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Home My WebLink About1978-Annual Report1978 Annual Report Town of Lexington, Massachusetts TOWN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION O 1- CITIZENS H U w w MODERATOR SELECTMEN g } C9 H Z E 0 0 2 2 Q J 0 0 2 U 0 COMMITTEE 00 z w 0I"S LL H / W U Z W LL N cc w w zF- O °g Li., 2 J 0 U U MANAGER / 2 w 0 o O/ • Q w CC 0_ - vii >O a LL z \ac p/ w Z J 0 a w _ w 0_ U _ U LL LL 2 I- D 0 } COMMISSION HISTORICAL COMMISSION LL 0 O <cc 0 m 2 Q J w 2 RECREATION COMMITTEE 6 COMMISSION MANAGER SELECTMEN S APPROVAL /w ac cc /-7\n CC 0 0 CC 0 w Qc Z 3°C O -J • U / Oc w W W I- LL c LL C o0 U 0 W 00 N CC 2 Zt W CONSTABLES MANAGER APPOINTS } w PLANNING 1978 Annual Report Town of Lexington, Massachusetts 1978 Patriots' Day Parade Theme: "People Helping People" "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another." - -Helen Keller Out of the Dark Year in Headlines JANUARY Leuchters announce purchase of Minute -Man Publications -- Governor's town meeting at Cary Hall attended by area residents- - Sherbourne House at 11 Percy Road in na- tional Register of Historic Places-- Select- men decide to keep garbage collection -- Parker School to close in June--Big storm taxes DPW budget after 21 inches in 24 hours -- Skiers rejoice while commuters la- ment-- Committee to study senior center appointed by Selectmen - -St. Brigid's hon- ors Loretto Whalen, choir director and organist -- Lexington skaters sweep Easterns and advance to Nationals. FEBRUARY Only two town -wide positions contested on March 6 ballot - -70 articles in Warrant- - Bowman School celebrates tenth birthday- - Great Blizzard hits on February 6 with 30 inches accumulation -- Hutchinson praises cooperation of townspeople -- National Guard stationed at Lexington Armory help area in storm crisis - -Costs to town calculated at $11,000 per inch - -Rev. Handley gives Army snow - fighters tour of Lexington before their return to Ft. Bragg, N.C. - -200 at Sheraton during four -day state of emer- gency period - -LHS varsity basketball clinches Minuteman League title and track - men complete perfect League record. MARCH Adams Street residents caution selectmen on Chapter 90 widening -- Elizabeth Adams first woman to be ordained at First Parish Church - -Noyes Associates' plan for Hancock School ok'd -- Retiring Tom Sullivan honored at Sacred Heart - -Area Rep's vote 8:1 for committee to study abolishment of county government -- Bettie Clarke hands TMMA chair- manship to Martha Wood - -LHS beats Durfee for State Basketball Championship - -Cole moderates student TM in warm -up for main event. 2 APRIL Commuter express bus service to Government Center initiated -- Voluntary recycling ap- proved by Town Meeting and selectmen re- quested to present a mandatory recycling plan in 1979 - -203rd anniversary of Battle of Lexington celebrated - -Music leader Don Gillespie awarded White Tricorne Hat - -LHS debaters win state title at Suffolk Uni- versity tournament led by Bill McKibben and Robin Jacobsohn - -Forum on Aging Town Meetings begin - -Town Meeting adjourns after tenth session and appropriates record $31.7 million. MAY Retired Selectman Bailey honored at Hanscom reception -- Lexington mourns death of re- tired firefighter Walter Spellman - -LHS math team wins state tourney at Randolph and NE championship at Worcester -- Willard's Woods abutters recommend action against vandalism -- School committee approves af- firmative action and minority recruitment in staffing - -Gong. Tsongas announces for Senate -- Sheryl Franks and Priscilla Hill headline Hayden spring ice show -- Woolworth's announces closing, as Center Pool and Res open Memorial Day weekend. JUNE LHS student Mike Larsen honored at US Math Olympiad in Washington - -70 Lexingtonians in first graduating class from Minuteman Voke -Ed School - -600 seniors graduate from LHS - -Red Line extension to 128 is dead- - Planning board appoints special committee to study housing needs -- Selectmen adopt affirmative action plan -- School sites con- version committee considers Parker use- - Legislators contemplate California's Pro- position 13 in Massachusetts - -SC faces fully tenured staff and debates consequences as Parker closes with tearful goodbyes after 58 years. YEAR IN HEADLINES JULY Many Independence Day events washed out by deluge of rain -- Senior citizens picnic at Old Res with entertainment by Grandfather's Four -- Officer Janusas of Police Department retires after 30 years' services--Thunder- birds and C -5 star at Hanscom show- -pian- ist Michael Arnowitt performs at Hatch Shell with Boston Pops - -DPW's McSweeney terminated -- Selectmen lift moratorium on new sewer connections -- Planning board ap- points committee to study town center needs - -Death of Dr. Fobert, former school super- intendent, mourned by residents. AUGUST Tree warden reports on decimation of Lex- ington's stately elms - -DPW warns of pos- sible search and destroy missions against illegal sewer connections -- Lexington P.O. manager Latta retires after 40 years with service -- Members of Lexington Unicycle Club conquer Mt. Washington on one wheel- - Manager concerned with poor participation in Lex- Recycle program -- Selectmen submit proposal for in -town mini -bus transporta- tion system to MBTA- -Heavy campaigning for 5th Cong. district primary - -Tax rate up $1.80 to $90.20 as impact of classifica- tion referendum on tax bills questioned. SEPTEMBER Alternative uses of Parker School con- sidered by developers on tour of site- - Parking meter rates increase at center- - Politicians campaign hard for September 19 primary in which Dukakis is upset- - Tsongas earns democratic bid for US Sen- ate-- Lottery held for Hancock condominiums. OCTOBER :onservation Commission denies permit for dousing on wetlands -- Lexington wins match- ing funds for MBTA mini - bus - -Local DeMolay celebrates 50th birthday - -Mass. Commission Against Discrimination voices dissat- isfaction with Lexington's affirmative action plan. NOVEMBER LEA ratifies new contract - -LHS field hock- ey team wins Middlesex title and heads for state's -- Munroe closing recommended for June, 1979 - -Rep. Cole re- elected to 160 - member House and Rotondi continued as State Senator - -King is Governor-- Tsongas wins over Brooke for US Senate -- Shannon outdistances Buckley for Tsongas' vacant 5th District seat -- Thanksgiving game away because of bleacher conditions and we win over Burlington 14 to 10-- Parker site recommended for maximum of 30 apartment units while Munroe parents ask for clos- ing delay. DECEMBER HUD approves contractor for Lexington Housing Authority scattered -site housing -- School committee votes 3 to 2 for Munroe closing in 1979 -- Idylwilde Road gets lights after series of house break -ins -- Pool costs projected at $672,000 -- Manager Hutchinson optimistic that stable town budget can be maintained with tax reform- - Lexington composer Eileen O'Leary attends White House tree - lighting ceremony fea- turing performance of her song, "Let's Turn on the Lights on the Christman Tree ". Rev. Harold Handley Sam Nablo Contents —Part I POLICY /ADMINISTRATION Board of Selectmen Town Manager TMMA SCHOOLS 6 12 15 School Committee *School Superintendent *Minuteman Vocational Technical School COMMUNITY SERVICES *DPW /Engineering Westview Cemetery *Police *Fire *Board of Health *Animal Control FINANCIAL /LEGAL 16 18 24 26 28 29 31 33 36 *Town Clerk *Board of Registrars *Comptroller *Treasurer *Town Debt and Interest Tax Collector *Board of Assessors *Appropriation Committee *Trustees of Public Trusts *Capital Expenditures *Town Counsel *Retirement Board HISTORY /CULTURE /RECREATION Cary Memorial Library Cary Lecture Committee *Recreation Committee Battle Green Guides Town Celebrations Committee White Hat Award Historical Commission Historic Districts Commission ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 51 Planning Board *Conservation Commission Permanent Building Committee *Building /Inspection Fence Viewers *Board of Appeals HUMAN CONCERNS 52 54 56 57 57 58 37 Council on Aging 37 Veterans' Services 38 Youth Commission 38 *Lexington Housing Authority 39 39 DIRECTORY /BASIC INFORMATION 40 41 41 42 42 43 59 61 62 63 Officers and Committees Town Meeting Members Talent Bank Questionnaire Town Governmental Organization Handy Information Voting Information 65 68 71 Cover Cover Cover *Additional data in Part II of this Report. About the cover. This photograph of riders near the Old Belfry off Clarke Street was the winning entry in the Lexington Historical Society's contest for junior and senior high school students in early 1978. The first prize photographer was Andrea J. Blue, a seventh grader at Clarke Junior High School, who took the picture in January. A victim of cystic fibrosis, Miss Blue died February 27, 1978. Picture Credits: Photos donated by Rich Dugas (snow scenes) and the Lexington Minute -Man staff, by Recrea- tion Committee, LHS Yearbook, several town offices, and the parents of Andrea Blue. Group photos by Lexington Police Department. Board of Selectmen Facing Challenges TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL PERSONNEL recycling with disappointing results $52,600 - alternatives to be considered: $ 7,203 discontinuance? mandatory? townwide 5 collection of all refuse? It has been an exhilarating, frustrating, rewarding year for the board of selectmen Problems escalate. There have been no easy decisions or simple choices. State and county mandates impose financial, organizational and procedural obligations while citizens cry "Hold taxes, cut budgets but not our services." We are fortunate to be an unusually co- hesive board. This,coupled with an exceptionally competent town manager, has enabled us to face the challenges of a year highlighted by - - - - A record snowstorm - -the town at a standstill, much sharing, good fellow - ship--a rapid recovery which brought us back to normal ahead of neighboring communities - An express communter bus service to Boston - -begun in response to snowbound motorists and successfully expanding ever since - A Town Meeting vote to authorize a 2.5 million dollar bond issue for com- pleting the Sewer Master Plan proposed by the Selectmen - Hancock School converted to moderately priced condominiums and Parker School designated for rental apartments, 25% reserved for low income families - An Affirmative Action Plan adopted by the selectmen, accepted by the state, currently serving as a model for surrounding communities - A $50,000 demonstration grant from the MBTA for the establishment of intra- town bus system - New facilities for the Council on Aging in greatly expanded quarters in the Church of our Redeemer - A Human Services Study and Report which addresses all the issues and concerns raised by the selectmen, appropriations committee and 1977 Town Meeting -- - The first Selectmen's hearing to receive citizen views on the proposed uses of General Revenue Sharing Funds - More stringent zoning and building code enforcement - Serious attention to Solid Waste Issues -- - a plan for the orderly closing of the landfill by 1981 - investigation of regional alternatives - an extension of voluntary, curbside 6 GOAL SETTING Particularly noteworthy has been the Select- men's effort to develop a long range planning and goal setting process. The entire board and town manager attended a two day goal setting /team building training session. As a result, the select- men designed a goal setting process and drafted the procedures section of a Selectmen's Policies and Procedures Manual which specifies how board members are to relate to one another, their staff, other citizen boards and the public. This spring, the board will begin to review and, if necessary, revise all written policies established by this and previous board of selectmen. Information regard- ing Lexington's process has been requested nationally as well as locally. The board has started to hold regular breakfast meetings with the chairman of all major policy making boards and com- mittees in order to set goals, establish priorities, anticipate problems and plan for their joint resolution. Impediments to interboard cooperation and coorination have been identified and are being corrected. INTER - GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS The board realizes that many municipal concerns must be addressed on the state and county level. Therefore board members have become increasingly involved in the municipal associations. One board member served as president of the County Select- men's Association and vice president of the State Association. Another member is active on the municipal association's legislative and tax reform committees. An- other member is a moving force on the County Advisory Board, serving as treas- urer. Lexington is represented on the Governor's Local Government Advisory Com- mittee and has had a primary role in efforts to improve the Chapter 766 and municipal tort liability legislation in favor of municipalities. Several meetings were scheduled with our legislators and other town boards to ex- change perceptions and concerns regarding Present or proposed state actions which BOARD OF SELECTMEN impact local property taxes, e.g. the Classification Amendment bill. Regional issues have been addressed with our neighbors; e.g., Bedford: sewer and water; Lincoln: traffic, Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School; Lincoln and Concord: Rte.2 safety; Burlington: land use. A former select- man serves with officials from surround- ing towns on the Hanscom Field Advisory Committee in order to identify the con- cerns of these communities to ensure that they are considered when plans and operating decisions are made. Lexington has representation on the Human Services Area Strategy Planning Team in order to work with neighboring munic- ipalities and local state offices to see that services and budgets are developed that truly reflect local concerns and ability to pay. A process for review of all federally funded projects affect- ing Lexington is now in place in order to assure conformity with local and regional plans and programs. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS Strengthened communications with citizens have been a primary aim. Measures were adopted to increase citizen participation, encourage citizen input into governmental decisions and inform citizens of all governmental actions that will affect them. The Selectmen held the first of a series of neighborhood meetings to hear citizen concerns. A more open lengthy hearing process was initiated -- preliminary administrative hearings were added and the recommendations of other boards sought for: bike paths, sewers, scattered sites, the sewer mor- atorium. A more readable warrant is planned as suggested by the Town Meeting Members Association. A concerted effort has been made to include a wider range of citizen interests and talents on the selectmen's advisory committees; vacancies were publicized and an interview process arranged. PUBLIC WORKS As the board of public works the select- men have dealt with a myriad of problems: - Examined traffic problems and sought their resolution throughout town- - particularly at the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School and Bedford /Eldred Street intersections - Developed a brook cleaning process in concert with the conservation commis- sion - Approved bicycle pathways - Struggled with sewer inflow and infil- tration problems -- lifted the sewer moratorium when it was apparent that it neither corrected nor contained the problem - Began to implement the Sewer Master Plan which when completed will virtually com- plete town sewering. Chapter 90 plans were delayed or stalled. Hancock Street's reconstruction was sub- stantially delayed by the necessity of LEXINGTON BOARD OF SELECTMEN. L /R: Norman P. Cohen, Town Counsel; Robert B. Kent; Alfred S. Busa; Margery M. Battin, Chairman; Eleanor McCurdy, Executive Clerk; Mary W. Miley; James F. Crain; Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr., Town Manager. 7 SOME SELECTMEN- APPOINTED COMMITTEES TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE L /R: W. Neil Chapman; John B. Butler, Chairman; Frank Hazel; Joanne G. Small; (absent) Hal Page L /R: Warren A. Empey, Acting Director, DPW/ Engineering; Kenneth G. Briggs, Planning Director; John Blackwell; Fred Rosen- berg; James F. Corr, Chief of Police; James Lima, Captain of Traffic; Robert Trask; Peter M. Chalpin, Engineering Department, Acting Chairman. PERSONNEL ADVISORY COMMITTEE SENIOR CENTER SITES COMMITTEE L /R: Seated: Barbara Nowak; Joan Halverson, Recreation Co- ordinator; Joseph O. Rooney, Chairman; Nancy Banks, Assistant to Town Manager; Johanna Mollo- Christensen. 8 • BOARD OF SELECTMEN rebidding the entire contract due to dis- covery of far more extensive drainage needs which had to be met as part of the reconstruction. The failure of the 1978 Town Meeting to approve development of a plan for reconstruction of a portion of Adams Street has precluded use of state funds under Chapter 90 for the year. The selectmen remain concerned about safe- ty on Adams Street. New discussions have been undertaken with neighbors with a view to developing a new proposal for submis- sion to state officials. REASSESSMENT The 1978 Town Meeting appropriated $15,000 toward reassessment of the town, bringing to $60,000 the amount now available for this purpose. The adoption of the re- classification amendment to the State Constitution does not eliminate the need for full value assessment on which the new formula will be based. Reassessment is also required to reduce inequities arising from changes in value occuring since the last general reassessment in 1962. The Board will make recommendations to the 1979 Town Meeting. HOUSING The Board voted to reaffirm its support of the town's 1976 official growth policy statement that "one objective of a growth policy would be to find ways to encourage a more heterogeneous mix in the town population by an active moderate and low income housing program." There- fore, a board member served on the planning board's Housing Master Plan committee's resource sub - committee. This group was charged with developing site criteria and seeking sites and /or buildings which would provide suitable housing for low and moderate income families and the elderly, with the stipulation that these locations should not adversely affect any particular neighborhood and should be readily acceptable to the townspeople. HUMAN SERVICES Boston College School of Social Work grad- uate students, under the direction of the manager's office have just concluded a four month study of Lexington's human serv- ice needs, programs and problems. They defined human services, developed a com- munity profile, surveyed residents' needs, inventoried and analyzed existing programs, suggested a role for the town and proposed a mechanism for planning and coordinating human services, evaluating budgets, syn- thesizing information, developing report- 9 ing channels and stimulating community participation. FINANCIAL The Board is very cognizant of the increas- ingly onerous burden of property taxes; the members heartily subscribe to the town manager's goal of tax stabilization. All budgets were carefully scrutinized, includ- ing our own. This led to a restructuring of the selectmen's office and a reduction in our staff. In addition, we raised building, landfill and parking meter fees. We are reviewing increases in water rates and sewer betterment charges and are con- sidering the imposition of sewer user charges. SELECTMEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEES The selectmen wish to acknowledge the citizens who have served so diligently on our advisory committees. Government has recently grown so complex and the issues have become so involved, that the board could not operate without them. The solid waste advisory committee has been investigating viable alternatives for the disposition of 20,000 tons of solid waste now being buried in Lexington's landfill. The town has four problems to address: collection, transfer, hauling and final disposal. Regional alternatives have been investigated but no acceptable long term solution is immediately avail- able to meet Lexington's landfill closing timetable of 1981. Few proven options exist. Resource recovery is proposed as landfills have a limited life span and pose enviromental hazards. The committee has recommended participation in the North- east Resource Recovery project to be lo- cated in North Andover. Waste will be converted into steam to provide electric power. The committee is continuing to in- vestigate the question of transfer sta- tions and collection alternatives. The transportation committee devoted the major portion of its efforts to securing the MBTA grant for an intra -town bus system to meet the goals of increased mobility of transportation of dependent citizens, especially the young and the elderly, and to provide an alternative form of transportation for residents who currently drive their automobiles within the town. The proposed system would provide four mini - buses -- serving eight routes. These would cover almost all of Lexington, as well as provide links SOME SELECTMEN - APPOINTED COMMITTEES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. L /R: Iris G. Wheaton; Mary W. Miley, Chairman; Otis S. Brown. Standing: William T. Spencer; Francis X. Fields; Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr., Town Manager. L /R: Elaine Dratch; Joyce Hals; Margaret Olson; Webb Sussman; Frayda F. Cooper; Lawrence Chait; Fred Rosenberg, Co- Chair- man; Sally Castleman, Co- Chairman. SCHOOL SITES CONVERSION COMMITTEE TOWN REPORT COMMITTEE. 10 L/R Seated: Erna S. Greene, Co- Chairman; Sam V. Nablo, Co- Chairman; Nancy H. Banks, Assistant to Town Manager. Standing: Louis A. Zehner, Chairman Emeritus; Tasha Totman; Raymond Culler. Absent: George E. Cooper; Rev. Harold Handley; Robert B. Sawyer, Distribution Co- ordinator. Editorial Assistants to the Committee: Edith Cheever and Judith Uhrig. • • BOARD OF SELECTMEN to Arlington Heights and the Burlington Mall. This system would make the facil- ities and resources of the town more acces- sible; reduce congestion and the demand for parking spaces in the center and reduce the level of air and noise pollution in the Town. The proposal was submitted to the MBTA in August with the unanimous sup- port of the board of selectmen. Lexington was one of the two towns awarded a grant in 1979. The next step is approval by the 1979 Town Meeting. Other issues which concerned the committee during the year were: - Implementation of the express bus service to Boston which now serves 200 each day - Access to the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School at Mass. Ave. and the widening of Rte.2 in that area - Response to a State study which sought the committee's posture on possible changes in our transportation systems which might reduce regional air poll- ution - Route modifications and other improve- ments to existing "T" bus service. The members of the personnel advisory committee provide advice to the select- men and administration from their perspec- tive and experience as professionals in personnel management. Their most sign- ificant contribution this year has been in helping to shape the town's affirmative action plan. The criteria developed by the appoint- ments criteria committee continue to guide the selectmen in both appointments and reappointments. As the school population of the town decreased, a second elementary school, Parker, was released by the School Committee in 1978. A future use was considered and proposals were accepted by the school sites conversion committee. The selectmen, mindful of Lexington's social responsibility, designated rental housing with twenty -five percent allocated for low income families. While realizing that unused municipal buildings should be on the tax roles, the committee is sensitive to neighborhood concerns. The senior center site committee carried out its charge from the selectmen through: - The location of a temporary site for the council on aging which could also serve as a senior center. The commit- tee identified over 30 sites within the 11 town, including many schools and churches, drew up preliminary design requirements, and investigated funding alternatives available through HUD and the Mass. Dept. of Elder Affairs. The Church of Our Redeemer was selected. - Review of facilities in other commun- ities which ranged from rented store- fronts to lavish, freestanding buildings or multipurpose community centers. Programming also showed great variation according to community need. - Interviews with approximately 14 agen- cies providing services to seniors in the Lexington area to investigate available programs, how these are being used, and to determine unmet needs - The committee has recommended that a senior center be established in the Munroe School in conjunction with some housing units, and that space be re- served there for other human service agencies. The Forum on Aging used the New England town meeting format as a vehicle for in- volving scientists and citizens in a de- liberative dialogue on major issues which affect the quality of life. A series of four forums were held on extending the healthy middle years of life and alle- viating the problems of old age. Public policy issues were explored in depth. Scientists and technical experts served as resource persons; resolutions requir- ing local, state and federal action were debated and voted upon. The selectmen and school committee have agreed to fol- low up on many of the resolutions. Sev- eral congressmen have also responded fa- vorably to the resolutions requiring na- tional action; the forum on aging com- mittee is meeting with them to establish an active dialogue regarding funding the resolutions aimed at improving the qual- ity of life in Lexington. The police manual policy committee has commenced a review of the effectiveness of a new manual which has been in opera- tion for one year. The manual consists of three sections - -those adopted by the selectmen and manager relating to rules and regulations and assignment of rank and those adopted by the chief of police which enumerate the policies and proce- dures for the day to day operation of the department. The cable TV committee has met with three companies during the year in order to pro- vide information about Lexington's options for obtaining and using cable TV. One BOARD OF SELECTMEN of these companies is interested in oper- ating a municipally owned system and ex- ploring the possibility of a regional system. A fourth company would like to explore a two way cable system, which al- lows customer feedback; the cable TV com- mittee is concerned with providing heavy community access and involvement. Recom- mendations will be made shortly to the selectmen. The town report committee queried town meeting members regarding the distribu- tion, use, content and appearance of the town report. Positive recognition of past efforts as well as suggested im- provements were received. Every arm of town government has cooperated; the Minute -Man Publications as well as many citizens donated pictures; over 100 Boy Scouts, their parents and leaders were involved in the delivery of copies to every Lexington doorstep. The traffic safety committee provided advice, as requested, on a wide variety of traffic safety issues. Physical and mechanical solutions were offered as well as suggestions for modifying driver, pedestrian and cyclist behavior through public education. The sewer advisory committee filed a report last year in which it made re- commendations regarding the selectmen's proposed Sewer Master Plan. This year they have served as an integral part of the selectmen's review and hearing procedures prior to the commitment of funds to any sewer project. In closing, the selectmen thank our many hard - working committee members, who have often "carried the ball" on programs and implementations; and, lastly, we appreci- ate our staff, whose patience, good sense and quiet humor has sustained us all. Town Manager's Office : A Blizzard of Activity TOWN MANAGER TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $86,617 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 4,765 TOTAL PERSONNEL 4 The year will be remembered by many as the Blizzard of '78. At the same time, it has been a year of a blizzard of act- ivity as this office continued to exe- cute the policies of the board of select- men and town meeting dealing with a myr- iad of issues such as tax stabilization, human services, solid waste disposal, data processing, goal setting, school conver- sion, the sewer program, low and moderate income housing, environmental planning and long -range planning. This is in ad- dition to the continued normal adminis- tive duties of budget and personnel ad- ministration as well as expanded tech- nical support to numerous elected and appointed citizens' groups. While these numerous issues were being addressed, the Town Meeting adopted a bud- get that called for municipal spending levels of $28,842,479 including regional and local educational expenses. This was a 4.2 per cent increase over the previous year of $27,683,063. The additional state and county charges as well as court judg- ments, extra blizzard costs and provi- sions for abatements, added another 12 $3,777,871 to the total, producing a bud- get of $32,620,350. All revenue, exclu- sive of the property tax, was $8,873,942 necessitating a 2 per cent tax increase of $1.80 over the current rate of $88.40. This modest increase was maintained in spite of unbudgeted costs for the blizzard of $152,601 and a financial settlement of $86,935 regarding property of the Town abutting the Burlington line. Efforts at cost containment by the public schools and the town helped produce a surplus of $1,055,188 which will assist in the stabi- lization of future budgets. The town has not had this available cash reserve dur- ing the last two years. For the third year in a row, total costs for the select- men /manager area were reduced as a re- sult of a selectman- approved restructur- ing of these offices. The addition of Mrs. Nancy Banks as my assistant has provided this office with better human and personnel services while giving additional staff support to inter- ested citizen groups. As directed by the board of selectmen this office is assisting in a goal set- ting process that has received state and national recognition. A two year collective bargaining agree- • DOLLARS IN MILLIONS 1979 F. Y. TOTAL REVENUE TO BE RAISED 532.6 MILLION 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 TO 25.7 8.4 30.0 .2 T�99EVENUE (E9X6CLUSIVE OF 8A T TOTAL TO BE RAISED 32.6 TAXI REVENUE 8 REVENUE 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 13 MAJOR COSTS PERSONAL SERVICES SCHOOL 13.8 M TOWN SO INSURANCE RETIREMENT DEBT ENERGY SCHOOL .6 M TOWN .5 M MISC. ARTICLES (RES. FUND, DPW. EOUIP., CONS. LAND, etc.) OTHER EXPENSES SCHOOL 1.9 M M.M. VOC. .5 M TOWN 1.4 M TOTAL 1979 F.V. TOTAL REVENUE TO BE EXPENDED 32.6 MILLION % OF APPROPRIATION 18.8M =65.3% 1.1 M =3.8% .9M =3.1 % 1.9M =6.6% 1.1 M =3.8% 1.2M =4.2% 3.8M: 13.2 % 28.8M = 100 % GENERAL GOVERNMENT 12.0 MILLION 36.8 `E TOWN MANAGER ment was completed with our public works union allowing for a $600.00 per man wage increase. This contract will expire June 30, 1980. The retirement of Don Irwin as building commissioner led to the appointment of Peter DiMatteo, an architect and former State Building Code Commission technical director, as our new building commission- er. We are investigating the establish- ment of an administrative office of com- munity development to better coordinate the efforts of the building department, planning board and conservation com- mission offices and other related agencies. Our solid waste study group has recommend- ed that we commit Lexington's tonnage to the Northeast Resource Recovery Pro- ject as our commitment to a solid waste solution. The 1979 Annual Town Meeting will be asked to give the selectmen the authority to execute this decision. Our discussions' with the state on better operation of the sanitary landfill have been productive. The local express bus to Boston has been supported administratively by this office consistent with the direction of the selectmen, and in consort with the trans- portation advisory committee. This office has been providing staff support on an intermittent or sustained basis to 16 committees involving over 100 people, exclusive of our normal com- mitment to the board of selectmen and town meeting. The high level of citizen involvement in the town's governmental process continues to be a major reason why the town provides quality services and is a pleasant place in which to live. High level volunteer efforts combined with the work of our dedicated employees will continue to pro- tect the town's future while preserving its quality of life. The accompanying graphs /charts have been prepared to show not only where our major sources of spending and revenue are, but also point out the implications of re- liance on the property tax during an in- flationary period. Lexington cannot con- tinue to depend upon this rigid tax for extensive support of its municipal and state services. This regressive tax continued to be an inordinate burden over supporting munic- ipal and state services. It should be further pointed out that while education is allocated 51.5 per cent of the budget (16.8million) from direct appropriations, certain educational costs such as employ- ee health insurance, unemployment insur- ance, retirement costs, workmen's com- pensation insurance and debt service, are carried in the municipal budget. There- fore actual costs to the town for ed- ucation are in excess of 60 per cent. Re- venue from the state and federal govern- ment to support education amounts to $2.88 million. Our primary goal will remain that of con- trolling spending but these efforts will be futile if a more equitable tax system is not forthcoming from the Legislature. Major issues to be addressed in 1979: 1. Tax stabilization 2. Continuation of the goal setting process 3. Continued review of our sanitary sewer system 4. Execution of action steps for solu- tion of solid waste problem 5. Preparation of a five year operating financial plan 6. Continued support of citizens' groups This office remains available to all citi- zenry for discussion of concerns about town government. Robert M. Hutchinson, Town Manager 14 NEW STAFF MEMBERS APPOINTED BY TOWN MANAGER L /R: Joan D. Halverson, Recreation Coordinator; Richard E. Gould, Assistant to Comptroller; Peter F. DiMatteo, Building Commissioner; Nancy H. Banks, Assistant to Town Manager. TMMA Requests an Understandable Warrant The Town Meeting Members Association ex- panded its re- established committee system by adding a land use committee. It initi- ated the change in format of the 1979 War- rant and wrote a handbook on town meeting, in addition to its regular activities such as preparing the pre -town meeting warrant information report and hearings, organiz- ing the public informational meeting, and providing leadership for the student Town Meeting. The TMMA's committee system is intended to provide an unbiased observation of town committee activities, especially those affecting town meeting action, as back- ground for the annual town meeting. Since TMMA is a private organization rather than an official town body, it is fitting that it have its own specialists in various areas. Other standing committees are: education, town government and public works. These outstanding committees have special input into the TMMA's annual warrant infor- mation just prior to the Annual Town Meet- ing. These activities cover the articles on the Warrant and present background infor- mation useful to town meeting members in de- ciding on how to vote on each item and pro- vide the general public an opportunity to obtain insight on local government issues. The TMMA sponsored two special information meetings during 1978. In January a panel of local, county and state officials ex- plained the budget process including where our monies come from. As a follow up, in October another panel discussed taxes. This included a historical perspective, current tax status, and various proposals being considered by the State Legislature. Because the TMMA was concerned that the Warrant could be designed to better fulfill its intended purpose of informing all Lex- ington voters exactly what is to be acted upon at the Annual Town Meeting, an ex- tensive review of other towns warrants and appropriation committee reports was carried out. Possible changes were suggested to the selectmen and appropriations committee by a special TMMA committee. The majority of these proposals will probably be in- corporated in the 1979 Warrant. Another step toward making Lexington's town government more understandable to both town meeting members and other citizens was the preparation of a town meeting handbook. This includes its history, an explanation of who is involved, how the Warrant is pre- pared including budget preparation, town meeting procedures and how to run for town meeting member. An orientation committee to help new town meeting members was named. This group is planning an orientation session for new members, a packet of information and some form of special recognition for members. A representative of the TMMA assisted in planning the second Youth Town Meeting in March. Several hundred high school stu- dents debated and voted on articles select- ed from the actual 1978 Warrant. TMMA was represented on various townwide committees including the sewer advisory committee, the chapter 808 committee, the ad hoc human services committee, recycling committee, Forum on Aging, moderate in- come housing needs and a plan to honor Lexington's outstanding youths. Membership in TMMA includes all town meet- ing members, both those elected and those serving at large. Members are organized by precinct, each with an elected chair- man, clerk and associate. These officers constitute the executive committee, the governing body of the association. 1978 -79 executive committee Chairman...Martha C. Wood, Precinct 7 Vice Chairman...Sue Beck, Precinct 6 Clerk...Arthur Smith, Precinct 2 Treasurer...Sheila Clemon -Karp, Precinct 1 Precinct 1 - Sheila Clemon -Karp, Stephen Doran, John T. Avery Precinct 2 - Julian J. Bussgang, Donald D. Wilson, Arthur Smith Precinct 3 - Marian C. Reilly, Erna S. Greene, John H. McWeeney Precinct 4 - Martin K. White, Ruth Thomas, Susan Hodgkins Precinct 5 - Sam Silverman, Guy Doran, Edward DuBois Precinct 6 - Susan Beck, Sam Nablo, Susan Solomon Precinct 7 - Martha C. Wood, David Reiner, Marthur Kalil Precinct 8 - William Fitzgerald, Ione Garing, Charles Connolly Precinct 9 - Gordon E. Barnes, Jr., Roy Weinstein, Fred Rosenberg 15 School Committee: Proud and Prudent School Committee. L/R standing: Paul Mende, Stu- dent Representative; Kenneth M. Hoffman; Frank I. Michelman; Otis S. Brown, Jr., Chairman; Seated: Jean Gaudet; Patricia A. Swanson; Dr. John H. Lawson, Superintendent. Students from the Lexington public schools continue to compile outstanding and enviable academic and athletic records which clearly identify Lexington's well - rounded educational program as perhaps the finest in the Commonwealth. Our youngsters continue to do very well on achievement tests, scoring above the national averages; we continue to produce more National Merit semi-finalists than most public high schools in New England; we are proud of our championship math- ematics, debating, boys basketball, indoor track and swimming teams. Each of these outstanding achievements is, of course, a direct tribute to the dedication and teaching expertise of an outstanding team of professional educators from our superintendent to the part -time substitute, all of whom are ably supported by an equally dedicated staff of secre- taries, classroom aids, nurses, building maintenance and food services personnel. While we are extremely proud of the aca- demic and athletic success of our young- sters, we cannot rest on our laurels. We must continue to be flexible enough to cope with today's phenomena of declining enrollments, reductions in staff, runa- way inflation and escalating taxes and at the same time strive to maintain and im- prove upon our standard of excellence. DECLINING ENROLLMENTS AND SCHOOL CLOSINGS In 1978 the actual total Lexington public school enrollment tracked closely with the estimated projections prepared by the enrollment projection sub - committee in 1974. We witnessed a decline of 339 students, down from 7180 pupils in 77 -78 to a total of 9014 students in 1969, prompted the superintendent to re- review future town -wide enrollment pro- jections, with emphasis on their relation- ship to the consequences of closings for Munroe and Adams elementary schools and the Muzzey junior high school. Following the school closing guidelines adopted by the school committee in 1977, the superintendent and his staff care- fully scrutinized updated enrollment projections and the latest available census data; they reviewed building space needs as required by current or antic- ipated educational programs; considered the impact of additional students upon the receiving schools and projected the financial implications directly related to each school which might be closed. In November, as a result of this inten- sive study, the superintendent recommended that Munroe School be closed at the end of the school year, June 1979. Fe further recommended no action be taken on Adams School for 1979 -80 since Harring- ton School, one of the two receiving schools, would be required to accomo- date an estimated 382 students, or 14 more than the agreed upon comfortable building capacity. In addition, since estimated enrollments at Clarke, as one of the two receiving schools for Muzzey, would increase to 916 or 16 pupils over comfortable capacity, the super - intentent recommended no action to close Muzzey at this time. In December, 1978, the majority of the school committee voted to close Munroe elementary school at the end of the school year in June 1979. BUDGET AND FINANCE Last year the School Committee was able to return to the town record surplus funds totaling nearly $300,000. Much of this surplus from the 77 -78 school year was the direct result of improved man- agement techniques, better utilization of resources, and the implementation of the electronic program budgeting system. 16 For fiscal 78 -79, aided in part by an estimated annual savings of approximately $155,000 with the closing of Parker School, the annual town meeting approved a total budget of $16,208,840. This represented an increase of $463,595 or 2.9 per cent more than the preceding year. SCHOOL COMMITTEE It is significant to note that 2.9 per cent represents the smallest percentage increase in Lexington's educational budget for more than 25 years. In 1978 the school committee and Lexington Educational Association were pleased to jointly announce the ratification of a new three -year contract. It provides for a 5 per cent salary increase in its first year and 5.5 per cent in each of the two succeeding years. In addition to helping management's future planning process, the unprecedented three -year contract gives all parties involved an extra year to concentrate on the subject of education before returning to the rigors of contract negotiations. Having reaped significant financial sav- ings from controlled lowered thermostat settings and realizing the seriousness of a continuing energy crisis, the school committee in 1978 officially established an energy conservation sub- committee. Its membership consists of representatives from the school committee, school depart- ment business manager, school maintenance department, town department of public works and three citizen volunteers with varied technical experience in building management and energy consumption. (See school superintendent's report for list of committee members.) We are confident that they will soon present and implement cost effective energy saving programs for use in our schools as well as all public buildings in Lexington. CONCLUSION As we plan for the future, our concern regarding economic conditions of the na- tion, state and community emphasizes the need of total commitment from all facets of the town in order to guarantee the best use of the tax dollars and still pro- vide excellence in educational programs and opportunities. While we must contin- ue to plan and analyze costs of education- al programs, we must all share the respon- sibility of self examination and evalu- ation to remain flexible enough to recog- nize and implement change which is so vital to a healthy and vibrant system. The school committee and professional staff are forever grateful to the many citizens who so willingly and generously give of their time and expertise. It is this input which makes our goal of excel- lence in education attainable. Otis S. Brown, Jr., Chairman Jean Gaudet Kenneth M. Hoffman Frank I. Michelman Patricia A. Swanson Principal Paul Foley waves "Adieu" as the last bus leaves Parker School 17 School Superintendent Summarizes The 1977 -78 school year was a challenging, productive one for the Lexington public schools. Our accomplishments were diverse, some large and some small, some just be- ginning steps on large tasks. But all were exciting and attest to the vitality of our system. Among the more notable items of accomplishments this year were: - opening of the Curriculum Resource Center - completion of K -6 Language Arts Cur- riculum Guide, Individual Mathematics Skills Guide, Grades 7 -12 Composition Guide and K -6 Science Curriculum - expansion of the drama program - appointment of elementary specialists for language arts, social studies, and drama - introduction of parent- teacher con- ferences for all secondary schools -- introduction of year -long professional development program with a variety of opportunities (cultural pluralism, supervision, classroom observation) - completion of instructional grouping study (phasing) - completion of study of guidance program - completion of study and re- allocation of tutoring funds - adoption of policies for school closing, psychotherapy, small classes (under 15 students), ratios for elementary, prin- cipal staffing levels, students' rights, and minimum staffing levels required to keep school open - completion of new system for the evalua- tion of administrators - revision of all administrators' role descriptions - reorganization of pupil services division - completion of a survey of parents of children with special needs - increased liaison with METCO parents - adoption of budget guidelines for 1979 -80 and conversion of non - personnel budget into program format - returning to the Town treasury a sum of $439,282 Budget Balance for 1977 -78 $298,950 Budget Balance for 1976 -77 94,695 Additional Special Ed Reimburse- ment for 1972 -73 23,340 Royalties from Teacher Training Film Series 4,720 Escrow Funds from 1973 Maternity Leave Benefits 15,577 - computerization and conversion of ac- counting procedures to program format - placement of driver education on a self - supporting basis 18 Enrollment Decline Continues: As of Octo- ber 1, 1978, the student population for Grades K -12 was 6858, or 322 less students than last year. Based upon the actual en- rollment of this year, the projection for the next school year, 1979 -80, indicates a further drop of 495 students for a projec- ted K -12 student population of 6363 (Octo- ber 1979). The following enrollments il- lustrate the continuing decline: ENROLLMENTS (October 1 Comparisons) Adams School Bowman School Bridge School Estabrook School Fiske School Franklin School Harrington School Maria Hastings School Munroe School Parker School Total Clarke Jr. High School Diamond Jr. iIigh School Muzzey Jr. High School Total Lexington High School Total GRAND TOTAL 77 -78 78 -79 286 274 408 388 409 432 331 440 425 401 325 328 313 291 431 408 175 153 220 - 3323 3115 736 701 697 668 473 434 1906 1803 1951 1940 1951 1940 7180 6858 Grants to The Schools: During the past year, the Lexington public schools received several federal, state and foundation grants which totaled to nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Metric Education (federal/state) $34,000 Institute for Advancement of Philosophical Reasoning for Children (Foundation) 10,000 Transition to Employment - Special Education (federal /state) 47,280 Summer Reading (federal /state) 27,000 Mainstreaming Students Entering the Lexington Public Schools from State and Private Schools (federal /state) 16,400 Impact Aid (federal) 72,100 Library (print- non - print) (federal /state) 18,270 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONGRATULATIONS: - Twenty -two seniors from Lexington High School were named National Merit Semi- finalists, the largest number from any public high school in New England. An additional forty -five seniors attained commended status. (Ten percent of the SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT senior class achieved either commended or semifinalist ranking.) - Verbal SAT scores at Lexington High School increased from 473 in 1977 to 478 in 1978. Math SAT scores remained the same for both years, 518. - The New England Association of Schools and Colleges recommended a ten -year ac- creditation for the high school, the high- est possible accreditation rating. - In 1968, thirty -three high school se- niors took the Advanced Placement exams and fifty -one percent received the high- est or second highest rating on a five - point rating scale (seventeen students). Ten years later, in 1978, ninety -nine high school seniors took the Advanced Placement exams, sixty percent received the highest or second highest rating (sixty students). Students in math and science received the highest scores. - Lexington High School Debate Team - 1978 State Champions - Lexington High School Boys Basketball Team - 1978 State Champions - Lexington High School Mathematics Team - 1978 State Champions and New England Champions - Visual Arts Education students (Grades 7 -12) - Eight awards in 1978 National Scholastic Arts Award program - Lexington High School Science Students - Seven Awards in State Science Fair Study of Instructional Grouping Practices Completed: A study of instructional grouping practices in Lexington's junior high schools has revealed that a majority of parents and teachers see a need for considerable improvement in the present system, although most support the contin- ued use of ability grouping in some form. The year long study, which was presented to the school committee in June, by Geof- frey Pierson, assistant superintendent for instruction; and Stephen Tracy, admin- istrative intern; examined attitudes of parents, teachers and students, reviewed research on ability grouping, and describ- ed the "phasing system" currently used by the junior high schools to place students in classes appropriate to their abilities. One of the major findings in the report was that students of relatively equal ability often end up in different phases. Teachers indicated that each of the abil- ity groups includes a broad range of abil- ities, and that there was considerable overlap among phases. In other words, a student of "average" or "above average" ability might be found in phase five, four, or three. Samples of I.Q. and standardized achievement test scores con- firm the faculty impression. 