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Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
ANNUAL
REPORT
of the
TOWN
OFFICERS
of
LEXINGTON
1972
PART I
Photo by Gerry Gilmore
The Year in Headlines
Supreme Court Justice William 0. Douglas Gives Cary Lecture
400 Attend Dedication of New Town Office Building on January 9
Fred C. Bailey and Sanborn C. Brown Elected Selectmen; Robert Cataldo Defeated
Monsignor George Casey Retires as Pastor of St. Brigid's Church after 52 Years as Priest
Town Meeting Approves $17,947,313 for Operating Funds; Total Voted $19,547,440
160 Boy Scouts and Parents Deliver Annual Town Report to Each Residence
Minutemen Earn Second State Basketball Title
Rezoning for Multi- family Dwellings Defeated
Ground Broken for New Central Block Building
Three Local Students Named National Merit Scholars
Edward "Doc" Abell Retires after 43 Years as H.S. Director of Physical Education
Public Works and Engineering Combined under John J. McSweeney
$65 Tax Rate for 1972 vs. $63.80 for 1971 and $65 for 1970
Alexander V. Zaleski Resigns as Planning Director
690 Graduated from L.H.S.; Largest Class in History
Conservation Commission Given Environmental Regulatory Powers
Lexington- Concord end 59 Year Football Rivalry; Lexington 13; Concord 6
Town Will Use 18 Month Budget Period Effective 1/1/73 to Convert to June -July Fiscal Year
Board of Appeals Denies Application for Subsidized Housing; Appealed to State Level
Town to be Redistricted into Nine Precincts for the 1973 Elections
Hancock - Clarke House is Now National Historic Landmark
Recycling Center Opens at Town's Sanitary Landfill
Town Report Wins Second Prize; Beaten By Brookline
14 L.H.S. Seniors are National Merit Semi - finalists
Richard H. Battin Receives AIAA Award; Apollo Mission Development Director
86% Voter Turnout in Presidential Election; McGovern 8,478; Nixon 7,432
L.H.S. Mathematicians Win Team and High Man Award in Regional Contest
Norman Cohen Succeeds Donald Legro as Town Counsel
9081 Students Commence School; No Contract for Teachers
Sale of 35 Tax -title Lots Approved for Low and Moderate Income Housing
Historical Society Cites Critical Need for Major Repairs to Buckman Tavern
Representatives from Delores Hidalgo, Mexico, Sister City, Attend Patriot's Day Celebration
Federal Revenue Sharing to Start with Lexington to Receive about $360,000
161 Families in Lexington Below Poverty Level by U.S. Census Standards
Donald R. Grant Named to New State Appeals Court
The Cover
Woburn Street and Massachusetts Avenue is the scene of
the cover photograph for those not able to identify it.
The photograph is by Gerry Gilmore, a free lance
photographer of Lexington, who also is responsible for
the photographs on the title page, the frontispiece and
for many of the vignettes within the report. His tenure
as a member on the town report committee coincided with
an advanced study he was taking in photography and the
annual report has benefited from that activity. One of
his skills is an ability to see interest and beauty in
scenes many of us complacently take for granted. His
expertise in make -up has been equally helpful.
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Table of Contents
BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
Appeals 79
Battle Green Guides 19
Bicentennial 15
Cary Lecture 18
Cary Memorial Library 12
Conservation 30
Drug Advisory Committee 51
Fence Viewers 18
Historic Districts 20
Permanent Building 52
Planning 22
Recreation 26
Regional Refuse Disposal Planning 63
Regional Vocational - Technical
District 54
Selectmen 5
Street and Sidewalk Advisory Board 62
Suburban Responsibility 49
Town Celebrations 16
Town Manager 10
Town Report 41
Youth Advisory Commission 48
(Statistical
TOWN SERVICES
Engineering Department 61
Health, Board of 43
Housing Authority, Lexington 46
Public Works Department 56
Veterans' Services 50
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 65
FINANCIAL AND CLERICAL
Appropriation Committee 78
Assessors, Board of 82
Capital Expenditures Committee 83
Comptroller 77
Public Trusts, Trustees of 87
Retirement Board 79
Summarized Operating Expenses 76
Tax Collector 80
Town Clerk 85
Town Debt and Interest 76
Town Treasurer 86
TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES 91
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS 88
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Fire Department 37
Inspection - Regulatory . . 40
Police Department 32
Details Relating to These Offices are Continued in Part II)
Lining up for Rabies Shots at a Health Department Clinic
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The Selectmen Report on....
THE STATE OF LEXINGTON
P:17 HREE DEVELOPMENTS impress us as we compare
Lexington's town government of today with
what has been historically true: The far
greater range of issues that arise, the
greater degree of citizen - involvement and the
vastly increased effect upon Lexington of outside
forces not directly within Lexington's control.
To such earlier broad and still existing
issues involving schools, zoning, public works,
conservation, parking, tax rates and the like
have been added newer issues such as ecology and
environmental protection. Add in also union bar-
gaining, social issues of civil rights, public
housing, the town's obligations to the under-
privileged, drug abuse and youth problems and
town government has become complex indeed.
Equally notable is the increased attention of
citizens to issues affecting their immediate in-
terests. Hearings involving sidewalks, sewers,
highway construction, zoning proposals and the
like are more broadly attended, last longer and
are sometimes more heated than before. Construc-
tive citizen - involvement is surely a plus...the
closer the government is to the taxpayer the
better. So we welcome taxpayer participation in
decision - making but equally we hope that citizens
will realize that proposals which may seem to them
to offer simple solutions encounter cross currents
which frequently and justifiably impede the solu-
tion they seek.
Influences or agencies outside Lexington may
either furnish services or create problems. Thus,
traffic congestion obviously is largely generated
outside Lexington but is a problem with which
Lexington must contend. To mention only two
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Facing Page: Pilgrim Congregational Church, Coolidge Ave.; Photo by
Gerry Gilmore. Above: Silhouette by Samuel Kitrosser.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
services, we depend upon the Metropolitan District Commission for trunk lines
into which our sewers can empty and for trunk mains to supply water. Similarly,
we look to the Middlesex County government to supply courthouses, legal services,
highways and other services. Neither of these agencies is within the control
of Lexington Citizens. Minimum standards set by the state on many questions
further magnify the importance of outside influences and diminish the role of
town government.
A Major Problem
Traffic congestion remains as a major problem. Because it stems from
regional influences it is largely beyond Lexington's control. One helpful but
distant solution will be the construction of an access road parallel to Route
128 which will connect the latter with Hartwell Avenue and so siphon off some
Bedford Street traffic. Now in the planning stage such a solution may be three
or four years before moving from design to approval to appropriation to con-
struction to completion. Still considerably further away but the rationale for
which seems obvious is the extension of the subway from Harvard Square. We see
such mass transportation as the ultimate answer to traffic congestion. But to
residents long plagued by stop- and -go driving such distant solutions offer cold
comfort.
More within the power of Lexington to cope with is parking in Lexington
Center. By a decisive vote in 1970, the town meeting declined to require
commercial property owners in the Center to provide off - street parking. That .
forced upon the town rather than upon the property owner the responsibility to
meet parking needs. The Depot Square parking lot was part of the early attack
upon parking in the Center and presently has 200 stalls. An article for the
1973 town meeting to consider will provide for an extension of that lot, east-
ward, to contain 100 additional stalls. We are looking at the cost /benefits of
installing all day parking meters in part of the lot. Interwoven in the
question are rights and obligations of commuters, merchants, shoppers and the
residents on Meriam, Grant and Waltham Streets. How best to equate the inter-
ests of the various parties will not be easy.
A Plus for Re- Structuring
A plus for the administrative structure of town government was the reor-
ganization of the public works department and the increased opportunity it
offered of maintaining closer supervision and control over its operations.
This involved creation of the position of director of public works under whom
are to be three divisions, these to be headed by a town engineer, a manager of
operations and a manager of administration. Better coordinations should be one
of the results of this move and better service to the town should result.
There was a net increase of one person on the staff.
Tax Restraint in Lexington Hasn't Been Just "Jaw Boning"
Taxpayers need not be reminded of the burden which inflation has placed
upon all citizens. From January 1, 1970 to January 1, 1973, the Consumers
Five Year Trends in the Office of the Board of Selectmen
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Personal Services 33,183.13 41,011.43 32,447.75 30,465.71 30,495.99
Expenses 3,768.55 7,065.00 6,248.33 6,939.85 5,761.36
Staff as of Dec. 31 4 4 4 4 4
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Facing Page: Lexington Masterworks Choral in a performance May 20, 1972
at the Kresge Auditorium, M.I.T. Photo by Samuel Kitrosser.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Price Index, the recognized measure of inflation, has risen 12.7 percent.
Despite this, Lexington's tax rate has held constant for 1970, 1971 and 1972
at $65.00, $63.80 and $65.00. That is a remarkable showing, true of few other
towns in the state. It was possible partly from an increase in assessed
values from $214,984,000 to $229,869,980 in those three years but yet more
because of the resolute determination at all levels of town government to hold
the line. Obviously, tax restraint in Lexington hasn't stopped with "jaw
boning." We shall continue that policy. We intend no staff increases except
upon evidence of compelling need. We shall be equally severe as to expense
budgets. It seems unfair, though, for all committees and departments to be
subjected to the same dead level of budget restraint. Where excellence has
occurred we believe it should be recognized; where need is less pressing or
Each citizen can think of expenditures which might enhance still further
the image Lexington has earned for itself as one of Greater Boston's more
desirable suburbs. Yet if all these desires were added to the budget the cost
would be beyond anything acceptable. It is for this reason that the Board of
Selectmen, the appropriation Committee and the capital expenditures committee
annually scrutinize departmental and committee budgets in an effort to provide
recommendations to the town meeting that will result in wise priorities and the
greatest good for the greatest number.
Three New Developments
Three new developments in 1972 are of such importance as to have histor-
ical significance and require mention in this summary. Always having
operated on a January 1 to December 31 fiscal year, by vote of the legislature
and by the use of an eighteen month transitional period beginning January 1,
1973 and ending June 30, 1974 the town's fiscal year will be changed to July 1-
June 30, effective in 1974. This has required a vast amount of advance
planning, particularly as it relates to budgeting.
Another 1973 action involving advance planning in 1972 was the requirement
of the legislature to redraw the voting precinct lines to insure one- man -one-
vote representation in the town meeting. Initially, when representative town
government was inaugurated in 1929, there were 4 precincts. As the town grew
this was increased to 6 in 1956. Because recent variations in the population
growth of the present precincts result in inequitable representation the tenure
of all town meeting members is to be ended, the six precincts are to be in-
creased to nine and an entirely new slate of town meeting members is to be
selected at the March 1973 election.
A third development in 1972 was the initiation of federal revenue sharing
and the receipt on December 11 of a check for $188,624 from the U.S. Treasury.
Another check in about that amount is expected early in January, 1973. There-
after, the town can expect annual disbursements in similar amounts from the
U.S. Treasury in each of the next four years, depending upon continuing
Congressional approval.
We have already touched on some of the challenges of 1973. As we think
ahead, we must equate the desirability of any given project with the taxpayers
ability to pay. We shall seek to maintain the momentum achieved in 1972 and
in previous years in serving Lexington's needs. We see the need of acquiring
open land but we view this in the context of balance.
As we approach 1975 the planning for the bicentennial looms larder and
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larger. To the bicentennial commission, a sub - committee of the Board of
Selectmen, is funnelled much of the detail of this but consultation between the
two groups is frequent. One aspect of 1975 involves continued attention to the
development of the Center. Associated with this is landscaping of the
Harrington lot opposite the Library. There we plan easier access to the
Belfrey as part of a general effort to landscape and beautify the Battle
Green Area.
Probably of greatest long range impact and high in priority in 1973 will
be our continuing association with other suburban towns and with Governor
Sargent looking to resolve the mass transportation needs. This includes the
possible extension of the MBTA to Lexington and the implications for carrying
it to Route 128. It is time consuming and moves slowly but the import for
Lexington is great.
This was the first complete year of occupancy of the new addition to the
town office building. It has afforded welcome relief to the earlier over
crowded conditions with a resulting increase in morale and efficiency.
The Board of Selectmen continues to be pleased with the Selectmen /Town
Manager form of government. Cordial working relations and mutual respect have
characterized the attitudes of both parties. The testing period is over and
we believe that Lexington is benefiting from the legislation which made the
arrangement possible. The town manager has taken hold very effectively and we
commend him for his performance.
These comments are a summary only. We refer you to the individual depart-
mental and committee reports for detailed information about the specific
responsibilities of each. We cannot close our own report, however, without an
expression of appreciation to the town employees and to the citizens involved
in the various arms of town government. We realize that leadership must come
from the top echelon but we are completely conscious that without the interest
and dedication of the countless citizens and employees of the town the efforts
of the leaders would have been fruitless. Though we are pleased with what we
believe has been balanced progress we know that much much more needs to be
done to advance Lexington still further. We solicit your patience and under-
standing and we pledge our best efforts as we attack the challenges of 1973.
Board of Selectmen
L. to R. Natalie H. Riffin; Fred C. Bailey; Allan F. Kenney, Chairman; Eleanor M. McCurdy,
Executive Clerk; Alfred S. Busa; Sanborn C. Brown; Walter C. O'Connell, Town Manager.
The Town Manager Reports
on the All Out Effort to Provide
Quality and Quantity in Town Services
Walter C. O'Connell
Town Manager
T HE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY of general government is to
provide public services of high quality to meet essen-
tial needs. One highlight of 1972, the third year of
the Selectmen /Town Manager form of government, has been
a continuing all out effort by the operating departments
to meet this requirement.
This means that we must fight on three fronts simul-
taneously. The first is the ever increasing public
demand for new and additional services. Second, is the
pressure of inflation which unrelentingly drives up the
cost of everything we buy and every hour of employee and
contractor work performed. The third pressure to which
we must respond is the critical need to minimize the
added tax burden. Another way of looking at the problem
is to express it in terms of public wants versus essen-
tial needs versus ability or willingness to pay. In our
society, citizen wants will always far exceed essential
needs. Our task is to determine what are the real
essential needs and by good management and operating
practices, deliver them at the lowest possible cost.
Final decision on what level of services the taxpayer
will be called upon to pay is determined by town meeting.
The question most frequently asked of the town
manager is "how is the Town Manager Act doing ?" An over
simplified answer is "as well as could be expected under
the circumstances." Good progress is being realized in
the transition of the operating service functions into a
single integrated organization. Significant improvement
has been accomplished in the area of internal communica-
tion, particularly with respect to information for town
meeting use.
Less than the hoped for rate of progress must be
acknowledged with respect to liaison with and coordina-
tion among the citizen boards and committees. In
measuring this, however, one must keep in mind that the
makeup of most major boards and committees is still a
mixture of pre and post Selectmen /Town Manager Act
memberships. There is an understandable tendency to
cling to old patterns and the rate and degree of accept-
ance of the new form will necessarily be slow. Consid-
erable study has been given to the needs of the "citizen
participation" branch of the new government.
Changes are taking place which will produce a major
effect on the role of the Lexington citizens who serve
in elected or appointed posts. The work load demands
on citizen committees is growing steadily both in quan-
tity and complexity. It is usually the reflection of
the increase in the number of and intensity of issues
and policy decisions which these groups must handle.
Most members cannot and should not be expected to devote
the amount of time which this situation demands. The
result is an urgent need to find ways of providing staff
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TOWN MANAGER
and technical support to perform tasks, which in years past, committee members were
able to handle themselves. The 1973 organization plans and budget recommendations
will include certain changes aimed at strengthening both the service and communica-
tion links between "central government" and the "citizen participation" branch.
Through steady improvement in our operating practices and with prudent finan-
cial control, I feel we are providing more high quality public services per dollar
than in the past. The fact that Lexington tax rate has remained stable at or about
$65 per thousand for the past three years seems to confirm that opinion.
A disturbing factor, however, is the increase in actions which produce higher
local government costs but which are beyond its control. One of the largest factors
producing increases in local government costs in Massachusetts is the practice of
the Legislature to enact laws which obligate local communities to pay for programs
with inadequate or zero state funding, and without providing a local option clause
by which a community could vote on whether to accept or reject the program. Some
examples of this type action in recent years are: mandatory kindergarten education,
the attempt (unsuccessful) to legislate police and fire chiefs' salaries, and the
new tougher Hatch Act whose administrative cost must now be borne by local government.
Lexington benefited significantly in 1972 by participation in two federally
funded programs. Under the Emergency Employment Act, Lexington received funds which
made it possible to employ four persons in positions representing high priority but
unbudgeted work needs. Using federal funds provided by the Neighborhood Youth Corps
program, Lexington was able to provide summer employment to 18 local high school
students from low income families. Work was performed for certain town departments,
Cary Library, Lexington Red Cross and the Childrens nursery school. The administra-
tion of these programs added considerably to the total administrative work load.
This is the town's share of costs of this type of federal program.
Looking ahead, from the town manager's view point, Lexington's major problem
will continue to be its struggle to remain a "rurban" community. It desires to
retain its rural characteristics such as tree -lined neighborhood streets, plenty of
open space with its natural beauty retained. At the same time it is struggling to
meet the demands of modern urban environment such as good housing for all families
of all income levels, safe thoroughfares for today's high volume fast moving traf-
fic needs and good public transportation. How to find acceptable solutions to this
set of urban problems will continue to dominate much of Lexington's citizen govern-
ment activity for many years ahead.
Staff Conferences...An Aid to Communication
Courtesy of Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co.
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"As this Nation
approaches the
beginning of its
third century, we
should remind
ourselves that
nothing in our
heritage is more
precious than the
right to express
ourselves freely on
any subject and the
right of access to
the expressions
of others."
Richard M. Nixon
For 1973, Cary Library Will Stress
The Right to Read
PRESIDENT NIXON proclaimed 1972 as International Book Year with
the words in the column to the left. He also stated in this
proclamation that "books and libraries are among mankind's great-
est sources of enlightenment." The right of free public access
to the expressions of others has been a principle in library
service since the beginnings of the American public library move-
ment here in New England. The principle is one of special meaning
in Lexington because of the key roles it played in the Revolution,
and again in the early development of library service with free
access. Any year could be called "International Book Year" at
Cary, but during 1972 we did make a sustained effort to improve
the collection of books and records for foreign language study,
and of materials in foreign languages for both children and
adults. State aid funds were used for this purpose. If you are
interested in learning a language, brushing up on one you know,
or keeping up with its literature, be sure to check these new
acquisitions.
Library Use in 1972
By any measure the past year has been one of record high
use. The increases cover all departments: reference work, pro-
cessing, children's library, and adult. If a total and practical
activity index for reference could be devised, the figure would
be at least as high as that for home circulation and would prob-
ably be rising at a faster rate. Several of those reference
functions we are able to count, such as film use and interlibrary
loan, are increasing faster than circulation. One factor account-
ing for this is the continuing development of the Eastern Massachu
setts Regional Public Library System, with headquarters at the
Boston Public Library. A daily delivery service among the area's
public libraries began during 1972. This has already improved
interlibrary loan and film service a great deal. Of increasing
importance in the years ahead will be well - planned regional
cooperation in the areas of purchasing and sharing of materials
and in adapting some technological innovations for public library
use.
A thorough study of typical use periods showed that two -
thirds of the town's families made use of the library for borrow-
ing materials. Reference usage, cultural benefits, and indirect
benefits would increase this ratio, but cannot be determined.
There are about 16,000 active borrowers' cards. The Children's
Library was open on Sundays for the first time in 1972. We now
have total public library service at the main library on Sunday
afternoons (1 -5, except in summer) and, due to the high usage,
we plan to continue this. A great deal of work has been done on
the Lexington Room materials during the year. Its reclassifica-
tion has been completed. With the assistance of the Town Clerk,
Mary McDonough, and a microfilming project which was done at no
cost to the town, the library has been able to increase very
inexpensively its microfilm holdings of early town records.
Current Planning
The permanent Building Committee is working with Architects
Design Group on the preparation of final plans and specifications
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CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
for the badly needed renovation and expansion. The exact cost of construction will
be known prior to town meeting. During the construction period, we plan to move the
Children's Library to the "Newell" house next door. Some work space will be avail-
able upstairs. We hope to offer a full range of services during the construction
period, but would ask for your understanding if this is not always possible. Con-
struction should be completed in late 1974 or early 1975.
THOMAS S. GRINDLE August 30, 1885 -- May 23, 1972
The Trustees and Advisory Committee recorded the following resolution upon the
death this year of Thomas S. Grindle:
"We express our appreciation for the many years of service to Cary Memorial
Library given by Thomas S. Grindle as a member of the Advisory Committee.
Even though not in the best of health, these last few years he attended
Trustee Meetings faithfully and was dedicated to the course of superior
library service in Lexington. His quiet, wise advice was available at all
times, meted out with an unfailing sense of humor. An avid reader, he was
often to be found browsing in the library, and we shall sorely miss his
presence. He will long be remembered by us all as an extraordinary
gentleman."
As we look to the future, there are two movements which are of interest to us.
They have been mentioned in earlier reports, but the trends are becoming somewhat
clearer. The first is the arrival of video - cassette technology. Several manufac-
turers now make very usable equipment, and the library of material available is
1972: A YEAR OF RECORD HIGH USE
VOLUMES
OWNED
1 000'5
INTERLIBRARY
LOAN S
FILM USE
COPYI NG
SERVICE
HOME
CIRCULATION
1 000's
160
140
120
100
1600
1200
800
'67 '68 '69 '70'71 '72
400
1 600
1200
800
400
1
30,000
'67'68'6970'71 '72 '67'68'69'70'71 '72
500
22,500
15,000
7500
450
400
350
'67'68 '69'70'71 '72 '67 '68'69'70'71 '72
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Personal Services
*Expenses
Staff as of Dec. 31
Five Year
CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Trends in the Cary Memorial
1968
171,629.42
65,323.54
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1969
190,374.00
65,400.40
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*The library also received $11,957.25 in state
during 1972. All but about $5,000 was spent
1970
208,452.37
73,497.44
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aid and about
on books.
Library
1971 1972
224,852.19 250,100.00
73,497.07 77,134.04
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$28,000 in Trustee funds
beginning to look attractive. A primary question is whether or not we should wait
for this equipment to become common in homes before developing a circulating library
of cassettes. Prior to this it might be feasible to purchase equipment for library
use and offer a reference collection of video - cassettes. The second development
which might affect us greatly is the "college without walls" movement. The College
Entrance Examination Board recently received grants from the National Endowments for
the Humanities and the U.. Office of Education to study the possibility of public
libraries becoming not only community learning centers but "people's universities."
We might add that whether or not this interesting formal program succeeds, a good
public library has always been a "people's university."
Executive Committee
Fred C. Bailey, Chairman Vernon Page Reverend Harold T. Handley, Vice Chairman
Reverend R. Reinhold Abele Natalie Riffin Jacqueline Davison
Advisory Committee
Shirley Stoltz, Chairman Elizabeth H. Clarke * Thomas S. Grindle Irving H. Mabee
Theodore Mairson Mildred Marek Ruth Morey Ann Wallace
Robert C. Hilton, Director
Jane Larsen, Ellen Warner, Ann Ferry and
Chang -chao Liu completed a ten -year project
converting the library from the Cutter to the
Dewey system of classification.
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* Deceased
WCVB -TV news cameraman Al Anderson photographs
a display on the works of Rabbi Martin Kessler.
The display was part of the Library's Lexington
Room series.
The Heaviest Part
of Bi- Centennial Planning
Is Still Ahead
,LEXINGTON
BATTLE GREEN
THE BIRTHPLACE
Or AMERICAN LIBERTY
MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY
TERCENTENARY OOMMISMON
T HE LEXINGTON BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE is now working in its second year on projects
which will take place in 1975. The Committee has met on an average of twice a
month, and has interviewed during that period many citizens and organizations to
obtain from them suggestions for the great event that lies ahead. The Committee
also has worked with state and federal organizations to try to reach a plan that is
well coordinated and effective.
The Committee was the prime mover in formation of the regional group dedicated
to planning transportation solutions in cooperation with fifteen Middlesex County
towns. Known as the Middlesex Bicentennial Liaison Council, Donald Graham of Lexing-
ton is its chairman. "They Nobly Dared" has been approved to be produced by the
New England Opera Company during the Bicentennial year.
We are working hard to make the celebration consistent with its national signi-
ficance. The Committee feels that the events and landmarks of 1775 are a national
trust and are striving to honor them appropriately. It is quite apparent, though,
that much heavy and complicated work lies ahead in the two years that are left for
planning and coordination of plans. At the moment the general reaction of the
public is that 1975 is a long way off, and there is no great hurry: However, to
the committee, time is becoming alarmingly short, not only for plans for the parades
and other group observances, but plans for accommodations for the million expected
visitors or for a significant permanent memorial.
It is perfectly obvious that more enthusiasm must be generated from the general
public, in order that plans for housing, feeding, transportation and other neces-
sities be definitely formulated long before 1975.
The original members of the committee are:
Kingston Howard, Chairman; Rebecca Nussdorfer, Executive secretary; Raymond
Barnes, Celebrations; G. Warren Butters, Permanent memorial, historical record;
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr., Government relations; Roland B. Greeley, Facilities;
Frederick B. James, Finance; Richard Michelson, Commercial relations.
A number of new committee members have been appointed by the selectmen during
the year. They include:
Miriam Butts, Arts and culture; Rudolph J. Fobert, School relations; Donald M.
Graham, Regional planning; Anthony Mancini, Administrative; Alan G. Adams, Public
relations; Steven Politi, Vice - Chairman.
Robert E. Reynolds has been appointed by the Committee as Chairman of a sub-
committee to plan for a permanent memorial and Cornelius P. Cronin to chair a
subcommittee to advise on plans for the parade. Appointments by the parent commit-
tee to advise on special problems include Patricia L. Beccia, as director of
government relations, Captain James J. Lima, director of public safety and Patricia
Wheatley, director for invitations and correspondence.
Alan G. Adams
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1973...... a Rehearsal for 1975
THE TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE continues to work closely
with the Bicentennial Committee and its planning for
1975. From the view point of the Celebrations Committee,
the highlights of that collaboration are described as
follows:
A letter of understanding between the two groups de-
scribes the function of the Celebrations Committee during
1975 as that of a subcommittee to the Bicentennial Com-
mittee and outlines our responsibilities during that year.
The Bicentennial Committee has appointed a Parade Advisory
Committee made up of past chief marshals of our Patriots
Day parades. We have met with representatives from the
advisory committee and have agreed to try a new parade
route in 1973. The new route permits organizing the
Patriots Day parade and dismissing it from the same loca-
tion on Worthen Road and the Center Playground. This
eliminates the need for a transportation route from Worthen
Road to East Lexington and gives substantially more room
for assembling the several divisions.
The parade will proceed from Center Playground, west
and north along to Massachusetts Avenue, past the Battle
Green and Cary Hall to Marrett Road, along Marrett Road to
Waltham Street, then along Waltham Street and back to
Worthen Road. The reviewing stand will be moved from Emery
Park to Cary Hall. Our results and evaluations of them in
1973 will permit necessary changes to be made in 1974 with
the intention that all major bugs will be eliminated by
1975. The Parade Advisory Committee will provide monitor-
ing of the new route and make suggestions for improvements
in the route and in the general conduct of the parade.
We expect the 1973 parade to be larger than the one in
1972 and the one in 1974 to be larger than in 1973. The
increases in size will help us to better anticipate problems
in 1975 and work out solutions for them. We have reviewed a
list of units that the Armed Forces will try to have avail-
able to us in 1975 and have given the results of that review
to the Bicentennial Committee. We intend to add some of the
unfamiliar units on that list to our parades in 1973 and
1974. In general we expect to use the Patriots Day celebra-
tions in 1973 and 1974 as dress rehearsals for 1975. Our
major goal is to provide a smooth - running celebration for
the Bicentennial year.
CELEBRATIONS IN GENERAL
The Committee continues to be responsible for Patriots
Day, Memorial Day, U.S.S. Lexington (CV -2) memorial services,
and Veterans Day each year. Each observance follows a format
which has been reasonably successful in the past. Those
formats are described in earlier reports and will not be re-
peated below. Because the dates of each celebration change
from year -to -year, those for 1972 are noted below. Major
participants are also included.
PATRIOTS DAY (April 17)
The Lexington Minute Men again reenacted the skirmish
between British troops and the original minute men that
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occurred in 1775. The Tenth Regiment of Foot from Chelmsford represented the British.
Although there are still several problems to be solved, there were major improvements
in crowd control and general planning from the first reenactment in 1971. In 1973
we will change the date and time from the day before Patriots Day (Sunday) at 2:00 PM
to Patriots Day at 5:30 AM. The latter schedule is the one we will use in 1975.
James Fenske of the Town Celebrations Committee acted as chief marshal of the
morning parade. The usual ceremonies on the Battle Green after the parade included
the presentation of the White Tricorn Hat Award by Bernard Belcastro, president of
the Lexington Lions Club. Because he was unable to be present, Mrs. Anne E. Miller
accepted the award for her father, George W. Emery.
The afternoon parade, under the command of Richard Michelson, Lexington Chamber
of Commerce, as chief marshal, stepped off promptly at 2:00 PM, from East Lexington.
The reviewing stand was at Emery Park as it was in 1971. With reasonable weather for
the second year in a row, the parade turned out to be a large one.
U.S.S. LEXINGTON (May 7).
We were again pleased to welcome the members of the U.S.S. Lexington (CV -2) to
their "home port" for their annual memorial services on the Battle Green. Allan F.
Kenney, chairman of the board of selectmen, was official greeter for the town.
A. Rex Turcotte of the Minute Man Club was master of ceremonies. Admiral C. Aubrey
Fitch, 85 years young, again made the trip from Maine to speak to the club members.
The U.S.S. Lexington was Admiral Fitch's flagship during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
MEMORIAL DAY (May 29)
After a few years of cancellations with consequent ceremonies in Cary Hall, we
were able to hold the Memorial Day exercises and parade in bright sunshine and com-
fortable temperatures. David Jodice again gave Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at
Munroe Cemetery. Dan H. Fenn, Jr., a Lexington resident and director of the John F.
Kennedy Memorial Library in Boston, gave the main address on the Battle Green.
Stanley Hill Post No. 38, American Legion, was unable, for several reasons, to organ-
ize and lead the parade. As a result, Capt. Edward Silva of the Lexington Fire
Department served as chief marshal. Francis Belcastro and Leonard Muller of the
department were his aides.
VETERANS DAY (October 23)
Charles J. Sullivan, Commander, Post No. 3007, Veterans of Foreign Wars, was
chief marshal of the parade with William G. Collins and Warren A. Hawkins, past
commanders, as his aides. Col. Sigurd L. Jensen, the new commanding officer of the
3245th. Air Base Group at Hanscom Field, was the main speaker at the Battle Green
ceremonies.
Raymond B. Barnes, Chairman
Leo Gaughan, Vice Chairman
Eleanor B. Litchfield
Marilyn Hall
Ralph V. Lord
Thelma Reed
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James Fenske
William P. Fitzgerald
William P. Brenchick, Jr.
Cary Lecture Committee
Seated: Howard A. Smith, Chairman;
Standing: Stephen Politi and Anne R. Scigliano
Cary Lecture Committee
T HE 1972 -1973 Cary Lecture Committee was appointed by Town
Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. The expenses of the com-
mittee are met from annual grants made to it by the Isaac
Harris Cary Scholarship Fund in accordance with the wills of
the Cary sisters. It receives no support from any other
agency.
Four programs make up the lecture
a travelogue, "John Muir's High Sierra
honors graduate from Dartmouth College
the man's vision that in wilderness is
capacity audience.
series. The 1972 lecture, on November 25, was
," narrated by Mr. DeWitt Jones, III, a 1965
. His film about a mountain range, a man and
the preservation of the world, entertained a
Dr. Jerome G. Miller, will give the first 1973 lecture on "Justice for Juve-
niles." Dr. Miller is a nationally known social worker, Commissioner of Youth
Services for the Commonwealth and has developed programs to train inner city men and
women for careers in corrections, mental health and welfare.
Attorney William M. Kunstler, with the theme "Postscripts to Attica," will give
the third lecture on February 3. Mr. Kunstler is a controversial figure criticized
by many in the legal profession while at the same time praised by college students
and the liberal movement for judicial reform. A question and answer program, mod-
erated by Law Professor Robert B. Kent, will follow the lecture.
Selected readings by Anne Sexton, Pulitzer prize winner of Weston, Massachusetts,
will conclude the series on April 13. Her poetry is popular and widely acclaimed.
Her first two books, "To Bedlam and Part Way Back" and "All My Pretty Ones" estab-
lished her as one of the outstanding American poets. Both books are available at
Cary Library.
Howard A. Smith, Chairman
Anne R. Scigliano Stephen Politi
Fence Viewers
THE CATTLE POPULATION of Lexington has not come back to any degree such as in the
1880's, when we had more cows than any community in the Commonwealth but there
has been an increase in the horse population in recent years. When asked, the fence
viewers quote the law that horses have to be fenced at least four feet high and the
fence viewers also remind those who would put up fences that they may do so up to
six feet of their own property (never on town land). The fences must be maintained
in good repair.
The fence viewers quote the laws of fencing which are also the laws of the
Commonwealth, and refer to the selectmen any violations. They answer about two calls
a week, usually with sympathy. They will even on request quote Robert Frost on the
subject to the effect that good fences make good neighbors.
H.D. Handley and Louis Zehner
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Battle Green Guides
T HE GUIDES OF LEXINGTON officially appointed by the selectmen, after passing an
examination on Lexington history, are, during the summer months in many cases, the
first greeters of visitors to Lexington. Afterwards the visitors go to the informa-
tion center, manned efficiently by the chamber of commerce, and to the Buckman Tavern
or one of the other historical houses well manned by the Lexington Historical Society
or to the Cary Library's historic room, then to the National Historic Park, Concord.
So the guides form an important welcoming committee to Lexington. It is a re-
sponsibility for young people from age fourteen to eighteen. This year in spite of
mostly bad weather, twenty guides were on duty during June, July and August, from the
scheduled hours of 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and before and after, informally.
Some of them graduated to guiding at the Buckman Tavern or found other remuner-
ative jobs as the summer progressed. (Guides depend on tips.)
Many school and convention groups come to Lexington in the off season, especial-
ly October and May. Arrangements can always be made from them to be guided in a
brief walking tour by contacting the information center, the town offices, the
chamber of commerce, the historic houses of the Lexington Historical Society or the
director of guides.
We are looking forward with anticipation and trepidation to the summer of 1975.
The new approach to the Belfry from Massachusetts Avenue will be a help, but all
townspeople will be involved that year in many ways. For this year the town is
grateful to its guides.
H.T. Handley, Guide Director
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 1972 the award was made to George W. Emery for a lifetime
of civic activity including chairmanship of the board of selectmen, membership on
the board of appeals, the historic districts commission and on the two committees
which built the two fire stations. The award was accepted by his daughter, Mrs.
Anne E. Miller, because of Mr. Emery's illness. Presenting the hat is Lions
first vice- president, Douglas Sederquist.
Photo by Minute -man Publications
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
1962 Albert G. Frothingham
1963 Miss Margaret Keefe
1964 Mrs. Eleanor B. Litchfield
1965 Msgnr. George W. Casey
1966 Joseph O. Rooney
1967 Donald E. Nickerson
1968 Alan G. Adams
1969 Dr. Winthrop H. Harrington
1970 Michael Vidette, Sr.
1971 Louis Tropeano
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" The New Lexington Is Emerging "
THE 1975 BICENTENNIAL has often been mentioned as the
target date for projects which have come before the
Historic Districts Commission. The appearance which the
"New Lexington" will present during the Bicentennial is
emerging.
The one -story Central Block adjacent to the Battle
Green, completed in the late fall, is largely occupied with
stores offering a variety of shopping. The uniform gold -
leafed letters of the store signs, the continuation of the
brick sidewalks, lightposts and tree plantings of the
Center Beautification Project enhance the appearance of the
building. During the recent holiday season, the extension
to Meriam Street of the festive white Christmas lighting
added to the spirit of rejuvenation of Lexington Center.
Plans for an addition to Cary Memorial Library were
approved by the Commission and await presentation to the
1973 March Town Meeting.
At numbers 10 -12 Muzzey Street, the Commission ap-
proved the demolition of the Lexington News Building and a
pre -1900 house to make way for construction of the Lexing-
ton Mews complex, which as presented will house shops, a
cinema, a tea room, office space and an art gallery. The
Commission is gratified that the owners gave equal consid-
eration to the aesthetic appearance of both the front and
rear facades of the Muzzey Street and municipal parking
lot elevations. It is hoped that this trend will continue
in future projects.
In response to requests from citizens concerned with
saving from demolition a 19th - century landmark, the
Scottish Rite organization offered the Nunn -Smith house at
1162 Massachusetts Avenue for sale for one dollar to anyone
with a suitable lot on which to place it. On November
tenth, 1972, a fire of dubious origin gutted the house, and
subsequently the town building inspector ordered that it
be taken down. In December 1972, the Commission approved
demolition or removal of the house subject to specified
conditions. Based on a small shift in the site location of
earlier plans, the museum was removed from Historic Dis-
tricts' control.
During 1972, the selectmen, the Commission, and other
town boards were apprised of the impending fierce competi-
tion by large commercial franchisers for properties at
intersections and along the main thoroughfares leading to
the centers of Lexington and Concord. This is stimulated
by the anticipation of the large influx of visitors gener-
ated by the Bicentennial and the Minute Man National
Historical Park. A study commission has been appointed to
consider forms of control for development along these
arteries and for protection of significant historic sites
outside present historic districts.
The Commission welcomed Royston T. Daley, architect,
as an associate member and expresses its appreciation to
the other associate commissioners, George W. Emery, Albert
T. Pitt and S. Lawrence Whipple, our Clerk, Barbara Gilson,
and Mrs. Evelyn F. Cole for their assistance during the year.
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Photo by Joseph Kitrosser
Lexington Historic Districts Commission
L. to R.: Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Barbara Gilson, Clerk; Georgia H. Williams, Commissioner;
Philip B. Parsons, Commissioner; Albert T. Pitt, Associate; George E. Graves, Commissioner; S. Lawrence
Whipple, Associate; Donald J. Shaw, Commissioner. Absent: Associate Members George W. Emery and
Royston T. Daley.
Addition under Construction to the Rear of the Lexington Arts and Crafts Building
(Side View)
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TrHE MOST NOTICEABLE CHANGES IN LEXINGTON during 1972, from the Planning Board's
perspective, are the new building with its new group of shops replacing the old
Central Block, and the "Lexington Mews" construction now under way on Muzzey
Street. This reviving interest in commercial construction includes an indus-
trial subdivision off Hartwell Avenue whose plans received final approval in the fall.
Many difficult old problems remain unresolved, especially the variety of cross cur-
rents encountered in any discussion of the Bedford Street - Hartwell Avenue - Tophet
Swamp area. Regional questions of public transportation and its relationship to
highways in the "northwest corridor" are emerging in forms which will require clear
Lexington commitment in the near future.
In addition to ongoing techni-
cal questions involving subdivision
control, the attention of the
planning board has focussed mainly
on the following areas:
Housing: Two residential sub-
divisions of single - family homes
were given final approval by the
board in 1972, in which 24 new
houses will be constructed during
the next few years. Both include
tracts of land to be acquired by
the town at a nominal cost for open
space and conservation purposes.
Preliminary plans for a third devel-
opment were rejected due to inade-
quate recognition of soil conditions and drainage problems on the part of the
developers.
Two multiple housing proposals for rezoning to RM (garden apartments) were
presented by private developers to the 1972 annual town meeting, one for 93 condomi-
niums including 16 units for low income families, and one for 96 rental units of a
townhouse design. While recognizing that both plans met land use criteria for
multiple dwellings from the viewpoint of strictly physical planning, the majority of
the board supported only the first of these, reaffirming continued opposition to any
multiple dwelling plan that fails to reserve a substantial number of units for
persons or families of low and moderate income. Both propositions were defeated by
the town meeting. While this would seem to sharpen the doubt that Lexington will
rezone for any additional multiple housing other than housing exclusively for the
elderly, developer interest remains lively. It is probable that two or more major
RM rezoning proposals will come before the 1973 town meeting.
Three proposals for subsidized low and moderate income housing have occupied
board and staff time:
1. "Tax -title lots." With the help of a subcommittee of the Lexington Commis-
sion on Suburban Responsibility, a review was undertaken of town -owned lots in
scattered locations acquired for non - payment of taxes, to determine which of these
had legal frontage, practical but not excessive area, and reasonable soil conditions
for building. Last spring the town meeting voted authority to the selectmen to sell
a limited number at less than market value to provide land for the construction of
low and moderate income housing. The Lexington Housing Authority is now investigat-
ing ways to finance and construct single family homes on these lots at costs within
federal and state subsidy limits.
2. Lexington Interfaith proposal. Under the terms of Chapter 774 of the Acts
of 1969, the "anti -snob zoning law," the Interfaith Corporation petitioned the local
board of appeals for a variance of the zoning by -law, to permit the construction of
six attached townhouses on three lots in a residential zone. The required planning
board report set forth information about local and regional housing needs, land use
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considerations in the neighborhood and physical facts concerning the site and the
plans. Leaving to the courts the legal question of whether the statute can give the
board of appeals power to vary zoning to the degree proposed, the majority of the
planning board voted in favor of the proposal. The subsequent denial by the board
of appeals was appealed to the housing appeals committee of the State Department of
Community Affairs. Hearings were held in December.
3. St. Brigid's proposal. Sixteen units of low and moderate income housing
will be built on land adjoining the parking lot of St. Brigid's Church if the 1973
annual town meeting approves an RH zoning proposal described to the planning board
late in the fall.
Land Acquisition. A detailed procedure for land acquisition was developed at
the request of the board of selectmen by representatives of various town boards and
agencies. Two planning board members participated. The resulting outline and check-
list was formally adopted by the selectmen in late July. The purpose of this proce-
dure is to centralize information and increase communication about parcels under
consideration by any board or commission.
The planning board continues to urge aggressive action to acquire more open
space for both recreation and conservation purposes. Additional staff is needed in
the planning office to provide more planning services to other boards such as the
recreation committee and the conservation commission, so that a coordinated acquisi-
tion program can be pressed forward while unbuilt land still exists.
Site Evaluation Study. Using funds appropriated last year by the town meeting,
a detailed study was made by Eco- Systems, division of Jason M. Cortell Associates,
of the open land between Maple and Woburn Streets. The objective was to develop
information and professional recommendations for town agencies and the town meeting
in guiding the future development of this land. Summary copies of the conclusions
will be mailed to all town meeting members early in 1973. Meanwhile, plans are
being made under the same appropriation for a study of a second critical area.
Wetland Zoning. In many cases the filling, construction and paving of wetlands
alters water retention characteristics and produces serious off -site and environ-
mental damage, resulting in situations that must be corrected later at considerable
town expense. In past years the only dependable protection for essential wetlands
has been acquisition by the town or other public agencies. New 1972 Hatch Act
legislation allows more stringent requirements to be made of developers with regard
to filling and other alterations of wetland and a Supreme Judicial Court decision in
the Dedham case provides new legal support for wetland and conservancy zoning.
The planning board engaged a consulting firm to make a detailed review of
Lexington lowlands, using the new photogrammetric maps. Following study of their
analysis by other town boards and agencies, a zoning proposal will be made to the
1973 annual town meeting for establishment of wetland protection districts, which
will overlay other zoning and will permit construction within the districts only if
the board of appeals finds that the land is not unsuitable because of flooding or
drainage conditions.
If wetland can be protected through zoning, the town's program of land acquisi-
tion can focus less on swamps and streams and more on open spaces which should be
reserved for future recreation, education and public enjoyment of the natural envi-
ronment.
Recreation. The 1972 town meeting rejected a zoning change that would have
allowed certain forms of commercial recreation in residential zones. The proposal
was suggested by the planning board, which believes that an adequate number of
recreational facilities will be achieved only if some can be made self- supporting.
Commercial recreation facilities should be acceptable if practical and reasonable
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limits can be set up to control the physical and environmental impact in a residen-
tial neighborhood, whoever the owner and operator may be.
With regard to public recreation facilities, we continue to urge the identifi-
cation of land, especially relatively small neighborhood parcels, for purchase by
the town, and that capital budgets for acquiring this land be kept separate from
budgets for the improvement of land and of other existing facilities. It should be
recognized that the 264 acres which comprise privately -owned golf courses are in
practice a significant open space and recreational feature for non - golfers as well
as golfers. The fact that any of this land could at any time be subdivided should
be of concern to all town boards and interested citizens.
Parking in the Central Business District. The planning board has attempted on
several occasions to persuade other boards and agencies of the need for a coordi-
nated study of parking and traffic circulation in and around the Center. While there
seems to be agreement that some such investigation would be useful, it was unclear
at the end of the year when or by whom such a study would be conducted and how it
would be financed. The planning board considers urgent the need for a clearly formu-
lated plan for parking and traffic improvements in the central business districts,
especially in view of the pressures Lexington must expect in 1975 and 1976.
Regional Planning. In addition to membership in the Metropolitan Area Planning
Council (MAPC), Lexington officially joined the Subregional Intertown Liaison Com-
mittee (SILC), in the fall of 1972. The SILC towns have been regarded by MAPC and
others as a planning subregion, have committee investigations under way with regard
to highways, public transportation, solid waste disposal and other subjects of mutual
concern,and have lobbied actively at the state level on some issues. Many of these
towns share common concerns about the bicentennial. Besides Lexington, the member
towns are: Bedford, Burlington, Carlisle, Concord, Lincoln, Sudbury, Wayland,
Weston and Wilmington.
Highways and Public Transportation. Governor Sargent's decision made during the
year to make permanent the moratorium on construction of several major expressways
within Route 128 emphasized the need for communities to give increased attention to
making better use of public transportation. In this regard, the planning board is
represented on the selectmen's transportation committee and has participated in
several meetings called by the Boston Transportation Planning Review. It is ex-
pected that this activity will increase during 1973 in collaboration with neighboring
cities and towns as the Planning Review's report on the extension of the Red Line
rapid transit service and other public transportation improvements for the Northwest
Corridor is made public.
Bicentennial. Questions raised by the future bicentennial are a major concern
of the whole town. The planning board believes that no major permanent improvements
of town facilities should be planned that would not be undertaken if there were no
extra visitor pressures, but some improvements might well be scheduled sooner than
would otherwise be necessary.
However, major decisions need to be made with regard to land use, mainly as to
visitor use of parks, school land, and private land. Special controls will be needed
on at least a temporary two -year basis. The board has begun to prepare recommenda-
tions; if similar policies are adopted by the three towns of Lexington, Lincoln and
Five Year Trends in the Planning Board
1968 1969 1970 1971
1972
Personal Services 17,947.82 19,426.60 21,267.63 25,287.00 17,922.90
Expenses 4,790.87 3,546.75 4,336.36 4,120.00 1,621.82
Staff as of Dec. 31 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2
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Planning Board
L. to R. John L. Davies, Design Advisory Committee; Charles E. Downe, Planning Consultant; Kenneth G.
Briggs, Planning Director; Stanley A. Brown; Donald M. Graham; Lois W. Brown, Chairman; Eric T. Clarke,
Vice Chairman; Thomas F. Costello.
Concord, a coherent area pattern can De established on which visitors as well as
residents can plan.
Planning Director Search. Many projects forecast a year ago were forced aside
this year because of the June departure of the planning director, Alexander V.
Zaleski, for a planning position in a regional agency. Mr. Zaleski served both the
planning board and the town for eight years with loyalty, industry and creative imag-
ination. A six month search for his successor resulted in the welcome arrival in
mid - December of Kenneth G. Briggs, recently on the planning staff of the city of
Lowell.
The planning board wishes to express its thanks to the people who somehow
managed to keep essential projects moving during the summer and fall when the town
had no planning director. We particularly commend the intelligent and cheerful ap-
proach to both people and problems demonstrated by our office secretary, Marion Snow.
Charles E. Downe served an indispensable role as a one - day -a -week planning consul-
tant, and the full -time services during the summer of planning intern Allan A. Ennis
helped to keep matters under control at the beginning of this difficult period.
Advice on technical questions was willingly provided by the engineering depart-
ment and the building inspector and the design advisory committee continued to
comment on questions brought to their attention. We look forward to a long and
fruitful association with Mr. Briggs as the new planning director.
Lois W. Brown, Chairman
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Photo by Guy D. Busa
A Recreation Program for All Ages
NO AGE LIMIT governed the recreation committee in its program planning in 1972. A
color television set and a 16 mm sound projector were purchased for the enjoyment
of our senior citizens and new style small tot equipment was installed at both the
Center and the Kinneen playgrounds. The Eldred Street play area was completed with
installation of equipment and benches and the walking, hiking and bicycling path
has been started at Willard's Woods.
Future planning calls for development of the "Old Res" as a permanent bathing
facility and enlarging the beach area plus construction of a bath house; more tennis
courts in other areas of the town; construction of more small tot play areas with
equipment; resurfacing four tennis courts at the Center; study funds for Lincoln
Street and Center playgrounds; continuation of current walking, hiking and bicycling
paths throughout the town; a backstop at Garfield playground and construction of a
skating area at Tower Park.
Expanded Program
1. Chess program (cdLasses) all citizens, all ages, every Friday evening.
2. Summer soccer league for boys 14 -17 years of age.
3. Small tot program at Estabrook Hall - 4 and 5 year olds (boys and girls).
4. Girls' softball league expanded to 16 teams - (Saturday mornings).
5. Men's softball league expanded to 16 teams - May through September
6. Reservation booth at Center for convenience of citizens - over 12,000 tennis
reservations issued (new record).
7. Night tennis under lights extended to more hours and longer season.
Seasonal Recreation Programs
I. Spring
a. Golf lessons - adults and children - at high school gymnasium, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - March and April.
b. Girls softball league - 16 teams - Harrington, Bridge, Fiske Fields -
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - May through June.
II. Spring and summer
a. Softball - men's league, 16 teams - Harrington, Fiske, Center Fields,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings, 6:30 p.m., April through
September (conducted by recreation committee under direction of the recre-
ation director).
III. Summer
a. Playground - Adams, Harrington, Center, Hastings, Parker, Franklin:
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Bridge,
9:00 a.m. - 12 noon), 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 and August.
c. Tennis lessons: Center - Monday and Wednesday mornings; Adams and Parker
Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
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 - 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) - five
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 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon and
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sundays 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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The Recreation Program in Action
A: The traditional Minute -Man Race, swim
on your back and read the Minute Man aloud;
B: Inter - playground street hockey league;
C: Tot lot at Center playground; D: Tennis
instruction; E: Ladies exercise class. All
photographs by Minute Man staff except "E"
by Paul E. Hazard.
RECREATION COMMITTEE
6) Competitive swim meets held at 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
f. Swimming at Reservoir - June, July, August, September.
1) Children and adults - free swimming, Monday through Saturday,
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sunday - 12:00 noon - 8:00 p.m.
2) Life saving lessons - senior and junior (American Red Cross), five
weeks - adults and children over 14 years of age, Monday through Fri-
day, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
3) Adult swim lessons, Monday through Friday 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
g. Tennis 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. Reservation
booth open May through November at Center for reservation and swim tags.
h. Night tennis under lights, 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. at Center.
i. New - Boys summer soccer league - 6:00 p.m. - Monday through Friday, June
through 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.
V. Autumn, Winter, and Spring
a. Adults
1) Ladies exercise class, high school gymnasium and field house, Tuesday
and Thursday evenings 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.,. September to May.
2) Men's exercise class, high school gymnasium and field house, Monday
and Wednesday evenings, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., October to April.
3) Adult badminton - Muzzey Junior High gymnasium Monday and Thursday
evenings. 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., October to May.
4) New - Chess program - all citizens - all ages - Friday evenings -
7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. - Estabrook Hall - Cary Memorial Building.
VI Winter
a. Children
1) New - Small tot program - boys and girls, 4 and 5 years of age - Esta-
brook Hall - Cary Memorial Building - 4 year olds - 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.,
5 year olds - 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. - Saturday mornings, December,
January, February, March, April.
2) Fifth and sixth grade girls, Muzzey Junior High School gymnasium -
Saturday mornings, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., December, January, February,
March, April.
3) Fifth and sixth grade boys, high school gymnasium and field house,
Saturday mornings - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., December, January, Febru-
ary, March, April.
4) Intermediate girls - grades 7, 8, and 9; Muzzey School gymnasium and
high school field house, Saturday mornings 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.,
December, January, February, March, April.
5) Intermediate boys - grades 7, 8, and 9; Diamond Junior High School
Five Year Trends in the Office of the Recreation Committee
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Personal Services 30,435.76 37,091.88 47,301.80 46,970.01* 51,396.50
Expenses 7,833.79 9,399.61 10,859.27 12,147.52 15,654.06
Staff as of Dec. 31 1 1 1 1 1
*Includes approximately 127 part time employees.
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RECREATION COMMITTEE
gymnasium, Saturday mornings 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - December, Janu-
ary, February, March, April.
NOTE: All programs include races, mat exercise, gymnastics, volley
ball, rope climbing, basketball, etc.
6) Retarded and emotionally disturbed children - Franklin school gymna-
sium, Saturday mornings, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
NOTE: Program includes bowling, singing, coasting, basketball, square
dancing, etc., - swimming in Hayden pool at 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
at conclusion of program at Franklin.
7) Adults and children - ice skating areas, Adams, Center, Fiske Kinneen,
Franklin, Old Reservoir, Hastings, and Sutherland Heights.
All schedules and requests for tennis courts, fields, and picnic areas, etc.,
are coordinated by the Recreation Director. They include senior citizens, cub
scouts, Lexington Tennis Association, Paul Revere Tennis Tournament, Massachusetts
Invitational Baseball Tournament, Little League (youth baseball), Triple A League,
MinuteMan League, Battlegreen Tennis League, Women's LaCrosse, Men's Softball
Leagues, Girls' Softball League, AFCRL Softball League, Bankers League, Pop Warner
Football, 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 facilities may be obtained at the Center playground
booth - May through November; and the town hall December through April. All tennis
courts, athletic fields, Willard's Woods picnic area, hiking, walking, bicycling
path, and 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.
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Recreation Committee
First Row: Richard M. Wertheim;
Patricia A. Swanson. Second Row:
L. to R., Daniel P. Busa;
Charles F. Gallagher, Chairman;
Benedict W. Bertini, Director;
Vincent E. Hayes.
E ARLY IN 1964, after establishment by a special town meeting in November, 1963,
the Lexington Conservation Commission met and outlined the Commission's goals: to
promote, develop and conserve Lexington's natural resources, which include wetlands,
woodlands, open space areas, plants, and wildlife. They set about making an inven-
tory of the town's vacant land, outlined a proposed conservation program, and
enlisted the aid of the U.S. Soil and Conservation Services to analyze the undevel-
oped land.
During the past eight years the Conservation Commission has acquired 302.3 acres
for the town at a total cost of $811,678. The net cost to the Town after federal
and state reimbursements was $329,743, or approximately $1090 per acre. Purchase
of another 46.5 acres has been
approved by the town meeting and
$192,212 appropriated for this
purpose. Because of rising
prices of land, these average
just over $4000 per acre. It is
uncertain how much reimbursement
money will be available, but the
Commission intends to file appli-
cations as always.
Conservation Commission
Given Regulatory Powers
on Environmental Changes
Last year another $6,000
was appropriated to acquire con-
servation restrictions over land
along the Munroe Brook. These
are still being negotiated. The
owners of the Living and Learning
Center have granted the Commis-
sion a 100 -foot easement along the Munroe Brook through their property, and the town
meeting accepted a gift of land adjoining Clematis Brook from Dr. Chabot last March.
It is hoped that others will see that protection of streams and wetlands is no
detriment to their property values.
Since 1964, legislative actions have broadened the activities and powers of
Conservation Commissions. Of particular note was an act extending the definition of
"public uses" for which eminent domain could be used to include conservation and the
preservation of open space. The Hatch Act of 1965, designed to help control the
filling and altering of inland waters, was probably the most far - reaching new legis-
lation. Made more effective by subsequent amendments as the need for protection of
wetlands became more urgent, the Act now (since October 16, 1972) gives all Conser-
vation Commissions direct regulatory powers over land development which could
"significantly" damage the environment.
While the Hatch Act does not allow the Commission to prohibit building on a
given piece of land (this can only be accomplished through protective zoning or pur-
chase of the land or of a conservation restriction), it does give it the power to
impose conditions on the use of the land, so as to minimize possible environmental
damage. This has increased the work load of the Commission enormously, and there is
now a great need for professional help to assist with Hatch Act hearings and enforce-
ment of violations.
The town meeting voted in January, 1971, to increase the Commission to seven
members, and the Commission has appointed several invaluable associate members. In
addition to land acquisition and Hatch Act duties, the Commission also carries
environmental responsibilities, some of which have regional implications. These
include formation of the Environmental Concern Committee in January, 1972, with its
several subgroups concerned with environmental education, waste disposal, air, water
and noise pollution (under the Co- Chairmanship of Associate Members, Manfred P.
Friedman and Susan S. Solomon); and continued participation in the Joint Arlington -
Lexington Great Meadow Committee to plan for open -space recreational - educational use
of the Great Meadow.
Citizen demand and our body of laws make it clearer each year that each town
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Conservation Commission
Around the table from left front: David A. Hughes, Administrative Assistant; Commission Members,
Gary Larson; David G. Williams; Vice Chairman, Angela E. Frick; Chairman, Howard M. Kassler; Margaret
F. Rawls; Associate Members, Laura F. Nichols; Susan S. Solomon; Ex- Officio Paul Mazerall; Associate
Member, Manfred P. Friedman, Secretary Erna S. Greene. Absent: Member, Francis W. K. Smith
has responsibility to preserve and protect the natural resources within its bounds.
The preservation of Lexington - as a town with room to move and breathe in, with
woods and fields to roam in, with open space within easy reach of all - is the Com-
missions's continuing goal.
The Commission now has an office located in Cary Memorial Hall, first floor
left, open Tuesday through Friday mornings. The five members originally appointed
by the Board of Selectmen are now appointed by the Town Manager with the approval of
the Board of Selectmen. The Commission meets Tuesday evenings in the "Legion Room ",
Cary Hall, and welcomes visitors.
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Photo by Guy D. Busa
"AS a law enforcement
officer, my fundamental
duty is to serve
mankind; to safeguard
lives and property;
to protect the innocent
against deception;
and the peaceful
against violence and
disorder; and
to respect the
constitutional rights
of all men to liberty,
equality and justice."
Law Enforcement
Code of Ethics
Change The Constant Accompaniment of Progress
S OCIETY IN GENERAL and its government institutions in particular sometimes do not
eagerly embrace change in the status quo. Often, a slower, more deliberate assim-
milation by slight alteration here and there is preferred. Even its critics must
admit, however, that the police service has been steadily changing.
In the past decade, police service has earned a reputation of being progres-
sively innovative in its approach to contemporary problems. Perhaps most signifi-
cant of all is its change from an almost exclusively enforcement role to the broader
concept of community service in a preventative sense and, most far reaching is the
search within the profession itself for new solutions to old problems. An increasing
number of realistic grass- roots -level public relations and community relations
programs are being successfully implemented. The police officer as an integral part
of the community he serves is a concept that is receiving greater support and
encouragement from the general public.
The role of traffic control, criminal investigation, and the apprehension of
offenders has taken on a new meaning under the modern concepts of such programs as
team policing and crisis intervention techniques. The police officer now relates to
the people with a much wider range of community services.
Law enforcement has also been quick to avail itself of the educational and
technological changes of the past decade. Presently, following considerable advice
and counsel from the law enforcement community itself, Massachusetts and thirty -four
other states have minimum training standards for police officers.
More than five hundred colleges and universities are now offering a law enforce-
ment degree program. Ten years ago there were less than one hundred. Technological
advances have brought us fingerprints via satellite, voiceprints, night vision
equipment, computerization, application of closed circuit television and a host of
other technical applications.
Law enforcement has never been static. The most significant changes have not
been imposed from without but have developed from within. This continues to be true
today. Law enforcement remains in the forefront of efforts directed toward more
adequately meeting the needs not only of today but also of tomorrow.
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40
30
20
10
A LOOK AT '72
During 1972 in Lexington there appeared to be a quieting of citizen emotions.
The protest marches and demonstrations which became so
time consuming for this department, seem to have waned.
It obviously has lessened because of our withdrawal from
Vietnam among other reasons, but, in any event, has been
welcomed. It has given us more of an opportunity to put
our manpower to work more effectively in the area of
crime prevention and apprehension.
CHART 1
POLICE OFFICER$
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
NATIONAL AVERAGE
• 1.9ME6 PER THOUSAND
DEPARTMENT STRENGTH
SHOULD 6C 60.6 MEN
• P.6.1 CRIUE REPORTS
AT10N "END ,..�-•
POPU1- 33,000
.219.70."'
1960'61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '66 '69 '70 171 '72
Education
During the year we sent twenty of our officers for
advanced specialty training including courses in Crime
Scene Search, Photography, Alcohol and the Blood, Special
Investigations and for re- training in various other
fields of law enforcement. Captain James J. Lima of our
Traffic Bureau, became the third member of our staff to
graduate from the F.B.I. National Academy. Captain Lima
was a member of the first class to graduate from the new
thirty million dollar academy at Quantico, Virginia. We
are also proud of patrolmen John Shine and William
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
Petrino who received their associate degree in the criminal sciences from Massachu-
setts Bay Community College in June.
Police Cadets
Our cadet program presently has five Lexington residents working with us in
conjunction with Northeastern University's Co -op Program in Criminal Justice.
Patrolman George Anderson became the first police cadet to be appointed as a
Lexington officer in October of this year. We hope more cadets will follow.
Traffic Bureau
Early in the year, Governor Francis Sargent, proclaimed that our program of
traffic law enforcement was tops in the state. We had reduced accidents by about
22 %, and on May 8th at a formal Rotary Club luncheon, the Registrar of Motor
Vehicles presented to the Chief of Police the award for Distinguished Service in
Traffic Law Enforcement. Recognition of high achievement, while cherished, none-
theless, sets a new standard. We knew immediately that 1972 would be the year of
the challenge.
