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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-Annual Report1969 Annual Report Town of Lexington Lexington, Massachusetts "Two giant steps forward for Mankind" 1969 Annual Report Town of Lexington Lexington, Massachusetts "Two giant steps forward for Mankind" The Cover For the third successive year, Philip B. Parsons has drawn the cover for Lexington's annual town report. Mr. Parsons is well known in Lexington as a commercial artist. He and Mrs. Parsons have long been active in the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society and Mr. Parsons was its president in 1937- 1938. A frequent participant in exhi- bitions throughout eastern Massachu- setts Mr. Parsons' one -man show at the Cary Memorial Library in December, 1969 was his most recent one. Two Giant Steps Forward for Mankind Knowledge that the bi- centennial of 1775 is only five years away ought to remind citizens that 1975 and 1976 will celebrate a double revolution. When the thirteen colonies declared their independence from England they sought econ- omic and political freedom. Of itself that could have been just another revolution with self interest as the primary motive. What gave grandeur to the resistance which Lexington's citizens offered on the Common to King George's soldiers on April 19, 1775, was that out of it evolved the lofty philosophy that all men were created equal and were endowed by their Creator to the right to life, liberty and the pur- suit of happiness. Implicit in it all was the responsi- bility enjoined upon the new nation to create a society where the lowliest could live in the tonic air of self respect. The Declaration of Independence was for its time no less epic in concept, with no less difficult an objective than were the modern plans to land a man on the moon. That the nation has not yet reached all its goals set forth in the Declaration is painfully obvious. That the concept, nevertheless, resulted in a giant step forward for mankind is indeed true. Now almost two hundred years later America's great unmet challenge is to bring to full flower the noble con- cept which the Declaration of Independence so eloquently voiced. ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OFFICERS of the TOWN OF LEXINGTON For the Year 1969 Part I The Year in Headlines Cary Library Celebrates 100 Years of Service 112 - Year -Old Elm at 40 Hancock Street Falls Four House Breaks in Two Days 145 Residents Respond to Emergency Blood Appeal February 9th Northeaster Buries Town Under Two Feet of Snow High School Students in Exchange Visit with Port Washington, Wisconsin Students Cary Lecture Series Presents Lexington Youth in "Our Town" Author Howard Fast Appears at Temple Isaiah Hayden Recreation Center Completes 10th Year Selectmen- Manager Act Wins 3 -2; Robert Cataldo and Fred C. Bailey Elected. Selectmen Local Boy Scout Groups Deliver Town Reports L.H.S. Hoop Team Knocked Out of Semi Finals by Braintree Police Chief Corr Elected Vice President F.B.I. National Academy Assn. of N.E. Town Meeting Appropriates Over $15 Million; Tax Rate $59.80. Board of Health Votes to Increase Fluoride Content of Public Water New Route 128 Connector off Hartwell Avenue Recommended. 150.000 Witness Patriots' Day Parade; Dr. Harrington Receives White Tricorne Hat Lexington Wins First Prize for 1968 Annual Town Report Dr. Leonard Levy Wins Pulitzer Prize in History for Book on Fifth Amendment Two 1969 L.H.S. Seniors Among 3,000 National Merit Scholars; 750,000 Entrants Senior Citizens Plan Apple Blossom Trip Kennecott Copper Corp. Announces Multi- Million Dollar Expansion of Research Center METCO Students Stage Sit -In at High School Appropriation Committee's Annual Report Wins First Prize Dr. F. Robert Naka Appointed Deputy Under- Secretary of Air Force Muzzey Junior High Wins Math Title for Third Time in Regional Competition Mrs. Lotte E. Scharfman Heads State League of Women Voters Lexington Academy of the Holy Family Closes Town Meeting Approves New Junior High School Referendum Reverses Town Meeting, Turns Down New Junior High Major John Reed Presented Distinguished Flying Cross and Silver Star 564 Receive Diplomas at L.H.S. Graduation William Roger Greeley Village is Dedicated Capacity Crowd. Enjoys Lions Club 4th of July Celebration Town Moderator Robert B. Kent to Teach Law at University of Zambia, Africa, 1970 -1972 Ginn and Company Start Construction on a $7.5 Million Office Building Archibald MacLeish Delivers Cary Lecture April 26 New Town Swimming Pool Named for John J. Garrity Two 1969 L.H.S. Seniors Among 3,000 National Merit Scholars; 750,000 Entrants 9,600 School Enrollment Largest Ever Capt. R. Peter Lappin Awarded Silver Star, Bronze Star and Distinguished. Flying Cross Distinguished Artist Aiden Lassell Ripley Dies Field and Garden Club Holds Village Flower Show at Buckman Tavern Twelve 1970 L.H.S. Seniors Among 15,000 Semi- Finalists for Merit Scholarships;750,000 Entrants Edward T. Martin Sworn in as Probate Judge 5,000 at Battle Green for Peace Action Day; Governor Sargent Takes Part Arson Believed Cause of Fire at Carlsons Florist Senator Ted Kennedy Visits Lexington Classrooms Miss Hilda Maxfield Honored on Retirement as Parker School Principal Norton Hood Named Honorary Life Member of Lexington Minute Men Liberty Mutual Opens New Building on Bedford Street Marihuana Found on School Bus Arts and Crafts Society Holds Annual Fair Hayden Figure Skaters Win in New England Championships Lexington High Beats Concord. 23 -16 in Grid Classic Professor Salvador Luria Awarded Nobel Peace Prize New Christmas Lighting Beautifies Lexington Center 2 Table of Contents PART 1 BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS Page Air Pollution 35 Appeals 82 Cary Lecture 12 Cary Memorial Library 10 Conservation 22 Permanent Building 53 Planning 18 Recreation 13 Regional Refuse Disposal Planning 36 Selectmen 5 Suburban Responsibility 37 Town Celebrations 63 Town Report 92 Town -Wide Beautification 25 PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Civil Defense 48 Fire Commissioners 51 Inspections - Regulatory 49 Police Department 43 LEXINGTON COMMON - -1682 to 1969 26 TOWN SERVICES Cemetery Commissioners 41 Health, Board of 31 Housing Authority, Lexington 29 Veterans' Services 40 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 54 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 60 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 65 TOWN CLERK FINANCIAL Appropriation Committee 78 Assessors, Board of 82 Capital Expenditures Committee 79 Comptroller 77 Public Trusts, Trustees of 81 Retirement Board 83 Summarized Operating Expenses 76 Tax Collector 84 Town Debt and Interest 76 Town Treasurer 85 GLOSSARY OF SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES TOWN MEETING MEMBERS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (Statistical Details Relating to These Offices are Contained in Part 11) 3 97 87 93 92 EST!"kTED sa 7:1,1 A Session of the 1969 Town Meeting The responsibility for tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision. George Eliot Men are never so likely to settle a question rightly as when they discuss it freely. Thomas Babington Macaulay Everybody wants government to be bold and imaginative and infal- lible - all at the same time. It will never happen. John W. Gardner The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he com- pares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it. James M. Barrie Photo by Anne The Selectmen Report on Some Old and New Challenges in THE STATE OF LEXINGTON The board of selectmen balanced accounts at the end of 1969 with the satisfac- tion of having resolved some significant problems, of having made inroads upon others largely operational in nature, but with the nagging knowledge that inflation and escalating costs remain as a continuing threat to the town's economic well- being. As we review 1969 the following aspects of our stewardship must be rated as foremost: Cutting Costs and Increasing Income 1. Throughout the year, the selectmen have continued their searching study of the operating efficiency of every town department and their insistence that costs be justified. Allied with this has been a determined effort to increase income. The out- growth of these twin projects has been (1) a general tightening of operations; (2) a realistic updating of fees for licenses and permits and of charges for betterments; and. (3) the inauguration of a consolidated purchasing program involving all town pur- chases, school and non - school, other than for those school department purchases of an academic nature. Not attributable only to 1969 but rather as the culmination of much effort over the years to induce nationally known concerns to locate in Lexington were building permits of $7,500,000 and $3,750,000 issued to Ginn and Co. and to Kennecott Copper Co. respectively, to build or to enlarge existing facilities. This broadening of the tax base is welcome indeed. It reflects a fine dividend upon the money spent over the years to build facilities, trunk sewers particularly, to service the areas zoned for business. Personnel Developments 2. The selectmen's personnel committee was made an on -going committee and strengthened by additional members. Old and new members met weekly throughout the sum- mer to study policies involving pay scales, job classification, inter -town wage rela- Five Year Trends in the Office of the Board of Selectmen 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Personal Services 30,029.37 27,568.64 31,588.49 33,183.13 41,011.43 Expenses 4,831.73 4,939.22 5,186.93 3,768.55 7,065.00 Staff as of Dec. 31 4 4 4 4 4 5 BOARD OF SELECTMEN tionships, and the like. As a result, their recommendations were available to the selectmen and to the appropriation committee earlier than ever before. Also in reference to personnel, the public works department has worked short- handed with vacancies of nine through the year. We have indicated to concerned agencies and committees our desire to fill vacancies at all levels from minority groups wherever possible . even to train applicants if necessary. We have been both puzzled and disappointed not to have had a single application from the minority groups, not even a telephone inquiry. Lexington has been rich in its tradition of public service contributed by in- terested and capable citizens and in the loyalty and effective work of its employees. Any report on personnel would be incomplete without reference to these values. On be- half of the town the board of selectmen expresses its recognition and appreciation of these efforts. Lexington - Bedford Sewer 3. For many years Bedford, under contract, had emptied its sewerage into Lexing- ton mains. When sewerage resulting from the burgeoning housing expansion in Bedford . exceeded the volume Lexington had contracted to carry through our mains some critical problems arose, for both Lexington and for Bedford. Negotiations, at times strained though never ruptured, extended over three years and resulted in 1969 with the signing of a contract for a force main with the initial cost shared by Lexington and Bedford, but with a very significant, even a major portion of the cost later to be refunded by the federal government. Catching Up Projects 4. Personnel shortages in the engineering department had, interfered seriously in previous years in drawing specifications for some of the large construction pro- jects. If our expectations are fulfilled, these will all be caught up with by year's end. (See the report of the town engineer for details.) Similarly, we have stressed the need to catch up with all land acquisition pro- jects voted by the town meeting. By year -end we expect that we shall be current with all land acquisition projects except possibly three small parcels. Town Manager A development of 1969 not related to the work of the selectmen but of signifi- cance to all citizens was the vote of the town to adopt the town manager form of lEi•i I i M,1r.1 gin 1 1J s:a 4 Christmas Lighting in Lexington Center 6 Photo by Norman Wilson BOARD OF SELECTMEN government. The vote will become effective in March 1970. The immediate implications are limited and will remain so until the manager has been selected. Effective next March, however, the following town officers will be appointed rather than elected as has always previously been true: town clerk, tax collector, treasurer, and two con- stables. Upon appointment of the manager and the consequent implementation of the vote, the town, in effect, will have a chief executive who will carry out the policies set by the board of selectmen. He will be responsible to the selectmen for results but all administrative procedures and details for carrying out the policies will be his. (Late in December the board of selectmen engaged Mr. Walter C. O'Connell, a consultant to state and municipal governments, as town manager. He will assume office on March 2.) A Look Ahead to 1970 Our first priority attaches to the construction of the proposed new town office building. As a means of more effectively administering Lexington's town government we regard adequate office facilities as essential and non- postponable. Maximum effi- ciency isn't possible under the overcrowded conditions presently existing. As a second goal, we hope to reach agreement with the state department of pub- lic works regarding the best means of easing the Hartwell Road traffic congestion. What the solution will be isn't clear . . . possibly ingress and egress to Route 128 . . . but whatever it involves, agreement in 1970 upon a mutually acceptable solution, with implementation to follow later, would be an accomplishment of great long term value to Lexington. We are in no way surprised at the complaints directed at the 1969 tax rate of $59.80 . . . it has been seen coming for years. The bleak truth is that there can be no early end to the escalation in taxes. The upward pressure will continue not only from inflation but even more so from rising salary costs. It is true that salary ad- justments are made annually and no contractual provisions exist for increases other than that voted at each town meeting. Nevertheless, Lexington does not exist in a vacuum; in its efforts to recruit new and to hold existing personnel the town must re- late its salary programs to what jobs in the same fields would command. Nothing is truer than that "the rising tide lifts all the boats ". Practically, therefore, Lexington cannot unilaterally freeze its salary schedules without disastrous loss of personnel to competing employment opportunities. In 1970, just the cost of normal step increases for all town employees, school and non - school, will add approxi- mately $800,000 to last year's budget, or about $4.00 on the tax rate. To this must be added cost of living increases still undetermined in amount that are now being nego- tiated. Taxpayers had best brace themselves to expect an escalation in cost of town government that will be severe, continuous and inevitable. This all testifies to the critical need of supporting all programs directed at inflation control, unpleasant though the effect of that may be. Update the 1964 Short Range Financial Report Because of the escalation we believe the work of the short range financial study of 1964 should be updated. You recall the selectmen appointed a citizens committee with instructions to project a tax rate through 1969. The table below comparing the projections made in 1964 for 1965 -1969 with the actual figures appropriated by town meetings and the consequent tax rates. It is ironical that in 1965 the report of the committee was generally discounted as being a "guesstimate" too unbelievable for acceptance. The fact is that the pro- 7 BOARD OF SELECTMEN jection for 1969 was too conservative by $1,000,000 and the actual tax rate exceeded . the projection by $3.25. Projections That Were All Too True! Committee Projections As Voted by Town Meeting Estimated. Actual Expenditures Tax Rate Appropriation Tax Rate 1965 $ 9,865,000 $40.10 $ 9,771,887 $44.00 1966 10,463,000 43.50 10,657,363 43.60 1967 11,924,000 49.30 12,024,514 47.00 1968 12,770,000 53.10 13,786,207 53.80 1969 13,626,000 56.55 14,787,933 59.80 If we could place in focus even a crude three -year projection, 1971 to 1973, of what escalation costs can do to the tax rate it ought help to temper the endless de- mands for new services and for increasing the existing services. Taxes are burdensome because Lexington's population growth came after W.W.II when costs were markedly higher than when "mature" towns such as Arlington and Belmont built similar facilities prior to W.W.II. What should concern us all is how to adapt town government to the present realities. It is thus understandable that high on our priority list is an insistence that the town resist vigorously operational innovations that cannot equate increased savings and efficiencies with increased costs. We intend . to create no new positions. Finally, we heartily believe it is time to begin thinking about re- assessing all real estate in the town. Even if this were voted in 1970 it would be 1972 before the new valuation could be made the basis for the new tax rate. Justice requires that the tax burdens be shared equitably. We hear enough complaints to lead us to believe that the situation calls for study and analysis and, depending on the results, early action. The End of a Decade In quick summary, Lexington's problems of the 1960's were largely related to physical growth. These problems were met creditably though it must be said many of them on a "buy now, pay later" basis. It is not valid to compare bonded indebtedness in 1960 with bonded indebtedness Board of Selectmen Photo by Lexington Studio L to R: Allan F. Kenney, Irving H. Mabee, Robert Cataldo, Chairman; Mrs. Eleanor M. McCurdy, Exec. Clerk; Roland B. Greeley, Fred C. Bailey, Albert Gray, Jr.,Exec.Asst. 8 BOARD OF SELECTMEN in 1969 nor principal and interest charges in 1960 with similar figures in 1969 . assessed valuations have increased, as a partial offset in carrying the heavier debts. What does seem valid is the statement that 1969 payments of interest and principal represented $7.00 on the total tax rate of $59.80, distinctly one of the highest debt service charges in the commonwealth. Of course it must be conceded that incomes have increased and, for many, capacity to pay has increased as well. Unfortunately this blessing has not fallen evenly and people on fixed incomes especially are finding taxes oppressively burdensome. We envision no likelihood whatever that Lexington can exist as an island, in- sulated from the storms that beat against Greater Boston. From the growth problems of the 1960's we expect that in the decade of the 1970's problems will shift to ad- justments relating to Greater Boston's social needs and social challenges. Already the selectmen have recognized this and have appointed a citizens' com- mittee on suburban responsibility to study this very subject. The town meeting mem- bers, by adoption of a new by -law, accepted the broad philosophy of the town's re- sponsibility to utilize town construction projects as vehicles (subject to specific town meeting authorization) for the recruiting and training of minority groups. Al- though later reversed by referendum the issue will undoubtedly come up again. In the foreseeable future Lexington will largely remain an area of single resi- dences. But the population ceiling earlier estimated for Lexington in the light of existing zoning restrictions will likely prove too low if our own zoning by -laws are superceded by provisions applicable to Greater Boston or to the entire commonwealth. As we enter the 1970's, and short of an unforeseen economic slump, Lexington's growth should continue, though at a slower rate. The high level of taxes may induce a sterner examination of all proposals for spending money and may result in greater attention to priorities. All of us in town government must seek a balance which recognizes both our responsibilities to the underprivileged and our need for a tax rate we can live with. It will not be easy to do. As one arm of town government we pledge our best efforts to achieve such a balance as we work toward the solution of our social problems. "Al" Gray The Board interviewed 66 candidates for the new position of Town Manager, including Albert Gray, Jr., who has served as admini- strative assistant to the Board of Selectmen for the past 7 years. At a time when significant policy and administrative shifts were impending the question which confronted the Selectmen was: which would be wiser: to continue with a career man who was well abreast of the problems as they had existed in Lexington over the years or to bring in a brand new person with fresh attitudes, ideas and approaches to Lexington's government. It was this latter course that the Board finally decided was the direction to take. Albert Gray has left many marks indentifying his skills and capabilities. He was com- petent, cooperative, congenial, a faithful friend and a thorough gentleman. He will leave a host of friends in Lexington. BOARD OF SELECTMEN Robert Cataldo, Chairman Allan F. Kenney Roland B. Greeley Irving H. Mabee Fred C. Bailey 9 H<sme Girt alati n and B<x>k Collection HOME OooK CUQCQLATI Ox+ C OLLE CTIOM 'I OOCD t odds 550 IGo NOMEClIZCUL ATI ON y, K CoLLEC -now 7 '59 64 '6 G3 6i G9 '71 Cary Library Starts Its Second Century ". . . A fine library em- bodies a way of cherishing and affirming the past that does not deaden the future, but rather makes it available to the present, to foresight, im- agination, wisdom." Howard Nemerov used the above words in his introduction of Archibald MacLeish at a poetry reading sponsored by the Cary Lecture Committee for the library's centen- nial. They represent both a generous assessment of the library's past and a desir- able goal for its future. Other 1969 centennial events have stressed the contribution of the past to the present and future. A history of the library, "A Century of Service," was mailed to each home in Lexington, together with a leaflet entitled "Your Library" which de- scribes the wide range of present -day library services. Extra copies of both titles are still available at the library. The efforts made during the centennial celebra- tion to make the services of the library known throughout the community seem to have contributed to a general increase in library use. In terms of circulation count alone, this has easily been the library's busiest year. Books, magazines, films, pamphlets, records, slides and prints to a total of 457,579 were taken to patrons' homes. This is an average of about fourteen books or other items for every person living in Lexington during 1969. A new service begun in 1969, which we hope to strengthen next year, is a book - leasing plan for current titles which are best sellers or very popular. Instead of buying extra copies of titles to meet a demand which decreases after a short time, some copies of new books are being leased for a period of ten months. There is an additional advantage in that the books come preprocessed, and ready for immediate circulation. The first full year of Sunday afternoon hours (1 -5 p.m.) has been well re- Five Year Trends in the Cary Memorial Library 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Personal Services 143,377.19 143,001.11 154,180.20 171,629.42 190,374.00 Expenses 51,920.21 57,664.59 66,650.86 65,323.54 65,400.40 Staff as of Dec. 31 23 23 24 24 24 10 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY ceived. On a busy Sunday between four and five hundred items are circulated, and all available seating is used. Hopefully, the old "Cutter" classification system will become a part of his- tory by 1971. The trustees have voted to use some 1969 trustee funds, and all of the 1970 state -aid funds on a final reclassification project. This will mean that only one card catalog will need to be consulted to determine whether or not Cary Library has a particular title. A thorough weeding program is being carried out in connection with this project. This will also help us conserve badly needed space. A request for preliminary planning funds for a renovation and expansion program has been submitted this year. No medium -size public library in the country that we know of does as high a volume of circulation with a collection the size of Cary Library's. The library is the town's principal organization serving the individual adult's needs for cultural development, continuing education, general and technical information. It also serves as an auxiliary to the schools and colleges attended by its patrons in the provision of material to them as students. The prevalence of pre- school use of the library, and the present recognition of its vital importance are other factors in this planning for the future. Although it is impossible to list all who gave assistance, the trustees would like to especially thank the following organizations and individuals who helped in the celebration of the centennial year. The Advisory Committee, with Shirley Stolz as chairman and Theodore Mairson in charge of the community library of the future series was responsible for co- ordinating the effort. Itek Corporation designed the historical brochure which was edited by Anne Fisher. All of the Lexington authors contacted were helpful in verifying information and in supplying loans or gifts of their material. It is natural for a library to honor writers; we hope to continue this project on a more informal scale. The Field and Garden Club was in charge of decorations for the open house. Dr. Frederick C. Frick obtained the display on the National Library of Medicine for the community library of the future program. Assistant Director Suzanne Nicot co- ordinated the special displays; Robert Cain was in charge of publicity, and the research and original script for the history was written by Stephen R. Miller. The entire library Above: String quartette performs as part of the Centennial open house reception Left:. Cassette records and books go together at the Children's Library 11 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY staff worked on the various programs. Their contributions to the centennial and to the busiest year of our first and second centuries are greatly appreciated. The library also receives about $25,000 in trustee funds, and $6,923 state aid. In 1969, $17,000 of the trustee funds and all of the state aid, together with $36,700 of appropriated funds, a total of $60,623, was expended on books, records, periodicals, and other library materials. Executive Committee, Board of Trustees Elizabeth H. Clarke, President Irving H. Mabee, Vice President Rabbi Haskell Bernat Rev. Harold T. Handley Vernon C. Page Robert C. Hilton, Director Advisory Committee Shirley Stolz, Chairman Thomas S. Grindle Theodore Mairson Mildred B. Marek Hermon Swartz Ruth Morey Archibald MacLeish Greets Some of His Audience following Cary Lecture Held in the Library's Centennial Year Cary Lecture Committee This year the Cary Lecture Committee was able to arrange a satisfactory series of three lectures within the budget of $2,500.00 which was established by the trustees of the Cary Educational Fund for the current season of 1969 -1970. The first lecture was held on November 3 when Jens Bjerre presented a film lec- ture on "China Today ". Cary Memorial Hall was filled to about eighty percent of capacity and the response from the audience was good. Arrangements have been completed to bring Ralph Nader to Cary Hall on January 10 when he is to speak on "Consumer Protection and Corporate Responsibility ". Highly publicised and admired, Ralph Nader is expected to attract a capacity audience, and plans have been completed to extend the public address System into Estabrook Hall to accommodate the overflow. The third and final lecture of this season is scheduled for February 3 when Dr. Martin Kilson, professor of government at Harvard University will speak on "Afro - American Culture ". The Cary Lecture Committee believes that these three subjects are timely, of keen interest to the thoughtful residents of Lexington, and are in keeping with the original intent of the two Cary sisters who left the money for annual lectures on "educational and useful subjects ". Herman S. Swartz, Chairman Louise T. Cavalieri David Reiner 12 Recreation Committee On a Field Trip L to R: Charles Gallagher, Vincent E. Hayes, Gary Margolius. Richard S. Sparrow, Robert E. Bond, Chairman; Paul Mazerall, Benedict E. Bertini, Director. A Recreation Program for All of Lexington The following projects engaged the attention of the recreation committee: development of the reservoir swim project; fencing of the Baskin area along Route 128; completion of the instructional pool at the Center; further development of the Harrington area as a major playground; development of the Laconia and Valleyfield Street play areas; backstops at Bowman and Estabrook schools; completion of the Marvin Street play lot; construction of a new small tot playground facility at the Center and relocation of present playground equipment at the Center due to construction of two new tennis courts. Meetings were also held with school department officials for the use of the gymnasiums and field house during the winter indoor programs. Work in Progress Work has been started at the reservoir area by hauling in sand for the beach area and the instructional pool at the Center is now completed. Fencing along Route 128 (Baskin area) is also in progress. Drainage and leveling off of the Harrington area is under way as well as the development of Laconia and Valleyfield play areas. Backstops were installed at the Bowman and Estabrook schools and the Marvin Street play area is ready for use by the local citizens. It is the committee's policy and intention to develop recreation areas in the Town of Lexington. Further development of these areas will depend upon the use and interest shown by the citizens and by available funds. Near future planning calls for a parking area and an all - purpose play area (basketball, skating, etc.) at Harrington. Construction of two tennis courts at the Center plus a small tot play lot. Grading, loaming and seeding of the Estabrook school playground, the Garfield Street playground and installing playground equipment at Marvin, Valleyfield and the Center are also planned, as well as backstops at Bridge school and Lincoln Street. New stands are necessary at the Center to replace the old wooden bleacher seats at field #6 (cinder track field). The Expanded 1970 Program 1. Swimming Pool at Center a. Free swimming every afternoon and evening for all citizens. b. A new American Red Cross swim program. 2. Kineens a. More lights installed for skating as well as night practice for Pop Warner football. 3. Bridge a. A new playground opened during the summer for children in that area. Five Year Trends in the Office of the Recreation Committee 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Personal Expenses 20,341.74 22,863.50 24,373.50 30,435.76 37,091.88 * Expenses 5,745.25 6,780.22 7,495.05 7,833.79 9,399.61 Staff as of Dec. 31 1 1 1 1 1 * Includes approximately 92 part time employees. 13 The Recreation Program Includes Adults RECREATION COMMITTEE Seasonal Recreation Programs I. Spring a. Golf lessons - children and adults - high school gymnasium - Tuesday and Wednesday evenings - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - March - April. b. Badminton - adults - Muzzey Junior high gymnasium - Tuesday and. Thursday evenings - 7:30 p.m. - 10 :00 p.m. - April - May. c. Girls softball league - Harrington, Bridge, Fiske fields - Saturday morning - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - May - June (assists in twelve team league). II, Spring and summer a. Softball - men's league - Harrington - Fiske fields - Monday, Tuesday, Wednes- day, Thursday evenings - 6:30 p.m. - April, May, June, July, August, September (conducted by recreation committee under direction of the recreation director) III. Summer a. Playgrounds - Adams, Harrington, Center, Bridge, Hastings, Parker - Monday through Friday - 9 :00 a.m. - 12 noon - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Nine weeks - June, July and. August. b. Playground - Franklin - retarded and emotionally disturbed children - Monday through Friday - 9:30 a.m. - 2 :30 p.m. - swimming daily at Center pool - 11:00 a.m. - 12 noon - June, July, August - nine weeks. c. Tennis lessons at Adams, Center and Parker. d. Arts and. Crafts - all playgrounds every afternoon - Monday through Friday - June, July, August. e. Swimming pools at Center - eleven weeks - June, July, August. 1) Children - lessons every morning - Monday through Friday - 9 :00 a.m. - 12 noon. 2) Children and adults - free swimming - Monday through Friday - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 3) Life saving lessons - senior and junior (American Red Cross) - seven weeks - adults and children over 14 years of age - Monday through Friday - 4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. 4) Adults and children - free swimming - evenings - 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Monday through Friday. 5) Adults and children free swimming - Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sundays 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. IV. Autumn a. Fifth and sixth grade girls - field hockey and soccer - Saturday mornings - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - center playground - September, October, November. b. Fifth and sixth grade boys - soccer, tag football - Saturday mornings - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - center playground - September, October, November. V. Autumn and Winter a. Adults 1) Ladies exercise class - high school gymnasium and field house - Tuesday evenings - 7 :30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - October to April. 2) Men's exercise classes - high school gymnasium and field house - Monday and Thursday evenings - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - October to April. 3) Adult badminton - Muzzey junior high gymnasium - Tuesday and Thursday even- ings - 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - October to May. 15 Lexington's Substitute for Summer Camp 16 RECREATION COMMITTEE VI. Winter a. Children 1) Fifth and sixth grade girls - Muzzey junior high school gymnasium Saturday mornings - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - December, January, February, March, April. 2) Fifth and sixth grade boys - high school gymnasium and field house - Satur- day mornings - 9 :00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - December, January, February, March, April. 3) Intermediate girls - grade 7 -8 -9- Bridge school gymnasium and high school field house - Saturday mornings 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - December, January, February, March, April. 4) Intermediate boys - grade 7 -8 -9 - Diamond Junior high school gymnasium - Saturday mornings - 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon - December, January, February, March, April. NOTE: All programs include basketball, gymnastics, rope climbing, mat exer- cises, races, volley ball, etc. 5) Retarded and emotionally disturbed children - Franklin school gymnasium - Saturday mornings - 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. NOTE: Program includes singing, square dancing, coasting and sledding, bowling, basketball, etc. - swimming in Hayden pool at 12 noon - 1 :00 p.m. at conclusion of program at Franklin. 6) Adults and children - ice skating areas - Adams, Center, Fiske, Kinneens, Sutherland Heights, Franklin, Hastings and. Old Reservoir. All schedules and requests for tennis courts, field and picnic areas, etc., are co- ordinated by the recreation director. They include Junior and Senior high school sports, Pop Warner football, Little League (youth baseball), Minute Man League, Town Team Baseball, Girls Softball League, Men's Softball Leagues, Willard's Woods and reservations made by various firms and organizations in the Town of Lexington. Reservations for recreatinn areas in the town may be obtained at the recreation office in the Town Hall. All tennis courts, athletic fields, Willard's Woods picnic area and the cinder track at the Center are available to local citizens. Persons using the fireplaces at Willard's Woods must obtain a fire permit from the Lexington Fire Department. Lexington Senior Citizens Club The Senior Citizens operate independently of the Recreation Committee but with a grant from it. An average of at least 250 senior citizens attend each of the ten monthly meetings in Cary Hall. 17 The Planning Board and Its Responsibilities for Orderly Town Development The authority, duties, responsibilities and procedures of a municipal planning board are regulated by state laws to a greater extent than is the case for most other municipal agencies. Thus, Section 81 -C, Chapter 41 of the General Laws specified that the planning board must make an annual report "regarding the condition of the city or town and any plans or proposals for its development and estimates of cost thereof." Summary of Major Planning Programs It may be best to begin by looking back on 1969 and by pursuing the progress of the pertinent plans and projects to the present and beyond. The principal planning programs can be conveniently combined as follows: 1. Housing for people with incomes inadequate to pay for dwellings. 2. Layout of streets and improved traffic circulation. 3. Preservation of open spaces. 4. Clarification and improvement of the zoning by -law. 5. Land development and construction of residences and commercial buildings. Low -Cost Housing is a Major Need Providing housing in Lexington for people with incomes inadequate to pay the current high price of a dwelling is a major task of the planning board. A corollary to this is the general acute shortage of housing at any price for people requiring accommodations other than a single family house on a spacious lot. Single or newly - married adults, retired people and the physically handicapped fall into this last group and have little chance of finding dwellings in Lexington. Yet these people place the least burden on town services, especially schools, and contribute socially and economi- cally to the wellbeing of the town. In 1969 the rezoning of a parcel of land off Woburn St. to a garden apartment district was proposed, the land to be used for housing built with a government subsidy for families of moderate income. Because of questions regarding the suitability of the particular site, the rezoning was withdrawn. However, the town meeting endorsed the concept of housing for moderate - income families and called for a further study and re- port by the planning board regarding the means of providing such housing. Federal Aid Is Available The planning board prepared and obtained federal approval of a Workable Pro- gram for Community Improvement which is necessary to make the town eligible for cer- tain types of federal aid. The board also prepared a preliminary housing program for Lexington for a comprehensive approach to the housing problem by the Lexington Housing Authority and by private non - profit and limited dividend sponsors and including guide- lines and standards for subsidized housing. Work on the housing program was complicated by the adoption by the Massachu- setts General Court of a law intended to stimulate the construction of such housing. Five Year Trends in the Planning Board 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Personal Services 12,373.86 13,061.58 17,355.17 17,947.82 19,426.60 Expenses 5,232.14 6,445.41 3,535.84 4,790.87 3,546.75 Staff as of Dec. 31 12 11/2 11/2 11/2 11/2 18 MI EXISTING El UNDER CONSTR. Ell APPROVED PLANNING BOARD \ WESTVIEW CEMETERY \ \\ \ \ V\ /7/ sr� LEXINGTON INDUSTRIAL PARK 12.31.69 A.V.Z. 0 300' 600 1200 This law, Chapter 774, Acts of 1969, provides for a change in the normal procedures and a possibility of zoning, building and all other local laws being set aside by a state agency. It poses several questions of application and interpretation which make local planning of housing difficult. The planning board is sponsoring several zoning amendments to permit construc- tion of subsidized housing according to reasonable local standards as an alternative to the preemption of all local control by the state. It is recommended that the housing program be consulted for the reasoning which led to the proposed zoning amendments. Garden Apartments Are Beneficial to Town Our past experience with conventional garden apartments shows that they help fill the need for dwellings other than detached houses, that they more than pay their way in taxes and are not likely to have many school children or otherwise place heavy demands on town services. The planning board has under review a less restrictive town policy toward apartments and is considering zoning provisions for the clustering of houses and the reservation of open land saved in the R (15,500 sq.ft.) districts comparable to the highly successful Planned Unit Development in RO (30,000 sq.ft.) districts. Traffic Studies Have Been Requested Streets and circulation problems have led the planning board to request funds 19 PLANNING BOARD for several traffic studies. The town voted. $5,000 for a review of the concept of Worthen Rd. as a future by -pass of the Center, helping to channel both local and through traffic using town streets and reduce congestion on Massachusetts Ave., Wal- tham, Pleasant and Watertown streets. The town meeting refused $5,000 for a consult- ant to represent the interests of Lexington in a new federal program called TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Improve Capacity and Safety of Streets). The town will have to either accept or reject any improvements proposed by the Massachusetts Depart- ment of Public Works under this program, but will not be able to participate in their formulation. Sixty Acres of Open Land Acquired. Continuing the program of open space preservation, the planning board cooper- ated with the conservation commission in submitting for town meeting consideration proposals for acquisition of conservation areas and was instrumental in obtaining the agreement of several owners to sell to the town approximately 60 acres of woodlands and swamp between the proposed research park northeast of Rte. 2 and the Woodhaven development. Several areas have been conveyed to the town at no cost as the re- served open space in planned unit developments near the Vine Brook and elsewhere. Additional such open space conveyances are expected in conjunction with the approval of subdivisions now pending. Further implementation of the open space acquisition and conservation program is made difficult by the inflated land prices and the unwillingness of owners to negotiate. The planning board proposes to concentrate next on the preservation of swamps and lands along major brooks, where essential to the hydrological and ecolog- ical balance and where no development should take place because of unsuitable soils and danger of flooding and damage to adjacent and downstream areas. In many in- stances the town would be forced to undertake expensive drainage works in such areas downstream and beyond the development site. Eminent Domain Justified in Some Instances The planning board believes that use of eminent domain to protect these lands would be justified, where negotiations prove fruitless, but recommends that instead . of outright taking the town impose conservation restrictions. While preventing building and filling, conservation restrictions would permit the continued use of land for farming, recreation or as a vacant part of the required lot area. Thus, in some instances at least, the cost would be less than for the outright purchase. Zoning By -Law Clarified and Improved In 1969 the planning board introduced several amendments designed to clarify the zoning by -law and correct minor defects which resulted from the change of the format of the by -law in 1968. All of these technical changes were adopted by the town meeting. Articles dealing with nursing homes were postponed because a nursing home proposal was in litigation at the time. An article will be presented again in 1970 to regulate construction of nursing homes, sanitaria, rest homes, etc. The article dealing with subsidized, housing is discussed in the section on housing. The town meeting referred the regulation of nurseries or garden centers to the planning board for study. As a result of this study, the board intends to submit an article in 1970. Forty -four Acres Rezoned for Offices and Industrial Park In accordance with planning board recommendations, the town meeting approved . the rezoning of 44 acres north of Rte. 2 to CR office and research park and turned . down the citizens' petition for the rezoning to CR of additional 57 acres south of Rte. 2 at Spring St. 20 PLANNING BOARD Five Residential Subdivisions Completed; Four Office Buildings Under Construction Despite the slowdown due to spiralling construction costs, the development of land and the construction of residences and commercial buildings continued in 1969. Five residential subdivisions were completed, one (Oak Park II off Saddle Club Rd.) approved, and three are awaiting approval. There were also several requests for re- zoning for apartments. In some instances these are abandoned before coming to the town meeting after a discussion of problems and objections with the planning board; others may appear in the 1970 town meeting warrant as citizens' articles. Four com- mercial (office) buildings are being built off Worthen Rd. as a result of last year's rezoning, while in the Hartwell Ave. - Bedford St. area special permits have been issued for three office and research buildings and two for motels. In Lexington the planning board is relied upon heavily to do the necessary work in such fields as data collection and information, land development advice to public and private agencies, and initiative in proposing new approaches and programs to maintain and improve the character of Lexington. The workload of the planning board is increasing, especially as a result of new state legislation on housing, con- servation and other subjects and due to the need to provide support to other agencies in these fields. The board is, therefore, seeking to obtain additional staff services to assist the planning director in dealing with this growing workload and to permit the planning board to continue to effectively serve the town of Lexington. Planning Board L to R: Donald M. Graham, Alexander V. Zaleski, Director, H. Erik Lund, Chairman, Eric. T. Clarke, Francis T. Worrell. Absent: Evert N. Fowle 21 Conservation Commission Acquires Open Land In five previous reports, the Conservation Commission has tried to set forth in detail the basic philosophy relative to the advisability and necessity of the town ac- quiring considerable acreage of open space. The basic reasons are: ecology, flood control, water purity, recreation, and in general the maintenance of a healthful and pleasant environment for the present and future citizens of the town. Through our efforts and with the support of the town meeting members, we have been successful in negotiating with property owners to acquire many pieces of land in different areas of the town. Most have been outright purchases, and one was a pur- chase of a future interest with the seller retaining an estate for life in the prop- erty so that he could continue to farm the same. A great deal of the time has been de- voted to conferring with land owners and attempting to negotiate purchases. Unfortunately for the 1970 town meeting, we have not been successful in our efforts to obtain options on any considerable acreage. We have found, in most in- stances, that the owners are unwilling to sell at this time for one reason or another, and hence, we are forced to ask the town meeting to consider adopting a plan to acquire the bulk of the remaining conservation parcels through eminent domain processes. Al- though there are many who feel that eminent domain should not be resorted to for con- servation acquisitions, the Legislature specifically authorized this means of acquisi- tion. Conservation is an important part of overall town planning, and without adopt- ing this method proper conservation planning for Lexington may fail. State and Federal Approval Received Your commission, in addition to acquisition, discussion and planning, spent considerable time during the year working for state and federal reimbursement on its acquisitions, and in obtaining approval of both HUD and the State Department of Natu- ral Resources for the acquisitions voted to 1969. Considerable time was also devoted by the commission to planning for management and proper development of those parcels already acquired for conservation. We are grateful for the work done on conservation land by Paul Mazerall, our ex- officio member, town forester and head of the parks department. As the town ac- quires more conservation land, it is important that his department be expanded so that he can maintain the land in good order. At the moment we are considering more signs on conservation land so that resi- dents will be able to identify and make better use of it. An area of Swenson Farm was mowed, and it is hoped that next year a picnic area may be developed there. The woods at Whipple Hill need maintenance work, and at some future date, trails will be laid . out for hiking and perhaps cross - country skiing. Tribute to Aiden Lassell Ripley We regret the passing of Aiden Lassell Ripley in August of this year. He was a charter member of the conservation commission and instrumental in the acquisition of the major portion of our conservation land. As a long -time resident of Lexington, he was active in many civic activities - as a member of the appeals and planning boards, the hunting safety committee and the town meeting. His renowned artistic talents com- bined with an enthusiasm for natural environment contributed immeasurably to the suc- cess of this commission. It was our privilege to have known him and worked with him. Great Meadow Study Begun Concern for the future of the Great Meadow, land owned by Arlington but lying within Lexington, prompted the formation in 1966 of an action group of interested . citizens of both towns. As a result of their efforts was the appropriation of $10,000 by the 1968 Lexington town meeting to act jointly with Arlington, where a matching sum had been voted, to contract for a hydrology study of the Great Meadow and its watershed. 22 CONSERVATION COMMITTEE The conservation commission appointed by the board of selectmen to represent the town worked closely with the Arlington Great Meadow Committee to draw specifica- tions, request proposals, and select a contractor for the study. Work was begun in the fall of 1969 by the consulting firms of Camp, Dresser & McKee and Jason Cortell Associated. When completed in 1970, it is expected to provide information to both towns pertinent to the proper development and utilization of this land. Jules Sussman Steps Down as Chairman: His Leadership Praised In 1964 the newly- appointed Conservation Commission elected. Jules Sussmen as its first chairman. Over the past five years the success of the program in Lexington has been a tribute to his leadership and his devotion to the principles of conserva- tion. Although Mr. Sussman stepped down in 1969 as chairman, he continued to further the cause of conservation through his efforts as president of the Massachusetts Asso- ciation of Conservation Commissions and as an active member of this commission. Lexington Conservation Commission Stanley A. Brown, Chairman Jules P. Sussman Mrs. Frederick C. Frick Frank H. Totman Francis W. K. Smith Paul E. Mazerall, Ex Officio 4 s ■ Land Acquisitions sz Acres 1. Swenson Farm 58 2. Trinity Covenant Church 10 3. West Farm 11 4. Whipple Hill 5 5. Whipple Hill 30 6. Steeves -Utica St. 16.7 7. Modoono Property 7.5 8. Pihl -New Emsterdam 24 9. Harrison Property 5 10. Kingston Homes 6.5 11. Chandler - Advent 18 12. Hayden Avenue 60.1 23 MILE — - 2400 4800 LEXINGTON MASS. 12.67Z. Some New 1969 Construction in Lexington The New $3,500,000 Applied Development Building of Kennecott Copper Company The New $1,000,000 D. C. Heath Educational -Unit of Raytheon For a More Beautiful Lexington The Town -Wide Beautification Committee was established under Article 75 of the March 1967 Annual Town Meeting to "study and prepare a program for the improvement and beautification of streets, malls, parks, playgrounds and other public places, land and buildings owned by the town and places of historic interest in the town and to report its findings and recommendations including methods of financing such program, to a future town meeting, not later than the 1968 Annual Town Meeting . . ." The Committee submitted an interim report to the 1968 town meeting and a final report to the 1969 town meeting. The committee found that a need existed for a town - wide beautification program carried out with local funds and citizen participation, and recommended the following ten point program: 1. Coordination among the various boards, committees, and commission involved in planned improvements relating to town - owned land. 2. A continued program of upkeep and maintenance of town - owned property. 3. A master plan for tree planting, including a log of existing town - owned . trees with a schedule of replacement. 4. Careful selection of fencing and equipment for playgrounds and parks for their aesthetic quality. 5. A review of current and proposed signs used by the town for marking streets, parks, directions to historic areas, etc. 6. Placement of utility wires underground wherever and whenever possible. 7. Promotion of neighborhood participation in the maintenance and improvement of parks and playgrounds. 8. Completion of the Center Beautification Project from the town office building to the Battle Green. 9. An accelerated program of acquisition of open space for recreational and . conservation purposes. 10. Immediate acquisition of connecting links and design of an inter - connected open space and trail system. The implementation of this program will require the concern and cooperation of both our town officials and citizens if we are to maintain those characteristics of Lexington that make the town one of the most desirable places in the metropolitan area to live and to work. Lexington Town -Wide Beautification Committee Herbert W. Eisenberg, Chairman George Emery Ruth Morey Lilah Groisser Natalie Riffin Stuart 0, Dawson Paul E. Mazerall Dr. Norman Friedman 25 Lexington Common From 1682 to 1969 Buckman Tavern Home of the Lexington Historical Society In 1682, the estimated 30 or so families in this area petitioned the General Court to be made a separate parish. At that time the center was sparsely settled, with perhaps only two houses near the later Common. The perimeter of Cambridge North Precinct (or the "Farms ") had been more heavily populated with families moving in from such adjacent Parishes as Woburn, Watertown, and Concord. It was only logical then, that in 1691, when a separate Parish was finally granted the "farmers ", that they should decide to place their meeting -house equi- distant from the settlers along the boundaries. The site chosen was where the Hayes memorial fountain now stands, and it is not clear from whom the small plot of land was acquired, although the following year, 1693, Benjamin Muzzey had bought 206 acres from Edward Pelham on the north side of our Massachusetts Avenue. At any rate, by 1707 the Parishioners felt the need for addi- tional land and a committee was chosen to treat with "Nibour Muzzey". The transaction was not completed until four years later when some 14 pounds was raised by subscrip- tion and about 1 -1/2 acres was acquired north of the meeting- house. Lexington Common had come into being. In 1713, the first real use of the Common was made when a new meeting -house was built on it and some stocks placed nearby. The new building was 40 ft. x 50 ft. and 28 ft. high and stood some few feet farther north than the previous one. This was the meeting -house at the time of the Battle. One more meeting -house would be built in 1794, destroyed by fire in 1846. The next important building, erected herein 1715, was Lexington's first public school house, built on the natural elevation where the Revolutionary monument stands. This knoll was later referred to as "school -house hill" and may have been somewhat higher than at present. A building 28' long, 20' wide, and 8 or 9' stud was erected, each scholar attending was to pay "2 pens per week for reading and three pens for righting and siphering ". Girls were excluded until thirty years later. In severe weather, town meetings were sometimes held in this first schoolhouse, because of the great, open fireplace at one end. In 1722, the Common was enlarged with the purchase of an additional acre, a strip about 150 ft. wide along Harrington Road. Two more schoolhouses were built here, the second one - a much smaller building about 20 ft. square - in 1761, and in 1804 a third (28 ft. x 23 ft.) was erected about 40 ft. north of the previous ones. By this time, of course, the Revolutionary monument had been built (1799) with the re- grading done with volunteer help from the men and boys of the town. With a meeting- house and a schoolhouse on the Common, a well was needed, so one was dug and curbed. in 1734, with a well- sweep, at a cost of 5 pounds 19 shillings. Its location was about half way between the Revolutionary monument and the present flag pole. During the 1700's our Common was left pretty much to the ravages of nature, 26 LEXINGTON COMMON with footpaths crossing it in several directions. Historians tell us that a huge, hollow oak stump rested in the center of it and was a favorite hiding place for the neighborhood boys. At each end of the meeting -house was an oak tree with two more in front. At the time of the Battle the five houses nearest the Common were: Buckman's Tavern; the house of Jonathan Harrington, Jr. and next door, that of Daniel Harrington; Marrett Munroe's home; and down the Cambridge road, the small house of William Munroe, a blacksmith. Horse sheds stood opposite the meeting -house on the south side of the Concord road, and the town had built a pound for its strays about where the Hancock Church stands. Over the years other structures have come to rest briefly on the Common; the Belfry of course, but also a "gun house" in 1784 and an "engine house" in 1829 (the town voted to remove it in 1852). It was not until 1820 that the taxpayers thought of fencing the Common. not for the purpose of beautifying it, but for the income to be had from selling the hay and renting it as a cow pasture, the rental fee to be $15 per annum. In 1821, Oliver Locke bought the hay for $5.00. The first fence consisted . of oak posts with two bars between. It was 66 -1/2 rods around the Common and the cost was $1.50 per rod. Twenty years later the town voted to replace this fence with one of split stone posts with rails between, but apparently not much was done until 1847 when the town voted $1,300 to acquire "Parish rights in the Common and for fencing and ornamenting ". Thereafter, the town took somewhat more pride in its Battlegreen. Records show varying sums spent for fertilizing, grading, cutting grass, and trimming trees. Side- walks were installed around the Common after 1877. In the 1870's and 80's the Common was the scene of many spirited, organized An Illustration from "Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion" Published at Boston about 1853 27 LEXINGTON COMMON baseball games - that is, uiiLil such activities were considered u,iseernly for such hal- lowed ground and they were banished. A'liberty pole" was erected on the Common in 1855. Since then at least three entirely new staffs have been put up - one about 1881; another in 1915 (the gift of George W. Taylor); and again in 1944. Today the flag flies twenty - four hours a day on our Common, the result of a Congressional act passed in 1966. Only six other places in the U.S. have this privilege. The Minuteman statue (or Hayes Memorial Fountain) was dedicated April 19, 1900, the work of sculptor Henry H. Kitson, and a gift to the town by Francis B. Hayes, Jr. Mr. Kitson was born in England and had a studio in Boston. The senior Mr. Hayes came to Lexington in 1861, built "the Castle" in 1883 -1884 off Castle Road and owned an es- tate of nearly 400 acres containing a great variety of imported trees and shrubs - one of the show places of Lexington. Over the years, we Lexingtonians have put our Common to many uses: religious; educational; celebrative; for sports, cattle shows; send -offs and welcoming homes; protest meetings, and peace demonstrations - a gathering place reflecting the spirit of the times. It is best summed up in the words of Wm. Dean Howells, writing in the 1880's: . . American cities and villages all like to think of themselves as the 'good old' this and that; but at Lexington more than anywhere else out of Italy I felt that the village was to its people the patria ". Bibliography: Lexington Town Reports; Proceedings, Lexington Historical Society; A Calendar History of Lexington, by E. B. Worthen; Writings of M. J, Canavan. S. Lawrence Whipple, Historian Lexington Historical Society The White Tricorne Hat Award Winners of the White Tricorne 1954 Edwin B. Worthen 1955 Albert Burnham 1956 John Garrity 1957 Rev. Harold T. Handley 1958 William E. Maloney 1959 Dr. Fred S. Piper 1960 William R. Greeley 1961 Thomas S. Grindle 1962 Albert G. Frothingham 1963 Miss Margaret Keefe 1964 Mrs. Eleanor B. Litchfield 1965 Msgnr. George W. Casey 1966 Joseph 0. Rooney 1967 Donald E. Nickerson 1968 Alan G. Adams 1969 Dr. Winthrop W. Harrington Annually on Patriot's Day the Lions Club presents a white tricorne hat to a Lexington citizen who over the years has made a notable contribution to the town's well- being. This year it went to Dr. Winthrop W. Harrington, gentle and unassuming, modest to a fault, and with a dedication to his profession that was remarkable,he exemplified the finest qualities of a family doctor. 