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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
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The photograph is by Gerry Gilmore, a free lance
"E 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
xx as a member on the town report committee coincided with
an advanced study he was taking in photography and the
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his skills is an ability to see interest and beauty in
scenes many of us complacently take for granted. His
�. .�'' T % , '"'t expertise in make-up has been equally helpful.
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Table of Contents
BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS TOWN SERVICES
Appeals . . 79 Engineering Department 61
Battle Green Guides 19 Health, Board of 43
Bicentennial 15 Housing Authority, Lexington 46
Cary Lecture 18 Public Works Department 56
Cary Memorial Library 12 Veterans' Services 50
Conservation 30 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 65
Drug Advisory Committee 51
Fence Viewers 18 FINANCIAL AND CLERICAL
Historic Districts 20
Permanent Building 52 Appropriation Committee 78
Planning 22 Assessors, Board of 82
Recreation 26 Capital Expenditures Committee . . 83
Regional Refuse Disposal Planning 63 Comptroller 77
Regional Vocational-Technical Public Trusts, Trustees of 87
District 54 Retirement Board . . . . . . . . . 79
Selectmen 5 Summarized Operating Expenses 76
Street and Sidewalk Advisory Board 62 Tax Collector 80
Suburban Responsibility 49 Town Clerk 85
Town Celebrations 16 Town Debt and Interest . . . . . 76
Town Manager . . . . . . . . 10 Town Treasurer 86
Town Report 41 TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES 91
Youth Advisory Commission 48 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS 88
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Fire Department . . . 37
Inspection-Regulatory 40
Police Department . 32
(Statistical Details Relating to These Offices are Continued in Part II)
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THE STATE OF LEXINGTON
1-4 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 i
housing, the town's obligations to the under- '
privileged, drug abuse and youth problems andi N
town government has become complex indeed.
Equally notable is the increased attention of
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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.
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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"
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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
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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.
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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
THE 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
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pressure of inflation which unrelentingly drives up the
cost of everything we buy and every hour of employee and
j 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
- LI needs. Our task is to determine what are the real
essential needs and by good management and operating
Walter C O'Connell practices, deliver them at the lowest possible cost.
Town Manager 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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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
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Staff Conferences An Aid to Communication
Courtesy of Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co
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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
"As this Nation Cary, but during 1972 we did make a sustained effort to improve
approaches the the collection of books and records for foreign language study,
beginning of its and of materials in foreign languages for both children and
third century, we adults State aid funds were used for this purpose. If you are
should remind interested in learning a language, brushing up on one you know,
ourselves that or keeping up with its literature, be sure to check these new
nothing in our acquisitions
heritage is more
precious than the Library Use in 1972
right to express
ourselves freely on By any measure the past year has been one of record high
any subject and the use. The increases cover all departments. reference work, pro-
right of access to cessing, children's library, and adult If a total and practical
the expressions activity index for reference could be devised, the figure would
of others " be at least as high as that for home circulation and would prob-
Richard M Nixon 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 INTERLIBRARY COPYING HOME
OWNED LOAN S FILM USE SERVICE CIRCULATION
000's 1000'S
160 1600 1600 30,000 - - 500
140 1200 1200 22,500 450
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Five Year Trends in the Cary Memorial Library
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Personal Services 171,629 42 190,374 00 208,452.37 224,852 19 250,100.00
*Expenses 65,323.54 65,400 40 73,497.44 73,497 07 77,134.04
Staff as of Dec. 31 24 24 24 24 25
*The library also received $11,957 25 in state aid and about $28,000 in Trustee funds
during 1972 All but about $5,000 was spent on books.
beginning to look attractive. A primary question is whether or not we should wait
for this equipment to become common in homes before developing a circulating library
of cassettes. Prior to this it might be feasible to purchase equipment for library
use and offer a reference collection of video-cassettes. The second development
which might affect us greatly is the "college without walls" movement. The College
Entrance Examination Board recently received grants from the National Endowments for
the Humanities and the U.$. 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 * Deceased
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Jane Larsen, Ellen Warner, Ann Ferry and WCVB-TV news cameraman Al Anderson photographs
Chang-chao Liu completed a ten-year project a display on the works of Rabbi Martin Kessler.
converting the library from the Cutter to the The display was part of the Library's Lexington
Dewey system of classification. Room series.
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The Heaviest Part BATTLE GREEN
THE BIRTHPLACE
of Bi-Centennial Planning Or AMERICAN LIBERTY
MASSAINUSETTS SAT COLONY
'MAMMARY OSMMIS$ON ?
Is Still Ahead
THE 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
r,' 1975 as that of a subcommittee to the Bicentennial Com- ll
,� ,`� ; ' mittee and outlines our responsibilities during that year
r.4". ' 1:7 The Bicentennial Committee has appointed a Parade Advisory
1 e Committee made up of past chief marshals of our Patriots
n " ..* Day parades. We have met with representatives from the
advisorycommittee and have agreed to trya new
411,,,.....,��.��" j� � ��; g parade
_ f, route in 1973 The new route permits organizing the
"k *d4IVE Patriots Day parade and dismissing it from the same loca-
tion on Worthen Road and the Center Playground This
„t. ''`" ' eliminates the need for a transportation route from Worthen
41 y ' Road to East Lexington and gives substantially more room
t.; ,� , , for assembling the several divisions
'.* The parade will proceed from Center Playground, west
'� ) fir,' and north along to Massachusetts Avenue, past the Battle I
�'� ' Green and Cary Hall to Marrett Road, along Marrett Road to
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+ � e Waltham Street, then along Waltham Street and back to
Vc Worthen Road. The reviewing stand will be moved from Emery
Park to Cary Hall. Our results and evaluations of them in
" ate ) 1973 will permit necessary changes to be made in 1974 with
r the intention that all major bugs will be eliminated by
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in of the new route and make suggestions �`
�ss g for improvements
- 3 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
_ '4 - major goal is to provide a smooth-running celebration for
.,, the Bicentennial year.
, CELEBRATIONS IN GENERAL
s
Y ' The Committee continues to be responsible for Patriots
'4 � � �, Day, Memorial Day, U.S.S. Lexington (CV-2) memorial services,
Y ; and Veterans Day each year. Each observance follows a format
," , which has been reasonably successful in the past. Those
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° formats are described in earlier reports and will not be re-
peated
.F�� 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 Marilyn Hall James Fenske
Leo Gaughan, Vice Chairman Ralph V. Lord William P Fitzgerald
Eleanor B Litchfield Thelma Reed William P. Brenchick, Jr.
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V - �� b Standing- Stephen Politi and Anne R. Scigliano
Cary Lecture Committee
THE 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
°u agency.
Four programs make up the lecture series. The 1972 lecture, on November 25, was
a travelogue, "John Muir's High Sierra," narrated by Mr. DeWitt Jones, III, a 1965
honors graduate from Dartmouth College His film about a mountain range, a man and
the man's vision that in wilderness is the preservation of the world, entertained a
capacity audience.
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 1,
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
THE 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.
,_� ; '� Wearers of the White Tricorne
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OP, ti 3 1954 Edwin B. Worthen
' 1955 Albert Burnham
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o1957 Rev Harold T Handley
'� ,i r ` .`�� e 0 1958 William E Maloney
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1959 Dr. Fred S Piper
�� 1960 William R Greeley
p 1961 Thomas S Grindle
1962 Albert G Frothingham
)/"" , 1963 Miss Margaret Keefe
s 1964 Mrs. Eleanor B. Litchfield
1965 Msgnr. George W. Casey
1966 Joseph 0 Rooney
1967 Donald E Nickerson
1968 Alan G Adams
' 1969 Dr Winthrop H Harrington
mow, w 1970 Michael Vidette, Sr
1971 Louis Tropeano
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" The New Lexington Is Emerging ,,
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ffE 1975 BICENTENNIAL has been mentioned as the
target date for projects 1=1111 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
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A brick sidewalks, lightposts and tree plantings of the
Center Beautification Project enhance the appearance of the
building. During the recent holiday season, the extension I
"; toMeriamStreet ofthefestivewhiteChristmaslighting,r_44` added to the spirit of rejuvenation of Lexington Center.
;y. fvitt, . Plans for an addition to Cary Memorial Library were
.1,4,:ti, Iiii approved by the Commission and await presentation to the
`,, . " , t.erOlq 1973 March Town Meeting.
" At numbers 10-12 Muzzey Street, the Commission ap-
r►.1 , l'-.�. 4, �:., +i`". 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- j
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 1
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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Whipple, Associate, Donald J Shaw, Commissioner. Absent. Associate Members George W Emery and
Royston T Daley
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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
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planning board has focussed mainly
on the following areas.
Housing- Two residential sub-
"[arming i n�r t� �� . divisions of single-family homes
��jj were given final approval by the
board in 1972, in which 24 new
houses will be constructed during
``.�� 1 r_ the next few years Both include
�. 1 0AnU 1,4 I]k I. 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 I
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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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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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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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
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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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EARLY 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
Conservation Commission prices of land, these average
dust over $4000 per acre It is
uncertain how much reimbursement
money will be available, but the
Commissionintends to file appli-
Given Regulatory Powers cations as always
Last year another $6,000
was appropriated to acquire con-
on Environmental Changes 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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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. Kessler, 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 annointed
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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SOCIETY 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.
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
CHART 1 Or time consuming for this department, seem to have waned.
POLICE OFFICERS It obviously has lessened because of our withdrawal from
TOWN OF LEXINGTON Vietnam among other reasons, but, in any event, has been
NATIONAL AVERAGE •1.9MEN PER THOUSAND
DEPARTMENT STRENGTH SHOULD DE 608 MEN welcomed. It has given us more of an opportunity to put
PIP.R.I CRIME REPORTS our manpower to work more effectively in the area of
crime prevention and apprehension.
Education
POPw"ATION TPLND
33,000 During the year we sent twenty of our officers for
2,>2D advanced specialty training including courses in Crime
40 Scene Search, Photography, Alcohol and the Blood, Special
30 Investigations and for re-training in various other
fields of law enforcement. Captain James J. Lima of our
20 Traffic Bureau, became the third member of our staff to
1!) graduate from the F.B.I. National Academy. Captain Lima
was a member of the first class to graduate from the new
196061 02 6S 64 65 66 '6] '6! '•9 70 71 72 thirty million dollar academy at Quantico, Virginia. We
are also proud of patrolmen John Shine and William
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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
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despite the increase in traffic. So also did the number
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complaints investigated and reported upon saw no decline.
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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.
Five Year Trends in the Police Department
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Personal Services * 433,400.97 525,732,50 574,332 '53 649,552 80 682,521.48
Expenses 59,510.41 69,530.08 76,999 67 72,338 47 73,008 58
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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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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 1
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 therr 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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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.
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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 Photo by Gerry Gilmore
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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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*
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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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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.
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Gerald Gilmore John E. Taylor
Louis A Zehner, Chairman
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Board of Health Places
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
1 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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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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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 up 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
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New Low-Cost Housing Units for the Elderly
THE 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-
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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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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
I„ 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.
I 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.
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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
The Commission is composed of youth and adult members, chosen from town boards
and from organizations of and for young people, who are appointed for one year terms
by the Board of Selectmen
Stephen Politi, Chairman Kathleen Kenney, Secretary
Alfred Busa Heather Dayton Joshua Cochin Shirley Hamblen
John Maguire Jamie Newman Leslie Klane Arthur Sharenow
Daniel Busa Lorrain Ferguson Catherine McGraw Stephen Doran
Paul Furdon Pam Winston Peter Clark Gunther Kleeberg
William Tapply Robert Murphy Joseph Burns William Hays
Roger Prevot Virginia Comstock Charles Ellicott Mrs. Paul Beaudry
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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.
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;
'440602' 44, James McLaughlin; Richard K. Eaton
Absent.
Helena Butters, Eric Clarke; Daniel Power;
Robert Shaw, Edward Silva
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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.
Donald C. Glennon
Director,
Veterans Services
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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 Dr. Charles E. Ellicott
Charles L McManus, Drug Counselor Dr. Jack H. Monderer Irving H. Mabee
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One Project Completed • • . . Two in the Mill
DURING 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 Irving H. Mabee
Otis S. Brown, Jr. David R. Marshall (resigned 5-72)
Luigi R. DiNapoli William J. Scouler
School Committee Representatives Library Trustee Representatives
Chester C Duval Fred C Bailey
Mary Louise Touart Shirley H Stolz
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Born in 1971 A Lusty Infant in 1972
A FTER THE REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE was established
Alin 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-
The Minuteman 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.
Regional nal Mr. Sains and the regional school committee have
g 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-
Vocational Technical 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
School District
Educational specifications for school building:
December, 1971
Selection of Drummey, Rosanne & Anderson as
architects for the school February, 1972
L _ Approval of final architects plans- August, 1972
Erik L. Mollo-Christensen Invitation to bid- August, 1972
Lexington Representative to
Minuteman Regional Vocational Vote on bonding the school• September, 1972
Technical School Committee
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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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 *
t 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
� ',, ar and the like. With 89 inches of snow in 1972
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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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PUBLIC WORKS
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
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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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PUBLIC WORKS
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 .
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In 1972 approximately 210 trees were pruned with the
r Witl ' aerial skyworker Removal of dead limbs is a main means of control
of Dutch elm disease Much work must be done in 1973
inik on red and black oaks which have been weakened for several
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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.
Five Year Trends in the Department of Public Works
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Personal Services 669,716.33 760,236.73 601,471 77 640,921.41 717,365 50
Expenses 598,177 13 733,544.66 675,184 11 657,334.28 688,722.44
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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-
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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
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
ONLY 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 1
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
William R. Whalon, Chairman
Arnold B. Briggs
Iris G. Wheaton
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r,3 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. w '".t.',4 ,.- .. ' "' r,
2. The Professional Standards Committee of the '.
1 Lexington Education Association, under the terms of the .7.1111140 I liI ill
existing contract with the School Committee, brought a !EA IX TI IIM Ilti
number of individual and group grievances before us this -,.
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year. These grievances dealt with a range of matters, _�� l�� �� �' °
including interpretation of maternity and sick leave
and length of school day.
3. Finally, and perhaps most significant of all,
School Department
the Superintendent, the School Committee, and a group
Headquarters
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 --
li teachers, principals, and parents working together on
common concerns. 2) The evaluation of alternative
classroom organization styles.
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The School Committee
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Mrs Jacqueline B. Davison;
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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 I
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
superintendenth
, Dr. Rudolph Fobert, who as 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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14.t Left. Principal John M Hibbard (left) and
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staff to Clarke Junior High School
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In His Ninth Annual Report
School Superintendent Rudolph J. Fobert
Speaks of 1972 as
Year of ' rogress and Change
Rudolph J Fober
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. these 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) -
Topic Action
Open Education 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.
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.
Space and Facilities 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
Standardized Testing Program 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
Advanced Program 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 Director of Information, Research and Federal Pro-
grams, Lexington Public Schools
Dr. Frank DiGiammarino Coordinator of Planning,
Lexington Public Schools
Dr. Generoso Gascon Assistant Professor of Neurology, Children's Hospi-
tal Medical Center
Mrs. Cynthia Gilles Research Associate, Coordinator of Early Childhood
Activities, New England Instructional Materials
Center
Mrs. Margaret Gritsavage Elementary Teacher, Lexington Public Schools
Mrs Ida Krebs Director of Krebs School, Lexington, Massachusetts
Miss Marie Mulkern Supervisor, Division of Learning Disabilities,
Massachusetts Department of Education
Dr. Constance Murray Learning Disabilities Project Director,
Lexington Public Schools
Lawrence Thompson Audio-Visual Specialist, New England Instruction
Materials Center
Miss Judith Wiggin Elementary Teacher, Lexington Public Schools
I am pleased that the staff of the Lexington Public Schools will receive many
KeithCarlson4fpjdirector 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 meetings are 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 All of the 15 schools have news representatives
who forward school news to the local paper All
schools also have their own newsletters.
Brochures A variety of brochures and handbooks are developed
for parents/staff to explain Lexington's program.
Other
School Information Centers Each school has a section of the library called a
School Information Center. The center contains a
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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.
Cooperative Efforts 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.
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Community-School Communication
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"slab" method in art department at Lexington High ` ` ,..:7,1J:°4
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School Profiles
AS A MATTER OF FACT
. . As of October 2, 1972, the total enrollment of the Lexington Public Schools
was 9,081.
. . Total full and part time professional staff of the Lexington Public Schools
numbers 667.
36.8% have a Bachelor's Degree
39.4% have a Master's Degree
23.8% nave thirty hours of graduate study beyond a Master's or a Doctorate
. Of the 1972 Lexington High School graduating class of 693,
523 or 72% percent went on to further education
402 or 54% percent went on to four-dear colleges
LLLMENTARY SCHOOLS
Staff Number Enrollment Staff-Pupil Ratio
Principals 11 4581 1:416
Classroom Teachers (1-6) 166 (L) 4013 (A) 1:24.2
Kindergarten Teachers 14 517 1.36.9 (D)
Art Specialists 9 4581 1.509
Music Specialists 10 4581 1:458
Phys. Ed. Specialists 9 4581 1.509
Instructional Mat. Spec. 9 2/5 4581 1.487
Reading Specialists 14 (F) 4581 1.327
French Specialists 9 2862 1.318
Science Specialists 4 4581 1.1145
Math Specialists 3 4581 1:1527
Counselors 9 3/10 4581 1:493 (C)
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Staff Number Enrollment Staff-Pupil Ratio
Principals 4 4500 1.1126
Assistant Principals 5 4500 1.900
Classroom Teachers 280 (E) 4452 (A) 1.15.9
Instructional Mat. Specs. 7 4500 1.643
Reading Specialists 10 1/2 (G) 4500 1 429
Social Worker 1 4500 1.4500
Counselors 15 4500 1.300
ALL SCHOOLS
Staff Number Enrollment Staff-Pupil Ratio
Speech Therapists 9081 (C) 1.1974
School Psychologists 2 1/2 9081 (C) 1.3632
Nurses 8 9081 (C) 1 1135
Sp. Class Teachers 13 92 1 7
(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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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%
Federal Government
PL-874 157,332 30
PL-864-V 45
157,332.75 1.2%
Town of Lexington Appropriations
Personal Services $9,338,785.25
Expenses 1,450,464.00
Out-of-State Travel 12,300.00
Athletics 108,471.00
Vocational Education (12,120.00
Emerg.Funds 2,500.00
$10,924,640 25 81 1%
Town of Lexiniton
Tuition, Registration Charges and Gate Receipts.