The department decided to take a closer look at the type of violations which
have set the stage for the traffic accident. We found that during 1972, every third
person charged with a stop sign violation, was a resident of Lexington; so was every
fourth person who failed to stop for a red light. Thirty -three percent of all
speeding offenses involved resident drivers, and nearly forty percent of all re-
corded serious moving violations were committed by the citizen who lives here...the
Lexington resident himself. Most of these violations are caused by driver inatten-
tion and thoughtlessness.
Our patrol officers issued citations to approximately 3,600 motorists for
hazardous moving violations. This reflected an increase of about 10% over 1971, but
of greater significance is the 10% reduction of total accidents. To fully appre-
ciate this, one must realize that law enforcement and accident prevention are so
closely inter - related that an action by one greatly influences a reaction by the
other. In an ideal situation, there would be no accidents nor would there be
Officials of the Town and the Police Department Receiving Special Award from Registrar Lucey
for Distinguished Service in Traffic Law Enforcement
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1100
1000
900
800
ACCIDENTS
1962
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
1964
196,
1966
1970
1972
INVESTIGATIONS
COMPLAINTS- REPORTS
962
9000
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
ARRESTS
INCLUDING SUMMONSES
FINES
1962 - 59000.00
1972 - 45.600.00
1962
1964
1966
1966
1970
1972
POLICE DEPARTMENT
In 1972 the accident rate turned sharply downward,
despite the increase in traffic. So also did the number
of arrests, including summons. But the value of stolen
property (and the value of property recovered)
continued to increase and the number of
complaints investigated and reported upon saw no decline.
9500,000
400,000
1300.000
%200,000
9100000
-VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN
- - -- -VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED
1
2
1962
1964
1966
1966
1970
1972
1972 CRIME CLOCK
SERIOUS OFFENSES
12
LARCENIES
9
BURGLARY
12
$1,300.00
EVERY OAY /
V ALOE OF
STOLEN PROPERTY
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OFFENSES
KNOWN TO POLICE
1200
OFFENCES 623
1121
*
30 406
432 450 460
572
669
725
1962 13 14 '65 '66 17 '66 19 '70
257
BURGLARY 217
'71
346
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'72
3 174
119 126 134 131 139 210
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LARCENY ,,,,,,, 4� 444
722.
487
669*
243
190
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240 222
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AUTO THEFT
19 91
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1962 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '66 19 70 '71 72
ESTIMATE •
POLICE DEPARTMENT
thoughtless, inattentive, or careless drivers. Through enforcement, we have at-
tempted to create a public awareness of consequences. This, in turn, encourages
voluntary public compliance with the law.
THE POLICE ATTITUDE
We are faced with the full and frustrating realization that the residents of
Lexington...as do residents of other safety- minded communities, expect and often
demand more of their police officers than any other municipal employee and in
Lexington, we remain grateful for this trust and confidence. Nonetheless, it is
disheartening to accept the reverse standard of public indifference by the resident -
driver who violates the law while at the same time, demanding that we enforce it.
At a time in our history when much has been done to make the automobile safer
for the driver, little has been done to make the driver safer for the automobile.
Here, at least, further reductions in total traffic accidents seem unrealistic.
Ever - increasing numbers of drivers and vehicles continue to fill our roads, and New
England weather cares not about traffic safety in Lexington. Thus...while we renew
our pledge toward improvement in all areas of law enforcement and public safety and
security...we foresee that the accident rate for 1973 will rise or fall both because
of public attitude and the extent of our influence upon it.
Detective Bureau
Lexington police detectives experienced another challenging year with more de-
mands being made for their time and talents. It was a year of many accomplishments
in the field of investigation which resulted in the recovery of over $200,000.00
worth of stolen property through the cooperative efforts of detectives and uniformed
patrol officers.
At times it was also a year of frustration when investigative efforts were
hampered by reluctant witnesses and victims who did not wish to be involved with a
case beyond the reporting stage. In addition, the logjam of criminal cases in the
Superior Court affects law enforcement to a great extent when there is a long delay
between arrest and final disposition, enabling persons free on bail to continue
their criminal endeavors.
Housebreaks continue to plague our community in spite of the fact that during
the past year detectives made arrests which broke up several rings of youthful
burglars. One of these arrests resulted in the recovery of $19,000 worth of stolen
property.
The drug abuse problem in this community has apparently not abated as indicated
by the increase in drug related crime. Especially hard hit have been our local drug
stores which have been the target of holdups and forcible entries by addicts and
drug dependent persons seeking drugs and money.
We look forward confidently to the year ahead, proud of certain accomplishments
but mindful that much more can be done by the cooperative efforts of citizens and
police in striving for maximum protection of all persons and their property.
Personal Services *
Expenses
Five Year Trends in the Police Department
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
433,400.97 525,732,50 574,332.53 649,552.80 682,521.48
59,510.41 69,530.08 76,999.67 72,338.47 73,008.58
* Includes School Traffic Officers
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Fire at 258 East Street
AN INCREASE in the number of multiple alarm fires for 1972, over the total of last
year, is the keynote for our 1972 annual report. By early December, the depart-
ment had been called upon to battle five two -alarm fires requiring assistance from
Arlington and Waltham in addition to numerous others requiring full assignments from
both Lexington stations. The first, a spectacular night -time blaze visible for miles
around, broke out at the Cataldo Farm in mid January. A large garage -barn type
structure and its contents were destroyed. Efforts to prevent the fire from spreading
to adjacent buildings were successful. In mid summer a second alarm was ordered for a
fire on the second floor of a dwelling on Hayward Avenue.
In early November the vacant Smith house located at the junction of Massachu-
setts Avenue and Marrett Road in East Lexington was struck by a fire which was
subsequently determined to have been set. The amount of damage and the resultant
hazards remaining were sufficient to require the razing of the building. Just before
the month ended, a blaze of major proportions struck a dwelling on Lowell Street in
the east end of town. In early December, a second alarm was called for a fire of
major proportions at the old landmark which was formerly the Bunzel property off East
Street at the Woburn line. It is pleasing to report that no loss of life or serious
injuries from fire have been sustained so far this year.
This if the first full year for the ban on outdoor burning. The transition was
observed by this department with great interest and the conclusion is that the ban has
been quite effective. The number of calls the department received for outdoor fires
since the inception of the ban has noticeably decreased and in most cases were not of a
serious nature. A limited number of permits have been granted for approved agricul-
tural burning.
The number of attempts to set fires in schools is a matter of grave concern to
this department. These incidents create a situation which requires a rapid and effec-
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
tive solution before almost certain disastrous results occur. In addition to these
actual attempts to start fires, there are an excessive number of false alarms being
sounded from school buildings as well. In fairness to the school system in general,
it should be stated that the greatest number of both types of calls are being received
from the senior high school. Fortunately no serious fires or injuries have occurred
as a result of these acts this year.
Several new buildings have recently been constructed which have required the
attention of this department. These include the recently opened Clarke Junior High
School, the new East Village Nursing Home and the business building constructed on the
site of the old Central Block. Prior to occupancy, comprehensive and thorough in-
service inspections were made of these buildings with all department personnel
participating.
In reference to nursing homes, one of the most important activities of the fire
prevention program of this department is instructing the employees of these buildings
in emergency fire procedures and the use of first -aid firefighting appliances. In
addition, the fire department is required by law to inspect nursing homes quarterly
and to make a report of its findings to the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety.
Fire prevention personnel also conducted classes on the use of fire extinguishers for
occupants of various office and research facilities located in the town. Members of
the bureau attended a series of meetings sponsored by the New England Association of
Fire Marshals in Bangor, Maine.
Maintenance of department buildings, apparatus and equipment is of unending im-
portance and regular schedules are followed to see that the required phases are done
when due. As both the buildings and apparatus age, it must be expected that more
frequent repairs to both will be required. It is for that reason that standards con-
sidered to be the best - expected useful life of fire apparatus are followed when seeking
to replace equipment after it has been in use for a given number of years. In conjunc-
tion with this replacement program, a request was made to and subsequently approved by
the last annual town meeting to purchase a new pumper to replace Engine #2, the oldest
of the first line pumpers. Delivery of this new piece of apparatus is expected by
early spring.
The training program for the department consists of the following categories:
inside drills and classroom studies, outdoor drills and evolutions and other related
training curricula. A partial list of classroom topics might include; pre -fire plan-
ning of target areas and hazardous occupancies, ventilation procedures to be followed
in firefighting and the study of hazardous materials, many of which are transported
on town highways.
All pumps and hose belonging to the department are required to be tested
annually. The hose is subjected to a pressure test and the pumps are tested to in-
sure that they are capable of delivering their rated capacity. In conjunction with
these tests department personnel perform hose and pump evolutions and use the various
nozzles and appliances to provide differing types of fire streams.
Ten members of the department are continuing their studies in fire science at
Massachusetts Bay Community College in Watertown. A partial list of the curriculum
consists of courses in fire department organization and management, firefighting
tactics, fire prevention, mathematics and hydraulics to name but a few, as well as
Five Year Trends in the Fire Department
1968 1969 1970 1971
1972
Personal Services 457,079.01 525,940.22 561,761.94 612,275.14 662,801.69
Expenses 41,815.62 45,357.75 39,761.90 43,553.26 34,609.87
Staff as of Dec. 31 55 55 55 56
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
many academic subjects required for those studying for an
associate degree in fire science.
Four new men were appointed to the department in
July. After attending and graduating from the Central
Massachusetts Fire Academy in Stow, they were assigned
to their respective work groups in August to take up
firefighting duties. Two young men received some prelim-
inary training and instruction in firefighting. They
came in conjunction with a work -study program at the high
school in which young people are given an opportunity to
try out jobs which they feel they might like to do upon
graduation.
In a continuing effort to improve the fire alarm
system approximately 15,000 feet of Rural C overhead wire
and 1,400 feet of underground cable were installed this
year. Two new master boxes have been installed to pro-
vide fire alarm protection for the East Village Nursing
Home and the new Clarke Junior High School. Regular
tests of street fire alarm boxes, school master boxes and
nursing home boxes have been made. Future consideration
should be given to placing more of the fire alarm system
underground. An example of this is the need to place
underground the fire alarm wire running from Waltham
Street at Massachusetts Avenue to the Waltham line. The
entire Hartwell Avenue area from Bedford Street to Wood
Street is without any municipal fire alarm protection
whatsoever.
The feasibility of tying -in to mutual aid commun-
ities surrounding this town, through the fire alarm system,
should be considered. At the present time, the only towns
with which this department has a fire alarm connection are
Arlington, Bedford and Waltham. We do, or course, receive
aid from the other surrounding towns when needed, upon
telephoned request, and this department reciprocates.
Four members of the department attended the annual
emergency medical technicians course at Harvard University
this year. Upon completion of the course, the department
now has a total of fifteen members who have taken it. In
addition, one member attended a course held at the Fire
Academy in Stow which dealt with the emergency extrication
of injured persons from automobiles.
As this report is being prepared in early December
the ambulance has responded to nearly six hundred calls
and will undoubtedly exceed that number before the end of
the year. The rescue truck has made some four hundred
runs at this point. This vehicle not only responds to
all box alarms of fire, but in addition responds to calls
involving gas leaks, auto accidents, water breaks, arch-
ing wires and other electrical problems, property protec-
tion calls of many types in dwellings and mercantile
occupancies, animal rescue calls, medical emergencies and
numerous other calls that require the use of the special-
ized equipment carried on it.
Walter F. Spellman, Chief
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Photo by Gerry Gilmore
Building Inspector Reports
A Landmark Code-Change Is Pending
CHAPTER 802 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the year one thousand nine hun-
dred and seventy - two...What has this to do with the Lexington Inspection
Department? A great deal, because this is an Act for establishing a State Building
Code Commission for the adoption and promulgation of a mandatory uniform state
building code.
The state today has a number of codes dealing with building construction, but
most are or have been minimum codes leaving the option of more stringent require-
ments, within certain limits, to the local communities. However, this new building
construction code will be applicable to every community and will cover everything
from single family dwellings to high -rise apartments.
The Commission establishing the code will also have powers and duties to govern
inspection, classification and occupancy, to establish fees for the issuance of
licenses and permits and to set the penalties for violations.
The general objectives of the code are to establish uniform standards and re-
quirements with performance for the use, intended to be the test of acceptability.
In everyday terms that means, for instance, that instead of the current rigid
specifications of a wall required to be of 2" X 4" studs set 16" on centers, the
architect would be allowed flexibility to specify whatever material he chose which
met prescribed weight carrying requirements, fire resistance or the like. The new
code would be more modern in that it would permit introduction of new materials as
soon as they had been tested and approved under the proposed code. The new emphasis
would be on whether the material would do the job required of it, not whether it
conformed to ancient and maybe outmoded specifications.
Section 21 does give the selectmen of the town a chance to recommend to the
Commission more restrictive standards than those established if they feel they are
necessary for their community. It should be noted that these are only recommenda-
tions and the Commission makes the final decision.
It is generally believed that few changes for individual municipalities will be
granted because this type of variance will tend to defeat the good of uniformity,
one of the prime reasons for its adoption.
Instruction courses for training persons intending to qualify or be certified as
local inspectors are to be provided. Satisfactory completion of such a course will
classify one as a registered professional building code official. Continuing
educational programs of instructions will be provided for inspectors with regular
attendance required.
Section 67 provides that the eleven man Commission appointed by the Governor
shall, within one year after qualifications of all its members, hold public hearings
for the purpose of adopting or promulgating a state building code. At the conclu-
sion of these public hearings, but not later than July 1, 1974, the Commission shall
adopt a state building code. This code will become effective on January 1, 1975,
less than two years away.
Another interesting aspect is Section 68 which provides for a study of the
Five Year Trends in the Inspection Department
1968- 1969 1970 1971 1972
Personal Services 23,792.15 31,288.33 34,720.53 38,259.72 40,481.77
Expenses 1,383.20 1,859.36 1,429.98 1,217.58 1,151.77
Staff as of Dec. 31 2 5* 5* 5* 5*
* Includes 2 part -time.
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BUILDING INSPECTOR
number of local inspectors that shall be reasonably necessary to carry out the re-
sponsibilities of the new code and the salary range of these local inspectors
commensurate with their duties and responsibilities. This study with its recommen-
dations is to be completed by January 1976.
These are some of the features of the Act, a thirteen page document which was
signed into law in July 1972. Some of the aspects, in my opinion, are more far
reaching than the establishment of a uniform building code for the Commonwealth,
something that most people will agree is a step forward.
With uniformity will come standardization, which in itself is not bad; but, in
this instance, communities such as Lexington, Belmont, Winchester, Wellesley, Newton,
and others that have had rather stringent local codes will be working with a code
not as demanding. The argument is, of course, that the local stiffer codes have
made building construction more costly than it should have been. This may be true,
but it has also meant that the construction in these communities has been, in most
part, of excellent quality, a feature which is associated with those municipalities
having well developed codes on the more demanding side.
The state code, I am sure, will be an adaptation of one of the four national
codes, probably the Building Officials' Code of Administrators called the BOCA Code. It
is a basic code that states regulations in terms of measured performance rather than
specification of material. When this new building code becomes effective, the town
will lose some more of its home rule, something which seems to accompany progressive
legislation.
Donald K. Irwin
Building Inspector
The Town Report. a Community Project
AFTER SIX YEARS OF COVERS, drawn by Lexington artists, the first by Aiden L. Ripley,
now deceased, and the last five by Philip B. Parson, the town report committee
decided to use a contemporary photograph for the 1972 report. It was a difficult
decision. It was made somewhat easier by the recollection that after Mr. Parsons'
had drawn the cover for the 1967 report, we had four times gone back to him and said
that if he would do "just one more" we wouldn't ask him to do another. That tended
to put a damper on going back to him for the fifth time. Nevertheless, the decision
was made more difficult by the happiest sort of working relations with him over many
years. His skills as an artist are great; his selfless generosity equally so. The
town report committee and the Town of Lexington, are deeply indebted for his help.
Cooperation has been the hallmark in producing this report. Suffice it that
this page isn't long enough to list the people whose hands and minds have contri-
buted to bringing it into being. No town is more fortunate than Lexington in the
help it had in producing its report. Add to the probably 150 Boy Scouts and their
Five Year Trends in Town Report Expenses
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
Personal Services 604.75 939.75 1,163.80 1,076.41 0
Supplies 151.31 165.32 139.25 362.04 120.00
Printing of Report 4,595.70 4,916.89 5,202.94 5,977.08 5,522.00
Total Cost 5,351.76 6,021.96 6,505.96 7,415.53 5,642.00
Number of Copies 10,000 10,950 10,950 10,950 9,714
Cost per Copy .54 .549 .594 .676 .580
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Some of the 160 Boy Scouts and Their Parents Who Delivered Last Year's Town Report. Jack Taylor, at
Right with Clipboard, was in Charge of Distribution.
parents who will be involved in distributing the report to each resident in town
and the community nature of the project is real indeed.
The data showing cost trends lag by one year the appearance of any particular
annual report. Thus the latest information is for the 1971 report which was pro-
duced in 1972. Because of some production economies we anticipate the production
costs on the current report will parallel those of prior years, even though a second
color ink has been added this year for the text.
Mrs. Wilbur E. Cheever Richard W. Hoover
Gerald Gilmore John E. Taylor
Louis A. Zehner, Chairman
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This oak tree
at 225 Waltham Street is
said to be at the geographical
center of Lexington
Photo by Gerry Gilmore
Board of Health Places
Board of Health
Dr. Charles E. Ellicott;
Dorothy M. Jones, Secretary;
Dr. William L. Cosgrove,
Chairman; Robert C. Heustis,
Director; James W. Lambie
Increased Emphasis on Environmental Protection
FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS services required of public health personnel changed
rapidly. The awareness of citizens to community problems and the impact of these
problems to the total well being of the community is of vital concern to all.
Senior Citizens
Funds have been requested to provide home nursing services for the senior citi-
zens that would be in addition to those services that they are eligible for under
medicare. The proponents for these additional services report that in many cases
where an elderly person is living alone, he is not seeing a doctor on a regular
basis, may not be eating properly and may have discontinued prescribed medication.
The proposal would allow senior citizens to informally drop in at a clinic perhaps
twice each month, or have the visiting nurse call at the home. The intent would be
to overcome the fears many elderly people have of a formal visit to the doctor and
to detect problems at an early stage.
It is hoped that by receiving some minimal health care many senior citizens may
continue their present way of living without requiring hospital or nursing home care.
This is one area when a modest expenditure of funds could reduce the total cost of
medical care and services. This request for support for additional health services
is being carefully considered by the board of health and recommendations will be
made to the Board of Selectmen and town manager.
Measles and Polio Outbreak Contained
A record number of immunization clinics were held during the past year for the
control of communicable diseases. One of the largest clinics in the history of the
Five Year Trends in the Health Department
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Personal Services 15,713.55 20,593.43 23,710.87 25,418.42 27,093.04
Expenses 9,572.22 11,809.29 13,305.61 10,347.51 11,149.44
Staff as of Dec. 31 2 3 3 3 3
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An emergency mass immunization clinic for
measles treated 2,500 children last May
when outbreaks in neighboring towns
threatened Lexington.
town was held in May when there was a threat of a measles outbreak from contiguous
towns.
A report was received by the board from a local doctor and the state health
department that a Lexington youth attending a private school in Connecticut had re-
turned to Lexington after contracting poliomyelitis. Prompt action by the board of
health in cooperation with the private school authorities and the state health
department resulted in the immediate immunization of all contacts and still suscep-
tible individuals. No new cases developed. While the danger of further outbreak
was small, the incident was important for two reasons. First, it showed that polio-
myelitis is still a threat to those without immunization; and secondly, that the
degree of immunization throughout the population was strong enough to prevent fur-
ther outbreak.
The state health department in cooperation with local school departments
conducted a state wide survey to determine the immunization levels of entering grade
school children. The results indicated that the immunization rates are at an ac-
ceptable level for all diseases requiring mandatory immunization for entrance to
school. Mumps and German measles immunization levels, however, were only 55% of the
entering school grade population. This indicates that additional clinics are needed
to avoid outbreaks of these diseases. They can only be successful, however, if
people recognize the need to maintain adequate protection against these avoidable
diseases. The vaccines are available at little cost and the board of health
strongly urges that each parent have their children immunized against these diseases
that only a few short years ago could not have been avoided or controlled at any
cost. German measles in early pregnancy is especially important since it causes a
large proportion of birth defects with consequent life -long disability. Girls
should have vaccine before they become twelve years old. .
Margaret E. Morrison, R.N. Retires
Miss Margaret E. Morrison, R.N., Director of the Lexington Visiting Nurses
Association, for 25 years retired on October 1, 1972.
The board of health expresses its own thanks and appreciation to Miss Morrison
for her many years of service to the board and the Town of Lexington and its
citizens.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
It must be with great satisfaction that Miss Morrison looks back over those 25
years and reflects on the many changes and improvements in public health medicine and
services. During her tenure she saw many communicable diseases brought under control
by the development of new vaccines, prepaid home health care, tuberculosis hospitals
closed and infant death rates greatly reduced. The success of these public health
measures, that have vastly contributed to the reduction of human suffering, is due in
no small part to the dedicated professional people like Miss Morrison who gave of
their talents, energy and time far beyond the call of duty.
Environmental Protection
Problems involving environmental protection continue to take un a large part of
the work load of the board of health and the director. We are concerned with the
operation of the sanitary landfill on Hartwell Avenue. The board of health is re-
sponsible for the assignment of site for this facility. New, and rather stringent,
state regulations for the operation of this facility are now in effect. The board
is anxious to have the engineering survey that has been authorized for Tophet Swamp
completed as soon as possible and the new regulations for sanitary landfill imple-
mented, where applicable, to correct existing violations. We urge the support of
other town boards in this matter and look forward to this facility being operated as
it can and should be.
As the town sewer service is extended in the town, the number of complaints of
overflowing cesspools and septic tanks has decreased, but there are still high
priority areas that do not have town sewer service and many individual sewer problems
still exist. We are pleased that at long last the capacity of the Bedford Street
pumping station has been increased to handle seasonal surcharges and urge that the
remaining problem areas still existing under public control be corrected as soon as
possible.
The new amended Hatch Act involves the board of health as it has in the past.
Many hours are spent on field work, reports and meeting attendance. The implementa-
tion of the Hatch Act is a cooperative effort of all concerned town boards and
committees with the primary responsibility resting with the Lexington Conservation
Commission. This is a good example of united effort on the part of regulatory
agencies acting to contain and protect still existing open spaces and wet lands.
The results of these decisions will be a legacy that will pass on to many future
generations of Lexington residents for years to come.
Animal Inspector
The duties of animal inspector are carried out by Howard A. Smith, D.V.M., who
is responsible for the inspection of all animals and premises licensed by the board
of health and the investigation of animal bites and diseases that are reported to
the board. Dr. Smith also serves as a consultant to the board of health relative to
regulations and policies adopted to assure that man is protected from any diseases
or nuisances associated with the domestic and wild animal population of Lexington.
Dr. Smith has also been active in the environmental sector relative to the con-
trol of heart worm in dogs which is carried and transmitted by the mosquito. He has
actively supported our regional mosquito control program and has been helpful in
working closely with his associates in the surrounding towns to control the serious
and often fatal disease of canine heart worm in dogs. The fact that Lexington has
one of the lowest case rates of heart worm disease speaks well of both Dr. Smith's
efforts in this area and our own regional mosquito control program.
Thanks
We acknowledge the cooperation and assistance of all the town boards, committees
and town employees given to the board of health in assisting us in the performance
of our duties. We would also particularly like to thank the many individual citi-
zens for their cooperation.
New Low -Cost Housing Units for the Elderly
T HE YEAR 1972 saw the completion, by the Authority, of Vynebrooke Village, at
150 Waltham Street. This provides 48 low- income apartments for the elderly at
rentals not exceeding 25% of their annual income. Also included, are two apartments
for handicapped, and a community building with recreational, social and cooking
facilities. This, added to our 100 unit at William Roger Greeley Village, brings to
Lexington a total of 148 apartments for the elderly.
As in former years, the Greeley Village tenants' Village Club engaged in numer-
ous constructive and social activities, including the annual garden display and
contest, under the auspices of the Lexington Field and Garden Club. St. Brigid's
Social Action Club provided a bean supper in March, followed by the annual cook -out
in August. Other activities were a travelogue movie presented by Mr. John Graham
and the annual village club bazaar, displaying the members' handicrafts. December
saw the annual Christmas party. Also, in December, a trip to historic Munroe
Tavern was conducted by the Lexington Field and Garden Club, followed by a Wassail
bowl and other refreshments.
In November, the manager of the Bedford Street "Stop and Shop" initiated a bus
service for the Greeley Village tenants.
During 1972, the Town of Lexington provided a movie projector and a color tele-
vision set, to be available for Lexington senior citizens. The Lexington Trustees
of Public Trusts provided funds for a piano, and the Lexington Lions Club donated a
wheel chair. For these and all the other donations and services to our senior
citizens, the Authority makes grateful acknowledgment.
A great loss to Greeley Village was the death in July of Mary Leahy, former
president of the Village Club. She is succeeded by the very active and able Mrs.
Florence Haigh.
The Authority's rental assistance program provides assistance to Lexington low-
Lexington Housing Authority Interviewing Applicants for Apartments
L. To R.: Daniel E. Power, Secretary; Albert W. Hruby, Treasurer; William A, Melbye, Assistant Treasurer
and State Representative of the Authority; Temple E. Scanlon, Chairman; Joseph 0. Rooney, Vice Chair-
man; and E. Vincent Maloney, Executive Director.
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LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
income families. We are unable to extend this aid to more needy families, due to
lack of additional funds.
The Authority is currently engaged in discussing with architects, builders, the
Massachusetts Housing and Finance Agency and U.S. Housing and Urban Development,
alternative proposals for 25 -30 "Scatter Site" single family low and moderate in-
come houses, to be built on tax title lots, to be conveyed to the Authority, at a
price to be determined by the selectmen. This will be initially rented to tenants,
Senior Citizens' Activities
SEVEN YEARS AGO a small group of Lexington's senior citizens aroused interest in
the formation of a club for persons 65 years of age or older. In November 1965
the Lexington Senior Citizens' Club was organized and meetings were held ten months
of the year at various town churches. In 1966, Cary Memorial Hall was made avail-
able to club meetings by the town. A small appropriation was included in the
recreational committee budget for bus transportation only to neighboring activities.
The membership has grown to well over 500, with average attendance of 180 at
monthly meetings. Each member is given a Golden Club card from the school department
for admittance to all events sponsored by the junior and senior high schools. The
Baptist Church has opened a Drop -In Center on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for
recreational fellowship. The Episcopal Church provided a bus depot for trips.
Some of the day bus trips have been to special movies, to the Flower Show, to
view apple blossoms and fall foliage, and to the North and South Shores. The over-
night trips have been to Cape Cod, New York, Pennsylvania,and Florida, with people
paying for their own trips. Monthly meetings were preceded by refreshments or
luncheons; entertainment has been of an educational or musical nature.
Most of the objectives of the original membership have or are being realized.
Opportunities for recreation and fellowship are being met, but no permanent suitable
quarters have yet been provided. The Senior Citizens' Club urgently needs not only
a room for storage of their growing equipment and supplies, but also, a place to
privately meet, greet, and counsel with senior citizens in need of advice, help and
comfort.
A Monthly Meeting of the Senior Citizens
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Board of Selectmen Establishes
Youth Advisory Commission
RECOGNIZING that the youth of Lexington have needs which are not being adequately
met or fully discussed, the Board of Selectmen established, in the spring of
1972, a youth advisory commission with the express purpose of "promoting communica-
tions between youth, parents, and groups concerned with youth; serving as an
information source for all; providing an open forum for public discussion of new
programs, supplying leadership for community needs which are not now being met; and
promoting programs which are designed to stimulate understanding of the problems of
youth."
Work in Progress
The first phase of the Commission's activity, in addition to publicizing its
existence, has been directed towards meeting two specific charges from the Board of
Selectmen.
First, the Commission has undertaken the preparation and distribution of an
inventory brochure of youth resources which will be delivered to all families in
town. The purpose of the project is to bring together under one cover as much
information as possible concerning programs, activities, recreational facilities,
information sources, and clubs or services having either a youth emphasis or open-
ings for young people.
Secondly, a major effort is being made to identify the problems and needs of
the youth of Lexington. Early emphasis has been given to this in hope that it will
serve as a source of information to town boards charged with making youth related
policy decisions and because it requires the establishment of a close communication
with all the town's youth.
A third activity has been to educate town leaders to the necessity of restoring
confidence among the community's young people. With this in mind, and as a first
step, the Commission has recommended to the Board of Selectmen that a youth repre-
sentative be appointed to the bicentennial committee. Two of our members are also
serving as representatives to a newly formed recreation group, Friends of Recreation.
Future Goals
Looking to the future, the Commission hopes to become a vigorous representative
of youth opinions, problems, and concerns. Projects yet to be studied include
implementing a course on town government within the schools, a youth employment
referral service, and a group discussion program for parents on youth related topics.
Membership
youth and adult members, chosen from town boards
young people, who are appointed for one year terms
The Commission is composed of
and from organizations of and for
by the Board of Selectmen.
Stephen Politi, Chairman
Alfred Busa
John Maguire
Daniel Busa
Paul Furdon
William Tapply
Roger Prevot
Heather Dayton
Jamie Newman
Lorrain Ferguson
Pam Winston
Robert Murphy
Virginia Comstock
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Kathleen Kenney, Secretary
Joshua Cochin
Leslie Klane
Catherine McGraw
Peter Clark
Joseph Burns
Charles Ellicott
Shirley Hamblen
Arthur Sharenow
Stephen Doran
Gunther Kleeberg
William Hays
Mrs. Paul Beaudry
Suburban Responsibility Committee Stresses ... .
Scattered -Site Subsidized Housing
AS A RESULT of a study on scattered -site housing by a Commission task force, two
articles were placed on the 1972 town warrant. Article 83 authorized the select-
men to sell at less than market value "tax title" lots owned by the town, to be used
for individual units of low and moderate cost housing. Article 99 approved provi-
sion by the Lexington Housing Authority of scattered site family housing, and
carried an appropriation of $500 for seed money. Both articles received favorable
action by the town meeting. The selectmen forthwith called a one -year moratorium on
the sale of suitable tax title lots pending receipt of proposals for development in
accordance with the town meeting votes. The Lexington Housing Authority, with some
help and support from the Commission,has been investigating ways and means of pro-
ceeding. The Commission has also maintained an active interest in proposals by
other groups, such as The Lexington Interfaith Corporation, to construct low and
moderate income housing units on scattered sites.
Employment of Minority Workers
In accordance with the selectmen's request to implement action taken by the 1969
and 1970 town meeting, the Commission worked with the Permanent Building Committee
to place three minority workers as apprentices for substantial time periods on the
Clarke Junior High School construction job. The Commission is now conferring with
the Permanent Building Committee about provision of minority training and employment
opportunities on the Cary Memorial Library addition.
Public Transportation
The state of public transportation in the Boston metropolitan area seems to have
an important bearing on the employment and housing of minorities in the suburbs.
Accordingly, the Commission is undertaking study of such proposals as those put
forward by the Boston Transportation Planning Review and the Governor, with a view
to assessing their significance for Lexington.
Membership
In response to suggestions by the Commission, the selectmen have somewhat
altered the make -up of the Lexington Commission on Suburban Responsibility. Repre-
sentation of Route 128 industries and of the PTA Council has been replaced by
representation of teachers and other town employees, and two representatives at
large have been added.
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Commission on Suburban Responsibility
Back to camera:
Lois Brown; Natalie Riffin
Background, L to R:
Robert Mann; Elizabeth Clarke; Frank Michelman,
Chairman; Clarence Turner; James Hathaway;
Karen Saakvitne; Joseph Russo; Lillian MacArthur;
James McLaughlin; Richard K. Eaton
Absent:
Helena Butters; Eric Clarke; Daniel Power;
Robert Shaw; Edward Silva
Veterans' Benefits
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS BENEFITS operates under Massachusetts Law's Chapter 115
and its amendments. The program is to provide the utmost possible assistance to
veterans and their dependents in time of distress or hardship.
To be eligible for veterans benefits a person must have been a resident of
Massachusetts for three years or have been inducted into or enlisted in the armed
forces to the credit of the Commonwealth. In such cases where one's service is to
the credit of the Commonwealth there is no waiting period.
An applicant for aid must be a "veteran" which means any person, male or female,
including a nurse (a) whose last discharge or release from his wartime service was
under honorable conditions and who (b) served in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast
Guard or Air Force of the United States for not less than ninety days active service,
or at least one day of which was for wartime service, provided that any person who
so served in wartime and was awarded a service - connected disability or a Purple
Heart, or who died in such service under conditions other than dishonorable, shall
be deemed to be a veteran notwithstanding his failure to complete ninety days of
active service. (Wartime service means service performed by a Spanish War, World
War I, World War II, Korean or Vietnam veteran or a member of the Women's Army Air
Corp.)
All information given by the applicant is investigated and verified by the
state and local agent. The state reimburses 50 percent of all approved amounts paid
to persons who reside in the town.
During the year of 1972 a "pass along" of $12.50 was included in the budget for
those recipients of Veterans Benefits 65 years of age and over and for those dis-
abled recipients who are in receipt of Social Security:
1. An additional $5.00 was granted for travel allowance increasing the
budget figure from $10.00 to $15.00.
2. A special needs category of $7.50 was included in the budget.
The following table compares number of families aided, benefits paid, state
reimbursements and cost to the town during the last three years:
1970 1971 1972
Number of families aided 70 76 74
Cash Grant $44,221.00 $40,802.00 $41,480.00
Hospital and Nursing Home 7,057.00 8,290.00 8,900.00
Medical 8,722.00 6,500.00 4,620.00
Total Payment $60,000.00 $55,592.00 $55,000.00
Reimbursement by State 30,000.00 27,796.00 27,500.00
Cost to Town $30,000.00 $27,796.00 $27,500.00
Veterans Services
The Department of Veterans Services operates under. Title #38 of the U.S. Code.
During the year of 1972 this office assisted many veterans to file for service -
connected disabilities, pensions, medical benefits, educational assistance, Vietnam
bonus and any other federal benefits that are available through the Veterans
Administration.
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Donald C. Glennon
Director,
Veterans Services
Dog Officer
THE DOG OFFICER and assistant dog officer appointed by the town manager continue
to be under the supervision of the board of health staff. Richard Sullivan was
appointed this year to fill the position of assistant dog officer.
Statistics provided by the town clerk's office indicate that the dog population
continues at about the 3000 level. With the assistant dog officer on duty only in
the absence of the full time dog officer it is not hard to understand that there is
often not enough time to carry out the regular dog control programs after the daily
crisis situations have been taken care of. We have attempted to provide the best
possible service without increasing the cost of town government by appealing to the
dog owners for cooperation in the enforcement of our leash laws and dog control laws
to assure protection of persons and property from uncontrollable dogs.
Francis J. Belcastro
Dog Officer
Drug Advisory Committee
IN JANUARY 1972, Project PREP, Community Assistance Program, completed an "Analysis
of Drug Prevention and Rehabilitation in Lexington." This consulting group was
hired by the board of selectmen.
The drug advisory committee then initiated several meetings with representatives
of the major community agencies which work with Lexington youth. The committee dis-
cussed the analysis and recommendations of the report with the director of the
Mystic Valley Mental Health Center; the superintendent of schools, and several mem-
bers of the school department; the director of Re- Place, and members of the Re -Place
board; and the chief of police.. The Lexington drug counsellor and the Mystic Valley
Area drug coordinator were invited to participate in the meetings. The drug advisory
committee and the agency representatives reviewed 1)general reactions to the report
2) questions arising from the report, and 3) responses to the recommendations.
The report has been a useful catalyst, opening up lines of communication and stimu-
lating coordination of efforts.
The role of the Lexington drug counsellor has broadened. He serves as a youth
counsellor to troubled young people and to their families. The counsellor continues
to receive cases through the drug assistance phone (862- 5170). He has been active
in providing direct counselling to young people at Re -Place and at the Mystic Valley
Walk -In Clinic, also to a group run by a probation officer of the Concord Court, and
to students referred to him from the high school.
Lines of communication and coordination are beginning to open up, establishing
improved relationships for future problem solving.
Natalie H. Riffin, Chairman Sumner E. Perlman
Charles L. McManus, Drug Counselor Dr. Jack H. Monderer Irving H. Mabee
Dr. Charles E. Ellicott
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One Project C o m p l e t e d . . . . Two in the Mill
D URING 1972, the permanent building committee brought one project to substantial
completion, carried a second project into the final plans stage, and began a small
additional project.
Jonas Clarke Junior High School
Classes began in the new building on October 30. Since the original contract
completion date was October 9, this opening was within a week or so of schedule.
Because of the wet weather during the spring and fall, the playfields were not ready
for use in the fall. These playfields, including four tennis courts that will be
available for general town use, will be completed in the spring of 1973. The com-
mittee has commended the architect (Drummey, Rosane and Anderson) and the contractor
(Wexler Construction Company) for excellent work and co- operative approach throughout
the project.
Cary Memorial Library Addition
From the several alternative preliminary plans prepared by the architect
(Architects Design Group, Inc.), the library trustees elected to proceed with a plan
that would add about 13,000 square feet now, while providing for future expansion,
and would also accomplish essential renovation of the existing building. The cost
of this plan, as estimated by the architect at the beginning of the year, was about
$1.6 million. The 1972 annual town meeting directed the permanent building committee
to proceed with this plan, and provided funds with which to prepare final plans and
specifications and to secure bids. The architect has now worked out the exterior of
the addition to the satisfaction of the Historical Districts Commission, and is well
along with final detailed plans. Bids will be obtained in time for the 1973 annual
town meeting.
Central Fire Station Addition
The 1972 annual town meeting directed the committee to obtain final plans and
bids for a small addition to the central fire station. As originally envisioned,
this addition would provide space for minor maintenance of firefighting equipment,
and possibly for a central emergency communication center. After lengthy discussion
with town boards, it was decided that the communications center would be better
located elsewhere. Hence the addition will be a two -bay garage at the rear of the
existing building. Cole and Carberry has been selected as the architect for the
project, and it is expected that bids will be obtained by the 1973 annual town
meeting.
Permanent Building Committee
Robert V. Whitman, Chairman
Otis S. Brown, Jr.
Luigi R. DiNapoli
School Committee Representatives
Chester C. Duval
Mary Louise Touart
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Irving H. Mabee
David R. Marshall (resigned 5 -72)
William J. Scouler
Library Trustee Representatives
Fred C. Bailey
Shirley H. Stolz
The Jonas Clarke Junior High School
The New Central Block on Massachusetts Avenue
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Photo by Joseph Kitrosser
Born in 1971 A Lusty Infant in 1972
The Minuteman
Regional
Vocational Technical
School District
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Erik L. Mollo- Christensen
Lexington Representative to
Minuteman Regional Vocational
Technical School Committee
AFTER THE REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE was established
in the spring of 1971, its first action was to
search for and appoint a superintendent- director for
the district. From among over seventy applicants, Mr.
Samuel H. Sains was chosen on the basis of his demon-
strated competence in organization and operation of
occupational education programs and his awareness and
concern for the needs of the students as well as the
changing patterns of manpower utilization in commerce
and industry.
Mr. Sains and the regional school committee have
been working steadily ever since: formulating an educa-
tion program, drawing up the educational specifications
required to design a school building, acquiring a site,
working with state authorities on approval of programs
and specifications and with the school systems within
the district on setting the style for future coopera-
tion in pupil selection and program cooperation.
The school is scheduled to open in September,
1974. The milestones passed so far are the following:
School site selection: December, 1971
Educational specifications for school building:
December, 1971
Selection of Drummey, Rosanne & Anderson as
architects for the school: February, 1972
Approval of final architects plans: August, 1972
Invitation to bid: August, 1972
Vote on bonding the school: September, 1972
Member town approval of bond issue: October, 1972
Selection of contractor: October, 1972
Start of construction: November, 1972
To meet this schedule, which also required a number of approvals from town boards
and state offices, required intensive work by the superintendent and the school com-
mittee; in particular, the work of the building sub - committee chairman, Mr. Alfred
Cron of Sudbury was a crucial factor in keeping things moving.
As a result, the school is still on schedule, and will open in September, 1974,
for over four hundred ninth -grade students.
The present staff of the district consists of the superintendent, two assistants
who are busy working on educational program planning, an expediter working on equip-
ment selection and acquisition, a clerk of the works and clerical help.
The district will soon hire a specialist in education of the handicapped, and by
September, 1973, a small core group will be hired to start fleshing out the plans for
the educational program. Early in 1974, this core group will be expanded so that the
school can receive its first students with a functioning plant and an operational
educational program.
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The "Lexington Mews" on Muzzey Street
Architect's Model of Minuteman Regional Vo-Tech School
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An Open Door to Progress
THE ADOPTION of the reorganization concept for the department of public works and
engineering by the town manager and board of selectmen in early 1972 opened to us
new avenues to serve Lexington. As we approach the final stages of its implementa-
tion and staffing, we can look forward to 1973 with the knowledge and confidence that
the increased flexibility and diversification resulting from it, will add much to our
efficiency.
It is gratifying to know that with the completion of the renovations to the
North Lexington Pumping Station we have now completed all of the state and federally
funded water pollution control projects for the North Lexington Area including
Hanscom Air Base and the Town of Bedford. It is interesting to note that Lexington
was involved in these pollution control projects since 1965; long before it was in
vogue for many other towns. With the completion of this project we feel that we have
one of the best alarm systems available. Additionally, we have a maintenance divi-
sion that checks these stations daily and is fully knowledgeable in the operation and
repair of the pumps and associated equipment.
Still high on our list of priorities is the sanitary landfill and a solid wastes
disposal program. We are well aware of the relatively short life span of our land-
fill and the increased concern regarding solid wastes. To this end we hope to
complete a study on the existing sanitary landfill to determine the most feasible
ultimate usage of the land and, in conjunction with the League of Women Voters and
the refuse disposal committee, to improve the recycling operation and find a suitable
long range disposal plan.
Another major priority concerns traffic problems. While street and highway
construction have come to a virtual standstill, traffic volume is increasing. We are
very fortunate to have an outstanding traffic safety program under the auspices of
the police department and the traffic safety committee, however, the total solution
encompasses more than just enforcement. With the bicentennial fast approaching,
traffic circulation patterns must be analyzed and improved upon.
Expansion of our department's operation in the area of cleaning, improving, and
reclaiming our brooks is also of primary importance. Clean brooks are essential to
the flow of water in our drainage system and while in recent years the major emphasis
has been placed on sewer construction we believe that an intensified program in this
area is essential now that completion of the town's sewerage system is within sight.
Public works is a multifaceted operation, and cooperation and coordination are
the cornerstones to a successful operation. The flexibility under the reorganization
concept now makes it possible to undertake a great many more projects and of a more
widely diversified nature than we have in the past. As a result, we look forward to
1973 with the hope of expanding the "in house" principle to include joint venture
projects with engineering and public works working together on well coordinated,
functional endeavors.
I would like to communicate my sincere thanks to the town manager and to the
selectmen for their foresight and cooperation in making the reorganization possible.
In addition, I would like to express my appreciation to all members of this depart-
ment for their dedication and efforts to help make it work.
John J. McSweeney, Director
Public Works /Engineering
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The "What" and "How" of Public Works
Highway Division
AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS is essential to serve the traffic needs
of a highly mobile public and to provide a suitable location for public utility
facilities such as water, sewerage, gas, electricity and telephone. The mainten-
ance of these streets and highways is one of the prime functions of the highway
division of the public works department.
This division currently maintains over 110 miles of accepted streets, patching
potholes when they appear, and resurfacing and sealing where necessary to keep
streets in good condition. Also included in this endless operation is the cleaning
of about 4,700 catch basins, the painting of centerlines, crosswalks and parking
areas, and the maintenance, fabrication, and erection of signs. Again this year, a
great number of signs were made up solely to replace those mutilated or stolen by
vandals. The public expects the town to have proper street signs. Just to replace
stolen and mutilated signs costs a considerable sum. Also this year, we began a
program of updating our many traffic regulation signs to comply with the newly
instituted international signing policies.
This year about 5.2 miles of streets were resurfaced with plant mix, Type 1,
bituminous 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 3.1 miles of
streets were sealed by town forces.
Five Year Snow Trends
Year Snow Fall Costs *
1968 43 inches $152,918.00
1969 91 inches 337,144.00
1970 73 inches 175,529.00
1971 73 inches 127,106.00
1972 89 inches 295,903.00
*Includes labor, use of town equipment, cost
of hired equipment, repairs, salt, chains
and the like. With 89 inches of snow in 1972
the snow removal costs were $3,324 per inch.
Another important phase of highway maintenance is snow removal. Early prepara-
tions have been made to get our equipment ready. Each year the sanders have to be
painted and put into good working order with plows being checked and new blades
installed. Meetings were held with the hired contractors to avert problems before
they arise.
Preceding and following the winter our sweepers are busy cleaning up fallen
leaves and sand to insure proper storm drain operation and to prevent possible
dangerous situations created by roadway flooding.
Sanitary Landfill
THE SANITARY LANDFILL area in Lexington is a valuable asset for the town residents;
it is an area set aside for the disposal of solid waste. Without this area the
town would have to turn to other, more expensive, means for the disposal of this
waste.
This year, the public works department continued the landfill sticker program
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for all residents who use the Hartwell Avenue Landfill Area. Stickers are valid for
a two year period. At the end of the year nearly 6,500 stickers had been issued.
The sticker program has made the job of policing the operation much easier.
Various groups in the town have shown a great deal of interest in recycling
various materials such as glass, tin cans, and paper. We have collected about 359
tons of paper, 42 tons of glass, and 10 tons of tin cans. These items were deposited
in containers at the sanitary landfill. The department also prepared an area for the
composting of leaves this year.
To sum up the recycling program, it has thus far proven that it can be succesful
but in order to have an efficient operation it requires a 100 percent effort of all
the residents who participated, and should be staffed on a full -time basis by the
department of public works personnel.
Water Division
AGOOD WATER SERVICE consists of three principle 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 give 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 1,400 hydrants that have to be
kept in proper working order so that when an emergency arises, water is available
immediately. We also maintain about 8,600 house connections so that when residents
turn their taps on they get water instantly. We also read the same number of water
meters twice a year to prepare bills for water consumption.
This year, the water department completed approximately $75,000 worth of water
main installation on Spring Street, Lawn Avenue, Pearl Street, Adams Street, and
Sheridan Street as well as repairing several water main breaks and installing new
fire hydrants.
Cemetery Division
WESTVIEW CEMETERY: The spring cleanup got off to a late start due to the cold
wet weather. However, seventy winter graves were raised, loamed and seeded.
Twelve large flower beds were cleaned up in preparation for two hundred fifty gera-
niums and eight flats of annuals which were planted prior to Memorial Day. Approx-
imately two hundred feet of iron fence along the Bedford Street side of the cemetery
was scraped and painted. The work was accomplished by two summer workers and one
young man from the Neighborhood Youth Program. Three hundred fifty feet of water
lines were extended into the Pine Ridge Extension, Sunset, and Sharay Olam sections
and a shut off valve was installed on the pipe line at Westview Street. Vandalism
was extensive this past year. Several sheets of plywood stored in the rear of the
maintenance building were stolen. Sixteen panes of window glass were broken. The
windshield and headlights of the departments' truck were smashed by rocks and BB
pellets. Several bronze flower urns were pulled away from their foundations and
smashed or dented badly, many beyond repair. The supervisor met several times with
Mr. Todd, an architect, who is working on plans for the extension of Westview. The
present site is filling up and plans are underway to extend.
Colonial Cemetery: After a general cleanup in the spring, "Ye Old Burying Ground"
was given periodic cuttings and rakings. The branches of many old trees were trimmed.
The entrance road was inspected weekly for tin cans, bottles and other clutter.
Robbins Cemetery: This cemetery received the usual maintenance to keep it clean
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and neat. The park department removed a large diseased elm and to prevent damage to
the old slate upright markers, shelters were erected over them, thus preventing fall-
ing limbs from crashing down upon them causing damage.
Munroe Cemetery: Vandalism was prevalent here this past year. On two occasions,
the lock on the caretakers building was broken and small tools, a radio, and personal
clothing was taken. The summer houses were set on fire and the damage required ex-
tensive repairs and painting. The repair and paint work was accomplished by the
cemetery crew. On Labor Day evening the caretakers building was set on fire and was
totally destroyed. The building contained files of interments and lot owner records
and the belongings of cemetery employees such as work clothes, rain outfits, and two
small radios. Twelve (12) huge monuments were pushed off their foundations and
turned over. It required the backhoe to raise them back into position.
Park Division
THE PARK DIVISION is responsible for the maintenance and general care of all
parks, playgrounds and recreational areas plus the mowing of all school proper-
ties. 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 eighteen 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 com-
pletes the grading, loaming and seeding, then turns to the ever - present chore of
maintenance thereon.
A new neighborhood small tot play area 150 x 150 at Ivan Street playground has
been completed in the past year. We now have a total of nine that have been built
within the last several years and most of these have some equipment, with additional
equipment to be installed; the center playground, small tot area, was completed,
also the one at Kinneens Pond; an additional field 500 x 200 has been completed at
Lincoln Street recreational area, loamed and seeded and will be ready for use in the
spring. We are working on the rest of Lincoln Street area and should finish in the
fall of 1973. Initial construction has started on the bicycle paths - one section
has been completed (Willard's Woods to Emerson Road) with a stonedust base and ready
for use. Harrington property, adjacent to Belfry Hill, was loamed and seeded and
steps have been put in. Emery Park, at the request of the Field and Garden Club,
was planted with shrubs. The new town office building and parking area was loamed,
seeded and shrubs planted; we also loamed, seeded and planted various drain and
sewer areas requested by the engineering division; planted Hartwell Avenue sanitary
landfill area with shrubs, also Lincoln Street area; the Common was sliced and
seeded with our new combination seeder; the football field was seeded and sections
of stands were repaired and painted; swimming pools were scraped and painted; the
lighted basketball area at Center Playground had new wiring installed.
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
skating areas throughout the community. Ten areas in all are cleared of snow for
skating, the largest being the Marrett Road reservoir.
Also, this division cares for the historic Battle Green and Buckman Tavern
grounds which includes the area around the facilities building plus numerous tri-
angles and turn - around areas in the town and in general, all public grounds.
At least 40,000 shade trees are located along the public ways, which are all
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ours to maintain. All employees engaged in this work take courses in spraying and
related tree work and must be keenly interested in the safety of the public and in
our wildlife. Employees of the shade tree division spent ten days this past year
attending short courses sponsored by the University of Massachusetts. Some of the
main topics of these seminars were, public service, environment and public relations.
In the past several years our shade trees have really been hurting due to drought,
insect infestations and disease.
The sugar maple or rock maple is still one of our major shade tree problems.
These trees located along main highways or on the edge of pavements are slowly dete-
riorating and as a result have to be removed. One of the main problems of the sugar
maples this past year has been a fungus disease called verticillium wilt. The only
means of control is to remove the deadwood as soon as possible and to keep the tree
in a healthy condition. The other main cause is compaction, hot top and shallow
root systems which has resulted in the death of many of our sugar maples.
Dutch elm disease showed a definite increase this past year. The main reason
was due to all the wet weather we had, and as a result, we were able to get only a
fraction of our dormant spray program accomplished, which is one of the means of
controlling the European bark beetle carrier of the Dutch elm disease. In the past
year 101 private elm trees were removed and ten town trees were removed. New and
safer pesticides and other means of controls are in sight in the not - too - distant
future for the control of some of these pests. In addition, there were 55 other
trees removed from public ways due to street widening, construction and hazard con-
ditions. About sixteen of these trees were sugar maples.
In 1972 approximately 210 trees were pruned with the
aerial skyworker. Removal of dead limbs is a main means of control
of Dutch elm disease. Much work must be done in 1973
on red and black oaks which have been weakened for several
years in succession by the oak skeletonizer.
A planting program is conducted annually and during the past year approximately
407 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 building area.
Personal Services
Expenses
Five Year Trends in the Department of Public Works
1968 1969 1970
669,716.33
598,177.13
760,236.73
733,544.66
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601,471.77
675,184.11
1971
640,921.41
657,334.28
1972
717,365.50
688,722.44
Engineering Division: All Projects to Be Completed
or under Contract by April 1
IN RETROSPECT, 1972 was a year of tremendous progress for the engineering depart-
ment. As a result of the reorganization of the department, we now have a more
efficient means, than ever before, of scheduling and administering the capital
expenditures program of the town. In addition to this; the major phase of our
operation, the reorganization has afforded both engineering and public works a degree
of alliance that will allow the utmost in cooperation between the two departments.
The net affect of this will be an expansion of the "in house" concept with projects
being designed by the engineering division and constructed by public works.
With regards to the accomplishments of the engineering department for 1972, we
are tremendously proud of the fact that for the first time in recent years we will
approach town meeting and the 1973 budget with all major projects to date, either
completed or under contract. Again we focused on sewer construction as the major
portion of our program. The highlight of the year was the completion of the renova-
tions to the North Lexington Pumping Station. In addition sewers were designed and
contracted for construction in 28 other locations including two trunk sewers. Other
contracts were awarded for sidewalks, drains, traffic signals, and resurfacing.
This department also prepared contracts for the painting of the water storage tank
and air - conditioning of the police station.
As part of the normal work load, we have assisted both the Planning Board and
the Board of Appeals in reviewing proposed developments throughout Town. In addition
we have provided technical assistance or data to the following boards or committees:
RATIO OF ENGINEERING COSTS TO CONSTRUCTION COSTS
1967 E IUCTION
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traffic safety committee, school department, board of assessors, tax collector, and
the recreation committee.
As we approach the upcoming budget period, we anticipate an expansion of some
of the special projects that were begun in recent years such as a revised master
plan of the town's sewer system, plans for the development of the Westview Cemetery
and investigation of the sanitary landfill. In addition, we anticipate initiation
of joint venture projects with the department of public works in drainage construc-
tion and brook improvements.
Again next year major emphasis will be placed on sewer construction as we strive
toward 100% sewerage for the town. In reviewing our progress in this area we esti-
mate that all major sewer construction will be completed in five years.
Since 1968, when the engineering department first began its "in -house engineer-
ing" program we have constantly strived to improve and expand our services. We hope,
as we begin 1973, that we can continue to provide the quality of professional
services that the citizens deserve.
William J. Martin
Assistant Town Engineer
Street and Sidewalk Advisory Board
O NLY ONE MAJOR ISSUE was brought to the attention of this advisory board during
the current year; the redesign and reconstruction of Spring Street, from Marrett
Road to the Route 2 interchange. A public information meeting was held by the Board
of Selectmen on January 6, 1972, in Cary Hall, to hear citizens' comments on the
proposal to reconstruct Spring Street. As an outcome of that meeting a questionnaire
was prepared by the advisory board, with the cooperation of Spring Street residents;
it was sent to all residents along Spring Street; 93 completed questionnaires were
returned; and the responses were summarized by this board and submitted to the Board
of Selectmen and the town engineer.
A second information meeting was held on September 20, primarily to review pre-
liminary plans prepared by the town engineer. Because there was so much expressed
disappointment that the plans did not seem to reflect the questionnaire results, the
advisory board requested preparation of alternative plans providing for more modest
changes in width and design. A total of three alternative plans were completed and
made available to the citizens'advisory board and interested citizens prior to a
hearing on December 13. The advisory board's recommendations were submitted to the
Board of Selectmen following that hearing. However, the Selectmen decided that town
finances necessitated mere resurfacing rather than reconstruction of the roadway and
indefinite postponement of the sidewalk.
During the year construction plans for six sidewalk projects were submitted to
this board for review and comment. Recommendations were made to the Board of Select-
men on the plans submitted. The citizens' advisory board looks forward to continued
participation in the planning and design of street and sidewalk reconstruction
projects.
Roland B. Greeley, Chairman
Malcolm E. Graf
Herbert W. Eisenberg
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The Vital Question in Refuse Disposal
What Is to Become of the Residue?
THE YEAR 1972 WITNESSED no breakthrough towards a solution of the problem of waste
disposal for the Town of Lexington.
Evidence abounds, however, that progress of sorts is being made locally, nation-
ally and regionally.
Locally, and under pressure from people and agencies concerned principally with
environmental matters, the town has substantially improved the character of its land-
fill operation to the point where, although it may not be perfect, there is nonethe-
less a standard of performance which objectively is better than that found in many
if not most similar landfill operations in the state. In addition, and aided by
the efforts of the League of Woman Voters, the town's activities in promoting the
reclaiming of certain materials, including paper, glass, tin and aluminum have been
measurably improved. In the long run the educational value of the activities should
be of great assistance in the development of the individual and community discipline
that will be needed as a part of any ultimate solution.
Nationally, and as a result of the increasing infusion of federal funds into a
wide variety of pilot programs and research undertakings, progress is being noted;
although to this point there appears to be no magic answer to the problem of dis-
posal of waste in urban and populous metropolitan areas. Incineration, of an
improved sort, coupled with recycling and conversion of some types of materials into
usable products, such as steam or fertilizer, represents some progress.
Regionally, the West Suburban Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Board is unable
to report any significant progress. During the year 1972 two of its constituent
communities, Waltham and Lincoln, each of which has an increasingly serious problem,
attempted to settle upon an agreement for the formation of a district, to which the
remaining five communities, including Lexington, could later apply for admission,
but the agreement was never executed. Waltham is now considering alternative solu-
tions to its problems. If, as is anticipated, Waltham formally withdraws from the
board, the wisdom of the six remaining communities continuing to try to work out a
regional solution, without additional new communities, will be brought into
question.
The principal problem remains: Where will the ultimate residue of a disposal
system, of whatever type, be put? To date no city or town has volunteered to act as
a dumping ground. Thus the spectre of state action, which was the basis for the
association of our various communities back in 1967, remains. The outlook in this
respect is bleak, with only one possible ray of hope at year's end. The Subregion
Intertown Liaison Committee which is concerned with refuse disposal matters and
with which Lexington maintains contact, is making an effort to secure a substantial
parcel of land in Concord from the State Department of Correction. The land formal-
ly used for farming purposes, is thought now to be surplus to the needs of the
Department of Correction and if this land is made available to any regional group
(Concord is already a member town of our board) then the formation of a district,
as previously reported, would be possible.
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William R. Whalon, Chairman
Arnold B. Briggs
Iris G. Wheaton
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Three Levels of Interaction
THE YEAR 1972 was dominated on three different levels
by interactions between the Lexington School Committee
and the Lexington teachers:
1. A very difficult period of collective bargaining,
culminating in fact finding, resulted in a two -year con-
tract with salary increases of four and a half percent
and five and a half percent.
2. The Professional Standards Committee of the
Lexington Education Association, under the terms of the
existing contract with the School Committee, brought a
number of individual and group grievances before us this
year. These grievances dealt with a range of matters,
including interpretation of maternity and sick leave
and length of school day.
3. Finally, and perhaps most significant of all,
the Superintendent, the School Committee, and a group
of twelve teachers have begun a series of informal dis-
cussions called professional consultations. With the
year's respite from the formalized procedures of collec-
tive bargaining, there is every reason for optimism.
We believe that these frank and open exchanges may
produce substantive results and will certainly lead to
improved communications and a better understanding on
the part of the School Committee of the legitimate con-
cerns of our outstanding teaching staff.
The most important on -going project of 1972 was an
in -depth report on elementary education from all the
Lexington principals. A committee chaired by Dr. Frick,
including teachers, principals, and townspeople,
developed a charge which resulted in the formation of
task forces in all elementary schools. These task
forces were composed of parents, teachers, and adminis-
trators. Their two most important achievements were:
1) The establishment of improved communications between
the elementary schools and their neighborhoods --
teachers, principals, and parents working together on
common concerns. 2) The evaluation of alternative
classroom organization styles.
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School Department
Headquarters
The School Committee
L. to R.: Miss Faye Levow,
Student Rep. to the School
Committee; Richard K. Eaton;
Vernon C. Page; Mrs. Isabelle J.
Cummings; Recording Secretary;
Dr. John J. Maguire, Chairman;
Mrs. Jacqueline B. Davison;
Dr. Frederick C. Frick
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
More open education classrooms have appeared. Teachers have increased their
participation in workshops dedicated to increasing flexibility, so that more child-
ren will have individualized instruction which more nearly matches their needs.
In the area of learning disabilities, the School Committee is approaching its
goal of a learning disability specialist in every school building. The Lexington
school system has been honored with a federal grant of $200,000 to develop films
which will aid teachers in diagnosing learning disabilities. A comprehensive screen-
ing process for all elementary school children will soon become a reality.
At the secondary level, the new Clarke Junior High School was opened in October
and dedicated in January of 1973. All who have seen it agree that it is a remarkable
facility, built at a reasonable cost, which will contribute a great deal toward
education in Lexington. At the high school, strides have been taken towards the
implementation of open campus. In addition, a summer workshop has resulted in a
series of on -going discussions among teachers, students, and the community. These
discussions are geared toward the development of the "Lexington Plan."
The agenda for the coming year includes a number of controversial subjects,
including the long awaited re- evaluation of the Advanced Program and decisions on
the possible phasing out of one elementary school.
Finally, the Lexington School Committee must re- emphasize that its ultimate
concern is the development of the full individual potential of each child in the
Lexington school system. We rededicate ourselves to that purpose for the coming
year.
The School Committee wishes to express its gratitude to Lexington's outstanding
superintendent., Dr. Rudolph Fobert, who has been the major driving force in making
most of what has happened in 1972 a reality. In the report that follows, Dr. Fobert
will expand upon some of the ideas presented in this report.