28 The Reverend Dana McLean Greeley, president of the Unitarian - Universalist Church of North America, delivered the address at the dedication of the com- munity building of the Lexington Housing Authority, William Roger Greeley Village, named after his father. First `Village' Opens for Senior Citizens William Roger Greeley Village for senior citizens, the Lexington Housing Authority's first program, was completed in 1969. The 100 units are now fully occu- pied, and there are more than 25 eligible applicants on a waiting list. More Units are Needed. The March town meeting will be asked to approve a request by the Authority to build an additional number of units (not to exceed 50) of senior citizen housing under Chapter 667, at a new location. As it will take at least three years to find another site, have the town meet- ing to approve zone change, engage an architect, award the building contracts, etc., there will be more than enough need to justify these additional units. $100,000 Rental Assistance Approved by State On September 5, 1969, the Lexington Housing Authority received the following from Mr. Leon Charkoudian, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Community Affairs, Com- monwealth of Massachusetts: "Your application for rental assistance is approved in accordance with Chapter 707, Acts of 1966 with the provision that an amount not exceed- ing ten percent (10%) or one - hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) of Funds for the Commonwealth Fiscal Year July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970 can actually be incurred. "Please submit Rent Schedule with minimum rents for one, two, three, four, and five bedrooms, also separate charge of allowance for electricity for each unit. "The rent schedule will be determined by similar or equal property in your community. This will allow you to negotiate an economic rent and provide safe and sanitary housing for your citizens in your community." Local Authority to Administer Program The Lexington Housing Authority will administer the rental assistance program. It is responsible for leasing units for rental by low - income families, for establish- ing maximum rent scales, and for tenant selection. The Authority will enter into leases for one to five years with private hous- ing owners. Units to be leased must be in decent condition, complying with the mini- mum standards of the state sanitary code. The rental assistance program enables the Authority to lease recently con - 29 LEXINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY structed, rehabilitated, or remodeled units. This policy is meant to encourage hous- ing rehabilitation and private construction. Generally, eligibility for the Lexington Rental Assistance Program is similar to eligibility requirements for state public housing. Income limits for entrance and continued occupancy follow public housing regulations. Preference is given first to families with four or more minor dependents; second, to families displaced by public action; and third, to elderly households with low incomes. Rents to be Based on Ability to Pay The Authority will determine rents payable by the tenants solely on the basis of the families' ability to pay. If a tenant's income increases to the point where he can afford the full rent, provisions in the lease permit him to assume regular tenant responsibilities. Payments to the owner of a dwelling unit are made in a manner determined by the Housing Authority and agreed to by the owner. Below is the survey of rents in Lexington as of September 1969, as compiled by the Lexington Housing Authority, with the assistance of the Commission on Subur- ban Responsibility, League of Women Voters and the Lexington Chamber of Commerce. Proposed Unfurnished Monthly Rent Schedule - Lexington, Massachusetts Bedrooms Apartments One Two Three Four Five Basic Shelter Minimum 110 140 150 140 Maximum 200 200 250 250 Basic Shelter & Hot Water Minimum 114 146 158 150 Maximum 204 206 258 260 Basic Shelter & Heat Only Minimum 125 160 175 170 Maximum 215 220 275 280 Basic Shelter & Electricity Only Minimum 115 147 159 150 Maximum 205 207 259 260 Basic Shelter, Heat & Hot Water Minimum 210 165 175 180 Maximum 215 275 225 290 Basic Shelter, Heat, Hot Water & Electricity Minimum 138 185 200 190 Maximum 228 300 300 290 Single Family Homes - Basic Shelter Only Minimum 120 175 175 275 275 Maximum 225 275 350 550 550 Lexington Housing Authority Temple E. Scanlon, Chairman Joseph 0. Rooney Albert H. Hruby William A. Melbye (State) Daniel E. Power 30 The Board that Looks after Your Good Health The Board of Health performs many activities of vital importance to your good health. Here are some highlights: * Checks drinking water, wells, brooks, and swimming pools for pollution * Limits burning in the open to control air pollution * Inspects food and food establishments * Conducts German measles innoculation program * Plans fluoridation of public drinking water * Offers help for drug abusers * Co- sponsors Children's Mental Health Clinic * Issues permits for horses and farm animals Health Services Are Breaking Old Boundaries Health services to meet the needs of individuals should be located within the environment of the individuals' home community. This concept is generally agreed upon today. Agreement of what constitutes "a community" is not so general. Mobility of the individual in this twentieth century has made previous commun- ity boundaries things of the past. The here today - gone tomorrow population is push- ing the boundaries established by surveyors into new forms so that the shape of a community that exists for one purpose today may not be identical with that of a com- munity organized to meet other needs in other times. Where health services are concerned the boundaries of each community are estab- lished by the boundaries within which a problem can be defined, dealt with and solved. The diagram cf three of today's most crucial health problems best illustrates how the boundaries can change for one community. Environmental Health is a Public Concern Air and water pollution are often linked and have much in common, but there is one basic difference. It is still pos- sible for man to purify water, but it is not practical or possible to purify air just before you breathe it. Government agencies, both state and federal, have been working with local com- munities on water pollution for a number of years. The local health department period- ically checks local brooks, wells, drinking water and any questionable standing water. Testing is done to determine contamination from sewage only. All public and semi- public swimming pools are tested during the summer months. Water samples were taken from the "Old Res" at various points around the pond for testing during this past year. When this becomes a public bathing area, bests will be done on a regular basis. Metropblitan District Commission from whom the town purchases drinking water col- lects and tests samples of the water on a weekly basis. It should be kept in mind that com- munity water distribution systems were con- =e LIne Communiiy Of ,; `�i a, Q• o�- �ra_de qh ac ev � r, 4o Co /n} Line , jj¢d n¢ i Y 679 .oe .k?, J� Co�fro1 G�� Inter - Relations of Health Programs 31 BOARD OF HEALTH structed over 30 years ago and designed to serve population densities of 20 to 40 per- cent less than today. With this in mind, it could mean that in the very near future the metropolitan towns will be faced with a vast modernization program of the water distribution facilities. The development of low wet areas are being checked carefully for proper drain- age to avoid standing water or the interference of the flow of the natural water ways. A few years ago someone observed that the "American public isn't concerned . about air pollution because so far it hasn't affected television reception." Today, that statement cannot be made; we are aware of air pollution, and we are trying to do something about it. All over the state, industry and health departments are working to eliminate the old pollutants and in many instances are able to control new pollu- tants through scientific or engineering developments. This past year open burning was limited to days when atmospheric conditions were favorable to carry off the smoke as soon as possible. Elimination of all open burning would be ideal, but until public rubbish collection is available that is not possible. On a clear crisp fall day most people can be very sentimental about the burn- ing of leaves. Possibly it is a part of our New England heritage, or a part of ,our childhood we never outgrow; however, leaf burning has brought the largest number of complaints of air pollution. Each homeowner should do his part toward cleaner air by bagging and transporting leaves and debris to the dump instead of burning in open fires in the yard. Food and. Food Service Establishments are Inspected Regularly Through the news media this past year the public has realized that maintaining an adequate supply of uncontaminated and safe food is a continuing - and indeed - a growing problem. The use of food additives is increasing; we now consume an average of three pounds of these chemicals yearly. The public should realize that the amount of any individual additive in any single food product is infinitesimal and the major- ity of them have been tested and retested. In order to maintain and protect the con- sumer a constant inspection and, testing program is carried on by the appropriate local, state and federal agencies. Food storage, food supply and food preparation facilities are carefully in- spected by the health officer on a regular basis. Food temperatures are checked in restaurants and markets to guarantee that the consumer receives the product in the safest possible state. Milk and milk products are tested for coliform and standard plate count on a regular basis. If a violation is found during this testing, the dealer is notified . and corrective measures are taken. Then the product is re- checked to assure correc- tions have been made. Preventative Medicine and. Education is Most Important As we move from crisis to'crisis in environmental health, so we move ahead on disease prevention, control and. education. Rubella (german measles) is a mild disease but assumes tremendous importance when a woman contracts the disease during the first trimester of pregnancy because of the possibility of congenital defects in the newborn. Thus, the most important objec- tive of a rubella control program is the prevention of maternal rubella. This will best be accomplished by reducing the reservoir of rubella virus in the community through the immunization of children. This year through the cooperation of the school department, school nurses and local doctors, the health department was able to have 32 BOARD OF HEALTH innoculated 75 percent of all first and second graders against rubella. Plans are now being made for a public clinic for early 1970 for children in kindergarten and third grade. As fewer cases of mumps, measles, poliomyelitis and whooping cough are reported, the worth of the prevention of these diseases, by the use of vaccines, is proven. Cases of salmonella and hepatitis have continued to rise locally. The only method of control or prevention for these diseases is to trace and investigate the source, and to insist on a program of strict personal hygiene. The education of the patients and contacts by the Lexington visiting nurse is another valuable means of control for the safety of the community. The Lexington Lions Club, with the cooperation of the health department con- tinues to serve the community with its eye clinics for the very young and the older residents. The Mystic Valley Children's Clinic is a community child psychiatric clinic organized through a partnership arrangement between the department of mental health and the Mystic Valley Health Association. At the present time it is the only active component of the proposed Mystic Valley Mental Health Center. The clinic is supported by the state, the communities which it serves and the clients who use its services. Policy of the clinic requires that although parents may not initiate referral of their children they must indicate a desire to participate in the evaluation. No child is seen at the clinic without the parents' permission; moreover, a child is rarely seen without the parents' active involvement in the diagnostic and treatment procedures. The Treatment is Geared to the Needs Over 2,300 families have received services at the clinic. Intake has always been held open, no one is refused service and emergency cases are always seen quickly. Diagnostic and treatment methods are geared to the needs of the individual case and include traditional, long -term, individual psychotherapy and case work, family inter- viewing, home visiting, couple and group therapy, time limited individual and group treatment with children and /or parents, prolonged supportive care and collaborative work with other agencies. The goal of the staff of the clinic is to make available to the people of our community the best available mental health skills with the aim of promoting mental health and preventing mental illness in children, treating emotional illness in families where necessary, and rehabilitating when possible youngsters with emotional and intellectual disability. We wish to provide a range of mental health services to the children who live in our area, to their parents and to those agencies in the com- munity, both public and private, concerned with the emotional well being of young people. Consultation and collaboration with the community, both of professionals and of nonprofessionals, is an important means to this end. Fluoridation The board of health has taken a very positive stand on the addition of fluor- Five Year Trends in the Health Department 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Personal Services 11,612.50 12,445.00 13,732.17 15,713.55 20,593.43 Expenses 9,756.96 7,820.07 10,747.33 9,572.22 11,809.29 Staff as of Dec. 31 2 2 2 2 2 33 BOARD OF HEALTH Board of Health L to R: James W. Lambie, Dr. William L. Cosgrove Chairman; and Dr. Charles Colburn' ide to the local water supply. The fluoridation order was published in accordance with the law on April 17, 1969. In view of the rapidly rising costs for health care legislators, government officials and insurance leaders will look to fluoridation for reducing dental costs under insurance plans as well as public programs such as Medicaid, Head Start, or the many programs for children. Drug Abuse If drug abuse were a communicable disease and a vaccine could be created to treat and prevent the spread of this problem everyone concerned would be elated. This is not the case. Drug abuse is a critically serious and growing problem today. We need the help and the cooperation of all the citizens to control it. The drug abuse committee has set up a service to help and counsel people with a drug problem. This service is available day or night by calling 862 -5170. The physicians are ready to aid and treat anyone requesting their services. The Mystic Valley Mental Health Clinic is available with help. The health department and other governing bodies must try through the long, slow process of education to do their part in bringing this problem under control be- fore more of our young people are affected. We urge parents and responsible citizens who recognize or are faced with drug problems to avail themselves of every possible means of help. Keeping of Animals For the past year and one -half the increase in requests for permits to keep horses in a residential area has taken approximately one -third of the board's time. At the year end there were approximately 110 horses in town. Today there is no land designated as farm land, per se, therefore permits to keep animals in a residential area carry with them a great deal of responsibility so that the adjacent homeowner is not deprived of the full use of his property. 1970 A new fee schedule for licenses and permits adopted by the board of health will 34 AIR POLLUTION COMMITTEE become effective January 1, 1970. The purpose of the increase in fees was to reflect the existing costs of the licensing procedures. As more state and federal legislature is enacted the duties of the local health office increase in order that the board of health may continue to provide health programs which will benefit the residents. Rabies Clinic The rabies clinic for dogs will assume more importance in 1970 due to the passing of legislature this past year making rabies innoculation mandatory. In the opinion of all veterinarians this is a giant step forward in the control of rabies. "Outdoor Burning Is Town's Big Smog Problem" An indirect result of the 1966 "Thanksgiving smog ", the Lexington Committee on Air Pollution has been in operation through three fall burning seasons. Since at least 60 per cent of air quality problems result from the operation of motor vehicles, the committee decided first to deal with the area where needed action could be effec- tive - outdoor burning. Regulations on outdoor burning and measures to be taken dur- ing an air alert were clarified and set up in the fall of 1967, with considerable im- provement observed in outdoor burning practices, especially in 1968. In 1969, messages on air pollution have been quite common in the Lexington Minute -man, reinforced by steady efforts of the committee. Citizen coucern has been clearly audible. During each fall burning weekend the chairman and secretary have received several telephone calls. Complaints to the fire department in 1969 have tripled the number in 1968. The health department and even the newspaper editor have heard from distressed citizens. At least three unsolicited letters to the editor have been published on air pollution, trash burning and leaf disposal. A letter to the superintendent of schools from several junior high school students brought about the end of outdoor burning by the school department. Although the fire department did not issue as many fire permits during the month of October as during the same month of the three previous years, a large number of fires were permitted in November. The department issued three times as many warnings for illegal burning during 1969 as it had in 1968. This was despite the lack of weekend roving fire patrol trucks, omitted this year due to change in firemen's salary policy. Enforcement by the police department has increased, with many fires doused at the request of patrolling officers. Faced with the dilemma of decreased tolerance for smoky fires and increased enforcement burdens, the committee is now considering ways to restrict burning fur- ther. It has begun planning to help householders get their leaves to the dump in the fall and is investigating elimination of outdoor burning, beginning with the spring season. According to state health department officials, outdoor burning will be pro- hibited within a few years. The air quality problem is around us every day, not just during leaf - burning season or during air pollution alerts. By keeping in touch with pertinent developments in town, region, state and nation, committee members hope to deepen their understand- ing of the problem and to share their concerns with the entire community. Calvin Y. Sing, Chairman William P. Fitzgerald James W. Lambie Lt. James J. Lima, Jr. Allan F. Kenney 35 Regional Refuse Disposal Committee "Put Your Refuse on a Train ... ?" During 1969 this committee continued to function, in concert with similar com- mittees from the other six communities comprising the West Suburban Regional Refuse Dis- posal Planning Board, collecting information and in study. As indicated in its report for the year 1968, the board believes that the rail - haul method of waste disposal offers the greatest promise for the short term. Unfortu- nately, however, there is not enough hard information now available to warrant a formal and detailed recommendation by the board to the participating communities that this method be adopted. It is frustrating, after two and one -half years, not to be able to make a recommendation with enthusiasm and it is only small consolation, but some, that, to our knowledge, there is no time proven method of disposing of solid waste now in operation in the country that is both efficient and. inoffensive. Extensive private and government sponsored research is underway but no positive solution is yet in view. In the spring of 1970 Reclamation Systems, Inc., a private firm, plans to begin operating a 2000 ton per day compaction facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, providing its service to the cities of Boston and Cambridge. We are anxiously waiting to see this system in operation. In the meantime, and as a hedge, the board retained a firm of consulting engi- neers, Camp, Dresser & McKee, to make an independent appraisal of the needs of the region and an estimate of the cost and other factors involved in the construction of an incinerator (the only reasonable alternative method) to serve the region until the year 1990. This report, recently reviewed, corroborates the principal findings of the board. The locations for such a facility are the same as those considered by the board and the projected needs of the region were similar, although the consultants' cost estimates are higher. Their estimate of the total cost of construction (exclusive of land acqui- sition and site preparation costs) of a modern, relatively efficient and relatively inoffensive incinerator with a rated capacity of 1600 tons per day is $19,000,000 and can be expected to increase to about $22,000,000 by 1971. As this report is being written, the board is also preparing an interim report to the several communities. To be submitted in late winter or early spring of 1970, this report will recommend that the board continue to study the problem for another year or at least until the Reclamation Systems' plant can be critically observed in operation both in Cambridge and in the land fill area. The necessity for an early decision exists in Arlington, Waltham and Lincoln where the disposal problems are acuts. There is no certainty therefore that those com- munities will not elect within the next year to proceed independently despite the attractiveness of the regional concept. Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Committee William R. Whalon, Chairman Arnold B. Briggs Richard. H. Soule 36 Commission on Suburban Responsibility .. . "Lexington's Children Should Grow Up Among All Kinds of People" HOUSING. Subsidized housing was an area of principal interest during 1969. Early in the year, the commission adopted a statement of policy embodying six principles: 1) Lexington should increase its supply of housing for people of low or moderate income. 2) This housing should be available to people living in the core city who as a matter of free choice would like to move to the suburbs. 3) This housing should be available to core city residents who cannot take advantage of job opportunities on Route 128 because they cannot afford to live in nearby suburbs. 4) This housing should be available to Lexington residents and employees who cannot now afford to live in Lexington. 5) Lexington children should grow up among all kinds of people. 6) Lexington should take the initiative. With the initiative of the commission, the board of selectmen approved the development by the planning board of a "Workable Program ", necessary for partici- pation of Lexington in certain federal programs for subsidized housing. The commission also initiated the formation by the Lexington Council of Churches of an Interfaith Housing Corporation to construct moderate - income housing. Twelve churches and two temples subscribe to the corporation, whose officers and board of directors include business and professional men. The Lexington Housing Authority was encouraged to develop plans for supplying rent - supplement housing for persons of low income. The authority has completed a thorough survey of all rental housing in Lexington and the state has allocated funds to be used by the housing authority for rent subsidy. The commission supported in principle Article 101 of the annual town warrant, under which a private concern proposed a development providing 115 units of subsi- dized housing. A fact sheet explaining the proposal was distributed to every house- hold. The general subject matter of the article was referred to the planning board for research in matters of land use, sites, sociological impact, and state and fed- eral funding. Several commission members have participated in this study by the planning board, whose recommendations will be reported to the 1970 town meeting. The climate created by widespread involvement of citizens in discussing multi -unit sub- sidized housing has resulted in several new proposals to be considered by the town. Meanwhile, Chapter 774 ( "Snob Zoning Bill ") was enacted by the state legisla- ture. Under this statute, a non - profit or limited dividend developer proposing to build low or moderate income housing under a federal or state subsidized program may, under certain conditions, be exempted from some provisions of local building and zoning codes, thereby reducing costs. Such a developer must first submit his plans to the local board of appeals; a negative finding by that board may be appealed to a special committee of the State Department of Community Affairs, which may overrule the local board. This legislation is a challenge to local communities to develop policies for land use which will attract developers without resort to Chapter 774, and thus maintain local control. Recommendations of the planning board in its report on subsidized housing are expected to meet this challenge and the commission will be active in support of realistic proposals. 37 SUBURBAN RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION. In reaffirmation of its support of the METCO program, the commission added its voice to a widespread appeal to the Governor to restore funds cut from the state budget. The funds were restored, making possible continuation and modest en- largement of this program for busing children from Boston to suburban schools. The Education Task Force worked with groups from the civil rights committee and the council of churches on programs to improve student and community attitudes toward race relations and human differences. JOBS. Improvement of job opportunities for minority group workers was under- taken by the commission itself, since no other agency existed to further that cause, through the vehicle of "affirmative action" or "contract compliance" clauses in town contracts. At the request of the commission, the selectmen inserted two articles in the warrant for the special town meeting in June, both of which were passed. Article 4 provided for arrangement between the permanent building committee and the contractor for training and employment of minority group workers in the construction of the new junior high school building. This was automatically struck down when the school building proposal was abrogated by popular referendum. Article 9 proposed a by -law amendment to authorize affirmative action programs under any contract undertaken by the town. This proposal also was abrogated by popular referendum, although it re- ceived fewer negative and more affirmative votes than did the junior high school question. Articles authorizing contract compliance programs will again be offered at the 1970 town meeting. Financing the "Route 128 Express" furthered the cause of job opportunities on another front. Senators Brooke and. Kennedy, upon urgent request to use their good offices, were instrumental in persuading the U.S. Department of Transportation to ex- tend the grant for another six months, to provide transportation for minority group workers from Boston to jobs with Route 128 industries. At least one town department requested assistance from the jobs task force of the commission in securing the names of minority group persons who might accept town employment. The task force was unable to recruit any employees, despite concerted efforts. In connection with the October "Peace Moratorium," the council of churches asked the commission to endorse its resolution petitioning the President to bring an early end to the war in Vietnam. While the majority of the members felt that such endorsement lay outside the scope of the commission's charge, it was unanimously voted to commend the petition to the serious attention of the selectmen because the war diverts resources from pressing domestic problems and is so divisive as to make diffi- cult the discussion of major social issues. The members of the commission, appointed by the selectmen to represent their various official and citizen groups, express their appreciation for the firm support they have received from the board in recognition of Lexington's social responsibilities as a suburb of Boston. Roland B. Greeley, Frank Armstrong, Senior Citizens Arthur T.Bernier,Town Meeting Mem.Assn. Jean Christensen, League of Women Voters Charles H.Cole, Town Meeting Mem. Assn. Natalie Riffin, Met.Area Planning Council Fred J. Conroy, Chamber of Commerce Donald M. Graham, Planning Board Robert Earsy, Lex.Assn Selectmen, Chairman Elizabeth H. Clarke, School Committee, Sec'y Barbara Lundberg, High School Students Gerald M. McLeod, Route 128 Industry Frank Michelman, Civil Rights Committee Joseph 0. Rooney, Housing Aurhority Camille Skov, Parent Teachers Assn. John M. Wells, Council of Churches .for Moderate Cost Housing 38 Sidelights on Lexington .9l Lexington Is Friendly Luncheon for new teachers, sponsored jointly by our Service Clubs. Masterworks Chorale of Lexington (formerly Lexington Choral Society) in a Cary Hall Concert Publicity for the Lexington Arts and Crafts Exhibition A ceramist and a painter participate in a Boston TV Show 39 Veterans' Services There are two distinct functions carried out by this department, veterans' benefits and veterans' services. Veterans' benefits operates under Massachusetts General Law's Chapter 115 and its amendments. The program is primarily to assist veterans and/or their dependents with ordinary living expenses or medical bills in times of need. This office interviewed 70 applicants in 1969 and of that number 61 received assistance. Each applicant for veterans' benefits is interviewed and all information given must be investigated and verified by the local and state agent if the town of Lexington is to be eligible for state reimbursement. The state reimburses 50% of all approved amounts paid to persons who reside in the town. During the year of 1969 there were many changes and increases in veterans' benefits. Listed below are just a few which affected this office: 1. April 1, 1969 a budget increase came into effect. There had not been a change in the budget since July 1967, and due to the increase in the cost of living since that date inequities had developed in our budgetary allow- ance. 2. October 1, 1969 there was another 3.3 percent increase in our standard bud- get and fuel allowance. 3. July 1969 an allowance for "leisure time" in the amount of $14.50 per month was allowed for all permanent recipients of veterans' benefits 65 years of age or over. 4. Effective August 8, 1969 an act providing for payments of certain veterans' benefits by the commonwealth in the event of refusal or delay by a city or town to make such payments. If the commonwealth does make such a payment the total of benefits paid shall be assessed upon the city or town, or de- ducted from funds that may be due the city or town from the commonwealth. 5. November 3, 1969 an act redefining the word "dependent" as used in the law relative to veterans' benefits to include students at institutions of higher education up to age of 23. The Department of Veterans' Services operates under Title #38 of the U.S. Code. This office assists veterans to file for pensions, compensation, education, bonus and any other federal benefits that are available through the veterans' administration. We also assisted 26 widows to file for a death pension, burial allowance and, if re- quested, a headstone. VETERANS' SERVICES The following table compares number of families aided, benefits paid, state reimbursements and net cost to the town during the last three years. 1967 1968 1969 Number of families aided 44 55 61 Cash Grants 29,322 37,766 38,152 Medical 6,378 7,173 7,092 Hospital, Nursing Homes 4,200 5,116 4,256 Total Payment $ 39,900 $ 50,055 $ 49,500 Reimbursement by State 19,950 25,028 24;750 Cost to Town $ 19,950 $ 25,027 $ 24,750 Five Year Trends in the Veterans' Benefits Office 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Personal Services 2,999.94 3,086.21 4,530.80 6,285.00 5,796.44 Expenses 10,337.41 18,751.93 34,424.52 50,637.10 49,619.12 Staff as of Dec. 31 1 1 1 1 1 40 Vandals at Munroe Cemetary ; Expansion at Westview Cemetary Munroe Cemetery: Twice during the past year, vandals caused extensive damage to headstones. Over the 19th of April week -end forty -three were knocked over. A great many were so large and heavy that it was necessary to use the backhoe to re- place them on their cement bases. The crew worked all one day and several hours overtime to clean up after this destruction. In addition, the vandals damaged much of the lattice work around the foundations of the two summer houses. Several weeks after this first episode, another "attack" was made on the headstones. This time sixty were toppled over. Both incidents were reported to the police. Cemetery employees applied weed killer to all the roads within the cemetery to help control the growth of weeds and carried on the usual maintenance work. Westview Cemetery: Sixty -five winter graves were raised, loamed and seeded or sodded. The iron fence along Bedford Street was scraped and painted from the front gate to the Bedford line on the Bedford Street side. A trench approximately three hundred feet long was dug from the garage to the flagpole. An electric cable was installed to hook up electric current to a water fountain located at the base of the flagpole. The summer benches and the flagpole were painted before Memorial Day. Approximately two hundred feet of water line was dug and a one -inch copper tubing was installed in the Vale of Rest section. Five hundred new burial plots were laid out and aluminum numbers were installed in the following sections: Vale of Rest, Sunset and. Sunnyside. The regular maintenance of cutting and trimming, also the opening and servicing of some two hundred burials and the construction of more than one hundred cement foundations for flush markers was taken care of by the cemetery employees. Colonial Cemetery: Over the years a problem has existed in the area surround- ing the Locke tomb. The soil washed away from the sides of the tomb during every rainy spell making it impossible to establish a good sod. This year a four -foot masonry wall was built and after the project was completed, the entire area was loamed and seeded. It appears that this troublesome section has now been corrected. The cemetery crew gave the old cemetery a clean -up every few weeks during the spring, summer and fall. Several graves were loamed and seeded. Sections of the rail fence in the rear of the cemetery were repaired. Weed killer was applied around the base of the stone walls to combat the growth of weeds. Robbins Cemetery: Cutting, trimming and a general clean -up was given to this cemetery during the spring and summer. Dead wood was cut from an elm tree and many of the headstones were straightened. Personal Services Expenses Staff as of Dec. 31 Five Year J. Robert Sherman, Chairman James L. Grant John C. Graham Trends in the Cemetery Commission 1965 40,130.67 4,367.71 7 1966 42,589.99 4,949.46 7 141 1967 1968 44,772.01 12,073.85 7 48,698.83 6,617.21 7 1969 52,902.12 4,807.90 7 Chief Corr Reports Town Faces Increased Crime Rate The President's Commission on Law Enforcement recently stated: "What is dis- tinctive about the responsibility of the police is that they are charged with enforc- ing the law and maintaining order where all eyes are upon them and where the going is roughest, on the street. Since this is a time of increasing crime, increasing social unrest and increasing public sensitivity to both, it is a time when police work is peculiarly important, complicated, conspicuous, and delicate." As can be seen from the graphs in this report, Lexington is continuing to ex- perience an increase in the crime rate. What is encouraging to note since we added, an additional police cruiser this spring, is that our burglary rate has been reduced from last year. Unfortunately, all other aspects of our police work have increased substan- tially. We urge the citizens of Lexington to continue to assist us in our daily oper- ations by "reporting anything that looks suspicious ". We would rather answer 100 "false alarms" than to have a housebreaker or other criminal escape because a citizen failed to take the time to call the police. Twelve Officers Studying Police Sciences at Colleges The department presently has twelve of its policemen attending colleges in the area studying for their degrees in the police sciences. We think this is significant to the people of Lexington and in line with the recommendations of the President's Commission. Our Cadet program is continuing to work well. We have two police cadets who are attending Northeastern University on the co -op program. We expect to ask the selectmen to enlarge upon this program in the ensuing year. During 1969, officers of the department have attended special training courses at Northwestern University, Babson Institute, Northeastern University and Massachusetts Bay College, among others. Bureau of Criminal Investigation Has Five Inspectors The Detective Bureau of the Lexington Police Department is comprised of five inspectors commanded by the captain of detectives who is also the district court criminal prosecutor for the town of Lexington. The primary duties of inspectors are to initiate criminal investigation and to conduct follow -up investigation after prelimi- nary reports are filed by uniform patrol officers. It should be pointed out, however, that in Lexington, uniform officers because of their training and ability are encour- aged to follow through and further investigate in many cases. Those officers are CHART 1 POLICE OFFICERS TOWN OF LEXINGTON NATIONAL AVERAGE * 1.9 MEN DER THOUSAND DEPARTMENT STRENGTH SHOULD BE 60.E. MEN CIE F.B.I. C21 AE REPORTS POPULATION TIZENO 47 17,335 27,920 43 42 29 29 30 31 33 34 31 32 33 32 35 36 1955 '56 '57 '55 '59 1960 '61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '69 33,000 43 POLICE DEPARTMENT (Cont'd) limited, of course, by considera- tions such as time factors and . route boundaries. Lexington police detectives presently work both night and day shifts utilizing unmarked patrol cars and, when available, respond to the scenes of all serious crimes. In addition to working closely with uniformed personnel of their own department, they work in coopera- tion with detective bureaus of neighboring police departments, eliciting and providing information of criminal activities. Drug Investigations Are On the Increase For the past several years drug investigations have taken up a great deal of the time spent by de- tectives of the Lexington police department. Each year since 1965 has seen a sharp increase in drug abuse cases coming to the atten- tion of the detective bureau, and it is evident that the hundreds of cases investigated in the past sev- eral years only scratch the surface of the entire drug problem of the community. House Breaks, Court Appearances, Community Relations Take Detectives' Time House and business establish- ment "breaks" are another problem which demands the attention of and . many investigative hours by detec- tives. Because of their work on all types of criminal cases, detectives are usually required to appear at court as witnesses when the inves- tigation culminates in a criminal prosecution. Thus, many of the detectives' hours are spent in the district and superior courts. Another very important phase of police work which demands con- siderable time, often the detec- tive's own, is that of police -com- munity relations. During the course of a year each detective frequently accepts invitations to 44 INVESTIGATIONS 12 9 ` 111 EVERY INVESTIGATION 3 5303 5130 CLOCK G271 1 COM PL AINT$-r2EPORT6 \,... s 4a3C 43io rO 4043 3545 3690 3173 3240 3224 — — 2106 — 2609 2866 — 1956 57 '58 '59 1960 '61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 69 LINE INDICATES POPULATION GROWTH ESTIMATE i% 12 9 A22E5T 54.992.0o* . 5665* A22ESTS CLOCK $ 36.661.00 • 4199 9 _3 $28.141.00 MSG INCLUOING SUMMONSES 24MOU25 $16.075.00. �. \ 6 1765 FINES PAID BY DEFENOANTS'9 9'139.00. 13,3 $4.000.00 1005 1067 873 836 966 938 556 3nH11 1956 57 '58 '59 1960 61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '69 ESTIMATE* 12 / \ ACCIDENT CLOCK ACCIDENTS 1111x11 9- -3 — INVE4TIO.ATED- REPORTED 3 EVERY 1029 99 TO LEXINGTON POLICE 24HOU25 926 930 6 886 873 773 794 610 618 660 .--. 543 455 484 1955 56 '57 '58 '59 1960 '61 62 '63 '64 'G5 '66 '67 '66 '69 *ESTIMATE VALUE OF 220PE2TY REPORTED STOLEN ANDeECOVE7EO INCLUDES BU2GLAI2I ES,AUTOTHEFT, LARCENIES ETC. • STOLEN 0 2EcovE2Eo $164,981* $162,911 $155,000 $ 181;750 $ 127,834 $79.418 $92,122 $ 64,6% 456,714* I492154 $40,000 9604 3,149, 5 21,473 n $27626 H 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 *ESTIMATE POLICE DEPARTMENT (Cont'd) limited, of course, by considera- tions such as time factors and . route boundaries. Lexington police detectives presently work both night and day shifts utilizing unmarked patrol cars and, when available, respond to the scenes of all serious crimes. In addition to working closely with uniformed personnel of their own department, they work in coopera- tion with detective bureaus of neighboring police departments, eliciting and providing information of criminal activities. Drug Investigations Are On the Increase For the past several years drug investigations have taken up a great deal of the time spent by de- tectives of the Lexington police department. Each year since 1965 has seen a sharp increase in drug abuse cases coming to the atten- tion of the detective bureau, and it is evident that the hundreds of cases investigated in the past sev- eral years only scratch the surface of the entire drug problem of the community. House Breaks, Court Appearances, Community Relations Take Detectives' Time House and business establish- ment "breaks" are another problem which demands the attention of and . many investigative hours by detec- tives. Because of their work on all types of criminal cases, detectives are usually required to appear at court as witnesses when the inves- tigation culminates in a criminal prosecution. Thus, many of the detectives' hours are spent in the district and superior courts. Another very important phase of police work which demands con- siderable time, often the detec- tive's own, is that of police -com- munity relations. During the course of a year each detective frequently accepts invitations to 44 POLICE DEPARTMENT address meetings of various dubs and other organizations on a number of subjects re- lated to law enforcement. In its day to day activities the detective bureau of the Lexington police de- partment continues to strive for the highest possible plateau of crime prevention and the protection of persons and their property. Traffic Law Enforcement Leads to Greater Safety, Lower Insurance Costs Traffic law enforcement, to many people, means being arrested, appearing in court and paying a fine. There may or may not be a vague understanding that it is somehow related to the prevention of accidents, and there are many misconceptions re- garding its purpose and objectives. Basically, it amounts to this rather simple form- ula: traffic laws plus enforcement equals voluntary compliance, and when motorists obey traffic laws accidents decrease. Over simplification? We don't think so, and . besides if this formula wasn't working in Lexington, our automobile insurance premiums would be going up instead of holding the line as they have for the past five years. Incidentally, it's possible that the town's auto insurance rate may actually decrease in 1970 for the first time in many years; a fact which many people seem to overlook, yet one of several targets selected by our enforcement program. Here's How Traffic Law Enforcement Works When an accident occurs, the data which we receive are compiled in such a way that our files will tell us where, when and why the accident happened. Obviously, we make it a point to place the responsibility where it belongs - with the offending driver, whenever the evidence against him is sufficiently strong. But there are other factors which need consideration. Was the street or intersection properly lighted? Was the road free of obstruction? Was the driver reasonably confused by improper or ineffective traffic signs or signals? If we find that a particular problem exists which may present the same hazard to other motorists, we bring it to the attention of the engineering department for additional study and possible action. During 1969, ad- justments were made through this channel which helped reduce the accident potential of several trouble spots. No Traffic Ticket "Quota" in Lexington Many people think that policemen have a "quota" to fill or that "two tickets a day keeps the sergeant away ". The best way to avoid criticism, someone once said, is to 'Tsay nothing - do nothing - and be nothing:. In our dictionary, the word "quota" doesn't even exist, but there is one called "integrity" which requires no introduction. We feel that if an officer witnesses a violation, he should do something positive about it. Ask yourself this question: In the course of an eight hour day, how many traffic violations have you seen? Someone who didn't stop for a red light, or perhaps a school bus? How about the car that passed you on a curve with an insufficient view of the road ahead, or the fellow who refused to dim his bright lights? We agree, you probably see things like this about once an hour, and you may well be thinking that our officers issue about eight traffic citations for every eight hours of patrol. In 1968, our total citation output was sixth out of three hundred and fifty -one cities and towns in Massachusetts. We ranked just under places like the city of Boston, Worcester, Brook- line, Springfield and Cambridge, and this told us something. We were averaging a weekly citation activity of two and one -half per man. We couldn't believe it, and Five Year Trends in the Police Department 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Personal Services* 271,909.10 291,550.45 383,602.28 433,400.97 525,732.50 Expenses 31,362.17 48,262.12 50,648.88 59,510.41 69,530.08 * Includes School Traffic Officers 45 POLICE DEPARTMENT the figures for 1969 are practically the same. We sat down and computed our "enforce- ment index" by dividing the total number of hazardous moving violations by the number of personal injury accidents that occurred in 1969. We arrived at a figure that was nine full points below what it should be. Where then, are the other cities and towns? How many accidents could we have prevented in Lexington? We don't have much to say about the first question but the second is quite another matter. Fewer Traffic Accidents is the Goal Several things will rise or fall with traffic law enforcement in Lexington, and so for 1970 we have again selected the same goals. First, we must increase our enforcement index by increasing our citation activity to a point where it is commen- surate with our total accident experience. Secondly, we intend to increase the qual- ity of our citation - accident relationship by concerting a greater effort in the area of violations which directly contribute to the problem. And, finally, when our efforts to reduce the pain of personal injury and the expense of property damage have reached their limit, we will continue to work toward the reduction of accident insur- ance premiums in behalf of every citizen - motorist in town. Police Department Merits Your Support With all that is being written about the police in the last two years, we still see a reluctance of a major portion of our citizens to really take an active interest in their police force. We genuinely solicit your support. Our purpose, once again, is to serve Lexington's 35,000 citizens with all the competence, courage and integrity that we possess. 1969 C21ME CLOCK 12 12 6 3 9 IHOUSEB2EAK E v elay O DAYS/ SE21OUS OFFENSES BUT GLAr2Y 12 1.2 EvE2Y 24H0U2S 3 9 12 6506.00EVE2Y 241-IOU25 3 LAraCENIES VALUE OP PIZOPEIZTY STOLEN OFFENSES KNOWN TO POLICE OFFENSES 408 432 450 460 323 572 689 1962 '63 '64 65 '66 67 '88 217 BU2GLA2Y ll9 120 134 131 1r n "76 746 iE n 208 ilt L A2 C E N Y 199 243 240 222 269 374 400 448* AUTO THEFT 39 35 30 nnn 23 30 nn I-1 n 51 1962 '63 '54 '65 '66 '67 '68 69 ESTIMATE -111 46 POLICE DEPARTMENT Dusting for Finger Prints Police Cadet at Work James F. Corr Chief of Police Five Year Trends in the Police Department Personal Year Services* Expenses 1965 271,909.10 31,362.17 1966 291,550.4.5 48,262.12 1967 383,602.28 50,648.88 1968 433,400.97 59,510.41 1969 525,732.50 69,530.08 * Includes School Traffic Officers Part of Bicycle Safety Training Program 47 Every 24 Hours Lexington Has 3 Traffic Accidents of Varying Seriousness Photo by Lexington Studio Photos by Lexington Police Department Family emergency kit distributed to all Lexington homes. Lexington Auxiliary Fire Fighters in action on a cold winter night. Surplus property secured through Lexington Civil Defense Program. New Rescue Truck Purchased. Through Lexington Civil Defense Program. Emergency Planning for Lexington A major step in planning for emergency gov- ernment in Lexington was taken with the adoption of the Natural Disaster Plan by the board of se- lectmen on September 8, 1969. For the first time, a comprehensive planning document, spelling out areas of responsibility for town government, as well as sources of assistance available from state and federal agencies, has been prepared and adop- ted by the selectmen. In the adoption of this plan, the selectmen set up a Disaster Planning Com- mittee including representatives of each of the de- partments in Lexington having responsibilities dur- ing a major disaster. This committee will imple- ment the Natural Disaster Plan and provide de- tailed operational plans for the various depart- ments under a variety of disaster conditions. A major snowstorm, which resulted in the blocking of state highways and some local streets, activated key civil defense personnel in February. Public buildings, where stranded motorists could go, were prepared for use. However, quick and effective action by the Lexington public works de- partment eliminated any large scale emergency. The storm did pose a threat to transportation due to the inability of suppliers of gasoline to re -stock local service stations. Several stations in Lex- ington closed because of depletion of their supply of gasoline. Prompt contact with suppliers ap- praising them of the approaching emergency result- ed in priority being given to Lexington requests, thereby averting a critical situation. Distribution of the Community Shelter Utili- zation Plan, which was completed during 1968, moved a step nearer realization with the printing of 18,000 adhesive stickers, two to be distributed to each home in Lexington. These stickers will designate the public shelter where space for that family has been allocated. This project has been seriously delayed because of the lack of funds. Printing of the stickers was completed in December when it became certain the cost would be within the approved expense budget of the department. Close liaison has been established with the emergency services at L.G.Hanscom Field and the 26th Division Artillery Headquarters located at the Lexington National Guard. Armory. Lexington civil defense, air force, ESD Command, and nation- al guard are working out coordinated emergency plans for both natural disasters and war -time sit- uations. A full -scale test of aircraft crash pro- cedures will be conducted jointly by the Lexington department of civil defense and the L.G.Hanscom Field Base personnel during April or May of 1970. Active groups of auxiliary fire fighters and amateur radio operators continue to provide back- up assistance for regular town departments and 48 Photos by Lexington Studio CIVIL DEFENSE employees. Financial return to Lexington through the department of civil defense activities more than offsets the expenses expended during 1969. The financial return to Lexington, in both cash and equipment, amounted to $43,627. Much of the equipment, including three trucks and two jeeps, is utilized in the activities of the town departments. Arthur E. Burrell Director of Civil Defense Five Year Trends in the Civilian Defense Office 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Personal Services 7,323.38 8,944.38 8,861.66 8,167.27 8,213.81 Expenses 10,664.20 11,293.34 8,189.02 6,700.62 6,951.76 Staff as of Dec. 31 2 2 2 From 1958 to 1968.. . Commercial Construction ... Up; Single Families ... Halved Lexington has changed. It is apparent whether you are a resident of only five or six years or one who went to high school in the building now housing Muzzey Junior High when it was both junior high and high school. Some of these changes are evident by comparing the records of the inspection department for the ten year period of 1958 to 1968. Interesting enough, the number of permits for this ten year period has varied relatively little, averaging about 428 per year. In 1958, 440 building permits were issued, and in 1968, 421. But the number of single family dwelling permits for this same ten year period definitely shows a decline. In 1958, 233 of the building permits were for single family dwellings while in 1968 only 110 were - a decrease of 123. The interesting fact in these figures is that as the number of permits for single residences dropped off more than 50 %, the valuation per unit increased nearly 100 %. In 1958 only a half million dollars of permit valuation was for commercial construction compared with over three million dollars in 1968. That there were six permits for swimming pools issued in 1958 and 27 in 1968 probably reflects both increased leisure and increased income. The type and amount of construction are definitely related to uses as permitted by existing zoning which in turn reflects the town's overall philosophy. In 1955 there were but seven zoning districts and the districts other than residential were very limited in area. In 1968 the districts had expanded to 12 and office and research parks and manufacturing areas had expanded many times over. Significant zoning changes have occurred in regard to residential lots. Prior to 1924 there were no lot size or area requirements, in fact, no zoning by -laws. From 1924 on, the minimum frontage for a residential building lot went from 50 ft. to 150 ft., through a series of six changes. The area required in the same period of time for the same lot went from 5,000 sq.ft. to a minimum of 30,000 sq.ft. The 30,000 minimum lot enacted in 1953 was not changed or amended for over ten years which took the town of Lexington through a period when a third of the town's single family homes were built. The larger lot size when enacted was a result of many things. Among the reasons advanced were that it would slow down the building, de- crease the drain on the town services, and tend to eliminate the smaller speculative house. During this period there were incidents where parcels of land were refused 49 BUILDING INSPECTOR developers by owners because they built inexpensive houses, which was certainly a reflection of the thinking at that time. In 1966 the cluster zoning aspect was adopted. This enabled a developer to erect houses on 20,000 square foot lots with not less than 120 foot frontage, pro- viding no more lots would be created than could be laid out under the 30,000 square foot requirements. One of the reasons advanced for cluster zoning was that as the development costs would be less, the lots being smaller would be less expensive and as a result the homes would be less costly. This has not been the result, but it indicated that there was a concern for the high cost of housing. Now, today, we hear proposals for low and moderate cost housing, to be accomplished by apartments, high -rise complex, town houses, or single dwellings on small lots. This is a result of legislation passed at the State level with some of this type of housing circumventing local zon- ing and building by -laws. This outline of residential construction over the years encompasses nearly a complete cycle of residential house lot requirements, from the 50 foot frontage lot of 5000 square feet of 1924 to the 3/4 acre lot with 150 foot frontage of 1953. Since then the trend has been to greater density zoning until today we are hearing again of smaller lots and of by- passing local zoning to create a density that will enable less costly housing to be erected. These changes I expect to continue and at an accelerated pace. I believe there will be continued commercial and research con- struction and a strong demand for more apartments, and to some degree, low cost and moderate cost housing. Fewer and fewer of the more expensive single family dwellings will be built and I would expect the trend of modernization of our business areas to continue. Lexington has changed and will continue to change until permits for single family dwellings will represent only a minor part of the town's construction activity. Although this ten year report covers only through 1968, the 1969 figures when com- plete will further emphasize the continued trend. Commercial valuation for 1969 will total over $11,000,000, the two major projects being the Ginn and. Co. executive offices building, and the addition to the Kennecott Copper building off Hayden Avenue at the junction of Spring Street. 50 Donald K. Irwin Building Inspector Inspecting Construction at the $7,500,000 Ginn & Co. Building, Subsidiary of Xerox Corporation Intensive Training Makes for Moderate Fire Losses Once again the department has had a year of moderate fire losses and no loss of life due to fire. There have been no major injuries to fire fighters in the line of duty. This can be attributed largely to our drilling program and the leadership with- in the department. Regular fire department fire training has been augmented by many of the men attending the Massachusetts Bay Community College and Training Academies. The training officers and other members attended regular monthly meetings of the Massachu- setts Institute of Fire Department drill instructors. Fifty -five men now comprise a full time roster. This provides the town with a fifteen -man coverage at any given time. Due to the growth in population and construc- tion within the town, the demands on the department have increased. The standard form- ula used for fire department personnel manning for a town similar to Lexington calls for two men per thousand population. Therefore, Lexington should have sixty -four men for this department. Thus, the board of fire commissioners has requested, in the 1970 budget, an additional ten men to relieve our shortage. The department has performed all maintenance on the fire alarm system with the exception of the work within the alarm room and an underground cable contract. There havebeen 9800 feet of overhead wires replaced and 5865 feet of underground cable pulled into new ducts. The department has also trimmed many trees in the town that were rubbing on fire alarm wires causing grounds within the circuits. The addition of the new fire alarm truck has expedited much of the overhead work. The rescue truck, voted under Article 441, 1968 at the annual town meeting, is now in service. This truck is fully equipped for emergency work and a generator for supplying emergency lighting. The department has formed an ambulance corps of ten men. These men will be specially trained to handle all medical emergencies and stretcher cases. The men are now attending classes in Cambridge two nights a week for training under the supervision of Dr. Dressler. This training period for the most part is not on company time. In addition to basic duties, each officer is assigned to one of the following duties: fire prevention, drilling and training, radiation officer, officer in charge of buildings and grounds, ambulance training and rescue, and fire alarm division. On December 11, 1969 Deputy Charles R. Spidle retired after twenty -eight years Fighting a Conestoga Road Fire Photo by Lexington Studio 51 FIRE COMMISSIONERS of service. He always performed his duties efficiently but seldom was evident to people in Lexington. His quiet but effective leadership made him an ideal officer who soon earned the respect of his men and those of the public who knew him. Men like Deputy Spidle provide the basic strength of any fire department fortunate enough to employ them. We wish him many years of well earned retirement but we shall miss him. The Board wishes to thank the board of selectmen for their cooperation and help during the year; the police department for their assistance at fires and medical emergencies and to all other departments that helped to make this a successful year. William P. Fitzgerald, Chairman George C. Sheldon Alden F. Stucke Walter R. Spellman Chief, Fire Department Deputy Charles R. Spidle Retired Dec. 11, 1969 Five Year Trends in the Office of the Fire Commissioners 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Personal Services 325,305.40 291,550.45 383,602.28 457,079.01 525,940.22 Expenses 35,451.67 33,225.59 35,348.77 41,815.62 45,357.75 Staff as of Dec. 31 49 51 51 55 Juvenile Responsibility Since 1966 the Boy Scouts have annually assumed full responsibility for delivering copies of the town's annual report to every residence in Lex- ington. 52 Permanent Building Committee The permanent building committee completed the final plans for the junior high school on the Marrett Road site, and advertised the project for bids in February, 1969. Only one general contract bid was received,and this bid was substantially above the cost estimates. Consequently, the committee sought and obtained from the March town meeting a small appropriation to permit the rebidding of the project later in the spring. The rebidding produced five general contract bids, the lowest bid requiring a total appropriation of about 5 -1/2 million dollars to build the school (this low bid was $50,000 above the single bid obtained in February). A special June town meeting appro- priated 5 -1/2 million dollars for the project but a town referendum later in the month overturned the action of the town meeting. A special town meeting in August appropriated to the committee $25,000 for preliminary plans so that the committee could start over on a new design. During the early fall the committee interviewed eleven architectural firms and selected the firm of Drummey, Rosane, Anderson to make a new design. In order to reduce the cost, the architect was instructed to design a building for 900 pupils. The new design would contain no areas designed to handle a future expansion to 1200 pupils, al- though this expansion could be accomplished later by adding on to the exterior of the structure. It was decided to locate the building at the southerly end of the site near the Franklin School. While the planning will only be in the preliminary stage by the time of the March 1970 town meeting, the committee hopes to be able to give the town meeting a choice of voting funds either for final plans only or for the total project. The death of Mrs. Barbara Harvell during the summer meant the loss of a wise and dedicated member. Mr. Luigi DiNapoli was appointed to fill the vacancy. Thomas G. Taylor, Charles H. Spaulding Robert V. Whitman Mrs. C. N. Touart STANDING SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Chairman Mark Moore,Jr. Luigi DiNapoli Robert 0. Hargrove The standing school building committee is engaged in trying to wind up its affairs and go out of existence. Further work was required during the year on the Bow- man school playground to correct problems caused by settlement of the underlying peat. A few unfinished items still exist in both Bridge and Bowman schools. These will be corrected shortly so that these buildings can be turned over to the town, and the com- mittee will then have finished its work. Robert G. Hargrove, Chairman Charles H. Spaulding Mrs. C. N. Touart Mrs. John B. Wallace Thomas G. Taylor 53 The 1969 DPW Report Is Largely a Story of Snow Surplus, Labor Shortage and. General Maintenance The year of 1969 to many Lexingtonians will be long remembered as the year of heav- ier than normal snow storms. Two storms crippled the general area for several days and many more man -hours than is common for the area were expended. During both of these storms the town officials and employees were frustrated in efforts to combat mother nature. We believe that our attempts to clear the highways for the traveling public were satis- factory when one considers the amounts of snow the department had to cope with - the rapidity of accumulation - breakdowns of equipment and the fact that many highways in the area were not opened for traffic when those within Lex- ington were passable. One of our main problems was the plowing of sidewalks, as was the case in most commun- ities. Equipment specifically designed for this work just was not capable of handling the large volume of snow received. Units had to work in tandem and the service therefore was slow - not what the general public expec- ted - not what we intended to provide - but it was all we had the capability to provide. Another problem was the clearing of school properties. Extra equipment, of a heavy duty nature, was procured to handle these areas. Equipment normally used for this purpose was too small to handle the large vol- ume of snow in several school parking areas and an example to cite is the high school area where two heavy duty shovel loaders were used to clear the site. Ordinarily this site is cleared in a matter of four or five hours, but in each of the large storms over twenty - four hours were required. During the course of the year other prob- lems arose that have, or will have, great effect on everyone. Costs continued to rise sharply and a number of material vendors have ceased to offer discounts. In addition, we have faced a shortage of manpower. At times the department has been understaffed to the degree of eighteen percent of its authorized strength. We presently are understaffed by fifteen percent and there just is not a labor market available from which to draw. This manpower problem is critical. Its effect can be seen and felt in Lexington, in our sur- rounding communities and by contractors and utility companies. We must grasp this situation firmly and . eliminate it as soon as possible by adjusting our wage rates to retain our present personnel and be able to obtain qualified people to fill our present vacancies and bring the department up to its authorized strength. Unless we do, 54 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS the service programs offered will decrease in both rapidity and quality and our main- tenance programs will, if the problem remains, come to a near standstill. Without people we just cannot do the "job" and work will have to be put out to contract which definitely will increase costs. During the past year much has been accomplished to reduce the backlog of pro- jects scheduled for construction. The volume of work "on the books" has been de- creased considerably by the completion of a number of projects by the department em- ployees and by getting many contracts out to bid. Progress has been rapid along these lines and it is expected that we will have little or no backlog of work to be scheduled by the spring of 1970. The Chapter 90 construction project for a section of Lowell Street from Woburn Street to Maple Street, has been let out to bid and a contract is to be awarded short- ly to the low bidder. This project was designed and will be constructed under the direction and supervision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Works. All Chapter 90 construction projects are handled in this manner. It is expected that, with suitable weather conditions, work on this project may be commenced during the winter season and all work should be completed early in 1970. I would now like to cover briefly some of the activities of the department during the past year. Statistics as to many of the items of work completed by the department appear in section 2 of the annual report. I would now like to cover briefly some of the 1969 activities of the depart- ment. Complete statistics relative to all activities are available in Part II of the annual report. Our construction projects were significant but many of them of lim- ited general interest. We limit our narrative report on construction projects to ref- erence to the Old Reservoir bathing beach. Old Reservoir Bathing Beach This project has been the concern of a number of interested citizens and sev- eral are quite disturbed because the project was not completed in time for the past season. Early in the spring of this year the proposed beach area was graded and filled with sand together with a sand cover being placed within the area proposed for swimming. While this work was in progress, the equipment recommended and approved for installa- tion at the site was found to be no longer available. Several weeks were required by those involved directly in the project to find another supplier. Bids for the required equipment were received and a purchase order contract was awarded to the low and only bidder in June and delivery of the equipment was to be in 2 -3 weeks. The required bath house at the site was advertised for bid and three bids were received. The lowest bid far exceeded the available funds for the proposed facility, in fact, the low bid was more than double what was allotted for the unit. Because of this fact, plus the lack of equipment required, the project came to a halt since ade- quate funds were not available to complete the project. As for the equipment, strikes by various suppliers of components of the equip- ment, coupled with the inability of the concern to readily procure other components re- quired in the assembly of the aeration units, has held up delivery. Delivery is now scheduled for December which solves the equipment problems. The matter creating the Five Year Trends in the Department of Public Works 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Personal Services 476,473.84 419,715.99 480,775.33 669,716.33 760,236.73 Expenses 501,830.54 538,682.21 555,006.06 598,177.13 733,544.66 55 Re- surfacing Massachusetts Avenue At Work on the Harrington School Drain major problem is the inadequacy of present funds to complete the project as originally proposed. This matter is now under study and as soon as a decision is made as to fund- ing the project we will proceed with it in the spring of 1970, or as soon as weather permits. Maintenance Highways: The highway division of the department maintains 110 miles of accepted streets. This operation is a continual one and is extended each year as new streets are added to the system. Over 4,700 catch basins and manholes are cleaned of sand and other debris. Two street sweepers are kept in continual operation, weather permitting, which includes sweeping during the winter months as weather allows to pre- vent a buildup of sand and also prevent the material from being washed into the drain- age system. This effort also accelerates the spring cleanup task. Guard rails are maintained, repaired, replaced and painted. Curbing, both asphalt and granite, is in- stalled, removed, reset and repaired. The ever - present need of patch work and drainage ditch cleaning goes on and on. We complete two renewals annually of all traffic mark- ings on the various highways, maintain the municipal parking lots, repair and replace broken, damaged, or stolen (of which there are many and the number is ever on the in- crease) signs and posts. The department conducts the street resurfacing program; one type - seal coating, which is an application of liquid asphalt and oil treated stone chips, is completed by town forces, and another type - bituminous concrete resurfacing with hot plant mixed asphalt which is completed under a contract each year since the department does not possess the necessary equipment to carry out such work. The storm drainage system is checked and cleared of blockages, broken pipes are removed and re- placed, catch basins and manholes in need of repair are rebuilt and in some cases re- located. Sidewalks are patched and in some cases as need be, a number of linear feet of walks are resurfaced annually. There are many, many items of work of varied nature completed on the accepted streets by this division - far too numerous to even mention. Without question, the program of snow removal - the plowing, sanding and salting - is the operation most observed by the general public on all accepted and unaccepted streets because it is the one that deals directly with the lives of all, regardless of age or method of travel. This program is so broad in scope that all personnel of the various departmental divisions participate to the utmost during each and every storm period. Sewers: During the year the sewer cleaning equipment was operated on the sewer cleaning program. This program should be conducted on a continuing basis through the year as weather permits but, unfortunately, it was not possible because of a manpower shortage. 