Athletics 11,825 80
Misc. Receipts 14,853 15
Tuition 9,350 19
$36,029 14 3%
EXPENDITURES:
Personal Services $9,511,391 53 86 1%
Expenses 1,395,056 63 12 6%
Out-of-State Travel 11,451 92 1%
Athletics 120,296.80 1.1%
Vocational Education 13,731.78 .1%
$11,051,938.66 100%
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Where the School Dollar Comes From
(1972 Receipts)
Town of Lexington Appropriation
81.1
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Miscellaneous
(Tuition and Registration
Charges)
Where the School Dollar Goes
(1972 Expenditures)
Salaries 86.11
Operating Expenses 12.64
Athletics
Voc. Education 1.3t
Out-Of-State Travel
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Town Debt and Interest
Amount of Principal Balance Interest
General Purposes Original Issue Paid in 1972 12-31-72 Paid in 1972
Library 295,000 00 15,000 00 55,000 00 2,100 00
Town Office 1,005,000 00 170,000 00 510,000.00 27,960.00
Street-Sewer-Library 490,000 00 20,000 00 100,000 00 4,080.00
Public Works Building 328,000 00 30,000 00 120,000 00 6,300.00
Total General Purposes 2,118,000 00 235,000 00 785,000.00 40,440.00
School 16,805,000 00 1,056,000 00 8,954,000.00 323,650.00
Street 200,000 00 20,000 00 60,000.00 2,030.00
Sewer 3,100,000 00 143,000 00 1,279,000.00 46,099.25
Water 360,000 00 16,000 00 35,000 00 1,628.00
Total Services 20,465,000 00 1,235,000 00 10,328,000.00 373,407.25
Grand Total 22,583,000.00 1,470,000.00 11,113,000.00 413,847.25
Schedule of Operating Expenses
Total To To
Account Appropriation Transfer Available Expended Surplus 1973
Selectmen 51,750 00 51,750 00 46,021.30 4,833.20 895.50
Town Manager 79,525.00 13,750.00 93,275.00 80,163.08 2,572.51 10,539.41
Town Clerk 35,300.00 35,300.00 33,582.03 1,717.97
Trustees of Pub Tr 500 00 500.00 477.50 22.50
Board of Appeals 8,300 00 50 00 8,350 00 8,299.67 50.23
Planning Board 29,345 00 29,345 00 19,544.72 8,684.28 1,116.00
Insurance 301,500.00 301,500.00 286,668 37 488 22 14,343 41
Printing Town Report 6,400.00 6,400.00 5,641 77 758 23
Law 39,250.00 9,000.00 48,250.00 47,499 17 700 83 50.00
Elections 24,000.00 2,500.00 26,500.00 23,598.57 1,401.43 1,500.00
Board of Registrars 11,650.00 11,650.00 8,591 49 58 51 3,000 00
Committees 13,875 00 400 00 14,275.00 12,061.96 2,206.04 7 00
Recreation 70,650 00 70,650 00 67,050.56 3,599.44
Treasurer 18,990.00 18,990.00 17,206 00 1,784 00
Tax Collector 24,985.00 24,985.00 24,743 44 241 56
Comptroller 96,500 00 2,000.00 98,500.00 95,759.02 768.70 1,972.28
Assessors 45,900.00 45,900.00 45,810.52 89 48
Health 39,720 00 2,700 00 42,420 00 41,162.48 436.02 821.50
Dog Officer 11,270 00 925 00 12,195 00 11,319 01 875.99
Police 771,750 00 990.00 772,740 00 758,528.79 14,211.21
Fire 709,320 00 405.55 709,725.55 698,673.62 8,893.25 2,158 68
Civil Defense 3,975 00 3,975.00 2,544.48 1,430.00
Inspection 42,500 00 42,500.00 41,633.54 866.46
Public Works 1,718,532.00 53,929.45 1,772,461.45 1,663,322.14 61,458.71 47,680 60
Cemetery 70,000 00 70,000 00 68,531.42 1,101.17 367.41
Veterans Benefits 63,225 00 63,225.00 59,406.72 1,065.58 2,752.70
Library 327,234.24 327,234.24 320,885.54 6,348.70
Retirement Board 197,776.00 197,776.00 197,775.63 37
Education 10,922,140 25 2,500 00 10,924,640 25 10,641,985.24 67,566.11 215,088.90
Debt 1,963,848.00 1,963,848 00 1,952,178 97 11,669.03
Article 4 Total 17,699,710.49 89,150 00 17,788,860 49 17,280,666.75 205,900 35 302,293 39
Articles 6,010,360 66 10,850.00 6,021,210.66 3,542,999 04 76,291.70 2401,919.92
Grand Total 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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Five Year Trends in the Accounting Department
Personal Staff as of
Year Services Expenses Dec. 1 r "
1968 43,506.80** 2,128.05** 7
1969 51,581.39 1,961.81 7 / 'N'
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1970 56,844.88 2,099.60 7 .telt
1971 60,764 51 2,555.24 7 41W ''°
1972 65,883 98 2,854 10 7 .„ , ,i � � WlhlllllllllllllliiAimil.....
**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.
IIn 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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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
E 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
1 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
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 Secretary
Collector of Taxes
Five Year Trends in the Collector's Office
Personal Staff as of I
Year Services Expenses Dec. 1
1968 22,763.74 2,364.45 4 1 r
1969 23,343 14 2,239.76 4 oi
1970 21,048.56 2,497.89 4
1971 22,954.80 3,054.00 3 w 111
1972 22,362 02 2,381 42 340
Doris Barclay
Collector ' ti x
Excise Bills 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
16,333,941.33 17,020,692.63 17,423,408.85
Collected, abated, rescinded,
tax title 15,745,982 81 16,370,224 81 16,933,150 24
Balance on December 31 587,958 52 650,467 82 490,258.61
Percentage-collections (real
estate and personal property) 96.4% 98.58% 99 2%
Abatements for Veterans, Clause 22 68,116 10 63,544 80 95,427 25
Abatements for Elderly, Clause 41 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 reports 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 I
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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L to R John F. Cogan, Jr.;
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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
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Personal Staff as of `
Year Services Expenses Dec. 1
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1968 26,678 67 904.32 6* a
1969 29,207 34 1,504.57 4 � N
1970 27,013.67 990.69 4 E
1971 32,339 54 848.09 4 --
1972 32,516.36 769 44 4 irk * �€ --• P.
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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
Five Year Trends in the Office of the Treasurer
The First Step Services Staff as of
Year Services Expenses Dec. 1
1968* 9,448.00 691.27 2
1969 12,077.00 538.66 2
Toward 1970 14,258.41 1,176 31 2
1971 15,543.67 680 00 2
1972 16,520 66 660 34 2
Federal Revenue Sharing *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, with a total book value of
$472,677.49. Five of these are charitable in nature, five related to parks and high-
way plantings, five to scholarships, nine to maintenance of specific cemetery lots,
four to maintenance of the Common, three relating to awards were newly transferred to
the trustees of public trusts by the school committee, and four are miscellaneous in
nature
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
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TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE
Fred C Bailey 48 Coolidge Avenue Mary R. McDonough 3 Baker Avenue
Alfred S Busa 38 Circle Road Natalie H. Riffin 6 Field Road
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr 16 Hill Street Louis A. Zehner 6 Fair Oaks Drive
Edward E. Furash 15 John Poulter Road Sanborn C. Brown 37 Maple Street
Allan F. Kenney 10 Frost Road **Norman P. Cohen 56 Coolidge Avenue
*Donald E Legro 84 Gleason Road
*Resigned **Succeeded Donald E Legro
PRECINCT ONE
TERM EXPIRES 1975
William A Busa 38 Circle Road Jack L Mitchell 16 Peachtree Road
J Keith Butters 1445 Massachusetts Avenue Weiant Wathen-Dunn 44 Maple Street
James Cataldo 43 Rindge Avenue Bernice 0 Weiss 462 Lowell Street
Edwin H Farr 49 Emerson Gardens Ephraim Weiss 462 Lowell Street
Homer J Hagedorn 17 Fiske Road Albert P Zabin 1 Page Road
Howard M Kassler 11 Winchester Drive
TERM EXPIRES 1974
Lois W Brown 37 Maple Street William E Maloney, Jr. 59 Albemarle Avenue
*Sanborn C Brown 37 Maple Street Bernice Manning 66 Hillcrest Avenue
Ralph A Cataldo 35 Rindge Avenue Joseph P. Marshall 110 Woburn Street
Logan Clarke, Jr. 19 Burroughs Road Ruth M Mitchell 16 Peachtree Road
Nathaniel B. Guild 344 Lowell Street Martin V Sussman 1361 Massachusetts Avenue
Paul J MacKenzie 13 Maple Street
*Resigned
TERM EXPIRES 1973
Anita M. Bonasera 24 Theresa Avenue Haskell W Reed 76 Lowell Street
Arthur E. Burrell 2 Thoreau Road Barry E. Sampson 337 Massachusetts Avenue
*Daniel P. Busa 82 Lowell Street William T. Whiting 341 Lowell Street
Helena R. Butters 1445 Massachusetts Avenue *Barry F. Daley 51 Laconia Street
Patricia K. Hagedorn 17 Fiske Road **Charles W. Durkin 18 Manley Court
Alfred A. Murray 23 Theresa Avenue ***William R. Cataldo 39 Rindge Avenue
Sumner E. Perlman 10 Tyler Road
*Resigned **Succeeded Sanborn C. Brown ***Succeeded Daniel P. Busa
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TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
PRECINCT TWO
TERM EXPIRES 1975
Eric T. Clarke 29 Moon Hill Road Eric B. Kula 23 Mason Street
Norman N. Connolly 4 Summit Road Michael J. O'Sullivan 12 Aerial Street
Arthur F. Douglass 7 ChurchillLane Arthur C. Smith 51 Follen Road
Elizabeth M. Flynn 310 Concord Avenue Thomas G. Taylor 64 Marrett Road
Angela E. Frick 17 Smith Avenue Judith J. Totman 46 Moreland Avenue
Allan Green 17 Moon Hill Road
TERM EXPIRES 1974
Philip N. Bredesen 33 Blossomcrest Road Melvin G Holland 38 Webster Road
Shirley A. Byrne 77 Wellington Lane Avenue Roy J Murphy 56A Taft Avenue
Elizabeth H. Clarke 29 Moon Hill Road Vernon C Page 12 Independence Avenue
Thomas F Costello 36 Allen Street Mary Louise Touart 5 Compton Circle
Frederick C Frick 17 Smith Avenue Donald D Wilson 36 Fern Street
Francis G Fuery 678 Massachusetts Avenue
TERM EXPIRES 1973
Gloria V. Holland 38 Webster Road Patricia A. Swanson 36 Charles Street
Lillian T MacArthur 33 Charles Street Frank H. Totman, Jr. 46 Moreland Avenue
Donald L. MacGillivray 37 Charles Street Alan B Wilson 23 Pleasant Street
Frank I. Michelman 43 Buckman Drive *George B Wilson, Jr. 11 Ames Avenue
Wiltrud R. Mott-Smith 108 Pleasant Street Jason H Woodward 11 Robbins Road
James E. Storer 69 Pleasant Street **Frederic D Corazzini 8 Blossom Street
*Resigned **Succeeded George B Wilson, Jr
PRECINCT THREE
TERM EXPIRES 1975
*Norman P Cohen 56 Coolidge Avenue Mark Lichtenstein 9 Augustus Road
Charles H Cole, 2nd 4 Franklin Road William R. Page 25 Oakland Street
Charles F Gallagher, Jr 118 Adams Street Daniel I. Small 22 Hancock Street
Donald M Graham 4 Mill Brook Road William T. Spencer 32 Hancock Street
Elizabeth C Haines 33 York Street Leslie H. York 6 Franklin Road
Robert B Kent, Jr 15 Patriots Drive
*Resigned
TERM EXPIRES 1974
Jane E. Berchtold 5 Saddle Club Road H Bigelow Moore 50 Hancock Street
Hugh M. Chapin 3 Juniper Place Paul A Plasse 197 Cedar Street
Stephen S. Clark 23 Hancock Street Frank T Samuel 8 Burnham Road
John F. Downey, Jr. 24 Hancock Street Donald B White 73 Hancock Street
Herbert W. Eisenberg 55 Hancock Street Charles A Winchester 57 Hancock Street
*Ernest A Giroux 10 Oakmount Circle
*Resigned
TERM EXPIRES 1973
Alan G Adams 15 Somerset Road Shirley H. Stolz 2139 Massachusetts Avenue
Richard W Bush 4 Kimball Road J.S. Nason Whitney 21 Woodland Road
Charles E Connolly, Jr 67 Cedar Street Stillman P Williams 9 Sheridan Street
Joseph M Cronin 49 Vaille Avenue Paul G. Yewell 6 Leeland Terrace
*Donald R Grant 23 Somerset Road **Doreen D. Plasse 197 Cedar Street
Arthur J Pennell 6 Upland Road ***Russell B. Mason 1 Frost Road
Albert S Richardson, Jr. 3 Wingate Road #Spencer Lavan 52 Hancock Street
*Resigned **Succeeded Ernest A Giroux ***Succeeded Donald R. Grant #Succeeded Norman P Cohen
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PRECINCT FOUR
TERM EXPIRES 1975
Nyles Nathan Barnert 142 Worthen Road Martin A. Gilman 56 Bloomfield Street
Wallace B Baylies, Jr 50 Spring Street Walter T. Kenney, Jr 16 Dane Road
Guy D Busa 94 Spring Street Robert H. Kingston 4 Field Road
Peter W. Clark 15 Normandy Road Mary K McKenney 5 Winthrop Road
William J. Dailey, Jr. 2 Highland Avenue Joseph A Trani 11 Slocum Road
James F. Fenske 14 Slocum Road
TERM EXPIRES 1974
Arthur T. Bernier 54 Baskin Road Irving H Mabee 5 Tavern Lane
Otis S. Brown, Jr. 3 Bond Road Erik L Mollo-Christensen 10 Barberry Road
Richard K Eaton 40 Percy Road Margaret F Rawls 9 Winthrop Road
Dan H Fenn, Jr 130 Worthen Road Paul V. Riff in 6 Field Road
Cellen S Fowle 12 Winthrop Road Judith J. Uhrig 15 Vine Brook Road
Lilah H Groisser 510 Concord Avenue
TERM EXPIRES 1973
*Carl Blake 4 Wachusett Circle Hugo R. Maienza 45 Winthrop Road
Robert A Bowyer 7 Woodcliffe Road Norman J. Richards 32 Sherburne Road
Stanley A Brown 14 John Poulter Road Joseph 0. Rooney 222 Waltham Street
Joseph A Campbell 260 Marrett Road Richard W Souza 542 Concord Avenue
Jacqueline B. Davison 86 Spring Street Alfred P Tropeano 25 Vine Brook Road
Robert M. Gary 29 Highland Avenue **Evert N Fowle 12 Winthrop Road
*Resigned **Succeeded Carl Blake
PRECINCT FIVE
TERM EXPIRES 1975
G Richard Beamon 58 Ledgelawn Avenue Edith Sandy 353 Emerson Road
Kenneth M Cox 36 North Street Frank Sandy 353 Emerson Road
William P Fitzgerald 65 Liberty Avenue William J. Scouler 144 Simonds Road
Manfred P. Friedman 176 Grove Street Iris G Wheaton 5 Hadley Road
David Reiner 3 Gould Road Allen Lee Whitman, Jr. 31 Turning Mill Road
Donald K Irwin 6 Grove Street
TERM EXPIRES 1974
Lloyd S. Beckett, Jr 112 Burlington Street *Wendy S. Pease 53 Ward Street
Levi G. Burnell 3 Whittier Road Frank L. Shunney 24 Revere Street
Renee T. Cochin 7 Partridge Road Mary E. Shunney 24 Revere Street
John T Harvell 131 Burlington Street Francis W. K. Smith 49 North Hancock Street
Anthony L Mancini 115 Reed Street Robert V. Whitman 9 Demar Road
Charles E Parks 10 Hawthorne Road *Resigned
TERM EXPIRES 1973
Gabriel Baker 2 Linmoor Terrace William A. Melbye, Jr. 10 James Street
Richard E Bayles 19 Wyman Road Myron L. Miller 46 Eldred Street
Robert E Bond 6 Demar Road Stephen T. Russian 47 Turning Mill Road
Roy Edward Cook 5 Ledgelawn Avenue Temple E. Scanlon 62 Ledgelawn Avenue
M. Chandler Crocker, II 138 Reed Street Sumner P. Wolsky 1 Park Street
Howard L Levingston 358 Emerson Road **David A. Lavender 20 Avon Street
** Succeeded Wendy S Pease
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TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
PRECINCT SIX
TERM EXPIRES 1975
Leon A. Burke, Jr. 5 Frances Road Diane Lund 23 Nickerson Road
Joan N L Collins 8 Oxbow Road John J. Maguire 249 Lincoln Street
Joseph J Downey 1 Stimson Avenue Richard A Michelson 54 Asbury Street
Ralph H Hall 2318 Massachusetts Avenue Richard M Perry 16 Ellison Road
James L Jones 45 Middle Street William Spencer Sullivan 6 Ross Road
Peter C J Kelley 24 Clarke Street
TERM EXPIRES 1974
James E Brown 34 Middleby Road Paul E Mazerall 20 Wilson Road
Jane P. Buckley 46 Middle Street George R Medeiros 20 Middleby Road
John R. Holt 40 Wood Street Mark Moore, Jr. 1984 Massachusetts Avenue
Paul B. Lloyd 202 Cedar Street George S. Silverman 30 Middle Street
Erik Lund 23 Nickerson Road Stanley E. Toye 30 Balfour Street
Garry Margolius 34 Clarke Street
TERM EXPIRES 1973
Earl F Baldwin, Jr 24 Deering Avenue James E Cosgrove 128 Hartwell Avenue
Margery M Battin 15 Paul Revere Road James M McLaughlin 55 Asbury Street
Richard H Battin 15 Paul Revere Road Stephen Michael Politi 25 Deering Avenue
James J Buckley, Jr 46 Middle Street Daniel E Power 2246 Massachusetts Avenue
John F Cogan, Jr 29 Patterson Road Donald J Shaw 6 Barrymeade Drive
George E Cooper 191 Lincoln Street
Town Officers and Committees
March, 1972 to March, 1973
Elected Town Officers
Board of Selectmen Allan F. Kenney, Chairman 1973
Fred C Bailey 1975
Alfred S Busa 1974
Natalie H Riffin 1974
Sanborn C Brown 1975
Moderator Lincoln P Cole, Jr. 1973
School Committee John J Maguire, Chairman 1973
Richard K Eaton 1973
Vernon C. Page 1974
Frederick C Frick 1974
Jacqueline Davison 1975
Planning Board Lois W. Brown, Chairman 1975
Eric T Clarke 1973
Donald M Graham 1974
Thomas F. Costello 1976
Stanley A Brown 1977
Lexington Housing Authority Temple E. Scanlon, Chairman 1975
Authorized November 25, 1963 William A. Melbye (State) 1977
Joseph 0. Rooney 1977
Daniel E. Power 1974
Albert H. Hruby 1976
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TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Selectmen—Appointed Committees
Board of Appeals Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman 1977
George C. Sheldon, Vice Chairman 1975
Howard H Dawes 1973
George P. Wadsworth 1974
* Charles T. Abbott
** Ruth Morey 1976
* Resigned ** Successor to C.T. Abbott
Board of Appeals (Associate Members) * Ruth Morey
Logan Clarke, Jr. 1973
Haskell W. Reed 1973
George W. Emery 1973
Irving H. Mabee 1973
Woodruff M. Brodhead 1973
** Robert Cataldo 1973
* Resigned as Associate Member
** Successor to Ruth Morey
Town Celebrations Committee Raymond B Barnes, Chairman 1974
Authorized March 26, 1956 Eleanor B Litchfield 1975
Thelma Reed 1975
James F. Fenske 1975
Marilyn L Hall 1973
Leo Gaughan 1973
* James W. Broderick
** William Brenchick, Jr. 1973
William P. Fitzgerald 1974
Ralph V. Lord 1974
* Resigned ** Successor to J.W. Broderick
Historic Districts Commission Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman 1977
*** (Selectmen)
George E. Graves 1973
*** (Historical Society)
Philip B Parsons 1974
*** (Arts & Crafts)
George H Williams 1975
*** (Library Trustees)
Donald J. Shaw 1976
*** (Historical Society)
Historic Districts Commission * Duncan E. MacDonald
(Associate Members) *** (Library Trustees)
Albert T. Pitt 1973
*** (Arts & Crafts)
George W Emery 1974
*** (Historical Society)
S Lawrence Whipple 1974
*** (Arts & Crafts)
** Royston T Daley 1973
*** (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 Robert W. Custance, Chairman 19751973
By-Law Committee Richard W. Souza
Authorized November 25, 1963 Carl Harry Erickson 1975
Leo Dunn 1973
George E. Bullock 1974
Town Report Committee Louis A. Zehner, Chairman 1973
Richard W. Hoover 1973
John E. Taylor 1973
Mrs Wilbur E. Cheever 1973
Gerald L. Gilmore 1973
Gammell Legacy Income Trustee James E. Collins 1973
Bridge Charitable Fund George P. Morey, Chairman 1973
William R. McEwen 1974
Gaynor K. Rutherford 1975
Board of Retirement George P. Morey, Chairman 1974
* Walter F. Spellman 1975
Richard M. Perry, ex-officio
* Elected by employees
Trustees of Public Trusts George P. Morey, Chairman 1976
Gaynor K. Rutherford 1978
William R. McEwen 1974
Selectmen's Sub-Committees
Drug Advisory Committee Natalie H. Riffin, Chairman 1973
Charles L. McManus, Drug Counselor 1973
Sumner E. Perlman 1973
Dr. Jack H. Monderer 1973
Dr. Charles E. Ellicott 1973
Irving H. Mabee 1973
Suburban Responsibility Commission 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
Street and Sidewalk Design Roland B. Greeley, Ch. , as of July 1972
Advisory Committee Malcolm E. Graf
Herbert W. Eisenberg, Ch. , to July 1972
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TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Selectmen Appointed - Con't.
