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TOWN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
CITIZENS
ELECT
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TOWN SCHOOL HOUSING* PLANNING
MEETING SELECTMEN MODERATOR
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY BOARD
MEMBERS
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SUPER AND EXECUTIVE\ I I I I
STAFF \DIRECTOR/ CAPITAL I REP TO CARY
APFfiOPRIATlO XPENDITURESI I MINUTEMAN LECTURE
COMMITTEE COMMITTEE 0-TECH SCH. COMMITTEE
SELECTMEN APPOINT
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(ELECTION) REGISTRARS TOWN HISTORIC BOARD OF MANAGER TOWN I TRUSTEES I FENCE €MPTROLLE)
SELECTMENDISTRICTS ADVISORY
OFFICERS (F VOTERS) (COUNSEL) COMMISSON APPEALSCOMMITSESIIO TRSTSF G Ill VIEWERS COMMITTEES
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MANAGER APPOINTS WITHIONSERVATION RECREATION COUNCIL BOARD OF HISTORICAL YOUTH
SELECTMEN S APPROVAL COMMISSION COMMITTEE ON
AGING HEALTH COMMISSION COMMISSION
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/ FIRE \ / POLICE SUPER TOWN \ /k1ARD OF\ / TAX HEALTH\ STI PLANNING\
PUBLIC (TREASURER SERVATI
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CHIEF / \ CHIEF / WORKS CLERK `SSESSOR" \COLLECTOR DIRECTOR/ DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
MANAGER APPOINTS I I I I I I I
PERMANENT BUILDING CIVIL (CEMETERY) WESTVIEW ALL OTHER OFFICERS
BUILDING CONSTABLES DEFENSE CEMETERY BOARDS,COMMITTEES,
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COMMITTEE \DIRECTOR DEV COMM COMMISSIONS,EMPLrOYES
KEY° UNSALARIED
CITIZEN
PARTICIPANT
*WITH APPROVAL OF ** 4 ELECTED, 1 APPOINTED
PLANNING BOARD BY STATE E O C D
SALARIED
POSITION
1979 Annual Report
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
COVER PICTURE: Bandstand Dedication
September 16, 1979
In celebration of its fiftieth anniversary
the Rotary Club of Lexington presented the
Town with the bandstand at Hastings Park.
The acceptance of this gift and the construc-
tion of the bandstand required extended co-
operation between private organizations and
Town agencies. The Bicentennial Band and its
successful summer concerts on the Green
were the foundation of the entire project. The
Permanent Building Committee worked with
the Rotary Club on the design and location of
the bandstand. The permission of the Historic
Districts Commission was a condition of its
location at Hastings Park. The Department of
Public Works cooperated in the construction,
and the Selectmen are happy to have played
an overall supportive role. The Board records
its thanks to the Rotary Club on behalf of the
entire community
Robert B Kent, Selectman
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Year in Headlines
JANUARY plan sparks vigorous debate - Miley,
Citizens' article proposes Parker condo- Swanson, Michelman re-elected. . .but not
miniums - Almost every incumbent to run by much - Voters favor incumbents for
for re-election - 'Debate-athon' to raise TM members - Unpaid real estate taxes
money for LHS Debate team - Mitchell total less than $100,000 - 'Mock' Town
Spires
closing
24-year school adminstra- Meeting approves all but pool - Six
tion career - Bantams win six straight to months after purchase 50 percent pro-
take Boston Youth Hockey Invitational - fit on a Hancock condominium unit -
State aid for conservation land.$579,000 - 'Gig i' sparkles at high school - LHS
Munroe is committee's choice for senior Principal Clune calls for student 'res-
center -.Lars
en and LHS math teammates ponsibility, tolerance, honesty' - Sun-
tops agan in State Olympiad - Housing day landfill closings upheld at Town
Authority rejects state-administered Meeting - Spring garden plotting begins.
units - H.S. Basketball Maids win fifth
straight, lead in Middlesex league ft
APRIL
Sheryl Franks, Priscilla Hill, Eastern Pool bond sails - Planning begins for Lex-
champs, gird for nationals - Proposed ington mini-buses l2 hours a day - Hastings
school budget shows 2 1 percent rise - Park bandstand gets Town Meeting okay -
Schools set the stage for complying with Lexington is nominated for Clean Air
state basic skills requirements - the Rev award - Minute Men rehearse for re-enact-
Henry Clark ends 24-year pastorate - ment - Court reinstates McSweeney - Flames
Firefighters, Building Commissioner com- devastate Old Belfry Club - MM Tech
bat fireplace dangers - Theatre company greets Belgians - Roland Greeley wins
preparing for ' The Boys in the Band' - White Tricorn Hat - First youth recogni-
Gene Moloy retiring from DPW Water Divi- tion award presented - Congregate housing
Sion after 41-year career - Speaking of approved - Nine entries represent LHS at
water, the ' blizzard' of '79 came science fair - Minutemen win in extra
down wet. inning - 'Spring Expressions '79' next
� a weekend at Art Center
, of MAY
Business, civic leader Harold Michelson
dies - Police negotiations reach an im-
" passe - LHS debate team state champs
' �� again - Town Meeting sets longevity re-
cord - Glittering ice program at Hayden
May 18-20 - Selectmen appeal McSweeney
�`"� ` ruling - Town Meeting buries trash pick
� "� up Parker conversion falls short at
°� 1 TM - Eight Lexington student artists na-
-tional winners - Sanderson House wins
a --' I local preservation prize - Miley elected
� chairman of Board of Selectmen - DPW's
°c ± �e'l- ' , " Wally Weisinger has seen it all in 55
' years - Neighbors gather to honor last
FEBRUARY of the Lexington Muzzeys - Firefighters
The March 5 ballot. Three municipal and town sign two-year contract - Maid
offices are uncontested - Mental health nine awaits a date in state championship
center names Dr. Richard Carbonneau new match - Recycling collection at end
director - Drake exhibit opens at Heri-
tage Museum - 43 are inducted in LHS "" ` h , • "
Honor Society chapter - Rotarians mark }
golden anniversary - Town officials rip ' ._
Gov. King's cap plans - Library and Dana
Home inherit $500,000 - Selectmen convey
16 sites for subsidized housing - Lexing-
ton's Police cadet 'experiment' to bear �.
fruit - Cathy Foulkes' top ice dancing
draws Broadway, media acclaim - LHS „ _
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Minutemen explode into state tourney,
10th time in 11 years. a
MARCH A, , .2
School Committee looks for ways to deal °
with the
'caps' - George P. Moreydies,
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served town for years - Housing policy Clifford L Muzzey (left) on the Green
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YEAR IN HEADLINES
JUNE $87 60 - 140th annual East Village Fair
Moratorium ending on sale of tax lots - September 22 at Follen Church - Lexington
Metco seniors at LHS reflect and comment- firefighters report Mutual aid is a key
Pool opponents fall 295 voted short in to rescues - Lexington at Concord in 67th
referendum - Weekend gas station closings football meeting - Committee calls for
concern Selectman Battin - More than 600 services center at Munroe - Bandstand de-
seniors are graduated from Lexington dication surges with community spirit -
High - Mosquito spraying coming to a 19 Lexington High seniors National Merit
close - High school guidance study com- semifinalists - Hanscom airport growth
pleted - Bicentennial Band begins last concerns Selectmen - Girl swimmers open
season on Buckman Tavern lawn - School's with two wins - State's tax delays could
out at Munroe - Minibus is named cost Lexington $50,000 in interest - Pop
LEXPRESS - 'Iolanthe, ' by Follen youth Warner teams win
choirs is a 'delightful success' - Har-
vard graduates 30 Lexington residents - OCTOBER
Herb Grossimon commander of Minute Men - Police approve a new union for bargain-
At age 80, Gordon Steele is still perfec- ing - Year of the Child Child abuse and
ting his backhand neglect an issue - More local trees suc-
cumbing to diseases - Lexington vies for
JULY All-American Cities award - Budget fac-
Route 128 fatal accident probe narrows - tors for fiscal ' 81. cap, inflation, en-
Owner Grace Chapel to demolish Old Belfry ergy - Schools' fuel budget falls short -
Club - Town Health Department releases Munroe renovation estimate $500,000 -
guidelines on septic systems - Officials Woodpark residents ask board for help
declare gypsy moth attack waning - John with rats and brook - Surveys of elderly
Deutch, nation's No 3 energy man, de- proposed - Emerson residents defend
fends Carter - Lexington supports bottle street name - Schools continuing minority
bill - Town loses MBTA fund-cut bid - It'll recruitment
cost more to use town recreation facili-
ties - Plan to bring private school here NOVEMBER
clears hurdle Battin elected Massachusetts Selectmen's
Association president - Selectmen rule
AUGUST two cabs the limit on Center stand -
Cambodian family comes to Lexington - Christian Academy becomes debt-free - Fun
Ground water a special concern in pool and games for two-year-olds at Cary Lib-
building plans - More kindergarteners rary - Selectmen appoint seven to human
than expected - Town's surplus tops services committee - Scattered-site hous-
$800,000 - Tight race for first place in ing work starts - Worthen Road parking
coed softball league - East Lexington sought for commuters - No 4-day school
railroad station razed - Gasoline 'crisis' week here yet - Students plan holiday
over, tourism on the rebound - MBTA auth- dinner for elderly - Championship success
orizes LEXPRESS money - Youth emergency for Hayden's skaters - Six subsidized
shelter scheduled to open soon - Landfill homes to be ready in spring - School Com-
closing cost could near $500,000 - mittee, as expected, calls for Adams
'Cheery cherry' for ' 80 - Membership sags closing
but VFW perseveres - Replace adapting to
youth's changing needs - High school cur- DECEMBER
riculum now 43 courses lighter - Police Depositors Trust gets go-ahead to build
force to vote on bargaining agent - LHS branch office - Decking the halls at
soccer aiming for the top - Revaluation Buckman Tavern - School energy budget de-
contract signed, to begin October 21 ficit may reach $250,000 - A 13 percent
increase is proposed for FY81 total town
SEPTEMBER expense except school budget - Firm is
Task force hears disposal alternative - selected for Parker School conversion -
Pool still on target, committee says - MM Rep Shannon states his case at 'Town
Tech wins overseas tourney - Longtime re- Forum' - Residents, officials discuss Han-
sident Francis Burke dies - LEXPRESS will scom issues - Area police chiefs file com-
roll on Saturday - Town's tax rate plaint on district court fudge - Bedford
Street office plans unveiled - TMMA seeks
00001 ways to shorten Town Meeting
LEXPRESS ® �a�3Edr:i li�^
i�ii:: Anne R Scigliano
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Contents — Part I
ADMINISTRATION/POLICY CULTURE/HISTORY/RECREATION
Board of Selectmen 5 *Cary Memorial Library 44
Selectmen's Advisory Committees 10 Cary Lecture Committee 46
Town Manager 13 *Recreation Committee 47
TMMA 16 Town Celebrations Committee 50
White Hat Award 52
SCHOOLS Battle Green Guides 52
Historical Commission 53
School Committee 17 Historic Districts Commission 54
*School Superintendent 18
*Minuteman Vocational Technical School 23 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
COMMUNITY SERVICES Planning Board 55
*Building/Inspection 57
*DPW/Engineering 25 Fence Viewers 58
Westview Cemetery 27 *Conservation Commission 58
*Energy Conservation 27 *Board of Appeals 61
*Fire 28 Permanent Building Committee 62
*Police 30
*Board of Health 32 HUMAN CONCERNS
*Animal Control 35
*Lexington Housing Authority 63
FINANCIAL/LEGAL Veterans Services 65
Council on Aging 66
Appropriation Committee 36 Youth Commission 70
*Comptroller 37
*Treasurer 37 A View From The Highest Hill 71
*Town Debt and Interest 38
*Tax Collector 38 DIRECTORY/BASIC INFORMATION
Capital Expenditures Committee 39
*Assessors 40 Officers and Committees 72
*Trustees of Public Trusts 41 Town Meeting Members 76
*Retirement Board 41 Talent Bank Questionnaire 79
Board of Registrars 42 Town Governmental Organization Cover
*Town Clerk 43 Voting Information Cover
Handy Information Cover
*Additional data in Part II of this report
Cover picture courtesy Lexington Minute-Man
Selectmen Guide Town
In More Complex World
T exington's government, of necessity, is far ore
Lcomplex than in the past there are a greatmer
degree of citizen involvement, new and varied
issues, and mandates over which we have little control.
To our past services and issues, such as schools, zoning,
public works, public safety, housing and tax rates, have
been added human service needs, solid waste disposal,
energy conservation, unfunded pensions, school conver-
sions, excessive state and county charges (cancelling
the effect of aid on the cherry sheet) and tax caps
There have been successes and failures in our attempts to
maintain home rule, town meeting emphasized its desire to
retain its prerogatives by staying within the cap but
maintaining its priorities in spending. The tax rate de-
creased by $2 60 per $1000; revaluation as required by
law was undertaken; auditing of the town's records con-
tinued for a second year
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Lekington Board of Selectmen Seated L/R. Robert B Kent, Alfred S Busa; Mary W. Miley, Chairman;
Eleanor McCurdy, Executive Clerk, Margery M Battin; James F. Crain. Standing L/R Norman P Cohen,
Town Counsel; Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr , Town Manager
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GOAL SETTING HELPS KEEP DIRECTION, FOCUS
Using the goal-setting process they designated last
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which to set goals and begin comprehensive long range
planning The four target areas are
• Center revitalization
• Sources of revenue for local government, corresponding with a decreasing reli-
ance on property taxes
• Financial management, including tax stabilization and dealing with inflation
• Employee career development
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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
REVITALIZATION OF LEXINGTON CENTER
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The Selectmen recognize that theP •! •
parking situation in the Center is **'
a most pressing and vital need. i� r • +
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mittee, a sub-committee of the
Planning Board, has been discussing •, •a •4',.
the problem and consideration is s.•*
being given to investigate the pos- .1
sibility of the location of a one-
41 41;40
story parking garage in the Meriam '�
•
Street municipal lot and the best , ,
possible way to implement the con- t•
struction for sound investment. ,-&- .
Communications have been estab- '* i. •• Ir.�**�- '
lished with the federal government . ` •
in an attempt to resolve some of * .,• *. i'
the problems by requesting co- * filt 4 4. & .1' • It
operation in alleviating the all- +1+ °
day parking problems on Massachu- • 9111.*' . •,
setts Avenue by employees of the * *J.
Post Office. •,
Recommendations in the Metcalf and 6 .- • * ,***4 i
Eddy Report are to be reevaluated , � .'' • ¢ •
and a plan is to be prepared, with , •+ •,2
input from the Chamber of Commerce, *. "t*
outlining the steps to be taken ' ;, . .1
1
The Board encourages the use ofr+'
LEXPRESS by both shoppers and the ;1.-.01* .'--, I A • �•
employees of the Central Busi- ., a'
ness area t '
c
NOTE- Additional discussion of - 1;0
this topic appears in Planning
Board report.
ABOVE RIGHT. Lexington Center aglow 2
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with holiday lighting. A
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HUMAN SERVICES
The Selectmen issued a comprehensive policy state-
ment which defined the town's human service role,
OPPOSITE PAGE: Key members of commit- established a Human Service Advisory Committee and
tees concerned with town finances pon- the criteria by which its members would be chosen.
der Lexington's fiscal present and
future at a meeting of the Selectmen Nineteen applicants were interviewed by the Se-
Listening are Harry Hall (front), lectmen, seven were chosen. A wide variety of in-
Donald White (left) and George Silver- terests and experience is represented. The com-
man (right) of the Appropriation Com- mittee was asked to "provide the study, analysis
mittee, Comptroller Richard Perry and recommendations necessary to enable the Se-
(center), Clifford Porter (rear, left), lectmen to.
Nyles Barnert and Anne Scigliano of
the Capital Expenditures Committee - Make human services policy and set human
(third row)and Otis Brown and Patricia service goals and priorities
Swanson of the School Committee (rear). - Plan, coordinate, evaluate and publicize
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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
' Meeting. The Selectmen re-
i , ' ( ,'�' vised one portion of the
VI; <<-=',/':! 1• formula so that the average
_ of the actual linear foot
8 � lirconstruction costs over the
previous three years would
be used in the calculations
1 t ' In prior years, the average
�� of the construction costs
P Ns 7,40A 1 �,= over the previous five
r4 �� a ' ' - years was employed.
.2 sFS � Phase 2 of the Drainage
c� 1 .4 ,.a Study, encompassing Vine,
b°. .,-.„ .0 ,,,. � 'r Beaver and Shaker Glen
Brooks, was completed, with
Human Services Committee. L/R Adelaide Osborne, Howard Levingston; Simonds Brook, Tophet Swamp
Ruth Nablo; Barry Marshall; Ruth Butler, Carol Perez, Chairman Ab- and Hardy's Pond Brook yet
sent: Stephen Baran to be investigated.
human services
- Determine if and how to fund or provide The Sewer System Evaluation Survey of the
human services." Inflow/Infiltration Study was signigicant-
ly delayed due to a longer than usual
REVALUATION review process for the analysis phase at
the state agencies responsible for the
The 1979 Town Meeting endorsed the Select- approval. It had been the Selectmen's aim
men's recommendations to proceed with a to have the Inflow portion of the SSES
full revaluation of all real property in completed by this fall, however, it now
the Town. The project is underway and is appears that it will begin in the spring
scheduled for completion in 1981 It of 1980
will bring Lexington into compliance with
State law which mandates establishing the / r---)0( )0 1
fair market value of all real property.
It will also eliminate existing inequities t r; �' irf(
in assessments caused by fluctuation in TRANSPORTATION / V ate; maw
the value of property since the last full - LEXPRESS
valuation in 1962
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WARRANT REVISION
At the suggestion of the Town Meeting Mem-
bers Association a more readable warrant Consistent with public concern over
was issued. The Selectmen, other town dramatically increasing fuel costs, the
officials, administrators and Town Meeting Selectmen have supported additional
Members worked together to make the war- transportation programs including "LEX-
rant more understandable, useful and at PRESS" an in-town bus service authorized
the same time, less expensive to produce. by a town meeting vote of ninety-thousand
dollars. The service, which began in
PUBLIC WORKS mid-September, was the result also of an
MBTA grant awarded after competition among
This year, as the Board of Public Works, several communities The LEXPRESS fare
the Selectmen oversaw the completion of structure is designed to maximize rider-
nearly 2000 feet of new street and drain ship, particularly among youth and senior
construction in the Crescent Road area and citizen groups
nearly 11,000 feet of sanitary sewer
construction on Marrett Road, Waltham The commuter bus service was increased to
Street, Crescent Road and other streets. six express trips in and out of Boston per
In addition, the second phase of the Sewer day with LEXPRESS as a feeder. The
Master Plan was begun and is approximately combination of the two has enabled some
30 percent completed. A Sidewalk Master to eliminate ownership of a second car
Plan was also initiated to pinpoint areas thereby contributing to energy conserva-
without sidewalks, to establish priorities tion The lion's share of groundwork
and to determine the feasibility of and operation of these Lexington-bred
beginning a construction program transit systems has been borne by the
Transportation Advisory Committee - a
The formula for assessing sewer better- truly active committee, as their report
ments was reviewed as requested by Town below tells
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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
DOG HEARINGS
IN MEMORIAM
The number of hearings held by a member of
the Board of Selectmen has increased GEORGE W EMERY
This would indicate an awareness on the
part of some citizens of the availability 1897 - 1979
of the service and the knowledge or lack
of knowledge, on the part of others df Board of Selectmen 1947-53 (Chairman 1949)
the town dog leash law There has been an
increase of violations on the playgrounds White Tricorn Hat Award 1972
and school areas The problem is being
addressed Board of Appeals 1953-1962, 1969-1973
SCHOOL CONVERSIONS Historic Districts Commission 1966-1974
Because of the failure of the Parker Planning Board
School proposal at Town Meeting and the
subsequent release of Munroe School due Board of Fire Engineers
to the decrease in school population,
there are now two schools being considered Town Meeting Member for many years
by the advisory committee to the Select-
' men A new condominium proposal with 25
percent low income units given to the town
by reaffirmed vote of the Board, will LIAISON WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES
again be submitted to town meeting as will
Munroe as a possible human service center The Board realizes that municipal con-
including facilities for seniors, the cerns are addressed at the state and
Housing Authority and other agencies A county level. It is important that we
consultant will advise the Selectmen and understand our interdependence on and
Town Meeting as to feasibility and cost need for other communities so that we
work together for common goals and
MASSACHUSETTS COMMITTEE AGAINST speak with one municipal voice. Board
DISCRIMINATION members continue active involvement in
state and county municipal associations,
In the past year, several interfaces one member serves as President of the
between town administrators, elected Massachusetts Selectmen's Association;
officials and the MCAD have occured In another has had a primary role in inl-
addition to coordinating details of the tiating and supporting legislation
town policy on equal employment and its favorable to municipalities, another is
Fair Housing Code, several in-depth Vice-chairman of the Middlesex County
discussions have been held to insure Advisory Board Lexington is represent-
clear understanding exists concerning the ed on the Governor's Local Government
town's policies and procedures concerning Advisory Committee. A board member serves
Equal Opportunity. As a result of these as a Director of the Massachusetts
activities, over $500,000 of state Municipal Association. With the increase
reimbursements for conservation orig- of activity at Hanscom Field as well as
finally held up pending clarification of other issues, constant communication is
Affirmative Action Program details, were maintained between the members of the
released and received by the town during Boards of Selectmen of Bedford, Concord
October, 1979 and Lincoln. The new Chairman of the
Hanscom Advisory Committee is the
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON Lexington representative
The Selectmen have maintained close con- Mary W Miley, Chairman
tact throughout the year with our State Margery M. Battin
Senator and Representative They have Alfred S Busa
been very cooperative in addressing the James F. Crain
Town's concerns. Two problems dominate Robert B Kent
the scene• excessive reliance on the
real property tax as a device for fund-
ing the costs of government (and partic-
ularly the costs of County Government
and the MBTA) and a legislative tendency The gas supply is looking bleak
to mandate programs to be executed by
the communities at local expense So ride LEXPRESS twice a week!
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Selectmen's Advisory Committees
Left
Community Health Committee
Al L/R- Jacob Gardner, Lore Jean
A' Kern, William Page, Chairman;
All '42 - ,b Dr Martin K. White; Jacquelyn
Ward
'» Below
• \
Transportation Committee
•
L/R Seated. Fred Rosenberg,
ff . .. Chairman; Sally Castleman, Co-
_. '/ . ,' Chairman, Elaine Dratch
+ s - _ Standing: Joyce Hals; Sara
p°
`' ":.;%-:- Arnold, LEXPRESS Coordinator,
Laurence Chait. Absent•
The Community Health Committee has been Webb Sussman
formed by the Board of Selectmen as a
result of a unanimous vote on Resolution
8 of the Lexington Forum on Aging which
emphasized the need for such a committee. Al. t
:718
It is charged with the following.
- To participate, with Human Services ...?•':--
"
Council, in drawing up a charter for a '`
permanent Community Health Committees
structured appropriately under the
Human Services Council umbrella. $_ 1.
- To collect information on medical and
other health services available to ._' _
the citizens of Lexington
h® a,
Transportation Committee. Consistent
with public concern over dramatically ?• p.• 1. wj;,, °
increasing fuel costs, the committee had �� � � 15
, e . �,• o
an unusually active and productive year � �` -� _ 0.
in 1979.
�: ;•,gym.
outstripped expectations. Particular
Town Meeting authorized ninety thousand enthusiasm has been noted among youth
dollars to be used in the operation of and senior citizens. Commuters using
"LEXPRESS" an in-town bus service. This the Boston commuter bus service find the
expense coupled with the MBTA grant availability of in-town service an
awarded after competition among several added advantage
communities and a fare structure designed
to maximize ridership enabled service Throughout the year's usual active sched-
inauguration shortly after Labor Day ule of meetings and activities the
Committee derived great satisfaction from
The response of a highly diversified the LEXPRESS success
group of citizen users has significantly
Cable Television Committee. About 85 per-
cent of the people who answered the recent
questionnaire in the Lexington Minute-Man
IME)(11E1 said they were in favor of having cable TV
in Lexington The Board of Selectmen held
a public meeting to get comments about
proceeding with the state-mandated licens-
ing process to solicit proposals from
cable TV companies Severalfirms have
indicated an interest to apply for a li-
cense. The Board has formally initiated
the licensing process with a target of mid
1980 for a decision on whether or not to
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SELECTMEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEES
accept one of the anticipa- „,
ted proposals to build and
,
operate a cable TV system i sx .tt ;; ..
in Lexington �� � � :i a
The Committee is recommend-
IVing the formation of a non- °
profit community access cen-
ter corporation to provide . ”
a focus for community use
of the cable system in edu- "°�
cation, government and oth-
er areas of town interest. Insurance Committee L/R• Daniel Lucas; Elaine Sullivan, Paul
If the Board decides to act Marshall, John Mackey, Chairman Absent John Dyer.
favorably on one of the pro-
posals, a system could be The Insurance Advisory Committee was recently fored to
installed and operating in review the coverages and costs of the Town's various
the second half of 1981. insurance policies, with particular attention o Workmen's
Compensation and the possibility of self-insuratnce for
this A year-end summary report will be ready to assist
in recommendations for the 1980 Town Meeting.
rw:4'
r '. � The Burglar Alarm Committee was formed
' �� as a result of the 1979 Town Meeting's
action on Article 56 It was appointed
by the Selectmen June 27, 1979 to study
+ and make recommendations relative to the
. ' problems related to methods by which
' home and business alarm systems are
connected to the police and fire depart-
ments. The committee met five times and
/ submitted a report dated September 13,
1979, which recommends a new burglar
alarm By-Law.
! - The Personnel Advisory Board is a re-
s source of professional persons serving
o � in an advisory capacity to the Board
• "; of Selectmen and the Town Manager During
3.
a e this past year there has been an evalua-
tion of the functioning of the P A B. in
' its initial five years of existence and
Cable Television Committee (above) L/R: Martha a clarification of its charter for the
Wood, William Page, Chairman, John Ward; Alfred future.
Busa; Howard Cravis Absent- Peter Shapiro and
Sandra Small. Areas of continuing special interest are
salary administration, training and
The Town Report Committee development and affirmative action
for more effective communi- Below
Cation through the Annual Town Report Committee. L/R. Robert Sawyer, Erna Greene, Chairman;
Town Report, sought to re- Fred Frick; Harold Handley; Ray Culler, Phil Blampied Absent:
fine techniques and provide1 Louis A. zehner, Chairman Emeritus
a lasting chronicle of good ��� �fm d�
quality. Whatever the Town _ „ ��a aR ; a
spends on its report is � � ;,
multiplied many times by
. ' 1 '
volunteer effort Many in -
addition to committee mem- 4 !
bers have contributed q
ideas, pictures and arta- � � • w
cies. Eighty Boy Scouts, ,""
Girl Scouts, Explorers ands •� '�!
their parents delivered
last year' s report -
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SELECTMEN's ADVISORY COMMITTEES
The Fair Housing Committee has been The Police Manual Policy Committee is
charged with the preparation of a fair continuing its study to keep the manual
housing plan for approval by the Board of current.
Selectmen to comply with the requirements
of the Massachusetts Commission against
Discrimination and the United States The Sewer Advisory Committee has provided
Department of Housing and Urban Develop- three members on the Public Advisory
ment The fair housing plan will address Group for the proposed Millbrook Valley
not only publicly-assisted and market Interceptor Sewer It has reviewed the
housing, but also try to determine what proposed FY81 sewer package and gave its
problems, if any, minorities who wish to recommendations to the Selectmen in
obtain housing in Lexington face and how late 1979
best to deal with those problems. The
racial demography of the Town will be
studied along with possible concentra- The Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC)
tions of minority groups in various sec- continued its analysis of the Town's op-
tions of Town. If the latter exists, tions for solid waste disposal after the
the Committee will seek to learn the closing of the Hartwell Avenue Sanitary
causes of such concentration The Lex- Landfill.
ington Housing Authority's role in fair
housing for Lexington will be considered The Committee is convinced that the solu-
as well. The Committee consists of tion to Lexington's, solid waste disposal
private citizens, as well as a member of problem must be part of a regional solu-
the Board of Selectmen, the Housing tion to the problem The Town has been
Authority and the Planning Board a member of the 128 West Resource Council
for over 5 years and this past year
The committee, as part of its work, will joined the Northeast Solid Waste Commit-
be consulting with the public as well as tee (NESWC) , a similar grouping of muni-
minority organizations in the town cipalities studying regional solutions
At the 1979 Town Meeting the Selectmen
The Traffic Safety Advisory Committee presented an article enabling them to
acted on an as-needed basis to advise commit a certain fraction of Lexington's
the Board of Selectmen regarding traffic solid waste to the NESWC project if the
safety related issues The matters NESWC project is judged to be the best
ranged from crosswalk locations to traf- for Lexington In the interim between
fic signal installations. In addition, the close of the Hartwell Avenue facili-
the Committee continued to move forward ty and the opening of a regional facili-
with suggestions for improving driver, tya temporary solution is required, and
cyclist and pedestrian behavior through SWAC is now evaluating a number of such
public education and the local media• solutions for Lexington's solid waste
NOTE. FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF SELECTMEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS SEE PAGES 72 and 73 OF THIS REPORT
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PRACTICING INTERGOVERNMENTAL ,
RELATIONS at a Town celebration• 1
L/R State Senator Sam Rotondi, , , '' ,' ,fie ,°� 14
Town Manager Robert M. Hutchinson, r'
Jr and State Representative ° 4 4 ,
Lincoln P. Cole, Jr.
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Town Manager Looks Toward Next Decade
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TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $104,929
TOTAL EXPENSES 6,480 _
TOTAL PERSONNEL 6 -.=-
1979 is a year that can be identified as �2 �� v
a period of reassessment and foundation . ,•" --
laying through a goal setting process
established by the Board of Selectmen.
Continued consolidation of staff within
the Selectmen/Manager area was implemented '
during this year The issues of tax
stabilization, solid waste disposal,
environmental planning and affirmative
action continue to be major efforts and , � /7:::0„,k,
the impact of double digit inflation, archanging social mix in our community(people getting older) make our reassess- m m
ment process all the more vital :-A .°', /VII a
This office is responsible to the Board ,a
of Selectmen for administration of a - ' a
$5,256,931 payroll, a $6,146,235 expense a-_- .�a * ..O
budget and a $2,683,730 capital budget. p -. H
We continue to have overall responsibil-
ity for presenting a tax rate and revenue c
estimates that involve a total budget . ee
of $33,092,182.
Town Manager Robert M Hutchinson, Jr at his desk
STRUCTURE
that the Selectmen shall appoint a profes-
This is the tenth year of Selectmen/Town sionally qualified person, fitted by
Manager government and is an appropriate education, training, and by previous full-
time for the Town to identify issues and time experience in a responsible adminis-
goals for the 1980's. It is also appro- trative position in government to perform
priate to outline some of the major the duties of the office
responsibilities of the Manager to the
Selectmen, Town Meeting and the Town The Act further provides that the Manager
The Selectmen/Town Manager Act states shall supervise and be responsible for
, the efficient administration of all
r; boards, committees, commissions and of-
�: ficers appointed by him and their res-
°> . ' ,� . pective departments He has responsibil-
-- ' 4 ity to the Town Meeting to insure that
t implementation o£ Town Meeting votes
takes place and must report annually ina
writing to the Town Meeting on the status
of prior Town Meeting votes on which
implementation is not complete
FINANCES
C.
In the context of continued economic
Ar growth, cost containment efforts of the
I School Department and Town as well as
additional State Aid, the Town adopted a
" budget that called for total spending of
$33,092,182 vs. the previous year's total
°' of $32,620,350. All revenue, exclusive
Town•Manager's Office Staff L/R standing Eliza- of the property tax, was $9,578,498 It
beth Pressman, Management Intern; Betty Cadario, was thus necessary to raise $23,513,684
Clerk, Phyllis Smith, Secretary, Nancy Banks, As- producing a new tax rate of $87 60,
sistant to the Town Manager Seated Mary Edgett, approximately a 3 percent reduction from
Secretary Absent Joanne Torpey, Clerk the 1978 rate A surplus of $750,000 was
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TOWN MANAGER
used from the prior year's budget to can no longer operate in its cur-
assist in setting this year's tax rate rent status in 1980) .
3 Employee development continuation
The Town finished the 1979 fiscal year with an investment in the potential
with a surplus of $1,576,916 This will of the men and women that work for
be available for utilization in the the Town by expanded training
1980/81 budget. This surplus revenue is
all the more important to assist us in Major costs continue to be in the area of
meeting the ravages of inflation as wit- payroll, expenses and energy, as eviden-
nessed by the dramatic increases in ener- ced by Chart 1 We have been able to
gy costs and overall operating expense obtain a degree of stability on the tax
rate as indicated by Chart 2 but long
At the writing of this report, I have term stability remains questionable with
proposed a budget to the Selectmen that the continued reliance on the property
estimates a proposed tax rate of $91.90, tax to fund governmental services
a 4.9 percent increase for FY 81
The Solid Waste program remains a major
PERSONNEL problem facing the community and a pro-
posed transfer station as well as a trash
The Town continues to work on affirma- collection system will continue to be re-
tive action recruiting consistent with commendations of this office.
the goals of the plan adopted by the
Board of Selectmen as recommended by the INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Personnel Advisory Board. Through this
effort we have worked with a number of Work continues with our legislators to
community groups in Lexington and abolish or restructure inefficient
surrounding communities. organizations such as county government
and the MBTA that require inordinate
A two year collective bargaining agree- amounts of revenue ($700,000 to Middlesex
ment was concluded with the firefighters County and $535,000 to the MBTA) for
that calls for wage settlements of 6 per- limited services.
cent in 1979/80 and an additional 6 per-
cent in 1980/81. Bargaining has begun This office is grateful to the numerous
with the Public Works union for a new citizens committees that we work with to
contract as the current agreement ends provide better services to the community
June 30, 1980. The Police agreement ex- as a whole. A special note of thanks
pired on June 30, 1979. Currently the should be given to our Data Processing
town and the police union are trying to Advisory Committee that has recommended
reach a new agreement. interim steps in looking at the up-
dating of our data processing capability
GOALS
This office remains available to all
Major issues to be addressed in 1980 are: citizens for discussion of concerns about
town government
1. Tax stabilization
2 Execution of a solution for our
solid waste problem (The landfill Robert M Hutchinson, Jr , Town Manager
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TMMA Focuses on Information
The Town Meeting Members Association - providing advisory leadership for the
emphasized information for citizens in its high school junior's planning the Mock
1979 projects These included- Town Meeting.
- spear-heading the new format and simpli- The TMMA is not an official town body. It
fied language of the 1979 warrant is composed of all interested Town Meeting
Members, both elected and at large The
- writing and publishing its annual Warrant organization's executive committee, corn-
Information Report distributed to all Town posed of the chairman, clerk and associate
Meeting Members and available to the from each precinct, meets regularly to set
general public. direction for the association and discuss
topics that affect the Town All meetings
- holding the annual series of pre-Town are open to anyone interested. The TMMA
Meeting information sessions providing an also works through a committee system in-
opportunity for all interested to discuss tended to provide an unbiased observation
warrant articles. of town government activities.
- writing and publishing Town Meeting in Standing committees are education, land
Lexington, handbook for understanding the use, town government and public works.
workings of Town Meeting There are also currently two other commit-
tees on health and improving the warrant
- developing a list of guidelines to
assist persons submitting citizens arta- The 1979 Warrant for the first time con-
des for the Warrant to know who to contact tamed a citizens article initiated by the
and when to do what (available for the executive committee It requested a report
1980 Warrant.) on the status and plans for the Town's
sewer program.
- the organization's education committee
preparing a white paper on school fiscal An orientation packet was developed for
autonomy newly elected 1979 Town Meeting Members
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U.TMMA Executive Committee L/R seated Bernice Manning, Sam Nablo, Anna
Currin, Martha Wood, Arthur Smith, Ruth Thomas, Ione Garing Standing.
Erna Greene, Donald Wilson, Guy Doran, Madeline Shaughnessy, Margaret
Brooke, Fred Frick, Sue Solomon (See full list below)
1979-80 Executive Committee
Chairman Martha C. Wood, Precinct 7
Vice Chairman . Arthur C Smith, Precinct 2
Clerk Anna P Currin, Precinct 9
Treasurer .Sam V. Nablo, Precinct 6
Precinct Chairman Clerk Associate
1 Bernice Manning Pam Winston Robert A. Cataldo
2 Donald Wilson Art Smith Mary McIver
3 Erna Greene Jeanne Krieger John McWeeney
4 Ruth Thomas Sue Hodgkins F C Frick
5 Guy Doran Ed DuBois Madeline Shaughnessy
6 Sam Nablo Sue Solomon Margaret Brooke
7 David Reiner Marthur Kalil Martha Wood
8 Ione Garing Eleanor Yasaitis Anne Scigliano
9 Daniel Power Anna Currin Joan Collins
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School Committee Concerns: Education and Energy
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School Committee L/R Mark Dohan, Student Representative; Patricia
Swanson, Jean Gaudet; Otis Brown, Chairman; John Lawson, Superinten-
dent, Frank Michelman
()Ince again the outstanding academic Enrollments continue to decline at the
and athletic achievements of young- start of the 1979 school year down 350
sters in Lexington's Public Schools from 1978 with a total 1979 school popu-
were far above average and continue to lation of 6,492 children. Projections
focus the attention on the excellence of using available census data and the
our educational system While nationally Cohort Survival Method indicate enroll-
SAT scores show little or no improvement, ments will decline to 4,960 at the be-
Lexington's students scored considerably ginning of the 1983 school year
above the national averages while also
improving upon the local SAT results from These projections have prompted the
the preceding year. Additional evidence Superintendent to recommend the closing
of our educational excellence is the fact of Adams School at the end of the current
that approximately 80 percent of Lexing- school year (June, 1980) and to recommend
ton's graduating class of 1979 has gone the closing of Muzzey Junior High School
on to further education in accredited two by June, 1981 While reduced enrollments
and four year colleges and universities. would probably support the closing of
Muzzey in 1980, the Superintendent is of
While the School Committee and Administra- the opinion that other important educa-
tive Staff provide the leadership and lend tional and financial considerations were
a great deal to the guidance and direc- responsible for his recommendation The
tion, we acknowledge that the teachers are School Committee will carefully consider
the most important element in education all of the information available before
reaching a final decision regarding the
� � � � •� future of Adams and Muzzey Schools.
As a result of re-
In 1979 the School Committee returned to
, duced school popuia- the Town's Excess and Deficiency Account
tions Munroe School sums well in excess of $200,000. Contin-
ued frugal management of the entire
s_ was phased out as educational budget has been responsible
� for these surpluses which are returned
an educational face- to the Town to the benefit of the taxpayer.
lity in fall 1979, For fiscal 79-80, and once again, aided
by a school closing (Munroe) with an
estimated annual savings of $136,580, the
o joining previously
School Committee budget of $16,505,087
r $ closed Hancock and was approved by Town Meeting. This
.S ' ? represented an increase of $295,247 or
g Parker Schools as 1 8 percent more than the preceding year
The new budget was considerably under the
surplus property State mandated 4 percent cap and, in
fact, was the smallest percentage in-
g crease of a Lexington educational budget
win more than 25 years
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Energy conservation is still extremely reduction in consumption due to these
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that constantly
important to all of us, and under the efforts, we are unhappy
guidance of the Energy Conservation Sub- increasing oil and electricity costs are
Committee, recently transformed into a stripping us of any financial savings
town wide Task Force, a great deal of
time, effort and money has been allocated While our commitment is to quality and
for use in finding new ways to reduce the excellence in education for all younsters
consumption of energy resources Last attending our public schools, we are also
year the Tenneco Company conducted an in committed to the financial constraints
depth energy audit of the entire High required in preparing a fiscally responsi-
School complex. It resulted in many re- ble budget The School Committee, sensi-
commendations including thermostat set- tive to taxpayers many burdens, carefully
tangs, heating equipment, lighting, air scrutinizes all facets of proposed budget
control and insulation, which if im- items in order to properly finance an
plemented would greatly reduce our educational program which is responsive
consumption of energy to today's educational goals.
In addition to addressing the Tenneco re- The School Committee is unanimous in one
commendations at the High School, the position. that the unselfish voluntary
Energy Conservation Sub-Committee has al- donation of time, materials and expertise
so applied many of the conservation received from many citizens is an impor-
measures to all of our school buildings tant ingredient in our educational success.
Thermostats have been set at 65° during We are grateful for this generous support
the school day and at 55° during evening
hours, weekends and school holidays
Thermostats have been calibrated, oil
burner efficiency improved, insulation
and weatherstripping added, lighting Otis S Brown, Jr. , Chairman
changed from incandescent to fluorescent; Jean Gaudet
improvements in air handling systems, de- Frank Michelman
fective steam traps have been replaced Sandra Shaw
While we are pleased with the dramatic Patricia Swanson
School System Tightens Belt
Another year has passed, one that was - Graduating Class of 1979. Eighty per-
exciting, challenging and most productive cent of the graduating class of 1979
for the Lexington Public Schools First, went on to two and four year institu-
I would like to focus attention to some of tions of higher education.
the accomplishments of staff and students.
- Advanced Placement Exams. In 1979
- High School Debate Team Massachusetts there was a 64 percent increase in the
Forensic League State Champions for the number of high school students who
second consecutive year successfully took Advanced Place-
ment exams
- Muzzey Jr High Math Team. First place
in Intermediate Mathematics League of - High school senior. Judith Jackson
Eastern Massachusetts. named finalist for National Achieve-
ment Scholarship for outstanding
- High School Math Team Champions of Negro students.
1979 Massachusetts Association of
Mathematics Leagues Tournament and the - High School awarded ten-year accredita-
New England Mathematics League tion by New England Association of
Schools and Colleges.
- High School Seniors. Alan T. Johnson,
Andrew W Wang, Lawrence J Furnstahl - Analysis of reading and mathematics
and Mark A. Singley named National test data for each elementary pupil
Merit Scholars. - Summer workshops organized in research
on grouping, scheduling, simulated
- Visual Arts National Scholastic Art groupings, secondary social studies,
Awards to eight students. English, science, mathematics, ele-
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mentary race awareness, elementary ENROLLMENTS
language arts and social studies Actual Projected
- Adoption of 1979-80 School Committee 79-80 80-81
priorities and budget guidelines
- Completion of high school energy audit Adams 256 241
and systemwide reduction of energy Bowman 338 314
- rganization of the central office Bridge 404 376
without an Assistant Superintendent Estabrook 405 354
for Personnel Fiske 380 334
- Establishment of an Employment Securi- Franklin 367 326
ty Office at the high school Harrington 279 254
- Return of $261,630 64 balance to town Hastings 396 368
from 1978-79 budget Total 2825 2567
- Improved orientation and articulation
program for junior high school stu- Clarke Jr High 720 670
dents entering high school Diamond Jr. High 645 629
- Adoption of a basic skills Muzzey Jr High 373 312
ment plan Total 1738 1611
- Increased number of newsletters to
the public Lexington High School 1940 1819
- Completion of written descriptions of Total 1940 1819
K-6 and 7-12 curriculum sequences
- Closing of Munroe School and sale of Grand Total 6503 5997
surplus equipment
- Completion of High School guidance High School students improve in S A T
study Scores- Despite the continuing decline
- Completion of study of computers in of Scholastic Aptitude Test (S A T )
instruction and installation of compu- scores nationally, as well as in New Eng-
ter terminals for instructional use land and Massachusetts, S A T scores of
in every school Lexington High School students showed an-
- Introduction of pilot programs in other increase this year The average
philosophical reasoning, semiotics, score in the verbal portion of the S A T
race awareness (Grades 5-6) and elemen- increased to 483, up from last year's 478.
tary social studies skills In mathematics, the average score in-
- Adoption by School Committee of policies creased to 527, up from the previous
for child abuse and student rights year's 518 The multiple choice test,
and responsibilites taken by a million college bound seniors
- Reduction of class sizes nationally, is scored on a scale of 200 to
800 College Board officials say S.A T
In addition to these accomplishments, scores over the years have proved accurate
several systemwide committees and teams predictions of how a student will perform
were formed- in college
- Curriculum Advisory Committee National Merit Scholarship Program, The
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
- Basic Skills Improvement Committee announced in September the names of some
15, 000 of the nation's most intellectually
- Special Education Advisory Committee able students who qualified as semi-
finalists in the 1980 Merit Program
- Guidance Advisory Committee Semi-finalists who advance to finalist
standing in the competition will be
- Child Abuse Protection Team considered for approximately 4,300 Merit
Scholarships to be awarded in the spring
- School Committee Energy Conservation of 1980.
Committee
Nineteen Lexington High School students
Student Enrollment Decline Continues. As were named Merit semi-finalists. This is
of October 1, 1979, the student population more than any public high school in
for Grades K-12 was 6503, or 355 less New England. Forty-nine Lexington
than last year Based upon the actual High School students received letters
enrollrttent of this year, the projection of commendation
for the next school year (1980-81) indi-
P cates a drop of 506 additional students Grants to Schools: Several federal and
for a projected K-12 student population state grants were received by the
of 5997 on October 1, 1980. Lexington Public Schools this past year.
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This year, the list is again impressive
and totals to a quarter of a million
dollars of outside funds for the improve-
ment of local school programs
Special Education $157,140
Superintendent of �+ ',
Occupational Education 26,812 c
Summer Reading 25,853 Schools ;._
Computers 16,840 m°
In-service Education 1,500 Dr. John H Lawson 9.
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Total $228,145
1979 Test Results Show Student Gains- 8
This past winter, the Comprehensive Tests ,mj
of Basic Skills were administered to w
students in grades 2, 4 and 6 Certain a
basic skills were measured. reading, lan-
guage, mathematics and reference skills below the national average. These lists
This test does not measure every subject were accompanied with instructions to
taught to our students, but only those follow up these students to guarantee that
basic skills essential for all kinds of help was available to those who needed it
school work. These efforts are being monitored by the
program managers of elementary reading
1979 Test Results and mathematics to ensure that everyone
whose scores are "one year or more" below
Grade 2 Grade Equivalent grade level is reviewed and has appro-
riate services provided Teachers have
National Average 2.4 been told how to identify students' rela-
Lexington tive strengths and weaknesses, how to
Reading Total 3.5 check for normal growth from one year to
Language Total 3.4 the other and how to identify class
Math Total 3 1 strengths and weaknesses. Test scores at
Battery Total 3 3 all levels (elementary and secondary)
will also be used to help analyze the in-
structional programs Even though
Grade 4 Lexington characteristically scores above
the national averages, a review of the
National Average 4.4 high and low scores on the sub-component
Lexington. scores can suggest "weaker" areas that
Reading Total 6 5 deserve special attention
Language Total 7.1
Math Total 5 6 Instructional Grouping Recommendations.
Battery Total 6.3 One of the 1979-80 priorities was to
implement the recommendation of the
Grade 6 Grouping Study which was conducted this
past year and a number of public and
National Average 6 4 staff meetings were held to discuss and
Lexington. review my recommendations.
Reading Total 9 0 Recommendation (A) That students be
Language Total 9 2 placed in an instructional study group
Math Total 8 3 in one subject independently of their
Battery Total 8.5 placement in an instructional group
in another subject.
These test scores will be used to identify Recommendation (C) That a number of
those students who are underachieving, steps should be taken to improve the
those learning above expectations and placement of students and the evalua-
those showing normal progress. They can tion of that placement-
show that a student is learning well in 1. Increased visiting of grade six
one subject but poorly in another They and seven classroom teachers.
can help to diagnose the type of learning 2. Improved written communication
problem a student may have. between junior high and parents
of current sixth graders, prior
For principals' convenience in assessing to the April conferences. 1
individual students, lists were prepared 3. More coherent articulation be-
which showed all students in each school tween sixth and seventh grade
who had achieved one-half year or more curricula.
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placement by date for implementation of Recommendation
4 Re-assessment teachersof is I said
duintheeh at any time In)recommendingrdelay 9of (B) ,
duringtyear. to the School Committee.
5 Continuation of placement re-
commendations from sixth grade
teachers
value of not implementing
teachers grade 7, for- tion (B) until 1980 is enormous The
Recommendation (B) That in provide sufficient time for
matron of instructional groups differ delay will properly
plinesre of the interestsca foriarma�or chahigh nge affecting studentsl,
offan parents and staff It will enable the
students re-determined administration to prepare needed in-
t That the following p
be formed-
instructional groups serviceruactivities, stoulate refinearious
ncrngit possibilities, uidelines for the
be formed• group-
ing criteria, to write g
Mathematics Pre-algebra selection of students for various phases,
Grade 7 mathematics to adjust curriculum materials for dif-
Mathematics skills ferent methods pfor eparents, toorep fine rthe gneed
Intensive for resources, to implement new sched-
Foreign Language Regular uling structures and to consider possible
(Basic French 1980-81 budgetary implications The de-
could be formed lay will give administratorss andmstaff
if needed and more time and opportunity
able to be with parents and sixth grade teachers
scheduled) about the procedures that will be used to
2 That in grade 7 science, social group and to teach students in seventh
studies and English instruc- grade English, social studies and sci-
tional groups be formed within ence classes in September 1980.
classes or among them to res-
pond to differing instructional .Implementing the phasing recommendations
needs and interests, the size over a two-year period will alsoigh enable
and duration of thesegroups
gteacherso the staffs
ion of
injunior hproperschool
orecommended by
off aa teamamorr grade level in perspective Grouping students is not an
cand
with counselors end in should beself, but is a used to provideeans betteri ppor-
aha adduningrthers acade-
3. mic thetneedse 7of80 students 1980tweillfor
enable thestudents
adminisDelay
trationuntil
to
mac year,
capable of accelerated work in place
ours
h7uniorrhagh nal
English, social studies or sci-
ence also be met through place- schools rather than on phasing itself "
ment in a phase V grade 8 class.
4 That planning begin this year Plans have been made to have School
for a grade 8 - grade 9 program Committee and staff discuss the final
which offers courses within each format for presentation of iimplementation
discipline available to students of Recommendation (B)
from both grade levels, depend-
is scheduled for late winter.
ing upon their skills and inter-
ests, for implementation in the Sc9h00080Budget
t development of Increases
Percent
the 1979-80
1980-81r
1a academic year present1the school budget represented a unique chal-
recommendy, I had intendedJurto
recommendations in January, 1979 to be- lenge
administrator sl Committee and staff atmallslevelso
l
come edibey ipresentations
September
ation off 1979var provide an
lays caused by presentations to various The dilemma centered around how best to
inc
tin groups nd faulties combined tochanges
a educationalbudget
programwhich
ofwould
continued quality
e usRecommendation (B) 6400 students, and yet
serious timing problem for the school per- for approximately
oel• Aimplementresult,
thethe
recommendationCommittee
enrollment voted (502pressures
students)declining
ram-
twtos imes plement
I, Recommendations (A) paging inflation (8-9 percent for 1979) .
and pC
and (C) , would be implemented
ti in ) ,SeptemberilCertain assumptions were prime-
be
I 1979. Phase II, Recommendation (B) r
be implemented after illustrative concrete
schemes for grouping are discussed and re- - Enrollment will continue to decline at
viewed with faculties and approved by the all levels - K-6=11 percent, 7-9=4 per-
School Committee. The tentative target
cent, 10-12=5 percent (1977 census
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data) The 1977 census indicated an were several constraints which were taken
18 percent decrease in number of chil- into account
dren born during that year
- Enrollment and junior high distiicts - State aid will not significantly
will continue to change, reflecting the alter the cost of education to
reassignment of students according local government
to the Report on the Committee to Re- - Class size reduction will be accomplish-
assign Pupils ed only through different utilization
- Staffing ratios used in planning the of existing staffing ratios and must be
1977-78 and 1978-79 budgets will con- within LEA/LSC contract agreement
tinue to guide the staff in developing - Inflation will continue and significant-
the 1979-80 budget ly raise the cost of most learning
- Current political trends not only call materials
for restraint but also indicate that - Energy prices will continue to increase
significant state controls might be the costs of the operation and
imposed this year upon even the most maintenance programs
responsible budget - Negotiations (approximately one million
dollars increase because of 5 5 percent
The total budget of $16,505,087 marks the increases to employee groups)
fourth consecutive year that the percent
of budget increase has decreased This The budget accomplishment was due to the
decrease, $295,247 or 1 8 percent, is di- imagination, ingenuity, insight and
vided between personal services ($161,865 understanding of the staff. It was our
or 1.2 percent) and non-personal services best effort to relate financial needs to
($92,342 or 4 0 percent) This decrease educational outcomes during difficult
was accomplished despite several un- economic conditions, and continue to pro-
controllable increases vide the best possible education for all
Lexington students.