56 PUBLIC WORKS Over 100 miles of sanitary sewer mains are our maintenance responsibility plus one large pumping station and six small stations. This number will increase to eight units in 1970, since one additional station has been constructed on Marshall Road and another is currently under construction on Hayden Avenue. We clean, repair, and relay house service connections and are always faced with the tree root removal problem in both main lines and connections. Stoppages in main lines are also a constant threat and can occur at any time because of various items of debris that get into the system. Water: This division is charged with the maintenance of the entire system, including nearly 150 miles of main lines, thousands of hydrants, gate valves, service connections and meters of all sizes. The division is also responsible for the mainte- nance and operation of•four calgon treatment pits and two water standpipes which hold over three million gallons of water to balance pressures in the system. In addition the division reads nearly nine thousand meters twice a year, sends out 18,000 water bills; repairs meters when they become inoperable, leak, or need replacement due to their age of service, on a regular servicing program, and repair leaks and breaks in service connections and the main line system. The program of replacement of the older meters was continued during the year and a large number of meters were removed from use, repaired, tested, cleaned and re- turned to service. In 1970 it is planned to install remote reading type meters in all new buildings and as replacements for meters at locations that are not easily acces- sible for the regular reading periods. Refuse Disposal: The department is responsible for the operation of the sani- tary landfill area located off Hartwell Avenue. The volume of material disposed of at the site is ever on the increase and a sharp increase has been noted over the past two years as more and more items of household use are packaged in disposable containers. During the past year with funds provided in the annual budget, the access road to the area was extended and paved. In addition the six inch water line was extended approximately five hundred feet and a hydrant was place at a strategic location for fire fighting purposes. A sizeable area was also loamed and seeded along the entrance roadway to beautify the site fronting on Hartwell Avenue and additional funds will be requested in 1970 to continue this program. The department is also charged with the responsibility of enforcing the col- Drain Construction on Harrington Play Area 57 PUBLIC WORKS lection of your organic wastes. This work is carried out under the terms of a contract and the number of complaints received relative to the service has decreased greatly in recent months which is to us an indication that the service is satisfactory. Building Maintenance: The maintenance and care of ti__ town office buildings, public works garage, and the visitors center is also under the jurisdiction of the de- partment. During the year, department employees cleaned and painted many of the town office building interior office areas and completed other painting work at the public works garage. In addition, a number of safety improvements were completed on the stage area at the Cary Memorial building by a contractor. A contract for the painting of the exterior of all three buildings was awarded to T. Mickle & Son, Inc., of South Weymouth, Massachusetts. Work under the terms of the contract was completed in the fall of the year. Equipment Mainenance: The maintenance, repair and servicing of all departmental equipment is completed by the staff of this division with all work being done in the maintenance shop area at the public works garage. In addition, equipment owned and operated by other town agencies is also serviced and maintained by this division. Over $600,000. has been invested in all types of road machinery, heavy duty and otherwise, and general maintenance equipment of varied size and nature which results in a full time repair and maintenance operation by this division. Another important work assign- ment is the daily servicing and repair of the main sewage pumping station and the sub- stations located at various locations along the system. Parks: The park division is responsible for the maintenance and general care of all parks, playgrounds and recreational areas plus the mowing of all school proper- ties. A small amount of work is also completed on conservation areas. Maintenance, as a general term, means fertilizing, mowing, loaming, seeding, chemical treatment, the lining of athletic fields for all kinds of sports activities which means the lining of as many as seventeen fields in one day; care of an outdoor track, tennis courts, bas- ketball courts, pool operations and cleaning plus the repair and painting of bleachers, benches, swings and picnic tables. As funds are provided by town meeting to build additional ballfields and playgrounds, this division completes the grading, loaming and seeding, then turns to the ever - present chore of maintenance thereon. At present two neighborhood play areas are being developed. One is located off Laconia Street and the other off Valleyfield Street. The division also participates in the general snowplowing and removal opera- tion of the department and upon completion of this work, commences the task of snow clearance from all ice skating areas throughout the community. There are in all nine areas to be cleared of snow for skating, with the largest being the Marrett Road reservoir. This division also cares for the historic Battle Green and Buckman Tavern grounds which includes the area around the Facilities Building plus numerous tri- angles and turn- around areas in the town and in general, all public grounds. We Look after 10,000 Trees Trees: There are at least 10,000 shade trees located along the public ways in town which are all ours to maintain. All employees engaged in this work take courses in spraying and must be licensed by the State. Each is aware of spray material tox- icity and is keenly interested in the safety of the public and wildlife. One of the most important items in tree care is proper pruning. If a tree is pruned, especially the stately elm, it stands a good chance of not becoming diseased. 58 PUBLIC WORKS Much has been accomplished during the past year along these lines and the recently acquired aerial sky bucket has enabled the department to commence a systematic pruning program throughout the town. Another important, but controversial, program is spraying which is the chief means used to control the elm bark beetle. Methoxychlor is used for this spray and in addition we spray for canker worms, tent caterpillars and aphids. Work of elm bark beetle control is conducted on both public and private property. A planting program is conducted annually and during the past year approximately 220 trees were planted along the public ways. Many of these trees came from the tree nursery operated by this division and located at the public works area on Bedford St. During the year there were about 50 elm trees removed on private property and ten on public property which were infected with dutch elm disease. In addition, there were 28 other trees removed from the public ways which constituted a hazard, with approximately 90% of these being sugar maples. There still remain over 20 trees to be removed and this work will be undertaken during the coming months as weather permits. In Conclusion The problems faced by your department of public works are the same today as existed in previous years - and are the same that will exist tomorrow and in the years ahead. We must spend more time on our maintenance needs - especially on our drainage ditches, waterways, drainage and sewer systems. We have the necessary equipment and the ability, but what we lack to conduct a much needed systematic program is "people ". The department is unable to secure an adequate number of people to bring our various work crews up to authorized strength. It is quite apparent that very few individuals who are qualified desire to become dedicated public employees. The problem of "lack of people" exists in many communities and there appears no easy way to solve it. Wage scales in effect in most municipalities are not on a par with those paid by local contractors for similar work, or by industry in many cases. It is imperative that we have "people" and our ahthorized strength must be in- creased so that we can meet the challenge of better service and improved maintenance. With "people" we can get our programs moved from the realm of "planned" to "actual operation ". It is sincerely hoped that our recommendations regarding personnel, wages, etc., included in reports and to be included in the 1970 annual budget requests be approved. Our backlog of work has been reduced during the past few months. We sincerely hope that when another year has passed that projects now "on the books" and those that will be voted at the 1970 town meeting will each be either completed or in progress. In conclusion, I wish to state that a considerable amount of work was completed by the department during the year of both a construction and a maintenance nature. Re- sults on each could only have been accomplished by full cooperation on the part of the board of selectmen, the executive assistant, all department heads and the employees of the department of public works. To each I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation. Joseph F. Burke Superintendent of Public Works 59 The department's primary function has been the programming of capital expendi- tures for municipal projects in a manner that best serves the town's needs. Throughout 1969, we administered a contract work load at a total construction cost of well over 1.3 million dollars. Of this total, "in house" engineering was directly responsible for $378,000 of municipal construction. In addition to programming expenditures, the engineering department is respons- ible for street and easement layouts, subdivision control, engineering surveys, map making, traffic studies, utility records, and providing full time engineering services for the following: department of public works, planning board, board of appeals, traffic safety committee, school department, board of assessors, tax collector, and cemetery commissioners. Upon request we also furnished technical assistance to other permanent and temporary town committees. Initiation of a revised engineering program in late 1967, enabled the department to undertake a greater percentage of actual engineering for contracts. In 1969 alone, this avenue of approach has been directly responsible for a gross reduction in consult- ants' fees of $46,400 at a net savings to the town of $23,200. This has substantially reduced the ratio of engineering costs to construction costs as shown in the accom- panying chart. Since the inception of the "in house" engineering concept in late 1967, Lexing- ton's engineering department has undergone a growth in personnel of 27% and a personal services increase of 59% ($49,200). This has been offset chiefly by the previously mentioned reduction in consultants' fees for the same two year period. Total engineering costs increased by only 18.3% since 1967, while 1969 showed a decrease of 1.8% in engineering services. (See Chart II) In contrast to the rela- tively stagnant costs of engineering, this department has zealously embarked on an ex- tended construction program that has seen a 100% increase in municipal construction expenditures since 1967. As justification for a particular engineering service materializes, the task of bringing the projects to completion with maximum standards of quality and justifiable costs is brought to bear on the engineering department. Various stages in achieving this goal are summarized as follows: Planning. Basic plans are evolved from existing information which is readily available and accurately filed in the engineering department. From this study 60 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT plan, initial design concepts are contemplated and preliminary cost estimates are de- rived. These estimates serve as a basis for budget requests for the following year. Survey. Upon acceptance of the project budgets at the annual town meeting, a detailed survey is undertaken to determine precise existing conditions within the proposed site limits. This includes locating structures, establishing property limits, recording accurate topography, and determining soil conditions and any additional re- lated data. Design. Pertinent data from the survey is then compiled in the form of working drawings. Final design is developed on these plans based on the recommendations established in the planning stage. An accurate cost estimate is tabulated, and construc- tion specifications are written. The final contract drawings are completed and along with the specifications they are advertised for competitive bidding by qualified con- tractors. Inspection. A program of regular construction inspection is instituted as soon as work begins. A qualified inspector knowledgeable in all phases of the project, represents the town and insures that the contractor maintains the rigid standards set forth in the plans and specifications. He also makes on- the -spot decisions and acts as a liaison man to the contractor. In 1969 this department administered a great number of projects of major import- ance. Completed this year were: Water Pollution Control Contract No.142, a force main from the North Lexington pumping station to Hamilton Road; the Spring Street - Barberry Road - Concord Avenue interceptor sewer; the Hayden Avenue pumping station and force main the Vaille Avenue, Ewell Avenue, Grassland. Street, Hillcrest Avenue, and Philip Road, street and drain construction contract; the Adams Street, North Street, Pine - knoll Road, Massachusetts Avenue, and Bedford Street sewer laterals contract; the Lowell Street interceptor sewer, and the Marshall Road - Fessenden Way- Woburn Street pumping station and force main complex. It should be noted that while our consultant was responsible for the design, the engineering department oversaw and completely supervised the construction of all of the above projects. RATIO OF ENGINEERING COSTS TO CONSTRUCTION COSTS NGRW 1967 CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATION 1968 E NGR� CONSTRUCTION ;. APPROPRIAT ION 1 LEN G R� 1969 APPROPRIATION 0 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I I 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 AMOUNT IN DOLLARS Appropriations and engineering and construction costs for any one year are not necessarily related. The year 1969 was one of placing many contracts covering appropriations made in previous years. 61 PERCENTAGE OVER PREVIOUS YEAR +10 %— 0 -10%— 1 1967 1968 1969 TOTAL ENGINEERING EXPENSES 1967-149,300 1988 - 179,800 1969-176,600 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT In addition, included below, are samples of major municipal contracts designed and con- structed by the engineering department of the town of Lexington. Street Construction: Bridge Street and Manley Court. Prevalent substandard condi- tions have hampered access to these areas for years. Completion of this contract has im- proved travel conditions for residents in the area. Lateral Sewer Construction: Hill Street, Diana Lane, Thoreau Road, Whitman Circle, Glen Road South, Woodland Road and Gould Road. Disposal of waste materials can create serious deficiencies when temporary systems have fulfilled their life expectancy and can no longer operate efficiently. It is gratify- ing to know that we have engineered the construction of these sewer projects which have alleviated these problems. Trunk Sewer Construction: Hill Street Area and Laconia Street Area. The primary function of a trunk sewer is the collection and deposition of sanitary waste water from tributory laterals and sub - mains. Last year this department designed and constructed two such projects, which provided relief for various sections of Lexington. Drain Construction: Meriam Street Parking Lot. The proposed addition of the parking lot and inadequate size of the existing drain, prompted the construction of this project. A portion of this drain was designed and constructed by this department to reduce the possibility of future drainage problems in this area. We plan to com- plete this system in 1970. Construction of Instructional Swimming Pool: Centre Playground. The tre- mendous growth in population in the town of Lexington necessitated expanding the original pool facilities constructed in 1928. The engineering department supervised the entire construction of this additional pool in order to insure maximum efficiency in the future. We are hopeful that during 1970, this department can continue to accelerate and broaden its engineering program to bring an even greater savings to the town. Next year we plan to initiate a program of drainage and flood control investigation, and more in depth, traffic studies in addition to our regular schedules of sewerage pro- jects and street improvements. Cooperation is one of the requisites for municipal success. May I at this time express my appreciation to my staff and all other departments and boards for working with us in unity. In particular, the department of public works for its foresight and cooperation in setting the guidelines for the reorganization of the engineering department. JOHN J. MQSWEENEY Town Engineer 62 Town Celebrations Committee For various reasons the committee's year was not as busy as it usually is. We had no celebrations for either U.N. Day in October or Veterans Day in November. A gen- eral lack of interest in U.N. Day was the main reason for not observing that day. Our old bugaboo the weather was responsible for the cancellation of our Veterans Day plans. Patriots Day We can no longer call it April 19th - the Great and General Court took care, of that. Nevertheless, we held our usual April 19th program on April 21st with sunny skies and warm (for the season) air. As preliminaries to the major celebration on the twenty- first, we took part in the Fiske Hill ceremonies with representatives from Concord. On Sunday afternoon, the Linn Village Drum Band gave two concerts on the Battle Green. Music by the senior high school band, patriotic songs sung by the elementary school children, and a review by the Lexington Minute Men with colonial muskets added to the entertainment. On Monday the morning parade left Adams school at 7:00 a.m. as usual. After stopping briefly at the entrance to Munroe Cemetery to let the younger children join in, it continued up Massachusetts Avenue to Bedford. Street and. Harrington Road and . onto the Battle Green. Dr. Winthrop Harrington received the white tricorne hat award . from the Lexington Lions' Club, to highlight the Battle Green ceremonies. A pancake breakfast, sponsored by the Rotary Club, the Lions Club road race, ceremonies by the Lexington Minute Men and the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the arrivals of Revere and Dawes helped to pass time between parades. Memorial Day Memorial Day is no longer May 30 each year. The same body that took April 19 away from Patriots Day also moved Memorial Day to May 26 in 1969. After the bus trip to Westview Cemetery for memorial services, representatives of Lexington's veterans organizations and the Lexington Minute Men joined groups from the young peoples' organizations at Munroe School for the Memorial Day parade. Chief Marshal Cornelius P. Cronin, Past Commander of Stanley Hill Post #38, American Legion, commanded the parade. After stops for ceremonies at Munroe Cemetery, Cary Hall, and. the Old Burying Ground, the parade assembled on the Battle Green for the main exercises of the day. The Reverend. Father Martin U. McCabe, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, gave the address on the Battle Green. At Munroe Cemetery, the Rev. Bill Mclninch, Minister of the Church of Christ and Adjutant of Stanley Hill Post, read. General Logan's Orders of the Day for the first Memorial Day. Keith Winnard, a senior at the high school, recited Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. U.S.S. Lexington The committee again helped the Minute Man Club of the U.S.S. Lexington (CV -2) with their memorial program. The club sponsors this program each year on the Sunday nearest May 5 to commemorate the sinking of the Lexington during the battle of the Coral Sea and to remember shipmates who were lost with her. The ceremonies on the Battle Green included placing of a memorial wreath at the base of the flag pole and . remarks by Rear Admiral Aubrey Fitch, U.S.N.(Ret.) The Lexington flew Admiral Fitch's flag during the battle of the Coral lea and when she was sunk. The committee has spent the following sums during the years 1965 through 1969: $4,737.00, $5,399.86, $4,682.99, $5,033.39, and. $5,288.29 Town Celebrations Committee Marilyn L. Hall Leo Gaughan Eleanor B. Litchfield. Raymond. B. Barnes, Chairman Bernard. J. Belcastro James Fenske 63 James W. Broderick Mrs. Haskell W. Reed Ralph V. Lord. '411141i4. The School Committee Reports on Its Stewardship The development and maintenance of organizational vitality in a period of rapid, pervasive change is essential. This seems particularly true when the primary objec- tive of the organization is the training of youth for its future role of productive citizenship. As a practical matter, it is the quality and vitality of its leadership that sets the stage on which the organization moves. Much of the past year has been devoted to the collective bargaining process with faculty. As this process goes on it changes relationships that have been con- sidered traditional ones, and it is to be hoped that these changes will in time produce benefits for students. Results so far have been confined to formalizing policies, the effect of which are to bring greater economic security to the teacher. Lexington's position is quite favorable when compared to other systems in the common- wealth, and hopefully competent leadership will encourage the retention of this favorable position. The employment of human resources has not been wholly devoted to bargaining. The superintendent reviews on the following pages some of the highlights of pupil activity which demonstrate vitality. The early success of the Education Without Walls program is particularly encouraging, as is the recognition of the Learning Laboratory. Another vital kind of activity is the International Exchange program as it affects both faculty and students. Student exchanges similar to that with Puebla, Mexico can, if broadened, offer even greater growth opportunities to students at every level of achievement. One of your school system's most important attributes is the development of much of its own curriculum. Such activity is directly supportive to the recruitment and retention of highly qualified teachers, and it allows much more rapid response, by the school system, to individual pupil needs as they occur. The review function is an important duty of both school committee and administration in this context. It assures that we are moving together toward acceptable goals. Review functions are carried out in continuing faculty committees, summer workshops and in reports directly to the school committee during the year. Any diminution of this workshop activity would make a serious gap in the cycles of both curriculum development and review. The provision of adequate physical resources is a present concern of your school committee. The need for a third Junior High School has been evident for three School Committee Robert H. Farwell, Elizabeth H. Clarke, Secretary; Logan Clarke, Jr., Chairman; Vernon Page, Austin W. Fisher, Jr. 65 On facing page: Secondary students and teacher observe ripple tank in science class. SCHOOL COMMITTEE years. Plans for this structure were rebuffed by referendum during the summer so that the project has been delayed. The delay will inconvenience a number of students and it is the school committee's hope that this number will be as small as possible. A dynamic organization must maintain good internal and external communications. Your school committee has made a serious effort along such lines, particularly to- ward other town boards. Frequent contact with both the board of selectmen and the appropriations committee has been beneficial to all of us, particularly in the critical area of finances. Inflation, collective bargaining and other concomitants of rapid change have had financial impact on your schools. When a general rise in the cost of living occurs, it is reasonable that a comparable one will take place in school and other government operations. Your school committee has attempted to control expenses and at the same time continue to provide a school system of vitality and quality. The present budget, showing the smallest percentage increase in many years, represents our best effort to achieve these goals. This past year has, on balance, been a good one. We appreciate the broad staff and community support that encourages the school system. We hope that achievements in 1970 will be gratifying not only to students, but to the entire community as well. Rudolph J. Fobert The Superintendent Reviews the School Year Introduction This is my sixth annual report as Superintendent of the Lexington Public Schools. During the past six years, more than forty programs have been initiated and expanded for the benefit of our students. The basic purpose of these programs is to provide more educa- tional alternatives for our students and to personalize their educa- tion. I am pleased and proud that the initiative for many of these new activities has come from teachers and other staff members who are constantly searching for more effec- tive ways of teaching students. Each new program has been a response to an unmet need of a group of students or the system in general. I have included a brief statement on several of the programs in the first section of my report. Since the need for a new junior high school is most critical, a discussion of the status of this project is in- cluded in this report, and will be included in subsequent ones, until this need is met. The remainder of the report contains descriptions of the RIGHT TO READ project, Learning Laboratory, the Superintendent- Parents Coffee Hours, the Education Without Walls program and the status of the Human Relations and Human Development program. A special note of appreciation is due to Mr. Richard H. Barnes, Director of Information, Federal and Research Programs, who assisted me in preparing this annual report. Summer Reading. Our Summer Reading program, financed almost totally by a grant (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) from the federal government, was most successful this year with approximately two hundred seventy students in attendance. This program provides services to students in Grades 1 - 12 with special reading needs. NDEA Projects During the past nine years, monies have been received under the National De- fense Education Act by the Lexington Public Schools to buy equipment for programs in 66 SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT the area of science, language arts, foreign languages, social studies., industrial arts, guidance and mathematics. Since the initiation of this act, we have received approxi- mately $170,000 in federal funds. International Education Warsaw. Miss Catherine Donahoe and Miss Lee Kubasiewicz, two of our elemen- tary teachers, are teaching in the American School of Warsaw, Poland, as part of our school -to- school program. Estabrook and Hancock Schools are the exchange schools in the continuing program. Curriculum materials, letters, etc., have been exchanged by faculty and pupils alike. This program began in 1965. Moscow. This fall, because of the success and value of the Warsaw program, we agreed to a similar arrangement with the Anglo- American School in Moscow, U.S.S.R. Miss Sylvia Keiler and Mr. Peter Onek, two Lexington elementary teachers, are teaching in this school in 1969 -70. The cooperating school in Lexington is the Harrington School. Mr. Donald Johnson, Principal, is directing this program. Puebla, Mexico. Our first pupil exchange concluded this year with a compara- tive culture unit, developed with Puebla, Mexico, under the coordination of Miss Helen McIntyre. In July, twenty -four high school students, accompanied by five student teachers from Westfield State College, and two Lexington High School teachers and their families journeyed to Puebla, Mexico for a four -week educational program. This fall, twelve students and four teachers from The American School in Puebla visited Lexington and became involved in our school activities. The entire program is conducted in co- operation with Westfield State College, Lexington Public Schools, The American School in Puebla, and The University of Americas. We are looking forward to continuing this student exchange project in the future. Cooperative Projects We are cooperating with several other school systems in a variety of projects funded by the federal government. Some of these projects are: Innovations in Learn- ing Summer School (Brookline and Newton), Arts /Six (Brookline, Newton, Belmont, Water- town, Waltham), Project Local - Computer Assisted Instruction (Natick, Needham, Westwood, Wellesley), The Education Collaborative (Boston, Newton, Concord, Cambridge, Arlington and Brookline). We are also cooperating with several colleges, universities and private institutions in other areas of our curriculum. Kindergarten Training Films Our third and final phase of the Kindergarten Training Films Project, directed by Dr. Frank DiGiammarino, is underway. This is a cooperative effort with Eliot -Pear- son School of Tufts University, WGBH, Channel 2 and the Lexington Public Schools. The films which have been developed will be used throughout the country to assist in the training of teachers for kindergarten. This project was financed under a Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act grant. These are highlights of a few of the programs which help create an exciting and interesting educational environment for teachers and students. New Junior High School On October 1, 1969, we had a pupil enrollment of 9,609 students in Grades K -12, making Lexington the nineteenth largest public school district in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The October 1 enrollment reflects a gain of 154 students over the en- rollment of October, 1968. The K -6 enrollment continues to decrease from a 1968 en- rollment of 5,254 pupils to 5,224 pupils in 1969. The secondary school enrollment (4,385) continues to increase with a gain of 184 pupils in Grades 7 -12 for the school year 1969 -70. The total of 2,785 pupils in Grades 9 -12 continues to exceed the capa- city of our high school (2,700). The projected enrollment in Grades 9 -12 of 3,000 or more in the 1970's re- affirms the need for a third junior high school. The projected 67 SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT enrollments (recomputed annually) and capacities for the secondary schools are as follows: Capacities (1972) Enrollment Projections ** Date 7 -9 9 -12 10 -12 Muzzey (Gr. 7 -9) 700* 1970 2448 2899 2109 Diamond (Gr. 7 -9) 900 1971 2491 2998 2177 New J.H.S. Gr. 7 -9) 900 1972 2485 3113 2263 1973 2427 3220 2388 Total 2,500 1974 2425 3242 2428 1975 2397 3212 2420 High School (Gr. 10 -12) 2,700 1976 2341 3196 2366 1977 2224 3151 2365 * Reduced by 100 for conversion to special areas such as classrooms. ** Computed 10/1/69 In June, 1969, a referendum was held at which time 46% (7085) of the registered voters of Lexington voted and the new junior high school was rejected by a vote of 4,801 (no) , 2191 (yes) and 93 (blank) . Following the action of the voters, the permanent building committee and the school committee re- defined the project and the educational specifications were revised. The permanent building committee also appointed the architectural firm of Drummey, Rosane and Anderson, and secured $25,000 from a June town meeting for preliminary plans and specifications. The major revision in the plans is a reduction of the expandable capacity of the building from 1,200 pupils to 900 pupils. Special areas such as gymnasium, auditorium, cafeteria, library, etc., will be designed for 900 pupils rather than 1,200 pupils, re- sulting in a reduction of approximately 117,000 sq.ft. in the size of the proposed building. At the March town meeting, the permanent building committee will request funds for final plans and specifications and construction. The committee expects to have a firm estimate of the construction cost of the school building in March. I sin- cerely hope that the town will approve this additional school which is critically needed to provide space for our students at the secondary level. With the closing of the Lexington Academy of the Holy Family, several citizens expressed an interest in the possibility of purchasing the academy for an elementary school. Mr. Charles Cole, architect, was engaged to study the building and adjacent lands. Right to Read - Target for the 70's This fall, U.S. Commissioner of Education, James E. Allen, Jr. set as a target for the 70's, a RIGHT TO READ. The pertinent section of his statement on this goal follows: "I am herewith proclaiming my belief that we should immediately set for our- selves the goal of assuring that by the end of the 1970's the RIGHT TO READ shall be a reality for all - that no one shall be leaving our schools without the skill and the desire necessary to read to the full limits of his capability." In voicing this con- cern, Commissioner Allen asked the schools to focus on a right as fundamental as the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that being, the RIGHT TO READ. Pursuant to this statement, I met with the Superintendent's Advisory Committee, which is composed of volunteers from the professional staff of our schools. This com- mittee consists of speech therapists and other specialists, classroom teachers, depart- ment heads, etc. We agreed that it would be appropriate to take a critical look at our reading program in Grades K -12. A complete systematic analysis of the total reading program will offer an opportunity to identify all of the practices, personnel, materi- 68 SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT als, ete., currently used in this program. I then met with teachers, specialists, and administrators and set the following objectives for this project: 1. To establish a process of developmental and remedial instruction in reading which will attempt to serve the needs of every learner. 2. To design a system of accountability through testing, evaluating and place- ment. 3. To initiate a research and development center for purposes of continuous evaluation and information feedback of the entire program. Small sub - committees were appointed to develop the initial plan; the full com- mittee will represent a balance of teachers, specialists and administrators, etc. The four major areas for committee work are: 1. Diagnosis 2. Tracking and Accountability 3. Programming a. Developmental Reading b. Remedial Reading 4. Research and Development This past summer, several reading specialists developed a Scope and. Sequence guide of objectives for our reading program. Our elementary teachers have received in- service education in using the guide and implementing the program. During the school year 1969 -70, we will evaluate the guide, and in the summer workshops of 1970, a com- mittee will refine and expand the program. The acceptation of Commissioner Allen's RIGHT TO READ challenge has a high priority for the Lexington Public Schools in the early 70's. We expect that this renewed emphasis and the resulting activity will improve the reading skills of our pupils. Superintendent- Parents Coffee Hours In the fall of this year, I began meeting with parents and citizens in scheduled . informal coffee hours. The purpose of these meetings is to provide an opportunity for citizens to meet me and to question and /or comment on schoolwide policies, curriculum development programs, building plans, budget, etc. Each coffee hour begins at 9:30 a.m. and usually lasts approximately two hours. The initial meetings have been well attended. All of the questions asked by parents will be synthesized to assist us in improving the flow of information about school programs and activities which will be sent to the public. By the conclusion of the 1969 -70 school year, I will have attended coffee hours in all of the fourteen elementary and secondary schools. I hope that many parents and citizens will continue to attend these meetings which have been established to provide a dialogue between parents and the school department. Learning Laboratory This fall, the New England. Educational Assessment Board of Directors cited the Learning Laboratory at the Bowman School in Lexington as one of the three most innova- tive educational projects in New England. I am pleased that the laboratory was so honored,since over one hundred centers were evaluated by the Board. of Directors of the New England Educational Assessment Project in order to select the three most outstand- ing educational innovations for introducing change. In making their final selection, the Board of Directors of the New England Educational Assessment Project evaluated each innovation on such factors as planning, efficiency and potential impact on the education of. students. 69 Teacher -In- Service Program in the Learning Laboratory The laboratory is a separate room in Bowman, as it is at Bridge, and is used as a center for children to work creatively on group and individual projects. A child, a small group or many children may work in the laboratory at one time. Children of all ages and grade levels use the facility as a center to translate their ideas into con- crete models in clay, papier mache', wood, etc. Adults supervise the laboratory dur- ing these times. Since the opening of Bridge and Bowman schools, the laboratories have been used for a variety of activities, such as art, science, teacher in- service educa- tion and many individual pupil projects. Among the many activities taking place in the Bowman center is the mathematics project. Teachers, mathematics specialists and con- sultants work together with children in mathematics. A variety of mathematics materials are available for children to use. Each pupil signs up a week in advance for the project or projects he wishes to participate in the following week. Children gather their own material and distribute themselves in the laboratory wherever they feel most comfortable. Teachers are available as resources during the time period. This is essential for projects that are not self - explanatory. At the end of the time block, pupils write resumes of each project. Provision for a learning laboratory has been included in the plan for the new junior high school. Wherever space permits, this type of facility will be made avail- able in our other elementary schools in the future. Education Without Walls I believe that a good school system has a variety of educational options for today's students. A college- oriented community should recognize that many students might wish to participate in work experience programs and courses based on their own interests or become involved in a program they consider more relevant. Several years ago, a basic studies program was designed for a smaller number of pupils who had a variety of academic and work interests, yet, did not plan to attend college. Despite the excellent teaching in the program, it did not attract enough students. During the 70 SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT 1966 -67 school year, I appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Constance Murray, coordinator of special programs, to study the problems of slow achievers and make recommendations for the improvement of their instruction in all of our schools. As a result of this report, we decided to encourage each elementary school to develop special activities for these students and not to organize a systemwide program in this area. The results of this approach are outlined in my annual report of 1967. At the secondary level, we developed social studies materials for terminal students with a variety of approaches which were considered more relevant for students with academic and work related interests. These were developed in cooperation with Dr. John Gibson of the Lincoln - Filene Center of Tufts University. A summer workshop, headed by Dr. Constance Murray and Mr. Laurie L. Harris, was directed to develop a new approach in curriculum at the high school. They developed a four -year work experience program which was officially called Education Without Walls. The curriculum for seniors was designed by teachers and specialists working in a second summer workshop during July, 1969. The Lexington School Committee voted to begin the program with seniors in September, 1969. The unique feature of this workshop was an invitation to students to help plan courses and other activities for this program. The present program under the direction of Mr. Frederick R. Boyle consists of eighty -six seniors representing a variety of academic levels at Lexington High School and a faculty of six adults with additional staff members contributing. The school day is divided into two sections. The morning section includes a social relations course attended by all students and a number of so- called "mini courses" which lasts one mark- ing period and are designed to meet the needs of small groups of students with mutual interests. In the afternoon segments, students are involved in activities relating to their academic work. A majority of students use this time for on- the -job training with pay. Others work on individual projects, do volunteer work or take courses at the high school or in other educational institutions. A variety of alternatives are in- cluded in this program, such as, field trips; visitations, drama presentations, etc. Education Without Walls has several guidelines as the basis of the program: 1. Team planning and evaluation by students and teachers 2. Program open to all students 3. A variety of electives 4. Heterogeneous grouping S. Flexibility in scheduling and grouping 6. Units on self- understanding EWOW Director and Teacher Review Course Material 71 Counsellor Discussing Job Training Programs with EWOW Student SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT 7. School and community working together to provide academic skills and oppor- tunities for work and community service. In December, 1969, on the basis of the initial evaluation, the Lexington School Committee voted to extend. Education Without Walls to approximately one hundred juniors for the 1970 -71 school year in addition to continuing the plan for seniors. Parents, students, administration and teachers are excited about the potential of Education Without Walls. We have also received assistance from the business community which has expressed a great interest in this new endeavor. It is my hope that Education Without Walls will be successful as a new approach in meeting the needs and interests of some of the students at the secondary level. Human Relations and Human Development Since 1966, the Lexington School Department has been considering the question of whether or not our schools should offer a formal program in sex education. During the 1967 -68 school year, the Lexington Public School Health Council, composed of representa- tive parents, clergy, police, public health, social workers, teachers and guidance personnel met regularly to discuss this question. This committee concluded that a kindergarten through twelfth grade program should be provided in the Lexington Public Schools. It further decided that instruction in sex education and family living is a community responsibility to be shared by the home, church, school and other community organizations. A poll of the Lexington professional staff, completed in the fall of 1968, indicated that they felt that the Lexington schools should offer a formal pro- gram in sex education. In the spring of 1969, the school committee approved my recom- mendation to explore the feasibility of developing such a program. I appointed a curriculum committee on sex education, chaired by Mrs. Ethel B. Bears, to pursue the recommendations of the report of the school health council. The curriculum committee has, during the past several months, sought the guidance and participation of sev- eral members of the Lexington community as they explored possible approaches to the development of an expanded curriculum that might include instruction in sex education and family living. The committee has developed a tentative model which they will present to the general public for reaction. Members of this committee will have met with the parents of each Lexington school district. At these meetings, they report on progress made thus far, answer questions parents may have, encourage parent response to their efforts, and consider suggestions for future planning. The committee has also developed a questionnaire which they will send to a sampling of parents prior to developing the final model. Before the formal program is accepted it must be approved by the School committee. My strong feeling is that the primary responsibility for sex education resides with the home and church. However, I also believe that the public schools can play a role in this important area. The committee is working hard to identify that role. My sincere hope is that we can develop a program which will be accepted and supported by parents and other members of the community. I strongly believe that with thoughtful, cooperative planning we can all work together to help children acquire the information and attitudes which they need to live healthy, well - adjusted lives in our society. 72 SCHOOL PROFILES AS A MATTER OF FACT . . As of October 1, 1969, the total enrollment of the Lexington Public Schools was 9,609. . . Total professional staff of the Lexington Public Schools numbers 658. 43.3% have a Bachelor's Degree 39.0% have a Master's Degree 17.7% have thirty hours of graduate study beyond. a Master's or a Doctorate . . Of the 1969 Lexington High School graduating class of 562, 461 or 82 per cent went on to further education 337 or 60 per cent went on to four -year colleges ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Staff Number Enrollment Staff-Pupil Ratio Principals 11 5224 1:474.9 Classroom Teachers (1 -6) 181.5 4575 (A) 1:25.2 Kindergarten Teachers 16.5 595 1:36.0 (D) Special Class Teachers 7 54 1:7.8 Art Specialists 9 5170 1:574.4 Music Specialists 10 5170 1:517 Phys. Ed. Specialists 9 5170 1 :574.4 Instructional Mat. Spec. 9 5170 1:574.4 Reading Specialists 10 5170 1:517 French Specialists 9 3018 (B) 1:335.4 Science Specialists 4 5170 1:1292.5 Math Specialists 3 5170 1:2350 Counselors 9 5224 (C) 1:580.4 (C) SECONDARY SCHOOLS Staff Number Enrollment Staff -Pupil Ratio Principals 3 4385 1:1461.6 Assistant Principals 5 4385 1:877 Classroom Teachers 273 (E) 4375 (A) 1:16.0 Instructional Mat. Spec. 6 4375 (A) 1:729 Reading Specialists 7 4375 (A) 1:625 Social Worker 1 4385 1:4385 Counselors 15 4385 1:291.7 ALL SCHOOLS Staff Number Enrollment Staff -Pupil Ratio Speech Therapist 4 9609 (C) 1:2402.2 School Psychologist 2 9609 (C) 1:4804.5 Nurses 8 9609 (C) 1:1201 A. Does not include special classes B. Includes only Grades 3 -6 C. Includes special classes D. A.M. Session 1:18.0 P.M. Session 1:18.0 E. Special Class Teachers (3) not included 73 Making Your School Dollar Make Sense The accompanying pie charts present, in simplified form, a breakdown of the funds received in 1969 (and '68 carryovers) for support of the schools, and an indication cf the relative amounts expended for the various segments of the school budget. The following is a detailed accounting of actual rev enue and expenditures as of December 31, 1969. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Receipts Chapter 70 School Aid Chapter 71 Transportation Chapter 69 -71 Special Education Adult Education Vocational Education Transportation 1= e Wards Main Vocational Schools FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PL 874 PL 864 Title III PL 864 Title V ESEA, Title II, Library ESEA, Title III, Metco Performing Arts, Title III Experimental Summer School, Title III Education of the Handicapped, Title VI $ 788,029.93 134,845.78 140,669.87 500.00 77 ZZ6ZZ35.pp0p0 14575:(7 815.65 $1,087,298.90 11.0% $ 173,894.00 11,452.61 2,485.50 5,680.50 7,470.00 5,333.75 3,147.00 6,232.76 $ 215,696.12 2.2% TOWN OF LEXINGTON APPROPRIATION Personal Services $7,270,990.00 Expenses 1,199,706.00 Out -of -State Travel 12,300.00 Athletics 89,500.00 Adult Education 12,952.00 Vocational Education 9,095.00 $8,594,543.00 86.5% TOWN OF LEXINGTON Tuition, registration charges, and gate receipts *Adult Education $ 3,938.58 *Athletics 11,164.82 Misc. Receipts 11,194.80 Tuition 8,743.25 $ 35,041.45 .3% $ 9,932,579.47 100.0% *Received and Expended Expenditures Personal Services Expenses Out -of -State Travel Athletics Adult Education Vocational Education *Not including special projects 714 $7,446,083.87 85.1% 1,164,787.51* 13.3% 11,782.45 .1% 100,664.82 1.2% 17,390.58 .2% 6,296.20 .1% $8,747,005.43 100.0% Where the School Dollar Comes From (1969 Receipts) Salaries Town of Lexington Appropriation Commonwealth of Massachusetts R Federal government Miscellaneous (Tuition and Recistration Charges) Where the School Dollar Goes (1969 Expenditures) Operating Expenses Athletics Adult Education Vocational Education Out of State Travel 75 General Purposes Library Town Office Street - Sewer - Library Public Works Bldg. Total General Purpose School Street Sewer Water TOWN DEBT AND INTEREST - SUMMARY STATEMENT Amount of Original Issue 295,000.00 215,000.00 490,000.00 328,000.00 1,328,000.00 15,175,000.00 630,000.00 3,405,000.00 990,000.00 Total Services 20,200,000.00 Grand Total 21,528,000.00 Account Selectmen Town Clerk Trustees of Pub.Tr. Board of Appeals Planning Board Insurance Printing Town Report Office Services Law Elections Board of Registrars Committees Recreation Collector Comptroller Assessors Treasurer Health Police Dog Officer Fire Civil Defense Inspection Weights & Measures Veterans' Benefits Cemetery Library Retirement Board Education Debt Public Works Accounts Total Articles Grand Total Principal Paid in 1969 15,000.00 10,000.00 20,000.00 35,000.00 80,000.00 722,000.00 60,000.00 151,000.00 68,000.00 1,001,000.00 1,081,000.00 Balance 12/31/1969 100,000.00 70,000.00 160,000.00 220,000.00 550,000.00 7,138,000.00 190,000.00 1,719,000.00 177,000.00 9,224,000.00 9,774,000.00 SUMMARIZED SCHEDULE OF OPERATING EXPENSES Total Approp. Transfer Avail. 68,781.00 18,940.00 450.00 4,495.00 23,702.00 201,100.00 6,000.00 38,000.00 9,780.00 7.797.00 11,945.00 54,100.00 24,295.00 62,368.00 34,016.00 14,378.00 33,485.00 599,922.00 8,534.00 575,699.00 16,000.00 33,457.00 1,950.00 58,285.00 59,517.00 255,774.41 108,494.00 8,592,043.00 1,502,740.00 1,674,425.00 14,102,632.41 3,557,737.27 17,660,369.68 3,700.00 250.00 5,500.00 1,500.00 600.00 100.00 300.00 3,100.00 786.50 300.00 500.00 2,500.00 19,100.00 33,700.00 71,936.50 900.00 72,836.50 72,841.00 18,940.00 450.00 4,495.00 23,702.00 201,100.00 6,250.00 1,800.00 38,000.00 15,280.00 9,297.00 12,545.00 54,100.00 24,295.00 62,368.00 34,116.00 14,378.00 33,785.00 603,022.00 8,534.00 576,485.50 16,000.00 33,757.00 1,950.00 58,285.00 59,517.00 256,274.41 108,494.00 8,594,543.00 1,521,840.00 1,708,125.00 14,174,568.91 3,558,637.27 17,733,206.18 Interest Paid in 1969 3,450.00 2,400.00 6,120.00 10,710.00 22,680.00 230,480.00 7,010.00 59,604.75 6,965.00 304,059.75 326,739.75 To To Expend. Surplus 1970 65,508.75 18,411.91 427.50 4,146.69 22,973.35 146,568.38 6,183.89 1,788.84 31,356.30 14,521.42 6,967.80 11,645.16 46,491.49 24,273.54 61,440.13 33,551.42 12,631.66 32,402.87 587,142.27 8,120.41 571,297.93 15,165.57 33,147.69 1,912.22 55,415.56 57,712.02 254,794.28 108,494.00 8,495,888.16 65,692.84 1,513,706.61 8,133.39 1,560,947.59 95,822.79 6,659.20 773.05 528.09 22.50 348.31 689.90 38.75 4,405.62 50,126.00 66.11 11.16 6,643.70 758.58 829.20 1,500.00 899.84 7,608.51 21.46 907.87 20.00 564.58 1,746.34 1,262.13 120.00 15,879.73 413.59 4,965.97 221.60 795.15 39.28 609.31 37.78 1,885.01 984.43 1,804.98 496.83 983.30 32,962.00 51,354.62 13,805,035.41 230,410.47 139,123.03 1,448,818.77 41 930.64 2,067,887.86 15,253,854.18 272,341.11 2,207,010.89 (A detailed report of both schedules is available in Part II) 76 Richard M. Perry Comptroller Five Year Trends in the Accounting Department Personal Staff as of Year Services Expenses Dec. 31 1965 15,511.99 1,687.71 3 1966 25,417.4Q * 1,948.92 4* 1967 28,334.77 1,438.49 6 ** 1968 43,506.80 ** 2,128.05 ** 7 1969 51,581.39 1,961.81 7 * Comptroller added ** Payroll and check writing functions added 12/31/67 With almost 15 million dollars appropriated by town meeting in 1969, the dollars spent for payrolls and expenses continued to spiral upward. Although the volume of invoices to pay, or the number of employees to pay, did not increase to any great extent during the year, the amounts were larger in most cases, resulting in more dollars expended. Almost 46,000 payroll checks were prepared during the past year. Statements of earnings paid and taxes withheld (W -2's) were prepared for 2,234 employees or former employees of the town. This is an increase of 143 over last year, and indicates a greater turnover of personnel than had been experienced in the past. The fact that payroll records must be initiated and maintained for each employee throughout the year adds to the amount of paper work, and of course, turnover increases this volume. This is also true in the area of retirement, record keeping and accounting, that is affected . by payrolls. With more people on the payroll, and a greater turnover of personnel, there is an increase in the number of retirement records to maintain. The volume of vouchers and checks prepared in payment of services performed or merchandise purchased by the various boards, departments, committees, and commissions, approached 12,500. This volume remained high, even though 1969 was the first full year in which the state had assumed payments for the town's former welfare department. There also were 800 motor vehicle excise tax refunds prepared, as well as 322 real estate abatements processed and paid. The data processing study committee established by the 1968 town meeting was supplemented this year by a Methods and Procedures task force. This expanded group sat down with the various department heads, analyzed their present flow of work, the volume connected with it, and the committee is in the process of summarizing this in- formation. In 1970, with the enactment of Chapter 849, the "fiscal year bill ", passed by last year's legislature, we will be preparing to budget and perform a transition, starting January 1, 1971, to an 18 month budget period, that will take us to June 30, 1972. As of July 1, 1972, we will begin operating on a 12 month fiscal year of July 1 to June 30, rather than the traditional calendar year of January 1 to December 31. When the change -over is complete, we will actually be appropriating funds at town meeting for a fiscal year yet to start, rather than the "deficit" type of budgeting that we now perform, whereby we appropriate funds after two to three months of spending has taken place. The advent of semi - annual tax hills included in this new law, should also help to reduce the amount of borrowing necessary now in anticipation of taxes. 77 Appropriation Committee L to R, Seated : Elizabeth M. Flynn, Secretary, John H. Blaisdell; Standing: Louis A. Zehner, Jack L. Mitchell, H. Bigelow Moore, Donald B. White. Absent: Levi G. Burnell Appropriation Committee Lexington town government is a big business. As we approach the annual town meeting for 1970, we can expect a total operating budget of approximately $15,000,000. This budget, for purposes of classification and control, is divided into more than 135 accounts. Each of these accounts is carefully reviewed and scrutinized by your appro- priations committee. In the process of this review we meet with various department heads, town committees, and the board of selectmen to discuss the prudence of their spending plans for the year to come, and to persuade them to affect the various econ- omies which we feel are appropriate. The results of these discussions are reflected in the detail budget presented for consideration by the town meeting, and in our recommenda- tions on this budget. We also review all articles involving spending and present our recommendation to the town meeting. From time to time, when we feel it is our obliga- tion to do so, we present to the town meeting alternate budgets or article appropria- tions for those cases in which we feel the spending should be different than that pre- sented. As you might imagine, our activity requires substantial careful planning and much staff work. We receive substantial assistance from the town comptroller. Our nine member committee meets publicly most Monday evenings from September through May, with extra days during the period prior to town meeting, and periodically throughout the re- mainder of the year. Rarely are there less than seven or eight members present. We welcome visitors to our sessions. In addition to our budget and article review activities and our responsibility to make recommendations to the town meeting on all town spending, our committee is also responsible for expenditures from the reserve fund. This fund provides moneys for un- foreseen or emergency expenditures not covered in the budget. Each request must be dis- cussed and a decision made. Finally, we review periodically the credit standing of the town, and make appropriate suggestions as to borrowing policy and the management of cash funds. Our basic objective is to work with all facets of town government to help insure that our spending is prudent, and carried out in a fashion to bring maximum benefit to all our citizens. Our technique for doing this is to stress sound planning, careful cost estimation, wise timing, and full value for all town expenditures. We do this with 78 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE a keen awareness that every dollar spent is derived from you as taxpayers, and that we must view each request for funds not only on its own merits, but in light of the overall priorities of the town, the total amount of spending requested, and the subsequent im- pact on the tax rate. Capital Expenditures Committee The Capital Expenditures Committee is charged with the responsibility of assessing the needs of the town for various capital projects, for making recommenda- tions on these projects, and for making a five -year projection of the expenditures required. Capital expenditures include the cost of buildings and other types of construction such as streets or sewers, the purchase and development of land for town use, and the cost of equipment or other assets that have a long life such as fire engines. In arriving at recommendations, the Capital Expenditures Committee meets with the various town boards and officials in an effort to understand each project and the urgency of the need. Using the proposed budgets for these projects, a five -year projection of capital expenditures is prepared. Recommendations concerning these projects are made to the Appropriations Committee and the various boards involved, and an annual report for the benefit of the town meeting is published and mailed to each household along with the Appropriations Committee report. Recommendations are made on the basis of meeting the urgent needs of the town and adjusting the over -all capital expenditures program so that it will not present an undue tax burden in any one year. In recent years most attention has been directed to three categories of cap- ital expenditures: land acquisition and development, school construction, and sewer construction. Looking ahead in the five -year picture, the Capital Expenditures Committee expects that new types of projects will assume more prominence as other areas of town need become more urgent. This changing of priorities is most evident in the case of school construction. As of the moment the most urgent capital project before the town is the third junior high school. This project was approved in 1969 by the town meeting, but was rejected by the voters in a subsequent referendum. It is expected that a revised proposal for a junior high school will again be submitted sometime in 1970. The need for this school is supported by the fact that pupils are already enrolled in the school system in numbers that exceed the capacity of our secondary school facilities. Looking ahead five years, however, we see quite a different picture in our school situation. There is a distinct possibility that elementary school enrollment will decline enough to permit the closing of certain of the older and now substand- ard elementary schools. It would be wrong to expect that the junior high school represents the last school building project, because the need for up-grading older facilities and new educational needs will require continuing capital expenditures. These projects, however, will be considered on a different basis of priority than has existed in the recent past when the pressures for new schools was generated by the ever - growing number of pupils alone. Two school projects which may come before the town in 1970 will be of this nature: the proposal for Lexington to participate 79 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE (Cont) in a regional vocational high school and the possibility of purchasing the Grey Nuns' school building. In the area of land acquisition the Capital Expenditures Committee has urged an expansion of this program because we believe that additional public land will benefit the town, and that this land will have to be acquired promptly or it will not be available. Significant quantities of land have been purchased in the last five years and substantial progress has been made in developing a general plan for land acquisition, but the mechanism for an accelerated acquisition program has not been found. Seer construction in Lexington is proceeding in accordance with a well - detailed engineering plan which will ultimately provide sewer service to all areas of the town. Priority is being given to assure that anv new developments are con- structed with sewers. The Capital Expenditures Committee believes that the present program is accomplishing the overall objectives at a satisfactory rate, and that it should be continued making due allowance for the rapidly inflating cost of con- struction. In the years immediately ahead some new projects have already been identified: modernization and expansion of the town office building and an addition to the Cary Memorial Library being the most prominent. While it is difficult enough to find an objective basis for judging these needs, even more difficult problems lie on the horizon. One example has already been mentioned -- the regional vocational high school. Active planning is already going on for such a school and funds for Lex- ington's participation will probably be included in the Capital Expenditures budget for some future year. Other areas which can be anticipated to require future attention are: regional refuse disposal, regional transportation facilities, provisions for subsidized housing, and expanded recreational facilities. If careful attention is given to the timing of projects and relative needs, Lexington can accommodate reasonable requirements in these new areas within the framework of our existing tax structure for capital expenditures. Capital Expenditures Committee L to R: Carl Blake, Allen Lee Whitman, John F. Cogan, Jr., Van T. Boughton, Chairman. Absent: Robert H. Kingston 80 Trustees of Public Trusts Over the years, residents have bequeathed or donated to the Town of Lexington sums of money to be held in trust, with the stipulation that the income earned on the funds be used for a specified public purpose, usually one close to the heart of the donor. On January 1, $502,530.15. Five of way plantings, six to to maintenance of the 1969, such funds numbered thirty -one, with a total book value of these are charitable in nature, five related to parks and high - scholarships, six to maintenance of specific cemetery lots, six common, and three are miscellaneous in nature. Prior to 1910, administration of these funds was loose, and the funds gradually became co- mingled with the general funds of the town and were used to meet current ex- penditures. In 1910, the town sponsored legislation permitting it to borrow sufficient funds to restore these trusts funds to their original amounts. The legislation likewise provided that future administration of the trust funds be entrusted to a board of three citizens to be designated "Trustees of Public Trusts." These three trustees, who serve without compensation, are elected for six year terms, one of which expires every second year. The town subsequently delegated to these trustees responsibility for adminis- tering the perpetual care funds of the Westview and. Monroe cemeteries. The terms of the Bridge Charitable Fund provide for administration by three trustees to be appointed for similar staggered terms by the board of selectmen. The selectmen customarily appoint the most recently elected "Trustee of Public Trusts" to the open position. The Bridge Trustees likewise serve without compensation. The trustees have the dual responsibilities of investing wisely the principal of these funds within the limitations imposed by the donor or by law, and of distribut- ing the income in accordance with the instructions of the bequest or town article which made the funds available. They have informal telephone meetings as often as necessary to agree on routine matters requiring immediate action, and meet formally about four times a year to ratify these actions and to consider matters requiring approval at an official meeting. The town appropriates about $400. annually to cover their adminis- trative expenses, largely clerical. Over the years, inflation has greatly reduced the benefits which the donor had intended to provide from the income of these trusts. In recent years, the trustees have shifted to equity type investments a portion of those funds having no investment restrictions beyond. the "prudent man" rule, in the belief that well selected, equities will provide a long term growth in income during the anticipated inflation to come. In some cases the trustees, who must follow scrupulously the instructions of the donor in distributing accumulated income, have a serious problem in finding eli- gible recipients who would qualify under the narrow stated purpose of the trust. A typical such trust was established many years ago to "purchase such luxuries and deli- cacies for the town poor as are not furnished them, and shall tend to promote their health and comfort ". Another will to be used "for the benefit of the worthy indigent men and women over sixty years of age, American born, whether in the almshouse or not:' Donors who restrict too narrowly either the investment or the purpose of their funds probably will continue to find it difficult to make bequests which inflation and changing times will not make obsolete. Trustees of Public Trusts George P.Morey, Chairman Gaynor K. Rutherford William R. McEwen 81 Board of Appeals L to R: Howard H. Dawes, George P. Wadsworth, Charles T. Abbott, Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman; George C. Sheldon, Mrs. R. Dean Johnson, Secretary. Wide Variety in Appeals Cases Photo by Lexington Studio The activity of the Board of Appeals for 1969 has not been unusual in the number of hearings, 84 vs 86 in 1968, but there has been much variety. Our finding and determination decisions have been nine in number. All were granted and we hope will result in handsome physical and tax advantage to Lexington. Our court record has been good. Permission for a nursing home granted in 1968, taken to court by abutters and upheld in Superior Court, was further upheld by the Supreme Court in August of this year. A permission for a radio tower exceeding the permitted height was granted and a court suit instituted by neighbors. The suit was withdrawn after a demonstration by children persuaded the petitioner to abandon the project. No other court cases have been instituted this year. One large PUD (cluster zone) petition was first denied, then granted after substantial change. We welcome our new secretary, Mrs. Robert D. Johnson. We deeply regret the death of our long time member, Aiden Lassell Ripley, who served with us from 1948 until his resignation in 1967. Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman Charles T. Abbott George C. Sheldon Howard H. Dawes George P. Wadsworth 1969 Increase in Assessed Values Largest in Town's History The total valuation of taxable real estate in Lexington continues to show a steady and sizeable increase, still primarily due to the continued growth of new, non- residential construction. The added amount of new valuation was the second greatest in the town's history, surpassed only by the increase in 1967. This is also a trend which will be evidenced both in 1970 and 1971, based on known new construction starts. Kennecott Copper is completing a multi- million dollar addition to its research facility on Spring Street. Ginn & Co. has taken out a $7,500,000 building permit on Fuller Hill. Two new buildings are under construction on Hartwell Avenue, and more are in the plan- ning stage. The following table shows the growth in real estate valuations for the past 82 BOARD OF ASSESSORS several years, and also shows the amount of tax money raised by the valuations: Year Real Estate Increase Tax Rate Tax Revenue Increase 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 $156,467,500 160,869,700 165,089,350 170,179,600 175,207,900 183,318,400 189,100,000 196,758,700 $39.80 2.8% 38.80 2.6% 38.60 3.1% 44.00 3.0% 43.60 4.6% 47.00 3.1% 53.80 4.1% 59.80 $ 6,227,407 6,241,744 6,372,449 7,487,902 7,639,064 8,615,965 10,173,580 11,766,170• 0.2% 2.1% 17.5% 2.0% 12.8% 18.1% 15.7% Along this line, the increase in valuation of property along Hartwell Avenue, due solely to the far - sighted planning and zoning which took place a decade or more ago, offers an interesting story. In 1961, just after the road was completed, but prior to any new building construction, the total assessment on Hartwell Avenue was $227,400, and the total tax revenue was $16,600. In 1969, the total valuation was $7,613,950, and the total revenue was $455,300, equal to $2.40 on the tax rate. Another item of interest to every homeowner in Lexington is the value of his property. We all are aware that values have risen dramatically but many have no idea of the rate of increase. For the past several years, the assessors analyzed all of the real estate transactions in Lexington. The breakdown of residential sales shows that 5% to 6% of the homes in Lexington change hands each year. The greatest proportion - three of every eight houses sold - is in the $30,000 to $40,000 bracket, but this pro- portion is decreasing. In 1966, the average price paid for a house was $27,800. In 1969, the average price had risen an average of almost 10% per year to $37,800. Willard P. Crush, Chairman F.William Smith William L.Potter Personal Services Expenses Staff as of Dec. 31 Five Year Trends in the Assessors' Office 1965 1966 22,941.05 24,464.71 2,755.29 2,397.58 4 4 1967 1968 26,104.08 28,668.94 2,542.19 2,784.32 4 4 Retirement Board 1969 30,958.34 2,593.08 4 The Town of Lexington Contributory Retirement System received its certification to function from the State on November 28, 1936, and became operative on July 7, 1937. It continues to exisr under Sections 1 through 28 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and provides retirement allowances to all town and school employees who qualify, except teachers who come under their own state -wide retirement system. The town's retirement system is financed by a five percent deduction made from qualified employees' regular wages, and an amount of money, $106,544 in 1969, that town meeting appropriates to cover the town's share of pensions to be paid during the year. Excess cash is invested in securities legal for savings banks in Massachusetts, and provides income that enables the crediting of 4% interest to members' accounts. 83 The total assets of Lexington's system will approximate $1.5 million dollars as of December 1969. During 1969 the Board of Retirement held twelve meetings. Deduction accounts were opened for all newly qualified employees, withdrawals were processed for all those who resigned and desired to withdraw their funds, and retirement allowances were initiated for the twelve members who retired. The number of people receiving a pen- sion from the town now totals 91 as of December 31, 1969, an increase of 11% during the past year. George P. Morey, Chairman Walter F. Spellman Richard. M. Perry, Ex- Officio Tax Collector Collector of Taxes - and as such that is just what this office does - collects taxes. All bills which we collect are mailed from our office but are made up in various departments - selectmen's, assessors', water, public works, etc. Warrants for real estate and personal property taxes, motor vehicle excise taxes, commitments for sewer, street, sidewalk and water betterments are given to us from the assessors' office. The public works superintendent is responsible for warrants com- mitting water rates, sewer and water house connections in lieu of betterments and miscellaneous water charges. All water bills not paid within thirty days of issue are subject to a demand of $1.00. Once again the water department has deemed it necessary to add all unpaid water bills, including the demand charge, on the 1969 real estate bills. Motor vehicle excise taxes are billed at the registry of motor vehicles in Boston and are sent to the assessors' office where the warrant is made up for col- lection. Upon receipt of this warrant excise bills are mailed out from this depart- ment. By law these bills are payable within thirty days from date of issue and if not a $1.00 demand is added. If not paid then within the next 14 days they are turned over to the deputy collector for collection and his fees, plus interest and demand are added to the original bill. As a last resort when payment is not made these bills are sent into the registry of motor vehicles. When refusal of payment continues, the individual faces the suspension of his plates. If an individual changes his plates from one car to another or returns his plates to the registry and/or to his insurance company within the calendar year he may apply for an abatement. Real estate and personal property taxes after receipt from the assessors are usually mailed to the taxpayer in alphabetical order, beginning in August. These bills Five Year Trends in the Tax Collector's Office Personal Staff as of Year Services Expenses Dec. 31 1965 18,933.80 8,041.33 4 1966 19,195.00 2,436.05 4 1967 20,554.00 2,068.35 4 1968 22,763.74 2,364.45 4 1969 23,343.14 2,239.76 4 A tax payer paying his water bill. 84 Collector Mrs. Doris E. Barclay COLLECTOR OF TAXES are payable on or before November first, and if not, by law, 8% interest plus the de- mand of $1.00 is added, the interest retroactive to October first. Records of collections, abatements and refunds on all bills are kept in the collector's office. Sewer, street, sidewalk and water betterments are prepared in the town engi- neer's office, committed by the public works to the assessors who in turn give the prepared list to the collector for collection. These bills may be paid in cash with- in 30 days of receipt or apportioned over a period of 5, 10, 15 or 20 years. If apportioned, it is added to the real estate tax bill and paid with the taxes. Col- lections on ambulance services are made by this office. Upon request a certificate of municipal liens is prepared by us when property is transferred from one owner to another, showing paid (or unpaid) taxes for a 3 -year period plus amounts paid or due on any betterments, and unpaid or final readings on water bills. For this service there is a charge of $3.00. Releases are another form often requested. This form costs $2.00 and indicates whether betterments have been paid. These fees are turned over to the treasurer once a week. As of this date, December 15, 1969, approximately $2,062 has been turned over by this office. All other receipts are turned over daily to the treasurer and a copy of the daily work is given to the comptroller for his records. Analysis of Commitments, Collections and Outstanding Taxes Outstanding January 1, 1969 Committed for current year Collected, abated, apportioned or transferred Balance on December 31, 1969 Percentage of Real Estate Collections Abatements for Veterans, Clause #22 Abatements for Elderly, Clause #41 1969 533,982.48 13,962,152.21 14,496,134.69 14,075,699.03 420,435.66 98.6% 68,091.27 84,806.06 Town Treasurer Paul G. ( "Tiny ") Yewell, town treasurer, dis- cusses tax anticipation financing with one of Lexington's bankers. The year 1960 was a very busy and painful one. Busy because it was necessary to borrow five million dollars to meet expenditures, one million more than in 1968; painful because of the tight money market and the high rate of interest. The interest expense on the $5,000,000 borrowed in 1969 was $106,000.31. The average rate paid was 5.02 %. This compares with $4,000,000 borrowed in 1968 at an interest cost of $62,886.50 - the average rate was 3.37 %. For the past three years it has been necessary to start borrowing the first million dollars in March and to finance the town for the remaining nine months on 85 borrowed money. This situation has been intolerable but there is relief in sight. . . on the horizon if not on the doorstep. Legislation passed last year provides for a transition of the fiscal year from the present calendar year to a July 1 - June 30 basis. The advent of semi - annual tax bills, slso provided for in this new legislation should help materially in reducing the cost of borrowing. Much attention was directed during the year to tax titles. A number of such titles had accumulated and need attention. Some thirty -five tax titles were turned over to the town counsel for foreclosure, which should be accomplished in 1970. Mary R. McDonough An inquiry about reg- istering to vote. Town Clerk Five Year Trends in the Office of the Town Clerk Personal Staff as of Year Services Expenses Dec. 31 1965 20,643.77 2,298.62 6 1966 25,579.01 2,499.60 6 1967 31,525.71 1,948.64 6* 1968 26,678.67 904.32 4 1969 29,207.34 1,504.57 4 *Effective December 1, 1967 the offices of town clerk and town treasurer were separated. The report above re- flects the expenses and personnel strength for both de- partments through 1967 but for the clerk's office only in 1968. Two employees were transferred to the comp- troller's office December 1, 1967. There were no state or federal elections in 1969,giving the clerk's office an opportunity to concentrate on duties that had to be put aside during the preceding year. The annual town election which was held in March was routine, with one exception. A question was placed before the voters regarding a change in the structure of town government. Of the approximately 26% of the registered voters who voted at this elec- tion, 1,802 voted in favor of a Selectmen -Town Manager form of government and 1,149 were opposed. There were 1,075 blanks. As a result, Selectmen -Town Manager form of government will go into effect in 1970. A referendum was held in June, mainly to appropriate funds for a new junior high school. Approval had been given by the town meeting members for this appropria- tion but a petition for a town -wide referendum was filed with the board of selectmen asking for a town -wide vote on the question. As a result the town meeting decision was reversed. A special town meeting in August authorized the permanent school build- ing committee to put out again bids for plans and specifications for a new junior high school. Effective as of August 26, 1969, Chapter 810 of the Acts of 1969 legalized raffles and bazaars (this excludes beano) and designated the town clerk as the licensing authority. An organization that plans to run a raffle or bazaar must first apply to the town clerk for a permit. After approval by the clerk, the application is then submitted to the chief of police for his approval. If all requirements of the law are complied with, a one year permit is then issued by the town clerk. Ten permits were issued in the three month period. During the year 1969, 1,300 signatures were certified to allow eighteen year olds to vote. About 1,000 signatures were certified for the merit system for public personnel and about 100 signatures were certified pertaining to fluoridation of public water. 86 Citizenship in a Republic It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out the strong man who stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and short- coming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt From Address Delivered at the Sorbonne on April 23, 1910 Town Officers and Committees ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS March, 1969 to March, 1970 Board of Selectmen Robert Cataldo, Chairman 1972 Allan F. Kenney 1970 Irving H. Mabee 1971 Roland B. Greeley 1971 Fred C. Bailey 1972 Town Clerk Mary R. McDonough 1970 Town Treasurer Paul G. Yewell 1970 Collector of Taxes Doris E. Barclay 1970 Moderator Robert B. Kent 1970 Trustees of Public Trusts George P. Morey, Chairman 1970 Gaynor K. Rutherford 1972 William R. McEwen 1974 School Committee Planning Board Logan Clarke, Jr., Chairman 1970 Austin W. Fisher, Jr. 1970 Robert H. Farwell 1971 Vernon C. Page 1971 Elizabeth H. Clarke 1972 H. Erik Lund, Chairman 1972 Evert N. Fowle 1970 Francis T. Worrell 1971 Eric T. Clarke 1973 Donald M. Graham 1974 87 TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES (Cont'd) Cemetery Commissioners James R. Sherman, Chairman (To be abolished March 2, 1970) James L. Grant John C. Graham Constables Lexington Housing Authority Authorized November 25, 1963 John J. Shine, Jr. Guy D. Busa Temple E. Scanlon, Chairman William A. Melbye (State) Albert H. Hruby Joseph 0. Rooney Daniel E. Power APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES By -Law Committees Appropriation Committee Board of Appeals (Acting under Building and Zoning By -Laws) Board of Appeals (Associate Members) Capital Expenditures Committee Civil Defense Advisory Council Authorized May 8, 1967 School Committee Representative Selectmen's Designee Appropriation Com.Representative Town Meeting Member Civil Defense Director Hunting Committee Authorized March 23, 1964 Robert M. Gary, Chairman Louis A. Zehner John H. Blaisdell H. Bigelow Moore Levi G. Burnell Donald B. White Edward E. Furash Jack L. Mitchell Mrs. Elizabeth M. Flynn Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman George P. Wadsworth George C. Sheldon Charles T. Abbott Howard H. Dawes Ruth Morey Robert H. Farwell Logan Clarke, Jr. John H. Blaisdell George W. Emery Woodruff M. Brodhead Van T. Boughton, Chairman John F. Cogan, Jr. * Margaret F. Rawls Carl Blake Allen Lee Whitman Robert H. Kingston * Resigned 88 Robert H. Farwell Manfred P. Friedman Donald B. White Robert Bittenbender Arthur E. Burrell Stanley A. Brown, Chairman Robert Cataldo Vincent E. Hayes Gary Margolius 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1972 1971 1973 1974 1970 1970 1970 1971 1971 1971 1972 1972 1972 1972 1974 1970 1971 1973 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1971 1970 1971 1971 1972 1972 TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES (Cont'd) Recreation Committee Authorized November 1956 APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES Robert E. Bond, Chairman Richard S. Sparrow Charles Gallagher Vincent E. Hayes Gary Margolius Paul Mazerall, Ex- Officio Benedict E. Bertini, Director Raymond B. Barnes, Chairman Marilyn L. Hall Leo Gaughan James W. Broderick Ralph V. Lord Bernard J. Belcastro Eleanor B. Litchfield Mrs. Haskell W. Reed James Fenske Town Celebrations Committee Authorized March 26, 1956 Assessors STANDING COMMITTEES Willard P. Grush, Chairman F. William Smith William L. Potter Board of Fire Commissioners William P. Fitzgerald, Chairman (To be abolished, March 2, 1970) *Fred Coolidge Bailey * *George C. Sheldon Alden F. Stucke *Resigned * *To fill unexpired term Board of Health Board of Retirement Bridge Charitable Fund Committee on Lectures under Wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna Cary. Authorized Nov. 25, 1963 Conservation Commission Authorized November 25, 1963 Gammell Legacy Income Trustee 1972 1970 1971 1971 1972 1971 1970 1970 1970 1971 1971 1972 1972 1972 1971 1970 1972 1970 1970 1970 1970 Dr. William L. Cosgrove,Chairman 1972 Dr. Charles Colburn 1970 James W. Lambie 1971 Dr. Ivan G. Pyle, Consulting Physician George P. Morey, Chairman Walter F. Spellman Richard M. Perry, Ex- Officio George P. Morey, Chairman William R. McEwen John F. Cogan, Jr. Herman S. Swartz, Chairman E.Louise T. Cavalieri David Reiner Stanley A. Brown, Chairman Frank H. Totman Francis W. K. Smith Jules P. Sussman Mrs. Frederick C. Frick Paul E. Mazerall, Ex- Officio 1971 1972 1970 1971 1972 1970 1970 1970 1972 1970 1970 1971 1972 James E. Collins 1970 89 TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES (Cont'd) STANDING COMMITTEES (Cont'd) Historic District Commission Historic District Commission Associates Permanent Building Committee Authorized March 20, 1967 Standing Plumbing and Building By4.Law Committee Authorized November 25, 1963 Town Report Committee Air Polution Committee Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Committee Authorized March 20, 1967 Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman * Ruth Bevan ** Mrs. Georgia H. Williams Max H. Straw George E. Graves Philip B. Parsons * Resigned ** Replaced Franklin C. Hudson Mrs. Mark Moore George W. Emery S. Lawrence Whipple Thomas G. Taylor, Chairman Mark Moore, Jr. Charles H. Spaulding Robert V. Whitman ** Luigi DiNapoli * Barbara Harvell * Deceased ** Replaced Town -Wide Beautification Committee Authorized March 20, 1967 Robert W. Custance, Chairman Richard W. Souza Leo Dunn George E. Bullock Louis A. Zehner, Chairman George E. Cooper Richard K. Eaton Richard W. Hoover Elizabeth H. Clarke Albert Gray, Jr., Ex- Officio Calvin Y. Sing, Chairman Allan F. Kenney William P. Fitzgerald Lt. James J. Lima, Jr. Newton E. Bennett William R. Whalon, Chairman Arnold B. Briggs Richard H. Soule Stuart 0. Dawson Ruth Morey Herbert W. Eisenberg Dr. Norman Friedman Lilah H. Grossier George W. Emery Natalie H. Riffin, Ex- Officio Paul E. Mazerall 90 1972 1970 1970 1971 1973 1974 1973 1973 1974 1974 1972 1970 1971 1970 1972 1972 1970 1972 1970 1971 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES (Cont'd) STANDING COMMITTEES (Cont'd) Data Process Study Committee Richard M. Perry John R. Bevan Robert H. Farwell Edward E. Furash Fred C. Bailey Jack L. Mitchell Robert V. Whitman Vocational Regional School District Erik Mollo- Christensen Planning Committee Vernon C. Page Mrs. John E. Wallace Director of Civil Defense Gas Inspector Town Counsel APPOINTED OFFICERS Arthur E. Burrell Thomas W. Kelley Donald E. Legro The above are established by the general by -laws of the town. Animal' Inspector Assistant Town Clerk Assistant Town Treasurer Building Inspector Assistant Building Inspector Burial Agents Comptroller Dog Officer Assistant Dog Officer Town Engineer Assistant Town Engineer Executive Assistant, Selectmen Executive Clerk, Selectmen Fence Viewers Field Drivers Forest Warden Insect Pest Control Lockup Keeper Park Department Superintendent Plumbing Inspector Public Works Superintendent Dr. Howard A. Smith Rita Breslin Eleanor H. Sullivan Donald K. Irwin Thomas W. Kelley Douglass Funeral Service Louis H. Spencer Alice M. McCarthy David Fudge & Son, Inc. Richard M. Perry Francis J. Belcastro Carl A. Carlson John J. McSweeney Frederick J. McGarry Albert Gray, Jr. Eleanor M. McCurdy Rev. Harold T. Handley James F. Corr, Jr. Carl A. Carlson William P. Fitzgerald Paul E. Mazerall James F. Corr, Jr. Paul E. Mazerall John B. Byrne, Jr. Joseph F. Burke 91 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1972 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970 TOWN OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES (Cont'd) APPOINTED OFFICERS (Cont'd) Public Works Ass't Superintendent Thomas M. Wenham 1970 Registrars of Voters Timothy Sullivan 1970 * Ralph H. Elvedt 1971 Reed. Kingston Taylor 1972 * Deceased Sealer of Weights & Measures Tree Warden Bernard J. Belcastro 1970 Paul E. Mazerall 1970 Acting Director of Veterans Benefits and. Services Albert Gray, Jr. 1970 Acting Veterans' Graves Officer Albert Gray, Jr. 1970 Wire Inspector Robert K. Jeremiah 1970 TOWN REPORT COMMITTEE Until four years ago, only a limited number of annual reports of the town were printed and these at a relatively high cost per copy: seven hundred copies in 1964 @$3.90 per copy. Justification for the small distribution was that, packed with valuable information though it was, the report was of interest only to citizens actively interested in town government and as a source document for future historians. In 1965 the board of selectmen appointed a town report committee charged with the responsibility of preparing a report which would have interest for all citizens but achieved without loss of detail vital for those active in town government. The com- mittee met the situation by dividing the report into two sections: Part I contained a minimum of statistics and embodied a "State of the Union" message from each town board, committee and department. It was delivered by the Boy Scouts to every resi- dence in town. The "detail ", essential to a town report but of lesser interest to most citizens, was presented in Part II and was made available to town meeting members and, upon request, to all others interested in receiving it. This policy has been continued for the 1967, 1968 and 1969 reports. A quotation from the flyleaf of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations has relevance for the work of the town report committee: "We have gathered posies from other men's gardens and naught but the string that binds it is our own." Particularly are we grateful to the various boards, committees and departments which prepared these re- ports; to Philip B. Parsons for his dramatic cover; to Mrs. Frank H. Totman, Jr. and her associates for preparing the Glossary of Town Services and Functions; to Alan G. Adams and his Minute -man staff for ever helpful technical counsel and for access to his photographic file; to the Boy Scouts for their display of juvenile responsibility in undertaking to deliver the report to each resident; and finally to the photographers, amateur and professional, whose artistry has lightened and enlivened these pages. Louis A. Zehner, Chairman George E. Cooper Elizabeth H. Clarke Richard K. Eaton Albert Gray, Jr., Ex officio Richard W. Hoover Five Year Trends in Town Report Expenses 1964 1965 19u6 1967 1968 Personal Services (Secretarial 1,063.47 604.75 939.75 Supplies 244.84 151.31 165.32 Printing of Report 2,734.60 2,323.00 4,235.35 4,595.70 4,916.89 Total Cost $2,734.60 $2,323.00 $5,543.66 $5,351.76 $6,021.96 Number of Copies 700 700 10,200 10,000 10,950 Cost per copy $3.90 3.22 .54 .54 .549 92 Lincoln P. Cole, Jr, Robert B. Kent Mary R. McDonough Robert Cataldo Allan F. Kenney Irving H. Mabee J. Keith Butters James Cataldo Barry F. Daley Homer J. Hagedorn Franklin C. Hudson Howard M. Kassler Lois W. Brown Sanborn C. Brown Alfred S. Busa Ralph A. Cataldo Logan Clarke,Jr. Robert H. Farwell Tracy W. Ames Arthur E. Burrell Daniel P. Busa Helena R. Butters Austin W. Fisher,Jr, William Hammer God, Give Us Men! God, give us Men: A time like this demands Sturdy minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office can not buy; Men possessed of opinions and a will. Men who have honor; men who will not lie . . . . Tall men, sun crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking. Josiah Gilbert Holland 1819 -1881 Town Meeting Members TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE 16 Hill Street 15 Patriots Drive 3 Baker Ave, 14 Aerial St, 10 Burnham Rd, 25 Highland Ave, Roland B. Greeley Fred C. Bailey Paul G. Yewell Donald E. Legro Robert M. Gary James R. Sherman PRECINCT ONE TERM 1972 1445 Massachusetts Av. 43 Rindge Ave, 51 Laconia St, 17 Fiske Rd, 58 Laconia St, 11 Winchester Dr, 37 Maple St, 37 Maple St. 38 Circle Rd, 35 Rindge Ave, 19 Burroughs Rd. 7 Thoreau Rd. Jack L. Mitchell John J. Seitz Jules P. Sussman Weiant Wathen -Dunn Ephraim Weiss TERM 1971 Nathaniel Hartwell Eleanor B. Litchfield Paul J. MacKenzie William E. Maloney,Jr. Joseph P. Marshall TERM 1970 81 Emerson Gardens 2 Thoreau Rd. 82 Lowell St. 1445 Massachusetts Av. 1303 Massachusetts Av. 15 Fiske Rd. 93 Nancy D. Hudson Philip Marshall Sumner E. Perlman Haskell W. Reed David F. Toomey 1359 Massachusetts Av, 48 Coolidge Ave, 6 Leeland Terr, 84 Gleason Rd. 29 Highland Ave. 14 Ridge Rd. 16 Peachtree Rd, 6 Westminster Ave, 15 Holmes Rd, 44 Maple St. 462 Lowell St. 1 Scotland Rd, 12 Emerson Gardens 13 Maple St, 59 Albemarle Ave, 110 Woburn St. 58 Laconia St, 21 Blueberry Lane 10 Tyler Rd. 76 Lowell St. 9 Spencer St. Eric T. Clarke 29 Norman N. Connolly 4 David B. Cushman 1 Luigi R. DiNapoli 62 Arthur F. Douglass 7 John F. Downey,Jr. 22 Charles T. Abbott 26 Van T. Boughton,Jr. 56 Elizabeth H. Clarke 29 Frederick C. Frick 17 Francis G. Fuery 678 Milton L. Gould 36 * Died 8/29/69 J. Harper Blaisdell,Jr. Frank E. Douglas Rosemary Fitzgerald Donald L. MacGillivray James E. Storer Thomas G. Taylor * Succeeded Aiden L. Ripley 12 220 9 37 69 64 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS (Cont'd) PRECINCT TWO TERM 1972 Moon Hill Rd. Summit Rd. Compton Cir. Taft Ave. Churchill Lane Locust Ave. Elizabeth M. Flynn Angela E. Frick Allan Green Douglas T. Ross Judith J. Totman TERM 1971 Richard Rd. Robbins Rd. Moon Hill Rd. Smith Ave. Massachusetts Av. Webster Rd. Plymouth Rd. Follen Rd. Smith Ave. Charles St. Pleasant St. Marrett Rd. TERM Melvin G. Holland Vernon C. Page Gordon E. Steele Mary Louise Touart * Aiden Lassell Ripley 1970 Frank H. Totman,Jr. Alice F. Tryon Sidney B. Williams Alan B. Wilson Jason H. Woodward * Georgia H. Williams PRECINCT THREE TERM 1972 Shirley D. Bayle 6 Stratham Rd. Charles H. Cole, and 4 Franklin Rd. Charles F. Gallagher, Jr.118 Adams St. Donald M. Graham 4 Mill Brook Rd. Wilbur M. Jaquith 42 Somerset Rd. Russell B. Mason 1 Frost Rd. John R. Bevan Oscar R. Carlson Hugh M. Chapin Herbert W. Eisenberg Ernest A. Giroux Alan G. Adams Robert A. Bittenbender W. Scott Cooledge, III Joseph M. Cronin John J. Garrity Donald R. Grant 56 Hancock St. 23 Hayes Ave. 3 Juniper Pl. 55 Hancock St. 10 Oakmount Cir. 15 Somerset Rd. 85 Meriam St. 30 York St. 49 Vaille Ave. 30 Garfield St. 23 Somerset Rd. William R. Page Richard H. Soule William T. Spencer Francis T. Worrell Leslie H. York TERM 1971 H.Bigelow Moore Donald E. Nickerson Frank T. Samuel,Jr. Martin I. Small Donald B. White TERM 1970 94 Arthur J. Pennell Albert S.Richardson Jr. Shirley H. Stolz J. S. Nason Whitney Stillman P. Williams Charles A. Winchester 310 Concord Ave. 17 Smith Ave. 17 Moon Hill Rd. 33 Dawes Rd. 46 Moreland Ave. 38 Webster Rd. 12 Independence Av. 12 Smith Ave. 5 Compton Circle 52 Follen Rd. 46 Moreland Ave. 100 Pleasant St. 196 Follen Rd. 23 Pleasant St. 11 Robbins Rd. 196 Follen Rd. 25 Oakland St. 16 Hancock St. 32 Hancock St. 183 Cedar St. 24 Hancock St. 50 Hancock St. 49 Somerset Rd. 8 Burnham Rd. 22 Hancock St. 73 Hancock St. 6 3 2139 21 9 57 Upland Rd. Wingate Rd. Massachusetts Av. Woodland Rd. Sheridan St. Hancock St. Wallace B. Baylies,Jr. Robert A. Bowyer Evert N. Fowle Martin A. Gilman James F. Fenske Betty S. Jones * Resigned 8/6/69 Arthur T. Bernier Otis S. Brown,Jr. Richard K. Eaton Cellen S. Fowle Malcolm R. Gavin Thomas S. Grindle Carl Blake Carl E. Bryant Joseph A. Campbell Jacqueline B. Davison Edward T. Martin Norman J. Richards TOWN MEETING MEMBERS (Cont'd) PRECINCT FOUR TERM 1972 50 Spring St. 7 Woodcliffe Rd. 12 Winthrop Rd. 56 Bloomfield St. 14 Slocum Rd. 64 Bloomfield St. Robert H. Kingston Eric B. Kula Donald P. Noyes * Margaret F. Rawls Joseph A. Trani TERM 1971 54 Baskin Rd. 3 Bond Rd. 40 Percy Rd. 12 Winthrop Rd. 24 Normandy Rd. 29 Bloomfield St. 4 Field Rd. 66 Spring St. 28 Nickerson Rd. 9 Winthrop Rd. 11 Slocum Rd. Lilah H. Groisser 510 Concord Ave. Walter T. Kenney,Jr. 16 Dane Rd. Erik L.Mollo- Christensen 10 Barberry Rd. Natalie H. Riffin 6 Field Rd. Paul V. Riffin 6 Field Rd. TERM 1970 4 Wachusett Cir. 12 Fair Oaks Dr. 260 Marrett Rd. 86 Spring St. 13 Sherburne Rd. 32 Sherburne Rd. * Succeeded Margaret L. Rawls G. Richard Beamon Charles F. Brackett Roy Edward Cook William P. Fitzgerald Manfred P. Friedman * Barbara M. Harvell * Died 7/30/69 Lloyd S. Beckett,Jr. Levi G. Burnell Howard H. Dawes John T. Harvell George A. Kolovson William A. Melbye,Jr. Gabriel Baker Edwin A. Bennett Robert E. Bond Robert M. Earsy Howard L. Levingston George P. Morey Joseph 0. Rooney Richard W. Souza Frank L. Stevens,Jr. Alfred P. Tropeano William R. Whelan * William L. Potter PRECINCT FIVE TERM 1972 58 Ledgelawn Ave. 121 Grove St. 5 Ledgelawn Ave. 65 Liberty Ave. 176 Grove St. 131 Burlington St. David Reiner Frank Sandy William J. Scouler Paul B. West Allen Lee Whitman, Jr. TERM 1971 112 Burlington St. 3 Whittier Rd. 10 Bernard St. 131 Burlington St. 10 Dewey Rd. 10 James St. Robert E. Meyer Ruth Morey Charles E. Parks Francis W.K.Smith Robert V. Whitman TERM 1970 2 Linmoor Terr. 52 Grove St. 6 Demar Rd. 67 Harding Rd. 358 Emerson Rd. 90 No.Hancock St. * Succeeded Barbara M. Harvell 95 Stephen T. Russian Temple E. Scanlon Phyllis E. Thomas Frederick E. Tucker Sumner P. Wolsky * Christine H. Meyer 222 Waltham St. 542 Concord Ave. 11 Winthrop Rd. 25 Vine Brook Rd. 14 Benjamin Rd. 21 Fair Oaks Terr. 3 Gould Rd. 353 Emerson Rd. 144 Simonds Rd. 70 Gleason Rd. 31 Turning Mill Rd. 11 Blake Rd. 90 No.Hancock St. 10 Hawthorne Rd. 49 No.Hancock St. 9 Demar Rd. 47 Turning Mill Rd. 62 Ledgelawn Ave. 55 Ivan St. 66 Blake Rd. 1 Park St. 11 Blake Rd. Leon A. Burke,Jr. Joseph J. Downey Ralph H.Hall Diane Lund John J. Maguire Robert F. McSweeney * Richard B. Blomfield James E. Brown David E. Humez Donald K. Irwin Robert C. Johnson Erik Lund * Resigned 3/27/69 Earl F. Baldwin,Jr. Margery M. Battin Richard H. Battin John F. Cogan,Jr. George E. Cooper John P. Manley * Succeeded Richard B. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS (Cont' d) PRECINCT SIX TERM 1972 5 Frances Rd. 1 Stimson Ave. 2318 Massachusetts Av. 19 Ellison Rd. 249 Lincoln St. 17 Ellison Rd. 11 Patterson Rd. 34 Middleby Rd. 21 Parker St. 20 Clarke St. 60 Wood St. 19 Ellison Rd. Richard A. Michelson Richard I. Miller David Page Norcross Richard M. Perry Alfred L. Viano TERM 1971 TERM Garry Margolius Paul E. Mazerall Burt E. Nichols David A. Somers Stanley E. Toye 1970 24 Deering Ave. 15 Paul Revere Rd. 15 Paul Revere Rd. 29 Patterson Rd. 191 Lincoln St. 53 Forest St. Blomfield James M. McLaughlin George R. Medeiros Daniel E. Power Donald J. Shaw William Spencer Sullivan * Edwin M. Kellogg 54 Asbury St. 30 Patterson Rd. 50 Forest St. 16 Ellison Rd. 6 Audubon Rd. 34 Clarke St. 20 Wilson Rd. 9 Tufts Rd. 21 Paul Revere Rd. 30 Balfour St. 55 20 2246 6 6 200 Asbury St. Middleby Rd. Massachusetts Av. Barrymeade Dr. Ross Rd. Waltham St. Photo by Jim The Blizzard of February 9 96 Hughes Christian Science Mo A Glossary of Town Services and Functions Who, What, Where, Why, and How Appeals, Board of: Composed of five selectmen- appointed regular members. Six associate members fill in when the regulars are unable to act. Each regular member serves five years, appointments are rotated; associate members are appointed annually for one year; all serve without salary. The main function of the board of appeals is to give flexibility to the subdivision control law and the zoning by -laws. State law enables this board to make decisions regarding building and zoning ordinances. The board may grant variances from the zoning by -law, under conditions imposed by the statute. These require reasonable cooperation with the opinions of the planning board and the historic districts commission. Appropriation Committee: This nine - member committee is appointed by: the moderator, the chairman of the selectmen, and the chairman of the last appropriation committee. Term of office is three years with membership rotating; there is no salary. The town comptroller is an ex- officio member of the committee. Each town department submits an operating budget to the comptroller. By cus- tom these budgets also go to the selectmen and through the comptroller to the appropriation com- mittee. Final recommendations are made after conferring with town officers, boards, and com- mittees. Before each town meeting the appropriation committee must publish and distribute to all registered voters a report containing detailed estimates of what the town can expect in income and expenditures for the year, and its recommendations on each money article in the warrant. This committee also has sole authority to transfer money from the town's reserve fund to any department in case of unforeseen needs. Assessors, Board of: Three assessors are appointed for three -year terms. They work on a part - time basis and receive stipends. The assessors employ a permanent clerk of the board who also serves as assistant assessor. Their primary duty is to establish each taxpayer's share in the amount to be raised by the tax rate. To do this they must assess all the property in Lexington. The law requires that the assessors determine the "fair market value" of real estate when assess- ing it for taxation. The assessors are responsible to the State Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation, and must establish a value for properties by January 1 of each year. The assessors establish the tax rate. When doing so, all expected income, other than property taxes, is subtracted from the total amount to be raised. The remainder must be raised on local property. The assessors also value personal property, but this tax customarily has not been collected from the Lexington home - owners as it carries a $5,000 exemption. This is paid on stock in trade, machinery and live stock. The assessors' office prepares lists for motor vehicle ex- cises and poll tax. They also determine exemptions and abatements subject to state law. Battle Green Guides: After passing a written examination, and upon recommendation of the director of guides, young people are appointed as unpaid guides by the selectmen. They conduct tours of the Battle Green area and local historical sites during the summer. Building Committee, Permanent: This committee was created at the March, 1967 Town Meeting as a result of a proposal by the structure of town government committee. It was preceded by the standing school building committee and committees specifically appointed for each town construc- tion job. There are five voting and two non- voting members, all unpaid. The appointing authority is a group composed of the moderator, chairman of the board of selectmen, and chairman of the school committee. The two non - voting members are appointed by the agency under whose authority the particular building is to be constructed. The committee acts when authorized by the town meeting, to handle on behalf of the town the construction of school buildings and all other town buildings and recreational facilities. It also handles additions or alterations to the above, including original equipment and furnishing. The committee is presently working on a new junior high school - its first job. Capital Expenditures Committee: Five registered voters of the town are chosen by the moderator to serve three -year terms as members of this committee. The capital expenditures committee is charged with the responsibility for making a five -year projection of capital expenses, as differ- entiated from the annual appropriations as determined by the appropriation committee. They do deal with certain recurring capital expenditures, such as totals to be spent on streets, sewers, public works equipment, etc. After consulting with various town boards to determine need, com- piling a set of recommendations and refining the report, the capital expenditure committee sends its final report to all registered voters in conjunction with the appropriation committee report. The capital budget is then presented to the town meeting. 97 A DICTIONARY OF TOWN SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS Cary Lecture Committee: This three - member committee is appointed by the selectmen. Their job is to provide a series of lectures, currently five, that are open to the members of the com- munity. The series is provided for under the wills of Elizabeth Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary. The expenses incurred by the Cary programs are defrayed by an appropriation from the Isaac Cary Educational Fund. Cemetery Commissioners: Three cemetery commissioners are elected in rotation for three -year terms. The commissioners have complete charge of administering the funds and arranging for the maintenance of Lexington's four cemeteries: Colonial, Munroe, Westview and Robbins. The town receives payment for the sale of lots and for perpetual care, and in turn finances the budget for the department. Cherry Sheet: Each year the state commissioners of corporations and taxation send to local assessors an estimate of the town's share of state, county and Metropolitan District Commis- sion charges. They also include an estimate of what the town can expect from the state's cor- poration, personal income, meals and sales taxes. Local assessors use this information in figuring the tax rate. Civil Defense: Established by vote of the town meeting in October 1950, in compliance with the Massachusetts Civil Defense Act, Chapter 639, Acts of 1950, as amended; staffed by a director (part time), and a secretary. Both the director and an advisory council are appointed by and report to the board of selectmen. Established as a planning and coordinating agency to provide basic services in event of enemy attack, the responsibility has been expanded by amendment to Chapter 639 to include natural disasters and civil disorders. Working through existing town personnel, the department encourages pre - planning for large scale emergencies, and coordinates a town -wide plan for the use of public and private resources. A channel for requesting and . receiving state and federal assistance has been established. Federal reimbursement of some expenditures is available. Comptroller: In March, 1966, the town meeting voted to replace the position of accountant with that of comptroller. He is charged with keeping the complete financial records of Lexington. Payroll check writing, employee earnings record preparation, related monthly and annual payroll and tax reporting functions and preparation of checks in payment of town obligations are part of his duties. The annual audit of the previous year's accounting records is performed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bureau of Accounts auditors. Financial statements and budget re- ports are prepared monthly and distributed to all concerned. A detailed classification and analysis is prepared of all town receipts and expenditures. The comptroller is an ex- officio member of the appropriation committee and is salaried. Conservation Commission: The Lexington Conservation Commission was created in November 1963 by vote of the town meeting. Its purposes are to promote, develop and conserve Lexington's nat- ural resources, including wetlands, streams, woodland, open space areas, ponds, wildlife and flora preserves, and those naturally attractive features which characterize the beauty and appeal of the community. The commission's scope of operation is defined by statutes of the Commonwealth. Such methods as outright purchase, conservation easement, and grant are explored and used to accomplish the purposes of the commission. The five unsalaried members are appointed by the selectmen. The park superintendent is an ex- officio member of the commission. Counsel, Town: This official is appointed by the selectmen for a one -year, renewable term. He receives a salary and is reimbursed for expenses in connection with town legal matters. He carries out legal action for the town and acts as legal advisor to Lexington's officers and committees. Debt, Town: Cities and towns borrow money each year to finance improvements whose cost is too great to be included in the annual tax levy. Borrowing spreads the cost over a number of years. The state sets a limit of debt at five percent of the town's assessed valuation averaged over the past three years. Lexington is permitted by law to bond water mains and new school con- struction outside the debt limit. By obtaining permission from the state legislature, a town can borrow outside the limit for other purposes, as in the case of the 1958 renovation of the junior high school. This situation is not unusual when the population of a town is increasing rapidly. Dog Officer: In June, 1968, the town meeting authorized the selectmen to appoint a full -time dog officer under the jurisdiction of the selectmen. Heretofore the position had been a part - time one. The dog officer is charged with enforcing Lexington's leash law which requires that a dog be leashed or under voice control when out of its own yard. He relies on complaints of violations to initiate enforcement. 98 A DICTIONARY OF TOWN SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS Fire Department: The fire department is under the direction of a three -man board of fire commis- sioners who are appointed by the board of selectmen on a rotating three -year basis. The fire commissioners appoint the chief engineer and such other officers and fire- fighters, within avail- able appropriations, as are deemed necessary. The fire commissioners recommend to the selectmen with respect to the maintenance and replacement of buildings and equipment, and the location and extension of water mains. The department is deeply concerned with fire prevention as well as with fire fighting. It cooperates with neighboring towns in a mutual aid program. Constant training of personnel as well as constant repair of all equipment are emphasized. Ambulance service is also provided by the department for emergency and medical needs. Fire drills are carried out in all schools without previous notice; men are detailed to public assemblies when requested. The department requires specific permits for outdoor burning of trash and brush; permits are available by telephone. Garbage Collection: This service is rendered by an outside firm on a contractual basis with the board of selectmen. Collection is made once a week for most of the year, twice a week in the summer, under the supervision of the department of public works. Health, Board of: The three members of Lexington's Board of Health are appointed in rotation by the selectmen for three -year terms. They do not receive salaries but appoint a paid director of public health, clerk- stenographer, one part -time dental hygienist and one part -time veterinarian - animal inspector. Professional services obtained by contract are: public health nursing from the Visiting Nurse Association, part -time physician and dental services for clinics, and labora- tory service for routine sanitation tests. Activities of this department include sponsoring of annual clinics for rabies, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles immunication and mumps immunization for certain people; the maintaining of a communicable disease record (cases reported by law to the department); inspecting and issuing licenses to sell milk, to operate child day care centers, restaurants, nursing homes and funeral homes, to install a septic tank or cess- pool, or to collect garbage or rubbish. Activities sponsored with another group(s) include: the pre- school eye- screening clinic, the glaucoma clinic, a dental health program and air pollution control. The public health department also cooperates with the Mystic Valley Mental Health Asso- ciation. Highway Department: This division of the department of public works is responsible for highway maintenance, construction and repair of streets, parking lots, sidewalks and curbings. They in- stall and maintain street signs and traffic signals for both street and railroad intersections. They care for the public works building. Road machinery is maintained by this division. Cross- walk and traffic lines are painted, snow is removed and Lexington Center receives a routine cleaning each day. Most new street construction is let out on bid to contracting firms. A number of streets are built by real estate developers according to town specifications but at no cost to the town. The state and county share with the town the costs of county roads (Chapter 90 roads). Historic Districts Commission: Historic districts have been established in Lexington to preserve and maintain the town's heritage. In 1956 the town petitioned the state legislature for permis- sion to delineate historic districts and place their administration in the hands of an historic districts commission. An enabling act was accepted by the town meeting. Lexington has four such areas: 1) Battle Green, 2) Hancock - Clarke, 3) Munroe Tavern, 4) East Lexington. In these specific districts, the commission regulates the exterior architecture of new buildings, altera- tions of existing structures including the change of paint color, and the display of signs. The commission is composed of five unpaid regular members and four associate members. They are appointed by the selectmen from candidates nominated by the Lexington Historical Society, Society of Arts and Crafts, Inc., the trustees of the Cary Memorial Library, and one member appointed at large. Determinations made by this commission may be appealed if filed with the Superior Court of Middlesex County within fifteen days after the decision. Housing Authority; Lexington: This authority consists of four elected citizens and one citizen appointed by the Governor. By state law this group is authorized to construct and administer housing for the elderly. Their first project, William Roger Greeley Village, (100 low -rent apart- ments) has been completed and occupied. Inspection Department: There are three inspectors plus a clerk - secretary in this department. The wire inspector and the plumbing and gas inspector both serve on a part -time basis with salary. The building inspector is a full -time employee of the town. All three are appointed by the selectmen. The wire inspector must be satisfied with plans for the electric wiring of new homes, build- ings, or any addition which requires wiring. In Lexington a permit must be obtained to install 99 A DICTIONARY OF TOWN SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS any large piece of electrical equipment such as a stove, dryer, air conditioner, floodlights, or other mechanical aid. The plumbing and gas inspector inspects new plumbing facilities and those added to or changed, for which a permit must be obtained. Plans for this work must conform to local plumbing by -laws and state laws. He also inspects gas installations. The building inspector as defined by Lexington by -law: "shall hold a Massachusetts registra- tion as an architect or as a structural engineer, or shall have had at least ten years of practi- cal experience in a building trade." He is responsible for receiving applications and issuing permits for the construction, alteration, repair, demolition, removal and use of buildings and other structures within the town in accordance with the building by -law of Lexington. His duties include the inspection for all the above work for which permits have been issued, as often as necessary to secure compliance with the law. The building inspector is designated as the officer in charge of enforcement of the building by -laws and where necessary institutes appropriate action or proceedings in the name of the town to prevent or correct violations of the laws. He is also the officer in charge of enforcement of the zoning by -law and the sign by -law. Lexington is currently using uniform statewide codes with regard to plumbing and gas instal- lations and electrical work - a rather new development. Libraries: Public: The main building which has housed Lexington's public library since 1906, was given to the town by Alice B. Cary in memory of Maria Hastings Cary, who founded the library in 1868. Library policy is set by a board of trustees who employ a professional director (who is also the treasurer) to carry out the program. Membership of this board of trustees as established by the Cary gift is: "The selectmen and the school committee of the town for the time being and the settled ministers of the place." Present membership of the executive committee includes a rabbi, a minister, a selectman, and two school committeemen. The main library (Cary Memorial) is on the corner of Massachusetts Ave. and Clarke St. in Lexington Center, and the East Lexington Branch is at 735 Massachusetts Ave. Anyone living, work- ing, or attending school in Lexington may borrow books or any other material available. The gen- eral collection contains books covering a wide range of information, phonograph records, musical scores, films, periodicals, microfilms, and prints. Other services for various ages are avail- able. The Cary Library contains a completely catalogued collection of books, pamphlets and pic- tures concerning the history of Lexington in the Lexington Room. The Piper Gallery in the Cary Library has monthly exhibits of art. Moderator: The moderator, elected annually and without salary, presides at town meeting. He is charged with the conduct of the meeting, and no one, town meeting member or citizen, speaks un- less recognized by the moderator. He is directed to appoint as soon as possible the members of any temporary or "general" committees authorized by town meeting, unless another method is specified. Moody Rating: Moody Investors Service is a firm that rates towns on the basis of their financial situation if their bonding exceeds $600,000. This information is widely used by investors when considering the purchase of municipal bonds. Moody ratings are AAA, AA, A, and BAA. Planning Board: Under state law, a town attaining a population of 10,000 is required to estab- lish a planning board, which Lexington did in 1924. When it was first formed, the board had six members, but in 1957 the number was reduced to five to simplify voting procedures. One new mem- ber is elected each year to serve a five -year term. This group serves without salary and studies factors involving the physical, social and economic development of the town. In an advisory capacity, the planning board reports to the selectmen, other town committees, and the town meet- ing when a planning question appears on the warrant. This board also recommends on questions of zoning and often introduces zoning articles before the town meeting. Zoning by -laws designed to guide the town's physical development are voted by the town meeting. The planning board is directed by state law to develop a master plan of the town. Such plan is never final, but is subject to further development. In an executive capacity, the planning board is responsible for administering the subdivision control law. Each real estate developer must submit and obtain approval of formal subdivision plans (including street layouts, water and sewers). With the rapid growth of Lexington and the resulting overwhelming amount of work the town meeting in 1953 authorized the board to employ a paid, full -time planning director, responsible to the planning board. The Design Advisory Group is an informal, self - perpetuating group composed of volunteers who are architects, landscape architects, planners, engineers, and other design specialists who live in Lexington. On request, they advise the planning board on all design matters that come before the planning board. The group has an executive committee of five members. 100 A DICTIONARY OF TOWN SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS Police Department: The police department is concerned with the maintenance of public safety. The chief of police and all full -time personnel are civil service employees with lifetime tenure, appointed by the board of selectmen and directly responsible to them. Traffic patrolwomen (not civil service) are employed on a part -time basis. Police cruisers patrol Lexington 24 hours a day. Traffic control, crime prevention and apprehension of criminals are the main functions of the police. Modern equipment and in- service training help keep the department up- to- date. All offenses which require trial in a court of law are sent to the District Court in Concord, Mass. Lexington's Police Department works with the police of other towns to recover stolen goods and to investigate the whereabouts of missing persons. In connection with overall public safety, the police respond to fire alarms, assist sick and injured persons, and issue bicycle licenses. The lack of applicants for police work has been aided by two recent actions taken by the town. The first was receiving from the state legislature permission to hire police officers from outside Lexington (formerly forbidden by state law). The second was the establishment by vote of town meeting of a police cadet program. This program selects high school seniors who attend. North- eastern University and then return to serve Lexington. Public Works, Department of: The superintendent of public works is employed by the selectmen to administer an extensive program of maintenance and improvement of the town's physical facilities, including highways. He hires workmen who form a labor pool from which the foremen of the various divisions requisition men to carry out their projects. M.D.C. (Metropolitan District Commission) - Lexington is in the M.D.C. sewer and water dis- tricts. The town mater mains join the M.D.C. trunk line on Massachusetts Ave. and at Lowell St. Lexington pays the M.D.C. for the water it draws. The town sewer trunk lines join the M.D.C. trunk line. For sewage disposal the town pays the M.D.C. an amount, set by the state, in pro- portion to population and valuation. Engineering Division: This division is part of the public works department. It's work in- cludes engineering covering the preliminary study, survey, design, construction and inspection of all municipal projects provided for by the town meeting. It has the added responsibility of pro- viding engineering counsel for all town boards, commissions and committees and provides necessary record keeping, map making, street layouts and topographic surveys. Water Division: This division of the public works department constructs and maintains water mains, installs and inspects water meters, and installs and maintains fire hydrants. Most new water main construction is done by private contractors who bid for this work. Real estate devel- opers must construct all necessary water facilities in any new street which they build. Sewer Division: This division is responsible for the construction and maintenance of lateral sewer mains, trunk sewers and sewer pumping stations. Again, major contracts are let out on bid to private contracting firms. Real estate developers must provide their own sewer facilities according to town requirements. Mosquito Control: is carried out by the East Middlesex County Mosquito Control Project. The town appropriates funds annually to participate. Park, Shade Trees, and Insect Suppression Division responsibilities include caring for parks, playgrounds, tennis courts and the swimming pools. Skating areas are cleaned and flooded. Trees on town property are inspected, pruned, sprayed and removed when necessary. Other public works department functions include supervision of garbage collection, care of the town dump on Hartwell Ave., construction and maintenance of drains and catch basins and gen- eral street cleaning. Public Trusts, Trustees of: Three citizens are elected for six -year terms (one every two years) to take charge of funds given to Lexington by gift or legacy. Currently, the funds number thirty -one: five are charitable in nature, five related to parks and highway plantings, six to scholarships, six to maintenance of specific cemetery lots, six to maintenance of the common, and three are miscellaneous. The trustees invest or deposit the money left in trust to Lexington;the annual report of town officers lists resulting income, purpose of the gift and use of the funds. Recreation Committee: Since 1956, Lexington has had a permanent recreation committee consisting of five unsalaried members appointed in rotation for three -year terms. The selectmen, planning board and school committee each appoint one member; two are appointed by the moderator. This committee plans year -round recreation programs using the town's public playgrounds and other facilities. Activities are available to all ages including men and women as well as to re- tarded and emotionally disturbed children. A professionally trained, salaried director is appointed by the committee to administer the program. The committee is authorized to employ per- sonnel and purchase equipment using funds voted by the town meeting, but if land is to be pur- chased or a building constructed, it is the selectmen's responsibility to negotiate upon the recommendation of the committee. Permits are available from the committee to groups wishing to use the recreational facilities. 101 A DICTIONARY OF TOWN SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS Referendum Petition: A petition for referendum is the procedure of submitting a measure already acted upon by the legislative body to the vote of all qualified voters for approval or rejection. That is why most actions taken by the town meeting are not operative until five days (exclusive of Sundays and holidays) after the final adjournment of the meeting. In this period a petition for referendum may be filed with the selectmen. If 3% of all the registered voters in Lexington sign such a petition there must be a special election and ballot to see if the voters will approve the town meeting members' action on the question. Only certain town meeting actions can be carried to referendum: 1. A vote authorizing the expenditure of $20,000 or more as a special appropriation. 2. A vote to establish, abolish, or change a board or office. 3. A vote to adopt or amend a town by -law. The right of referendum is limited to challenging an affirmative vote of town meeting only. The statutes governing a referendum state that a vote of town meeting cannot be overturned unless a majority of the voters on the referendum vote to overturn it, and this majority must comprise at least 20% of the registered voters of the town. Refuse Disposal Planning Committee: Three residents, moderator- appointed, and unsalaried, com- prise this committee created by a 1967 annual town meeting vote. Together with similar committees from Bedford, Concord, Lincoln, Weston and Waltham, and under the authority of the enabling legis- lation, they voted unanimously to form the West Suburban Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Board. The duties of said board as prescribed by the legislation are to investigate and study the methods of refuse disposal and to prepare an agreement for submission to the participating com- munities. Each community has thus far appropriated $3,000 (maximum allowed under law) for this board to enable it to pursue its work. Four committees have been created within the board: Engineering, Site Selection, Finance and. Legal. Regular meetings are held of both the sub-com- mittees and the full board. Application for a $36,000 grant was made to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and. Welfare and was refused; however, it has been resubmitted. The earliest likely date that the communities can expect a final report seems to be 1970. Retirement Board: This board administers Lexington's contributory retirement system which pro- vides for pensions and disability payments to all regular employees, except teachers,who have their own plan. The funds of the system, which come from the five percent deductions made from the employees regular salary and wages are invested in securities legal for savings banks in Massachusetts. Each year, town meeting appropriates an amount of money to cover the town's share of retirement allowances. This board consists of two unsalaried members plus the comptroller, ex- officio. Sanitary Land Fill (Town Dump): See Public Works, Department of Schools, Lexington Public: By state law, the management of public schools is entrusted to a locally elected committee. Lexington's School Committee has five members elected in rotation for three -year terms, without salary. Meetings are held on the first and third. Monday of each month, except during the summer, and any interested citizen is welcome as an observer. The school com- mittee appoints all school personnel, and has jurisdiction over the operation of the educational program and the maintenance of the school buildings. The school committee has the dual responsi- bility of carrying out state laws regarding education and forming major policies for a program which will meet local requirements. The chief administrator of this program is the superintendent of schools, a salaried appointee who is appointed by and directly responsible to the school committee. As an educator, the superintendent supervises the school program, recommends text books, and interviews teachers for the school committee. He sets up in- training programs for the teachers. His office keeps administrative records and accounts; he is also responsible for non - teaching personnel. Each year the school committee prepares a budget which estimates the amount of money needed to cover operating expenses for the coming year. According to state law, a town must accept the school committee's budget for operating expenses or be liable to penalties if overruled. However, the school committee does confer with the appropriation committee and other town departments be- fore bringing the final budget before the town meeting. A large portion of Lexington's tax dol- lar is spent on education. The town meeting may use its own judgment on warrant articles asking for capital expenditures for the school department (school buildings, sites, etc.) State and federal aid are available to Lexington for various educational programs, for school building assistance and for children whose families are employed on defense projects. In Massachusetts all children between seven and sixteen must attend school, 180 days per year at all schools, but for only five hours a day at the elementary level. Lexington has eleven elementary schools, two junior high schools, one senior high school, with one junior high school proposed for construction. 