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Home My WebLink About1931-Annual ReportANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF Lexington, Massachusetts Year, 1931 Mercury Printing Company Medford, Mass. DR. JOHN H. KANE Born February 11, 1851 Died February 5, 1931 Town Clerk of Lexington 1924 -1931 A Kindly, Considerate Gentleman and Faithful Public Servant i 1 1� TOWN OF LEXINGTON LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS MARCH 1931 TO MARCH 1932 SELECTMEN Robert P. Trask, '33, Chairman Bailie C. Blake, '32 Theodore A. Cuetaace, '88 Clarence Shannon, '82 John E. Gilcreast, '34 Town Treasurer Town Clerk Collector of Takeo School Committee Cemetery Commissioners Trustees of Public Trusts Moderator Constables Planning Board Field Drivers Director, Middlesex County, Bureau of Agriculture and Economies James J. Carroll James J. Carroll Byron C. Earle James Stuart Smith, '34 (Chairman) Howard S. 0. Nichols, '32 Nllnnie A. Glynn, '33 Edward Wood, '32 (Chairman) John E. A. Mulliken, '34 George H. Gibson. '33 Waldo F. GIidden, '32 Howard S. O. Nichols, '34 John F. Turner, '36 Robert H. Holt Patrick J. Maguire John C. Russell Frederick L. Emery, '32 (Chairman) C. Edward Glynn, '34 William D. Milne, '34 Edgar F. Scheibe, '32 J. Henry Duffy, '33 Clarence H. Cutler, '33 Edward C. Maguire John C. Russell William I. Burnham 4 ANNUAL REPORTS '' APPOINTED OFFICERS Animal Inspector Assessors Assistant Assessors Board of Appeals Bridge Charitable Fund Trustees Building Inspector Burial Agent Dr. Chester L. Blakely Charles E. Ferguson (Chairman) Eugene G. Kraetzer Walter G. Black Frederick J. Spencer Michael Hinchey Reuben Mead Arthur N. Maddison (Chairman) Theodore A. Custance Curlys L. Slocum 0. Edward Glynn Roland W. Baldrey Waldo F. Glidden, '32 Froward S. 0. Nichols, '34 John F. Turner, '36 Fred W. Longbottom Arthur A. Marshall Cary Memorial Library, Librarian Miss Marian P. Kirkland Cary Memorial Library, Assistants Miss Helen E. Muzzey Miss Katherine Buck Miss Dorothy B. Wentworth Miss [.;faire Ball Miss Emma 0. Nichols (East Lexington Branch) Cary Memorial Library, Janitor Horace M. Howard Cary Memorial Library, Treasurer Rev. R. Mitchell Rushton Clerk, Selectmen Constables Dental Clinic Committee Helen C. Whittemore Charles E. Moloy Charles E. Wheeler C. Wesley Johnson Mrs, Arthur B. Field Mrs. Robert H. Holt Thomas S. GrindIe TOWN Fence Viewers Fire Engineers Forest Warden OF LEXINGTON John T. Cosgrpve, Frederick J. Spencer Edward W. Taylor Norman C. Hooper Edward F. Buttrick Edward W. Taylor Gammell Legacy Income, Trustees acting with Dept. of Public Welfare. Mrs. Robert P. Trask Mrs, Richard Whittemore Health Officer Health Inspector Lockup Keepers Measurer of Grain Measurer of Wood, Bark Manure Milk Inspector Moth Dept. Superintendent Odorless Cart, Charge of Police Officers Dr. William L. Barnes Russell I. Prentiss John C. Russell James J. Sullivan Albert Bieren and John •E. Kelley Harold I. Wellington Russell I. Prentiss Osborne J. Gorman Peter Canessa James J. Sullivan (Chief) Patrick J. Maguire (Deputy Chief) John C. Ruseell (Sergeant) Edward C. Maguire Thomas C. Buckley William C. ()'Leary Henry Harvey James Lima Forrest Knapp Edward J. Lennon John W. Rycroft John M. Barry George E. Smith Francis T. Neal, Jr. 6 Park Superintendent Plumbing Inspector Posture Clinic Committee ANNUAL REPORTS Public Works, Superintendent Registrars of Voters Sealer of Weights and Measures Slaughter Inspector Stone Building, Janitor Superintendent of Streets Superintendent of Water and Sewer Departments Town Town Town Town Accountant Counsel Engineer Hall Janitor Town Hall Janitor, (Assistant) Tree Warden Weighers (Public) Wire Inspector John J. Garrity Andrew T. Bain Mrs. Charles Whipple Miss Ruth E. Morrison Mrs. Edith C. Kelley William S. Scamnian Leon H. Truesdell, '32 (Chairman) George M. Davis, '33 George 1-1. Lowe, '34 Jaynes J. Carroll (Clerk) Charles E. Hadley George A. Warner John E. Gannon Robert H. White Albert A. Ross Charles F. Pierce Sydney R. Wrightington John T. Cosgrove Charles E. Moloy Philip E. Leaf Osborne J. Gorman William E. Mulliken John E. A. Mulliken Jacob Bierenbroodspat Harold I. Wellington William Bieren Albert Bieren Peter Stevens Rupert H. Stevens John E. Kelley Edward F. Smith Miss Lillian McClure Louis W. Bills TOWN OF LEXINGTON 7 COMMITTEES APPOINTED AT VARIOUS TOWN MEETINGS Appropriation Committee Term Expires 1932 Lawrence G. Mitchell, Chairman Hubert D. Broderlc Eugene J. Viano Term Expires 1933 Harold B. Needham George W. Butters Francis E. Burke Term Expires 1934 A. Edward Rowse, Jr. George W. Nary Roy A. Ferguson Permanent Memorial for Veterans Appointed December 8, 1927 Willard D. Brown William B. Foster Minnie S. Seaver ' James H. Russell Charles E. Wheeler Committee on Lectures Under Will of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary Appointed April 27, 1931 Robert H. Holt Mrs. Henry D. Love Rev. Edwin M. Siocombe School Building Committee for Southern Section Appointed June 9, 1930 James Stuart Smith Howard E. Custance Howard S. O. Nichola Mrs. C. Edward Glynn William H. Ballard Clyde E. Steeves Mrs. S. Lewis Barbour Committee on Recommendation for Candidates for Town Officers Appointed October 15, 1930 Albert 11. Burnham John D. Collins Eugene T. Buckley William R. S. Eaton John A. Lyons Committee on Arboretum Authorized October 15, 1930 Ha11ie C. Blake Dr. Fred S. Piper Stephen F. Hamblin Edward B. Ballard Sheldon A. Robinson Mrs. Richard B. Engstrom Miss Mabel P. Cook Mrs. William D. Milne Mrs, Hollis Webster ANNUAL REPORTS Committee on Adams School Addition Appointed November 7, 1930 James Stuart Smith William H. Ballard Howard S. O. Nichols Mrs. Minnie A. Glynn Francis E. Burke Howard E. Custance Claire S. Ryder Clyde E. Steeves Revision of By -Laws Appointed May 4, 1931 Joseph R. Cotton John A. Lyons Robert H. Holt (added to Committee, November 23, 1931) Building Committee Authorized December 16, 1929 Nathan B. Bidwell Charles E. Ferguson Edmund A. Webb Perley C. Tibbetts Fred W. Longbottom Town Records Lexington, Mass. February 3, 1931. This is to certify that the Board of Se'leetmen have this day appointed Helen C. Whittemore, Town Treasurer of the 'Cowl! of Lexington. and slit- Iias been ihiiy ~worn to the faith - fu] performance of her duties. THEODORE A. ('i'STA xl'I•:, Notna•y 1'ubli.r. llexington, Mass. February 6, 1931. This is to certify that the Board of Selectmen have this day appointed Helen C. Whittemore, Town Clerk of the Town of Lexington, and she has been duly sworn to the faithful per- formance of her duties. T H EODOa E A. (' i' STA N C1•:. Notary Public. My commission expires May 27, 1988. Town or LEXINGTON 9 TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH WEALTH OP MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town. of Lexington, in said County, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexing- ton, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet in their respective voting places in said town. (Precinct One, Em- erson Hall; Precinct Two, Three and Pour, Cary Memorial E010, oft MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH, A. D. 1931 at.six o'clock A. M., then and there to act on the following articles Art. 1. To choose by ballot the following town officers One Town Clerk for the term of one year, One Selectman for the term of three years, One Town Treasurer for the term of one year, One Collector of Taxes for the term of one year, One Cemetery Commissioner for the term of three years, One Member of the School Committee for the term of three years, Two Constables for the term of one year, One Moderator for the term of one year, Two Members of the. Planning Board for the term of three years, Seventeen Town Meeting Members in each Precinct for three yes, Three Town Meeting Members in Precinct Two for one year (to fill vacancy Two Town Meeting Members in Precinct Four for two years (to fill vaeancy). The polls will be open at 6.00 A. M. and will remain open until 8.00 P. M. You are also to notify the inhabitants aforesaid to meet in Cary Memorial Hall in said Town on Monday, the sixteenth day 10 ANNUAL, REPORTS day of March, 1931 at 8 P. M., at which time and .place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined ex - elusively by the town meeting members, in accordance with Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929 and subject to the referendum provided for by section eight of said chapter. Art. 2. To receive the report of any Board of Town Of- ficers or of any Committee of the Town, and to appoint other Committees. Art. 3. To choose such Town officers as are required by law and are usually chosen by nomination. Art. 4. To see if Town will authorize their Treasurer, un- der the direction of the Selectmen, to borrow money for any necessary purposes,in anticipation of revenue for the current year, the .saiiie to' be repaid directly from the proceeds of said revenue, .or act in any Manner relative thereto. Art. 5. To see if the Town will make the usualappro! priations for Town expenses for the ensuing year, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 6. To see if the Town will make an appropriation for the Suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths, in ac- cordance with Chapter 132, General Laws, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess an amount of money to be used as a Reserve Fund as provided by Chapter 40, section 6, General Laws, or take any action relating thereto. Art. 8. To see if the Town will appropriate funds for the payment of pensions to retired members of the Police and Fire Departments, under Chapter 32, General Laws, or set in any manner relating thereto. Art. 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $50. or some other amount, and elect a director, the money to be expended by and the director to serve in co-operation with the Middlesex County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture in the work of the Middlesex County Ex- tension Service, under the provisions of Section 40 to 45,; Chap- ter 128, General Laws of Massachusetts. Art. 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the use of the Water Department and payment of water debt, and to provide same by issuance of bonds, notes or by direct appropriation or by transfer from other accounts; �i TOWN OF LEXINGTON 11 by any or all of such methods, or take any other action relating thereto. Art. 11. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money to place curbing and granolithie sidewalks adjacent to town property. Art. 12. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to petition the Director of Accounts of the State for an audit for the year 1931. Art. 13. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the support of a Posture Clinic, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Health or by a committee appointed by said Board, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 14. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell certain parcels of land owned by the Town comprising a part of the area purchased by the Town from the Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Company, located on Bedford Street, for a Public Works Department. Art. 15. To -see if the Town will Vote to appropriate money for old Age Assistance in accordance with General Laws, Chap- ter 118A inserted by Acts of 1930, Chapter 402 or act in any manner relating thereto. • Art. 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the alteration and repair of the Public Works Department building located on Bedford Street. Art. 17. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $1719.94 to the Cary Library Account, the same being the sum received from the Middlesex County for dog fees. Art. 18. To see if the Town will purchase a plot of land owned by Charles F. and Harriette W. Smith for school, play- ground and park purposes in the rear of the Parker School com- prising approximately four acres more or less, and appropriate money for the purchase of said land. Art. 19.. To •'see of the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate money by the issuance of bonds or notes or by direct ap- propriation or by any one or more or all of such methods, for the purpose of building, originally equipping and furnishing an addition to the Adams School, and make the necessary altera- tions caused by this addition according to the plans and recom- mendations of the Building Committee. Art. 20. To see if the Town will amend the Zoning By- law by establishing a new residence district, in which will be 12 �LtiNUAI, REPORTS permitted in addition to the uses now permitted in an R-2 Dis- trict, two-story apartment houses upon the parcel of land on the northwesterly side of Merialn• Street between a linerepre- sented approximately by an extension of the southwesterly line of Oakland Street, and approximately the location of the fence adjacent to the tracks of the Boston & Maine Railroad, extend- ing back from Meriam Street two hundred (200) feet more or less, or act in any manner relating thereto. And you are directed to serve this Warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By - Laws of the Town. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, •to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands, at Lexington, this tenth day of February, A. D. 1931. ALBERT H. BURNHAM, THEODORE A. CUSTANCE, ROBERT P. TRAsx, CLARENCE SHANNON, HALLIE C. BLAKE, Selectmen of Lexington_ February exin tton- February 21, 1931 To the Town Clerk: l have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting printed copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Post Office, in the Vestibule of the Town Office Building and six other public places in the Town, and by mailing a printed copy of the same to i.very registered voter in the Town seven days before the time of said meeting. Attest: Patrick J. Maguire, Constable of Lexington- Town of LEXINGTON 13 ,r. - ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION March 2, 1931 In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the legal voters of the Town of ,Lexington met in their respective voting places in said town on Monday, March the second in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred thirty-one at six o'clock in the forenoon. The following places were designated as the voting places for the various precincts: Precinct 1, Emerson Hall; Precincts 2, 3, and 4, Cary Memorial Hall. The following e]ection officers having been duly appointed by the Selectmen, and Wardens of the various preeincts were assumed for duty as follows: PRECINCT ONE Charles J. Dailey Warden John Collins Deputy Warden Bartlett J. Harrington Inspector Ernest R. Rowland Inspector Ruth T. Harrington Deputy Inspector Charles H. Schofield Deputy Inspector Mrs. Mary A. Rowland Clerk Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson Deputy Clerk Ellese Schofield Teller Joseph J. Pritchard Telfer William M. Welsh Teller Marion G. Cook Teller PRECINCT TWO Irving B. Pierce Warden Patrick F. Dacey Deputy Warden Ezra F. Breed Clerk John J. Garrity Deputy Clerk Victor A. Harmon Inspector John H. Dacey Inspector Madeline J. Corbett Deputy Inspector Sara C. Walker Deputy Inspector Frederick A. Connor Teller Edward B. McLeod Teller Elizabeth Nourse Teller Edward McCrory Teller 14 ANNUAL REPORTS PRECINCT THREE Ralph H. Marshall Warden Leonard K. Dunham, Jr. Deputy Warden Bessie G. Davis Inspector James M. Ahern Inspector Emma Hovey Deputy Inspector David McPeake Deputy Inspector Frederick H. Tullar Clerk James L. McKenzie, Jr. Deputy Clerk Charles E. Moloy, Jr. Teller Roy A. Ferguson Teller James McGann Teller Alexander W. Parks Teller PRECINCT FOUR Morton G. Hopkins Warden Frederick Lowe Deputy Warden E. Irene Robinson Deputy Inspector William E. Mulliken Inspector Katherine E. Kiernan Deputy Inspector Frank H. Maguire Inspector Howard E. Custance Clerk Lester L. Andrews Deputy Clerk George Hinchey Teller Margaret T. Kennedy Teller Melville Webb Telfer Jesse S. Ferry Teller The polls were declared open in each precinct at 6 o'clock A. M. and remained open until 8 o'clock P. M., after which time after due notice, they were closed. '1`]ie election of officers were sworn to the faithful per- formance of their duties. The ballots were counted by the election officers in each precinct, the tally sheets and total vote sheets prepared by the Town Clerk being used. The total registration of voters in each precinct was as follows: Precinct 1. 1020 Precinct 2. 1014 Precinct 8, 1051 Precinct 4. 1007 The ballots cast were counted, enclosed in envelopes, sealed, signed by the election officers, together with the unused ballots, and delivered to the Town Clerk at his office. TOWN 07 LIXINGTON 15 16 ANNUAL REPOT I' The Registrars of Voters canvassed the result as follows: ...' CONSTABLES Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Prec. 4 Total Precinct 1. Ballots Cast 671 Patrick J. Maguire 456 527 589 538 2110 Precinct 2. Ballots Cast 644 John C. Russell 471 499 540 • • •.' 508 2013 Precinct 3. Ballots Cast 718 Dennis Reardon 1 .% 1 Precinct 4. Ballots Cast 683 Blanks • i 1' i 415 263 306 • 321 1308 Mr. Patrick JMaguire and Mr. John C. Russell were elected TOWN CLERK for one year. . . Frec. 1 Prec. 2 Prec. 3 Prec. 4 Total James J. Carroll 250 167 236 267 920 MODER4TOR George M Davis 123 248 284 211 866 ;;[tgbert H. Holt ;.; 476 1538 574 521. 2109 Harold B. Needham 202 21 9 27 259 s;Tsmothy Kinneen 1 1 Howard S. 0. Nichols 76 158 140 106 479 ,;: ;Blanks :: 195 106 143 162 606 Matthew Stevenson 9 42 40 58 149 --:; 1 Mr. Robert H. Holt was elected for one year, Blanks 12 8 9 14 43 • N Mr, James J. Carroll was declared elected for one year. PLANNING BOARD - C. Edward Glynn 425 495 548 467 1935 William D. Milne 394479 515 457 1845 SELECTMAN Blanes 523 �� 314 373 442 1652 John E. Gilcreast 369 468 426 342 1606 Mr. C. Edward Glynn and Mr. William D. Milne were elected W. Benjamin C. Meady 229 150 243 298 920 fel. three years. Blanks 73 26 49 43 191 =E" Mr. John E. Gilereast was declared elected for three years. TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Precinct One—For Three Years TOWN TREASURER *Elvin E. Baker 347 James J. Carroll 244 160 239 269 912 : ; c William C. Bartels 223 George M. Davis 125 256 283 208 872 Lewis C. Campbell 241 Harold B. Needham 196 24 7 16 2411 <; 'Malcolm H. Clifford 273 Howard S. 0. Nichols 77 154 138 116 485 *Carl I Drew 275 Matthew Stevenson 9 39 39 58 145 *Arthur B. Field 417 Blanks 20 11 12 16 68 *Herbert A. Flint 284 Mr, James J. Carroll was declared elected for one year. Bernard W. Foley 184 *Mary D. Hatch 257 COLLECTOR OF TAXES Edward B. Hoitt 188 • Byron C. Earle 509 558 627 569 2253 *Frank E. Hudson 282 Blanks 162 86 91 124 463 *George M. Hynes 252 Mr. Byron C. Earle was declared elected for one year. Eric Johnson 171 Lizzie E. Lowell 207 CEMETERY COMMISSIONER James E. McCarthy 238 John E. A. MuIliken 493 537 593 541 2164 Patrick J. McGowan 215 John A. Murray 165 Blanks 178 107 125 142 552 Mr. John E. A. Mulliken was declared elected for three years. 'Frederick S. Ormond 295 'Maurice A. Page 282 SCHOOL COMMITTEE *Charles A, Peavy 278 James Stuart Smith 485 539 576 509 2109 *James A. Pierce 242 Perkins 253 Blanks' 186 106 142 174 607 *Frank W. `Haskell Reed 282 Mr. James Stuart Smith was declared elected for three years. TOWN OF LEXINGTON ' Louis J. Reynolds 280 * Percy C. Smith 290 *John T. Sumner 263 Francis J. Toye - 221 Matthew M. Zubowitch .. 221 13Ianks 4291 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Precinct Two—For Three Years. *Alan G. Adams 388 Harold C. Ashley 370 *George S Bartow 387 *Charles S. Beaudry 322 *Harry C. Boyd 313 William F. Downe 252 *Robert Henry Eldridge 328 • Lester F. Ellis 353 William Greer 199 *Charles Elliot Hadley 400 *Clayton A. Hilliard 294 *Lilian C. Holt 394 Richard P. Jackson 238 *Roger D. Long 351 Gait F. Parsons 263 * Randall W. Richards 297 'John J. Rudd 349 *John A. Sellers .. 276 Clyde E. Steeves 261 *Charles F. Vaughan 347 *Clarence S. Walker 403 * James J. Walsh, 2nd 312 Blanks 3851 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Precinct Two—For One Year. (To FiUI Vacancy) Jolin A. Lyons ... 461 *Robert H. Moore 453 * Dana Thurber Norris 475 Blanks 543 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Precinct Three—For Three Years. *Alfred A. Adler 390 *Leon C. Burt 390 17 18 ANNUAL REPORTS Albert W. Emmons Thomas E. Fitzgerald * Norman C. Hooper * Edith M. Kelley * Eugene G. Kraetzer * James H. Lewis * Robert D. Mayo * George C. McKay * Charles E. Nichols, Jr. Harry 13. Osgood *Russell I. Prentiss *Lester T. Redman 'Jay O. Richards *Arthur M. Roberts William R. Rosenberger * A. Edward Rowse, Jr. *Edward H. Sargent *William H. Shurtleff * George A. Warner Fred Bartlett Blanks TOWN MEETING MEMB Precinct Four—For *Fred B. Bartlett * Walter S. Beatty *Christopher W. Collier Napoleon J. Carrow 'Frederick L. Fischer * Alfred E. Haynes *William P. Herbert 'John E. Hossfeld *Leonard Jellis 'Walter E. Jones Joseph A. Kelley *Clarence W. Mason * Richard A. Mellen *Everett E. Morrill *Donald E. Nickerson *Alexander Ohlson ■Eugene H. Partridge *Harry M. Ripley *Walter F. Spellman Blanks 347 317 402 860 862 426 399 368 385 352 386 422 370 416 309 431 422 414 410 1 4137 RS Three Years 425 392 429 329 363 364 368 377 354 350 304 347 334 362 359 351 404 338 366 4695 TOWN or LEXINGTON 19 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Precinct Four—For Two Years (To Fill Vacancy) *Russell B. Allen 471 *Carl Hauck 421 Blanks 474 *Town Meeting Members elected. A true record, Attest: HEL>tN C. Wain.EMoRE, Town Clerk. Election of Town Meeting Member to fill vacancy caused by resignation of John E. Gilereast. Meeting was Monday Evening, March 16th, 1931, held in Estabrook Hall. Meeting called to order, by James J. Carroll, Town Clerk, at 7:40 P. 11. i s ith twenty-seven members present. Remarks by James J. Carroll, explaining purpose of the meeting, stating nominations for Chairman and Clerk were in order for the meeting. Name of Francis E. Burke proposed and seconded to act as Chairman. unanimous. Francis E. Burke in charge. Name of Mrs. Helen C. Whittemore proposed and seconded to act as clerk, unanimous. The names of the following candidates were proposed for election, for Town Meeting Member of precinct four. Napoleon J, Corrow, proposed by Mr. Herbert. Frank P. Herrick, proposed by Mr. Beatty. Joseph A. Kelley, proposed by Mr. Dailey. Messrs. Beatty, Mulliken and Bean were appointed to act as tellers and counters. Ballots were distributed for voting, with the following re- sults: Frank P. Herrick 20 Napoleon J. Corrow 12 Joseph A. Kelley 2 Total 34 Mr. Frank P. Herrick of 49 Waltham Street, was declared elected as a Town Meeting Member of precinct four. Mr. Beatty moved meeting be closed, unanimous. There were thirty-four members present at the close of the meeting. Meeting adjourned at eight o'clock P. M. Attest: JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk. 20 ANNUAL REPORTS ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING March 16, 1931 The uweting was called to order by Moderator Robert H. Holt at 8:05 P. M. There were abort 175 Town meeting members present. Article 5. Selectman Mr. Trask makes motion Article five be taken up first. Under this article James Stuart Smith offered the following motion. 8;07 P. M. VOTED: "That the sum of $234,937.00 be appropriated and assessed for the support of the public schools and for the payment of tuition at the vocational schools for the current year." Mr. Smith gave the following information regarding what the money was to be used for, and why at this time the amount should he $12.100.00 more than last year. On the increase, Mr. Smith said, thatthis year, there were 121 more pupils in the local schools than there were last year, and at the opening of the school year next Fall. there would be a further estimated increase of 150 pupils to be eared for during September, Oc- tober, November, and December out of this appropriation. Continuing, he said, that a short time ago the maximum salary for the teachers was raised, and each year the teacher budget is thns increased. Tlie Franklin School on Allen Street will require a new staff of teachers in the Fall. when the school is first opened to the pupils and the normal increase of the number of pupils in the schools at large requires that new teachers be added to the various staffs to care for the new pupils. Mr. Smith pointed out that the school department turned hack to the Town about sixteen cents on every dollar invested. He estimated that the schools, through tuition from other Towns, and from the State and school funds, the total of $31,870.00 will be turned back, making the total eost of the operation of selewols $197,120.00, stating, that the cost per pupil for operation during 1930 was a little less than it was in 1929. 8:18 P. M. TOWN of LEXINGTON 21 The motion as offered by Mr. Smith was then presented by the Moderator, Mr. Holt, and was passed unanimously. 8:19 P. M. Selectman Dr. Shannon moved that the balance of the ap- propriations in Article Five be included in one motion, but voted upon separately and under this motion, the following votes were passed unanimously, except as noted. 8:21 P. M. For the expenses of the Appropriation Committee For the salaries and expenses of the Selectmen's Depart- ment, (Of which $250.00 is for expenses of Selectmen for 1981) For the salary and expenses of the Town Accountant, (Of which $3,000.00 is for salary) For the salary and expenses of the T,,wn Treasurer, (Of which $700.00 is for salary) For the salary and expenses of the Collector, (Of which $2,100.00 is for salary) For the salary and expenses of the Board of Assessors, (Of which $900.00 is for salary of Assessors) $ 150.00 6,125.00 3,240.00 2,000.00 4,960.00 6,915.00 Assessor's appropriation was questioned by Mr. Fred Moul- ton, asking how much of the $6,915.00 asked for, was for the salaries of the assessor:. Selectman Dr. Shannon replied, that $900.00 was for salarivs and $6,000.00 was for expenses, explaining a man was on duty in the assessor's office. all the time during the day. Mr. Moulton asks, why salary of man mentioned not in- cluded under salaries of assessors. Selectman Dr. Shannon replies, man in question was only the clerk of the assessors. The motion was then offered by Moderator, Mr. Holt, of the appropriation of $6,915.00 for the Board of Assessors, with $900.00 of same to be used for salaries of Assessors, which was carried unanimously. 8:22 P. M. For Legal Services, (Of which $1,000.00 is for salary of Town Counsel) ..-- $3,500.00 Mr. Charles E. Nichols, Jr. inquires about the $500.00 in- crease over last year's appropriation and why 9 Same was raised by the Selectmen and approved by the Finanee Committee. 22 ANNUAL Rn'ORTS Above being explained by Mr. Ross of the Appropriation Committee, because of the case pending against the Town at this time which would require further legal services. Motion offered by Moderator Mr. Holt, of the appropria- tion of $3,500.00 for legal services, $1,000.00 of same for salary of Town Counsel, which was carried unanimously. 8:25 P. M. For the salary and expenses of Town Clerk, (Of which $1,700.00 is for salary) ...... For elections and registrations For the salary and expenses of Supt. of Publ (Of which $4,200.00 is for salary) For the salaries and expenses of the Engineering Dept. ---. 12,725.00 This appropriation was approved for $11,480.00, although Selectman Dr. Shannon recommended the amount be raised to $12,725.00, explaining that the cut meant the dropping of three men from the engineering department, but one of these men had already been taken on by the water department. The in- crease would insure the other two men of their present posi- tions, which he felt necessary to keep up its engineering work and it would therefore be to the best interests of the Town to accept the increased appropriation. - - Mr. Fred Moulton asked for the Town Engineer's opinion of the increase. Mr. John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer, stated that he felt the two men were needed. Mr. Ross. of the Appropriation Committee, said that the expenses of this department had been doubled in the past five years, and at the rate of the increased asked, it would double again. He stated he still thought the department could get along on the $11,480.00 as recommended. The motion was placed before the meeting by the Modera- tor, and the decision was given by the Moderator, in favor of the negative, but with a doubt of over twenty, a rising vote was declared. Moderator Mr. Holt, appointing the following as tellers. Mr. Emery, Mr. Ellis and Mr. Buckley, with the following re- sults: Affirmative ---Mr. Ellis 19 Negative—Mr. Ellis 12 Mr. Emery .... 32 Mr. Emery 63 Mr. Buckley .. 14 Mr. Buckley 20 Total ........ 65 Total 95 $2,180.00 1,000.00 ie Works, 5,400.00 TowM OF LEXINGTON 23 This motion declared lost 96 to 65. 8:35 P. M. On the motion to reconsider by C. E. Hadley, the appro- pria tion was put through as recommended by the Appropria- tion Committee, namely $11,480.00, this motion being carried unanimously. 8.36 P. M. For the expenses of the Town Office Building and Cary Memorial Building $9,000.00 For the expenses of the Planning Board 500.00 For the expenses of the Board of Appeals 150.00 For the salarieb and expenses of the Police Department 34,781.00 For the salaries and expenses of the Fire Department 41,243.00 For hydrant rentals 6,390.00 For the salary and expenses of the Building Inspector, (Of which $1,100.00 is for salary) 1,200.00 For the salary and expenses of the Wire Inspector 825.00 For the salary and expenses of the Sealer of Weights and Measures, (Of which $400.00 is for salary) 525.00 For the protection of public shade trees and for the plant- ing of shade trees 2,500.00 8:30 P. M. Dr. James J. Walsh asked how much of this appropria- tion was to be spent on the planting of new trees, his idea for this year. being to economize. Selectman Dr. Shannon, replied, *900.00 was to be used for planting new trees. Dr. James J. Walsh then offered the following substitute motion: VOTED: That the amount for the protection of shade trees be approved for $1,600.00 and to be used solely for the care of existing trees. Mr. Ross, stated, when appropriation was approved, his understanding was $2,200.00 would be used in the care of ex- isting trees and $300.00 for new trees. Selectman Mr. Trask states not his understanding and it would be a mistake to cut the budget, as in a few years some of our best trees would die from neglect. General discussion about trees followed, by Mr. Edward Wood, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Moulton, and Selectman Mr. Blake, and thefact made known, that trees on public park and 24 ANNLTAL REPORTS other public property should be taken care of by the park department. Mr. E. 13. Worthen spoke on the treatment of the trees, as of last year's work by the men from the Electric Light and Telephone Companies, hoping same would not be repeated, using as an example the condition of the trees in front of the Baptist Church. Motion as presented by Dr. James J. Walsh• was offered by the Moderator, which was carried unanimously. 8:58 P. M. For the expense of forest fires $ 500.00 For the salary of the dog officer 50.00 For the Maintenance of public health sanitation 3,500.00 For the expenses of the dental clinic 1,700.00 For Vital Statistics 50.00 For the salary of the Inspector of Cattle 500.00 For the salary of the Inspector of Slaughtering 600.00 (Of which $1,100.00 is for Salary) 1,150.00 For the salary and expenses of the Milk Inspector, (Of which $200,00 is for salary) 500.00 For the expenses of the sewer maintenance department 8,600.00 For the expenses of lowering brooks 500.00 For the removal of ashes and care of dumps 2,250.00 Mr. Fred Moncton asked what this appropriation was for. who did the work on the care of dumps and removal of ashes. and how much of tlie appropriation of $2,250.00 was for the caretaker of the dumps. Selectman .Mr. Custance informs, about $2,100.00 was paid out for labor, and the work was done by the highway depart- ment. For the salary and expenses of the Plumbing Inspector, Mr. F. Moulton was of the opinion this item should come ander the highway department, therefore moved this appro- priation be under that department, although not his intention of increasing the highway appropriation, VOTED: Mr. Joseph Cotton moved to ]ay this appropria- tion upon the table until the highway appropriation came up for consideration, which was carried unanimously. 9:07 P. M. For the expense of collecting garbage $4,650.00 For the maintenance and care of highways 60,000.00 Mr. J. Cotton states did not realize this article so near and voted to lay the highway appropriation on the table. TOWN OF 11RXINOTON 25 Voted: Mr. Coolidge moved that the motion relative to the highways be taken from the table, and it was so voted, unanimously. 9:09 P. M. VOTED: Mr. Fred Moulton then offered the following motion, "That the sum of $2,250.00 asked for in the removal of ashes and the care of dumps be included in the appropria- tion of $60,000.00 as approved and requested, for highway maintenance." This motion was carried unanimously. 9:10 P, M. Selectman Dr. Shannon and Mr. Ross both stated they did not feel as though the original appropriation of the highway department should be reduced. Motion by Mr. Coolidge, to amend the previous motion by increasing the amount from $60,000.00 to $62,250.00. When put to a vote by the Moderator, this motion was lost. 9:11 P. M. Mr. C. E. Hadley asked if this amount included the com- pletion of the work on Hill Street. Reply by Mr. Ross, it did not. Moderator, Mr. Holt, then presented Mr. Moulton's orig- inal motion to the meeting, namely, that the sum for the main- tenance and care of highways be $60,000.00, which would in- clude $2,250.00 for removal of ashes and care of dumps, same was carried unanimously. 9:13 P. M. For highway construction (Mass. Ave. Lake St., to Lincoln St.,) the same to be expended in conjunction with the State and County under the authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws $12,000.00 For equipment and repairs of traffic beacon signals .. 300.00 For maintenance and operation automatic traffic signals 750.00 Question by Mr. Hadley, regarding the traffic beacon at the junction of Concord Ave, and Waltham St., reply. same was to be discontinued. For construction and repair of street signs $ 300.00 For the construction of sidewalks of granolithic where the abettors will pay one-half of the expense .......... 3 500.00 For the expense of the removal of snow and ice and for the payment 1930 overdraft of $2,067.06. 14,000.00 26 ANNUAL REPORTS Mr. Ross stated Appropriation Committee approved $14,- 000.00 over original figures of $12,000.00, which caused general discussion and comments from several Town Meeting Members. Mr, Hadley asked, if this amount would cover to date or to the end of the year. Reply from Selectman Dr. Shannon, covered until the end of year. Mr. Willard C. Hill, then offered an amendment to the motion by cutting the appropriation to $11,000.00 Selectman Dr. Shannon, explained that $11,000.00 had al- ready been spent and there might be more snow to be removed this Spring, or in the Fall. Mr. W. C. Hill withdrew his motion. 9:15 P. M. The following motion was then offered by the Moderator, for the expense of the removal of snow and iee and for the payment of 1930 overdraft of $2,067.06, the sum of $14,000.00. As there was some doubt as to the result of the vote, a rising vote was called for, Messrs. Ellis, Emery and Buckley being appointed as tellers, with returns as follows. Affirmative, Mr. Buckley 26 Negative, Mr. Buckley .... 10 Mr. Emery 43 Mr. Emery 43 Mr. Ellis 24 Mr. Ellis 3 Total 93 Total 56 The vote was carried 93 to 56. 9:19 P. M. For the expense of street lights $25,000.00 For the expense of the Public Welfare Department 12,000.00 400.00 For Soldiers' Relief 1,200.00 For Soldiers' Burials 100.00 For Military Aid 500.00 For the proper observance of Memorial Day, to be expended under the direction of Post 119 of the Grand Army of the Republic 250.00 Insurance 13,600.00 For the expense of printing and publishing the Town Re- port 2,201.5'7 For unclassified expenses 300.00 For the expenses of operating the Public Works Depart- ment 6,500.00 For State Aid Town or LEXINGTON 27 Mr. Fred Moulton asked what the appropriation covered. Selectman Dr. Shannon replied, general expenses, such as, heat, light, etc. also mechanic's salary, who made repairs on Town's Trucks. from all departments, when necessary. Further discussion and questions, brought forth, an ad- ditional report from Selectman Mr. Trask, as follows. Coal $1,400.00, tight and Power $300.00, Watchman $1,500.00, Re- pairznan $2,100.00, Water $125.00, Telephone $125.00, Supplies $250.00, Equipment for the repairs $560.00, Gas $140.00. The mechanic has charge of 14 trucks, which work, pre- viously, was done in private garages. when repairs were necessary. Mr. Hadley asked how much was spent last year to repair the trucks. Question not answered. Original motion presented by the Moderator, Mr. Holt, and same was carried unanimously. 