- Wage settlements for employees
- Mandated state programs Energy Conservation Policy Voted. Recog-
- Increases in the cost of instructional nizing the need for energy conservation
materials, fuel, transportation in our schools the School Committee
and equipment voted appropriate temperature settings
for classrooms (65°F ) and other areas
Initial budget requests from the staff as developed by the administration.
totaled $17,036,108 (5.1 percent in-
crease) I reviewed all requests and, in Although our school system in Lexington
conjunction with central office adminis- has not been seriously affected by a
trators, principals and department supply shortage, we have had an approxi-
heads, reduced the budget to its present mate doubling of costs since 1973 To
amount. The reductions came chiefly as combat this, the School Committee has
a result of established lower temperature settings,
replaced incandescent lighting (portions
- Declining enrollment resulting in staff of the High School, Diamond Junior High
reductions of 35 7 positions (25 2, School and Fiske School were done during
professional; and 10 5, classified) the summer of 1979) , continued weather-
- Administrative efficiences stripping exterior doors (all schools) ,
- Consolidation and elimination of some caulked exterior door frames and windows
positions and tasks (all schools) , calibrated thermostats,
- Increased effectiveness of program adjusted burners for peak efficiency
planning and accounting (all schools) , replaced burners where
- Increased use of 3-5 year planning necessary (Fiske 1974, Franklin 1975) ,
and purchasing purchased window curtains with thermal
- Decision to close Munroe School effec- value (in progress at Estabrook) and
tive September, 1979 installed optimizers (efficiency moni-
tors) in the heating systems of Clarke,
This budget is based on needs which have Diamond and Bridge (in progress)
been stated, reviewed and expressed in
terms of priorities These priorities are Storm sash is being used on buildings
related to specific programs and serve as where storm sash is available (Adams,
guidelines during budget development Franklin, Muzzey and Administration
Their accomplishment is for the most part Building) Many schools have made use of
measurable, and serves as a control factor temporary plastic storm windows We will
in budget expenditure during the
year also be experimenting with opaque insula-
ting window coverings in some areas
In addition to the assumptions noted Measurement of the temperature level of
which control budget preparation, there hot water heaters is being made to find
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alternative methods of using less energy than in 1977-78. This is even more im-
to heat water, especially during the pressive when we realize that last year
warm months (1978-79) was colder by 514 degree days
(8.2 percent) than the 1977-78 school
All schools have had lighting and power- year On an equalized basis this would
audits (1978) and preliminary energy make the savings on total gallons of oil
audits (1979) Two staff members have better than 20 percent. Unfortunately,
completed courses given by the State en- the cost per gallon exceeded the saving.
ergy Office which certifies them to con- The savings, nevertheless, are substantial
duct energy audits. as the costs would have been much higher
if we had not taken these steps
We should be encouraged if we take a look
at past energy conservation results Last Dr John H Lawson, Superintendent
school year, we used 13 percent less fuel
KE '
,,. --.. v - IM Tech Moves to
Expand District
During 1979 the Minuteman Tech School be used to reduce assessments to the
Committee took steps to expand the school district's twelve original member towns
district to include the towns of Bolton,
Lancaster and Needham. This was done to With the completion of a badly-needed
help maintain an adequate enrollment base second access road to the school proper-
so the school can continue to provide a ty, 1979 also marked the completion
broad spectrum of career exploration and of the school building project which has
technical training opportunities for its been underway since 1972. An increased
students, to hold down the cost per stu- reimbursement of aid from the state was
dent and to provide more high school returned to the towns to further reduce
students with strong vocational train- their fiscal year 1980 assessments for
ing options. Minuteman costs.
The proposal for district expansion has Minuteman Tech's enrollment has now
been voted and approved by Bolton, stabilized at 1175 to 1200 students in
Lancaster and Needham and by eight of the its day programs, while the school's
twelve current member towns If all the community education programs continue to
remaining towns of Arlington, Boxborough, expand. Summer school enrollment in
Lexington and Stow approve in the spring 1979 jumped 68 percent, and a total of
of 1980, the new 15-town district will 753 students and adults from 33 towns
become a reality on July 1, 1980. In attended classes During 1979 the Adult
addition to their assessment for operat- Education enrollment reached a record
ing costs, based on the number of pupils high at 1500 for the spring and fall
sent to Minuteman Tech, each new member semesters. Both summer school and adult
town will pay a surcharge of $400 per education are operated on a self-
pupil per year for ten years This will supporting basis.
be paid in lieu of any assignment of
costs for original construction or equip- Again in 1979 Minuteman Tech students
ping of the building This surcharge will won national recognition for the skills
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MINUTEMAN TECH
they have learned Eight students went ing and cabinetmaking as well as boys
to Atlanta in July to compete in the majoring in cosmetology and health
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America occupations The school has established
United States Skills Olympics and re- a support group for these students in
turned with four of the eleven awards order that they may share experiences,
which were won by Massachusetts voca- discuss problems and hear outside speak-
tional school students. Emily Bobbitt ers on topics such as affirmative action,
of Lincoln brought home a bronze third employment opportunities ana working
place medal in the Extemporaneous conditions for people in non-traditional
Speaking leadership competition jobs. A review of the entire school's
curriculum and textbooks for stereotyping
John Eleftherakis of Lexington, the and sex bias is now underway, and manuals
valedictorian of Minuteman Tech's Class are being developed for each vocational
of 1979, won third place in the Job shop which will deal with techniques for
Interview competition. Joe Peters of eliminating sex discrimination
Acton received a Certificate of Merit in
the Electrical competition The skills Another issue which has received a great
competitions in which these students deal of attention at Minuteman Tech
participated involved 6,000 top students during 1979 is energy. Utilizing the
from vocational-technical schools through- expertise of staff members and consul-
out the United States. tants, the school has taken many steps
to make its heating and air conditioning
To further promote excellence in its systems more efficient. An Energy Review
student body, Minuteman Tech established Committee representing the staff, school
a new program in the fall of 1979 called committee and parents is meeting regular-
Prep Tech. It is designed for students ly to review specific energy saving
who have demonstrated a very high level alternatives in areas such as the school
of academic excellence and who can bene- calendar, transportation, facility use,
fit from a rigorous academic and techno- work schedules for staff and air and
logically oriented high school education light standards and practices. The
Most of the Prep Tech students plan to school has already reduced its use of
seek admission to well known technical energy by one-third
colleges or institutes
The Energy Review Committee is studying
Another first for Minuteman Tech in 1979 the educational, financial and energy
was an international exchange program saving implications, as well as the
which brought 110 athletes and coaches human factors involved in a number of
from Belgium to stay with Minuteman Tech alternatives This information is then
families for 11 days in April The being passed along to the School Commit-
Belgians competed and swapped expertise tee for its decisions.
with Minuteman Tech athletes in soccer,
basketball and volleyball The second There were several changes in the Minute-
half of the exchange took place in man Tech School Committee during 1979.
August when 103 Minuteman Tech athletes Among them was the resignation of Rico A.
and staff flew to Belgium for 16 mem- Merluzzo of Arlington, who had been a mem-
orable days of athletic competition and ber of the Committee for six years and
sightseeing. Minuteman Tech's boys served as chairman and vice-chairman, pro-
basketball team returned home with the viding strong support for growth in Indus-
Tervuren Basketball Tournament trophy try-school cooperation. The Committee
and an undefeated record wishes to thank these former members for
their dedicated service
In June 1979 Minuteman Tech graduated
its second senior class. Sixty-three
percent of the graduates went to work in Acton, John W. Putnam
the trade for which they had been Arlington, Francis X. Callahan
trained or in a related field and 27 per- Belmont, Henry L Hall, Jr. ,
cent went on to further education at Vice-Chairman
two-year or four-year colleges or voca- Boxborough, John J. Shimkus
tional institutes The remaining ten Carlisle, Kenneth L. Bilodeau
percent of the graduates entered the Concord, Kenneth Marriner, Jr. ,
military service or took jobs out of Secretary
their trade area Lexington, Robert C. Jackson
Lincoln, Ruth W Wales, Chairman 1
At Minuteman Tech there are now 49 stu- Stow, Paul Christopher
dents majoring in non-traditional shops Sudbury, Donald D. Bishop
These include girls majoring in areas Wayland, John B. Wilson
such as printing, auto mechanics, weld- Weston, Annette Distefano
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Public Works/Engineering: -
On the Job Every Day R
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The Department of ..` ;
Public Works' pri- ' m
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mary function is
to maintain all of
the public works t
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TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICE $1,591,596 00 Trash soon to be covered at Sanitary Landfill
TOTAL EXPENSES $1 194.838.00 had a busy year continuing work on drains,
TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 106 berms, street cleaning and patching, side-
PART TIME 15 walk repairs and fence repairs In 1979,
the department resumed its street resur-
To many Lexington residents, 1979 will go facing program with overlays on sections
down as the year of the floods In the of Massachusetts Avenue, Hartwell Avenue,
early months heavy rains flooded yards, Forest Street, Winter Street and Concord
streets, cellars, the Towns sewer system, Avenue. The division saw the retirement
and in the summer caused flash floods and of Wallace C Weisinger and the appointment
washouts of Wallace G. Wesinger as superintendent
High on the priority list is the Sanitary The Sewer and Water Division saw the re-
Landfill, along with a solid waste collec- tirement of Gene Moloy and the appointment
tion and disposal program We are aware of Richard E. Spiers as Superintendent.
of the short life of the landfill The This division had a busy year maintaining
Solid Waste Advisory Committee is working the systems, repairing breaks, maintaining
on the problem and will have a report pumping stations and cleaning sewers, in
ready before the town meeting addition to installing, renewing and re-
pairing sewer and water services and water
The M.D.C. is addressing our concern of meters
the seasonal surcharging and overflowing
of our sewer system, through the proposed The equipment division maintains all equip-
Millbrook Valley Interceptor Sewer, which ment used by Public Works, including a
will carry Bedford and Hanscom sewerage major rebuilding of the Bomag Compactor
through town without entering the Lexing- used at the Sanitary Landfill
ton system.
I would like to extend my sincere thanks
Construction projects of streets, side- and appreciation to all members of the
walks, and sewers approved by Town Meeting Department of Public Works/Engineering for
are near completion for this year. The making 1979 a most productive year.
building for the storage of equipment is
completed and should prove to be an asset ADMINISTRATION/FACILITIES DIVISION
in relieving the crowded conditions with-
in the old Public Works Building The The office of Administration/Facilities
major storm drain projects for 1979 were through its departments of Building
the replacing of pipes across Massachu- Maintenance, Park & Shade Tree and Cemetery
setts Avenue at Sylvia Street and the completed several major projects during
drain on Dexter Road. this past year
We believe that an intensified program is Included in these projects were the follow-
essential for the expansion of the high- ing building improvements installations
way maintenance program for the resurfacing of a ventilating system, air conditioning
of existing streets The Highway Division unit and three electric overhead door
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PUBLIC WORKS/ENGINEERING
costs, this division continued to maintain
a high level of operation and kept within
its budget, along with its continued sup-
port to other Town departments.
/dilly 'C- 1::, '''''''' ' Our goal for this coming year is to conti-
4 � '' nue to move forward in education on energy
' conservation. A concerted effort and good
' a - example set by Town Government, should go
far toward success in achieving this goal
* '��0. ENGINEERING
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1 ,, During 1979, the Engineering Division con-
A } .. a .-• •• � '14 a ;,' `� tinued progress toward completion of the
x �- - , '; °' i# town's Sanitary Sewer System under the
o ' v .� % Sewer Master Plan with the construction of
0. "`^*. the laterals on Lowell Street, Waltham
Street, Robinson Road and others, and the
Bleachers being readied for June commencement preparation of contracts for laterals on
Allen Street, North Street, another section
operators at the Public Works office build- of Lowell Street and others.
ing at 201 Bedford Street, addition of
self controlling valves in the radiators Also of note was the completion of the
at the Lexington Police Station to con- construction of Cushing Street, Banks
serve energy, identification lettering Avenue and Tucker Avenue, as well as the
placed on the Isaac Harris Cary Memorial completion of the Wood Street sidewalk, a
Building; and copper valleys replaced on project in which neighborhood residents
the old section of the Town Office Build- played a large role.
ing roof.
Phase II of the Comprehensive Drainage
The Park Division completely refurbished Study, Vine Brook and Beaver Brook, were
the existing football grandstand, re- completed with input from both the
constructed the soccer tield at the Center Planning Board and Conservation Commission
Playground, removed a section of Park However, the Inflo-Infiltration Study was
Drive and loamed and seeded part of the delayed due to longer than usual approval
area for additional recreational purposes, process at the State level
relocated tot lot area at Center Play-
ground, extended the major league hardball Additional contracts for subsurface in-
field and loamed and seeded Village Circle vestigations, resurfacing and water main
(approximately 1/2 acre) and street construction, for the Lexington
Housing Authority's Scattered Sites Pro-
The Shade Tree Division completed planting gram, were also prepared and let
approximately 225 shade trees ranging from
1 1/2" to 3 1/2" caliper, pruned approxi- As in the past, the Engineering Division
mately 800 trees (mostly storm damaged) , devoted considerable effort to the review
systematically injected 275 trees for and inspection of industrial developments,
various tree diseases, removed 120 trees condominium projects and standard sub-
(due to Dutch elm disease, maple decline, divisions for the Building Department,
and storm damage) , dormant spray program Planning Board, Conservation Commission
for control of bark beetles (carrier of and Board of Appeals
Dutch elm disease) , carried out bugging
program for tent caterpillars (gutting The goal of the Engineering Division for
back in the use of insecticides) and the coming year is to continue to provide
sprayed for poison ivy control on public an increased level of service to the
and private property community, and with continued positive
citizen input, this goal will be achieved
The Cemetery Division completed the lot
identification markers replacement program, Warren A. Empey, Acting Director,
along with rough grading of Section "C" Public Works/Engineering and Manager
for the expansion of Westview Cemetery. of Operations
Emanuele Coscia, Jr., Manager Planning
As in the past, despite spiralling infla- and Administration
tion in fuel, electricity and telephone Michael J. Hanlon, Town Engineer
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Westview Cemetery Is Growing
A town meeting appropriation of $40,000 00 Grave sites available for sale in the
to construct an expanded cemetery head- older portion of the cemetery have been
quarters building was the major develop- declining in numbers but it is expected
ment in FY 1979. that the newly graded and seeded area can
be surveyed and laid out in 1980 and a
Three benefits will arise from the en- large supply of new graves made available
1 larged facility- a more acceptable place
for the staff to work and to consult with
bereaved families, a storage place for Louis A Zehner, Chairman
essential records and a garage for heavy Mildred Marek
equipment which is now stored outdoors, Gail Smith
subject to weathering and vandalism Weiant Wathen-Dunn
Energy Conservation: Task Force Goes to Work
Due to the growing awareness of the conservation task force and that the
ecological and financial concerns caused schools were the first focus of such a
by the "energy crisis" and the increas- committee since statistics show that in
ing importance of proper energy manage- most cities and towns energy use in
ment, the Lexington School Committee in buildings comprises 70 percent to 80 per-
1978 appointed a subcommittee to serve as cent of the total energy used in munic-
an Energy Conservation Task Force. The ipal services and, of course, the schools
charge to this committee was to make all account for the bulk of the town
school buildings as energy efficient as buildings Schools built when energy
possible, increase citizen, student and was cheap with their walls of glass,
staff awareness of the energy problems banks of lights and other inefficient
and develop strategies to cope with grow- systems also present the greatest
ing concerns in this area At the March possible savings.
\\ 1979 Town Meeting this committee was ex-
panded to serve the Board of Selectmen
and the town at large on all matters in
which energy plays a substantial role and
Data were compiled to indicate energy
use patterns, buildings were inspected
and a series of actions taken to effect
to serve as a focal point for energy immediate energy conservation by
information for the town. improving weather stripping, caulking,
controlling temperatures, checking
The energy issue is complex, but one maintenance on all equipment effecting
thing is abundantly clear--the cost of heating, lighting, ventilating, cooling
energy is rising very rapidly and indica- etc While constantly monitoring the
tions, both in the short run and long more obvious areas of possible energy
run, are that it will continue to rise. loss, a program has been started to re-
It seems appropriate that the School place lighting with more efficient ener-
Committee was the catalyst for an energy gy saving products, trial installations
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Energy Conservation Committee.
1 StandingL/R• Sumner Richards;
ve,4 ., v r ,
James Maclnnes; Emanuele 6
Coscia; James J Scanlon Aw G
Seated David Eagle, Patricia w
Swanson, Chairman; Charles [
Code; Paul Coleman Absent- ' ' y
Eric Olson, Jerome Greene, o
James Buckley and Daniel " sir .--, " s 0m �' a
Harwood ., "
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ENERGY CONSERVATION
have been made of automatic controls, efficient methods and equipment We
portions of windows have been insulated will constantly monitor short-range
to cut down on glass area, all pur- efforts while developing long-range goals
chases are made with energy efficiency and objectives so that Lexington will be
in mind, and greater efforts are being in a favorable position to cope with the
made to increase awareness on the part problems of cost and supply of energy
of staff, students and public to the in the future
increasing need to conserve.
The most important elements in the
An energy audit was conducted at the implementation of an effective energy
high school by outside consultants, at management program are the commitment and
no cost to the town The consultants team work of the people involved.
made recommendations for improvement in Lexington is fortunate to have a large
some areas and gave the school system number of residents who have an interest
accolades for the work and progress in and a commitment to improved energy
already completed The savings, already management The present committee's
reflected in costs, indicate a cut back membership reflects a good cross section
in usage of over 20 percent and we feel of experience and interest, but we hope
confident usage will be further curtailed. other members of the community will con-
Statistics have been compiled and will be tact us to make suggestions, express
kept in the future to clearly indicate concerns and help find solutions to the
progress in this regard energy proglems that will continue to
influence the economic, ecological,social
In some cases operational changes can be and political future of us all Every-
and have been made at negligible cost, one should be concerned and involved We
resulting in considerable energy savings welcome the support and efforts of all.
In other areas spending a substantial
amount of money to reduce energy usage
can be an excellent investment. The Patricia A. Swanson, Chairman
Energy Conservation Task Force is now in James Buckley Jerome J Green
the process of visiting and evaluating Charles Code Daniel Harwood
all other town buildings, examining other Paul Coleman James Maclnnes
energy use areas and formulating plans Emanuele Coscia Eric Olson
and recommendations that will address David Eagle Sumner Richards
the need to replace and convert to more James J Scanlon
Firefighters: , .\
A Major Fire
Expanded Training ��C ;. p 4 I '
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FIRE DEPARTMENT ,t1 fI'
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $1,074,4267 •, '>t;
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 81,913 t111 g'1 - ,
TOTAL PERSONNEL 64 /--
The year 1979 was of particular note as G
during the early morning hours of April �,
8th, the Lexington Fire Department fought 3
a devastating fire at the Old Belfry Club " a
on Forest Street. The fire had started
on the first floor and quickly spread to
the upper floor and roof of this large as a result had to be torn down This
well known local landmark The entire was the first three alarm fire since the
building received heavy fire damage and Central Block fire on Massachusetts
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
Avenue in 1971 Including this incident
the department responded to 2,544 alarms
for assistance this year The previous
year's total was 2231 alarms. w
Our apparatus replacement program this
year was highlighted by the major re-
conditioning of Engine Three, a 1958 Mack �.
pumper. This project is expected to ex-
tend the useful life of the vehicle by
twelve to fifteen years. The cost was
approximately one quarter of that which
would be required to purchase a new
engine. The department also has on order
a new Engine Five which is expected to be e<E
delivered in the spring of 1980 Includ-
ing these two pieces, we will have had '+
four of our five engines purchased or re- '
conditioned within the last eight years ` - «
This modernization allows us to continue
to serve the community with the best
apparatus available
The town is continuing to experience an �� s, e
increase in ambulance usage and this
demand may result in needing additional
personnel in the future We are current- f .
.i
ly using an emergency back-up ambulance ' , ,, �'
from the Bedford Fire Department on an I At. .
average of once a week, and our own vehi-
cle is averaging 2 4 emergency medical ilk 1 - A
service and fire calls per day. In 1980
we will be requesting Town Meeting to .
r°a
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purchase another ambulance. Our present -It
vehicle is proposed to be kept as a spare ,
for use when the new vehicle is under- ."
going maintenance or repairs
The department continued its in-house Firefighters battle fire at Old Belfrey Club
training program with sessions scheduled
every weekday. In addition, several of
our lieutenants attended a four day
course on personnel supervision, another men receive refresher training to keep
officer is being trained as a radiological their skills intact and next year plans
monitoring instructor and the entire are being made to make E M T training
department will receive this training by available to every member of the force.
early 1980. Several firms in Lexington It is our firm belief that a firefighter
use radiological materials and we are cross trained as an E.M T offers the
also responsible for materials trans- most in productivity, efficiency and ser-
ported overrour highway system. This vice to the community.
valuable training will assist us in coping
with any problems that might occur. Our mutual aid system was improved upon
this year with agreements expanded
The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy between our department and neighboring
has given several classes in Lexington Bedford and Winchester. These agreements
including a two day pump operators provide for a greater sharing of re-
course Many men have also attended re- sources which helps each town during
gional Academy short courses and one man serious emergencies and periods of peak
has attended the liquified gas training load The cost of fire and ambulance
center in Hopkinton. services in Lexington during FY 1979
equals $35.28 per capita This is low
Our Emergency Medical Technicians con- compared to other communities such as
tinue to serve the community well. Sev- Winchester $46.15, Burlington $51.28,
eral letters received by the department Wellesley $53.61 and Belmont $53.93. Of
attest to lives saved and suffering eased these comparable communities the latter
by the work of these highly trained two do not provide any fire department
professionals. Throughout the year these ambulance services The main factor in
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
our lower cost is the relatively low themselves of this economical protection.
level of manning the town maintains The department also provides speakers and
visual presentations with handouts for any
During the year the force spent consider- person or group interested in smoke de-
able time providing citizens with informa- tectors, and a variety of fire safety
tion on smoke detectors Houses were literature is also available at the fire
visited to advise occupants on where to station
locate detectors and how to maintain them.
Plans submitted for building permits were In closing, I would like to personally
also reviewed to insure all legally re- thank every member of the department who
quired detectors were properly located. has contributed to this successful year.
Each and every member of the Lexington
Fire Department urges residents to avail John D Bergeron, Chief Fire Engineer
Police Department Notes Year's Trends
EN�ES • f s.-- '♦
MASSACHUSETTS `91,pRC u'� ■
CRIME 41k
WATCH 3.2 SEROUS OFFENSES \_� //
EVERY DAY
4:)) .-------- 1.0 BURGLARIES IN
$1954 VALUE OF STOLEN PROPERTY LEXINGTON
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t 0
1978 - 1979 BUDGET
PERSONAL SERVICES - $1,167,974 00
EXPENSES - $ 140,525.00
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES - 61 TRAFFIC. As can be seen from the accom-
panying graph, accident statistics contin-
CHIEF CORR REPORTS• While crime has in- ue to go down and as a result many injuries
creased in Lexington during 1979, the in- have been prevented and thousands of dol-
creases have remained smaller than other lars in motor vehicle damages have been
communities of our size across the nation. saved Hopefully, with our emphasis on
While it is disappointing to see crime sta- traffic enforcement, this trend will con-
tistics again on the rise, we believe the tinue At this writing, the numerous
numbers when measured against the total traffic tieups which initiated many calls
picture are encouraging. The department's for police assistance and which were caused
crime prevention program has been most ac- by the long lines of vehicles at the gas
tive during the year and there is no doubt stations as a result of the gas shortages
that because of citizen cooperation our are no longer with us although a repeat of
crime figures have remained less than what this situation is sure to appear again in
they might have been. Continued efforts the future
to enlist the assistance of our citizens in
the area of crime prevention will be made LEGISLATION. The "20 year old" drinking
during 1980 We are convinced that some of law which was signed by Governor King ear-
our major problems such as burglaries, Tier this year has had a most positive
larcenies, vandalism and motor vehicle effect in reducing police problems in town
theft can be reduced in this manner that were related to teenage drinking We
Crime is, and always will be, not just a in police work were pleased to see this
police problem but a community problem. legislation passed. Decriminalization of
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POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIONS
ACCIDENTS
COMPLAINTS REPORTS
,
ARRESTS
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INCLUDING SUMMONSES
1 t I 1500
FINES
, 14
=MK 11997709 $
119549,000800 1400
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1970 '71 '72 '73 '74 '73 '76 '77 '711 '79 1970 '71 '72 '73 '74 '73 '76 '77 '71 '79 1970 '71 '72 '73 '74 '75 '76 '77 '711 '79
minor traffic offenses also became law on service training capability. With the co-
January 1st of this year. What this meant operation of the Massachusetts Criminal
to the average motorist is that the traffic Justice Training Council, 53 officers
offender could pay his/her fines through attended special courses varying in length
the mail without acquiring a criminal re- from one day to two weeks. The courses in-
cord. Also, as a result of this legisla- cluded but were not limited to photography,
tion, the town of Lexington now receives safety officer training, crime prevention,
from the court all the monies collected in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, use of
this manner which used to go to county minimal force, report writing, motivating
government. We expect this figure for 1979 people, crime scene search, rape invest.iga-
to be in excess of $120,000 00 tion, up-date on criminal law, "identi-kit"
procedures and defensive driving for police
IN-SERVICE TRAINING. One of the depart- officers At the present time over 30 men
ment goals or 19'19 was to improve our in- on the department have either their bach-
elor of science or associate
I degrees in criminal justice.
SERIOUS OFFENSES
KNOWN TO POLICE —VALUE PROPERTY STOLEN 1980: We in the Police Depart-
--VALUE PROPERTY RECOVERED ment will continue to pledge
- all efforts toward physical
OFFENSES '? - security and peace of mind as
n "•' T T 900 our agency can best provide
:n' l % % 77 Lexington residents. We hope
7, j 2 ,o. % /' / .. 7 you will call us in the event
,� / % / / / % / boo we can be of service to you.
700 James F. Corr, Chief of Police
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BURGLARY m
o
T 0
,, 400
LARCENY
777 •n0
1., ,0' a 200e so. j To,
/ /// / / /. . 200 y. �` i'•'. /
AUTO THEFT' g w * • 100 f
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*ESTIMATED 1970 '71 '72 '73 '74 '73 '76 77 '73 79
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Board of Health L/R Mary Smith, Secretary; Dr William Cosgrove,
Chairman; Dr Michael Erdos; James W Lambie, George Smith, Director
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $ 44,556.00 available to residents 60 years of age and
TOTAL EXPENSES (appropriated) $ 10,000.00 over and the chronically ill a vaccine
TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 3 hailed by health authorities as effective
protection against pneumoccocal pneumonia
The Board of Health focuses on the health
needs of the community It tries to fore- Influenza Clinic Held annually, this
see health needs and trends within the com- clinic provides protection for senior citi-
munity while taking into account social zens, the chronically ill and persons pro-
pressures and influences of the times. viding essential community services against
the hazards of influenza A new aspect of
Board programs aim to (1) understand the the program this year allowed for the dis-
causes of disease and injury in the commun- tribution of vaccine to private physicians
ity, (2) provide education to help the and nursing homes. This year's vaccine
community protect itself against disease was provided by the federal government.
and injury and (3) promote and improve per-
sonal and community health and safety Well Elderly Clinics- Provided on alter-
nating dates at Greeley Village, Vynebrook
Lexington has a three member Board of Village and East Village, these clinics
Health which serves in a policy making and offer health care information to residents
guidance capacity to the Health Department age 60 and over These clinics are open to
The board presides over a variety of all residents of the town. A public health
administrative actions and meets monthly nurse is in attendance at these clinics
except during the month of August. The
Board of Health also holds special meetings Hard of Hearing Clinic. This clinic is
and hearings on matters vital to the sponsored by the Rotary Club in cooperation
health of the community The daily opera- with the Boston Guild for the Hard of Hear-
tions of the department are supervised and ing and the Health Department and it
conducted by the Health Director and offers diagnostic hearing evaluation and
department staff. referral
CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH IN LEXINGTON Eye Screening Clinics. Each fall the Lions
Club and the Pre-School P T A sponsors a
The main objective of the Board of Health day-long eye screening program for child-
is disease prevention. With this goal, ren ages 3 1/2 to 6 years of age The
the board provides a variety of programs, clinic provides evaluation of visual acuity
either independently or in cooperation and muscular balance.
with various service organizations These
include the following For the adults, the Lions Club along with
the Division of the Blind and the Health
Pneumocpocal Pneumonia Clinic- Pneumonia Department provides the one day glaucoma
is an inflamation of the lungs. Pneumonia clinic during the month of May.
is the most common kind of bacterial
pneumonia striking an estimated 200,000 to Cancer Detection Clinics Throughout the
1,000,000 Americans each year. This clin- year the Health Department cooperates with
is held for the first time in 1979 made the American Cancer Society and Symmes
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Hospital in sponsoring cancer detection dimension to housing inspection. Com-
screening programs. Screening is con- plaints relating to lack of heat and hot
sidered a viable method of detection, water in rental properties have become a
treatment and prevention of cancer in man common occurrence in spite of health re-
quirements to provide adequate heat and
In addition in 1979 the department co- hot water supplies
operated with the National Cancer Insti-
tute in providing literature on the latest Other prominent areas of concern with re-
advice on how to give up cigarettes to lo- pest to housing involve the use of lead
cal physicians This information is also paint, the use of asbestos insulation on
available in the Health Department office. older heating systems and suspected pro-
blems with the use of some other types of
Rabies Clinic. Provides for the control insulation material
and eradication of rabies through prophy-
lactic vaccination. The department One house was condemned and demolished
attempts to comply with dog vaccination during the year 1979 also saw an updated
requirements by immunizing pets and thus version of the housing code promulgated
reducing direct or indirect exposure of which further delineated owner and occupant
dogs to rabies. responsibilities
Measles Vaccination Clinic- The manda- Motels and Lodging Houses All motels,
tory immunization law which relates to lodging houses, summer day camps, community
school admissions requires that measles residences and farm labor camps are in-
vaccine be administered to school age spected to determine compliance with health
children found lacking in necessary departmert regulations and standards
immunizations These inspections help assure occupants
that rooms and facilities are fit for
Biological Distribution The Health human habitation by meeting all required
Department serves as a biological distribu- sanitary standards
tion station to provide essential vaccines
such as polio, measles, mumps, etc to Food Protection The goal of this program
Lexington physicians upon request is to provide the community protection from
food borne illness The emphasis is placed
Immunization Validation The Health on prevention
Department maintains a weekly updated list-
ing of immunizations required by overseas Thorough inspections are conducted of all
travelers Through the immunization Vali- food establishments twice a year In ad-
dation program travelers to overseas areas dition the Board of Health provides a
may obtain certification of their immuni- variety of educational material to food
zation "shot" records provided they obtain service establishments to assist manage-
vaccinations from Lexington physicians ment and staff personnel in keeping
abreast of current technology These in-
Human Service Programs. The Board of spections help assure patrons of food
Health supervises the contractural expen- establishments that adequate levels of
diture of town funds to the Mystic Valley sanitation are being maintained
Mental Health Association, Project Replace
and the Central Middlesex Association for Public Health Laboratory As a support to
Retarded Citizens In addition, the Board preventive health measures the Health
supervises a contract with the Visiting Department operates a limited health lab-
Nurse and Community Health, Inc (formerly oratory. Limited environmental testing is
Tri-Community Health Services) to provide conducted as well as a water sampling pro-
public health nursing services to the town gram to monitor water quality at the
various public/semi-public swimming pools
Housing Inspection Services The goal of and the town pools
housing inspection is to insure that re-
sidents live in homes that are dry, warm, Limited bacterial swab testing is also con-
safe, clean and free from toxic substances ducted of food utensils and food contact
and from disease-carrying agents like surfaces in restaurants
rodents To be habitable, homes must have
adequate living space, light, water, sani- Complaint Investigations/Surveillance The
tary facilities and areas for food storage department serves the town by a program of
and preparation complaint investigation and surveillance
which detects, monitors and investigates
In 1979 the impact of inflation on heating conditions contributing to illness or in-
fuels, plus the "real or perceived" jury in the community This program pro-
shortages of these fuels has added a new vides data for the correction and control
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of air, noise and water pollution, elle- SWIMMING POOLS
gal dumping of trash and rubbish and
rodent or other vermin problems as well as Public and semi-public swimming pools are
many other conditions that bring resident inspected regularly at the start of the
complaints/inquiries swimming season Water samples are
collected periodically to assure that water
Vector and Animal Control. Health depart- quality is maintained at levels suitable
ment programs strives to minimize risk to for swimming purposes
residents from disease vectors and animal
related diseases and conditions A permit In 1979 the Board of Health developed an
is required from the Board of Health to operation manual for use by swimming pool
keep animals Inspections are made period- operators It is our intent to update
scally to assure that permit holders abide this manual annually to include the latest
by health rules and regulations The "state of the art" recommendations.
Board of Health revoked one permit to keep
horses during the year for non-compliance MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY
with regulations
The goal of the municipal water supply
Additional investigations were made of system is to insure that residents have
complaints relating to rodents, bats, access to drinking water free of harmful
mosquitoes and ground animals such as contaminants Numerous anxious calls were
raccoons and skunks received from residents regarding purity
of our water supply as news spread of
Subsurface Sewage Disposal A large por- water supply problems in nearby commu-
tion of the town has the advantage of hav- nitres As part of the Metropolitan Dis-
ing the municipal sewerage system avail- trict Commission the Town of Lexington
able There are, however, areas where has an outstanding source of water. Water
sewerage is not available. In these areas used by residents originates at the
building can proceed over if ground condi- Quabbin Reservoir some 65 miles west of
tions allow for the construction of an on- the Boston area
site sewage disposal system All requests
for septic system construction must be Of interest to Lexington residents are
approved and inspected by the Health these facts (1) We have a fluoridated
Director. Proper design and construction water supply with the fluoride maintained
is necessary to assure that no health at a maximum level of 1.0 ppm (mg/1)
hazards occur from these systems The (2) The sodium level,of serious concern to
Board of Health limits ground evaluation people with heart problems, is quite a bit
and testing to the first four months of below the level of 20 ppp (mg/1) At the
the year. Eight systems were denied be- time of this report the sodium level was
cause of poor ground conditions in 1979 A reported at 8.0 ppm The high quality of
brochure was developed this year for use by Lexington water has been maintained
homeowners with septic systems Informa- through a constant program of water
tion provided outlines preventive mainte- quality testing.
nance techniques to insure long term life
expectancy of septic systems. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"OLD RES" - PUBLIC BEACH The Board of Health wishes to thank the
many people in town government and the
During the bathing season the water at the community who have lent their support to our
"Old Res" was tested weekly and during the efforts in promoting the concept of public
hot spell of the past summer samples were health
collected daily to insure that water quali-
ty remained at levels conducive to health- Dr. William L Cosgrove, Chairman
ful swimming The concern for water Dr Michael S. Erdos
quality was greatly emphasized during the James W Lambie
past swimming season because of the clos- George A Smith, Director
ing of the town swimming pool complex
which created an increase in bathing load
at the beach
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Animal Control Strengthene
With Education, Fees, Fines
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $17,167.00
TOTAL EXPENSES (appropriated) 4,975 00
TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 1
- PART TIME 1
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This year the Animal Control Department
has tried to continue with its educational i ;
programs in order to further the under- . "., � , .2-
standing between Lexington's young popula- ,.! ', �
tion and the department. We have given �; o
talks to such groups as school classes, y
girl scouts, brownies and cub scouts and :f" `
have been visited at the animal shelter by E
some of these same groups We hope that ' `
the understanding between Lexington's °
children and this department can be in-
creased and continued ` Ni
This year the new Massachusetts Court Re- 3 ;�1 s
form went into effect and with it came an '.140
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increase in the court fine schedule for This puppy was born at the Town animal shelter and
leash law violations. later adopted.
First Offense Dismissal on appearance
Second Offense . . $25.00 Complaints about dogs should be called in
Third Offense 30 00 to the animal control office at 862-0500,
Fourth Offense and Subsequent extension 34. When calling the complain-
Offenses 50.00 ant should be prepared to identify himself
and give specific information such as the
Also this year, the Lexington Board of nature of the problem, the location of the
Selectmen approved a new schedule of fees dog, a description of the dog and the name
for the owners of impounded dogs. and address of the dog's owner if possible
Urgent requests are radio-dispatched and
First time of impoundment $25.00 response is rapid as possible. Other re-
Second and subsequent times 50 00 quests are answered as time permits Anon-
Board per day, per dog 3.00 ymous calls are not always possible to res-
pond to particularly if information pro-
All charges are payable by cash only, at vided is incomplete or conflicting with
which time a receipt will be issued. All other information
impounded animals are held a minimum of 10
days unless claimed by their licensed own- All callers wishing to speak to the animal
ers. Dogs not claimed within these ten control officer personally should call
days become the legal property of the Town the animal shelter at 862-0500, extension
of Lexington and may be sold to new owners 35, between 3 and 4 p m The animal Con-
or disposed of at the discretion of the trol officer is not always able to return
Animal Control Officer all telephone calls during the same day
If a call is urgent, a message should be
Dogs involved in biting incidents while left for the animal control officer at ex-
loose will be quarantined at the animal tension 34
shelter for ten days. The minimum charge
for this service is $50 00 We take this opportunity to thank the
Board of Selectmen, Town Manager, Health
Persons finding lost or stray dogs are re- Department, Police Department, local
quired by law to turn the dog over to the veterinarians and the Massachusetts
Animal Control Department The dog must be S.P.C.A. for their help and cooperation
held for ten days unless redeemed by its throughout the past year
owner. If the dog is not claimed during
the ten day holding period, the finder may George A. Smith, Health Director
then adopt the dog upon acquiring a license Barry W Littleton, Animal Control Officer
and payment of a minimum adoption fee. Mark Avery, Assistant Dog Officer
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standing Harry Hall, George
Wadsworth; William Dailey;
a Maxine Kutchin; John Campbell
+ �� g!!: v ,� Aim, Seated. George Silverman;
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As we started our annual review of reducing the tax rate to $87 60 - a drop
all town budgets as required by of $2.60.
statute, we were faced with the
very real prospect of having to deal We were unable to deal effectively with
with state imposed limitations on our many major concerns like human services,
town budget to hold spending within a town wide trash collection, new DPW equip-
cap then under consideration by the Gov- ment, revaluation and personal services
ernor and the Legislature. costs during the normal preparation stage
of town meeting. Only after very diffi-
Our committee felt it was necessary to cult and tedious effort by all of the
hold operating budgets to minimum levels concerned parties were we able to consider
wherever possible and to challenge some of these important matters - and then only
the assumptions and precedents of previous with limited time
budgets We spent much more time on this
review than we have for many years We Several of these problems remain unresolved.
felt this was one area where Town Meeting Response to human needs, trash collection,
had some control and would use it, since landfill closing, waste recovery and the
most of our town budget is not within the constant battle to control energy costs
control of Town Meeting must all be dealt with in the near future
We hope that timely information will help
Our goal was to reduce the tax rate This us review these difficult problems effec-
was accomplished with the combined efforts tively by the next annual town meeting
of our town officials, school officials,
state administration, concerned Town Donald B. White, Chairman
Meeting Members and the finance committees John R Campbell
who have long advocated fiscal restraint Robert Cataldo
While the threat of a spending cap and the William J Dailey, Jr
eventual 4 percent limit on spending Martin A Gilman
actually resulted in additional revenue to Harry A Hall III
the town. The use of town surplus funds, Maxine L. Kutchin
an increase in taxable property and a George S Silverman
generally conservative fiscal attitude of George P Wadsworth
town meeting were the major factors in Richard M Perry, ex-officio, Secretary
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Comptroller.. Ultimate Accountability
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $90,657
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 3,200
TOTAL PERSONNEL 7 As of June 30, 1979 our third audit by an
independent certified public accounting
The Office of Comptroller for the Town company was completed. The audit report
of Lexington was established by the and management letter found the town in
acceptance of Chapter 777 of the Acts of excellent financial condition. All finan-
1965, at the 1966 Annual Town Meeting. cial statements and reports, including
It is the "watch dog" and focal point of General Revenue Sharing expenditures data
the town's finances and continues to were found to have been filed correctly
serve all departments, boards, committees and on a timely basis.
and commissions by accounting for all
revenue receipts and disbursements During the year we reviewed our method of
During the year this office processed recording revenue receipts and revamped
over 37,000 payroll checks, 13,500 bills it to make reporting of this information
payable checks and issued 2,394 W-2's to the state and the auditors an easier
statement of earnings paid employees task in the future.
As of July 1 we converted our appropria- During the upcoming year we will be study-
tion accounting to an encumbrance system ing
oour
)expenditurenclassificationyable
whereby all purchase orders are encum-
bered as an obligation against the town check writing
geroutinetinnsne in an effort to
before being placed with the vendor.
This insures that the funds to pay the Richard M. Perry, Comptroller
purchase are set aside accounting wise
Treasurer Tells of Increased Interest
EFFECTS ON SHORT-TERM FINANCING of 4 85 percent. The proceeds refunded
Increased interest rates characterized short term bank loans previously borrowed
the operations of the Treasurer's office for construction of sewers and for pur-
in Fiscal Year 1979. Fortunately the over- chase of cemetery and conservation land
all effect was favorable This was be-
cause though at higher rates borrowing in FINANCIAL HEALTH
anticipation of taxes declined frome A
$3,500,000 in FY 1978 to $750,000 in FY LLexingd ton inhasaretainedbthefTripleiAuMoody
1979, and the $750,000 was outstanding
for only 18 days. On the other hand all the prudence and fiscal discipline shown
revenues pending disbursement could be by all segments of town government
invested at high rates Net FY 1979 In-
vestment income from undisbursed tax, IN THF MANY FACETED TREASURER' S OFFICE
bond and federal revenue sharing funds
totalled $349,736 67 compared with The routine operation of check reconci.lia-
$187,134 21 for FY 1978 Among the many tion and the administration of the Blue
factors affecting the tax rate, this in- Cross/Blue Shield and the life insurance
vestment income could be equated with a programs proceeded normally. A deferred
reduction of about $1 30 per thousand income employees}, hasgbeen uunderrnal studyfor
andtown
will
LONG-TERM FINANCING be implemented in FY 1980
On June 15, 1979 the town sold a 5 year Louis A Zehner, Treasurer
bond issue of $795,000 at an interest cost
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Town Debt and Interest
Principal Interest
Amount of Paid Balance Paid in
Original Issue in FY 1979 6/30/79 FY 1979
Cemetery 70,000 00 ---- 70,000.00 ----
Conservation 1,710,000 00 295,000 00 1,220,000 00 39,462.50
Library 1,375,000 00 125,000 00 725,000 00 35,437 50
Schools 13,450,000.00 885,000 00 2,460,000.00 111,225 00
Sewers 3,545,000 00 315,000.00 1,235,000 00 47,580.00
Grand Total 20,150,000.00 1,620,000 00 5,710,000 00 233,705 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.
Tax Collector Tracks Taxes With Computer
INSIDE OUR OFFICE Our cash and checks (to the Treasurer)
and schedules of receipts (to the Comp-
This has been a teaching and learning year troller) are turned in daily
We are working with an Entrex Terminal
that is tied into a computer via telephone No bills are prepared by our office Late
lines at the Arlington Trust Company in charges are followed up on real estate,
Methuen and all our writing and posting personal property and excise Interest
has now turned to "keying" - a new expe- at this time on fiscal 1980 real estate
rience for us all, learning a new vocab- and personal property is now 14 percent
ulary and learning to read print-out Real estate andersonal
p property bills
sheets - a new way of keeping books are due November 1 and May 1. If not
Real estate, personal property and excise paid by those dates, interest is retro-
records are now in the brain of a compu- active to October 1 and April 1
ter and we are gradually getting used to Demands on the May bills are $2 00 If
reams of paper and proving out balance these bills are not mailed before Octo-
sheets There have been and still ber 1, they are due within 30 days from
are many quirks to be "ironed out" in the mailing date and interest is figured
the programming back to the date of mailing.
We work with approximately ten thousand FALL PAYMENTS OFF SCHEDULE
each of real estate and water bills twice
a year We also process personal proper- For the first time in many years our fis-
ty and between twenty-five and thirty cal 1980 real estate and personal proper-
thousand excise bills We handle re- ty tax bills were mailed late after Octo-
ceipts for betterments, ambulance, school ber 1 Notices were placed in the local
tuition, cemeteries and miscellaneous newspaper explaining the whys and where-
items All our work is committed to us fores of the late mailing Beyond the
for collection, some with warrants many telephone calls asking why one hadn't
received a bill and when payment was due
Municipal Liens Certificates and Dis- the work load ran very smoothly, with
charges on betterments ($15 00 and $4 00 much of the last-minute paying eliminated
respectively) are issued by us and many
inquiries from various departments are DUE DATES FOR TAXES AND BILLS
needed to complete this work The
monies for these are turned over to the Real estate taxes remaining unpaid after
Treasurer on a weekly basis May 1 and after demands are mailed are
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TAX COLLECTOR
subject to placement on tax title, which Deputy fee becomes $15.00 and the
constitutes a lien against ones property Registry release is $1.00 (an increase
recorded at the registry of deeds We of an additional $11 00) If the excise
are required by law to keep property on and added charges continue to be unpaid,
tax title for 6 months before foreclosure a hearing with the Registry is set up for
proceeding can commence. Presently we suspension of registration
have 10 accounts on tax title but antic-
ipate that more will be added in the very Water bills are due within 30 days from
near future. January 1 and July 1. If unpaid after
that date a $1.00 demand charge is added.
Excise bills are due within 60 days from Any water bills including demands, re-
the date of issue. If left unpaid after maining unpaid by March are liened onto
the 60 days, the demand notices are the real estate bills
mailed with an additional $2 00 charge
After 14 days they are sent to the Deputy Elizabeth Baird of our office retired
for collection. His first billing in- this past August after seventeen years
cludes interest, demand, warrant fee of of dedicated service to the Town
$2 00 and his fee of $5 00. If not paid
on this notice the bill is mailed to the
Registry of Motor Vehicles and now the Doris E Barclay, Collector of Taxes
Capital Expenditures Carries Crystal Ball
.rte those capital items which are foreseen as
•,. �A/ being required during the coming five-year
period. It reviews the need, cost, timing
and adqquacy of these expenditures, as
well as the effect they will have on the
overall financial position of the town
: ` " ' . This past year saw the beginning of the
implementation of a three-year program to
�'. complete the sewering of the town In
' . addition, an ongoing Inflow-Infiltration
'"''' '' ',,:kmsstudy and a Comprehensive Drainage study
- i • are identifying what major capital repairs
m *tilt ,� ? � will ne required in our sanitary sewer and
�_,
Q ,�� drainage systems during the coming years
[ � 4' if N .� = ," Major elements of the Recreational Master
Plan realized fruition with the approval
O of a new pool complex and with receipt of
state funds for an intra-town bike path
0.
network Our continuing land acquisition
Capital Expenditures Committee L/R Frank program is nearly complete
Shunney, Jane Buckley; John Parker (non-member in
marble); Nyles Barnert, Chairman, Anne Scigliano; Still unresolved at year's end are the
Clifford Porter direction which will be taken by the town
when its sanitary landfill operation ends
in 1981 and the costs which will be asso-
The Capital Expenditures Committee pre- ciated with the closing of the landfill
pares and recommends to the town each year
a five-year program covering capital needs. Nyles Nathan Barnert, Chairman
This report is now published annually Jane P Buckley
along with the Warrant for the annual town Clifford B. Porter
meeting It receives from the various Anne R Scigliano
town boards and departments a list of Frank L Shunney
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Assessors Enter Revaluation; Taxes Down
� v4.004., 0, ° F' 0 August the Board of Assessors and the
�ti ' ,� t;3 Town Manager signed the revaluation con-
btract with Patten Appraisal Associates
"* '�° [ r . of Portland, Maine. The preliminary work
&'IP- '' began in October, and the contract is
4" scheduled for completion in spring, 1981.
� The Assessors, in conjunction with Patten
Appraisal Associates, plan an extensive
Ir, public relations program including
t periodic status reports in the local
- press As part of the revaluation an
" ++ y �; " �� .l interior inspection of all properties is
planned The Board of Assessors urges
Al g all homeowners to cooperate with the
revaluation company so that work can pro-
G
ceed on schedule.
o New legislation enacted this past year
a / a increased the interest charge on unpaid
Cyt taxes from 10 to 14 percent. Taxpayers
Board of Assessors L/R John McWeeney, should keep this in mind and make every
Tom Wenham, Town Assessor; Willard Crush, Chairman, attempt to pay their taxes when due to
William Potter avoid this charge
Last year, the regular work of the
TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 4 Assessors' Office continued at unabated
PART TIME 3 pace Records of approximately 400 prop-
TOTAL PERSONNEL SERVICES $58,061 erties were updated due to transfers;
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 8,300 and an increased portion of additions and
alterations were among approximately 350
Fiscal 1980 saw the tax rate decrease by new construction inspections Over
$2 60, the first such decrease since 1971. 26,000 auto excise bills passed through
This was due to an increase in estimated our office for processing, many to be
receipts and a decrease in estimated untangled from errors and ownership
charges on the Cherry Sheet, as well as changes Betterments, including water
fiscal restraint from all town operating liens, abatements and exemptions, as well
departments and a substantial increase in as many of the above-listed operations
the total valuation of the town. As we were dealt with both as records or pieces
face the future, the town is in good of paper to be processed and as problems
shape, with certified free cash of over of real people to be assisted over the
$1 5 million. counter at the Assessors' office
The 1979 Annual Town Meeting appropriated Willard P Crush, Chairman
the necessary funds for the Assessors to William L Potter
enter into a revaluation contract In John J. McWeeney
Driving's Costing More, Not Less
Buy a Pass and Ride LEXPRESS
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Trustees of Public Trusts
The trustees presently administer thirty- „
seven trust funds Over the years sums iii II .7
of money have been bequeathed or donated '
to the town of Lexington to be held in ;,,, �� doom 1 1 1
trust for a specified public purpose, in- ,.,, +�,; wee
eluding perpetual care funds of the West- s � ; �_
view, Colonial, and Munroe cemeteries and ,, 1m
the Bridge Charitable Fund, with a total w, � ,
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book value on June 30, 1979 of �"
$581,373 80
These funds are administered by a board "I,
of three trustees who are appointed by _ ' c
the Board of Selectmen to staggered six-
o.
year terms. It is their responsibility e
to invest the funds prudently within the Trustees of Public Trusts L/R: Frederick James,
limitations imposed by the donor or by
Gaynor Rutherford, Chairman, Frank Parrish
law and to distribute the income as
specified by the particular fund They
have informal telephone meetings to take IN MEMORIAM
care of routine matters during the year
and meet formally several times a year to GEORGE P MOREY
ratify actions which have been taken
1899 - 1979
George P. Morey died on February 27, 1979 Trustee of Public Trusts 1958-1970 (elected)
after many years of service as trustee.
Frank T Parrish, Jr. was appointed to Chairman Trustees of Public Trusts 1970-1979
succeed him on April 30, 1979
Board of Retirement 1958-1979
Gaynor K Rutherford, Chairman
Frederick B. James Town Meeting Member for many years
Frank T Parrish, Jr
Retirement Board Oversees Pensions
The Board of Retirement met at least once On February 27, 1979 our appointed member
a month during 1979. At the Annual Town and chairman, George P Morey, passed away.
Meeting, $721,897 was appropriated to the We owe him a debt of gratitude for his
contributory retirement pension fund as wisdom and guidance over the past twenty-
the town's share of retirement allowances one years Mr Frank T Parrish, Jr was
for the 1980 fiscal year and $5,225 was appointed to fill this vacancy.
appropriated for the board's operating ex-
penses. In addition, $181,000 was appro- The town took its second step toward meet-
priated to fund the pension payments of ing its unfunded pension liability when
the non-contributory retirees or their it appropriated $200,000 at the Annual
beneficiaries. Town employees, through Town Meeting This money is invested un-
payroll deduction, contributed over til such time as it is needed
$360,000 to the fund.
As of November 30, 1979 there were 222
111 � contributory retirees, an increase of 29
1� : _w -- during the year There are also 21 non-
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ittspi, ice le. #14 MI :
c 41 '' The income from our investments amounting
m - k, ,,f to over $290,000 enabled us to credit
r'' .a interest to members'accounts at the rate
of 6.4 percent.
caw .,
During the year our financial records
Board of Retirement L/R Richard M Perry, Ex- were audited by the examiners from the
Officio, Secretary, Frank T Parrish, Jr , Chair- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of
man; Dorothy A Ryder, Employees' Elected Repre- Insurance. All records were found to be
sentative, Marguerite Barrett, Recording Secretary in excellent condition
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Registrars Pioneer with New Members
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Board of Registrars R/L. Reed Kingston Taylor, Chairman; Mary
McDonough, Clerk; Lilah Groisser; William Simmons
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $ 7,061 bers for each city and town of Middlesex
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 9,600 County and sent to each city and town the
TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 1 particular sequence of random numbers
PART TIME 30 generated for that city of town The city
or town, on or before the first day of
This has been a year of membership September of each year, shall prepare and
changes on the board with two new mem- send to the office of jury commissioner
bers having been appointed As of date processing records, one for each num-
January 1, 1979 Lilah H Groisser was ber in the said sequence of random numbers
appointed to fill a vacancy caused by for the particular city or town Each
the resignation of George E Williams number in the sequence shall correspond to
and as of April 1, 1979 she was the numbered resident having the identical
appointed to a full three year term number on the local resident list.
Theldon E Phinney, a dedicated member
since January 1976, resigned as of On or before the first day of October of
June 30, 1979 due to his intended move each year, the office of jury commissioner
to New Hampshire William B. Simmons shall make and send copies to each city or
was then appointed to fill the unexpired town a prospective juror list for each
term of Mr Phinney to March 31, 1980. city or town containing all of the names
and certain related information with each
In compliance with Chapter 415 of the name.
