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THE COVER
This year's cover is the fourth in suc-
Symbo,sofHop,. cession that Philip B. Parsons has de-
signed for Lexington's annual town
�• ~`. reports A resident of Lexington for
nearly forty years, Philip Parsons
paints for his own satisfaction primar-
ily, but he is well known in eastern
Massachusetts and in New Hampshire as
an art teacher and commercial artist
SII The most recent local exhibition of his
;..� water color paintings appeared in Cary
Memorial Library in December 1970. We
are fortunate indeed that he has again
contributed his creative talents to
portraying so graphically these symbols
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foe4 Mr and Mrs Parsons have been active
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�>: in the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society
A_ ' ,� i I' Vit during most of their residence here.
He served as the Society president in
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Symbols of Hone 1
The group of children looking up at the statue of the
Minute Man could hardly find a spot in America where the most
important symbols of hope appear in clearer view Before them,
resolute as the rock on which he stands, is the Minute Man,
ready to strive for liberty and determined to defend it once it
is attained.
Behind him rises the flag that symbolizes the tradition
of liberty which he fought to create and which has endured for
nearly 200 years. Perhaps as the children see the flag at night
illuminated and floating confidently, they will feel the lift of
inspiration that most adults do, a feeling akin to that of
Francis Scott Key when he saw that "the flag was still there.”
Still farther back and rising behind the flag the chil-
dren see the facade of the First Church, the symbol of spiritual
values, wherever they are fostered- in church, synagogue, temple,
or in family teachings. Spiritual values too have made America
strong, and especially so in times of trial.
And what of the chidren themselves? Will they become
bent on overturning the "Establishment" which, in the minds of
some, these symbols represent? Not if the institutions symbol-
ized -- aided by home and school -- do their part well. Capacity
for change has long been the trait considered by sociologists
most characteristic of Americans Surely, out of a realization
that desirable changes can be brought about, these serious young
people standing before the symbols of hope may one day help make
a better America, for these children too are symbols of hope in
a troubled world.
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Part I
The Year in Headlines
Computers Will Help Police, System Gives Information in Seconds
Snow and Much Rain Cause Severe Flooding in Basements
It Takes $305 Per Capita to Run Local Government
Cary Lecture Series Presents Ralph Nader
Parents Blame Schools for Poor Communication
Opposition Grows to Site for Old Age Housing
Maguire and Eaton Capture School Committee Seats
Lexington High Track Team Undefeated
Town Meeting Adopts Subsidized Housing, Rezones Vine Brook Land for Housing for Elderly
Robert Cataldo Unanimously Re-elected Chairman of Selectmen
Coach John Janusas Named to Football Hall of Fame
Churches Observe Easter with Special Services
Town Manager Walter C. O'Connell Sworn In
New Timepieces Replace Old Town Parking Meters
Town Office Building Construction Approved
Louis A. Zehner Named Town Treasurer
Heavy Negative Vote Not Enough to Reverse Town Meeting, Office Building Stands
Thieves Make off with $11,000 from Sheraton, Surge of Breaks Reported
School Committee Acts Favorably on Continued Sex Education Study
35th Anniversary Exhibit and Open House at Arts and Crafts Center
Thousands Disregard Rain to Turn out for April 19th Parade
Monsignor George W. Casey to Celebrate Golden Jubilee
Assessors Announce Tax Rate of $65
Blood Donors Set Record of 213 Pints
21 Electric Typewriters Stolen from High School; Second Major Loss in Year
Appropriations Committee Tells School Committee "Pull in Your Belts"
Lions Club "Old Fashioned Fourth of July" to be Biggest and Best Yet
23 Students Take Part in Foreign Exchange to England and Mexico
Temporary Town Office Trailers Arrive, Relocation Set
LHS Senior Jeanne Black Named Presidential Scholar
School Committee Votes to Increase METCO
Lexington High School Graduates 635 Seniors
Two-Year Study Reveals Eight High Traffic Accident Locations, Seven Others Dangerous
Tourists Surprised and Pleased at Attention Given Them at Visitor's Center
Work Starts on $89,000 Resurfacing Projects for 24 Streets
Mrs. Marion Hunt First Woman Chairman for State GOP Convention
Town Signs First Union Contract with Employees
20% of Town Voters Turn Out for State Primaries
Town Report Wins First Prize in State Contest
9,646 Expected to Enroll as School Begins
School Committee Votes Tentative Approval of $10 Million 1971 Budget
Overcrowding at High School Points to Need for Junior High
No Increase in School Expense Budget, First Since before 1957
Northeaster Dumps Snow on Town for White Christmas
Five Gracious Homes Open for Florence Crittenton Tour
Philip Parsons Exhibits Paintings at Cary Library
Seven-Year-Old Rescues Schoolmate from Pond
78% Vote on Election Day
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` = Table of Contents�� ' ' .,., BOARDS COMMITTEES AND.
ND COMMISSIONS
,� - '� Air Pollution . 33
` � .„ � Appeals 79
Cary Lecture 16
Cary Memorial Library 114
Conservation 23
Hunting Safety, Lexington • 61
Permanent Building 51
,'.t Planning 25
rte Recreation ▪ 18
_ "`�� _ Regional Refuse Disposal Planning 32
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Selectmen 5
--' — Suburban Responsibility ▪ 31
�— Town Celebrations 27
_ Town Manager 11
Town Report 30
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
— Civil Defense 41
t-NFire Commissioners 39
- - Inspections - Regulatory 42
Police Department 314
TOWN SERVICES
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Engineering Department 59
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� Health, Board of ▪ 145
Housing Authority,Lexington ▪ 50"� Public Works Department 52
` Veterans' Services ▪ 48
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fi; ,: Appropriation Committee ▪ 77
, �` Assessors, Board of 85
Capital Expenditures Committee 80
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Comptroller 76
"�` � r,�„ •� � +� ? �a a Public Trusts, Trustees of 86` Retirement Board . 78
r wINiti' E Summarized Operating Expenses 75' e � Tax Collector 81
*' Town Clerk 83
Town Debt and Interest 75
Town Treasurer 814
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GLOSSARY OF SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS 96
o TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES 92
The Old Reservoir TOWN MEETING MEMBERS 88
(Statistical Details Relating to These
Offices Are Contained in Part II)
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The town by-laws give the selectmen a tall order "The selectmen shall
have general direction and management of the affairs of the town in all
matters not otherwise provided for by law." This flexible mandate gives
the board a baffling scope for action, yet necessitates restraint and
common sense in making decisions Fortunately, our growing duties are
becoming easier to carry on well as we round out our first year of ex-
perience with the selectmen-town manager form of government.
Lexington's Biggest 1970 Advance Was
Selectmen-Town Manager Government
NTRODUCTION of the selectmen-town manager form of government has been perhaps the
greatest advance of 1970 in town affairs. The legislative process begun in 1968 to
make this new type of government possible resulted in its becoming effective in
March 1970. The first town manager was chosen by the selectmen in December 1969
and assumed office last March. The duties of the town manager bring changes which pro-
mote efficiency in the operation of the departments under his jurisdiction. He appoints
some officers formerly appointed by the selectmen or elected by the voters. He super-
vises the various bodies under his charge, centralizes much of the purchasing of sup-
plies and equipment, sees that town meeting votes are implemented, and with the approv-
al of the board of selectmen fixes pay rates. Besides numerous other duties as well,
he is expected to be "accessible and available for consultation" with officers of the
town.
Though the new alignment is operating very well, it is only natural that changes
in methods of appointment, closer supervision, and centralized control of purchasing
have caused some uneasiness at first. It is apparent that portions of the legislative
act under which the selectmen-town manager government was established for Lexington are
vague and contain ambiguities that should be refined by amendment or by recasting.
At the risk often entailed in citing individuals, Walter C. O'Connell is to be
commended for his contribution as our first town manager. It is no easy task to take
charge of a new orientation in town government that alters long established patterns of
appointment and even prerogatives within departments We are fortunate indeed to have
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Facing page Lexington has sixteen churches, temples and synagogues. One of the
newer churches, pictured on the facing page, is the Reorganized Church of the Latter
Day Saints Photo by Norman Wilson
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a town manager not only experienced and expert in his field, but graced with the per-
sonality and human understanding to gain in a very high degree the cooperation of all
concerned.
Town Office Building.
Among the year's achievements, second only to revamping the form of government
in Lexington is the decision to reconstruct and enlarge the town office building The
primary gains lie in better coordination and communication between departments, closer
supervision by the town manager, and overall improved efficiency. In addition, crowd-
ing and inconvenience will give way to more space for immediate use and future growth,
adequate quarters for the town manager and his staff, and better security for all
records than has been possible in the past.
At long last adequate facilities for committee meetings will be available.
Also, citizens will find it much more convenient to contact officers and clerks of the
numerous departments housed there The bonds, which will be paid off in five years,
have been sold at the favorable interest rate of 4 2%, and the construction is progres-
sing approximately on schedule Town departments should be moving back from the cubby
holes and warrens of Cary Hall to their new quarters by the late summer of 1971.
Traffic Problems
Motor traffic continues to be an increasing problem Bedford Street is strain-
ed to capacity its entire length most of the day. Massachusetts Avenue and Waltham
Street are congested in the town center until late in the evening Even restrictive
zoning can do little to cut down growth in the flow of cars and trucks. Until diver-
sionary roads outside the center and means of drawing off traffic to Routes 2 and 128
are built, this problem will plague us
There is some prospect of alleviating the difficulties caused by the workday
flood of cars to and from Hartwell Avenue by securing better access to Route 128
As in the case of Haverhill, which has recently received approval from the state for
aid in solving a similar difficulty, Lexington may be able to build a state-financed
side road parallel to and feeding into Route 128 near Wood Street. The application
has already been made to state authorities and may receive action some time in the
next few months.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Works has given tentative approval for
installing traffic lights to improve control at Massachusetts Avenue and Worthen Road,
as voted at the 1970 town meeting. Subsequently the town submitted design and engi-
neering data for formal consideration. Those are now awaiting action by the state
authority. If, as expected, the action is favorable, the required permits will be
issued
When clearance is obtained for construction of this project, the town engineer-
ing department will implement the vote of the 1970 town meeting, which provided as
Five Year Trends in the Office of the Board of Selectmen
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Personal Services 27,568 64 31,588 49 33,183 13 41,011 43 32,447 75
Expenses 4,939 22 5,186 93 3,768 55 7,065 00 6,248 33
Staff as of Dec 31 4 4 4 4 u
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well for updating existing facilities at Worthen Road and Bedford Street and also at
Massachusetts Avenue and Waltham Street.
Tax Structure
So long as we have inflation built into the American economy, the cost of
government will increase at all levels. The sound course is to keep that cost in line
with the general rise in prices and community income There are several common sense
ways to do this in Lexington.
We need to continue ordering our priorities The most necessary new projects
must come first and those less important should be deferred until our bonded indebted-
ness decreases enough for us to take on new debt at favorable interest rates. Not
that we should put off urgently needed improvements in order to hold the line on the
tax rate That mistake was made several times in the 1950's and early 1960's, with
the result that numerous expensive projects eventually had to be undertaken at almost
the same time. Bonded indebtedness became so high that our credit rating suffered and
the tax rate soared. Fortunately, the end of payment on some of the bonding assumed
in the 50's is at hand, with a consequent easing of principal and interest payments
on bonded indebtedness Already the town's credit rating has improved, having ad-
vanced from A to Al in November 1970.
If present relationships between short and long term notes continue, attention
should certainly be given to making future bonding periods as short as possible. The
wisdom of this course is illustrated in the recent marketing of some $750,000 in bonds
for the reconstruction of the town office building. Because they were five-year bonds,
they were snapped up quickly at 4.2%. Within 24 hours two nearby communities had to
accept substantially higher rates because of longer bonding periods. One with a
triple A rating is to pay 4 5% on a 10-year issue, the other, with an A rating, 6 10%
on a 20-year issue.
In this time of business slowdown when many of our townspeople are feeling the
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"For Old Times Sake" Lexington Studios, Inc.
Plans for the new town office building provide for different quarters for the meetings of the
board of selectmen For the last meeting in the old quarters the current board of selectmen
invited to the session all surviving former selectmen All present members and all former
members who attended are pictured Seated L to R. Donald E. Nickerson, Mrs. Ruth Morey,
Philip Clarke, Mrs Hazel Potter, former executive secretary, Edward Rouse, George W. Emery.
Standing, L to R Allan F. Kenney, Irving H. Mabee, William E Maloney, Raymond James,
Haskell W. Reed, Robert Cataldo, present chairman, Lincoln P. Cole, Jr , Otis Brown, Roland B.
Greeley, Gardner Ferguson, Alan G Adams, and Fred C. Bailey.
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pinch of declining income and even of unemployment, every effort should be made to
keep the increase in the tax rate the smallest in years. It should be possible to do
so The school population is becoming -- for a time -- nearly stable, so few if any
additional teachers will be needed. Both teachers and other town employees, through
bargaining-agent structures, have received substantial salary improvements in the
last two years. For 1971 the selectmen hope to resolve the question of salary in-
creases on a basis that recognizes the equities of both the town employees and the
contribution they make to the town's well being and the plight of tax payers in a
time of business recession.
We could wish that the tax base had broadened more this year. Home building
has fallen off in Lexington as elsewhere Nor do permits for constructing commercial
properties match those of 1969 so substantially paced by Ginn and Company and Kenne-
cott Copper Company for a total of $11,000,000. Yet business properties built in
1970, such as those of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, the Harvard Trust com-
pany, and Cabot, Cabot and Forbes, will add over $ 2,750,000 to the tax rolls.
Looking Forward• A Balanced Town
Lexington is a town of homes, and children are its chief product. Overwhelm-
ingly the citizens would like to keep it that way. Population pressure and industrial
pressure are bound to increase throughout this region, so the town needs to take care
lest the liveability of the community be destroyed. We already have various means
well established to preserve the character of the town yet ensure change where change
is needing in our dynamic society.
Our schools continue outstanding and families continue to move here so that
their children can receive excellent education in wholesome surroundings. This desire
to buy homes here has been one factor in maintaining the relative stability of real-
estate values and has kept Lexington residents willing to bear the high per-pupil cost
of our schools
The town should preserve its spaciousness, a blessing already ensured in large
part by common sense zoning of residential areas So that the town will not become
"built up solid", the planning board and other committees work continuously to make
sound and forward looking recommendations. The conservation commission gets open
land acquired and tries to fend off encroachment on the wetlands. The recreation
committee finds opportunities to convert available areas throughout the town to the
recreation programs for which they are most suitable.
Preserving spaciousness does not imply denying opportunities for businesses to
build here. Indeed, where land is available close to main traffic arteries away from
the town center and suitable to zone for business, use of such areas for office build-
ings or research developments would be welcomed.
Inevitably the time is coming when "balanced town" will mean for Lexington
some change too from construction of mostly single dwellings to kinds of housing which
will accommodate a wider range of incomes and preferences. Population pressure on the
suburban areas - - - indeed even state legislation - - - will make such changes nec-
essary throughout the metropolitan areas in Massachusetts. The town took steps early
to begin providing housing for the elderly through the William Roger Greeley Village
project Fortunately, in October 1970 Lexington received a state grant of $850,000
for further housing for the elderly. Three garden apartment areas are in operation
now, but provision for low and moderate cost housing and condominiums has progressed
only to the paper stage in Lexington The 1970 town meeting in March accepted a
workable by-law under which such housing could be built. But it rejected as unsuit-
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able three proposals offered under the new by-law. The planning board is working
closely with several developers in refining the proposals that will be made in 1971.
Youth
Undeniably Lexington has a "youth problem", yet we can take considerable com-
fort in the fact that such evidences as there are of questionable behavior on the
part of teenagers have appeared later here than in many communities.
We can no longer place blame for most misbehavior on "out-of-towners." Some
of our young people do smash street lights and school windows, some do drive perilous-
ly, some do loll about Emery Park when the older generation feels that they should be
working or studying; some do use drugs, some do challenge authority openly. It is
easy to point out that the vast majority study hard and have wholesome outlets for
their energies in recreation and part-time work, and that Lexington High School con-
tinues among the leaders in producing National Merit Scholars
Still we may have more problems touching our young people as the effects of a
rapidly changing society press in upon us. More needs to be done than at present by
the town as well as the home Perhaps we shall need to broaden our drug counseling
service Perhaps we shall need to insist that the Battle Green be kept inviolate.
Perhaps we can draw the young people away from Emery Park by inducing them to take
more interest in extracurricular activities and recreation in school, and by broaden-
ing the scope of recreational activities in the town generally. Certainly we cannot
expect teenagers to study during all their out-of-school hours. Nor can we expect
the over-provided among them to have the incentive to seek eagerly for such part-time
work as can be had in this largely residential community.
Though much is being done to meet youth problems by church, school, and town
departments, much more needs to be done --- and at best by the home It is hard to
see how there can be a youth problem without there having been an adult problem first.
Commendations
As Lexington grows and town government becomes more complex, the selectmen are
increasingly aware of the debt of appreciation owed those hundreds of citizens who
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Lexington Minutemen Pass in Review at Hanscom Field
Note the inclusion in the color guard of the Bedford flag, first military flag of
the new republic carried in the country
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serve the community as officials, board members, or committee members. Working with-
out pay, they devote in the aggregate thousands of hours each year to keeping the
government operating efficiently and to improving Lexington as a place to live. With-
out their idealism and alertness the quality of life here would decline.
Commendation is also due those town employees who go beyond call of duty-
firemen whose promptness and skill in the ambulance corps have saved numerous lives
this year, as many letters of gratitude in the Minute-man have attested; policemen
who keep our homes and highways safe; public works employees who, while we sleep,
work through winter nights to make our streets passable.
The "Dispossessed People" of the town office building staff deserve special
recognition for coping well with the difficulties of carrying on their duties this
year in trailers and in the nooks and corners of Cary Hall Despite the problems of
moving, setting up housekeeping anew in cramped quarters, and devising new means of
inter-office communications, they have done their work as efficiently and cheerfully
as ever.
The Last Word
In 1971 we shall still have in Lexington most of the financial problems and
social concerns that have been developing. We shall need to improve traffic flow,
help many of our youth to become adjusted to the new hazards of society, and think
constructively about housing and ecology. Overriding all these is the necessity
for ensuring a sound tax structure. Of course we should like to embark on projects
to enhance the convenience and pleasure of living here. Of course we should like to
"point with pride" to liberal social projects that would bring a broader spectrum of
population types to Lexington. Of course we should like to see all people in town
employment the best paid in the region. But is this the year? Reduced income and
unemployment have become particularly hard on many of the professional people who
fall in the upper range of our tax payers. In fact, a recent article on unemployment
among competent scientists and engineers selected as examples solely residents of
Lexington At the other end of the scale lie the elderly retired on fixed incomes
and the workers earning modest wages. They are finding Lexington taxes virtually im-
possible to pay. "Retrench," "hold the line," "practice austerity" are not popular
terms, but we must apply them in 1971. Some escalation in expenses is inevitable but
the board of selectmen intends to do its utmost to hold the tax rate stable. We have
urged upon all segments of town government similar restraints. Together, we can do
much to avoid increasing the tax burden.
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L to R: Allan F. Kenney; Irving H. Mabee, Robert Cataldo, chairman, Mrs Eleanor M McCurdy,
executive clerk, Roland B Greeley, Fred C. Bailey
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The First Year
of Transition
Waiter C. O'Connell
1970 marked the beginning of a transition period with the introduction of the
selectmen-town manager form of government
The town manager's key responsibility is to provide the administrative direction
of general government operations. His first task was to establish an effective commu-
nications program among all organization components to provide understanding of the
purpose and objectives of the act Meetings of all departments have been held regular-
ly, where problems are discussed, ideas exchanged and plans made. Emphasis has also
been placed on improving the communications between the various citizen boards and com-
mittees and the "executive branch." The town manager attends some meetings of most
town committees and has initiated periodic policy discussion meetings with committee
chairmen. Although the time demand of these meetings is severe, the results are en-
couraging. A more unified municipal organization is gradually emerging.
It has been business as usual in temporary office locations this year while the
new town office building construction and police station renovation project proceeds
essentially on schedule. Completion is targeted for July.
The board of selectmen and the operating departments have emphasized providing
only essential services as economically as possible during 1970. This has produced a
higher than normal year-end unexpended balance in operating accounts. It represents
a "taxpayer dividend" of $1.25 from the $65.00 tax rate. These funds become available
for reappropriation by the town meeting thereby reducing the new tax levy.
A high priority has been placed on reducing the large backlog of work repre-
sented by previous town meeting articles. A status report covering article projects,
prepared for the board of selectmen and town meeting members, has been distributed.
Although a substantial amount of catch-up work remains, we have made real pro-
gress this year, particularly on sewer extensions and land acquisitions. Development
of the "Old Res" as a family bathing beach was a major improvement in recreation
facilities.
Certain organization and systems changes to improve efficiency are being incor-
porated into 1971 plans. Public works and engineering functions are being consolidated
into a single department under the direction of Mr. John McSweeney. Operating respon-
sibilities are being realigned in the new organization to improve effectiveness. The
cemetery department will be merged into public works. Studies of centralization of
business routines with optimum utilization of automatic data processing and more effec-
tive use of manpower in emergency services should lead to more improvements.
Additional management control of major expenditures has been established by
town manager approval of purchase orders and overtime.
Typical of local government problems demanding our future attention are-
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Improvement of our personnel system to meet modern requirements and adapt to the
growth of collective bargaining. Lexington now has six different union groups repre-
senting employees.
The need for a systematic procedure for all land acquisitions, carried out by
an experienced board under the policy direction of the board of selectmen
Also needed is an adequate code with proper administrative controls to limit
building on marginal low, wet areas. This is one of the most frequent serious com-
plaints of Lexington property owners with which the town is trying to cope.
The most formidable challenge facing our local government today can be termed
"the services gap"; the result of two opposing economic forces. The first is the ever
increasing demand for more services at steadily rising costs, caused by population
growth, inflation and social needs The other is the slower rate of increase of resources
to meet that demand This widening gap is producing the almost intolerable burden which
local property owners must bear
The primary objective of the operating departments in 1971 will continue to be
the furnishing of quality services while maintaining the level of expenditures at or as
near the 1970 level as possible.
The progress made in this first transition year would not have been possible
without the support and cooperation of the board of selectmen, town committees, employ-
ees and town meeting members. For this I am sincerely grateful.
I would also like to express my appreciation to the people of Lexington for
their warm, friendly welcome which I have received.
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Periodic Staff Meetings Are Used to Strengthen Staff-Manager Communication
L to R- Robert C. Hilton, director of Cary Library; Walter R Spellman, chief
of fire department, Eleanor McCurdy, executive clerk of selectmen, Gerald
Martin, assistant town engineer, Ben Bertini, director of recreation, Alexander
Zaleski, planning director, Doris Barclay, tax collector (obscured) ; Mary
McDonough, town clerk, Phyllis Smith, secretary to the town manager, Corneilius
Cronin, assessors, Greta Glennon, veterans services, Louis Zehner, treasurer,
Louise Healey, cemetery, Richard Perry, comptroller, James Corr, chief of police,
Arthur Burrell, civil defense; Robert Heustis, director of health, Donald Irwin,
building inspector, Walter O'Connell, town manager.
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One of the less well known duties of the selectmen is that of "perambulating
the bounds". This ancient custom dates back more than 500 years to the days when the
"lords of the manors" in England met periodically and walked the boundaries of their
estates to see that all line markers, monuments, and bound stones were visible and in
place Tradition has it that these wary landowners carefully kept to their own side of
the line as they inspected the markers
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This ancient custom became law in early New England, and in several states
selectmen or persons appointed by them walked the town bounds every five years, but
apparently in a spirit of better amity than was the case in old England In 1970 Lex-
ington was the "host town" , and the selectmen invited their colleagues of the adjoining
towns and cities to perambulate with them during the month of November. Years ago the
host town appropriated $50 for expense money for walking the bounds, but this aspect of
the ancient custom has apparently been abandoned
The neighboring towns--Winchester, Arlington, Belmont, Lincoln, Bedford, and
Burlington--furnished representatives, but the two cities involved were apparently un-
interested in this ancient custom Lexington selectmen Allan F Kenny and Fred C
Bailey walked some of the bounds, but members of the town engineers' department, notably
Paul E Vears and John J McSweeney, were more prominent in the leg work. Town manager
Walter C O'Connell went along on the Lincoln and Arlington trips
The final report on the perambulating, written by Paul E. Vears, shows that
vandals have little zest for moving heavy, deep set stones All markers, bounds and
monuments are said to be in place and undisturbed
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pERSONAL
EXPERIENCE has made all of us aware of the rapidly increasing prices for
books - even paperbacks - newspapers, magazines, movies, and recordings. It has
been a factor in the greater reliance citizens are putting in their library for a
wide variety of material. The charts show a dramatic increase in usage, as gauged by
anything we have time to count. It is impossible at this time to give similar graphic
evidence of the growth of basic reference services We feel these services are in-
creasing at an even faster rate The charts do not show that our greatest present
challenges are in areas directly related to the basic public reference services.
readers' advisory service, information requests and magazine references, for example.
The library is requesting for 1971 additional part-time page help and a library tech-
nician for reference functions. This will give the professional reference staff some
relief from clerical work and help us to maintain present services at a time of needed
economy and skyrocketing usage.
The book budget has failed to keep up with greatly increased usage and has been
especially hard hit by price increases We are requesting an increase of about $5,000
for books in order to help maintain past levels of services. It should be pointed out
that the present book budget of about $60,000 is quite low for a library with a home
circulation of nearly half a million items per year, and that this increase will not
improve the present picture.
As we look beyond 1971, it is certain that the library's space problems will
become increasingly acute. For the library staff, they already are. Our behind the
scene work areas are already badly overcrowded and ventilated, and they are becoming
increasingly inefficient By 1972 the problem of book shelving will hinder proper
development of the collection Fortunately, the permanent building committee is now
working with Architects' Design Group of Cambridge and the staff on preliminary plans
Five Year Trends in the Cary Memorial Library
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Personal Services 143,001 11 154,180 20 171,629 42 190,374.00 208,452.37
Expenses 57,664 59 66,650 86 65,323.54 65,400 40 73,497 44
Staff as of Dec 31 23 24 24 24 26
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for a complete renovation and expansion program. We look forward to an early realiza-
tion of these plans.
The "newer" media are not really new at Cary Library. Your library owns a fine
collection of stereopticon slides which were enjoyed by patrons from the early part of
this century. The library was a pioneer with recordings, and then again with films
A collection of cassette (tape) recordings was begun last year in the children's li-
brary and this year for adults
This new format holds a great deal of promise for library use since the tapes
are not as susceptible to wear and scratches as the conventional discs In the near
future we hope to establish a collection of recreational and film classics on 8mm film
Together with our usual reliance on other film libraries for the more expensive 16mm
films, this would enable the library to meet more satisfactorily the demand for circu-
lating films.
Books and magazines in newer formats are also well established at Cary Library.
Whether material is published in paperback for convenience and economy, large type for
persons with poor vision, or on microfilm to save space, careful consideration is
given for the best selection in Lexington. The advent of the video cassette will offer
further possibilities for the best storage of some kinds of information. The conven-
tional book will almost certainly remain our most important merchandise, but we are
fortunate that the design of the new building is coming at a time when newer formats
USAGE AT CA2Y LIBRARY INCREASED GREATLY IN 1970
BOOKS INTER-L.IBRAR`{ FILM USE COPYING NOME
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are becoming accepted and to an extent standardized.
Lexingtonians are indeed "literate" in the recorded audio-visual media. A Lex-
ington Film Festival held at the library on November 22 drew over twenty-five entries
and an enthusiastic response. Each of these films was produced by a Lexingtonian.
The library is attempting to collect some of the best Lexington films, as it has al-
ways collected Lexington books.
Mrs. George Medeiros, librarian in charge of acquisitions, died on April 6, 1970.
We recognize with appreciation the large contribution she made to the development of
the library for many years. The staff has established a Sue Medeiros book fund in her
memory. This is a form of rememberance which is being used by more Lexingtonians each
year, and one which is especially appropriate for Mrs Medeiros.
Several gifts from Lexington service clubs were received during the year. A new
movie projector was given by the Rotary Club, and funds for the purchase of seventy-
five large-type books by the Lions Club. It is not possible to list many other gifts
received weekly by the library, but they are appreciated not only for themselves, but
for the interest they show in the future development of the library.
The library also received about $25,000 in trustee funds and $6,923 in state aid
During 1970, approximately $9,000 from these accounts were used for the special reclas-
sification project; most of the remainder was expended for books.
Robert C. Hilton, Director
Advisory Committee.
Shirley Stolz, Chairman
Thomas S. Grindle, Theodore Mairson,
Mildred B. Marek, Ruth Morey
Cary Lecture Committee
This year, as usual, and in accordance with the wills of the Cary sisters,
the trustees of the Cary Memorial Fund assigned to the Cary Lecture Committee the
sum of twenty-five hundred dollars to cover the fees and expenses of the 1970-1971
series of lectures
The first performance was by the Cambridge Opera Workshop in Puccini's
"La Boheme" on December 11 in Cary Memorial Hall The hall was filled to capacity
with over eight hundred persons present
The second in the series is scheduled for January 9, 1971 and will be a
movie and lecture by Norman Baker: "Voyages of Ra I (1969) and Ra II (1970)".
Norman Baker was navigator, radioman and second in command to Thor Heyerdahl, Nor-
wegian explorer-scientist on both of the Ra ships
The third and final lecture is scheduled for Feb 9 and will consist of a
dissertation by Dr. Frederick J Stare, Chairman, Department of Nutrition,
Harvard School of Public Health. Dr Stare will speak on "Food and Your Health".
Louise Cavaliers
David Reiner
Hermon S Swartz, Chairman
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�; { t � A € .r Recreation Committee On a Field Trio
L to R Benedict E. Bertini, director, Vincent E.
Hayes, Gary Margolius, Robert E. Bond, Paul
Mazerall, Charles Gallagher, chairman.
Our Year 'Round Recreation Program
The recreation committee participated in the following projects: grading, loam-
ing and seeding of the Estabrook playground, installation of lights for tennis courts
#1, 2, 3, 4 at the center, a new backstop at the Lincoln Street area, development of
an all purpose play area at Harrington, completion of the Laconia Street play area,
opening of the reservoir for swimming and installation of equipment for small tot play
lots, construction of two new tennis courts at the center and development of the Gar-
field Street play area. Meetings were again held with school department officials for
the use of the field house and gymnasiums during the winter programs.
Work in Progress
Estabrook playground has been completed as well as the lighting of four tennis
courts at the center. The backstop at Lincoln Street has also been installed and the
all-purpose play area at Harrington is getting the finishing touch plus the two new
tennis courts at the center. Laconia Street play lot is completed and the Garfield
Street project is nearing development. New stands were installed at the center re-
placing the old wooden bleachers at field #6 (cinder track field)
Near future planning calls for further development of small tot lots, a survey
of the center pool to determine repairs and alterations of the forty year old pool com-
plex, further development of the old "res" , tennis courts at Harrington, a walking and
cycling path, development of Oxford Street, Eldred Street and Freemont Street play
areas, drainage at the Marvin Street play area, a riding ring at the Hennessy land,
more lighting at the basketball courts (all purpose play area) at the center and recre-
ation equipment for the senior citizens at Greeley Village.
Expanded Program
1. Opening of the reservoir.
2. A new playground at Franklin during the summer for children in the area.
3. A new softball league for men.
4. Swim tags sold for the first time in the recreation program (more than
tripled in registrations)
5. A new sign-in program at the center tennis courts during the summer.
6 Instruction in basics of swimming for children under five years of age
(program held at reservoir)
7. Summer twi-light league basketball held four nights a week
8. Competitive swim meets at center pool.
Seasonal Recreation Programs
T Spring
a. Golf lessons - children and adults - high school gymnasium - Tuesday and Wed-
nesday evenings - 7 00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. - March - April.
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b. Badminton - adults - Muzzey Junior High gymnasium - Tuesday and Thursday
evenings - 7:30 p.m. - 10-00 p.m. - April - May.
c. Girls softball league - Harrington, Bridge, Fiske fields - Saturday morning -
9-00 a.m - 11-00 a.m. - May - June.
II. Spring and summer
a. Softball - men's league - Harrington - Fiske fields - Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday evenings - 6 30 p.m. - April, May, June, July, August, September
(conducted by recreation committee under direction of the recreation director) .
b. New softball league for men - Franklin field - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday evenings - 6 30 p.m. - April, May, June, July, August, September -
co-ordinated through recreation director
III. Summer
a. Playgrounds - Adams, Harrington, Center, Bridge, Hastings, Parker, Franklin -
Monday through Friday - 9 00 a.m. - 12 noon - 1-00 p.m. - 4-00 p m - nine
weeks - June, July and August
b. Playground - Bridge - retarded and emotionally disturbed children - Monday
through Friday - 9.30 a m - 2 30 p.m. - swimming daily at reservoir - 11-00
a.m - 12 noon - June, July, August - nine weeks.
c. Tennis lessons at Adams, Center and Parker.
d. Arts and crafts - all playgrounds every afternoon - Monday through Friday -
June, July, August - except Bridge playground where sessions are held in the
mornings.
e Swimming pools at center - eleven weeks - June, July, August.
1) Children - lessons every morning - Monday through Friday - 9.00 a.m. -
12 noon
2) Children and adults - free swimming - Monday through Friday - 1:00 p.m. -
4 00 p.m.
3) Life saving lessons - senior and junior (American Red Cross) - seven weeks-
adults and children over 14 years of age - Monday through Friday - 4 00 p.m.
-5 00 p.m.
4) Adults and children - free swimming - evenings - 5 00 p.m - 8 00 p.m. -
Monday through Friday.
5) Adults and children free swimming - Saturdays 9 00 a.m. - 12 noon and
1 00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m - Sundays 1.00 p.m. - 5 00 p.m.
6) Competitive swim meets held at 12 00 noon - 1.00 p.m. - Monday - Friday.
f. Swimming at reservoir - New program - June, July, August, September.
1) Children under 5 years of age - lessons on basics of swimming every morn-
ing - Monday through Friday - 10 00 a.m. - 12 noon.
2) Children and adults - free swimming - Monday through Saturday - 9 00 a.m -
8.00 p.m - Sunday 12 00 noon - 8 00 p.m.
3) Life saving lessons - senior and junior (American Red Cross) - seven weeks-
adults and children over 14 years of age - Monday through Friday - 4.00 p.m.
-5 00 p m
g New - Sign in program at center tennis courts - Saturdays and Sundays -
9:00 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. and evenings 5 00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m - Monday through
Friday during summer months June, July, August, September.
IV. Autumn
a Fifth and sixth grade girls - field hockey and soccer - Saturday mornings -
9 00 a m. - 11.00 a.m. - center playground - September, October, November.
b Fifth and sixth grade boys - soccer, tag football - Saturday mornings -
9 00 a.m. - 11-00 a.m. - center playground - September, October, November
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V. Autumn and winter
a. Adults
1) Ladies exercise class - high school gymnasium and field house - Tuesday
evenings - 7-30 p m. - 9 00 p.m. - October to April.
2) Men's exercise classes - high school gymnasium and field house - Monday
and Thursday evenings - 7 00 p.m. - 9 00 p.m. - October to April.
3) Adult badminton - Muzzey Junior High gymnasium - Tuesday and Thursday even-
ings - 7 30 p m. - 10.00 p m. - October to May.
VI. Winter
a. Children
1) Fifth and sixth grade girls - Muzzey Junior High school gymnasium - Satur-
day mornings - 9 00 a.m. - 11 00 a m. - December, January, February, March,
April.
2) Fifth and sixth grade boys - high school gymnasium and field house - Sat-
urday mornings - 9 00 a.m - 11-00 a.m. - December, January, February,
March, April.
3) Intermediate girls - grade 7-8-9 - Muzzey school gymnasium and high school
field house - Saturday mornings 9 00 a.m. - 11 00 a.m. - December, January,
February, March, April.
4) Intermediate boys - grade 7-8-9 - Diamond Junior High school gymnasium -
Saturday mornings - 9 00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. - December, January, February,
March, April
NOTE All programs include basketball, gymnastics, rope climbing, volley ball,
races and mat exercises, etc
5) Retarded and emotionally disturbed children - Franklin school gymnasium -
Saturday mornings - 9-30 a.m. - 11 30 a.m
NOTE• Program includes basketball, bowling, sledding and coasting, square
dancing, and singing, etc - swimming in Hayden pool at 12 noon -
1.00 p.m. at conclusion of program at Franklin.
6) Adults and children - ice skating areas - Adams, Center, Fiske, Kinneens,
Franklin, Old Reservoir, Hastings and Sutherland Heights.
All schedules and requests for tennis courts, field and picnic areas, etc. , are
coordinated by the recreation director. They include Little League (youth baseball) ,
Minute Man League, Girls' Softball League, Men's Softball Leagues, Triple A League,
Bankers League, Pop Warner football, AFCRL Softball League, junior and senior high
school sports, Town Team baseball, Willard's Woods and reservations made by various
firms and organizations in the Town of Lexington.
Reservations for recreation areas in the town may be obtained at the recreation
office in Cary Memorial Building. All tennis courts, athletic fields, Willard's Woods
picnic area and the cinder track at the center are available to local citizens. Persons
using the fireplaces at Willard's Woods must obtain a fire permit from the Lexington
Fire Department.
Five Year Trends in the Office of the Recreation Committee
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Personal Services 22,863 50 24,373.50 30,435 76 37,091.88 47,301 80*
Expenses 6,780 22 7,495 05 7,833 79 9,399 61 10,859 27
Staff as of Dec. 31 1 1 1 1 1
* Includes approximately 109 part-time employees
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Athletic and Photographic Skills
Lexington takes pride in the triumphs of its high school athletes but surely equal
pride should be felt in the photographic skills of a sixteen year old sophomore,
Gene Scanlon by name, who took all of the action shots on this page.
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The Conservation Commission Reports on
Land Acquisition - Past and Planned
AlUCH OF OUR TIME has been spent in discussions with land owners relative to
the possibility of acquiring their property, or portions of it, for conser-
vation. Considerable time has been spent in organizing the overall acquisi-
tion program with the hope that we can obtain the approval of the various
town boards and the town meeting in a substantial land acquisition program which will
be bonded and paid for over a period of years. To be successful in such a project
requires a great deal of planning and cooperation and at the time of writing this
report it has not been finally decided whether to submit the entire program to the
annual town meeting of 1971 or to defer some of it for one year. We are mindful of
the present state of the economy and the necessity of curtailing and cutting back town
expenses wherever possible.
The commission with the support of Paul Mazerall and the park department under-
took to clean the Sickle Brook this fall and were thrilled with the number of residents
LAND ACQUISITIONS - LAND ACQUIRED AND REIMBURSEMENT COMPLETED
(organization through December 31, 1970)
Federal State Net Cost
Land Acres Purchase Price Reimbursement Reimbursement To Town
Trinity Covenant Church 10 $ 16,000 00 $ 8,000 00 $ 4,000 00 $ 4,000 00
Red Coat Lane 24 50,983 75 25,315 77 12,745 94 12,922 04
Swenson Farm 58 158,200 00 79,100.00 39,550 00 39,550 00
West Farm 11 24,200.00 none 12,100.00 12,100.00
Whipple Hill (Rosetta) 4 11,788 00 none 5,894 00 5,894.00
Harrison 5 3,000.00 none 1,500.00 1,500 00
Total 112 $ 264,171.75 $ 112,415.77 $ 75,789 94 $75,966.04
LAND ACOUIRED - REIMBJ]RSEMENT NOT COMPLETE
(organization through December 31, 1970)
Approximate Approximate
Federal State
Original Reimbursement Reimbursement
Land Acres Appropriation Approved Approved
Whipple Hill (eminent domain) 29 8 $ 50,000.00 $ 22,197 38* $ 11,175 00*
Longfellow Rd (eminent domain) 6 5 16,000.00 7,500 00 3,750 00
Utica Street 17.4 70,000.00 38,500 00 19,250 00
Grove and Justin Streets 17.5 38,000.00 20,500 00 10,250 00
Moodoono 7.5 17,000 00 7,500 00 3,750 00
Hayden Avenue 63 0+ 134,500.00 67,250 00 33,625 00
Total 141.7+ $325,500.00 $163,447 38 $ 81,800 00
* Received
ACOUISITION VOTED - NOT YET ACQUIRED ACQUISITION VOTED - BEING RE-EVALUATED
Land Acres Appropriation Land Acres Appropriation
Drummer Boy 21 $ 72,000.00 Whipple Hill 0.3 $ 1,712 00
Justin & Eldred Streets 1 6,000 00 Grapevine Avenue Rear of Lots 500 00
Juniper Hill easment 10 26,500 00 Grant St.-Vinebrook Rear of Lots 2,500 00
Total 26 $104,500.00 Total 0 3+ $ 4,712 00
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CONSERVATION COMMISSION
who came out to work and with the results of the project. Similar projects will
be planned in the future.
The selectmen completed the acquisition of all of the conservation parcels upon
which state and federal approval has been received. Those voted for acquisition in
the 1970 town meeting have not as yet received state and federal approval.
For the first time an article has been submitted by petition of citizens of the
town for consideration by the town meeting for acquisition of conservation land, the
parcel involved being the open space now mostly owned by the town in Meagherville
The commission is grateful for the support it receives from all citizens' groups and
hopes that other such groups will make their desires for conservation land known to
it The commission has not as yet taken a position on this citizens' petition, wait-
ing for an opportunity to discuss in full the planning board's study of this area
Signs have been received from the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts for the Swenson
farm and it is hoped that all of to
he ther conservation parcels will soon be suitably
marked. The conservation commission is cooperating with the recreation committee to
have greater recreation use made of conservation land.
A land-use study of the Great Meadow, 175 acres of land situated in Lexington
and owned by the town of Arlington, was authorized by the town meetings of both towns
(1968) with a total appropriation of $20,000. The conservation commission was ap-
pointed by the board of selectmen to represent this town, and a sub-committee was
formed to work with the Arlington Great Meadow Committee Camp, Dresser & McKee,
engineering consultants, and Jason Cor tell Associates, consulting biologists, were
chosen to make the study Actual work began in June 1969, on the hydrology study with
Lexington citizens at key points along the water courses helping to collect data The
final report with land-use recommendations is due in early 1971
The Lexington Conservation Commission has been meeting on a weekly basis
throughout the past year with regular meetings scheduled for Monday evenings, except
on the second week when they are held on Tuesday evening so that we may meet and dis-
cuss matters of importance with the town manager. All interested residents are wel-
come at our meetings
Stanley A. Brown, chairman Angela E. Frick
*Francis W K Smith, vice-chairman Howard M. Kassler
Jules P. Sussman Paul E. Mazerall, ex-officio
*Resigned November 30, 1970 Erna S Greene, secretary
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Meeting the Challenge of Our Critical Times
A CTIVITIES of the planning board in 1970 reflect the significant changes in develop-
ment trends and the problems which face Lexington as we enter the decade of the
seventies.
The post-World War II spurt in the construction of one-family homes has gradu-
ally slowed down in the sixties, while the demand for apartments has increased. As a
result of government subsidy programs, multi-family dwellings are not affected by the
economic situation in the same degree as commercial buildings and one-family homes
At the same time the housing shortage is particularly acute in the low to moderate
price range.
The development slowdown is not due to a shortage of vacant land or to a lack
of demand for dwellings and commercial establishments, but to various obstacles in the
path of development proposals. These obstacles include the fact that much of the re-
maining vacant land has inherent building problems (which is often why it is still
vacant) , the resulting need for stricter, yet flexible, land development and use con-
trols for such marginal lands, and the expectation of some landowners that sweeping
reforms on the state level will soon permit the development of their lands unhampered
by local controls.
The marginal condition of many lands proposed for development increases the
work of the planning board and makes it much more complicated. A great deal of study,
review and negotiation is required to deal with a "problem" development, using the
limited powers given the planning board under state law Such problems often concern
land which is poorly drained, or where development could cause water problems for off-
site downstream areas.
In areas other than land subdivision, the year 1970 has brought a new departure
in both the manner of handling proposals and in the policies promulgated by the plan-
ning board. A solution by intuitive approach is no longer acceptable and must give
way to policies and decisions based on thorough studies, often utilizing staff or con-
sultant expertise in specialized fields The added cost of such studies is necessary
to avoid the much greater long-berm cost of a wrong decision.
Among policy changes, the board, upon considering the factual data including
traffic counts and origin and destination surveys obtained through a traffic study
authorized by the 1969 town meeting, recommended CO that Worthen Road be completed
only between Waltham Street and Marrett Road, (2) that the future traffic increases be
borne by Massachusetts Avenue - Pleasant Street and by Waltham Street (increasing its
capacity by a re-design of the intersections with Marrett Road) and (3) that while the
town should no longer plan to construct Worthen Road between Marrett Road and the Bow-
man School, a town-owned corridor should be reserved against possible future needs
As authorized by the 1969 town meeting, the planning board studied the needs
for subsidized housing in Lexington. The study was published in February of 1970 and
several of its recommendations were acted upon favorably by the 1970 town meeting, in-
cluding the conveyance of tax-title land between Vine Brook and Winthrop roads off
Waltham Street to the Lexington Housing Authority for the construction of fifty more
apartments for the elderly, the adoption of the new RH subsidized housing district
zoning regulations and the authorization of a study of the Meagherville tax-title land
for several uses including subsidized housing This latter study was carried out by a
consultant, Justin Gray Associates, whose findings have been considered by the planning
board in formulating specific proposals for the 1971 town meeting.
Closely related to the subsidized housing question is the policy of the planning
board relative to multi-family dwellings or apartments. This policy, adopted and pub-
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PLANNING BOARD
lished in the "Lexington Minute-Man" in September 1970, abandons the previous limit of
500 apartments, restates the criteria for the location of apartment districts,
recommends versatility in building types, architectural styles, ownership and rental
arrangements and incomes within a development, stating that for the present the board
will support only those apartment proposals that include the mixed income feature,
i e , that a least 40% of dwellings utilize government subsidy and be occupied by
people of low or moderate income. Probably the most significant conclusion of the
planning board in this policy statement is that, depending on scale, siting and con-
centration, multi-family dwellings can be compatible with detached houses and can be
assimilated in predominantly single family neighborhoods.
Several other studies were conducted during the year to provide the planning
board with the information it needs or expects to need in the future. A survey of the
residents of the existing apartments conducted through the League of Women Voters pro-
vided some very illuminating statistics. A study was made of mobile homes and their
suitability as low-cost housing.
Studies of specific areas of town to guide their future development included
the area between the Vine Brook and Woburn Street, the area south of Route 2 along
both sides of Concord Avenue, and the largest vacant area in town in single ownership
located between Maple and Woburn streets for which detailed development plans are in
preparation by the owner. Numerous preliminary development and rezoning proposals
were reviewed and discussed with prospective developers. Inquiries were made of prop-
erty owners in the area between Muzzey and Clarke streets with a view toward securing
land for a municipal off-street parking area.
The planning board acknowledges with thanks the work of the design advisory
committee, a volunteer group composed of local architects, planners, landscape archi-
tects and other design professionals, who have attended the board's meetings, reviewed
development proposals and made suggestions for the improvement of design in Lexington.
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Town Celebrations Committee
OR SEVERAL YEARS, one of the lesser known preliminaries to Patriots Day has been
the ceremonies at Fiske Hill. Concord's Public Ceremonies Committee has arranged
those ceremonies in the past, this year, our committee made those arrangements
Fiske Hill is the site of one of the many skirmishes that occurred during the
British march to Concord and their later withdrawal toward Boston Two monuments mark
graves of British soldiers who died there.
Although the ceremonies have been planned by town committees, those ceremonies
were started by Boy Scout troops from Lexington and Concord, and scouts continue to
play a major role. This year, the band of Troop #193 of the Methodist Church in Lex-
ington provided music, Troop #169 of St Bernard's Parish in Concord and Troop #122 of
the First Parish Church in Lexington exchanged flags; and Kenneth Campbell, special
events chairman, Battle Road District, B.S.A. , gave the history and significance of
the ceremonies. The chairmen of the boards of selectmen of Lexington and Concord also
exchanged flags which had flown over their respective town greens Taps by a scout
bugler, a musket volley by the Lexington Minute Men, and a benediction by the Rev Bill
Mclninch of the Church of Christ in Lexington saluted the fallen soldiers on both sides
of the revolution.
PATRIOTS DAY
The morning parade moved out at 7 00 a.m. as usual under cloudy but dry skies.
Leo Gaughan, vice chairman of the committee, was Chief Marshal, Ralph Lord, a commit-
tee member, was Chief of Staff. We are again indebted to Paul Lombard and Arthur Reed
for their help as Division Marshals. David Fenske, Gary Rich, and Diane Hamblen rep-
resented the "Spirit of '76" leading the parade up Massachusetts Avenue The parade
assembled on the Battle Green for customary ceremonies. George Bullock, president of
the Lexington Lions Club, presented the club's annual White Tricorn Hat Award to
Michael Vidette for his many services to the town, its people, and its civic organi-
zations. The committee presented a special plaque to Sgt. Lawrence E. Stone of the
Lexington Minute Men for his many years of service as bugler at our ceremonies and
celebrations.
The remainder of the morning was taken up by the Rotary Club's pancake break-
fast, the Lions Club road race, and exercises on and near the Battle Green by the Lex-
ington Minute Men and the ladies of the D.A R. Paul Revere and John Dawes arrived at
the Minute Man statue at 1.00 p.m. with their customary messages for the chairman of
the board of selectmen from Boston's Mayor White.
The most miserable weather in years greeted the participants as they assembled
in East Lexington for the afternoon parade. It was cold and raw. Continual drizzle
and rain soaked everything and everyone Chief Marshal Francis B. McNamara led his
parade - reduced to about 70% of its expected size - along Massachusetts Avenue past
a soaked and shivering crowd. However, later remarks suggested that the parade was
well worth the rainy wait
MEMORIAL DAY
Although representatives of the veterans' organizations, clergymen, and the
Lexington Minute Men managed to conduct memorial services at Westview Cemetery, con-
tinuing hard rain led to the cancellation of the Memorial Day parade The ceremonies
we had planned for the Battle Green were conducted instead in Cary Memorial Hall.
Robert Cataldo, chairman of the board of selectmen, read the Governor's proclamation.
Rev Bill Mclninch of the Church of Christ read General Logan's orders for the first
Memorial Day. George Abell, a high school senior, read Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
The Rev. Harold T. Handley, rector of the Church of Our Redeemer was the principal
speaker Although we were unable to place memorial wreaths at all of the customary
locations, the Cub Scouts did place wreaths at the monuments in Cary Memorial Hall.
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TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE
Further tributes to the dead of all wars were provided by taps and a musket volley
fired from the front steps of Cary Hall by the Lexington Minute Men. The Lexington
high school band did its usual fine job in a short concert before the ceremonies, as
well as accompanying the hymns and national anthem during the ceremonies. The American
Legion provided its customary fine collation following the ceremonies at Legion head-
quarters on Fletcher Avenue.
VETERANS DAY
More rain and again no parade, so it was back to Cary Memorial Hall for the
ceremonies that would have followed the parade on the Battle Green. Another fine per-
formance by the high school band, including a medley of marches, preceded the formal-
ities The Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, former senior United States Senator from
Massachusetts, was our principal speaker The Veterans of Foreign Wars provided an
early lunch at their headquarters on Hayes Lane.
U.S.S. LEXINGTON
The committee again assisted the Minuteman Club of the U S S Lexington (CV-2)
with its annual memorial services on the Battle Green. Each year, the club comes to
Lexington (its "home port") to remember their shipmates who were lost with the origi-
nal carrier Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea. The club presents the town
with an American flag to replace one' that has flown over the Battle Green. The older
flag is used at other club ceremonies - particularly at their annual reunion - during
the year. We were again pleased to welcome Rear Admiral C Aubrey Fitch whose flag
flew from the Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
GENERAL
In 1968, the committee suggested to the board of selectmen that a special com-
mittee be set up to handle the major celebration in 1975. That committee would be
completely independent of the town celebrations committee to provide greater adminis-
trative and financial freedom. The new committee will be appointed in the near future.
For that reason, nothing is said in this report about plans for celebrating the 200th
anniversary of the Battle of Lexington
During the past five years, the committee has spent the following sums for all
its activities during each of these years. 1966 - $5,399.86, 1967 - $4,682.99,
1968 - $5,033.39, 1969 - $5,288 29, 1970 - $5,218.79. These figures represent some-
thing less than $0.35 for each registered voter in Lexington. Patriots Day is unques-
tionably our major expense The number and quality of the bands we are able to pro-
cure account for the variation in expenditures from year to year - as does the weather!
By definition in the glossary of the Town Report Dictionary, the responsibility
of the town celebrations committee is, in part, ". . . to coordinate citizen participa-
tion in the celebration of certain holidays " Without the cooperation of those
citizens and the many organizations they represent, the committee's job would be con-
siderably more difficult at best, or almost impossible at worst. We are indebted to
each of them for their help and time. Between the lines of the foregoing descriptions
are many hours of work and effort by people who have no official connection with this
committee, without those hours, the report would be short or non-existent
Raymond B. Barnes, Chairman
Leo Gaughan, Vice Chairman James W. Broderick
James Fenske Marilyn L. Hall, Recording Secretary
Ralph V. Lord Thelma Reed
Eleanor B. Litchfiel,d, Corresponding Secretary
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Juvenile Responsibility
Since 1967, the Boy Scouts of the town have annually assumed full responsibility
for delivering copies of the town report to every residence in Lexington. Pictured
are some of the 60 Scouts who participated in the delivery last March.
Town Report Committee
The format of the annual town report for the past five years originated with the
desire of the board of selectmen to strengthen communication between town government
and the citizens The approach was to develop a report which would be readable, inter-
esting in appearance and content, and a source of ,information to taxpayers and the gen-
eral public
Prior to the new format, approximately 700 copies were printed, primarily for
town meeting members and the cost used to run from $3 to $4 a copy The most recent
cost data are for the 1969 report, which distributed to each residence in town, $ 594
per copy. Cost for 1970, not available as this report goes to press, will be compara-
ble with that of last year.
This new type of report, with its modest cost, has been possible because a
broadly based group of citizens has carried it forward as a community project. At no
cost to the town, many people have contributed their services. An outstanding artist
has drawn the covers, the Boy Scouts and their fathers have each year devoted a Satur-
day forenoon to delivering a copy to each residence in town, the various town comit-
tees, commissions and departments, as part of their responsibility, have prepared in-
teresting reports, and a town report committee, composed mostly of retired people in-
terested in journalism,have coordinated, edited, proofread and done the layout work.
The town report committee had a challenging and interesting assignment For all
the help and cooperation we have had, we are indeed grateful.
Mrs. Oscar R. Carlson Wilbur Cheever
George E. Cooper Richard W. Hoover
Louis A. Zehner, Chairman
Five Year Trends in Town Report Expenses
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Personal Services (Secretarial) $1,063 47 $ 604.75 $ 939 75 $1,163 80
Supplies 244 84 151 31 165.32 139 25
Printing of Report 2,323 00 4 235 35 4,595.70 4,916 89 5 202 94
Total Cost $2,323.00 $5,543 66 $5,351 76 $6,021 96 $6,505.96
Number of Copies 700 10,200 10,000 10,950 10,950
Cost per copy $3.22 $ .54 $ 54 $ .549 $ .594
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"Lexington Is Not an Islan
Lexington Commission on Suburban Responsibility is a catalyst Not an action
agency in itself, its purpose is to advise the board of selectmen and to stimulate
action by others through recommendations and sponsorship of programs undertaken by its
constituent organizations, in areas relating to Lexington's role in helping to solve
social problems of metropolitan Boston and the core city Your selectmen said in
their 1969 annual report
"We envision no likelihood whatever that Lexington can exist as an island,
insulated from the storms that beat against Greater Boston. From the growth
problems of the 1960's we expect that in the decade of the 1970's problems will
shift to adjustments relating to Greater Boston's social needs and social chal-
lenges
Already the selectmen have recognized this and have appointed a citizens'
committee on suburban responsibility to study this very subject
The commission's study early identified as central to Greater Boston's social
needs and challenges, the necessity for provision of low-cost housing and LCSR adopted
a statement of housing policy in 1969
We believe that most citizens share these beliefs and accept Lexington's re-
sponsibility in this area. While no low-cost housing has yet been built, the nec-
essary conditions have been laid down by your representatives in the town meeting
The planning board's need and feasibility study of subsidized housing led to the
unanimous adoption by the town meeting of a new zone - RH - to regulate local con-
struction of such housing (Articles 87 and 88 of the 1970 town warrant) The Lexing-
ton Housing Authority proposal to build fifty additional units of housing for the
elderly led to votes by the town meeting to devote a portion of town-owned land off
Vine Brook Road to this purpose (Articles 45, 91 and 99 of the 1970 town warrant)
The authority has also succeeded in instituting a rent-supplement program to make it
possible for low-income families to live in existing Lexington rental units. The Lex-
ington Interfaith Corporation has plans in process for private, non-profit development
of subsidized housing. The commission has been a stimulus for all of these under-
takings and continues to support them.
As the year ends, the commission has announced its support of a proposal for a
subsidized housing development by a limited-dividend corporation on land owned by the
Trinity Covenant Church in East Lexington In its capacity as an advisor to the board
of selectmen, the commission has recommended that the selectmen support this proposal
and will vigorously advocate the necessary zoning change when it comes before the
special town meeting early in January 1971
In the area of job opportunities for members of minority groups, again, none
has yet been created, but the conditions have been provided. Article 82 of the 1970
town warrant, initiated by the LCSR, authorizes "affirmative action" under town con-
tracts of $100,000 or more This was adopted almost unanimously by the town meeting,
indicating a town-wide recognition of Lexington's responsibility in this area The
permanent building committee is prepared to make arrangements for job training of
minority workers during the construction of the proposed junior high school
Awareness of and concern for the town's social responsibilities evidenced by
Lexington's citizens and their government officials is heartening. We hope that they
will lead to still more positive accomplishments in the year to come
Lois W. Brown, MAPC Helena Butters, League of Women Voters
Elizabeth H Clarke, School Committee Charles H Cole, TMMA
Frederick J. Conroy, Chamber of Commerce Donald M Graham, Planning Board
Roland B Greeley, Board of Selectmen H Seymour Kassman, Route 128 Industry
Frank Michelman, LCRC Joseph 0 Rooney, Lex Housing Authority
Camille Skov, Parent Teacher Association Judith Totman, TMMA
Bonnie Jones, Lexington Association for Moderate Cost Housing
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Refuse Disposal Committee Concludes That . . .
Shipping Refuse by Rail or Truck
Still Seems to be the Best Answer
After three years of study, the West Suburban Regional Refuse Disposal Planning
Board still believes that compacting and sending out refuse by rail or by truck will be
the best method of waste disposal The Lexington committee, which is a part of the
Regional Board concurs that it is likely to be the only feasible, relatively inexpen-
sive method available and tested.
This conclusion denotes some forward progress in the work of the West Suburban
Regional Refuse Planning Board. As promised in the 1969 report, the board submitted
in the spring of 1970 to each of the participating communities an interim report,
covering its activities from its formation in 1967 through the end of the year 1969.
In the case of Lexington this report is on file with the selectmen, the town manager,
the department of public works and the planning board
Many alternative methods are being investigated, the studies being financed
largely by federal funds, and there seems to be little doubt that in the foreseeable
future one or more methods of recycling waste will be developed and that the newly
emerging technologies will be made certain and efficient At present none of these
has been proven effective by test
Essentially it was the conclusion of the regional board that a decision on a
final recommendation to the various communities be deferred until the solid waste com-
paction facility under construction in Cambridge by Reclamation Systems, Inc. , "the
first in the nation," was completed and its effectiveness determined. It was antici-
pated that this facility would be in operation in the spring of 1970, but because of
certain unanticipated difficulties, among them a protracted strike involving the
drivers of concrete trucks, completion of the plant has been delayed As this report
is being written in the first week of December, we have been advised by the manage-
ment of Reclamation Systems, Inc that operations will begin early in January 1971.
We intend to watch its development very closely.
Anticipating that this operation will prove to be successful, our regional
board has carried on negotiations with Reclamation Systems, Inc , during the past year.
In general, these negotiations contemplate the construction of a similar facility by
Reclamation System, Inc. , on land that would be obtained by and within the district
Each community would effect the transportation of its own refuse to the facility, and
pay a certain amount of money per ton to Reclamation Systems, Inc. We anticipate that
the method will be successful because the techniques involved are all well established
Neither we nor Reclamation Systems, Inc •, yet know what the per ton costs will be, but
it is our belief and theirs that the expense will be reasonable
We have been interested to observe that one of the regions largest utilities,
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates, of which the Boston Gas Company is a subsidiary, has
recently formed and capitalized another subsidiary, Eastern Urban Services, Inc , to
develop and market a service strikingly similar to that which will be offered by
Reclamation Systems, Inc. After conferring with its representatives, we have invited
Eastern Urban Services, Inc , to submit a proposal to our board At the present time
we are awaiting its receipt.
William R. Whalon, Chairman
Arnold B. Briggs Richard H. Soule
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"We Are Making Some Progress in Fighting Air Pollution"
The 1967 Federal Clean Air Act has placed every Massachusetts community in an
air quality control district Though the two citizens-petition articles on air pol-
lution (1967 and 1970) failed of passage in the Lexington town meetings, 1970 saw the
realization of the purposes of these articles.
The Metropolitan Boston Air Quality Control District, of which Lexington is a
part, has adopted standards for sulfur oxides and _for particulates such as soot and fly
ash, and is now setting standards for carbon monoxide, oxidants and hydrocarbons.
The district's efforts to limit concentrations of toxic or harmful substances in the
air will increasingly effect changes in combustion and chemical processes as technol-
ogy and enforcement improve.
The 1970 citizen-petition article required that permits be obtained for all
outdoor burning. This requirement became reality in October, by order of the board
of selectmen It is the most stringent action now legally possible, since Lexington
does not have public leaf or trash collection Beginning July 1, 1971, outdoor burn-
ing will be forbidden, except for cooking and fire-fighting training purposes.
Publicity by the air pollution committee and its members has appeared through-
out the year, focusing on regional air quality developments, public transportation,
mosquito control, outdoor burning, waste disposal and professional achievements of
Lexington citizens for purer air.
This increased publicity and awareness has brought about a considerable reduc-
tion in outdoor burning in 1970, unofficially estimated to be a 75% reduction The
police and fire departments, which handle complaints about outdoor burning, report
little reduction in number of complaints, but citizen cooperation in putting out
"nuisance" fires has been greater than ever. The health department reports that it
received only a few complaints about sustained burning from land-clearing activities
The most recent "villains" have been school building incinerators. Fortunately school
students have become effective watchdogs. The air pollution committee has offered
suggestions for trash recycling and the state department of health has been asked to
inspect and make recommendations.