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Above: Clarke teachers inspect their new home
Left: Principal John M. Hibbard (left) and
assistant principal John D. Capone welcome
staff to Clarke Junior High School
In His Ninth Annual Report
School Superintendent Rudolph J. Fobert
Speaks of 1972 as
ear ' of Progress and C a
Rudolph J. Fobert
Clarke Junior High Opens
AT 8:00 A.M. ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, nine hundred students, teachers and adminis-
trators began their first full day of school in the newly constructed Clarke
Junior High School. The capacity of Clarke is 900 pupils and it contains 24 general
classrooms; 6 science rooms; a library - instructional materials center; areas for art,
music, home economics, woods, metals; a learning center; an auditorium; gymnasium;
cafeteria; and an administrative unit including guidance, health, and reading rooms.
Both the cafeteria and the auditorium can be subdivided into three smaller areas to
provide six large group instruction spaces for approximately 100 - 200 students.
Due to a change in the State School Building Assistance reimbursement formula, the
Town of Lexington will pay only 35% of the total cost of this new building. Lexing-
ton's share of the 4.5 million plus interest on ten -year bonds is now approximately
$1,910,000 rather than $4,422,000, a difference of $2,512,000. On behalf of the
thousands of students who will attend Clarke, I thank the taxpayers of Lexington and
the School and Building Committees for providing this exciting new facility.
A Chance to Equalize Opportunities
The addition of this third junior high school plus declining enrollments
enables us to accommodate pupils in grades K -12 through 1979. Given this forecast,
we can seriously consider and pursue the proposition that "every child regardless of
where he lives shall have access to an adequate school building." The school com-
mittee has approved the pursuit of this objective and during 1973 a study will be
conducted to determine our present and future educational programs and the adequacy
of each building to house these programs. For the first time, we can critically
evaluate the older school buildings in terms of whether these should be closed,
renovated or expanded, so that pupils living in these districts will finally have
available the libraries, learning centers, gymnasiums, conference rooms, etc.,
needed for their educational activities.
Elementary Ad Hoc Committees on Educational Alternatives
In December 1971 the school committee charged me with the responsibility of
instructing each elementary principal to study present and future educational oppor-
tunities within his building. Therefore, I directed each of the eleven elementary
principals to form ad hoc committees on educational alternatives with the following
guidelines:
The ad hoc committee of each school is to consist of
parents, teachers and the principal
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Elementary Ad Hoc Committees (Continued)
The chairman of each ad hoc group should be a parent
Minutes of each meeting should be written and forward
to the central office
Oral reports from the principals to be reported in
May, 1972
During the first few months the ad hoc committees met regularly and received in-
formation from a variety of sources. In May the principals reported on the results
of these discussions at the school committee meetings. Following the eleven oral
reports, a sub - committee analyzed and synthesized the reports into a single compre-
hensive report. Each report was read carefully and topics were plotted on a
frequency distribution scale. The sub - committee then discussed each of the most
frequently mentioned topics and developed recommendations for future action.
At an all day meeting of the superintendent, assistant superintendent, princi-
pals, and director of information, the topics were discussed and decisions made on
the four items with the highest frequency. rhese topics and suggested actions are
listed below (complete copies of the report of June 27, 1972 are filed in each school
information center for public review):
Open Education
Topic Action
Principals to endorse more openness and
support efforts toward open education.
A general workshop on the topic was con-
ducted for all elementary teachers in the
fall of 1972.
Space and Facilities
Standardized Testing Program
Advanced Program
Funds were provided for individual teachers
to attend workshops led by Dr. Yeomans and
for materials needed in the workshops and
classrooms.
The assistant superintendent (elementary)
was responsible for implementing the above.
Superintendent to recommend that the school
committee include funds in the 1973 budget
to hire a professional agency to survey
and evaluate programs and building needs.
Superintendent to appoint a committee to
review status of standardized testing
program.
Committee to report in spring of 1973 with
recommendations for implementation in
1973 -74 school year.
Superintendent will reconvene the AP com-
mittee to review and update all available
information and resubmit a list of recom-
mendations to school committee.
The final report of the items listed above will be given to the school committee
in the near future. I wish to thank the many parents and teachers in each of the
eleven elementary school districts for their participation in the ad hoc committee
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
meetings. They have made a valuable contribution in helping us to assess our
schools and suggest changes which will result in improved educational opportunities
for elementary students.
Advanced Program
The Advanced Program (AP) began in the fall of 1959. The program was a practi-
cal application of our philosophy - optimum development of each child. This new
program was organized to meet the special needs of children identified as having
exceptionally high academic talent.
Since the initiation of the program, a variety of reactions pro and con have
been received by the school committee, school administration, and the coordinator of
the program. Due to these reactions, the program has been reviewed periodically and
several revisions have been made.
In 1966 I issued the following administrative regulations:
1. AP students (grades 3 -6) are to be grouped together for mathematics,
language arts and science. At least 85% of each of these classes
are to consist of AP students.
2. AP students are encouraged to work with other students in social
studies, art, music, physical education and French.
In 1971 I revised the administrative regulations as follows:
1. The principal of each school may include up to 20% of other students
in the AP instructional group.
2. Because of the needs of all students to learn about, know and work
with others and to provide these identified students with a more
complete educational experience, these students shall be grouped
with others for a portion of each day.
Why was a change needed in 1971? Since the spring of 1969, the school depart-
ment continued to gather additional information on the Advanced Program. In
February 1971, a committee was organized to survey attitudes toward the program.
This committee, consisting of teachers, administrators, and the coordinator of the
Advanced Program, developed a questionnaire and polled a variety of publics. Equal
numbers of persons - patents, teachers, specialists, principals and 6th grade stu-
dents - in each category (AP and non AP) were surveyed. Of the 1031 persons reply-
ing, 56% were in favor of the program, 23% were opposed, 18% were neutral.
Fifty -eight percent suggested a modification of the present program. Of those
suggesting changes, 72% requested increased interaction of the AP - non AP students,
69% recommended elimination of label and 42% suggested providing the program in all
of the elementary schools.
Following the survey and consideration of all information, the AP committee
made recommendations to the school committee which voted to table the recommendations
pending a review of all elementary programs. However, the school committee suggested
that non - policy changes in the program could be made via administrative regulations.
These changes were made in 1971 as listed above.
When the ad hoc committees completed their work, we reconvened the AP committee.
During the past several months this committee has been reviewing: 1) past informa-
tion, 2) new letters received as a result of an open invitation to all to forward
their comments, and 3) the latest report on the Talented and Gifted Child by the
U.S. Commissioner of Education. Before March 1973 a report will be given to the
school committee which will contain my recommendations for the future of the Advanced
Program in the Lexington Public Schools.
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Learning Disabilities
In late spring I was pleased to announce the receipt of an Elementary and
Secondary Education Act Title III one -year grant of $94,000 to develop a series of
in- service training films in learning disabilities for elementary school teachers.
The award of $94,000 will be the first -year budget for the grant which is eligible
for two additional years of federal funds. The projected total grant for the three
years is approximately $225,000. In addition, funds of about $50,000 may be made
available shortly for this project through the collaborative efforts of the Lexington
Public Schools and the 21" Classroom, the media services division of the Massachu-
setts Department of Education.
The learning disabilities film project began last summer under the leadership
of its program director, Dr. Constance Murray, who will be coordinating the develop-
ment of a series of 16 mm. color films and film guide for use on educational
television, in classrooms and in seminars and workshops. Operating as a team with
the Lexington staff in this unique project will be experts from the medical profes-
sion, educators from Greater Boston universities, WGBH -ETV, Massachusetts Department
of Education's Division of Learning Disabilities and the N.E. Instructional Materials
Center. Another feature of this collaborative is the mobilization of efforts from
agencies outside of education. Physicians, psychologists, hospital and university
personnel are now involved with us as we investigate the most effective methods and
materials to be applied in a teacher - training design. Comprising the Advisory
Council are:
Richard H. Barnes
Dr. Frank DiGiammarino
Dr. Generoso Gascon
Mrs. Cynthia Gilles
Mrs. Margaret Gritsavage
Mrs. Ida Krebs
Miss Marie Mulkern
Dr. Constance Murray
Lawrence Thompson
Miss Judith Wiggin
I am pleased that the staff
Director of Information, Research and Federal Pro-
grams, Lexington Public Schools
Coordinator of Planning,
Lexington Public Schools
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Children's Hospi-
tal Medical Center
Research Associate, Coordinator of Early Childhood
Activities, New England Instructional Materials
Center
Elementary Teacher, Lexington Public Schools
Director of Krebs School, Lexington, Massachusetts
Supervisor, Division of Learning Disabilities,
Massachusetts Department of Education
Learning Disabilities Project Director,
Lexington Public Schools
Audio - Visual Specialist, New England Instruction
Materials Center
Elementary Teacher, Lexington Public Schools
of the Lexington Public Schools will receive many
L. Keith Carlson and Dr. Constance Murray, project
director discuss Learning Disability program
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
benefits from our involvement in this program as well as being able to make a con-
tribution to the profession. These benefits will enable teachers to improve their
skills relative to learning disabilities. The Title III training series, film guide,
supplementary materials and documentary television program for the general public
should also help in informing citizens about this subject and, most important, im-
prove learning opportunities for students afflicted with this problem.
The Lexington Public Schools have received several Title III grants in the last
few years even though such grants are highly competitive. Our schools in collabora-
tion with WGBH and Eliot- Pearson have previously produced teacher - training films for
prospective kindergarten teachers. Many systems in Massachusetts and throughout
the country are now using the films developed by the Lexington Public Schools.
Communications
One continuing goal of our school system is to maintain and improve the quality
of communication between the school and home, home and school. In order to carry
out this objective several kinds of communicative practices are used. I would like
to describe briefly some of our efforts. For a complete report, please read the
Communication Report, September 1972 in your individual school information center.
Face to Face Communication
School Committee Meetings Open meetingsare conducted on the first and third
Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Additional
meetings are scheduled at budget time.
A segment of each regular school committee meeting
is reserved for the public to state views on
policies, programs ...
Special meetings on particular topics are held at
the request of citizens.
Superintendent Coffee Hours In the past three years I have conducted a variety
of coffee hours to assist parents in better under-
standing our programs and services.
Printed Communication
Our Schools This flyer is sent to each residence in Lexington
to inform citizens about our schools.
Three issues are produced each school year.
School Committee Agenda The agenda for each school committee meeting is
published in the local newspaper prior to each
meeting with a complete description of those items
to be considered.
School News
Brochures
School Information Centers
All of the 15 schools have news representatives
who forward school news to the local paper. All
schools also have their own newsletters.
A variety of brochures and handbooks are developed
for parents /staff to explain Lexington's program.
Other
Each school has a section of the library called a
School Information Center. The center contains a
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Cooperative Efforts
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Other Communications (Continued)
variety of information - reports, newsletters,
curriculum guides ... The public is invited to visit
their nearest center.
Copies of materials are also on reserve in the
Professional Library at the high school and in Cary
Memorial Library.
The schools are happy to cooperate with many or-
ganizations - League of Women Voters, Citizens
Committee for Lexington Public Schools - in the
development and dissemination of information re our
schools.
Telephone Inquiries Parents are requested to call their schools directly
for service.
For comments or information regarding school
policies the public is requested to call
862 -7500, ext. 207.
For daily recorded information regarding programs,
school committee agenda, bulletins, etc., the
public is asked to call 861 -1870. This latter ser-
vice began in February 1972 and since its inception,
several other school systems are considering or have
installed a similar service.
These are a few of the ways in which we try to communicate with the public. I
hope that all citizens will avail themselves of our services and let us know their
feelings about their public schools.
A special note of appreciation is due Mr. Richard H. Barnes, Director of Infor-
mation, Research and Federal Programs, who assisted me in preparing this annual
report.
Community - School Communication
Mrs. Marlis Schratter (potter - sculptor) demonstrates
"slab" method in art department at Lexington High
School.
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AS A MATTER OF FACT
•
School Profiles
As of October 2, 1972, the total enrollment of the
was 9,081.
Total full and part time professional staff of the
numbers 667.
36.8% have a Bachelor's Degree
39.4% have a Master's Degree
23.8% have thirty hours of graduate study beyond a
Of the 1972 Lexington High School graduating class
523 or 72% percent went on to further education
402 or 54% percent went on to four -year colleges
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Staff Number Enrollment
Principals 11
Classroom Teachers (1 -6) 166 (E)
Kindergarten Teachers
Art Specialists
Music Specialists
Phys. Ed. Specialists
Instructional Mat. Spec.
Reading Specialists
French Specialists
Science Specialists
Math Specialists
Counselors
14
9
10
9
9 2/5
14 (F)
9
4
3
9 3/10
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Staff Number
Principals 4
Assistant Principals 5
Classroom Teachers 280 (E)
Instructional Mat. Specs. 7
Reading Specialists 10 1/2 (G)
Social Worker 1
Counselors 15
ALL SCHOOLS
Staff
Speech Therapists
School Psychologists
Nurses
Sp. Class Teachers
Number
4 �/5
2 1/2
8
13
4581
4013 (A)
517
4581
4581
4581
4581
4581
2862
4581
4581
4581
Enrollment
4500
4500
4452 (A)
4500
4500
4500
4500
Enrollment
9081 (C)
9081 (C)
9081 (C)
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(A) Does not include special classes
(B) Includes only Grades 3 -6
(C) Includes special classes
(D) A.M. Session 1:18.5
P.M. Session 1:18.5
(E) Special Class Teachers not included
(F) Includes 7 Learning Disability Specialists
(G) Includes 4 Learning Disability Specialists
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Lexington Public Schools
Lexington Public Schools
Master's or a Doctorate
of 693,
Staff -Pupil Ratio
1:416
1:24.2
1:36.9 (D)
1:509
1:458
1:509
1:487
1:327
1:318
1:1145
1:1527
1:493 (C)
Staff -Pupil Ratio
1:1125
1:900
1:15.9
1:643
1:429
1:4500
1:300
Staff -Pupil Ratio
1:1974
1:3632
1:1135
1:7
Making Your School Dollar Make Sense
The accompanying pie charts present, in simplified form, a breakdown of funds received in
1972 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 expend-
itures as of December 31, 1972.
RECEIPTS:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Chapter 70 School Aid $1,719,590.04
71 Transportation 142,521.34
69 -71 Special Education 276,258.30
Vocational Education 4,231.00
Metco 189,538.87
State Wards 6,273.29
$2,338,412.84 17.4%
PL -874
PL -864 -V
Personal Services
Expenses
Out -of -State Travel
Athletics
Vocational Education
Federal Government
157,332.30
.45
157,332.75
Town of Lexington Appropriations
1.27
$9,338,785.25
1,450,464.00
12,300.00
108,471.00
(12,120.00
Emerg.Funds ( 2,500.00
$10,924,640.25 81.1%
Town of Lexington
Tuition, Registration Charges and Gate Receipts:
Athletics
Misc. Receipts
Tuition
EXPENDITURES:
Personal Services
Expenses
Out -of -State Travel
Athletics
Vocational Education
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11,825.80
14,853.15
9,350.19
$36,029.14
.3%
$9,511,391.53 86.1%
1,395,056.63 12.6%
11,451.92 .1%
120,296.80 1.1%
13,731.78 .1%
$11,051,938.66 100%
Where the School Dollar Comes From
(1972 Receipts)
Town of Lexington Appropriation
Salaries
Operating Expenses
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Federal Government
Miscellaneous
(Tuition and Registration
Charges)
Where the School Dollar Goes
(1972 Expenditures)
Athletics
Voc. Education 1.3t
Out -Of -State Travel
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General Purposes
Library
Town Office
Street - Sewer - Library
Public Works Building
Total General Purposes
School
Street
Sewer
Water
Total Services
Grand Total
Account
Town Debt and Interest
Amount of
Original Issue
295,000.00
1,005,000.00
490,000.00
328,000.00
2,118,000.00
16,805,000.00
200,000.00
3,100,000.00
360,000.00
20,465,000.00
22,583,000.00
Principal
Paid in 1972
15,000.00
170,000.00
20,000.00
30,000.00
235,000.00
1,056,000.00
20,000.00
143,000.00
16,000.00
Balance
12 -31 -72
55,000.00
510,000.00
100,000.00
120,000.00
785,000.00
8,954,000.00
60,000.00
1,279,000.00
35,000.00
1,235,000.00 10,328,000.00
1,470,000.00 11,113,000.00
Schedule of Operating Expenses
Appropriation
Selectmen
Town Manager
Town Clerk
Trustees of Pub. Tr.
Board of Appeals
Planning Board
Insurance
Printing Town Report
Law
Elections
Board of Registrars
Committees
Recreation
Treasurer
Tax Collector
Comptroller
Assessors
Health
Dog Officer
Police
Fire
Civil Defense
Inspection
Public Works
Cemetery
Veterans Benefits
Library
Retirement Board
Education
Debt
Article 4 Total
Articles
Grand Total
51,750.00
79,525.00
35,300.00
500.00
8,300.00
29,345.00
301,500.00
6,400.00
39,250.00
24,000.00
11,650.00
13,875.00
70,650.00
18,990.00
24,985.00
96,500.00
45,900.00
39,720.00
11,270.00
771,750.00
709,320.00
3,975.00
42,500.00
1,718,532.00
70,000.00
63,225.00
327,234.24
197,776.00
10,922,140.25
1,963,848.00
17,699,710.49
6,010,360.66
Total
Transfer Available Expended
13,750.00
50.00
9,000.00
2,500.00
400.00
2,000.00
51,750.00
93,275.00
35,300.00
500.00
8,350.00
29,345.00
301,500.00
6,400.00
48,250.00
26,500.00
11,650.00
14,275.00
70,650.00
18,990.00
24,985.00
98,500.00
46,021.30
80,163.08
33,582.03
477.50
8,299.67
19,544.72
286,668.37
5,641.77
47,499.17
23,598.57
8,591.49
12,061.96
67,050.56
17,206.00
24,743.44
95,759.02
45,900.00 45,810.52
2,700.00 42,420.00 41,162.48
925.00 12,195.00 11,319.01
990.00 772,740.00 758,528.79
405.55 709,725.55 698,673.62
3,975.00 2,544.48
42,500.00 41,633.54
53,929.45 1,772,461.45 1,663,322.14
70,000.00 68,531.42
63,225.00 59,406.72
327,234.24 320,885.54
197,776.00 197,775.63
2,500.00 10,924,640.25 10,641,985.24
1,963,848.00 1,952,178.97
Interest
Paid in 1972
2,100.00
27,960.00
4,080.00
6,300.00
40,440.00
323,650.00
2,030.00
46,099.25
1,628.00
373,407.25
413,847.25
To To
Surplus 1973
4,833.20 895.50
2,572.51 10,539.41
1,717.97
22.50
50.23
8,684.28 1,116.00
488.22 14,343.41
758.23
700.83 50.00
1,401.43 1,500.00
58.51 3,000.00
2,206.04 7.00
3,599.44
1,784.00
241.56
768.70 1,972.28
89.48
436.02 821.50
875.99
14,211.21
8,893.25 2,158.68
1,430.00
866.46
61,458.71 47,680.60
1,101.17 367.41
1,065.58 2,752.70
6,348.70
.37
67,566.11 215,088.90
11,669.03
89,150.00 17,788,860.49 17,280,666.75 205,900.35 302,293.39
10,850.00 6,021,210.66 3,542,999.04 76,291.70 2401,919.92
23,710,071.15 100,000.00 23,810,071.15 20,823,665.79 282,192.05 2,704,213.31
(Complete Detail on the Schedules Above Is Available in Part II)
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Comptroller
Five Year Trends in the Accounting Department
Personal
Year Services
Expenses
Staff as of
Dec. 1
1968 43,506.80 ** 2,128.05 ** 7
1969 51,581.39 1,961.81 7
1970 56,844.88 2,099.60 7
1971 60,764.51 2,555.24 7
1972 65,883.98 2,854.10 7
* *Payroll and check writing functions added.
Comptroller Richard M. Perry, left, with his
Assistant Walter J. Donahue
The "Watchdog" of the Town's Finances
THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER serves all departments, boards, commissions and
committees of the town by processing payments of all bills and payrolls. It per-
forms all auditing and accounting functions, prepares all financial reports and data
necessary in the administration of town business, and functions as the "watch dog"
of the town's finances.
All receipts of funds are classified for income purposes. All invoice and pay-
roll payments are classified as to expenditure classification. Invoice and payroll
payments are also accounted for by major appropriation accounts. Administration of
the town's retirement program is performed in this office.
A new payroll system was started January 1, 1972. It has provided some relief
in the area of duplication of effort between various departments and this office.
It is anticipated that the preparation of W -2's will be more easily accomplished in
January, 1973 than under our previous method.
In 1972, 14.9 million dollars was raised by real estate and personal property
taxes to operate the town. This amount, coupled with the 4.7 million dollars that
come to the town from water and motor vehicle excise taxes, miscellaneous town re-
ceipts as well as state and federal funds, go to make up the 19.6 million dollars
approved for expenditure by the town meeting. To expend these dollars 48,000
payroll checks and 12,000 accounts payable checks were issued. In January, 2,615
W -2's (statement of earnings paid and income taxes withheld) were furnished all
persons employed by the town for all or part of the previous year.
Early in October, 1972 the data processing study committee contracted through
the town manager to have a systems and procedures -- work simplification study made
of the town's business operations. It is anticipated some of its recommendations
will be adopted in 1973.
We approach the years 1973 and 1974 with anticipation and apprehension. Janu-
ary 1, 1973 starts an 18 month fiscal cycle that will convert all municipalities in
the state to a July 1, - June 30, fiscal year. When the conversion is completed,
appropriating of funds to finance the town's operation should be completed before
the fiscal year starts rather than being three months into the year as it has been
in the past.
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Appropriation Committee
Around the table from left: John H. Blaisdell; Arthur T. Bernier, Mrs. Mary E. O'Brien, Recording
Clerk; Mrs. Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary; Jack L. Mitchell, Vice - Chairman; Edward E. Furash, Chairman;
Richard M. Perry, Comptroller; H. Bigelow Moore; Donald B. White; Levi G. Burnell; Howard L. Levingston.
The Need For Fiscal Restraint Continues
1972 WAS A TRANSITION YEAR during which the appropriation committee requested "a
reassessment of priorities and a review of assumptions" so that the town's spend-
ing would give maximum value to the taxpayer and the Lexington tax rate could be
stabilized. In 1973, two new factors must be considered in the budget; (1) revenue
sharing funds and (2) the change in the fiscal year and the resulting 18 -month budget
year.
Revenue sharing will not allow us to expand programs and return to "business as
usual." It is anticipated that other revenues from the federal government will be
reduced and we may have difficulty maintaining the current level of income from
federal revenue. If taxpayers want to limit the rise in taxes, they will have to
insist that the town (including the school department) employ careful budget proce-
dures and eliminate any unnecessary expenses. Your appropriation committee is
continuing to press town boards and committees to limit expenses and to keep budgets
lean.
The problem will be further compounded on July 1, 1974. On that day, the Town
of Lexington, as well as all other towns in the Commonwealth, will be on a fiscal
year running from July 1 through June 30 of the following year. In order to accom-
plish this change, the present budget period will be 18 months. Particularly
careful budgeting will be required as there are unavoidable problems associated with
the change; for example, the 18 -month period starting January 1, 1973 includes two
snow removal and heating seasons and 1 2/3 school years.
Present legislation calls for the 1973 tax bill for 12 months to be due as usual
in the fall. In addition, there will be a 6 -month payment covering the period from
January 1 through June 30, 1974, due in the spring of 1974. Thereafter, present
plans call for a tax payment every 6 months thus reducing the amount the town will
have to borrow annually in anticipation of taxes.
The ten member appropriation committee meets most Monday nights from September
through May. We welcome your views.
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Photo by Guy D. Buss
Board of Appeals
L. to R.: Associate Member, Woodruff M. Brodhead; Members, George P. Wadsworth; Ruth Morey;
Chairman, Donald E. Nickerson; Vice Chairman, George C. Sheldon; Secretary, Evelyn Cole. Not
pictured: Howard W. Dawes, Member; Logan Clarke, Jr.; Haskell W. Reed; George W. Emery; Irving
H. Mabee; Robert Cataldo, Associate Members.
Workload Increases for Board of Appeals
OUR BOARD handled 106 petitions in 1972 compared with 78 in 1971. Each year some
additional duty falls on our shoulders; this year new restaurants must come before
us for approval. This year the state imposed a regulation that not only the
abutters of a petitioner must be notified, but also the abutters of abutters; this
is a geometrical increase and sometimes quadruples our pre and post notifications
by registered mail. This regulation greatly increases the number of calls and
letters from people who do not understand, want to know all about it, stand on their
rights as taxpayers, and must be handled courteously.
Photo by Guy D. Busa
Another year of discontent with our decisions has resulted in numerous threats
of court action to set them aside and two actual court cases, one settled by lawyers'
agreement, the other awaiting trial. We are also faced with an appeal to a state
board to reverse another decision. In this connection we wish to thank Mr. Donald E.
Legro, who recently retired as town counsel for his generous cooperation and advice
on legal questions, and to welcome Mr. Norman P. Cohen, new town counsel, who is
continuing our needed advices.
Our sign by -law precludes free standing signs. Our nice people install them,
then ask us for permission to maintain them. We grant permission, thus emasculating
the by -law. It should be changed or enforced. The same goes for the nurseries,
sections 24.5, 24.6 and 24.7. The town meeting bought it a few years ago, now many
people do not like it, and we have the responsibility of administering it.
We regret the resignation of Charles T. Abbott, our vice chairman, who has
become a Florida resident. We thank him for many years of outstanding help and
wisdom. Mr. George C. Sheldon is now our vice chairman. We welcome Ruth Morey to
replace Mr. Abbott as a regular member and Mr. Robert Cataldo to replace her as an
associate member.
Retirement Board
T HE TOWN OF LEXINGTON CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD held twelve meetings during
the year. Employee contributions to the retirement fund amounted to $191,600.
Town meeting appropriated $195,000 to the pension fund as the town's share of re-
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tirement allowances to be paid in 1972. Excess funds are invested in securities
that are legal for savings banks. Investment income enables us to credit interest
to members accounts at the rate of 5 percent.
There are now 113 persons on retirement from the Town. This is almost twice as
many as were on retirement just six years ago. In 1972 we had the retirement of
three teachers under the so- called "veterans act," which enables a teacher, with
thirty or more years of teaching, provided he is a veteran, to retire from the town
rather than the teachers' retirement system.
George P. Morey, Chairman
Walter F. Spellman Richard, M. Perry,
Employee's Elected Representative
Collector of Taxes
Five Year Trends in the Collector's Office
Personal Staff as of
Year Services Expenses Dec. 1
1968 22,763.74 2,364.45 4
1969 23,343.14 2,239.76 4
1970 21,048.56 2,497.89 4
1971 22,954.80 3,054.00 3
1972 22,362.02 2,381.42 3
Doris Barclay
Collector
Secretary
Excise Bilis Were "Bad News" in 1972
WE HAD OUR TROUBLES in 1972 and most of them were associated with the automobile
/excise bills. If you were one of the citizens who were annoyed and frustrated
with an error in your billing (and there were many such) please know that the collec-
tor of taxes simply acted in mailing out bills that were prepared by a private
contractor hired by the state registry of motor vehicles. Our role was to mail the
bills and record the payments. At year end, many 1972 bills had not reached us for
mailing so some citizens in 1973 will receive excise bills for both 1972 and 1973.
We know that the billings will be delayed but at least we hope there will be fewer
errors in them. Please be patient.
Warrants for real estate, 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 preparing
warrants committing water bills, sewer and water house connections in lieu of better-
ments and miscellaneous water charges.
Sewer, street, sidewalk and water betterments are prepared in the town engi-
neer'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
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Analysis of Commitments, Collections and Outstanding Taxes
1970
1971 1972
Outstanding January 1, $ 439,352.72 $ 772,942.34 $ 599,293.01
Committed for current year 15,894,588.61 16,247,750.29 16,824,115.84
Collected, abated, rescinded,
tax title
Balance on December 31
Percentage - collections (real
estate and personal property)
Abatements for Veterans, Clause 22
Abatements for Elderly, Clause 41
16,333,941.33 17,020,692.63 17,423,408.85
15,745,982.81 16,370,224.81 16,933,150.24
587,958.52 650,467.82 490,258.61
96.4% 98.58% 99.2%
68,116.10 63,544.80 95,427.25
60,155.50 56,824.86 66,965.25
over a period of 5, 10, 15 or 20 years. If apportioned, it is added to the real
estate tax bill plus 5 percent interest on the unpaid balance. Betterments appor-
tioned before 1972 will continue at 4 percent.
Ambulance bills are prepared and mailed from the selectmen's office. Commitment
and demand copies are given to this office and collection for same are received here.
Receipts and commitments from the cemetery department are received monthly.
Usually beginning in late July, real estate, farm and personal property tax
bills, after receipt from the assessors' office, are mailed in alphabetical order,
to the tax payer of record owner as of January 1. The record keeping and processing
of collections, abatements and refunds are done by this office. This year, for the
first time, we turned over all monies on real estate the day we received them or the
next morning. In order to do this the paper work and bookkeeping involved had to be
postponed to a later date. This also contributed to a later processing of refunds.
Upon request, a certificate of municipal liens is prepared and issued when
property changes ownership (in some instances a second mortgage is taken out), show-
ing 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 $6.00.
Releases are another form often requested. A release is a notarized document
showing that a betterment has been paid and for this service there is a charge of
$4.00. These fees are turned over to the treasurer weekly. All other receipts are
turned over to the treasurer daily and a copy of the daily work is given to the
comptroller for his records.
Have you read and kept for future reference the "Do You Know That - -" explana-
tions given in the 1971 collector's report? If not, you should.
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Sharp Decline in New Assessed Values
IN 1971 we reported the largest dollar increase in real estate valuation in
Lexington's history, except for the year in which the revaluation was first
effective. In 1972, on the other hand, we had the lowest percentage increase --
2.1 percent -- in ten years, and the smallest in dollars -- $4,740,080 -- since
1964/1963. The number of dwellings assessed increased by only 60 to 8,343 follow-
ing the trend evidenced during the past two years, when only 55 and 60 new houses
were built, respectively. The outlook for 1973 is even less encouraging, for new
construction is tapering off considerably.
The town's expenses inexorably increase, as will be seen in the following
tabulation, at an annual rate averaging about eight and one half percent per year.
Without a corresponding increase in the tax base (valuation), the tax rate must
also increase.
The General Laws require that the tax rate shall be divided to show first the
School Rate, and then the General Rate. This is why these two rates, as well as the
total tax rate, appear in small print on the tax bill every year. The School Rate
represents the net required amount of appropriations, after all anticipated reim-
bursements, to operate the school system. Presumably the requirement for the
assessors to divide the tax rate is as a partial offset to the fiscal autonomy of
the school department, thus letting every taxpayer know, to some extent, how his
tax dollar is being spent. What the following tabulation does show is that the
total valuation has increased during the past decade an average of 3.4 percent
annually, while the total tax revenue has increased at the rate of 8.6 percent per
year. The revenue required to operate the schools has increased at the rate of
9.5 percent per year, while that required for general town government 7.3 percent.
The school cost per pupil has risen at the rate of 6.7 percent annually, while the
cost of general town government is at the rate of 5.5 percent.
The following tabulation sets forth these figures:
School General
Total School General Tax Tax Number of School Cost
Rate Rate Rate Revenue Revenue Pupils Per Pupil
1962 $39.80 $22.80 $17.00 $3,755,994 $2,800,523 7,005 $ 536.19
1963 39.60 24.12 15.48 4,083,012 2,485,017 7,420 550.27
1964 38.60 25.12 13.48 4,363,606 2,341,617 7,772 561.45
1965 44.00 27.54 16.46 4,932,176 2,947,843 8,067 611.40
1966 43.60 30.08 13.52 5,543,542 2,491,646 8,264 670.81
1967 47.00 28.04 18.96 5,401,961 3,652,681 9,110 592.97
1968 53.00 32.12 20.88 6,387,583 4,311,418 9,455 675.58
1969 59.80 36.26 23.54 7,461,806 4,844,206 9,609 776.54
1970 65.00 38.30 26.70 8,233,887 5,740,073 9,646 853.61
1971 63.80 39.40 24.40 8,858,003 5,485,667 9,254 957.21
1972 65.00 40.38 24.62 9,282,150 5,659,399 9,081 1,022.15
Average
Increase 5.070 5.91 3.8% 9.57: 7.3% 2.6% 6.77.
These figures point up the necessity of obtaining more valuation in Lexington,
valuation which will not have the effect of increasing the school population. Such
an increase in valuation can come about only through the construction of well -
planned offices, research and development facilities, commercial facilities in
areas obviously unsuited for residential development, and privately- financed
apartments.
1973 will see the first step in the transition to the July 1 fiscal year. As
matters now stand, a tax bill representing twelve months' taxes will be mailed to
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Five Year Trends in the Assessor's Office
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Personal Services 28,668.94 30,958.34 38,056.66 42,104.98 44,135.74
Expenses 2,784.32 2,593.08 2,499.26 1,773.94 1,674.78
Staff as of Dec. 31 4 4 4 4 4
all taxpayers at the customary time in the year, with payment to be made on or
before November 1, 1973. In the early spring of 1974, a second tax bill will be
mailed covering an additional six months'. This bill must be paid on or before
May 1, 1974. For those taxpayers who escrow their taxes with a bank or other lend-
ing institution, substantially no change in the normal routine will be required.
Those taxpayers who do not escrow taxes will now be required to make a payment of
six months' taxes half a year in advance of the former payment. More than adequate
information about these tax payments will be disseminated in local news media during
this period.
The assessors' office continues to operate with a full -time staff of four,
plus three part -time assessors. While the total departmental costs have risen, the
staffing has remained constant. It is also of interest to note that the cost of
maintaining the assessors' department amounts to $3.07 for every $1,000 in total
tax revenues, a decrease of sixteen percent from the cost in 1963, immediately after
the revaluation.
Willard P. Grush, Chairman
William L. Potter F. William Smith
Our Non - Recurring Expenditures
THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES committee is charged with the responsibility of
making a five -year projection of capital expenses and adjusting the overall
capital expenditures program so it will not present an undue tax burden in
any one year. These projections are for "nonrecurring expenses" and do not
cover the operating budget. An annual report is published and mailed to each
household along with the appropriation committee report.
In arriving at recommendations, the capital expenditures committee meets
with the various town boards and committees in an effort to understand each
project and the urgency of the need.
This year, the committee approved the plans for a 1.5 million dollar expan-
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Capital Expenditures Committee
L. to R.:John F. Cogan, Jr.;
Allen Lee Whitman; Robert H.
Kingston; William J. Dailey,
Jr.; and George S. Silverman,
Chairman
sion to Cary Memorial Library. The library expansion has been under study and
planning since 1967 and after consideration of several alternate plans ranging
from 1 to 4 million dollars, the town meeting approved a plan for minimum
renovation to the existing building and an addition of 13,000 square feet.
With the completion and opening of Clarke Junior High School in November,
the school building program, which has lasted for over 20 years, has ended.
Our projections do not show the need for any new schools in the next five years
and it may be possible, due to decreasing enrollment, to close some of the
older schools with, perhaps, alternate uses for the building. One added school
cost is the $160,000, which is Lexington's contribution to the Minuteman
Regional Vocational - Technical School, which will open in 1974.
The capital expenditures committee continues to support the open space land
acquisition program of the conservation commission. Of the present 10,650 acres
of land in Lexington, the town owns approximately 800 acres, 300 acres having
been acquired in the last decade. We believe the town should acquire some open
land in all areas of town to preserve open space and to relieve the financial
burden to the taxpayers when land not suited for development is developed.
In conclusion, we should like to explain our position on bonding versus
direct appropriation of funds for capital projects. Our first consideration is
to maintain a low and relatively constant ratio of total debt to assessed
valuation, thus sustaining our ability to obtain attractive interest rates on
our bond issues. The second consideration is to limit bonding to nonrecurring
expenditures which yield a benefit to the town for periods equal to or in
excess of the term of the bond. In this manner, future residents are sharing
in the costs of projects which benefit them.
Photo by Gerry Gilmore
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Town Clerk
Five Year Trends in the Office of the Town Clerk
Personal Staff as of
Year Services Expenses Dec. 1
1968 26,678.67 904.32 6*
1969 29,207.34 1,504.57 4
1970 27,013.67 990.69 4
1971 32,339.54 848.09 4
1972 32,516.36 769.44 4
*Effective December 1, 1967, the offices of town
clerk and town treasurer were separated.
Voter Registration Climbs to 18,991
WITH FOUR ELECTIONS, 1972 has been a very active year for the town clerk's
office. Our March Town Election was followed by seven town meeting sessions.
Then came the presidential primary in April. For the first time (and hopefully the
last) the Democratic ballot would not fit on the voting machines. Therefore, the
Democrats voted by paper ballot and the Republicans voted by machine. Although
Republican returns were in by 11:00 p.m. on primary day, it was the afternoon of
the following day before the Democratic returns were tallied.
Voter registration reached an all time high in 1972. On January 1st, the num-
ber of registered voters was 16,577 and on October 7th, which was the close of
registration for the state election in November, the number increased to 18,991.
This was partly due to the change in residency requirements. The effect of this
was that a person who is a legal resident of any city or town on the 31st day prior
to a state or presidential primary or state election can be registered on that day.
A person who is a legal resident of a city or town on the 20th day prior to a
special state election or a city or town election may register as a voter for that
particular election on that day. Previously, in order to register to vote a citi-
zen had to be a resident of the town for six months prior to election. Another
factor in the increase in voter registration was that the 18, 19 and 20 year old
voter could, for the 1st time, vote in both federal and state elections. Many in
this age group were students and contributed to our record number of absentee
ballot requests for the state election. Of the 1078 absentee ballot applications
processed, 920 ballots were returned.
Although the work pertaining to elections and registrations occupied the major
portion of the year, we were very busy with the daily routine of the town clerk's
office, recording, issuing licenses, indexing, filing and assisting and aiding the
public in the many aspects of town affairs, functions and services.
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Town Treasurer
The First Step
Toward
Federal Revenue Sharing
Five Year Trends in the Office of the Treasurer
Personal Staff as of
Year Services Expenses Dec. 1
1968* 9,448.00 691.27 2
1969 12,077.00 538.66 2
1970 14,258.41 1,176.31 2
1971 15,543.67 680.00 2
1972 16,520.66 660.34 2
*Prior to 1968 the operating costs of the treas-
urer's office were included with those of the town
clerk.
VIEWED FROM ITS POTENTIAL LONG TERM IMPACT, federal revenue sharing was likely the
biggest single development in 1972 town financing operations. Our first such pay-
ment, received in early December was for $188,624. A check in approximately that
same amount is expected early in January, 1973.
Even though federal revenue sharing has many friends, evidenced by the passage
of the legislation, there is a solid core of opposition both to the program itself
and to the manner of allocation. Wise administration of the funds by the towns and
cities is essential if the project is to continue permanently. It is possible that
the large cities may obtain a reallocation of future disbursements at the expense of
the suburbs.
Use of the funds will be determined by the town meeting. A principal caution
to observe would be for Lexington to maintain its capital spending at the levels
previously determined and use the federal funds to liquidate that spending. It
would be a mistake to plan additional spending programs over and above what is now
in progress expecting it to be liquidated by federal revenue funds. In other words,
we shouldn't use the federal funds to raise our standard of living.
As is well known, the treasurer's office acts as a funnel for receipts of all
town funds. It signs and distributes about 60,000 checks that are prepared by the
comptroller's office after approval by the town manager and the board of selectmen.
In addition the treasurer's office keeps the books for the town's retirement system
and administers the Blue Shield /Blue Cross programs.
Operations of the treasurer's office were largely routine in 1972, with no bond
issues to require attention and no major problems to contend with.
During the year, interest income on all funds (receipts from bonding as well as
income on invested general revenues) totaled $141,214.98 vs $147,686.13 in 1971. A
higher yield on investments helped to offset the steady decline in investable funds
as disbursements ate into the proceeds of the Clarke Junior High School bond issue.
Of the $141,214.98 in total 1972 interest income, $85,894.80 came from the temporary
investment of funds raised by bonding; $41,407.45 represented interest maturing in
1972 from investment of 1971 general revenues and $13,912.73 represented income
maturing in 1972 from the 1972 general revenues.
In this office, the part -time treasurer concerns himself chiefly with borrowing
and investing of town funds, as necessary, and the assistant treasurer, Mrs.
Eleanor Sullivan, acts in support as keeper of the records. Such good performance
as may have been achieved in borrowing and investing has been possible less because
of the part -time work of the treasurer and more because of the selfless full time
work of the assistant treasurer.
Louis A. Zehner
Town Treasurer
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Trustees of Public Trusts
OVER THE YEARS, residents have bequeathed or 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 specified public purpose, usually one close to the heart of the
donor.
On December 31, 1972, such funds numbered thirty -five,
$472,677.49. Five of these are charitable in nature, five
way plantings, five to scholarships, nine to maintenance of
four to maintenance of the Common, three relating to awards
the trustees of public trusts by the school committee, and
nature.
with a total book value of
related to parks and high -
specific cemetery lots,
were newly transferred to
four are miscellaneous in
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 suffi-
cient funds to restore these trusts funds to their original amounts. The legislation
likewise 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 administer-
ing the perpetual care funds of the Westview and Munroe cemeteries.
The terms of the Bridge Charitable Fund provide for administration by three
trustees to be appointed for similar staggered terms by the board of selectmen. The
Fred C. Bailey
Alfred S. Busa
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr.
Edward E. Furash
Allan F. Kenney
*Donald E. Legro
*Resigned
Town Meeting Members
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE
48 Coolidge Avenue
38 Circle Road
16 Hill Street
15 John Poulter Road
10 Frost Road
84 Gleason Road
William A. Busa 38
J. Keith Butters 1445
James Cataldo 43
Edwin H. Farr 49
Homer J. Hagedorn 17
Howard M. Kassler 11
Lois W. Brown
*Sanborn C. Brown
Ralph A. Cataldo
Logan Clarke, Jr.
Nathaniel B. Guild
Paul J. MacKenzie
*Resigned
Anita M. Bonasera
Arthur E. Burrell
*Daniel P. Busa
Helena R. Butters
Patricia K. Hagedorn
Alfred A. Murray
Sumner E. Perlman
*Resigned
Mary R. McDonough
Natalie H. Riffin
Louis A. Zehner
Sanborn C. Brown
* *Norman P. Cohen
* *Succeeded Donald E. Legro
PRECINCT ONE
TERM EXPIRES 1975
Circle Road
Massachusetts Avenue
Rindge Avenue
Emerson Gardens
Fiske Road
Winchester Drive
37 Maple Street
37 Maple Street
35 Rindge Avenue
19 Burroughs Road
344 Lowell Street
13 Maple Street
Jack L. Mitchell
Weiant Wathen -Dunn
Bernice 0. Weiss
Ephraim Weiss
Albert P. Zabin
TERM EXPIRES 1974
William E. Maloney, Jr.
Bernice Manning
Joseph P. Marshall
Ruth M. Mitchell
Martin V. Sussman
TERM EXPIRES 1973
24 Theresa Avenue
2 Thoreau Road
82 Lowell Street
1445 Massachusetts Avenue
17 Fiske Road
23 Theresa Avenue
10 Tyler Road
* *Succeeded Sanborn C. Brown
Haskell W. Reed
Barry E. Sampson
William T. Whiting
*Barry F. Daley
* *Charles W. Durkin
** *William R. Cataldo
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3 Baker Avenue
6 Field Road
6 Fair Oaks Drive
37 Maple Street
56 Coolidge Avenue
16 Peachtree Road
44 Maple Street
462 Lowell Street
462 Lowell Street
1 Page Road
59 Albemarle Avenue
66 Hillcrest Avenue
110 Woburn Street
16 Peachtree Road
1361 Massachusetts Avenue
76 Lowell Street
337 Massachusetts Avenue
341 Lowell Street
51 Laconia Street
18 Manley Court
39 Rindge Avenue
** *Succeeded Daniel P. Busa
Eric T. Clarke
Norman N. Connolly
Arthur F. Douglass
Elizabeth M. Flynn
Angela E. Frick
Allan Green
Philip N. Bredesen
Shirley A. Byrne
Elizabeth H. Clarke
Thomas F. Costello
Frederick C. Frick
Francis G. Fuery
Gloria V. Holland
Lillian T. MacArthur
Donald L. MacGillivray
Frank I. Michelman
Wiltrud R. Mott -Smith
James E. Storer
*Resigned
*Norman P. Cohen
Charles H. Cole, 2nd 4 Franklin Road
Charles F. Gallagher, Jr. 118 Adams Street
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
29 Moon Hill Road
4 Summit Road
7 Churchill Lane
310 Concord Avenue
17 Smith Avenue
17 Moon Hill Road
PRECINCT TWO
TERM EXPIRES 1975
Eric B. Kula
Michael J. O'Sullivan
Arthur C. Smith
Thomas G. Taylor
Judith J. Totman
TERM EXPIRES 1974
33 Blossomcrest Road
77 Wellington Lane Avenue
29 Moon Hill Road
36 Allen Street
17 Smith Avenue
678 Massachusetts Avenue
38 Webster Road
33 Charles Street
37 Charles Street
43 Buckman Drive
108 Pleasant Street
69 Pleasant Street
56 Coolidge Avenue
Donald M. Graham
Elizabeth C. Haines
Robert B. Kent, Jr.
*Resigned
Jane E. Berchtold
Hugh M. Chapin
Stephen S. Clark
John F. Downey, Jr.
Herbert W. Eisenberg
*Ernest A. Giroux
*Resigned
4 Mill Brook Road
33 York Street
15 Patriots Drive
Melvin G. Holland
Roy J. Murphy
Vernon C. Page
Mary Louise Touart
Donald D. Wilson
TERM EXPIRES 1973
Patricia A. Swanson
Frank H. Totman, Jr.
Alan B. Wilson
*George B. Wilson, Jr.
Jason H. Woodward
* *Frederic D. Corazzini
23 Mason Street
12 Aerial Street
51 Follen Road
64 Marrett Road
46 Moreland Avenue
38 Webster Road
56A Taft Avenue
12 Independence Avenue
5 Compton Circle
36 Fern Street
* *Succeeded George B. Wilson, Jr.
PRECINCT THREE
TERM EXPIRES 1975
Mark Lichtenstein
William R. Page
Daniel I. Small
William T. Spencer
Leslie H. York
TERM EXPIRES 1974
5 Saddle Club Road
3 Juniper Place
23 Hancock Street
24 Hancock Street
55 Hancock Street
10 Oakmount Circle
Alan G. Adams 15 Somerset Road
Richard W. Bush 4 Kimball Road
Charles E. Connolly, Jr. 67 Cedar Street
Joseph M. Cronin 49 Vaille Avenue
*Donald R. Grant 23 Somerset Road
Arthur J. Pennell 6 Upland Road
Albert S. Richardson, Jr. 3 Wingate Road
*Resigned
* *Succeeded Ernest A.
H. Bigelow Moore
Paul A. Plasse
Frank T. Samuel
Donald B. White
Charles A. Winchester
TERM EXPIRES 1973
Shirley H. Stolz
J.S. Nason Whitney
Stillman P. Williams
Paul G. Yewell
* *Doreen D. Plasse
** *Russell B. Mason
#Spencer Lavan
36 Charles Street
46 Moreland Avenue
23 Pleasant Street
11 Ames Avenue
11 Robbins Road
8 Blossom Street
9 Augustus Road
25 Oakland Street
22 Hancock Street
32 Hancock Street
6 Franklin Road
50 Hancock Street
197 Cedar Street
8 Burnham Road
73 Hancock Street
57 Hancock Street
2139 Massachusetts Avenue
21 Woodland Road
9 Sheridan Street
6 Leeland Terrace
197 Cedar Street
1 Frost Road
52 Hancock Street
Giroux ** *Succeeded Donald R. Grant #Succeeded Norman P. Cohen
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Nyles Nathan Barnert
Wallace B. Baylies, Jr.
Guy D. Busa
Peter W. Clark
William J. Dailey, Jr.
James F. Fenske
Arthur T. Bernier
Otis S. Brown, Jr.
Richard K. Eaton
Dan H. Fenn, Jr.
Cellen S. Fowle
Lilah H. Groisser
*Carl Blake
Robert A. Bowyer
Stanley A. Brown
Joseph A. Campbell
Jacqueline B. Davison
Robert M. Gary
*Resigned
G. Richard Beamon
Kenneth M. Cox
William P. Fitzgerald
Manfred P. Friedman
David Reiner
Donald K. Irwin
Lloyd S. Beckett, Jr.
Levi G. Burnell
Renee T. Cochin
John T. Harvell
Anthony L. Mancini
Charles E. Parks
Gabriel Baker
Richard E. Bayles
Robert E. Bond
Roy Edward Cook
M. Chandler Crocker, II
Howard L. Levingston
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
142 Worthen Road
50 Spring Street
94 Spring Street
15 Normandy Road
2 Highland Avenue
14 Slocum Road
54 Baskin Road
3 Bond Road
40 Percy Road
130 Worthen Road
12 Winthrop Road
510 Concord Avenue
PRECINCT FOUR
TERM EXPIRES 1975
Martin A. Gilman
Walter T. Kenney, Jr.
Robert H. Kingston
Mary K. McKenney
Joseph A. Trani
TERM EXPIRES 1974
Irving H. Mabee
Erik L. Mollo- Christensen
Margaret F. Rawls
Paul V. Riffin
Judith J. Uhrig
TERM EXPIRES 1973
4 Wachusett Circle
7 Woodcliffe Road
14 John Poulter Road
260 Marrett Road
86 Spring Street
29 Highland Avenue
Hugo R. Maienza
Norman J. Richards
Joseph 0. Rooney
Richard W. Souza
Alfred P. Tropeano
* *Evert N. Fowle
* *Succeeded Carl Blake
PRECINCT FIVE
TERM EXPIRES 1975
58 Ledgelawn Avenue
36 North Street
65 Liberty Avenue
176 Grove Street
3 Gould Road
6 Grove Street
TERM EXPIRES 1974
Edith Sandy
Frank Sandy
William J. Scouler
Iris G. Wheaton
Allen Lee Whitman, Jr.
112 Burlington Street
3 Whittier Road
7 Partridge Road
131 Burlington Street
115 Reed Street
10 Hawthorne Road
*Wendy S. Pease
Frank L. Shunney
Mary E. Shunney
Francis W. K. Smith
Robert V. Whitman
*Resigned
TERM EXPIRES 1973
2 Linmoor Terrace
19 Wyman Road
6 Demar Road
5 Ledgelawn Avenue
138 Reed Street
358 Emerson Road
William A. Melbye, Jr.
Myron L. Miller
Stephen T. Russian
Temple E. Scanlon
Sumner P. Wolsky
* *David A. Lavender
** Succeeded Wendy S. Pease
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56 Bloomfield Street
16 Dane Road
4 Field Road
5 Winthrop Road
11 Slocum Road
5 Tavern Lane
10 Barberry Road
9 Winthrop Road
6 Field Road
15 Vine Brook Road
45 Winthrop Road
32 Sherburne Road
222 Waltham Street
542 Concord Avenue
25 Vine Brook Road
12 Winthrop Road
353 Emerson Road
353 Emerson Road
144 Simonds Road
5 Hadley Road
31 Turning Mill Road
53 Ward Street
24 Revere Street
24 Revere Street
49 North Hancock Street
9 Demar Road
10 James Street
46 Eldred Street
47 Turning Mill Road
62 Ledgelawn Avenue
1 Park Street
20 Avon Street
Leon A. Burke, Jr.
Joan N.L. Collins
Joseph J. Downey
Ralph H. Hall
James L. Jones
Peter C.J. Kelley
James E. Brown
Jane P. Buckley
John R. Holt
Paul B. Lloyd
Erik Lund
Garry Margolius
Earl F. Baldwin, Jr.
Margery M. Battin
Richard H. Battin
James J. Buckley, Jr.
John F. Cogan, Jr.
George E. Cooper
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
PRECINCT SIX
TERM EXPIRES 1975
5 Frances Road
8 Oxbow Road
1 Stimson Avenue
2318 Massachusetts Avenue
45 Middle Street
24 Clarke Street
34 Middleby Road
46 Middle Street
40 Wood Street
202 Cedar Street
23 Nickerson Road
34 Clarke Street
Diane Lund
John J. Maguire
Richard A. Michelson
Richard M. Perry
William Spencer Sullivan
TERM EXPIRES 1974
Paul E. Mazerall
George R. Medeiros
Mark Moore, Jr.
George S. Silverman
Stanley E. Toye
TERM EXPIRES 1973
24 Deering Avenue
15 Paul Revere Road
15 Paul Revere Road
46 Middle Street
29 Patterson Road
191 Lincoln Street
James E. Cosgrove
James M. McLaughlin
Stephen Michael Politi
Daniel E. Power
Donald J. Shaw
23 Nickerson Road
249 Lincoln Street
54 Asbury Street
16 Ellison Road
6 Ross Road
20 Wilson Road
20 Middleby Road
1984 Massachusetts Avenue
30 Middle Street
30 Balfour Street
128 Hartwell Avenue
55 Asbury Street
25 Deering Avenue
2246 Massachusetts Avenue
6 Barrymeade Drive
Town Officers and Committees
March, 1972 to March, 1973
Board of Selectmen
Moderator
School Committee
Planning Board
Lexington Housing Authority
Authorized November 25, 1963
Elected Town Officers
Allan F. Kenney, Chairman
Fred C. Bailey
Alfred S. Busa
Natalie H. Riffin
Sanborn C. Brown
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr.
John J. Maguire, Chairman
Richard K. Eaton
Vernon C. Page
Frederick C. Frick
Jacqueline Davison
Lois W. Brown, Chairman
Eric T. Clarke
Donald M. Graham
Thomas F. Costello
Stanley A. Brown
Temple E. Scanlon, Chairman
William A. Melbye (State)
Joseph 0. Rooney
Daniel E. Power
Albert H. Hruby
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TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Selectmen— Appointed Committees
Board of Appeals
Board of Appeals (Associate Members)
Town Celebrations Committee
Authorized March 26, 1956
Historic Districts Commission
Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman
George C. Sheldon, Vice Chairman
Howard H. Dawes
George P. Wadsworth
* Charles T. Abbott
** Ruth Morey
* Resigned ** Successor to C.T. Abbott
* Ruth Morey
Logan Clarke, Jr.
Haskell W. Reed
George W. Emery
Irving H. Mabee
Woodruff M. Brodhead
** Robert Cataldo
* Resigned as Associate Member
** Successor to Ruth Morey
Raymond B. Barnes, Chairman
Eleanor B. Litchfield
Thelma Reed
James F. Fenske
Marilyn L. Hall
Leo Gaughan
* James W. Broderick
** William Brenchick, Jr.
William P. Fitzgerald
Ralph V. Lord
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* Resigned ** Successor to J.W. Broderick
Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman 1977
* ** (Selectmen)
George E. Graves
* ** (Historical Society)
Philip B. Parsons
* ** (Arts & Crafts)
George H. Williams
* ** (Library Trustees)
Donald J. Shaw
* ** (Historical Society)
Historic Districts Commission * Duncan E. MacDonald
(Associate Members) * ** (Library Trustees)
Albert T. Pitt
* ** (Arts & Crafts)
George W. Emery
* ** (Historical Society)
S. Lawrence Whipple
* ** (Arts & Crafts)
** Royston T. Daley
* ** (Library Trustees)
* Resigned
** Successor to Duncan E. MacDonald
* ** Nominated by
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TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Selectmen Appointed - Con't.
Standing Plumbing and Building
By -Law Committee
Authorized November 25, 1963
Town Report Committee
Gammell Legacy Income Trustee
Bridge Charitable Fund
Board of Retirement
Trustees of Public Trusts
Drug Advisory Committee
Suburban Responsibility Commission
Robert W. Custance, Chairman
Richard W. Souza
Carl Harry Erickson
Leo Dunn
George E. Bullock
Louis A. Zehner, Chairman
Richard W. Hoover
John E. Taylor
Mrs. Wilbur E. Cheever
Gerald L. Gilmore
James E. Collins
George P. Morey, Chairman
William R. McEwen
Gaynor K. Rutherford
George P. Morey, Chairman
* Walter F. Spellman
Richard M. Perry, ex- officio
* Elected by employees
George P. Morey, Chairman
Gaynor K. Rutherford
William R. McEwen
Selectmen's Sub - Committees
Street and Sidewalk Design
Advisory Committee
Natalie H. Riffin, Chairman
Charles L. McManus, Drug Counselor
Sumner E. Perlman
Dr. Jack H. Monderer
Dr. Charles E. Ellicott
Irving H. Mabee
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Frank I. Michelman, Chairman 1973
Dr. Robert Mann 1973
Daniel P. Busa 1972
Anne Scotney 1972
Joel Swets 1972
Daniel E. Power 1973
Clarence D. Turner 1973
Lois W. Brown 1973
Dr. Eric T. Clarke 1973
Elizabeth H. Clarke 1973
Judith Totman 1973
James McLaughlin 1973
Natalie H. Riffin 1973
Mrs. Keith Butters 1973
Herbert S. Kassman 1972
Mrs. Paul D. Krensky 1972
Richard K. Eaton 1973
James H. Hathaway 1973
Joseph Russo 1973
Karen Saakvitne 1973
Robert M. Shaw 1973
Capt. Edward A. Silva 1973
Roland B. Greeley, Ch., as of July 1972
Malcolm E. Graf
Herbert W. Eisenberg, Ch., to July 1972
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Selectmen Appointed - Con't.
Youth Advisory Commission
Bicentennial Committee
Committee on the Extension of
Historic Districts
Town Manager
Town Counsel
Comptroller
Executive Clerk, Selectmen
Stephen Politi, Chairman
Kathleen Kenney, Secretary
Daniel P. Busa
Peter Clark
John J. Maguire
Jamie Newman
William G. Tapply
Pamela Winston
Mrs. Paul Beaudry
Joseph F. Burns
Joshua Cochin
Virginia Comstock
Heather Dayton
Stephen W. Doran
Dr. Charles Ellicott
Lorrain Ferguson
Paul E. Furdon
William C. Hays
Mrs. Shirley Hamblen
Debbie Kassler
Leslie Klane
Gunther Kleeberg
Santo Marino
Mrs. Catherine McGraw
Robert Murphy
Roger Prevot
Arthur Sharenow
Steve Warshawer
Alfred S. Busa, Ex- officio
Kingston L. Howard, Chairman
Rebecca G. Nussdorfer, Secretary
Frederick B. James
Richard Michelson
Anthony L. Mancini
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr.
Raymond B. Barnes
Meriam W. Butts
Warren G. Butters
Roland B. Greeley
Donald M. Graham
Alan G. Adams
Rudolph J. Fobert
Sanborn C. Brown, Chairman
Eric T. Clarke
Ralph H. Hall
Donald J. Shaw
Paul MacKenzie
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Selectmen— Appointed Officers
Walter C. O'Connell 1973
Donald E. Legro 1972
Palmer & Dodge October 1, 1972
Norman P. Cohen
Richard M. Perry 1975
Eleanor M. McCurdy 1973
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TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Selectmen Appointed - Con't.
Fence Viewers
Registrars of Voters
Appropriation Committee
Capital Expenditures Committee
Rev. Harold T. Handley
Louis A. Zehner
Timothy Sullivan, Chairman
Reed Kingston Taylor
Edward J. Belliveau
Moderator — Appointed
Committee on Lectures under Wills of
Eliza Cary Farnham & Susanna E. Cary
Authorized November 25, 1963
Regional Refuse Disposal Planning
Committee - Authorized March 20, 1967
Data Processing Committee
Board of Health
Edward E. Furash, Chairman
Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman
Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary
Arthur T. Bernier
John H. Blaisdell
Levi G. Burnell
Howard L. Levingston
H. Bigelow Moore
Donald B. White
Richard M. Perry, ex- officio
George S. Silverman, Chairman
Allan Lee Whitman
John F. Cogan, Jr.
William J. Dailey, Jr.
Robert H. Kingston
Dr. Howard A. Smith, Chairman
Anne R. Scigliano
Stephen M. Politi
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William R. Whalon, Chairman
*Richard H. Soule
* *Iris G. Wheaton
Arnold B. Briggs
*Resigned * *Successor to Richard H. Soule
Richard M. Perry, Chairman
Fred C. Bailey
Frederick C. Frick
Edward E. Furash
Jack L. Mitchell
Allen Lee Whitman
Robert M. Gary
Town Manager— Appointed, With Selectmen's Approval
Conservation Commission
Authorized November 25, 1963
Amended June 14, 1971
Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman
Dr. Charles E. Ellicott
James W. Lambie
Howard M. Kassler, Chairman
Mrs. Frederick C. Frick, Vice Ch.
Margaret B. Rawls
Gary Larson
David G. Williams
*Norman P. Cohen
*Wendy Pease
* *Francis W.K. Smith
Paul E. Mazerall, ex- officio
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*Resigned * *Successor to Norman P. Cohen
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Town Manager— Appointed Committees and Officers
Recreation Committee
Authorized November, 1956
Assessors
Permanent Building Committee
Authorized March 20, 1967
Standing School Building Committee
Director of Public Works /Engineering
Manager - Planning & Administration
Manager of Operations
Park Superintendent
Chief of Police
Chief Fire Engineer
*Planning Director
Planning Director
Town Treasurer
Town Clerk
Tax Collector
Health Director
Building Inspector
Gas Inspector
Plumbing Inspector
Wire Inspector
Sealer of Wts. & Meas.
Animal Inspector
Dir. of Civil Defense
Dir. of Vet. Serv.
Vet. Graves Officer
Veterans Agent
Charles Gallagher, Chairman
*Richard S. Sparrow
Vincent E. Hayes
Richard Wertheim
Daniel P. Busa
** Mrs. Robert W. Swanson
Paul Mazerall, ex- officio
Benedict E. Bertini, Director
*Resigned
** Successor to Richard S. Sparrow
Willard P. Grush, Chairman
William L. Potter
F. William Smith
Robert V. Whitman
Luigi DiNapoli
Otis S. Brown
* Thomas G. Taylor
* David R. Marshall
** William Scouler
** Irving H. Mabee
* Resigned
** Successor to Thomas G. Taylor
** Successor to David R. Marshall
Robert G. Hargrove, Chairman
* David R. Marshall, Jr.
