />Constables <br />William G. Dooley, '54 James F. Mowat, '54 <br />William G. Potter, '54 <br />Aiden L. Ripley, '55 <br />Planning Board <br />Alan G. Adams, Chairman, '54 <br />Donald K. Irwin, '56 <br />Donald D. Hathaway, '57 <br />Thomas 5. Grindle, '58 <br />