Youth Advisory Commission Stephen Politi, Chairman 1973
Kathleen Kenney, Secretary 1973
Daniel P Busa 1973
Peter Clark 1973
John J. Maguire 1973
Jamie Newman 1973
William G Tapply 1973
Pamela Winston 1973
Mrs Paul Beaudry 1973
Joseph F. Burns 1973
Joshua Cochin 1973
Virginia Comstock 1973
Heather Dayton 1973
Stephen W. Doran 1973
Dr Charles Ellicott 1973
Lorrain Ferguson 1973
Paul E. Furdon 1973
William C. Hays 1973
Mrs. Shirley Hamblen 1973
Debbie Kassler 1973
Leslie Klane 1973
Gunther Kleeberg 1973
Santo Marino 1973
Mrs. Catherine McGraw 1973
Robert Murphy 1973
Roger Prevot 1973
Arthur Sharenow 1973
Steve Warshawer 1973
Alfred S. Busa, Ex-officio
Bicentennial Committee 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
Committee on the Extension of Sanborn C. Brown, Chairman
Historic Districts Eric T. Clarke
Ralph H. Hall
Donald J. Shaw
Paul MacKenzie
Selectmen—Appointed Officers
Town Manager Walter C. O'Connell 1973
Town Counsel Donald E. Legro 1972
Palmer & Dodge October 1, 1972
Norman P. Cohen
Comptroller Richard M. Perry 1975
Executive Clerk, Selectmen Eleanor M McCurdy 1973
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Selectmen Appointed - Conti-
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Louis A Zehner 1973
Registrars of Voters Timothy Sullivan, Chairman 1973
Reed Kingston Taylor 1975
Edward J. Belliveau 1974
Moderator—Appointed
Appropriation Committee Edward E. Furash, Chairman 1975
Jack L. Mitchell, Vice Chairman 1975
Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary 1975
Arthur T. Bernier 1973
John H. Blaisdell 1973
Levi G. Burnell 1974
Howard L. Levingston 1973
H. Bigelow Moore 1974
Donald B. White 1974
Richard M. Perry, ex-officio
Capital Expenditures Committee George S. Silverman, Chairman 1974
Allan Lee Whitman 1975
John F. Cogan, Jr. 1973
William J. Dailey, Jr. 1974
Robert H. Kingston 1975
Committee on Lectures under Wills of Dr. Howard A. Smith, Chairman 1973
Eliza Cary Farnham & Susanna E. Cary Anne R. Scigliano 1973
Authorized November 25, 1963 Stephen M Politi 1973
Regional Refuse Disposal Planning William R. Whalon, Chairman
Committee - Authorized March 20, 1967 *Richard H. Soule
**Iris G. Wheaton
Arnold B. Briggs
*Resigned **Successor to Richard H. Soule
Data Processing Committee 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
Board of Health Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman 1975
Dr. Charles E. Ellicott 1973
James W. Lambie 1974
Conservation Commission Howard M. Kassler, Chairman 1973
Authorized November 25, 1963 Mrs. Frederick C. Frick, Vice Ch. 1975
Amended June 14, 1971 Margaret B. Rawls 1974
Gary Larson 1975
David G. Williams 1975
*Norman P. Cohen
*Wendy Pease
**Francis W.K. Smith 1974
Paul E. Mazerall, ex-officio
*Resigned **Successor to Norman P. Cohen
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Town Manager—Appointed Committees and Officers
Recreation Committee Charles Gallagher, Chairman 1974
Authorized November, 1956 *Richard S. Sparrow
Vincent E. Hayes 1974
Richard Wertheim 1975
Daniel P. Busa 1975
** Mrs Robert W. Swanson 1973
Paul Mazerall, ex-officio
Benedict E. Bertini, Director
*Resigned
** Successor to Richard S. Sparrow
Assessors Willard P. Grush, Chairman 1974
William L. Potter 1975
F William Smith 1973
Permanent Building Committee Robert V. Whitman 1973
Authorized March 20, 1967 Luigi DiNapoli 1975
Otis S. Brown 1974
* Thomas G. Taylor
* David R. Marshall
** William Scouler 1975
** Irving H. Mabee 1975
* Resigned
** Successor to Thomas G. Taylor
** Successor to David R Marshall
Standing School Building Committee Robert G Hargrove, Chairman 1974
* David R Marshall, Jr.
Luigi DiNapoli 1973
Otis S. Brown, Jr. 1973
* Thomas G Taylor
** William Scouler 1973
** Irving H Mabee 1973
* Resigned
** Successor to Thomas G Taylor
** Successor to David R Marshall
Director of Public Works/Engineering John J McSweeney
Manager-Planning & Administration Emanuele Coscia
Manager of Operations Warren A. Empey
Park Superintendent Paul E. Mazerall
Chief of Police James F. Corr
Chief Fire Engineer Walter F. Spellman
*Planning Director ** Alexander V. Zaleski
Planning Director *** Kenneth G. Briggs
Town Treasurer Louis A Zehner
Town Clerk Mary R McDonough
Tax Collector Doris E. Barclay
Health Director Robert C. Heustis
Building Inspector Donald K Irwin
Gas Inspector Thomas W Kelley
Plumbing Inspector John B Byrne, Jr Dog Officer Francis J Belcastro
Wire Inspector Robert K Jeremiah Asst. Dog Officer Richard L Sullivan
Sealer of Wts & Meas. Richard E Lupo Field Drivers James F Corr
Animal Inspector Dr Howard A Smith (1973) Carl A Carlson
Dir of Civil Defense Arthur E. Burrell Forest Warden William F. Fitzgerald (1973)
Dir. of Vet. Serv. Donald Glennon Lockup Keeper James F Corr
Vet Graves Officer Donald Glennon Constables John J Shine (1973)
Veterans Agent Greta Glennon Guy D. Busa (1973)
*With approval of Planning Board ** Resigned
*** Successor to Alexander V. Zaleski
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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
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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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TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT ONE
*William A Busa 633 *Weiant Wathen-Dunn 599 Carmine Massimilla 371
*J Keith Butters 672 *Bernice 0. Weiss 549 Janice R. McDonough 428
*James Cataldo 588 *Ephraim Weiss 620 Francis B McNamara, Jr. 384
Barry F Daley 510 Vito M. Bellino 423 William J. Moretti 408
*Edwin H Farr 579 Robert J Burns 414 William J. O'Neil 419
*Homer J Hagedorn 675 William R. Cataldo 474 Sam Silverman 458
*Howard M Kassler 643 Charles W. Durkin 497 Miles M. Strodel 242
**Joseph P Marshall 523 **Nathaniel B Guild 520 *Albert P Zabin 621
*Jack L Mitchell 533 Richard Heller 442 Blanks 7,497
***Barry E Sampson 516
*Elected for three years. **Elected for two years. ***Elected for one year.
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT TWO
*Eric T Clarke 617 *Allan Green 454 William F Delay 322
*Norman N Connolly 476 *Thomas G Taylor 438 *Eric B Kula 442
Frederic D Corazzini 412 *Judith J Totman 545 *Michael J O'Sullivan 419
David B Cushman 298 Alice W Albertine 300 Shirley E Parsons 362
Luigi R DiNapoli 382 Van T Boughton, Jr 355 David W Riley 232
*Arthur F Douglass 418 John P Carroll 367 Charlotte Sanderson 363
*Elizabeth M Flynn 455 William Costello 408 *Arthur C Smith 611
*Angela E Frick 606 George R Cotten 261 Blanks 3,856
*Elected for three years
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT THREE
*Charles H Cole, 2nd 634 *Leslie H York 495 George F. McCormack 363
*Charles F Gallagher, Jr 640 Fredric S Cohen 307 Setha G Olson 402
*Donald M Graham 637 *Norman P Cohen 523 *Daniel I. Small 637
*Mark Lichtenstein 478 Francis J Fruhbeis 178 Ira Stepanian 258
Russell B. Mason 415 *Elizabeth C. Haines 629 Charles A Withrow, Jr. 338
*William R. Page 665 *Robert B. Kent, Jr. 587 William J Young 352
Doreen D. Plasse 417 Spencer Levan 408 Blanks 4,902
*William T Spencer 662
*Elected for three years
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT FOUR
*Wallace B Baylies, Jr 641 *Robert H. Kingston 548 Benjamin J Cohen 382
Robert A Bowyer 515 *Joseph A. Trani 548 Edward E. Furash 509
*William J Dailey, Jr 681 Francis E Armstrong 348 David M. Hamblen 381
*James F Fenske 653 *Myles Nathan Barnert 628 Daniel L. McCabe 296
Evert N Fowle 510 *Guy D Buse 526 *Mary K. McKenney 659
Malcolm R Gavin 472 Norman C Carlson 403 **Judith J. Uhrig 520
*Martin A Gilman 535 *Peter W Clark 562 Blanks 6,148
*Walter T Kenney, Jr 623
*Elected for three years **Elected for two years
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT FIVE
*G Richard Beamon 706 David A. Lavender 561 James T Pitarys 501
***Roy Edward Cook 562 *David Reiner 693 William W Plummer 501
*Kenneth M Cox 645 *Frank Sandy 830 *Edith Sandy 716
***M Chandler Crocker, II 589 *William J. Scouler 728 Camille B Skov 484
*William P Fitzgerald 745 *Allen Lee Whitman, Jr.732 *Iris G Wheaton 732
*Manfred P Friedman 739 James L Grant 487 Blanks 7,914
*Donald K. Irwin 720 Kingston L Howard 513
*Elected for three years ***Elected for one year
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TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT SIX
*Leon A Burke, Jr 597 *Richard A. Michelson 601 *Peter C.J. Kelley 488
*Joseph J Downey 513 *Richard M. Perry 573 Richard A. Maclnnis 411
*Ralph H. Hall 517 *William Spencer Sullivan 497****Burt E. Nichols 441
*James L. Jones 452 Burton H Bloom 388 ****Stanley E. Toye 441
*Diane Lund 617 *Joan N L Collins 543 Roy Weinstein 366
*John J. Maguire 658 Raymond W Gaddis 333 Blanks 5,352
*Elected for three years. **** Tie Special election March 20, 1972 to determine the winner of the
two year term.
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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 48,020
*Elected to the Republican Town Committee
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 8,244 57,276
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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
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
Edward W. Brooke 116 90 204 171 202 158 941
Blanks 17 16 18 18 31 18 118
Totals 133 106 222 189 233 176 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
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
(Seventh Middlesex District)
Blanks 133 133
Totals 133 133
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
(Twenty-fourth Middlesex District)
Lincoln P Cole, Jr 96 203 171 215 165 850
Blanks 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 3 ,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
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STATE PRIMARY - September 19, 1972
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Totals
1 2 3 4 5 6
COUNTY TREASURER (Middlesex County)
William A Barnstead 110 81 197 154 188 153 883
Blanks 23 25 25 35 45 23 176
Totals 133 106 222 189 233 176 1,059
Democratic Party
SENATOR IN CONGRESS
John J Droney 366 240 176 201 211 186 1,380
John Pierce Lynch 71 51 44 79 76 48 369
Gerald F O'Leary 220 250 203 231 250 216 1,370
Blanks 211 225 222 272 261 162 1,353
Totals 868 766 645 783 798 612 4,472
CONGRESSMAN (Fifth District)
Glenn M Cooper 16 13 20 8 18 14 89
John J Desmond 32 30 9 13 18 15 117
Anthony R DiFruscia 105 44 27 47 67 50 340
Helen Gilbride Droney 26 24 17 15 20 16 118
Frederick J. Finnegan 13 7 11 9 3 8 51
Robert B. Kennedy 7 13 7 18 17 8 70
John F. Kerry 568 554 485 516 560 423 3,106
Daniel P. Kiley, Jr 7 6 3 5 4 12 37
Paul J. Sheehy 30 19 19 23 21 31 143
Richard Williams 40 28 15 108 44 24 259
Blanks 24 28 32 21 26 11 142
Totals 868 766 645 783 798 612 4,472
COUNCILLOR (Sixth District)
G Edward Bradley 175 119 62 86 109 96 647
Lawrence J Carr 198 157 131 158 151 113 908
Dennis Gregory Jakimczyk 68 61 40 42 39 51 301
Thomas Robbat 58 29 43 53 49 37 269
Blanks 369 400 369 444 450 315 2,347
Totals 868 766 645 783 798 612 4,472
SENATOR (Seventh Middlesex District)
J Frank Hassett 143 118 100 123 125 107 716
William H Shaughnessy 395 334 187 255 255 206 1,632
Blanks 330 314 358 405 418 299 2,124
Totals 868 766 645 783 798 612 4,472
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
(Seventh Middlesex District)
John F Cusack 558 558
Blanks 310 310
Totals 868 868
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
(Twenty-fourth Middlesex District)
Blanks 766 645 783 798 612 3,604
Totals 766 645 783 798 612 3,604
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY
(Middlesex County)
John V. Harvey 294 207 180 222 217 174 1,294
Joseph M. Barry 119 87 54 84 81 71 496
Francis J Harrington 112 86 73 90 94 79 534
Blanks 343 386 338 387 406 288 2,148
Totals 868 766 645 783 798 612 4,472
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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
1
1 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
I 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
1 Totals 2964 2,964
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT (Twenty-fourth Middlesex District)
Lincoln P Cole, Jr. 1582 1818 1755 1977 1810 8,942
Blanks 1033 744 811 884 861 4,333
Totals 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 13,275
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STATE ELECTION - November 7, 1972
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY (Middlesex County)
Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct
1 2 3 4 5 6 Totals
John V Harvey 1314 1106 923 985 971 1042 6,341
Blanks 1650 1509 1639 1581 1890 1629 9,898
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Middlesex County)
Sherry H Jenkins 853 735 934 818 995 867 5,202
William R Morrison 919 777 961 859 1006 948 5,470
S Lester Ralph 1467 1373 1154 1284 1299 1217 7,794
Paul E Tsongas 1395 1326 1109 1242 1263 1158 7,493
Blanks 1294 1019 966 929 1159 1152 6,519
Totals 5928 5230 5124 5132 5722 5342 32,478
COUNTY TREASURER (Middlesex County)
Thomas B Brennan 1054 900 692 711 754 775 4,886
William A Barnstead 1222 1089 1310 1251 1420 1262 7,554
Paul Counihan 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Blanks 688 626 560 604 683 634 3,795
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO 1 - (FARM LAND VALUATION)
Yes 1874 1707 1778 1785 1968 1786 10,898
No 709 497 484 502 542 524 3,258
Blanks 381 411 300 279 351 361 2,083
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO. 2 - (18 YEAR OLD VOTING)
Yes 2279 1960 2045 2050 2043 2053 12,430
No 327 306 271 264 338 314 1,820
Blanks 358 349 246 252 480 304 1,989
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO 3 - (PAUPER VOTING)
Yes 2253 1956 2010 2019 2170 2030 12,438
No 348 303 266 257 372 297 1,843
Blanks 363 356 286 290 319 344 1,958
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO 4 - (STUDENT LOANS FOR TUITION AND BOARD)
Yes 1836 1654 1629 1678 1792 1649 10,238
No 832 667 713 685 802 743 4,442
Blanks 296 294 220 203 267 279 1,559
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO 5 - (ENVIRONMENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS)
Yes 2191 1972 2017 2014 2182 1990 12,366
No 412 318 287 290 368 346 2,021
Blanks 361 325 258 262 311 335 1,852
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO. 6 - (GRADUATED INCOME TAX)
Yes 1016 1000 984 1056 1099 1052 6,207
No 1724 1376 1371 1215 1561 1397 8,644
Blanks 224 239 207 295 201 222 1,388
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
QUESTION NO 7 - (JUDGES TO RETIRE AT 70)
Yes 2006 1737 1777 1777 1958 1830 11,085
No 643 566 539 568 642 564 3,522
Blanks 315 312 246 221 261 277 1,632
Totals 2964 2615 2562 2566 2861 2671 16,239
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Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Totals
1 2 3 4 5 6
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
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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 16,577
Total number of voters eligible to vote in the 17,012
Annual Town Election
Total number of voters eligible to vote in the 17,958
Presidential Primary in April
Total number of voters as of July 1, 1972 17,388
Total number of voters eligible to vote at the 18,035
State Primary
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
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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 professional services and to prepare a
plan for the development of the Old Res area and to install a permanent water supply to the Old Res.