19 The study found that almost all seventh graders remain in their original phases throughout their first year in junior high school, but that substantial numbers of students change groups between years. The great majority of parental requests for changes in phase placement were eventually honored by the schools, although scheduling complications often mean that in order to change groups in one subject, a student must also change one or more other classes. In general, the present grouping system seems to serve students in higher phases more effectively than those in lower phases. Both teachers and parents feel that phasing does more to promote academic achievement and positive social and emotional develop- ment among students of higher ability than among students of below average ability. Parents of students in higher phases were more pleased with their children's place- ments than were parents of chldren in the middle and lower phases. Students in high- er phases tend to be assigned more homework, get higher grades, and have more positive impressions of themselves as students, the report states. The report concluded that rather than in- stall a system based on the results of a research project in some other town, each school system should design a grouping pat- tern to support its own instructional pro- gram. The report was based on information gathered from school records and from hundreds of teachers, parents, and students over the past school year. Questionnaires were dis- tributed to students and teachers in all three junior high schools and to the par- ents of all Lexington junior high school students. In addition, the P.T.A.'s, the League of Woman Voters, and the CCLPS con- ducted community meetings to discuss the phasing system. The school committee has conducted a dis- cussion of the study. During the fall, parents and staff reacted to the report. Reactions will now be reviewed by me and the staff. I plan to make recommendations about phasing to the school committee in the spring of 1979. Results of 1978 Basic Skills Test Announced: This winter, the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills were administered to students in grades 2,4, and 6. Certain basic skills were measured: reading, language, mathemat- ics and reference skills. This test does not measure every subject taught to our students, but only those basic skills es- sential for all kinds of schoolwork. FISKE SCHOOL 20 SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT For the total test, students scored from 7 -28 months higher than those in the same grades nationally. Lexington students achieved best in Language- Expression (usage, context clues, diction, syntac- tical relationship, paragraph organiza- tion); Reading- Comprehension, and Refer- ence skills (parts of a book; dictionary skills, library use). Although still above average, Lexington elementary school students achieve lowest in Math Computation and Spelling. Test results from our system testing pro- gram are used by teachers, counselors, and psychologists to identify students who appear to be doing well, or may need some monitoring, or special help. It is used by staff along with other measures: classroom evaluations consisting of teacher -made tests, textbook tests, and scope and sequence charts to understand students and their progress. Although the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills do not measure completely our cur- riculum, they can and do suggest how well we are doing compared to other United States school districts using these tests. Each school in our system can in turn an- alyze its own strength and weakness. Copies of scores for each building are shared with that school's principal. These are analyzed by the superintendent, assistant superintendents, director of pupil services, principals and teachers to determine what may need to be done to improve weak subject- matter areas. Curriculum Development: Workshops dur- ing the summer in a variety of areas en- abled staff to continue curriculum re- visions undertaken during the past sev- eral years. Approved by the school com- mittee during their consideration of the 1978 -79 budget, these projects generally ran for two to three weeks in July with three to ten teachers participating. Re- ceiving particular emphasis this year were mathematics and American history. Revision of the elementary mathematics curriculum, which began in 1976, focused on completion of the levels and /or prob- lem solving sequence. Junior High school mathematics teachers completed the re- vision of part of their program's sylla- bus. In addition, new competency levels, course outlines and resource units were developed. Social studies teachers from junior and senior high schools revised both the syllabus and the skill se- quences in courses traditionally of- fered at eighth and eleventh grade. Additonal elementary workshops provided 21 for the improvement of the reading curricu- lum, and for a Metco funded program to de- velop materials and strategies to help el- ementary teachers deal with racial differ- ences, another step in system -wide efforts at compliance with State Law Chapter 622. Finally, the junior high science guide was completed this summer with the combination of topic outlines, performance objectives and suggested resource units into one book- let. The sequence of curriculum evaluation and revision in science illustrates a pro- cess which has achieved both the involve- ment of the entire staff and the develop- ment of a much needed program. The first step was the development of a topic out- line to which all staff contributed in a day -long workshop in the fall of 1977. Since then the outline has been tested and refined. As a result of leadership awards, several science staff members have develop- ed performance objectives and resource units consistent with the outline. Out- lines, objectives and units were consolida- ted into one guide ready for use this fall. Budget: In developing the school budget, the school committee set two significant guidelines to assist the school administra- tion: (1) that current staffing levels and programs would be maintained in the upcom- ing year, and (2) that every effort be made to reduce costs so that a budget with no increase could be presented. THE DOLLAR AND PERCENT BUDGET INCREASE WAS THE LOWEST THAT THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE HAS PRESENTED TO THE TOWN IN THE LAST TWO DECADES. Orginal school budget requests, presented by staff and administrators, totaled $17,692,940, or a 12.4 per cent increase over the 1977 -78 budget. Not included in this figure were funds for salary and wage increases which would re- sult from negotiations. Working closely with central office administrators, prin- cipals and department heads, I reviewed all of these requests and the figure achieved for presentation to the school committee was $15,740,406, down $1,952,534 from the original requests, excluding sal- ary and wage increases. Reductions were made only after review and responses from administrators assured me that Lexington will be able to maintain its present high quality of public education. While many reductions were possible, it is important to note that several increases in the budget were beyond the control of the school committee and administration. These included: (1) Regular salary and wage increments required under past negotiated contracts with all employee groups (profes- sional and classified) (2) Major increases SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT in tuition for Lexington students in res- idential placement under Chapter 766 (up $90,000) (3) The escalating costs of fuel and electrcity (up $32,000) (4) A major in- crease in telephone costs (up $14,000) (5) Additional special education transportation costs (up $40,000) (6) A new item of $5,000 for arbitration costs. Declining enrollment, and careful scrutiny of each request by program managers per- mitted some decreases which affect the non - discretionary increases: (1) Elimination of 33 1/2 positions (2) Reduction in re- gular and substitute secretarial and aide time (3) Reduction in the allocation for substitute teachers (4) Reduction in the budget amount for tutoring expense (5) Re- duction in the amount allocated for voca- tional education (6) Elimination of sopho- more athletics at the high school. Another factor in reducing the budget was the decision by the school committee to close Parker School. Direct and indirect cost savings resulting from this decision amounted to approximately $155,000. The school budget was also affected by the request of the selectmen to transfer the salaries of school crossing guards from the town to the school budget. This sum of approximately $40,000 increased the pre- liminary budget as another non- discretion- ary factor. In April, the school committee voted a school budget of $16,209,840 or 2.7% increase (excluding school crossing guards to be transferred from the select- men's budget), and requested the superin- tendent to make it clear that the budget reflected a savings in staff salaries, maintenance costs, and equipment purchases directly attributable to the closing of Parker School in the amount of $155,000. I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THIS BUDGET PROVIDES A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR THE STUDENTS OF LEXINGTON AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST TO THE TAX PAYERS OF LEXINGTON. Energy Conservation: This fall, the school committee appointed a special subcommittee charged with reducing energy costs in the Lexington public schools. The task which has both ecological and financial concerns as its base, is to present to the committee specific recommendations for changes which will conserve energy required to heat and light the schools. These recommendations will include alterations which can be made immediately and some which may have long - range budgetary implications. Members of the sub - committee are as follows: Patricia Swanson, Secretary Lexington School Committee, Chairman David Eagle, General Manager of Arlex Oil Corp. 22 James Scanlon, Operations Officer in Charge of Energy Conservation, Shawmut Bank Emanuele Coscia, Director of Planning and Facilities, DPW /Engineering Charles Code, an engineer at Stone and Webster James Maclnnes, Administrative Assistant for Business, Lexington Public Schools 1979 -80 Priorities: The Lexington school committee adopted priorities for the next year. The process began in April when principals met with their staffs to develop building priorities for two years hence. The building priorities were then reviewed by a system -wide management team consisting of principals, coordinators, department heads, and administrators. The next step in the process included a review by the superintendent's cabinet (all principals, coordinators, department heads, assistant principals, administrators) with a final review at the annual June management semi- nars for all administrators. The school committee reviewed the suggested staff priorities and budget guidelines recommen- ded by me, and made additions, deletions or suggestions. The final action was a vote by the school committee. The result of the year's process follows: Instruction Programs - Regular - Evaluate Elementary Social Studies and Language Parts Programs - Establish a coordinated Spelling Program K -6 - Evaluate Secondary Reading Program - Implement recommendations of Instructional Group- ing Study* Instruction Programs - Special - Design an integrated Occupational Education Program 7 -12 - Implement a Health Program K -12 - Assess reliability and validity of Kindergarten Screening Program Instructional Support - Improvement Services - Professional Training and Development - Improve the skills of professional staff through more alterna- tive approaches to in- service education - Develop improved system of personnel support with emphasis on improvement of instruction General Support - Operation and Maintenance of Plant - Respond to recommendations of Energy Conservation Task Force* - Respond to New England Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges Study of Lexington High School* 'It is expected that as each study is completed the recommendation will be analyzed for budget implica- tions. Those requiring expenditures will be given the higher priority. These decisions will have an influence on other stated 1979 -80 priorities. In closing, I wish to express my sincerest gratitude the school committee, various cit- izens committees, P.T.A groups, parents, citizens and professional and classified SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT staff of the Lexington public schools for their assistance and support which enabled the system to make every effort to guar- antee the best possible educational pro- gram for all students. Dr. John H. Lawson, Superintendent LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL FACTS TOTAL ENROLLMENT (10/1/78) TOTAL FULL & PART -TIME PROFESSIONAL STAFF - 26% have Bachelor's Degree - 43% have Master's Degree - 31% have 30 hours' graduate study beyond Master's /Doctorate Of 1978 graduating class of 603 - 80.2% went on to further education - 70.9% went on to four -year colleges 6878 562.27 Elementary School Staff Pupil Staff - Staff Enroll- Pupil Number ment Ratio Principals Classroom Teachers (1 -6) Kindergarten Teachers Art Specialists Music Specialists Phys. Ed. Specialists Instructional Mat. Specs. Reading Specialists Special Educators French Specialists Science Specialists Mathematics Specialists Counselors Secondary School Staff Principals Assistant Principals Classroom Teachers Instructional Mat. Specs. Reading Specialists Special Educators Social Worker Counselors All School Staff Speech Therapists School Psychologists Nurses Sp. Class Teachers (A) (B) (C) 9 3115 1:346 121 (C) 2835 1:23.4 8.5 280 1:33.2(B) 7.78 3115 1:400 10.09 3115 1:308 7.72 3115 1:403 8.4 3115 1:371 6.7 3115 1:465 12.5 3115 1:249 7.34 1612(A) 1:220 2.0 3115 1:1558 3.0 3115 1:1038 7.8 3115 1:399 4.0 3743 1:936 3.0 3743 1:1248 235.8(C) 3743 1:15.9 7.0 3743 1:535 7.0 3743 1:535 12.0 3743 1:312 1.0 3743 1:3743 15.2 3743 1:246 6.0 174 1:29 2.5 6858 1:2743.2 7.0 6858 1:979.7 11 81 1:7.36 Includes only grades 4 -6 A.M. session 1:16.6 P.M. session 1:16.6 Special class teachers not included 23 1978 -1979 SCHOOL PROFILES Elementary Schools Adams, 739 Massachusetts Ave. J. Edward Jacobus* Bowman, Philip Road David C. Horton* Bridge, 55 Middleby Road Dr. Lester Goodridge, Jr.* Estabrook, 117 Grove Street William C. Terris* Fiske, 34A Colony Road Eileen B. Smith* Opened Additions 1913 1967 1966 1961 1949 1931 Franklin, 7 Stedman Road 1931 1956 Paul Foley* Harrington, 146 Maple Street 1956 1958 Donald E. Johnson* Hastings, 2618 Massachusetts Ave. 1955 1958 Ellen Difantis* Munroe, 1403 Massachusetts Ave. 1904 1915 Paul F. Lombard* Junior High Schools Clarke, Stedman Road John M. Hibbard* Diamond, 99 Hancock Street Eugene F. Sullivan* 1972 1959 Muzzey, 1475 Massachusetts Ave. 1902 David S. Terry* Senior High School 1924 1958 ** Lexington, 251 Waltham Street 1953 1956 Dr. David F. Clune* 1964 1965 * Principal * *Renovated "Minuteman Tech" Marks First Commencement With Honors In June, 1978 Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School graduated its first class. This was the culmination of almost ten years of planning and work by many people in the 12 towns of the Minuteman District, and a dream come true. The school takes great pride in the fact that 89% of the students available for work were placed in jobs. In addition, 18 percent of the 325 graduates have gone on to further education at either two -year or four -year colleges. As soon as a school graduates its first class, it is eligible for accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. This was also accomplished in 1978. In December the NEASC voted to grant Minuteman Tech accreditation for a period of five years, the longest period normally granted to technical schools. In a 70 -page report prepared by a team of 22 educators who spent three days observing the operations of the school for NEASC, Minuteman students were described as being "exceptional in the areas of creativity" and "more motivated as a group than one would expect to find in other schools." The report went on to say, "The Commitment to education is everywhere evident." Our students also brought honor to Minute- man Tech in other ways during 1978. Five students became state champions in their trade areas during the Vocational Indus- trial Clubs of America (VICA) Skill Olym- pics which were held at Minuteman in April. An exhibit designed and built by horticul- ture students won second prize at the Burl- ington Mall during its vocational week. John Eleftherakis (Minuteman Tech Class of 1979) has been elected president of the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Na- tional Honor Societies. Although Minuteman was only in its first year of varsity competition during 1977 -78, the school's athletes were selected for all -star or all- conference teams in hockey, girls' and boys' basketball, football, soc- cer, field hockey, wrestling, baseball and softball. In addition, the boy's singles and girl's singles tennis champions of the Commonwealth Conference are Minuteman Tech students. ....WORKS WITH THE COMMUNITY In 1971 when the Minuteman District was formed, a very strong commitment was made to fork closely with business and industry in relation to the school's curriculum and placement programs. This commitment has been honored ever since the school opened, and it was further strengthened in 1978. 24 People representing business and industry serve on advisory committees for every vo- cational area at Minuteman. Over the past year members of these committees have spent long hours with Minuteman teachers going over proposals for the purchase of new shop equipment (which they must approve before any recommendation is made to the school committee), providing teachers and the school committee with job market data, and giving advice relating to changes which may be needed to keep the technical programs abreast with current developments. Minuteman Tech's adult education program has also hired instructors and set up a number of special training courses for the employees of area firms (on a self -sup- porting basis). This service is avail- able to any firm that wishes to take ad- vantage of it. Minuteman Tech has also linked up with local businesses to provide a program of entry -level job training which serves adults as well as students from the dis- trict. This Regional Occupational Pro- gram or ROP combines classroom instruc- tion with the placement of students in local businesses and public service institutions for on- the -job training under the supervision of a Minuteman Tech instructor. The program has been found particularly helpful for seniors from the district's academic high schools who have no plans to go on to college and find they will be graduating with no job skills. ....PROVIDES SELF - SUPPORTING SERVICES Services to the district were further ex- panded during 1978 by the addition of a MINUTEMAN TECH self - supporting summer school program which provided academic courses and en- richment programs in vocational areas, physical education and the arts to more than 400 students and adults. The pro- gram was so successful that it will be continued in 1979. Minuteman Tech's student- operated vices for the public continue not to provide extra training for the dents in dealing with the public, also extra revenue for the school ser- only stu- but which is used to reduce operating expenses. These services include a restaurant, flower shop, bakery, auto mechanics shop and gas station, auto body shop, print- ing shop, beauty salon, nursery school, two stores, and a catering service. ....EXPLORES EXPANSION Also in line with making the operation of Minuteman Tech as cost - effective as possible are exploratory meetings now taking place with several towns which have expressed an interest in joining the Minuteman Tech district. The ex- pansion of the district is a strong 25 possibility in the future with a goal of benefiting all parties concerned. Minuteman Tech School Committee thanks for their faithful service the four members who retired from the Committee in 1978: Charles E. Courtright of Acton, Frederick L. Hein- rich of Wayland, George G. Cormier of Stow, and Thomas A. Welch of Sudbury. Acton, John W. Putnam Arlington, Rico A. Merluzzo Belmont, Henry L. Hall, Jr., Vice Chairman Boxborough, John J. Shimkus Carlisle, Kenneth L. Bilodeau Concord, Kenneth Marriner, Jr., Secretary Lexington, Robert C. Jackson Lincoln, Ruth W. Wales, Chairman Stow, Denise L. Wooster Sudbury, Donald D. Bishop Wayland, John B. Wilson Weston, Annette DiStefano Ronald J. Fitzgerald, Superintendent- Director Public Works/ Engineering Confronts Blizzard, Year -Round Tasks TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME PART TIME $ 1,480,809 $ 1,171,285 108 15 Town forces of the department of public works assisted by priviate hired con- tractors met the forces of the historic blizzard of February 6 and 7, 1978. Sever- al combined weather conditions during the early morning hours on Monday, February 6, 1978 spawned a super storm off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The developing storm began moving northeast toward New England, deepening rapidly as it approach- ed the region. Light snow which had been occurring during the morning on Monday suddenly exploded into an area of heavy snow over Massachusetts. Snow fell at an incredible rate of 2 to 4 inches per hour accompanied by winds of hurricane velocity late in the day Monday and continued through the night. By mid -day Tuesday, February 7, 30 inches of snow covered our area with high drifts in exposed areas. Manpower and equipment were dispatched in full force and were on the road at 6 p.m. Monday, February 6. All roads were accessi- ble by 6 p.m. Wednesday and plowing opera- tions continued until 4 p.m. Friday, Feb- ruary 10. Continued widening, lifting and sidewalk cleaning operations were accom- plished in 12 hour shifts. Cost of this operation for the storm of February 6, 1978 was $151,336 of which $26,563 was recovered from other government agencies Two different ways to prolong the life of the Sanitary Landfill -- to subtract or compact trash. for hired equipment during the declared emergency. ON OTHER FRONTS - A WIN AND SOME STRUGGLES The Revolutionary Monument located on the Battle Green is again legible through the efforts of the department of public works. A little ingenuity and fine sandpaper re- moved the black lithochrome paint that was applied prior to the bicentennial year. The curbside recycling program continued during 1978. Contract costs have been $48,000 and revenue approximately $17,000. This includes recyclables deposited at the sanitary landfill. Residents are encouraged to continue depositing their recyclables in the containers provided at the sanitary landfill. As a result of our recycling efforts, five percent of the total amount of refuse is recycled; the rest is com- pacted at the landfill. Also at the landfill extensive grading and covering has taken place. We are con- tinuing our studies of other collection and disposal methods for refuse in compli- ance with the state requirement that we close down the town's landfill. The highway division had a busy year con- tinuing work on drains, berms, street clean- ing and patching, sidewalk repair and fence repairs. During 1979, the division hopes to resume its street resurfacing program. The sewer and water division also had a busy year maintaining the systems, repair- 26 PUBLIC WORKS /ENGINEERING Parks Department tackles repair of bleachers at High School football field. ing breaks, maintaining pumping stations and cleaning the sewers. ADMINISTRATION AND FACILITIES DIVISION ... A FIELD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT During 1978, the office of administration and facilities through its departments of building maintenance, parks, shade tree and cemetery were able to complete several important projects. Among these were the replacement of the roof at the public works garage as well as major repairs to the town office building and Cary Hall. Complete regradinc and replanting of the grounds at the East Lexington Library as well as landscaping at Harrington School, Center Playground, Little League Field, and several traffic islands throughout the town were also completed and an extensive program of systemic injection of elm and maple trees to prevent the spread of dis- ease was begun. The replacement of the brick face wall at the tombs in Ye Olde Burying Ground and the lot identification markers replacement program were major projects completed by the cemetery depart- ment. Further, this office developed and main- tained the operating budget for these departments and others, despite great difficulities in obtaining a sufficient number of bids and quotations for contrac- tual work and equipment so that the above - noted work could be accomplished. In addition to the division's annually scheduled projects and maintenance tasks its goal of strong support for the re- creation department, conservation commis- sion, Library department, fire department and council on aging was met and will con- tinue to be emphasized. The coming year seems to hold the biggest challenge yet encountered by the division, i.e. the education of people throughout the community on energy conservation. We strongly believe that a co- ordinated effort and a good example by town government go a long way toward meeting the challenge successfully. 27 ENGINEERING DIVISION SAW A UNIQUE YEAR OF CHANGE The year 1978 was truly a unique year for the engineering division. Major strides were made toward bringing the capital improvements program into current status. Among those projects that were imple- mented to bring us to this. point were the Moon Hill Road area sewer project, street, drains and sewer construction for the Crescent Road area, and the in- stallation of new traffic signals at Waltham Street and Worthen Road. Ad- ditional contracts were prepared and let for street resurfacing, air conditioning the Public Works Building offices, sub- surface test borings, as well as for con- tinuing with the Comprehensive Drainage Study. The engineering division continued to help resolve other problems by participating Smoke testing for Inflow - Infiltration study. PUBLIC WORKS /ENGINEERING in and providing support for the long range planning efforts in alternative methods for disposal of solid wastes and improving the operation at the sanitary landfill. In addition, measures were taken to eliminate or mitigate the effects of sewer surcharging by assisting the consultant in the completion of the phase I inflow - infiltration analysis, the con- struction of the Hayes Lane by -pass sewer, and by the conducting of the sump -pump survey and smoke testing programs which led to the discovery of better than 30 il- legal sewer connections. Planning for the future also plays a large part of this division's responsibilities and we think we have responded to this charge through the development and imple- mentation of the sewer master plan which was presented to, and approved by, the 1978 Annual Town Meeting. This master plan encompasses prudent financial plann- ing through the use of bonding authori- zations, as well as sound engineering and economics of scale considerations to allow for completion of the town sewerage pro- grams. In conjunction with these programs, the engineering department provided nearly all other town boards and departments with engineering support services for their respective projects and programs. There has been a marked increase in the volume of work in this area, especially for the board of appeals and the conservation commission. In summary, the engineering division con- tinues to remain involved with the many and varied aspects of town government by providing a full range of support services in addition to its primary task of program- ming capital expenditures. We are hopeful that 1979 will be as rewarding and produc- tive as this past year and that the engi- neering division will continue to provide a level of services that the people of Lexington deserve. Warren A. Empey, Acting Director, Public Works /Engineering and Manager of Operations Emanuele Coscia,Jr., Manager Planning and Administration William J. Martin, Assistant Town Engineer (resigned 12/9/78) Westview Cemetery Prepares for Future 28 The principal 1978 area of progress in the development of Westview Cemetery was the final grading and seeding of the land southwest of the portion presently devel- oped. When surveyed and staked out, it should provide for 3000 graves and should eliminate the need to restrict sale of graves to those needed for imediate use. The 1978 town meeting voted to acquire an 8.5 -acre parcel of land southwest of presently owned cemetery land, at a cost of $70,000. The land, which is in an RO zone, includes a house and 400 feet of frontage on Westview Street. The prop- erty was deeded to the town in December, 1978. Although much of the land is low and its development would require com- pliance with the wetlands by -law and statute, the purchase was part of the master plan and assures adequate space for future development well into the foreseeable future. No immediate dcvol- opment of the newly - acquired land is planned. Louis Louis A. Zehner, Chairman *William J. Manning Mildred B. Marek Gail W. Smith Weiant Wathen -Dunn *Resigned Police Department MASSACHUSETTS CRIME WATCH CHIEF CORR REPORTS: With pleasure we report to the citizens of Lexington that a downward trend continues in most of our crime reporting areas, as can be seen from the accompanying graphs. Cooperation with our citizens in crime prevention has been successful and most evident. Our efforts in this area will be redoubled in the coming year. In addition to our other specially trained officers, we have added a crime prevention specialist who will become part of this continued effort to reduce these figures even more OFFENSES KNOWN TO POLICE 1263 OFFENCES lag°10431W8 689 725 572 — 1 ' 25 92 BURGLARY [319 2r, Ta9 320fl II 4 1 a.6 LARCENY 73" 649 610 374 400 444 467 AUTO THEFT I l nfl 13 M 13401j9 932 357'% 170 2 124 99 83 754 '67 '68 '69 '70 '71 '72 ESTIMATE* 73 '74 '75 '76 77 '78 29 EVERY DAY IN LEXINGTON in the years ahead. Another trend which has become most evident during the year is the significant reduction in juvenile crime. We hope this too will continue. Although crime statistics are going down, it is interesting and important to note that citizen calls for service or assis- tance are continuing to rise. Although most people feel that police are for apprehend- ing criminals, we in the service note that a major portion of our time is spent assis- ting and serving residents for other than criminal matters. '00,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN VALUE OF PROPERTY RECOVERED — - - -- AL A All ,��—� � FANKI ' 1967'68 '69 '70 '71 '72 '73 '74 75 '76 '77 74 POLICE DEPARTMENT THINGS TO REMEMBER: We cannot forget the February "storm of the century" and its im- pact on Lexington in the area of police responsibility. For one full week we did not have a housebreak reported to us com- pared to the usual one per day during nor- mal circumstances. Motor vehicle traffic came to a virtual standstill and in fact was banned for several days and, as a re- sult, motor vehicle accidents were almost non - existent for a period of time. This phenomenon obviously could not last and we were soon back to normal. TRAFFIC: Automobile traffic has risen to levels way above normal. Slow -downs are common and waiting to enter intersections is everywhere. Our emphasis on traffic enforcement will continue into 1979 and with the assistance of a money grant from the Governor's Highway Safety Committee for the purchase of a film library. With the INVESTIGATIONS COMPLAINTS IMPOSTS 6000 6000 020 alarms in the Lexington homes, the problem of false alarms, usually caused by human error, is continuing to rise. The depart- ment is presently answering approximately 100 such false alarms each month. This serious problem will be met and hopefully lessened with a by -law being proposes', by the police department to control alarm installations within the community. LOOKING AHEAD: While the solutions to all our crime problems are still well beyond our reach, we in the police department look optimistically to the year ahead - a year that will produce greater public awareness and cooperation from the citi- zens of Lexington. We continue to pledge our best efforts to provide our residents with the physical security and peace of mind that no other agency can provide. James F. Corr, Chief of Police ARRESTS INCLUDING SOMMONSLS cooperation of school authorities, our safety officer will be increasing his ef- forts in the classroom to instill a greater awareness of safety among young people. We are also pleased to report that the police department has been awarded a 40- channel citizen band base station by the safety committee so that we may monitor channel 9 for emergency purposes. All residents and others who have citizen band radios will now be able to contact the police depart- ment directly by radio in the event of an emergency. PARKING METERS: The passing of an era was noted when the traffic rules and orders were amended to increase the parking meter fees and fines. The penny can no longer be used in the parking meters. We note that parking is still reasonable when compared to Boston. BURGLAR ALARMS: The burglar alarm has be- come a valuable tool to protect the home against the intruder. However, due to the increasing numbers of installations of 30 ACCIDENTS NO M] •6C w •N , •Tl = 76 'n •T6 •n •1t Patrolman Stanley A. Janusas who was a most familiar fig- ure to shoppers in the cen- ter area has retired after serving 33 years with the department. Fire Department Streamlines The Lexington Fire Department provides the community with emergency fire, ambulance, and rescue services. It also educates citizens, especially children, about fire safety. The department inspects buildings and enforces fire regulations along with conducting training courses on first aid . and the use of fire extinguishers. The department is authorized sixty -four full time personnel to operate and maintain nine major fire apparatus housed in two stations. The personal services budget for fiscal year 1979 was $1,072,612, cap- ital expenditures $20,000 and operating` expenses $71,475. The year of 1978 is particularly signifi- cant as a major reorganization was initia- ted to streamline the command structure and improve first line supervision within the department. As a result the number of Deputy Chief's positions will be reduced in the future through normal retirements to two rather than the present four. The intent of this change is to provide more continuity between shifts coupled with in- creased managerial responsibility in the areas of training and fire prevention. In- order to improve first line supervision four firefighters' positions were upgraded` to lieutenants. Promoted on July 17 to fill these slots and also one vacancy caused by a retirement were John F. Quin- lan, Arthur E. Washburn, Robert F. Wal- ton, Richard L. Sullivan, and Theodore`' Setterlund. The department also changed the communica- tions center personnel from firefighters to civilian dispatchers. In March four persons were hired and trained to fill this role. This change frees firefighters from desk duty and allows more time for training and inspections . It has also specialized the dispatch function and resulted in some sal- ary savings for the town. Under our capital expenditures program the department received delivery of a new Maxim 1250 gallon per minute pumping engine. De- signated Engine One and housed at the East Lexington Station this gives each station 31 Swearing in new fire lieutenants in Se- lectmen's Meeting Room. L /R: Theodore Setterlund, Robert Walton, Arthur Wash- burn, John Quinlan, Richard Sullivan. a modern structural fire suppression engine. Engine Three a 1958 Mack is currently being reconditioned and modernized and is expect- ed to be ready the first part of next year. During fiscal year 1980 we plan to ask town meeting to approve the replacement of En- gine Five, a 1961 Ford Brush Fire Truck. These necessary replacements and their in- creased capability will allow the fleet to be reduced from six engines to a total of ive. This year we have also changed our radio system. Previously, a channel was shared with the public works department. After securing a necessary license from the Fed- eral Communications Commission the fre- quency was changed to a channel shared with the fire departments of Bedford, Burlington, and Wilmington. This has improved both our fire mutual aid operations, and emergency back -up ambulance procedures. A new paging system to contact key officers was also in- stalled. Along, with these equipment changes and the new dispatchers training we have standardized our operating procedures. Our ambulance emergency runs continue to rise each Year. With the average age of citizens increasing we expect this trend to continue. In the near future a second am- bulance may be necessary for the town. Presently we are using back -up out -of -town equipment once a week. The development and recruitment of additional emergency medical technicians has resulted in five more fire- fighters becoming qualified this year. A total of eighteen men are now qualified MT's. This highly trained and dedicated group has also initiated teaching the American Heart Association "Heartsaver" program to all town employees. Next year the program will be expanded to high school seniors and finally the general public. FIRE DEPARTMENT Hours spent in training were again increased TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES this year. In addition, the Massachusetts TOTAL EXPENSES Firefighting Academy conducted in -house TOTAL PERSONNEL classes on smoke detectors and plastics. The Academy also gave one officer a fire instructor's course and provided a basic seven week recruit program to our four new- est firefighters. Finally, seven of our officers attended a management workshop sponsored by the University of Massachusetts. The department records system was also im- proved with the introduction of new fire incident, training, ambulance response, equipment maintenance and injury reports. This data will assist us in better manag- ing the fire, rescue, and ambulance prob- lems of the community. During the year the force spent'consider- able time providing citizens with informa- tion on smoke detectors. Houses were vis- ited to advise occupants on where to lo- cate detectors and how to maintain them. Plans submitted for building permits were also reviewed to insure all law required detectors were properly located. In one instance a smoke detector alerted 'a sleep- ing Lexington family of a serious fire in their living room, thereby allowing them to escape the dwelling without injury in what could have been a major loss of life and property. Each and every member of the Lexington fire department urge resi- dents to avail themselves of this econom- ical protection. the department also provides speakers and visual presenta- tions with handouts for any person or group interested j str@Je ApVectors, and a variety of fire irature is also available at the fire station. This past year Firefighters Francis E. Belcastro and Thomas M. Burke with ser- vice periods of 19 and 12 years retired from the department due to job connected disabilities. We wish them best of luck in their retirement years and thank them for their service to the community. In closing, I would personally like to thank each and every member of the depart- ment who has contributed to this success- ful year. John D. Bergeron, Chief Fire Engineer. $1,013,290 $ 60,001 64 Lexington firefighter battles brush fire in the Great Meadow. 32 Board of Health Reports TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME $ 39,349 4,977 3 Board of Health. L/R Dr. Michael S. Erdos; Dr. William Cosgrove, Chairman; George A. Smith, Health Director; James W. Lambie. THE BOARD OF HEALTH REACHES PEOPLE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND ANIMALS in delivering ser- vices mandated by federal and state agen- cies. Most important of its many concerns and jurisdictions are (1) the promotion and protection of personal and community health, (2) the maintenance and protection of the environment and (3) a constant vigil and attack on disease and disability. In Lexington we have a three -,man board of health which serves as a policy making and guidance body to the health department. The board is involved in the adoption of policies, rules and regulations and codes and presides over meetings and hearings. The board meets the first Monday of every month except in August. Special meetings and hearings are called and held when need- ed. The day to day operations are conduct- ed by the health department and are super- vised by the health director. 1978 IN REVIEW - Detection and control of chronic deseases - with this goal in mind the board of health sponsored the following programs: - Influenza Clinic: is provided annually to all senior citizens and persons providing essential community services and serves the purpose of protecting persons against influenza. This year the clinic was able to include the chronically ill due to the allotment of federal funded vaccine. - Measles Vaccine Clinic: due to the man- datory immunization law relative to school admission medical personnel at the Minute Man Regional Vocational School conducted immunization clinics in the early spring. - Well Elderly Clinics: is available to all residents 60 years and over. These clin- ics are conducted by the public health nurses and are held at Greeley Village, Vine Brook Village and East Village. These clinics are available to all resi- dents. - Hard of Hearing Clinic: the Rotary Club in cooperation with the Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing continues to sponsor this clinic with the health department. - Eye Screening Clinics: the Lion's Club with the sponsorship of the Division of the Blind and the health department con- tinues to conduct the one day glaucoma clinic in May. In the fall the Lion's Club and Pre - school P.T.A. presents a one day eye- screening program for children ages 31 to 6 years of age. - Cancer Detection Clinics: The health de- partment is pleased to cooperate with the American Cancer Society and Symmes Hos- pital in the cancer detection screening programs. The screening may be considered as a viable method of detection, treat- ment and prevention of cancer in man. - Rabies Clinic: provides for the control and eradication of rabies through pro- phylactic vaccination. The prophylactic vaccination is one of the most important weapons to combat rabies in dogs. - Biological distribution: State supplied biologics, eg. polio, measles, mumps, rubella vaccine and others are kept on hand to be dispensed to Lexington's physicians upon request. This vaccine distribution program continues to aid the preventive medical program practiced by all health agencies. - Immunization validation: the board of health through the immunization valida- tion program assures that overseas trav- elers receive proper /required immuniza- tions prior to overseas travel to coun- tries infected with quarantinable dis- eases. CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES A traditional responsibility of the health department which must be constantly strengthened is constant vigilance toward new methods of prevention. Particular attention must be paid to new technology such as a highlight in 1978, the introduc- tion of the pneumococcal vaccine. Tradi- tional activities include communicable disease follow -up by public health nurses, the investigation of animal bites by the animal inspector and the distribution of biologicals to town physicians, nursing homes and schools. Vaccination certifica- tion of overseas travelers was also con- ducted. By law all children in school are required to be immunized against polio, diphtheria, tetanus, pertusses (whooping cough) and measles. In recent years for a variety of reasons the percentage of children properly immunized against childhood diseases has been declining. As a result the risk to 33 BOARD OF HEALTH children from these diseases is rising, and strict enforcement of the School Immuniza- tion Law has become necessary. Consequent- ly, in fall 1978 school authorities in Lex- ington (as well as other Massachusetts cities and towns) excluded - with ample warning - all those children found not not immunized or inadequately immunized against these childhood diseases. A special clinic was held by health and school department personnel in December to improve the immunization status of all those Lexington school children excluded under the law. FOOD PROTECTION The broad objective of the food service sanitation program is the protection of the public from discomfort and disease. Important objectives of our program in- clude the protection of food against con- tamination, a program of inspection and surveillance to insure the soundness of food and an effort to insure that the ex- pectations of the consumer are met. Our program is designed to inspect all eat- ing and drinking establishments where food and beverages are served or provided to the public with or without charge. These es- tablishments include restaurants, farm stands, mobile food servers, vending ma- chine operations, industrial and institu- tional kitchens, temporary food establish- ments such as those found at carnivals, holiday festivities and church kitchens. To minimize the potential for the occur- rence of food -borne illness thorough in- spections of all food establishments are made at least twice a year. MILK AND WATER INSPECTION Both milk and water in Lexington come under the inspection aegis of the board of health. Milk samples are collected monthly and mon- itored to insure that they meet sanitary and analytical requirements. In 1978 new legislation at the state level produced new standards of identity as well as quality and bacteriological standards of compliance for milk and milk by- products. Water sam- ples are collected weekly by the water de- partment personnel for bacteriological analyses and monthly and quarterly by health department personnel for chemical and radionuclide monitoring. These sampling schedules are more stringent than in the past and assures that the town's drinking water supply meets all the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act. 34 COMMUNITY SANITATION To many people the word community means different things. To the board of health the community means homes, offices, restau- rants, schools, nursing homes, parks, high- ways, backyards and alleyways. The respon- sibility for health protection and control of the community rests with the board of health through the cooperative efforts of its residents. To protect the life and health of Lexing- ton's residents the board of health con- ducts programs in several areas including: HOUSING INSPECTIONS Adequate and sanitary housing services promote and protect the health, safety and well being of all residents. Housing in- spections were conducted with this basic premise in mind. Numerous inspections were made throughout the year. Two houses were condemned as unfit for human habita- tion. Both have been rehabilitated. The board of health also assisted the Lexing- ton Housing Authority in certifying resi- dences as fit for human habitation. LEAD PAINT ASPECT The lead paint law continues in effect and the board of health continues to make in- spections whenever vequested. In 1978 the law was changed, effective for a period of three years, exempting single family owner - occupied houses from compliance with the lead paint law unless a case of lead poi- soning is detected. VECTOR CONTROL Rats - A problem of concern was a number of rat infestations reported to this de- partment. Inspections that verified rat conditions resulted in rodent extermina- tion orders being issued. In other cases it was necessary to issue notices to abate rubbish storage or sewage disposal prob- lems which contributed to these rat prob- lems. Rats have followed man wherever he goes. The only permanent method of control is a clean environment free from these con- ditions which provide for the welfare of the rat. Mosquitoes - Much of man's past history has been dominated by the misery and dis- comfort brought about by the mosquito. As a member of the East Middlesex Mosquito Control project the town addresses the problem of the mosquito by participating in a program which includes ditching and drainage work augmented by larviciding and ultra low volume spraying techniques. BOARD OF HEALTH This program helps to relieve breeding areas as well as to reduce the infesta- tion of mosquitoes and potential for ill- ness and discomfort to residents and animals. WASTE DISPOSAL Sewage disposal - Numerous investigations were made relative to failing or malfunc- tioning septic systems. Over 50 orders were issued to property owners requiring them to connect to the sanitary sewerage system during the year. Solid waste - The sanitary landfill con- tinues to be the primary method of the disposal of solid wastes, but the land- fill once thought to be the most viable solution for the disposal of wastes is becoming more and more of a short term solution. Alternatives currently avail- able do not appear to be economical at this time. The health and environmental prob- lems associated with the landfill continue to concern the board of health. Municipal Sewer and Drainage - The board of health is extremely concerned with the sewerage and drainage systems. The sur- charge of the sanitary sewerage and drain- age systems of the town during periods of high water table conditions continues to be a priority concern of the board of health. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Before any parcel of land can be subdivided and developed for new housing, the water supply and sewerage facilities must be ap- proved by the board of health to assure that no health hazards or water pollution will result from the development. Subdivi- sion review is an important aspect of the prevention approach to environmental health. COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS Through the year this department receives many nuisance complaints to be investi- gated. These complaints range from areas mentioned in this report to other nuisances such as animals, air, noise, water pollu- tion and rubbish storage conditions. 35 FLOURIDATION Flouridation has been proven to be an ef- fective deterrent to tooth decay and has been strongly supported by the Lexington Board of Health. In 1978 flouridation of the town water supply became a reality. In March the Metropolitan District Commission notified member communities that the flour - idation project had received final approval and was to be implemented. With the flour - idation of the MDC's water supply more than 50% of the population of Massachusetts will receive flouridated water. The level of flouride to be maintained is 1.0 ppm. SWIMMING POOLS AND TOWN BEACH Each of the town's public and semi - public swimming pools and town beach are inspec- ted regularly each year. These inspections insure that the filtration and disinfection systems work properly, that sanitary facil- ities are clean and that safety equipment and trained lifeguards are available for emergencies. With few exceptions, the over- all condition found at these facilities are acceptable and health hazards are minimized because of these inspections and the ef- forts of pool managers. Of particular concern to the board of health is the condition of the municipal pools at the Centre Playground. These pools and their appurtenant facilities require close scrutiny because of dete- riorating physical conditions. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The board of health wishes to thank the many interested people who have lent their support to our efforts in promoting the concepts of public health. We also thank town departments and divi- sions as well as community agencies for their assistance and cooperation. Dr. William Cosgrove, Chairman Dr. Michael S. Erdos James W. Lambie George A. Smith, Director Animal Control Officer Watches Both Ends of Leash TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME - PART TIME $16,065 $ 3,302 1 1 The primary responsibility of the animal control department is to carry out the mandate of town meeting, to enforce the leash law and the state dog laws. Once a year the board of selectmen, in accordance with chapter 140, sec. 137 of the general laws, order the animal control officer to seek out, catch and confine all unlicensed dogs. The department is pleased to report that during the past 3 years the number of unlicensed dogs has been reduced from a high of 2500 to this year's total of 900. Notices to license these dogs were sent out and by October 1, 1978 a total of 27 com- plaints for unlicensed dogs were filed in Concord District Court. One of the significant efforts of the ani- mal control officer this year has been to educate the young people with respect to the responsibilities of proper pet owner- ship and obligations and attitudes of the animal control department. This program included the Animal Control Officer speak- ing to groups of young people in the ele- mentary schools, cub scouts, brownies and girl scouts. These young people have gained valuable knowledge of how and why the ani- mal control department operates. We are also pleased to announce that for the third year in a row we have had a sig- nificant decrease in the number of cases of dog bites. This may be largely due to bet- ter leash -law enforcement as well as the removal of several chronic biters over the last few years. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has also . assisted our efforts to enforce the leash law by increasing the court fine schedule. Effective as of September 1978, the court fines for leash law violations are as fol- lows: First Offense Dismissal on appearance Second Offense $25.00 Third Offense 30.00 Fourth and subsequent offenses 50.00 These court fines are in addition to the fees that are charged for the redemption of a dog. As of January 1, 1979, there will be a new fee schedule for redeeming impounded dogs. These fees will be as follows: First Offense $25.00 Second and subsequent offenses 50.00 This fall our department was researched and interviewed by a citizens committee from Wellesley whose job it was to re- search all the neighboring town animal control departments. Upon completion of their project they notified us that in their opinion, we have the most pro- fessionally run department and the most knowledgeable personnel of all the towns researched. We extend our thanks to the board of selectmen, police department, board of health, town manager and the local vet- erinarians for their help and cooperation throughout the year. George A. Smith, Health Director Barry W. Littleton, Animal Control Officer Mark Avery, Asst. Dog Officer Eric Wright, Asst. Dog Officer A "SHOT" AT THE ANNUAL RABIES CLINIC 36 \Town Clerk Records TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $ 49,829 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 1,143 TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 4 This past year, which included a state election, again demonstrated that every election is unique. Party lines, which in a partisan election are usually apparent, seemed to be almost non - existent except in a few offices. A candidate and what he or she stood for seemed to take precedence over the party label or, in some instances, a vote was "against" rather than "for ". Whatever the reason, a lively November election brought out 75.2 per cent of the 19,238 eligible voters. When the statewide results of the September state primary were certified,it was an- nounced that the American Party was no longer a recognized party in Massachusetts. They did not receive the required percent- age of votes for governor in the primary and anyone who was enrolled in the American Lively Election Party would now be enrolled as an Independ- ent. Since the party became recognized as an organized party in Massachusetts in 1975, the highest American Party enrollment in the town at any one time was ten. Elections and town meetings, although only one small portion of the duties of the town clerk, always receive top priority, mainly because of time restrictions and mandates. It is now time to look ahead and plan for the future in other areas and to preserve what remains of the past. Therefore, I am hoping to institute a pro- gram of microfilming for the many valuable records in the custody of the town clerk. This would be a major project at the out- set but would become routine each year thereafter with updating. The cost will be justified in the event of any disaster or deterioration, as most of the records are of irreplaceable historic value. Mary R. McDonough, Town Clerk Board of Registrars Enrolls Many Voters During 1978 the board of registrars held 19 voting registration sessions in the var- ious precincts of the town, the high school and one nursing home as well as at the town clerk's office. Registration num- bers varied. Precinct sessions ranged from three potential voters registering at one precinct to 18 registering at another. As in the past, the office of the town clerk attracted the largest number of re- gistrants, both during the daily 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. hours and the special addi- tional hours. For the State election, 78 citizens registered at one Saturday ses- sion, and 348 registered and 56 changed party enrollment at the closing day for registrations. Petitions were filed for voting registra- cion sessions to be held at the high school and at one of the local nursing homes. 102 students registered at the school at the special session and the board added 23 new voters to the list at the session held at the nursing home. The final total of registered voters eligible to vote at the November State Election was 19,238. In accordance with a change in the Massa- chusetts General Laws, the board of re- gistrars, commencing January 1, 1978, was authorized to conduct both the annual town and school census. Since the town had been conducting a combined census for many years, the impact was not as great in Lexington as it might have been even though responsi- bilities and types of information needed changed with this revision in the law. Although 1978 has been a busy year check- ing and certifying thousands of signatures on initiative petitions and nomination papers, state and local, it has been an interesting one with the varied projects. ...George E. Williams has resigned, ef- fective December 31, 1978;...he has been a registrar since April 1974, and will be missed as he has been a dedicated member. Reed Kingston Taylor, Chairman Theldon E. Phinney George E. Williams Mary R. McDonough, Clerk Board of Registrars. L /R: Lilah H. Groisser, 1979 appointee; Mary R. McDonough, Clerk; Reed Kingston Taylor, Chairman; Theldon E. Phinney. 