Acts of 1977, the new jury system for
Middlesex County went into effect on Prospective jurors shall be drawn by a ran-
Janiary 1, 1979 The jurors are no dom method of selection from the master
longer drawn by the Board of Selectmen juror list (the aggregate of prospective
from lists made up by them. On or be- juror lists from all cities and town of
fore the first day of June of each year, Middlesex County) by the office of jury
a sequentially numbered list of the commissioner
names and addresses of all persons who
were seventeen years of age or older as This new system, of which Middlesex County
of January first of the current year is the pilot program, is working so well
and who reside in the city or town as of that it will eventually be in all counties
January first of the current year shall of Massachusetts. The jury commissioner
be made and sent to the office of jury has stressed the importance of an accurate
commissioner. This list shall be deter- census as everything hinges on that fact
mined by the most recent annual Among the many other jury system changes,
census list all statutory exemptions from the duty to
perform grand and trial juror service have
After the office of jury commissioner de- been eliminated.
termines the number of propective jurors
to be drawn from each city and town of Reed Kingston Taylor, Chairman
Middlesex County, they shall, on or before Lilah H. Groissier
the first day of August of each year, William B Simmons
generate a sequence or list of random num- Mary R McDonough, Clerk
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Town Clerk Notes Bureaucratic Growth
TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 4 constantly increasing and requiring deeper
PART TIME 56 and more thorough investigation
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $ 62,539
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 5,950 Massachusetts General Laws, under which
the office of Town Clerk operates to a
A record was broken in the year 1979 as it certain extent, are constantly changing
took fourteen sessions to complete the as the legislature sees fit to enact new
warrant for the Annual Town Meeting. Prior legislation In the past, in order that a
to this, ten sessions had been the highest, divorced person or persons could obtain a
occurring in 1974 and 1978. The following marriage license, it was necessary that
breakdown shows the changes in the length they file a certified divorce decree for
of annual town meetings since 1957 each divorce. Chapter 376 of the Acts of
1979 repealed this law, and, as many of
Number of Sessions Years the decrees were bulky, this change was
One 1959 welcomed as it is one less paper to fill
Two 1960, 1961, 1962, the already overflowing files
1963, 1964
Three 1958 and 1965 Another legislative change requires that
Four 1957 no dog license may be issued unless the
Five 1966, 1967, 1968 owner thereof provides written evidence
and 1969 that the dog to be licensed has been innoc-
Six 1970 and 1971 ulated with an approved rabies vaccine
Seven 1972 Although this may be an inconvenience to
Eight 1975,1976, 1977 the owner of the dog, mere has been con-
Nine 1973 cern for victims of dog attacks. It has
Ten 1974 and 1978 been felt that this law would insure that
Fourteen 1979 most dogs would now be innoculated
As the above shows, the year 1966 started Although the foregoing changes are minor in
the upward swing for whatever reasons nature and not as far reaching as the many
More articles - controversial or other- changes in election laws affecting the
wise' More reconsiderations - roll calls? office of Town Clerk, they are examples of
More soul searching and/or quest for in- some changes that must be adhered to and
formation before the final vote on certain over which the local government has no
articles' Who can give an answer to these authority to accept or reject
questions? Town government has become
more complex each year with budget amounts Mary R. McDonough, Town Clerk
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At one of the fourteen sessions of the 1979 Annual Town Meeting
Town Meeting Members Robert A. Cataldo, Donald H Briggs, Jr ,
Louis Zehner, Eric Clerke and Fred Bailey pick up information
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Cary Library: A Most Popular Service
1979 FISCAL YEAR SUMMARY
PERSONNEL EXPENSES TOTAL
APPROPRIATED - TOWN FUNDS 375,713 128,650 504,363
SPENT - - - - TOWN FUNDS 373,799 128,648 502,547
TRUSTEE FUNDS SPENT - 0 - 34,863 34,863
STATE FUNDS SPENT - 0 - 12,179 12,179
FEDERAL FUNDS SPENT - 0 - 8,254 8,254
TOTALS SPENT 373,799 183,944 557,743
LIBRARY STAFF - 1979
Full Time 26
Part-Time (Approximate hours per week• 548)
Total full-time equivalency 41.7
THE CURRENT SCENE for most people. These national studies
are of great interest, they indicate the
As useful background for the Special White critical importance of libraries in the
House Conference on Library Services being culture of our country, but they do not by
held this year, a number of studies have any means fully indicate the extent of
been made on library use and on reading library use in Lexington The most recent
A Gallup poll last year concluded survey of library use here was taken as a
. . that more than half of all Americans part of the town's Human Service Needs
age eighteen or over have visited a public Assessment (December, 1978) Cary Li-
library within the last year." A more brary is by far the most used service
recent Harris survey confirmed the Gallup agency in town, according to this survey
poll's other principal finding that read- 88 9 percent of the Lexingtonians sampled
ing is a very basic and popular activity made use of the library.
CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
400,000-
350,OOQ
300 OK
CONSTRUCTION
250,000
LOAN
CHANGE
200,000_
150,000
100,000
1959 60 62 64 66 66 70 72 74 76 78 79
ADULT MAIN LIBRARY HOME CIRCULATION
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CARY LIBRARY
It is interesting to speculate why our
library use is so much higher than the na- t
tional average. One explanation may be
found in the last survey (University of + ; _
Illinois) we will quote. "Library use is � �
most highly related to activity An I „
individual who is active in other aspects �
of life, whether it be community organiza- - , -
tions, politics, work or sports, is also ;'
likely to be a library user Libraries
are simply a part of the life style of
active people " It is this pattern of use •
which is descriptive of Lexington that re-
sults in your library's strengths and weak- AN ,= ,; .., , , 4.., .
nesses On the one hand we are much 'e �" 41
busier than any other library in our popu- ,^:0,11,,,, ,7^
lation grouping, with an annual circula- ,
tion of 495,364 and a main library attend- 400. `'
ance of 350,926
Our current per capita expenditure of Games are part of Story Hour at Cary Library with
$18.25 (1980) is above average On the Children's Librarian Donna Poihamus
other hand some neighboring and similar
towns expend greater per capita amounts. Committee and patrons A composite report
For example, Concord $24.54 (1979) and will be presented to the Trustees in
Wellesley $21 47 (1979) Many other October 1980 The committees are by no
cities and towns with apparently lesser means to consider only questions of effi-
degrees of support are actually able to ciency and budget, their primary goal is to
give more attention to important ref- consider service aspects of our changing
erence services and similar programs re- needs in a way most cost effective.
quiring personnel time because their
usage is more or less near the national SOME LIBRARY ACTIVITIES
norm Our uniquely high and increasing
usage in these inflationary times is The Sunday evening Concert Series is grow-
therefor a mixed blessing, and one for ing in popularity The program this coming
which solutions must be found, both in year features Rosalind and Robert Koff in
terms of greater efficiency and of in- a history of the keyboard instrument, music
creased support from various sources from the Lexington High School, contem-
porary Lexington composers and M I T 's
LONG RANGE PLANNING Early Music Society The music and art
section in the lower level is also reflect-
In order to address these problems and chal- ing the town's interest in the arts, as is
lenges the library is currently engaged in our monthly exhibit program in the Piper
long range planning centered around six Gallery More audio-visual equipment is
committees in the areas of staff develop- now available for use by patrons, and a
ment, space utilization, information ser- circulating library of 8mm films has begun
vices and general collection development, as an extension of our regular 16mm film
computer applications; maintenance of service from the Eastern Massachusetts Re-
buildings, interiors and grounds, and the gional Library System.
Lexington and Worthen local history col-
lections. We expect that the results of Cary's children's programming is extensive,
these studies can increase our efficiency especially during vacation periods, and is
where possible, or point out problem areas publicized through the schools and the
where other solutions must be sought local press. A special program was inau-
gurated this year for the introduction of
Energy conservation may be used as an ex- two year olds to the library. Children's
ample We plan to conserve just as much as programs are also presented at the East
possible, but must also point out that be- Lexington Branch. Recognizing that our
cause of our long hours, seven days per most important objective is the provision
week in relatively large quarters, the pro- of library materials, a special weekly
portion of our expense budget allocated to column entitled the "Lexington Browser"
utilities is perhaps a more severe problem was begun through the courtesy of the Lex-
to us than it is to other agencies ington Minute-Man this year Its purpose
is to introduce our readers to the rich
Each of the committees is set up with re- variety of books, magazines, records and
resentatives from the staff, the Advisory other library items available to them
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CARY LIBRARY
through the main library, the children's received numerous other smaller gifts
library and the branch which are no less appreciated. We
earnestly hope that the example of these
GRANTS, GIFTS AND A GENEROUS BEQUEST gifts both large and small will spread to
others, as this is one path open for us
Two federal grants were received by the to improve services and to provide added
Library through the state's Board of Li- materials at a time when regular operating
brary Commissioners - one of $5,400 was in costs continue to rise and our volume of
recognition of our non-resident use, and business increases to record levels
the other of $1,570 was to initiate a pro- each year
gram for two year olds and their parents,
providing materials and assistance Gener- PUBLICATIONS
ous gifts for the purchase of books were
received from Temple Isaiah Sisterhood, In addition to calendar programs for chil-
Mrs. Grace Soule, and Faith and Marjorie dren and for its music series, the library
Rogers in honor of the 50th wedding anni- publishes a leaflet on its services and a
versary of George and Marian Rogers A booklet entitled Guide to the Study of
fund for the purchase of books was set up Lexington.
in memory of our late patron Joseph F.
Regan; it has enabled us to purchase about Robert C Hilton, Director
35 books on sports. The Lions Club has
continued its support of our large type Executive Committee
collection, with a recent gift of $400 Jean Gaudet, Chairman
This collection is one of our most heavily Rev Edwin McLane, Vice Chairman (Resigned
used, and its increase in size is appre- as of July)
crated by those with vision problems. Robert B. Kent, Vice Chairman (from Oct.)
Rev Ted R Petterson
A permanent fund has been established in Patricia Swanson
memory of Edith Childs as a result of the Alfred S. Busa (from October)
library's being named a residuary legatee
of her estate. Its value is a little over Advisory Committee
$250,000 in principal The monies realized Shirley Stolz, Chairman
from the interest will be used to help Elizabeth H. Clarke Mildred Marek
maintain book purchases and services criti- Rev Harold T Handley Ruth Morey
cal to our basic purpose. The library has Theodore Mairson Ann Wallace
Cary Lectures Feature Good Listening
Dr Charles E. "Stormy" Mayo of Province- are open to local residents and their
town was engaged for Saturday, November guests. Tickets are not issued for admis-
17, 1979 to describe the whales of Cape sion All programs are free.
Cod Bay and his experiences with them
It was also determined in this initial The Committee decided this year to use its
series of meetings to bring a good publicity funds for newspaper advertising,
symphony orchestra to Lexington, if rather than a town-wide mailing
feasible, on May 3 or May 10, 1980, and
to arrange for Jan Curtis "The Twentieth Funding for the Cary Lecture Series is
Century Woman" to appear in concert in provided for by the Trustees of the Isaac
the latter part of May 1980 Harris Cary Educational Fund under terms
of the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and
The Cary Lecture Committee for 1979/80 Susanna E Cary All residents are urged
held bi-weekly meetings in September and to suggest their ideas for programs to the
October, and determined on a varied pro- Committee in writing.
gram in natural history and music
Esther Arlan, Chairman
All lectures and programs are held at Cary Kenneth Garland
Memorial Hall, and begin at 8 00 PM They Homer Hagedorn
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Recreation's Game: Leisure in Lexington
TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 2
PART TIME 70
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $107,762 00ti ''""g" ""
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 21,000.00
TOTAL INCOME GENERATED $ 35,859 40 _
During the past year the general trend of
the Recreation Department has been to offer , �
a wider range of leisure services Some of
these involve programming for specific in- , G
terests and skills as well as being sensi- '
tive to the shift of program demands
caused by energy conservation Many of 44, �:
these programs were made possible through �. ` , , o
cooperation with other committees, agencies
and businesses ' -7
This year over 200 people participated in
new programs including cross country ski- * " ""
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ing, archery, camping and survival, a kite Recreation Committee L/R Carolyn Wilson, Robert
workshop and art lessons both for senior Eby; David Wells, Chairman, Joan Halverson, Recrea-
citizens and for children. In an attempt tion Coordinator, Judy Uhrig Absent Jim Dhimos
to save energy and conserve gasoline the
department hired buses for 95 people for Not only is the Recreation Department co-
family bus trips to local beaches. operating with the Council on Aging but
increased efforts are being made to co-
This past winter saw the successful begin- operate with other groups Boxboro Ski
ning of the Thursday afternoon ski program Area provided instructors to conduct cross
for 140 grade schoolers in conjunction country lessons on town conservation land
with the Boxboro Ski Resort A winter The Cycle Loft ran cross country ski wax-
sports program for third and fourth ing clinics and the bike repair workshops
graders was also introduced at Diamond There was a ski show presented in con-
Junior High School junction with the Boston Globe. The Con-
servation Commission cooperated by conduct-
As the preschool population in town de- ing informative walks to the Dunback Mea-
clines the need for services to that age dow and Paint Mine Conservation areas
group is becoming greater since children Hayden Recreation Centre and the Recreation
and mothers are isolated in the neighbor- Department held a spring swim meet Cary
hoods This summer the Recreation Depart- Library worked with the Recreation Depart-
ment began a tot lot program of supervised ment on the production of a summer program
activities for children under five at brochure
Center Playground and Kinneen Park.
Mother stayed with the children which gave Special events included the Winter Ice
them time to get acquainted while the Carnival at the "Old Res," the Pitch, Hit,
playground supervisor led games, nature & Run Contest, the Youth Baseball Parade
exploration, music, etc for one hour and school vacation events including open
followed by an hour of supervised play. gyms, a fishing derby, a magic show, a
Through the cooperative efforts of the trip to a Red Sox game and the trip to the
Preschool PTA and the School Department an Ice Follies In the Hot Shot basketball
indoor tot lot program has been initiated competition Lexington had one resident,
using space at Lexington High School John Fitzsimmons, who qualified for the
state semi-finals. Halloween face paint-
Cooperative Programming ing proved to be popular again this year.
Senior citizens programming, run in con- New Legislation Helps Program Development
junction with the Council on Aging, was
expanded this past year to include almost At this year's Town Meeting revolving fund
400 participants. There were arts and legislation was voted The fund enables
craft classes, swimming at Minuteman re- the department to contract for services
gional Vocational/Technical School, two thus providing a mechanism whereby special
picnics, a "Day at the Races," a summer programs can take place. A fee is collect-
film series and a wine and cheese tast- ed from the users of the program which
ing party covers the cost of the activity. As a re-
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suit more flexible programming is avail- schools Activities included tournaments,
able and the department can be sensitive sports, arts and crafts, special events,
to changing leisure needs and react to inter-playground competition, trips,
them without impacting the recreation bud- drama and group games. In the track
get. Programs which have been made posse- events 24 Lexington youth qualified for
ble from this legislation reached 640 peo- the state-wide meet in Braintree Almost
ple and included bus trips, disco and 500 adults in the summer had a choice of
ballroom dance and adult tennis lessons. joining a basketball league or an adult
coed slow pitch league.
During the summer the Recreation Depart-
ment ran supervised playgrounds at Adams, During the winter there were dancing clas-
Fiske, Franklin, Estabrook, and Hastings ses for adults, both ballroom and disco.
RECREATION FACILITIES*
SCHOOLS
Acres
1 Adams XX XXX X X X X X 5
2 Bowman XXXX X X 7
3 Bridge X X XX X X X 16
4 Clarke X X XXXXX X X 14
5 Diamond XX X X XX X X 20
6 Estabrook x x xl XI X X X 8
7 Fiske XIX Xi XI I XI X X 6
8 Franklin Xi XI XI XI 1 XI XIX X 4
9 Harrington xi x XI X` X_ X X 17
10 Hastings x x X_I X X X X I 8
11 L.H.S. Center x x x X x X X X X X X_X X_ X X X 33
12 Monroe X i X 1
13 Muzzey xI XI X X 3
PLAY AREAS
1 Baskin X X X X X x 7
2 Eldred St. x I I I X
3 Freemont St I I I I I I I I x
4 Garfield xix I I I I I I
5 Ivan St. I I I I I I
6 Kineen X.X x x X X 9
7 Lincoln St X X , x _X x x 20
B Marvin xi 7
9 Old Res x x x x xl 16+
10 Oxford St. x
11 Poplar St. x XI 1
12 Rindge x X X 5
13 Sutherland Hts. x x x 9
14 Valley Rd. X I
15 Valleyfield St X xI
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During the winter months the Recreation Department conducts programs in School Department facilities.
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RECREATION
The field house was open mornings for Rocket firing at Lincoln Street is still
jogging and evenings for basketball and popular and there is a steady flow of re-
informal gym activities. An average of 400 quests Center basketball courts were re-
people use the field house on a weekly surfaced and color coated for improved play
basis. The exercise program conducted by and easier maintenance. There were minor
Sandy Russian two evenings a week continued repairs made to the tennis courts at Cen-
to be very popular Sixty other adults met ter and Valley. There was a gate erected
at Diamond Junior High two evenings a week at the "Old Res" and a paved driveway put
for volleyball They were aided in their in. Due to vandalism $650 had to be spent
skills this year by a volleyball clinic on fence repairs at many of the town's
conducted in cooperation with instructors recreation areas. The end of Park Drive
from the Yankee Volleyball League Golf by the athletic fields was landscaped and
lessons were conducted for 100 people, both a parking lot put in
beginners and those interested in getting
a head start on the season Adult and The staff completed detailed plans of the
youth tennis lessons were offered in the town's eight mile system of bicycle paths
spring and summer Night tennis was and looks to an early spring construe-
discontinued in July due to the swimming tion date
pool construction
Since recreation activities are designed
Outdoor Facilities to meet the needs of the citizens, the
department and committee welcome comments
While the new pool is still under the and suggestions from citizens. Recreation
jurisdiction of the Permanent Building meetings are generally held the third
Committee, it is very much the concern of Wednesday of each month and observers are
the Recreation Department, two members of welcome. Full time staff is available in
the Recreation Committee are members of the Town Office Building to answer ques-
the Permanent Building Committee Many tions or listen to suggestions for new
Recreation Committee meetings this year in- programs Program information is available
eluded discussions of pool-related items throughout the year at town offices and the
The summer swimming program had to be library and is distributed through the
adapted to take care of the closing of the schools. Map of recreation facilities are
pools The only swimming instruction to also available in the recreation office
be offered was a modified beginner program for fifty cents
because there was nowhere to practice and
test diving skills There were no swim
meets and no synchronized swimming At F David Wells, Sr. , Chairman
this writing the new pool construction is James Dhimos
on schedule and plans are being made for Robert Eby
increased swimming and diving programming Alice M Hinkle (Resigned
etsy Whitman, Acting 6/79)9/79)
this coming summer. Judith J Uhrig
Carolyn Wilson (Appointed
Usage of Lexington's many athletic fields
continued to be heavy this year. Five Bicycle Sub-Committee
hundred fifty ballfield permits were issued BChairman
lice M. Hinkle
Michael Schroeder
beyond such ongoing programs as Little Tom Fortmann A
League, Junior Softball and the Lexington Erna S. Greene
Softball Association. Steven Groves Weiant Wathen-Dunn
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Town Celebrations: ; Events of Note
Patriots' Day morning I Z•
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parade, with Lexington •
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The Town Celebrations Committee became an STONE award was next presented to David
official entity on March 26, 1956, by a DeGugliemo, a member of the Hayden Re-
vote of the Town Meeting. The members of creation Center Drum Unit. The final
this by-law committee are appointed by the presentation of the morning, the award-
Board of Selectmen and, by a vote of the ing of the White Tricorn Hat was to a
same body in 1977, may serve two three-year popular resident, Roland B Greeley.
terms in addition to any unexpired term of
their predecessors Between the parades, pancake breakfasts
were hosted at the Church of the Redeemer,
In 1975-1976 this committee functioned as sponsored by the Rotary Club, and at
a sub-committee of the Bicentennial Commit- St. Brigid's Church, sponsored by their
tee, although with an independent budget Youth Group A 5-mile road race coordi-
for expenses incurred for the Memorial and nated by the Lions Club attracted 363
Veterans' Day observances participants. The Lexington Minute Men
and the Daughters of the American Revolu-
Under the leadership of William P Bren- tion gathered for their annual memorial
chick, chairman, and William P. Fitzgerald, services, and the acting Chairman of the
vice-chairman, this Committee enthusias- Board of Selectmen, Al Busa, and Minute
tically forged ahead early in 1979 with Men greeted "Paul Revere" and "William 1
the myriad details involved in the town's Dawes, Jr." at the Captain Parker statue.
celebrations of Patriots' Day, Memorial
Day and Veterans' Day In the float competition, prizes were
awarded to the entries best depicting the
PATRIOTS' DAY (Monday, April 16, 1979) theme "SALUTE TO AMERICA'S YOUTH." Winners
arrived damp, drizzly and raw However, were- in the Youth Division, the Girl
the weather did not interfere with the Scouts Float, the Lexington High School In-
5.30 a m sounding of the alarm from the dustrial Arts Electric Car and the Symmes
Old Belfry, the cue for the Lexington Hospital Float, in the Civic Division,
Minute Men to assemble for the reenactment
of the Battle of Lexington on the Green.
This year, as in previous years, the per-
formance of these Minute Men and the Brit- i
ish 10th Regiment of Foot were honed to �'
perfection. Narration of the scenario of q
the reenactment was most effective via a }f ``' w .°
new audio system which had earlier been 1 o
presented to the town by the Lions Club �* , c
At 7 30 a.m., the Youth Parade with Chief '��� , , a
Marshal Ismene Speliotis, president of the . ..,
" E.
LHS Senior Class, and her aides class , ' x
officers Janet Parker and Joel Cohen, "= P
stepped off for this first tribute of the AP', ''' 7
day of Lexington's "SALUTE TO AMERICA'S , ,.
YOUTH Later on the Green, Ismene, who ' = o
m c 'd the morning ceremonies, was a a,
recipient with Nancy Abelmann, a Harvard White Tricorn Hat Award winners on Patriots' Day
student, of the first Lexington YOUTH L/R Ruth Morey, Donald Gillespie, Louis Zehner,
RECOGNITION AWARDS The LAWRENCE C Louis Tropeano and Richard Michelson
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TOWN CELEBRATIONS
Town Celebrations Committee. L/R' ! i
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Margot Tutun; Karen Gaughan, 1f�...
Frances Mallett, William '
Fitzgerald, Chairman; Raymond � � e
Flynn; Paul Jenkins; Dawn � � � � � ,4446, e
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Brenchick, Jean Coates. Absent fit � •if � �`� ' A
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Lexington Lodge of Elks #2204 and the Lex- Col, USAF(Ret.) and his aides, Jerome Gar-
ington Theatre Group Floats rity and Charles Sullivan of VFW Post 3007
Lexington, formed at the School Administra-
Promptly at 2 p m Chief Marshal Daniel W tion Building and proceeded to the Battle
Murphy, CDR, USNR, aided by Chief of Staff Green for ceremonies. The Invocation was
Joseph C. Steinkrauss, CDR, USNR, led the offered by Rev. Dr Donald Wells, and
first of four divisions from East Lexing- Selectman Robert Kent read the Veterans'
ton, past the reviewing stand on the Battle Day proclamation of Governor King, follow-
Green, to Worthen Road for dismissal ed by an address directed to the veterans -
past, present and future - by Col Charles
We of the Town Celebrations Committee ex- Cabell, director for Combat Information
tend a special "thank you" to the follow- Systems, USAF, ESD, Hanscom Air Force Base
ing sponsors of the 1979 Patriots' Day Before dismissal at the School Administra-
Parade for their financial assistance which tion Building, Col Hurley re-formed the
helped make this parade musically and parade for his review at Cary Hall.
visually colorful. Ar:Lex Oil Corporation,
Lexington Chamber of Commerce, Lexington
Press, Lexington Savings Bank, Mals, ******* 4'444****** ******44
Michelson's, Old Colony Bank, Rowe Chevro-
let/Lexington Toyota, Shawmut County Bank- We of the Town Celebrations Committee wish
N A., and the Sheraton-Lexington to express appreciation and gratitude to
director Donald J. Gillespie, Jr , and the
MEMORIAL DAY (May 28, 1979)- Memorial ser- Lexington High School Band members Their
vices were conducted at Westview Cemetery exuberance and musical abilities are inte-
by Rev. Harold T Handley on this raw, gral parts of our town's celebrations: We
damp Memorial Day 1979. Chief Marshal, also acknowledge with deep appreciation the
Sgt. Robert Hickey and his aides Patrolmen involvement by all town organizations and
Donald Birch, John Day, Stephen Celata and we anticipate and invite their participa-
Peter Mills of the Lexington Police Depart- tion and cooperative efforts in our endea-
ment led the parade from the School Depart- vors in the years to come
ment Building area to Munroe Cemetery
where General Logan's Orders of the Day for May 1979 marked the expiration of an out-
the First Memorial Day and Lincoln's standing and fruitful term of office for
Gettysburg Address were read by Janet Bill Brenchick and saw the appointments
Parker and Ismene Speliotis, LHS Senior to the Committee of Dawn E. Brenchick,
officers The parade then proceeded for Karen Gaughan and Paul Jenkins The
exercises at Cary Hall, the Old Burying Committee looks forward to a busy 1980,
Ground (Colonial Cemetery) and the Battle with perhaps the additions of a 4th of
Green, where the Governor's proclamation July celebration and a commemoration of
was read by Mary Miley of the Board of the 200th Anniversary of the Common-
Selectmen Reverends McCabe, Papademetriou wealth of Massachusetts
and Collette offered the prayers at the
cemeteries and on the Green Sgt Hickey
and his aides reassembled the parade for
review and dismissal at the School Adminis- William P. Fitzgerald, Chairman
tration Building Raymond J Flynn, Vice Chairman
Frances Mallett, Recording Secretary
VETERANS' DAY (November 12, 1979) - The Karen Gaughan, Corresponding Secretary
weather again proved predictable. Vet- Paul Jenkins
erans' Day was raw and damp, but the heavy Margot T Tutun
rain of the preceding evening had stopped. C Jean Coates
Jerry Hagerty
Units of this Veterans' Day Parade, under Dawn E Brenchick
the command of Chief Marshal Henry Hurley,
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The White Hat Fits Perfectly
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rare segment of town life that has not
felt the impact of his unselfish counsel
and his rare fine judgment.
The list of his activities however in no
1 �, way measures the caliber of the man
Implicit in everything he has done has been
" ' 4' integrity He had the trust of all who had
)' dealt with him. A devoted churchman, his
y spiritual and cultural values were part of
• his make-up. He and Mrs Greeley reared
a family of five children, each a striking
..- tribute to the examples they received from
r their parents. A side light of interest
is that Roland Greeley is the son of
William Roger Greeley a distinguished citi-
m ` zen of the town who received the White Hat
o' award in 1961, the only instance so far of
a father and son receiving the award
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o Other winners of the award which has been
a _ presented since 1954, have been Edwin B
Roland B. Greeley received the traditional Worthen, Albert Burnham, John Garrity, the
White Tricorn Hat on Patriots' Day in the Rev. Harold T Handley, William E. Maloney,
award sponsored by the Lexington Lions Dr. Fred S. Piper, Thomas S Grindle, Wil-
Club. The award met complete approval and Liam Roger Greeley, Albert G Frothingham,
acceptance Margaret Keefe, Eleanor B. Litchfield,
the Rev. Msgr. George W Casey, Joseph 0
We could recite a long list of services Rooney, Donald E. Nickerson, Alan G
Mr. Greeley has rendered to the town, no- Adams, Dr. Winthrop H. Harrington,
tably as selectman, as president of the Michael Vidette Sr. , Louis Tropeano,
Historical Society, as a member of the George W Emery, Louis A. Zehner, Irving
Planning Board, the Bicentennial Committee, H Mabee, Richard A Michelson, Ruth
to name only a few. Indeed it would be a Morey, Levi Burnell and Donald Gillespie.
Lexington Battle Green Guides
The summer of 1979 was a full one for the
thirty guides, including ten new recruits, / " '
that have been licensed by the Selectmen. ' `
In spite of gasoline shortages and vari-
able weather, they were kept busy Not � ' ,
only individuals but bus groups continue
to come here from as far away as China. A `
ft.4100r
The Guides have also cooperated with the
Lexington Minute Men in their "Living o
History" presentations, and have given an Vo
evening for Lexington newcomers. F.
The guides realize that they are the re- • `.--- -,--r,. -, -'''
presentatives of Lexington to many visi-
tors
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'As one visitor said after a tour,
"It makes you proud to be an American,
doesn't it")"
Harold T. Handley
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Historical Commission Reports:
Losses and Gains in Historic Architectural Assets
A notable gain occurred in the condition of Hancock School. Of the schools already
the Sanderson House on Massachusetts Ave- closed or slated for closing, Hancock is
nue. New owners Carol and Robert Snyder the only one listed on the National Re-
received the commission's first award for gaster of Historic Places, but each of the
Excellence in Preservation for their care- schools has certain architectural and land-
fully researched and well-executed re- mark values which should be given all
storation of the house. Presented in May, possible protection We think there is
the Award was timed to coincide with the much to learn from the Hancock experience.
national observance of Preservation Week.
Another gain was the commission's contri- Sara B Chase, Chairman
bution to the planning efforts of Jason Norma R Bogen
Kortell Associates of Waltham in their Bebe Fallick
work on route location for the proposed Anne A Grady
Mill Brook Valley relief sewer John Orcutt
It is encouraging to note that the commis-
sion's survey of the historic buildings
and archaeological sites can have practical
application in planning and in saving the
most important of these historic assets.
The loss, on the other hand, of the c. 1845
commuter station in East Lexington during
the summer forced the commission to regis-
ter intense regret. Built before the
middle of the nineteenth century, it was
one of very few, and probably the oldest,
remaining stations along the earliest
commuter rail lines into Boston
The selectmen and the commission are pre-
sently establishing an open line of
communication so that needless demolition
of vital historic buildings may be averted
in the future. Awareness of impending
demolition will enable the Commission to
comment on the relative value of the build-
ing or site before it is too late
Both the proposed sewer line and the des-
struction of the East Lexington Depot
point up the need to put the Lommission's
inventory of Lexington's historic sites
and buildings to use for the town in the
form of a comprehensive preservation plan
An application to the National Trust for
Historic Preservation for the services of
a summer intern to develop such a plan was
denied last year, but other sources of
planning assistance are currently beings
investigated.
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The Historical Commission served the town
in its advisory capacity throughout the
year, commenting on the proposed bandstand
and on housing policy and reviewing
legislation which would have established
"Neighborhood Conservation Districts and
Protected Landmarks." The commission al-
so produced a careful, written review of
the process of re-use and development of c
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Historic Districts Commission L/R standing John Davies; Richard
Morehouse; Roland Greeley, S. Lawrence Whipple Seated• Linda
McAuley; Georgia Williams, John Packard, Chairman; Barbara Gilson,
Secretary Absent Sara Harkness, Howard Nason
In 1979 the commission was asked, as it is Through the efforts of the Building Depart-
every year, to approve many requests for ment we hope soon to have an up-date list
signs, alterations and additions to home of all property owners in the historic d>s-
and office buildings and changes in paint tricts This will enable us to remind them
color. Most of these attract little atten- that there is a statute placing some con-
attention. It was thus a pleasant break trols on the appearance of their pro-
with routine to have the matter of a band- perty, and to seek their cooperation in
stand come before us at a well-attended making this statute work more effectively
and well-argued hearing in January We for them and the town as a whole.
thought that the Buckman Tavern grounds,
the first choice of location, were not Commissioners
suitable for the bandstand We were glad John R. Packard, Chairman
for all who had worked so hard on this Georgia H Williams, Secretary
project, to approve a new location in John L. Davies
Hastings Park, where the attractive Roland B Greeley
structure was dedicated in September S Lawrence Whipple
Associate Commissioners
Sarah P kness
Linda J McAulay
Har
_ Richard S. Morehouse
�, Howard C Nason
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_ holidays at Buckman Tavern.
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Planning Board L/R. Marion Snow, Administrative Clerk; Kenneth
Briggs, Planning Director (resigned), Fred Friedman, Chairman,
Laura Nichols; Iris Wheaton, Frank Sandy Absent. Albert Zabin
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $40,178
TOTAL EXPENSES 4,555
TOTAL PERSONNEL 3
During the past year, as well as the pre- 1979 Town Meeting with the cooperation of
vious year, the Planning Board has been proponents for rezoning to multi-dwelling
more concerned with the problem of ade- use of single family zoned land It was
auate housing for Lexington residents than agreed that as a condition of the re-
with any other single problem Following zoning the Lexington Housing Authority
recommendations made by the Board's Citi- would be given an opportunity to acquire,
zens Advisory Committee on Housing Policy at cost, 10 percent of the proposed units,
we presented several housing related ar- these would then be available for rental
titles at the 1979 Town Meeting to qualified families under the auspices
of the Housing Authority. Town Meeting
We were successful in obtaining Town Meet- approved two such proposals which will
ing approval of a procedure for the con- provide a total of twelve at-cost units.
1 trolled development of congregate living
facilities for senior citizens. This Any such addition to the Town stock of
mode of living is intended to provide pri- low and moderate income housing will aid
vate sleeping quarters with shared dining us in providing for this basic human need
facilities for elderly residents who are in a time of disastrous inflation which
capable of maintaining their independence weighs so heavily on people with fixed
A congregate living facility could, for or modest income. The Planning Board
example, be set up to serve retirees who is committed to carrying out the housing
do not wish to maintain a private resi- policy resolution voted at the 1979
dence any longer, who are not eligible Town Meeting. We intend to cooperate
for subsidies and who desire to remain with the Lexington Housing Authority in
in Lexington. fulfilling, over the next four years, the
goals of providing twenty-five units per
The Board spent a considerable amount of year of subsidized family housing and 15
time discussing means of persuading devel- additional units per year for subsidized
opers to build modestly priced homes. Two elderly housing.
factors weigh against such construction
Current high land prices in Lexington pre- The Planning Board has, as in the past,
clude the development of single-family devoted time to discuss and evaluate
housing which people of modest means could central business district problems. We
afford and, moreover, it is unlikely that have had meetings with businessmen, prop-
Town Meeting will support proposals for erty owners and interested citizens
1 higher density housing sufficient to Although there is concern about adequate
I counterbalance land costs. parking in certain parts of the center,
there appears to be no consensus that
' The Board successfully introduced an parking alone is the problem Similarly
innovative approach to provide dwellings there is no agreement as to how active
1 for our low and moderate income citizens a role the Town should play in promoting
by having 10 percent of the units in or controlling business in the center.
certain new developments dedicated to Meanwhile, a parking study committee has
subsidized housing This was done at the been working on methods of preserving
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PLANNING BOARD
currently available parking in the Illinois Mr Briggs had served both the
Central Business districts Planning Board and the Town faithfully.
One suggestion for making the center more
interesting is to allow a greater varietyMarrCambril Permits Granted
of signs which,. if done tastefully, would Cambridge Farms, adowlat Rd
Daisy Wilson - Meadowland, Lot C, Moreland Ave
add color, varety and form, a s well as Daisy Wilson - Meadowland, Lots A&B, Moreland Ave.
attract business The planning staff Willow Ridge, Barrett Rd
has drafted a model sign by-law and we
are now incorporating suggestions from Subdivisions Processed
the Historic Districts Commission into Battle View, Young Street Withdrawn
this draft. We expect to have a new sign Cambridge Farms, Marrett Rd Approved
by-law ready for Town Meeting considera-
tion in 198 0. Daisy Wilson - Meadowland, Moreland Ave Approved
Hamilton, Concord Ave. Denied
The impact of Lexpress, the recently Ridge Estates II, Emerson & Ridge Ms.
(Standard RO) Denied
introduced townwide bus transit system is Ridge Estates II, Emerson & Ridge Rds. I
yet to be evaluated. Since the hub of
the system is in the center there may be (Cluster) Approved
improvement in the parking and traffic Saunders, Bartlett Ave Withdrawn
problems as well as increased business Willow Ridge, Barrett Rd. Approved
volume
PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE AT
The Board has completed its survey of PLANNING BOARD OFFICE
streets throughout the Town and will in
the near future propose a reclassifica- Zoning By-Law
tion of all streets in Town for frontage Zoning District Maps I
purposes. We will identify which are Zoning Maps
adequate for use as house lot frontage, Subdivision Rules and Regulations
which are essentially driveways, which
are non-existent and which should be Manfred P. Friedman, Chairman
accepted by the Town. Iris G. Wheaton, Vice Chairman
Frank Sandv,Clerk 1
In November, the planning director for Laura F. Nichols
the past seven years, Kenneth G. Briggs, Albert P. Zabin
resigned to accept a position as Direc-
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Marion Snow, Administrative Clerk
tor of Community Development in Homewood, Steve Asen, Planning Intern
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Building/Inspection Copes with Codes
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TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $70,653 ri
TOTAL EXPENSES 2 895 tions falls on the Build-TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 4 ing/Inspection Department,
PART TIME 2 sometines to the chagrin
CETA WORKER 1 of the builders, develop- 4 __
ers, realtors and home-
A popular myth which should be discarded as owners
archaic and extant depicts a running battle
between enforcement agencies and builders Instead of waiting for problems to appear,
or homeowners Nothing is farther from unlike Hammurabi, a systemic approach to
the truth with respect to the functions enforcement is taken to anticipate, pre-
of the Building/Inspection Department dict and alleviate problem areas and to
The department is in existence as mandated minimize conflict. Beginning with the
by state law and provides services to bene- application process, a thorough review of
` fit the Town and citizens alike. all building permit applications and plans
is activated to ensure compliance with
The historic evolution of the building the zoning by-laws, building codes and
regulatory need dates back to 1700 B.C. , other applicable regulatory agencies, such
when King Hammurabi attempted to codify as Historic Districts, Conservation
the many laws of the lands he conquered Commission, Engineering (sewer, water,
Article 229 of that code reads as follows etc.) and Health departments
"If a builder has built a house for a man,
and his work is not strong, and if the The codes are minimum standards to assure
house he has built falls in and kills the the integrity and quality of a structure
i house-holder, that builder shall be slain" so that "Article 229" is never needed
The by-laws are standards set to maintain
The process for assuring quality and com- high standards of community growth and
pliance today is not as absolute as King development With these principals in
Hammurabi decreed. We do not wait for mind, the goals and objectives of this
building failures to solve problems We department are being practiced, the level
strive to deal with the causes of pro- of enforcement has increased dramatically
blems before they are built-in. With during 1979. Court action has been ini-
this in mind the various state codes, i e tiated in both the building and zoning
building, plumbing, gas, electrical, areas to resolve major problems and pro-
sanitary and local by-laws (zoning, signs, tect the interests of citizens
etc ) have been developed and are applied
Statistically, 1979 has recorded more con-
At the state level, most codes are based struction activity than any year since
on national model codes and modified to 1947 (see 1978 report) . More single fami-
local constraints. At the local level, ly and multi-dwelling structures were
zoning by-laws are created by the citizens built than last year. With the lack of
of the Town for the common interests of land, more major additions and alterations
all The enforcement of all these regula- were initiated than ever before The oil
1' ..,,v2: crisis has also generated a tremendous
increase in the installation of wood burn-
ing stoves. An increased number of zoning
complaints and violations have been pro-
,, cessed in 1979, involving illegal acces-
'' € 1 � sory apartments, junk cars, business at
home activity and other matters.
w ' _ °' As described, the 1979 activity has taxed
i ‘ * the system Delays were experienced in
f issuing permits and performing required
a
I ., a , field inspection. 1980 should not be as
4' .n. •� ,- _ busy, but several major construction pro-
jects are scheduled to commence in the
Building/Inspection Staff L/R standing- Tom spring. Goals for 1980 include stream-
Kelley, Building Inspector, Henry Barry, Zoning In- lining the process, increased communica-
Spector (CETA); Peter DiMatteo, Building Commis- tion with other departments and increased
sioner, William Corcoran, Inspector of Wires enforcement in both the building and
Seated: Elizabeth Adam, Clerical Assistant, Pearl zoning areas
Lewis, Secretary Missing. John Byrne, Plumbing,
Gas and Mechanical Inspector Peter F DiMatteo, Building Commissioner
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Fence Viewers Still View Fences
John Parker was chosen Fence Viewer , - 4� `
of Lexington in 1714, a year after =-, ` "
the town became Lexington. (John TOWN or x .
Parker had purchased a "mansion" and 60 LEXINGTON
Q1� CONSERVATION . n_
acres of land on the Waltham line - the E,4` LANA `° " '
present Parker House) . As a note of the
importance of the position it is re- � ^i-
ported that Neighbour Parker was given a x
choice of seats up front in the Meeting � a c
House No modern Fence Viewer has ever - .,
been so rewarded at Town Meeting nor
would one desire to be • rt
Juniper Hill Conservation Land, a view from near
John Parker's "mansion".
Conservation Commission:
Protecting Our Natural Resources
EXPENSE BUDGET FY ' 80 $10,455 Bernard Streets adjacent to conservation
PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 1 land and transfer of three town-owned
PART TIME 1 parcels to conservation jurisdiction
(These are 31,000 square feet on Brent
The Conservation Commission is responsible Road, added to Willard's Woods; 11 1
for the preservation and protection of acres off Utica Street in Lower Vine
the natural resources of the town This BrookConservation Area, 8,500 square feet
is accomplished by land acquisition, land near Valley Road, added to conservation
management and monitoring development land ) Also during the year the
under state and local wetland protection commission used $4,000 from the conserva-
laws When the Commission was tion fund to purchase 1 5 acres of land
established in 1963, land acquisition near Blossomcrest Road for access and ex-
was its first focus At first, a pro- pansion of Dunback Meadow and accepted
gram was begun to acquire land for its with much appreciation a gift from an
natural beauty and recreational use; the "environmentally concerned citizen" of a
importance of protecting wetlands was one-acre parcel on Hancock Street for
slower to be recognized However, in the conservation and recreational use
past 16 years about 950 acres have been
acquired by the Commission (through gift, MONEY RETURNED TO TOWN. The Commission
easement, transfer or purchase) for open was finally successful in obtaining
space and recreational use as well as $575,942.20 in state "Self-Help" funds,
for wetland protection reimbursing a considerable portion of the
acquisition costs of lands acquired in
LAND ACQUISITION In 1979 the Commission 1976 through 1978. This sum is now in the
presented and Town Meeting voted three town Excess and Deficiency account
articles to acquire conservation land
through purchase or transfer. The most LAND MANAGEMENT Under the supervision of
important authorization called for pur- the Conservation Director there has been
chase of 14 acres off Revere Street, continued maintenance of open fields and
including over 1000 feet of the North meadows to insure better use and access as
Lexington Brook Acquired in July, this well as fire protection Bridges have
property consists of open field, woods been constructed across streams in Dunback
and a small pond Also approved were Meadow and Whipple Hill and signs designat-
acquisition of 2 3 acres near Justin and ing conservation lands have been installed
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1 Belfrey Hill x 14 Meagherville I X X 10
2 Bowman Park X X 5+ 15 N. Lexington Brook y x 16+
3 Cranberry Hill X X X 74 16 North St. Sand Pits y y 97+
4 Dunback Meadow X X X X ) 17 Old Res x x x x x 16,+
5 Follen Area X X X )l48 18 Paint Mine Ix x x x 95
6 Hastings Park iX X 4+ 19 Shaker Glen lx y 1F
7 Hayden Woods I x IX X x 77 20 Simonds Brook I x x x 77
8 Hennessey Land I X X X X in 21 Tower Park Ix x x 8
9 Idylwilde ME X X 9 22 Upper Vine Brook I x x 7. +
10 Juniper Hill X X X 96 23 Waltham St Farms I x x x 41+
11 Katandin Woods I X I XI X1 1 70 24 West Farm I x x I x 17
12 Liberty Heights I X I IX I I 5+ 25 Whipple Hill I y y y II 150
13 Lower Vine BrookI 1XI X 72 26 Willard's Woods 1_1 x x x x Ix x x 581
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CONSERVATION COMMISSION
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Conservation Commission L/R Francis W K Smith, David Williams,
Chairman; Shirley Stolz, Paul Riffin; Frank Fields, Angela Frick
Absent Susan Solomon.
as new land has been acquired Youth 201-70 Kiln Brook Office Park (Dupree
organizations have done their share of Associates) , Harwell Ave.
maintenance with litter pick-up programs 201-71 Dean Curtin, Spring St-
and brush clearing 201-72 Cambridge Farms, Marrett Rd.
201-73 Robert Cataldo, Marrett Rd.
One of the Commission's most successful 201-74 Haynes Management, Inc , Waltham
programs has been returning conservation St
lands to agricultural use where appropri- 201-75 Daisy Wilson Land, Lot A,
ate. Community gardeners have increased, Moreland Ave.
now totaling over 135 in three sites - 201-76 Daisy Wilson Land, Lot B,
Idylwilde, Dunback Meadow and Shaker Moreland Ave.
Glen. This popular activity provides an 201-77 MBZ-Lexington Trust, Hartwell Ave.
opportunity for citizens to grow their 201-78 Morrow Crossing. (Moore Homes Inc )
own fresh flowers and vegetables and at East St
a reasonable cost and with sociable 201-79 Saunders, Bartlett Ave.
fringe benefits. There now are active 201-80 Potter Pond, Walnut St.
garden committees to coordinate the re- 201-81 Zorka, Sherburne and Kendall Rds
gistration and operating activities in 201-82 Boston Properties, Inc.,
the three areas. The minimal registra- Bedford St.
tion fee of $3 00 provides for partial 201-83 Lexington Office Park,
land maintenance and administrative ex- Spaulding & Slye, Bedford Street
penses. In addition, several parcels of
conservation land (over 30 acres) have Two nature walks were held, one in Dunback
been returned to agricultural use under Meadow and another in the Paint Mine, both
lease agreements with local farmers. The areas enthusiastically explored with tour
Commission considers farming effective information provided by Citizens for Lex-
land management, with fees returned to ington Conservation In coordination with
the benefit of the town the Recreation Committee, winter recrea-
tional use of conservation land is
WETLAND PROTECTION. Protection of wetland planned, and we look forward to the com-
continues to occupy a major portion of the pletion of the bicycle paths, which will
Commission's time Applications to alter ultimately link town-owned open space
wetlands (under the state Wetlands Protec-
tion Act and the town Wetland By-Law) David G Williams, Chairman
require hearings and a determination of Francis W.K Smith, Vice-Chairman
conditions for development Fourteen wet- Francis X Fields
land hearings have been held, with several Angela E. Frick
files not closed due to continuation of Paul V Riffin
hearings or appeal of conditions by the Susan S. Solomon
applicant and/or abutters. Also new Shirley H Stolz
restrictions on swimming pool and tennis W Clifford Prentiss,
court permits, established under Article Director, Conservation/Recreation
70 of, the 1970 Town Meeting, have added Erna S. Greene, Secretary
considerably to the number of determina- Consultants (appointed by Commission 9/79)
tions required of the Commission. The John W. Andrews Joan Beskenis
following wetland alteration hearings were Katherine B Roop
held in 1979.
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Board of Appeals Strives for Excellence
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $11,572
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 2,340 14.V$.$
TOTAL PERSONNEL 1 •4
In 1978 the Board held 71 hearings This �
year over 100 were held. This increase m
is partially due to the new zoning re- w ` r " C
quirement which stipulates that anyone r� o
wishing a pool or raquet court must first c
obtain a permit from the Board of Appeals. w
It is also due to the insistance of banks i\ it
involved with mortgages in the trans-
ferral of property that any questionable Board of Appeals L/R standing- Thomas Taylor,
dimensional requirements be cleared A Robert Bowyer; Eric Clarke, Irving Mabee Seated-
third factor in the increase was the grow- Natalie Riffin, Woodruff Brodhead, Vice-Chairman,
ing trend to add on to existing structures Ruth Morey, Chairman, Evelyn Cole, Secretary
bringing to light many non-conforming pro-
perties which require a permit to main-
tain, as well as to extend Depositor's Trust (CD) , Kiln Brook Office
Park (CM) , MBZ-Lexington Trust by Boston
The Board of Appeals acts under authority Properties (CM) , Millipore (CM) ,
of the General Laws of Massachusetts, the Formes Road. SMM Realty and Honeywell,
' by-laws of the town, the Sign By-Law and Inc. (both CR) ; Boston Properties, Hayden
Zoning By-Law. It is the special permit Avenue (CR) , Haynes Management, Waltham St.
granting authority (SPGA) unless otherwise (CO) . Six hearings were held for scat-
designated, also the authority acting on tered sites, housing program.
appeals and variances While meetings are
at the call of the chairman, an attempt The office of the Board is a clearing
has been made to hold hearings regularly house for many seeking information and
on the second and fourth Thursdays of each help, particularly persons new to Lexing-
month All hearings must be advertised ton and this part of the country Its
for two weeks in advance and all abutters files, containing records of previous
must be notified. All applications are boards' decisions, permits and variances,
' dated by the Town Clerk as soon as the are in constant use.
Board's clerk has verified they are in
order and are heard within the time limit Natalie Riffin was appointed in June to
specified by law For the most part, de- succeed George P. Wadsworth, a member for
1 cisions are reached the night of the hear- 17 years, including three as chairman
ing, although the law does not require
immediate filing of findings Applicants The goal of the Board is to render deci-
pay a fee for hearings, which becomes a sions so equitably and fairly that none is
part of the Excess and Deficiency account. challenged, and to record these decisions
so clearly that there will be no room for
Lexington is primarily a residential com- doubt of their meaning in the future
munity, having six residential districts
and eight commercial districts. Section 25 Members
of the Town Zoning By-Laws, Use Regulation Ruth Morey, Chairman
Schedule, is a chart showing what is and Woodruff M. Brodhead, Vice Chairman
is not permitted and where a special per- Irving H Mabee
mit is needed. Early acquaintance with Natalie H. Riffin
this chart and the Zoning ByLaw as a Thomas G Taylor
whole will avoid many headaches for home
owners, builders and the Board of Appeals Associates
Robert A Bowyer
Among the site plan reviews this past year Eric T. Clarke
I have been Ridge Estates (Planned Unit Robert M. Gary
I Development), Morrow Crossing (Multi- William J Scouler
Dwelling) , the following on Hartwell Ave- Clarence D. Turner
nue. Hewlett Packard (CM) , Colangelo (CM) , Robert V Whitman
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Permanent Building Has Busy Year
1979 was a very busy year for the Per-
manent Building Committee Of the two I
major projects continued from previous r
years, one was completed and one is mid- -.
construction One building responsibil- .
ity - Cary Memorial Library - was phased , y
out as the last funds were expended early' " r'� is �'-
in the year; a new assignment - review of -- r ,
plans for an expanded Westview Cemetery - ' ': ` � !
headquarters - began after Town Meeting, �. , .
with a recommendation for acceptance of _' a
an architect's proposal.
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By far the major concern of the year was ,,,+ G
the new Town Pool complex, for which ' / a �
final plans and request for $675,000 to 0
cover cost of the successful bid were �
presented at the March Town Meeting a
Five-year bonding was proposed for this Pool under construction, September, 1979
amount. The pool authorization passed
with the necessary two-thirds vote and site and plans had been approved by the
reconsideration of that vote did not Historic Districts Commission after the I
prevail proposed site changed from Buckman Tavern
grounds to Hastings Park The cost of
Opponents of the pool complex called a the bandstand was to be born by the
referendum which was held June 12. The Rotary Club and private subscription as
required number of "no" votes were not that club's gift to the town in honor of
cast The Town Meeting vote stood Rotary's 50th anniversary Town Meeting
Demolition of the old pool began in concurred with the plan The bandstand
July and the new facility is in the pro- was completed in time for a final
cess of construction. It is expected to Bicentennial Band concert in September
open for the 1980 swimming season.
Irving H Mabee, Chairman (6/79)
At the same Town Meeting in March, the Mary Lou Touart, Chairman (until 6/79)
Permanent Building Committee presented Herbert Grossimon
plans for a new town bandstand to be William P Kennedy
built on Hastings Park. The bandstand James Scanlon
Special Members for Projects.
Robert Eby - Pool
F. David Wells - Pool
Levi G Burnell - Bandstand
Donald Gillespie - Bandstand
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Housing Authority: Happenings and Hopes
1979 was a year for optimism in housing. apartments each plus the community build-
Town Meeting adopted housing policy re- ing which also houses the Housing
commendations, the long-awaited scattered Authority office Vynebrooke Village
sites housing actually began, with was opened in March, 1973, and consists
very favorable local financing; 60 units of four buildings containing 12 apart-
of housing for the elderly are well along ments each, plus a community building,
the way toward approval for mid-1980 maintenance office and garage.
start, and the State has approved a
$500,000 grant under the 705 program Under the State 707 Housing Program,
for the purchase of twelve additional the Authority currently has 16 sub-
housing units. sidized units and one 705 single family
unit We have housing assistance pay-
Ground-breaking for scattered site hous- ment contracts under the HUD Section 8
ing took place in mid-November and by Program for 48 units. All told, over 300
the year's end five houses were closed Lexington residents presently receive
in, to be ready for spring occupancy. housing assistance
The Housing Authority is readying the
application procdures and policies for Greeley Village and Vynebrooke Village
i tenancy of these houses host many services for the elderly.
Well-elderly clinics are conducted by
Developers' proposals for construction Visiting Nurse and Community Health for
of 60 elderly handicapped apartments at all Town residents over age 60. first
Countryside (Lowell and Woburn Streets) and third Thursdays at Greeley and
are now in final approval stages with HUD second and fourth Tuesdays at Vynebrooke
We have high hopes for a summer start. Games and recreation materials are pro-
vided both elderly villages by the
Among the housing units the Housing Recreation Department and Ms Gladys
Authority intends to acquire are 10 units Kanter holds Yoga exercises weekly at
at Potters Pond (Walnut Street) and 2 Vynebrooke. Cary Library sends a rota-
units at Morrow Crossing (East Street) - ting "branch library" of large print
two condominium projects which received books, Lexpress provides hourly service
Town Meeting approval in 1979 Seven to Lexington center. In addition, Stop
1 more family housing units may become & Shop/Bradlees and Star Market each run
1 available if the 1980 Town Meeting a free weekly bus to their respective
approves a proposed consersion of Parker shopping centers.