9:35 P. M. For the support of Libraries $12,293.00 For the maintenance of public Parks and Playgrounds 14,205.00 For the expenses of April 19th celebration 300.00 For the maintenance and development of Munroe Cemetery 2,300.00 For the maintenance and development of Westview Cemetery 2,000.00 For the administration of Trust Funds 75.00 The following were voted upon separately and earried unanimously, First, for the payment of interest on the public debt, $41,633.75; Second, The sum of $9,566.25 to be transferred from the Water Maintenance account, ($51,200.00). 9:36 P. M. The following were voted upon separately and carried unanimously, First, For the payment of $117,000,00 bonded indebtedness maturing in 1931 the sum of $69,337.67; Second, he appropriated and that the sum of $30,000.00 be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account; Third, and the sum of $13,000.00 from the Water Department Maintenance Ac- count; Fourth, and the sum of $2,010.00 from the Water De- partment Available Surplus Account. (Balance in maturing Debt, $2.662.33). 9:37 P. M. Articles 2 and 19. Selectman Mr. Trask moved articles 2 and 19 he taken up jointly. Unanimous. Under these articles Mr. James Stuart Smith, brought forth, the Adams School addition, giving the report of the 28 ANNUM, REPORTS t'7eulmittre appointed November 7, 1930, to investigate plans and figures for the school, which is as follows: The matter of the Adams School has been discussed and reported upon many times in Town meeting and while there was a definite vote of the Town last November instructing this Committee to bring inplans and specifications for an addition to the new Adams School, yet this Committee thinks it might he well to review some of the reasons which led up to the Town vote. The old Adams School has been in use off and on since the eighteen fifties. It was abandoned once by the Town as a school building, incl has been operated for the last few years over the protest of the 5elaool Committee. The old building is not a proper one for children. Itis badly ventilated. The stairways are dangerous in ease of fire. The heating system is worn out. The toilet facilities do not measure up to modern standards, and for what we get outof it, it is expensive to operate. Ilaanpering restrictions of State, fire and health laws pre- vent desirable changes and alterations in this building which the School Committee might have made were it allowed to do Nil. For these reasons, and for others which we will not men- tion, this plan should he dropped out of the Schon) system, About a year ago, :L planning committee reported that ,ie►r school facilities; for the East Village should take the form of au addition to the so-called new Adams School which was erected eighteen years ago, and the Committee made its recom- mendation to the Town for several reasons, the chief ones heing, First, that the new Adams School was erected and designed to take a future addition at less than normal cost. This sav- ing is chiefly in the heating plant. The boiler and chimney were designed for an addition of about the size which we pro- pose to erect, The main corridors of the building were also laid out so that it is obvious thatthe addition was to be made where this Committee proposes to make it. Second, the Adams School was deemed the best location, everything considered, that could be found and still give East Village a school building which would be sufficient for at least five years more. As the East Village grows in population, it will become more apparent where the next school should be built. At TOWN ON LEXINGTON 29 present it is not clear whether that future building should be on the right -band or the left-hand side of Massachusetts Avenue, nor just how far this side of the Arlington line, but consider- ing both sides of the Avenue together now and looking ahead five years, there is not a large enough population to support a new school near the Arlington line with any economy to the Town. In fact a new school elsewhere might prove a liability. Moreover, the Town must purchase a site, and until it is plain where that site should be. we are better off on the present lo- cation. It is also the unanimous opinion of this Committee that the Town would have to expend at least $20,000.00 more to place a school elsewhere and then be no better off than by build- ing on to the Adams School as originally planned eighteen yea rs ago. THE ADDITION This Committee, under the vote of the Town last Fall, now brings in the following recommendation having prepared ]►tans and received bids. An addition to the Adams School calling for six new class- rooms and leaving an unfinished lower story on the ground level which can lie developed at small expense when the need comes into three additional rooms. Unless the growth of the population is much greater than in the past five years, this present addition, as said before, will care for five years, and the finishing of three rooms in the basement will probably care for other growth in the East Village. We have mentioned that there are certain restrictive State laws in reference to alterations of .public buildings. Adams School is eighteen years old and these laws require ns to make over some changes in our present Adams School. Certain other changes are desirable in view of the larger number of children who will use the school. This refers es- pecially to children who bring lunches, and to a place to ex- ercise and play. The children now use the basement in foul and cold weather. With the new and much increased school, we will lave to use so much of the basement that it is not given over to other purposes, and also use the auditorium as a sort of combination of playroom and auditorium. This means work in the existing building as we do not think the present finish of the auditorium will stand the wear and tear of chil- dren's play. 30 ANNUAL REPORTS To revamp the old building, erect the new, install a sprinkler system, equip with furniture and regrade so much of the ground as will need it, will cost approximately $87,- 500.00. The Committee now has definite bids. We can figure the cost of the furniture, and we have an accurate estimate on sprinkler system. When the work is finished, the Town will have in the East Village its largest grade school unit, well located because of the playground and the set -back from the street, and protected against fire hazard by a sprinkler system. This proposed sprinkler system in this school will be a great protection, but it is not 100 per cent. To give complete protection would cost more than the situation warrants. The system proposed will sprinkle everything in the building ex- cept the roof and auditorium, that is, all concealed places like wardrobes. closets and boiler rooms; all stairways and all corridors; all rooms where fire might get started and not be observed. ft will decrease the insurance rate from 32 and 35 to 20. If both buildings, when complete, have an insurable value of $170,000.00, the difference on insurance would be about $250.00 a year. This would pay for the system in about ten years. If the system is left out, the Town will pay that $250.00 a year as long as the school lasts. We estimate the useful life on the new structure combined with the old at thirty rears. At tlie time 'the Town voted an appropriation for the new Franklin School, it was stated that the Committee had to choose between erecting that building or making this addition to Adams. We did not wish to have those needed projects overlap, and the Town voted the Franklin School funds, real- izing that Adams School was pressing on its heels. The Committee therefore urges the Town to go forward with Adams School now. The citizens of East Village have endured with patience an out of date building, voting improvements in other parts of the Town. This condition should not continue. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 31 The cost of the new building is relatively low considering what we get and what other construction has east. Signed the Committee, JAMES STUART SMITH, HOWARD S. 0. NICHOLS, }TOWARD E. CUSTANCE, WILLIAM H. BALLARD, C. E. STEzvms, M. A. G€LYNN, CLAIRE S. RYDER. Article 19. VOTED: "That the Adams School building Committee appointed at the Town meeting, November 7, 1930, be authorized to erect and equip an addition to the Adams School Building and to make alterations in the existing build- ing substantially in aecord with the plans presented; and that for the purpose of such construction and alterations and for the furnishing of the same the sum of $85,000.00 be appro- priated and that of this amount $7,000.00, be assessed and $78,- 000.00 be raised by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town; and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby authorized to borrow the sum of $78,000,00, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chap- ter 44, General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier dates as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine." Mr. Smith then went on to the platform of the stage, where from charts of architect's plans, he described and ex- plained the situation in full. VOTED: Mr. E. B. Worthen moved that the report of the Adams School Building Committee be accepted. Above motion was carried unanimously. 10:21 P. M. Mr. Smith's motion on the Adams School Addition was then presented, by the Moderator, being carried unanimously. 10:23 P. M. Article 4. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up ar- ticle 4. VOTED: Selectman Mr. Blake offered the following mo- tion. "That the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from 32 ANNUAL REPORTS time to time in anticipation of revenue of the present financial year, and to issue therefore, a note or notes to be paid from the revenue of the present financial year." Above motion carried unanimously. 10:25 P. M. Artiele 18. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up Ar- ticle eighteen. After explaining the advantages and the necessities of the proposition as contained in article eighteen, Mr. Howard S. 0. Nichols offered the following motion: VOTED: "To see if the Town will purchase a plot of land owned by Charles F. and Harriette W. Smith for school playground and park purposes in the rear of the Parker School comprising approximately four acres more or less, and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for the .purchase of said land." Motion as presented by Moderator carried unanimously. 10:35 P. M. Selectman Mr, Trask moved meeting adjourn, until the following Monday evening, March 23rd, 1931, at eight o'eloek P. M. Unanimous. Meeting adjourned at 10:36 P. M. A true record, Attest: JAMES J. CARFROLL, Town Clerk. TOWN or LEXINQTON 33 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING March 23, 1931 The meeting was called to order at 8:07 P. M. Modera- tor Robert 11. Holt, presiding. About 175 Town Meeting Members were present. Art. 6. Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up Article 6. Under this article Selectman Mr. Blake offeredthe fol- lowing motion. Voted : That there be appropriated and assessed for the suppression of gypsy and brown tail moths in accordance with Chapter 132 of the General Laws the sum of $4,500.00. It was an unanimous vote. 8:08 P. M. Art. 8. Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up article 8. Under this article Selectman Mr. Blake offered the fol- lowing motion, Voted : That there be appropriated and assessed for pen- sions for retired members of the Police and Fire Departments under Chapter 32 of the General Laws the following amounts. Police pensions $1,030.00 1,108.00 12. Fire Carried unanimously. 8:09 P. M. Art. 12. Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up article Under this article"electman Mr. Blake offered the fol- lowing motion. Voted : That the Selectmen be authorized to petition the Director of Accounts of the State for an audit of the year 1931. Carried unanimously. 8:11 P. M, Art. 7. Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up artiele 7. Under this article Selectman Mr. Gilereast offered the following motion. 34 A1+N IAL. REPORTS Voted : That _there be appropriated and assessed as a reserve fund for the current year under Chapter 40, section 6, of the General Lags, the sum of $2,500.00. A unanimous vote. 8:12 P. M. Art. 17. Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take cin article 17. Under this article Selectman Mr. Gilcreast offered the following motion. Votel that the sum of $1,719.94 be transferred to the Cary Memorial Library account from the receipts of the current year. A unanimous vote. 8:14 P. M. Art. 3. Selectman Mr. Trask Inoves to take up article 3, offering the following motion. Voted: To elect such Town Officers as are required by law and are usually chosen by nomination. Under this motion the names of Edward C. Maguire and John C. Russell were nominated by Selectman Mr. Trask for field drivers, and as there were no other nominations, same were considered closed, and Edward C. Maguire and John C. Russell were duly elected, unanimously. 8:15 P. M. Art. 10. Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up article 10. Voted: That there be appropriated and assessed for the Water Maintenance Account the sum of $72,000.00 •and that the amount of receipts in excess of this appropriation be re- served to be appropriated for Water Department purposes. Unanimously voted. 8:16 P. M. After the motion had carried Mr. E. B. Worthen took the floor, reading the following from 1927 report: "The Swift River project calls for huge expenditures and our proportionate share must be met. Without question there- fore, it will be necessary to raise the water rates beginning with the next quarter. We will endeavor to figure the increase to cover only the actual cost of operating and so hold to the policy of keeping the department on a self sustaining -basis." Continuing the following notice was read, which was a copy of same, of notification being sent to all, of water rates being increased as of April 1, 1928, as follows: Town of LEXINGTON 35 To the Water consumer: Yon will notice from the enclosed bill that tate minimum water rate for the year 1928 is 443.75 per quarter, an increase of 75 cent per quarter. This is the first increase in rates which the Board of Water and Serer Commissioners have established since 1914. This increase is necessary for several reasons, Namely: 1. Increase of assessments for Water by the Metropolitan Water Division. 2, Costs of maintenance have constantly increased during the past ten years (due to the growth of the system and in- creased costs of material and labor) but the cost of water to the consumer has remained the same. 3. The necessity of replacing. a large quantity of small mains with new and larger mains. From .this summary, it can be readily understood that an advance in rates has become imperative. Town of Lexington Water Department. Mr. Worthen stated he protested strongly about money being transferred from the water department accounts toward the Town debts, which made it necessary for large appropria- tions for the department, also stating if same occurred next year, he would be ready to oppose it strongly. 8:21 P. M. Under this same article, Selectman Mr Trask, voted, That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to install water mains, not less than six inches in diameter in unaccepted and accepted streets subject to the usnaI guaranty, and Further voted, that for the purpose of installing water mains the sum of *50,000.00, be appropriated for water con- struction account, and that for the purpose of raising money, the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to sell under the direction of and with the approval of the Selectmen, bonds or notes of the Town, issued and payable as provided by law. Selectman Mr. Trask stated the Selectmen had no definite request for any new installation of water mains. -They proposed to use this money for tieing in of ends. Moderator Mr. Holt inquired if this was the general way .of proposing this appropriation as he felt they should specify the streets. 36 ANNUAL REPORTS Selectman Mr. Trask stated, that although they frequently named the streets, they did not always do it, stating, although there were several streets he could name that might want the water, the Selectmen did not. want to do anything about it until they had provided the usual guaranty. After discussion, Mr. Hilliard moved, "That both motions be laid upon the table." Unanimous vote. 8 :31 P. M. Art. 9. Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up article 9, offering the following motion. • Voted: That the sum of $50.00, be appropriated and assessed for aid to Middlesex County Bureau of Agriculture and Home Economies, under seetion 40 to 45, Chapter 128 of the General Laws. -Carried unanimously. 8:32 P. M. Under the same article, Selectman Mr. Trask, offered the following motion. Voted: That William I. Burnham, be elected, director, term of office, one year. Carried unanimously. 8:33 P. M. Art. 13 Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up article 13, offering the following motion. Voted: That the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated for the support of a Posture Clinic to be expended under the di- rection of the Board of Health, or by a Committee appointed by said Board. Remarks by Selectman Mr. Trask, were as follows: For a number of years the Town had been trying to provide some fund to support the Lexington Health Association, but by the State Law, it was impossible to appropriate money for private. organizations. But, he said, it is possible to appropriate monei` for specific purposes, and that under this work, if the article goes through. the Board of Health will appoint the Committee in charge of this work in the Lexington Health Association to carry on with the appropriation. stating, this was not an- other clinic in the sense of the dental clinic, now in this Town. Carried un a n i o usly. 8:38 P. M, Art. 15 Selectman Mr, Trask moves to take up article 15. TowN or LEXINGTON 37 He then moved this article be indefinitely postponed. Unanimous vote. 8:39 P. M. Art. 20 Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up article 20. He then moved this article be indefinitely postponed. Unanimous vote. 8:40 P. M. Art. 2. Mr. E. B. Worthen moved this article be taken up, offering the following motion. Voted : That traffic conditions on Massachusetts Avenue, East Lexington are such as to require attention and the Se- lectmen are hereby requested to study same and to bring in their recommendations at a later meeting. Voted unanimously. 8:42 P. M. Art. 19 Under this article Mr. Howard S. O. Nichols stated that he would like to inform the meeting that the vote that was passed at the last meeting, March 16, 1931, under this article bad not met with the approval of the Director of Ac- counts as bond issues cannot be made for alterations. He stated he merely wished to inform the meeting of this as it would be necessary to insert another article in the next Town Warxant in regard to this matter. He stated that it would be the same as what had been previously voted except that $1,000.00 would be added to direct appropriation, and $1,000.00 deducted from the bond issue, as covered by law. 8:45 P. M. Art. 2. Mr. Willard C. Hill, offers the following motion under article 2. Voted : That the Selectmen be requested to investigate the method of collecting license fees for dogs, and arrange to have some effective plan adopted. Carried unanimously. 8:46 P. M. Art. 11. Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up Article 11, and under same article moved indefinite postponement. Unanimously voted. 8:47 P. M. Art. 14. Selectman Mr. Custance moves to take up article 14, offering the following motion. Voted: That the Town sell and convey to William L. Burrill in consideration of the payment by him of $832.00 the following described parcel of land: 38 ANNUAL REPORTS Beginning at a point in the easterly line of Bedford. Street. said point being southerly and distant about 422 feet from a Massachusetts Highway Bound marking the southerly terminus of a curve of 1372.61 feet radius in said easterly line of Bedford; thence easterly about 159 feet to a point in the southerly line of Parcel No. 4 about 44 feet to a point; thence -westerly along a line parallel with and distant 40 feet from the first line above described about 174 feet to a point in the easterly line of said Bedford Street; thence northerly by said Bedford Street about 41 feet to the point of beginning; containing according to plan about 6640 square feet and being Parcel No. 5 as shown on said plan recorded with Middlesex South District. Plan Book 5466, Page 247. And that the Board of Selectmen, or a majority of them, be and they hereby are authorized and directed in the name of and on behalf of the Town, to execute and deliver an agreement for the sale of said land as aforesaid, and that they be authorized and directed to execute and deliver a deed thereof to the said William L. Burrill upon payment of the said sum of $332.00 Question by Mr. Hilliard, what the assessed valuation of the property was, and if the price asked was a fair one. Selectman Mr. Custance, replies, did not know assessed value but the price was a fair one. Mr. Ross informed from the assessor's list, the land was assessed for nine cents a foot and the selling price asked was about five cents a foot. Carried unanimously. 8:58 P. M. Under the same article Selectman Mr. Custance continued with the following motion: Voted: That the Town convey to Robert H. White, in consideration of the payment by him of $40.00 the following described parcel of land. A triangular parcel of land bounded as follows: north- erly by grantor; westerly by Bedford Street; southeasterly by land of grantee; the above described parcel is designated on plan as—Purchased from Robert White Area -1276 square feet—said plan being recorded with Middlesex South Dis- trict Plan Book 5466, page 247. And that the Board of Selectmen, or a majority of them be and they hereby are authorized and directed in the name TOWN OF (LEXINGTON 39 of and on behalf of the Town, to execute and deliver an agree- ment for the sale of said land as aforesaid, and that they be authorized and directed to execute and deliver a deed thereof to the said Robert H. White upon payment of the said sum of $40.00. Voted.: That. the Town sell and convey to Ervin R. Dix, et al, Trustees of the Home Finance Company, in considera- tion of the payment by them of $1,000.00 the following de- scribed parcel of laud. A parcel of land the northerly line of which begins at a point in the easterly line of Bedford Street, said point being southerly and distant 119.61 feet from a Massachusetts High- way Bound marking the southerly terminus of a curve of 1372.61 feet radius in said easterly line of Bedford Street, thence southerly 78.07 feet to a point of curvature; thence bearing in an easterly direction with a curve of 304 feet radius 88 feet to a point o£ tangency; thence southerly 94 feet to a point of curvature; thence bearing in a southerly direction with a curve of 336 feet radius about 410 feet to a point in the northerly line of the location of Boston and Maine Railroad ; the southerly line of said parcel begins at a point in the easterly line of Bedford, said point being southerly and distant about 247 feet from a Massachusetts Highway Bound /narking the southerly terminus of a curve of 1372.61 feet ra- dius in said easterly line of Bedford Street; Thence, south- easterly 164.63 feet to a point of curvature; thence bearing in a southerly direction with a curve of 286 feet radius about 346 feet to a point in the northerly line of the location of said railroad; the above described lines are parallel with and distant 50 feet from each other except at and near their in- tersection with said Bedford Street. Said parcel contains, according to plan, about 0.7 acres and is Parcel No. 4 as shown on said plan, recorded with Middlesex South District Plan Book 5466, Page 247. And that the Board of Selectmen, or a majority of them, be and they hereby are authorized and directed in the name of and on behalf of the Town, to execute and deliver an agree- ment for the sale of said land as aforesaid, and that they be authorized and directed to execute and deliver a deed thereof to the said Ervin R. Dix, et al, Trustees of the Home Finance Company upon payment of the said sum of $1,000.00. 40 ANNUAL REPORTS Questions by Mr. Hadley and Mr. Moulton regarding assessed valuation of adjacent property, and if the Board was unanimous on the price. Informed that Board was unanimous in price, answered by Selectman Mr. Trask, The vote was put before the meeting, the Moderator being excused from reading the entire article, which wait unanimously carried. 9:04 P. M. Art. 10. Selectman Mr. Trask moved that article 10 be taken from the table, offering the following motion. 9:05 P. M. Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to install water mains, not less than six inches in diameter in unaccepted and accepted streets subject to the usual guaranty, and that the Selectmen be instructed to tie in the ends of the following streets: Woodland Road 600 feet, Abbott Road 400 feet, School Street 1200 feet, Bertwell Road 350 feet, Bow Street 350 feet, Lake Street and Columbus Street 900 feet, Bowker Street 350 feet, Lowell Street 1000 feet, and from the end of Oakland Street to Meriam Street. Further Voted : That for the purpose of installing water mains the sum of $50,000.00 be appropriated for water con- struction, and that for the purpose of raising the money, the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to sell under the direction of and with the approval of the Selectmen, bonds or notes of the Town, issued and payable as provided by law. Mr. Ross stated he thought it foolish and unnecessary to name all the streets, by doing so, it would tie the hands of the department. Mr. Charles Blake inquires why not include York and Grant Streets, as water very low between the time of seven and nine o'clock evenings. Question not answered. Mr. Hadley brought up the question of costs, which was followed by Mr. Moulton, who asked. if any estimate for this work had been furnished. Selectman Mr. Trask stated the figure for the work was $21,450.00 Mr. Moulton asked what the remaining $29,000.00 was for. Answered by Selectman Mr. Trask, same was for request for water that may arise, stating two propositions before the Board at the present time, Winter Street being one of them, TOWN' OF LEXINGTON 41 Mr, Ross states the finance board was opposed to doing anything with Winter Street project. Mr. Fred Moulton made a motion that the sum of $40,- 000.00 be substituted for the approved $50,000.00. Moderator Mr. Holt considered that Selectman Mr. Trask's motion should be taken up separately, therefore offering the following: Voted That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to in- stall water mains, not less than six inches in diameter in un- accepted and accepted streets, subject to the usual guaranty, and that the Selectmen be instructed to tie in the ends of the following streets: 'Woodland Road 600 ft., Abbott Road 400 ft., School Street 1200 ft., Bertwell Road 350 ft., Bow Street 350 ft., Lake Street and Columbus Street 900 ft., Bowker Street 350 ft., Lowell Street 1000 ft., and from the end of Oakland Street to Meriam Street. Motion carried unanimously. 9:20 P. M. Mr. Moulton's substitute motion was then voted upon and it was voted to accept the substitution. 9:21 P. M. The amended vote was then placed before the meeting as follows: Voted: That for the purpose of installing water mains the sum of $40,000.00, be appropriated for water construction account, and that for the purpose of raising the money, the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to sell under the direction of and with the approval of the Selectmen, bonds or notes of the Town, issued and payable as provided by law. Carried unanimously. 9 :23 1'. M. Art. 16 Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up article 16. Under this article Selectman Dr. Shannon offered the following motion. Voted: That the sum of. $7,500.00 be appropriated and assessed for the alteration and repair of the Public Works Department building on Bedford Street. Continuing Selectman Dr. Shannon thought it heat to give a little review of the history of the building, stating in 1929 the building was purchased for $35,000.00, the following year, the old power house which was on the property, and had to be bought with the other buildings was sold for $8,000.00, during 42 ANNUAL REPORTS the present Town Meeting, land not needed by the depart- ments was sold for $1,400.00 making the net cost of the building to the Town, $25,600.00. In 1930 the sum of $17,000.00 was voted for repairs. Ledge was struck when the heater was put in, the cost of blasting took $2,600.00 of that money, which was not planned on, because of a leaky roof, $2,140.00 had to be spent, which had notbeen planned on for another year. Other unex- pected expenditures were needed for the sprinkler system and other minor items which were needed so that the build- ing could be ready by Jan. 1, 1931, when the leases held by the Town on garages and storage places expired. Selectman Dr. Shannon stated that $8,250.00 had been spent without being appropriated, and $8,500.00 was being asked to cover such items as may arise. Selectman Mr. Trask stated, that he and the Board of Selectmen were open to censure because through their neglect that the amount was spent over• the appropriation, stating the total amount was in excess of $15,000.00, instead of $8,250.00. Selectman Mr. Trask stated that the Board was under the impression the overdraft was about $7,000.00 at the time preparing the items with the appropriation committee, the reason being that at that time there were a number of bills that had not been turned over to the Selectmen for approval. Mr. Fred Moulton asked of Selectman Dr. Shannon if he knew of this full amountof overdraft of $15,000.00 at the time he made his motion as it could be taken misleadingly. Selectman Dr. Shannon explained he intended to explain during the discussion. General discussion followed, with the following speakers taking part, Messrs. Tenney, Hadley, Ryder, Worthen, O'Con- nel, Meady, Moulton and Senator Cotton. Mr. Fred Moulton stated he did not approve of such methods of the board, but at the same time the bills had been contracted and they had to be paid, and for that reason he moved the original motion be substituted so that the amount to be appropriated would be $15,710.00, the full amount of the unpaid bills. The motion as outlined above was put and carried unani- mously. 10:40 P. M. TowN OF LEXINGTON 43 Voted: That the sum of $15,710.00 be appropriated and assessed for the alteration and repair of the Public Works Department Building on Bedford Street. A unanimous vote at 10:41 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moves the meeting adjourn. Unanimous. 10:42 P. M. A true copy of the record, Attest: JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Cterk, 44 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH Of MASSACHUSETTS MIDDI,TX, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to azotify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexing- ton, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet in the CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING, in said Lexington, on the twenty-seventh day of April, 1931, at 8:00 o'clock p. m., then and there to act on the following articles: Art. I. To receive the report of any Board of Town Offi- cers or of any Committee of the Town, and to appoint other Committees. Art. II. To see if the Town will amend Article III, Sec- tion 5 by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the word "eight" so that Section 5 will read as follows: "Section 5. The annual meeting of the Town shall be called for eight o'clock in the morning and thereafter the polls shall be open continuously for voting until eight o'clock in the cvening. Immediately upon the announcement of the result of the voting the meeting shall stand adjourned until sneh time and at such place as shall be set forth by the Selectmen in the Warrant for the meeting." Art. III, To see if the Town will transfer the receipts from the insurance companies for the fire loss in the High School to the account of Fire Loss, High School. Art. IV. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the fol- lowing balances to the Excess and Deficiency Account: Highway Construction (Various Streets) $315.31 Highway Construction (Waltham Street, Maas. Ave- nue to Marrett Road) 96.32 Swimming Pool (Construction) 1.76 Permanent Memorial (For Men who Lost Their Lives in the World War) 200.00 Highway Construction (Clarke St. Extension) 15.21 $628.70 TOWN of LExINaTON 45 Art. V. To see if the Town will appropriate money to pay the necessary expenses of the Superintendent of Schools in- curred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters in which the Town is interested or which may tend to improve the service in the School Department and for the purpose of meeting the appropriation to transfer from the account of the School Department the sum of $100.00 to a new account to be opened for that purpose. Art. VI. To seeif the Town will appropriate money to pay the necessary expenses of the Chief of Police incurred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon mat- ters in which the Town is interested or whieh may tend to im- prove the service in the Police Department and for the pur- pose of meeting the appropriation to transfer from the account of the Police Department the sum of $125.00 to a new account to be opened for that purpose. Art. VII. To see if the Town will appropriate money to pay the necessary expenses of the Superintendent of the Water & Sewer Departments incurred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters in which the Town is inter- ested or which may tend to improve the service of the Water & Sewer Departments and for the purpose of meeting the ap- propriation to transfer from the account of the Water & Sewer Departments the sum of $80.86 to a new account to be opened for that purpose. Art. VIII. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for Old Age Assistance in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 118a inserted by Acts of 1930, Chapter 402 or aet in any manner relating thereto. Art. IX. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sunk of $1.372.00 received from the sale of land to the Town Debt account. Art. X. '1'o see if the Town will purchase or take by em- inent domain for school, playground or park purposes land adjoining the Adams School lot belonging to the estate of the late Ellen A. Stone and in part to Miss Ellen A. Stone, com- prising about 212,000 square feet, or any part or parts thereof, and as part of the consideration for such taking or purchase to erect a suitable fence on the boundary line between the Adams Sehool lot and the property of Miss Stone as now ex- isting and as extended by said purchase or taking. and to pro- vide for said purchase and construction of fence by direct ap- propriation and transfer from other accounts. 46 ANNUAL REPORTS Art. XI. To see what action the Town will take, if any, to refund to Francis R. Henderson of Cambridge, Mass., $34.01 taxes assessed illegally in the years 1925, 1926 and 1927, and appropriate money therefor or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. XII. To see if the Town will accept a deed and conveyance of approximately 749 square feet of land located adjacent to the Lexington Center Playground, near Clarke street extension for park purposes, from Stephen F. & Nellie J. Hamblin. Art. XIII. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, or accept the layout of as a town way, Dexter road from Fuller road to Williams road as laid out by the Selectmen, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town CIerk, appropriate money for the construction of said street by direct appropriation or by the issue of bonds, notes or other- wise, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art, XIV. To see if the Town will note to refund to Axel and Henning W. Swenson the sum of $58.60, the same being the Town's share of the taxes assessed upon their property purchased by the Town for school house purposes for 1930, and paid by them, provide money therefor, or act in any man- ner relating thereto. Art. XV. To see if the Town will vote to rescind its ac- tion taken under Article 19 of the Warrant of the Annual Town Meeting, authorizing among other things an addition to the Adams School and appropriating money therefor. Art. XVI. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money by the issuance of bonds or notes or by direct appropriation, or by transfer from other accounts or by any one or more or all such methods, for the purpose of build- ing, originally equipping and furnishing an addition to the Ada/fig School, and make the necessary alterations caused by this addition substantially according to the plans and recom- mendations of the Building Committee. Art. 1XVII. To see if the Town will vote to accept a deed and conveyance of approximately 1,207 more or Less square feet of land loeated at the junction of Prospect Hill road and Waehusett drive for highway purposes from NeiI & Leila W. McIntosh. Art, XVIII. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the construction of all or any part of Wood street, TOWN OF' LEXINGTON 47 from Massachusetts avenue to the Bedford line, said construc- tion work to be done in conjunction with the State and County. Art. XIX. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the relocation and construction of Bow street from Massachusetts avenue to Cliffe avenue and for the payment of damages incurred by said relocation. Art. XX. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate ad- ditional money for the Law Department. Art, XXI. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money to pay a judgment in favor of Daniel J. O'Connell in a suit brought by him against the Town, on account of the establishing of a building line on Massachusetts avenue in Lex- ington, by the issue of bonds or notes, by direct appropria- tion or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. XXII. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 6B of Chapter 351 of the Acts of 1930, the same being "An Act authorizing cities and towns to ap- propriate money for the purchase of uniforms for members of their Police and Fire Departments," or act in any manner re- lating thereto. Art. XXIII. 'Po see if the Town will vote to acquire from Mary J. & Helen A. McCaffrey an easement across the property owned by them for the purpose of laying a twelve ineh water main connecting Massachusetts avenue with the standpipe, and to appropriate money therefor or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. XXIV. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to install water mains in the following strzets andin private ways: Twelve (12) inch main from Massachusetts avenue to the standpipe a distance of approximately 920 feet; Twelve (12) inch main in Massachusetts avenue from Lake street to Parker street, a distance of approximately 2,300 feet; Twelve (12) inch main in Cedar street, from Colum- bus street to Hill street, a distance of approximately 400 feet; Tel Twelve (12) inch main in Hill street from Cedar street to the end of the six ineh pipe, a distance of ap- proximately 1,780 feet; 48 ANNUAL REPORTS Six (6) inch main in Garfield street, 320 feet south- erly from Ward street; Ten (10) inch main in Ledgelawn avenue from Bed- ford street to Hillside terrace, a distance of approximately 780 feet; Six (6) inch main in Watson avenue, from Robbins road to Lexington avenue, a distance or approximately 225 feet; Bight (8) inch main in Robbins road, from Locust avenue northerly, a distance of approximately 200 feet; Six (6) ineh main in Valleyfield street, from Bridge street a distance of approximately 1.300 feet; Six (6) inch main in Vine street, 300 feet to connect dead end; and to appropriate money for said water con- struction by issuance of bonds, notes or by direct appro- priation, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. XXV. To see if the Town will instruct the Select- men to have the Engineering Department prepare working plans, specifications and to secure estimates and contractors' bids on the cost of constructing Sections One and Two, so- ealled of the Vine Brook Drainage project, as recommended in the report of the Vine Brook Drainage Committee, and ap• propriate money for said construction by the issuance of bonds, or notes or by direct appropriation. Art. XXVI. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to install sewers in the following streets: Robbins road, from Locust avenue northerly, a dis- tance of approximately 200 feet. Hayes avenue from its present end, a distance of ap- proximately 685 feet. Berwick road from Hayes avenue, a distance of ap- proximately 100 feet. Cedar street, a distance of 650 feet, and appropriate money for said construction by direct appropriation, is- suance of bonds or notes therefore or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. XXVII. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money by issue of bonds or notes or by direct appropriation for the construction of the following drains: TOWN or LEx1NGToN 49 Carville avenue from near Oak street to the brook crossing Carville avenue near Ames avenue, a distance o£ approximately 600 feet. Massachusetts avenue and Pottier avenue from Bow- ker street to brook, a distance of 710 feet. Clarke street from Raymond street to Parker street, a distance of 900 feet. Art. XXVIII. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the installation of tire alarm boxes. Art. XXIX. To see if the Town will accept the Captured German Field Piece from the War Department, and authorize the Selectmen to place the same upon Hastings Park or some other suitable place. Art. XXX. To see if the Town will vote to accept the relocation of Massachusetts avenue from the northerly terminus of the present street line on the former Town Hall property now owned by Messrs. Rubin & Seligman to the property of Anstiss S. Hunt, et al. all as laid out by the Selectmen and shown on plan on file at the Town Clerk's office entitled, "Plan Showing Proposed Reloeation of a Portion of Mass, avenue, Lexington, Oct. 17, 1930, Scale 1 inch -20 feet, John T. Cos- grove, Town Engineer," appropriate money therefor by the issue of bonds or notes, by transfer from other accounts or by any or all of such methods, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Art. XXXI. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to purchase from Daniel J. O'Connell a portion of the land and buildings on Massachusetts avenue between the site of the old Town Hall now owned by Rubin and Seligman and the land of Anstiss S. Hunt, et al, between the former north- easterly street line and the new northeasterly street line as laid out by the Selectmen approximately twenty-eight feet in depth from Massachusetts avenue in order to provide for a widening of Massachusetts avenue, appropriate money for such purpose by the issue of bonds, notes, or by transfer from other accounts, or take any action in relation thereto. And you are directed to serve this Warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By- laws of the Toum. 50 A? NN UAL REPORTS Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands, at Lexington, this fourteenth cloy of April, A. D., 1931. ROBERT P. TBASK , CLARENCE SHANNON, HAL LIE C. BLAKE, JOHN E. GILCREAsT, THEODORE A. CtI$TANCE, selectmen of Lexington. CONSTABLE'S RETURN Lexington, Maas. April 21, 1931. To the Town Clerk: I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting printed copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Post Office, in the Vestibule of the Town Office Building and six other public places in the Town, and by mailing a printed copy of the same to every registered voter in the Town seven days before the time of said meeting. Attest: PATRICK J. MAGUIRE, Constable of Lexington. TOWN OF LE]k4NITON 51 Pristina* I. Election of Town Meeting Member to fill vacancy caused by death of Patrick Flynn. Meeting was held Monday evening, April 27, 1931, in Esta - brook Hall. Meeting was called to order by James J. Carroll, Town Clerk, at 740 P. M. with twenty-eight members present. Remarks by James J. Carroll, explaining purpose of the meeting, stating nominations were in order for Chairman and Clerk to preside for this meeting. Name of Francis Chamberlain proposed and seconded for Chairman, lin animnus. Francis Chamberlain eharge of meeting. Mr. Francis Chamberlain asks for nominations for clerk. Name of George W. Nary proposed and seconded for clerk, unanimous. Mr. Francis Chamberlain, in respect for the departed mem- ber, Patrick Flynn, asks all members present to stand in silence, for short number of seconds, which was carried out. The names of the following candidates were proposed; Francis Toye, 3 Ames Avenue Edward D. Hoitt, 16 Tower Street Miles ] ones, 447 Massachusetts Avenue - Jolin Murray, 29 Theresa Avenue Messrs. Nary and Flint were appointed to act as tellers and counters. Ballots were distributed for voting with the following results: Francis Toye, 5 Edward D. IIni.tt. 16 Miles Jones. 5 . John Murray. 2 Total 28 52 ANNUAL REPORTS Mr. Edward D. Hoitt of 16 Tower Street was declared elected as a Town Meeting Member of Precinct One. Mr. Flint moved meeting adjourn and be closed. Unanimous. Meeting closed with twenty-eight members at 8:OO P. M. Attest: JAMES J. CARRO L, Town Clerk. r TOWN of LEXINGTON 53 TOWN MEETING April 27, 1931 The meeting was called to order by Moderator Robert H. Holt at 8:08 P. M. About 175 Town Meeting Members present. The warrant was read by the Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, until upon motion of Selectman Mr. Theodore Custanee, further readings were waived. The Constables return of the warrant was then read. The meeting was then open for business at 8:10 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up article one. Under this article Mr. Lawrence Mitchell, Chairman of the .Appropriation Committee, offered the following report: Transfers App. & Assessed Art 3. Approved $51729 4. " 828.70 5. " 100.00 6. 126.00 7. 80.00 s 8. 9. " 1,372.00 10. 1,372.00 (2,400 T) 1,028.00 11. " 34.01 13. P. (Under Betterment Act) 8,500.00 14. " 58.80 18. " ($86,00 T`r--X80,000 Bonds) 25,000.00 18. 5,000.00 19. 112,000.00 24. It 2,500.00 $2,000.00 21. 23. 24. Approved ($10,000.00 Bonds) 28 ¶600.00 27. Not Approved 6,359.00 28. " " 3,100.00 54 ANNUAL RSFDRTS It has been intimated to your Committee that Mr. O'Connell may submit an offer to the town, under Article 31 of this warrant, which involves the amount of article 21. In order to provide an opportunity for consideration of this matter, we request that no action be taken on article 21 at this time, and that its be taken up at an adjourned meeting cal Monday, May 4, 1931 at 8 P. M. Signed, LAWRENCE G. MITCHELL, Chairman. Selectman Mr. Trask moved that the articles (No. 21 and 30) be Iaid on the table, which was so voted unanimously. 8:13 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up Article 5. Under this article Mr. Howard S. 0. Nichols explained the recent passing of a law Which would not allow superintendents, when drawing traveling expenses, to take same from regular budget, therefore necessary to appropriate a regular fund for this purpose offering the following motion: Voted: That the sum of $100.00 be appropriated to pay the necessary expenses of the Superintendent of Schools incurred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters in which the Town is interested or which may tend to improve the service in the School Department and that for this purpose the above amount be transferred from the Support of Public Schools Account to a new account to be opened for the above purpose. The above motion carried, unanimously, 8:15 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask, asked of the Moderator, Mr. Holt, if it were necessary to accept the previous report of the appropria- tion committee, but the Moderator felt it was not necessary in a report of this sort. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up artiele 15. Under this .Article, Mr. James Stuart Smith stated that the meeting granted this appropriation at a previous meeting in regard to the Adams School, and the Committee proceeded to take action on the vote. When it was examined at the State House, it did not comply with State Laws, as money must be levied and assessed on work done on the old building and eould not be borrowed. He stated they had to rescind the action taken Town or Luxinmn 55 at the Mardi meeting so they could offer a new vote to comply with law, offering the following motion: Voted: That the action of the Town under Article 19 of the warrant on the Annual Town Warrant be rescinded. The above was carried unanimously. 8:I9 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up article 16. Under this article Mr. James Stuart Smith explained in full detail what was contained in the article and reasons for same, also explaining the requirements of the law. He explained the Committee did not intend to spend any more money on the project than had been voted in the previous vote, but that it was necessary to increase the amount of the money to be levied as a part of the old building, therefore, the sum $7,500. which had been planned as the assessment had to be increased to $25,000. and the bond issue decreased to $60,000. this being necessary for the reason that a great part of the con- struction work must start in the old building in order to com- plete the new addition, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the Adams School Building Committee ap- pointed at the Town Meeting November 7, 1930, be authorized to erect and equip an addition to the Adams School building and to make alterations in the building substantially in accord with the plans presented at the annual Town Meeting; and that there be appropriated the sum of $85,000., $19,750 of which shall be for alterations and $65,250 for the addition, which increases the floor space of said building and for the original equiping and furnishing of said addition and to meet said appropriation there be raised in the tax levy of the current year the sum of $25,000. And the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be, and hereby is, authorized to borrow the sum of $60,000., and to issue bonds or notes of the Town thereof, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41, General haws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier dates as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine. Above motion carried unanimously, 8 :28 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up article 28, and at the same time moved to indefinitely postpone said article, which was carried unanimously, 8:29 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take article one from the table. Carried unanimously, 8.30 P. M. 56 ANNUAL REPORTS Under this article Senator Joseph Cotton offered the follow- ing report on Rules of Procedure for Town Meetings: The undersigned were appointed a committee pursuant to the following vote of the Town at a meeting held March 17, 1930 "Voted: That a Committee of three, of whom the Moderator shall be one, be appointed by the Moderator to consider and report upon rules of procedure for the conduct of represen- tative town meetings, the conditions under which voters who are not Town Meeting Members should be allowed to speak at any representative town meeting, and what ehanges, if any, should be made in the Code of By -Laws of 1922 of the Town of Lexington," Your Committee has met, considered the subjeet matter and decided that by the terms of the vote they are required to report upon rules of procedure for the conduct of representative town meetings, including conditions under which voters should be permitted to speak and any changes in the By -Laws necessary or proper for the accomplishment of the changes to be recom- mended, but that the vote does not contemplate a general revi- sion of the By -Laws in other respects. Under Chapter 215 of the Acts of 1929, which authorized the conduct of town business by a representative town meet- ing, the Town has the capacity to act through town meeting members when convened in a representative town meeting. The By -Laws now in force with respect to Town meetings were adopted prior to the ereation of the limited town meeting, and consequently contain many provisions relative to voters which now are applicable only to town meeting members. It is accord-, ingly recommended that Article I be amended by adding a definition of the word "member" so that it will be taken to mean a town meeting member as defined in Chapter 215, Acts of 1929, and that Article V be amended in various sections by substituting the word "member" or "members" for the word "►rater" or "voters" where applicable. Artiele III, Section 2, requires the warrants for town meet- ings to be posted in the vestibule of the Town Hall, it is not clear now what building is the 'Town Hall and this should be changed to read—" Town Office Building". Section 6 of this Article, relative to notices of adjourned meetings should be modified to comply with the special provisions of Chapter 215, Acts of 1929, relative to the limited town meetings, which principally require the Clerk to mail notices -of adjourned meet- ings to each men►ber, if time permits, at least twenty-four hours• before the time to which the meeting is adjourned. Town OF LEXINGTON 57 Article V, section 5 and 8, provide for appeals from the rulings of the moderator on questions of order. .As the statues repose this power solely in the Moderator (G.L. Ch. 39, Sec. 15), these provisions are of no effect and should be repealed. Section 38 of Article XXVII of the By -Laws is the Section which require the Chief of the Fire Department to cause two blows to be sounded on the fire alarm system at nine o'elock in each evening, as a notification of the curfew law requiring children under age of sixteen not to remain upon any public street after nine o'clock in the evening. It is suggested that the representative town meeting, as well as all other meetings held in the evening in the Town, would be benefited if this section is repealed. A draft of the amendments reposed is attached thereto. Instead of incorporating in the By -Laws the following mat- ters which we recommend, it is suggested that standing orders be adopted subject to amendment at any time by a majority vote, under which the space now being used on the floor of Cary Memorial Hall for town meeting members shall be specifically reserved for that purpose, that admission to this space shall be by use of eheek list kept at convenient points adjacent to entrance aisles, and that any voter shall be entitled to address the meet- ing subject to the same limitations as provided in the By -Laws with respect to members. A draft of the proposed Standing Orders is attaehed hereto. Other changes in our Code of By -Laws were suggested to your Committee on matters not pertinent to our enquiry and the Committee feels that many sections and even whole articles of the Code could be repealed as surplusage, unnecessary or be- cause it is a practical copy of Statute Law. This is matter for a committee of larger scope than the present one if the Town wishes to have a general review of the Code attempted. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH R. COTTON, FRANCIS E. B unSE, ROBERT H. HOLT. DRAFT OF PROPOSED STANDING ORDERS 1. At all town meetings held in Cary Memorial Hall, the space on the first floor between the front of the hall and the transverse aisle shall be reserved for town meeting members, 58 ANNUAL REPORTS and persons not town meeting members shall be admitted within this area while town meetings are in session only upon the vote of the meeting. 2. Check lists of town meeting members shall be kept at convenient places adjacent to the entrances to the reserved area during all town meetings and for a reasonable time prior to the opening thereof, and town meeting members shall be admitted to the reserved area upon giving their names to the checkers in charge of such check lists and having their names duly cheeked thereon. 3. Any registered voter of the Town shall be entitled to address any town meeting subject to the same limitations as are imposed by the By -Laws upon town meeting members. 4. These orders may be amended without prior notice at any time by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting. DRAFT OF SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS Article 1, Section 3 to be amended by adding at the end thereof of a new sentence as follows: "The word `member,' except where the context otherwise requires, shall mean a town meeting member as defined by Chap- ter 215, Acts of 1929." Article III, Section 2 requires a copy of the warrant to be posted in the vestibule of the Town Hall. Query : "Where is the Town Hall f" This should be amended to read "Town Office Building." Article III, Section 6 should be amended to read as follows: "The Town Clerk shall, as soon as praeticable after a town meeting is adjourned, give notice of the time to which the meet- ing is adjourned, stating briefly the business to be acted on thereat, together with notiee of any proposed reconsideration. Such notice shall be given by posting in five or more public places in the Town, and, if time permits, by mailing a copy to eaeh member at least twenty-four hours before the time to which Towiti OF LEXINGTON 59 such meeting is adjourned, and by publishing a copy in some newspaper published in the Town." Article V, Section 1. 1. Substitute "Members" for the words "registered voters." Section 5. Strike out the words "Subject to appeal as hereinafter provided in Section 8." Section 7. Substitute "member" for "voter." Section 8. Repeal. Section 10. Substitute, "members" for "voters." Section 15. Strike out "shall refrain from mentioning by name any other person present." Sections 25, 33, 35, and 36. Substitute the word "member" for "voter" and "members" for "voters." Article XXVII, Section 38. Should be repealed. The following motion was offered by Francis E. Burke: Voted: That the report of the Committee be accepted and that it is the sense of this meeting that the subject matter be referred to the Selectmen with instructions to insert proper articles in the next warrant and that the committee be dis- charged. Above motion carried unanimously, 8:35 P. M. Seleetman Mr. Trask under Article One offered the follow- ing motion: Voted: That the report of the Committee on lee - tures provided for under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Suzzanne E. Cary as printed in the Town report of 1930 be ac- cepted and placed on file. Voted: That a Committee of three of the Committee of whom the Moderator shall be a member, be appointed to aet on behalf of the Town in connection with the lectures provided for under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Suzzanne E. Cary, said Committee to continue to serve until the next annual Town Meeting. 60 ANNUAL REPORTS Carried unanimously, 8:36 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask under Article One gave the following report: To the Members of the Town Meeting of Lexington: In accordance with the vote passed at the adjourned Town Meeting, _March 23, 1931, "that the Selectmen be requested to investigate the matter of collecting license fees for dogs and ar- range to have some effective plan adopted," we beg to make the following report: It has been the custom to advertise in the local paper each year, previous to April lst, calling attention of the citizens that all dogs must be licensed previous to April lst. Only about one eighth of the dog owners in the Town have been in the habit of licensing their dogs in accordance with the law. The next step has been taken after the Assessors have re- ported to the Towu Clerk the number of dugs found in the Town, after they have made their annual cheek -up of personal property and real estate. This has been in the form of a notice to all persons so reported, and has taken place about June 1st. On July lst a second notice has been sent. About the tenth of July it has been customary to send the Dog Officer to all owners who have not responded to the second notice. This year it was suggested to the Town Clerk that, in addi- tion to press notices, that personal notices be sent by mail to all persons who registered dogs in 1930, previous to April lst, with the following results: Dogs registered March 31, 1930 106 Dogs registered March Sl, 1931 190 Dogs registered April 24, 1930 276 Dogs registered April 24, 1931 534 While this represents a net gain to date, it is still evident that a large percentage of dog owners are not disposed to pay their tag in accordance with the law. TowN Of LEXINGTON fix We know of no way to obtain the names of those who have acquired dogs since April 1, 1930, other than from the Assessors, and it will therefore, be necessary to send out additional notices as soon as the Assessors records are complete, which will be about May lst, and the same procedure continued as in years passed from that time on. If notices are sent previous to April lst, we know of no way to avoid sending some to persons who have disposed of their dogs, since April lst of the preceeding year. We believe, however, that the method of .procedure this year is the most satisfactory, and we are advised by the Town Clerk that he is in favor of continuing the present plan. ROBERT P. TRASH, THEODORE A. CUNSTANCE, JOHN E. GILCREAST, CLARENCE SHANNON, HALLIE C. BLAKE, Se ieotnnen of Lexington. The following motion was then offered by Selectman Mr. Trask covering above; Voted; That the report of the Selectmen on the vote adopted at the adjourned Town Meeting March 23, 1931, "that they be requested to investigate the matter of col- lecting license fees for dogs and arrange to have some effective plan adopted," be accepted and placed on file. Carried unanimously 8:39 P. M. Under Article One Selectman Mr. Trask offered the fol- lowing report.: To the Town Meeting Members of Lexington; Pursuant to the request embodied in the vote adopted at the adjourned Town Meeting, March 23, 1931, "that the traffic con- ditions on Massachusetts Avenue, are such as to require atten- tion, and the Selectmen are hereby requested to study the same and bring in their recommendations at a later meeting", we beg to submit the following report: 62 ANNUAL REPORTS The Chief o€ Police has presented to the Board of Selectmen a report on accidents reported to him that occurred on Massa- chusetts Avenue between Marrett Road and the Arlington line between January 1, 1930 and April. 1, 1931, and the total of 69 indicates that there is indeed a serious traffic condition on Massachusetts Avenue between these points. Of this number only 7 involved pedestrians. There were 38 persons injured and one person killed. In order to discover the location of the greatest number of these accidents and their probable cause, the following analysis has been made of these figures. Accidents at the junction of Marrett Road, 9; at the junc- tion of Maple Street, 10; at the junction of Pleasant Street, 3; between the Arlington Line and Pleasant Street, 15; between Pleasant Street, and Maple Street, 32. in other words more than three-fifths of all accidents occurred at or between Plea- sant Street and Maple Street, a distance of about one-third of the area under investigation, where the Avenue is narrowest and intersecting streets most numerous. It is also noted that 44 of the 69 aceidents occurred during daylight which seems to indicate that poor street lighting is not the principle fact, although it may be a contributing cause. It is the opinion of the Chief of Police that most of these accidents can be directly attributed t.n driving at. a speed which is in excess of what is reasonable in a thickly settled area. The Board of Selectmen concur with this opinion, and have already directed the Chief of Police to take steps to put a stop to the fast driving, particularly in thatdistrict between Maple Street and Pleasant Street, where the Avenue is narrow and there are several business 411T88. In order to avoid any danger from poor lighting, it is pro- posed that lights of 250 candle power replace those of 80 candle power now in use between Independence Avenue and Pleasant. Street, and thatwhite lines be painted in the center of the street at all curves. In this section a further study is to be made of parking conditions at the junction of Massachusetts Avenue and Town of LEXINOTON 63 Independence Avenue, where there is believed to be more con- gestion than at any other point with the intention of establish- ing no parking areas in all directions nn each street. We urge the citizens of Lexington to cooperate with us in our efforts to make this part of our Town a safe place in which to walk and ride by complying with the automobile regulations with respect to thickly settled areas, and we further urge that pedestrians use due eare in erossing the Avenue at points where there is heavy traffic. ROBERT P. TRASK, THFAn0RE A. CUSTANCE, JOHN E. GILCREAST, CLARENCE SHANNON, HAMAR C. BLARE, Selectmen of Lexington. Selectman Mr. Trask offered the following 'notion: Voted : That the report of the Selectmen on the vote passed at the adjourned Town Meeting, March 23, 1931, "that the traffic conditions on Massachusetts Avenue are such as to require attention, and the Selectmen are hereby requested to study same and bring in their recommendations at a later meeting", be accepted and placed on file. Carried unanimously 8 :42 P. M. Under Article One, James G. Robertson, Chairman of the Vine Brook Committee offered the following report: To the Citizens of the Town of Lexington: The Town Meeting of June 9th, 1930 pawed the following vote: Voted: "That the 'Moderator appoint. a Committee of fifteen Town Meeting Members representative of all sections of the Town to review the reports of the Metcalf and Eddy and McClintock and Woodfall, and the studies of the planning board and the Board of Selectmen relative to Vine Brook Drainage, saki Committee to have access to all the records of the Selectmen and the Planning Board, and to be 64 • ANNT]AL REPORTS at liberty to consult with any Board, Committee or individual and secure any additional engineering data which they may deem essential to a decision on this project, and that they sub- mit tlteir recommendations at the next Town Meeting". AMENDMENT: "That said Committee incur no expense without further vote of the Town." The Vine Brook Committee was organized on September 3rd, 1930, and has since held thirteen meetings. It has studied the report of McClintock and Woodfall dated March 17, 1913, and that of Metcalf and Eddy dated September 29th, 1928. It has studied the Brook and a considerable part of the area it drains, consulted with the Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board and citizens of the Town familiar with and particularly interested in the project with which we are dealing. To eliminate the possibility of further confusion and to simplify our report we have divided Vine Brook into four see - tions and present them to you in the order in which we believe they should he taken up and built by the Town when and if ever so voted. Section L From Butterfield's Pond to the southerly side of Hayes Lane ineluding the culvert • under Hayes Lane. Section II. From Hayes Lane to the southerly aide of Vine Road. Brook Section III. The South Branch of Vine Brook and the Main Channel between Vine Brook Road and the present junction of the North and South Branehes. Section IV. The North Braneh of Vine Brook. SECTION I. It is evident to your Committee that while Section II is the most important as well as expensive section considered, the building of it will necessitate the improvement of Section I. This for the reason that Section II once built will discharge the storm waters into Section I at a much faster rate than under the present conditions. The Brook below Hayes Lane is not in shape to absorb this faster run-off being at present in a deplorable condition. We therefore studied this section TOWN of LEXINGTON 65 between Butterfield's Pond and Hayes Lane and find that the improvement should start at a point about 1,500 feet north of East Street, from which point to the Pond the fall is ample to take care of the flow of water. The work in this section would consist of straightening, widening and deepening the brook through to Hayes Lane. Preliminary estimates based on an open channel with an average width of 8 feet at the bottom, with 1 to 1 slopes raked smooth and grassed show the cost of this section would run to approximately $6,000 exclusive of the culvert under East Street. This East Street culvert we are advised will be rebuilt by the State at the same time they are constructing the State Highway now being planned to pass through this part of the Town. It is obvious that work on Sec- tion I should not be started until the State Highway En- gineers and our Engineering Department have come to an agreement as to grades and until the State actually begins the construction work. Whether the Town votes to proceed with the Vine Brook program or not, the State plans of the culvert at East Street should accord with the Town's plan for widening and deepen- ing Vine Brook at this point, SECTION II. Your Committee approves the layout of Metcalf and Eddy pertaining to this section lying between Hayes Lane and the southerly side of Vine Brook Road with a few changes. We believe the brook should be covered between Vine Brook Road and Massachusetts Avenue. That a basin be built at Vine Brook Road and a screen erected at this point to catch float- ing debris before it can enter the covered part of the Brook. From Massachusetts Avenue to Hayes Lane the Metcalf and Eddy plans should be substantially followed. This would give a basin located probably on the southerly side of Vine Brook Road, then a covered brook from this point to a headwall located 780 feet south of Hayes Lane with an open channel from the headwall to the relocation of the culvert under Hayes Lane. Preliminary estimates covering the construction of Sec- tion II vary, but from the information gathered, your Com- mittee believes that the cost of this section will run approxi- mately $90,000. SECTION III. The South Branch of Vine Brook runs through private lands throughout its length. The Town discharges storm water from 'the Highland Avenue area into this branch but the fall is sufficient to care for this drainage with the bottom of the 66 ANNUAL REPORiSS South Branch at its present grade. Therefore your Committee does not recommend the Town entering the South Th andh. It believes if the Town constructs Section II as outlined in this report, that the South Branch will have all the outlet it will need to handle any drainage system which may be installed. SECTION IV. The North Branch of Vine Brook drains the Park Land of the Town and should the Town at some future date wish to improve the drainage of the Park area it will have an outlet prepared in advance with the construction of Section II. For the present your Committee feels that no work need be done on the North Branch other than a general cleaning out of the brook through the Town property only. R-ECO3IMENDATIONS Your Committee recommends that the Town build Section II as outlined in the report as soon as the financial condition of the Town will allow. That any vote to build Section II have an accompanying vote to improve Section I as outlined in this report. That. the Town do not eater Section 111, That the Town do no construction work in Section IV and thatany cleaning of that portion located in the Park Land be paid for out of the "Lowering the Brooks Account." We further recommend that no appropriation be made for further studies of Vine Brook, believing that the surveys of Metcalf and Eddy and McClintock and Woodfall are sufficient for the purpose, and that the Engineering Department of the Town is able from the data and studies now available to draw up plans and specifications to cover the construction work. We also recommend that when the Town is ready to pro- ceed with the eonstruetion work plans and specifications be prepared calling for estimates on three types of eonstruction for the covered part of the brook; first a reinforced concrete conduit cast in place ; second, a reinforced concrete pipe con- duit; third, a vitrified segment block conduit. PROCEDURE After giving the matter consideration from every angle your Committee recommends that the work contemplated be done under a betterment act. It is our belief that the returns from the Betterment assessments will not be large. We also TOWN or LEXINGTON 67 believe that the Town should, before entering any o£ the pri- vate lands in Sections I and II, make a taking of sufficient width to enable the contractor to do his work without inter- ference and to allow the Town later on to maintain the brook withoutentering on private property. Respectfully submitted, Signed: Eugene Buckley Wm. E. Mu!liken L. Jellis James J. Walsh, M. D. Harold B. Needham A. Edward Rowse, Jr. Frank P. Cutter Robert H. Eldridge Sheldon A. Robinson E. E. Taylor Charles S. Reaudry Charles H. Schofield P. J. Shanahan R. A. Ferguson, See. James G. Robertson, Chinn. March 23, 1931. Numerous motion picture slides were shown explaining the various parts and locations of Vine Brook. Motion by R. E. Taylor, the report be accepted, placed on file, and the Committee be discharged. Unanimous vote. 8.55 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask mores to take up Article 25, offering the following inotion "Voted : That the Board of Selectmen be and hereby are instructed to have the Engineering Department prepare work- ing plans and specifications and secure estimates and con- tractors' bids on the cost of constructing sections one and two, referred to in the report of the Vine Brook Committee, said sections being as follows: "Section I. From But.terfield's Pond to the southerly side of Hayes Lane including the eulvert ruder Hayes Lane. "Section II. From Hayes Lane to the southerly side of Vine Brook Road." Mr. Trask added, he offered this article at this time so that the Town could take action on the previous report. He stated that no money appropriation was asked, but that the Town could proceed when it was financially able. Mr. Ryder spoke, explaining his views on the subject, stat- ing, it was his opinion, costs and estimations should have been brought in with the Vine Brook report, and in fact would like same before next Town Meeting adjourned, offering the follow- ing amendment to the motion of Selectman Mr. Trask. 