37 $ Comptroller Reports $ Condition Good, Improving TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $90,902 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 2,713 TOTAL PERSONNEL 7 The comptroller's office, the focal point of town finances, serves all departments, boards, committees and commissions by ac- counting for all monetary receipts and pay- ments. In accomplishing these tasks this office processed over 38,000 payroll checks, over 13,500 checks in payment of bills, and issued over 2,550 - W -2's - statement of earnings paid employees. Our payroll continued to be processed for us by a data processing service company, at no cost to the town. The system has continued to work well and furnish us new information not previously available. As of June 30, 1978 our second audit by an independent certified public accounting company was completed. Last year's audit report and management letter found the town in good financial condition. Several sys- tems improvements suggested in the manage- ment letter have been implemented. During the year we have continued to look over our appropriation accounting procedures and as year end approaches we have a program in place that will enable us to convert to encumbrance accounting in 1978. During the upcoming year we will be study- ing our accounting system further with the thought in mind of improving and short cutting our accounts payable and bill paying routines. Richard M. Perry, Comptroller $Treasurer Invests, Borrows For Town Financial Health TREASURER ( & COLLECTOR) TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME - PART TIME $73,820 $14,912 6 1 Day to day administration of the treasur- er's office is largely routine. The two major responsibilities of the treasurer are: 1. To invest surplus tax revenues of the town pending their disbursement and when such funds are exhausted to borrow funds to operate the town,pending collection of new tax revenue; and, 2. To arrange bond financing for capital pro- jects voted by the town meeting. All borrowing is subject to approval by the board of selectmen. Interest income on undisbursed town funds totalled $187,134.21 in fiscal 1978. In the twelve months of fiscal 1978,ending last June 30, the town borrowed $3,500,000 in anticipation of taxes at rates ranging from 1.90 per cent to 3.15 per cent. The comparable figures for fiscal 1977 were $2,600,000 borrowed at rates ranging from 1.90 per cent to 2.24 per cent. On June 15, 1978,Lexington sold a bond issue of $625,000 at a 4.15 per cent rate. Of this,$200,000 was to complete some un- finished sewer projects and $425,000 was 38 was used to refund short term bank notes given to purchase the Cosgrove, Cranberry Hill and the Lucky Penny properties. All in all, the low rates the town has paid for its borrowings reflect both the re- spect that investors have for Lexington's financial strength, plus, of course, the low level of rates generally during fis- cal 1977 and 1978. Lexington continues to hold the coveted Triple A Moody rat- ing, the highest obtainable, and is one of only six towns or cities in the State so distinguished. Slowly, a concensus is developing about how best to provide for the pension lia- bilities of Massachusetts municipalities. A committee of the Massachusetts League of Cities and Towns opposes the full funding program which earlier had vogue. Instead it recommends that 13 per cent of personal services be set aside each year. This amount, accumulated over the years, would both meet current liabilities as they be- come due and would provide for all person- nel not yet retired. If the League ap- proves the recommendations of its commit- tee, as seems likely, the report will then go to the next session of the legislature for action. Louis A. Zehner, Treasurer $Town Debt and Interest Street - Sewer - Library Municipal Purpose Loan Conservation I -75 Conservation 2 -77 Conservation 3 -78 General Purposes School Sewer Water Services Grand Total Amount of Original Issue 490,000.00 1,375,000.00 50,000.00 765,000.00 425,000.00 3,105,000.00 13,690,000.00 2,880,000.00 260,000.00 16,830,000.00 19,935,000.00 Principal Paid in FY 1978 20,000.00 125,000.00 10,000.00 175,000.00 330,000.00 893,000.00 280,000.00 7,000.00 1,180,000.00 Balance 6/30/78 Interest Paid in FY 1978 - - -- 340.00 850,000.00 41,062.50 30,000.00 1,645.00 590,000.00 26,775.00 425,000.00 1,895,000.00 3,345,000.00 1,295,000.00 4,640,000.00 1,510,000.00 6,535,000.00 69,822.50 141,741.00 50,702.50 119.00 192,562.50 262,385.00 Note: A detailed report of bonded indebtedness broken down by individual issues, and also complete reports on income, expenses and appropriations are printed in Part II of this report, available at the selectmen's office and Cary Memorial Library, if not in- cluded herewith. $At Tax Collector's Office: Enter the Computer The office of collector of taxes has ac- quired two new pieces of office equipment - -an Entrex terminal connecting to the computer at the Arlington Trust Company and a microfilm reader. The terminal enables us to have our real estate and personal property accounts recorded by the end of November (hopefully in May al- so) and the microfilm reader gives us ac- cess to all persons who have vehicles reg- estered (with pertinent information) thus allowing us, with the assistance of our deputy collector, to set up hearings with the Registry on delinquent accounts which, in turn, brings in over -due revenue. In 1979 the computer will be programmed to enable us to key in payments, abatements and refunds on excise bills. This will mean that all demands will be mailed at the end of the 60 -day due date. Our real estate and personal property tax bills are collected every six months, due date November 1 and May 1. This year pay- ment was received on 20,000 real estate bills and 230 personal property bills. As more individuals are responsible for paying their own bills it is imperative for them to know that their payment must be in the collector's office by closing time (4:30 p.m.) on these above mentioned dates or else interest will be added to 39 their bills. Because of the gradual change in the way tax bills are being paid we re- ceive more individual mail and more "over - the- counter" payments. Aside from these we handle payments for over 20,000 water bills, ambulance, betterments, miscella- neous water charges, and accounts receiv- able. Warrants from various departments are given us, allowing us to make these collections. All these monies are turned over and deposited daily. Requests for municipal liens and better- ment discharges are on the rise. The fees for these are $15.00 and $4.00 respective- ly. This money is turned over weekly. One unpleasant aspect of our work involves placing property on tax title due to non- payment of taxes. We are fortunate here in Lexington that most of these actions have been for land of low value. We have not yet had to foreclose on property in- volving anyone's home. We have set many new goals in this depart- ment and it is our hope that they may be accomplished. We are fortunate in having a staff that is reliable and faithful in their work. Doris E. Barclay, Collector of Taxes $Board of Assessors TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME - PART TIME TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES Forecasts Revaluation 4 3 $58,061 $ 8,300 BOARD OF ASSFSSCPS. L/R: John J. MCWeeney, Thomas M. Wenham, Town Assessor; Willard P. Grush, Chair- man; William L. Potter. Fiscal 1979 witnessed a tax rate increase of $1.80, or about 2% over fiscal 1978. This modest increase was largely due to fiscal restraint from all operating de- partments, close scrutiny of all articles by town meetina, the state assuming a share of the county court costs and addi- tional assistance from the Local Aid Fund. The board hopes that this trend continues because, the town's assessable value is increasing at about only 2% per year. The 1978 town meeting approved another sum of money for the assessors to use toward revaluation and the board has interviewed a number of firms that would submit pro- posals. The board will ask the 1979 Town Meeting for the additional monies needed in anticipation of proceeding with the re- valuation of all properties in town. With the passage of the Classification Amendment the board feels that revalua- tion should not be delayed any longer than necessary. It should be pointed out that classification has some areas that are not very clear, especially in public utility valuations. The proposed classification percentages to be applied to all prop- erties cannot be implemented until all properties are at fair cash value. The valuation percentages of 55 %, 50 %, 40% and 25% are only preliminary and could be changed by the Legislature at any time. The board will keep the public informed as to the time -table and other pertinent information through the local paper as revaluation proceeds. The assessors' office day -to -day opera- tions and services performed for the pub- lic, as stipulated by the state department of revenue legislation, consist of chang- ing annually the records of approximately 400 properties because of transfers, in- specting about 350 new houses, additions and alterations, processing over 25,000 excise tax bills, reviewing about 40 abate- ment applications, processing 2,500 special betterment accounts, and processing about 700 statutory exemption applications re- lating to the blind, widows, veterans and elderly. A great deal of credit goes to the office staff who personally assisted many individuals in filling out their ex- emption forms. The Board sends out exemp- tion applications in the spring to the pre- vious year's recipients and these people are requested to return them to the office as soon as possible so that they can be processed in time for the first half tax payment. It is still incumbent on the tax- payer to be certain that the exemption ap- plication is filed with the board on time. Any person who has a question about eligi- bility to receive an exemption should con- tact the assessors' office. Willard P. Grush, Chairman John J. McWeeney William L. Potter 40 ANOTHER IMPACT ON LEXINGTON HOMES: THE BLIZZARD OF 1978 $Appropriation Committee Trims Tax Bulge After several years of substantial tax in- creases, we saw a modest $1.80 rise in fis- cal 1979. This lower tax rate was our long sought for objective, but it seemed unlike- ly to happen until the state government reversed its trend and increased the funds allocated to local aid. We are still ob- ligated to pay for substantial state man- dated programs and expensive state and lo- cal requirements. There is hope, however, that such mandates will be accompanied by supporting funding in the future. Almost constant review and study still has produced no solution to our solid waste problem, expecially with the poor accep- tance of the recycling program. This pro- blem must be confronted - and will result in substantial costs to the town at some time in the future. The uncontrollables - retirement costs, un- employment compensation, insurance, debt service, huge county costs, unbelievable MBTA assessments, negotiated wage settle- ments and school fiscal autonomy - again left us with relatively little of our tax dollar to work with. We met regularly with all major town boards and committees for in depth discussions on their budgets. During this process a num- ber of reductions were made as the town's needs and resources were evaluated. Our goal is tax stability. We will continue to work for this, particularly since there $Trustees of Public Trusts The trustees presently administer thirty- seven trust funds. Over the years sums of money have been bequeathed or donated to the town of Lexington to be held in trust Trustees of Public Trusts. L /R: ford; George P. Morey, Chairman; Gaynor K. Ruther- Frederick B. James. 41 Appropriation Committee. L/R sitting: Richard M. Perry, Secretary, Ex- Officio; Donald B. White, Chairman; Maxine L. Kutchin. Standing: Robert Cataldo; John R. Campbell; J. Harper Blaisdell; Martin H. Gilman; Harry A. Hall, III; William J. Dailey, Jr. Missing: George S. Silverman. continues to be a demand for more town financed functions especially in the areas of transportation, health, recreational and social services. Donald B. White, Chairman J. Harper Blaisdell, Jr. John R. Campbell William J. Dailey, Jr. Martin A. Gilman Harry A. Hall III Maxine L. Kutchin George S. Silverman Richard M. Perry, ex- officio, Secretary * * * * * * * * * * * for a specified public purpose, including perpetual care funds of the Westview, Co- lonial, and Munroe cemeteries and the Bridge Charitable Fund, with a total hook value on June 30, 1978 of $567,611.84. These funds are administered by a board of three trustees who are appointed by the board of selectmen to staggered six -year terms. It is their responsibility to in- vest the funds prudently within the limita- tions imposed by the donor or by law and to distribute the income as specified by the particular fund. They have informal tele- phone meetings to take care of routine matters during the year and meet formally several times a year to ratify actions which have been taken. William R. McEwen resigned as a trustee on May 9, 1978, and Frederick B. James was appointed to succeed him on May 31, 1978. George P. Frederick Gaynor K. Morey, Chairman B. James Rutherford $Capital Expenditures Committee Looks Ahead The capital expenditures committee is re- sponsible for the preparation of a five - year program covering the capital needs of the town. This program attempts to allocate the expenditure of capital funds so that no undue burden accrues in any single year. The committee reports its recommendations to the town at the annual town meeting. The past few years have seen the winding down of many of the major long -term pro- jects. Our land acquisition program is almost complete. Authorization to com- plete our sewer system within the next three years was approved by town meeting this year. As a result of an Inflow -In- filtration study, the major repair and reconstruction of existing sewers should also be complete at that time. Major components of our recreation plan were given approval with expenditures for bike paths and final plans for a new pool. A continuing drainage study is identifying areas where capital expenditures will be needed. Still unresolved at year's end are: the direction the town will take with regard to solid waste disposal when our present sanitary landfill ceases operation, and the fiscal burden of the town's increas- ing unfunded pension liability. The com- mittee will attempt to actively monitor these items for greater assurance of stability in our overall budgeting. Myles Nathan Barnert, Chairman Jane P. Buckley Clifford B. Porter Anne R. Scigliano Frank L. Shunney IN MEMORIAM ALLEN LEE WHITMAN, JR. 1931 - 1978 Town Meeting Member Precinct 7 1964 -1978 Capital Expenditures Committee 1969 -1975 Associate Member, Board of Appeals 1977 -1978 Cable Television Advisory Committee 1975 Town Counsel Serves Many Needs The duties of the town counsel are set forth in general in Article XXI of the Town By -Laws: Drafting legal documents such as contracts and deeds, giving legal advice and opinions to all agencies of town govern- ment, investigation of damage claims, and prosecution and defense of all cases and proceedings to which the town is a party. The past year required many hours to ful- fill each of these duties. During 1978 over 60 cases involving the Town of Lexington were pending in federal and state courts and with state adminis- 42 trative agencies. These cases are listed in Part II of this report, as town by -law requires. Many of these matters in- volved important legal questions and claims for substantial damages. A number of lawyers in my office spent many hours on pre -trial discovery, on settlement negotiations and on actual trial time. Often, it is essential for the town to hire outside experts to analyze claims and to testify in court. The General Court of the Commonwealth con- tinues to enact legislation which affects TOWN COUNSEL municipalities in various ways. Advice was given during the year with respect to Chapter 512 of the Acts of 1978 which brought about a major change in the doc- trine of sovereign immunity. The new zon- ing enabling act has required many changes in the zoning by -laws of the town and has necessitated giving advice with respect to new procedures to be followed and du- ties to be undertaken by the planning board, board of appeals, board of select- men and town clerk. The enactment of Chapter 766 of the Acts of 1972 (programs for children with special needs) continues to generate a number of legal matters on behalf of the school department. All contracts for public works projects and for other services for which outside contractors were necessary, were drafted or reviewed. The documents necessary to accomplish the purchase or sale of a number of pieces of real estate were drafted by town counsel during the year. In order to aid department heads in obtaining answers to legal questions, I have continued my practice of spending at least one day a week at the Town Office Building. In additon to written requests for opinions from the various departments, boards and agencies of the town, town counsel is called upon daily by telephone to give advice. In performing the town's legal services, I and other lawyers in my office have been aided considerably by the cooperation of all town officials and employees. Norman P. Cohen, Town Counsel Palmer & Dodge, Boston 43 $Retirement Board Says Fund Now More Funded During the year the town's board of retire- ment met at least once a month. At the 1978 Annual Town Meeting $624,300 was appro- priated to the contributory retirement pen- sion fund as the town's share of retirement allowances for the 1979 fiscal year and $4,950 was appropriated for the boards oper- ating expenses. In addition $181,000 was appropriated to fund the pension payments of the non - contributory members or their beneficiaries. Town employees, through payroll deduction, contributed over $340,000 to the fund. The town took its first step toward meeting its unfunded pension liability when it ap- propriated $100,000 to be invested and used at some later date. As of December 31, 1978 there were 201 contributory and 21 non -con- tributory retirees, an increase of 21 during the year. On May 15, 1978 our employee's elected rep- resentative to the board - former Fire Chief Walter F. Spellman passed away after serving fifteen distinguished years. An election for a new employee's elected representative was held on June 27, 1978 for a term expiring July 1, 1981 with the following results: Dorothy A. Ryder, 51 votes assessor's office Walter F. Spellman, Jr., 31 firefighter Total votes cast 82 Dorothy A. Ryder was elected. The income from investments permitted us to credit interest to members' accounts at the rate of 6.1 percent. George P. Morey, Chairman Richard M. Perry, Secretary, Ex- Officio Member Dorothy A. Ryder, Employee's Elected Representative Cary Memorial Library Growth Continues In his Journal for September 26, 1851, Thoreau complained that our neighboring town Concord publicly supported a Town House for policital meetings, and a dis- trict school system for children, but provided "nothing to educate ourselves who are grown up ". He proposed that Con- cord and its neighbors have libraries which could bring in the best materials available, giving the London Times as an example. Public libraries are essential to a well informed citizenry. One mea- sure of such usage here is home circula- tion from our new adult main desk. As the accompanying chart shows the new li- brary is busier each year. 1979 will set another record. The chart does not show reference on site usage which we feel is growing even faster. On Thoreau's sug- gestion we do subscribe to the London Times; it is much consulted, but happily we do not tabulate reference use. Such consultation does, however, account for most of our material use and expense. Due to our new security system gates we are the first time able to count attendance as an indication of such on site use. The first year's Main Library attendance figure is 352,019: During the past year children's circula- tion continued to decline along with the school enrollment. We should be pleased, however, that per capita use by children continues to rise. As we return to basics we must remember that reading is the first. Since the advent of elementary school li- braries we have generally foregone pur- chase of multiple copies in order to con- centrate on the development of a strong central resource for all children of the town. It is essential that we maintain the quality of the children's collection and services, but as circulation declines we are able to transfer some personnel CARY ADULT MAIN LIBRARY HOME CIRCULATION 0111 11.111111 LIMY 11,1 1. 11 11 111 it it Iltlf 11111 1111.11 111! Lllttl11111 44 time into adult where, as has been shown, it is badly needed. The pattern of usage is similar at the East Lexington Branch. Home circulation was 37,544 up by 2,581 over last year. Children's Branch circulation actually increased slightly as the quality of this collection became better known through programming and publicity. The branch is an important facility for its patrons of all ages. Efforts are now underway to make it a more popular and regular "drop - in" spot for senior citizens, especially during its less busy daylight /weekday hours. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES In order to stretch its strained resources your library currently is active in three important information networks. The East- ern Regional Public Library System has its headquarters at the Boston Public Library, and provides you with daily delivery ser- vice and free direct access to nearly all public libraries in the state, including Boston. The Wellesley - Lexington Areas Cooperating Libraries group includes Route 128 area public, academic, and company li- braries with whom Cary cooperates on inter- library loan and reference, and the Commu- nity Health Information Network with head- quarters at the Mount Auburn Hospital is a source of complete and accurate health in- formation for all. Due also to its limited resources the li- brary generally avoids adult group pro- grams, but where it is evident that we are best equipped for a program, we do not hes- itate to act. The Lexington Author Festi- val which was co- sponsored with the schools brought many well known authors and illus- trators to town, and was a great success. Our popular music series continues to take advantage of the excellent acoustics in the new building. A flier on remaining 1978/79 concerts is available at the Library. Now that classic films are more readily available on TV and in neighboring the- aters, we have discontinued the world film series. Our resources in this area are being placed in the more traditional li- brary role of circulating films not only from our own collection, but from those of networks to which we belong. Our audio/ visual service is available from the new music and art desk on the lower level. GIFTS AND GRANTS A fund in memory of our late patron John Lappen enabled the library to purchase CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY about fifty titles. The closed Parker School library was culled for needed titles; nearly 1,000 were added. Another generous Lions Club donation provided over thirty new titles to the large type collection they established here. The library also received three federal grants; $1,450.00 for material on health and aging, $500.00 for legal materials, and $5,000.00 for non- fiction to compensate for non - resident use. Ann E. Ferry, our Supervisor of Technical Services, died last November. Ann began work as a page at the Library over twenty - five years ago. Her contributions through two building expansions and a total re- cataloging of the collection were outstand- ing. The staff established. a permanent book fund in her memory. The library re- ceiv ^_d many other noteworthy gifts of books and services too numerous to list. BUDGET. The fiscal year 1978 was $534,123 of which $500,330 was appropriated, the balance being State Aid and Trustee income. $362,121 was expended for personnel, $92,155 for library materials, and $79,847 for other operating expenses. PUBLICATIONS. The Library publishes a leaflet on its services, and a Guide to the Study of Lexington which is a comprehensive listing of material from all periods, with an emphasis on those available in the Lex- ington Room. Robert C. Hilton, Director Music and Art Room, Lower Level, Cary Library Executive Committee (to November) Otis S. Brown, Jr., Chairman Jean Gaudet, Vice Chairman Robert B. Kent Rev. Edwin McLane Rev. Robert Zoerheide Advisory Committee Shirley Stolz, Chairman Elizabeth H. Clarke Rev. Harold T. Handley Theodore Mairson Mildred Marek Ruth Morey Ann Wallace Cary Lecture Committee Sponsors Three Programs The Cary Lecture Committee, consisting of three members, appointed by the town mod- erator, met several times during August and September, and chose the following programs for the 1978/79 season. a. Tuesday, November 14, 1978: Ronald Fleming - "Peeling Back the Plastic," strategies for townscape. b. Saturday, February 3, 1979: The Rad- cliffe Pitches and Harvard Kroko- diloes, giving a spirited program. c. Saturday, May 5, 1979: The National Marionette Theatre, David Syrotiak, Director. Internationally famous theatre of fantasy. All programs are held at Cary Memorial Hall and begin at 8:00 P.M. Using the same format as had been used the previous year to inform citizens of the scheduled events, the printed program was 45 mailed to each household by the first of November, 1978. In addition, the program was publicized through the schools, local merchants and organizations, and the Lex- ington newspaper. All lectures and programs are open to local residents and their guests. Tickets are not issued for admission and all perfor- mances are free. Funding for the programs is provided for by the Trustees of the Isaac Harris Cary Edu- cational Fund under terms of the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary. Throughout the year the committee continues to look into programing and encourages residents to submit their suggestions in writing. Esther S. Arlan, Chairman Charles H. Cole, II Chesley M. Dunlap New Staff, New Programs At Recreation TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL INCOME GENERATED 2 70 $109,183.00 $ 24,800.00 41,288.50 THE RECREATION COMMITTEE AND STAFF Administration Changes Changes in recreation staffing have provid- ed Clifford Prentiss, director of recre- ation and conservation, with a full time assistant. Joan Halverson was hired in January to the position of recreation co- ordinator to plan and oversee the recre- ational programs offered by the department. The resignation of part -time assistant director Harold Asp was received in August. Mr. Asp accepted a position at Hayden Rec- reation Centre. The department looks for- ward to an increase in cooperation and ex- change of program information with Hayden through this relocation of a valued em- ployee. New Program Directions During the past year the recreation depart- ment has provided expanded programs to meet the varied recreation interests in the com- munity. New programs for adults included indoor tennis lessons, ballroom, fun dance and disco dance classes, and a coed soft- ball league. Because of the strong interest in jogging the department sponsored a jogging clinic featuring Dr. Robert Carey, a heart spe- cialist at Symmes Hospital. Times avail- able for residents to use the Field House indoor track were also expanded to include both morning and evening hours. Several activities were offered for family participation such as, fall bike rides, monthly folk dance parties and family nights at the Field House. New senior activities focused on action. Exercises, swimming, and crafts classes were available to Lexington's older adults. The summer picnics at the Res were once again popular and well attended. Highlight 46 Joan Halverson, Coordinator; James Dhimos; Judith Uhrig, Chairman; Alice Hinkle; David Wells; Harold Asp, former As- sistant Director; W. Clifford Prentiss, Director Recreation of the first picnic was entertainment by "Grandathers Four " -a senior's barbershop quartet. Lexington children had a wide variety of new recreation opportunities from which to choose: a clown workshop, orienteering clinic, Halloween face painting, and craft classes. The Circus Wagon Theatre, Heluim Mime Show, and Zero Gravity skateboarding demonstration were some of the special performances which were brought to Lexing- ton by the department. For Lexington children who enjoy athletic competition, the department provided a junior tennis league program, swim team and meets with community pools, a hot shot basketball competition, and basketball tournaments with neighboring towns. For the first time in 1978 Lexington youth who qualified at the town track meet were able to compete against participants from 14 communities in a State meet which was held in Braintree. Specially planned bus trips provided resi- dents with opportunities to attend a va- riety of events including the Ice Capades, Boston Harbor Disco Cruise, a Red Sox Game, deep sea fishing, cross country skiing and canoeing. Although many programs were planned with the junior high and young adult popula- tion in mind, their participation was minimal. So far it has been difficult to attract this age group even though an apparent need for activities exists and programs and events have been specifi- cally planned for them. Field Improvement 1978 saw great progress in the ongoing effort to upgrade the town's recreational RECREATION COMMITTEE facilities. Through the cooperation of the parks division and the school depart- ment, the Center Soccer Field was regrad- ed and seeded. The Center basketball courts have also been resurfaced and en- larged. A full -sized swing set, taken from the Hancock School, was placed at the Center 4 ballfield, replacing a dete- riorating wooden fence. RECREATION FACILITIES * SCHOOLS Problems Although programs have been expanded and progress made in bringing facilities up to standards, the department still faces numerous problems which keep it from pro- viding all the services requested by res- idents. Basically these problems center around budgetary restraints. In the past Acres 1 Adams X X X X X X X X X X 5 2 Bowman X X X X x x 7 3 Bridge X X X X X X 16 4 Clarke x x X X X X X X X 14 5 Diamond X X X X X X X X 20 6 Estabrook x X X X X X X 8 7 Fiske XXX X X X X 6 8 Franklin X X X X X X X X 4 9 Harrington x X X X X X X 17 10 Hastings X X X X X X X 8 11 L.H.S. Center XxxxxxXXXXXXX X X X 33 12 Monroe x X 1 13 Muzzey X X X X 3 PLAY AREAS X X x X X X 7 1 Baskin 2 Eldred St. X X 3 Freemont St. X 4 Garfield x X 5 Ivan St. 6 Kineen X X X X X X 7 7 Lincoln St. x x X X X 7n 8 Marvin X 7 9 Old Res X X X X X 16+ 10 Oxford St. X 11 Poplar St. X x 1 12 Rindge x x x 5 13 Sutherland Hts. x X x 9 14 Valley Rd. x 15 Valleyfield St. x x 16 Willard's Woods Multi Purpose Skating _ � 0 ,i v v w m Pool /Swimming Rocket Firing_ Supervised Summer_ Winter Indoor Facility Parking Unstructured k q3. Play Apparatus Jr. Baseball Softball Hardball (Sr.) Basketball Volleyball Soccer Track /Field Football Tennis Field Hockey * For major passive recreation /conservation areas, see conservation report Part I. During the winter months the Recreation Department conducts programs in school department facilities. Permits are available at the recreation office for use of the ballfields, group use of picnic areas, and rocket firing. 47 RECREATION COMMITTEE the town has been able to pay recreation employees wages that were in some cases significantly below minimum wage. A new State regulation will require all em- ployees to be paid at much higher rates. This alone will require either cutbacks in program or budget increases. The ef- fect of inflation must be reflected in the recreation as well as in other town depart- ments. Since all revenue generated by recreation programs are returned to the general fund, not the department, the ability to provide programs is limited by the recreation budget even if the pro- grams are self supporting. Recruitment of part -time staff for winter programs produces few applicants who are of college age or above. Lack of these individuals often limits the ability to provide programs which require extensive adult supervision. Realizing the Master Plan During 1978 the recreation department has worked on plans for two major improvements which are outgrowths of the 1976 Master Plan for Recreation and Open Space. At the 1978 Town Meeting plans for an 8 mile network of bicycle paths, lanes, and routes was approved. The plans were for- mulated by a recreation citizens committee. At this writing 75% approval for state fund- ing for the 88,000 project is pending. Funds for the design and specifications for a new Center swimming pool complex to re- place the 50 year old deteriorating facil- Guides At Battle Green Battle Green Guides Director, Rev. Harold T. Handley gives tour for a nursery school group. 48 ity were also approved by town meeting. Current design includes a new bath house, wading, diving and main pools. Construc- tion is dependent upon approval of final plans at the 1979 Town Meeting. Approxi- mate cost of the project is $600,000 and the department has applied for 50% re- imbursement of federal and state funding. Since recreation activities are designed to meet the needs of the citizens, the depart- ment and committee welcome comments and suggestions from citizens. Recreation meetings are generally held the third Wed- nesday of each month and observers are wel- come. Full time staff is available in the Town Office Building to answer questions or listen to suggestions for new programs. Program information is available throughout the year at town offices and the Library, and is distributed through the schools. Maps of recreation facilities are also available in the recreation office for fifty cents. Judith J. Uhrig, Chairman Daniel P. Busa,(Resigned May 1978) James Dhimos Robert Eby,(Appointed August 1978) Alice M. Hinkle F. David Wells, Sr. Bicycle Sub - Committee: Elizabeth Whitman, Co- Chairman Tom Fortmann, Co- Chairman Jeffrey Albert Erna S. Greene Alice M. Hinkle Michael Schroeder Weiant Wathen -Dunn After passing the required examination, twelve new guides were licensed this year by the board of selectmen. In addition, 18 experienced guides had their licenses renewed. They all worked very well to- gether as a team, and wore tricorne hats and identification badges donated by the Lexington Lions Club. The guides not only warmly welcomed the thousands of summer visitors to the Bat- tle Green and explained the event which took place in 1775, but also they con- ducted two tours for new and interested Lexington residents. Town Celebrations Committee PATRIOTS DAY (April 17) The Reenactment began at 6:00 a.m. when the alarm was sounded from the Old Belfry. Viewers were greeted by a beautiful morn- ing as they watched the battle unfold. The Reenactment was started in 1971 by the Lex- ington Minutemen in preparation for the Bi- centennial in 1975 and has since become an integral part of its Patriot's Day Celebra- tion. The morning parade was led by Chief Mar - 'shal Brian Collins, President of the Lex- ington High School Class of 1978. He was assisted by Division Marshals Anne Barto- lotti and Eric Aldrich, and by aides from the High School. Brian Collins also pre- sided at the Battle Green Exercises that followed the parade. Rabbi Cary David Yales of Temple Isaiah gave the invoca- tion. Selectman Chairman Margery Battin read the Governor's proclamation. Lions Club President Herbert Grossimon presen- ted the White Tricorne Hat Award to Don- ald Gillespie, a most popular choice. The benediction was given by Dr. S. Mi- chael Halm of United Methodist Church. Other events of interest were: (1) the Rotary Club's pancake breakfast, (2) the memorial services conducted by the Lex- ington Minutemen and the Daughters of the American Revolution, (3) the five mile road race sponsored by the Lion's Club, and (4) the arrival at 1:00 p.m. of "Revere" and "Dawes." The afternoon parade under the command of Chief Marshal Norman Coates stepped off at 2:00 p.m. from East Lexington, past the Town Celebrations Committee. L/R standing: Ray- mond Flynn; Frances Mallet; Paul Jenkins. Seated: Karen Gaughen; William Brenchick, Chairman; Wil- liam Fitzgerald. reviewing stand on the Green and terminated at the High School. The parade staff led by Chief of Staff Daniel Murphy did an ex- cellent job of lining up units at the as- sembly area. The parade this year consis- ted of twenty -three bands and marching units, ten units of the Centennial Legion and Minutemen and nine floats. Ken Robinson, President of the Chamber of Commerce, awarded prizes to the winners of the float competition. Of the six floats entered in the Youth Division, the Lexing- ton Senior Girl Scouts won first prize. The Lexington Senior Class won second prize, and the Camp Fire Girls won third prize. First prize in the Civic Division went to the Lexington Elks. Second prize was award- ed to Citizens for Lexington Conservation. Mal's Auto Body won first prize in the Com- mercial Division. The cost of running a parade has been ris- ing faster than the budget and the commit- tee has had to go to the Chamber of Com- merce for sponsors to help defray parade expenses. A special thanks goes to those sponsors who helped in this years parade- - Arlex Oil Corporation, Rowe Chevrolet and Lexington Toyota, Sheraton Lexington Motor Inn, Mal's, Michelson's Shoes, Depositor's Trust, Old Colony Trust, and Lexington Sav- ings Bank. MEMORIAL DAY (May 29) Memorial Day dawned warm and bright and by 10 o'clock, the temperature had reached 80 degrees. Memorial services at Westview Cemetery preceded the morning parade. This year the parade was led by Lexington's Finest, the Committee hopes that this is the beginning of a tradition. At 10:00 a.m. Chief Marshal Sgt. Robert Hickey of the Lexington Police Department, assisted by his aides, Patrolmen Donald Birch, John Day, Peter Mills and Kennetn uox led the parade to the Munroe Cemetery where Ann Bartolotti read General Logan's Orders for the first Memorial Day and Brian Collins recited Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The parade continued to Cary Hall and the Old Colonial Burying Ground before culminating on the Green. Reverend Harold Handley gave the main address. VETERAN'S DAY (November 11) At the suggestion of William Hosford, Com- mander Post #3007 Veterans of Foreign Wars, the parade formed at the parking lot and driveway of the School Department Building instead of Munroe School. It worked out TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE well. There was more room to form a parade and parade participants could leave their vehicles since it was also the dismissal area. At 10:00 a.m. Commander Hosford led the parade through the center of town to the Green. Reverend James Dowse, Assistant Minister of the First Baptist Church, gave both the Invocation and Benediction. The main address during the Battle Green ceremonies was given by Lieutenant Colonel W. Darwin Ray of Hanscom Air Force Base. THE TOWN CELEBRATIONS COMMITTEE WISHES TO THANK THE YOUTH GROUPS (AND THEIR PARENTS), THE VETERANS, THE LEXINGTON MINUTEMEN, AND THE LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BAND, FOR WITH- OUT THEM THERE WOULD BE NO PARADES. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP CHANGES Leo Gaughan resigned for business reasons in June 1978, a year before his term ex- pired, after serving on the committee for more than a decade. He was Vice Chairman for five years and piloted the committee as chairman through an austere 1977 -1978 fiscal year. His leadership and experi- ence will be sorely missed. Karen Gaughan has been appointed for one year to finish the unexpired term. Ed Turner tendered his resignation in July White Hat Award "...THE SOUND OF MUSIC AND MUCH JOY." Donald J. Gillespie, Jr. received the White Hat - Lexington traditional Man -of- the -Year Award - given each Patriots Day by the Lions Club. The award won broad and instant ap- proval from all who knew the part he has played in the life of the town. In present- ing the hat, Lions Club President Herbert Grossimon emphasized the rich contribution Mr. Gillespie had made to the music program in the high school and in the town and upon his splendid influence upon youth. He is presently chairman of the music de- partment of the Lexington Public Schools and has been voted by his peers the Out- standing Music Educator in Massachusetts. From seeds planted in 1946 he has developed the music program in the public schools to its present outstanding level; organized and continues to direct the high school band, the orchestra and the Stage Band; instituted the exchange program which brings rewarding educational experiences to our youth as they exchange visits with other bands in New England and Eastern due to illness, hoping to return when health permits. Jean Coates has been named to finish his two year unexpired term. Inez Hazel resigned for business reasons; Eagle Scout Paul Jenkins has been appointed for one year to fill her unex- pired term. "GRAND LADY" of the TCC, Eleanor Litch- field retired from the committee after 22 years of service. She not only served as corresponding and financial secretary, but also acted as liaison between TCC and the town offices. In 1964 the Lions Club awarded her the White Tricorn Hat as that years' outstanding citizen. Through the years she has been both an outstanding committee member and warm, loyal friend. William P. Brenchick, Chairman William P. Fitzgerald, Vice Chairman Raymond J. Flynn Francis Mallett Richard F. Perry *Edward W. Turner * *C. Jean Coates *Leo Gaughan, Past Chairman #Karen Gaughan *Inez B. Hazel # #Paul Jenkins Margot Tutun *Resigned, * *suceeded Edward W. Turner, #Leo Gaughan, # #Inez B. Hazel. areas; and he helped organize and is musi- cal director of the Bicentennial Band which entertains townspeople at those enjoyable 50 WHITE HAT AWARD Thursday evening summer concerts on the Green. As Mr. Grossimon phrased it "Literally thousands of former students hold him dear in their memories and remain grateful to him for his devotion to them. His leader- ship, his teaching ability, his musical talents and his perpetual smile have brought us the sound of music and much joy." As the 25th recipient of the honored award, Mr. Gillespie joins the ranks of Edwin Worthen, Albert Burnham, John Garrity, the Rev. Harold Handley, William Maloney, Dr. Fred Piper, Thomas Grindle, William Roger Greeley, Albert Frothing - ham, Margaret Keefe, Eleanor Litchfield, Msgr. George Casey, Joseph Rooney, Donald Nickerson, Alan Adams, Dr. Winthrop Harrington, Michael Vidette, Louis Tropeano, George Emery, Louis Zehner, Irving Mabee, Richard Michelson, Ruth Morey and Levi Burnell. Historical Commission As the historical commission has nearly com- pleted its survey work to inventory the architecturally and historically significant structures and sites in Lexington, it has taken a more active watchdog and gadfly role in preserving and protecting these proper- ties. The Commissioners have shared their expertise as architect, preservationist, architectural historian, historian, and planner not only with individual owners of historic houses but also with the Town, in advocating preservation restrictions and historic districting for the Hancock School. Because the Hancock School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a member of the historical commission sat on the school sites conversion committee during the long period of debate and de- cision- making with regard to the future of this first of Lexington's phased -out school buildings. In June the Battle Green Historic District was enlarged to include Hancock School, and preservation restric- tions did accompany the deed when the building was sold for development. PRESERVATION POLICY: The Historical Commis- sion, at the request of the board of select - men,drew up a statement on "Major Policy Issues Facing Preservation Today," which was approved by the selectmen and forwarded to the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (replacing the National Park Ser- vice) in Washington, D. C., for inclusion 51 in a new national preservation policy. PLANNING: Among the issues raised in the policy statement was the economic and his- toric advisability of rehabilitating older housing stock. The historical commission now has a representative on the housing needs sub- committee of the planning board. Moreover, the commission has submitted an application to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, for a summer intern who would work both with the planning director and with members of the histor- ical commission to prepare a preservation plan for the town, thus linking historic preservation with other town planning programs and activities. EDUCATION: Lexington is currently under consideration as one of the communities in which a state -wide pilot program to include local architectural history in the public secondary school curriculum will be devel- oped. Sara B. Chase, Chairman from 9/78 Anne A. Grady, Chairman until 9/78 Norma Bogen *Richard S. Morehouse John Orcutt *Elizabeth W. Reinhardt *Resigned Historic Districts Commission The work of the Historic Districts Com- mission in 1978 was much the same as that of other years. We pass judgment on pro- jects initiated by property owners, some- thing as small as a sign, or as great as the renovation of a school. We have no authority, and rightly so, to compel own- ers to make improvements. Nevertheless, our objective is to upgrade the appear- ance of the four historic districts, and towards this end we welcome the inquiries of all owners whose homes or businesses are subject to our review. Their cooper- ation, though not perfect, has been on the whole very good. We appreciate ex- amples of voluntary restraint on interior signs, even though this is a subject be- yond our jurisdiction. Next year we look forward to increased cooperation with property owners and businesses. Enlarged by vote of the state legislation on June 23, 1978 the Battle Green Historic District now includes the Hancock School, HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION to be put to new use a3 a condominium with eighteen units. We hope that this project will demonstrate how the joint efforts of Historic Districts Commission. L /R: Roland B. Greeley; John L. Davies; Howard C. Nason, As- sociate; Georgia H. Williams, Secretary; John R. Packard, Chairman; Barbara Gilson, Clerk; Linda J. McAuley, Associate; Richard S. Morehouse, Associate. Absent: S. Lawrence Whipple; Sarah P. Harkness, Associate; Oliver F. Hooper, Associate (resigned). public office holders and private develop- ers can salvage and dignify an important part of the own's history. Planning Board Busy Ensuring Sound Land Use TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL PERSONNEL $32,781 $ 5,106 2 In the last twelve months there have been two Town Meetings in which the Planning Board has had major articles on the war- rants. The primary contributions that the planning board made were related to zoning. At the December Special Town Meeting the town accepted the new Zoning Act and sever- al planning board proposals for amendments to the Town By -Law, chief among these was an entirely new section to the By -Law which subjects conventional subdivisions to the special permit process. This new provi- sion gives the town a measure of planning control over subdivisions which it desper- ately needed. Before this the only con- trol that the town had over new subdivi- sions was over engineering details under the Subdivision Control Law. Now, under the new Section 39, the planning board (which is the Special Permit Granting Authority) can assure a reasonably well - designed, environmentally sound subdivi- sion. In the past the town had had some difficul- ty in enforcing special permit conditions. Consequently, at this Special Town Meeting, the town adopted a new By -Law which per- 52 mits the Special Permit Granting Authority to require the posting of security to guarantee compliance with the conditions of a Special Permit. The planning board has worked closely with the board of appeals and the conservation commission. New provisions of the Zoning By -Law require that proposed development be reviewed first by the conservation com- mision to ensure that no water problems will be created for neighbors due to al- terations of wetlands. An order of con- ditions issued by the conservation com- mission must be submitted with the appli- cation for a special permit. Both the staff and membership of the planning board and the conservation commission have work- ed together on proposals to try to assure sound land use planning. The board of appeals and the planning board also enjoy a special relationship. The planning board is required to provide the board of appeals with advisory opin- ions on the planning impact of certain special permits requiring extensive site PLANNING BOARD review. Being routinely consulted for views on applications for other special permits and variances, the planning board provides the board of appeals with views on the appropriate land use implications. The two boards also work closely on changes to the Zoning By -Law, and although dis- agreement between the boards concerning some proposals provides town meeting with lively, but never acrimonious, debate, we continue to consult with each other on a variety of problems of common concern. The board is also working with the new building commissioner on changes to the Zoning By -Law that will ease the enforce- ment problems he has encountered. A major task to which the planning board has addressed itself since the Annual Town Meeting has been the development of a plan for low and moderate income housing. In this endeavor the board has had the en- thusiastic and constructive support of the housing authority, the town manager and the board of selectmen. Currently the board is reviewing a draft housing report prepared by its Citizen Advisory Committee which included representatives of the board of selectmen, housing authority and board of appeals. This housing plan will be presented to the 1979 Town Meeting. Throughout the year the planning board has been concerned with the central business district. Many local merchants seem unable to stay in business in the center and space is being taken over by banks and chain stores. There appears to be little con- sensus on what the center should be or which problems need to be addressed. An advisory committee has been appointed and Planning Board. L /R: Manfred P. Friedman, Vice Chairman; Marion H. Snow, Administrative Clerk; Kenneth G. Briggs, Planning Dir- ector; Albert P. Zabin, Chairman; Laura F. Nichols; Iris G. Whea- ton; Frank Sandy. a special meeting was devoted to inter- viewing Lexington residents on their views of the center. Similar meetings are being planned with the merchants and with the property owners. Future action by the planning board is contingent on the out- come of these meetings. During the past year, ten subdivisions were brought before the Board for review. Four were given final approval; seven were given preliminary approval; and two were denied. There were two applications for a special permit under Section 39 with one approved and one pending. Revision and updating of the Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land were undertaken and are now completed. Work is continuing on the reclassification of streets. In the past year the planning board has reserved the first half hour of its meet- ings (except while town meeting is actually in session) for public participation. Mem- bers of the public are encouraged to come and discuss any matter relating to land use with the board on a completely open, in- formal and unstructured basis. These pub- lic sessions provide an invaluable source of information to the board and have in- formed the board on many problems about which it had been unaware. PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE AT PLANNING BOARD OFFICE Zoning By -Law Zoning District Maps Zoning Maps Subdivision Rules & Regulations Recreation & Open Space Map 53 Conservation Commission - -- Then and Now CONSERVATION COMMISSION TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME. PART TIME FIFTEEN YEARS AGO at a Special November Town Meeting the Conservation Commission Act (G.L.c.40, s.8C) was accepted and the Lexington Conservation Commission was'es- tablished for the protection and preserva- tion of the natural and watershed re- sources of the town. The creation of the commission made the town eligible for sub- stantial reimbursement funds for land acquisition. TODAY...as the Master Plan for land ac- quisition nears completion, with approxi- mately $400,000 remaining of the $2 mil- lion bonding authorized in 1975, conser- vation emphasis has shifted to wetland regulation. Under the Hatch Act, since strengthened in the Wetlands Protection Act and locally reinforced by the Gener- al By -Law for Wetland Protection (Article XXXIII) of 1977, wetland alterations, whether allowed through the commission's regulatory procedures or occurring il- legally, now dominate the commission and staff time. FOURTEEN THEARINGS under the Wetlands Pro- tection Act were held during the past year, all but one of them simultaneously with the town wetland by -law. A number of these presented unusual hydrological problems and necessitated "continued" hearings for 54 Past and present Conservation Commissioners celebrate 15th birthday of the commission. L/R on floor: *Susan S. Solomon; Margaret F. Rawls, Erna S. Greene, Secretary; Seated: *David G. Williams, Chairman; Manfred P. Friedman; Gary L. Larson; Norman P. Cohen; *Shirley H. Stolz. Standing: Stephen F. Ells, John J. McWeeney; *Angela E. Frick; Howard M. Kassler; Leslie H. York; W. Clifford Prentiss, Con- servation /Recreation Director; Alford S. Peckham; *Paul V. Rif - fin; *Francis X. Fields; *Francis W. K. Smith. Absent: Jules P. Sussman and Stanley A. Brown, former Chairmen; Paul E. Mazer - all, ex- officio. more detailed information and subsequent review by other boards before a final Order of Conditions could be written. Similarly, there were four appeals to the State Department of Environmental Quality Engineering for relief from conditions. These appeals still await action at the state level. No developer has yet appeal- ed (through the courts) an Order of Condi- tions under the town wetland protection by -law. 1978 Hearings File No. 201 -56 201 -57 201 -58 201 -59 201 -60 201 -61 201 -62 201 -63 201 -64 201 -65 201 -66 201 -67 201 -68 201 -69 *Appeals Freeman, Fairfield Dr. * *Ridge Estates II, Emerson -Ridge Rds. SMM, Forbes Rd. (Statute only) *Willow Ridge, Barrett Rd. Minuteman Ridge II, Concord Ave. Five Fields, Inc., Barberry Rd. *Zorka, Sherburne - Kendall Rds. A & D Realty Trust, Bedford St. DeMille, Grassland St. Burroughs Corp., Hayden Ave. Philbrook, Grassland St. Colangelo, Hartwell Ave. Curtin, Marrett Rd. Bonanno, Lincoln St. LAND ACQUISITION. The most significant purchase authorized by the 1978 Town Meet- ing was land adjacent to the lower Vine Brook, totalling 17 acres and culminating many years of negotiations with the Swan and Buckley families. A unique coordina- tion of efforts by the land owners, neigh- bors and various town boards allowed the town to acquire an eight -acre parcel from Jp 8 ST. 0 CONSERVATION COMMISSION MAJOR PASSIVE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION AREAS * 1 Belfrey Hill X 13 Lower Vine Brook Meagherville North St. Sand Pits X X X X X X X 36 30 22+ 2 Bowman Park X X 5+ 14 3 Cranberry Hill X X X 24 15 4 Dunback Meadow X X X X 78 16 Old Res x x x x x 16+ 5 Follen Area X X X 64+ 17 Paint Mine Shaker Clen X x x x X x x x 35 16 6 Hastings Park X X 4+ 18 7 Hayden Woods X X X X 64 19 Simonds Brook x X X 75 8 9 Hennessey_Land X X X X in 20 Tower Park X X X 8 Idylwilde X X q 21 Upper Vine Brook X X 25 10 Juniper Hill X X X 26 22 Waltham St. Farms X X X 40 11 Katandin Woods X X X 2n 23 West Farm X X X 12 12 Liberty Heights X X 5+ 24 Whipple Hill x X X 150 00 a 0 b V N .