The causes of air pollution are many and persistent Accordingly, the commit-
tee, in voting to continue its vigilance for another year, decided to broaden its con-
cerns to include (1) encouraging better enforcement of regulations, (2) communicating
information about pollution levels in the area and their significance, (3) expecting
better understanding of air pollution regulations, (4) improving traffic patterns so
that Lexington will be subjected to fewer pollutants from transportation, including
continuous efforts to improve public transportation, (5) encouraging surveillance of
in-building incinerators, heating plants and the like, so that they will give out less
pollution, and (6) improving liaison with the schools so as to provide guidance for
studying and measuring air pollution.
Calvin Y. Sing, chairman Allan F. Kenney, board of selectmen
Erna S. Greene, secretary James W Lambie, board of health
William P. Fitzgerald, town forest warden Lt. James J. Lima, Jr. , police department
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That is the equivalent of the 433,203 patrol miles driven in 1070 by members of the
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We'll Do a Good Job Even Better
THE FOREWORD to the Rules and Regulations of the Lexington Police Department,
printed in 1943, contains this statement- "Without magnifying the importance
of the office of police it may still be asserted that its real dignity and the
indispensable part it plays in the maintenance of good government are probably
not yet fully appreciated either by the public at large, or perhaps, even by the offi-
cers themselves. As to the public at large, it may be said that the preservation of
peace and good order has been so quietly maintained that it is perhaps but natural that
it should be accepted as a matter of course, without reflection upon its cause and
meaning TM Lexington, as the rest of this great country, has been feeling in the year
1970 the effects of increased lawlessness and disrespect for law. Nevertheless, every
citizen realizes the importance of the office of police and with this knowledge real-
izes that greater effort than ever is necessary to improve and strengthen this agency
The accompanying charts and crime clocks from your police department for the year 1970
indicate that our rate of crime and traffic infractions is still climbing. It is for
this reason that once again we will be requesting additional patrolmen in the ensuing
year to help us attempt to reduce these figures.
NEW BUILDING
As a result of the actions of the 1970 town meeting, the police building is
being renovated to allow expansion of our offices It has been hectic at times, what
with moving and attempting to work above the noise level of the construction, but most
of the work is now completed and the results have been worth the long wait. We are as
proud of the new facility as we know the citizens will be when it is opened for inspec-
tion in 1971.
POLICE CADETS
Our police cadet system continues to work so well that I am convinced we should
have instituted such an operation many years ago. We presently have six police cadets
who work co-operatively with our department while they study for a degree in the police
sciences at Northeastern University and other colleges in the area. We have confidence
that we can incorporate these students into our ranks upon completion of their
schooling.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
DETECTIVE BUREAU
Our detective bureau, consisting of five inspectors commanded by the captain of
detectives, continues to meet an ever increasing case load of various types of crimi-
nal investigations
Detectives utilizing unmarked radio patrol cars responded during the past year
to most of the serious crimes committed in the town of Lexington and received special
commendations for their work in apprehending and successfully prosecuting six men who
had committed over twelve armed robberies, five of which had occurred in Lexington.
Housebreaks continue to be a serious problem in Lexington, as in surrounding
municipalities, and many hours of investigation are devoted to attempting solution of
these crimes
Whenever possible, extra patrols have been sent into areas where crime patterns
have indicated that numerous breaks of the "professional type" have been committed.
Each year the volume of court work increases, taking much of the time of our
detectives, who appear in both the district and superior courts, to testify concerning
cases in which their investigations have warranted criminal prosecution. The problem
of drug abuse in Lexington show no signs of abatement
In addition to their work in the enforcement of drug laws, Lexington police
detectives have been assisting with drug education in our schools and also at the
adult level. Greater public awareness of the extent of the drug abuse problem has
resulted in a substantial increase in speaking appearances by our personnel before
various organizations These invitations have enabled us to acquaint many people with
the drug situation in Lexington and with our endeavors in cooperating with other town
departments toward the reduction of drug abuse.
In all phases of its day-to-day activity, the Lexington Police Department De-
tective Bureau will continue to strive for the highest possible level of crime pre-
vention and for the protection of all persons and their property
TRAFFIC BUREAU
Because of continued increased problems of ensuring traffic safety, we have
created a traffic bureau within the department. This bureau is managed by a "Captain
CHA2T 1
POLICE OFFICE2S
TOwN OF LEXINGTON
NATIONAL AVE2AGE *1 3MEN Pee THOU8AN0
DEPAcaTMENT ST2ENGTI-I SHOULD Be 6O8MEN
33,000
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POPULATION T2ENO127920 43 42 47 47
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INVESTIGATION CLOCK *
INVESTIGATIONS 6293
576POLICE DEPARTMENT (Cont'd)
5,30
COMPLAINTS-2EPo2TS 9 172 EVERY b 9C3
2aHou2s ^,g of Traffic" similar to the of-
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64043 fice of "Captain of Detectives':
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3113 324) 3224 - We divided the prosecu-
210626092 ' tion of cases at the District
Court level into two parts
criminal and traffic, and ap-
pointed a traffic-court prose-
cutor. This change provided
1t 56 57 'N11, .i9 00 6I X02 63 '64 '69 66 •67 66 '6y -10 the town with the full-time
L INE INDICATES DOPULATIoN G2OwT1-1 services of a ranking police
ESTIMATE officer in the courtroom whose
prime responsibility became in
12 55321300 5709
• effect the "teeth" of our en-
ARREST •,449,0 ,9 00 -, 5135*` forcement program. Moreover,
ArereeSTS CLOCK $3600100 • .1197
qL 3 $2814100• 156 it relieved the criminal prose-
INCLUDING SUMMONSES rr Z�HotE2s $16,015.00, 1 '` 'k cutor of much burden in traffic
cases and allowed him to devote
6 1165 his now undivided attention to
FINES PAID BYDEFENDANTS Tht $9 139 O0. crimes which fall within the
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10,-, 966 1 67
f13 83, 930 The years since 1964 have
556 reflected an annual increase in
346 391 traffic accidents of roughly
one hundred cases. This figure
1A0 5" ' 59 6O 01 02 63 64 65 66 '67 C7 . , 'to leveled off during 1968, but
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surged ahead by 115 during
ESTIMATE* 1969. Thus, in each succes-
ive year for the past six years,
12 the trend toward traffic in-
ACCIDENT CLOCK crease in number of traffic ac-
ACCIOENTS 1114 cidents has moved up sharply
9 27EvEZY 3 - In the 1969 annual report, we
INVESTIGATED 26P02TED 1020090
24110u66 - - 081* identified theproblem and
ToLEXINGTCN POLICE _ P
6 866 926 0l' 930 pledged that, if given the
773 - 194 - tools, we would reduce the fig-
6i8 660 ures for 1970 Our efforts
010 543 - through enforcement have been
455 484 - so effective in this area that
a decrease in traffic accidents
has taken place despite the
fact that greater numbers of
vehicles swarm the roads.
1955 '56 57 58 59 00 61 '52 03 64 65 66 67 08 5
*ESTIMATE Sensitive to the needs of
traffic law-enforcement in be-
half of the safety and general
welfare of 35,000 residents, we
VALUE OF P2OPEISTY f2EPOI6TED STOLEN AN02ECOVE2ED made an in-depth study of high
INCLUDES BU2GLA21ES,AUTOTHEFT,LAECENIES ETC accident locations for the past
$260,224* two years with the assistance
of the Lexington Engineering
■STOLBN D1ZQCOVEQEO Department and found, for ex-
S rO.G91
!l 1750 ample, that our number one
$155,000 $127834 �
S1csa11 t9 trouble spot in terms of acci-
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0 o dent frequency lay at the inter-
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file ESTIMATE
Five Year Trends in the Police Department
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Personal Services* 291,550 45 383,602.28 433,400 97 525,732.50 574,332 53
Expenses 48,262 12 50,648 88 59,510 41 69,530 08 76,999 67
* Includes School Traffic Officers
Bedford Street Furthermore, we learned that most of the accidents there occurred be-
tween the hours of 7 00 a.m and 10.00 a.m and were caused by commuting motorists
trying to "'beat the light. During the months of October through December 1970, we
assigned a marked police cruiser to that intersection in order to present a visual
deterrent to the driver who otherwise would continue to break the law How many lives
have been saved? How many injuries have been avoided? How man-anyone'
thousands of dollars
in property damage have been eliminated The answers could be anyone's guess, but one
fact seems unmistakably clear Many people who live here and who themselves use that
intersection have been spared injury or death as have members of their families and
their friends because of this type of selective enforcement.
Still we hear from people living elsewhere in town who wonder why the patrol
car doesn't park at the end of their.street or stop the speeding cars and trucks that
frequently endanger the lives of ther children, especially during the hours of going
to or coming from school We couldn't agree with them more Nonetheless, four - and
on occasion five - patrol cars are taxed to the limit to meet the demands of other
police services so numerous and varied that such perfection in traffic enforcement is,
under existing conditions, simply impossible.
The traffic bureau is here to stay During the relatively short span since its
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inception, it has proved to be a strong right arm of public safety in Lexington.
THE POLICE NEED HELP
Nothing is tougher than being a policeman in a free society. He cannot operate
effectively without the help and cooperation of the community which he selves. We,
therefore, again ask your support to help us serve you well during the year ahead
1969 C21ME CLOCK OFFENSES KNOWN TO POLICE
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The fire department would have to consider 1970 as having
been very successful from the standpoint of effective fire
s `;' prevention and the development of fire fighting methods
,` and procedures. This is best expressed in the fact that
} """ " there have been no major fires for this year Although
there were several calls for house fires that could have
progressed to fires of major category, they were extin-
guished rapidly. Consequently losses and damages were kept
Lexington Studios, Inc. to a minimum.
When put in proper order and perspective, fire prevention should be placed before
fire extinguishment It is only by effective fire prevention that fire losses are held
down in any given period of time This must be done not only by the fire department
making certain that fire prevention regulations are adhered to and enforced properly,
but also by the cooperation of the residents of the community doing their part by
being sure to practice fire prevention and fire safety at all times in their homes and
at their places of business.
The fire prevention program of this department consists of regular in-service
inspections of mercantile establishments, other inspections as required by law, the
issuance of permits, and the bringing to the attention of the general public specific
information with regard to fire prevention by the use of public information media as
well as by direct contact. With reference to in-service inspections, the acquisition
of portable two-way radios has enabled this procedure to be carried out very effec-
tively. The men out inspecting are constantly in touch with fire alarm headquarters
and by the use of radio can be dispatched from the scene to any call requiring their
response. The use of radio in this manner leads to a more efficient utilization of
manpower and enables the department to accomplish these multiple objectives.
In the area of effective and efficient fire extinguishment, this is achieved
only by the learning and implementation of the best and newest methods of firefighting.
To accomplish this, the members of the department are continually receiving education
and training, both from a formal standpoint and in practical on-the-job training evo-
lutions Drill sessions are held regularly for all personnel. These consist of con-
tinuing review and practice of standard operations and procedures, as well as the
learning and familiarization of new equipment and methods. Annual tests of hose and
service tests of pumpers are performed in conjunction with drill operations. Class-
room sessions are frequently held consisting of the study of street, water main and
hydrant locations. Pre-fire planning of potential large loss hazards and the knowl-
edge of properties of hazardous chemicals and flammable liquids with regard to fire-
fighting are examined and discussed. Aircraft rescue and firefighting plans are made
and evaluated.
In line with this desire to be well-informed and professionally competent, nu-
merous members of the department are enrolled in college level courses of fire science
The men attend these sessions on their own time and currently some twenty percent of
the total department membership is enrolled at the Massachusetts Bay Community College
in Watertown The training officers attend regular monthly seminars at the Massachu-
setts Institute of Fire Department Instructors.
Selected members of the department, who are performing the ambulance duties,
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
Five Year Trends in the Office of the Fire Commissioners
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Personal Services 291,550 45 383,602.28 457,079 01 525,940.22 561,761.94
Expenses 33,225 59 35,348 77 41,815 62 45,357.75 39,761,,90
Staff as of Dec. 31 51 51 55 55 55
have all completed advanced ambulance courses given at Cambridge City Hospital. Of
this group, four men attended ambulance training sessions at Harvard Graduate School.
These sessions were sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and as
a result these men have been certified as emergency medical technicians. Two addi-
tional pieces of equipment have been acquired, a resuscitation manikin, known as
Resusci-Anrie, completely realistic in design, which has stimulated our in-service
training program, and a cardiopulmonary resuscitator that provides external cardiac
compression with synchronized positive pressure ventilation.
With regard to the upkeep of buildings and apparatus of the department, daily
maintenance procedures are followed Because all equipment is subject to use twenty-
four hours a day, preventive maintenance is the rule, so that repairs can be made be-
fore major breakdowns occur.
The continuing modernization of the fire alarm system is of major importance.
During this past year the "bucket-truck" that was purchased for fire alarm work has
been used to good advantage for maintenance and repair of the system. Approximately
fifteen thousand feet of new "Rural C" wire has been installed to replace old iron
overhead wire, with new cross-arms being installed where necessary Four thousand
feet of new underground cable has been installed on Massachusetts Avenue to replace
old lead cable. Eight new fire alarm boxes have been installed in strategic locations.
The policy established by the town this fall with regard to obtaining a written
permit from this department for outdoor burning has worked out very well. Citizen co-
operation has been good and it would seem that the requirement of a written permit has
in itself led to a good deal less burning than in past years.
The membership of the department consists currently of fifty-five permanent
members and ten callmen. Additional firefighters to increase the on-duty shift
strength is still an impor-
tant factor, for while the
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FIRE DEPT* available firefighting force
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Disaster Control Received Major Emphasis in C. D. Planning
The planning of coordinated government and private disaster control and
relief activities in Lexington was one of the major projects of this department
during 1970 The town manager appointed a Disaster Control Planning Committee to
implement the plans adopted by the board of selectmen under the Natural Disaster
Plan. This committee has assigned to it representatives of the building, fire,
health, police and public works departments, and the director of civil defense
The committee developed standard operating procedures for wide-spread electrical
power outages and aircraft crashes These procedures assign responsibility, and
provide for channels of information between the utilities companies and the resi-
dents of Lexington The committee is presently working on the additional problems
of hurricanes, civil disorders, and major winter storms
Every household in Lexington received a family emergency information kit
during the first half of 1970 Included in the kit was a citizens emergency hand-
book, a folder on preparation of emergency meals, and details on the Lexington
Community Fallout Shelter Plan with specific assignments to fallout shelters This
plan is continuously updated as additional dwellings are constructed and occupied,
and as new buildings with approved fallout space become available There is
sufficient approved shelter space in Lexington for all residents of the town, plus
a ten percent overage.
The department is sponsoring a program of medical self help, developed by
the office of civil defense with the cooperation of the American Red Cross.
Thirteen instructors were trained in classes held in the Sacred Heart Parish Center
under the direction of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health In October,
a pilot class for residents of Lexington was held at the American Legion Hall with
the newly-trained instructors in charge This course is to acquaint people with
the long-term needs of the sick and injured at times when professional medical
help may not be available for extended periods It is planned that this course
will be made available on a continuing basis to the citizens of Lexington
The auxiliary fire fighters and amateur radio communications personnel
provided backup assistance to the regular town departments during the year Both
groups participated in the annual Halloween Night program The auxiliary fire
fighters also participated in the fire department sponsored patrols to acquaint
citizens with the new outdoor burning regulations Members of the communications
group moved the radio communications equipment from the emergency operating center
in the basement of Cary Memorial Hall to the civil defense office on the second
floor of that building.
The loss of the emergency operating center, which had been provided for in
the basement of Cary Memorial Hall, has seriously affected the town's emergency
operational capability Temporary facilities are located in the second floor
office, but this space is both unprotected and inadequate for combined communica-
tions and administrative actions during a major emergency The request has been
made that the sub-basement space in the new town office building be allocated to
the civil defense department for an emergency operating center, and that funds be
provided for interior finish and minimal operating facilities
With the civil defense warning system now being used as the primary method
Five Year Trends in the Civilian Defense Office
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Personal Services 8,944 38 8,861 66 8,167 27 8,213 81 9,060 07
Expenses 11,293 34 8,189 02 6,700 62 6,951 76 6,417 34
Staff as of Dec 31 2 2 2 2 2
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CIVIL DEFENSE
of notifying the townspeople of "no school" situations, we would like to again
stress that this coverage is only partial. The warning system has never been
completely installed due to a lack of sufficient funds for additional units.
During 1970, it was necessary to return $5,237 .00 to the Federal Government This
money had been obligated to Lexington for six additional warning units The un-
availability of local funds resulted in this turnback of matching federal funds
An amount of $7,790 95 in reimbursement of expenditures was received from the
federal government and credited to the E & D Account during 1970 The civil
defense department acquired by donation from the federal government useful surplus
property valued at $26,927.90.
Arthur E Burrell
Director of Civil Defense
Better Indexing Is a Prime Goal of the
Inspection Department
This has been the year of the big move, or should we say, moves, because in
1970, true also of other departments, the inspection department has picked up stakes
and moved to a new location, not once, but twice. In late May, we moved into one half
of a 46' trailer located on the east side of Cary Memorial Hall, sharing the trailer
with the health department.
After four months of trailer operations we moved back upstairs over the police
station, in temporary quarters that will eventually be occupied by the police inspec-
tors. Our present stay will be until the new addition to the town offices is finished
and then we'll move once more, but this time into our new permanent quarters, on the
first floor of the town office addition.
Obviously, it has been a year in which the operation of the department has been
hampered. A great many of our records are in dead storage and coupled with the cramp-
ed quarters and general confusion, our efficiency and service to the public has been
handicapped. In most cases the public has been understanding.
As a result, this has not been a year of great accomplishments or planning but
of doing the best under the circumstances existing
One thing that all this moving, packing and unpacking has pointed out is that
there is a great deal of storage space taken up with material that should have been
discarded or at least stored differently.
This is especially true in the inspection department in regards to twenty-five
plan files in which we have been storing plans. These date back to 1948, and take up
Five Year Trends in the Inspection Department
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Personal Services 21,627.93 22,749.24 23,792.15 31,288.33 34,720.53
Expenses 2,226.96 1,122 88 1,383.20 1,859 36 1,429.98
Staff as of Dec. 31 2 2 2 5* 5*
* Includes 2 part-time.
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INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
a great deal of space, for they contain over seven thousand plans.
The whole aspect of the storing of these plans, the need, method, length of
time, and location, will be reviewed so that before our next move to our quarters in
the new addition, determinations relative to these plans can be made
Another of the positive results of these moves is that it has accelerated our
plans to consolidate our filing system into a street indexed system that will contain
all information pertaining to that location. This should save duplication of files
and the necessity of cross-checking the various files; board of appeals hearings,
historic districts determinations, complaints, or any other information that we might
have a record of, when an application is filed.
This change-over we hope to have under way the first of the year. It will be a
slow process because it will have to be worked around our regular work and the fact
that our temporary winter quarters are cramped and do not allow for all the additional
files necessary during the change-over.
In general, this year as far as building permits are concerned, has been very
similar to last year More permits for alterations and additions and fewer for single
family dwellings. Our over-all valuation this year reflects no major commercial con-
struction such as the Ginn Company and Kennecott Copper addition that were started
last year and are still under construction.
This past year has been the first year that the department has had a second
full-time man, and this has made a great deal of difference in the general operation
of the office. Complete coverage of the office has been possible A program of sys-
tematic sign enforcement has been instituted, which has been quite successful with the
elimination of many non-conforming signs. Because it was an election year, we had our
usual rash of political signs but we were able to give these prompt attention and
eliminate the problems.
, Probably the greatest advantage
of having the additional man in the
office was that we could apply preventive
medicine. It also gave us flexibility
&, in checking complaints and time to meet
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manently settled in our new quarters we
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Some of the Commercial Construction Added to 1970 Assessed Values
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THE WORD "ECOLOGY"' comes from two Greek words meaning the study of the household.
It is the science of the relationship between organisms and their environment It
has become a popular term in recent years and is used mainly in connection with
pollution and waste disposal problems. From a public health standpoint, however, it
must be broadened to include the relationship between the total environment and the
well being of the people in it.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Agencies in all areas of government are working on air, solid waste and water
pollution and the next five years should bring dramatic results. The adoption by the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health of Rules and Regulations Governing Air
Pollution will, by July of 1971, have its effect locally All outdoor burning will be
abolished, this will necessitate public rubbish collection which will limit the life
of the present town dump site. Incinerators in the schools and public buildings will
require alterations to meet the standard set by the state if this method of disposal
continues It appears, at a glance, that clean air will be a costly item for the tax-
payer
Water testing of the brooks and streams had to be temporarily deferred this
summer due to the discontinued use of the health department laboratory during the office
building program This program will be resumed as soon as the laboratory space is
available Complaints of brook and stream pollution problems have been investigated
this past year, and when necessary referred to the Department of Natural Resources
Water samples from the "Old Res" were tested bi-weekly by a private laboratory All
tests were satisfactory and met the requirements of the State Sanitary Code governing
public bathing areas
With approximately 80% of the town now able to be serviced by public sewer, the
number of private sanitary systems being installed are at a minimum It cannot be
stressed too strongly that private disposal systems are temporary and residents should
connect their homes to a public sewer as soon as it is available Not only is this
sound economics but it will avoid a public health nuisance in the future
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
Studies of statistics indicate that 1971 could be an epidemic year for rubella
(german measles) and for the first time in preventive medicine a group was vaccinated
not only for their own protection but to protect the unborn child of an expectant
mother. Approximately 85% of all children from age one through grade six were in-
noculated with rubella vaccine either through public health sponsored clinics conducted
in the public schools or at public health clinics in Cary Memorial Hall The board of
health takes this opportunity to express its appreciation and thanks to the school
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BOARD OF HEALTH
department, school nurses, local physicians and the Visiting Nurse Association for
their cooperation and work in making this program a success
Records are maintained by the health department of all children who receive
innoculations at public clinics, This information is available to any parent or
family doctor requesting it With the number of vaccines now available and the
mandatory innoculations for school entrance parents should keep a written record of
all innoculations received by their children
It appears that the very young children protected so well through childhood are
now being exposed to more serious problems of abuse and disease when they reach young
adulthood. Drug abuse continues to be a serious problem although many local, public
and private agencies are working together to combat it. The use of drugs is serious
enough but on of the by-products of this abuse has been an increase in hepatitis A
resurgence of the social diseases is also of extreme concern to the local and state
health departments. The state health department reports that gonorrhea and syphilis
have now reached epidemic proportions throughout the country.
Local reports of these diseases have increased from one to two cases a year to
three or four cases a month. Gonorrhea and syphilis are reported directly to the
state health department by the attending physician and are then handled by trained
personnel on the state level. The control of these preventable social diseases will
be a major area of concern to all local, state and federal agencies in the years ahead.
GOVERNMENT HEALTH STUDIES
State and federal government agencies have been studying the health needs at a
local level. In November the Governor's Council of Comprehensive Health Planning held
a public hearing at Cary Memorial Hall. Dr. Charles Ellicott, a new member of the
board, reported to the council on the public health services now available and the
need of other services for the benefit of the community A report was also sent to
the White House Conference on Children stating the medical facilities now available to
the youth at the present time and also stressing the areas of need and concern which
have developed from the rising problems of youth.
FLUORIDATION
This year a preliminary study was made by Whitman & Howard Engineering, Inc. ,
of the four water stations in Lexington to obtain cost and engineering data with res-
pect to adding flouride to the water supply The board of health has deferred re-
questing funds for a definitive study plan pending the outcome of negotiations with
neighboring towns
FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
Food and restaurant establishments continue to maintain the high standards of
sanitation as set by the State Sanitary Code and enforced by the local health depart-
ment One of the highlights this year was a food handlers course offered to all food
service establishment personnel Food handlers from the school cafeterias and nursing
Five Year Trends in the Health Department
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Personal Services 12,445 00 13,732 17 15,713.55 20,593 43 23,710 87
Expenses 7,820.07 10,747 33 9,572.22 11,809 29 13,305 61
Staff as of Dec. 31 2 2 2 3 3
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BOARD OF HEALTH
homes attended, and all participants found it most beneficial to their vocational im-
provement Other courses will be planned for the future
ANIMAL INSPECTOR
Dr Howard Smith. animal inspector, has inspected all barns and livestock as
required by the livestock control laws All animals that were reported to have bit-
ten a human being were inspected and quarantined This past year the information re-
ported by Dr Smith to the news media regarding the studies of heart worm in dogs was
most beneficial to all dog owners.
The rabies clinic usually scheduled for Cary Hall in May will be planned for an
alternate site due to the lack of space during the renovations of the town office
buildings.
MYSTIC VALLEY MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC.
The Mystic Valley Mental Health Association, Children's Clinic, serving five
towns in the area, Arlington, Burlington, Lexington, Winchester, and Woburn, continues
to provide direct clinical service to parents and children with help in a wide variety
of problems Approximately one hundred Lexington families received clinic services
this past year
The programs in operation for the retarded continues to be most satisfying
This program also provides diagnostic and supervisory training for the nursery school
teachers working in the three nursery schools connected with the clinic The train-
ing for students of medicine, social work, school psychology, and nursing continues
to be beneficial to both the clinic and the students Consultation and counciling
services are provided to community groups, school personnel and other public and pri-
vate agencies
The use of local volunteer help as tutors and other helping hands to reinforce
and augment the efforts of staff therapy has been most satisfying It is hoped that
the volunteer and citizen participation in the clinic will continue to expand
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS
Two fuel oil spills occurred in Lexington during the past year. One was caused
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when an oil truck overturned on Massachusetts Avenue The fuel oil was flushed into
the storm drains and thence into the brook. The other spill was due to seepage that
occurred when fuel oil was being transferred for storage. In both instances extensive
oil pollution was observed in the brooks around the immediate areas.
There is a high probability that oil spills will occur in the future causing
extensive stream pollution. It is recommended that all town departments concerned
with this threat to our environment meet to develop guidelines to deal with future
oil spills so that prompt emergency action may be taken to neutralize oil pollution
in our brooks and streams
RODENT CONTROL PROGRAM
A number of complaints have been received during the past year concerning rats
along Vine Brook and the Barrymeade area It is recommended that the rodent control
program at the sanitary landfill be extended so that an extermination program could
be authorized on public lands to abate the rodent nuisance problem
The board of health would like to express appreciation to the health department
staff and other town departments and boards for their cooperation in bringing to re-
sidents of Lexington the best health information and service possible
Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman
James M Lambie Dr. Charles E Ellicott
Veterans' Services
The department of veterans' services operates under Title 38 of the U.S. Code.
During the year of 1970 this office assisted many veterans to file for federal bene-
fits. They include- education, vocational rehabilitation assistance, free medical
treatment, compensation payment, pensions, Vietnam bonus. We also assisted 18 widows
to file for a death pension, burial allowance and headstone.
Donald C. Glennon, Director
Veterans' Benefits
The department of veterans' benefits operates under Massachusetts General Law's
Chapter 115 and its amendments. The program is primarily to assist veterans and/or
their dependents with ordinary living expenses or medical bills in times of need.
This office interviewed 82 applicants in 1970 and of that number 70 received
assistance. Each applicant for veterans' benefits is interviewed and all information
given must be investigated and verified by the local and state agent in order for the
town of Lexington to be eligible for state reimbursement. The state reimburses 50% of
all approved amounts paid to persons who reside in the town
During 1970 this department requested an additional $10,000 to be transferred
to aid and expenses. Listed below are a few reasons this amount was requested-
1. The rising unemployment rate
2. April 1, 1970 the budget for cases in receipt of veterans' benefits was
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increased by 3.4 percent due to the cost of living increase
3 The leisure time allowance for permanent recipients 65 years of age or over
was amended to $26 50 per month
4. Recipients in receipt of social security disability received a $12.00 lei-
sure time allowance
The following table compares number of families aided, benefits paid, state
reimbursements and net cost to the town during the last three years.
1968 1969 1970
Number of families aided 55 61 70
Cash Grants $37,766 $38,152 $44,221
Medical 7,173 7,092 8,722
Hospital and Nursing Homes 5,116 4,256 7,057
Total Payment $50,055 $49,500 $60,000
Reimbursement by State 25,028 24,750 30,000
Cost to Town $25,027 $24,750 $30,000
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Fifty More Apartments Planned by
Lexington Housing Authority
The March 1970 town meeting approved the request of the Lexington Housing
Authority to construct no more than 50 additionalapartments for senior citizens
These units will be built on part of the land now owned by the town The town
meeting passed the required rezoning and authorized the board of selectmen to
convey only that part of the approximate 11 acre tract needed for 50 units. The
site, firmerly reserved for school use is bounded by Waltham Street, Vinebrook Road,
Winthrop Road and the Vinebrook Channel
The Department of Community Affairs and the Housing Authority have signed
contracts of authorization and guarantee for funds in the amount of $850,000 The
architectural firm of Johnson-Hotvedt and Associates of Boston have been engaged
Preliminary scheduling calls for earliest possible completion by June 1972
Beginning December 1, 1970, the Lexington Housing Authority was one of the
first to comply with the new Rental Policy under Chapter 853, Acts of 1970, wherein
no tenants are to pay more than 25% of their annual income This sets a minimum
rental of $43.00 per month (25% of Old Age Assistance Allowance) , as against a
previous minimum of $63.50.
The William Roger Greeley Village now houses 109 elderly residents. There
are 91 single occupants and nine couples.
The Greeley Village Community Building has been the center of a very active
tenants' Village Club, under the leadership of its President Mary L Leahy.
Activities include entertainments, and handicrafts under the guidance of the
Hancock School faculty, movies and annual cook-outs, sponsored by St. Brigids
Social Action Club, the annual Christmas Fair with display and sale of handiwork
of the tenants, also numerous social activities of tenant groups.
An outstanding village feature is the annual contest, conducted by the
Lexington Field and Garden Club, with prizes for the tenants with the best garden
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Lexington Housing Authority Members and Greeley Village Club Officers
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Rooney, Mrs Mary Bradbury, William A Melbye, Mrs Mary L. Leahy, Daniel E Powers
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display. The Garden Club has also designed and supervised a village landscape
project. Under this program the Authority has, during the past year, contracted
for the planting of over 161 additional trees and shrubs. Work was completed in
October, and, by the Spring of 1971, Greeley Village, already gaining recognition
as one of the most attractive projects for the elderly in New England, will benefit
from the additional beauty of this landscaping project. This past year the Authority
also implemented the Chapter 707, Acts of 1966 Rental Assistance program. We now
have 5 rental assistance leases in effect and 3 pending.
In 1970, there were several plans for low and moderate income housing develop-
ments by private developers that would have involved the Lexington Housing Authority
had they passed town meeting. Indications are that at least two will be presented to
the 1971 town meeting, but at this time no specific commitments have been made by the
Authority, other than the continued William Roger Greeley Village management, the
implementation of the rental assistance program and construction of 50 additional
units for the elderly, 667-2, on the Vine Brook land.
Permanent Building Committee
During 1970 the permanent building committee worked on two major projects as-
signed to it by the town meeting
At the 1970 annual town meeting the committee presented preliminary plans
drawn by Drummey Rosane Anderson, Inc for a new design for a junior high school to
be built on the school site on Marrett Road, and the town meeting appropriated the
funds necessary to permit the preparation of final plans and specifications and the
obtaining of bids. The preliminary plans presented to the town meeting described a
junior high school for 900 pupils to be located near the Franklin School with access
from Brookside Avenue and Allen Street. The final plans and specifications for the
project were completed in early November, the project was advertised for bidding on
November 23 and a special town meeting was called for January 11 to consider the
appropriation of money for construction of the building The architects cost esti-
mate based upon the final plans for the total project was approximately $4,800,000
This was approximately $800,000 less than the cost of the school which was rejected
by the town in June of 1969
The 1970 annual town meeting also appropriated $11,000 and directed the perm-
anent building committee to prepare preliminary plans for an addition to and reno-
vation of the Cary Memorial Library Building. After interviewing a dozen architec-
tural firms, the committee selected Architects Design Group, Inc. , which is one of
the firms engaged in the design of the Boston Public Library addition. The committee,
the architects and library personnel spent the summer and fall in analyzing the pres-
ent and future requirements of the town's library program, with the objective of pro-
ducing a design for an expansion of the library, which will meet the needs of the
town into the foreseeable future. Preliminary planning was completed during December,
and the committee's recommendations and preliminary plans were presented to the
library trustees for their approval.
Thomas G. Taylor, Chairman
Robert V. Whitman
Luigi DiNapoli
Otis S. Brown, Jr
Mark Moore, Jr. (resigned 7/70)
School Committee Representatives- Library Trustee Representatives
Mary Louise Touart Shirley H. Stolz
Robert G. Hargrove Irving H. Mabee
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DURING 1970 a number of changes occurred in the operation of the public works depart-
ment. In August, Mr. Joseph F Burke, superintendent, resigned to take a position
in another state. In September, Mr John J. McSweeney, town engineer, was appointed
acting superintendent of public works. It was the year for moves - all offices in the
town office building were moved to temporary quarters so that construction of the new
town office building could be started. In June, the office staff of the superintendent
of public works office moved to the public works building on Bedford Street. For once,
all public works people were under one roof
It was the year that two long time and devoted employees of the town retired -
Mr. James Buschard, custodian in the town office building for 23 years and Mr. Jack
Dailey, custodian in the police building for 18 years. To both we say thanks for a
job well done and wish them many happy years of retirement.
It was the year that our operating divisions were brought up to their allotted
number of employees. We now will be able to continue some of the programs that we
started and keep them operating and hopefully be able to get more of our maintenance
work done.
It was the year of the widening of the Massachusetts Avenue sidewalk in the
center. Your public works department with the engineering department did the prelimi-
nary construction work before the project began. Both departments worked together to
keep vehicle traffic moving and keep the sidewalk open and passable for pedestrians
conducting business and shopping. In a project of this scope some people unavoidably
have to be inconvenienced Your public works department tried to minimize this
After solving some initial problems, the project proceeded along in a professional
fashion.
This was the year of resident swimming in the "Old Res". In July the reservoir
was officially opened and patronage exceeded all expectations Your public works
department, along with other town departments, contributed greatly to making this
project become a reality
The old Lincoln Street dump site now has a larger expansion of green grass,
thanks to the money appropriated, along with the work done this year. A large area
was planted this year and the parking lot was oiled. At this writing a backstop is
being put in the ballfield and a little league ballfield is being built. This project
has notably improved the surrounding neighborhood. What was once a dump site is now
an area to be admired and hopefully before long, we hope to be able to put it to full
time use.
The Chapter 90 construction project for the construction of Lowell Street from
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Woburn Street to Maple Street has been completed and has done much to enhance that
area. The project was handled by the commonwealth's department of public works.
The Chapter 90 maintenance money was spent on Massachusetts Avenue from Worthen
Road to Nickerson Road A new surface on this busy road did much to improve the driv-
ing qualities and helped restore the surface to near original condition.
The public works department is charged with the responsibility of administering
garbage collection. The work is carried out under terms of a contract.
The department also works very closely with Boston Edison in keeping Lexington's
street lighting up to date and as modern as possible. We are constantly adding larger
lumen lights to improve our system. In 1970 over 200 street lights of the incandescent
type were replaced with mercury vapor lights. The mercury vapor light, besides being
less expensive to operate, gives off more light and covers a larger area. Lexington
has over 2700 street lights.
In addition to assisting in major construction projects, the department is
heavily involved in maintaining the town's physical well being. Thus, 1970 was anoth-
er busy year for the department. Some of the highlights follow of what is considered
our "day to day" normal operating procedure-
The Hartwell Avenue sanitary landfill is a very important part of our depart-
ment. The volume of material deposited there each year has increased annually. A
helpful step taken this year to stem the increase was the placing of a waste paper
container at the dump. An outside firm is responsible for the container and when it
is filled the firm hauls it away and replaces it with an empty one. For each ton col-
lected the town receives $3.00 This not only gives extra revenue but also helps keep
the dump from filling up so rapidly. This is a seven day a week operation, there are
only a few other dumps that have the same operating hours that we do. It is a service
that residents of Lexington enjoy over surrounding towns.
The responsibility of the maintenance of the town office buildings and the
Visitors Center is with the public works department.
As mentioned above, the town office building and the police station building
are undergoing renovations and building changes. The completion of the police build-
ing allowed some offices that had been relocated to office trailers to move into va-
cant space in that building
Most of the offices were quartered in the Cary Memorial hall building and some
at the Visitors Center adjacent to the Lexington Common. All this moving took some
adjustment on the part of the personnel, but all concerned were very helpful to our
department which made the moving much easier. This department moved all the offices
thereby affording the town another big saving. Our men were not accustomed to a move
of this sort, however, they became good movers in a short time.
Sometime during the summer of 1971 we will move all these offices into their
respective new homes in the renovated town hall. Additionally this department still
Five Year Trends in the Department of Public Works
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Personal Services 419,715 99 480,775 33 669,716 33 760,236.73 601,471 77
Expenses 538,682 21 555,006.06 598,177 13 733,544 66 675,184 11
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HIGHWAYS
An adequate system of streets and highways is essential to serve the traffic
needs of a highly mobile public and also to provide a suitable location for public
utility facilities such as water, sewerage, electric, gas and telephone. The mainte-
nance of our streets is one of the prime functions of your highway division.
Lexington has over 110 miles of accepted streets that must be maintained. This
means patching pot holes when they appear and resurfacing and sealing, if needed, to
keep the streets in good condition. It means also cleaning about 4700 drain catch
basins to catch. the water run-off from rains and snow and sweeping the streets to keep
them from being dusty, - especially after our sanding and salting operation after the
winter snows.
This year about 6 miles of streets were resurfaced with plant mix, type I, bi-
tuminous concrete. This was done by contract as the town is not equipped with the
machines to do this type of paving. A good job was done in a relatively short time
and many years of life have been added to these streets. Over three miles of streets
were sealed by town forces
Town forces painted all center lines, crosswalks and parking spaces as part of
our maintenance program. A great number of street signs were made up to replace miss-
ing or destroyed signs. The number of signs that have to be made up has increased
each year due to vandalism The public is expected to have proper street signs in
town but as fast as we put them up, they are taken down. We replace the same signs
sometimes as many as five times a year This amounts to a considerable cost for the
taxpayer.
The highway division replaced a drain between Lowell Street and Whipple Road
This drain had been a problem for many years because of roots in the system. Another
drain was replaced on Hillside Terrace. Here again the pipe was full of roots
A number of streets had either granite or asphalt curbing installed as part of
our program to keep the gutters from eroding during heavy rain storms.
We had a record breaking snowfall for the month of December which is an unusual
occurrence for this month. Early preparations have been made to get our equipment
ready. Each year the sanders have to be painted and put into good working condition,
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plowsnhave to be checked and new blades installed. Meetings were held with the hired
contractors that plow for the town in order that problems, hopefully, can be worked
out before they arise. We feel that we have a very good snow removal program and a
great deal of credit is due to the men who go out any hour, night or day, and on any
day. Plowing snow is no easy operation and Lexington residents should be thankful to
the dedicated employees who man the plows, keeping streets and sidewalks open so the
public can get to their jobs and their everyday chores.
SEWERS
Sewers are a network of pipes used to collect wastes from homes and buildings and to
carry these wastes to a treatment plant Lexington is in the Metropolitan District
Commission and our sewage eventually makes its way to this treatment plant.
We have tried to conduct a continuing sewer maintenance program but because of
a lack of personnel we have not been able to carry our program out to the extent we
would like. Hopefully, now that we have our full quota of men we will be able to pick
up this program again and continue
We did not relay any sewer mains this year, but a number of services were re-
placed due mainly to tree roots that got into the sewer pipe and caused blockage
WATER DEPARTMENT
Good water service consists of three principal requisites- providing a water
supply that is safe, clear and potable and preferably soft, providing adequate pressure
and supply for fire fighting needs, and maintenance of reasonable charges and services
In this field of your public works department the public gives little attention to the
details of the system until an emergency arises, depriving them of water
Your water division is charged with the responsibility of maintaining nearly
150 miles of water mains of various sizes, also about 1400 hydrants that have to be
kept in proper operating order so that when an emergency arises water is available
immediately. We also maintain about 8600 house connections so that when residents
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turn the tap on they get water instantly. We also read the same number of water meters
twice a year and prepare bills for water consumption. The water comes from the Metro-
politan District Commission as Lexington is under this district
As in the past we continued the use of calgon, a chemical used for the control
of rusty water. This has helped reduce the number of complaints pertaining to rusty
water Calgon is put into our system at four locations around town.
This year the water main was finished on Hartwell Avenue - a special connection
was installed on the bridge over Kiln Brook so that both ends of the main could be
connected without going under the brook. A water main was installed on Philip Road
from Rockville Avenue to near Lantern Lane. This was done so that Philip Road could
be constructed by a contractor.
A number of hydrants were raised and in some cases new ones installed - also a
number of water gates were raised and checked to make sure they were in operating
order. This is part of our annual maintenance program to insure that our system is
always in proper operating condition.
Your water division was called upon to repair 19 water main breaks which oc-
curred at various times during the year and also repair a number of water service
leaks.
EQUIPMENT
The maintenance, repair and servicing of all public works equipment is done by
this division in our maintenance shop of the garage. It is responsible for over 100
pieces of equipment of all types from automobiles to power shovels. Specifications
are written for all replacement vehicles, according to our useful life expectancy
chart We cooperate with all town departments who want help in preparing specifica-
tions for equipment that is needed to do their jobs Complete cost analysis records
are kept for each vehicle so we can tell if a piece of equipment is paying its way.
This division is capable of overhauling all types of engines, transmissions and rear
ends. We have found that by doing most of the heavy maintenance in our shop, we get
a better job and a quicker job done with quite a savings to the town.
PARKS
The park division is responsible for the maintenance and general care of all
parks, playgrounds and recreational areas plus the mowing of all school properties.
A small amount of work is also completed on conservation areas Maintenance, as a
general term, means fertilizing, mowing, loaming, seeding, chemical treatment, the
lining of athletic fields for all kinds of sports activities which means the lining
of as many as seventeen fields in one day, care of an outdoor track, tennis courts,
basketball courts, pool operations and cleaning plus the repair and painting of
bleachers, benches, swings and picnic tables. As funds are provided by town meeting
to build additional ballfields and playgrounds, this division completes the grading,
loaming and seeding, then turns to the ever-present chore of maintenance thereon.
New neighborhood areas 200 x 200 have been completed at Laconia Street and
Valleyfield Street, at Estabrook School and an area 250 x 250 was loamed and seeded.
At Lincoln Street recreational area an area 250 x 400 was loamed and seeded, also a
little league field was cut out in the area built last year. New basketball standards
were erected and installed at Marvin Street playground New swings installed at Bas-
kin playground, also loaming and seeding Some work was done with a contractor in
installing new tennis court lighting Rough graded new tennis courts at center, also
handball court Graded area at Harrington for combination skating and basketball
court. Swings, slide and teeter boards to be installed at center before the end of
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the year. The conservation area at Swenson's was cleaned of dead and dangerous trees.
One half of football field was loamed and new sod was laid.
Also, we laid sod on one major hardball field. Three hundred feet of home
stands were scraped and painted at the center field. New set of stands was installed
at the center field and paid for by the Lexington Lions Club. Areas approved and
still to be done include the Garfield area, also Hartwell Avenue area
The division also participates in the general snowplowing and snow removal.
Upon completion of this work, commences the task of snow clearance from all ice skat-
ing areas throughout the community. Due to lack of snow and plenty of cold weather,
skating days far exceeded skating periods in past years. There are in all ten (10)
areas to be cleared of snow for skating, the largest being the Marrett Road reservoir.
This division also cares for the historic Battle Green and Buckman Tavern
grounds which includes the area around the facilities building plus numerous triangles
and turn-around areas in the town and in general, all public grounds
TREES
There are at least 40,000 shade trees located along the public ways in town which are
all ours to maintain. All employees engaged in this work take courses in spraying
and related treework and must be licensed by the state. Each is aware of spray mate-
rial toxicity and is keenly interested in the safety of the public and wildlife.
In the past several years our shade trees have really been hurting due to
drought, insect infestations and diseases. The sugar maple or rock maple that has
been planted along side main highways or on the edge of pavements have never come back
due mainly to drought and other conditions. The oaks, especially the red and black
oaks, are now suffering from an infestation of a leaf feeding insect called the oak
skeletonizer. If this insect overwinters and trees are not sprayed by June 1st, the
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oaks are going to start dying back This office has received hundreds of inquiries
on this leaf feeding insect.
Japanese beetle is coming back strong. Also chinch bugs are hitting many
lawns. These two insects have to be watched closely because they will wipe out a
lawn completely. Maple trumpet skeletonizer has started on maples this year. It is
similar to the oak skeletonizer and could present a problem this coming year to maples.
Even Dutch elm disease has been on the increase this year. In the past year we
have removed 75 Dutch elm disease on private property and 8 on public property. New
and safer pesticides and other means of controls are in sight in the not-to-distant
future for control of some of these problems. In addition, there were 60 other trees
removed from public ways due to street widening, construction and hazard conditions.
A planting program is conducted annually and during the past year approximately
234 trees were planted along the public ways. Many of these trees came from the tree
nursery operated by this division and located at the public works area on Bedford
Street.
CONCLUSION
It was another busy year for your public works department, as is obvious by
the amount of work that was done. There will be just as big a work load in 1971, if
not more. To carry out a work program such as we are faced with, takes trained and
dedicated people. As was stated before, for the first time in a few years we are
near our authorized strength but these new people have to be trained, which the de-
partment is doing Each year the call for more services increases and our strength
should increase accordingly No matter how slight a recession there is or what the
rate of unemployment is, residents still need the services which we provide. We will
continue to strive to give Lexington residents the best service we can.
John J. McSweeney, Acting Superintendent
The White Tricorne Hat Award
Annually on Patriot's Day the Lions Club presents a white tricorne hat to a
Lexington citizen who over the years has made a notable contribution to the
town's well-being. In 1970 the award was made to Michael Vidette, Sr. for
his selfless service to the town, its people, and its civic organizations.
f Wearers of the White Tricorne
1954 Edwin B. Worthen
1955 Albert Burnham
1956 John Garrity
1957 Rev. Harold T. Handley
1958 William E. Maloney
1959 Dr. Fred S. Piper
1960 William R. Greeley
1961 Thomas S. Grindle
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1963 Miss Margaret Keefe
1964 Mrs. Eleanor B. Litchfield
1965 Msgnr. George W. Casey
1966 Joseph 0. Rooney444 1967 Donald E. Nickerson
i' • 1968 Alan G. Adams
1969 Dr. Winthrop H. Harrington
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"In-House" Engineering Resulted
in Some Significant Savings
The magnitude of this department's primary function of scheduling and adminis-
tering capital expenditures is perhaps best illustrated in terms of dollars and cents.
This year, well in excess of 1 6 million dollars was expended or committed to various
construction projects in a manner which we feel best serves all factions of the popu-
lace. This money was distributed over a total of nine separate contracts for various
types of construction
Another measure of the progress made by the engineering department is depicted
by reviewing the status of the "in-house" engineering concept. It is interesting to
note that since 1967, this department rapidly increased the percentage of engineering
for contracts by town forces. For example, prior to 1967, roughly only five percent
of all engineering was performed by town forces; by contrast, in 1970, this department
engineered seventy eight percent (78%9 and provided the inspection for eighty nine per-
cent (89%) of all contracts for the 1970 construction program
The end result of this concept of "in-house" engineering has substantially
reduced the fees paid to consultant engineering firms for services that can be and have
been performed by the engineering department.
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In addition to our capital expenditures program, the engineering department has
employed its expertise in many other applications such as subdivision review and con-
trol, street and easement layouts, engineering surveys, mapmaking, traffic studies,
and coordination of work with all public and private utilities. Many of these services
are performed for various other town departments and boards such as the department of
public works, planning board, board of appeals, traffic safety committee, school de-
partment, board of assessors, tax collector, cemetery commissioners and the recreation
committee. We also furnished upon request, technical assistance to other permanent
and temporary town committees
The department has performed these services for the major portion of the year
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without the benefit of operating at our authorized departmental manpower. We now have
new personnel in three key positions with one vacancy yet to be filled at the time of
this writing Two senior engineer positions were filled and a new assistant town engi-
neer was appointed in 1970 In addition, one employee has been appointed clerk of the
works for the construction of the town office building addition, a full time job in
itself The resignation of Mr. Joseph F. Burke, from the position of superintendent
of public works and the subsequent appointment of the town engineer as acting super-
intendent for the interim period, has brought to bear an additional work load for this
department, also
Several other functions were performed by the engineering department in con-
junction with the town manager's office, such as coordinating the relocation of town
departments during the reconstruction of the town offices and providing the technolog-
ical information for the perambulation of the town boundaries as Lexington played host
to the neighboring municipalities in this quinquennial event.
We also have currently two separate water pollution control projects underway.
These are joint projects involving the towns of Bedford and Lexington, and United
States Air Force facilities at Hanscom Air Base. These projects are both eligible to
receive federal and state funds under the recent water pollution control acts. These
are still in the engineering stages, we anticipate having them under construction in
1971.
In 1970 the department administered a series of contracts that covered the
entire spectrum of municipal engineering, such as streets and sidewalks, sewers and
drains, water mains, recreation and beautification contracts Some of the more note-
able projects in the various catagories are described below
Street Construction This year we completed reconstruction of seven streets and
awarded a contract for the construction of four more streets, the latter contract
being for Downing Road, Minola Road, Bloomfield Street and Grant Street. This type of
construction is intended to improve traffic circulation and access or egress for motor-
ists and residents in these areas.
Sidewalk Construction. Justification for the construction of sidewalks is origi-
nated by the volume of pedestrian traffic, especially among school-age members of the
community In 1970 the department designed four sidewalks to be constructed in the
spring of 1971. They are Simonds Road, Marrett Road, Taft Avenue and Bow Street.
Sewer Construction - Laterals This aspect of municipal engineering receives
more attention from this department than does any other phase of the work. In 1970,
nineteen streets were designed and constructed or committed to construction for sewer
laterals The relatively fast increase in population, coupled with the lack of munici-
pal sewer requirements during the 1950s' has created the need for town sewerage, as
the temporary systems can no longer function properly The most recent project calls
for providing sewerage to the residents of the Five Fields area on Concord Avenue
between Waltham Street and Spring Street This project will be well underway in the
spring of 1971.
Sewer Construction - Trunks- In conjunction with the Five Fields area sewer
laterals, there will be constructed a force main, interceptor sewer, and a trunk sewer
to carry the effluent to a collection point where the sewage enters the M. D. D. sys-
tem to be treated and discharged
Drain Construction: Perhaps one of the most critical but often underrated areas
of this field is the collection and removal of storm water runoff This year in addi-
tion to our normal drain construction associated with street design, we extended the
Meriam Street parking lot drain to Vine Brook, and requested and received a commitment
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from the division of waterways for improvements to Kiln Brook.
Water Main Construction• Providing an adequate potable supply of water and meet-
ing fire flow requirements as established for various types of structures is the ulti-
mate product of water main construction. This year we designed two projects on Bedford
Street and Hayden Avenue to increase capacity and improve the fire protection network.
Lexington Centre Beautification In keeping with the colonial motif established
by the citizens design advisory committee, the department designed and supervised the
construction of the Massachusetts Avenue mall from Waltham Street to Edison Way.
Recreational Facilities: Two manor items were put out for contract through the
engineering department in the field of recreation. One was the installation of lights
for two tennis courts in Lexington Centre Playground, and the second was the construc-
tion of two additional tennis courts. It is hoped that these items will substantially
increase the number of play-hours available to Lexington residents.
As successful as 1970 was, we are hopeful that 1971 will be even more rewarding
in terms of our accomplishments with capital expenditures, and especially with the
initiation of a program to develop a series of master and study plans that will enable
us more capably to review and improve on services performed by or related to the engi-
neering department.
Again I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my staff for their
dedication, and to all other boards and departments for their cooperation in making
1970 a successful and productive year; in particular, the board of public works for
their support in carrying out the objectives of this department.
John J. McSweeney, Town Engineer
Lexington Hunting Safety Committee
The Lexington Hunting Safety Committee, which was established under Article 71
of the 1964 Annual Town Meeting, submits the following report on the activities for
the 1970 hunting season in Lexington.
The Hunting Committee has reduced the approved areas to three The committee
feels at best, these areas are marginal but rather than reduce areas any more we would
approve them for the year. This year, seventy permits were issued of which twenty-six
were residents of Lexington. Out of ten incidents reported to the police department
there were none that required the issuance of a criminal complaint.
The committee discussed the whole situation with the chief of police, taking
into consideration, the growth of Lexington and the different areas as they exist and
unanimously recommend the insertion of an article in the warrant for the next town
meeting, to abolish hunting completely within the Town of Lexington.
Robert Cataldo, Chairman
Howard M. Kassler Gary Margolius
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Three High Priority Needs
AT THE BEGINNING of the year the school committee focused on three high priority
needs: the need for improved communications between the schools and the town, the
development of the proposed junior high school facility, and the increasing propor-
tion of the tax dollar required to support the schools. The two new school committee
members have been significant contributors to the action initiated in each area.
A communication advisory committee was established in June to advise the school
committee on how to improve communications between the schools and the town. The ac-
tivity of the advisory committee is discussed in the superintendent's report.
Public observation periods are now held during each school committee meeting to
encourage attendees to communicate with the school committee. School committee meet-
ings have been recently held at different schools to encourage local attendance and
participation. Information centers at each school have been established. A dialogue
on educational programs and approach is in progress with the League of Women Voters.
The proposed junior high school is required to relieve the overcrowded second-
, ary schools. The school committee along with the permanent building .committee have
been meeting with local organizations and individuals to assure that all points of
view are considered in the design and to assure that all voters, we hope, will be in-
formed of and support the need, educational program and design of the building which
will be voted on at the January 11, 1971 town meeting
The school committee is dedicated to "the development of each child to its
fullest potential."' To accomplish this goal requires good teachers with sufficient
support personnel and materials. The school committee is constantly looking for ways
to improve the educational program without incurring additional costs. Salaries make
up 86% of the school budget and increases in the cost of living and general wage
levels continue to push salaries higher and therefore the cost of teaching each pupil
continues to rise No significant changes have been made in the educational program
or expense budget for 1971 Because of salary commitments, the 1971 school budget
will probably have a higher percentage increase than the tax base The school com-
mittee dilemma each year is to maintain and hopefully improve the educational program
for each child at a cost that the town can afford
A committee of citizens was formed to investigate the most cost-effective
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method of obtaining bus service starting in mid-1971. The members of this committee -
Frank T. Parrish, chairman, Hugh G. Chapin, Walter O'Connell, James M. McLaughlin and
James Maclnnes - recommended, after reviewing all alternatives, that we continue to
contract for bus service on the same basis as at present
This year the school committee has retained a professional negotiator to handle
the negotiations with the Lexington Education Association who represent the profes-
sional staff.
With the continued support of our staff and interested vigorous participation
by town people, our schools will continue to improve and meet the challenges of our
times.
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Report of School Superintendent
THIS IS MY seventh annual report as superintendent of the Lexington Public
Schools A special note of appreciation is due to Mr. Richard H Barnes, direc-
tor of Information, Federal and Research Programs, who assisted me in preparing
it. This report focuses on the community and the schools I have described
some of the school activities in which citizens play a vital role such as The Volun-
tary Tutoring Program, Parents Advisory Committee, and the Citizens Advisory Committee.
I have also reported on our efforts to improve communication between the citizens and
the schools The school committee section of the annual report discusses other prac-
tices which deal with the same topic.
I fully recognize that these additional efforts do not constitute a complete
solution for the problem of communication which is a never-ending process with chang-
ing agendas I also believe that the personal face-to-face contact is still one of the
most critical ways one achieves an awareness and understanding of the other person's
concerns and ideas As the town and schools grow, it becomes increasingly difficult to
maintain or increase the frequency of personal contacts vis-A-vis school personnel and
the individual citizen. New methods must be developed to provide each citizen with an
opportunity not only to meet personally the members of the school committee, the super-
intendent, and staff, but also to discuss with them his feelings about the school's
programs and services. We hope that this year we have taken the first step on the road
leading to improved communications between the schools and citizens of Lexington
A Community Need. A New Junior High School
A third junior high school is our most critical need. On October 1, 1970, 2867
students in grades 9-12 were enrolled at the high school which has a capacity of 2700
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With an expected enrollment of approximately 3000 in September, 1971 we need the addi-
tional junior high school to house grade 9 (in addition to grades 7 and 8) to relieve
the overcrowded conditions at the high school
Each year the school department re-computes its enrollment projections. The
latest projections nearly match the Metcalf & Eddy figures computed in 1966 which
demonstrated the need for a new junior high school for Lexington.
Actual School Dept. Proj. Metcalf & Eddy
Year Enrollments October 14, 1970 Projections '66
1967 2513 2505
1968 2704 2663
1969 2785 2789
1970 2867 2874
1971 - 2955 2978
1972 - 3015 3080
1973 - 3106 3130
1974 - 3103 3110
1975 - 3055 3005
1976 - 3039 -
(High School Capacity - 2700 pupils)
The March 1970 town meeting voted to approve the preliminary plans and author-
ized the permanent building committee to prepare final plans and obtain bids for a new
junior high school. Some of the significant changes made in the revised plan were-
the reduction of size from 138,000 sq. ft. to 119,000 sq. ft , the reduction of the
expansion capability of the core areas such as the library, cafeteria, shops, etc, the
relocation of the building on the site, a re-design of the building from a two to a
three story structure, the complete enclosure by movable partitions of each of the
classrooms surrounding the library
It is estimated that the total cost of the revised project will be $4,800,000
as compared to $5,667,000 for the original plan.
The permanent building committee developed these changes in open sessions
Citizens who attended these publicized meetings participated in the discussions on all
of the above changes.
Bids on the new building will be received on January 5, 1971 followed by a town
meeting on January 11, 1971 to vote on construction funds
NO 818 81 Voluntary Tutoring Program
1311 to - The Lexington Voluntary Tutoring Program
8}0 is now in its second year of operation on a sys-
temwide basis. Presently forty adults have vol-
unteered to tutor students who are experiencing
learning difficulties in our elementary and sec-
` , •- ondary schools. These volunteers work with stu-
,„ ,s ir dents primarily on an individual basis. The
total program is coordinated by an administrative
> committee consisting of Dr. Ado Commito, assist-
assistant superintendent, chairman, Mr. Donald
"• Volunteer Tutor Helninz a Student
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Johnson, principal, Harrington School, Miss Ellen Samborski, principal, Hancock School
and the community coordinator, Mrs William Hutchison.
The volunteers attend orientation sessions for approximately two days at which
time they receive information from our teachers on our skill development program and
other school activities. Assisting teachers are specialists in mathematics, reading
and other areas of instruction One of the indications of the desirability of the
program is the increased requests of teachers for these volunteers. The staff of the
Lexington schools is grateful that this service is provided by interested and talented
citizens and we hope that the program will expand in the future.
A Progress Report Human Relations and Human Development
In last year's annual report I discussed the status of our Human Relations and
Human Development Program. I also mentioned that a poll of Lexington professional
staff indicated that we should operate a formal program in sex education and that we
would poll the public on their attitude about this program Surveys were mailed to
7800 residents and 1998 replied. The results were as follows.
1 - Question- Sex education should be introduced in the elementary school and
continued through high school
Response: Strongly agree and agree, 57%, Strongly disagree and disagree,
34%, No opinion, 9%
2. - Question: I am in favor of an incorporation of a program in Human Develop-
ment and Human Relations including family living and sex
education
Response: Strongly agree and agree, 78%, Strongly disagree and disagree,
13%; No opinion, 9%.
After reviewing the results of the survey, I recommended, and the school cm-
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mittee voted, to continue developing this program under three conditions.
1. It would be a voluntary program.
2. It would be developed cooperatively with parents, teachers and other appro-
priate agencies.
3. There would be alternate units for children who did not participate in this
program.
In 1970 a summer workshop was conducted to achieve the following objectives-
1. To develop a list of topics from which units on Human Relations and Human
Development could be designed
2 To work out a framework for the units in preparation for involving teachers
and parents in the school where the unit is to be taught.
3 To develop guidelines for teachers and principals for working with parents
who assist in developing teaching units used in a particular school
4. To set up a committee of parents, physicians, clergy, teachers and adminis-
trators to serve as a clearing house for Human Growth and Development.
5 To plan meetings with members of this committee to establish
a. the goals of the committee
b the responsibilities of the committee in relation to the curriculum in
Human Relations and Human Development
c. the frequency of meetings needed and the schedule of such meetings
6 To work with a member of the committee responsible for a curriculum in drug
education.
Drug Education Program
In October the school committee voted to proceed with a formal systemwide pro-
gram in drug education which was also developed by the preceding 1970 summer workshop
committee. Several training sessions have been conducted for teachers to assist them
in understanding the content of this program and implementing it at the various grade
levels
This new program in grades K-12 replaces the previous one which we have been
offering at the secondary level for the past several years Citizens interested in
obtaining a better understanding of the objectives, procedures, and activities of the
new program are invited to read the report of the summer workshop committee which is
available in each of the school information centers, the professional library and the
Cary Memorial Library
Superintendent and Community 1`leet
As mentioned in last year's report, I have continued with the coffee hours ini-
tiated in the fall of 1969. By June 1970 I attended a total of fourteen meetings and
had the opportunity to meet with a total of five hundred citizens. At these sessions,
I tried to provide an opportunity for open discussion of issues and concerns of parents
and other citizens relative to school matters. Several hundred questions were asked
and these questions were synthesized into a report from which many of the most fre-
quently asked questions were answered through a newspaper column which was established
during the school year
In the fall of this year additional meetings were held for the same purpose
Although school districts have been combined to reduce the number of meetings, I have
noted a high percentage of parents who did not attend similar sessions last year.
These gatherings will continue into the last part of the current school year.
I have enjoyed these informal opportunities to meet with citizens and parents
of children in our schools and hope that we are all developing a better understanding
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and awareness of each other's concerns and ideas about public education in Lexington.
Citizens' Center Initiated
On October 1, 1970 a section of each school library was reserved for use as a
school information center. Materials have been placed in these centers which should
provide citizens with accurate up-to-date information about activities and programs in
individual schools and the entire system. Initially, the centers will contain the
following reference materials
Our Schools In Action - a newsletter mailed to all registered voters in Lexing-
ton four times a year
Teacher Improvement Through Curriculum Development A Grass-Roots Approach -
Lexington's framework for curriculum development is
explained in detail
Curriculum Guides
Dialogue - the in-house staff newsletter - descriptions of programs, features
presented by staff, conference reports, etc. , are con-
tained in this publication.
Town Reports
Master School Calendar
Newsletters
Budget Book - a bound copy of the budget for the current school year will be on
reserve This includes the operating budget for the
entire year.
School Committee Highlights - following each school committee meeting the super-
intendent issues to all staff members a summary of the
highlights of the school committee meeting.
School Committee Regulations - this document delineates the responsibilities of
the school committee and superintendent as well as the
goals of the Lexington Public Schools.
Professional Library Catalog of Materials - this contains a listing of the books,
films, etc , available at the systemwide professional
library housed at the high school Citizens are encour-
aged to use this library.
The librarians in each school are anxious to share these materials with parents
and citizens. I hope that you will take advantage of this new service.