Luigi DiNapoli
Otis S. Brown, Jr.
* Thomas G. Taylor
** William Scouler
** Irving H. Mabee
* Resigned
** Successor to Thomas G. Taylor
** Successor to David R. Marshall
John J. McSweeney
Emanuele Coscia
Warren A. Empey
Paul E. Mazerall
James F. Corr
Walter F. Spellman
Alexander V. Zaleski
Kenneth G. Briggs
Louis A. Zehner
Mary R. McDonough
Doris E. Barclay
Robert C. Heustis
Donald K. Irwin
Thomas W. Kelley
Dog Officer
Asst. Dog Officer
Field Drivers
John B. Byrne, Jr.
Robert K. Jeremiah
Richard E. Lupo
Dr. Howard A. Smith (1973)
Arthur E. Burrell
Donald Glennon
Donald Glennon
Greta Glennon
Forest Warden
Lockup Keeper
Constables
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Francis J. Belcastro
Richard L. Sullivan
James F. Corr
Carl A. Carlson
William F. Fitzgerald (1973)
James F. Corr
John J. Shine (1973)
Guy D. Busa (1973)
*With approval of Planning Board ** Resigned
* ** Successor to Alexander V. Zaleski
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1972 Annual Report
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Part II
Table of Contents
PART II
ELECTIONS
Page
Annual Town Election 3
Presidential Primary 6
State Primary Election 12
State and National Election 15
Board of Registrars 18
TOWN MEETING MINUTES 19
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
Conservation Commission 33
Recreation Committee 34
Historic Districts Commission 41
Board of Health 42
Cary Memorial Library 65
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 57
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 64
LEGAL
Board of Appeals 79
Town Counsel 72
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department 47
Regulatory Inspection 52
Fire Department 55
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 88
JURY LIST 69
FINANCIAL & CLERICAL
Balance Sheet 110
Schedule of Receipts 121
Schedule of Expenses 124
Appropriation Accounts 115
Town Debt and Interest 109
Town Clerk 29
Town Treasurer 32
Trustees of Public Trusts 99
Retirement Board 108
Board of Assessors 96
2
Annual Town Election, March 6, 1972
Registered Voters Ballots Cast
Precinct Rep. Dem. Ind. Totals Precinct Totals
1 638 1,225 1,290 3,153 1 1,517
2 626 965 1,174 2,765 2 1,309
3 944 760 978 2,682 3 1,357
4 791 888 1,005 2,684 4 1,424
5 915 992 1,094 3,001 5 1,546
6 753 818 1,156 2,727 6 1,149
Totals 4,667 5,648 6,697 17,012 Total 8,302
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct rrecinct rrecinct
1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals
SELECTMEN
Fred C. Bailey 771 607 906 810 946 730 4,770
Robert Cataldo 773 685 602 653 690 546 3,949
Sanborn C. Brown 855 756 788 857 893 696 4,845
Blanks 635 570 418 528 563 326 3,040
Totals 3,034 2,618 2,714 2,848 3,092 2,298 16,604
Fred C. Bailey and Sanborn C. Brown were elected Selectmen for three years.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Jacqueline B. Davison 657 614 751 774 775 542 4,113
Patricia A. Swanson 724 613 527 583 695 532 3,674
Blanks 136 82 79 67 76 75 515
Totals 1,517 1,309 1,357 1,424 1,546 1,149 8,302
Jacqueline B. Davison was elected to the School Committee for three years.
PLANNING BOARD
Stanley A. Brown 667 658 703 803 789 531 4,151
Anthony L. Mancini 703 520 561 526 641 515 3,466
Blanks 147 131 93 95 116 103 685
Totals 1,517 1,309 1,357 1,424 1,546 1,149 8,302
Stanley A. Brown was elected to the Planning Board for five years.
MODERATOR
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. 1,099 977 1,085 1,089 1,204 884 6,338
Blanks 418 332 272 335 342 265 1,964
Totals 1,517 1,309 1,357 1,424 1,546 1,149 8,302
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. was elected Moderator for one year.
LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
Joseph 0. Rooney 1,004 835 947 981 1,038 802 5,607
Blanks 513 474 410 443 508 347 2,695
Totals 1,517 1,309 1,357 1,424 1,546 1,149 8,302
Joseph 0. Rooney was elected to Lexington Housing Authority for five years.
QUESTION NUMBER ONE
"Shall licenses be granted in this town for the operation, holding or conducting a game commonly called
beano ?"
Yes 509 396 343 411 467 368 2,494
No 441 423 585 534 553 413 2,949
Blanks 567 490 429 479 526 368 2,859
Totals 1,517 1,309 1,357 1,424 1,546 1,149 8,302
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*Williafi A. Busa
*J. Keith. Butters
*James Cataldo
Barry F. Daley
*Edwin H. Farr
*Homer J. Hagedorn
*Howard M. Kassler
* *Joseph P. Marshall
*Jack L. Mitchell
** *Barry E. Sampson
*Elected for three years.
*Eric T. Clarke
*Norman N. Connolly
Frederic D. Corazzini
David B. Cushman
Luigi R. DiNapoli
*Arthur F. Douglass
*Elizabeth M. Flynn
*Angela E. Frick
*Elected for three years.
*Charles H. Cole, 2nd
*Charles F. Gallagher, Jr.
*Donald M. Graham
*Mark Lichtenstein
Russell B. Mason
*William R. Page
Doreen D. Plasse
*William T. Spencer
*Elected for three years.
*Wallace B. Baylies, Jr.
Robert A. Bowyer
*William J. Dailey, Jr.
*James F. Fenske
Evert N. Fowle
Malcolm R. Gavin
*Martin A. Gilman
*Walter T. Kenney, Jr.
*Elected for three years.
*G. Richard Beamon
** *Roy Edward Cook
*Kenneth M. Cox
* * *M. Chandler Crocker, II
*William P. Fitzgerald
*Manfred P. Friedman
*Donald K. Irwin
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT ONE
633 *Weiant Wathen -Dunn
672 *Bernice 0. Weiss
588 *Ephraim Weiss
510 Vito M. Bellino
579 Robert J. Burns
675 William R. Cataldo
643 Charles W. Durkin
523 * *Nathaniel B. Guild
533 Richard Heller
516
599 Carmine Massimilla
549 Janice R. McDonough
620 Francis B. McNamara, Jr.
423 William J. Moretti
414 William J. O'Neil
474 Sam Silverman
497 Miles M. Strodel
520 *Albert P. Zabin
442 Blanks
* *Elected for two years.
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT TWO
617 *Allan Green 454
476 *Thomas G. Taylor 438
412 *Judith J. Totman 545
298 Alice W. Albertine 300
382 Van T. Boughton, Jr. 355
418 John P. Carroll 367
455 William Costello 408
606 George R. Cotten 261
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT THREE
634
640
637
478
415
665
417
662
*Leslie H. York 495
Fredric S. Cohen 307
*Norman P. Cohen 523
Francis J. Fruhbeis 178
*Elizabeth C. Haines 629
*Robert B. Kent, Jr. 587
Spencer Lavan 408
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT FOUR
641 *Robert H. Kingston 548
515 *Joseph A. Trani 548
681 Francis E. Armstrong 348
653 *Myles Nathan Barnert 628
510 *Guy D. Busa 526
472 Norman C. Carlson 403
535 *Peter W. Clark 562
623
* *Elected for two years.
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT FIVE
706 David A. Lavender 561
562 *David Reiner 693
645 *Frank Sandy 830
589 *William J. Scouler 728
745 *Allen Lee Whitman, Jr.732
739 James L. Grant 487
720 Kingston L. Howard 513
*Elected for three years. ** *Elected for one year.
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371
428
384
408
419
458
242
621
7,497
** *Elected for one year.
William F. Delay
*Eric B. Kula
*Michael J. O'Sullivan
Shirley E. Parsons
David W. Riley
Charlotte Sanderson
*Arthur C. Smith
Blanks
George F. McCormack
Setha G. Olson
*Daniel I. Small
Ira Stepanian
Charles A. Withrow, Jr.
William J. Young
Blanks
Benjamin J. Cohen
Edward E. Furash
David M. Hamblen
Daniel L. McCabe
*Mary K. McKenney
* *Judith J. Uhrig
Blanks
James T. Pitarys
William W. Plummer
*Edith Sandy
Camille B. Skov
*Iris G. Wheaton
Blanks
322
442
419
362
232
363
611
3,856
363
402
637
258
338
352
4,902
382
509
381
296
659
520
6,148
501
501
716
484
732
7,914
*Leon A. Burke, Jr.
*Joseph J. Downey
*Ralph H. Hall
*James L. Jones
*Diane Lund
*John J. Maguire
*Elected for three years.
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT SIX
597 *Richard A. Michelson 601
513 *Richard M. Perry 573
517 *William Spencer Sullivan
452 Burton H. Bloom 388
617 *Joan N.L. Collins 543
658 Raymond W. Gaddis 333
* * ** Tie. Special election March 20
two year term.
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*Peter C.J. Kelley
Richard A. Maclnnis
497 * ** *Burt E. Nichols
* ** *Stanley E. Toye
Roy Weinstein
Blanks
488
411
441
441
366
5,352
, 1972 to determine the winner of the
Presidential Primary, April 25, 1972
The total number of registered voters in each precinct as follows:
Registered Voters
Precinct Independents Republicans Democrats Totals
One 1,433 643 1,257 3,333
Two 1,288 625 1,011 2,924
Three 1,103 943 797 2,843
Four 1,121 790 918 2,829
Five 1,225 918 1,014 3,157
Six 1,277 758 837 2,872
Totals 7,447 4,677 5,834 17,958
Ballots Cast Republican Democrat Total
Precinct One 192 885 1,077
Precinct Two 160 797 957
Precinct Three 296 716 1,012
Precinct Four 238 827 1,065
Precinct Five 263 861 1,124
Precinct Six 223 687 910
Totals 1,372 4,773 6,145
Republican Party
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6
Total
Presidential Preference
John M. Ashbrook 12 8 24 15 17 11 87
Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. 31 38 46 39 49 50 253
Richard M. Nixon 121 96 183 132 165 135 832
George McGovern 2 1 8 20 6 1 38
George C. Wallace 1 1 2 2 0 0 6
Shirley Chisholm 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
Edmund S. Muskie 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Henry M. Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Blanks 24 16 33 28 25 25 151
Totals 192 160 296 238 263 223 1,372
Delegates at Large to National Convention
Francis W. Sargent 106 102 169 143 87 132 739
Elizabeth E. Amesbury 84 60 125 97 100 92 558
Lloyd B. Waring 76 66 133 91 109 90 565
Margaret M. Donohue 74 58 118 88 97 85 520
Ann C. Gannett 83 63 118 95 96 92 547
Robert C. Hahn 61 51 106 82 79 82 461
Elliott L. Richardson 92 90 172 139 139 124 756
Leverett Saltonstall 105 99 179 151 146 130 810
John A. Volpe 92 82 161 137 131 115 718
Jaye A. Whittier 65 60 100 86 90 87 488
Mary Fonseca 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Blanks 1,081 869 1,579 1,271 1,556 1,201 7,557
Totals 1,920 1,600 2,960 2,380 2,630 2,230 13,720
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PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, APRIL 25, 1972
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6
Total
Alternate Delegates at Large to National Convention
William F. Arrigal, Jr. 64 50 98 79 88 79 458
Muriel Erna Ballantine 68 53 101 83 81 79 465
Ann R. Blackham 74 62 110 99 87 90 522
Ronald Burton 75 59 121 100 95 96 546
Hastings Keith 81 69 148 113 112 98 621
Paula E. Logan 64 55 102 83 80 80 464
Josephine C. Marcotte 57 45 94 83 73 78 430
F. Bradford Morse 94 86 170 135 134 127 746
Martha Reardon 64 48 100 106 76 81 475
Emily R. Terlizzi 58 43 97 79 69 75 421
Blanks 1,221 1,030 1,819 1,420 1,735 1,347 8,572
Totals 1,920 1,600 2,960 2,380 2,630 2,230 13,720
District Delegates to National Convention - Fifth District
Paul W. Cronin 101 75 144 118 133 118 689
Lydia Lee Howard 79 60 126 100 111 99 575
Blanks 204 185 322 258 282 229 1,480
Totals 384 320 592 476 526 446 2,744
Alternate District Delegates to National Convention - Fifth District
Lawrence Braverman 93 69 135 112 122 105 636
Deborah Williams 89 68 130 106 115 111 619
Blanks 202 183 327 258 289 230 1,489
Totals 384 320 592 476 526 446 2,744
State Committee (Seventh Middlesex District)
Phillip A. Adams 69 68 131 110 93 96 567
Blanks 123 92 165 128 170 127 805
Totals 192 160 296 238 263 223 1,372
State Committee (Seventh Middlesex District)
Marion E. Hunt 74 68 147 114 108 93 604
Helen June Ekstrom 28 20 33 33 33 27 174
Blanks 90 72 116 91 122 103 594
Totals 192 160 296 238 263 223 1,372
Republican Town Committee
*Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. 112 99 190 158 168 147 874
*Donald B. White 86 60 153 103 138 102 642
*Allan F. Kenney 100 75 157 133 137 104 706
*Robert Cataldo 93 82 155 134 143 110 717
*Marion E. Hunt 88 72 154 124 128 116 682
*Barbara E. Bauder 74 55 112 87 97 86 511
*Marjorie T. Balsor 74 56 112 103 94 88 527
*Howard L. Levingston 77 58 113 92 107 93 540
*Levi G. Burnell 86 62 143 102 140 98 631
*Arthur T. Bernier 77 54 103 105 105 87 531
*William G. Converse 78 58 116 89 99 90 530
*Lorraine F. Converse 80 59 113 86 101 99 538
*Miriam A. Drake 77 53 100 103 88 88 509
*John M. Davis 76 51 101 89 92 85 494
*Helen June Ekstrom 81 58 111 90 104 89 533
*Eleanor Litchfield 89 64 137 106 135 101 632
*Marilyn M. Dwight 76 51 105 83 92 92 499
*Norman P. Cohen 71 53 109 82 87 81 483
*Leslie H. York 82 60 123 100 106 98 569
*Reed Kingston Taylor 77 55 108 88 93 85 506
*Frank T. Samuel 77 58 124 90 90 87 526
*J.S. Nason Whitney 78 63 141 91 101 95 569
*Temple E. Scanlon 82 62 135 97 124 94 594
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PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, APRIL 25, 1972
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6
Total
Republican Town Committee (cont.)
*Thomas F. Costello 82 58 106 97 86 97 526
*Jared R. Cone 71 47 96 85 84 87 470
*David A. Wilson 81 51 100 84 92 90 498
*Jacqueline S. Bowersock 73 50 105 89 86 91 494
*Francis R. Heiligmann 69 44 98 80 78 90 459
*Arthur E. Burrell 87 60 122 98 112 97 576
*Elizabeth L. Furash 72 57 106 103 90 91 519
*Camille B. Skov 67 48 99 80 97 82 473
*Nancy P. Kenney 79 55 104 99 96 89 522
*Ruth G. Bevan 73 56 129 99 96 93 546
*Ruth Morey 86 65 133 113 124 101 622
*Frank H. Totman, Jr. 78 65 112 90 96 94 535
Blanks 3,911 3,526 6,135 4,878 5,499 4,488 28,437
Totals
6,720 5,600 10,360 8,330 9,205 7,805
*Elected to the Republican Town Committee.
48,020
Democratic Party
Presidential Preference
Shirley Chisholm 57 38 37 42 58 33 265
Edward T. Coll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vance Hartke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hubert H. Humphrey 49 17 24 27 29 33 179
Henry M. Jackson 35 18 10 11 21 10 105
John V. Lindsay 0 2 1 2 2 1 8
Eugene McCarthy 12 7 6 4 5 5 39
George McGovern 546 589 520 591 605 450 3,301
Wilbur D. Mills 6 6 6 7 1 6 32
Edmund S. Muskie 133 103 76 120 106 116 654
George C. Wallace 39 11 25 14 21 27 137
Sam Yorty 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Paul N. McCloskey, Jr. 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Kennedy 2 2 0 2 5 4 15
Fred Harris 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Richard M. Nixon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Blanks 5 4 10 7 5 2 33
Totals 885 797 716 827 861 687 4,773
Delegates at Large to National Convention
Robert F. Drinan 610 604 549 615 644 468 3,490
Mary I. Bunting 580 574 530 589 614 451 3,338
Jack H. Backman 564 567 514 579 600 443 3,267
Ellen M. Jackson 564 566 514 570 599 439 3,252
J. Kenneth Galbraith 590 588 530 599 628 462 3,397
Roberta F. Benjamin 562 562 512 562 596 434 3,228
John L. Saltonstall, Jr. 596 594 527 594 629 464 3,404
Ruth M. Batson 567 565 515 578 607 437 3,269
Alvin Levin 563 560 512 570 597 438 3,240
Mary E. Williamson 562 562 513 566 597 434 3,234
Charles F. McDevitt 561 558 514 569 600 442 3,244
Mary A. Markel 558 558 502 563 589 431 3,201
Jesse Parks 555 556 501 561 591 432 3,196
Doris M. Kanin 552 552 501 562 587 431 3,185
Salvador E. Luria 578 582 528 591 631 450 3,360
Margaret V. Eagan 558 559 513 562 593 436 3,221
F. Christopher Arterton 551 554 508 560 592 433 3,198
Patricia A. Simon 559 559 513 564 601 432 3,228
Elizabeth A. Chase 561 559 512 559 596 438 3,225
Antonia H. Chayes 567 560 513 566 601 437 3,244
Kevin H. White 180 128 97 153 143 153 854
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. 166 118 89 134 119 139 765
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PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, APRIL 25, 1972
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6
Total
Delegates at Large to National Convention (cont.)
Robert H. Quinn 162 117 89 133 122 126 749
Doris Kearns 141 93 83 120 103 115 655
Lena Saunders 137 92 78 116 97 108 628
Robert Q. Crane 159 111 88 125 115 129 727
David M. Bartley 149 107 83 124 113 121 697
Kevin B. Harrington 158 109 87 131 110 130 725
Mary L. Fonseca 139 101 80 120 102 120 662
Geraldine Pleshaw 133 88 80 111 96 111 619
Salvatore Camelio 144 100 72 117 103 114 650
Ronald Glover 131 91 79 113 95 110 619
Samuel H. Beer 144 91 91 119 105 114 664
Betty Taymor 136 89 86 119 100 111 637
Ann L. Dunphy 135 93 83 118 102 114 645
Melvin B. Miller 136 86 81 112 98 113 626
K. Dun Gifford 132 87 79 113 94 109 614
Nicholas Mavroules 134 88 76 113 97 111 619
Irene Lambert 135 86 76 111 95 107 610
Anna P. Buckley 135 86 79 113 103 110 626
George G. Burke 18 17 8 8 21 19 91
Endicott Peabody 35 32 18 21 35 31 172
Blanks 3,403 2,591 2,321 2,617 2,960 2,493 16,385
Totals 17,700 15,940 14,320 16,540 17,220 13,740 95,460
Alternate Delegates at Large to National Convention
Alexander Rodriquez 552 551 508 577 606 443 3,237
Kenneth J. Moynihan 561 554 507 572 603 436 3,233
Karl H. Haag 548 547 503 565 587 434 3,184
Constance Kantar 554 553 507 569 591 435 3,209
Carl K. King 551 549 504 570 592 437 3,203
Anne P. Priest 552 557 509 572 601 438 3,229
Stephen J. Morgan 552 547 504 562 606 435 3,206
Monteal M. Yerby 545 552 503 565 587 433 3,185
Francis E. Moore 548 552 502 566 591 437 3,196
Sandra L. Ahlburn 548 555 503 566 591 433 3,196
Kathleen K. Houton 550 550 503 565 588 432 3,188
Michael J. Brower 553 550 503 569 599 439 3,213
John F. X. Davoren 159 108 82 124 106 130 709
Archibald Cox 144 100 82 123 101 122 672
Elizabeth Parnes 136 93 78 116 96 110 629
Frank J. Manning 140 94 76 117 101 113 641
Alfred Olerio 143 90 74 117 103 115 642
Barbara J. Garvey 136 91 76 114 96 110 623
Jack E. Robinson 137 89 81 116 99 112 634
James E. Smith 132 89 70 112 96 112 611
Susan Haar 139 90 81 112 100 111 633
Peter Edelman 141 88 77 112 97 111 626
James F. Mulloney 138 92 78 116 96 109 629
Margaret M. Breen 140 94 78 112 103 113 640
Blanks 2,321 1,829 1,603 1,715 1,996 1,644 11,108
Totals 10,620
9,564 8,592 9,924 10,332
9
8,244 57,276
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, APRIL 25, 1972
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6
Total
District Delegates to National Convention - 5th District
Joseph F. Sweeney 132 98 75 101 105 99 610
Gail Dunfey 123 96 70 101 100 96 586
John F. Cogan, Jr. 163 125 92 131 132 123 766
Joan S. Buglione 127 93 66 99 99 93 577
John A. Callahan 129 98 69 101 104 95 596
Rochelle G. Caney 126 98 73 100 102 97 596
Robert B. Kennedy 131 98 66 102 105 100 602
John Joseph Buckley 43 23 16 17 27 20 146
Carole A. Schultz 28 16 17 11 20 16 108
Cornelius F. Kiernan 35 19 18 11 21 18 122
B. Joseph Tully 33 19 18 12 22 18 122
William C. Geary, Jr. 30 17 15 11 22 15 110
James F. Linnehan 31 20 17 10 21 15 114
Kevin C. Sullivan 36 18 15 12 19 20 120
Patricia G. Bensetler 9 6 11 10 6 8 50
Veronica C. Dooley 8 9 11 4 5 6 43
Nathaniel B. Guild 31 26 18 17 16 19 127
Ann J. Guzowski 7 7 9 5 4 8 40
Klaus Kubierschky 4 9 8 4 4 6 35
Judith A. Pickett 10 9 11 6 4 6 46
Paul D. Vergakes 8 5 8 4 3 4 32
Charles N. Tsapatsaris 464 479 436 503 530 366 2,778
Caroline B. Rees 469 485 433 513 523 374 2,797
Jane A. Trudeau 492 505 444 538 547 388 2,914
Albert D. Kowalak 464 486 434 499 523 373 2,779
S. Mark Tuller 467 483 433 504 529 376 2,792
James D. Pitts, 3rd 417 425 403 454 487 333 2,519
Jean E. Rubenstein 437 439 408 475 504 349 2,612
Glenn M. Cooper 22 8 10 12 6 14 72
Blanks 1,719 1,360 1,308 1,422 1,437 1,354 8,600
Totals 6,195 5,579 5,012 5,789 6,027 4,809 33,411
Alternate District Delegates to National Convention - 5th District
William M. Goldsmith 122 96 75 107 103 98 601
Martha J. Monazynski 121 93 68 99 98 93 572
David A. Tibbetts 121 93 67 99 95 93 568
Sylvia L. Conroy 120 90 69 97 94 97 567
Anna M. Visconti 33 16 17 15 22 20 123
Helen Gilbride Droney 37 20 15 13 22 17 124
Mark E. Goldman 32 15 14 11 21 19 112
Paul J. Sheehy 31 19 14 14 23 19 120
Anne Marie Goggin 7 13 10 5 5 8 48
Paul T. White 23 19 19 14 19 28 122
Gerald J. Urban 6 9 10 5 5 5 40
Michelle R. Lamarche 7 11 10 4 4 6 42
Eleanor Abbott 456 482 433 509 519 369 2,768
Beverly W. Jarnagin 462 478 435 508 518 370 2,771
Dennis M. Prebensen 448 475 425 497 518 364 2,727
Edward J. Romano, Jr 436 472 424 493 511 350 2,686
Blanks 1,078 787 759 818 867 792 5,101
Totals 3,540 3,188 2,864 3,308 3,444 2,748 19,092
State Committee Seventh Middlesex District
John F. Cogan, Jr. 511 389 357 433 455 401 2,546
Edward M. App 29 15 14 19 23 29 129
Thomas P. Lyons 46 43 31 33 40 40 233
Blanks 299 350 314 342 343 217 1,865
Totals 885 797 716 827 861 687 4,773
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PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY, APRIL 25, 1972
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6
Total
State Committee Seventh Middlesex District
Claire Buckley Dwyer 210 98 49 69 95 46 567
Nancy F. Earsy 431 388 367 472 468 431 2,557
Blanks 244 311 300 286 298 210 1,649
Totals 885 797 716 827 861 687 4,773
Democratic Town Committee
*William T. Spencer 489 368 386 410 438 382 2,473
*Joan Pearson Turner 458 364 341 399 423 368 2,353
*Rogert G. Trudeau 490 374 360 419 469 383 2,495
*Julian Soshnick 509 378 361 402 428 374 2,452
*John J. Maguire 540 403 365 429 466 421 2,624
*Philip N. Bredesen 487 392 337 400 420 365 2,401
*Evert N. Fowle 472 370 344 460 418 378 2,442
*Eileen S. Carpenter 475 363 339 394 415 362 2,348
*Eric T. Clarke 501 436 362 439 443 386 2,567
*Norman J. Richards 478 360 342 411 414 367 2,372
*Martin I. Small 491 395 391 434 452 385 2,548
*Emily W. Frankovich 489 375 363 424 481 380 2,512
*Mary Ann Seitz 484 365 347 401 421 361 2,379
*Enid M. Starr 470 359 344 386 407 366 2,332
*Catherine B. Walters 469 362 348 399 411 359 2,348
*Mimi B. Dohan 481 362 340 392 443 363 2,381
*Wiltrud R. Mott -Smith 481 405 348 415 432 379 2,460
*Jean E. Rubenstein 489 377 361 421 482 387 2,517
*David Reiner 477 366 343 397 471 361 2,415
*John F. Cogan, Jr. 508 395 364 427 436 415 2,545
*Mary T. Cogan 495 380 347 406 423 394 2,445
*Nancy F. Earsy 504 406 3.90 460 486 414 2,660
*Elizabeth D. Power 489 379 358 417 435 402 2,480
*Daniel E. Power 493 387 369 429 445 408 2,531
*Frank M. Polestra 479 358 320 390 401 355 2,303
*Daniel I. Small 495 394 405 435 470 381 2,580
*George S. Silverman 475 358 338 392 406 375 2,344
*Marion T. Coletta 484 387 358 436 462 390 2,517
*Richard I. Miller 465 356 329 403 401 367 2,321
*Catherine M. Cullen 461 364 333 387 410 365 2,320
*William Spencer Sullivan 470 379 328 398 413 384 2,372
*Gary M. Seligson 449 347 334 385 397 358 2,270
*Joseph M. Cronin 500 385 379 432 451 396 2,543
*Arthur J. Brock 472 373 323 395 400 362 2,325
*Elizabeth A. Keddy 470 371 328 389 406 353 2,317
Carol Caro 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Charles McEnroe 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Blanks 14,036 14,702 12,735 14,531 14,959 10,797 81,760
Totals 30,975 27,895 25,060 28,945 30,135 24,045 167,055
*Elected to the Democratic Town Committee.
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State Primary Election, September 19, 1972
Registered Voters Ballots Cast
Precinct Rep. Dem. Ind. Totals Precinct Rep. Dem. Totals
1 654 1,483 1,230 3,367 1 133 868 1,001
2 589 1,241 1,108 2,938 2 106 766 872
3 877 1,047 950 2,874 3 222 645 867
4 738 1,160 912 2,810 4 189 783 972
5 872 1,244 1,037 3,153 5 233 798 1,031
6 715 1,063 1,115 2,893 6 176 612 788
Totals 4,445 7,238 6,352 18,035 Totals 1,059 4,472 5,531
Republican Party
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals
Edward W. Brooke
Blanks
Totals
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
116 90 204 171
17 16 18 18
133 106 222 189
202 158 941
31 18 118
233 176 1,059
CONGRESSMAN (Fifth District)
Paul W. Cronin 75 69 161 144 185 140 774
George P. Macheras 5 7 8 3 5 6 34
Armand Morissette 9 9 6 9 4 3 40
Ellen A. Sampson 33 13 35 22 29 17 149
Blanks 11 8 12 11 10 10 62
Totals 133 106 222 189 233 176 1,059
COUNCILLOR (Sixth District)
Blanks 133 106 222 189 233 176 1,059
Totals 133 106 222 189 233 176 1,059
SENATOR (Seventh Middlesex District)
Ronald C. MacKenzie 115 85 196 166 205 159 926
Blanks 18 21 26 23 28 17 133
Totals 133 106 222 189 233 176 1,059
Blanks
Totals
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr.
Blanks
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
(Seventh Middlesex District)
133 133
133 133
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
(Twenty - fourth Middlesex District)
96 203 171 215 165 850
10 19 18 18 11 76
Totals 106 222 189 233 176 926
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY (Middlesex County)
Blanks 133 106 222 189 233 176 1,059
Totals 133 106 222 189 233 176 1,059
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Middlesex County)
Sherry H. Jenkins 80 47 125 117 132 102 603
Ed Mattar 28 31 62 58 71 51 301
William R. Morrison 86 67 149 117 138 116 673
Blanks 72 67 108 86 125 83 541
Totals 266 212 444 378 466 352 2,118
12
William A. Barnstead
Blanks
Totals
John J. Droney
John Pierce Lynch
Gerald F. O'Leary
Blanks
Totals
Glenn M. Cooper
John J. Desmond
Anthony R. DiFruscia
Helen Gilbride Droney
Frederick J. Finnegan
Robert B. Kennedy
John F. Kerry
Daniel P. Kiley, Jr
Paul J. Sheehy
Richard Williams
Blanks
Totals
Precinct
1
110
23
133
STATE PRIMARY - September 19, 1972
Precinct Precinct Precinct
2 3 4
COUNTY TREASURER (Middlesex County)
81 197 154
25 25 35
Precinct
5
188
45
Precinct
6
153
23
106 222 189 233 176
Democratic Party
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
176 201 211 186
44 79 76 48
203 231 250 216
222 272 261 162
366 240
71 51
220 250
211 225
868 766
16 13
32 30
105 44
26 24
13 7
7 13
568 554
7 6
30 19
40 28
24 28
868 766
G. Edward Bradley 175
Lawrence J. Carr 198
Dennis Gregory Jakimczyk 68
Thomas Robbat 58
Blanks 369
Totals 868
J. Frank Hassett
William H. Shaughnessy
Blanks
Totals
John F. Cusack
Blanks
Totals
Blanks
Totals
John V. Harvey
Joseph M. Barry
Francis J. Harrington
Blanks
645 783 798 612
CONGRESSMAN (Fifth District)
20 8 18 14
9 13 18 15
27 47 67 50
17 15 20 16
11 9 3 8
7 18 17 8
485 516 560 423
3 5 4 12
19 23 21 31
15 108 44 24
32 21 26 11
645 783 798 612
COUNCILLOR (Sixth District)
119 62 86 109 96
157 131 158 151 113
61 40 42 39 51
29 43 53 49 37
400 369 444 450 315
766 645 783 798 612
SENATOR (Seventh Middlesex District)
143 118 100 123 125 107
395 334 187 255 255 206
330 314 358 405 418 299
868 766 645 783 798 612
558
310
868
294
119
112
343
Totals 868
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
(Seventh Middlesex District)
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
(Twenty- fourth Middlesex District)
766 645 783 798
766 645 783 798
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY
(Middlesex County)
207
87
86
386
180
54
73
338
222
84
90
387
766 645 783
13
217
81
94
406
612
612
174
71
79
288
Totals
883
176
1,059
1,380
369
1,370
1,353
4,472
89
117
340
118
51
70
3,106
37
143
259
142
4,472
647
908
301
269
2,347
4,472
716
1,632
2,124
4,472
558
310
868
3,604
3,604
1,294
496
534
2,148
798 612 4,472
STATE PRIMARY - September 19, 1972
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6
Totals
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Middlesex County)
Frederick J. Connors 95 69 33 51 57 54 359
John F. Dever, Jr. 154 125 61 70 89 83 582
Anthony Accardi 19 7 1 8 7 7 49
James F. Adams 31 16 20 15 20 23 125
Pasquale R. Coppola 67 36 16 26 30 20 195
Francis R. King, Jr. 19 9 7 4 9 4 52
Kenneth Manning 40 27 27 20 29 32 175
S. Lester Ralph 492 494 447 545 544 384 2,906
Joseph P. Trainor, Jr. 21 13 16 16 24 29 119
Paul E. Tsongas 464 482 452 565 545 376 2,884
George Tsoukalas 53 35 29 29 41 23 210
Blanks 281 219 181 217 201 189 1,288
Totals 1,736 1,532 1,290 1,566 1,596 1,224 8,944
COUNTY TREASURER (Middlesex County)
Thomas B. Brennan 163 109 61 80 83 90 586
Chester W. Cooper 41 29 26 26 40 29 191
Paul G. Counihan 492 511 461 569 549 384 2,966
Frank J. Mirabelli 54 30 12 21 18 20 155
Blanks 118 87 85 87 108 89 574
Totals 868 766 645 783 798 612 4,472
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State and National Election, November 7, 1972
Registered Voters Ballots Cast
Precinct Rep. Dem. Ind. Totals Precinct
1 681 1,588 1,313 3,582 1 2,964
2 614 1,346 1,122 3,082 2 2,615
3 901 1,140 983 3,024 3 2,562
4 767 1,252 945 2,964 4 2,566
5 893 1,341 1,050 3,284 5 2,861
6 729 1,147 1,179 3,055 6 2,671
Totals 4,585 7,814 6,592 18,991 Totals 16,239
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Partial
1 2 3 4 5 6 Ballot Totals
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Jenness and Pulley 9 10 12 8 9 8 0 56
McGovern and Shriver 1577 1475 1272 1349 1456 1332 17 8,478
Nixon and Agnew 1325 1084 1232 1159 1343 1273 16 7,432
Fisher and Gunderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schmitz and Anderson 0 0 3 0 1 4 1 9
Hall and Tyner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spock and Hobson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Hospers and Nathan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Blanks 53 46 42 48 52 54 0 295
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 34 16,273
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Edward W. Brooke 1839 1626 1819 1744 1989 1742 10,759
John J. Droney 806 675 447 542 552 624 3,646
Donald Gurewitz 62 70 95 74 75 71 447
Blanks 257 244 201 206 245 234 1,387
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
CONGRESSMAN (Fifth District)
Paul W. Cronin 1151 998 1149 1082 1281 1227 6,888
John F. Kerry 1574 1424 1237 1303 1365 1246 8,149
Roger P. Durkin 38 22 32 30 25 28 175
Blanks 201 171 144 151 190 170 1,027
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
COUNCILLOR (Sixth District)
G. Edward Bradley 1218 1025 862 943 907 963 5,918
Blanks 1746 1590 1700 1623 1954 1708 10,321
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
SENATOR (Seventh Middlesex District)
Ronald C. MacKenzie 1623 1363 1594 1561 1814 1588 9,543
William H. Shaughnessy 945 872 573 648 637 654 4,329
Blanks 396 380 395 357 410 429 2,367
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT (Seventh Middlesex District)
John F. Cusack 1522 1,522
Blanks 1442 1,442
Totals 2964 2,964
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT (Twenty- fourth Middlesex District)
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr.
Blanks
1582 1818 1755 1977 1810 8,942
1033 744 811 884 861 4,333
Totals 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 13,275
15
John V. Harvey
Blanks
Totals
Sherry H. Jenkins
William R. Morrison
S. Lester Ralph
Paul E. Tsongas
Blanks
Totals
Thomas B. Brennan
William A. Barnstead
Paul Counihan
Blanks
Totals
Yes
No
Blanks
Totals
Yes
No
Blanks
Totals
Yes
No
Blanks
Totals
Yes
No
Blanks
Totals
Yes
No
Blanks
Totals
Yes
No
Blanks
Totals
Yes
No
Blanks
Totals
STATE ELECTION - November 7, 1972
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY (Middlesex County)
Precinct
1
Precinct
2
1314 1106
1650 1509
2964 2615
Precinct
3
Precinct
4
Precinct
5
923 985 971
1639 1581 1890
2562 2566 2861
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Middlesex County)
853 735
919 777
1467 1373
1395 1326
1294 1019
5928 5230
934
961
1154
1109
966
818 995
859 1006
1284 1299
1242 1263
929 1159
5124 5132 5722
COUNTY TREASURER (Middlesex County)
1054 900
1222 1089
0 0
688 626
2964 2615
1874
709
381
692
1310
0
560
2562
711 754
1251 1420
0 4
604 683
2566 2861
QUESTION NO. 1 - (FARM LAND VALUATION)
1707
497
411
1778
484
300
2964 2615 2562
Precinct
6 Totals
1042 6,341
1629 9,898
2671 16,239
867 5,202
948 5,470
1217 7,794
1158 7,493
1152 6,519
5342 32,478
775 4,886
1262 7,554
0 4
634 3,795
2671 16,239
1785 1968 1786 10,898
502 542 524 3,258
279 351 361 2,083
2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO. 2 - (18 YEAR OLD VOTING)
2279 1960 2045 2050 2043 2053 12,430
327 306 271 264 338 314 1,820
358 349 246 252 480 304 1,989
2964
2615
2562
2566 2861
QUESTION NO. 3 - (PAUPER VOTING)
2253 1956 2010 2019 2170
348 303 266 257 372
363 356 286 290 319
2964 2615 2562 2566 2861
QUESTION NO. 4 - (STUDENT LOANS FOR TUITION AND BOARD)
1836 1654 1629 1678 1792
832 667 713 685 802
296 294 220 203 267
2964 2615 2562 2566 2861
QUESTION NO. 5 - (ENVIRONMENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS)
2191 1972 2017 2014 2182
412 318 287 290 368
361 325 258 262 311
2964 2615 2562 2566 2861
QUESTION NO. 6 - (GRADUATED INCOME TAX)
1016 1000 984 1056 1099
1724 1376 1371 1215 1561
224 239 207 295 201
2964 2615 2562 2566 2861
QUESTION NO. 7 - (JUDGES TO RETIRE AT 70)
2006 1737 1777 1777 1958
643 566 539 568 642
315 312 246 221 261
2671 16,239
2030 12,438
297 1,843
344 1,958
2671 16,239
1649 10,238
743 4,442
279 1,559
2671 16,239
1990 12,366
346 2,021
335 1,852
2671 16,239
1052 6,207
1397 8,644
222 1,388
2671 16,239
1830 11,085
564 3,522
277 1,632
2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
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STATE ELECTION - November 7, 1972
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6
Totals
QUESTION NO. 8 - (18 YEAR OLD DRINKING)
Yes 1285 1092 1173 1211 1311 1121 7,193
No 1287 1145 1050 1060 1237 1159 6,938
Blanks 392 378 339 295 313 391 2,108
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO. 9 - (PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
Yes 1704 1462 1429 1477 1652 1547 9,271
No 914 823 870 842 919 806 5,174
Blanks 346 330 263 247 290 318 1,794
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO. 10E
(ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -CLUBS & WAR VETERANS' ORGANIZATIONS)
Yes 1453 1183 1135 1193 1347 1323 7,634
No 884 833 896 849 937 826 5,225
Blanks 627 599 531 524 577 522 3,380
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO. 10F - (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RESTAURANTS)
Yes 1786 1509 1525 1571 1724 1577 9,692
No 623 557 656 586 699 672 3,793
Blanks 555 549 381 409 438 422 2,754
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO. 11 - (REDUCTION SIZE OF MASS. HOUSE)
Yes 1969 1,969
No 430 430
Blanks 565 565
Totals 2964 2,964
17
Board of Registrars
The Town Clerk's Office was open daily throughout the year
plus seventeen evening and Saturday dates for registration of
new voters.
Total number of voters as of January 1, 1972
Total number of voters eligible to vote in the
Annual Town Election
Total number of voters eligible to vote in the
Presidential Primary in April
Total number of voters as of July 1, 1972
Total number of voters eligible to vote at the
State Primary
16,577
17,012
17,958
17,388
18,035
Total number of voters eligible to vote at the 18,991
State Election
The number of registered voters in 1972 was the highest
ever recorded in the history of the town due, in part, to the
change in residency requirements and to the fact that the 18,
19 and 20 year old voter could, for the 1st time, vote in both
Federal and State Elections.
Mary R. McDonough
Clerk, Board of Registrars
18
Annual Town Meeting, March 20, 1972
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 subsidiary motions,
the reader is referred to the official minutes in the office of the town clerk.
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:07 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall.
There were 203 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Edward J. Gaudette,
assistant pastor, St. Brigid's Church.
Article 1. is the annual town election which took place on March 6, 1972 and is reported elsewhere
under "Elections."
Article 2. REPORTS. To accept and place on file the reports of the following committees: Appropri-
ation Committee; Planning Board Report on Waltham Street Rezoning; Capital Expenditures Committee;
Report of the Committee to Review Appointment Procedures for Board of Appeals, Board of Assessors,
Town Counsel and Town Comptroller; Cary Lecture Committee; Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Committee
and Status Report on 1971 Articles by the Town Manager; the Study of Revised Tax Program accepted and
placed on file at adjourned annual town meeting, March 27, 1972. VOTED.
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 balances in any of the
accounts to the excess and deficiency account or to other accounts suitable. Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 7. UNPAID BILLS. To appropriate $1,644.73 to pay the unpaid bills for the prior year of the
following accounts: school operation - vocational education, tuition and transportation: City of
Boston $144.50; Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute $688.93; Charles Sharkey $219.60; and
Symmes Hospital - veterans' benefits: $591.70. VOTED unanimously.
Article 8. RESERVE FUND. To appropriate $100,000.00 for the reserve fund and to provide for the pay-
ment thereof by transfer of $22,000.00 from the reserve fund - overlay surplus and by transfer of
$78,000.00 from the excess and deficiency account. VOTED unanimously.
Article 9. AUDIT. That the board of selectmen be authorized to petition the director of accounts of
the state for an audit for the year 1972. VOTED unanimously.
Article 10. PENSIONS. To appropriate $28,500 for pensions for retired members of the police depart-
ment and their dependents and $16,500 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.
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 unaccepted
streets as they may determine prior to the final adjournment of the 1973 annual town meeting. VOTED
unanimously.
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Article 14. LAND ACQUISITION. To authorize the selectmen to obtain appraisals on options for land
or rights therein that they desire to recommend as locations for future streets or for playground or
recreational or off - street parking or school purposes and acquire by purchase or otherwise such lands
or rights as may be included in options by the selectmen and appropriate $2,500. VOTED unanimously.
Article 15. WESTVIEW CEMETERY. To appropriate $4,000 for the development of Westview Cemetery by
transfer from the Westview Cemetery sale of lots fund. VOTED.
Article 16. CURBING. To authorize the selectmen to install curbing at such locations as they may
determine and appropriate $5,000. VOTED.
Article 17. DRAINS. To authorize the selectmen to install drains in such accepted or unaccepted
streets or other land as the selectmen may determine, including the widening, deepening and altering
the course of brooks, streams and water courses and the construction of new channels and appropriate
$36,000. VOTED unanimously.
Article 18. WATER MAINS. To authorize the selectmen to install water mains at such locations as they
may determine and appropriate funds. Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 19. SIDEWALKS. To authorize the selectmen to construct concrete, bituminous concrete or other
sidewalks, at such locations as they shall determine, where the abutting owner pays one -half of the
cost, or otherwise, and to appropriate $50,000. VOTED.
Article 20. SEWER MAINS. To authorize the selectmen to install sewer mains in such accepted or un-
accepted streets or other land as the selectmen may determine, subject to the assessment of better-
ments or otherwise, and to appropriate $480,000 by transfer of $1,000 from an appropriation under war-
rant article 6 of November 28, 1960 special town meeting and transfer of $479,000 from excess and de-
ficiency account. VOTED.
Article 21. TRUNK SEWERS. To authorize the selectmen to install trunk sewers in such accepted or un-
accepted 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 $120,000. VOTED.
Article 22. HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE. To appropriate $6,000 for chapter 90 highway maintenance. VOTED.
Article 23. STREET CONSTRUCTION. To appropriate funds for permanent street construction. Indefin-
itely POSTPONED.
Article 24. EQUIPMENT - PUBLIC WORKS. To appropriate $62,000 for the purchase by the selectmen of
equipment for the department of public works. VOTED unanimously.
Article 25. STREET CONSTRUCTION. To authorize the selectmen to retain engineering services and pre-
pare plans and specifications for the design, construction or reconstruction of streets, the laying
out, alteration, relocation, widening or reconstruction of which the selectmen may desire to consider,
including consideration of the need for public transportation within the town and the relationship of
public transportation to the planning and layout of public streets and to appropriate $10,000. VOTED.
Article 26. MOSQUITO ERADICATION. To appropriate $9,800 for the improvement of lowlands and swamps
and the eradication of mosquitoes. VOTED.
Article 27. MYSTIC VALLEY CHILDREN'S CLINIC. To appropriate $18,376 to be expended under the direc-
tion of the Board of Health for providing cooperative and complementary facilities to the out - patient
clinic of the Mystic Valley Children's Clinic. VOTED.
Article 28. LIBRARY SERVICES. To appropriate $11,957.25 received in 1972 as state aid to public
libraries to be used by the trustees of Cary Memorial Library in improving and extending library ser-
vices in Lexington. VOTED unanimously.
Article 29. SEWER MAINS. 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 determine and appropriate
funds. Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 30. REIMBURSEMENT OF SUBDIVIDERS. To appropriate a sum of money to be expended by the sel-
ectmen for reimbursing subdividers for part of the cost of constructing ways or installing municipal
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services. Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 31. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. To appropriate $60,000 for the construction under chapter 90 of all
or any part of the section of East Street between Lowell Street and Grant Street and for a distance of
80 feet easterly of Lowell Street. VOTED.
The meeting adjourned at 11:06 p.m.
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, March 22, 1972
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:12 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall.
There were 199 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Harold T. Handley,
rector of the Church of Our Redeemer.
Article 32. MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL. To appropriate $16,640 to pay the town's
apportioned share of the operating and maintenance costs for the current fiscal year of the regional
vocational technical school district. VOTED.
Article 33. MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL. To accept proposed "Amendment No. 1"
which would change the composition of the regional vocational technical school district so that its
membership would be determined by the population of each member town. Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 34. CARY LIBRARY ADDITION. To authorize the permanent building committee to retain profes-
sional services and prepare final plans and specifications and to obtain bids for the remodeling of
and additions to the Cary Memorial Library building and for the original equipping and furnishing of
said remodeled building and said addition and that $112,000 be appropriated therefor. VOTED.
Article 35. CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS FIRE STATION. To authorize the permanent building committee to re-
tain professional services and prepare final plans and specifications and to obtain bids for'the re-
modeling of, and additions to, the central headquarters fire station and to appropriate $7,500.
VOTED.
Article 36. FIRE ENGINE - INCINERATORS. To appropriate $57,000 for the purchase of a fire engine for
the fire department and to provide for the installation of gas after - burners on the incinerators at
various schools. VOTED.
Article 37. EMERGENCY POWER GENERATOR. To appropriate $6,000 for installation of emergency power
generator equipment at the central headquarters building and the East Lexington fire station. VOTED.
Article 38. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. To appropriate $9,680.08 for the installation of additional and
replacement equipment for the communications systems of the town. VOTED.
Article 39. OFF STREET PARKING - Depot Square. To appropriate $44,000 for the further construction
of the Meriam Street off - street parking area. TABLED. Subsequently taken from the table on April 3,
1972 and defeated by voice vote.
Article 40. STREET RESURFACING. To appropriate $56,739.56 for resurfacing with permanent pavement
such street or streets as the selectmen may determine. VOTED unanimously.
Article 41. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS. To raise and appropriate the sum of $20,000 for the installa-
tion of traffic control signals at the intersection of Concord Avenue and Waltham Street. VOTED.
Article 42. BI- CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. To appropriate $10,000 in anticipation of the celebration of
the two hundredth anniversary of the American Revolution. VOTED.
Article 43. BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL. To authorize the Bicentennial Committee to study the kind, appro-
priateness and location of a permanent memorial for commemorating the two - hundredth anniversary of the
Battle of Lexington and to report its findings and recommendations to a future town meeting not later
than the 1973 annual town meeting. VOTED.
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The meeting adjourned at 11:13 p.m.
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, March 27, 1972
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:07 p.m. There were 202 town
meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Martin U. McCabe, pastor of Sacred Heart
Church.
Article 2. STUDY OF REVISED TAX PROGRAM. To accept and place on file the final report of the commit-
tee established under article 76 of the 1971 town meeting. VOTED.
Article 44. RECREATION FACILITIES. To appropriate $1,500 for a current revision of the preliminary
plans, engineering survey and layout for the construction and development of recreational facilities
on land adjoining the Harrington School. VOTED.
Article 45. RECREATION - WILLARDS WOODS. To appropriate $2,500 for the development of paths for
walking and bicycling in Willards Woods. VOTED.
Article 46. RECREATION - OLD RES. To appropriate $3,500 for
plan for the development of the Old Res area and to install a
VOTED.
Article 47. LINCOLN STREET DUMP AREA. To appropriate $20,000
called dump area on Lincoln Street. VOTED.
professional services and to prepare a
permanent water supply to the Old Res.
for the further development of the so-
Article 48. FOSTER GIFT. To accept a gift of $300, under the will of K. Claudine Foster, "as a per-
petual fund to be known as the Mr. and Mrs. William B. Foster Fund, the interest to be used to put
plants out on Memorial Day (May 30) of each year" on lot No. 218 in Munroe Cemetery. VOTED.
Article 49. HARRINGTON GIFT. To authorize the treasurer to accept on behalf of the town a gift of
84 shares of American Telephone and Telegraph Co. common stock and such amount of money as shall to-
gether equal one -sixth of the residue of the estate of Katharine Harrington, late of Lexington, be-
queathed under the thirty- second clause of her will to the "school committee of the town of Lexington,
Massachusetts, for scholarships for needy children, all monies to be invested and reinvested for ten
(10) years. At the end of ten years one -half the income may be used for scholarships and the other
one -half invested and reinvested until the total of the two funds shall equal twenty -five thousand
($25,000) dollars at which time the funds shall be combined in one permanent fund to be called 'The
Harrington Memorial Fund', the income only from which shall be used annually for scholarships. "; said
gift to be paid to and held and invested and reinvested by the trustees of public trusts, the stock to
be so transferred promptly after the adoption of this vote and the money to be paid over upon its re-
ceipt, and the income therefrom used for scholarships for needy children as determined by the school
committee of the town of Lexington as provided in said will. VOTED unanimously.
Article 50. TARBOX GIFT. To authorize the selectmen to accept a gift from Priscilla E. Tarbox of a
lot of land on Banks Avenue in Lexington. Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 51. GIFT FROM BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC. To accept a gift from Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. of
a lot of land on Hayden Avenue in Lexington shown as lot numbered 288 on plan no. 19485K filed in the
South Registry District of Middlesex County, said gift being subject to the conditions that it be
accepted by June 30, 1972 and that any betterment assessments against lot 288 be removed prior to the
acceptance of the gift. VOTED unanimously.
Article 52. CONSERVATION COMMISSION - CHABOT GIFT. To accept a gift from Joseph F. Chabot and Mary
Ellen Chabot of a parcel of land on Waltham Street shown as lot 29, section 1, on a plan entitled
"Plan of Farmhurst in Lexington, Mass. ", dated January 1918 and recorded in Middlesex South District
Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 285, plan 4. VOTED unanimously.
Article 53. CONSERVATION COMMISSION - HILL -MEEK PROPERTY. To authorize the town to acquire all or
any part of land shown as lot 22 on assessors' property map 23, now or formerly of William Hill and
being part of the land formerly known as the Meek property and to appropriate $32,000. VOTED.
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Article 54. LAND ACQUISITION - BEVINGTON- STANKARD PROPERTY. To acquire for playground, recreation,
sewer and drain purposes all or any part of a parcel of land now or formerly of Alfred J. Bevington
and Mary E. Stankard, containing 10 acres, more or less,and to appropriate $25,000 therefor. VOTED.
Article 55. CONSERVATION COMMISSION - PORTER- WAYMENT REALTY TRUST PROPERTY. To acquire for conserva-
tion purposes land now or formerly of John W. Porter and now or formerly of Wayment Realty Trust.
Initially presented at this meeting of March 27, 1972 and postponed until after consideration of
article 59 at which time it was voted to refer it back to the conservation commission to be brought
up at the next annual meeting.
Article 56. CONSERVATION COMMISSION - PINARD PROPERTY. To acquire for playground, recreation and
other public purposes all or any part of a parcel of land on Webb Street now or formerly of Helen I.
Pinard. Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 57. CONSERVATION COMMISSION - HAMILTON - BALDWIN TRUST PROPERTY. To acquire all or any part
of land now or formerly of William H. Hamilton and now or formerly of Florence Baldwin Trust and to
appropriate $85,000 therefor. VOTED.
Article 58. LAND ACQUISITION -
school, playground, recreation,
of Alice E. Ashley and Rosamond
ington Associates, Inc. and to
ASHLEY- SAVAGE - LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC. PROPERTY. To acquire for
sewer and drain purposes all or any part of the land now or formerly
J. Ashley Savage and all or part of the land now or formerly of Lex-
appropriate $30,000 therefor. VOTED.
Article 59. CONSERVATION COMMISSION - ASHLEY- SAVAGE - LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC. PROPERTY. To acquire
for conservation purposes all or any part of land now or formerly of Alice E. Ashley and Rosamond J.
Ashley Savage and all or any part of the land now or formerly of Lexington Associates, Inc. and to
appropriate the sum of $40,000 therefor. VOTED.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:25 p.m.
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, April 3, 1972
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:08 p.m. There were 201 town
meeting members present. The invocation was nffered by Rabbi Joel H. Meyers of the Temple Emunah.
Article 60. CONSERVATION COMMISSION - VINE BROOK OFF GRANT STREET. To acquire all or any part of
the premises adjoining the Vine Brook off Grant Street and to appropriate $40,000 therefor.
LOST 107 -89 (not 2/3).
Article 61. CONSERVATION COMMISSION - MONROE BROOK. To acquire for conservation purposes all or any
part of the premises adjoining the Munroe Brook from Maple Street to Lillian Road and to appropriate
$6,000 therefor. VOTED 137 -56.
Article 62. CONSERVATION - STATE AND FEDERAL AID. To authorize the conservation commission, acting
on behalf of the town, to apply for available state and federal aid in connection with the acquisition
of land to be held by the conservation commission. VOTED.
Article 63. CONSERVATION FUND. To appropriate $5,000 to the conservation fund established by vote
under article 9 of the warrant for the special town meeting held on June 8, 1964. VOTED.
Article 64. BOW STREET RELOCATION. To accept relocation of a portion of Bow Street as shown upon a
plan on file in the office of the town clerk, dated July 28, 1971, and to authorize the selectmen to
acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor and to appropriate therefor
$13,000. VOTED.
Article 65. CENTRAL BLOCK - MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE RELOCATION. To accept relocation of Massachusetts
Avenue from the northwesterly side line of Depot Square a distance of 138 feet, northwesterly to the
westerly to the southeasterly side line of Meriam Street; and to acquire any fee, easement or other
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interest in land necessary therefor; and to appropriate $4,019.41 therefor. VOTED.
Articles 66 -77. STREETS. To establish as town ways the following: (all VOTED unanimously).
66. Abernathy Road from Ingleside Road a distance of 661 feet.
67. Birch Hill Lane from Lincoln Street a distance of 948 feet.
68. Clyde Place from Ingleside Road a distance of 296 feet
69. Conestoga Road from Wood Street a distance of 794 feet.
70. Dudley Road from Goffe Road a distance of 901 feet.
71. Goffe Road from Worthen Road a distance of 777 feet, easterly to Philip Road.
72. Heritage Drive from Volunteer Way a distance of 1753 feet.
73. Ingleside Road from Maple Street a distance of 2232 feet, northerly to Clyde Place.
74. Pheasant Lane from Lincoln Street a distance of 1066 feet, northeasterly to Birch Hill
Lane.
75. Worthen Road from Pleasant Street a distance of 2069 feet.
76. Maureen Road from East Street a distance of 503 feet, southerly to Emerson Road.
77. Emerson Road from a distance of 140 feet, east of the center line of Maureen Road to a
distance of 393 feet, west of the center line of Maureen Road.
To appropriate $500 for the above articles 66 -77. VOTED.
Article 78. ACCEPTANCE OF DEED. That the action of the board of selectmen in accepting on behalf of
the town a deed from Village Development Corporation conveying to the town a parcel of land containing
21,698 square feet, shown as lot "B" on plan entitled "Village Circle subdivision plan of land Lexing-
ton" is ratified, confirmed and adopted.
Article 79. GENERAL BY -LAWS - BATTLE GREEN. To amend the general by -laws as follows:
A. By striking section 6. of article XXIV and inserting in place thereof a new section 6 to
read substantially as follows: Section 6. No person shall obstruct the free open and con-
venient use, by the public for travel, of any sidewalk, street, public parking lot or public
place by occupying the same with goods, wares, merchandise or other chattels, or by using the
same as a place of resort, amusement, recreation or business, without the written permission
of the selectmen.
B. By striking section 25. of article XXIV and inserting in place thereof a new section 25.
to read substantially as follows: Section 25. (a) Any person or persons desiring to use
the Battle Green for any historical, memorial or other performance shall first make written
application to the board of selectmen who may, in their discretion, issue a permit therefor.
(b) No person shall engage or take part in any game, sport or picnic on the Battle Green
and no person shall climb upon, deface, mutilate or otherwise injure any tree, shrubbery,
monument, boulder, fence, seat or structure thereon, or behave or conduct himself on the
Battle Green otherwise than in a quiet and orderly manner in keeping with a respectful
regard and reverence for the memory of the patriotic service there so nobly rendered. (c)
The Battle Green is an historical shrine maintained by the town for all people to view as a
symbol of the "Birthplace of American Liberty."
Unanimously VOTED to postpone this article until after article 98. After discussion of article 98 on
April 12, 1972 article 79 was indefinitely POSTPONED.
The meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m.
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, April 5, 1972
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:10 p.m. in the Cary Memorial
Hall. There were 185 town meeting members present. Invocation was offered by Rev. R. Reinhold Abele
of the Pilgrim Congregational Church.
Article 80. ZONING. To amend the zoning by law to include outdoor recreational facilities among the
uses which may be located in residence districts if a "special permit" is granted by the board of
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appeals after a public hearing. Presently only non - profit, non - commercial membership facilities may
be permitted in residence districts. The amendment would extend this provision to recreational facil-
ities operated for profit and open to the public and other related changes under section 25, use reg-
ulation schedule. LOST 42 -130.
Article 81. ZONING. To amend the zoning by -law by striking out in paragraph 25.63 of section 25
thereof in the column captioned "As a Principal Use" the words "drive -in restaurants and other places
for serving food, except diner or lunch cart;" and by adding at the beginning of paragraph 25.69 of
said section 25 in the column captioned "As a Principal Use" immediately preceding the words "Diners
or lunch carts" the words "Restaurants and other places for serving food, including those specializing
in drive -in or take -out service." VOTED unanimously.
Article 82. PLANNING BOARD - CONSULTANTS. To appropriate the sum of $8,500 to be expended under the
supervision of the planning board, for professional consultants and for expenses incurred by the plan-
ning board, to make studies and plans of various tracts of vacant lands which the planning board ex-
pects to be developed, such studies to include, but not to be limited to, suitability of the tracts
for development, evaluation of soil conditions, the impact of the proposed development on the tract
itself, the adjacent areas and the environment generally, the changes in water table and drainage
characteristics, and the modifications, limitations and restrictions necessary or recommended to re-
duce the undesirable effects of development of such tracts; and to authorize the planning board or the
selectmen on behalf of the town to apply for and receive any federal or state grants or reimbursement
for which such studies may be eligible. VOTED.
Article 99 was taken up out of order at this time.
Article 99. STUDY - LOW INCOME HOUSING. That the sum of $500 be raised and appropriated, for the use
of the Lexington Housing Authority to defray, in whole or in part, the costs of studying, planning, or
administering participation by the said authority, in programs financially assisted by agencies of the
government of the United States or of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts designed to provide opportun-
ities to families of low or moderate income to occupy and acquire ownership interests in decent, safe,
and sanitary housing, by means which avoid undue geographical concentration of financially assisted
housing and allow provision of such housing in a manner consistent with development existing in dis-
tricts designated RO, RS, and RT under the zoning by -law. VOTED unanimously.
Article 83. ZONING. That the general by -laws be amended by adding to article VI thereof a new sec-
tion 16 as follows: In addition to any authority now or hereafter vested in them by law or by any
special or standing vote of the town, the selectmen may sell and convey to any public agency or non-
profit corporation or cooperative, for less than fair market value, any lots, not to exceed a total of
38 such lots on a town wide basis, meeting the requirements of the Lexington zoning by -law for build-
able lots (including such lots conforming to the provisions of subsection 26.5 thereof) now or here-
after taken, or otherwise acquired, for nonpayment of taxes, the right of redemption of which has been
or shall be foreclosed or otherwise terminated, upon such terms and conditions as the selectmen shall
deem proper and also as they may deem necessary to assure that each such lot or combination of lots so
conveyed will have a frontage of not less than 45 feet and will be used to provide housing for not more
than one household of low or moderate income eligible to be assisted under any government program de-
signed to provide such housing, in which housing such occupants will have the opportunity to acquire
ownership or equity interests; provided that any such proposed sale or conveyance shall first have
been referred to the planning board for its report on whether or not such sale or conveyance, and
associated proposed development, is consistent with local policies concerned with housing and land use
and is a suitable development with regard to the area surrounding the parcel to be conveyed or sold,
and either such report has been received or forty -five days have elapsed after such reference; and
provided further that no lot shall be sold or conveyed under this section if its area exceeds 30,000
square feet; and provided further that not more than five such dwellings shall be located within any
circle 10 acres in area. VOTED.
The meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m.
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The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:08 p.m. There were 193 town
meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Theodore Stylianopoulos of the St.
Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.