School into condominiums.
general Information The Authority is a
Ongoing projects include two housing corporate political body comprised of
areas for the elderly. Greeley Village five members serving five-year terms;
was opened in September, 1968, and con- four are elected and one is appointed by
sists of 25 buildings containing four the Secretary of Executive Office of
PUBLIC HOUSING IN LEXINGTON NOV. 1979 ,- --- ,t
EXISTING PROPOSED I TOTAL % IMPACT s '
ELDERLY FAMILY FAMILYLHASUBSIDY TOTAL ON LHA ELDERLY FAMILY TOTAL TOTAL
PCT LHA LHA 707 SEC8 LHA NON LHA LHA I LHA LHA+NO PCT PERCENT
I (OWNED DOWNED STATE FEDERAL EXIST PROFIT OWNED OWNED PROFIT
1 1 12 13 13 13 1 4.2
2 1 1 2 2 4 4 2 1.3
3 1 4 410 14 14 3 4.5 .i. r , --+r•
4 48 2 50 50 50 4 16.0 - ti .- .1
5 2 18 10 60 5 75 75 5 24.0 toi -- '
6 100 6 6 112 10 112 122 6 39.0 '
7 1 1 2 1 3 3 7 10 �,' ,i , G
8 3 1 4 3 -N-/P/17 21 24 8 76
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9 1 1 I 2 9 13 7 9 2.4 icl" / ,iri '
TOTAL 148 1 15 135 199 13 60 44 303 320 100 . i .k 4
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HOUSING AUTHORITY
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Lexington Housing Authority. LAR
,r , t standing Temple Scanlon, Housing
Director; Donald Wilson, William
' • * Spencer, Michael Saunders, Main-
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't`' tenance Supervisor; Joseph Rooney
Seated. Claire S Deptula, Secre-
pt , <•• tary; William Sullivan, Mary
W �� Shunney, Chairman
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LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY PROGRAMS
AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1979
Town (T) Project No Number Family (F)
State (S) or of Contract Amount (C) Elderly (E)
Federal (F) Contract No Units Fund Allocation (F) HAndicapped (H)
1 (S) 667-1 100 $1,500,000.00 (C) E-H Greeley
2 (S) 667-2 48 880,000 00 (C) E-H Vynebrooke
3 (T) 705-1 -0- 21,000 00 (F) Seed Money (F) Scattered Sites
4 (S) 705-2 1 55,000.00 (F) (F) Wood Street
5 (S) 707 16 98,062 00 (F) F-E-H Housing Assistance Payments
6 (F) MA06-E067-001 33 179,100 00 (F) F-E-H Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments
7 (F) MA06-E067-004 15 Included Line 6 F-E-H " " "
8 (F) MA06-E067-001 25 1,272,683 00 (C) (F) Scattered Sites
Single Family Turnkey
9 (F) MA06-067-003 60 2,262,750.00 (C) E-H Countryside
10 (F) MA06-067-004 25 1,256,505.00 (C) (F) Condo Purchase
11 (S) 705-3 12 500,000.00 (F) (F) Existing Housing Purchase
335 $8,025,100 00
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Groundbreaking November 15, 1979 'i � % , 4.
for Scattered Site Housing „0. �� 1 " -'
Wielding shovels are (L/R) Sheila !! ' , �r
X 'a
Clemon-Karp, representing Congress-
man Jim Shannon; Mary Shunney, LHA , '
Chairman and Mary Miley, Chairman t t •1
of the Board of Selectmen Sur-
rounding
them are representatives , ' +
of Federal and State government, ..., m
Selectmen, Planning Board, Housing _ .E
Authority and the builders and �4 0
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HOUSING AUTHORITY
Communities and Development At its third Tuesday of the month at 8 00 p m
annual meeting, the Authority elects a Special meetings are called as the need
chairman, a vice-chairman, a treasurer, arises. All meetings are open and the
an assistant treasurer and an assistant public is invited to attend On some
secretary. The Authority operates under occasions executive session is voted to
1 Chapter 121B of the Commonwealth It discuss Authority business as defined in
has the power to finance through federal, the open meeting law.
state or private sources or sell its own
tax-exempt bonds or notes. The Authority Mary E. Shunney, Chairman
also has the power of eminent domain. William S Sullivan, Vice-Chairman
Joseph 0 Rooney, Treasurer
The Authority employs two full time per- William T. Spencer, Asst. Treasurer
sons on its maintenance staff. Office Donald D Wilson, Asst Secretary
hours are Monday through Friday, 8 30 - Temple E Scanlon, Director of the Author-
4.30 Regular meetings are held on the ity and Secretary of the Corporation
Veterans' Agent Dispenses Aid
TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES $ 9,493.90
TOTAL EXPENSES $36,659 80
TOTAL PERSONNEL - FULL TIME 1
Veterans' services is a program covering
The Department of Veterans' Benefits is a veterans' rights, privileges and services
program jointly funded by the state and over which the federal Veterans' Adminis-
the town It was established so that no tration has jurisdiction It includes
veteran or his dependents would ever have pensions, compensation, burial benefits
to go on welfare. The department's rules and loans. Two hundred and eight men, wom-
and regulations are governed under en and children were assisted and received
1 Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 115 federal benefits through this office dur-
ing 1979
Veterans must meet certain qualifications A new pension law, PL95-588, came into
of service, income, marital status, resi-
dence and type of discharge, among other effect January 1, 1979 It gave the vet-
I criteria, to receive benefits. Once a eran or widow who was already receiving a
veteran starts to receive assistance for pension for non-service connected disabil-
everyday living expenses, he or she is eli-
ity the right to change over to the new
gible for medical assistance also. All pension plan or remain on the old plan.
cases are investigated by the local agent This office advised veterans not to change
and the state investigator. over due to the probability that they
would be losing money in the long run.
Effective July 1, 1979, a 5 percent in-
crease was applied to the payments for Grave Registration A list of all veterans
ordinary living expenses This meant an who have passed away and are buried in
increase of as much as $46 00 a month for Lexington is kept by this department. Ev-
a man, wife and five children, while for a ery Memorial Day seven gross of flags
man and wife alone it amounted to $13.00. (1008) are placed on the three cemeteries
in Lexington
In 1979 $42,000.00 was spent to assist 74
families in a time of need. Greta E Glennon, Veterans' Agent
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Council on Aging. L/R standing Shirley Goodwin; Steven Clark, Barbara
Rubin; William Sen, Chairman, Barbara Luckmann, Arnold Green; John
Carlson. Seated• Joan Melcher, Coordinator; Frank DiMaria, CETA work-
er; Elise Morehouse, Assistant Coordinator, Joseph Rooney Absent
Roy Weinstein, Louis Tropeano
The new quarters of the Council on Aging bridge, bridge lessons, and various
(CoA) were opened in August 1978 on the games On Thursdays the FACTS (Female
ground floor of the Church of Our Adolescent Community Training Service) 1
Redeemer These quarters, whose concept luncheons have become popular In the
was overwhelmingly endorsed by the 1978 new Center the drop-in visits have more
Town Meeting (Article 32) , were flexible than doubled from 1945 in '77-'78 to 1
enough to permit testing of new trial 4421 visits in '78-'79 This has been
programs, while older programs were a delightful outlet for many seniors.
continued and expanded Also arts and crafts sponsored jointly
with the Recreation Committee and an
The goal of the CoA programs is to assist exercise class with an instructor gro-
in the creation of a reasonable living vided by Gloria Stevens have been
environment which will enable the elder- initiated.
ly to continue to live in Lexington when
their incomes have been greatly reduced NEW PROGRAMS. . . .A program called
by retirement and eroded by inflation "Widowed-to-Widowed" started slowly and
and when some require relief from lone- then expanded rapidly during the year
liness or assistance due to infirmities Since the Thanksgiving Day dinner of
The CoA is an advocate for the 4500 this group at the Colonial Inn it has
senior citizens, just as the school met monthly There are now 54 members
department/PTA is an advocate for the All new widows and widowers are con-
6503 school students We will review tacted and the group is ready to help in
the steps the CoA has taken this year to this difficult period and has done so
meet its responsibilities which are many times. Their effectiveness is
(1) to identify the needs of Lexington attested to by many letters of praise.
senior citizens, (2) to design, promote, Another program called "Telecare" has
and implement services to fill these been set up to place a daily friendly
needs and to coordinate existing ser- telephone call to any person who wishes
vices, and (3) to educate the community the service. Three serious situations
and enlist its support in implementing were alleviated by this service. This
programs to assist seniors The CoA is, year also saw the initiation of the
in effect, an umbrella agency concerned choral group known as the Young at Heart
with the quality of life of Lexington Singers. A grant was received by this
citizens as they age group in early 1979 and its activities
BENEFITS OF NEW QUARTERS .The new were underwritten by the CoA prior to
that time Seven concerts have been given
quarters made possible expansion of the by the chorus, which now numbers twenty-
Drop-in Center in the fall of 1978 The two persons Also this year the CoA and
Center organizes or provides pinochle, staff undertook writing the Elderscope
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COUNCIL ON AGING
Services (People Served) Services (People Served)
Service 77/78 78/79
Nutrition 6437 meals (117 people)
Meals on Wheels 4771 meals
492 meals 653 meals
Congregate Meals 72 trips 80 trips (5 people)
Shopping, grocery 360 (20 people)
FACTS, luncheons 0
Health 956 visits (196 people)
TriCommunity Clinics 1014 visits
MVMH Counselling (24 people) (37 people)
Senior Aide (17 people) (22 people)
Transportation
Mini-bus 549 trips 546 trips (15 people)
Taxi discounts 62 trips 98 trips
Income Support 123' (20 people)
Chores, MMHCC (8 people)
Homemaker, MMHCC (13 people) 2951 (22 people)
Energy, EEAP, WEAP (19 people)
Recreation 1822 (681 people)
Trips, excursions 750
Picnics, Rec Dept. 130 180
Center Activities 70 (14 people)
Arts and Crafts not formed
Exercise Class not formed 147 (20 people)
Drop-in Center 1945 4421
Young at Heart Singers not formed (22 people)
Information 4994
Telephone info calls 2538
Legal Aid (37 people) 200 (67 people)
Other 300 235
Discount Cards 51,600 (4300 people)
Newsletter 24,500
Telecare (4 people) (8 people)
Widowed-to-Widowed (9 people) (54 people)
Friendly Visits 15 clients 30 clients
Volunteer 6255 hours
CoA and MOW 5365 hours
(117 people) (125 people)
Mileage, MOW 16,202 miles 14,822 miles*
Friendly Visits 15 visitors 30 visitors
* Note energy saving statistic:
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We believe the CoA programs have indeed
column which appears bi-weekly in the
proven themselves in the present quarters
Lexington Minuteman In addition, the
Friendly Visitor program coordinates
both high school and adult visitors to
HOW COA BUDGET STRETCHES . . .The budget
of the CoA in '78-'79 was $26,820 up from
seniors. About 15 students and an equal
number of adults are involved in this $16,584 in '77-'78. This was expended
on a variety of items such as salary for
program. the coordinator, a new assistant coor-
dinator, rent, newsletter printing and
The present CoA quarters were not intend- postage, office expenses, telephone,
ed to be permanent. They were, in fact, mini-bus, and Meals on Wheels. The CoA
viewed by many in the Town Government as also uses $2,244 of its budget as
a place in which to test programs and
see if a senior center is really needed Lexington's contribution to the Minute
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social events as discussed above. Each
of them has been well attended and the
response has been enthusiastic.
(3) Expanded educational services. Edu-
cational services, including exercise and
health classes, have been very successful
,- The demand for them to be continued in
the fall was great. Many of our leisure
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;v' ''4,''' _� trips are taking on an educational tone
•.T`" as well Courses, such as one on Family
a - •;‘,y' Roots, have been conducted at the
mow
Coa Offices
• • (4) Expanded Volunteer programs. The pro-
� � grams previously discussed included CoA
and Meals on Wheels volunteers, Widowed-
to-Widowed, Arts and Crafts, the Young at
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' Heart Chorus, Gloria Stevens exercise
4 4 ''' -,- group, FACTS, bridge lessons and Friendly
�` � Visitors. All have expanded markedly.
Man Home Care Corp (MMHCC) which operates (see chart)
mainly on State funds and supplies ser- (5) Development of an outreach program.
vices to Lexington residents greatly in This program was desired to service the
excess of this contribution. This year most needy of the Lexington elderly.
MMHCC supplied services to Lexington Outreach is accomplished in two ways
citizens valued at $46,000. This help First, by the Committee of Friendly Visi-
assists the seniors in their efforts to tors including high school students and
remain in their own homes and is more second, by a Senior Aide
than a twenty fold return on the town's (6) Development of a CoA Committee struc-
contribution ture to oversee and strengthen CoA acti-
vities. The Friends of the CoA has been
The volunteers at the CoA greatly expand initiated We hope and expect this to
the services which the CoA can provide. grow into a large group of people inter-
They contribute time whose monetary ested in the problems of the seniors.
value is about $19,000, even at minimum The Friends will serve as an advisory
wage standards! This greatly increases group to the Council on Aging and will
the effectiveness of the CoA budget. also be instrumental in fund raising.
But more important, these wonderful One of the early benefits of the Friends
people, who help out repeatedly, often is that, under their non-profit status,
on short notice, provide the real spirit mailing of the CoA Newsletter will cost
and life at the CoA and are representa- markedly less than when supported
tive of the human value of the services directly by the CoA.
provided to the seniors. About 125 (7) Initiation of a chairlift mini-van
volunteers have devoted about 6255 hours for the incapacitated. This is not in
of work this year operation yet, but we hope that it will
be soon We will share it with three
Including the assistance of the other towns Lexington will have it one
volunteers and MMHCC, the $27,000 CoA day a week.
budget provides almost $1,000,000 in ser-
vices to Lexington Seniors AND NEW AIMS SET FOR THE NEAR FUTURE.
(1) Insure availability of heated emer-
MANY GOALS FULFILLED. . ..We review here the gency shelters or sleeping quarters.
seven goals stated in last year's Annual (2) Initiate a Congregate Meals Program
Report. in Lexington to provide inexpensive,
(1) Expansion of telephone and personal nutritious meals at low cost subsidized
information and referral service. The by Federal and State programs.
CoA office handled a great many telephone (3) Proceed toward implementation of a
calls and the coordinator was partly permanent Senior Center. The present
freed to see people on a personal basis pilot Center has proven successful.
to provide more detailed information (4) Continue to develop a committee
and/or counselling. In the past year, structure for the CoA to involve more
for example, the information calls townspeople and to enable the CoA to in-
handled very nearly doubled. volve itself in additional activities.
(2) Expanded organized social events (5) Improve Outreach by making services
With added space and accessibility we available to seniors in outlying areas
have been able to plan and implement more of Lexington.
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The statistics which measure CoA func- CoA Committees and Chairmen
tions, activities and growth are given Victoria Badoian, Newsletter Production
in the accompanying table Some activ- Edith Cheever, Widowed-to-Widowed
ities have leveled out, others in- Toni Elliot, Telecare
creased modestly and many have increased Marion Fitzpatrick, Young at Heart
dramatically In last year's report we Singers Organizer
mentioned the astonishing rate of visi- Barbara Luckmann, Recreation
tors and telephone referrals in Septem- Sylvia Merfeld, Meals on Wheels,
ber in the new Center. The annualized Coordinator
rates were 3948 and 3912 which seem Ann Paranya, Friendly Visitors
remarkably high It is interesting to Jep Strait, Assistant Minister, Church of
note that the actual annual rates for Our Redeemer and FACTS Lun-
the full year were even higher. In Octo- cheon, Coordinator
ber 1979 the annualized rates of visitors Helen Sullivan, Hospitality
and phone calls were, respectively, Lynn Vermeer, Choral Director, Young
7548 and 7500! at Heart Singers
Council on Aging and Staff
William Sen, Chairman
Roy Weinstein, Vice Chairman
John Carlson, Treasurer
*Dorothy William, Secretary
Steven Clark
*Frayda Cooper
Shirley Goodwin
Arnold Green
Ann Jackson
Barbara Luckmann
*Christine Miller
Joan Melcher, Coordinator
Elise V. Morehouse, Assistant Coordinator
* Resigned at the end of June 1979
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Youth Commission L/R standing. John Shine, Dan Perez, Jim Lyons,
Peter Greenhalgh, Ben Nidus Seated Pat Falconer; Ellen Bluestein,
Cindy Bond; Sue Glazer; Marcia Feakes, Chairman; Mary Fran Anderson.
The Lexington Youth Commission continues 1979 and is located at 75 Reed Street
to serve as an advocate for youth and pro- It serves the Mystic Valley and Metropol-
grams for youth. itan Beaverbrook area
On April 16th, 1979 the first annual Youth On April 28th the Youth Commission held
Awards were presented on the Lexington a Flea Market in the Lexington High
Green as part of the ceremonies of the School parking lot Although this was
annual Patriot's Day celebration The not a financial success it was enjoyable
first recipients were Nancy Abelmann and and did stimulate interest in the Youth
Ismene Speliotis These awards were Commission and we plan to make this an
established by the Youth Commission to annual event and encourage
young
people to
bring recognition to young people who have bring their crafts and art work tosell
made outstanding contributions to the town
and school. The Youth Awards Committee The Youth Commission is compiling a
planned and selected the winners. This directory of youth resources which will
committee was chaired by Winston Flynn and be published in 1980.
other members were John Bergeron, David
Clune, Anna Currin, Roger Duprey, Meredith Currently, the high school committee,
Heard, Pat Hoffman, James Lima, Forrest under the chairmanship of Dan Perez, is
Lindwall, Michael Rosenberg, Robert Sacco looking into the possibilities of a youth
and John Shine. center in Lexington. As a first step
they have conducted a survey of junior and
During 1979 we were able to drop our senior high school students to determine
summer employment program, Y E S , as this whether young people are interested in
service has been assumed by the Waltham such a center and what type of activities
office of the Division of Employment they would like to see developed The
Security. This office transferred their survey form was written by Mrs. Falconer's
worker from the high school to the Town sociology classes. During the next year
Office Building during the summer months, the Commission plans to direct much of its
and therefore we had a full-time worker effort to a youth center.
to help young people and others find jobs
during the summer months The Commission Marcia Feakes, Chairman
considers this an endorsement of the Mary Frances Anderson
success of Y.E.S. which was run by the Margaret Cole
Commission for two summers. We hope that Dr. Alan Corman
the state will continue to fund and Patricia Falconer
operate this local program John Shine
Another service long advocated by the Student Commission Members
Youth Commission has been established in Dan Perez Sue Glazer
Lexington this year. This is Safehouse, Ellen Bluestein Peter Greenhalgh
a temporary shelter for youth from the Cindy Bond Jennifer Klebanoff
age of 11 to 17 This program is run by
the Mystic Valley Mental Health Center Jim Lyons
under terms of a grant from the federal Terri Maguire
government Safehouse opened in September, Ben Nidus
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Town Officers and Committees
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS SELECTMEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Board of Selectmen Historic Districts Commission Appointment Criteria Committee
Mary W Miley, Chairman 1982 John R Packard, Chairman 1983 Dan H Fenn, Jr , Chairman
Alfred S Busa 1980 *(Historical Society) Guy W Doran
Margery M. Battin 1980 John L Davies 1981 Judith B Marshall
Robert B. Kent 1981 *(Historical Society) Frank H Totman
James F Crain 1981 Roland B Greeley 1982 Margot T Tutun
*(Selectmen) Weinant Wathen-Dunn
Moderator S. Lawrence Whipple 1984
Lincoln P Cole, Jr 1980 *(Arts & Crafts) Cable Television Advisory
Georgia H Williams 1980 Committee
Lexington Housing Authority *(Library Trustees) William R Page, Chairman
Mary E Shunney, Chairman 1981 Howard Cravis
William S Sullivan, V Ch 1980 *Nominating Organization Peter D Shapiro
Joseph 0 Rooney 1982 Sandra Small
Donald D Wilson 1983 Historic Districts Commission John E Ward
William T Spencer (State) 1982 Associate Members Martha C Wood
Sara P Harkness 1983
Planning Board *(Library Trustees) Burglar Alarm Committee
Manfred P Friedman, Chairman 1981 Linda J McAuley 1984 Fred C. Bailey, Chairman
Iris G Wheaton, V Ch 1982 *(Arts & Crafts) John D Bergeron
Albert P. Zabin 1980 Richard S Morehouse 1984 James F. Corr
Laura F Nichols 1984 *(Historical Society) Howard Cravis
Frank Sandy 1983 Howard C Nason 1983 Daniel L McCabe
*(Arts & Crafts)
School Committee Community Health Committee
Otis S. Brown, Jr , Chairman 1981 *Nominating Committee William R. Page, Chairman
Frank I Michelman 1982 Jacob B Gardner
Patricia A. Swanson 1982 Town Celebrations Committee Lore Jean Kern
Jean Gaudet 1980 William P Fitzgerald, 1980 Jacquelyn H Ward
Sandra J. Shaw 1980 Chairman Martin K White
Raymond J Flynn 1980
Selectman Appointed C Jean Coates 1980 Energy Conservation Committee
Karen Gaughan 1982 Patricia A Swanson, Chairman
Board of Appeals Paul W Jenkins 1982 James Maclnnes
Ruth Morey, Chairman 1981 Frances P. Mallett 1981 Charles Code
Woodruff M Brodhead 1983 Gerald F. Hagerty 1981 Emanuel Coscia, Jr
Irving H Mabee 1980 Dawn Brenchick 1982 David Eagle
Natalie H Riff in 1984 Margot T Tutun 1981 James Scanlon
Thomas G Taylor 1982 Paul Coleman
Trustees of Public Trusts *Daniel Harwood 1982
Board of Appeals Gaynor K Rutherford, 1984 *Jerome J Green 1982
Associate Members Chairman *Eric M. Olson 1982
Robert A. Bowyer 1980 Frederick B James 1980 **Sumner Richards
Eric T Clarke 1980 Frank T Parrish, Jr 1982 **James Buckley
Robert M. Gary 1980
William J Scouler 1980 Bridge Charitable Fund *Appointed by Selectmen
Clarence D Turner 1980 Gaynor K Rutherford, 1981 **Appointed by School Committee
Robert V Whitman 1980 Chairman (All others on original Sub-
Frederick B James 1980 Committee)
Forum on Aging Frank T Parrish, Jr. 1982
William R Page, Chairman Fair Housing Committee
Peter F Davison Gammel Legacy Income Trust Albert P Zabin, Chairman
Jacob B. Gardner Helena R Butters 1980 Jonathan Doran
Hugh C Kent Leona W Martin 1980 Robert Pressman
Robert B Kent Leona Martin
Judith A. Laster Natalie Miller
Alice A Shafer William S Sullivan
Insurance Committee
John Mackey, Chairman
John H Dyer
Daniel Lucas
Paul Marshall
Elaine Sullivan
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TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Human Services Committee Town Report Committee MODERATOR APPOINTED
Carol Perez, Chairman 1981 Erna S Greene, Chairman 1980
Stephen Baran 1981 Raymond J Culler 1980 Appropriation Committee
Ruth Butler 1981 Robert B Sawyer 1980 Donald B White, Chairman 1980
Howard Levington 1981 Frederick C Frick 1980 George S Silverman, V Ch 1980
Barry Marshall 1981 Phil Blampied 1980 John R Campbell 1982
Ruth Nablo 1981 Louis A Zehner 1980 Robert Cataldo 1981
Adelaide N Osborne 1981 Harold T Handley 1980 William J Dailey, Jr 1982
Martin A Gilman 1980
Personnel Advisory Board Traffic Safety Committee Harry A. Hall III 1981
John B Butler, Chairman 1980 Peter M Chalpin, Acting Chairman Maxine L Kutchin 1981
Joanne G Small 1980 John T Blackwell George P Wadsworth 1982
Elmer G Guilmartin 1981 *Kenneth G Briggs Richard M Perry, ex-officio
W Neil Chapman 1982 James F Corr
Frank Hazel 1982 Fred D Rosenberg Capital Expenditures Committee
Gary D Paulson 1982 Robert Trask Nyles N Barnert, Chairman 1981
James J Lima, Jr Jane P Buckley 1982
Police Manual Policy Committee *Resigned Clifford B Porter 1980
Robert B Kent 1980 Anne R Scigliano 1980
Alexander J Cella 1980 Transportation Advisory Committee Frank L Shunney 1981
Hugh M Chapin 1980 Fred D Rosenberg, Chairman
William C Hays 1980 Sally Castleman, Co-Chairman Committee on Lectures under
Gerald L McLeod 1980 Laurence P Chait wills of Eliza Cary Farnham
Irving H Mabee 1980 Elaine Dratch and Susanna E Cary
James F Corr 1980 *Joyce Hals Esther S Arlan, Chairman 1980
John Lahiff Kenneth J Garland 1980
School Sites Conversion Committee Margaret Olson Homer J Hagedorn 1980
Mary W Miley, Chairman 1980 Webb Sussman
Roland B Greeley 1980
William P Kennedy 1980 *Resigned
Joseph 0 Rooney 1980
Arthur C Smith 1980 SELECTMEN APPOINTED OFFICERS
William T Spencer 1980
James C Wood, Jr 1980 Town Manager
Robert M Hutchinson, Jr 1980 Robert M Hutchinson, Jr 1980
Senior Center Site Committee Comptroller
Joseph 0 Rooney, Chairman Richard M Perry 1981
C Harry Erickson
Jane M Stumpp Town Counsel
Martha C Wood Palmer & Dodge
Leslie H York Norman P Cohen
William J Sen
Johanna Mollo-Christensen Executive Clerk
Mark Moore, Jr Eleanor M McCurdy 1980
Marilyn H Waehler
Edward D McCarthy Fence Viewers
Harold T Handley 1980
Sewer Advisory Committee Louis A Zehner 1980
Katherine G. Fricker, 1980
Chairman Youth Counselor
Gordon E Barnes, Jr 1980 Charles L MacManus 1980
Charles J Code, Jr 1980
David Laredo 1980 Registrars of Voters
George F McCormack 1980 Reed Kingston Taylor, 1981
Kenneth W Nill 1980 Chairman
Richard J Rycroft 1980 Lilah H Groisser 1982
Solid Waste Advisory Committee *William Simmons 1980
James P Reilly, Chairman Mary R McDonough, Clerk
Fred C Bailey
Warren A Empey *Replaced Theldon E Phinney
Joyce Hals
Susan S Solomon
*Iris G Wheaton
Robert M Hutchinson, Jr
*Resigned
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TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
TOWN MANAGER APPOINTED, WITH TOWN MANAGER APPOINTED
SELECTMEN'S APPROVAL
Board of Assessors DPW/Manager-Planning &
Board of Health Willard P Grush, Chairman 1980 Administration
Dr William L. Cosgrove, 1981 John J McWeeney 1982 Emanuele Coscia, Jr
Chairman William L Potter 1981
Dr Michael S. Erdos 1982 Data Processing Committee DPW/Manager-Operations
James W Lambie 1980 Warren A. Empey
William I. Rabkin
Conservation Commission Lewis R Werlin Chief of Police
(Authorized November 25, 1963 Robert P Monaco James F Corr
Amended June 14, 1971) Robert A. Leone
David G. Williams, Chairman 1981Richard M Perry Chief Fire Engineer
Francis W K Smith, V Chmn 1980 John D Bergeron
Francis X Fields 1982 Advisor to Committee
Angela E. Frick 1981 Robert D Sykes Animal Control Officer
Paul V Riffin 1982 Barry W. Littleton
Susan S. Solomon 1980 Permanent Building Committee
Shirley H Stolz 1981 Irving H Mabee, Chairman 1981 Tree Warden
Paul E Mazerall, Ex-Officio Mary Louise Touart 1981 Paul E Mazerall
Herbert P Grossimon 1980
Council on Aging William P. Kennedy 1981 Building Commissioner
William J Sen, Chairman 1980 James J. Scanlon 1982 Peter DiMatteo
Roy Weinstein, V Chmn. 1982 Robert N. Eby, Pool
John E Carlson, Treas 1980 F. David Wells, Jr Pool Inspector of Buildings
Barbara Rubin 1980 Levi G. Burnell, Bandstand Gas Inspector
Joseph Rooney 1982 Donald Gillespie, Bandstand Thomas W Kelley
Louis Tropeano 1982
Steven A Clark 1981 Westview Cemetery Development Plumbing Inspector
Rev Shirley B Goodwin 1982 Committee John B Byrne, Jr.
Arnold S Green 1981 Louis A Zehner, Chairman
Barbara Luckman 1981 Mildred B Marek Wire Inspector
Gail W Smith William Corcoran
Historical Commission Weiant Wathan-Dunn
Sara B Chase, Chairman 1982 Sealer of Weights & Measures
Anne A Grady 1981 Assistant to the Town Manager Richard E. Lupo
Norma R Bogen 1980 Nancy H Banks
John Orcutt 1981 Director of Veterans Services
Bebe Fallick 1980 Town Clerk Veterans Graves Officer
Mary R McDonough Robert M Hutchinson, Jr
Recreation Committee
F David Wells, Jr , Chairman 1980 Town Treasurer Veterans' Agent
Judith J Uhrig 1982 Louis A Zehner Greta Glennon
James Dhimos 1980
Robert N Eby 1981 Tax Collector Field Drivers
*Alice M. Hinkle Doris E Barclay James F. Corr
Paul E Mazerall,Ex-Officio Carl A Carlson
Carolyn C. Wilson 1982 *Planning Director
**Kenneth Briggs Forest Warden
* resigned William P Fitzgerald
*With Approval of the Planning
Youth Commission Board Lockup Keeper
Marcia L. Feakes, Chairman 1980 **Resigned James F. Corr
Mary Frances Anderson 1980
Margaret J Cole 1980 Health Director Constables
Patricia S Falconer 1980 George A Smith, Jr. John J. Shine, Jr
John J Shine, Jr 1979 Roy J Murphy
Dr Alan Corman 1981 Director of Public Works/
Engineering Town Assessor
Warren A Empey, Acting Thomas M. Wenham
Town Engineer Conservation/Recreation Director
Michael J Hanlon W Clifford Prentiss
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TO4N OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
MEMBERSHIP DETERMINED BY STATE LAW
Board of Retirement
Frank T Parrish, Jr., Chairman
Richard M Perry, Secretary
and Ex-Officio Member
Dorothy A Ryder, Employees'
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, Chairman
**Rev Edwin McLane, Vice Chairman
(Res July)
*Robert B Kent, Vice Chairman
Rev Ted R Petterson
Patricia Swanson
*Alfred S Busa
*From October
**Resigned
Advisory Committee
Appointed by Board of Trustees
No set term
Shirley Stolz, Chairman
Elizabeth H Clarke, Secretary
Rev Harold T. Handley
Theodore Mairson
Mildred Marek
Ruth Morey
Ann Wallace
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MEMBERS AT LARGE Term Expires 1980
William E Bicknell, 50 Oak Street
Margery M Battin, 15 Paul Revere Road William P. Hadley, 31 Robbins Road
Alfred S Busa, 38 Circle Road Lillian T. MacArthur, 33 Charles Street
Norman P Cohen, 56 Coolidge Avenue Barry H Marshall, 4 Taft Avenue
Lincoln P Cole,Jr , 16 Hill Street Edward O'Brien, 420 Massachusetts Ave
James F. Crain, 68 Asbury Street Elizabeth Pressman, 22 Locust Avenue
Robert B Kent, 15 Patriots Drive George A Silverman, 49 Fern Street**
Mary R. McDonough, 3 Baker Avenue Judith J Totman, 46 Moreland Avenue
Mary W Miley, 29 Robinson Road
Louis A Zehner, 6 Fair Oaks Drive **Succeeded Nancy Abelmann
PRECINCT ONE PRECINCT THREE
Term Expires 1982 Term Expires 1982
James E Barry, 10 Crescent Hill Avenue Robert A Bowyer, 7 Woodcliffe Road
William A. Busa, 38 Circle Road Jacqueline B. Davison, 86 Spring Street
Robert A Cataldo, 1023 Massachusetts Ave Elizabeth M Flynn, 310 Concord Avenue
William E Maloney, Jr 59 Albemarle Ave Lilah H Groisser, 510 Concord Avenue
Barry E. Sampson, 8 Brandon Street Jeanne K Krieger, 44 Webster Road
Pamela Winston, 18 Winchester Drive Paul V Riffin, 6 Field Road
Judith L Zabin, 1 Page Road Richard W Souza, 542 Concord Avenue
Term Expires 1981 Term Expires 1981
James Cataldo, 43 Rindge Avenue Donald H. Briggs, III, 672 Waltham Street
Stephen W Doran, 16 Village Circle Joy C Buchfirer, 237 Worthen Road East
Patricia K Hagedorn, 17 Fiske Road Suanne C Dillman, 68 Grassland Street
Evangeline Legassie, 16 Rawson Avenue Erna S. Greene, 25 Bridge Street
Bernice Manning, 66 Hillcrest Avenue Gloria V Holland, 38 Webster Road
Benny A. Santosuosso, 83 Bow Street John J McWeeney, 503 Concord Avenue
Albert P Zabin, 1 Page Road James P Reilly, 25 Walnut Street
Term Expires 1980 Term Expires 1980
John T Avery, 44 Bartlett Avenue Donald H. Briggs, Jr. , 672 Waltham Street
Vito M. Bellino, 84 Bow Street John P Carroll, 31 Allen Street
Ralph A Cataldo, 35 Rindge Avenue Jean Gaudet, 12 Stedman Road
William R Cataldo, 39 Rindge Avenue Marian C Reilly, 25 Walnut Street
Sheila Clemon-Karp, 12 Bryant Road William A Ridgley, 62 Spring Street
Pamela Mary Stone, 11 Bryant Road Marie E Roberts, 53 Munroe Road
Sheila Busa Tassone, 4 Lillian Road Robert I Rotberg, 14 Barberry Road
PRECINCT TWO PRECINCT FOUR
Term Expires 1982 Term Expires 1982
Elizabeth H Clarke, 29 Moon Hill Road Gerald L Abegg, 261 Waltham Street
Eric T Clarke, 29 Moon Hill Road Nyles Nathan Barnert, 142 Worthen Road
Karen A. Dooks, 5 Mohawk Drive William J Dailey, Jr , 1 Bushnell Drive
Michael J O'Sullivan, 12 Aerial Street Frederick C Frick, 9 Tavern Lane
Patricia A Swanson, 36 Charles Street Katherine G. Fricker, 93 Marrett Road
Alan B. Wilson, 23 Pleasant Street Joseph 0 Rooney, 222 Waltham Street
Donald D Wilson, 36 Fern Street Sidney K. Whiting, 55 Bloomfield Street
Term Expires 1981 Term Expires 1981
Nancy Abelmann, 7 Moon Hill Road* Esther S Arlan, 54 Bridge Street
Julian J Bussgang, 43 Peacock Farm Road Martin A. Gilman, 56 Bloomfield Street
Norman N. Connolly, 4 Summit Road Georgia S Glick, 21 Eliot Road
Mary M McIver, 30 Follen Road Daniel L McCabe, 225 Waltham Street
Frank I Michelman, 43 Buckman Drive Karsten Sorensen, 1 Vine Brook Road
Arthur C. Smith, 51 Follen Road George P Wadsworth, 230 Waltham Street
Carolyn C Wilson, 23 Pleasant Street Martin K. White, 50 Bloomfield Street
*Resigned 8/10/79
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PRECINCT FOUR
Term Expires 1980 William T Spencer, 32 Hancock Street
Angela E Frick, 9 Tavern Lane
Joyce Hals, 14 Vine Brook Road * Resigned March 16, 1979
Susan C Hodgkins, 33 Prospect Hill Road
Richard F Perry, 40 Clarke Street Term Expires 1980
Sandra J. Shaw, 51 Wachusett Drive Susan S. Beck, 17 Patriots Drive
Ruth S Thomas, 10 Parker Street J Keith Butters, 52 Meriam Street
Judith J Uhrig, 15 Vine Brook Road Harry A. Hall, III, 10 Patriots Drive
James J McDevitt, 36 Colony Road*
PRECINCT FIVE Setha G. Olson, 3 Brigham Road
Susan S Solomon, 4 Whittier Road
Term Expires 1982 Donald B White, 73 Hancock Street
Marjorie M Daggett, 9 Burroughs Road Ruth Joyce Nablo, 6 Brigham Road**
Guy W Doran, 168 East Street Charles J Code, Jr., 15 Flintlock Road***
Edward R DuBois, 207 East Street
Joseph F. Gilbert, Jr , 231 Woburn Street * Resigned May 1, 1979
Leona W Martin, 468 Lowell Street ** Succeeded Paul W Marshall
Madeline A. Shaughnessy, 32 Webb Street *** Succeeded James J McDevitt
Lloyd D Taylor, 1 Maureen Road
PRECINCT SEVEN
Term Expires 1981
Barry Altman, 35 Saddle Club Road Term Expires 1982
Jane E Berchtold, 5 Saddle Club Road* Robert E Bond, 6 Demar Road
Otis S Brown, Jr., 1505 Massachusetts Ave George A Burnell, 4 Eaton Road
Wallace Cupp, 141 Woburn Street Manfred P Friedman, 176 Grove Street
Jonathan P Doran, 153 Grant Street Martin L. Hagerty, 301 Bedford Street
Elaine Dratch, 2 Maureen Road Marthur H Kalil, 40 Preston Road
Sam Silverman, 18 Ingleside Road* John E Taylor, 11 Linmoor Terrace
Ephraim Weiss, 462 Lowell Street Iris G. Wheaton, 5 Hadley Road
* Resigned Term Expires 1981
Lloyd Gilson, 35 Partridge Road
Term Expires 1980 Clarice B. Gordon, 7 Coach Road
Howard Cravis, 6 Rogers Road Myron L Miller, 46 Eldred Street
William M Fraser, 533 Lcwell Street David Reiner, 3 Gould Road
Paul E. Hamburger, 18 Co3ke Road William J Scouler, 144 Simonds Road
Edward W Jervis, Jr., _11 Adams** Jacquelyn H Ward, 15 Robinson Road
George F McCormack, 32 Hayes Lane Martha C Wood, 51 Gleason Road
Judith K Patkin, 27 Suzanne Road*
David G. Williams, 14 ,3 Massachusetts Ave Term Expires 1980
Warren Roberts, 11 Myrna Road*** John R Campbell, 100 Bertwell Road
Jolley Anne Weinstock, 17 Thoreau Road**** Winifred L L Friedman, 176 Grove Street
David V LeClair, 55 Bertwell Road
* Resigned March 16, 1979 Alice M Pierce, 17 Volunteer Way
** Succeeded Jane E Berchtold Roger G Trudeau, 7 Volunteer Way
*** Succeeded Judith K Patkin John E. Ward, 15 Robinson Road
****Succeeded Sam Silverman Graydon M Wheaton, 5 Hadley Road
PRECINCT SIX PRECINCT EIGHT
Term Expires 1982 Term Expires 1982
Earl F Baldwin, Jr , 77 Meriam Street Richard H Battin, 15 Paul Revere Road
John F Downey, Jr. , 24 Jancock Street Gerald F. Hagerty, 115 Reed Street
Neil Gray, 12 Coolidge Avenue Anthony L Mancini, 115 Reed Street
Hugh C Kent, 15 Patriots Drive Anne R Scigliano, 3 Augustus Road
Sam V Nablo, 6 Brigham Road Frank L. Shunney, 24 Revere Street
Edith Sandy, 353 North Emerson Road Stanley E Toye, 30 Balfour Street
Frank Sandy, 353 North Emerson Road Eleanor H. Yasaitis, 20 Ward Street
Term Expires 1981
Fred C Bailey, 48 Coolidge Avenue
Margaret N Brooke, 26 Hancock Street
Levi G Burnell, 3 Whittier Road
Paul W. Marshall, 6 Chandler Street*
H Bigelow Moore, 50 Hancock Street
William R Page, 25 Oakland Street
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PRECINCT EIGHT
Term Expires 1981
William P. Fitzgerald, 65 Liberty Avenue
Christopher McCabe, 17 Hamblen St *
Richard A Michelson, 54 Asbury Street
Laura F. Nichols, 67 Liberty Avenue
Gordon R Osgood, 52 Ward Street
Jack Sarmanian, 330 Bedford Street
Temple E. Scanlon, 62 Ledgelawn Avenue
Shirley H Stolz, 2139 Massachusetts Ave.
* Resigned January 22, 1979
Term Expires 1980
G. Richard Beamon, 58 Ledgelawn Avenue
John E Carlson, 97 Cedar Street
Charles E Connolly, 67 Cedar Street
Ione D. Gering, 157 Cedar Street
James M McLaughlin, 55 Asbury Street
Mary E. Shunney, 24 Revere Street
Francis W.K Smith, 49 North Hancock St
Term Expired 1979
Joanne C. Fray, 2361 Massachusetts Ave.*
* Succeeded Christopher McCabe
PRECINCT NINE
Term Expires 1982
Jane P. Buckley, 46 Middle Street
Anna P. Currin, 6 School Street
Deborah B Green, 17 Fairbanks Road
Stephen K Johnson, 60 Wood Street
Paul E Mazerall, 32 Roosevelt Road
Stephen Michael Politi, 25 Deering Ave.
Fred D. Rosenberg, 165 Wood Street
Term Expires 1981
Joan N.L Collins, 8 Oxbow Road
James E. Cosgrove, 307 Wood Street
Daniel A. DiPietro 3 Frances Road
Richard M Perry, 16 Ellison Road
Daniel E. Power, 2246 Massachusetts Ave
Donald J Shaw, 6 Barrymeade Drive
Roy Weinstein, 6 Nickerson Road
Term Expires 1980
Gordon E Barnes, Jr , 11 Ewell Avenue
Ronald W. Colwell, 39 Cary Avenue
Louis E Conrad, 176 Cedar Street
Alice M. Hinkle, 9 Audubon Road
Iris E Larssen, 269 Wood Street
Clifford B Porter, 393 Lincoln Street
James J. Scanlon, 66 School Street
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A. PLANNING TECHNICAL RESEARCH E. RECREATION
1. Planning Board Activities 1 Recreation Committee
2 Engineering/DPW problems 2. Recreational Planning
3. Industrial development 3 Youth Work
4 Regional Planning Activities 4. Other
5. Solid Waste problems
6. Ecology-pollution I F. GOVERNMENT-GENERAL
7. Other 1 Finance Committee
rt- 2. Fence Viewers
B. HOUSING 3 Voter Registrars
0 1. Housing Authority 4. Special Study Committees
2 Zoning problems 5. Legal Expertise
3. Board of Appeals 6 Personnel Board
N 4. Assessing Activities 7. Other
5. Other
F-1 G OTHER INTEREST
m 1 1 C. EDUCATION 1. Council on Aging
1. School Committee Activities 2. Data processing
2. Special Needs problems 3. Drug programs
3. Other 4 Human Relations
5. Statistical Work
I I D. HEALTH 6. Traffic-Transportation
1. Health Board Activities 7 Town Celebrations
2. Clinic Volunteer 8. Conservation Activities
3. Social Work 9 Historical Commission
4. Public Health Consultant 10. Other
5. Other
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Contents — Part II
ELECTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Annual Town Election, March 5, 1979 83 Conservation Commission 120
Special Referendem, June 12, 1979 85 Building/Inspection 121
Board of Appeals 122
TOWN MEETING
HUMAN CONCERNS
1979 Annual Town Meeting Index 86
Annual Town Meeting, March 19, 1979 87 Lexington Housing Authority 127
SCHOOLS CLERICAL AND LEGAL
Lexington Public Schools 95 Town Counsel 131
Minuteman Regional Vo-Tec 101 Town Clerk 136
Board of Registrars 138
COMMUNITY SERVICES
FINANCIAL
Public Works/Engineering 103
Fire Department 108 Balance Sheet, June 30, 1979 139
Police Department 110 Special Assessments and Debts 143
Board of Health 114 Trust and Investments 144
Animal Control Officer 115 Town Debt and Interest 146
Appropriation Accounts 147
EDUCATION/CULTURE/RECREATION Schedule of Receipts 156
Schedule of Payments 160
Cary Memorial Library 116 Treasurer 170
Recreation Committee 118 Tax Collector 171
Retirement Board 172
Trustees of Public Trusts 175
Board of Assessors 181
Annual Town Election, March 5, 1979
Totals Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr. 8 Pr. 9
TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS (2/13/79) 19,246 2,141 2,172 1,871 2,299 2,182 2,164 2,224 1,945 2,248
Republicans 4,312 422 380 355 569 414 678 492 497 505
Democrats 8,687 1,050 1,133 848 1,027 999 869 994 827 940
Independents 6,247 669 659 668 703 769 617 738 621 803
TOTAL BALLOTS CAST 7,141 873 775 589 833 738 915 854 825 739
37.1% of the eligible 19,246 registered voters cast their vote In absentee voting 127 applications
were processed, 110 ballots returned, of which 2 were rejected
SELECTMEN 7,141 873 775 589 _ 833 738 915 854 825 739
Mary W Miley 3,446 369 401 289 394 363 438 507 357 328
George P Wadsworth 3,400 448 324 276 412 346 453 325 443 373
Blanks 295 56 50 24 27 29 24 22 25 38
Mary W Miley was elected to the Board of Selectmen for a term of three years ending in March 1982
MODERATOR 7 141 871 775 589 833 738 915 854 825 739
Lincoln P Cole, Jr 5,226 619 553 433 610 555 669 632 601 554
Frank Sandy 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Blanks 1,913 254 222 156 221 183 246 222 224 185
Lincoln P Cole, Jr was elected Moderator for a term of one year ending in March 1980.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (three years) 14,282 1,746 1,550 1,178 1,666 1,476 1,830 1,708 1,650 1,478
Frank I Michelman 3,770 347 449 311 490 409 511 497 389 367
Patricia A Swanson 3,844 544 409 329 423 371 463 410 476 419
Thomas F Culhane 3,714 412 396 296 441 412 490 498 413 356
Blanks 2,954 443 296 242 312 284 366 303 372 336
Frank I Michelman and Patricia A Swanson were elected to the School Committee each for a three year
term ending in March 1982
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (one year) 7,141 873 775 589 833 738 915 854 825 739
Sandra J Shaw 4,510 525 467 353 579 488 598 551 487 462
Blanks 2,631 348 308 236 254 250 317 303 338 277
Sandra J. Shaw was elected to the School Committee for a term of one year ending in March 1980 Mrs
Shaw is filling the vacancy on the School Committee caused by the resignation of Kenneth M. Hoffman.
PLANNING BOARD 7,141 873 775 589 833 738 915 854 825 739
Laura F. Nichols 4,237 480 429 337 524 458 547 534 476 452
Blanks 2,904 393 346 252 309 280 368 320 349 287
Laura F Nichols was elected to the Planning Board for a term of five years ending in March 1984
HOUSING AUTHORITY 7 141 873 775 589 833 738 915 854 825 739
Marian C Reilly 2,456 276 276 280 270 261 275 317 276 225
Donald D. Wilson 3,634 460 414 240 451 365 483 383 438 400
Blanks 1,051 137 85 69 112 112 157 154 111 114
Donald D. Wilson was elected to the Lexington Housing Authority for a term of five years ending in
March 1984
QUESTION NO 1
"Shall licenses be granted in this Town for the operation, holding, or conducting of a game commonly
called beano.'"
Totals 7,141 873 775 589 833 738 915 854 825 739
Yes 2,567 412 217 259 302 303 250 300 270
No 2,382 199 250 178 323 200 443 309 253 227
Blanks 2,192 262 271 194 251 236 169 295 272 242
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ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION, MARCH 5, 1979
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 1 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 2 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 3
*James E Barry 355 *Elizabeth H. Clarke 427 *Robert A Bowyer 294
*William A Busa 392 *Eric T Clarke 428 *Jacqueline B. Davison 369
Homer J Hagedorn 335 *Karen A Dooks 409 *Lilah H Groisser 303
*William E Maloney, Jr 409 *Michael J O'Sullivan 429 *Jeanne K Krieger 283
*Barry E. Sampson 349 George S Silverman 328 *Paul V Riffin 301
*Judith L Zabin 389 *Patricia A. Swanson 405 *Richard W Souza 316
Philip Blampied 220 *Alan B Wilson 429 Edmund L. Bouche 206
*Robert A Cataldo 354 *Donald D Wilson 449 *Elizabeth M Flynn 331
Ronald Levy 332 ***Barry H Marshall 371 Blanks 1,720
James M. Shaw 295 Blanks 2,525
Joseph Tassone 236
*Pamela Winston 416
Blanks 2,029
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 4 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 5 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 6
*Gerald L Abegg 470 *Guy W. Doran 516 *Earl F Baldwin, Jr 435
*Nyles Nathan Barnert 448 *Edward R DuBois 288 *John F Downey, Jr 392
*William J. Dailey, Jr 485 Edward W Jervis, Jr. 285 ***James J. McDevitt 389
*Frederick C Frick 461 *Madeline A Shaughnessy 372 *Sam V Nablo 430
*Katherine G Fricker 419 *Lloyd D Taylor 335 *Edith Sandy 458
*Joseph 0. Rooney 471 *Marjorie M Daggett 395 *Frank Sandy 464
**Esther S Arlan 340 *Joseph F. Gilbert, Jr. 305 Charles J Code, Jr 347
James Shimansky 339 *Leona W. Martin 326 Marcia L Feakes 330
*Sidney K. Whiting 408 Warren Roberts 199 *Neil Gray 509
Blanks 2,823 Jolley Anne Weinstock 210 *Hugh C. Kent 398
Blanks 1,935 Ruth Joyce Nablo 378
Frank B Stille 311
Blanks 2,479
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 7 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 8 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS - PRECINCT 9
*Robert E. Bond 460 *Richard H Battin 385 *Jane P Buckley 396
*Manfred P Friedman 439 Joanne C Fray 264 *Anna P. Currin 383
*Marthur H. Kalil 492 *Anthony L Mancini 427 *Paul E Mazerall 389
*John E Taylor 488 **Gordon R Osgood 299 *Stephen Michael Politi 454
*Iris G Wheaton 502 *Frank L. Shunney 372 *Fred D Rosenberg 355
Frederick G Aufiero, Jr 266 *Gerald F Hagerty 304 ***James J Scanlon 323
Philip C Banios 279 Natalie I Miller 291 James Dhimos 243
*George A Burnell 388 Laurence K. Redgate 274 Robert S Dhimos 204
Eugene F Fallon 326 *Anne R Scigliano 409 *Deborah B Green 366
*Martin L Hagerty 433 *Stanley E Toye 329 *Stephen K Johnson 325
***David V. LeClair 370 Robert C Waehler 212 Blanks 2,474
Blanks 2,389 *Eleanor H Yasaitis 326
Blanks 2,708
* Elected for three years. ** Elected for two years *** Elected for one year
All changes in Town Meeting membership during 1979 are shown in the list of Town Meeting Members in
Part I of this Annual Report
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Special Referendum, June 12, 1979
QUESTION Shall the Town vote to approve the action of the representative town meeting whereby it was
voted to appropriate $675,000 for the construction, under the supervision of the Permanent
Building Committee, of an outdoor swimming pool complex at the present site of the Center Pool
Complex with such amount to be raised by borrowing, and to authorize the Selectmen to acquire
necessary utility easements and to apply for and accept federal and state aid for the project?"
Totals Pr 1 Pr 2 Pr 3 Pr 4 Pr 5 Pr 6 Pr 7 Pr 8 Pr 9
Yes 2,764 188 302 217 414 256 409 339 322 317
No 3,553 511 346 304 309 487 397 330 463 406
Blanks 32 10 12 0 3 6 0 0 0 1
TOTAL BALLOTS CAST 6,349 709 660 521 726 749 806 669 785 724
32 9% of the eligible 19,242 registered voters cast their vote In absentee voting• 84 applications were
processed and 80 ballots returned.
Less than the necessary 20% having voted to reverse the action of the April 2, 1979 Adjourned Session of
the 1979 Annual Town Meeting, the action is not reversed and Article 40 stands adopted
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1979 Annual Town Meeting - Index
Appropriations Recreation
3-5,8-10,15-16,18,20,22,24-26,29-30,32-35,37-38, Center Pool 40
41,44,47,51,61 Revolving Fund 39
Tot Lots 41
By-Law Amendments
Bicycles 54 Rezoning
Burglary Alarms 56 Blossomcrest Road 76
Dog Leash 53 Concord Avenue 78-79
Drainage 57 East Street 77
Dumping and Litter 55 Hartwell Avenue 75
Sale of Lots 58 Parker School Land 59
Cary Lecture Committee 48 School Property
Munroe School 37
Citizen Articles Parker School 61-62
32,49-51,62,75-79
Solid Waste
Conservation Curbside Collection 38
Conservation Fund 46 Disposal 28
Land Acquisition 42-45
Studies
Energy Drainage 16
Energy Audits 50 Senior Citizen's Center 31
Energy Committee 49
Energy Manager 51 Zoning By-Laws
Accessory Apartments 64
Fire Truck 29 Congregate Housing 63
Day Care Centers 71
General Government Definitions 69
Appraisals 12 Home Occupations 65
Borrowing Authority 11 Legal Frontage 72
Committee Reports 2 Municipal Buildings 60
Revaluation 33 Non-conformance 66
Parking 67-68
Gift Acceptance 36 Swimming Polls/Racquet Courts 70
Time Changes 73
Human Services
Central Middlesex Assn (CMARC) 32 Tributes
Housing Policy 74
Scattered Site Housing 18 Bantam Youth Hockey - Adjourned Town Meeting,
April 2
Land Release 52 Lexington High School Debating Team -
Adjourned Town Meeting, May 9
Mini-bus Transportation 30
Personnel
Collective Bargaining 5
Retired Police and Fire Personnel 6
Workmen's Compensation 7
Public Works
Brooks 17
Cemetery 26-27
Curbing 21
Equipment 24-25
Sewers 13-14,18
Sidewalks 22
Streets 19-20
Street Lights 23
Water Mains 15
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Annual Town Meeting, March 19, 1979
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 the Moderator, Lincoln P Cole, Jr , at 8.04 P.M in Cary Memorial Hall.
There were 185 Town Meeting members present The invocation was offered by Rev Harold T Handley, Pastor
Emeritus of the Church of Our Redeemer
The Moderator read the Resolution adopted under Article 81 at the Adjourned Session of the 1976 Annual
Town Meeting held April 7, 1976 which is the Code of Ethics for Town Meeting Members
Article 1. ANNUAL TOWN ELECTIONS Reported under the heading
Article 2 REPORTS* This article remains open throughout the meeting to receive reports of Town Officers,
Boards and Committees. During the 1979 Annual Town Meeting, reports were received from the Appropria-
tion Committee, the Capital Expenditures Committee, Town Manager, the Cable TV Advisory Committee, the
Cary Lecture Committee and the Planning Board.
Article 3. SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS• Indefinitely Postponed
Article 4 APPROPRIATIONS The Town Manager reviewed the estimated tax rate, the budget goals and the
overall appropriations requested. Actions on the Article took place at the meetings of March 19, 21,28,
April 2, May 2 and May 7 See Appropriation Accounts (Page listed in Contents - Part II) for details of
appropriations voted
Adjourned 11.13 p m
Adjourned Town Meeting, March 21, 1979
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8 12 P M in Cary Memorial Hall. There were 183
Town Meeting Members present. Invocation offered by Rev. George Papademetriou of the St Nicholas Greek
Church
Article 5 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING' See Meeting of April 30
Article 6 RETIRED PERSONNEL' See Meeting of April 30
Article 7 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION' See Meeting of March 26.
Article 8. PRIOR YEAR'S BILLS Indefinitely Postponed.
Article 9 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS Indefinitely Postponed.
Article 10 RESERVE FUND That the sum of $150,000 00 be appropriated for the Reserve Fund. VOTED.
Article 11 TAX ANTICIPATION BORROWING' That the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be
authorized to borrow money in anticipation of revenue and to issue notes therefor, payable within one year,
in accordance with provisions of the General Laws VOTED
Article 12 SELECTMEN'S APPRAISALS Indefinitely Postponed
Adjourned 10.48 p.m.
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Adjourned Town Meeting, March 26, 1979
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8 09 P M in Cary Memorial Hall There were 188 Town
Meeting Members present The invocation was offered by Rev. Arnold F Colletti, Associate Pastor of
St Brigid's Church.