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A Parents' Advisory Committee
Each year, prior to the submission of our summer reading proposal to the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts, Mr Richard Barnes, director of federal programs, and Mr. Don-
ald Johnson, director of the summer reading school, meet with a representative body of
parents at an informal meeting to discuss the direction of the program. A review of
the preceeding summer reading program takes place and plans are laid out for the coming
summer in order to meet the needs of pupils.
The Schools Listen
In the spring, parents and other citizens were notified that answers to their
questions and concerns about our schools would be provided by calling the office of
school information Since its beginning eight months ago, over two hundred telephone
calls have been received
As with the coffee hours, the most frequently asked questions via telephone
were noted and also placed in the local newspaper in the special question and answer
column focusing on school questions only This column enabled other citizens to read
about some of the major questions and concerns offered by citizens. The column was
later expanded by the newspaper to include questions and answers on all of the activ-
ities of the town. In addition, citizens have been encouraged to call the local news-
paper office to ask questions regarding the schools.
We believe this service is of value not only for parents and citizens who
desire immediate information on any activity in our schools, but has also helped us to
better understand the concerns and comments of parents and citizens. I have been in-
formed that these two practices have been adopted by several other school systems for
essentially the same purpose - to improve communication between the schools and parents
and citizens.
Citizens Advisory Committee on Communications
In June the school committee appointed a citizens advisory committee on communi-
cations with the following charge
"to examine communications between schools and citizens of Lexington,
identify areas of concern about communications, and make suggestions
to the school committee about changing practices, methods, policies
or whatever seems to obstruct effective and constructive communications
between schools and community."
The advisory committee has been meeting regularly to diagnose the problems and
make suggestions regarding more effective communications between the schools and
community
The nine member committee consists of the following people-
James Fenske, chairman, Hannah Mollo-Christensen, vice chairman,
Frederick C. Frick, Homer Hagedorn, Roger W Kaufman; Anne Scigliano,
Patricia Swanson, two high school seniors, Susan Miller and Daniel
Small The school committee representatives are Mrs. Elizabeth
Clarke and Mr Richard Barnes.
The advisory committee will submit a preliminary report to the school committee
in December and a final comprehensive report in February, 1971. At that time, the
school committee will review the comments and recommendations of this committee and
take appropriate action.
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Advanced Program
In the spring of this year arrangements were made with Mr. Dean Whitla of Har-
vard University to conduct a study of the advanced program An increasing number of
inquiries from parents, teachers, etc., on the status of the advanced program and our
periodic evaluation of it (last one in 1966) led to a review at this time
In the study three groups of students were interviewed by an experienced inter-
viewer from Mr Whitla's staff The first consisted of students who were presently in
the advanced program, the second, those recommended for the advanced program but whose
parents decided not to enroll them, and the third, a group of non-AP students selected
at random AP students in this study consisted of those students attending AP classes
within and outside their own school districts. The study was completed in early Dec-
ember and I am reviewing it with a variety of administrators, teachers, etc to deter-
mine the additional information needed to make a comprehensive assessment of the pro-
gram I plan to present a complete report with recommendations for the improvement of
this program to the school committee in the spring of 1971.
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School Profiles
AS A MATTER OF FACT
. As of October 1, 1970, the total enrollment of the Lexington Public Schools
was 9,459.
. Total full and part time professional staff of the Lexington Public Schools
numbers 684.
43.1% have a bachelor's degree
38.6% have a master's degree
18.3% have thirty hours of graduate study beyond a master's or a doctorate
Of the 1970 Lexington High School graduating class of 595,
495 or 83 per cent went on to further education
389 or 65 per cent went on to four-year colleges
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Staff Number Enrollment Staff-Pupil Ratio
Principals 11 4993 1 454
Classroom Teachers (1-6) 181 (E) 4375 (A) 1.24.2
Kindergarten Teachers 15.5 567 1.36 6 (D)
Art Specialists 9 4942 (A) 1 549
Music Specialists 10 4942 1.494
Phys. Ed. Specialists 9 4942 1.549
Instructional Mat. Specs. 9.2 4942 1 537
Reading Specialists 12 4942 1 411
French Specialists 9 3030 (B) 1.336
Science Specialists 4 4942 1.1235
Math Specialists 3 4942 1 1647
Counselors 9.2 4993 (C) 1 542 (C)
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Staff Number Enrollment Staff-Pupil Ratio
Principals 3 4466 1.1488 6
Assistant Principals 5 4466 1 893
Classroom Teachers 286 (E) 4443 (A) 1 15.5
Instructional Mat. Specs 6 4443 (A) 1.739 7
Reading Specialists 8 4443 (A) 1 554.8
Social Worker 1 4466 1 4466
Counselors 15 5 4466 (C) 1.288.1
ALL SCHOOLS
Staff Number Enrollment Staff-Pupil Ratio
Speech Therapists 4.6 9459 (C) 1 2056
School Psychologists 2 9459 (C) 1 4729
Nurses 8 9459 (C) 1.1182
Sp. Class Teachers 12 74 1 6.2
A. Does not include special classes
B. Includes only Grades 3-6
C. Includes special classes
D. A.M. Session 1 18.3
P.M. Session 1.18.3
E. Special Class Teachers not included
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MAKING YOUR SCHOOL DOLLAR MAKE SENSE
The accompanying pie charts present, in simplified form, a breakdown of
funds received in 1970 (and '69 carryovers) for support of the schools, and an
indication of the relative amounts expended for the various segments of the school
budget. The following is a detailed accounting of actual revenues and expenditures
as of December 31, 1970.
COMMDNWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Receipts
Chapter 70 School Aid $1,444,085 33
Chapter 71 Transportation 111,294 70
Chapter 69-71 Special Education 179,788.11
Vocational Education 3,124 00
Metco 170,328 75
State Wards 4,575.67
$1,913,196 56 16 1%
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
PL-874 $ 203,237 00
PL-864 Title III 9,722.30
PL-864 Title V 2,557 45
ESEA Title II Library 7,589 80
$223,106.55 1.9%
TOWN OF LEXINGTON APPROPRIATIONS
Personal Services $8,293,904 00
Expenses 1,276,831 00
Out-of-State Travel 12,300.00
Athletics 98,164 00
Adult Education 7,308 00
Vocational Education 10,108 00
$9,698,615.00 81.7%
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
Tuition, Registration Charges and Gate Receipts:
Adult Education $ 3,272 31
Athletics 8,981 72
Misc. Receipts 15,303 62
Tuition 6,184 82
$33,742.47 3%
Expenditures
Personal Services $8,313,946.03 85.9%
Expenses 1,240,457 69 12 9%
Out-of-State Travel 11,721 44 .1%
Athletics 107,145 72 1 1%
Adult Education 8,403.32
Vocational Education 9,445 13
$9,691,119.33 100%
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Where the School Dollar Comes From
(1970 Receipts)
Town of Lexington Appropriation
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Miscellaneous
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Where the School Dollar Goes
(1970 Expenditures)
Salaries
85 94
Operating Expenses
12.94 41
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Athletics
Adult Education 1.24
Vocational Education
Out of State Travel
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TOWN DEBT AND INTEREST - SUMMARY STATEMENT
Amount of Principal Balance Interest
General Purposes Original Issue Paid in 1970 12/31/1970 Paid in 1970
Library 295,000 00 15,000.00 85,000.00 3,000.00
Town Office 1,005,000.00 10,000.00 850,000.00 2,100.00
Street-Sewer-Library 490,000 00 20,000.00 140,000.00 5,440.00
Public Works Bldg. 328.000.00 35,000.00 185,000.00 9 240.00
Total General Purpose 2,118,000.00 80,000.00 1,260,000 00 19,780 00
School 15,175,000.00 717,000.00 6,421,000.00 210,317.00
Street 630,000.00 60,000.00 130,000.00 5,230.00
Sewer 3,405,000.00 151,000.00 1,568,000.00 55,073.75
Water 890.000.00 63,000.00 114.000.00 5,120.00
Total Services 20,100,000.00 991,000.00 8,233,000.00 275,746 75
Grand Total 22,218 000.00 1,071.000.00 9 493,000 00 2,955 526 75
SUMMARIZED SCHEDULE OF OPERATING EXPENSES
Total To To
Account Approp Transfer Available Expended Surplus 1971
Selectmen 68,036.00 2,000 00 70,038 00 55,868.55 13,264 70 904 75
Town Manager 28,378 00 - 28,378.00 27,273 09 97 40 1,007 51
Town Clerk 29,270.00 - 29,270 00 28,372.32 897.68 -
Trustees of Pub.Works 450 00 - 450.00 450.00 - -
Board of Appeals 4,657 00 - 4,657 00 4,456 89 200 11 -
Planning Board 27,611 00 - 27,611 00 25,565 24 2,045 76 -
Insurance 238,700 00 - 238,700 00 220,475 56 15,814 77 2,409 67
Printing Town Report 6,500.00 450.00 6,950 00 6,931.21 18.79 -
Law 38,000 00 - 38,000.00 30,462 15 1,537 85 -
Elections 26,930.00 1,300.00 28,230 00 22,630 42 5,599.58 -
Board of Registrars 11,375 00 - 11,375 00 5,128 45 746 55 5,500 00
Committees 14,200.00 300.00 14,500 00 13,260 76 1,239 24 -
Recreation 58,810.00 1,000 00 59,810.00 58,161.07 1,648 93 -
Treasurer 16,560 00 600.00 17,160 00 15,438 72 1,721 28 -
Collector 25,838 00 - 25,838 00 23,546.45 2,291 55 -
Comptroller 79,452 00 1,720 00 81,172.00 80,645.90 357 18 168 92
Assessor 42,000.00 - 42,000.00 40.555.92 1,444.08 -
Health 36,591 00 5,151 00 41,742 00 39,648.68 937 15 1,156 17
Police 675,735 00 4,000.00 679,735 00 654,314 63 25,420.37 -
Dog Officer 8,864 00 750 00 9,614 00 9,423.41 190 59 -
Fire 623,281 00 220.00 623,501 00 602 546 98 20,769 50 184 52
Civil Defense 16,780.00 - 16,780 00 15,961.88 818.12 -
Inspection 36,622 00 - 36,622.00 36,150 51 471 49 -
Weights & Measures 1,950.00 - 1,950 00 1,865.01 84.99 -
Veterans Benefits 60,480 00 9,000 00 69,480.00 66,972 24 2,359 39 148 37
Cemetery 66,253.00 - 66,253.00 64,742.69 1,378.47 131.84
Library 284,133 09 - 284,133.09 281,949.81 2,183 28 -
Retirement Board 132,190 00 - 132,190 00 132,190 00 - -
Education 9,698,687 00 - 9,698,687 00 9,596,199.30 72,954 70 29,533 00
Debt 1,481,527.00 - 1,481,527.00 1,458,265.99 22,261 01 -
Public Works 1,576,594.00 47,740.74 1,624,334 74 1,505,047 11 87,613.17 31,674.46
Article 4 Total 15,416,456 09 74,231.74 15,490,687.83 15,131,500 94 286,367 68 72,819.21
Articles 4,755,496.53 6,079 00 4,761,575.53 2,195,797.66 52,876 44 2,512,901 43
Grand Total 20,171,952.62 80,310 74 20,252,263 36 17,327,298.60 339,244 12 2,585,720 64
(A detailed report of both schedules is available in Part II)
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Comptroller
Five Year Trends in the Accounting Department
Personal Staff as of
Year Services EXQenses Dec. 31
1966 25,417 40* 1,948 92 4*
1967 28,334 77 1,438.49 6**
1968 43,506 80** 2,128 05** 7
1969 51,581.39 1,961.81 7
1970 56,844 88 2,099 60 7
e lir * Comptroller added
** Payroll and check writing functions added
Richard M. Perry
The comptroller's office functions as the financial "watch-dog" of the town.
It also serves as the central service agency for all departments, boards, committees
and commissions in the area of accounting, accounting practices and reports, prepara-
tion of payrolls, payments to vendors for services and supplies, administration of
the retirement program, and other general financial management statistics and
information.
With more money appropriated by town meeting in 1970 than in any other year in
the history of the town, the volume of paper work to properly account for and expend
these dollars reached new levels Over 46,000 payroll checks were prepared, along
with the W-2 forms (statement of earnings paid and taxes withheld) , for the more than
2,200 people who worked for the town, all or a part of the year. The increased ac-
tivity in payroll also effects an increase in retirement record keeping and account-
ing. Similar increases were noted in the volume of vendors invoices processed for
payment (over 12,500 in 1969) , motor vehicle excise tax refunds (800 in 1969) , and
real estate abatements (322 in 1969)
The 1970 town meeting approval of the renovation and expansion of the town
offices, involved bonding for this project. In an effort to obtain a lower interest
rate for these bonds, financial information and statistics were compiled and submit-
ted to Moody's Investors Services, Inc of New York, municipal bond experts. They
reacted favorably to this request and raised the town's rating to "A-1" It had been
"A" for over twenty years.
The data processing study committee summarized its progress and requested the
endorsement of the town meeting to continue its efforts so that the new town manager
could become involved in this study
The "fiscal year bill" passed by the 1969 state legislature was to become
effective January 1, 1971. This law, Chapter 849 of the 1969 Acts and Resolves, was
to provide for appropriating funds at a spring town meeting for a fiscal year that
would start the following July 1 It is also to provide for semi-annual tax payments
in an effort to reduce the amount of borrowing of funds, necessary now, in anticipa-
tion of tax receipts.
In as much as the law was passed during the closing days of the legislative
session, it contains many errors and omissions, therefore the effective date has
been pushed back to January 1, 1972, in order to provide time to clear up these dis-
crepancies Based on this fact, it is anticipated that in late 1971 we will be pre-
paring an 18 month budget and similar period accounting cycle, that will carry us
until June 30, 1973; from which time we will be on a fiscal year of July 1, to
June 30, rather than a calendar year.
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Appropriation Committee
L to R, seated- John H Blaisdell, Mrs Elizabeth M Flynn; Edward E. Furash, chairman, Jack L.
Mitchell, Levi G. Burnell; Standing H. Bigelow Moore, Donald B. White, Howard L Levingston,
Richard M. Perry, comptroller. Absent . Arthur T. Bernier
The Appropriation Committee Says
1971 Is No Time for Business as Usual
In our last year's report, we stated that "our basic objective is to work with
all facets of town government to help insure that our spending is prudent, and carried
out in a fashion to bring maximum benefit to all our citizens. Our technique for
doing this is to stress sound planning, careful cost estimation, wise timing, and
full value for all town expenditures. We do this with a keen awareness that every
dollar spent is derived from you as taxpayers, and that we must view each request for
funds not only on its own merits, but in light of the overall priorities of the town,
the total amount of spending requested, and the subsequent impact on the tax rate."
As we look ahead to 1971, these views bear repeating. During the past few
months unemployment has become a grim reality in some Lexington homes. For many of
us, the current economic turndown has meant no raise in pay And for all of us, it
has meant dwindling purchase power as we wait for inflation to ebb. Thus we feel
obliged to renew our efforts to insure prudent spending of our tax dollars and stem
an ever-rising tax rate.
Frankly, we think it's time to take a year off and think things over We
should not continue to "do business as usual." It's time to re-evaluate our prior-
ities as to the services to be provided by town government, the quality of the serv-
ices that we deem necessary, and the rate at which we will move toward our objectives.
And we feel it is time to reassess all aspects of town spending - schools, libraries,
sewers, recreation, personnel policies - spending more on some things and less on
others Our only hope to stabilize the tax rate and diminish the tax bite into our
incomes is to recognize that we cannot afford to do everything we'd like, nor can we
afford to do the things we want in anything less than an economical fashion.
The appropriation committee will pursue this objective as it reviews the more
than 135 accounts that make up the total operating budget of the town. In the proc-
ess of this review we meet with the town manager, various department heads, town
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committees, and the board of selectmen to discuss the prudence of their spending
plans for the year to come, and ,to persuade them to effect the various economies
which we feel are appropriate. The results of these discussions are reflected in the
detail budget presented for consideration by the town meeting, and in our recommenda-
tions on this budget We also review all articles involving spending and present our
recommendation to the town meeting.
From time to time, when we feel it is our obligation to do so, we present to
the town meeting alternate budgets or article appropriations for those cases in which
we feel the spending should be different than that presented. In addition to our
budget and article review activities and our responsibility to make recommendations
to the town meeting on all town spending, our committee is also responsible for ex-
penditures from the reserve fund. This fund provides moneys for unforeseen or emer-
gency expenditures not covered in the budget. Each request must be discussed and a
decision made. Finally, we review periodically the credit standing of the town, and
make appropriate suggestions as to borrowing policy and the management of cash funds.
If we are to achieve these objectives in the months and years to come, we can
only do so if we act in concurrence with your wishes as taxpayers. This means that
we must all be realistic as to the services we expect from the town government and be
frank to admit there are some things That we can do without, or do more cheaply for
ourselves. We welcome your views. Our nine member committee meets publicly most
Monday evenings from September through May.
Retirement Board
The Town of Lexington Contributory Retirement System became operative under
the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in July, 1937. Its function is
to provide for the payment of retirement benefits to eligible town employees, who as
municipal employees do not come under social security.
During the past twelve months employees contributed over $165,000.00 to the
retirement fund, five percent of their regular wages. The 1970 town meeting appro-
priated $130,000.00 to cover the town's share of retirement allowances to be paid
during the year. Funds not put to immediate use are invested in securities legal for
savings banks in Massachusetts. The resulting income enables us to credit interest
to members accounts in 1970 at the rate of 4.3%. The total assets of Lexington's
retirement system grew almost $200,000 00 in the past year.
The board of retirement held twelve meetings during 1970. Employees continued
to retire at the rate of one per month, a pace set in 1969. Prior to this, the board
was acting on an average of one retirement every two months It is anticipated that
the number of retirees will continue to accelerate, as people appear anxious to re-
tire at an earlier age, rather than at the compulsory age of seventy for regular em-
ployees and age sixty-five for police officers and fire fighters.
George P. Morey
Chairman
Walter F. Spellman Richard M. Perry
Employee's Elected Representative Secretary
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A Hearing Before the Board of Anneals
Seated at table, L to R Howard H Dawes, George P Wadsworth, Charles T Abbott, Donald E.
Nickerson, chairman, George C Sheldon, Mrs R Dean Johnson, secretary
Board of Appeals Seeks Unanimity
The number of petitions before us this year varied only slightly from 1969, 95
as compared to 91. The variety, however, increases annually as the changes to our
by-laws bring additional cases before us.
Interpretation of some sections of the by-laws is difficult and our decisions
in controversial cases cannot please everyone. We do have to call upon town counsel
frequently for legal advice and wish to thank him for his cooperation and promptness
We wish to emphasize to the readers of this report that our decisions must be
5-0, 4-1 or 4-0 votes. A high percentage of votes are unanimous No question is
decided without careful consideration in executive session nor until a motion has
been made, seconded and discussed.
The expense of operation of the board of appeals has increased. We have shared
a mutual secretary's services with the planning board but the overload of work caused
a termination of this arrangement. We now have our own secretary who devotes approx-
imately four-fifths of her time to us We asked permission from the selectmen to in-
crease charges for hearings. The following schedule was granted and adopted Febru-
ary 17, 1970 $20 for renewals, $35 for special permits, appeals, variances and
requests for signs, $50 for finding and determination requests and $250 for subsidized
housing permits
We call attention to the fact that we are one of the few towns in our area
with an unpaid board of appeals. Some of our neighbors pay very considerable sums
to board members as fees for sitting at hearings. We hope to keep it our way.
Another of our former members of long service to our board recently passed
away in Virginia where he lived with a son. Walter C. Ballard was appointed to our
board in 1942 and served with us until 1962 We regretted his resignation and now
regret his death.
Donald E. Nickerson, chairman
Charles T. Abbott George C. Sheldon
Howard H. Dawes George P Wadsworth
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The Capital Expenditures Committee Strives to be
Penny Wise and Pound Wise Too
To evaluate proposed expenditures of tax dollars for capital improvements is
soul-searching at its best. This year it is especially so.
We are mindful of the plight of many of our fellow citizens who are suffering
the combined hardships of inflation and economic recession. We are prepared to con-
sider a departure from our long-standing policy of a gradual but steady implementation
of a long list of capital items that upgrade and improve the facilities in our commu-
nity. Unfortunately, only a few of our capital outlays are of a nature that can be
deferred. Frequently they are essential to the health and safety of our citizens or
to the protection of the investment they have made in their Lexington homes
Capital expenditures fall into two categories, direct outlays for current pro-
jects and debt service charges for previous projects financed by bond issue A long-
term or non-recurring expenditure such as a new trunk sewer, a public building, or the
acquisition of conservation land is considered a capital project. Unlike operating
expenses, which are generally covered within Article 4 of the town meeting warrant,
capital projects appear as separate warrant articles that are judged on their individ-
ual merits by the town meeting members. In the absence of major cutbacks in our cap-
ital expenditure programs, unbonded capital outlays will average about 1.4 million
dollars per year over the next five years. During the same time span, debt service
will average 1.9 million dollars per year of which approximately 0 6 million dollars
will be reimbursed under various state and federal aid programs.
The 1 9 million per year of debt service charges are obligatory Other outlays
and new indebtedness are discretionary, but within this category, there are many items
that should not be postponed For example, the building of a trunk sewer to a new
housing development necessitates that the developer provide the sewer laterals at his
expense. If the sewer trunk is not available at the time the subdivision is developed
but is laid later to replace septic systems, the town pays for much of the lateral
cost.
We cannot turn our backs on emergencies. We must protect the health and prop-
erty of the citizens of Lexington. Similarly, it would be penny-wise and pound-fool-
ish to delay a capital outlay this year if, by so doing, a capital outlay of twice the
magnitude would be required a few years hence to accomplish the same end Thus we are
tightly constrained in our discretionary choices to a relatively few outlays which are
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L to R• Robert H. Kingston, Allen Lee Whitman, Carl Blake, chairman, John F Cogan, Jr ,
Van T Boughton.
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not urgent. Even here we must proceed with caution lest we create additional hard-
ships for the very people we would most like to spare. For example, authorization to
build a new junior high school has already been delayed past the time that would have
avoided double sessions. Double sessions do not constitute an emergency nor are they
a serious direct threat to the property of the citizens of Lexington. On the other
hand, double sessions are certainly counter-productive to the establishment of a repu-
tation for excellence in public education. One of the most frequently cited reasons
for paying a premium price for a home in Lexington is the quality of our school system.
If this factor is compromised or undermined by our failure to provide adequate school
buildings to accommodate all of our pupils in single sessions, it may well have an
adverse effect on real estate values in the town
Our general objectives are clear. We will defer as many capital outlays as
possible consistent with the short term and, to a lesser extent, the longer term needs
of the town. Decisions with respect to specific items are less clear. Each capital
request will be carefully and thoughtfully considered in an effort to minimize the
immediate impact on the tax rate Items ought to be deferred where they do not incur
disproportionate hardships and financial burdens to already hard pressed citizens and
to future citizens. There are projects, such as roads, sewers and land acquisitions,
where a marked reduction or a moratorium of one year's duration would allow us to
reflect upon our current procedures and methods for establishing priorities This
period can also be used profitably to catch up on projects already authorized as well
as to establish more orderly procedures and more careful and comprehensive planning of
new programs
Tax Collector
Five Year Trends in the Tax Collector's Office '
Personal Staff as of l `
Year Services Expenses Dec 31
1966 19,195 00 2,436.05 4 1n
1967 20,554.00 2,068 35 4 q
1968 22,763.74 2,364 45 4
1969 3,343 14 2,239 76 4
1970 21,048.56 2,497.89 4
A tax payer paying his water bill. t � �
Collector Mrs Doris E. Barclay
Day to day operations of the tax collector's office are largely routine, rarely
are there significant changes from year to year In 1970, however, some new procedures
effected worthwhile savings to the town. These changes involved faster processing of
tax payments in November and earlier turnover to the town treasurer of these tax re-
ceipts. The new procedures were worked out with the guidance of the town manager and
had as their target the deposit of the tax payments on the day of receipt by the col-
lector. Not always was this possible but we very closely approached it.
Perhaps it isn't generally realized but when the town votes its multi-million
budget in March the real estate taxes to meet the expenses are not collected until
November. The town does have other income, state and federal and also the use of the
tax revenue collected the previous fall, but along in March and April all such funds
are exhausted and the town must borrow, short term, pending tax payments in November.
In 1970 the town borrowed $4,500,000 in anticipation of taxes and the cost was
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$86,740. Interest was accruing on the $4,500,000 at the rate of $500 per day. The
loans were retired a week earlier than last year so that the new procedures were
worthwhile.
The term "tax collector" is just what the words imply, nothing more. All reve-
nue bills are prepared in other departments, turned over to the tax collector for
mailing after which the collector records the payments and turns the proceeds over to
the town treasurer.
Warrants for real estate and personal property, farm, motor vehicle excise taxes,
commitments for sewer, street, sidewalk and water betterments are given to us from the
assessors' office. The public works superintendent is responsible for warrants com-
mitting water rates, sewer and water house connections in lieu of betterments and mis-
cellaneous water charges. All water bills not paid within thirty days of issue are
subject to a demand of $1.00 and if not paid within a determined period become a lien
and appear on the real estate tax bill with the dollar demand for each reading.
Motor vehicle excise taxes are prepared at the registry of motor vehicles and
are sent to the assessors' office where a warrant is made up for each commitment.
Upon receipt of this warrant the accompanying excise bills are then mailed from this
office As of June 18, 1970, the law was changed to allow each individual 60 days in
which to pay this bill without added penalty Previously it was 30 days If not paid
within the 60 day period a dollar demand is added. If not paid within the following
two-week period these unpaid bills are turned over to the deputy collector for collec-
tion and his fees plus interest are added to the bill. As a last resort when payment
is not made these bills are sent to the registry of motor vehicles and registrations
are suspended; this ultimately leads to suspension of plates. If an individual changes
his plates from one car to another or returns his plates to the registry and/or to his
insurance company within the calendar year he may apply for an abatement.
Real-estate, farm and personal property tax bills, after receipt from the asses-
sors' office, are mailed to the tax payer in alphabetical order, usually beginning in
August. These bills are payable on or before November first, and if not, by law 8%
interest plus the demand of $1 00 is added, the interest retroactive to October first.
Due to re-assessment on several pieces of property within the town this year several
tax bills were late in being mailed to the respective owners. These bills are payable
within 30 days of receipt which means in this case some of these bills will not be due
until January of 1971 Records of collections, abatements and refunds on all bills
are kept in the collector's office
Sewer, street, sidewalk and water betterments are prepared in the town engineer's
office, committed by the public works to the assessors who in turn give the prepared
list to the collector for mailing and collection. These bills may be paid in cash
within 30 days of receipt or, at the option of the tax payer apportioned over a period
Analysis of Commitments, Collections and Outstanding Taxes
1970
Outstanding January 1, 1970 $ 439,352.72
Committed for current year 15,894,588 61
16,333,941.33
Collected, abated, apportioned or transferred 15,745,982 81
Balance on December 31, 1970 587,958.52
Percentage of collections 96 4%
Abatements for Veterans, Clause 22 68,116.10
Abatements for Elderly, Clause 41 60,155.50
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of 5, 10, 15 or 20 years. If apportioned, it is added to the real estate tax bill
plus the 4% interest on the unpaid balance. Collections on ambulance services are also
made by this office.
Upon request, a certificate of municipal liens is prepared and issued when prop-
erty changes ownership, showing paid (or unpaid) taxes for a 3-year period plus amounts
paid or due on any betterments, and unpaid or final readings on water bills. For this
service there is a charge of $3.00. Releases are another form often requested. This
form costs $2 00 and indicates that the betterments have been paid These fees are
turned over to the treasurer once a week. All other receipts are turned over daily to
the treasurer and a copy of the daily work is given to the comptroller for his records
PTown Clerk
Five Year Trends in the Office of the Town Clerk
'PO+ Personal Staff as of
Year Services Expenses Dec 31
1966 25,579.01 2,499 60 6
1967 31,525 71 1,948.64 6
1968 26,678.67 904 32 6*
1969 29,207 34 1,504.57 4
1970 27,013.67 990.69 4
Town Clerk Issuing Fishing Licenses *Effective December 1, 1967 the offices of town
clerk and town treasurer were separated.
Because it involved state elections, 1970 was a busy year. There were many
changes in the election laws, some of which had to be cleared through the courts. One
of these, the determination of the type of ballot to be used by a resident having
moved to Massachusetts from out of state and having a residency of over six months and
under one year, was cleared through the courts only a few days prior to the election
This decision necessitated the setting up of a special voting place for these residents
of whom there were 22
There were three elections and a referendum held during the year.
Upon receipt of a recount petition from Frank H. Caswell, 450 Lowell Street,
Lexington, a recount of votes cast for the office of republican state representative,
precinct 1, at the state primary held September 15, 1970, was held September 26, 1970.
There were no changes in the total figures for each candidate as recorded September 15,
1970.
At the annual town meeting, of which there were six sessions, approval was
given for the remodeling of and additions to the town office building. A petition was
filed with the board of selectmen requesting a referendum on this issue. At the ref-
erendum held on April 27, 1970, at which approximately 25% of the registered voters
turned out, 830 voted in favor, 2,838 were opposed, and there were 15 blanks. As a
result, the decision of the town meeting was upheld.
During the year 1970 approximately 5,000 names were certified on petitions and
nomination papers.
Although the election, with the accompanying registering of voters, played a
major roll in the daily tasks of the office, births, marriages and deaths had to be
recorded. Dogs were licensed (about 150 more than the 2,258 in 1969) , sporting li-
censes (930) were issued and other miscellaneous duties were performed.
Mary McDonough
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Three Year Trends in the Office of the Treasurer
Personal Staff as of
Year Services Expenses Dec 31
1968* 9,448 06 691 27 2
Town Treasurer 1969 1970 14,258 77 00 ] 538 66
,176 31 2
* Prior to 1968 the operating costs of the treas-
urers office were included with those of the
town clerk
The treasurer's office acts as a funnel into which all receipts are channelled
and from which all expenses are paid. In addition the treasurer's office administers
the Blue Cross - Blue Shield program and through the office of town counsel acquires
for the tc„m title to properties where taxes are delinquent.
The foregoing are bread-and-butter duties, absolutely essential for the well
being of the town but undramatic in their nature. More dramatic but no more impor-
tant are the responsibilities of borrowing and investing Because they are lesser
known we enlarge upon them as being of interest. In their administration two objec-
tives have been- 1 To borrow as little as possible in the spring and summer for
operating needs, and for as short a time as possible, thus minimizing expenses for
borrowed money, and 2. To invest in the fall as much tax revenue as possible not
immediately needed for operating purposes, thus increasing town income
With respect to item 1, a favorable leverage was that funds appropriated by the
town for construction projects were not drawn upon as soon as anticipated. Thus we
borrowed short term only $4,5000,000 in 1970 despite a $1,700,000 increase in the tax
levy, compared to $5,000,000 borrowed in 1969. Interest costs were $86,740 in 1970
and $105,967 in 1969.
As to item 2, coordinated work with the tax collector and accelerated deposit
of tax receipts enabled the town to pay off its last tax anticipation loan on
October 6 Thereafter the treasurer's office invested $3,750,000 in certificates of
deposit in the banks which had financed the town on its tax anticipation borrowings,
proportioning the amounts to their participation in the financing
A notable 1970 development in the town's financial status was the decision of
Moody's Investment Service to raise Lexington's bond rating from A to A-1 Research
work done by the town comptroller was decisive in bringing this about.
On October 28 the town sold a $790,000 bond issue to finance the town office
building. The sale of the bonds drove home a lesson of which Lexington citizens
should be aware- With present inflationary trends a penalty attaches to bond issues
with long maturities and a real benefit attaches to issues with short maturities.
An interesting contrast occurred when Lexington sold its bonds on October 28.
The maturity was five years and the low bid was 4.20% Within an hour a neighboring
town with an A rating sold a twenty year issue. The rate was 6.10%. The day follow-
ing a nearby town with an AAA rating sold a ten year bond The rate was 4.50% A
rough estimate would be that Lexington saved around $100,000 in interest by the deci-
sion of the board of selectmen to finance the town office building for five years
rather than for ten.
Louis A. Zehner
Five Year Trends in the Assessors' Office
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Personal Services 24,464 71 26,104 08 28,668 94 30,958 34 38,056 66
Expenses 2,397.58 2,542 19 2,784 32 2,593 08 2,499 26
Staff as of Dec 31 4 4 4 4 4
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Assessed Values Continue Their Climb
DURING 1970 the total valuation of taxable real estate in Lexington continued its
steady upward climb, at the second highest rate in the past nine years (Table 1 )
This increase came in spite of the decline in new home construction, with only 55 new
single dwelling permits issued This is the lowest number of new house starts since
the World War II years of 1942-1945 In the post-war years of the 40's we averaged 232
new houses a year, in the 50's 319 per year, with an all-time high of 447 in 1950, in
the 60's 138 per year
In the past two decades, the total tax levy on real and personal property has
risen ten-fold - from
$1,327,642 to $13,958,142.
Table 1 (Table 2 ) In the same
period, however, the per
Year Real Estate Increase Tax Rate Tax Revenue Increase capita tax has risen only
1962 $156,467,500 $39 80 $ 6,227,407 half as much - from $76 59
1963 160,869,700 2 8% 38 80 6,241,744 0 2% to $398 80 But consider
1964 165,089,350 2 6 38 60 6,372,449 2 1 the tax trends for the
1965 170,179,600 3 1 44 00 7,487,902 17 5 1900's. What will the
1966 175,207,900 3 0 43 60 7,639,064 2 0 picture look like in 1980?
1967 183,318,400 4 6 47 00 8,615,965 12 8 Earlyin 197 0 the
1968 189,100,000 3 1 53 80 10,173,580 18 1
1969 195,862,750 3 6 59 80 11,712,592 15 1 state legislature enacted
1970 203,735,700 4 0 65 00 13,242,821 13 0 a law which allowed as-
sessors to obtain full
Table 2 rental income and expense
Tax Per information from the own-
Year Population Tax Revenue Capita ers of income-producing
1900 3,831 $ 77,731 $ 20 29 or investment real estate
1910 4,918 147,779 30 05 Your assessors took this
1920 9,467 336,305 52 20 opportunity to gather a
1930 9,467 70,167 70 20 dossier for all
1940 13,113 710,167 54 16complete
1950 17,335 1,327,642 76 59 of the properties in the
1960 27,691 4,875,449 176 07 Lexington business center
1970 35,000 13,958,142 398 80 With this information
Table 3 available, it was possible
for us to review, analyze
Dollars on and, where so indicated,
Property Categories Valuation Tax Revenue Tax Rate
adjust all of the valua-
Lexington Business Center $ 6,344,750 $ 412,409 $ 1 92 tions in Lexington Center.
Apartment Buildings 2,465,250 160,241 75 In last year's annual
Public Utility Equipment 10,498,700 682,415 3 18
Office and R&D Properties 24,808,450 1,612,549 7 51 report, we indicated the
Other Non-Residentials 3,243,300 210,815 98 dramatic increase which
had taken place in real
$47,360,450 $3,078,429 $14 34 estate valuation on Hart-
well Avenue over the pre-
ceding eight years. This
year we have prepared a short tabulation showing the valuation and tax revenue received
from non-residential property (Table 3 ) This is divided into geographic and other
categories, and the tabulation may provide an insight as to the tax bonus borne by non-
residential neighbors
During 1970, four cases involving abatement of real estate taxes were tried by
Special Counsel Norman J Richards before the State Appellate Tax Board In every case,
the expert witness testimony was provided by your assessors, at no cost to the town
It is gratifying to report that all of these cases were decided in favor of the town.
Willard P. Grush, Chairman
F. William Smith William L. Potter
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See Facing Page for Five Year Trends an Assessors' Office
Trustees of Public Trusts
Over the years, residents have bequeathedor donated to the Town of Lexington
sums of money to be held in trust, with the stipulation that the income earned on the
funds be used for a specifiedpublic purpose, usually one close to the heart of the
donor.
On January 1, 1970, such funds numbered thirty-two, with a total book value of
$436,092.17. Five of these are charitable in nature, five related to parks and high-
way plantings, five to scholarships, nine to maintenance of specific cemetery lots,
four to maintenance of the common, and four are miscellaneous in•natdre.
Prior to 1910, administration of these funds was loose, and the funds gradually
became co-mingled with the general funds of the town and were used to meet current ex-
penditures. In 1910, the town sponsored legislation permitting it to borrow sufficient
funds to restore these trusts funds to their original amounts. The legislation like-
wise provided that future administration of the trust funds be entrusted to a board of
three citizens to be designated "Trustees of Public Trusts." These three trustees, who
serve without compensation, are appointed by the selectmen.
The town subsequently delegated to these trustees responsibility for adminis-
tering the perpetual care funds of the Westview and Monroe cemeteries.
The terms of the Bridge Charitable Fund provide for administration by three
trustees to be appointed for similar staggered terms by the boardof selectmen. The
selectmen customarily appoint the most recently elected. "Trustee of Public Trusts" to
the open position. The Bridge Trustees likewise serve without compensation.
The trustees have the dual responsibilities of investing wisely the principal
of these funds within the limitations imposed by the donor or by law, and of distribut-
ing the income in accordance with the instructions of the bequest or town article which
made the funds available. They have informal telephone meetings as often as necessary
to agree on routine matters requiring immediate action, and meet formally about four
times a year to ratify these actions and to consider matters requiring approval at an
official meeting. The town appropriates about $400, annually to cover their adminis-
trative expenses, largely clerical.
Over the years, inflation has greatly reduced the benefits which the donor had
intended to provide from the income of these trusts. In recent years, the trustees
have shifted to equity type investments a portion of those funds having no investment
restrictions beyond the "prudent man" rule, in the belief that well selectedequities
will provide a long term growth in income during the anticipated inflation to come.
In some cases the trustees, who must follow scrupulously the instructions of
the donor in distributing accumulated income, have a serious problem in finding eli-
gible recipients who would qualify under the narrow stated purpose of the trust. A
typical such trust was established many years ago to "purchase such luxuries and deli-
cacies for the town poor as are not furnished them, and shall tend to promote their
health and comfort". Another will to be used "for the benefit of the worthy indigent
men and women over sixty years of age, American born, whether in the almshouse or not:
Donors who restrict too narrowly either the investment or the purpose of their
funds probably will continue to find it difficult to make bequests which inflation and
changing times will not make obsolete. Trustees of Public Trusts
George P Morey, Chairman
Gaynor K. Rutherford William R. McEwen
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A Session of the 1970 Town Meeting
Let us have faith that right makes might and let us to the end dare
to do our duty as we understand it. Abraham Lincoln
Somewhere there must be a control upon will and appetite, and the
less of it there is within, the more of it there must be without.
Edmund Burke
Every man takes care that his neighbor not cheat him. But a day
comes when he begins to care that he not cheat his neighbor. Then
all goes well. Ralph Waldo Emerson
As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil,
then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they
set out to destroy- Christopher Dawson
If one only wishedto be happy, this could be easily accomplished;
but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always
difficult because we believe others to be happier than they are.
Montesquieu
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Let's talk sense to the American people. Let's tell them the truth,
that there are no gains without pain. Adlai Stevenson 7.26 51
"Son, remember that when you talk you are only repeating what you
already know - but if you listen you may learn something."
J. P. McEvoy, ouoting his father
Criticism should not be querulous and wasting, all knife and root-
puller but guiding, instructive, inspiring, a south wind, not an
east wind. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are two statements about human beings that are true: that
all human beings are alike, and that all are different. On those
two facts all human wisdom is founded. Mark Van Doren
Town Meeting Members
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE
Fred C Bailey 48 Coolidge Ave. Donald E. Legro 84 Gleason Rd
Robert Cataldo 14 Aerial St Irving H Mabee 9 Tavern Lane
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr 16 Hill St. Mary R. McDonough 3 Baker Ave
Roland B Greeley 1359 Massachusetts Ave. Louis A Zehner 6 Fair Oaks Dr
Allan F. Kenney 10 Frost Rd.
PRECINCT ONE
TERM 1973
Anita M Bonasera 24 Theresa Ave Alfred A. Murray 23 Theresa Ave.
Arthur E. Burrell 2 Thoreau Rd. Sumner E Perlman 10 Tyler Rd.
Daniel P Busa 82 Lowell St Haskell W. Reed 76 Lowell St.
Helena R. Butters 1445 Massachusetts Av David F Toomey 9 Spencer St
Patricia K. Hagedorn 17 Fiske Rd. William T. Whiting 341 Lowell St.
Nancy D Hudson 58 Laconia St
TERM 1972
J Keith Butters 1445 Massachusetts Av Jack L. Mitchell 16 Peachtree Rd
James Cataldo 43 Rindge Ave John J. Seitz 6 Westminster Ave.
Barry F. Daley 51 Laconia Street Jules P Sussman 15 Holmes Rd
Homer J. Hagedorn 17 Fiske Rd Weiant Wathen-Dunn 44 Maple St.
Franklin C Hudson 58 Laconia St Ephraim Weiss 462 Lowell St
Howard M. Kassler 11 Winchester Dr
TERM 1971
Lois W. Brown 37 Maple St. Nathaniel Hartwell 1 Scotland Rd.
Sanborn C Brown 37 Maple St Eleanor B. Litchfield 12 Emerson Gardens
Alfred S. Busa 38 Circle Rd. Paul J MacKenzie 13 Maple St
Ralph A. Cataldo 35 Rindge Ave William E Maloney, Jr 59 Albemarle Ave
Logan Clarke, Jr 19 Burroughs Rd Joseph P. Marshall 110 Woburn St.
Robert H. Farwell 7 Thoreau Rd.
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TOWN MEETING MEMBERS (Cont'd)
PRECINCT TWO
TERM 1973
Gloria V Holland 38 Webster Rd. Patricia A Swanson 36 Charles St
Lillian T. MacArthur 33 Charles St Frank H Totman, Jr. 46 Moreland Ave.
Donald L. MacGillivray 37 Charles St. Alan B. Wilson 23 Pleasant St.
Frank I Michelman 43 Buckman Dr George B Wilson, Jr. 11 Ames Ave
Wiltrud R Mott-Smith 108 Pleasant St Jason H. Woodward 11 Robbins Rd
James E. Storer 69 Pleasant St
TERM 1972
Eric T Clarke 29 Moon Hill Rd. Elizabeth M Flynn 310 Concord Ave
Norman N. Connolly 4 Summit Rd. Angela E. Frick 17 Smith Ave.
David B Cushman 1 Compton Circle Allan Green 17 Moon Hill Rd.
Luigi R. DiNapoli 62 Taft Ave Douglas T. Ross 33 Dawes Rd
Arthur F Douglass 7 Churchill La. Judith J. Totman 46 Moreland Ave
*Eric B Kula 23 Mason St * Moved from precinct 4 (term expires 1971)
TERM 1971
Charles T. Abbott 26 Richard Road Melvin G. Holland 38 Webster Rd.
Van T Boughton, Jr 56 Robbins Rd. Vernon G. Page 12 Independence Ave
Elizabeth H. Clarke 29 Moon Hill Rd Gordon E. Steele 12 Smith Ave
Frederick C. Frick 17 Smith Ave. Mary Louise Touart 5 Compton Circle
Francis G. Fuery 678 Massachusetts Ave. Georgia H. Williams 196 Follen Rd
Milton L Gould 36 Webster Rd.
PRECINCT THREE
TERM 1973
Alan G. Adams 15 SomersOt Rd Albert S. Richardson, Jr. 3 Wingate Rd.
**Robert A. Bittenbender 85 Meriam St. Shirley H. Stolz 2139 Massachusetts Ave
Charles E. Connolly Jr 67 Cedar Street J. S. Nason Whitney 21 Woodland Rd
Joseph M Cronin 49 Vaille Ave. Stillman P. Williams 9 Sheridan St.
Donald R. Grant 23 Somerset Rd. Paul G. Yewell 6 Leeland Terr.
Arthur J. Pennell 6 Upland Rd
TERM 1972
Shirley D. Bayle 6 Stratham Rd. Russell B. Mason 1 Frost Rd.
Charles H Cole, 2nd 4 Franklin Rd. William R. Page 25 Oakland St
* John F. Downey, Jr 24 Hancock St Richard H. Soule 16 Hancock St.
Charles F. Gallagher,Jr.118 Adams St. William T. Spencer 32 Hancock St.
Donald M. Graham 4 Mill Brook Rd. Francis T. Worrell 183 Cedar St
Wilbur M. Jaquith 42 Somerset Rd Leslie H. York o Franklin Rd.
* Moved from precinct 2 (term expires 1971)
TERM 1971
John R. Bevan 56 Hancock St. H. Bigelow Moore 50 Hancock St
Oscar R. Carlson 23 Hayes Ave. Donald E. Nickerson 49 Somerset Rd.
Hugh M Chapin 3 Juniper P1. Frank T. Samuel, Jr. 8 Burnham Rd
Herbert W. Eisenberg 55 Hancock St Martin I. Small 22 Hancock St.
Ernest A. Giroux 10 Oakmount Circle Donald B. White 73 Hancock St
Mark Lichtenstein 9 Augustus Rd *** Charles A. Winchester 57 Hancock St.
**Died 12/13/70
***Succeeded Robert A. Bittenbender
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TOWN MEETING MEMBERS (Cont'd)
PRECINCT FOUR
TERM 1973
Carl Blake 4 Wachusett Circle Norman J. Richards 32 Sherburne Rd
Stanley A. Brown 14 John Poulter Rd Joseph 0 Rooney 222 Waltham St.
Joseph A. Campbell 260 Marrett Rd Richard W. Souza 542 Concord Ave
Jacqueline B. Davison 86 Spring St Alfred P Tropeano 25 Vine Brook Rd.
Robert M Gary 29 Highland Ave. William R Whalon 14 Benjamin Rd.
Hugo R Maienza 45 Winthrop Rd
TERM 1972
Wallace B Baylies, Jr 50 Spring St. James F Fenske 14 Slocum Rd.
Robert A Bowyer 7 Woodcliffe Rd Richard D. Johnston 10 Minola Pd.
Ruth R. Budd 117 Kendall Rd * Betty S. Jones 64 Bloomfield St
Evert N Fowle 12 Winthrop Rd Robert H Kingston 4 Field Rd
Martin A. Gilman 56 Bloomfield St Joseph A. Trani 11 Slocum Rd
TERM 1971
Arthur T. Bernier 54 Baskin Rd Lilah H Groisser 510 Concord Ave.
Otis S Brown, Jr 3 Bond Rd. Walter T Kenney, Jr. 16 Dane Rd
Richard K. Eaton 40 Percy Rd Erik L.Mollo-Christenson 10 Barberry Rd.
Cellen S. Fowle 12 Winthrop Rd. Natalie H Riffin 6 Field Rd.
Malcolm R. Gavin 24 Normandy Rd Paul V. Riffin 6 Field Rd
Thomas S. Grindle 29 Bloomfield St.
* Resigned 12/24/70
PRECINCT FIVE
TERM 1973
Gabriel Baker 2 Linmoor Terr Myron L. Miller 46 Eldred St
Richard E Bayles 19 Wyman Rd. Stephen T Russian 47 Turning Mill Rd.
Robert E Bond 6 Demar Rd Temple E. Scanlon 62 Ledgelawn Ave
Wilbur E. Cheever 268 Bedford St. Phyllis E Thomas 55 Ivan St.
Howard L Levingston 358 Emerson Rd Sumner P. Wolsky 1 Park St
TERM 1972
G. Richard Beamon 58 Ledgelawn Ave. David Reiner 3 Gould Rd.
Charles F Brackett 121 Grove St. Frank Sandy 353 Emerson Rd
Roy Edward Cook 5 Ledgelawn Ave. William J Scouler 144 Simonds Rd.
Kenneth M Cox 36 North St. Paul B West 70 Gleason Rd
William P. Fitzgerald 65 Liberty Ave Allen Lee Whitman, Jr 31 Turning Mill Rd.
Manfred P Friedman 176 Grove St.
TERM 1971
Lloyd S. Beckett, Jr. 112 Burlington St Robert E. Meyer 11 Blake Rd
Levi G. Burnell 3 Whittier Rd. Ruth Morey 90 North Hancock St.
Howard H. Dawes 10 Bernard St Charles E. Parks 10 Hawthorne Rd
John T Harvell 131 Burlington St. Francis W K Smith 49 North Hancock St.
George A. Kolovson 10 Dewey Rd Robert V. Whitman 9 Demar Rd
William A Melbye, Jr 10 James St.
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TOWN MEETING MEMBERS (Cont'd)
PRECINCT SIX
TERM 1973
Earl F Baldwin, Jr. 24 Deering Ave James E Cosgrove 128 Hartwell Ave
Margery M Battin 15 Paul Revere Rd. * Robert M Earsy 32 Parker St
Richard H Battin 15 Paul Revere Rd James M. McLaughlin 55 Asbury St.
James J Buckley, Jr 46 Middle St. Stephen M Politi 25 Deering Ave
John F. Cogan, Jr 29 Patterson Rd Daniel E. Power 2246 Massachusetts Ave
George E Cooper 191 Lincoln St Donald J Shaw 6 Barrymeade Dr
* Moved from precinct 5 (term expires 1971)
TERM 1972
Leon A. Burke, Jr. 5 Frances Rd Richard A. Michelson 54 Asbury St
Joseph J Downey 1 Stimson Ave Richard I Miller 30 Patterson Rd
Ralph H. Hall 2318 Massachusetts Ave David P. Norcross 50 Forest St
Diane Lund 23 Nickerson Rd. Richard M Perry 16 Ellison Rd
John J. Maguire 249 Lincoln St Alfred L Viano 6 Audubon Rd
* Robert F McSweeney 17 Ellison Rd.
* Resigned 3/10/70
TERM 1971
James E. Brown 34 Maddleby Rd ** George R Medeiros 20 Middleby Rd
John R Holt 52 Bellflower St. Burt E Nichols 9 Tufts Rd
Donald K. Irwin 20 Clarke St David A. Somers 21 Paul Revere Rd.
Erik Lund 23 Nickerson Rd. William S Sullivan 6 Ross Rd
Garry Margolius 34 Clarke St Stanley E. Toye 30 Balfour St.
Paul E Mazerall 20 Wilson Rd * James L Jones 45 Middle St
* Succeeded Robert F McSweeney ** Succeeded Robert C Johnson who died February 28, 1970
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Town Officers and Committees
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
March, 1970 to March, 1971
Board of Selectmen Robert Cataldo, chairman 1972
Allan F. Kenney 1973
Irving H Mabee 1971
Roland B. Greeley 1971
Fred C. Bailey 1972
Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr 1971
School Committee Robert H Farwell, chairman 1971
Vernon C. Page 1971
Elizabeth H. Clarke 1972
Richard K. Eaton 1973
John J. Maguire 1973
Planning Board H. Erik Lund, chairman 1972
Francis T. Worrell 1971
Eric T. Clarke 1973
Donald M. Graham 1974
Lois W. Brown 1975
Lexington Housing Authority Temple E Scanlon, chairman 1975
Authorized November 25, 1963 William A. Melbye (state) 1972
Albert H. Hruby 1971
Joseph 0. Rooney 1973
Daniel E. Power 1974
SELECTMEN APPOINTED COMMITTEES
Board of Appeals Donald E. Nickerson, chairman 1972
Charles T. Abbott 1971
Howard H. Dawes 1973
George P. Wadsworth 1974
George C. Sheldon 1975
Board of Appeals
(Associate Members) Ruth Morey 1971
Logan Clarke, Jr. 1971
Haskell W. Reed 1971
George W. Emery 1971
Woodruff M. Brodhead 1971
Hunting Committee Howard M. Kessler
Authorized March 23, 1964 Robert Cataldo, chairman
Gary Margolius
Town Celebrations Committee Raymond B. Barnes, chairman 1971
Authorized March 26, 1956 Ralph V. Lord 1971
Bernard J. Belcastro 1971
Eleanor B. Litchfield 1972
Thelma Reed 1972
James F. Fenske 1972
Marilyn L. Hall 1973
Leo Gaughan 1973
James W. Broderick 1973
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TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES (Cont'd)
Historic District Commission Wilbur M. Jaquith, chairman 1972
Max H. Straw 1971
George E. Graves 1973
Philip B. Parsons 1974
Georgia H. Williams 1975
Historic District Commission * Franklin C. Hudson 1973
(Associate Members) Duncan E. MacDonald 1973
George W. Emery 1974
S. Lawrence Whipple 1974
* Resigned
Town Report Committee Louis A. Zehner, chairman 1971
George E. Cooper 1971
Wilbur Cheever 1971
Richard W. Hoover 1971
Gertrude P. Carlson 1971
Air Pollution Committee Calvin Y Sing, chairman
Allan F. Kenney
William P. Fitzgerald
Lt. James J. Lima, Jr.
Gammell Legacy Income Trustee James E. Collins
Bridge Charitable Fund George P. Morey, chairman
William R. McEwen
John F. Cogan, Jr.
Board of Retirement George P. Morey, chairman 1971
* Walter F. Spellman 1972
Richard M. Perry, ex-officio
* Elected by employees
Trustees of Public Trusts George P. Morey, chairman 1976
Gaynor K. Rutherford 1972
William R. McEwen 1974
SELECTMEN APPOINTED OFFICERS
Town Manager Walter C. O'Connell 1973
Town Counsel Donald E. Legro
Comptroller Richard M. Perry 1972
Executive Clerk, Selectmen Eleanor M McCurdy
Fence Viewers Rev. Harold T. Handley
Louis A. Zehner
Registrars of Voters Timothy Sullivan 1973
Reed Kingston Taylor 1972
Edward J. Belliveau 1971
MODERATOR APPOINTED COMMITTEES
Appropriation Committee Edward E. Furash, chairman 1972
H. Bigelow Moore 1971
Levi G. Burnell (see next page) 1971
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TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES (Cont'd)
Appropriation Committee (continued) Donald B. White 1971
Elizabeth M. Flynn 1972
Jack L. Mitchell 1972
Howard L. Levingston 1973
Arthur T. Bernier 1973
John H. Blaisdell 1973
Richard M. Perry, ex-officio 1972
Capital Expenditures Committee Van T. Boughton, chairman 1971
Carl Blake 1971
Allen Lee Whitman 1972
Robert H. Kingston 1972
John F. Cogan, Jr. 1973
Committee on Lectures Under Wills Herman S. Swartz, chairman 1971
of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E Louise T. Cavalieri 1971
Cary. Authorized November 25, 1963. David Reiner 1971
Regional Refuse Disposal Planning William R. Whalon, chairman
Committee Authorized March 20, 1967 Arnold B. Briggs
Richard H. Soule
Standing Plumbing and Building By-Law Robert W. Custance, chairman 1973
Committee. Authorized November 25, 1963. George E. Bullock 1971
Richard W. Souza 1972
Leo Dunn 1973
Vocational Regional School District Erik Mollo-Christenson 1971
Planning Committee Vernon C. Page 1971
Mrs John E. Wallace 1971
TOWN MANAGER APPOINTED - WITH SELECTMEN'S APPROVAL
Board of Health Dr. William L Cosgrove, chairman 1972
James W. Lambie 1971
Dr. Charles E Ellicott 1973
Conservation Commission Stanley A. Brown, chairman 1972
Authorized November 25, 1963 Jules P. Sussman 1971
Mrs. Frederick C. Frick 1972
Howard M. Kessler 1973
Francis W. K. Smith 1973
Paul E. Mazerall, ex-officio
TOWN MANAGER APPOINTED COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS
Recreation Committee Charles Gallagher, chairman 1971
Authorized November 1956 Richard S. Sparrow 1970
Vincent E. Hayes 1971
Robert E. Bond 1972
Gary Margolius 1972
Paul Mazerall, ex-officio
Benedict E. Bertini, director
Assessors Willard P. Grush, chairman 1971
William L. Potter 1972
F. William Smith 1973
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TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES (Cont'd)
Town Manager Appointed Committees and Officers
(continued)
Permanent Building Committee Thomas G. Taylor, chairman 1972
Authorized March 20, 1967 Mark Moore, Jr. 1970
Robert V Whitman 1970
Otis S. Brown, Jr. 1971
Luigi DiNapoli 1972
Public Works Superintendent
Town Engineer John J. McSweeney 1971
Chief of Police James F. Corr 1971
Chief of Fire Engineer Walter F. Spellman 1971
* Planning Director Alexander V. Zaleski 1971
Town Treasurer Louis A. Zehner 1971
Town Clerk Mary R. McDonough 1971
Tax Collector Doris E. Barclay 1971
Health Director Robert C. Heustis 1971
Building Inspector Donald K. Irwin 1971
Gas Inspector Thomas W. Kelley 1971
Plumbing Inspector John B. Byrne, Jr 1971
Wire Inspector Robert K. Jeremiah 1971
Sealer of Weights & Measures Richard E. Lupo 1971
Animal Inspector Dr. Howard A. Smith 1971
Cemetery Superintendent William Kling 1971
Director of Civil Defense Arthur E. Burrell 1971
Director of Veterans Services Donald Glennon 1971
Veterans Graves Officer Donald Glennon 1971
Veterans Agent Greta Glennon 1971
Dog Officer Francis J. Belcastro 1971
Assistant Dog Officer Kurt Balchunas 1971
Field Drivers James F. Corr 1971
Carl A. Carlson 1971
Forest Warden William P. Fitzgerald 1971
Lockup Keeper James F. Corr 1971
Constables John J. Shine, Jr 1971
Guy D. Busa 1971
* With approval of Planning Board
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A Glossary of Town Services and Functions.
Who, What, Where, Why, and How
Appeals, Board of Composed of five selectmen-appointed regular members One or more of six
associate members fill in when regulars are unable to act Each regular member serves five
years, appointments are rotated, associate members are appointed annually for one year, all
serve without salary The main function of the board of appeals is to give flexibility to the
subdivision control law and the zoning by-laws State law enables this board to make decisions
regarding building and zoning and sign ordinances The board may grant variances from the
zoning by-law, under conditions imposed by the statute
A Q,ropriation Committee This nine-member committee as appointed by the moderator Term of
office is three years with membership rotating, there is no salary The town comptroller is
an ex-officio member of the committee. Each town department and committee submits an oper-
ating budget to the town manager After review, the town manager submits a budget to the
selectmen, who then transmit it, along with their comments, to the appropriation committee
The appropriation committee makes its final recommendations after conferring with town officers,
boards, and comittees.
Before each annual town meeting the appropriation committee must publish and distribute
by mail to each dwelling house and to each dwelling unit in multiple dwelling houses, apartment
buildings or other building in the town, a report containing detailed estimates of what the
town can expect in income and expenditures for the year, and its recommendations on each money
article in the warrant This committee also has sole authority to transfer money from the
town's reserve fund to any department in case of unforeseen needs
Assessors, Board of Three assessors are appointed for three-year terms. They work on a part-
time basis and receive stipends The assessors employ a permanent clerk of the board who also
serves as assistant assessor. Their primary duty is to establish each taxpayer's share in the
amount to be raised by the tax rate To do this they must assess all the property in Lexington.
The law requires that the assessors determine the fair market value of real estate when assess-
ing it for taxation The assessors are responsible to the State Commissioner of Corporations
and Taxation, and must establish a value for properties as of January 1 of each year
The assessors establish the tax rate When doing so, all expected income, other than
property taxes, is subtracted from the total amount to be raised The remainder must be
raised on local property.
The assessors also value personal property, but this tax customarily has not been col-
lected from the Lexington home-owners as it carries a $5,000 exemption. This is paid on stock
in trade, machinery and live stock The assessors' office prepares lists for motor vehicle
excises They also determine exemptions and abatements subject to state law
Battle Greer; Guides After passing a written examination, and upon recommendation of the
director of guides, young people are appointed as unpaid guides by the selectmen They con-
duct tours of the Battle Green area and local historical sites during the summer.
Building Committee Permanent This committee was created at the March, 1967 Town Meeting as
a result of a proposal by the structure of town government committee It was preceded by the
standing school building committee and committees specifically appointed for each town con-
struction job There are five voting and two non-voting members, all unpaid The appointing
authority is a group composed of the moderator, chairman of the board of selectmen, and chair-
man of the school committee The two non-voting members are appointed by the agency under
whose authority the particular building is to be constructed
The committee acts when authorized by the town meeting, to handle on behalf of the town
the construction of school buildings and all other town buildings and recreational facilities.
It also handles additions or alterations to the above, including original equipment and
furnishing.
Capital Expenditures Committee Five registered voters of the town are chosen by the moderator
to serve three-year terms as members of this committee The capital expenditures committee is
charged with the responsibility for making a five-year projection of capital expenses, as
differentiated from the annual appropriations as determined by the appropriation committee.
They do deal with certain recurring capital expenditures, such as totals to be spent on streets,
sewers, public works equipment, etc After consulting with the town manager and the various
town boards to determine need, compiling a set of recommendations, the capital expenditure
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committee sends its final report to all registered voters in conjunction with the appropriation
committee report. The capital budget is then presented to the town meeting.
Cary Lecture Committee This three-member committee is appointed by the moderator Their job
is to provide a series of lectures, currently three, that are open to the members of the com-
munity The series is provided for under the wills of Elizabeth Cary Farnham and Susanna E.
Cary The expenses incurred by the Cary programs are defrayed by an appropriation from the
Isaac Cary Educational Fund
Cemetery Commissioners The town manager has charge of administering the funds and arranging
for the maintenance of Lexington's four cemeteries Colonial, Munroe, Westview and Robbins
The town receives payment for the sale of lots and for perpetual care, and in turn finances the
budget for the department The board of cemetery commissioners was abolished in March 1970 with
the introduction of the selectmen-town manager act The board's duties have been absorbed by
the town manager or delegated to the cemetery superintendent
Cherry Sheet- Each year the state commissioners of corporations and taxation send to local
assessors and estimate of the town's share of state, county and Metropolitan District Commission
charges They also include an estimate of what the town can expect from the state's corpora-
tion, personal income, meals and sales taxes. Local assessors use this information in figuring
the tax rate
Civil Defense Established by vote of the town meeting in October 1950, in compliance with
the Massachusetts Civil Defense Act, Chapter 639, Acts of 1950, as amended, staffed by a
director (part-time) and a secretary Both the director and an advisory council are appointed
by and report to the town manager. Established originally as a planning and coordinating
agency to provide basic services in event of enemy attack, the responsibility has been expanded
by amendment to Chapter 639 to include natural disasters, civil disorders, and resources man-
agement Working through existing town personnel, the department encourages pre-planning for
large scale emergencies, and coordinates a town-wide plan for the use of public and private
resources A channel for requesting and receiving state and federal assistance has been
established Federal reimbursement of some expenditures is available
Comptroller. In March, 1966, the town meeting voted to replace the position of accountant
with that of comptroller He is charged with keeping the complete financial records'of Lexing-
ton Payroll check writing, employee earnings record preparation, related monthly and annual
payroll and tax reporting functions and preparation of checks in payment of town obligations
are part of his duties The annual audit of the previous year's accounting records is per-
formed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bureau of Accounts auditors Financial statements
and budget reports are prepared monthly and distributed to all concerned A detailed classi-
fication and analysis is prepared of all town receipts and expenditures The comptroller is
an ex-officio member of the appropriation committee and is salaried. He is also by State
statute an ex-officio member of the board of retirement
ConservatipqCommission The Lexington Conservation Commission was created in November 1963
by vote of the town meeting Its purposes are to promote, develop and conserve Lexington's
natural resources, including wetlands, streams, woodland, open space areas, ponds, wildlife
and flora preserves, and those naturally attractive features which characterize the beauty
and appeal of the community The commission's scope of operation is defined by statutes of
the Commonwealth Such methods as outright purchase, conservation easement, and grant are
explored and used to accomplish the purposes of the commission The five unsalaried members
are appointed by the town manager with the approval of the board of selectmen The park
superintendent is an ex-officio member of the commission
Counsel. Town This official is appointed by the selectmen for a one-year, renewable term
He receives a salary and is reimbursed for expenses in connection with town legal matters He
carries out legal action for the town and acts as legal advisor to Lexington's officers and
committees.