-I " b M � v u Y+ •ri a C J U W.1-4 Z la. X -C Skiing Walking Paths Fishing Garden Plots Active Farms _ Equestrian Unstructured Bike Path 25 Willard's Woods X X X X x x x 5.13—__ W •0 v 41 ,-i Cf.) Nature Study u M 0 U 4-4 P4 w . V] V i X Walking Paths Fishing Garden Plots Active Farms Equestrian Unstructured Bike Path * For more structured recreation areas and playgounds, see Recreation Committee report, Part I. 55 CONSERVATION COMMISSION the Daisy Wilson heirs. Two additional small areas were voted to expand Hayden Woods (Valleyfield Street) and Dunback Meadow (Blossomcrest Road). Also approved by town meeting was the transfer of three town -owned or tax title land "packages" to conservation jurisdiction: between Marrett Road and the Bowman School, off Valley Road and in the Wood and Grove Street areas. LAND MANAGEMENT. Although funds for this purpose continue to be scarce, some im- provements to keep the land open and usable have been made. With the help of the parks division, signs identifying conservation land were installed, or in some cases re- placed, and gates were constructed where necessary. Mowing now reveals an old cart road along the lower Vine Brook from Fair- field Drive to East Street, making a rec- reational lane for walking and bicycling. Youth organizations, scouts, etc., have helped to maintain town land by clearing brush from the shoulder of the fire lane from Allen Street into Dunback Meadow, by repairing the dam at Little's Pond in Whipple Hill and by collecting trash and litter from many other conservation par- cels. Community gardens continued to flourish at Idylwilde, Shaker Glen and Dun - back Meadow. A minimal charge was insti- tuted this year for land use and plowing, and each area formed a committee to ad- minister rules and regulations. In several other conservation areas, farmers leased about 20 acres, thus returning the land to its former use, as well as providing money to the town. Through the work of the members of this and past conservation commissions, Lexington has preserved and protected over 920 acres of land for all to enjoy. David G. Williams, Chairman Francis W. K. Smith, Vice - Chairman Francis X. Fields Angela E. Frick Paul V. Riffin Susan S. Solomon Shirley S. Stolz, Financial Secretary W. Clifford Prentiss, Director of Conservation Erna S. Greene, Recording Secretary Permanent Building Committee Oversees Two Projects The permanent building committee has had a busy year with two projects: the Center Playground Pool complex and the town Band- stand. Center Playground Pool Complex. Money for final plans and specifications for the pool was voted at the March 1978 Town Meeting. Since then, the committee and its archi- tects have been working on the final de- tails. The complex will replace the old center pool which has been there for fifty years. It includes a diving pool, new main pool, childrens' wading pool, bath house and deck area integrated with the current instructional pool, which was built fairly recently. A firm bid for construction of the pool complex will be presented to March 1979 Town Meeting for a vote. Bandstand. The town bandstand, which will be funded by private subscription through Rotary Club auspicies, has been designed and the site approved by the board of se- lectmen. It goes to the Historic Dis- tricts Commission for site and design ap- proval. It will be built this spring to be ready for the Bicentennial Band summer concert series if all goes well. Old Projects Going, Gone. The Cary Memo- rial Library equipment and building spec- 56 ifications are nearly completed. Jonas Clarke.Junior High School building was turned over to the school department in 1978, and the $12,646.89 remaining in the appropriation for its construction will go to the town E & D account at the end of the fiscal year. Permanent Building Committee. L/R seated: James J. Scanlon; Irving H. Mabee; Mary Louise Touart, Chair- man; Herbert P. Grossimon; William P. Kennedy. Standing: Donald J. Gillespie, Jr., (bandstand); Levi G. Burnell, Jr. (bandstand); F. David Wells (pool). Absent: William J. Scouler (resigned 9/78); Robert N. Eby (pool); R. Reinhold Abele (library); Shirley H. Stolz (library). New Command At Building / Inspection TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME PART TIME TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES 4 2 $70,382.00 $ 1,213.00 The year 1978 began under the sewer mor- atorium with subdued construction for new buildings. Permits for additions and alterations continued in normal fashion as did permits for new construction in areas not affected by the moratorium. Springtime brought the retirement of Don Irwin after 23 years as head of the de- partment. Mr. Tom Kelley filled in as acting building commissioner until the appointment of Peter F. DiMatteo, A.I.A. Associate in July. Shortly thereafter, the sewer moratorium was lifted and con- struction activity increased dramatical- ly to a level matching 1977's all time high. Increased construction activity and zoning violations have kept all personnel busy in the field monitoring construction, investigating and prosecuting violations. This taxed all the capabilities of our system and led to delays in building permit issuance due to need for board of appeals hearings and other legal deter- minations of relevant facts. Mandatory energy code requirements for new and existing buildings have had their impact, also. The late summer -early fall also saw a number of longstanding zoning problems nearing resolution. It is clear that greater communication and coordination is needed between town departments and boards for purposes of minimizing problems and conflicts that could occur during implementation. In an effort to tie loose ends together, the building commissioner has been given administrative control, for purposes of coordination, over land -use related departments and agencies. The impact of this administrative action has al- ready been felt and will continue. Prior to issuing building permits, permit applications are now sent to appropriate departments and boards for review and determination of condition /regulation application. To date, this has minim- ized numerous problems for homeowners as well as for town agencies and the builders. The above -noted activities relate direct- ly to the goals of this department. In serving the citizens of this town, the building inspection department admin- isters and enforces the Massachusetts State Building Code, State Plumbing Code, 57 State Gas Code, State Electrical Code, Lexington Zoning By -Laws, Lexington Sign By -Laws, and enforcement of certain provisions of the General By -Laws. Further, this department is charged with the coordination of activities of complementary departments regulating construction, land -use and zoning activities in Lexington and interacts with a number of other regulatory boards and commissions. In carrying out these goals, the department works toward strict, equitable and consistent enforcement at all levels, administratively as well as in the field. Future plans for this Department are to establish an office of community develop- ment as an administrative mechanism to formalize the coordination of related de- partments and boards. All departments and staffing will remain essentially the same as now, but with the building com- missioner responsible for both the build- ing /inspection department and the office of community development. The office is expected to be functional by July of 1979, and citizen participation will be a key factor in its development and implemen- tation. 1979 certainly promises to be an exciting year with many challenges and new adventures. Peter F. DiMatteo, Building Commissioner Fence Viewers Still Perform 17th Century Job! The selectmen from their earliest appoint- ment in the 17th century have always been concerned with the town boundaries. Very early they appointed fence viewers to help them maintain fences so that cattle (400 cows in 1775) - or their owners - did not stray on town property. That continues to be our job today. Cows to not bother us any more but many citizens do consult us about fence erection. To the dozens who called upon us in 1978, the mes- sage,is clear: Check your lot line. You cannot build a fence on your neighbor's land and especially not on town land! Harold T. Handley Louis A. Zehner Board of Appeals Intensifies Activity With New Rules TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL PERSONNEL $10,857 $ 1,614 1 The board of appeals, mandated by state and town laws, has the following powers as the permit granting authority and special permit granting authority under the Zoning By -Laws: (1) To hear and decide appeals by any person aggrieved by reason of his in- ability to obtain a permit or enforce- ment action from any administrative office. (2) To hear and decide applications for special permits: land and building uses, cluster developments, legal uses not conforming to current zoning, land uses in multi - dwelling districts, site plan review for industrial development, signs, soil removal, etc. (3) To hear and decide petitions for variances of dimensional controls for both residential and industrial prop- erty: area, frontage requirements and front, side and rear yard setbacks of structures. The board's goal is to execute town and state legal requirements, in the most efficient, effective and legally correct manner possible. This year changes were made in the procedures of the board to improve its effectiveness. (a) Increased attention was given to the written decisions following the hearings to make sure that what was granted and not granted was made very clear in the find- ings so that interpretations and enforce- ment difficulties of the past would be eliminated. This procedure should also aid interested citizens in interpreting the decisions. (b) A brief review of past decisions (permits, variances, etc.) on the same property (which property was again con- sidered in this year's hearings) was 58 Board of Appeals. L/R seated: Thomas G. Taylor; Woodruff M. Brodhead; Ruth Morey; George P. Wadsworth, Chairman; Evelyn F. Cole, Administrative Clerk; Irving H. Mabee. Associates standing: Natalie H. Riffin; Clarence D. Turner, Robert A. Bowyer. incorporated into the findings so as to make future decisions easier for the board without having to go back over past history again and again. Also this will help the citizens who may be interested in a par- ticular address to obtain a clear record of the local restrictions placed on the prop- erty since the adoption of zoning by -laws. (c) The board of appeals office changed its approach in order to handle the large in- crease in its activity due to the increas- ing number of citizens trying to make use of their land and buildings to better ad- vantage. This increase is due to the fact that open available land is becoming scarce as well as expensive. Effort has been made to guide people into the correct channels to accomplish what they desire in a legal manner, not necessarily or exclusively by requesting a variance or special permit. Our objective has been to help find a solu- tion to each problem by working and con- sulting with other boards and not to see how many hearings could be obtained for the board. The latest count indicates that there will have been approximately 71 petitions processed for hearings and numerous re- quests were channeled in other directions for better solutions. One of the major problems of the board of appeals has been the interpretation of the latest revisions in both state and town laws. This has created confusion and dilemmas,usurping time and energy beyond what has been required in the past. MEMBERS: George P. Wadsworth, Chairman Ruth Morey, Vice Chairman Woodruff M. Brodhead Irving H. Mabee Thomas G. Taylor Associates: Robert A. Bowyer Eric T. Clarke Robert M. Gary Natalie H. Riffin William J. Scouler Clarence D. Turner Council on Aging Explains TOTAL EXPENSES $16,584 The Lexington Council on Aginc (CoA) is an umbrella agency concerned with the quality of life in Lexington citizens as they age. Its responsibilities are (1) to identify the needs of the Lexington senior citizens, (2) to design, promote, and implement ser- vices to fill these needs, and to coordinate existing services, and (3) to educate the community and enlist its support in imple- menting programs to assist the seniors. The CoA is an advocate for the continuing well being of the approximately 4500 Lexinc- ton seniors, just as the school department/ Parent Teacher Association is an advocate for the growth and development of our ap- proximately 7000 school children. The goal of CoA programs is the creation of a reason- able living environment which will enable the elderly to continue to live in Lexington when their incomes have been greatly reduced by retirement as well as eroded by inflation and when some may require assistance because of infirmities. To this end the CoA uses $2244 of its budget to support the Minute Man Home Care Corp., which operates largely with state funding and supplies services to enable seniors to remain in their homes. The total budget of the CoA in FY79 was $24,220. The activities which are supported are discussed below. We wish to note here, regarding the CoA's re- sponsibility to enlist the support of the community in implementing programs, that over 5000 volunteer hours were utilized di- rectly by the CoA in the past year, and that the value of the volunteer hours utilized, even at minimum wages is over $14,000. The true value of the volunteer workers cannot, of course, be measured in dollars. The volunteers are of enormous human value to the elderly, the CoA, and the town of 59 Cake to celebrate opening of new Temporary Senior Center Lexington. Even in cold bookkeeping terms i the donated work hours dollar potential is over two thirds as large as the entire CoA budget. CoA MOVES....During the past year the coun- cil has continued to organize and expand its previous activities and to initiate new ones. The most important change during the year has been the Council's move from its old quarters on the second floor of the Visitors Center to new quarters on the ground floor of the Church of Our Redeemer, 6 Meriam St. The new quarters are barrier free, making access easier for the elderly. The new quarters are flexible enough to permit the testing of new programs on trial bases, while older programs are continued and expanded. The establishment of this temporary Senior Citizens Center was over- whelmingly endorsed by the 1978 Town Meet- ing, in Warrant Article 32. The Selectmen in February 1978 appointed a Senior Center Site Committee (SCSC) of Lexington citizens to investigate all ex- isting public and private facilities with a spcific view of accomodating senior cit- izens programming. Also during 1977/78, the Council provided volunteers, transportation, and financial support to the Lexington Health Fair (April 1978) held at the Minuteman Vocational School, and to the Lexington Forum on Aging Council on Aging. L/R Front Row: Anne Jackson; Joan Melcher, Coordinator; Constance Stohn, Se- nior Aide. Second Row: Christine Miller; Sylvia Merfeld, Meals -on- Wheels Coordinator; Rev. Shirley Goodwin; Barbara Luckmann; Dorothy Williams; Steven Clark. Third Row: Arnold Green; Roy Weinstein; William Sen, Chairman; John Carlson; Frayda Cooper. COUNCIL ON AGING (May 1978). The Fair was a major activity of the Council, and was an outstanding suc- cess, attended by some 600 persons. CoA FULFILLS MANY AIMS....In the 1977 An- nual Report a list of "future programs" was given. These were: (1) expansion of the nutrition program, (2) initiation of a senior dental inspection effort, (3) in- creasing our health clinic clientele base, (4) conducting a health fair, (5) provid- ing more group- shared transportation, (6) participation in the Lexington Forum on Aging, and (7) initiation of planning for a senior center. These goals have been accomplished or advanced in 1978, except for the dental inspection effort, which exists but is not easily accessible to Lexington citizens. ....AND SETS NEW GOALS The Council has identified further goals for the coming period: 1. added telephone and personal informa- tion and referral concerning available Service Nutrition Meals on Wheels, CoA,MOW Congregate Meals, MMHC Grocery Shopping, shut -ins Health Screening Clinics B/H - Tri-Community Counseling, MVMHA Outreach, Senior Aide Transportation Minibus, CoA Taxi discounts In -Home Support Chores, MMHC Homemaker, MMHC Recreation /Leisure Trips - Excursions Picnics, Recreation Dept. Information Information /referrals visitors, CoA Telephone Info. calls, CoA Legal Aide, MMHC Other Discount Cards Newsletters, CoA Volunteer Work Volunteer Hours, CoA, MOW Volunteer Miles, MOW services for the elderly, including so- lution of individual problems 2. expanded organized social events in our test location 3. expanded educational services, including exercise and health classes 4. expanded volunteer programs 5. development of an outreach program de- signed to service the most needy of the Lexington elderly 6. development of additional CoA committees to oversee and strengthen CoA activities with motivated personnel. (For example - we are at present initiating a broadly based committee, Friends of the CoA, to advise and assist the CoA in its basic mission) 7. initiation of a chairlift minivan for the incapacitated, in cooperation with Minute Man Home Care Corp. and surround- ing towns, in context with the Lexington transportation system. Some of the statistics which measure CoA functions are given below. There has been a modest increase in some activities, and a Service Units 76/77 1900 meals 90 meals 25 trips 1213 visits (24) (17) 360 488 75 not recorded 1000 1200 21,000 1490 60 Service Units People Served 77/78 77/78 4771 meals 2150 meals 72 trips 1014 visits 83 20 6 72 26 17 549 79 62 8 13 750 143 130 63 1945 2538 37 300 24,500 3000 5365 16,202 56 COUNCIL ON AGING dramatic increase in others. The current CoA activities are showing the effect of the new location. Improved client services are reflected in annualized rates for Sep- tember 1978: 3948 visitors per year to CoA offices and 3912 telephone referrals per year. Clearly the council has entered a new phase when citizens recognize and use the council services to solve their problems. CoA Committees Sylvia Merfeld, Meals on Wheels Chairman Ann Paranya, Friendly Visitor Chairman Barbara Luckman, Recreation Chairman Edith Cheever, Widowed to Widowed Chairman Toni Elliott, Telecare Chairman Helen Sullivan, Hospitality Chairman Agnes Allen, Carl Dolan, Elizabeth Ward -- Newsletter Production William Sen, Chairman Roy Weinstein, Vice Chairman Dorothy Williams, Secretary John Carlson, Treasurer Steven Clark Frayda Cooper Rev. Shirley Goodwin Arnold Green Ann Jackson Barbara Luckman Cristina Miller *Ann Paranya *Jane Stump Joan Melcher, Coordinator *Resigned Veterans Services Are Here! TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $ 8,907 TOTAL EXPENSES $ 40,649 TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 1 Ever since there has been an America for which men fought and gave their lives, our country's thanks have been expressed in -•arious ways. The first benefit on record .,nacted by the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony 'Al 1636 provided that any soldier injured n defense of the colony "shall be main - iined completely by the colony during his ife." Tae veterans' service department is priv- ileged to help veterans and their depen- dents obtain benefits from a grateful na- tion. All veterans, especially those of Vietnam and their dependents must be af- forded the opportunity to apply for and receive benefits to which they are enti- tled. These benefits relate to food, clothing, shelter and medical care. Ser- vices also include, filing for VA compen- sation, pension, hospitalization, educa- tion, out - patient medical care, rehab- 61 ilitation, counselling and a variety of other services. Over 50 percent of our population will directly or indirectly be involved with our veterans' programs; average monthly caseload of the veterans' service office is 27. Veterans' benefits, under Chapter 115 of Massachusetts, are paid by the community of residence and 50 per cent reimbursed by the state. Federal VA benefits under Ti- tle are paid directly to claimants. There are certain basic requirements es- tablished by law for veterans' financial assistance in time of need: residence in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, dis- charge under honorable conditions, and financial need. Veterans or dependents can apply to the lo- cal veterans' service office, a one stop center for all veterans' benefits programs. Greta E. Glennon, Veterans' Agent Youth Commission... Identifies,Advocates,Acts... The Youth Commission's activities during 1978 can be grouped into three categories: (1) identifying problems and needs of youth in Lexington; (2) advocating new programs within the framework of existing organiza- tions; (3) carrying out programs to meet needs where no other agency is in a posi- tion to undertake the service. Youth Commission. L/R seated: Jonathan Rosenblum; Marcia Feakes, Chairman; Mary Frances Anderson; Standing: Patricia Falconer; Meredith Heard, Daniel Perez. has been expressed by all social workers and guidance personnel working with teen- age youngsters. We hope that the proposal for a Mystic Valley - Beaverbrook group home facility will receive funding in the near future. The youth commission has only set up two programs and these were undertaken because we could find no other sponsor. One was a Saturday night hockey program for older youth at the Hayden skating facility. This proved to be a popular program and we are grateful to Hayden for the use of the fa- cilities at a very low fee. We also ran a Hire -a -Youth program during the summer at the town office building which was success- ful in placing 180 young people in part - time jobs. This helped young people and provided a service to people in the com- munity by supplying needed help when school services were closed. Ellen Boyle, a Connecticut College student, did an ex- cellent job in running the service. Funds for this were supplied by the town, the school department and local organizations and businesses. We are grateful for their help. It is our hope that the new satel- lite office of the Division of Employment Security at the Lexington High School will meet the needs for a youth employment ser- vice throughout the year. 62 In January and February we held two forums at the high school for young people to meet the commission members and discuss general youth problems and make suggestions on pro- grams which are needed in Lexington. We also held discussions with post high school young people, social workers and represen- tatives of recreational agencies. We feel that we are in closer touch with some of the problems of young people but will con- tinue to welcome input from any individual or group. In our role as advocate we have made sug- gestions to the recreation committee for ski buses, informal pick -up sports for older young people and for lighting of a ball field at the center. The first two were started by the recreation committee but the lighting has been stalled by lack of funds. We believe that a town as sports - oriented as Lexington should have a lighted field to extend the playing hours of our facilities. It is also worth noting that the youth town meeting (a program on which we cooperated with the social studies de- partment of the high school) also felt that this was a priority. The commission has also advocated the need for temporary housing for troubled youth as this need Recently the commission has appointed a youth awards sub - committee with Winston Flynn as chairman, and representatives of many community groups have agreed to serve on the committee. They will set up a pro- gram to recognize outstanding service and achievements among the youth of Lexington. We are also planning to publish a directory of youth services early in 1979 and have under way a survey of mental health facil- ities for young people in Lexington. One of our high priorities is a better alcohol and drug education program. We plan to work with other agencies on this program and are pleased that Jack Sarmanian, a recently resigned member of the commission, will act as advisor on this program. Marcia Feakes, Chairman Mary Frances Anderson Margaret Z. Cole Patricia Falconer Jack Sarmanian (resigned) John J. Shine Student Advisors Alison Case John Daggett Laura Gallant Jane Goldberg Lesley Harris Meredith Heard Alissa Levine Patty Lynah Peter Miller Laura Mintz John Rankin Daniel Perez Jonathan Rosenblum Annie Tsui Peter Wissoker Lexington Housing Authority Assists Many, Seeks More Aid BASIC STRUCTURE AND POWERS. The authority is a corporate political body comprised of five members serving five -year terms; four are elected and one is appointed by the Massachusetts Department of Community Affairs. At its annual meeting, the au- thority elects a chairman, a vice- chairman, a treasurer and an assistant treasurer. The authority operates under Chapter 121B of the commonwealth. It has the power to sell its own tax - exempt bonds or notes or to finance through federal, state, or private sources; and it has the power of eminent domain. Presently, over 300 Lex- ington residents receive housing assistance. PROJECTS. The authority presently operates two housing projects for the elderly: Greeley Village was opened in September, 1968, and consists of 25 buildings con- taining four apartments each, plus the community building which also houses its office which is open Monday through Fri- day, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Vynebrooke Village was opened in March of 1973, and consists of four buildings containing 12 apartments each, plus a community building and the maintenance office and garage. OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE. Under the 707 Housing Program, the authority currently has 16 subsidized units and one 705 single family unit. We have signed housing as- sistance payment contracts under the sec- tion 8 program for 33 units; 7 one - bedroom, 12 two - bedroom, 12 three - bedroom and 3 four - bedroom of which 7 are elderly and 26 are family. The authority applied for HUD funds in May 1977 to construct no more than 85 units, 60 elderly and 25 single family units, on scat- tered sites. In September 1977 we received notice of approval for construction of 25 single family units. Loan funds in the amount of $1,272,683.00 and annual contribu- tions contract authority in the amount of $91,340.00 and preliminary loan authority of $17,000 has been reserved for this pro- ject, Program Reservation No. 067 -001. Progress has been slower than was anticipat- ed due to the unusual nature of the project and the extensive engineering work involved with 25 different sites. Tri- Community Health Service conducts Well - Elderly Clinics which are open to all Lex- ington residents age 60 and over on first and third Thursdays at Greeley Village and second and fourth Tuesdays at Vynebrooke Village. The town recreation department has provided games and recreational mate- rials for both villages. Mrs. Sandy Rus- sian conducts exercise classes on Fridays at Greeley and at Vynebrooke, Ms. Gladys Kanter holds Yoga exercises every Thursday. Cary Memorial Library provides a "branch library" by having large print books avail- able on a rotating basis. Free buses are provided to their respective shopping cen- ters by the Stop and Shop and Bradlee Com- panies on Tuesdays and by the Star Market Company on Fridays. FUTURE PLANS. Construction of the 25 single family units should begin in the spring of '79...Application for funds to construct no more than 60 units of Elderly at Country- side were submitted to the State Department of Community Affairs on three occasions without success...We also have a HUD appli- cation pending to fund an additional 50 units of Section 8 Housing Assistance Pay- ments. GENERAL. The Authority employs three full - time persons on its maintenance staff. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 - 4:30. They hold regular open meet- ings on the third Tuesday of the month at 8:00 P.M. at their offices at 16 Greeley Village. Special meetings are called as the need arises. All meetings are open and the public is invited to attend. On some occasions they will go into execu- tive session to discuss authority business as defined in the open meeting law, Chap- ter 303 of the Acts of 1975. Mary E. Shunney, Chairman William S. Sullivan, Vice- Chairman Joseph O. Rooney, Treasurer William H. Spencer, Assistant Treasurer G. Richard Beamon, Assistant Secretary Temple E. Scanlon, Director of the Author- ity and Secretary of the Corporation 63 Housing Authority. L/R standing: Tem- ple E. Scanlon, G. Richard Beamon, Jos- eph O. Rooney. Seated: William S. Sul- livan, Mary E. Shunney, William H. Spencer. LEXINGTON (HOUSING AUTHORITY PUBLIC HOUSING IN LEXINGTON, JAN. 1, 1979 EXISTING PROPOSED TOTAL PCT. ELDERLY LHA OWNED FAMILY LHA OWNED FAMILY LHA 707 STATE SUBSIDY SEC 8 FEDERAL TOTAL LHA EXIST NON LHA NON PROFIT ELDERLY LHA OWNED FAMILY LHA OWNED TOTAL LHA TOTAL LHA *NON PROFIT PERCENT 1 2 9 11 11 11 3.7 2 2 3 5 3 8 8 2.7 3 2 2 2 4 4 1.3 4 48 3 51 2 53 53 17.9 5 1 9 10 60 3 73 73 24.6 6 100 7 5 112 10 112 122 41.0 7 1 1 2 3 3 1.0 8 2 2 4 4 8 12 16 5.4 9 1 1 2 5 7 7 2.4 Total 148 1 16 33 198 14 60 After winter snow comes spring thaw....and rain. 64 Town Officers and Committees ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS Board of Selectmen Margery M. Battin, Chairman Alfred S. Busa Mary W. Miley Robert B. Kent James F. Crain Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. Lexington Housing Authority Mary E. Shunney, Chairman William Spencer Sullivan, V. Chmn. C. Richard Beamon Joseph O. Rooney William T. Spencer (State) Planning Board Albert P. Zarin, Chairman Manfred P. Friedman, V. Chmn. Laura F. Nichols Frank Sandy Iris: G. Wheaton Historic Districts Commission John R. Packard, Chairman *(Historical Society) 1900 John L. Davies 1980 *(Historical Society) 1979 Roland B. Greeley 1981 *(Selectmen) 1981 S. Lawrence Whipple *(Arts & Crafts) Georgia H. Williams 1979 *(Literary Trustee) *Nominating Organization 1981 Historic Districts Commission 1980 (Associate Members) 1979 Sarah P. Harkness 1982 *(Library Trustee) 1982 Linda J. McAuley *(Arts & Crafts) Richard S. Morehouse 1980 *( Iistorical Society) 1981 Howard C. Nason 1979 *(Arts & Crafts) 1903 1982 *Nominating Organization School Committee Town Cr l ebrati ons Committee Otis, S. Brown, Jr., Chairman 1 `12)1 Wi 1 1 iu: P. ,irenclaick, Jr., Jean Caudet 1980 chairman Kenneth M. Hoffman 1900 C. Jean Coates Prank I. Michelman Patricia A. Swanson SELECTED APPOINTED 1979 William P. Fitzgerald 1979 Raymond J. Flynn Karen Gaughan *Leo Gaughan Gerald F. Hagerty Board of Appeals Paul W. Jenkins George P. Wadsworth, Chairman 1)79 Frances P. Mallett Ruth Morey, V. Chmn. 1981 *Richard F. Perry Woodruff M. Brodhead 1903 *Edward W. Turner Irving H. Mabee 1980 Margot T. Tutun Thomas G. Taylor 1982 *Resigned Board of Appeals (Associate Members) Robert A. Bowyer 1979 SELECTMEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEES Eric T. Clarke 1979 Appointment Criteria Committee Robert M. Gary 1079 Dan H. Fenn, Jr., Chairman Natalie H. Riffin 1979 Guy W. Doran William J. Scouter 1079 Judith B. Marshall Clarence D. Turner 1979 Frank H. Totman Margot T. Tutun Bridge Charitable Fund Weiant Mathen -Dunn George P. Morey, Chairman 1979 Frederick R. James 1981) Cable Television, Advisory Gaynor K. Rutherford 1901 Committee William R. Page, Chairman Ganunel. Legacy Income Trust Howard Cravis Helena R. Butters 1079 Peter D. Shapiro Leona W. Martin 1979 Sandra Small John P. Ward Trustees of Public Trusts Martha C. Wood George P. Morey, Chairman 1970 Frederick B. James 1980 Gaynor K. Rutherford 10)1 • 65 Lexington Forum on Aging 1983 William R. Page, Chairman Peter F. Davison 1981 Frayda F. Cooper Jacob B. Gardner 1982 Hugh C. Kent Robert B. Kent 1979 Judith A. Laster Alice A. Shafer 1980 Personnel Advisory Board John B. Butler, Chairman W. Neil Chapman Frank Hazel Harold S. Page Joanne G. Small 1983 1980 1979 1979 1981 1980 Police Manual Policy Committee 1979 Robert B. Kent, Chairman 1979 Alexander J. Cella 1979 1979 Hugh M. Chapin 1979 Chief James F. Corr 1979 1983 William C. Hays 1979 Leroy Keith 1979 Irvin, P. ; a.)ee 1979 c;I;ool Sites Conversion Committee Mary W. Miley, Chairman 1979 1979 Otis S. Brown, Jr. Frank Fields 1979 1980 Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr. 1979 1980 William T. Spencer 1979 1980 Iris G. Wheaton 1979 1979 '979 Senior Center Site Committee 1981 Joseph O. Rooney, Chairman 1981 C. Harry Erickson 1981 Edward D. McCarthy 1980 Johanna Mollo- Christensen 1981 Mark Moore, Jr. 1981 William J. Sen Jane M. Stumpp Marilyn H. Waehler Martha C. Wood Leslie H. York Sewer Advisory Committee Katherine G. Fricker, Chairman 1979 Gordon E. Barnes, Jr. 1979 Charles J. Code, Jr. David Laredo George F. McCormack Dr. Kenneth W. Nill Richard J. Rycroft Solid Waste Advisory Committee James P. Reilly, Chairman Fred C. Bailey Warren A. Empey Joyce Hals Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr. William J. Martin Susan S. Solomon Iris G. Wheaton 1979 1979 1979 1979 1979 Town Report Committee Sam V. Nablo, Co- Chairman Erna S. Greene, Co- Chairman George E. Cooper Raymond J. Culler Rev. Harold T. Handley Robert B. Sawyer *Frank H. Totman Tasha Totman Louis A. Zehner, Chairman Emeritus *Resigned Traffic Safety Commission Peter M. Chalpin, Acting Chairman John T. Blackwell Kenneth C. Briggs James F. Corr James J. Lima, Jr. Fred D. Rosenberg Robert Trask Transportation Advisory Committee Fred D. Rosenberg, Chairman Sally Castleman, Co- Chairman Laurence P. Chait Frayda F. Cooper Elaine Dratch Joyce Hals John F. Lahiff Margaret Olsen Webb Sussman Street and Sidewalk Design Advisory Committee (Dissolved 6/19/78) Paul J. Nicholson, Chairman Malcolm E. Graf Herbert W. Eisenberg SELECTMEN - APPOINTED OFFICERS Town Manager Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr. 1979 Comptroller Richard M. Perry • 1981 Town Counsel Norman P. Cohen TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES Executive Secretary Eleanor M. McCurdy Fence Viewers Rev. Harold T. Handley Louis A. Zehner Youth Counselor Charles L. MacManus Registrars of Voters Reed Kingston Taylor,• Chairman Theldon E. Phinney George E. Williams Mary R. McDonough, Clerk MODERATOR- APPOINTED Appropriation Committee Donald B. White, Chairman J. Harper Blaisdell, Jr. John R. Campbell Robert Cataldo William J. Dailey, Jr. Martin A. Gilman Harry A. Hall, III Maxine L. Kutchin George S. Silverman Richard M. Perry, ex- officio Conservation Commission 1979 Authorized November 25, 1963 Amended June 14, 1971 1979 David G. Williams, Chairman 1981 1979 Francis W. K. Smith, V. Chmn.1980 Francis X. Fields 1979 Angela E. Frick 1981 1979 Paul V. Riffin 1979 Susan S. Solomon 1980 Shirley H. Stolz 1981 Paul E. Mazerall, ex- officio 1981 1980 Council on Aging 1979 William J. Sen, Chairman Roy Weinstein, V. Chmn. John E. Carlson, Treas. Dorothy B. Williams, Sec. Steven A. Clark Frayda F. Cooper 1980 Rev. Shirley B. Goodwin 1979 Arnold S. Green 1979 Anna G. Jackson 1981 Barbara Luckman 1979 Christina G. Miller 1980 1981 Historical Commission 1981 Sara B. Chase, Chairman 1980 Anne A. Grady, Chairman until 9/78 Norma R. Bogen John Orcutt *Elizabeth W. Reinhardt *Resigned Capital Expenditures Committee Nyles Nathan Barnert, Chairman 1981 Jane P. Buckley 1979 Clifford B. Porter 1980 Anne R. Scigliano 1980 Frank L. Shunney 1981 Committee on Lectures under wills of Eliza Cary Farnham & Susanna E. Cary - Authorized November 25, 1963 Esther S. Arlan, Chairman Charles H. Cole, II Chesley M. Dunlap TOWN MANAGER APPOINTED, WITH SELECTMEN'S APPROVAL Board of Health Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman Dr. Michael S. Erdos James W. Lambie 66 1979 1979 1979 Recreation Committee Judith J. Uhrig, Chairman *Daniel P. Busa James Dhimos Robert Eby Alice M. Hinkle F. David Wells, Sr. Paul E. Mazerall, ex- officio *Resigned Youth Commission Marcia L. Feakes, Chairman Mary Frances Anderson Margaret J. Cole 1981 Patricia S. Falconer *William S. Henderson 1979 Jack Sarmanian 1980 John J. Shine, Jr. *Resigned 1980 1979 1980 1979 1981 1980 1979 1981 1980 1981 1979 1979 1981 1980 1981 1980 1979 1978 1980 1981 1979 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1978 1978 1979 TOWN MANAGER APPOINTED Board of Assessors Willard P. Grush, Chairman John J. McWeeney William L. Potter Permanent Building Committee Mary Louise Touart, Chairman Herbert P. Grossimon William P. Kennedy Irving H. Mabee James J. Scanlon R. Reinhold Abele, Cary Memorial Library Shirley H. Stolz, Cary Memorial Library Robert N. Eby, Pool David B. Wells, Pool Levi G. Burnell, Bandstand Donald Gillespie, Bandstand Westview Cemetery Development Committee Louis A. Zehner, Chairman William J. Manning Mildred B. Marek Gail W. Smith Weiant Wathan -Dunn Administrative Assistant Phyllis A. Smith Assistant to the Town Manager Nancy H. Banks Town Clerk Mary R. McDonough Town Treasurer Louis A. Zehner Tax Collector Doris E. Barclay *Planning Director Kenneth Briggs Health Director George A. Smith, Jr. Director of Public Works/ Engineering Vacant 'Assistant Town Engineer * *William J. Martin DPW /Manager - Planning & Administration Emanuele Coscia, Jr. DPW /Manager - Operations Warren A. Empey TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES Chief of Police James F. Corr 1980 Chief Fire Engineer 1979 John D. Bergeron 1981 Animal Control Officer Barry W. Littleton 1981 1980 Tree Warden 1981 Paul E. Mazerall 1981 1979 Building Commissioner Peter DeMatteo Inspector of Buildings Gas Inspector Thomas W. Kelley Plumbing Inspector John B. Byrne, Jr. Wire Inspector William Corcoran Sealer of Weights & Measures Richard E. Lupo Director of Veterans Services Veterans Graves Officer Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr. Veterans' Agent Greta Glennon Field Drivers James F. Corr Carl A. Carlson Forest Warden William P. Fitzgerald Lockup Keeper James F. Corr Constables John J. Shine, Jr. Roy J. Murphy Town Assessor Thomas M. Wenham Conservation /Recreation Director W. Clifford Prentiss *With Approval of the Planning Board * *Resigned 67 MEMBERSHIP DETERMINED BY STATE LAW Board of Retirement George P. Morey, Chairman 1980 Richard M. Perry, Secretary and Ex- Officio Member Dorothy A. Ryder, Employees' 1981 Elected Representative Lexington Housing Authority Temple E. Scanlon, Executive Director (LHA Appointed) CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY As stipulated by bequest of Maria Hastings Cary: Trustees All members Board of Selectmen All members School Committee "Settled Clergy" of the town Executive Committee Elected from the Board of Trustees for one year terms. Jean Gaudet, President Edwin McLane, Vice - President Robert B. Kent Ted R. Petterson Patricia Swanson Advisory Committee Appointed by Board of Trustees. No set term. Shirley Stolz, Chairman Elizabeth H. Clarke Rev. Harold T. Handley Theodore Mairson Mildred Marek Ruth Morey Ann Wallace Town Meeting Members MEMBERS AT LARGE Margery M. Battin, 15 Paul Revere Rd. Alfred S. Busa, 38 Circle Rd. Norman P. Cohen, 56 Coolidge Av. Lincoln P. Cole, Jr., 16 Hill St. James F. Crain, 68 Asbury St. Robert B. Kent, 15 Patriots Dr. Mary R. McDonough, 3 Baker Av. Mary W. Miley, 29 Robinson Rd. Louis A. Zehner, 6 Fair Oaks Dr. PRECINCT ONE Term Expires 1981 James Cataldo, 43 Rindge Av. Stephen W. Doran, 16 Village Circle Patricia K. Iagedorn, 17 Fiske Rd. Evangeline Legassie, 16 Rawson Av. Bernice Manning, 66 Hillcrest Av. Benny A. Santosuosso, 83 Bow St. Albert P. Zabin, 1 Page Rd. Term Expires 1980 John T. Avery, 44 I3artlett Av. Vito M. Bellino, 84 Bow St. Sheila M. Busa, 4 Lillian Rd. Ralph A. Cataldo, 35 Rindge Av. William R. Cataldo, 39 Rindge Av. Sheila Clemon -Karp, 12 Bryant Rd. Pamela Mary Stone, 11 Bryant Rd. Term Expires 1979 James E. Barry, 10 Crescent Hill Av. William A. Busa, 38 Circle Rd. Homer J. Hagedorn, 17 Fiske Rd. William E. Maloney, Jr., 59 Albermarle Av. Haskell W. Reed, 76 Lowell St. Barry E. Sampson, 8 Brandon St. Judith L. Zabin, 1 Page Rd. PRECINCT TWO Term Expires 1981 Nancy Abclmann, 7 Moon Hill Rd. Julian J. Bussgang, 43 Peacock Farm Rd. Norman N. Connolly, 736 Massachusetts Av. Mary M. McIver, 30 Follen Rd. Frank I. Michelman, 43 Buckman Dr. Arthur C. Smith, 51 Follen Rd. Carolyn C. Wilson, 23 Pleasant St. Term Expires 1980 William E. Bicknell, 50 Oak St. William P. Hadley, 31 Robbins Rd. Lillian T. MacArthur, 33 Charles St. Edward O'Brien, 420 Massachusetts Av. *William J. O'Neil, 11 Richard Rd. Elizabeth H. Pressman, 22 Locust Av. Judith J. Totman, 46 Moreland Av. *Resigned 10/17/78 Term Expires 1979 Elizabeth H. Clarke, 29 Moon Hill Rd. Eric T. Clarke, 29 Moon Hill Rd. * *Karen A. Dooks, 5 Mohawk Dr. *Wiltrud R. Mott - Smith, 108 Pleasant St. Michael J. O'Sullivan, 12 Aerial St. ** *George S. Silverman, 49 Fern St. Patricia A. Swanson, 36 Charles St. Alan B. Wilson, 23 Pleasant St. Donald D. Wilson, 36 Fern St. *Resigned 4/18/78 * *Succeeded William J. O'Neil ** *Succeeded Wiltrud R. Mott -Smith 68 PRECINCT THREE Term Expires 1981 Donald H. Briggs, III, 672 Waltham St. Joy C. Buchfirer, 237 Worthen Rd., East Suanne C. Dillman, 68 Grassland St. Erna S. Greene, 25 Bridge St. Gloria V. Holland, 38 Webster Rd. John J. McWeeney, 503 Concord Av. James P. Reilly, 25 Walnut St. Term Expires 1980 Donald H. Briggs, Jr., 672 Waltham St. John P. Carroll, 31 Allen St. Jean Gaudet, 12 Stedman Rd. Marian C. Reilly, 25 Walnut St. William A. Ridgley, 62 Spring St. Marie E. Roberts, 53 Munroe Rd. Robert I. Rotberg, 14 Barberry Rd. Term Expires 1979 Robert A. Bowyer, 7 Woodcliffe Rd. Guy D. Busa, 94 Spring St. Jacqueline B. Davison, 86 Spring St. Lilah H. Groisser, 510 Concord Av. Jeanne K. Krieger, 44 Webster Rd. Paul V. Riffin, 6 Field Rd. Richard W. Souza, 542 Concord Av. PRECINCT FOUR Term Expires 1981 *Edward E. Furash, 15 John Poulter Rd. Martin A. Gilman, 56 Bloomfield St. Georgia S. Glick, 21 Eliot Rd. Daniel L. McCabe, 225 Waltham St. Karsten Sorensen, 1 Vine Brook Rd. George P. Wadsworth, 230 Waltham St. Martin K. White, 50 Bloomfield St. *Resigned Term Expired 1980 Angela E. Frick, 9 Tavern La. Joyce Hals, 14 Vine Brook Rd. Susan C. Hodgkins, 33 Prospect Hill Rd. Richard F. Perry, 40 Clarke St. Sandra J. Shaw, 51 Wachusett Dr. Ruth S. Thomas, 10 Parker St. Judith J. Uhrig, 15 Vine Brook Rd. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS PRECINCT FOUR (continued) Term Expires 1979 Gerald L. Abegg, 261 Waltham St. Nyles Nathan Barnert, 142 Worthen Rd. William J. Dailey, Jr., 1 Bushnell Dr. Dan H. Fenn, Jr., 130 Worthen Rd. Federick C. Frick, 9 Tavern La. Katherine G. Fricker, 93 Marrett Rd. *Robert M. Gary, 29 Highland Av. Joseph O. Rooney, 222 Waltham St. *Succeeded Edward E. Furash PRECINCT FIVE Term Expires 1981 Barry Altman, 35 Saddle Club Rd. Otis S. Brown, Jr., 1505 Massachusetts Av. Wallace Cupp, 141 Woburn St. Jonathan P. Doran, 153 Grant St. Elaine Dratch, 2 Maureen Rd. Sam Silverman, 18 Ingleside Rd. Ephraim Weiss, 462 Lowell St. Term Expires 1980 Jane E. Berchtold, 5 Saddle Club Rd. Howard Cravis, 6 Rogers Rd. William M. Fraser, 533 Lowell St. Paul E. Hamburger, 18 Cooke Rd. George F. McCormack, 32 Hayes La. Judith K. Patkin, 27 Suzanne Rd. David G. Williams, 1433 Massachusetts Av. Term Expires 1979 Arthur E. Burrell, 2 Thoreau Rd. Guy W. Doran, 168 East St. Edward R. DuBois, 207 East St. Donald M. Graham, 4 Mill Brook Rd. Edward W. Jervis, Jr., 111 Adams St. Madeline A. Shaughnessy, 32 Webb St. Lloyd D. Taylor, 1 Maureen Rd. PRECINCT SIX Term Expires 1981 Fred C. Bailey, 48 Coolidge Av. Margaret N. Brooke, 26 Hancock St. Levi G. Burnell, 3 Whittier Rd. Paul W. Marshall, 6 Chandler St. H. Bigelow Moore, 50 Hancock St. William R. Page, 25 Oakland St. William T. Spencer, 32 Hancock St. Term Expires 1980 Susan S. Beck, 17 Patriots Dr. J. Keith Butters, 52 Meriam St. *Joan P. Crothers, 60 Meriam St. Harry A. Hall, III, 10 Patriots Dr. Setha G. Olson, 3 Brigham Rd. Susan S. Solomon, 4 Whittier Rd. Donald B. White, 73 Hancock St. *Resigned • 69 Terr Expires 1979 *Earl F. Baldwin, Jr., 77 Meriam St. John F. Downey, Jr., 24 Hancock St. John T. Harvell, 131 Burlington St. Allan F. Kenney, 10 Frost Rd. Sam V. Nablo, 6 Brigham Rd. Edith Sandy, 353 North Emerson Rd. Frank Sandy, 353 North Emerson Rd. James J. McDevitt, 36 Colony Rd. *Succeeded Joan P. Crothers PRECINCT SEVEN Term Expires 1981 Lloyd Gilson, 35 Partridge Rd. Clarice B. Gordon, 7 Coach Rd. Myron L. Miller, 46 Eldred St. David Reiner, 3 Gould Rd. William J. Scouler, 144 Simonds Rd. Jacquelyn M. Ward, 15 Robinson Rd. Martha C. Wood, 51 Gleason Rd. Term Expires 1980 John R. Campbell, 100 Bertwell Rd. Winifred L. L. Friedman, 176 Grove St. Alice M. Pierce, 17 Volunteer Way Richard L. Sullivan, 8 Manning St. (Pr. 8) Roger G. Trudeau, 7 Volunteer Way John E. Ward, 15 Robinson Rd. Graydon M. Wheaton, 5 Hadley Rd. Term Expires 1979 Robert E. Bond, 6 Demar Rd. *Francis X. Fields, 53 Dexter Rd. Manfred P. Friedman, 176 Grove St. Leo J. Grace, 63 Dexter Rd. Marthur H. Kalil, 40 Preston Rd. John E. Taylor, 11 Linmoor Ter. Iris G. Wheaton, 5 Hadley Rd. * *Allen Lee Whitman, Jr., 31 Turning Mill Rd. *Succeeded Allen Lee Whitman * *Deceased 5/26/78 PRECINCT EIGHT Term Expires 1981 William P. Fitzgerald, 65 Liberty Av. Christopher McCabe, 17 Hamblen St. Richard A. Michelson, 54 Asbury St. Laura F. Nichols, 67 Liberty Av. Jack Sarmanian, 330 Bedford St. Temple E. Scanlon, 62 Ledgelawn Av. Shirley H. Stolz, 2139 Massachusetts Av. Term Expires 1980 G. Richard Beamon, 58 Ledgelawn Av. John E. Carlson, 97 Cedar St. Charles E. Connolly, 67 Cedar St. Ione D. Garing, 157 Cedar St. James M. McLaughlin, 55 Asbury St. Mary E. Shunney, 24 Revere St. Francis W. K. Smith, 49 North Hancock St. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS PRECINCT EIGHT (continued) Term Expires 1979 Richard H. Battin, 15 Paul Revere Rd. Robert J. Burbidge, 15 Hill St. Anthony L. Mancini, 115 Reed St. Gordon R. Osgood, 52 Ward St. Paul A. Plasse, 197 Cedar St. Albert S. Richardson, Jr., 3 Wingate Rd. Frank L. Shunney, 24 Revere St. PRECINCT NINE Term Expires 1981 Joan N. L. Collins, 8 Oxbow Rd. James E. Cosgrove, 307 Wood St. Daniel A. DiPietro, 3 Frances Rd. Richard M. Perry, 16 Ellison Rd. Daniel E. Power, 2246 Massachusetts Av. Donald J. Shaw, 6 Barrymeade Dr. Roy Weinstein, 6 Nickerson Rd. Term Expires 1980 Gordon E. Barnes, Jr., 11 Ewell Av. Ronald W. Colwell, 39 Cary Av. Louis E. Conrad, 176 Cedar St. Alice M. Hinkle, 9 Audubon Rd. Iris E. Larssen, 269 Wood St. Clifford B. Porter, 393 Lincoln St. Term Expires 1979 Donald F. Albertine, 20 Deering Av. James J. Buckley, Jr., 46 Middle St. Jane P. Buckley, 46 Middle St. Anna P. Currin, 6 School St. Paul E. Mazerall, 32 Roosevelt Rd. Stephen Michael Politi, 25 Deering Av. Fred D. Rosenberg, 165 Wood St. James J. Scanlon, 66 School St. Your Talent Is Needed Town government needs citizens who are willing to give time in the service of their community. The town manager maintains a talent bank file comprised of filled -out Talent Bank Questionnaire forms or brief statements and resumes from interested townspeople. This file is used by all town appointing authorities and is shared with other civic and public organizations seeking volunteers. You do not have to be a town meeting member to participate in your local government. Democracy is only as strong as the action of interested citizens makes it. Please use the Talent Bank Questionnaire on the next page 70 TALENT BANK QUESTIONNAIRE NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE HOME BUSINESS KEEP UNTIL Below are 7 categories of interest. Please list in order of preference your interest area. Indicate by a check mark or write in specific interest you may have within the broad categories. ❑ A. PLANNING TECHNICAL RESEARCH 1. Planning Board Activities 2. Engineering /DPW problems 3. Industrial development 4. Regional Planning Activities 5. Solid Waste problems 6. Ecology - pollution 7. Other ❑ B. HOUSING 1. Housing Authority 2. Zoning problems 3. Board of Appeals 4. Assessing Activities 5. Other ❑ C. EDUCATION 1. School Committee Activities 2. Special Needs problems 3. Other ❑ D. HEALTH 1. Health Board Activities 2. Clinic Volunteer 3. Social Work 4. Public Health Consultant 5. Other Background and Experience ❑ E. RECREATION 1. Recreation Committee 2. Recreational Planning 3. Youth Work 4. Other ❑ F. GOVERNMENT- GENERAL 1. Finance Committee 2. Fence Viewers 3. Voter Registrars 4. Special Study Committees 5. Legal Experties 6. Personnel Board 7. Other ❑ G. OTHER INTEREST 1. Council on Aging 2. Data processing 3. Drug programs 4. Human Relations 5. Statistical Work 6. Traffic - Transportation 7. Town Celebrations 8. Conservation Activities 9. Historical Commission 10. Other Please return to Town Manager's Office, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 71 YOUR TALENT IS NEEDED m OFFICE OF THE TOWN MANAGER I TOWN OFFICE BUILDING a, 1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE LEXINGTON, MA 02173 • U ACT NOW TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY 1978 Town Report Part II Lexington, Massachusetts Contents — Part II ELECTIONS Annual Town Election, March 6, 1978 State Primary, September 19, 1978 State Election, November 7, 1978 TOWN MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS 75 Conservation Commission 77 Board of Appeals 80 Building /Inspection Index to Annual Town Meeting articles Annual Town Meeting, March 20, 1978 SCHOOLS HUMAN CONCERNS 116 117 120 83 Lexington Housing Authority 83 Lexington Public Schools Minuteman Regional Vo -Tech COMMUNITY SERVICES CLERICAL AND LEGAL 121 Town Counsel 93 Jury List 99 Board of Registrars Town Clerk Public Works /Engineering Fire Department Police Department Board of Health Animal Control Officer HISTORY /CULTURE /RECREATION Cary Memorial Library Recreation Department FINANCIAL 125 130 131 132 101 104 Balance Sheet, June 30, 1978 105 Town Debt and Interest 110 Appropriation Accounts 111 Schedule of Receipts Schedule of Expenses Treasurer Board of Assessors 112 Trustees of Public Trusts 114 Retirement Board 134 140 141 148 150 156 157 160 165 Annual Town Election, March 6, 1978 Totals Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 Pr. 6 Pr. 7 Pr. 8 Pr. 9 TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS (2/14/78) 19,088 2,108 2,168 1,873 2,333 2,147 2,157 2,154 1,941 2,207 Republicans 4,018 366 357 308 565 390 633 463 473 463 Democrats 8,447 1,001 1,110 837 974 965 859 970 815 916 Americans 9 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 Independents 6,614 741 698 727 793 790 663 721 653 828 TOTAL BALLOTS CAST 5,699 522 699 586 668 636 757 702 689 440 29.8% of the eligible 19,088 registered voters cast their vote. In absentee voting; 82 applications were processed; 65 ballots were returned,of which 5 were rejected. SELECTMEN 11,398 1,044 1,398 1,172 1,336 1,272 1,514 1,404 1,378 880 Robert B. Kent 3,404 274 400 343 440 366 487 466 376 252 James F. Crain 3,299 295 417 314 385 334 428 406 431 289 Blanks 4,695 475 581 515 511 572 599 532 571 339 Robert B. Kent and James F. Crain were elected to the Board of Selectmen, each for a three year term ending in March 1981. MODERATOR 5,699 522 699 586 668 636 757 702 689 440 Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. 4.143 364 479 417 492 469 554 513 525 330 Blanks 1,556 158 220 169 176 167 203 189 164 110 Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. was elected Moderator for a one year term ending in March 1979. SCHOOL COMMITTEE 5,699 522 699 586 668 636 757 702 689 440 Otis S. Brown, Jr. 2,869 258 353 286 338 314 394 295 363 268 Thomas F. Culhane 2,547 230 291 256 304 276 343 384 307 156 Blanks 283 34 55 44 26 46 20 23 19 16 Otis S. Brown, Jr. was elected to the School Committee for a three year term ending in March 1981. PLANNING BOARD (for five years) 5,699 522 699 586 668 636 757 702 689 440 Stephen I. Owren 1,711 193 236 171 223 143 205 167 228 145 Frank Sandy 3,498 274 409 354 400 438 495 491 387 250 Blanks 490 55 54 61 45 55 57 44 74 45 Frank Sandy was elected to the Planning Board for a term of five years ending in March 1983. PLANNING BOARD (for one year) 5,699 522 699 586 668 636 757 702 689 440 Laura F. Nichols 3,415 290 383 334 415 380 475 446 438 254 Blanks 2,284 232 316 252 253 256 282 256 251 186 Laura F. Nichols was elected to the Planning Board for a term of one year ending in March 1979, to fill the vacancy on the Planning Board caused by the resignation of Paul J. MacKenzie. 75 ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION, MARCH 6, 1978 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 1 *James Cataldo 280 *Stephen W. Doran 370 Jerome J. Green 215 *Patricia K. Hagedorn 270 *Albert P. Zabin 238 *Evangeline Legassie 238 *Bernice Manning 226 *Benny A. Santosuosso 245 Blanks 1,572 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS *Edward E. Furash Robert M. Gary *Martin A. Gilman *Daniel L. McCabe *Karsten Sorensen *Martin K. White Anne Gilmer Berg ** *Frederick C. Frick *Georgia S. Glick Stephen I. Owren *George P. Wadsworth Blanks TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - *Lloyd Gilson *Clarice B. Gordon *Myron L. Miller *David Reiner *William J. Scouler *Jacquelyn H. Ward *Martha C. Wood Francis X. Fields Kenneth I. Goodman * * *Marthur H. Kalil Blanks PRECINCT 4 332 271 361 319 350 375 198 312 345 235 331 1,515 PRECINCT 7 369 351 375 365 406 382 429 301 200 345 2, 093 *Elected for three years. * ** *Tie for eighth place. ending in March 1979. +Write -in vote. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 2 *Julian J. Bussgang 349 *Norman N. Connolly 338 *Frank I. Michelman 379 George S. Silverman 271 *Arthur C. Smith 381 *Nancy Abelmann 303 Karen A. Dooks 269 *Mary M. McIver 367 Joachim R. Sinek 175 David W. Stumpp 212 Jane M. Stumpp 192 *Carolyn C. Wilson 339 Blanks 1,318 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - *Otis S. Brown, Jr. ** *Arthur E. Burrell *Wallace Cupp *Jonathan P. Doran *Sam Silverman ** *Lloyd D. Taylor Walter L. Williams *Barry Altman *Elaine Dratch ** *Madeline A. Shaughnessy Martin V. Sussman *Ephraim Weiss Blanks PRECINCT 5 317 248 265 323 326 258 208 350 375 242 196 306 2,946 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 8 *William P. Fitzgerald 354 *Richard A. Michelson 412 *Laura F. Nichols 332 *Temple E. Scanlon 313 *Shirley H. Stolz Louis C. Bentley, Jr. Joanne C. Fray *Christopher McCabe *Jack Sarmanian Blanks 327 223 231 343 413 1,875 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 3 * *John P. Carroll 233 *Erna S. Greene 281 *Gloria V. Holland 276 *John J. McWeeney 292 *James P. Reilly 278 ** *Paul V. Riffin 227 *Donald H. Briggs, III 256 *Joy C. Buchfirer 291 Richard J. Comings 193 *Suanne C. Dillman 307 Ira Richer 216 Blanks 2,424 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 6 * ** *Earl F. Baldwin, Jr. 279 *Levi G. Burnell 294 Irving Goldberg 254 *Paul W. Marshall 303 *H. Bigelow Moore 323 *William R. Page 313 *William T. Spencer 324 Frank B. Stille 258 *Fred C. Bailey 391 *Margaret N. Brooke 295 Charles J. Code, Jr. 241 * ** *James J. McDevitt 279 George E. Rowe, Jr. 269 Blanks 2,233 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - *Joan N. L. Collins *James E. Cosgrove *Richard M. Perry *Daniel E. Power *Donald J. Shaw *Daniel A. DiPietro ** *Fred D. Rosenberg *Roy Weinstein +Anna P. Currin +Donald J. Lynah +Louise G. R. Colwell +Robert J. Martin +Patricia Hadley Blanks PRECINCT 9 248 211 245 236 243 213 172 198 20 2 1 3 1 1,727 * *Elected for two years. ** *Elected for one year. Special Election March 20, 1978 to determine the winner of the one year term 76 State Primary, September 19, 1978 Totals Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 Pr. 6 Pr. 7 Pr. 8 Pr. 9 TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS (8/22/78) 18,615 2,106 2,122 1,812 2,217 2,118 2,093 2,093 1,896 2,158 Democrats 7,970 952 1,067 771 910 935 799 916 768 852 Republicans 3,855 372 335 305 518 377 618 441 444 445 Americans 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Independents 6,785 782 718 735 789 804 676 736 684 861 TOTAL VOTES CAST 8,437 955 990 786 946 901 1,014 1,009 881 955 Democrats 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Republicans 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 Americans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45.3% of the 18,615 eligible registered voters cast their vote. In absentee voting: 94 Republican and 181 Democratic ballots were processed, 86 Republican and 150 Democratic ballots returned and 2 Republican and 3 Democratic ballots rejected. DEMOCRATIC PARTY BALLOT SENATOR IN CONGRESS 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Kathleen Sullivan Olioto 383 85 49 38 25 41 26 42 36 41 Paul Guzzi 1,010 159 104 129 103 107 80 95 101 132 Elaine Noble 328 36 42 27 35 32 35 47 41 33 Howard Phillips 221 39 35 25 21 23 17 16 21 24 Paul E. Tsongas 3,553 346 501 324 396 427 416 467 303 373 Blanks 155 30 19 12 17 18 11 9 22 17 GOVERNOR 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Michael S. Dukakis 3,462 352 437 351 397 408 412 432 307 366 Barbara Ackermann 352 30 59 19 55 37 30 55 38 29 Edward J. King 1,741 304 239 179 133 192 130 175 172 217 Blanks 95 9 15 6 12 11 13 14 7 8 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Thomas P. O'Neill,III Blanks 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 3.910 494 517 400 406 441 374 476 348 454 1,740 201 233 155 191 207 211 200 176 166 ATTORNEY GENERAL 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Francis X. Bellotti 3,729 470 496 376 386 430 362 443 361 405 Blanks 1,921 225 254 179 211 218 223 233 163 215 SECRETARY 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Michael Joseph Connolly 762 134 112 94 49 78 51 74 67 103 David E. Crosby 247 31 45 20 12 33 28 28 29 21 John Fulham 153 26 6 15 21 16 9 20 16 24 William James Galvin, Jr. 392 83 48 40 42 36 25 39 38 41 James W. Hennigan, Jr. 139 26 26 9 10 14 10 15 14 15 Lois G. Pines 3,007 281 383 281 365 355 379 399 269 295 Anthony J. Vigliotti 124 26 12 18 5 19 3 9 12 20 Blanks 826 88 118 78 93 97 80 92 79 101 TREASURER 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Robert Q. Crane 1,762 264 226 174 176 183 168 191 166 214 Lawrence E. Blacke 267 34 36 29 27 34 22 30 25 30 Paul R. Cacchiotti 286 48 35 37 22 31 14 27 32 40 Lawrence S. DiCara 2,016 210 268 203 232 241 217 261 183 201 Thomas D. Lopes 100 6 16 8 7 13 8 20 15 7 Dayce Philip Moore 110 16 12 12 7 22 10 12 6 13 Blanks 1,109 117 157 92 126 124 146 135 97 115 77 STATE PRIMARY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1978 DEMOCRATIC PARTY BALLOT (Continued) Totals Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 Pr. 6 Pr. 7 Pr. 8 Pr. 9 AUDITOR 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Thaddeus Buczko 1,890 302 239 193 174 189 183 215 186 209 Peter G. Meade 2,653 283 348 264 295 317 268 339 240 299 Blanks 1,107 110 163 98 128 142 134 122 98 112 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS - FIFTH DISTRICT 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Ronald A. Burba 84 9 12 12 3 18 4 5 13 8 Robert F..Hatem 318 62 55 26 23 29 30 38 33 22 John K. Markey 1,936 272 279 195 204 226 186 208 155 211 Michael E. McLaughlin 435 60 45 47 42 74 22 41 39 65 Raymond F. Rourke 254 48 42 22 23 15 17 24 29 34 James M. Shannon 1,879 162 221 170 205 209 247 297 184 184 Blanks 744 82 96 83 97 77 79 63 71 96 COUNCILLOR - SIXTH DISTRICT 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Joseph A. Langone, III 1,210 191 157 151 101 144 85 119 118 144 Claire Buckley Dwyer 2,401 272 291 243 251 280 258 308 234 264 Blanks 2,039 232 302 161 245 224 242 249 172 212 SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT - FOURTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Samuel Rotondi 3,383 361 424 358 343 434 384 421 305 353 James J. Lyons, Jr. 1,425 253 246 145 131 124 97 147 139 143 Blanks 842 81 80 52 123 90 104 108 80 124 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT - FIFTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Stephen W. Doran 3,896 512 495 382 393 456 394 460 370 434 Blanks 1,754 183 255 173 204 192 191 216 154 186 DISTRICT ATTORNEY - NORTHERN DISTRICT 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 John J. Droney 1,364 224 163 149 122 153 114 134 148 157 Guy A. Carbone 507 84 66 66 35 62 37 44 50 63 L. Scott Harshbarger 2,781 265 386 250 329 322 331 388 222 288 Blanks 998 122 135 90 111 111 103 110 104 112 REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY - MIDDLESEX COUNTY 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Paul J. Cavanaugh 1,637 189 227 171 160 178 152 205 158 197 Edward J. Bishop, Jr. 214 32 34 18 18 28 27 24 15 18 Francis X. Donahue 387 85 45 49 26 39 23 41 25 54 Leonard F. Deacon Doyle 561 80 63 47 56 70 63 73 52 57 John R. Harvey 314 44 35 26 32 36 30 34 44 33 Ralph R. Hogan 158 29 21 9 15 21 14 17 17 15 Blanks 2,379 236 325 235 290 276 276 282 213 246 COUNTY COMMISSIONER - MIDDLESEX COUNTY 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 John L. Danehy 1,081 174 162 123 93 122 75 114 90 128 William C. Chisholm, Jr. 478 59 61 52 41 60 44 49 59 53 Michael T. Cunningham 919 136 108 74 91 111 108 109 81 101 Bernard J. Hennessey 1,002 112 120 107 110 108 101 148 97 99 Blanks 2,170 214 299 199 262 247 257 256 197 239 78 STATE PRIMARY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1978 DEMOCRATIC PARTY BALLOT (Continued) Totals Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 DEMOCRATIC PARTY BALLOT (Continued) Totals Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 Pr. 6 Pr. 7 Pr. 8 Pr. 9 COUNTY TREASURER - MIDDLESEX COUNTY 5,650 695 750 555 597 648 585 676 524 620 Rocco J. Antonelli 416 64 49 46 40 50 38 44 36 49 James F. Brennan 272 39 39 33 23 42 17 23 24 32 Thomas F. Coughlin 1,226 145 148 140 113 136 125 152 118 149 Donald A. Fantini 300 48 42 35 24 35 18 36 25 37 Charles A. Gallagher 191 34 25 12 14 21 24 19 22 20 Richard D. Mahoney 246 42 41 20 28 28 16 23 23 25 John J. Twomey 974 113 118 94 108 119 104 135 88 95 Blanks 2,025 210 288 175 247 217 243 244 188 213 REPUBLICAN PARTY BALLOT SENATOR IN CONGRESS 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 Edward W. Brooke 1,479 146 130 110 194 141 229 173 197 159 Avi Nelson 1,265 109 108 118 148 109 194 154 156 169 Blanks 43 5 2 3 7 3 6 6 4 7 GOVERNOR 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 Francis W. Hatch, Jr. 1,460 131 114 112 196 137 247 190 163 170 Edward F. King 1,104 107 95 95 128 95 162 118 162 142 Barbara Ackermann 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blanks 222 22 30 24 25 21 20 25 32 23 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 William I. Cowin 1,313 120 97 110 186 118 207 158 154 163 Peter L. McDowell 820 71 74 60 89 84 136 102 105 99 Blanks 654 69 69 61 74 51 86 73 98 73 ATTORNEY GENERAL 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 William F. Weld 1,845 160 150 139 264 166 312 219 217 218 Blanks 942 100 90 92 85 87 117 114 140 117 SECRETARY 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 John W. Sears 2,030 182 163 163 276 179 342 251 235 239 Blanks 757 78 77 68 73 74 87 82 122 96 TREASURER 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 Lewis S. W. Crampton 1,820 155 152 142 255 168 304 219 213 212 Blanks 967 105 88 89 94 85 125 114 144 123 AUDITOR 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 William A. Casey 1,770 159 142 141 248 160 299 212 200 209 Blanks 1,017 101 98 90 101 93 130 121 157 126 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS - FIFTH DISTRICT 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 John J. Buckley 1,720 175 148 127 225 148 284 220 216 177 Nicholas D. Rizzo 672 51 55 67 81 64 94 70 85 105 James M. Shannon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Blanks 394 34 37 37 43 41 51 43 55 53 COUNCILLOR - SIXTH DISTRICT 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 William W. Welch, Jr. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blanks 2,786 260 239 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 79 STATE PRIMARY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1978 REPUBLICAN PARTY BALLOT (Continued) Totals Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 Pr. 6 Pr. 7 Pr. 8 Pr. 9 SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT - FOURTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 Diane R. Porter 1,851 156 152 141 254 177 297 216 226 232 Blanks 936 104 88 90 95 76 132 117 131 103 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT - FIFTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT 2.787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. 2,277 193 191 182 299 195 378 274 289 276 Blanks 510 67 49 49 50 58 51 59 68 59 DISTRICT ATTORNEY - NORTHERN DISTRICT 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 Guy A. Carbone 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Blanks 2,785 260 240 231 348 253 428 333 357 335 REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY - MIDDLESEX COUNTY 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 James Matthew Veneziano 12 0 0 0 6 2 4 0 0 0 Blanks 2,775 260 240 231 343 251 425 333 357 335 COUNTY COMMISSIONER - MIDDLESEX COUNTY 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 Blanks 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 COUNTY TREASURER - MIDDLESEX COUNTY 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 Blanks 2,787 260 240 231 349 253 429 333 357 335 AMERICAN PARTY BALLOT No candidates listed for any office on the American party ballot. No vote cast for the American party ballot. State Election, November 7, 1978 TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS (10/10/78) 19,238 2,155 2,173 1,869 2,296 2,189 2,156 2,209 1,940 2,251 Democrats 8,813 1,070 1,159 861 1,025 1,013 886 1,006 836 957 Republicans 4,384 428 379 364 587 423 684 501 510 508 Independents 6,041 657 635 644 684 753 586 702 594 786 TOTAL VOTES CAST 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 75.2% of the eligible 19,238 registered voters cast their vote. In absentee voting 653 absentee ballot applications were processed, 540 ballots returned and 14 ballots rejected. SENATOR IN CONGRESS 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 Edward W. Brooke 6,556 674 673 612 810 734 868 777 671 737 Paul E. Tsongas 7,679 908 915 757 852 860 791 901 791 904 Avi Nelson 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 All others 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Blanks 239 32 29 27 35 23 25 24 18 26 GOVERNOR - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 Hatch and Cowin 9,196 889 996 824 1,194 1,019 1,209 1,141 920 1,004 King and O'Neill 4,833 667 573 531 452 544 430 520 516 600 Michael Dukakis 38 5 5 4 0 5 3 3 3 10 All others 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Blanks 409 54 42 37 51 49 44 38 41 53 80 ATTORNEY GENERAL Francis X. Bellotti William F. Weld Blanks STATE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 7, 1978 SECRETARY Michael Joseph Connolly John W. Sears Blanks TREASURER Robert Q. Crane Lewis S. W. Crampton Blanks AUDITOR Thaddeus Buczko Timothy F. O'Brien Blanks Totals Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 Pr. 6 Pr. 7 Pr. 8 Pr. 9 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 10,228 1,244 1,189 1,019 1,118 1,169 1,087 1,181 1,060 1,161 3,657 315 336 324 497 383 532 458 367 445 595 56 92 53 82 65 70 63 53 61 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS - FIFTH DISTRICT John J. Buckley James M. Shannon James J. Gaffney, III Blanks COUNCILLOR - SIXTH DISTRICT Joseph A. Langone, III Blanks SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT - FOURTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Samuel Rotondi Diane R. Porter Blanks 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 5,493 728 689 595 534 641 509 603 537 657 7,457 735 747 652 966 824 1,007 908 780 838 1,530 152 181 149 197 152 173 191 163 172 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 5,876 769 700 616 564 688 618 635 607 679 7,156 705 746 633 935 772 905 894 726 840 1,448 L41 171 147 198 157 166 173 147 148 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT - FIFTEENTH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. Stephen W. Doran Blanks DISTRICT ATTORNEY - NORTHERN DISTRICT John J. Droney Blanks 6,505 872 741 683 683 762 667 708 667 722 6,006 561 609 541 747 657 804 740 595 752 1,969 182 267 172 267 198 218 254 218 193 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 6,629 708 677 645 846 688 904 757 674 730 5,711 661 709 548 593 681 554 739 598 628 1,056 137 102 93 104 140 110 103 102 165 1,084 109 129 110 154 108 121 103 106 144 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 7,601 951 850 750 850 889 832 821 762 896 6,879 664 767 646 847 728 857 881 718 771 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 7,217 923 905 765 769 902 722 818 672 741 5,790 560 544 484 718 574 807 691 655 757 1,473 132 168 147 210 141 160 193 153 169 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 7,235 726 700 670 864 766 979 856 824 850 6,626 826 831 657 754 782 660 774 599 743 619 63 86 69 79 69 50 72 57 74 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 8,328 1,047 939 828 911 946 900 937 843 977 6,152 568 678 568 786 671 789 765 637 690 REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY - MIDDLESEX COUNTY 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 Paul J. Cavanaugh 6,777 865 796 674 727 801 719 741 672 782 Robert V. Campo 3,282 339 331 320 376 381 408 393 331 403 Blanks 4,421 411 490 402 594 435 562 568 477 482 COUNTY COMMISSIONER - MIDDLESEX COUNTY John L. Danehy Blanks COUNTY TREASURER - MIDDLESEX COUNTY Rocco J. Antonelli S. Lester Ralph Blanks 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 7,587 977 863 731 819 910 805 832 757 893 6,893 638 754 665 878 707 884 870 723 774 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 4,737 689 508 523 466 571 447 492 483 558 6,833 648 796 622 835 762 874 841 663 792 2,910 278 313 251 396 284 368 369 334 317 81 STATE ELECTION, NOVEMBER 7, 1978 Totals Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 Pr. 6 Pr. 7 Pr. 8 Pr. 9 QUESTION NO. 1 - PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION FOR TAX PURPOSES 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 Yes 8,924 1,027 1,086 884 1,018 935 970 1,059 926 1,019 No 4,857 501 440 451 588 596 628 574 504 575 Blanks 699 87 91 61 91 86 91 69 50 73 QUESTION NO. 2 - STATE BUDGET DEADLINE 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 Yes 9,900 1,035 1,120 916 1,198 1,100 1,132 1,236 1,022 1,141 No 2,710 349 255 302 272 301 322 289 281 339 Blanks 1,870 231 242 178 227 216 235 177 177 187 QUESTION NO. 3 - DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION FOR VOTERS 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 Yes 9,644 1,017 1,107 892 1,128 1,071 1,090 1,199 1,013 1,127 No 2,964 367 279 310 358 332 355 314 294 355 Blanks 1,872 231 231 194 211 214 244 189 173 185 QUESTION NO. 4 - RESIDENCE STANDARDS FOR STATE CENSUS 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 Yes 9,088 952 1,057 884 1,090 979 1,052 1,092 929 1,053 No 3,151 400 283 295 339 373 354 377 346 384 Blanks 2,241 263 277 217 268 265 283 233 205 230 QUESTION NO. 5 - CHARTER COMMISSION DEADLINE 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 Yes 6,697 691 809 628 830 717 789 817 670 746 No 5,084 625 492 491 544 592 551 591 548 650 Blanks 2,699 299 316 277 323 308 349 294 262 271 QUESTION NO. 6 - STUDENT ASSIGNMENTS TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 Yes 6,771 806 707 676 732 767 748 776 728 831 No. 6,049 583 718 559 765 657 720 768 606 673 Blanks 1,660 226 192 161 200 193 221 158 146 163 QUESTION NO. 7 - TAXATION OF LAND USED FOR RECREATION OR LEFT IN A NATURAL STATE 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 Yes 8,237 864 965 774 1,010 890 974 970 848 942 No 4,398 523 423 435 472 519 488 548 458 532 Blanks 1,845 228 229 187 215 208 227 184 174 193 QUESTION NO. 8 - SENATOR TO VOTE TO APPROVE REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES 14,480 1,615 1,617 1,396 1,697 1,617 1,689 1,702 1,480 1,667 Yes 8,007 884 869 743 923 931 900 939 853 965 No 2,608 284 314 273 315 276 290 310 263 283 Blanks 3,865 447 434 380 459 410 499 453 364 419 82 Annual Town Meeting - Index INDEX TO ARTICLES General Government Borrowing Authority By -Laws Committee Reports Gift of Money Property Revaluation 13,19 55,56,57 2,3 60 30 Appropriations 4- 10,12,15,17,19,21,23,24,25 - 31,34,37,39 -43 46,51 -54,70 Citizen Articles Land Acquisition Rezoning Senior Citizen Center Conservation Land Purchase or Transfer Other Fire Land Acquisition Conveyance Gift 47 68,69 32,33 38 -45 46 27 Public Works Brooks Cemetery Curbing Drains Equipment Sewers Sidewalks Street Lights Streets Chapter 90 Other Water Mains Recreation 15 25,26 14 15,23 21 10,18 -20,24 17 11 22 51 -54 16 35 -37 School Property Parker School 34 Solid Waste and Recycling Curbside Recycling Transfer Station Studies 12,26,39 -45,47 Comprehensive Drainage 48,49 Inflow Infiltration (Sewers) 50 Senior Citizen Center Library 9 Personnel Exemption from Civil Service 59 Retired Police & Fire Employees 58 Planning Board Rezoning of Land Sign By -Law Amendment Zoning By -Law Amendments 68,69 64 61- 63,65 -67 28 29 23 24 32,33 Tributes L.H.S. Basketball Team March 22, 1978 Adjourned Town Meeting L.H.S. Debating Team April 26, 1978 Adjourned Town Meeting Annual Town Meeting, March 20, 1978 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 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall with 190 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Harold T. Handley, Rector Emeritus of the Church of Our Redeemer. The Moderator read the Resolution adopted under Article 81 at the Adjourned Town Meeting held April 7, 1976, the Code of Ethics for Town Meeting Members. Article 1. This is the annual town election and is reported under "Elections ". See Part II, pages Article 2. REPORTS: Reports were submitted as follows: Donald B. White for the Appropriation Committee; William J. Scouler for the Permanent Building Committee on the Town Bandstand; Nyles Nathan Barnert for the Capital Expenditures Committee; Margery M. Battin for the Town Manager's 1977 Status Report on Open Money Articles. Each report was successively accepted by unanimous vote and placed on file. As Article 2 remained open throughout Town Meeting reports were submitted in subsequent sessions. 83 "ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 20, 1978" Article 3. CARY LECTURES: That a committee of three be appointed by the moderator 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. APPROPRIATIONS: General budget goals were given by Town Manager: 1. Tax stabilization. 2. Environmental concerns. 3. Human services delivery. Action on this article also took place on April 26 (Public School Education Account). Appropriated amounts by departments are detailed under "Appropria- tions". See table of contents for page numbers. TOTAL GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES VOTED: $27,338,316. Article 5. APPROPRIATIONS: Motion to table VOTED. See March 22 for subsequent action. Adjourned 10:52 p.m. Adjourned Town Meeting, March 22, 1978 The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, J,. at 8:08 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall with 186 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Polly Laughland of the Follen Com- munity Church. TRIBUTE: School Committee Chairman Otis S. Brown, Jr. introduced the Lexington High School basketball team who became State champions. Proclamations were read and presented by the Lexington School Committee, Board of Selectmen, and State Representative Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. Article 5. APPROPRIATIONS: That $300,000.00 be appropriated for the ensuing fiscal year, in addition to those authorized under Article 4 of this warrant to fund cost items resulting from collective bargaining and the additional funds required for Fiscal 1979 and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. VOTED. Article 6. INSURANCE: That the sum of $30,000.00 be appropriated for Group Insurance to be used during the current fiscal year in conjunction with money appropriated under Article 4 of the warrant for the 1977 annual town meeting, and that such amount be transferred from Municipal Property & Workmen's Com- pensation. CARRIED unanimously. Article 7. UNPAID BILLS: That the sum of $10,884.06 be appropriated to pay unpaid bills rendered to the town for the prior year and that such sum be raised in the tax levy. CARRIED unanimously. Article 8. RESERVE FUND: That the sum of $200,000.00 be appropriated for the Reserve Fund and to raise such amount $31,000.00 be transferred from the Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus and $169,000.00 be raised in the tax levy. CARRIED unanimously. Article 9. STATE AID TO LIBRARIES: That the sum of $12,178.88 received in 1978 as state aid to public libraries be appropriated for use by the trustees of Cary Memorial Library in improving and extending library services in Lexington. VOTED. Article 10. SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR SEWERS: This article was taken up after Article 19 on March 27 and indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 11. STREET LIGHTS: That the selectmen authorized to install street lights in such unaccepted streets as they may determine prior to the final adjournment of the 1979 Annual Town Meeting. VOTED. Article 12. APPRAISALS AND OPTIONS: Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 13. SHORT TERM BORROWING: That the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be autho- rized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1978, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, in accordance with provisions of General Laws. VOTED. Article 14. CURBS: Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 15. DRAINS: That the selectmen be authorized to install drains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the selectmen may determine, including the widening, deepening or altering the course of brooks, streams and water courses and the construction of new channels in said other land, and to acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and to appropriate the sum of $22,000.00 for such installation and land acquisition, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. DEFEATED by standing vote. 84 "ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 22, 1978" Article 16. WATER MAINS: The selectmen be authorized to install new or replacement water mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the selectmen may determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, and to acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and to appropriate the sum of $25,000.00 for such installation and land acquisition, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy; and provided further that the selectmen may install water mains in Avon Street and Earl Street provided that money for such projects is deposited in the Guaranteed Deposit Water and Sewer Account. (Stated that this appropriation is for a four year project to cost an estimated $100,000.00) CARRIED unanimously. Article 17. SIDEWALKS: That the selectmen be authorized 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 the sum of $34,000.00 therefor, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. DEFEATED upon reconsideration April 26, 1978. Article 18. SEWER CONNECTION PATRICIA TERRACE: That the selectmen be authorized to enter into an agree- ment with the Town of Arlington to provide for a sewer connection in Arlington for Patricia Terrace on such terms as they may determine including the assumption of a proportional cost of the operation of any necessary sewer pump in Arlington and the payment, if any, of Arlington sewer taxes which may be instituted. VOTED. Article 19. $2,500,000 SEWER BONDING: Action postponed until March 27, 1978 Adjourned Town Meeting. Adjourned 10:57 p.m. Adjourned Town Meeting, March 27, 1978 The meeting was called to order in Cary Memorial Hall at 8:07 p.m. by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. with 184 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Henry H. Clark, Pastor of the Han- cock United Church of Christ. The moderator asked for a moment of silence for Edwin V. Bennett, a former town meeting member, who had passed away since the last Annual Town Meeting. Article 19. $2,500,000 SEWER BONDING: (A) That the selectmen be authorized to install and reconstruct sewer mains and sewerage systems in such accepted or unaccepted streets or other land as the selectmen may determine, subject to the assessment of betterments or otherwise, in accordance with General Laws, and to acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; and to appropriate for such installation and land acquisition the sum of $2,500,000.00; and to raise such amount the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen be authorized to borrow $2,500,000.00 and to authorize the selectmen to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of federal and state aid for such sewer projects, provided further that the selectmen may relocate the sewer running between Marrett Road and Grapevine Avenue. (B) That the selectmen be requested to study the betterment formula as set forth in General Laws, in- cluding making a recommendation on recovering approximately fifty per cent of the cost of sewer projects in the future. VOTED 157 to 17. Article 10. SEWER APPROPRIATIONS: Indefinitely POSTPONED. See March 22, 1978 Adjourned Town Meeting. Article 20. RESCINDING SEWER BONDING AUTHORIZATIONS: That the unused borrowing authorizations voted under Article 74 of the warrant for the 1968 Annual Town Meeting, Article 4 of the warrant for the January 11, 1971 Special Town Meeting and Article 23 of the warrant for the 1973 Annual Town Meeting are hereby re- scinded. CARRIED unanimously. Article 21. DPW EQUJIPMENT PURCHASE: Taken up March 29, 1978 Adjourned Town Meeting. Article 22. STREET CONSTRUCTION- CHAPTER 90 Adams Street. DEFEATED by standing vote. Adjourned 10:52 p.m. 85 Adjourned Town Meeting, March 29, 1978 The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr., at 8:03 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall with 186 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Dr. Alvin Porteous, Pastor of the First Baptist Church. Article 2. REPORTS: James M. McLaughlin moved that the report of the committee established under Article 62 of the 1977 Annual Town Meeting (Recording Votes at Town Meeting) be accepted, placed on file and the committee discharged. Stephen Michael Politi moved that the report of the 1977 -1978 Cary Lecture Commit- tee be accepted and placed on file. Both motions VOTED unanimously. Article 21. DPW EQUIPMENT PURCHASE: That the sum of $116,700.00 be appropriated for the purchase by or with the approval of the selectmen of equipment for the department of public works, and that such amount be transferred from available and anticipated General Revenue Sharing Funds. VOTED unanimously. Article 22. STREET CONSTRUCTION: See March 27, 1978 Adjourned Town Meeting. Article 23. COMPREHENSIVE DRAINAGE STUDY: That the sum of $35,000.00 be appropriated for engineering services for a comprehensive study on the town's drainage system, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. (This is the third of a six part request; earlier appropriations for this study were under Article 28, 1976 and Article 24, 1977.) VOTED unanimously. Article 24. SEWER INFLOW - INFILTRATION STUDY: That the sum of $25,000.00 be appropriated for engineering services for an inflow infiltration study of the town's sewer system, that such amount be raised in the tax levy amd that the selectmen are authorized to apply for and accept federal and state aid for the project. VOTED unanimously. Article 25: WESTVIEW CEMETERY: That the sum of $24,000.00 be appropriated for Westview Cemetery to be used for development of the cemetery, and that such amount be transferred from Westview Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund. VOTED unanimously. Article 26. LAND ACQUISITION FOR WESTVIEW CEMETERY: That the selectmen be authorized to acquire for cemetery purposes all or any part of land shown as Lot 9 on Assessors' Property Map 85 and described in deed recorded in Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, book 9697, page 566, now or formerly of Chin Ming and Chin Yuen Fee; to appropriate for such acquisition the sum of $70,000.00; and that the trea- surer with the approval of the selectmen be authorized to borrow such amount. VOTED unanimously. Article 27. FIRE TRUCK: That the sum of $20,000.00 be appropriated to recondition a fire truck for the fire department, that such amount be raised in the tax levy, and that the town manager be authorized to trade in or sell another fire truck with the proceeds to be applied to the reconditioning project. VOTED. Article 28. CURBSIDE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLES: TABLED, following 97 -86 roll call vote to amend this Article (would have mandated recycling of all recyclables). Main motion with substitute amendment voted April 3, 1978. Article 29. SOLD WASTE TRANSFER STATION: That the sum of $40,000.00 be appropriated for engineering studies relating to the feasibility of constructing a solid waste transfer station and for plans and specifications for such a facility, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. VOTED. Adjourned 11:38 p.m. 86 Adjourned Town Meeting, April 3, 1978 In the absence of Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. (State Representative Cole was at a state legislative session), Town Clerk Mary R. McDonough called the meeting to order at 8:03 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall with 183 town meeting members present. In accordance with General By -Laws of the town, Robert B. Kent was elected temporary moderator for this session of town meeting and was sworn to the faithful performance of his duties by the town clerk. In the absence of a clergyman, Fred C. Bailey, town meeting member from precinct 6, offered the invocation. Article 28. CURBSIDE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLES: That the sum of $45,000.00 be appropriated for provid- ing curbside collection of recyclables, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy, and that the selectmen be requested to present to the next Annual Town Meeting a plan for mandatory recycling, to- gether with such alternative recycling plans as they may find suitable. VOTED. Article 29. See March 29, 1978 Adjourned Town Meeting. Article 30. POSTPONED until Temporary Moderator Robert B. Kent available. See April 5, 1978 Adjourned Town Meeting. Article 31. OFF DUTY WORK DETAILS (Revolving Fund): That the sum of $2,000.00 be appropriated, in addi- tion to the amount appropriated under Article 71 of the warrant for the 1974 Annual Town Meeting, to be placed in a special fund to pay employees of the town who perform off -duty work details related to their regular employment as provided in G.L. c.44 s53C, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. VOTED unanimously. Article 32. SENIOR CENTER: Whereas more than 4,000 persons in Lexington are 60 years of age or older, (greater than 10% of the population) and there is no adequate space currently available in Lexington for said senior citizens to meet on a daily basis, and whereas a senior center would help alleviate loneliness for the many senior citizens who live by themselves, provide intellectual stimulation, provide a place to develop and pursue interests, provide a place to congregate for meals, and provide information and refer- ral; and whereas spaces are needed as a day care center for the frail elderly to help them maintain them- selves in their own home environment; therefore, this Town Meeting resolves to request prompt action by the board of selectmen and the Senior Center Site Committee to develop a plan for permanent, and if nec- essary, temporary facilities to serve adequately the needs of our senior citizens as set forth above. It is further resolved that a written progress report is requested on or before May 15, 1978. VOTED. Article 33. That this article be referred through the selectmen to the Senior Center Site Committee for study, with the request that a written progress report be rendered on or before May 15, 1978. VOTED unanimously. Article 34. PARKER SCHOOL: That the care, custody, management and control of the Parker School and the land adjoining it be transferred from the school department to the board of selectmen effective August 1, 1978; to appropriate for such care, custody, management and control the sum of $10,000.00 therefor; that such amount be raised in the tax levy; and that the school committee be authorized to dispose of surplus personal property and material in connection with the transfer of surplus buildings and the use of re- maining buildings. VOTED unanimously. Adjourned 10:38 p.m. Adjourned Town Meeting, April 5, 1978 Meeting called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:03 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall with 181 town meeting members present. Invocation offered by Rev. S. Michael Hahm, Pastor of the Lexington Methodist Church. Article 30. PROPERTY REVALUATION: That the sum of $15,000.00 be appropriated in addition to money pre- viously appropriated, for a revaluation of all taxable property in the town, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. VOTED unanimously. Article 35. CENTER POOL COMPLEX: That the sum of $45.000.00 be appropriated for final plans and specifi- cations for an outdoor swimming pool complex at the present site of the Centre Pool Complex, under the supervision of the Permanent Building Committee, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. VOTED by roll call 122 -55. 87 "ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, APRIL 5, 1978" Article 36. BICYCLE PATHS: Action POSTPONED to April 10, 1978. Article 37. TENNIS COURT LIGHTING: That the sum of $15,000.00 be appropriated for the installation of tennis court lighting on four tennis courts, and that to raise such amount $3,452.88 be transferred from the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated under Article 42 of the warrant for the 1974 Annual Town Meeting and $11,547.12 be raised in the tax levy. DEFEATED. Adjourned 10:42 p.m. Adjourned Town Meeting, April 10, 1978 The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:05 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall with 177 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rabbi Joel H. Meyers of Temple Emunah. Article 2. REPORT: Supplement No. 2 of the Report of the Appropriation Committee voted to be accepted and placed on file. Article 36. BICYCLE PATHS: Motion defeated at this session; reconsidered and PASSED April 12, 1978. (following Article 46). Article 2. REPORT: David G. Williams presented a report on behalf of the Conservation Commission on its upcoming articles which was accepted unanimously. Article 38. TRANSFER OF LAND TO CONSERVATION, DUNBACK MEADOW EXPANSION: That the selectmen be authorized to transfer to the conservation commission for open space and conservation purposes, including outdoor recreation, as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended, land shown as Lot 68 on Assessors' Property Map 15, Lots 27 and 28 on Assessors' Property Map 23 and Lots 54B, 80 and 81 on Assessors' Property Map 31. VOTED. Article 39. CONSERVATION PURCHASE, DAISY WILSON LAND: That the conservation commission be authorized to purchase orotherwise acquire, and the selectmen be authorized to take by eminent domain, upon the written request of the conservation commission, for conservation purposes including outdoor recreation as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, any fee, easement or conservation restriction as defined in Section 31 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws or other interest in all or any part of land shown as Lot 111A on Assessors' Property Map 14 and described in Estate of Daisy G. Wilson (Middlesex Probate No. 484494), that the sum of $85,000.00 be appropriated for such land acquisition, and that such amount be transferred from the appropriation voted under article 40 of the warrant for the 1975 . Annual Town Meeting. VOTED unanimously. Article 40. CONSERVATION PURCHASE AND GIFT, BLOSSOMCREST ROAD (DUNBACK MEADOW): (for wording of lines 1 -5, see Article 39) "...all or any part of land shown as Lot 104B on Assessors' Property Map 9 and described in deed recorded in Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Book 8951, Page 442, now or formerly of Philipson, Lot 106 on Assessors' Property Map 9 and described in deed recorded in said Deeds, Book 6168, Page 247, now or formerly of Sweet, Lots 48A and 49A on Assessors' Property Map 15 and described in deed recorded in said Deeds, Book 8419, Page 353, now or formerly of Johnson, Lots 51, 52 and 53 on Assessors' Property Map 15 and described in deed recorded in said Deeds Book 10508, Page 377, now or formerly of Sanderson, and Lot 54A on Assessors' Property Map 15, a tax title lot, now or formerly of DeVincent, that the sum of $64,400.00 be appropriated for such land acquisition, and that such amount be transferred from the appropriation voted under Article 40 of the warrant for the 1975 Annual Town Meeting." VOTED. Adjourned 10:52 p.m. 88 1 Adjourned Town Meeting, April 12, 1978 The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:12 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall with 182 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Martin U. McCabe, Pastor of the Sacred Heart Church. Article 2. REPORT, FORUM ON AGING: Report of the committee formed under Article 65 of 1977 accepted and placed on file. Article 41. CONSERVATION LAND PURCHASE, JOHNSON: TABLED. See April 26, 1978 Adjourned Session. Article 42. CONSERVATION LAND PURCHASE, SOWKOW (HAYDEN WOODS EXPANSION): (See Article 39 for wording of lines 1 to 5.) "...all or any part of land shown as Lots 121 through 129 on Assessors' Property Map 24 and described in deeds recorded in Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, Book 11168, page 302, Book 12339, Page 88 and Book 11168, Page 300, now or formerly of Sowkow, that the sum of $10,500.00 be appropriated for such land acquisition, and that such amount be transferred from the appropriation voted under Article 40 of the warrant for the 1975 Annual Town Meeting." VOTED. Article 43. CONSERVATION LAND PURCHASE, BUCKLEY AND SWAN (LOWER VINE BROOK EXPANSION): (See Article 39 for wording of line 1 to 5.) "...all or any part of land shown as Lot 44 on Assessors' Property Map 47 and de- scribed in Estate of Buckley (Middlesex Probate No. 306425), and Lot 225 on Assessors' Property Map 48 and described in Estate of Maud K. Swan (Middlesex Probate No. 452280), that the sum of $196,500.00 be appro- priated for such land acquisition, and that such amount be transferred from the appropriation voted under Article 40 of the warrant for the 1975 Annual Town Meeting." VOTED. Article 44. CONSERVATION LAND ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER, WOOD AND GROVE STREET AREAS: That the conservation commission be authorized to purchase or otherwise acquire, and the selectmen be authorized to take by emi- nent domain, upon the written request of the conservation commission, and that the selectmen be authorized to transfer, for conservation purposes including outdoor recreation as provided by Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as amended, any fee, easement or conservation restriction as defined in Section 31 of Chapter 184 of the General Laws, or other interest in all or any part of land shown as Lots 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 26, 33, 34, 37 and 73 on Assessors' Property Map 59, Lots 35 and 45 on Assessors' Property Map 67 and Lot 146 on Assessors' Property Map 83. VOTED unanimously. Article 45. CONSERVATION LAND TRANSFER, VALLEY ROAD AREA: (See Article 44 for wording of lines 1 to 5.) "...all or any part of land shown as Lots 427, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 456,457, 458, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 502 and 503 on Assessors' Property Map 72, Lots 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123 and 124 on Assessors' Property Map 78, Lots 15, 17, 23, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43 on Assessors' Property Map 79. VOTED unanimously. Article 46. CONSERVATION FUND: That the sum of $19,000.00 be appropriated to the Conservation Fund, es- tablished by vote under Article 9 of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting of June 8, 1964, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. VOTED unanimously. Article 36. BICYCLE PATHS: That the sum of $22,000.00 be appropriated for the construction of bicycle paths, routes and lanes in such locations as the Recreation Committee may determine provided that such paths shall not be constructed on the property known as Willard's Woods and that the proposed loop in- cluding Willard's Woods be eliminated from the plan of the recreation committee with the approval of the selectmen and for taking by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquiring any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary, therefor, that such amount be raised in the tax levy, and in addition that the selectmen be authorized to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of state aid for the proj- ect. VOTED. Article 36. BICYCLE PATHS: That the sum of $22,000.00 be appropriated for the construction of bicycle paths, routes and lanes in such locations as the Recreation Committee may determine provided that such paths shall not be constructed on the property known as Willard Woods and that the proposed loop including Willard Woods be eliminated from the plan of the recreation committee with the approval of the selectmen and for taking by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquiring any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary, therefor, that such amount be raised in the tax levy, and in addition that the Selectmen be authorized to apply for, accept, expend and borrow in anticipation of state aid for the project. VOTED. Article 47. CITIZEN ARTICLE, LAND ACQUISITION FOR RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE: POSTPONED indefinitely. Article 48. POSTPONED until after Article 70. See Adjourned Session of April 26, 1978. Article 49. CONVEYANCE OF DISCONTINUED HINCHEY ROAD: TABLED. See Adjourned Town Meeting of April 26, 1978, following Article 69. 89 "ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, APRIL 12, 1978" Article 50. GIFT OF LAND FROM STATE: RECOMMITTED to selectmen. Acted on at April 26, 1978 Adjourned Town Meeting, following Article 49. Article 51. STREET ACCEPTANCE: To establish as a town way and accept the layout of as a town way Cushing Street from Sullivan Street a distance of 425 feet, more or less, to its end as laid out by the selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the town clerk dated January 14, 1977; to authorize the selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; that the sum of $50,000.00 be appropriated for such land acquisition, construction, alteration and reconstruction of Cushing Street as is necessary, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. VOTED unanimously. Article 52. STREET ACCEPTANCE: To establish as a town way and accept the layout of as a town way Banks Avenue from Chase Avenue a distance of 800 feet, more or less, to Carville Avenue, as laid out by the selectmen and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the town clerk, dated January 14, 1977; to autho- rize the selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; that the sum of $78,000.00 be appropriated for such land acquisition, construction, alteration and reconstruction of Banks Avenue as is necessary, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. VOTED unanimously. Article 53. STREET ACCEPTANCE: To establish as a town way and accept the layout of as a town way Tucker Avenue from Chase Avenue a distance of 175 feet, more or less, to Tarbell Avenue as laid out by the select- men and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the town clerk, dated January 14, 1977; to authorize the selectmen to take by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise acquire any fee, easement or other interest in land necessary therefor; that the sum of $22,000.00 be appropriated for such land acquisition, construction, alteration and reconstruction of Tucker Avenue as is necessary, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. VOTED. Article 54. STREET ACCEPTANCE: That the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated for filing fees in connection with the acceptance of streets, and that such amount be raised in the tax levy. VOTED unanimously. Article 55. BY -LAW AMENDMENT, BICYCLES: That this Article be recommitted to the Recreation Committee, with a similar article to be brought to the next Annual Town Meeting. VOTED. Article 56. BY -LAW AMENDMENT, DRAINAGE: That Article XXV of the General By -Laws of the Town of Lexington be amended by striking Section 14 and substituting therefor the following: Section 14. No owner of a building abutting upon or adjacent to the line of any street, or his agent having care thereof, shall cause, permit or suffer the water from the roof, cellar, or any drain therefrom to discharge upon or flow across the surface of the sidewalk or street adjacent to such building. VOTED that this Article be recommitted to the Board of Selectmen. Article 57. BY -LAW AMENDMENT, SANITARY SEWERS: That Article XXV of the General By -Laws of the Town of Lexington be amended by adding thereto a new Section 15A as follows: Section 15A. No person shall dis- charge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drain- age, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer. VOTED. Article 58. INDEMNIFICATION OF RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS: TABLED. See April 24, 1978 Adjourned Town Meeting, following Article 65. Article 59. PERSONNEL, CIVIL SERVICE: POSTPONED indefinitely. Article 60. GIFT OF MONEY, BICENTENNIAL CORPORATION: POSTPONED indefinitely. Adjourned 10:33 p.m. 90 Adjourned Town Meeting, April 24, 1978 The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:08 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall with 183 town meeting members present. Invocation offered by Rev. Harold T. Handley, Pastor Emeritus, Church of Our Redeemer. Article 2. REPORT: Town Manager Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr. 'reported errors in the 1977 Annual Town Report in condensation of zoning articles brought up at the Special Town Meeting in December 1977. A correction sheet was available for town meeting members. Article 61. ZONING BY -LAW: (For full motion as adopted, see town clerk's Minutes of 1978 Annual Town Meet- ing, pages 340 -346. Complete Zoning By -Law as amended by 1978 Annual Town Meeting is available at Planning Board Office.) That the Zoning By -Law be amended by: 1. Adding, in Section 1, new definitions for types of food and eating establishments. 2. Substituting new definition of drive -in restaurant. 3. Deleting, from Section 1, the definition of diner or lunch cart. 4. Replacing, in the definition of junkyard in Section 1, "25.96" by "Subsection 25.10.2 ". 5. Striking Subsection 23.5. 6. Striking, from Subsection 20.2, "CS - Service and trade district ". 7. Striking Section 25 and replacing it with the following: Zoning District Designation for Use with Printed Chart 25.0 Residence Districts: Commercial and Industrial Districts: RO - RS - RT - RM - RH - RD - One family dwelling districts (30,000 sq. One family dwelling districts (15,500 sq. Two family dwelling districts Multi- family (garden apartment) dwelling districts Subsidized housing districts Multi- dwelling districts (a revised Section 25 USE REGULATIONS SCHEDULE Article 62. ft.) CR ft.) CH CM CO CN CG CB follows). - Office and research park districts - Hotel, office and research park districts - Manufacturing and research park districts - Office districts - Neighborhood business districts - General business districts - Central business districts VOTED 134 -38. ZONING BY -LAW, BUFFER ZONE AROUND CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT: POSTPONED indefinitely. Article 63. ZONING BY -LAW AMENDMENT, USE VARIANCES: POSTPONED indefinitely. Article 64. SIGN BY -LAW: That the Sign By -Law of the town be amended to permit signs perpendicular to building walls under certain conditions; and to limit brilliance or illuminated signs. DEFEATED. Article 65. ZONING BY -LAWS: That the Zoning By -Law of the town be amended by adding thereto a new Section 41 CONTROLLED COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT -CD. (See town clerk's Minutes of Town Meeting or Zoning By -Law for full text.) VOTED unanimously. Article 58. INDEMNIFICATION OF RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS: That the town vote to accept Section 100B of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. DEFEATED by roll call 67 -101. Adjourned 11:02 p.m. 91 Adjourned Town Meeting, April 26, 1978 The meeting was called to order by Moderator Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. at 8:07 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall with 167 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Polly Laughland of the Follen Com- munity Church. Article 41. CONSERVATION LAND ACQUISITION: POSTPONED indefinitely. Article 4. APPROPRIATIONS, PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION: #7920 - Public School Education - $16,209,840. of which $12,100. is for Out -of -State Travel. To which the sum of $324,288. in available and anticipated P.L. 874 and other Federal and State Funds, and $15,000. in available and anticipated athletic receipts is to be applied and the balance is raised and appropriated under this article. Line item #7920 VOTED. Other appropriated amounts appear under "Appropriations ". See table of contents for page numbers. Article 66. ZONING BY -LAW: That the Zoning By -Law of the town be amended by renumbering certain sections and revising Section 13 Special Permits. VOTED unanimously. See town clerk's minutes of 1978 Annual Town Meeting and Zoning By -Law for complete text. Article 67. ZONING BY -LAW: That the Zoning By -Law of the Town be amended by adding National Flood Insur- ance Districts. VOTED unanimously. See town clerk's Minutes of 1978 Annual Town Meeting and Zoning By- Law for full text of amendments. Article 68. REZONING OF LAND, WALTHAM STREET: POSTPONED indefinitely. Article 69. REZONING OF LAND, BLOSSOM STREET AND CONCORD AVENUE: POSTPONED indefinitely. Article 49. CONVEYANCE OF DISCONTINUED HINCHEY ROAD: That the selectmen be authorized to convey the dis- continued portion of Hinchey Road from Hartwell Avenue a distance of 600 feet more or less to its end as shown upon a plan on file in the office of the town clerk dated January 19, 1961 to either of the two abutting owners for not less than $45,000.00 and on such other terms as the selectmen deem advisable, provided that the grantees will bear all expenses of the conveyance. VOTED unanimously. Article 50. GIFT OF ROUTE 3 SURPLUS LAND FROM STATE: That the selectmen be authorized to accept as a gift from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts approximately eleven acres of land consisting of Parcels 101 through 107 as shown on a plan entitled "The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Plan of Road in the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Laid out as a State Highway by the Department of Public Works, January 20, 1953, Scale: 40 feet to the inch, W. C. Tuttle, Chief Engineer, Layout No. 4034 ", recorded in the Middlesex South Reg- istry of Deeds, book 8029, page 479, for conservation, recreation and housing purposes. VOTED unanimously. TRIBUTE: At the request of School Committee Chairman Otis S. Brown, Jr., Robin Jacobsohn of the champion- ship Lexington High School Debating Team was brought to the front of the hall amid a standing ovation. Proclamations were read by Margery M. Battin for the board of selectmen and by Moderator and State Rep- resentative Lincoln P. Cole, Jr. for the House of Representatives. The team was being recognized for winning the Massachusetts competition on April 15, 1978. Article 17. SIDEWALKS (Massachusetts Avenue): RECONSIDERED and DEFEATED. Article 70. TRANSFER OF FUNDS: That the sum of $261,000.00 be appropriated to reduce the tax rate for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1978, and that such amount be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. VOTED unanimously. Article 48. CONVEYANCE OF LAND, BURLINGTON LINE: That the selectmen be authorized to convey all or any part of the land adjacent to the Burlington town line acquired pursuant to the vote under Article 10 of the warrant for the June 14, 1971 Special Town Meeting to the original owners on such terms as the select- men shall determine and that the selectmen be authorized to petition the General Court for an act to authorize such conveyance. DEFEATED, less than required two- thirds in favor. Meeting dissolved 11:45 p.m. 92 Lexington Public Schools PERSONAL SERVICES Appropriation for Salaries Available & Anticipated Funds EXPENDITURES Administration $215,304. Principals & Assistants 602,281. Supervision, Coordinators & Dept.Heads 508,335. Classroom Teachers 8,158,838. Specialists 699,128. Tutors 59,769. Nurses 110,461. Instr. Matrs. Specialists 303,866. Guidance Counselors 473,877. Psychologists -Core Evaluation Team 103,231. Doctors 3,575. Aides 186,401. Special Needs Assistants 75,436. Secretaries & Clerks 592,057. Secretaries & Clerks (Extra Help) 9,834. Computer Center (Technical) 35,465. Custodians & Maintenance Men 804,793. Switchboard 9,952. Custodians & Maintenance Men (Ammer) 16,101. Custodians & Maintenance Men (Other Duties) 64,443. TOTAL EXPENDITURES Transfer to Athletics EXPENSE BUDGET Appropriation EXPENDITURES Materials & Supplies: Fuel 226,283. Vehicle (Gas & Oil) 2,061. Towels 15,527. Office Supplies 49,256. Teaching Supplies 164,260. Other Supplies 49,638. Text Books 67,837. Library Books & Cataloging 34,747. Periodicals & Newspapers 5,550. Recruiting Materials 32. Program of Studies 3,498. Master Schedule 321. Progress Reports 504. Handbooks 1,627. Professional Books, Subs.&Matrs. 473. Newspapers 2,151. Literary Magazines 482. Film Rental 9,951. Media Purchase 13,958. Materials (Equipment) 1,767. Materials (Plant) 42,101. Materials (Grounds) 1,092. Equipment Purchase & Rental Vandalism 1,000. Area Flood Lighting 928. Outlay Equipment 56,585. Replacement of Equipment 26,519. 93 $13,061,893.00 282,431.00 $13,344,324.00 13,033,147.00 $ 311,177.00 6,995.00 $ 304,182.00 $ 2,201,973.00 LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXPENDITURES (Cont'd) Contracted Services & Other Consulting Services 15,429. Special Testing 4,408. Grounds 4,808. Built -in Items 25,799. Plumbing 688. Heating 8,891. Painting 36,464. Roofing 7,288. Glass 1,884. Other Property Services 20,888. Mop Rental 3,621. Rubbish 8,968. Cleaning & Fireproofing 348. Electricity 267,340. Water 2,934. Gas 6,363. Telephone 83,016, Insect Control 2,087. Other Operating Services 1,775. Pupil Transportation (Regular) 161,474. Transportation Within (Special) 52,695. Transportation Without (Special) 78,785. Field Trips 7,886. Other Transportation 12,611. Travel Intra -State 9,785. Travel Within Lexington 9,657. Printing 2,097. Newsletter 2,477. Equipment Rental 44,274. Equipment Service Maintenance 39,930. Tuition 387,438. Membership 9,324. Registration & Meeting Expenses 3,882. Mailing 16,556. NEASC Evaluation 4,236. Other General Services 23,062. TOTAL EXPENDITURES Appropriation Expenditures *Net Cost to Town OUT -OF -STATE TRAVEL 2,147,316.00 $ 54,657.00 $12,100.00 9,799.54 * $ 2,300.46 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION - TUITION & TRANSPORTATION Appropriation $15,980.00 Expenditures: Tuition - Day Classes 7,120.00 Evening Classes 237.00 Transportation 3,878.06 Balance June 30, 1977 Receipts Expenditures PL -874 AID TO IMPACTED AREAS 94 11,235.06 $ 4,744.94 $ 249,377.07 115,162.19 364,539.26 149,678.00 $214,861.26 Balance June 30, 1977 Receipts Expenditures LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS METCO SUMMER READING PROGRAM (Low Income Grant) $22,893.09 466,491.00 489,384.09 450,224.00 $ 39,160.09 Balance June 30, 1977 -0- Receipts $ 27,231.00 Expenditures 27,231.00 -o- ESEA LIBRARY Balance June 30, 1977 $ 13,302.58 Receipts 18,270.70 $ 31,573.28 Expenditures 12,925.75 $ 18,647.53 Balance June 30, 1977 Expenditures Balance June 30, 1977 Receipts Expenditures Balance June 30, 1977 Receipts Expenditures Receipts Expenditures TEACHER TRAINING II $ 2,738.63 500.00 $ 2,238.63 LEADS PROGRAM $26,254.69 59,174.00 $85,428.69 85,800.07 $ - 371.38 PL 89 =313 TITLE I $1,738.14 8,200.00 9,938.14 9,036.14 $ 902.00 TRANSITION TO EMPLOYMENT $47,280.00 36,251.38 $11,028.62 FOOD SERVICES INCOME: Sales $377,208.22 Reimbursement (Federal) 114,952.85 (State) 34,557.79 Other 5,727.69 Tax 2,186.69 534,633.24 95 LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXPENSES: Food 283,518.37 Labor 223,600.86 Misc. 35,956.76 543,075.99 Cash Balance July 1, 1977 Income Less Expenditures Athletic Budget Junior & Senior High Schools Balance July 1, 1977 Town Appropriation Appropriation /Personal Services $98,357.23 534,633.24 632,990.47 543,075.99 89,914.48 $ 21,759. 127,868. 6,995. Admissions: Football $4,190. Basketball 4,469. Ice Hockey 5,152. Wrestling 108. Boys' Gymn 45. Girls' Gymn 161. Lost Equip 928. Youth Hockey 75. 15,128. $171,750. Expenditures: Senior Senior Clarke Diamond Muzzey Girls Boys Jr. High Jr. High Jr. High Baseball 6,661. 1,462. 1,362. 1,421. Basketball /Boys 10,098. 2,450. 2,344. 2,385. Basketball /Girls 5,365. 2,124. 2,002. 2,008. Cheerleaders 1,079. Cross Country /Boys 1,746. Cross Country /Girls 1,452. Field Hockey 3,901. 1,436. 1,365. 1,646. Football 19,879. 2,821. 2,331. 2,421. Golf 964. Gymnastics /Boys 2,338. 1,128. 1,288. 919. Gymnastics /Girls 3,376. Ice Hockey 16,239. LaCrosse /Boys 2,241. LaCrosse /Girls 2,994. Soccer /Boys 6,757. 1,634. 1,651. 1,489. Soccer /Girls 3,372. Softball 3,183. 1,120. 1,166. 896. Swimming 2,195. 2,681. Tennis 1,444. 1,135. Indoor Track 1,291. 2,971. Outdoor Track /B 5,391. 693. 612. 620. Outdoor Track /G 2,188. 647. 451. 585. Wrestling 2,562. Equip. M;rs. Salary 1,435. 1,435. Directors Salary 2,980. Faculty Mgrs. Salary 897. 897. 897. Dr. & Nurses Salaries 1,540. Train. Supplies 928. League Dues 240. Gen Repairs 292. Band Buses 467. Car Allowance 400. Gen. Miscellaneous 1,362. 33,275. 91,307. 16,412. 15,469. 15,287. Total Expenditures Balance 96 $171,750. -0- MAJOR SCHOOL BUDGETS 0 O • CO 0 -4 CP 45 • H E 0 b P+ H N • N O M M O\ Oh O VD 10 M 00 00 00 '-1 ft 1 1� T N M VD '0 VD r. n N V> N 1". Vl O 0040 0 '-1 V0 1� M 4 4 4 N M Vl LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS O+ V1 O 00 ON M O 00 O V0 N Vl '-1 VI ,O ' I V1 M 1 1 1 • 0 Vl 0' CO N 0> 0 O 0 V V V 1, > 0) 0▪ ) it u• ) 0 0 9 ro N • 0) 71 W • (0 0 Ch W 0. 4 4 0) 7, fa N W W CO 0 .6 v> 0 1-1 •'1 V W H c0'O H 0 0 0 0) 0) 1.1 L) 41. 