102 A DICTIONARY OF TOWN SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS Sewers: See Public Works, Department of Selectmen, Board of: The selectmen administer the affairs of the town and its property except in cases where another jurisdiction is specified. There are five members of this board, elected in rotation for three -year terms. They are unsalaried, but receive $200 annually each for personal expenses incurred because of the position. They meet weekly every Monday night in the town office building (bi- weekly during the summer), and the meetings are open to the public. The selectmen are assisted by a full -time salaried executive secretary and a secretarial staff. They appoint a variety of officials (see public works, police department, town counsel, etc.) and various other town officers. The selectmen are directly responsible for the operation of the police department and the department of public works. The superintendent of public works meets with them weekly at their meetings. Tax title land is received and disposed of by this board. The selectmen are respon- sible for selling Lexington's municipal bonds. They are responsible for the town office building, which is open eight hours a day (8 :30 a..m. to 4:30 p.m.), five days a week, except when there is a legal holiday. The selectmen have authority in legal matters and conduct actions on behalf of or in defense of the town, but they may not commit the town to any course of action without the vote of the town meeting. They draw jurors and make rulings on the legality of action within the town. The town counsel usually meets with the board at their weekly meetings. The selectmen publish the warrant for town meetings and receive all items to be inserted as articles in the warrant. Usually prepared by the town counsel, these articles ask the town meet- ing to approve specific policies and to appropriate funds for specific projects. The selectmen review all budgets and determine amounts to be requested under the different articles. They also publish the annual report of town officers. Snow Removal: See Public Works, Department of Structure of Town Government Committee: This committee consists of five unsalaried citizens appointed by the moderator and was created by the 1966 town meeting. It is charged with studying the structure of the town's government, preparing an official report of its findings and recom- mendations, and drafting the legislation necessary for their implementation. The committee has consulted with town officials, employees and citizens in an attempt to discover present and pos- sible future problems in Lexington's government. After much study, the selectmen- manager plan was recommended to the town meeting in March, 1968, which approved the petitioning of the general court for an enabling act. The act was passed and must now be submitted to the voters in 1969 at the town election and, if accepted, will go into effect in 1970. Under the plan, administrative authority would be centralized in the hands of a professional manager, releasing the selectmen to concentrate on broad issues of public policy and solutions of major town problems. Suburban Responsibility, Commission on: Established by vote of the selectmen on June 19, 1968 to consider Lexington's responsibilities and obligations as a suburb toward meeting the needs of minority groups in Boston. Eighteen members appointed by the selectmen study problems of housing, job opportunities and public education and make recommendations for action by participating groups, which include town bodies and citizen groups directly concerned with these subjects. Tax Collector: The tax collector is responsible for receiving all monies in connection with various taxes: real estate, personal property, motor vehicle excise, betterment (sewer, street, sidewalk and water) taxes; also certificates of municipal liens when property is sold and trans- ferred to a new owner. This position is elective annually and is salaried. Town Celebrations Committee: This committee coordinates citizen participation in the celebration of certain holidays, as designated by the selectmen. They are specifically charged with the ob- servance of April 19th and. United Nations Day. The nine members are appointed by the selectmen, unsalaried, and serve for rotating three -year terms. Town Clerk: Elected for a one -year term with salary, the town clerk keeps minutes of all town meetings and gives the comptroller the official record of all appropriations voted. He is re- sponsible for informing town officers and committee chairmen of any vote affecting their per- sonal jurisdiction. The town clerk's record of all town meeting proceedings is summarized in the town report; a detailed report is available to the public at his office. The town clerk super- vises all elections. His office is responsible for keeping records of property owned by the town, for registering voters and maintaining all town lists and issuing licenses and certificates. Town Meeting: Since colonial times the chief form of town government in New England has been the town meeting. In the "open form," this ensured the voter of the power of self -rule by voting on legislative matters concerning the town. Since 1929, Lexington has had a representative town 103 A DICTIONARY OF TOWN SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS meeting. Although town meeting members are elected by precinct (of which Lexington has six) to represent their constituents, all town meetings are open to the public and any citizen, upon rec- ognition by the moderator, may speak to the issue being debated. Annual town meetings are held in March and usually last several sessions. Powers of the town meeting include appropriation of funds for annual budgets, funds for capital expenditures, adop- tion or changes in the town by -laws, and establishment of special committees. They must refer to the state legislature and registered voters of the town any change in the town government or any abolition thereof. Special town meetings can be called by the selectmen or upon petition containing at least 200 valid signatures of voters. The body of business to be considered and acted upon at any town meeting is called the warrant. Action may not be taken on any matter unless it appears as an article in the warrant. Each registered voter must receive a copy of the warrant not less than seven days before the town meeting. There are 198 elected town meeting members. Each of the six precincts is represented by 33 members elected in rotation for three -year terms. There are also several town meeting members -at- large who have the position by virtue of their administrative office. They vote with the elected members, but do not represent any one precinct. Town Meeting Members Association: The Lexington Town Meeting Members' Association is a private, voluntary organization composed of town meeting members, very active in all areas of the town gov- ernment, with committees which study many areas of concern to the town. Before each town meeting it publishes background material and sponsors open information meetings for its members concern- ing the warrant articles. Town Treasurer: Elected for a one -year, salaried term, the treasurer receives all monies due the town and has complete authority to decide where the town funds shall be deposited. He keeps a record of tax title land, and he customarily acts for the selectmen in negotiating the sale of Lexington's bonds when the town has voted to borrow for capital spending. Veterans' Services: The department of veterans' services is administered by a director appointed by the selectmen for a one -year, renewable term. He is reimbursed for the time he spends doing this work. The department furnishes financial assistance to veterans of all wars and their de- pendents after a thorough investigation to insure qualifications under existing law. Voting List: (also called Annual True List) - this list shows by precinct all the registered voters of the town. To become a registered voter, one must have lived in the town for six months and in the state for one year. Residents desiring to qualify may register at the town clerk's office on any working day between 8 :30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and, up to three weeks prior to elec- tions, at additional times and places specified by the board of selectmen in local newspaper ad- vertisements. Welfare, Board of Public: The state assumed all expenses of assistance, abolishing local offices and establishing community centers all over the state as of July 1, 1968. Previously a five -man board with a paid director and staff administered five categories of assistance: medical, old -age, disability, and to families with dependent children and general relief. Zoning By -Laws: These are regulations covering the inspection, materials, construction, altera- tion and repair, height, area, location and use of buildings and structures, also the use of land in the town of Lexington. Complete revised by -laws are available from the planning board office. Compiled by Judith J. Totman, with assistance from Nancy D. Hudson and Lilah H. Groisser, from the 1967 Lexington Town Report, from the Town Government Handbook, and from the Town Services Handbook, the latter two prepared by the Lexington League of Women Voters. 104 ANNUAL REPORT of the TOWN OFFICERS of the TOWN OF LEXINGTON For the Year 1969 Part II TABLE OF CONTENTS PART II ELECTIONS Page Annual Town Election . 3 Referendum . 6 Report of Town Clerk . . 7 Report of Board of Registration 9 Report of Town Treasurer 10 TOWN MEETING MINUTES 11 BOARDS AND COMMITTEES Cary Memorial Library . 57 Recreation Committee 42 TOWN SERVICES Cemetery Commissioners 46 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 29 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 35 LEGAL Board of Appeals 71 Town Counsel 110 PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Fire Commissioners 21 Police Department . 23 Regulatory Inspectors 27 Board of Health 38 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT JURY LIST FINANCIAL 60 77 Balance Sheet 80 Statement of Comptroller . 84 Schedule of Receipts . 92 Schedule of Expenses . 96 Appropriation Accounts 85 Town Debt and Interest . . 91 Trustees of Public Trusts . 47 Retirement Board 79 Assessors 54 INDEX TO TOWN MEETING ARTICLES . 20 2 Town Election Registered Voters by Precincts Votes Cast by Precincts Precinct One 2,875 Precinct One 626 Precinct Two 2,475 Precinct Two 716 Precinct Three 2,396 Precinct Three 757 Precinct Four 2,384 Precinct Four 649 Precinct Five 2,707 Precinct Five 731 Precinct Six 2,506 Precinct Six 547 15,343 4,026 Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Totals 1 2 3 4 5 6 Selectmen Robert Cataldo 353 411 418 320 375 298 2,175 Fred C. Bailey 406 400 534 467 499 335 2,641 David 0. McGavern 229 320 316 298 327 263 1,753 Richard G. Seed 63 66 82 47 69 63 390 Blanks 201 235 164 166 192 135 1,093 Totals 1,252 1,432 1,514 1,298 1,462 1,094 8,052 Robert Cataldo and Fred C. Bailey elected Selectmen for three years. Mary R. McDonough Blanks Town Clerk 501 568 647 544 584 450 3,294 125 148 110 105 147 97 732 Totals 626 716 757 649 731 547 4,026 Mary R. McDonough elected Town Clerk for one year. Paul G. Yewell Blanks Town Treasurer 442 502 595 493 530 390 2,952 184 214 162 156 201 157 1,074 Totals 626 716 757 649 731 547 4,026 Paul G. Yewell elected Town Treasurer for one year. Moderator Robert B. Kent 460 535 624 543 594 422 3,178 Blanks 166 181 133 106 137 125 848 Totals 626 716 757 649 731 547 4,026 Robert B. Kent elected Moderator for one year. Collector of Taxes Doris E. Barcley 464 519 615 518 559 407 3,082 Blanks 162 197 142 131 172 140 944 Totals 626 716 757 649 731 547 4,026 Doris E. Barclay elected Collector of Taxes for one year. School Committee for Three Years Elizabeth H. Clarke 347 419 440 429 428 282 2,345 Robert Duncan Enzmann 206 220 239 187 257 208 1,317 Blanks 73 77 78 33 46 57 364 Totals 626 716 757 649 731 547 4,026 Elizabeth H. Clarke was elected to the School Committee for three years. 3 Donald M. Graham Warren Roberts Blanks Totals Town Election, March 3, 1969 (Conttd) Planning Board Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Totals 1 2 3 4 5 6 336 384 462 444 456 310 2,392 173 177 174 123 177 120 944 117 155 121 82 98 117 690 626 716 757 649 731 547 4,026 Donald M. Graham was elected to the Planning Board for five years. Cemetery Commissioner James R. Sherman 416 454 548 478 Blanks 210 262 209 171 Totals 626 716 757 516 384 2,796 215 163 1,230 649 731 James R. Sherman was elected Cemetery Commissioner for three years. Newton E. Bennett Daniel E. Power Michael P. Vidette Blanks Totals 116 202 253 55 626 Lexington Housing Authority 100 204 320 92 266 261 151 79 716 757 150 255 184 60 213 263 176 79 547 4,026 127 972 220 1,405 147 1,231 53 418 649 731 547 4,026 Daniel E. Power was elected to the Lexington Housing Authority for five years. Question Number One (Selectmen -Town Manager) Yes No Blanks Totals * J. Keith Butters * James Cataldo Wallace Cupp * Homer J. Hagedorn * Franklin C. Hudson * Howard. M. Kassler William F. Mason * Elected for three years. * Eric T. Clarke * John F. Downey,Jr. * Elizabeth M. Flynn * Angela E. Frick * Allan Green William C. Hayes Harold E. Roeder * Douglas T. Ross 262 185 179 626 324 193 199 329 230 198 716 757 309 328 250 1,802 157 201 183 1,149 183 202 114 1,075 649 731 547 4,026 Town Meeting Members - Precinct One 312 * Jack L. Mitchell 288 Lotte E. Scharfman 246 * Jules P. Sussman 337 * Weiant Wathen -Dunn 304 * Ephraim Weiss 292 ** Robert A. Cataldo 179 ** Elected for two years. 276 * Barry F. Daley 301 242 Vincent A. McCrossen 163 273 William H. McLaughlin 179 270 Richard G. Seed 136 315 * John J. Seitz 316 255 Robert S. Wilson 216 Blanks 2,612 Town Meeting Members - Precinct Two 293 * Judith J. Totman 270 ** Georgia H. Williams 252 ** Sidney B. Williams 265 Joel G. Berman 249 * Norman N. Connolly 190 * David B. Cushman 171 * Luigi R. DiNapoli 228 * Arthur F. Douglass 266 Gloria V. Holland 215 Robert R. Howard,Jr. 215 Hershel Jick 76 Morris W. Lindman 232 Robert George Sweet 227 Rolla M. Tryon 264 Chester N. Winter 247 Paul Winter Blanks * Elected for three years. ** Tie vote - decided in special election held prior to town meeting in favor of Sidney B. Williams. 4 169 148 211 134 176 201 178 190 3,525 * Shirley D. Bayle * Charles H. Cole, 2nd * Charles F. Gallagher,Jr. Frederic R. Hartstone * Wilbur M. Jaquith * William R. Page * Richard H. Soule * Francis T. Worrell * Elected for three years * Wallace B. Baylies,Jr. Stanley A. Brown * ** Joseph A. Campbell Frederick J. Conroy * Evert N. Fowle * Martin A. Gilman * Betty S. Jones • Robert H. Kingston * Eric B. Kula * Donald P. Noyes Town Election, March 3, 1969 (Cont'd) Town Meeting Members - Precinct Three 291 * Leslie H. York 389 Irving Goldberg 362 * Donald M. Graham 216 Gilman W. Haven 308 Mark Lichtenstein 355 * Russell B. Mason 379 George F. McCormack 289 Gordon R. Osgood 347 Arthur J. Pennell 282 184 Warren Roberts 193 372 * William T. Spencer 285 147 Reed Kingston Taylor 254 244 James Zisson 162 291 Blanks 2,475 266 236 Town Meeting Members - Precinct Four 304 William D. Potter 203 * Margaret F. Rawls 225 ** *Norman J. Richards 202 George E. Rowe,Jr. 316 * Joseph A. Trani 258 Burton L. Williams 251 * Robert A. Bowyer 269 Bernard F. Burke 264 E. Crawley Cooper 248 Leslie L.R.Davies * Elected for three years. ** Elected for two years. * G. Richard Beamon * Charles F. Brackett J. Haskell Casey,Jr. * Roy Edward Cook * William P. Fitzgerald * Barbara M. Harvell Richard Kimball Christine H. Meyer * Paul B. West 204 * James F. Fenske 271 ** Cellen S. Fowle 219 Edward E. Furash 199 Robert M. Gary 254 John M. Lucente 173 Joseph E. Molloy 279 Florence Peyton 117 Joel B. Resnick 73 ** Paul V. Riffin 173 Sidney K. Whiting Blanks * ** Elected for one year. Town Meeting Members - Precinct Five 299 * Allen Lee Whitman,Jr. 297 ** Lloyd S. Beckett,Jr. 210 Lorraine F. Converse 262 Joyce L. Defandorf 326 ** *Robert M. Earsy 419 Helen June Ekstrom 221 * Manfred P. Friedman 238 James L. Grant 297 Robert G. Hargrove * Elected for three years. ** Elected for two years. * Leon A. Burke,Jr. Frank Compagnone Raymond J. Culler * Joseph J. Downey James W. Lambie * John J. Maguire * Richard A. Michelson * Richard I. Miller * Elected for three years 347 246 144 193 59 93 144 178 239 119 3,471 308 Robert J. Harris 169 254 Charles F. MacDonald 145 183 Gordon D. MacKay 230 122 Leo P. McSweeney 119 247 * David Reiner 275 121 * Frank Sandy 261 297 * William J. Scouler 268 197 Blanks 3,522 216 * ** Elected for one year. Town Meeting Members - Precinct Six 234 Ernest E. Outhet 129 * Richard M. Perry 158 * Alfred L. Viano 192 George H. Doughty,Jr. 161 * Ralph H. Hall 263 John R. Holt 234 James L. Jones 174 Edwin M. Kellogg 5 140 Leo C. Lentini 182 * Diane Lund 207 * Robert F. McSweeney 131 * David Page Norcross 166 Lewis I. Rubin 164 Edward Sahatjian 164 Jack E. Stover 164 Blanks 98 236 171 193 125 132 142 2,057 Referendum NEW JUNIOR HIGH and EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY- MINORITY GROUPS REFERENDUM Held June 25, 1969 Registered Voters by Precincts Ballots Cast by Precincts Precinct 1 2,874 Precinct 2 2,489 Precinct 3 2,397 Pre ^inct 4 2,382 Precinct 5 2,709 Precinct 6 2,513 Precinct 1 1,220 Precinct 2 1,170 Precinct 3 1,036 Precinct 4 1,140 Precinct 5 1,384 Precinct 6 1,135 Total 15,364 Total 7,085 Question No.1: Shall the town vote to approve the action of the representative town meeting whereby it was voted to appropriate $5,515,000.00, to provide for payment of $65,000.00 thereof by certain specified transfers and for payment of $5,450,000.00 thereof by the issue of bonds or notes of the town, and to authorize the Permanent Building Committee to enter into a contract or contracts for the construction and original equipping of a new junior high school on the land on and off Marrett Road that was acquired for school, playground and other public purposes in 1965, and to supervise the work? Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Yes 342 375 346 430 446 252 2,191 No 858 773 676 691 937 866 4,801 Blanks 20 22 14 19 1 17 93 Totals 1,220 1,170 1,036 1,140 1,384 1,135 7,085 The action of the June 2, 1969 Special Town Meeting was reversed and Article 2 was not adopted. Question No.2: Shall the town vote to approve the action of the representative town meeting whereby it was voted to amend the General By -Laws by inserting in ARTICLE XXI thereof a new Section 2. to read as follows: "All boards, officers, committees, and other agencies of the Town, which deal on behalf of the Town in making contracts for the purchase of goods or services, or for the construction, renova- tion, or repair of buildings or other improvement of real estate, may make appropriate arrange- ments for special programs of recruitment and training with the objective of equal employment opportunity for minority -group members in the various grades and classes of work performed pur- suant to such contracts, and, subject to appropriations specifically designated for such purposes, may expend Town funds and may make such arrangements, when appropriate, in the form of requirements, to be included in such contracts, that contractors engage in such recruitment, training, and em- ployment as a part of the work to be performed, or may make such arrangements in the form of collateral agreements with contractors. "? Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Yes 421 454 452 521 563 397 2,808 No 764 694 557 591 798 724 4,128 Blanks 35 22 27 28 23 14 149 Totals 1,220 1,170 1,036 1,140 1,384 1,135 7,085 The action of the June 2, 1969 Special Town Meeting was reversed and Article 9 was not adopted. 6 Town Clerk Dog Licenses Male dog licenses issued Female dog licenses issued Female dog licenses issued (Seeing Eye) Spayed female dog licenses issued . Kennel licenses issued . Kennel licenses issued . Kennel licenses issued . Transfer licenses issued Total number of dog licenses issued 2,265 Total Fees turned over to town . . $566.00 Sporting Licenses Resident Citizen fishing issued 415 C 5.25 2,178.75 Citizen hunting issued 194 14 5.25 1,018.50 Citizen sporting issued 120 C 8.25 990.00 Citizen minor fishing issued . 73 C 3.25 237.25 Citizen female fishing issued 60 C 4.25 255.00 Citizen trapping issued . 3 C 8.75 26.25 Citizen minor trapping issued 3 0 3.25 9.75 Alien fishing issued . . 2 3 9.75 19.50 Duplicate licenses issued 10 P .50 5.00 Citizen sporting issued . . 36 Free - Citizen sporting military issued 8 Free Citizen fishing - paraplegic . 1 Free Non - resident Citizen fishing issued 1 14 9.75 9.75 Special fishing issued 4 C 5.25 21.00 1,063 C $2.00 $ 2,126.00 292 @ 5.00 1,460.00 1 @ No charge - 896 @ 2.00 1,792.00 5 C 10.00 50.00 2 C 25.00 50.00 2 C 50.00 100.00 4 14 .25 1.00 Total $ 5,579.00 Number of licenses issued 930 Total fees turned over to town $218.75 Other Licenses, Financing Statements, Terminations,Etc. Total 4,770.75 Marriage licenses issued . Marriage licenses issued Financing statements recorded Terminations recorded Certified certificates Pole locations . Gasoline permits Miscellaneous . 231 C 2.00 59 g 4.00 18 C .50 Summary Dog licenses issued $ 5,579.00 Sporting licenses issued 4,770.75 Marriage licenses issued. . . 698.00 Financing statements recorded 1,890.48 Terminations recorded 54.00 Certified certificates 1,590.50 Pole locations . 92.00 Gasoline Permits . 9.00 Miscellaneous . 215.50 Total Receipts for 1969 $14,899.23 7 462.00 236.00 1,890.48 54.00 1,590.50 92.00 9.00 215.50 TOWN CLERK Marriages By Months - 1969 Grooms Brides Grooms Brides Grooms Brides Grooms Brides Months Totals First First Second. Second Third Third Fourth Fourth January 10 6 6 3 4 1 0 0 0 February 16 14 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 March 16 15 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 April 15 14 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 May 24 20 22 4 2 0 0 0 0 June 54 44 45 7 8 3 1 0 0 July 21 19 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 August 40 38 37 2 3 0 0 0 0 September 31 25 28 5 3 1 0 0 0 October 26 21 23 5 3 0 0 0 0 November 35 27 33 8 2 0 0 0 0 December 22 18 18 2 3 2 0 0 1 Totals 310 261 275 41 33 8 1 0 1 Number of Marriages Recorded . 310 Residents . 322 Non - residents . 298 Solemnized in Lexington . . 164 Solemnized in Other Places . 146 Age of Oldest Groom 75 Age of Oldest Bride . 74 Age of Youngest Groom . 16 Age of Youngest Bride . 16 Births by Month - 1969 (Stillbirths excluded) (Following are the births received up to January 8, 1970 - all births for 1969 not received) In Lexington Out of Lexington Totals Months Totals Males Females Males Females Males Females January 20 0 0 9 11 9 11 February 31 0 0 20 11 20 11 March 31 0 0 22 9 22 9 April 26 0 0 16 10 16 10 May 36 0 0 21 15 21 15 June 39 0 0 26 13 26 13 July 33 0 0 17 16 17 16 I August 23 0 0 11 12 11 12 September 33 0 0 16 17 16 17 October 23 0 0 11 12 11 12 November 19 0 0 8 11 8 11 ' December 9 0 0 3 6 3 6 Totals 323 0 0 180 143 180 143 1 TOWN CLERK 1969 Deaths Received Up to January 8, 1970 (all deaths for 1969 not received) Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr. May June July Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec. Totals Male Female Residents Died in Lexington Male Female Non - residents Died in Lexington Male Female Residents Died. Out of Lexington Male Female Children Under One Year Male Female Between One and. Ten Male Female Between Ten and Thirty Male Female Between Thirty and Sixty Male Female Between Sixty and Ninety Male Female Over Ninety Male Female 23 20 19 17 19 22 18 22 15 13 10 15 213 23 24 18 20 11 16 20 15 12 22 18 9 208 3 3 2 3 7 6 4 5 3 2 3 2 3 4 12 11 10 16 16 9 8 6 7 2 5 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 3 4 3 1 6 8 6 5 9 6 8 11 8 4 10 8 3 5 6 1 0 2 5 42 1 3 2 5 2 35 9 9 9 4 10 99 7 2 13 7 7 111 9 7 5 4 4 0 72 5 7 7 7 6 0 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 8 3 3 0 4 3 3 3 2 2 0 3 1 3 18 16 13 11 15 18 14 15 1 2 1 0 4 0 4 49 2 27 13 13 13 16 14 8 6 11 152 6 12 19 14 8 20 15 7 163 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 4 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 16 Board of Registration The Town Clerk's office was open daily throughout the year plus evening and Saturday dates for registration of new voters. Total number of voters Voters taken off as of New voters registered Total number of voters Voters taken off as of New voters registered Total number of voters New voters registered Total number of voters Voters taken off as of New voters registered. Total number of voters New voters as of Dece Total number of voters as of January 1, 1969 February 11, 1969 as of February 11, 1969 as of February 11, 1969 May 12, 1969 as of May 12, 1969 as of May 12, 1969 as of June 6, 1969 as of June 6, 1969 July 25, 1969 as of July 25, 1969 as of July 25, 1969 tuber 31, 1969 as of December 31, 1969 Total voters taken off in 1969 1,195 Total new voters for 1969 593 9 16,128 - 1,131 + 346 15,343 - 34 + 45 15,354 + 10 15,364 - 30 + 61 15,395 + 131 15,526 Mary R. McDonough Clerk, Board of Registrars Town Treasurer 1969 Cash on hand January 1, 1969 Receipts during year 1969 Expenditures 1969 per warrants Cash on hand January 1, 1970 (Included in the above receipts and expenditures is the amount of $3,532,804.20 for invested cash) $ 1,465,911.53 27,147,754.76 28,613,666.29 27,699,415.91 914,250.38 Report of Tax Title Account Number of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1969 44 Number of Tax Titles added during 1969 Number of Tax Titles Released during 1969 Number of Tax Titles Disclaimed during 1969 0 Number of Tax Titles on hand January 1, 1970 411. Total Amount 12,343.94 Summary of Town Treasurerts Cash Total Amount Invested during year 1969 Total Amount Interest earned on Investments - 1969 Cash on hand Lexington Trust Company New England Merchants National Bank State Street Bank and Trust Company First National Bank of Boston Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company Depositors Trust Company Capitol Bank and Trust Company Newton - Waltham Bank and Trust Company $ 35,825.01 384,377.51 225,815.52 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 3,041.68 1,000.00 249,190.66 $914,250.38 Stabilization Fund Home Savings Bank, Boston, Mass. Blance as of December 31, 1968 Interest added for 1969 Balance December 31, 1969 Lexington Federal Savings and Loan Association Balance as of December 31, 1968 Interest added for 1969 Balance December 31, 1969 Paul G. Yewell Town Treasurer 10 3,500,000.00 32,804.20 22,82_9.48 1,168.00 23,997.48 2,719.25 131.47 2.850.72 Annual Town Meeting, March 17, 1969 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, Robert B. Kent. There were 195 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Monsignor George W.Casey of Saint Brigid's Church. Article 1. is the annual town election which took place on March 3, 1969 and is reported else- where under "Elections ". Article 2. REPORTS. To accept and place on file the reports of the following committees: VOTED unanimously. Appropriation Committee Capital Expenditures Committee Lexington Hunting Safety Committee Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Committee Permanent Building Committee To accept and place on file the reports of the Structure of Government and the Town -Wide Beauti- fication Committees, and to discharge the committees. VOTED unanimously. Article 3. CARY LECTURES. To direct the Moderator to appoint a committee of three to have charge of the lectures under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Suzanne E. Cary for the current year. VOTED unanimously. Article 4. ANNUAL TOWN BUDGET. Reported under "Appropriation Accounts ". Article 5. SALARIES. To establish the salaries of the town treasurer, town clerk and town col- lector of taxes at the following annual rates: Town Clerk $12,300 Town Treasurer 1,500 Town Collector of Taxes 8,600 the increase over the rates established last year to become effective April 1, 1969, and to appropriate $22,050. VOTED unanimously. Article 6. BORROWING. To authorize the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue. VOTED unanimously. Article 7. TRANSFER TO E & D ACCOUNT. To transfer unexpended appropriation balances to E & D account. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 8. UNPAID BILLS. To appropriate money for unpaid bills for previous years. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 9. RESERVE FUND. To appropriate $110,000 for the Reserve Fund. VOTED unanimously. Article 10. AUDIT. To authorize the selectmen to petition the Director of Accounts of the State for an audit for the year 1969. VOTED unanimously. Article 11. PENSIONS. To appropriate $27,410 for pensions for retired members of the Police De- partment, and their dependents, and $12,490 for pensions for retired members of the Fire Depart- ment, and their dependents. VOTED unanimously. Article 12. BOARD OF APPEALS. To authorize the selectmen to appoint one of their members to the board of appeals. VOTED unanimously. Article 13. NEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. To authorize the permanent building committee to contract for the construction, original equipping and furnishing of a new junior high school on land on and off Marrett Rd. acquired in 1965, and to supervise the work and appropriate money for this purpose. TABLED. Taken up at adjourned town meeting March 31 - to refer the matter back to the permanent building committee to obtain new bids for the construction and original equipping and furnishing of the junior high school on the land situated on and off Marrett Road and to appropriate $7,000 for the expenses of the committee. VOTED. Subsequently acted on at special town meeting of June 2. Article 14. WATER MAINS. To authorize the selectmen to install water mains in such streets as they may determine, and to appropriate $20,000 from the E & D account. TABLED. Subsequently re- considered and passed unanimously at adjourned town meeting of March 26, 1969. 11 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 19, 1969 Article 15. SEWER MAINS. To authorize the selectmen to install sewer mains in such streets as they may determine, and to appropriate $20,000 from the E D account. VOTED unanimously. Article 16. SEWER MAINS. To authorize the selectmen to install sewer mains in such locations as they may determine beginning at a point in Waltham Street which point is 1100 feet, more or less, southerly from Concord Avenue and extending westerly 2,400 feet, more or less, to Concord Ave, thence northerly 900 feet, more or less, to the southerly terminus of an existing dry sewer pre- viously installed across Route 2, thence northerly from the northerly terminus of said existing dry sewer a distance of 1,250 feet, more or less, thence westerly 1,160 feet, more or less, and . thence southwesterly 800 feet, more or less, to a pumping station, to be installed on the north- erly side of Hayden Avenue and to appropriate therefor $194,000.00 from the E & D account. VOTED. The meeting adjourned at 11:03 p.m. Adjourned Town Meeting, March 19, 1969 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7:38 p.m. There were 193 town meeting mem- bers present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Harold T. Handkey of the Church of Our Redeemer. Article 17. DRAINS. To authorize the selectmen to install drains in such streets or other land . as they may determine, and to appropriate $40,000. VOTED unanimously. RECONSIDERED Adjourned Town Meeting of March 24 and amended to read: that $12,300 be raised in the current tax levy and. $27,700 be transferred from the E & D account. VOTED unanimously. Article 18. RELOCATION - CEDAR STREET. To accept the alteration and relocation of Cedar Street from Massachusetts Avenue a distance of 1,100 ft. to Hill Street as relocated by the selectmen, acquire any necessary fee, easement or other interest and appropriate money for this purpose. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 19. SIDEWALKS. To authorize the selectmen to construct sidewalks at such locations as they may determine and to appropriate $45,000. VOTED. Article 20. CURBING. To authorize the selectmen to install curbing at such locations as they may determine, and to appropriate $5,000. VOTED. Article 21. HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE. To appropriate $6,000 for Chapter 90 highway maintenance.VOTED. Articles 22 and 23. CHAPTER 90 - WORTHEN ROAD. To establish Worthen Road as a town way and accept the layout of as a town way from a point 108 feet northwesterly of Goffe Road, a distance of 544 feet, northwesterly, as shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated January 10, 1969, and to authorize the selectmen to acquire any land necessary therefor; and to appro- priate $60,000 under Chapter 90. VOTED 100 to 79. RECONSIDERED Adjourned Town Meeting of March 26. To establish as a town way and accept Worthen Road from a point 108 feet, more or less, northwesterly of Goffe Road, a distance of 544 feet, more or less, northwesterly and to appro- priate $60,000. Reconsideration REJECTED 61 - 110. Article 24. WIDENING - LINCOLN STREET. To appropriate money for widening and construction with pavement of all or part of Lincoln St. between Marrett Rd. and Middle St. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 25. ROAD - PHILIP ROAD. That $15,000 received from the State under Chapter 616 be appro- priated to be used with money appropriated under Article 60 of the warrant for the 1967 annual town meeting for the construction of Philip Road. VOTED unanimously. Article 26. EQUIPMENT - PUBLIC WORKS. To appropriate $44,900 for the purchase of equipment for the department of public works from the E & D account. VOTED unanimously. Article 27. ROAD MACHINERY FUND. To enlarge the scope of the road machinery fund by crediting to such fund an amount based on hourly rental for the use of motorized equipment of the department of public works when used on various projects carried on under the direction of the department or other departments of the town. VOTED unanimously. 12 1 1 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 19, 1969 Article 28. SEWER MAIN. To appropriate $28,000 as a supplementary appropriation to be used in conjunction with money appropriated under Article 19 of the 1968 annual town meeting for the in- stallation of a sewer main or mains, including a pumping station, from the existing Woodhaven trunk sewer at a point approximately 1,300 feet southeasterly from the intersection of Shade St. and Spring St. to a point in Spring St. near the Waltham city line and to a point in Barberry Road near said city line, and to provide for payment by transfer of $28,000 from the unexpended balance of the appropriation for a sewer main from Bedford. St. to Volunteer Way near Rangeway voted under Article 15 of the 1967 annual town meeting. VOTED unanimously. Article 29. STREET LIGHTS. To authorize the selectmen to install street lights in such unaccepted streets as they may determine prior to the final adjournment of the 1970 annual town meeting. VOTED unanimously. Article 30. MOSQUITO CONTROL. To appropriate $9,000 for the improvement of lowlands and swamps and the eradication of mosquitoes. VOTED. Article 31. LAND ACQUISITION. To authorize the selectmen to obtain appraisals on and options for land or rights therein, to purchase land for town use, and to appropriate funds. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 32. VOTING MACHINES. To authorize the selectmen to lease seven voting machines and appro- priate the sum of $1,451.92. Amended to read "three" and changed the sum to $625.00. VOTED. Article 33. WESTVIEW CEMETERY. To appropriate $4,000 for the development of Westview cemetery from the Westview Cemetery Sale of Lots fund. VOTED unanimously. Article 34. REIMBURSEMENT OF SUBDIVIDERS. To appropriate $16,000 for reimbursing subdividers for part of the cost of constructing ways or installing municipal services from the E & D account. VOTED. Article 35. MYSTIC VALLEY CHILDREN'S CLINIC. To appropriate $7,847 to be expended under the direction of the board of health for providing cooperative complementary facilities to the out- patient clinic of the Mystic Valley Children's Clinic, and for providing payment for services rendered by such Clinic. VOTED unanimously. Article 36. SEWER MAINS. To appropriate money for engineering services and plans for sewer mains. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 37. ADDITIONS TO TOWN OFFICE BUILDING AND POLICE BUILDING. To authorize the selectmen to retain professional services to prepare final plans and specifications for alterations and addi- tions to the town office building, and the police building, and to appropriate $45,000. The meet- ing was adjourned at 10 :29 before vote on this article, which becomes a part of the following meeting. Adjourned Town Meeting, March 24, 1969 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7:32 p.m. There were 194 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Richard W. Lund of the Pilgrim Congregational Church. Article 37. (Cont'd) Amendment to refer the original motion under Article 37 to the Selectmen for preparation and presentation to a future town meeting of a definitive proposal for town office expansion, including preliminary plans and specifications, and appropriate $8,000. VOTED 103 to 72. Articles 38 -41. STREETS. To establish as town ways the following: (all voted unanimously) 38. Ewell Avenue from Eastern Avenue southerly to Deering Avenue. 39. Hillcrest Avenue from Fottler Avenue northeasterly to Circle Road. 40. Grassland Street from Spring Street southeasterly to Payson Street. 41. Vaille Avenue from Reed Street westerly 880 feet. To appropriate $150,458.30 for the above articles. VOTED unanimously. 13 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 24, 1969 Articles 42 -44. STREETS. To establish as town ways the following: (all voted unanimously) 42, Manley Court from Woburn Street to Vine Street 43. Hillcrest Avenue from Circle Road to Rawson Avenue. 44. Bridge Street from Valleyfield Street to Waltham Street. To appropriate $96,500 for the above articles. VOTED. Article 45. STREET. To establish as a town way Elena Road from Marrett Road, southwesterly. VOTED unanimously. Article 46. DUMP. To appropriate $25,000 for the further development of the dump area on Lincoln Street. VOTED. Article 47. HOVEY COMMITTEE. To amend the General By -Laws of the town by adding at the end of the third paragraph of Section 4 of Article XXV a new sentence to read substantially as follows: The selectmen may appoint some other voter of the town to serve on said committee in place of the member of the board of selectmen provided for in the preceding sentence. VOTED unanimously. Ar;:icle 48. ATTORNEY FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE. To authorize the school committee to designate an attorney as its representative for bargaining with employee organizations for school employees. VOTED. Article 49. VOCATIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE. To create a committee to be known as the Vocational Regional School District Planning Committee, to consist of three members, including one member of the School Committee, to be appointed by the Moderator; and to appropriate $200 for the expense of such committee, VOTED_ Article 50. CARY HALL. To appropriate $9,200 for improvements to the stage and appurtenant facil- ities at Cary Memorial Hall. REJECTED. Article 51. LIBRARY STATE AID. To appropriate $6,922.75 received in 1968 as State Aid to public libraries to be used by the trustees of Cary Memorial .Library in improving and extending library services in Lexington. VOTED unanimously. Article 52. OFF- STREET PARKING. To authorize the selectmen to acquire 20,146 sq.ft. of land on and off Massachusetts Avenue for off - street parking and other public purposes. TABLED. RECONSIDERED Adjourned Town Meeting March 26 and amended to read: to authorize the selectmen to acquire for offstreet parking land on and off Massachusetts Avenue and to appropriate $48,000. Amended to strike out "for off - street parking" and substitute "for any library purposes ". Amend- ment VOTED 87 -73. Main motion voted 94 -72, lost by lack of 2/3 vote. Subsequently reconsidered and approved under Art. 6 of special town meeting of June 2. Article 53. PLAYGROUND - HARRINGTON SCHOOL. To appropriate $6,000 for the further development of the Harrington School playground. VOTED. Article 54. TENNIS COURTS - CENTER PLAYGROUND. To appropriate $14,000 for the construction of two tennis courts at the Center playground. VOTED 102 to 68. Article 55. LIGHTING TENNIS COURTS. Center playground. Indefinitely PO Article 56. PLAYGROUND - LACONIA ST play area on a parcel of land owned To appropriate money for lighting four tennis courts at the STPONED. . To appropriate $5,000 for the development of a neighborhood by the town, located off Laconia Street. VOTED. Article 57. PLAYGROUND - VALLEYFIELD STREET. To appropriate $5,000 for the development of a neighborhood play area on a parcel of land owned by the town, located off Valleyfield St. VOTED. Article 58. DATA PROCESSING. To extend to the 1970 annual town meeting the time within which the data processing study committee shall report. VOTED unanimously. Article 59. STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE. To continue or revive the Structure of Town Gov- ernment Committee. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 60. BUILDING BY -LAW. To amend the Building By -Law by inserting at the end of Section 1. of Article IV a new paragraph to read substantially as follows: A permit is not required for any detached, non - masonry building not to be used for living or habitation purposes and which is not more than 8 ft. in length or breadth and not more than 7 ft. in height. VOTED unanimously. 14 k 1 ti ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 24, 1969 Article 61. ACCEPTANCE OF DEED. That the action of the board of selectmen in accepting a deed from Alfred S. Busa and Daniel P. Busa, trustees of The Busa Realty Trust, conveying to the town a parcel of land containing 3.0 acres be ratified. VOTED unanimously. Article 62. PUBLIC FOOTWAY. To establish and accept the layout of a public footway from Estabrook Road to Nickerson Road, and appropriate money for same. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 63. ADVISORY DESIGN REVIEW OF TOWN PROJECTS. To amend the General By -Laws by adding at the end of Article XXIV thereof a new section to read as follows: ADVISORY DESIGN REVIEW OF TOWN PROJECTS Section 27. No action shall be taken by any Board, Department or Committee of the Town on any plan or proposal involving the construction, extension or removal of or substantial external changes (including landscaping and site improvement) to any town building, way, parking lot, playground, park, or other land owned or con- trolled by the Town and involving expenditures in excess of $10,000 until the plans and other information pertinent to such construction or external changes have been referred to the Planning Board for a design review and the Planning Board has submitted an advisory written report to the referring agency or 15 calendar days have elapsed after the referral. In connection with the preparation of its advisory report, the Planning Board may consult with the Design Advisory Committee established under the Rules and Regulations of the Planning Board. Amended to refer back to the planning board and board of selectmen for further study and to re- port back to a subsequent town meeting but no later than the 1970 annual town meeting. VOTED. Article 64. CONSERVATION FUND. To appropriate the sum of $2,600 to the conservation fund estab- lished by vote under Article 9 of the warrant for the special town meeting held on June 8, 1964. VOTED. Article 65. STREET. Acceptance of Stedman Road. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 66. TRANSFER OF CONSERVATION LAND. Voted unanimously to be taken up following considera- tion of Article 13. Adjourned meeting of March 31 - to transfer the custody and control of land on Marrett Road acquired for conservation purposes to the selectmen or the school committee, and to transfer the custody and control of other land on Marrett Road to the conservation commission for conservation purposes. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 67. TRUCK - CEMETERY. To appropriate $3,500 for the purchase by the cemetery commis- sioners of a new truck and authorize them to turn in a 1961 Ford truck to apply toward the pur- chase price. VOTED unanimously. Article 68. BUILDING ADDITION - WESTVIEW CEMETERY. To authorize the cemetery commissioners to retain professional services and prepare plans for an addition to the existing building at West - view Cemetery, to enter into contract for the construction of the addition, and appropriatd $11,000. REJECTED. Article 69. CONSERVATION LAND - HAYDEN AVE. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire for conservation purposes land located north of a line parallel to or con- centric with and distant 850 feet northerly from the northerly side line of Hayden Avenue, and appropriate $45,000. VOTED 156 to 4. Article 70. CONSERVATION LAND - HAYDEN AVE. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire for conservation purposes land located north of a line parallel to and dis- tant 850 feet northerly from the northerly side line of Hayden Avenue, and appropriate $10,000. VOTED unanimously. Article 71. CONSERVATION LAND - HAYDEN AVE. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire land for conservation purposes located to the north of a line parallel to and distant 850 feet northerly from the northerly side line of Hayden Avenue, and appropriate $52,000. VOTED unanimously. Article 72. CONSERVATION LAND. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire for conservation purposes, a parcel of land shown as Lot A on Land Court Plan 2802 -D, containing 4.3 acres, and appropriate $9,000. VOTED unanimously. 15 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 24, 1969 Article 73. CONSERVATION LAND. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire for conservation purposes a parcel of land shown as Lot 26 on Land Court Plan 2802 -Y, and appropriate $18,500. VOTED 137 to 6. Article 74. ZONING - HAYDEN AVE. To rezone land on the north side of Hayden Avenue to CR. VOTED 133 to 14. Meeting adjourned at 11:21 p.m. Adjourned Town Meeting, March 26, 1969 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 7 :33 p.m. There were 181 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rabbi Herbert Rosenblum of Temple Emunah. Articles 75, 82 and 83. CONSERVATION LAND. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire for conservation purposes three parcels of land: parcel one on Vine Street, parcel two off Grant Street, parcel three on Hayes Lane, and to appropriate $2,500. VOTED 150 to 4. Article 76. CONSERVATION LAND - UTICA STREET. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire for conservation purposes land situated off Utica Street together with the rights of way from said parcel to Vine Street, and appropriate $17,000. VOTED 133 to 13. Article 77. CONSERVATION LAND - GRAPEVINE AVE. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire for conservation purposes land on Grapevine Avenue and to appropriate $500. AMENDED to remove authorization to take by eminent domain. VOTED as amended. Article 78. CONSERVATION LAND - VINE STREET. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire land on Vine Street and shown Lot 225 on Assessors property map as #48 for conservation purposes. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 79. CONSERVATION LAND - WEBB STREET. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire land on Webb Street for conservation purposes. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 80. CONSERVATION LAND - OAK STREET. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire land on Oak Street for conservation purposes. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 81. CONSERVATION LAND - PLEASANT STREET. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire land on Pleasant Street for conservation purposes. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 84. CONSERVATION LAND - VINE STREET. To authorize the conservation commission and the selectmen to acquire for conservation purposes all or any of a parcel of land on Vine St. being shown as Lot 45 on assessors property map #47 and appropriate money therefor. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 85. ZONING CORRECTION. To amend the zoning by -law to correct a wrong reference. VOTED unanimously. Article 86. ZONING - PARKING. To amend the zoning by -law to permit the parking of cars accessory or incidental to a use permitted in residence districts RO, RS and RT on a separate lot. VOTED unanimously. Article 87. ZONING - CLARIFICATION. To amend the zoning by -law to clarify the requirement that a separate lot is required for each principal permitted use in RO, RS and RT districts. VOTED unanimously. Article 88. ZONING - HOUSE LOTS. To amend the zoning by -law to prevent dividing house lots so as to produce one lot of legal size and one substandard lot. VOTED unanimously. (1 Article 89. ZONING - YARD ACCESSORY. To amend the zoning by -law to restore gates and security stations as a permitted yard accessory. VOTED unanimously. 16 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 26, 1969 Article 90. ZONING - MINIMUM YARD. To amend the zoning by -law to eliminate the buffer strip re- quirement in commercial districts next to R districts where the district boundary is a street. VOTED unanimously. Article 91. ZONING - SPECIAL PERMITS. To amend the zoning by -law to restore the conditions for granting special permits which were omitted in recodification. VOTED unanimously. Article 92. ZONING - STREET LINE. To amend the zoning by -law defining "street line" for clarifi- cation. VOTED unanimously. Article 93. ZONING - GREENHOUSES. To amend the zoning by -law to limit the special permit re- quirement to commercial greenhouses only. VOTED unanimously. Article 94. GREENHOUSES. To amend the zoning by -law by permitting non - commercial greenhouses as accessory use to a residence or other permitted use. VOTED unanimously. Article 95. ZONING - NORTH AND LOWELL STREETS. To amend the zoning by -law by changing the zoning of the southwesterly corner of North and Lowell streets from CG (general business) to RO (one - family dwelling district). VOTED unanimously. Article 96. ZONING - WOBURN AND LOWELL STREETS. To amend the zoning by -law to change the zoning of the land at the northwest corner of Woburn and Lowell streets from CG to RO. VOTED unanimously. Article 97. ZONING - OCCUPANCY PERMITS. To amend the zoning by -law to eliminate the requirement for issuance of an occupancy permit and provide for the issuance of optional certificates of zoning compliance. VOTED unanimously. Article 98. ZONING - SETBACK LINE - BEDFORD ST. To amend the zoning by -law to redefine the set- back line of the CH district on Bedford Street so that its location will not be affected by a future widening of the street. VOTED unanimously. Article 99. ZONING - NURSING HOMES. To amend the zoning by -law to remove nursing and conval- escent homes from the list of uses allowed by special permit. REJECTED. Article 100. ZONING - NURSING HOMES. To amend the zoning by -law by limiting and tightening the requirements for sanitoriums, nursing, convalescent and rest homes and homes for the aged in the case of homes with 15 or more beds. (The meeting was adjourned before vote on this article). Adjourned Town Meeting, March 31, 1969 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8:02 bers present. The invocation was offered by Rev. Doctor Church. Article 100. ZONING - NURSING HOMES (Cont'd). To refer further study. VOTED unanimously. p.m. There were 198 town meeting mem- Stanley S. Harakas of the Greek Orthodox the matter back to the planning board for Article 101. ZONING - MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. To amend the zoning by -law to add a new RM multi- family (garden apartment) district on the south side of Woburn Street for moderate income housing. SUBSTITUTE MOTION presented to refer the matter back to the planning board for further study of alternate methods of promoting the availability of housing in Lexington for families of moderate income. VOTED. Article 102. TRAFFIC STUDY. To appropriate $3,000 for consulting services to be contracted for by the planning board for a study of high accident locations and plans for the improvement of traffic safety and authorize the planning board to apply for state or federal reimbursements. REJECTED. Article 103. TRAFFIC STUDY. To appropriate $5,000 for consulting services to be contracted for 17 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 31, 1969 by the planning board for a study of traffic conditions between Bedford Street and Route 2 at the Arlington town line, a study of methods of improving traffic conditions through the central busi- ness district and thence to Route 2 at the Arlington line, and to authorize the planning board to apply for state or federal grant or reimbursement. VOTED 97 to 81. Article 104. SEWER EASEMENTS. To authorize the selectmen to abandon such portions of the sewer easements and drain easements granted to the town by Benjamin Franklin Homes, Inc. as they are no longer required by the town. VOTED unanimously. Article 105. SANITARY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. To create the position of code enforcement officer under the jurisdiction of the board of health as required by the department of housing and urban development for approval of a workable program. SUBSTITUTE MOTION: That the matter be referred to the board of selectmen for further study. VOTED. Article 106. ZONING - GARDEN CENTERS. To amend the zoning by -law to provide for garden centers as a permitted principal use in all districts subject to a special permit by the board of appeals. AMENDMENT. To refer the matter back to the planning board for further study. VOTED 86 to 84. Article 107. REZONING - SPRING STREET. To amend the zoning by -law to rezone land south of Route 2, east of Route 128 and on both sides of Spring Street from RO (single family residence) to CR - (office and research). REJECTED. Articles 108, 109, 110. ZONING - HAYDEN AVE. To rezone land north of Hayden Avenue from RO to CR. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 111. REZONING - EAST AND LOWELL STS. To amend the zoning by -law to rezone land on the north side of East Street and the east side of Lowell Street from RO to CM. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 112. REDUCTION OF TAX RATE. To appropriate money from available funds for this purpose. Indefinitely POSTPONED. 1969 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING DISSOLVED AT 12:03 a.m. First Special Town Meeting, June 2 This, the first of two special meetings called for June 2, was called to order at 8:02 p.m. by the Moderator, Robert B. Kent. There were 189 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. John M. Wells of the First Parish Church. Article 1. REPORTS. The report of the appropriation committee was accepted and placed on file. Article 2. TOWN OFFICE BUILDING. To authorize the selectmen to retain professional services, prepare final plans and specifications and obtain bids for alterations and additions to the town office building and the police building, and appropriate $40,000. VOTED. Meeting adjourned at 8:13 p.m. to reconvene upon adjournment of the meeting called for 8:15 p.m. June 2, 1969. SECOND SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, JUNE 2, 1969 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8:19 p.m. Article 1. REPORTS. The report of the appropriation committee was accepted and placed on file. Article 2. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. To authorize the permanent building committee to contract for the construction and original equipping and furnishing of a new junior high school on the parcel of land situated on and off Marrett Road and appropriate $5,515,000. VOTED 151 to 24. The second special meeting dissolved at 8 :55 p.m. 18 First Special Town Meeting, June 2 (Continued) The first special meeting re- convened at 8:55 p.m. Article 3. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. VOTE came under Article 2 of the second special town meeting im- mediately preceding so this article indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 4. EMPLOYMENT OF MINORITY GROUP WORKERS. To (1) authorize the permanent building com- mittee to carry on discussions with the contractor for the construction and equipping of the junior high school concerning employment on the project of minority -group trainees and skilled workers, (2) to authorize the permanent building committee to reimburse the contractor for any additional expense and appropriate $10,000. VOTED. Article 5. LAND TRANSFER. To transfer the custody and control of land on Marrett Rd. acquired for conservation purposes to the selectmen or school committee, and to transfer the custody and con- trol of other land on Marrett Rd. to the conservation commission for conservation purposes. Indefinitely POSTPONED. Article 6. LAND ACQUISITION - PARKING AND LIBRARY. To authorize the selectmen to acquire for off - street parking and library purposes land off Massachusetts Avenue and appropriate $56,000. VOTED 124 to 41. Article 7. TRAFFIC STUDY. To appropriate $5,000 for consulting services to be contracted for by the planning board for studies and plans for a traffic operations program to increase capacity and safety of existing streets and intersections, improve traffic conditions and to install and modify traffic safety and control devices; and authorize the planning board and the board of selectmen to apply for any state or federal technical assistance or reimbursements of the cost of such studies for which the town may be eligible. REJECTED 69 to 90. Article 8. ADDITION TO CEMETERY BUILDING. To authorize the cemetery commissioners to retain pro- fessional services and prepare plans and specifications for an addition to the existing building at Westview cemetery, to contract for the construction of the addition and supervise the work; and appropriate $11,000 with payment provided by the transfer of $11,000 from the Westview ceme- tery sale of lots fund. REJECTED. Article 9. RECRUITING AND TRAINING OF MINORITY -GROUP WORKERS. To amend the General By -Laws by inserting in Article XXI thereof a new Section 2. to read as follows: Section 2. All boards, officers, committees, and other agencies of the town, which deal on behalf of the town in making contracts for the purchase of goods or services, or for the construction, renovation, or rppair of buildings or other improvement of real estate, may make appropriate arrangements for special programs of recruitment and training with the objective of equal employment opportunity for minority -group members in the various grades and classes of work performed pursuant to such contracts, and, subject to appropriations specifically designated for such purposes may expend town funds and may make such arrangements, when appropriate, in the form of requirements, to be included in such contracts, that contractors engage in such recruitment, training, and employment as a part of the work to be performed, or may make such arrangements in the form of collateral agreements with contractors. ADOPTED 94 to 82. Article 10. WEST SUBURBAN REGIONAL REFUSE DISPOSAL PLANNING BOARD. To appropriate an additional sum of $7,000 for meeting the town's share of the expenses of the West Suburban Regional Refuse Disposal Planning Board formed by the regional refuse disposal planning committees of the towns of Lexington, Bedford, Concord, Lincoln and Weston and the city of Waltham. VOTED. Meeting dissolved at 11:13 p.m. 19 Special Town Meeting, August 18, 1969 The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Robert B. Kent. There were 161 town meeting members present. The invocation was offered by Rev. John J. Hogan of the Sacred Heart Church. Article 1. REPORTS. The report of the appropriation committee was accepted and placed on file. Article 2. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. To authorize the permanent building committee to retain profes- sional services and prepare preliminary plans, specifications and cost estimates for the con- struction of a new junior high school building on land situated on Marrett Road and +n appropriate $25,000 with payment to be provided by transfer from the E & D account. ADOPTED by voice vote. Article 3. DEBT PAYMENT. To appropriate $25,000 for debt payment - interest on anticipation loans for the year 1969, and provide for payment thereof by transfer of $10,000 from the unexpended balance in the current appropriation for debt payment - interest on debt and by transfer of $15,000 from the E & D account. ADOPTED unanimously. The meeting dissolved at 9:30 p.m. Index to Town Meeting Articles Note: Please turn to section on town meetings for action taken on articles indexed below. "S" pre- ceding a number refers to special town meeting held on June 2; "SS" refers to special town meeting held August 18, 1969 General Government Board of Appeals 12 By -laws, Building 60, 74 Zoning 84, 86 -101, 106 -111 Elections 1 General Laws 34, 47 -49, 63, 105 Minority Groups S -4, S -9 Reports -Town Officers and Committees 2,3,58,59 Town Structure of Government 59 Financial Appropriations, General 2 -10, 32, 34, 112, S -9, SS -3 Supplemental 37, 50, S -10 Pensions - Police, Fire 11 Health. Board. of 30, 35 Library, Public 51 Planning, Recreation, Conservation Conservation 64, 69 -73, 75 -83, 84 Planning 102, 103, S -7 Recreation 53 -57 20 Protection Cemetery 33, 67, 68, S -8 Fire 11 Police 11 Public Works Curbing 20 Drains 17 Equipment 26, 27 Mtce (Chap,90) 21 Parking, public 52, 86 Sewers 15, 16, 28, 36, 104 Sidewalks 19, 62 Streets 18, 22 -25, 38 -41, 42 -44, 65 Street Lights 29 Water 14 Land Acquisition 31, 61, S -6 Conveyance 66 Schools 13, 48, 49, 66, S -2, S -3, S -4, SS -2 Fire Commissioners A total of 1887 alarms were answered as recorded in the following tabulation: Bell Alarms Accidents 1 Hospital 25 Accidental alarms 17 Library 2 Auto 2 Mercantile 11 Barn 4 Nursing home 3 Boat 1 Motel 1 Bomb scare 1 Outdoor 28 Church 1 Restaurant 3 Dwellings 64 Sprinkler 1 Faulty fire alarm 23 Truck 2 False alarm 47 School 1 Garage 2 Needless 1 Dump 1 242 Still Alarms Accidents 29 False calls 3 Animal rescue 15 Investigation 46 Assistance 75 Needless 23 Auto 48 Outdoor fires 303 Bldgs. and Misc. 69 Oxygen 76 Bus 1 Truck 7 Dump 68 Fire prevention 43 Emergency Service 108 9211 Emergency Edison 10 Lexington to: Mutual Aid. To Lexington from: Arlington 11 Arlington 5 Bedford 6 Bedford 1 Concord 2 Bedford Air Force Base 1 Waltham 17 Belmoht 1 Waltham 6 36 14 While covering Lexington Stations: While covering out of town stations: Out of town equipment answered 4 Lexington answered 3 Second alarms struck for 1969 4 Veterans Memorial Ambulance Summary Total runs during 1969 685 Bell alarms 242 Total mileage 1969 9,551 Still alarms 924 Mutual aid 36 Total runs Ambulance runs 1,202 685 Grand total 1,887 The apparatus traveled a total of 14,472 miles and used the following in extinguishing fires during 1969: 102,950 ft. of 3/4 inch hose 14,200 ft. of 1 -1/2 inch hose 13,750 ft. of 2 -1/2 inch hose 3,450 ft. of 3 inch hose Elapsed time of bell alarms Elapsed time of still alarms Elapsed time of mutual aid Number of lights used Feet of cable used Feet of ladders used 118 hours - 46 minutes 555 hours 43 hours - 58 minutes Total hours pumped: 83 hours - 15 minutes 21 32 20,700 2,465 FIRE COMMISSIONERS Fire Losses for year 1969* Value of buildings involved by fire . $1,063,505.00 Estimated loss of buildings involved by fire . 43,261.71 Estimated loss of contents . 17,450.80 Loss paid on buildings . 38,927.31 Less paid on contents . . . 10,513.28 * Eight reports are as yet incomplete. Fire Prevention and Inspections The following inspections were conducted during the year and are considered an important factor in keeping the fire loss at a minimum: Applications received for storage of oil. . 108 Applications received for blasting permits . 71 Applications received for gas tank removal . 5 Inspections made and permits issued: Fuel oil . . . . 96 Blasting new - 14 renewals - 57 . 