Debt, Town Cities and towns borrow money each year to finance improvements whose cost is too
great to be included in the annual tax levy. Borrowing spreads the cost over a number of years
The state sets a limit of debt at five percent of the town's equalized valuation as determined
by law. Lexington is permitted by law to bond water mains and new school construction outside
the debt limit By obtaining permission from the state legislature, a town can borrow outside
the limit for other purposes, as in the case of the 1958 renovation of the junior high school
This situation is not unusual when the population of a town is increasing rapidly
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Dog Officer The regulations governing the conduct of dogs consist of certain county laws plus
Lexington's leash by-law which requires that a dog he leashed or under voice control when out
of its own yard Enforcement is administered by a full time dog officer with a part-time
assistant. Owners whose dogs are picked up for leash law violation are subject to court cita-
tion and a service charge for the dog's board.
Egip e� ing Dep artm�nt The town engineer is appointed by the town manager to supervise and
administer al ll engineering work for the town Its work includes engineering covering the pre-
liminary study, survey, design, construction and inspection of all municipal projects provided
for by the town meeting It has the added responsibility of providing engineering counsel for
all town boards, commissions and committees and provides necessary record keeping, map making,
street layouts and topographic surveys
Fire Deptytmer.tt The fire department is under the direction of the chief fire engineer who is
appointed by the town manager. All other officers and firefighters are appointed under the
same authority as are deemed necessary and within available appropriations
The chief engineer is responsible for the administration of all activities of the depart-
ment He also recommends to the town manager all necessary improvements with relation to in-
creasing the fire protection of the town Mutual aid agreements with adjacent towns have proved
to be beneficial to the department. Emergency ambulance service is provided for accidents and
medical incidents The department issues written permits for outdoor burning under the author-
ity of Chapter 48, Section 13 of the General Laws.
Garbage Collection See Public Works, Department of
Health. Board of The three members of Lexington's Board of Health are appointed in rotation
by the town manager for three-year terms They do not receive salaries but the town manager
appoints, with the approval of the board, a paid director of public health, one stenographer-
agent, one clerk and one part-time veterinarian-animal inspector. Professional services ob-
tained by contract are public health nursing from the Visiting Nurse Association, part-time
physicians for clinics and laboratory services for routine sanitation tests Activities of this
department include sponsoring and maintaining records of annual clinics for rabies, poliomy-
elitis, diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, rubella (german measles) , and mumps immunization
for certain people, the maintaining of communicable disease records (cases reported by law to
the department) , inspecting and issuing licenses to sell milk, to operate child care centers,
restaurants, markets, nursing homes and funeral homes, to install a septic tank or cesspool, to
collect garbage or rubbish, and to keep animals. Activities sponsored with another group(s)
include the pre-school eye-screening clinic, the glaucoma clinic, the school health programs,
and air and water pollution control. The public health department also cooperates with the
Mystic Valley Mental Health Association
Highway Division See Public Works, Department of.
Historic Districts Commission Historic districts have been established in Lexington to pre-
serve and maintain the town's heritage In 1956 the town petitioned the state legislature for
permission to delineate historic districts and place their administration in the hands of a
historic districts commission. An enabling act was adopted by the legislature and accepted by
the town meeting in 1956 Lexington has four such areas 1) Battle Green, 2) Hancock-Clarke,
3) Munroe Tavern, 4) East Lexington In these specific districts, the commission regulates
the exterior architecture of new buildings and structures, alterations of existing buildings
and structures including the change of paint color, and the display of signs
The commission is composed of five unpaid regular members and four associate members They
are appointed by the selectmen from candidates nominated by the Lexington Historical Society,
Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Inc , the trustees of the Cary Memorial Library, and one
member appointed at large Determinations made by this commission may be appealed if filed with
the superior court of Middlesex County within 15 days after recording of notice of decision with
the town clerk
Housing Authority Lexington This authority consists of four elected citizens, and one citi-
zen appointed by the governor, on a five year rotating basis By state law they are a separate
corporate body authorized to manage rent supplement programs, raise funds to construct, rehabil-
itate, and administer housing under state, federal or private programs They are unsalaried
The authority employs an executive director and an accountant (presently one person fills
both positions) and part-time secretarial help as needed
The authority office is located at 16 William Roger Greeley Village (Shirley Street off
Bedford Street) and is open from 9 00 - 12 noon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday The authority
regularly meets at 8 00 p m the first Monday of the month and calls special meetings as need
arises Regular meetings and most special meetings are open to the public Prior notice of
all meetings is filed with the town clerk
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Inspection Departmjit There are four inspectors and the sealer of weights and measures, plus
a clerk-secretary in the department The wiring and plumbing inspectors and the sealer of
weights and measures all serve on a part-time basis with salary The assistant building in-
spector, who is also the gas inspector, the building inspector and the clerk-secretary are all
full time All of the inspectors are appointed by the town manager
The wire inspector must be satisfied with plans for the electric wiring of new homes,
buildings, or any addition which requires wiring In Lexington a permit must be obtained to
install any large piece of electrical equipment such as a stove, dryer, air conditioner, flood-
lights, or other mechanical aid
The plumbing inspector inspects new plumbing facilities and those added to or changed, for
which a permit must be obtained. Plans for this work must conform to the state plumbing code
The gas inspector inspects all gas installations
The building inspector as defined by Lexington by-law "shall hold a Massachusetts regis-
tration as an architect or as a structural engineer, or shall have at least ten years of prac-
tical experience in a building trade " He is responsible for receiving applications and
issuing permits for the construction, alteration, repair, demolition, removal and use of build-
ings and other structures within the town in accordance with the building by-law of Lexington
His duties include the inspection for all the above work for which permits have been issued,
as often as necessary to secure compliance with the law
The building inspector is designated as the officer in charge of enforcement of the build-
ing by-laws and where necessary institutes appropriate action or proceedings in the name of the
town to prevent or correct violations of the laws. He is also the officer in charge of enforce-
ment of the zoning by-law and sign by-law
Lexington is currently using uniform statewide codes with regard to plumbing and gas in-
stallations and electrical work
Libraries Public The main building which has housed Lexington's public library since 1906
was given to the town by Alice B Cary in memory of Maria Hastings Cary, who founded the
library in 1868.
Library policy is set by a board of trustees who employ a professional director (who is
also the secretary-treasurer) to carry out the program. Membership of this board of trustees
as established by the Cary gift is "The selectmen and the school committee of the town for
the time being and the settled ministers of the place." Present membership of the executive
committee includes a rabbi, a minister, a selectman, and two school committeemen
An advisory committee consisting of five or more persons who have demonstrated interest
in the problems and goals of the library is appointed each year by the executive committee.
They attend trustee meetings and give advice, but do not vote.
The main library (Cary Memorial) is on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Clarke
Street in Lexington Center, and the East Lexington Branch is at 735 Massachusetts Avenue Any-
one living, working or attending school in Lexington may borrow books or any other material
available The general collection contains books covering a wide range of information, record-
ings, musical scores, films, magazines, newspapers, microfilms, and prints Other services
for various ages are available. The Cary Library contains a completely cataloged collection
of material and frequent exhibits concerning the history of Lexington in the Lexington Room
The Piper Gallery in the Cary Library has monthly exhibits of art.
Mode 'ator The moderator, elected annually and without salary, presides at town meeting He
is charged with the conduct of the meeting, and no one, town meeting member or citizen, speaks
unless recognized by the moderator He is directed to appoint as soon as possible the members
of any temporary or "general" committees authorized by town meeting, unless another method is
specified
Moody Rating• Moody's Investors Service, Inc , is a division of Dun and Bradstreet Inc , and
rates governmental units, for bonding purposes, on the basis of it's financial condition
Moody ratings are AAA, AA, A-1, A and BAA Lexington's current rating is A-1 This infor-
mation is widely used by investors when considering the purchase of municipal bonds
Planning Board A six-member board was first established in Lexington in 1918 by vote under
articles 26 and 27 of the annual town meeting and reduced to five members in 1957 Members
are elected for staggered five-year terms and serve without pay. The work of the planning
board is regulated by state laws and consists of planning, zoning and subdivision control
General Laws. chapter 41, sections 81-A to J direct the planning board to prepare, adopt and
continuously review and update a master or comprehensive plan for the future development of
the town, to make necessary studies, recommendations and advisory reports to the town meeting,
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the board of selectmen and other town agencies. Certain matters, such as street layouts, must
be`referred for planning board review prior to town meeting action The planning board may
prepare for adoption by the town meeting an official map showing the existing and the proposed
streets and parks, Lexington has no official town map The planning board reviews and publishes
(but does not administer) the zoning by-law and the zoning map, frequently proposes zoning
amendments for adoption by the town meeting and must review and hold a public hearing on any
zoning amendment before it can be acted upon by the town meeting In an executive capacity,
the planning board administers the subdivision control law (General Laws chapter 41, sections
81-K to GG) in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the board for this purpose
Each real estate developer must submit and obtain approval of formal subdivision plans (includ-
ing street layouts, water supply, sewerage, drainage, etc ) Also, any change of property
lines on an existing street must now be accompanied by a plan endorsed by the planning board
(General Laws Chapter 222, Acts of 1970)
In 1953 the town meeting authorized the employment of a full-time paid planning director
who is now appointed by the town manager with approval of the planning board The board is
also advised on design matters by the design advisory group, an unpaid voluntary association
of architects, landscape architects, planners and other design professionals living in Lexing-
ton, headed by a five-member executive committee
The planning board meets Monday nights in the town office building, the planning director
is available during the normal office hours to discuss planning matters and to schedule meetings
with the planning board Copies of the zoning by-law and map, subdivision regulations, general
development plans and other planning reports are available for sale in the office of the
planning board
Police Depa�rrtment The police department is concerned with the maintenance of public safety
and the enforcement of the criminal laws The chief of police and all full-time police person-
nel are civil service employees appointed by the town manager and directly responsible to him
Police cruisers patrol Lexington twenty-four (24) hours of the day
Traffic control, crime prevention and the apprehension of criminals are the main functions
of the police and a captain of detectives and a captain of traffic head two major bureaus with-
in the department. All offenses which require trial in a court of law are sent to the district
court at Concord, Massachusetts.
Modern equipment and in-service training help keep the department up to date. Total radio
communication is maintained between headquarters and all police vehicles and patrols as well
as other cities and towns connected on the intercity radio.
In connection with overall public safety the police respond to fire alarms, assist sick
and injured persons, help settle family and neighborhood disputes, an answer to many other
situations too numerous to mention
Lexington is one of the first towns to employ the police cadet system which has been en-
larged twice since its inception. Students at various colleges studying for degrees in the
police sciences work cooperatively with the department and the college.
Public Works, Department of The superintendent of public works is appointed by the town
manager to administer maintenance and improvement of the town's physical facilities
Lexington is a part of the Metropolitan District Commission sewer and water districts and
pays the M.D.0 for these services.
Engineering See Engineering Department
Garbage Collection This service is rendered by an outside firm on a contractual basis
with the town Collection is made once a week for most of the year, twice a week in the summer,
under the supervision of the department of public works
Highway Division This division of the department of public works is responsible for high-
way maintenance, construction and repair of streets, parking lots, sidewalks and curbings. It
installs and maintains street signs and traffic signals for both street and railroad inter-
sections and cares for the public works building. Road machinery is maintained by this divi-
sion Crosswalks and traffic lines are painted, snow is removed and Lexington Center receives
a routine cleaning each day
Most new street construction is let out on bid to contracting firms. A number of streets
are built by real estate developers according to town specifications but at not cost to the
town The state and county share with the town the costs of county roads (Chapter 90 roads)
This division is also responsible for the maintenance and operation of the sanitary land-
fill at Hartwell Avenue, the construction and maintenance of drains and catch basins and
general street cleaning
Park Shade Trees and Insect Suppression Division Responsibilities include caring for
parks, playgrounds, tennis courts and the swimming pools Skating areas are cleaned and
flooded Trees on town property are inspected, pruned, sprayed and removed when necessary
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Public Works. Department of
Mosquito Control is carried out by the East Middlesex County Mosquito Control Project.
The town appropriates funds annually to participate.
Sewer Division This division is responsible for tile construction and maintenance of
lateral sewer mains, trunk sewers and sewer pumping stations Again, major contracts are let
out on bid to private contracting firms. Real estate developers must provide their own sewer
facilities according to town requirements
Water Division This division of the public works department constructs and maintains
water mains, installs and inspects water meters, and installs and maintains fire hydrants
Most new water main construction is done by private contractors who bid for this work. Real
estate developers must construct all necessary water facilities in any new street which they
build.
Public Trusts Trustees of Three citizens are appointed by the selectmen for six-year terms
(one every two years) to take charge of funds given to Lexington by gift or legacy. Currently,
the funds number thirty-one five are charitable in nature, five related to parks and highway
plantings, six to scholarships, six to maintenance of specific cemetery lots, six to mainte-
nance of the common, and three are miscellaneous The trustees invest or deposit the money
left in trust to Lexington, the annual report of town officers lists resulting income, purpose
of the gift and use of the funds
Recreation Committee Since 1956, Lexington has had a permanent recreation committee con-
sisting of five unsalaried members appointed in rotation for three-year terms The selectmen,
planning board and school committee each appoint one member, two are appointed by the moderator
This committee plans year-round recreation programs using the town's public playgrounds
and other facilities Activities are available to all ages including men and women as well as
to retarded and emotionally disturbed children. A professionally trained, salaried director
is appointed by the committee to administer the program The committee is authorized to employ
personnel and purchase equipment using funds voted by the town meeting, but if land is to be
purchased or a building constructed, it is the selectmen's responsibility to negotiate upon
the recommendation of the committee. Permits are available from the committee to groups
wishing to use the recreational facilities.
Referendum Petition A petition for referendum is the procedure of submitting a measure al-
ready acted upon by the legislative body to the vote of all qualified voters for approval or
rejection That is why most actions taken by the town meeting are not operative until five
days (exclusive of Sundays and holidays) after the final adjournment of the meeting In this
period a petition for referendum may be filed with the selectmen If 3% of all the registered
voters in Lexington sign such a petition there must be a special election and ballot to see if
the voters will approve the town meeting members' action on the question Only certain town
meeting actions can be carried to referendum
1 A vote authorizing the expenditure of $20,000 or more as a special appropriation
2 A vote to establish, abolish, or change a board or office
3 A vote to adopt or amend a town by-law
The right of referendum is limited to challenging an affirmative vote of town meeting only
The statutes governing a referendum state that a vote of town meeting cannot be overturned
unless a majority of the voters on the referendum vote to overturn it, and this majority must
comprise at least 20% of the registered voters of the town
Refuse Disposal Planning Committee Three residents, moderator-appointed, and unsalaried, com-
prise this committee created by a 1967 annual town meeting vote. Together with similar com-
mittees from Bedford, Concord, Lincoln, Weston and Waltham, and under the authority of the
enabling legislation, they voted unanimously to form the West Suburban Regional Refuse Disposal
Planning Board The duties of said board as prescribed by the legislation are to investigate
and study the methods of refuse disposal and to prepare an agreement for submission to the
participating communities Each community has thus far appropriated $3,000 (maximum allowed
under law) for this board to enable it to pursue its work Four committees have been created
within the board engineering, site selection, finance and legal Regular meetings are held
of both the sub-committees and the full board Application for a $36,000 grant was made to
the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and was refused, however, it has been
resubmitted
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Retirement Board This board administers Lexington's contributory retirement system which pro-
vides for pensions and disability payments to all regular employees, except teachers, who have
their own plan The funds of the system, which come from the five percent deductions made from
the employees regular salary and wages are invested in securities legal for savings banks in
Massachusetts Each year, town meeting appropriates an amount of money to cover the town's
share of retirement allowances This board consists of two unsalaried members plus the comp-
troller, ex-officio
Sanitary Land Fill (Town Dump) See Public Works, Department of
Schools, Lexington Public By state law, the management of public schools is entrusted to a
locally elected committee Lexington's School Committee has five members elected in rotation
for three-year terms, without salary Meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each
month, except during the summer, and any interested citizen is welcome as an observer The
school committee appoints all school personnel, and has jurisdiction over the operation of the
educational program and the maintenance of the school buildings The school committee has the
dual responsibility of carrying out state laws regarding education and forming major policies
for a program which will meet local requirements
The chief administrator of this program is the superintendent of schools, a salaried ap-
pointee who is appointed by and directly responsible to the school committee. As an educator,
the superintendent supervises the school program, recommends text books, and interviews teachers
for the school committee He sets up in-training programs-for the teachers His office keeps
administrative records and accounts, he is also responsible for non-teaching personnel
Each year the school committee prepares a budget which estimates the amount of money needed
to cover operating expenses for the coming year According to state law, a town must accept the
school committee's budget for operating expenses or be liable to penalties if overruled How-
ever, the school committee does confer with the appropriation committee and other town depart-
ments before bringing the final budget before the town meeting A large portion of Lexington's
tax dollar is spent on education The town meeting may use its own judgment on warrant articles
asking for capital expenditures for the school department (school buildings, sites, etc.) State
and federal aid are available to Lexington for various educational programs, for school building
assistance and for children whose families are employed on defense projects.
In Massachusetts all children between seven and sixteen must attend school, 180 days per
year at all schools, but for only five hours a day at the elementary level
Lexington has eleven elementary schools, two junior high schools, one senior high school,
with one junior high school proposed for construction.
Sewers See Public Works, Department of
Selectmen, Board of The board of selectmen is the policy making board of the town There are
five members of this board, elected in rotation for three-year terms They are unsalaried, but
receive $200 annually each for personal expenses incurred because of the position. They meet
weekly every Monday night in the town office building (bi-weekly during the summer), and the
meetings are open to the public
The town counsel, town manager and comptroller are directly responsible to the board of
selectmen and are appointed by them The selectmen make other appointments as noted in this
town report and are responsible for most all licensing
The selectmen have authority in legal matters and conduct actions on behalf of or in
defense of the town The selectmen make rulings on the legality of action within the town after
consultation with town counsel who usually meets with the board at their weekly meetings Town
manager also meets and makes reports with the board of selectmen at its weekly meeting
The selectmen publish the warrant for town meetings They also review all budgets and
determine amounts to be requested of town meeting under the different articles The board of
selectmen is responsible for the jury list and for the publishing of the annual town report
Snow Removal See Public Works, Department of
Suburban Responsibility, Commission on Established by vote of the selectmen on June 19, 1968
to consider Lexington's responsibilities and obligations as a suburb toward meeting the needs of
minority groups in Boston Seventeen members appointed by the selectmen study problems of
housing, job opportunities and public education and make recommendations for action by partici-
pating groups, which include town bodies and citizen groups directly concerned with these
subjects
Tax Collector Appointed by town manager, responsible for receiving all monies in connection
with various taxes real estate, personal property, motor vehicle excise, water rates, better-
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ments (sewer, street, sidewalk and water) plus miscellaneous such as ambulances and rentals
Certificates of municipal liens when property is sold or transferred to a new owner and better-
ment releases when betterments are paid in full upon request This position is appointed and
salaried
Town Celebrations Committee• This committee coordinates citizen participation in the celebration
of certain holidays, as designated by the selectmen. The nine members are appointed by the
selectmen, unsalaried, and serve for rotating three-year terms
Town Clerk Elected for a one-year term with salary, the town clerk keeps minutes of all town
meetings and gives the comptroller the official record of all appropriations voted He is
responsible for informing town officers and committee chairmen of any vote affecting their per-
sonal jurisdiction The town clerk's record of all town meeting proceedings is summarized in
the town report, a detailed report is available to the public at his office The town clerk
supervises all elections and is responsible for keeping records of property owned by the town,
for registering voters and maintaining all town lists and issuing licenses and certificates
Town Meeting Since colonial times the chief form of town government in New England has been
the town meeting. In the "open form," this ensured the voter of the power of self-rule by
voting on legislative matters concerning the town Since 1929, Lexington has had a represent-
ative town meeting Although town meeting members are elected by precinct (of which Lexington
has six) to represent their constituents, all town meetings are open to the public and any citi-
zen, upon recognition by the moderator, may speak to the issue being debated
Annual town meetings are held in March and usually last several sessions Powers of the
town meeting include appropriation of funds for annual budgets, funds for capital expenditures,
adoption or changes in the town by-laws, and establishment of special committees. They must
refer to the state legislature and registered voters of the town any change in the town govern-
ment or any abolition thereof.
Special town meetings can be called by the selectmen or upon petition containing at least
200 valid signatures of voters. The body of business to be considered and acted upon at any
town meeting is called the warrant Action may not be taken on any matter unless it appears
as an article in the warrant Each registered voter must receive a copy of the warrant not less
than seven days before the town meeting
There are 198 elected town meeting members. Each of the six precincts is represented by
33 members elected in rotation for three-year terms There are also several town meeting mem-
bers-at-large who have the position by virtue of their administrative office. They vote with
the elected members, but do not represent any one precinct
Town Meeting Members Association The Lexington Town Meeting Members' Association is a private,
voluntary organization composed of town meeting members, very active in all areas of the town
government, with committees which study many areas of concern to the town Before each town
meeting it publishes background material and sponsors open information meetings for its members
concerning the warrant articles
Town Treasurer Appointed by the town manager, paid a salary or a stipend Receives all monies
due the town and has complete authority to decide where town funds shall be deposited He keeps
a record of tax title land, customarily acts for the selectmen in negotiating the sale of Lex-
ington's bonds when the town has voted to borrow for capital spending At tax time he invests
excess revenues pending their utilization for operating funds. When needs require it prior to
payment of taxes he negotiates, with approval of the selectmen, any short term loans needed for
operating purposes
Veterans' Services The department of veterans' services is administered by a director appoint-
ed by the town manager for a one-year, renewable term He is reimbursed for the time he spends
doing this work. The department furnishes financial assistance to veterans of all wars and
their dependents after a thorough investigation to insure qualifications under existing law
Voting List This list shows by precinct all the registered voters of the town To become a
registered voter, one must be a citizen, must have lived in the town for six months and in the
state for one year. Residents desiring to register may do so at the town clerk's office on any
working day between 8 30 a m and 4 30 p.m and on special additional hours prior to an election.
These special registration sessions are advertised in the local paper.
Zoning By-Law First adopted by the town on March 17, 1924, and continuously amended, the
zoning by-law regulates the uses of land in Lexington and the dimensional controls for the
placement of buildings. A change of the by-law requires a public hearing and a report by the
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planning board, a two-thirds majority vote of the town meeting and the approval of the state's
attorney-general The zoning by-law is administered by the building inspector. The zoning
power of the town is limited by the enabling statute (General Laws Chapter 40-A)
Currently, Lexington is divided into 13 classes of districts shown on the zoning map,
including residence districts RO one family, 30,000 square feet minimum area for new lots,
RS single family, 15,500 square feet minimum new lots, RT two family and RM garden apartment,
and commercial districts CR office and research park, CH office, research and hotels, CM office
research and manufacturing, CO offices, CN neighborhood business, CG general business and CB
central business. Copies of the zoning by-law and map may be purchased in the offices of the
building inspector and the planning board
Originally compiled by Judith J Totman, with assist-
ance from Nancy D Hudson and Lilah H Groisser, from
the 1967 Lexington Town Report, from the Town Govern-
ment Handbook, the latter two prepared by the Lexing-
ton League of Women Voters Amended in 1970 by the
respective departments, committees and commissions to
conform with changes arising from the selectmen-town
manager form of government.
"—Night is drawing nigh—"
For all that has been — Thanks t
For all that is to be — Yes I
— Dag Hammarsk3old
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MEMO
TO: TOWN MEETING MEMBERS:
RE: THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW
Balance Sheet
Receipts
Expenses
Appropriations
Elections
Town Meeting Minutes
Boards and Committees
Jury List
Statistics
Bonded Indebtedness
PART 11
1970 ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
Table of Contents
PART II
ELECTIONS
Page
Annual Town Election • 3
State Primary, Election . 6
Report of Town Clerk •
. . 16
Report of Board of Registrars . . . 18
TOWN MEETING MINUTES . . . . . . 19
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES .
Air Pollution, Committee on 73
Cary Memorial Library 74
Health, Board of . 34
Historic Districts Commission . - 59
Recreation28
DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC WORKS 47
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 46
LEGAL
Board of Appeals . . . . . . . . . . 52
Town Counsel . 60
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Fire Department . 42
Police Department . 38
Regulatory Inspectors . . . . 44
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 76
JURY LIST 71
FINANCIAL
Balance Sheet . 99
Statement of Comptroller . 103
Schedule of Receipts . . . . . . . . 110
Schedule of Expenses114
Appropriation Accounts 104
Town Debt and Interest 98
Town Treasurer Report97
Trustees of Public Trusts . . . . . . 86
Retirement Board . . . . . . . . 70
Assessors . . . . . . . . . 94
INDEX TO TOWN MEETING ARTICLES . . . . . . . . 27
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Town Election March 2 , 1970
Registered Voters by Precincts Votes Cast by Precincts
Precinct One 2,764 Precinct One 999
Precinct Two 2,472 Precinct Two 950
Precinct Three 2,309 Precinct Three 966
Precinct Four 2,272 Precinct Four 943
Precinct Five 2,591 Precinct Five 1,157
Precinct Six 2,416 Precinct Six 982
14,824 5,997
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Totals
1 2 3 4 5 6
Selectmen
Allan F Kenney 621 567 680 648 775 606 3,897
Blanks 378 383 286 295 382 376 2,100
Totals 999 950 966 943 1,157 982 5,997
Allan F Kenney elected selectman for three years
School Committee for Three Years
Stanley A Brown 406 341 363 340 393 348 2,191
Robert J Drake 44 45 19 26 39 33 206
Richard K. Eaton 449 331 412 411 526 430 2,559
Robert Duncan Enzmann 38 63 43 50 61 53 308
James F. Fenske 259 310 369 371 391 238 1,938
Louis Isaacson 103 87 72 64 132 133 591
John J. Maguire 502 460 447 459 521 533 2,922
Blanks 197 263 207 165 251 196 1,279
Totals 1,998 1,900 1,932 1,886 2,314 1,964 11,994
Richard K Eaton and John J Maguire elected to the school committee for three years.
Planning Board
Lois W Brown 442 465 456 454 469 365 2,651
Thomas F. Costello 190 174 163 190 179 291 1,187
Howard L Levingston 281 209 280 254 416 243 1,683
Blanks 86 102 67 45 93 83 476
Totals 999 950 966 943 1,157 982 5,997
Lois W Brown was elected to the planning board for five years
Moderator
Lincoln P Cole, Jr 742 677 783 753 897 758 4,610
Blanks 257 273 183 190 260 224 1,387
Totals 999 950 966 943 1,157 982 5,997
Lincoln P Cole, Jr. elected moderator for one year.
Lexington Housing Authority
Temple E Scanlon 624 564 693 656 795 630 3,962
Blanks 375 386 273 287 362 352 2,035
Totals 999 950 966 943 1,157 982 5,997
Temple E. Scanlon elected to the Lexington Housing Authority for five years.
Question Number One (Subsidiary Rate - Employee Insurance)
Yes 294 314 333 301 355 284 1,881
No 406 346 344 347 384 380 2,207
Blanks 299 290 289 295 418 318 1,909
Totals 999 950 966 943 1,157 982 5,977
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Town Elections, March 2, 1970 (Cont'd)
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Totals
1 2 3 4 5 6
Question Number Two (Additional Employee Insurance - No Town Contribution)
Yes 464 444 494 465 524 443 2,834
No 219 205 174 J76 213 220 1,207
Blanks 316 301 298 302 420 319 1,956
Totals 999 950 966 943 1,157 982 5,997
Town Meeting Members - Precinct One
* Arthur E Burrell 374 * David F Toomey 387 William J Moretti 303
* Daniel P Busa 513 * Anita M Bonasera 358 * Alfred A Murray 345
* Helena R Butters 489 Robert Frank 332 George A Natale 163
William Hammer 333 Raymond F Gelinas 279 John J. Shine, Jr 333
* Nancy D Hudson 486 Roy M Glasser 310 Dennis F Solomos 199
* Sumner E Perlman 417 * Patricia K Hagedorn 495 John M. Taylor 254
* Haskell W Reed 408 William H McLaughlin 256 * William T Whiting 382
* Elected for three years.
Town Meeting Members - Precinct Two
J. Harper Blaisdell, Jr 279 * Alan B Wilson 440 * Wiltrud R Mott-Smith 360
Frank E Douglas 253 * Jason H. Woodward 294 Roy J Murphy 270
* Donald L. MacGillivray 365 Mary Louise Burri 273 Michael J O'Sullivan 239
* James E Storer 324 James W. Cameron 277 Harold E Roeder 194
Thomas G. Taylor 285 Albert F Harrington 238 Wilfrid D. Sampson 235
* Frank H Totman, Jr. 352 * Gloria V. Holland 348 * Patricia A Swanson 333
** Georgia H Williams 293 * Lillian T MacArthur 294 * George B. Wilson, Jr 306
Sidney B Williams 249 * Frank I Michelman 362
* Elected for three years ** Elected for one year.
Town Meeting Members - Precinct Three
* Alan G. Adams 552 * Albert S Richardson, Jr 392 ** Mark Lichtenstein 374
* Robert A Bittenbender 447 * Shirley H. Stolz 452 George F McCormack 301
W Scott Cooledge, III 330 * J S Nason Whitney 417 Gordon R Osgood 334
* Joseph M. Cronin 445 * Stillman P Williams 441 Warren Roberts 261
John J Garrity 328 Charles A Winchester 363 * Paul G. Yewell 386
* Donald R. Grant 457 * Charles E Connolly, Jr 375 William J Young 265
* Arthur J Pennell 457
* Elected for three years ** Elected for one year.
Town Meeting Members - Precinct Four
* Carl Blake 451 * William R. Whalon 369 Peter Kozel 218
* Joseph A Campbell 393 Nyles Nathan Barnert 285 Vasco A. Lima, Jr. 213
* Jacqueline B Davison 482 * Stanley A Brown 468 * Hugo R Maienza 349
Edwin M Kellogg 224 ** Ruth R. Budd 341 Daniel L McCabe 284
* Norman J Richards 462 Guy D Busa 315 Allen M McSherry 195
* Joseph 0 Rooney 440 Kendrick G. Bushnell 283 Joseph E. Molloy 256
* Richard W Souza 390*** Robert M Gary 347 Joel B. Resnick 315
* Alfred P. Tropeano 363*** Richard D Johnston 347
* Elected for three years ** Elected for two years *** Tie vote - decided in special held
prior to March 16, 1970 town meeting with Robert M. Gary elected for three years and Richard D
Johnston for two years
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Town Elections, March 2, 1970 (Cont'd)
Town Meeting Members - Precinct Five
* Gabriel Baker 476 * Sumner P Wolsky 409 James H Graham 259
Edwin A. Bennett 320 * Richard E Bayles 426 Robert J Harris 210
* Robert E Bond 438 * Wilbur E Cheever 436 David A. Lavender 214
* Robert M. Earsy 386 Russell W. Corkum 301 Anthony L Mancini 231
* Howard L Levingston 539 ** Kenneth M Cox 337 Charles R Mercer 137
George P Morey 336 Helen June Ekstrom 100 * Myron L Miller 381
* Stephen T. Russian 523 Earl A Ernst 236 Camille B Skov 331
* Temple E Scanlon 464 Ronald J Fietze 152 Richard L. Sullivan 263
* Phyllis E. Thomas 379 Emily W Frankovich 320 Graydon M Wheaton 187
Frederick E. Tucker 274
* Elected for three years. ** Elected for two years
Town Meeting Members - Precinct Six
* Earl F. Baldwin, Jr. 456 George R Medeiros 399 ** John R. Holt 410
* Margery M Battin 486 * Daniel E. Power 418 Louis Isaacson 347
* Richard H. Battin 508 * Donald J Shaw 504 James L. Jones 366
* John F Cogan, Jr 423 ** William Spencer Sullivan 404 Morton Kotler 260
* George E. Cooper 464 Gloria J Bloom 266 Robert G Martin 355
* James M. McLaughlin 516 * James J Buckley, Jr 431 * Stephen Michael Politi 486
* James E Cosgrove 441
* Elected for three years ** Elected for one year.
Referendum
THE REMODELING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
AND THE POLICE BUILDING
Held April 27, 1970
Registered Voters by Precincts Ballots Cast by Precincts
Precinct One 2,777 Precinct One 600
Precinct Two 2,484 Precinct Two 513
Precinct Three 2,327 Precinct Three 604
Precinct Four 2,290 Precinct Four 689
Precinct Five 2,603 Precinct Five 709
Precinct Six 2,431 Precinct Six 568
Total 14,912 Total 3,683
Ouestion Number One Shall the town vote to approve the action of the representative town
meeting whereby it was voted to authorize the selectmen to enter into a contract or contracts
for the remodeling of, and additions to, the town office building and the police building, and
to authorize the town manager to supervise the work, to appropriate $306,791 00 for said re-
modeling, to provide for payment thereof by raising $31,791 00 in the current tax levy and by
issuing bonds or notes of the town for the balance of $275,000.00, and to appropropriate
$636,505 00 for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of said additions and to
provide for payment thereof by raising the sum of $20,560 66 in the current tax levy, by trans-
ferring certain specified balances totaling $100,944 34, and by issuing bonds or notes of the
town for the balance of $515,000.00.
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Total
1 2 3 4 5 6
Yes 121 111 171 148 132 147 830
No 478 399 431 534 577 419 2,838
Blanks 1 3 2 7 0 2 15
Totals 600 513 604 689 709 568 3,683
In accordance with Chapter 381 of the Acts of 1954, less than the necessary 20% having voted to
reverse the action of the March 25, 1970 adjourned town meeting, the action is not reversed and
article 32 is adopted
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State Primary , September 15 , 1970
Registered Voters Ballots Cast
Rep Dem Ind Totals Rep Dem Totals
Precinct 1 654 1,104 1,111 2,869 Precinct 1 227 685 912
Precinct 2 621 895 1,028 2,544 Precinct 2 216 509 725
Precinct 3 945 680 772 2,397 Precinct 3 320 379 699
Precinct 4 799 799 769 2,367 Precinct 4 276 473 749
Precinct 5 917 898 868 2,683 Precinct 5 294 521 815
Precinct 6 781 752 957 2,490 Precinct 6 250 437 687
Totals 4,717 5,128 5,505 15,350 1,583 3,004 4,587
Republican Party
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals
Senator in Congress
Josiah A. Spaulding 130 106 195 166 157 143 897
John J McCarthy 87 101 115 102 128 97 630
Blanks 10 9 10 8 9 10 56
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Governor
Francis W Sargent 201 194 291 254 270 223 1,433
Blanks 26 22 29 22 24 27 150
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Lieutenant Governor
Donald R Dwight 182 178 277 233 246 205 1,321
Blanks 45 38 43 43 48 45 262
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Attorney General
Donald L Conn 186 172 275 236 245 201 1,315
Blanks 41 44 45 40 49 49 268
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Secretary
Mary B Newman 182 179 278 241 251 207 1,338
Blanks 45 37 42 35 43 43 245
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Treasurer
Frederick D Hannon 181 167 269 234 238 198 1,287
Blanks 46 49 51 42 56 52 296
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
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Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals
Auditor
Frank P Bucci 177 169 261 232 238 192 1,269
Blanks 50 47 59 44 56 58 314
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Congressman - Fifth District
F Bradford Morse 195 190 289 256 270 222 1,422
Blanks 32 26 31 20 24 28 161
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Councillor - Sixth District
Blanks 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Senator - Seventh Middlesex District
Ronald C. MacKenzie 186 180 269 250 253 207 1,345
Blanks 41 36 51 26 41 43 238
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Representative in General Court
7th Middlesex District, Precinct 1 Only
Gregory B. Khachadoorian 93 - - - - - 93
Frank E Kirkland 117 - - - - - 117
Blanks 17 - - - - - 17
Totals 227 227
JJepresentatiye in General Court
24th Middlesex District, Precincts 2-6
Lincoln P Cole, Jr - 188 283 252 261 219 1,203
Blanks - 28 37 24 33 31 153
Totals 216 320 276 294 250 1,356
District Attorney - Northern District
Blanks 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Total 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Clerk of Courts - Middlesex County
Blanks 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Register of Deeds - Middlesex Southern District
Vincent D McCabe 183 172 259 228 234 197 1,273
Blanks 44 44 61 48 60 53 310
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
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Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals
County Commissioner - Middlesex County
Blanks 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Sheriff - Middlesex County
John J. Buckley 185 186 280 243 247 205 1,346
Blanks 42 30 40 33 47 45 237
Totals 227 216 320 276 294 250 1,583
Democratic Party
Senator in Congress
Edward M Kennedy 482 390 282 354 369 321 2,198
Blanks 203 119 97 119 152 116 806
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Governor
Maurice A Donahue 129 99 59 89 85 72 533
Francis X. Bellotti 123 61 37 54 64 60 399
Kenneth P O'Donnell 72 63 40 60 51 55 341
Kevin H White 347 276 240 258 313 245 1,679
William E Baird - - - - 1 - 1
Spaulding - - - - 1 - 1
Blanks 14 10 3 12 6 5 50
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Lieutenant Governor
Michael S Dukakis 383 339 249 308 381 252 1,912
Rocco J Antonelli 68 38 19 30 32 26 213
John J. Craven, Jr 16 15 11 11 15 11 79
Kathleen T Ryan Dacey 36 29 24 30 21 38 178
James S. McCormack 141 72 47 65 51 79 455
Blanks 41 16 29 29 21 31 167
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Attorney General
Robert H Quinn 459 359 254 330 352 303 2,057
Blanks 226 150 125 143 169 134 947
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Secretary
John F X Davoren 397 306 216 285 296 256 1,756
Blanks 288 203 163 188 225 181 1,248
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
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Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals
Treasurer
Robert Q Crane 400 315 221 294 304 274 1,808
Blanks 285 194 158 179 217 163 1,196
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Auditor
Thaddeus Buczko 438 330 223 307 332 279 1,909
Blanks 247 179 156 166 189 158 1,095
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Congressman - Fifth District
Richard Williams 370 276 197 274 289 250 1,656
F. Bradford Morse - - - - 1 - 1
Blanks 315 233 182 199 231 187 1,347
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Councillor - Sixth District
C. Edward Bradley 312 203 158 189 201 186 1,249
Thomas Robbat 118 92 68 98 107 90 573
Blanks 255 214 153 186 213 161 1,182
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Senator - Seventh Middlesex District
Philip N. Bredesen 382 281 215 274 304 257 1,713
Blanks 303 228 164 199 217 180 1,291
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Representative in General Court
7th Middlesex District Precinct 1 Only
John F. Cusack 392 - - - - - 392
Marvin H Glaser 263 - - - - - 263
Blanks 30 - - - - - 30
Totals 685 685
Represents ive in General Court
24th Middlesex District Precincts 2-6
Stephen H. Legomsky - 294 198 283 304 251 1,330
Blanks - 215 181 190 217 186 989
Totals 509 379 473 521 437 2,319
District Attorney - Northern District
John J Droney 390 295 202 259 270 259 1,675
Blanks 295 214 177 214 251 178 1,329
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
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Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals
Clerk of Courts - Middlesex County
Edward J Sullivan 318 251 167 206 192 187 1,321
Charles L Buckley 166 116 91 115 150 124 762
Blanks 201 142 121 152 179 126 921
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Register of Deeds - Middlesex Southern District
John F. Zamparelli 146 108 60 100 99 98 611
George Louis Andersen 96 93 74 100 70 69 502
Charles W. Buckley 89 67 57 55 57 59 384
John F Cremens 166 104 70 83 114 96 633
Blanks 188 137 118 135 181 115 874
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
County Commissioner - Middlesex County
John L Danehy 219 154 91 112 124 134 834
Angelo Giangregorio 39 23 9 23 23 18 135
Warren D Pierce, Jr 133 115 102 116 124 102 692
John D Pirelli 41 28 14 17 13 12 125
Keith H. Weston 42 30 31 33 40 33 209
Blanks 211 159 132 172 197 138 1,009
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Sheriff - Middlesex County
John F Dever, Jr 186 132 124 116 119 137 814
Arthur R Fitzpatrick 35 22 21 25 38 35 177
Leonard M. Frisoli 114 93 61 95 105 78 546
Walter J Sullivan 224 173 90 117 142 103 849
John F Buckley - - - - 3 - 3
Blanks 126 89 83 119 114 84 615
Totals 685 509 379 473 521 437 3,004
Recount Petition for Office of Republican State Representative. Precinct 1
A petition filed in the interests of Frank E. Kirkland resulted in a recount on September 26 which
left unchanged the initial tabulation made following conclusion of the primary election on
September 15, 1970
Special Ballots for New Residents
Special election ballots were provided permitting voting by qualified citizens of over six months
residence but less than the required one year Sixteen registered for these ballots and fourteen
voted. However, these ballots were impounded by order of the United States Court and were not
counted
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State Election November 3, 1970
Registered Voters by Precincts Votes Cast by Precincts
Precinct One 2,947 Precinct One 2,298
Precinct Two 2,631 Precinct Two 2,061
Precinct Three 2,454 Precinct Three 1,946
Precinct Four 2,430 Precinct Four 1,965
Precinct Five 2,770 Precinct Five 2,316
Precinct Six 2,565 Precinct Six 2,021
15,797 12,607
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Totals
1 2 3 4 5 6
Senator in Congress
Josiah A Spaulding 931 830 1,033 935 1,164 982 5,875
Edward M. Kennedy 1,147 1,047 722 868 961 871 5,616
Lawrence Gilfedder 14 18 14 20 10 7 83
Mark R Shaw 9 4 8 5 6 9 41
Peter Camejo - 1 3 - - - 4
Nord Davis - - 2 - - - 2
Blanks 197 161 164 137 175 152 986
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Governor and Lieutenant Governor - Teamed
Sargent and Dwight 1,393 1,250 1,335 1,351 1,562 1,331 8,222
White and Dukakis 781 696 499 515 633 544 3,668
Governor and Lieutenant Governor - Not Teamed
Henning A Blomen 6 10 11 12 7 8 54
John Charles Hedges 2 3 5 1 4 5 20
Michael Kelly - 1 - - - - 1
Blanks 116 101 96 86 110 133 642
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Lieutenant Governor - Teamed
Sargent and Dwight 1,393 1,250 1,335 1,351 1,562 1,331 8,222
White and Dukakis 781 696 499 515 633 544 3,668
Lieutenant Governor - Not Teamed
Francis A. Votano 7 11 6 10 6 8 48
Albert E Bates 1 4 4 2 4 4 19
Blanks 116 100 102 87 111 134 650
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 1 ,607
Attorney General
Donald L Conn 914 846 1,056 963 1,163 982 5,924
Robert H Quinn 1,104 979 677 747 914 827 5,248
Willy N Hogseth 14 20 15 27 18 10 104
Toba Singer - - 3 - - - 3
Blanks 266 216 195 228 221 202 1,328
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
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State Election
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Totals
1 2 3 4 5 6
Secretary
Mary B Newman 1,316 1,261 1,402 1,398 1,601 1,311 8,289
John F X Davoren 698 589 359 401 499 508 3,054
Edgar E. Gaudet 17 20 15 17 14 9 92
Murvin A Becker 6 3 4 6 1 6 26
Blanks 261 188 166 143 201 187 1,146
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Treasurer
Frederick D Hannon 779 702 942 833 990 834 5,080
Robert Q Crane 1,098 963 655 770 941 840 5,267
Roy K Nelson 23 31 18 29 22 15 138
John B Lauder 9 9 5 6 6 12 47
Blanks 389 356 326 327 357 320 2,075
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Auditor
Frank P Bucci 812 718 919 857 986 823 5,115
Thaddeus Buczko 1,098 994 712 778 970 889 5,441
Raymond J Gray 26 31 17 22 16 13 125
Roger I. Williams 12 7 7 8 8 11 53
Blanks 350 311 291 300 336 285 1,873
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Congressmen (Fifth District)
F Bradford Morse 1,355 1,237 1,432 1,314 1,572 1,346 8,256
Richard Williams 680 592 352 425 569 493 3,111
Blanks 263 232 162 226 175 182 1,240
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Councillor (Sixth District)
G Edward Bradley 922 771 534 615 716 686 4,244
Stephen T. Russian - - - - 1 - 1
Blanks 1,376 1,290 1,412 1,350 1,599 1,335 8,362
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Senator (Seventh Middlesex District)
Ronald C. MacKenzie 1,105 1,042 1,247 1,194 1,426 1,202 7,216
Philip N Bredesen 858 762 502 556 662 588 3,928
Blanks 335 257 197 215 228 231 1,463
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Reppesentative in General Court
(Seventh Middlesex District)
Gregory B Khachadoorian 751 - - - - - 751
John F Cusack 1,380 - - - - - 1,380
Blanks 167 - - - - - 167
Totals 2,298 - - - - - 2,298
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State Election
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Totals
1 2 3 4 5 6
Renrese tative in General Court
(Twenty-fourth Middlesex District)
Lincoln P Cole, Jr - 1,111 1,359 1,172 1,442 1,251 6,335
Stephen H Legomsky - 777 474 664 746 639 3,300
Blanks - 173 113 129 128 131 674
Totals 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 10,309
District Attorney (Northern District)
John J Droney 1,090 874 635 718 808 776 4,901
Blanks 1,208 1,187 1,311 1,247 1,508 1,245 7,706
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Clerk of Courts (Middlesex County)
Edward J Sullivan 1,053 858 580 690 804 765 4,750
Blanks 1,245 1,203 1,366 1,275 1,512 1,256 7,857
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Register of Deeds (Middlesex Southern District)
Vincent D McCabe 929 866 1,112 986 1,211 1,023 6,127
John F Zamparelli 828 707 449 561 591 560 3,696
Blanks 541 488 385 418 514 438 2,784
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
County Commissioner (Middlesex County)
John L. Danehy 937 763 541 613 679 680 4,213
Alan G Adams - - - - 1 - 1
Blanks 1,361 1,298 1,405 1,352 1,636 1,341 8,393
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Sheriff (Middlesex County)
John J Buckley 1,360 1,296 1,386 1,348 1,634 1,386 8,410
John F Dever, Jr 671 567 342 379 438 441 2,838
Blanks 267 198 218 238 244 194 1,359
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Question No 1 (Real Property Classification)
Yes 443 504 450 367 462 433 2,659
No 1,276 1,180 1,183 1,294 1,472 1,292 7,697
Blanks 579 377 313 304 382 296 2,251
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Question No. 2 (Abolition of 1 Year Residence for Voting)
Yes 1,266 1,283 1,257 1,319 1,498 1,254 7,877
No 450 398 382 338 435 476 2,479
Blanks 582 380 307 308 383 291 2,251
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
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State Election
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Totals
1 2 3 4 5 6
Question No 3 (19-Year Old Voting Age)
Yes 1,172 1,148 1,054 1,088 1,277 1,061 6,800
No 668 556 571 578 658 667 3,698
Blanks 458 357 321 299 381 293 2,109
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Question No 4 (Single Member House Districts)
Yes 977 935 890 966 1,006 894 5,668
No 595 520 530 534 679 633 3,499
Blanks 726 606 518 465 631 494 3,440
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Question No 5 (Vietnam War Question)
A. 173 108 95 107 142 106 731
B 855 731 815 793 926 887 5,007
C. 764 748 672 735 833 663 4,415
Blanks 506 474 364 330 41.5 365 2,454
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Question No 6A(Full License)
Yes 866 782 615 697 819 664 4,443
No 874 774 816 810 941 901 5,116
Blanks 558 505 515 458 556 456 3,048
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Question No 6B (Wines and Malt Beverages)
Yes 832 735 570 655 783 621 4,196
No 781 703 782 759 873 853 4,751
Blanks 685 623 594 551 660 547 3,660
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Question No. 6C (Package Stores)
Yes 1,336 1,207 1,141 1,169 1,397 1,218 7,468
No 399 328 363 337 395 383 2,205
Blanks 563 526 442 459 524 420 2,934
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Question No 6D (Hotels)
Yes 1,326 1,172 1,044 1,111 1,276 1,133 7,062
No 418 305 400 378 466 431 2,398
Blanks 554 584 502 476 574 457 3,147
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
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State Election
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Totals
1 2 3 4 5 6
Question No. 6E (Clubs and War Veterans Organizations
Yes 986 883 764 797 963 904 5,297
No 689 597 641 627 749 607 3,910
Blanks 623 581 541 541 604 510 3,400
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Question No 6F (Restaurants - 99 Person Capacity)
Yes 1,204 1,082 962 992 1,183 1,010 6,433
No 493 438 482 467 566 554 3,000
Blanks 601 541 502 506 567 457 3,174
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
Question No 7 (42 Hour Week for Firemen)
Yes 1,224 1,095 949 975 1,128 1,105 6,476
No 735 631 690 718 826 651 4,251
Blanks 339 335 307 272 362 265 1,880
Totals 2,298 2,061 1,946 1,965 2,316 2,021 12,607
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Town Clerk
Do Licenses
Male dog licenses issued 1,116 g $ 2.00 $ 2,232 00
Female dog licenses issued 308 g 5 00 1,540.00
Spayed female dog licenses issued 930 g 2 00 1,860.00
Spayed female dog licenses issued (seeing eye) 1 9 no charge
Kennel licenses issued6 C 10.00 60.00
Kennel licenses issued 3 P 25 00 75 00
Kennel licenses issued . . . 1 C 50.00 50 00
Transfer licenses issued 4 g 25 1 00
Total number of dog licenses issued 2,369 Total $ 5,818 00
Total fees turned over to town $ 592 00
Sporting Licenses
Resident
Citizen fishing issued . . . 465 D 5.25 2,441.25
Citizen hunting issued 157 g 5 25 824 25
Citizen sporting issued . 118 ail 8.25 973 50
Citizen minor fishing issued 88 g 3 25 286 00
Citizen female fishing issued 63 C 4 25 267 75
Citizen trapping issued 3 C 8.75 26 25
Citizen minor trapping issued 3 3 25 9 75
Alien fishing issued 5 g 9.75 48 75
Duplicate licenses issued 9 P 50 4 50
Citizen sporting issued . . . 33 9 Free
Citizen sporting military issued 10 [ Free
Archery deer stamps . . . 4 C' 1 10 4 40
Non-reside t
Special fishing issued . . . . . . . 5 @ 5.25 26 25
Citizen fishing issued 5 C 9 75 48 75
Citizen hunting issued 1 g 16 25 16 25
Total $ 4,977 65
Number of licenses issued . 969
Total fees turned over to town $228 65
Other Licenses. Financing Statements. Terminations. Etc
Marriage licenses issued 233 C' 2 00 466 00
Marriage licenses issued 64 C' 4 00 256 00
Financing statements recorded . . . . . 1,795.08
Terminations recorded 77 00
Certified certificates . . . . . . . . 1,371.50
Pole locations 73 50
Gasoline permits 15 50
Miscellaneous . . 223 50
Summary
Dog licenses issued . . . $ 5,818 00
Sporting licenses issued 4,977 65
Marriage licenses issued 722 00
Financing statements recorded 1,795 08
Terminations recorded 77 00
Certified certificates1,371.50
Pole locations 73 50
Gasoline permits 15 50
Miscellaneous223 50
Total receipts for 1970 $15,073.73
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Marriages By Months - 1970
Grooms Brides Grooms Brides Grooms Brides Grooms Brides
Months Totals First First Second Second Third Third Fourth Fourth
January 12 10 11 1 1 1 0 0 0
February 13 12 12 1 1 0 0 0 0
March 17 12 15 4 2 1 0 0 0
April 27 22 23 5 4 0 0 0 0
May 25 19 20 5 5 1 0 0 0
June 65 60 59 5 6 0 0 0 0
July 16 14 15 2 1 0 0 0 0
August 56 48 51 8 5 0 0 0 0
September 31 27 29 3 2 1 0 0 0
October 36 32 31 4 5 0 0 0 0
November 16 14 15 2 1 0 0 0 0
December 14 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 328 284 295 40 33 4 0 0 0
Number of Marriages Recorded 328
Residents 310
Non-residents . 346
Solemnized in Lexington 190
Solemnized in Other Places 138
Age of Oldest Groom 72
Age of Oldest Bride67
Youngest Groom . . 18
Youngest Bride 16
Births by Month - 1970
(Stillbirths excluded)
(Following are the births received up to January 4, 1971 - all births for 1970 not received)
In Lexington Out of Lexington Totals
Months Totals Males Females Males Females Males Females
January 32 0 0 17 15 17 15
February 25 0 1 12 12 12 13
March 35 0 0 13 22 13 22
April 26 0 1 9 16 9 17
May 28 1 0 12 15 13 15
June 27 0 0 12 15 12 15
July 19 0 0 9 10 9 10
August 22 0 0 11 11 11 11
September 25 0 0 14 11 14 11
October 21 0 0 8 13 8 13
November 15 0 0 6 9 6 9
December 8 0 0 4 4 4 4
Totals 283 1 2 127 153 128 155
Allw
ems/
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TOWN CLERK
1970 Deaths Received up to January 4, 1971 (All Deaths for 1970 not Received)
Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr. May June July Aug.Sept Oct.Nov Dec. Totals
Male 17 20 12 13 12 15 11 11 18 17 14 8 168
Female 13 15 19 19 7 12 13 12 14 12 15 18 169
Residents Died in Lexington
Male 2 2 3 0 4 4 2 3 4 3 2 2 31
Female 2 0 2 6 2 2 2 5 7 3 2 6 39
Non-residents Died in Lexington
Male 8 7 3 5 4 3 6 3 8 4 4 5 60
Female 7 7 10 6 4 3 8 3 5 3 5 12 73
Residents Died Out of Lexington
Male 7 11 6 8 4 8 3 5 7 9 8 1 77
Female 4 8 7 7 1 7 3 4 2 6 8 0 57
Children Under One Year
Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Between One and Ten
Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
Female 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Between Ten and Thirty
Male 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Between Thirty and Sixty
Male 4 6 4 0 1 4 4 3 2 3 0 1 32
Female 3 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 16
Between Sixty and Ninety
Male 12 14 8 5 9 9 6 8 15 14 11 7 118
Female 7 10 14 1 6 10 11 9 10 7 8 11 104
Over Ninety
Male 0 1 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 16
Female 3 3 1 15 1 1 2 2 3 1 5 4 41
Board of Registrars
The town clerk's office was open daily throughout the year plus evening and Saturday dates
for registration of new voters.
Total number of voters as of January 1, 1970 15,343
Voters taken off as of February 10, 1970 - 1,336
New voters registered as of February 10, 1970 + 817
Total number of voters as of February 10, 1970 14,824
New voters registered as of April 8, 1970 + 88
Voters taken off as of April 8, 1970 - 39
Total number of voters as of April 8, 1970 14,873
New voters registered as of August 15, 1970 + 604
Voters taken off as of August 15, 1970 - 127
Total number of voters as of August 15, 1970 15,350
Voters taken off as of October 3, 1970 - 97
New voters registered as of October 3, 1970 + 544
Total number of voters as of October 3, 1970 15,797
New voters registered as of December 31, 1970 + 110
Total number of voters as of December 31, 1970 15,907
Total number of voters taken off in 1970 1,599
Total new voters for 1970 2,163
Mary R McDonough
Clerk, Board of Registrars
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Annual Town Meeting, March 16 , 1970
Note The following reports of town meetings are condensed from the official
reports and indicate actions which bind the town For details of debate and sub-
sidiary motions, the reader is referred to the official minutes in the office of
the town clerk
The meeting was called to order on March 16 at 8 07 p m by Moderator Lincoln P Cole, Jr.
There were 196 town meeting members present The invocation was offered by Rev Edward J
Gaudette of Saint Brigid's Church
Article 1. is the annual town election which took place on March 2, 1970 and is reported else-
where under "Elections "
Article 2 REPORTS To accept and place on file the reports of the following committees
VOTED unanimously.
Appropriation Committee Capital Expenditures Committee
Lexington Hunting and Safety Committee Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Committee
Subsidized Housing Program (Planning Board
Cary Lecture Committee (submitted March 23)
Town Office Building Committee (submitted March 23)
Article 3 CARY LECTURES To direct the moderator to appoint a committee of three to have
charge of the lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Suzanna E Cary for the
current year VOTED unanimously
Article 4 ANNUAL TOWN BUDGET Reported under "Appropriation Accounts."
Article 5 BORROWING. To authorize the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to
borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue VOTED unanimously
Article 6 TRANSFER TO E & D ACCOUNT To transfer unexpended appropriation balance to the
excess and deficiency account Indefinitely POSTPONED
Article 7 UNPAID BILLS To appropriate $3,616 23 for the unpaid bills for the account of
Insurance - Municipal Property and Workmen's Compensation. VOTED unanimously
Article 8 RESERVE FUND To appropriate $125,000 for the reserve fund VOTED unanimously
Article 9 AUDIT To authorize the selectmen to petition the director of accounts of the State
for an audit for the year 1970 VOTED unanimously
Article 10. PENSIONS. To appropriate $24,610 for pensions for retired members of the police
department, and their dependents, and $12,490 for pensions for retired members of the fire
department, and their dependents. VOTED unanimously
Article 11 BOARD OF APPEALS To authorize the selectmen to appoint one of their members to
the board of appeals VOTED unanimously
Article 12 WATER MAINS. To make supplementary appropriations to be used in conjunction with
money previously appropriated for the installation or construction of water mains, sewers,
drains, streets or buildings Indefinitely POSTPONED
Article 13 STREET LIGHTS To authorize the selectmen to install street lights in such unac-
cepted streets as they may determine prior to the final adjournment of the 1971 annual town
meeting VOTED unanimously
Article 14 LAND ACQUISITION. To authorize the selectmen to obtain appraisals on and options
for land or rights therein, to purchase or acquire by eminent domain for town use and to
appropriate funds Indefinitely POSTPONED
Article 15 WESTVIEW CEMETERY To appropriate $4,000 for the development of Westview Cemetery
by transfer from the Westview Sale of Lots fund VOTED unanimously
Article 16 CURBING. To appropriate $5,000 and authorize the selectmen to install curbing at
such locations as they may determine VOTED unanimously
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 16, 1970
Article 17 DRAINS To authorize the selectmen to install drains in such accepted or unaccepted
streets or other land as they may determine, including the widening, deepening or altering the
course of brooks, streams and water courses and the construction of new channels and to take
by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land
necessary and to appropriate $20,000 VOTED
Article 18. WATER MAINS. To authorize the selectmen to install new or replacement water mains
in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as they may determine, subject to the
assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise
acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary and to appropriate $20,000
VOTED unanimously
Article 19 SIDEWALKS To authorize the selectmen to construct concrete, bituminous concrete
or other sidewalks where the abutting owner pays one-half of the cost and to appropriate
$45,000 VOTED
Article 20 SEWER MAINS To authorize the selectmen to install sewer mains in such accepted
or unaccepted streets or other land as they may determine, subject to the assessment of better-
ments and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other
interest in land necessary and to appropriate $600,000 by transfer of $400,000 from the E & D
account and the balance of $200,000 in current tax levy VOTED unanimously
Article 21 TRUNK SEWERS To authorize the selectmen to install trunk sewers in such accepted
or unaccepted streets or other land as they may determine, subject to the assessment of better-
ments and to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other
interest in land necessary and to appropriate $50,000 VOTED unanimously
Article 22 HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE To appropriate $6,000 for highway maintenance under
Chapter 90 VOTED unanimously
Article 23 EAST STREET To appropriate $60,000 for the reconstruction of all or any part of
East Street from Lowell Street to Grant Street under Chapter 90. VOTED.
Article 24 EQUIPMENT - PUBLIC WORKS To appropriate $72,200 for the purchase of equipment
for the department of public works from the E & D account. VOTED unanimously
Article 25 ROAD MACHINERY FUND To enlarge the scope of the road machinery fund by crediting
to said fund an amount based on hourly rental for the use of motorized equipment of the public
works department when used on various projects carried on under the direction of town depart-
ments VOTED unanimously.
Article 26 MOSQUITO To appropriate $9,600 for the improvement of lowlands and swamps and
the eradication of mosquitoes TABLED Subsequently taken off the table at the adjourned
town meeting on March 18, 1970 VOTED
Article 27 MYSTIC VALLEY CHILDREN'S CLINIC To appropriate $8,789 to be expended under the
direction of the board of health for providing cooperative complementary facilities to the
out-patient clinic of the Mystic Valley Children's Clinic and for providing payment for ser-
vices rendered by such clinic VOTED unanimously
Article 28 LIBRARY SERVICES To appropriate $6,922 75 received in 1970 as State aid to public
libraries to be used by the trustees of the Cary Memorial Library in improving and extending
library services in Lexington. VOTED unanimously
Article 29 SEWER MAIN. To authorize the selectmen to retain engineering services to prepare
plans for sewer mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as they may deter-
mine and appropriate $5,000 VOTED
Article 30 REIMBURSEMENT OF SUBDIVIDERS To appropriate $10,000 from the E & D account to be
expended by the selectmen for reimbursing subdividers for part of the cost of constructing
ways or installing municipal services VOTED
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Article 31 SALARIES. To establish the salaries of the town treasurer, town clerk and town
collector of taxes for the period January 1, 1970 through March 31, 1970 at the following
annual rates
Town Clerk $ 12,300 00
Town Treasurer 1,500.00
Town Collector of Taxes 8,600 00
To appropriate $5,600.00. VOTED unanimously
Article 32 ADDITION TO THE TOWN OFFICE BUILDING AND POLICE BUILDING To authorize the select-
men to enter into a contract or contracts for the remodeling of and construction of additions
to the town office building and the police building and appropriate $306,791 for remodeling
and $636,505 for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of additions TABLED.