Article 13 SEWER POLICY Indefinitely Postponed
Article 14 INFLOW/INFILTRATION STUDY Indefinitely Postponed
Article 7 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION That the Town accept Section 13A of Chapter 40 of the General Laws
which permit the town to establish and maintain an insurance fund to pay workmen's compensation. VOTED
Article 15 WATER MAINS That the Selectmen be authorized to install new or replacement water mains and
to appropriate the sum of $25,000 00 for such installation and land acquisition VOTED
Article 16 DRAINAGE STUDY That the sum of $28,000 00 be appropriated for engineering services for a
comprehensive study of the Town's drainage system VOTED
Article 17 INSTALLATION OF DRAINS AND ALTERATION OF BROOKS Indefinitely Postponed.
Article 18 FACILITIES FOR SCATTERED SITE HOUSING That the Selectmen be authorized to install sewerage
systems, water mains, and make necessary street improvements in the areas selected by the Lexington
Housing Authority for their scattered sites project, and to appropriate $30,550 00 for such VOTED
Article 19. ACCEPTANCE AS TOWN WAY' To establish as a town way Powers Court from Paul Revere Road to end.
VOTED
Article 20 STREET FILING FEES• That the sum of $1,000 00 be appropriated for filing fees in connection
with the acceptance of streets VOTED.
Article 21 CURBING Indefinitely Postponed
Article 22 SIDEWALKS That the Selectmen be authorized to construct sidewalks on Wood Street from Bates
Road to Holton Road and to appropriate the sum of $50,000.00 for such construction VOTED
Article 23 STREET LIGHTS That the Selectmen be authorized to install street lights in such unaccepted
streets as they may determine VOTED
Article 24 PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT See Meeting of May 7
Article 25 ROAD EQUIPMENT STORAGE BUILDING That the sum of $30,000 00 be appropriated for constructing
and equipping a storage building for the Department of Public Works VOTED
Article 26. ADDITION TO WESTVIEW CEMETERY BUILDING. That the sum of $40,000 00 be appropriated for con-
structing and equipping an addition to the existing cemetery building VOTED.
Article 27 DEVELOPMENT OF WESTVIEW CEMETERY Indefinitely Postponed
Article 28 SOIID WASTE DISPOSAL See Meeting of May 2
Article 29 FIRE TRUCK That the sum of $60,000 00 be appropriated to purchase a fire truck for the Fire
Department VOTED
Article 30 MINI-BUS See Meeting of March 28
Article 31 PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR SENIOR CITIZENS' CENTER That the subject matter of this article be re-
ferred to the Selectmen with the direction that they consider fully the possible use of the Munroe School
or a part thereof as a senior citizens' center and report thereon at the next annual or special town
meeting VOTED
Article 32. CENTRAL MIDDLESEX ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS See Meeting of April 4
Article 33 REVALUATION See Meeting of May 14.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 26, 1979
Article 34 STORAGE VAULT That the sum of $20,000.00 be appropriated to construct a storage vault
VOTED.
Article 35 BUCKMAN TAVERN SPRINKLER SYSTEM That the sum of $880 28 be appropriated to reimburse the
Lexington Historical Society for the cost of replacing the sprinkler system in Buckman Tavern VOTED
Article 36 MONEY FOR BANDSTAND See Meeting of March 28
Article 37. TRANSFER OF MUNROE SCHOOL' That the care, custody, management and control of the Munroe
School and the land adjoining it be transferred from the School Department to the Board of Selectmen
effective August 1, 1979 and to appropriate for such custody the sum of $10,000 00, and that the School
Committee be authorized to dispose of surplus personal property and material in connection with the
transfer VOTED
Article 38. CURBSIDE COLLECTION OF RE-CYCLABLES See Meeting of May 2.
Article 39. RECREATION FUND' See Meeting of April 2
Article 40 CENTER POOL COMPLEX' See Meeting of April 2.
Article 41. NEIGHBORHOOD TOT LOTS' See Meeting of April 2
Article 42 CONSERVATION PURCHASE, TOPHET SWAMP See Meeting of April 30
Article 43 CONSERVATION PURCHASE, REVERE STREET See Meeting of April 30.
Article 44 CONSERVATION PURCHASE, BERNARD STREET That the Conservation Commission be authorized to
acquire for conservation purposes 2.32 acres of land near Justin and Bernard Streets and that the sum of
$11,000 00 be appropriated for such land acquisition VOTED
Article 45. TRANSFER OF TOWN OWNED LAND To the Conservation Commission for conservation purposes, three
parcels of Town-owned land on Brent Road, Utica Street and off Valley Road VOTED
Article 46 CONSERVATION FUND Indefinitely Postponed
Article 47 FUNDS TO REDUCE TAX RATES See Meeting of May 14
Article 48 CARY LECTURE COMMITTEE. That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to have
charge of the lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Suzanne E Cary for the current year
VOTED
Article 49. APPOINTMENT OF AN ENERGY COMMITTEE See Meeting of April 4.
Adjourned 10 31 p m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, March 28, 1979
The meeting was called to order in Cary Memorial Hall by the Moderator at 8.10 P.M. There were 183 Town
Meeting Members present Invocation offered by Rev Gordon MacDonald, Pastor of the Grace Chapel
Article 30 MINI-BUS. That the sum of $90,000 00 be appropriated to fund a local transportation system,
and that the Selectmen be authorized to apply for funds from the MBTA in connection therewith and to con-
tract with a private transit company to provide transportation services. VOTED 157 to 21
Article 36. MONEY FOR BANDSTAND That the Town vote to accept a gift of money for a bandstand from the
Lexington Rotary Club, authorize the Permanent Building Committee to carry out the project, and authorize
the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court for an act to permit the construction of the band-
stand on Hastings Park VOTED
Adjourned 10 55 p m
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Adjourned Town Meeting, April 2, 1979
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8.10 P M in Cary Memorial Hall There were 188 Town
Meeting Members present. Invocation offered by Rev Ted R Petterson, Pastor of the Church of Our
Redeemer
Selectman Alfred S Busa read a proclamation signed by the Board of Selectmen congratulating the Lexington
Bantam Double A Youth Hockey Team who are the champions of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Article 40. CENTER POOL COMPLEX That $675,000 be appropriated for the construction of an outdoor
swimming pool complex at the present site of the Center Pool Complex and that to raise this amount the
Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be authorized to borrow $675,000 under G L c 44 s. 7 as
amended, that the Selectmen be authorized to acquire any land necessary to provide utilities therefor;
that the Selectmen be authorized to borrow in anticipation of federal and state aid for such project, and
that the Permanent Building Committee be authorized to carry out the project VOTED 132 to 52
Article 39. RECREATION FUND That the Town accept Section 53D of Chapter 44 of the General Laws which
provides that the Town may establish in the Town treasury a revolving fund which shall be kept separate
and apart from all other monies by the treasurer and in which shall be deposited the receipts received in
connection with the conduct of self-supporting recreation and park services of said city or own The
principal and interest thereon shall be expended at the direction of the town manager and only for the
purpose of operating self-supporting recreation and park services VOTED
Judith J Uhrig moved that Article 4, line item 2470 be taken up at this time Carried Unanimously.
10.08 P M. (See Page 390 and 419)
Article 41 NEIGHBORHOOD TOT LOTS That the sum of $15,000.00 be appropriated for the development of and
upgrading neighborhood tot lots and parks in such locations as the Recreation Committee may determine with
approval of the Board of Selectmen VOTED
Adjourned 10.59 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting April 4, 1979
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8 10 P M in Cary Memorial Hall. There were 181 Town
Meeting Members present. Invocation offered by Rev Polly Laughland of the Follen Community Church.
Article 32 CENTRAL MIDDLESEX ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS That the sum of $5,000.00 be appro-
priated to provide services to the town by the Central Middlesex Assoc for Retarded Citizens Inc. (CMARC)
in carrying out its endeavors under G.L. c 19 VOTED.
Article 49 APPOINTMENT OF AN ENERGY COMMITTEE• That the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen, together
with the School Committee, to appoint an Energy Committee to serve as a focal point for energy information
for the Town, and that the Energy Committee shall explore ways of reducing energy use by the Town, and that
the Energy Committee shall review all proposed new Town building construction projects for energy
efficiency and economy VOTED 102 to 70
Article 50. PUBLIC BUILDING ENERGY AUDITS That the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen and School
Committee, through the Energy Committee, to conduct energy audits of all public buildings in the Town, and
that the Energy Committee shall be authorized to apply for and receive funds on behalf of the Town for use
by authorized Town departments and agencies for programs related to energy. VOTED
Article 51. TOWN ENERGY MANAGER That the Town vote to authorize the Selectmen to create the position of
Energy Manager for the Town to manage town programs involving energy use and to appropriate therefore the
sum of $18,000.00. DEFEATED
Article 52 PEKING GARDEN RESTAURANT LAND EASEMENT' That the Selectmen be authorized to convey all the
Town's right, title and interest in a four foot wide easement originally reserved by the Town in a deed to
Manhattan Builders, Inc. to Lexington Enterprises, Inc VOTED.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING APRIL 4, 1979
Article 53 DOG LEASH LAW. That Section 2 of Article XXVIII of the General By-Laws of the Town of Lexing-
ton be amended by deleting in the second sentence thereof the words "not more than twenty-five dollars for
each offense" and substituting therefor the words "up to fifty dollars or the maximum permitted by Section
173A of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, whichever is higher " VOTED
Article 54 USE OF BICYCLES That Section 7 of Article XXV of the General By-Laws of the Town of Lexing-
ton be amended by substituting therefore the following
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall use or operate on any sidewalk or independent bicycle path
any vehicle, except a wheelchair, not being propelled by hand
Non-motorized bicycles may be ridden on independent bicycle paths, designated by the Selectmen and marked
as bike paths or bike routes When necessary in the interest of public safety, non-motorized bicycles may
be ridden on sidewalks, except within business districts and within such other areas as may be designated
by the Selectmen VOTED
Article 55 LITTER BY-LAWS/BROOKS That Article XXV of the General By-Laws of the Town of Lexington be
amended by adding a new Section 23A No person shall throw, dump or cause to be deposited in any brook,
stream, water course or drainage facility within the town any trash, rubbish, debris, refuse or other
material such as grass clippings, brush, tree limbs or similar items which will obstruct or impede the
free flow of water The penalty for violation of this by-law shall be one hundred dollars for each
offense VOTED.
Article 56 USE OF BURGLARY ALARMS That Article XXV of the General By-Laws of the Town of Lexington be
amended by adding a new Section 28
Section 28. No person shall install, maintain or use a mechanical protection device that is automatically
keyed to or activates the telephone numbers or lines controlled by or listed to the Police Department or
Fire Department, without written approval of the Department Head. All such devices shall be removed, or
appropriate written approval obtained, within 60 days of the effective date of this by-law For the
purpose of this by-law, mechanical protection devices shall be defined as follows' An electrically
operated intrument composed of sensory apparatus and related hardware which automatically sends over
regular telephone lines, by direct connection or otherwise, pre-recorded voice alarm upon receipt of a
stimulus from the sensory apparatus that has detected a physical force or condition characteristic of a
fire or unauthorized intrusion. REFERRED TO SELECTMEN
Adjourned 11 29 p m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, April 9, 1979
In the absence of the Moderator, Robert B. Kent was, on a voice vote, declared Temporary Moderator for this
session of town meeting There were 181 Town Meeting Members present Invocation offered by Rabbi Joel H.
Meyers of Temple Emunah The meeting commenced at 8.10 P M
Article 57. DRAINAGE BY-LAW See Meeting of May 7.
Article 74 HOUSING POLICY PLAN Under this Article, the Lexington Housing Authority, the Board of Select-
men and the Planning Board are directed to give vigorous attention to the managed growth of low and
moderate income family housing, to be followed in priority by additional housing for the elderly. The
Housing Authority and the Planning Board shall report progress towards achievement of these goals at each
annual Town Meeting beginning in 1980 and ending in 1984 VOTED 174 to 1
Article 58. AMENDMENT OF BY-LAW REGULATING SALE OF LOTS Amendment permits transfer of tax title lots
that are larger than 30,000 sq ft VOTED.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, APRIL 9, 1979
Article 59. REZONE PARKER SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD' Indefinitely Postponed.
Article 60 MUNICIPAL BUILDING/SITE CONVERSION. Permits site development as well as building on site
VOTED.
Adjourned 10 45 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, April 23, 1979
The meeting was called to order in Cary Memorial Hall at 8 15 P.M by the Moderator. There were 182 Town
Meeting Members present. Invocation offered by Rev Edwin D McLane, Minister at the Hancock United
Church of Christ
Article 61. CONVEY PARKER SCHOOL. See Meeting of May 7
Article 62 AUTHORIZATION TO CONVEY PARKER SCHOOL AS CONDOMINIUMS See Meeting of May 14
Article 63 CONGREGATE HOUSING' Amends the Zoning By-Law by defining under special permit, a congregate
living facility as independent group living environment that is non-institutionalized and that offers the
elderly single-family residential accomodations and supporting services they need to maintain a semi-
independent lifestyle. VOTED. 139 to 11.
Article 64. ACCESSORY APARTMENTS Amends the Zoning By-Law by defining, under special permit, accessory
apartment as a dwelling unit of one or more rooms with separate kitchen and bathroom facilities, designed
for the occupancy of a separate household, in a home originally constructed as a single housing unit
DEFEATED. 105 IN FAVOR, 63 OPPOSED. (Less than the two-thirds required)
Article 65. HOME OCCUPATIONS Amends the Zoning By-Law to clarify and expand the concept of home occupa-
tions. DEFEATED. 97 IN FAVOR, 67 OPPOSED (Less than the two-thirds required)
Article 66. NON-CONFORMING LOTS, USES AND STRUCTURES Amends the Zoning By-Law to clarify and expand the
controls and conditions for non-conforming lots, uses and structures DEFEATED' 90 IN FAVOR, 74 OPPOSED
(Less than the two-thirds required)
Article 67. PARKING IN CB ZONE. Referred back to Planning Board' 87 to 85
Adjourned 10.45 p m
Adjourned Town Meeting, April 25, 1979
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8.07 in Cary Memorial Hall There were 180 Town
Meeting Members present Invocation offered by Rev Harold T Handley, Pastor Emeritus of the Church of
Our Redeemer.
Article 68. PARKING' Amends the Zoning By-Law to update and improve current parking regulations. VOTED
Article 69. DEFINITIONS See Meeting of May 14
Article 70 SWIMMING POOLS/RACQUET COURTS. Amends the Zoning By-Law to clarify present controls over
swimming pools and racquet sport facilities, accessory to a residential use VOTED.
Article 71. DAY CARE CENTERS. Amends the Zoning By-Law to assure proper maintenance of a child day
center DEFEATED 98 IN FAVOR, 74 OPPOSED. (Less than the two-thirds required)
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, APRIL 25, 1979
Article 72 LEGAL FRONTAGE Amends the Zoning By-Law to clarify frontage requirements on discontinued
streets. VOTED.
Article 73. TIME CHANGES' Amends the Zoning By-Law to standardize times for boards reporting to the
Special Permit Granting Authority VOTED
Article 74 HOUSING POLICY PLAN See Meeting of April 9
Article 75. REZONING Amends the Zoning By-Law to change zoning district of a parcel off Hartwell Ave
from RO one-family dwelling to CD, Controlled Commercial and Industrial District Following discussion
the Article was tabled until the meeting of April 30, at which time it was VOTED. 145 to 25
Article 76. REZONING Indefinitely Postponed
Article 77. REZONING Amends the Zoning By-Law by rezoning to RD multi-family dwelling district a
parcel of land containing 10.64 acres off East Street VOTED 145 to 21
Adjourned 10.38 p.m.
Adjourned Town Meeting, April 30, 1979
The meeting was called to order in Cary Memorial Hall at 8 02 P M by the Moderator There were 187 Town
Meeting Members present The invocation was offered by Rev. Harvey Meppelink, Pastor of the Assemblies
of God Christian Center. The meeting immediately recessed in order that an information meeting could be
held for the solid waste articles. It was recalled to order by the Moderator at 9 47 P M
Article 42. CONSERVATION PURCHASE, TOPHET SWAMP* Indefinitely Postponed
Article 43. CONSERVATION PURCHASE, REVERE STREET That the Conservation Commission be authorized to
acquire for conservation purposes 12 56 acres of land off North Revere Street and that the sum of
$144,000.00 be appropriated for such acquisition VOTED
Article 5 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING That $270,000 00 be appropriated for the ensuing fiscal year, in
addition to those authorized under Article 4, to fund collective bargaining agreements reached between the
Town and employee organizations VOTED
Article 6 RETIRED PERSONNEL That the Town accept Section 100B of Chapter 41 of the General Laws under
which the Town would assume responsibility for health care costs related to the retirement disability of
former fire and police officers receiving a disability pension VOTED
Adjourned 10 37 p m
Adjourned Town Meeting, May 2, 1979
Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, at 8.04 P M in Cary Memorial Hall There were 183 Town
Members present Invocation offered by Rev Dr Spencer Lavan, Minister of the First Parish Church
Article 28. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL That the Selectmen be authorized to contract with an operator of a
solid waste disposal facility for the disposal of refuse, garbage and waste on such terms as the Select-
men deem advisable VOTED
Article 38. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL• That the sum of $257,000 be appropriated, in addition to the amount
specified in line items 5800 and 5850, for the curbside collection and disposition of garbage and trash
and for the collection and disposition of recyclables (Action on this Article was not completed until the
Meeting of May 7 ) DEFEATED. 63 to 108
Adjourned 11 38 p m
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Adjourned Town Meeting, May 7, 1979
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8.06 P M in Cary Memorial Hall There were 181 Town
Meeting Members present The invocation was offered by Rev. Polly Laughland, Minister of the Follen Church
Article 57 DRAINAGE BY-LAW Indefinitely Postponed
Article 24 PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT That the sum of $84,500.00 be appropriated for the purchase of equip-
ment for the Department of Public Works VOTED
Article 61. CONVEY PARKER SCHOOL' That the Selectmen be authorized to convey the Parker School property
on Bedford Street, consisting of the building and approximately 3.5 acres of land, more or less, to Urban
Design Team for a minimum price of $100,000 00, such property to be used for condominiums, seven of which
shall be donated to the Town of Lexington DEFEATED. 103 IN FAVOR, 58 OPPOSED (Less than the two-thirds
required)
Adjourned 11 30 p m
Adjourned Town Meeting, May 9, 1979
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8 05 P.M. in Cary Memorial Hall. There were 179 Town
Meeting Members present Invocation offered by Rev Theodore M Atkinson, Associate Minister of the
Hancock United Church of Christ
Otis S Brown Jr , Chairman of the School Committee read a proclamation recognizing the championship of
the Lexington High School Debate Team in the Massachusetts Forensic League competition for the second
consecutive year
Article 78. REZONING That a parcel of land on the southerly side of Concord Avenue and the easterly
side of Walnut Street, be rezoned for RD multi-family dwelling district VOTED on reconsideration during
the meeting of May 14. 158 to 25. (According to a memorandum of understanding by proponents the number
of housing units will not exceed 100, 10 percent of which will be available to the Housing Authority )
Adjourned 10 58 p m
Adjourned Town Meeting, May 14, 1979
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8.08 P M in Cary Memorial Hall There were 184 Town
Meeting Members present Invocation offered by Rev. John P. Streit, Jr , Assistant Minister at the Church
of Our Redeemer
Article 33 REVALUATION• That the sum of $179,000.00 be appropriated, in addition to money previously
appropriated, for a revaluation of all taxable property in the Town VOTED.
Article 69. DEFINITIONS. Indefinitely Postponed.
Article 62 AUTHORIZATION TO CONVEY PARKER SCHOOL AS CONDOMINIUMS Indefinitely Postponed
Article 79 REZONING Indefinitely Postponed
Article 47 FUNDS TO REDUCE TAX RATE That the sum of $750,000.00 be appropriated to reduce the tax rate
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1979 and that the amount of $305,188 and any additional amount be re-
tained and not used as a continuing appropriation for the purpose of reducing the property tax levy. VOTED.
Meeting dissolved 10 27 p.m.
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Lexington Public Schools
PERSONAL SERVICES
Appropriation for Salaries $13,352,977
Available & Anticipated Funds 324,288.
$13,677,265
Expenditures.
Administration $216,094
Principals & Assistants 630,606.
Supervision, Coordinators & Dept Heads 419,878
Classroom Teachers 8,329,740.
Special Needs Staff 754,613
Tutors 84,572.
Nurses 110,943
Instr Matrs Specialists 318,323
Guidance Counselors 502,617.
Psychologists-Core Evaluation Team 114,334
Doctors 3,575.
Aides 208,784
Special Needs Assistants 91,176
Secretaries & Clerks 597,720
Secretaries & Clerks (Extra Help) 7,474
Computer Center (Technical) 38,083
Custodians & Maintenance Men 828,236
Switchboard 10,644
Custodians & Maintenance Men (Summer) 14,200
Custodians & Maintenance Men (Other) 59,292.
Crossing Guards 38,324
Total Expenditures 13,379,228
Balance $ 298,037
EXPENSE BUDGET
Appropriation $ 2,334,104.
Expenditures*
Materials & Supplies
Fuel 254,373.
Vehicle (gas & oil) 2,856
Towels 13,457
Office 41,375.
Teaching Supplies 182,337
Other Supplies 43,315
Textbooks 72,211.
Library Books 35,079
Periodicals & Newspapers 6,014.
Recruiting Materials 197
Master Schedule 733
Progress Reports 587.
Handbooks 1,555
Professional Books, Subscriptions & Matrs. 635
Newspapers 2,527.
Magazines 684
Film Rental 8,615
Media Purchase 16,249
Materials (Equipment) 520
Materials (Plant) 55,193.
Materials (Grounds) 747
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LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
EXPENDITURES (Cont'd)
Equipment Purchase & Rental
Vandal Alarms 2,192.
Area Flood Lighting 1,750
Outlay Equipment 24,134.
Replacement Equipment 34,281
Contracted Services & Other
Consulting Services 41,776
Special Testing 6,379.
Grounds 4,884
Built-in Items 27,965.
Plumbing 1,468
Heating 14,168.
Painting 26,785
Roofing 25,232
Glass 3,271.
Other Property Services 35,255
Mop Rental 3,165.
Rubbish 11,032.
Electrical 233,037
Water 4,267.
Gas 6,597.
Telephone 82,129
Insect Control 2,396.
Other Operating Services 2,815.
Pupil Transportation (Regular) 162,362
Transportation Within (Special) 48,132.
Transportation Without (Special) 97,757
Field Trips 7,743.
Other Transportation 15,900.
Travel Intra-State 9,085
Travel Within Lexington 9,724.
Printing 867.
Newsletter 4,684.
Equipment Rental 49,512
Equipment Main Service 42,369
Tuition 429,542
Memberships 10,309.
Registration & Meeting Expenses 6,133
Mailing 16,774
Other General Services 10,467.
Total Expenditures 2,255,597.
Balance $ 78,507.
ATHLETIC BUDGET
Balance July 1, 1978 -0-
Appropriation $160,771
Receipts.
Football $14,948 70
Basketball 5,275 50
Ice Hockey 4,146.50
Wrestling 83,50
Gym 209.00
Lost Equip 521 00
Trans.Reim. 400 00
$25,584.20 ($15,000 to 1978-79) 15,000
( 10,584 1979-80) $175,771
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ATHLETIC BUDGET (Cont'd)
Expenditures Senior Senior Clarke Diamond Muzzey
Girls Boys Jr High Jr High Jr.High Coed
Baseball $5,409. $1,507 $1,549 $1,505
Basketball 10,720 2,800 2,827. 2,488.
Basketball $5,850 2,408. 2,268 2,638
Cheerleaders $1,364.
Cross Country 1,596 1,873
Field Hockey 4,122. 1,519 1,560 1,697
Football 19,805 2,714 2,328. 2,734
Golf 966
Gym 3,493 2,452 1,326 1,323 1,053.
Ice Hockey 15,318.
Lacrosse 3,399 2,273
Soccer 3,847 6,099 1,552 1,568. 1,556.
Softball 3,617 1,337. 1,237 1,145
Swimming 2,767 2,913
Tennis 1,545 1,223
Indoor Track 2,593 2,343
Outdoor Track 3,787 685 651 627
Outdoor Track 3,899 678 623. 607
Wrestling 2,501.
Supv.Coord 3,272
Doctors 1,600.
Coaches 157 157. 157.
Faculty Mgr 785. 785 785
Equipment Mgr. 2,603
Sec. & Clerks 629 105 105. 105. 105.TW
Other Supplies 1,008.
Other Trans 956
Equip Sery Main 491.
Memberships 298
Other Gen Sery 1,295
$36,728. $88,868, $17,573 $16,981 $17,097 2,435 179,682
Balance ( 3,911 )
FOOD SERVICES
Balance June 30, 1978 $89,914.48
Income
Sales $413,576 69
Reimbursement (State) 40,718 63
(Federal) 150,449 44
Other 4,919 88
Tax 2,029 64
611,694 28
$701,608.76
Expenses
Food 316,869 09
Miscellaneous 47,627 40
Payrolls 263,865 13
Equipment 3,281 25
631,642 87
$69,965 89
SCHOOL EXPENSE CARRYOVER
(FY 1977-78)
Balance July 1, 1978 $56,934 24
Expenditures 66,667.11
Balance to E & D Account $ 267 13
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OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL
Appropriation $12,100
Expenditures 7,510
Balance $ 4,590.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Appropriation $10,600.
Expenditures (Tuition Day School) 1,450.
Balance $ 9,150
PL-874 AID TO IMPACTED AREAS
Balance June 30, 1978 $214,861 26
Receipts 181,521 45
396,382.71
Expenditures 183,588 00
$212,794 71
METCO
Balance June 30, 1978 $39,160 09
Receipts 531,659 00
570,819.09
Expenditures 511,350.28
$ 59,468 81
SUMMER READING
Balance June 30, 1978 -0-
Receipts $25,775.00
Expenditures 25,098 85
$ 676 15
PL 89-313
Balance June 30, 1978 $ 902 00
Receipts 12,400.00
13,302 00
Expenditures 13,302 00
-0-
TRANSITION TO EMPLOYMENT
Balance June 30, 1978 $11,028 62
Receipts 44,088 00
$55,116 62
Expenditures 49,146 32
$ 5,970.33
PROJECT DISCOVER
Grant $25,000.00
Expenditures 16,216 56
$ 8,783 44
INDUSTRIAL ARTS
Grant $ 4,526 00
Expenditures 3,407.68
$ 1,118 32
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VIDEO TAPING
Grant $4,099 00
Expenditures 4,099 00
-0-
FOOD & NUTRITION
Grant $1,107 00
Expenditures 1,107.00
-0-
SECRETARIAL OCCUPATIONS
Grant $7,905 00
Expenditures 7,820 00
$ 85 00
OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION
Grant $1,409 00
Expenditures 1,265 50
$ 143.50
OBSERVING PRE-SCHOOLERS
Grant $ 600.00
Expenditures 563 41
$ 36.59
INTERNAL COMBUSTION
Grant $1,648.00
Expenditures 182 56
$1,465 44
MATH COMPUTER
Grant $16,840 37
Expenditures 1,033 05
$15,807 32
ESEA LIBRARY
Grant $18,647 53
Expenditures 18,647.53
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MAKING YOUR SCHOOL DOLLAR MAKE SENSE
The following is a simplified accounting of the actual revenues and expendi-
tures for the support of schools for the fiscal year 1978-79.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
RECEIPTS
Chapter 70 School Aid $1,932,809
71 Transportation 90,292.
74 Occupational Education 3,580
Metco 150,000
$2,176,861 (11 9)
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MAKING YOUR SCHOOL DOLLAR MAKE SENSE (Cont'd)
Federal Governmemt
PL-874 Aid to Impacted Areas 136,741 ( .8)
Town of Lexington Appropriations
Personal Services $13,352,977
Expenses 2,334,104
Out-of-State Travel 12,100.
Athletics 160,771
Vocational Education 10,600
15,870,552. (87 0)
Town of Lexington
Tuition, Gate Receipts, etc
Athletics $15,000
Misc.Receipts 7,807
Tuition 3,521
Rentals 19,730.
46,058. ( .3)
$18,230,032 (100%)
EXPENDITURES
Personal Services $13,379,228. (84 5)
Expenses 2,255,597 (14 2)
Out-of-State Travel 7,510 ( .1)
Athletics 179,682. ( 1 1)
Vocational Education 1,450 ( 1)
$15,823,467 (100%)
SUMMARY OF MAJOR SCHOOL BUDGETS
1978-79
Transfers,
Town Voted Receipts Total Oper
Appro etc Budget Expenditures Balance
Personal Services $13,352,977. $13,677,265. $13,379,228 $298 037
Expenses 2,334,104 $324,288 2,334,104 2,255,597 78,507.
Vocational Education 10,600 10,600 1,450 9,150
Out-of-State Travel 12,100 12,100. 7,510. 4,590
Athletics 160,771 15,000 175,771 179,682 (3,911 )
$15,870,552. $339,288. $16,209,840 $15,823,467 $386,373
124,844 To Carryover
$261,529 To E & D
INCOME & REIMBURSEMENTS COST TO TOWN
Tuition $3,521 Total Expenditures $15,823,467
Rental School Bldgs 19,730 Carryover 77-78 66,667.
7,807. $15,890,134
$31,058
Less Income & Reim 2,057,739.
Comm. of Mass. Chap 70 1,932,809 PL-874 & Metco 324,288
71 90,292. Athletic Receipts 15,000
74 3,580 2,397,027
2,026,681 $13,493,107
$2,057,739
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Minuteman Regional Vo-Tech
MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES JULY 1, 1978 - JUNE 30, 1979
CONTRACTED
SALARIES SERVICES SUPPLIES OTHER TOTAL
1100 School Committee $ 18,500 $ 21,159 $ 312 $ 1,299 $ 41,270
1200 Superintendent-Director 108,224 13,224 6,171 2,642 130,261
2100 Supervision 47,723 14,362 9,249 3,162 74,496
2200 Principal's Office 143,798 20,870 19,334 11,567 195,569
2300 Teaching
Building Trades 125,641 --- 25,410 585 151,636
Commercial Services 249,293 --- 30,425 429 280,147
Electronics 82,735 --- 16,230 420 99,385
Graphics 154,166 --- 55,729 837 210,732
Allied Health 64,850 --- 8,321 91 73,262
Metals Fabrication 134,078 --- 43,133 583 177,794
Power Mechanics 137,853 34 59,809 464 198,160
Technology 81,983 19 9,824 1,174 93,000
Communications/Human Relations 285,141 51 14,700 1,225 301,137
Math 129,526 303 11,221 436 141,486
Science 94,753 --- 12,912 46 107,711
Physical Ed/Athletics 81,943 800 7,100 270 90,113
Driver Education 16,487 --- 747 --- 17,234
Special Education 236,413 22,314 14,027 2,018 274,772
Undistributed Expenses --- 144 3,016 --- 3,160
Occupational Competency 9,167 26,281 3,315 2,597 41,360
Faculty Clerks, Substitutes,
Aides 7,475 21,369 --- --- 28,844
Total Teaching 1,891,504 71,315 315,919 11,175 2,289,913
2400 Text Books --- --- 24,457 --- 24,457
2500 Library 65,264 2,361 19,300 14 86,929
2600 Audio Visual --- 282 25,243 1,495 27,020
2700 Guidance 183,583 3,577 5,339 1,907 194,406
3200 Health Services 32,108 5,141 2,573 125 39,947
3300 Transportation --- 404,639 3,364 130 408,133
3400 Food Service 23,318 --- --- 70 23,388
3510 Athletic Services 15,100 21,474 23,687 3,951 64,212
4000 Operations and Maintenance 149,511 16,120 11,923 250 177,804
4120 Heating of Building --- 72,334 --- --- 72,334
4130 Utility Services --- 249,449 --- --- 249,449
4200 Maintenance 30,499 19,270 2,929 --- 52,698
4220 Maintenance of Building --- 16,381 9,295 --- 25,676
4230 Maintenance of Equipment --- 80,096 --- 1,980 82,076
5100 Employee Retirement Services --- --- 62,100 62,100
5200 Insurance --- --- --- 149,032 149,032
5300 Rental/Land and Buildings --- 32,490 --- --- 32,490
7000 Fixed Assets --- --- --- 154,857 154,857
8000 Debt Retirement --- --- --- 1,598,500 1,598,500
Regular-Evening Programs 37,470 15,024 11,376 427 64,297
Vacation-Summer School --- 18,721 1,756 --- 20,477
Adult Education 6,958 3,420 1,244 1,700 13,322
TOTAL 2753,560 1,101,709 493,471 2,006,373 6,355,113
1978-1979 Encumbrances
1200 Supt -Director $ 30 2700 Guidance $ 17,570 TOTAL $244,248
2100 Supervision 736 3400 Food Service 128
2200 Principal's Office 716 3510 Athletics 32
2300 Teaching 141,181 4130 Utility Services 24,865
2400 Textbooks 142 4210 Maintenance 715
2500 Library 6,596 4230 Maintenance of Equip 2,695
2600 Audio-Visual 599 5200 Insurance 3,000
5300 Rental, Land & Bldgs. 1,685
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MINUTEMAN VO-TECH
ENROLLMENT - 10/1/79
TOWN GRADE 9 GRADE 10 GRADE 11 GRADE 12 POST-GRADUATES TOTAL
Acton 24 24 36 30 3 120
Arlington 86 70 66 83 7 312
Belmont 13 20 24 26 6 89
Boxborough 4 14 6 4 0 28
Carlisle 3 2 3 2 3 13
Concord 12 21 16 12 3 64
Lexington 26 36 32 35 4 133
Lincoln 2 7 4 6 1 20
Stow 13 20 15 14 1 63
Sudbury 20 30 21 20 2 93
Wayland 12 11 13 18 2 56
Weston 2 1 3 3 0 9
Sub-Total 217 256 239 256 32 1000
Tuition 58 59 35 21 16 189
Total 275 315 274 277 48 1189
Assessment for operating and capital costs for 7/1/79 to 6/30/80 based on the number of students from
each member town sttending Minuteman on 10/1/78 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 11 863 $ 314,608 $ 11,976 $ 2,915 $ 329,499
ARLINGTON 28 637 759,459 34,149 7,034 800,642
BELMONT... 9 824 260,534 14,411 2,413 277,358
BOXBOROUGH 2 317 61,447 780 569 62,796
CARLISLE. 1 205 31,957 491 296 32,744
CONCORD 6 580 174,503 7,052 1,616 183,171
LEXINGTON 13 089 366,217 31,535 3,392 401,144
LINCOLN 2 873 76,191 7,556 707 84,454
STOW 5 931 157,291 2,281 1,457 161,029
SUDBURY. 10 473 277,746 9,287 2,573 289,606
WAYLAND 5 839 154,852 6,639 1,434 162,925
WESTON 0 649 17,212 1,261 159 18,632
TOTALS 100 000% $2,652,017 $ 127,418 $ 24,565 $2,804,000
NOTE The total assessment is $375,052 less than that for the previous school year even though the
operating and capital budget total rose 4 6% from $6,479,924 in 1978-1979 to $6,782,100 in
1979-1980 This rise was offset by increased aid and revenue
STATE AID RECEIVED BETWEEN JULY 1 OF 1978 AND JUNE 30 OF 1979
CATEGORY AMOUNT RECEIVED
Transportation $ 205,648
Chapter 71,16c
Net Maintenance 1,155,512
Chapter 70 (includes Special Ed)
Construction Grant. .... 1,103,135*
Chapter 645
Regional Aid... .. 206,754
Chapter 71, 16d
TOTAL $3,071,049
NOTE Aid and district revenue are used to reduce assessments of costs to member towns.
* Additional $405,281 00 received but committed to Fiscal 1980 Budget for debt service
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Public Works/Engineering
Street Lighting
During the year 19q-9 the following street lights were removed and new lights installed
Removals New Installations
0 .277- ()
The following is a schedule of current lamps in service as of December 31, 1979
1191 - 1000 Lumen Incandescent 40-,7'7 3 - 10,000 Lumen Incandescent
56 - 2500 Lumen Incandescent 1 388 - 11,000 Lumen Mercury Vapor
1292 - 3500 Lumen Incandescent/2 9 56 - 20,000 Lumen Mercury Vapor
4 - 6000 Lumen Incandescent '1 5 - 35,000 Lumen Mercury Vapor
128 - 7000 Lumen Mercury Vapor;'- =21 - Total lamps in service
.7/Z5-
Traffic
/Z5Traffic Regulation and Control
The breakdown in this budget includes making and installing various types of traffic signs, main-
tenance 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 276,390 Traffic Regulation Signs 83
Crosswalks 17,710 Parking Tees 199
Curbing 5,309 Bus Stops 5
Stoplines 2,174 Street Signs 126
Parking lines 22,002 Signs for other purposes 89
Edge lines 8,614 Signs installed or
Arrows 31 repaired 716
Taxi 4
Road Machinery
The following equipment was purchased during the year 1979
5 - compact sedans 1 - 18 H.P. Utility Tractor
2 - 3/4 ton pick un trucks 1 - Heavy duty Green Machine
1 - 3/4 ton utility truck (grass trimmer)
2 - 3/4 ton vans 2 - 2-way radios
1 - compact pick up truck 1 - 1 ton four wheel drive
1 - 12 H P Convertible Tractor dump truck
2 - 1 cubic yd. side dump trailers
Drain Cleaning
Contractor - Gillis Brothers, Inc - Amount $9,972.08
In 1979 there were 4,021 catch basins cleaned
Drain Construction - Town Labor and Equipment
Location Length Size
Dexter Road 653' 12" replaced
Webster Road 120' 24" repaired
Ewell Avenue 84' 12" repaired
Paul Revere Road 98' 12" extended
Laconia Street 75' 12" extended
No. Hancock Street 12' 12" repaired
Town Yard 70' 12" replaced
Longfellow Road 40' 6" extended
Waltham Street 30' 12" repaired
1,182'
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PUBLIC WORKS/ENGINEERING
Hot Top Berms
Various locations 4,381'
Trenches Patched
Various locations 107'
Guard Rails
Location Length Work Performed
Waltham Street 425' New Installation
Wood Street Repaired
Mass. Avenue Repaired
North Street Repaired
Pleasant Street Repaired
Woburn Street Repaired
Waltham Street Repaired
Brook Cleaning
Mass Avenue to Fottler Avenue - (Sickle Brook)
Lincoln Street to Birch Hill Lane
Culvert from Curve Street to Great Meadows
Various brooks cleaned by hand
Water Division - General Information
Range of static pressure in mains 55-130 pounds
Length of pipe in streets 153 08 miles
Number of services 9139
Number of hydrants 1435
Total water consumption in 1979 1,930,572,000 gallons
Average daily consumption in 1979 5,289,238 gallons
Average daily consumption in 1979 per capita 163 gallons
Cost of water Der year 1979 $463,337 28
Extent of Distribution - December 31, 1979
Size of Pipe Length in Feet Size of Pipe Length in Feet
4" 14,952 12" 152,434
6" 337,767 16" 27,253
8" 238,942 24" 14,084
10" 22,890
Broken Mains
Location Location Location
Bartlett Avenue Grant Street Revere Street
Bridge Street Hibbett Street Trotting Horse Drive
Cedar Street Independence Avenue Vine Street
Chadbourne Road Lowell Street Watertown Street
Eldred Street Massachusetts Avenue Wellington Lane
Pleasant Street
Water Construction - Town Labor and Equipment
There were 29 new service installations and 42 services were renewed or repaired
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PUBLIC WORKS/ENGINEERING
Sewer Division - General Information
Lexington is a part of the North Metropolitan Sewerage District
Total length of trunk line sewers 34 09 miles
Total length of street line sewers 110.48 miles
Total number of house connections 7,660
There were 33 new service installations and 45 services were renewed or repaired In addition,
11.5 miles of the Town's sewer mains were flushed and cleaned
The system's nine pumping stations were monitored daily and continued preventive maintenance was
provided
Garbage Collection
Stanley Roketenetz, Incorporated is currently picking UD garbage based on a one (1) year contract
effective July 1, 1979 and expires June 30, 1980
Snow Removal
For the fiscal year 1979 the Department of Public Works plowed six storms Total snow fall for
the year, including dustings was 39 7 inches. During 1978-79 the Department of Public Works used 5,329 95
tons of sand and 860.06 tons of salt on the streets. The total cost of snow removal for the year 1978-79
exclusive of labor and fuel was $93,735.83
Cemetery Division
Munroe Cemetery. There were twelve (12) interments Five (5) foundations for headstones were
approved and the headstones were set
Westview Cemetery. There were one hundred and fifty-seven (157) interments. Two hundred and
forty-nine (249) graves were sold Ninety-four (94) deeds for lots paid in full were issued. One
hundred and four (104) foundations for flush markers were approved and the markers were set
The following funds were collected and forwarded to the Town Collector
Munroe Cemetery Westview Cemetery
Annual Care $ 3 00 Sale of Lots $15,693 75
Interments (grave openings) 940.00 Sale of Baby Graves -0-
Green and Lowering Device 190 00 Perpetual Care 19,181 25
Foundations 190.00 Interments (grave openings) 15,110.00
Tent 30 00 Green and Lowering Device 2,800 00
Saturday Burial Charge 175 00 Foundations 3,336 50
(overtime) Tent 420.00
$1,528 00 Saturday Burial Charge 1,600 00
(overtime)
Miscellaneous(flower 148 50
containers)
$58,290.00
Sewer, Street and Drain Construction
Sewer Construction
Contractor - Great Northern Constructors, Inc. - Amount $308,397 52
Location Length Size
Moon Hill Road 1799' 8"
Moreland Avenue 677' 8"
Summit Road 597' 8"
Swan Lane 600' 8"
3673' = 0.70 miles
105
PUBLIC WORKS/FNGINEFRING
Sewer Construction (Continued)
Contractor - Crowley Associates - Amount $374,537 39
Location Length Size
Lowell Street 830' 8"
Lowell Street 740 5' 10"
Waltham Street 1812 5' 8"
Pleasant Street 658' 8"
Allen Street 152 5' 8"
Patricia Terrace 303' 8"
Boulder Road Easement 242' 8"
Wadman Circle 199 5' 10"
Wadman Circle 51' 6"
4989' = 0 94 miles
Street and Sidewalk Construction
Contractor - J J O'Brien & Sons, Inc - Amount 5167,924.12
Location Length of Street Drainage Length Size Length of Sidewalk
Banks Avenue 840' 444' 12" R.C.P -
Tucker Avenue 200' 122' 12" R C P -
Cushing Street 500' 239' 12" R.C.P. -
Wood Street - - - 2400'
1540' = 0 29 miles 805' = 0.15 miles 2400' = 0.45
miles
Drain Construction
Location Length Size
Boulder Road Easement 300' 12" C M P
Dexter Road 710' 12" C.P.
Laconia Street 100' 12" R C P
1110' = 0 21 miles
Water Construction
Location Length Size
Banks Avenue 336' 6"
Hydrants Installed
Location Number
Scott Road 2
Ryder Lane 1
Earl Street 1
Banks Avenue 1
Street Resurfacing
Contractor - Sarao Bros , Inc - Amount $99,485 55
Location Length
Massachusetts Avenue 3125' Woburn Street to Pelham Road
Hartwell Avenue 2450' Bedford Street to Railroad Tracks
Forest Street 2150'
Winter Street 900' From Bedford Street
3625' = 1 63 miles
106
PUBLIC WORKS/ENGINEERING
Sewer Construction - At No Cost to Town
Location Length Size
Hartwell Avenue 480' 8"
Ryder Lane 395' 8"
Scott Road 875' 8"
1750' = 0 33 miles
Water Construction - At No Cost to Town
Location Length Size
Ryder Lane 400' 8"
Scott Road 865' 8"
Earl Street 450' 6"
Avon Street 377' 6"
2092' = 0 40 miles
Stree Construction - At No Cost to Town
Location Length Drainage Length Size
Ryder Lane 403' 253' 12" R.C.
Scott Road 895' 414' 12' R C
Scott Road - 40' 24' R.C.
Earl Street 150' - -
1448 = 0 27 miles 707' = 0.13 miles
107
Fire Department
Types of Alarms. Somerville 2
Boxes 485 46 out of town Fire Companies covered at
Mutual Aid 134 Stations
Stills 1047
Ambulance 878 14 out of town Fire Companies worked at
Lexington Fires.
Total Calls 2544
19 out of town Fire Companies responded to
Fire and Rescue Responses Box Alarms line boxes
(Department Responses).
Ambulance Mutual Aid
Accidental Alarm 35 Into Lexington 50
Accidents 16 Bedford Fire Department 43
Automobile Fire 4 Burlington S
Church 4 Corcoran Ambulance Service 2
Dwelling 137 Armstrong Ambulance Service
Dumpster 2
Edison Emergency 2 From Lexington 19
False Alarm 134 Bedford Fire Department 18
Garage 4 Burlington
Honest Intent 20 Corcoran Ambulance Service
Hospital 20 Armstrong Ambulance Service
Medical Emergency Concord 1
Mercantile, Industrial and
Misc Buildings 38 Still Alarms (Single Fire Company Responses).
Needless 2
Nursing Home 5 Animal Rescue 4
Outdoor/Brush 4 Assistance 95
Property Protection 3 Automobile Fires 80
School 12 Bomb Threat 17
Truck Fire 3 Bus Fires
Burning Complaints 9
Total 485 Dump 2
Dumpster 21
Fire Mutual Aid Edison Emergency 50
From Lexington 115 False Still 21
Arlington 36 First Aid 5
Bedford 35 Honest Intent 13
Bedford Air Base Investigate Fire Alarm
Burlington Systems 14
Lincoln Investigations 150
Waltham 32 Lockout 49
Winchester 4 Needless 49
Woburn 8 Outdoor/Brush 243
Property Protection 175
Lexington Fire Companies covered mutual cities Truck Fire 18
and towns 34 times Wash Down 32
Lexington Fire Companies worked at 20 fires in Total 1047
mutual aid.
SYNOPSIS
Lexington Fire Companies responded to 61 During the year 1979, the department responded
line boxes. to 82 fires of sufficient consequence as to re-
quire the filing of fire reports with the
Fire Mutual Aid Office of the State Fire Marshall Of the 82
Into Lexington 79 recorded incidents, 32 involved motor vehicles
Arlington 27 and 50 were for fires in structures Below is
Bedford 7 a partial report of figures received from
Bedford Air Base questionnaires distributed to the 50 occupants
Burlington 2 involved in structure fires. This is a partial
Belmont 4 list only, due to the fact that not all persons
Lincoln have returned the questionnaires as of this date
Waltham 34
Winchester 3
Woburn
108
FIRE DEPARTMENT (Cont'd) FIRE DEPARTMENT
Value of buildings involved in fire $1,576,700 00
Estimated loss of buildings 355,780.00
Loss paid on buildings 93,090 00
Estimated loss of contents 131,667.80
Loss paid on contents 77,293 50
Of the 50 incidents involving structural fires,
43 were single alarm and 7 were multiple
alarm responses
Our ambulance responded to 878 emergency
medical calls
Back up ambulance service was called into
Lexington 50 times this year
43 by Bedford Rescue Company
5 by Burlington Rescue Company
2 by Corcoran Ambulance Service
Lexington ambulance responded to 18 mutual aid
calls to Bedford and one call to Concord, for a
total of 19 responses
The department answered a combined total of
2544 alarms this year
A. Edward Silva, Deputy Chief
109
Police Department
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February 112 93 19 0 0 22 25 0 96 16 0 0 18 0 7 0 19 17
March 76 56 20 0 0 14 15 2 58 16 2 0 8 0 5 0 37 25
April 97 76 21 1 0 26 36 2 84 11 1 1 28 0 7 0 44 35
May 111 89 22 0 0 20 25 2 97 12 2 0 21 0 2 0 54 26
June 103 89 14 0 0 36 42 8 87 8 8 0 30 0 4 0 42 27
July 78 49 29 0 1 22 31 6 53 19 6 0 17 0 8 1 35 15
August 97 73 24 0 0 19 25 5 70 22 5 0 19 0 1 0 45 36
September 84 61 23 0 0 19 23 6 67 11 6 0 15 0 2 0 30 18
October 94 74 20 0 0 24 30 6 76 12 3 0 21 0 6 0 39 26
November 68 45 23 0 1 14 19 3 53 12 3 0 14 1 2 0 40 31
December 112 75 37 0 0 23 29 4 84 24 4 0 19 0 6 0 55 38
TOTAL 1200 898, 302 1 4 266 331 46 959 195 42 1 230 2 59 2 492 327
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TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SUMMARY
Motor Vehicle Violations 6,747 Driving While Intoxicated 128
Other Violations . . ... .. Hit and Run 25
Parking (except meters) 2,983 Arrests, Citations or Custody
TOTAL TRAFFIC 9,730 at accidents 326
Parking Meter Violations 3,875
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AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS Personal Injury Accidents 226
January 168 Fatal Accidents 4
February .. .... 112 Persons Injured . 331
March 76 Persons Killed 4
April 97
May 111
June 103
July 78
August 97
September . ... 84
October 94
November 65
December 112
Total Motor Vehicle
Accidents 1,197
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POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests Statistics Fines
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Operating to Endanger 69 9 78 8 33 45 $3,337
Operating W/View Obstructed 21 21 6 15 320
Oper. After Rev. of License 27 2 29 7 22 561
Oper. Uninsured M.V 59 5 64 9 23 41 3,200
Oper. Unregistered M.V. 97 8 105 10 35 70 1,455
Oper. W/0 License 115 18 133 22 39 94 1,935
Oper. W/0 Sticker 126 13 139 3 62 77 2,980
Oper. Under the Influence 115 13 128 1 28 100 3,410
Fit & Run 24 1 25 1 11 14 138
Refusing to Stop 32 32 4 10 22 1,258
Sneeding 813 158 971 21 322 649 22,278
Vio. Law of Road 138 32 170 6 69 101 2,540
Vio. of Town Ordinance 1186 554 1740 6 530 1210 19,513
Vio. Traffic Signal 458 190 648 6 151 497 11,430
Vio. 'parking Meter Reg. 722 483 1205 295 910 4,230
Vio Stop Sign 204 68 272 4 84 188 4,630
Vio. School Bus Law 26 17 43 17 26 970
Allow Improper Person
to Operate 12 2 14 6 8 220
Fail to Display Platen 24 1 25 9 16 580
Attaching Wrong Plates 13 13 1 5 8 270
Improper Equipment 96 4 100 6 46 54 3,085
Oper. W/o Registration
in Possession 73 10 83 27 56 1,870
Oper. W/0 License
in Possession 87 9 96 1 30 66 1,820
Misc. Motor Vehicle Vio. 417 133 550 9 205 345 10,567
Lvg. M.V. Running Unattended 8 1 9 3 6 180
Oper. M.C. W/0 Proper Gear 16 1 17 6 10 7 90
Giving False Name to P.O. 4 4 1 2 2 175
Poss. of Altered License 3 3 1 2 125
Facing 2 2 2 70
Poss. of Altered Inspection
Sticker 5 5 2 3 188
Oper. W/Studded Tires 1 1 1
Towing Unreg. Unins. M.V. 4 4 4 10
Poss. of Counterfeit
Inspection Sticker 1 1 1 125
Tampering W/Parking Ticket 1 1 1
Refuse to Produce Lic. & Reg. 2 2 2
Unlawful Use of Siren & Lites 2 2 2 125
Allow Unreg., Unins. M.V.
to be Operated 2 2 2 100
Fail to Notify Registry
Change of Address 9 1 10 5 5 145
5014 1733 6747 125 2077 4670 $103,930
111
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests Statistics Dispositions
Criminal Offenses
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Assault W/Deadly Weapon 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1
Assault on Police Officer 11 1 12 1 3 9 975 1 4 1 4 2
Kidnapping 1 1 1 1
Assault & Battery 8 8 4 4 90 1 1 1 5
Vandalism 5 5 3 2 100 5
Breaking & Entering 30 3 33 21 18 15 2 1 1 6 6 17
Break, Entering & Larceny 20 1 21 6 14 7 1 1 2 4 5 8
Poss. of Burglarious Tools 16 16 2 3 13 4 2 5 2 3
Protective Custody 95 7 102 6 33 69 102
Escapees 1 2 3 3 3
Forgery 1 1 1 1
Uttering 27 5 32 1 8 24 55 2 7 3 20
Larceny 67 13 80 22 37 43 613 4 2 15 27 9 23
Larceny (Attempted) 5 5 2 3 87 3 2
Lewdness 1 1 1 1
Malicious Damage to Property 56 4 60 30 46 14 475 1 2 15 2 7 2 31
Extortion 1 1 1 1
Non-Support 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
Threatening 2 1 3 1 3 2 1
Robbery 4 4 4 1 1 2
Disturbing the Peace 14 2 16 1 9 7 388 11 1 4
Disorderly 31 1 32 5 21 11 758 16 4 3 9
Fugitive From Justice 1 1 1 1
Trespassing 26 1 27 9 20 7 319 1 20 2 4
Receiving Stolen Property 17 1 18 9 11 7 125 1 1 3 2 4 2 5
Narcotic Drug Law, Violations 80 5 85 6 35 50 1225 2 21 31 3 28
Indecent Exposure 2 2 2 2 2
Liquor Law Violations 89 11 100 19 49 51 1095 45 2 28 1 24
Littering 9 2 11 1 5 6 100 6 2 1 2
Using M.V W/O Authority 56 6 62 24 13 49 360 9 2 11 9 12 19
Larceny of a Motor Vehicle 7 7 3 7 1 1 13 2
Unlicensed Dog Violation 5 2 7 7 20 6 1
Leash Law Violation 9 3 12 12 140 11 1
Vio. of Park Rules & Pegs 9 1 10 1 7 3 720 7 1 2
Poss. of Stolen Inspec. "ticker 2 2 2 325 1 1
Foss. of Mace 1 1 1 63 1
Foss. of Dangerous Weapon 11 1 12 5 7 75 2 2 1 1 6
Poss. of Altered I.D. 1 1 1 32 1
Poss. of Altered License 1 1 1 1
DOSS W/Intent to Fell Narcotics 1 1 1 250 1
Poss. of Fireworks 1 1 1 1 10 1
Foss. cf Counterfeit Money 1 1 1 1
Poss. of Ammunition 1 1 1 1
Uttering False Prescription 1 1 1 1
Annoying Phone Calls 1 1 1 1
Contributing-Delinquency of M_lnor 7 7 3 4 148 4 3
Burning of Motor Vehicle 1 1 1 1
Civing False Name to Police Officer 1 1 1 1
Fraudulent Leasing of M.V. 1 1 1 1
Non-Payment of Wagea 1 1 1 1
Leeping Disorderly isouse 1 1 1 250 1
Registering Bets 1 1 1 1
Defrauding Inn-Keeper 2 1 3 3 1 2
TOTAL CRIMINAL OFFENSES 777 76 823 172 382 441 8798 27 20 23C 21 139 55 102 229
112
POLICE DEPARTMENT
No. of Value of
Classification Offenses Property Stolen Automobiles Recovered
Stolen Locally & Recovered Locally 46
Rape 2 $ 750 00 Stolen Locally,& Recovered Elsewhere 29
Robbery Total Locally Stolen Autos Recovered 75
Highway 1 30.00 Stolen out of Town, Recovered Locally 60
Commercial House 4 687.00
Gas or Service Station 0 0
Chain Store 0 0
Residence 0 0
Bank 1 15,475.00 Miscellaneous Business
Miscellaneous 0 0 Animals Cared for (sick or injured) 40
Total Robbery 6 $15,192.00 Buildings found open 71
Committed to Insane Hospitals 2
Burglary-Breaking or Entering Fire Alarms Responded to 327
Residence Injured or Sick Persons Assisted 447
Night 30 42,055.00 Messages Delivered 35
Day 88 64,767.00 Missing Persons Investigated 29
Unknown 59 91,549.00 Public Utilities Notified of Defects 81
Nonresidence Reports & Complaints Investigated 5,731
Night 67 32,648.00 Sudden Deaths Investigated 16
Day 6 1,500.00 Vacant Houses Reported 963
Unknown 29 10,708.00 Citizen Assistance Calls 3,449
Total Burglary 279 $243,227.00
Larceny
$200.00 & Over 194 155,991.00 Total rileage Recorded on Cars 469,336
$50 00 to $200.00 291 30,289.00
Under $50 00 230 4,161.00
Total Larcenies 715 $190,441 00
Auto Theft 100 $196,833.00
Grand Total $646,443.00
Nature of Larcenies
Pocket Picking 0 0
Purse Snatching 1 40 00
Shoplifting 15 °44.00
From Autos 126 44,755.00
Auto Parts & Accessories 137 32,251 00
Bicycles 139 17,860.00
From Buildings 210 72,569.00
From Coin ()per. Machines 1 100.00
All Other 86 21,813.00
Total Larcenies 715 $190,441 00
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PROPERTY BY TYPE & VALUE-STOLEN & RECOVERED
Type of Propert' STolen Recovered
Currency, totes, etc. $ 41,''65 00 $ 4,089.00
Jewelry & Precious Metals 136,398.00 10,282.00
Clothing 7,357 00 784.00
Locally Stolen Automobiles 197,736.00 164,292 00
Miscellaneous 263,687.00 52,638.00
Totals $646,443 00 $232,086.00
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Board of Health
19771978 1979 Environmental Statistics 1977 1978 1979
Communicable Diseases Reported 287 161 177 Milk samples collected/analyzed 126 120 60
Animal bites... . . .. 110 84 73 Water samples collected/analyzed 150 165 173
Chickenpox.... .. . . . . 141 15 53 Food samples collected/analyzed 14 11 13
German measles... ... . . . 2 Bathing places, public, semi-
Gonorrhea. .. . ... .. . 10 14 15 public pools and Old Res .. .. . 52 64 70
Hepatitis. ...... . 1 6 2 Nursing home inspections 4 8 8
Meningitis.. . .. 1 2 Rest home inspections 2 2
Mumps. . . . ... .. .. 1 3 1
Salmonella... .. ..... 5 12 8 Complaints and Nuisances 440 515 685
Scarlet fever . 2 4 2 Environmental complaints
Strentococca] sore throat.. . 12 16 25 Air pollution .. . 17 15 14
The Board feels that the decrease in the number Water Pollution.. . ... 23 22 30
of communicable diseases reported is due in part to Noise pollution . . .. .. 13 10 7
the new mandatory school immunization law. They Epidemological investigations•
were pleased to note that for the past 3 years Food borne... ..... ... .. . 18 15 25
there has been no measles cases reported by Lex- Water borne. ...... . .. . 15 18 13
ington physicians Animal complaints. ... 56 60 72
Immunization Clinics 1229 1604 1574 Food service establishments
Influenza clinic-town employees.. 132 135 68 Restauiants. .. .. .. ..... 30 30 40
Influenza clinic-65+ years . . 257 514 654 Markets.... . . . 5 3 6
Pneumococcal clinic-65' years.... 37 Drainage (water, sewage).... . 11 18 40
Rabies innoculation clinic for dogs 840 856 815 Housing complaints. . . . ... 25 25 42
Pneumococcal vaccine clinic was new this year. Garbage, rubbish85 97 111
This clinic was held for senior citizens only. A Rodents.. . .... .. . . . 30 45 53
four dollar fee was charged to help defray the cost Sewage disposal . . .. ...... . 75 90 115
of the vaccine Food, milk and water .. .. 15 22 23
Detection clinics 758 585 841 Mosquitoes & biting insects .. .. 15 22 83
*Glaucoma eye screening clinic.... 494 321 571 Swimming pools 5 23 11
*P.T A. pre-school eye screening.. 51 55 40
*P.T.A. pre-school hearing test... 53 38 Licenses and Permits 470 464 417
**Hard of Hearing clinic 213 156 192 Animal permits (in .Luling nonitry) 56 44 43
Burial permits . .. 119 121 89
*Conducted by Lexington Lion's Club Installers/disposal works Permits 8 7 7
**Conducted by Lexington Rotary Club Food estaLlishment permits 113 104 110
Mobile food servers permits... 7
All clinics sponsored by the Lexington Board of Funeral Directors licenses 5 5 5
Health Garbage disposal permits.... . 2 2 1
N arket registrations... . 22 21 23
Medical Emergency Service Milk License-store 64 64 77
The number of the emergency medical service is Milk License-vehicle 1 3
861-6660. Any person can obtain a physician in Motel licenses.... .. . .. 3 3 3
case of emergency 24 hours a day by calling the Nursing horse annrovals.. . .. 4 2 2
police department, fire denartment or by dialing Portable toilet permit. .. 1
861-6660. Recreation camp neurits .. 2 2 2
Environmental Statistics 798 786 790 Rubbish disposal permits. 15 32 26
Day Care Centers-food service 17 17 17 Sewage disposal permits. . .. 12 14 12
Day Care Inspections-lead paint... 8 6 6 Swimming pool permits (to overate) 17 20 15
Food service establishment inspect. 241 247 245 Wading pools. ... 5
Retail food establishment inspection 36 36 42 Swimming pool permits (to construct) 1 1
Mobile canteen inspections 12 9 10 Septic tank installation
Housing inspections.... .. .. 33 13 18 new . . . . ... 8 12 4
T.odging house .. 13 14 12 repair . ..... .. . . .. 1 3 1
.otel & hotel inspections 7 6 8 Syringe permits. .. .. .. 1 2
Insanitary dwellings 8 8 10 Tra-ler permit (temporary) 1
Structures condemned, (demolished) 1(2) 2 (1)3
(rehabilitated) ... .... . . .. (2) (3) Tri Community Health Services
Sumner camps . 3 3 3 The following services were performed by
?.igiant labor camps. . . . 6 6 6 personnel of the Tri Community Wealth Services
Police lock up. . 2 2 2 on nehalf of the health department and in ac-
Occumied buildings 7 14 12 cordance with the General Laws-
Lead paint inspections. . 28 14 15
Insufkicient/no heat.. ... .. 31 30 42
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BOARD OF HEALTH
19771978 1979
Total visits 239 230 284
D1sease related 89 67 115
Health promotion... . . . 34 49 39
P lcoaol problem . 1 1
rental health .. .. 5 1
Communicable disease 201lowuos 6 11 8
Disease Prevention .. 27 20 8
Newborn ...... .. 7 8 3
Premature babies. . .. . . 2
Home visits . 107
C13112cs .... .