VOTED.
Article 47 LINCOLN STREET DUMP AREA To appropriate $20,000 for the further development of the so-
called dump area on Lincoln Street. VOTED.
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 Sevington
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 - ASHLEY-SAVAGE-LEXINGTON ASSOCIATES, INC PROPERTY To acquire for
school, playground, recreation, sewer and drain purposes all or any part of the land now or formerly
of Alice E. Ashley and Rosamond J Ashley Savage and all or part of the land now or formerly of Lex-
ington Associates, Inc and to 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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Adjourned Annual Town Meeting, April 10, 1972
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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ADJOURNED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, April 10, 1972
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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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 Protection
Board of Appeals 11 Fire 35, 36, 37
By-laws, Zoning 2, 80, 81, 83, 84, 93, 95, 97 Public Works
Celebrations 42, 43 Curbing 16, 30
Elections 1 Drains 17, 30, 54, 58
General Laws 79, 87, 90, 98 Equipment 24, 88
Maintenance Chap 90 22
Reports, Committees 2, 3, 89 Parking 39
Financial Right of Way 30
Appropriations, General 2, 4-10, 30, 47, 63, Sewers 20, 21, 29, 30, 54, 58
82, 101 Sidewalks 19, 30
Streets ..,.► 23, .25, 31, 40, 64-77-At--
Conservation Fund 63 Street lights 13, 41
Consultants, Studies 82, 99 Trash collection 100
Gifts to Town 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 94 _Water _ __ _, 12,_ 18
Land Mosquito control 26 a`"
Acquisition 14, 51-61, 62 Schools 7, 32, 33, 58
Conservation 52, 53, 55-57, 59, 60, Services
61, 62, 94 Cemetery 15
Conveyance 85, 86, 91, 92 Communication System 38
Recreation 44-46, 54, 56, 58, 96 Emergency Power 37
Pensions 10 Library 28, 34
State & Federal Aid 62 Mystic Valley Children's Clinic 27
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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 1,316 @ $ 3.00 $3,948.00
Female Dog Licenses Issued . .
. . . . 384 @ 6.00 2,304.00
Spayed Female Dog Licenses Issued . . . . 1,0/5 9 3.00 3,225.00
Kennel Licenses Issued 6 @ 10 00 60.00
Kennel Licenses Issued 6 @ 25.00 150.00
Kennel Licenses issued 1 @ 50 00 50.00
f Transfer Licenses Issued 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 483 @ $ 5.25 2,535.75
Citizen Hunting Issued 95 @ 5.25 498.75
Citizen Hunting Issued 56 @ 8.25 462.00
Citizen Sporting Issued 118 9 8.25 973.50
Citizen Minor Fishing Issued 97 @ 3.25 315.25
Citizen Female Fishing Issued 71 @ 4.25 301.75
Citizen Trapping Issued 4 @ 8.75 35.00
Citizen Trapping Issued 1 @ 11.50 11.50
Citizen Minor Trapping Issued 1 @ 3.25 3.25
Citizen Minor Trapping Issued 2 @ 6.25 12.50
Alien Fishing Issued 7 @ 9.75 68.25
Duplicate Licenses Issued 6 @ .50 3.00
Duplicate Licenses Issued 4 @ 1.00 4.00
Citizen Sporting Issued 29 @ Free ---
Citizen Sporting Military Issued 10 @ Free ---
Citizen Fishing (Paraplegic) . . . . . . 1 @ Free ---
Archery Deer Stamps 4 9 1.10 4.40
Archery Deer Stamps 1 @ 5.10 5.10
Non-Resident
Special Fishing Issued 2 @ 5.25 10.50
Citizen Fishing Issued 5 @ 9.75 48.75
Citizen Hunting Issued 1 @ 16.25 16.25
Total
$5,309.50
Number of Licenses Issued 998
Total Fees turned over to Town $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
f 1972 Deaths Received up to January 3, 1973 (All Deaths for 1972 Not Received)
IJan. 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
I 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
IFemale 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 $ 1,215,134 97
Receipts during year 1972 48,137,494.03
49,352,629.00
Expenditures per warrants 1972 48,795,682.09
1972 Expenditures issued after 12-29-72 243,087 71
Cash on hand January 1, 1973 . 313,859 20
Invested cash included in receipts $17,487,338.20
Invested cash included in expenditures 15,654,515.75
Interest on invested cash included in receipts 141,214.98
SUMMARY OF TOWN TREASURER'S CASH
Lexington Trust Company $ 123,771.82
Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Company 14,755.08
New England Merchants National Bank 302,661.44
First National Bank of Boston 49,605.79
Harvard Trust Company 36,147.91
State Street Bank and Trust Company 20,963.19
Depositors Trust Company 3,041.68
Capitol Bank and Trust Company 1,000.00
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company 5,000.00
556,946 91
1972 Expenditures - payment made after 12-29-72 243,087 71
$ 313,859 20
INVESTED CASH AS OF 12-29-72
Certificates of Deposit $ 3,385,000 00
Treasury Bills 799,074.55
Harrington Seedling Forest Fund 1,402.73
Bicentennial Celebrations Fund 10,302.25
Stabilization Fund 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 Reimbursements Net Cost
Federal State To Town
As itemized in 1971
Town Report 255.1 $632,552 $271,640 $153,270 $207,642
Land Acquired - Reimbursements Completed during 1972
Drummer Boy 19 71,737 35,788 17,500 18,449
Justin & Ivan Sts 2 5 5,499 2,738 1,000 1,761
Subtotal 276 6 709,788 310,166 171,770 227,852
Land Acquired - Reimbursements not complete
Titelbaum 14.3 65,548 none ( 50% ) 65,548
(applied)
Ballou 11.4 37,342 none ( for ) 37,342
Total 302.3 812,678 310,166 171,770 330,742
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Costs and Reimbursements
STATE FEDERAL 1965 - December 31, 1972
21 2% 382% Total Cost of 302 Acres
$812,678 00
Federal Reimbursement $310,166.00
State Reimbursement 171,770.00
LEXINGTON Net Cost to Lexington 330,742 00
406% $812,678.00
The Cost Net Cost per Acre $1,061 00
Sharing •
Other Land Voted - Negotiations still in progress
Items outstanding listed in 1971 Town Report, plus Juniper Hill, Acres Appropriation
Hill-Meek, Ashley, Munroe Brook easements 45.97 $200,712
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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 OOa 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,
Def lice 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 A
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 (l�al€ 803
Hastings 2,066 ayl
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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RECREATION COMMITTEE
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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RECREATION COMMITTEE
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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RECREATION COMMITTEE
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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RECREATION COMMITTEE
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
3
Fiske r nklinone aroneea area
4.
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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RECREATION COMMITTEE
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
Charles F Gallagher, Jr , Chairman
Vincent E Hayes Patricia Swanson
Daniel Busa Richard Wertheim
Paul E Mazerall, Ex-Officio
Benedict W Bertini, Director
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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
IApplications disposed of.
Certificates of Appropriateness.
Issued 43
Disapproved 1 44
Permits for Demolition or Removal
Issued 3
Disapproved 0 3
Applications withdrawn 4
Total applications disposed of 51
Applications pending December 31, 1972 4
B. Applications by District.
Hancock-Clarke District 5
Battle Green District 43
Munroe Tavern District 4
East Village District 3 55
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 14
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 3
t Applications withdrawn.
Signs 1
, Fencing 1
Commerical building 1
Alterations 1 4
Total 51
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 I
department.
19701971 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 1
Visits to adults 27 23 37
Total visits 988 974 1104
Immunization Clinics
19701971 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
19701971 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
19701971 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 146 221 233
t 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
19701971 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
19701971 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
19701971 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 permits4 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
Dr. William L. Cosgrove
Chairman, Board of Health
Report of the Inspector of Animals
19701971 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 pig1
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 $ 716 00 $1151.00
Francis J. Belcastro
Dog Officer
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Operating after rev. of
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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-
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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
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Failing to display front
and/or rear plates 27 1 28 2 26 215 24 2 2
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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 y 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 0. 1 1 _ 1 25 1
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weapon 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
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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 y (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 y 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
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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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Possession of stolen
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Assault w/deadly weapon 2 2 2 1 1
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
Traffic Enforcement Summary
Hazardous violations 3,425 Driving while intoxicated 80
Other violations 375 Hit and run 21
Parking (except meters) 1,958 Arrests, citations or
Total traffic....... ... . ... 5,758 custody at accidents 252
Parking meter violations. 5,246
Property by Type and Value
Type of Property Value of Property Stolen in Lexington
Stolen Recovered
Currency, notes, etc. $ 95,374 50 $ 32,514 50
Jewelry and precious metals 37,185.00 3,750 00
Furs 2,190 00 0
Clothing 7,523 00 10 00
Locally stolen automobiles 182,280 00 137,695 00
Miscellaneous 116,737.25 22,123.00
Totals $441,289.75 $196,092.50
Classification No Value Miscellaneous Business
Robbery
Highway (streets, alleys) 3 $ 805 00 Animals cared for (sick, injured or dead 42
Commercial house(except CDF) 9 2,020 00 Animals cared for (stray) 2
Gas or service station 0 0 Buildings found open 93
Chain store 1 100 00 Committed to insane hospitals 7
Residence (or on premises) 2 8,350 00 Fire alarms responded to 210
Bank 0 0 Injured or sick persons assisted 332
Miscellaneous 0 0 Messages delivered 86
Total 15 $ 11,275 00 Missing persons investigated 37
Burglary-Breaking or Entering Public utilities notified of defects 107
Reports and complaints investigated 7,306
Residence(dwelling) Sudden deaths investigated 15
Night 46 $ 60,495.00 Transients accommodated 22
Day 118 54,074.00 Vacant houses reported 1,662
Unknown 68 14,797 00
Nonresidence (store, office) Total mileage recorded 354,550
Night 55 41,648 00 Automobile Accidents
Day 11 337.00 January 110 July 65
Unknown 18 925 00 February 87 August 79
Total 316 $172,276.00 March 93 September 98 •
Larceny-Theft (except auto) April 70 October 98
$50 and over 267 65,937.00 May 76 November 90
$5 to $50 328 9,429 00 June 75 December 143
Under $5 55 92 75
Total 650 $ 75,458.75 Personal injury accidents 285
Fatal accidents 8
Persons injured 376
Auto Theft 113 $182,280.00
Persons killed 8
Grand Total 1094 $441,289.75
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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 1 - - - - 86,000 00
Vocational High School 1 - - - - 12,000,000.00 !I
Apartment Buildings (4) 1 - - - - 300,000 00
Commercial Buildings 7 - - - - 3,995,000.00
Gas Stations 2 - - - - 82,000.00
Grocery Store 1 40,000 00
Additions&Alterations 184 - - - - 815,389.97
Swimming Pools 37 - - - - 128,385.00
Garages 7 - - - - 27,300 00
Greenhouses 4 - - - - 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 0
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:
BELL ALARMS
Accidental 12 Hospital 14
Assistance 8 Library 1
Auto 1t Mercantile 11
Barn 4 Motel 2
Bldgs. & Misc. 24 Needless 2
Dwelling 71 Nursing Home 2
Edison Emergency 3 Outdoor 13
False 73 Property Protection 10
Faulty Alarm 32 School 11
297
STILL ALARMS
Accidents 20 False 16
Animal Rescue 16 Faulty Alarm 9
Airplane Crash 1 Investigation 40
Assistance 80 Lockout 45
Auto 69 Mercantile 2
Bldgs. A Misc. 80 Needless 15
Bus 3 Outdoor 132
Dwelling 11 Oxygen 26
Dump 10 Property Protection 124
Edison Emergency 27 School 1
Emergency Service 9 Truck 17
753
MUTUAL AID
Lexington to: To Lexington from:
Arlington 20 Arlington 4
Bedford A.F.B. 1 Bedford A.F.B. 2
Bedford 5 Belmont 1
Concord 1 Waltham 5
Lincoln 1 12
Waltham 18
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While covering out of town stations Lexington answered 1 alarm.
Five (5) second alarms were struck in 1972
VETE TANS' MEMORIAL AMBULANCE SUMMARY
Total runs during 1972 673 Bell Alarms 297
Total miles during 1972 9,066 Still Alarms 753
Mutual Aid 46
Total runs 1096
Ambulance runs 673
Grand total 1769
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
The apparatus traveled a total of 11,043 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 21- inch hose Feet of ladders used 2,354
8,050 ft. of 3 inch hose
Elapsed time of bell alarms 162 hours - 15 minutes
Elapsed time of still alarms 404 hours - 36 minutes
Elapsed time of Mutual Aid 34 hours - 26 minutes
Total time engines pumped: 207 hours - 48 minutes
FIRE LOSSES FOR YEAR 1972 *
Value of buildings involved by fire $468,684.92
Estimated loss of buildings involved by fire 53,254.00
Estimated loss of contents 49,437.00
Loss paid on buildings 41,920.00
Loss paid on contents 31,666.00
* 12 reports are as yet incomplete.
FIRE PREVENTION AND INSPECTIONS
The following inspections were conducted during the year and are considered
an important factor in keeping the fire loss at a minimum:
Applications received for storage of oil 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 82
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.
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Administration 3 3 3 3 8
Clerical 7 7 7 7 6
Park Department & Shade Tree 22 22 24 24 23
Custodians 4 4 4 3 3
Public Works Department 49 41 48 47 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 48 - 3500 lumen mercury vapor
8 - 2500 lumen incandescent 18 - 7000 lumen mercury vapor
2 - 6000 lumen incandescent
10 - 4000 lumen incandescent
The following is a schedule of the current lamps in services as
of December 31, 1972.
1303 - 1000 lumen incandescent 112 - 7000 lumen mercury vapor
57 - 2500 lumen incandescent 3 - 10000 lumen incandescent
1094 - 3500 lumen mercury vapor 384 - 11000 lumen mercury vapor
4 - 6000 lumen incandescent 54 - 20000 lumen mercury vapor
5 - 35000 lumen mercury vapor
Total - 3016
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
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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
6 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 Fnter 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 500 ft.
Waltham Street 850 ft.
Coolidge Avenue 1505 ft.
2855 ft
Pavement Maintenance
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 Iabor & 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 1680 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 ten lots, eight single graves
and three baby graves were sold One hundred sixteen deeds for lots paid in full were issued. One hundred
' 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 $ 24 00
Perpetual Care 100 00 Foundations 33 50
Interments 126 00 TOTAL $315.00
Westview Cemetery
Ir Sale of Lots $10,114 00 Foundations $ 1,134 50
Sale of Single Graves 260.00 Tent 90 00
Sale of Baby Graves 72 00 Saturday burial fee 700 00
Perpetual Care 10,834.00 Miscellaneous 30 00
Interments (grave openings) 4,608 00 TOTAL $28,664 50
Greens & lowering Device 822 00
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Engineering Department
DRAIN CONSTRUCTION LATERAL SEWERS
Contractor - P. Gioioso & Sons,Inc. Contractor - Grandview Contracting, Inc.
Amount - 4379,240.00 Amount - $104,559.50
Location Size Length Location Size Length
Hancock St.(Easement) 30" 416' Leeland Terr. 8" 280'
Hancock St. 18" 54' Wingate Rd. 8" 199'
12" 663' Hartwell Ave. 10" 369'
Marrett Rd. 30" 150' Valley Rd 8" 133'
Wood Street 21" 179' Hill Street 8" 1038'
18" 235' Bridle Path 8" 347'
15" 43' Revere Street 8" 841'
12" 138' Larchmont Lane 8" 452
Hayes Lane 15" 217' North Street 8" 90'
12" 44' 3749'
Meriam St. 12" 543' LATERAL SEWERS
Oakmount Circle 12" '
3015' Pumping Station - Renovations
and Alterations
Contractor - B. Snyder & Co.
TRAFFIC SIGNALS Amount - $182,569.00
Completed
Contractor - W.H. Hughes, inc.
Amount - :313,965.00 Location
Brook Street
Location
LATERAL SEWERS
Intersection - Concord Ave. & Waltham St
Contractor - Grandview Contracting Inc.
Contractor - New England Traffic Signals, Inc.
Amount - 4;125,348.50
Amount - $13,965.00
Location Size Length
Location
Emerson Rd. 8" 50'
Intersection of Massachusetts Ave. & Worthen Road East Street 8" 3170,
Completed Maureen Rd. 8" 100'
East St.(Easements) 8" 720'
Grant St. 8" 15,
Brown Rd.(Easement) 8" 540' 1
York St. 8" 727'
5322'
SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
Contractor - Somerset Paving Corporation
Amount - .G63,086.43
SEWER CONSTRUCTION
Trunk Sewer & Lateral Sewers
Location Length
Contractor - Modern Continental Construction Co.