Removed from the table on March 25, 1970. VOTED 136-34
Article 33 MOVING AND RELOCATING OFFICES To appropriate $8,500 for the cost of moving,
relocating and providing by purhcase or lease temporary facilities for offices of the town
during the remodeling of and construction of additions to the town office building and police
building TABLED Removed from the table on March 25, 1970 and VOTED
Article 34 NEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. To authorize the permanent building committee to retain
professional services and prepare final plans and specifications, to obtain bids and to enter
into a contract or contracts for the construction and original equipping and furnishing of a
new junior high school on the parcel of land on and off Marrett Road and to supervise work and
appropriate therefore. Indefinitely POSTPONED
Article 35 NEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL - BIDS To authorize the permanent building committee to
retain professional services and prepare final plans and specifications and to obtain bids for
the construction and original equipping and furnishing of a new junior high school on the
parcel of land situated on and off Marrett Road and appropriate $175,000 TABLED. Removed
from the table later in the evening VOTED unanimously
Article 36 EMPLOYMENT OF MINORITY GROUP WORKERS To (1) authorize the permanent building
committee to carry on discussions with the contractor for the construction and equipping of the
junior high school concerning employment on the project of minority-group trainees and skilled
workers (2) authorize the permanent building committee to pay additional compensation to the
contractor and appropriate money therefore NO ACTION VOTED
Article 37. CARY MEMORIAL ADDITION. To authorize the permanent building committee to retain
professional services and prepare preliminary plans and specifications for remodeling of and
additions to the Cary Memorial Library building and appropriate $11,000. VOTED.
Article 38 BRANCH LIBRARY MAINTENANCE To appropriate $1,625 for painting,the exterior trim
and appropriate $3,200 for installing carpeting on the main floor of the branch library
VOTED unanimously
Article 39 FIRE STATION ADDITION. To authorize the permanent building committee or some other
board or committee of the town to retain professional services and prepare final plans and
specifications and to obtain bids for the construction and original equipping and furnishing
of an addition or additions to the central headquarters fire station Indefinitely POSTPONED
Article 40 WESTVIEW CEMETERY ADDITION To authorize the permanent building committee or some
other board or committee of the town to retain professional services and prepare plans and
specifications for an addition to the existing building at Westview Cemetery Indefinitely
POSTPONED.
Article 41 LEAF VACUUM To appropriate $1,200 for the purchase of a new leaf vacuum VOTED.
Article 42. AMBULANCE. To appropriate $13,000 for the purchase by the selectmen of a new
ambulance and authorize them to turn in the present ambulance to apply toward the purchase
price VOTED.
Article 43. FLUORIDATION. To appropriate $1,000 to be expended by the board of health to make
a preliminary engineering survey of the town water supply system to determine the cost of
implementing fluoridation VOTED
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Article 44 DATA PROCESSING REPORT To extend to the 1971 annual town meeting the time within
which the data processing study committee shall report. VOTED unanimously
Article 45 LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY PROJECT To approve the construction of a new housing
project for the housing of elderly persons by the Lexington Housing Authority VOTED
unanimously
Article 46 THE ELSA W. REGESTEIN AWARD. To authorize the selectmen to accept on behalf of
the town from Marcia W. A. Dane a gift of a sum of money in memory of Elsa W Regestein, to
be used for the purpose of making awards to students in the senior class of Lexington High
School TABLED Taken off the table at adjourned town meeting of March 30, 1970 VOTED
unanimously
Article 47 VOTING MACHINES To authorize the selectmen to purchase seven voting machines and
appropriate $11,328 VOTED unanimously.
Article 48. LAND ACQUISITION To appropriate $120,000 as a supplementary appropriation to be
used in conjunction with and in addition to money previously voted for acquisition of land off
Woburn Street to be used for school, playground or other purposes under Articles 42,43,44 of
the 1962 annual town meeting. VOTED 154 to 20
The meeting adjourned at 11 01 p m
Adjourned Town Meeting, March 18 , 1970
The meeting was called to order by the moderator at 7 43 p m There were 190 town meeting
members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Harold T Handley, Rector of the Church
of Our Redeemer
Article 49 BUILDING LINE To accept and establish a building line on Massachusetts Avenue
from the easterly boundary line of the premises of 1620 Massachusetts Avenue to the westerly
boundary line of the premises of 1654-1656 Massachusetts Avenue, to accept and establish a
building line the entire length of the easterly and westerly sides of Wallis Court and
authorize the selectmen to acquire land necessary for the establishment of said building line
and appropriate $12,000 VOTED 96 to 67. MOTION REOPENED Any projection or structures
existing at the time of the establishment of the building lines shall be permitted to remain
and be maintained VOTED 166-3
Article 50. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS To authorize the selectmen to install or remodel traffic
control signals at such locations as they may determine and to appropriate $25,000
VOTED unanimously
Article 51 PLAYGROUND - LINCOLN STREET DUMP AREA To appropriate $25,000 for the further
development of the so-called dump area on Lincoln Street. VOTED
Article 52 PLAYGROUND - HARRINGTON SCHOOL. To appropriate $7,000 for the further development
of Harrington School playground VOTED unanimously
Article 53. PLAY AREA - GARFIELD STREET To appropriate $5,000 for the development of a
neighborhood play area on a parcel of land owned by the town, located off Garfield Street
VOTED
Article 54 PLAY AREA - ESTABROOK SCHOOL To appropriate $4,000 for the development of a
neighborhood play area on a parcel of land owned by the town, located at Estabrook School
VOTED
Article 55 LIGHTING TENNIS COURTS To appropriate $8,000 for the lighting of four tennis
courts at the center playground VOTED.
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Articles 56-72. STREETS To establish as town ways the following (all VOTED unanimously with
the exception of article 61)
56. Augustus Road from Reed Street southwesterly to Vaille Avenue
57 Hickory Street from Garfield Street southeasterly and easterly to Kimball Road
58 Vaille Avenue from the previously accepted portion westerly to end
59 Blinn Road from Hickory Street southwesterly to end
60 Shaw Place from Augustus Road northwesterly to end
61 Forbes Road from Marrett Road southerly to end Indefinitely POSTPONED
62 Mason Street from Pleasant Street easterly and southeasterly to accepted portion
63 White Pine Lane from Mason Street southwesterly to end
64 Saddle Club Road from Grant Street northeasterly to the previously accepted portion.
65 Oak Park Circle from Saddle Club Road northerly to end
66 Carol Lane from Bedford Street northeasterly to end
67 Paddock Lane from Follen Road southwesterly to end
68 Emerson Road from near Diamond Road easterly to a distance of 337 ft + beyond
Angier Road.
69 Diamond Road from Grove Street northeasterly and northerly to Emerson Road
70 Angier Road from Burlington Street northeasterly to Emerson Road
71. White Terrace from Diamond Road northwesterly to end
72 Bloomfield Street from beyond Minola Road westerly to end.
To appropriate $1,500.00 for the above articles 56-72 VOTED unanimously
Articles 73-75 STREETS To establish as town ways the following (all VOTED)
73. Bloomfield Street from Highland Avenue westerly to beyond Minola Road
74 Minola Road from Bloomfield Street northerly to the previously accepted portion
75. Downing Road from Marrett Road northwesterly to Outlook Drive
To appropriate $72,000 for the above articles 73-75. VOTED
Article 76 LAND ACQUISITION. To appropriate $20,000 as a supplementary appropriation to be
used in conjunction with and in addition to money appropriated previously for the construction
of ways and acquisition of land VOTED unanimously
Article 77 CONSERVATION LAND. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to
acquire for conservation purposes a parcel of land containing 3.78 acres, on the easterly side
of land now or formerly of the Boston & Maine Railroad and appropriate money therefore TABLED.
Taken off the table at adjourned town meeting on March 25, 1970. Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 78. CONSERVATION LAND. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to
acquire for conservation purposes land shown as lots 35, 36, 41 B on assessors property map 38
and appropriate $500 TABLED Taken from the table and MOTION To refer this matter back to
the conservation commission for further study. VOTED unanimously at the adjourned town meeting
on April 1, 1970.
Article 79 CONSERVATION LAND To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to
acquire land shown as lot 95A and lot 96A on assessors property map 11 and appropriate $26,500.
TABLED Taken from the table on March 25, 1970. VOTED 110 in favor and 67 opposed, less than
the required two-thirds vote. Reconsidered at the adjourned town meeting March 30, 1970
MAIN MOTION adopted 147 - 30
Article 80. CONSERVATION LAND. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to
acquire for conservation purposes land shown as lots 144, 145, 147, 167, 175, 114, 115, 116
on assessors property map 32 and lot 7 on assessors property map 41 and appropriate money
therefore Indefinitely POSTPONED
Article 81 CONSERVATION LAND To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to
acquire for conservation purposes land shown as lots 9 and 11 on assessors property map 16 and
lots 40, 41, 42, 43, 44A, 44B, 44C, 45, 46, 47A, 47B, 48, 49, 68B, 69, 70, 75, 76, 121, 122,
123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129 on assessors property map 24 and appropriate money therefore
Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 82. RECRUITING AND TRAINING OF MINORITY GROUP WORKERS To amend the General By-Laws by
inserting in ARTICLE XXI thereof a new Section 2, to read as follows
Section 2 Any board, officer, committee, or other agency of the town, which acts on
behalf of the town in making or supervising any contract, in amount exceeding the sum
of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000 00) for the purchase of goods or services,
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or for the construction, renovation, or repair of buildings, may make arrangements
with contractors and other interested agencies for special programs of recruitment
and training in connection with the work to be performed on such contracts, with the
objective of promoting equal employment opportunity for members of minority groups
protected by the fair employment laws of the Commonwealth and the United States. Any
such board, officer, committee, or other town agency may expend town funds in carrying
out such arrangements and programs or in compensating contractors for carrying them
out provided that appropriations specifically designated for such purposes have been
voted by the town meeting. Undertakings by contractors to carry out such arrangements
or programs may, when appropriate, be embodied in requirements, to be included in
contracts, that contractors engage in such recruitment, training, and employment as
a part of the work to be performed, or in collateral agreements with contractors.
VOTED.
Article 83. SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION To authorize the selectmen to petition the General Court
for the enactment of legislation to provide for a change in method of assessing sidewalk
betterments VOTED
The meeting adjourned at 10.32 p m
Adjourned Town Meeting, March 23, 1970
The meeting was called to order by the moderator at 8 10 p m. There were 196 town meeting mem-
bers present The invocation was offered by Richard K Eaton, town meeting member and school
committee member
Article 2 REPORTS To accept and place on file the reports of the following committees
VOTED unanimously
Town Office Building Committee Cary Lecture Committee
Article 84 ZONING - DEFINITION To amend the zoning by-law definition of floor area in
section 40 and by adding a new sentence concerning the requirement of 80% of the aggregate floor
area to be used for determination of the required off-street parking VOTED unanimously
Article 85 ZONING - REQUIRED PARKING. To amend the zoning by-law to require one Parking
space per 150 square feet for any floor space built or added in CB districts after April 1, 1970
with provision for a special permit being granted by the board of appeals for less than the
required parking spaces REJECTED 77 to 112
Article 86 ZONING - BEDFORD STREET AND WORTHEN ROAD To amend the zoning by-law by changing
the zoning of the business district at Worthen Road and Bedford Street from CB (central business)
to CG (general business) REJECTED 98 - 93 (less than the required two-thirds)
Article 87 ZONING - SUBSIDIZED HOUSING. To amend the zoning by-law by providing regulations
of land use and dimensional controls for a new residential zoning district, RH VOTED unanimously.
Article 88 ZONING - SUBSIDIZED HOUSING To amend the zoning by-law by adding a new section 36
and establishing a new residential district, designated RH - subsidized housing district
VOTED 146 - 39
Article 89 ZONING - NURSERIES. To amend the zoning by-law by defining and permitting, subject
to appropriate conditions and limitations imposed by the board of appeals, so-called "garden
centers" in residential districts VOTED unanimously
Article 90 ZONING - NURSING HOMES To amend the zoning by-law by revising the requirements
for sanatoriums, nursing, convalescent and rest homes and homes for the aged in the cases of
homes with 15 or more beds VOTED 126 - 49 Reconsidered on March 30, 1970 REJECTED
105 in favor - 75 opposed, less than the required two-thirds vote
Article 91 ZONING - MULTI-FAMILY To amend the zoning by-law by adding a new RM - multi-
family (garden apartment) dwelling district between Winthrop Road and Vine Brook Road south-
westerly of Waltham Street VOTED 147 - 26
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Article 92 ACCEPTANCE OF DEED That the action of the board of selectmen in accepting a deed
from Oak Park Corporation conveying to the town parcels A, B, C, D, E and F on plan entitled
"Oak Park - Section II" be ratified and confirmed VOTED unanimously.
Article 93 CONSERVATION LAND. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to
acquire for conservation purposes all or any part of 94.7 acres of land owned now or formerly
by the Oneida Corporation and appropriate $72,000 VOTED unanimously at town meeting on
March 25, 1970
Article 94 CONSERVATION LAND. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to
acquire for conservation purposes land shown as lots 61, 62, 63 Ivan Street and appropriate
$6,000 VOTED unanimously at town meeting on March 25, 1970
Article 95 CONSERVATION LAND. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to
receive in the name of the town for conservation purposes all or any part of lot 99A, on
assessors property map 83 VOTED unanimously at town meeting on March 25, 1970
Article 96 CONSERVATION LAND To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to
acquire for conservation purposes all or any part of lot 2 as shown on Land Court Plan 31699-B
and appropriate therefore Indefinitely POSTPONED at town meeting on March 25, 1970
Article 97 CONSERVATION LAND To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to
acquire for conservation purposes all or any part of the parcel of 55 7 acres now or formerly
owned by Trustees of the Waymint Realty Trust and 58 6 acres now or formerly owned by Benjamin
Franklin Homes Inc and appropriate $87,000, $26,000 from E & D fund and $61,000, tax levy
Amendment Substitute $52,000 for $26,000 and $35,000 for $61,000 TABLED at town meeting
on March 25, 1970 Taken off table and indefinitely POSTPONED at town meeting on March 30, 1970
Article 98 MEAGHERVILLE STUDY. To appropriate $10,350 to lie expended under the supervision of
the planning board for a preliminary study for development in the area between Route 128, Gar-
field Street, B & M Railroad and the Pine Meadow Golf Club for housing for people of low or
moderate income, recreation, school or other suitable use Motion to indefinitely nostoone
REJECTED (59 - 116) Main motion VOTED at town meeting on March 25, 1970
Article 99. HOUSING FOR ELDERLY To authorize the selectmen to convey to the Lexington Housing
Authority for the construction of 50 units of housing for the elderly all or part of land
between Winthrop Road and Vine Brook Road southwesterly of Waltham Street VOTED unanimously
The meeting was adjourned at 11 06 p m
Adjourned Town Meeting, March 25 , 1970
The meeting was called to order by the moderator at 8 08 p m There were 192 town meeting mem-
bers present The invocation was offered by Rev Harold T. Handley of the Church of Our
Redeemer
Articles 93 - 98 CONSERVATION LAND and MEAGHERVILLE STUDY These articles were considered and
acted upon at this meeting but are listed numerically under the adjourned town meeting ,
March 23, 1970
The meeting adjourned at 10 58 p m
Adjourned Town Meeting, March 30 , 1970
The meeting was called to order by the moderator at 8 04 p.m. There were 192 town meeting mem-
bers present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Billie B Earnhart, chaplain of the Veterans
Administration Hospital, Bedford, Massachusetts
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Town Counsel presented a motion to reopen article 49 for an insertion to be incorporated in the
vote adopted under article 49 at the March 18, 1970 adjourned town meeting VOTED 166-3
Article 108 was voted to be taken up out of order.
Article 100. CONVEYANCE OF TOWN LAND. To authorize the selectmen in the name of the town to
sell and convey upon such terms as they deem proper, all' or any part of a parcel of land on
Rockville Avenue that is no longer needed by the town, the minimum amount to be paid for con-
veyance to be $3,500 VOTED 130 - 36
The meeting adjourned at 10 50 p m
Adjourned Town Meeting , April 1 , 1970
The meeting was called to order by the moderator at 8 06 p m. There were 186 town meeting mem-
bers present The invocation was offered by Rev John R Lilly, pastor of the Lexington United
Methodist Church
Article 101 ZONING - RM MULTI-FAMILY. To amend the zoning by-law by adding a new RM - multi-
family (gardeh apartments) district on the northeasterly side of Concord Avenue between Waltham
Street and Blossom Street. REJECTED (59 in favor, 106 opposed)
Article 102. ZONING - RM MULTI-FAMILY To amend the zoning by-law by adding a new RM - multi-
family (garden apartments) district on the southeasterly side of Maple Street in the area of
Emerson, Bryant, Dickens and Sanderson Roads. REJECTED (9 in favor, 154 opposed)
Article 103. ZONING - RH SUBSIDIZED HOUSING DISTRICT. To amend the zoning by-law by adding a
new RH - subsidized housing district at the westerly side of Marrett Road and northerly side
of Middle Street, containing 14 acres REJECTED (84 in favor, 89 opposed) Reconsidered later
in meeting REJECTED.
Article 104 ZONING - CR - OFFICE AND RESEARCH To amend the zoning by-law by adding a new
CR - office and research park district, consisting of about 11 acres in the southwestern corner
of Lexington VOTED 120 - 41
Article 105 ZONING - RM MULTI-FAMILY. To amend the zoning by-law by adding a new RM - multi-
family (garden apartments) district on land bordering Waltham Street between Marrett Road and
Route 2 Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 106 OUTDOOR BURNING To amend the General By-Laws of the town by adding a new article
XXX to prohibit the open burning of leaves, rubbish or debris of any kind without a written
permit from the selectmen or the fire department, permits to be issued only when proposed burn-
ing would not violate the rules and regulations of the Metropolitan Air Pollution Control
District Indefinitely POSTPONED
Article 107. WETLAND CONSERVANCY To amend the zoning by-law by adding a new section 37 to
establish a so-called "wetlands conservancy zone" to prevent any development or filling in an
area designated as such except upon special permit granted by the board of appeals
Amendment To refer this article to the planning board and conservation commission, both sep-
arately and jointly, for a report and article at or before the next annual town meeting
REJECTED Main Motion REJECTED (7 in favor, 126 opposed)
Article 108. SALE OR LEASE OF TOWN LAND To authorize the selectmen to enter into an agreement
with the owner of the property known as 11 Mountain Road for sale or lease by the town of a
portion of town property adjacent to and which has been associated with this property
Indefinitely POSTPONED, at the adjourned town meeting on March30, 1970.
Article 109. PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE To amend the General By-Laws by adding a new
article numbered XXX to read as follows-
Section 1 The town shall have a permanent building committee consisting of five voters
of the town appointed for terms of three years each, the terms of no more than two of
which shall expire in any one year No member of the committee shall be a town officer
or town employee
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Article 109. (Cont'd)
On or before the first day of May in each year the town manager shall appoint to the
committee one or two members (as the case may be) to serve until April 30 in the third
year thereafter and until his successor is appointed and qualified The adoption of this
by-law shall not affect the term of any member of the permanent building committee as
constituted and existing on the effective date of this by-law Any vacancy in the com-
mittee shall be filled by appointment by the manager and the member so appointed shall
serve for the unexpired term of his predecessor If any regular member of the committee
ceases to be a resident of the town, or accepts any position that would have made him
ineligible for appointment to the committee, he shall forthwith cease to be a member of
the committee The committee shall choose its own officers.
The board or committee for which a structure, recreational facility, or building
is being planned or constructed shall appoint two non-voting representatives to the
committee who shall be entitled to participate in the activities of the committee only
with respect to the particular project for which they are so appointed and only for the
time during which the committee is exercising its function with respect to such project
Section 2 When authorized by the town, the permanent building committee shall have
general supervision over the design and construction of public structures, recreational
facilities and buildings including the authority to employ professional assistants, to
obtain bids, and enter into contracts on behalf of the town for preparation of plans
and specifications and for the construction, remodeling, alteration or renovation, in-
cluding equipping and furnishing, of buildings and other structures and recreational
facilities The plans and specifications for all such construction, equipping and
furnishing shall in each instance be subject to the approval of the board or committee
for which such building or recreational facility is being planned or constructed The
committee may make recommendations and reports to the town from time to time and shall
make an annual report of its activities and recommendations to be published in the
annual town report VOTED
Article 110 REDUCTION OF TAX RATE To appropriate money from available funds toward reduction
of the 1970 tax rate Indefinitely POSTPONED
The meeting was dissolved at 12.17 a m , April 2, 1970.
Index to Town Meeting Articles
Note Please turn to section on town meetings tor action taken on articles indexed
below
General Government Protection
Board of Appeals 11 Fire 10, 39, 42
By-Laws, Zoning 49, 84-91, 101-105, Police 10, 32
107 Public Works
Elections 1 Curbing 16
General Laws 82, 106, 109 Drains 17
Minority Groups 36, 82 Equipment 24, 25, 41, 42
Reports - Committees 2, 3, 44, 109 Maintenance (Chap 90) 22, 23
Financial Sewers 20, 21, 29
Appropriations, General 4-9, 15-35, 37-38, Sidewalks 19, 83
41-43, 47, 50, Streets 56-72, 73-75
51-55, 79, 93, 94, Street lights 13, 50
98, 110 Water 12, 18
Supplementary 48, 76 Schools 34, 35, 46, 48
Pensions-Police & Fire 10
Land Services
Acquisition 14, 76, 92 Cemetery 15, 40
Conveyance 92, 95, 99, 100, 108 Board of Health 26, 27, 43
Lexington Housing Authority 45
Planning. Recreation Conservation Library, public 28, 37, 38
Conservation 77-81, 93-97, 107
Planning 98
Recreation 51-55
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Recreation Committee
Spring Programs
A. Golf instructions
1 Lexington residents - 7 00 p.m. - 9:00 p m - six Tuesday evenings and six Wednesday
evenings - March 10, 1970 through April 15, 1970
2 All instructions given in high school - two classes per evening
3. Activities - instructions for beginners, high handicappers, intermediate and advanced
golfers, orientation on golf, including grip, stance, body position and punt plus the
proper use of each golf club toward improvement of game.
4 Total enrollment 112 - average 28 per class on Tuesdays
average 28 per class on Wednesdays
B Badminton - see autumn, winter and spring programs
C. Girls softball league - fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth grades - April 18, 1970 to May 16, 1970
1 Twelve teams - Saturday mornings - 9 00 a m - 11 00 a.m.
Pinkies, Sluggers, Minute Maids, Red Coats, Olympias, Baby Bats, Powder Puffs, Gla-
mour Girls, Swingers, Our Gang, Rainbows, Dollies.
2 Statistics - 37 games - 180 players - average per Saturday - 166
3. Fields - Bridge, Fiske, Harrington.
Spring and Summer Programs
A. Lexington softball league - men - May 18, 1970 - August 30, 1970
1 Monday through Thursday - 6.30 P M to completion of games.
2 Six teams - Shoemaker & Jennings (champions) , Lincoln Lab, Wahl Glass, Amico, Hancock
and DeFlice Brothers
3 Statistics - 60 league games - plus 7 play-off games - total 67 games - 120 players -
daily average two games per night - 60.
4. Fields - Harrington and Fiske.
B Lexington left-over softball league - men - May 12, 1970 - September 5, 1970
1. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 6 30 p m. to completion of games
2. Six teams - Sacred Heart, Cambridge S A.C., St. Brigid's, Baystate Bombers, S.R S ,
and Lexington Raiders.
3 Statistics - 59 league games, plus one play-off game - total 60 games - 102 players -
daily average one game per evening - 30
4 Field - Franklin.
Summer Programs
A Playgrounds, pools and reservoir
1. The playgrounds opened Monday, June 22, 1970 and closed Friday, August 21, 1970
2 The pools opened Monday, June 22, 1970 and closed Saturday, August 29, 1970
3 NEW PROGRAM - The reservoir opened July 6, 1970 and closed Tuesday, September 8,
1970
The attendances over the last three years are as follows
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1968 1969 1970
Playgrounds 15,738 14,641 13,369
Arts & Crafts 7,084 7,093 8,795
Swimming Pools 35,070 46,126 49,480
Reservoir - NEW 44,073
B With the opening of the reservoir as a new swimming area plus a very hot summer, attendance at
the playgrounds dropped in 1970 Franklin and Bridge were open in the mornings only on a
trial basis Pool attendance reached an all time high of 49,480 and the reservoir figure for
the summer totalled 44,073 Swim tags were sold for the first time totaling 9,652. NOTE Not
more than 3,000 swim passes had ever been issued before 1970
Arts and crafts attendance was much higher as the children preferred this program on the hot
days at the respective playgrounds
C. Attendance figures at the playgrounds were as follows.
Adams 1,389 Parker 1,570
Harrington 1,883 Bridge-half day 987
Center 3,396 Franklin-half day 1,335
Hastings 2,809 13,369
The major facilities at the center were used for all inter-playground activities Volleyball
matches for girls were held every Monday and Wednesday mornings while baseball games
for boys took place every Tuesday and Thursday mornings Free swimming and water polo follow-
ed at the conclusion of these activities.
Arts and crafts sessions were held every afternoon Monday through Friday at Adams, Harrington,
Center, Parker and Hastings and in the mornings at Bridge and Franklin
Interest in tennis instruction reached great heights with classes every day - Monday through
Friday
Inter-playground basketball matches were again held every Monday and Wednesday afternoons at
the center followed by free swimming in the pools
D Attendance of the major playground activities were as follows
Boys baseball 870 Girls volleyball 503
Boys basketball 561 Tennis instruction 2,453 - NEW HIGH
E. Retarded and emotionally disturbed childrens program at Bridge school
Two classes - 1) five to eleven years of age 2) twelve years of age and over
The program was transferred to the Bridge school in order to use the beach and swimming facil-
ities handy at the reservoir, thus eliminating bussing the children every day for swimming
Other daily activities besides swimming in the reservoir consisted of arts and crafts, march-
ing, singing, field trips, nature walks, bowling, story telling, sightseeing, regular play-
ground and outdoor games, competing in track and field events with other towns, etc
The Program
1) Nine weeks - Monday, June 22, 1970 through Friday, August 21, 1970.
2) Monday through Friday - 9 30 a.m. - 11 00 a m - Bridge school
3) Monday through Friday - 11 00 a m. - 12 noon - swimming in reservoir.
4) Monday through Friday - 12 noon - 12.30 p.m - lunch
5) Monday through Friday - 12 30 p.m - 2.30 p.m. - Bridge school.
Attendance 21 - (9 and 12) - average daily 19
F Lexington recreation twi-night basketball league June 29, 1970 - September 3, 1970
1. Three leagues - A,B,C - boys 5th grade and up and adults (men) .
2. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 6:30 p.m. - 10 00 p m.
3. All purpose play area at center under lights
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4 Attendance enrolled 102 - nightly average 84
Autumn Program
A Girls field hockey and soccer - fifth and sixth grade girls.
1 Saturday mornings 9 00 a m - 11 00 a.m. - September 19, 1970 - November 14, 1970
2. All matches at center playground
3. Attendance 136 - average per Saturday 15 - nine Saturdays
B Boys soccer and tag football - fifth and sixth grade boys
1 Saturday mornings - 9 00 a.m. - 11.00 a m - September 19, 1970 - November 14, 1970.
2 All matches at center playground.
3 Attendance 607 - average per Saturday 67 - nine Saturdays.
Autumn, Winter and Spring Programs
A Ladies exercise class
1 Tuesday evenings - 7:30 p m - 9.00 p m - October 21, 1969 - April 14, 1970
2 High school gymnasium and field house
3 Activities - gymnastics, running in the field house, basketball and exercises to
music toward improving muscular fitness, the figure and coordination
4 Attendance 1225 (new record) an average of 58 for 21 sessions
B Men's exercise class
1. Monday and Thursday evenings - 7.00 p m - 9 00 p m - October 20, 1969 to April 9,
1970
2 High school gymnasium and field house.
3. Activities - basketball, track, calisthenics, weights, volleyball, etc
4. Attendance 2299 - an average of 57 for 40 sessions
C. Badminton (adults)
1. Tuesday and Thursday evenings - 7 30 p m - 10 00 p m - October 14, 1969 - May 21,
1970
2 Muzzey junior high gymnasium
3. This program is for adults 18 years and over who are residents of Lexington
4. Attendance 781 - average of 15 per session for 53 sessions
Winter Program
A Fifth and sixth grade girls gym class
1 Saturday mornings - 9.00 a.m. - 11 00 a.m. - December 6, 1969 - April 4, 1970
2. Muzzey junior high gymnasium
3. Activities - volleyball, rope climbing, modern dancing, parallel bars, stunts, side
horse, Swedish box, mat exercises, basketball, punch ball, group games, etc.
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4 Attendance 972 - average of 61 per Saturday - 16 Saturdays
B. Fifth and sixth grade boys gym class
1. Saturday mornings - 9.00 a.m - 11 00 a m - December 6, 1969 - April 4, 1970
2. High school gymnasium and field house
3 Activities - basketball, rope climbing, relays, mat exercises, tumbling, etc.
4 Attendance 1078 - average of 67 per Saturday - 16 Saturdays
C Intermediate girls - 7, 8, 9th grade gym class
1 Saturday mornings - 9 00 a m - 11:00 a.m - December 6, 1969 - April 4, 1970.
2 Bridge school gymnasium and high school field house
3. Activities - basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, rope climbing, running, punch ball
4 Attendance 497 - average of 31 per Saturday - 16 Saturdays.
D Intermediate boys - 7, 9, 9th grade gym class
1 Saturday mornings - 9 00 a.m. - 12 noon - December 6, 1969 - April 4, 1970.
2 Diamond junior high gymnasium
3. Activities - relays, gymnastics, mat exercises, tumbling, basketball, etc
4. Attendance 964 - average 60 per Saturday - 16 Saturdays
E Retarded and emotionally disturbed children's program
1 Saturday mornings - 9:30 a.m - 11 30 a m. - December 6, 1969 - April 4, 1970
2 Franklin school gymnasium - Hayden swimming pool 12 noon - 1:00 p.m. at conclusion of
program at Franklin - 9 30 a m - 11 30 a m
3. Activities - bowling, basketball, coasting and sledding (when snow is on the ground)-
nature walks (weather permitting) , square dancing, etc.
4. Attendance 181 - average of 11 per Saturday - 16 Saturdays.
F. Adults and children
1. Outdoor skating areas - weather permitting
2 Adams, Fiske, Harrington, Center (all purpose area) , Hastings, Kinneens, Lexington
Reservoir, Liberty Heights, Franklin, Willards Woods.
Facilities
A Playgrounds
1 Fast (Adams) - one junior baseball diamond, one senior baseball diamond, two hard top
tennis courts, one outdoor basketball area ( hard top) also used for all purposes,
playground equipment, horse shoe pits, limited use of indoor facilities of Adams
school, one latge ice skating area also lighted for evening skating
2 Harrington - three junior baseball diamonds, playground equipment and horse shoe
pits, outdoor basketball court, limited use of indoor facilities of Harrington
school, one new all purpose hardtop play area.
3. Center - (including enclosed diamond) , equipment building, three senior baseball dia-
monds, four junior diamonds, one football field with stands, one track with field
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events area, ten hard top tennis courts, a practice tennis court, four lighted ten-
nis courts, playground equipment, sand box, horse shoe pits and one all purpose play
area with lights for basketball, ice skating, etc.
4 Bridge - two junior baseball diamonds, one basketball court, hard top play area,
playground equipment, limited use of indoor facilities Two rooms used in retarded
children's summer program.
5 Hastings - one junior baseball diamond, one basketball court, large open area, play-
ground equipment, limited use of indoor facilities
6 North (Parker) - two hard top tennis courts, two junior baseball diamonds, hard top
basketball court, hard top play area, limited use of Parker school indoor facili-
ties.
7 Franklin - one junior baseball diamond, one basketball court, playground equipment,
winter program for retarded children held in gymnasium and adjoining play areas out-
doors, one ice skating area
B Play areas
1. Baskin - one baseball and football area (junior size) - can also be used for other
activities, one hard top (outdoor) basketball court.
2. Diamond junior high - large athletic field, one major baseball diamond, one junior
baseball diamond, outdoor basketball facilities
3 Fiske - two junior baseball diamonds, playground equipment, outdoor basketball
court, hard top play areas, ice skating area.
4 Franklin - one junior baseball diamond, outdoor basketball court, ice skating area.
Playground equipment.
5 Kineens - small basketball area, junior baseball diamond, playground equipment,
ice skating area lighted for evening skating
6. Rindge Avenue area - one baseball and football area (junior size) - can also be
used for other activities - one outdoor hard top basketball court, swings
7. Sutherland (Liberty Heights) - one junior baseball diamond and football area - can
be used for other activities - one outdoor hard top basketball court, one ice skat-
ing area
8 Poplar Street - one junior play area, swings.
9 Marvin Street - play area can be used for junior baseball and football, one outdoor
basketball court.
10 Laconia Street play area - one all purpose neighborhood play lot.
11. Estabrooke - one junior size baseball diamond, playgound equipment, basketball
court
12 Lincoln Street - one junior size baseball diamond - can be used for other activi-
ties.
C Municipal swimming pool (wire fence enclosure)
1 One large 35' x 75' pool - 3' at shallow end and 82' at deep end
2 One small 35' x 35' pool - 0 to 22' deep.
3 One instructional pool - 60' x 40' - 3' to 4' deep
4. Two locker buildings - one for girls and one for boys
D Lexington reservoir - NEW
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1 Eight acres of water, beach and wooded areas
2 Temporary portable toilet facilities
E Picnic area
1 Willards Woods - entry road, parking area, three fireplaces - reservations by per-
mit only, fire laws to be observed, five tables
F. Ice skating areas
1. Center - one area (all purpose area) - lighted for evening skating
2 East (Adams) - one large area divided by board partition to separate hockey players
from free skaters - lighted for evening skating.
3 Franklin - one area
4 Fiske - one area
5. Harrington - one area
6. Hastings - one area
7. Kinneens - one large area divided by board partition to separate hockey players
from free skaters - lighted for evening skating
8. Reservoir - main body plus small area separated by dike - lighted for evening skat-
ing
9 Sutherland (Liberty Heights) - one area
10. Willards Woods - one area
G Horse back riding areas
1. Hennessey land.
2. Willards Woods.
H Indoor
1 Senior high school field house and gymnasium, Muzzey junior high, Diamond junior
high, Bridge and Franklin school gymnasiums with permission of the Lexington school
committee
2 Rooms for various meetings - by permission of the Lexington board of selectmen and
police department.
Permits Issued
Lexington Paul Revere Tennis Committee, Women's Tennis League, Bankers Softball League,
Lexington Leftover League (softball) , Massachusetts Youth Baseball Tournament, American Legion,
Girls Softball League, Triple A League, Pop Warner Football, Senior, junior and elementary
schools for girls and boys sports activities, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Brownies, Grace
Chapel, St Brigids J F K , Youth Group, Kennecott Copper Corporation, Town Baseball Team, Legion
Baseball Team, Little League, Minute Man Baseball League, Lexington Softball League, Suburban
Tennis League, Promenaders, Lions Club, and Lexington Tennis Association
Charles F Gallagher, Jr , Chairman
Vincent E. Hayes Gary Margolius
Richard S Sparrow Robert E Bond
Paul E Mazerall, Ex Officio
Benedict W Bertini, Director
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Board of Health
Organization
The present board of health is composed of Dr. William L Cosgrove, Chairman, Mr. James
W. Lambie and Dr Charles Ellicott
The annual appointments for one year terms expiring March 31, 1971 are as follows•
Robert C. Heustis Director of Public Health
Robert C Heustis . . . . Milk Inspector
*Robert C. Heustis Inspector of Slaughtering
Dorothy M Jones Agent-Stenographer
Mary E. Smith Clerk-Special Agent
*Dr Howard A. Smith Animal Inspector
**Paul F O'Leary (Metropolitan State Hospital) Special Agent
**Dr William McLaughlin (Metropolitan State Hospital)Special Agent
*Approved by the State Department of Public Health
**Appointed to issue Burial Permits only
Meetings
The board meets the first Tuesday of every month, with the exception of the month of
August. In 1970 eleven regular meetings and one special meeting were held
Communicable Diseases
Animal bites 125
Chickenpox 88
Dysentery,Bacillery 1
German measles 12
Hepatitis, Infectious & serum . . . 4
Impetigo . 1
Mumps 24
Salmonella . . . 6
Scarlet fever . . 10
Stereptococcal sore throat 302
Tuberculosis . 2
Syphillis 5
Gonorrhea . . 9
A total of 597 cases of communicable diseases were reported in 1970. According to law
all communicable diseases must be reported by the attending physician or by a parent or guardian
Lexington Visiting Nurse Association
The Lexington Visiting Nurse Association made 988 house visits on behalf of the Health
Department These calls were as follows:
Communicable deseases 187
Tuberculosis 151
Health Supervision-
Infants under 1 year 79
Pre-school children . 525
School children 19
Visits to adults 27
Immunization Clinics
Diptheria-Tetanus clinic 128
Measles prevention clinic . . . 45
Mumps vaccine clinic 549
Poliomyelitis oral Sabin vaccine clinic 144
Rabies innoculation clinic for dogs 931
*Rubella (german measles) clinic . 2236
*Limited to 1 year through grade 6
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Detection Clinics
Tuberculin tine tests . . . . 899
*Glaucoma eye screening clinic . . 737
*Pre-school eye screening clinic . . 134
*Conducted by Lexington Lion's Club, Inc.
*Sponsored by Lexington Board of Health
Medical Emergency Service
The Medical Emergency Service has proved very satisfactory Any person can obtain a
physician in case of emergency 24 hours a day by calling the Police Department, Fire Department or
dialing 862-8282
Mystic Valley Mental Health Center
Children's Clinic
The operational report for Lexington residents is as follows:
No. of new applications . 68
Cases carried over from previous year . 78
Total cases 146
No interview hours with clients . . 1447
No. additional hours on cases . . . . . . . 2200
No. hours staff consultation to
community agencies . . . . . 180
Total no staff hours for Lexington . . . . .3827
Report of the Inspector of Animals
The function of the town veterinarian is to: 1 Examine and quarantine any animal that
has inflicted a wound to a human. 2. To inspect annually all livestock in the town. 3. To con-
duct the annual rabies clinic 4 To be available to the board of health for consultation con-
cerning any problem arising that involves the animal population
Licensed canine 2336
Dogs immunized at rabies clinic 931
Animal bites
Canine 103
Feline 8
Gerbil 8
Rodent . 4
Guinea pig 1
Hamster . 1
Eleven animal heads were sent to Wasserman Laboratory for rabies testing, all other ani-
mals were quarantined. All were reported negative for rabies
The annual inspection of all livestock was made during the month of December 1970, the
following number of animals were inspected.
Horses (ponies & saddle horses) 112
Dairy cows 5
Beef cattle 3
Goats 3
Deer 9
Forty-seven barns and housing facilities were inspected and all were found to be in sat-
isfactory condition.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Report of the Director of Public Health
Environmental Sanitation
Milk samples collected 337
*Water samples collected and tested . . . 7
Food service establishment inspections 63
Day care center inspections . . 12
Semi-public & public swimming pool inspections . . . . 14
Nursing home inspections . . . 2
*The board of health laboratory for testing water supplies has been discontinued until
the ne' town office building is completed. The State Health Department does routine testing of
the M D C water supply.
Complaints and Nuisances
155 complaints received and investigated by the Health Officer during 1970 are as
follows.
Animal complaints (horses, dogs, etc.) 7
Air pollution . . . . 10
Eating and food establishments . . 14
Drainage-surface, wet basements 16
General complaints & nuisances 18
Housing complaints 7
Rubbish and garbage complaints 26
Rodents 10
Sewage disposal . . . . . . . 23
Food, milk and cream 8
Water supply-public 3
Hatch Act violations 10
Mosquito complaints 3
Seven citations were issued directing that violations of the local and state health
regulations be corrected as follows
Sewage disposal 2
Keeping of animals . 2
Housing 1
Food establishments 2
Complaints filed in Concord District Court 2
Court appearance 4
All other confirmed complaints were corrected voluntarily or are pending corrective and
administrative procedures
Licenses and Permits
The board granted licenses and permits as follows
Animal permits (including poultry) . . . . . . . . 57
Child care center licenses 12
Disposal works, installer permits 15
Food establishment permits 44
Funeral Directors licenses . . 6
Garbage disposal permits . . . . 3
Massage permit 1
Methyl alcohol permits 4
Milk license (store) 41
Milk license (vehicle) 11
Nursing home approval 2
Oleomargarine registrations . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Recreation camp license . . 1
Rubbish disposal permits . . 14
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Sewage disposal permits 10
Swimming pool permits
To construct . . 2
To operate . 14
Syringe permit 1
A permit is required for the keeping of horses, cows, goats, rabbits, poultry and pigeons.
All residents are urged to comply with the regulation in this regard
Board of Health Receipts
Animal permits $815 00
Child care center licenses 195.00
Disposal works-installer's permit 270 00
Food establishment permits
Restaurants 835 00
Vending machines 10.00
Market registrations 305.00
Funeral directors license 30 00
Garbage disposal permits 10.00
Massage permits 5 00
Methyl alcohol permits 4.00
Milk license -store 22 50
Milk license - vehicle 5 50
Innkeeper's permit 5 00
Oleomargarine permits . . . . . 10 00
Recreation camp license . .50
Rubbish disposal permits 100 00
Septic tank permits . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.00
Sewage disposal permits . 70 00
Swimming pool permits.
To construct . . 50.00
To operate 195 00
Syringe permit .50
Board of Health Expenses
Advertising . 354 58
Automobile maintenance 270.29
Burial of animals 246 00
Clinic and health services 727.59
Doctor's emergency service 371 29
Engineering 345.00
Fluoridation survey-Article 43 800 00
Laboratory services 709.95
Lexington Visiting Nurse Assoc. . . . . . 4999.96
Mystic Valley Mental Health Assoc -Article 27 8789 00
Office furniture 86.27
Office supplies . . . . . . 296.01
Printing 409.95
Rabies clinic 829 20
Sundry expenses (meetings,dues, etc ) . . . . . 534 10
Tuberculosis care . . . . . . . . . . 5259 93
The receipts are not available for use by the board of health but revert to the excess
and defiency account
The board of health and staff of the health department wishes to express their apprecia-
tion to the officials and the citizens of the Town for their excellent cooperation in enforcing
the health laws.
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Police Department
Arrests Statistics Disposition
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Assault 2 2 2 1 1
Assault (indecent) 1 1 1 1
Assault and battery 15 1 16 12 4 300 2 1 2 2 1 1 7
Breaking and entering 17 17 11 14 3 2 1 1 13
Breaking and entering, larceny 6 6 4 5 1 100 4 1 1
Drunkenness 104 17 121 14 68 53 105 10 3 18 5 3 4 1 77
Escapees 2 2 2 2
Larceny by check 6 6 2 4 35 2 3 1
Larceny 38 2 40 10 18 22 100 1 4 13 2 20
Larceny (attempted) 4 4 1 1 3 1 3
Lewdness 4 4 4 1 1 1 1
Malicious damage to property 11 2 13 7 11 2 750 1 2 2 1 7
Non-support 1 1 1 1
Rape 1 1 1 1
Robbery 7 7 7 6 1
Runaway 3 3 1 3 3
Trespassing 11 11 4 6 5 75 1 4 1 1 4
Receiving stolen property 14 2 16 8 8 250 3 3 2 8
Narcotic drug law, violations 25 2 27 4 16 11 2 5 1 4 8 7
Indecent exposure 2 2 2 1 1
Operating to endanger 60 11 71 6 28 43 1935 39 11 2 19
Operating with view obstructed 15 15 7 8 120 15
Operating after rev of licence
or right to operate 24 24 11 13 825 18 1 3 2
Operating an uninsured car 103 13 116 2 28 88 3500 59 13 3 41
Operating an unregistered car 110 13 123 2 31 92 350 88 10 0 25
Operating without license 111 14 125 9 40 85 1060 1 106 6 1 11
Operating without sticker 225 50 275 4 69 206 2305 1 260 2 12
Operating under influence 30 6 36 12 24 565 13 16 1 6
Hit and run, personal
and/or property 12 1 13 4 6 7 235 7 1 1 4
Refusing to stop 8 8 4 4 250 7 1
Speeding 843 313 1156 16 373 783 14655 8 1138 1 9
Vio law of road 240 65 305 6 116 189 2645 2 288 2 8 5
Vio. of probation 2 2 2 1 1
Vio. town ordinance 302 119 421 2 141 280 3100 339 2 18 62
Vio. traffic signal 454 197 651 2 167 484 3375 644 4 3
Vio park meter reg. 277 77 354 92 262 1052 263 16 75
Vio. of a stop sign 408 230 638 12 198 440 3222 632 2 4
Vio. of school bus law 61 38 99 1 32 67 865 99
Allowing an improper person
to operate 2 4 6 1 5 50 6
Using a M V. w/o authority 28 28 9 19 70 1 9 2 2 1 13
Attaching wrong plates 20 1 21 1 2 19 14 2 5
Oper w/o registration
in possession 90 19 109 1 34 75 710 103 2 4
Oper w/o license in
possession 69 19 88 33 55 600 1 84 3
Possession of deadly weapon 7 7 1 2 5 150 1 3 1 2
Discharging of firearms
w/o permit 2 2 2 10 1 1
Unlawful carrying of firearms 6 6 6 300 1 3 2
Possession of burglarious tools 2 2 2 2
Minor transporting alcohol 80 13 93 12 51 42 1 75 1 16
Possession of false liquor id. 1 1 1 50 1
Delivering alcohol to minor 2 2 2 200 2
Violation of dog leash law 28 19 47 47 150 28 5 14
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Trucks failing to cover 7 7 7 70 7
Keeping a noisy and
disorderly house 2 2 2 50 2
Possessing pornographic
material 1 1 1 1
Committing unnatural acts
w/minor 1 1 1 1
Contributing to delinquency
minor 1 1 1 1
Making obscene phone calls 1 1 1 1
Firework Vio (poss , selling,) 7 7 3 7 50 2 5
Dump violation 7 7 3 4 70 7
Illegal poss of explosives 3 3 3 3
Disposing of rubbish from m y 1 1 1 1
Larceny of motor vehicle 6 6 1 5 1 2 3
Larceny of dealers plates 1 1 1 1
Disorderly 44 1 45 15 39 6 185 12 10 5 1 17
Assault w/intent to rape 2 2 1 1 1 1
AWL 1 1 1 1
Shoplifting 2 2 2 2 2
Vandalism 6 6 5 6 6
Aiding to conceal m.v. 2 2 2 2
Falsely assume & pretend
to be police officer 1 1 1 1
Non-payment of fine 3 3 3 3
Disturbing the peace 2 2 2 1 1
Stubborn child 1 1 1 1
Attempt to aid prisoner escape 1 1 1 1
Violation of town by-laws 1 1 1 10 1
Failing to display front
and/or rear plates 37 2 39 1 14 25 275 37 2
Leaving m.v. running unattended 9 3 12 5 7 85 12 3
Operating w/ altered or
counterfeit license 5 5 1 3 2 150 2
Towing unreg motor vehicle 2 2 1 1 2
Towing uninsured motor vehicle 1 1 1 100 1
Oper. w/o learners permit 1 1 1 1 1
Oper taxi w/o taxi license 4 4 4 30 4
Oper. m.c. w/o proper head gear 8 8 1 4 4 90 8
Oper w/o corrective lenses 2 2 1 1 15 2
Allowing unreg. m.v. to be oper. 1 1 1 1
Possession of stolen Mass lac 1 1 1 1
Illegal oper of m.c. 6 6 1 1 5 40 5 1
Oper illegally on learners
permit 13 13 3 4 9 125 13
Oper w/o reg sticker 27 22 49 18 31 450 49
4130 1288 5418 171 1846 3572$+5,934 39 27 4574 108 42 41 4441 142
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
Robbery No Value Nature of Lacenies No Value
Highway (streets, alleys, etc) 2 $ 6 00 Purse-snatching 1 10 00
Commercial house (except CDF) 5 11,805 90 Shoplifting 2 13.50
Gas or service station 4 870.00 From autos (except parts) 60 13,101 75
Residence (anywhere on premises) 2 25,705 00 Auto parts and accessories 69 9,297 70
Total - robbery 13 $38,386 90 Bicycles 164 5,740 00
From buildings 104 20,309 61
Burglary - Breaking or Entering From any coin-operated machines 1 1 50
All other 65 35,615 00
Residence (dwelling) Total - larcenies 466 $84,089 06
Night 47 $17,429 55
Day 37 13,663 95 Automobiles Recovered
Unknown 51 28,198 95
Non-residence (store, office) Number stolen locally and recovered locally 25
Night 53 22,677 00 Number stolen locally and recovered
Day 5 805 40 by other jurisdictions 11
Unknown 15 1,591 50 Total locally stolen autos recovered 36
Number stolen out of town, recovered locally 39
Total - burglary 208 $84,366 35
Larceny - Theft (except auto. by value) Property By Type and Value
Stolen Recovered
$50 and over 129 $75,967 61 Currency, notes, etc $ 42,985 91 $ 760 00
$5 to $50 209 8,078 20 Jewelry and precious metals 20,899 25 30 00
Under $5 23 43 25 Furs 9,732 50 150 00
Total - larceny 361 $84,089 06 Clothing 5,363 00 77 00
Locally stolen automobiles 73,037 00 53,160 00
Auto theft (include alleged Miscellaneous 127,861.65 16,513 60
joy ride) 46 $73,037 00 Totals
$279,879 31 $70,690 60
Grand Total $279,879 31
Automobile Accident Analysis - 1970
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January 132 93 39 0 0 51 70 1 117 14 1 0 70 0 6 0 55 11
February 113 81 32 0 0 38 59 2 87 24 2 0 38 0 19 0 56 13
March 87 64 23 0 0 30 47 0 60 27 0 0 40 0 7 0 47 6
April 58 38 20 0 0 29 46 1 44 13 1 0 30 0 15 0 34 9
May 90 58 32 0 0 30 51 3 66 21 3 0 8 0 40 0 50 5
June 78 55 23 0 0 42 77 4 64 10 4 0 69 0 4 0 49 14
July 46 26 20 1 0 15 29 2 36 8 1 1 25 0 2 0 28 9
August 55 42 13 0 1 28 38 6 41 8 6 0 26 1 6 0 27 2
September 77 44 33 0 3 32 41 2 60 15 2 0 31 1 8 2 43 9
October 83 51 32 0 0 38 56 4 59 20 4 0 45 0 7 0 42 15
November 76 55 21 0 0 24 32 3 63 10 3 0 26 0 3 0 35 5
December 157 108 49 0 0 55 92 2 138 17 2 0 83 0 4 0 63 9
Total 1052 715 337 1 4 412 638 30 835 187 29 1 491 2 121 2 529 107
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
Automobile Accidents
January 132 July 46
February 113 August 55
March 87 September 77
April 58 October 83
May 90 November 76
June 78 December 157
Total 1,052
Personal injury accidents • . 412
Fatal accidents . 5
Persons injured . 638
Persons killed . 5
Hazardous violations 3,033 Driving while intoxicated 31
Other violations 617 Hit and run 8
Parking (except meters) 1,429 Arrests, citations or
custody at accidents 113
Total Traffic 5,079 Parking meter violations 2,780
Miscellaneous
Animals cared for (sick, injured or dead) . 50
Buildings found open 55
Committed to insane hospitals . . 13
Fire alarms responded to 181
Injured or sick persons assisted . . 313
Messages delivered . • 85
Missing persons investigated 39
Public utilities notified of defects • 79
Reports and complaints investigated 6,038
Sudden deaths investigated . 19
Transients accommodated . . 27
Vacant houses reported . . 1,054
Total mileage recorded 411,963
James F Corr
Chief of Police
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
A total of 1729 alarms were answered as recorded in the following tabulation
Bell Alarms
Accidental alarms 7 Hospital 13
Auto 3 Library 1
Barn 2 Mercantile 5
Church 3 Motel 1
Dwellings 62 Outdoor 24
Faulty fire alarm 18 Restaurant 2
False alarm 91 School 3
Garage 5 Needless 1
Dump 2 243
Still Alarms
Accidents 33 Fire prevention 23
Animal rescue 20 Investigation 65
Assistance 56 Needless 9
Auto 49 Outdoor fires 259
Buildings & Misc. 57 Oxygen 57
Dump 43 Plane crash 1
Emergency service 81 Truck 10
Emergency Edison 17 781
False calls 1
Mutual Aid
Lexington to To Lexington from.
Arlington 14 Arlington 2
Bedford 9 Waltham 1
Waltham 26 3
Woburn 1
50
While covering out of town stations Lexington answered 2
Veteran's Memorial Ambulance Summary
Total runs during 1970 655 Bell alarms 243
Total miles during 1970-9,308 Still alarms 781
Mutual aid 50
Total runs 1,074
Ambulance runs 655
Grand total 1,729
The apparatus traveled a total of 11,479 miles and used the following an extinguishing fires
during 1970
76,750 ft of 3/4 inch hose Number of lights used 22
6,500 ft of 1-1/2 inch hose Feet of cable used 10,750
4,500 ft of 2-1/2 inch hose Feet of ladders used 1,301
2,900 ft. of 3 inch hose
Elapsed time of bell alarms 82 hours - 20 minutes
Elapsed time of still alarms 365 hours - 3 minutes
Elapsed time of mutual aid 57 hours - 16 minutes
Total hours engines pumped 49 hours - 55 minutes
Fire Losses For Year 1970 *
Value of buildings involved by fire $ 990,250.00
Estimated loss of buildings involved by fire 17,185.60
Estimated loss of contents 21,274 10
Loss paid on buildings 18,817.40
Loss paid on contents 11,726 20
*Nine reports are as yet incomplete
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fire Prevention and Inspections
The following inspections were conducted during the year and are considered an important
factor` in keeping the fire loss at a minimum
Applications received for storage of oil 55
Applications received for storage of propane gas1
Applications received for blasting permits 51
Applications received for gas tank removal . 7
Inspections made and permits issued
Fuel oil . . . 55
Blasting new - 9 renewals - 51 60
Gas tank removal7
Blasting locations inspected60
Underground tanks approved - fuel oil45
General Inspections
Public and mercantile 1,464
Fire alarm boxes inspected and tested quarterly . . 1,048
(267 boxes in service)
Extinguishers checked and refilled . . • . 1,200
School boxes tested monthly 205
Batteries in fire alarm room tested weekly
Emergency generators and lighting systems checked weekly
Special Inspections and Surveys
Department of Public Health - quarterly . 18
Nursing homes . 15
Homes for aged people . 6
Churches and church property . . • . 25
Lexington public schools225
Nursery schools . . . . 10
Cooperating with state fire marshal , 32
Requests for information . . . . 600
Inspections at new construction . 120
Complaints investigated and corrected . 112
Reinspections of all types . . . . . 152
Walter F. Spellman, fire chief
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Regulatory Inspection
BUILDING INSPECTOR
Number of permits granted . . 346
Cash received from Permits $ 5,173 55
Summary of Building Permits
No of No. of
Permits Permits
1969 Amount 1970 Amount
Single family dwellings 73 $ 1,843,700.00 55 $ 1,375,800 00
Motels -- -- 1 170,000 00
Banks . . . . . . -- -- 1 250,000 00
Office buildings 5 8,469,000.00 5 1,310,550 00
Restaurants. . . -- -- 1 50,000.00
Service stations 2 77,000.00 1 24,000 00
Store . . . . -- -- 1 65,000.00
Additions and alterations 177 762,585.00 207 1,865,911 00
Garages - residential 6 25,620 00 7 20,000 00
Greenhouses . . 2 3,000 00 3 16,700 00
Swimming pools 29 83,632 00 27 106,677 70
Tool sheds . . . 6 3,429 95 9 3,230 00
Pool House -- -- 1 8,000 00
Barn . -- -- 1 300 00
Horse stall -- -- 1 1,800 00
Signs 18 5,068 00 23 9,580.00
Sales stand . . . . -- -- 1 2,000 00
Towers 1 1,500.00 1 16,000 00
Re-location of houses -- -- 1 15,000.00
Foundations . . 2 20,000 00 1 100 00
Demolitions 7 1,365 00 4 3,825.00
Renewals . . . 11 -- 22 --
Research laboratory addition 1 3,750,000.00 -- --
Car wash building 1 26,000 00 -- --
Stables . . . . . 2 8,250 00 -- --
Fire repairs 3 17,000 00 -- --
Total 346 $15,097,149.95 374 $ 5,314,473 70
The 1970 figures represent the slow down in house construction that we have all been hear-
ing about The 55 permits for single family dwellings is the smallest number for over 25 years.
At the same time additions and alterations showed a decided increase, not only in number
but in valuation, which was double 1969
Cash received from permits reflects the absence of any large construction jobs which were
started in 1969 and are still underway
The 27 permits for swimming pools was within 2 of our all time high.
Complaints in 1970 consisted of the usual ones regarding use of property, abandoned cars
and signs, with the added ingredient of political signs, 1970 being an election year
Donald K. Irwin
Building Inspector
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REGULATORY INSPECTION
PLUMBING INSPECTOR GAS INSPECTOR
Number of plumbing permits . 251 Number of gas permits 226
Cash received from permits . $ 1,317.75 Cash received from permits . . $ 1,129 25
Summary of Plumbing Permits Summary of Gas Permits
Fixtures Permits Fixtures Permits
New installations 1,014 62 New installations 50 20
Alterations 238 122 Alterations 212 149
Replacements 122 64 Replacements 75 57
Permits cancelled 4 3 Permits cancelled 4 4
1,378 251 341 230
Complaints 1
,John B Byrne, Jr Thomas W. Kelley
Plumbing Inspector Gas Inspector
WIRING INSPECTOR
Number of permits granted 541
Cash received from Permits . . $3,111.00
Summary of Electrical Permits
New buildings 89 Electric heating installed 14
Oil burners 82 •New 100 Amp services 98
Electric dryers 47 Fire alarm systems • 8
Electric ranges • 19 New 200 Amp services • 32
Additions 84 Circulating pumps 13
Hot water heaters . . 28 Electric gutter cable . . . . 12
Alterations 23 Emergency generator sets 3
Temporary services . 25 Hood fans . . . . 7
Dish washers 15 Pumping stations 2
Electric garbage disposals 13 Fire inspections . . . 10
Post lights installed12 Festoon lighting . 10
Gas burners installed 43 Welding machines 6
Gasoline pumps . . 16 Grounding of aluminum siding . 15
Air conditioning units 25 Electric kiln . 1
Flood lights installed . 26 New 400 Amp services 7
Commercial installations 5 Washing machines 15
Swimming pool wiring 27 Telephone booths . . 1
Outdoor signs . . 11
In 1970 new building decreased and there was a slight decrease in electrical permits issued
With the construction of the Ginn Publishing Company, the addition to the Kennecott Copper
Company, the Micro Bit and Systems Development building, the Chandler Leasing building, and the
Electronics building on Hartwell Avenue, it has been a busy year.