0. O D6 N 0) '-1 W 0 0 40 40 O 10 4J 40 r/ .-1 O W M W E< a PO w O N 10 U-1 O O M 1+ -t .. M O V1 .t 0 .4 co N CO r- N JJ •4 O P. '-1 O, '-1 O v a a '- '- ao 0 O -4 .-1 M I) 0. 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W W O Q 98 • ri N 0 CO cry •i co- Minuteman Regional Vo -Tech MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTUAL EXPENDITURES JULY 1, 1977 - JUNE 30, 1978 CONTRACTED SALARIES SERVICES SUPPLIES OTHER TOTAL 1100 School Committee $ 17,786 $ 13,227 $ 394 $ 1,431 $ 32,838 1200 Superintendent- Director 111,647 19,104 13,165 6,866 150,782 2100 Supervision 57,481 4,566 2,157 2,359 66,563 2200 Principal's Office 102,557 21,605 10,975 8,559 143,696 2300 Teaching Building Trades 90,595 23,886 - - -- 114,481 Commercial Services 188,571 21,275 421 210,267 Electronics 71,343 25,193 840 97,376 Graphics 127,090 - - -- 58,934 380 186,404 Allied Health 110,222 71 6,614 366 117,273 Metals Fabrication 123,838 - - -- 32,075 423 156,336 Power Mechanics 107,471 1,077 77,746 133 186,427 Technology 62,163 181 13,535 636 76,515 Communication /Human Relations 233,359 353 17,981 264 251,957 Math 106,951 2,599 7,652 240 117,442 Science 79,646 - - -- 13,627 49 93,322 Physical Ed /Athletics 62,125 9,824 444 72,393 Driver Education 13,191 - - -- 2,167 25 15,383 Special Education 219,706 24,320 11,909 669 256,604 Undistributed Expenses - - -- 4,797 - - -- 12,735 17,532 Occupational Competency 18,179 32,417 7,050 1,249 58,895 Faculty Clerks, Substitutes, Aids 44,036 32,063 7,048 83,147 Total Teaching 1,658,486 97,878 336,516 18,874 2,111,754 2400 Text Books - - -- 27,038 - - -- 27,038 2500 Library 67,432 - - -- 18,847 11 86,290 2600 Audio Visual - - -- 181 23,917 1,996 26,094 2700 Guidance 144,544 3,619 4,477 2,308 154,948 3200 Health Services 17,540 4,315 3,221 40 25,116 3300 Transportation - - -- 372,285 2,724 144 375,153 3400 Food Service 10,240 - - -- 50 - - -- 10,290 3510 Athletic Services 7,370 26,744 36,239 1,400 71,753 4000 Operations & Maintenance 112,776 28,616 12,548 841 154,781 4120 Heating of Building - - -- 68,228 - - -- - - -- 68,228 4130 Utility Services - - -- 230,216 230,216 4200 Maintenance 27,500 - - -- - - -- 27,500 4220 Maintenance of Building - - -- 1,293 7,789 9,082 4230 Maintenance of Equipment 59,875 - - -- - - -- 59,875 5100 Employee Retirement Services - - -- 42, 40 42,640 5200 Insurance - - -- 150,3 3 150,330 5300 Rental /Land & Buildings 11,915 26_ 12,176 7000 Fixed Assets - - -- 70,035 70,035 8000 Debt Retirement - - -- - - -- - - -- 1,658,200 1,658,200 Regular- Evening Programs 6,969 13,798 7,255 39 28,061 Vacation -Summer School - - -- 21,608 3,698 - - -- 25,306 Adult Education 6,718 7,593 1,298 1,845 17,454 TOTAL $2,349,046 $1,006,666 $512,308 $1,968,179 $5,836,199 Reserve for Encumbrances 1200 Supt.- Director $ 4,515 3510 Athletics $ 3,800 TOTAL $257,389 2100 Supervision 568 4100 Operations /Maint. 1,857 2200 Principal's Office 1,735 4120 Heating of Building 2,275 2300 Teaching 172,635 4130 Utility Services 21,275 2400 Textbooks 1,687 4220 Maint. of Building 215 2500 Library 4,561 4230 Maint. of Equipment 2,776 2600 Audio - Visual 2,629 5300 Rental, Land & Bldgs. 377 2700 Guidance 6,336 7300 Fixed Assets 30,148 99 MINUTEMAN VO -TECH ENROLLMENT - 10/1/78 TOWN GRADE 9 GRADE 10 GRADE 11 GRADE 12 POST- GRADUATES TOTAL Acton 23 37 37 29 2 128 Arlington 64 76 90 66 13 309 Belmont 20 26 21 29 10 106 Boxborough 10 7 2 5 1 25 Carlisle 1 3 2 4 3 13 Concord 22 14 14 13 8 71 Lexington 32 36 35 31 15 149 Lincoln 8 6 7 10 0 31 Stow 15 15 15 15 4 64 Sudbury 32 26 23 26 6 113 Wayland 13 14 20 14 2 63 Weston 0 1 5 0 1 7 Sub -Total 240 261 271 242 65 1079 Tuition + Metco 27 23 19 12 10 91 Total 267 284 290 254 75 1170 Assessment for operating and capital costs for 7/1/78 to 6/30/79 based on the number of students from each member town attending Minuteman on 10/1/77 as a percentage of the total number of students, per section V (c) of agreement. Assessment for special operating costs based on section IV (f) of agreement. SPECIAL CAPITAL TOWN Per Cent OPERATING + OPERATING + (DEBT) = ASSESSMENT ACTON 11.779% $ 302,286 $ 18,738 $ 58,349 $ 379,373 ARLINGTON 28.501 731,425 21,078 141,184 893,687 BELMONT 9.885 253,680 9,826 48,967 312,473 BOXBOROUGH 2.389 61,310 3,204 11,834 76,348 CARLISLE 1.071 27,485 2,133 5,305 34,923 CONCORD 5.601 143,740 6,525 27,745 178,010 LEXINGTON 15.815 405,862 33,160 78,342 517,364 LINCOLN 2.636 67,648 3,171 13,058 83,877 STOW 4.778 122,618 3,482 23,669 149,769 SUDBURY 9.555 245,211 5,674 47,332 298,217 WAYLAND 7.002 179,693 3,628 34,686 218,007 WESTON 0.988 25,356 6,754 4,894 37,004 TOTALS 100% $2,566,314 + $117,373 + $495,365 = $3,179,052 NOTE: The total assessment is identical to that for the previous school year even though the operating and capital budget total rose 4.7% from $6,282,187 in 1977 -78 to $6,479,924 in 1978 -79. This rise was offset by increased aid and revenue. STATE AID RECEIVED BETWEEN JULY 1 OF 1977 AND JUNE 30 OF 1978 CATEGORY AMOUNT RECEIVED Transportation $ 176,699 Chapter 71,16c Net Maintenance 935,420 Chapter 74 Construction Grant 1,103,135 Chapter 645 METCO 4,332 Special Education 237,958 Chapter 71b Regional Aid 114,014 Chapter 71, 16d TOTAL $ 2,571,558 NOTE: Aid and district revenue are used to reduce assessments of costs to member towns. 100 Public Works/ Engineering Street Lighting During the year 1978 the following street lights were removed and new lights installed: Removals 0 New Installations 14 The following is a schedule of current lamps in service as of December 31, 1978: 1205 - 1000 Lumen Incandescent 56 - 2500 Lumen Incandescent 1259 - 3500 Lumen Incandescent 4 - 6000 Lumen Incandescent 128 - 7000 Lumen Mercury Vapor 3 - 10,000 Lumen Incandescent 388 - 11,000 Lumen Mercury Vapor 56 - 20,000 Lumen Mercury Vapor 5 - 35,000 Lumen Mercury Vaper 3104 - Total lamps in service Traffic Regulation and Control The breakdown in this budget includes: making and installing various types of traffic signs, maintenance of existing traffic lights and installation of new lights, painting street lines, crosswalks, and other traffic control markings. The approximate number of linear footage painted is shown below and includes all municipal parking areas. Center lines Crosswalks Curbing Stoplines Parking lines Edge lines 271,575 16,450 5,195 1,958 12,217 8,614 Traffic Regulation Signs Parking Tees Bus Stops Street Signs Signs for other purposes Signs installed Drain Cleaning Contractor - Lloyd Tru -Ax - Amount $9,519.85 In 1978 there were 4051 catch basins cleaned. Drain Construction - Town Labor and Equipment Location Wood Street Length 1,148' Road Machinery The following equipment was purchased during 1978: 1 - four wheel drive vehicle 1 - 3/4 ton pick -up four wheel drive 1 - 1/2 ton carry -all 1 - dump truck with liftgate 1 - dump rack body with winch 1 - curb machine Garbage Collection Size 12" 1 - lo-deck trailer 2 - two -way radios 1 - 3/4 ton pick -up 1 - 3/4 yd. shovel 2 - epoke salt spreader - 2 - power angle plows 153 192 5 49 104 576 Stanley Roketenetz, Incorporated is currently picking up garbage based cn a one year contract effective July 1, 1978 and expires June 30, 1979. 101 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS /ENGINEERING Water Division - General Information Range of static pressure in mains 55 -130 pounds Length of pipe in streets 152.63 miles Number of services 9099 Number of hydrants 1430 Total water consumption in 1978 2,000,147,000 gallons Average daily consumption_ in 1978 5,479,900 gallons Average daily consumption in 1978 per capita 169 gallons Cost of water per year 1978 $480,035.28 Extent of Distribution - December 31, 1978 Size of Pipe Length in Feet Size of Pipe Length in Feet 4" 14,952 12" 152,434 6" 336,604 16" 27,253 8" 237,677 24" 14,084 10" 22,890 Hydrant Installation Hydrants in service January 1, 1978 1429 Hydrants installed in 1978 1 Hydrants in service December 31, 1978 1430 Broken Mains Location Size Location Size Sanitary Landfill 6" Williams Road 6" Swan Lane 6" Watertown Street 6" Williams Road 6" Fletcher Avenue 6" Bartlett Avenue 6" Pleasant Street 12" Locke Lane 6" Bartlett Avenue 6" Swan Lane 6" Mass Avenue 12" Woburn Street 6" Grant Street 10" Mass Avenue 6" Moreland Avenue 6" Hayward Avenue 6" Bedford Street , 6" Waltham Street 12" Cary Avenue 6" Concord Avenue 12" Bennington Road 6" Dewey Road 6" Crescent Road 6" Whipple Road 12" Pleasant Street 12" Kendall Road 6" Moon Hill Road 6" Independence Avenue 8" Bedford Street 12" Waltham Street 8" Cedar Street 6" Water Construction - Town Labor and Equipment There were 29 new services and 31 renewals installed in 1978, also, there were 38 services repaired. Sewer Division - General Information Lexington is part of the North Metropolitan Sewerage District. Total length of trunk line sewers 34.09 miles Total length of street line sewers 108.51 miles Total number of house connections 7627 Number os services installed 87 Number of services repaired 23 Sewer Maintenance As in past years, all of our nine pumping stations were checked daily and continued preven- tive maintenance was provided. In addition 30.34 miles of the town's sewer mains were flushed and cleaned mechanically to remove a multitude of debris and obstructions. 102 • DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS /ENGINEERING Cemetery Division Munroe Cemetery: There were seven (7) intermen stones were approved and the headstones were set. Westview Cemetery: There were one hundred and six (206) graves were sold, as well as one (1) baby for lots paid in full were issued. One hundred and markers were approved and the markers were set. Munroe Cemetery Annual Care $ 3.00 Interments (Grave Openings) 330.00 Green and Lowering Device 60.00 Foundations 30.00 $423.00 ts. Two (2) cement foundations for head- eighty (180) interments. Two hundred and grave. One hundred and twenty -four deeds two (102) cement foundations for flush Westview Cemetery Sale of Lots Sale of Baby Grave Perpetual Care Interments (Grave Openings) Green and Lowering Device Foundations Tent Saturday Burial Charge (O.T.) Miscellaneous (Flower Containers) SEWER, DRAIN AND STREET CONSTRUCTION Sewer Construction Contractor -JFP Construction, Inc. Amount $409,750.06 Location Marrett Road Bennington Road Stedman Road Barnes Place Gibson Road Bacon St. Easement Length 2461' 790' 1134' 259' 253' 1950' 6847'(1.29 mi.) Size 8" 8" 8" 8" 8" 8" Contractor -Great Northern Constructors, Inc. Amount $293.000.00 ( #76 -20 -E) Location Green Lane Crescent Road Briggs Road Great Rock Road Length & Easements 794' 994' 525' 195' 2508' (0.48 mi.) Size 8" Drain Construction Location Length Crescent Road 480' Green Lane & Easements 414' Green Lane & Easements 150' Green Lane & Easements 114' Briggs Road 435' Great Rock Road 291' 1884' Street Corstruction Location Briggs Road Great Rock Road Crescent Road Length 394' 368' 1150' $16,401.00 27.00 20,108.00 14,345.00 2,880.00 2,880.00 285.00 1,655.00 145.91 $58,726.91 Size 12" 18" 15" 12" 12" 12" (0.36 mi.) 0" Street Resurfacing 8" Contractor - Starrett Paving Corp. Amount $55,786.25 8" Location Length Muzzey Street 950' Mass Ave.- Forest St. Fletcher Avenue 1040' Sherman St. -Hayes Ln. Waltham Street 2800' Brookside Ave.- Blossom- crest Rd. Idlywilde Road 1020' Middle St. -End Basketball Court /Center Playground SNOW REMOVAL For the fiscal year 1978 the DPW plowed nine storms. The most severe storm of the winter was the blizzard of 1978. The storm started on February 6, and when it stopped snowing we had approximately 30" of snow on the ground. The total cost of plowing, sanding and removing that storm was approximately $151,336.73. At the height of the storm we had seventy -nine pieces of equipment working. The Town of Lexington recuperated $26,563.00 of Federal Funds to help defray the cost of the storm. During 1977 -78 the DPW used 6,089.03 tons of sand, and 958.02 tons of salt for making streets safe to drive on. The total cost of snow removal for the fiscal year 1977 -78 exclusive of labor was $217,364.43. 103 Fire Department Types of Alarms: 22 out of town Fire Companies responded to line boxes and fires in Lexington during 1978. Boxes 335 Mutual Aid 73 Ambulance Mutual Aid: Stills 943 Into Lexington 33 Ambulance 880 Bedford Fire Department 20 Corcoran Ambulance Service 11 Total Calls 2231 Armstrong Ambulance Service 2 Fire and Rescue Responses Box Alarms (Department Responses): From Lexington 2 Bedford 1 Burlington 1 Accidental Alarm 11 Accidents 4 Still Alarms (Single Fire Company Responses): Automobile Fire 10 Church 1 Animal Rescue 3 Dwelling 96 Assistance 31 Dumpster 3 Automobile Fires 80 Edison Emergency 1 Bomb Threat 6 False Alarm 63 Bus Fires 2 Faulty Alarm 33 Burning Complaints 7 Garage 2 Dump 1 Honest Intent 19 Dumpster 17 Hospital 12 Edison Emergency 25 Medical Emergency 1 False Still 5 Mercantile, Industrial and First Aid 32 Misc. Buildings 15 Honest Intent 13 Needless 5 Investigate Fire Alarm Systems 40 Nursing Home 1 Investigations 171 Outdoor /Brush 46 Lockout 54 Property Protection 1 Needless 70 School 10 Outdoor /Brush 259 Truck Fire 1 Property Protection 81 Truck Fire 8 Total 335 Wash flown 38 Total 943 Fire Mutual Aid From Lexington Arlington Bedford Bedford Air Base Burlington Lincoln Waltham Winchester Woburn 73 26 3 1 2 1 37 1 2 Lexington Fire Companies covered mutual cities and towns 30 times during 1978. Lexington Fire Companies responded to 43 line boxes or fires in mutual aid cities and towns during 1978. Fire Mutual Aid Into Lexington 64 Arlington 23 Bedford 10 Bedford Air Base 2 Belmont 2 Burlington 1 Waltham 26 42 out of town Fire Companies covered at Lexington Stations during 1978. John D. Bergeron, Chief Fire Engineer 104 Police Department Automobile Accident Analysis - 1978 v m a) 'O 'O G 7 1 H ro m .- a) •,-) 1-4 N W H .Y. 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P. -0 P+ Z X i Z Z Z H z x January 152 114 38 0 0 25 29 2 132 18 3 0 21 0 5 0 49 28 February 128 101 27 1 0 25 36 1 126 1 0 1 35 0 1 0 41 20 March 141 113 28 0 0 21 29 1 120 20 1 0 22 0 6 0 53 25 April 79 56 23 0 1 14 18 2 57 20 2 0 8 1 8 0 39 28 May 95 68 27 0 2 21 27 2 79 14 2 0 22 0 3 2 48 33 June 108 82 26 0 1 27 30 3 88 17 4 0 18 0 8 1 57 40 July 53 36 17 0 0 11 22 4 41 8 4 0 14 0 4 0 29 18 August 115 81 34 0 0 24 31 9 83 23 9 0 18 0 4 0 63 43 September 94 71 23 0 0 19 23 1 82 11 1 0 18 0 4 0 40 27 October 96 65 31 0 2 26 41 5 73 18 5 0 19 0 17 2 44 32 November 102 74 28 0 0 19 24 3 83 16 3 0 15 0 6 0 51 27 December 125 87 38 0 0 15 26 5 100 20 6 0 12 0 8 0 49 30 TOTAL 1288 948 340 1 6 247 336 38 1064 186 40 1 222 1 74 5 563 351 Investigated Prosecuted Pedestrian Accident Analysis -1978 a, v v M 0) m 'o ar E ''� ( ri Cl v [0 rl a) W N , m a7 a) >+ u u .4 '.o-, T 00 a) E • • ,Ci u �tl H • ?4 0 0 • Z -0 W M 0 W January 2 0 2 1 1 16 -5 -8 2 1 3 0 February 1 1 1 32 1 1 1 March 1 0 1 1 25 1 1 0 April 2 0 2 2 ? -14 1 1 2 0 May 2 0 2 1 1 10 -14 1 1 2 0 June 3 0 4 3 23- 31 - ? -? 1 3 4 0 July 4 0 4 3 1 6- 14 -14 -16 3 1 1 3 0 August 9 0 9 7 2 ?- 13 -11 -16 23- 11- 14 - ? -13 6 3 8 1 0 September 1 0 1 1 21 1 1 1 0 October 5 0 5 5 19- 34 -11 -? 13 1 1 0 November 3 0 3 3 11-45 2 1 1 0 December 5 0 6 4 1 25- 23 -14- 4 2 5 0 26 -14 -74 105 POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests Statistics Dispositions W w W W 0 '0 W W ri C 0 4-1 }+ W 0 1.4 M W W M W W i, y1 W b 7 J-+ 0 W Traffic Violation G b b o W rl 7 rl b b C7 W W W W Offenses 8 " > W C7 W b C ri ++ C rWl " o m W W O 7 W 0 W rl 0 W rl rl 0 s+ 0 W • w H tl c4 zx w O a0 ww z a cn o r Dismissed Defaulted Operating to Endanger 119 10 129 9 51 78 4737 96 13 6 2 12 Operating V /View Obstructed 49 4 53 19 34 495 51 2 Oper. After Rev. of License 30 2 32 14 18 1253 1 2 17 1 6 5 Oper. Uninsured M.V. 91 4 95 10 22 73 4550 50 2 43 Oper. Unregistered M.V. 125 11 135 10 37 99 830 114 4 18 Oper. W/0 License 136 20 156 21 48 108 1270 146 2 1 7 Oper. W/0 Sticker 169 31 200 5 79 121 1940 189 3 8 Oper. Under the Influence 280 18 298 3 73 225 12606 1 3 90 20 151 2 16 15 Hit & Run 34 3 37 3 24 13 699 26 1 1 2 7 Refusing to Stop 23 23 2 5 18 236 16 1 6 Speeding 740 157 897 23 292 605 12597 11 872 4 1 9 Vio. Law of Road 219 38 257 5 67 190 1860 249 3 5 Vio. of Town Ordinance 1229 521 1750 8 567 1183 14210 1340 9 401 Vio. Traffic Signal 488 219 707 9 166 541 7017 701 3 3 Vio. Park. Meter 762 382 1144 319 825 4277 745 8 391 Vio. Stop Sign 317 168 485 3 150 335 4875 484 1 Vio. School Bus Law 25 15 40 1 11 29 405 39 1 Allow. Improper Person to Operate 18 7 25 2 5 20 295 23 2 Attaching Wrong Plates 17 1 18 2 16 94 12 1 5 Improper Equipment 41 2 43 3 19 24 325 1 39 1 2 Oper. W/0 Registration in Possession 98 15 113 2 36 77 920 2 105 2 4 Oper W/0 License in Possession 110 14 124 3 42 82 990 1 121 2 Misc. Hazardous M.V. Vio. 351 105 456 15 148 308 4110 1 438 10 7 Fail to Display Plates 7 7 2 5 45 1 5 1 Lvg. M.V. Running Unattended 10 3 13 5 8 140 13 Oper. M.C. W/0 Proper Gear 33 33 7 10 23 265 31 2 Oper. Illeg. on Restricted Permit 2 1 3 1 2 1 10 2 1 Oper. W/0 Chock Blocks 6 6 6 40 6 Fail to Notify Registry Change of Address 18 2 20 4 16 140 18 2 Poss. of Altered License 9 9 6 3 500 4 1 4 Poss. of Altered Insp. Sticker 3 3 2 1 120 3 Refusing to Give Name 1 1 1 50 1 Giving False Name to P.O. 3 3 3 50 3 Oper. W/0 Plates 3 3 1 2 10 3 Racing 5 5 3 5 150 5 Towing Unreg. M.V. 2 2 2 25 2 Oper. W /Studded Tires 10 1 11 1 2 9 110 11 Altered V.I.N. 1 1 1 30 1 Oper. M.C. Illegally 5 5 5 5f 5 Spillage 3 3 3 20 3 Fail to Cover Load 7 7 7 115 2 5 Allowing Unreg. M.V. to be Operated 4 4 L 250 4 Abandoning Motor Vehicle 1 1 1 1 Pose. of Stolen Insp. Sticker 1 1 1 1 Refusing to Show License 3 3 2 1 100 .3 Total Traffic Violations 5608 1-75r► 7362 TO 2238 RN- 3 21 6089 /T161 12 16 187 792 $82,811 106 POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests Statistics Dispositions Criminal Offenses cu 4,, W H Juveniles Residents T 4 w b '0 u 0 N /-I CI a) O +.1 'O 0 CO .1-1 rl 'O 'O C7 rIM 010) � ww ° zz w ao z Assault W /Deadly Weapon 7 7 2 5 425 3 1 1 Assault W /Intent to Murder 2 2 2 2 Assault on a Police Officer 9 9 7 2 2375 1 5 1 2 Assault & Battery 26 2 28 1 12 16 225 2 3 4 6 13 Break & Entering 28 1 29 9 21 8 250 8 6 1 5 6 3 Break, Entering & Larceny 11 1 12 2 2 10 2 1 2 2 100 3 Protective Custody 90 10 100 2 29 71 Escapees 1 1 1 1 Forgery 3 1 4 1 4 1 1 2 Uttering 21 16 37 1 13 24 92 2 2 2 31 Larceny 62 12 74 19 43 31 550 6 7 17 5 17 5 17 Larceny (Attempted) 4 1 5 2 5 50 1 1 2 1 Lewdness 3 3 3 200 1 1 1 Malicious Damage to Property 56 2 58 33 38 20 303 1 15 3 9 30 Littering 12 12 2 9 3 161 9 1 1 1 Non - Support 1 1 1 1 Minor Transporting Alcohol 40 8 48 13 18 30 575 34 3 11 Disturbing the Peace 10 10 1 9 1 125 4 Disorderly 37 1 38 7 25 13 303 18 3 2 15 Trespassing 15 4 19 6 8 11 65 16 1 2 Receiving Stolen Property 18 1 19 1 4 15 113 5 3 2 9 Narcotic Drug Law Violation 100 13 113 12 34 79 2 13 9 53 1 35 Indecent Exposure 3 3 1 1 2 35 1 Using W/0 Authority 49 1 50 24 15 35 70 6 1 12 3 13 9 6 Motor Vehicle Larceny 5 5 1 5 1 4 Public Drinking Violation 32 8 40 3 24 16 438 1 37 2 Poss. of Deadly Weapon 9 9 3 6 250 4 1 4 Poss. of Burglarious Tools 13 13 1 5 8 1 3 3 2 1 3 Poss. of Fireworks W /Intent to Sell 1 1 1 125 1 Poss. of Narcotics W /Intent to Sell 2 2 2 200 2 Poss. of Stolen Insp. Sticker 3 1 4 4 250 2 1 1 Procuring Alcohol for Minor 3 1 4 3 1 285 3 1 Assault W /Intent to Rape 1 1 1 1 1 4 Kidnapping 4 4 4 Arson & Attempts 2 2 1 2 1 1 Abandened Infant 1 1 2 2 2 Illegal Poss. of Fireworks 7 7 2 6 1 40 6 1 Vio. of Park Rules & Regs. 4 4 3 1 20 2 Vio. of Zoning By-Laws 1 1 1 1 Vio. of Building Code 1 1 1 1 Vio. of Housing Rules & Regs. 1 1 2 2 2 Vio. of Sunday Blue Laws 2 2 2 1 1 Burning of Motor Vehicle 1 1 1 1 1 Contr. to Delinquency of Minor 2 2 4 3 1 190 3 Mfg. of Marihuana 1 1 1 1 Discharging of Firearms 3 3 2 1 2 3 Carrying Firearms W/0 Permit 1 1 1 1 Readjusting Odometer 1 1 1 100 1 Army Deserter 1 1 1 1 Making Annoying Phone Calls 1 1 1 1 Aiding an Escape 1 1 1 1 Fail. to aid Police Officer 1 1 1 1 Giving False Name to Police Officer 1 1 1 1 Fail to Surrender Revoked Permit 1 1 1 50 1 107 Probation Dismissed 2 POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests Statistics Dispositions T N N -4O N 4.$ 0 H .-1 b m 0 4J100 +1 +i 'O 0J Criminal a! ,a w d aJ aJ W 'o 0 u 0 m Offenses m 0� ■-1 r-1 0) w CO b 0 m •1 > 4.4 b b CI a H 0) t0 c ,m y W 6 ., +m as as Fri u s 0) m .--1 p El O a W rl O 0 O W W O rl -.4 Z V a O 0 Confining W /Purpose of Stealing 1 1 1 1 Non - Payment of Wages 2 2 1 1 Unlicensed Dog Viol. 18 9 27 27 127 20 Leash Law Viol. 3 1 4 4 43 4 Threatening 2 2 1 1 1 1 Fail to Provide Notice of Cancellation of Contract 1 1 1 250 1 Dumping W/0 Permit 1 1 1 10 1 Fail to Remove Refrigerator Door 1 1 1 10 1 Wrongful Act of Lessor 2 2 2 500 2 Removing Traffic Signs 1 1 1 1 Defrauding an Innkeeper 1 1 1 1 Affray 1 1 1 1 Total Criminal Offenses v Dismissed 2 7 745 102 Ti W 39 17 266 Zre 117 32 102 230 $8,818 * * * * * * * * ** TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SUMMARY Hazardous M.V. Violations 3,457 Driving While Intoxicated 284 Other Violations 397 Hit & Run 37 Parking (except meters) 3,661 Arrests, Citations or Custody Total Traffic 7,515 at Accidents 321 Parking Meter Violations 4,155 Type of Property * * * * * * * * * * ** PROPERTY BY TYPE AND VALUE Value of Property Stolen in Lexington Stolen Recovered (1) —Ti— ----u) (A) Currency, Notes, Etc $34,140.00 $ 2,514.00 (B) Jewelry and Precious Metals 94,594.00 1,020.00 (C) Furs & Clothing 4,284.00 725.00 (D) Locally Stolen Automobiles 172,190.00 127,490.00 (F) Miscellaneous 264,523.00 _11:17111.911 TOTALS $569,531.00 $149,127.00 108 No. of Classification Offenses Robbery Highway Commercial House Gas or Service Station Chain Store Residence Bank Miscellaneous Total Robbery POLICE DEPARTMENT Value 3 $ 702.00 0 0 2 158,00 2 85.00 3 16,040.00 0 0 0 0 10 $16,985.00 Burglary - Breaking or Entering Residence Night 56 67,303.00 Day 77 36,593.00 Unknown 63 90,674.00 Nonresidence Night 48 15,667.00 Day 6 382.00 Unknonw 15 50,527.00 Total Burglary 265 $261,146.00 Larceny $200.00 & Over $50.00 to $200.00 Under $50.00 Total Larcenies Auto Theft Grand Total Nature of Larcenies Pocket Picking Purse Snatching Shoplifting From Autos Auto Parts & Bicycles From Buildings From Coin Operated Mach. All Other 121 89,738.00 249 25,555.00 173 3,917.00 $119,210.00 73 $172,190.00 $569,531.00 1 32.00 0 0 9 535.00 52 12,740.00 Accessories 86 10,047.00 154 18,544.00 157 61,260.00 9 6,299.00 75 9.753.00 Total Larcenies 543 $119,210.00 109 Automobiles Recovered Stolen Locally, Recovered Locally Stolen Locally, Recovered elsewhere Total Locally Stolen Auto Recovered Stolen out of Town, Recovered locally Miscellaneous Business Animals Cared for (sick or injured) Animals Cared For (stray) Buildings Pound Open Committed To Insane Hospitals Fire Alarms Responded to Injured or Sick Persons Assisted Messages Delivered Missing Persons Investigated Public Utilities Notified of Defects Reports & Complaints Investigated Sudden Deaths Investigated Vacant Homes REported Total Mileage Recorded on Cars Automobile Accidents January February March April May June 32 22 54 38 32 1 52 5 282 426 68 27 76 8,789 22 981 453,379 152 July 53 128 August 115 141 September 94 79 October 96 95 November 102 108 December 125 Total Motor Vehicle Accidents 1,288 Personal Injury Accidents Fatal Accidents Parsons Injured Persons Killed 247 6 336 7 Board of Health 1976 1977 1978 Communicable Diseases Reported 155 287 Animal bites 107 110 Chickenpox 17 141 Dysentery 1 Gonorrhea 8 10 Hepatitis 1 1 Impetigo Malaria Meningitis Mumps Salmonella 4 Scarlet fever Streptococcal sore throat 14 Syphillis 4 Tuberculosis 161 84 15 2 14 6 1 1 1 1 3 5 12 2 4 12 16 1 1 2 1 The Board feels that the decrease in the number of communicable diseases reported is due in part to the new mandatory school immunization law. They were pleased to note that for the past 3 years there has been no measles cases reported by Lexington physicians. Immunization Clinics 6784 1229 1604 Influenza clinic -town employees. . . 277 132 135 Influenza clinic- 65 +yrs 2415 257 514 National Swine Flu Program 3109 Rabies innoculation clinic for dogs991 840 856 Immunization clinic 99 Detection clinics 874 758 585 *Glaucoma eye screening clinic . . . 568 494 -321 *P.T.A. pre - school eye screening . . 72 51 55 *P.T.A. pre - school hearing test(pilot) 53 * *Hard of hearing clinic 234 213 156 *Conducted by Lexington Lion's Club * *Conducted by Lexington Rotary Club All clinics sponsored by the Lexington Board of Health. Medical Emergency Service The number of the emergency medical service was changed this year to 861 -6660. Any person can obtain a physician in case of emergency 24 hours a day by calling the police department, fire department or by dialing 861 -6660. Environmental Statistics 792 798 786 Day care inspections -food service. . 17 17 17 Day care inspections -lead based paint 13 8 6 Food service establishment inspection 236 241 247 Retail food establishment inspection 30 36 36 Temporary food service inspection. . 8 8 13 Mobile food service inspection 8 12 9 27 33 13 Housing inspections Lodging house Motel & hotel inspections Insanitary dwellings Structure condemned,(demolished) (rehabilitated) Occupied buildings Lead based paint inspections . . Insufficient or no heat Milk samples collected & analyzed. Water samples collected & analyzed Food samples collected & analyzed. Bathing places, public, semi - public pools & Old Res Nursing home inspections 6 13 14 9 7 6 6 8 8 1 (2) 2 (2) 2 7 14 87 28 14 18 31 30 105 126 120 135 150 165 28 14 11 54 52 64 3 4 8 Complaints and Nuisances Environmental complaints: Air pollution Water pollution Noise pollution. . . . . . Epidemological investigations: Food borne . . . . . . . . . . Water borne Animal complaints Food service establishment . . Drainage (surface, wet basements) Housing complaints Garbage & rubbish complaints . . Rodents Sewage disposal Food, milk & cream Hatch act violations Mosquitos and biting insects . . Swimming pools 1976 1977 1978 409 440 515 15 17 10 12 12 53 41 15 22 65 18 80 27 5 10 7 Licenses and Permits 463 Animal permits (including poultry) 56 Burial permits 129 Installer's - disposal works permit9 Food establishment permits . . . 102 Funeral director licenses Garbage disposal permits Market registrations Massage permits Methyl alcohol permits Milk license (vehicle) Individual route owners (1 yr) Dairy route owners (5 yr). . . Milk license store Motel licenses Nursing home approvals Recreation camp permits Rubbish disposal permits Sewage disposal permits Swimming pool permits -to operate Swimming pool permit -to construct Septic tank installation: new repair Syringe permits Manufacture of frozen deserts. . Mobile food server 5 2 25 1 17 23 13 15 22 10 18 15 15 18 56 60 35 33 11 18 25 25 85 97 30 45 75 90 15 22 2 15 22 5 23 470 464 56 44 119 121 8 7 113 104 5 5 2 1 22 21 2 11 1 3 2 13 63 64 64 3 3 3 2 4 2 1 2 2 11 15 32 12 12 14 17 17 20 1 1 3 8 12 5 1 3 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 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. Tri Community Health Services The following services were performed by per- sonnel of the Tri Community Health Services on behalf of the health department and in accordance with the General Laws. 239 230 Disease related 89 67 Health promotion 34 49 Alcohol problem 1 Mental health 5 Communicable disease followings. 6 11 Disease prevention . • . . . . . 27 20 Newborn 7 8 Nutrition 2 Home management 1 7 Tuberculosis- follow up 6 4 110 BOARD OF HEALTH 1976 1977 1978 Well elderly clinics 60 60 Flu clinics 1 2 Immunization clinics 1 Education talks 1 Paul F. O'Leary and Michael A. Caira, employees of the Metropolitan State Hospital were appointed as Special Agents to issue burial permits at the hospi- tal for one year terms expiring March 31, 1979. Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman Janes W. Lambie Michael S. Erdos, M.D. Animal Control Officer 1976 1977 1978 Licensed canine 3293 3239 3149 Dogs immunized at rabies clinic. . 991 840 856 Animal Bites 107 101 84 Canine 85 86 71 Feline 2 6 3 Chipmunks 1 Gerbil 3 3 1 Guinea pigs 3 2 Hamster 2 1 Rodents 3 3 Rabbits 1 Racoon 1 Pony 2 1 Squirrel 2 1 Animal heads sent to Wasserman Labora- tory for testing. 2 bats tested posi- tive for rabies in 1976. 17 3 6 Inspection of livestock Horses 101 107 69 Beef Cattle 19 16 19 Goats 16 12 6 Deer 4 14 17 Oxen 4 2 Llama - temporary 1 Barns and facilities 52 54 Canine Data 1976 1977 1978 Violations 797 1095 1137 Leash Law violations 561 875 907 Unlicensed dog violations . . . 236 220 230 Complaints of violations filed in Concord District Court 236 222 163 Complaints 1894 2985 1988 Barking dogs 200 240 225 Dogs biting or menacing 85 85 71 Pack of dogs 2 4 2 Dog hearings in accordance with Chapter 140 3 3 4 Lost or stray dogs 561 875 836 Dogs picked up and returned to owner 351 324 285 Dogs killed or injured by cars. 29 9 12 Dogs cared for at kennel 561 515 461 Dogs released to Humane Society 51 68 67 Dogs adopted 51 25 25 29 Barry W. Littleton, Anima]. Control Officer 111 Cary Memorial Library TREASURER'S REPORT ON TRUSTEE FUNDS Balance on hand July 1, 1977 NOW Account (Lexington Savings) $ 9,951.93 RECEIPTS Fines, etc. Books Sold Lions Club Ann E. Ferry Book Fund Louise Grant Fund Copy Service Interest NOW Account Ripley Mural Fund Sarah Raymond Fund Transfer - General Investment Account (Dividends) $25,643.60 505.83 700.00 185.00 850.00 683.13 676.39 210.00 300.00 3.888.70 33,642.65 Total $43,594.58 EXPENDITURES Library Materials -- Adult $16,922.97 Library Materials -- Children's 3,396.69 Library Materials -- Branch 1,813.66 Lions Club — Large -print Books 300.00 Benjamin Grant Fund -- Large -print Books 197.80 Louise Grant Fund -- Large -print Books 646.25 Dues 469.00 Professional Improvement 1,612.51 Exhibits 544.12 Children's Room Program 583.89 Custodial Uniforms 575.00 Miscellaneous 622.89 Ripley Mural 837.70 Recruitment 241.17 Transfer to 90 -day Notice Account -- Ann E. Ferry Book Fund 185.00 Balance on Hand NOW Account June 30, 1978 GENERAL INVESTMENT ACCOUNT Balance on Hand July 1, 1977 (Lexington Savings) $ 130.53 28,948.65 $14,645.93 Income from Investments 3,639.57 Interest 118.60 3,888.70 General Investment Transferred to NOW Account 3,888.70 Balance - 0 - Lexington Savings Bank Leader Federal Savings & Loan Shawmut Association, Inc. Northern Pacific R.R. (1997) Southern Pacific (1986) Gulf Oil Corporation State St. Boston Financial Corporation First National City Corp. First National Boston Corp. Lexington Savings Bank The Boston Company, Inc. Total CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY INVESTMENTS Description 205 Shares Prior Lien 128 Shares 61 Shares 936 Shares 614 Shares Special Notice 200 Shares General Leroy and Geneva Brown Beals Maria Cary Book Purchase Alice Butler Cary Jane Phinney Goodwin Musical Laura M. Brigham George W. Sarano War Parents Book Memorial Nelson W. Jenney Pauline W. Pierce Caira Robbins Wellington Library Emma Ostrom Nichols Sarah Elizabeth Raymond Abbie C. Smith Lewis L. Hoyt Sue Medeiros Pearl Toback Feld Ann E. Ferry Total FUNDS Rate of Income 5 1 /4% 5 1 /4X Value Income $ 1,100.00 $ 58.96 1,000.00 53.56 6,068.75 348.50 4% 4,000.00 160.00 2 7/8% 4,000.00 115.00 3,040.04 243.20 5 3/4% 1,444.90 85.40 6,464.25 1,015.56 7,587.22 1,154.32 3,668.14 173.07 2.014.29 232.00 Robert C. Hilton Treasurer 113 $40,387.59 $3,639.57 Principal $12,260.95 4,000.00 1,100.00 400.00 1,000.00 2,958.50 300.00 1,100.00 3,100.00 300.00 1,800.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 300.00 1,100.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 947.00 666.14 1,055.00 $40,387.59 Recreation Department 1975 1976 1977 1978 Fees 14,485.50 19,224.50 33,438.25 37,880.03 Reimbursements 3,060.43 3,137.35 3,408.47 (anticipated) Total 14,485.50 22,284.93 36,575.60 41,288.50 Approx. Pool Reservoir Length Staff Attendance Cost Income Swim Tags 8841 $1,852.00 $16,701.50 Swim Lessons (3 -3 wk. sessions) 12 203 /day $ 1,279.00 Pool General Swim 14 wks. 6 - 8 375 - 490 /day $1,054.00 /wk. Res General Swim 11+wks. 6 - 8 567 /day $1,225.00/wk. Swim team & 4 Meets 8 wks. 2 20 -32 $ 531.72 Summer Playgrounds Fiske 8 wks. 3 90 /wk. Adams 8 wks. 3 110 /wk. Franklin 8 wks. 3 67 /wk. Estabrook 8 wks. 3 92 /wk. Hastings 8 wks. 3 65 /wk. Playground Special Events Carnival Day Field Day Track Meet . Beach Trip w Overnight Res Day �s+ Amusement Park a Circus Wagon Show es Bicycle Painting Demo. Braintree Track Meet 3 Tennis Youth Lessons (4 -2 wk. sessions) 3 I.D. Cards Sign In Daily 12 wks. 1 Reservations 5 months Tennis Booth 22 weeks 3 Night Tennis 3 1/2 months 1 212 hrs. Jr. Tennis League 8 weeks 125 Adult Tennis Lessons 6 -8 wks. 1 196 $1,479.00/wk. 200 + $ 116.87 60 85 67 $ 180.00 $ 101.50 56 $ 158.00 62 59 $ 152.00 $ 55.00 98 $ 150.00 42 $ 67.87 24 $ 151.00 67 /session 1612 6761 /session Evening Programs- Winter Adult Gym 4 nts. /wk. 2 /nt. Jogging 4 1/2 days /wk. 1 /nt. Volleyball 1 nt /wk. 1 Saturday Morning- Winter Preschool Movement 13+wks. 3 1 -4th sports & games 13+wks. 6 79 5 & 6th sports 10 wks. 5 44 5 & 6th gymnastics 11 wks. 6 51 7 -9th gymnastics 9 wks. 5 66 7 -9th sports 9 wks. 3 29 $ 619.00 $ 784.00 $ 100 /wk. $ 390.00 $ 267.00 $3,042.00 $1,468.20 $ 495.00 $2,772.00 $3,522.00 360 /wk. $ 100 /wk. $4,112.u7 95 /wk. 35 /wk. $ 7.50 /wk. 90 /wk. 114 $2,770.00 Length Special Needs Winter 13 days Summer 8 wks. Senior Citizen Programs Crafts -yr. round Swimming- winter Exercise- winter Senior Special Events 2 Picnics Sr. Nite at the Races 2 Sr. Game Parties Summer Special Events 2 Bike Hikes Canoe Trip Harbor Cruise Disco Dance Deep Sea Fishing Family Picnic Summer Activities Nite Films Open Field House Pick -up Softball Coed Softball League Basketball League Craft Classes 2 hrs. /wk. 1 hr. /wk. 1 hr. /wk. 1 nt. /wk. 8 weeks. 1 nt. /wk. 12 weeks 6 weeks 2 -3 wks. Fall /Winter /Spring Classes Dance lessons (5 -10 wk. sessions) Clown Workshop 6 weeks Orienteering 3 weeks Arts & Crafts (5 -6 wk. sessions) First Aid Course 7 wks. Golf Lessons 6 wks. Chess Club yr. round Soccer 6 wks. 6 Family Fun Dances 1 /month X Country Ski Clinics Program to Winter Special Events Halloween Face Painting Ice Follies Trip Mime Performance Cross Country Ski Trip Basketball Tournament Fishing Derby Bicycle Races Red Sox Game Family Nite at Field House Skateboard Demonstration RECREATION DEPARTMENT Staff Attendance 5 6 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 6 2 4 1 2 /nt. 1 1 /game 7 1 1 1 1 1 Volunteers 2 15 2 take place in 6 /wk. 12 /days 10 12 -18 10 66 -80/ event 3 4 9 /trip 13 22 20 23 20 -25 0 - 6 15 -20 nt. 6 -10 140 170 25 /session Approx. Cost $45.00 /wk. $495.00/wk. $6.70 /wk. $3.35/wk. $8.00 /wk. $170.00 $38.50 $90.00 $42.00 $52.00 $309.64 $75.90 $150.00+ $75.00 $126.00 $26.50 $354.00 $1,500.00 (Cost incl. in summer playgrounds) 40 -50 /session 25 6 27 /session 10 100 8 -12 250 50 -85 January 1979 10 Volunteers 90 2 49 2 41 2 + 2 Volunteers 46 1 10 2 40 2 3 56 3 35 2 85 115 $300 /session $119.00 $30.00 $10.00 /wk. $706.50 $25.00 $517.25 $29.00 /month $35.00 $55.00 $112.00 $83.00 $15.00 $54.00 $20.00 $55.00 $40.00 $60.00 Income 50% Reimburse- ment from State. $ 34.50 $ 3.00 $32.00 $42.50 $175.00 $343.00 $211.00 $3,646.00 $184.00 $28.00 $656.00 $1,090.00 $196.26 $4.50 $42.00 $24.50 $70.50 $50.00 TOTAL $37,880.03 Conservation Commission TOTAL LAND ACQUISITIONS 1964 through 1978 Year (s) Voted /Given Reimbursements Net Cost Acres Total Cost Federal State to town 833 $2,800,537 $335,406 $1,127,331 $1,534,593 Acquired - Reimbursements Completed Whipple Hill Willard's Woods Expansions Dunback Meadow /Follen West Farm Meagherville Grove and Justin Sts. Lower Vine Brook Hayden Woods Juniper Hill Simonds Brook (formerly Drummer Boy) Concord Avenue Area Hastings Sanctuary (Cooke) Burlington Strip Upper Vine Brook Metropolitan State Hospital Shaker Glen Great Meadow Exp. Paint Mine Idylwilde North Lexington Brook (Moore) Bowman Park Exp. Adjacent "Swammin" /Waltham Line Acquired - Reimbursements Incomplete Waltham Street Farms (Chabot) Liberty Heights Adams Street (Chiesa) West Farm Exp. Simonds Brook Exp. (Lucky Penny) Cranberry Hill (Foley & Sayre) Katandin Wood (Cosgrove) Daisy Wilson Land Hayden Woods Exp. Lower Vine Brook Exp. (Swan) Dunback Meadow Exp. (Blossomcrest Rd.) 677 '63'66- 7'74'77* 150+ '64'66'67 35.5 '65- 6'72'77 -8 *# 138.8 '66'77* 11 '66 .2 '68'70# 18.4 '68'69'75'77* 43.9 '69'77* 73.4 '70'72'74# 26.8 '70'76# 31.8 '71 25.7 '71 1.7 '71'77* 8.6 '72'75 -6 25.7 '73# 6.2 '73 16.8 '74 .6 '75 *'77* 35.5 '75 9.4 '76# 3.8 '75 1.2 '77 12 '72 #'76 -7* '74* '76 '76 '77 '77 '77 '78 '78 '8 '78 TOTAL EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS 156 41.5 5.5 9.3 .7 24.5 24.6 20.4 8 3.7 10 * ** 7.8 1,657,267 335,406 142,489* 47,487 116,786 32,906 205,747 *# 87,100 24,200* - -- gift - -- 38,0281/ 19,014 142,735* 42,069 141,710* 68,304 120,413# - -- 77,236# 38,526 102,890 - -- 6,000 106,097 121,443 gift 85,636 3,857 4,000* 200,000 gift 18,000 transfer 1,143,270 300,450 7,303 92,500 28,800 195,000 73,929 170,000 85,000 10,888 115,000 64,400 24.5 $ 21,111 536,068 35,020 17,997 55,050 12,100 9,006 48,950 33,096 56,872 18,500 49,534 47,800 41,143 2,000 100,000 9,000 786,993 59,982* 65,883 63,797 *I# 12,100* 10,008# 51,716* 40,310* 63,541 # ** 20,210# 53,356 6,000 106,097 ** 72,643 44,493 ** 3,857 4,000 ** 100,000 9,000 591,263 ## 747,600 150,225 ## 300,450 4,618 ## 7,303* 46,125 ## 46,375 14,400 ## 14,400 97,500 ## 97,500 15,201 ## 58,728 85,000 ## 85,000 42,500 ## 42,500 5,444 ## 5,444 98,250 #1# 57,500 * ** 32,000 ## 32,400 Easements (w /pedestrian access) Vine Brook Munroe Brook Jerry Cataldo Reservation Johnson Farm Edison (Katandin /Cranberry Hill) Daisy Wilson Land - Pinewood (Crout) Conservation Restrictions 13.3 23,111 (reimbursement unavailable) '69 #'74 3.7 9,961# '72# 2.3 gift '73 4.8 6,150 '73 2.5 5,000 '76'77 (26.4) License '78# gift Juniper Basin Munroe Brook Shaker Glen Pine Grove Drummer Boy Green '70'72# '72# '73# '75# '76# 11.2 2.3 1.8 .5 .5 6.1 gift gifts gift gift gift VOTED - NOT YET ACQUIRED - 12/31/78: Munroe Brook East of Bryant Rd. Easement /Restriction 6 +; off Bates Rd. (Pine Meadows) Easement 3 +; North Lexington Brook (EAT) 7 +; Meagherville & Wood, Valley, Grove St. areas Transfer 52.3; Lower Vine Brook 7. *All /part Town -owned transfer #A11 /part gift ** Subject to Eminent Domain /Settlement ## Reimbursement approved * ** Partial acquisition 116 Board of Appeals In 1978 the Lexington Board of Appeals filed 71 decisions with the Town Clerk, applications having been processed and public hearings held on each petition. Special Permits and Variances are subject to certain conditions and restrictions. For details see decisions filed with the Town Clerk. 1. Florence Baldwin Trust - variance to allow construction of a single family home on a lot containing 168,450 s.f., said lot being bounded generally by Spring St., Concord Ave. and the Route 2 Interchange. Granted. 2. Instrumentation Lab - special permit for two permanent enclosed walkways at 113 Hartwell Ave. Granted. 3. Diran D. Keshian - special permit or variance to re- construct and /or erect a chimney at 455 Lowell St. Granted. 4. Harry Knight - variance to allow certain uses of property at 235 Bedford St. Granted: present uses are all allowed under CN as of right. 5. Lexington Gardens, Inc. - renewal of special permit to store and sell supplementary items at nursery, 93 Hancock St. Renewed for one year. 6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory - special permit for a temporary tower at 238 Wood Street. Withdrawn by Petitioner. 7. Donald W. Wilson (Wilson Farm, Inc.) - renew special permits for 10 Pleasant St. for roadside stand and seasonal sale of Christmas trees, etc. Renewed for 2 years. 8. Norman L. Paul, M.D. - renewal of special permit to continue to use a part of residence at 26 Barberry Rd. as a part -time office for the practice of medicine. Renewed for 5 years. 9. Harold R. Millican and Helen M. Millican - renewal of special permit to continue to operate a private school for instruction and study of swimming at 90 Hancock St. Renewed for 5 years. 10. Lexington Gardens, Inc. - special permit for two greenhouses. Denied 4 to 1. 11. SMM Realty, c/o Spaulding and Slye Corp. (Symmes, Maini & McKee) - special permits and variances to build and use two office buildings at 1 -5 Forbes Road. Granted. 12. Sydney and Noyes Associates - variance for parking in regard to Hancock School conversion to residential units on property at the corner of Clarke and Forest Streets. Granted. 13. Elliott M. and Concetta S. Fielder - variances of dimensional controls in regard to existing house at 1 Briggs Rd. Granted. 14. David E. Gompers (Kiln Brook Park) - special permit (site plan review) to construct a building on Hartwell Avenue (shown on town property map 80, lot 4). Additional data necessary. No final action taken by the Board at this time. 15. Nicholas A. Cannalonga - special permit renewal to store and sell supplementary items at nursery, 927 Waltham Street. Renewed until 4/24/79. 16. Estate of Daisy Wilson - variance from Section 27 to permit the use of two lots located off Moreland Avenue at the end of Fern St. for building purposes, said lots not having frontage on a street, road or way as defined by the Zoning By -law. One of the lots presently contains a farmhouse and barn. Some land to be conveyed to the Conservation Commission. Subject property is known as 62 Fern St. Withdrawn. 17. Jane F. Curtain - variance in regard to open space requirements to allow construction of building in CN- neighborhood business district; also special permit for use (physicians, dentists, opticians, real estate agencies, travel bureaus). Granted. 18. Lexington Gardens, Inc., 544 Lowell St. - recind 1972 special permit (for use as commercial greenhouses) by changing condition so that wholesale business may be conducted and delete condition limiting trucking hours. "Request made so property can be sold as a commercial greenhouse." Denied. 19. John and Rosina Busa - special permit for a free - standing sign at 52 Lowell St., which will replace sign on building. Granted. 117 BOARD OF APPEALS 20. Irving S. and Mary Ann Lippert, 38 Robbins Road - variances for changes and additions to existing legal non - conforming house. Granted. 21. Sheila A. Elamin - variance to build a wooden shed which will replace a metal one at 110 Woburn Street. Granted. 22. Alan D. Bedford and Sharon M. Bedford - special permit to convert the one - family dwelling at 11 Harrington Road to a two - family dwelling. Denied. 23. Community Nursery School - special permit for an addition at 2325 Massachusetts Avenue. Granted. 24. Honeywell, Inc. - special permit to construct an addition at 2 Forbes Road. Granted. 25. Robert L. Reuss, 19 Woodcliffe Road - variances for erection of a garage and a second story. Granted. 26. James V. Cosgrove - renewal of special permits for roadside stand and sale of Christmas trees (in season). Also a permit for a seasonal sign at 307 Wood Street. Granted ( "stand" permit expires June 1980). 27. R & W Realty Trust - special permit for a storage building to be used by U.S.A. Environmental Protection Agency at 60 Westview St. Granted. 28. Robert P. Duff - variance for an addition at 15 Oxford Street. Granted. 29. Lexington Gardens, Inc., 93 Hancock St. expand lilt of supplementary items under special permit to include Christmas related items for sale October 15 through January 15. Denied. 30. David E. Gompers - special permit (site plan review) to construct an office building (Kiln Brook Office Park) on Hartwell Avenue, adjacent to Kiln Brook. Granted. 31. Auto Engineering, Inc. - special permit for a free - standing sign at 436 Marrett Road. Granted. 32. S. Michael Hahm and Byoung Dai Hahm - variance to maintain dwelling with insufficient setback. Granted. 33. James P. DeSalvo - variance to build a garage with insufficient side yard. Granted. 34. A. J. Lane Construction Corp. - permit to remove earth from lots in Woodpark Estates Subdivision. Granted. 35. John P. Carroll - renewal of special permit for three years. Granted subject to conditions. 36. Five Fields, Inc. - permit to remove earth, etc. in connection with maintenance program for skating pond located on land of Five Fields, Inc., off Barberry Road. Granted. 37. Carol A. Snyder, 1314 Massachusetts Avenue - permit to remove earth, etc. to modify driveway and provide a vehicular turnaround and parking. Granted. 38. Phyllis Johnson, 51 Spring St. - variance to allow a certain fifty -foot lot to be built upon. Granted. 39. Scott D. MacKay, 309 Marrett Rd. - variance to allow a certain fifty -foot lot to be built upon. Granted. 40. I. J. Melman - varinace to build a garage at 2 Paddock Lane. Denied. 41. William A. Palmer - renewal of temporary special permit to park motor vehicles temporarily at 388 Concord Avenue. Granted (expires Aug. 1979). 42. Lynn Geltman - special permit to operate a nursery /kindergarten /dayschool for six children at 4 Circle Road. Granted. 43. Richard S. Townsend - change variance permit granted 1953 so that a one -story frame addition may be constructed at 7 Nowers Road. Granted. 44. Claude Sigel and Marlene K. Sigel - variance to maintain existing dwelling with insufficient side yard. Granted. 45. Harvey W. Newgent and Jean P. Newgent - variance to allow combination of parcels of land into two lots, which do not meet zoning requirements. Land is at the corner of Cedar and Denver Streets. Denied. 118 BOARD OF APPEALS 46. Meadowland Association, Inc. - variance from frontage requirements so that four lots may be created on land off Fern Street and Moreland Avenue. Withdrawn. 47. Francois M. and Nicole M. Morel - to appeal the decision of the Acting Building Inspector which rescinded the building permits for lots 1, 2 and 3 Maple Street, said lots bearing purposed street numbers on Maple Street of 35, 39 and 45. Withdrawn. 48. Francois M. and Nicole M. Morel - to vary the zoning by -law to allow the maintenance of the residence at 37 Maple Street as a legal building lot, said parcel containing 68,467 sq. ft. of land, but having front- age on Maple Street of 25 feet. Said parcel is also shown as lots 4, 5, a driveway and another lot. Withdrawn. 49. Michael and Josephine Colangelo and Mico Realty Trust - special permit for an addition to the rear of existing building at 20 -24 Hartwell Avenue. Withdrawn. 50. Lexington Savings Bank - permit for two signs /plaques on inside walls of entrance to the lobby of the bank at 1776 Massachusetts Avenue. Granted. 51. Lexington Homes, Inc. (Agent, Cornu Corp.) - permit for a free - standing sign; also variance to build a storage shed at Pine Grove Village, 1 -16 Judges Rd., formerly 56 -60 Worthen Rd. Granted. 52. Helen E. and Robert J. Coughlin - variance to maintain existing breezeway and garage at 30 Valley Rd. Granted. 53. Ming Jer and Huan Rosa Tsai - variance to maintain existing deck at 47 Liberty Avenue. No action; no one represented petitioners. Vote to reschedule, renotify and rehear. 54. Ming Jer Tsai and Huan Rosa Tsai - variance to maintain existing deck (with insufficient rear yard setback) at 47 Liberty Avenue. Granted. 55. John A. and Dorothy M. Boggia, 103 Burlington Street and J. Edward and Helen S. Kracoff, 101 Burling- ton Street - variances (allow lot line changes so that lots may more nearly comply with zoning require- ments). Granted. 56. Michael Colangelo and Josephine Colangelo and Mico Realty Trust - special permit to construct an addi- tional building connected to the existing structure at 20 -24 Hartwell Ave. and special permits for uses. Also, a variance to maintain existing structure built with 75 ft. setback instead of 100. Granted. 57. Doran Greenhouses, Inc. - renewal special permits for nurseries, roadside stand and retail sales 6f Christmas trees and wreaths at 150 East Street. Granted. 58. Anthony R. Cataldo - renewal of permission to process and sell fruits and vegetables at premises located at Gold Ribbon Farms, 1265 Massachusetts Avenue. Granted. 59. Lexington Historical Society - renewal of temporary special permit for thirty -two historic (sites) markers. Granted. 60. Richard F. Crawford - variance to construct a carport at 239 Lowell St. Granted. 61. Gary I. and Linda R. Portnay - variance for additions to house at 21 Robbins Road. Denied. 62. Michael Colangelo and Josephine Colangelo - special permit for addition to existing building at 12 -18 Hartwell Avenue and for use of the building. Granted. 63. Robert J. Coughlin and Helen E. Coughlin - variance to maintain dwelling at 11 Nichols Road with insuf- ficient setback. Granted. 64. Honeywell, Inc. - special permit to park eighteen trailers at 2 and 3 Forbes Road. Granted. 65. John D. Brucchi - special permit to operate a private riding academy giving riding lessons at 63 Paul Revere Road. Granted for one year. 66. Joseph Jiann S. Shen and May Wang Shen - variance of dimensional controls to clear record title and maintain existing ,.ouse and garage at 17 Liberty Ave. Granted. 119 BOARD OF APPEALS 67. (Mrs.) Daniel A. Cronin - variance of dimensional controls to clear record title and allow existing house to be maintained at 49 Forest Street. Granted. 68. Bruce B. Hickox and Nancy C. Hickox - variance of dimensional controls to clear record title and allow existing house to be maintained at 7 Field Road. Granted. 69. Albert R. Piantedosi - variance to allow temporary parking of motor vehicles at 443 Lincoln Street. Granted. 70. Robert F. Collins - temporary special permit to allow construction and use of a temporary carport to be built at 12 Briggs Road. Granted. 71. Daniel I. Palant variance to allow Lot #37, at the end of Rowland Avenue, to be established as a buildable lot with area of 24,540 sq. ft. and frontage of 34.20 ft. (instead of 125) for a single, residential dwelling. Petitioner had an agreement with the American Telephone and Telegraph Company to purchase the land. Denied 1/17/79. The following associate members served during the year 1978: Mrs. Natalie H. Riffin and Messrs.: Robert A. Bowyer, Eric T. Clarke, Robert M. Gary, Haskell W. Reed, William J. Scouler and Clarence D. Turner. George P. Wadsworth, Chairman Ruth Morey, Vice Chairman Irving H. Mabee Woodruff M. Brodhead Thomas G. Taylor Building/ Inspection Permit Activity (#) Approx. Single Multi- Wood - Year Bldg. Elect. Plumb. Gas Valuation Family Family Additions Stoves 1978 450 500 218 124 11,161,799 31 2 275 23 1977 493 551 270 131 11,455,513 60 135 266 14 1976 467 505 294 154 7,001,720 81 116 260 -- 1975 415 427 196 124 6,055,905 47 28 229 1974 388 400 204 154 7,292,574 47 16 214 1973 373 465 274 156 9,374,902 57 -- 217 1972 360 465 247 162 19,299,253 62 2 184 1971 327 470 268 226 8,506,093 59 4 176 1970 351 541 271 226 5,314,473 55 1 207 1969 346 560 301 270 15,097,149 73 - 177 1968 421 683 353 312 7,389,462 110 1 179 1967 456 718 420 319 7,588,435 149 1 175 1966 479 635 424 332 7,474,347 112 1 196 1965 466 616 456 311 6,831,075 148 5 179 1964 419 601 346 229 5,780,523 133 5 146 1963 394 524 331 174 6,364,128 121 - 158 1962 379 496 411 208 4,955,456 137 2 139 1961 443 527 364 88 4,276,553 168 - 159 1960 490 665 494 27 8,022,318 244 2 145 1959 490 638 467 28 5,890,702 269 - 127 1958 440 656 477 33 6,492,366 233 3 126 1957 488 727 488 37 4,436,107 217 1 143 1956 521 903 601 27 6,892,045 308 - 117 1955 649 873 605 17 7,966,515 415 - 113 1954 475 829 522 11 4,398,175 277 - 78 1953 599 835 533 9 4,966,993 373 - 90 1952 500 672 551 5 4,067,180 358 - 72 1951 435 278 464 - 4,928,952 290 - 89 1950 614 818 624 - 5,094,615 447 2 83 1949 337 687 461 1 2,190,316 223 3 69 1948 462 669 511 60 3,622,395 330 3 77 1947 337 685 371 59 1,719,100 205 1 88 120 Lexington Housing Authority ACCOUNT NUMBER STATEMENT OF OPERATING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES Lexington Housing Authority - Project No. 667 - C Period From 7 -1 -77 to 6 -30 -78 ACCOUNT TITLE No. of Units 148 Unit Months 1776 BUDGET ACTUAL OPERATING RECEIPTS AMOUNT PUM PUM AMOUNT 3105 Shelter Rent 130,092. 73.25 72.73 129,162.00 3500 Interest on Investments 2,100. 1.18 1.62 2,876.65 3555 Other Operating Receipts 300. .17 .22 392.76 TOTAL OPERATING RECEIPTS 132,492. 74.60 74.57 132,431.41 OPERATING EXPENDITURES ADMINISTRATION: 4101 Salaries 19,467. 10.96 10.96 19,459.08 4102 Other Expenses 3,060. 1.72 1.08 1,915.33 4104 Accounting Services 1,200. .68 .68 1,200.00 TOTAL ADMINISTRATION OPERATING EXPENSE 23,727. 13.36 12.72 22,574.41 TENANT SERVICES: 4203 Contract Costs, Training, Other 444. .25 .25 441.29 TOTAL TENANT SERVICES EXPENSE 444. .25 .25 441.29 UTILITIES: 4310 Water 3,360. 1.89 1.61 2,866.00 4320 Electricity 64,910. 36.55 41.07 72,934.69 TOTAL UTILITIES EXPENSE 68,270. 38.44 42.68 75,800.69 ORDINARY MAINTENANCE & OPERATION 4401 Labor 25,287. 14.24 13.96 24,786.21 4402 Materials & Supplies 4,490. 2.53 2.63 4,673.79 4403 Contract Costs 5,300. 2.98 3.20 5,674.51 TOTAL ORDINARY MAINTENANCE & OPERATION 35,077. 19.75 19.79 35,134.51 PROTECTIVE SERVICES: 4501 Labor 650. .37 .32 581.50 TOTAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES 650. .37 .32 581.50 GENERAL EXPENSE: 4711 Insurance 5,230. 2.94 3.83 6,796.48 4715 Employee Benefit Contribution 3,071. 1.73 2.22 3,944.69 TOTAL GENERAL EXPENSE 8,301. 4.67 6.05 10,741.17 RESERVES & DEBT SERVICES 4790 Provision for Operating Reserve 7,104. 4.00 4.00 7,104.00 TOTAL RESERVES & DEBT SERVICE 7,104. 4.00 4.00 7,104.00 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 143,573. 80.84 85.81 152,377.57 RESIDUAL RECEIPTS (or DEFICIT), prior to COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION (11,081.) (6.24) (11.24) (19,946.16) COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION 7300 Operating Subsidy Contribution 11,081. 6.24 TOTAL COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION 11,081. 6.24 RESIDUAL RECEIPTS (or DEFICIT) - 0 - - 0 - (11.24) (19,946.16) 121 ACCOUNT NUMBER LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY STATEMENT OF OPERATING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES Lexington Housing Authority - Project No. 705 - 2 Period From 7 -1 -77 to 6 -30 -78 ACCOUNT TITLE No. of Units 1 Unit Months 12 BUDGET ACTUAL OPERATING RECEIPTS AMOUNT PUM PUM AMOUNT 3105 Shelter Rent 1,212. 101.00 99.67 1,196.00 3500 Interest on Investments 200. 16.67 16.57 198.87 TOTAL OPERATING RECEIPTS 1,412. 117.67 116.24 1,394.87 OPERATING EXPENDITURES ADMINISTRATION: 4101 Salaries 400. 33.33 33.33 399.96 4104 Accounting Services 240. 20.00 20.00 240.00 TOTAL ADMINISTRATION OPERATING EXPENSE 640. 53.33 53.33 639.96 UTILITIES: 4310 Water 54. 4.50 TOTAL UTILITIES EXPENSE 54. 4.50 ORDINARY MAINTENANCE & OPERATION: 4403 Contract Costs 252. 21.00 TOTAL ORDINARY MAINTENANCE & OPERATION 252. 21.00 GENERAL EXPENSE: 4711 Insurance 225. 18.75 12.15 145.78 4715 Employee Benefit Contribution 37. 3.08 3.08 45.54 4740 Payment in Lieu of Taxes 121. 10.08 10.08 121.00 TOTAL GENERAL EXPENSE 383. 31.91 26.03 312.32 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 1,329. 110.74 79.36 952.28 Residual receipts (or DEFICIT), prior to COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION 83. 6.93 36.88 442.59 RESIDUAL RECEIPTS (or DEFICIT) 83. 6.93 36.88 442.59 LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY Lexington 707 Mass. Lexington 705 - 1 Mass. Balance Sheet - June 30, 1978 Balance Sheet - June 30, 1978 Unaudited Unaudited ASSETS ASSETS Cash $ 7,343.02 Cash $ 488.46 Accounts Receivable - State Share 4,450.00 Accounts Receivable - 67 -1 100.00 TOTAL ASSETS $ 11,793.02 Development Costs 2,130.96 LIABILITIES, RESERVES AND SURPLUS Accounts Payable - Landlords $ 8,274.00 State Share - Unallotted 3,496.50 Accounts Payable - 667 - C 535.44 Surplus (Deficit) - Prior Year 353.04 Net Income (DEFICIT) (865.96) TOTAL LIABILITIES, RESERVES & SURPLUS $ 11,793.02 122 TOTAL ASSETS $ 2,719.42 LIABILITIES, RESERVES AND SURPLUS Accounts Payable - 667 - C $ - 0 - Donations 2,719.42 TOTAL LIABILITIES, RESERVES & SURPLUS $ 2,719.42 LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY VOUCHER FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM PROJECT NUMBER MA06 -E067 -001 JUNE 30, 1978 MAXIMUM ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE Requested By PHA HUD Adjustments Maximum Annual Contribution Authorized per Annual Contributions Contract 118,848.00 Maximum Annual Contribution For Fiscal Year (Lines 1 and 2) 118,848.00 (Account 2827) for Section 8 projects.Balance at beginning of Fiscal Yr. 120,849.52 TOTAL ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE (Lines 3 and 4) 239,697.52 ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED Housing Assistance Payments (Account 4715) Administrative Fee TOTAL FUNDS REQUIRED CURRENT YEAR Project Receipts other than Annual Contributions TOTAL ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED EXCESS OR DEFICIT IN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE Excess Approved Estimate of Required Annual Contributions 100,212. 