I'runzration clinics 2
Plu Clinics. . . . . 1
Pneumococcal ohmic. . 1
Elderly clerics. .. 52
Paul F. Teary and bichael A. Caira, em-
olaees of the :.etr000ljtan State Hospital were
appointed as Special Agents to issue burial permits
at the hospital for one year terms expiring march
31, 1980
Dr William L. Cosgrove, Chairman
James V Lambie
Michael S Erdos, 1".D.
Animal Control Officer
1977 19781979 Canine Data 1977 1978 1979
Licensed caine .. . 3239 3149 3035
Dogs immunized at rabies clinic 991 840 815 Violations 1095 1137 567
Leash Law violations 875 907 389
Animal Bites 101 84 73 Unlicensed dog violations. 220 230 178
Canine. .. . 86 71 67
Feline 6 3 Complaints of violations filed
Gerbil . . ... . 3 1 3 in Concord District Court 222 163 126
Guinea pigs 2 1
Hamster 1 1 Complaints 1908 1763 1093
Animal heads sent to Wasserman 3 1 Dogs biting or menacing .. 85 71 67
Laboratory for testing. One Pack of dogs 4 2 2
guinea pig tested for rabies in Dog hearings in accordance
1979. 3 6 1 with Chapter 140 3 4 4
Animal specimens sent to Mass. Lost or stray dogs. 875 836 353
Fish and wildlife for testing. 4 Dogs picked up and returned
to owner 324 285 185
Inspection of Livestock Dogs killed or injured by cars 9 12 4
Horses 107 69 74 Dogs cared for at kennel 515 461 389
Beef Cattle 16 19 11 Dogs released to Humane Society 68 67 66
Goats . . . . 12 6 3 Dogs adopted 25 25 23
Deer 14 17 20
Oxen... .. . .. 2 0 0
Barns and facilities 54 29 36 Barry W. Littleton, Animal Control Officer
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Cary Memorial Library
TREASURER'S REPORT ON TRUSTEE FUNDS June 30, 1979
Balance on hand July 1, 1978 $14,645.93
NOW Account (Lexington Savings)
RECEIPTS
Fines, etc. $27,606.27
Books Sold 638 60
Copy Service 396.49
Interest NOW Account 808 24
Investment Dividends 4,364 66
John A Lappen Fund 471.00
James Stuart Smith Fund 11,057 50
Warren Sherburne Fund 4,020 00
Joseph F Regan Fund 578 00
Paine Webber for Dana Home 2,237 90 52,178 66
Total $66,824 59
EXPENDITURES
Library Materials $28,061.99
Children's Room Program 456 67
Custodial Uniforms 625 10
Dues 209 00
Exhibits 944 88
Professional Improvement 1,806 64
Recruitment 70 82
Purchase of Stock (Smith) 11,072 50
Purchase of Paine Webber
Cash Fund (Sherburne) 4,020 00
Paine Webber for Dana Home 2,237 90
Miscellaneous 567.60 50,073.10
Balance on hand NOW Account June 30, 1979 $16,751 49
INVESTMENTS
Description Rate of Income Value Income
Lexington Savings Bank 5 1/4% $ 1,100 00 $ 58 96
Leader Federal Savings & Loan 5 1/4% 1,000.00 53.56
Shawmut Association, Inc 205 shares 6,068 75 410 00
Northern Pacific R.R. (1997) Prior Lien 4% 4,000.00 160 00
Southern Pacific (1986) 2 7/8% 4,000 00 115.00
Gulf Oil Corporation 128 Shares 3,040 04 248 00
State St Boston Financial Corporation 61 Shares 1,444.90 91 50
First National City Corp 936 Shares 6,464 25 1,118 52
First National Boston Corp. 614 Shares 7,587.22 1,209 58
Lexington Savings Bank Special Notice 5 3/4% 4,295 14 229.24
The Boston Company, Inc. 200 Shares 2,014 29 248 00
New England Merchants Co , Inc 515 Shares 11,072 50 422.30
Paine Webber Cash Fund 4,020 00
$56,107.09 $4,364 66
116
CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY
FUNDS
Principal
General $12,260.95
Leroy and Geneva Brown 4,000 00
Beals 1,100.00
Maria Cary 400 00
Book Purchase 1,000 00
Alice Butler Cary 2,958.50
Jane Phinney 300.00
Goodwin Musical 1,100 00
Laura M Brigham 3,100.00
George W Sarano 300 00
War Parents Book Memorial 1,800.00
Nelson W Jenney 2,000 00
Pauline W Pierce 1,000 00
Caira Robbins 300 00
Wellington Library 1,100 00
Emma Ostrom Nichols 1,000.00
Sarah Elizabeth Raymond 2,000 00
Abbie C Smith 1,000 00
Lewis L Hoyt 1,000 00
Sue Medeiros 949 00
Pearl Toback Feld 666 14
Ann E. Ferry 1,680 00
Smith Fund 11,072 50
Sherburne Fund 4,020.00
$56,107.09
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Recreation Department
1976 1977 1978 1979
Fees $19,224.50 $33,438 25 $37,880.03 $32,944 86
Reimbursements 3,060 43 3,137.35 3,408 47 2,921.27*
Total $22,284.93 $36,575 60 $41,288 50 $35,866 13
Revolving Fund, July 1 - December 31, 1979
Event Income Cost Balance
Wingaercheek Beach $ 135.00 $ 90 00 $ 45.00
Salisbury Beach 116 00 98.00 18 00
Deep Sea Fishing 476 00 353 00 123 00
Red Sox Trip 461.50 386 00 75.50
Adult Tennis Lessons 1,526 00 914.33 611 67
Senior Citizen Picnic 196.50 247 99 -51 49
Dance Lessons 1,335 00 1,045 00 290.00
Preschool 72.55 136.62 -64 07
$4,318 55 $3,270 94 $1,047 61
Programs
Length Staff Attendance Approx.Cost Income
Reservoir
Swim Tags 6,177 $1,841.45 $17,470 13
Lessons (3-3 wk 5 80/day 510.67
sessions)
General Swim 14 5 weeks 8-10 423/day 1,196 14
Summer Playgrounds _
Fiske 8 weeks 2 102/wk
Adams 8 weeks 2 117/wk
Franklin 8 weeks 2 72/wk - $1,389 61/wk
Estabrook 8 weeks 2 72/wk
Hastings 8 weeks 2 70/wk
Playground Special
Events
Carnival Day/Patchwork
Players 200+ $90 00
Field Day 4-1 ro 60
Track Meet m 90
Cranes Beach Trip 53 70 00 $67.00
Overnight co C 49
Res Day > o 69
Whalen Park a�'i 00 87 $150 00 $162.50
Braintree Track Meet fn. m 3 18 $ 68.00
Stoneham Zoo En a. 2 21 $ 48 00 $ 32.00
Tennis
Youth Lessons 4-2 wk 3 60/session 846.30 256 85
sessions
ID Cards 1 1362 1,220 01 2,156.30
Sign In daily 12 wks 1
Reservations 5 months 1 6860/season 838 73
Tennis Booth 19 weeks 3 119 l0/wk
Night Tennis 4 weeks 1 91 40 164 00
Adult Lessons 6 weeks 2 60 891 00 1,700.00
Evening Programs-Winter '79
Adult Gym 4 nts/wk 2 273/wk 103.17/wkt 5,432 83
Jogging 5 mornings/wk 1 14/day 19 67/wk
Volleyball 2 nts/wk 1 72/wk 14.50/wk 326 50
* anticipated
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RECREATION DEPARTMENT (Cont'd) RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Length Staff Attendance Approx Cost Income
Saturday Morning-Winter '78-79 _
Preschool Movement 24 days 3 93/day
1-4th Sports & Games 16 days 6 90/day $4,069.48 Staff
3-4th Grade Sports 16 days 4 27/day 3,047 26 Custodians
56,6th Grade Sports 14 days 5 48/day $7,116 74 Total
5&6th Gymnastics 13 days 6 54/day
7-9th Sports/Gym- 16 days 5 56/day
nastic5
Special Needs
Winter 11 days 4 4/day 29.89/wk 501 reim-
Summer 8 weeks 5 26/day 470 14/wk bursement
Xmas Party 3 9 25 98 from state
Senior Citizen Programs
Crafts 2 hrs/wk 1 10-15 6 70/wk 99 04
Swimming, winter 1 hr/wk 1 12-18 3 35/wk
Exercise, winter 1 hr/wk 1 10 8 00/wk
2 Picnics 6 80-103 188 60 See revolving
fund
Sr Day at Races/Wine Party 3 65 38 50
Movies 1 20-45 102 00
Summer Activities
Coed Softball League 16 wks 13 teams 120 00
Basketball League 6 wks 1 12 teams 589.30 70 00
Youth Basketball 6 wks 1 60 54 00
Archery 6 wks 1 21 116 00
Swim Meet (Hayden) 4 70 36 20
Fall/Winter/Spring Classes
Dance Lessons 4-10 wk sessions 1 200 860 00 175.00*
Crafts (incl summer) 4-6 wk sessions 1 25-30/session $6-9/wk 594 90
Golf Lessons 6 weeks 2 98 744 85 1,044.00
Chess Club year around 8-12 25.00
Soccer 7 weeks 16 250 560 00 701 31
Family Fun Dances 3 2 40-60 $22/event 82.70
X Country Ski Clinics 1 2 65 24.00 106 50
Camping/Survival 6 1 14 22 00 112 00
Fall/Winter Special Events
Halloween Face 3 hrs 10 70 15 14 35.00
Painting volunteers
Ice Follies Trip 2 2 35 65 25 45.00
Magic Show 2 155 109.00 232 25
Fishing Derby 3 40 6 25
Red Sox Game 3 55 82.50 101 25
Kite Workshop 2 29 39 70 29 00
Frisbee Tournament 3 100 29.70 2 00
Ice Carnival 7 75 53 00
Bike Trip 1 6 15 90
Ski Show 1 50 36 30
Bike Repair Workshop Cycle Loft 45
Volleyball Clinic 4 volunteers 45 30.00
Miscellaneous
Jury Duty $ 60 00
Field Rental 45 00
Sale of Maps 2.40
TOTAL $32,944 86
* FY 78-79
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Conservation Commission
1964 through 1978 Year(s) Reimbursements Net Cost
Voted/Given Acres Total Cost Federal State to Town
SUMMARY - TOTAL LAND ACQUISITIONS 868 8 $3,095,136 $335,406 $1,120,431 $1,639,299
Acquired - Reimbursements Completed 848 4 2,874 540 335,406 _ 1,115 813 1 1,423,321_
Whipple Hill '63'66-7'74'77* 150 142,489 47,487 35,020 59,982*
Willard's Woods Expansion '64'66'67'79* 36 2 116,786 32,906 17,997 65,883*
Dunback Meadow '65-6'72'77-8-9*# 147 8 274,147 87,100 87,050 99,997*#
West Farm '66'76'77* 11 7 53,000 --- 12,100 40,900*
Meagherville '66 2 gift --- --- ---
Simonds Brook South '68'70# 18 4 38,028 19,014 9,006 10,008#
Lower Vine Brook/Pinard Woods '68-9'75'78-9* 72 339,235 42,069 147,200 149,966*
Hayden Woods '69'77-8* 77 1 152,598 68,304 38,540 45,754*
Juniper Hill '70'72'74# 26.8 120,413 --- 56,872 63,541#
Simonds Brook North '70'76-7# 56 3 272,236 38,526 116,000 117,710*
Concord Avenue Area '71 25 7 102,890 --- 49,534 53,356
Hastings Sanctuary '71 1.7 6,000 --- --- 6,000
Burlington Strip '71'77* 8 6 106,097 --- --- 106,097**
Waltham Street Farms '72#'76-7* 41 5 300,450 --- 154,225 146,225*#
Upper Vine Brook '72'75-6 25 7 121,443 --- 55,803 65,640
Metropolitan State Hospital '73# 6 2 gift --- --- ---
Shaker Glen '73 16.8 85,636 --- 41,143 44,493**
Great Meadow Expansion '74 6 3,857 --- --- 3,857
Paint Mine '75'77* 35 5 8,811 --- 2,000 6,811*
Idylwilde '75 9 4 200,000 --- 100,000 100,000
North Lexington Brook '76# 3 8 gift --- --- ---
Chiesa Farm '76 9 3 92,500 --- 46,125 46,375
Bowman Park Expansion '75 1 2 18,000 --- 9,000 9,000
Waltham Line (Swammin) '77* 12 0 transfer --- --- ---
Cranberry Hill '77 24 6 73,929 --- 15,201 58,728
Katandin Wood (Cosgrove) '77 20 4 170,000 --- 85,000 85,000
Daisy Wilson '78 8 75,995 --- 37,997 37,998
Hammer Hill '79 86 gift --- --- ---
Acquired - Reimbursements Incomplete 20 4 220,596 215,978
Liberty Heights '74* 5.5 9,596 --- 4,618## 4,978**
North Lexington Brook '76'79 12 6 200,000] 200,000
Simonds Brook South Expansion '79 2 3 11,000 ---
TOTAL EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS 25 1 $ 21,111 (reimbursement unavailable)
Easements (with pedestrian access)
Vine Brook '6911'74 3 7 9,961$ 11
Munroe Brook '72# 2 3 gift
Jerry Cataldo Reservation '73 4 8 6,150
Johnson Farm '73 2.5 5,000
Whipple Hill '74 2 gift
Edison (Katandin & Cranberry Hill) '76'77 (26 4) License
Daisy Wilson Land to Pinewood (Crout) '78# gift
Conservation Restrictions
Juniper Basin '70'72# 2 3 gift
Munroe Brook (Village Circle & C & H) '72# 1 8 gift
Shaker Glen '73# 5 gift
Pine Grove '75# 5 gift
Drummer Boy Green '76# 6 1 gift
Curtin '79# 4 gift
VOTED - NOT YET ACQUIRED - 12/31/79 Acres Transaction anticipated
Munroe Broom East of Bryant Road 6+ Easement/Restriction
Off Bates Road (Pine Meadows) 3+ Easement
Meagherville & off Wood, Valley, Grove Streets 52 3 Transfer
*All/part Town-owned transfer ** Subject to Eminent Domain/Settlement
# All/part gift ## Reimbursement approved
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Board of Appeals
1979 record of 106 hearings, listed in the order in which they were heard Special permits and variances
are subject to conditions and restrictions For details see decisions filed with the Town Clerk
January
1 Rowland Avenue (Lot 37) , Daniel I Palant. Variance to establish lot as a building lot denied
2. 49 Outlook Drive, Albert G and Dee Ann Montgomery Variance to maintain existing dwelling as located
granted
3 4 Sullivan Street, David R Young Variance to establish lot as a building lot denied
4 6 Sullivan Street, Stanley R and Mary E Young. Variance to establish lot as building lot denied
5 93 Hancock Street, Lexington Gardens, Inc Renewal of special permit in conjunction with a nursery.
February
6. 3 Dee Road, Lucy Forbes Shevenell Variance to maintain dwelling and garage as located granted
7 11 Circle Road, Mary L and Chung Y Hwang Variance to maintain existing rear steps granted
8 1265 Massachusetts Avenue, Season's Four Special permit to allow longer working hours and to sell
Christmas trees during 1979 granted
9 16 Fairland Street, Charles H Prentice Variance to maintain existing house as located granted
10 6 Cherry Street, George S Grey, Jr Variance allowing an addition to be built granted.
11 Cedar and Denver Streets (corner), Harvey W and Jean P Newgent. Variance to combine certain lots
to establish a building lot denied
March
12 176 Burlington Street, Clark W Bryan. Variance to allow a garage and breezeway addition granted
13. 126 Cedar Street, Albert L DeAngelis Variance to allow an addition granted
14 Piper Road (Lot C), Roy C Peterson Variance to establish a lot as a building lot to construct a
dwelling denied
15. 748 Waltham Street, Manuel G Rose, Jr Temporary special permit (SP) to operate a shop for light
repairs to vehicles and ornamental welding through March 1980 granted
16 1844 Massachusetts Avenue, Douglass Building, Arthur F Douglass, Trustee, Almarjo Realty Trust
request for special permit (SP) and variance for alterations and additions withdrawn
April
17 24 Colony Road, Maurice H Pease, Jr and Jane Case Pease. Variance to maintain existing house and
garage as located granted
18 643 Waltham Street, James B Catalano Renewal of special permit (SP) to continue retail business of
selling produce grown on premises
19 33 Marrett Road, Trustees of the Supreme Council, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Special permit (SP) to allow a single family dwelling to be constructed granted
20 1734 Massachusetts Avenue, George Athanasiadis Special permit (SP) for take out food service
(pastry, sandwiches and pizza baked on premises) granted
21. 75 Concord Avenue, G C C Communications of Boston, Inc Special permit (SP) for use of property and
variance with respect to height of towers granted
22. 30 Ivan Street, Nils Harold Mortenson. Variance to maintain existing house as located granted
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23 52 Lowell Street, Rosina Buse Renewal of special permits (SP) for roadside stand and sale of
Christmas trees
24 1-5 Forbes Road, SMM Realty Corporation Request for modification of special permit (SPS) and (SP) ,
also variances granted in 1978 allowed to be withdrawn by unanimous vote Further action to be
taken by Conservation Commission
25 Burlington Street (Lot 38, Map 81) next to 196 Burlington St , Walter Steeves Variance to
establish lot as a building lot for construction of a house denied
26 192 Woburn Street, Robert A Modoono Renewal of special permit (SP) to operate a stand to sell
nursery shrubs, plants, garden supplies and Christmas trees.
May
27 North Street (Lot 43A, Map 76) between 79 and 51 North St , Peter F DiMatteo Variance to
establish lot as a building lot for construction of a house denied
28 523 Lowell Street, Jan L Meades Variance to maintain existing dwelling and garage as located
granted.
29 North of 1050 Waltham Street, Haynes Management Special permit (SPS) and Variances for an office
building granted.
30 311 Concord Avenue, Gordon L Brigham Appeal to vacate order of the building commissioner denied
31 311 Concord Avenue, Gordon L Brigham Special permit to allow letting or renting of rooms in an
accessory building denied
32 Garfield Street (LHA site 11) , Lexington Housing Authority. Variance to allow a house to be
constructed granted
33 Rangeway Street (LHA site 13) , Lexington Housing Authority Variance to allow a house to be
constructed granted
34 Reed Street (LHA site 23), Lexington Housing Authority Variance to allow construction of a house
denied
35 Wood Street (LHA site 21), Lexington Housing Authority Variance to allow construction of a house
granted
36 211 Massachusetts Avenue, Peter J Rogaris Special permit (SP) for restaurant and take out service
granted.
37 927 Waltham Street, Nicholas A Cannalonga Renewal of special permit to store and sell certain
supplementary items including Christmas trees in conjunction with a nursery granted
38 736 Massachusetts Avenue, John R Holt Special permit (SP) allowing a portion of residence to be
used as an office granted
39 9 Myrna Road, William J Young Variance allowing a garage to be built granted
40 Avon Street (LHA site 16C), Lexington Housing Authority Variance to allow a house to be
constructed granted
June
41 32 Hartwell Avenue, Boston Properties, Agents for MBZ-Lexington Trust Special permit (SPS) to
modify and alter a special permit issued to former owners granted.
42 66 Oak Street, Jeffrey and Sarah Ashe Variance allowing an addition granted
43 21 Blossom Street, Robert D Patterson Variance for a solar collector-hobby greenhouse granted
44. 44 York Street, Marjory H Bottoms Variance to maintain existing house as located granted
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45 Ridge Road and Laconia Street, Kerrie Realty Trust Special Permit (SPS-Cluster Development) to
allow 45 single family house lots granted
46 26 Ledgelawn Avenue, Douglas A and Joanne L Hering Variance to maintain existing dwelling and
garage as located granted
47 37 Independence Avenue, Robert A Lew Variance to maintain existing dwelling as located granted.
48 9 Rolfe Road, Esther Isenberg Request for special permit (SP) for a pool withdrawn
49 53 Bedford Street, David S Gerard Special permit (SP) for deli-kitchen with take out service
granted.
50 Reed Street (LHA site 23), Lexington Housing Authority Variance to allow a house to be built
granted
51 537 Lowell Street, Hugh M Leichtman. Temporary special permit (SP) to allow a barn to be remodeled
as living quarters for two years or such time as the barn is no longer used by a person employed to
care for the Leichtman child, whichever first occurs granted
July
52 35 Hartwell Avenue, Millipore Corporation Sign permit granted
53 40 Tower Road, Theldon E and Mary E Phinney Variance to maintain existing dwelling as located
granted
54 53 Downing Road, David W Shapiro Variance to allow an addition granted
55 12 Woodpark Circle, James D and Eleanor R Bruce Special permit (SP) to install a swimming pool
granted
56. 1620 Massachusetts Avenue, G Ruth McCormack and Maryelene Dailey Variance to allow addition denied
57 204 East Street, Diane M Zani Special permit (SP) for a swimming pool granted
58 11 Cottage Street, James E Mantineo Variance to allow an addition granted
59. 22 Muzzey Street, Daniel C Yuill Variance to use premises for offices denied
60 125 Hartwell Avenue, Michael and Josephine Colangelo Special permit (SPS) for an office building
granted, also a sign permit granted
61 10 Pelham Road, Nobscot Foundation, Inc., Westbridge School for boys Special permit (SP) for use
of a portion of the Grey Nuns' former school building by a private school granted
62 10 Pelham Road, Minuteman Home Care Corporation and Cooperative Elder Services, Inc Special permit
(SP) for use of a portion of the Grey Nuns' former school building for an elderly day care and home
care center granted
August
63 9 Rolfe Road, Esther Isenberg Special permit (SP) for a swimming pool granted
64 253 East Street, John Stennes Special permit (SP) for a swimming pool granted
65 1912 Massachusetts Avenue, Friendly Evangelical Church Sign permit granted
66 110 Bedford Street and 7 Shirley Street, Richard T and Joan E Snelson. Variance to divide lot
containing two single family dwellings and a garage, all constructed prior to adoption of zoning
bylaws, into two lots and to maintain the existing houses and garage, one house with garage to
front on Shirley Street, the other house to front on Bedford Street granted
67 363 Massachusetts Avenue, Ruth Benoit d/b/a The Kitchen Special permit (SP) to operate a restau-
rant for serving food including take out service granted
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68 East Street, Morrow Crossing, Moore Homes, Inc Special permit (SPS) to allow development of 21
living units in 11 buildings, plus garages granted, also variances granted.
69 6 Wingate Road, Donald F and Joan P Turner Variance to allow existing dwelling to remain as
located granted
70 125 Burlington Street, Arthur S. Ryan Special permit (SP) for a swimming pool granted
71 5 Elena Road, Barbara and Michael Kotzen Special permit (SP) for a swimming pool granted
72. 40 Harding Road, Reginald F Murphy, Jr and Cheryl F Murphy Variance for an addition granted
73 80 Westview Street, John A Rizzo Special permit (SP) for use of existing building in CM district
for a commercial photographer granted
74 1844 Massachusetts Avenue, Jewel S Douglass Variance and/or special permit for enlargement of
existing non-conforming building granted
75 12 Sullivan Street, Paul B and Marguerite A Thomas Variance to maintain existing house as
located granted.
76 17 Green Lane, Adriann Schrauwen Special permit (SP) for a swimming pool granted
77 41 Ledgelawn Avenue, Arthur T McKearney Variance to maintain existing house as located granted;
special permit (SP) for a swimming pool granted
78. 36 Albermarle Avenue, Frank Procopio Variance to allow construction of a garage granted
79. 60 Westview Street, Equitable Life Assurance Society Special permit (SP) to allow construction
of a solvent storage building granted
80 North Street (Lots 5 and 6), "Tymewood" subdivision, Ralph H Hall, Tr Variances to allow two
houses to be constructed granted
81 57 Harding Road, Richard J and Mark Kirk Snell Variance to maintain existing dwelling and garage
as located granted
82 12 Revolutionary Road, Stanley C and Regina K Reynolds. Variance to maintain existing residence
as located granted
83 30 Hancock Street, Mary M Jones, Trust Variance to allow a playhouse to be located too close to
lot line denied
84 271 Marrett Road, Jonathan and Monika Brand Special permit (SP) to allow conversion of a one-
family house to two-family granted
85 186 Bedford Street, Mystic Valley Mental Health Sign permit granted Board voted to allow the
request for alterations and additions to be withdrawn (subject of hearing 9/27 and further
consideration 10/18)
86. Off Marrett Road (Lot 5 in Cambridge Farms Subdivision), Leon A Burke, Jr Variance to allow 100
ft frontage instead of 125 granted
October
87 82 Buckman Dr , Eugene R and Jeanne Luongo Variance to maintain existing house as located
granted
88 33 Hayden Avenue, Boston Properties Sign permit granted
89 19 Hayward Avenue, Laura L Persily Variance for a deck granted
90 238 Wood Street, M I T Lincoln Laboratory Special permit (SPS) for an addition granted.
November
91 117 Kendall Road, Julianne T Kayce Special permit (SP) for a swimming pool granted
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92 1265 Massachusetts Avenue, Anthony R Cataldo, d/b/a Gold Ribbon Farms Renewal of permit to
process and sell fruits and vegetables
93 70 North Street, S and A Realty Tr , R H. Hall Variance to maintain dwelling as located granted
94 655 Marrett Road, Alice Louise Kane Variance to maintain existing dwelling as located granted
95 Cottage Street (between 24-26 and 30), Robert W Hoye Variance allowing construction of single
family dwelling on 28,200 sq ft lot granted
96 18 Woodpark Circle, John J Pallotta Special permit (SP) to construct a swimming pool granted.
97 1 Village Circle, Chong-Pi Hsieh and Mei-Ching Ho Hsieh Variance to maintain existing shed granted.
98 35 Woodcliffe Road, Leon Gunther Variance to build an addition granted
99. 63 Paul Revere Road, John D Brucchi Renewal of temporary special permit (SP) to operate a
private riding academy
100. 2 Forbes Road, Honeywell, Inc Special permit (SPS) for an addition granted.
101 7 Hartwell Avenue, Depositors Trust Company Special permit (SPS) to construct and operate a
bank granted, also sign permits for temporary and permannt signs granted
December
102 62 Bow Street, Lee B and Anna G Jackson. Variance to maintain existing dwelling as located
granted
103 1734 Massachusetts Avenue, Christos Kontos Special permit (SP) for take out food service granted
104. 1715 Massachusetts Avenue, Daman Commissary Corporation Special permit (SP) for restaurant and
take out food service granted
105. 177 Massachusetts Avenue, Bora-Bcra, Inc. Special permit (SP) for a restaurant granted
106 46 Farmcrest Avenue, Eleanor M Hansen Variance to maintain existing dwelling granted
The following associate members served during the year. Robert A Bowyer, Eric T Clarke, Robert M
Gary, William J Scouler, Clarence D Turner and Robert V Whitman
Ruth Morey, Chairman
Woodruff M Brodhead, Vice Chairman Natalie H Riff in
Irving H Mabee Thomas G Taylor
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Lexington Housing Authority
STATEMENT OF OPERATING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES No of Units 148
Lexington Housing Authority - Project No. 667 - C Unit Months 1776
Period From 7-1-78 to 6-30-79
Account Account Title Budget Actual
Number
OPERATING RECEIPTS AMOUNT PUM PUM AMOUNT
3105 Shelter Rent 133,300 75 06 75.52 134,130 00
3500 Interest on Investments 2,200 1.24 2 08 3,688 00
3555 Other Operating Receipts 350 20 21 376.13
TOTAL OPERATING RECEIPTS 135,850 76.50 77 81 138,194 13
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
ADMINISTRATION.
4101 Salaries 19,958 11 23 11 48 20,394 20
4102 Other Expenses 2,750 1 55 2.17 3 858 17
4104 Accounting Services 1,200. 68 68 1,200 00
TOTAL ADMINISTRATION OPERATING EXPENSE 23,908 13 46 14.33 25,452.37
TENANT SERVICES.
4203 Contract Costs, Training, Other 444 25 .25 444 00
UTILITIES
4310 Water 3,515 1.98 1 05 1,870 65
4320 Electricity 71,410 40 21 38 11 67,678.96
TOTAL UTILITIES EXPENSE 74,925 42.19 39.16 69,549 61
ORDINARY MAINTENANCE & OPERATION
4401 Labor 29,828 16.79 15.57 27,646 89
4402 Materials & Supplies 4,725. 2 66 4 36 7,734 60
4403 Contract Costs 5,500 3 10 2.44 4,339 35
TOTAL ORDINARY MAINTENANCE & OPERATION 40,053 22.55 22 37 39,720 84
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
4501 Labor 650. .37 30 540 00
GENERAL EXPENSE'
4711 Insurance 4,511. 2 54 2 72 4,823 89
4715 Employee Benefit Contribution 7,050 3 97 4.03 7,160.57
TOTAL GENERAL EXPENSE 11,561. 6 51 6 75 11,984 46
RESERVES & DEBT SERVICES
4790 Provision for Operating Reserve 12,432. 7 00 7 00 12,432 00
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 163,973 93.33 90 16 160,123 28
RESIDUAL RECEIPTS (or DEFICIT), prior to
COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION (28,123 ) (16.83) (12.35) (21,929 15)
COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION'
7300 Operating Subsidy Contribution 28,123 16.83
RESIDUAL RECEIPTS (or DEFICIT) - 0 - - 0 - (12.35) (21,929.15)
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LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
STATEMENT OF OPERATING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES No. of Units 1
Lexington Housing Authority - Proi\ect No 705 - 2 Unit Months 12
Period From 7-1-78 to 6-30-79
Account Account Title Budget Actual
Number
OPERATING RECEIPTS
3105 Shelter Rent 1,188 99 00 112.33 1,348.00
3500 Interest on Investments 175 14 58 11 11 133 30
TOTAL OPERATING RECEIPTS 1,363. 113 58 123 44 1,481.30
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
ADMINISTRATION
4101 Salaries 406 33 83 33 02 396.23
4104 Accounting Services 240 20 00 20 00 240 00
TOTAL ADMINISTRATION OPERATING EXPENSE 646 53 83 53 02 636.23
TENANT SERVICES
4203 Contract Costs, Training, Other 3. 25
UTILITIES
4310 Water 54 4 50
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
4503 Contract Costs 252 21.00
GENERAL EXPENSE
4711 Insurance 120 10.00 9 42 113 07
4715 Employee Benefit Contribution 82. 6 83 6 74 80.91
4740 Payment in Lieu of Taxes 113 9 42 5.04 60.50
TOTAL GENERAL EXPENSE 315 26.25 21 20 254 48
RESERVES & DEBT SERVICES
4790 Provision for Operating Reserve 48 4 00 4 00 48 00
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 1,318 109 83 78.22 938 71
RESIDUAL RECEIPTS (or DEFICIT)
prior to COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION 45. 3.75 45 22 542 59
RESIDUAL RECEIPTS (or DEFICIT) 45 3 75 45 22 542 59
LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
LEXINGTON CHAPTER 707 LEXINGTON 705-1 MASS.
BALANCE SHEET - June 30, 1979 BALANCE SHEET - JUNE 30, 1979
UNAUDITED UNAUDITED
ASSETS ASSETS
Cash $ 6,075 39 Cash-Development Fund $ 513 37
Accounts Receivable-State Subsidy 4,450 00 Accounts Receivable - 667-1 100 00
Development Costs 2,106 05
TOTAL ASSETS $10,525 39
TOTAL ASSETS $2,719 42
LIABILITIES
LIABILITIES, RESERVES AND SURPLUS
Accounts Payable-Landlords $ 2,094.00
State Share Unallotted 2,776 50 Accounts Payable - 667-C - 0 -
Accounts Payable - 667-C 4,871 51 Donations 2,719 42
Prior Year Deficit (512.92)
Income and Expense - Current Year 1,296 30 TOTAL LIABILITIES, RESERVES
AND SURPLUS $2,719 42
TOTAL LIABILITIES $10,525 39
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LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
VOUCHER FOR PAYMENT OF ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM
PROJECT NUMBER MA06-E067-001
JUNE 30, 1979
Requested by PHA HUD
MAXIMUM ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE Adjustments
Maximum Annual Contribution Authorized per Annual Contributions Contract 118,848 00
Maximum Annual Contribution For Fiscal Year 118,848 00
(Account 2827) for Section 8 projects Balance at beginning of Fiscal Year 161,612.44
TOTAL ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE (Lines 2 and 3) 280,460 44
Approved Estimate of
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED Required Annual Contribution
Housing Assistance Payments (account 4715) 110,148 76,917.18
Administrative Fee 10,637 10,555 98
Independent Public Accountant Audit Costs 500 532.00
Total Funds Required-Current Year 121,285 88,005.16
Deficit at End of Preceding Fiscal Year
Total Funds Required 121,285 88,005 16
Project Receipts other than Annual Contributions
(Acct.3610,3690,and 7530) 367 73
TOTAL ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED 87,637.43
EXCESS OR DEFICIT IN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE.
Excess 192,823 01
YEAR-END SETTLEMENT
Annual Contribution Due for Fiscal Year 87,637.43
Total Partial Payments Received
Overpayment Due HUD 890 57
STATUS OF PROJECT ACCOUNT (Section 8 projects only)
Project Account-Balance at the End of Fiscal Year
(Account 2827) 192,823 01
a. Increase 31,210 57
LOW INCOME HOUSING PROGRAM
BALANCE SHEET
ASSETS
CASH
1111.1 General Fund (Development and/or Operation) 3,314 30
1117 Petty Cash Fund 25.00
1118 Change Fund 3,339 30
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
1129 Other 10 00 10.00
DEFERRED CHARGES
1211 Prepaid Insurance 198 19
1290 Other 1,361 84 1,560 03
LAND STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT
1400 4 Land, Structures and Equipment 571.93 571 93
TOTAL ASSETS $5,481.26
LIABILITIES
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
2111 Vendors and Contractors 2,833 53
2118 HUD(Accts 2118 1,2118 3 & 2118.6) 890 57
TOTAL LIABILITIES $3,724 10
SURPLUS
2810 Unreserved Surplus (425,300 07)
2826 Operating Reserve-Section 8 HAP Projects 1,185 23
2827 Project Account-Unfunded-Section 8 HAP Projects 192,823 01
Total Surplus from Operations (231,291.83)
2840 Cumulative HUD Annual Contributions 233,048 99
2890 Book Value of Capital Assets Conveyed to Homebuyers 1,757 16
TOTAL SURPLUS AND LIABILITIES $5,481 26
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OPERATING STATEMENT
HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM
PROJECT NUMBER MA06-E067-001
LINE ACCT June 30, 1979 ACTUAL
NO NO ACCOUNT TITLE PUM AMOUNT
PART 1 OPERATING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OPERATING RECEIPTS
010 3610 Interest on general fund investments 94 367 73
060 8025 or Annual Contribution Earned 223 00 87,637.43
8026
070 TOTAL OPERATING RECEIPTS 223 94 87 005 16
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
Housing Assistance Payments, Prelim Admin Exp., and
Nonexpendable Equip
080 4715 Housing Assistance Payments 195 72 76,917 18
130 Total Housing Assistance Payments,Prelim.Admin Exp ,and
Nonexpendable Equipment 195.72 76,917 18
140 TOTAL OPERATING RECEIPTS Available for the Regular Costs of
Admin (Line 070 minus Line 130) 28 21 11,087.98
Administrative Expense
150 4110 Administrative salaries 20 12 7,906 67
180 4170 Accounting and auditing fees 3 83 1,507.00
200 4190 Sundry Administrative Expense 1 06 416 72
210 Total Administrative Expense (Lines 150 thru 200) 25 01 9,830.39
Other Expense'
220 4400 Maintenance and Operation (for nonexpendable equipment only)
230 4510 Insurance 85 332 17
250 4540 Empolyee benefit contributions 2.76 1,084 33
270 Total Other Expense (Lines 220 thru 260) 3 61 1,416 50
280 Total Admin and Other Expenses (Lines 210 plus Line 270) 28.62 11,246.89
Prior Year Adjustments.
290 6010 Affecting residual receipts (or deficit)-debit (credit)
Total Expenses for the Regular Cost of Admin including prior
year adjustments (Line 280 plus the debit or minus the credit
on Line 290) 28 62 11 246 89
310 NET INCOME (OR DEFICIT) before provision for operating reserve
(Line 140 minus Line 300) ( 41) ( 158 91)
PART II ANALYSIS OF OPERATING RESERVE (All Section 23 HAP Projects
or All Section 8 HAP Projects)
320 2824 or
2826 Operating Reserve-Balance at beginning of fiscal year covered by this
statement 1,344 14
340 Net Operating Reserve 1,344.14
350 Net Income(or deficit) before provision for operating reserve (net
total of Line 310 for all HAP projects) (158 91)
370 Total Income(or deficit) (158.91)
7014 or
7016 Provision for Operating Reserve
390 Deduction (the amount of deficit,if any,on Line 370,but not to exceed
the amount on Line 350) (158 91)
400 2824 or Operating Reserve-balance at end of fiscal year covered by this statement
2826 (Line 340 minus Line 390) 1,185 23
LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
LEXINGTON MASS. 67-1
BALANCE SHEET - July 31, 1979
UNAUDITED
ASSETS LIABILITIES
CASH - GENERAL FUND 1,968 52 PRELIMINARY LOAN - HUD 12,500.00
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - SECTION 8 5,000 00
GENERAL FUND INVESTMENTS 1.00 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 9,354.22
PRELIMINARY PLANNING COST 15,425 03
DEVELOPMENT COSTS ( 540 33) 14,884.70 $21,854 22
TOTAL ASSETS $21,854.22
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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, 1979 to December 31, 1979
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, 1979.
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. 70-139570G. 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. Benjamin Franklin Homes, Inc vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 329470.
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for a school site and a taking of
land for playground purposes.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Hazel L. Sellars vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 331994. Petition for
damages arising out of a taking of a sewer easement.
7 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.
8 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
9. 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.
10. Robert V. Pace vs James F Corr, United States District Court No. 74-2468-S Action alleging
violation of civil rights
11. 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.
12. Emily A. Tropeano, Trustee of "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.
13. Annette 0 Ross vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No 75-726 Action of tort
alleging a sidewalk defect.
14. Robert C. Nordbloom et als vs. Allan F. Kenney et ale, Middlesex Superior Court No. 75-4744.
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for conservation purposes.
15. 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.
16. John H. Sellars vs. Town of Lexington, Land Court No. 77751. Petition challenging the appli-
cability of zoning by-laws to petitioner's land.
17. 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.
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18. Kevin M. Davis vs. Town of Lexington, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission No TB05-1336.
Complaint with respect to hiring practices of Police Department
19. 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
20 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.
21. 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.
22. Edward Tocio vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 76-1439. Petition for assess-
ment of damages arising out of taking of land for conservation purposes
23. 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
24. 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.
25. 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.
26 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
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. Marjorie B. Fadsall 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
30. 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
conservation purposes.
31. Joseph P. Marshall vs. Robert M. Hutchinson, Jr., Middlesex Superior Court No 77-2856
Declaratory judgement to determine eligibility for pay under G L c 41, s 111F
32. 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.
33. James F. Buckley et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X20997 Petition for
abatement of 1977 real estate tax
34. 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
35. 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.
36. 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
37. 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 conser-
vation purposes.
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38. 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
39 Belmont Country Club, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 93553 Petition
for abatement of 1978 real estate tax.
40 Belmont Country Club, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 93554. Petition
for abatement of 1978 real estate tax.
41. C & H Properties Trust et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 93624. Petition
for abatement of 1978 real estate tax
42. Robert A. Cataldo et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 95076 Petition for
abatement of 1978 real estate tax.
43. First National Stores, Inc vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 95004 Petition
for abatement of 1978 real estate tax.
44 Jewel Companies, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X217646. Petition for
abatement of 1978 real estate tax.
45. John T. Spinelli vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 94801. Petition for abatement
of 1978 real estate tax
46. David W. Walsh et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X217242. Petition for
abatement of 1978 real estate tax
47 Robert E Burbidge vs. Willard P. Crush et als, Middlesex Superior Court No 78-6312. Petition
for property tax exemption under G L c 59, s 5(18)
(b) All actions brought by or against the Town during 1979.
1 Harvey W. Newgent et al vs. Ruth Morey et als, District Court of Central Middlesex No. 790300.
Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals denying a variance to combine lots.
2. Robert I Bailey vs. Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex Superior Court No 79-2534. Petition
for overtime pay while attending a training course.
3. Gordon L Brigham vs. George P. Wadsworth et ale, Middlesex Superior Court No 79-2939.
Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals upholding the Building Commissioner's decision relating
to the use of a building as an apartment.
4 Doris Goldstein et al vs Town of Lexington et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 79-2420.
Action of tort alleging injury from an improperly maintained fence.
5 Mary M Brock vs. Town of Lexington, District Court of Central Middlesex No. 790586. Action
of tort alleging property damage from a projecting guardrail
6. IFCO Realty Corp vs. George P. Wadsworth et als, Middlesex Superior Court No 79-3246.
Appeal from decision of the Board of Appeals granting a special permit for a restaurant with conditions.
7. Daniel G Frawley '.s. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 79-5219 Petition for
damages resulting from the alleged improper maintenance of a sewer line
8 Town of Lexington vs. Connell Auto Leasing et als, Boston Municipal Court No 489447. Petition
to recover damages for destruction of a fire hydrant.
9. Independent Church of the Free Spirit vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 79-
6064. Petition to prevent the taxation of an alleged parsonage.
10 Theodore L Freeman, as he is Trustee of Kerrie Realty Trust vs. Manfred P. Friedman et als,
Middlesex Superior Court No 79-5679 Appeal from decision of the Planning Board denying an application
for a definitive subdivision plan.
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11. Cataldo & Howland Properties Trust et al. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No.
101029. Petition for abatement of 1979 real estate tax.
12. First National Stores, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 102021 Petition
for abatement of 1979 real estate tax
13 Jewel Companies Inc vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 101327 Petition for
abatement of 1979 real estate tax
14 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 100071
Petition for abatement of 1979 real estate tax
15 John T Spinelli vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 100948 Petition for abate-
ment of 1979 real estate tax.
16. Algonquin Gas Transmission Company vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 103802.
Petition for abatement of 1979 personal property tax.
17. Jenny Manufacturing Company vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 100212 Petition
for abatement of 1979 real estate tax
18. Kennecott Copper Corporation vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 103329 Petition
for abatement of 1979 real estate tax
19 United States of America vs. 0.40 Of An Acre of Land, More Or Less, Situate In The County Of
Middlesex, Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, And Unknown Owners, United States District Court, Civil
Action No 79-2066-S Petition for the assessment of damages arising out of the taking of land for
national park purposes.
20. Town of Lexington vs. Francis V. Busa, District Court of Central Middlesex, Small Claim No
29123. Suit for damages to a fire hydrant
21 David Tavilla et al vs Town of Lexington, District Court of Central Middlesex, Small Claim
No 20246. Suit for damages to fence allegedly caused by snowplowing
(c) All actions settled or disposed of during 1979.
1. Benjamin Franklin Homes, Inc vs Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 329470.
Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for a school site and a taking of
land for playground purposes. Case settled upon payment to the plaintiff of a negotiated amount
following hearing before a master
2. 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. Case settled on
basis of no payment by Town.
3. Town of Lexington vs. B. Snyder & Co. Inc., Suffolk Superior Court No 682590 and Town of
Lexington vs. Whitman & Howard, Suffolk Superior Court No 17058 (including counterclaim of Whitman &
Howard vs. Town of Lexington) Suits for damages arising out of failure to perform contracts. Suits
settled during hearing before master on basis proposed by Town.
4. 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. Case dismissed
5 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. Case disposed of by Court resolution of proper educational
placement of student.
6. 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. Full recovery
by Town following superior court trial and appeal to the Supreme Judicial Court.
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7 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
conservation purposes. Case settled upon payment to the plaintiff of a negotiated amount
8. Joseph P. Marshall vs. Robert M Hutchinson, Jr., Middlesex Superior Court No 77-2856
Declaratory judgement to determine eligibility for pay under G.L. c 41, s 111F Case dismissed.
9. James F. Buckley et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X20997. Petition for
abatement of 1977 real estate tax. Decision for the Town
10. 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. Case dismissed after payment of
partial regular compensation
11 Robert A Cataldo et al vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 95076 Petition for
abatement of 1978 real estate tax. Case dismissed upon petitioner's failure to allow Assessors to
enter upon property
12. John T. Spinelli vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 94801. Petition for abate-
ment of 1978 real estate tax. Case withdrawn.
13. David W. Walsh et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No X217242. Petition for
abatement of 1978 real estate tax Case withdrawn.
14. Town of Lexington vs. Connell Auto Leasing et als, Boston Municipal Court No 489447 Petition
to recover damages for destruction of a fire hydrant. Case settled upon partial payment to the Town.
15. Jewel Companies Inc vs Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 101327. Petition for
abatement of 1979 real estate tax. Case dismissed.
16. John T. Spinelli vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 100948. Petition for abate-
ment of 1979 real estate Tax. Case withdrawn.
17. Town of Lexington vs. Francis V. Buss, District Court of Central Middlesex, Small Claim No.
29123. Suit for damages to a fire hydrant. Decision for the Town
18. David Tavilla et al vs. Town of Lexington, District Court of Central Middlesex, Small Claim
No. 20246. Suit for damages to fence allegedly caused by snowplowing. Decision for the plaintiff.
(d) The amounts received by Town Counsel as compensation for services not covered by the regular
salary of the Town Counsel and disbursements during 1979.