Robert K Jeremiah
Electrical Inspector
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Engineering Department
Street, Sidewalk and Drain Construction
Street Construction Street Sidewalk and Drain Construction
Contractor - A R Belli, Inc Contractor - A R Belli, Inc
Amount - $266,119 70 Amount - $126,978 95
Drainage Drainage
Location Length Length Size Location Length Length Size
Hillcrest Avenue 1700' 1252' 12" Minola Road 105' 144' 12"
533' 18" Bloomfield Street 350' 96' 12"
1785 ft Downing Road 1050' 516' 12"
1969 contract - completed in 1970. 180 18"Grant Street 790'
285' 12"
Street Construction (At no cost to town) Sherman Street 625' 30"
Drainage *Grant Street 1091'
Location Length Length Size 3386 ft 1846 ft
*Sidewalk only
Fairfield Drive 1025' 426' 12"
216' 15" Water Construction (At no cost to town)
171' 30"
195' 36" Location Size Length Hydrant
Brookwood Road 725' 49' 12"
292' 18" Fairfield Drive 8" 723' 1
Village Circle 1283' 225' 12" Brookwood Road 8" 757' 2
Barrett Road 715 230' 12" Village Circle 8" 887' 2
218' 15" Barrett Road 6" 746' 2
3748 ft 2022 ft 3113 ft
Sewer Construction Sewer Construction (At no cost to town)
Contractor - McNeice Corp
Amount - $146,708 28
Location Size Length Location Size Length
East Street 8" 146' Fairfield Drive 8" 707'
10" 664' Brookwood Road 8" 467'
Douglas Road 8" 1605' Village Circle 10" 1240'
10" 493' Barrett Road 8" 714'
Cooke Road 8" 1477' 3128 ft
Fulton Road 8" 1015'
Massachusetts Avenue 8" 216'
5616'
Tennis Court Construction Tennis Court Lighting
Contractor - Boston Blacktop Corp Contractor - W H Hughes, Inc
Amount - $12,470 00 Amount - $7,600 00
Location - Centre Playground Location - Centre Playground
Chapter 90 Construction Sidewalk Construction
Contractor - J. J O'Brien & Sons, Inc Contractor - A. C. Corp
Amount - $86,052 18Drainage Amount - $21,679 80
Location ialagth Length Size Location Area-Brick Sidewalk Curbing
Lowell Street 1800' 1247' 12" Lexington Centre 917 sq yds 975 ft
(Maple St to Woburn St )
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Department of Public Works
In accordance with Article XXII, Section 1, of the by-laws of the Town of Lexington, I
submit herewith the annual report covering the work of the public works department during the year
1970 Since part A is a narrative report, part B will be almost entirely devoted to statistics.
The following table shows comparison of employee personnel as of December 31st over the
past five years
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Administration 3 3 3 3 3
Clerical 6 7 7 7 7
Park Department & Shade Tree 18 19 22 22 24
Custodians 3 4 4 4 4
Public Works Department 45 49 49 41 48
75 82 85 77 86
Garbage Collection
On May 22, 1968 a contract was signed with Stanley Roketenetz, Incorporated to collect gar-
bage for a three year period beginning June 1, 1968 and ending May 31, 1971
Street Lighting
During the year 1970 the following street lights were removed and new installations were
installed. The last of the 800 lumen incandescent lights were removed as the Town of Lexington
and Boston Edison worked together to provide better lighting for the town
Removals New Installations
608 - 800 lumen incandescent 52 - 3500 lumen mercury vapor
10 - 1000 lumen incandescent 1 - 11000 lumen mercury vapor
The following is a schedule of the current lamps in services as of December 31, 1970
1532 - 1000 lumen incandescent 77 - 7000 lumen mercury vapor
74 - 2500 lumen incandescent 3 - 10000 lumen incandescent
766 - 3500 lumen mercury vapor 367 - 11000 lumen mercury vapor
10 - 4000 lumen incandescent 54 - 20000 lumen mercury vapor
9 - 6000 lumen incandescent 5 - 35000 lumen mercury vapor
Total 2888
Snow Removal
The two basic costs of snow removal are as follows
First, costs which can be directly attributed to each storm such as snow plowing, sidewalk
plowing, removal of snow from business areas, etc , and the saltint and sanding that is done
directly before, during and after the storm All these costs are lumped together and referred to
as the cost of a particular storm
Secondly, many other costs which occur during the year such as sanding and salting in ice
storms, quick freezes, which require such parts as chains, plows, plow blades, bolts, etc Many
of these latter expenditures occur during the summer months We prepare for the winter many
months before it arrives
At the height of each storm, the department of public works has approximately 71 town men
working, 40 pieces of town equipment and 17 pieces of hired equipment
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
The accompanying tables indicate the days and the amounts that snow was recorded and the
cost breakdown for each storm
Jan. 3 - 2.5" Mar 1 - trace Dec. 5 - trace
7 - 1" 2 - 2 3" 6 - 0 8"
12 - 1" 4 - 0 1" 8 - trace
17 - trace 5 - 0.2" 9 - 2.0"
18 - 1 6" 8 - trace 10 - trace
20 - trace 12 - trace 11 - 2.5"
21 - 1" 13 - 2 6" 12 - 2 5"
23 - 1" 14 - 1 3" 13 - 2 5"
25 - 2 2" 15 - trace 14 - trace
26 - trace 20 - 0 5" 15 - trace
10.4" 21 - trace 16 - trace
22 - trace 17 - 7 0"
Feb 4 - 0.6" 23 - trace 22 - 5 0"
5 - trace 29 - 9 0" 23 - 4 0"
15 - 0 2" 31 - 5 0" 24 - 7 0"
23 - trace21 0" 25 - trace
24 - trace 26 - 1 0"
25 - trace Apr 2 - trace 34 3"
27 - 0 6" 3 - trace
28 - 6 3" 7 - trace
7 7" 11 - trace
Total snow - 1970 = 73 4 inches
Cost of Maior Storms
Town Labor Cost
Storm Hired Town Employees' Repairs to
Number Inches Equipment Equipment Wages Equipment Total
Jan 2-9 1 3 5 $ - $ 1,630 50 $ 3,093.14 $ 349.69 $ 5,073 33
Jan. 18-23 2 4.6 - 1,096.00 2,080 81 251 98 3,428 79
Feb 15-17 3 3 0 3,683 13 1,646 00 4,897.63 694.51 10,921 27
Feb 28 -
Mar 3 4 10.0 3,588 00 1,573 50 4,844 53 854 05 10,860 08
Mar 14-15 5 4 0 - 464 00 801.56 - 1,265 56
Mar. 24-31 6 13.0 2,444 27 1,555 00 4,420 51 282 51 8,702 29
Dec 6- 7 7 1 0 - 234 00 501.82 29.36 765 18
Dec. 9-10 8 2.0 - 328 00 832 65 131 46 1,292 11
Dec 12-16 9 8 0 2,267 39 3,019 50 6,852 02 1,002.60 13,141.51
Dec 18-21 10 17 0 - 769.00 650 14 56 65 1,475.79
Dec 22-31 11 8 00 8,921 15 6,103 62 16,431 24 2,018 55 33,474 56
$ 20.903.94 $ 18,419 12 $ 45,406 05 $ 5,671 36 $ 90,400 47
Cost of sand purchased
Material cost - 6,318 tons . . . $ 10,424 96
Other costs - trucking . . . 1,682.00
Cost of salt and calcium chloride purchases
Material cost - 1,846 tons . . . . 29,542 53
Cost of weather services . . . . 525 00
Cost of tools & equipment purchased:
Loam, blades, labor for overhaul, etc. . 10,050 73
Plows, frames, and chains . . . . . . 7,659 86
Sanding and salting for ice conditions and small storms 25,243 84
Total removal cost $ 175,529.39
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Cost of Snow Removal Operation
Misc.Sanding,
Inches Repairs to
Storm of Plowing Equipment,
Number Snow Plowing Lifting Walks Chains, etc Total
Jan 2-9 1 3 5 $ 2,198 10 $ 1,203.03 $ 171.69 $ 1,500 51 $ 5,073 33
Jan 18-23 2 4 6 1,466 63 606 51 115 76 1,239 89 3,428 79
Feb 15-17 3 3 0 6,117.12 3,055.55 394.34 1,354 26 10,921 27
Feb 28 to
Mar 3 4 10 0 8,307.37 157.35 697.98 1,697 38 10,860 08
Mar. 14-15 5 4 0 553 77 - 114 19 597.60 1,265.56
Mar 24-31 6 13.0 6,620 83 1,250 58 250 27 580 61 8,702 29
Dec 6-7 7 1 0 - - - 765.18 765 18
Dec 9-10 8 2 0 458 58 - - 833 53 1,292 11
Dec 12-16 9 8 0 8,317 93 2,171 12 851.30 1,801.16 13,141 51
Dec. 18-21 10 17 0 - 1,072 47 - 403 32 1,475 79
Dec 22-31 11 8 0 20,479 27 9,939.37 57.12 2,998 80 33,474 56
$ 54,519 60 $19,455 98 $ 2,652 65 $ 13,772 24 $ 90,400 47
Traffic Regulation and Control
The breakdowns in this budget include making and installing all kinds of traffic signs,
maintenance of existing traffic lights and installation of new lights, painting street lines,
crosswalks and other traffic control markings The approximate number of linear footage painted
is shown below and includes all municipal parking lots lining
Center lines 130,000 ft Stop signs & lines 48
Crosswalks 10,000 ft Bus stops 8
Curbing 882 ft. Boys 43
Parking tees 230 Slow signs 19
Do Not Enter 7 Do Not Park 55
Road Machinery
The following equipment was purchased during 1970
32,000 GVW dump truck 1
3/4 ton pickup truck w/utility body 1
Front end loader 1
Front end loader w/backhoe attachment 1
7-gang tractor mower 1
600 gallon hydraulic sprayer 1
Chapter 90 Maintenance
A contract was awarded to Starrett Paving Company in the amount of $89,833 00 for the re-
surfacing of certain streets Included in this contract was the resurfacing of Massachusetts
Avenue from Worthen Road to the end of the part done in 1969 near Nickerson Road with Chapter 90
maintenance funds
Location Length
Massachusetts Avenue 2,625 ft
Drain Cleaning
There were 4,280 catch basins cleaned in 1970
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Pavement Maintenance
Streets sealed by town forces Streets resurfaced under a contract awarded to
George Brox, Inc
Location Length Location Length
Blueberry Lane 2,300' Hutchinson Road 1,027'
Fairlawn Lane 2,100' Lawrence Lane 2,331'
Highland Avenue 2,200' Stearns Road 249'
Hill Street 1,400' Webster Road 2,868'
Locke Lane 1,900' 6,475'
Meriam Street 2,100'
Tyler Road 3,100'
Vine Street 2,250'
Washington Street 1,200'
18,550'
The following streets were resurfaced under a contract awarded to The Starrett Paving Corp ,
in the amount of $89,833 00
Location Length Location Length
Appletree Lane 400' Peach Tree Lane 700'
Blodgett Road 983' Pear Tree Drive 500'
Burlington Street 2,200' Pleasant Street 400'
Burrough Road 2,200' Thoreau Road 2,400'
Dewey Road 800' Turning Mill Road 3,800'
Holmes Road 1,500' Whitman Circle 330'
Laconia Street 150' Woburn Street 3,300'
Massachusetts Avenue 2,600'
Total 22,263 ft.
Curbing - Town Labor and Equipment Drain Construction - Town Labor and Equipment
Location Length Location Length Size
Bedford Street 155' Hillside Terrace 265' 12"
Pleasant Street 130' Massachusetts Avenue
Worthen Road 1,003' (near Worthen Road) 175' 30"
1 288 ft Massachusetts Avenue
' (Lexington Centre) 170' 12"
610 ft
Water Division - General Information
Range of static pressure in mains 40 to 120 pounds
Length of pipe in streets 148 64 miles
Number of services 8,644
Number of hydrants 1,379
Total water consumption in 1970 1,645,636,000
Average daily consumption an 1970 4,508,600
Average daily consumption in 1970 per capita 143
Cost of water per year $197,476 32
Extent of Distributing System - December 31, 1970 Hydrant Installation
Size of Pipe Length of Feet
„ Hydrants in service January 1, 1970 1,368
6" 338 612 37
Hydrants installed in 1970 11
8" 214,260 Hydrants in service December 31, 1970 1,379
10" 22,890
12" 148,208
16" 27,253
24" 14,08 4
781,685
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Broken Mains
Concord Avenue C Spring Street 12" Waltham Street 6"
Hamilton Road 6" Watertown Street 6"
Walnut Street 10" Hillcrest Avenue 6"
Tower Road 6" Fulton Road 8"
Cliffe Avenue 2" Angier Road 6"
Meriam Street 6" Lowell Street 6"
Rogers Road 6" East Street 6"
Fessenden Way C Rogers Road 6" Wood Street 8"
Bedford Street 4" Estabrook Road 8"
Bedford Street 6"
Water Treatment
Again in 1970 Lexington's water was treated with calgon to control rust. This treatment has
proved to be quite conclusive
Water Construction - Town Labor and Eauinment
Location Size Length Hydrants
Bedford Street 8" 120'
Hartwell Avenue 12" 280'
Hayden Avenue 8" 940' 2
Hillcrest Avenue 8" 275'
Philip Road 8" 800' 2
2,415 ft 4
Number of new services connected 45
Sewer Division - General Information
Lexington is part of the North Metropolitan Sewerage District.
Area tributary to existing sewer systems 1417 17 acres
Total length of trunk line sewers 25 88 miles
Total length of street line sewers 87.13 miles
Total number of house connections 6446
Number of sewer services installed 139
Number of sewer services repaired 13
Amount expended for maintenance $29,665 93
Sewer Maintenance
Pumping Stations The Myrtle Street pumping station was checked every day including running
the standby generator weekly. Our smaller stations at Brigham Road, Byron Avenue, Constitution
Road, Patterson Road, North Street and Worthen Road as well as the new stations at Marshall Road
and Hayden Avenue were also checked daily as part of our maintenance program.
Due to the growth of the stations, the town purchased a new alarm telestep receiver to be
used for high water alarm alert
Routine Cleaning of Mains Approximately 7,000 feet of sewer mains were cleaned of sand,
silt, gravel, roots, and debris during the year
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Board of Appeals
The Board of Appeals scheduled 95 petitions during the year 1970. Of these, 2 petitions
were withdrawn by the respective petitioners, 7 were yearly renewals, and 94 petitions were
brought before the board for hearing
Following is a listing of these hearings and the decisions rendered in each case
1 John C and Sarah P Harkness - variance to build a garage to be located at 34 Moon Hill
Road, with a front yard of 20 feet instead of the required 30 feet and two feet side yard
instead of the required 15 feet Granted
2. Friendly Ice Cream Corporation - special permission to erect and maintain a free standing
double-faced sign 6 feet x 6 feet (36 sq ft.) 15 feet high with low output internal illum-
ination, to be located at 66 Bedford Street Granted - permission to erect and maintain a
4 ft x 3 ft sign
3 Domenico Gabriele - permission to continue and maintain a side yard of 3.8 feet instead of
the required 15 feet at 106 Laconia Street Granted.
4 Joseph P Kelley - permission to erect a barn, as shown on plans, on the property located at
83 Cary Avenue. The building will be used as a stable and enclosed exercise area for horses
Granted
5. Nicolo L Anastasv - variance to divide lot at 187 Grove Street into two (2) lots, both
having required frontage and the new proposed lot having an area of 16,640 sq ft , more or
less, and to maintain a dwelling on the other lot having an area of 15,524 sq ft Denied.
6 Robert E Doran - permission to remove a 10 ft section of banking adjacent to property of
George J Bailey of 168 East Street and to grade and landscape 16 feet of George J. Bailey's
property with his approval and to dispose of the gravel so removed, constituting approxi-
mately 500 yards Granted
7 Mildred E Whitney - special permission approving as an accessory use, in accordance with
Section 25 81 of the zoning by-law of the town of Lexington as amended to July 7, 1969, the
use of a portion of her residence located at 1415 Massachusetts Avenue, for the operation
of a professional secretarial service, incidental to her residence Granted but largely
counting on hardship and the term of her operation of this business at this location shall
be terminated February 15, 1972.
8 Lexington Knights of Columbus - special permission to erect and maintain a free standing
double-faced sign 3'11" wide by 7'0" in height, to replace the existing sign located in
front of the premises numbered 177 Bedford Street Granted
9 The Hartwell Trust - finding and determination under section 13 of the zoning by-law that
proposed modifications to the building plans, including the provision for a swimming pool
enclosure for the motel at 482 Bedford Street, constitute a suitable development Granted
10 Robert D Bradley - special permission to construct an addition to a non-conforming use
building at 15 Rockville Avenue Granted with the condition that Mr Bradley replace the
present cesspool with a septic tank
11. David Blake - for a variance to build a house on lot 101, Grandview Avenue, which is not an
accepted street Denied
12 Campanelli, Inc - permission to extend the time to maintain an existing sign located at
101 Hartwell Avenue Granted, time expires September 3, 1971
13 Lloyd H Miller - permission to continue to operate a roadside stand at 973 Concord Turnpike
for the sale of poultry, eggs, fruit, vegetables and Christmas trees and wreaths in season
Granted
14 David Fudge & Son Inc - special permit under section 25 68, for an addition to the funeral
home at 120 School Street. Granted
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15 John T. Spinelli Company - finding and determination under section 12 2 and 13 of the zoning
by-law that the propsed office and warehouse building at 44 Hartwell Avenue, shown on plans
submitted herewith will constitute a suitable development Granted subject to conditions
recommended by the planning board.
16 John Sellars Company - variance from section 25 of the zoning by-law to permit the continued
use of the premises at 430 Concord Avenue for the parking and maintenance of commercial vehi-
cles as follows. (1) existing commercial garage - parking of trucks; (2) exterior parking
lot to rear of garage only for the parking of trailers. Denied subject to a year to termi-
nate this business
17. Wilson Farm, Inc - permission to continue to operate a roadside stand at 10 Pleasant Street.
Granted
18 St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church - permission to erect and maintain a sign on the property
located at 17 Meriam Street Granted.
19 A Russell MacDonald - variance from provision of section 27 of the zoning by-law to slight-
ly reduce the frontage of the lot of house at 10 Sheridan Street, the area of lot of house
at 6 Sheridan Street, the area of the lot of house at 41 Grant Street in order to adjust
the boundary line between these lots. Granted
20 Sun Oil Company - special permit under section 25 50 for the demolition of the existing one-
bay gasoline service station and the erection and operation of a two-bay service station to
be located at 301 Massachusetts Avenue and Fottler Avenue and a variance from section 27
for a one foot rear yard instead of the required 20 feet Granted
21 Dunkin' Donuts Franchising Corppration - permission to erect and maintain a fascia sign,
to be located at the front of the building and a Dunkin' Donuts sign on the east side of
the building to be located at 373 Waltham Street Denied
22. Dunkin' Donuts Franchising Corporation - permission to erect and maintain a 6 ft x 10 ft
sign and base at the southwest corner of 373 Waltham Street (corner of Marrett Road) Denied
23 Dunkin' Donuts Franchising Corporation - permission to erect and maintain a 6 ft x 10 ft
sign and base at the easterly side of Waltham Street on premises at 373 Waltham Street
Denied
24 Peter Mengert - variance to allow the construction of a porch on the west side of the exist-
ing dwelling at 15 Tucker Avenue with a side yard of 7 feet instead of the required 10 feet
Granted
25 Norman N Connolly - special permit approving as an accessory use, in accordance with sec-
tion 25 81 of the zoning by-law, the use of a portion of his residence at 736 Massachusetts
Avenue for the operation of a law office, incidental to his residence Granted.
26 Anthony R Cataldo - special permit to construct a building 94 feet 4 inches by 28 feet ad-
jacent to the existing greenhouse at 1265 Massachusetts Avenue for storage and sale of ferti-
lizer Denied.
27 Frank E and Nancy R Graham - permission to vary the zoning by-law so as to maintain an
existing dwelling on the property known and numbered 546 Lowell Street, a lot having insuf-
ficient frontage of 132 feet and insufficient area of 14,664 square feet Granted
28 Campanelli Investmegt Properties - for a finding and determination that the proposed build-
ings are such that the construction will constitute a suitable development on 4 6 acres of
land, more or less, situated on Hartwell Avenue contiguous to and northerly of 113 Hartwell
Avenue Granted
29 Robert H Colbourne - variance to divide the land area of about 2 3/4 acres so that the
existing dwelling will be on over 31,000 square feet with 102 feet of frontage on 11 Mountain
Road, the second lot, with 150 feet of frontage on Mountain Road will be approximately
32,000 square feet in area Denied
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30. G. Arnold Haynes I cgrporated - finding and determination that the proposed office building
to be located at 1034 Waltham Street in the CO district will constitute a suitable develop-
ment. Granted
31. C. Edward and Alfred T. Burri - variance of the zoning regulations to allow a building lot
to be subdivided from the lower right side of the 2 1/2 acres site located at 34 Winter
Street creating a new building lot consisting of 30,000+ square feet of land with 97+ feet
of frontage on Winter Street Granted
32. Willie Smith Jr. - variance to construct a 14' x 8' entry deck and attach to the existing
dwelling at 10 White Pine Lane, with a side yard of 7 feet instead of the required 15 ft
Granted a variance for a 10' x 8' entry deck.
33. D & B Realty Trust - finding and determination that the proposed construction of a new
building at lot #8 Militia Drive will constitute a suitable development. Granted, also a
variance to allow 63 parking spaces instead of 111
34. Tina. Robert A. and Janet R. DeSimone - permission under section 25 15 of the zoning by-law
to convert the existing dwelling at 191 Waltham Street from one-family to two-families.
Denied
35. Urban Systems Inc. - special permit to erect on the premises known and numbered 113 Concord
Avenue a child care facility which will contain approximately 10,000 square feet in area.
Denied.
36 James V. Cosgrove - permission to continue operation of a roadside stand at 307 Wood Street
for the purpose of selling poultry, eggs, plants, produce and wood and also to sell Christ-
mas trees and wreaths in season. Renewal granted.
37 Partridge Associ, tes, Inc. - variance so that a home may be built on lot #224 at 6 Barrett
Road which will have a 22 ft. front yard setback on one corner instead of the required 30 ft.
Granted
38. Robert Cohen - special permit to allow the use of a portion of a proposed dwelling at
3 Fessenden Way as an office of a psychologist as provided for in section 25.81 of the zoning
by-law. Granted.
39 John P. Carroll - permission to pick up and keep cars, without allowing them to be taken
from trucks, overnight on the premises known as 31 Allen Street, away from abuttors and the
street so as not to constitute an eye sore. Granted, subject to 1) no more than 12 cars to
be allowed, 2) cars must be removed within 48 hours, 3) no retail business of any kind shall
be conducted, 4) the area shall be suitably screened either by fence or plantings if neces-
sary to protect the area; 5) no cars shall be transported or picked up from this area except
during the hours 8 00 a.m. to 6 00 p.m. week days, 6) premises shall be kept clean and
orderly at all times, 7) this permit is granted for a period of one year only and a renewal
will be subject to adherence to the above conditions.
40. Robert H. Colbourne - variance to divide land at 38 Turning Mill Road to create a lot B with
a frontage of 102 feet on Mountain Road and an area of 31,150 feet and to maintain the
dwelling on this lot. The other portion of the land, lot A, will have its frontage on Turn-
ing Mill Road and an area of approximately 3 acres. Granted.
41. Almario Realty Trust - finding and determination that the proposed construction of a new
office building to be located at lot #7 Militia Drive will constitute a suitable development
and also for a variance to permit fewer parking spaces than the minimum parking requirements
Petition withdrawn on June 11, 1970.
42 Lexington Chalet Inc. - permission to erect and maintain one sign, consisting of one area,
18 ft. x 6 ft. and a second area 8 ft. x 3 ft. at 440 Bedford Street. Granted.
43 Daniel C. Yuill. DMD - permission to maintain a 20 inch x 30 inch sign, illegally installed
in 1956, located on the premises at 20 Muzzey Street. Granted.
44. Paul Duggan - variance of the zoning by-law to allow the construction of an attached garage
and added bedroom space above to be added onto the existing residence at 70 Freemont Street,
leaving a side yard of 8.2 feet instead of the required 15 feet. Granted
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45. AnthonyP. Luongo - variance of the zoning by-law for the installation of a swimming pool
behind the residence at 42 Valleyfield Street, leaving a 5 ft. side yard instead of the
required 10 feet. Denied.
46. Walnut Farm Trust - variance to allow six enclosed tennis courts and club house on lot A
next to lot B, which has a street number of 25, on Walnut Street. Insufficient Material.
No hearing.
47. Massachusetts Institute of Technology - special permit under section 30 of the zoning by-
law of the Town of Lexington in order that it may erect on premises, owned by it, at 238
Wood Street, an experimental antenna, 110 feet high. Granted.
48. Robert L. Ossman - permission to vary the zoning of the Town of Lexington to construct a
single family dwelling on lot number 11, located on a right-of-way called Osgood Drive,
which does not constitute a street. Granted.
49. Stop and Shop, Inc. - variance to install and maintain a new rubbish control device, called
a compaction unit, on the southerly side of the Stop and Shop supermarket at 36 Bedford St.
with a side yard of 8 feet instead of the required 20 feet. Granted.
50. Arthur Gaklis - an amendment to the permit granted September 10, 1968 to read• The hours
of the nursery opened to the public, not to exceed 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day except the
months of March, April, May, June, November and December which will be Thursday and Friday
until 9 p.m. and petition the board for permission to replace six existing yard lights with
five (changed to four) larger flood lights and to maintain a sales office 8 ft. x 6 ft. The
nursery is located at 1265 Massachusetts Avenue. Denied except that hours of operation of
the building are extended from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
51. Charles J. Abate - variance of the zoning by-law to maintain a 15 ft. 0 in. x 15 ft. 3 in
one-story glassed porch addition attached to the dwelling at 7 Blueberry Lane which would
have a side yard of 11.5 feet instead of the required 15 feet. Granted.
52. Fred E. and Margaret M. Hastings - to appeal the decision of Donald K. Irwin, building
inspector of the Town of Lexington, dated June 5, 1970, refusing to issue a permit to build
a single family frame dwelling on a lot situated on Waltham Street and shown as lot 17 on
the assessors plan 49 on the ground that the lot is not a legal building lot for which a
building permit can be issued. Appeal denied and building inspector's decision upheld.
53. Robert L. Lyon - permission to maintain the existing free standing sign measuring 2 ft. 6 in.
x 4 ft. 7 in. as it now stands in front of the building at 55 Waltham Street. Granted.
54. Dunkin Donuts - permission to install two 3 ft. high by 2 ft. wide double face plastic
internally illuminated signs, overall height 9 ft. to be located at 373 Waltham Street.
Denied.
55. Lexington Gardens, Inc. - permission to erect an addition, 12 ft. 9 in. x 20 ft. 2 in. onto
the existing boiler room located at 93 Hancock Street for the purpose of installing an anti-
pollution type boiler. Granted.
56. Hartwell Lexington Trust - additional finding and determination that the proposed light
manufacturing and research use of the building located on the northeasterly side of Hartwell
Avenue on the northwesterly side of the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks will constitute a
suitable development and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood.
Granted.
57. Louis J. Bakanowskv - variance on the front yard setback requirement of 30 feet on the
property located at 484 Concord Avenue to allow the corner of a proposed two-car garage to
project over the setback line by 5 feet. Denied.
58. Kenneth L. and Marjorie C. Warden - permission to build a lean-to greenhouse 13.5 feet x
14 feet on the south side of their residence at 10 Constitution Road and a side yard vari-
ance reducing it to 5 feet instead of the required 15 feet. Granted.
59. John F. Curran - variance of the zoning by-law that requires a structure (swimming pool) to
be erected not less than 15 feet from the lot line to read nine feet from the rear lot line
of 5 Lillian Road. Denied.
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60. Richard and Marie Belliveau - variance of the zoning by-law to construct a one-story addi-
tion to their residence at 24 Oak Street with a side yard of 8 feet instead of the required
15 feet. Granted.
61 Auto pgi ee inv, Inc. - special permit under section 25 of the zoning by-law to erect and
use for the business of an automobile dealership proposed additions to the existing build-
ings on the premises at 436 Marrett Road, occupied by the petitioners, and also for vari-
ances from section 27 to permit portions of said proposed additions as shown on plans to be
located less than 20 feet from the rear lot line of the premises and to permit the areas
marked "employees parking" and "parts receiving dock" on the plans to be paved and used for
parking purposes and as parts receiving dock, respectively, although located within 10 feet
of the rear lot lines and a special permit under section 35 to erect two signs, 22 feet in
height and 7 feet in diameter. Denied.
62. Anthony R. Cataldo - permission to process and sell fruits and vegetables at premises
located at Gold Ribbon Farm, 1265 Massachusetts Avenue. Granted with provisions of permits
in July, 1962 and July, 1969 be complied with.
63. Walnut Farm Trust - permission to build six enclosed tennis courts with attached club house,
parking for 70 cars, lighting for driveway and parking area and sign shown on plan, to be
located on Walnut Street adjacent to 25 Walnut Street and bounded by land of Middlesex County
Granted with the exception of the sign.
64. Mrs. Ralph Schontag - permission to continue operation of a kindergarten for twelve or more
children, five days a week, 9 00 a.m. to noon, at her home, 296 Woburn Street. Granted.
65. Joseph F. Chabot. DVM - permission to maintain an existing sign 8 ft. lz in. x 4 ft.,
located at 3115 Massachusetts Avenue and change the name to read: Chabot Animal Hospital,
Joseph F. Chabot, DVM Granted
66. John F. Frazer - variance to construct a proposed garage to be attached to the existing
dwelling at 50 Hillcrest Avenue leaving a front yard setback of 27 feet, more or less,
instead of the required 30 feet. Granted.
67. James P. Kiley - variance to allow construction of a tool shed which will leave a rear yard
of 4 feet 8 inches instead of the required 15 feet on the premises at 3 Chase Avenue Denied
68. Anna Wallis - variance to permit the property at 537 Lowell Street to be subdivided into
two lots; one of which would have a frontage of 150 feet and an area of 25,800 square feet
instead of the required 30,000 square feet, and a second lot which would have a frontage
of 310 feet with an area of 22,200 square feet instead of the required 30,000 square feet.
Denied
69. Ida G. Krebs - permission to amend as follows the special permit issued February 27, 1968
To add tenporarsly a prefabricated classroom to the Krebs School at 453 Concord Avenue and
to increase to 50 the number of students allowed simultaneously to occupy the school
buildings as a whole. Granted.
70 Walnut Farm Trust - variance from section 25 of the zoning by-law to construct and operate
for profit six enclosed tennis courts with attached club house, parking for 70 cars, light-
ing for driveway and parking area and sign to be located on lot A, said lot being adjacent
to 25 Walnut Street and being bounded westerly and southerly by land of Middlesex County
and being included within a RO district Denied
71. Paul Marashio - special permit to construct a greenhouse, 20 ft x 40 ft in connection with
the vegetable stand at 653 Lowell Street Granted
72. Elliott J. and Mary M. Barrett - variance of the zoning by-law to maintain an existing
dwelling at 92 Middle Street, having insufficient side yard of 6 7 feet instead of the
required 7.5 feet and insufficient front yard setback of 27 3 feet instead of the required
30 feet Granted
73 James Dhimos - variance to allow the construction of an addition to the existing dwelling
at 239 Lincoln Street, having a side yard of 13.6 feet instead of the required 15 feet
Granted
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74 Daniel Brzezenski - variance to build an attached 2-car garage 24 ft x 30 ft The garage
to be attached to the existing dwelling at 43 Robinson Road would have a side yard of 9 feet
instead of the required 15 feet. Granted - 22 feet for width of garage.
75 Oneida Corporation - permission to revise a small portion of a subdivision known as "Drum-
mer Boy," located in a proposed subdivision off Bedford and Winter Streets, from convention-
al to cluster lots Granted.
76. Joseph Picariello - variance of the zoning by-law to maintain an existing dwelling at 58 Bow
Street, having insufficient setback of 17 9 feet instead of the required 20 feet on the
southerly side yard Granted
77 Howard A. Smith, DVM - permission to maintain an existing free standing sign, overall size
5 ft 3% in wide and 6 ft. 10 in high, located on the premises at 476 Bedford Street
Granted.
78. Colonial Pharmacy - permission to erect and maintain a single face, colonial style sign,
3 feet by 2 feet to be attached to the building at 1754 Massachusetts Avenue Denied
79 Busa Bros. Liquors Inc - permission to erect and maintain a sign, 16 in x 10 ft , on the
north side of the building and a roof-line sign, 10 ft. x 3 ft , both signs made of plexi-
glass, illuminated and to be located on the building located at 131 Massachusetts Avenue
Granted, two signs 10 feet wide by 3 feet high.
80 Bedford Travelodge - permission to erect and maintain a free standing directional sign,
8 feet by 4 feet, to be located on property formerly of Ernest B Johnson, Jr on Grove
Street on Route 128. Denied.
81. Joseph F Chabot, DVM - permission to erect and maintain a building at 149 Adams Street,
to be used for the practice of veterinary medicine Granted with conditions
82. William H. Sullivan - variance of the zoning by-law to change lot lines of lots 8, 9, 10,
located at 6, 4 and 2 Bushnell Drive, respectively, to allow abutting property frontage for
future building lot frontage. Denied
83. Virginia L. Sarge pt` Laurence W. Ehrhardt, and William Paul - variance to permit the lot at
21 Percy Road to be divided into three sections, A, B and C, each of the petitioners to
acquire one section and a variation to permit an insufficient side yard on section B
Granted with line to allow a 10 ft. side yard
84. Viola T Norlin - permission to continue the operation of the "Manor Nursery School" at
118 Burlington Street Granted
85. James P Kiley - variance to allow the completion of construction of a tool shed at the rear
of the dwelling at 3 Chase Avenue, leaving insufficient rear yard of 4 ft. 8 in. instead of
the required 15 feet Granted.
86. Robert E. Doran - permission to erect and operate a roadside stand for the sale of flowers,
plants and other nursery and farm goods on the premises at 150 East Street. Granted
87. Lexington Gardens Inc - permission by special permit under subsections 12.2 and 24 5 of
the zoning by-law to store and sell in conjunction with the operation of a nursery at
93 Hancock Street all of the supplementary items specified in subsection 24 5 Granted
88. Mrs. Mildred A Heywood - variance to convert the property at 72 Waltham Street into a
professional office building. The property, practically surrounded by professional office
buildings, has become impossible to rent as a residence Thus, it is vacant, rundown and
in a state of disrepair. Granted
89 Corazzini Bros. - permission to build a boiler room and packing room addition, 24 ft x
48 ft , to the rear of the existing boiler and packing room at 1 Blossom Street, formerly
numbered 188 Blossom Street Withdrawn.
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90 Arthur Gaklis - special permit for the Christmas selling season to read The hours of the
nursery open to the public, during the Christmas selling season of November 19 to December 24
not to exceed 9 00 a m to 9 00 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays and Sundays 9 00 a m to 6 00 p m
and permission to turn on the four (4) flood lights inside the fenced in area during the
above selling hours only and to use an 8 ft x 6 ft portable cashiers booth for the Christ-
mas selling season, at 1265 Massachusetts Avenue Granted, without the flood lights
91. D C Heath and Company - special permit to erect a sign 10 ft 3 in long and 4 ft. 4 in
high, approximately 35 feet from Spring Street, on property leased by the petitioner and
identified as 125 Spring Street. Granted
92. Nishan Haroian - permission by special permit under subsections 12 2 and 24 5 of the zoning
by-law to store and sell supplementary items as specified in conjunction with the operation
of a nursery at 353 Concord Avenue Granted for 5 year period subject to renewal
93. Peter S. and Patricia B Pershan - variance to permit the conveyance of a portion of the lot
located at 218 Follen Road to an adjoining owner which would reduce the area of said lot
from 12,780 square feet to 11,480 square feet, more or less and to maintain the existing
dwelling Granted
94 Jon E. and Joyce L. Gudeman MD - variance to permit the construction of a carport at
29 Mason Street, leaving sufficient setback on Mason Street which is used as the frontage
street but insufficient frontage of 112 feet instead of the required 125 feet and insuffi-
cient setback of 19 feet 6 inches on Pleasant Street instead of the required 20 feet
Granted
95 Robert 0 Tillinghast - variance to complete a utility building which is a two-story struc-
ture for storage and maintenance at 465 Massachusetts Avenue shown by plan of Miller and
Nylander having a side yard of 13 feet, more or less, instead of the required 15 feet
Granted.
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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
The historic districts commission reports that it held 27 meetings during 1970 at which 32
hearings were conducted in connection with 38 applications for certificates of appropriateness or
permits for demolition or removal The application work of the commission remained about the same
as for 1969, again reflecting the low building activity in Lexington, particularly in the commer-
cial areas of the historic districts As usual, commercial signs constituted the largest single
category of requests for certificates of appropriateness The number of violations of the
requirements of Lexington's Historic Districts Act is increasing and this development, although
not yet serious, is of considerable concern to the commission Since the commission has no en-
forcing officdr, the violations have to be investigated by the members of the commission and then,
when appropriate, brought to the attention of the responsible parties for action. There follows
a statistical analysis of the commission's activities for 1970.
(a) Applications before commission in 1970 (b) Applications by districts
Applications pending 1/1/70 8 Hancock-Clarke district 6
Applications received in 1970 41 Battle Green district 32
Total before commission 49 Munroe Tavern district 4
Applications disposed of East Village district 7
Certificates of Approp
Issued 35
Denied 2
Demolition or Removal 2
Applications withdrawn 4
Total disposed of 43
Applications pending 12/31/70 6
(c) Summary of applications disnosed of in 1970
Certificates issued for
Residential premises Public premises
Additions to dwellings 1 Additions and alterations,
Alterations, dwellings 1 existing buildings 2
New fences 3 Screening wall 1 3
Color changes 5 10 Certificates denied for
Church premises Addition to dwelling 1
Ramp 1 Sign 1 2
Commercial premises Permits for demolition and
New buildings 2 removal
Alterations, buildings 3 Dwelling 1
Awning 1 Portions of dwelling 1
Aluminum windows 1 Garage 1 3
Signs 12 Applications withdrawn for
Rubbish container 1 Alterations to commercial
Screening fence 1 buildings 2
New fence 1 22 Signs 2 4
The commission expresses its appreciation to Miss Barbara Gilson who served as clerk during
the year Messrs. George W Emery, Franklin C Hudson and S. Lawrence Whipple acted as associate
commissioners throughout the year. The commission regrets the loss through resignation at the end
of 1970 of Frank Hudson who has served faithfully as associate commissioner for three years
Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman
George E. Graves Philip B Parsons
Max H Straw Georgia H. Williams
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Town Counsel
Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XX of the General By-Laws of the Town of Lexington, I
hereby submit my report in writing as Town Counsel for the period from January 1, 1970 to December
31, 1970 The report is divided into the several sections required by the By-Laws.
(a) All actions by or against the Town which were pending on January 1, 1970.
1. Lillian R Gale vs Edward W. Gourdeau, Sr , an employee of the Town, Third District
Court of Eastern Middlesex No. 3359 of 1962 Suit for alleged property damage arising out of a
motor vehicle accident
2 Alfred P Tropeano et al, Trustees of Lexington Professional Building Trust, vs
Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X-151876, transferred to Formal Procedure No 39088,
No. X-158820, transferred to Formal Procedure No 41683, No. X-169188, transferred to Formal
Procedure No. 48851, and No X-172897, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 51474 Petitions for
abatement of 1962, 1964, 1967 and 1968 real estate tax
3. First National Stores, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X-153726,
transferred to Formal Procedure No. 39934, No. X-156089, transferred to Formal Procedure No
40470, No X-158974, transferred to Formal Procedure No 41737, No 43901, No. 47670, No 49216
and No. 51765. Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 real
estate tax
4 James Lettieri et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-154846
Petition for abatement of 1962 real estate tax
5 Fred Corazzini vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X-154842, transferred
to Formal Procedure No. 39964, and No. X-156106, transferred to Formal Procedure No 40508.
Petitions for abatement of 1962 and 1963 real estate tax.
6. Thomas A Napoli et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-154858 and
No X-156108, transferred to Formal Procedure No 40510 Petitions for abatement of 1962 and
1963 real estate tax
7 Mary I Napoli vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X-154859 and No -
X 156110, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 40512. Petitions for abatement of 1962 and 1963 real
estate tax
8 Fred E. Hersom, Jr et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 39969,
No. 40307, No 41637 and No. 44494. Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965 real
estate tax.
9. Robert J Sorrentino et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 39970,
No 41633 and No. 44490 Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1964 and 1965 real estate tax
10 Lexington Golf Club vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-154980,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 40015, No X-156235, transferred to Formal Procedure No
40513, No X-159035, transferred to Formal Procedure No 41847, No X-162109, transferred to
Formal Procedure No 43693, and No X-166103, transferred to Formal Procedure No 46698 Peti-
tions for abatement of 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966 real estate tax.
11 Jordan L. Raskind, p. p a vs Eugene T Muller, a fireman, Middlesex Superior
Court No. 253958 Action to recover for alleged personal injuries and property damages as the
result of a motor vehicle accident Case transferred to Fourth District Court of Eastern
Middlesex.
12 Alice C. Monahan et als vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-154978,
No X-159157, No X-162561, No X-167885, No. X-169715 and No. X-173066 Petitions for abatement
:f 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 real estate tax
13. Alice C Monahan et als vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X-154979,
No X-159156, No. X-162562, No X-167886, No X-169716 and No X-173967. Petitions for abatement
of 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968 real estate tax
14 Franziska Porges Hosken vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 41391 and
No. 41575. Petitions for abatement of 1963 and 1964 real estate tax.
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15. Jenney Manufacturing Company vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No
X-156062, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 40426, No X-158645, transferred to Formal Pro-
cedure No 41551, and No. 43704 Petitions for abatement of 1963, 1964 and 1965 real estate tax.
16. Edward H. Hinds, Trustee of Hinds Realty Trust, vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No 262882 Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent
domain of a trunk sewer easement
17. City of Boston vs Town of Lexington, Municipal Court of the City of Boston
Action to recover for assistance to several persons alleged to have residence in the Town of
Lexington.
18. Edward H. Hinds, Trustee of Hinds Realty Trust, vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No 265320 Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent
domain of a trunk sewer easement
19 Metropolitan Pipe and Supply Company vs Oliver Killam, Jr , Town of Lexington et
als, Middlesex Superior Court No 25996 Equity Suit by a supplier of materials against the
Town's contractol the Town and the Standing School Building Committee to obtain payment of amount
alleged to be due from the contractor
20 Edward H. Hinds, Trustee of Hinds Realty Trust, vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No 267706 Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent
domain of a trunk sewer easement
21 Frank D Walker et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 268540
Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of a trunk sewer
easement.
22 Daniel F Coughlin et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X-162376,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 43890, and No. X-165724, transferred to Formal Procedure
No 46353 Petitions for abatement of 1965 and 1966 real estate tax.
23 Harold J. Crumb et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-162483,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 44075, No. X-166270, transferred to Formal Procedure No.
46812, and No X-173128, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 51681 Petitions for abatement of
1965, 1966 and 1968 real estate tax.
24 Carl Uraneck, p p a vs. James J Lima, Jr. , and Guy D Busa, police officers,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 271554 Action of tort for personal injuries.
25 Charles P McEnroe vs Alfred L. Viano, Chairman of School Committee, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 280576 Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administra-
tive Assistant of Lexington Schools
26 Charles P McEnroe vs Dr Austin W. Fisher, member of School Committee, Middle-
sex Superior Court No. 280577 Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Admin-
istrative Assistant of Lexington Schools.
27 Charles P. McEnroe vs Elizabeth H Clarke, member of School Committee, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 280578 Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administra-
tive Assistant of Lexington Schools
28. Charles P McEnroe vs Charlotte Lichterman, member of School Committee, Middlesex
Superior Court No 280579. Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administra-
tive Assistant of Lexington Schools.
29 Charles P McEnroe vs. James R Maclnnes, Jr., employee of the Town, Middlesex
Superior Court No 280580 Suit for alleged illegal and negligent discharge of plaintiff from
position with Town of Lexington
30 Charles P. McEnroe vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 280581
Suit for alleged breach of contract of employment
31 Charles P. McEnroe vs Robert H. Farwell, member of School Committee, Middlesex
Superior Court No 280582 Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Adminis-
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trative Assistant of Lexington Schools.
32. Diran M Semonian et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 281551
Petition far assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of a drain easement.
33 Athena Kutrubes vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-165872, trans-
ferred to Formal Procedure No 46480, No X-169298, transferred to Formal Procedure No 48938,
and No X-172807, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 51397 . Petitions for abatement of 1966,
1967 and 1968 real estate tax
34 Town of Lexington vs Joseph A Goodwin, Middlesex Superior Court No 27780
Equity. Suit to enjoin violation of Zoning By-Law
35 Laurence H. Moore, Trustee of Great Road Realty Trust, vs Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No X-167058, transferred to Formal Procedure No 48046 Petition for abate-
ment of 1966 real estate tax
36 Alfred P. Tropeano et al, Trustees of T & N Realty Trust, vs Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No X-168594, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 48450 Petition for
abatement of 1966 real estate tax
37 Thomas DiSilva, Trustee of DiSilva Family Trust, vs Board of Assessors, Appellate
Tax Board No X-168713, transferred to Formal Procedure No 48517, No. X-169760, transferred to
Formal Procedure No. 49353, and No X-175441 Petitions for abatement of 1966, 1967 and 1968
real estate tax
38 Thomas A. DiSilva vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-168714, trans-
ferred to Formal Procedure No. 48518, and No X-169757, transferred to Formal Procedure No
49350 Petitions for abatement of 1966 and 1967 real estate tax
39. Vincent G DiSilva et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X-168715,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 48519, No X-169759, transferred to Formal Procedure No
49352, and No. X-175439 Petitions for abatement of 1966, 1967 and 1968 real estate tax
40 Vincent G DiSilva et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X-168716
Petition for abatement of 1966 real estate tax
41. Robert L Johnson et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-169296,
transferred to Formal Procedure No. 48936, and No 51840 Petitions for abatement of 1967 and
1968 real estate tax
42 Agnes T Kelly vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 291958 Peti-
tion for assessment of damages arising from a taking by the Town of an easement for a town way
43 Maurice F. Shaughnessy et al vs Donald E Nickerson et al, BJard of Appeals,
and R. J. Foley Realty Trust, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No 28710 Appeal from decision
of Board of Appeals granting a variance
44. Thomas DiSilva vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-169756, transferred
to Formal Procedure No 49349 Petition for abatement of 1967 real estate tax
45 Robert H McCullough et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-169758,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 40351, and No X-175437 Petitions for abatement of 1967 and
1968 real estate tax
46 Flora A Myers et al vs Town of Lexington, Crognale Construction Co , Inc and
others, Middlesex Superior Court No 293616 Action of tort for personal injuries, property
damage and consequential damages against the Town, the Town's contractor and the abutting owners
alleged to have been caused by a defect in a private way
47 Oneida Corporation, also known as Drummer Boy Corporation, vs Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No 292669 Petition for assessment of damages arising out of the tak-
ing by the Town of a sewer easement
48 Lexland Construction Corp vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No
293481 Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for playground and
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other public purposes
49 Murrich Corp (formerly Finard Motels, Incorporated) vs Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No 50385 Appeal from 1967 real estate tax
50 Lexington Indoor Tennis Club vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No PFA-
2364. Petition for leave to file appeal from 1967 real estate tax
51 Harold S Lebow et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-171052.
transferred to Formal Procedure No 50900, and No X-173099, transferred to Formal Procedure
No 51678 Petition for abatement of 1967 and 1968 real estate tax
52 Arthur Maginnis et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 294202
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking by the Town of an easement for a town
way in land that was acquired by the petitioners after the taking
53 Diran M Semonian et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 296298
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of an alleged taking by the Town of an easement
for a town way
54 Maureen A Morgan vs George Pekins, a Town employee, and others, Third District
Court of Eastern Middlesex No. Suit for alleged personal injuries arising out of a
motor vehicle accident
55 Robert A Rissling et al vs Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No 301336 Action of tort for damage to real and personal property
56 Edwin M Goldberg et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 300357
Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of an easement for
a town way
57 Capital Control Trust, Anthony G Capobianco et al, Trustees, vs Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No 52112 Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax
58 Pine Crest Realty Trust vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 52766
Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax
59 Richard J Biederman vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 52869 and No
53853 Petitions for abatement of 1968 and 1969 real estate tax
60 Francis J Visalli et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X-175438
Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax
61 James P DiSilva et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-175440
Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax
62 Alfred Iodice et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 301660
Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of an easement for
a trunk sewer
63 Humble Oil & Refining Company vs Commission of Corporations and Taxation and Lex-
ington Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 53142 An Appeal from valuation of pipe line
established by the State Tax Commission as of January 1, 1969
64 Anthony Mazza et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 302402
Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of a drain easement
65 John W. Grabski et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 302898
Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of an easement for
a town way
66 John C Morgenstern et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No
303073 Petition for abatement of sewer betterment assessment
67 Arment John Esserian vs Robert Cataldo et als, as they are Selectmen of the Town
of Lexington, and Gunther K E Kleeberg and John E Ryan, Middlesex Superior Court No. 30198,
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Equity Bill in equity to cancel and rescind vote of Selectmen to sell certain tax title lots
and to obtain order of Court requiring sale to petitioner
68. Sarah S Kachinsky vs the Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior
Court No 306756 Suit for personal injuries arising from an alleged street defect
69 Kenneth S Thompson et al vs County of Middlesex et al, Middlesex Superior Court
No 305804 Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain by the
Middlesex County Commissioners on behalf of the Town of Lexington of an easement for highway
purposes
70 City of Boston vs Treasurer and Receiver-General of the Commonwealth et als,
Suffolk Superior Court Equity No 90572 A petition for declaratory judgment with respect to
apportionment of Metropolitan District Commission sewer assessments
71 Paul B Lloyd et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 305843
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land by eminent domain
72 Kingston Homes, Inc vs the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No
307653 Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land by eminent domain
73 Francis M Flynn et al vs Town of Lexington and John Day, a police officer,
District Court of Northern Norfolk No. Suit for alleged personal injuries and property
damage arising out of a motor vehicle accident
(b) All actions brought by or against the Town during 1970
1 First National Stores, Inc vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 53917
Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
2 Alice C. Monahan et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-176688
Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
3 Alice C Monahan et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-176689.
Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
4 Lexington Ford Auto Sales, Inc vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board Nos
P L E. 3747, 3748, 3749, 3750, 3751 and 3752 Six petitions for late entry of appeals from
denials of applications for exemption from motor vehicle excise taxes Entered under the Formal
Procedure as No 54337
5 Nicholas L Durso et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-176708,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 54279 Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax.
6 Alfred P Tropeano et al, Trustees, vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board
No X-176743, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 54273. Petition for abatement of 1969 real
estate tax
7 John W Porter vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 308425
Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of a sewer easement.
8 Joseph C Tropeano et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No
308426 Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of a sewer
easement
9 Louis Tropeano et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 308427
Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of a sewer easement
10 Frank Allia et als vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 308489
Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of a sewer easement
11 Sherman H Starr et al vs. Donald E Nickerson et al, Board of Appeals, and Lex-
ington Golf Club, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No 30671 Appeal from decision of Board of
Appeals upholding decision of Building Inspector
12 Wilson Farm. Inc vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 310944 Suit
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for property damage alleged to have been caused by nuisance created by Town.
13. Capital Control Trust, Anthony G. Capobianco et al, Trustees, vs Board of Assess-
ors, Appellate Tax Board No 54587 Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
14 Sherman H Starr et al vs Donald K Irwin, Building Inspector, Middlesex Superior
Court No. 309062 Petition for writ of mandamus to enforce zoning by-law
15 Ralph D Cataldo vs Board of Appeals, District Court of Central Middlesex No
26414 Petition to the District Court for a review of a decision of the Board of Appeals
16 R. Curtis Hamilton, Trustee of Locke Brothers Trust, vs Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No 309092 Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking
of land by eminent domain for conservation purposes
17 Wendell W Locke et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 309093
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land by eminent domain for conser-
vation purposes
18 Massachusetts General Hospital vs Town of Lexington, Suffolk Superior Court No
652083 Action of contract for alleged hospitalization of indigent residents
19 Winsor D. Jellis vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X-176907 Peti-
tion for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
20 David Fudge & Son, Inc vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 54910
Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
21 Edward F Cataldo, Trustee, Pine Crest Realty Trust, Appellate Tax Board No. 54852
Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
22 Margaret K Nelson vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 309704
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land by eminent domain for play-
ground, recreational and other specified public purposes
23 D Joyce Altman vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-177346, trans-
ferred to Formal Procedure No 55382 Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
24 Julian Soshnick et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X-177291
Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
25 Lexington Golf Club vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-177834,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 56374 Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
26. Scottish Rite Supreme Council vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No
X-178200, transferred to Formal Procedure No 56455 Petition for exemption of 1969 real estate
tax
27 Battlegreen Apartments Trust vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 56241
Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
28. Harold J Crumb et al vs. Board of Assesors, Appellate Tax Board No X-178980,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 56683 Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax
29 Humble Oil & Refining Company vs State Tax Commission and Lexington Board of
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 56167 Appeal from valuation of pipe line established by the
State Tax Commission as of January 1, 1970
30 Tenneco, Inc , Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Division vs State Tax Commission and
Lexington Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 56297 Appeal from valuation of pipe line
established by the State Tax Commission as of January 1, 1970
31 Algonquin Gas Transmission Company vs State Tax Commission and Lexington Board of
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 56201 Appeal from valuation of pipe line established by the
State Tax Commission as of January 1, 1970
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32 Winchester National Bank vs. Jon P McCarthy and Town of Lexington, Trustee An
action of contract against an employee of the Town in which the Town is named as trustee
33 Charles R Ring, Michael P Kaplan and Amy Cohen vs Charles Johnson, Principal of
Lexington High School, and Robert H. Farwell et als, members of the School Committee, Middlesex
Superior Court Equity No. 30941. Bill to restrain or enjoin the school officials from suspending
the plaintiffs from Lexington High School, from entering any reference to such suspensions on the
permanent school records of the plaintiffs and from preventing plaintiffs from distributing leaf-
lets to the students at Lexington High School for the remainder of the school year, and to re-
quire the provision of extra classes for the plaintiffs to make up the classes lost because of
their suspensions
34 Stephen Nawoichik vs Robert Cataldo, Chairman of the Board of Selectment, District
Court of Central Middlesex No Petition for District Court review of order to restrain
a dog determined by the Selectmen to be a nuisance by reason of vicious disposition
35 Tina DeSimone et al vs Board of Appeals, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No 31006
Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals denying a special permit for the conversion of a
one-family dwelling to a two-family dwelling.
36 Lorna B West vs James Donovan, a Town employee, District Court of Central Middle-
sex No Suit for alleged property damage arising out of a motor vehicle accident
37 Thomas A Dewire, III vs County of Middlesex et al, Middlesex Superior Court
No. 314739 Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain by the
Middlesex County Commissioners on behalf of the Town of Lexington of an easement for highway
purposes.
38. Donald E Sicco et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 314291.
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of a sewer easement
39 Mattie F McFadden et als vs Board of Appeals et al, Middlesex Superior Court
No 31463 Equity Appeal from decision of Board of Appeals granting special permit for animal
hospital
40 Alfred S. Busa et al, Trustees of the Busa Realty Trust, vs Town of Lexington,
Middlesex Superior Court No 315461 Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking
of land by eminent domain for conservation purposes
41 Nicholas I Durso et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-179774,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 57183 Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax
42 D Joyce Altman vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 0(-179805, trans-
ferred to Formal Procedure No 57228 Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax
43. R. Curtis Hamilton, Trustee of Locke Brothers Trust, vs Inhabitants of the Town
of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 315779 Petition for assessment of damages arising
out of a taking of a right of way appurtenant-to a parcel of land on Whipple Hill acquired for
conservation purposes
44 Lombard Development Corporation and E S Johnson Construction Co , Inc vs Town
of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 316333. Petition for assessment of damages arising
out of a taking of a right of way appurtenant to a parcel of land on Whipple Hill acquired for
conservation purposes
45. Julian Soshnick et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex County Commissioners No. 5421
Complaint filed with Middlesex County Commissioners for abatement of 1970 real estate tax Trans-
ferred for hearing and determination by the Appellate Tax Board at the request of the Town,
Formal Procedure No. 57366
46 Edward Cataldo vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 31618 Equity
Suit to enjoin the Town from dumping snow on the land of the petitioner
47 Jenney Mfg Co vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 57274 Petition
for abatement of 1970 real estate tax
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48. Weston Instruments, Inc vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 57263
Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax
49 Richard J Biederman vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 57365 Peti-
tion for abatement of 1970 real estate tax
50. First National Store, Inc vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 57405
Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax
51 Robert B. Hall p p a et als vs James F Corr and seven other members of the
Lexington Police Department, United States District Court, Civil Action File No 70-139570G.
Action for damages allegedly arising under the Fourteenth Anendment to the Constitution of the
United States and 42 U S C Section 1983, and for other damages
(c) All actions settled or disposed of during 1970
1. Alfred P. Tropeano et al, Trustees of Lexington Professional Building Trust, vs
Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-151876, transferred to Formal Procedure No 39088,
No X-158820, transferred to Formal Procedure No 41683, No. X-169188, transferred to Formal Pro-
cedure No 48851, and No. X-172897, transferred to Formal Procedure No 51474. Petitions for
abatement of 1962, 1964, 1967 and 1968 real estate tax Appeals tried and decision for the Board
of Assessors.
2 First National Stores, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-153726,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 39934, No X-156089, transferred to Formal Procedure No 40470,
No X-158974, transferred to Formal Procedure No 41737, No. 43901, No. 47670, No 49216, No.
51765 and No. 53917. Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969
real estate tax Appeals tried and decision for the Board of Assessors.
3 Lexington Golf Club vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-154980, trans-
ferred to Formal Procedure No 40015, No. X-156235, transferred to Formal Procedure No 40513,
No. X-159035, transferred to Formal Procedure No 41847, No X-162109, transferred to Formal Pro-
cedure No 43693, No X-166103, transferred to Formal Procedure No 46698, and X-177834, trans-
ferred to Formal Procedure No 56374 Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
and 1969 real estate tax Appeals withdrawn on partial abatement for each of the years 1962,
1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1969
4 Jenney Manufacturing Company vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No
X-156062, transferred to Formal Procedure No 40426, No X-158645, transferred to Formal Proce-
dure No 41551, and No 43704. Petitions for abatement of 1963, 1964 and 1965 real estate tax
Appeals withdrawn on partial abatement for each of the years 1963, 1964 and 1965.
5 Edward H. Hinds, Trustee of Hinds Realty Trust, vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No 262882 Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent
domain of a trunk sewer easement Judgment for the Town entered by agreement as a condition of
the acquisition by the Town of the land in which the easement is located
6 Edward H Hinds, Trustee of Hinds Realty Trust, vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No 265320. Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent
domain of a trunk sewer easement Judgment for the Town entered by agreement as a condition of
the acquisition by the Town of the land in which the easement is located
7 Edward H Hinds, Trustee of Hinds Realty Trust, vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex
Superior Court No 267706. Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent
domain of a trunk sewer easement Judgment for the Town entered by agreement as a condition of
the acquisition by the Town of the land in which the easement is located
8 Daniel F Coughlin et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-162376,
transferred to Formal Procedure No. 43890, and No. X-165724, transferred to Formal Procedure
No. 46353. Petitions for abatement of 1965 and 1966 real estate tax Appeals tried and decision
for the Board of Assessors
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9. Harold J. Crumb et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-162483,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 44075, No X-166270, transferred to Formal Procedure No 46812,
No X-173128, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 51681, and No. X-178980, transferred to Formal
Procedure No 56683 Petitions for abatement of 1965, 1966, 1968 and 1969 real estate tax
Appeals withdrawn on partial abatement for each of the years 19651 1966, 1968 and 1969
10 Charles P McEnroe vs Alfred L Viano, Chairman of School Committee, Middlesex
Superior Court No 280576 Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administra-
tive Assistant of Lexington Schools Finding for defendant after hearing on defendant's demurrer
11 Charles P McEnroe vs Dr Austin W Fisher, member of School Committee, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 280577 Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administra-
tive Assistant of Lexington Schools Finding for defendant after hearing on defendant's demurrer
12 Charles P McEnroe vs Elizabeth H Clarke, member of School Committee, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 280578. Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administra-
tive Assistant of Lexington Schools Finding for defendant after hearing on defendant's demurrer
13 Charles P McEnroe vs Charlotte Lichterman, member of School Committee, Middlesex
Superior Court No 280579. Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administra-
tive Assistant of Lexington Schools Finding for defendant after hearing on defendant's demurrer
14 Charles P McEnroe vs James R Maclnnes, Jr , employee of the Town, Middlesex
Superior Court No. 280580 Suit for alleged illegal and negligent discharge of plaintiff from
position with Town of Lexington Finding for defendant after hearing on defendant's demurrer.
15 Charles P McEnroe vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 280581
Suit for alleged breach of contract of employment. Finding for defendant after hearing on defend-
ant's demurrer.
16 Charles P. McEnroe vs Robert H. Farwell, member of School Committee, Middlesex
Superior Court No 280582 Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administra-
tive Assistant of Lexington Schools. Finding for defendant after hearing on defendant's demurrer
17 Athena Kutrubes vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-165872, trans-
ferred to Formal Procedure No. 46480, No X-169298, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 48938, and
No X-172807, transferred to Formal Procedure No 51397 Petitions for abatement of 1966, 1967
and 1968 real estate tax Appeals tried and decision for the Board of Assessors
18 Town of Lexington vs Joseph A. Goodwin, Middlesex Superior Court No 27780 Equity
Suit to enjoin violation of Zoning By-Law. Settled upon abatement of violation
19 Laurence H Moore, Trustee of Great Road Realty Trust, vs. Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No X-167058, transferred to Formal Procedure No 48046 Petition for abate-
ment of 1966 real estate tax Appeal withdrawn on partial abatement for the year 1966
20 Lexington Indoor Tennis Club vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No
PFA-2364. Petition for leave to file appeal from 1967 real estate tax Right to appeal lost by
failure to file within time allowed
21. Harold S. Lebow et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-1711152,
transferred to Formal Procedure No 50900, and No X-173099, transferred to Formal Procedure No
51678 Petition for abatement of 1967 and 1968 real estate tax. Appeals withdrawn on partial
abatement for each of the years 1967 and 1968
22 Robert A. Rissling et al vs. Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Supe-
rior Court No 301336 Action of tort for damage to real and personal property Case settled
23 Edwin M Goldberg et al vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 300357
Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of an easement for a
town way Case settled
24 City of Boston vs Treasurer and Receiver-General of the Commonwealth et als, Suf-
folk Superior Court Equity No 90572 A petition for declaratory judgment with respect to appor-
tionment of Metropolitan District Commission sewer assessments Case tried Finding and decree
for defendants
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25 Sherman H Starr et al vs Donald E Nickerson et al, Board of Appeals, and Lexing-
ton Golf Club, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No. 30671 Appeal from decision of Board of Appeals
upholding decision of Building Inspector Decree dismissing bill by consent on agreement of
parties
26 Sherman H Starr et al vs Donald K. Irwin, Building Inspector, Middlesex Superior
Court No 309062 Petition for writ of mandamus to enforce zoning by-law Petition dismissed by
consent on agreement of parties.
27 Ralph D Cataldo vs Board of Appeals, District Court of Central Middlesex No 26414
Petition to the District Court for a review of a decision of the Board of Appeals Petition dis-
continued by consent on agreement of parties
28 R Curtis Hamilton, Trustee of Locke Brothers Trust, vs Town of Lexington, Middle-
sex Superior Court No 309092 Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land
by eminent domain for conservation purposes Case tried and damages assessed by a jury
29. Wendell W Locke et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 309093
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land by eminent domain for conser-
vation purposes. Case settled during trial before a jury
30. Massachusetts General Hospital vs Town of Lexington, Suffolk Superior Court No
652083 Action of contract for alleged hospitalization of indigent residents Judgment for
plaintiff by agreement satisfied by payment by others
31 Winsor D. Jellis vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-176907 Petition
for abatement of 1969 real estate tax. Motion to dismiss filed on behalf of Assessors allowed.
Decision for Assessors.
32 Scottish Rite Supreme Council vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No
X-178200, transferred to Formal Procedure No 56455 Petition for exemption of 1969 real estate
tax Case settled on granting of statutory exemption
33. Winchester National Bank vs Jon P. McCarthy and Town of Lexington, Trustee An
action of contract against an employee of the Town in which the Town is named as trustee Case
disposed of by non-entry on settlement between employee and plaintiff
34 Charles R Ring, Michael P Kaplan and Amy Cohen vs Charles Johnson, Principal of
Lexington High School, and Robert H Farwell et als, members of the School Committee, Middlesex
Superior Court Equity No 30941. Bill to restrain or enjoin the school officials from suspending
the plaintiffs from Lexington High School, from entering any reference to such suspensions• on the
permanent school records of the plaintiffs and from preventing plaintiffs from distributing leaf-
lets to the students at Lexington High School for the remainder of the school year, and to require
the provision of extra classes for the plaintiffs to make up the classes lost because of their
suspensions Final decree dismissing bill entered by consent after hearing on demurrer
(d) The amounts received by Town Counsel as compensation for services not covered by
the regular salary of the Town Counsel and disbursements during 1970
Services
Special services - Appellate Tax Board matters $ 820 00
Disbursements
Appellate Tax Board, transfer fees 40 00
Alfred P Tropeano et al, Trustees, v Assessors
- official stenographer 310.00
- certified copies 5 60
- witness summonses 9.50 325 10
R. Curtis Hamilton et al v Town
- jury bus 65 00
- certified copies 9 50 74 50
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Disbursements (continued)
R. Curtis Hamilton, Trustee, v Town
- jury bus 25.00
- certified copies 11 00
- service of summonses 10.00 46.00
First National Stores, Inc. v. Assessors 200 00
- official stenographer
Total $ 1,505.60
Special Counsel Fees
Paul DeCenzo, Esquire 300 00
- Joseph A. Goodwin contempt proceedings
Norman J Richards, Esquire 375.00
- A. P. Tropeano, Trustee, v Assessors 100.00
- Jenney Manufacturing Company v. Assessors 100.00
- Daniel A. Coughlin v Assessors
- Harold S. Lebow v Assessors 100.00
- Athena Kutrubes v. Assessors 150.00
- First National Stores, Inc v Assessors 500 00
- R. Curtis Hamilton, Trustee, v Town 800 00
$ 2,425 00
Donald E. Legro, Town Counsel
Retirement Board
The Town of Lexington Contributory Retirement System received $132,190 from the town in
1970. Of this amount, $130,000 was appropriated by town meeting to provide the town's share of
retirement allowances to be paid to pensioners, and $2,190 was appropriated to cover operating
expenses of the system During the year 11 employees applied and were granted retirement, bring-
ing to 96 the number now on pension from the town.
During the twelve month period ending November 30, 1970, the assets of the retirement sys-
tem increased almost $200,000. Due to the late date which amortized value of bonds held on Dec-
ember 31, 1970 is received from the Commonwealth, a balance sheet of the financial condition as of
November 30, 1970 is submitted.