68 ANNunr. REPORTS The amendment: `Y Voted : That the vote offered under Article No. 25 be amended as follows—viz: that article number 25 be laid otrthe table until the adjournment of the meeting with instruetiona that the Selectmen bring in such estimates as they may be able to obtain on the construction of the sections 1, 2, and 3, recom- mended by the Vine Brook Committee, so called. Explained by Moderator Mr. Holt, the amendment was not in order as the sense of the am::idment was conflicting, at the same time asking Mr. Ryder to correct his amendment by leaving out certain parts. Mr. Ryder then offered the following amendment as a sub- stitute for his original amendment : "Voted: That the vote offered under Article No. 25 be amended as follows—viz: that before the adjournment of this meeting the Selectmen be instructed to bring in such estimates as they may be able to obtain on the construction of sections 1, 2, and 3, recommended by the Vine Brook Committee, so ealled." Mr. E. E. Taylor stated that the Committee had no author- ity to secure plans or estimates, and he felt it was impossible to obtain figures in so shorta time. Mr. Ryder stated he thought. figures and plans could be obtained in the time specified. Mr. Worthen stated he understood that it would be a dis- tinct advantage to the Town to put in a main sewer pipe in connection with the work done on the brook and asked if the Selectmen had lost sight of the fact. Selectman Mr. Trask replied they had not. Mr. Robertson stated that if sewer pipe were installed at the time the work was done on the brook the cost would be half as much as if it were done independently. Mr. Ryder's substitute amendment was then put before .the meeting, and was lost unanimously. 9.12 P. M. Mr. Edwin B, Hutchinson expressed his opinion, stating he felt the Town was not prepared at this time to take action on this matter. and made a motion that it be indefinitely post- poned. His motion was carried unanimously, 9.14 P. M. Toww of LEXINGTON 69 Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 2, at the same time moving for indefinite postponement as a line had been omitted in the article, so no action could be taken until next meeting. Motion carried unanimously, 9.16 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 3, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the sum of $517.23 be transferred from the receipts from the insurance companies for the fire loss on the high school to the account of Fire Loss, High School." Carried unanimously, 9.17 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 4, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the following sums be transferred to the Excess and Deficiency Account: Highway construction (Various Streets) $315.31 Highway construction (Waltham St., Mass, Ave. to Marrett Rd.) 96,32 Swimming Pool (Construction) 1.76 Permanent Memorial (For Men Who Lost Their Lives in the World War) 200.00 Highway Construction (Clarke St. Extension) 15.31 628.70 Carried unanimously, 9.18 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 6, offering the following motion: Voted: That the sum of $125.00 be appropriated to pay the necessary expenses of the Chief of Pollee incurred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters in which the Town is interested, or which may tend to improve the service in the Police Department, and that to meet this ap- propriation the sum of $125 be transferred from the Police Department account to Travelling Expenses account" Mr. Trask stated this article was put in the warrant for the sane reason as Article a. Mr. Francis Chamberlain offered an amendment to the motion, changing the amount from $125 to $100. 70 ANNUAL REPOMS Selectman Mr. Trask explained, traveling expenses of the Chief were higher because he was going Longer distance. Mr. Chamberlain's amendment was lost, unanimously, 9.20 P. M. The motion as was put by Seleetman Mr. Trask was carried unanimously, 9.21 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to -take up Article 7, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the sum of $80.86 be appropriated and assessed to pay the necessary expenses of the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Departments incurred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters in which the Town is interested, or which may tend to improve the service in the Water and Sewer Departments, and that to meet this appropriation the sum of $80.86 be transferred from the Water and Sewer Departments Account to Travelling Ex- penses Account of 1930." A unanimous vote, 9.22 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 8, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the sum of $2,000 be appropriated and assessed for Old Ago Assiatanre in a eordance with the General Laws, Chapter 118.1 iwit,rted iii tin Aet, of 1930. Chapter 402." Selectman Mr•. Trask remarked that some appropriation was necessary by the General Laws, but at this time the State had not made its share of the appropriation. The motion was unanimously carried, 9.23 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 9. offering the following motion: "Voted: Tliat the sum of $1,372 be transferred from the account of sale of land to the Town Debt Account." Carried unanimously, 9.24 P. M. The following was in three motions : Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 10, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorised to take by eminent domain a parcel of land bounded substan- Towx o LEXINGTON 71 tia]ly as follows; the exact determination of said boundaries to be subject to approval by Miss Ellen A. Stone: "Northerly by lauds of Ellen A. Stone and Town of Lex- ington. "Northeasterly by land of Boston and Maine Railroad. "Southeasterly- by land of Dennis J. Healey. "Southwesterly by land of Charles R. Joy. "Westerly by land of Ellen A. Stone, Trustee, and Massa- chusetts Avenue, containing 5 acres more or Iess; for school, playground and park purposes, and that the sum of $1,500 be appropriated to pay any award of damages for said taking, and for the purpose of raising said money the sum of $1,372 be transferred from the Town Debt Account and the sum of $128 be appropriated and assessed.'' Second part : "That the Selectmen be and hereby are au- thorized to purchase a parcel of land bounded substantially as follows, the exact determination of said boundaries to be sub- ject to approval by Miss Ellen A. Stone: "Northerly by land of Town of Lexington. "Northeasterly by land of Boston and Maine Railroad. "Southerly and southwesterly by land of Ellen A. Stone, Trustee, eontaining 18,400 square feet more or less, for school, playground and park purposes and that the sum of $100 be ap- propriated and assessed to pay for the sante." Third part. Further voted: "That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized in the name and on behalf of the Town to agree to construct, and to construct, a suitable fence be- tween the Adams School lot as now existing or as extended by the taking above authorized, and land of Ellen A. Stone and of Ellen A. Stone, Trustee, and the sum of $800 is hereby ap- propriated and assessed to pay -the cost of construction of such fence." Selectman Mr. Trask explained in full detail the advan- tages and the necessity of this addition to the playground in the east• village. Part of the property to be graded, and ex- pected to be available for use this summer, Senator Cotton, asked to have the three separate motions read again, which was done, and then voted upon separately, with the following results: 72 ANNUAL REPORTS Part One, carried unanimously, 9.38 P. M. Part Two, carried unanimously, 9.39 P. M. Part. Three. carried unanimously, 9.40 P.M. Selectman Mr. Trask then moved to• take up Artiele 11,. offering the following vote: "Voted: That the sum of *34.01 be appropriated and as- sessed, and refunded to Francis R. Henderson of Cambridge, Mass., for taxes illegally assessed in the years 1925, 1926, and 1927." Selectman Mr. Trask explained the reason for the above was because two parties had paid taxes on the same property, and therefore necessary to make refund to one of them. Carried unanimously, 9.41 P. M. Selectman Mr, Trask moved to take up Article 12, offer- ing the following motion: "Voted: That a conveyance to the Town by deed of Stephen F. and Nellie J. Hamblin conveying approximately 749 square feet of Iand located adjacent to the Lexington Center Playground near Clarke Street Extension be accepted by the Town for park purposes." Selectman Mr, Trask stated by the Town accepting this land, same would straighten the line between the Hamblin property and the playground. Motion was carried unanimously, 9.42 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 13, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the Town accept the layout of Dexter Road. from Fuller Road to Williams Road, as a Town way, all as laid out by the Selectmen under date of March 2, 1931, and shown. upon a certain plan by John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer, dated January 30, 1931, on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and that the said road be constructed and for said construc- tion the stun of $8.500 be appropriated and assessed." The reading of the order was waived. Motion was carried unanimously, 9.44 P. M. `eleetman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 14, offering the following motion: TOWN OF LEXINGTON 73 "Voted: That the sum of $58.60 be appropriated and as- sessed and refunded to Axel and Henning W. Swenson for taxes for 1930 assesssed upon their property purehased by the Town for school house purposes." Carried unanimously, 9 :45 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 17, offering the following motion: "Voted: That a conveyance to the Town by deed of Neil & Lila W. McIntosh conveying approximately 1207 square feet of land, more or less, located at the junction of Prospect Hill Road and Wachusett Drive be accepted by the Town for Highway purposes. Carried unanimously, 9:46 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 20, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the additional sum of $2500. be appro- priated and assessed for the Law Department" Selectman Mr. Trask explained this sum was to cover expenses involved in the O'Connell trial for attorney's fee and experts testimony. Carried unanimously, 9:47 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 18, offering the following motion: "Voted : That the sum of $5000. be appropriated and assessed for the construction of all or any part of Wood Street from Massachusetts Avenue to the Bedford Line and that said Construction work be done in conjunction with the State and County under Chapter 90 of the General Laws." Selectman Mr. Trask, stated this road in a very bad con- dition and needed to be constructed, stating this was the nnain road to Bedford in that district, and when they installed water mains there last year, they did not spend much time in repairs as they hoped the Town would vote to construct the road. Carried unanimously, 9:53 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up Article 19, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the sum of $2000. be appropriated and assessed for the relocation and construction of Bow Street 74 ANNUAL REPORTS from Massachusetts Avenue to Cliffe Avenue, and for the pay- ment of damages incurred by said relocation." Selectman Mr. Trask stated the Boston and Maine Rail- road was not. going to charge the Town anything for the straightening and widening the road over its property, and the railroad was planning to install automatic signals at the cross- ing at Bow Street after the road is fixed up. Mr. Viano, who owns property on the east side of the street, has agreed to the necessary taking of land and damage to one building. The Town is to put in a sidewalk on Massachusetts Avenue and Bow Street in front of Viano property, the sidewalk to cost $750. The motion was carried, unanimously, 9:59 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 22, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the Town accept the provisions of Chapter 351 of the Aets of 1930 the same being "An Act authorizing cities and towns to appropriate money for the purchase of uniforms for members of their Police and Fire Departments." Selectman Mr. Trask explained no appropriation was in- volved in this motion, merely the acceptance of the provisions of the act, although the Town did replace uniforms of members of both departments when damaged in their performance of duty, also the furnishing of uniforms for the motorcycle policemen. The above motion was carried unanimously, 10:00 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 24, offering the following motion : Voted : That the Selectmen be authorized to install water mains not less than six inches in diameter in the following streets and private ways: Massachusetts Avenue to the standpipe, a distance of ap- proximately 920 feet; Massachusetts Avenue from Lake Street to Parker Street, a distance of approximately 2300 feet; Cedar Street from Columbus Street to Hill Street, a dis- tance of approximately 400 feet; Hill Street from Cedar Street to the end of the six inch pipe, a distance of approximately 1780 feet; Tow --N or LrauNamoN 75 Garfield Street, 320 feet southerly from Ward Street; Ledgelawn Avenue from Bedford Street to Hillside Terrace a distance of approximately 780 feet. Watson Avenue from Robbins Road to Lexington Avenue, a distance of approximately 225 feet; Robbins Road from Locust Avenue, northerly, a distance of approximately 200 feet; Valleyfield Street from Bridge Street, a distance of ap- proximately 1300 feet; Vine Street, 300 feet to connect dead end; and for the pur- pose of said construction, the sum of $10,000. be appropriated, for Water Construction Account, and for the purpose of raising the money, the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to sell under the direction of and with the approval of the Seleet- men, bonds or notes of the town issued and payable as provided by law. Selectman Mr. Trask gave a full explanation of the work to be done, and the motion was earried, unanimously, 10:10 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 26, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the Selectmen be instructed to install sewers in the following streets: Robbins Road from Locust Avenue northerly, a distance of approximately 200 feet; Hayes Avenue from its present end, a distance of approxi- mately 685 feet; Berwick Road from Hayes Avenue, a distance of approxi- mately 100 feet; Cedar Street, a distance of 650 feet. Carried unanimously, 10:15 P. M. Further Voted: That for the purpose of installing the sewer in Robbins Road. the sum of $600 be transferred from the sewer assessment fund to the sewer construction account. Carried unanimously, 10:16 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 29, offering the following vote : 76 ANNUL Rseonma "Voted : That the Town ratify the action of the Board of Selectmen in accepting a Captured German Field Piece from the United States War Department and authorize the Select- men to place the same upon Hastings Park. Selectman Mr. Trask stated this piece had been accepted by the Selectmen in connection with the 19th of April celebration, but that they needed the vote of the Town to complete the transaction. He stated the Selectmen felt a good location for the piece would be at Hastings Park. Mr. Walter F. Jones did not think it necessary to have any more mementos of the World War and moved an indefinite postponement. His motion was lost, unanimously, 10.18 P. M. Original motion of Selectman Mr. Trask carried, unanimously, 10.19 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved meeting adjourn until Monday evening, May 4, 1931, at eight P. M. Carried unanimously, 10:20 P. M. A True Record, Attest: JAmms J. CLaRoJA Town Cleric. TowN Or LEXINGTON 77 FIRST ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING OF APRIL 27, 1931 MAY 4, 1931 The meeting was called to order at 8 :10 P. M. by James J. Carroll, Town Clerk, on account of Moderator Mr. Hok being absent. Selectman Mr. Trask made a motion that Senator Joseph R. Cotton act as Moderator Pro -tem. Unanimous vote, 8:11 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 1, offering the following motion: "Voted: That a eommittee of three be appointed by the Moderator to prepare a revision of the code of by-laws of the Town of Lexington of 1922 and report to the Town Meeting be- fore January 1, 1932. Carried unanimously, 8:12 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Artiele 23, offering the following motion: Voted : That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to acquire from Mary J. and Helen A. McCaffrey an easement across the property owned by thein for the purpose of laying a twelve inch water main connecting Massachusetts Avenue with the standpipe. Seleetman Mr. Trask stated they offered this motion in connection with the vote taken at the last meeting, and that it was necessary to go through private property to lay this main. but did not believe it would mean any outlay of money for the Town. The motion was unanimously carried, 8:14 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 21, offering the following motion: Voted: That the sum of $22,715.61 be appropriated and assessed to pay the judgment obtained by the plaintiff in the petition for damages brought against. the Town by Daniel J. 78 ANIMAL REPORTS O'Connell on account of a taking by eminent domain by the Town of the easement of a building line on his property on Massachusetts Avenue on December 18, 1930. Selectman Mr. Trask stated at first it was thought that part of this judgment could be raised by a bond issue, but since that time he has been advised differently, and that Town Counsel Sydney R. Wrightington had conferred with the Attorney General who was of the opinion that it was not pos- sible to raise any of the money under this article by a bond issue. Therefore, he had entered it on his motion that it come directly from the tax levy. Mr. Francis E. Burke, moved to lay Article 21 on the table. Mr. S. R. Wrightington suggested that they take up the three articles 21. 30 and 31. relating to the ,amr matter at the same time. Mr. Francis Burke therefore withdrew his motion to lay Article 21 on the table, nioving to take up Articles 21, 30 and 31, and under Article 30 he offered the following motion: "Voted: That the Town accept the relocation of Massa- chusetts Avenue from the northerly terminus of the present streetline on the former Town Hall property now owned by Messrs. Rubin and Seligman to the property of Anstiss S. Hunt, et al, as laid out by the Selectmen under date of March 2, 1931, and shown on plan on file in the Town Clerk's office entitled, 'Plan showing proposed relocation of a portion of Massachu- setts Avenue, Lexington, October 17, 1930, Seale 1 inch -20 feet, John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer,' and for the purpose of re- locating Massachusetts Avenue the sum of $60,000 be appro- priated, and for the purpose of raising this money the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to sell, under the direc- tion of and with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, bonds or notes of the Town issued and payable in accordance with law, eo that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than ten years or at such earlier dates as the Treasurer and the Selectmen men may determine." Mr. Mitchell, speaking for the appropriation committee said that the committee was unanimously in favor of the appro- priation snider Article 21, which pays off the judgement against the Town, but with one exeception, and that exception, a mem- ber was not present to vote, the committee was not in favor of the $60,000. appropriation. TORN 'OP LEXINGTON 79 Mr. Burke gave a lengthy explanation of the situation as seen by him, expressing the idea, that this was the right time to buy this proposition, for by delaying meant a larger expendi- ture later on. Mr. Greeley asked if above was an offer from the owner to the Town. Mr. Burke replied, that it was, as the owner had appeared before the appropriation committee stating he would accept this amount in full payment. Mr. W. R. Greeley, stated that nothing can be built on the property in question, and that the Town assumes no risk if the property is not purchased at the present time, being in favor of waiting until the time when the proposition could be put through the nett eorner. He asked if any other proposition would be offered if the present motion was turned down, and the answer was no. He also stated he would like to hear the motion under Article 31. Mr. Burke stated there was no necessity of taking action on Article 31, until Article 30 had been voted upon. Selectman Mr. Trask, spoke stating the Board of Selectmen did not approve of this project for the same reasons as ex- plained by Mr. Greeley. Mr. William Ballard stated he thought the Town should pass Article 21 as present by Selectman Mr. Trask. Mr. Hutchinson asked if the Town had to take action on Article 21. Moderator Senator Cotton asked whieh article Mr. Hutchinson would like to have taken up first, he replying he wished to have Selectman Mr. Trask's motion taken up. Mr. Harold Lamont asked if the case could be carried any further, Mr. Wrightington replying, no points which would make it advisable to go to the Supreme Court. Mr. Hutchinson's motion then put before the meeting, which was unanimously carried, 8:40 P. M. The original motion of Selectman Mr. Trask was then put before the meeting, and as presented was carried unanimously, 8 :41 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved Article 30 be indefinitely postponed. 80 ANNUAL REPORTS Carried unanimously, 8:42 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved Article 31, be indefinitely post- poned. Unanimously carried, 8:43 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 27, putting the same in three votes. PART ONE. "Voted: That the Selectmen be instructed to have drains installed in Carville Avenue, from near Oak Street, to the brook crossing Carville Avenue near Ames Avenue, a distance of approximately 600 feet and for the pur- pose of said construction the sum of $1417. be appropriated and assessed." PART TWO. "Voted: That the Selectmen be instructed to have drains installed in Massachusetts Avenue and Fattier Avenue from Bowker Street to the Brook, a distance of approxi- mately 710 feet, and for the purpose of said construction the sum of $2850 be appropriated and assessed. Part Three, Voted: That the Selectmen be instructed to have drains installed in Clarke Street from Raymond Street to Parker Street, a distance of approximately 900 feet, and for the purpose of said construction the sum of $2092 be ap- propriated and assessed. Under part one Selectman Mr. Trask read a letter from a Carville Avenue resident threatening the Town with a damage suit because of surface waters draining in his cellar, stating other complaints from residents of that section. Mr. Mitchell, for the appropriation committee said the com- mittee had not approved the projects under this article because the tax rate would be so high this year, also stati g, condi- tions mentioned were not so clearly explained, as they had been at the Town Meeting. predicting a tax rate of $35.00 for this year. General discussion, Mr. Greeley, Mr. Nichols, and Mr. Wrightington. Mr. William Marshall, stated the ease was justifiable, and moved a committee of three be appointed to investigate the condition existing, Selectman Mr. Trask stated he did not think it was nee- essary to appoint an investigating committee. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 81 Mr. Marshall's motion put before the meeting and was lost, unanimously, 8:58 P. M. Part One of Selectman Mr. Trask's motion, regarding drains for Carville Avenue was then passed unanimously, 8:59 P. M. In regards to part two, Selectman Mr. Trask read another letter, from George L, Fattier, stating wanted a drain placed in before May 15. Part Two, was then put before the meeting, and earried unanimously, 9:01 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask, explained the necessity of part three, of this. motion which was decided as being lost by the Mod- erator. 'On the question of his decision by several, it was declared to take a rising vote, the Moderator appointing the following as tellers, Messrs. Locke, Chamberlain and Burnham with the following results: Affirma- Nega- tive tive 21 7 38 25 15 11 74 43 Mr. Locke Mr. Chamberlain Mr. Burnham Totals Therefore the vote was carried 74 to 43, 9:03 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask moved the meeting be closed, Unan- imous, 9.04 P. M. A true record Attest: Jas J. CARROLL, Town Clerk. 82 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLE, S To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Tom of Lexing- ton, gwlified to vote in eleetions and in town affairs, to meet in the CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING, in said LEXINGTON, on MONDAY, THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1931, at 8.00 o'clock P. M. then and there to act on the following articles: Article 1. To receive the report of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town and to appoint other Committees. Art. 2. To see if the Town will amend Article III, Section 5, of the Code of By -Laws of 1922 of the Town of Lexington by striking out in the first sentence the word "six" and insert- ing in place thereof the word "eight" so that Section 5 will read as follows: "Section 5. The annual meeting of the Town shall be called for eight o'clock in the morning and thereafter the polls shall be open continuously for voting until eight o'clock in the evening. Immediately upon the announcement of the result of the voting the meeting shall stand adjourned until such time and at such place as shall be set forth by the Selectmen in the Warrant for the meeting." Art. 3. To see if the Town will appropriate money to pay the necessary expenses 41f the Superintendent of Parks incurred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters in which the Town is interested or which may tend to improve the service in the Park Department and for the pur- pose of meeting the appropriation to transfer from the account TOWN Or limb/431.0x 83 of Parks and Playgrou»ds the sum of $65 to Travelling Ex- pense Account. Art. 4. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, or accept the layout of as a town way, Allen Street from a street now or formerly called Allen Street a distance of approximately 600 feet northerly, as laid out by the Select- men, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated July 2, 1931, appropriate money for the con- struction of said street by transfer from other accounts, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 5. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the fol- lowing sums to the Excess and Deficiency Account: From Highway Construction, (Fattier and '1'aft Avenues and Bertwell Road Account) From Daniel J. O'Connell (Building Line Account ) $ 836.30 500.00 $1,336.30 Art. 6. To see if the Town will .vote to transfer from Overlay Reserve Fund to Department of Public Welfare the stun of $1,983.23. Art. 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account or from other accounts to the following accounts: Election and Registration Collector of Taxes Water Department Maintenance Public Welfare Department Engineering Department School, playground and park purposes (Ellen A. Stone Property) Art. 8. To see if the Town will vote to rescind that part of the vote passed at a town meeting held April 27, 1931, under Article 18 which reads as follows, "and that said construction work be clone in conjunction with the State and County under Chapter 90 of the General Laws," so that the vote will read as follows: "Voted that the sum of $5,000 be appropriated and assessed for the construction of all or any part of Wood Street from Massachusetts Avenue to the Bedford Line." Art. 9. To see if the Town will vote to install water mains in the following streets 84 ANNUAL REPORTS Alien Street from the end of the present main northerly a distance of approximately 210 feet ; Parker Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Clarke Street a distance of approximately 1400 feet; Forest Street from Clarke Street to Muzzey Street a distance of approximately 500 feet; Muzzey Street from Forest Street to Massachusetts Avenue a distance of approximately 1000 feet; Francis Street from Woodland Road a distanee of approxi- mately 400 feet; Richard Road from Tower Street a distance of approximately 585 feet westerly; Tower Street from the end of the present main in Plainfield Street to Massachusetts Avenue a distance of approximately 900 feet; Lowell Street from the end of the present main to North Street a distance of approximately 2250 feet; Art. 10. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to install sewers in the following streets: Oakland Street from the present end near the Merriam Fac- tory to Chandler Street a distance of approximately 1100 feet; Lisbeth Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Hillside Avenue a distance of approximately 300 feet; Richard Road from Tower Street a distance of approximately 585 feet westerly; Tower Street from the end of the present main in Plainfield Street to Massachusetts Avenue a distance of approximately 900 feet; Summit Road to Pinewood Street a distance of approximately 750 feet; Hunt Road from Massachusetts Avenue a distance of approxi- mately 450 feet, and appropriate money for said sewer construction by issuance of bonds, notes or by transfer from other accounts or act in any manner thereto. Art. 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets: TOWN OF LEXINGTON 85 Baker, Tucker, Chase and Watson Avenues, Hunt and Robbins Roads. Art. 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept the follow- ing deeds and conveyances for highway purposes: From Arthur C. Whitney approximately 185 square feet of land atthe junetion of Abbott Road and Meriam Street. From Hallie C. and Lulu M. Blake approximately 2590 square feet of land at the jnnrt.inn of Franklin Road and Meriam Street; From the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. approximately 4200 square feet of land on Massachusetts Avenue; From Marie A. Miller et al a parcel of land at the junction of Marrett Road and Lincoln Street and along Lincoln Street; From Helen B. Sarano a parcel of land at the junction of Marrett Road and Lincoln Street. Art. 13. To see if the Town will vote upon petition of Daniel J. O'Connell to amend the Lexington Zoning By -Law and map by changing from an R. 1 district to a C. 1 district the following described parcel of land: A triangular parcel of land bounded on the northwest by Fletcher Avenue distant 183.90 feet, on the southwest by Wo- burn Street distant 320.22 feet, and on the northeast by the Boston and Lowell Railroad Corp. right of way distant 317.40 feet, containing about 27,994 square feet. And you are directed to serve this Warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By - Laws of the Town. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands, at Lexington, this fifteenth. day of September, A. D., 1931. ROBERT P. TRASK, CLARENCE SHANNON, HALLIE C. BLAKE, JOHN E. GILCREAST, THEODORE A. CUSTANCE, Selectmen of Lexington. 86 ANNUAL REPORTS September 21, 1931. To the Town Clerk: 1 have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting printed copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Postoffiee, in the Vestibule of the Town Office Building and six other public places in the Town, and by mailing a printed copy of the same to every registered voter in the Town seven days before the time of said meeting. Attest: PATRICK J. MAOUIRE, Constable of Lexington. TOWN OP LEXINGTON 87 TOWN MEETING September 28, 1931 The meeting was called to order by Moderator Mr. Holt at 8.12 P. M. About. 130 Town Meeting Members being present. Town Clerk James 3. Carroll began the reading of the Warrant. Upon motion of Selectman Mr. Custance, further reading of the Warrant was waived. The Town Clerk then con- tinued by reading the Constable's return of the Warrant. Art. 1. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 1. Under this article Mr. Lawrence G. Mitchell, chairman of the Appropriation Committee, read the following report, cover- ing the articles in the Town Warrant for the meeting of Sep- tember 28, 1931, as being approved by the Appropriation Committee: Approved Under Article Amount 3 $ 65.00 4 1,200.00 5 836.30 500.00 6 1,985.23 From Account of Parks and Playgrounds Massachusetts Avenue Construction Highway Construction (Fottler and Taft Ave- nues and Bertwell Road Account Daniel J. O'Connell (Building Line Acct.) Overlay Reserve Fund 7 75.00 Excess and Deficiency 800.00 3,000.00 450.00 900.00 Excess and Deficiency Excess and Deficiency Excess and DeflcienCY Excess and deficiency To Account of Traveling Expenses Alien Street Construction Excess and Deficiency Excess and Deficiency Dept. of Public Welfare Elections and Registrations Collector of Taxes Public Welfare Dept. Engineering Dept. School Playground and Park purposes (Ellen A. Stone property) 88 8 5,000.00 10 8,000.00 2,000.00 10,000.00 ANNUAL REPORTS Sewer Assessment Fund Installation of Sewers Excess and Deficiency Installation of Sewers To be raised by Bonds Installation of Sewers or notes Respectfully submitted, LAWRENCE G. MITCHELL, Ci kairmctn.- 8 :15 P. M. Art. 1. Under this article Selectman Mr. Trask offered the following motion : "Voted: That a Committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to furnish the details of a design for a new Town Seal subject to the approval of the Selectmen, and when so approved to become the sea] of the Town." Selectman Mr. Trask, explained there had been some criticism of the present seal, dne to the fact that the center of the seal does not represent any Minute -Man in particular, rather, resembling the Concord Seal. He stated, he felt this would be a gond opportunity to study it and make any changes if necessary. Mr. F. Emery, stated he felt the seal was as good as ever, speaking against any change in the design of the present seal, but suggested a clear copy be made of the original design. for the reason, if same not clear at present, in all probability, caused from continuous reproductions. The motion under Article 1, as offered by Selectman Mr. Trask, for changing of the design of the Town Seal, was unan- imously lost. 8.18 P. M. Art. 2. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 2, offering the following motion : "Voted : That article III, Section 5, of the Code of By - Laws of 1922 of the Town of Lexington be amended by strik- ing out in the first sentence the word "Six" and inserting in place thereof the word "Eight" so that Section 5 will read as follows: "Section 5. The Annual Meeting of the Town shall be called for eight o'clock in the morning and thereafter the polls shall be open continuously for voting until eight o'clock in the evening. Immediately upon the announcement of the TOWN OF LEXINGTON 89 result of the voting the meeting shall stand adjourned until such time and at such place as shall be set forth by the Select- men in the Warrant for the meeting." Selectman Mr. Trask, explained, in observing the last elec- tion, there did not seem to be any particular reason for opening the polls at six o'clock in the morning, since the closing time had been changed to eight o'clock in the evening, it gave every- one plenty of opportunity to vote, also at the last election the vote east up until eight o'clock in the morning was very light. Mr. Haynes, spoke opposing the vote, and hoped itwould not. prevail. Mr. F. E. Burke, opposed the vote, stating the polls should• be open as early as possible, in order to give those or anyone, the opportunity of voting, whenever they could, as he felt in ehanging the time of opening the polls, it might possibly, de- prive someone of the privilege of voting, which should be avoided. As the changing of the By -Laws requires two-thirds vote of the Town Meeting Members present, the following tellers 'were appointed, Messers. Glynn, Blake and Locke, with the following result: TELLEK Glynn Blake Locke Total YFs No 10 19 18 45 3 20 31 84 The motion as presented by Selectman Mr. Trask, under Article 2, to change the opening hour of the polls was lost 84 to 31, 8.25 P. M. Art. 3. Under Article 3, Selectman Mr. Trask offered the following motion: "Voted: That the sum of *65.00 be appropriated to pay the necessary expenses of the Superintendent of Parks in- curred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters in which the Town is interested, or which may tend to improve the service in the Park Department, and that to meet this appropriation the sum of $65.00 be trans- ferred from the Parks and Playgrounds Account to Travel- Iing Expense Account" 90 ANNUAL RE,PoETS In explanation of the above article, Selectman Mr. Trask stated similar articles had been placed in previous Warrants, due to a recent law passed, which stated that such expenses must have a separate appropriation, also, Mr. Gar- rity has worked for the interest of the Town for a long time, and a long while since he has asked to attend anything of this nature, and felt the information that would be obtained would be a benefit for the Town, stating the Selectmen were in favor of the appropriation. Carried unanimously at 8.28 P. M. Art. 4 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex ss. Lexington, Mass., July 14, 1931 Town of Lexington, Selectmen's Room At a meeting of the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Lexington, after having given due written notice of the in- tention of said Board, as required by law, to lay out as a town way the way known as Allen Street, from a street now or formerly called Allen Street, a distance of about 600 feet northerly, all as hereinafter more fully appears, and after public hearing thereon held this day, and no objections bav= ing been made; Now, upon consideration of the matter, it is ORDERED: That this Board of Selectmen is of the opinion that public necessity and convenience require that said Allen Street be laid out and established as a public town way, and that the same hereby is Laid out and estab- lished as a public town way respectively, as follows : The westerly line of Allen Street begins at a point in the northerly line of a street now or formerly called Allen Street said point being southeasterly and distant about 337 feet from the easterly line of Waltham Street, thence bear- ing to the left with a curve of radius 30.00 feet distant 53.59 feet to a point of tangency, thence N 1° 59' 30" W distant 209.01 feet to a point of curvature, thence bearing to the right with a curve of 1144.53 feet radius distant 122.02 feet to a point of tangency, thence N 4` 07' E distant 73.63 feet to a point of curvature, thence bearing to the left with a curve of 532.40 feet radius distant 76.97 feet to a point of tangency, thence N 4° 10' W distant 75.89 feet to a point. The easterly line of Allen Street begins at a point in the easterly line of a street now or formerly called Allen Street, Towx or LEXINGTON 91 thence bearing to the right with a curve of 521.49 feet radius distant 281.85 to a point of tangeney, thence N 1° 59' 30" W distant 124.36 feet to a point of curvature, thenee bearing to the right with a curve of 1104.53 feet radius distant 117.75 feet to a point of tangency, thence N 4' 07' E distant 73.63 feet to a point of curvature, thence bearing to the left with a curve of 572.40 feet radius distant 82.75 feet to a point of tangency, thence N 4° 10' W distant 75.89 feet • to a point. The above described lines are parallel with and distant 40.00 feet from each other with the exception of the curved intersections with the street now or formerly called Allen Street. Said Alien Street is hereby laid out and established as shown on a plan entitled, "Plan of Allen Street at Franklin School property, Lexington, Mass., July 2, 1931. Scale: 1 in. - 40 ft., John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer," which plan is on file in the Town Clerk's Office in said Lexington and a copy of which will be recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds with a copy of this order. And said Board having considered the question of dam- ages sustained by the owners of lands across and through which said ways have been laid out and established as afore- said, hereby determines that no damages are sustained and no damages awarded, and said Board hereby declares that all acts herein are done •under the provisions of law authorizing the assessment of betterments. ROBERT P. TRASK, CLARENCE SHANNON, HALLtE C. BLAKE, JOHN E. GILCREAST, THEODORE A. CUSTANCE, Board of Selectmen. Under Article 4. ' "Voted: That the Town accept the lay out as a Town way of Allen Street from a street now or formerly called Alien Street a distance of approximately 600 feet northerly, as laid out by the Selectmen, under the Betterment Act, and as shown on plan by John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer, dated July 2, 1931, on file in the Town Clerk's Office, and for the purpose of constructing said street the sum of $1200 be transferred from Excess and Deficiency Account." Seleetman Mr. Trask explained, this was to make easy access to the new Franklin School, as the approach is by way of what has been called Allen Street, but does not pass in 92 ANNUAL REPORTS front of the school. In front of the school is an old private w.ay. and he felt the school should be on a public way, stating this street in a very bad condition and should be made pass- able before winter set in. The street is only to be constructed as far as the school at this time, and from money that is left over from Massachusetts Avenue Construction Account, and should be transferred to the Excess and Deficiency Aceount, and then it could be used for this purpose. Mr, L. G. Mitehell stated the Appropriation Committee would change their report, so it would approve the money to be transferred from Excess and Deficiency instead of Mass- achusetts Avenue Construction. The entire reading was waived, and the article as put by Sele;•trnan Mr. Trask, was carried unanimously, 8.33 P. M. Art. 5. Presented by Selectman Mr. Trask, "Voted: That the sum of $836.30 be transferred from Highway Construction (Fottler and Taft Avenues and Bert - well Road Account) to Excess and Deficiency Account." Selectman Mr. Trask explained this money was left over from construction accounts and should be transferred to Ex- cess and Deficiency so it could be made available for use at this time. The vote carried unanimously at 8.35 P. M. Also voted under Article 5: "That the sum of $500 be transferred from Daniel J. O'Connell (Building Line Account) to Excess and Deficiency Account." Selectman Mr. Trask explained this money was appro- priated for building line damage, but later an appropriation was made to cover the suit for damages and therefore left this amount of money available for transfer. Carried unanimously. 8.36 P. M. Art. 6. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 6. offering the following motion: "Voted: 'That the sum of $1983.23 be transferred from Overlay Re.serve Fund to the Department of Public Welfare." Explanation by Selectman Mr. Trask as follows: The Overlay Reserve Fund has been in the Treasury since 1926 TOWN OF LF:XINOTON 93 and 1927. This fund is left for the purpose of covering un- seen expenses, that were liable to happen, and to be used only in cases of emergency, and he felt at this time, on account of the depression and the needs of the Welfare Department, it was the proper time to apply same. Carried unanimously, 8.37 P. M. Art. 7. Under Article 7, Selectman Mr. Trask offered the following motion: "Voted: That the following sums be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account to the following accounts." Selectman Mr. Trask asked for the privilege of taking up the various items individually on account of the explana- tions to be offered, which was agreed upon. Elections and Registrations, $75.00, carried unanimously, 8.38 P. M. Collector of Taxes, $300.00. On account of the number of Tax Titles, and extra work necessary, because of people un- able to pay their taxes, it was necessary to ask for the amount stated. Carried unanimously, 8.39 P. M. Public: Welfare Department, $3000.00. Selectman Mr. Trask gave a lengthy talk on the needs of the Public Wel- fare Department, and because of conditions just now, and for the coming 'winter, it was necessary for this department to have more money, stating statistics, which showed a consider- able increase in the number of persons the Town has had to aid, and from their return of questionnaires which had been sent out, it appeared at least twenty-seven more families would possibly ask for assistance. Carried unanimously, 8.47 P. M. Engineering Department, $450.00. This amount of money was needed to carry out to the end of the year. If not appro- priated it would be necessary to discharge two from this de- partment, which was not favorably looked upon, as these men were well qualified in this department, also well acquainted with the various parts off the Town, which would be a big handicap at the beginning of the new year, when it would be necessary to hire two men, who would be unfamiliar with the Town. Carried unanimously, 8.50 P. M. School Playground and Park purposes (Ellen A. Stone property) , $250.00. Explained: Miss Stone was away when 94 ANNUAL REPORTS the appropriations were made for this property originally, and since her return, she was advised by experts, the property at this time was worth from $3500 to $4000, while the Select- men, in Conference with Miss Stone's attorney, finally agreed upon the amount of $2500 which was considered as a reasonable price. and, upon suggestion of the Selectmen, it was advisable to accept at this price, rather than to have a law suit, which might prove to be more costly. This part of the motion was put in two sections, the second part being: School playground and park purposes (for land taken by eminent domain), Ellen A. Stone property, $650.00. At this time, the Moderator, Mr. Holt, called Doctor James J. Walsh to the platform to act as Moderator Pro Tem. Question by Mr. Ballard if the amounts were to be voted upon separately which was answered as, "Yes." The first part, of $250.00, was carried unanimously, 8.58 P. M. The second part, of $650.00, was carried unanimously, 8.59 P. M. Moderator ,Mr. Holtreturned to the platform, again re- suming charge of the meeting, stating his reason for asking to be excused was that he had been Counsel for Miss Stone in the above case. Art. 8. Under this article Selectman Mr. Trask offered the following motion: "Voted: : That the Town rescind that part of the vote passes] ata Town Meeting held April 27, 1931, under Article 18, which reads as follows : `and that said construction work be done in conjunction with the State and County under Chapter 90 of the General Laws,' so that the vote will read as follows: 'Voted that the sum of $5000 be appropriated and assessed for the construction of all or any part of Wood Street from Massachusetts Avenue to the Bedford Line.' " Explained by Selectman Mr. Trask: "At the time the vote was originally passed regarding Wood Street, it was felt money could be obtained from both the County and the State. As it stands at present, the State is agreeable to give assist- ance, but the County has not been convinced that Wood Street is important enough to warrant County money, while the Board of Selectmen feel that the condition of the street is TowN or LEXINGTON 95 such that as much of the street as can be constructed for $5000 should be taken care of at once." Carried unanimously, 9.04 P. M. Art. 9. Under this article Selectman Mr. Trask offered the following: "Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install water mains, not less than six inches in diameter, in the fol- lowing streets: Allen Street from the end of the present main northerly a distance of approximately 210 feet; Parker Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Clarke Street a distance of approximately 1400 feet; Forest Street from Clarke Street to Muzzey Street a dis- tance of approximately 500 feet; Muzzey Street from Forest Street to Massachusetts Avenue a distance of approximately 1000 feet." At this time Selectman Mr. Trask explained, this would mean the final tie-up of the 42 -inch main begun this spring in the section of Clarke, Muzzey and Forest Streets, and when this: work is completed a serious fire menace will be eliminated, as the present pipes have been down for many years and are in no way adaquate to supply the demand made upon them. Carried unanimously, 9.10 P. M. and further "Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install water mains, not less than six inches in diameter, in the following streets, subject to the usual guarantee: Francis Street frorn Woodland Road a distance of approx- imately 400 feet." Carried unanimously, 9 :11 P. M. Richard Road from Tower Street a distance of approxi- mately. 585 feet westerly; carried unanimously, 9 :12 P. M. Tower Street from the end of the present main in Plain- field Street to Massachusetts Avenue, a distance of approxi- mately 900 feet. Carried unanimously 9:14 P. M. Lowell Street from the end of the present main to North Street a distance of approximately 2250 feet. Mr. A. H. Burnham, stated on account of only two houses in this section at this time, with not a great deal of encouragement 96 ANNUAI, REPORTS of more houses to be built in the near future, he did not feel or think this work should be done, at this time. On a voice vote, the Lowell Street .project was declared lost by the Moderator, while Mr. Chas Ryder questioned the decision. The Moderator then called for the necessary seven people to rise who question the decision of the vote, as only three per- sons arose, the original decision of the Moderator, declaring the vote as being Lost was in order; 9:15 P. M. Art. 10. Under article 10, Selectman Mr. Trask, offered the following motion: "Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install a sewer in Oakland Street from the present end near the Merriam Factory to Chandler Street, a distance of approximately 1100 feet. Each section was voted upon separately, this part carried unanimously at 9:16 P. M. "Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install a sewer in Lisbeth Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Hillside Avenue, a distance of approximately 300 feet." Carried unani- mously, 9:17 P. M. "Voted : That the Selectmen be authorized to install a sewer in Richard Road from Tower Street, a distance of approxi- mately 585 feet, and the Selectmen be authorized to install a sewer in Tower Street from the end of the present main in Plainfield Street to Massachusetts Avenue, a distance of ap- proximately 900 feet, or a total of 1485 feet." Carried unani- mously 9.18 P. M. "Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install a sewer in Summit Road to Pinewood Street, a distance of approxi- mately 750 feet." Question by Mr. Chamberlain, stating he nor Mr. Murphy were interested in the sewers being installed up to or by their residences, stating, would like to know the number of feet re- quired to install in Summit Road, also the cost. Answered by Selectman Mr. Trask, approximately 450 feet. which would cost about $3150.00. Whereby Mr. Chamberlain offered an amendment to the original motion, which read as follows: That the sewer con- templated for Summit Road, be laid only through "Summit Road, a distance of approximately 450 feet. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 97 At this time Selectman Mr. Trask, stated he would sub- stitute Mr. Chamberlain's figures in his original vote, if by so doing Mr. Chamberlain would withdraw his amendment. Mr. Chamberlain agreed to withdraw his amendment, 9 :23 P. M. Therefore the motion was ,put, which read as follows: "Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install a sewer in Summit Road, a distance of approximately 450 feet. As there was some doubt of the result of the vote a rising vote was taken with the following results : TELLERS Glynn Blake Locke Total YES 23 32 64 119 0 No 0 0 0 It being declared a unanimous vote. Carried at 9 :24 P. M. "Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install a sewer in Hunt Road from Massachusetts Avenue, a distance of approxilnately 450 feet. Carried unanimously at 9 :25 P. M. Further voted, that for the purpose of constructing and installing sewers in said streets, the sum of ,.:,000. be transferred from the Sewer Assessment Fund to the Sewer Construction Account and the sum of $2,000. be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account and that the Treasurer with the ap- proval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to sell bonds or notes of the Town in the sum of $10,000. issued and payable in accordance with law. Carried unanimously, 9:28 P. M. Art. 11. "Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets: Baker, Tucker, Chase and Watson Avenues. Hunt and Robbins Roads, offered by Selectman Mr. Trask. Selectman Mr. Trask, stated there was enough money in the present appropriation to install the lights and cover the ex- pense for the rest of this year. Carried unanimously, 9 :29 P. M. Art. 12. Offered by Selectman Mr. Trask, in three separate parts, which were voted upon separately. "Voted: That the Town accept a deed of 185 square feet of land at the junction of Abbott Road and Merriam Street con - 98 ANNUAL REPORTS veyed to the Town by Arthur C. Whitney." Carried unani- mously, 9:30 P. M. Second part.. Voted that the Town accept a deed of 2590 square feet of land at the junction of Franklin Road and Merriam Street conveyed to the Town by Bailie C. and Lulu M. Blake. Unanimous, 9:31 P. M. Third part: Voted that the Town accept a deed of 4200 square feet of land on Massachusetts Avenue conveyed to the Town by the Edison Electric Illuminating Co. Carried unani- mously, 9:32 P. M. Art. 13. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 13. Under this article Mr. Clayton Morse offered the following motion: "Voted : That the Townamend the Lexington Zoning By -Law and map by changing from an R-1 to a C-1district the Following deseribed parcel of land: "A Triangular par- cel of land bounded on the northwest by Fletcher Avenue, dis- tant l$3.90 feet. on the southwest by Woburn Street, distant 320.22 feet. and on the northeast by the Boston and Lowell Railroad Corp., right of way, distant 317.40 feet, containing about 27,994 square feet" Mr. Frederick L. Eatery, Chairman of the Planning Board, stated under the provisions of the Zoning Law, the Planning Board is required to presentits recommendations and he pre- sented the following report: Report of the Planning Board under Article 13 of the •Warrant of September 15th, 1931, upon the petition of Daniel d, O'Connell to change the triangular parcel of land bounded by Fletcher Avenue, Woburn Street and the Boston & Lowell Rail- road from an R-1 District to a 0-1 District. Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning By -Laws a hear- ing was held by the Planning Board on July 9, 1931, at 8:10 P. M., at which the petitioner appeared with fourteen other citizens and one out-of-town owner of property within the affected area previously designated by the Planning Board. Of those ]resent, the petitioner Mr. O'Connell and eight others spoke in favor of the change. Two spoke in opposition. Mr. O'Connell did not state definitely the kind of business thathe desired to set up on the property in question if the TOWN OF LEXINGTON 99 change in zoning petitioned for was granted, but that he con- templated either stores, an automobile showroom and sales- room, or a filling station. The property itself lies on the border line between the principal business seetion of the town and an important resi- dential section. There would seem to be no occasion for enlarging the business section or district until all property within the pre- sent bounds shall have been so nearly utilized as to cause con- gestion or undue appreciation of values. That status has not yet been reached and apparently will not be reached for some years to come. Until that time is reached no reason is seen for enlarging the present business district. In the present busi- ness or C-1 district on Massachusetts Avenue extending from Merriam Street to Woburn Street there is still a total of 1310 feet frontage of property not yet availed of for business uses. In acting upon petitions for changes in zoning, the require- ments of the town as a whole should be considered rather than individual preferences or interests, otherwise, the town would quickly lose its orderly development and would be covered with isolated business areas in the midst of residential areas, and isolated values on the one hand would be unduly appreciated, and on the other hand adjoining values would be depreciated. It was to avoid just such spotty development that zoning was adopted, and the whole benefit of zoning would be lost if individual petitions for change, such as the present are granted. Changes should be made when public need requires. No business distriet should be enlarged nor should a new business district be created unless and until publie convenience rea- sonably requires the change. Wit.l, the large frontage of property, the present business district on Massachusetts Avenue between Merriam Street and Woburn Street now available for business but not yet utilized for business, it is felt that there is no present need for amending our zoning hi w to provide additional business area, and while it. ma.y be true that at some future time the property covered by the present petition, together with other properties in dif- ferent parts of the town, may in the natural and orderly growth of the town be required to accommodate the demands of busi- ness, that time is probably many years ahead, and until then its status Should not be changed. 100 ANNUAL REPORTS The Planning Board, after full consideration of the peti- tion and the arguments in favor of it and in opposition to it, unanimously. recommends that the change be not made. Signed. FREDLEICx L. EMERY, Chairman C. EDWARD GLYNN, J. !Irma. Dum, Wm. D. MINE, CLARENCE H. Cui i R, EDGAR F. SCHEIBE. September 28, 1931. Selectman Mr. Ilallie C. Blake, opposing the change, stated at the present time there was an over -supply of stores in the Town, also the property in question had never been in the busi- ness district, and that the purchaser was aware of that fact, at the time he bought the land. also if the occasion arose, when the eliange was necessary. it could readily be taken care of. Mr. Daniel J. O'Connell, owner of the property in question, stated lie was very much interested in that vicinity, in as much as he had been brought up in that vicinity, and to his mind, this particular section was not suitable for residential purposes, explaining of the improvements he had made on this property. since taking it over, which in the past had been a swamp. Mr. O'Connell stated, at the time the Zoning Laws were passed, he understood-, same could be changed if proper reason arose for such, after obtaining the signatures of fifty per -cent of the owners in such area, and presenting same to the planning board, for a hearing. He stated, he had the approval of ninety-nine per -cent of the property owners, in that seetoin, because of the improve- ments he would make on the property. Mr. Frederick Emery, denied the part of Mr. O'Connell's statement regarding the changing of the Zoning Laws, stating this was an individual proposition and not a business necessity, and that if everyone who had such an idea and such changes were made without regard to the looks of the Town, it would become a hodge-podge of a place. TowN OF L1Ls,roN 101 Mr. E. B. Worthen, stated he thought it would be a good starting place, for directing new business propositions down Woburn Street, as there would not be any reason why they should be extended down towards the high-school. Mr. Frederick Emery, stated, onee this property was placed in the business district, the owner could use it for whatever business he felt like putting in, also, he did not feel as though the business section of the Town would ever extend down Woburn Street, also, that business conditions did not warrant extending the business section at this time. Mr. F. E. Burke, spoke in favor of the change, stating of the number of property owners, in that particular section, who were in favor of the proposition, which he felt, should be given consideration in the ease, also after improvements were com- pleted, it would bring out a large tax from that purtieiilan• piere of property. Mr. E. G. Preston, stated he did not feel as though public convenience and necessity warranted the change at this time, also, feeling the Planning Board worked for the best interests of the Town, better not make the change until necessary. Mr. R. Greeley, asked Mr. O'Connell, to enlighten the people as to what sort of business, he might establish there, if this property was placed in the business district. Mr. O'Connell, replied, stating he had various propositions in mind, one being a filling station, or a garage and show room, or stores, or he might sell it to the Town as a location for a fire station. Mr. R. Greeley, stated it would cost considerable more to the Town, if they were to buy it, while being in the business district, then if in a residential district. Mr. William Marshall, spoke in favor of the change, be- cause of the fact, of the abutting property owners being in favor of the change. Mr. O'Connell again spoke, stating, he hoped, the members would vote in favor of the change, assuring, theta, whatever he did, would be a beautifying improvement to the Town, also stating, at notime, would a coal yard ever be placed at this particular spot. 10� AxNusr, REro$zs As two-thirds vote was required, Messrs. Glynn, Blake and Locke were appointed as tellers, with the following results: TELLERS YES No Glynn 8 16 Blake 21 38 Locke 11 12 Total 40 66 The vote being declared Lost 66 to 40, at 10:09 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved the meeting be adjourned. Unanimous at 10:10 P. M. A true record Attest : JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk. TOWN OF LExINGTON 103 TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Lexington, in said County, Gree ting : In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Lexington qualified to vote in elections and va town affairs, to meet in the CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING in said LEXINGTON, on MONDAY, the TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER, at 8:00 o'clock P. M., then and there to act on the following articles: Art. 1. To receive the report of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town and to appoint other Committees. Art. 2. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the fol- lowing sums to the Excess and Deficiency Account: From Massachusetts Avenue and Fottler Avenue (Installation of Drains) $ 67.92 From Public Works Building (Equipment and repairs) 7.89 From Highway Construction (Lincoln Street) Massa- chusetts Avenue to Marrett Road 4,289.77 From Highway Construction (Massachusetts Avenue) Lake Street to Lincoln Street 1,370.98 From Highway Construction (Dexter Road) Fuller Road to Williams Road 1.96 $5,738.52 Art. 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $1,090.82 to the credit of the Westview Cemetery Land Ac- count to the Sewer Construetion Account. Art. 4. To see if the Town will, vote to transfer the sum of $1,700. from the Sewer Assessment Fund to the Sewer Construction Account. Art. 5. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account or from other accounts to the following accounts: Water Main- tenance; Highways; Shaded Trees, and Parks, 104 ANNUAL REPORTS •Art. 6. To see if the Town will vote to install water maids in the following streets subject to the usual guaranty: Spring Street from the present end in a westerly direction a distance of approximately 500 feet; Lowell Street, from the present dead end to the Burlington -Lexington Town line, a dis- tance of approximately 4,000 feet; Plymouth Road from Richard Road to Robbins Road, a distance of approximately 600 feet •; and also to see if the Town. will vote to replace the four -inch water mains in the following streets by the installa- tion of water mains of a larger size: Bloomfield Street, from Massachusetts Avenue to Eustis Street, a distance of approxi- mately 750 feet; Eustis Street to Percy Road, a distance of ap- proximately 500 feet; and to provide funds for said construc- tion by transfer from other accounts or by issue of bonds or notes. Art. 7. To see if the Town will vote to reimburse the State Bolding Corporation of Cambridge, Mass., the respective sum of $1,218.35 for water pipe laid in Summit Road in the years 1916, 1922 and 1926, and to provide funds for same by transfer from other accounts, or by issue of bonds or notes_ Art. 8. To see if the Town will vote to install a sewer in Plymouth Road from Richard Road to Robbins Road, a dis- tance of approximately 600 feet. Art. 9. To see if the Town will vote to install street lights in the following .treets: Ivan Street and Calvin Street, Art. 10. '1'o see if the Town will vote to establish the exterior lines of dean Road, or acceptthe lay out of the exterior lines, from Massachusetts Avenue to Morgan Street, a distance nf. approximately 556 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated August 4. 1931. Art. 11. To see if the Tonin will vote to establish the exterior lines of Morgan Street, or accept the lay out of the exterior lines, from Jean Road in a southwesterly direction, a distance of approximately 346 feet, as laid out by the Select- men, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated August 4, 1931. Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to establish as a Town way, or accept the lay out of as a town way, Smith Ave- nue frons. Independence Avenue to Follen Road, a distance of approximately 760 feet as laid out by the Selectmen, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated October 19, 1931, appropriate money for the construction of Towx or LExnruTox 106 said street by transfer from other accounts, or by issue of bonds or notes, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 13. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, or accept the lay out of as a town way, Indepen- dence Avenue from Locust Avenue to Smith Avenue, a distance of approximately 200 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated October 19, 1931, appropriate money for the construction of said street by transfer from other accounts, or by issue of bonds or notes, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 14. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, or accept the lay out of as a town way, Crescent Hill Avenue from Haskell Street to the Arlington Town line, a distance of approximately 550 feet, as laid out by the Select- men, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated October 19, 1931, appropriate money for the eonetruetion of said street by transfer from other accounts, or by issue of bonds or notes, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 15. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way, or accept the lay out of as a town way, Tucker Ave- nue from Baker Avenue northwesterly, a distance of approxi- mately 315 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated Oct. 7, 1931, appropriate money for the construction of said street by transfer from other accounts, or by issue of bonds or notes, or act in any manner relating thereto. Art. 16. To see if the Town will vote to sell and convey to David Hennessey all right, title and interest of the Town in and to a right-of-way from Lincoln Street to property form- erly of the Lexington Water Company originally granted by a deed from Moses G. Cobb to George W. Robinson dated October 31, 1850 and recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds Book 609, page 315. Art. 17. To see if the Town will appropriate money to pay the necessary expenses of the Chief of the Fire Department incurred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon matters in which the Town is interested or which may tend to improve the service in the Fire Department • and for the purpose of meeting the appropriation to transfer from the account of Fire Department the sum of $200 to 'l'ravelling Expense Account. 106 ANNU4L REPORTS Art. 18. To see if the Town will authorize a conveyance to Ellen A. Stone, Trustee under the Will of Ellen A. Stone, late of Lexington, of the following parcel of land, no longer required for public purposes: A parcel of land in said Town of Lexington beginning at a stone bound marking the junction of the property lines of land of Charles R. Joy and Ellen A. Stone, Trustee, and the Town of Lexington, said stone bound being northeasterly and distant 105.01 feet from the intersection of the property line between the land of Charles R. Joy and land of Ellen A. Stone, Trus- tee, with the northeasterly line of Massachusetts Avenue; thence northerly 41 degrees, 13' east a distance of 66.68 feet to a point on the property line between the land of the Town of Lexington and the land of said Ellen A. Stone, Trustee; thence south 46 degrees 15' 30" west, distant 41.82 feet to a point; thence south 30 degrees 17' west, distant 19.40 feet to the point of beginning, containing 112 square feet more or less, as shown on plan of land in Lexington, Massachusetts, dated Nov- ember 6, 1931. J. T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer. and will specify the minimum amount to be paid for such con- veyance. Art. 19. To see if the Town will install approximately 100 feet of 24 -inch drain pipe in drain in the northerly side of Highland Avenue, being part of the project recommended by H. K. Barrows, Consulting Engineer, dated September 22, 1921, as shown on plan of even date, and provide money for said construction by transfer from other accounts. Art. 20. To see if the Town will vote upon petition of Catherine F. Herbert to amend the Lexington Zoning By - Law and map by changing from an R1 District to a 01 District, the following described parcel of land: Beginning at a County bound on Massachusetts Avenue and running Southerly on a curve to a County bound on Marrett Road about 60 feet; thence along said Marrett Road South- easterly 100 feet; thence turning and running Northeasterly 100 feet to a point; thence turning and running Northeasterly about 80 feet to said Massachusetts Avenue; thence turning and running about 75 feet along said Massachusetts Avenue to a point begun at. And you are directed to serve this Warrant severs days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By -Laws of the Town. TowN OF LEXINGTON 107 Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, ..with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the time of said meeting. Given under our hands, at Lexington, this tenth day of November, A.D., 1931. ROBERT P. TRASK, THEODORE A. CUSTANCE CLARENCE SHANNON, HALLIE C. BLAKE, JOHN B. GILCREAST. Selectmen of Lexington. Lexington, Massachusetts November 16, 1931. To the Town Clerk: 1 have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting printed copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Post Office, in the Vestibule of the Town Office Building and sig other public places in the Town, and by mailing a printed copy of the same to every registered voter in the Town seven days before the time of said meeting. Attest : PATRICK J. MAGIJrRE, Constable of Lexington. 108 ANNUAL RM'owIS TOWN MEETING November 23, 1931 The meeting 'vas called to order by Moderator Mr. Holt, at 8110 P. M., with 131 Town Meeting Members present. Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, proceeded with the reading of the Warrant, when upon motion of Selectman Mr. Gilereast, further reading of the Warrant was waived. The Town Clerk, then continued, by reading the Con- stable's return of the Warrant. Art. 1. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 1. Under this article, Mr. Lawrence Mitchell, Chairman of of the Appropriation Committee, read the following report; The Appropriation Committee submits its report covering the following articles in the Town Warrant for the meeting, November 23, 193L Approved Under Article Amount From Account of 2 $5,738.52 1 1.090.82 4 1,700.00 5 4,000.00 509.00 500.00 6 20,000.00 12. 13, 14. 7,000.00 17 200.00 Various as fisted Westview Cemetery Land Sewer Assessment Excess and Deficiency Excess and Deficiency Excess and Deficiency ( Bonds or Notes) Excess and Deficiency Fire Department To Account of Excess and Deficiency Sewer Construction Sewer Construction Water Maintenance Highways Parks Street Construction Traveling Expenses Respectfully submitted, LAWRENCE G. MITCHELL, Chairman. 