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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 — 110 feet above mean sea level <br />Settled — 1642 — Cambridge Farms <br />incorporated as a Town — 1713 <br />Valuation — $45,308,810.00 <br />Tax Rate — 1954 — $46.00 <br />Area of town in acres <br />Area of town in miles <br />Extreme length in miles <br />Extreme width in miles <br />10,650.42 <br />16.64 <br />5.8 <br />4.85 <br />Public Streets:—(miles) <br />Accepted 66.19 <br />Private Streets: <br />Unaccepted 36.32 <br />Paper 26.13 <br />State Highways 16.23 <br />Trunk Line Sewers 10.86 <br />Street Sewers 33.99 <br />Water Mains 102.39 <br />Located 10.6 miles from Boston <br />Well laid out Parks and Playgrounds <br />Schools — Class A <br />4 <br />Leon W. Bateman, '56 <br />Frederick M. Gay, '56 <br />ANNUAL REPORTS <br />TOWN OF LEXINGTON <br />LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS <br />March, 1954 to March, 1955 <br />Board of Selectmen <br />Haskell W. Reed, Chairman, '55 <br />William E. Maloney, 57 <br />Raymond W. James, '57 <br />Town Clerk <br />James J. Carroll, '55 <br />Collector of Taxes <br />Ethel U. Rich, '55 <br />Town Treasurer <br />James J. Carroll, '55 <br />School Committee <br />George P. Wadsworth, Chairman, 56 <br />Myron C. Fisher, Jr., '55 Richard P. Cromwell, '56 <br />Charles H. Norris, '55 Mrs. Leroy F. Marek, '57 <br />Gail W. Smith, '55 <br />Cemetery Commissioners <br />William G. Potter, Chairman, '57 <br />George M. Hynes, '56 <br />Trustees of Public Trusts <br />Howard S. 0. Nichols, Chairman, '58 <br />Clarence S. Walker, '56 Thomas G, Lynah, '60 <br />William G. Dooley, '55 <br />Aiden L. Ripley, '55 <br />Donald K. Irwin, '56 <br />Moderator <br />Charles E. Ferguson, '55 <br />Constables <br />James F. Mowat, '55 <br />Planning Board <br />Alan G. Adams, Chairman, '59 <br />Donald D. Hathaway, '57 <br />Thomas 5. Grindle, '58 <br />Wilbur M. Jaquith, '59 <br />