None
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Town Clerk
Following is the report of the Town Clerk for the year 1979, including all licenses issued and fees
collected, fees collected being turned over to the town
TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR 1979 $27,638.00
SPORTING LICENSES 768 *$5,879 65 DOG LICENSES 3,055 **$10,093.75
Resident Male Dog 1,368 @ $ 3 00 4,104 00
Citizen Fishing 364 @ $ 8 25 $3,003.00 Female Dog 286 @ 6.00 1,716.00
Citizen Hunting 97 @ 8 25 800 25 Spayed Female Dog 1,391 @ 3 00 4,173 00
Citizen Sporting 96 @ 13 50 1,296 00 Kennel Licenses 5 @ 10.00 50 00
Citizen Minor Fishing 25 @ 6 25 156 25 Kennel Licenses 2 @ 25 00 50 00
Alien Fishing 4 @ 11 25 45.00 Transfer Licenses 3 @ 25 75
Citizen Minor Trapping 4 @ 6 25 25 00
Citizen Trapping 8 @ 11 50 92 00 Lexington General By-Laws
Duplicate Licenses 4 @ 1 00 4 00 Art XXVIII, Sec 2 3,055 @ 1 00 3,055 00
Citizen Sporting over 70 53 @ Free -- --
Citizen Fishing 65-69 22 @ 4 10 90.20 **Total fees turned over to town 1,068 95
Citizen Hunting 65-69 1 @ 4.10 4.10
Citizen Sporting 65-69 5 @ 6 75 33.75
Citizen Fishing Paraplegic 1 @ Free -- --
Citizen Hunting Paraplegic 1 @ Free -- --
Waterfowl Stamps 59 @ 1 25 73.75 MARRIAGE LICENSES 264 @ 4 00 $ 1,056 00
Archery Stamps 11 @ 5 10 56.10 FINANCING STATEMENTS RECORDED 1,101 45
TERMINATIONS RECORDED 69 00
Non-Resident CERTIFIED CERTIFICATES 2,462 30
Citizen Season Fishing 5 @ 14.25 71 25 POLE LOCATIONS 50 50
Citizen 7-day Fishing 3 @ 8 25 24 75 GASOLINE PERMITS 1,900 00
Alien Season Fishing 2 @ 14 25 28 50 STREET LISTINGS 1,665 74
Citizen Small Game Hunting 2 @ 20 25 40 50 MISCELLANEOUS 304 61
Citizen Big Game Hunting 1 @ 35.25 35 25
*Total fees turned over to town 175.60
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TOTAL BIRTHS - 1979* 175 11 18 13 12 18 18 15 18 21 16 11 4
but o'l "exington T6tal Male 91 7 9 7 4 11 5 11 9 11 9 5 3
Total Female 81 4 9 5 8 6 13 3 9 10 7 6 1
In Lexington Total Male 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total Female 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Births received up to January 10, 1980, all births for 1979 not received
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TOTAL MARRIAGES - 1979 324 12 9 15 21 35 58 27 41 44 30 17 15
First 240 5 4 9 18 29 42 18 30 42 24 11 8
Brides First 261 8 5 11 18 29 48 21 31 42 27 10 11
Grooms Second 75 7 4 6 3 5 13 9 10 2 6 4 6
Brides Second 59 4 3 4 3 5 10 6 10 2 2 6 4
Grooms Third 8 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 0
Brides Third 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Grooms Fourth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Brides Fourth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Number of Marriages Recorded - 324, Residents - 308; Non-Residents - 340, Solemnized in Lexington - 186,
Solemnized in Other Places - 138; Age of the Oldest Groom - 71, Age of the Oldest Bride - 72; Age of
the Youngest Groom - 18; Age of the Youngest Bride - 17
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TOWN CLERK
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TOTAL DEATHS - 1979* 229 23 14 24 22 14 18 22 20 18 24 19 11
Total Male 101 13 7 11 6 4 9 11 9 9 7 9 6
Total Female 128 10 7 13 16 10 9 11 11 9 17 10 5
Residents - In Lexington Male 25 3 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 3
Female 30 0 2 8 2 2 0 1 3 1 5 4 2
Non-Residents - In Lexington Male 12 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1
Female 23 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 2 3 2 2 1
Residents - Out of Lexington Male 64 8 5 9 3 3 6 7 5 6 4 6 2
Female 75 6 4 4 12 8 8 6 6 5 10 4 2
Children Under One Year Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Between One and Ten Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Between Ten and Thirty Male 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Between Thirty and Sixty Male 19 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 1
Female 8 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
Between Sixty and Ninety Male 76 10 6 10 5 2 6 9 7 7 3 7 4
Female 96 7 5 9 12 6 9 8 8 5 15 8 4
Over Ninety Male 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1
Female 22 3 1 3 3 2 0 2 2 3 0 2 1
*Deaths received up to January 10, 1980, all deaths for 1979 not received
Mary R McDonough, Town Clerk
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Board of Registrars
REGISTERED VOTERS AS OF FEBRUARY 13, 1979 (For the March 5, 1979 Annual Town Election)
PRECINCT REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS UNENROLLED TOTALS
1 422 1,050 669 2,141
2 380 1,133 659 2,172
3 355 848 668 1,871
4 569 1,027 703 2,299
5 414 999 769 2,182
6 678 869 617 2,164
7 492 994 738 2,224
8 497 827 621 1,945
9 505 940 803 2,248
Totals 4,312 8,687 6,247 19,246
REGISTERED VOTERS AS OF DECEMBER 5, 1979
PRECINCT REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS UNENROLLED TOTALS
1 407 1,006 652 2,065
2 364 1,044 594 2,002
3 336 815 622 1,773
4 533 966 653 2,152
5 394 939 734 2,067
6 639 813 604 2,056
7 459 958 705 2,122
8 463 770 597 1,830
9 475 899 777 2,151
Totals 4,070 8,210 5,938 18,218
Reed Kingston Taylor, Chairman; Lilah H Groisser, William B Simmons; Mary R McDonough, Clerk
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TRANSMITTAL LETTER W
SO
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen September 21, 1979 FEW
Lexington, Massachusetts 112
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, 1979. CD
The cash balance of the Town Treasurer has been verified and the accounts of the various Trust CO)
Funds audited during the fiscal period.
tr
Appended to this letter are the following schedules as of June 30, 1979 CD
CD
A Balance Sheets showing financial condition of the Town el.
B Special Assessments Revenue not due
C Town Debt Accounts
D Trust and Investment Accountsgli
E. Town Debt and Interest
F Appropriation Accounts
G Schedule of Receipts CD
H. Schedule of Payments w
Richard M Perry, Comptroller 0
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GENERAL BALANCE SHEET - JUNE 30, 1979
0" Schedule Al Assets Liabilities and Reserves COD
m mq
Cash Employee Payroll Deductions
In Banks $ 359,782.99 Federal Withholding Taxes $ 77,003.05
Investments 4,704,685.31 5,064,468.30 State Withholding Taxes 22,695 44
Advance for Petty Tax Sheltered Annuities 64,802.28
Town Manager 200 00 Union and Association Dues 6,796 80
Collector 300.00 Blue Cross/Blue Shield 44,871 55
School 500 00 1,000.00 Group Life Insurance 1,765 71 217,934 83
Accounts Receivable Guarantee Deposits
Taxes Sewer 7,415.03
Levy of 1973 Water 2,990 00 10,405.03
Personal 383.90
Levy of 1974 Agency
Personal 915 24 Dog Licenses due County 1,889.85
Levy of 1975 Sporting Licenses due State (401 30) 1,488.55
Personal 1,802 24
Levy of 1976 Tailings-Unclaimed Checks 3,288.89
Personal 1,411.20
Real Estate 471 40 Gifts-Bequests
Levy of 1977 Westview Cemetery Perpetual Care 28,263 75
Personal 292.73 Rememberance-Cemetery Development 62 10
Real Estate 4,005 40 Selectmen
Levy of 1978 Hire a Youth 445 95
Personal 928.20 Science Materials 13.01
Real Estate 56,641 48 Town Celebration 100 00
GENERAL BALANCE SHEET - JUNE 30, 1979
Schedule Al (cont ) Assets Liabilities and Reserves
Taxes
Levy of 1979 Council on Aging 449.76 29,334.57
Personal 2,498.70 Federal Grants
Real Estate 313,795 94 383,146.43 PL 874 Aid to Schools 212,794.71
Motor Vehicle Excise Administrative Grant Title III 1,081.12
Levy of 1971 (128.30) Forum on Aging 462 22
Levy of 1972 (347.60) CETA Fringe Benefits 25.00 214,363 05
Levy of 1973 294.32
Levy of 1974 25,338.32 State Grants
Levy of 1975 29,793.00 PL 94-142 Transition to Employment 5,970 30
Levy of 1976 23,763 65 PL 94-142 Project Discover 8,783.44
Levy of 1977 41,088.24 PL 93-380 Computer Project 15,807 32
Levy of 1978 160,434 63 PL 94-482 Occupation Information 143 50 n
Levy of 1979 657,239 49 937,475.75 PL 94-482 Observing Preschooler 36.59 z
Special Assessments PL 94-482 Project "Internal m
Sewer Combustion" 1,465 44
Unapportioned (669.22) PL 94-482 Basic Industrial Skills 1,118 32
Added to Taxes 1978 430.49 ESEA Library IVB 319 96 w
Added to Taxes 1979 1,550.61 Teachers Training Prog 2 2,238.62 ti
Charges in Lieu of Assessment 1,952 78 Low Income-Summer Reading 25,775.00
School 107-1 Secretarial Occup. 85 00 n
METCO 59,388.70 m
w. Elder Chorus 10.50
'P Sidewalk Water Pollution Control 45,574 19 m
Added to Taxes 1978 26.70 Inflow-Infiltration Analysis 500.00 q
Added to Taxes 1979 32 70 Aid to Libraries 12,178 88 1
Street LSCA Parent-Toddlers 58 98 y
Added to Taxes 1978 37.50 LSCA.Non-Resident Use 4,860 00 184,314 74 C
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Added to Taxes 1979 174.48 M
Water Revolving Funds u,
Added to Taxes 1979 6 10 School Lunch 60,232.19 0
Committed Interest School Athletics 25,584.20
Added to Taxes 1978 334 39 School Bus Tickets 360 15 r
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Added to Taxes 1979 1,093.19 4,969 72 School Pupil Material Recovery 10,126.61
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Tax Titles and Possessions Adult Education 4,177.65
Tax Titles 27,455 53 Driver Education-Adults 2,432 07 102,912.87
Tax Possessions 32,582 44 60,037 97
Departmental Appropriation Balances
Ambulance Service 12,156 80 General Revenue 29,188,459 85
In Lieu of Taxes 35.71 Non-Revenue
Rentals of Municipal Bldgs. 3,870.00 Conservation 64,158.77
Sewer House Connections 3,406 54 Sewer 292,836 89
Street Opening Permits 105.00 Public Works Building 12,646.89 29,558,102.40
School Tuition 4,270.44
Westview Cemetery 525 00 24,369 49
GENERAL BALANCE SHEET - JUNE 30, 1979
Schedule Al (cant ) Assets Liabilities and Reserves
Overestimates
Water County Assessments
Rates 406,865.25 TB Hospital Maintenance 7,368 99
Liens Middlesex County Tax 73,265.95
Added to Taxes 1978 624 90 State Assessments
Added to Taxes 1979 2,278.30 Parks and Reservations 7,237 58
Added to Taxes 1980 25,346.95 Sewage Bonds 24,705.36
House Connections 1,547.33 MBTA 59 04
Miscellaneous 70.00 436,732 73 Metro Air Pollution Control Dist. 180.55 112,817 47
Aid to Highways
Chapter 90 State Loans Authorized and Unissued 3,110,000 00
Contract No. 29010 137,058.00
Contract No 29244 10,870.00 Receipts Reserved for Appropriation 0
Contract No 29620 95,372 00 243,300 00 Parking Meter Fees 23,164 13 X
Sale of Real Estate 31,756.52
Loans Authorized Premium on Sale of Bonds 159 00 55,079.65
Conservation Commission 380,000 00
Sewer 2,055,000 00 Receipts Reserved for Special Purpose t°
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Swimming Pool Complex 675,000.00 3,110,000.00 Insurance Claims 4,511 59 >
Council on Aging Mini-Bus 119 75 n
Revenue Account Conservation Fund 787.79 m
1980 27,391,350 02 Harrington Seeding Forest Fund 18.38 m
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4P Colonial Acres-Section 3 4,571.16 m Underestimate Idlewylde Farm 14,104.93 H
State Special Education 46,080 00 Vinebrook Realty 2,465 56 26,579 16 i
Overlay Reserved for Abatement q
Levy of 1976 1,463.40 a
Levy of 1977 5,182 49 m
Levy of 1978 46,335 51 u,
Levy of 1979 296,920.01 349,901.41 0
Overlay Surplus 14 70
Revenue Reserved until Collected N
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Motor Vehicle Excise 937,475.75
Special Assessments 4,969 72
Tax Titles and Possessions 60,037.97
Departmental 24,369 49
Water 436,732.73
Aid to Highways 243,300.00 1,706,885.66
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves 10,193 66
Reserve for Petty Cash 1,000 00
Surplus Revenue 2,008,313.77
$37,702,930.41 $37,702,930 41
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
GENERAL REVENUE SHARING BALANCE SHEET - JUNE 30, 1979
SCHEDULE A2 Assets Liabilities and Reserves
Cash Authorized Appropriations PL 92-512
In Banks 11,321.93 Council on Aging Expenses #2380/79 26,820.00
Investments 115,000.00 126,321.93 Mystic Valley Mental Health
#3310/79 30,853.00
Community Services #3330/79 34,617.00
PL 92-512 Fund Authorized Appropriations 466,138 81 Police Expenses #3800/79 25,000.00
Street Lights Expenses #5600/79 250,000 00
PW Equipment Art 24/79 84,500.00
Community Services #3330/78 2,327.69 M
Sewer Mains and Systems Art 19/77 12,021 12 466,138.81 z
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592,460 74 592,460 74 W
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SCHEDULE B1 APPORTIONED ASSESSMENTS
DUE IN SEWER SIDEWALK STREET WATER TOTAL
1979 $ 76,961 03 $1,079.76 $ 16,505 59 $ 500 53 $ 95,046.91
1980 72,065.99 1,012 96 15,330 81 445.56 88,855 32
1981 66,335 29 875 68 14,398.26 371 73 81,980 96
1982 63,083 80 721.52 11,846 15 351 73 76,003.20
1983 56,394.55 634 82 10,696.97 351 73 68,078 07
1984 53,712 11 579.09 9,608 78 351 73 64,251.71
1985 49,146.60 481 06 8,328.96 301.15 58,257 77
1986 42,330 32 381 53 7,417 91 298 20 50,427 96
1987 38,725 77 295 60 6,218 22 298.20 45,537 79
1988 35,834.52 216 37 5,220 96 280 20 41,552 05
1989 35,065 03 185.12 3,839 95 280 20 39,370.30
1990 32,664 19 171 42 3,839.95 280.20 36,955 76
1991 28,139 48 158 12 3,747 83 18 00 32,063.43
1992 25,265 69 137.41 2,117 50 18.00 27,538 60
1993 21,560.59 63 24 1,340 09 18 00 22,981 92
1994 19,040 77 11.06 1,340 09 18 00 20,409.92
1995 13,283 93 11 06 1,149 95 6 75 14,451 69
1996 7,567 05 11 06 425 42 6 75 8,010.28
1997 3,111 70 6 75 3,118 45
1998 291 56 291 56
Total $740,579.97 $7,026 88 $123,373.39 $4,203 41 $875,183 65
SUSPENDED ASSESSMENTS REVENUE ACCOUNTS - JUNE 30, 1979
SCHEDULE B2
LAND SEWER SIDEWALK STREET WATER TOTAL
Town Owned $ 86,564 64 $ 8,952 46 $40,951 48 $3,121 01 $139,589 59
Other 73,458.97 1,788 05 3,391 30 2,587 50 81,225.82
Total $160,023 61 $10,740.51 $44,342 78 $5,708.51 $220,815 41
DEBT ACCOUNTS - JUNE 30, 1979
SCHEDULE C
Inside Debt Limit.
Sewer
Trunk Construction 1950 $ 5,000 00
Sunnyfield Area 1952 20,000.00
Trunk Construction 1959 5,000 00
Trunk Construction 1960 30,000.00
Woodhaven Area 1964 125,000 00
Trunk Construction 1967 315,000 00
Mains Construction 1975 330,000.00
Mains Construction 1978 150,000 00
Mains Construction 1979 255,000 00 $1,235,000 00
General
Library Addition 1973 725,000 00
Conservation 1 1975 20,000.00
Conservation 2 1977 415,000 00
Conservation 3 1978 315,000 00
Conservation 4 1979 470,000 00
Cemetery Land 1979 70,000.00 2,015,000 00 $3,250,000.00
Outside Debt Limit
School
Estabrook 1960 100,000 00
High Addition 1963 640,000 00
Bridge 1965 390,000 00
Bowman 1966 470,000 00
Clarke Junior High 1971 860,000 00
$2,460,000 00
Total Funded or Fixed Debt $5,710,000 00
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Trusts and Investments
SCHEDULE D JUNE 30, 1979
In Custody of Trustees of Public Trust
Cemetery Funds
Emma I Fiske - Flower $ 780 13
William B. Foster 341 07
Charles E. French Colonial 2,260 73
Herbert Hilton 9,787 17
Henry S. Raymond 3,818 01
Charles Lymon Weld 4,861 26
Louise E Wilkins - Flower 105.05 21,953 42
Perpetual Care Funds
Colonial Cemetery 1,713 06
Munroe Cemetery 89,931 76
Westview Cemetery 285,566.20 377,211 02
Library Fund
Sarah E. Raymond 547 74
Park Funds
Geneva M Brown 6,513 86
Leroy S Brown 5,477.59
Frederick L Emery 5,277.39
Orin W Fiske 1,195 82
George I. Gilmore 26,985.90
Hayes Fountain 1,095 43
Everett M Mulliken 13,270 15
Edith Redmon 835.13
George C Smith 2,562 65
George W Taylor - Flag 3,100 29
George W Taylor - Tree 3,260 04
Albert Ball Tenny Memorial 9,887 87
Willaim Augustus Tower Memorial 19,899 87 99,361 99
School Funds
Matthew Allen Memorial 323 39
Hollie C. Blake - Prize 1,403.29
Robert P Clapp 1,289 66
Charles E. French - Medal 7,566.45
Harrington Memorial 13,317 78
Elsa W Regestein 1,257.78
F Foster & Tenney Sherburne 27,006 27
Ellen A Stone 2,470 25 54,634 87
Welfare Funds
Beals 5,419 96
Samuel J Bridge 18,005 12
Jonas Gammel 1,090 42
Elizabeth Bridge Gerry 2,254 65
Harriet R Gilmore 894 61 27,664.76 581,373 80
In Custody of Town Treasurer
Seedling Town Forest - Harrington Fund 740.24
Conservation Fund 18,316 45
Retirement Stabilization Fund 103,762.01 122,818 70
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE D (cont ) JUNE 30, 1979
In Custody of Cary Library Trustees
Cary Memorial General Fund $ 12,260 95
Beals Memorial Fund 1,100.00
Book Purchase Fund 1,000 00
Leroy Brown Fund 2,000 00
Geneva Brown Fund 2,000 00
Laura M Brigham Fund 3,100 00
Alice Butler Cary Fund 2,958.50
Maria Cary Fund 400 00
Ann E Ferry Fund 1,680 00
Goodwin Musical Collection Fund 1,100.00
Lewis L Hoyt Fund 1,000.00
Nelson W. Jenney Fund 2,000 00
Sue Medeiros Fund 949 00
Emma Ostrom Nichols Fund 1,000 00
Pauline W Pierce Fund 1,000.00
Jone Phinney Fund 300 00
Sarah Elizabeth Raymond Fund 2,000 00
Caira Robbins Fund 300.00
George W Sarno Fund 300 00
Warren Sherburne Fund 4,020 00
Abbie C. Smith Fund 1,000.00
Jones Stuart Smith Fund 11,072 50
Pearl Toback Feld Fund 666.14
War Parents Book Memorial Fund 1,800 00
Wellington Fund 1,100 00
Sub Total 56,107.09
Edith Child Bequest Fund (partial) 260,412.19
Cary Memorial General Income Fund 16,751 49 333,270 77
Total Cash and Securities $1,037,463.27
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FISCAL YEAR 1979
SCHEDULE E Amount of Principal Outstanding Interest
Date of Rate of Original Paid Balance Paid Due in FY 1980 Year of
School Issue Interest Issue FY 1979 June 30, 1979 FY 1979 Principal Interest Maturity
Diamond Junior High 08-01-58 2 90% 2,050,000 00 100,000 00 --- 1,450.00 ---- ---- 1979
Estabrook 07-15-60 3 607 1,045,000 00 50,000.00 100,000.00 4,500 00 50,000 00 2,700 00 1981
High Addition 04-01-63 3 00% 3,200,000.00 160,000 00 640,000 00 24,000 00 160,000.00 19,200 00 1983
Bridge 02-15-65 3.00% 1,345,000 00 65,000 00 390,000 00 13,650 00 65,000.00 11,700 00 1985
Bowman 01-15-66 3 50% 1,510,000.00 80,000 00 470,000 00 19,250 00 80,000.00 16,450.00 1985
Clarke Junior High 05-01-71 3 75% 4,300,000.00 430,000 00 860,000 00 48,375 00 430,000.00 32,250 00 1981
Total School 13,450,000 00 885,000 00 2,460,000.00 111,225.00 785,000 00 82,300 00
General Purpose
1. 3
Library Addition 07-15-73 4 507 1,375,000 00 125,000.00 725,000 00 35,437 50 100,000 00 30,375.00 1987
Conservation 1 08-15-75 4 70% 50,000.00 10,000 00 20,000 00 1,175 00 10,000.00 705 00 1981 0
Conservation 2 06-01-77 3.50% 765,000 00 175,000 00 415,000.00 20,650.00 150,000 00 14,525 00 1982
Conservation 3 06-15-78 4 157 425,000 00 110,000.00 315,000 00 17,637 50 105,000.00 13,072 50 1982 y
Conservation 4 06-15-79 4 85% 470,000.00 ---- 470,000 00 --- 96,000.00 22,795 00 1984 j�
Cemetery 06-15-79 4.85% 70,000 00 ---- 70,000 00 --- 14,000 00 3,395 00 1984 ti
mi General Purpose 3,155,000 00 420,000 00 2,015,000 00 74,900 00 475,000 00 84,867.50
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1". Trunk Construction 03-01-50 1 75% 190,000 00 5,000.00 5,000 00 175 00 5,000.00 87 50 1980
Sunnyfield Area 08-01-52 2 00% 175,000.00 5,000 00 20,000 00 450.00 5,000 00 350 00 1983 PO
Trunk Construction 05-15-59 3.40% 210,000 00 10,000 00 --- 340 00 --- --- 1979 0
Trunk Construction 08-01-59 3.90% 100,000 00 5,000.00 5,000 00 292 50 5,000.00 97 50 1980
Trunk Construction 07-15-60 3 60% 330,000 00 15,000 00 30,000 00 1,350.00 15,000 00 810 00 1981
Woodhaven Area 02-01-64 3.10% 500,000 00 25,000 00 125,000 00 4,650 00 25,000.00 3,875 00 1984 H
Trunk Construction 08-15-67 3 80% 750,000 00 35,000.00 315,000 00 12,635 00 35,000.00 11,305 00 1988 LI
Mains Construction 08-15-75 4 70% 835,000.00 165,000 00 330,000 00 19,387.50 165,000 00 11,632 50 1981 C'f
Mains Construction 06-15-78 4 15% 200,000 00 50,000 00 150,000.00 8,300 00 50,000.00 6,225 00 1982 CD
Mains Construction 06-15-79 4.85% 255,000 00 --- 255,000 00 --- 55,000 00 12,367 50 1984 01
Total Sewer 3,545,000 00 315,000 00 1,235,000 00 47,580.00 360,000 00 46,750 00 CD
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GRAND TOTAL 20,150,000 00 1620,000 00 5,710,000 00 233,705.00 1,620,000 00 213,917 50 el,
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE F Amounts Appropriated
Accounts Total Approp & Balance Balances at 1979 Town Meeting
(Voted at 1978 Annual Town Meeting) Expenditures Transfer 6/30/79 To E & D To 1980 FY Fiscal Year 1980
Fiscal Year 19/9
Selectmen
Personal Services 47,528.95 52,746 00 5,217 05 5,217 05 28,570.00
Expenses 5,803 65 7,025.00 1,221 35 836 35 385.00 7,473 00
Town Manager
Personal Services 81,805 14 82,322 00 516 86 516.86 101,880.00
Expenses 6,479 68 6,600.00 120 32 120 32 6,600 00
Town Manager's Jurisdiction
Temporary Help & Overtime 13,825.62 24,000 00 10,174.38 10,174 38 24,000 00
Clerical Services 8,764.87 8,765 00 13 13 8,799.00
Office Furniture & Fixture 502 84 1,500.00 997 16 856 16 141.00 1,000 00
General Professional Services 12,143.14 13,000 00 856.86 856 86 15,000.00 FC/
Fire & Police Medical Expenses 6,689.01 7,000 00 310 99 310.99 5,500 00
Director of Guides 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 It
Out-Of-State Travel 4,005 09 6,000 00 1,994.91 1,994 91 6,000 00 PI
Tuition-Training Fees 10,277.26 14,000 00 3,722 74 3,722 74 12,200 00 G
In-State Travel 8,245 43 10,000.00 1,754 57 1,754 57 10,000 00 10
Selectmen's Jurisdiction 1.1
Safety Program Expenses 316.41 1,000 00 683 59 683.59 770 00 Fr.
Town Clerk P
Personal Services 52,588 41 52,589 00 59 59 52,792 00 el.
Expenses-Vital Statistics 968.75 1,100 00 131 25 69.25 62.00 11,600 00 r•
"4 Board of Appeals-Personal Services 11,571 82 11,572.00 18 18 11,617 00 G
Expenses 1,718 37 2,585 00 866.63 477.59 389 04 2,340 00
Planning Board-Personal Services 37,837 02 40,178 00 2,340 98 2,340 98 40,333 00
Expenses 4,149 62 4,555 00 405.38 345 48 59 90 4,675.00
Group Insurance 737,223 44 762,000 00 24,776 56 24,776 56 762,000 00
Unemployment Compensation Insurance 15,418 32 60,000 00 44,581 68 43,581.68 1,000 00 60,000 00 C)
Munic. Prop. & Wrkm. Comp 250,904 00 291,203.00 40,299 00 40,299 00 306,503.00 0
Printing Town Report 4,944 24 10,000 00 5,055 76 5,055.76 9,000 00 G
Legal Fees 51,775.00 51,775 00 45,000 00 0
Legal Expenses 13,837 16 13,837.16 12,000.00
Election/Selectmen 12,846 03 13,165 00 318.97 318 97 10,550 00 !"F
Election/Town Clerk 14,997 71 15,800 00 802 29 802.29 11,720 00
Board of Registrars 00
Personal Services 6,363 39 7,061.00 697.61 697 61 7,068.00
Expenses 7,859 59 9,600 00 1,740 41 1,740.41 12,450 00
Appropriation Committee 3,234.00 3,800.00 566 00 566 00 950 00
Misc. Committees & Boards 1,933 78 2,450.00 516.22 166 22 350 00 2,450 00
Council on Aging (a) (a)
Town Celebration Committee 6,903.76 7,000 00 96 24 96 24 7,000 00
Historic Districts Commission 1,899 78 1,900.00 22 22 1,800.00
(a) $24,220 00 was appropriated and expended of General Revenue Funds for F Y 1979;
$26,820 00 in General Revenue Sharing Funds was appropriated for F.Y. 1980
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE F (cont) Amounts Appropriated
Accounts Total Approp & Balance Balances at 1979 Town Meeting
(Voted at 1978 Annual Town Meeting) Expenditures Transfer 6/30/79 To E & D To 1980 FY Fiscal Year 1980
Fiscal Year 1979
Conservation Commission 5,018 65 10,090.00 5,071 35 634 75 4,436 60 10,455 00
Recreation Committee
Personal Services 104,331 27 109,533 00 5,201.73 5,201 73 105,119.00
Expenses 16,188.21 24,800 00 8,611 79 5,785 70 2,826.09 21,000 00
Treasurer/Tax Collector
Personal Services 77,875 19 77,876.00 81 81 78,176 00
Expenses 11,827.85 27,033 00 15,205 15 2,024 14 13,181.01 17,033 00
Foreclosurer & Redemption 2,703 19 3,120 00 416.81 416 81 1,120.00
Comptroller
Personal Services 95,916.14 96,062.00 145 86 145 86 96,432 00
Expenses 3,181 19 3,200 00 18 81 18.81 3,200.00
Comptroller's Jurisdiction
Office Mach/Capital Outlay 2,170 82 4,300.00 2,129 18 53 40 2,075.78 4,300 00
Office Mach/Maint & Repair 5,437.17 6,500 00 1,062 83 62.83 1,000 00 6,500.00
Office Services/Copier & Supplies 7,079 61 8,000 00 920.39 100 43 819 96 8,300.00 b
Metered Mail 20,140 31 20,250.00 109 69 109 69 19,280 00 ro
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Personal Services 57,891 24 58,061 00 169.76 169 76 58,254 00 ro
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Expenses 7,474 54 8,300.00 825 46 57 46 768.00 8,300 00 H
Health Department y
00 Personal Services 41,839.46 41,840 00 .54 54 42,001 00 0
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Expenses 2,693 46 10,455 00 7,761 54 7,545 54 216.00 10,000 00 Z
Mystic Valley Mental Health (b) (b) n
Tri Community Health Services 3,501 50 6,800 00 3,298 50 3,298 50 6,800 00 n
Community Services (c) 2,327 69 (c) 0
Rabies Clinic 1,573.34 2,410 00 836.66 836 66 2,410.00 z
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Personal Services 16,334 24 16,383.00 48 76 48 76 16,437 00
Expenses 3,062 61 4,475 00 1,412 39 1,317 39 95 00 4,875 00
Police Department
Personal Services-Officers & Staff 303,788 01 308,689 00 4,900 99 4,900.99 309,681.00
Personal Services-Collective Bargaining 519,772 18 567,355 00 (d) 47,582.82 47,582 82 872,695 00
Expenses 113,823 15 115,525.00 (e) 1,701 85 1,701.85 118,000 00 (e)
Parking Meter Maint 4,000 00 4,000 00 1,500.00
Fire Department
Personal Services-Management & Staff 80,620 57 80,626.00 5 43 5 43 82,918.00
Personal Services-Collective Bargaining 991,135 28 993,800 00 2,664 72 2,664 72 999,766 00
Expenses 80,647 12 82,175 00 1,527 88 209 89 1,317 99 79,750 00
(b) $30,853 00 was appropriated and $30,852 00 expended of G R S Funds for F Y 1979, $30,853.00 in G R S Funds was
appropriated for F Y. 1980
(c) $36,297 00 was appropriated and $30,294.64 expended of G R S Funds for F.Y. 1979, $34,617 00 in G R S Funds was
appropriated for F.Y. 1980
(d) An additional $291,930 00 of G R S Funds was appropriated and expended in F Y 1979, and no appropriation was made in F Y. 1980
(e) An additional $25,000 00 of G R.S. Funds was appropriated and expended in F.Y 1979 for police vehicles, and a similar
appropriation was made in F Y 1980
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE F (cont) Amounts Appropriated
Accounts Total Approp & Balance Balances at 1979 Town Meeting
(Voted at 1978 Annual Town Meeting) Expenditures Transfer 6/30/79 To E & D To 1980 FY Fiscal Year 1980
Fiscal Year 1979
Local Disaster Services
Personal Services 500.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 750 00
Expenses 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 500 00
Inspection Department
Personal Services 69,750.40 70,382.00 631.60 631.60 70,653 00
Expenses 2,666 69 2,813 00 146 31 146 31 1,295 00
Department of Public Works-Coll Barg 970,980 26 1,014,574 00 43,593 74 43,593 74 1,027,962.00
Management & Staff P S 281,808.95 309,929.00 28,120.05 28,120 05 311,122 00
Expenses 7,715 68 11,100 00 3,384 32 3,284 98 99 34 11,100 00
Engineering Dept
Personal Services 164,409.84 189,075 00 24,665 16 24,665 16 189,803 00
Expenses 2,874 11 6,050 00 3,175 89 1,386 29 1,789 60 4,800.00
Town Building Maintenance
Personal Services 60,445 80 62,468 00 2,022 20 2,022.20 62,709 00
Expenses 141,658.49 152,700.00 11,041 51 2,851 51 8,190 00 168,143 00 ro
Highway Maintenance Expenses 67,889 98 68,300 00 410 02 02 410.00 154,900 00 py
Road Machinery Expenses 153,273 63 153,300.00 26.37 26 37 149,500 00
Snow Removal Expenses 93,735 83 120,650.00 26,914 17 25,120 66 1,793 51 120,775 00
Traffic Regulation & Street Signs 22,300 21 23,500 00 1,199 79 887 98 311.81 24,300.00 >
1+ Street Lights 223,212 43 250,000 00 26,787 57 26,787.57 (f) y
co Sewer Maintenance 61,739 60 62,900.00 1,160 40 771 15 389 25 63,338 00 O
Garbage Collection-Contract 72,000 00 72,000 00 72,000.00 z
Sanitary Landfill 90,351 95 108,750 00 18,398.05 18,398 05 65,290 00 >
Water Maintenance & Water Services 27,260 39 48,300.00 21,039.61 5,137 64 15,901 97 35,800 00 0
Park Expenses 52,513.99 60,050 00 7,536 01 3,548 16 3,987 85 46,600.00 C
Insect Supression 9,579 79 10,500 00 920 21 920.21 1,200 00 Z
Shade Tree Expenses 9,379 62 9,600 00 220 38 205.38 15 00 9,600 00 r
Dutch Elm Disease 2,331 24 4,200 00 1,868 76 207 76 1,661.00 4,200 00
Cemeteries Expenses 10,792 51 10,800 00 7.49 7.49 13,292 00
Veterans' Benefits
Personal Services 9,493 90 9,494 00 10 10 9,531 00
Administration 147 27 150 00 2.73 2.73 150 00
Aid and Expenses 21,413 02 48,000.00 26,586 98 21,586 98 5,000 00 42,000 00
Graves Registration 343.50 400 00 56 50 56 50 400.00
Soldiers Burials 250 00 250 00 250.00 250 00
Library
Personal Services 373,798 97 375,713 00 1,914.03 1,914.03 376,863 00
Expenses 135,798 25 135,800 00 1.75 1 75 128,625 00
(f) $250,000 00 has been appropriated from G.R.S. funds for F Y 1980
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE F (cont.) Amounts Appropriated
Accounts Total Approp & Balance Balances at 1979 Town Meeting
(Voted at 1978 Annual Town Meeting) Expenditures Transfer 6/30/79 To E & D To 1980 FY Fiscal Year 1980
Fiscal Year 1979
Board of Retirement
Contributory Pension Fund 624,330.00 624,330 00 721,897 00
Pension Funding 100,000 00 100,000 00 200,000.00
Non-Contributory Pension 178,636.19 181,000.00 2,363 81 2,363.81 181,000 00
Expenses 4,950 00 4,950 00 5,225.00
Education/Public Schools 15,499,176 88 15,870,552.00 (g)371,375.12 261,530.64 109,844 48 16,107,439 00(h)
Regional Voc Tech High School Assessment 511,244.00 517,364 00 6,120 00 6,120 00 442,571 00
Interest on Debt 205,145 00 207,768 00 2,623 00 2,623 00 175,361.00
Tax & Bond Anticipation Loans 204,095 60 238,667 00 34,571.40 34,571.40 275,000 00
Maturing Debt 1,460,000.00 1,460,000.00 1,455,000 00
Article 5, 1978 66,275 00 66,275 00 66,275 00 270,000 00
(g) An additional $324,288 00 from State and Federal Funds and $15,000 00 from Athletic funds were appropriated in F.Y 1979
(h) An additional $372,648.00 from State and Federal Funds and $25,000 00 from Athletic funds were appropriated in F Y 1980 ro
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Original Total Approp & Balance
Appropriation Expenditure Transfer Balance To E & D To 1980 FY
1979 Articles
Conservation Land/EAT Realty
Trust-Art 43, '79 144,000 00* 144,000 00 144,000.00 144,000 00
1978 Articles
Unpaid Bills - Art. 7 10,884 06 10,884 06 10,884 06
Reserve Fund - Art 8 200,000.00 136,787 84 136,787 84 136,787 84
Water Mains - Art 16 25,000 00 23,784 76 25,000 00 1,215.24 1,215 24
Sewer Mains - Art. 19 2,500,000 00* 162,163 11 455,000 00 292,836 89 292,836.89
Road Machinery - Art 21 116,700 00 (i)
Engineering Study/Drainage
System-Art. 23 35,000 00 25,910 00 35,000 00 9,090 00 9,090 00
Engineering Services/Inflow-
Sewer-Art 24 25,000.00 25,000 00 25,000 00 25,000 00
Westview Cemetery Devel-Art 25 24,000 00 71 59 15,000 00 14,928.41 14,928 41
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Land/Cemetery Devel-Art. 26 70,000 00* 70,000 00 70,000 00
Reconditioning Fire ro
Engine-Art 27 20,000 00 20,000.00 20,000.00 Xi
Collection of Recyclables-Art 28 45,000 00 44,000 00 45,000 00 1,000.00 1,000 00 '6=1
F+ Engineering Study/Waste H
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CA Transfer-Art 29 40,000 00 435.48 40,000.00 39,564.52 39,564 52 0
Revaluation of Taxable Property z
Art. 30 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00
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Off-Duty Work Detail - Art. 31 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000 00 2,000 00 0
Parker School Maint -Art 34 10,000 00 5,162 80 10,000.00 4,837.20 4,837 20 q
Final Plan Spec/Centre Pool-Art.35 45,000.00 38,000.00 45,000 00 7,000 00 7,000 00 z
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Bicycle Path-Art. 36 22,000.00 22,000.00 22,000 00 22,000 00 Cl)
Conservation Land/D Wilson
Art 39 85,000 00* 76,873 25 76,873 25
Conservation Land/Johnson
Art 40 64,400 00* 64,400 00 64,400 00
Conservation Land/Sowkow-Art 42 10,500 00* 10,500 00 10,500 00
Conservation Land/Swan-Art. 43 196,500.00* 115,000.00 115,000.00
Conservation Fund-Art 46 19,000 00 Total of fund as of June 30, 1979 is 19,104 24
Street Construction/Cushing St
Art. 51 50,000.00 19.25 50,000.00 49,980.75 49,980.75
Street Construction/Banks Ave
Art. 52 78,000.00 75.00 78,000 00 77,925 00 77,925 00
Street Construction/Tucker Ave
Art. 53 22,000 00 22,000 00 22,000 00 22,000.00
Street Acceptance-Art 54 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00
(i) Of the $116,700.00 appropriated from G R.S. funds, $110,834 35 was expended in F Y 1979-$84,500 00 was appropriated in F.Y. 1980
from G R S funds
* Bonded
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Schedule F (cont ) Original Total Approp & Balance
Appropriation Expenditure Transfer Balance To E & D To 1980 FY
1978 Carryover
Office Furniture & Fixtures 835 50 1,056 00 220 50 220 50
General Professional Services 2,700.00 2,900 00 200 00 200 00
Out-Of-State Travel 23 83 23.83
In-State Travel 180 00 180 00
Planning Board Expenses 693 30 702 85 9 55 9 55
Munic Prop & Wrkmn Comp 3,269 00 12,000.00 8,731.00 8,731.00
Foreclosure & Redemption 1,236 95 1,236 95
Comptroller's Expenses 539 51 539 51
Office Mach/Capital Outlay 999.00 1,004 00 5 00 5.00
Office Mach/Maint & Repair 963 88 976 00 12 12 12 12
Office Services/Copier & Supplies 422 91 422 91
Health Expenses 146.50 146.50
Dog Officer's Expenses 33 67 81 46 47 79 47 79
Fire Dept Personal Services 12,500 00 (12,500 00) (12,500 00)
Fire Expenses 1,065 85 1,345.62 279.77 279.77 ro
Dept of Public Works-Collective Bargaining 0
Town Bldg Maint Expenses 1,008 47 1,363 49 355 02 355 02 x
Highway Maint. Expenses 18,827.33 18,925 98 98.65 98.65 H
Road Machinery Expenses 848.57 985.70 137 13 137 13 >
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Traffic Regulation & Street Signs 149 55 195 17 45.62 45.62 z
Sewer Maint. & Sewer Services 9,909 61 9,913 75 4 14 4 14 y,
Sanitary Landfill 4,395 60 4,395 60 n
Park Expenses 9,780 43 10,295 69 515 26 515 26 p
Shade Tree 1,020 78 1,020 78
Dutch Elm Disease 53 75 53 75 y
Veterans' Benefit-Aid & Expenses 370.65 5,000.00 4,629 35 4,629 35
School Expenses 66,667 11 66,934 24 267 13 267 13
1977 Articles
Drains Construction-Art 16 38,700 00 11,952.23 37,016.20 25,063 97 25,063 97
Water Const/Banks & Grandview Ave
Art 17
Sewer Main/Grandview Ave -Art 19 357,000 00 118,156 15 118,156.15
Road Machinery Equipment-Art 22 125,945 00
Chap 90/Highway Construction
Hancock St.-Art. 23 60,000 00 60,000 00 60,000.00 60,000 00
Engineering Services/Drainage
System-Art 24 35,000.00 35,000.00 35,000 00
Westview Cemetery Devel.-Art. 25 18,000 00 2,874 81 3,790.17 915 36 915 36
Revaluation of Taxable Prop
Art. 28 1,000 00 265.63 1,000 00 734 37 734.37
Collection of Recyclables-Art 31 45,000 00 360 48 895.68 535 20 535 20
Prelim. Plan/Reconstr Center
Pool-Art 34 19,500.00 3,522 50 7,802 00 4,279.50 4,279 50
Conserv Land/M C Meagher
Art 47 5,000 00 5,000.00 5,000 00 5,000 00
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Schedule F (cont.)
Original Total Approp. & Balance
Appropriation Expenditure Transfer Balance To E & D To 1980 FY
1977 Articles (cont'd)
Conser Land/Tax Title-Art 48 500 00 500 00 500 00
Street Acceptance-Art 57 1,000 00 1,000.00 1,000 00
1977 Carry-over
Comptroller's Expenses 1,000 00 1,000.00
School Expenses 4,002 00 4,002.00 4,002 00
1976 Articles
Trunk Sewer/Marrett Rd.- 100,000 00 100,000.00 100,000.00
Art. 21
Trunk Sewer/Constitution Rd.
Art 22 13,000.00 13,000.00 13,000 00 13,000 00
Engineering Services/Sewer
System Study-Art. 25 20,000 00 100.00 100 00
Chap 90/Hancock St -Art 26 60,000.00 60,000.00 60,000 00 60,000 00
Eng. Services/Drain Study-Art 28 25,000.00 2,000 00 2,000.00 ro
*Flag Pole/Battlegreen-Art 32 30,000 00 1,177 93 1,177.93 1,177.93 ro
Revaluation of Taxable Prop p
Art. 33 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000.00 15,000 00 o
Traffic Control Signal/Waltham &
Worthen-Art 34 25,000.00 24,115 84 24,862.20 746 36 746.36 y
f,. Improv. Ballfield/Harrington H
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School-Art. 38 7,000 00 1,467 69 1,467 69 1,467 69
Conserv Land/M West-Art. 44 28,800.00* >
Selectmen Land/Goodwin n
Art. 55 25,000 00 25,000.00 25,000 0025,000 00 n
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Art. 61 500 00 H
Conserv. Land/EAT Realty Trust
Art 56 56,000.00* 56,000 00 56,000.00 56,000 00
Street Constr/Crescent Rd
Art. 65 77,000 00 76,813.25 76,813.25
Street Constr/Briggs Rd.
Art 66 37,900.00 37,850.00 37,850 00
Street Constr/Great Rock Rd
Art. 67 24,500 00 24,500 00 24,500.00
1975 Articles
Drains Constr -Art 17 40,000.00 341.00 5,028 35 4,687 35 4,687.35
Sidewalk Constr.-Art 19 21,000 00 711 24 11,623.34 10,912.10 10,912 10
Sewer Mains-Art. 20 340,000.00 173,299 12 192,496 76 19,197 64 19,197 64
Trunk Sewer/Moon Hill-Art. 22 67,000 00 22,056.59 22,056.59 60,000.00
Chap. 90/Hancock St.-Art 26 60,000 00 60,000.00 60,000 00
Reimbursing Subdividers-Art 32 5,000 00 37.70 37.70 37 70
Engineering Services-Art. 33 48,000.00 24,659 91 30,721 20 6,061.29 6,061 29
Paths for Walking & Bicycling 5,000 00
Art. 38 5,000.00 5,000 00 5,000 00
Conserv Land/May-Art 42 6,000 00 1,058.75 1,058 75 1,058 75
Revaluation of Taxable Prop
Art. 78 30,000.00 30,000.00 30,000 00 30,000.00
*Bonded
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT
Schedule F (cont.)
Original Total Approp & Balance
Appropriation Expenditure Transfer Balance To E & D To 1980 FY
1974 Articles
Cost of Appraisals-Art 14 1,000 00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000 00
Chap. 90/Hancock St.-Art. 25 60,000.00 4,472 62 60,000 00 55,527 38 55,527.38
Reconstructing Tennis Court
Art 42 31,000 00 60.00 3,237.88 3,177.88 3,177 88
Conserv Land/Graziano-Art 46 40,000.00 8,200 00 8,200 00 8,200.00
Conserv Land/Hillside Ave.
Art 48 15,000 00 7,696.69 7,696.69 7,696 69
Conserv Easement/Vinebrook
Art. 52 11,000 00 1,039 00 1,039.00 1,039.00
L H A Plan/Low Income Housing
Art 68 21,000.00 6,070 72 6,070 72 6,070 72
Off Duty-Art 71 2,000.00 1,888 00 1,888.00 1,888 00
Plan. Board Study/Wet Land
Art 85 5,000.00 3,953 95 3,953 95 3,953.95 y.
Plan. Board Study/Lex. Master n7
Plan-Art 86 5,000 00 1,868.50 1,868.50 1,868.50 ,-,c)
1973 Articles Oro
Supplemental Sewer-Art 12 25,000.00 4,644 55 4,644.55 4,644 55 H
Drains Constr -Art 17 50,000 00 4,086.98 5,170.70 1,083.72 1,083.72 y,
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F+ Engineering Design & Survey H
cn Art. 26 8,000.00 5,507 00 7,459 50 1,952.50 1,952 50 0
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Brooks & Streams Cleaning
Art. 29 15,000 00 718.40 11,909 86 11,191 46 11,191.46
Library Addition-Art. 34C 1,015,000.00* 3,312 45 3,312 45 n
Conserv Land/Porter-Waymint
Art 55 90,000.00 4,003 60 4,003.60 4,003 60 y
Conserv Easement/Johnson Prop m
Art. 58 5,000 00 4,800.00 4,800 00
1972 Articles
Selectmen Appraisals & Options
Art. 14 2,500 00 225.00 1,825 00 1,600 00 1,600.00
Conserv. Land/Munroe Brook
Art 61 6,000.00 5,170.40 5,170.40 5,170.40
1971 Articles
New Jr. High-Art 2, 1/71 4,300,000.00* 4,674 00 4,674 00
Conserv. Buffer Strip/Turning
Mill-Art 10, 6/71 35,000 00 6,500.00 (6,500.00) (6,500.00)
Disaster Communication System
Art 41 5,000.00 4,995 00 5,000.00 5 00 5 00
*Bonded
APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT
Schedule F (cont )
Original Total Approp & Balance
Appropriation Expenditure Transfer Balance To E & D To 1980 FY
1970 Articles
Reimbursing Subdividers
Art. 30 10,000.00 17 21 17 21 17 21
Land Purchase/Woburn St.
Art 48 120,000.00 244,030 00 37,417.78 (206,612 22) (206,612 22)
Wallis Court/Mass. Ave
Art. 49 12,000 00 3,200 00 3,200 00 3,200 00
1969, 68, 65 & 63 Articles
Conserv. Land-Art 75, 82 &
83, 1969 2,500 00 750 00 750.00
Land/Harrington School &
Woburn St.-Art. 58, 1968 16,600.00 2,241 00 2,241.00 2,241 00 9
Land Valleyfield-Art 75, 1965 3,000 00 2,685 00 2,685 00
Land/Meagherville- Art. 45, 1963 10,000 00 5,336.93 5,336 93 5,336 00 'ro
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27,724,262 79 29,923,613 76 2,199,350.97H
971,684 57 1,227,666 40
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Schedule of Receipts
JULY 1, 1978 TO JUNE 30, 1979
SCHEDULE G Taxes
Local
Property 23,499,264 06
Tax Titles Redemption 7,920.62 23,507,184.68
From the Commonwealth
Loss of Taxes 88,382 43
Education 1,932,809.00 2,021,191.43 25,528,376.11
Licenses and Permits
Alcoholic Beverages 23,500 00
Others
Selectmen 1,261 00
Town Clerk 8,575.50
Police 2,611.50
Fire 68 00
Inspections 39,416.85
Health 1,546 00
PW Dump and S.L.F. 30,493.41
PW Drain Layer 301.00
PW Street Openings A/R 515 00 81,353 26 108,288 26
Fines and Forfeits
Court Fines 94,467 70
Grants and Gifts
From the Federal Government
Revenue Sharing P.L. 92-512 405,027 00
School Aid P L 874 136,741.45 541,768.45
From the Commonwealth
Food Services 184,698 64
Vocational Education 3,580.00
Transportation 90,292 00
School Building Assistance 494,305 77
Metco 531,659.00
Low Income-Summer Reading 25,775.00
Magnet Education 124,000 00
Other School Items
PL 89-313 Special Education 12,400 00
PL 93-380 VIB L E.A D.S 5,761.00
PL 93-380 Project Computer 16,840 37
PL 94-142 VB Trans to Employment 75,168 00
PL 94-142 VIB Project Discover 25,000.00
PL 94-482
Basic Industrial Skills 4,526 00
Video Taping 4,099 00
Foods and Nutrition 1,107 00
Occupation Information 1,409.00
Observing the Preschooler 600.00
Project "Internal Combustion" 1,648 00
Secretarial Occupation 7,905 00
156
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS
JULY 1, 1978 TO JUNE 30, 1979
SCHEDULE G (cont ) Grants and Gifts
Other Purposes.