71 Gas tank removal . . . . 5 Blasting locations inspected . . . 128 Underground tanks approved - fuel oil 26 General inspections: Public and mercantile . 1,328 Fire alarm boxes inspected and tested quarterly 1,026 (247 boxes in service) . Extinguishers checked and refilled . 1,104 1 School boxes tested monthly . . . . . 202 Batteries in fire alarm room tested weekly . . . Emergency generators and lighting systems checked weekly . Special inspections and surveys: Department of public health - quarterly 20 Nursing homes . . . 19 Homes for aged people . 11 Churches and church property . 37 Lexington public schools . . 212 Nursery schools . . . . . . 12 Co- operating with state fire marshal . 24 Requests for information . 585 Inspections at new construction . . 117 Complaints investigated and corrected 95 Reinspections of all types . 137 Fire Commissioners William P. Fitzgerald, Chairman George C. Sheldon Alden F. Stucke 1 1 1 Police Report Arrests Statistics 5 5 5 M H C C W C r 1 1-1 G b D ' C H - 5 +, > 5 C M ow Z W 0 U4 Z C4 < O Committed Disposition Not Guilty Probation v b C a1 a, C Released Dismissed. Assault 1 1 1 1 Assault w /intent to rape 1 1 1 1 Assault and battery 13 1 14 1 5 9 1 2 1 4 6 Breaking and entering & attem. 22 22 17 13 9 1 3 3 15 Breaking,entering & larceny 13 13 10 9 4 2 6 Drunkenness 91 8 99 5 43 56 160. 2 2 26 3 5 8 53 Escapees 1 1 1 1 Forgery 1 3 4 4 1 1 2 Uttering 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Larceny 44 5 49 23 27 22 1 9 4 35 Larceny (attempted) 5 5 3 4 1 2 1 2 Lewdness 4 4 1 3 1 3 Malicious damage to property 8 3 11 4 6 3 2 2 1 6 Manslaughter 2 2 2 2 Non - support 3 3 3 1 2 Suspicion of robbery 2 2 2 2 Conspiracy to armed robbery 1 1 1 1 Robbery 1 1 1 1 1 Runaway 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 Trespassing 6 6 2 6 20. 5 1 Receiving stolen property 17 2 19 1 8 11 1 1 2 2 2 4 7 Narcotic drug law violations 36 4 40 2 25 15 1 6 5 12 2 14 Indecent exposure 4 4 1 2 2 1 3 Operating to endanger 58 6 64 2 17 47 1195. 32 8 2 1 21 Operating with view obstructed 16 1 17 3 14 155. 16 1 Oper.after rev. of license or right to operate 17 17 6 11 500. 12 1 1 1 2 Oper. an uninsured car 62 1 63 4 18 45 1150. 1 32 9 1 20 Oper. an unregistered car 66 1 67 4 21 46 665. 46 6 15 Oper. without license 101 15 116 7 37 79 945. 1 98 2 15 Oper. without sticker 187 39 226 4 76 150 2015. 220 1 5 Oper. under influence 47 3 50 14 36 1750. 1 31 10 2 3 3 Hit and run, personal and /or property 10 2 12 3 9 120 5 1 2 4 Refusing to stop 11 1 12 2 10 200. 9 1 2 Speeding 1667 607 2274 16 686 1588 27260. 8 2256 3 1 6 Vio. law of road 182 45 227 1 74 153 2000. 1 215 3 8 Vio. of town ordinance 309 127 436 6 126 310 3809. 418 2 16 Vio. traffic signal 351 166 517 161 356 2810. 516 1 Vio. parking meter reg. 106 23 129 32 97 425. 117 12 Vio. of a stop sign 380 176 556 4 169 387 2917. 553 3 Vio. of school bus law 58 45 103 2 25 78 1037. 100 3 Allowing an improper person to operate 7 3 10 2 8 95. 9 1 Using MV w/o authority 27 27 11 12 15 2 9 3 1 12 Attaching wrong plates 14 14 1 7 7 45. 10 2 2 Improper equipment 1 1 1 1 Oper. w/o regis. in possession 85 25 110 3 40 70 660. 107 3 Oper. w/o license in possession 59 18 77 1 23 54 520. 72 5 Larceny of MV or MC 14 14 3 3 11 1 2 5 6 Larceny by check 2 2 2 2 Suspicion of larceny of MV 2 2 2 2 Conspiracy to commit larceny 2 2 1 1 2 Minor transporting alcohol 63 4 67 4 36 31 1990. 50 3 14 Procuring alcohol for minor 2 2 1 1 25. 1 1 Minor possess. alcoholic bev. 5 5 1 5 40. 4 1 Forged liquor ident. 1 1 1 1 Discharging or carrying firearms 5 5 1 4 30. 4 1 5 23 POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests 5 w w rl H r--1 m 4-, as X W H Juveniles Statistics Residents 5 C N 5 +. G' 'LS 0 •rl ov Ew zx <0 Committed Disposition b H C •O F�4 N v •4-1 '� N •ri (1) v W A W N AoW 0 0 W cn w:' Carrying or possessing deadly weapon w/o permit 4 4 1 2 2 Possession of explosives 3 3 3 3 Possession of burglary tools 4 4 1 3 2 Hunting w/o license 1 1 1 10. 1 Violation of town 'rule & reg. 1 1 2 2 10. 1 1 Violation of park rule and reg. 2 2 2 Dump violation 6 6 6 35. 6 Board of health violation 1 1 1 1 Littering 1 1 1 10. 1 Spilling on highway 1 1 1 10. 1 Throwing snow on street 1 1 1 10. 1 Burning w/o permit 1 1 1 1 Maintaining kennel w/o license 1 1 1 1 Unleashed dog violation 1 1 1 10. 1 Unlicensed dog violation 3 3 3 5. 3 Fireworks vio.(selling,poss.eir) 10 1 11 7 8 3 50. 4 7 Disorderly conduct 20 20 8 13 7 25. 7 1 1 1 10 Affray 5 5 1 4 30. 3 2 Stubborn child 3 1 4 2 4 1 3 Contrib.to delin. of a minor 1 1 1 1 Towing unreg. MV 4 4 2 2 60. 3 1 Towing unins. MV 3 3 2 1 100. 3 Oper. unreg. trailer 1 1 1 1 Oper. trailer w/o plates 1 1 1 10. 1 Leaving MV running unattended 14 4 18 12 6 175. 18 Oper. w/o taxi license 3 3 3 15. 3 Possession of altered license 4 4 1 4 50. 1 1 2 Oper.w /restricted permit a/hrs 7 7 1 2 5 75. 7 Failing to display plates 6 6 1 5 20. 5 1 Oper. w/o front and/or rear pl. 6 6 1 5 40. 6 Displaying improper plates 3 3 2 1 10. 2 1 Vio. of MV rules and reg. 1 1 1 10. 1 Oper.truck crane w/o veh.follow. 1 1 1 10. 1 Refusing to show registration 2 2 2 20. 2 Oper.MV on sidewalk 1 1 1 10. 1 Oper. w/o head lights 1 1 2 2 20. 2 Oper. unreg.motorcycle 1 1 1 1 Oper. unins.motorcycle 1 1 1 500. 1 Oper. MC w/o head gear 5 5 3 2 40. 4 1 Being a passenger w/o head gear 2 2 1 1 10. 2 Being a pass. on MC w/o permit 1 1 1 10. 1 Giving a false name to PO 1 1 1 25. 1 Failing to have ins.pol.in poss. 1 1 1 1 Delinquent child 1 1 1 1 Disturbing the peace 14 14 2 5 9 50. 5 1 8 Accosting 1 1 1 1 Contempt of court 1 1 1 1 Perjury 1 1 1 1 Threatening 1 1 1 1 Failing to obey PO 1 1 1 10. 1 Fire alarm vio. (false alarm) 3 3 3 3 3 Illegitimacy 1 1 1 1 Mentally disturbed patient 1 1 2 2 2 Non - payment of fines 1 1 1 1 Illegal poss. of hypo needle 1 1 1 1 1 Uttering a forged prescription 2 2 2 200. 1 1 Total 4363 1346 5709 175 1844 3865 $54,213. 18 18 5109 76 35 51 9 393 Dismissed 1 1 2 3 2 24 POLICE DEPARTMEyTT Automobile Accident Analysis - 1969 5 •n C t aJ • + •-I4 N > O N > O O w la) Ord Z wb w E • 0 5 5e G v w 0) ro 0) b v ro a n d o 0 w cn 0) w c+ N v u z a aJ cn ur 4 ,5 ns aJ 5 u) ,-I w 5 > > > > 5 > r-I > 5 > r-I > 5 >H F >, bO +- 'd U i+ CJ Fn •n •n r-I •n .-1 •n O cu H m N u vu 0JC > > >5 > > >5 • F 0 Z W W O w‹ W H £ £ £ H `.G H £ `. . Z H £.`4 January 115 79 36 0 0 0 44 46 4 86 25 4 0 32 0 10 0 61 9 February 171 125 46 0 0 0 46 66 4 159 8 4 0 58 0 4 0 54 10 March 132 94 38 0 0 0 38 57 2 117 13 2 0 51 0 4 0 33 2 April 61 45 16 0 0 0 25 38 1 55 5 1 0 33 0 4 0 30 5 May 72 46 26 0 0 0 35 49 8 53 11 7 0 35 0 7 0 44 13 June 76 34 42 0 0 0 32 45 5 48 23 5 0 31 0 9 0 41 11 July 82 34 48 0 0 0 31 36 3 59 20 3 0 23 0 10 0 40 8 August 59 31 28 0 0 0 26 38 2 43 14 2 0 28 0 8 0 30 12 September 73 40 33 1 0 1 34 62 2 53 18 3 0 47 0 12 1 39 8 October 86 56 30 0 0 0 37 49 1 72 13 1 0 40 0 8 0 40 11 November 102 66 36 0 0 0 33 45 1 74 27 1 0 32 0 12 0 61 21 December 106 64 42 0 0 0 42 68 4 79 23 4 0 53 0 11 0 56 7 Total 1135 714 421 1 0 1 423 599 37 898 200 37 0 463 0 99 1 529 117 Investigated Prosecuted aJ 0) a v a) 5 H aJ r -I aJ •d ba) 5 r1 aJ H uJ O H •1 N •bbO 0) 5 cH •r CJ N F H •r, > •[ 5 N A [a > bo b E u ++ H 0 Z W X W W 0 x H o z w Z I,1 W January 4 0 4 x 12 x 0 July 3 0 3 x 16 x x 0 x 72 x 0 x 13 x x 0 x 15 x 0 x 10 x x 0 x 5 x 0 August 2 0 2 x 29 x x 0 February 4 0 4 x 7 x 0 x 6 x x 0 x 42 x 0 September 2 0 3 x 9 x x 0 x 21 x 0 12 x 0 x 13 x 0 x 8 x x 0 March 2 0 2 x 7 x 0 October 1 0 1 x x 0 x 9 x 0 November 1 0 1 x 0 x 0 April 1 0 1 x 43 x 0 December 4 0 4 x 9 x 0 May 8 0 8 x x x 0 x 13 x x 0 x 9 x x 0 x 9 x x 0 x 12 x 0 x 15 x 0 x 6 x x 0 Total 37 0 38 26 11 19 19 19 0 x 62 x x 0 x 10 x x 0 x 42 x 0 x 10 x x 0 June 5 0 5 x 12 x x 0 x 8 x x 0 x 13 x x 0 x 12 x x 0 x x 0 25 POLICE DEPARTMENT Automobile Accidents January 115 July 82 February 171 August 59 March 132 September 73 April 61 October 86 May 72 November 81 June 76 December 106 Total 1,114 Personal injury accidents 423 Fatal accidents 1 Persons injured 599 Persons killed 1 Traffic Enforcement Summary Hazardous violations 3,946 Driving while intoxicated 49 Other violations 396 Hit and run 11 Parking (except meters)1,638 Arrests, citations or Total Traffic 5,980 custody at accidents 117 Parking meter vio. 3,706 Miscellaneous Animals cared for (sick, injured or dead) 73 Animals cared for (stray) 5 Buildings found open 92 Committed to insane hospitals 10 Fire alarms responded to 195 Injured or sick persons assisted 414 Messages delivered 104 Missing persons investigated 28 Public utilities notified of defects 91 Reports and complaints investigated 5,727 Sudden deaths investigated 30 Transients accommodated. 19 Vacant houses reported 2,020 Total Mileage Recorded 427,941 James F. Corr Chief of Police 26 Regulatory Inspection BUILDING INSPECTOR Number of Permits Granted . . . 346 Cash received from Permits . . $8,671.00 Summary of Building Permits No. of Permits Amount Single family dwellings . . 73 1,843,700.00 Additions and alterations . . 177 762,585.00 Research Laboratory addition . 1 3,750,000.00 Office buildings . . . . 5 8,469,000.00 Gas stations 2 77,000.00 Garages (dwellings) 6 25,620.00 Car wash building 1 26,000.00 Swimming pools 29 83,632.00 Tool sheds 6 3,429.95 Stables 2 8,250.00 Greenhouses 2 3,000.00 Steel Towers 1 1,500.00 Signs 18 5,068.00 Fire repairs 3 17,000.00 Foundations 2 20,000.00 Demolitions 7 1,365.00 Renewals 11 - Total 346 $15,097,149.95 The $15,097,149.95 valuation represents a new high in the history of the department. This is most significant when one realizes that less than 20% of the valuation was for single family dwellings and related residential construction. Included were permits for 29 swimming pools, another high. The 78 complaints for the year again included a number related to junk autos, swimming pool fencing and sign violations. One of the complaints is awaiting court action with three others still to be resolved. The cash received from the building permits amounted to $8,671.00, the increase in valua- tion and the change in permit fees accounting for the larger revenue. The addition of a second full -time man in the department in April has enabled the office to have nearly complete coverage, and to give more prompt attention to some of the secondary duties of the department that had proven so time - consuming. Donald K. Irwin Building Inspector PLUMBING INSPECTOR GAS INSPECTOR Number of Plumbing Permits 301 Number of Gas Permits 270 Cash received from Permits $ 1,501.50 Cash received from Permits $ 1,348.75 Summary of Plumbing Permits Summary of Gas Permits Fixtures Permits Fixtures Permits New installations 1,235 89 New installations 68 29 Alterations 320 126 Alterations 289 169 Replacements 152 85 Replacements 112 72 Permits cancelled 8 1 Permits cancelled 0 0 1,715 301 469 270 Complaints 20 Complaints 1 John B. Byrne, Jr. Thomas W. Kelley Plumbing Inspector Gas Inspector 27 New buildings Oil burners . Electric Dryers . Electric ranges . Additions . Hot water heaters installed . Alterations . . Temporary services . Electric garbage disposals Post lights installed Gas burners installed Gasoline pumps . Air conditioning units Flood lights installed . Commercial installations . Swimming pool wiring . WIRING INSPECTOR Number of permits granted 560 Cash received from permits $2,847.00 Summary of Electrical Permits ▪ 92 Outdoor signs . . . 102 Electric heating install▪ ed . 80 New 100 amp. services . 16 Fire alarm systems . 78 New 200 amp. services . 35 Circulating pumps 32 Electric gutter cables . 47 Emergency generator sets 18 Hood fans . 18 Pumping stations 45 Fire inspections 10 Fryolators . 27 Festoon lighting 10 Welding machines 4 Steam machines . 29 3 -phase sterilizer . . 6 . 12 . 92 . 7 . 33 . 17 . 7 • 2 • 2 • 8 . 2 . 5 . 3 . 3 Dishwasher. s . . 19 The year 1969 has shown a decrease in new building and a slight decrease in electrical permits issued. With the construction of the Liberty Mutual building, the DeFlice Realty Trust building, and the drive by Boston Edison to increase the services to the homes, it has been a busy year. An inspection was made at the Grey Nuns Nursing Home, and the Fairlawn Nursing Home. Robert K. Jeremiah Electrical Inspector 28 Department of Public Works In accordance with Article XXII, Section 1, of the By -Laws of the Town of Lexington, I submit herewith the annual report covering the work of the Public Works Department during the year 1969. Since part A is a narrative report, part B will be almost entirely devoted to statistics. The following table shows comparison of employee personnel as of December 31st over the past five years: 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Administration 3 3 3 3 3 Clerical 6 6 7 7 7 7 Park Department & Shade Tree 15 18 19 22 22 l_,:, Custodians 3 3 4 4 4 4- Public Works Department 42 45 49 49 41 69 75 82 85 77 5 6- Garbage Collection On May 22, 1968 a contract was signed with Stanley Roketenetz, Incorporated to collect garbage for a three year period beginning June 1, 1968 and ending May 31, 1971. Street Lighting During the year 1969 the following street lights were removed and new installations completed as shown below: Removals 124 - 800 Lumen Incandescent 81 - 1000 Lumen Incandescent 5 - 2500 Lumen Incandescent 13 - 4000 Lumen Incandescent 15 - 6000 Lumen Incandescent New Installations 244 - 3500 Lumen Mercury Vapor 15 - 6000 Lumen Mercury Vapor 47'- 7000 Lumen Mercury Vapor 56 -11000 Lumen Mercury Vapor 1 -20000 Lumen Mercury Vapor The following is a schedule of the current lamps in service as of December 31, 1969: 800 - lumen Incandescent 498- 1000 - Lumen Incandescent 4136. !.<, - 2500 - Lumen Incandescent 86 ,,' 3500 - Lumen MV 399 Lo 4000 - Lumen Incandescent' 17 ':i ` 6000 - Lumen Incandescent v 21 a 7000 - Lumen MV 527' 10,000 - Lumen Incandescent' 3 11,000 = Lumen MV 354_ 20,000 - Lumen MV 58 35,000 - Lumen MV 5 Snow Removal There are two basic costs of snow removal. First, there are the costs which can be directly attributed to each storm such as snow plowing, sidewalk plowing, removal of snow from business areas, etc., and the salting and sanding that is done directly before, during and after the storm. All these costs are lumped together and referred to as the cost of a particular storm. 29 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Secondly, there are the many other costs which occur during the year such as sanding and salting in ice storms, quick freezes, which require such parts as chains, plows, plow blades, bolts, etc. Many of these latter expenditures occur during the summer months. We prepare for the winter many months before it arrives. At the height of each storm, the department of public works has approximately 62 town men working, 40 pieces of town equipment and 20 pieces of hired equipment. The accompanying tables indicate the days and the amounts that snow was recorded and the cost breakdown for each storm. Jan. 1 - 3" 6 - trace 7 - trace 9 - trace 25 - trace 3" Mar. 3 - 6" 11 - trace 12 - trace 29 - trace 30 - trace 6" Oct. 22 - trace 23 - trace Nov. 30 - trace Cost of Major Storms Feb. 1 - 3" 3 - 1" 9 - 19" 10 - 6" 12 - trace 13 - trace (18" on ground) 18 - trace 19 - trace 24 - 17" 25 - 10" (29" on ground) 26 - 5" 27 - 1" (30" on ground) 62" Dec. 1 - 1" 8 - trace 14 - 5" 15 - 2" 18 - trace 19 - 3" 21 - trace (4" on ground) 23 - trace (4" on ground) 24 - trace 25 - trace 26 - 7" (5" on ground plus rain & sleet) 27 - trace 28 - trace 31 - 2" (6" on ground) 20" Total snow - 1969 - 91 inches. Inches Town Labor Cost Storm of Hired Town Employee's Repairs to Date Number Snow Equipment Equipment Wages Equipment Total Jan. 1 -2 1 3 $ 1,031.25 $ 888.50 $ 2,352.30 $ 232.20 $ 4,504.25 Feb. 1 -4 2 3 1,521.75 1,655.00 4,054.54 540.63 7,771.92 Feb. 9 -21 3 25 31,975.04 8,962.25 25,450.84 4,885.79 70,773.92 Feb. 24-27 4 33 33,379.51 5,599.36 17,406.91 3,231.74 59,612.52 L� // Mar. 3 -13 5 6 34,406.76 3,731.75 11,392.34 735.16 50,266.01 Dec. 14 6 7 2,157.75 1,588.00 3,482.83 98.08 7,326.66 Dec. 19 7 3 1,555.51 831.00 2,702.07 323. 98 5,412.56 Dec. 26 8 7 7,912.25 2,057.00 5,502.86 818.36 16,290.47 i�j Dec. 31 9 2 986.03 428.25 2,629.95 471.38 4,515.61k,�' 89 $114,925.85 $25,236.11 $74,974.64 $11,337.32 $226,473.92-1- Cost of sand purchased: ! ,:,";'.' _ Material cost - 5,571.18 tons �'� 7,799.66 CvG;� Other costs - trucking 700.50 `? 0 Cost of salt and calcium chloride purchases: `af) -:J Material cost - 2,2271 tons 35,313.00 Trucl4iug . - - 30 Cost of weather services Cost of tools & equipment purchased: Loam, blades, labor for overhaul etc 14,850.38 Plows, frames, and chains 8,593.72 3. Sanding and salting for ice conditions and small storms 35,363.00 Fill for road built in dump for dumping snow 7,554.60 9, 01 Total Removal Cost $337,143.78 - Storms #3, #4 & #5 vary as to cost. We were unable to seperate exact cost since each cleanup ran into the next storm. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Cost of Snow Removal Operation Misc.Sanding, Inches Repairs to Storm of Plowing Equipment, Date Number Snow Plowing Lifting Walks Chains, etc. Total Jan. 1 -2 1 3 2,798.59 538.03 263.19 904.44 4,504.25 Feb. 1 -4 2 3 5,304.62 -- 463.01 2,004.29 7,771.92 Feb. 9 -21 3 25 28,864.18 34,028.33 2,259.01 5,622.40 70,773.92 Feb.24 -27 4 33 26,605.34 26,191.14 2,237.93 4,578.11 59,612.52 Mar. 3 -13 5 6 16,341.15 31,129.47 1,135.41 1,659.98 50,266.01 Dec. 14 6 7 4,882.87 1,114.21 360.27 969.31 7,326.66 Dec. 19 7 3 3,399.10 1,255.53 288.61 469.32 5,412.56 Dec. 26 8 7 8,051.87 6,182.58 263.00 1,793.02 16,290.47 Dec. 31 9 2 3,760.37 -- 171.12 584.12 4,515.61 3 11N 89 $100,008.09 $100,439.29 $7,441.55 $ 18,584.99 $ 226,473.92 - Z Traffic Regulation and Control Some of the breakdowns in this budget include: painting street lines, crosswalks and other traffic control markings, making and installing all kinds of traffic signs, maintenance of existing traffic lights and installation of new lights. The approximate number of linear footage painted is shown below and includes all municipal parking lots lining. Center Lines 130,000 ft. Crosswalks 10,000 ft. Curbing 882 ft. Parking Tees 230 Do Not Enter 7 Stop Signs & Lines 48 Bus Stops 8 Boys 43 Slow Signs 19 Do Not Park 55 Road Machinery The following equipment was purchased during 1969: 1. GMC dump truck with lift tailgate 1 2. GMC rack body dump with winch 1 3. 1/2 ton pickup trucks 2 4. 1/2 ton carry all 1 5. Sidewalk tractor 1 6. Brush chipper 1 7. Hydraulic stump cutter 1 31 /C� DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Equipment purchased through Civil Defense 8. Army jeep 1 9. 3/4 ton utility truck 1 ,1 ' 10. 6 X 6 army trucks 2 Chapter 90 Maintenance A contract was awarded to Massachusetts Broken Stone Company in the amount of $13,571.10 for the resurfacing of certain streets. Included in this contract was the resurfacing of Massachusetts Avenue from Paul Revere Road to Nickerson Road with Chapter 90 Maintenance funds. Location Massachusetts Avenue Drain Cleaning In 1969 there were 4,357 catch basins cleaned. Length 2248' Drain Construction - Town labor and equipment Location Reed Street Woburn St. (near Leonard Rd.) Woburn St. (near Rolfe Rd.) Middle Street Public Works Building Length Size 816' 12" 519' 15" 128' 18" 120' 24" 220' 30" 106' 18" 1909 feet Pavement Maintenance The following list of streets were sealed by town forces in 1969: Location Length Arcola Street 410' Bartlett Avenue 1000' Buckman Drive 2270' Castle Road 850' Chandler Street 650' Cherry Street 540' �(p Concord Avenue 3227' Crosby Road 1100' ;y.e Edgewood Road 885' Hancock Street 1400' Hartwell Avenue 2100' ii ( Hibbert Street 225' Hill Street 2900' Park Drive 1450' Patriots Drive 1100' Pearl Street 375' Pelham Road 350' Pleasant Street 2100' Robinson Road 1250' Stetson Street 635' Stevens Road 675' Sutherland Road 925' Vine Brook Road 1250' Whipple Road 2500' Winter Street 1500' Woburn Street 3000' Wood Street 1600' York Street 800' 37,065 feet 32 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Curbing - Town labor and equipment Location Length Bedford Street 141' Massachusetts Avenue 884' Pleasant Street 295' 1320 feet Water Division - General information Range of Static Pressure in Mains Length of Pipe in Streets Number of Services Number of Hydrants Total Water Consumption in 1969 Average Daily Consumption in 1969 Average Daily Consumption in 1969 per capita Cost of Water per year Location 40 to 120 pounds 147.59 miles ,7 8599 1,752,425,000 4,801,200 153 $210,291.00 Extent of Distributing System December 31, 1969 Size of pipe 4" 6" 8" 10" 16" 24" Length of feet Hydrant Installation 16,378 338,612 212,125 22,890 147,928 27,253 14.084 779,270 Total Hydrants in service January 1, 1969 Hydrants installed in 1969 Hydrants in service December 31, 1969 1363 5 1368 Water Construction - Town labor and equipment Size Length Hydrants 6" 433' 1 Hartwell Ave. (Sanitary Landfill) Number of new services connected 102 Number of services renewed and repaired - curb to house - 28 130 /, G .59 G 34,, . .y 6 - 0 6 ' , i Water Treatment During 1969 the department continued treating Lexington's water system with "Calgon ", a chemical used for control of rusty water. +� 33 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Broken Mains Bedford Street @ Harrington 6" Bedford Street @ Harrington 12" Estabrooke Road 8 "' Hartwell Avenue 12" Kendall Road 6" Kendall Road 8" Ledgelawn Avenue 6" Marshall Road 6" Lincoln Street 8" PineKnoll Road 6" Reed Street 6" Walnut Street 6" Winter Street 8" Water Tank Painting A contract in the amount of $14,500.00 was awarded on June 2, 1969 to the Inter -State Contracting & Coating Company, Incorporated of Zelienople, Pennsylvania, for the painting of the 2,242,000 gallon water storage tank located off Morgan Road. Employees of the water division drained the tank and cleaned the accumulation of material on its floor prior to commencement of the painting work. The contractor completed the work required under the terms of his contract in early July and the tank was then disinfected by the water division, refilled, and restored to service. The unit will not require repainting again until the year 1976. Sewer Division - General information Lexington is part of the North Metropolitan Sewerage District. Area tributary to existing sewer systems 1345.50 acres Total length of trunk line sewers 25.88 miles Total length of street line sewers 85.47 miles Total number of house connections 6307 Amount expended for maintenance $24",575.94 Number of sewer services installed 201 Number of sewer services repaired 13 ix Sewer Maintenance Pumping Stations: The Myrtle Street pumping station was checked every day including running the standby generator weekly. Our smaller stations at Brigham Road, Byron Avenue, Constitution Road, Patterson Road, North Street and Worthen Road were checked daily. All of our sewer pumping stations have been wired so that they can be run by our newly purchased electric generator in the event of a power failure. 7GC'U Routine Cleaning of Mains: Approximately 97904 -feet of sewer mains were cleaned of sand, silt, gravel, roots, and debris during the year. Sewer Construction - Town labor and equipment Location Franklin Road 34 Length 83' Joseph F. Burke Superintendent of Public Works Engineering Department Street and. Drain Connection Contractor - R & J Salvucci Amount - $103,595.00 Drainage Location Length Length Size Bridge Street 570' 56' 12" Manley Court 450' 167' 12" Woburn Street 234' 12" 202T 15" Meriam Street 511' 12" 242' 15" 196' 18" Meriam Street Parking Lot 48' 12" 934" 30" 1020 ft. 2590 ft. Contract to be completed in 1970. Street Construction Contractor - R. A. Belli, Inc. Amount - $267,897.50 Drainage Location Length Length Size Vaille Avenue 1120' 310' 12" 66' 15" Ewell Avenue 945' 846T 6" 244' 12" 742' 18" Grassland Street 796' 610' 12" Philip Road 928' 460' 12" 310' 18" 3789 ft. 3588 ft. Contract to be completed in 1970. Street Construction: (At no cost to Town) Drainage Location Length Length Size Dudley Road 1201' 723' 12" Carmel Circle 446' 250' 6" 253' 12" Maureen Road 454' 61' 12" 731' 24" Emerson Road 535' 178' 12" 2636 ft. 2196 ft. Sewer Construction Trunk sewer, force main, pumping station, and laterals Contractor - P. Gioioso & Sons, Inc. Amount - $144,707.00 Size Length Marshall Road 8" 785' Fessenden Way 8" 790' Woburn Street 8" 1905' Fessenden Way to Woburn St. (easement) 8" 420' Lowell St. across private land to Marshall Rd. 8" 1790' Force main - Marshall Road. Fessenden Way across private land to Woburn Street and Lowell Street 6" 2705' 8395 ft. Pumping station at Marshall Road. 35 ENGINEERING Sewer Construction Trunk sewer, force main, and pumping station Contractor - . Gioioso & Sons, Inc. Amount - $126',450.00 Location Size Length Hayden Avenue - across Rte.2 along 8" 1160' private land to Barberry Rd. and. Spring Street 10" 1535' Force main - Hayden Ave. to Old Shade Street 8" 905' 3600 ft. Pumping station at Hayden Avenue Sewer Construction Trunk sewer and laterals Contractor - Brentwood Const uction Corp. Amount - $79,495.62 Location Size Length Hill Street 8" 453' Diana Lane 8" 425' Gould Road 8" 505' Whitman Circle 8" 350' Thoreau Road 8" 1310' Glen Road South 8" 145' Woodland Road 8" 110' Winter Street 8" 250' Cedar Street - across private land to Hill Street 8" 1327' 4875 ft. Sewer Construction Trunk sewer and laterals Contractor - Brentwood. Construction Corp. Amount - $63,781.88 Location Size Length Lowell Street 8" 497' 10" 400' Maureen Road - across private land 8" 660' to Lowell Street and. Laconia St. 10" 1729' 3286 ft. Contract to be completed in 1970 Sewer Construction Laterals Contractor - Great Northern Constructors, Inc. Amount - $132,340.00 Location Size Length Mass. Avenue Bedford Street Pine Knoll Road Adams Street North Street Lowell Street 8" 8" 8" 8" 8" 8" Contract to be completed in 1970 36 75' 600' 1090' 1370' 750' 1705' 5590 ft. ENGINEERING Sewer Construction: (At no cost to Town) Location Size Length Dudley Road 8" 700' Carmel Circle 8" 430' Maureen Road 8" 126' 10" 360' Emerson Road (at Maureen Road) 8" 535' 2151 ft. Sidewalk Construction Contractor - Bernard J. Lazaro Location Length Coolidge Avenue 1333' Reed. Street 1850' 3183 ft. Water Construction: (At no cost to Town) Location Size Length Hydrants Dudley Road 6" 900' 1 Carmel Circle 8" 430' 1 Maureen Road 8" 563' 1 Emerson Road (at Maureen Road) 8" 535' 1 2428 ft. 4 37 Board of Health Organization The present board of health is composed of Dr. William L. Cosgrove, Chairman; Dr. Charles G. Colburn, and Mr. James W. Lambie. The annual appointments made by as follows: Robert C. Heustis Robert C. Heustis *Robert C. Heustis Dorothy M. Jones Mary E. Smith . *Dr. Howard A. Smith John R. Condon . * *Mary E. Smith . * *Paul F. O'Leary (Metropolitan State Hospital) . Special Agent * *Dr. Wm. McLaughlin (Metropolitan State Hospital) Special Agent *Approved by the State Department of Public Health * *Appointed to issue Burial Permits only the board for one year terms expiring March 31, 1970, are . Director of Public Health . Milk Inspector . Inspector of Slaughtering Agent- Stenographer . Clerk Animal Inspector . Collector of Milk Samples Special Agent Meetings The board meets the first Monday of every month, with the exception of the month of August at 7:00 p.m. in the health department office. In 1969 eleven regular meetings, three special meetings and one administrative hearing were held. Communicable Diseases Animal bites • Chickenpox German measles Hepatitis, infectious and serum Mumps Salmonella . Scarlet fever Streptococcal sore throat Tuberculosis Syphilis . Gonorrhea . Meningitis . . 114 33 . 14 . 9 . 44 . 14 . 8 . 186 . 2 4 7 3 A total of 437 cases of communicable diseases were reported in 1969. According to law all communicable diseases must be reported by the attending physician or by parent or guardian. Lexington Visiting Nurse Association The Lexington Visiting Nurse Association made 820 house visits on behalf of the health de- partment. These calls were as follows: Communicable diseases . 164 Tuberculosis . 118 Health supervision Infants under one year Pre - school children . School children Visits to adults . 97 . 406 . 17 . 18 Immunization Clinics Diphtheria- tetanus clinic . 104 Measles prevention clinic 20 Poliomyelitis oral sabin vaccine clinic . 182 Rabies innoculation clinic for dogs . 538 *Rubella (german measles) clinic . 972 *Limited to grades 1 and 2. 38 BOARD OF HEALTH Detection Clinics Tuberculin tine tests . 899 *Glaucoma eye screening clinic 725 *Pre- school eye screening clinic . 140 * Conducted by Lexington Lions' Club, Inc. * Sponsored by Lexington Board of Health Medical Emergency Service The medical emergency service has proved very satisfactory. Any person can obtain a physician in case of emergency 24 hours a day by calling the police department, fire department or dialing 862 -8282. Mystic Valley Children's Clinic The operational report for Lexington residents is as follows: Total number of new applications (all towns) 344 Lexington Residents Applications for clinical services 67 Cases carried over January 1, 1969 . 37 Diagnostic and other interviews . 1,097 Interview hours by staff 1,194 Additional staff hours on cases . 2,366 Number of hours staff consultation to community agencies • 162 Total number of staff hours for Lexington residents . 3,722 Referral Sources Schools . 23 Medical . 20 Social and legal agencies 9 Self and friends 15 Inspector of Animals The function of the town veterinarian is to: 1) Examine and quarantine any animal that has inflicted a wound to a human; 2) to inspect annually all livestock in the town; 3) to con- duct the annual rabies clinic; 4) to be available to the board of health for consultation con- cerning any problem arising that involves the animal population. Licenses canine . 2,140 Dogs immunized at rabies clinic . 538 Animal Bites Canine . 87 Feline . 1 Gerbil . 16 Raccoon . 4 Rodent . 4 Squirrel 1 Guinea pig . 1 Sixteen animal heads were sent to Wasserman laboratory for rabies testing, all other ani- mals were quarantined. All were reported negative for rabies. The annual inspection of all livestock was made during the month of December 1969, the following number of animals were inspected: Horses (ponies and saddle horses) . 104 Dairy cows . 9 Beef cattle . 4 Goats . . 3 Deer . 6 39 BOARD OF HEALTH Forty -eight barns and housing facilities were inspected and all were found to be in satis- factory condition. Environmental Sanitation Milk samples collected . . 425 Water samples collected and tested . 125 Food service establishment inspection 84 Day care center inspections . . 8 Semi - public and public swimming pool insp. 24 Nursing Home inspections . 5 Complaints and Nuisances Animal complaints, houses, dogs, etc. 12 Air pollution . . . 3 Eating and food establishments . 8 Drainage -wet basements . . 5 General nuisances . 18 Housing complaints . . . . 9 Rubbish and garbage complaints . 15 Rodents . . . 12 Sewage disposal . . 21 Milk and cream . . 5 Water supply - public 2 Fourteen citations were issued directing that violations of the health regulations be cor- rected as follows: Keeping of animals . . 2 Day care centers . . . 1 Excavations, unauthorized 2 Food establishments . . 4 Housing code violations . 2 Rubbish and garbage . . 3 Complaints filed in Concord District Court 2 Court appearances . 4 All other confirmed complaints were corrected voluntarily or are pending corrective and administrative procedures. Licenses and Permits The board granted licenses and permits as follows: Animal permits (including poultry) 55 Child care center licenses . . 12 Disposal works, installer permits 12 Food establishment permits . 48 Funeral directors licenses . 5 Garbage disposal permits . 3 Methyl alcohol permits . 5 Milk license (store) . . 52 Milk license (vehicle) . 13 Nursing Home approval . . 4 Oleomargarine registrations . 23 Recreation camp license . . 1 Swimming pool permits . 12 Rubbish disposal permits 14 Sewage disposal permits . 9 Syringe permits . 1 A permit is required for the keeping of horses, cows, goats, rabbits, poultry and pigeons. All residents are urged to comply with the regulation in this regard. 40 BOARD OF HEALTH Receipts Child care center licenses . . . . $180.00 Disposal Works - Installer's permits . . 59.00 Food establishment permits . . 46.00 Garbage disposal permits . 20.00 Methyl alcohol permits . 5.00 Milk license - store . . 27.00 Milk license - vehicle . 6.50 Oleomargarine registrations 11.50 Recreation camp license . 3.00 Rubbish disposal permits . 91.00 Septic tank permits . 45.00 Swimming pool permits 27.50 Syringe permit • . . .50 Sewage disposal permits . . . . . 42.00 Commonwealth of Massachusetts - premature infant reimbursement . 206.62 Expenses Advertising . . 327.81 Automobile maintenance 294.56 Burial of animals . . 289.00 Clinic and health services 511.11 Doctors emergency service 343.92 Engineering . . . 584.90 Laboratory equipment . . 167.02 Laboratory services . . . . . . 1,087.00 Lexington Visiting Nurse Association . . 4,000.00 Mystic Valley Mental Health Association . 7,847.00 Office furniture . . . . . . . 93.40 Printing . . . . . . . . 334.05 Rabies clinic . . . . 1,074.96 Sundry expenses (meetings, dues, etc.) . 498.18 Tuberculosis care . 1,691.74 The receipts are not available for use by the board of health but revert to the Excess and Deficiency account. The board of health and the staff of the health department wish to express their appre- ciation to the officials and the citizens of the town for their excellent cooperation in enforc- ing the health laws. 41 Recreation Committee Spring Programs A. Golf instructions 1. Lexington residents - 7:00 p.m. -9 :00 p.m. - 7:00 Tuesday evenings and 7:00 Wednesday evenings - March 4, 1969 through April 17, 1969. 2. All instructions given in high school gymnasium - two classes per evening. 3. Activities - instructions for beginners, high handicappers, intermediate and advanced golfers, orientation on golf, including grip stance, body position and punt plus the proper use of each golf club toward improvement of game. 4. Total enrollment 110 - average 28 per class on Tuesdays average 27 per class on Wednesdays B. Badminton - see autumn, winter and spring programs. C. Girls Softball League - fifth, sixth, seventh grades - May 3, 1969 -June 14, 1969. 1. Twelve teams - Saturday mornings - 9 :00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Pinkies, Sluggers, Minute Maids, Red Coats, Olympias, Baby Bats, Powder Puffs, Glamour Girls, Swingers, Our Gang, Rainbows, Dollies. 2. Statistics - 37 games - 180 players - average per Saturday 156. 3. Fields - Bridge, Fiske, Harrington Spring and Summer Program A. Lexington Softball League - Men - May 19, 1969 - September 7, 1969 1. Monday through Thursday - 6:30 p.m. to completion of games 2. Eight teams - Honeywell (champions), Deflice Brothers, Hancock, Marketmen, Pewter Pot, Shoemaker & Jennings, McSweeney's Painters and Tech. 3. Statistics - 84 league games - plus 9 play -off games - total 93 games - 160 players daily average two games per night - 64 4. Fields - Harrington and Fiske Summer Programs A. Playgrounds and pools - the playgrounds opened Monday, June 23, 1969 and closed Friday, August 29, 1969. The following table compares the attendance on Lexington's playgrounds and pools during the last three years: 1967 1968 1969 Playgrounds 15,549 15,738 Arts and crafts 6,972 7,084 Swimming pools (wading, instructional, and deep) 37,907 35,070 14,641 7,093 46,126 B. Attendance at the playgrounds was slightly lower due to the opening of the new instructional pool, allowing all swim lessons to be held in the morning. Free swimming every afternoon and evening was introduced to all citizens of Lexington for the first time and was enjoyed by many during the hot days of the summer. Pool attendance soared to a record breaking figure of 46,126 as many children preferred the pool over the playground during the high temperatures of the afternoons. (Arts and crafts was approximately the same as the previous year). C. Attendance figures at the playgrounds were as follows: Adams 2,195 2,917 Harrington 1,926 3,152 Center 2,487 Bridge (new) 1,964 Inter - playground activity remained very popular with the children as all contests were held at the center where the major facilities were used. Bridge playground was opened for the first time giving the children an area closer to home rather than going to Hastings or the center playgrounds at a further distance. Hastings Parker 14,641 42 B RECREATION COMMITTEE Girls volley ball matches took place every Monday and. Wednesday mornings and boys baseball games were held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings - water polo and free swimming followed at the conclusion of all sports events. Arts and crafts classes were held every afternoon Monday through Friday at all playgrounds. Tennis lessons were given at Adams, Center and Parker courts in the morning on a pre- arranged schedule. Inter - playground basketball games were held every Monday and Wednesday afternoons at the Center followed by free swimming in the pools. D. Participation attendance of major playground activities were as follows: Boys baseball (junior and senior) . 894 Girls volley ball . . 491 Boys basketball . . 593 Tennis instructions . 862 E. Retarded and emotionally disturbed childrens program - at Franklin School. Two classes: 1) five to eleven years; 2) twelve years and over. The program was again held at Franklin School. The children were bussed every day to the Center pools for an hour's swim 11:00 a.m. - 12 noon and bussed back to Franklin to complete the day's program. Other daily activities consisted of arts and crafts, regular playground and outdoor games, marching, story telling, singing, sight seeing, field trips, bowling, nature walks, etc. NOTE: Round trip transportation to the Center pools and. Franklin School was supplied free of charge by the C & W Transportation, Incorporated. The Program 1) Nine weeks - Monday, June 23, 1969 through Friday, August 22, 1969 2) Monday through Friday - 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Franklin School 3) Monday through Friday - 11:00 a.m. - 12 noon - swimming in Center pool 4) Monday through Friday - 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Franklin School Attendance 26 - (8 and 18) enrolled - daily average 21 F. Lexington recreation twi -night basketball league - June 16, 1969 - July 31, 1969 1) Three leagues - A, B, C - men and boys depending on age and size 2) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday evenings - 7:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. 3) Under lights - all purpose play area at Center 4) Attendance enrolled 112 - nightly average 98 Autumn Program A. Girls field hockey and soccer - fifth and sixth grade girls 1) Saturday mornings 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - September 20, 1969 - November 15, 1969 2) All matches at Center playground 3) Attendance 216 - average per Saturday 24 - (nine Saturdays) B. Boys soccer and tag football - fifth and sixth grade boys. 1) Saturday mornings - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - September 20, 1969 - November 15, 1969 2) All games at Center playground 3) Attendance 730 - average per Saturday 81 (nine Saturdays) Autumn, Winter and Spring Programs A. Ladies exercise class 1) Tuesday evenings - 7:30 p.m. - 9 :00 p.m. - October 22, 1968 - April 8, 1969 2) High School gymnasium and field house 3) Activities - gymnastics, running in the field house, basketball and exercises to music toward improving muscular fitness, the figure and coordination. 4) Attendance 559 (new record) an average of 31 for 18 sessions B. Men's exercise class 1) Monday and Thursday evenings - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - October 21, 1968 to April 10,'69 2) High school gymnasium and field house 43 RECREATION COMMITTEE 3. Activities - basketball, track, calisthenics, weights, volleyball, etc. 4. Attendance 1888 - an average of 50 for 38 sessions C. Badminton (adults) 1. Tuesday and Thursday evenings - 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - October 15, 1968 - May 22, '69 2. Muzzey junior high gymnasium 3. This program is for adults 18 years and over who are residents of Lexington 4. Attendance 571 - average of 11 per session for 50 sessions Winter Program A. Fifth and sixth grade girls gym class 1. Saturday mornings - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - December 7, 1968 - April 5, 1969 2. Muzzey Junior High gymnasium 3. Activities - volley ball, rope climbing, modern dancing, parallel bars, side horse, swedish box, stunts, mat exercises, basketball, punch ball, group games, stunts, etc. 4. Attendance 1,024 - average of 73 per Saturday - 14 Saturdays B. Fifth and sixth grade boys gym class 1. Saturday mornings - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - December 7, 1968 - April 5, 1969 2. High school gymnasium and field house 3. Activities - basketball, rope climbing, relays, mat exercises, tumbling, etc. 4. Attendance 1,767 - average of 126 per Saturday - 14 Saturdays C. Intermediate girls - 7, 8, 9th grade gym class 1. Saturday mornings - 9 :00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - December 7, 1968 - April 5, 1969 2. Bridge school gymnasium and high school field house 3. Activities - basketball, gymnastics, volley ball, rope climbing, running, punch ball. 4. Attendance 521 - average of 37 per Saturday - 14 Saturdays D. intermediate boys - 7, 8, 9th grade gym class 1. Saturday mornings - 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon - December 7, 1968 - April 5, 1969 2. Diamond junior high gymnasium 3. Activities - relays, gymnastics, mat exercises, tumbling, basketball, etc. 4. Attendance 1,019 - average 72 per Saturday - 14 Saturdays E. Retarded and emotionally disturbed children's program 1. Saturday mornings - 9:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m. - December 7, 1968 - April 5, 1969 2. Franklin School gymnasium - Hayden swimming pool 12 noon - 1:00 p.m. at conclusion of program at Franklin - 9 :30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 3. Activities - bowling, basketball, coasting and sledding (when snow is on the ground) - nature w aLks (weather permitting), square dancing, etc. 4. Attendance 11 - average of 9 per Saturday - 14 Saturdays. F. Adults and children 1. Outdoor skating areas - weather permitting 2. Adams, Fiske, Harrington, Center (all purpose area), Hastings, Kinneen's, Lexington Reservoir, Liberty Heights, Franklin, Willards Woods Facilities A. Playgrounds 1. East (Adams ) - one junior baseball diamond, one senior baseball diamond, two hard top tennis courts, one outdoor basketball area (hard top) also used for all purposes, play- ground equipment, horse shoe pits, limited use of indoor facilities of Adams School, one large ice skating area also lighted for evening skating. 2. Harrington - three junior baseball diamonds, playground equipment and horse shoe pits, outdoor basketball court, limited use of indoor facilities of Harrington School. 3. Center - (including enclosed diamond), equipment building, three senior baseball dia- monds, four junior diamonds, one football field with stands, one track with field events area, eight hard top tennis courts, a practice tennis court, playground equip- 44 RECREATION COMMITTEE ment, sand box, horse shoe pits and one all purpose play area with lights for basket- ball, ice skating, etc. 4. Bridge - two junior baseball diamonds, one basketball court, hard top play area, play- ground equipment, limited use of indoor facilities. 5. Hastings - one junior baseball diamond, one basketball court, large open area, play- ground equipment, limited use of indoor facilities. 6. North (Parker) - two hard top tennis courts, two junior baseball diamonds, hard top basketball court, hard top play area, limited use of Parker School indoor facilities. B. Play areas 1. Baskin - one baseball and football area (junior size) - can also be used for other ac- tivities, one hard top (outdoor) basketball court. 2. Diamond. Junior High - large athletic field, one major baseball diamond, one junior baseball diamond, outdoor basketball facilities. 3. Fiske - two junior baseball diamonds, playground equipment, outdoor basketball court, hard top play areas, ice skating area. 4. Franklin - one junior baseball diamond, outdoor basketball court, ice skating area. The retarded children's summer program uses two rooms at Franklin School. The winter program for these same children uses the gymnasium plus the adjoining play areas out- doors whenever possible. Playground equipment. 5. Kineen's - small basketball area, junior baseball diamond, playground equipment, ice skating area lighted for evening skating. 6. Rindge Avenue area - one baseball and football area (junior size). Can also be used for other activities. Outdoor basketball court, swings. 7. Sutherland (Liberty Heights) - one junior baseball diamond and football area - can be used for other activities - one outdoor hard top basketball court, one ice skating area. 8. Poplar Street - one junior play area, swings. 9. Marvin Street - play area can be used for junior baseball and football, one outdoor basketball court. C. Municipal swimming pool (wire fence enclosure) 1. One large 35' x 75' pool - 3' at shallow end and 81/2' at deep end. 2. One small 35' x 35' pool - 0 to 22' deep. 3. One instructional pool - 60' x 40' - 3' to 4' deep (NEW) 4. Two locker buildings - one for girls and one for boys. D. Picnic area 1. Willard's Woods - entry road, parking area, three fireplaces - reservations by permit only, fire laws to be observed, five tables. E. Ice skating areas 1. Center - one area (all purpose area) - lighted for evening skating. 2. East (Adams) - one large area divided by board partition to separate hockey players from free skaters - lighted for evening skating. 3. Franklin - one area. 4. Fiske - one area 5. Harrington - one area 6. Hastings - one area 7. Kinneen's - one large area divided by board partition to separate hockey players from free skaters - lighted for evening skating. 8. Reservoir - main body plus small area separated by dike - lighted for evening skating. 9. Sutherland (Liberty Heights) -one area 10. Willard's Woods - one area. F. Horse back riding areas 1. Hennessey land 45 RECREATION COMMITTEE 2. Willard's Woods G. Indoor 1. Senior high school field house and gymnasium, Muzzey junior high, Diamond junior high, Bridge and. Franklin school gymnasiums with permission of the Lexington School Committee. 2. Rooms for various meetings - by permission of the Lexington board of selectmen and . police department. Permits Issued Senior, junior and elementary schools for girls and boys sports activities, boy scouts, girl scouts, cub scouts, brownies, Grace Chapel, St.Brigids J.F.K. Youth Group, Kennecott Copper Corporation, Town Baseball Team, Legion Baseball Team, Little League, Minute Man Baseball League, Lexington Softball League, Suburban Tennis League, Promenaders, Lions Club, Lexington Tennis Asso- ciation, Lexington Paul Revere Tennis Committee, Women's Tennis League, Bankers Softball League, Lexington Leftover League (softball), Mass. Youth Baseball Tournament, American Legion, Girls Softball League. Robert E. Bond, Chairman Vincent E. Hayes Gary Margolius Richard S. Sparrow Charles F. Gallagher Paul Mazerall, Ex Officio Benedict E. Bertini, Director Cemetery Commissioners Munroe Cemetery: There were nine interments stones were approved and set. Westview Cemetery: There were one hundred and sixty -three interments during the year. One hundred and twenty lots, eight single graves and three baby graves were sold. One hundred . and nineteen deeds for lots purchased were issued. One hundred and four foundations, for flush during the year. Six foundations for head- markers, were approved and set. The following funds were collected Munroe Cemetery Annual care $39.75 Interments 233.00 Green and lower device 42.00 Foundations 64.00 Saturday burial fee 25.00 Miscellaneous receipts 3.00 $406.75 and forwarded to the town collector: Westview Cemetery 46 Sale of lots Sale of single graves Sale of baby graves Perpetual care Interments Green and lowering device Foundations Tent Saturday burial fee Miscellaneous receipts $ 10,678.00 243.00 72.00 11,412.00 4,836.00 864.00 936.00 120.00 725.00 60.00 $ 29,946.00 J. Robert Sherman, Chairman Cemetery Commissioners Trustees of Public Trusts Albert Ball Tenney Memorial Fund. The income is "to be used to provide nightly illumination of the (Lexington Minute Man) Statue. Corpus $4,000 Hocking Valley 4 % bonds due 1999 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 Income receipts Less disbursements Balance 12 -31 -69 2,189.36 316.93 41.51 2,464.78 3,870.74 661.06 4,531.80 William Augustus Tower Memorial Park Fund The "income thereof to be applied by said Town in each and every year for the care, mainte- nance and improvement of 'Tower Park'." Corpus 13,213.44 $2,000 New England Power Company 4% 1st mortgage bonds 1,510.00 $2,000 Western Mass. Electric Co. 4 -3/8% 1st mortgage series C 1,590.00 $10,000 South Pacific Co. 1st mortgage 2 -3/.4% bonds series F due 1 -1 -96 10,000.00 Principal - deposit Warren Institution for Savings 113.44 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 2,968.45 Income receipts 558.01 Balance 12 -31 -69 3,526.46 Charles Lyman Weld Fund The entire fund, both principal and income, are available upon a vote of the Town "for educa- tional purposes or Chapel at Westview Cemetery." Corpus 2,827.56 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 2,683.88 Income receipts 143.68 Balance 12 -31 -69 2,827.56 Westview Cemetery Perpetual Care Corpus Balance 166,809.07 Gain on maturity 86.90 Town of Lexington 10,500.00 Unallocated adjustment 2,688.72 $28,000 Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company 4'0) bonds due 3 -1 -87 27,648.29 $1,000 Oklahoma Gas & Electric 3 -7/8% bonds due 1988 872.50 $15,000 North Pacific Railway Co. Prior lien. mortgage 4% bonds due 1 -1 -97 12,414.51 $5,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st mortgage 4 -5/8% bonds due 5 -1 -87 4,543.75 $12,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 1st mortgage 4% bond series A due 1 -1 -88 9,241.05 $4,000 Hocking Valley 42% bonds due 1999 3,870.74 $6,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st mortgage 3 -7/8% bonds due 1 -1 -88 5,085.00 $10,000 Great Northern Railway 3 -1/8% 1990 6,751.25 $1,000 Idaho Power Company 0% bonds due 1 -1 -87 972.50 $3,000 Central Maine Power 3 -5/8% bonds due 3 -1 -83 2,550.00 210 shares First National Bank of Boston 13,055.00 125 shares J.P.Morgan & Co., Inc. 10,547.22 295 shares State Street Bank & Trust Co. 11,070.00 328 shares Shawmut Assoc. Inc. 15,740.13 $15,000 Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. 4 -3/8% debentures due 3 -1 -2003 11,006.25 $5,000 General Telephone Co. of Calif. 4 -1/2% 1st mortgage due 9 -1 -86 3,993.75 47 177,395.97 TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS 390 shares New England Merchants National Bank 16,207.50 200 shares Boston Co. Class B 6,900.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 177.81 Income receipts 25,500.00 Disbursements 13,440.00 Balance 12 -31 -69 12,237.81 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 14,836.75 Income receipts 9,106.19 Less disbursements to Town 7,000.00 Balance 12 -31 -69 16,942.94 Louise E. Wilkins Flower Fund Corpus Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 Income receipts Less disbursement Balance 12 -31 -69 80.90 79.12 3.78 2.00 80.90 George P. Morey, Chairman Gaynor K. Rutherford William R. McEwen Bridge Charitable Fund "The annual income accruing from said Trust Fund shall be annually distributed or expended at Christmas, or in December or January, or other suitable time, at the discretion of the Selectmen . . among the deserving poor of said Town of Lexington without distinction of sex or religion." Corpus 16,630.73 $1,000 Virginia Electric & Power Co. 0% 1st mortgage bonds due 12 -1 -87 1,000.00 $4,000 South Pacific Co. 1st mortgage 2 -3/4% bond series F due 1 -1 -96 $10,000 North Pacific Railway 3% 2047 6,162.50 82 shares First National Bank of Boston 4,995.81 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 472.42 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 6,682.77 Income receipts 1,139.12 Less disbursements 528.49 Balance 12 -31 -69 7,293.40 George P. Morey, Chairman Gaynor K. Rutherford William R. McEwen Elizabeth Bridge Gerry Fund To be held and used for the same purpose as the Bridge Charitable Fund. Corpus $1,000 Virginia Electric and Power Company 41/2% 1st mortgage bonds due 12 -1 -87 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 48 2,254.65 1,000.00 1,254.65 George P. Morey, Chairman Gaynor K. Rutl1 -' ^LJi u William R. Mc'?wen TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS Corpus $4,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 $2,000 Interstate Power Co. 1st mortgage 5 -1/8% 5 -1 -89 $10,000 Niagara Mohawk Power 4 -3/4% 1990 $5,000 No.Pacific Railway 4% 1997 $5,000 Columbus and Southern Ohio Elec.Company 4z% bonds due 3 -1 -87 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 Income receipts Less Disbursements, scholarships Balance 12 -31 -69 1,112.33 1,227.87 1,200.00 1,140.20 4,000.00 2,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 4,926.51 393.56 26,320.07 George 0. Smith Fund The "income thereof to be expended by the 'Field and Garden Club' . . . in setting out and keeping in order shade and ornamental trees and shrubs in the streets and highways in said Town, or the beautifying of unsightly places in the highways." Corpus 4,172.21 $4,000 South Pacific Co. - 1st mortgage 2 -3/4% Bond Series F due 1 -1 -96 4,000.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 172.21 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 825.00 Income receipts 110.00 Less disbursements 880.00 Balance 12 -31 -69 55.00 Ellen A. Stone Fund The interest, as it accrues, is to be paid "to the School Committee who are to employ it in aiding needing and deserving young women of Lexington in getting a good school education." Corpus 2,000.00 $2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Company 41/2% Mortgage bonds due 12 -1 -87 2,000.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 100.35 Income receipts 92.96 Less disbursements, scholarship 100.00 Balance 12 -31 -69 93.31 George W. Taylor Flag Fund The "income to be used for the care, preservation and replacement of said flagpole (on the Battle Green), or for the purchase of new flags; any balance of income from said fund to be used for the care of Lexington Common." Corpus 2,006.25 $2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Company 4z% 1st mortgage bonds due 12 -1 -87 2,000.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6.25 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 92.36 Income receipts 94.80 Balance 12 -31 -69 187.16 George W. Taylor Tree Fund The "income . . . is to be expended for the care, purchase and preservation of trees for the adornment of said Town." Corpus 2,006.25 $2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 42% 1st mortgage bonds due 12 -1 -87 2,000.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 6.25 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 786.97 Income receipts 128.37 Balance 12 -31 -69 915.34 49 TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC FUNDS Herbert Hilton Fund For the preservation and care of a specific cemetery lot. Corpus Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 Income receipts Less disbursements Balance 12 -31 -69 1,690.46 302.26 75.00 1,917.72 4,577.47 4,577.47 Everett M. Mulliken Fund The "income . . . shall be used under the supervision of the proper Town Authorities, for the care of Hastings Park in said Lexington." Corpus 5,082.50 $5,000 Central Maine Power Co. 1st mortgage 4 -7/8% bonds due 5 -1 -87 5,000.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 82.50 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 3,317.59 Income receipts 408.66 Balance 12 -31 -69 3,726.25 Henry S. Raymond Fund For the preservation and care of specific cemetery lots. Corpus Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 Income receipts Less disbursements Balance 12 -31 -69 719.22 115.41 10.00 824.63 1,500.00 1,500.00 Sarah E. Raymond Library Fund "The income only from said fund shall be used for the purchase of books for the public library of said Town of Lexington, now known as the Cary Memorial Library." Corpus 500.00 Principal - deposit Provident Institution for Savings 500.00 Accumulated income - deposit Provident Institution for Savings Income receipts 139.27 Less disbursements 131.01 Balance 12 -31 -69 8.26 Edith C. Redman Trust The "income only therefrom to be used and applied for the care and maintenance of the Lexing- ton Common, known as "Battle Green ". Corpus 500.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 500.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 128.97 Income receipts 30.40 Balance 12 -31 -69 159.37 F. Foster Sherburne and Tenny Sherburne Fund "The net income from said fund shall be awarded annually or oftener to educate or assist in the education of such deserving young men or women domiciled in said "Town of Lexington at the time of any such award as shall be selected by "a committee consisting of the Superintendent of Schools, the minister of the First Congregational Unitarian Society in Lexington, and the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen." It is the purpose of this Fund to continue the long established practice of . . . F. Foster Sherburne, during his lifetime, and thus to enable young men and women to obtain an education in a well recognized College or University of higher education. The beneficiaries shall be selected without regard to their race, color, sex or religious beliefs, consideration being given not only to their scholastic ability but also to their character, habits and financial needs, and such awards shall be solely for the payment of tuition. 50 TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS__ Charles E. French Medal Fund The income is to be used annually to purchase silver medals to be distributed to pupils in the senior high and in the junior high school "for the best scholarship (military and mechanic arts not included." Corpus 3,000.98 $2,000 Baltimore and Ohio Equipment Trust Series GG 3 -5/8% due 1 -1 -71 2,000.00 $1,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 1,000.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank .98 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 2,044.34 Income receipts 211.88 Disbursed for awards 19.39 Balance 12 -31 -69 2,236.83 Jonas Gammel Trust The income is to be expended by the oard of public welfare and by two ladies appointed annually for the purpose by the selectmen "in purchasing such luxuries or delicacies for the town poor, wherever located, as are not usually furnished them, and as shall tend to promote their health and comfort." Corpus 500.00 Principal - deposit in Lexington Savings Bank 500.00 Accumulated', income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 285.47 Income receipts 36.69 Less disbursements 35.00 Balance 12 -31 -69 287.16 George I. Gilmore Fund "To the Town of Lexington, . the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), the income there- from to be used as the Town may from time to time vote; and if at any time special use arises to which in the opinion of the Selectmen the principal of said Fund may be applied, then the principal of said fund may be so applied upon vote of the Town Meeting authorizing same." Corpus 8,886.65 40 shares Boston Edison 1,636.15 25 shares Standard. Oil of N.J. 1,857.72 $5,000 Georgia Power Co. First mortgage 4 -3/8% 4,312.50 $1,000 Chesapeake and Ohio 41/2% 1992 880.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 200.28 Income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 6,925.87 Income receipts 800.92 Balance 12 -31 -69 7,726.79 Harriet R. Gilmore Trust for the Benefit of the Poor The income is to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Welfare "for the benefit of poor people in said Lexington, whether the same shall be inmates of the Alms House in said Town or otherwise." Corpus 500.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 500.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 958.25 Income receipts 70.50 Balance 12 -31 -69 1,028.75 Hayes Fountain Trust Fund The "income is to be used for the perpetual care of the fountain and grounds immediately around it." Corpus Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 862.72 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 815.80 Income receipts 81.11 Balance 12 -31 -69 (51) 896.91 862.72 TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS Orin W. Fiske - Battle Green Trust Fund The income of this fund is to be used "for the maintenance of the Lexington Battle Green or the monuments erected thereon. Corpus Principal- deposit Cambridge Savings Bank Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 Income receipts Balance 12 -31 -69 $ 174.84 34.35 209.19 $ 500.00 $ 500.00 The Beals Fund. The income of this fund. is to be expended. "for the benefit of worthy, indigent, aged, Men and Women over sixty years of age, American Born." Corpus 2,000.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 2,000.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1• -1 -69 3,034.21 Tacoma receipts 253.59 Balance 12 -31 -69 3,287.80 Hallie C. Blake Prize Fund It is believed that, "the income is to be expended annually in two cash prizes to the two seniors (a boy and a girl) in each successive graduating class of the Lexington High School, who by example and influence have shown highest qualities of leadership, conduct and character and who possess in the largest measure the good will of the Student Body ". Corpus 1,118.34 32 shares Amer. Tel & Tel 1,026.15 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 92.19 Accumulated income - Deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 99.99 Income receipts 84.62 Less disbursements 100.00 Balance 12 -31 -69 84.61 Geneva M. Brown Fund The income is to be "used for improving and beautifying the common and the triangular parcel of land in front of Masonic Temple." Corpus 3,093.00 $3,000 Interstate Power Co. 5% First Mortgage bonds due 5 -1 -87 3,000.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 93.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 1,013.59 Income receipts 203.83 Balance 12 -31 -69 1,217.42 Leroy S. Brown Fund The "income therefrom used towards defraying the expense of an appropriate and dignified cele- bration or observance by said. Town of the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington fought in said Lexington on the nineteenth of April, 1775." Corpus 5,000.00 $5,000 U.S. Treasury bonds 32% due 6 -15 -83 5,000.00 Accumulated income Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 2,642.23 Income receipts 302.89 Balance 12 -31 -69 2,945.12 52 TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS Cemetery Trust Funds - Munroe Corpus Principal - Lexington Savings Bank (various deposits) Principal - Warren Institution for Savings (various deposits) Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 Income receipts Balance 12 -31 -69 Colonial Corpus Principal - Lexington Savings Bank (various deposits) Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 Income receipts Disbursements Balance 12 -31 -69 33,610.00 9,000.00 15,232.59 2,532.93 17,765.52 734.96 95.57 225.00 605.53 1,400.00 42,610.00 1,400.00 Frederick L. Emery Fund The income is to be used by the Lexington Field and. Garden Club for the work of "grading, grassing and keeping in order grass borders lying between side walks of footpaths and the drive- ways on public streets, and in otherwise beautifying the public streets, ways and places in said Town, preference to be given to said objects in order stated." Corpus 5,011.25 $1,000 Interstate Power Co. 5% 1st mortgage due 5 -1 -87 990.00 $2,000 Virginia Electric and Power Co. 41/2% 1st mortgage Bonds due 12 -1 -87 2,000.00 Principal - Deposit Lexington Savings Bank 2,021.25 Accumulated income - Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 1,719.83 Income receipts 295.93 Less disbursements 1,876.13 Balance 12 -31 -69 139.63 Emma I. Fiske Flower Fund For the preservation and care of a specific cemetery lot. Corpus 300.