Mass. Avenue 2000' Amount - $88,947.13
Bow Street 600'
Turning Mill Road 750'
Brookside Avenue 550' Location Size Length
Winchester Drive 300'
Bow Street (Relocation) 700' From Existing Trunk Sewer 12" 2081
Rt.#128 Parallel to Patterson Rd. 8" 913'
Paterson Rd.(easement) 8" 366'
Conestoga Rd. (Easement) 8" 218'
Trunk Sewers - 2994' Springdale Estates(Easement) 8" __?..15L
Lateral Sewers - 9890' 3813'
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Cary Memorial Library
Report of the Treasurer -- 1972
Balance on hand January 1, 1972
Main Library $ 1,761 73
East Lexington Branch 228 98
$ 1,990.71
Receipts
Fines, etc , Main Library $20,759.01
Fines, etc , East Lexington Branch 1 ,537.13
Thomas Grindle Memorial Fund 250 00
Copying Service 2,947 40
Transfer from General Investment Account --
Main Library 2,624 98
Transfer from General Investment Account --
East Lexington Branch 375 02 28,493.54
Total Income $30,484.25
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 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 $3,042 07
Income from Investments 3.053 62
$6,095 69
Transferred to General Fund -- Main Library $2,624 98
Transferred to General Fund -- Branch Library 375 02 3,000 00
Balance on hand December 31 , 1972 $3,095 69
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The General Investment Account on the preceding page is divided as follows
General Fund $1 ,756 45
Alice Cary Fund 221 89
Jane Phinney Fund 22 50
Goodwin Musical Fund 82 50
Laura M Brigham Fund 232 50
War Parents Memorial Fund 135 00
Sarah E Raymond Fund 150 00
George Walter Sarano Fund 22 50
East Lexington Branch Fund 375 02
Sue Medeiros Fund 41 77
Lewis L Hoyt Fund 55 56
$3,095.69 11
The above indicated balance is on deposit in the General Investment Account
at the Lexington Savings Bank
Funds
Principal
General $15,269 94
Leroy S and Geneva Brown 4,000.00
Beals 1,100.00
Maria Cary 400 00
Book Purchase 1,000 00
Alice Butler Cary 2,958 50
Jane Phinney 300 00
Goodwin Musical 1,100.00
Laura M. Brigham 3,100 00
George W Sarano 300 00
War Parents Book Memorial 1,800 00
Nelson W. Jenney 2,000 00
Pauline Burbank Pierce 1,000.00
Caira Robbins 300 00
Wellington Library 1,100.00
Emma Ostrom Nichols 1,000.00
Sarah Elizabeth Raymond 2,000 00
Abbie C Smith 1 ,000 00
Lewis L Hoyt 1,000.00
Sue Medeiros 785.00
$41,513 44
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Investments
Year of Rate of
Description Maturity Income Value Income
Pacific Gas & Electric Co 1st Mtg. 1974 3% $ 1,000.00 $ 30 00
New York Power & Light Co 1st Mtg 1972 2 3/4% 1 ,000 00 27 50
American Tel. & Tel. Co 1975 3 3/8% 1,000 00 33 76
Lexington Savings Bank 5 1/2% 1,100 00 58 33
Lexington Savings Bank 5 1/4% 3,095 69 89 80
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Narragansett Electric Co 1st Mtg 1974 3% 1,000 00 30.00
Lexington Federal Savings & Loan 5 1/4% 1,000 00 52.52
Shawmut Association Inc 180 Shares 5,087 50 525 00
Northern Pacific R R Prior Lien 1997 4% 4,000 00 160 00
Southern Pacific R R 1986 2 7/8% 4,000 00 115.00
First National City Corporation 468 Shares 6,464 25 617 76
First National Boston Corporation 574 Shares 6,496 06 878 22
State St. Boston Financial Corp 61 Shares 1 ,444 90 146 40
Gulf Oil Corporation 128 Shares 3,040 04 192.00
Lexington Savings Bank Special Notice 5 1/2% 1 ,785 00 97.33
$41,513 44 $3,053.62
Robert C. Hilton, Treasurer
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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
Advisory Committee
Elizabeth H Clarke Mrs Mildred Marek
..'Thomas S Grindle Mrs Ruth Morey
Irving H Mabee Mrs Shirley Stolz
Theodore Mairson Mrs Ann Wallace
'Deceased
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Jury List
Harry J Baker 44 Homestead St. S Richard Tringale 27 Volunteer Way
William J Bean 97 Wood St Myron S. Wolf 11 Tyler Rd.
Thomas L Bettencourt 2 Hill St. Joseph D. Aronson 100 Hancock St
Francis W. Birch 7 Cutler Farm Rd. Roderic L Baltz 28 Robinson Rd.
Arthur E. Blunt 9 Barrymeade Dr. Nyles N Barnert 142 Worthen Rd
Robert E. Bond 6 Demar Rd. Bernard Bernstein 132 Worthen Rd
Bernard Bornstein 9 Wheeler Rd. Elizabeth M Burtch 648 Lowell St
Nicholas A Borselli 3 Marlboro Rd Lawrence M. Butler 9 Bruce Rd.
Harry E Bradley 24 Longfellow Rd Edward Chatterton, Jr. 7 Whipple Rd.
Albert J Brown 12 Carol Lane Nicholas Cserhalmi 197 Grant St.
Daniel B Brzezenski 43 Robinson Rd. Francisco J Cuervo 23 Stimson Ave.
John R Butler 35 Meriam St Raymond DeSimone 53 Webb St.
Ray A. Campbell, Jr. 95 Gleason Rd. Carl B. Drevitson, Jr 9 Volunteer Way
Ronald D. Carmichael 95 Reed St. James Erines 16 Tyler Rd
Daniel E. Casey 15 Longfellow Rd Jules Fialkoff 103 No Hancock St
George V. Colby, Jr 7 Hawthorne Rd. Donald F. Forg 1894 Mass. Ave.
Jared R. Cone 166 Spring St. Francis J Fruhbeis 187 Cedar St
Andrew Cosgarea, Jr 32 Partridge Rd Chester L. Geissler 214 Lincoln St.
John L. Davies 18 Prospect Hill Rd.Peter E Glaser 62 Turning Mill Rd.
Wilfred A. Davidson 31 Gleason Rd. Lester Goldberg 74 Valleyfield St
Edward C. Day 31 Hill St. Norman S Goralnick 233 Worthen Rd
Sigward A. Fellman 7 Spring St. Walter Gudzinski 107 Shade St
Richard K Foley 28 Wyman Rd Charles P Hagenah 40 Turning Mill Rd.
Arthur G Foyt 18 Ewell Ave Kenneth A. Hall 29 Nickerson Rd.
Chester A Fuller 28 Volunteer Way Joseph J. Harzbecker 71 Asbury St
Leland S Hager 1 Dewey Rd John H. Haughey 9 Benjamin Rd
Frederick T Handley 83 Winter St Paul A. Hedtler 23 Ledgelawn Ave.
' Norman P. Harvey 11 Marlboro Rd. Paul A Hoiriis 166 Burlington St
Jacob G Hiscock 533 Marrett Rd. Edward L. Karpinski 24 Wyman Rd
Francis J. Hunt 15 Shade St Herbert Karsh 27 Thoreau Rd.
James L. Jones 45 Middle St Albert R. Kaufmann 84 Maple St.
Kenneth L. Jordan, Jr. 489 Concord Ave Claud M. Kellett 11 Ross Rd.
V Arthur Katz 18 Barberry Rd Harold H Knubbe 38 Tyler Rd.
John C Kent 31 Hayes Ave Harold S Koritz 8 Ingleside Rd
Vahan H Kouyoumjian 24 Hamblen St. Morton Kotler 81 Spring St
Jack R Lambert 5 Graham Rd. Harry Lerner 10 Angier Rd
t Robert H Larssen 21 Volunteer Way Max Levine 19 Hathaway Rd
David B Lawrence 16 Stratham Rd. Sylvia Leyenaar 30 Moreland Ave
Earle M Levine 75 Hancock St. Scott D Lothrop 22 Normandy Rd
Raymond W. Little 81 Vine St. Elias L Marbardy 341 Bedford St
Paul J. MacKenzie 13 Maple St. Burton C Mitchell 34 Bernard St.
Gerald R. Maglitta 10 Webb St. John 0 Murphy 31 Cottage St
Michael J. Mayer 5 Longfellow Rd. Ira Neiterman 4 Goffe Rd.
John F McGough 429 Lowell St. Norman E Newlands 49 Grandview Ave
Chester E. Nagel 4 Stonewall Rd. Howard E Norris, Jr 9 Great Rock Rd
Harold A Nygaard 494 Marrett Rd. John A Oberteuffer 20 York St
Glen W Peterson 16 Phinney Rd. Rudolf E Penczer 29 Justin St
Raymond Campbell Quick 32 Turning Mill Rd. Andrew J Pewtherer 44 Woburn St
Frank Sandy 353 Emerson Rd. Stanley M Poplawski 29 Oxbow Rd
Edward F. Schlaich 56 Blossomcrest Rd. Thomas L. Preziosi 12 Lockwood Rd.
Richard W. Schriefer 16 Bridle Path Alden A. Robbins 40 Homestead St.
Robert M. Shields 25 Sherburne Rd F B Rosenberger, Jr. 42 Locust Ave
Calvin Y. Sing 12 Glen Rd. Melvin R. Rubin 34 Young St
Daniel J. Sliski 15 Voluneer Way Frank J. Sager 111 Emerson Gdn.
Edward F. Steimen 68 Paul Revere Rd. Robert E. Salathe 25 Preston Rd
Peter C. Sugar 35 Ledgelawn Ave. Michael E. Salhaney 539 Concord Ave
(Not listed alphabetically)
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Alvin L. Schmertzler 23 Peacock Farm Rd. John C. Camm 19 Volunteer Way
Harold G. Schmickley 6 Hadley Rd. Norma E. Carlson 329 Marrett Rd.
John F. Sefton, Jr. 45 Brandon St. Louis Carmisciano 4 Brookside Ave
Jack P. Selian 374 Lowell St. Paul M. Carney 5 Myrna Rd.
Saul Serben 10 Birch Hill Lane Louis Caroto 24 Tarbell Ave.
John F. Shepard 4 Brandon St Winfield Caouette 28 Balfour St.
Albert D Sikes 14 Somerset Rd. Warren A. Caster 4 Augustus Rd
C. Russell Smallman 21 Glen Rd. South Adeline L. Cataldo 669 Mass
James W. Smith, Jr. 6 Colony Rd. Oliver R. Cavanaugh 65 Munroe Rd.
John F Solan, Jr. 65 Prospect Hill Rd. Dorothy Chapman 6 Patriots Dr.
Dennis F. Solomos 48 Circle Rd. Edgar T. Cogan 19 Stimson Ave.
Edward J. Stande 62 Middle St. Walter A Coit 290 Woburn St
Arnold Stern 11 Woodcliffe Rd Thomas E Conway 85 Emerson Gardens
Ralph F. Sweinberger 11 Capt. Parker Arms June E. Corsetti 45 Greenwood St
Erwin Taenzer 11 Lantern Lane Gene Paul Cort 21 Capt Parker Arms
Henry A. Wein 6 Burroughs Rd Calvert W. Cox 33 Dexter Rd.
V. Michael Weinmayr 49 East St. Anthony J. Crone 634 Waltham St.
John J. Welland 35 Hayward Ave. Gwendolyn M. Cram 759 Waltham St
John M. Young 4 Homestead St. Joseph J. Crowley 212 Concord Ave.
Murray Zelikoff 70 Buckman Dr. Mary Cuccinello 37 Ward St.
Gino L Agraz 40 Cliffe Ave. Madolyn S Curran 496 Waltham St
Dorothy E. Aiello 38 Philip Rd. Howard C. De Shon 36A Worthen Rd
Peter Alex 20 Lawrence Lane Bernard R Danti 74 Bloomfield St.
Barkev Amiralian 353 Woburn St. Marjorie T Deveney 64 Woburn St.
Alver E Anderson 134 Marrett Rd. Milton S. Dietz 6 Partridge Rd.
Chester A. Anderson 556 Concord Ave. Dante Dimambro 23 Moreland Ave.
Jack A. Arnow 8 Thoreau Rd. David M. Dixon 64 Harding Rd.
Warren S. Aulenback 28 Richard Rd. Gladys I. Dominie 3 Pinewood St
Victoria Badoian 1 Bushnell Rd William T Donahue 4 Viles Rd
Anna B. Barch 43 Spring St. Arthur F. Douglass 7 Churchill Lane
Francis L. Barry 36 Paul Revere Rd. Chris. T. Douglass 353 Marrett Rd.
John D. Barry, III 83 Cary Ave. Lillian H. Drury 39 Blossomcrest Rd.
Hervey P. Beaudoin 175 Lowell St. Kerry J Enright 42 Hill St
Robert Bennett 5 Drew Ave Carol Ezzy 53 Bedford St
Dorothy K Bennett 10 Baskin Rd. Rosewell Farnham,Jr 1 Berwick Rd.
Ruth G Bevan 56 Hancock St. Edwin H. Farr 49 Emerson Gardens
Charles F. Blanchette 31 Oxbow Rd. James H. Farrell 33 Philip Rd.
Raymond C. Block 1 Whitman Circle Mary Faulkingham 7 James St. 1
Richard D. Black 46 Buckman Dr. James T. Fearnside 22 Crescent Rd.
Teresa Blodgett 2 Spring St. Frank E. Ferguson 8 Holton Rd.
Vaughan K. Bogosian 252 Worthen Rd. Sal. Ferraguto 145 Laconia St.
Ann J. Bolitski 21 Hill St. Edw. Fitzgerald 31 James St.
Thomas M. Blumenthal 105 Burlington St. Paul J. Ford 11 Sunny Knoll Terr.
Calvin Brandford 2416 Mass. Ave. D. Franceschelli 34 Grapevine Ave
Lawrence H. Bramhall 277 Lowell St. Leonard Friedman 6 Winchester Dr
Frank Bresnihan 14 Holton Rd. Lawrence J. Freier 12 Demar Rd.
Lorena M. Briggs 42 Forest St. Frucio Freschet 3 Linmoor Terr.
Walter B. Briggs, Jr 22 Fair Oaks Dr. John W. Fulton 12 Fulton Rd.
David Warren Brooks 140 Reed St. Lois Gallagher 181 Follen Rd.
Edward A. Brown 8 Birch Hill Lane John L. Gardner 15 Fair Oaks Dr.
Helen M. Brown 27 Coolidge Ave. Salvatore Gianino 134 Reed St.
Adela Brucchi 63 Paul Revere Rd. Ronald A. Gomes 10 Sutherland Rd.
Albina Brun 23 Richard Rd. Beverly A. Goodie 22 Skyview Rd
Solglad Burtch 684 Lowell St. Beverly L. Grant 166 Lowell St.
Robert A. Butler 22 Rangeway Susan J. Gray 509 Woburn St.
Herbert J. Cabral 18 Oak St. Donna R. Haggett 31 Arcola St.
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Mildred Ham 7 Roosevelt Rd. Anthony Polcari 10 Tarbell Ave.
Roy V. Harris 8 Angier Rd Elizabeth H Pollard 30 Capt. Parker Arms
Reed Hartel 21 Tyler Rd. Frank P Rao 33 Ames Ave.
Charles E Hill 159 Burlington St Agnes J Reardon 63 Emerson Gardens
William F. Hopkins 27 Valleyfield St Frank D Ricci 8 Fairland St.
Eva E. Huggare 16 Phinney Rd Francis J Riordan 12 Evergreen Lane
Ann S Hunt 383 Marrett Rd Alice G Robey 16 Barberry Rd
Barbara B. Jacobs 2 Lexington Ave Jane Rogers 17 Benjamin Rd
A. Marie Johnson 40 Bridge St Charles B Rowley, Jr 10 Meriam St.
Isabel L. Jankelson 16 Benjamin Rd. John A. Sachetti 12 Cherry St
William A. Johnson 13 Smith Ave William P. Sartanowicz 300 Waltham St
Harrison M. Jones 6 Valley Rd Alice A. Schaefer 16 Taft Ave
John R. Jones 11 Downing Rd William F. Schreiber 67 Turning Mill Rd
Vincent R. Ignico 17 Emerson Gardens Charles P Scribner, Jr 10 Robinson Rd.
Peter J Kahrilas 72 Hancock St Norman W Schuler 49 Dexter Rd
Carl J Kasabian 171 Grant St Ann Scolaro 5 Bruce Rd
Jeremiah J. Kasey 143 Maple St Robert C Senter 142 Bedford St
Onys A. Kelley, Jr 24 Turning Mill Rd Allan P Sherman 16 Balfour St
Edwin M Kellogg 45 Middle St Julien Shoemaker 18 Dexter Rd.
Roger Kravett 23 Constitution Rd Donald Shurtleff 445 Lowell St
David F Ladd 2261 Mass Ave Eileen B. Simon 7 Crescent Hill Ave
Stewart C Langille 38 Bow St Helen W Sizer 52 Percy Rd
John M. Langstaff 9 Burlington St. Thomas C. Simpson III 220 Lincoln St.
Laurence A. Larssen 269 Wood St Joseph H. Skerry 6 Bushnell Dr.
Norman L Laschever 255 Emerson Rd William A. Small 6 Fairbanks Rd
David V. Leclair 55 Bertwell Rd Victoria Smith 10 Eldred St.
Marian Lesensky 4 Cooke Rd. Charles H. Spaulding 61 Meriam St.
Marion C Little 6 Hancock Ave Dennis E. Speliotis 22 Ingleside Rd.
John L. Lombard 261 Marrett Rd. John E. Straujups 35 Winchester Dr.
Daniel A. Lucas 3 Tower Rd. Stephen Stavro 21 Peachtree Rd.
Carolyn Luterman 5 Manning St. Catherine J Sullivan 40 Earl St.
Ervin F. Lyon, III 25 Heritage Dr. Frank Sullivan 73 Grant St.
Helen C. MacGillivray 37 Charles St. John L Taccalozzi 12 Barrett Rd
Robert D. MacLean 32 Young St. Catherine Tennican 4 Russell Rd
Anna E Mallett 21 Emerson Gardens Francis C Terrasi 22 Centre St
Concetta M. Martinelli 59 Williams Rd. Kenneth S Thompson 360 Lowell St.
Barbara A McAllister 105 Gleason Rd. Margaret B Toomey 183 Woburn St
Virginia T. McElman 152 Woburn St. Henry Torpey 7 Preston Rd.
William McGrath 77 Hill St. Jane Tutin 9 Revere St.
Louise V. Meeks 110 Shade St Basil C. Fafiades 29 Partridge Rd.
Michael N Megliola 320 Concord Ave Samuel Valencia 124 Concord Ave.
Sandra F Messina 47 Downing Rd Paul J. Valihura 67 Grassland St.
Harold Michelson 30 Harding Rd. Mary Varano 987 Waltham St.
Douglas F Moore 38 Parker St Florence F. Viano 17 Buckman Dr.
Shirley A Morlan 861 Mass Ave Peter P Volante 67 Bridge St.
William A. Melanson 492 Marrett Rd Eleanor M. Watson 55 Shade St.
Daniel I. Murphy, Jr 54 Gleason Rd. Lora M. Wallis 25 Woodcliffe Rd.
Thomas B. Newman, Jr 11 Emerson Gardens Richard S Wells 20 Nichols Rd.
Henry F. Nordahl 50 Pleasant St. Alice M White 81 Woburn St
Jennie E. Nowell 298 Marrett Rd. Ernest F. White 81 Woburn St.
Edith C. Noyes 28 Nickerson Rd Howard E Whitehouse 189 Grove St.