8 :14 P. M. Mr. Mitehc 11, also stated the Appropriation Committee had sever:if meetings this Fall in preparation for the annual Town Meeting coming in March, and if anyone had any suggeations to offer, in regard to the appropriations, the Committee would TowN of LEXINGTON 109 welcome the knowledge, and would be pleased to hear from them. Under article 1. Sen. Jos. Cotton offered the following motion: "Voted: That the Moderator be added to the Committee of three which was appointed under vote of Town Meeting held May 4, 1931, for the purpose of preparing a revision of our Code of By -Laws : and further that the time within which said Committee is to report to the Town be extended to the next annual meeting. Motion carried unanimously, 8:15 P. M. Art. 20. Under this article Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up article 20, After Mr, William J. Marshall started by stating his rea- xons for in fever of the article:, Selectman, Mr. Trask, asked to have the speaker read his motion, which the Moderator (lid, Mr. Marshall offering the fallowing n(ntion: "Voted : That the Town amend the Lexington Zoning By -Law and map by changing from an R-1 District to a C-1 Districtthe following described parcel of land : "Beginning at a County Bound on Massachusetts Avenue and running Southerly on a curve to a County Bound on Mar- rett Road about 60 feet, thence along said Marrett Road Southeasterly 100 feet; thence turning and running North- easterly 100 feet to a point; thence turning and running Northeasterly about 80 feet to said Massachusetts Avenue; thence turning and running about 75 feet along said Massachu- setts Avenue to a point begun at. Mr. Marshall, continued by stating, Mr. Herbert, whose property was in question, had previously been before the Planning Board, on three different occasions, and he felt he had not- been treated fairly, with their decisions. Mr. Herbert, owner of the property, spoke along the same lines as Mr. Marshall, and to the effect he was not satisfied with results. Mr. Daniel J. O'Connell, then spoke, representing M.r. Herbert, stating his opinion was, Mr. Herbert had not received fair treatment from the Planning Board, referring to the last meeting with said Board, when the meeting moved to adjourn, without giving him an opportunity to finish his proposition 110 ANNUAL REPORTS for the change, also stating he felt the board was being run by one man. Mr. Edgar F. Scheibe, Clerk of the Planning Board, could not agree with Mr. O'Connell, stating the Board was not run by one man, as he also was against the change being made, as he felt there were sufficient gas stations in the Town already. Mr. Frederick Emery, Chairman of the Planning Board, spoke next, stating, the meeting that had been adjourned, as referred to by Mr. O'Connell, had been made necessary, be- cause the speaker did notconfine himself to the subject of the meeting, after having been told to do so, continuing, Mr. Emery read the report of the Planning Board, which was as follows: Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Law in respect to petitions of this sort, the Planning Board gave the necessary public notice of a hearing to be held by it on November 2, 1931. at eight o'clock P. M. Notice was also given the pet•i- tioner and to others within the district designated by the Planning Board as affected by the proposed change Five citizens appeared in behalf of the petition, namely, the petitioner, her husband and son, and two others, one of whom was Mr. Daniel J. O'Connell who we understood to ap- pear as her counsel. Attention was called to the faet, that this was the fourth petition by the same petitioner to have the zoning of this particular lot changed, and the petitioner was asked if she had any new reason to give or ground to state for recommendation that the petition be now granted, when upon three earlier oe- easions the Planning Board had recommended that the petition be not granted and that the change be not made. Petitioner stated that she had no new reason and could state no additional ground. The Planning Board recommends that the petition be not granted for reasons previously stated. Signed, FREDERICK L. EMERY, C. EDWARD GLYNN, J. HENRY DUFPY, WM. D. Mum, , CLARENCE H, CUTLER, EDGAR F. SCHELDE. TowNv of LEXINGTON 111 Question by Mr. D. J. O'Connell, on the right • to vote, by the persons making the recommendations, the Moderator stat- ing, they had the right to vote on the matter. A rising vote was taken, a two thirds vote being necessary, the following tellers appointed by the Moderator, with the following results. TELLERS YES No Redman 5 27 Jackson 8 40 Merriam 3 19 • Total 16 86 The vote was declared lost 8:41 P. M. Art. 2. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 2, offering the following: "Voted: That the following sums be transferred to the Excess and Deficiency Account: From Massachusetts Avenue and Fattier Avenue (Installation of Drains) $ 67.92 From Public Works Building (Equip- ment and Repairs) 7.89 From Ilighway Construction (Lineoln Street) Massachusetts Avenue to Marrett Road 4,289.77 From Highway Construction (Massa- chusetts Avenue) Lake Street to Lincoln Street 1,370.98 From Highway Construction (Dexter Road) Fuller Road to Williams Road 1,96 $5,738.52 After a complete explanation by Selectman Mr. Trask, as to the various accounts as listed, stating all were balances from the various propositions, and if satisfactory to the meet- ing, would suggest all to be voted upon, as one vote. Question by II, S. O. Nichols. if money involved was from assessments or bond issues, answered by Selectman Mr, Trask, "Assessments." As the meeting was agreeable to voting on all subjects as listed under one vote, the vote was put, and carried unani- mously, 8:46 P. M. 112 ANNUAL R» Art. 3. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 3, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the sum of $1090.82 be transferred from the Westview Cemetery Land A'eount to the Sewer Construc- tion Account." Selectman Mr. Trask explained this amount was the bal- ance of an old account which had been standing for ,some time, at the same time not earning any interest, which also gave an opportunity to clear the books, and while the usage of same was governed by law, it could be used for Sewer Con- struetion purposes. Mr. Edward Wood, Chairman of the Cemetery Commis- sioners, opposed the transfer, stating they had held on to this amount all this time, and although not ready to use it just now, they expected to do so, probably within a short while. Mr. Lawrence G. Mitchell, Chairman of the Appropria- tion Committee, felt the proposition Mr. Wood had in mind might not be brought before the Town for three or four years, approved the plan of using Same now, and when the Cemetery Commissioners were ready to present their plan, it would be time for the Town to vote on it then. Mr. Edward B. Worthen asked if the Selectmen had con- sulted the Cemetery Commissioners before this article was put in the Warrant. Selectman Mr. Trask answered they had not before the article was put in, but they did afterwards. Mr. Worthen felt the Cemetery Commissioners should have been consulted first. Mr. Wood proposed to transfer the amount to the Trustees of Public Funds. Reply front Town Counsel Mr. Wrightington: Same would not be legal. The motion was then presented and carried unanimously, 8.59 P.M. Art. 4. Selectman Mr. Trask moves to take up Article 4, offering the following motion: "Voted: : That the sum of $1700.00 be transferred from the Sewer Assessment Fund to the Sewer Construction Account." TowN OF LEXINGTON' lis ' Selectman Mr. Trask explained this was money that had accumulated in the Sewer Assessment Fund, which they de- sired to transfer at this time. The motion was carried unanimously at 9.01 P.M, Art. 5. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 5. offering the following motion: "Voted: That the following, sums be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account to the following accounts: Water Maintenance $4,000.00 Highways 500.00 Parks 500.00" It was suggested by Selectman Mr. Trask to vote on each item of Article 5, individually, as he made his explanations, stating the Water Department Appropriation had been cut down at the beginning of the year, with the hope they might possibly get along for the year on the reduced appropriation, but found at this time it was impossible for them to keep within the appropriation, as they needed this money to carry on the Department. Mr. Hutchinson objected to this transfer, and moved Ate a art-iele be indefinitely postponed. Selectman Mr. Trask explained this department was abso- lutely necessary to the Town, and could not carry on the work unless they had money to continue with, as it meant the furnishing ni' ►v:ater to homes when requested, which would not look very favorable to the Town, when such a request came in, to have to reply there were no funds for such work. Mr. Edwin 13. Worthen did not approve of transferring the money, stating the department should have kept within the appropriation, although he stated it was absolutely neces- sary that this department should carry on its work, Mr. Hutchinson then stated, after hearing Selectman Trask's explanation of the situation, that he had a different view of the proposition, and asked to have his motion with- drawn, which was granted. That {tart. of the vote comprising the transferring of $4,000 was then voted upon, and carried unanimously at 9.10 P. M. That part of the motion concerning the highways was explained by Selectman Mr. Trask as money that was neces- sary to be expended for men who were unemployed, and who were unable to do the heavy work of the Water Department, 114 AxeNUAL REPORT who were in needy circumstances and would have to apply to the Town for aid, unless some way was provided for them in the way of work. That part of the vote comprising the transferring of $500 to Highways was then voted upon and carried unanimously at 9.13 P. M. Selectman Mr. Trask explained that part of the vote re- garding Shade Trees, stating same was to be used for the same purpose as explained about the men for Highways, That part of the vote comprising the transferring of $500 to Shade Trees was voted upon and carried unanimously at 9.14 P. M. Art. 6. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up Article 6, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to install water inains. not less than six inches in diameter in the following streets, subject to the usual guaranty: Spring Street from the present end in a westerly direc- tion a distance of approximately 500 feet; Lowell Street, from the present dead end to the Burling- ton -Lexington Town Line, a distance of approximately 4,000 feet; Plymouth Road from Richard Road to Robbins Road, a distance of approximately 600 feet; Each part of this article was voted upon separately. The part concerning Spring Street was voted upon and carried unanimously at 9:16 P. M. The next part., regarding Lowell Street. Selectman Mr. Trask stated lie: had a petition front four or five families living on said street who needed water, and who were agreeable in paying the guaranty, stating this section of the Town was nearer to the center than a good many streets where mains had already been installed, and felt these people were entitled to the same privilege. Mr, Charles E. Hadley stated that when the mains were placed in '\Vood Street, the street was left in a very bad con- dition, and asked if, when the work is finished on Lowell Street, same would be in a presentable condition. Selectman Mr. Trask answered by stating Lowell Street would be left in a good condition. TOWN or LEXINGTON 115 Mr. William J, Marshall offered an amendment to the motion: "That the work be done by hand labor instead of by machinery," Selectman Mr. Trask answered stating that if the work were done by ]land labor it would take a longer time to com- plete the work, and also would cost about four times as much. Mr. Marshall's amendment was put to a vote, and was lost unanimously at 9,25 P. M. That part of the vote concerning Lowell Street was then put to a vote, and was carried unanimously at 9.27 P.M, That part of the vote concerning Plymouth Road was then offered to vote. and was carried unanimously at 9.28 P, M. Also voted that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to rel:Ia.e the 4 -inch mains in the following streets with larger mains as follows: A 12 -inch main in Bloomfield Street, from Massachusetts Avenue to Eustis Street. a distance of approximately 750 feet ; An 8 -inch main in Eustis Street to Percy Road, a distance of approximately 500 feet; Selectman Mr. Trask explained this was part of the work as planned by Metcalf and Eddy, with a small part being com- pleted from time to time. Mr, N. McIntosh inquired if this work was absolutely necessary at this time. Sele:.tinan answering lanae was not absolutely necessary, but «'::nlsl have to be flour comet:tue. Mr. 1VIclnt.osh moved to indefinitely postpone this part of 'the article, which was placed before the meeting, and was carried unanimously at 9,32 P. M, And further voted thatfor the purpose of installing said grater mains the sum of $15,000 be appropriated for Water 'Construction Account, and that for the purpose of raising the money, the Town Treasurer be, and hereby is, authorized to sell under the direction of and with the approval of the Select - mens, bonds or notes of the Town, issued and payable as pro- vided by law. Mr. N. McIntosh asked if the amount for replacement had been taken out. 116 ANNUAL REPORTS Selectman Mr. Trak ainswered they had. Mr. Hutchinson moved to indefinitely postpone this article. Same was put to a vote which was lost unanimously at 9.34 P. M. That part of the vote concerning the $15,000 was then placed before the meeting, with the following result: Yes 28 44 27 99 Tellers Devine Jackson Redman No. 1 0 8 Unanimous 9.35 P. M. Art. 7. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 7, at t -he same time asking for indefinite postponement of this article, whieh was parried unanimously at 9:36 P. M. Art. 8. Selectman Me. Trask moved to take up article 8, offering the following motion: Voted: That the Selectmen be instructed to install a sewer in Plymouth Road from Richard Road to Robbins Road, a distance of appreximately 60(} feet. It was made known by Mr. Trask, that at the last Town Meeting, money was voted for building of a sewer in Richard Road, but since that time, the petitioner, who was building houses in that section, had changed his plans, and now wanted the sewer installed in Plymouth Road. Carried unanimously at 9.38 P. M. Art. 9. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 9, offering the following motion; Voted: That the Selectmen be instructed to install street lights in the following streets; Ivan Street and Calvin Street.. Carried unanimously 9.39 P. M. Art. 10. Selectman Mr. Trask, then moved to take up Article 10, offering the following motion; Voted: That the Town establish the exterior lines of Jean Road, and accept the lay out of the exterior lines, from Massachusetts Avenue to Morgan Street, a distance of approximately 556 feet all as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated August 4, 1931, which plan has been approved by the Board of Survey. TOWN of LExneopoie 117 Selectman Mr. Trask, explained, because of the layout of the water pressure system, it was found necessary to cross the pipe lines through private property to the stand pipe on Lin- cohi S1rreets, and in an agreement with the owners, the Town En- gineer, made the above layout, whieh if accepted, would save the Town any expense which have been ineurred from laying the pipes through private land. Motion carried unanimously at 9.41 P. M. Art. 11. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 11, offering the following motion; Voted: That the Town es- tablish the exterior lines of Morgan Street, and accept the lay out of the exterior lines, from Jean Road in a southwesterly direetion a distance of approximately 346 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated August 4, 1931. which plan has been approved by the Board. of Survey. This article was presented for the same reason as article 10. and was carried unanimously at 9.43 P, M. Art. 12. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 12, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the Town accept the lay out of Smith Avenue from Independenee Avenue to Folien Road, a distance of approximately 760 feet as a Town way, all as laid out by the Selectmen under date of October 27, 1931, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated October 19. 1931, and for the purpose of constructing said street the sum of $2,500 be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account" The reading of the description of same was waived by the meeting, the motion as presented was carried unanimously at 9.47 P. M. Art. 13. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 13, offering the following motion: "Voted: That the Town accept the lay out of Indepen- dence Avenue from Locust Avenue to Smith Avenue a dis- tance of approximately 200 feet, as a town way, all as laid out by the Selectmen under date of October 27, 1931, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated October 19, 1931, and for the purpose of con- structing said street the sum of $500 be transferred from the Excess and Deficieney Account." 118 ANNUAL RErowI+a Reading of the description was waived by the meeting, and the motion as presented was carried unanimously 9.50 P. M. Art. 14. Selectman Mr. Trask moved to take up article 14, offering the following motion : "Voted : That the Town aeeept the lay out of Crescent Hill Avenue from Haskell Street to the Arlington Town Line, a distance of approximately 550 feet, as a town way, all as laid out by the tir•ieetmen under date of October 27, 1931, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated October 19, 1931, and for the purpose of con- structing said street the sum of $2,500 be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Aec:nnnt." Reading of the description was waived by the meeting, and the motion as presented was' carried unanimously 9.51 P. M. Art. 15, Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 15, offering the follow=ing motion : "Voted: That the Town accept the lay out of Tucker Avenue from Baker Avenue northwesterly a distance of ap- proximately 315 feet, as a town way, all as laid out by the Selectmen under date of November 10, 1931, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated October 7, 1931, and for the purpose of constructing said street the sum of $1,500 be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account." Mr. Chamberlain inquired why the motion included only half of the street? Mr. Trask answered because half the people on the street wanted it, and other half did not. Mr. Folger, then spoke, stating his residence was on the end of the avenue that was not being accepted, stating he had spoken to Selectman Mr. Custance, regarding same, but was too late to have inserted in this Warrant, also wishing to know, when the time came, for the acceptance of the other part of the avenue, if the price would be the same to him then, as the price was going to be now. Selectman Mr. Custance, spoke on the subject, stating possibly this work might be completed next Spring, and it would not be possible to state a figure on the price now, al- Town of Lrxirrc Tox 119 though he was of the opinion, when the other part of the ave- nue was finished the price might be a little higher. Reading o£ the description was waived by the meeting, and the motion as presented was carried unanimously at 10.01 P. M. Art. 16. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 16, offering the following motion; Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be and they are hereby authorized to sell and eon- vey to David Hennessy all right, title and interest which the Town has in the right-of-way granted in a deed from Moses G. Cobb to George W. Robinson dated October 31, 1850, and re- corded with Middlesex South District Deeds book 609 page 315, for the sum of $50.00 Selectman Mr. Trask, explained the Town needed no in- terest in this right of way any longer, and as long as it was adjacent to Mr. Hennessy's land, and he was desirious of ob- taining it, he thought it advisable to let him have it. Motion carried unanimously at 10.04 P. M. Art. 17. Seleetman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 17, offering the following motion; Voted: That the sum of $200 be appropriated to pay the necessary expenses of the chief of the Fire Department incurred outside the Common- wealth in securing information upon matters in whieh the Town is interested, or which may tend to improve the service in the Fire Department, and that to meet this appropriation the sum of $200 be transferred from the Fire Department Ac- count to Traveling Expenses Account. Carried unanimously at 10.05 P. M. Art. 18. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 18, offering the following motion; Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to sell and convey to Ellen A. Stone, Trustee, un- der the will of Ellen A. Stone, late of Lexington the following described parcel of land no longer required for public purposes. A parcel of land in said Town of Lexington beginning at a stone bound marking the junction of the property lines of land of Charles R. Joy and Ellen A. Stone, Trustee, and the Town of Lexington, said stone bound being northeasterly and dis- tant 105.01 feet from the intersection of the property line be- tween the land of Charles R. Joy and land of Ellen A. Stone, Trustee, with the northeasterly line of Massachusetts Ave- nue; thence northerly 41° 13' east a distance of 60.68 meet to a point on the property line between the land of the Town of 120 ANNUAL Rn'o$Ts Lexington and the land of said Ellen A. Stone, Trustee, thence south 46' 15' 30" west, distant 41.82 feet to a point; thence 30° 17' west, distant 19.40 feet to the point of beginning, con- taining 112 square feet more or less, as shown on land in Lex- ington. Massachusetts, dated November 6, 1931, J. T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer. And accept the sum of five dollars as the minimum amount to be paid for such conveyance. Moderator Mr. Holt stated he was interested in this article, therefore called upon Senator Cotton, to occupy the Moderator's Chair. At this time, the question arose if a quorum present. Moderator Mr. Bolt, called upon the Town Clerk, as to the number of Town Meeting Members present, whereby the Town Clerk, from actual count, declared 11.1 Town Meeting Mem- bers were present. Mr. Holt, then explained, this was a small piece of land which was in the original piece of land obtained by the Town, but for personal reasons, Miss Stone, now desired to obtain this strip of land. Original motion was presented with the following result: Yes No. 24 0 53 0 22 0 99 0 Tellers Devine Hill Merriam A unanimous vote 10.12 P. M. Art. 19. Selectman Mr. Trask, moved to take up article 19, at the same time, asking for indefinite postponement of this article which was a unanimous vote, at 10.13 P. M. Seleetman, Mr. Trask, then moved, the meeting adjourn, which was unanimous at 10.14 P. M. A true record, Attest: JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk. TOWN OF LEXINGTON APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE 1931 REPORT 1930 1981 Approp. Recom• Approved Rec'd and Expended mended by by Approp. Transfd 1930 Asked Selectmen Committee ARTICLE 5. Appropriation Committee $ 150.00 $ 75.00 $ 150.00 $ 150.00 $ 150.00 Selectmen 6125.00 6,025.71 6,125,00 6,125.00 6,125.00 Accounting 3,150.00 3,132.33 3,400.00 3,400.00 3,200.00 Treasurer 2,146.00 2,087.60 2,145.00 2,145.00 2,000.00 Collector 5,108.69 5,108.65 5,060.00 4,960.00 4,960.00 Assessors 6,976.89 6,932.09 7,515.00 6,950.00 6,915.011 Law 2,750.00 2,692.03 3,000.00 3,600.00 3,500.00 Town Clerk 2,180.00 2,011.41 2,1.80.00 2,180.00 2,180.00 Election and Registration 3,626.00 3,610.59 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Supt. of Public Works 5,400.00 5,342.67 5,500.00 5,500.00 5,400.00 Engineering $3,000 aerial survey 18,006.27 14,925.49 16,000.00 15,000.00 11,480.00 "" 1 Office and Ca; y Memorial Buildings 9,000.00 8,671.57 9,000.00 9,000.00 9,000.00 P' Inning Board 500.00 269.20 500.00 600.00 500.00 Fo• rd of Appeals 150.00 125.16 150.00 150.00 160.00 Pc -ie: 54,666.85 32,852.07 36,500.00 34,600.00 34,781.00 Approp. Recom- Approved Rec'd and Expended mended by by Approp. Trausf'd 1930 Asked Selectmen Committee Fire 40,613.09 40,606.39 47,482.00 41,243.00 41,243.00 Installation, Fire Alarm Boxes 3,100.00 3,100.00 3,100.00 3,100.00 000.00 Hydrants 5,670.00 5,670.00 6,390.00 6,390.00 6,390.00 Inspector of Buildings 1,200.00 1,199.70 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 Inspector of Wires 825.00 816.76 1,200.00 825.00 825.00 Sealer of Weights and Meas. 525.00 499.03 600.00 525.00 525.00 Shade Trees 1,500.00 1,498.25 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 Forest Fires 1,625.00 1,571.02 2,500.00 500.00 500.00 Dog Officer 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 Health 3,500.00 3,304.60 3,500.00 3,500.00 3,500.00 Dental Clinic 1,700.00 1,695.94 1,800.00 1,800.00 1,700.00 Vital Statistics 50.00 33.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 Inspector of Cattle 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 Inspector of Slaughtering 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00 Inspector of Plumbing 1,150.00 1,160.00 1,150.00 1,150.00 1,150.00 Inspector of Milk 500.00 493:19 65040 500.00 500.00 Sewer Maintenance 12,700.00 12,601.44 9,800.00 9,800.00 8,600.00 Sewer Construction 27,773.64 18,448,04 5,000.00 5,000.00 000.00 Lowering Brooks 1,000.00 759.64 500.00 500.00 500.00 Removal of Ashes and Care of Dumps 2,250.00 2,189.37 2,250.00 2,250.00 2,250.00 Collection of Garbage 7,500.00 6,428.26 4,660.00 4,650.00 4,650.00 Highway Maintenance 72,800.00 72,727.70 64,800.00 60,000.00 60,000.00 Highway Construction, (Maas. Ave., Lake to Lincoln Sta.) 65,078.62 65,078.62 12,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 Approp. Recom- Approved Redd and Expended mended by by Approp. Transf'd 1930 Asked Selectmen Committee Traffic Beacon Signals 500.00 457.45 400.00 300.00 300.00 Automatic Traffic Signals 600.00 554.34 800.00 750.00 750.011 Street Signs 1,000.00 956.82 500.00 500.00 300.00 Sidewalks and Curbing 8,200.00 7,911.92 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 Snow Removal 7,000.00 9,067.06 12,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 Street Lights 24,000.00 23.915.11 25,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 Dept. of Public Welfare 11,000.00 9,778.69 12,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 State Aid 400.00 292.00 400.00 400.00 400.00 Soldiers' Relief 1,200.00 894.38 1,200.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 Soldiers' Burials 100.00 000.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Military Aid 500.00 000.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 School Maintenance 222,320.00 221,088.59 234,937.00 234.937.00 234,937.00 Memorial Day 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 Insurance 12,800.00 12,792.21 13,500,00 13,600.00 13,600.00 Printing Town Report 865.90 865.90 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Unclassified 1,000.00 970.44 300.00 300.00 300.00 Public Works Dept. Operation 6,500.00 6,500.00 6,500.00 Libraries 12,248.00 11,809.69 12,800.00 12,800.00 12,293.00 Parks and Playgrounds 13,511.63 13,492.63 20,437.00 15,655.00 14,205.00 April 19th Celebration 500.00 495.54 200.00 300.00 300.00 Munroe Cemetery 2,300.00 2,298.96 2,300.00 2,300.00 2,300.00 Westview Cemetery 5,021.38 4,780,66 3,000.00 3,000.00 2,000.00 Administration of Tr. Funds 75.00 67.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 Interest 44,205.00 38,740.77 49,500.00 51,200.00 51,200.00 Maturing Debt 87,162.33 84,500.00 114,337.67 69,338.00 69,338.00 ARTICLE 6. Moth and Insect Suppression 4,500.00 4,478.42 4,500.00 4,500.00 4,500.00 ARTICLE 7. Reserve Fund 2,500.00 2,375.61 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 ARTICLE S. Police Pensions 1,87/).66 1,870.66 1,870.66 1,030.00 1,030.00 Fire Pentons 1,107.81 1,107.81 1,107.81 1,107.81 1,108.00 ARTICLE 9. Middlesex Co. Ext. Service 300.00 300.00 300.00 60.00 50.00 ARTICLE 10, Water Dept. Maintenance 70,000.00 69,992.51 76,000.00 72,000.00 72,000.00 Water Dept. Construction 132,767.22 121,105.20 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 ARTICLE 11. Sidewalks and Curbing Adjacent to Town Property 1,000.00 949.39 3,000.00 3,000.00 000.00 ARTICLE 13. Posture Clinic 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 ARTICLE 15 Old Age Assistance 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 ARTICLE 16. Public Works Dept. Building (Equipment and Repairs 17,332.42 17,126.04 10,000.00 10,000.00 7,500,00 ARTICLE 18. Purchase of land at No. Lex. ARTICLE 19. School Building Committee (Adams School)2,500.00 2,500.00 000.00 7,500.00 2,600.00 2,500.00 7,500.00 7,500.00 Additional Appropriations to be Presented at Future Town Meetings: Approp. Recom- Approved Reo'd and Expended mended by by Approp. Transf'd 1930 Asked Selectmen Committee Highway Construction (various sts.) $1,847.77 $1.532.46 $20,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 E. Lexington Park Stone Prop. Purchase of land $1600.00 2,400.00 2,400.00 2,400.00 Fence 800.00 *(1,000.00) Massachusetts Avenue Construction Waltham to Woburn Streets 5,000.00 5,000.00 000.00 Wood Street Construction 5,060.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 Bow Street Construction and Damages 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 Highway Construction (Bertwell Road from No. Hancock Street to Fuller Road.) 16,250.00 15,413.70 Closed Highway Construction (Taft Avenue, from Baker to Ellis St.) Closed Highway Construction (Fottler Ave.) Closed Waltham Street (Damages) 249.00 140.00 Closed Bedford Street (Damages) 60.00 60.00 Closed Highway Construction Waltham Street, Massachusetts Avenue. _ I from Marrett Road 6,235.86 6,139.54 Closed Massachusetts Ave. Land Damages 1,160.00 650.00 Closed Purchase of Land Stuart -Marshall Realty Co. 20,000.00 26,175.00 Closed Purchase of Carbarn Property (M. & B. St. Ry. Co.) 35,000.00 35,000.00 Closed Purchase of Ringland Property 1,501.00 1,501.00 Closed Purchase of Robbins and Smith Property 617.15 617.15 Closed Highway Construction (Clarke St. Ext.) 3,700.00 3,684.69 Closed Building Line (O'Connell Property) 500.00 000.00 Highway Construction, Lincoln Street (Massachusetts Avenue to Marrett Road) •,., 4,500.00 000.00 Committee on New School House to choose site, secure architects' plans and contractors' bide 2,474.00 2,474.00 Closed New School House (Franklin) 132,000.00 74,131.03 Closed Purchase of Land from L. G. and L. M. Marshall 7,000.00 7,000.00 Closed Swimming Pool Construction 173.76 172.00 Closed Tercenteuary Celebration 3,600,00 1,127.50 Closed A. L. (National Convention) 960.00 925.76 Closed Permanent Memorials (For men who lost their lives in the World War)1,700.00 1,500.00 Closed Committee on Permanent !Memorials to secure - designs (Veterans of all wars) 800.00 000.00 Closed Soldiers' Lot, Munroe Cemetery 600.00 600.00 Closed Village Hall Fire Station 2,016.28 2,016.28 Closed Totals 21,295,616.22 21,183,016.46 $985,375.14 2905,285.81 $879,410.00 TOWN OF' LEXINGTON SCHOOLS: The school appropriation for 1931 calls for an increase of about $11,000. This increase is necessary to pro- vide salaries for additional teachers for the new Franklin School, and for the automatic increase in teachers' salaries to maintain the personnel which has proven so successful. Your School Committee shows a commendable foresight and its usual ability to keep within the budget. ENGINEERING: The recommendation approved in this de- partment is brought about by very definite effort by your Appropriation Committee to reduce, at least temporarily, the operating overhead of the Town, particularly during this period ofgeneral business depression. We feel that the department can function within the recommended amount, although it may, in some cases, necessitate the curtailment of expansion surveys. We have, furthermore, advised in this recommendation no additional block plan estimate for this year. FIRE DEPARTMENT: While we are in sympathy with the Fire Engineers' request for additional men, various con- ferences with the department head lead us to believe that, outside of any unusual demand, the department will function within the appropriation recommended. POLICE DEPARTMENT: This department has been very modest in its demands, and while in the very near future it will be necessary to appropriate money for additional officers, we recommend the approved sum indicated for the coming year. PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS: This department submit- ted to us a very comprehensive report of what they would like to accomplish for the coming year, all of which was commendable and, at some future time, desirable. How ever, with our policy of economy strictly in mind, we have finally recommended the indicated amount, and while this will necessitate postponement of some extensions and im- provements, we believe that the amount approved is sufficient for immediate needs. HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE: As one of the larger items of the Town budget, this department receives considerable attention from your Appropriation Committee. We do not believe it would be advisable to reduce this amount further, thereby incurring highway depreciation and future heavy expanse to the Town, particularly in view of the fact that the roads are being subjected to constantly increasing traffic. 128 ANNUAL RJ:I'GrrTS SEWER DEPARTMENT : We recommend no appropriation this year for additional sewer construction. This is in view of the fact that there is a balance in the Sewer Department of approximately $14,000 available for what additional con- struction may be absolutely necessary. Again, in the in- terest of strict economy, we believe that the indicated balance on hand is sufficient for Sewer Construction for the ensuing year. WATER EXTENSIONS : We have approved $50,000 for new water construction and extensions, believing that ade- quate pressure for fire protection and house services, as well as the desirability of getting certain trunk lines installed be- fore the now pending construction of certain state highways, warrant this out -lay, and particularly in view of the fact that money rates at this time are distinctly favorable. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BUILDING: Your Appro- priation {Committee has inspected the Public Works Depart- ment Building several times, and has noted the remodeling and many of the improvements installed. We feel that most of the necessary remodeling has been accomplished and, in view of the fact thatthe expenditure to date is considerably in excess of what was contemplated originally, that any further extensions or improvements should be limited to immediate necessities only. SCHOOL PLAYGROUND] LAND PURCHASE: We have recommended $2400 for the purchase of additional land ad- jacent to the Adams Sehool Playground, $1000 of which is to be appropriated and assessed, and the balance, $1400, to be obtained from the sale of other Town Real Estate. This purchase will procure the very much needed land adjacent to the Adams School. MATURING DEBT: The debt maturing for the year 1931 is $114.337.67. We recommend the transfer from the Exeess and Deficiency Account of $28.000, $15,000 from the Water Department Surplus Account, and $2,000 from Water De- partment. Available Surplus Account, making a total of $45,- 000 which, applied againstthe maturing debt, would leave the approved amount of $69,338 to be appropriated and assessed. CONCLUSION: In view of the generally poor business condi- tions, and in accordance with our intimations to various de- partment heads, the amounts asked for, in most cases, are less than those originally contemplated. Tows or LEXINGTON 129 Your Appropriation Committee has endeavored, as far as possible, to approve no salary increases for the year 1931, with the exception of the automatic increases guaranteed. It is impossible at this early date to forecast the 1931 tax rat with any degree of accuracy, because of the indicated dif- ferences (from 1930) in receipts and expenditures from State, County, etc. However, an approximate survey leads us to be- lieve that some increase is probable. We therefore particularly advise the keeping within the budget recommended, and cau- tion the Town against additional appropriations in subsequent meetings, except as is absolutely necessary. Respectfully submitted,, GEORGE M. Ross, Chairman. JOHN E. GiLCREAsT, Secretary. HUBERT D. BEODERIC, FRANCIS E. By -EKE, ELTON B. MCCAUSLAND, LAWRENCE G. Mrrcntz r, GEORGE W. NARY, HAROLD B. NEEDHAM, EUGENE J. VIANO, °130 REPORT OF•TkIE COMMITTEE OF LECTURES To THE HONG A5LE 7 l i7aiais'd SELECT71[EN, I JExiseroN, MASticsussT'1'S.' :1.;. The Committee in charge of the lectures provided for tinder the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary begs to submit its .report i•overing the period from January 1...1931; to December 31. 1931. ' The following 1e;etures have been provided in Cary Me - moria] Hall and a11`-iif-them have been attended by large r;i>.dienee=, in most case; filling the Hall to its capacity. January 29. 1931�Bitirton Holmes, "La Belle France" April(i, 1931 -l] Arthur 1'illsbnry, • "Miracles of Nature" October 27. 1931 --Burton Holmes, "Grand Tour of Europe" December 1, 1931—Frank Speaight. "An Evening of Dickens Humor" 1)ecember 14. 