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 300.00 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 177.21 Income receipts 23.02 Less - disbursements 3.00 Balance 12 -31 -69 197.23 Charles E. French Colonial Cemetery Fund The "annual income, thereof to be devoted to the care of the older part of the cemetery in which repose the remains of Rev. John Hancock and wife. The vault enclosing their remains to re- ceive due care." Corpus 2,396.65 $2,000 Chicago Great Western Railway 4% 1988 2,000.00 Principal - deposit Lexington Savings Bank 396.65 Accumulated income - deposit Lexington Savings Bank Balance 1 -1 -69 1,129.91 Income receipts 155.05 Balance 12 -31 -69 1,284.96 53 Board of Assessors 1969 Recapitulation Town Total appropriations as certified by town clerk to be raised by taxation, Chapter 41, Section 15A Total appropriations voted to be taken from available funds Offsets to Cherry Sheet Estimated Receipts State Tax and Assessments 1969 Estimates $ 46,603.27 8,306.61 204.75 95,264.89 1,710.78 2,994.75 380,189.50 $535,274.55 State Recreation Areas State audit of municipal accounts State examination of retirement system Mass. Bay Transportation Authority Elderly retiree program Motor vehicle excise tax bills M.D.C. charges for water -sewer connection County County tax County hospital assessment Tax and Assessments $298,947.24 18,903.8 $317,851.10 $14,787,933.00 1,204,162.46 1968 Underestimates $3,510.75 1.54 93,_,2,41 $;,u,4577-1 2 Overlay of current year Gross amount to be raised Estimated Receipts and Available Funds Total estimated distribution and reimbursement from local aid fund Motor vehicle and trailer excise Licenses Fines Special Assessments General government Protection of persons and property Health and Sanitation School (local receipts of school committee) Recreation Public service enterprises (such as water department) Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots) Interest on taxes and assessments Farm animal excise In lieu of taxes Cambridge and Arlington Unclassified Overestimates (from Cherry Sheet) 54 Total estimated receipts $15,992,095.46 86,691.72 543,700.32 317,851.10 191,088.48 $17,131,427.08 $2,034,782.17 743,720.71 33,000.00 25,500.00 122,000.00 9,000.00 2,000.00 26,000.00 25,000.00 2,500.00 475,000.00 11,500.00 85,500.00 40.00 1,000.00 13,000.00 $3,609,542.88 11,709.97 10,000.00 884, 954..16 107,900.00 116,308.30 20,000.00 65,000.00 $1,204,162.46 Total REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS Amounts Voted to be taken from Available Funds Date of Vote 9/11/68 3/17/69 3/19/69 3/24/69 3/269 6/2 69 Excess and deficiency account E. & D. Acct., overlay sur., Metco and others E. & D. Acct., Art. 15 of 1967, Chap. 616 of 1967, sale of lots. Bal. Art. 82 -85, 1968 Meeting, E. & D. Account and other E. & D. Account E. & D. Account and other 1,204,162.46 Total available funds $1,215,872.43 estimated receipts and available funds Net amount to be raised by taxation on property Personal property valuation Real estate valuation Total $ 9,923,400 Tax Rate 195 862,750 659.80 $205,766,150 Total taxes levied on property $ 593,419.32 11,712,592.1!5 $4,825,415.31 $512,306,011.77 $12,306,011.77 Items Not Entering into the Determination of the Tax Rate Betterments and Special Assessments Added to Taxes Committed Amount Interest Apportioned sewer assessments $$49,752.61 $19,193.16 Apportioned sidewalk assessments 1,913.25 702.4.3 Apportioned street assessments 23,955.28 11,052.39 Apportioned water assessments 668.53 284.55 Water liens added to taxes 32,889.02 Total Amount of 1969 Taxes on Property and of Assessments and Liens added to Taxes as Committed to Tax Collector TABLE OF AGGREGATES Number of Parcels Assessed Bills on personal estate Bills on real estate Bills on farm animal excise Value of Assessed Personal Estate Stock in trade $ 118,500 Machinery 299,800 All other tangible personal property 9.505,100 Total Valuation of Assessed Personal Value of Assessed Real Estate Land exclusive of buildings Buildings exclusive of land Estate $9,923,400 $ 45,691,250 150,171,500 Total Valuation of Assessed Real Estate Total Valuation of Assessed Estate 55 $195.862.750 $ 68,945.77 2,615.68 35,007.67 953.08 32,889.02 $ 140,411.22' $12,446,422.99 TOTAL 286 9791 5 $205,786,150 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS Taxes for State, County, and City or Town Purposes, Including Overlay On Personal Estate On Real Estate Total Taxes Assessed Number of Livestock Assessed $ 593,419.32 11,712,592.45 General Farm Animals Horses 62 1 Cows 4 2 Fowl 3 5500 All other 11 1 Number of Acres of Land Assessed 7537 Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 8168 Property Exempt from Taxation Value of Real Estate $55,325,210 Value of Tangible Personal Estate Total Value of Exempt Property Recapitulation of Commitments Fiscal Year of 1969 on Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $12,306,011.77 $57,570,710.00 Date of Number of Commission's Commitment Commitment Vehicles Value Excise 12 1/269 658 $ 741,530 $ 20,889.01 13 2/6 69 780 1,035,410 19, 10.84 14 3/20/69 345 432,370 7,6645.24 15D 3/17/69 41 Dealers 2,480.00 15 /6 9 90 130,950 3,949.05 16 6/19 69 28 24,170 826.13 17 11/6/69 1 200 13.20 1 3/4/69 2611 2,044,250 134,920.50 2 4/10/69 2184 1,595,950 105,332.70 4/18/69 795 506,180 33,409.10 5 1/69 1461 8 ,705 55,754.69 5 5/29/69 2047 1,287,600 84,982.24 6 6/24/69 2628 1,788,960 118,071.70 7 7/11/69 1522 981,185 61,419.1 8 9/11/69 2394 3,470,870 194,237.78 9 10/10/69 1343 1,392,245 60,943.25 10 11/244/69 1061 1,229,080 42,936.43 10D 12/29/69 14.6 Dealers 2,500.00 Willard P. Grush, Chairman William L. Potter F. William Smith 56 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY Report of the Treasurer - 1969 Balance on hand January 1, 1969 Receipts Fines, etc. Copying Service Transfer from General Investment Account- - Income from Special Funds Transfer from General Investment Account Transfer from Development Fund for Reclassification Project $17,281.71 2,767.55 1,074.50 3,109.02 3,100.00 $ 4,479.02 27.332.78 Total Income $31,811.80 Expenditures Books $15,601.24 Dues 319.00 Professional Improvement 855.75 Exhibits 680.41 Copying Service 2,399.36 Miscellaneous 534.05 Centennial 4,626.37 Recruitment 103.50 Uniform Rental Service 72.60 Reclassification Project 997.71 Balance on hand December 31, 1969 East Lexington Branch Library Balance on hand January 1, 1969 Receipts Fines Transfer from General Investment Account- - Income from Special Funds Total Income Expenditures Books Balance on hand December 31, 1969 $ 1,566.16 616.48 26,189.99 $ 5,621.81 $ 562.18 2,182.64 $ 2,744.82 1,902.75 $ 842.07 The December 31, 1969, indicated balances are on deposit at the Lexington Trust Company. General Investment Account Balance on hand January 1, 1969 Income $ 2,819.39 Income Sarah Raymond Fund 32.16 Transfer to General Fund - -Main Library $ 4,183.52 Transfer to General Fund - -East Lexington Branch Library 616.48 Balance on hand December 31, 1969 57 $ 2,755.40 2,851.55 $ 5,606.95 4,800.00 $ 806.95 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY The above balance is divided as follows: General Fund $473.48 Alice Cary Fund 56.21 Jane Phinney Fund 5.70 Goodwin Musical Fund 20.90 Laura M. Brigham Fund 58.90 War Parents Memorial Fund 34.20 Sarah E. Raymond Fund 70.16 George Walter Sarano Fund 5.70 East Lexington Branch Library 81.70 $806.95 The above indicated balance is on deposit in the General Investment Account in the Lexington Savings Bank. Development Fund Balance on hand January 1, 1969 Interest Transfer to General Fund Balance on hand December 31, 1969 $3,691.26 178.45 $3,869.71 3,100.00 $ 769.71 The above indicated balance is on deposit in the Development Fund Account in the Lexington Savings Bank. General Leroy S. and Geneva Brown Beals Maria Cary Book Purchase Alice Butler Cary Jane Phinney Goodwin Musical Laura M. Brigham George W. Sarano Balance of Principal $12,806.20 4,000.00 1,100.00 400.00 1,000.00 2,958.50 300.00 1,100.00 3,100.00 300.00 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. New York Power and Light Co. American Tel. and Tel. Co. Lexington Savings Bank Boston Edison Company Narragansett Electric Co. Philadelphia Electric Co. Lexington Federal Savings and National Shawmut Bank Northern Pacific R.R. Southern Pacific R.R. First National City Bank of N.Y. First National Bank of Boston State Street Bank and Trust Co. Gulf Oil Corporation Lexington Savings Bank Funds War Parents Book Memorial Nelson W. Jenney Pauline Burbank Pierce Caira Robbins Wellington Library Emma Ostrom Nichols Sarah Elizabeth Raymond Abbie C. Smith Lewis L. Hoyt Investments Year of Maturity 1974 1972 1973 Description 1st Mtg. 1st Mtg. 1st Mtg. 1st Mtg. 140 Shares Prior Lien 234 Shares 287 Shares 58 Shares 128 Shares Special Notice 58 Balance of Principal $ 1,800.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 300.00 1,100.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 $38,264.70 Rate of Income Value Income 3% $1,000.00 $ 30.00 2 3/4% 1,000.00 27.50 3 1/8% 1,000.00 33.76 5% 1,906.95 193.26 1970 2 3/4% 1,000.00 27.50 1974 3% 1,000.00 30.00 1971 2 3/4% 1,000.00 27.50 4 3/4% 1,000.00 47.51 2,912.50 392.00 1997 4% 4,000.00 160.00 1986 2 7/8% 4,000.00 115.00 6,464.25 526.50 6,496.06 817.97 1,444.90 146.40 3,040.04 192.00 5 1/2% 1,000.00 52.59 $38,264.70 $2,819.39 Robert C. Hilton, Treasurer CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY Board of Trustees Selectmen Fred C. Bailey Robert Cataldo Roland B. Greeley Allan F. Kenney ** *Irving H. Mabee School Committee * *Mrs. Elizabeth H. Clarke Logan Clarke, Jr. Robert H. Farwell Austin W. Fisher, Jr. *Vernon Page Settled Ministers Rev. Herbert R. Adams - Follen Community Church *Rabbi Haskell Bernat - Temple Isaiah Rt. Rev. Msgr.- George W. Casey - St. Brigid's Church Rev. Henry H. Clark - Hancock Congregational Church Rev. Nathan Goff - Grace Chapel *Rev. Harold T. Handley - Church of Our Redeemer Rev. Dr. Stanley Harakas - St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Rev. John R. Lilly - Lexington United Methodist Church Rev. Richard W. Lund - Pilgrim Congregational Church Rev. Martin U. McCabe - Sacred Heart Church Rev. Bill Mclninch - Church of Christ Rev. Larry A. Marlowe - Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Rev. Kenneth E. Peterson - First Baptist Church Rabbi Herbert Rosenblum - Temple Emunah Rev. Warren Swanson - Trinity Covenant Church Rev. John M. Wells - The First Parish Church Thomas S. Grindle Theodore Mairson Mrs. Mildred Marek *Executive Committee * *President ** *Vice President Advisory Committee 59 Mrs. Ruth Morey Mrs. Shirley Stolz, Chairman Hermon Swartz School Department FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 9 6 9 Personal Services 1969 Appropriation for Salaries Paid from PL -874 PL -864 III PL -864 V Metco (State) Metco (Federal) Library ESEA Performing Arts Experimental Summer School Education of the Handicapped VI $173,894.00 11,452.61 2,485.50 17,224.00 10,063.75 5,680.50 5,333.75 3,147.00 6.232.76 Expenditures: General Control Administration $132,194.26 Sec. & Clerks 93,263.63 Expenses of Instruction Coordinators & Dept. Heads 230,456.95 Sec. & Clerks 41,435.77 Principals 335,309.62 Sec. & Clerks 249,608.66 Teachers 5,251,728.50 Special Class Assts. 20,046.48 Librarians 157,677.40 Sec. & Clerks 10,086.33 Guidance 285,096.07 Sec. & Clerks 17,354.53 Psychologists 37,829.92 Sec. & Clerks 4,767.94 Health Nurses & Doctors 75,708.88 Food Services Supervisors 40,955.64 Operation & Maintenance Maintenance Men 59,469.12 Custodians 403,094.17 Total Expenditures for Salaries Unexpended Balance Returned to Town 60 $7,270,990.00 235,513.87 $7,506,503.87 $7,446,083.87 60,420.00 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Segregated Budgets 1969 Vocational Education - Tuition and Transportation 1969 Appropriation Expenditures: Tuition - Day Classes $4,798.03 Evening Classes 628.00 Transportation Unexpended Balance Returned to Town Expenditures Reimbursement from Comm. of Mass.: Transportation - 1/2 of Expenditures for School Year Ending June 1968 $5,426.03 870.17 6,296.20 638.00 9,095.00 6,296.20 $ 2,798.80 Net Cost to Town $ 5,658.20 Vocational - Adult Education Appropriation George Barden Cash Total Bal. on Hand 1/1/69 $12,952.00 $3,207.14 $16,159.14 Receipts 1969 $500.00 4,760.31 5,260.31 Totals $12,952.00 $500.00 $7,967.45 $21,419.45 *Expenditures 12,952.00 500.00 3,938.58 17,390.58 Unexpended Bal Fwd to 1970 .00 .00 $4,028.87 $ 4,028.87 *Expenditures 1969: Director's Salary $1,400.00 Instructors' Salaries (State- Aided) 8,643.00 Instructors' Salaries (Not State - Aided) 4,200.50 George Barden 500.00 Custodians 1,659.18 Clerical 180.00 Repairs to Equipment .00 Books & Supplies 561.55 Printing, Travel, Misc. 246.35 $ 17,390.58 Less Geo. Barden Fund 500.00 Cash Receipts 3,938.58 4,438.58 Net Cost to Town $ 12,952.00 Out -of -State Travel 1969 Appropriation $ 12,300.00 Expenditures 11,782.45* Unexpended Balance Returned to Town $ 517.55 *Net Cost to Town $ 11,782.45 61 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Expenses 1969 Appropriation for Expenses Expenditures: General Control School Committee & Supt.'s Office 31,065.82 Expenses of Instruction Supv. Supplies & Expenses 15,775.69 Principals 38,018.87 Teaching 186,871.95 Textbooks 68,126.57 Library Books & Supplies 57,559.26 Audio Visual Supplies & Expenses 30,419.64 Psychological 13,722.29 Other School Services Psychiatrists, Health Supplies & Expenses 8,533.79 Transportation 238,508.59 Food Services 3,098.61 Student Publications 1,572.53 Operation of Plant Custodial Supplies & Misc. 28,098.16 Fuel 51,133.57 Utilities 153,521.33 Maintenance of Plant Repairs to Grounds 3,959.58 Repairs to Bldgs. 100,460.23 Repairs to Equipment 16,101.84 Fixed Charges Rentals of Buildings 1,200.00 Community Services Transportation to Non - Public Schools 16,829.85 Acquisition of Fixed Assets Title III 19,281.07 Acq. & Impv. of Bldgs. 4,585.00 New Equipment 55,098,74 Replacement of Equipment 19,744.53 Programs with Others Transfer of Funds 1,500.00 $1,199,706.00 Total Expenditures for Expenses 1,164,787.51 Carry -over 32,962.00 Unexpended Balance Returned to Town $ 1,956.49 Total Expenditures, Salaries & Expenses Income & Reimbursements: (Paid to Town) Tuition 1,418.50* Comm. of Mass. School Funds, Chapter 70 788,029.93 Transportation " 71 134,845.78 State Wards " 76 4,575.67 Special Classes " 69 & 71 140,669.87 State -Aided Voc. Schools 815.65 Rentals & Misc. 7,133.85* *Rec'd. in 1968 Less Personal Services paid from PL -874, 864, Metco, Library ESEA, Performing Arts, Experimental Summer School, Ed. Handi., VI (Recived and Expended by School Committee) Net Cost to Town - Salaries & Expenses 1969 62 $8,643,833.38 1,077,489.25 $7,566,344.13 235 513.87 $7,330,830.26 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Athletic Budget Junior and Senior High Schools Balance January 1, 1969 Town Appropriation Admissions: Football $6,516.66 Basketball 2,234.20 Gymnastics 438.19 Wrestling 447.69 Expenditures: Senior Senior Diamond Muzzey Girls Boys Jr. High Jr. High Football 27,512.50 Cross Country 1,601.47 Basketball 10,853.82 1,615.13 1,817.66 Hockey 7,240.88 Track 4,672.39 Baseball 8,118.48 2,171.70 2,386.24 Tennis 528.24 Golf 1,188.35 Soccer 5,416.92 Gymnastics 1,744.02 Wrestling 3,303.75 Indoor Track 2,205.88 Swimming 1,482.25 Field Hockey 2,205.25 Basketball 1,450.87 Cheerleaders 696.42 Softball 1,099.60 Tennis 333.34 Gymnastics 1,009.95 LaCrosse 734.98 Gen. Misc. 4,883.41 20.00 49.00 Equip. Manager 1,237.50 Faculty Manager 362.50 337.50 Travel Allowance 300.00 Dir. Athletics 1,400.00 Doctors' & Nurses 685.00 $ 2,842.43 89,500.00 $ 9,636.74 $ 101,979.17 Total Expenditures 7,530.23 84,374.86 4,169.33 4,590.40 100,664.82 Unexpended Balance 63 $ 1,314.35 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Food Services Program Income: Cafeteria Sales Other Income Reimbursements (State & Federal) Previous Cash Balance $ 315,177.12 3,580.03 103,596.44 $ 422,353.59 21,208.64 $ 443,562.23 Expenditures: Food 251,298.34 Salaries 151,251.25 Equipment .00 Other 19,610.28 $ 422,159.87 Cash Balance: Cash on Hand Amount Due from State & Federal Funds Cash Value Value of Inventories Accounts Payable Operational Balance Miscellaneous Data Gratis Lunch Value Commodity Value Commodity Value - Home Economics Classes Supplies Purchased - Home Economics Classes Teaching Supplies - Science & 750 Classes 21,402.36 180.00 18,996.52 40,578.88 8,708.59 $ 49,287.47 28,800.08 $ 20,487.39 $ 9,896.50 73,706.81 463.00 370.28 272.54 Matching Funds* Supervisory Salaries $ 23,253.28 Salaries - Food Service Personnel 17,672.36** Equipment - New Schools 2,528.00 Gas 3,561.00 Electricity 19,612.00 Water 182.00 Telephone 1,152.00 Repair Existing Equipment 2,920.00 Food Truck Expense 465.00 $ 71,345.64 *A Federal requirement wherein the State must account for each Federal dollar to be matched by $3.00 from sources within the Commonwealth. **Expended from Personal Services Budget. Federal Funds from PL -874 Balance January 1, 1969 Reimbursement Received - 0 - $ 173,894.00 Expenditures: Personal Services 173,894.00 Unexpended Balance - 0 - 64 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Federal Funds from PL -864 Title III Balance January 1, 1969 Reimbursement Received - 0 - $ 11,452.61 Expenditures: Personal Services 11,452.61 Unexpended Balance - 0 - Federal Funds from PL -864 Title V Balance January 1, 1969 - 0 - Reimbursement Received $ 2,485.50 Expenditures: Personal Services 2,485.50 Unexpended Balance - 0 - Metco (Federal Account) Balance Jan•.:ary 1, 1969 $ 2,593.75 Receipts 7,470.00 $ 10,063.75 Expenditures: Personal Services 10,063.75 Unexpended Balance - 0 - Balance January 1, 1969 Receipts Expenditures: Personal Services Transportation Metco Office Unexpended Balance Metco (State Account) $17,224.00 29,351.00 10,081.92 Summer Reading Program Balance January 1, 1969 Expend Comm. of Mass. (refund unexpended balance) Receipts Expenditures Balance January 1, 1969 No Receipts No Expenditures Music Research 65 $ 530.00 63,088.23 $ 63,618.23 56,656.92 $ 6,961.31 $ 317.44 317.44 - 0 - $ 29,330.00 28,652.46 $ 677.54 $ 6,021.82 $ 6,021.82 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Pupil Parent Project Balance January 1, 1969 $- 8.44 Expend Comm. of Mass. (refund unexpended balance) 8.44 - 0 - Receipts 1,000.00 Expenditures 1,000.00 Unexpended Balance - 0 - Business and Office Equipment Project Balance January 1, 1969 $ 11.74 Receipts 2,961.00 $ 2,972.74 Expenditures 2,971.37 Unexpended Balance $ 1.37 Curriculum Development Balance January 1, 1969 $ 3,194.98 Expenditures 1,872.67 Unexpended Balance $ 1,322.31 Diagnostic & Consulting Services Balance January 1, 1969 $ 837.00 Expenditures 837.00 Unexpended Balance - 0 - Title VI - Education of the Handicapped Balance January 1, 1969 $ 12,279.96 Expenditures 12,279.96 Unexpended Balance - 0 - Balance January 1, 1969 7,607.87 Receipts 58,684.10 66,291.97 Expenditures 57,909.45 Unexpended Balance 8,382.52 Teacher Training Films Program Miscellaneous Bal. 1/1/69 Expended Library Award $23.28 $23.28 - 0 - Academically Talented $3,524.00 - 0 - $ 3,524.00 Rec. 4/69 Tr to PIS ESEA Library $5,680.50 $5,680.50 - 0 - Performing Arts $5,333.75 $5,333.75 - 0 - 66 Pers. Serv. Expenses Voc. Ed. Adult Ed. 0/S Athletics SUMMARY MAJOR SCHOOL BUDGETS Transfers, Town Voted Receipts, Total Oper. Appro. Etc. Budget $7,270,990. $235,513.87 $7,506,503.87 1,199,706. 1,199,706.00 9,095. 9,095.00 12,952. 8,467.45 21,419.45 12,300. 12,300.00 89,500. 12,479.17 101,979.17 $8,594,543. $256,460.49 $8,851,003.49 Unexpend. Unexpend. Income & Reim. Bal. Fwd. Bal.Retd. Expenditures Pd. to Town to 1970 to Town $7,446,083.87 $1,077,489.25 $ $60,420.00 1,164,787.51 32,962.00 1,956.49 6,296.20 638.00 2,798.80 17,390.58 4,028.87 11,782.45 100,664.82 1,314.35 $8,747,005.43 *$1,078,127.25 $38,305.22 Net Cost $7,330,830.26 5,658.20 12,952.00 517.55 11,782.45 89,500.00 $65,692.84 $7,450,722.91 *Income and Reimbursement: Tuition $ 1,418.50 Comm. Mass. Chapter 70 788,029.93 71 134,845.78 " 76 4,575.67 " 69 & 71 140,669.87 " 74 815.65 Rentals & Misc. 7,133.85 $ 1,077,489.25 Voc. Ed. (Trans. Reim. Comm. Mass.) 638.00 $ 1,078,127.25 Total Operating Budget Less Expenditures Less Carry-over to 1970 Balance returned to Town $8,851,003.49 8,747,005.43 103,998.06 38,305.22 $ 65,692.84 Name of School Sr. High LEXINGTON SCHOOL PLANT Area of No. of Std. Value of Const. Site(Acres) Date Const. Cl. ofConst. Classrooms $ 1,960, 000.00 918, 486. 36 3, 347, 783. 00 286, 730. 52 6, 512, 999.88 Muzzey Jr. 67, 644. 64 433,917.74 457, 000. 00 958, 562. 38 Wm. Diamond 2, 139, 753.70 Adams rn 00 Bowman Bridge Estabrook Fiske Franklin 29.31 1953 1st class 1956 add. 1st class 1964 add. 1st class 1964 alt. 1st class 3.08 1902 2nd class 1962 add. 1958 alt. 32 1958 1st class Special Facilities 105 Field house, gym, corrective rooms, locker rooms, health rooms, all purpose room, libraries(central and sub), kitchen, multi purpose rooms w/ serving pantries, audio - visual, industrial arts, art, music, business, home economics, lecture hall, science labs, data processing, teachers' rooms, administra- tion and dept. head offices. 28 Auditorium, gym, cafeteria, industrial arts, home economics, library, locker rooms, administration office . 22 Science classrooms, music room, arts and crafts room, home- making rooms, industrial arts rooms, auditorium, gym, cafeteria, kitchen, teachers' lunch- room, library, activity rooms, guidance suite, health suite, faculty lounge, administrative offices, life science area, instrumental practice rooms. Auditorium, cafeteria, gym, library 62, 444. 64 4. 61 1913 2nd class 16 87,420.03 1931 add. 149, 864. 67 1, 544, 000. 00 15. 57 1967 1st class 23 (appropriation) 1, 417, 000.00 19 (appropriation) 1, 229, 058. 20 13. 33 541,231.86 326, 000. 00 867, 231.86 134, 199. 50 509, 000. 00 $ 643, 199. 50 Hancock 59, 975.33 1966 1st class 23 1961 1st class 23 10.25 1949 1st class 19 1954 add. 8.50 1931 •2nd class 8 1.70 1956 add. 1st class 10 2.29 1891 2nd class 8 Auditorium -gym, cafeteria- large group instruction room, kitchen, instructional materials center, learn- ing lab, conference room, administrative offices and health room. Auditorium- gym, cafeteria- large group instruction room, kitchen, instructional materials center, learn- ing lab, conference room, administrative offices and health room. Teachers' work and research center, 3 team teach- ing conference rooms, students' resource center, study center, large -group instruction room, 6 work- rooms, playroom, cafeteria -kitchen, administrative office, health room. Auditorium, gym, cafeteria Auditorium,, library, cafeteria Auditorium, playroom (basement). LEXINGTON SCHOOL PLANT Name of Area of No. of Std. School Value of Const. Site(Acres) Date Const. Cl. of Const. Classrooms Special Facilities Harrington $ 725, 000. 00 10 1956 1st class 16 Auditorium, gym, Cafeteria, library 121, 152. 00 1958 1st class 4 846, 152. 00 Hastings 725, 000. 00 10 1955 1st class 16 Auditorium, gym, cafeteria, library 107, 500. 00 1958 1st class 4 832, 500. 00 Munroe 28, 068.88 1.75 1904 2nd class 10 Auditorium, lunchroom 2, 910. 00 1904 Land 39, 103.87 1915 add. Parker 70, 082.75 81, 655. 40 58, 040. 25 58, 668, 50 198, 364.15 Total $ 17, 468, 744. 42 5.56 1920 1924 add. 1950 add. 2nd class 13 Auditorium SCHOOL PROFILES No. of Location Principal Opened Classrooms Additions Adams School 739 Massachusetts Avenue H. William Geick 1913 16 1931 Bowman School Philip Road William D. Perkins 1967 23 Bridge School 55 Middleby Road Dr. Lester Goodridge, Jr. 1966 23 Joseph Estabrook School 117 Grove Street William C. Terris 1961 23 Fiske School 34A Colony Road Robert A. Noy 1949 19 1954 Franklin School 7 Stedman Road Mrs. Ethel B. Bears 1931 18 1956 Hancock School 33 Forest Street Miss Ellen Samborski 1891 8 - Harrington School 146 Maple Street Donald. E. Johnson 1956 20 1958 Maria Hastings School 2618 Massachusetts Avenue Dr. Gilbert W. Berry 1955 20 1958 Munroe School 1403 Massachusetts Avenue Miss Margery McKenney 1904 10 1915 Parker School 314 Bedford Street Paul Foley 1924 13 1950 William Diamond Junior High 99 Hancock Street John M. Hibbard 1959 30 Muzzey Junior High 1926 1475 Massachusetts Avenue Santo L. Marino 1902 30 1958* Lexington Senior High 1956 251 Waltham Street Charles C. Johnson 1953 ** 1964 1965 * Renovated ** Nine classroom units of 300 pupils each 70 Board of Appeals The Board of Appeals scheduled 91 petitions during the year 1969. Of these, 3 petitions were withdrawn by the respective petitions, 10 were yearly renewals, and 89 petitions were brought before the Board for hearing. Following is a listing of these hearings and the decisions rendered in each case: 1. The first Church of Christ, Scientist - for permission to replace the existing wooden sign in front of church at 16 Forest Street with a new aluminum illuminated sign. Granted. 2. Yvonne A. and Dominic Falcone - for a variance in order to extend the present non - conforming house located at 62 Tarbell Avenue, which has a side yard of 8'6" instead of the required 10' and to add a chimney which will have a side yard of 6'6" instead of the required 10'. Granted. 3. Muriel E. York for permission to continue operation of a day nursery to care for not more than ten pre - school children between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at 197 Grant St. Granted. 4. James E. Catalano - for permission to continue operation of retail business of selling flowers, plants and produce grown on the premises of 643 Waltham Street. Granted. 5. Shell Oil Co.- for permission to erect one standing sign on the premises of its service station located at 1095 Massachusetts Avenue, such sign to be of the design and construction shown on plan submitted. Granted. 6. Nicholas A. Cannalonga (Wagon Wheel Nursery) - for permission to continue to operate a road- side stand under the trade name of Wagon Wheel Nursery at 927 Waltham Street, to be used for the sale of nursery products grown on said land; also to sell Christmas trees, wreaths, etc. in the appropriate season. Granted. 7. William P. Fitzgerald - for a variance to operate a garage for general repairs of automobiles at 430 Concord Avenue, Lexington. The working hours are from 8 :00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This variance requested for the period of 90 days. Denied. Board directed the petitioner to vacate the premises within 90 days from date of hearing. 8. Dunfey Corporation (Lexington Motor Inn) - for permission to erect two signs on the premises located at 727 Marrett Road, Lexington. One sign to be at the entrance of the Sheraton Lex- ington Motor Inn and be 2'4" high and 3'8" wide. Another sign to be placed upon the easterly wall of the building facing Route 128. Sign to be 15' high and 10' wide. Granted. To erect two signs, second sign not to exceed 100 sq.ft. 9. Joseph A. Bettencourt (Campanelli, Inc.) - for permission to maintain a temporary sign, approx- imately 8' x 9' announcing the Industrial Park, which was inadvertently installed at 101 Hart- well Avenue, Lexington. Granted for one year only. 10. Arthur F. and John B. Douglass (Almario Realty Trust) - for a variance for permission to use the wooden building situated at the rear of 1844 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, for purposes of hairdresser, beautician and manicurist and for office use. Denied. 11. E. L. Sharkey (Raytheon Company) - for permission to continue the use and to extend for two years, beginning March 30, 1969, on the premises known as lot 411, 16 Hazel Road, Lexington, as the site of microwave transmitting equipment, including specifically a long -range calibra- tion unit. Granted. This permit shall expire March 30, 1971. 12. Dr. William G. Graham - for permission to maintain the present sign in front of office at 21A Muzzey Street. Granted. To maintain present sign on a single 4" x 4" post so that the total height shall not be more than 5'6" and that the sign shall be located in line with the front of the building at 21 Muzzey Street. 13. Robert E. Doran - permission to construct on the premises at 150 East Street, a greenhouse 20' x 44' to be used for growing plants. House to be steel, wood and glass construction. Granted. 14. James F. McKinney - permission to erect permanently a storage shed for winter use, and use as a summer screen house during the summer in rear of his home at 14 Rindge Avenue. Size of shed to be 16' x 6'8" extending to a distance of 1'6" of rear yard line; two sides to have solid framing and two sides combination screen and glass. Denied. 71 BOARD OF APPEALS 15. Robert Cataldo - Ray Howland, Jr. - permission for a special permit under Sec. 33 (Planned Unit Development) of the Zoning.By -Law, to subdivide the property located at 23 -25 Bryant Road and bounded easterly by Bryant Road, southerly by lots along Emerson Road, westerly by lots along Maple Street and northerly by lots along Dickens Road (not constructed) and con- taining 15.4 acres more or less. Granted. 16. Auto Engineering, Inc. - permission to have the decision of the building inspector annulled or for a variance to permit the storage of automobile parts and supplies in a truck trailer or portable structure to be located on the premises occupied by the tenant of premises at 436 Marrett Road or a special permit for one year for the temporary use of a truck trailer or a portable structure for storage of automobile parts and supplies to be located on the premises of 436 Marrett Road. Granted for a period not to exceed one year from April 1, 1969. 17. Atlantic Richfield Company - permission to demolish existing structure at 330 Woburn Street and replace with a new colonial style building consisting of a sales room, necessary toilets and 3 bay lubritorium with facilities for a Massachusetts Inspection Station. The building is located in conformance with requirements of the Zoning By -Law. Granted. 18. Albert J. DeBernardi - permission to maintain the house at 22 Harbell Street with a front yard of 28 -1/2 feet instead of the required 30 feet. Granted. 19. Kennecott Copper Corporation - Ledgemont Laboratory - permission to construct a four -level parking structure and related changes in site construction according to drawings submitted. Granted. 20. Dominic Deflice - for a finding and determination to build an office building 24' x 112', two -story and basement, on Lot No.4, 21 Worthen Road, plot and parking plans in accordance with drawing by Cole, Carberry & Elitch, dated April 14, 1969. The building is to conform exactly with that recently built next door. Granted. 21. Frank and Clara DiRocco - permission for a variance to make Lot DB on Sanderson Road a build- able lot with insufficient area and frontage. Denied, 22. Middlesex Tennis and Swim Club - permission to build four out -door tennis courts at 475 Bed- ford Street, according to drawings submitted. Granted. Court No.1 to be 60' x 120'; courts Nos. 2, 3 and 4 to be 156' x 120', court No.1 to be continuous to court No.2. No bleachers would be constructed, but benches would be built inside the fence. 23. Owen S. Lafley - permission to build a two -bay car wash building at 27 Massachusetts Avenue. Granted. 24. Mrs. George Russell - variance to make an addition to the existing dwelling on 11 Rockville Avenue, leaving a back yard of 13 feet instead of the required 15 feet. Granted. 25. Eric Sandquist - variance to partially reduce the minimum front yard from an existing 37' to 25' instead of the required 30', house located at 24 James Street. Denied. 26. William Curran - variance to add an 18' x 22' addition with insufficient frontage to an exist- ing building at 61 Cliffe Avenue. Granted. 27. Peter Sowkow - variance to permit steps at the westerly side of the house at 52 Grassland Street with 12.1 feet instead of the required 15 feet side yard. Granted. 28. Frank Compagnone - special permit for a Planned. Unit Development entitled "Springdale Estates, Lexington, Massachusetts" and located at 5 Bates Road. Granted - special permission to Ernest W. Kitchen who has purchased from Frank Compagnone this property, subject to the fol- lowing conditions:1) that drainage be effectively constructed in accordance with requirements of the engineering department of the town of Lexington; 2) that the sewer be constructed to the edge of the property and carried from that point at the owner's expense to the various lots and Bates Road. 29. Americana Corporation - a finding and determination that the proposed office building at 1034- 1050 Waltham Street, shown on plans submitted will constitute a suitable development. Denied. 30. Robert Leslie - variance to construct an addition to an existing building located at 8 Lake St. with 7'10" side yard instead of the required 15 feet. Granted. 72 BOARD OF APPEALS 31. Busa Realty Trust - variance to construct a porch with a 12' plus rear yard instead of the required 15' at the rear of existing dwelling at 12 Circle Road. Denied. 32. Busa Realty Trust - variance to build at 35 Circle Road a residence with a side yard of 14.6 feet instead of the required 15 feet. Granted. 33. Hartwell Trust - a finding and determination concerning the construction of a motor hotel at 482 Bedford Street and for a variance for a front yard of 60' instead of the required 100'. Granted a permit to build a motel of 144 rooms, public spaces and outdoor swimming pool on 10.1 acres in accordance with plot and topographical plan and floor plans, together with a slight modification of the public area. Three acres at the rear of the plot may be used for a different purpose later. 34. Deflice Brothers Realty Trust - a variance to have a side yard of 44 feet instead of the 45 feet required for an office building at 21 Worthen Road. Granted. 35. Clarke A. Hamlet - a variance to permit the construction and maintenance of an addition to the existing one - family dwelling at 16 Bellflower St. which would have a yard of 11' on Emerald St. instead of the 20' required side yard. Granted. 36. Donald Martin - a variance to construct and maintain an addition to the existing dwelling at 6 Marlboro Road, which would have a -yard of 24.2 feet instead of the required 30 feet front yard. Granted. 37. Richard Sparrow - a finding and determination that the proposed office building at 2 Militia Drive, shown in plans submitted, will constitute a suitable devel pment and also a special permit to develop special parking for 50% of the area at this time. Granted subject to pro- visions recommended by the town engineer in appended letter. 38. Eric Sandquist - a variance to partially reduce the front yard from an existing 37 feet to 25 feet instead of the required 30 feet, for construction of an addition to an existing building at 24 James Street. Granted. 39. Lexington Electronic Realty Trust - permit to erect a 100' self- sustaining communication tower for security and emergency use by Raytheon Company and Civil Defense Agency, to be located at the rear of 125 Spring Street. Granted subject to being reconsidered two years from date, subject to its use as described in the application. A variance was granted to permit the in- stallation to be 95 ft. instead of the permitted 65 ft. 40. Instrumentation Laboratory, Inc. - special permit to erect a free standing sign in the front of a building located at 113 Hartwell Avenue on private property. Granted permission to in- stall a sign 8' x 4' on a poured concrete base. Quartz lighting will be permitted from dusk until 11:00 p.m. 41. Middlesex Tennis and Swim Club - permit to erect and maintain a sign at 475 Bedford Street. Granted - to be located on existing fence. 42. Daniel L. Corbett - variance to maintain an existing building at 11 Buckman Drive with a roof edge 13.5 feet from the lot line instead of the required 15' side yard. Granted. 43. Charles D. Gerlinger - variance from the zoning by -law to permit part of a proposed carport at 4 Barberry Road to be located with a side yard of 7' instead of the required 15'. Granted a side yard of 9' instead of the required 15'. 44. Teena S. Sacco - variance to permit 100 ft. frontage instead of the 150 feet required for three lots at 139 Wood Street, each lot having the required 30,000 sq.ft. Denied. 45. Hartwell Lexington Trust - a finding and determination that a proposed 30,468 sq.ft. building located on a 6.9 acre lot, located on the northeasterly side of Hartwell Ave. southeasterly of a building now occupied by Hewlett Packard, will constitute a suitable development. Granted. 46. Hartwell Lexington Trust - a finding and determination that a proposed 15,334 sq.ft. building, located on a 4.91 acre lot, located on the northeasterly side of Hartwell Avenue on the north- westerly side of the Boston & Maine Railroad tracks, will constitute a suitable development. Granted. 73 BOARD OF APPEALS 47. Robert 0. Tillinghast - variance to permit the use of Lot A, corner of Vine and Woburn Sts. which has 126 ft, frontage instead of the required 150 ft. and to permit a building lot on Lot B, 116 Woburn St. which would have 80 ft. frontage instead of the required 150 ft. and would have an area of 25,000 sq.ft. instead of the required 30,000 sq.ft. Denied. 48. Charles H. Cole II - variance to permit the construction of a single family dwelling on a lot having sufficient frontage but insufficient area (14,490 sq.ft. of land instead of the re- quired 15,500 sq.ft. of land), said lot being a combination of "B -1" and "B -2" as shown on plan submitted, or in the alternative to permit the construction of a single family dwelling on a lot having insufficient frontage (102.40 feet instead of the required 125 feet) and in- sufficient area (11,894 sq.ft. of land instead of the required 15,500 sq.ft. of land), said lot being shown as lot "B -2" on a plan submitted. The parcel of land in question is situated on Franklin Road between 4 Franklin Road and 10 Franklin Road. Decision delayed. Granted, permit to build a house on Lots B -1 and B -2 on Franklin Road, containing 14,490 sq.ft. of land instead of the required 15,500 sq.ft. with a sufficient frontage, according to Drawings 3 -6, inclusive, by Charles H. Cole, II, Architect, or with slight variations, with the fol- lowing conditions: 1) that construction must start within a period of one year. 2) the building shall be built by Charles H. Cole, II, according to his drawings (43 -6) submitted to the Board and dated June 30, 1969. 49. Lexington Trust Company - permit to maintain a free standing sign in front of the bank build- ing at 1822 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington. Granted. 50. Myer and Ida Herman - variance to permit the construction of a single car garage, to be located at 6 Wachusett Drive, with one edge 13 feet from lot line instead of the required 15 feet side yard and 18 feet instead of the required 30 feet front yard. Granted. 51. Hideo Sasaki - variance in the zoning regulations to construct a garage at the existing dwell- ing located at 17 Barberry Road, with a side yard of 12 feet instead of the required 15 feet. Granted, a side yard of 12 feet and no overhang shall impinge on it. 52. Almarjo Realty Trust - special permit to erect and maintain a free standing sign to be located in front of the building at 51 Worthen Road. Granted with the following conditions: 1) The sign shall not be greater in area than 2' x 4'6" outside dimensions and overall height of approximately 4'4u" and located in the center of the lot with a setback from the street line of approximately 30'. 2) The sign shall not be internally illuminated, but by floodlight from the ground, to be extinguished at 11:00 p.m. 53. Anthony R. Cataldo (Gold Ribbon Farms) - permission to continue to process, warehouse and sell fresh fruits and vegetables at 125 Massachusetts Avenue. Granted with condition that suf- ficiently high screening shall be installed at the rear and concrete blocks be painted by October 31, 1969. 54. Almarjo Realty Trust - variance to reduce the number of parking spaces for the funeral home at 51 Worthen Road from 54 spaces to 40. Granted for a period of two years. 55. Lexington Liquor Mart, Inc. - special permit under the Sign By -Law to erect and maintain on the southerly wall of its store at 58 Bedford Street, a sign having a width of 13 feet in- stead of the required 10 feet and a height of 1 foot 10 inches. Granted. 56. Lexington Federal Savings and Loan Association - special permit to erect and maintain a free standing sign at 11 Muzzey Street. Denied. 57. Robert A. and Susan G. Novick - variance to permit the construction of a wood deck along the easterly and northerly sides of the house located at 11 White Pine Lane. Granted. 58. C. Edward Burri - variance to allow a buildable lot to be subdivided from the lower right side of the 21/2 acre site located at 34 Winter Street. Denied. 59. Mrs. Teena S. Sacco - variance to permit the 100 feet frontage instead of the 150 feet re- quired for three lots at 139 Wood Street. Granted. 60. Lexington Gardens, Inc. - permission to continue to sell at retail at 93 Hancock Street. Granted. 74 BOARD OF APPEALS 61. Mrs. Ralph Schontag - permission to continue operation of a kindergarten for twelve children, five days a week, 9:00 a.m. to noon, at 296 Woburn Street. Granted. 62. Otis N. Minot - variance to permit building a shed roof 22' x 12', attached to the west side of the existing garage located at 22 Eliot Rd., with the nearest point to rear line 12.2 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. Granted. 63. Robert 0. Tillinghast - variance to permit use of Lot A, corner of Vine and Woburn Streets, which would have less than the required frontage, 126 feet instead of the required 150 feet, and to permit a building lot on Lot B, Woburn St. which would have 80 feet frontage instead of the required 150 feet and would have an area of 25,000 sq.ft. instead of the required 30,000 sq.ft. Denied. 64. Trustees of Lexington Electronic Realty Trust - a finding and determination that the proposed addition of the storage, mail and shipping area at the northwesterly side of the existing building, located at 141 Spring Street, constitutes a suitable development. Granted. 65. Pleasant Brook Pool Corporation - permission to use Lot 101A, Mason Street, for the building of a neighborhood pool for recreation purposes, which parcel does not have the required front- age. Granted. 66. Joachim R. Sinek - variance to maintain as a two- family house a building at 7 Dunham Street in an RO One- family district. Petition withdrawn. 67. Lexington Gardens, Inc. special permit for an addition, 67' x 273', to be built onto the existing greenhouse located at 93 Hancock Street; the addition to be used for the purpose of growing plants and also permission to black -top an existing gravel parking area. Denied. 68. Mrs. William P. Howard - special permit to continue to operate a nursery school for not more than 14 children in her home at 15 Ewell Avenue from 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., September through June. Granted. 69. Shell Oil Company - special permit to convert two rubbish enclosures (now open) to enclosed storage rooms to be 9'6" x 12'2 ", on the rear of the existing service station located at Bedford St. and Worthen Rd. Granted. 70. The 115 Kendall Corporation - postponed to later date. 71. Lexington Auto Sales, Inc. - special permit to maintain two existing signs at 409 Massachusetts Ave. Granted - one oval sign on southeast corner of the building. 72. Richard Harris, DVM. - special permit to practice veterinary medicine on the premises of 956 Waltham St., which will primarily be an out - patient clinic with facilities to hospitalize animals that require surgery and /or special care. Denied. 73. Roger A. Petrie - special permit to convert a single family residence to a two - family resi- dence at 19 Bedford Street. Denied, 74. Friendly Ice Cream Corp.- special permit to erect and maintain a free standing double -face sign 6'8" x 8'8 ", 16'8" high with internal illumination, to be located at 66 Bedford St. Denied. 75. James D. Mortensen - variance to construct an exterior exit and fire escape from second floor to ground floor on the right hand side of the house located at 80 Bow Street. Granted. 76. Mildred E. Whitney - special permit approving as a permitted use, in accordance with the Zon- ing By -Law, the use of a portion of her residence located at 1415 Massachusetts Ave. in a one - family dwelling zone as an office for the operation of a professional business incidental to her residence. Denied. 77. John P. Carroll - permission to remove abandoned and terminal use cars and store overnight on a portion of the Lawrence M. Carroll property at 31 Allen St. Withdrawn. 78. J. E. Prestejohn - finding and determination that the proposed motel at 444 Bedford St. will constitute a suitable development and will not result in detriment to the area and also a variance in Art. IX and Art. XI and any other article to permit a building of fire proof con- struction with exterior of partial wood panels. Granted. 75 BOARD OF APPEALS 79. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company - special permit to erect and maintain a commercial standing sign to be located at 173 Bedford St. Granted. 80. Mrs. Norman Traverse - variance to build a two -car garage, attached by a roof overhang to the dwelling at 25 Tufts Road, with a side yard of two feet instead of the required 15'. Denied. 81. Lexington Knights of Columbus - special permit for a ground mounted non - illuminated sign, painted and lettered on two sides with metal faces and wood frame at 175 Bedford St. Denied. 82. The 115 Kendall Corporation - finding and determination that the proposed placement of build- ings, services, etc., will constitute a suitable development and will not result in substan- tial detriment to the neighborhood. The property frontage is located on the northwest side of Hartwell Avenue and extends through to Westview St. Granted. 83. William E. Maloney - variance affecting land at 31 Muzzey St. at the corner of Muzzey and Forest Streets, presently owned by Old Belfrey Club, to permit the demolition and removal of existing structures; the erection, maintenance and operation of a medical center, the space and facilities therein to be leased or rented to practitioners of various forms of medical practice, with necessary parking and other appurtenances. Denied. 84. John and Rosina Busa - for permission to continue operation of a roadside stand on the prem- ises at 52 Lowell St. Granted. 85. Sherman H. and Enid M. Starr - appeal from the decision of September 29, 1969 of Donald K. Irwin, Building Inspector, relative to premises at 55 Hill Street, to wit: that the sale of alcoholic beverages to be consumed on said premises does not constitute a change in use where- by the zoning by -law of the Town of Lexington, Section 32.1 relative to parking requirements would apply. The petitioners own and occupy premises at 62 Hill Street. Denied. 86. Mrs. Viola Norlin - permission to continue operation of the Lexington Manor Nursery for the coming year at her home, 118 Burlington Street. Granted. 87. S. Arthur and. Alice G. Peterson - permission to vary the zoning by -law to subdivide the prop- erty at 5.46 Lowell Street, into 2 lots, one of which would have a frontage of 132 ft. and an area of 11,800 sq.ft., more or less, to which lot 3,000 sq.ft. more or less, shall be con- veyed by abuttor, being petitioners' corporation, and shown as the area designated "A" on plan filed herewith, so that said lot will have a total of 14,800 sq.ft. more or less, second of which would have frontage of 20 feet and an area of 2,500 sq.ft., more or less, to be added to other land of abuttor, being petitioners' corporation to provide access to the entrance of existing greenhouses. Granted. 88, Clarke A. Hamlet - variance to permit the construction and maintenance of a two -story addition to the existing one - family dwelling at 16 Bellflower Street, which would have a yard of 11' on Emerald St. (not the frontage street), instead of the 20' required by Section 27 of the zoning by -law. Granted. 89. Andrew Cupp - for permission to construct an additional greenhouse 35'6" x 160' to be located at 171 Woburn Street. Granted. 90. Robert E. Fogg - permission to park not more than two (2) rental trucks on the lot of the Tex- aco Station at 400 Lowell St., the lot being located in the CG (General Business District). Denied. 91. Jacob Rice, M.D. - permission to vary the applicable Section 25.40 of the zoning by -law to allow the use of the second floor of the building presently known and numbered 99 Waltham St. as an office for the practice of medicine. Granted. Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman Charles T. Abbott George C. Sheldon Howard H. Dawes George P. Wadsworth 76 Charles J. Abate Irwin L. Alberts James C. Allen Joseph R. Altleri Berkey Amirallan Gerald Amodeo Glen K. Armstrong Jack A. Arnow Lester H. Arond Robert W. Arthur Joseph A. Ascolese,Jr. Nils Attemann Sidney P. Barg William A. Barnes Albert G. Behnke Eugene 0. Beauchemin Roger Bejian Lowell S. Bensky Ralph R. Berggren Ernest T. Berglund Albert H. Bettencourt Dorothy Bierenbroodspot Alan M. Binder Sebastiano Blandino Richard J. Blood Robert E. Blouin Stanley I. Bogdan John P. Boyle Stephen Brookner Rodney A. Brooks John C. Brown Robert L. Burke Richard S. Burwen Darrell E. Cain Harold D. Casson,Jr. Donald S. Champagne Everett T. Chapman Charles E. Clark Thomas F. Clougherty William J. Condinho Harold W. Cornish Frank J. Corsino Eugene B. Dacey Quintin E. Davison Reynold DeSimone Paul Devlin Frank DioDati Robert Dockser Robert M. Dolan Carlo P. Domenechini Walter J. Donahue Peter A. Donovan,Jr. Robert Drainoni Ralph H. Dutcher James P. Donovan George E. Ellard Jerome M. English Robert D. Enzmann William Erwin Frederick D. Ezekiel Jury List 7 Blueberry Lane 21 Burroughs Rd. 435 Lowell St. 8 Hutchinson Rd. 353 Woburn St. 1 Anthony Rd. 64 Hancock St. 8 Thoreau Rd. 52 Turning Mill Rd. 40 Garfield St. 34 56 30 10 124 68 17 10 29 5 Cottage St. Adams St. Dexter Rd. Cummings Ave. Maple St. Laconia St. Kimball Rd. Blake Rd. Greenwood St. Tavern Lane 2 Tewksbury St. 254 Bedford St. 13 Emerson Gardens 12 Reed St. 345 Massachusetts 30 Brandon St. 30 Sanderson Rd. 9 Wilson Rd. 9 Marshall Rd. 62 Dexter Rd. 7 231 12 16 15 49 10 16 26 8 104 15 30 3 21 26 211 26 346 4 Blinn Rd. Marrett Rd. Holmes rd. Welch Rd. Chadbourne Rd. Cliffe Ave. Curve St. Eldred St. Pearl St. Stedman Rd. ave. Spring St. Byron Ave. Arcola St. Appletree Lane Crescent Rd. Normandy Rd. Woburn St. Welch Rd. Woburn St. Alcott Rd. 4 Laurel St. 32 Ivan St. 479 Waltham St. 33 Skyview Rd. 11 John Poulter Rd. 25 Wachusett Dr. 15 Lockwood Rd. 29 Adams St. 14 Sherman St. 75 Allen St. Harris Feierstein Ronald M. Feinberg Herbert W. Feinstein Stanislaw Feld Thomas F. Finn David Eishlin Mike W. Fossier John Frankovich Charles C. French Martin M. Friedman 28 Lillian Rd. 7 Hathaway Rd. 5 Young St. 6 Hickory St. 44 Bartlett Ave. 23 Hathaway Rd. 12 Fairlawn Lane 19 Dewey Rd. 15 Pine Knoll Rd. It Blodgett Rd. William N. Garside 73 Allen St. Henry Gnade,Jr. 8 Fulton Rd. Dr. Manfred P. Friedman 176 Grove St. Clarence H. Goler 33 Webb St. Allan H. Greenleaf 49 Colony Rd. Joseph Grobel 28 Sanderson Rd. 31 31 104 20 77 Elinus B. Hadley Robert M. Haggett Howard F. Hamacher Daniel David Hampton Donald A. Harper 23 Keith W. Harrison 16 Robert Hawkins 2 Albert L.Hildebrand,Jr. 26 Malcolm F. Holman 82 Wardwell F. Holman 249 Paul A. Hurney 6 Charles E. Hurwitz 61 Edward R. Ingham 62 John V. Jenkinson 2 Charles Johnson Joseph E. Johnson Earl A. Jones Morton G. Kane David Karas Kent Kavgian Murray Kaye John E. Keddy Richard M. Kestler Lester H. Kimber William P. Kiniklis John E. Kinney Earl C. Klaubert Harold J. Koffman George V. Kotelly Kurt M. Kramp Charles R. LaMantia Milton G. Lambert Jonas Landau Gordon C. Lawson Eugene T. Leary Ezra J. Leboff Richard E. Lee Kenneth Lewis Ralph M. Lewis Peter Liepkalns John A. Loring,Jr. Oscar Lowenschuss Richard V. Lundy Robert F. MacDonald Robbins Rd. Arcola St. Follen Rd. Bartlett Ave. Blossomcrest Rd. Bennington Rd. Patricia Teri.. Donald St. Cliffe Ave. Wood St. Thoreau Rd. Simonds Rd. Fern St. Abernathy Rd. 39 James St. 18 Hathaway Rd. 186 Cedar St. 49 Eldred St. 17 Whipple Rd. 9 Appletree Lane 6 Abernathy Rd. 59 Chase Ave. 9 Prospect Hill Rd. 71 Grant St. 134 518 12 35 48 149 3 11 20 362 Bedford St. Lowell St. Minute Man Lane Tyler Rd. Vaille Ave. Concord Ave. Goodwin Rd. Aloott Rd. Dawes Rd. Emerson Rd. 373 Massachusetts Ave. 21 Locke Lane 297 Emerson Rd. 9 Holmes Rd. 7 Manning St. 18 Albemarle Ave. 545 Bedford St. 4 Rogers Rd. 48 Circle Rd. 83 Bedford St. Norman R. Maclnnis Edwin J. Maguire Monis J. Manning Arthur Marderosian Richard J. Maroney John H. Martis Charles B. McAllister John F. McAvoy William E. McCallum Hugh F. McDonald Murtagh McGrath James F. McKinney Arnold L. Mende Albert L. Merrifield William J. Messer Leon D. Michelove Leonard F. Milgate Laughlin B. Mills Michael W. Morrison Vincent J. Natale Julian S. Natanson P.Arthur Newell Benedict R. Nochella Richard L. Norton Brainard J. Noyes Keith Onanian Thomas E. Osborn Joseph C. Ouellette Edward J. Panjian Frank R. Parsons Raymond Perna Gustave T. Peterson John H. Pettibone George G. Pick Joseph M. Pilato George Pittman Frank M. Polestra Lloyd V. Polhamus Ira T. Price Charles Proctor Robert J. Pursley Martin J. Quinlan John J. Quinn William W. Quinn Richard M. Raia Lawrence K. Redgate Wilhelm Rindner James A. Rollins,Jr. Peter C. Rommell Frank J. Rosato Dominic F. Ross,Sr. Ronald J. Runstein George D. Sargent,Jr. Robert A. Scannell Jay J. Schleckman Charles S. Scimeca Robert C. Scott Earl A. Scruton Richard G. Seed John J. Seitz JURY LIST 37 Normandy Rd. 127 Maple St. 66 Hillcrest Ave. 165 Lowell St. 8 Raymond St. 104 North St. 105 Gleason Rd. 117 Burlington St. 245 Bedford St. 69 Woburn St. 15A Crescent Hill Ave. 14 Rindge Ave. 26 Partridge Rd. 26 Curve St. 15 Barnes Place 1 Cooke Rd. 60 School St. 2 Essex St. 13 Bedford St. 17 Cottage St. 5 White Terr. 98 Maple St. 5 Evergreen Lane 22 Crescent Hill Ave. 10 Briggs Rd. 320 Massachusetts Ave. 37 Webster Rd. 37 Winchester Dr. 153 Spring St. 12 Warren St. 438 Waltham St. 54 Cliffe Ave. 118 Blake Rd. 20 Tyler Rd. 4 Holmes Rd. 11 Nichols Rd. 19 Sanderson Rd. 81 Blossomcrest Rd. 15 Westminster Ave. 12 Welch Rd. 15 Haskell St. 20 Bernard St. 5 Sylvia St. 6 Drew Ave. 14 Robbins Rd. 30 Revere St. 6 Tyler Rd. 10 Page Rd. 15 Bennett Ave. 12 Blueberry Lane 31 Vine Brook Rd. 36 Philip Rd. 18 Douglas Rd. 38 Downing Rd. 15 Hickory St. 104 Kendall Rd. 32 Woodland Rd. 95 No.Hancock St. 258 East St. 6 Westminster Ave. 78 - 1969 -1970 Norman L. Seltzer Robert C. Semonian William A. Sennott John 0. Seppa Robert E. Sharkey Samuel H. Sherman Gerald D. Shirley Albert D. Sikes Fred C. Simon Ernest Simpson Phillip Slade Harry Sakalay Robert J. Sorrentino William L. Sovie Allan I. Spear Paul W. Spellenberg John S. Stennes Arnold Stern Donald W. Stevens Kimball S. Stevens John W. Stitt John E. Straujups David W. Stumpp Leo J. Sullivan George W. Suttan Joseph L. Swan John J. Sweeney Arthur R. Taverna Hulburt C. Tittle Joseph W. Tripi Roger G. Trudeau Robert L. Upton Richard A. Vanetzian Jerrold Van Hook Michael P. Vidette Frederick W. Vote Robert E. Ward Harold J. Warnecke Richard M. Wetheim Ernest F. White Howard E. Whitehouse Raymond H. Whittaker Floyd T. Wimberly Frederick A. Witthus Kenneth W. Wood David L. Woodland Joseph Workman Kenneth A. Wright Norman E. York James Zisson Lawrence P. Zopetti Henry D. Zuerndorfer Joel Berman John J. Buscone Hugh M. Chapin Nicholas Coletta George Connors Harvey D. Duffy Carl E. Faflick Frank Feakes 17 Blake Rd. 13 Appletree Rd. 229 East St. 5 Bryant Rd. 9 Hazel Rd. 8 Winchester Dr. 169 Grove St. 14 Somerset Rd. 7 Crescent Hill Ave. 511 Concord Ave. 6 28 12 517 8 125 253 11 58 580 Nowers Rd. Stimson Ave. Outlook Dr. Bedford St. Millbrook Rd. Laconia St. East St. Woodcliffe Rd. Bridge St. Lowell St. 16 Fair Oaks Terr. 35 Winchester Dr. 29 Charles St. 5 Washington St. 37 Winthrop Rd. 60 Tarbell Ave. 10 Barnes P1. 17 Ingleside Rd. 68 Locust ave. 40 Vine St. 7 Volunteer Way 80 Cedar St. 9 Norton Rd. 89 Meriam St. 12 Taft Ave. 94 Middle St. 3 Loring Rd. 25 Fuller Rd. 11 Minute Man Lane 81 Woburn St. 189 Grove St. 80 Burlington St. 6 Alcott Rd. 495 Lowell St. 8 Hillside Terr. 15 Hibbert St. 63 Emerson Gardens 53 Hancock St. 197 Grant St. 26 Saddle Club Road 26 91 241 159 3 26 1 26 28 6 Young St. Sanderson Rd. Worthen Rd. Pleasant St. Juniper P1. Volunteer Way Churchill La. Philip Rd. Moon Hill Rd. Juniper P1. John Paul Fontas Lawrence Karp Lawrence J. Kipp Melvyn S. Klein Morris W. Lindman Edward V. Lollis Paul Nesbeda JURY LIST - 1969 -1970 21 Locust Ave. 12 Bryant Rd. 517 Massachusetts Ave. 8 Blueberry Lane 21 Robbins Rd. 54 Oak St. 10 Blodgett Rd. William R. Page Frank J. Sanderson Joseph Stavenhagen Paul Stetson James E. Storer Gerald F. Tabeling William Turchinetz Retirement Board 25 Oakland St. 5 Meadowbrook Ave. 1377 Massachusetts Ave. 33 Hencock St. 69 Pleasant St. 86 Adams St. 15 Cedar St. The Town of Lexington Contributory Retirement System received $108,494 from the town in 1969. Of this amount $106,544 was appropriated by town meeting to provide the town's share of retirement allowances to be paid to pensioners, and $1,950 was appropriated to cover operating expenses of the system. During the year twelve employees applied and were granted retirement, bringing to 91 the number now on pension from the town. During the twelve -month period ending November 30, 1969, the assets of the retirement system increased over $159,000. Due to the late date which amortized value of bonds held on December 31, 1969 is received from the commonwealth, a balance sheet of the financial condition as of November 30, 1969 is submitted. Assets Liabilities Bonds $ 1,206,178.52 Stocks 277,045.25 Cash on hand or in savings account 73,290.44 Accrued Interest on Investments 1,112.60 Annuity Savings Fund Annuity Reserve Fund. Military Service Fund Pension Fund. Expense Fund. Deductions - Group 1 Deductions - Group 4 Refunds - Group 1 30,995.23 Refunds - Group 4 363.02 Annuities Paid 17,397.26 Pensions Paid 120,992.58 Expenses Paid 1,718.19 Income on Investments Total Assets and Liabilities $ 1,729,093.09 79 $ 998,286.33 237,287.10 1,174.17 299,895.56 2,209.81 101,158.28 41,159.36 47,922.48 $ 1,729,093.09 George P. Morey, Chairman Walter F. Spellman Richard. M. Perry, Ex- Officio Assets Cash In Banks Invested Balance Sheet - December 31, 1969 914,250.38 2,600,000.00 Advanced for Petty Cash Treasurer 150.00 Collector 150.00 300.00 Accounts Receivable Taxes Levy of 1966 Real Estate (202.74) Levy of 1968 Personal property 217.89 Real estate 18,579.65 Levy of 1969 Personal property 3,232.19 Real estate 183,641.78 205,468.77 Motor Vehicle excise Levy of 1966 19.80 o Levy of 1967 171.26 Levy of 1968 3,587.28 Levy of 1969 32,516.58 36,294.92 Special Assessments Sewer Unapportioned 110,058.25 Added to taxes Levy of 1968 223.16 Levy of 1969 1,368.93 Street Unapportioned 23,207.25 Added to taxes Levy of 1968 92.20 Levy of 1969 573.31 Sidewalk Unapportioned 11,998.83 Added to taxes Levy of 1968 53.06 Levy of 1969 198.04 Water Unapportioned 2,571.17 Added to taxes Levy of 1968 6.10 Levy of 1969 118.58 GENERAL ACCOUNTS Payroll Deductions Federal taxes State taxes Group insurance prior to '59 Blue Cross -Blue Shield Group insurance Guarantee Deposits House connections: sewer House connections: water Agency County dog licenses Tailings: Unclaimed checks Gifts and bequests Westview cemetery perpetual care Federal Grants: Medical assistance Aid to education Education of children from low income families Academically talented Teacher training film Music project METCO Bus.& office eq. education Curriculum research & devel. Liabilities and Reserves 162,575.37 28,905.54 (54.00) 6,288.65 199.09 7,395.24 3,227.40 200.00 677.54 children 3,524.00 8,382.52 6,021.82 6,961.31 1.37 1,322.31 State Grants Water pollution control Revolving Funds School lunch School athletics Adult education Appropriation Balance General Sewer Street, sidewalk, drains School Library Water Cemetery 21,402.36 1,314.35 4,028.87 616,361.28 659,636.84 678,211.81 194,678.92 7,252.18 41,523.04 9,346.82 197,914.65 10,622.64 139.00 3,246.48 1,934.00 27,090.87 47,267.90 26,745.58 2,207,010.89 Assets Committed interest Levy of 1968 Levy of 1969 Tax titles and possessions Tax titles Tax possessions Departmental Selectmen Library property rent Sewer house connection Medical asst. state Veterans benefits School dept. Westview cemetery Water Liens added to taxes Levy of 1967 Levy of 1969 Rates House connections Miscellaneous Loans Authorized Sewer construction Unprovided for or overdrawn accounts State recreation areas County tax BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1969 184.61 1,271.44 151,924.93 11,604.67 19,445.15 1,961.40 220.00 1,648.58 (124.20) 162.95 (500.00) 1,169.00 24.85 36,171.30 3,795.85 981.92 152.45 943.05 28,502.69 29,445.74 Surplus Revenue 4,564,398.66 31,049.82 4,537.73 Liabilities Loans Authorized & Unissued Overestimates Metropolitan sewage Mass. Bay Transit Authority Sale of Real Estate Fund Receipts Reserved for Appropriation Highway Improvement Chap.616 Parking meter receipts Reserve Fund -Overlay Surplus Overlay Reserved for Abatements Levy of 1962 Levy of 1963 Levy of 1964 Levy of 1966 Levy of 1967 Levy of 1968 Levy of 1969 Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves 41,126.37 Revenue Reserved Until Collected Motor vehicle excise Apecial assessment Tax title and possession Departmental Water 550,000.00 Reserve for Petty Cash Advance 14,222.76 75.69 20,100.86 13,351.47 2,825.80 1,978.80 3,358.20 21,374.24 18,771.75 17,331.57 28,292.93 36,294.92 151,924.93 31,049.82 4,537.73 41,126.37 550,000.00 14,298.45 32,388.30 33,452.33 37,210.54 93,933.29 69,919.41 264,933.77 300.00 945,990.56 4,564,398.66 Trust and Investment Funds Cash and Securities in Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Trustees of Bridge Fund Trustees of Cary Library Chairman of School Committee Town Treasurer BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1969 Trust and Investment Accounts In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Welfare Funds Beals Fund Harriet R. Gilmore Jonas Gamel 409,913.39 26,178.78 38,264.70 1,920.42 26,252.86 School Funds Hallie Blake Prize Charles E. French Medal Ellen A. Stone F. Foster & Tenney Sherburne Library Fund Sarah E. Raymond Cemetery Funds Emma L. Fiske - Flower 497.23 Charles E. French - Colonial 3,681.61 Herbert Hilton - Monroe 6,495.19 Henry S. Raymond - Monroe 2,324.63 Louise E. Wilkins - Flower 80.90 Charles Lyman Weld 4,827.56 Park and Common Funds Edith C. Redmond 659.37 Orrin W. Fiske Battle Green 709.19 Geneva Brown 4,310.42 Frank L. Emery 5,150.88 Hayes Fountain 1,759.63 George 0. Smith 4,227.21 George W. Taylor Flag 2,193.41 William A. Tower 16,739.90 Albert Ball Tenney 6,996.58 Everett Mulliken 8,808.75 Perpetual Care - Colonial 2,005.53 Monroe 60,375.52 Westview 206,576.73 Leroy S. Brown Fund George W. Taylor - Tree Fund George L. Gilmore Fund In Custody of Trustees Bridge Fund Samuel J. Bridge Charitable Fund 23,924.13 Elizabeth A. Gerry Charitable Fund 2,254.65 In Custody of Cary Library General Investment Fund 5,287.80 1,528.75 787.16 1,202.95 5,237.81 2,000.00 27,460.27 7,603.71 35,901.03 508.26 17,907.12 320,513.12 7,945.12 2,921.59 16,613.44 26,178.78 38,264.70 Apportioned Assessment Not Due Sewer Street Sidewalk Water Suspended Assessments Sewer Sewer, Town Owned Land Street Sidewalk Water Net Funded or Fixed Debt Inside Debt Limit General Outside Debt Limit General Public Service Enterprise BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1969 DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Sewer Assessment Revenue Due in 1969-1988 Apportioned Street Assessment Revenue Due in 1969-1988 Apportioned Sidewalk Assessment Revenue Due in 1969-1988 Apportioned Water Assessment Revenue Due in 1969-1988 27,229.87 Suspended Sewer Revenue 423,993.10 238,089.34 15,417.68 6,535.93 684,036.05 19,240.96 222.89 1,997.60 1,529.71 4,238.71 7,133,000 177,000 711,265.92 2,464,000.00 7,310,000.00 Suspended Suspended Suspended Suspended Sewer Revenue Street Revenue Sidewalk Revenue Water Revenue Town Owned Land DEBT ACCOUNTS Serial Loans Inside Debt Limit Sewer Street School Library Town Office Public Works Bldg. Outside Debt Limit School Public Service Enterprise 1,774,000.00 245,000.00 5,000.00 150,000.00 70,000.00 220,000.00 7,133,000.00 177,000.00 423,993.10 238,089.34 15,417.68 6,535.93 19,240.96 222.89 1,997.60 1,529.71 4,238.71 711,265.92 2,464,000.00 7,310,000.00 9,774,000.00 9,774,000.00 'TE NaawanQ - Iaans aotpeivg LID BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1969 In Custody of School Committee Matthew Allen Memorial School Fund 191.11 George E. Briggs School Fund 1.00 Robert R. Clapp Fund 1,056.08 Margaret B. Noyes Memorial Fund 578.92 Ellen A. Stone Fund 93.31 1,920.42 In Custody of Town Treasurer Stabilization Fund 26,252.86 502,530.15 502,530.15 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington, Massachusetts In accordance with the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 61, I submit herewith the financial reports of the town as of December 31, 1969. Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1969 Appropriation Balances as of December 31, 1969 Receipts for 1969 in Detail Expenditures for 1969 in Detail Municipal Indebtedness as of December 31, 1969 I have verified the cash balance of the Town Treasurer, and the accounts of the various Trust Funds of the Town. January 30, 1970 Richard. M. Perry, Comptroller `t£ 213HW333Q - ,1331-IS 33Nv'IKH LiD rn 0 Appropriation Accounts Total Approp. Balance To To Account Expenditure & Trans. 12/31/69 E & D 1970 Selectmen Personal services 41,011.43 41,316.00 304.57 304.57 Expenses 7,065.00 7,800.00 735.00 735.00 Jurisdiction of selectmen Clerical pool 7,118.00 7,200.00 82.00 82.00 Fire and police medical 1,226.95 2,000.00 773.05 773.05 Director of guides 1,000.00 1,000.00 Out -of -state travel 4,037.07 4,400.00 362.93 362.93 Training and travel out -of -state 961.06 2,400.00 1,438.94 1,438.94 Community services 34.89 625.00 590.11 590.11 Juvenile services 3,054,35 6,100.00 3,045.65 3,045.65 Town Clerk Personal services 16,907.34 17,415.00 507.66 507.66 Expenses 985.89 1,000.00 14.11 14.11 Vital statistics 518.68 525.00 6.32 6.32 Trustees of public trust Administration 427.50 450,00 22.50 22.50 Board of Appeals Personal services 2,791.94 2,795.00 3.06 3.06 Expenses 1,354.75 1,700.00 345.25 345.25 Planning Board Personal services 19,426.60 19,752.00 325.40 325.40 Expenses 3,546.75 3,950.00 403.25 364.50 38.75 Insurance Group 109,194.38 113,600.00 4,405.62 4,405.62 Municipal prop. & work.comp. 37,374.00 87,500.00 50,126.00 50,126.00 Printing town report Expenses 6,183.89 6,250.00 66.11 66.11 Office services - expenses 1,788.84 1,800.00 11.16 11.16 Law Fees 26,751.93 33,000.00 6,248.07 6,248.07 Expenses 4,604.37 5,000.00 395.63 395.63 Elections Jurisdiction selectmen 9,854.51 10,580.00 725.49 725.49 Jurisdiction town clerk 4,666.91 4,700.00 33.09 33.09 Board of registrars Personal services 5,051.63 5,597.00 545.37 545.37 Expenses 1,916.17 3,700.00 1,783.83 283.83 1,500.00 Appropriation committee - expenses 3,753.28 3,870.00 116.72 116.72 Capital expenditure committee- expenses 33.50 75.00 41.50 41.50 Standing school committee - expenses 15.00 100,00 85.00 85.00 Permanent building committee - expenses 420.00 500.00 80.00 80.00 Town celebrations committee - expenses 5,288.29 5,400.00 111.71 111.71 Historic districts commission- expenses 1,337.28 1,500.00 162,72 162.72 Conservation commission - expenses 797,81 1,100.00 302.19 302.19 Recreation committee Personal services 37,091.88 44,700.00 7,608.12 7,608.12 Expenses 9,399.61 9,400.00 .39 .39 Treasurer Personal expenses 12,077.00 12,078.00 1.00 1.00 Expenses 538.66 800.00 261.34 261.34 Foreclosure and redemption 16.00 1,500.00 1,484.00 1,484.00 Tax collector Personal services 14,743.14 14,745.00 1.86 1.86 Expenses 2,239.76 2,250.00 10.24 10.24 Metered mail 7,290.64 7,300.00 9.36 9.36 85 Account Comptroller Personal services Expenses Office machines - capital outlay Office machines - maint & repair Assessors Personal services Expenses Professional services Health Personal services Expenses Engineering Animal inspection Rabies clinic Police Personal services Expenses Parking meter maint. Dog officer Personal services Expenses Fire Personal services Expenses Ambulance Forest fires Civil defense Personal services Expenses Auxiliary fire Inspection Personal services Expenses Weights and measures Personal services Expenses Veterans' benefits Personal services Administration Air and expenses Graves registration Soldiers burials Cemeteries Personal services Expenses Library Personal services Expenses Retirement and pensions Accrued liability and expenses Education Personal services Expenses Out -of -state travel Vocational edu.tuition & trans. Athletics Adult education APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Total Expenditure 51,581.39 1,961.81 4,077.65 3,819.28 30,958.34 2,593.08 p n 'Trans. s . 