Aid to Public Libraries 12,178 88
Library Materials Title I 500.00
Library L S C A Parent-Toddlers 1,413 00
" " " Non-Resident Use 4,860.00
Inflow Infiltrating Analysis 44,000 00
Water Pollution Control 5,084 00
Elder Chorus 1,100.00
Land Management 2,289 00
Mass Rehabilitation Comm 640.00
Highway Fund 138,164 00
Recreation-Special Needs 3,371 00
Local Aid Fund 345,313.84 2,169,687.50
From the County
Dog Fund 4,839 09
From Individuals 15,764.10 2,732,059.14
Commercial Revenue
Sewer Assessments 105,992 64
Sidewalk Assessments 1,590.50
Street Assessments 20,585 53
Water Assessments 2,611.19 130,779.86
Privileges
Motor Vehicle Excise 1,803,068 06
Parking Meter Fees 47,354 79 1,850,422 85
Departmental
General Government
Selectmen 237 48
Town Clerk 5,421 74
Collector 692.05
Assessors A/R 12,940 82
PW Engineering 358.75
Board of Appeals 2,617 70
Planning Board 604 40
Custodians Off Duty Details 878.38 23,751.32
Public Safety
Police
Insurance Claims 9,915 01
Off Duty Details 65,546 75
Other 5,192 33 80,654.09
Fire
Insurance Claims 1,657 40
Other 112 00 1,769.40
Inspections 35.90
Sealer Weights and Measures 861 70
Dog Officer 6,441 75
Conservation Commission 1,635.46 91,397.70
Health and Sanitation
Health A/R 604 00
Sewer House Connections AIR 1,407.46
Sewer Charge MDC 6,675 00
Sanitary Landfill 17,645 01 26,331.47
157
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS
JULY 1, 1978 TO JUNE 30, 1979
SCHEDULE G (cont.) Departmental
Highways
PW Insurance Claims 8,870 83
PW Off Duty Details 987 25
PW Other 94 97 9,953.05
Veterans' Services
Reimbursement for Relief 19,658 08
School
Food Services 426,139 06
Athletics 25,584 20
Bus Tickets 14,011.30
Pupil Material Recovery 3,325 11
Adult Education 14,591 80
Driver Education 25,260.00
Tuition A/R 3,520 86
Rentals, Etc 19,145 74
Miscellaneous 4,482 06
Custodians Off Duty Details 584.11 536,644 24
Recreation
Programs and Activities 37,084.40
Pensions
Recoveries - cities and towns 28,866 12
Unclassified
Sale of Real Estate 7,700 00
Rentals of Municipal Buildings
A/R 16,455.70
Other 2,422 10 18,877.80
Ambulance Service A/R 7,443.00
Fees and Costs 19,700 92
Telephone Commissions, etc 515 33
Dividends group insurance 23,256.68
Workmen's Compensation Recovery 3,585 52 81,079 25 854,765.63
Public Service Enterprise
Water
Sale of Water 858,946 79
Liens 42,971.37
House Connections 496 91
Miscellaneous 40 00
Other 415 00 902,870 07
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots and Graves 21,373 50
Care of Lots and Graves 26,102.50
Other A/R 22,165.91 69,641 91
Interest
Taxes 32,703 68
Motor Vehicle Excise 3,116.59
Assessments
Paid in Advance 140.42
Committed 45,509 42 45,649.84
Investments 283,518 00
Deposits 27,444.02
Bonded Investments 10,214 04
Miscellaneous - accrued 1,285 25
Federal Revenue Sharing Investments 27,275 36 431,206.78
158
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS
JULY 1, 1978 TO JUNE 30, 1979
SCHEDULE G (cont ) Municipal Indebtedness
Tax Anticipation Notes 750,000 00
Bond Anticipation Notes 344,900 00
Bond Issues 795,000.00
Premiums 159 00 1,890,059 00
Agency, Trust and Investment
Agency
State Sporting Licenses 5,741.20
County Dog Licenses 10,203 50
Deposits from Services
Sewer completed 27,611 94
Sewer pending 7,415 03
Water completed 7,517.14
Water pending 2,990 00
Payroll Deductions
Federal Withholding Taxes 3,020,794 73
State Withholding Taxes 919,961 51
Employee Blue Cross 270,707.29
Employee Life Insurance 14,180 80
Teachers Annuities 265,940 39
Teachers Union Dues 63,727.60
Other Union Dues 20,897 40 4,637,688 53
Trust
Conservation Commission 12,500 00
Westview Cemetery 15,000 00 27,500 00
Investments
Time Certificates of Deposits, etc 56,549,047.89 61,214,236.42
Refunds
General Departments
General Government 975 54
Public Safety 300 04
Health and Sanitation 15.00
Highways 900 62
Veterans' Benefits 576.00
Schools (Budget $1,466 16) 1,918 28
Libraries 73 47
Unclassified 4,642 06 9,401 01
All Other 10,338 83
Federal Revenue Sharing 30.00 19,769 84
Total Receipts 95,826,943.57
159
Schedule of Payments
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Schedule H July 1, 1978 to June 30, 1979
Appropriation Committee
Expenses 3,234.00
Selectmen
Personal Services 47,528 95
Expenses
Selectmen 1,000 00
Supplies 2,038 84
Services 2,764.81
Safety Programs 316.41 53,649 01
Article 14-1972 225 00
Gift Science Materials 186.99
" Refreshment Stand 14,820 00
" Hire A Youth 16.05 15,248 04
Director of Guides 1,000 00
Town Manager
Personal Services 81,805 14
Expenses
Supplies 1,661 00
Services 5,305.10 88,771 24
Town Manager's Jurisdiction
Temporary Help and Overtime 13,825 62
Clerical Services 8,764.87
Office Furniture and Fixtures 502 84
Carryover 1978 835 50
General Professional Services 12,143 14
Carryover 1978 2,700.00
Police and Fire Medical 6,696 35
Out of State Travel 4,255 21
Carryover 1978 23.82
Tuition and Training Fees 10,322 26
In State Travel 8,370 43
Carryover 1978 180.00 68,620 04
Printing Town Report 4,944 24
Town Insurance
Group Insurance 737,223 44
Unemployment Compensation 15,418.32
Municipal Prop. & Workmen's Comp 250,904 00
Carryover 1978 3,269 00 1,006,814 76
Town Comptroller
Personal Services 95,916.14
Expenses
Supplies 1,654 27
Services 1,526.92
Carryover 1978 539 51
Carryover 1977 1,000 00 100,636 84
160
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Schedule H (cont )
Town Comptroller's Jurisdiction
Capital Expenditures 2,170.82
Carryover 1978 999 00
Repairs to Office Equipment 5,498 83
Carryover 1978 963 88
Office Services 7,079 61
Carryover 1978 422 91
Metered Mail 20,140.31 37,275.36
Town Clerk
Personal Services 52,588 41
Expenses
Supplies 491.25
Services 477 50 53,557 16
Registration
Personal Services 6,363.39
Expenses 7,859 59 14,222 98
Election
Jurisdiction of Selectmen 12,846 03
Jurisdiction of Town Clerk 14,997.71 27,843 74
Law Department
Fees 51,775.00
Expenses 13,837 16 65,612 16
Treasurer and Collector
Personal Services 77,875 19
Expenses
Supplies 576.82
Services 11,251 03
Foreclosurer and Redemption 2,703.19
Carryover 1978 1,236 95 93,643.18
Assessors
Personal Services 57,891 24
Expenses
Supplies 2,495 78
Services 4,978 76 65,365 78
Article 28-1977 265 63
Director of Public Works
Personal Services 281,808 95
Expenses 7,715 68 289,524 63
Public Works Department
Personal Services 970,980 26
Off Duty Details 654 81
Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building
Personal Services 60,445 80
Expenses 141,658.49
Carryover 1978 1,008.47 203,112 76
Custodian Off Duty Details 881.96
161
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Schedule H (cont )
Public Works/Engineering
Personal Services 164,409 84
Expenses
Supplies 1,928 40
Services 945.71 167,283 95
Article 23-1978 25,910 00
Article 29-1978 435 48
Article 24-1977 35,000.00
Article 25-1976 100 00
Article 28-1976 2,000 00
Article 33-1975 24,659.91
Article 26-1973 5,507 00
Inflow-Infiltration Analysis Grant 43,500.00 137,112 39
Board of Appeals
Personal Services 11,571.82
Expenses
Supplies 559 11
Services 1,159.26 13,290 19
Planning Board
Personal Services 37,837 02
Expenses
Supplies 851.31
Services 3,298 31
Carryover 1978 693 30 42,679 94
Community Services
Expenses GRS 30,294.64
Carryover 1978 GRS 2,760 66 33,055.30
Total General Government 3,559,280 35
PUBLIC SAFETY
Police Department
Personal Services 823,560 19
Personal Services GRS 291,930.00
Expenses
Supplies
Automotive 42,260.90
Public Safety 5,368 34
Uniforms 20,705 61
Other 11,598.16
Services
Communications 13,523.06
Repairs to Auto Equipment 4,319 02
Public Safety Equipment 1,050 95
Other 5,754 90
Equipment 9,528 01
Equipment GRS 25,000.00 1,254,599 14
Off Duty Details Police & Fire 65,574 75
Insurance Claims 14,715.01 80,289 76
Parking Meter Maintenance
Expenses 4,000 00
Insurance Claims 150.00
162
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Schedule H (cont )
Fire Department
Personal Services 1,071,755 85
Carryover 1978 12,500 00
Expenses
Automotive 12,357 34
Fuel 7,173 26
Public Safety 4,568 63
Clothing 7,128.08
Other 6,117 91
Services
Communications 5,621 95
Repairs to Auto Equipment 6,959.80
Repairs to Fire Alarm System 6,256 26
Others 14,115 98
Equipment 10,353.50
Carryover 1978 1,065.85 1,165,974 41
Insurance Claims 912 40
Article 27-1978 20,000.00 20,912.40
Disaster Services
Personal Services 500 00
Article 41-1971 4,995 00
Inspection Department
Personal Services 69,750 40
Expenses
Supplies 690 12
Services 1,976.57 72,417 09
Animal Control
Personal Services 16,334.24
Expenses
Supplies 1,015 58
Services 2,055 68
Carryover 1978 33 67 19,439.17
Insect Suppression
Expenses 9,579 79
Shade Tree
Expenses 9,379.62
Carryover 1978 1,020 78 10,400 40
Dutch Elm Disease
Expenses 2,331 24
Carryover 1978 53.75 2,384.99
Total Public Safety 2,645,642 15
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health Department
Personal Services 41,839.46
Expenses
Supplies 1,604 32
Services
Professional 94.85
Other 1,009.29
Carryover 1978 146 50 44,694.42
Mystic Valley Mental Health GRS 30,852.00
Tri Community Health Services 3,501 50
163
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Schedule H (cont.)
Rabies Clinic 1,573.34
Garbage Collection 72,000 00
Sanitary Landfill
Expenses 90,351 95
Carryover 1978 4,395.60 94,747.55
Article 28-1978 44,000 00
Article 31-1977 360 48 44,360 48
Sewer Maintenance
Expenses 61,739 60
Carryover 1978 9,909.61 71,649.21
Sewer Services
Article 19-1978 162,163 11
Article 19-1977 GRS 225,590 88
Article 19-1977 118,156.15
Article 20-1976 GRS 16,132 44
Article 21-1976 100,000.00
Article 20-1975 173,299 12
Article 22-1975 22,056 59
Hanscom Field MDC Sewage Disposal 6,675.00 824,073.29
Sub Division-Drains
Colonial Acres 15,428 84
Idlewylde Farm 4,895.07 20,323 91
Total Health and Sanitation 1,207,775 70
HIGHWAYS
Highway Maintenance
Expenses 67,889 98
Carryover 1978 18,827 33 86,717 31
Article 51-1978 19.25
Article 52-1978 75.00
Article 16-1977 11,952 23
Article 57-1977 1,000 00
Article 65-1976 76,813 25
Article 66-1976 37,850.00
Article 67-1976 24,500.00
Article 17-1975 341 00
Article 19-1975 711 24
Article 25-1974 4,472.62
Article 17-1973 4,086 98 161,821.57
Road Machinery
Expenses 153,631.25
Carryover 1978 848.57 154,479.82
Insurance Claims 249 60
Article 21-1978 GRS 110,834.35 111,083.95
Snow Removal 93,735 83
Traffic Regulation Control & Street Signs
Expenses 22,300.21
Carryover 1978 149.55 22,449.76
Insurance Claims 64 03
Article 34-1976 24,115.84 24,179 87
164
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Schedule H (cont.)
Street Lights 223,212 43
Total Highway 877,680.54
VETERAN'S BENEFITS
Veteran's Benefits
Administration
Personal Services 9,493.90
Expenses
Supplies 112 27
Services 35.00 9,641.17
Aid and Expenses
Cash Grants 17,585.24
Medical Expenditures 4,361 78
Carryover 1978 412.65 22,359 67
Graves Registration 343.50
Total Veteran's Benefits 32,344 34
SCHOOLS
Current Year
Administration 747,238 23
Instruction 11,734,862 73
Other School Services
Health Services 120,306.00
Transportation 308,266 00
Food Services 13,196 00
Student Body Activities 169,554 47
Programs with other Districts 431,013 00
Operational and Maintenance 1,787,518.84
Fixed Charges 40,937 00
Community Services 25,956.26
Acquisition of Fixed Assets 56,802 00
Other Expenses 64,992 51 15,500,643 04
Prior Years
Administration
Carryover 1978 1,305 77
Instruction
Carryover 1978 65,361.34
Operational and Maintenance
Custodians Off Duty Details 616.36
Article 34-1978 5,162.80
Acquisition of Fixed Assets
Article 2-1971 4,674 00
Community Services
Insurance Claims-Driver Education 1,203.53
Other Expenses
Article 7-1978 (unpaid bills) 10,884 06 89,207 86
Education Accounts
LEADS PL 93-380 VIB 989 62
Transition to Employment PL 94-142 VB 84,626 33
Project Discover PL 94-142 VIB 16,216 56
PL 93-380 Computer Project 1,033 05
PL 94-482 Occupation Information 1,265.50
" " " Observing the Preschooler 563 41
Project Internal Combustion 182 56
" " " Basic Industrial Skills 3,407 68
165
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Schedule H (cont )
PL 94-482 Video Taping 4,099 00
" " " Foods and Nutrition 1,107 00
PL 874 School Aid 138,808.00
ESEA Library IVB 18 362.29
PL 89-313 Special Education 13,392 93
Children Low Income Families 23,077 00
Secretarial Occupation 107-1 7,820 00
Magnet Program 124,000 00
METCO 511,430 39
School Lunch Revolving 640,223.19
School Bus Tickets 13,651 15
School Pupil Material Recovery 2,657 38
Adult Education 14,901.73
Driver Education 29,997 48 1,651,812 25
Education School Assessment
Vocational Education Assessment 511,244.00
Total Schools 17,752,907.15
LIBRARY
Cary Memorial Library
Personal Services 373,798 97
Expenses
Supplies 23,514 13
Services 57,342 54
Books 55,015 05 509,670 69
State Aid to Libraries 12,179.12
LSCA Parent-Toddlers 1,354 02
Library Medical Books 1,450 00
Library Law Books 213 15
Library Materials 5,000.00
Article 34-1973 3,312 45 23,508.74
Total Library 533,179 43
PARKS
Parks
Expenses 53,011.99
Carryover 1978 9,825 43 62,837 42
Article 29-1973 718 40
Total Parks 63,555 82
RECREATION
Recreation
Personal Services 104,331.27
Expenses
Supplies 5,816 51
Services 10,371.70 120,519 48
Article 35-1978 38,000 00
Article 34-1977 3,522.50
Article 36-1975 ORS 75 00
Article 22-1974 60 00 41,657.50
Total Recreation 162,176.98
166
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Schedule H (cont ) PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT
Non-Contributory
Pensions 178,636.19
Contributory Retirement
Expenses 4,950.00
Pension Fund 624,330 00 629,280 00
Funding 100,000 00
Total Pensions and Retirement 907,916.19
UNCLASSIFIED
Trustees of Public Trust and Miscellaneous Committees 1,933.78
Town Celebration Committee 6,903.76
Historical Districts Commission 1,899 78
Council on Aging
Expenses GRS 24,250.00
Carryover 1979 GRS 658 18 24,908.18
Elder Chorus Grant 1,089 50
Special Gifts 46 99 1,136 49
Forum on Aging Grant 1,339.42
Personnel Grant 799.82
Conservation Commission
Expenses 5,018 65
Fund 12,770 23
Article 46-1978 (Fund) 19,000.00 31,770.23
Article 39-1978 76,873.25
Article 40-1978 64,400.00
Article 42-1978 10,500 00
Article 43-1978 115,000.00
Article 48-1977 500 00
Article 58-1973 4,800 00
Article 10-1971 6,500.00
Article 48-1970 244,030 00
Article 83-1969 750 00 523,353 25
Total Unclassified 599,063 36
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE
Water Maintenance
Expenses 27,260 39
Insurance Claims-Hydrants 4,474 15
Water Services
Article 16-1978 23,784 76
Total Public Service Enterprise 55,519.30
167
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Schedule H (cont ) CEMETERIES
Cemeteries
Expenses
Supplies 8,334 77
Services 2,457 74 10,792 51
Insurance Claims 400 00
Article 25-1978 71 59
Article 26-1978 70,000 00
Article 25-1977 2,874.81 73,346.40
Total Cemeteries 84,138.91
INTEREST
Interest on Bonds
Conservation 21,825 00
Municipal Purposes 36,247.50
Schools 111,225 00
Sewers 35,847 50 205,145 00
Tax and Bond Anticipation-Notes 199,195.60
Total Interest 404,340 60
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Maturing Debt
Conservation 185,000 00
Municipal Purposes 125,000 00
Schools 885,000 00
Sewers 265,000 00 1,460,000 00
Tax Anticipation Notes 750,000.00
Bond Anticipation Notes 344,900 00
Total Municipal Indebtedness 2,554,900.00
AGENCY
Agency
State Sporting Licenses 6,142 50
County Dog Licenses 10,241.00
Payroll Deductions
Federal Withholding Taxes 2,943,791 68
State Withholding Taxes 897,266 07
Group Life & Blue Cross 287,484 76
Tax Shelter Annuities 266,684.80
Union Dues Teachers 63,501 50
" School Custodians 5,351 14
" Public Works 7,012.50
" Fire Dept 7,860 00
Association Dues School Sec/Clks 268 00
" Police Dept. 1,246 00 4,480,466 45
CETA Fringe Benefits 125 00
County Assessments 522,043 74
State Assessments 1,417,188.87
Total Agency 6,436,207 56
168
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
TRUST
Schedule H (cont )
Trust
Perpetual Care 10,000 00
Total Trust 10,000.00
INVESTMENT
Investment
General Cash 55,335,292 52
Revenue Sharing Cash 2,290,979 00
Total Investment 57,626,271 52
REFUNDS
Taxes
Personal Property 358 91
Real Estate 21,350 52 21,709 43
Special Assessments
Sewer 30 47
Water 7 85
Committed Interest 7.94 46.26
Motor Vehicle Excise 40,324.22
General Departments
General Government 21 00
Health and Sanitation 5 00
Highways
Street Openings A/R 40 00
Schools 14.00
Unclassified
Ambulance Service AIR 64 50
Interest 186 74 331.24
Public Service Enterprise
Water
Rates 512 80
Liens 148.85
Miscellaneous 30 00 691 65
Cemeteries 270 00
All Others
Guarantee Deposits
Sewer 3,110 72
Water 2,838 31
Miscellaneous 275 65 6,224.68
Total Refunds 69,597 48
Total Payments 95,582,497.38
GRS-Payments from authorized appropriations using General Revenue Sharing Funds
169
Treasurer
Cash and investments on hand July 1, 1978 $ 948,518 74
Receipts and investments for fiscal 1979 95,826,874 28
S 96,775,393 02
Expenditures and investments for fiscal 1979 $ 95,450,497.38
Cash and investments on hand July 1, 1979 1,324,895 64
$ 96,775,393.02
Analysis of Cash as of June 30, 1979 $ 1,324,895 64
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
Shawmut County Bank $ 36,775.75
Shawmut County Bank (Federal Revenue Sharing) 4,449 93
New England Merchants National Bank 12,678.12
New England Merchants National Bank (Non-Revenue) 3,867 05
BayBank Harvard Trust Co. 21,948 20
BayBank Middlesex 8,100.88
BayBank Newton-Waltham Trust Co. 10,700 21
First National Bank of Boston 5,000 00
Old Colony Bank and Trust Co 999 11
Depositors Trust Co 3,000 00
State Street Bank and Trust Co. 5,000 00
Shawmut Bank of Boston 10,000 00 $ 122,519 25
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Shawmut County Bank $261,514 15
Shawmut County Bank (Fed Rev Sharing) 6,872 00
New England Merchants National Bank 12,186 38
New England Merchants National Bank (Non-Revenue) 15,866 26
BayBank Harvard Trust Co. 5,747 68
BayBank Middlesex 6,235 52
BayBank Newton-Waltham Trust Co. 5,020 59
First National Bank of Boston 15,437.44
Massachusetts Municipal Depository Trust 953,790 70 $1,282,670.72
Shawmut County Bank - Payroll ---
Bad checks 1,087 81
Cash on hand 5,048.34
In transit - Re-Purchase Agreement 279,000.00
Warrants of June 29 disbursed July 6 and 13 -365,430 48 -80,294 33
$1,324,895 64
INVESTED CASH AS OF JUNE 30, 1979
Certificates of Deposit $3,750,894 71
Repurchase Agreements (Repos) 115,000 00 $3,865,894 71
TREASURER'S TRUST ACCOUNTS
Opening Accrued Balance
Balance Appropriation Interest Disbursements 6/30/79
Harrington Seedling Forest $ 701 89 $ -0- $ 38 35 $ -0- $ 740 24
Conservation Fund 10,667.37 19,000.00 1,149.08 12,500 00 18,316 45
Retirement Stabilization Fund -0- 100,000 00 3,762 01 -0- 103,762.01
$11,369 26 $119,000 00 $4,949.44 $12,500.00 $122,818 70
(Itemized receipts and expenditures will be found in Part II under "Receipts and Expenditures")
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TREASURER
TAX TITLES
Number of Tax Titles on hand, July 1, 1978 32
Number of Tax Titles during fiscal 1979 5
Number of Tax Titles foreclosed during fiscal 1979 -23
Number of Tax Titles redeemed during fiscal 1979 - 3
Total accounts 11
One of these accounts was redeemed July 11, 1979
10 Tax Titles remain on the books with an outstanding amount of $25,720.99
Louis A Zehner, Treasurer
Tax Collector
Summary
Fiscal 1979 Real Estate Warrant $22,397,706.32
Betterments and Water Lien Warrant 194,330 26
Collected, exempted and abated as of
December 31, 1979 99 4%
Fiscal 1980 Real Estate Warrant $22,180,232.40
Omitted Real Estate Warrant 12/79 14,042 28
Omitted Real Estate Warrant 12/79 9,732 36
Betterments and Water Lien Warrant 170,592.08
Collected, exempted and abated as of
December 31, 1979 98 7%
Exemptions for Fiscal 1979 Veterans, Clause 22,22A, 22E $107,951.36
Elderly, Clause 41 78,714 53
Tax Title Accounts open as of December 31, 1979
1 from 1964, 1 from 1965, 1 from 1973, 2 from 1974, 1 from 1975,
1 from 1976, 2 from 1977
These 9 accounts represent $34,181 75
171
Retirement Board
At the 1979 Annual Town Meeting, $721,897 was appropriated to the contributory retirement pension
fund as the town's share of retirement allowances for the 1980 fiscal year and $5,225 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 $200,000
As of November 30, 1979 there were 222 contributory and 20 non-contributory retirees, an increase
of 21 during the year
The income from investments amounting to over $290,000 enabled us to credit interest to members'
accounts at the rate of 6.4 percent
Town employees, through payroll deductions, contributed over $360,000 to the fund
During the twelve month period ending November 30, 1979, the assets of the retirement system
increased over $560,000 A comparative balance sheet of the financial condition is submitted herewith
Frank T. Parrish, Jr , Chairman
Richard M Perry, Secretary, Ex-officio Member
Dorothy A. Ryder, Employee's Elected Representative
COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET
ACCOUNT NOVEMBER 30, 1978 NOVEMBER 30, 1979
Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Bonds $3,265,983 54 $3,270,128 51
Stocks 441,363.99 489,431 25
Cash on hand or in banks 404,277 78 814,646.03
Accrued interest paid on
investments 1,483 94
Annuity savings fund $2,638,927 02 $2,833,190 98
Annuity reserve fund 901,527.43 1,099,307 53
Military service fund 3,194 75 3,290 60
Pension fund 822,702 01 932,977 90
Expense fund 7,791 18 9,611 21
Deductions-Group 1 226,229 36 242,112.62
Deductions-Group 4 86,559 89 91,594 28
Profit or Loss on sale of
investments 9,108.98
Refunds-Group 1 43,726 19 52,543 71
Refunds-Group 4 23,702 75 39 48
Annuities paid 71,455.12 85,119 14
Pensions paid 606,165 37 718,690 49
Expenses paid 3,120 32 3,749 23
Federal Withholding taxes 446 00 941 24
Income on investments 183,902 34 223,203.96
Total assets and liabilities $4,870,833 98 $4,870,833 98 $5,435,289.08
$5,435,289 08
PORTFOLIO RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS
November 30, 1979
BONDS
DESCRIPTION PAR VALUE DESCRIPTION PAR VALUE
U S GOVERNMENT UTILITIES
U S Treasury Bonds Reg. 3 1/4 of 83 10,000 Alabama Power Co 4 1/2 of 91 10,000
U S Treasury Bonds Reg 3 1/2 of 90 125,000 Alabama Power Co 4 7/8 of 89 10,000
U S. Treasury Bonds Reg 4 of 80 15,000 Alabama Power Co 5 of 90 3,000
U.S. Treasury Bonds Reg. 4 1/4 of 75-85 35,000 Apalachia Power Co 4 3/8 of 92 15,000
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RETIREMENT BOARD
DESCRIPTION PAR VALUE DESCRIPTION PAR VALUE
UTILITIES (Continued) RAILROADS
Arkansas Power and Light Co 3 1/2 of 82 5,000 Burlington Northern, Inc 7 1/4 of 86 35,000
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 8 1/4 of 99 20,000 Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 4 1/2 of 92 50,000
Boston Edison Co 4 3/4 of 95 10,000 Great Northern Railroad 3 1/8 of 90 25,000
Boston Edison Co 9 of 99 30,000 Hocking Valley Railroad 4 1/2 of 99 15,000
Boston Edison Co 9 1/4 of 2007 50,000 Illinois Cent. R R Equip Trust 7 1/4
Boston Gas Co. 4.65 of 90 10,000 of 86 40,000
Boston Gas Co 9 3/4 of 95 40,000 Missouri-Pacific R.R. 4 1/4 of 90 25,000
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co 4 1/8 of 87 2,000 Missouri-Pacific R R 4 1/4 of 2005 50,000
Cleveland Electric Illum Co 4 3/8 of 94 10,000 Norfolk & Western Railway 3 of 95 25,000
Commonwealth Edison Co. 3 1/2 of 86 5,000 Norfolk & Western Railway 4 of 83 10,000
Commonwealth Edison Co 8 of 2003 50,000 Northern Pacific Railway Reg 4 of 97 25,000
Commonwealth Edison Co 8 1/4 of 2007 50,000 St Louis-San Francisco R.R. 4 1/4 of 80 20,000
Commonwealth Edison Co 9 1/8 of 2008 50,000 Seaboard Coastline R R Equip 9 1/4 of 82 25,000
Commonwealth Edison Co 9 3/8 of 2004 50,000 Texas & Pacific Railway Co. 3 7/8 of 85 12,000
Connecticut Light & Power 6 7/8 of 98 15,000 Union Pacific R R 8 of 91 50,000
Consolidated Edison Co. 4 1/4 of 86 25,000
Consumers Power Co 4 of 86 5,000 TELEPHONE
Consumers Power Co 4 5/8 of 89 15,000
Duke Power Co 8 1/2 of 2000 35,000 American Tel and Tel Co 2 7/8 of 87 5,000
Duke Power Co 7 3/4 of 2002 15,000 American Tel and Tel. Co. 3 1/4 of 84 5,000
Duquesne Light Co 3 1/2 of 86 5,000 American Tel. and Tel Co 5 1/8 of 2001 25,000
Duquesne Light Co 8 3/4 of 2000 35,000 American Tel and Tel Co 5 1/2 of 97 25,000
Duquesne Light Co 9 of 2006 50,000 American Tel. and Tel Co 8 3/4 of 2000 75,000
El Paso Electric Co 7 3/4 of 2001 40,000 Bell Tel of Pennsylvania 7 1/2 of 2013 50,000
Fall River Electric Light Co 3 3/4 of 83 2,000 General Telephone Calif 5 of 87 5,000
Fall River Electric Light Co. 4 3/8 of 88 5,000 Illinois Bell Telephone 4 25 of 88 5,000
Georgia Power Co 3 5/8 of 86 5,000 Illinois Bell Telephone 4 7/8 of 97 15,000
Hartford Electric Light Co 7 1/2 of 2003 50,000 Illinois Bell Telephone 8 of 2005 15,000
Idaho Power Co 5 1/4 of 96 25,000 Michigan Bell Telephone 4 3/8 of 91 20,000
Jersey Central Power & Light Co 4 1/8 of 86 5,000 Michigan Bell Telephone 9.60 of 2008 50,000
Jersey Central Power & Light Co. 5 1/4 of 89 1,000 Mountain States Tel. and Tel. Co.
Louisiana Power & Light Co 7 1/8 of 98 30,000 4 3/8 of 88 5,000
Louisville Gas & Electric Co 5 5/8 of 96 25,000 Mountain States Tel. and Tel. Co. 5 1/2
Mississippi Power & Light Co 4 1/8 of 88 1,000 of 2005 20,000
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp. 5 7/8 of 96 10,000 Mountain States Tel and Tel Co
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp 7 3/4 of 2002 35,000 8 5/8 of 18 100,000
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp 12 60 of 1981 50,000 Northwestern Bell Tel Co 7 1/2 of 2005 45,000
Ohio Edison Co 8 3/8 of 2001 40,000 New York Tel Co 4 5/8 of 2004 15,000
Oklahoma Gas & Elec Co. 8 5/8 of 2006 50,000 New York Tel. Co. 7 1/2 of 2009 15,000
Pacific Gas & Elec Co. 4 5/8 of 97 20,000 New York Telephone 7 7/8 of 2017 100,000
Pennsylvania Elec Co 4 1/8 of 83 5,000 Ohio Bell Tel Co 5 3/8 of 2007 10,000
Pennsylvania Power & Light Co 9 of 2000 40,000 Pacific Tel & Tel Co 3 1/8 of 83 5,000
Philadelphia Electric Co. 3 1/8 of 83 7,000 South Central Bell Tel. 8 1/4 of 2013 50,000
Potomac Electric Power Co 5 1/8 of 2001 25,000 Southern Bell Tel and Tel Co 4 of 83 5,000
Public Service of Colorado 8 1/4 of 2007 50,000 Southern Bell Tel and Tel Co
Public Service Co of Indiana Inc 3 3/8 4 3/8 of 98 10,000
of 84 2,000 Southern Bell Tel. and Tel. Co
Public Service of N H 3 1/4 of 84 10,000 4 3/8 of 2001 15,000
Sierra Pacific Power 5 1/4 of 86 3,000 Southern Bell Tel and Tel Co
Southern California Edison 3 5/8 of 81 5,000 7 5/8 of 2013 50,000
Southern California Edison 4 1/2 of 86 10,000 Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. 5 3/8 of 2006 15,000
Texas Electric Sery Co 8 7/8 of 2000 100,000 Wisconsin Tel Co 8 of 2014 75,000
Union Electric Co 4 3/8 of 88 2,000
Union Electric Co 4 1/2 of 95 25,000 BANK-CAPITAL AND CONVERTIBLE NOTES
Utah Power & Light Co 7 of 98 30,000
Virginia Electric & Power Co 4 3/8 of 93 5,000 Bankers Trust Co 4 1/2 of 88 33,000
Virginia Electric & Power Co 11 of 94 100,000 Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. 4 7/8 of 93 2,500
Western Mass Electric 9 1/4 of 2004 100,000 Chemical Bank - N Y Trust 5 of 93 1,400
Wisconsin Public Service 7 1/4 of 99 35,000 Citicorp Bank, N Y 5 3/4 of 2000 100,000
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RETIREMENT BOARD
DESCRIPTION PAR VALUE
BANK-CAPITAL AND CONVERTIBLE NOTES (Cont'd)
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 30,000
General Motors Accept. Corp 7 85 of 98 50,000
International Paper Co 8 85 of 2000 50,000
BANK STOCKS
NAME OF BANK NUMBER OF SHARES
Bankers Trust - New York Corp. 112
Baystate Corp 1,000
Boston Company, Inc 2,000
Brookline Trust Company 334
Chase Manhattan National Bank 542
Chemical Bank New York Trust Co. 346
Clevetrust Bank 1,000
Detroit Bank and Trust Co. 956
First National Bank of Boston 3,000
First National City Corp , New York 1,248
Manufacturer's Hanover Trust Co 688
Manufacturer's National Bank of Detroit 361
J. P Morgan and Co., Inc 2,000
New England Merchants National Bank 2,000
Shawmut Association, Inc 1,000
State Street-Boston Financial Corp. 1,000
Total 17,587
174
Trustees of Public Trusts
MATTHEW ALLEN MEMORIAL FUND BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND
The Fund is to be used by the Athletic Department "The annual income accruing from said trust fund
of Lexington High School for annual awards to boys shall be annually distributed or expended at Christ-
who have shown unusual faithfulness, effort and mas, or in December or January, or other suitable
sportsmanship in each of five major sports. The time at the discretion of the selectmen.. among
names of the boys are to be engraved each year on the deserving poor of said Town of Lexington with-
a tablet to be kept in Lexington High School as a out distinction of sex or religion."
record of these awards
Corpus $14,930 73
Total Fund $ 323 39 $1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co.
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 4-1/2% 1st Mortgage bonds due 12-1-87 $ 1,000 00
Balance 7-1-78 $ 306 64 $4,000 Southern Pacific Co 1st mortgage
Income receipts 16 75 2-3/4% Bond Series F due 1-1-96 2,300.00
Balance 6-30-79 323 39 $10,000 North Pacific Railway 3% 2047 6,162 50
164 shares First National Boston Corp. 4,995.81
THE BEALS FUND Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 6-30-79 472 42
The income of this fund is to be expended "for the Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
benefit of worthy, indigent, aged, men and women Balance 7-1-78 $ 5,500 95
over sixty years of age, American born." Income receipts 1,208 44
Less disbursements 3,635.00
Corpus $ 2,000 00 Balance 6-30-79 3,074 39
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
6-30-79 $ 2,000 00 GENEVA M BROWN FUND
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7-1-78 $ 3,129 09 The income is to be "used for improving and beauti-
Income receipts 290.87 fying the common and the triangular parcel of land
Balance 6-30-79 3,419 96 in front of the Masonic Temple."
HALLIE C BLAKE PRIZE FUND Corpus $ 2,958 00
$3000 Interstate Power Co 5% First
It is believed that, "the income is to be expended Mortgage Bonds due 5-1-87 $ 2,865.00
annually in two cash prizes to two seniors (a boy Principal-deposit Lexington Savings
and a girl) in each successive graduating class of Bank 6-30-79 93 00
the Lexington High School, who by example and in- Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
fluence have shown highest qualities of leadership, Balance 7-1-78 $ 3,222 22
conduct and character and who possess in the larg- Income receipts 333.64
est measure the good will of the student body " Balance 6-30-79 3,555 86
Corpus $ 1,118 34 LEROY S BROWN FUND
32 shares Amer. Tel. & Tel. Co. Common $ 1,026 15
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank The "income therefrom used towards defraying the ex-
6-30-79 $ 92.19 pense of an appropriate and dignified celebration or
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank observance by said Town of the anniversary of the
Balance 7-1-78 $ 119 17 Battle of Lexington fought in said Lexington on the
Income receipts 165 78 nineteenth of April, 1775."
Balance 6-30-79 284 95
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 7-1-78 $ 297 60
Income receipts 179.99
Balance 6-30-79 477.59
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TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
ROBERT P. CLAPP TRUST FUND ORIN W. FISKE--BATTLE GREEN TRUST FUND
The income to be used to provide two prizes for The income of this fund is to be used "for the main-
pupils of Lexington High School, one for excel- tenance of the Lexington Battle Green or the monu-
lence in composition and the other for excellence ments erected thereon."
in speaking.
Corpus $ 500 00
Total Funds $ 1,289.66 Principal-deposit Cambridge Savings Bank
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6-30-79 $ 500 00
Balance 7-1-78 $ 1,221.06 Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Income receipts 68 60 Balance 7-1-78 $ 631 51
Balance 6-30-79 1,289 66 Income receipts 64 31
Balance 6-30-79 695.82
COLONIAL CEMETERY
MR AND MRS WILLIAM B FOSTER FUND
Corpus $ 1,400.00
Principal-Lexington Savings Bank $ 1,400 00 The interest to be used to put plants out on Memorial
(various deposits) Day (May 30) of each year on Lot No. 218 in Munroe
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank Cemetery
Balance 7-1-78 $ 1,716 36
Income receipts 146.04 Corpus $ 300 00
Less disbursements 1,549 34 Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 6-30-79 313 06 6-30-79 $ 300.00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
FREDERICK L EMERY FUND Balance 7-1-78 $ 42 72
Income receipts 18 35
The income is to be used by the Lexington Field and Less disbursements 20 00
Garden Club for the work of "grading, grassing and Balance 6-30-79 41.07
keeping in order grass borders lying between side-
walks or footpaths and the driveways on public CHARLES E FRENCH COLONIAL CEMETERY FUND
streets, and in otherwise beautifying the public
streets, ways and places in said Town, preference The "annual income, thereof to be devoted to the
to be given to said objects in order stated " care of the older part of the cemetery in which re-
pose the remains of Rev. John Hancock and wife. The
Corpus $ 5,011 25 vault enclosing their remains to receive due care "
$1000 Interstate Power Co 57 1st
Mortgage due 5-1-87 $ 990.00 Corpus $ 1,961.65
$2000 Virginia Electric and Power Co $2000 Chicago Great Western Railway
4-1/2% Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 2,000 00 4% 1988 $ 1,565 00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
6-30-79 2,021 25 6-30-79 396 65
Accumulated income-Lexington Savings Bank Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7-1-78 $ 259 31 Balance 7-1-78 $ 3,086 75
Income receipts 266 14 Income receipts 212 33
Less disbursements 259 31 Less disbursement 3,000.00
Balance 6-30-79 266.14 Balance 6-30-79 299 08
EMMA I FISKE FLOWER FUND CHARLES E FRENCH MEDAL FUND
For the preservation and care of a specific The income is to be used annually to purchase silver
cemetery lot medals to be distributed to pupils in the senior
high school "for the best scholarship (military and
Corpus $ 300.00 mechanic arts not included) "
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
6-30-79 $ 300 00 Corpus $ 2,783 48
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank $2,000 American Tel & Tel Co.7%
Balance 7-1-78 $ 446.48 debentures 2-15-2001 $ 1,920 00
Income receipts 40 65 $1,000 Chicago Great Western Railway
Less disbursements 7.00 4% 1988 782 50
Balance 6-30-79 480 13 Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
6-30-79 80 98
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7-1-78 $ 4,371 13
Income receipts 428 72
Less disbursements 16.88
Balance 6-30-79 4,782 97
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TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
JONAS GAMMEL TRUST THE HARRINGTON MEMORIAL FUND
The income is to be expended by the board of public To the School Committee of the Town of Lexington,
welfare and by two ladies appointed annually for the Massachusetts for scholarships for needy children,
purpose by the selectmen "in purchasing such luxu- all monies to be invested and reinvested for ten
ries or delicacies for the Town poor, wherever lo- (10) years
cated, as are not usually furnished them, and as
shall tend to promote their health and comfort " Corpus $ 11,418 52
8,000 Am Tel & Tel 2-3/4%
Corpus $ 500 00 Debentures 4-1-1982 $ 5,600 00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 84 Shares Am Tel. & Tel Co Common 3,633 00
6-30-79 $ 500 00 38.2 Shares Am Tel & Tel.Co Common
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank (Shares held-stock purchase Plan) 2,185 52
Balance 7-1-78 $ 533 07 Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Income receipts 56.45 Balance 7-1-78 $ 1,589.89
Balance 6-30-79 590 42 Income receipts 309 37
Balance 6-30-79 1,899 26
ELIZABETH BRIDGE GERRY FUND
HAYES FOUNTAIN TRUST FUND
To be held and used for the same purpose as the
Bridge Charitable Fund The"income is to be used for the perpetual care of
the fountain and grounds immediately around it "
Corpus $ 2,254 65
$1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. Corpus $ 862 72
4-1/2% 1st Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 $ 1,000.00 Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6-30-79 $ 862 72
6-30-79 $ 1,254.65 Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7-1-78 $ 175.98
GEORGE I GILMORE FUND Income receipts 56 73
Balance 6-30-79 232.71
"To the Town of Lexington,. the sum of ten thou-
sand dollars ($10,000), the income therefrom to be HERBERT HILTON FUND
used as the town may from time to time vote, and if
at any time special use arises to which in the opin- For the preservation and care of a specific cemetery
ion of the Selectmen the principal of said fund may lot
be applied then the principal of said fund may be so
applied upon the vote of the town meeting authoriz- Corpus $ 4,577.47
ing same " Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
6-30-79 $ 4,577 47
Corpus $ 8,886 65 Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
45 Shares Boston Edison $ 1,791.43 Balance 7-1-78 $ 4,789.1
52 Shares Standard Oil of N J 1,902 72 Income receipts 513 51
$5,000 Georgia Power Co. First Mortgage Less disbursements 93 00
4-3/8% 11-1-1992 4,312.50 Balance 6-30-79 5,209.70
$1,000 Chesapeake and Ohio 4-1/2% 1992 880 00
Accumulated income-depoyit Lexington Savings Bank EVERETT M MULLIKEN FUND
Balance 7-1-78 $ 17,441 47
Income receipts 1,538 06 The "income--shall be used under the supervision of
Less disbursement 880.28 the proper town authorities, for the care of Hast-
Balance 6-30-79 18,099 25 ings Park in said Lexington "
HARRIET R GILMORE TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR Corpus $ 4,895 00
$5,000 Central Maine Power Co 1st
The income is to be expended under the direction of Mortgage 4-7/8% Bonds due 5-1-87 $ 4,812 50
the board of public welfare "for the benefit of poor Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
people in said Lexington, whether the same shall be 6-30-79 82 50
inmates of the Alms House in said town or otherwise " Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7-1-78 $ 7,702.52
Corpus $ 500.00 Income receipts 672 63
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 6-30-79 8,375 15
6-30-79 $ 500 00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7-1-78 $ 348 31
Income receipts 46.30
Balance 6-30-79 394 61
177
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
MUNROE CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS F FOSTER SHERBURNE AND TENNEY SHERBURNE FUND
Corpus $ 42,910.00 "The net income from said fund shall be awarded an-
Principal-Lexington Savings Bank $ 33,910 00 nually or oftener to educate or assist in the educa-
(certificate of deposit) tion of such deserving young men or women domiciled
Principal-Union Warren Savings Bank $ 9,000.00 in said 'Town of Lexington' at the time of any such
(various deposits) award as shall be selected by 'a committee consist-
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank ing of the superintendent of schools, the minister
Balance 7-1-78 $ 46,866,95 of the First Congregational Unitarian Society in
Income receipts 5,439.17 Lexington, and the chairman of the board of select-
Less disbursements 5,284 36 men ' It is the purpose of this fund to continue
Balance 6-30-79 47,021 76 the long established practice of F Foster
Sherburne, during his lifetime and thus to enable
HENRY S RAYMOND FUND young men and women to obtain an education in a
well recognized College or University of higher ed-
For the preservation and care of specific cemetery ucation The beneficiaries shall be selected with-
lots out regard to their race, color, sex or religious
beliefs, consideration being given not only to their
Corpus $ 1,500 00 scholastic ability but also to their character, hab-
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank its and financial needs, and such awards shall be
6-30-79 $ 1,500 00 solely for the payment of tuition "
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7-1-78 $ 2,127.52 Corpus $ 24,701 65
Income receipts 212 49 $4,000 Chicago Great Western Railway
Less disbursements 22 00 4% 1988 $ 3,150 00
Balance 6-30-79 2,318.01 $2,000 Interstate Power Co -1st
Mortgage 5-1/8% 5-1-89 1,969.08
SARAH E RAYMOND LIBRARY FUND $10,000 Niagara Mohawk Power 4-3/4% 1990 9,900.00
$5000 No. Pacific Railway 4% 1997 4,362 50
"The income only from said fund shall be used for $5000 Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric
the purchase of books for the public library of said Co 4-1/2% Bonds due 3-1-87 4,926.51
Town of Lexington, now known as the Cary Memorial Principal-deposit Lexington Savings
Library." Bank 6-30-79 393.56
Accumulated incom -deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Corpus $ 500.00 Balance 7-1-78 $ 741 85
Principal-deposit Provident Institution Income receipts 1,562.77
for Savings 6-30-79 $ 500 00 Balance 6-30-79 2,304 62
Accumulated income-deposit Provident Institution
for Savings GEORGE C SMITH FUND
Balance 7-1-78 $ 17.03
Income receipts 30 71 The "income thereof to be expended by the 'Field and
Balance 6-30-79 47 74 Garden Club' in setting out and keeping in order
shade and ornamental trees and shrubs in the streets
EDITH C REDMAN TRUST and highways in said town, or the beautifying of un-
sightly places in the highways."
The "income only therefrom to be used and applied
for the care and maintenance of the Lexington Com- Corpus $ 2,507.65
mon, known as Battle Green " $4,000 Southern Pacific Co - 1st
Mortgage 2-3/4% Bond Series F due
Corpus $ 500.00 1-1-96 $ 2,335.44
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank Principal-deposit Lexington Savings
Balance 7-1-78 $ 291 85 Bank 6-30-79 172.21
Income receipts 43 28 Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 6-30-79 335.13 Balance 7-1-78 $ 55.00
Income receipts 110 00
ELSA W. REGESTEIN FUND Less disbursements 110 00
Balance 6-30-79 55 00
The income to be expended for awards to members of
the senior class of the Lexington High School.
Total Fund $ 1,257 78
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7-1-78 $ 1,191.63
Income receipts 66 15
Balance 6-30-79 1,257.78
178
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
ELLEN A. STONE FUND WILLIAM AUGUSTUS TOWER MEMORIAL PARK FUND
The interest, as it accrues, is to be paid "to The "income thereof to be applied by said town in
school committee who are to employ it in aiding each and every year for the care, maintenance and
needy and deserving young women of Lexington improvement of "Tower Park' "
in getting a good school education "
Corpus $ 8,964.71
Corpus $ 2,000.00 $2,000 New England Power Co. 4% 1st
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. Mortgage Bonds 6-1-1988 $ 1,510 00
4-1/2% Morgage Bonds due 12-1-87 $ 2,000 00 $2,000 Western Mass Electric Co.
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 4-3/8% 1st Mortgage Series C 4-1-87 1,590 00
Balance 7-1-78 $ 359 68 $10,000 Southern Pacific Co 1st Mort-
Income receipts 110 57 gage 2-3/4% Bonds Series F due 1-1-96 5,750.00
Balance 6-30-79 470.25 Principal-deposit Union Warren Savings
Bank 6-30-79 114.71
GEORGE W. TAYLOR FLAG FUND Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7-1-78 $ 10,352 47
The "income to be used for the care, preservation Income receipts 1,005 49
and replacement of said flagpole (on the Battle Less disbursements 422 80
Green), or for the purchase of new flags, any Balance 6-30-79 10,935 16
balance of income from said fund to be used for CHARLES LYMAN WELD FUND
the care of Lexington Common."
The entire fund, both principal and income, are
Corpus $ 2,006.25 available upon a vote of the town "for educational
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co purposes or chapel at Westview Cemetery "
4-1/2% 1st Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 $ 2,000.00
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank Total Fund $ 4,861 26
6-30-79 6.25 Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 7-1-78 $ 4,586.03
Balance 7-1-78 $ 951 80 Income receipts 275.23
Income receipts 142 24 Balance 6-30-79 4,861 26
Balance 6-30-79 1,094 04
WESTVIEW CEMETERY - PERPETUAL CARE
GEORGE W TAYLOR TREE FUND
Corpus $ 274,215 63
The "income ... is to be expended for the care, pur- $28,000 Columbus & Southern Oh Electric
chase and preservation of trees for the adornment of Co. 4-1/2% Bonds due 3-1-87 $ 27,648 29
said town "
$1,000 Oklahoma Gas & Electric 3-7/8%
Corpus Bonds due 1988 872 50
$ 2,006.25 $15,000 North Pacific Railway Co. Prior
$2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. Lien, Mortgage 4% Bonds due 1-1-97 12,414.51
4-1/2% 1st Mortgage Bonds due 12-1-87 $ 2,000.00 $5,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st Mortgage
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 4-5/8% Bonds due 5-1-87 4,543 75
6-30-79 6 25 $12,000 Chicago Great Western Railway
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 1st Mortgage 4% Bonds Series A due
Balance 7-1-78 $ 1,103 26 1-1-88 9,241.05
Income receipts 150 53 $4,000 Hocking Valley 4-1/2% Bonds
Balance 6-30-79 1,253.79 due 1999 3,870 74
$6,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st Mortgage
ALBERT BALL TENNEY MEMORIAL FUND 3-7/8% Bonds due 1-1-88 5,085 00
$10,000 Great Northern Railway 3-1/8%
The income is "to be used to provide nightly illumi- due 1990 6,751.25
nation of the (Lexington Minuteman) status " $1,000 Idaho Power Co. 4-1/2% Bonds
due 1-1-87 972.50
Corpus 4,531 80 $4,000 Central Maine Power 3-5/8% Bonds
$4,000 Hocking Valley 4-1/2% Bonds due due 3-1-83 2,550 00
1999 3,870 74 1140 Shares First National Bank of Boston 23,184.01
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings 750 Shares J.P. Morgan & Co , Inc. 20,677.81
Bank 6-30-79 661.06 295 Shares State Street Bank and Trust Co 11,070 00
Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank 428 Shares Shawmut Assoc., Inc. 21,440.13
Balance 7-1-78 4,869 24 $15,000 Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Income receipts 486.83 4-3/8% Debentures due 3-1-2003 11,006 25
Balance 6-30-79 5,356 07 $5,000 General Telephone Co. of Calif
4-1/2% Mortgage due 9-1-86 3,993.75
179
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS
1470 Shares New England Merchants Accumulated income-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Co , Inc $ 32,115 00 Balance 7-1-78 $ 8,888.41
1235 Shares Boston Co , Class B 25,219.25 Income receipts 17,476.74
$17,500 American T & T Co 8-3/4% Less disbursements 15,014 58
Debentures due 5-15-2000 18,054 95 Balance 6-30-79 11,350.57
$14,000 New England Merchants National
Bank 5% Cony. Debentures due 1994 9,000 00 LOUISE E. WILKINS FLOWER FUND
$18,000 Citicorp Cony. Subor.
5 75% notes, due 6-30-2000 14,125.00 Total Fund 105 40
Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank Principal-deposit Lexington Savings Bank
Balance 7-1-78 $ 10,254.89 Balance 7-1-78 $ 105.40
Income receipts 10,000 00 Income receipts 5.65
Less disbursements 9,875.00 Less disbursements 6 00
Balance 6-30-79 10,379 89 Balance 6-30-79 105.05
Gaynor K. Rutherford, Chairman; Frederick B. James,
Frank T Parrish, Jr.
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Board of Assessors
FISCAL 1980 RECAPITULATION
TOWN
Total Appropriations as certified by Town Clerk to
be raised by Taxation, Chapter 41, Section 15A $28,099,923.02
Total appropriations voted to be taken from available
funds including revenue sharing 1,183,404.26
TOTAL $29,283,327 28
Amount necessary to satisfy final court judgements $ 233,364.07
Offsets to Cherry Sheet Estimated Receipts 648,413 00
FY 1980 ESTIMATED STATE TAX AND ASSESSMENTS
STATE ESTIMATES
State Recreation Areas $ 169,587.73
State Examination of Retirement System 882 57
Metropolitan Districts Area 812,357.93
Mass Bay Transportation Authority 484,176.47
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills 4,222 05
Health Insurance Programs 2,292.66
Special Education (1972-766) 48,275 00
Air Pollution Control Dist 5,214 98
Metropolitan Area Planning Council 4,870.20
TOTAL $ 1,531,879.59
ESTIMATED COUNTY TAX AND ASSESSMENTS
COUNTY ESTIMATES
County Tax $ 728,197 83 $ 728,197 83
Overlay of current year 667,000 00
Gross amount to be raised $33,092,181 77
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
1980 Fiscal Year Estimated Receipts certified by
the Commissioner on Cherry Sheet $ 4,409,440.00
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 1,584,675.14
Licenses 83,560.46
Fines 33,291 50
Special Assessments 151,347.81
General Government 21,178 72
Protection of Persons and Property 4,991 40
Health and Sanitation 46,769 49
School (local receipts of School Committee) 19,083 98
Recreation 37,875.03
Public Service Enterprises (such as Water Dept.) 818,439 06
Cemeteries (other than Trust Funds and Sale of Lots) 22,610.91
Interest on Taxes and Assessments 233,604 79
Unclassified 59,639 13
Total Estimated Receipts $ 7,526,507.42
Overestimates (from Cherry Sheet) $ 118,586.11
Amounts Voted to be taken from Available Funds
Date of Vote AMOUNT
3-21-79 Transfer (includes $33,437 from Revenue Sharing $ 794,524 09
3-26-79 Transfer 129,527.17
4-21-79 Transfer from Revenue Sharing 30,853 00
4-30-79 Transfer 144,000 00
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BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Amounts Voted to be taken from Available Funds
Date of Vote AMOUNT
3-21-79 Transfer (includes $33,437 from Revenue Sharing $ 794,524 09
3-26-79 Transfer 129,527 17
4-21-79 Transfer from Revenue Sharing 30 853.00
4-30-79 Transfer 144,000 00
5-7-79 Transfer from Revenue Sharing 84,500 00
5-14-79 Transfer 750,000.00
Total Available Funds $ 1,933,404 26
Total estimated receipts, available funds & Overestimates $ 9,578,497.79
Net amount to be raised by taxation on property $23,513,683.98
Personal Property Valuation $ 15,222,050 Tax Rate $ 1,333,451.58
Real Estate Valuation 253,199,000 $87 60 22,180,232 40
Total $268,421,050
$23,513,683 98
Total taxes levied on property $23,513,683 98
Items Not Entering into the Determination of the Tax Rate
Betterments and Special Assessments added to Taxes
COMMITTED
AMOUNT INTEREST TOTAL
Apportioned Sewer Assessments $ 76,805.62 $ 34,877 58 $ 111,683 20
Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments 1,079 76 314.48 1,394 24
Apportioned Street Assessments 16,485.59 5,329 40 21,814.99
Apportioned Water Assessments 500.53 172.82 673 35
Water Liens Added to Taxes 35,026 30 35,026.30
Total amount of Taxes on Property and Assessments and Liens added to
Taxes as Committed to Tax Collector $23,684,276.06
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Parcels Assessed Total
Bills on Personal Estate 229
Bills on Real Estate 10,059
Value of Assessed Personal Estate
Stock in Trade $ 48,650
Machinery 565,000
All other Tangible Personal Property 14,608,400
Total Valuation of Assessed Personal Estate $15,222,050
Value of Assessed Real Estate
Land exclusive of buildings $ 51,622,450
Buildings exclusive of land 201,576,550
Total Valuation of Assessed Real Estate $253,199,000
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate $ 268,421,050
Number of Acres of Land Assessed 6534
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 8895
Total Value of Exempt Property
182
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Recapitulation of Commitments Calendar Year of 1979
on Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
Number of Commission's
Commitment Vehicles Value Excise
3-27-79 17,543 17,112,350 $1,129,415 10
4-10-79 1,716 1,646,300 108,785 80
5-18-79 2,349 5,556,950 366,692.85
6-12-79 882 1,575,100 98,773 10
6-27-79 587 1,427,500 80,849.44
7-27-79 973 2,011,350 101,076.04
8-31-79 732 1,515,600 66,858 49
9-28-79 663 1,426,400 56,808 57
10-26-79 521 1,171,700 39,076 95
11-30-79 1,446 3,847,150 99,694.79
12-28-79 640 1,193,700 22,567 41
1-24-79 1,178 2,850,000 63,163.68
5-3-79 1,423 3,094,750 38,925 73
5-20-79 31 49,700 962 62
6-29-79 43 20,350 8,345.46
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Willard P. Grush, Chairman
William L. Potter John J McWeeney
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a Lexington...Birthplace of American Liberty
Settled -- 1642 -- Cambridge Farms
Incorporated as a Town - - 1713
Population: 1975 census - 32, 477 1970 - 31 , 886
1965 - 31, 388 1960 - 27, 691
1955 - 22, 256 1950 - 17 , 335
1945 - 14 , 452
Highest elevation - - 385 feet above mean sea level
Lowest elevation - - 110 feet above mean sea level
Valuation (fiscal year) : 1980 - $268, 421, 050
1975 - $245, 586 ,100
1970 - $214, 984, 000
1965 - $179, 091, 350
Tax Rate (fiscal year) : 1980 - $87 . 60 1975 - $70.40
1970 - $65 . 00 1965 - $44 . 00
Area of town in acres 10, 650 . 42
Area of town in square miles 16 . 64 < •7'1)
. Extreme length in miles 5. 8 c.-
Extreme width in miles 4 . 85 k,,�', 6,,j
Town-owned conservation land in acres . . . 950 ,�
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Public streets (accepted) in miles . ./ /9' p.Sb t- 118. 77 :A y`. o
- private streets (unaccepted) 24. 23
Paper streets 9 .34 -
State Highways 17 . 10
Trunk sewers 34 . 09 ---;
Street sewers 110. 48 ' 9.�4 -
t -Watermains 153. 0-8-f0 /S =
Voter Registration: Residents may register at the Town
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, Clarke Jr. High 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
11 School .
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Handy Information
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
LEXPRESS . . . 861-1210
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 - OPEN 8.00 a.m. to 5 00 p m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday.
CLOSED Wednesday, Sunday and posted holidays
Summer: Monday and Friday hours extended to 7: 00 p.m.
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
Local Phone . . 862-1847
Selectmen and Town Meeting Members are listed within this report.