10,031. 110,243. 110,243. YEAR END SETTLEMENT Annual Contributions Due for Fiscal Year Total Partial Payments Received by PHA for Fiscal Year Overpayment Due HUD STATUS OF PROJECT ACCOUNT (Section 8 projects Only) Project Account Balance at the End of Fiscal Year (Account 2827) a. Increase BALANCE SHEET PROJECT NUMBER MA06 -E067 -001 CASH ASSETS 1 1111.1 General Fund (Development and for Operation) 4 1117 Petty Cash Fund 5 1118 Change Fund 10 1129 Other DEFERRED CHARGES 29 1290 Other LAND, STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT 30 1400.2 Development Cost 31 1400.3 Less: Development Cost . Contra. 32 1400.4 Land Structures and Equipment 39 TOTAL ASSETS 44 HUD (Accts.2118.1,2118.3 & 2118.6) 45 Other (Accounts 2115.2117 & 2119) - 0 - - 0 - LIABILITIES DEFERRED CREDITS 62 2210 Preparid Annual Contribution 69 2290 Other 80 TOTAL LIABILITIES SURPLUS 81 2810 Unreserved Surplus 87 2826 Operating Reserve Section 8 HAP Projects 88 2827 Project Account Unfunded Sect. 811AP Projects 89 Total Surplus from Operations 90 Cumulative HUD Annual Contributions 97 2890 Book Value of Capital Assets Conveyed to Homebuyers 98 TOTAL SURPLUS AND LIABILITIES (306,452.07) 1,344.14 161,612.44 123 69,132.50 9,973.39 79,105.89 1,020.81 78,085.08 161,612.44 78,085.08 80,762.00 2,676.92 161,612.44 40,762.92 25,169.88 25.00 10.00 793.80 571.93 16,479.44 1,116.10 7,059.00 (143,495.49) 145,411.56 25,194.88 10.00 798.80 571.93 26,570.61 17,595.54 7,059.00 24,654.54 1,916.07 26,570.61 LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY OPERATING STATEMENT HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM LINE ACCT. NO. NO. ACCOUNT TITLE ACTUAL PART I OPERATING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES PUM AMOUNT OPERATING RECEIPTS 010 3610 Interest on general fund investments 2.63 1,020.81 060 8025or Annual Contributions Earned 201.25 78,085.08 070 Total Operating Receipts (lines 050 and 060) 203.88 79,105.89 080 4715 Housing Assistance Payments 178.18 69,132.50 120 7540 Property betterments and additions .56 218.94 130 Total Housing Assistance Payments, Preliminary Exp. and Nonexpendable Equipment (Lines 080 thru (120) 178.74 69,351.44 140 Total Operating Receipts Available for the Regular Costs of Admin. (Line 070 minus Line 130) 25.14 9,754.45 Administrative Expense 150 4110 Administrative salaries 19.17 7,437.12 170 4150 Travel .31 120.98 180 4170 Accounting and auditing fees 2.38 925.00 200 4190 Sundry Administrative Expense 1.77 688.34 210 Total Administrative Expense (Lines 150 thru 200) 23.63 9,171.44 Other Expense 230 4510 Insurance .49 190.44 250 4540 Employee benefit contributions 2.06 798.74 270 Total Other Expense (Lines 220 thru 260) 2.55 989.18 280 Total Admin. and Other Expenses (Lines 210 plus Line 270) 26.18 10,160.62 300 Total Expenses for the Regular Cost of Admin. including prior year adjustments (line 280 plus the debit or minus the credit on line 290) 27.18 10,160.62 310 NET INCOME (OR DEFICIT) before provision for oper- ating reserve (Line 140 minus Line 300) (1.04) (406.17) PART II ANALYSIS OF OPERATING RESERVE (All Section 23 HAP Projects or All Section 8 HAP Projects 1,750.31 350 Net income (or Deficit) before provision for operating reserve (net total of Line 310 for all HAP projects) (406.17) 370 Total Income (or Deficit) (406.17) 390 Deduction (the amount of deficit, if any on Line 370 but not to exceed the amount on line 350) (406.17) 2826 (Line 340 plus Line 380 or minus Line 390, as applicable) 1,344.14 CASH - GENERAL FUND GENERAL FUND INVESTMENTS PRELIMINARY PLANNING COSTS DEVELOPMENT COSTS TOTAL ASSETS PRELIMINARY LOAN - HUD ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TOTAL LIABILITIES LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY LEXINGTON MASS. 067 -001 BALANCE SHEET - JUNE 30, 1978 UNAUDITED ASSETS LIABILITIES 124 9,259.72 ( 21.06) $ 12,614.56 1.00 9,238.66 $ 21,854.22 12,500.00 9,354.22 $ 21,854.22 Town Counsel Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XXI of the General By -Laws of the Town of Lexington, I hereby submit my report in writing as Town Counsel for the period from January 1, 1978 to December 31, 1978. 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, 1978. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Benjamin Franklin Homes, Inc. vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 329470. Peti- tion for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for a school site and a taking of land for playground purposes. 5. Follen Church Society vs. Wilbur M. Jaquith et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 35411. Appeal from a decision of the Historic Districts Commission denying an application for a certificate of appropri- ateness to make exterior changes on a building. 6. B. Snyder & Co., Inc. vs. Town of Lexington, Suffolk Superior Court No. 679456. Suit for payment of a sum of money alleged to be due under a contract for sewer construction. 7. Town of Lexington vs. B. Snyder & Co., Inc., Suffolk Superior Court No. 682590. Suit for damages arising out of a failure to perform a contract. 8. Lexington Lodge No. 2204 of the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America, Inc. vs. Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington. Middlesex Superior Court No. 331995. Petition for damages arising out of the taking of a sewer easement. 9. Hazel L. Sellars vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 331994. Petition for dam- ages arising out of the taking of a sewer easement. 10. Rochelle Zohn et al vs. The Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 336888. Action of tort alleging a sidewalk defect. 11. Elizabeth M. Reed, a minor by her father and next friend, John W. Reed vs. Peter H. Vile, Jr., et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 337062. Action of tort seeking damages for alleged personal injuries incurred in a school bus. 12. Robert V. Pace vs. Paul E. Furdon et al, police officers, United States District Court No. 73- 3494-C. Action alleging violation of civil rights. 13. Hazel L. Sellars vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No. 35884. Bill in equity to abate a private nuisance and alleging violation of G.L. c.131, s.40. 14. William Jackman, Jr. p.p.a. et al vs. Paul Mazerall et al vs. Nathan Todaro, Middlesex Superior Court No. 330264. Action of tort seeking damages for alleged personal injuries sustained at summer foot- ball practice. 15. The Lexington Golf Club vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 339021. Petition for abatement of betterment assessments under G.L. c.80, s.7. 16. Town of Lexington et als vs. Martin Bernard, as he is trustee of Burlington Arcade Associates Trust, et al, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No. 37031. Action to enforce compliance with gravel removal By -Laws of the Town of Lexington. 17. Robert V. Pace vs. James F. Corr, United States District Court No. 74- 2468 -S. Action alleging violation of civil rights. 125 TOWN COUNSEL 18. John W. Porter vs. Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 74 -919. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of land for conservation purposes. 19. Emily A. Tropeano, Trustee of the "E.A.T. Realty Trust" and as Assignee of Joseph C. Tropeano vs. Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 74 -3421. Petition for damages for alleged flooding of land. 20. Annette 0. Ross vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 75 -726. Action of tort alleging a sidewalk defect. 21. Wayne E. Goldman, Trustee of Wayne Realty Trust vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 75 -2516. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for conservation purposes. 22. Philip Taylor et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 75 -2515. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for conservation purposes. 23. Martin R. Forsberg As Agent Of C -R Trust vs. Donald E. Nickerson, et als, District Court of Central Middlesex No. 750393. Appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals denying three petitions concerning the U.S. Postal Service's Incoming Mail Center. 24. Robert C. Nordbloom et als vs. Allan F. Kenney et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 75 -4744. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for conservation purposes. 25. Isabella Steeves et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 75 -4770. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for conservation purposes. 26. John H. Sellars vs. Town of Lexington, Land Court No. 77751. Petition challenging the appli- cability of zoning by -laws to petitioner's land. 27. William H. Hamilton vs. Allan F. Kenney et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 75 -6310. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for conservation purposes. 28. Kevin M. Davis vs. Town of Lexington, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission No. TB05 -1336. Complaint with respect to hiring practices of Police Department. 29. Lionel S. Jacobs, Trustee vs. Paul J. MacKenzie et als, Land Court No. 79072. Petition for declaratory judgement to determine whether street layout requires approval under Subdivision Control Law. 30. Carmella Manfredi vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -89. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for recreation purposes. 31. Peter Gaillard et al vs. Donald E. Nickerson, Suffolk Superior Court No. 76 -1133. Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals granting a special permit for a planned unit development. 32. Edward Tocio vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -1439. Petition for assess- ment of damages arising out of a taking of land for conservation purposes. 33. John Sellars vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -3675. Petition for land damages resulting from the alleged improper laying of a sewer line. 34. Peter French et al vs. Donald E. Nickerson et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -4166. Appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals granting a variance permitting the subdivision of a lot. 35. Anthony Graziano et als vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -5014. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for conservation purposes. 36. Karsten Sorenson et al vs. George P. Wadsworth et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -5408. Appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals granting a variance for a fabric shop. 37. Town of Lexington et al vs. Bureau of Special Education Appeals et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -2449. Appeal from an administrative decision arising out of a dispute over the proper educational placement of a Lexington student. 126 TOWN COUNSEL 38. Faye J. Kenney vs. Lois Brown et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -3690. Petition for dam- ages for interference with property rights. 39. Irving Kanter et al vs. The Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -6485. Petition for damages for the taking of a right -of -way. 40. Town of Lexington vs. Town of Bedford, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -816. Suit to collect the veterans' retirement benefits portion of a pension for which defendant contributes. 41. Lexington Enterprises, Inc. vs. George P. Wadsworth et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -968. Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals denying a special permit to expand a restaurant. 42. Marjorie B. Hadsall et als vs. Mary W. Miley et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -1147. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land by eminent domain for conservation purposes. 43. Robert A. May et al vs. The Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -1217. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land by eminent domain for con- servation purposes. 44. Louis H. Spencer vs. George P. Wadsworth et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -2655. Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals granting a special permit to expand a restaurant. 45. Joseph P. Marshall vs. Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr., Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -2856. Declar- atory judgment to determine eligibility for pay under G.L. c.41, s.111F. 46. Charles E. Forrester vs. Town of Lexington, District Court of Central Middlesex, Civil Action No. 770810. Petition for damages to property allegedly caused by a sewer back -up. 47. Karsten Sorensen et al vs. George P. Wadsworth et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -6195. Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals granting a use variance for an office on Waltham Street. 48. James F. Buckley et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X20997. Petition for abatement of 1977 real estate tax. 49. Town of Lexington vs. Robert J. Cassidy, District Court of Central Middlesex No. 77 -1040. Action to recover salary overpayment resulting from workmen's compensation disability insurance payments. (b) All actions brought by or against the Town during 1978. 1. Joseph P. Marshall vs. Town of Lexington et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -6641. Suit for restoration of position with fire department and for damages. 2. Lexington Gardens, Inc. vs. George P. Wadsworth et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 78 -1501. Appeal from denial of a special permit for the construction of two commercial greenhouses. 3. James M. Mitchell, Jr. vs. Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -221. Action for pain and suffering and for wrongful death. 4. Francis H. Lemay et al vs. The Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -2605. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for conservation purposes. 5. Joanne C. Fray et al vs. Board of Appeals of the Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 78 -3423. Appeal from the grant of a special permit relating to the expansion of a nursery school. 6. Arthur H. Johnson et als vs. Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 78 -4047. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of an easement for con- servation purposes. 7. Judith Caci vs. Town of Lexington, District Court of Central Middlesex, Small Claim No. 27009. Petition for damages due to alleged pot hole in street. 8. John J. McSweeney vs. Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr., et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 78 -4048. Action for reinstatement to position of superintendent of public works. 127 9. Belmont Country Club, Inc. vs. abatement of 1978 real estate tax. 10. Belmont Country Club, Inc. vs. abatement of 1978 real estate tax. TOWN COUNSEL Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 93553. Petition for Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 93554. Petition for 11. James F. Buckley et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X216605. Petition for abatement of 1978 real estate tax. 12. C & H Properties Trust et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 93624. Petition for abatement of 1978 real estate tax. 13. Robert A. Cataldo et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 95076. Petition for abatement of 1978 real estate tax. 14. First National Stores, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 95004. Petition for abatement of 1978 real estate tax. 15. Jewel Companies, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X217646. Petition for abatement of 1978 real estate tax. 16. John T. Spinelli vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 94801. Petition for abatement of 1978 real estate tax. 17. David W. Walsh et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X217242. Petition for abatement of 1978 real estate tax. 18. Robert E. Burbidge vs. Willard P. Grush et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 78 -6312. Petition for property tax exemption under G.L. c.59, s.5(18). (c) All actions settled or disposed of during 1978. 1. 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. Case settled upon payment to the plaintiff of a negotiated amount. 2. Follen Church Society vs. Wilbur M. Jaquith et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 35411. Appeal from a decision of the Historic Districts Commission denying an application for a certificate of appro- priateness to make exterior changes on a building. Case dismissed. 3. Lexington Lodge No. 2204 of the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America, Inc. vs. Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington. Middlesex Superior Court No. 331995. Petition for damages arising out of the taking of a sewer easement. Case dismissed. 4. Rochelle Zohn et al vs. The Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 336888. Action of tort alleging a sidewalk defect. Case settled upon payment to the plaintiff of a negotiated amount. 5. Elizabeth M. Reed, a minor by her father and next friend, John W. Reed vs. Peter H. Vile, Jr., et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 337062. Action of tort seeking damages for alleged personal injuries incurred in a school bus. Case settled upon payment to the plaintiff of a negotiated amount. 6. Hazel L. Sellars vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No. 35884. Bill in equity to abate a private nuisance and alleging violation of G.L. c.131, s.40. Judgment for the Town. 7. William Jackman, Jr. p.p.a. et al vs. Paul Mazerall Court No. 330264. Action of tort seeking damages for alleged ball practice. Case settled upon payment to the plaintiff of 8. Wayne E. Goldman, Trustee of Wayne Realty Trust vs. No. 75 -2516. Petition for assessment of damages arising out Case dismissed. 128 et al vs. Nathan Todaro, Middlesex Superior personal injuries sustained at summer foot - a negotiated amount. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court of a taking of land for conservation purposes. •. • TOWN COUNSEL 9. Philip Taylor et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 75 -2515. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for conservation purposes. Case settled upon payment to the plaintiff of a negotiated amount. 10. Martin R. Forsberg As Agent Of C -R Trust vs. Donald E. Nickerson, et als, District Court of Central Middlesex No. 750393. Appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals denying three petitions concerning the U.S. Postal Service's Incoming Mail Center. Decision of the Board of Appeals upheld after trial and appeal. 11. Peter French et al vs. Donald E. Nickerson et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -4166. Appeal from a decision of the Board of Appeals granting a variance permitting the subdivision of a lot. Case dismissed. 12. Faye J. Kenney vs. Lois Brown et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76 -3690. Petition for damages for interference with property rights. Case dismissed. 13. Lexington Enterprises, Inc. vs. George P. Wadsworth et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77- 968. Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals denying a special permit to expand a restaurant. Case dismissed. 14. Louis H. Spencer vs. George P. Wadsworth et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -2655. Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals granting a special permit to expand a restaurant. Decision of the Board of Appeals upheld. 15. Charles E. Forrester vs. Town of Lexington, District Court of Central Middlesex, Civil Action No. 770810. Petition for damages to property allegedly caused by a sewer back -up. Damages awarded to the plaintiff following trial. 16. Town of Lexington vs. Robert J. Cassidy, District Court of Central Middlesex No. 77 -1040. Action to recover salary overpayment resulting from workmen's compensation disability insurance payments. Decision for the Town of Lexington. 17. Francis H. Lemay et al vs. The Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 77 -2605. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for conservation pur- poses. Case dismissed. 18. Joanne C. Fray et al vs. Board of Appeals of the Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 78 -3423. Appeal from the grant of a special permit relating to the expansion of a nursery school. Case dismissed. 19. Judith Caci vs. Town of Lexington, District Court of Central Middlesex, Small Claim No. 27009. Petition for damages due to alleged pot hole in street. Damages awarded to the plaintiff following trial. 20. James F. Buckley et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X216605. Petition for abatement of 1978 real estate tax. Case dismissed for late filing of abatement application. (d) The amounts received by Town Counsel as compensation for services not covered by the regular salary of the Town Counsel and disbursements during 1978. None • 129 Jury List Jeanette M. Abbruzzi, 526 Marrett Rd. Elise K. Abel, 22 Partridge Rd. Jennie G. Ahern, 26 Dewey Rd. Ramon Alan, 242 Grove St. Evelyn Alex, 20 Lawrence La. Eva Arond, 52 Turning Mill Rd. Charles K. Austin, 140 Cedar St. Gloria Bacigalupo, 89 Adams St. Jean E. Baker, 11 Summer St. Nora A. Balian, 5 Village Circle Timothy J. Barry, 36 Forest St. Ella W. Bayliss, 92 Adams St. George P. Bennett, 15 Nichols Rd. Joseph T. Bergin, 7 Carville Av. Katherine E. Bianchi, 58 Emerson Gardens Anthony J. Botelho, 25 Hillcrest Av. Dennis A. Botelho, 25 Hillcrest Av. Donna M. Brown, 9 Russell Sq. Edward A. Brown, 8 Birch Hill La. Hope M. Bucci, 35 Arcola St. Antoinette Buda, 128 Woburn St. William J. Burns, 109 Bow St. David L. Busfield, 11 Pine Knoll Rd. Bruce W. Cail, 43 Marrett Rd. Linda J. Campbell, 8 Cottage St. Janet S. Canfield, 51 York St. George A. Carlson, 45 Ridge Rd. Louis S. Carmisciano, 26 Brook- side Av. Deborah A. Carney, 5 Myrna Rd. Richard Carney, 20 Tufts Rd. Joseph E. Casey, 22 Valley Rd. Nora E. Cataldo, 43 Rindge Av. Alice M. Cawley, 290 Emerson Rd. Gilda Chardo, 184 Concord Av. Charles K. Chiklis, 5 Oak Park Circle Louise M. Clark, 9 Valley Rd. Bernardine C. Clarke, 23 Robbins Rd. Leo M. Clifford, 11 Hilltop Av. Albert Cohen, 382 Marrett Rd. Anne Colwell, 88 Hill St. Doris I. Conant, 85 Gleason Rd. John Coppens, 10 Cutler Farm Rd. Victoria T. Costa, 315 Lincoln St. Nancy T. Cote, 6 Bennett Av. Marius S. Darrow, 7 Highland Av. Robert T. Davison, 86 Spring St. Anne G. Davies, 18 Prospect Hill Rd. Leo F. Davies, 11 Cherry St. Gary R. Day, 25 Shirley St. William DeAngelis, 21 Hamilton Rd. Marshall J. Derby, 23 Suzanne Rd. Michael DiMambro, 23 Moreland Av. Bernadette M. Dituri, 10 Hudson Rd. Robert Dockser, 30 Saddle Club Rd. Jane M. Doherty, 31 Spring St. Rachel C. Doughty, 75 Paul Revere Rd. Jill M. Downey, 24 Hancock St. David R. Drew, 549 Marrett Rd. James E. Duffy, 56 Harding Rd. Lynne Ericson, 46 Shade St. Armen J. Esserian, 107 Burlington St. Irene Feldman, 5 Linmoor Ter. Deborah C. Flight, 1 Drummer Boy Way Joan E. Foley, 98 Reed St. Leighton S. Foster, 30 Roosevelt Rd. Walter J. Foster, Jr., 101 Cliffe Av. Kevin Fuchs, 43 Freemont St. Jacqulyn A. Fulton, 12 Fulton Rd. Ruth L. Galen, 46 Marrett Rd. Marvin J. Gaut, 6 Pheasant La. John A. Gautraud, 3 Burroughs Rd. Gary J. Geissler, 214 Lincoln St. Robert Gennaro, 108 Winter St. John J. Geragosian, 10 Indepen- dence Av. Irwin E. Goldman, 30 Whipple Rd. Myrna B. Goldman, 30 Whipple Rd. Harry K. Goldstein, 7 Cooke Rd. Frank E. Graham, 546 Lowell St. William F. Grant, 10 Holton Rd. Sarah G. Green, 157 East St. Anthony Griecci, 115 Grove St. Herman Guichelaar, 15 Field Rd. Elizabeth F. Gurley, 42 Laconia St. Elsa L. Hagman, 39 Downing Rd. Nancy Haire, 53 Pleasant St. Benette M. Hanauer, 110 Spring St. Filomena R. Heil, 34 Whipple Rd. George Joseph Hofferty, 4 Bowker St. S. David Hoffman, 24 Eastern Av. Rudolph Hoiseth, 27 Douglas Rd. Eugene J. Horvath, 552 Mass. Av. Audrey H. Hosford, 55 Spring St. Marjorie C. Jackson, 33 Partridge Rd. David A. Jencks, 11 Revere St. Joel E. Jensen, 60 Bloomfield St. Erik Johannessen, 40 Tyler Rd. Walter D. Johnston, 8 Wilson Rd. Marilyn Jones, 5 Leroy Rd. Alice B. Joslin, 16 Taft Av. John S. Judge, 28 Columbus St. Kathleen Jung, 70 Emerson Gardens Joanna A. Kalelkar, 79 Buckman Dr. Roger W. Kaufman, 14 Larchmont La. Clarence A. Kemper, 51 Baskin Rd. Marie A. Khachadoorian, 442 Wal- tham St. Peter D. Kidd, 16 Cooke Rd. Walter A. Kmiec, 27 No. Hancock St. Macy D. Koehler, 292 Mass. Av. Kristen V. Kramp, 149 Concord Av. Kenneth B. Langil}, 40 Arcola St. 130 Marco C. Lanza, 1994 Mass. Av. Frank P. Leary, 15 Dexter Rd. Doris L. L'Hommedieu, 3 Third St. Robert C. M. Li, 19 Lois La. Sheldon Lowenthal, 100 Winter St. Robert R. Lussier, 1 Piper Rd. Sprague B. Lyons, 509 Woburn St. Constance Maartmann -Moe, 4 Flint- lock Rd. Marguerite A. MacDonald, 1963 Mass. Av. Norman R. Maclnnis, 37 Normandy Rd. Daniel J. Mager, 1 Berwick Rd. John G. Maguire, 30 Columbus St. Margaret F. Mann, 5 Pelham Rd. Virginia M. Marasa, 11 Conestoga Rd. Dorothy E. Marshall, 21 Blueberry La. Anne C. Martin, 117 Cedar St. Robert Mass, 8 Peacock Farm Rd. S. Ernest Mayer, 7 Russell Rd. Georgian R. McSorley, 5 Burroughs Rd. Jan L. Meades, 523 Lowell St. Robert P. Monaco, 39 Fairbanks Rd. Nancy A. Monaghan, 25 Skyview Rd. Tom Monahan, 25 Bernard St. Christine B. Moore, 6 Winthrop Rd. Alice Moran, 2648 Mass. Av. Karen E. Murphy, 6 Goffe Rd. William P. Murphy, 26 Estabrook Rd. Matthew J. Murtha, 20 Captain Parker Arms Francis E. Nagle, 521 Bedford St. Alicia K. Nelson, 4 Loring Rd. Richard A. Newcomb, 30 Blossomcrest Rd. Patricia Wood Nichols, 303 Marrett Rd. Ellen V. Nutt, 45 Ridge Rd. Robert L. Ossman, 35 Wachusett Dr. David H. Parsons, 7 Mill Brook Rd. Nelson S. Patterson, 12 Hayes La. Aphrodite M. Pearce, 4 Carley Rd. Helen R. Perna, 438 Waltham St. Edna Peterson, 2 North St. Edith P. Petterson, 6 Hill St. David P. Phillips, 12 Trotting Horse Dr. Naomi A. Pless, 88 Outlook Dr. Robert J. Ploof, 70 Blossomcrest Rd. Donald Porter, 2161 Mass. Ave. Ivan N. Pratt, 44 Freemont St. Neva M. Reiner, 3 Gould Rd. Vivian Richman, 22 Barberry Rd. Diane S. Richter, 17 Captain Parker Arms Stephen G. Richter, 10 Carley Rd. Lawrence P. Ridgley, 52 Ivan St. William F. Ring, 38 Eaton Rd. Carol L. Ritchie, 21 Balfour St. Thomas M. Roddy, 18 Coolidge Av. John J. Rosato, 12 Blueberry La. Muriel E. Rowland, 263 Marrett Rd. Jean E. Rubenstein, 18 Dewey Rd. Frederick J. Rutyna, 252 Emerson Rd. Patricia V. Sacco, 2 Payson St. Rita C. Sagalyn, 41 Peacock Farm Rd. Anthony G. Samiotes, 18 Locke Lane Frank E. Sands II, 57 Meriam St. Martha N. Sayre, 8 Hutchinson Rd. Martin Schatzoff, 302 Emerson Rd. Linda T. Schwartz, 30 Lillian Rd. Roderick H. Sear, 19 Percy Rd. Carmela Seppa, 5 Bryant Rd. Lillian Servente, 128 Lowell St. Roberta J. Servente, 128 Lowell St. Italo S. Servi, 3 Angier Rd. Paul R. Shea, 2 Larchmont La. Judith K. Sherman, 62 Buckman Dr. David S. Shiff, 107 Kendall Rd. Dorothy A. Shine, 11 Utica St. Burton H. Smith, 31 Fuller Rd. Edna Louise Smith, 140 Worthen Rd. Geraldine G. Smith, 10 White Pine La. Robert R. Smith, 101 Maple St. Pauline Solomos, 48 Circle Rd. Nicholas A. Sorrentino, 15 Crescent Hill Av. William L. Spiers, Jr., 185 Lowell St. Board of Registrars JURY LIST Sherman H. Starr, Jr., 62 Hill St. Harriet Stettiner, 12 Whittier Rd. Marilyn S. Stone, 2 Frost Rd. James E. Storer, 69 Pleasant St. Harold Sukeforth, 5 Goodwin Rd. Doris B. Sullivan, 60 Winter St. Brenda Dyer Szabo, 48 Summit Rd. John E. Taranto, 252 Marrett Rd. Michelle Taylor, 62 Fottler Av. Domenick L. Torci, 13 Tower Rd. Leonard J. Travis, 185 Grant St. Paul H. Tremblay, 1949 Mass. Av. Gladys E. Tropeano, 25 Vine Brook Rd. Tien -Yu Tsui, 18 Mason St. Robert Tucker, 17 Locke La. Donald F. Turner, 6 Wingate Rd. Julia P. Vasilopoulos, 25 Freemont St. Henri G. Vetter, 110 Bow St. Caetano DaS. Vital, 187 Marrett Rd. George H. Vogt, 13 Russell Sq. Scott B. Wagner, 24 Blake Rd. Priscilla P. Welsh, 8 Tufts Rd. Kenneth R. Wetmore, 25 Calvin St. Arthur S. Wexler, 4 Marshall Rd. Thomas P. Widmer, 91 Blake Rd. Sb -man M. Wolf, 3 Lawrence La. Barbara S. Yakutis, 7 Dee Rd. Marvin D. Zimmerman, 28 Valley Rd. REGISTERED VOTERS AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 1978 (For the March 6, 1978 Annual Town Election) PRECINCT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Totals REPUBLICANS 366 357 308 565 390 633 463 473 463 4,018 DEMOCRATS AMERICANS 1,001 1,110 837 974 965 859 970 815 916 8,447 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 9 UNENROLLED 741 698 727 793 790 663 721 653 828 6,614 The American Party is no longer an organized party in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts after the September 19, 1978 State Primary. REGISTERED VOTERS AS OF OCTOBER 10, 1978 (For the November 7, 1978 State Election) PRECINCT REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS 1 428 1,070 2 379 1,159 3 364 861 4 587 1,025 5 423 1,013 6 684 886 7 501 1,006 8 510 836 9 508 957 Totals 4,384 8,813 Reed Kingston Taylor, Chairman; George E. Williams; Theldon E. Phinney; Mary R. McDonough, Clerk. • 131 UNENROLLED 657 635 644 684 753 586 702 594 786 6,041 TOTALS 2,108 2,168 1,873 2,333 2,147 2,157 2,154 1,941 2,207 19,088 TOTALS 2,155 2,173 1,869 2,296 2,189 2,156 2,209 1,940 2,251 19,238 Town Clerk Following is the report of the Town Clerk for the year collected, fees collected being turned over to the town: TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR 1978 SPORTING LICENSES Resident Citizen Fishing Citizen Hunting Citizen Sporting Citizen Minor Fishing Alien Fishing Citizen Minor Trapping Citizen Trapping Duplicate Licenses Citizen Sporting over 70 Citizen Fishing Paraplegic Alien Hunting Archery Stamps Waterfowl Stamps Non - Resident Citizen Season Fishing Citizen 7 -day Fishing Alien 7 -day Fishing 738 380 @ $8.25 100 @ 8.25 101 @ 13.50 19 @ 6.25 5 @ 11.25 4 @ 6.25 9 @ 11.50 2 @ 1.00 49 @ Free 1 @ Free 1 @ 16.25 11 @ 5.10 51 @ 1.25 1 @ 14.25 2 @ 8.25 2 @ 8.25 *Total fees turned over to town TOTAL BIRTHS - 1978* Out of Lexington Total Male Total Female $27,933.19 *$5,812.35 $3,135.00 825.00 1,363.50 118.75 56.25 25.00 103.50 2.00 16.25 56.10 63.75 14.25 16.50 16.50 169.85 202 9 103 5 99 4 1978, including all licenses issued and fees DOG LICENSES 3,180 Male Dog 1,415 @ $ 3.00 Female Dog 326 @ 6.00 Spayed Female Dog 1,423 @ 3.00 Kennel Licenses 8 @ 10.00 Kennel Licenses 3 @ 25.00 Kennel Licenses 1 @ 50.00 Transfer Licenses 4 @ .25 * *$10,676.00 4,245.00 1,956.00 4,269.00 80.00 75.00 50.00 1.00 Lexington General By -Laws Art. XXVIII,Sec.2 3,180 @ 1.00 3,180.00 * *Total fees turned over to town 1,113.00 MARRIAGES LICENSES 229 @ 4.00 $ 916.00 FINANCING STATEMENTS RECORDED 1,014.95 TERMINATIONS RECORDED 77.00 CERTIFIED CERTIFICATES 2,697.40 POLE LOCATIONS 84.75 GASOLINE PERMITS 1,901.00 MISCELLANEOUS 266.40 STREET LISTINGS 1,307.34 YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 12 16 18 21 26 24 18 24 16 14 4 7 7 8 11 12 12 11 17 8 4 1 5 9 10 10 14 12 7 7 8 10 3 In Lexington - None *Births received up to January 10, 1979; all births for 1978 not received; stillbirths excluded. TOTAL MARRIAGES - 1978 Grooms First Brides First Grooms Second Brides Second Grooms Third Brides Third YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 285 12 12 8 18 39 36 25 28 40 31 23 13 224 6 8 4 14 28 32 22 23 34 26 15 12 234 6 8 5 15 36 32 24 21 33 26 17 11 59 6 3 4 4 11 3 3 5 6 5 8 1 47 4 4 3 3 2 3 1 7 7 5 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brides Fourth 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Number of Marriages Recorded - 285; Residents - 277; Non - Residents - 293; Solemnized in Lexington - 168; Solemnized in Other Places - 117; Age of the Oldest Groom - 66; Age of Oldest Bride - 65; Age of Youngest Groom - 18; Age of Youngest Bride - 17. 132 TOTAL DEATHS - 1978* Residents - In Non - Residents - Residents - Out Lexington TOWN CLERK YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 293 44 29 34 20 22 17 22 23 17 25 29 11 Total Male 138 21 16 17 11 13 7 11 9 8 9 12 4 Total Female 155 23 13 17 9 9 10 11 14 9 16 17 7 Male Female In Lexington Male Female of Lexington Male Female Children Under One Year Between One & Ten Between Ten & Thirty Between Thirty & Sixty Between Sixty & Ninety Over Ninety Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female 24 5 1 4 3 0 0 2 2 1 4 1 1 30 6 0 1 0 3 3 1 4 2 5 2 3 34 6 6 2 2 1 3 3 4 3 0 2 2 44 6 8 5 3 2 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 80 10 9 11 6 12 4 6 3 4 5 9 1 81 11 5 11 6 4 6 8 7 4 7 11 1 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3 4 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 2 0 3 0 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 102 16 11 13 11 6 5 9 8 5 5 10 3 110 17 10 8 7 5 4 9 12 8 11 13 6 10 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 26 4 2 6 1 2 3 1 0 0 3 3 1 *Deaths received up to 1/10/79; all deaths for 1978 not received. Mary R. McDonough, Town Clerk 133 Transmittal Letter To the Honorable Board of Selectmen December 8, 1978 Lexington, Massachusetts In accordance with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 61, I submit here- with the financial reports of the Town as of the end of the fiscal year - June 30, 1978. Balance Sheet as of June 30, 1978 Appropriation Balances as of June 30, 1978 Receipts for fiscal period July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978 Expenditures for fiscal period July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978 Municipal Indebtedness as of June 30, 1978 The cash balance of the Town Treasurer has been verified and the accounts of the various Trust Funds audited during the fiscal period. Richard M. Perry, Comptroller BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, 1978 General Accounts Assets Liabilities and Reserves La A Cash Employees Payroll Deductions In Banks 939,162.12 Tax Sheltered Annuities 65,546.69 Union Dues 7,561.36 Federal Revenue Sharing 9,356.61 Blue Cross -Blue Shield 41,747.86 Group Insurance (2,821.23) Invested 2,477,659.87 Invested Revenue Sharing 443,011.11 Guarantee Deposits Advances for Petty Treasurer 150.00 Collector 150.00 300.00 Sewer House Connections 5,052.08 Water House Connections 112,034.68 3,852.83 8,904.91 Accounts Receivable Agency Taxes County Dog Licenses 7,447.00 Levy of 1973 Personal 383.90 Tailings - Unclaimed Checks 3,288.89 Levy of 1974 Personal 915.24 Gifts - Bequests Westview Cemetery -Perpetual Care 12,296.25 Levy of 1975 Gifts -Council on Aging 296.75 Personal 1,802.24 Selectmen -Hire a Youth 80.00 12,673.00 Real Estate 114.36 8L61 `0£ aunt `133'S aauquEl Assets Taxes Levy of 1976 Personal Real Estate Levy of 1977 Personal Real Estate Levy of 1978 Personal Real Estate Motor Vehicle Excise Levy of 1971 Levy of 1973 Levy of 1974 Levy of 1975 Levy of 1976 Levy of 1977 Levy of 1978 W Special Assessments UPI Sewer Unapportioned Added to Taxes Levy of 1977 Levy of 1978 Levy of 1979 In Lieu Street Unapportioned Added to Taxes Levy of 1977 Levy of 1978 Levy of 1979 Sidewalk Unapportioned Added to Taxes Levy of 1977 Levy of 1978 1,411.20 656.80 489.22 18,609.41 2,111.52 312,380.13 (135.30) 6,865.26 28,294.73 33,522.09 26,428.99 97,623.07 204,575.99 94,698.13 29.12 1,334.07 (198.18) 1,952.78 35,846.98 27.79 218.75 (18.90) 9,471.10 (1.77) 32.70 Balance Sheet - June 30, 1978 338,874.02 397,174.83 Liabilities and Reserves Federal Grants Federal Revenue Sharing PL 92-512 PL 874 Administrative Grant Title III Music Project Forum on Aging Library Medical Books Title I Library Law Books Title I Library Materials Title I CETA Fringe Benefit State Grants METCO NDEA 85-864 Teacher Training Prog. 2 PL89-313 LEADS Aid to Libraries Educ. Children -Low Income ESEA Library -Title IV Part B Water Pollution Control Transition to Employment Revolving Funds School Lunch School Bus Tickets Adult Education Adult Education -Driver Ed. Pupil School Material Recovered Appropriation Balances General Revenue Non Revenue Library Schools Street -Sewer -Drains Conservation Overestimates MBTA Special Education (1972-766) 452,367.72 214,861.26 1,081.12 6,021.82 1,801.64 1,450.00 213.15 4,500.00 150.00 39,160.09 .11 2,238.62 992.93 (371.38) 12,179.12 23,077.00 18,647.53 40,490.19 11,028.63 89,617.68 4,750.29 4,456.64 7,200.49 9,458.88 28,688,711.40 682,446.71 147,442.84 115,483.98 3,312.45 17,320.89 200,000.00 4,035.62 28,913,380.36 3,645.52 24,133.00 27,778.52 Loans Authorized and Unissued 3,165,500.00 5 z x Ch t1 H q4 t�f 0 -4 CO Assets Special Assessments Water Unapportioned Added to Taxes Levy of 1978 Committed Interest Levy of 1977 Levy of 1978 Levy of 1979 Under Estimates State Parks and Reservations Metropolitan Sewerage Bonds Midd. County T. B. Hosp. Maint. Midd. County Tax Metropolitan Water Tax Metropolitan Air Poll. Control Tax Titles and Possessions Tax Titles Tax Possessions Departmental Selectmen Sewer House Connections Street Open Charges School Tuition Water Liens Added to Taxes Levy of 1976 Levy of 1977 Levy of 1978 Levy of 1979 Rates House Connections Miscellaneous Loans Authorized Conservation Sewer Cemetery Balance Sheet - June 30, 1978 2,029.01 Liabilities and Reserves Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Parking Meter Receipts 6.10 Sale of Real Estate Premium on Sale of Bonds 26.30 1,002.85 (76.24) 146,380.59 5,518.39 16,565.55 49,539.36 212,901.77 2,467.44 119.58 287,112.09 48,448.79 16,533.03 64,981.82 10,115.30 3,883.70 55.00 11,632.83 25,686.83 (12.05) 208.50 2,444.80 36,167.92 273,358.37 1,278.83 40.00 313,486.37 795,500.00 2,300,000.00 70,000.00 3,165,500.00 Revenue 1979 27,219,780.96 35,828,467.22 Receipts Reserved for Special Purpose Anticipation on Petty Cash Closing C and W Contract Resolve Personnel Grant Insurance Claims 100% Funded Chap. 90 Police Off Duty Custodian Off Duty Public Works Off Duty Colonial Acres -Sec. 3 Sub -Division Vinebrook Realty Sub -Division Council on Aging Mini Bus Harrington Seedling Forest Conservation Fund Idlewylde Farm -Sub -Division Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus Overlay Reserved for Abatement Levy of 1976 Levy of 1977 Levy of 1978 Revenue Reserved Until Collected Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Special Assessment Tax Title and Possession Departmental Water Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves Reserve for Petty Cash Advance Surplus Revenue 11,809.34 100,000.00 62.49 (519.88) 29,250.70 799.82 6,337.47 2,156.51 737.32 15.61 363.11 20,000.00 2,465.56 119.75 18.38 1,058.02 19,000.00 1,648.80 10,212.37 46,702.37 397,174.83 146,380.59 64,981.82 25,686.83 313,486.37 111,871.83 81,802.57 89.39 58,563.54 947,710.44 9,955.16 300.00 1,421,793.60 35,828,467.22 '0£ 3Nnr 'Zs3Hs a3NVZVfi Apportioned Assessments Not Sewer Street Sidewalk Water Suspended Assessments Sewer Sewer Town Owned Land Street Sidewalk Water Net Funded or Fixed Debt Inside Debt Limit General Due 834,205.95 143,498.22 8,671.08 6,460.05 33,750.67 625.38 5,666.58 1,597.05 3,803.98 Balance Sheet - June 30, 1978 DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS 992,835.30 45,443.66 1,038,278.96 3,190,000.00 Outside Debt Limit General 3,345,000.00 Apportioned Sewer Assessment Revenue Due in 1978 - 1997 Apportioned Street Assessment Revenue Due in 1978 - 1996 Apportioned Sidewalk Assessment Revenue Due in 1978 - 1996 Apportioned Water Assessment Revenue Due in 1978 - 1997 Suspended Sewer Revenue Suspended Sewer Revenue Town Owned Land Suspended Street Revenue Suspended Sidewalk Revenue Suspended Water Revenue DEBT ACCOUNTS Serial Loans Inside Debt Limit Sewer Municipal Purpose Conservation 834,205.95 143,498.22 8,671.08 6,460.05 33,750.67 625.38 5,666.58 1,597.05 3,803.98 1,038,278.96 1,295,000.00 850,000.00 1,045,000.00 3,190,000.00 Outside Debt Limit Schools 3,345,000.00 3,345,000.00 6,535,000.00 6,535,000.00 8L61 'OE 3Nnr 'Sa3HS 3DNV'IVa Trust and Investment Funds Cash and Securities in Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Trust of Town Treasurer Trustees of Cary Library Balance Sheet - June 30, 1978 TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS 569,552.96 11,332.88 40,387.59 In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Welfare Funds Samuel J. Bridge Charitable Fund Elizabeth A. Gerry Fund Beals Fund Harriet R. Gilmore Jonas Gamel 20,431.68 2,254.65 5,129.09 848.31 1,033.97 School Funds Robert R. Clapp Fund 1,221.06 Mathew Allen Memorial Fund 306.64 H. S. Blake Prize Fund 1,237.51 Charles E. French Medal Fund 7,154.61 Ellen A. Stone Fund 2,359.68 F. Foster and Tenney Sherbourne Fund 27,101.65 Elsa W. Regestein Fund 1,191.63 Harrington Memorial Fund 12,641.99 Library Funds Sarah E. Raymond Cemetery Funds Emma A. Fiske - Flower Charles E. French - Colonial Herbert Hilton Munroe Henry S. Raymond - Munroe Louise E. Wilkins - Flower Charles Lyman Weld William B. Foster Fund Park and Common Funds Edith C. Redman Orrin W. Fiske Geneva Brown Frederick L. Emery Hayes Fountain George 0. Smith George W. Taylor - Flag William A. Tower Albert Ball Tenney Everett M. Mulliken Perpetual Care - Colonial Munroe Westview 746.48 5,048.40 9,366.66 3,627.52 105.40 4,586.03 342.72 791.85 1,131.51 6,180.22 5,270.56 1,038.70 2,562.65 2,958.05 19,317.18 9,401.04 12,597.52 3,116.36 89,776.95 273,139.46 29,697.70 53,214.77 800.00 23,823.21 427,282.05 BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, 1978 Balance Sheet - June 30, 1978 TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS Park and Common Funds - Continued Leroy S. Brown Fund George W. Taylor Tree Fund George L. Gilmore Fund In Custody of Cary Library General Investment Fund In Custody of Town Treasurer Seedling Town Forest - Harrington 665.51 Conservation 10,667.37 5,297.60 3,109.51 26,328.12 40,387.59 11,332.88 621,273.43 621,273.43 amnr 'scans a3MVIVs L./ 0 tO J CO Town Debt and Interest Date School 11 -15 -57 Hastings- Harrington (Addition) 8 -01 -57 Franklin School (Addition) 8 -01 -58 Diamond Junior High 7 -15 -60 Estabrodk School 4 -01 -63 High School (Addition) 2 -15 -65 Bridge School 1- 15-66 Bowman School 5 -01 -71 Clarke Junior High Total School General Purpose 8 -01 -57 Street - Sewer - Library 7- 15 -•73 Municipal Purpose Loan 8 -15 -75 Conservation I -75 6 -01 -77 Conservation 2 -77 6 -15 -78 Conservation 3 -78 Total General Purpose Sewer 6 -01 -48 Trunk Construction 3 -01 -50 Trunk Construction 8 -01 -52 Sunnyfield Sewer 7 -15 -60 Trunk Construction 8 -01 -59 Trunk Construction 5 -15 -59 Trunk Construction -Shade Street 2 -01 -64 Trunk Construction - Woodhaven 8 -01 -67 Trunk Construction 8 -15 -75 Sewer Loan 6 -15 -78 Sewer Total Sewer Water 8 -01 -57 6" - 16" Mains Total Water Grand Total Fiscal Year 1978 Interest Rate of Amount of Principal Paid Balance Paid Interest Original Issue FY 1978 6 -30 -78 FY 1978 3.5% 180,000.00 5,000.00 90.00 3.4% 60,000.00 3,000.00 - -- 51.00 2.9% 2,050,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 4,350.00 3.6% 1,045,000.00 50,000.00 150,000.00 6,300.00 3.0% 3,200,000.00 160,000.00 800,000.00 28,800.00 3.0% 1,345,000.00 65,000.00 455,000.00 15,600.00 3.5% 1,510,000.00 80,000.00 550,000.00 22,050.00 3.751 4,300,000.00 430,000.00 1,290,000.00 64,500.00 13,690,000.00 893,000.00 3,345,000.00 141,741.00 3.4% 490,000.00 20,000.00 4.5% 1,375,000.00 125,000.00 4.7% 50,000.00 10,000.00 3.5% 765,000.00 175,000.00 4.15% 425,000.00 - -- 1.75% 1.75% 2.0% 3.6% 3.9% 3.4% 3.1% 3.8% 4.7% 4.15% 3.4% - -- 340.00 850,000.00 41,062.50 30,000.00 1,645.00 590,000.00 26,775.00 425,000.00 - -- 3,105,000.00 330,000.00 1,895,000.00 69,822.50 275,000.00 190,000.00 175,000.00 330,000.00 100,000.00 210,000.00 500,000.00 750,000.00 835,000.00 200,000.00 5,000.00 - -- 87.50 5,000.00 10,000.00 262.50 5,000.00 25,000.00 550.00 15,000.00 45,000.00 1,890.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 487.50 10,000.00 10,000.00 680.00 25,000.00 150,000.00 5,425.00 40,000.00 350,000.00 14,060.00 170,000.00 495,000.00 27,260.00 200,000.00 2,880,000.00 280,000.00 1,295,000.00 50,702.50 260,000.00 260,000.00 7,000.00 7.000.00 119.00 119.00 19,935,000.00 1,510,000.00 6,535,000.00 262,385.00 140 Accounts Total Approp. & Balance (Voted at 1977 Annual Town Meeting) Expenditures Transfer 6/30/78 Balances To E & D To 1979 FY Amounts Appropriated at 1978 Town Meeting Selectmen Personal Services 52,599.76 52,695.00 95.24 95.24 52,746.00 Expenses 7,202.71 7,230.00 27.29 27.29 7,025.00 Town Manager Personal Services 82,617.07 83,903.00 1,285.93 1,285.93 81,204.00 Expenses 4,765.04 6,600.00 1,834.96 1,834.96 6,600.00 Town Manager's Jurisdiction Temporary Help & Overtime 16,310.34 24,000.00 7,689.66 7,689.66 24,000.00 Clerical Services 8,379.93 8,382.00 2.07 2.07 8,348.00 Office Furniture & Fixtures 824.57 2,000.00 1,175.43 119.43 1,056.00 1,500.00 General Professional Services 4,597.63 7,500.00 2,902.37 2.37 2,900.00 13,000.00 Fire & Police Medical Expenses 14,097.08 14,100.00 2.92 2.92 5,500.00 Director of Guides 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Out -of -State Travel 4,344.17 6,000.00 1,655.83 1,632.01 23.82 6,000.00 Tuitition & Training Fees 9,131.30 14,000.00 4,868.70 4,868.70 14,000.00 In -State Travel 6,341.15 10,000.00 3,658.85 3,478.85 180.00 10,000.00 Selectmen's Jurisdiction Safety Program Expenses 769.91 2,000.00 1,230.09 1,230.09 1,000.00 Town Clerk Personal Services 49,829.01 49,840.00 10.99 10.99 49,640.00 r Expenses 857.25 900.00 42.75 42.75 1,100.00 p, Vital Statistics 285.31 350.00 64.69 64.69 '"' Board of Appeals -Personal Services 10,856.55 10,860.00 3.45 3.45 10,815.00 Expenses 1,614.07 2,774.00 1,159.93 1,159.93 2,585.00 Planning Board -Personal Services 32,780.55 32,790.00 9.45 9.45 38,655.00 Expenses 4,403.49 6,380.50 1,977.01 1,274.16 702.85 4,555.00 Group Insurance 713,174.28 739,000.00 25,825.72 25,825.72 762,000.00 Unemployment Compensation Insurance 60,000.00 Munic. Prop. & Wrkmn. Comp. 240,104.74 263,661.00 23,556.26 11,556.26 12,000.00 291,203.00 Printing Town Report 4,293.08 10,000.00 5,706.92 5,706.92 10,000.00 Legal Fees 54,000.00 54,000.00 45,000.00 Legal Expenses 15,000.00 15,000.00 12,000.00 Election/Selectmen 7,318.98 8,065.00 746.02 746.02 12,515.00 Election/Town Clerk 5,747.77 7,275.00 1,527.23 1,527.23 14,800.00 Board of Registrars Personal Services 6,033.04 6,550.00 516.96 516.96 6,550.00 Expenses 2,558.25 3,600.00 1,041.75 1,041.75 9,600.00 Appropriation Committee 3,839.18 3,900.00 60.82 60.82 3,800.00 Misc. Committees & Boards 2,027.99 2,450.00 422.01 422.01 2,450.00 Council on Aging ( a ) ( a ) Town Celebration Committee 6,492.56 6,500.00 7.44 7.44 7,000.00 Historic Districts Commission 1,699.41 1,900.00 200.59 200.59 1,900.00 Conservation Commission 4,577.35 4,805.00 227.65 227.65 10,090.00 Recreation Committee -Personal Services 96,045.96 103,470.00 7,424.04 7,424.04 107,170.00 Expenses 16,461.34 23,850.00 7,388.66 7,388.66 24,800.00 (a) $17,240.00 was appropriated of which $16,583.82 was expended of General Revenue Sharing Funds - $24,220.00 appropriated in 1978 slunoOD\ suotwpdoJddV Accounts (Voted at 1977 Annual Town Meeting) Treasurer/Tax Collector -Personal Ser Expenses Foreclosure & Redemption Comptroller Personal Services Expenses Comptroller's Jurisdiction Office Mach/Capital Outlay Office Mach/Maint & Repair Office Services/Copier & Supplies Metered Mail Assessors' Dept. -Personal Services Expenses Health Dept. Personal Services Expenses Mystic Valley Mental Health Tri Community Health Services Community Services Fables Clinic Health Jurisdiction -Dog Officer Personal Services Expenses Police Dept. -Management & Staff Personal Serv.-Coll. Barg. Expenses Parking Meter Maint. Fire Dept. -Management & Staff Personal Serv.-Coll. Barg. Expenses Ambulance Maint. Local Disaster Services Personal Services Expenses Inspection Dept. -Personal Services Expenses Dept. of Public Works -Coll. Barg. Management & Staff P.S. Expenses • Total Approp. & Balance Expenditures Transfer 73,819.55 14,911.51 263.05 90,802.25 2,173.08 2,852.40 5,506.51 7,699.54 18,285.94 55,092.20 7,664.38 39,348.62 3,330.38 73,929.00 15,020.00 1,500.00 91,022.00 3,400.00 4,500.00 6,500.00 8,200.00 20,250.00 55,761.00 8,100.00 39,358.00 10,695.00 3,088.69 6,800.00 1,500.09 2,435.00 16,065.00 3,220.10 324,796.64 774,121.56 94,210.43 997.74 34,150.99 979,138.88 56,692.26 1,963.18 750.00 705.00 61,843.73 1,204.75 971,195.36 290,076.13 10,402.03 16,065.00 4,175.00 333,665.00 790,331.00 (d) 97,765.00 1,000.00 34,191.00 979,169.00 58,050.00 2,075.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 65,402.00 1,213.00 (e)926,958.00 295,270.00 11,150.00 Balances Amounts Appropriates 6/30/78 To E & D To 1979 FY at 1978 Town Meeting 109.45 108.49 1,236.95 219.75 1,226.92 1,647.60 993.49 500.46 1,964.06 668.80 435.62 9.38 7,364.62 (b ) 3,711.31 ( c ) 934.91 954.90 8,868.36 16,209.44 3,554.57 2.26 40.01 30.12 1,357.74 111.82 750.00 295.00 3,558.27 8.25 (44,237.36) 5,193.87 747.97 109.45 108.49 219.75 687.41 643.60 17.49 77.55 1,964.06 668.80 435.62 9.38 7,218.12 3,711.31 934.91 873.44 8,868.36 16,209.44 3,554.57 2.26 40.01 30.12 12.12 111.82 750.00 295.00 3,558.27 8.25 5,193.87 747.97 1,236.95 539.51 1,004.00 976.00 422.91 146.50 81.46 1,345.62 (44,237.36) 73,629.00 27,033.00 3,120.00 90,657.00 3,200.00 4,300.00 6,500.00 8,000.00 20,250.00 55,561.00 8,300.00 39,198.00 10,455.00 (b ) 6,800.00 ( c ) 2,410.00 15,850.00 4,475.00 293,665.00 498,401.00 115,525.00 4,000.00 80,626.00 965,771.00 71,475.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 65,142.00 1,213.00 973,689.00 294,270.00 11,100.00 (b) $30,853.00 was appropriated of which $30,852.00 was expended of General Revenue Sharing Funds -$30,853.00 appropriated in 1978. (c) $33,350.00 was appropriated of which $30,589.34 was expended of General Revenue Sharing Funds -$36,297.00 appropriated in 1978. (d) An additional $25,000.00 was appropriated and expended from General Revenue Sharing Funds for Police Vehicles. (e) An additional $37,843.00 was appropriated and expended from Anti -Recession Fiscal Assistance Funds. SZNQODDV NOIJVIHdOUddV Accounts Total (Voted at 1977 Annual Town Meeting) Expenditures Engineering Dept. -Personal Services 162,908.09 Expenses 4,724.07 Town Building Maintenance Personal Services 56,630.12 Expenses 151,079.73 Highway Maintenance 66,862.33 Road Machinery 158,402.06 Snow Removal 217,364.43 Traffic Regulation & Street Signs 18,772.13 Street Lights 211,816.74 Sewer Maint. & Sewer Services 56,583.21 Garbage Collection 75,854.70 Sanitary Land Fill 54,527.76 Water Maint. & Water Services 35,676.83 Park Expenses 36,139.31 Inspect Suppression 7,052.12 Shade Tree 7,399.87 Dutch Elm Disease 2,526.45 Cemeteries Expenses 8,952.05 Veterans' Benefits Personal Services 8,907.16 Administration 145.86 Aid & Expenses 35,152.62 Graves Registration Expense 350.40 Soldiers' Burials Library -Personal Services 355,828.31 Expenses 126,256.36 Board of Retirement Contributory Pension Fund Pension Fund Non -Contributory Pension Fund 171,270.10 Expenses 3,600.00 Education/Public Schools 15,053,929.78 Regional Voc. Tech.High School Assessment Interest on Debt Tax & Bond Anticipation Loans Maturing Debt Article 5, 1977 Approp. & Balance Balances Transfer 6/30/78 To E & D To 1979 FY 180,770.00 17,861.91 &,750.00 25.93 57,499.00 868.88 159,500.00 8,420.27 88,550.00 21,687.67 170,100.00 11,697.94 189,000.00(108,364.43) 23,400.00 4,627.87 216,000.00 4,183.26 66,550.00 9,966.79 76,000.00 59,000.00 35,710.00 46,435.00 8,500.00 9,850.00 4,200.00 9,000.00 8,910.00 150.00 48,000.00 400.00 250.00 362,121.00 126,258.00 497,175.00 497,175.00 145.30 4,472.24 33.17 10,295.69 1,447.88 2,450.13 1,673.55 47.95 2.84 4.14 12,847.38 49.60 250.00 6,292.69 1.64 171,300.00 29.90 3,600.00 15,419,814.0M)365,884.22 512,305.00 512,305.00 235,610.00 235,610.00 219,128.00 260,000.00 40,872.00 1,335,000.00 1,335,000.00 3,848.00(g) 3,848.00 (f) an additional $282,431.00 from State and Federal Funds and $44,000.00 ($324,288.00 and $15,000.00 additional appropriated in 1978.) (g) An additional $3,135.00 appropriated and expended from Anti -Recession Fiscal Assistance Funds. 17,861.91 25.93 868.88 7,056.78 2,761.69 10,712.24 4,432.70 4,183.26 53.04 145.30 76.64 33.17 1,447.88 1,429.35 1,619.80 47.95 2.84 4.14 7,847.38 49.60 250.00 6,292.69 1.64 29.90 1,363.49 18,925.98 985.70 (108,364.43) 195.17 9,913.75 4,395.60 10,295.69 1,020.78 53.75 5,000.00 298,949.98 66,934.24 Amounts Appropriated at 1978 Town Meeting 180,770.00 6,050.00 57,296.00 152,700.00 68,300.00 145,300.00 120,650.00 23,500.00 250,000.00 58,900.00 72,000.00 108,750.00 48,300.00 50,050.00 10,500.00 9,600.00 4,200.00 10,800.00 8,910.00 150.00 48,000.00 400.00 250.00 360,805.00 135,800.00 624,330.00 100,000.00 175,000.00 4,950.00 15,870.552.00 40,872.00 3,848.00 from Athletic Funds was appropriated 517,364.00 207,768.00 238,667.00 1,460,000.00 300,000.00 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Sewer Mains -Article 19, 1978 1977 Articles Reserve Fund -Article 8 Auditing Expenses Drains Construction -Art. 16 Sewer Main/Grandview Ave. -Art 19 Road Machinery -Art 22 Chap 90/Highway Constr-Hancock St. Art. 23 Engineering Sery/Drainage System Art 24 Westview Cem Devel-Art 25 Painting E. Lex. Library -Art 26 Book Security Sys/Lib.-Art 27 Revaluation of Taxable Prop -Art 28 Purchase of Fire Engine -Art 29 Collection of Recyclables-Art 31 Hancock School Maint-Art 33 Prelim Plan/Reconstr Center Pool -Art Conserv Land/Lucky Penny Tr -Art 42 Conserv Land/Cosgrove-Art 43 Conserv Land/Foley & Sayre -Art 44 Conserv Land/M.C.Meagher-Art 47 Conserv Land/Tax Title -Art 48 Conserv Fund -Art 52 Selectmen Land/Summer St -Art 53 Street Acceptance -Art 57 1977 Carry-over Selectmen Expenses Professional Services Fire & Police Medical Personnel's Expenses Planning Board Expenses Munic Prop & Wrkmn Comp Election/Selectmen Election/Town Clerk Conserv Commission Expenses Treasurer/Tax Collectors Expenses Foreclosure & Redemption Comptroller's Exp Original Appropriation 2,500,000.00 * 150,000.00 25,000.00 38,700.00 357,000.00 125,945.00 60,000.00 35,000.00 18,000.00 4,000.00 19,400.00 1,000.00 80,000.00 45,000.00 5,300.00 34 19,500.00 195,000.00* 170,000.00* 68,000.00* 5,000.00 500.00 7,000.00 500.00 1,000.00 Total Approp. & Balance Expenditures Transfers 6/30/78 To E & D To 1979 F.Y. 200,000.00 200,000.00 13,774.60 13,774.60 8,000.00 25,000.00 17,000.00 1,683.80 38.700.00 37,016.20 1,231.85 119,388.00 (h) 118,156.15 (General Revenue Sharing Balance32,148.80) 60,000.00 60,000.00 14,209.83 2,400.00 16,739.54 (General Revenue 44,104.32 3,812.69 11,698.00 195,000.00 170,000.00 68,000.00 7,000.00 450.00 35,000.00 35,000.00 18,000.00 3,790.17 4,000.00 1,600.00 19,400.00 2,660.46 1,000.00 1,000.00 Sharing -Balance $372.00) 45,000.00 895.68 5,300.00 1,487.31 19,500.00 7,802.00 195,000.00 170,000.00 68,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 500.00 500.00 7,000.00 Invested 500.00 50.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 32.76 40.00 3,000.00 3,552.09 11.35 22.60 281.83 739.13 6.00 6.00 7,101.00 63.90 65.00 252.00 700.00 70.65 70.65 52.50 1,480.70 1,480.70 1,000.00 *Bonded: Art. 19,'77 included $237,612.00 in General Ledger -General Revenue Sharing (h) In addition $237,612.00 was appropriated from General Revenue Sharing Funds 7.24 552.09 9.25 457.30 7,101.00 1.10 448.00 52.50 1,000.00 13,774.60 17,000.00 1,600.00 2,660.46 1,487.31 50.00 7.24 552.09 9.25 457.30 7,101.00 1.10 448.00 52.50 200,000.00 37,016.20 118,156.15 60,000.00 35,000.00 3,790.17 1,000.00 895.68 7,802.00 5,000.00 500.