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LEXINGTON <br />"The Birthplace of American Liberty" <br />Population 1955 Census — 22,256 <br />Highest elvation — 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 — 1955 — $48.00 <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 69.80 <br />Private Streets: <br />Unaccepted 39,07 <br />Paper 16.36 <br />State Highways 16.23 <br />Trunk Line Sewers 10.86 <br />Street Sewers 38.66 <br />Water Mains 107.30 <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 1955 to March, 1956 <br />Board of Selectmen <br />Leon W. Bateman, Chairman, '56 <br />Frederick M. Gay, '56 Raymond W. James, '57 <br />William E. Maloney, '57 Haskell W. Reed, '58 <br />Town Clerk <br />James J. Carroll, '56 <br />Collector of Taxes <br />Ethel U. Rich, '56 <br />Town Treasurer <br />James J. Carroll, '56 <br />School Committee <br />Mrs. Leroy F, Marek, Chairman, '57 <br />George P. Wadsworth, '56 Neil W. Chapman, '58 <br />Richard P. Cromwell, '56 *Edward T. Martin, '58 <br />`Replacing George B. Colesworthy, resigned <br />George M. Hynes, '56 <br />Cemetery Commissioners <br />William G. Potter, Chairman, 57 <br />Gail W. Smith, '58 <br />Trustees of Public Trusts <br />Howard 5. 0. Nichols, Chairman, '58 <br />Clarence S. Walker, '56 Thomas G. Lynah, '60 <br />Moderator <br />Charles E. Ferguson, '56 <br />Constables <br />William G. Dooley, '56 James F. Mowat, '56 <br />Planning Board <br />Alan G. Adams, Chairman, '59 <br />Donald K. Irwin, '56 Thomas 5. Grindle, '58 <br />Donald D. Hathaway, '57 Wilbur M. Jaquith, '59 <br />Charles Abbott, '60 <br />