Martha H Olson 241 Marrett Rd Dorothy E. Wiles 176 Burlington St
Betty B Paul 26 Barberry Rd Edward J. Winsor 30 Ewell Ave.
Henry L Pedrotti 294 Woburn St Edward J. Winter 21 Tower Rd.
Gordon B Peterson 2 North St Anita Worthen 35 Dexter Rd
Evelyn S Pierce 42 Ward St Gilbert M. Yegian 161 Marrett Rd.
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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 h 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. Board of Assessors, Appellate
Tax Board No. 59064. Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
58. Wilbur Nylander et al, Trustees of Hartwell Ave Realty Trust vs Board of Assessors, Appellate
Tax Board No. 59066. Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
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 t.ich 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 X-183087, transferred to
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 X-183088, transferred to
Formal Procedure No 60762 Petition for abatement of 1970 real estate tax.
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. Board of Assessors,
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. Petition for abate-
ment of 1971 real estate tax.
10. Joseph J. Strano et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X-185190 Petition for
abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
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. X-185565, transferred to
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. X-185566, transferred to
Formal Procedure No. 63768 Petition for abatement of 1971 real estate tax.
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 als, members of the
Board of Appeals, District Court of Central Middlesex No. 297. Appeal from decision of Board of Appeals
granting a variance to maintain a dwelling on Stratham Road.
27. Joseph R Cotton vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 327312 Petition for assess-
ment of damages arising out of a taking of land for part of a school site.
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 281551 Petition for
assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of a drain easement Petitioners nonsuited
when case reached for trial.
2. Murrich Corp (formerly Finard Motels, Incorporated) vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board
No 50385 Petition for abatement of 1967 real estate tax Appeal withdrawn without abatement at time of
settlement of Battle Realty Trust 1968, 1969 and 1970 appeals
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 74.00
Lexington vs Costa - service of writ 4.50
Total $78 50
Donald E. Legro and Norman P Cohen
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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 area 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
Ir 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.
71 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 (across 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 Wane - 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
$9,338,785 25
Paid from PL-874 $157,332 30
PL-864-V 45
R & D 44 94
Metco 68,182 00
Child Care 8,860 00
234,419.69
$9,573,204 94
Expenditures:
General Control
Administration $160,451 95
Sec. & Clerks 114,155.13
Expenses of Instruction
Coordinators & Dept. Heads 299,755.77
Sec. & Clerks 55,601 94
Principals 426,681 01
Sec. & Clerks 179,361 68
Teachers 6,816,070 18
Spec. Class Assts. 25,674.33
Librarians 211,871.12
Sec & Clerks 17,044.50
Guidance 365,353 85
Sec & Clerks 26,787 92
Psychologists 48,015 07
Sec. & Clerks 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 * 9,511,391.53
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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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
ATHLETIC BUDGET
JUNIOR & SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Balance January 1, 1972
$ 5,032.84
Town Appropriation 108,471.00
Admissions:
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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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
FOOD SERVICES PROGRAM
REVOLVING ACCOUNT - 1972
Income
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 $12,120 00
Emergency Funds 2,500 00
Expenditures $14,620.00
Tuition - Day Classes $8,625 59
Evening Classes 825 50
Transportation 4,280 69
13,731 78
888 22
Less Carryover 435 00
Returned to Town $453 22
Expenditures $13,731.78
C/O to be Expend. 435.00
$14,166.78
Reim from State 4,231 00
Net Cost to Town $ 9,935 78
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 $80,490.14
Receipts 189,538.87
270,029.01
Expenditures 185 651.56
Balance
$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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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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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Summary of Major School Budgets
1 9 7 2
Transfers, Unexpend. Unexpend.
Town Voted Receipts, Town Oper. Income & Reim. Bal.Fwd. Bal.Retd.
Aja ro. etc. Budget Expenditures Pd. Town to 1973 to Town Net Cost
Pers.Serv. $9,138,785.25 $234,419.69 $9,573,204.94 $9,511,391.53* $2,168,836.61** $61,813,41 $8,554,121.16
Expenses 1,450,464.00 1,450,464.00 1,395,056.63 $50,929.00 4,478.37
Voc. Educ. 12,120.00 2,500.00 14,620.00 13,731.78 4.231.00 435.00 453.22 9,935.78
Out State 12,300.00 12,300.00 11,451.92 848.08 11,451.92
Athletics 108.471.00 20 059.51 128.530.51 120.296.80 8.233.71 108.471.00
$10,922.140.25 $256,979.20 $11,179.119.45 $11,051,928.66 $2,173,067.31 $59,597.71 $67,593.08 $8,683,979.86
** Income & Reim. Total Oper. Budget $11,179,119.45
Tuition $9,350.19 Less Expenditures 11.051.928.66
1. Comm. Mass.: 127,190.79
Chapter 70 1,719,590.04 Less Carryover to 1973 59.597.71
71 142,521.34
76 6,273.29 Bal. Ret'd. to Town $67,593.08
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
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 ** 1956
251 Waltham Street 1964
1965
* Renovated
** Nine classroom units of 300 pupils each
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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 276,275.99
State Tax and Assessments
1972 1971
State Estimates Underestimates
State Recreation Areas $ 75,081.75
State Audit of Municipal Accounts 805.87
State Examination of Retirement
System 299.70
Metropolitan Districts Area 391,888.58 6,824.27
Mass. Bay Transportation Authority 369,545.00
Elderly Retiree Program 3,649.56
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills 3,291.75
$844,562.21 $6,624.27 851,386.48
County Tax and Assessments
County
County Tax $502,770.78
County Hospital Assessment 27,565.44
$530,336.22 530,336.22
Overlay of current year 250.000.00
Gross amount to be raised $21,455,438.96
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
1972 Estimated Receipts as certified by the Commissioner on Cherry Sheet $3,471,950.96
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 548,376.30
Licenses 50,000.00
Fines 35,000.00
Special Assessments 95,372.46
General Government 11,000.00
Protection of Persons and Property 5,000.00
Health and Sanitation 21,000.00
School (local receipts of School Committee) 43,000.00
Recreation 7,050.00
Public Service Enterprises (such as Water Dept) 400,000.00
Interest on Taxes and Assessments 93,400.00
Farm Animal Excise 19.00
Unclassified 45,000.00
Total estimated receipts $4,826,168.72
Overestimates (from Cherry Sheet)
26,782.25
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Amounts Voted to be taken from Available Funds
Amount Date of Vote
$1,247,000.24 3/20/72 E. & D. Acct. $908,500 and other
195,919.64 3/22/72 E. & D. Acct. $119,500 and other
127,000.00 3/27/72 E. & D. Acct..
23,019.41 4/ 2 E. & D. Acct. and other
68,000.00 42/72 E. & D. Acct. $68,000.00 (Art. 101)
0,660,939.29 1,660,939.29
Total Available Funds $1,687,721.54
Total estimated receipts and available funds $ 6,513,890.26
Net amount to be raised by taxation on property $14,941,548.70
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 *22,802.69 $ 78,351.64
Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments 1,819.04 618.01 2,437.05
Apportioned Street Assessments 24,612.04 9,640.16 34,252.20
Apportioned Water Assessments 967.53 455.35 1,422.88
Water Liens added to taxes 24,719.63 24,719.63
$141,183.40
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 TOTAL
Bills on personal estate 255
Bills on real estate 9829
Bills on farm animal excise 3
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 $11,629,330
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 $218,040,650
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 $14,941,548.70
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 2,353,950.00
Total Value of Exempt Property $65,976.854.00
Recapitulation of Commitments Fiscal Year of 1972
on Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
Date of Number of Commission's
Commitment Commitment Vehicles Value Excise
2/1�1/72 1,177 1,491,725 53,187.44
6 /6/72 3,255 4,702,475 130,088.03
7 10/221472 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 8/9 72 4,203 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 2,21J ,715 14.2,327.99
Willard P. Grush, Chairman
F. William Smith William L. Potter
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1
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 $ 217.09
Income receipts 11.70
Balance 12-31-72 228.79
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 $16,630.73
$1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 41/2$
1st mortgage bonds due 12-1-87 $ 1,000.00
$4,000 South Pacific Co. 1st mortgage 2 3/49
bond Series F due 1-1-96 4,000.00
$10,000 North Pacific Railway 3% 2047 6,162.50
164 shares First National Bank of Boston 4,995.81
Principal-Deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 472.42
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 3,478.68
Income Receipts 1,057.89
Less disbursements 500.00
Balance 12-31-72 4,036.57
Trustees Bridge Charitable Fund
George P. Morey, Chairman
Gaynor K. Rutherford William R. McEwen
Orin W. Fiske -- Battle Green Trust Fund
The income of this fund is to be used "for the maintenance of the Lexington Battle
Green or the monuments erected thereon."
Corpus $ 500.00
Principal-deposit Cambridge Savings Bank $ 500.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 289.97
Income receipts 43.74
Balance 12-31-72 333.71
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 $ 2,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 2,000.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 3,877.12
Income receipts 323.05
Balance 12-31-72 4,200.17
99
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 $ 1,118.34
32 Shares Amer. Tel & Tel $ 1,026.15
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 92.19
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."
Corpus $ 3,093.00
$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."
Corpus $ 5,000.00
$5,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds 31/2% due 6-15-83 $ 5,000.00
Accumulated income Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 3,619.99
Income receipts 366.93
Balance 12-31-72 3,986.92
Cemetery Trust Funds - Munroe
Corpus $42,910.00
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.
Corpus $ 1,220.52
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 1,157.92
Income receipts 62.60
Balance 12-31-72 1,220.52
100
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
Westview Cemetery - Perpetual Care
Corpus
Balance $197,395.97
Town of Lexington 10,000.00 $207,395.97
Unallocated adjustment 2,688.72
$28,000 Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co.
41% Bonds due 3-1-87 27,648.29
$1,000 Oklahoma Gas & Electric 3 7/8% Bonds due 1988 872.50
$15,000 North Pacific Railway Co. Prior Lien, Mortgage
4% Bonds due 1-1-97 12,414.51
$5,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st Mortgage 4 5/8% Bonds
due 5-1-87 4,543.75
$12,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 1st Mortgage
4% Bond Series A due 1-1-88 9,241.05
$4,000 Hocking Valley 41% Bonds due 1999 3,870.74
$6,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st Mortgage 3 7/8% Bonds
due 1-1-88 5,085.00
10,000 Great Northern Railway 3 1/8% due 1990 6,751..25
1,000 Idaho Power Co. 4V Bonds due 1-1-87 972.50
3,000 Central Maine Power 3 5/8% Bonds due 3-1-83 2,550.00
420 Shares First National Bank of Boston 13,055.00
250 Shares J. P. Morgan & Co., Inc. 20,677.81
295 Shares State Street Bank and Trust Co. 11,070.00
428 Shares Shawmut Assoc., Inc. 21,440.13
$15,000 Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. 4 3/8%
Debentures due 3-1-2003 11,006.25
$5,000 General Telephone Co. of Calif. 441/2% lst
Mortgage due 9-1-86 3,993.75
630 Shares New England Merchants National Bank 16,207.50
1005 Shares Boston, Co. Class B 21,346.25
$10,000 American T & T Co. 8 3/4% Debentures with
200 Warrants due 5-15-2000 11,391.32
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 189.65
Income receipts 10,000.00
Disbursements 9,620.00
Balance 12-31-72 569.65
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 $ 88.07
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 85.50
Income receipts 4.57
Less disbursements 2.00
Balance 12-31-72 88.07
George P. Morey, Chairman
Gaynor Rutherford William R. McEwen
101
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 $ 5,011.25
$1,000 Interstate Power Co. 5% 1st
Mortgage due 5-1-87 $ 990.00
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 41/2%
1st Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 2,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 2,021.25
Accumulated income-Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 0.00
Income receipts 253.69
Less disbursements 120.00
Balance 12-31-72 133.69
Emma I. Fiske Flower Fund
For the preservation and care of a specific cemetery lot.
Corpus $ 300.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 300.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 245.15
Income receipts 29.39
Less Disbursements 3.00
Balance 12-31-72 271.54
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 $ 2,396.65
$2,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 $ 2,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 396.65
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 1,635.14
Income receipts 190.99
Balance 12-31-72 1,826.13
102
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 $ 3,080.98
2,000 American Tel and Tel Co. 7% debentures $ 2,000.00
1,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 1,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 80.98
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 2,728.09
Income receipts 334.83
Less disbursements 17.55
Balance 12-31-72 3,045.37
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 $ 500.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 500.00
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
Elizabeth Bridge Gerry Fund
To be held and used for the same purpose as the Bridge Charitable Fund.
Corpus $ 2,254.65
$1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 41/2% 1st
Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 $ 1,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 1,254.65
George P. Morey, Chairman
Gaynor Rutherford William R. McEwen
George I. Gilmore Fund
"To the Town of Lexington, ... the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the income
therefrom to be used as the town may from time to time vote; and if at any time special
use arises to which in the opinion of the Selectmen the principal of said fund may be
applied, then the principal of said fund may be so applied upon vote of the town meeting
authorizing same."
Corpus $ 8,886.65
45 Shares Boston Edison $ 1,791.t3
26 Shares Standard Oil of N.J. 1,902.72
$5,000 Georgia Power Co. First Mortgage 4 3/8% 4,312.50
$1,000 Chesapeake and Ohio 41% 1992 880.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 155.28
Less disbursements 155.28
Balance 12-31-72 0.00
Income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 9,517.05
Income receipts 1,018.86
Balance 12-31-72 10,535.91
103
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 $ 500.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 500.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 1,195.?1
Income receipts 91.60
Balance 12-31-72 1,286.81
Hayes Fountain Trust Fund
The "income is to be used for the perpetual care of the fountain and grounds
immediately around it."
Corpus $ 862.72
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 862.72
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 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 $ 4,577.47
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 4,577.47
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 2,470.72
Income receipts 381.21
Less disbursements 75.00
Balance 12-31-72 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 $ 5,082.50
$5,000 Central Maine Power Co. 1st
Mortgage 4 7/8% Bonds due 5-1-87 $ 5,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 82.50
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 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 $ 1,500.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ 1,500.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings
Bank Balance 1-1-72 $ 1,064.35
Income receipts 143.44
Less disbursements 10.00
Balance 12-31-72 1,197.79
104
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."
Corpus $ $00.00
Principal-deposit Provident Institution
for Savings $ 500.00
Accumulated income-deposit Provident Institution
for Savings Balance 1-1-72 $ 67.25
Income receipts 32.22
Balance 12-31-(2 99.47
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 $ $00.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $ $00.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 231.15
Income receipts 39.5o
Balance 12-31-72 270.65
Elsa W. Regestein Fund
The income to be expended for awards to members of the senior class of the
Lexington High School.
Corpus $ 1,041.141
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 1,000.00
Income receipts 41.41
Balance 12-31-72 1,041.41
F. Foster Sherburne and Tenney Sherburne Fund
"The net income from said fund shall be awarded annually or oftener to educate or
assist in the education of such deserving young men or women domiciled in said "Town of
Lexington at the time of any such award as shall be selected by "a committee consisting of
the superintendent of schools, the minister of the First Congregational Unitarian Society
in Lexington, and the 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 $26,320.07
,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 $ 4,000.CO
$2,000 Interstate Power Co. - 1st Mortgage 5 1/8%
5-1-89 2,000.00
$10,000 Niagara Mohawk Power 4 3/4% 1990 10,000.00
$5,000 No. Pacific Railway 4% 1997 5,000.00
$5,000 Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co.
41/2% Bonds due 3-1-87 4,926.51
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 393.56
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
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 $ 4,172.21
$4,000 South Pacific Co. -1st Mortgage 2 3/4%
Bond Series F due 1-1-96 $ 4,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 172.21
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 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. 4 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
Less disbursements 15O.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 $ 2,006.25
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 41/2% 1st
Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 $ 2,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6.25
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 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."
Corpus $ 2,006.25
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 41/2% 1st
Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 $ 2,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6.25
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 296.27
Income receipts 106.63
Balance 12-31-72 402.90
106
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 $13,213.44
$2,000 New England Power Co. 4% 1st Mortgage Bonds $ 1,510.00
,000 Western Mass. Electric Co. 4 3/8% 1st Mortgage
Series C $ 1,590.00
$10,000 South Pacific Co. 1st Mortgage 2 3/4% Bonds
Series F due 1-1-96 10,000.00
Principal-deposit Warren Institution for Savings 113.44
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 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 upon a vote of the town
"for educational purposes or chapel at Westview Cemetery."