Account Assets Liabilities
Bonds $1,390,035.08
Stocks 277,423.75
Cash on hand or in savings account 47,417 45
Accrued Interest on Investments 1,302.20
Annuity Savings Fund $1,156,399 74
Annuity Reserve Fund 238,574.80
Military Service Fund 1,199 62
Pension Fund 316,989.22
Expense Fund 2,539.96
Deductions - Group 1 109,837.48
Deductions - Group 4 43,055.88
Refunds - Group 1 34,382.48
Refunds - Group 4 3,817.40
Annuities Paid 20,695.45
Pensions Paid 144,585 96
Expenses Paid 1,841.76
Income on Investments 52,904.83
Total Assets and Liabilities $1,921,501.53 $1,921,501 53
George P. Morey, chairman
Walter F. Spellman, employee's elected rep
Richard M. Perry, secretary, ex-officio
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Jury List
Charles J Abate 7 Blueberry Lane Frank DioDati 211 Woburn St
Barkev Amiralian 353 Woburn St Robert Dockser 26 Welch Rd
Lester H Arond 52 Turning Mill Rd Norman Doelling 6 Turning Mill Rd
Joseph A. Ascolese, Jr 34 Cottage St Walter J Donahue 4 Laurel St
Harry J Baker 44 Homestead St. Joseph C. Driscoll 1 Barbell St.
William A. Barnes 10 Cummings Ave Murray L Ehrenberg 18 Homestead St
Robert V Barrett 10 Winston Rd. Harold W Eklund 24 Preston Rd.
William J. Bean 97 Wood St George E Ellard 25 Wachusett Dr
Eugene 0 Beauchemin 68 Laconia St Jerome M English 15 Lockwood Rd
Albert G Behnke 124 Maple St Carl E. Faflick 28 Moon Hill Rd
Roger Bejian 17 Kimball Rd Frank Feakes 6 Juniper P1
Joel Berman 241 Worthen Rd Sigward A Fellman 7 Spring St
Albert H. Bettencourt 2 Tewksbury St. Lawrence S Finkelstein 4 Upland Rd
Thomas L Bettencourt 2 Hill St Thomas F. Finn 44 Bartlett Ave
Dorothy Bierenbrodspot 254 Bedford St David Fishlin 23 Hathaway Rd.
Francis W Birch 7 Cutler Farm Rd Ralph E. Fleischmann 28 Shade St
Sebastiano Blandino 12 Reed St Fredric B Fletcher 74 Burlington St
Richard J Blood 345 Massachusetts Ave. Richard K. Foley 28 Wyman Rd
Robert E Blouin 30 Brandon St John Paul Fontas 21 Locust Ave
Arthur E Blunt 9 Barrymeade Dr Mike W. Fossier 12 Fairlawn Lane
Stanley I Bogdan 30 Sanderson Rd. Arthur G. Foyt 18 Ewell Ave
Robert E. Bond 6 Demar Rd Manfred P Friedman 176 Grove St
Barnard Bornstein 9 Wheeler Rd Chester A Fuller 28 Volunteer Way
Nicholas A Borselli 3 Marlboro Rd. Jacob B Gardner 17 Normandy Rd
John P Boyle 9 Wilson Rd. William N Garside 73 Allen St.
Harry E. Bradley 24 Longfellow Rd. Henry Gnade, Jr 8 Fulton Rd
Stephen Brookner 9 Marshall Rd Robert G Godwin 15 Normandy Rd
Albert J. Brown 12 Carol Lane Clarence H Goler 33 Webb St.
William K Brown 127 Bedford St Joseph Grobel 28 Sanderson Rd
Daniel B Brzezenski 43 Robinson Rd Leland S Hager 1 Dewey Rd.
Robert L Burke 231 Marrett Rd Robert M Haggett 31 Arcola St
James G. Burns 1 Coach Rd Erivan Hagopian 7 Carol Lane
Richard S Burwen 12 Holmes Rd Reginald H. Hall 84 Middle St
John J Buscone 159 Pleasant St Howard F Hamacher 104 Follen Rd.
John R. Butler 35 Meriam St David M. Hamblen 7 Winston Rd
Darrell E Cain 16 Welch Rd. Daniel D Hampton 20 Bartlett Ave
Ray A. Campbell, Jr. 95 Gleason Rd. Frederick T. Handley 83 Winter St
Ronald D Carmichael 95 Reed St Donald A. Harper 23 Blossomcrest Rd
Mark S Carroll 29 Oakland St Norman P Harvey 11 Marlboro Rd.
Daniel E. Casey 15 Longfellow Rd. Robert W. Hausslein 21 Prospect Hill Rd
Harold D Casson, Jr 15 Chadbourne Rd Robert Hawkins 2 Patricia Terr
Hugh M Chapin 3 Juniper P1 John B. Heaney 570 Marrett Rd.
Everett T Chapman 10 Curve St Albert L Hildebrand,Jr.26 Donald St
Charles E Clark 16 Eldred St Jacob G Hiscock 533 Marrett Rd.
Thomas F Clougherty 26 Pearl St Melvin G. Holland 38 Webster Rd
George V Colby, Jr 7 Hawthorne Rd Malcolm F Holman 82 Cliffe Ave.
Nicholas Coletta 26 Volunteer Way Francis J. Hunt 15 Shade St
Thomas J Collins 86 Reed St Paul A Hurney 6 Thoreau Rd
Jared R. Cone 166 Spring St Charles E Hurwitz 61 Simonds Rd
George Connors 1 Churchill Lane John V. Jenkinson 2 Abernathy Rd
Harold W. Cornish 104 Spring St Charles Johnson 39 James St
Frank J. Corsino 15 Byron Ave James L. Jones 45 Middle St
Andrew Cosgarea, Jr 32 Partridge Rd Kenneth L Jordan, Jr 489 Concord Ave.
Charles G Crothers 15 Woodcliffe Rd David Karas 17 Whipple Rd
Barry F Daley 51 Laconia St Lawrence Karp 12 Bryant Rd.
Wilfred A Davidson 31 Gleason Rd V Arthur Katz 18 Barberry Rd
John L Davies 18 Prospect Hill Rd Kent Kavgian 9 Appletree Lane
Quintin E Davison 3 Appletree Lane Murray Kaye 6 Abernathy Rd
Edward C. Day 31 Hill St. John E Keddy 59 Chase Ave
Reynold DeSimone 21 Crescent Rd John C. Kent 31 Hayes Ave.
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Lester H Kimber 71 Grant St Raymond Perna 438 Waltham St.
William P. Kiniklis 134 Bedford St. Glen W Peterson 16 Phinney Rd
John E Kinney 518 Lowell St James T Pitarys 114 Burlington St.
Lawrence J Kipp 517 Massachusetts Ave George Pittman 11 Nichols Rd
Melvyn S. Klein 8 Blueberry Lane Frank M Polestra 19 Sanderson Rd
Harold H Knubbe 38 Tyler Rd Lloyd V Polhamus 81 Blossomcrest Rd.
Vahan H Kouyoumjian 24 Hamblen St. Harry L. Pollock 2 Partridge Rd
Kurt M. Kramp 149 Concord Ave Ira T Price 15 Westminister Ave
Jack R Lambert 5 Graham Rd Robert J. Pursley 15 Haskell St
Milton G. Lambert 11 Alcott Rd Raymond C Quick 32 Turning Mill Rd
Allan J. Lane 11 Carol Lane John A Quimby 377 Lincoln St
Robert H Larssen 21 Volunteer Way Martin J. Quinlan 20 Bernard St
David B. Lawrence 16 Stratham Rd John J Quinn 5 Sylvia St
Eugene T Leary 373 Massachusetts Ave Wilhelm Rindner 6 Tyler Rd.
Ezra J. Leboff 21 Locke Lane James A. Rollins, Jr 10 Page Rd
Earle M Levine 75 Hancock St Peter C. Rommell 15 Bennett Ave.
Pedro Lilienfeld 28 Demar Rd. Frank J Rosato 12 Blueberry Lane
Morris W Lindman 21 Robbins Rd. Dominic F Ross, Sr 31 Vine Brook Rd
Raymond W Little 81 Vine St Melvin R. Rubin 34 Young St.
Edward V Lollis 54 Oak St. Ronald J Runstein 36 Philip Rd
Richard V Lundy 48 Circle Rd Howard D Ryder 2 Wilson Rd.
Robert F. MacDonald 83 Bedford St Constantine Samoylenko 16 Woodcliffe Rd
Paul J MacKenzie 13 Maple St Frank J. Sanderson 5 Meadowbrook Ave.
Gerald R Maglitta 10 Webb St Frank Sandy 353 Emerson Rd
Edwin J. Maguire 127 Maple St George D Sargent, Jr 18 Douglas Rd.
Monis J Manning 66 Hillcrest Ave Edward F. Schlaich 56 Blossomcrest Rd.
Arthur Marderosian 165 Lowell St Jay J Schleckman 15 Hickory St
Jerome Margolin 10 Thoreau Rd Richard W. Schriefer 16 Bridle Path
Richard J. Maroney 8 Raymond St Richard G Seed 258 East St
John H Martis 104 North St John J. Seitz 6 Westminister Ave
Richard M. Masters 1 Burns Rd Robert C. Semonian 13 Appletree Lane
Michael J Mayer 5 Longfellow Rd William A Sennott 229 East St
John F. McAvoy 117 Burlington St. Robert E Sharkey 9 Hazel Rd
John F. McGough 429 Lowell St Samuel H Sherman 8 Winchester Dr
Murtagh McGrath 15A Crescent Hill Ave. Robert M. Shields 25 Sherburne Rd.
James F. McKinney 14 Rindge Ave Gerald D. Shirley 169 Grove St
Arnold L Mende 26 Partridge Rd Robert R. Silva 48 Forest St.
Albert L Merrifield 26 Curve St. Fred C. Simon 7 Crescent Hill Ave
William J Messer 15 Barnes P1 Calvin Y. Sing 12 Glen Rd
Paul Morgenstern 2414 Massachusetts Ave. Phillip Slade 6 Nowers Rd
Michael W Morrison 13 Bedford St Daniel J Sliski 15 Volunteer Way
John C Mott-Smith 108 Pleasant St. Martin I Small 22 Hancock St
Chester E Nagel 4 Stonewall Rd Lawrence A. Smoske 5 Pine Knoll Rd.
Vincent J. Natale 17 Cottage St. David A. Somers 21 Paul Revere Rd
Paul Nesbeda 10 Blodgett Rd Robert J Sorrentino 12 Outlook Dr
P. Arthur Newell 98 Maple St Paul W. Spellenberg 125 Laconia St
Burt E. Nichols 9 Tufts Rd. John P Spuria 393 Lincoln St
Fred L. Niemann 11 Diamond Rd Joseph Stavenhagen 1377 Massachusetts Ave.
Benedict R Nochella 5 Evergreen Lane Edward F. Steimen 68 Paul Revere Rd
Richard L. Norton 22 Crescent Hill Ave John S Stennes 253 East St
Harold A Nygaard 494 Marrett Rd Arnold Stern 11 Woodcliffe Rd.
Joseph E. O'Donoghue,Je 167 Burlington St Paul Stetson 33 Hancock St
Donald J O'Hara 17 Whittier Rd. James E. Storer 69 Pleasant St
Thomas E. Osborn 37 Webster Rd John E Straujups 35 Winchester Dr
Joseph C Ouellette 37 Winchester Dr David W. Stumpp 29 Charles St
Stephen I. Owren 24 Spencer St. Peter C Sugar 35 Ledgelawn Ave
William R. Page 25 Oakland St Leo J Sullivan 5 Washington St
Edward J Panjian 153 Spring St. Joseph L Swan 60 Tarbell Ave
Frank R. Parsons 12 Warren Street John J Sweeney 10 Barnes P1.
J. Paul Pemsler 6 Castle Rd Gerald F. Tabelling 86 Adams St
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JURY LIST - 1970-1971
Hulburt C. Tittle 68 Locust Ave Howard E Whitehouse 189 Grove St.
S Richard Tringale 27 Volunteer Way Floyd T. Wimberly 6 Alcott Rd
William Turchinetz 15 Cedar St Frederick A Witthus 495 Lowell St
Richard A Vanetzian 9 Norton Rd. Myron S. Wolf 11 Tyler Rd
Michael P Vidette 12 Taft Ave Kenneth W Wood 8 Hillside Terr
Frederick W. Vote 94 Middle St. David L Woodland 15 Hibbert St
Christopher B Walker 22 Baskin Rd Joseph Workman 63 Emerson Gardens
Harold J. Warnecke 25 Fuller Rd. Kenneth A Wright 53 Hancock St
William J Weisensee 4 Morris St Norman E. York 197 Grant St
Clinton P. Weldon 11 Preston Rd James Zisson 26 Saddle Club Rd.
Richard M Wertheim 11 Minute Man Lane Lawrence P. Zopatti 26 Young St
Charles L Whipple 28 Percy Rd Henry D Zuerndorfer 91 Sanderson Rd.
Ernest F. White 81 Woburn St. William W Quinn 6 Drew Ave
COMMITTEE ON AIR POLLUTION
Five-Year Record on Air Pollution and Outdoor Burning
From the Fire Department 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Permits Issued
October 1400 1620 1620 1094 454
November 1240 1130 1830 1317 406
December 710 595 710 266 90
Uncontrolled brush fires 316 195 293 205 222
Fires without permits 14 6 10 unknown 1
Fires on town pavement 8 7 4 11 2
Other illegal outdoor fires 20 10 16 unknown unknown
Violation warnings issued 10 12 11 33 20
Citizen complaints (to fire department) 18 15 12 42 40
Criminal complaints for outdoor burning violations - none in any year.
From the Health Department
Total complaints 3 4 5 20 10
Leaf smoke 2 - 1 10 -
Incinerators 1 2 3 10 3
Furnaces - 2 1 - -
Other complaints have been tree singeing from an outdoor fireplace (1968) , open dump and brush
burning, pollen from trees, dust from construction (2), improper use of pesticides (2) - all in
1970, except where noted.
Notes to supplement statistics
Spring, 1967 - Committee on air pollution formed.
Fall, 1967 - Outdoor burning regulations clarified and publicized highly
Fall, 1968 - Publicity on outdoor burning continued A dry year *
Fall, 1969 - Roving fire department patrols discontinued.
July, 1970 - Lexington included in Greater Boston Metropolitan Air Quality Control District
Outdoor burning forbidden in all communities except those without public trash
collection, where ban is to take effect July, 1971
Fall, 1970 - Increased attention by individuals and organizations to the varied sources of
air pollution.
Since no complaints have been received locally about auto exhaust, it is assumed that these com-
plaints have gone direct to the State Environmental "hot line" or to the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
* Fire department statistics are very much affected by weather conditions.
Calvin Y. Sing, chairman
Committee on air pollution
73
Cary Memorial Library
Report of the Treasurer -- 1970
Balance on hand January 1, 1970
Main Library $5,621 81
East Lexington Branch Library 842 07
$6,463.88
Receipts
Fines, etc., Main Library $20,029.12
Fines, etc , East Lexington Branch 1,425.81
Copying Service 2,884.15 24,339.08
Total Income $30,802.96
Expenditures
Books, Main Library $17,611.43
Books, East Lexington Branch 1,953 21
Dues 402.00
Professional Improvement 1,054.45
Exhibits 740.23
Miscellaneous 439.15
Children's Room Project 419.14
Uniform Rental Service 403.00
Reclassification Project 2,072 54
Recruitment 26.26
Copying Service 2,513.50 27,634.91
Balance on hand December 31, 1970 $ 3,168 05
The December 31, 1970, indicated balance is on deposit at the Lexington Trust Co.
General Investment Account
Balance on hand January 1, 1970 $ 806.95
Income $ 2,851.25
Income Sarah Raymond Fund 98 85 2,950.10
Balance on hand December 31, 1970 $ 3,757 05
The above balance is divided as follows:
General Fund $2,519.97
Alice Cary Fund 207.10
Jane Phinney Fund 21.00
Goodwin Musical Fund 77.00
Laura M. Brigham Fund 217.00
War Parents Memorial Fund 126 00
Sarah E Raymond Fund 228.85
George Walter Sarano Fund 21.00
East Lexington Branch Fund 339 13
$3,757 05
The above indicated balance is on deposit in the General Investment Account in the Lexington
Savings Bank.
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CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Development Fund
Balance on hand January 1, 1970 $ 769 71
Interest 40.20
Balance on hand December 31, 1970 $ 809.91
The above indicated balance is on deposit in the Development Fund Account in the Lexington
Savings Bank
Funds
Balance of Balance of
Principal Principal
General $15,756.30 War Parents Book Memorial $ 1,800.00
Leroy S and Geneva Brown 4,000.00 Nelson W. Jenney 2,000.00
Beals 1,100.00 Pauline Burbank Pierce 1,000.00
Maria Cary 400 00 Caira Robbins 300 00
Book Purchase 1,000.00 Wellington Library 1,100.00
Alice Butler Cary 2,958 50 Emma Ostrom Nichols 1,000 00
Jane Phinney 300.00 Sarah Elizabeth Raymond 2,000.00
Goodwin Musical 1,100 00 Abbie C. Smith 1,000.00
Laura M Brigham 3,100.00 Lewis L Hoyt 1,000.00
George W. Sarano 300.00 Sue Medeiros 622 00
$41,836 80
Investments
Year of Rate of
De crip ion Maturity Income Value Income
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 1st Mtg. 1974 3% $1,000.00 $ 30 00
New York Power & Light Co 1st Mtg. 1972 2 3/4% 1,000 00 27.50
American Tel & Tel. Co. 1973 3 3/8% 1,000 00 16 88
Lexington Savings Bank 5 1/2% 1,100.00 56 38
Lexington Savings Bank 5 1/4% 3,757 05 86.03
Boston Edison Company 1970 2 3/4% 1,000 00 27 50
Narragansett Electric Co. 1st Mtg. 1974 3% 1,000.00 30 00
Philadelphia Electric Co 1st Mtg. 1971 2 3/4% 1,000 00 27.50
Lexington Federal Savings & Loan 5 1/2% 1,000.00 38 13
National Shawmut Bank 140 shares 2,912=50 420.00
Northern Pacific R.R. Prior Lien 1997 4% 4,000.00 160 00
Southern Pacific R.R. 1986 2 7/8% 4,000 00 115.00
First National City Bank of N Y. 234 Shares 6,464.25 575 64
First National Bank of Boston 287 Shares 6,496 06 839 49
State St. Bank & Trust Co 61 Shares 1,444 90 146 40
Gulf Oil Corporation 128 Shares 3,040 04 192 00
Lexington Savings Bank Special Notice 5 1/2% 1,622 00 62.80
$41,836 80 $2,851.25
Robert C Hilton, Treasurer
75
SCHOOL PROFILES
No. of
Location Principal Opened Classrooms Additions
Adams School
739 Massachusetts Avenue John E. Jacobus 1913 16 1931
Bowman School
Philip Road William D. Perkins 1967 23 -
Bridge School
55 Middleby Road Dr. Lester Goodridge, Jr. 1966 23 -
Joseph Estabrook School
117 Grove Street William C. Terris 1961 23 -
Fiske School
34A Colony Road Robert A. Noy 1949 19 1954
Franklin School
7 Stedman Road Mrs. Ethel B. Bears 1931 18 1956
Hancock School
33 Forest Street Mrs Ellen Difantis 1891 8 -
Harrington School
146 Maple Street Donald E. Johnson 1956 20 1958
Maria Hastings School
2618 Massachusetts Avenue Dr. Gilbert W. Berry 1955 20 1958
Munroe School
1403 Massachusetts Avenue Miss Margery McKenney 1904 10 1915
Parker School
314 Bedford Street Paul Foley 1924 13 1950
William Diamond Junior High
99 Hancock Street John M. Hibbard 1959 30 -
Muzzey Junior High 1926
1475 Massachusetts Avenue Santo L. Marino 1902 30 1958*
Lexington Senior High 1956
251 Waltham Street Charles C. Johnson 1953 ** 1964
1965
* Renovated
** Nine classroom units of 300 pupils each
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LEXINGTON SCHOOL PLANT
Name of Area of No,of Std.
School Value of Const. Site(Acres) Date Const. Cl.ofConst. Classrooms Special Facilities
Sr.High $ 1,960,000.00 29.31 1953 1st class 105 Field house,gym,corrective rooms,locker rooms,
918,486.36 1956 add. 1st class health rooms,all purpose room,libraries(central
3,347,783.00 1964 add. 1st class and sub),kitchen,multi purpose rooms w/serving
286,730.52 1964 alt. 1st class pantries,audio-visual,industrial arts,art,music,
6,512,999,88 business,home economics,lecture hall,science
labs,data processing,teachers' rooms,administra-
tion and dept.head offices.
Muzzey Jr. 67,644.64 3.08 1902 2nd class 28 Auditorium,gym,cafeteria,industrial arts,home
433,917.74 1962 add, economics,library,locker rooms,administration
457,000.00 1958 alt. office.
958, 562.38
Wm.Diamond 2, 139,753.70 32 1958 1st class 22 Science classrooms,music room,arts and crafts
room,home-making rooms,industrial arts rooms,
auditorium,gym,cafeteria,kitchen,teachers' lunch-
room,library,activity rooms,guidance suite,
health suite,faculty lounge,administrative offices,
life science area,instrumental practice rooms.
Adams 62,444.64 4.61 1913 2nd class 16 Auditorium,cafeteria,gym,library
87,420.03 1931 add.
149,864.67
Bowman 1,544,000.00 15.57 1967 1st class 23 Auditorium-gym,cafeteria-large group instruction
(appropriation) room,kitchen,instructional materials center,learn-
ing lab,conference room,administrative offices and
health room.
Bridge 1,417,000.00 19 1966 1st class 23 Auditorium-gym,cafeteria-large group instruction
(appropriation) room,kitchen,instructional materials center,learn-
ing lab,conference room,administrative offices and
health room.
Estabrook 1,229,058.20 13.33 1961 1st class 23 Teachers' work and research center, 3 team teach-
ing conference rooms,students' resource center,
study center,large-group instruction room,6 work-
rooms,playroom,cafeteria-kitchen,administrative
office,health room.
Fiske 541,231.86 10.25 1949 1st class 19 Auditorium,gym,cafeteria
326,000.00 1954 add.
867,231.86
Franklin 134,199.50 8.50 1931 2nd class 8 Auditorium,library,cafeteria
509,000.00 1.70 1956 add. 1st class 10
$ 643,199.50
Hancock 59,975.33 2.29 1891 2nd class 8 Auditorium, playroom (basement).
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LEXINGTON SCHOOL PLANT
Name of Area of No.of Std.
School Value of Const. Site(Acres) Date Const. Cl.of Const. Classrooms Special Facilities
Harrington $ 725,000.00 10 1956 1st class 16 Auditorium, gym, Cafeteria, library
121,152.00 1958 1st class 4
846,152.00
Hastings 725,000.00 10 1955 1st class 16 Auditorium, gym, cafeteria, library
107,500.00 1958 1st class 4
832,500.00
Munroe 28,068.88 1.75 1904 2nd class 10 Auditorium, lunchroom
2,910.00 1904 Land
39,103.87 1915 add.
70,082.75
Parker 81,655.40 5.56 1920 2nd class 13 Auditorium
58,040.25 1924 add.
58,668.58 1950 add.
198,364.15
Total $ 17,468,744.42
SUMMARY MAJOR SCHOOL BUDGETS
Transfers, Unexpend Unexpend
Town Voted Receipts, Total Oper Income & Reim Bal Fwd Bal Retd.
Ap ro. etc. BudgetExpenditures Pd to Town to 1971 to Town Net Cost
Pers Sery $8,293,904 $82,666.00 $8,376,570 *'$8,313,946.03 *$1,761,232 25 $62,623 97 $7,740,038 47
Expenses 1,276,831 1,276,831 1,240,457.69 $29,533 00 6,840.31
Voc.Ed 10,180 10,180 9,445 13 3,124.00 734 87 6,321.13
Adult Ed 7,308 4,669 17 11,977 17 8,403.32 1,396.86 2,176 99 7,763 02
Out State 12,300 12,300.00 11,721 44 578 56 11,721.44
Athletics 98,164. 13,270 13 111,434 13 107,145 72 4,288.41 98,164.00
$9,698,687.00 100,605 30 $9,799,292 30 9,691,119 33 $1,764,356.25 $35,218.27 $72,954 70 $7,864,008 06
*Income and Reimbursement. Total Operating Budget $9,799,292.30
Tuition $6,184 82 Less Expenditures 9,691,119.33
Comm. Mass Chapter 70 1,444,085.33 108,172 97
71 111,294 70 Less Carry-over to 1971 35,218.27
76 4,575.67
69- 71 179,788 11 Balance Returned to Town 72,954.70
Rentals & Misc 15,303 62
$ 1,761,232.25
Voc Educ. Reim. 3,124.00 **Of the total expended $55,955 57 was for
$ 1,764,356.25 Food Services Program Payrolls
78
School Department
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 9 7 0
Personal Services
1970 Appropriation for Salaries $8,293,904 00
Paid from PL-874 $7,916.70
PL-864 III 9,722 30
Academically Talented 3,524 00
ESEA Library II 1,503.00
Metco (State) 60,000.00
82,666.00
$8,376,570 00
Expenditures
General Control
Administration $141,115.64
Sec & Clerks 100,890.21
Expenses of Instruction
Coordinators & Dept Heads 249,339 66
Sec. & Clerks 46,062.05
Principals 347,949 47
Sec. & Clerks 293,266.32
Teachers 5,878,515 86
Special Class Assistants 22,096.17
Librarians 175,121.31
Sec. & Clerks 12,330.73
Guidance 319,582 41
Sec. & Clerks 19,360 86
Psychologists 32,201.84
Sec & Clerks 5,349 88
Health
Nurses & Doctors 82,418 61
Food Services
Supervisors 80,088.77
Operation & Maintenance
Maintenance Men 63,964 58
Custodians 444,291 66
Total Expenditures for Salaries *$8,313,946.03
Unexpended Balance Returned to Town 62,623.97
(*Of this total $55,955.57 was for Food Services payrolls)
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Vocational Education - Tuition & Transportation
1970 Appropriation $ 10,180 00
Expenditures
Tuition - Day Classes $7,063 16
Evening Classes 634.60
$ 7,697 76
Transportation 1,747 37
$9,445.13
Unexpended Balance Returned to Town 734 87
Expenditures $ 9,445.13
Reimbursement from Comm of Mass
Tuition & Transportation 3,124 00
Net Cost to Town $6,321.13
Vocational - Adult Education
Appropriation Cash Total
Balance on Hand 1/1/70 $ 7,308.00 $ 4,028.87 $11,336.87
Receipts 640.30 640 30
Totals $ 7,308.00 $ 4,669 17 $11,977 17
*Expenditures -5,131.01 -3,272.31 8,403 32
Unexpended Balance
Forward to 1971 $ 2,176.99 $ 1,396.86 $ 3,573.85
*Expenditures 1970
Director's Salary $ 750.00
Instructors' Salaries (State-Aided) 4,582 50
Instructors' Salaries (Not State-Aided) 1,703.00
Custodians 924.31
Repairs to Equipment 79 03
Supplies 364.48
$8,403 32
Less Cash Receipts 640.30
Net Cost to Town $7,763.02
Out-of-State Travel
1970 Appropriation $ 12,300 00
Expenditures 11,721.44*
Unexpended Balance Returned to Town $ 578.56
*Net Cost to Town $ 11,721.44
80
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Expenses
1970 Appropriation $1,276,831.00
Expenditures
General Control
School Committee & Superintendent's Office $37,011.75
Expenses of Instruction
Supervision Supplies & Expenses 12,472.44
Principals 42,566 05
Teaching 200,830.50
Textbooks 70,482.47
Library Books & Supplies 58,601 41
Audio Visual Supplies & Expenses 30,710 31
Psychological 8,812.25
Other School Services
Psychiatrists, Health Supplies & Expenses 8,946 94
Transportation 242,901 67
Food Services 4,720.64
Student Publications 923.57
Operation of Plant
Custodial Supplies & Miscellaneous 29,129.44
Fuel 61,929.49
Utilities 146,557 80
Maintenance of Plant
Repairs to Grounds 4,361 21
Repairs to Buildings 116,559 79
Repairs to Equipment 18,132.50
Fixed Charges
Rentals of Buildings 780.00
Community Services
Transportation to Non-Public Schools 5,752 80
Acquisition of Fixed Assets
Title III 14,219 07
Acquire & Improve Buildings 29,441.36
New Equipment 68,126.82
Replacement of Equipment 25,181 59
Programs with Others
Transfer of Funds 1,305.82
Total Expenditures for Expenses $1,240,457 69
36,373 31 Bal.
Carryover to 1971 29,533 00
Unexpended Balance Returned to Town 6,840.31
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Athletic Budget
Junior & Senior High Schools
Balance January 1, 1970 $1,314 35
Town Appropriation 98,164 00
Admissions:
Football $8,421 35
Basketball 2,749.53
Gymnastics 379 20
Wrestling 405 70
11,955.78
$111,434.13
Senior Senior Diamond Muzzey
Expenditures Girls Boys Jr. High Us High
Football 28,444.00
Cross Country 1,415 12
Basketball 10,738 24 1,654 84 1,738 44
Hockey 11,277 23
Track 3,831 60
Baseball 7,177 15 2,026 50 2,057 70
Tennis 937 12
Golf 1,047 05
Soccer 6,952 50
Gymnastics 2,803 39
Wrestling 1,306 34
Indoor Track 2,073 16
Swimming 3,008.80
Field Hockey 2,407.74
Basketball 459.55
Cheerleaders 795 93
+rSoftball 11, bf.
Geyiidtics
Lacrosse 587.45
Gen. Misc. 5,561 68 10.00 397.00
Equipment Mgr. 1,487 00
Faculty Manager 412 50 412.50
Travel Allowance 300 00
Director Athletics 1,500 00
Doctors' & Nurses 1,100 00
Total Expenditures7,475.86 90,960.38 4,103 84 4,605.64 107,145.72
Unexpended Balance 4,288 41
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Food Services Program
Income.
Sales $306,257.97
Other Income 9,591 83
Reimbursement (State & Federal) 100,961 90
Transfer from Personal Services Budget 55,955.57
$472,767.27
Previous Cash Balance 21,402.36
$494,169 63
Expenditures
Food $250,751 14
Labor 180,047 82
Miscellaneous 23,779.72
$454,578 68
Cash Balance $ 39,590 95
Cash on Hand 180 00
Reimbursement Due 18,736.14
Cash Value $ 58,507 09
Value of Inventories (including USDA Commodities) 25,401.42
$ 83,908 51
Accounts Payable 26,189 72
Operational Balance $ 57,718.79
Miscellaneous Data
Gratis Lunch Value $ 8,459 50
Commodity Value 50,865.60
Commodity Value Home Economics Classes 132 95
Supplies Purchased - Home Economics Classes 403.10
Teaching Supplies - Science & 750 Classes 66.18
Matching Funds*
Supervisory Salaries $ 25,050 00
Salaries - Food Service Personnel 55,955.57**
Equipment 1,809 00
Gas 3,832 00
Electricity 22,887.00
Water 257.00
Telephone 1,344 00
Repairs 1,581 01
Food Truck Expense 716 00
$113,431.58
*A Federal requirement wherein the State must account for each Federal dollar to be
matched by $3 00 from sources within the Commonwealth.
**Expended from Personal Services Budget
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
PL-874
Balance January 1, 1970 - 0 -
Reimbursement Received $203,237 00
Expenditures.
Personal Services 7,916.70
Unexpended Balance $ 195,320.30
PL-864 Title III
Balance January 1, 1970 - 0 -
Reimbursement Received $ 9,722.30
Expenditures
Personal Services 9,722.30
Unexpended Balance - 0 -
Federal Funds from PL-864
Title V
Balance January 1, 1970 - 0 -
Reimbursement Received $ 2,557 45
Expenditures - 0 -
Balance $ 2,557.45
Metco (State Account)
Balance January 1, 1970 $ 6,961.31
Receipts 170,328.75
177,290.06
Expenditures 114,426.56
Balance $ 62,863.50
Summer Reading Program
Balance January 1, 1970 $ 677.54
Expend Comm. of Mass. (refund unexpended balance) 677.54
- 0 -
Receipts $ 33,720.00
Expenditures $ 33,720.00
Balance - 0 -
84
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Teacher Training Films Program
Balance January 1, 1970 $ 8,382.52
Refund to Comm of Mass. -1,339 62
$ 7,042.90
Receipts 42,985.99
50,028.89
Expenditures 35,656.79
Unexpended Balance $ 14,372.10
ESEA Library
Receipts $ 7,589.80
Expenditures 5,195.26
Balance $ 2,394.54
Miscellaneous
Music Research $6,021 82
Curriculum Development 44.94
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Trustees of Public Trusts
Bridge Charitable Fund
"The annual income accruing from said trust fund shall be annually distributed or expended
at Christmas, or in December or January, or other suitable time, at the discretion of the select-
men...among the deserving poor of said Town of Lexington without distinction of sex or religion "
Corpus $16,630.73
$1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co 4W,
1st mortgage bonds due 12-1-87 $1,000.00
$4,000 South Pacific Co. 1st mortgage 2 3/4%
bond Series F due 1-1-96 4,000 00
$10,000 North Pacific Railway 3% 2047 6,162 50
82 shares First National Bank of Boston 4,995 81
Principal-Deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 472 42
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $7,293 40
Income receipts 1,055 28
Less disbursements 1,851.18
Balance 12-31-70 6,497 50
Trustees Bridge Charitable Fund
George P Morey, Chairman
Gaynor K. Rutherford William R. McEwen
Orin W. Fiske--Battle Green Trust Fund
The income of this fund is to be used "for the maintenance of the Lexington Battle Green or
the monuments erected thereon "
Corpus $ 500 00
Principal-deposit Cambridge Savings Bank $ 500 00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 209 19
Income receipts 39 44
Balance 12-31-70 248 63
The Beals Fund
The income of this fund is to be expended "for the benefit of worthy, indigent, aged, men and
women over sixty years of age, American Born "
Corpus $ 2,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 2,000 00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $3,287 80
Income receipts 283 90
Balance 12-31-70 3,571.70
Hallie C Blake Prize Fund
It is believed that, "the income is to be expended annually in two 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 qualities of leadership, conduct and character and who
possess in the largest measure the good will of the student body."
Corpus $ 1,118 34
32 hares Amer Tel & Tel $ 1,026.15
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 92 19
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 84 61
Income receipts 107 26
Less disbursements 100.00
Balance 12-31-70 91 87
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TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
Geneva M Brown Fund
The income is to be "used for improving and beautifying the common and the triangular parcel
of land in front of Masonic Temple "
Corpus
$3,000 Interstate Power Co 5% First $ 3,093.00
Mortgage Bonds due 5-1-87 $ 3,000.00
Principal--deposit Lexington Savings Bank 93 00
Accumulated Income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 1,217.42
Income receipts 219 09
Balance 12-31-70 1,436.51
Leroy S. Brown Fund
The "income therefrom used towards defraying the expense of an appropriate and dignified
celebration or observance by said Town of the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington fought in
said Lexington on the nineteenth of April, 1775 "
Corpus
$5,000 U S Treasury Bonds 3z'% due 6-15-83 $ 5,000.00
Accumulated income Lexington Savings Bank $ 5,000.00
Balance 1-1-70 $ 2,945 12
Income receipts 327.40
Balance 12-31-70 3,272 52
Cemetery Trust Funds - Munroe
Corpus $42,610 00
Principal-Lexington Savings Bank (various deposits) $33,610.00
Principal-Warren Institution for Savings (various
deposits) 9,000.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $17,765.52
Income receipts 964 22
Disbursement 885.25
Balance 12-31-70 17,844 49
Colonial Cemetery
Corpus
$ 1,400 00
Principal-Lexington Savings Bank (various deposits) $ 1,400.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 605 53
Income receipts 31 33
Balance 12-31-70 636 86
Frederick L Emery Fund
The income is to be used by the Lexington Field and Garden Club for the work of "grading,
grassing and keeping in order grass borders lying between side walks or footpaths and the drive-
ways on public streets, and in otherwise beautifying the public streets, ways and places in said
Town, preference to be given to said objects in order stated."
Corpus
$1,000 Interstate Power Co. 5% 1st $ 5,011.25
Mortgage due 5-1-87 $ 990.00
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 4
1st Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 2,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 2,021 25
Accumulated income-Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 139 63
Income receipts 235.66
Less disbursements 275 35
Balance 12-31-70 99 94
87
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
Emma I Fiske Flower Fund
For the preservation and care of a specific cemetery lot
Corpus $ 300.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 300.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 197.23
Income receipts 25 92
Less disbursements 3.00
Balance 12-31-70 220.15
Charles E French Colonial Cemetery Fund
The "annual income, thereof to be devoted to the care of the older part of the cemetery in
which repose the remains of Rev John Hancock and wife. The vault enclosing their remains to re-
ceive due care "
Corpus $ 2,396 65
$2,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 $ 2,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 396 65
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 1,284 96
Income receipts 169.17
Balance 12-31-70 1,454 13
Charles E French Medal Fund
The income is to be used annually to purchase silver medals to be distributed to pupils in
the senior high and in the junior high school "for the best scholarship (military and mechanic
arts not included) "
Corpus $ 3,000 98
$2,000 Baltimore and Ohio Equipment Trust Series GG
3 5/8% due 1-1-71 $ 2,000.00
$1,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 1,000 00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 98
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 2,236.83
Income receipts 230 56
Balance 12-31-70 2,467.39
Jonas Gammel Trust
The income is to be expended by the board of public welfare and by two ladies appointed
annually for the purpose by the selectmen "in purchasing such luxuries or delicacies for the Town
poor, wherever located, as are not usually furnished them, and as shall tend to promote their
health and comfort "
Corpus $ 500 00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 500.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 287.16
Income receipts 40 18
Less disbursements 35.00
Balance 12-31-70 292 34
Elizabeth Bridge Gerry Fund
To be held and used for the same purpose as the Bridge Charitable Fund.
Corpus $ 2,254 65
$1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 0% 1st
Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 $ 1,000 00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 1,254.65
George P Morey, Chairman
Gaynor Rutherford William R. McEwen
88
TRUSTEES OF PBULIC TRUSTS
George I. Gilmore Fund
"To the Town of Lexington, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) , the income there-
from to be used as the town may from time to time vote, and if at any time special use arises to
which in the opinion of the Selectmen the principal of said fund may be applied, then the princi-
pal of said fund may be so applied upon vote of the town meeting authorizing same "
Corpus $ 8,886 65
40 Shares Boston Edison $ 1,636 15
26 shares Standard Oil of N.J 1,902.72
$5,000 Georgia Power Co. First Mortgage 4 3/8% 4,312.50
$1,000 Chesapeake and Ohio 0% 1992 880.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 200.28
Less disbursement 45 00
Balance 12-31-70 155.28
Income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 7,726.79
Income receipts 874 44
Balance 12-31-70 8,601.23
Harriet R. Gilmore Trust for the Benefit of the Poor
The income is to be expended under the direction of the board of public welfare "for the
benefit of poor people in said Lexington, whether the same shall be inmates of the Alms House in
said town or otherwise."
Corpus $ 500 00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 500.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 1,028 75
Income receipts 79.83
Balance 12-31-70 1,108 58
Hayes Fountain Trust Fund
The "income is to be used for the perpetual care of the fountain and grounds immediately
around it."
Corpus $ 862.72
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 862 72
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 896 91
Income receipts 91 86
Balance 12-31-70 988 77
Herbert Hilton Fund
For the preservation and care of a specific cemetery lot
Corpus $ 4,577 47
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 4,577.47
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 1,917.72
Income receipts 338 75
Less disbursements 75 00
Balance 12-31-70 2,181.47
89
TRUSTEDS OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
Everett M. Mulliken Fund
The "income--shall be used under the supervision of the proper town authorities, for the care
of Hastings Park in said Lexington "
Corpus $ 5,082 50
$5,000 Central Maine Power Co 1st
Mortgage 4 7/8% Bonds due 5-1-87 $ 5,000 00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 82.50
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings
Bank Balance 1-1-70 $ 3,726.25
Income receipts 443 78
Balance 12-31-70 4,170.03
Henry S. Raymond Fund
For the preservation and care of specific cemetery lots.
Corpus $ 1,500 00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 1,500 00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings
Bank Balance 1-1-70 $ 824 63
Income receipts 127 71
Less disbursements 14 00
Balance 12-31-70 938 34
Sarah E. Raymond Library Fund
"The income only from said fund shall be used for the purchase of books for the public li-
brary of said Town of Lexington, now known as the Cary Memorial Library."
Corpus $ 500 00
Principal-deposit Provident Institution
for Savings $ 500 00
Accumulated income-deposit Provident Institution
for Savings Balance 1-1-70 $ 8_26
Income receipts 28 67
Balance 12-31-70 36.93
Edith C. Redman Trust
The "income only therefrom to be used and applied for the care and maintenance of the Lex-
ington Common, known as "Battle Green"
Corpus $ 500 00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 500 00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 159 37
Income receipts 34 42
Balance 12-31-70 193.79
George 0 Smith Fund
The "income thereof to be expended by the "Field and Garden Club" ...in setting out and keep-
ing in order shade and ornamental trees and shrubs in the streets and highways in said town, or
the beautifying of unsightly places in the highways "
Corpus $ 4,172 21
$4,000 South Pacific Co -1st Mortgage 2 3/4%
Bond Series F due 1-1-96 $ 4,000 00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 172.21
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 55.00
Income receipts 110 00
Less disbursements 165.00
Balance 12-31-70 0
90
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
F. Foster Sherburne and Tenney Sherburne Fund
"The net income from said fund shall be awarded annually or oftener to educate or assist in
the education of such deserving young men or women domiciled in said "Town of Lexington at the
time of any such award as shall be selected by " a committee consisting of the superintendent of
schools, the minister of the First Congregational Unitarian Society in Lexington, and the chair-
man of the board of selectmen." It is the purpose of this fund to continue the long established
practice of ... F. Foster Sherburne, during his lifetime, and thus to enable young men and women
to obtain an education in a well recognized College or University of higher education The bene-
ficiaries shall be selected without regard to their race, color, sex or religious beliefs, con-
sideration being given not only to their scholastic ability but also to their character, habits
and financial needs, and such awards shall be solely for the payment of tuition.
Corpus $26,320 07
$4,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 $ 4,000 00
$2,000 Interstate Power Co.-lst Mortgage 5 1/8%
5-1-89 2,000 00
$10,000 Niagara Mohawk Power 4 3/4% 1990 10,000 00
$5,000 No Pacific Railway 4% 1997 5,000.00
$5,000 Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co.
4z% Bonds due 3-1-87 4,926 51
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 393 56
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 1,140 20
Income receipts 1,174 80
Less disbursements, scholarships 1,200 00
Balance 12-31-70 1,115 00
Ellen A. Stone Fund
The interest, as it accrues, is to be paid "to the school committee who are to employ it in
aiding needing and deserving young women of Lexington in getting a good school education "
Corpus $ 2,000.00
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co q% Mortgage
Bonds due 12-1-87 $ 2,000 00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 93 31
Income receipts 95 26
Balance 12-31-70 188 57
George W Taylor Flag Fund
The "income to be used for the care, preservation and replacement of said flagpole (on the
Battle Green) , or for the purchase of new flags, any balance of income from said fund to be used
for the care of Lexington Common "
Corpus $ 2,006 25
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co 14% 1st
Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 $ 2,000 00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6.25
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 187 16
Income receipts 98.65
Less disbursements 290 00
Balance 12-31-70 -4 19
91
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
George W. Taylor Tree Fund
The "Income... is to be expended for the care, purchase and preservation of trees for the
adornment of said town "
Corpus $ 2,006 25
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co 41/2% 1st
Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 $ 2,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 25
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 915.34
Income receipts 138.52
Balance 12-31-70 1,053 86
Albert Ball Tenney Memorial Fund
The income is "to be used to provide nightly illumination of the (Lexington Minute Man)
tatue "
Corpus $ 4,531 80
$4,000 Hocking Valley 41% Bonds due 1999 $ 3,870.74
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 661 06
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 2,464.78
Income receipts 343 58
Less disbursements 273.82
Balance 12-31-70 2,534 54
William Augustus Tower Memorial Park Fund
The "income thereof to be applied by said town in each and every year for the care, main-
tenance and improvement of 'Tower Park'."
Corpus $13,213 44
$2,000 New England Power Co 4% 1st Mortgage Bonds $ 1,510.00
$2,000 Western Mass Electric Co. 4 3/8% 1st Mortgage
Series C 1,590 00
$10,000 South Pacific Co. 1st Mortgage 2 3/4% Bonds
Series F due 1-1-96 10,000.00
Principal-deposit Warren Institution for Savings 113 44
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 3,526.46
Income receipts 679.58
Balance 12-31-70 4,206 04
Charles Lyman Weld Fund
The entire fund, both principal and income, are available upon a vote of the town "for edu-
cational purposes or chapel at Westview Cemetery "
Corpus $ 2,986 27
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $ 2,827.56
Income receipts 158 71
Balance 12-31-70 2,986.27
92
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
Westview Cemetery - Perpetual Care
Corpus
Balance $177,395.97
Town of Lexington 10,500 00 $187.895.97
Unallocated adjustment 2,688.72
$28,000 Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
14% Bonds due 3-1-87 27,648 29
$1,000 Oklahoma Gas & Electric 3 7/8% Bonds due 1988 872 50
$15,000 North Pacific Railway Co Prior Lien. Mortgage
4% Bonds due 1-1-97 12,414 51
$5,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st Mortgage 4 5/8% Bonds
due 5-1-87 4,543 75
$12,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 1st Mortgage
4% Bond Series A due 1-1-88 9,241 05
$4,000 Hocking Valley 14% Bonds due 1999 3,870 74
$6,000 Alabama Power Co 1st Mortgage 3 7/8% Bonds
due 1-1-88 5,085.00
$10,000 Great Northern Railway 3 1/8% 1990 6,751 25
$1,000 Idaho Power Co. 41/2% Bonds due 1-1-87 972.50
$3,000 Central Maine Power 3 5/8% Bonds due 3-1-83 2,550 00
210 Shares First National Bank of Boston 13,055.00
125 Shares J P. Morgan & Co , Inc 10,547.22
295 Shares State Street Bank and Trust Co. 11,070 00
328 Shares Shawmut Assoc. Inc 15,740.13
$15,000 Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. 4 3/8%
Debentures due 3-1-2003 11,006.25
$5,000 General Telephone Co of Calif. 41/213 1st
Mortgage due 9-1-86 3,993 75
630 Shares New England Merchants National Bank 16,207 50
570 Shares Boston Co. Class B 17,333 75
$10,000 American T & T Co 8 3/4% Debentures with
200 Warrants due 5-15-2000 11,391 32
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 12,237.81
Income receipts 10,500 00
Disbursements 21,825.07
Balance 12-31-70 912 74
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 $16,942 94
Income receipts 9,481.20
Less disbursements to Town 10,000 00
Balance 12-31-70 16,424 14
Louise E. Wilkins Flower Fund
Corpus $ 83 03
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-70 - $ 80 90
Income receipts 4 13
Less disbursement 2 00
Balance 12-31-70 83 03
George P. Morey, Chairman
Gaynor Rutherford William R McEwen
93
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
1970 RECAPITULATION
Town
Total appropriations as certified by town clerk
to be raised by taxation, Chapter 41, Section 15A $16,550,917.89
Total appropriations voted to be taken from
available funds 885,531.18 $17,436,449.07
Offsets to Cherry Sheet Estimated Receipts 2224974.03
Tax and Assessments
1970 1969
State Estimates Underestimates
State Recreation Areas $ 48,835.53 $943.05
State audit of municipal accounts 9,877.69
State examination of retirement system 257.40
Mass Bay Transportation Authority 183,339.00
Elderly retiree program 2,605.85
Motor vehicle excise tax bills 2,999.10
M.D.C. charges for water-sewer
connection 419,619.87
$ 67,534.44 4943.05 668,477.49
Tax and Assessments
County
County tax $335,180.52 $28,5o2'.69
County hospital assessment 37,755.62
$372,936.14 §26,502.69 401,438.83
Overlay of current year 210.000.00
Gross amount to be raised $18,939,339.42
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
1970 Estimated Receipts as certified by the Commissioner on Cherry Sheet $2,519,973.01
Motor Vehicle and trailer excise 633,899.15
Licenses 35,000.00
Fines 28,000.00
Special Assessments 108,000.00
General government 9,500.00
Protection of persons and property 2,500.00
Health and Sanitation 29,500.00
Highways 32,450.00
Recreation 3,400.00
Public service enterprises (such as water department) 550,000.00
Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots) 14,900.00
Interest on taxes and assessments 70,100.00
Farm animal excise 27.63
In lieu of taxes Cambridge, Arlington and M.D.C. 1,900.00
Unclassified 26.400.00
Total estimated receipts $4,065,549.79
Overestimates (from Cherry Sheet) $ 14,298.45
94
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Amounts Voted to be taken from Available Funds
Date of Vote
$ 50,000.00 8/18/69 E. & D. Acct. and Debt payment surplus
630,086.84 3/16/70 E. & D. Acct.
178,9144.34 3/25/7o E. & D. Acct. and other
26,500.00 3/30/70 E. & D. Acct.
$685,531.18 885,531.18
Total available funds $899,829.63
Total estimated receipts and available funds $4,965,379.42
Net amount to be raised by taxation on property 1.2. .973,960.00
Personal property valuation $ 11,004,950 Tax Rate 715,321.75
Real Estate valuation 203.979.050 *65.00 13.258.638.25
Total $214,984,000
Total taxes levied on property *13,973.960.00
Items Not Entering into the Determination of the Tax Rate
Betterments and Special Assessments Added to Taxes
Committed
Amount Interest
Apportioned sewer assessments $4.87,63775 3.75 §20,127,96 $ 69,091.71
Apportioned sidewalk assessments 2,009.63 759.96 2,769.59
Apportioned street assessments 22,243.76 9,396.92 31,640.68
Apportioned water assessments 637.99 227.58 865.57
Water liens added to taxes 23,878.84 23,878.84
$128,246.39
Total Amount of 1970 Taxes on Property and of Assessments and Liens
added to Taxes as Committed to Tax Collector $14,102,206.39
TABLE OF AGGREGATES'
Number of Parcels Assessed TOTAL
Bills on personal estate 266
Bills on real estate 9900
Bills on farm animal excise 5
Value of Assessed Personal Estate
Stock in trade $ 116,800
Machinery 336,250
All other tangible personal property 10.551,900
Total Valuation of Assessed Personal Estate $11,004,950
Value of Assessed Real Estate
Land exclusive of buildings $ 49,132,550
Buildings exclusive of land 154,846.500
Total Valuation of Assessed Real Estate $203,979,050
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate $2 .14..984,000
95
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Taxes for State, County and City or Town Purposes. Including Overlay.
On Personal Estate $ 715,321.75
On Real Estate 13.258.638.25
Total Taxes Assessed 013,973,960.00
Number of Livestock Assessed
General Farm Animals
Horses 63
Cows 3 2
Fowl 113 6700
All other 5
Number of Acres of Land Assessed 7077
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 8223
Property Exempt from Taxation
Value of Real Estate $56,596,810.00
Value of Tangible Personal Estate 2,269.300.00
Total Value of Exempt Property $58,866.110.00
Recapitulation of Commitments Fiscal Year of 1970
on Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
Date of Number of Commission's
Commitment Commitment Vehicles Value Excise
11 1/7f70 763 788,825 5,148.07
12 2/21}/70 94 1,152,945 41,0 3.09
1 /13/70 812 1,156,850 21,0}7.58
1�} /10/70 280 356,850 7,737.14
15 9/23/70 6 10.050 86.91
1 3/20 70 2561 1,942,000 128,171..00
2 5/6 70 3123 2,522,250 166,11688.50
3 5/27/70 2018 1,406,700 92,862.00
4 6/19/70 3227 2,261 ,720 149,472.42
5 7/15 70 1974 1,536,361 101,404.22
6 8/ 7o 1835 1,492,750 96,512.92
7 9/11/70 1318 1,6666,425 94,570.2►
11/6/70 2053 2,278,930 99,700.0
9 12/10/70 1522 1,855,655 81,067.31
Willard P. Grush, Chairman
William L. Potter F. William Smith
96
Town Treasurer
1970
Cash on hand January 1, 1970 $ 914,250.38
Receipts during year 1970 33,117,211.81
34,031,462.19
Expenditures 1970 per warrants 33,224,648.28
Cash on hand January 1, 1971 806,813.91
(Included in the above receipts and expenditures
is the amount of $7,062,643.64 which represents
invested cash)
Report of Tax Title Account
Number of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1970 44
Number of Tax Titles added during 1970 5
Number of Tax Titles released during 1970 1
Number of Tax Titles disclaimed during 1970 0
Number of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1971 48
Total Amount 9,815.36
Summary of Town Treasurer's Cash
Total amount invested during 1970 $ 7,062,643.64
Total amount of interest earned on investments 52,6371
Cash on hand $ 44,293.21
Lexington Trust Company 178,684.07
New England Merchants National Bank 373,634.95
State Street Bank and Trust Company 5,000.00
First National Bank of Boston 105,000.00
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company 5,000.00
Depositors Trust Company 3,041.68
Capitol Bank and Trust Company 1,000.00
Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Company 5,000.00
Harvard Trust Company 86,160.00
$806,813.91
Stabilization Fund
Home Savings Bank - Boston, Massachusetts
Balance as of 1/10/70 24,097.47
Interest added - 1970 1,143.06
Withdrawals - 1970 25,230.53
Balance as of 1/1/71 10.00
Lexington Federal Savings and Loan Association
Balance as of 1/1/70 2,850.72
Interest added - 1970 146.08
Withdrawals - 1970 1,717.66
Balance as of 1/1/71 $ 1,279.14
Louis A. Zehner
Town Treasurer
97
(Town Debt and Interest)
Rate of Amount of Principal Balance Interest
Date School Interest Original Issue Paid in 1970 12/31/70 Paid in 1970
8-01-51 High School 1.75% 1,740,000 00 85,000 00 85,000 00 2,975 00
8-01-50 Parker School 1 75% 100,000 00 5,000 00 -0- 87.50
5-01-53 High School (Comp ) 2 2 % 160,000.00 5,000 00 15,000 00 385 00
1-01-54 Fiske School Addition 2.1 % 310,000 00 15,000 00 60,000 00 1,417 50
8-01-54 Hastings School 1 8 % 700,000 00 35,000 00 140,000.00 3,150.00
10-01-55 Harrington School 2.3 % 700,000 00 35,000 00 175,000 00 4,830 00
12-01-55 High School (Add ) 2 4 % 775,000 00 39,000.00 190,000 00 5,496 00
9-01-56 Franklin School (Add.) 3.0 % 470,000.00 25,000 00 120,000 00 4,350 00
11-15-57 Hastings-Harrington(Add)3 5 % 180,000 00 10,000 00 50,000.00 2,160.00
8-01-57 Franklin School (Add ) 3 4 % 60,000.00 3,000.00 21,000 00 816 00
8-01-58 Diamond Junior H. S. 2 9 % 2,050,000 00 100,000 00 800,000.00 26,100 00
7-15-60 Estabrook School 3.6 % 1,045,000.00 50,000 00 500,000 00 19,800 00
4-11-63 High School (Add ) 3 0 % 3,200,000 00 160,000 00 2,080,000.00 64,800 00
2-16-65 Bridge School 3 0 % 1,345,000.00 70,000.00 995,000 00 30,900 00
1-01-66 Bowman School 3 5 % 1,510,000 00 80,000 00 1,190,000 00 43,050 00
Total School 15,175,000.00 717,000.00 6,421,000.00 210,317.00
General Purposes
9-01-56 Library 3 0 % 295,000.00 15,000 00 85,000 00 3,000 00
9-01-56 Town Office Bldg. 3.0 % 215,000 00 10,000 00 60,000.00 2,100 00
8-01-57 Street - Sewer -Library 3 4 % 490,000 00 20,000.00 140,000 00 5,440 00
8-22-66 Public Works Bldg 4.2 % 328,000.00 35,000 00 185,000 00 9,240 00
11-01-70 Town Office (Addition) 4 2 % 790,000 00 -0- 790,000 00 -0-
Total General Purposes 2,118,000 00 80,000 00 1,260,000 00 19,780.00
Street
7-15-60 Street Construction 3 6 % 120,000.00 10,000 00 -0- 360 00
12-01-61 Worthen Road 2 8 % 310,000 00 30,000.00 30,000 00 1,680 00
6-01-65 Massachusetts Ave 2 9 % 200,000 00 20,000 00 100,000 00 3,190 00
Total Street 630,000 00 60,000 00 130,000.00 5,230.00
Sewer
6-01-48 Trunk Construction 1 75% 275,000 00 10,000 00 55,000.00 1,050 00
3-01-50 Trunk Construction 1 75% 190,000.00 5,000.00 5,000 00 918 75
8-01-51 Trunk Construction 1.75% 95,000 00 5,000 00 -0- 87.50
8-01-52 Sunnyfield Sewer 2 0 % 175,000 00 5,000.00 60,000.00 1,300.00
8-01-54 Trunk Construction 1 8 % 100,000.00 5,000 00 20,000 00 450 00
7-15-60 Trunk Construction 3.6 % 330,000 00 15,000 00 150,000.00 5,940.00
12-01-55 Trunk Construction 2 4 % 400,000.00 20,000.00 100,000 00 2,880 00
12-01-55 Trunk Construction 2.4 % 70,000 00 3,000 00 15,000.00 432.00
7-01-56 Trunk Construction 2 3 % 45,000.00 3,000.00 3,000 00 138 00
8-01-59 Trunk Construction 3 9 % 100,000 00 5,000 00 45,000 00 1,950 00
5-15-59 Trunk Constr.-Shade St 3 4 % 210,000 00 10,000.00 90,000 00 3,230 00
2-01-64 Trunk Constr -Woodhaven 3.1 % 500,000 00 25,000 00 350,000 00 11,237 50
8-01-67 Trunk Construction 3 8 % 750,000 00 40,000 00 630,000.00 25,460.00
Total Sewer 3,405,000 00 151,000.00 1,568,000 00 55,073 75
Water
6-01-47 16" Mains 1 5 % 100,000 00 4,000.00 8,000.00 150.00
7-05-56 6"-16" Mains 2.3 % 110,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 322 00
8-01-57 6"-16" Mains 3 4 % 260,000 00 12,000.00 59,000.00 2,414.00
12-01-61 24" Mains 2 8 % 420,000.00 40,000.00 40,000 00 2,240 00
Total Water 890 000.00 63 000 00 114.000 00 5.126 00
Grand Total 22 218 000 00 1,071,000 00 9,493.000 00 295,526 75
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Balance Sheet - December 31, 1970
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets b+abilities and Reserves
Cash Payroll Deductions
In Banks 806,813 91 Federal w/h taxes 170,778 16
State w/h taxes 34,222 70
Invested 3,540,000 00 Group Insurance prior to 1959 64 00
Blue Cross-Blue Shield 38 00
Advances for Petty Cash Group Insurance 1,895 18 203,079 68
Treasurer 150 00
Collector 150 00 300 00 Guarantee Deposits
Sewer house connections 11,531 41
Accounts Receivable Water house connections 3,938 69 15,470 10
Taxes
Levy of 1968 Agency
Personal 104 91 County dog licenses 76 25
Levy of 1969
Personal 29 90 Trailings--Unclaimed checks 3,246 48
Real Estate 25,735 41
Levy of 1970 Gifts and Bequests
Personal 3,329 87 Westview Cemetery perpetual care 2,351 00
Real Estate 339,347 86 368,547 95 Seeding forest 1,500 00 3,851 00
Motor Vehicle Excise
Levy of 1968 92 40 Federal Grants
Levy of 1969 5,036 83 Aid to education
Levy of 1970 96,301 76 101,246 19 Teacher training film 14,372 10
Music project 6,021 82
Special Assessments METCO 62,733 50
Curriculum research & devel 44 94
Sewer Library extension 2,394 54
Unapportioned 185,035 96 P.L. 874 195,320 30
Added to Taxes P L 864 2,557 45 283,444 65
Levy of 1969 208 67
Levy of 1970 929 49 State Grants
Charges in lieu of Water Pollution control -33,862 45
taxes 182 74 Aid to public libraries 973 56 34,836 01
Street
Unapportioned 22,707 25 Revolvin Funds
Added to Taxes School lun,h 39,590 95
Levy of 1969 409 32 School athletics 4,288 41
Levy of 1970 691 00 Adult education 1,396 86 45 276 22
Sidewalk
Unapportioned 7,938 75 Appropriation Balances
Added to Taxes General 1,118,652 12
Levy of 1969 21 65 Sewer 943,835 50
Levy of 1970 151 17 Street, sidewalk, drains 406,971 49
Water School 57,907.97
Unapportioned 11,062.25 Library 12,750 00
Added to Taxes Water 37,868 13
Levy of 1969 6 10 Cemetery 7,735 43 2,585,720 64
Levy of 1970 88 03
Charges in lieu of
taxes 75 00
99
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1970
Assets Liabilities and Reserves
Committed Interest Ovgrestim Ves
Levy of 1969 427 11 Metropolitan Sewage 40,018 60
Levy of 1970 1,033.92 230,968 41 Mass. Bay Transit Authority 8,600.12 48,618.81
Farm Animal Excise Tax Loans Authorized and unissued 550,000 00
Levy of 1970 5 50
Rece;pts Reserved for Appropriation
Tax Titles and Possessions Highway improvements-Chap.616 2U,100 86
Tax Titles 9,812 23 Parking meter receipts 12,-624 02 32,724 88
Tax Possessions 19,340.73 29,152 96
Reserve Fund - Overlay surplus 10.54
Departmental
Selectmen 1,918.00 Overlay Reserved for Abatement
Public Welfare Rental 100 00 Levy of 1962 1,434 79
Sewer house connections 2,458.73 Levy of 1963 389 94
Street opening charges 15 00 Levy of 1964 1,777 53
Sewer - mise 10 79 Levy of 1965 1,889 80
Veterans benefits 162.95 Levy of 1966 19,965.96
School Dept. 3,846 00 Levy of 1967 18,654 25
Westview Cemetery 1,834 00 10,335 47 Levy of 1968 17,022 22
Levy of 1969 19,164.12
Water Levy of 1970 66,750 97 143,269.98
Liens added to taxes
Levy of 1969 1,122 85 Revenue Reserved until Collected
Levy of 1970 1,565 44 Motor vehicle excise tax 101,246 19
Rates 58,192.40 Farm animal excise tax 5.50
House connections 748 84 Special assessments 230,968 41
Miscellaneous 209.29 61,838 82 Tax titles and possessions 29,152 96
Departments 10,335 47
Loans Authorized Water 61,838 82 433,547 35
Sewer construction 550,000 00
Sale of Cemetery Lots & Graves 76,358.41
Upxovided for Overdrawn Accounts
State recreation areas 3,910 20 Reserve for Petty Cash Advances 300.00
County tax 51,357 71
County T B Hospital 01 Available Supplies (E & D) 1,295,391.01
Metropolitan area Plann-
ing Council 744.88 56,012 80
5,755,222 01 5,755.222.01
100
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1970
DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Assessments not Due Apportioned Sewer Assessment Revenue
Sewer 475,834 36 Due in 1970-1989 475,834 36
Street 231,659 99
Sidewalk 19,101 15 Apportioned Street Assessment Revenue
Water 5,908.50 732,504.00 Due in 1970-1989 231,E59 99
Suspended Assessments Apportioned Sidewalk Assessment Revenue
Sewer 19,240 96 Due in 1970-1989 19,101 15
Sewer-Town owned land 222 89
Street 1,997 60 Apportioned Water A$sessment
Sidewalk 1,529 71 Due in 1970-1989 5,908 50
Water 4,238.71 27,229 87
Suspended Sewer Revenue 19,240 96
Suspended Sewer Revenue
Town owned land 222,89
Suspended Street Revenue 1,997 60
Suspended Sidewalk Revenue 1,529 71
Suspended Water Revenue 4,238 71
759,733 87 759,733 87
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt Serial Loans
Inside debt limit Inside debt limit
General 2,958,000.00 Sewer 1,618,000 00
Outside debt limit Street 180,000.00
General 6,421,000 00 Library 125,000 00
Public service Town Office Building 60,000 00
enterprises 114,000.00 6,535,000 00 Town Office Building, Addition 790,000 00
Public Works Building 185 00 2,958,000 00
Outside debt limit
School 6,421,000 00
Public Service enterprises 114,000.00 6,535,000 00
9,493,000 00 9,493,000 00
101
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1970
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts
Cash and securities in custody of Welfare funds
Trustees of Public Trust 400,341 23 Beals Fund 5,571 70
Trustees of Bridge Fund 25,382 88 Harriet R Gilmore 1,608 58
Trustees of Cary Library 41,836.80 Jonas Gamel 792.34 7,972 62
Chairman of School Committee 1,920 42
School Funds
Hallie Blake Prize Fund 1,210 21
Charles E Friend Medal Fund 5,468 37
Ellen A. Stone Fund 2,188 57
F. Foster and Tenny
Sherburne Fund 27,435 07 36,302 22
Library Fund
Sarah E. Raymond 536 93
Cemetery Funds
Emma A Fiske-Flower 520 15
Charles E French-Colonial 3,850 78
Herbert Hilton-Monroe 6,758 94
Henry S Raymond-Monroe 2,438 34
Louise E Wilkins-Flower 83 03
Charles Lyman Weld 2,986 27 16,637 51
Park and Common Funds
Edith C Redman 693 79
Orrin W. Fiske 748 63
Genevra Brown 4,529 51
Frank L Emery 5,111 19
Hayes Fountain 1,851.49
George 0 Smith 4,172 21
George W Taylor Flag 2,002 06
William A Tower 17,419 48
Albert Ball Tenney 7,066.34
Everett Mulliken 9,252 53
Perpetual Care-Colonial 2,036 86
Monroe 60,454 49
Westview 194,732 86 310,071 44
Leroy S. Brown Fund 8,272 52
George W Taylor Tree Fund 3,060 11
George L. Gilmore Fund 17,487 88
In Custody of Trustees Bri4gg Fund
Samuel Bridge Charitable Fund 23,128.23
Elizabeth A Gerry Charitable
Fund 2,254.65 25,382 88
In Custody of Cary Library
General investment fund 41,836 80
102
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1970
In Custody of School Committee
Matthew Allen Memorial Fund 191 11
George E. Briggs School Fund 1 00
Robert R Clapp Fund 1,056.08
Margaret B Noyes Memorial Fund 578 92
Ellen A. Stone Fund 93 31 1,920 42
469,481 33 469,481 33
Letter of Transmittal
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen January 29, 1971
Lexington, Massachusetts
In accordance with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 61, I submit
herewith the financial reports of the Town as of December 31, 1970.