1931—Edward Tomlinson, "Wings over South America" All expenses incurred for these lectures have been defrayed by the Isaac Harris Cary Educational Fund. They have amount- ed to $1,485.40, of which $1,350 has been paid to the lec- turers and $135.40 has been paid for advertising, printing and other expenses. This report is signed by only two members of the Com- mittee as the third member of the Committee, Rev. Edwin Slocombe, moved from Town in December 1931 and is no conger a resident of the Town. Respectfully submitted, HOBERT H. HOLT, FANNIE B. LovF.. February 2, 1932. TOWN OF LEXINoToN REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK FOR YEAR 1931 131 Number of Dog Licenses issued 890 Void 8 Totai 882 Number of Resident citizens sporting licenses issued 260 Void 6 Total 256 Number of Minor's fishing licenses issued 1 Number of Duplicate Licenses issued 4 Pees collected and transferred to the Town for 1931: Marriage Licenses $ 78.00 Recording and discharging mortgages 241.99 Copies of Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates 18.50 Pole locations 10.50 M'scella neons 2.76 4351.74 JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clark•. 132 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK FEBRUARY 5, 1931 to MARCH 5, 1931 Marsh 5, 181. Number of Dog Licenses Issued 36 Number of Resident Sporting Licenses issued 7 Fees collected and transferred to the Town: Recording Pole Locations $ 3.00 Recording Mortgages 12.20 Copies of Births, Marriages and Deaths .50 Miscellaneous 3.00 $18.40 HELEN C. WHITITEMORE. 2 own Liter/ . TowN or LrxnvoToN 133 BIRTHS RECORDED FOR THE YEAR 1931 Whole Number Recorded 158 JANUARY Date Name Parents 5 Joseph Francis O'Connell Charlee J. and Mary Ann (Doherty) O'Connell 9 Sally Culpepper MacDonald Alvah R. and Rosalie B. (Culpepper) MacDonald 13 Richardson Beggs Harvey Kenneth A. and Isabel (Beggs) Harvey 15 John Lawrence Audick John and Antonina (Lamefeky) Audick 17 Aletha Antoinetta Caterino - Edward and Leona (Crowell) Catarina 17 Anthony Delflno Angelo and Theresa (Mimosa) Delfino 21 William Francle Fanikingham Lloyd L. and Margaret M. (Gaffney) Raulkingham 21 Margaret Elizabeth Timothy Jamee F. and Mary A. (Hennessy) Timothy 22 Charles Spaulding Kennedy Gordon L. and Alice M. (Spaulding) Kennedy 24 Mary Gertrude McNally Francis and Mary G. (Scannell) McNally 26 Deborah Holt Robert H. and Lillian (Clapp) Holt 26 Mertlee Charlotte Templeton Harry C. and Mary M. (Ham) Templeton 28 Ruth Geraldine Grant Erving L. and Vera J. (Arthur) Grant FEBRUARY 1 James Preston Cobb Horace L. and Lola A. (Merrill) Cobb 1 Nancy Ellizabetb Booker Clyde A, and Helen M. (Westwood) Booker 4 Charles Copelotti, Jr, Charles and Ida (Bergonzl) Copelotti 7 Graham Allison Embree William E. and Matilda K. (Black) Embree 7 Louisa Ann Tracey Francis D. and Mary E. (Calnan) Tracey 7 William Dudley Laufman M. Miller and Marjorie (Dick) Laufman 9 Robert Currie Freeman Stanley C. and Hope L. (C1rovestine) Freeman 184 ANNUAL REPORTS Date Name Parents 12 Viola Lili Iovino Domenico and Lillian (Belladonna) lovino 16 Martha Frances Kinneeu Timothy and Martha C. (Barry) Ktnneen 20 John Robert Bourne Frank A. and Annie K. (Rouffegnac) Bourne 24 Leonard Lima Manuel W. and Irene M. (Chaves) Lima 25 Mary Jennifer Ward Hugh K. and Constance (Docker) Ward MARCH 2 Patrick Bruce Sherlock Patrick A. and Evelyn M. (Little) Sherlock 3 Peter There Madelyn Swanson Tbore W. and Madelyn A. (Viand) Swanson 6 Phyllis Eleanor Peterson Philip and Madeline (Lowe) Peterson 5 Stuart Anthony Campbell Clifton R. R. and Muriel H. (Clarke) Campbell 6 Melvin Ross Low Moses M. and Mary G. (Lewis) Low 10 Joan Winona Burbridge John E. and Helen H. (Ducey) Burbridge 11 Richard A. Barber Manley P. and Laura M. (Freeman) Barber 13 Patricia Heaney Thomas J. and Jennie (Snyer) Heaney 14 Philip Montague Thomas M. and Lulu B. (Wood) Montague 16 Douglas Joseph Kelley Joseph C. and Laura I. (Howie) Kelley 18 Albert Paladina Sebastiano and Rosalina (Vincinlia) Paladina 22 Virginia Marie Belcastro Bernard and Veronica (Ryan) Belcastro Ernest M. and Erie (BarkweIl) Titus 25 Beryl Moulton Titus 28 Elizabeth Cecilia Johnson Peter and Elsie A. C. (Anderson) Johnson APRIL 1 Joan Louise Culbertson Francis B. and Anna (Jorgensen) Culbertson 1 Marilyn Ada Harvey Allan and Esther (Douglas) Harvey 3 5 Ann Violet MacLean Kenneth L. and Marguerite (Harmon) MacLean 7 Joseph Conway James P. and Margaret F. (Heggaruty) Conway 7 Harry Daniel MacInnes James R. and Marjorie (Manser) Maclnnes 9 Richard Dean Warren Manfred L. and Lucy F. (Dean) Warren 12 Edward Albert Fenn Edward L. and Margaret M. (Potter) Fenn 12 Oliver. Bruce Sellars John A. and Hazel L. (Hinckley) Sellars 12 Jean Lorraine Cox Ralph E. and Florence V, (MacKenzie) Cox Tow..OF =LE ZNaTON 135 Date Name Parents 16 17 .Marjorie Day Rycroft John W. and Grace L. (Day) Rycroft 17 Philip Wayne Wellington Samuel W. and Mary E. (Carney) Wellington 22 Gwen John Ingram John M. and Helen R. (McDevitt) Ingram 26 Lae : Ellen Slocum •, Curlys L. and Katherine (Hutchinson) Slocum MAY 2 Antoinette Mercadante Antonio and Angelina (Tirane) Mercadante 2 Joseph Dow. Parks Joseph A. and Beulah O. (Dow) Parke 5 ,.Joyce Frances Brenton Charles H. and Abgail F. (Garrity) Brenton 8 Marion Elizabeth Clifford Malcolm H. and Mary (Noddiss) Clifford 11 Nancy Louise Lynch John M. and Gladys V. (York) Lynch 12 Catherine Daley William J. and Sarah F. (McCadden) Daley 16 Anne French Blake Charles M. and Margaret C. (McCready) Blake 16 ..Maureen Ct;onin Daniel A. and Eileen (Keating) Cronin 29 Gary Charles Dickerman Jacob and Rose (Glugeth) Dickerman 29 Neil Hopper Borden Neil H. and Esther (Page) Borden 31 Laura Sousa Jesse and Mary (Macedo) Sousa JUNE 5 . June .Bradley Hunneman Frederic B. and Hazel (Hamilton) Hunneman 5 Florence Marie Carroll James J. and Florence C. (Normandin) Carroll 8 Elaine Ethel Brenton John W. and Ethel (Andrews) Brenton 9 Janet May Norlin Merrill F. and Viola M. (Tellier) Norlin 11 Mary Lou Bischoff Clifford E. and Viola H. (Dwyer) Bischoff 13 Harriet Barbara Resnick Abraham and Bella (Govenar) Resnick 12 Faith Alien Russel B. and Zylpha C. (Churchill) Allen 13 Sydney Anne Warren Lester H. and Olive E. (Merrill) Warren 19 Edward James O'Neil, Jr. Edward J. and Anna M. (Herendean) O'Neil 20 Charles Morrill Blake, Jr. Charles W. and Clarissa P. (MacLeod) Blake 22 DominicRoss Dominic F. and Agnes (Lintaman) Ross 22 Virginia Louise Gaffney Grover M. and Doris B. (Hawker) Gaffney 24 We -moot Irving and Gillian (Friedman) Wermont 25 Robert Lynah Thomas G. and Elisabeth (Dee) Lynah 27 Joseph Monahan Jdeeph B. and Bernice S. (Healey) Monahan 136 AnnvuAL REPoars JULY Date Name Parents 1 Norma Sturtevant Fred W. and Dorris E. (Wilson) Sturtevant 1 Barbara Ann Mosher Elmer and ldore (Coleman) Mosher 4 Clare Natalie Anderson Ernest W. and Emmy (Hanson) Anderson 6 Theodore Chickering Hubbard Benjamin A. and Elizabeth (Wright) Hubbard 11 John Ingram Wright William G. and Mary P. (Ingram) Wright 14 Nabcy Osborn Hoyt Walter K. and Mary E. (Hart) Hoyt 15 Lillian Louise Walsh Thomas G. and Catherine H. (Bain) Walsh 18 Ralph William Thompson, Jr. Ralph W. and Blanche M. (Cloudy) Thompson 19 Charles David Aker Welton R. and Sylvia (Farrow) Aker 21 .Anna Louise Raffaelo Nicola and Adeline (Gannetti) Raffaelo 22 William Brennan William P. and Mary A. (Buckley) Brennan 25 William John Bradley William G. and Ruth J. (Blood) Bradley 25 27 29 Claire Hanson Harry and Bertha G. (Lowe) Hanson William Alexander McCullough, Jr. William A. and Emily D. (Holland) McCullough AUGUST 6 Donna de St. Croix Wood Donald and Dorothy de St. C. iMerserve) Wood 8 Connerty Jas and Graee (Keefe) Coanerty 15 Paul Martin Swenson Axel M. and Ingehorg (Norling) Swenson 16 Enrichetta Luisa Maria Martinelli Rocco and Gilda (Tartaglia) Martinelli 17 Elizabeth Reddy Stanton John J. and Grace E. (Dailey) Stanton 18 Joseph Francis Busa Frank and Rose (Merlin()) Busa 18 Barbara Anne Ferry- Edward F. and Mary L. (McDonald) Perry 20 Mina Elizabeth Herzog Jacob P, and Mina I. (Emery) Herzog 22 Reed Charles R. and Gretchen ( Bowers) Reed 22 Reed Charles R. and Gretchen (Bowers) Reed 25 Louise Huntington Rosenberger William R. and Priscilla (Mosher) Rosenberger 28 Malcolm Lawrence Allen Malcolm L. and Charlotte E. (Shea) Allen 31 Robert Eliot Petrino Domenic and Guerina (Francehche]la) Petrino SEPTEMBER 1 2 Alfred Perkins Frank W. and Margaret J. (Fern]-) Perkins TOWN of LzxmoToN 137 Date Name 2 Marjorie Anne Buckley Joseph W. and Mary F. (McGann) Buckley 4 Angelina Rose Marashio Paul and Lena (Mercadante) Marashio 6 Eileen Walsh Patrick and Annie (Coyne) Walsh 7 Joan Betty Tyler Harold L. and Erika F. (Schreiber) Tyler 10 John Christopher Moakley Richard E. and Doris L. (Mc1 eak) Moakley 12 Patricia Julia Daley Daniel J. and Kathleen M. (Rirodan) Daley 13 William Russell Vose William R. and Helen L. (Sturgis) Vase 13 Margaret Ann Donnelly Thomas and Mary G. (Wagner) Donnelly 16 Stanley Eugene Parrish Malby V. and Mildred M. (Seidel) Parrish 17 Richard Hills Jackson Richard P. and Isabel (Drew) Jackson 22 Marcia Cronin Daniel L. and Helen P. (Hurley) Cronin 22 26 Jennie Catherine Blondiet Frank S. and Catherine T. (McCormack) Blondiet Parents 2 John Rudd 2 Archibald 3 John William Bates 5 Edith May Roberts OCTOBER John J. and Anne F. (Kelly) Rudd Francis C. and Anne (Wynn) Archibald John W. and Beatrice A. Bates Ralph M. and Alvena M. (Wooster) Roberts 7 James Sanborn Thompson, Jr. James S. and Helen M. (Smith) Thompson 11 Stephen Hall Smith James S. and Dorothea (Wentworth) Smith 12 Stephen .lames Donnellan Stephen J. and Mary C. (Walsh) Donnellan 12 Frederick William Hart Frederick W. and Louise (Lyons) Hart 15 Sally Maynard Richard W. and Grace F. (Britton) Maynard 23 Jesse R. Meadows Jesse R. and Lillian E. (Wilkinson) Meadows 25 Douglas Scott Merrill Harvey S. and Helen (Hutchinson) Merrill 25 DeVenezio Ciro and Elvera (Sansaverino) DeVenezia 25 Barbara Arrabelle Rundlett Wilbur E. and Myrle (Curnew) Rundlett 26 Charles Clarence Vessey, Jr. Charles C. and Verna M. (Harvey) Vessey NOVEMBER 1 Forrest Edward King • Forrest E. and Margaret (Murray) King 138 ANNUAL REPORTS Date Name Parents 5 Lillian Beatrice Bornstein Leo A. and Eva (Berman) Bornstein 6 • Barbara Ann Lufkin Walter E. and Laura B, (Anderson) Lufkin 7 Gretano Busa John and Anna (Restuccia) Bust 10 Banks Ralph and Elizabeth (McPherson) Bank4 13 Margaret 14IarY McDonough John T. and Annie J. (Doherty) McDonough 15 Patricia Ann Cotter John M. and Bridget (Corcoran) Cotter 15 Joanne Stevens Peter H. and Angela M. (Fitzpatrick) Stevens 19 Robert Allen Kelley John J. and Alice B. (Scannell) Kelley 22 Phyllis Annie Alger Charles and Nora (Rowe) Alger 24 lo(liee Salvatore and Annie (Bozzlo) Iodide 24 Edward Ricci John and Elsie (English) Ricci 27 Ian Davidson Fleming Ian D. and Virginia L. (Gustafson) Fleming 28 29 Lena Cataldo Anthony and Concetta (Gorbina) Cate.ldo. 29 William Henry Johansen William H. and Helen Margaret (Mahoney) Johansen. DECEMBER 15 Richard Norman Nuttall Norman E. and Ida (Gesso) Nuttall 15 Ann Maris Smith George E. and Anna K. (White) Smith 17 Betty Lorraine Currie Leslie L. and Rata B. (Glawson) Currie 17 Richard Kenney Elmer F. and BIanche B. (Harris) Kenney 21 Irene Dorothy Nyman Daniel E. and Irene K. (Muller) Nyman 22 Urena Moakley Robert P. and Mary E. (Peaks) Moakley 23 Moss Harry and Bertha (Strugnell) Moss 27 Coburn Charles W. and Elizabeth (Clapp) Coburn 28 Janice Marguerite Bowen Harold G. and Thelma F. (Sewall) Bowen JAMES J. CAREor L, Town Clerk. TOWN O LISXINOTON MARRIAGES RECORDED FOR THE YEAR 1931 WHOLE NUMBER RECORDED FOR 1931 80. Date Name Ian. 1 John DeVincent Sophie D'Angelo 4 Robert John Black .. Lorraine Elizabeth Brown 6 Fred Vassar Richards Bertha Frances Dickie 11 Ernest Ross Irish Muriel Ida Little 16 Lawrence C. Bradshaw Helen J. Moore 17 Wallace Clifton Weisinger Greta Irene Collicutt 25 Hugo A. Perdelwits Margaret (Ballard) Clewley Feb. 8 Joseph E. Browing Katherine A. Tackney 10 Henry P. Neville Delia M. Mallow 15 Leslie Narcissus Rico Lucy Maude Bolduc 26 Franklin E. Barnard Winnifred E. Coville March 21 Clement Linwood Richardson Marion Elaine Lovell 29 Eugene Winthrop Conner Eleanor Grace Miner April 5 Harry Francis Mares Gulomar Medetros 5 Jesse Meadows Lillian Elizabeth 'Wilkinson 5 William Nicholas Mason Evelyn Cecilia Coolidge Residence Lexington Lexington South Hanson Swampscott Waltham Waltham Somerville Lexington Somerville Lexington Lexington Lexington Brockton Woburn Lincoln Bedford Lincoln Lincoln Dorchester Lexington Lexington Somerville Lexington Lexington Bedford Lexington Allston Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Boston 139 140 ANNUAL R1PoRi93 9 Pasquale Panetta Rose Marie Napoli 18 John Francis Dowd Mary Frances McSweeney 18 Frank Harold Storey Harriet Evelyn Bergere 18 Isaac H. Spinney Mary A. Andrews 26 Richard G. McCormack Anna Patricia Mullins May 5 Robert Hayden Fryer Harriett Louisa Jenks (Harrington) 9 Hayden Marshall Saben Helen White Pratt (Belcher) 10 Frank J. Sanderson Charlotte Prilgousky 14 Stephen James Donnel]an Mary Celina Walsh 21 Ralph Philip Ferri Sarah Mary Curran 26 Donald Wfleen Lucile Foster 31 Edward Florence LearY Margaret Ann Hennessy June 2 Hugh Douglas VanDemark Helen Eva Lovejoy 8 William Abner Riley Ruth Jones Payrow 7 Francis William Noonan Rose Virginia Brady 4 Kenneth Malcolm Milierd Bessie Augusta (Dean) hillier 11 Edgar William Reese Lillian Margaret Egan 12 A1myr Lake Bump Delle Terhune 12 John Joseph McCormack Catherine Teresa Stone 14 Edward J. Crosby Flora L. Neilsen 15 Lawrence Alden Jones Charlotte Jane Sparks 15 Henry Joseph Travers Hazel Edna Stevens Arlington Lexington Somerville Lexington Lexington Needham Watertown Watertown Lexington Lexington Norfolk, England Lexington Lexington Randolph Cambridge Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Norwood Arlington Lexington Lexington Lexington Arlington Lexington Lexington Somerville Rest Bridgewater East Bridgewater Revere Lexington Rapid City, So. Dakota Lexington Lexington Lexington Dorchester East Boston L,sxington Weber' Lexington Lexington TOWN or L NOTON 16 John Joseph Smith, Jr. Lillian Margaret Hill 17 John Vincent Sherry Abby Theresa Dickerson 21 Roger Joseph Thomas Mary Elizabeth Cahill 24 Charles Gracie Davis Ruth Hutchinson 27 Frank Herman Carlman Mary Anna Benotti 28 John Francis Hoey Mary Josephine Foley July 8 Pater Joseph Mc1Jonagh Anna Cecelia Reynolds 10 William Henry Slate Catherine Ann Norton 26 Gordon Jacobson Mildred Armstrong 25 Alfred Theodore Balt Alma Maxwell Dickson 26 Phillip Hagar Smith Rosine Rittenhouse Aug. 1 James Ernest Wilson Edith Charlotte Anderson 7 Joseph Peter Mason Hazel Theresa Canessa 16 Harry Harold Jensen Myra Ethel (Thompson) Fillmore 16 Irving Israel Lasoit Frances Mollie Golden 22 Joseph Henry Rogers Esther Marie Samson Sept. 4 Allston William Riley Marion Eifreda Huntley 6 Manuel G. Rose, Jr. Anna Marie Banda 6 Daniel Michael MacEachern Mary Frances Gosbee 7 Gerald Cromwell Turner Ruth Jane Reynolds 7 Hollis Hill Hamilton Isabelle Violet Booker 9 James Edwin Cook Grace Olive Cook (Smith) Allston Lexington Woburn Lexington Lexington Woburn New Haven, Conn. Lexington Lexington Weston Sandwich Lexington Lexington Jamaica Plain Lexington Waltham Boston Lexington Lexington Cambridge Fairhaven, N. J. Trenton, N. J. Lexington Brockton Lexington Lexington Revere Lexington Lexington Roxbury South Easton Lexington Lexington South Lincoln Lexington Cambridge Wellesley Lexington Woburn Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Linden 141 142 ANNUAL REPORT'S 19 Herbert Kimball Miller Elizabeth Ballard 20 James Sanborn Thompson Helen Mabel Smith 21. Edward Joseph Connors Mary Catherine Killay 27 John Thomas Hawley Winifred Mary Kirkbright Oct. 3 7 10 11 11 12 12 17 18 26 26 28 30 31 James Robertson Van Horn Edith Palmer Stone Walton Member Fraser Alda Sarah Wagner Jay Henry Vreeland Alice Sarah Carney Foster Brewster Earle Roberta Ogden Little Samuel Nichols Lena Mary Bents Baldi Maragioglio Anna Vitale Denis Joseph Leary Mary Eileen Whalen Frank Willard Rymes Helen Carter Blood Carl Murray Campbell Marie Camila Mongelli William Pau! Boudrea Helen Rita Walsh • William Chetwynd Nickerson Constance Miriam Shurtleff Earle Roy Fiske Evelyn May Simpson Richard Alfonso Sorrentino Mary Dorothea Cardillo Herbert Christian Wiener Gertrude Russell Briggs Winchester Lexington Lexington Keene, N. H. Lexington Athol Lexington Lexington Cambridge Lexington Lexington Medford Lexington Watertown Lexington Boston Boston Lexington Lexington Lexington Cambridge Lexington Lexington Newton Medford Lexington Woburn Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Arlington Lexington Andrew New York, Lexington Nov. 18 John Grant Bertha Bragg 21 Ralph Edgar Lane Arlene Olive Jones 26 Cheater Lancelot Fraser Louise Yvonne Tessier 26 Frederick Warley Ham, Jr. Mary Carmella Nici N. Y. Dorchester Dorchester Lexington St. Johnsbury, Vt. Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington TOWN of LEKINOTON 26 William McDaid Rose O'Connor 26 John Hilton Crosby Alice Lincoln Stone William Francis Dwyer Essie Medora Walton 30 Dec. 4 Robert Hugh Sproul (Bernadette Elizabeth Marsalaia 8 Charles Alton Burbidge Margaret Frances Banks 20 Justus Penniman Morse Emily Harrison Franks (Harrison), 26 Adler_ Marino,Bjerne Hanson Madeline Anderson 27 Dana McLean Greeley Deborah . Allen Webster Lexington Lexington South Acton Lexington Maynard Lexington Cambridge Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Lexington Arlington Lexington Lexington .J 1,4}Js, J. CARROLL, 143 Town Clerk. 144 ANxi Ai. ilia EPORT.-; 7 7 8 11 11 13 14 17 17 20 22 25 27 29 29 DEATHS RECORDED FOR THE YEAR 1931 Recorded for the year 1931, including stillbirths, recorded as deaths... 118 oats Name Clarence Deane Fuller Emma Hunt Samuel Winthrop Dean Joseph Catalano Stella M. Cowley Freeman Chase Randall Fred George Smith Anthony Delflno Charles Edward Lufkin Harriett A. Morrison Sarah B. Gould John Frank Tibbetts Nathan Stephen Carter Manuel Furtado 4 George Carpenter 4 James Irwin 5 Jahn Henry Kane 5 Joseph F. Monahan 7 George B. Dennett 8 Annie MacFarland 8 John Gay 8 Michael John Manley 20 Mary A. Marchese 23 Ellen A. Dailey 25 Marietta Brown 2 George Andrew Vickery 7 Rachael J. Beattie 7 Madelyn A. Swanson 10 Helen Josephine Bunn 10 Minnie C. Seaver JANUARY Age Birthplace 48 8 24 Hyannis 74 21 England 33 4 10 Cambridge 16 5 21 Arlington 45 11 Lexington 74 8 8 Vasselboro. Maine 77 8 20 Lakeport, (Laconia) N. H. 3hr.Lexington 50 U 7 Providence, R. I. 65 4 9 French Village. N. B. 87 1 5 Charlestown 79 5 14 Barrington, N. H, 83 1 16 Burlington 53 Azores FEBRUARY 19 10 26 3 24 11 24 73 80 64 96 83 76 66 72 10 6 8 5 9 1 0 13 13 0 10 11 2 20 MARCH 80 10 16 70 11 6 30 10 4 69 11 6 77 7 Cambridge, Mass. Dundee, Que., Canada W inchendon, Masa. Somerville, Masa. Portsmouth, N. H. Lower Montague, P. E. 1. Italy Lexington, Maas. Boston, Mass. Canton, Masa. East Taunton, Mass. Auburn, Maine Black Rock, Ireland Somerville Lexington Fairhaven TOWN OF LEXINGTON Date Name 10 Amy E. Taylor 13 Adeline Osgood 14 Charles G. Cook 15 Grace Granitsorff 17 Marchese 17 Marchese 18 Rose Ross 21 Elinina M. Whitney 27 Mary Osborne Adams Fox 30 John W. Hawes 6 11 12 12 13 15 19 22 30 Age Birthplace 52 5 1 Lexington 81 2 13 North Andover 56 Unknown 38 7 15 South Portland, Me. 4hr.Woburn Ehr. Woburn 19 6 Woburn 81 7 1 Lancaster 66 9 10 Millbury 64 11 16 Worcester APRIL 5 15 26 50 4 2 71 4 10 68 51 9 21 70 4 15 66 6 2'3 MAY 5 28 76 0 14 96 8 19 59 5 12 JUNE 15 6 6 55 60 58 6 24 57 4 2 44 11 6 JULY 77 3 9 84 2- 21 19 8 7 64 9 67 8 3 50 4 10 AUGUST 41 2 20 85 9 22 Sarah Elizabeth McConnell 62 Mike Mereotante 48 Leon Carrot Shipp Olive Rhoda Haynes Stephen McLaughlin Harold Hellberg Susan Ann Tupper Charlotte Sprague Elwell 9 Hugh F. Foley 17 John Howard Willard 28 Martha Ann Clifford 31 Frank S. Williams 2 Catherine Curra 3 K.asrael Balanoff 15 Mary J. McCaffrey 16 Ellen Shea 18 Arthur Irving Fiske 30 Emma DaRu 4 Amos Edwin Hill 11 Eunice Augusta Butters 14 Dorothy Louise Dolan 14 Samuel Simpson 18 Alfred Edward Jones 27 Albin Kinquist 1 John Ilunnie Bennie 4 Mary Jane Day Charlestown Italy Bridgeton, N. S. Bolton Ireland Sweden Monaghan, Ireland Linierock. R. I. Arlington Chicago, Ill. Wheelock, Vt. Readtleld, Maine Lexington Russia. Lexington Lexington Lexington Italy Belmont Waldeboro, Maine Cambridge Nova Scotia Chelsea Sweden Austria Waterford, Maine 145 146 ANNUAL REPORTS Date Name 6 Daniel Shea 6 George Israel MacDonald 21 Theresa Gertrude Walker 23 23 30 Marie Harris 50 4ge Birthplace 52 6 Lexington 83 10 17 Nova Scotia 32 6 21 Roxbury SEPTEMBER 3 Mary C. Smith 38 6 Sarah Margaret MacLean 56 15 Arthur Lincoln Blodgett 65 17 Sigurd 0. Valentine 51 20 Thomas Forsythe 66 22 23 Emma Louise Kramer 24 Grace A. Bowen 26 Mary Faria 28 Margaret Powers 29 John Andresen 11 25 Z 25 6 2 68 0 26 76 7 22 52 10 6 63 58 6 OCTOBER 44 7 6 68 3 14 43 4 2 63 11 26 65 25 63 3 29 77 76 8 16 19 8 28 NOVEMBER 68 8 66 7 26 3s 2 10 72 4 78 1 11 81 6 3 68 9 79 33 1 19 72 6 20 4 Mary Josephine Cochrane 11 Annie McHarg 18 Harold Ellis Buckett 18 George Herbert Sproat 19 Arthur K. Peck 22 Daniel Rowland Knight 24 Ada F. Ludden Harlow 28 Frank Andrew Fogg 31 Margaret Maxwell Lewis 1 Laura Jane Kane 3 Bela S. Balogh 3 Jesse Silvia Ferry 6 Annie Mead Gray 18 Latimer S. Seaver 24 Abbie Jane Stone 24 Margaret Hennessy 24 Johanna Welsh 26 Edward Charles Bunzel 27 Edward C. Bailey DECEMBER 3 John Francis McKearney 70 9 2 John Cornell Phelps 45 10 6 3 Joseph Silva Ferry 59 Sanford, Maine Nova Scotia Brooklyn, P. E. I. Billerica Norway St. John, N. 13. Providence, R. I. Whitingham, Vermont Azores Ireland Lyngen, Norway St. Johns, N. F. Chatham, N. B. Brooklyn, N. Y. Norwich, Vt. Boston Mass. Maine Boston Berkley, Calif. Canada Hungary Bedford Roxbury Boston Gilsnm, N. H. Prince Edward Island Canada Arlington Lexington Prince Edward Island Stanbridge, E. Quebec Portugal TOWN OF LEXINGTON 147 Age Birthplace 5 Althlna A. Wheeler 68 1 8 Ashland, N. I3. 9 Bromwen (Edws,) Keery 28 10 15 Clyde, New York 11 Alfred Johnson 72 5 19 Sweden 14 Mary Kate Seaver 57 1 22 Boston 16 Mary Cavanaugh 66 Prince Edward Island 17 Charles Arthur Stone, Jr. 9 9 24 Belmont 18 Eleazer Giles Brown 80 7 22 Boston 20 Concetta Tedesco 53 5 Italy 30 Carrie Frances Fiske 80 Malden 30 Lawrence Bowe 70 Ireland JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk. 148 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN December 31, 1931. We are pleased to present the reports of the officers, de- partments and Committees of the Town of Lexington for the year ending December 31st, 1931. In the paragraphs im- mediately following we offer a brief resume of the principal activities of those departments under our jurisdiction and re- spectfully urge all citizens to become more fully informed concerning the Town's business by eareful study of the more detailed reports which follow. MG W AY DEP A RTMEN T At the close of the year, we are able to report the streets throughout the Town in good condition. Many outlying streets, to which we have been giving special attention for a number of years. are in a very creditable condition, and it will be possible to maintain them at a low cost next year. The construction of Massachusetts Avenue from Lake Street to Parker Street, with the assistance of the State and County, has given to the Town an excellent highway from Lex- ington Centre to Marrett Road. This piece of road cost $28,- 046.60, of which Lexington paid $10,736.38. At the Annual Meeting, the Town appropriated $5000. for work on Wood Street. It was expected that the State and County would each contribute a like amount, but although the State was willing, the County finally declined so that the Town was left to bear the expense alone. We have excavated the poor material, graded, and put in a sub -grade of good gravel for a distance of 2500 feet from Massachusetts Avenue. This section is ready for the stone surface. We shall ask for an appropriation to continue this work at the next Annual Meeting. The building of the Franklin School required the construc- tion of a street to be put in on the location of the Old County Road. At the Town Meeting September 28, 1931, the Town accepted about six hundred feet of this street and appropriated TOWN OP LEXINGTON 149 $1200.00 to apply toward its construction. Excavation and grading has been done and some gravel spread, but a further appropriation will be necessary to complete this work. The streets accepted under the Betterment Act are as follows: Dexter Road, Smith Avenue, Crescent Hill Avenue, and parts of Tucker and Independence Avenues. Dexter Road has been built complete. The other streets have been excavated and graded, gravel spread and ready for finishing next Spring. These • will eall for an appropriation at the Annual Meeting. The widening of Bow Street from Massachusetts Avenue to the Railroad with the construction of sidewalks and curbing on one side was an important pieee of highway work which makes a much better entrance to that part of the Town. SIDEWALKS AND CURBS We have not laid as much granolithie sidewalk as in pre- vious years. There has been 2631 linear.feet laid at an am,peaase of $3315.89. Most of this amount was spent under the Better- ment Act whereby the abuttors pay one-half the cost. Where sidewalks were laid on Massachusetts Avenue, granite curbing was continued. BOARD OF SURVEY During the year the Board of Survey has had three appli- cations before it for approval. Alden Road, Tower Street, Richard Road, Plymouth Road, Robbins Road and Ledgelawn Avenue, all of which have been approved. The Board on its own initiative have laid out a part of Allen Street, formerly Old County Road. This was to provide a street to the Franklin School. The Board also established the lines of two streets from Massachusetts Avenne to the Standpipe, namely Jean Road and Morgan Street, to provide a right of way to lay a water main and an entrance to the Standpipe from Massachusetts Avenue. The Board further laid out a street connecting Oakland Street with Sherman Street. This is an important part of a proposed layout from Hancock Street to Woburn Street parallel with Massachusetts Avenue. 150 ANNUAL REPORTS DRAINAGE Considerable drainage work has been done this year. On Massachusetts Avenne from Bowker Street to Fottler Avenue and in Fattier Avenue to a drain near the Railroad, we in- stalled a 15 inch and 18 inch drain to carry the water from that district. In Clarke Street from a point near Raymond Street to Vine Brook, we installed a 15 inch pipe and catch basins to carry the water from that part of Clarke and Forest Streets. This section has given a lot of trouble for a number of years. In Carville Avenue, from a point near Oak Street to the Brook near Butler Avenue, we have built a ten-ineh drain which will improve conditions there. In connection with the construction of Massachusetts Avenue from Lake Street to Parker Street, there has been a very complete system of drainage. For many years this has been an expensive section of highway to maintain as during the winter the water would overflow the gutters and create a very bad condition on the street. On Hill Street, drainage has been installed to carry the water from the street to the brook at the rear of Alfred Haynes' property. In all of the new streets which we have accepted and built, drainage has been installed. WATER DEPARTMENT This Department has done considerable eonstruetian work again this year. 25,500 feet of water pipe has been laid and fifty-four new hydrants installed. Most important, have been the 12 inch pipe from Massachusetts Avenue through Muzzey, Forest, Clarke and Parker Streets to Massachusetts Avenue and in Massachusetts Avenue to Lake Street connecting with the 12 inch pipe at that point, then running a 12 inch line from the standpipe to Massachusetts Avenue thence through Lake and Columbus Streets to Cedar Street, and in Cedar and Hill Streets to a point near the Lexington Golf Club, connecting there with the six inch pipe. As a result of this installation the water in the standpipe has been raised six feet, providing an increased pressure throughout the Town. TOWN as LEXINGTON 151 In Lowell Street, by vote of the Town, 4000 feet of eight inch pipe has been laid extending from East Street to a point near the Burlington line. In East Street, an eight inch pipe was laid to the estate of Daniel Crowley, a distance of 800 feet. In both these projects, satisfactory guarantees were filed. A number of smaller installations were made and dead ends connected, all of which tend to improve the system. SEWER DEPARTMENT We have installed approximately 4640 feet of sewers during the year complying with all requests with the exception of Oakland Street, authorized at the Town Meeting, September 28, 1931. This will be constructed early next Spring. The Selectmen have just received from Metcalf and Eddy a report on the sewer situation in the Town. This was au- thorized by the Town, June 28, 1928. It is a very comprehen- sive report and will guide the Town in its sewer studies for many years. PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS The purchase of the Stone property in East Lexington, and the Smith property in North Lexington has made available two plots of land admirably situated for the development of parks and playgrounds in sections where they are needed. Funds are not yet available for work on the Smith property, but in East Lexington two tennis courts have been constructed, and more than two acres have . been cleared of underbrush, stones removed, and land graded, providing a new location for playground equipment which previously •occupied land taken for the construction of the Adams School Addition. Under the direction of the Lexington Recreation Associa- tion a 'Community Field Day was held at the East Lexington Playgrounds during the Fall, at which more than 500 persons contributed labor, equipment and money for the purpose of grading the old playground, setting out trees and Blearing away underbrush and stones on the new playground. It was esti- mated that more than $2000. worth of work was accomplished, and the Board of Selectmen are deeply appreciative of the accomplishments of the day. 152 ANNUAL REPORTS This is one of the most beautiful wooded areas in the Town and provides the residents of East Lexington with an ideal spot for play and recreation. The resurfacing of the six tennis courts at the Center playground and the completion of a second playing field suit- able for baseball and field hockey has materially increased the recreational opportunities for adults and young people of High Sehool and College age. In fact the demands are so numerous that the Park Superintendent • has a difficult problem on his hands to satisfy those who seek an opportunity to utilize the various facilities available at this playground. In order to meet the needs of the Junior and Senior High School athletic programs and the rapidly increasing interest in the various competitive sports on the part of those above high school age, it is obvious in the near future more tennis courts must be constructed and another playing field made available. In the interests of the hundreds of adults who at- tend the various games, it is only fair that a grandstand should be erected as soon as possible. PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT The result of continued unemployment this year has ma- terially increased the burden on the Public Welfare Depart- ment, both in the expenditure of funds and the amount of time required to properly investigate applications for aid. Last year the net expenditure for aid to 146 persons was $7,476.49. This year 399 persons received -$16,418.23. Reim- bursements were received from State, Cities, Towns and in- dividuals to the amount of $3,831.31, making a net expense of $12.586.92. OLD AGE ASSISTANCE The Act of the Legislature authorizing the distribution of funds for Old Age Assistance became effective July 1, 1931. Since that period we have received twenty-five applications for assistance, seventeen of which have been granted. All ap- plications were personally investigated by a member of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance established in accordance with the Regulations of the State Department, Towx or LExnNOTON 153 BOARD OF HEALTH The Board of Health during 1931 had a few complaints relative to offensive piggeries and endeavored to have alt such cases brought up to a standard satisfactory to the Board. The pig business is still a source of annoyance to some citizens in the town, and we hope before long to have objec- tionable piggeries eliminated. Considerable attention has also been given to cleaning up the dumps of the town. Many small dumps had been started indiscriminately along various streets and these were covered with gravel and closed to further dumping. The regular officially established dumps have received treatment designed to keep all offensive material cleaned up and covered with .gravel. Our appropriation did not allow a completion of this work, but during 1932 we hope to have all such unsightly spots completely cleaned up. More detail of the work of the Board of Health is con- tained in the reports of the Health Officer and the Health Inspector, and so need not be duplicated here. UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF It has been necessary this year to supplement the aid given by the Welfare Department with additional work for persons who have never sought aid from the Town. The Selectmen have provided part time work for nearly one hundred men with dependent families during the late Fall and early 'Winter. This was accomplished by part time em- ployment on the construction of water mains and new streets and the cutting of brush on highways and in parks. Assistance rendered in this manner provided on the average a n income of $10. about per week. For large is iii I ies which have no other means of support, ithas been enc osary to provide some clothing and fuel. Fends for this purpose have been made available by various groups and organizations in Town desirous of cont.ribnting to unemployment reli t. That such funds might be distributed equitably and with- out passing through the Town Treasury, the Selectmen ap- pointed a Committee on Unemployment Relief consisting of Mrs. Kenneth P. Blake, representing the Lexington Public 154 ANNUAL REPORTS Health Association, Mrs. Richard Whittemore of the Public Welfare Department, Eugene Ii:raetzer, Chairman of the local branch of the Red Cross, Charles H. Schofield, President of the Board of Trade and the Chairman of the Board of Select- men. It is through this Committee that additional aid is given and it has also aeted as a clearing house for other relief agencies so that the possibility of duplication of effort has been reduced to a minimum. CONCLUSION In conclusion we •wish to assure the citizens of the Town that every effort has been made throughout the year to limit all expenditures to the lowest possible amount eonsistent with the normal requirements and essential improvements which must be taken care of each year. We call your attention to the fact that every department has kept well within the appropria- tion provided for its use by the Town Meeting. We appreciate the cooperation of Superintendents and heads of departments and of the many employees of the Town who have consistently worked throughout the year for the best interests of Lexington. ROBERT P. TEASE, THEODORE A. CUSTANCE, Hamm C. BLAKE, CLARENCE SHANNON, Joan E. GILCREAS r, Board of Selectmen. Towrr or LEXINGTON 155 REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS Lexington, Mass., December 31, 1931. The following is a report of the work done by the Middle- sex County Extension Service in the town of Lexington during the year 1931 : There was considerable interest shown by the farmers in Lexington this year in the Extension Service and thirty-nine farm visits were made upon request. These were largely to assist in problems with dairying, poultry raising, fruit and market gardening. Farmers of the town filed a petition for the area testfor the eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis. Judges were furnished for the Lexington Grange Fair. Spray service cards were sent to those who desired them. For the homemakers two groups carried on a series of monthly meetings during the year. These groups were in East Lexington and North Lexington under the leadership of Mrs. L. H. Truesdell, Mrs. Paul R. Snow, Mrs. Fred Horton, Mrs. C. Ferguson, Mrs. A. C. Mortimer, Jr., and Mrs. W. E.'Connell. There were also two groups of mothers who carried on a series of meetings in Child Guidance under the leadership of Mrs. C. C. Schofield, Mrs. Ernest Irish, Mrs. William Potter, Mrs. R. I. Prentiss, Mrs. Harold W. Smith, Mrs. Frederick B. James. These meetings have been planned to help parents to better understand their ehildren and to develop a constructive pro- gram for children. Talks were given before the Adams Parent - Teachers' Association and The Lafayette Club. 71 boy: and girls were enrolled in 4-11 club work, largely in the garden, poultry and canning clubs. Mrs. Ruth Howe served as local leader and an exhibit was put on at the Grange fair, Catherine Graham was awarded a two-day trip to the Massachusetts State College for doing out -standing club work. 156 ANNUAL REPORTS Several townspeople availed themselves of the oppor- tunity of attending county -wide meetings on poultry, fruit growing and dairying, as well as the Homemakers' Day at Lexington and the County Picnic at Wayside Inn. Respectfully submitted, WmiiaM I. BuIu u&M, Director. • TOWN OF LEXINGTON 157 REPORT OF ANIMAL INSPECTOR December 31, 1931. To TUE HONORABLE BOARD of SELECTMEN, LEgnvnrom, MASSAuiuSerrbs. Gentlemen : I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending December 31, 1931: The inspection of the premises where cattle, sheep and swine are kept was made between December 31, 1930 and Marek 4, 1931 and the Director of the Division of Animal In- dustry asked to have only a few planes re -inspected during the late summer. Number of premises inspected where cattle, sheep and swine were kept 87 Number of cattle Inspected 720 Number of sheep and goats inspected 131 Number of swine reported on premises 2104 Number of animals identified for D. A. 1. 