Mr. Robert B. Kent was regularly elected as temporary moderator to serve while Mr. Cole attended
another meeting.
Article 84. ZONING. To amend the zoning by -law by changing the zoning of the land on two tracts of
land of 6.05 and 0.26 acres, respectively, contained within the boundaries of Waltham Street, Winthrop
Road and Vine Brook Road, from RM - multiple family dwelling district to RS - one family dwelling
district and to revise the zoning map and the zoning district and to delete these two parcels from
RM - multi - family dwelling district. VOTED.
Article 85. TO RECIND AUTHORITY. To rescind the authority granted to the selectmen by vote adopted
under article 99 of the warrant for the 1970 annual town meeting except so far as it relates to parcel
B and parcel E conveyed to the Lexington Housing Authority by two deeds dated December 20, 1971, re-
corded in Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 12134, page 637, and book 12134, page 634.
VOTED unanimously.
Article 86. ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENT. To authorize the selectmen to abandon such portions of the
sewer easement and temporary sewer construction easements adjacent thereto in lands of Frederic S.
Cohen et ux, Charles K. Chiklis et.ux, Peter F. Marciano et ux, Allen I. Shiner et ux and Carl J.
Kasabian et ux as are no longer required by the town; the minimum amount to be paid for such abandon-
ment shall be $1.00. VOTED unanimously.
Article 87. ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES. To accept section 22D of chapter 40 of the general laws which
is an act authorizing the "selectmen to adopt, amend, alter or repeal rules and regulations relative to
the removal of vehicles parked or standing on ways under the control of the town in such a manner as
to impede the removal or plowing of snow or ice or in violation of any rule or regulation which pro-
hibits such parking or standing of vehicles. VOTED.
Article 88. SALE OF SURPLUS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT. To authorize the selectmen to sell,
as one lot or in separate lots, to the highest bidder or bidders, or in such manner and on such other
terms and conditions as the selectmen may determine to be in the interest of the town, certain equip-
ment and material of the public works department that is no longer required by it. VOTED unanimously.
Article 89. DATA PROCESSING. To extend to the 1973 annual town meeting the time within which the
data processing study committee, established under article 43 of the 1968 annual town meeting, shall
report. VOTED unanimously.
Article 90. GENERAL BY -LAWS. To amend the general by -laws, article XXIV, section 7, by adding the
following phrase: "except on such as are designated by the selectmen and marked as bicycle paths or
routes." VOTED.
Article 91. SALE OF LAND - OAK PARK- SECTION II. To authorize the selectmen to sell and convey all
or any part of certain land in the Oak Park - Section II to Saddle Club Pool Association, Inc.
Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 92. ABANDONMENT OF EASEMENT. To authorize the selectmen to abandon the easement to enter
upon and to flow the water of Butterfield's Pond and its tributaries over the parcel described as "1.
A parcel of land in Lexington on the easterly side of Lowell Street containing about 0.3 acres and
being a portion of land now or formerly of Angelina Mercadante ", said easement being no longer re-
quired by the town; the minimum amount to be paid for such abandonment shall be $250. Laid on the
table but taken off the table at the April 12, 1972 meeting and carried by voice vote. VOTED.
Article 93. ZONING. To amend the zoning by -law by changing an RS - one family dwelling district to
RM - multi family (garden apartment) dwelling district, by revising the zoning map and by adopting a
new zoning district map no. RM -5 showing said land as RM - garden apartment district: a district on
the easterly side of Bedford Street between Bedford Street and the Boston and Maine Railroad. LOST
101 -78 (not 2/3). Subsequently brought up April 12, 1972 and VOTED not to reconsider.
At this point Mr. Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. returned to the meeting and resumed his duties as moderator.
Article 94. GIFT FOR CONSERVATION. To accept a gift for conservation purposes a certain parcel of
land adjacent to the land referred to in article 93. VOTED to lay article 94 on the table. On April
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12, 1972 a motion to take up from the table was carried but it was subsequently voted to POSTPONE
indefinitely.
Article 95. ZONING. To amend the zoning by -law by changing the land referred to below from RO - one
family dwelling district to RM - multi family (garden apartment) dwelling district, by revising the
zoning map and by adopting a new zoning district map, no. RM -5 showing land as RM - garden apartment
district: A district off Concord Avenue and northerly of said Concord Avenue containing 7.921 acres
and belonging to Nishan Haroian and Elizabeth D. Haroian and to adjust the zoning map accordingly.
LOST 101 -72 (not 2/3).
The meeting adjourned at 11:07 p.m.
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, April 12, 1972
The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:07 p.m. There were 185 town
meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Dr. Edwin D. McLane, minister of education,
Hancock United Church of Christ.
Article 96. TENNIS COURTS - DIAMOND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. To appropriate money for the construction of
two tennis courts at Diamond Junior High School. Article referred to the recreation committee to be
reported back at the next annual town meeting, within the context of a comprehensive, long -range
recreation proposal. VOTED.
Article 97. ZONING. To amend the zoning by -law by changing the zoning of certain land on Bedford
Street, southeasterly of land of Lexington Chalet, Inc., from CH- hotel, office and research park dis-
trict to CG- general business district and by revising the zoning map and zoning district map to show
land as a CG- general business district. Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 98. GENERAL BY -LAWS - BATTLE GREEN. To amend by substituting for section 25 of article XXIV
thereof a new section 25 as follows:
(a) The Battle Green shall be freely open for the use, enjoyment, and inspiration of all in any
manner not forbidden by or pursuant to law or by -law.
(b) Portions of the Battle Green may, by order of the board of selectmen, be temporarily with-
drawn from public access for necessary repair or maintenance.
(c) Any person or persons desiring to use the Battle Green for any public meeting, performance,
or similar organized activity, which will fully occupy the Green or any substantial portion
thereof over a period of time, shall first obtain permission from the board of selectmen upon
written application to the board in such form (including reasonable identification of the appli-
cant or applicants) as the board may prescribe. The board shall grant permission as requested
unless refusal is necessary for the protection of public health or the safety of persons or prop-
erty; the prevention of excessive or protracted noise at unsuitable hours; or the avoidance of
conflict with previously scheduled activity. The reason or reasons for any refusal of permission
shall be stated in the public record.
(d) No person shall climb upon, deface, mutilate or otherwise injure any tree, shrubbery, monu-
ment, boulder, fence, seat or structure on the Battle Green or there behave or conduct himself
than in a peaceful and orderly manner in keeping with a respectful regard and reverence for the
memory of the patriotic service and sacrifice there so nobly rendered.
(e) Any officer or board which may be charged with responsibilities concerning the Battle Green,
either concurrently with or in place of the board of selectmen, shall exercise such responsibil-
ities in accordance with the provisions of this section. Indefinitely POSTPONED.
Article 99. STUDY - LOW INCOME HOUSING. This article was taken up out of order on April 5, 1972
after article 82. VOTED unanimously.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, April 12, 1972
Article 100. PUBLIC TRASH COLLECTION. To authorize a committee to study the feasibility of providing
public trash collection in the town of Lexington. LOST 71 -96.
Article 101. REDUCTION OF TAX RATE. To appropriate the sum of $68,000 from the excess and deficiency
account toward the reduction of the 1972 tax rate. VOTED.
The 1972 town meeting was dissolved at 10:56 p.m.
Index to Town Meeting Articles
Note: Numbers refer to the article number of the annual town meeting of March 20- -April 12, 1972
General Government
Board of Appeals 11
By -laws, Zoning 2, 80, 81, 83,
Celebrations 42, 43
Elections 1
General Laws 79,
Reports, Committees 2,
Financial
Appropriations,
General
Conservation Fund
Consultants, Studies
Gifts to Town
Land
Acquisition
Conservation
Conveyance
Recreation
Pensions
State & Federal Aid
87, 90, 98
3, 89
84, 93, 95, 97
2, 4 -10, 30, 47, 63,
82, 101
63
82, 99
48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 94
14, 51 -61, 62
52, 53, 55 -57, 59, 60,
61, 62, 94
85, 86, 91, 92
44 -46, 54, 56, 58, 96
10
62
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Protection
Fire
Public Works
Curbing
Drains
Equipment
Maintenance Chap. 90
Parking
Right of Way
Sewers
Sidewalks
Streets
Street lights
Trash collection
Water
Mosquito control
Schools
∎ .-►
35, 36, 37
16, 30
17, 30, 54, 58
24, 88
22
39
30
20, 21, 29, 30, 54, 58
19, 30
23, ,25, 31, 40, 64-77-4a--
13, 41
100
12 18
26 _
7, 32, 33, 58
Services
Cemetery 15
Communication System 38
Emergency Power 37
Library 28, 34
Mystic Valley Children's Clinic 27
Town Clerk
Following is the report of the Town Clerk for the year 1972, including
all licenses issued and fees collected, fees collected being turned over to
the town:
DOG LICENSES
Male Dog Licenses Issued
Female Dog Licenses Issued
Spayed Female Dog Licenses Issued
Kennel Licenses Issued
Kennel Licenses Issued
Kennel Licenses Issued
Transfer Licenses Issued
1,316 @ $ 3.00 $3,948.00
384 @ 6.00 2,304.00
1,0/5 @ 3.00 3,225.00
6 @ 10.00 60.00
6 @ 25.00 150.00
1 @ 50.00 50.00
2 @ .25 .50
Total $9,737.50
Total Number of Dog Licenses Issued . . . 2,790
Total Fees Turned over to Town $976.30
SPORTING LICENSES
Resident
Citizen Fishing Issued
Citizen Hunting Issued
Citizen Hunting Issued
Citizen Sporting Issued
Citizen Minor Fishing Issued
Citizen Female Fishing Issued
Citizen Trapping Issued
Citizen Trapping Issued
Citizen Minor Trapping Issued
Citizen Minor Trapping Issued
Alien Fishing Issued
Duplicate Licenses Issued
Duplicate Licenses Issued
Citizen Sporting Issued
Citizen Sporting Military Issued
Citizen Fishing (Paraplegic)
Archery Deer Stamps
Archery Deer Stamps
Non - Resident
Special Fishing Issued
Citizen Fishing Issued
Citizen Hunting Issued
483 @ $ 5.25 2,535.75
95 @ 5.25 498.75
56 @ 8.25 462.00
118 9 8.25 973.50
97 @ 3.25 315.25
71 @ 4.25 301.75
4 @ 8.75 35.00
1 @ 11.50 11.50
1 @ 3.25 3.25
2 @ 6.25 12.50
7 @ 9.75 68.25
6 @ .50 3.00
4 @ 1.00 4.00
29 @ Free ---
10 @ Free
1 @ Free - --
4 9 1.10 4.40
1 @ 5.10 5.10
2 @ 5.25
5 @ 9.75
1 @ 16.25
10.50
48.75
16.25
Total $5,309.50
Number of Licenses Issued
Total Fees turned over to Town
998
$236.25
OTHER LICENSES, FINANCING STATEMENTS, TERMINATIONS, ETC.
Marriage Licenses Issued 242 @ 2.00 484.00
Marriage Licenses Issued 46 @ 4.00 184.00
Financing Statements Recorded 1,920.12
Terminations Recorded 124.00
Certified Certificates 1,302.00
Pole Locations 87.00
Gasoline Permits 9.00
Miscellaneous 282.00
Street Listings 1,438.50
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
SUMMARY
Dog Licenses Issued $ 9,737.50
Sporting Licenses Issued 5,309.50
Marriage Licenses Issued 668.00
Financing Statements Recorded 1,920.12
Terminations Recorded 124.00
Certified Certificates 1,302.00
Pole Locations 87.00
Gasoline Permits 9.00
Street Listings 1,438.50
Miscellaneous 282.00
Total Receipts for 1972 $20,877.62
BIRTHS BY MONTHS
1 9 7 2
(Stillbirths excluded)
(Following are the births received up to January 3, 1973 - all births
for 1972 not received)
IN LEXINGTON
OUT OF LEXINGTON TOTALS
MONTHS TOTALS MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES
JANUARY 20 0 0 10 10 10 10
FEBRUARY 22 0 0 11 11 11 11
MARCH 20 0 0 6 14 6 14
APRIL 15 0 0 6 9 6 9
MAY 19 0 0 15 4 15 4
JUNE 17 0 0 10 7 10 7
JULY 19 0 0 10 9 10 9
AUGUST 19 0 0 13 6 13 6
SEPTEMBER 19 0 0 8 11 8 11
OCTOBER 17 0 0 10 7 10 7
NOVEMBER 19 0 0 14 5 14 5
DECEMBER 2 0 0 1 1 1 1
208 0 0 114 94 114 94
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
MARRIAGES BY MONTHS -- 1972
Grooms Brides Grooms Brides Grooms Brides Grooms Brides
Months Totals First First Second Second Third Third Fourth Fourth
January 12 9 9 3 3 0 0 0 0
February 12 10 9 2 3 0 0 0 0
March 11 10 10 1 1 0 0 0 0
April 28 26 23 1 5 1 0 0 0
May 27 22 24 5 3 0 0 0 0
June 54 46 48 8 4 0 2 0 0
July 23 21 20 1 3 1 0 0 0
August 36 29 29 7 7 0 0 0 0
September 37 30 34 6 3 1 0 0 0
October 34 31 32 2 2 1 0 0 0
November 23 18 16 5 7 0 0 0 0
December 16 12 13 4 2 0 1 0 0
Totals 313 264 267 45 43 4 3 0 0
Number of marriages recorded 313
Residents 325
Non - residents 301
Solemnized in Lexington 174
Solemnized in other places 139
Age of the oldest groom 79
Age of the oldest bride 69
Age of the youngest groom 18
Age of the youngest bride 15
1972 Deaths Received up to January 3, 1973 (All Deaths for 1972 Not Received)
Jan.. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals
Male 17 9 14 18 11 9 11 6 7 7 13 7 129
Female 14 16 14 15 17 16 14 10 2 11 11 7 147
Residents Died in Lexington
Male 3 0 2 3 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 2 20
Female 2 5 2 1 6 1 4 1 0 1 1 3 27
Non - Residents Died in Lexington
Male 5 3 5 7 3 3 6 5 3 5 8 2 55
Female 6 4 9 8 8 6 6 4 2 9 6 4 72
Residents Died Out of Lexington
Male 9 6 7 8 6 5 3 1 2 1 3 3 54
Female 6 7 3 6 3 9 4 5 0 1 4 0 48
Childred Under One Year
Male 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Female 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Between One and Ten
Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Between Ten and Thirty
Male 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Female 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Between Thirty and Sixty
Male 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 3 0 20
Female 1 1 4 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 18
Between Sixty and Ninety
Male 14 5 13 13 10 4 8 2 5 6 8 6 94
Female 8 10 6 12 13 11 11 8 2 9 9 5 104
Over Ninety
Male 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 10
Female 4 3 4 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 20
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Town Treasurer
Cash on hand January 1, 1972
Receipts during year 1972
Expenditures per warrants 1972
1972 Expenditures issued after 12 -29 -72
Cash on hand January 1, 1973
Invested cash included in receipts
Invested cash included in expenditures
Interest on invested cash included in receipts
SUMMARY OF TOWN TREASURER'S CASH
Lexington Trust Company
Newton - Waltham Bank and Trust Company
New England Merchants National Bank
First National Bank of Boston
Harvard Trust Company
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Depositors Trust Company
Capitol Bank and Trust Company
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
1972 Expenditures - payment made after 12 -29 -72
INVESTED CASH AS OF 12 -29 -72
Certificates of Deposit
Treasury Bills
Harrington Seedling Forest Fund
Bicentennial Celebrations Fund
Stabilization Fund
$ 1,215,134.97
48,137,494.03
49,352,629.00
48,795,682.09
243,087.71
$ 313,859.20
$17,487,338.20
15,654,515.75
141,214.98
$ 123,771.82
14,755.08
302,661.44
49,605.79
36,147.91
20,963.19
3,041.68
1,000.00
5,000.00
556,946.91
243,087.71
$ 313,859.20
$ 3,385,000.00
799,074.55
1,402.73
10,302.25
1,430.04
REPORT OF TAX TITLE ACCOUNTS
Number of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1972 52
Number of Tax Titles added during 1972 + 9
Number of Tax Titles released during 1972 - 5
Number of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1973 56
Total Amount $ 26,969.23
Louis A. Zehner
Town Treasurer
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Conservation Commission Land Acquisitions
1965 through December, 1972
Land Acquired - Reimbursements completed prior to 1972
Land Acres Total Cost
As itemized in 1971
Reimbursements
Federal State
Net Cost
To Town
Town Report 255.1 $632,552 $271,640 $153,270 $207,642
Land Acquired - Reimbursements Completed during 1972
Drummer Boy
Justin & Ivan Sts.
19 71,737 35,788 17,500 18,449
2.5 5,499 2,738 1,000 1,761
709,788 310,166 171,770 227,852
Subtotal 276.6
Land Acquired - Reimbursements not complete
Titelbaum
Ballou
Total
14.3
11.4
302.3
65,548
37,342
812,678
none
none
310,166
( 50% )
(applied)
( for )
171,770
65,548
37,342
330,742
The Cost
Sharing
Costs and Reimbursements
1965 - December 31, 1972
Total Cost of 302 Acres
Federal Reimbursement
State Reimbursement
Net Cost to Lexington
$310,166.00
171,770.00
330,742.00
Net Cost per Acre $1,061.00
•
$812,678.00
$812,678.00
Other Land Voted - Negotiations still in progress,
Items outstanding listed in 1971 Town Report, plus Juniper Hill,
Hill -Meek, Ashley, Munroe Brook easements.
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Acres
45.97
Appropriation
$200,712
Recreation Committee
Spring Programs
A. Golf Instructions
1. Lexington residents - 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., six Wednesday evenings and
six Thursday evenings, March 8, 1972 through April 13, 1972.
2. All classes held in high school gymnasium, two classes per evening.
. Activities - instruction for beginners, high handicappers, intermediates and
advanced golfers; orientation on golf, including grip, stance, body position
and punt, plus the proper use of each club toward improvement of game.
4. Total enrollment) 104 - average per class 26
B. Badminton - see autumn, winter and spring programs
C. Girls softball league - fifth grade through eighth grades - May 6, 1972 to June 17,
1972 Saturday mornings 9:00a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Champions - Lil Rascals
1. Fourteen teams Pinkies, Sluggers, Minute Maids, Red Coats, Olympias, Swingers,
Our Gang, Rainbows, Speedy Bats, Socks, Steelers, Road Runners, Jolly Jesters,
Lil Rascals.
2. Two Leagues
a. fifth grade only - Minor League
b. sixth, seventh, eighth grades - Major League
c. Statistics - 49 games 280 players per Saturday
d. Fields Bridge, Harrington, Fiske
Spring and Summer Programs
A. Lexington Softball League - Men, May to September
1. Monday through Thursday 6:30 p.m. to completion of games
2. Sixteen teams Two Leagues CHAMPIONS - DEFLICE BROS.
East League Pops, Zinfees, Cantabs, Hot Wheels, Raiders, Intlab, Spartons,
Deflice Bros.
West League - Ringers, Barons, Bunzo Sox, Foul Balls, Braves, Teckers ,
Bombers, Cranberries.
3. Statistics - 1/0 games - 272 players average per day - 90
[. Fields Center no.2,Harrington no. 2, Fiske no. 1
Summer Programs
A. Playgrounds, Pools, Reservoir, Tennis, Arts and Crafts
1. The playgrounds opened Monday, June 26, 1972 and closed Friday, August 18, 1972.
2. The Pools opened Monday, June 26, 1972, and closed Friday, August 25, 1972.
3. The Reservoir opened Monday, June 26, 1972, and closed Tuesday September 5, 1972.
b. Tennis lessons began Monday June 26, 1972 and closed Friday, August 11, 1972.
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5. Arts and Crafts were held every afternoon on all playgrounds except Bridge
where sessions were in the morning. Monday June 26, 1972 to August 11, 1972.
Attendance records over the past three years are:
1970
1971
1972
Playgrounds 13,369 12,395 12,158
Pools 49,480 40,417 39,918
Reservoir 44,073 48,795 54,627
Tennis Lessons 2,762 2,891
Arts and Crafts 8,795 7,863 7,214
B. The playgrounds were opened for eight weeks. Attendance held up well despite
many rainy days plus extremely hot days during the latter part of the summer
when local citizens flocked to the Center pools and "Old Res ". Swim tags
sold numbered 10,769 for the 1972 season. Swim lessons at the Center Pool
were given Monday thru Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Tennis lessons
were most popular as children and adults took advantage of the Town sponsored
FREE lessons. Over 12,000 tennis reservations were issued for use of Lexington's
courts. Night Tennis under lights at the Center also improved as reservations
numbered 434 almost double of the 1971 season. The sign in program at the
Center was used also. Arts and crafts, always popular with the children
dropped due to weather (afternoon storms) and the four day weekend July 4th
holiday.
C. Attendance figures at the playground were:
Adams 1,814 Parker 2,648
Harrington 1,361 Franklin 1,871
Center 1,595 Bridge (half 803
Hastings 2,066 ay)
12,158
D. NEW - Summer Soccer League, Boys -14 to 17 years of age
1. Monday through Friday 6:00 p.m. to completion
2. All contests held at Adams and Center
3. Attendance 136 Boys - Average per evening 60
All major facilities at the Center were used during inter playground games
held in the mornings. Free swimming and water polo in the pools took place
after the games.
E. Retarded and emotionally disturbed childrens program at Bridge School -
Two classes - 1) five to eleven years of age; 2) tweleve years and over. Daily
activities were swimming in the "Old Res ", arts and crafts, singing, field trips,
bowling, marching, sightseeing, nature walks, story telling, playground and
outdoor games, etc.
The Program:
1. Eight weeks, Monday June 26, 1972 - Friday August 18, 1972
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 "Old Res"
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4. Monday through Friday 12:00 noon- 12:30 Lunch
5. Monday through Friday 12:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m. - Bridge School
Attendance 32 - (15 and 17) 24 average daily.
Autumn Program
A. Girls' field hockey and soccer - fifth and sixth grade girls.
1. Saturday mornings, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., September 23, 1972 through
November 11, 1972.
2. All matches at Center playground and Lincoln Street area.
3. Attendance 106 - average per Saturday -13, for eight Saturdays.
B. Boys' soccer and tag football - fifth and sixth grade boys.
1. Saturday mornings, 9:00 a.m. to 11: a.m., September 23, 1972 through November 11,
1972.
2. All matches at Center playground and Lincoln Street area.
3. Attendance 625 average per Saturday 78, for eight Saturdays.
Autumn, Winter and Spring Programs
A. Ladies Exercise class
1. Tuesday evenings, 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., September 28, 1971 through May 18, 1972
2. High School Gymnasium and field house.
3. Activities - gymnastics, running in the field house, basketball, and exercise
to music toward imporving muscular fitness, the figure and coordination.
4. Attendance 3864 (new record) an average of 69 for 56 sessions.
B. Mens' exercise class
1. Monday and Thursday evenings, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., October 13, 1971 to
April 5, 1972.
2. High school gymnasium and field house.
3. Activities basketball, track, calisthenics, weights, volleyball, etc.
4. Attendance 2500 (new record) an average of 59 for 42 sessions.
C. Badminton (adults)
1. Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., October 14, 1971
to April 13, 1972.
2. Muzzey junior high gymnasium.
3. This program is for adults 16 years of age and over who are residents of
Lexington.
4. Attendance -590 - average 13 per session for 45 sessions.
D. NEW - Chess Program - All citizens- All ages
1. Friday evening- 7:OOp.m. to 11:00 p.m.
2. All matches held in Estabrook Hall,Cary Memorial Building
3. Attendance - Average per Friday 36
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Winter Program
A. Fifth and sixth grade girls' gym class
1. Saturday mornings, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., December 4, 1971 to April 1, 1972.
2. Muzzey junior high gymnasium.
3. Activities - volleyball, rope climbing, modern dancing, stunts, group games,
side horse, mat exercises, parallel bars, Swedish box, punch ball, etc.
4. Attendance 871 - average 58 per Saturday for 15 Saturdays.
B. Fifth and sixth grade boys' gym class
1. Saturday mornings, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., December 4, 1971 through April 1,
1972.
2. High school gymnasium and field house.
3. Activities - basketball, relays, rope climbing, tumbling, mat exercises, etc.
4. Attendance 974- average of 61 per Saturday for 15 Saturdays.
C. Intermediate girls- 7, 8, 9th grade gym class
1. Saturday mornings, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., December 4, 1971 through April 1,
1972.
2. Muzzey Junior High gymnasium and high school field house.
3. Activities - basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, rope climbing, running,
punch ball.
4. Attendance 526 - average of 35 per Saturday for 15 Saturdays.
D. Intermediate boys - 7, 8, 9th grade gym class
1. Saturday mornings, 9:00 a.m. to 11:OOa.m December 4, 1971 through April 1, 1972.
2. Diamond Junior High gymnasium.
3. Activities - gymnastics, tumbling, relays, mat exercises, basketball, etc.
4. Attendance 561 - average 37 per Saturday for 15 Saturdays.
E. Retarded and emotionally disturbed children's program
1. Saturday mornings, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., December 4, 1971 through April 1,
1972.
2. Franklin School gymnasium, Hayden swimming pool 12 noon - 1:00 p.m. at
conclusion of program at Franklin.
3. Activities - bowling, basketball, coasting and sledding (when snow is on
the ground), nature walks (weather permitting), square dancing, etc.
4. Attendance 105 average of 7 per Saturday for 15 Saturdays.
F. Children
1. NEW - Small Tot Program -Boys and Girls - 4 and 5 years of age
2. Saturday mornings - 4 year olds 9:30: a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; 5 years olds -
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
3. All sessions held in Estabrook Hall, Cary Memorial Building
4. Attendance average per Saturday - 85
G. Adults and Children
1. Outdoor skating areas - weather permitting.
2. Adams, Fiske, Harrington, Center (all purpose area), Hastings, Kineens,
Lexington Reservoir, Liberty Heights, Franklin, Willards Woods.
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Facilities
A. Playgrounds
1. East (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 large 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 hard -top play area.
3. Center - (including enclosed diamond), equipment building, three senior
baseball diamonds, four junior diamonds, one football field with stands,
one track with field events area, ten hard top tennis courts, two
practice tennis courts, four lighted tennis courts, playground equipment,
sand box, horse shoe pits, and one all purpose play area with lights for
basketball, ice skating, one small tot lot area, 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, playground equipment, limited use of indoor facilities.
6. North (Parker) - two hard top tennis courts, one junior baseball diamond ,
hard top basketball court, hard top play area, limited use of Parker School
indoor facilities.
7. Franklin - one junior baseball diamond, one basketball court, playground
equipment, winter program for retarded children held in gymnasium and
adjoining play areas outdoors, one ice skating area. (Limited use of indoor
facilities - summer program).
B. Play Areas
1. Baskin - one baseball and football area (junior size) can also be used for
other activities, one hard top 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,outdoor basketball court, hard top
play areas, ice skating area, playground equipment_.
4. Franklin - one junior baseball diamond, outdoor basketball court, ice
skating area, playground equipment.
5. Kineens - small basketball area, junior baseball diamond, playground equip-
ment, ice skating area lighted for evening skating,, one small tot lot area.
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 skating area.
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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 , one outdoor skating area.
10. Laconia Street Play area - one all purpose neighborhood play lot.
11. Estabrooke -• one junior size baseball diamond, playground equipment,
basketball court.
12. Lincoln Street - one junior size baseball diamond. Can be used for other
activities, other areas used for soccer.
13. - Freemont Street- one junior play area.
14. - Oxford Street - one junior play area.
15. - Garfield Street one senior play area.
16. NEW - Small Tot Lots Center Playground and Kineens.
C. Municipal swimming pool (wire fence enclosure)
1. One large 35' x 75' pool - 3' at shallow end and 8 1/2' at deep end.
2. One small 35' x 35' pool - 0 to 2 1/2' 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
1. Eight acres of water, beach, and wooded areas and picnic tables.
2. Temporary portable toilet facilities.
E. Picnic Area
1. Willards Woods entry road, parking area, three fireplaces, reservations
by permit 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.
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5. Harrington - one area.
6. Marvin - one area.
7. Kineens - 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 skating.
9. Sutherland (Liberty Heights) - one area.
10. Willards Woods - one area.
G. Horse back riding areas
1. Hennessey land.
2. Willards Woods.
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H. Indoor -
1. Senior high school field house and gymnasium, Muzzey Junior High, Diamond
Junior High 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, Fiske, PTSA, Estabrook, Brownies,
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Suburban Tennis League, Girls Softball League,
Triple A League, Pop Warner Football, senior, junior, and elementary schools for
girl's and boy's sports activities, Women's Tennis League, Battle Green Tennis
League, Greater Suburban Girls' Softball League, Lexington Greens Softball,
Lexington Horsemen's Club, Lexington Tennis Association, Lions Club, Promenaders,
Bankers Softball League, Massachusetts Youth Baseball Tournament, American Legion,
Grace Chapel, Town Baseball Team, Legion Baseball Team, Little
League, Minute Man Baseball League and Lexington Softball League.
Vincent E. Hayes
Daniel Busa
Charles F. Gallagher, Jr., Chairman
Paul E. Mazerall, Ex- Officio
Benedict W. Bertini, Director
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Patricia Swanson
Richard Wertheim
Historic Districts Commission
The Historic Districts Commission held 29 meetings during 1972 at which 46 hearings were conducted in
connection with 47 applications for Certificates of Appropriateness or permits for demolition or removal.
The volume of the Commission's work was comparable in number of applications recieved to 1971, 55 vs. 53.
However, the type of applications handled in 1972 in general were less complicated and time consuming, there
being no Central Block or Scottish Rite type projects as in 1971. As usual, commercial signs constituted
the largest single category of requests before the Commission, there being 21 such requests, representing
41% of the total requests. Applications for new buildings totaled six of which three involved the same
site, reflecting again low new building activity in the historic districts. There follows a statistical
analysis of the Commission's activities for 1972.
A. Applications before Commission in 1972:
Applications pending January 1, 1972 0
Applications received in 1972 55
Total applications before the Commission 55
Applications disposed of:
Certificates of Appropriateness:
Issued 43
Disapproved 1 44
Permits for Demolition or Removal:
Issued 3
Disapproved 0
Applications withdrawn
Total applications disposed of
Applications pending December 31, 1972
B. Applications by District:
Hancock - Clarke District 5
Battle Green District 43
Munroe Tavern District 4
East Village District 3
C. Summary of Applications disposed of in 1972:
Certificates of Appropriateness Issued for:
Residential premises:
New dwellings 2
Storage Shed 1
Additions to dwellings 1
Alterations to dwellings 6
Color changes 3
Fencing 1
3
4
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55
Public premises:
Cary Library addition 1
Commercial premises:
New buildings 4
Alterations to buildings 2
Signs 20
Driveways 2 28 43
Certificates of Appropriateness Disapproved:
Commerical building alteration 1
Permits for Demolition or Removal Issued
Dwellings 1
Commercial building 1
Garage 1
Applications withdrawn:
Signs 1
Fencing 1
Commerical building 1
Alterations 1
Total
3
4
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Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman
Philip B. Parsons Georgia H. Williams
George E. Graves Donald J. Shaw
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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.
Dr. William McLaughlin and Paul F. O'Leary, employees of the Metropolitan State Hospital, were
appointed as Special Agents to issue burial permits at the hospital for one year terms expiring
March 31, 1973.
Meetings
The Board meets the first Monday of every month, with the exception of the month of August. In 1972
eleven regular meetings were held.
Communicable Diseases
1970 1971 1972
Animal bites 125 159 119
Chickenpox 88 7 66
Dysentery 1 1
German Measles 12 1 1
Gonorrhea 9 8 11
Hepatitis 4 13 10
Measles 2 2
Meningitis 1 1
Mumps 7 24 4
Salmonella 6 2 7
Scarlet fever 10 10 12
Streptococcal sore throat 302 293 240
Syphillis 9 1
Tuberculosis 3 2
Total Communicable Diseases Reported 597 508 356
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 the following house visits on behalf of the health
department.
1970 1971 1972
Communicable diseases 187 82 113
Tuberculosis 151 186 228
Health supervision:
Infants under 1 year 79 74 68
Pre - school children 525 587 610
School children 19 22 48
Visits to adults 27 23 37
Total visits 988 974 1104
Immunization Clinics
1970 1971 1972
Diphtheria- tetanus clinic 128 32 84
Influenza clinic -town employees 325 288
Measles prevention clinic 45 11 2592
Measles & Rubella combined 13
Mumps vaccine clinic 549 152 66
Poliomyelitis oral Sabin vaccine clinic 144 43 411
Rabies innoculation clinic for dogs . . 931 707 1015
Rubella (german measles) clinic 2236 115 29
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Detection Clinics
1970 1971 1972
Tuberculin tine tests 899 967 931
*Glaucoma eye screening clinic 737 668 689
*PTA pre - school eye screening clinic 134 138 133
*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
1970 1971 1972
PATIENT SERVICES
Children's Clinic
No. of new applications 68 168 139
Applications withdrawn or referred -24 -127
Total new cases 68 144 12
Cases carried over from previous year 78 77 221
Total active cases 146 221 33
Prof. hrs. on cases and groups 3827 7530 10,925
Adult after -care
Number of cases 14 18
Number of interviews 61
Cases carried over 16
Walk -in service begun October 24, 1971
Number of cases 9 2
Number of interviews 15
Community Consultation
*No. hrs. staff consultation to community
agencies including planning & coordination 497 395
Referral sources
Schools 50 14
Medical 36 30
Social and legal agencies 3 9
Self and friends 59 82
Total 170 135
* Schools, police, clergy, physicians, social agencies
About 500 inactive cases are still kept open. An average of 20 cases are closed each month.
Fees charged to patients $12,094.80 $22,138.75 $26,689.00
Appropriation funds $ 8,789.00 $17,870.00 $18,376.00
Environmental Statistics
1970 1971 1972
Milk samples collected and analysed
Milk samples collected and analysed 337 385 235
Water samples collected and analysed 7 12 51
Food service establishments inspections & visits 63 184 154
Day care center inspections 12 15 17
Public, semi - public pools & "Old Res" inspections 14 37 45
Nursing home inspections 2 4 6
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Complaints and Nuisances
1970 1971 1972
Animal complaints (horses, dogs, cows, ponies). 7 8 7
Air pollution 10 2
Food service establishments (inc. markets) 14 7 12
Drainage (surface, wet basements) 16 8 13
General complaints 18 6 5
Housing complaints 7 5 7
Garbage and rubbish complaints 26 33 29
Rodents 10 10 3
Sewage Disposal 23 28 22
Food, milk and cream 8 5 7
Water supply - public 3 4 2
Hatch act violations 10 2 5
Mosquitoes, insects 3 3 3
Uncovered trucks 2 3
Possible food bourne illness 3
Swimming pools 3 2
Total complaints and nuisances 155 117 120
Citations Issued
Sewage disposal 2 5 4
Rubbish disposal 3 4
Keeping of animals 2 3 2
Food service 2 3 11
Housing 1 1
Complaints filed in Concord District Court 2 2
Court appearances 4 5
All other confirmed complaints were corrected voluntarily by order of the board of health or are
pending corrective and administrative procedures.
Licenses and Permits
1970 1971 1972
Animal permits (including poultry) 57 48 52
Child Care Center licenses 12 14 13
Disposal works, installer permit 15 10 9
Food establishment permits 44 50 56
Funeral directors licenses 6 6 7
Garbage disposal permits 3 6 4
Market registrations 18
Massage permits 1 3
Methyl alcohol permits 4 3 3
Milk license (store) 41 46 48
Milk license (vehicle) 11 11 10
Nursing home approval 2 2 3
Oleomargarine registrations 20 20 18
Recreation camp license 1 1 1
Rubbish disposal permits 14 17 13
Sewage disposal permits 10 12 8
Swimming pool permits
To construct 2
To operate 14 14 14
Syringe permit 1 1
A permit is required for the keeping of horses, cows, goats, rabbits, poultry and pigeons. All resi-
dents are urged to comply with the regulation in this regard.
Board of Health Receipts
1970 1971 1972
Animal permits $ 815.00 $ 705.00 $ 750.00
Child Care Center licenses 195.00 210.00 195.00
Disposal works - installer's permit 270.00 120.00 165.00
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Food establishment permits
Restaurants $ 835.00 $ 835.00 $ 850.00
Vending machines 10.00 85.00
Market registrations 305.00 450.00 50.00
Funeral directors licenses 30.00 30.00 40.00
Garbage disposal permits 10.00 40.00 5.00
Massage permit 5.00 10.00
Methyl alcohol permits 4.00 3.00 3.00
Milk license - store 22.50 24.50 27.50
Milk license - vehicle 5.50 5.00 4.00
Innkeeper's permit 5.00
Oleomargarine permits 10.00 10.00 9.00
Recreation camp license .50 .50 .50
Rubbish disposal permits 100.00 95.00 105.00
Septic tank permits (installation and repair) . . 70.00 50.00 95.00
Sewage disposal permits 70.00 65.00 65.00
Swimming pool permits
To construct 50.00
To operate 195.00 195.00 195.00
Syringe permit .50 .50
The receipts are not available for use by the board of health but revert to the Excess and Defiency
Account.
Report of the Inspector of Animals
1970
Dr. William L. Cosgrove
Chairman, Board of Health
1971 1972
Licensed canine 2336 2908 2738
Dogs immunized at rabies clinic 707 931 1015
Animal bites
Canine 103 132 102
Feline 8 3 5
Chipmunk 2 3
Gerbil 8 8 1
Hamster 1 1 1
Rodents 7 4 4
Rabbit 2
Racoon 1
Skunk 1
Squirrel 2 1
Guinea pig 1
Total animal bites 125 156 119
Animal heads sent to Wasserman Laboratory for testing 11 15 10
(All reported negative for rabies)
Inspection of livestock
Horses 112 114 123
Dairy cows 5 10 6
Beef cattle 3 9 10
Goats 3 6 4
Deer 9 6 6
Barns and facilities 47 34 44
(2 barns were recommended for improvements.)
The function of the town veterinarian is to: 1. Examine and quarantine any animal that has inflic-
ted a wound to a human. 2. To inspect annually all livestock in the town. 3. To conduct the annual
Rabies Clinic. 4. To be available to the board of health for consultation concerning any problem arising
that involves the animal population.
Howard A. Smith, DVM
Inspector of Animals
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Report of the Dog Officer
The dog officer is charged with enforcing the leash law passed by the town meeting in 1968 and the
General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 140, Section 157.
1971 1972
Leash law violations 549 464
Unlicensed dog violations 342 413
Total violations 891 877
*Complaints of violations filed in Concord
District Court 550 80
*Warnings are issued so corrective action may be taken before court action is taken.
Complaints:
Barking dogs 203 73
Dogs biting or menacing 86 115
Pack of dogs 119 77
Dog hearing in accordance with Chap. 140, Sec.157 3 1
Lost or stray dogs 569 566
Dogs picked up and returned to owner 304 266
Dogs killed or injured by cars 38 14
Dogs cared for at kennel 190 198
Dogs released to Animal Rescue League 95 94
Dogs placed in homes 8 7
Total complaints 2350 1491
Kennel fees turned over to treasurer
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$ 716.00 $1151.00
Francis J. Belcastro
Dog Officer
Police Department
Arrests Statistics
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Operating to endanger 98 15 113 3 41 72 $3845 2 54 26 1
Operating w /view
obstructed 14 5 19 6 13 135 17 1
Operating after rev. of
license or right to
operated 22 22 7 15 575 13 4 1 4
Operating an uninsured
car 78 11 89 11 23 66 2975 38 10 3 38
Operating an unreg-
istered car 84 12 96 11 24 72 285 66 6 3 21
Operating w/o license 95 15 110 20 38 72 710 2 76 5 7 20
Operating w/o sticker 166 32 198 4 74 124 1995 193 5
Operating under influence 69 11 80 28 52 3025 35 26 1 1 3 14
Hit and run, personal
and /or property 18 3 21 1 6 15 515 1 11 2 2 5
Refusing to stop 13 1 14 1 3 11 245 8 1 2 3
Speeding 886 258 1144 21 374 770 15825 1129 4 1 10
Vio. law of road 289 97 386 3 125 261 3375 363 1 1 11 10
Vio. of probation 8 2 10 3 3 7 2 1 7
Vio. town ordinance 253 115 368 2 115 253 3060 315 2 16 35
Vio. traffic signal 408 159 567 4 149 418 5520 2 562 2 3
Vio. park. meter reg. 247 56 303 72 231 705 134 40 129
Vio. of stop sign 500 280 780 7 243 537 7765 774 1 5
Vio. of school bus law 68 43 111 2 26 85 1025 110 1
Allowing an improper
person to operate 3 3 1 2 50 3
Using a m.v. w/o authority
Allowing plates to be
used 1 1 1 50 1
Attaching wrong plates 15 15 1 14 85 7 2 6
Improper equipment 26 4 30 3 18 12 255 30
Oper. w/o registra-
tion in possession 79 22 101 5 37 64 680 91 3 1 6
Oper. w/o license in
possession 69 13 82 1 33 49 610 77 3 2
Transporting goods on
the Lord's Day
Failing to display front
and /or rear plates 27 1 28 2 26 215 24 2 2
Lvg. m.v. running
unattended 10 2 12 7 5 110 11 1
Oper. motorcycle w/o
proper head gear 10 10 4 7 3 60 7 3
Oper. illegally on a
learners permit 7 1 8 1 8 95 8
Misc. hazardious vio. 169 42 211 10 78 133 2000 207 3
Poss. of altered license 2 2 2 50 1 1
Poss. of counterfeit stick.4 4 1 3 300 2 2
Towing unreg. m.v. 5 1 6 1 5 235 6
Towing unins. m.v. 3 1 4 1 3 50 4
Oper. w /studded tires 5 1 6 1 5 75 6
Oper. w/o glasses 1 1 1 1
Giving false name to P.O. 1 1 1 1
Fail to show reg. to P.O. 1 1 _ 1 25 1
Dismissed
30
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Defaulted
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Allowing improper person
to operate unreg. m.v. 1 1 1
Illegal poss. of deadly
weapon 2 2 1 1 1
Poss. of burglarious
tools 2 2 2 1 1
Assault (indecent) 3 3 2 2 1 2 1
Assault and battery 33 33 2 19 14 650 2 1 7 1 3 19
Murder 1 1 1 1
Breaking & entering 51 1 52 44 46 6 15 11 2 11 3 10
Breaking /entering /larceny 3 3 2 2 1 1 2
Conspiracy
Drunkenness 129 21 150 17 85 65 160 16 32 14 7 10 1 70
Escapees 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1
Forgery 7 7 7 7
Uttering 10 2 12 4 8 1 1 4 2 4
Larceny 48 6 54 17 24 30 50 3 3 6 20 1 21
Larceny of m.v.(attem) 1 1 1 1 1
Lewdness 1 1 1 1
Mal. damage to property 29 5 34 17 24 10 35 8 7 1 6 1 11
Arson 1 1 1 1 1
Non - support 1 1 1 1
Committing unnatural acts 1 1 1 1 1
Robbery 1 1 1 1
Runaway 2 4 6 4 4 2 2 1 1 2
Minor trans. alcohol 72 7 79 16 58 21 2225 55 5 5 14
Fugitive from justice
Trespassing 63 33 96 3 8 88 1795 76 16 1 3
Receiving stolen prop. 12 12 5 6 6 350 1 1 3 3 4
Narcotic drug law, vio. 59 2 61 24 38 23 200 3 4 10 9 7 28
Indecent exposure 1 1 1 1 1
Disorderly conduct 107 38 145 14 33 112 705 1 100 23 6 2 13
Using w/o authority 27 2 29 14 5 24 3 4 3 5 5 9
Larceny of m.v. 6 6 1 5 1 1 1 3
Illeg. discharge of
firearms 5 5 1 1 4 50 4 1
Vio. of sign by -law 1 1 1 1
Vio. of park rules /reg. 5 5 1 3 2 40 2 2 1
Vio. town by -laws 5 2 7 7 110 6 1
Vio. Bd. Health rules 1 1 1 1
Stubborn child 2 4 6 2 6 3 3
Threatening 1 1 1 1
Unlic. dog vio. 8 1 9 9 35 9
Contributing to del.
of minor 2 2 1 1 1 1
Non - payment of fine 2 2 2 2
Delinquent 2 1 3 2 3 3
Keeper of noisy &
disorderly house 1 1 1 1
Poss. of false I.D. card 2 2 2 100 1 1
Procuring alco.for minor 1 1 1 75 1
Littering 2 2 1 2 20 1 1
Peddling w/o permit 3 3 3 75 3
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Dismissed
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Assault w /intent to rob 1 1 1 1
Kidnapping 1 1 1 1
Malicious explosion 2 2 2 50 1 1
Disturbing the peace 4 1 5 1 4 1 2 2
Dump violation 2 2 2 10 2
Making annoying phone
calls 1 1 1
Possession of stolen
inspec. sticker 1 1 1 1
Assault w /deadly weapon 2 2 2 1 1
No firearm I.D. card 1 1 1
Giving false name to P.O. 1 1 1 50 1
Trucks failing to cover 1 1 1 10 1
Committed 1 1 2 2 2
Illeg. poss. of M.P.A.
Emblem 1 1 1 1
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Released
Dismissed
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Totals 4491 1337 5828 311 1951 3877 $63,330 76 3 4729 199 110 47 5 485 174
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
Traffic Enforcement Summary
Hazardous violations 3,425
Other violations 375
Parking (except meters) 1,958
Total traffic 5,758
Parking meter violations 5,246
Type of Property
Currency, notes, etc.
Jewelry and precious metals
Furs
Clothing
Locally stolen automobiles
Miscellaneous
Totals
Driving while intoxicated 80
Hit and run 21
Arrests, citations or
custody at accidents 252
Property by Type and Value
Value of Property Stolen in Lexington
Stolen Recovered
Classification No. Value
Robbery
Highway (streets, alleys) 3
Commercial house(except CDF) 9
Gas or service station
Chain store
Residence (or on premises)
Bank
Miscellaneous
Total
$ 805.00
2,020.00
0 0
1 100.00
2 8,350.00
0 0
0 0
15 $ 11,275.00
Burglary- Breaking or Entering
Residence(dwelling)
Night 46 $ 60,495.00
Day 118 54,074.00
Unknown 68 14,797.00
Nonresidence (store, office)
Night 55 41,648.00
Day 11 337.00
Unknown 18 925.00
Total 316 $172,276.00
Larceny -Theft (except auto)
$50 and over
$5 to $50
Under $5
Total
267 65,937.00
328 9,429.00
55 92.75
650 $ 75,458.75
Auto Theft 113 $182,280.00
Grand Total 1094 $441,289.75
$ 95,374.50
37,185.00
2,190.00
7,523.00
182,280.00
116,737.25
$441,289.75
50
$ 32,514.50
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0
10.00
137,695.00
22,123.00
$196,092.50
Miscellaneous Business
Animals cared for (sick, injured or dead
Animals cared for (stray)
Buildings found open
Committed to insane hospitals
Fire alarms responded to
Injured or sick persons assisted
Messages delivered
Missing persons investigated
Public utilities notified of defects
Reports and complaints investigated
Sudden deaths investigated
Transients accommodated
Vacant houses reported
Total mileage recorded
January 110
February 87
March 93
April 70
May 76
June 75
Automobile Accidents
July 65
August 79
September 98
October 98
November 90
December 143
Personal injury accidents
Fatal accidents
Persons injured
Persons killed
285
8
376
8
42
2
93
7
210
332
86
37
107
7,306
15
22
1,662
354,550
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Automobile Accident Analysis - 1972
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February 87 55 32 0 0 12 25 1 69 17 1 0 21 0 3 0 42 7
March 93 63 30 0 0 28 36 3 80 10 3 0 29 0 4 0 51 25
April 70 49 21 0 1 22 33 4 50 16 4 0 24 1 5 0 43 17
May 76 45 31 0 0 34 48 3 56 17 3 0 32 0 13 0 51 24
June 75 40 35 0 1 21 26 8 53 14 9 0 12 0 5 1 50 23
July 65 41 24 0 1 21 30 4 49 12 4 0 20 0 6 1 44 18
August 79 51 28 0 0 29 36 6 54 19 6 0 23 0 7 0 54 25
September 98 69 29 0 3 35 44 6 72 20 6 0 30 1 8 2 69 27
October 98 63 35 1 1 22 25 4 73 21 3 1 13 1 9 0 63 24
November 90 58 32 1 0 21 23 6 63 21 5 1 14 0 4 0 53 20
December 143 96 47 0 0 36 46 1 112 30 1 0 35 0 10 0 80 33
Total 1084 707 377 4 7 309 402 51 814 219 48 4 271 3 83 4 649 252
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Regulatory Inspection
BUILDING INSPECTOR
Donald K. Irwin
Number of Permits granted
360
Cash Received from permits - - - $10,948.00
Summary of Building Permits for 1972
No. of
Permits
Amount
Single Family Dwellings - - 62 - - - - $1,745,000.00
Two Family Dwellings 1 - - - - 30,000.00
Nursery Schools 86,000.00
Vocational High School 1 - - - - 12,000,000.00
Apartment Buildings (4) 300,000.00
Commercial Buildings 7 - - - - 3,995,000.00
Gas Stations 82,000.00
Grocery Store 1 40,000.00
Additions&Alterations 184 - - - - 815,389.97
Swimming Pools 37 - - - - 128,385.00
Garages 27,300.00
Greenhouses 6,700.00
Sheds 17 - - - - 5,427.00
Signs - 17 6,352.00
Steel Tower 1 23,000.00
Foundations 3 2,800.00
Demolitions 4 5,900.00
Renewal Permits 10
Totals 360 $19,299,253.97
Complaints received -74
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REGULATORY INSPECTION
The Building Inspector's Comments for the Year 1972
1972 falls into the pattern that the last three years have
emphasized in that single family dwellings no longer represent the majority
of the permits issued, - additions and alterations accounting for the vast
majority.
Again this year the outstanding permit, valuation -wise, was
for a school, in this case, The Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High
School on the Lexington - Lincoln line. Even deducting the non -tax producing
buildings, there still will be well over 7 million dollars assessable property
covered by the permits.
There were a large number of commercial type buildings and
offices, largely responsible for this figure.
The 37 permits for new swimming pools was again a new high
in this catagory. In general, pools create more problems for the Depart-
ment,- before, during, and after construction than any other type of permit.
There were 74 complaints that required some action by the
Department, the largest number concerned swimming pools; unregistered junk
automobiles ran a strong second.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GAS INSPECTOR -1972
Thomas W. Kelley
Number of Gas Permits - - - - 162
Cash received from Permits - - - $809.25
Fixtures Permits
New Installations 146 76
Alterations 96 43
Replacements 55 43
Permits Cancelled 0 0
297 262
COMPLAINTS
The Annual Report of the Plumbing Inspector -1972
John B. Byrne,Jr.
SUMMARY OF PLUMBING PERMITS
Fixtures Permits
New Installations 1512 105
Alterations 289 103
Replacements 69 39
Permits Cancelled 0 0
Totals 1870
COMPLAINTS for the Year 1972 - 10
Cash Received from Permits - - - - $ 1,365.75
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REGULATORY INSPECTION
Robert K. Jeremiah
Electrical Inspector
NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL PERMITS -465
Cash received from Permits $2,282.00
SUMMARY OF ELECTRICAL PERMITS
New Buildings 78
Oil Burners 40
Electric Dryers 36
Electric Ranges 15
Additions&Alterations 104
Hot Water Heaters Installed 24
Temporary Services 40
Dish Washers 13
Electric Garbage Disposals 19
Post Lights Installed 21
Gas Burners Installed 31
Gasoline Pumps 8
Air Conditioning Units 22
Flood Lights Installed 7
Commercial Installations 16
Swimming Pool Wiring 37
Outdoor Signs 5
Electric Heating Installed 37
New 100 Amp. Services 98
New 200 Amp. Services 40
Fire Alarm Systems 12
Circulating Pumps 20
Electric Gutter Cables 35
Hood Fans 15
Fire Inspections 15
Aluminum Siding Grounding 16
Traffic Lights Installed 2
Festoon Lighting 5
New 600 Amp. Service 1
Electric Heating Cables in Driveway 1
Emergency Lights 12
New 400 Amp. Service 1
Welding Machines - - 1
The year 1972 has shown an increase in commercial buildings and office
buildings permits, but the electrical permits have decreased for the year,
slightly, nevertheless.
With the completion of the Clarke Junior High School and the Central Block
Stores, the building of the W.R.Grace Co. structure still underway, and the
Varian Associates building,- the Lexington Housing for the Elderly, the 3new
Emerson Garden Apartments, and the completion of the Living and Learning
School on Maple St., and the drive by Boston Edison to increase the services
to the homes, it has been a busy year and promises to be still another busy
year in 1973,
An inspection was made at the Fairlawn Nursing Home and the Pinewood
Nursing Home,
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Fire Department
A total of 1769 alarms were answered as recorded in the following
tabulation:
Accidental
Assistance
Auto
Barn
Bldgs. & Misc.
Dwelling
Edison Emergency
False
Faulty Alarm
12
8
4
4
24
71
3
73
32
Accidents 20
Animal Rescue 16
Airplane Crash 1
Assistance 80
Auto 69
Bldgs. Az Misc. 80
Bus 3
Dwelling 11
Dump 10
Edison Emergency 27
Emergency Service 9
Lexington to:
Arlington
Bedford A.F.B.
Bedford
Concord
Lincoln
Waltham
20
1
5
1
1
18
46
While covering out of town
BELL ALARMS
STILL ALARMS
MUTUAL AID
Hospital
Library
Mercantile
Motel
Needless
Nursing Home
Outdoor
Property Protection
School
False
Faulty Alarm
Investigation
Lockout
Mercantile
Needless
Outdoor
Oxygen
Property Protection
School
Truck
To Lexington from:
Arlington
Bedford A.F.B.
Belmont
Waltham
stations Lexington
Five (5) second alarms were struck in 1972
VETERANS! MEMORIAL AMBULANCE
Total runs during 1972 673
Total miles during 1972 9,066
55
answered 1 alarm.
SUMMARY
Bell Alarms
Still Alarms
Mutual Aid
14
1
11
2
2
2
13
10
11
297
16
9
40
42
15
132
26
124
1
17
753
4
2
1
5
12
297
753
46
Total runs 1096
Ambulance runs 673
Grand total 1769
FIRE DEPARTMENT
The apparatus traveled a total of 11,0h3 miles and used the following in
extinguishing fires during 1972:
67,000 ft. of 3/4 inch hose Number of lights used 31
13,350 ft. of 11 inch hose Feet of cable used 15,295
4,950 ft. pf 21t inch hose Feet of ladders used 2,354
8,050 ft. of 3 inch hose
Elapsed time of bell alarms
Elapsed time of still alarms
Elapsed time of Mutual Aid
162 hours - 15 minutes
404 hours - 36 minutes
34 hours - 26 minutes
Total time engines pumped: 207 hours - 48 minutes
FIRE LOSSES FOR YEAR 1972
Value of buildings involved by fire
Estimated loss of buildings involved by fire
Estimated loss of contents
Loss paid on buildings
Loss paid on contents
* 12 reports are as yet incomplete.
FIRE PREVENTION AND INSPECTIONS
$ 468,684.92
53,254.00
49,437.00
41,920.00
31,666.00
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 88
Applications received for storage of propane gas 11
Applications received for blasting permits 9
Applications received for gas tank removal 8
Inspections made and permits issued:
Fuel Oil 69
Blasting New - 9 Renewals - 58 67
Gas Tank Removal 8
Blasting Locations Inspected 67
Underground Tanks Approved - Fuel Oil. 31
General Inspections:
Mercantile 1941
Fire alarm boxes inspected and tested quarterly 1064
(269 boxes in service)
Extinguishers checked and refilled 1047
School boxes tested monthly 216
Batteries in fire alarm room tested weekly.
Emergency generators and lighting systems checked weekly
Special inspections and surveys:
Department of Public Health - quarterly 20
Nursing Homes 16
Churches and church property 62
Nursery schools 11
Co- operating with Fire Marshal 74
Requests for information 867
Inspections at new construction 155
Complaints investigated and corrected 171
Reinspections of all types 282
Town buildings inspections 1692
Walter F. Spellman
Chief
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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 1972. 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:
Administration
Clerical
Park Department & Shade Tree
Custodians
Public Works Department
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
3
7
22
4
49
3
7
22
4
41
3
7
24
4
48
3
7
24
3
47
8
6
23
3
44
85 77 86 84 84
Garbage Collection
Stanley Roketenetz, Incorporated is in his second year of a three year
contract which went into effect June 1, 1971 and expires on May 31, 1974.
Street Lighting
During the year 1972 the following street lights were removed and
new installations were installed.
Removals New Installations
30 - 1000 lumen incandescent
8 - 2500 lumen incandescent
2 - 6000 lumen incandescent
10 - 4000 lumen incandescent
48 - 3500 lumen mercury vapor
18 - 7000 lumen mercury vapor
The following is a schedule of the current lamps in services as
of December 31, 1972.
1303 - 1000 lumen incandescent
57 - 2500 lumen incandescent
1094 - 3500 lumen mercury vapor
4 - 6000 lumen incandescent
Total - 3016
112 - 7000 lumen mercury vapor
3 - 10000 lumen incandescent
384 - 11000 lumen mercury vapor
54 - 20000 lumen mercury vapor
5 - 35000 lumen mercury vapor
Snow Removal
1) Costs pertaining to a particular storm such as snow plowing,
sidewalk plowing, removal of snow from business areas, etc., and the salting
and sanding that is done directly before, during and after the storm.
2) 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.
The department of public works has approximately 75 town men work-
ing, 58 pieces of town equipment and 17 pieces of hired equipment during each
storm.
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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. 1 - trace Feb. 21 - trace Apr. 6 - trace
2 - 0.1" 22 - 0.1" 7 - 1.4"
4 - trace 23 - 1.0" 8 - 0.1.E
5 - 3.2" 24 - 2.7" 9 - trace
14 - trace 25 - 0.2"
17 - trace 26 - 6.5" 10 - trace
13 - trace
20 - 2.8"
28 - 0.1" 20 - 0.6"
22 - trace 33.8"
24 - 0.1" 2.1"
25 - trace Mar. 3 - 1.4" Nov. 14 - 1.0"
26 - trace 4 - 1.0" 15 - 1.0"
28 - 2.8" 5 - 11.0" 22 - trace
30 - trace 7 - trace 30 - trace
9.0 " 8 - trace 2.0"
Feb. 2 - 0.9" 9 - trace
11 - trace Dec. 1 - trace 3 - 4.5" 12 - trace 4 - 5.8"
4 - trace 14 - 1.8" 5 - 0.3"
6 - 0.2" 15 - 8.5" 8 - 1.2"
7 - 1.7" 16 - trace 15 - 5.5"
10 - trace 27 - trace 16 - 0.5"
13 - trace 30 - trace 19 - trace
17 - 0.1" 31 - trace 20 - trace
18 - 0.1" 21 - 0.3"
19 - 14.9" 23.7" 27 - trace
20 - 0.8" 28 - 1.2"
30 - 2.2"
Total snow for 1972 - 89.4 inches. 31 - 0.3
Cost of Snow Removal Operations 18.8"
Inches
Storm of Plowing Misc.Sanding,
Number Snow Plowing Lifting Walks Repairs,etc. Total
Jan. 3 1 3 $ 152.92 $ 242.08 $ -- $ 511.49 $ 906.49
Jan. 5 2 4 1,179.44 398.05 1,865.69 3,443.18
Jan. 20 3 3 2,856.49 96.00 1,057.04 4,009.53
Jan. 28 4 3 4,529.37 657.66 5,187.03
Feb. 3 5 6 10,131.96 81.44 2,412.43 12,625.83
Feb. 6 6 3 1,775.80 1,099.33 2,875.13
Feb. 19 7 16 22,467.88 18,007.11 254.00 3,028.63 43,757.62
Feb. 24 8 4 6,079.21 4,269.87 460.09 673.74 11,482.91
Feb. 26 9 7 9,797.38 11,026.79 1,414.85 3,433.23 25,672.25
Mar. 3 10 3 3,876.79 601.11 203.92 837.74 5,519.56
Mar. 5 11 11 8,870.46 7,233.36 970.94 1,760.56 18,835.32
Mar. 13 12 11 8,266.64 3,516.68 351.64 789.44 12,924.40
Dec. 4 13 6 6,849.59 2,217.33 348.68 1,281.49 10,697.09
Dec. 15 14 6 11,367.15 7,005.19 424.52 2,222.16 21,019.02
$98,201.08 $54,695.01 $4,428.64 $21,630.63 $ 178,955.36
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Cost of Major Storms
Town Labor Cost,
Storm Hired Town Fmployees Repairs to
Number Inches Equipment Equipment Wages Equipment Total
Jan. 3 1 3 $ $ 257.50 $ 514.13 $ 134.86 $ 906.49
Jan. 5 2 4 762.50 2,369.45 311.23 3,443.18
Jan. 20 3 3 1,314.43 586.50 1,590.65 517.95 4,009.53
Jan. 28 4 3 1,719.26 737.00 2,356.79 373.98 5,187.03
•
Feb. 3 5 6 4,402.02 1,964.00 5,247.61 1,012.20 12,625.83
Feb. 6 6 3 794.00 2,029.84 51.29 2,875.13
Feb. 19 7 16 21,615.29 4,865.20 15,219.17 2,057.96 43,757.62
Feb. 24 8 4 5,511.76 1,189.00 4,494.37 287.78 11,482.91
Feb. 26 9 7 11,601.39 3,132.50 9,407.57 1,530.79 25,672.25
Mar. 3 10 3 1,803.59 572.00 3,024.48 119.49 5,519.56
Mar. 5 11 11 9,507.88 1,965.50 6,315.43 1,046.51 18,835.32
Mar. 13 12 11 8,176.38 1,375.00 2,937.34 435.68 12,924.40
Dec. 4 13 6 3,747.78 1,310.15 5,496.72 142.44 10,697.09
Dec. 15 14 6 7,721.28 2,530.00 10,610.10 157.64 21,019.02
Total $ 77,121.06 22,040.85 $ 71,613.65 $ 8,179.80 $ 178,955.36
Cost of Major Storms - continued -
Cost of sand purchased:
Material cost - 3,667.90 tons $ 9,017.49
Cost of salt and calcium chloride purchases:
Material cost - 2,576.70 tons 37,002.72
Cost of weather services 550.00
Cost of tools & equipment purchased:
Loam, blades, materials, meals and clothing 6,895.16
Chains, plow parts & cutting edges 6,828.89
Plows and sanders 4,095.00
Sanding and salting for ice conditions and
small storms & repairing equipment 52,558.85
$116,948.11
Total snow removal cost $295,903.47
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Traffic Regulation and Control
The breakdown in this budget include: making and installing all
kinds of traffic signs, maintenance of existing traffic lights and installa-
tion 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 137,000 ft. Stop signs & lines 48
Crosswalks 10,640 ft. Bus stops 8
Curbing s 912 ft. Boys 12
Parking tees 230 Slow signs 19
Do Not Enter 7 Do Not Park 55
Traffic lights were installed at Worthen Road & Massachusetts
Avenue. Also, at Concord Avenue & Waltham Street, by private contractors.