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1970
Appropriation Balances as of December 31, 1970
Receipts for 1970 in Detail
Expenditures for 1970 in Detail
Municipal Indebtedness as of December 31, 1970
I have verified the cash balance of the Town Treasurer, and the accounts of the various
Trust Funds of the Town
Richard M Perry, Comptroller
103
Appropriation Accounts
Balances
Total Approp Balance To To
Account Expenditure & Trans 12/31/70 E & D 1971
Selectmen
Personal services 32,447 75 32,623 00 175 25 175 25
Expenses 6,248 33 7,880 00 1,631 67 726 92 904 75
Town Manager
Personal services 25,877 73 25,878 00 27 27
Expenses 1,395 36 2,500 00 1,104 64 97 13 1,007.51
Jurisdiction of selectmen
Clerical pool 9,732 56 10,000 00 267 44 267 44
Fire and police medical 183 83 1,000.00 816 17 816 17
Director of guides 875.00 1,000 00 125 00 125 00
Out-of-state travel 3,125 78 4,400.00 1,274 22 1,274 22
Training and out-of-state travel 494.90 1,885 00 1,390 10 1,390.10
Community services 23 25 250.00 226 75 226 75
Juvenile services 2,737 15 11,000 00 8,262 85 8,262 85
Town Clerk
Personal services 27,013 67 27,620 00 606 33 606 33
Expenses 990 69 1,100 00 109 31 109 31
Vital Statistics 367 96 550 00 182 04 182.04
Trustees of public trusts-expenses 450 00 450 00
Board of Appeals
Personal services 2,949 40 2,957 00 7 60 7 60
Expenses 1,507 49 1,700.00 192 51 192 51
Planning Board
Personal services 21,267 63 21,336 00 68 37 68 37
Expenses 4,297 61 6,275 00 1,977 39 1,977 39
Insurance
Group 119,185 23 135 000 00 15,814 77 15,814 77
Municipal prop and work comp 101,290 33 103,700 00 2,409 67 2,409 67
Printing Town Report-expenses 6,931 21 6,950 00 18 79 18 79
Law
Fees 33,000 00 33,000 00
Expenses 3,462 15 5,000 00 1,537 85 1,537 85
Elections
Jurisdiction of selectmen 13,331 08 18,730 00 5,398 92 5,398 92
Jurisdiction of town clerk 9,299 34 9,500 00 200 66 200 66
Board of Registrars
Personal services 1,193 92 5,600 00 4,406 08 406 08 4,000 00
Expenses 3,934 53 5,775 00 1,840 47 340 47 1,500 00
Appropriation committee-expenses 4,895 91 4,900.00 4 09 4 09
Capital expenditures committee-expenses 92 SO 150 00 57 50 57 50
Standing school bldg committee-expenses 30 00 50 00 20.00 20 00
Permanent bldg committee-expenses 330 00 500 00 170 00 170 00
Town celebrations committee-expenses 5,218 97 5,900 00 681 03 681.03
Historic districts committee-expenses 1,294 08 1,600 00 305 92 305 92
Conservation committee-expenses 1,399 30 1,400 00 70 .70
Recreation committee
Personal services 47,301 80 48,950 00 1,648 20 1.648 20
Expenses 10,859 27 10,860 00 73 73
Treasurer
Personal services 14,258 41 14,260 00 1 59 1 59
Expenses 1,176 31 1,400 00 223 69 223 69
Foreclosure and redemption 4 00 1,500 00 1,496 00 1,496 00
Tax Collector
Personal services 21,048 56 23,338 00 2,289 44 2,289 44
Expenses 2,497 89 2,500 00 2 11 2 11
Comptroller
Personal services 56,844 88 56,902.00 57 12 57 12
Expenses 2,099.60 2,100 00 .40 40
Office machines/capital outlay 7,950 45 8,230 00 279 55 279 55
Office machines/maint and repair 4,471 08 4,640 00 168 92 168 92
Office machines/copier supplies 1,999 89 2,000 00 11 11
Metered mail 7,280 00 7,300 00 20 00 20.00
104
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances
Total Approp Balance To To
Expenditure & Trans 12/31/70 E & D 1971
Assessors
Personal services 38,056 66 38,500 00 443 34 1443 34
Expenses 2,499 26 2,500 00 74 74
professional services 1,000 00 1,000.00 1,000 00
Health
Personal services 23,710 87 23,713 00 2 13 2 13
Expenses 13,305 61 14,651 00 1,345 39 189 22 1,156 17
Engineering expenses 345 00 700 00 355 00 355.00
Animal inspection 1,458 00 1,458 00
Rabies clinic 829 20 1,220 00 390 80 390.80
Police
Personal services 574,332.53 599,735 00 25,402 47 25,402 47
Expenses 76,999 67 77,000 00 .33 33
Parking meter maint. 2,982 43 3,000.00 17 57 17 57
Dog Officer
Personal services 7,476 00 7,664 00 188 00 188.00
Expenses 1,947 41 1,950 00 2.59 2 59
Fire
Personal services 561,761 94 578,341 00 16,579 06 16,579 06
Expenses 39,761.90 43,990 00 4,228 10 4,043 58 184 52
Ambulance 925 64 1,070.00 144 36 144 36
Forest fires97 50 100 00 2 50 2 50
Civil Defense
Personal services 9,060 07 9,780 00 719 93 719 93
Expenses 6,417 34 6,500 00 82 66 82.66
Auxiliary fire 484 47 500.00 15 53 15 53
Inspection
Personal services 34,720 53 34,722 00 1 47 1.47
Expenses 1,429 98 1,900 00 470 02 470 02
Weights & Measures
Personal services 1,500 00 1,500 00
Expenses 365.01 450 00 84 99 84.99
Veterans' Benefits
Personal services 5,728 80 7,080 001,351 20 1,351.20
Administration 593 46 1,300.00 706 54 706 54
Aid and expenses 60,351 63 60,500 00 148 3L. 37
Graves registration 298 35 350 00 51 65 51 65
Soldiers burials 250 00 250.00 250 00
Cemeteries
Personal services 57,698 94 58,753.00 1,054 06 1,054 06
Expenses 7,043 75 7,500 00 456.25 324.41 131 84
Library
Personal services 208,452 37 210,635 00 2,182 63 2,182 63
Expenses 73,497 44 73,498 09 65 .65
Retirement Pensions
Accrued & normal liability 130,000.00 130,000 00
Expenses 2,190 00 2,190 00
Education
Personal services 8,231,280 03 8,293,904 00 62,623.97 62,623 97
Expenses 1,240,457 69 1,276,831 00 36,373 31 6,840.31 29,533 00
Out-of-state travel 11,721 44 12,300.00 578 56 578 56
Vocational edu . , tui., & trans. 9,445 13 10,180 00 734 87 734 87
Athletics 98,164.00 98,164 00
Adult education 5,131 01 7,308 00 2,176 99 2,176 99
Interest on Debt 295,526 75 295,527 00 25 .25
Interest on Anticipation Loans 92,739 24 115,000.00 22,260 76 22,260 76
Maturing Debt 1,071,000 00 1,071,000.00
Public Works
Personal services 601,471 77 639,500.00 38,028 23 38,028 23
Supt Public Works
Personal services 61,413.02 65,258 00 3,844 98 3,844 98
Expenses 1,533 18 1,700.00 166 82 166 82
105
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances 1
Total Approp Balance To To
Expenditure & Trans 12/31/70 E & D 1971
Engineering
Personal services 137,559 16 148,680.00 11,120 84 11,120 84
Expenses 5,464.22 7,000 00 1,535 78 1,060.78 475 00
Town Offices & Cary Hall
Personal services 23,954 83 24,749 00 794 17 794.17
Expenses 26,297.37 26,300 00 2.63 2 63
Public Works Bldg -expenses 20,175 66 20,300 00 124 34 124.34
Highway Maint -expenses 84,355 44 105,150.00 20,794 56 20,794 56
Road Machinery-expenses 68,927 26 71,450 00 2,522 74 452 04 2,070 70
Snow Removal-expenses 111,506 36 126,490.74 14,984 38 12,791.46 2,192 92
Traffic Regulation-Control-expenses 7,902 57 8,000 00 97 43 97 43
Street Lights-expenses 98,790 94 110,000.00 11,209 06 11,209.06
Street Signs-expenses 1,685 20 2,900 00 1,214 80 967 30 247 50
Sewer Maint -expenses 29,665 93 31,110.00 1,444 07 753.29 690 78
Sewer services-expenses 9,472.85 9,500 00 27 15 27 15
Garbage Collection-contract 69,166 31 69,167.00 69 69
Sanitary Land Fill-expenses 46,624 44 46,700 00 75 56 75 56
Water Maint -expenses 37,928 75 38,000.00 71 25 71 25
Water Services-expenses 6,979 20 10,500 00 3,520 80 3,395 50 125 30
Park-expenses 32,992.84 37,930 00 4,937 16 21 30 4,915 86
Insect Suppression-expenses 2,364 50 3,000.00 635 50 635.50
Shace Tree-expenses 11,851.75 13,400 00 1,548 25 1,548 25
Dutch Elm Disease-expenses 5,070.56 5,500 00 429.44 429 44
Public Facilities-expenses 1,893 00 2,050 00 157 00 119 50 37 50
Total 15,131,500 94 15,490,687 83 359,186 89
1970 Articles
7 Unpaid bill/prior year 3,616 23 3,616 23
8 Reserve fund Originally 125,000 00 44,689 26 44,689 26 44,689 26
10 Police pensions 25,137 19 25,138 00 81 .81
10 Fire pensions 14,482.65 14,483 00 .35 35
15 Westview Cemetery devel 4,000.00 4,000 00 4,000.00
16 Curbing 4,995.94 5,000 00 4.06 4 06
17 Drains 403 75 20,000 00 19,596 25 19,596.25
18 Water mains 6,059 95 20,000.00 13,940 05 13,940 05
19 Sidewalks 74.15 45,000 00 44,925 85 44,925 85
20 Sewer laterals 158,294 93 600,000 00 441,705 07 441,705.07
21 Sewer trunks 50,000.00 50,000 00 50,000.00
22 Chap. 90 maint 6,000.00 6,000 00
23 Chap. 90 constr 60,000 00 60,000 00 60,000 00
24 Road mach. equip. 72,123 90 72,200 00 76 10 76 10
26 Mosquito control 9,600 00 9,600.00
27 Mystic Valley Health Clinic 8,789 00 F,789 00
29 Engineering sery 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00
30 Reimbursing subdividers 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00
31 Salaries elected officials 5,374 84 5,600 00 225.16 225 16
32-C Constr/town off. bldg 218,488.40 636,505.00 418,016 60 418,016 60
32-R Remodling town off bldg. 147,177 79 306,791 00 159,613.21 159,613 21
33 Town off/reloc 5,891 24 8,500 00 2,608 76 2,608 76
35 Jr Hi/final plans 155,318 68 175,000 00 19,681 32 19,681 32
37 Library add/prelim plans 11,000 00 11,000 00 11,000 00
38 Branch library 1,729 00 4,825 00 3,096 00 1,346 00 1,750.00
41 Leaf vacuum 1,195 00 1,200 00 5 00 5 00
42 Ambulance 13,000 00 13,000.00
43 Flouridation/prelim eng. sure 800 00 1,000 00 200 00 200 00
47 Voting mach. purch 11,327 40 11,328.00 60 60
48 Land purch/Woburn St. 120,000 00 120,000 00 120,000 00
49 Wallis Ct /Mass Ave bldg. line 12,000 00 12,000.00 12,000.00
50 Traffic signals 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00
51 Devel. Lincoln St dump 24,776 22 25,000 00 223 78 223 78
52 Rec/Harrington School 3,417.57 7,000 00 3,582 43 3,582 43
106
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances
Total Approp Balance To To
Expenditures & Trans 12/31/70 E & D 1971
53 Rec/Garfield St. 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00
54 Rec/Estabrook School 4,000 00 4,000 00
55 Rec/lighting tennis cts. 8,000 00 8,000 00
56-72 Street accept 1,000 00 1,500 00 500 00 S00 00
73-75 Street constr/Bloomfield etc 1,581 50 72,000.00 70,418.50 70,418.50
76 Street constr/Hillcrest 20,000 00 20,000 00
79 Conserv land/Juniper Hill 26,500 00 26,500 00 26,500 00
93 Conserv. land/Drummer Boy 72,000 00 72,000 00 72,000 00
94 Conserv land/Justin & Eldred 6,000 00 6,000 00 6,000.00
98 Plan brd/Meagerville land study 8,002 90 10,350 00 2,347 10 2,347 10
1969 Carry-Over
Fire and police medical 40.00 733.05 733.05 733.05
Planning board-expenses 38 75 38 75
Municipal prop & Workman Comp 50,126 00 50,126 00
Board of registrars-expenses 1,500 00 1,500 00 1,500 00
Office mach/maint & repair 18 75 20 00 1.25 1 25
Health-expenses 88 00 120 00 32 00 32 00
Fire-expenses 221.60 221.60
Civil Defense-expenses 36 51 36.51
Civil Defense-auxiliary fire 2 77 2 77
Veterans aid & expenses SO 45 984.43 933 98 933 98
Library-expenses 866 05 983 30 117.25 117 25
School-expenses 32,928 54 32,962 00 33 46 33 46
Engineering-expenses 195.00 195 00
Town offices & Cary Hall-expenses 1,659 62 1,659 62
Public Works bldg-expenses 1,465 50 1,500 00 34 SO 34 SO
Highway maint -expenses 40,000 00 40,000 00
Traffic reg & control-expenses 8,000 00 8,000 00 8,000 00
107
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances
Original Total Ex- Approp Balance To To
Approp penditures & Trans 12/31/70 E & D 1971
1969 Articles
Town off bldg/final plans-Art 2 40,000 00 40,000 00 40,000 00
Prelim plans Jr Hi -Art 2 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00
Equal opp emply/Jr Hi-Art 4 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00
West sub reg ref disp -Art 10 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00
Water mains -Art 14 20,000 00 10,299 04 18,765 99 8,466 95 8,466 95
Sewer laterals - Art 15 320,000 00 114,242 00 178 215 59 63,973 59 63,973 59
Sewer trunk - Art 16 194,000 00 13,352 74 192,442 40 179,089 66 179,089 66
Sidewalks - Art 19 45,000 00 45,000 00 45,000 00 45,000 00
Drains - Art 17 40,000 00 10,063 33 22,964 38 12,901 05 12,901 05
Curbing - Art 20 5,000 00 3,302 71 4,244 07 941 36 941 36
Chap 90/constr - Art 22 23 60,000 00 60,000 00 60,000 00 60,000 00
Street/Philips Rd. - Art. 25 15,000 00 14,967 36 14,967 36
Road mach equip - Art 26 44,900 00 11 02 1,954 10 1,943 08 1,943 08
Voting mach rental - Art 32 1,515 00 1,515 00 1,515 00 1,515 00
Westview Cemetery devel - Art 33 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00
Reimbursing subdividers - Art 34 16,000 00 2,381 25 15,712.92 13,331,67 13,331 67
Prelim. plans town off bldg -Art 37 8,000 00 3,709 32 3,709.32
Street bett/EwellAv.etc. - Art.38-41 150,458 30 140,455 57 140,455 57
Street bett/Manley Ct etc -Art.42-44 96,500.00 66,632 69 74,157 36) 7,524 67 7,524 67
Vocational sch plan comm - Art 49 200 00 950 00 1,422 00 472 00 472 00
Rec/Harrington sch plygrnd-Art.53 6,000 00 3,059 72 3,059 72
Center Tennis courts -Art. 54 14,000 00 9,141 00 13,977 95 4,836 95 4,836 95
Rec/Laconia St. - Art 56 5,000 00 3,695 10 4,163 00 467 90 467 90
Rec/Vallyfld St. - Art.57 5,000 00 982 20 1,548 20 566 00 366 00
Conserv fund - Art 64 2,600 00 2,115 62 2,600 00 484 38 484 38
Conserv land/Hinds prop -Art 69 45,000 00 43,708 00 44,465 00 757 00 757 00
Conserv. land/Crawford prop -Art.70 10,000 00 10,408 00 10,408 00
Conserv land/Vallyfld Trst-Art 21 52,000 00 51,465 00 51,465 00
Conserv land/Verdone prop -Art 72 9,000 00 8,465 00 8,465 00
Conserv land/Caldwell/Busa prop-Art 73 18,500 00 15,300 00 17,700 00 2,400 00 2,400 00
Conserv land-Art 75, 82 & 83 2,500 00 2,500 00 2,500 00 2,500 00
Conserv land/Modoono prop-Art 76 17,000 00 15,124 30 16,465 00 1,340 70 1,340 70
Conserv land/Grapevine lots-Art 77 S00 00 500 00 500 00 500.00
Center traffic study-Art 103 5,000 00 2,300 00 2,300 00
1968 Carfv-Over
High maint -expenses 29,526 79 29,526 79
Chap 90 Constr/Lowell St -Art 5 60,000 00 37,844 91 60,000.00 22,155 09 22,155 09
Sewer laterals - Art 8 62,000 00 2,006.66 2,413 05 406 39 406 39
Land/Utica St -Art 9 45,000 00 46,000 00 46,000 00
Sewer laterals - Art 15 248,000 00 1,860 32 30,969 78 29,109 46 29,109 46
Sewer trunk/East & Bridge-Art 16 48,000 00 43,633 71 47,730 00 4,096 29 4,096 29
Sewer trunk & pump sta/Lowell-Art 17 91,000 00 3,100 78 3,100 78
Old Res devel.-Art.19 30,000 00 16,052 08 22,208 28 6,156 20 6,156 20
Sewer trunk & pump sta/Spring-Art.19 84,000 00 377 08 377 08 377 08
Sidewalks-Art 21 40,000 00 17,123.06 17,123 06 17,123 06
Curbings-Art. 22 5,000 00 2,238 27 2,238.27
Selectmen options-Art 32 2,500 00 2,500.00 2,500 00 2,500 00
Westview Cemetery devel -Art 35 4,000 00 264 57 4,000 00 3,735 43 3,735 43
Land/Lloyd prop -Art 56 57,500 00 8,705 63 8,705 63 8,705 63
Land/Harrington Sch & Woburn-Art.58 16,600 00 15,932 90 15,932.90 15,932 90
Off-street parking-Art 65 27,000 00 5,864 85 5,864 85 5,864 85
Land/Steeves prop -Art 69 70,000 00 66,974 03 66,983 10 9 07 9 07
Great Meadows study-Art 70 10,000 00 4,788 93 9,114 68 4,325 75 4,325 75
Rec/Harrington Sch -Art 71 10,000 00 1,016 19 1,016 19
Rec/Baskin -Art.72 10,000 00 617 00 638 16 21 16 21 16
Sewer main Bedford AF Base-Art 74 575,000 00 20,100.00 25,000 00 4,900 00 4,900.00
Center beautification-Art 97 28,000 00 27,356 57 27,868 00 511 43 511 43
1967 Carry-Over
Highway maint-expenses 9,595 29 9,595 97 68 68
1967 Articles
West sub reg ref disp-Art 6 3,000 00 33.00 1,871 11 1,838 11 1,838 11
Traffic study/Hartwell-Art 8 16,000 00 13,341 23 13,341 23 13,341 23
Water mains-Art 13 82,400 00 7,421 22 21,757 05 14,335 83 14,335 83
Sewer mains-Art 14 275,360 00 16,874 64 35,552 73 18,678 09 18,678 09
Sewer mains/Volunteer Wy -Art 15 72,500 00 827 75 827 75 827 75
Sewer mains/Hartwell Ave -Art 16 180,000 00 657 46 657 46 657 46
Sewer trunk misc -Art 17 250,000 00 98,094 11 98,094 11 98,094 11
Drains-Art.18 18,400 00 150 92 1,200 00 1,049 08 1,049 08
Sidewalks-Art 19 31,000 00 33 83 9,015 23 8,981 40 8,981 40
Chap 90/Constr/Lowell-Art 22 60,000 00 53,036 96 53,036 96
108
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances
Original Total Ex- Approp Balance To To
Approp penditures & Trans 12/31/70 E & D 1971
Land/Laconia St -Art 26 23,000 00 25.00 265 00 240.00 240 00
Appraisals & options-Art 30 2,500 00 605.50 1,630 00 1,024 50 1,024 50
Westview Cemetery devel -Art 33 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00
Engineering sery/sewer mns -Art 37 10,000.00 2,275 00 4,096.45 1,821 45 1,821 45
Police Academy-Art 41 1,400 00 1,400 00 1,400 00 1,400 00
Street constr/Blossomcrest-Art.59 20,575 00 450.00 450 00
Street/Philips Rd.-Art.6O 30,000 00 11,883 09 11,883 09
Land/Marrett Rd -Art.63 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000.00 10,000 00
Conservation fund-Art.77 2,000 00 2,000 00 2,000 00
Conservation land/Hamilton prop -Art 78 50,000 00 36,472 03 5,000 00 (31,472.03) (31,472 03)
Conservation land/Kingston homes-Art 80 16,000 00 268 00 268.00 268 00
1966 Articles
Pub Works Bldg./Alt.-Art 2A 66,000.00 681.48 681 48 681 48
Pub Works Bldg./Constr -Art 2B 339,000.00 195.88 195 88 195 88
Sew Watr.Mns. & drns /At 2-Art 4 83,605.00 3,625 88 16,325 92 12,700 04 12,700.04
Chap 90/constr. Mass. Ave-Art.22 95,100 00 32,088 27 32,088.27 32,088 27
Westview Cemetery devel.-Art.3O 4,000 00 1,346 82 1,346,82
Cary Town Off Emerg. power-Art 38 10,000 00 11 25 10,000 00 9,988.75 9,988 75
Purch Install Radio Comm-Art 39 37,000 00 2,053 00 12,470 08 10,417.08 10,417 08
Rec/Winter St.-Art.46 3,000 00 75 49 75 49
School land/Highland & Pelham-Art 50 60,000 00 35,286 50 59,141.00 23,854 50 23,854 50
Land/Lowell & Woburn-Art 51 45,000.00 14,950.00 14,950 00 14,950 00
Center beautification-Art 52 60,000.00 13,683 88 15,746 08 2,062 20 2,062.20
Conserv land/Winch& Arl line-Art.81 20,975 00 1,712 00 1,712 00 1,712 00
1965 Articles
Street options-Art 28 3,500 00 811 00 811 00
Sewer mns/Woodhaven-Art 31 30,000 00 8,087 06 8,087 06 8,087 06
Widening Mass Ave-Art 65 250,000.00 4,019 41 4,019 41 4,019 41
Land/Vallyfield St -Art 75 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00 3,000 00
1964 Articles
Bridge School-Art 6 1,345,000 00 450 00 1,418 95 968 95 968 95
Bowman School-Art 7 1,510,000 00 2,653 17 25,856 44 23,203 27 23,203 27
Establish consery fund-Art 9 1,500 00 308 38 308 38
1963 Articles
New secondary school-Art.2 3,200,000 00
Kiln Brook-Art 2 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000 00 30,000 00
Land/Meagherville-Art 45 10,000.00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00
1962 Articles
Land/Hartwell Ave -Art 29 6,000 00 6,000 00 6,000 00 6,000 00
Land/Willard Wds summer etc -Art 37 43,500 00 7,513 26 10,760 80 3,247 54 3,247 54
Land/school site-Art 42-44 90,000 00 6,447 28 6,447 28 6,447 28
1961 1960 1958 1956 Articles
Land/dump site-Art 3 10,000 00 215 00 1,000 00 785 00 785 00
Water main constr -Art. 6 420,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00
Estabrook School-Art. 50 1,170,000 00
Diamond Jr.Hi-Art. 7 2,080,000 00
Library Add.-Art. 35 457,000 00
Grand Total 17,327,298 60 20,252,263 36 2,924,964.76
109
Schedule of Receipts
1970 1969 1968
Taxes
Local
Property 13,737,720.32 12,187,984.46 10,581,557.57
Tax Title Redemptions 5,454 68 9,229 73 5,789.08
Farm Animal Excise 22.13 25.13 49.13
In Lieu of Taxes 791.21 1,984 20 1,018 56
From the Commonwealth
Income
a. Valuation Basis 165,080.58 529,628 50 620,284 82
b. Education Basis 1,444,085.33 832,945.66 969,316.57
c Loss of Taxes 6,926.58 6,702 36 11,885.74
Corporation 208.30 208 30 208 30
Total Taxes 15,360,289.13 13,568,708 34 12,190,109 77
Licenses and Permits
Alcoholic 13,299.00 14,298 88 12,552 00
All Other 25.437 47 22,384 75 20,536.45
Total Licenses and Permits 38,736.47 36,683 63 33,088 45
Fines and Forfeitures
Court Fines 32,148.46 28,467.00 25,657 40
Gifts and Grants
Grants from Federal Government
Public Assistance
Aid to Dependent Children - - 15,307 22
Old Age Assistance - - 20,294.63
Disability Assistance - - 2,020 85
Medical Assistance - 2,597.61 93,660 97
School
Teacher Training Film 41,072 90 52,684.10 58,624.80
Public Law 864 Title III 9,722.30 11,452.61 4,635 68
Public Law 864 Title V 2,557.45 2,485 50 -
Public Law 874 203,237.00 173,894.00 186,430.00
Performing Arts Program 1,800 00 7,002 50 -
Barden Act - 3,461.00 6,356 00
Music Project - - 29,851.00
METCO - - 17,639 25
Other Purposes
Woodhaven Sewer - 14,556.00 -
Civil Defense 7,800.95 1,666.70 1,085.50
Water Pollution Control 21,620.85 101,630.00 5,084.00
Conservation 22,197 38 - 33,315.77
Total Grants from Federal Government 310,008 83 371,430.02 474,305 67
110
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS
1970 1969 1968
Grants from State
School
Food Services 100,777 70 99,132 27 125,470 83
Vocational Education 2,954.00 815.65 -
Tuition 4,385 19 - 11,101 61
Summer School - 5,625.00 27,750.00
Education of Handicapped - - 15,356 00
Supplementary Education Centers - 6,000.00 -
Transportation 111,655 18 135,483 78 166,278 32
Building Assistance 320,325 91 315,357.89 330,681.23
Other School
METCO 170,328 75 25,642.50 24,230.00
Children of Low Income Families 33,720.00 30,330.00 -
Special Education 179,788 11 140,669 87 87,716.96
Library Extension 9,092.80 5,680.50 5,683.40
Academically Talented Children - - 3,524 00
Spec Educ -Deaf and Blind Pupils 6,287 50 - -
Other Purposes
Aid to Public Library 6,922 75 6,922.75 6,922.75
Water Pollution Control 5,084.00 5,084 00 -
Meal Tax - - 2,620 67
Conservation 4,500 00 11,175.00 21,889 94
Highway Improvement 52,651.29 - -
Total Grants from State 1,008,473 18 787,919 21 829,225 71
Grants from County
Dog Fund 3,497 28 2,821 41 2,832 80
Commercial Revenue
Special Assessments
Sewer 91,555 59 70,940 98 77,997 65
Street and Sidewalk 31,510.39 35,303.52 42,828.57
Water 3,077.17 1,777 44 1,986 99
Total Special Assessments 126,143.15 108,021 94 122,813 21
Privileges
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 982,570.12 903,206 23 928,046 62
Parking Meter Receipts
a. On Street 12,572 55 13,336 99 13,493 08
Total Privileges 995,142 67 916,543.22 941,539 70
Departmental
a General Government
Selectmen 2,600 00 2,215 50 1,000 00
Assessors 1,016 02 897.95 1,722.00
Town Clerk 3,826.83 4,166 88 4,312 67
Board of Appeals 2,980.00 1,902 00 1,680.00
Planning Board 516.72 502 59 358 36
Inspection 177 00 - -
Total General Government 11,116.57 9,684 92 9,073 03
111
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS
1970 1969 1968
b Public Safety
Police 2,295 00 2,060 00 1,716.00
Fire 1.50 - -
Dog Officer 628 00 108 00 120.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures 147.00 529 20 571 30
Total Public Safety 3,071.50 2,697 20 2,407 30
c Health and Sanitation
Health - 206.62 -
Dental Clinic - - 250 00
Sanitation
Sewer Rates 26,768.01 27,088 51 23,103 89
Sewer House Connection 628 12 2,212 52 3,120.66
Total Health and Sanitation 27,396 13 29,301 03 26,224 55
d Highways
State and County 69,001 88 38,100 86 5,624 12
e Public Assistance
General Relief - - 335 01
Aid to Dependent Children - 9.35 13,602 42
Old Age Assistance - 7 80 8,430 90
Disability Assistance - 130.18 1,113 91
Medical Assistance - 3,680 09 77,572 22
Total Public Assistance - 3,827 42 101,054 46
f. Veterans Services
Reimbursement for Relief 26,378 10 27,219.44 17,865 79
g Schools
Tuition from Individuals 2,017.62 6,903.56 5,822 85
Tuition from Municipalities & State 4,807 50 6,600 00 987 25
Sale of Books and Supplies 1,856 90 1,271.30 2,529.06
Miscellaneous
Athletics 11,955 78 9,270 74 11,240.83
Rentals 8,919.50 5,590.00 2,379 00
Food Service 315,034 35 322,009 25 339,519.64
Other 3,960 19 2,794.79 2,225 79
Total School 348,551 84 354,439 64 364,704.42
h Recreation 5,797.50 3,417 99 2,563 00
i. Unclassified
Ambulance Rentals 5,622 40 6,666 60 3,736 60
Miscellaneous 48,877 66 18,989 37 10,612 59
State Withholding Tax Compensation - 832 45 1,156 70
Stabilization Fund 23,923 96 - -
Total Unclassified 78,424 02 26,488 42 15,505.89
Total Departmental 569,737.54 495 383 54 545,272 56
112
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS
1970 1969 1968
Public Service Enterprises
Water
Sale of Water 498,393 19 520, 557 73 472,361 43
Liens 25,093.17 30,222.36 1,510.28
House Connection 326 35 630 00 2,174.45
Miscellaneous 390.50 256.64 480 70
Total Public Service Enterprises 524,203.21 551,666.73 476,526 86
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots and Graves 11,693.00 10,993.00 8,948 00
Care of Lots and Graves 21,279 25 11,422 75 8,783 00
Miscellaneous 7,894.25 14,937.00 11,918 25
Total Cemeteries 40,866 50 37,352.75 29,649 25
Interest
On Taxes and Assessments 39,159.01 37,393.28 37,590 68
On Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 802 55 1,113 72 815.59
On Investments 52,637.74 32,804.20 48,400.70
Miscellaneous 1,168 78 771 85 295.11
Total Interest 93,768 08 72,083 05 87,102.08
Municipal Indebtedness
Tax Anticipation Loans 4,500,000 00 5,000,000 00 4,000,000.00
Town Building Construction Loan 790,000.00 - -
Bond Anticipation Loan 200,000.00 - -
Total Municipal Indebtedness 5,490,000.00 5,000,000.00 4,000,000 00
Agency Trusts and Investments
Time Certificates of Deposit 6,122,643.64 3,000,000 00 5,150,000.00
State Sporting Licenses 4,749 00 4,552 00 5,021 00
County Dog Licenses 5,226.00 5,013.00 4,911 00
Deposits from Services 44,945 69 44,189 87 43,026 23
Payroll Deduction
Federal Withholding Tax 1,720,400 72 1,624,843 86 1,344,704 61
State Withholding Tax 380,138.20 267,902 91 220,231 94
Employee Blue Cross 120,321 35 112,339 59 96,055 15
Employee Insurance 6,177 46 6,037.28 5,919 23
Teachers Annuity Fund 82,630 04 59,320 04 6,365.01
Teachers Union Dues 20,461 50 16,251.60 2,251 40
Total Agency Trusts and Investments 8,507,693 60 5,140,450 15 6,878,485 57
Refunds
Police Department 58 61 61 90 209 01
Public Works Department 2,249.86 5,592 40 10,489.46
Fire Department 125 57 114 66 43 00
School Department 1,766 44 4,884 38 1,538 90
Library - 32.85 279.84
Veterans Benefits 183 00 279 00 760 65
Public Welfare - 198.02 12,177.26
Blue Cross and Group Insurance 11,717 59 13,669 73 2,672 72
Health Department - - 101 49
Other 402 64 5,405 10 571 27
Total Refunds 16,503 71 30,238.04 28,843 60
TOTAL RECEIPTS 33,117,211.81 27,147,769.03 26,665,452.63
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Schedule of Expenses
General Government
1970 1969 1968
Appropriation Committee
Expenses
Supplies 357 10 327.70 240 34
Services 4,538 81 3,425.58 3,019 90
Selectmen
Personal Services 32,447 75 41,011.43 33,183 13
Clerical Pool 9,732.56 7,118 00 7,889 70
Expenses
Selectmen 1,000 00 1,000.00 1,000 00
Supplies 2,393.11 2,266 99 1,057.28
Services 2,855 22 3,832.90 2,711 27
Community Services 23.25
Juvenile Services 2,737 15 3,054.35
Out-of-State Travel 3,620.68 4,998 13 4,355.72
Article 11 - Police Pension 25,137 19 25,968.36 26,698 60
11 - Fire Pension 14,482 65 12,463 55 11,845.88
7 - 1970 3,616 23
32C- 1970 218,488 40
32R- 1970 147,177.79
33 - 1970 5,891 24
2 - 1969 40,000 00
37 - 1969 3,709 32
97 - 1968 27,356 57 132 00
38 - 1966 11 25 500.00
Director of Guides 875 00 1,000.00 1,000.00
Town Manager
Personal Services 25,877.73
Expenses
Supplies 282 90
Services 1,112.46
Printing Town Report 6,931 21 6,183.99 5,458 89
Town Insurance
Motor Vehicle and Property 101,290 33 37,374 00 81,761.54
Group Insurance and Blue Cross 119,185 23 109,194.38 93,425 12
Carryover 1968 50,126.00
Carryover 1969 50,126.00
Fire and Police Medical 183.83 1,226.95 1,096 03
Carryover 1968 359.50
Carryover 1969 40.00
114
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Town Comptroller
Personal Services 56,844 88 51,581 39 43,506 80
Expenses
Supplies 627 33 746 45 830 45
Services 1,472 27 1,295 36 1,297 60
Capital Expenditures 7,950 45 4,077 65 4,494 89
Repairs to Office Equipment 4,471 08 3,819 28 3,438 98
Office Services 1,999 89 1,788.84
Metered Mail 7,280 00 7,290.64 7,500 00
Carryover 1969 18 75
Town Clerk
Personal Services 30,029 71 29,207.34 26,733 52
Expenses
Supplies 504 29 508 28 423 73
Services 486 40 477 91 480 59
Vital Statistics 367 96 518.68 597 64
Article 47 - 1970 11,327 40
Registration
Personal Services 1,193 92 5,051 63 4,108 53
Expenses
Supplies 46 75 548 04 382 39
Services 384 46 152 96 1,401.70
Printing 3,503 32 1,215 17 2,796 69
Carryover 1967 1,904 47
Carryover 1968 38 75
Elections
Jurisdiction of Selectmen 13,331 08 9,854 51 17,583 35
Jurisdiction of Town Clerk 9,299 34 4,666 91 12,953 19
Law Department
Personal Services 33,000 00 26,751 93 15,249 96
Expenses 3,462 15 4,604 37 13,975 20
Carryover 1967 4,401 60
Collector of Taxes
Personal Services 23,157 36 23,343 14 21,783 90
Expenses
Supplies 176 47 312 57 574 03
Services 2,321 42 1,927 19 1,790 42
Carryover 1968 27 50
115
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Assessors Department
Personal Services 38,056 66 30,958 34 28,668 94
Expenses
Supplies 890 25 516 33 567 62
Services 1,609.01 2,076 75 2,216 70
Carryover 1968 28 37
Treasurer
Personal Services 14,508.41 13,577 00 10,948 06
Expenses
Supplies 213 31 154 11 247 22
Services 963 00 538 66 444 05
Foreclosure and Redemption 4 00 16 00 106 00
Superintendent of Public Works
Personal Services 61,413 02 59,178 12 53,360.77
Expenses 1,533 18 1,499 57 1,573 64
Public Works Department
Personal Services 601,471 77 565,236.36 528,118 20
Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building
Personal Services 23,954 83 23,140 31 21,614 65
Expenses 26,297 37 30,755 38 34,047 86
Carryover 1967 6,900.53
Carryover 1968 3,500 00
Carryover 1969 1,659 62
Article 30 1966 1,500 00
Article 37 1968 4,290 68
Engineering
Personal Services 137,559 17 112,681 94 82,237 36
Expenses 5,464 22 6,139 59 5,597 57
Carryover 1969 195 00
Board of Appeals
Personal Services 2,949 40 2,791.94 2,713 80
Expenses
Supplies 163 78 61 45 146 45
Services 1,343 71 1,293 30 1,305 42
Furniture and Fixtures 218 00
116
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Planning Board
Personal Services 21,267 63 19,426 60 17,947 82
Expenses
Supplies 613 43 553.85 878 42
Services 3,571 37 2,892 61 3,657 18
Furniture and Fixtures 112 81 100 29 147 27
Carryover 1969 38 75
Total General Government 2,010,591 34 1,368,892 57 1,305,293 31
Protection of Persons & Property
Police Department
Personal Services 574,332.53 518,700 00 433,400 97
Expenses
Supplies
Automotive 20,594 56 17,104 85 14,749 32
Public Safety 3,498 85 2,379 97 1,896 14
Uniforms 12,596 39 11,492 35 11,379 03
Other 4,908 69 5,150 10 5,772 99
Services
Communications 6,250.76 5,197 56 4,841 24
Repairs to Auto Equipment 2,585 50 2,356 87 609 54
Tuition 3,315 00 1,483 61 324 00
Other 7,324 91 6,044 33 4,150 73
Equipment 15,925 02 15,232 65 15,787 42
Parking Meter Fund 2,892 43 2,000 00 1,993 15
Article 39 - 1968 4,645 50 1,154 50
Article 65 - 1968 21,135 15
Article 103- 1969 2,300 00
Parking Meter Carryover 218 00
Fire Department
Personal Services 561,761 94 525,940 22 457,079 01
Expenses
Supplies
Automotive 5,215 89 5,779 49 4,727 95
Fuel 2,397 12 2,389 82 2,229 55
Public Safety 6,246 49 5,780 84 6,313 14
Clothing 3,495 87 4,411 20 2,930 21
Other 8,751 42 4,802 79 5,279 20
Services
Communications 1,655 71 1,627 02 1,739 60
Repairs to Auto Equipment 222.27 1,131 05 1,843 85
Other 9,172 12 15,463 87 14,321 45
Equipment 2,605 01 2,400 00 2,430 67
Ambulance Maintenance 925 64 1,474 58 500 97
117
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Forest Fires 97 50 97 05 94 63
Carryover 1967 5,108 67
Carryover 1968 1,716 35
Carryover 1969 221 60
Article 40 - 1966 28,724 75
Article 41 - 1968 14,674 53
Article 42 - 1968 11,489.00
Article 42 - 1970 13,000.00
Civil Defense
Personal Services 9,060 07 8,213.81 8,167 27
Expenses
Supplies 977.30 984 14 1,113 35
Services
Communications 3,206 74 2,736 08 2,777 81
Other 2,233 30 2,656 12 2,629 60
Equipment 83 68 179 86
Auxiliary Fire 484 47 491 74 375 83
Article 39 - 1966 2,053 00 5,163 16 11,156 92
Carryover - 1968 1,359 82
Auxiliary Fire Carryover - 1968 242 58
Carryover - 1969 36 51
Auxiliary Fire Carryover - 1969 2 77
Inspection Department
Personal Services 34,720 53 31,288 33 23,792 15
Expenses
Supplies 689 68 534 79 641 55
Services 740 30 1,324 57 741 65
Carryover - 1967 107 10
Carryover - 1968 8 80
Article 41 - 1963 90 00
Weights and Measures
Personal Services 1,500.00 1,500 00 1,500 00
Expenses 365 01 412 22 571 40
Insect Suppression
Expenses 2,364 50 2,191 73 2,329 88
Shade Tree
Expenses 11,851 75 12,225 28 9,854 61
Carryover - 1968 199 95
Dutch Elm Disease
Expenses 5,070 56 5,000 00 3,438 35
118
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Dog Officer
Personal Services 7,476.00 7,032 60 2,048 11
Expenses 1,947 41 1,087 81 1,162 81
Total Protection cf Persons and Property 1,357,073 12 1,296,837 92 1,104,388 27
Health & Sanitation
Health Department
Personal Services 23,710 87 20,593 43 15,713 55
Expenses
Supplies 701 47 972 52 908.82
Services
Professional 6,274.84 5,447 00 5,873.79
Hospital 4,288 73 580.56 523 85
Other 2,040 57 1,479 54 1,938 76
Equipment 99 96 327 00
Health Engineering 345 00 584 90 191 78
Animal Inspection 1,458 00 1,270 00 1,270 00
Dog Clinic 829 20 1,074 96 1,069 72
Sanitary Land Fill 46,624 44 53,400 00 43,972 85
Garbage Collection 69,166 31 67,166 20 64,607 91
Public Facilities 1,893 00 1,650.38 2,209 19
Carryover 1969 88 00
Carryover 1967 208 40
Carryover 1968 Sanitary Land Fill 40.00
Carryover 1967 Public Facilities 146 05
Carryover 1967 Garbage 5,208 33
Article 20 - 1970 158,294 93
Article 26 - 1970 9,600 00
Article 27 - 1970 8,789 00
Article 43 - 1970 800 00
Article 30 - 1969 9,000 00
Article 35 - 1969 7,847 00
Article 46 - 1969 25,000 00
Article 31 - 1968 9,000 00
Article 37 - 1968 7,220 00
Article 67 - 1968 3,828 11 21,171 89
Article 6 - 1967 33.00 1,128 89
Dental Clinic
Personal Services 3,820 63
Expenses
Supplies 28 30
Services 214 06
119
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Sewer Maintenance
Expenses 29,665 93 24,575 94 27,083 73
Water Pollution Control 35,026 30 54,362 10
Sewer Services
Expenses 9,472 85 8,826 72 10,591 30
Article 20 - 1970 158,294 93
Article 15 - 1969 114,242 00 141,784.41
Article 16 - 1969 13,352 74 1,557 60
Article 28 - 1969 28,000.00
Article 8 - 1968 2,006 66 49,497 99 10,088 96
Article 15 - 1968 1,860.32 76,750.86 140,279 36
Article 16 - 1968 43,633 71 270 00 9,133 70
Article 17 - 1968 3,100 78 87,880 02 19 20
Article 18 - 1968 40,000 00
Article 19 - 1968 80,941 67 985 00
Article 19 - 1968 16,052 08 6,806 72 2,681 25
Article 74 - 1968 20,100 00
Article 9 - 1967 27,944 93
Article 14 - 1967 16,874 64 18 00 13,280 11
Article 15 - 1967 3,950.07 39,069 68
Article 16 - 1967 179,316 19
Article 17 - 1967 12,839 70 129,070 69
Article 18 - 1967 150.92 5,011.70 2,162 45
Article 37 - 1967 2,275 00 5,903 55
Article 4 - 1966 3,625.88 306 00 315 00
Article 14 - 1966 200 00 357 50
Article 15 - 1966 10,308 98
Article 16 - 1966 500 00
Article 17 - 1966 1,665 84
Article 14 - 1965 26,879 82 15,731 82
Article 15 - 1965 12,967 94 33,888 78
Article 31 - 1965 250 00
Total Health & Sanitation 808,500.61 1,009 439 10 812,405 12
Highways
Public Works Building
Expenses 20,175 66 18,440 47 17,724 82
Carryover 1969 1,465 50
Carryover 1968 65 81
Carryover 1967 1,083 64
Highway Maintenance
Expenses 84,355.44 62,688 56 66,444 98
Carryover 1969 40,000 00
Carryover 1968. 29,526 79 28 23
Carryover 1967 9,595 29 528 98
Article 16 - 1970 4,995 94
Article 17 - 1970 403 75
Article 19 - 1970 74.15
Article 22 - 1970 6,000 00
Article 73-75 - 1970 1,581 50
120
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Article 76 - 1970 20,000.00
Article 17 - 1969 10,063 33 17,035 62
Article 20 - 1969 3,302.71 755 93
Article 21 - 1969 6,000.00
Article 25 - 1969 14,967 36 32 64
Article 38-41 - 1969 140,455 57 10,002.73
Article 42-44 - 1969 66,632 69 22,342 64
Article 45 - 1969 150 00
Article 5 - 1968 37,844 91
Article 20 - 1968 38,754 99 3,045 01
Article 21 - 1968 14,576.27 8,300.67
Article 22 - 1968 2,238 27 375 71 2,368 02
Article 23 - 1968 4,500.00
Article 75-78 - 1968 350 00
Article 82-85 - 1968 355.20 9,186 50
Article 10 - 1967 434 99
Article 19 - 1967 33.83 12,901 72 8,690 81
Article 20 - 1967 2,568 29 2,431 71
Article 21 - 1967 4,397.42
Article 22 - 1967 53,036 96 6,813 04 150 00
Article 2G - 1967 25 00 16,693 24
Article 59 - 1967 450 00 75 00 150.00
Article 60 - 1967 11,883 09 16,950 15
Article 75 - 1967 176 08
Article 18 - 1966 3,478 00
Article 22 - 1966 3,590 00
Article 52 - 1966 13,683 88 7,305 57
Article 74-78 - 1966 150 00
Article 18 - 1965 2,371 89
Article 28 - 1965 811 00 145 00
Article 65 - 1965 2,630.09
Road Machinery
Expenses 68,927 26 88,606 86 61,043 67
Carryover 1968 396 81
Article 24 - 1970 72,123 90
Article 26 - 1969 11 02 44,338 86
Article 26 - 1968 83,637 04
Snow Removal
Expenses 111,506 36 221,867 13 90,764 89
Carryover 1967 10,599 52
Traffic Regulation and Control
Expenses 7,902 57 7,504 39 8,371 78
Carryover 1968 473 75
Article 103 - 1969 2,700 00
Article 8 - 1967 563 83
Street Lights
Expenses 98,790 94 91,263 97 84,572 29
121
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Street Signs
Expenses 1,685 20 2,900 00 1,798 93
Total Highway 934,549.87 729,986 02 529,123 73
Welfare & Veterans Benefits
Public Welfare
Administration
Personal Services 7,610 25
Expenses
Supplies 78 53
Services 227 50
Aid & Expenses
Services
Direct Cash Grants 36,718 34
Hospital 905 68
Medical 90 03
Other 49 25
Disability Assistance
Aid and Expenses 1,313 35
Federal Grants 1,121 90
Aid to De endent Children
Aid &Expenses 12,990 08
Federal Grants 14,685 40
Old Age Assistance
Aid & Expenses 11,349 19
Federal Grants 7,381 30
Medical Assistance
Aid & Expenses 70,466 34
Federal Grants 4,478 36 86,389.51
Veterans Benefits
Administration
Personal Services 5,728 80 5,796 44 6,285 00
Expenses
Supplies 157 46 58 19 103 44
Services 436 00 468 16 478 66
Aid & Expe ses
Cash Grants 45,502.65 41,062 06 46,939 02
Hospital Care 1,222 75 7,239 32 2,563 33
Other 13,626 23 214.19 553 19
Carryover 1969 50 45
Graves Registration 298 35 327.20 314 75
Carryover 1968 41 00
Soldiers Burials 250 00
Total Welfare & Veterans Benefits 67,022 69 59,934 92 308,614 00
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SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Schools
Administration
Personal Services
Administration 141,115 64 132, 194 26 117,779 12
Clerical 100,890 21 93,263 63 83,337 51
Expenses 37,011 75 31,065 82 27,610.48
Instruction
Personal Services
Coordinators and Department Heads 249,339 66 230,456 95 214,096 70
Principals 347,949 47 335,309 62 305,796 73
Teachers 5,878,515 86 5,251,728 50 4,709,928 04
Librarians 175,121 31 157,667 40 128,352 86
Guidance Counsellors 319,582 41 285,096 07 251,372 95
Psychologists 32,201 84 37,829 92 31,828 16
Secretaries & Clerks 398,466 01 343,299 71 301,222 46
Expenses
Testbooks 70,482 47 68,126 57 72,545 20
Contractual Services 8,812 25 13,722 29 9,444 81
Supplies & Materials 345,180 75 279,012.61 288,881 07
Other School Services
Personal Services
Nurses and Doctors 82,418 61 75,708 88 70,604 25
Transportation 6,298 20 6,803 50
Food Service Supervisor 80,088 77 40,955 64 21,549 92
Expenses
Psychiatrists 8,946 94 8,533 79 8,068 36
Contractual Services 228,820 12 218,508 59 197,224.35
Food Services 4,720.64 3,098 61 3,384 96
Other 923 57 3,072 33 628 44
Operation & Maintenance of Plant
Personal Services
Maintenance 63,964 58 59,469 12 58,042 40
Custodians 444,291 66 403,094 17 360,909.04
Expenses
Heat 61,929.49 51,133 57 56,876 76
Utilities 146,557 80 153,521 33 134,944 19
Contractual Services 136 053 50 120,521 65 106,815 55
Supplies & Materials 29,129.44 28,098 16 25,248 51
Rental of Buildings 780.00 1,200.00 1,380 00
Transportation to Non-Public Schools 5,752 80 16,829 85 22,768 67
Out-of-State Travel 11,721 44 11,782 45 11,239 05
Vocational Education 9,445 13 6,296 20 7,314 04
Adult Education 8,403.32 17,390 58 16,530 72
Music Research 24,422 59
Summer Reading Program 994 98 28,792 24
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SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Slow Achiever Program 4,390 87
Business & Office Equip Educ. 2,971 37 6,862 40
CLrriculum Res & Development 1,277 37 2,003 39 468 06
Pupil-Parent Counseling 1,008 44 900.00
Diagnostic & Consulting Service 837 00 2,563.00
Education of Handicapped 12,292 96 3,076 04
Teacher Training Film 36,883.32 57,909 45 50,211 93
Creative & Performing Arts 5,333 75
M E. T C. 0. 114,556.56 75,384 53
Education of Children from
Low Income Families 34,397 54 28,652 46
Academically Talented Children 3,524 00
Library Extension 6,698.26
School Carryover 1969 32,928 54
School Carryover 1967 2,989 76
Article 35 - 1970 155,318 88
Article 52 - 1970 3,417 57
Article 54 - 1970 4,000 00
Article 2 - 1969 25,000.00
Article 13 - 1969 70,000 00
Article 49 - 1969 950.00 28 00
Article 53 - 1969 3,059 42 2,940 28
Article 13 - 1968 70,737 30 54,262 70
Article 30 - 1968 650 33
Article 58 - 1968 667 10
Article 71 - 1968 1,016 19 1,580 00 7,403 81
Article 72 - 1968 4,073 38 5,288 46 I
Article 74 - 1967 15,025 00
Article 46 - 1966 75 49 2,729 05
Article 47 - 1966 66 00
Article 6 - 1964 450 00 1,800 00 1,422 48
Article 7 - 1964 2,653 17 32,165 07 17,500 66
Total Schools 9,854,823 86 8,792,673 93 7,881,554 18
Library
Cary Memorial Library
Personal Services 208,452 37 189,877 89 171,629 42
Expenses
Supplies 11,864 75 10,967 78 10,218 23
Services 17,491 26 16,843 07 16,693 43
Books 42,029 12 34,820 20 36,620 01
Equipmeit
Office 128 61 498 98 495 05 1
Furniture & Fixtures 1,983 70 1,145.36 1,296 82
Safety 641 00
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SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
State Aid to Libraries 5,949.19 6,922 58 6,914 25
Carryover 1969 866 05
Article 38 - 1970 1,729 00
Article 46 - 1968 17,224.75
Article 47 - 1968 1,996 00
Total Library 290,494 05 261,720.44 263,087 96
Parks, Recreation & Unclassified
Parks
Expenses 32,992 84 32,000.00 36,243.77
Carryover 1968 3,197 25
Carryover 1967 1,899 20
Recreation
Personal Services 47,301 80 37,091 88 30,435.76
Expenses
Supplies 4,272 12 3,701 98 3,774 71
Services 6,587 15 5,697 63 4,059 08
Article 55 - 1970 8,000 00
Article 54 - 1969 9,141 00 22 05
Article 56 - 1969 3,695 10 837 00
Article 57 - 1969 982.20 3,451 80
Article 9 - 1968 46,000 00 1,019.34
Article 72 - 1968 617 00
Article 12 - 1967 9,852 46 147.54
Article 68 - 1967 16,300.28 3,699 72
Article 46 - 1966 195 46
Unclassified
Trustees of Public Trusts 450 00 427 50 425 00
Capital Expenditures Committee 92 50 33 50 39 92
Standing School Building Committee 30 00 15.00 75 00
Permanent Building Committee 330 00 420.00 348 33
Town Celebrations Committee 5,218 97 5,288 29 5,033 39
Historic District Commission 1,294.08 1,337 28 1,210 23
Conservation Commission 1,399 30 797 81 983 60
Board of Retirement 132,190 00 108,494.00 76,795 40
Historic District Commission Carryover 1968 142 85
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SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Article 51- 1970 24,776.22
Article 57-72- 1970 1,000 00
Article 98- 1970 8,002 90
Article 6- 1969 55,955 95
Article 34- 1969 2,381.25 287 08
Article 64- 1969 2,115 62
Article 69-73- 1969 129,346 00 2,940 00
Article 75-83- 1969 15,124 30 535 00
Article 16- 1968 23,527 95 450 00
Article 36- 1968 2,023 92 7,976 08
Article 56- 1968 48,404 37 390 00
Article 68- 1968 13,550 00 450 00
Article 69- 1968 66,974 03 1,547 56 450.00
Article 70- 1968 4,788 93 885 32
Article 30- 1967 605 50 20.00 850 00
Article 52-55- 1967 8,226 91
Article 65- 1967 2,000 00
Article 77- 1967 2,000 00
Article 78- 1967 36,472 03 45,000 00
Article 80- 1967 15,552 00
Article 49- 1966 1,260 24 2,568 99
Article 50- 1966 35,286 50 859 00
Article 51- 1966 50 00
Article 9- 1964 308 38 50 00 300 00
Article 31- 1964 6,403 58
Article 37- 1964 90 00
Article 37- 1962 7,513 26
Article 3- 1961 215 00 1,000 00
Total Parks Recreation & Unclassified 637,503.98 285,074 62 278,780 69
Public Service Enterprises
Water Maintenance
Expenses 37,928 75 51,723 89 41,998 00
Water Services
Expenses 6,979.20 10,284 80 1,100.00
Article 18 - 1970 6,059 95
Article 14 - 1969 10,299 04
Article 14 - 1968 1,234 01
Article 13 - 1967 7,421 22 8,620.38 37,182 23
Total Public Service Enterprises 68,688 16 71,863 08 90 180 23
Cemeteries
Personal Services 57,698 94 52,904 12 48,698 83
Expenses
Supplies 3,655 15 3,698 96 2,426 37
Services 1,190 62 1,108 94 1,545 38
Equipment 2,198 00 2,645 46
Article 41 - 1970 1,195 00
Article 67 - 1969 3,100.00
Article 35 - 1968 264 57
Article 8 - 1968 66 00
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SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Article 33 - 1967 4,000.00
Article 30 - 1966 1,346 82 2,653 18
Total Cemeteries 71,549 10 63,886 86 62,382 04
Miscellaneous
Interest on Debt
Public Works Building 9,240 00 10,710 00 12,180 00
Library 3,000 00 3,450 00 3,900 00
Street Sewer 580 00
Street Sewer & Library 5,440 00 6,120 00 6,800 00
Town Offices 2,100.00 2,400 00 2,700 00
School 210,317 00 230,480 00 251,876 75
Street 5,230 00 7,010 00 8,790 00
Water 5,126 00 6,965 00 8,804 00
Sewer 55,073.75 59,604 75 65,455 75
Bond Anticipation and Certification 5,089.63
Tax Anticipation 86,739 68 105,966 86 62,717 62
Interest on Excess Tax 909 93
Maturing Debt
Public Works Building 35,000 00 35,000 00 35,000.00
Library 15,000.00 15,000 00 15,000 00
Street & Sewer 20,000 00
Street Sewer & Library 20,000 00 20,000 00 20,000.00
Town Offices 10,000.00 10,000 00 10,000 00
School 717,000 00 722,000 00 802,000 00
Street 60,000.00 60,000 00 40,000 00
Water 63,000 00 68,000 00 68,000 00
Sewer 151,000 00 151,000 00 206,000 00
Total Debt & Interest 1,459,265.99 1,513,706 61 1,639,804 12
Investments 7,062,643 64 3,600,000 00 4,700,000 00
Tax Anticipation Loans 4,700,000 00 5,000,000 00 4,000,000.00
School Lunch Program
Personal Services 115,44.3.79 149,956 27 163,396 88
Supplies 282,324 01 253,379 78 287,047 03
Refunds
Inspection 2 00
Interest & Costs 273 56 214 09 81.79
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 22,072 20 26,682 63 27,851 55
Real Estate Tax 85,258 66 58,482 79 55,406 39
Sewer 4,653 79 5,229 66 5,100 91
Water 5,947 33 9,125 72 6,155 73
Personal Property Tax 6 50 130 32 32 25
Selectmen's Department 124.00 19 60 188 84
Chapter 90 538 13
Sidewalk 6 25 22 36
Welfare 60 13
Ambulance 44 00
Dog Licenses 5,987 94 4,983 25 4,837.00
Sale of Lots Fund 254 00 246 00
Perpetual Care Fund 10,725 00 14,500.00 10,922 50
Tenney Fund 2 82
MDC Sewer Rates 6,675 00 6,675 00 6,675.00
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SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1970 1969 1968
Federal W/H Tax 1,711,790 53 1,601,558.42 1,204,381 73
State W/H Tax 325,018 39 261,194 99 197,879 71
Blue Cross & Group Ins. 135,727 35 120,901 69 99,809 59
Sporting Licenses 4,749 00 4,552 00 4,619 00
State and County Assess 1,076,461 27 868,272 94 666,744 09
Athletics 8,981 72 106,856 57 83,887 32
Tax Sheltered Annunities 82,630.04 59,320 04
Teachers Union Dues 20,461 50 16,251 60
Community Affairs 3,000 00
Total Expenditures 33,224,648 28 27,699,430 18 25,801,439 30
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Incorporated as a Town. ..-.1713°°,
Valuation'".- $214,994,000.00
" Tax Rate « 1970 $65 0"0
la.Area of town in'acres . . . 10,650.42
Area of town in miles , : . 16.64
Extreme length in miles ."_; S:85
.Shtree width in miles 4.85
Public Streets: (miles)
Accepted . . 111.93
Private.Streets:
Unaccepted 28.70
Paper Streets . . 9.50
State Highways , " . 17.10
Trunk Sewers . . .. . ". 25.8 e
Street Sewers . 87.13
Water Mains . 148.64
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Voter Registration: Resident citizens who have lived in the town
and the commonwealth. for "six months may register at the town clerks "
office on;.any business day from 8:30 a.m. to..4:30°p m ' Additional
registration sessions, both evening and Saturday, in advance of each ,,..
election will be provided'at times to be announced by the t n. clerk.
If the resident requirement is fulfilled, ev y citizen eighteen
years of age may register, but, at this time, can only votefor
president, vice president and congressional offices; every citizen
nineteen years of age and upwards may register; and vote in any or
all elections.
Voting Places: Precinct 1, Harrington .School; Precinct 2, Adams
School; Precinct 3, Cary Memorial Hall, Precinct 4, Senior High
School; Precinct 5, Central Fire Station; Precinct 6, Maria Hastings
School.
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