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 SLNIIJJDV NOLLYIUdOHddV 1977 Carry-over (cont'd) Off Mach/Capital Outlay Office Services/Copier & Supplies Health Expenses Dog Officer's Expenses Fire Expenses Dir. of Public Works Expenses Town Bldg Maint Expenses Highway Maint Expenses Road Machinery Expenses Snow Removal Expenses Traffic Regulation & Street Signs Sanitary Landfill Expenses Water Maint & Services Expenses Park Expenses Insect Suppression Expenses Cemetery Expenses Veterans' Benefits/Aid & Expenses School Expense 1976 Articles Drain Constr-Art 17 Water Constr-Art 18 Sewer Main -Art 20 Trunk Sewer/Marrett Rd -Art 21 Trunk Sewer/Constitution Rd -Art 22 Road Machinery -Art 24 Engineering Sery/Sewer Sys Study -Art Chap 90/Hancock St -Art 26 Eng. Serv./Drain Study -Art 28 Westview Cem Devel-Art 29 Flag Pole/Battle Green -Art 32 Revaluation of Taxable Prop -Art 33 Traffic Control Signals/Waltham & Worthen - Art 34 Traffic Control Signals/ Monroe Schl-Art 35 Improve Traffic Signals/Bedford & Worthen -Art 36 Improve Ballfield-Harr Schl-Art 38 Original Total Appropriation Expenditures Approp. & Transfers 631.69 631.69 450.60 450.60 671.39 779.00 24.40 24.40 1,453.47 1,453.47 9.52 9.52 6,792.84 14,229.09 29,963.75 31,225.95 3,207.50 3,238.22 2,500.00 204.72 774.42 1,368.00 1,413.00 6,562.06 6,562.06 2,627.47 2,911.13 105.80 105.80 119.91 121.21 414.72 772.53 35,402.43 39,631.78 Balance 6/30/78 To E & D To 1979 F.Y. 107.61 7,436.25 1,262.20 30.72 (2,500.00) 569.70 45.00 283.66 1.30 357.81 4,229.35 38,700.00 Transferred to Art 16, '77 by Town meeting 24,000.00 11,195.52 11,195.52 350,500.00(i) 9,857.91 9,857.91 100,000.00 100,000.00 13,000.00 13,000.00 98,300.00 General Revenue Sharing -Balance 25 20,000.00 19,900.00 20,000.00 60,000.00 60,000.00 25,000.00 13,300.00 15,300.00 25,000.00 9,681.43 9,681.43 30,000.00 (j) 350.00 1,527.93 15,000.00 15,000.00 25,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 7,000.00 37.80 (i) Included $251,200. from General Revenue Sharing Funds (j) The fund for Article 32, 1976 was contributed by Bicentennial Corp. 24,900.00 2,494.40 1,653.00 1,467.69 100,000.00 13,000.00 1,102.31 100.00 60,000.00 2,000.00 1,177.93 15,000.00 24,862.20 2,494.40 1,653.00 1,467.69 107.61 7,436.25 1,262.20 30.72 569.70 45.00 283.66 1.30 357.81 227.35 2,494.40 1,653.00 (2,500.00) 4,002.00 100,000.00 13,000.00 100.00 60,000.00 2,000.00 1,177.93 15,000.00 24,862.20 1,467.69 APP ROP RIATI ON ACCOUN S 1976 Articles - cont'd. Engineering Sery/Center Pool -Art 39 Conserv Land/W. West -Art 44 Conserv Land/John Chiesa, Jr. Art. 49 Selectmen Land/Goodwin-Art 55 Conserv land/Grassland-Art 61 Conserv. Fund -Art 62 Street Constr-Art 65 Street Constr/Briggs Rd -Art 66 Street Constr/Great Rock Rd -Art 67 1975 Articles Drains Constr-Art 17 Sidewalk Constr-Art 19 Sewer Mains -Art 20 Trunk Sewer/Moon Hill -Art 22 Purchase of Ambulance -Art 25 Chap 90/Hancock St -Art 26 Reimbursing Subdividers -Art 32 Engineering Services -Art 33 Dog Kennel Constr-Art 34 Old Res Bathhouse & Fence -Art 36 Paths for Walking & Bicycling Art 38 Conserv Land -Art 40 Conserv Land/May-Art 42 Conserv Land/Mimno-Art 43 Conserv Land/Napoli Prop -Art 44 Conserv Land/Lex Assoc -Art 45 Conserv Land/Pinard-Art 46 Revaluation of Taxable Prop -Art 78 1974 Articles Cost of Appraisals -Art 14 Sidewalk Constr-Art 19A Road Machinery -Art 24 Chap 90/Hancock St -Art 25 Reconst Tennis Court -Art 42 Conserv Land/Grazziano-Art 46 Conserv Land/Hillside Ave -Art 48 Conserv Easement/Vinebrook-Art 52 Conserv Fund -Art 55 * Bonded Original Total Appropriation Expenditures 7,000.00 28,800.00* 92,250.00* 25,000.00 500.00 15,000.00 77,000.00 37,900.00 24,500.00 40,000.00 21,000.00 340,000.00 67,000.00 5,000.00 60,000.00 5,000.00 23,000.00 19,500.00 55,000.00 5,000.00 2,000,000.00* 6,000.00 20,000.00* 205,000.00* 70,000.00* 60,000.00* 30,000.00 1,000.00 57,000.00 119,000.00 60,000.00 31,000.00 40,000.00 15,000.00 11,000.00 12,000.00 400.00 22,250.00 Approp. & Balance Transfers 6/30/78 To E & D To 1979 F.Y. 500.00 32.02 22,250.00 100.00 32.02 25,000.00 25,000.00 147.75 147.75 (Invested with Art 52,'77 Balance 11,535.81) 21.00 76,834.25 76,813.25 50.00 37,900.00 37,850.00 24,500.00 24,500.00 12,533.04 17,561.39 5,028.35 3,637.35 15,260.69 11,623.34 48,695.97 241,192.73 192,496.76 22,056.59 22,056.59 119.93 119.93 60,000.00 60,000.00 37.70 37.70 17,278.80 48,000.00 30,721.20 2,039.11 2,039.11 (General Revenue Sharing Balance now 8,676.97) 5,000.00 5,000.00 450.00 1,508.75 1,508.75 Transferred to Art 43, '77 by Town Meeting fl fl It 11 30,000.00 30,000.00 1,000.00 10,543.96 1,041.20 60,000.00 215.00 3,452.88 8,200.00 14.08 7,710.77 4,850.00 5,889.00 Invested see Article 62, '76 1,000.00 10,543.96 1,041.20 60,000.00 3,237.88 8,200.00 7,696.69 1,039.00 100.00 119.93 2,039.11 10,543.96 1,041.20 32.02 25,000.00 147.75 76,813.25 37,850.00 24,500.00 5,028.35 11,623.34 192,496.76 22,056.59 60,000.00 37.70 30,721.20 5,000.00 1,058.75 30,000.00 1,000.00 60,000.00 3,237.88 8,200.00 7,696.69 1,039.00 APPROPRIATION ACCOU?P'.TS Original Total Approp. & Balance Appropriation Expenditures Transfers 6/30/78 1974 Articles - cont'd. L.H.A. Plan/Low Income Housing 21,000.00 9,243.22 15,313.94 6,070.72 Art 68 Off-Duty-Art 71 2,000.00 1,888.00 1,888.00 Plan Bd Study/Wet Land-Art 85 5,000.00 3,953.95 3,953.95 Plan Bd Study/Lex Master Plan-Art 86 5,000.00 1,868.50 1,868.50 Plan Bd Study/Rec & Park-Art 87 10,000.00 136.78 136.78 1973 Articles Supplemental Sewer-Art 12 25,000.00 4,644.55 4,644.55 Drains Constr-Art 17 50,000.00 5,170.70 5,170.70 Trunk Sewer/Hayes Lane-Art 23 76,800.00* 4,930.41 4,930.41 Eng. Survey & Design-Art 26 8,000.00 173.00 7,632.50 7,459.50 Brook & Streams Cleaning-Art 29 15,000.00 684.00 12,593.86 11,909.86 Library Addition-Art 34C 1,015,000.00* 10,318.63 13,631.08 3,312.45 Conserv Land/Porter-Waymint 90,000.00* 4,003.60 4,003.60 Art 55 Conserv Easement/John Prop-Art 58 5,000.00 4,800.00 4,800.00 Conserv Fund-Art 61 6,000.00 Invested see Article 62, '76 1973 Carry-Over School Expenses 20,396.84 20,396.84 1972 Articles Selectmen Appraisals & Options-Art 14 2,500.00 100.00 1,925.00 1,825.00 A Emergency Generator/Fire Dept-Art 37 6,000.00 200.00 200.00 J Selectmen Land/Bevington- Stankard-Art. 54 25,000.00 1,841.75 1,841.75 Conserv. Land/Munroe Brook-Art. 61 6,000.00 10.60 5,181.00 5,170.40 1971 Articles New Jr. High-Art 2, 1/71 4,300,000.00* 95.27 17,416.16 17,320.89 Stedman Rd/Landtaking-Art 3, 1/71 200.00 200.00 200.00 Sewer Main & Pump Bed AFB- Art 4, 1/71 175,000.00 Bonding authorized not issued Conserv Buffer Strip/Turning Mill- Art 10, 6/71 35,000.00 106,097.32 19,162.30 (86,935.02) Chap 90 Constr/East St.-Art. 35 17,000.00 337.04 337.04 Disaster Communication System Art 41 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 1970 Articles Trunk Sewer-Art 21 50,000.00 2,013.87 2,013.87 Reimbursing Subdividers-Art 30 10,000.00 17.21 17.21 Land Purch/Woburn St.-Art 48 120,000.00 37,417.78 37,417.78 Wallis Court/Mass.Ave-Art 49 12,000.00 5,700.00 8,900.00 3,200.00 1.969 Articles Conserv Land-Art 75, 82, 83 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 1968 Articles Land/Harr School & Woburn St-Art 58 16,600.00 2,241.00 2,241.00 Sewer Main Bedford & Air Base-Art 74 575,000.00 Bonding authorized not issued 1965, 63 Articles Land/Vallyfld-Art 75, 1965 3,000.00 2,685.00 2,685.00 Land/Meaghvlle-Art 45,1963 10,000.00 282.04 5,618.97 5,336.93 *BONDED 26,283,314.04 28,271,039.03 1,987,724.99 To E & D To 1979 F.Y. 20,396.84 200.00 1,841.75 200.00 337.04 2,013.87 653,956.69 6,070.72 1,888.00 3,953.95 1,868.50 4,644.55 5,170.70 7,459.50 11,909.86 3,312.45 4,003.60 4,800.00 1,825.00 5,170.40 17,320.89 (86,935.02) 5,000.00 17.21 37,417.78 3,200.00 2,500.00 2,241.00 2,685.00 5,336.93 1,333,768.30 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Schedule of Receipts July 1, 1977 to June 30, 1978 FY 1978 General Revenue Other Purposes Library Law Books T -1 450.00 Taxes Library Medical Books T -1 1,450.00 Library Materials T -1 4,500.00 Local Veterans Benefit GL115 -56 8,233.81 Property 22,509,690.88 Highway Fund 130,620.70 Tax Title Redemption 22,610.53 Aid to Public Libraries 12,178.88 Local Aid Fund 219,797.44 From the Commonwealth Water Pollution Reimbursement 5,084.00 Income Valuation 24,614.98 Total Gifts from State 3,097,040.96 Education 857,547.19 Loss of Taxes 38,610.00 Gifts from County Dog Fund 5,231.10 Total Taxes 23,453,073.58 Licenses and Permits Alcoholic 23,625.00 Special Assessments All Other 49,300.32 Sewer 122,096.54 Street and Sidewalk 26,991.26 Total Licenses and Permits 72,925.32 Water 2502.12 Commercial Revenue Fines and Forfeitures Court Fines 50,968.80 Gifts and Grants Federal Government Total Special Assessments 151,589.92 Privileges Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Parking Meter Receipts a. On Street 1,687,956.67 25,069.01 School Total Privileges 1,713,025.68 PL874 103,253.12 Federal Anti- recession Funds 4,602.00 Departmental WPC 142 7,768.00 a. General Government Forum for Aging 5,000.00 Selectmen 2,310.50 Revenue Sharing Funds 438,877.00 Assessors 4,757.07 Town Clerk 4,988.08 Total Grants from Federal Government 559,500.12 Board of Appeals 3,123.72 Planning Board 285.75 Grants from State School Food Services 144,963.29 b. Public Safety Vocational Education 12,127.00 Police 61,798.25 Transportation 69,874.00 Sealer Weights and Measures 680.00 Building Assistance 585,944.14 Dog Officer 8,126.32 Total General Government 15,465.12 Other School Total Public Safety 70,604.57 Transition to Employment 11,800.00 L.E.A.D.S. 59,174.00 c. Health and Sanitation PL89 -313 28,400.00 Health 1,225.00 Special Education Chapter 69 -71 1,282,369.00 METCO 466,491.00 Sanitation Children Low Income Families 23,077.00 Sewer House Connection 1,197.91 ESEA Library Title IV 18,270.70 Sewer Rates 6,675.00 Tuition State Wards 12,236.00 Total Health and Sanitation 9,097.91 d. Veterans Services Reimbursement for Relief 148 19,499.78 e. Schools Athletics Tuition Food Services Rentals Sale of Books and Supplies Miscellaneous Adult Education Pupil Material Recovery Bus Tickets Custodian Off Duty Total School f. Recreation SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS 15,128.20 9,993.60 387,986.53 20,776.15 41.95 743.67 43,541.19 3,680.53 11,837.60 272.28 494,001.70 41,136.75 g. Unclassified Ambulance - Rentals 10,162.50 Miscellaneous (50.00 Rev.Shar.)597,586.93 Total Unclassified Total Department Public Service Enterprise Water Sale of Water Liens House Connections In Lieu Miscellaneous Total Public Service Ent -rises Cemeteries Sale of Lots and Graves Care of Lots and Graves Miscellaneous Total Cemeteries 607,749.43 1,257,555.26 689,031.23 41,899.63 1,462.44 249.30 178.35 732,820.95 15,189.75 19,481.25 28,151.72 62,822.72 Interest On Taxes and Assessments On Motor Vehicle Excise Tax On Investments On Deposits On Bonded Investments Revenue Sharing Invested Total Interest Municipal Indebtedness Bond Issue Premium on Sale of Securities Bond Anticipation Loan Tax Anticipation Loan Total Municipal Indebtedness Agency Trusts and Investments Time Certificate of Deposit State Sporting Licenses County Dog Licenses Deposits from Services Payroll Deductions Federal w/h Tax State w/h Tax Teachers Annuity Fund Employee Blue Cross Employee Insurance Teachers Union Dues Non - Teacher Union Dues Total Agency Trusts and Investments Refunds School 77,180.94 2,101.58 111,186.64 48,051.28 2,942.85 24,953.44 266,416.73 625,000.00 62.49 425,000.00 3,500,000.00 4,550,062.49 19,101,714.02 5,452.75 12,154.90 34,229.26 2,841,295.12 883,477.35 264,154.61 262,811.64 14,276.39 61,722.00 22,395.11 23,503,683.15 310.31 Total Receipts 59,477,027.09 149 Schedule of Expenses General Government July 1, 1977 - June 30, 1978 Appropriation Committee Town Clerk Personal Services 49,829.01 Expenses 3,839.18 Expenses Selectmen Supplies 503.25 Services 354.00 Personal Services 52,599.76 Vital Statistics 285.31 Expenses Personnel Department Selectmen 1,000.00 Carryover 1977 281.83 Supplies 2,170.53 Services 4,032.18 Registration Personal Services 6,033.44 Sub Committees and Services Expenses 2,558.25 Safety Program 769.91 Elections 1977 - FY Carryover 32.76 Jurisdiction of Selectmen 7,318.98 Article 14 - 1972 100.00 Carryover 1977 63.90 Jurisdiction of Town Clerk 5,747.77 Director of Guides 1,000.00 Carryover 1977 252.00 Town Manager Law Department Personal Services 82,617.07 Fees 54,000.00 Expenses 15,000.00 Expenses Supplies 783.60 Treasurer and Collector Services 3,981.44 Personal Services 73,819.55 Town Manager's Jurisdiction Expenses Temporary Help and Overtime 16,310.34 Supplies 427.60 Clerical Pool - Personal Services 8,379.93 Services 2,464.92 Office Furniture and Fixtures 824.57 Professional Services 4,597.63 Foreclosure and Redemption 263.05 Carryover 1977 3,000.00 Carryover 1977 1,480.70 Police and Fire Medical 14,097.08 Carryover 1977 13.35 Assessors Out -of -State Travel 4,344.17 Personal Services 55,092.20 Tuition and Training Fees 9,131.30 In State Travel 6,341.15 Expenses Supplies 240.76 Printing Town Report 4,293.08 Services 7,424.12 Town Insurance Director of Public Works Municipal Property & Workmen's Personal Services 290,076.13 Comp. 240,104.74 Group Ins. and Blue Cross 713,174.28 Expenses 10,402.03 Town Comptroller Carryover 1977 9.52 Personal Services 90,802.25 Public Works Department Expenses Personal Services 971,195.36 Supplies 773.12 Services 1,399.96 Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building Capital Expenditure 2,852.40 Personal Services 56,630.12 Repairs to Office Equipment 5,506.51 Office Services 7,699.54 Expenses 151,079.73 Metered Mail 18,285.94 Carryover 1977 6,792.84 Carryover 1977 1,082.29 150 Engineering Personal Services Expenses Supplies Services Article 25 -1976 Article 28 -1976 Article 39 -1976 Article 33 -1975 Article 26 -1973 Board of Appeals Personal Services Expenses Supplies Services Planning Board Personal Services Expenses Supplies Services Carryover 1977 Total General Government Police Department Personal Services Expenses Supplies Automotive Public Safety Uniforms Other Services Communications Repairs to Auto Equipment Public Safety Equipment Other Equipment Parking Meter Fund Fire Department Personal Services Expenses Supplies Automotive Fuel Public Safety Clothing SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 162,908.09 3,522.25 1,201.82 19,900.00 13,300.00 400.00 17,278.80 173.00 10,856.55 328.57 1,285.50 32,780.55 908.03 3,495.46 6.00 3,343,910.65 Protection of Persons and Property 1,098,918.20 41,800.39 4,047.89 14,005.34 8,320.21 13,074.63 4,425.55 220.00 5,731.98 2,584.44 997.74 1,013,289.87 10,398.76 7,130.20 3,805.46 7,078.23 Fire Department (Continued) Other Carryover 1977 Services Communications Repairs to Auto Equipment Repairs Fire Alarm System Others Equipment- Revenue Sharing Ambulance Maintenance Disaster Services Personal Services Expenses Inspection Department Personal Services 151 Expenses Supplies Services 4,761.73 1,453.47 5,374.81 5,180.97 2,489.53 10,472.57 1,963.18 750.00 705.00 61,843.73 485.75 719.00 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES Insect Suppression Dutch Elm Disease Expenses 7,052.12 Expenses 2,526.45 Carryover 1977 105.80 Total Protection of Persons and Property 2,349,112.87 Shade Tree Expense 7,399.87 Health Department Garbage Collection 75,854.70 Personal Services 39,348.62 Sanitary Landfill 54,527.76 Expenses Supplies 1,646.72 Carry -Over 1977 1,368.00 Services Professional 524.25 Sewer Maintenance Equipment -- Expenses 56,583.21 Other 1,159.41 Carryover 1977 671.39 Sewer Services Article 19 -1977 1,231.85 Mystic Valley Mental Health Article 20 -1976 9,857.91 Article 20 -1975 48,695.97 Tri Community Health Service 3,088.69 Article 23 -1973 4,930.41 Rabies Clinic 1,500.09 Total Health and Sanitation 320,298.48 Animal Control Personal Services 16,065.00 Expenses Supplies 961.57 Services 2,258.53 Carryover 1977 24.40 Highway Maintenance Highway Maintenance Snow Removal Expense 66,862.33 Carry -Over 1977 29,963.75 Article 16 -1977 1,683.80 Article 65 -1976 21.00 Article 66 -1976 50.00 Article 17 -1975 12,533.04 Article 19 -1975 3,637.35 Road Machinery Expenses 158,402.06 Carry - Over -1977 3,207.50 Expenses Carry - Over -1977 217,364.43 2,500.00 Traffic Regulation Control & Street Signs Expenses 18,772.13 Carry - Over -1977 204.72 Article 34 -1976 37.80 Street Lights Expenses Total Highway 152 211,816.74 727,056.65 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES Veterans Benefits Administration Personal Services 8,907.16 Expenses Supplies 116.46 Services 35.00 Carry -Over 1977 414.72 Aid and Expenses Cash Grants 26,172.23 Medical Expenditures 8,974.79 Graves Registration 350.40 Total Veterans Benefits 44,970.76 Schools Administration Personal Services Administration 215,303.61 Clerical -Aides 184,322.72 Expenses 83,033.27 Instruction Personal Services Coordinators & Dept. Heads 390,794.61 Principals 488,721.78 Teachers 8,348,374.20 Specialists and Tutors 497,302.58 Guidance Counsellors 491,826.72 Psychologists 103,231.16 Secretaries and Clerks 603,665.49 Instructional Matrs. 303,843.77 Special Needs Assts. 76,656.09 Expenses Text Books 67,498.36 Contractual Services 131,615.19 Supplies and Materials 228,558.97 Capital OutLay 57,506.52 Tuition 387,454.43 Other 15,711.44 Other School Services Personal Services Nurses and Doctors Food Service Supervision Switchboard & Misc. 115,849.83 35,465.03 60,151.52 Contractual Services 313,435.81 Supplies and Materials 21,235.48 Other 37,659.07 Operation & Maintenance of Plant Personal Services Custodian and Maintenence 805,278.95 Expenses Heat 226,270.06 Utilities 359,664.44 Contractual Services 116,639.68 Supplies and Materials 131,064.33 Vocational Education Expense 11,235.06 Out -of -State Travel 9,799.54 Vocational Education Assessment 512,305.00 ACE Program 489.24 Administrative Grant Title III 181.60 Adult Education 16,278.55 Driver Educ. -Adult Education 26,692.95 ESEA Library Part IV -B 11,793.33 LEADS Project 85,800.07 Children Low Income Families 27,230.90 METCO 450,224.00 PL 874 137,768.93 PL 89 -313 Spec. Ed. 29,145.21 Transition to Employment 5,373.37 Pupil School Material Recovery 3,048.97 School Bus Ticket 11,671.90 Teacher Training Project II 500.00 School Expense Carry -Over 35,402.43 Article 2 -1971 95.27 Total Schools 16,283,271.43 Cary Memorial Library Personal Services 355,828.31 153 Expenses Supplies 17,270.21 Services 49,964.95 Books 59,021.20 State Aid to Libraries Article 26/1977 Article 27/1977 Article 34C 1973 Total Library Parks, Recreation and Unclassified Parks Expenses Supplies Carryover 1977 Recreation Personal Services Expenses Supplies Services Article 34/1977 Article 42 1974 Article 87 1974 Unclassified Trustees of Public Trust & Misc. Committees Town Celebration Committee Historic District Commission Conservation Commission Carry -Over 1977 Board of Retirement Article 9 -1977 Article 31 -1977 Article 33 -1977 Article 42 -1977 Article 43 -1977 Article 44 -1977 Article 52 -1977 Article 53 -1977 Article 32 -1976 Article 49 -1976 Article 42 -1975 Article 48 -1974 Article 52 -1974 Article 68 -1974 Article 29 -1973 Article 61 -1972 Article 10 -1971 Article 49 -1970 Article 45 -1963 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 11,957.68 2,400.00 16,739.54 10,318.63 523,500.52 36,139.31 2,627.47 96,045.96 7,263.94 9,197.40 11,698.00 215.00 136.78 2,027.99 6,492.56 1,699.41 4,577.35 70.65 672,045.10 8,000.00 44,104.32 3,812.69 195,000.00 170,000.00 68,000.00 7,000.00 450.00 350.00 22,250.00 450.00 14.08 4,850.00 9,243.22 684.00 10.60 106,097.32 5,700.00 282.04 Total Park, Recreation and Unclassified 1,496,535.19 Public Service Enterprises Water Maintenance Expenses Carryover 1977 Water Services Article 18 -1976 Total Public Service Enterprises Cemeteries Expenses Supplies Services Carry -Over 1977 Article 25 -1977 Article 29 -1976 Total Cemeteries Miscellaneous Interest on Debt Conservation Bonds Municipal Purpose Street, Sewer & Library Schools Streets & Water Main Sewers Conservation & Sewer Bds. 1978 Tax & Bond Anticipation Loans Maturing Debt Conservation Bonds Municipal Purpose Schools Sewers Street, Sewer & Library Water Mains and Street Total Debt and Interest Investments Bond Anticipation Loan Tax Anticipation Loans 154 35,676.83 6,562.06 11,195.52 53,434.41 5,639.24 3,312.81 119.91 14,209.83 9,681.43 32,963.22 1,645.00 41,062.50 340.00 141,741.00 119.00 50,702.50 12,018.99 219,128.00 10,000.00 125,000.00 893,000.00 280,000.00 20,000.00 7,000.00 1,801,756.99 21,922,385.00 425,000.00 3,500,000.00 School Lunch Program Personal Services Supplies SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 223,751.86 316,930.29 Refunds Westview Sale of Lots 790.75 Westview Perpetual Care 6,551.25 Ambulance 121.00 Betterment Interest 240.97 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 33,070.90 Interest and Demands 52.88 Real Estate 25,376.74 School Tuition 5,200.00 Sewer Betterments 253.58 Sewer House Connections 1,529.53 Sidewalk Betterments 13.40 Street Betterments 88.39 Water Betterments 55.99 Water Rates & House Connections 4,099.03 Water Lien 499.50 Other School Petty Cash Payroll Recoveries Union Dues -Fire Dept. Ass'n. Dues - Police Union Dues - Public Works Union Dues - School Custodians Union Dues - School Sec /Clks. Off Duty- Custodian Off Duty - Police & Fire Off Duty - Public Works Tax Sheltered Annuities Teacher Union Dues C on A - Mini Bus Project C on A - Special Gift CETA - Fringe Benefits Forum on Aging -Grant Library -Law Books Group Insurance & Blue Cross Federal Withholding Tax State Withholding Tax Insurance Claims Recoveries State & County Assessments Town Mgr. -Petty Cash Anti - Recession Funds 94 -369 Estimated Receipts PL92 -512 Revenue Sharing MDC Sewer Rates 500.00 690.63 6,015.00 784.00 7,233.50 4,989.07 2,550.00 1,135.13 61,467.25 723.97 252,242.08 55,611.80 380.25 75.00 300.00 3,198.36 236.85 274,072.72 2,915,910.26 906,685.40 9,163.59 2,555,072.80 200.00 40,978.00 24.15 521,410.61 6,675.00 Perpetual Care Fund - Public Trusts 10,000.00 Dog Licenses 9,496.90 Sporting Licenses 5,452.75 Conservation Account 13,529.86 Athletics 171,749.76 Total Expenditures 61,281,376.92 • 155 Treasurer Cash and investments on hand July 1, 1977 Receipts and investments for fiscal 1978 Expenditures and investments for fiscal 1978 Cash and investments on hand July 1, 1978 $ 2,753,068.56 59,476,601.10 $ 62,229,669.66 $ 61,281,150.92 948,518.74 $ 62,229,669.66 (All details on receipts and expenditures will be found in Part II captioned under Receipts and Ex- penditures.) CHECKING ACCOUNTS Shawmut County Bank Shawmut County Bank (Federal Revenue Sharing) Shawmut County Bank (Bonded Account) First National Bank of Boston New England Merchants National New England Merchants National (Non- Revenue) BayBank Harvard Trust BayBank Newton - Waltham Trust BayBank Middlesex State Street Bank and Trust Depositors Trust Shawmut Bank of Boston SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Shawmut County Bank Shawmut County Bank (Federal Revenue Sharing) New England Merchants National New England Merchants National (Non- Revenue) BayBank Harvard Trust BayBank Newton - Waltham Trust BayBank Middlesex Mass. Municipal Depository Shawmut County Bank - Payroll Bad checks Cash on Hand In Transit Certificates of Deposit Repurchase Agreements (Repos) S 1,515.19 3,492.97 1,000.00 20,000.00 23,687.00 1,000.00 20,000.00 10,000.00 7,500.00 5,000.00 3,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $391,694.55 87,852.06 22,229.24 228,805.28 5,467.37 5,020.59 5,931.44 101,024.31 24,398.94 1,752.94 4,195.40 - 36,048.54 INVESTED CASH AS OF JUNE 30, 1978 $2,476,670.98 444,000.00 $ 106,195.16 $ 848,024.84 $948,518.74 TREASURER TRUST ACCOUNTS Opening Closing Balance Receipts Disbursements Balance Harrington Seedling Forest $ 665.51 $ 36.38 $ 0 $ 701.89 Conservation Fund 18,595.52 7,771.85 15,700.00 10,667.37 $19,261.03 $7,808.23 $15,700.00 $11,369.26 Number of Tax Titles on hand, July 1, 1977 40 Number of Tax Titles during fiscal 1978 5 Number of Tax Titles redeemed during fiscal 1978 -5 Total accounts 40 23 Tax Title accounts were foreclosed September 18, 1978 and of these, 4 parcels were sold at public auction November 29, 1978. 17 Tax Titles remain on the books with an outstanding amount of $27,525.59 Louis A. Zehner, Treasurer 156 Board of Assessors FISCAL 1979 RECAPITULATION TOWN Total Appropriations as certified by Town Clerk to be raised by Taxation, Chapter 41, Section 15A Total appropriations voted to be taken from available funds including revenue sharing $27,480,780.96 1,361,697.98 TOTAL $28,842,478.94 Amount necessary to satisfy final court judgments Offsets to Cherry Sheet Estimated Receipts Snow Removal & other amount to be raised ESTIMATED STATE TAX AND ASSESSMENTS FY 1979 STATE ESTIMATES State Recreation Areas $190,938.37 State Examination of Retirement System 803.04 Metropolitan Districts Area 740,953.47 Mass. Bay Transportation Authority 537,000.00 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills 4,297.35 Health Insurance Programs 1,184.56 Special Education (1972 - 766) 46,460.00 Air Pollution Control Districts 3,417.98 Metropolitan Area Planning Council 4,707.86 89,435.02 612,476.88 152,601.79 TOTAL $1,529,762.63 ESTIMATED COUNTY TAX AND ASSESSMENTS COUNTY ESTIMATES County Tax $876,595.62 Overlay of current year 876,595.62 517,000.00 Gross amount to be raised $32,620,350.88 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS 1978 Fiscal Year Estimated Receipts certified by the Commissioner on Cherry Sheet $4,023,272.39 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 1,432,171.79 Licenses 70,221.68 Fines 51,735.80 Special Assessments 150,612.95 General Government 10,465.90 Protection of Persons and Property 4,653.00 Health and Sanitation 34,982.15 School (local receipts of School Committee) 46,343.08 Recreation 33,439.25 Public Service Enterprises (such as Water Dept.) 756,503.67 Cemeteries (other than Trust Funds and Sale of Lots) 24,193.72 Interest on Taxes and Assessments 209,070.96 Unclassified 348,943.67 Minuteman Regional School 6,120.00 Total estimated receipts $7,202,730.01 157 BOARD OF ASSESSORS Overestimates (from Cherry Sheet) $ 48,514.60 Amounts Voted to be taken from Available Funds Date of Vote AMOUNT 3 -20 -78 Transfer (includes $408,300 from Revenue Sharing $ 452,131.10 3 -22 -78 Transfer 73,178.88 3 -29 -78 Transfer (includes $116,700 from 140,700.00 4 -10 -78 Transfer 149,400.00 4 -12 -78 Transfer 207,000.00 4 -26 -78 Transfer 600,288.00 Total Available Funds Total estimated receipts, available funds & Overestimates Net amount to be raised by taxation on property Personal Property Valuation $14,952,350 Real Estate Valuation 248,311,600 Total $263,263,950 Tax Rate $90.20 $1,622,697.98 $ 1,348,701.97 22,397,706.32 $8,873,942.59 $23,746,408.29 Total taxes levied on property $23,746,408.29 Items Not Entering into the Determination of the Tax Rate Betterments and Special Assessments added to Taxes Apportioned Sewer Assessments Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments Apportioned Street Assessments Apportioned Water Assessments Water Liens Added to Taxes COMMITTED AMOUNT INTEREST TOTAL $82,296.35 $39,961.10 $122,257.45 1,538.08 463.05 2,001.13 20,908.35 7,227.06 28,135.41 759.41 320.75 1,080.16 37,487.56 37,487.56 Total amount of Taxes on Property and of Assessments and Liens added to Taxes as Committed to Tax Collector $23,940,738.55 TABLE OF AGGREGATES Number of Parcels Assessed Total Bills on Personal Estate 238 Bills on Real Estate 9971 Value of Assessed Personal Estate Stock in Trade $ 48,650 Machinery 403,100 All other Tangible Personal Property 14,500,600 Total Valuation of Assessed Personal Estate $ 14,952,350 158 'BOARD OF ASSESSORS Value of Assessed Real Estate Land exclusive of buildings $ 51,419,550 Buildings exclusive of land 196,892.050 Total Valuation of Assessed Real Estate Total Valuation of Assessed Estate Number of Acres of Land Assessed 6616 Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 8714 $248,311,600 Recapitulation of Commitments Calendar Year of 1978 on Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $263,263,950 Date of Number of Commission's Commitment Vehicles Value Excise 2 -15 -78 16,006 $13,454,700 $888,010.20 3 -23 -78 2,126 1,830,150 120,903.90 4 -27 -78 2,137 2,550,600 168,048.49 6 -16 -78 92 72,150 4,765.63 7 -20 -78 2,063 3,971,650 220,768.31 12 -4 -78 3,734 8,884,050 383,918.31 4 -11 -78 1,410 52,350 41,525.48 6 -30 -78 349 794,100 26,616.81 11 -20 -78 252 342,100 9,755.39 28,169 Willard P. Crush, Chairman William L. Potter John J. McWeeney 159 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. Total Fund $ 306.64 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 290.74 Income receipts 15.90 Balance 6 -30 -78 306.64 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 6 -30 -78 $ 2,000.00 Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 2,767.37 Income receipts 361.72 Balance 6 -30 -78 3,129.09 HALLIE C. BLAKE PRIZE FUND It is believed that, "the income is to be expended annually in two cash prizes to two seniors (a boy and a girl) in each successive graduating class of the Lexington High School, who by example and in- fluence have shown highest qualities of leadership, conduct and character and who possess in the larg- est measure the good will of the student body." Corpus $ 1,118.34 32 shares Amer. Tel & Tel. Co. Common $ 1,026.15 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 $ 92.19 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 84.29 Income receipts 184.88 Less disbursements 150.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 119.17 BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND "The annual income accruing from said trust fund shall be annually distributed or expended at Christ- mas, or in December or January, or other suitable time at the discretion of the selectmen...among the deserving poor of said Town of Lexington with- out distiction of sex or religion." Corpus $14,930.73 $1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 4 -1/2% 1st Mortgage bonds due 12 -1 -87 $ 1,000.00 $4,000 Southern Pacific Co. 1st mortgage 2 -3/4% Bond Series F due 1 -1 -96 2,300.00 $10,000 North Pacific Railway 3% 2047 6,162.50 164 shares First National Boston Corp. 4,995.81 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 6 -30 -78 472.42 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 7,912.48 Income receipts 1,308.47 Less disbursements 3,720.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 5,500.95 GENEVA M. BROWN FUND The income is to be "used for improving and beauti- fying the common and the triangular parcel of land in front of the Masonic Temple." Corpus $ 2,958.00 $3,000 Interstate Power Co. 5% First Mortgage Bonds due 5 -1 -87 $ 2,865.00 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 93.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 2,908.46 Income receipts 313.76 Balance 6 -30 -78 3,222.22 LEROY S. BROWN FUND The "income therefrom used towards defraying the ex- pense of an appropriate and dignified celebration or observance by said Town of the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington fought in said Lexington on the nineteenth of April, 1775." Corpus $ 5,000.00 $5,000 U.S. Treasury Bonds 3 -1/4% due 6 -15 -83 $ 5,000.00 Accumulated income - Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 535.95 Income receipts Less disbursements Balance 6 -30 -78 160 261.65 500.00 297.60 ROBERT P. CLAPP TRUST FUND TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS ORIN W. FISKE -- BATTLE GREEN TRUST FUND The income to be used to provide two prizes for pupils of Lexington High School, one for excel- lence in composition and the other for excellence in speaking. Total Funds $ 1,221.06 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 1,346.45 Income receipts 74.61 Less disbursements 200.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 1,221.06 COLONIAL CEMETERY Corpus $ 1,400.00 Principal- Lexington Savings Bank $ 1,400.00 (various deposits) Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 1,554.87 Income receipts 161.49 Balance 6 -30 -78 1,716.36 FREDERICK L. EMERY FUND The income is to be used by the Lexington Field and Garden Club for the work of "grading, grassing and keeping in order grass borders lying between side- walks or footpaths and the 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. 4 -1/2% Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87 2,000.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 2,021.25 Accumulated income - Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 130.88 Income receipts Less disbursements Balance 6 -30 -78 EMMA I. FISKE FLOWER FUND 259.31 130.88 259.31 For the preservation and care of a specific cemetery lot. Corpus $ 300.00 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 $ 300.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 412.75 Income receipts 38.73 Less disbursements 5.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 446.48 The income of this fund is to be used "for the main- tenance of the Lexington Battle Green or the monu- ments erected thereon." Corpus $ 500.00 Principal- deposit Cambridge Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 $ 500.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 570.52 Income receipts 60.99 Balance 6 -30 -78 631.51 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. Corpus $ 300.00 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 $ 300.00 Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 34.83 Income receipts 17.89 Less disbursements 10.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 42.72 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 re- pose the remains of Rev. John Hancock and wife. The vault enclosing their remains to receive due care." Corpus $ 1,961.65 $2,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 $ 1,565.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 396.65 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 2,791.53 Income receipts 295.22 Balance 6 -30 -78 3,086.75 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 school "for the best scholarship (military and mechanic arts not included)." Corpus $ 2,783.48 $2,000 American Tel & Tel. Co. 7% debentures 2 -15 -2001 $ 1,920.00 $1,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 782.50 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 80.98 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 4,262.57 Income receipts 423.24 Less disbursements 314.68 Balance 6 -30 -78 4,371.13 161 TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS JONAS GAMMEL TRUST The income is to be expended by the board of public welfare and by two ladies appointed annually for the purpose by the selectmen "in purchasing such luxu- ries or delicacies for the Town poor, wherever lo- cated, as are not usually furnished them, and as shall tend to promote their health and comfort." Corpus $ 500.00 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 $ 500.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 468.08 Income receipts 65.89 Balance 6 -30 -78 533.97 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. 4 1/2% 1st Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87 $ 1,000.00 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 1,254.65 GEORGE I. GILMORE FUND "To the Town of Lexington, ... the sum of ten thou- sand 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 opin- ion of the Selectmen the principal of said fund may be applied then the principal of said fund may be so applied upon the vote of the town meeting authoriz- ing same." Corpus $ 8,886.65 45 Shares Boston Edison $ 1,791.43 52 Shares Standard Oil of N.J. 1,902.72 $5,000 Georgia Power Co. First Mortgage 4 -3/8% 11 -1 -1992 4,312.50 $1,000 Chesapeake and Ohio 4 -1/2% 1992 880.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $15,842.15 Income receipts 1,599.32 Balance 6 -30 -78 17,441.47 THE HARRINGTON MEMORIAL FUND To the School Massachusetts all monies to (10) years. Committee of the Town of Lexington, for scholarships for needy children, be invested and reinvested for ten Corpus $11,052.10 8,000 Am. Tel. & Tel. 2 -3/4% Debentures 4 -1 -1982 $ 5,600.00 84 Shares Am. Tel & Tel. Co. Common 3,633.00 31.2 Shares Am. Tel & Tel. Co. Common (Shares held -Stock Purchase Plan) 1,819.10 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 1,296.51 Income receipts 293.38 Balance 6 -30 -78 1,589.89 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 6 -30 -78 $ 500.00 Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 311.09 Income receipts 37.22 Balance 6 -30 -78 348.31 HAYES FOUNTAIN TRUST FUND The "income is to be used for the perpetual care of the foundation and grounds immediately around it." Corpus $ 862.72 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings $ Bank 6 -30 -78 862.72 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 119.48 Income receipts 56.50 Balance 6 -30 -78 175.98 HERBERT HILTON FUND For the preservation and care of a specific cemetery lot. Corpus $ 4,577.47 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 $ 4,577.47 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 4,435.51 Income receipts Less disbursements Balance 6 -30 -78 EVERETT M. MULLIKEN FUND The "income- -shall be used the proper town authorities ings Park in said Lexington Corpus $5,000 Central Maine Power Mortgage 4 -7/8% Bonds due Principal- deposit Lexington Bank 6 -30 -78 Accumulated income - deposit Balance 7 -1 -77 Income receipts Less disbursements Balance 6 -30 -78 162 429.68 76.00 4,789.19 under the supervision of , for the care of Hast- Co. 1st 5 -1 -87 $ 4,812.50 Savings $ 4,895.00 82.50 Lexington Savings Bank $ 7,212.09 643.98 153.55 7,702.52 TRUCTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS MUNROE CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS Corpus $42,910.60 Principal- Lexington Savings Bank 33,910.00 (certificate of deposit) Principal -Union Warren Savings Bank 9,000.00 (various deposits) Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $43,043.86 Income receipts 5,007.09 Less disbursements 1,184.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 46,866.95 HENRY S. RAYMOND FUND For the preservation and care of specific cemetery lots. Corpus $ 1,500.00 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 1,500.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 1,862.42 Income receipts 275.10 Less disbursements 10.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 2,127.52 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 $ 500.00 Principal- deposit Provident Institution for Savings 6 -30 -78 $ 500.00 Accumulated income - deposit Provident Institution for Savings Balance 7 -1 -77 Income receipts Less Disbursements Balance 6 -30 -78 EDITH C. REDMAN TRUST $ 281.02 36.01 300.00 17.03 The "income only therefrom to be used and applied for the care and maintenance of the Lexington Com- mon, known as 'Battle Green'." Corpus $ 500.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 $ 500.00 Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 250.90 Income receipts 40.95 Balance 6 -30 -78 291.85 ELSA W. REGESTEIN FUND The income to be expended for awards to members of the senior class of the Lexington High School. Total Fund $ 1,191.63 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 1,323.40 ELSA W. REGESTEIN FUND (continued) Income receipts Less disbursements Balance 6 -30 -78 $ 68.23 200.00 1,191.63 F. FOSTER SHERBURNE AND TENNEY SHERBURNE FUND "The net income from said fund shall be awarded an- nually or oftener to educate or assist in the educa- tion 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 consist- ing of the superintendent of schools, the minister of the First Congregational Unitarian Society in Lexington, and the chairman of the board of select- men.' It is the purpose of this fund to continue the long established practice of ... F. Foster Sherburne, during his lifetime and thus to enable young men and women to obtain an education in a well recognized College or University of higher ed- ucation. The beneficiaries shall be selected with- out regard to their race, color, sex or religious beliefs, consideration being given not only to their scholastic ability but also to their character, hab- its and financial needs, and such awards shall be solely for the payment of tuition." Corpus $24,701.65 $4,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 $ 3,150.00 $2,000 Interstate Power Co. -lst Mortgage 5 -1/8% 5 -1 -89 1,969.08 $10,000 Niagara Mohawk Power 4 -3/4% 1990 9,900.00 $5,000 No. Pacific Railway 4% 1997 4,362.50 $5,000 Columbus and Southern Ohio Elec- tric Co. 4 -1/2% Bonds due 3 -1 -87 4,926.51 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 393.56 Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 1,888.20 Income receipts 1,253.65 Less disbursements 2,400.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 741.85 GEORGE C. 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 un- sightly places in the highways ". Corpus $ 2,507.65 $4,000 Southern Pacific Co. - 1st Mortgage 2 -3/41 Bond Series F due 1 -1 -96 $ 2,335.44 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 172.21 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 55.00 Income receipts 110.00 Less disbursements 110.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 55.00 163 TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS ELLEN A. STONE FUND The interest, as it accrues, is to be paid "to school committee who are to employ it in aiding needy and deserving young women of Lexington in getting a good school education ". Corpus $ 2,000.00 $2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 4 -1/2% Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87 $ 2,000.00 Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 448.95 Income receipts 110.73 Less disbursements 200.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 359.68 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. 4 -1/2% 1st Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87 $ 2,000.00 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 6.25 Accumulated income- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 816.52 Income receipts 135.28 Balance 6 -30 -78 951.80 GEORGE W. TAYLOR TREE FUND The "income ... is to be expended for the care, pur- chase and preservation of trees for the adornment of said town ". Corpus $ 2,006.25 $2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 4 -1/2% 1st Mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87 $ 2,000.00 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 6.25 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 960.13 Income receipts 143.13 Balance 6 -30 -78 1,103.26 ALBERT BALL TENNEY MEMORIAL FUND The income is "to be used to provide nightly illumi- nation of the (Lexington Minuteman) statue." Corpus $ 4,531.80 $4,000 Hocking Valley 4 -1/2% Bonds due 1999 $ 3,870.74 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 661.06 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 4,553.53 Income receipts 558.00 Less disbursements 242.29 Balance 6 -30 -78 4,869.24 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 $ 8,964.71 $2,000 New England Power Co. 4% 1st Mortgage Bonds 6 -1 -1988 $ 1,510.00 $2,000 Western Mass. Electric Co. 4 -3/8% 1st Mortgage Series C 4 -1 -87 1,590.00 $10,000 Southern Pacific Co. 1st Mort- gage 2 -3/4% Bonds Series F due 1 -1 -96 5,750.00 Principal- deposit Union Warren Savings Bank 6 -30 -78 114.71 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 9,381.61 Income receipts 970.86 Balance 6 -30 -78 10,352.47 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 ". Total Fund $ 4,586.03 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 4,327.24 Income receipts 258.79 Balance 6 -30 -78 4,586.03 WESTVIEW CEMETERY - PERPETUAL CARE Corpus $264,251.05 $28,000 Columbus & Southern Oh. Electric Co. 4 -1/2% 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% Bonds Series A due 1 -1 -88 9,241.05 $4,000 Hocking Valley 4 -1 /2% 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. 4 -1/2% Bonds due 1 -1 -87 972.50 $3,000 Central Maine Power 3 -5/8% Bonds due 3 -1 -83 2,550.00 1140 Shares First National Bank of Boston 23,184.01 750 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. 4 -1/2% Mortgage due 9 -1 -86 3,993.75 164 4 TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS 1470 Shares New England Merchants Co., Inc. 32,115.00 1235 Shares Boston Co., Class B 25,219.25 $7,500 American T & T Co. 8 -3/4% Debentures due 5 -15 -2000 8,215.37 $14,000 New England Merchants National Bank 57. Conv. Debentures due 1994 9,000.00 $18,000 Citicorp Conv. Subor. 5.75% notes, due 6 -30 -2000 14,125.00 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 342.94 Income receipts 24,036.95 Less disbursements 14,125.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 10,254.89 Retirement Board Accumulated income - deposit Balance 7 -1 -77 Income receipts Less disbursements Balance 6 -30 -78 Lexington Savings Bank $10,933.79 15,602.30 17,647.76 8,888.41 LOUISE E. WILKINS FLOWER FUND Total Fund $ 105.40 Principal- deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7 -1 -77 $ 102.88 Income receipts 5.52 Less disbursements 3.00 Balance 6 -30 -78 105.40 George P. Morey, Chairman; Gaynor K. Rutherford; Frederick B. James At the 1978 Annual Town Meeting, $624,330. was appropriated to the contributory retirement pension fund as the town's share of retirement allowances for the 1979 fiscal year and $4,950. was appropriated for the boards operating expenses. To fund the pension payments of the non - contributory members or their beneficiaries, $181,000. was appropriated. In a move to meet its future increasing retirement unfunded liability, the town appropriated $100,000. As of December 31, 1978 there were 201 contributory and 21 non - contributory retirees, an increase of 21 during the year. On May 15, 1978 our employee's elected representative to the Board - Former Fire Chief Walter F. Spellman passed away after serving fifteen distinguished years. An election for a new employee's elected representative was held on June 27, 1978 for a term ex- piring July 1, 1981 with the following results: Dorothy A. Ryder, Assessor's Office 51 votes Walter F. Spellman, Jr., Firefighter 31 Total votes cast 82 Dorothy A. Ryder was elected. The income from investments permited us to credit interest to members' accounts at the rate of 6.4 percent. George P. Morey, Chairman Dorothy A. Ryder, Employee's Elected Representative Richard M. Perry, Secretary, Ex- officio Member 165 DESCRIPTION UTILITIES (CONTINUED) Philadelphia Electric Co. 3 1/8 of 83 Potomac Electric Power Co. 5 1/8 of 2001 Public Service of Colorado 8 1/4 of 2007 Public Service Co. of Indiana Inc. 3 3/8 of 84 Public Service of N.H. 3 1/4 of 84 Sierra Pacific Power 5 1/4 of 86 Southern California Edison 3 5/8 of 81 Southern California Edison 4 1/2 of 86 Texas Electric Serv. Co. 8 7/8 of 2000 Union Electric Co. 4 3/8 of 88 Union Electric Co. 4 1/2 of 95 RETIREMENT BOARD (BONDS CONTINUED) PAR VALUE DESCRIPTION 7,000 25,000 50,000 2,000 10,000 3,000 5,000 10,000 100,000 2,000 25,000 Utah Power & Light Co. 7 of 98 30,000 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 4 3/8 of 93 5,000 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 11 of 94 100,000 Western Mass. Electric 9 1/4 of 2004 100,000 Wisconsin Public Service 7 1/4 of 99 35,000 RAILROADS Burlington Northern, Inc. 7 1/4 of 86 35,000 Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 4 1/2 of 92 50,000 Great Northern Railroad 3 1/8 of 90 25,000 Hocking Valley Railroad 4 1/2 of 99 15,000 Illinois Cent. R.R. Equip. Trust 7 1/4 of 86 40,000 Missouri- Pacific R.R. 4 1/4 of 90 25,000 Missouri - Pacific R.R. 4 1/4 of 2005 50,000 Norfolk & Western Railway 3 of 95 25,000 Norfolk & Western Railway 4 of 83 10,000 Northern Pacific Railway Reg. 4 of 97 25,000 St. Louis -San Francisco R.R. 4 1/4 of 80 20,000 Seaboard Coastline R.R. Equip. 9 1/4 of 82 25,000 Texas & Pacific Railway Co. 3 7/8 of 85 12,000 Union Pacific R.R. 8 of 91 50,000 TELEPHONE American Tel. and Tel. Co. 2 7/8 of 87 American Tel. and Tel. Co. 3 1/4 of 84 American Tel. and Tel. Co. 5 1/8 of 2001 American Tel. and Tel. Co. 5 1/2 of 97 American Tel. and Tel. Co. 8 3/4 of 2000 Bell Tel. of Pennsylvania 7 1/2 of 2013 General Telephone Calif. 5 of 87 Illinois Bell Telephone 425 of 88 Illinois Bell Telephone 4 7/8 of 97 Illinois Bell Telephone 8 of 2005 Michigan Bell Telephone 4 3/8 of 91 Michigan Bell Telephone 9.60 of 2008 Mountain States Tel. and Tel. Co. 4 3/8 of 88 Mountain States Tel. and Tel. Co. 5 1/2 of 2005 Mountain States Tel and Tel Co. 8 5/8 of 18 5,000 5,000 25,000 25,000 75,000 50,000 5,000 5,000 15,000 15,000 20,000 50,000 5,000 20,000 100,000 New England Tel. and Tel. Co. 6 1/2 of 79 45,000 New York Tel.Co. 4 5/8 of 2004 15,000 New York Tel.Co. 7 1/2 of 2009 15,000 New York Telephone 7 7/8 of 2017 100,000 Northwestern Ohio Bell Tel Pacific Tel. South Central Southern Bell Southern Bell of 98 Southern Bell of 2001 Southern Bell of 2013 Southwestern Wisconsin Tel TELEPHONE (CONTINUED) Bell Tel. Co. 7 1/2 of 2005 . Co. 5 3/8 of 2007 & Tel. Co. 3 1/8 of 83 Bell Tel. 8 1/4 of 2013 Tel. and Tel. Co. 4 of 83 Tel. and Tel. Co. 4 3/8 Tel. and Tel. Co. 4 3/8 Tel. and Tel. Co. 7 5/8 Bell Tel. Co. 5 3/8 of 2006 . Co. 8 of 2014 PAR VALUE BANK - CAPITAL AND CONVERTIBLE NOTES 45,000 10,000 5,000 50,000 5,000 10,000 15,000 50,000 15,000 75,000 Bankers Trust Co. 4 1/2 of 88 33,000 Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. 4 7/8 of 93 2,500 Chemical Bank - N.Y. Trust 5 of 93 1,400 Citicorp Bank, N.Y. 5 3/4 of 2000 100,000 Crocker Citizens National Bank 4.60 of 89 25,000 New England Merchants Nat'l Bank 5 of 94 60,000 COMMERCIAL General Electric Co. 5.30 of 92 General Motors Accept. Corp. 7.85 of 98 International Paper Co. 8.85 of 2000 30,000 50,000 50,000 BANK STOCKS NAME OF BANK NUMBER OF SHARES Bankers Trust - New York Corp. Baystate Corp. Boston Company, Inc. Brookline Trust Company Chase Manhattan National Bank Chemical Bank New York Trust Co. Clevetrust Bank Detroit Bank and Trust Co. First National Bank of Boston First National City Corp., New York Manufacturer's Hanover Trust Co. Manufacturer's National Bank of Detroit J. P. Morgan and Co., Inc. New England Merchants National Bank Shawmut Association, Inc. State Street - Boston Financial Corp. 166 Total 112 1,000 2,000 334 542 346 1,000 956 3,000 1,248 688 361 2,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 17,581 1 ACCOUNT Bonds Stocks Cash on hand or in banks Accrued interest paid on investments Annuity savings fund Annuity reserve fund Military service fund Pension fund Expense fund Deductions - Group 1 Deductions - Group 4 Profit or Loss on sale of investments Refunds - Group 1 Refunds - Group 4 Annuities paid Pensions paid Expenses paid Federal Withholding taxes Income on investments Total assets and liabilities DESCRIPTION RETIREMENT BOARD COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET NOVEMBER 30, 1977 NOVEMBER 30, 1978 Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities $3,114,379.16 $3,265,983.54 451,412.33 441,363.99 235,672.24 404,277.78 1,885.24 1,483.94 $2,407,214.89 $2,638,927.02 777,433.96 901,527.43 4,059.47 3,194.75 735,826.10 822,702.01 5,353.02 7,791.18 203,888.32 226,229.36 85,834.12 86,559.89 - 9,108.98 43,726.19 23,702.75 71,455.12 606,165.37 3,120.32 446.00 167,635.65 183,902.34 $4,387,245.53 $4,387,245.53 4,870,833.98 $4,870,833.98 26,739.63 22,331.32 58,257.04 474,379.57 2,189.00 George P. Morey, Chairman Dorothy A. Ryder, Employee's Elected Representative Richard M. Perry, Secretary, Ex- officio Member PORTFOLIO, RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS November 30, 1978 U.S. GOVERNMENT U.S. Treasury Bonds Reg. U.S. Treasury Bonds Reg. U.S. Treasury Bonds Reg. U.S. Treasury Bonds Reg. 3 1/4 of 83 3 1/2 of 90 4 of 80 4 1/4 of 75 -85 OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES International Bank of Reconstruction and Development 4 1/4 of 79 UTILITIES Alabama Power Co. 4 1/2 of 91 Alabama Power Co. 4 7/8 of 89 Alabama Power Co. 5 of 90 Apalachian Power Co. 4 3/8 of 92 Arkansas Power and Light Co. 3 1/2 of 82 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. 8 1/4 of 99 Boston Edison Co. 4 3/4 of 95 Boston Edison Co. 9 of 99 Boston Edison Co. 9 1/4 of 2007 Boston Gas Co. 4.65 of 90 Boston Gas Co. 9 3/4 of 95 Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. 4 1/8 of Cleveland Electric Illum. Co. 4 3/8 of Commonwealth Edison Co. 3 1/2 of 86 Commonwealth Edison Co. 8 of 2003 Commonwealth Edison Co. 8 1/4 of 2007 Commonwealth Edison Co. 9 1/8 of 2008 BONDS PAR VALUE DESCRIPTION PAR VALUE UTILITIES (CONTINUED) 10,000 Commonwealth Edison Co. 9 3/8 of 2004 50,000 125,000 Connecticut Light & Power 6 7/8 of 98 15,000 15,000 Consolidated Edison Co. 4 1/4 of 86 25,000 35,000 Consumers Power Co. 4 of 86 5,000 Consumers Power Co. 4 5/8 of 89 15,000 Duke Power Co. 8 1/2 of 2000 35,000 Duke Power Co. 7 3/4 of 2002 15,000 Duquesne Light Co. 3 1/2 of 86 5,000 5,000 Duquesne Light Co. 8 3/4 of 2000 35,000 Duquesne Light Co. 9 of 2006 50,000 El Paso Electric Co. 7 3/4 of 2001 40,000 Fall River Electric Light Co. 3 3/4 of 83 2,000 10,000 Fall River Electric Light Co. 4 3/8 of 88 5,000 10,000 Georgia Power Co. 3 5/8 of 86 5,000 3,000 Hartford Electric Light Co. 7 1/2 of 2003 50,000 15,000 Idaho Power Co. 5 1/4 of 96 25,000 5,000 Jersey Central Power & Light Co. 4 1/8 of 86 5,000 20,000 Jersey Central Power & Light Co. 5 1/4 of 89 1,000 10,000 Louisiana Power & Light Co. 7 1/8 of 98 30,000 30,000 Louisville Gas & Electric Co. 5 5/8 of 96 25,000 50,000 Mississippi Power & Light Co. 4 1/8 of 88 1,000 10,000 Niagara- Mohawk Power Corp. 5 7/8 of 96 10,000 40,000 Niagara- Mohawk Power Corp. 7 3/4 of 2002 35,000 87 2,000 Niagara- Mohawk Power Corp. 12.60 of 1981 40,000 94 10,000 Ohio Edison Co. 8 3/8 of 2001 5,000 Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. 8 5/8 of 2006 50,000 50,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 4 5/8 of 97 20,000 50,000 Pennsylvania Electric Co. 4 1/8 of 83 5,000 50,000 Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. 9 of 2000 40,000 167 Lexington - "The Birthplace of American Liberty" Settled -- 1642 -- Cambridge Farms Population: Incorporated as a Town - - 1713 1975 census - 32,477 1965 - 31,388 1955 - 22,256 1945 - 14,452 1970 - 31,886 1960 - 27,691 1950 - 17,335 Highest elevation - - 385 feet above mean sea level 0. Lowest elevation - - 110 feet above mean sea level z'�r-,n -- 3 3 Valuation (fiscal Year): 1979 - $263,263,950 1975 - $245,586,100 1970 - $214,984,000 1965 - $179,091,350 Tax Rate (fiscal year): 1979 - $90.20 1975 1970 - $65.00 1965 Area of town in acres Area of town in square miles Extreme length in miles Extreme width in miles Town -owned conservation land in acres . . Public streets (accepted) in miles Private streets (unaccepted) 24.23 Paper streets 9.34 - State Highways 17.10 Trunk sewers 34.09 Street sewers 08.51 Water mains -jn_, 52.63 - $70.40 - $44.00 10,650.42 16.64 5.8 / � 4.85 Voter Registration: Residents may register t the Tow Clerk's office on any business day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Town Clerk will provide additional reg- istration sessions (including one Saturday) in advance of each election. The times arranged will be published in the local paper. Voting Places: Precinct 1, Harrington School; Precinct 2, Bowman School; Precinct 3, Bridge School; Precinct 4, High School; Precinct 5, Cary Memorial Hall; Precinct 6, Diamond Junior High School; Precinct 7, Estabrook School; Precinct 8, Central Fire Station; Precinct 9, Maria Hastings School. Information to Keep Handy TELEPHONE Emergency: Police 862 -1212 Fire and Ambulance 862 -0270 other business 862 -0272 Be sure to give your name and address, as well as the nature of the emergency. Do not hang up until you are sure your message has been understood. Non - emergency: Town Offices switchboard 862 -0500 Public Works (weekdays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) 862 -0500 Off Hours 862 -1618 School Department 862 -7500 "No School" Inquiries (Do not call Police Dept.) 862 -7581 Cary Memorial Library 862 -6288 East Lexington Branch 862 -2773 Council on Aging 861 -0194 Housing Authority 861 - 0900 Human Services Directory (Cary Library Reference Librarian). 862 -6288 HOURS OF OPERATION Town Offices - Weekdays - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. School Offices - Weekdays - 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Library - Cary - Weekdays - 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday - 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday - '(Sept. - June) 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Branch - Weekdays - 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Council on Aging - Weekdays - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Housing Authority - (16 Greeley Village) Weekdays - 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sanitary Landfill - Daily except Wednesdays and posted Holidays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Summer: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday - Saturday - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday - Closed YOUR REPRESENTATIVES Massachusetts Senate - 4th Middlesex District Samuel Rotondi, 54 Sunset Rd., Winchester, State House Office 727 -8822 Massachusetts House of Representatives - 15th Middlesex District Lincoln P. Cole, Jr., 16 Hill St., Lexington, State House Office. . . .727 -2380 Governor's Council - 6th Middlesex District Joseph A. Langone, III, 190 North St., Boston Congressman - 5th Congressional District James M. Shannon, 142 E. Haverhill St., Lawrence Offices: 352 Merrimac St., Lowell 459 -0101 11 Lawrence St., Lawrence 683 -5313 Selectmen and Town Meeting Members are listed within this report.