Chapter 90 Maintenance
A contract was awarded to Massachusetts Broken Stone Company for
the resurfacing of various streets which was accomplished with Chapter 90
Maintenance funds.
Location Length
Watertown Street
Waltham Street
Coolidge Avenue
Pavement Maintenance
500 ft.
850 ft.
1505 ft.
2855 ft.
Streets sealed by town forces:
Location Length
Ledgelawn Avenue 600'
Warren Street 609'
Percy Road 800'
Bedford Street 1500'
Lincoln Street 1683'
Eldred Street 2380'
Hartwell Avenue 2500'
Turning Mill Road 3168'
Reed Street 3546'
Concord Avenue 4215'
21,001 ft.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Street Resurfacing
Contractor - Massachusetts Broken Stone Company
Amount of contract - $70,179.00
Location Length
Douglas Road 2191'
Cooke Road 1540'
Fulton Road 1272'
Red Coat Lane 1160'
Flintlock Road 1693'
Philip Road 1337'
Benjamin Road 1154'
Old Shade Street 500'
Barberry Road 2386'
Field Road 981'
Stonewall Road 370'
Marshall Road 872'
Sherman Street 600'
Fessenden Way 1000'
Rogers Road 380'
Rolfe Road 650'
Gould Road 1300'
Diana Lane 986'
20,372 ft.
Water Division - General Information
Range of static pressure in mains 40 to 120 pounds
Length of pipe in streets 149.71 miles
Number of services 8736
Number of hydrants 1393
Total water consumption in 1972 1,650,004,000
Average daily consumption in 1972 4,508,200
Average daily consumption in 1972 per capita 141
Cost of water per year $198,000.00
Extent of Distributing System - December 31, 1972
Size of Pipe Length of Feet
4" 16,378
6" 339,862
8" 218,460
10" 22,890
12" 151,539
16" 27,253
24" 14,084
790,466
Hydrant Installation
Hydrants in service January 1, 1972 1388
Hydrants installed in 1972 5
Hydrants in service December 31,1972 1393
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Broken Mains
Location Size
Bedford Street 12"
Hillside Terrace 6"
Larchmont Lane 6"
Massachusetts Avenue 12"
Meriam Street 6"
Munroe Road 6"
Partridge Road 8"
Smith Avenue 8"
Waltham Street 8"
Wellington Lane 8"
Water Construction - Town Labor & Equipment
Location Size Length Hydrants
Bow Street 12" 24' 0
Sheridan Street 8" 400' 0
Adams Street 6" 500' 1
Spring Street 12" 3307' 4
4231' 5
Number of new services connected - 76
Sewer Division - General Information
Lexington is part of the North Metropolitan Sewerage District
Area tributary to existing sewer systems 1.680.64 acres IS)v
Total length of trunk line sewers `29:T1 miles
Total length of street line sewers 92.07 miles
Total number of house connections 6741
Number of sewer services installed 177
Number of sewer services repaired 15
Amount expended for maintenance $27,931.69
Sewer Maintenance
Pumping Stations - The small pumping stations at Brighan Road, Byron
Avenue, Constitution Road, Patterson Road, North Street, Worthen Road,
Marshall Road, Hayden Avenue and Concord Avenue were checked daily as part
of our maintenance program. The Myrtle Street pumping station was also check-
ed daily including running the standby generator weekly.
At the end of the year, the Patterson Road pumping station was no longer
needed. All sewage now flows by gravity on this line.
Routine Cleaning of Mains - Approximately 35 miles of sewer mains were
cleaned of sand, silt, gravel, roots, and debris during the year.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Road Machinery
The following equipment was purchased during 1972:
Automobiles 1
1/2 ton pick -up 3
3/4 ton pick -up 1
3/4 dump truck 1
Street Sweeper 1
Sanders 2
Sprayer 1
Drain Cleaning
There were 4,517 catch basins cleaned in 1972.
John J. McSweeney
Director of Public Works
Cemetery Division
Munroe Cemetery: There were four interments for the year. Five cement foundations for headstones were
approved and set. One lot was placed under perpetual care.
Westview Cemetery:There were one hundred fifty eight inetements. One hundred
and three baby graves were sold. One hundred sixteen deeds for lots paid in
twenty two cement foundations for flush markers were approved.
The following funds were collected and forwarded to the Town Collector:
Munroe Cemetery
Annual Care $ 31.60 Green & lowering Device
Perpetual Care 100.00 Foundations
Interments 126.00 TOTAL
ten lots, eight single graves
full were issued. One hundred
Sale of Lots
Sale of Single Graves
Sale of Baby Graves
Perpetual Care
Interments (grave openings)
Greens & lowering Device
$10,114.00
260.00
72.00
10,834.00
4,608.00
822.00
Westview Cemetery
Foundations
Tent
Saturday burial
Miscellaneous
63
$ 24.00
33.50
$315.00
$ 1,134.50
90.00
fee 700.00
30.00
TOTAL $28,664.50
Engineering Department
DRAIN CONSTRUCTION
Contractor - P. Gioioso & Sons,Inc.
Amount - $79,240.00
Location Size Length
Hancock St.(Easement) 30"
Hancock St. 18"
12"
Marrett Rd. 30"
Wood Street 21"
Hayes Lane
Meriam St.
Oakmount Circle
416'
54'
663'
150'
179'
18" 235'
12" 138.
15" 217'
44'
543'
333'
3015,
15"
12"
12"
12"
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
Contractor - W.H. Hughes, inc.
Amount - $13,965.00
Location
Intersection - Concord Ave. & Waltham St:
Contractor - New England Traffic Signals, Inc.
Amount - $13,965.00
Location
Intersection of Massachusetts Ave. & Worthen Road
Completed
SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
Contractor - Somerset Paving Corporation
Amount - :63,086.43
Location Length
Mass. Avenue
Bow Street
Turning Mill Road
Brookside Avenue
Winchester Drive
Bow Street (Relocation)
Trunk Sewers - 2994'
Lateral Sewers - 9890'
2000'
600'
750'
550'
300'
700'
Contractor -
Amount -
Location
LATERAL SEWERS
Grandview Contracting, Inc.
$104,559.50
Leeland Terr.
Wingate Rd.
Hartwell Ave.
Valley Rd.
Hill Street
Bridle Path
Revere Street
Larchmont Lane
North Street
Size
8"
8"
10"
8"
8"
8"
8"
8"
8"
LATERAL SEWERS
Pumping Station - Renovations
and Alterations
Contractor - B. Snyder & Co.
Amount - $182,569.00
Completed
Location
Brook Street
Length
280'
199'
369'
133'
1038'
347'
841'
452'
90'
3749'
LATERAL SEWERS
Contractor - Grandview Contracting Inc.
Amount - 4;125,348.50
Location Size Length
Emerson Rd. 8" 50'
East Street 8" 3170'
Maureen Rd. 8" 100'
East St.(Easements) 8" 720'
Grant St. 8" 15'
Brown Rd.(Easement) 8" 540'
York St. 8" 727'
5322'
SEWER CONSTRUCTION
Trunk Sewer & Lateral Sewers
Contractor - Modern Continental Construction Co.
Amount - 08,947.13
Location
Size Length
From Existing Trunk Sewer 12" 2081
Rt. #128 Parallel to Patterson Rd. 8" 913'
Paterson Rd.(easement) 8" 366'
Conestoga Rd. (Easement) 8" 218'
Springdale Estates(Easement) 8" __Q 5L
3813'
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Cary Memorial Library
Report of the Treasurer -- 1972
Balance on hand January 1, 1972
Main Library
East Lexington Branch
Receipts
Fines, etc., Main Library
Fines, etc., East Lexington Branch
Thomas Grindle Memorial Fund
Copying Service
Transfer from General Investment Account
Main Library
Transfer from General Investment Account
East Lexington Branch
Total Income
$20,759.01
1,537.13
250.00
2,947.40
2,624.98
375.02
Expenditures
Books, Main Library $19,152.04
Books, East Lexington 2,073.62
Dues 485.00
Copying Service 2,863.89
Professional Improvement 1,136.31
Exhibits 548.70
Miscellaneous (Includes Printing & Mailing) 1,023.19
Uniform Rental Service 427.40
Purchase 20 Shares Shawmut Association 1,050.00
Reclassification Project 154.48
Children's Room *219.84
. *317.12
Recruitment 7.25
$ 1,761.73
228.98
$ 1,990.71
28,493.54
$30,484.25
29,458.84
Balance on hand December 31, 1972 $ 1,025.41
The December 31, 1972, indicated balance is on deposit in a checking account
at the Lexington Trust Company.
*Children's Room expenses incurred in 1971
**Children's Room expenses -- 1972
General Investment Account
Balance on hand January 1, 1972
Income from Investments
Transferred to General Fund -- Main Library
Transferred to General Fund -- Branch Library
Balance on hand December 31, 1972
65
$2,624.98
375.02
$3,042.07
3,053.62
$6,095.69
3,000.00
$3,095.69
CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
The General Investment Account on the preceding page is divided as follows:
General Fund
Alice Cary Fund
Jane Phinney Fund
Goodwin Musical Fund
Laura M. Brigham Fund
War Parents Memorial Fund
Sarah E. Raymond Fund
George Walter Sarano Fund
East Lexington Branch Fund
Sue Medeiros Fund
Lewis L. Hoyt Fund
$1,756.45
221.89
22.50
82.50
232.50
135.00
150.00
22.50
375.02
41.77
55.56
$3,095.69
The above indicated balance is on deposit in the General Investment Account
at the Lexington Savings Bank.
General
Leroy S. and Geneva Brown
Beals
Maria Cary
Book Purchase
Alice Butler Cary
Jane Phinney
Goodwin Musical
Laura M. Brigham
George W. Sarano
War Parents Book Memorial
Nelson W. Jenney
Pauline Burbank Pierce
Caira Robbins
Wellington Library
Emma Ostrom Nichols
Sarah Elizabeth Raymond
Abbie C. Smith
Lewis L. Hoyt
Sue Medeiros
Funds
66
Principal
$15,269.94
4,000.00
1,100.00
400.00
1,000.00
2,958.50
300.00
1,100.00
3,100.00
300.00
1,800.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
300.00
1,100.00
1,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
785.00
$41,513.44
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
New York Power & Light Co.
American Tel. & Tel. Co.
Lexington Savings Bank
Lexington Savings Bank
Narragansett Electric Co.
Lexington Federal Savings & Loan
Shawmut Association Inc.
Northern Pacific R.R.
Southern Pacific R.R.
First National City Corporation
First National Boston Corporation
State St. Boston Financial Corp.
Gulf Oil Corporation
Lexington Savings Bank
CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Investments
Year of Rate of
Description Maturity Income Value Income
1st Mtg. 1974 3% $ 1,000.00 $ 30.00
1st Mtg. 1972 2 3/4% 1,000.00 27.50
1975 3 3/8% 1,000.00 33.76
5 1/2% 1,100.00 58.33
5 1/4% 3,095.69 89.80
1st Mtg. 1974 3% 1,000.00 30.00
5 1/4% 1,000.00 52.52
180 Shares 5,087.50 525.00
Prior Lien 1997 4% 4,000.00 160.00
1986 2 7/8% 4,000.00 115.00
468 Shares 6,464.25 617.76
574 Shares 6,496.06 878.22
61 Shares 1,444.90 146.40
128 Shares 3,040.04 192.00
Special Notice 5 1/2% 1,785.00 97.33
$41,513.44 $3,053.62
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Robert C. Hilton, Treasurer
CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Board of Trustees
Selectmen
Fred C. Bailey, President
Sanborn C. Brown
Alfred S. Busa
Allan F. Kenney
Mrs. Natalie Riffin
School Committee
Jacqueline Davison
Richard K. Eaton
Frederick Frick
John J. Maguire
Vernon Page
Faye Levow - Student Member
Settled Ministers
Rev. R. Reinhold Abele - Pilgrim Congregational Church
Rev. Herbert R. Adams - Follen Community Church
Rev. Dr. Allen Broyles - Lexingtin United Methodist Church
Rev. Henry H. Clark - Hancock United Church of Christ
Rev. Harold T. Handley, Vice President - Church of Our Redeemer
Dr. Harold Keairnes - Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Rev. Msgr. John P. Keilty - St. Brigid's Church
Rev. Martin U. McCabe - Sacred Heart Church
Rev. Gordon MacDonald - Grace Chapel
Rev. Bill Mclninch - Church of Christ
Rabbi Joel Meyers - Temple Emunah
Rev. Kenneth Peterson, to August 1972 - First Baptist Church
Rev. Theodore Stylianopoulos - St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Rev. Donald A. Wells - Trinity Covenant Church
Rabbi Cary David Vales - Temple Isaiah
Rev. Robert Zoerheide - First Parish Church
Elizabeth H. Clarke
*Thomas S. Grindle
Irving H. Mabee
Theodore Mairson
*Deceased
-A
Advisory Committee
68
Mrs. Mildred Marek
Mrs. Ruth Morey
Mrs. Shirley Stolz
Mrs. Ann Wallace
Harry J. Baker
William J. Bean
Thomas L. Bettencourt
Francis W. Birch
Arthur E. Blunt
Robert E. Bond
Bernard Bornstein
Nicholas A. Borselli
Harry E. Bradley
Albert J. Brown
Daniel B. Brzezenski
John R. Butler
Ray A. Campbell, Jr.
Ronald D. Carmichael
Daniel E. Casey
George V. Colby, Jr.
Jared R. Cone
Andrew Cosgarea, Jr.
John L. Davies
Wilfred A. Davidson
Edward C. Day
Sigward A. Fellman
Richard K. Foley
Arthur G. Foyt
Chester A. Fuller
Leland S. Hager
Frederick T. Handley
Norman P. Harvey
Jacob G. Hiscock
Francis J. Hunt
James L. Jones
Kenneth L. Jordan, Jr.
V. Arthur Katz
John C. Kent
Vahan H. Kouyoumjian
Jack R. Lambert
Robert H. Larssen
David B. Lawrence
Earle M. Levine
Raymond W. Little
Paul J. MacKenzie
Gerald R. Maglitta
Michael J. Mayer
John F. McGough
Chester E. Nagel
Harold A. Nygaard
Glen W. Peterson
Raymond Campbell Quick
Frank Sandy
Edward F. Schlaich
Richard W. Schriefer
Robert M. Shields
Calvin Y. Sing
Daniel J. Sliski
Edward F. Steimen
Peter C. Sugar
Jury List
44 Homestead St. S. Richard Tringale 27
97 Wood St. Myron S. Wolf 11
2 Hill St. Joseph D. Aronson 100
7 Cutler Farm Rd. Roderic L. Baltz 28
9 Barrymeade Dr.
6 Demar Rd.
9 Wheeler Rd.
3 Marlboro Rd.
24 Longfellow Rd.
12 Carol Lane
Nyles N. Barnert 142
Bernard Bernstein 132
Elizabeth M. Burtch 648
Lawrence M. Butler 9
Edward Chatterton, Jr. 7
Nicholas Cserhalmi 197
43 Robinson Rd. Francisco J. Cuervo 23
35 Meriam St. Raymond DeSimone 53
95 Gleason Rd. Carl B. Drevitson, Jr. 9
95 Reed St. James Erines 16
15 Longfellow Rd. Jules Fialkoff 103
7 Hawthorne Rd. Donald F. Forg 1894
166 Spring St. Francis J. Fruhbeis 187
32 Partridge Rd. Chester L. Geissler 214
18 Prospect Hill Rd.Peter E. Glaser 62
31 Gleason Rd. Lester Goldberg 74
31 Hill St.
7 Spring St.
28 Wyman Rd.
18 Ewell Ave.
28 Volunteer Way
1 Dewey Rd.
83 Winter St.
11 Marlboro Rd.
533 Marrett Rd.
15 Shade St.
45 Middle St.
489 Concord Ave.
18 Barberry Rd.
31 Hayes Ave.
24 Hamblen St.
5 Graham Rd.
21 Volunteer Way
16 Stratham Rd.
75 Hancock St.
81 Vine St.
Norman S. Goralnick 233
Walter Gudzinski 107
Charles P. Hagenah 40
Kenneth A. Hall 29
Joseph J. Harzbecker 71
John H. Haughey 9
Paul A. Hedtler 23
Paul A. Hoiriis 166
Edward L. Karpinski 24
Herbert Karsh 27
Albert R. Kaufmann
Claud M. Kellett
Harold H. Knubbe
Harold S. Koritz
Morton Kotler
Harry Lerner
Max Levine
Sylvia Leyenaar
Scott D. Lothrop
Elias L. Marbardy
84
11
38
8
81
10
19
30
22
341
13 Maple St. Burton C. Mitchell 34
10 Webb St. John O. Murphy 31
5 Longfellow Rd. Ira Neiterman 4
429 Lowell St. Norman E. Newlands 49
4 Stonewall Rd. Howard E. Norris, Jr. 9
494 Marrett Rd. John A. Oberteuffer 20
16 Phinney Rd. Rudolf E. Penczer 29
32 Turning Mill Rd. Andrew J. Pewtherer 44
353 Emerson Rd. Stanley M. Poplawski 29
56 Blossomcrest Rd. Thomas L. Preziosi 12
16 Bridle Path Alden A. Robbins 40
25 Sherburne Rd. F.B. Rosenberger, Jr. 42
12 Glen Rd. Melvin R. Rubin 34
15 Voluneer Way Frank J. Sager 111
68 Paul Revere Rd. Robert E. Salathe 25
35 Ledgelawn Ave. Michael E. Salhaney 539
(Not listed alphabetically)
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Volunteer Way
Tyler Rd.
Hancock St.
Robinson Rd.
Worthen Rd.
Worthen Rd.
Lowell St.
Bruce Rd.
Whipple Rd.
Grant St.
Stimson Ave.
Webb St.
Volunteer Way
Tyler Rd.
No. Hancock St.
Mass. Ave.
Cedar St.
Lincoln St.
Turning Mill Rd.
Valleyfield St.
Worthen Rd.
Shade St.
Turning Mill Rd.
Nickerson Rd.
Asbury St.
Benjamin Rd.
Ledgelawn Ave.
Burlington St.
Wyman Rd.
Thoreau Rd.
Maple St.
Ross Rd.
Tyler Rd.
Ingleside Rd.
Spring St.
Angier Rd.
Hathaway Rd.
Moreland Ave.
Normandy Rd.
Bedford St.
Bernard St.
Cottage St.
Goffe Rd.
Grandview Ave.
Great Rock Rd.
York St.
Justin St.
Woburn St.
Oxbow Rd.
Lockwood Rd.
Homestead St.
Locust Ave.
Young St.
Emerson Gdn.
Preston Rd.
Concord Ave.
Alvin L. Schmertzler
Harold G. Schmickley
John F. Sefton, Jr.
Jack P. Selian
Saul Serben
John F. Shepard
Albert D. Sikes
C. Russell Smallman
James W. Smith, Jr.
John F. Solan, Jr.
Dennis F. Solomos
Edward J. Stande
Arnold Stern
Ralph F. Sweinberger
Erwin Taenzer
Henry A. Wein
V. Michael Weinmayr
John J. Welland
John M. Young
Murray Zelikoff
Gino L. Agraz
Dorothy E. Aiello
Peter Alex
Barkev Amiralian
Alver E. Anderson
Chester A. Anderson
Jack A. Arnow
Warren S. Aulenback
Victoria Badoian
Anna B. Barch
Francis L. Barry
John D. Barry, III
Hervey P. Beaudoin
Robert Bennett
Dorothy K. Bennett
Ruth G. Bevan
Charles F. Blanchette
Raymond C. Block
Richard D. Black
Teresa Blodgett
Vaughan K. Bogosian
Ann J. Bolitski
Thomas M. Blumenthal
Calvin Brandford
Lawrence H. Bramhall
Frank Bresnihan
Lorena M. Briggs
Walter B. Briggs, Jr.
David Warren Brooks
Edward A. Brown
Helen M. Brown
Adela Brucchi
Albina Brun
Solglad Burtch
Robert A. Butler
Herbert J. Cabral
JURY LIST
23 Peacock Farm Rd.
6 Hadley Rd.
45 Brandon St.
374 Lowell St.
10 Birch Hill Lane
4 Brandon St.
14 Somerset Rd.
21 Glen Rd. South
6 Colony Rd.
65 Prospect Hill Rd.
48 Circle Rd.
62 Middle St.
11 Woodcliffe Rd.
11 Capt. Parker Arms
11 Lantern Lane
6 Burroughs Rd.
49 East St.
35 Hayward Ave.
4 Homestead St.
70 Buckman Dr.
40
38
20
353
134
556
8
28
1
43
Cliffe Ave.
Philip Rd.
Lawrence Lane
Woburn St.
Marrett Rd.
Concord Ave.
Thoreau Rd.
Richard Rd.
Bushnell Rd.
Spring St.
36 Paul Revere Rd.
83 Cary Ave.
175 Lowell St.
5 Drew Ave.
10 Baskin Rd.
56 Hancock St.
31 Oxbow Rd.
1 Whitman Circle
46 Buckman Dr.
2 Spring St.
252
21
105
2416
277
14
42
22
140
8
Worthen Rd.
Hill St.
Burlington St.
Mass. Ave.
Lowell St.
Holton Rd.
Forest St.
Fair Oaks Dr.
Reed St.
Birch Hill Lane
27 Coolidge Ave.
63 Paul Revere Rd.
23 Richard Rd.
684 Lowell St.
22 Rangeway
18 Oak St.
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John C. Camm 19
Norma E. Carlson 329
Louis Carmisciano 4
Paul M. Carney 5
Louis Caroto 24
Winfield Caouette 28
Warren A. Caster 4
Adeline L. Cataldo 669
Oliver R. Cavanaugh 65
Dorothy Chapman 6
Edgar T. Cogan
Walter A. Coit
Thomas E. Conway
June E. Corsetti
Gene Paul Cort
Calvert W. Cox
Anthony J. Crone
Gwendolyn M. Cram
Joseph J. Crowley
Mary Cuccinello
Volunteer Way
Marrett Rd.
Brookside Ave.
Myrna Rd.
Tarbell Ave.
Balfour St.
Augustus Rd.
Mass
Munroe Rd.
Patriots Dr.
19 Stimson Ave.
290 Woburn St.
85 Emerson Gardens
45 Greenwood St.
21 Capt. Parker Arms
33 Dexter Rd.
634 Waltham St.
759 Waltham St.
212 Concord Ave.
37 Ward St.
Madolyn S. Curran 496
Howard C. De Shon 36A
Bernard R. Danti 74
Marjorie T. Deveney 64
Milton S. Dietz 6
Dante Dimambro 23
David M. Dixon 64
Gladys I. Dominie 3
William T. Donahue 4
Arthur F. Douglass 7
Chris. T. Douglass 353
Lillian H. Drury 39
Kerry J. Enright 42
Carol Ezzy 53
Rosewell Farnham,Jr 1
Edwin H. Farr 49
James H. Farrell 33
Mary Faulkingham 7
James T. Fearnside 22
Frank E. Ferguson 8
Sal. Ferraguto
Edw. Fitzgerald
Paul J. Ford
D. Franceschelli
Leonard Friedman
Lawrence J. Freier
Frucio Freschet
John W. Fulton
Lois Gallagher
John L. Gardner
Waltham St.
Worthen Rd.
Bloomfield St.
Woburn St.
Partridge Rd.
Moreland Ave.
Harding Rd.
Pinewood St.
Viles Rd.
Churchill Lane
Marrett Rd.
Blossomcrest Rd.
Hill St.
Bedford St.
Berwick Rd.
Emerson Gardens
Philip Rd.
James St.
Crescent Rd.
Holton Rd.
145 Laconia St.
31 James St.
11 Sunny Knoll Terr.
34 Grapevine Ave.
6 Winchester Dr.
12 Demar Rd.
3 Linmoor Terr.
12 Fulton Rd.
181 Follen Rd.
15 Fair Oaks Dr.
Salvatore Gianino 134
Ronald A. Gomes 10
Beverly A. Goodie 22
Beverly L. Grant 166
Susan J. Gray 509
Donna R. Haggett 31
Reed St.
Sutherland Rd.
Skyview Rd.
Lowell St.
Woburn St.
Arcola St.
Mildred Ham
Roy V. Harris
Reed Hartel
Charles E. Hill
William F. Hopkins
Eva E. Huggare
Ann S. Hunt
Barbara B. Jacobs
A. Marie Johnson
Isabel L. Jankelson
William A. Johnson
Harrison M. Jones
John R. Jones
Vincent R. Ignico
Peter J. Kahrilas
Carl J. Kasabian
Jeremiah J. Kasey
Onys A. Kelley, Jr.
Edwin M. Kellogg
Roger Kravett
JURY LIST
7 Roosevelt Rd.
8 Angier Rd.
21 Tyler Rd.
159 Burlington St.
27 Valleyfield St.
16 Phinney Rd.
383 Marrett Rd.
2 Lexington Ave.
40 Bridge St.
16 Benjamin Rd.
13 Smith Ave.
6 Valley Rd.
11 Downing Rd.
17 Emerson Gardens
72 Hancock St.
171 Grant St.
143 Maple St.
24 Turning Mill Rd
45 Middle St.
23 Constitution Rd
David F. Ladd 2261
Stewart C. Langille 38
John M. Langstaff 9
Laurence A. Larssen 269
Norman L. Laschever 255
David V. Leclair 55
Marian Lesensky 4
Marion C. Little 6
John L. Lombard 261
Daniel A. Lucas 3
Carolyn Luterman 5
Ervin F. Lyon, III 25
Helen C. MacGillivray 37
Robert D. MacLean 32
Anna E. Mallett 21
Concetta M. Martinelli 59
Barbara A. McAllister 105
Virginia T. McElman 152
William McGrath 77
Louise V. Meeks 110
Michael N. Megliola 320
Sandra F. Messina 47
Harold Michelson 30
Douglas F. Moore 38
Shirley A. Morlan 861
William A. Melanson 492
Daniel I. Murphy, Jr. 54
Thomas B. Newman, Jr. 11
Henry F. Nordahl 50
Jennie E. Nowell 298
Edith C. Noyes
Martha H. Olson
Betty B. Paul
Henry L. Pedrotti
Gordon B. Peterson
Evelyn S. Pierce
Mass. Ave.
Bow St.
Burlington St.
Wood St.
Emerson Rd.
Bertwell Rd.
Cooke Rd.
Hancock Ave.
Marrett Rd.
Tower Rd.
Manning St.
Heritage Dr.
Charles St.
Young St.
Emerson Gardens
Williams Rd.
Gleason Rd.
Woburn St.
Hill St.
Shade St.
Concord Ave.
Downing Rd.
Harding Rd.
Parker St.
Mass. Ave.
Marrett Rd.
Gleason Rd.
Emerson Gardens
Pleasant St.
Marrett Rd.
28 Nickerson Rd.
241 Marrett Rd.
26 Barberry Rd.
294 Woburn St.
2 North St.
42 Ward St.
Anthony Polcari
Elizabeth H. Pollard
Frank P. Rao
Agnes J. Reardon
Frank D. Ricci
10 Tarbell Ave.
30 Capt. Parker Arms
33 Ames Ave.
63 Emerson Gardens
8 Fairland St.
Francis J. Riordan 12 Evergreen Lane
Alice G. Robey 16 Barberry Rd.
Jane Rogers 17 Benjamin Rd.
Charles B. Rowley, Jr. 10 Meriam St.
John A. Sachetti 12 Cherry St.
William P. Sartanowicz 300 Waltham St.
Alice A. Schaefer 16 Taft Ave.
William F. Schreiber 67 Turning Mill Rd.
Charles P. Scribner, Jr 10 Robinson Rd.
Norman W. Schuler
Ann Scolaro
Robert C. Senter
. Allan P. Sherman
Julien Shoemaker
Donald Shurtleff
49 Dexter Rd.
5 Bruce Rd.
142 Bedford St.
16 Balfour St.
18 Dexter Rd.
445 Lowell St.
Eileen B. Simon 7 Crescent Hill Ave.
Helen W. Sizer 52 Percy Rd.
Thomas C. Simpson III 220 Lincoln St.
Joseph H. Skerry
William A. Small
Victoria Smith
Charles H. Spaulding
Dennis E. Speliotis
John E. Straujups
Stephen Stavro
Catherine J. Sullivan
Frank Sullivan
John L. Taccalozzi
Catherine Tennican
Francis C. Terrasi
Kenneth S. Thompson
Margaret B. Toomey
Henry Torpey
Jane Tutin
Basil C. Fafiades
Samuel Valencia
Paul J. Valihura
Mary Varano
Florence F. Viano
Peter P. Volante
Eleanor M. Watson
Lora M. Wallis
Richard S. Wells
Alice M. White
Ernest F. White
Howard E. Whitehouse
Dorothy E. Wiles
Edward J. Winsor
Edward J. Winter
Anita Worthen
Gilbert M. Yegian
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6 Bushnell Dr.
6 Fairbanks Rd.
10 Eldred St.
61 Meriam St.
22 Ingleside Rd.
35 Winchester Dr.
21 Peachtree Rd.
40 Earl St.
73 Grant St.
12 Barrett Rd.
4 Russell Rd.
22 Centre St.
360 Lowell St.
183 Woburn St.
7 Preston Rd.
9 Revere St.
29 Partridge Rd.
124 Concord Ave.
67 Grassland St.
987 Waltham St.
17 Buckman Dr.
67 Bridge St.
55 Shade St.
25 Woodcliffe Rd.
20 Nichols Rd.
81 Woburn St.
81 Woburn St.
189 Grove St.
176 Burlington St.
30 Ewell Ave.
21 Tower Rd.
35 Dexter Rd.
161 Marrett Rd.
Town Counsel
Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XX of the General By -Laws of the Town of Lexington, we hereby submit
our joint report in writing as Town Counsels for the period from January 1, 1972 to December 31, 1972. Mr.
Legro served as Town Counsel from January 1, 1972 to September 30, 1972 and Mr. Cohen so served from October
1, 1972 to December 31, 1972. 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, 1972.
1. Lillian R. Gale vs. Edward W. Gourdeau, Sr., an employee of the Town, Third District Court of East-
ern Middlesex No. 3359 of 1962. Suit for alleged property damage arising out of a motor vehicle accident.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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 contractor, the Town
and the Standing School Building Committee to obtain payment of amount alleged to be due from the contractor.
5. Diran M. Semonian et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 281551. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of a drain easement.
6. 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, and No. 59065. Petitions for abatement of
1966 and 1970 real estate tax.
7. Thomas A. DiSilva vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 168714, transferred 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.
8. Agnes T. Kelly vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 291958. Petition for assessment
of damages arising from a taking by the Town of an easement for a town way.
9. Maurice F. Shaughnessy et al vs. Donald E. Nickerson et al, Board of Appeals, and R. J. Foley
Realty Trust, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No. 28710. Appeal from decision of Board of Appeals granting
a variance.
10. Thomas DiSilva vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 169756, transferred to Formal Pro-
cedure No. 49349. Petition for abatement of 1967 real estate tax.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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 other public purposes.
14. Murrich Corp. (formerly Finard Motels, Incorporated) vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No.
50385. Petition for abatement of 1967 real estate tax.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. Capital Control Trust, Anthony G. Capobianco et al, Trustees vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax
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Board No. 52112, No. 54587 and No. 57756. Petitions for abatement of 1968, 1969 and 1970 real estate tax.
18. Pine Crest Realty Trust vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 52766, No. 54852 and P.L.E.
4117, entered under the Formal Procedure as No. 59882. Petitions for abatement of 1968, 1969 and 1970 real
estate tax.
19. Richard J. Biederman vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 52869, No. 53853 and No.
57365. Petitions for abatement of 1968, 1969 and 1970 real estate tax.
20. Francis J. Visalli et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 175438. Petition for
abatement of 1968 real estate tax.
21. James P. DiSilva et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 175440. Petition for
abatement of 1968 real estate tax.
22. 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.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. John C. Morgenstern et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 303073. Petition
for abatement of sewer betterment assessment.
26. Armen 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 Equity. Bill in equity to can-
cel and rescind vote of Selectmen to sell certain tax title lots and to obtain order of Court requiring sale
to petitioner.
27. 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.
28. 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 Commis-
sioners on behalf of the Town of Lexington of an easement for highway purposes.
29. 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.
30. Kingston Homes, Inc. vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 307653. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land by eminent domain.
31. 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 exemp-
tion from motor vehicle excise taxes. Entered under the Formal Procedure as No. 54337.
32. Alfred P. Tropeano et al, Trustees vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 176743,
transferred to Formal Procedure No. 54273, and No. 60682. Petitions for abatement of 1969 and 1970 real
estate tax.
33. John W. Porter vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 308425. Petition for assess-
ment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of a sewer easement.
34. Joseph C. Tropeano et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 308426. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of a sewer easement.
35. Louis Tropeano et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 308427. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of a sewer easement.
36. Frank Allia et als vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 308489. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of a sewer easement.
37. Wilson Farm, Inc. vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 310944. Suit for property
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damage alleged to have been caused by nuisance created by Town.
38. David Fudge & Son, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 54910, and No. X- 180051,
transferred to Formal Procedure No. 57731. Petitions for abatement of 1969 and 1970 real estate tax.
39. 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 playground, recreational and
other specified public purposes.
40. D. Joyce Altman vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 177346, transferred to Formal
Procedure No. 55382, and No. X- 179805, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 57228. Petitions for abatement
of 1969 and 1970 real estate tax.
41. Julian Soshnick et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 177291, and Complaint No.
5421 filed with Middlesex County Commissioners, transferred for hearing and determination by the Appellate
Tax Board at the request of the Town, Formal Procedure No. 57366. Petitions for abatement of 1969 and 1970
real estate tax.
42. Battlegreen Apartments Trust vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 56241 and No. 59133.
Petitions for abatement of 1969 and 1970 real estate tax.
43. Tenneco, Inc., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Division vs. State Tax Commission and Lexington
Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 56297 and No. 59794. Appeals from valuation of pipe line
established by the State Tax Commission as of January 1, 1970 and January 1, 1971.
44. Algonquin Gas Transmission Company vs. State Tax Commission and Lexington Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 56201 and No. 59675. Appeals from valuation of pipe line established by the State
Tax Commission as of January 1, 1970 and January 1, 1971.
45. Stephen Nawoichik vs. Robert Cataldo, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, District Court of
Central Middlesex No. 26576. Petition for District Court review of order to restrain a dog determined by
the Selectmen to be a nuisance by reason of vicious disposition.
46. 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.
47. Thomas A. Dewire, III vs. County of Middlesex et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 314739. Peti-
tion for assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain by the Middlesex County Commission-
ers on behalf of the Town of Lexington of an easement for highway purposes.
48. Donald E. Sicco et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 314291. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of a sewer easement.
49. 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 out of a taking of land by eminent domain for
conservation purposes.
50. 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.
51. Jenney Mfg. Co. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 57274. Petition for abatement of
1970 real estate tax.
52. Weston Instruments, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 57263. Petition for
abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
53. First National Stores, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 57405. Petition for
abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
54. 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- 13957OG. Action for damages allegedly
arising under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and 42 U.S.C. Section 1983,
and for other damages.
55. Walter E. Steeves vs. County of Middlesex et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 316475. Petition
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for assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain by the Middlesex County Commissioners on
behalf of the Town of Lexington of an easement for highway purposes.
56. Joseph J. Strano et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 181145. Petition for
abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
57. Wilbur Nylander et al, Trustees of Hartwell Ave. Realty Trust vs.
Tax Board No. 59064. Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
58. Wilbur Nylander et al, Trustees of Hartwell Ave. Realty Trust vs.
Tax Board No. 59066. Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
Board of Assessors, Appellate
Board of Assessors, Appellate
59. Robert J. Sorrentino et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 44490. Petition for
abatement of 1965 real estate tax.
60. Harold J. Crumb et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 182123, transferred to
Formal Procedure No. 60428. Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
61. June Augusta (Allyn) vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 59643. Petition for abate-
ment of 1970 real estate tax.
62. Alice E. Ashley et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 319365. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of land for school and other public purposes.
63. M & L Realty Co., of Boston vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 60683. Petition for
abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
64. Dennis Speliotis, Lewis Aronin, Anthony Fiori, Sam Silverman and David iich vs. Board of Appeals,
Middlesex Superior Court No. 32132 Equity. Petition under the provisions of General Laws Chapter 39, Sec-
tion 23C.
65. Lewis Aronin, Dennis Speliotis, James B. Webber and Shirley B. Rich vs. Board of Appeals and
Arthur Gaklis, Middlesex Superior Court No. 32133 Equity. Appeal from decision of Board of Appeals granting
a special permit relative to hours of closing and use of portable cashier's booth by nursery.
66. V. George Badoian et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. P.L.E. 4332, entered as
Docket No. X- 183080, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 60742. Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate
tax.
67. V. George Badoian, Trustee vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. P.L.E. 4333, entered
as Docket No. X- 183081. Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
68. Trustees of Athens Realty Trust, Lessee (William E. Maloney Family Realty Trust, Owner) vs. Board
of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 60737. Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
69. Alfred L. Viano et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No.
Formal Procedure No. 60761. Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
70. Alfred L. Viano et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No.
Formal Procedure No. 60762. Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
X- 183087, transferred to
X- 183088, transferred to
71. Susan A. Spencer vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex County Commissioners No. 5431. Complaint filed
with Middlesex County Commissioners for abatement of 1970 real estate tax. Transferred for hearing and
determination by the Appellate Tax Board at the request of the Town, Formal Procedure No. 60790.
72. Battle Realty Trust vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 60766. Petition for abatement
of 1970 real estate tax.
73. Diran M. Semonian et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 321439. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of takings by eminent domain of sewer and drain easements.
74. Joseph F. Dattoli vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 321621. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of an easement in land on Hillcrest Avenue
for street purposes.
75. Lexington Associates, Inc. vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 323333. Petition
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for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land by eminent domain for street and other public
purposes.
76. Ralph H. Hall, Trustee of S & A Realty Trust vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No.
324075. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of the taking of a building line.
(b) All actions brought by or against the Town during 1972.
1. Battle Realty Trust vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 61090. Petition for abatement
of 1971 real estate tax.
2. Richard J. Biederman et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 61378. Petition for
abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
3. Julian Soshnick et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 183863, transferred to
Formal Procedure No. 61545. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
4. M & L Realty Co. of Boston vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 184194, transferred
to Formal Procedure No. 61935. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
5. Associated Estates, Inc. vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 326002. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of the taking of a building line.
6. D. Joyce Altman vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 184526, transferred to Formal
Procedure No. 62214. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
7. Michael 0. Ciccarelli, Josephine Ciccarelli, Joseph D. Repucci and Antonette Repucci vs. Board of
Appeals and Bernice Gomes et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 33231 Equity. Appeal from decision of Board
of Appeals granting a special permit to operate a nursery school.
8. Athens Realty Trust, Lessee (William E. Maloney Family Realty Trust, Owner) vs.
Appellate Tax Board No. 62108. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
9. Lexington Trust Company vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 62697.
ment of 1971 real estate tax.
10. Joseph J. Strano et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 185190
abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
Board of Assessors,
Petition for abate-
. Petition for
11. John T. Spinelli vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 185408, transferred to Formal
Procedure No. 63609. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
12. Alfred P. Tropeano and Gladys E. Tropeano, Trustees vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board
No. 63129. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
13. June Augusta (Allyn) vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 63208 Petition for abatement
of 1971 real estate tax.
14. The 115 Kendall Corp. - Signatron, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 185467
transferred to Formal Procedure No. 63685. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
15. Campanelli Investment Properties, Chandler Leasing Division, PepsiCo Leasing Corp. vs. Board of
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 185468, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 64004. Petition for
abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
16. Alfred L. Viano et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No.
Formal Procedure No. 63767. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
17. Alfred L. Viano et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No.
Formal Procedure No. 63768. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
X- 185565, transferred to
X- 185566, transferred to
18. Algonquin Gas Transmission Company vs. State Tax Commission and Lexington Board of Assessors,
Appellate Tax Board No. 63362. Appeal from valuation of pipe line established by the State Tax Commission
as of January 1, 1972.
19. Tenneco Inc., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Division vs. State Tax Commission and Lexington Board
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of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 63425. Appeal from valuation of pipe line established by the State
Tax Commission as of January 1, 1972.
20. James N. Showstack et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 185610, transferred to
Formal Procedure No. 63939. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
21. Harold J. Crumb et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 185806, transferred to
Formal Procedure No. 63961. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
22. Earnest J. Johnson et al vs. John J. McSweeney, District Court of Central Middlesex Small Claim No.
20194. Suit for property damage arising from an alleged street defect.
23. Christine Ammer et al vs. Robert Cataldo et al, United States District Court Civil Action No. 72-
806-G. Suit by 41 women for a declaratory judgment concerning the constitutionality of the method of pre-
paring the jury list in Lexington and of certain provisions of the Massachusetts laws relating to jury
lists.
24. Edward Bograd et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex County Commissioners No. 5518. Complaint
filed with Middlesex County Commissioners for abatement of 1971 real estate tax. Transferred for hearing
and determination by the Appellate Tax Board at the request of the Town, No. X- 186976.
25. John J. Shanahan et al vs. Robert Cataldo et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 327262. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of the taking of a building line. At the request of the Town, the Town of
Lexington was substituted as respondent in place of named members of the Board of Selectmen.
26. Barbara Brown Anderson vs. Francis Judd Cooke et al and Donald E. Nickerson et
Board of Appeals, District Court of Central Middlesex No. 297. Appeal from decision of
granting a variance to maintain a dwelling on Stratham Road.
27. Joseph R. Cotton vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 327312.
ment of damages arising out of a taking of land for part of a school site.
als, members of the
Board of Appeals
Petition for assess-
28. Reliable Fence Co., Inc. vs. the Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Municipal Court of the City
of Boston No. 315027. An action to recover for extra work alleged to have been performed under a written
contract with the Town.
29. Richard J. Cerrato et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex County Commissioners No. 5523. Complaint
filed with Middlesex County Commissioners for abatement of 1971 real estate tax. Transferred for hearing
and determination by the Appellate Tax Board at the request of the Town, No. X- 187176.
30. Town of Lexington vs. Joseph A. Costa, District Court of Central Middlesex. Action by Town to re-
cover for damage to a hydrant by a motor vehicle.
31. Thelma J. Costello vs. John P. Carroll and Donald E. Nickerson et als, members of the Board of
Appeals, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No. 33680. Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals granting
a special permit to keep motor vehicles overnight on residential property.
32. N. Conant Webb, Jr. et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 328433. Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for part of a school site.
33. Benjamin Franklin Homes, Inc. vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 329470. Petition
for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for a school site and a taking of land for play-
ground purposes.
34. William M. Fraser et als vs. George C. Sheldon et als, members of the Board of Appeals, and Lexing-
ton Gardens, Inc. and S. Arthur Peterson, Inc., Middlesex Superior Court Equity No. 34024. Appeal from
decision of Board of Appeals granting a special permit to replace certain old buildings with a new structure.
35. Campanelli Investment Properties, Chandler Leasing Division, PepsiCo Leasing Corp. vs. Board of
Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 187689, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 64565. Petition for abate-
ment of 1972 real estate tax.
36. Richard J. Biederman et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 64583. Petition for
abatement of 1972 real estate tax.
37. Julian Soshnick et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 188064, transferred to
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Formal Procedure No. 64951. Petition for abatement of 1972 real estate tax.
38. Lexington Interfaith Corporation vs. Board of Appeals. Appeal to the Department of Community
Affairs, Housing Appeals Committee pursuant to Mass. G.L. c.40B ss. 22 -23 from decision of Board of Appeals
denying a permit for the construction of six attached town -house type dwelling units.
39. Rocco M. Frasca vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 330569. Petition for assess-
ment of damages arising out of the taking of a sewer easement.
(c) All actions settled or disposed of during 1972.
1. Diran M. Semonian et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No.
assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of a drain easement.
when case reached for trial.
2. Murrich Corp. (formerly Finard Motels, Incorporated) vs. Board of Assessors,
No. 50385. Petition for abatement of 1967 real estate tax. Appeal withdrawn without
settlement of Battle Realty Trust 1968, 1969 and 1970 appeals.
281551. Petition for
Petitioners nonsuited
Appellate Tax Board
abatement at time of
3. 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. Case settled before trial upon payment of the Town of the
amount of damages awarded in the order of taking.
4. David Fudge & Son, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 54910, and No. X- 180051,
transferred to Formal Procedure No. 57731. Petitions for abatement of 1969 and 1970 real estate tax. All
appeals settled on partial abatement for each year.
5. D. Joyce Altman vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 177346, transferred to Formal
Procedure No. 55382, and No. X- 179805, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 57228. Petitions for abatement
of 1969 and 1970 real estate tax. Both appeals settled on partial abatement of 1969 assessment.
6. D. Joyce Altman vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 184526, transferred to Formal
Procedure No. 62214. Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax. Appeal withdrawn in consideration of
settlement of 1969 appeal.
7. Battle Realty Trust vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 60766. Petition for abatement
of 1970 real estate tax. Appeal settled on partial abatement of assessment.
8. Battle Realty Trust vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 61090. Petition for abatement
of 1971 real estate tax. Appeal settled on partial abatement of assessment.
9. Michael 0. Ciccarelli, Josephine Ciccarelli, Joseph D. Repucci and Antonette Repucci vs. Board of
Appeals and Bernice Gomes et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 33231 Equity. Appeal from decision of Board
of Appeals granting a special permit to operate a nursery school. Appeal dismissed by consent of parties.
10. Earnest J. Johnson et al vs. John J. McSweeney, District Court of Central Middlesex Small Claim
No. 20194. Suit for property damage arising from an alleged street defect. Judgment for defendant after
trial.
11. Town of Lexington vs. Joseph A. Costa, District Court of Central Middlesex. Action by Town to re-
cover for damage to a hydrant by a motor vehicle. Settlement in full received from defendant's insurer.
12. Battlegreen Apartments Trust vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 56241 and No. 59133.
Petitions for abatement of 1969 and 1970 real estate tax. Appeals settled on partial abatement of assess-
ment for both years.
13. Robert J. Sorrentino et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 44490. Petition for
abatement of 1965 real estate tax. Appeal dismissed for lack of prosecution.
(d) The amounts received by the Town Counsel as compensation for services not covered by the regular
salary of the Town Counsel and disbursements during 1972.
Disbursements
Appellate Tax Board, transfer fees
Lexington vs. Costa - service of writ
78
74.00
4.50
Total $78.50
Donald E. Legro and Norman P. Cohen
Board of Appeals
The Lexington Board of Appeals scheduled 106 hearings during the year 1972. Following is a listing of
these hearings and the decisions rendered in each case.
1. Tennis Club Guarantors Trust, Eldred L. Field and Walter Levison, Trustees - special permit to allow
the present owners, their successors and assigns (1) to use the existing premises and facilities and
structures located at 475 Bedford Street as a tennis and athletic club; and (2) to maintain the exist-
ing sign located at 475 Bedford Street; all subject to the existing conditions established by the
board of appeals on previous petitions of Lexington Indoor Tennis Club Corp. and /or the Middlesex
Tennis & Swim Club and /or Thomas R. Aldrich, Jr. GRANTED subject to conditions established for the
previous permissions.
2. Charlotte and Murray Zelikoff - variance to maintain the dwelling at 70 Buckman Drive, Lexington, with
a side yard of 14 ft. 6 in. instead of the required 15 ft. GRANTED.
3. Arthur and Geraldine Hardy - variance to maintain the dwelling at 6 Mohawk Drive with insufficient side
yard of 14 ft. 6 in. instead of the required 15 ft. GRANTED.
4. Arnold and Amelia Falcione - variance in order to build a garage on property at 386 Marrett Road which
would leave a side yard of 5 ft. instead of the required 10 ft. DENIED.
5. A. Ben Freitas - variance in order to build a garage on property at 45 Lincoln Street which would have
a 5 ft. side yard instead of the required 12 ft. DENIED.
6. Golden Hand Fabric Shop, Marilyn M. and Keith W. Harrison - permission to use the premises situated at
72 Waltham Street for the Golden Hand, a retailer of dressmaking fabrics and notions, and for offices.
GRANTED to use the premises for the Golden Hand fabric store only, limited to the petitioners and with
other conditions as to hours of operation, parking and exterior lighting specified.
7. Mobil Oil Corporation - permission to erect and maintain a free - standing sign on the property located
at 396 Waltham Street. GRANTED.
8. Mrs. Jack Radlo - variance in order to replace an existing porch with an addition of same width but
which when overhung will leave a side yard of 18 ft. instead of the required 20 ft. GRANTED.
9. John and Rosina Busa - special permit to continue operation of a roadside stand on the premises at 52
Lowell Street. GRANTED for one year, subject to certain conditions.
10. Lexington Professional Building Trust, Alfred P. Tropeano, Trustee - permission to amend the permit of
and for the premises at 114 Waltham Street, Lexington, entered on June 10, 1954, by deleting that por-
tion of the permit limiting the use of the offices to "physicians, dentists, and other professions ",
and to amend the permit entered on May 12, 1959, extending and enlarging the use for the building by
deleting all references that the use of offices be limited to physicians, dentists and other profes-
sions and the use of said offices be limited to that set forth in sections 25.40, 25.41 and 25.42.
GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
11. Norman L. Paul - special permit under section 25.81 to use a part of his residence at 26 Barberry
Road as a part -time office for the practice of medicine, practice limited to family psychiatry. Per-
mission specifically for a multiple - family group meeting one night a week. GRANTED for one year sub-
ject to certain conditions.
12. Wilson Farm, Inc. - special permit to continue to operate a roadside stand at 10 Pleasant Street.
GRANTED for 2 years subject to certain conditions.
13. Oscar W. Carlson - permission to use the street line of the presently laid out Grant Street rather
than the street line of the old Grant Street layout for 92 and 94 Grant Street, lots having suffici-
ent area and frontage on the old Grant Street. GRANTED.
14. Arnold and Amelia Falcione - variance in order to build a garage at 386 Marrett Road which would leave
a side yard of 8 ft. instead of the required 10 ft. GRANTED.
15. Miss Paulett Gomes and Mrs. Louis Gomes - special permit to operate a nursery school for no more than
ten children in Mrs. Gomes' residence located at 19 Chadbourne Road. GRANTED subject to certain
conditions.
16. Frank Bateman - variance to allow for the maintenance of a store for the sale of home decorating ser-
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vices and related goods at 703 Massachusetts Avenue and to erect and maintain a sign on the building.
The applicant has entered an agreement to lease a portion of the premises now occupied by the McGee
Flooring Company. GRANTED to use the front section of the first floor and to erect and maintain a
sign. Permit is subject to certain conditions.
17. W. R. Grace & Co., Industrial Chemicals Group - finding and determination concerning the proposed con-
struction of a research laboratory building on the property owned by W. R. Grace & Co., which fronts
on Hayden Avenue and the issuance of a special permit as specified in section 25 of the zoning by -law.
GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
18. A. Ben and Marion M. Freitas - variance in order to erect a garage on property at 45 Lincoln Street
which will have a 5 ft. side yard instead of the required 12 ft. GRANTED.
19. Nancy and Chi -Hua Wang - variance on the property located at 106 Pleasant Street to allow the present
carport to be made into a garage and to construct an additional room behind the garage leaving a side
yard of 14 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. GRANTED.
20. Honeywell Inc., Radiation Center - special permit under section 12.3 of the zoning by -law to include
light manufacturing activity of electronic and optical mechanical assemblies on the premises at 2
Forbes Road. GRANTED.
21. Itek Corporation - permission to erect and maintain two single sided, non - illuminated, free standing
signs, one to identify the property of Itek Corporation at 10 Maguire Road, the other to indicate the
visitor's parking area. GRANTED.
22. Mildred E. Whitney - special permit approving as an accessory use, in accordance with section 25.81 of
the zoning by -law, 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 to continue to
operate a secretarial service until March 1, 1973 with certain conditions.
23. Mobil Oil Corporation - special permit to erect and operate a gasoline service station on property
owned by Clementina Morascio, located at Lowell and North Streets, said station to be located in the
"CG- general business district" shown on the zoning district map no. CG -7; and for a variance from the
zoning by -law to allow for a one foot rear yard. Mobil Oil Corporation has an option to enter into a
long -term lease for the use of the parcel marked A -1, on plan dated January, 1972, Emmons, Fleming and
Bienvenu, Inc., engineers and surveyors. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
24. Francis Judd Cooke and Maymay L. Cooke - variance of the zoning by -laws to maintain the existing
dwelling at 2 Stratham Road, a way in Lexington, on a parcel of land shown as lot C on a plan entitled
"Plot Plan, Land in Lexington, Massachusetts" dated November 19, 1971, with additions on February 14,
1972, Albert A. Miller and Wilbur C. Nylander on file in the office of the Lexington Board of Appeals,
such lot C having an area of 50,300 sq. ft. and a frontage on Stratham Road of 205 ft.: to enable the
petitioners to convey to the town of Lexington the parcel presently owned by them, shown on such plan
as lot A, containing 70,545 sq. ft. GRANTED.
25. Gulf Oil Company - U.S. - permission at 324 Marrett Road and Waltham Street to remove existing porce-
lain enamel facing panels and building panels and building overhang on existing service station build-
ing and canopies and install brick facing on front and two sides of existing building and on existing
two canopies. GRANTED.
26. Living and Learning Centres, Inc. - special permission to construct a building and operate a nursery
school, kindergarten and full day program for children ages 3 to 6 at 84 Maple Street. The maximum
building capacity will accommodate 130 children. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
27. Lexington Gardens, Incorporated - permission to hard surface a portion of the parking area at 93 Han-
cock Street to eliminate an unsatisfactory surface condition. A French drain will be provided to
accommodate any possible water seepage. The drain will direct the water to the pond on the eastern
corner of the site. A 1,200 sq. ft. planted island dividing the parking lot longitudinally will be
maintained to both accommodate runoff and to naturalize the area. GRANTED subject to certain condi-
tions specified in the permit.
28. Four Star Realty Trust - variance in order to maintain the residence at 524 Marrett Road, Lexington,
which residence does not have adequate setback or side yard as required by the zoning by -law. GRANTED.
29. Four Star Realty Trust - variance to maintain the residence at 17 Middle Street, which residence does
not have adequate setback as required by the zoning by -law. GRANTED.
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30. Continental Trust - permission to erect and maintain a sign approximately three feet high and twenty
feet long on the easterly side of the building located at 703 Massachusetts Avenue. Contental Trust
is the owner of the property. GRANTED.
31. Ralph Cataldo - permission to erect a steel framed building eighty -five feet long and thirty -eight feet
wide on the premises located at 61 Bow Street. The building shall be used for the storage of farm
equipment and supplies. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
32. Florence Luongo - permission to erect and maintain a roadside stand on the property located at 53
Pleasant Street. DENIED.
33. The Lexington Mews, Amy Samoylenko - special permit under section 25 of the zoning by -law to operate
and maintain a theatre and restaurant as provided under section 12.2 of said by -law, these to be loca-
ted in the building to be constructed at 10 Muzzey Street. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
34. James V. Cosgrove - special permit to continue operation of a roadside stand at 307 Wood Street for the
purpose of selling poultry, eggs, plants, produce and wood; also to sell Christmas trees and wreaths in
season. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
35. Calvin H. & Virginia Brandford - variance in order to build and maintain a pool on the property at 2416
Massachusetts Avenue, which will leave a rear yard of 12 ft. instead of 15 ft. on the north side. Also
on the west and east sides variances of 51/2 ft. and 21/2 ft. respectively to maintain the required 10 ft.
side yards. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
36. Emanuel and Karen A. Schnall - variance to maintain existing dwelling at 10 Fiske Road as presently
constructed, with a northwest side yard of approximately 12 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. This
side yard is determined by the original structure, completed in 1955 and not specifically covered by a
variance granted for an addition in 1961. Said addition was built to less than the dimensions permit-
ted. GRANTED.
37. Golden Hand Fabric Shop, Marilyn M. and Keith W. Harrison - permission to erect a hanging sign at 72
Waltham Street, the location of the Golden Hand, a fabric shop. The two -faced sign, measuring 33
inches by 50 inches, would be hung from the center column of the front porch over the front hedge. It
would not overhang the sidewalk. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
38. Robert J. Neal - special permit under section 25.94 for use of temporary structure, box trailer, for
storage on property at 421 Lowell Street (CG- business zone), not to exceed 6 months from date of grant-
ing of special permit. GRANTED for 6 months.
39. Victoria N. O'Connell - variance to allow the subdivision of a parcel of land numbered 11 Lowell Street
into two separate lots shown as lot A and lot B on a plan entitled "Plot Plan of Land in Lexington,
Massachusetts," dated March 21, 1972, Albert A. Miller and Wilbur C. Nylander, civil engineers and
surveyors, on file in the office of the board of appeals, such lot B having an area of 18,500 sq. ft.
of land and a frontage on Lowell Street of 86 ft. and a frontage on Westminster Avenue of 113 ft., and
such lot A having an aria of 10,000 sq. ft. of land and a frontage on Lowell Street of 120 ft. and a
frontage on Westminster Avenue of 64 ft., and to maintain the existing dwelling on lot B and to erect
a single family dwelling on lot A after the existing barn is removed. GRANTED subject to certain
conditions.
40 Norman C. Fletcher - variances to build an addition to an existing dwelling at 36 Moon Hill Road and
to add a third floor to part of the present building. The new addition will have a sideyard of 7 ft.
7 in. instead of the required 15 ft. and the new third floor will have a sideyard of 5 ft. instead of
the required 15 ft. WITHDRAWN by the petitioner.
41 H. Stuart and Elizabeth H. Muench - variance to build a garage with a basement under on the property
located at 24 Dewey Road which will be set back 20 ft. from the road instead of the required 30 ft. to
enable them to have a reasonably level driveway. GRANTED, 25 ft. setback, with certain conditions.
42 Varian Associates - finding and determination that the proposed construction of a building to house
offices, research laboratory, and light manufacturing facilities for high vacuum equipment on property
on 121 Hartwell Avenue, constitutes a suitable development and will not result in substantial detriment
to the neighborhood, and the issuance of a special permit, all in accordance with the provisions of
sections 13 and 25 of the zoning by -law and a variance of article X, area limitations within building,
building and sign by -laws. No application for a sign is included in this petition. The petitioner,
Varian Associates, is the buyer named in a purchase and sale agreement covering the premises. GRANTED
subject to certain conditions.
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43. Edward E. and Angela E. Abell - variance to maintain a dwelling at 5 Poplar Street with insufficient
front and side yards as shown on a plot plan, showing a front yard of 9 ft. rather than the required
30 ft., a right side yard of 12 ft. rather than the required 15 ft., and a left side yard of 17.8 ft.
rather than the required 20 ft. GRANTED: this action of the board of appeals in no way purports to
lay out or legalize Poplar Street as a street as defined in the by -law and in no way changes the non-
existence of Poplar Street as a town way.
44. Hartwell Westview Trust - special permit covering the construction and use proposed by Hartwell West -
view Trust as shown on the preliminary site plan for Majilite Corp., Lexington Industrial Center, Mass.
by Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Co., dated April 25, 1972, and for a finding and determination that a pro-
posed 37,496 sq. ft. building located on a 3.0 acre lot at 35 Hartwell Avenue located on the northwest
side of Hartwell Avenue and on the southwesterly side of Westview Street, all as shown on plans sub-
mitted and dated April 12 and 25, will constitute a suitable development and will not result in sub-
stantial detriment to the neighborhood, in accordance with section 13 of the zoning by -law. GRANTED
subject to certain conditions.
45. George and Sylvia Haroules - variance to maintain the present building at 139 Simonds Road with a front
yard of 25 ft. 8 in. instead of the required 30 ft. and to build an addition 15 ft. by 24 ft., 2
stories with a garage under, which would have a front yard of 25 ft. 8 in. instead of the required 30
ft. and a side yard of 11 ft. 9 in. instead of the required 15 ft. GRANTED subject to certain
conditions.
46. Adolph C. and Candida Cuccinello - variances of the zoning by -law to create two lots of a parcel of
land at 92 Bridge Street. Lot 110 is 9,360 sq. ft. in area and contains an existing house with insuf-
ficient frontage. Lot 109 contains 6,509 sq. ft. on which the petitioners propose to build a house
with insufficient front yard. Both lots will have insufficient areas as they should be 15,500 sq. ft.
in area. The petitioner requests variances to make these lots legal building lots. DENIED.
47 John P. Carroll - permission to pick up and keep cars, without allowing them to be taken from the
trucks overnight on the premises known as 31 Allen Street, away from the abutters and the street so as
not to constitute an eye sore. GRANTED for one year subject to certain conditions.
48 Richard F. Galehouse - variance of the by -law to maintain the present building at 11 Lee Avenue with a
front yard of 10 ft. instead of the required 30 ft. and a right side yard of 8 ft. instead of the re-
quired 15 ft. and to build an addition 12 ft. by 14 ft. one story high which would have a right side
yard of 10 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. GRANTED.