Corpus $ 3,334.06
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 1-1-72 $ 3,155.08
Income receipts 178.98
Balance 12-31-72 3,334.06
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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•
COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET
ACCOUNT November 30, 1971 November 30, 1972
Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Bonds $1,535,417 86 $1,733,784 35
Stocks 263,043 63 400,792 00
Cash on hand or in banks 115,950 19 103,840 00
Accrued interest paid on investments 1,719 99 1,493 96
Annuity savings fund $1,303,050.67
$1,477,206 05
Annuity reserve fund 254,379.74 304,352.59
Military service fund 1,883.82 2,538.86
Pension fund 350,386 72 443,879.37
Expense Fund 2,768 20 2,880.83
Deductions-Group 1 117,651.11 130,709.73
Deductions-Group 4 46,987.98 51,539 87
Profit on sale of investments 113 70
Refunds-Group 1 17,761 17 22,837.17
Refunds-Group 4 987 75 420.81
Annuities paid 22,580.58 25,239.83
Pensions paid 162,286 85 194,680.39
Expenses paid 1,902 37 1,850.27
Income on Investments 44,542 15 71,717.78
Total assests and liabilities $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
108
Town Debt and Interest
Rate of Amount of Principal Balance Interest
Date School Interest Original Issue Paid in 1972 12-31-72 Paid in 1972
5-01-53 High School (Comp ) 2 2 % 160,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 165.00
1-01-54 Fiske School Addition 2 1 % 310,000.00 15,000.00 30,000.00 787.50
8-01-54 Hastings School 1 8 % 700,000 00 35,000.00 70,000.00 1,890.00
10-01-55 Harrington School 2 3 % 700,000.00 35,000.00 105,000.00 3,220.00
12-01-55 High School Addition 2 4 % 775,000.00 38,000.00 114,000.00 3,648.00
9-01-56 Franklin School Add. 3 0 % 470,000.00 25,000.00 70,000.00 2,850.00
11-15-57 Hastings-Harrington Add 3.5 % 180,000.00 10,000.00 30,000 00 1,440 00
8-01-57 Franklin School Add 3.4 % 60,000.00 3,000 00 15,000 00 612 00
8-01-58 Diamond Junior H S 2 9 % 2,050,000.00 100,000 00 600,000.00 20,300 00
7-15-60 Estabrook School 3.6 % 1,045,000.00 50,000 00 400,000 00 16,200 00
4-11-63 High School Add 3.0 % 3,200,000.00 160,000 00 1,760,000 00 55,200 00
2-16-65 Bridge School 3.0 % 1,345,000.00 70,000.00 855,000.00 26,700 00
1-01-66 Bowman School 3.5 % 1,510,000.00 80,000 00 1,030,000 00 37,450.00
5-01-71 New Jr High - Clarke 3.75% 4,300,000.00 430,000 00 3,870,000 00 153,187 50
Total School 16,805,000 00 1,056,000.00 8,954,000.00 323,650.00
General Purpose
9-01-56 Library 3.0 % 295,000.00 15,000 00 55,000 00 2,100 00
9-01-56 Town Office Building 3.0 % 215,000.00 10,000.00 40,000 00 1,500 00
8-01-57 Street-Sewer-Library 3 4 % 490,000.00 20,000.00 100,000.00 4,080.00
8-22-66 Public Works Building 4.2 % 328,000.00 30,000 00 120,000 00 6,300 00
11-01-70 Town Office Addition 4.2 % 790,000.00 160,000 00 470,000.00 26,460 00
Total General Purposes 2,118,000.00 235,000 00 785,000.00 40,440.00
Street
6-01-65 Massachusetts Avenue 2.9 % 200,000 00 20,000.00 60,000.00 2,030.00
Total Street 200,000.00 20,000.00 60,000.00 2,030.00
Sewer
6-01-48 Trunk Construction 1 75% 275,000.00 10,000.00 35,000.00 700 00
3-01-50 Trunk Construction 1 75% 190,000.00 5,000.00 40,000 00 743 75
8-01-52 Sunnyfield Sewer 2 0 % 175,000.00 5,000.00 50,000 00 1,100 00
8-01-54 Trunk Construction 1 8 % 100,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 270.00
7-15-60 Trunk Construction 3 6 % 330,000.00 15,000 00 120,000 00 4,860 00
12-01-55 Trunk Construction 2.4 % 400,000.00 20,000 00 60,000 00 1,920.00
12-01-55 Trunk Construction 2 4 % 70,000.00 3,000 00 9,000 00 288 00
8-01-59 Trunk Construction 3 9 % 100,000.00 5,000 00 35,000 00 1,560 00
5-15-59 Trunk Constr. Shade St 3.4 % 210,000.00 10,000 00 70,000 00 2,550 00
2-01-64 Trunk Constr. Woodhaven 3 1 % 500,000.00 25,000.00 300,000.00 9,687 00
8-01-67 Trunk Construction 3.8 % 750,000.00 40,000.00 550,000.00 22,420.00
Total Sewer 3,100,000 00 143,000.00 1,279,000.00 46,099.25
Water
6-01-47 16" Mains 1.5 % 100,000.00 4,000.00 30.00
8-01-57 6" - 16" Mains 3.4 % 260,000 00 12,000.00 35,000.00 1,598.00
Total Water 360,000.00 16,000 00 35,000 00 1,628 00
Grand Total 22,583,000.00 1,470,000 00 11,113,000 00 413,847 25
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To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Letter of Transmittal
Lexington, Massachusetts
In accordance with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 61, I
submit herewith the financial reports of the Town as of December 31, 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
Richard M. Perry, Comptroller
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1972
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets Liabilities and Reserves
Cash 313,859.20 Employee Payroll Deductions
In Banks State W/H Taxes 46,960 19
1-' Blue Cross-Blue Shield 14,363 40
Invested Cash 4,283,521.40
Blue Cross-Blue Shield Prior 59 (69 00)
Invested Cash-Federal Revenue Sharing 188,624 00 Group Insurance (3,524 61) 57,729.97
Advances for Petty Guarantee Deposits
Treasurer 150 00 Sewer House Connections 18,304 48
Collector 150.00 300 00 Water House Connections 8,759 40 27,063 88
Accounts Receivable Agency
Taxes County Dog Licenses 293,60
Levy of 1969
Real Estate 287 04 Tailings-Unclaimed Checks 3,251 37
Levy of 1970 Gifts-Bequests
Personal 221 00
Real Estate 1,048 86 Westview Cemetery-Perpetual Care 4,395 00
Levy of 1971 Harrington Seedling Town Forest 1,343 85
Personal 253.40 Estate of K Claudine Foster 300 00 6,038.85
Real Estate 19,274.19 Federal Grants
Levy of 1972 Federal Revenue Sharing PL92-512 188,624 00
Personal 3,185.50
Real Estate 184,910.85 209,180 84 Aid to Education
Motor Vehicle Excise PL90-576 7 84
Levy of 1969 79.20 Music Project 6,021 82
Levy of 1971 20,036 78 Learning Disabilities-Title III 3,891.05
Levy of 1972 121,753 09 141,869 07 Library Extension 857.39 199,402 10
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1972
Assets Liabilities and Reserves
Special Assessments State Grants
Sewer Metco 84,678 89
Unapportioned 154,148.42 Water Pollution Control 93,490 45
Added to Taxes Aid to Public Libraries 1,100 23 179,269.57
Levy of 1971 300.97
Levy of 1972 1,330.12 Revolving Funds
School Lunch 64,946 21
Street School Athletic 8,233 71
Unapportioned 49,432.46 Adult Education 3,496 68
Added to Taxes Pupil School Material Recoveries 2,349 92 79,026.52
Levy of 1971 180.96
Levy of 1972 399.12 Appropriation Balances
General Revenue 2,243,900 82
Sidewalk Non-Revenue
Unapportioned 11,539.73 School Loans 442,403 76
Added to Taxes Sewer Street Water Loans 17,908 73 2,704,213.31
Levy of 1971 29.35
Levy of 1972 82.14 Over Estimates
State Parks and Reservations 11,636 38
Water Metropolitan Sewerage Bonds 408 80
Unapportioned 4,612.24 Mass. Bay Transit Authority 593 48
Added to Taxes Middlesex County Tax 18,912 63
Levy of 1971 6.10 Metropolitan Air Pollution Control 142 10 31,693.39
Levy of 1972 177.61
Loans Authorized and Unissued 650,000.00
H Committed Interest
H Levy of 1971 354.45 Receipts Reserved for Appropriation
Levy of 1972 995.96 223,589.63 Parking Meter Receipts 19,395.43
Tax Titles and Possessions Receipts Reserved for Special Purpose
Tax Titles 27,008 72 Colonial Acres Sect. 3-Sub Div 20,000.00
Tax Possessions 18,490 73 45,499.45 Insurance Claims 522.89
Departmental Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus 233.01
Selectmen 2,729 80 Overlay Reserved for Abatement
Health Dept. 60 00 Levy of 1966 (111 18)
Sewer House Connections 3,451 45 Levy of 1967 (119 85)
Street Opening Charges 30 00 Levy of 1968 10,789 13
Veterans Benefits 162 95 Levy of 1969 6,709 25
School Tuition 6,034 40 Levy of 1970 22,020 17
Westview Cemetery 886 00 13,354.60 Levy of 1971 56,489 94
Water Levy of 1972 69,199 51 164,976.97
Liens Added to Taxes
Levy of 1971 329 25
Levy of 1972 1,168 54
Rates 8,929 60
House Connections 774 18
Miscellaneous 97 30 11,298 87
Loans Authorized
Sewer Construction 650,000.00
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1972
Assets Liabilities and Reserves
Revenue Reserved until Collected
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 141,869.07
Special Assessment 223,589.63
Tax Titles and Possessions 45,499.45
Departmental 13,354.60
Water 11,298.87 435,611.62
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves 60,709.41
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances 300.00
Available Surplus (E & D) 1,441, 365.17
6,081,097 06 6,081,097.06
Deferred Revenue Accounts
Apportioned Assessments Not Due Apportioned Sewer Assessment Revenue
Sewer 513,455 13 Due in 1972-1991 513,455.13
Street 218,491 39
Sidewalk 14,353 72 Apportioned Street Assessment Revenue
Water 10,544 17 756,844.41 Due in 1972-1991 218,491.39
Apportioned Sidewalk Assessment Revenue
Suspended Assessments Due in 1972-1991 14,353.72
Sewer 19,240 96
Sewer-Town Owned Land 222 89 Apportioned Water Assessment
Street 1,997 60 Due in 1972-1991 10,544.17
Sidewalk 1,529 71 Suspended Sewer Revenue 19,240.96
Water 4,238 71 27,229.87 Suspended Sewer Revenue
Town Owned Land 222.89
Suspended Street Revenue 1,997,60
Suspended Sidewalk Revenue 1,529.71
Suspended Water Revenue 4,238.71
784,074 28 784,074.28
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt Serial Loans
Inside Debt Limit Inside Debt Limit
General 2,124,000 00 Sewer 1,309,000.00
Outside Debt Limit Street 95,000.00
General 8,954,000 00 Library 90,000.00
Public Service Enter. 35,000.00 8,989,000 00 Town Office Building 40,000 00
Town Office Building Addition 470,000 00
Public Works Building 120,000 00 2,124,000 00
Outside Debt Limit
Schools 8,954,000 00
Public Service Enterprise 35,000 00 8,989,000 00
11,1]3,000.00 11,113,000 00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts
Cash and Securities in Custody of Welfare Funds
Trusttees of Public Trusts 446,279.62 Beals Fund 6,200.17
Trustees of Bridge Fund 22,921.95 Harriet R. Gilmore 1,786 81
Trustees of Cary Library 41,513.44 Jonas Gamel 806.16 8,793 14
Chairman of School Committee 1,952.47
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 37,994.90
Library Fund
Sarah E. Raymond 599.47
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 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
Appropriation Accounts
Balances
Total Approp Balance To To
Account 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
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances
Total Approp. Balance To To
Account 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 & Sery 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
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances
Total Approp Balance To To
Account Expenditure & Trans 12-31-72 E & D 1973
Aid & Expenses 52,247 30 55,000 00 2,752.70 2,752 70
Graves Registration 292 40 350 00 57.60 57 60
Soldiers Burials 250.00 250.00 250.00
Library
Personal Services 243,751.45 250,100 00 6,348 55 6,348.55
Expenses 77,134 09 77,134 24 15 15
Board of Ret Accrued &
Normal Liability 195,585 63 195 586 00 .37 .37
Expenses 2,190.00 2,190 00
Education
Personal Services 9,113,273 91 9,338,785 25 225,511 34 61,786 34 *163,724 90
Expenses 1,395,056.63 1,450,464.00 55,407.37 4,478.37 50,929.00
Out-of-State Travel 11,451 92 12,300 00 848 08 848 08
Voc. Educ Tuit & Tr 13,731 78 14,620 00 888 22 453 22 435 00
Athletics 108,471 00 108,471 00
Interest on Debt 413,847.25 413,848.00 .75 .75
Int. on Anticipation Loans 68,331.72 80,000.00 11,668.28 11,668.28
Maturing Debt 1,470,000 00 1,470,000 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 Balances
Total App Balance To To
1972 Articles Expenditures & Trans. 12-31-72 E & D 1973
7 Unpaid Bills - Prior Yr 1,655.73 1,644.73
8 Reserve Fund ($100,000 00)
10 Fire Pension 27,350 00 27,350 00
10 Police Pension 28,481 45 28,500 00 18 55 18 55
14 Selectmen Appraisals & Options 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00
15 Westview Cemetery Devel. 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00
16 Curbing Installation 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000 00
17 Drains 21,564 98 36,000 00 14,435 02 14,435 02
19 Sidewalks 14,149.26 50,000 00 35,850 74 35,850.74
20 Sewer Mains 11,883.66 480,000.00 468,116 34 468,116 34
21 Trunk Sewer 700 00 120,000.00 119,300 00 119,300.00
22 Chapter 90 Maintenance 6,000 00 6,000.00
24 Road Machinery Equipment 60,274.61 62,000 00 1,725 39 1,725 39
25 Engineering Services 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00
26 Mosquitoe Control 9,800.00 9,800.00
27 Mystic Valley Children's Clinic 18,376 00 18,376.00
31 Chapter 90 - East St. 60,000 00 60,000.00 60,000 00
32 Minuteman Reg. Voc. Technical School 16,640 00 16,640 00
34 Library - Final Plan 58,564 60 112,000 00 53,435 40 53 435 40
35 Fire Station - Final Plan 7,500 00 7,500.00 7,500 00
36 Fire Engine Purchase 57,000 00 57,000 00 57,000 00
37 Emergency Generator - Fire Dept 6,000 00 6,000 00 6,000.00
38 Purch. & Install Radio Comm 8,062.58 9,680 08 1,617 50 1,617.50
40 Street Resurfacing 56,739 56 56,739.56
41 Traf Lts Concord Ave. & Waltham St. 14,766 73 20,000 00 5,233.27 5,233 27
42 Bicentennial Celebration 10,000 00 10,000 00
44 Prelim Plans Rec Land Harr School 1,500 00 1,500 00 1,500.00
45 Path Walking & Bicy Willard Wds 575 20 2,500.00 1,924 80 1,924.80
46 Water Supply Old Res 3,500.00 3,500 00 3,500.00
47 Lincoln St. Area Dev 11,673 34 20,000.00 8,326 66 8,326 66
53 Conserv. Land Hill/Meek Property 1,101 00 32,000 00 30,899.00 30,899 00
117
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
1972 Articles (Con't )
Balances
Total Approp. Balance To To
Account Expenditures & Trans. 12-31-72 E & D 1973
54 Cons Land Sevington/Standard 23,158 25 25,000.00 1,841 75 1,841.75
57 Cons. Land Hamilton/Baldwin 85,000 00 85,000.00 85,000 00
58 Selectmen Land Ashley/Lex. Assoc. 30,000 00 30,000.00 30,000 00
59 Cons. Land Ashley/Lex Assoc 40,000 00 40,000 00 40,000 00
61 Cons Land Munroe Brook 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00
63 Cons. Fund 227 19 5,000 00 4,772.81 4,772 81
64 Bow St. Relocation 13,000.00 13,000.00 13,000 00
65 Mass. Ave. Relocation 4,019.41 4,019 41
66, 67 Street Acceptance 500.00 500 00
82 Planning Board Study 8,500 00 8,500.00 8,500.00
99 L.H.A. Administration Cost Study 500.00 500.00 500 00
1971 Carry-Over from Article 4
Selectmen Expenses 1,295.35 1,455.00 159 65 159 65
Town Manager Expenses 20.20 21 00 80 .80
Juvenile Services 1,255 18 1,500.00 244.82 244 82
Board of Appeals - Expenses 20 20 21.00 .80 .80
Planning Board Expenses 40 70 42.00 1.30 1.30
Board of Registrars - Expenses 1,500.00 1,500 00
Conservation Commission - Expenses 136.85 136 85
Tax Collector - Expenses 680 00 709.21 29 21 29 21
Comptroller - Expenses 928 04 932.00 3.96 3 96
Office Machine Capital Outlay 3,867 17 4,192 68 325.51 325.51
Health Expenses 743 15 748 60 5 45 5.45
Dog Officer's Expenses 26.00 26 00
Inspection Expenses 63.00 63 00 63 00
Superintendent Public Works Expenses 115 74 115.74
Engineering Expenses 150 45 155.00 4.55 4 55
Town Building Maint - Expenses 3,487 29 3,488.25 .96 96
Highway Maintenance 6,017 47 6,017 47
Road Machinery - Expenses 456 94 456 94
Snow Removal - Expenses 11,900 12 12,014 46 114 34 114.34
Traffic Reg. & Street Signs Expenses 1,601.32 1,601 32
Street Lights 10,025 54 10,025.55 .01 01
Sewer Maintenance - Expenses 4,997 57 4,997 57
Sewer Services 1,069.33 1,069 33
Garbage Collection - Contract 5,833.35 5,833 35 5,833 35
Sanitary Landfill 3,777 54 3,777.54
Water Maintenance - Expenses 10,144 07 10,144.07
Park - Expenses 1,902 03 5,902 03 4,000.00 4,000.00
Cemetery - Expenses 20.35 21 00 65 .65
Veteran's Administration 20.35 21 00 65 65
Veterans' Benefits/Aid & Expenses 763 35 932.08 168.73 168 73
Education Expenses 27,020 72 37,831 00 10,810.28 10,810.28
1971 Articles
Balances
Original Total Approp Balance To To
Account Approp. Expenditure & Trans 12-31-72 E & D 1973
2 New Jr High - 1/71 4,300,000 00 2,075,904.68 2,498,442 72 422,538 04 422,538 04
3 Stedman Rd Ld Taking 1/71 200.00 200 00 200 00 200.00
4 Sew. Mn & Pump Sta Bed AFB 175,000 00 43,178 22 44,647 95 1,469.73 1,469 73
5 Harrington Prop 6/71 35,000 00 1,386 17 1,692.50 306 33 306 33
8 Bowman Sch Roof Rep 6/71 116,000 00 115,986 50 115,986 50
9 High Sch. Fire Rep. 6/71 81,000 00 3,447 43 11,986 53 8,539 10 8,539 10
10 Cons Buffer Stp Turng Mill 35,000 00 5,000 00 35,000 00 30,000.00 30,000 00
15 Westview Cemetery Dev 8,000 00 8,000.00 8,000 00 8,000 00
17 Drains 41,000 00 36,103 98 36,103 98
18 Water Mains 25,000.00 25,000 00 25,000 00
20 Sewer Laterals 350,000 00 151,602 44 349,574 25 197,971 81 197,971.81
24 Road Machine Equipment 60,000 00 1,700 00 1,700 00
25 Street Design 25,000 00 2,800.00 16,875.49 14,075 49 14,075 49
29 Engineering Services 5,000.00 1,000 00 5,000 00 4,000 00 4,000 00
34 Chapter 90 East St. 60,000 00 60,000 00 60,000.00 60,000 00
35 Chapter 90 Constr East St 17,000 00 17,000 00 17,000.00 17,000 00