52,068.00 2,100.00 4,100.00 4,100.00 31,416.00 2,600.00 100.00 Balance 12/31/69 486.61 138.19 22.35 280.72 457.66 6.92 100.00 20,593.43 20,595.00 1.57 8,879.58 10,000.00 1,120.42 584.90 800.00 215.10 1,270.00 1,270.00 1,074.96 1,120.00 45.04 518,700.00 534,422.00 15,722.00 66,442.27 66,600.00 157.73 2,000.00 2,000.00 7,032.60 7,034.00 1.40 1,087.81 1,500.00 412.19 525,940.22 529,409.00 3,468.78 43,786.08 45,500.00 1,713.92 1,474.58 1,476.50 1.92 97.05 100.00 2.95 8,213.81 9,000.00 786.19 6,460.02 6,500.00 39.98 491.74 500.00 8.26 31,288.33 31,307.00 18.67 1,859.36 2,450.00 590.64 1,500.00 1,500.00 412.22 450.00 37.78 5,796.44 6,860.00 1,063.56 526.35 1,325.00 798.65 48,515.57 49,500.00 984.43 327.20 350.00 22.80 250.00 250.00 52,904.12 54,692.00 1,787.88 4,807.90 4,825.00 17.10 189,877.89 190,374.00 496.11 64,916.39 65,900.41 984.02 108,494.00 108,494.00 7,210,570.00 1,164,787.51 11,782.45 6,296.20 89,500.00 12,952.00 86 7,270,990.00 60,420.00 1,199,706.00 34,918.49 12,300.00 517.55 9,095.00 2,798.80 89,500.00 12,952.00 To E &D 486.61 138.19 22.35 260.72 457.66 6.92 100.00 1.57 1,000.42 215.10 45.04 15,722.00 157.73 1.40 412.19 3,468.78 1,492.32 1.92 2.95 786.19 3.47 5.49 18.67 590.64 37.78 1,063.56 798.65 22.80 1,787.88 17.10 20.00 120.00 221.60 36.51 2.77 984.43 496.11 .72 983.30 60,420.00 1,956.49 517.55 2,798.80 32,962.00 Account APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Total Approp. Balance To To Expenditures & Trans. 12/31/69 E & D 1970 Debt Interest on debt 326,739.75 326,740.00 .25 .25 Interest on anticipation loans 105,966.86 114,100.00 8,133.14 8,133.14 Maturing debt 1,081,000.00 1,081,000.00 Public works Personal services 565,236.36 611,103.00 45,866.64 45,866.64 Supt. public works Personal services 59,178.12 60,119.00 940.88 940.88 Expenses 1,499.57 1,800.00 300.43 300.43 Engineering Personal services 112,681.94 125,701.00 13,019.06 13,019.06 Expenses 6,139.59 6,500.00 360.41 165.41 195.00 Town offices and Cary Memorial Personal services 23,140.31 23,295.00 154.69 154.69 Expenses 30,755.38 32,415.00 1,659.62 1,659.62 Public works building - expenses 18,440.47 20,000.00 1,559.53 59.53 1,500.00 Highway maintenance - expenses 62,688.56 103,750.00 41,061.44 1,061.44 40,000.00 Road machinery - expenses 88,606.86 90,000.00 1,393.14 1,393.14 Snow removal - expenses 221,867.13 227,000.00 5,132.87 5,132.87 Traffic reg. and control - expenses 7,504.39 16,400.00 8,895.61 895.61 8,000.00 Street lights - expenses 91,263.97 105,000.00 13,736.03 13,736.03 Street signs - expenses 2,900.00 2,900.00 Sewer maintenance - expenses 24,575.94 29,225.00 4,649.06 4,649.06 Sewer services - expenses 8,826.72 10,500.00 1,673.28 1,673.28 Garbage collection - contract 67,166.20 67,167.00 .80 .80 Sanitary land fill - expenses 53,400.00 53,400.00 Water maintenance - expenses 51,723.89 55,800.00 4,076.11 4,076.11 Water services - expenses 10,284.80 10,500.00 215.20 215.20 Park - expenses 32,000.00 33,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Insect supression - expenses 2,191.73 2,500.00 308.27 308.27 Shade tree - expenses 12,225.28 13,000.00 774.72 774.72 Dutch elm disease - expenses 5,000.00 5,000.00 Public facilities - expenses 1,650.38 2,050.00 399.62 399.62 Total 13,805,035.41 14,174,568.91 369,533.50 87 Account 1969 Articles 2 Tn.office bldg.final plans 6/69 2 Prelim.plans Jr.High 8/69 4 Equal.opp.employ,Jr.Hi constr. 6/69 5 Town clerk,treas.& coll. 22,056.42 6 Land purch.,Douglass prop. 6/69 55,955.95 9 Reserve fund - (orig.amt 110,000) 10 West sub.region ref.dis. 6/69 11 Police pensions 25,968.36 11 Fire pensions 12,463.55 13 Add'l bids & specs.new Jr.Hi 7,000.00 14 Water mains 1,234.01 15 Sewer laterals 141,784.41 16 Sewer trunk 1,557.60 17 Drains 17,035.62 19 Sidewalks 20 Curbing 755.93 21 Chap.90 Maint. 6,000.00 22 -23 Chap.90 constr. - Worthen rd. 25 Philip rd. 32.64 26 Road machinery equip. 42,945.90 28 Sewer trunk/Ginn & Co. 28,000.00 30 Mosquito control 9,000.00 32 Voting mach. rental 33 Westview cemetery devel. 34 Reimbursing subdividers 287.08 35 Mystic valley health clinic 7,847.00 37 Prelim.plans town off.bldg. 4,290.68 38 -41 Street bett. Ewell ave,etc. 10,002.73 42 -44 Street bett. Manley Ct.etc. 22,342.64 45 Street accept. -Elena rd. 150.00 46 Devel.Lincoln st.dump 25,000.00 49 Vocational sch.plan comm. 28.00 53 Rec. Harrington Sch.playground 2,940.28 54 Center tennis courts 22.05 56 Rec. Laconia st. 837.00 57 Rec. Valleyfield st. 3,451.80 64 Conservation fund 67 Cemetery truck 3,100.00 69 Conserv.land - Hinds prop. 535.00 70 Conserv.land - Crawford prop. 535.00 71 Conserv.land - Valleyfield Tr 535.00 72 Conserv.land - Verdone prop. 535.00 73 Conserv.land - Caldwell -Busa prop 800.00 75 -83 Conserv.land - Ingraham prop 76 Conserv.land - Modoono prop. 535.00 77 Conserv.land - Grapevine lots 103 Center traffic study 2,700.00 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Total Approp. Balance To To Expenditures & Trans. 12/31/69 E & D 1970 40,000.00 25,000.00 10,000.00 22,060.00 56,000.00 37,163.50 7,000.00 27,410.00 12,490.00 7,000.00 20,000.00 320,000.00 194,000.00 40,000.00 45,000.00 5,000.00 6,000.00 60,000.00 15,000.00 44,900.00 28,000.00 9,000.00 1,515.00 4,000.00 16,000.00 7,847.00 8,000.00 150,458.30 96,500.00 150.00 25,000.00 200.00 6,000.00 14,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 2,600.00 3,500.00 45,000.00 10,000.00 52,000.00 9,000.00 18,500.00 2,500.00 17,000.00 500.00 5,000.00 40,000.00 40,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 3.58 3.58 44.05 44.05 37,163.50 37,163.50 7,000.00 7,000.00 1,441.64 1,441.64 26.45 26.45 18,765.99 178,215.59 192,442.40 22,964.38 45,000.00 4,244.07 60,000.00 14,967.36 1,954.10 1,515.00 4,000,00 15,712.92 3,709.32 140,455.57 74,157.36 172.00 3,059.72 13,977.95 4,163.00 1,548.20 2,600.00 400.00 44,465.00 9,465.00 51,465.00 8,465.00 17,700.00 2,500.00 16,465.00 500.00 2,300.00 18,765.99 178,215.59 192,442.40 22,964.38 45,000.00 4,244.07 60,000.00 14,967.36 1,954.10 1,515.00 4,000.00 15,712.91 3,709.32 140,455.57 74,157.36 172.00 3,059.72 13,977.95 4,163.00 1,548.20 2,600.00 400.00 44,465.00 9,465.00 51,465.00 8,465.00 17,700.00 2,500.00 16,465.00 500.00 2,300.00 1968 Articles Fire and police med. 1968 carry -over 359.50 403.97 44.47 44.47 Historic districts comm. 1968 carry -over 142.85 144.00 1.15 1.15 Collector exp. 1968 carry -over 27.50 27.50 Board of reg. exp. 1968 carry -over 38.75 38.75 Assessors exp. 1968 carry -over 28.37 28.37 Health exp. 1968 carry -over 8.80 163.46 154.66 154.66 Fire exp. 1968 carry -over 1,705.45 2,901.70 1,196.25 1,196.25 Ambulance exp. 1968 carry -over 10.90 10.90 Civil defense exp. 1968 carry -over 1,359.82 1,359.82 Civil defense - aux.fire 1968 carry -over 242.52 243.35 .83 .83 Vet's aid and exp. 1968 carry -over 41.00 41.00 Town off. and Cary Mem. 1968 carry -over 3,500.00 3,500.00 Pub.wks bldg 1968 Carry -over 65.81 79.00 13.19 13.19 88 Accounts APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Original Total Ex- Approp. Balance To To Approp. penditures & Trans. 12/31/69 E & D 1970 1968 Articles (Con't) High.maint.expenses 1968 carry -over 28.23 29,555.02 Road mach.exp. 1968 carry -over 396.81 546.53 Traff.reg. & control exp. 1968 carry -over 473.75 500.00 Sanitary land fill exp. 1968 carry -over 40.00 40.00 Park expenses 1968 carry -over 3,197.25 3,497.25 Shade tree expenses 1968 carry -over 199 ;95 199.95 Chap.90 constr. - Lowell St. Art.S 6/68 60,000 60,000.00 Sewer laterals Art.8 6/68 62,000 49,497.99 51,911.04 Land -Utica St. Art.9 6/68 45,000 1,019.34 45,000.00 New Jr.H.S. final plans Art. 13 125,000 70,737.30 70,737.30 Sewer laterals Art.15 248,000 76,750.86 107,720.66 Sewer trunk -East & Bridge Art.16 48,000 270.00 48,000.00 Conserv. land - Grove & 128 Art.16 6/68 24,000 23,527.95 23,550.00 Sewer trunk & pump.sta. Lowell st. Art.17 91,000 87,880.02 90,980.80 Sewer trunk - Hill & Diana Art.18 40,000 40,000.00 40,000.00 Sewer trunk & pump sta. Spring St. Art.19 84,000 80,941.67 81,318.75 Old reservoir devel. Art.19 30,000 6,806.72 29,015.00 Drains - Art.20 41,800 38,754.99 38,754.99 Sidewalks - Art.21 40,000 14,576.27 31,699.33 Curbings - Art.22 5,000 375.71 2,613.98 Road machinery - Art.26 83,200 1,362.96 1,362.96 Selectmen options - Art. 32 2,500 2,500.00 Westview cemetery devel. Art.35 4,000 4,000.00 Reimbursing subdividers Art.36 10,000 2,023.92 2,023.92 Police cadet program Art.39 5,800 4,645.50 4,645.50 Fire rescue truck Art.41 15,000 14,674.53 15,000.00 Fire alarm service truck Art.42 11,500 11,489.00 11,500.00 Land,Lloyd prop. Art.56 57,500 48,404.37 57,110.00 Land,Harrington school & Woburn Art.58 16,600 667.10 16,600.00 Off street parking Art.65 27,000 21,135.15 27,000.00 Devel. Lincoln st.dump Art.67 25,000 3,828.11 3,828.11 Land, Chandler prop. Art.68 14,000 13,550.00 13,550.00 Land, Steeves prop. Utica st. Art.69 70,000 1,547.56 69,550.00 Great Meadows study - Art.70 10,000 885.32 10,000.00 Playground - Harrington school Art.71 10,000 1,580.00 2,596.19 Playground - Baskin - Art.72 10,000 4,073.38 4,711.54 Sewer main Bedford air force base Art.74 25,000 25,000.00 Betterment, Ewell ave.,etc. Art.82 -85 98,000 355.20 355.20 Center beautification Art.97 28,000 132.00 28,000.00 1967 Articles Highway maint.1967 carry -over 9,595.97 West sub.region ref.disp. Art.6 6/67 3,000 1,128.89 3,000.00 Traffic study - Hartwell Art.8 6/67 16,000 563.83 13,905.06 Sewer, north Lex.pump sta. Art.9 6/67 28,000 27,944.93 27,944.93 Instructional pool - Art.12 10,000 9,852.46 9,852.46 Water mains - Art.13 82,400 8,620.38 30,377.43 Sewer mains - Art.14 275,000 18.00 35,570.73 Sewer mains - Volunteer way - Art.15 72,500 3,950.07 4,777.82 Sewer mains - Hartweli ave. Art.16 180,000 657.46 Sewer, trunk, misc. - Art.17 250,000 12,839.70 110,933.81 Drains Art.18 18,400 5,011.70 6,211.70 Sidewalks Art.19 31,000 12,901.72 21,916.95 Curbing Art.20 5,000 2,568.29 2,568.29 Chap.90 constr. - Lowell Art.22 60,000 6,813.04 59,850.00 Appraisals and options Art.30 2,500 20.00 1,650.00 Westview cemetery devel. Art.33 4,000 4,000.00 Engineering serv. -sewer mains Art.37 10,000 5,903.55 10,000.00 Police academy Art.41 1,400 1,400.00 Street constr.- Blossomcrest Art.59 20,000 75.00 425.00 Street - Philip Rd. Art.60 30,000 16,950.15 28,833.24 Land, Marrett rd. Art.63 10,000 10,000.00 Instructional pool - Art.68 20,000 16,300.28 16,300.28 89 29,526.79 29,526.79 149.72 149.72 26.25 26.25 300.00 300.00 60,000.00 2,413.05 43,980.66 30,969.78 47,730.00 22.05 3,100.78 377.08 22,208.28 17,123.06 2,238.27 2,500.00 4,000.00 22.05 60,000.00 2,413.05 43,980.66 30,969.78 47,730.00 3,100.78 377.08 22,208.28 17,123.06 2,238.27 2,500.00 4,000.00 325.47 325.47 11.00 11.00 8,705.63 8,705.63 15,932.90 15,932.90 5,864.85 5,864.85 68,002.44 9,114.68 1,016.19 638.16 25,000.00 27,868.00 9,595.97 1,871.11 13,341.23 21,757.05 35,552.73 827.75 657.46 98,094.11 1,200.00 9,015.23 53,036,96 1,630.00 4,000,00 4,096.45 1,400.00 350.00 11,883.09 10,000.00 68,002.44 9,114.68 1,016.19 638.16 25,000.00 27,868.00 9,595.97 1,871.11 13,341.23 21,757.05 35,552.73 827.75 657.46 98,094.11 1,200.00 9,015.23 53,036.96 1,630.00 4,000.00 4,096.45 1,400.00 350.00 11,883.09 10,000.00 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Original Total Ex- Approp. Balance To Approp. penditures & Trans. 12/31/69 E & D 1970 1967 Articles (Cont'd) Beautification comm. Art.75 200 176.08 200.00 23.92 23,92 Conserv.fund - Art.77 2,000 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 Conserv.land - Hamilton prop. Art.78 50,000 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 Conserv.land - Kingston Homes Art.80 16,000 15,552.00 15,820.00 268.00 268.00 1966 Articles Public works bldg - alt. Art.2A 6/66 66,000 681.48 681.48 681.48 Public works bldg. constr. Art.28 6/66 339,000 9,549.45 9,745.33 195.88 195.88 Sewer, water mains and drains Rte.2 Art.4 6/66 22,300 306.00 16,631.92 16,325.92 16,325.92 Sewer mains Art.14 267,700 200.00 445.64 245.64 245.64 Chap.90 constr. Mass.ave. Art.22 95,100 32,088.27 32,088.27 32,088.27 Westview cemetery devel. Art.30 4,000 2,653.18 4,000.00 1,346.82 1,346.82 Town off.bldg plans & specs. Art.36 2,000 500.00 500.00 Cary & town off.emerg.power Art.38 10,000 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 Purch.& install radio conrn. Art.39 37,000 5,163.16 17,633.24 12,470.08 12,470.08 Playground - Winter St. Art.46 3,000 195.46 270.95 75.49 75.49 Playground - Poplar st. Art.47 1,000 262.80 262.80 Town government comm. Art.49 1,260.24 1,597.06 336.82 336.82 School land - Highland & Pelham Art.50 60,000 859.00 60,000.00 59,141.00 59,141.00 Land - Lowell & Woburn Art.51 45,000 50.00 15,000.00 14,950.00 14,950.00 Center beautification Art.52 60,000 15,746.08 15,746.08 15,746.08 Conserv.land - Winchester - Arl.line Art.81 20,975 1,712.00 1,712.00 1,712.00 1965 Articles Sewer mains - Art.14 213,500 26,879.82 26,879.82 Sewer mains - No.Lexington Art.16 166,000 123,967.94 123,967.94 Street options Art.28 3,500 811.00 811.00 811.00 Westview cemetery devel. Art.29 4,000 421.66 421.66 Sewer mains - Woodhaven Art.31 30,000 8,087.06 8,087.06 8,087.06 Widening Mass.ave. Art.65 250,000 2,630.09 6,649.50 4,019.41 4,019.41 Land - Valleyfield st. Art.75 3,000 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 1964 Articles Bridge school Art.6 1,345,000 1,800.00 3,218.95 1,418.95 1,418.95 Bowman school Art.7 1,510,000 32,165.07 58,021.51 25,856.44 25,856.44 Establish conserv.fund Art.9 6/64 2,000 50.00 358.38 308.38 308.38 1963 Articles New secondary school Art.2 3,200,000 11,076.48 11,076.48 11,076.48 Kiln brook Art.2 30,000 30,000.00 30,000,00 30,000.00 Land, Meagherville Art.45 10,000 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 1962 Articles Land, Hartwell Ave. Art.29 6,000 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 Land, Willard Woods, Summer st. etc. Art.37 43,500 90.00 10,850.80 10,760.80 10,760.80 Land, school sites Art.42 -44 90,000 6,447.28 6,447.28 6,447.28 1961 Articles Land - Sump site - Art. 3 10,000 1,000.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1960 Articles Water main constr. Art.6 11/60 420,000 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Estabrook school - Art.50 1,170,000 9,033.53 9,033.53 9,033.53 1958 Articles Diamond Jr.High Art.7 5/58 2,080,000 15,228.96 15,228.96 15,228.96 1956 Articles Library addition Art.36 357,000 6,268.88 6,268.88 6,268.88 15,253,854.18 17,733,206.18 2,479,352.00 2,207,010.89 272,341.11 90 Date 8 -01 -51 8 -01 -50 5 -01 -53 1 -01 -54 8 -01 -54 10 -01 -55 12 -01 -55 9 -01 -56 11 -15 -57 8 -01 -57 8 -01 -58 7 -15 -60 4 -11 -63 2 -16 -65 1 -01 -66 9 -01 -56 9 -01 -56 8 -01 -57 8 -22 -66 7 -15 -60 12 -01 -61 6 -01 -65 6 -01 -48 3 -01 -50 8 -01 -51 8 -01 -52 8 -01 -54 7 -15 -60 12 -01 -55 12 -01 -55 7 -01 -56 8 -01 -59 5 -15 -59 2 -01 -64 8 -01 -67 Town Debt and Interest School High School Parker School High School (Comp.) Fiske School (Add.) Hastings School Harrington School High School (Add.) Franklin School (Add.) Harrington- Hastings Odd.) Franklin School (Add.) Diamond Jr. H.S. Estabrook School High School (Add.) Bridge School Bowman School Rate of Amount of Interest Original Issue 1.75% 1.75% 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.4 3.0 3.6 3.4 2.9 3.6 3.0 3.0 3.5 Total School General Purposes Library 3.0 Town Office 3.0 Street - Sewer- Library 3.4 Public Works Bldg. 4.2 Total General Purposes Street Construction 3.6 Worthen Road 2.8 Massachusetts Ave. 2.9 Total Street Sewer Trunk Construction Trunk Construction Trunk Construction Sunnyfield Trunk Construction Trunk Construction Trunk Sewer Trunk Construction Various Sewers Sundry Sewers Shade Street - Weston Woodhaven Trunk Construction Total Sewer Water 6 -01 -47 16" Mains 8 -01 -54 6 " -16" Mains 12 -01 -61 24" Mains 7 -01 -56 6 " -16" Mains 8 -01 -57 6 " -16" Mains Total Water Grand Total 1.75% 1.75% 1.75% 2.0 1.8 3.6 2.4 2.4 2.3 3.9 3.4 3.1 3.8 1.5 1.8 2.8 2.3 3.4 1,740,000.00 100,000.00 160,000.00 310,000.00 700,000.00 700,000.00 775,000.00 470,000.00 180,000.00 60,000.00 2,050,000.00 1,045,000.00 3,200,000.00 1,345,000.00 1,510,000.00 15,175,000.00 295,000.00 215,000.00 490,000.00 328,000.00 1,328,000.00 120,000.00 310,000.00 200,000.00 630,000.00 275,000.00 190,000.00 95,000.00 175,000.00 100,000.00 330,000.00 400,000.00 70,000.00 45,000.00 100,000.00 210,000.00 500,000.00 750,000.00 3,405,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 420,000.00 110,000.00 260,000.00 990,000.00 21,528,000.00 91 Principal Paid in 1969 85,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 15,000.00 35,000.00 35,000.00 39,000.00 25,000.00 10,000.00 3,000.00 100,000.00 55,000.00 160,000.00 70,000.00 80,000.00 722,000.00 15,000.00 10,000.00 20,000.00 35,000.00 80,000.00 10,000.00 30,000.00 20,000.00 60,000.00 10,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 15,000.00 20,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 25,000.00 40,000.00 151,000.00 4,000.00 5,000.00 40,000.00 7,000.00 12,000.00 68,000.00 1,081,000.00 Balance 12/31/69 170,000.00 5,000.00 20,000.00 75,000.00 175,000.00 210,000.00 229,000.00 145,000.00 60,000.00 24,000.00 900,000.00 550,000.00 2,240,000.00 1,065,000.00 1,270,000.00 7,138,000.00 100,000.00 70,000.00 160,000.00 220,000.00 550,000.00 10,000.00 60,000.00 120,000.00 190,000.00 65,000.00 55,000.00 5,000.00 65,000.00 25,000.00 165,000.00 120,000.00 18,000.00 6,000.00 50,000.00 100,000.00 375,000.00 670,000.00 1,719,000.00 12,000.00 -0- 80,000.00 14,000.00 71.000.00 177,000.00 Interest Paid in 1969 4,462.50 175.00 495.00 1,732.50 3,780.00 5,635.00 6,432.00 5,100.00 2,520.00 918.00 29,000.00 21,780.00 69,600.00 33,000.00 45,850.00 230,480.00 3,450.00 2,400.00 6,120.00 10,710.00 22,680.00 720.00 2,520.00 3,770.00 7,010.00 1,225.00 1,006.25 175.00 1,400.00 540.00 6,480.00 3,360.00 504.00 207.00 2,145.00 3,570.00 12,012.50 26,980.00 59,604.75 210.00 90.00 3,360.00 483.00 2,822.00 6,965.00 9,774,000.00 326,739.75 Schedule of Receipts General Revenue Taxes 1969 1968 Local Property 12,187,984.46 10,581,557.57 Tax Title Redemptions 9,229.73 5,789.08 Farm Animal Excise 25.13 49.13 In Lieu of Taxes 1,984.20 1,018.56 From the Commonwealth Income a. Valuation Basis 529,628.50 620,284.82 b. Education Basis 832,945.66 969,316.57 c. Loss of Taxes 6,702.36 11,885.74 Corporation 208.30 208.30 Total Taxes 13,568,708.34 12,190,109.77 Licenses and Permits Alcoholic 14,298.88 12,552.00 All Other 22,384.75 20,536.45 Total Licenses & Permits 36,683.63 33,088.45 Fines & Forfeitures Court Fines 28,467.00 25,657.40 Grants & Gifts Grants from Federal Government Public Assistance Aid to Dependent Children 15,307.22 Old Age Assistance 20,294.63 Disability Assistance 2,020.85 Medical Assistance 2,597.61 93,660.97 School Teacher Training Film Public Law 864 Title III Public Law 864 Title V Public Law 874 Performing Arts Program Barden Act Music Project METCO 52,684.10 11,452.61 2,485.50 173,894.00 186,430.00 7,002.50 3,461.00 58,624.80 4,635.68 Other Purposes Woodhaven Sewer 14,556.00 Civil Defense 1,666.70 Water Pollution Control 101,630.00 Conservation Total Grants from Federal Government 371,430.02 92 6,356.00 29,851.00 17,639.25 1,085.50 5,084.00 33,315.77 474,305.67 SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS 1969 1968 Grants from State School Food Services 99,132.27 Vocational Education 815.65 Tuition Summer School 5,625.00 Education of Handicapped Supplementary Education Centers 6,000.00 Transportation 135,483.78 Building Assistance 315, 357.89 Other School METCO 25,642.50 Children of Low Income Families 30, 330.00 Special Education 140,669.87 Library Expansion 5,680.50 Academically Talented Children Other Purposes Aid to Public Library 6,922.75 Water Pollution Control 5,084.00 Meal Tax Conservation 11, 175.00 Total Grants from State 787,919.21 Grants from County Dog Fund 2,821.41 Commercial Revenue Special Assessments Sewers 70,940.98 Street & Sidewalk 35,303.52 Water 1,777.44 Total Special Assessments 108, 021.94 Privileges Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 903,206.23 Parking Meter Fines a. On Street 13,336.99 Total Privileges 916,543.22 Departmental a. General Government Selectmen 2,215.50 1,000.00 Assessors 897.95 1,722.00 Town Clerk 4,166.88 4,312.67 Board of Appeals 1,902.00 1,680.00 Planning Board 502.59 358.36 125,470.83 11,101.61 27,750.00 15,356.00 166,278.32 330,681.23 24,230.00 87,716.96 5,683.40 3,524.00 6,922.75 2,620.67 21,889.94 829,225.71 2,832.80 77,997.65 42,828.57 1,986.99 122,813.21 928,046.62 13,493.08 941,539.70 Total General Government 9,684.92 9,073.03 93 SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS 1969 1968 b. Public Safety Police 2,060.00 1,716.00 Sealer of Weights & Measures 529.20 571.30 Dog Officer 108.00 120.00 Total Public Safety 2,697.20 2 , 407.30 c. Health & Sanitation Health 206.62 Dental Clinic 250.00 Sanitation Sewer Rates 27,088.51 23,103.89 Sewer House Connections 2,212.52 3,120.66 Total Sanitation 29,301.03 26,224.55 Total Health & Sanitation 29,507.65 26,474.55 d. Highways State & County 38,100.86 5,624.12 e. Public Assistance General Relief 335.01 Aid to Dependent Children 9.35 13, 602.42 Old Age Assistance 7.80 8,430.90 Disability Assistance 130.18 1,113.91 Medical Assistance 3,680.09 77,572.22 Total Public Assistance 3,827.42 101,054.46 f. Veterans' Services Reimbursement for Relief 27,219.44 17,865.79 g. Schools Tuition from Individuals 6,903.56 5,822.85 Tuition from Mun. & State 6,600.00 987.25 Sale of Books & Supplies 1,271.30 2,529.06 Miscellaneous Athletics 9,270.74 11,240.83 Rentals 5,590.00 2,379.00 Food Services 322,009.25 339,519.64 Other 2,794.79 2,225.79 Total School 354,439.64 364,704.42 h. Recreation 3,417.99 2,563.00 i. Unclassified Ambulance Rentals 6,666.60 3,736.60 Miscellaneous 18,989.37 10,612.59 State Withholding Tax Compensation 832.45 1,156.70 Total Unclassified 26,488.42 15,505.89 Total Departmental 94 495,383.54 545,272.56 SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS Public Service Enterprises Water 1969 1968 Sale of Water 520,557.73 472,361.43 Liens 30,222.36 1,510.28 House Connections 630.00 2,174.45 Miscellaneous 256.64 480.70 Total Public Service Enterprises 551,666.73 476,526.86 Cemeteries Sale of Lots & Graves 10,993.00 8,948.00 Care of Lots & Graves 11,422.75 8,783.00 Miscellaneous 14,937.00 11,918.25 Total Cemeteries 37,352.75 29,649.25 Interest On Taxes & Assessments 37,393.28 37,590.68 On Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1,113.72 815.59 On Investment Funds 32,804.20 48,400.70 Miscellaneous 771.85 295.11 Total Interest 72,083.05 87,102.08 Municipal Indebtedness Tax Anticipation Loans Agency Trusts & Investments Time Certificates of Deposit State Sporting Licenses County Dog Licenses Deposits from Services Payroll Deductions Federal Withholding Tax State Withholding Tax Employee Blue Cross Employee Insurance Teachers' Annuity Fund Teachers' Union Dues Total Agency Trusts & Investments Refunds Police Department 61.90 209.01 Public Works Department 5,592.40 10,489.46 Fire Department 114.66 43.00 School Department 4,884.38 1,538.90 Library 32.85 279.84 Veterans Benefits 279.00 760.65 Public Welfare 198.02 12,177.26 Blue Cross & Group Insurance 13,669.73 2,672.72 Health Department 101.49 Other 5,405.10 571.27 Total Refunds 30,238.04 28,843.60 Total Receipts 27,147,769.03 26,665,452.63 5,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 5,150,000.00 4,552.00 5,021.00 5,013.00 4,911.00 44,189.87 43,026.23 1,624,843.86 1,344,704.61 267,902.91 220,231.94 112,339.59 96,055.15 6,037.28 5,919.23 59,320.04 6,365.01 16,251.60 2,251.40 5,140,450.15 6,878,485.57 95 Schedule of Expenses General Government 1969 1968 Appropriation Committee Expenses Supplies 327.70 240.34 Services 3,425.58 3,019.90 Total Appropriation Committee 3,753.28 3,260.24 Selectmen Personal Services 41,011.43 33,183.13 Clerical Pool 7,118.00 7,889.70 Expenses Selectmen 1,000.00 1,000.00 Supplies 2,266.99 1,057.28 Services 3,832.90 2,711.27 Juvenile Services 3,054.35 Out -of -State Travel 4,998.13 4,355.12 Articles 11 - Police Pension 11 - Fire Pension 36 - 1966 - Town Building Director of Guides Printing Town Report Town Insurance Motor Vehicle and Property Group Insurance and Blue Cross Carryover 1968 Fire & Police Medical Carryover 1968 Town Comptroller Personal Services 25,968.36 26,698.60 12,463.55 11,845.88 500.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 6,183.99 5,458.89 37,374.00 81,761.54 109,194.38 93,425.12 50,126.00 1,226.95 1,096.03 359.50 51,581.39 43,506.80 Expenses Supplies 746.45 830.45 Services 1,295.36 1,297.60 Capital Expenditures 4,077.65 4,494.89 Repairs to Office Equipment 3,819.28 3,438.98 Office Services 1,788.84 Town Clerk Personal Services 29,207.34 26,733.52 Expenses Supplies 508.28 423.73 Services 477.91 480.59 Vital Statistics 518.68 597.64 96 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES Registration Personal Services en Expses 1969 1968 5,051.63 4,108.53 Supplies 548.04 382.39 Services 152.96 1,401.70 Printing 1,215.17 2,796.69 Carryover 1967 1968 1,904.47 38.75 Elections Jurisdiction of Selectmen 9,854.51 17,583.35 Jurisdiction of Town Clerk 4,666.91 12,953.19 Law Department Personal Services 26,751.93 15,249.96 Expenses 4,604.37 13,975.20 Carryover 4,401.60 Collector of Taxes Personal Services 23,343.14 21,783.90 Expenses Supplies 312.57 574.03 Services 1,927.19 1,790.42 Metered Mail 7,290.64 7,500.00 Carryover 1968 27.50 Assessor's Department Personal Services 30,958.34 28,668.94 Expenses Supplies 516.33 567.62 Services 2,076.75 2,216.70 Carryover 1968 28.37 Treasurer Personal Services 13,577.00 10,948.06 Expenses Supplies 154.11 247.22 Services 538.66 444.05 Foreclosure & Redemption 16.00 106.00 Superintendent of Public Works Personal Services 59,178.12 53,360.77 Expenses 1,499.57 1,573.64 Public Works Department Personal Services 565,236.36 528,118.20 97 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 1969 1968 Town Offices & Cary Memorial Building Personal Services 23,140.31 21,614.65 Expenses 30,755.38 34,047.86 Carryover 1967 6,900.53 1968 3,500.00 Article 30 - 1966 1,500.00 Article 37 - 1969 4,290.68 Engineering Personal Services 112,681.94 88,237.36 Expenses 6,139.59 5,597.57 Board of Appeals Personal Services 2,791.94 2,713.80 Expenses Supplies 61.45 146.45 Services 1,293.30 1,305.42 Furniture & Fixtures 218.00 Planning Board Personal Services 19,426.60 17,947.82 Expenses Supplies 553.85 878.42 Services 2,892.61 3,765.18 Furniture & Fixtures 100.29 147.27 Total General Government 1,368,892.57 1,305,293.31 Protection of Persons & Property Police Department Personal Services 518,700.00 433,400.97 Expenses Supplies Automotive 17,104.83 14,749.32 Public Safety 2,379.97 1,896.14 Uniforms 11,492.35 11,379.03 Other 5,150.10 5,772.99 Services Communications 5,197.56 4,841.24 Repairs to Auto Equipment 2,356.87 609.54 Tuition 1,483.61 324.00 Other 6,044.33 4,150.73 Equipment 15,232.65 15,787.42 Parking Meter Fund 2,000.00 1,993.15 98 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 1969 1968 Article 39 - 1968 4,645.50 1,154.50 Article 65 - 1968 Off Street Parking 21, 135.15 Parking Meter Carryover 218.00 Fire Department Personal Services 525,940.22 457,079.01 Expenses Supplies Automotive 5,779.49 4,727.95 Fuel 2,389.82 2,229.55 Public Safety 5,780.84 6,313.14 Clothing 4,411.20 2,930.21 Other 4,802.79 5,279.20 Services Communications 1,627.02 1,739.60 Repairs to Auto Equipment 1,131.05 1,843.85 Other 15,463.87 14,321.45 Equipment 2,400.00 2,430.67 Ambulance Maintenance 1,474.58 500.97 Forest Fires 97.05 94.63 Carryover 1967 5,108.67 Carryover 1968 1,716.35 Article 40 - 1966 28,724.75 Article 39 - 1966 Radio Comm. 5,163.16 Article 41 - 1968 Fire Truck 14, 674.53 Article 42 - 1968 Fire Truck 11,489.00 Civil Defense Personal Services 8,213.81 8,167.27 Expenses Supplies 984.14 1,113.35 Services Communications 2,736.08 2,777.81 Other 2,656.12 2,629.60 Equipment 83.68 179.86 Auxiliary Fire 491.74 375.83 Article 39 - 1966 11,156.92 Carryover 1968 1,359.82 Auxiliary Fire Carryover 1968 242.52 Inspection Department Personal Services 31,288.33 23,792.15 Expenses Supplies 534.79 641.55 Services 1,324.57 741.65 99 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 1969 1968 Carryover 1967 107.10 Carryover 1968 8.80 Article 41 - 1963 90.00 Weights and Measures Personal Services 1,500.00 1,500.00 Expenses 412.22 571.40 Insect Suppression Expenses 2,191.73 2,329.88 Shade Tree Expenses 12,225.28 9,854.61 Carryover 1968 199.95 Dutch Elm Disease Expenses 5,000.00 3,438.35 Dog Officer Personal Services 7,032.60 2 , 048.11 Expenses 1,087.81 1,162.81 Total Protection of Persons & Property 1,296,837.92 1,104,388.27 Health & Sanitation Health Department Personal Services 20,593.43 15,713.55 Expenses Supplies 972.52 908.82 Services Professional 5,447.00 5,873.79 Hospital 580.56 523.85 Other 1,479.54 1,938.76 Equipment 99.96 327.00 Health Engineering 584.90 191.78 Animal Inspection 1,270.00 1,270.00 Dog Clinic 1,074.96 1,069.72 Sanitary Land Fill 53, 400.00 43, 972.85 Garbage Collection 67,166.20 64,607.91 Public Facilities 1,650.38 2,209.19 Article 31 - 1968 - Mosquito Control 9,000.00 Article 37 - 1968 - Mental Health 7,220.00 Article 67 - 1968 - Lincoln St. Dump 3,828.11 21,171.89 Carryover 1967 208.40 Garbage Carryover 1967 5,208.33 Public Facilities Carryover 1967 146.05 100 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 1969 1968 Article 30 - 1969 Mosquito Control 9,000.00 Article 35 - 1969 Mystic Valley Clinic 7,847.00 Article 46 - 1969 Lincoln St. Dump 25,000.00 Sanitary Land Fill Carryover 1968 40.00 Article 6 - 1967 West Sub Refuse 1,128.89 Dental Clinic Personal Services 3,820.63 Expenses Supplies 28.30 Services 214.06 Sewer Maintenance Expenses 24,575.94 27,038.73 Sewer Services Expenses 8,826.72 10,591.30 Articles - 1968 8 - Sewer Laterals 49, 497.99 10, 088.96 15 - Sewer Construction 76,750.86 140,279.36 16 - Sewer Trunk 270.00 9,133.70 17 - SewerConstruction 87,880.02 19.20 18 - Sewer Trunk 40, 000.00 19 - Sewer Trunk 80, 941.67 985.00 19 - Sewer Trunk 6,806.72 2,681.25 Articles - 1967 9 - Sewer Construction 14 - Sewer Construction 15 - Sewer Mains 16 - Sewer Construction 17 - Sewer Trunk 18 - Sewer Construction 37 - Sewer Eng. Articles - 1966 4 - Sewer Main 14 - Sewer Construction 15 - Sewer Mains 16 - Sewer Trunk 17 - Sewer Maintenance Articles - 1965 14 - Sewer Construction 16 - Sewer Trunk 31 - Woodhaven Articles - 1969 15 - Sewer Construction 16 - Sewer Construction 28 - Sewer Trunk Water Pollution Control Total Health & Sanitation 101 27,944.93 18.00 13,280.11 3,950.07 39,069.68 179,316.19 12,839.70 129,070.69 5,011.70 2,162.45 5,903.55 306.00 315.00 200.00 357.00 10,308.98 500.00 1,665.84 26,879.82 123,967.94 141,784.41 1,557.60 28,000.00 54,362.10 1,009,439.19 15,731.82 33,888.78 250.00 812,405.12 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES Highways 1969 1968 Public Works Building Expenses 18,440.47 Carryover 1967 Carryover 1968 65.81 Article 2a - 1966 Article 2b - 1966 9,549.45 Highway Maintenance Expenses 62,688.56 Articles - 1968 20 - Drain Construction 38,754.99 21 - Sidewalk Construction 14, 576.27 22 - Curbing Construction 375.71 23 - Highway Construction 75-78 - Street Acceptance 82 -85 - Street Betterments 355.20 97 - Center Beautification 132.00 Highway Carryover 1967 Articles - 1967 10 -Reconstr. Mass. Avenue 19 - Sidewalk Construction 20 - Curbing Construction 21 - Highway Construction 22 - Highway Construction 26 - Street Construction 59 - Street Construction 60 - Street Construction 75 - Street Beautification Articles - 1966 18 - Drain Construction 22 - Highway Construction 74 -78 - Street Construction 52 - Lexington Center Beautification Articles - 1965 18 - Sidewalk Construction 28 - Street Options 65 - Widen Mass. Avenue Articles - 1969 17 - Drain Construction 20 - Curbing Construction 21 - Highway Maintenance 25 - Street Construction 38- 41 - Street Acceptance 42-44 - Street Betterments 45 - Street Construction Carryover 1968 102 12,901.72 2,568.29 6,813.04 75.00 16,950.15 176.08 2,630.09 17,035.62 755.93 6,000.00 32.64 10,002.73 22,342.64 150.00 28.23 17,724.82 1,083.64 20,134.36 2,566.46 66,444.98 3,045.01 8,300.67 2,386.02 4,500.00 350.00 9,186.50 528.98 434.99 8,690.81 2,431.71 4,397.42 150.00 16,693.24 150.00 3,478.60 3,590.00 150.00 7,305.57 2,371.89 145.00 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 1969 1968 Road Machinery Expenses 88,606.86 61,043.67 Article 26 1968 Capital Outlay 83,637.04 Article 26 1969 Capital Outlay 44,308.86 Carryover 1968 396.81 Snow Removal Expenses 221,867.13 90,764.89 Carryover 1967 10,599.52 Traffic Regulation & Control Expenses 7,504.39 8,371.78 Article 8 1967 Traffic Study 563.83 2,094.94 Article 103 1969 Traffic Study 2,700.00 Carryover 1968 473.75 Street Lights Expenses 91,263.97 84,572.29 Street Signs Expenses 2,900.00 1,798.93 Total Highway 729,986.02 529,123.73 Welfare Public Welfare - Administration Personal Services 7,610.25 Expenses Supplies 78.53 Services 227.50 Aid & Expenses Services Direct Cash Grants 36,718.34 Hospital 905.68 Medical 90.03 Other 49.25 Disability Assistance Aid & Expenses 1,313.35 Federal Grants 1,121.90 Aid to Dependent Children Aid & Expenses 12,990.08 Federal Grants 14, 685.40 Old Age Assistance Aid & Expenses 11,349.19 Federal Grants 7,381.30 103 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 1969 1968 Medical Assistance Aid & Expenses 70,466.34 Federal Grants 4,478.36 86,389.51 Veterans Benefits - Administration Personal Services 5,796.44 6,285.00 Expenses Supplies 58.19 103.44 Services 468.16 478.66 Aid & Expenses Cash Grants 41,062.06 46,939.02 Hospital Care 7,239.32 2,563.33 Other 214.19 553.15 Graves Registration 327.20 314.75 Carryover 1968 41.00 Soldiers Burials 250.00 Total Welfare & Veterans Benefits 59,934.92 308,614.00 Schools Administration Personal Services Administrative 132,194.26 117,779.12 Clerks 93,263.63 83,337.51 Expenses 31,065.82 27,610.48 Instruction Personal Services Coordinators & Dept. Heads 230,456.95 214,096.70 Principals 335,309.62 305,796.73 Teachers 5,251,728.50 4,709,928.04 Librarians 157,677.40 128,352.86 Guidance Counsellors 285,096.07 251,372.95 Psychologists 37,829.92 31,828.16 Secretaries 343,299.71 301,222.46 Expenses Textbooks 68,126.57 72,545.20 Contractual Services 13,722.29 9,444.81 Supplies & Materials 279,012.61 288,881.07 Other School Services Personal Services Nurses & Doctors 75,708.88 70,604.25 Transportation 6,296.20 6,803.50 Food Service Supervision 40,955.64 21,549.92 104 ► SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 1969 1968 Expenses Psychiatrists 8,533.79 8,068.36 Contractual Services 218,508.59 197,224.35 Food Services 3,098.61 3,384.96 Other 3,072.33 628.44 Operation & Maintenance of Plant Personal Services Maintenance Men 59,469.12 58,042.40 Custodians 403,094.17 360,909.04 Expenses Heat 51,133.57 56,876.76 Utilities 153, 521.33 134, 944.19 Contractual Services 120,521.65 106,815.55 Supplies & Materials 28,098.16 25,248.51 Rental of Buildings 1,200.00 1,380.00 Transportation to Non - Public Schools Out -of -State Travel Vocational Education Adult Education Music Research Summer Reading Program Slow Achiever Program Business & Office Equip. Education Curriculum Res. & Dev. Pupil- Parent Counseling Diagnostic & Consulting Service Education of Handicapped Teacher Training Film 16,829.85 22,768.67 11,782.45 11,239.05 6,296.20 7,314.04 17,390.58 16,530.72 24,422.59 994.98 28,792.24 4,390.87 2,971.37 6,862.40 2,003.39 468.06 1,008.44 900.00 837.00 2,563.00 12,292.96 3,076.04 57,909.45 50,211.93 Creative Performing Arts 5,333.75 METCO 75, 384.53 Education of Children from Low- Income Families 28, 652.46 Articles - 1968 13 - Jr. High Plans & Specs 30 - H. S. Parking 71 - Harrington Playground 72 - Baskin Playground 58 - Land Harrington Carryover 1967 Article 74 - 1967 Junior High School Articles - 1966 46 - Marvin Playground 47 - Poplar Playground 105 70,737.30 54,262.70 650.33 1,580.00 7,403.81 4,073.38 5,288.46 667.10 2,989:76 15,025.00 2,729.05 66.00 Articles - 1964 6 - Bridge School 7 - Bowman School Articles - 1969 53 - Harrington Playground 49 - Vocational School Planning 13 - jr. High School Bids Total School SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES Library 1969 1,800.00 32,165.07 2,940.28 28.00 7,000.00 8,792,673.93 Cary Memorial Library Personal Services 189,877.89 Expenses Supplies 10,967.78 Services 16,843.07 Books 34,820.20 Equipment Office 498.98 Furniture & Fixtures 1,145.36 Safety 641.00 Articles - 1968 46 - Branch Library Repair 47 - Paint Main Library State Aid to Libraries Total Library Parks, Recreation & Unclassified Parks 6,922.58 261,720.44 Expenses 32,000.00 Carryover 1967 Carryover 1968 3,197.25 Recreation Personal Services 37,091.88 Expenses Supplies 3,701.98 Services 5,697.63 Article 46 - 1966 Marvin St. Playground 195.46 Articles - 1967 12 - Swimming Pool 9,852.46 68 - Swimming Pool 16, 300.28 Article 9 - 1968 Playground Land Acq. 1,019.34 106 1968 1,422.48 17,500.66 7,881,554.18 171,629.42 10,218.23 16,693.43 36,620.01 495.05 1,296.82 17,224.75 1,996.00 6,914.25 263,087.96 36,243.77 1,899.20 30,435.76 3,774.71 4,059.08 147.54 3,699.72 1 i SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES Articles - 1969 54 - Tennis Courts 56 -. Playground 57 - Valley Field Playground Unclassified Trustees of Public Trusts Capital Expenditure Committee Standing School Bldg. Committee Permanent Bldg. Committee Town Celebration Committee Historic Districts Commission Conservation Commission Board of Retirement Articles - 1968 16 - Conservation 36 - Conservation 56 - Conservation 68 - Conservation 69 - Conservation 70 - Conservation Articles - 1967 30 - Land Appraisal 52 -55 - Conservation 65 - Conservation 78 - Conservation 80 - Conservation Articles - 1964 9 - Cons ervation 31 - Conservation 37 - Conservation Articles - 1966 49 - Town Government Committee 50 - Land Acq. 51 - Land Acq. Articles - 1969 6 -Land Acq. 34 - Land Acq. 69- 73 - Land Acq. 76 Land Acq. Article 3 - 1961 Land Acq. Historic Dist. Commission Carryover 1968 Total Parks, Recreation & Unclassified 107 1969 1968 22.05 837.00 3,451.80 427.50 425.00 33.50 39.92 15.00 75.00 420.00 348.33 5,288.29 5,033.39 1,337.28 1,210.23 797.81 983.60 108,494.00 76,795.40 23,527.95 450.00 2,023.92 7,976.08 48,404.37 390.00 13,550.00 450.00 1,547.56 450.00 885.32 20.00 850.00 8,226.91 2,000.00 45,000.00 15,552.00 50.00 300.00 6,403.58 90.00 1,260.24 2,568.99 859.00 50.00 55,955.95 287.08 2,940.00 535.00 1,000.00 142.85 285,074.62 278,780.69 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 1969 1968 Public Service Enterprises Water Maintenance Expenses 51,723.89 41,998.00 Water Services Expenses 10,284.80 11,000.00 Article 14 - 1968 Water Constr. Article 13 - 1967 Water Constr. 8,620.38 37,182.23 Article 14 - 1969 Water Constr. 1,234.01 Total Public Service Enterprises 71,863.08 90,180.23 Cemeteries Personal Services 52,904.12 48,698.83 en Expses Supplies 3,698.96 2,426.37 Services 1,108.94 1,545.38 Equipment 2,645.46 Article 8 - 1968 Carryover 66.00 Article 29 - 1965 Westview Development 421.66 7,000.00 Article 67 - 1969 3,100.00 Article 30 - 1966 Westview Development 2,653.18 Total Cemeteries 63, 886.86 62,382.04 Miscellaneous Interest on Debt Public Works Building 10,710.00 12 ,180.00 Library 3,450.00 3,900.00 Street & Sewer 580.00 Street, Sewer & Library 6,120.00 6,800.00 Town Offices 2,400.00 2,700.00 School 230,480.00 251,876.75 Street 7,010.00 8,790.00' Water 6,965.00 8,804.00 Sewer 59,604.75 65,455.75 Tax Anticipation 105,966.86 62,717.62 Maturing Debt Public Works Building 35,000.00 35,000.00 Library 15,000.00 15,000.00 Street & Sewer 20,000.00 Street, Sewer & Library 20,000.00 20,000.00 Town Offices 10,000.00 10,000.00 School 722,000.00 802,000.00 Street 60,000.00 40,000.00 Water 68,000.00 68,000.00 Sewer 151,000.00 206,000.00 Total Debt & Interest 1,513,706.61 1,639,804.12 108 SCHEDULE OF EXPENSES 1969 1968 Investments 3,600,000.00 4,700,000.00 Tax Anticipation Loans 5,000,000.00 4,000,000.00 School Lunch Program Personal Services 149,956.27 163,396.88 Supplies 253,379.78 287,047.03 Refunds Inspection 2.00 Interest & Costs 214.09 81.79 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 26, 682.63 27,851.55 Real Estate Tax 58,482.79 55,406.39 Sewer 5,229.66 5,100.91 Water 9,125.72 6,155.73 Personal Property Tax 130.32 32.25 Selectmen Department 19.60 188.84 Chapter 90 538.13 Sidewalk 22.36 Welfare 60.13 Dog Licenses 4,983.25 4,837.00 Sale of Lots Land 246.00 Perpetual Care Fund 14,500.00 10,922.50 Tenney Fund 28.21 M.D.C. Sewer Rates 6,675.00 6,675.00 Federal W/H Taxes 1,601,558.42 1,204,381.73 State W/H Taxes 261,194.99 197,879.71 Blue Cross & Group Insurance 120,901.69 99,809.59 Sporting Licenses 4,552.00 4,619.00 State & County Assessments 868,272.94 666,744.09 Athletics 106,856.57 83,887.32 Tax Shelter Annuities 59, 320.04 Teachers' Union Dues 16,251.60 Total Expenditures 27,699,414.91 25,801,439.30 109 Town Counsel Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XX of the General By -Laws of the Town of Lexington, I hereby submit my report in writing as Town Counsel for the period from January 1, 1969 to December 31, 1969. 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, 1969. 1. Lillian R. Gale vs. Edward W. Gourdeau, Sr., an employee of the Town, Third District Court of Eastern Middlesex No. 3359 of 1962. Suit for alleged property damage arising out of a motor vehicle accident. 2. Alfred P. Tropeano et al, Trustees of Lexington Professional Building Trust, vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 151876, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 39088, No. X- 158820, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 41683, No. X- 169188, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 48851, and No. X- 172897, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 51474. Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1964, 1967 and 1968 real estate tax. 3. First National Stores, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 153726, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 39934, No. X- 156089, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 40470, No. X- 158974, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 41737, No. 43901, No. 47670 and No. 49216. Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967 real estate tax. 4, James Lettieri et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 154846. Petition for abatement of 1962 real estate tax. 5. Fred Corazzini vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 154842, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 39964, and No. X- 156106, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 40508. Petitions for abatement of 1962 and 1963 real estate tax. 6. Thomas A. Napoli et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 154858 and No. X- 156108, transferred to Formal Procedure 110 TOWN COUNSEL No. 40510. Petitions for abatement of 1962 and 1963 real estate tax. 7. Mary I. Napoli vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 154859 and No. X- 156110, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 40512. Petitions for abatement of 1962 and 1963 real estate tax. 8. Fred E. Hersom, Jr. et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 39969, No. 40307, No. 41637 and No. 44494. Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965 real estate tax. 9. Robert J. Sorrentino et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 39970, No. 41633 and No. 44490. Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1964 and 1965 real estate tax. 10. Lexington Golf Club vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 154980, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 40015, No. X- 156235, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 40513, No. X- 159035, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 41847, No. X- 162109, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 43693, and No. X- 166103, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 46698. Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1966 real estate tax. 11. Jordan L. Raskind, p.p.a. vs. Eugene T. Muller, a fireman, Middlesex Superior Court No. 253958. Action to recover for alleged personal injuries and property damages as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Case transferred to Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex. 12. Alice C. Monahan et als vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 154978, No. X- 159157, No. X- 162561, No. X- 167885 and No. X- 169715. Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967 real estate tax. 13. Alice C. Monahan et als vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 154979, No. X- 159156, No. X- 162562, No. X- 167886 and No. X- 169716. Petitions for abatement of 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967 real estate tax. 14. Franziska Porges Hosken vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 41391 and No. 41575. Petitions for abatement of 1963 and 1964 real estate tax. 111 TOWN COUNSEL 15. Jenney Manufacturing Company vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 156062, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 40426, No. X- 158645, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 41551, and No. 43704. Petitions for abatement of 1963, 1964 and 1965 real estate tax. 16. Edward H. Hinds, Trustee of Hinds Realty Trust, vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 262882. Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of a trunk sewer easement. 17. City of Boston vs. Town of Lexington, Municipal Court of the City of Boston. Action to recover for assistance to several persons alleged to have residence in the Town of Lexington. 18. Edward H. Hinds, Trustee of Hinds Realty Trust, vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 265320. Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of a trunk sewer easement. 19. Metropolitan Pipe and Supply Company vs. Oliver Killam, Jr., Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 25996 Equity. Suit by a supplier of materials against the Town's contractor, the Town and the Standing School Building Committee to obtain payment of amount alleged to be due from the contractor. 20. Edward H. Hinds, Trustee of Hinds Realty Trust, vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 267706. Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of a trunk sewer easement. 21. Frank D. Walker et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 268540. Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of a trunk sewer easement. 22. Daniel F. Coughlin et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 162376, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 43890, and 112 TOWN COUNSEL No. X- 165724, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 46353. Petitions for abatement of 1965 and 1966 real estate tax. 23. Harold J. Crumb et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 162483, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 44075, and No. X- 166270, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 46812. Petitions for abatement of 1965 and 1966 real estate tax. 24. Carl Uraneck, p.p.a. vs. James J. Lima, Jr. and Guy D. Busa, police officers, Middlesex Superior Court No. 271554. Action of tort for personal injuries. 25. Charles P. McEnroe vs. Alfred L. Viano, Chairman of School Committee, Middlesex Superior Court No. 280576. Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administrative Assistant of Lexington Schools. 26. Charles P. McEnroe vs. Dr. Austin W. Fisher, member of School Committee, Middlesex Superior Court No. 280577. Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administrative Assistant of Lexington Schools. 27. Charles P. McEnroe vs. Elizabeth H. Clarke, member of School Committee, Middlesex Superior Court No. 280578. Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administrative Assistant of Lexington Schools. 28. Charles P. McEnroe vs. Charlotte Lichterman, member of School Committee, Middlesex Superior Court No. 280579. Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administrative Assistant of Lexington Schools. 29. Charles P. McEnroe vs. James R. Maclnnes, Jr., employee of the Town, Middlesex Superior Court iNo. 280580. Suit for alleged illegal and negligent discharge of plaintiff from position with Town of Lexington. 30. Charles P. McEnroe vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior 113 TOWN COUNSEL Court iNo. 280581. Suit for alleged breach of contract of employment. 31. Charles P. McEnroe vs. Robert H. Farwell, member of School Committee, Middlesex Superior Court iAo. 280582. Suit for alleged tortious ratification of illegal act of Administrative Assistant of Lexington Schools. 32. Catherine I. Geanacopulos et al vs. the Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 281785. Suit for personal injuries and consequential damages arising from alleged sidewalk defect. 33. Diran N. Semonian et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 281551. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking by eminent domain of a drain easement. 34. Athena Kutrubes vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 165872, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 46480, No. X- 169298, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 48938, and No. X- 172807, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 51397. Petitions for abatement of 1966, 1967 and 1968 real estate tax. 35. Town of Lexington vs. Joseph A. Goodwin, Middlesex Superior Court No. 27780 Equity. Suit to enjoin violation of Zoning By -Law. 36. Laurence H. Moore, Trustee of Great Road Realty Trust, vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 167058, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 48046. Petition for abatement of 1966 real estate tax. 37. Alfred P. Tropeano et al, Trustees of T & N Realty Trust, vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 168594, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 48450. Petition for abatement of 1966 real estate tax. 38. Thomas DiSilva, Trustee of DiSilva Family Trust, vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 168713, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 48517, and No. X- 169760, transferred to Formal Procedure 114 TOWN COUNSEL No. 49353. Petitions for abatement of 1966 and 1967 real estate tax. 39. Thomas A. DiSilva vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 168714, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 48518, and No. X- 169757, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 49350. Petitions for abatement of 1966 and 1967 real estate tax. 40. Vincent G. DiSilva et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 168715, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 48519, and No. X- 169759, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 49352. Petitions for abatement of 1966 and 1967 real estate tax. 41. Vincent G. DiSilva et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 168716. Petition for abatement of 1966 real estate tax. 42. Edward W. McGrory et al vs. Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 287285. Action of tort for personal injuries arising out of a fall in Cary Hall. 43. William R. Moore et als vs. Board of Appeals et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 28142 Equity. Appeal from decision of Board of Appeals granting special permit for nursing home. 44. Robert L. Johnson et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 169296, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 48936. Petition for abatement of 1967 real estate tax. 45. Agnes T. Kelly vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 291958. Petition for assessment of damages arising from a taking by the Town of an easement for a town way. 46. Maurice F. Shaughnessy et al vs. Donald E. Nickerson et al, Board of Appeals, and R. J. Foley Realty Trust, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No. 28710. Appeal from decision of Board of Appeals grant- ing a variance. 47. Thomas DiSilva vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 169756, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 49349. Petition for abatement of 1967 real estate tax. 115 TOWN COUNSEL 48. Robert H. McCullough et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 169758, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 40351. Petition for abatement of 1967 real estate tax. 49. Flora A. Myers et al vs. Town of Lexington, Crognale Construc- tion moo., Inc. and others, Middlesex Superior Court No. 293616. Action of tort for personal injuries, property damage and consequential damages against the Town, the Town's contractor and the abutting owners alleged to have been caused by a defect in a private way. 50. Oneida Corporation, also known as Drummer Boy Corporation, vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 292669. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of the taking by the Town of a sewer easement. 51. Lexland Construction Corp. vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 293481. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land for playground and other public purposes. 52. Murrich Corp. (formerly Finard Motels, Incorporated) vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 50385. Appeal from 1967 real estate tax. 53. Lexington Indoor Tennis Club vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. PFA -2364. Petition for leave to file appeal from 1967 real estate tax. 54. Harold S. Lebow et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 171052, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 50900. Appeal from 1967 real estate tax. 55. Morris M. Bloomberg vs. Natalie H. Riffin et als, Members of the Lexington Planning Board, Middlesex Superior Court No. 28918 Equity. Appeal from determination of Planning Board that plan required approval under Subdivision Control Law. 56. Arthur Maginnis et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior 116 TOWN COUNSEL Court No. 294202. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking by the Town of an easement for a town way in land that was acquired by the petitioners after the taking. 57. Theodore A. Couris vs. Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 296431. Action of tort for personal injuries arising from an alleged highway defect. 58. Diran M. Semonian et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 296298. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of an alleged taking by the Town of an easement for a town way. 59, Maureen A. Morgan vs. George Pekins, a Town employee, and others, Third District Court of Eastern Middlesex No. . Suit for alleged personal injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident. 60. Ralph D. Cataldo et als vs. Logan Clarke, Jr., Chairman School Committee, and James McInnis, as Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Middlesex Superior Court No. 29250 Equity. Bill to require that certain school children be furnished transportation. 61. Nicholas L. Durso et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 172888, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 51459. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. (b) All actions brought by or against the Town during 1969. 1. Alice C. Monahan et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 173066. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 2. Alice C. Monahan et als vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 173067. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 3. Robert A. Rissling et al vs. Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 301336. Action of tort for damage to real and personal property. 4. Harold S. Lebow et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 173099, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 51678. Petition 117 TOWN COUNSEL for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 5. Harold J. Crumb et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 173128, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 51681. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 6. Edwin M. Goldberg et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 300357. Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of an easement for a town way. 7. First National Stores, Inc. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 51765. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 8. Robert L. Johnson et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 51840. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 9. Davida Goldman vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex County Commis- sioners No. 5251. Complaint filed with Middlesex County Commissioners for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. Transferred for hearing and determination by the Appellate Tax Board at the request of the Town, Formal Procedure No. 52264. in_ Canital Control Trust, Anthony G. Capobianco et al, Trustees. vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No 52112. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 11. Pine Crest Realty Trust vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 52766. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 12. Richard J. Biederman vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 52869. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 13. Robert H. McCullough et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 175437. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 14. Francis J. Visalli et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 175438. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 15. Vincent G. DiSilva et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 175439. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 118 TOWN COUNSEL 16. James P. DiSilva et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 175440. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 17. Thomas DiSilva, Trustee, DiSilva Family Trust, vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 175441. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. 18. Alfred Iodice et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 3016609 Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of an easement for a trunk sewer. 19. Humble Oil & Refining Company vs. Commission of Corporations and Taxation and Lexington Board of Assessors, Appellate'Tax Board No. 53142. An appeal from valuation of pipe line established by the State Tax Commission as of January 1, 1969. 20. Anthony Mazza et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 302402. Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of a drain, easement. 21. John W. Grabski et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 302898. Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain of an easement for a town way. 22. John C. Morgenstern et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 303073. Petition for abatement of sewer betterment assessment. 23. James W. Lambie et als vs. Donald E. Nickerson et als, Board of Appeals, and Lexington Electronic Realty Trust, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No. 30113. Appeal from decision of Board of Appeals grant- ing a variance. 24. Armen John Esserian vs. Robert Cataldo et als, as they are Selectmen of the Town of Lexington, and Gunther K. E. Kleeberg and John E. Ryan, Middlesex Superior Court No. 30198, Equity. Bill in equity to cancel and rescind vote of Selectmen to sell certain tax title lots and 119 TOWN COUNSEL to obtain order of Court requiring sale to petitioner. 25. Sarah S. Kachinsky vs. the Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 306756. Suit for personal injuries arising from an alleged street defect. 26. Kenneth S. Thompson et al vs. County of Middlesex et al, Middlesex Superior Court No. 305804. Petition for assessment of damages arising from the taking by eminent domain by the Middlesex County Com- missioners on behalf of the Town of Lexington of an easement for highway purposes. 27. City of Boston vs. Treasurer and Receiver - General of the Commonwealth et als, Suffolk Superior Court Equity No. 90572. A petition for declaratory judgment with respect to apportionment of Metropolitan District Commission sewer easements. 28. Paul B. Lloyd et al vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 305843. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land by eminent domain. 29. Richard J. Biederman vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. 53853. Petition for abatement of 1969 real estate tax. 30. Kingston Homes, Inc. vs. the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 307653. Petition for assessment of damages arising out of a taking of land by eminent domain. 31. Francis M. Flynn et al vs. Town of Lexington and John Day, a police officer, District Court of Northern Norfolk No. . Suit for alleged personal injuries and property damage arising out of a motor vehicle accident. 120 TOWN COUNSEL (c) All actions settled or disposed of during 1969. 1. Catherine I. Geanacopulos et al vs. the Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex Superior Court No. 281785. Suit for personal injuries and consequential damages arising from alleged side- walk defect. Settled when reached for conciliation upon payment of a part of the claim by the contractor added as a defendant on motion of the plaintiffs and payment of a part of the claim by the contractor's insurer. 2. Edward W. McGrory et al vs. Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 287285. Action of tort for personal injuries arising out of a fall in Cary Hall. Case tried to a jury and verdict entered for the Town and its employee. 3. William R. Moore et als vs. Board of Appeals et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 28142 Equity. Appeal from decision of Board of Appeals granting special permit for nursing home. Final decree upholding the decision of the Board of Appeals was entered following a trial in the Superior Court and an appeal therefrom to the Supreme Judicial Court. 4. Morris M. Bloomberg vs. Natalie H. Riffin et als, Members of the Lexington Planning Board, Middlesex Superior Court No. 28918 Equity. Appeal from determination of Planning Board that plan required approval under Subdivision Control Law. Bill dismissed by consent of the parties when assigned for trial on an agreed statement of facts. 5. Theodore A. Couris vs. Town of Lexington et als, Middlesex Superior Court No. 296431. Action of tort for personal injuries arising from an alleged highway defect. Plaintiff discontinued case as to Town when reached for trial. 6. Ralph D. Cataldo et als vs. Logan Clarke, Jr., Chairman School Committee, and James McInnis, as Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Middlesex Superior Court No. 29250 Equity. Bill to require that certain school children be furnished transportation. Case tried and 121 TOWN COUNSEL final decree entered dismissing bill. 7. Nicholas L. Durso et al vs. Board of Assessors, Appellate Tax Board No. X- 172888, transferred to Formal Procedure No. 51459. Petition for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. Appeal tried and decision for the Board of Assessors. 8. Davida Goldman vs. Town of Lexington, Middlesex County Commis- sioners No. 5251. Complaint filed with Middlesex County Commissioners for abatement of 1968 real estate tax. Transferred for hearing and determination by the Appellate Tax Board at the request of the Town, Formal Procedure No. 52264. Case withdrawn on partial abatement of 1968 tax. 9. James W. Lambie et als vs. Donald E. Nickerson et als, Board of Appeals, and Lexington Electronic Realty Trust, Middlesex Superior Court Equity No. 30113. Appeal from decision of Board of Appeals grant- ing a variance. Decree entered by consent of all parties annulling the decision. (d) The amounts received by the Town Counsel as compensation for services not covered by the regular salary of the Town Counsel and disbursements during 196;. Services Special services - Appellate Tax Board matters $1060.00 Disbursements Appellate Tax Board transfer fees Uraneck v. Busa et al - Printing of record for Supreme Judicial Court Edward W. McGrory et al v. Town et als - Transcript of depositions Copies of pleadings General office expense 122 77.35 4.60 10.00 298.54 81.95 2400.00 Total $3850.49 TOWN COUNSEL Special Counsel Fees Norman J. Richards, Esquire Lawrence H. Moore, Tr. v. Assessors Nicholas L. Durso et al v. Assessors Edward W. McGrory et al v. Town et als 100.00 100.00 750.00 :;950.00 I wish to express my appreciation for the cooperation and assistance extended to me by officials, employees and citizens of the Town with whom I have had the privilege of serving during the year. Donald E. Legro Town Counsel 123 LEXINGTON "The Birthplace of American Liberty" Population 1965 Census - 31,388 Highest elevation - 385 feet above mean sea level Lowest elevation - 110 feet above mean sea level Settled - 1642 - Cambridge Farms Incorporated. as a Town - 1713 Valuation - $205,786,150.00 Tax Rate - 1969 - $59.80 Area of town in acres . . . . . 10,650.42 Area of town in miles . . . . . 16.64 Extreme length in miles . . . . . 5.8 Extreme width in miles . . . . . 4.85 Public Streets: (miles) Accepted . . . . .108.98 Private Streets: Unaccepted . . . . . 30.93 Paper Streets . . . . 9.50 State Highways . . . . . 17.10 Trunk Sewers . . . . 25.88 Street Sewers . . . 85.47 Water Mains . . . 147.59 Voter Registration: Residents who have lived in the town for six months and in the commonwealth for twelve months may register at the town clerk's office on any business day from 8:30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m. Additional regis- tration sessions in advance of each election will be provided at times to be announced by the town clerk. The town clerk's office will be open for registrations at a time and hours to be announced for one Saturday prior to each town election and for two Saturdays prior to each state election or primary election. Voting Places: Precinct 1, Harrington School; Precinct 2, Adams School; Precinct 3, Cary Memorial Hall; Precinct 4, High School; Precinct 5, Cen- tral Fire Station; Precinct 6, Maria Hastings School.