49 Mobil Oil Corporation - permission to erect and maintain a free standing sign on the property located
at the corner of Lowell and North streets, being numbered 653 Lowell Street. The sign shall be 8 ft.
2 in. wide and 3 ft. 7 in. high and shall be an embossed plastic -faced aluminum framed sign. Illumin-
ation shall be provided by interior flourescent lamps. The word "mobil" shall be displayed on each
side of the sign. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
50. Robert Graves - variance to allow for the temporary parking of not more than 15 automobiles on the rear
portion of the lot located at 903 Waltham Street. The area to be used shall be fenced and there shall
be no lighting. The vehicles to be parked shall be legally registered automobiles which are awaiting
repairs. The applicant has an option to lease the area to be used. DENIED.
51. Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, Inc. - variance to permit an addition to be built at 130 Waltham St.,
which is in a residential zone with a side yard on the northerly lot line of 10 ft. instead of the
required 15 ft. and special permission under 25.24 for expansion of the existing permitted use.
GRANTED.
52. Lexington Gardens, Inc. - Lexington Gardens, Inc. has an option to acquire the property of S. Arthur
Peterson, Inc., 544 Lowell Street. Some building changes will be necessary for effective use of the
property for growning purposes. Assurance that these changes may be made is necessary prior to the
option being exercised. Proposal: removal of one 21 ft. by 100 ft. twenty year old greenhouse and the
attached showroom - office structure, and their replacement with a landscaped, painted cement block 40
ft. by 100 ft. structure. The structures being removed were designed and used as a growing area, show-
room, office, potting area and furnace area. The new structure, which will be set back from the road
approximately 12 ft. farther than the current structure, will be used as a greenhouse area, garage and
furnace room. DENIED.
53. Norman C. and Marjorie Fletcher - variances of the zoning by -law to build an addition to an existing
dwelling at 36 Moon Hill Road and to add a third floor to part of the present building. The new addi-
tion will have a sideyard of 7 ft. 71/2 in. instead of the required 15 ft. and the new third floor will
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have a sideyard of 5 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. GRANTED.
54. Arthur N. Landry, Jr. - variance to build a house on lot 145 which has an area of 90,187 sq. ft. and is
located between house numbers 3 and 5 on Minute Man Lane with a 40 ft. frontage instead of the required
150 ft. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
55. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory - special permission under section 30 of the
zoning by -law to erect on its premises at 238 Wood Street an experimental antenna tower located accord-
ing to drawings submitted. It will consist of a round (10q ft. diameter) steel tower with a spherical
dome (261/2 ft. diameter) housing the antenna. Total height to top of dome will be 80 ft. The tower
will be set back about 800 ft. from Wood Street. GRANTED.
56. Ralph D. Cataldo - variance from the zoning by -law to create a separate lot of part of his property at
61 Bow Street with a frontage of 105 ft. instead of the required 125 ft. and an area of 11,025 sq. ft.
instead of the required 15,500 sq. ft. for the purpose of building a single family house according to
plans submitted. GRANTED, except that the frontage shall be the required 125 ft., it will have a rear
lot length of 115 ft. and the area will be increased.
57. Ambassador Tuxedos, Inc. - variance to allow for the maintenance of a store for the sale and rental of
formal wear and related goods on the first floor of the building at 703 Massachusetts Avenue and for
permission to change the lettering on the existing sign on the front of the building from "McGee Floor-
ing" to "Ambassador Tuxedo's ". The petitioner has an option to lease the front portion of the first
floor of the building (approximately 1,200 sq. ft.) at 703 Massachusetts Avenue. DENIED.
58 The 115 Kendall Corporation - (1) site plan review and approval for a special permit pursuant to sec-
tion 13 and related subsections of the zoning by -law and to make a finding and determination that the
proposed placement of buildings, major topographic changes, provisions for waste disposal, surface and
ground water drainage, erosion control, parking areas, loading areas, maneuvering areas, driveways, and
the location of intersections of driveways and streets will constitute a suitable development and will
not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood; and (2) approval of sign as shown on submitted
plans. The proposed use of the building is office and research and development. The property frontage
is located on the northwest side of Hartwell Avenue (ac?oss from Hinchy Road) and extends through to
Westview Street. The address of the front portion of the building, occupied by Signatron, Inc., is 27
Hartwell Avenue. The number of the premises for which this application is submitted is 29 Hartwell
Avenue. This application is for a building, construction of which has already commenced. GRANTED sub-
ject to certain conditions.
59. Manfred P. and Winfred L. Friedman - variance of the zoning by -law in order to maintain a dwelling at
3 Paul Revere Road with a side yard of 13 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. GRANTED.
60. James T. Cassidy - variance of the zoning by -law in order to maintain a garage (built in 1950) on the
property at 25 Richards Road with a side yard of 13.5 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. and a setback
of 27 ft. instead of the required 30 ft. GRANTED.
61. Tennis Club Guarantors Trust, Eldred L. Field and Walter Levison - permission to extend its existing
special permit under section 25.24 of the zoning by -law so as to include land, as described on plan,
which is contiguous to its presently owned land at 475 Bedford Street, for the purpose of constructing
two additional tennis courts with locker and office space, and to continue its operation as a tennis
and swim club in the same manner as it is now operating. The additions will be attached to and of the
same design and color as the present buildings. GRANTED subject to the condition that it be land -
scapped suitably with an evergreen screen.
62. Scott Properties, Inc. - variance from the zoning by -law to maintain a foundation at 32 Webb Street
with a side yard of 6 ft. 10 in. instead of the required 7 ft. 6 in. GRANTED.
63. Morris Bloomberg - permission to add two dormers, each forty -one (41) ft., to the existing two - family
house at 302 Marrett Road. This petition is made in accordance with the provisions of sections 30.1,
30.2, 30.3 and other relevant provisions of the zoning by -law. DENIED.
64. Lexington Mews Trust, Constantine S. & Amalia G. Samoylenko - variance of the zoning by -law in order to
alter, renovate and construct an addition to the existing two story concrete block building at rear of
property, 10 Muzzey Street, in accordance with section 27 of the above said by -law. This existing
building has a rear yard of 2 ft. minimum and 3 ft. maximum instead of the required 10 ft. Also, a
special permit under section 25 of the zoning by -law to operate and maintain a theatre (cap. 156) and
restaurant and /or tearoom (cap. 125), as provided under section 12.2 of said by -law. They will be lo-
cated in the renovated building at rear of property at 10 Muzzey Street. DENIED.
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65. Frederick D. and Julie A. Miller - variance of the zoning by -law to maintain the existing dwelling at
51 Taft Avenue with a frontage of 26.7 ft. instead of the required 30 ft. GRANTED.
66. Dr. Darwish R. Yusah - variance from the zoning by -law in order to maintain an existing dwelling at 12
Circle Road with a rear yard of 12 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. GRANTED.
67. Honeywell Inc. (Radiation Center) - special permit to maintain on the premises at 2 Forbes Road, in
accordance with section 25.94, up to 18 mobile offices, positioned according to plans submitted, for a
period not to exceed 12 months. The applicant is the lessee of the premises involved with an option
to buy. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
68. Nancy and Chi -Hua Wang - variance on the property located at 106 Pleasant Street to permit the con-
struction of a tool shed of the dimensions 6 ft. by 10 ft. by 7 ft. with a 21 ft. side yard instead of
the required 15 ft. DENIED.
69. Lexington Interfaith Corporation - application under c.774 of the Acts of 1969 for a comprehensive per-
mit for the construction of six attached town -house type dwelling units upon approximately 16,000 sq.
ft. of land located northeasterly of Hickory Street and southeasterly of Garfield Street at the inter-
section of such streets and shown as lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and part of 25 upon a plan made by
Miller & Nylander, Civil Engineers and Surveyors, dated July 6, 1966. Construction of this housing
is proposed to be financed by the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency and it is intended that the
dwelling units will be leased to persons of low and moderate income, without regard to age, eligible
for federal or state subsidy programs. DENIED.
70. Lexington Gardens, Inc., E. Lee Schneider, President - special permit to replace certain old buildings
with a new structure on the property currently owned by S. Arthur Peterson, Inc., 544 Lowell Street,
Lexington, Massachusetts: removal of aged structures including a greenhouse, the attached showroom,
office structure, work area, furnace room, and portions of a garage and replacement with a landscaped
clapboard facaded structure in keeping with character of the neighborhood and occupying slightly less
area than the structures being replaced. The new structure will be used as a horticultural area,
garage, and furnace area. It will be set back further from Lowell Street than the present structure;
vehicular building access will be at the southern end of the building. GRANTED subject to certain
conditions.
71. Claude W. and Mary F. Brenner - variance from the zoning by -law in order to maintain the house and
premises at 30 Preston Road, which house has a side yard of 13.6 ft. instead of the required 15 ft.
GRANTED.
72. R. Alan Porter - variance from the zoning by -law in order to maintain the house and premises at 22
Hayes Lane, which house has a side yard of 10.8 ft. instead of the required 12 ft. GRANTED.
73. Wayne V. and Phyllis Andersen - variance of the zoning by -law to maintain a dwelling at 26 Dewey Road,
which house has a front yard setback of 29.18 ft. instead of the required 30 ft. GRANTED.
74. Alfred E. Barrington - variance from the zoning by -law in order to construct a carport at 470 Concord
Avenue, which carport will have a front yard setback of 13 ft. instead of the required 30 ft. The
desired location for the carport is at the end of the existing driveway area. To construct further
from the lot line would require the removal of several trees and a considerable increase in driveway
length and area. Existing trees along Concord Avenue will provide shielding of the carport from the
roadside viewing with the roof being at, or just below the existing grade of the street. GRANTED.
75. Alan Watson, Lexington Esso Service Station - special permit to rent and store U -Haul Co., Inc. trail-
ers, trucks and accessory equipment at the service station located at 10 Woburn Street at the intersec-
tion of Fletcher Avenue. The petitioner is the lessee of the premises with a lease that runs from
year to year with an automatic renewal clause. The owner of the property is the Humble Oil and Refin-
ing Co. (Esso). GRANTED for one year and subject to certain conditions.
76. Lexington Mews Trust, Constantine S. and Amalia G. Samoylenko - special permit under section 25 of the
zoning by -law to operate and maintain a theatre and restaurant and /or tearoom, as provided under sec-
tion 12.2. These facilities will be located in the building to be constructed at 10 -12 Muzzey Street.
GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
77. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory - special permit under section 30 of the zon-
ing by -law in order that it may erect on premises owned by it at 238 Wood Street an experimental radar
antenna tower. GRANTED for the specific use requested.
78. Youville Hospital, Sister Annette Caron, S.G.M., Adminstrator " - special permit under section 25.22 of
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the zoning by -law to build and maintain at 10 Pelham Road a 150 bed nursing home annex to Youville
Hospital which is also owned and operated by the Grey Nuns Charity, Inc., using the present structures
with minimal modification and one new structure. The proposed new structure would be consistent with
architectural requirements set down by the town, will be 205 ft. by 85 ft. and be three stories in
height. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
79. L and B Realty Trust - variance to subdivide the property located at 1037 -1049 Massachusetts Avenue
into two parcels. DENIED.
80. Nancy and Chi -Hua Wang - variance to permit the construction of a tool shed 12 ft. by 5 ft. by 7 ft.
at 106 Pleasant Street with a side yard of 4 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. GRANTED, to build a
tool shed 8 ft. by 5 ft. by 7 ft. with a side yard of 5 ft.
81 Ginn and Company - permission to erect identification sign at entrance to Ginn and Company driveway at
191 Spring Street. Sign will have two faces perpendicular to Spring Street with lettering "Xerox" and
"Ginn and Company" on each face. Sign will be unlighted, constructed of concrete with aluminum letters
on an aluminum panel attached to concrete, and will enclose Edison Company meter box presently free
standing at the location proposed. Each side of sign will be 10 ft. 2 in. long and 5 ft. 6 in. high.
The two sides will be 5 ft. 4 in. apart to enclose the meter box on two sides. The third side facing
Spring Street will be enclosed by a metal gate for limited access by the Edison Company and the back
will be open for direct access to the meters. The sign is designed to conceal the meter box which is
a necessary but not an attractive structure. The aluminum panel will be gray, with white "Xerox" let-
ters and black "Ginn and Company" letters. The gate will be black. Concrete will be natural color to
match building. DENIED.
82. Anthony R. Cataldo, Gold Ribbon Farms - renew special permit to process and sell fruits and vegetables
at premises located at Gold Ribbon Farms, 1265 Massachusetts Avenue. GRANTED for one year, subject to
certain conditions.
83. Honeywell Radiation Center (Cabot, Cabot & Forbes) by Thomas P. Hutchinson - special permit (sec. 12.2)
covering the construction in the use proposed by Honeywell Radiation Center and a finding and deter-
mination that a proposed 81,066 sq. ft. (2 -story building) located on a 15.2 acre lot, southwesterly
side of Forbes Road in the Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Minuteman Research Park will constitute a suitable
development and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood. GRANTED subject to cer-
tain conditions.
84. Peking Garden, Lexington Enterprises, Inc., Chester C. K. Chi, Treasurer - permission to erect a third
sign to be located on the side of the building at the entrance of the Peking Garden Restaurant at 27
Waltham Street. This sign will consist of stainless steel letters for the word "Cocktails" (size to be
6 in. by 1 in. by 1 in.). Permission has been granted by the Historic Districts Commission subject to
Board of Appeals approval. DENIED.
85. Lawrence Trebino - variance of the zoning by -law to maintain the present dwelling at 33 Blake Road with
a setback of 25 ft. instead of the required 30 ft. and to build an addition (approximately 1,144 sq.
ft.) which will leave a setback of 21.5 ft. from Blake Road instead of 30 ft. and a side yard of ap-
proximately 19.5 ft. instead of the required 20 ft. GRANTED with the condition that construction must
begin within one year.
86. Frank R., Jr. and Joan A. Denton - variance of the zoning by -law to permit the existing dwelling loca-
ted at 10 Lee Street to have a sideyard of 8.5 feet instead of the required 10 feet and a front yard
of 29.2 feet instead of the required 30 feet; and (2) for a variance for permission to construct a
carport having a front yard setback of 20 feet instead of the required 30 feet. GRANTED with the con-
dition that construction must begin within one year.
87. LeRoy M. Titelbaum, M.D. - variance of the zoning by -law to subdivide the parcel of land at 246 Con-
cord Avenue into two (2) lots. Lot no. 1, containing 30,048 square feet conforms with the zoning by-
law. Lot no. 2, containing the present house, contains 47,460 square feet and the petitioner seeks a
variance of this lot for a frontage of 86.68 feet on Concord Avenue. DENIED.
88. Pasquale P. Barbieri - variance of the zoning by -law in order to extend the existing automobile service
facilities of Europa Auto Imports, Inc. by adding a 50 by 70 ft. extension to the existing building,
plus 17 additional parking spaces, in the rear of 153 North Street at the southeasterly corner of Low-
ell Street., 30 ft. of which would extend into RO district. Also to vary the side yard requirement
from 20 ft. to 10 ft., the Commonwealth of Massachusetts having taken this land for highway purposes.
Decision first deferred by a unanimous vote, then in public session on November 14 by a 4 to 1 vote
this petition was DENIED.
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89. Viola T. Norlin - special permit to continue the operation of the Manor Nursery School at 118 Burling-
ton Street. GRANTED for one year.
90. Robert J. Neal - special permit under section 25.94 for use of temporary structure, box trailer, for
storage on property at 421 Lowell Street (CG- business zone), not to exceed 12 months from date of
granting of special permit. GRANTED with certain conditions.
91. Robert E. Doran - special permit to continue the operation of a roadside stand for the sale of flowers,
plants and other nursery and farm goods on the premises located at 150 East Street and also for the
sale of Christmas trees, wreaths, etc. in the appropriate season. GRANTED for 2 years, subject to
certain conditions.
92. Robert Modoono - special permit to continue to operate a stand for the sale of evergreens, shrubs,
various other plants, annuals, perennials, and garden supplies on lot abutting 192 Woburn Street; also
to sell Christmas trees, wreaths, etc. in the appropriate season. GRANTED for 2 years, subject to
certain conditions.
93. Lexington Eye Associates - permission to keep sign on lawn at 99 Waltham Street, which reads "Lexington
Eye Associates ". GRANTED with condition that the swinging sign be fixed so as to be immovable.
94. Danish House, Saratoga Sandwich Roll Corp. - special permit under section 25 to open a Danish House
Restaurant for the service of food and beverage to the general public. The store is located at 1841
Massachusetts Avenue, new Central Block Building, store #9. Danish House has a lease with the Minute
Man Park Realty Trust, signed by Mr. E. A. Giroux. GRANTED.
95. Peter S. Pershan and Patricia B. Pershan - variance to subdivide the property located at 218 Follen
Road, having a frontage of 120 ft. and total area of 13,123 sq. ft. of land, into two lots as follows:
(a) a legal building lot having a frontage of 120 ft. and total area of 11,898 sq. ft. of land; and
(b) a lot containing 1,225 sq. ft. of land to be added to and made a part of the property known as 7
Churchill Lane. GRANTED.
96. Ida G. Krebs - special permit under section 25.21 of the zoning by -law to construct a building at 453
Concord Avenue to be used as a motor training facility to accomodate the total of the existing school
population of fifty students and teacher personnel of nineteen persons. The building will be approxi-
mately 52 ft. by 74 ft. and one -story high. At times other than assembly, there will be on the aver-
age approximately twenty -five students and ten supervisory personnel using the facility. There will
be no new students enrolled or additional personnel employed for this facility. GRANTED subject to
certain conditions.
97 Honeywell Radiation Center (Cabot, Cabot & Forbes) - variance from article 10 of the building by -law
and other applicable provision thereof to permit construction and use of a 2 -story building on this
lot of second -class construction with an area between firewalls not exceeding 40,533 sq. ft., the area
limit now being 16,667 sq. ft. when certain sprinklers and exterior fire fighting space are installed
and provided as set forth in the article. The address is 3 Forbes Road (formerly 2 Forbes Road), the
owner is Trustees of Lexington Office Center Trust, Boston, Mass. (Cabot, Cabot & Forbes), the plans
are for Honeywell Radiation Center. GRANTED subject to certain conditions.
98. Herbert D. Kline - special permit under section 26.56 of the zoning by -law to erect and maintain an
amateur radio antenna that will have a maximum height of 75 ft. on the property known as 25 Webster
Road. The antenna will be on a tower that also retracts to a height of 26 ft. and is motorized so
that it can go up or down by depressing a switch. The tower base will sit in concrete. DENIED.
(a 65 ft. tower is allowed according to the by -law without a special permit or variance).
99 Albert E. Whitcomb - variance in the required distance from the street in order to build a one -story
addition to the dwelling at 29 Fern Street. The addition will be 16 ft. by 21 ft. 6 in., one story in
height, and will consist of a bedroom and bathroom. The addition will be attached to the side of the
existing building which has been there since before the year 1900. The front of the existing building
is approximately 17 ft. from the street line. The addition will be in line with the front of the ex-
isting building and will be the same distance from the street. GRANTED.
100. Lexington Gardens, Inc. by E. Lee Schneider, president - 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 Han-
cock Street all of the supplementary items specified in the subsection 24.5. GRANTED subject to cer-
tain conditions.
101. F. Meade Reynolds - variance of the zoning by -law to allow the use of land as a building lot for a one
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family dwelling. The land is numbered 3 Aaron Road and is shown as lots 8 -B and 9 on a plan entitled
"Plan of Land in Lexington, Massachusetts," dated December 3, 1968, by Albert A. Miller and Wilbur C.
Nylander, containing 15,000 square feet of land and having a frontage on Aaron Road of 120 feet. The
applicant has an option to purchase. WITHDRAWN.
102 Robert A. Patterson, coordinator of special education - special permit, under section 25.21 of the
zoning by -law to conduct a co- educational prevocational life care training program on the premises
known as 45 Forest Street for a maximum of twelve young adults (17 to 22 years). This school will
be in session from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday from September through June. There will
be one teacher and two aides. This property, owned by Lexington Friends Community Residence, will
be leased to the school. WITHDRAWN.
103 Albert R. Piantedosi - variance from the zoning by -law to allow for the temporary parking of not more
than fifteen motor vehicles on the lot owned by the applicant at 443 Lincoln Street. GRANTED subject
to certain conditions.
104. Edward F. and Shirley L. Donnelly - variance of the zoning by -law to build a one -story addition (12
ft. by 18 ft.) to the existing house at 19 Emerald Street, which will leave a side yard of 15.7 ft.
instead of the required 20 ft. The proposed addition will be for a dining area and family room.
GRANTED subject to conditions.
105. William E. Maloney - special permit under sections 12.2 and 24.5 of the zoning by -law for permission
for the applicant, his lessee or nominee, to conduct a nursery on premises located at 661 Lowell
Street, consisting of approximately 5.1 acres. The applicant has an option to purchase the premises.
DENIED.
106. Peter S. and Betty A. Milinazzo - variance to maintain a tree house on property at 27 Ewell Avenue.
DENIED.
The following associate members served during the year: Messrs. Woodruff Brodhead, Robert Cataldo,
Logan Clarke, Jr., George Emery, Irving Mabee, Haskell Reed.
Donald E. Nickerson, chairman
Howard H. Dawes George C. Sheldon
Ruth Morey George P. Wadsworth
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1 9 7 2
PERSONAL SERVICES
1972 Appropriation for Salaries
Paid from PL -874 $157,332.30
PL -864 -V .45
R & D 44.94
Metco 68,182.00
Child Care 8.860.00
Expenditures:
General Control
Administration
Sec. & Clerks
Expenses of Instruction
Coordinators & Dept. Heads
Sec. & Clerks
Principals
Sec. & Clerks
Teachers
Spec. Class Assts.
Librarians
Sec. & Clerks
Guidance
Sec. & Clerks
Psychologists
Sec. & Clerks
$160,451.95
114,155.13
299,755.77
55,601.94
426,681.01
179,361.68
6,816,070.18
25,674.33
211,871.12
17,044.50
365,353.85
26,787.92
48,015.07
6,112.96
Health
Nurses & Doctors 87,738.89
Food Services
Supervisors 73,688.08
Operation & Maintenance
Maintenance Men 74,687.60
Custodians 522,339.55
Total Expenditures for Salaries
$9,338,785.25
234,419.69
$9,573,204.94
* 9,511,391.53
Unexpended Balance Returned to Town $61,813.41
*Of this total $46,470.58 was for Food Services Payrolls
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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
EXPENSES
1972 Appropriation for Expenses $1,450,464.00
Expenditures:
General Cpntrol
School Committee & Superintendent's Office $37,406.50
Expenses of Instruction
Supervision - Supplies & Expenses 17,653.68
Principals 36,959.41
Teaching Supplies & Expenses 233,364.53
Textbooks 75,579.83
Library Books & Supplies 52,428.43
Audio Visual Supplies & Expenses 32,030.55
Psychological 9,893.69
Other School Services
Psychiatrists, Health Supplies & Expenses 9,839.31
Transportation 319,748.91
Food Services 5,151.18
Student Publications 1,023.05
Operation of Plant
Custodial Supplies & Expenses 41,183.90
Fuel 94,079.64
Utilities 170,864.43
Maintenance of Plant
Repairs to Grounds 8,697.93
Repairs to Buildings 135,716.95
Repairs to Equipment 20,287.65
Fixed Charges
Rental of Buildings 1,310.00
Community Services
Transportation to Non - Public Schools 10,865.82
Acquisition of Fixed Assets
Acquisition & Improvement of Buildings 500.00
New Equipment 61,766.24
Replacement of Equipment 15,480.00
Programs with Others
Transfer of Funds 3,225.00
Total Expenditures for Expense Budget $1,395,056.63
Unexpended Balance 55,407.37
Carryover to 1973 50,929.00
Unexpended Balance Returned to Town $ 4,478.37
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ATHLETIC BUDGET
JUNIOR & SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Balance January 1, 1972
Town Appropriation
Admissions:
$ 5,032.84
108,471.00
Football $ 6,449.72
Basketball 1,938.00
Hockey 4,140.50
Wrestling 111.50
Season Tickets 1,496.00
Lost Equip. 890.95 15,026.67
128,530.51
Expenditures: Senior Senior Clarke Diamond Muzzey
Girls Boys Jr. High Jr. High Jr. High
Football 21,213.81 2,033.36 2,285.05 2,327.20
Cross Country 887.00
Soccer 6,197.28 822.55 1,298.65 1,033.55
Basketball 12,886.41 694.50 1,920.90 2,118.21
Hockey 13,403.71 904.70 944.90 1,137.80
Wrestling 1,988.71
Indoor Track 2,378.43
Gymnastics 2,017.11
Swimming 3,249.38
Baseball 5,157.93 2,095.82 2,565.30
Track 4,085.33
Tennis 995.68
Golf 776.03
Field Hockey 2,598.68
Basketball 1,783.71
Cheerleaders 1,226.09
Gymnastics 1,838.59
Softball 1,065.77
LaCrosse 1,988.77
Tennis 735.28
Swimming 1,964.50
General Misc. 2,799.04 32.77 60.80
Director Athletics 1,685.00
Travel Allowance 300.00
Equip. Manager 2,200.00
Faculty Manager 261.50 576.00 576.00
Doctors' & Nurses 1,185.00
Total Expenditures $ 13,201.39 $83,405.85 $4,716.61 $ 9,154.09 $ 9,818.86 $ 120,296.80
Unexpended Balance 8,233.71
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Income:
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
FOOD SERVICES PROGRAM
REVOLVING ACCOUNT - 1972
Sales $350,359.94
Reimbursement (State & Federal) 88,682.12
Miscellaneous 4,467.01
Transfer from Town 46,470.58
$489,979.65
1971 Cash Balance 63,451.52
$553,431.17
Expenditures:
Food $260,848.38
Labor 204,686.58
Miscellaneous 23,837.64
$489,372.60
Cash Balance $ 64,058.57
Cash on Hand 210.00
Value of Inventory 50,038.57
Reimbursement Due 28,625.00
Cash Value $142,932.14
Miscellaneous Data:
Cash Value of Commodities Received $66,931.52
Gratis Lunch Value 9,242.20
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION - TUITION & TRANSPORTATION
1972 Appropriation
Expenditures:
Tuition - Day Classes $8,625.59
Evening Classes 825.50
Transportation 4,280.69
Expenditures $13,731.78
C/0 to be Expend. 435.00
$14,166.78
Reim. from State 4.231.00
Net Cost to Town $ 9,935.78
Emergency Funds
Less Carryover
Returned to Town
$12,120.00
2,500.00
$14,620.00
13,731.78
888.22
435.00
$453.22
OUT-OF -STATE TRAVEL
1972 Appropriation $12,300.00
Expenditures * 11,451.92
Unexpended Balance Returned to Town $ 848.08
*Net Cost to Town
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PL -874
Balance January 1, 1972 .30
Reimbursement Received 157,332.00
Expenditures: To Personal Services 157,332.30
PL -864 -V
Balance January 1, 1972 .45
Expenditures: To Personal Services .45
-0-
METCO
Balance January 1, 1972
Receipts
Expenditures
Balance
$80,490.14
189,538.87
270,029.01
185,651.56
$84,377.45
PL -89 -10
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Balance January 1, 1972 $ - 0 -
Receipts 34,019.00
Expenditures 34,019.00
Balance - 0
TEACHER TRAINING FILMS PROGRAM
Balance January 1, 1972 $239.30
Expended
239.30
Balance - 0 -
ESEA LIBRARY
Balance January 1, 1972 $1,951.50
Receipts 15,791.87
$17,743.37
Expenditures 16,885.98
Balance $857.39
CHILD CARE PL -90 -576
Balance January 1, 1972 $9,784.47
Receipts 3,615.00
$13,399.47
Expenditures 13,391.63
Balance $7.84
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PL 89 -10
LEARNING DISABILITIES
Receipts $27,786.00
Expenditures 19,623.05
Balance
$8,162.95
MISC.
Music Research Project $6,021.82
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Town Voted
Appro.
Pers.Serv. $9,338,785.25
Expenses 1,450,464.00
Voc. Educ. 12,120.00
Out State 12,300.00
Athletics 108.471.00
$10,922.140.25
**
Summary of Major School Budgets
Transfers,
Receipts,
etc.
$234,419.69
2,500.00
20.059.51_
$256,979.20
1 9 7 2
Town Oper.
Budget Expenditures
$9,573,204.94 $9,511,391.53*
1,450,464.00 1,395,056.63
14,620.00 13,731.78
12,300.00 11,451.92
128.530.51 120.296.80
$11,179.119.45 $11,051,928.66
Income & Reim.
Tuition $9,350.19
Comm. Mass.:
Chapter 70 1,719,590.04
71 142,521.34
76 6,273.29
69-71 276,258.30
Rentals&Misc. 14.853.15
2,168,836.31
Voc. Educ. 4.231.00
$2,173,067.31
*Of Total Expended $46,470.58 was for Food Services P/R's
Unexpend.
Income & Reim. Bal.Fwd.
Pd. Town to 1973
$2,168,836.61**
4.231.00
$50,929.00
435.00
8,233.71
$2,173,067.31 $59,597.71
Total Oper. Budget
Less Expenditures
Less Carryover to 1973
Bal. Ret'd. to Town
Unexpend.
Bal.Retd.
to Town
$61,813,41
4,478.37
453.22
848.08
Net Cost
$8,554,121.16
9,935.78
11,451.92
108.471.00
$67,593.08 $8,683,979.86
$11,179,119.45
11 051 928.66
127,190.79
59,597,71
$67,593.08
1972 -73
SCHOOL PROFILES
Number of
Principal Opened Classrooms Additions
Elementary Schools
Adams J. Edward Jacobus 1913 16 1931
739 Massachusetts Avenue
Bowman George J. Lemire 1967 23
Philip Road
Bridge Dr. Lester Goodridge, Jr. 1966 23
55 Middleby Road
Joseph Estabrook William C. Terris 1961 23
117 Grove Street
Fiske Robert A. Noy 1949 19
34A Colony Road
Franklin Dr. Barbara N. Pavan 1931 18 1956
7 Stedman Road
Hancock Mrs. Ellen Difantis 1891 8
33 Forest Street
Harrington Donald E. Johnson 1956 20 1958
146 Maple Street
Maria Hastings Dr. Gilbert W. Berry 1955 20 1958
2618 Massachusetts Avenue
Munroe David C. Horton 1904 10 1915
1403 Massachusetts Avenue
Parker Paul Foley 1924 13 1950
314 Bedford Street
Junior High Schools
William Diamond Eugene F. Sullivan 1959 30
99 Hancock Street
Muzzey Santo L. Marino 1902 30 1926
1475 Massachusetts Avenue 1928 *
Jonas Clarke John M. Hibbard 1972 34
Stedman Road
High School
Lexington Senior High Charles C. Johnson 1953
251 Waltham Street
* Renovated
** Nine classroom units of 300 pupils each
95
**
1956
1964
1965
Board of Assessors
1972 RECAPITULATION
Town
Total appropriations as certified by town clerk
to be raised by taxation, Chapter 41, Section 15A $17,954,500.98
Total appropriations voted to be taken from
available funds 1,592,939.29 $19,547,440.27
Offsets to Cherry Sheet Estimated Receipts
State
State Tax and Assessments
1972
Estimates
$ 75,081.75
805.87
State Recreation Areas
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
State Examination of Retirement
System
Metropolitan Districts Area
Mass. Bay Transportation Authority
Elderly Retiree Program
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills
County
County Tax
County Hospital Assessment
Overlay of current year
Gross amount to be raised
299.70
391,888.58
369,545.00
3,649.56
3,291.75
$844,562.21
County Tax and Assessments
$502,77o.78
27,565.44
$530,336.22
1971
Underestimates
6,824.27
$6,824.27
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
1972 Estimated Receipts as certified by the Commissioner on Cherry Sheet
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
Licenses
Fines
Special Assessments
General Government
Protection of Persons and Property
Health and Sanitation
School (local receipts of School Committee)
Recreation
Public Service Enterprises (such as Water Dept)
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
Farm Animal Excise
Unclassified
276,275.99
851,386.48
530,336.22
250,000.00
$21,455,438.96
$3,471,950.96
548,376.30
50,000.00
35,000.00
95,372.46
11,000.00
5,000.00
21,000.00
43,000.00
7,050.00
400,000.00
93,400.00
19.00
45,000.00
Total estimated receipts $4,826,168.72
Overestimates (from Cherry Sheet)
26,782.25
96
Amount
$1,247,000.24
195,919.64
127,000.00
23,019.41
68,000.00
$1,660,939.29
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Amounts Voted to be taken from Available Funds
Date of Vote
3/20/72
3/22/72
4/237722
4/i2/72
Total
E. & D. Acct. 908,500 and other
E. & D. Acct. 119,500 and other
E. & D. Acct.
E. & D. Acct. and other
E. & D. Acct. $68,000.00 (Art. 101)
1,660,939.29
Available Funds $1,687,721.54
Total estimated receipts and available funds
Net amount to be raised by taxation on property
Personal Property Valuation $ 11,829,330 Tax Rate 768,906.45
Real Estate Valuation 218,040,650 $65.00 14,172,642.25
Total $229,869,980
Total taxes levied on property $14,941,548.70
Items Not Entering into the Determination of the Tax Rate
Betterments and Special Assessments Added to Taxes
Committed
Amount Interest
Apportioned Sewer Assessments $55,548,95
Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments 1,819.04
Apportioned Street Assessments 24,612.04
Apportioned Water Assessments 967.53
Water Liens added to taxes 24,719.63
$ 6,513,890.26
$14,941,548.70
$22,802.69
618.01
9,640.16
455.35
Total amount of 1972 Taxes on Property and of Assessments and Liens
added to Taxes as Committed to Tax Collector
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Parcels Assessed
Bills on personal estate
Bills on real estate
Bills on farm animal excise
Value of Assessed Personal Estate
Stock in trade $ 90,300
Machinery 329,200
All other tangible personal property 11,409,830
Total Valuation of Assessed Personal Estate
Value of Assessed Real Estate
Land exclusive of buildings 49,368,100
Buildings exclusive of land 168,672,550
Total Valuation of Assessed Real Estate
$11,029,330
218,040,650
784351.64
2,437.05
31,422.88
24,719.63
$141,183.40
TOTAL
255
9829
3
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate $229,769,980
97
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Taxes for State, County and City of Town Purposes, Including Overlay
On Personal Estate 768,906.45
On Real Estate 14,172,642.25
Total Taxes Assessed
Number of Livestock Assessed
General Farm Animals
Horses 58 1
Cows - 3 2
Fowl 113 4000
All Other 9 2
Number of Acres of Land Assessed 7047
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 8346
Property Exempt from Taxation
Value of Real Estate $63,617,904.00
Value of Tangible Personal Estate 2,3588,950.00
Total Value of Exempt Property
Recapitulation of Commitments Fiscal Year of 1972
on Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
Date of Number of Commission's
$14,941,548.70
$ 65,976,854.00
Commitment Commitment Vehicles Value Excise
2/11172 1,177 1,491,725 53,187.44
6 7/6/72 3,255 4,702,475 130,088.03
7 lo/ 72 161 209,400 4,380.26
8
12/5 /72 2 2,750 73.70
9 12/22/72 2 5,200 167.48
1 7/26 72 ,884 2,895,500 191,103.00
2 /9 72 ,203 3,112,000 205,392.00
3 8/ /72 3,968 3,038,600 200,448.60
4 8/2 /72 1,627 1,314,650 86,766.90
5 11/14/72 2,330 2, 21111, 745 14.2, 327.99
Willard P. Grush, Chairman
F. William Smith William L. Potter
98
Trustees of Public Trusts
Matthew Allen Memorial Fund
The fund is to be used by the Athletic Department of Lexington High School for
annual awards to boys who have shown unusual faithfulness, effort and sportsmanship in
each of five major sports. The names of the boys are to be engraved each year on a tablet
to be kept in Lexington High School as a record of these awards.
Corpus $ 228.79
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Balance 12 -31 -72
$ 217.09
11.70
228.79
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 discre-
tion of the selectmen ... among the deserving poor of said Town of Lexington without dis-
tinction of sex or religion."
Corpus
$1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 4
1st mortgage bonds due 12 -1 -87
$4,000 South Pacific Co. lat mortgage 2 3/49
bond Series F due 1 -1 -96
$10,000 North Pacific Railway 3% 2047
164 shares First National Bank of Boston
Principal - Deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income Receipts
Less disbursements
Balance 12 -31 -72
$ 3,478.68
1,057.89
500.00
4,036.57
Trustees Bridge Charitable Fund
George P. Morey, Chairman
Gaynor K. Rutherford William R. McEwen
$ 1,000.00
4,000.00
6,162.50
4,995.81
472.42
$16,630.73
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
Principal- deposit Cambridge Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Balance 12 -31 -72
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
Bank
$ 289.97
43.74
333.71
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
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Balance 12 -31 -72
99
$ 2,000.00
Bank
$ 3,877.12
323.05
4,200.17
$ 2,000.00
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
Hallie C. Blake Prize Fund
It is believed that, "'the income is to be expended annually in two cash prizes to
two seniors (aboy 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
32 Shares Amer. Tel & Tel
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 92.55
Income receipts 94.08
Less disbursements 100.00
Balance 12 -31 -72 86.63
Geneva M. Brown Fund
The income is to be "used for improving and beautifying the common and the triangu-
lar parcel of land in front of Masonic Temple."
$ 1,118.34
$ 1,026.15
92.19
Corpus
$3,000 Interstate Power Co. 5% First
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 -72 $ 1,669.61
Income receipts 246.06
Balance 12 -31 -72 1,915.67
Leroy S. Brown Fund
The "income therefrom used towards defraying the expense of an appropriate and dig-
nified celebration or observance by said Town of the anniversary of the Battle of
Lexington fought in said Lexington on the nineteenth of April, 1775."
$ 3,093.00
Corpus
$5,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds 31/2% due 6 -15 -83
Accumulated income Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Balance 12 -31 -72
$ 3,619.99
366.93
3,986.92
Cemetery Trust Funds - Munroe
$ 5,000.00
Corpus
Principal - Lexington Savings Bank (various deposits) $33,910.00
Principal - Warren Institution for Savings (various
deposits) 9,000.00
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $22,506.71
Income receipts 3,086.07
Balance 12 -31 -72 25,592.78
Robert P. Clapp Trust Fund
The income to be used to provide two prizes for pupils of Lexington High School, one
for excellence in composition and the other for excellence in speaking.
$ 5,000.00
$42,910.00
Corpus
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Balance 12 -31 -72
100
$ 1,157.92
62.60
1,220.52
$ 1,220.52
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
Westview Cemetery - Perpetual Care
Corpus
Balance
Town of Lexington
Unallocated adjustment
$28,000 Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co.
41% Bonds due 3 -1 -87
$1,000 Oklahoma Gas & Electric 3 7/8% Bonds due 1988
$15,000 North Pacific Railway Co. Prior Lien, Mortgage
4% Bonds due 1 -1 -97
$5,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st Mortgage 4 5/8% Bonds
due 5 -1 -87
$12,000 Chicago Great Western Railway lst Mortgage
4% Bond Series A due 1 -1 -88
$4,000 Hocking Valley 41/2% Bonds due 1999
$6,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st Mortgage 3 7/8% Bonds
due 1 -1 -88
$10,000 Great Northern Railway 3 1/8% due 1990
1,000 Idaho Power Co. 4V Bonds due 1 -1 -87
3,000 Central Maine Power 3 5/8% Bonds due 3 -1 -83
420 Shares First National Bank of Boston
250 Shares J. P. Morgan & Co., Inc.
295 Shares State Street Bank and Trust Co.
428 Shares Shawmut Assoc., Inc.
$15,000 Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. 4 3/8%
Debentures due 3 -1 -2003
$5,000 General Telephone Co. of Calif. ►.'% lst
Mortgage due 9 -1 -86
630 Shares New England Merchants National Bank
1005 Shares Boston, Co. Class B
$10,000 American T & T Co. 8 3/4% Debentures with
200 Warrants due 5 -15 -2000
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Disbursements
Balance 12 -31 -72
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 15,528.84
Income receipts 11,269.66
Less disbursements to Town 12,000.00
Balance 12 -31 -72 14,798.50
Louise E. Wilkins Flower Fund
Corpus
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Less disbursements
Balance 12 -31 -72
101
$197,395.97
10,000.00 $207,395.97
2,688.72
27,648.29
872.50
12,414.51
4,543.75
9,241.05
3,870.74
5,085.00
6,751.25
972.50
2,550.06
13,055.00
20,677.81
11,070.00
21,440.13
11,006.25
3,993.75
16,207.50
21,346.25
11,391.32
189.65
10,000.00
9,620.00
569.65
$
$ 85.50
4.57
2.00
88.07
88.07
George P. Morey, Chairman
Gaynor Rutherford William R. McEwen
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
Colonial Cemetery
Corpus $ 1,400.00
Principal - Lexington Savings Bank (various deposits) $ 1,400.00
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 812.77
Income receipts 114.57
Balance 12 -31 -72 927.34
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 foot-
paths and the driveways 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% lst
Mortgage due 5 -1 -87
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 41/2%
1st Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Less disbursements
Balance 12 -31 -72
$ 0.00
253.69
120.00
133.69
Emma 1. Fiske Flower Fund
For the preservation and care of a specific cemetery lot.
$ 990.00
2,000.00
2,021.25
Corpus
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 300.00
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 245.15
Income receipts 29.39
Less Disbursements 3.00
Balance 12 -31 -72 271.54
$ 5,011.25
$ 300.00
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 receive due care."
Corpus
$2,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Balance 12 -31 -72
102
$ 2,396.65
$ 2,000.00
396.65
Bank
$ 1,635.14
190.99
1,826.13
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
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
$2,000 American Tel and Tel Co. 7% debentures
1,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Less disbursements
Balance 12 -31 -72
$ 2,728.09
334.83
17.55
3,045.37
$ 3,080.98
$ 2,000.00
1,000.00
80.98
Jonas Gemmel 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
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 299.06
Income receipts 42.10
Less disbursements 35.00
Balance 12 -31 -72 306.16
$ 500.00
Elizabeth Bridge Gerry Fund
To be held and used for the same purpose as the Bridge Charitable Fund.
Corpus
$1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 41% 1st
Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
$ 500.00
$ 2,254.65
$ 1,000.00
1,254.65
George P. Morey, Chairman
Gaynor Rutherford William R. McEwen
George I. Gilmore Fund
"To the Town of Lexington, ... the sum of
therefrom to be used as the town may from time
use arises to which in the opinion of the Selec
applied, then the principal of said fund may be
authorizing same."
Corpus
ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the income
to time vote; and if at any time special
tmen the principal of said fund may be
so applied upon vote of the town meeting
45 Shares Boston Edison
26 Shares Standard Oil of N.J.
$5,000 Georgia Power Co. First Mortgage 4 3/8%
$1,000 Chesapeake and Ohio 41% 1992
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Less disbursements
Balance 12 -31 -72
Income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Balance 12 -31 -72
103
$ 9,517.05
1,018.86
10,535.91
$ 1,791.43
1,902.72
4,312.50
880.00
155.28
155.28
0.00
$ 8,886.65
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
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
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 500.00
Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 1,195.21
Income receipts 91.60
Balance 12 -31 -72 1,286.81
$ 500.00
Hayes Fountain Trust Fund
The "income is to be used for the perpetual care of the fountain and grounds
immediately around it."
Corpus
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 862.72
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 823.91
Income receipts 91.11
Balance 12 -31 -72 915.02
Herbert Hilton Fund
For the preservation and care of a specific cemetery lot.
Corpus
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Less disbursements
Balance 12 -31 -72
$ 862.72
$ 4,577.47
$ 4,577.47
Bank
$ 2,470.72
381.21
75.00
2,776.93
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
$5,000 Central Maine Power Co. 1st
Mortgage 4 7/8% Bonds due 5 -1 -87
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 4,644.08
Income receipts 500.59
Balance 12 -31 -72 5,144.67
Henry S. Raymond Fund
For the preservation and care of specific cemetery lots.
Corpus
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings
Bank Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Less disbursements
Balance 12 -31 -72
104
$ 1,064.35
143.44
10.00
1,197.79
$ 5,000.00
82.50
$ 1,500.00
$ 5,082.50
$ 1,500.00
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
Sarah E. Raymond Library Fund
"The income only from said fund shall be used for the purchase of books for the
public library of said Town of Lexington, now known as the Cary Memorial Library."
$ 500.00
Corpus
Principal- deposit Provident Institution
for Savings
Accumulated income - deposit Provident Institution
for Savings Balance 1 -1 -72 $
Income receipts
Balance 12 -31 -72
$
67.25
32.22
99.47
500.00
Edith C. Redman Trust
The "income only therefrom to be used and applied for the care and maintenance of
the Lexington Common, known as "Battle Green."
Corpus
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 231.15
Income receipts
Balance 12 -31 -72
Elsa W. Regestein Fund
39.50
270.65
$
500.00
$ 500.00
The income to be expended for awards to members of the senior class of the
Lexington High School.
Corpus
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Balance 12 -31 -72
1,000.00
41.41
1,041.41
$ 1,041.41
F. Foster Sherburne and Tenne 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 chairman of the board of selectmen." It is the purpose of this
fund to continue the long established practice of ... F. Foster Sherburne, during his life-
time, and thus to enable young men and women to obtain an education in a well recognized
College or University of higher education. The beneficiaries shall be selected without
regard to their race, color, sex or religious beliefs, consideration 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
$4,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988
$2,000 Interstate Power Co. - 1st Mortgage 5 1/8%
5 -1 -89
$10,000 Niagara Mohawk Power 4 3/4% 1990
$5,000 No. Pacific Railway 4% 1997
$5,000 Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co.
41% Bonds due 3 -1 -87
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 1,157.14
Income receipts 1,287.56
Less disbursements, scholarships 1,200.00
Balance 12 -31 -72 1,244.70
105
$ 4,000.00
2,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
4,926.51
393.56
$26,320.07
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC. TRUSTS
George 0. Smith Fund
The "income thereof to be expended by the "Field and Garden Club" ... in setting out
and keeping 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
$4,000 South Pacific Co. -1st Mortgage 2 3/4% $ 4,172.21
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 -72 $ 0.00
Income receipts 110.00
Balance 12 -31 -72 110.00
Ellen A. Stone Fund
The interest, as it accrues, is to be paid "to 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. 41/2% Mortgage
Bonds due 12 -1 -87 $ 2,000.00
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 137.40
Income receipts 96.66
Leas disbursements 150.00
Balance 12 -31 -72 84.06
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
$2,000 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 -72 $ 189.06
Income receipts 100.83
Balance 12 -31 -72 289.89
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."
$ 2,006.25
Corpus
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 4 1st
Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87
Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 296.27
Income receipts 106.63
Balance 12 -31 -72 402.90
106
$ 2,000.00
6.25
$ 2,006.25
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
Albert Ball Tenney Memorial Fund
The income is "to be used to provide nightly illumination of the (Lexington Minute
man) statue."
Corpus $ 4,531.80
$4,000 Hocking Valley 41/2 Bonds due 1999 $ 3,870.74
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 661.06
Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 2,785.76
Income receipts 366.64
Less disbursements 63.11
Balance 12 -31 -72 3,089.29
William Augustus Tower Memorial Park Fund
The "income thereof to be applied by said town in each and every year for the care,
maintenance and improvement of "Tower Park!"
Corpus
$2,000 New England Power Co. 4% 1st Mortgage Bonds
$2,000 Western Mass. Electric Co. 4 3/8% 1st Mortgage
Series C
$10,000 South Pacific Co. 1st Mortgage 2 3/4.9 Bonds
Series F due 1 -1 -96
Principal- deposit Warren Institution for Savings
Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72 $ 4,886.53
Income receipts 717.91
Balance 12 -31 -72 5,604.44
Charles Lyman Weld Fund
The entire fund, both principal and income, are available
"for educational purposes or chapel at Westview Cemetery."
Corpus
Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1 -1 -72
Income receipts
Balance 12 -31 -72
107
$13,213.44
$ 1,510.00
$ 1,590.00
10,000.00
113.41E
upon a vote of the town
$ 3,155.08
178.98
3,334.06
$ 3,334.06
Retirement Board
The retirement board received $197,775.63 from the town in 1972. Of this amount, $195,585.63 was
appropriated by town meeting to provide the town's share of retirement allowances to be paid to contributory
pensioners, and $2,190 was appropriated for the operating expenses of the system.
In addition, $45,000 was appropriated and $10,850 transferred from the reserve fund (total of $55,850)
to pay the pensions of the non - contributory retirees.
During the year, seven employees were retired under the contributory and three teachers were retired,
as a result of changes in the laws, under the non - contributory. This brings the total number pensioned
from the town to 113.
During the twelve month period ending November 30, 1972, the assets of the retirement system increased
over $360,000. A comparative balance sheet of the financial condition is submitted herewith:
ACCOUNT
COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET
November 30, 1971 November 30, 1972
Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Bonds $1,535,417.86
Stocks 263,043.63
Cash on hand or in banks 115,950.19
Accrued interest paid on investments 1,719.99
Annuity savings fund
Annuity reserve fund
Military service fund
Pension fund
Expense Fund
Deductions -Group 1
Deductions -Group 4
Profit on sale of investments
Refunds -Group 1 17,761.17
Refunds -Group 4 987.75
Annuities paid 22,580.58
Pensions paid 162,286.85
Expenses paid 1,902.37
Income on Investments
Total assests and liabilities
$1,733,784.35
400,792.00
103,840.00
1,493.96
$1,303,050.67
254,379.74
1,883.82
350,386.72
2,768.20
117,651.11
46,987.98
$1,477,206.05
304,352.59
2,538.86
443,879.37
2,880.83
130,709.73
51,539.87
113.70
22,837.17
420.81
25,239.83
194,680.39
1,850.27
44,542.15 71,717.78
$2,121,650.39 $2,121,650.39
$2,484,938.78 $2,484,938.78
George P. Morey, Chairman
Walter F. Spellman, Employees' Elected Representative Richard M. Perry, Secretary, Ex- Officio
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Date
Town Debt and Interest
Rate of Amount of Principal
School Interest Original Issue Paid in 1972
5 -01 -53 High School (Comp.) 2.2 %
1 -01 -54 Fiske School Addition 2.1 %
8 -01 -54 Hastings School 1.8 %
10 -01 -55 Harrington School 2.3 %
12 -01 -55 High School Addition 2.4 %
9 -01 -56 Franklin School Add. 3.0 %
11 -15 -57 Hastings- Harrington Add 3.5 %
8 -01 -57 Franklin School Add. 3.4 %
8 -01 -58 Diamond Junior H.S. 2.9 %
7 -15 -60 Estabrook School 3.6 %
4 -11 -63 High School Add. 3.0 %
2 -16 -65 Bridge School 3.0 %
1 -01 -66 Bowman School 3.5 %
5 -01 -71 New Jr. High - Clarke 3.75%
Total School
General Purpose
9 -01 -56 Library
9 -01 -56 Town Office Building
8 -01 -57 Street - Sewer - Library
8 -22 -66 Public Works Building
11 -01 -70 Town Office Addition
Total General Purposes
3.0 %
3.0 %
3.4 %
4.2 %
4.2 %
Street
6 -01 -65 Massachusetts Avenue 2.9 %
Total Street
Sewer
6 -01 -48 Trunk Construction 1.75%
3 -01 -50 Trunk Construction 1.75%
8 -01 -52 Sunnyfield Sewer 2.0 %
8 -01 -54 Trunk Construction 1.8 %
7 -15 -60 Trunk Construction 3.6 %
12 -01 -55 Trunk Construction 2.4 %
12 -01 -55 Trunk Construction 2.4 %
8 -01 -59 Trunk Construction 3.9 %
5 -15 -59 Trunk Constr. Shade St. 3.4 %
2 -01 -64 Trunk Constr. Woodhaven 3.1 %
8 -01 -67 Trunk Construction 3.8 %
Total Sewer
Water
6 -01 -47 16" Mains
8 -01 -57 6" - 16" Mains
Total Water
Grand Total
1.5 %
3.4 %
160,000.00
310,000.00
700,000.00
700,000.00
775,000.00
470,000.00
180,000.00
60,000.00
2,050,000.00
1,045,000.00
3,200,000.00
1,345,000.00
1,510,000.00
4,300,000.00
5,000.00
15,000.00
35,000.00
35,000.00
38,000.00
25,000.00
10,000.00
3,000.00
100,000.00
50,000.00
160,000.00
70,000.00
80,000.00
430,000.00
Balance Interest
12 -31 -72 Paid in 1972
5,000.00 165.00
30,000.00 787.50
70,000.00 1,890.00
105,000.00 3,220.00
114,000.00 3,648.00
70,000.00 2,850.00
30,000.00 1,440.00
15,000.00 612.00
600,000.00 20,300.00
400,000.00 16,200.00
1,760,000.00 55,200.00
855,000.00 26,700.00
1,030,000.00 37,450.00
3,870,000.00 153,187.50
16,805,000.00 1,056,000.00 8,954,000.00 323,650.00
295,000.00
215,000.00
490,000.00
328,000.00
790,000.00
2,118,000.00
200,000.00
200,000.00
275,000.00
190,000.00
175,000.00
100,000.00
330,000.00
400,000.00
70,000.00
100,000.00
210,000.00
500,000.00
750,000.00
3,100,000.00
100,000.00
260,000.00
360,000.00
15,000.00
10,000.00
20,000.00
30,000.00
160,000.00
235,000.00
20,000.00
20,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
15,000.00
20,000.00
3,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
25,000.00
40,000.00
143,000.00
4,000.00
12,000.00
16,000.00
55,000.00 2,100.00
40,000.00 1,500.00
100,000.00 4,080.00
120,000.00 6,300.00
470,000.00 26,460.00
785,000.00 40,440.00
60,000.00
60,000.00
2,030.00
2,030.00
35,000.00 700.00
40,000.00 743.75
50,000.00 1,100.00
10,000.00 270.00
120,000.00 4,860.00
60,000.00 1,920.00
9,000.00 288.00
35,000.00 1,560.00
70,000.00 2,550.00
300,000.00 9,687.00
550,000.00 22,420.00
1,279,000.00 46,099.25
35,000.00
35,000.00
30.00
1,598.00
1,628.00
22,583,000.00 1,470,000.00 11,113,000.00 413,847.25
109
Cash
In Banks
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To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Lexington, Massachusetts
In accordance with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 41, Section
submit herewith the financial reports of the Town as of December 31, 1972.
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1972
Appropriation Balances as of December 31, 1972
Receipts for 1972 in detail
Expenditures for 1972 in detail
Municipal Indebtedness as of December 31, 1972
I have verified the cash balance of the Town Treasurer, and the account of the
various Trust Funds of the Town.
Letter of Transmittal
61, I
Invested Cash
Invested Cash -Federal
Advances for Petty
Treasurer
Collector
Accounts
Taxes
Levy of 1969
Real Estate
Levy of 1970
Personal
Real Estate
Levy of 1971
Personal
Real Estate
Levy of 1972
Personal
Real Estate
Motor Vehicle
Levy of 1969
Levy of 1971
Levy of 1972
Receivable
Richard M. Perry, Comptroller
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1972
Assets
Revenue Sharing
313,859.20
4,283,521.40
188,624.00
150.00
150.00 300.00
287.04
221.00
1,048.86
253.40
19,274.19
3,185.50
184,910.85
Excise
79.20
20,036.78
121,753.09
209,180.84
141,869.07
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Liabilities and Reserves
Employee Payroll Deductions
State W/H Taxes
Blue Cross -Blue Shield
Blue Cross -Blue Shield Prior 59
Group Insurance
Guarantee Deposits
Sewer House Connections
Water House Connections
Agency
County Dog Licenses
Tailings -Unclaimed Checks
Gifts -Bequests
Westview Cemetery -Perpetual Care
Harrington Seedling Town Forest
Estate of K. Claudine Foster
Federal Grants
Federal Revenue Sharing PL92-512
Aid to Education
PL90-576
Music Project
Learning Disabilities -Title III
Library Extension
46,960.19
14,363.40
(69.00)
(3,524.61)
18,304.48
8,759.40
4,395.00
1,343.85
300.00
188,624.00
7.84
6,021.82
3,891.05
857.39
57,729.97
27,063.88
293,60
3,251.37
6,038.85
199,402.10
Assets
Special Assessments
Sewer
Unapportioned 154,148.42
Added to Taxes
Levy of 1971 300.97
Levy of 1972 1,330.12
Street
Unapportioned 49,432.46
Added to Taxes
Levy of 1971 180.96
Levy of 1972 399.12
Sidewalk
Unapportioned 11,539.73
Added to Taxes
Levy of 1971 29.35
Levy of 1972 82.14
Water
Unapportioned 4,612.24
Added to Taxes
Levy of 1971 6.10
Levy of 1972 177.61
Committed Interest
Levy of 1971 354.45
Levy of 1972 995.96
Tax Titles and Possessions
Tax Titles
Tax Possessions
Departmental
Selectmen
Health Dept.
Sewer House Connections
Street Opening Charges
Veterans Benefits
School Tuition
Westview Cemetery
Water
Liens Added to Taxes
Levy of 1971
Levy of 1972
Rates
House Connections
Miscellaneous
27,008.72
18,490.73
2,729.80
60.00
3,451.45
30.00
162.95
6,034.40
886.00
329.25
1,168.54
8,929.60
774.18
97.30
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1972
223,589.63
45,499.45
13,354.60
11,298.87
Loans Authorized
Sewer Construction 650,000.00
Liabilities and Reserves
State Grants
Metco
Water Pollution Control
Aid to Public Libraries
Revolving Funds
School Lunch
School Athletic
Adult Education
Pupil School Material Recoveries
Appropriation Balances
General Revenue
Non -Revenue
School Loans
Sewer Street Water Loans
Over Estimates
State Parks and Reservations
Metropolitan Sewerage Bonds
Mass. Bay Transit Authority
Middlesex County Tax
Metropolitan Air Pollution Control
Loans Authorized and Unissued
Receipts Reserved for Appropriation
Parking Meter Receipts
Receipts Reserved for Special Purpose
Colonial Acres Sect. 3 -Sub Div.
Insurance Claims
Reserve Fund -Overlay Surplus
Overlay Reserved for Abatement
Levy of 1966
Levy of 1967
Levy of 1968
Levy of 1969
Levy of 1970
Levy of 1971
Levy of 1972
84,678.89
93,490.45
1,100.23
64,946.21
8,233.71
3,496.68
2,349.92
2,243,900.82
442,403.76
17,908.73
11,636.38
408.80
593.48
18,912.63
142.10
(111.18)
(119.85)
10,789.13
6,709.25
22,020.17
56,489.94
69,199.51
179,269.57
79,026.52
2,704,213.31
31,693.39
650,000.00
19,395.43
20,000.00
522.89
233.01
164,976.97
Assets
Apportioned Assessments Not Due
Sewer 513,455.13
Street 218,491.39
Sidewalk 14,353.72
Water 10,544.17
Suspended Assessments
Sewer
Sewer -Town Owned Land
Street
Sidewalk
Water
19,240.96
222.89
1,997.60
1,529.71
4,238.71
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1972
Liabilities and Reserves
Revenue Reserved until Collected
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
Special Assessment
Tax Titles and Possessions
Departmental
Water
Sale of Cemetery_ Lots and Graves
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances
Available Surplus (E & D)
6,081,097.06
Deferred Revenue Accounts
Apportioned Sewer Assessment Revenue
Due in 1972-1991
756,844.41
27,229.87
Apportioned Street Assessment Revenue
Due in 1972-1991
Apportioned Sidewalk Assessment Revenue
Due in 1972-1991
Apportioned Water Assessment
Due in 1972-1991
Suspended Sewer Revenue
Suspended Sewer Revenue
Town Owned Land
Suspended Street Revenue
Suspended Sidewalk Revenue
Suspended Water Revenue
141,869.07
223,589.63
45,499.45
13,354.60
11,298.87
513,455.13
218,491.39
14,353.72
10,544.17
19,240.96
222.89
1,997.60
1,529.71
4,238.71
784,074.28 784,074.28
435,611.62
60,709.41
300.00
1,441, 365.17
6,081,097.06
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
Inside Debt Limit
General
Outside Debt Limit
General 8,954,000.00
Public Service Enter. 35,000.00
Trust and Investment Funds
Cash and Securities in Custody of
Trusttees of Public Trusts
Trustees of Bridge Fund
Trustees of Cary Library
Chairman of School Committee
2,124,000.00
8,989,000.00
11,1]3,000.00
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Serial Loans
Inside Debt Limit
Sewer
Street
Library
Town Office Building
Town Office Building Addition
Public Works Building
Outside Debt Limit
Schools
Public Service Enterprise
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts
Welfare Funds
Beals Fund
Harriet R. Gilmore
Jonas Gamel
446,279.62
22,921.95
41,513.44
1,952.47
1,309,000.00
95,000.00
90,000.00
40,000.00
470,000.00
120,000.00
2,124,000.00
8,954,000.00
35,000.00 8,989,000.00
11,113,000.00
6,200.17
1,786.81
806.16
School Funds
Hallie S. Balke Prize Fund 1,204.97
Charles E. French Medal Fund 6,046.35
Ellen A. Stone Fund 2,137.40
F. Foster and Tenney Sherburne Fund 27,564.77
Elsa W. Regestein Fund 1,041.41
Library Fund
Sarah E. Raymond
Cemetery Funds
Emma A. Fiske-Flower 571.54
Charles E. French -Colonial 4,222.78
Herbert Hilton -Monroe 7,354.40
Henry S. Raymond -Monroe 2,697.79
Louise E. Wilkins Flower 88.07
Charles Lyman Weld 3,334.06
8,793.14
37,994.90
599.47
18,268.64
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS cont.