37 Lib Prlim Plans & Specs 5,500.00 1,000 00 1,000 00
118
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances
Original Total Approp Balance To To
Account Approp Expenditure & Trans. 12-31-72 E & D 1973
1971 Articles (Con't )
38 Town Office Parking 25,000.00 4,822.65 4,822 65
39 Air Condit. Police Bldg 27,000.00 20,231 15 25,780 00 5,548 85 5,548.85
40 Town Office Furn & Equip 10,000 00 2,166.06 2,596 12 430 06 430 06
41 Disaster Commun. System 5,000 00 5,000 00 5,000.00 5,000.00
43 Systems & Procedures Study 10,000.00 3,450 00 10,000 00 6,550 00 6,550 00
45 Reg Voc Tech School Cost 4,120 00 583.00 583 00 583.00
46 Photogrammetric Maps 30,000 00 30,000.00 30,000 00
47 Development Lincoln St. Dump 10,000 00 4,104 50 5,845.20 1,740 70 1,740 70
49 Land Easement Leonard Prop 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00
54 Recreation Freemont St 5,000 00 741 00 1,005 68 264 68 264 68
55 Recreation Eldred St 4,500 00 4,361.00 4,500.00 139 00 139 00
56 Recreation Oxford St 1,000.00 800 00 1,000 00 200.00 200 00
59 School Gas After-Burners 10,000.00
60 Conservation Fund 5,000.00 5,000 00 5,000 00
61 Conservation Land Titelbaum 68,000 00 63,547.89 67,000 00 3,452 11 3,452 11
62 Conservation Land Ballou 32,000 00 31,000 00 31,000 00
63 Conservation Land Cooke 7,000 00 6,000 00 6,000.00 6,000 00
1970 Carry-Over
Highway Maintenance 808.25 808 25
1970 Articles
15 Westview Cemetery Development 4,000.00 4,000 00 4,000 00 4,000.00
17 Drains 20,000.00 497.45 497 45
18 Water Mains 20,000 00 7,325.33 10,860 25 3,534 92 3,534 92
19 Sidewalks 45,000 00 33,207 57 42,776 26 9,56" 69 9,568 69
20 Sidewalk Laterals 600,000.50 120,349 01 120,349 01
21 Sewer Trunk 50,000 00 840.00 50,000.00 49,160 00 49,160 00
23 Chapter 90 Constr. East St. 60,000.00 60,000 00 60,000 00
29 Engineering Services 5,000 00 2,678 55 5,000 00 2,321.45 2,321 45
30 Reimbursing Subdividers 10,000.00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00
32C Town Office Building Constr 636,505 00 38,000 00 49,136.42 11,136 42 11,136.42
32R Town Office Building Remod. 306,791 00 7,749 64 12,087.93 4,338 29 4,338.29
37 Library Addition Prelim Plans 11,000 00 500 00 500 00
43 Fluor. Pre. Engineering Sury 1,000 00 200 00 200 00 200 00
48 Land Purchase Woburn St 120,000 00 81,012 22 120,000 00 38,987.78 38,986 50
49 Wallis Ct/Mass Ave Bldg Line 12,000 00 1,900 00 12,000 00 10,100 00 10,100 00
50 Traffic Signals 25,000 00 13,191.30 23,016.65 9,825 35 9,825.35
51 Develop. Lincoln St. Dump 25,000 00 197 60 223 78 26.18 26 18
52 Recreation Harrington School 7,000 00 1,900 00 1,982 43 82.43 82 43
53 Recreation Garfield St 5,000.00 105 00 472 50 367 50 367 50
73, 74, 75, St Const Bloomfield etc 72,000 00 1,315 70 3,468.65 2,152 95 2,152.95
79 Conserv. Land Juniper Hill 26,500 00 24,175 00 24,175.00 24,175 00
1969 Articles
4 6/69 Equal Opp Employ Jr Hi 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000.00 10,000 00
10 6/69 West Sub Reg Ref. Disp. 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00
14 Water Mains 20,000.00 2,138.57 2,138 57
15 Sewer Laterals 320,000 00 3,007.60 48,271.55 45,263 95 45,263.95
17 Drains 40,000 00 10,902 77 10,902.77
19 Sidewalks 45,000 00 10,304 08 10,304 08
33 Westview Cemetery Develop. 4,000.00 3,412.67 4,000 00 587 33 587.33
34 Reimbursing Subdividers 16,000 00 7,166.37 7,166 37 7,166 37
42, 43, 44,St Better. Manley Ct. 96,500 00 1,896 34 2,202 27 305 95 305 95
64 Conservation Fund 2,600 00 484.38 484.38
73 Cons. Ld/Caldwell Busa Prop 18,500 00 2,400 00 2,400.00 2,400 00
75, 82, 83,Conservation Land 2,500 00 2,500 00 2,500.00 2,500 00
1968 Articles
5 6/68 Ch. 90 Constr. Lowell St 60,000 00 5,155 09 5,155 09 5,155.09
8 6/68 Sewer Laterals 62,000.00 143 21 143 21
15 Sewer Laterals 248,000 00 28,429.46 28,429.46
16 Sewer Tr. East & Bridge St. 48,000 00 2,614 41 2,614.41 2,614 41
19 Sewer Tr Pump Sta/Spring St 84,000.00 377 08 377 08
32 Selectmen Options 2,500 00 710 00 1,974 50 1,264 50 1,264 50
35 Westview Cemetery Develop 4,000.00 366.53 366.53
56 Land Lloyd Property 57,500.00 8,705.63 8,705 63 8,705 63
58 Land/Harrington Sch & Woburn St 16,600.00 13,691.90 15,932.90 2,241 00 2,241 00
65 Off-Street Parking 27,000 00 446 21 446 21
74 Sewer Main/Bedford & Air Base 575,000 00
119
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Balances
Original Total Approp Balance To To
Account Approp. Expenditures & Trans 12-31-72 E & D 1973
1967 Articles
6 West Sub Reg Ref Disp. 6/67 2,000.00 1,838 11 1,838 11 1,838 11
8 Traffic Study Hartwell 6/67 16,000 00 1,500 00 13,341.23 11,841.23 11,841 23
13 Water Mains 82,400.00 9,240.57 9,240 57
14 Sewer Mains 275,360.00 18,567.09 18,567 09
17 Sewer Trunk Misc. 250,000 00 91,699 61 95,138 61 3,439 00 3,439 00
18 Drains 18,400 00 969 88 969.88
37 Engineering Sery/Sewer Mns 10,000 00 1,821.45 1,821.45
41 Police Academy 1,400.00 500 00 1,400 00 900 00 900 00
80 Conserv Land/Kingston Homes 16,000 00 268.00 268.00 268.00
1966 Articles
4 Sewer Water Mns & Drns/Rt 2 22,300 00 12,627.98 12,627.98
22 Chap 90 Const/Mass Ave 95,100.00
38 Cary & Town Off. Emer. Powr. 10,000 689 00 1,030 75 341 75 341 75
39 Purch & Instal Radio Comm. 37,000 00
50 Sch Land/Highland & Pelham 60,000.00 3,738 47 3,738 47 3,738.47
51 Land/Lowell & Woburn St 45,000 00 14,950 00 14,950.00 14,950 00
81 Cons Land/Winch & Arl. Line 20,975 00 1,712 00 1,712 00 1,712.00
1965, '64, '63, '62, '61 & '60 Articles
65 Widening Mass Ave 250,000.00
75 Land/Valleyfield St 3,000 00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000 00
6 Bridge School 1,345,000 00 968.95 968.95 968 95
7 Bowman School 1,510,000 00 4,093 00 22,989.77 18,896.77 18,896.77
2 Kiln Brook 30,000 00 30,000 00 30,000 00 30,000 00
45 Land/Meaghville 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00
29 Land/Hartwell Ave 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000 00
37 Land/Willard Wds. Summer etc 43,500 00 3,247 54 3,247 54 3,247.54
42,43,44,Land/School Site 90,000.00 6,447.28 6,447.28
3 Land/Dump Site 6/61 10,000.00
6 Water Main Construction 420,000.00
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
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS
1972 1971 1970
Grants from County
Dog Fund 5,270.24 2,476 74 3,497.28
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
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
122
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 1,704,705.78 1,720,400.72
State W/H Tax 515,252.94 401,395.10 380,138.20
Employee Blue Cross 167,490.22 141,688.19 120,321.35
Employee Insurance 6,486.29 6,381 89 6,177 46
Teachers Annuity Fund 104,090.85 106,135 04 82,630 04
Teachers Union Dues 28,392.70 25,928 80 20,461 50
Total Agency Trusts and Investments 20,353,792.09 16,793,181 04 8,507,693 60
Refunds
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
123
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 30,495.99 30,465.71 32,447.75
Clerical Pool 18,578.78 14,109.80 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 1,000.00 1,000 00 875.00
Town Manager
Personal Services 35,562. 23 32,025.00 25,877.73
Tuition Training Out of State Travel 6,955.97 -- --
Expense
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 6,585.75 6,931.21
124
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972 1971 1970
Town Insurance
Motor Vehicle & Property 122,156.59 124,182.81 101,290 33
Group Insurance & Blue Cross 164,511.78 140,276 23 119,185 23
Carry over 1969 -- -- 50,126.00
Carry over 1970 -- 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
Bupplies 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 30,029 71
Ex enses
Supplies 350.84 497.93 504 29
Services 418 60 350.16 486 40
Vital Statistics 296.23 285.29 367 96
Article 44 - 1971 -- 1,650 00 --
Article 47 - 1970 -- -- 11,327 40
Registration
Personal Services 5,616 60 5,221.79 1,193.92
Expenses
Supplies -- 109.45 46.75
Services 694.71 108.00 384 46
Printing 2,280 18 2,816.34 3,503 32
Carry over - 1969 -- -- 871.00
Carry over - 1970 -- 5,018.42 --
Carry over - 1971 1,500.00 -- --
Elections
Jurisdiction of Selectmen 8,301 26 6,026.59 13,331 08
Jurisdiction of Town Clerk 15,297.31 4,874.05 9,299 34
125
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 -- -- 1,659.62
Carry over - 1971 3,487.29 -- --
126
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972 1971 1970
Engineering
Personal Services 159,830.30 152,618 09 137,559.17
Expenses 4,572.88 4,083 56 5,464.22
Article 29 - 1971 1,000.00 -- --
Article 29 - 1970 2,678.55 -- --
Carry over - 1969 -- -- 195 00
Carry over - 1970 -- 394.62 --
Carry over - 1971 150 45 -- --
Board of Appeals
Personal Services 6,665.47 6,316.00 2,949.40
Expenses
Supplies 113 60 372.21 163.78
Services 1,520.60 1,104.75 1,343.71
Carry over - 1971 20 20 -- --
Planning Board
Personal Services 17,922.90 24,570.61 21,267.63
Expenses
Supplies 540 85 729.73 613 43
Services 1,073 02 1,360.42 3,571 37
Furniture and Fixtures 7.95 34 58 112.81
Article 46 - 1971 30,000 00 -- --
Carry over - 1969 -- -- 38.75
Carry over - 1971 40 70 -- --
Total General Government 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
127
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972 1971 1970
Article 39 - 1971 20,231.15 1,220.00 --
Article 103 - 1969 -- -- 2,300.00
Article 41 - 1967 500.00 -- --
Fire Department
Personal Services 662,801.69 612,395 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 5,082.99 9,060.07
Expenses
Supplies 45.40 654 85 977.30
Services
Communications 979 54 3,745.90 3,206.74
Other 334 53 711.14 2,233.30
Auxiliary Fire 185 01 66.35 484.47
Article 38 - 1972 8,062.58 -- --
Article 39 - 1966 -- 737.00 2,053.00
Carry over - 1969 -- -- 36 51
Auxiliary Fire Carry over - 1969 -- -- 2 77
Inspection Department
Personal Services 40,445.96 38,259.72 36,220 53
Expenses
Supplies 689.28 490.22 689.68
Services 498.30 727.36 1,105 31
Insect Suppression
Expenses 713.23 727.44 2,364.50
128
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 25,418 42 23,710.87
Exppens s
Supplies 595 88 1,531.68 701.47
Services
Professional 5,934 96 6,031.12 6,274.84
Hospital 3,069.50 350.00 4,288.73
Other 1,549.10 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
129
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972 1971 1970
Sewer Maintenance
Expenses 26,252.49 18,501 55 29,665.93
Carry over - 1971 4,997 57 -- --
Carry over - 1970 -- 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 1,053,705 08 808,500 61
Highways
Public Works Building
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 9,587.77
Carry over - 1970 -- 247 50 --
Carry over - 1971 1,601.32 -- --
131
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972 1971 1970
Article 41 - 1972 14,766.73 -- --
Article 50 - 1970 13,191.30 --
Article 8 - 1967 1,500.00 1,983.35
Street Lights
Expenses 119,702 24 104,474.45 98,790.94
Carry over - 1971 10,025.54 -- --
Total Highway 658,663.60 570,052.42 934,549.87
Veterans Benefits
Administration
Personal Services 6,716.53 6,383.00 5,728.80
Expenses
Supplies 125.49 99 64 157.46
Services 25.00 50.50 436 00
Carry over - 1971 20.35 -- --
Aid and Expenses
Cash Grants 40,720.65 39,666.35 45,502.65
Hospital Care 1,847 07 3,178.83 1,222 75
Other 9,679.58 11,222 74 13,626.23
Carry over - 1969 -- -- 50.45
Carry over - 1970 -- 54.20 --
Carry over - 1971 763.35
Graves Registration 292.40 190.37 298.35
Soldier Burials -- -- --
Total Veterans Benefits 60,190.42 60,845 63 67,022 69
Schools
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
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SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972 1971 1970
Psychologists 48,015 07 42,855.14 32,201.84
Secretaries & Clerks 310,583.33 279,982.54 398,466.01
Expenses
Textbooks 75,579 83 64,802.14 70,482.47
Contractual Services 9,893 69 8,827.63 8,812 25
Supplies and Materials 372,436 60 365,554.66 345,180 75
Other School Services
Personal Services
Nurses and Doctors 86,049.91 84,955.69 82,418.61
Food Service Supervision 72,893.29 61,595 31 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
133
SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972 1971 1970
Learning Disabilities Title III 19,346.85 -- --
Pupil School Material Recoveries 760.82 -- --
Carry over - 1969 -- -- 32,928.54
Carry over - 1970 -- 29,479 33 --
Carry over - 1971 27,020.72 -- --
Article 32 - 1972 16,640 00 -- --
Article 2 - 1971 2,075,904 68 1,801,557 28 --
Article 8 - 1971 -- 13.50 --
Article 9 - 1971 3,447 43 39,913.47 --
Article 45 - 1971 -- 3,537.00 --
Article 35 - 1970 -- 19,681 32 155,318.88
Article 52 - 1970 1,900.00 1,600 00 3,417.57
Article 54 - 1970 -- -- 4,000.00
Article 2 - 1969 -- -- 2,500.00
Article 49 - 1969 -- 433.85 950 00
Article 53 - 1969 -- -- 3,059 72
Article 71 - 1968 -- -- 1,016.19
Article 46 - 1966 -- -- 75.49
Article 6 - 1964 -- -- 450.00
Article 7 - 1964 4,093.00 213.50 2,653 17
Total Schools 13,103,606.56 12,331,825.31 9,854,824 16
Cary Memorial Library
Personal Services 243,751.45 224,852.19 208,452 37
Exr enses
Supplies 16,351 40 12,123 26 11,864.75
Services 18,392 95 19,843.58 17,491 26
Books 40,042 75 40,667 37 42,029.12
Equipment
Office 83.84 -- 128 61
Furniture & Fixtures 2,263.15 862 86 1,983.70
State Aid to Libraries 10,857.09 7,896.24 5,949 19
Carry over - 1969 -- -- 866 05
Article 34 - 1972 58,564.60 -- --
Article 37 - 1971 1,000.00 4,500.00 --
Article 37 - 1970 500.00 10,500 00 --
Article 38 - 1970 -- 1,627 50 1,729.00
Total Library. 391,807 23 322,873.00 290,494 05
Parks Recreation and Unclassified
Parks
Expenses 28,594 68 30,334 46 32,992.84
Carry over - 1970 -- 1,510 47 --
Carry over - 1971 1,902.03 -- --
134
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 477 50 477.50 450.00
Capital Expenditures Committee -- -- 92.50
Standing School Building Committee 15.00 30 00 30.00
Permanent Building Committee 270 00 240.00 330.00
Town Celebrations Committee 5,555 36 6,683.28 5,218.97
Historic Districts Commission 1,431.36 1,531.74 1,294 08
Conservation Commission 2,299 41 1,298 40 1,399.30
Board of Retirement 197,775 63 182,838.21 132,190.00
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
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 569,273.24 471,386.36 640,503.98
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Public Service Enterprises
Water Maintenance
Expenses 21,106 87 35,282.38 37,928.75
Carry over - 1970 -- 125.30 --
Carry over - 1971 10,144.07 -- --
Water Services
Expenses -- -- 6,979.20
Article 18 - 1971 25,000.00 -- --
Article 18 - 1970 7,325.33 3,079.80 6,059.95
Article 14 - 1969 2,138.57 6,328.38 10,299.04
Article 13 - 1967 9,240.37 5,095.26 7,421.22
Total Public Service Enterprises 74,955 21 49,911.12 68,688.16
Cemeteries
Personal Services 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 -- -- 1,195.00
Article 33 - 1969 3,412.67 -- --
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SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
1972 1971 1970
Article 35 - 1968 366.53 3,368.90 264.57
Article 33 - 1967 -- -- 4,000.00
Article 30 - 1966 -- -- 1,346.82
Carry over - 1970 -- 69.66 --
Carry over - 1971 20.35
Total Cemeteries 72,330.97 70,356.53 71,549.10
Miscellaneous
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 --
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SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES
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Petty Cash 500.00 500.00 --
Dog Licenses 8,858.80 9,114.50 5,987.94
Sale of Lots Fund 342.00 341.00 254 00
Perpetual Care Fund 10,306.00 9,725 80 10,725.00
M D C Sewer Rates 6,675.00 6,675.00 6,675.00
Federal W H Tax 1,970,793.17 1,875,107.94 1,711,790.53
State W H Tax 519,224.95 384,542 35 325,018.39
Blue Cross and Group Insurance 161,047.15 149,848 17 135,727.35
Sporting Licenses 5,073.25 4,730.00 4,749 00
State and County Assessments 1,343,205.04 1,220,721 01 1,076,461.47
Athletics 120,296.80 113,797 24 8,981.72
Tax Sheltered Annuities 103,965.85 106,260 04 82,630.04
Teacher Union Dues 28,392 70 25,928 80 20,461.50
Community Affairs -- -- 3,000.00
Insurance Claims 5,632.52 2,490 60 --
Harrington Seedling Forest 83 85 72 30 --
Expenditures Recovered 5,339.47 74.030 49 --
Katharine Harrington Estate 5,486.21 -- --
Invested Federal Revenue Funds 188,624.00 -- --
Surplus Revenue - Retro Pay 118,531.02
Total Expenditures 49,038,769.80 46,397,016.30 33,224,648.28
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"The Birthplace of American Liberty" ..7,1 "
Population 1971 Census - 33,412 )., + il
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Highest elevation - 385 feet aboi,e 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 I
State Highways . 17.10
Trunk Sewers 29.11 \ ll V
Street Sewers 92.07
Water Mains •. 149.71 _.
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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- 1
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.
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