Park and Common Funds
Edith C. Redman 770.65
Orrin W. Fiske 833.71
Genevra Brown Fund 5,008.67
Frank L. Emery 5,144.94
Hayes Fountain 1,777.74
George 0. Smith 4,282.21
George W. Taylor Flag 2,296.14
William A. Tower 18,817.88
Albert Ball Tenney 7,621.09
Everett M. Mulliken 10,227.17
Perpetual Care --Colonial 2,327.34
Monroe 68,502.78
Westview 222,194.47 349,804.79
Leroy S. Brown Fund 8,986.92
George W. Taylor Tree Fund 2,409.15
George L. Gilmore Fund 19,422.61
In Custody of Trustees Bridge Fund
Samuel J. Bridge Charitable Fund 20,667.30
Elizabeth A. Gerry Fund 2,254.65 22,921.95
In Custody of Cary Library
General Investment Fund 41,513.44
In Custody of School Committee
Mathew Allen Memorial Fund 213.90
George E. Briggs School Fund 1.00
Robert R. Clapp Fund 1,118,68
Margaret B. Noyes Memorial Fund 578.92
Ellen A. Stone Fund 39.97 1,952.47
512,667.48 512,667.48
Account
Appropriation Accounts
Balances
Total Approp. Balance To To
Expenditure & Trans. 12 -31 -72 E & D 1973
Selectmen
Personal Services 30,495.99 32,400.00 1,904.01 1,904.01
Expenses 5,761.36 6,550.00 788.64 5.14 783.50
Town Manager
Personal Services 35,562.23 36,000.00 437.77 437.77
Expenses 1,373.16 1,400.00 26.84 26.84
Town Manager's Jurisdiction
Clerical Pool 18,578.78 20,000.00 1,421.22 1,421.22
Professional Services 5,050.00 14,500.00 9,450.00 9,450.00
Fire & Police Medical 3,160.59 4,250.00 1,089.41 1,089.41
Guides Director 1,000.00 1,000.00
Out -of -State Travel 3,746.02 4,000.00 253.98 253.98
Training & Travel out -of -state 1,077.29 1,275.00 197.71 197.71
Tuition & Training Fees 5,878.68 6,100.00 221.32 221.32
In -State Travel 4,736.33 4,750.00 13.67 13.67
Selectmen's Jurisdiction
Community Services 9.80 50.00 40.20 40.20
Juvenile Services 9,709.59 12,000.00 2,290.41 2,178.41 112.00
Bicentennial Committee 44.56 750.00 705.44 705.44
Town Clerk
Personal Services 32,516.36 34,100.00 1,583.64 1,583.64
Expenses 769.44 800.00 30.56 30.56
Vital Statistics 296.23 400.00 103.77 103.77
Trustees of Public Trust 477.50 500.00 22.50 22.50
Board of Appeals - Personal Services 6,665.47 6,700.00 34.53 34.53
Expenses 1,634.20 1,650.00 15.80 15.80
Planning Board - Personal Services 17,922.90 26,600.00 8,677.10 8,677.10
Expenses 1,621.82 2,745.00 1,123.18 7.18 1,116.00
Group Insurance 164,511.78 165,000.00 488.22 488.22
Munic. Prop. & Wrkmn. Comp. 122,156.59 136,500.00 14,343.41 14,343.41
Printing Town Report 5,641.77 6,400.00 758.23 758.23
Law
Law Fees 43,226.25 43,250.00 23.75 23.75
Expenses 4,272.92 5,000.00 727.08 677.08 50.00
Election /Selectmen 8,301.26 11,000.00 2,698.74 1,198.74 1,500.00
Election /Town Clerk 15,297.31 15,500.00 202.69 202.69
Board of Registrars - Personal Serv. 5,616.60 5,650.00 33.40 33.40
Expenses 2,974.89 6,000.00 3,025.11 25.11 3,000.00
Appropriation Comm - Expenses 2,490.83 3,350.00 859.17 859.17
Capital Expenditures - Expenses 150.00 150.00 150.00
Standing Sch Bldg Comm - Expenses 15.00 50.00 35.00 35.00
Permanent Bldg Comm - Expenses 270.00 500.00 230.00 230.00
Town Celebration Comm - Expenses 5,555.36 6,200.00 644.64 644.64
Historic Districts Comm - Expenses 1,431.36 1,725.00 293.64 286.64 7.00
Conservation Comm - Expenses 2,299.41 2,300.00 .59 .59
Recreation
Personal Services 51,396.50 53,800.00 2,403.50 2,403.50
Expenses 15,654.06 16,850.00 1,195.94 1,195.94
Treasurer
Personal Services 16,520.66 16,800.00 279.34 279.34
Expenses 660.34 690.00 29.66 29.66
Foreclosure & Redemption 25.00 1,500.00 1,475.00 1,475.00
Tax Collector
Personal Services 22,362.02 22,600.00 237.98 237.98
Expenses 2,381.42 2,385.00 3.58 3.58
Comptroller
Personal Services 65,883.98 66,000.00 116.02 116.02
Expenses 2,854.10- 2,900.00 45.90 45.90
115
Account
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances
Total Approp. Balance To To
Expenditure & Trans. 12 -31 -72 E & D 1973
Comptroller's Jurisdiction
Office Mach /Capital Outlay 9,831.24 10,750.00 918.76 11.76 907.00
Office Mach /Maint. & Repair 4,968.34 5,550.00 581.66 581.66
Office Sery /Copier Supplies 1,934.72 3,000.00 1,065.28 1,065.28
Metered Mail 10,286.64 10,300.00 13.36 13.36
Assessors - Personal Services 44,135.74 44,200.00 64.26 64.26
Expenses 1,674.78 1,700.00 25.22 25.22
Health
Personal Services 27,093.04 27,300.00 206.96 206.96
Expenses 11,149.44 12,200.00 1,050.56 229.06 821.50
Animal Inspection 1,520.00 1,520.00
Rabies Clinic 1,400.00 1,400.00
Health's Jurisdiction -Dog Officer
Personal Services 9,204.89 9,595.00 390.11 390.11
Expenses 2,114.12 2,600.00 485.88 485.88
Police
Personal Services 682,521.48 696,650.00 14,128.52 14,128.52
Expenses 73,008.58 73,090.00 81.42 81.42
Parking Meter Maint. 2,998.73 3,000.00 1.27 1.27
Fire
Personal Services 662,801.69 671,500.00 8,698.31 8,698.31
Expenses 34,609.87 36,925.55 2,315.68 157.00 2,158.68
Ambulance Maint. 1,167.06 1,200.00 32.94 32.94
Forest Fire 95.00 100.00 5.00 5.00
Civil Defense - Personal Services 1,000.00 1,500,00 500.00 500.00
Expenses 1,359.47 2,075.00 715.53 715.53
Auxiliary Fire 185.01 400.00 214.99 214.99
Inspection
Personal Services 40,481.77 41,200.00 718.23 718.23
Expenses 1,151.77 1,300.00 148.23 148.23
Dept. Public Wks- Personal Serv. 717,365.50 741,222.00 23,856.50 23,856.50
Supt. Pub. Wks.- Personal Serv. 72,059.86 75,180.00 3,120.14 3,120.14
Expenses 3,765.70 3,950.00 184.30 158.98 25.32
Engineering - Personal Serv. 159,830.30 173,100.00 13,269.70 13,269.70
Expenses 4,572.88 4,750.00 177.12 177.12
Town Bldg. Maint.- Personal Serv. 25,344.04 35,880.00 10,535.96 10,535.96
Expenses 78,020.76 88,750.00 10,729.24 10,729.24
Highway Maint. - Expenses 31,840.14 38,000.00 6,159.86 5,798.86 361.00
Road Mach. - Expenses 81,037.42 85,200.00 4,162.58 4,162.58
Snow Removal - Expenses 131,404.23 136,397.76 4,993.53 4,993.53
Traffic Reg. & Street Signs 8,540.17 9,000.00 459.83 459.83
Street Lights 119,702.24 120,000.00 297.76 297.76
Sewer Maint. 26,252.49 27,931.69 1,679.20 1,679.20
Sewer Services 5,986.01 6,000.00 13.99 13.99
Garbage Collection- Contract 85,172.00 85,300.00 128.00 128.00
Sanitary Landfill 52,382.45 56,800.00 4,417.55 4,417.55
Water Maint. & Serv. Expenses 21,106.87 39,000.00 17,893.13 17,893.13
Park Expenses 28,594.68 34,500.00 5,905.32 2,751.77 3,153.55
Insect Suppression - Expenses 713.23 1,000.00 286.77 286.77
Shade Tree Expenses 8,385.57 9,000.00 614.43 526.05 88.38
Dutch Elm Disease - Expenses 1,245.60 1,500.00 254.40 254.40
Cemetery Dept.
Personal Services 64,316.71 65,000.00 683.29 683.29
Expenses 4,214.71 5,000.00 785.29 417.88 367.41
Veterans' Benefits
Personal Services 6,716.53 6,750.00 33.47 33.47
Administration 150.49 875.00 724.51 724.51
116
Account
Aid & Expenses
Graves Registration
Soldiers Burials
Library
Personal Services
Expenses
Board of Ret. Accrued &
Normal Liability
Expenses
Education
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Total
Expenditure
52,247.30
292.40
243,751.45
77,134.09
195,585.63
2,190.00
Personal Services 9,113,273.91
Expenses 1,395,056.63
Out -of -State Travel 11,451.92
Voc. Educ. Tuit. & Tr. 13,731.78
Athletics 108,471.00
Interest on Debt 413,847.25
Int. on Anticipation Loans 68,331.72
Maturing Debt 1,470,000.00
Approp.
& Trans.
55,000.00
350.00
250.00
250,100.00
77,134.24
195.586.00
2,190.00
Balances
Balance To To
12 -31 -72 E & D 1973
2,752.70
57.60 57.60
250.00 250.00
6,348.55 6,348.55
.15 .15
.37 .37
9,338,785.25 225,511.34
1,450,464.00 55,407.37
12,300.00 848.08
14,620.00 888.22
108,471.00
413,848.00 .75 .75
80,000.00 11,668.28 11,668.28
1,470,000.00
2,752.70
61,786.34 *163,724.90
4,478.37 50,929.00
848.08
453.22 435.00
Total Article 4 17,280,666.75 17,788,860.49 508,193.74 205,900.35 302,293.39
* Paid January 5, 1973 - Bi- weekly payroll
1972 Articles
7 Unpaid Bills - Prior Yr.
8 Reserve Fund ($100,000.00)
10 Fire Pension
10 Police Pension
14 Selectmen Appraisals & Options
15 Westview Cemetery Devel.
16 Curbing Installation
17 Drains
19 Sidewalks
20 Sewer Mains
21 Trunk Sewer
22 Chapter 90 Maintenance
24 Road Machinery Equipment
25 Engineering Services
26 Mosquitoe Control
27 Mystic Valley Children's Clinic
31 Chapter 90 - East St.
32 Minuteman Reg. Voc. Technical School
34 Library - Final Plan
35 Fire Station - Final Plan
36 Fire Engine Purchase
37 Emergency Generator - Fire Dept.
38 Purch. & Install. Radio Comm.
40 Street Resurfacing
41 Traf. Lts. Concord Ave. & Waltham St.
42 Bicentennial Celebration
44 Prelim. Plans Rec. Land Harr. School
45 Path Walking & Bicy. Willard Wds.
46 Water Supply Old Res
47 Lincoln St. Area Dev.
53 Conserv. Land Hill /Meek Property
Balances
Total App. Balance To To
Expenditures & Trans. 12 -31 -72 E & D 1973
1,655.73 1,644.73
27,350.00 27,350.00
28,481.45 28,500.00
2,500.00
4,000.00
5,000.00
21,564.98 36,000.00
14,149.26 50,000.00
11,883.66 480,000.00
700.00 120,000.00
6,000.00 6,000.00
60,274.61 62,000.00
10,000.00
9,800.00 9,800.00
18,376.00 18,376.00
60,000.00
16,640.00 16,640.00
58,564.60 112,000.00
7,500.00
57,000.00
6,000.00
8,062.58 9,680.08
56,739.56 56,739.56
14,766.73 20,000.00
10,000.00 10,000.00
1,500.00
575.20 2,500.00
3,500.00
11,673.34 20,000.00
1,101.00 32,000.00
117
18.55
2,500.00
4,000.00
5,000.00
14,435.02
35,850.74
468,116.34
119,300.00
1,725.39
10,000.00
60,000.00
53,435.40
7,500.00
57,000.00
6,000.00
1,617.50
5,233.27
1,500.00
1,924.80
3,500.00
8,326.66
30,899.00
18.55
2,500.00
4,000.00
5,000.00
14,435.02
35,850.74
468,116.34
119,300.00
1,725.39
10,000.00
60,000.00
53.435.40
7,500.00
57,000.00
6,000.00
1,617.50
5,233.27
1,500.00
1,924.80
3,500.00
8,326.66
30,899.00
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
1972 Articles (Con't.)
Total Approp.
Account Expenditures & Trans.
54 Cons. Land Bevington /Standard
57 Cons. Land Hamilton /Baldwin
58 Selectmen Land Ashley /Lex. Assoc.
59 Cons. Land Ashley /Lex. Assoc.
61 Cons. Land Munroe Brook
63 Cons. Fund
64 Bow St. Relocation
65 Mass. Ave. Relocation
66,67 Street Acceptance
82 Planning Board Study
99 L.H.A. Administration Cost Study
1971 Carry -Over from Article 4
Selectmen Expenses
Town Manager Expenses
Juvenile Services
Board of Appeals - Expenses
Planning Board Expenses
Board of Registrars - Expenses
Conservation Commission - Expenses
Tax Collector - Expenses
Comptroller - Expenses
Office Machine Capital Outlay
Health Expenses
Dog Officer's Expenses
Inspection Expenses
Superintendent Public Works Expenses
Engineering Expenses
Town Building Maint. - Expenses
Highway Maintenance
Road Machinery - Expenses
Snow Removal - Expenses
Traffic Reg. & Street Signs Expenses
Street Lights
Sewer Maintenance - Expenses
Sewer Services
Garbage Collection - Contract
Sanitary Landfill
Water Maintenance - Expenses
Park - Expenses
Cemetery - Expenses
Veteran's Administration
Veterans' Benefits /Aid & Expenses
Education Expenses
1971 Articles
Account
2 New Jr. High - 1/71
3 Stedman Rd.. Ld. Taking 1/71
4 Sew. Mn & Pump Sta Bed AFB
5 Harrington Prop. 6/71
8 Bowman Sch. Roof Rep. 6/71
9 High Sch. Fire Rep. 6/71
10 Cons. Buffer Stp. Turng Mill
15 Westview Cemetery Dev.
17 Drains
18 Water Mains
20 Sewer Laterals
24 Road Machine Equipment
25 Street Design
29 Engineering Services
34 Chapter 90 East St.
35 Chapter 90 Constr. East St.
37 Lib. Prlim Plans & Specs.
Original
Approp.
4,300,000.00
200.00
175,000.00
35,000.00
116,000.00
81,000.00
35,000.00
8,000.00
41,000.00
25,000.00
350,000.00
60,000.00
25,000.00
5,000.00
60,000.00
17,000.00
5,500.00
23,158.25 25,000.00
85,000.00
30,000.00
40,000.00
6,000.00
227.19 5,000.00
13,000.00
4,019.41 4,019.41
500.00 500.00
8,500.00
500.00
Balance
12 -31 -72
1,841.75
85,000.00
30,000.00
40,000.00
6,000.00
4,772.81
13,000.00
8,500.00
500.00
Balances
To To
E & D 1973
1,841.75
85,000.00
30,000.00
40,000.00
6,000.00
4,772.81
13,000.00
8,500.00
500.00
1,295.35 1,455.00 159.65 159.65
20.20 21.00 .80 .80
1,255.18 1,500.00 244.82 244.82
20.20 21.00 .80 .80
40.70 42.00 1.30 1.30
1,500.00 1,500.00
136.85 136.85
680.00 709.21 29.21 29.21
928.04 932.00 3.96 3.96
3,867.17 4,192.68 325.51 325.51
743.15 748.60 5.45 5.45
26.00 26.00
63.00 63.00 63.00
115.74 115.74
150.45 155.00 4.55 4.55
3,487.29 3,488.25 .96 .96
6,017.47 6,017.47
456.94 456.94
11,900.12 12,014.46 114.34 114.34
1,601.32 1,601.32
10,025.54 10,025.55 .01 .01
4,997.57 4,997.57
1,069.33 1,069.33
5,833.35 5,833.35 5,833.35
3,777.54 3,777.54
10,144.07 10,144.07
1,902.03 5,902.03 4,000.00 4,000.00
20.35 21.00 .65 .65
20.35 21.00 .65 .65
763.35 932.08 168.73 168.73
27,020.72 37,831.00 10,810.28 10,810.28
Total
Expenditure
2,075,904.68
43,178.22
1,386.17
3,447.43
5,000.00
36,103.98
25,000.00
151,602.44
1,700.00
2,800.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
118
Approp. Balance
& Trans. 12 -31 -72
2,498,442.72 422,538.04
200.00 200.00
44,647.95 1,469.73
1,692.50 306.33
115,986.50
11,986.53 8,539.10
35,000.00 30,000.00
8,000.00 8,000.00
36,103.98
25,000.00
349,574.25 197,971.81
1,700.00
16,875.49 14,075.49
5,000.00 4,000.00
60,000.00 60,000.00
17,000.00 17,000.00
1,000.00
Balances
To To
E & D 1973
422,538.04
200.00
1,469.73
306.33
115,986.50
8,539.10
30,000.00
8,000.00
197,971.81
14,075.49
4,000.00
60,000.00
17,000.00
Account
1971 Articles (Con't.)
38 Town Office Parking
39 Air Condit. Police Bldg.
40 Town Office Furn. & Equip.
41 Disaster Commun. System
43 Systems & Procedures Study
45 Reg. Voc. Tech. School Cost
46 Photogrammetric Maps
47 Development Lincoln St. Dump
49 Land Easement Leonard Prop
54 Recreation Freemont St.
55 Recreation Eldred St.
56 Recreation Oxford St.
59 School Gas After - Burners
60 Conservation Fund
61 Conservation Land Titelbaum
62 Conservation Land Ballou
63 Conservation Land Cooke
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances
Original Total Approp. Balance To To
Approp. Expenditure & Trans. 12 -31 -72 E & D 1973
25,000.00
27,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
4,120.00
30,000.00
10,000.00
1,000.00
5,000.00
4,500.00
1,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
68,000.00
32,000.00
7,000.00
1970 Carry -Over
Highway Maintenance
1970 Articles
15 Westview Cemetery Development 4,000.00
17 Drains 20,000.00
18 Water Mains 20,000.00
19 Sidewalks 45,000.00
20 Sidewalk Laterals 600,000.50
21 Sewer Trunk 50,000.00
23 Chapter 90 Constr. East St. 60,000.00
29 Engineering Services 5,000.00
30 Reimbursing Subdividers 10,000.00
32C Town Office Building Constr. 636,505.00
32R Town Office Building Remod. 306,791.00
37 Library Addition Prelim. Plans 11,000.00
43 Fluor. Pre. Engineering Surv. 1,000.00
48 Land Purchase Woburn St. 120,000.00
49 Wallis Ct /Mass Ave Bldg Line 12,000.00
50 Traffic Signals 25,000.00
51 Develop. Lincoln St. Dump 25,000.00
52 Recreation Harrington School 7,000.00
53 Recreation Garfield St. 5,000.00
73, 74, 75, St. Const. Bloomfield etc. 72,000.00
79 Conserv. Land Juniper Hill 26,500.00
1969 Articles
4 6/69 Equal Opp. Employ. Jr. Hi
10 6/69 West Sub Reg. Ref. Disp.
14 Water Mains
15 Sewer Laterals
17 Drains
19 Sidewalks
33 Westview Cemetery Develop.
34 Reimbursing Subdividers
42, 43, 44, St. Better. Manley Ct.
64 Conservation Fund
73 Cons. Ld /Caldwell Busa Prop.
75, 82, 83, Conservation Land
10,000.00
7,000.00
20,000.00
320,000.00
40,000.00
45,000.00
4,000.00
16,000.00
96,500.00
2,600.00
18,500.00
2,500.00
1968 Articles
5 6/68 Ch. 90 Constr. Lowell St. 60,000.00
8 6/68 Sewer Laterals 62,000.00
15 Sewer Laterals 248,000.00
16 Sewer Tr. East & Bridge St. 48,000.00
19 Sewer Tr. Pump Sta /Spring St. 84,000.00
32 Selectmen Options 2,500.00
35 Westview Cemetery Develop. 4,000.00
56 Land Lloyd Property 57,500.00
58 Land /Harrington Sch & Woburn St. 16,600.00
65 Off - Street Parking 27,000.00
74 Sewer Main /Bedford & Air Base 575,000.00
4,822.65
20,231.15
2,166.06
3,450.00
30,000.00
4,104.50
1,000.00
741.00
4,361.00
800.00
5,000.00
63,547.89
31,000.00
4,822.65
25,780.00
2,596.12
5,000.00
10,000.00
583.00
30,000.00
5,845.20
1,000.00
1,005.68
4,500.00
1,000.00
5,000.00
67,000.00
31,000.00
6,000.00
808.25 808.25
4,000.00
497.45
7,325.33
33,207.57
120,349.01
840.00
2,678.55
38,000.00
7,749.64
500.00
81,012.22
1,900.00
13,191.30
197.60
1,900.00
105.00
1,315.70
2,138.57
3,007.60
10,902.77
10,304.08
3,412.67
1,896.34
484.38
143.21
28,429.46
377.08
710.00
366.53
13,691.90
446.21
119
4,000.00
497.45
10,860.25
42,776.26
120,349.01
50,000.00
60,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
49,136.42
12,087.93
500.00
200.00
120,000.00
12,000.00
23,016.65
223.78
1,982.43
472.50
3,468.65
24,175.00
5,548.85
430.06
5,000.00
6,550.00
583.00
1,740.70
264.68
139.00
200.00
583.00
264.68
139.00
200.00
3,452.11 3,452.11
6,000.00
3,534.92
9,56 ".69
49,160.00
2,321.45
10,000.00
11,136.42
4,338.29
200.00
38,987.78
10,100.00
9,825.35
26.18
82.43
367.50
2,152.95
24,175.00
82.43
10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00
7,000.00 7,000.00
2,138.57
48,271.55 45,263.95
10,902.77
10,304.08
4,000.00 587.33
7,166.37 7,166.37
2,202.27 305.95
484.38
2,400.00 2,400.00
2,500.00 2,500.00
5,155.09 5,155.09 5,155.09
143.21
28,429.46
2,614.41 2,614.41
377.08
1,974.50 1,264.50
366.53
8,705.63 8,705.63
15,932.90 2,241.00
446.21
5,548.85
430.06
5,000.00
6,550.00
1,740.70
6,000.00
4,000.00
3,534.92
9,568.69
49,160.00
60,000.00
2,321.45
10,000.00
11,136.42
4,338.29
200.00
38,986.50
10,100.00
9,825.35
26.18
367.50
2,152.95
24,175.00
7,000.00
45,263.95
587.33
7,166.37
305.95
2,400.00
2,500.00
2,614.41.
1,264.50
8,705.63
2,241.00
Account
1967 Articles
6 West Sub Reg Ref Disp. 6/67
8 Traffic Study Hartwell 6/67
13 Water Mains
14 Sewer Mains
17 Sewer Trunk Misc.
18 Drains
37 Engineering Sery /Sewer Mns.
41 Police Academy
80 Conserv. Land /Kingston Homes
1966 Articles
4 Sewer Water Mns & Drns /Rt 2
22 Chap. 90 Const /Mass. Ave.
38 Cary & Town Off. Emer. Powr.
39 Purch. & Instal Radio Comm.
50 Sch Land /Highland & Pelham
51 Land /Lowell & Woburn St.
81 Cons.Land /Winch. & Arl. Line
1965, '64, '63, '62, '61 & '60 Articles
65 Widening Mass. Ave.
75 Land /Valleyfield St.
6 Bridge School
7 Bowman School
2 Kiln Brook
45 Land /Meaghville
29 Land /Hartwell Ave.
37 Land /Willard Wds. Summer etc.
42,43,44, Land /School Site
3 Land /Dump Site 6/61
6 Water Main Construction
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances
Original Total Approp. Balance To To
Approp. Expenditures & Trans. 12 -31 -72 E & D 1973
2,000.00
16,000.00
82,400.00
275,360.00
250,000.00
18,400.00
10,000.00
1,400.00
16,000.00
22,300.00
95,100.00
10,000
37,000.00
60,000.00
45,000.00
20,975.00
250,000.00
3,000.00
1,345,000.00
1,510,000.00
30,000.00
10,000.00
6,000.00
43,500.00
90,000.00
10,000.00
420,000.00
1,500.00
9,240.57
18,567.09
91,699.61
969.88
1,821.45
500.00
689.00
4,093.00
6,447.28
1,838.11
13,341.23
9,240.57
18,567.09
95,138.61
969.88
1,821.45
1,400.00
268.00
12,627.98
1,030.75
3,738.47
14,950.00
1,712.00
3,000.00
968.95
22,989.77
30,000.00
10,000.00
6,000.00
3,247.54
6,447.28
1,838.11
11,841.23
3,439.00
1,838.11
11,841.23
3,439.00
900.00 900.00
268.00 268.00
341.75
3,738.47
14,950.00
1,712.00
3,000.00
968.95
18,896.77
30,000.00
10,000.00
6,000.00
3,247.54
12,627.98
341.75
3,738.47
14,950.00
1,712.00
3,000.00
968.95
18,896.77
30,000.00
10,000.00
6,000.00
3,247.54
Grand Total 20,823,665.79 23,810,071.15 2986,405.36 282,192.50 2,704,213.31
120
Schedule of Receipts
1972 1971 1970
Taxes
Local
Property 14,933,789.76 14,321,345.49 13,737,720.32
Tax Title Redemptions 5,788.29 1,600.12 5,454.68
Farm Animal Excise 18.50 19.50 22.13
In lieu of Taxes - - 791.21
From the Commonwealth
Income
a. Valuation Basis 64,994.85 180,294.69 165,080.58
b. Education Basis 1,719,590.04 1,568,039.18 1,444,085.33
c. Loss of Taxes 2,122.30 25,949.02 6,926.58
Corporation 1,658.80 260.00 208.30
Total Taxes 16,727,962.54 16,097,508.00 15,360,289.13
Licenses and Permits
Alcoholic 15,750.00 18,262.00 13,299.00
All Other 40,287.65 33,877.25 25,437.47
Total Licenses and Permits 56,037.65 52,139.25 38,736.47
Fines and Forfeitures
Court Fines 42,260.40 38,795.50 32,148.46
Gifts and Grants
Federal Gov't
School
Teacher Training Film - 1,000.00 41,072.90
PL864 Title III - 7,170.74 9,722.30
PL864 Title V - - 24557,45
PL874 157,332.00 133,526.00 203,237.00
Performing Arts - 10,000.00 1,800.00
Revenue Sharing 188,624.00 - -
Other Purposes
Civil Defense 360.00 1,384.20 7,800.95
Water Pollution Control 229,509.91 389,396.57 21,620.85
Conservation 38,525.00 137,027.00 22,197.38
Total Grants from Federal Government 614,350.91 679,504.51 310,008.83
Grants from State
School
Food Services 88,682.12 98,463.89 100,777.70
Vocational Education 5,052.00 - 2,954.00
Tuition 6,273.29 6,224.14 4,385.19
Transportation 142,521.30 94,614.80 111,655.18
Building Assistance 643,077.08 297,756.32 320,325.91
Other School
METCO 189,538.87 185,432.08 170,328.75
Children -Low Income 34,019.00 38,290.00 33,720.00
Special Education 276,258.30 259,823.91 179,788.11
Library Extension 15,791.87 11,934.63 9,092.80
Special Education, Deaf & Blind 3,870.83 4,463.25 6,287.50
PL90 -35 EPDA - 39,404.00 -
PL90-576 Child Care 3,615.00 10,845.00
Learning Disabilities Title III 23,794.00 -
Other Purposes
Aid to Public Library 11,957.25 6,922.75 6,922.75
Water Pollution Control 5,084.00 5,084.00 5,084.00
Conservation 18,500.00 66,063.79 4,500.00
Highway Improvement 131,470.61 17,550.43 52,651.29
State Lottery 84,612.32 - -
Total Gifts from State 1,684,117.84 1,142,872.99 1,008,473.18
121
Grants from County
Dog Fund
Commercial Revenue
Special Assessments
Sewer 95,459.77 74,171.34 91,555.59
Street and Sidewalk 41,603.97 39,106.33 31,510.39
Water 5,316.73 1,128.90 3,077.17
Total Special Assessments 142,380.47 114,406.57 126,143.15
Privileges
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 882,028.11 946,636.83 982,570.12
Parking Meter Receipts
a. On Street 19,371.00 17,200.41 12,572.55
Total Privileges 901,399.11 963,837.24 995,142.67
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS
1972 1971 1970
5,270.24 2,476.74 3,497.28
Departmental
a. General Government
Selectmen 795.00 2,141.06 2,600.00
Assessors 8,976.70 1,606.74 1,016.02
Town Clerk 5,066.62 4,251.47 3,826.83
Board of Appeals 4,000.00 2,525.00 2,980.00
Planning Board 354.60 408.29 516.72
Inspection 217.00 115.00 177.00
Total General Government 19,409.92 11,047.56 11,116.57
b. Public Safety
Police 2,110.00 2,435.00 2,295.00
Fire 69.60 140.22 1.50
Dog Officer 2,632.00 2,326.00 628.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures 377.00 299.90 147.00
Total Public Safety 5,188.60 5,201.12 3,071.50
c. Health & Sanitation
Health 330.00 138.00 -
Sanitation
Sewer Rates 21,146.64 19,720.90 26,768.01
Sewer House Connections 919.51 1,608.95 628.12
Total Health and Sanitation 22,396.15 21,467.85 27,396.13
d. Highways
State and County 4,000.00 4,461.41 69,001.88
f. Veterans Services
Reimbursement for Relief 30,697.57 24,969.96 26,378.10
g. Schools
Tuition from Individuals 12,286.99 9,943.04 2,017.62
Tuition from Municipalities 9,240.50 17,295.08 4,807.50
Sale of Books and Supplies 627.75 743.90 1,856.90
Miscellaneous
Athletics 15,026.67 12,051.67 11,955.78
Rentals 11,705.48 9,456.77 8,919.50
Food Services 353,015.28 337,887.82 315,034.35
Other 1,309.13 5,767.28 3,960.19
Pupil Material Recoveries 3,110.74
Total School 406,322.54 393,145.56 348,551.84
h. Recreation 8,234.75 7,081.85 5,797.50
i. Unclassified
Ambulance Rentals 5,364.20 5,985.00 5,622.40
Miscellaneous 127,132.77 139,031.98 48,877.66
Stabilization Fund - - 23,923.96
Total Unclassified 132,496.97 145,016.98 78,424.02
Total Departmental 628,746.50 612,392.29 569,737.54
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SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS
1972 1971 1970
Public Service Enterprises
Water
Sale of Water 517,843.81 535,853.93 498,393.19
Liens 25,740.90 22,829.91 25,093.17
House Connections 380.35 163.32 326.35
Miscellaneous 186.44 453.92 390.50
Total Public Service Enterprises 544,151.50 559,301.08 524,203.21
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots and Graves 10,496.00 10,738.00 11,693.00
Care of Lots and Graves 22,915.50 23,291.00 21,279.25
Miscellaneous 7,568.00 7,838.25 7,894.25
Total Cemeteries 40,979.50 41,867.25 40,866.50
Interest
On Taxes and Assessments 49,199.32 45,928.45 39,159.01
On Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 932.43 1,151.40 802.55
On Investments 141,205.98 147,686.13 52,637.74
Miscellaneous 195.11 992.10 1,168.78
Total Interest 191,532.84 195,758.08 93,768.08
Municipal Indebtedness
Premium on Sale of Securities - 5,762.00 -
Tax Anticipation Loans 6,200,000.00 5,200,000.00 4,500,000.00
Town Building Constr. Loan - - 790,000.00
Bond Anticipation Loan - - 200,000.00
School (New Jr. High) - 4,300,000.00 -
Total Municipal Indebtedness 6,200,000.00 9,505,762.00 5,490,000.00
Agency Trusts and Investments
Time Certificates of Deposit 17,487,338.20 14,350,968.56 6,122,643.64
State Sporting Licenses 5,073.25 4,730.00 4,749.00
County Dog Licenses 8,761.45 9,429.20 5,226.00
Deposits from Services 60,104.84 41,818.48 44,945.69
Payroll Deductions
Federal W/H Tax 1,970,801.35
State W/H Tax 515,252.94
Employee Blue Cross 167,490.22
Employee Insurance 6,486.29
Teachers Annuity Fund 104,090.85
Teachers Union Dues 28,392.70
Total Agency Trusts and Investments 20,353,792.09
Refunds
1,704,705.78 1,720,400.72
401,395.10 380,138.20
141,688.19 120,321.35
6,381.89 6,177.46
106,135.04 82,630.04
25,928.80 20,461.50
16,793,181.04 8,507,693.60
Police Dept. - - 58.61
Public Works Dept. 309.55 196.99 2,249.86
Fire Dept. - 37.24 125.57
School Dept. 361.60 77.19 1,766.44
Library - 4.90 -
Veterans Benefits 2,070.20 450.00 183.00
Blue Cross and Group Ins. 1,298.49 4,252.11 11,717.59
Other 472.60 516.39 402.64
Total Refunds 4,512.44 5,534.82 16,503.71
Total Receipts 48,137,494.03 46,805,337.36 33,117,211.81
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Schedule of Expenses
General Government
1972 1971 1970
Appropriation
Expenses
Supplies 92.33 372.00 357.10
Services 2,398.50 2,904.48 4,538.81
Selectmen
Personal Services
Clerical Pool
30,495.99
18,578.78
30,465.71
14,109.80
32,447.75
9,732.56
Expenses
Selectmen 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00
Supplies 2,053.99 2,324.71 2,393.11
Services 2,707.37 2,160.14 2,855.22
Community Services 9.80 30.06 23.25
Juvenile Services 9,709.59 6,705.36 2,737.15
Out of State Travel 3,746.02 3,896.67 3,620.68
Bicentennial Committee Expense 44.56
Article 10 Police Pension 27,335.19 24,446.88 25,137.19
10 Fire Pension 12,281.62 15,410.45 14,482.65
10 Teacher Veterans 16,214.64 -- --
Article 42 - 1972 10,000.00 --
Article 52 - 1971 -- 1,999.92 --
Article 7 - 1970 -- -- 3,616.23
Article 32C - 1970 38,000.00 368,880.18 218,488.40
Article 32R - 1970 7,749.64 147,525.28 147,177.79
Article 33 - 1970 -- 3,378.00 5,891.24
Article 2 - 1969 -- 40,000.00
Article 37 - 1969 -- 3,709.32
Article 97 - 1968 511.43 27,356.57
Article 38 - 1966 8,958.00 11.25
Carry over - 1970 -- 904.75 --
Carry over - 1971 1,295.35 --
Carry over - 1971 Juvenile Services 1,255.18
Director of Guides
Town Manager
Personal Services
Tuition Training Out of State Travel
1,000.00 1,000.00
35,562.23
6,955.97
32,025.00
875.00
25,877.73
Expenses
Supplies 418.16 1,570.74 282.90
Services 546.00 400.94 1,112.46
Office Equipment 409.00 239.19 --
Carry over 1970 -- 976.91
Carry over 1971 20.20 --
Town Manager's Jurisdiction
In State Travel 4,736.33 4,400.00
Professional Services 5,050.00 --
Printing Town Report 5,641.77
124
6,585.75 6,931.21
Town Insurance
Motor Vehicle & Property
Group Insurance & Blue Cross
Carry over 1969
Carry over 1970
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
122,156.59
164,511.78
1971 1970
124,182.81
140,276.23
101,290.33
119,185.23
-- 50,126.00
2,209.00 --
Fire and Police Medical 3,160.59 300.15 183.83
Carry over 1969 40.00
Town Comptroller
Personal Services 65,883.98 60,764.51 56,844.88
Expenses
Supplies 785.45 583.86 627.33
Services 2,068.65 1,039.38 1,472.27
Capital Expenditures 9,831.24 4,716.35 7,950.45
Repairs to Office Equipment 4,968.34 5,420.91 4,471.08
Office Services 1,934.72 2,000.00 1,999.89
Metered Mail 10,286.64 8,796.38 7,280.00
Carry over 1969 18.75
Carry over 1970 -- 168.92 --
Carry over 1971 Capital Outlay 3,867.17 --
Carry over 1971 928.04
Town Clerk
Personal Services 32,516.36 32,339.54
Expenses
Supplies 350.84 497.93
Services 418.60 350.16
Vital Statistics 296.23 285.29
Article 44 - 1971
Article 47 - 1970
30,029.71
504.29
486.40
367.96
1,650.00 --
-- 11,327.40
Registration
Personal Services 5,616.60 5,221.79
Expenses
Supplies -- 109.45
Services 694.71 108.00
Printing 2,280.18 2,816.34
Carry over - 1969
Carry over - 1970
Carry over - 1971
Elections
Jurisdiction of Selectmen
Jurisdiction of Town Clerk
1,500.00
8,301.26
15,297.31
125
5,018.42
1,193.92
46.75
384.46
3,503.32
871.00
6,026.59 13,331.08
4,874.05 9,299.34
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972 1971 1970
Law Department
Personal Services 43,226.25 37,415.00 33,000.00
Expenses 4,272.92 4,123.26 3,462.15
Collector of Taxes
Personal Services 22,362.02 22,954.80 23,157.36
Expenses
Supplies 654.51 304.51 176.47
Services 1,726.91 2,040.28 2,321.42
Carry over - 1971
Carry over - 1972 680.00
Assessors Department
Personal Services 44,135.74 42,104.98 38,056.66
Expenses
Supplies 405.67 126.12 890.25
Services 1,269.11 1,647.82 1,609.01
Treasurer
Personal Services 16,520.66 15,543.67 14,508.41
Expenses
Supplies 207.44 262.24 213.31
Services 425.90 417.76 963.00
Office Equipment 27.00 -- --
Foreclosure and Redemption 25.00 8.00 4.00.
Superintendent of Public Works
Personal Services 72,059.86 64,422.53 61,413.02
Expenses 3,765.70 3,884.10 1,533.18
Carry over - 1971 115.74
Public Works Department
Personal Services 717,365.50 640,921.41 601,471.77
Town Offices & Cary Memorial Building
Personal Services 25,344.04 23,449.58 23,954.83
Expenses 78,020.76 66,511.75 26,297.37
Article 38 - 1971 4,822.65 20,177.35
Article 40 - 1971 2,166.06 7,403.88
Article 38 - 1966 689.00 --
Carry over - 1969 --
Carry over - 1971 3,487.29
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1,659.62
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
Engineering
Personal Services 159,830.30
Expenses 4,572.88
Article 29 - 1971 1,000.00
Article 29 - 1970 2,678.55
Carry over - 1969 --
Carry over - 1970 --
Carry over - 1971 150.45
Board of Appeals
Personal Services 6,665.47
Expenses
Supplies 113.60
Services 1,520.60
Carry over - 1971 20.20
Planning Board
Personal Services 17,922.90
Expenses
Supplies 540.85
Services 1,073.02
Furniture and Fixtures 7.95
Article 46 - 1971 30,000.00
Carry over - 1969 --
Carry over - 1971 40.70
Total General Government
1971 1970
152,618.09 137,559.17
4,083.56 5,464.22
-- 195.00
394.62 --
6,316.00
372.21
1,104.75
24,570.61
729.73
1,360.42
34.58
2,949.40
163.78
1,343.71
21,267.63
613.43
3,571.37
112.81
38.75
1,972,876.69 2,239,113.02 2,010,591.34
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
Personal Services 682,521.48 649,552.80 574,332.53
Expenses
Supplies
Automotive 21,531,51 18,772.13 20,594.56
Public Safety 2,066.54 3,011.45 3,498.85
Uniforms 11,000.96 13,050.58 12,596.39
Other 5,403.53 6,873.27 4,908.69
Services
Communications 8,644.96 7,212.43 6,250.76
Repairs to Auto Equipment 1,917.31 1,845.84 2,585.50
Tuition -- 1,735.00 3,315.00
Other 4,698.36 5,617.45 7,324.91
Equipment 17,745.41 14,220.32 15,925.02
Parking Meter Fund 2,998.73 2,999.83 2,892.43
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SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
1971 1970
Article 39 - 1971 20,231.15 1,220.00
Article 103 - 1969 -- --
Article 41 - 1967 500.00
Fire Department
Personal Services 662,801.69
2,300.00
612,395.14 561,761.94
Expenses
Supplies
Automotive 4,415.72 4,224.79 5,215.89
Fuel 2,754.05 2,743.60 2,397.12
Public Safety 6,448.44 7,547.08 6,246.49
Clothing 4,959.74 6,396.61 3,495.87
Other 2,745.18 2,735.77 8,751.42
Services
Communications 3,617.92 2,064.51 1,655.71
Repairs to Auto Equipment 1,297.62 5,958.34 222.27
Other 7,701.70 8,833.32 9,172.12
Equipment 669.50 3,049.24 2,605.01
Ambulance Maintenance 1,167.06 759.72 925.64
Forest Fires 95.00 40.00 97.05
Article 42 - 1970 13,000.00
Carry over - 1969 -- 221.60
Carry over - 1970 184.52 --
Civil Defense
Personal Services 1,000.00
Expenses
Supplies 45.40
Services
Communications 979.54
Other 334.53
Auxiliary Fire 185.01
Article 38 - 1972
Article 39 - 1966
Carry over - 1969
Auxiliary Fire Carry over - 1969
8,062.58
Inspection Department
Personal Services 40,445.96
Expenses
Supplies 689.28
Services 498.30
Insect Suppression
Expenses 713.23
128
5,082.99 9,060.07
654.85 977.30
3,745.90 3,206.74
711.14 2,233.30
66.35 484.47
737.00 2,053.00
-- 36.51
2.77
38,259.72 36,220.53
490.22 689.68
727.36 1,105.31
727.44 2,364.50
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972 1971 1970
Shade Tree
Expenses 8,385.57 8,084.83 11,851.75
Dutch Elm Disease
Expenses 1,245.60 1,069.33 5,070.56
Dog Officer
Personal Services 9,204.89 7,806.70 7,476.00
Expenses 2,114.12 2,113.06 1,947.41
Carry over - 1971 26.00
Total Protection of Persons & Property 1,551,863.57 1,453,320.63 1,357,073.12
Health and Sanitation
Health Department
Personal Services 27,093.04
Expenses
Supplies 595.88
Services
Professional 5,934.96
Hospital 3,069.50
Other 1,549.10
25,418.42 23,710.87
1,531.68 701.47
6,031.12 6,274.84
350.00 4,288.73
1,686.11 2,040.57
Health Engineering -- 487.50 345.00
Animal Inspection 1,520.00 1,500.00 1,458.00
Dog Clinic 1,400.00 976.62 829.20
Sanitary Landfill 52,382.45 36,922.46 46,624.44
Garbage Collection 85,172.00 78,166.65 69,166.31
Public Facilities -- -- 1,893.00
Carry over - 1969 -- 88.00
Carry over - 1970 -- 1,131.89 --
Carry over - 1971 743.15 --
Carry over - 1971 3,777.54
Article 26 - 1972 9,800.00
Article 27 - 1972 18,376.00 --
Article 7 - 1971 -- 1,303.80
Article 26 - 1971 9,800.00
Article 27 - 1971 -- 17,869.72 --
Article 20 - 1970 120,349.01 321,356.06 158,294.93
Article 21 - 1970 840.00 -- --
Article 26 - 1970 -- 9,600.00
Article 27 - 1970 8,789.00
Article 43 - 1970 800.00
Article 67 - 1968 3,828.11
Article 66 - 1967 33.00
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Sewer Maintenance
Expenses
Carry over - 1971
Carry over - 1970
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
26,252.49
4,997.57
1971 1970
18,501.55 29,665.93
637.00
Water Pollution Control 295,255.01 277,703.47 35,026.30
Sewer Services
Expenses 5,986.01 5,430.67 9,472.85
Article 20 - 1972 11,883.66 -- --
Article 21 - 1972 700.00
Article 4 - 1971 43,178.22 30,352.05
Article 17 - 1971 36,103.98 4,896.02
Article 20 - 1971 151,602.44 425.75 --
Article 15 - 1969 3,007.60 15,702.04 114,242.00
Article 16 - 1969 -- 179,089.66 13,352.74
Article 8 - 1968 143.21 -- 2,006.66
Article 15 - 1968 28,429.46 680.00 1,860.32
Article 16 - 1968 -- 1,481.88 43,633.71
Article 17 - 1968 -- -- 3,100.78
Article 19 - 1968 377.08 6,156.20 16,052.08
Article 74 - 1968 -- 4,900.00 20,100.00
Article 14 - 1967 18,567.09 110.00 16,874.64
Article 17 - 1967 91,699.61 2,955.50 --
Article 18 - 1967 969.88 79.20 150.92
Article 37 - 1967 1,821.45 -- 2,275.00
Article 4 - 1966 -- 72.60 3,625.88
Carry over - 1971 1,069.33 -- --
Total Health and Sanitation 1,054,646.72
Highways
Public Works Building
1,053,705.08 808,500.61
Expenses 20.175.66
Carry over - 1969 -- 1,465.50
Carry over - 1970 86.40 --
Article 2A - 1966 681.48
Article 2B - 1966 195.88
Highway Maintenance
Expenses 31,840.14 79,127.19 84,355.44
Carry over - 1969 40,000.00
Carry over - 1968 29,526.79
Carry over - 1967 -- -- 9,595.29
Carry over - 1970 802.25 19,986.31 --
Carry over - 1971 6,017.47
130
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
1971 1970
Article 17 - 1972 21,564.98
Article 19 - 1972 14,149.26
Article 22 - 1972 6,000.00
Article 40 - 1972 56,739.56
Article 65 - 1972 4,019.41
Article 66 - 1972 500.00 --
Article 22 - 1971 -- 6,000.00
Article 25 - 1971 2,800.00 8,124.51
Article 16 - 1970 -- -- 4,995.94
Article 17 - 1970 497.45 19,098.80 403.75
Article 19 - 1970 33,207.57 2,149.59 74.15
Article 22 - 1970 -- -- 6,000.00
Article 73 -75 - 1970 1,315.70 66,949.85 1,581.50
Article 76 - 1970 -- -- 20,000.00
Article 94 - 1970 -- 5,499.21
Article 17 - 1969 10,902.77 1,998.28 10,063.33
Article 19 - 1969 10,304.08 34,695.92
Article 20 - 1969 -- 941.36 3,302.71
Article 25 - 1969 -- 14,967.36
Article 38 -41 - 1969 -- -- 140,455.57
Article 42 -44 - 1969 1,896.34 5,322.40 66,632.69
Article 5 - 1968 -- -- 37,844.91
Article 21 - 1968 17,123.06
Article 22 - 1968 -- 2,238.27
Article 19 - 1967 8,981.40 33.83
Article 22 - 1967 -- 53,036.96
Article 26 - 1967 25.00
Article 59 - 1967 450.00
Article 60 - 1967 11,883.09
Article 52 - 1966 2,062.17 13,683.88
Article 74 -78 - 1966 300.00 --
Article 28 - 1965 -- 811.00
Road Machinery
Expenses 81,037.42 70,991.15 68,927.26
Carry over - 1970 -- 1,298.41
Carry over - 1971 456.94 --
Article 24 - 1972 60,274.61 --
Article 24 - 1971 1,700.00 51,352.88 --
Article 24 - 1970 -- -- 72,123.90
Article 26 - 1969 1,928.85 11.02
Snow Removal
Expenses 131,404.23 47,985.54 111,506.36
Carry over - 1970 -- 2,069.93
Carry over - 1971 11,900.12 --
Traffic Regulation, Control
and Street Signs
Expenses 8,540.17 8,396.55
Carry over - 1970 -- 247.50
Carry over - 1971 1,601.32 --
131
9,587.77
Article 41 - 1972
Article 50 - 1970
Article 8 - 1967
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
14,766.73
13,191.30
1,500.00
Street Lights
Expenses 119,702.24
Carry over - 1971 10,025.54
Total Highway 658,663.60
Veterans Benefits
Administration
Personal Services 6,716.53
Expenses
Supplies
Services
125.49
25.00
Carry over - 1971 20.35
Aid and Expenses
1971
1,983.35
104,474.45
570,052.42
6,383.00
99.64
50.50
Cash Grants 40,720.65 39,666.35
Hospital Care 1,847.07 3,178.83
Other 9,679.58 11,222.74
Carry over - 1969 --
Carry over - 1970 -- 54.20
Carry over - 1971 763.35
Graves Registration 292.40 190.37
Soldier Burials
Total Veterans Benefits 60,190.42 60,845.63
Schools
1970
98,790.94
934,549.87
5,728.80
157.46
436.00
45,502.65
1,222.75
13,626.23
50.45
298.35
67,022.69
Administration
Personal Services
Administrations 155,706.69 151,426.84 141,115.64
Clerical 114,155.13 110,226.97 100,890.21
Expenses 37,406.50 31,888.30 37,011.75
Instruction
Personal Services
Coordinators and Dept. Heads 294.433.41 270,300.62 249,339.66
Principals 418,245.97 379,260.45 347,949.47
Teachers 6,673,331.71 6,505,466.19 5,878,515.86
Librarians 211,871.12 188,709.55 175,121.34
Guidance Counsellors 365,353.85 337,450.01 319,582.41
132
Psychologists
Secretaries & Clerks
Expenses
Textbooks
Contractual Services
Supplies and Materials
Other School Services
Personal Services
Nurses and Doctors
Food Service Supervision
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
48,015.07
310,583.33
75,579.83
9,893.69
372,436.60
86,049.91
72,893.29
1971 1970
42,855.14 32,201.84
279,982.54 398,466.01
64,802.14 70,482.47
8,827.63 8,812.25
365,554.66 345,180.75
84,955.69
61,595.31
82,418.61
80,088.77
Expenses
Psychiatrists 9,839.31 8,572.48 8,946.94
Contractual Services 319,748.91 259,782.97 228,820.12
Food Services 5,151.18 4,355.20 4,720.64
Other 1,023.05 1,141.71 923.57
Operation & Management of Plant
Personal Services
Maintenance 74,687.60 70,564.12 63,964.58
Custodians 522,339.55 485,965.39 444,291.66
Expenses
Heat 94,079.64 96,471.18 61,929.49
Utilities 170,864.43 160,176.57 146,557.80
Contractual Services 245,673.77 197,010.93 136,053.50
Supplies & Materials 41,183.90 31,987.76 29,129.44
Rental of Buildings 1,310.00 1,310.00 780.00
Transportation to Non - Public Schools 10,865.82 6,118.20 5,752.80
Out of State Travel 11,451.92 10,303.73 11,721.44
Vocational Education 13,731.78 12,120.00 9,445.13
Adult Education 9,708.07 8,731.44 8,403.32
PL90 -576 - Child Care 4,531.63 1,060.53
PL90 -35 EPDA Part 2 4,404.00 35,000.00
Curriculum Res. & Development 1,277.37
Teacher Training Film 239.30 15,132.80 36,883.32
M.E.T.C.O. 117,168.12 95,620.44 114,556.56
Education of Children from
Low Income Families 33,767.50 38,290.00 34,397.54
Academically Talented Children 3,524.00
Library Extension 16,767.48 12,377.67 6,698.26
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Learning Disabilities Title III
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
19,346.85
760.82
Pupil School Material Recoveries
Carry over - 1969
Carry over - 1970
Carry over - 1971
Article 32 - 1972
Article 2 - 1971
Article 8 - 1971
Article 9 - 1971
Article 45 - 1971
Article 35 - 1970
Article 52 - 1970
Article 54 - 1970
Article 2 - 1969
Article 49 - 1969
Article 53 - 1969
Article 71 - 1968
Article 46 - 1966
Article 6 - 1964
Article 7 - 1964
Total Schools
Personal Services
Expenses
Supplies
Services
Books
Equipment
Office
Furniture & Fixtures
State Aid to Libraries
Carry over - 1969
Article 34 - 1972
Article 37 - 1971
Article 37 - 1970
Article 38 - 1970
Total Libra
Parks
Expenses
Carry over - 1970
Carry over - 1971
27,020.72
16,640.00
2,075,904.68
3,447.43
1,900.00
4,093.00
1971
29,479.33
1,801,557.28
13.50
39,913.47
3,537.00
19,681.32
1,600.00
433.85
213.50
13,103,606.56 12,331,825.31
Cary Memorial Library
243,751.45
16,351.40
18,392.95
40,042.75
83.84
2,263.15
10,857.09
58,564.60
1,000.00
500.00
391,807.23
224,852.19
12,123.26
19,843.58
40,667.37
Parks Recreation and Unclassified
28,594.68
1,902.03
134
862.86
7,896.24
4,500.00
10,500.00
1,627.50
322,873.00
30,334.46
1,510.47
1970
32,928.54
155,318.88
3,417.57
4,000.00
2,500.00
950.00
3,059.72
1,016.19
75.49
450.00
2,653.17
9,854,824.16
208,452.37
11,864.75
17,491.26
42,029.12
128.61
1,983.70
5,949.19
866.05
1,729.00
290,494.05
32,992.84
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
1971 1970
Article 5 - 1971 1,386.17 31,307.50
Article 47 - 1971 4,104.50 4,154.80
Article 54 - 1971 741.00 3,994.32
Article 55 - 1971 4,361.00 --
Article 56 - 1971 800.00
Recreation
Personal Services 51,396.50 46,970.01 47,301.80
Expenses
Supplies 5,425.62 3,682.81 4,272.12
Services 10,228.44 8,464.71 6,587.15
Article 45 - 1972 575.20
Article 47 - 1972 11,673.34 --
Article 58 - 1971 -- 11.25
Article 53 - 1970 105.00 4,527.50 --
Article 55 - 1970 -- -- 8,000.00
Article 54 - 1969 4,836.95 9,141.00
Article 56 - 1969 -- 3,695.10
Article 57 - 1969 982.20
Article 9 - 1968 46,000.00
Article 72 - 1968 617.00
Unclasified
Trustees of Public Trusts
Capital Expenditures Committee
Standing School Building Committee
Permanent Building Committee
Town Celebrations Committee
Historic Districts Commission
Conservation Commission
Board of Retirement
477.50 477.50
15.00
270.00
5,555.36
1,431.36
2,299.41
197,775.63
30.00
240.00
6,683.28
1,531.74
1,298.40
182,838.21
Article 7 - 1972 1,644.73
Article 53 - 1972 1,101.00
Article 54 - 1972 23,158.25
Article 63 - 1972 227.19
Article 10 - 1971 5,000.00
Article 43 - 1971 3,450.00
Article 49 - 1971 1,000.00
Article 60 - 1971 5,000.00 --
Article 61 - 1971 63,547.89 1,000.00
Article 62 - 1971 31,000.00 1,000.00
Article 63 - 1971 -- 1,000.00
Article 48 - 1970 81,012.22 --
Article 49 - 1970 1,900.00 --
Article 79 - 1970 -- 2,325.00
Article 93 - 1970 71,737.17
135
450.00
92.50
30.00
330.00
5,218.97
1,294.08
1,399.30
132,190.00
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
1971 1970
Article 51 - 1970 197.60 24,776.22
Article 57 -72 - 1970 -- -- 1,000.00
Article 98 - 1970 2,124.60 8,002.90
Article 34 - 1969 -- 6,165.30 2,381.25
Article 64 - 1969 484.38 -- 2,115.62
Article 69 -73 - 1969 -- 12,934.60
Article 75 -83 - 1969 -- -- 15,124.30
Article 32 - 1968 710.00 525.50 --
Article 65 - 1968 446.21 5,418.64 --
Article 69 - 1968 -- -- 66,974.03
Article 70 - 1958 -- 4,248.82 4,788.93
Article 80 - 1968 13,691.90
Article 30 - - 1967 -- 1,024.50 605.50
Article 63 - 1967 10,000.00 --
Article 77 - 1967 -- 2,000.00
Article 78 - 1967 11,806.89 36,472.03
Article 50 - 1966 20,116.03 35,286.50
Article 9 - 1964 -- 308.38
Article 37 - 1962 -- 7,513.26
Article 44 - 1962 6,447.28 --
Article 3 - 1961 -- 215.00
Carry over
- 1971 Conservation 136.85
Total Parks Recreation and Unclassified 569,273.24
Water Maintenance
Expenses
Carry over - 1970
Carry over - 1971
Public Service Enterprises
21,106.87
10,144.07
471,386.36 640,503.98
35,282.38
125.30
37,928.75
Water Services
Expenses 6,979.20
Article 18 - 1971
Article 18 - 1970
Article 14 - 1969
Article 13 - 1967
Total Public Service Enterprises
Personal Services
25,000.00 -- --
7,325.33 3,079.80 6,059.95
2,138.57 6,328.38 10,299.04
9,240.37 5,095.26 7,421.22
74,955.21 49,911.12 68,688.16
Cemeteries
64,316.71 61,319.77 57,698.94
Expenses
Supplies 2,843.71 3,230.64 3,655.15
Services 1,371.00 2,367.56 1,190.62
Equipment 2,198.00
Article 41 - 1970
Article 33 - 1969
136
-- 1,195.00
3,412.67 --
Article 35 - 1968
Article 33 - 1967
Article 30 - 1966
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
366.53
1971 1970
3,368.90 264.57
-- 4,000.00
1,346.82
Carry over - 1970 -- 69.66
Carry over - 1971 20.35
Total Cemeteries 72,330.97
Miscellaneous
70,356.53 71,549.10
Interest on Debt
Public Works Building 6,300.00 7,770.00 9,240.00
Library 2,100.00 2,550.00 3,000.00
Street Sewer & Library 4,080.00 4,760.00 5,440.00
Town Offices 27,960.00 34,980.00 2,100.00
School 323,650.00 270,959.00 210,317.00
Street 2,030.00 3,450.00 5,230.00
Water 1,628.00 3,377.00 5,126.00
Sewer 46,099.25 50,542.75 55,073.75
Tax Anticipation Loans 68,331.72 66,423.85 92,739.24
Maturing Debt
Public Works Building 30,000.00 35,000.00 35,000.00
Library 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00
Street Sewer and Library 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00
Town Offices 170,000.00 170,000.00 10,000.00
School 1,056,000.00 711,000.00 717,000.00
Street 20,000.00 50,000.00 60,000.00
Water 16,000.00 63,000.00 63,000.00
Sewer 143,000.00 146,000.00 151,000.00
Total Debt and Interest 1,952,178.97 1,654,812.60 1,459,265.99
Investments 16,155,943.45 16,425,968.56 7,062,643.64
Tax Anticipation Loans 6,200.000.00 5,200,000.00 4,700,000.00
School Program
Personal Services 146,105.79 145,434.94 115,443.79
Supplies 294,027.73 267,038.00 282,324.01
Refunds
Interest & Costs 298.58 56.17 273.56
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 25,089.48 26,372.37 22,072.20
Real Estate Tax 138,799.65 60,134.81 85,258.66
Sewer 7,293.50 2,360.96 4,653.79
Water 6,242.20 5,004.78 5,947.33
Personal Property Tax -- 576.58 6.50
Selectmen's Dept. 110.54 -- 124.00
Sidewalk -- -- 6.25
Ambulance 32.00 30.00 44.00
Other 55.92 1,952.19 --
137
Petty Cash
Dog Licenses
Sale of Lots Fund
Perpetual Care Fund
M.D.C. Sewer Rates
Federal W.H. Tax
State W.H. Tax
Blue Cross and Group Insurance
Sporting Licenses
State and County Assessments
Athletics
Tax Sheltered Annuities
Teacher Union Dues
Community Affairs
Insurance Claims
Harrington Seedling Forest
Expenditures Recovered
Katharine Harrington Estate
Invested Federal Revenue Funds
Surplus Revenue - Retro Pay
Total Expenditures
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972
500.00
8,858.80
342.00
10,306.00
6,675.00
1,970,793.17
519,224.95
161,047.15
5,073.25
1,343,205.04
120,296.80
103,965.85
28,392.70
5,632.52
83.85
5,339.47
5,486.21
188,624.00
118,531.02
1971
500.00
9,114.50
341.00
9,725.80
6,675.00
1,875,107.94
384,542.35
149,848.17
4,730.00
1,220,721.01
113,797.24
106,260.04
25,928.80
2,490.60
72.30
74.030.49
1970
5,987.94
254.00
10,725.00
6,675.00
1,711,790.53
325,018.39
135,727.35
4,749.00
1,076,461.47
8,981.72
82,630.04
20,461.50
3,000.00
49,038,769.80 46,397,016.30 33,224,648.28
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LEXINGTON
The Birthplace of American Liberty"
Population 1971
nsus - 33,412
Highest elevation - 385 feet above mean sea level
Lowest elevation - 110 feet above mean sea level
Settled - 1642 - Cambridge Farms
Incorporated as a Town - 1713
Valuation - $229,869,980.00
Tax Rate - 1972 - $65.00
Area of town in acres 10,650.42
Area of town in miles .... 16.64
Extreme length in miles 5.80
Extreme width in miles 4.85
Public Streets: (miles)
Accepted 114.28
Private Streets:
Unaccepted 26.35
Paper Streets 9.50
State Highways 17.10
Trunk Sewers 29.11
Street Sewers 92.07
Water Mains 149.71
Voter Registration: To become a registered voter, a person must he a
legal resident of the town on the 31st day prior to a state or presi-
dential primary or state election, and a legal resident on the 20th
day prior to a special state election or town election. Resident
citizens may register at the Town Clerk's office on any business day
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 n.m. Additional registration sessions, both
evening and Saturday, in advance of each election will be provided at
times to be announced by the town clerk. Any resident citizen eight-
een years of age or over may register.
Voting Places: Precinct 1, Harrington School; Precinct 2, Bowman
School; Precinct 3, Bridge School; Precinct 4, Senior High School;
Precinct 5, Cary Memorial Building; Precinct 6, Diamond Junior High
School; Precinct 7, Estabrook School; Precinct 8, Fire Headquarters
Building- Bedford Street; Precinct 9, Maria•Hastings School.