0 Number of premises examined after disfi,fection 0 During the summer a petition was carried around by a few cattle owners and as a result over 75% of the owners of cattle, owning over 85% of the cattle in the Town signed the petition asking that the State apply the Tuberculin Test to all the cattle in the Town of Lexington. On September 16, 1931 Evan S. Richardson, Director, of the Division of Animal Industry issued an order, declaring the Town of Lexington to be a quarantine area for the purpose of making a Tuberculin Test of all the cattle in the Town. A few herds have already been tested and it is hoped that the State will test the remainder early this year. The following table shows that a large portion of the inspection consists of quarantining and examining dogs that bite people and the amount of work this year is approximately the same as last year. 158 ANNULL RF.'OI Number of dogs quarantined for biting people 70 Number of dogs and cats quarantined for contact with rabid animal 12 Number of cats destroyed for contact 3 Number of dogs heads sent to Laboratory 11 Number of dogs heads declared positive 9 Number of dogs heads declared negative 2 Total number of rabies cases 9 Number of persons bitten by rabid dogs 3 Number of persons taking rabie treatment 11 Number of calls made on dogs and cats 148 Total number of calls made as Inspector 235 A eomparison with 1930 shows the 1930 63 dog bite case:; 3 rabid dogs following: 1931 70 dog bite eases 9 rapid dogs No person bitten by rabid dog 3 persons bitten by rabid dogs I wish to thank the Police Department, The Board of Health and the physicians of the Town for their co-operation during the year. Respectfully submitted, CHESTER L. BLASELY, M.D.V. Inspector of Animals. TowN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS To THE HONORABLE BOARD DF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. 159 December 31, 1931. Gentlemen : We herewith submit our report as Assessors for the year ending December 31, 1931. Real Estate of Resident and Non-resi- dent owners $19,588,547.00 Personal Estate of Resident and Non- resident owners 1,450,457.00 Town Grant $900,900.21 State Tax 18,525.00 County Tax 30,773.72 Parks 242.38 Metropolitan Sewer Tax 4,990.75 Auditing Municipal Accounts Tax 1,361.47 For care of Persons suffering from Tuberculosis 4,086.24 Old Age Assistance Tax 3,001.00 Overlay for 1929 (overdraft) 106.86 Overlay for 1930 (overdraft) 3,886.92 Overlay for 1931 9,197.80 From which deduct amount taken from Bank and Corporation Tax $14,990.55 Free Cash 17;285.75 From Cambridge 417.92 From Arlington 370.43 Loss of Taxes 155.52 State Income Tax 43,812.33 Water Department 72,000.00 Educational Bureau Income 17,566.25 Estimated Other Receipts 52,210.00 Highway off -set 6,458.46 $977,072.35 160 ANNUAL. REPORTS Motor Vehicle Excise Old Age Assistance Tax 27,480.00 3,001.00 5255,848.21 Total $721,224.14 Less 2949 poll taxes at $2.00 5,398328..1400 Total to be raised $715, Rate of taxation $34.00 on $1000 on a valuation of $21,039,004.00 $715,326.14 Tax on Omitted Assessments Dee. 20, 1931 $764.68 Number of persons assessed on property Number of persons assessed for poll tax Number of cows assessed 3,764 2,966 521 Number of horses assessed 185 Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed Number of sheep assessed Number of swine assessed Number of fowl assessed Number of acres of land assessed Value of Real Estate exempt from taxation Vela of Personal Property exempt from taxation 45 448 6,505 9,234 $2,796,375.00 547,358.00 Respectfully submitted, CHARLES E. FERGUSON, Chairman WALTER G. BLACK, EUGENE G. KRA.ET2,ER, Assessors of Lexington. TbwN of LLEXINGTON 161 REPORT OF BUI LDING INSPECTOR December 31, 1931. To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Gentlemen I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Buildings for the year ending December 31, 1931. Number of applications Sled and permits granted 226 Cash received for Building permits 2671.00 76 Single Dwellings $478.300 31 Additions and Alterations 27.935 29 Two car garages 13.210 40 One car garages 13.125 1 Three car garage 2.000 23 Sheds and Henhouses 4.115 1 Store Restaurant 4.000 1 Greenhouse 3.000 Non taxable property. 1 County Recreation i3uilding 2 County Dormitories 1 School Building $545.685 200.000 $745.685 #55.000 70.000 76.000 $200.000 Respectfully submitted, FRED W. LONOBorroM, Building Inspector. 162 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY To the Trustees of Cary Memorial Library: "There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away," and if it is true that the increase in circulation during 1931, may be attributed, in part, to this period of unemployment, may we not be glad that books have this power, and that our resources may have helped, in some measure, to relieve the tense mental strain? Our activities have, at times, been almost overwhelming, and we have found it increasingly difficult to accomplish the technical work of the Library while meeting the demands of the public, the demands of the loan desk, the demands of the reference department, and the demands for information and assistanee through other channels. In the statistical report appended. you will note that the Main Library was open 61 hours each week throughout the year. with the exception of a few days in July, when the Library was undergoing interior renovations. The Branch Library was open 30 hours each week, and during these hours the Main Library and its branch issued for home use 84,697 volumes, a gain of 8,250 volumes over 1930. This figure represents 8.94 books per capita of population, as based upon the census of 1930. Perhaps a few figures may not be without interest at this time : Population Circulation 1900 3,831 32,629 1910 4,910 45,811 1920 6,250 52,802 1930 9,467 76,447 1931 84,697 Each year our growth brings home to us the needs of our Children's Room and the necessity of having more adequate accommodations for our Junior and Senior High School pupils. This is not the time, perhaps, to make an issue of our needs, TOWN OF LEXINGTON 163 but as I have stated many times, we outgrew our Children's Room long, long ago. Again the mingling of the children, of the young people, and the adults causes confusion, at times, which is unjust to al 1. With the children in less cramped accommodations de- signed to meet changing conditions, we can develop long cherished plans to utilize the present. Children's Room for the Junior and Senior High School pupils whose requirements for outside reading and recreational reading are ever increasing. When economic conditions again become normal, we shall hope for greater expansion. In July 1930, a re -registration of borrowers was under- taken and our active card holders now number 3,602 or 38% of the entire population. This, however, does not represent the number of citizens whom we reach, as in many cases but one member of a family is a card holder, drawing books for the entire family. We are rather liberal in the privileges extended to bor- rowers, limiting, only, the newest fiction. It is, of course, understood that this liberality to the individual is governed, always, by the needs and requirements of other borrowers. In addition to our regular card holders, 182 temporary residents have enjoyed the privileges extended to all. Through the courtesy of the Inter -Library Loan System, we have supplemented our resources by borrowing, for patrons doing special work, 47 volumes from Arlington, Boston Public Library, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Newton, Somerville, Waltham and Watertown. It has been our privilege, in several instances to recipro- cate this courtesy. And now in closing I wish to thank the friends of the Library who have added much of interest in the various ex- hibits and gifts which have come to us. My staff of assistants have met changing conditions cheer- fully, and to them and to the Board of Trustees for support and co-operation, I extend my sincere appreciation. Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, MARIAN P. KIRKLAND, Librarian. 164 ArrivuAL REPoirrs CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY STATISTICAL REPORT — 1931 MAIN LIBRARY: Number of volumes in Library, January 1, 1931 New volumes added by purchase 774 New volumes added by gift 14 New volumes added by binding periodicals 4 Total Number of volumes worn out and with- drawn Number of volumes in Main Library, January 1, 1932 BRANCH LIBRARY: Number of volumes in Library, January 1, 1931 New volumes added by purchase New volumes added by binding periodicals Total Number of volumes worn out and with- drawn Number of volumes in Branch Library, January 1, 1932 Total number of volumes in Main Library and Branch, January 1, 1932 CIRCULATION 1931. 32,203 722 32,995 118 3,213 85 2 87 3,340 21 32,877 3,279 36,156 Sent From Main Branch Branch Periodicals: bound 126 61 Periodicals: unbound 5,216 3 443 Philosophy and Religion 1,057 55 6 TowN OF Lffi1N ITON Circulation -1931 --Continued 165 Sant From Main Branch Branch Biography 2,015 48 136 History 2,160 36 110 Travels 2,065 105 97 Social sciences 793 7 8 Natural sciences 1,038 38 62 Arts, useful 1,159 25 37 Arts, recreative 496 11 34 Arts, fine 648 3 14 Language and Literature 2,422 61 86 Poetry 1,113 36 55 Fiction 46,421 5,630 5,483 Fiction (Duplicate) 4,994 Music scores 267 Stereographic sets 17 Total 72,007 6,058 6,632 6,058 Total circulation volumes, Main Library 78,065 6,632 Total circulation volumes, Main Library and Branch 84,097 Total circulation Children's Room, Main 17,658 Total circulation Children's Room, Main Library and Branch 21,177 Number of days Library was open: Main 298 Number of days Library was open: Branch 302 Number of hours open each week: Main 61 Number of hours open each week: Branch 30 MISCELLANEOUS MAIN LIBRARY: Periodicals received: monthly Periodicals received: weekly Periodicals received: quarterly Newspapers received Books rebound Books recased ........................... Books repaired Postale sent delinquents for overdue books Postale sent for books reserved Books borrowed on Inter -Library Loan 75 21 6 6 491 450 7,300 1,969 1,311 47 166 ANNUAL REPORTS BRANCH LIBRARY: Periodicals received: monthly 30 Periodicals received: weekly 4 Newspapers received. 2 Books rebound 44 Books repaired 240 Postals sent delinquents for overdue books 89 PICTURE EXHIBITS IN MAIN LIBRARY FROM MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARY ART CLUB Dutch Art; German photographs of 1927; Art forms in Nature; Out West: California; Wonders of the Zoo; Garden Color; Water: Color Drawing; Early American Artists; Chinese Ceramics; Peasant Art in Italy; Iatlian Wrought Iron Work; Art of the Illustrator; Rural Life in England; Stories told by the Bakers; London in Color; Byrd Expedition; Out West. For Local Exhibits, gifts of books, magazines and flowers we are indebted to the following Citizens and Organizations: Mr. Norman I. Adams, American Legion (Stanley Hill Post No. 38) ; Mr. John Ballard, Mrs. Walter C. Ballard, Mr. Hallie C. Blake, Miss Madeleine Boomer, Mr. Albert Burnham, Miss Annie Carroll, Miss Lucille Chapman, firs. Edward L. Child, Mr. Loring C. Child, Miss Frances Comley, Common- wealth of Massachusetts, Concord Journal, Mrs. William Crawford, Mrs. William T. Crowther, First Church of Christ Scientist; Mrs. H. L. Fuller, Mr. George L. Gilmore, Mrs. C. Edward Glynn, Mr. Stephen F. Hamblen, Misses Anstiss and Mary Hunt, Dr. Doris Kendrick, Mrs. F. R. Kimball, Miss Margaret Kimball, Knights of Columbus, Ladies of the First Baptist Church, Mr. Charles B. Leonard, Miss Evelyn Lewis, Lexington Girl Scouts, Lexington Tunes -Minute Man, Lexing- ton Townsman, Mrs. H. D. Love, Mrs. Hugh D. McLellan, Mrs. F. H. Moulton, Mr. W. E. Mulliken, Mrs. W. E. Milliken, Miss Elmina Munroe, New England Dairy and Food Council, Outlook Club, Mr. Philip E. Perry, Mr. Robert Perry, Dr. Fred S. Piper, Mrs. Percy E. Raymond, Mrs. Charles H. Rice, Mr. William Rice, Mrs. Walter Rose, Sachem Council of Boy Scouts, Miss Elsie Louise Shaw, Theosophical Society, Mrs. W. A. Therian, Dr. J. O. Tilton, Unity School of Christianity, Mr. Hollis Webster, Mrs. William H. Wentworth, Woman's TowN o' LEXINGTON 167 Alliance, First Parish (Unitarian) Church, Mr. Edwin B. Worthen. Respectfully submitted, MARIAN P. EIRHLAND, Librarian. 16S ANNUAL Rxeo$Ts REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Gentlemen:— The Trustees of the Cary Memorial Library have met regu- larly each month and disposed of the various responsibilities entrusted to them. Thebe responsibilities include the invest- ment of funds. the expenditures for upkeep and operation and for the purchase of books, care of the buildings and grounds of the main Library and of the East Lexington Branch, and necessary planning for the expansion and larger serviceable- ness of the Library. The reports of the Librarian and the Treasurer are here- with submitted. Respectfully submitted, EDWIN M. SLoCOMBE, Chairman. TOWN OF LEXINGTON THE TRUSTEES OF THE CARY 14IEMORIAL LIBRARY In Account With R. M. RUSHTON, Treasurer. GENERAL FUND: Capital Account Income $3,000.00 Consumers Power Co. let Lien and Unifying mortgage. 41% Gold Bond Series 1.928 $135.00 3,000.00 West End St. Ry. Co. 4% 1923120.00 3,000.00 Boston and Maine R. R. 595 150.00 8,000.00 Boston and Albany R. R. Co. 4% 1932 80.00 96 Lexington Trust Co. Savings Dept4.10 PORTION OF MARIA CARY FUND: 354.31 Book 6940 Lexington Savings Bank Book 15.21 PURCHASE FUND: 1,000.00 Puget Sound Power Co. 5% 1933 .... 50.00 BEALS FUND: 1,100.00 Laclede Gas Light Co. 51/4% 1963 60.50 ALICE BUTLER CARY FUND: 1,000.00 Lexington Co-operative Bank 5 paid up shares 1,000.00 Rock Island La. and Ark. 41 1934 440.00 Lexington Trust Co. Savings Dept $50.00 45.00 18.86 LAURA M. BRIGHAM FUND: 1,000.00 Baltimore and Ohio 1ty. 4% 1941 .. 1,000.00 Alabama Power Co. 5% 1951 500.00 Boston Elevated Ry. 5% 1941 525.00 Lexington Trust Co. Savings Dept 340.00 60.00 25.00 22.51 169 $614.81 $113.86 $137.51 170 ANNUTAZ, REPORTS GOODWIN MUSICAL FUND: 500.00 Naw York Telephone 6% $30.00 .JANE PHINNEY FUND: 124.19 Lexington Trust Co. Savings Dept. $5.31 EAST LEXINGTON BRANCH WELLINGTON FUND: 1,077.18 Lexington Trust Co. Savings Dept. $46.19 ROBBINS FUND: 100.00 Lexington Savings Bank 34.29 PAULINA BURBANK FUND: 1,000.00 Lexington Trust Co. Savings Dept. 313.33 $965.30 The following income was earned but not drawn in 1931. General Fund 31.92 Wellington Fund 21.54 Phinney Fund 2.48 Cary Fund 8.80 Brigham Fund 10.50 Examined and Approved CHARLES F. PIERCE, TOWN Accountant. JAMES STUART SMITH, HOWARD S. NICHOLS, JOHN E. GILCEEAST, Investment Committee. TowN of LE.x1NoToN Ill REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY January 1, 1931 Balance on hand January 1 Dog Tax Interest on checking account INCOME Invest. Com. Int. on Bonds, etc Invest. Com. Int. on Brigham Fund Fines 201.32 1,719.94 5.09 763.98 137.51 508.77 Total $3,336.61 EXPENDITURES Bindery $ 491.33 Books 1,618.35 Dues 21.00 Library of Congress 50.00 Music 15.42 Newspapers and Periodicals 303.90 Postage 69.90 Printing and Supplies 235.06 Safe Deposit 5.00 Sundries 81.30 Cash balance 1n bank December 31 445.45 Total $3,336.61 EAST LEXINGTON BRANCH January 1, 1931 Balance on hand January 1 INCOME Invest. Com. Int. on Bonds, etc, Fines $121.81 63.81 69.96 Total $255.58 172 ANNUAL REPORTS EXPENDITURES Books 5145.66 Cash balance in bank December 31 109.92 Total Examined. and Approved CHARLES F. PIERCE, Town Aceown•tant. $256.58 R. M. RUSIHTON, Treasurer. TOWN OP LEXINGTON 173 REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS Deeember 31, 1931, To THE HONORABLE BOARD OP SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Gen tiemen Your Cemetery Commissioners desire to submit the follow- ing for their annual report covering the year ending December • 1931. The several cemeteries have been given the necessary care and attention to maintain their neat appearance. At Munroe Cemetery about three hundred (300) feet more of main driveways have been graded and finished with hard gravel. It is very necessary that a section of these drives be refinished each year until all are completed and made safe for automobile traffic. Many of the trees at this cemetery needed trimming and pruning and we have had the dead branches re- moved and the trees properly pruned. But there is still con- siderable work to be done on the trees and some young trees should be started to replace those which have died. More sunken paths between tots and single graves have been filled with the loam taken from the reconstructed drives, which change makes a saving of labor when caring for the grounds. We have also replaced the old slate markers on the town graves with ground markers. There were twenty-four (24) interments in Munroe Ceme- tery during this year. The sum of $1406.08 has been paid to the Town Treasurer for funds collected for Munroe Cemetery ineluding interment fees, annual care charges and foundations, and perpetual care funds. The sum of $2299.90 was used for labor, supplies and ma- terials for drives, superintendent and clerk services, and this sum was drawn from our appropriation of $2300. 174 AN UAL REPORTS At Westview Cemetery the drives were all cleaned and raked over, which was made necessary by the winter and with the completion of the south lobe drive, about thirteen hundred (1300) feet. it is possible now to drive about the cemetery in any direction. This work has opened up the prettiest section of the grounds which will be graded in the near future. There is still xnudh to be done in this Cemetery, but your commis- sioners are trying to comply with the wishes of your honorable hoard and not spend more money than is actually needed. There were thirty-eight (38) interments at Westview Ceme- tery during this year, twenty-five (25) lots and three (3) single graves sold. The sum of $7012.34 has been paid to the Town Treasurer as funds collected for Westview Cemetery including the sale of lots and graves, interment fees and foundation charges. The sum of $5529.97 was expended for labor, supplies, superinten- dent and clerk services and driveway construction and ma- terials. There is more work than regular care to be done in Colonial Cemetery. It is necessary that some form of protection be given to the grounds and if a fence can not be erected we earnestly urge the planting of an ornamental hedge as it is a duty of the Town of Lexington to preserve the colonial bury- ing grounds of the eommunity. We wish at this time to thank your honorable board for the efficient help sent us to do the pruning and other tree work in Munroe Cemetery, and we feel that these men are valuable to the Town. Your commissioners find that more interest is being taken each year in Westview Cemetery and we have many requests from non-residents who desire to purchase lots in the cemetery. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD WOOD, Chairman .)OHN E. A. MuL1.IREx GEORGE H. GIBSON Lexington Cemetery Commissioners TowN OF LF,xmoTON 175 REPORT OF DENTAL CLINIC December 31, 1931. To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, T+FxINaTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Gentlemen: We herewith submit the report of the Dental Clinic for the year ending December 31, 1931: Fillings Fillings Extrac- Extrac- in Perm. in Tem. tions tions No. of Teeth Teeth Perm. Temp. Clean -Treat - School Pupils Teeth Teeth Ings menta Adams 161 289 70 11 41 85 4 Franklin 4 13 0 0 3 2 0 Hancock 55 92 37 1 19 20 0 Munroe 92 176 25 6 16 53 8 Parker 102 112 74 1 33 56 1 Junior High 20 58 0 7 0 S 1 Senior High 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 TOTALS 437 742 206 26 112 225 15 Total number of pupils 437 Total number of operations 1326 Total number of fillings 948 Total number of extractions 138 Total number of different pupils finished315 Total number of pupils finished twice 43 Total amount of money received $168.35 In the dental campaign for child health day sixty-seven percent of all the children in Grades 1 -VI received tags for good teeth. There were six one hundred percent rooms, that is, rooms in which every child had received all necessary den- tal care. This campaign is a part of our educational work. This year Mies Eaton, the Dental Hygienist, has personally examined the teeth of the children in the first six grades, and has found the condition of the teeth in the upper grades to be materially improved as a result of the work which has been done in the first two grades during the past years. 176 ANNUAL REPORTS The Committee feels the town is fortunate in having the services of Dr. Everett E. Morrill, who shows a constant desire to run this clinic as economically and effectively as possible. Respectfully submitted, ILDA FIELD, LIL.IAN C. HOLT, THOMAS 8. GaIMM& Dental Clinic Committee. TOWN of LExrr oTo_N 177 REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS December 31, 1931. To THE HoNORABUE BOARD OP SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASs.AOHu8ETTs. Gentlemen : We beg to submit to your Honorable Board the annual report of the Fire DepartmentThe Department answered 358 alarms as recorded in the following tabulation : 127 Bell Alarms and 231 Still Alarms Ben Alarms on Chimneys 1 " 41 Grass -- 41 " " Automobiles 7 Buildings 24 " Dumps 1 "• Lumber Pile 1 " " Freight Cars 1 " False 6 Still Alarms on Chimneys 19 46 " Grass 185 " Automobiles 16 44 id " Buildings 5 " Dumps 3 " Tree fires 1 44 " Rescue cat in tree 1 "• Rescue work person 1 overcome by carbon monoxide Lexington answered 17 Alarms in Arlington J. 26 Waltham 1 " Billerica 1 " Bedford " " Lincoln Arlington Waltham Somerville Medford Belmont Watertown answered 11 Alarms in Lexington 5 44 .. 44 1 44,. 14 1 ., 1 .. .. 1 .. 178 ANNr,AI. REPORTS Cambridge answered 1 Alarm in Lexington Concord •• 1 " " " Stoneham " 1C4 C4 " We wish to commend the permanent men for answering alarms on their days off duty. During the year this amounted to 317 hours of overtime for which there was no additional compensation. There were 4,775 inspections made of public and mercan- tile buildings, and we feel that a great deal of good has been done by this work. It may be remembered that fire losses in this type of building were red -aced to three during 1930. In 1931 -we did not have any. In regard to the inspections of private dwellings, we know that this is a very important and beneficial service, not only to the individual owner but to the Town as a whole. Although we met at first with considerable opposition in 1929, in 1930 this was considerably lessened, and in 1931 it was practically eliminated. The Department made 2,046 inspections of private dwellings. The loss per capita for 1931 was $1.11, the lowest re- corded loss in the history of the Town. It might be of interest to the citizens to learn what the loss per capita has been for the Town during the past eight years. 1924 $2.84 1925 4.29 1926 2.827 1111992929227654 927 2.40 1928 1.88 1929 3.30 1930 2.78 1931 1.11 Due to the high tag rate and to the particularly trying financial period through which we are all passing, the Board of Engineers will materially reduce their budget for the main- tenance of the Fire Department for the year of 1932. We trust that no further reduction will be made to the budget which we will submit to the Board of Selectmen and to the Appro- priation Committee. The citizens must realize that this De- partment which is maintained for the protection of their lives and property must be kept on an efficient basis. The En- gineers, therefore, cut only such items as will the least seriously interfere with the proper operation of the Department. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 179 During the past year we sent those members of the Per- manent Force who had not been through a training school to the Arlington Drill School, and we wish at this time to extend to the Town of Arlington and to Chief Daniel B. Tierney our thanks for this service. The usual regular meetings were held by the Engineers. The Call Men received their usual drills and training based on the same methods as used by the Arlington Drill School. We again bring to the attention of the citizens the neces- sity for a new Fire Headquarters. Respectfully submitted, ' EDWARD W. TAYLOR, NORMAN C. II0OPEa, EDWARD F. Burrs cK, Board of Engineers. 1 H(1 ANHIT SF. lx r:rot:'r- REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN December 31, 1931. To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Gentlemen: 1 beg to submit herewith my annual report for the Forest Warden's Department. This Department was more fortunate in 1931 than in 1930, there being a considerable decrease in the number of brush and grass fires. There were 226 alarms for grass and brush fires. The outlook for 1932 is not as bright because of the ap- parently abnormal growth of grass and underbrush together with the fact that many areas were not burned over this year. If we experience as dry weather in the spring of 1932 as we did in 1930, our fires will be worse than during that period of drought. We regret that the Town will not furnish the Forest War- den's Department a portable pump or one that could be at- tached to a small piece of fire apparatus. In many instances such a pump would save considerable wear and tear on the larger pieces of apparatus controlled by the Fire Department. The small type of hose known as 11 inch hose which was purchased by the Selectmen for this Department in 1929 has proven invaluable. We had hoped that more of this hose could have been purchased in 1932. The advantages of this hose are the ease with which it can be handled in the woods and the saving which it effects by taking the place of the large 21/2 inch hose. No further pur- chase is contemplated, however. Few if any fires could be traced to anything but careless- ness on the part of individuals. We trust that this season the TOWN OF LEXINGTON 181 Department will receive better co-operation from the citizens in this respect. If people would use proper care in setting and maintaining fires out-of-doors, our brush fires would be redueed to a minimum. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD W. TAYLOR, Forest Warden, 182 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF HEALTH INSPECTOR December 31, 1931. To THE HONORABLE BOARD Of SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. I herewith submit my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1931. The following summary shows the number and character of complaints and regular inspections made during the year: No. of No. of Complaints Inspections Swimming pool 12 Offensive odors in and about buildings 7 18 Sanitary conditions of cellars 28 Overflowing cesspools 12 27 Bakeries 4 Hairdressing and barber shops 1 18 Grocery stores E 28 Restaurants is 11 Piggeries ....... 9 38 Dumps 2 4 Water 2 5 Garbage vehicles 29 Miscellaneous 18 33 The installation of the chlorinating plant at the swim- ming pool has resulted in excellent bacteriological reports of the water. The addition of ehlorine to the water assures the public of protection against infections commonly found at bathing places. As a member of your committee on health regulations 1 am endeavoring to have the committee revise the regulations so that compliance by the public will result in the best protec- tion to the public in general. Three cases were prosecuted inasmuch as the eases were gross violations of the regulations. Many minor eomplaints are received and disposed of without any special action. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 183 1 wish to thank the Board of Selectmen and any other Town Officers for their co-operation during the year. Respectfully submitted, RussETA, L PRENPIS8, Health Inspector. 1.-44 '' ' 1Ai, REPORTS REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER December 31, 1931. BOARD OF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, Mass. Gentlemen: As Health Officer for the Town of Lexington T make the following report for the year 1931. I made only 40 visits during the year to investigate eases of reported contagious disease and establish quarantine where necessary, less than half as many as in the preceding year. There were only four cases of Diphtheria, all in parsons who had not taken advantage of free immunization furnished by the Board of Health, and three of them costing hospital expense that might have been saved. There is no excuse for anyone contracting this disease now that everyone can be so satisfactorily immunized. The list of contagious diseases for the year 1931 follows: Total Disease Number Anterior Poliomyelitis 3 Chicken Pox 76 Diphtheria 4 Dog Bite 43 Influenza 26 Pneumonia, Lobar 7 Wastes 2 Mumps 19 Scarlet Fever 25 Septic Sore Throat 2 Tetanus 1 Tuberculosis Pulmonary 9 A11 other forms 5 Whooping Cough 46 Venereal Diseases Gonorrhea 9 Syphill is 7 Total 283 Respectfully submitted, W. L. BARNES, M. D., Health Officer. TOWN OF LEXINGTON LIST OF JURORS AS SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1931 Name Occupation Address Akertey, Elmer C., Bond Salesman 63 Forest Street Allen, Russell B., Real Estate Wood Street Archibald. Earle S., Wool 23 Downing Road Archibald, Whittemore C., Struc. Eng. 16 Vaille Avenue Ashley, Harold C., Painter 77 Highland Avenue Bailey, George J., Farmer East Street Balogh, William J., Furrier 98 Fottler Avenue Barrington, James L., Aye Business 24 Bloomfield Street Barton, George S., Artist 15 Bloomfield Street Bean, George W., Proprietor 241 Bedford Street Beatty, Walter S., Banker 53 Waltham Street Beaudry, Charles S., Civil Engineer 5 Raymond Street Bevington, Alfred J., Farmer 68 Marrett Road Bond, Raymond A., Bond Salesman 37 Somerset Road Bourne, Herbert C., Caretaker 41 Bedford Street Breed, Ezra P., Plumber 44 Bloomfield Street Buck, J. Jerauld, Reporter 78 Bloomfield Street Buil. Leelie A., Fruit Grower 83 Hancock Street Burrill, William L., Real Estate 127 Bedford Street Burt, Leon C., Office Manager 25 Harding Road Butters, George W., Manager 78 Highland Avenue Chadwick, Elmer A., Manufacturer 17 Audubon Road Chamberlain, William E„ Manufacturer 14 Eliot Road Chapman, Charles E., Farmer 40 Maple Street Clow, Samuel P., Carpenter 21 Waltham Street Cole, George F., Bus Operator 210 Bedford Street Crone, Louis L., Salesman 30 Forest Street Custer. Everett J., Salesman Marrett Road Davis, Henry C. Jr., Auditor 6 Audubon Road Denham, Harold C., Clerk • 8 Jackson Court Dodge, Arthur C., Treasurer 52 Percy Road Drew, Carl L, Clerk 10 Locust Avenue Duffy, J. Henry, Civil Engineer 25 Maple Street Earle, Arthur H., Real Estate 102 Forest Street Emery, Leland H., Salesman 85 Meriam Stre_ t 186 ANNirAIA REPORTS Name Occupation Address Ferguson, Roy A., Bank 19 Bertwell Road Fernald, Robert W., Banker 2 Washington Street Fletcher, Fred B., Carpenter 18 Independence Avenue Prost, Harry G., Salesman 47 Lincoln Street Giroux, Archibald, Stock Exchange 13 Stratham Road Graham, John C., Market Gardener Burlington Street Guthrie, James A., Machinist 24 Taft Avenue Hadley, Charles E., Plumber 502 Mass. Avenue Hatch, George C., Farmer Watertown Street Hauck, Carl, Wood Carver Harbell Street Hayden, J. Willard, Jr., Banker Shade Street Hill, Converse, Insurance 2101 Mass. Avenue Hilliard, Clayton A., Statistician 33 Highland Avenue Hinchey, Michael, Clerk 12 Hancock Street Hopkins, Morton G., Insurance 9 Audubon Road Horton, Lawrence M., Salesman 6 Lincoln Road Hunt, William, Retired 9 Adams Street Hyde, Walter L., Clerk 22 Forest Street Irwin, James, Jr., Carpenter 19 Hibbert Street Joy, Charles R., Retired 627 Mass. Avenue Judkins, Merle B., Builder Grassland Street Knight, Daniel R., Paper Co. 1088 Masa. Avenue Knights, Arthur A., Manufacturer 25 Winthrop Road Lamont, Harold B., Banker 20 Winthrop Road Little, Russell M., Shoe Bindings 7 Forest Street Lowe, George H., Foreman 421 Marrett Road Mabey, Edison R., Trucking 145 Grant Street MacPhee, Clarence, 1Vlilkman 126 Oak Street Macurda, William E., Coal 45 Hancock Street Maguire, Frank H., Farmer Wood Street Manning, Stephen B., Watchmaker 50 Woodland Road Marshall, William J., Shipper 9 Independence Avenue Mayo, Robert D., Salesman Oakmount Cirele Mead, Reuben, Retired Robinson Road Meek, Charles B., Farmer Bacon Street Merriam, Robert C., Manufacturer 24 Oakmount Circle Nickerson, James A., Real Estate 15 Vine Brook Road Parker, Charles L., Store Manager 12 Cary Street Peirce, James A., Advertising Mgr. 40 Merrett Road Pierce, Irving B., At home 100 Forest Street Reed, Kelsey G., Cotton Finisher 7 Franklin Road Reed, William W., Real Estate .................................... 57 Mertam Street Robinson, Gordon W., Salesman 80 Hancock Street Ross, Albert G., Pattern Maker 3 Locust Avenue Rose, George M., Bond Salesman 45 Hancock Street TOWN OF LEXINGTON 187 Name Occt petion Address Rowse, Arthur E., Jr., 14fanufacturer 38 Somerset Road Russell, Byron A., Blacksmith 927 Mass. Avenue Russell, Galen A., Insurance 1505 Mass. Avenue Sargent, George W., Bookkeeper 31 Waltham Street Scheibe, Edgar F., Manufacturer Lincoln Street Shorey, Ralph C., Salesman 68 Bedford Street Smith, Allen C., Dry Goods 5 Forest Street Spaulding, ]Edward L., Electrician Steeves, Clyde E., Steamfitter Stone, Robert M., Insurance Stoney, Benjamin S., Clerk Swenson, Axel M., Farmer Temple, Walter F., Salesman 51 York Street Tower, Ellis W., Buyer 14 Parker Street 50 Hill Top Avenue 18 Hayes Avenue 3 Fern Street 39 Prospect Hill Road 23 Bloomfield Street Toye, Francis J., Post Office Foreman 3 Ames Avenue 'idler, Arthur S., Milk Business 29 Maple Street Whipple, Bertram F., Bank Business 13 Chase Avenue Whipple, Charles A., Merchant 1 Upland Road Whitney, Robert, Insurance Round Hill Road Wilson, Walter H., Farmer 33 Fern Street Romer P. Txasx CLARENCE SHANNON HALLUE C. BLAKE THEODORE A, CUSTANCE JOHN E, GILeREAST Selectmen of Lexington. 181 :1NNI Ai. Itl:IORT' REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR December 31, 1931_ To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. I herewith submit the following as my report for the year ending December 31, 11931: No. of samples seized and purchased 189 analyzed for butter fat and total solids .,177 examined for bacteria and other organisms 138 examined for sediment 65 inspections of dairy farms 49 of milk plants 48 licensed pasteurizing plants " ice cream plantae 1 " milk dealers 20- Average o-Average per cent butter fat content '4.06 " total solids 12.72 The chaos in the dairy industry during the past year has resulted in much proposed legislation. The three major pro- posals are: the formation of a State Milk Control Board and State inspection of dairies producing milk; the clarification of Grade A milk laws; the establishment • of high-temperature, short time pasteurisation. I recommend that the Board favor the passage of this legislation. 1 also recommend that the Board adopt a regula- tion requiring all milk sold in Lexington to be pasteurized or certified, as pasteurization is the best method to control milk - born epidemies. It is with pleasure that I express my appreciation of the ea -operation of producers of, and dealers in milk, as well as officials of the Town and Commonwealth to the end that the public receive a clean and safe milk. Respectfully submitted, )RUSSELL 1. PREN7ISS, Inspector of Milk. 'l'un•N car I,Exe wrnN 189 REPORT OF MOTH SUPERINTENDENT AND TREE WARDEN December 31, 1931. To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Gentlemen : 1 herewith submit my annual report as Tree Warden and Superintendent of Moth Department for the year ending December 31, 1931. The work in connection with the care of trees and shrub- bery and the suppression of insects and moths was carried on as usual during the past year. Necessary precautions to prevent damage by these pests were taken. Trees and shrubbery were treated with creosote for the suppression of the Gypsy Moth. Foliage was given further protection by spraying with arsenate of lead solution. This procedure applied to trees and shrubbery in parks, school grounds, cemeteries and all street trees. A number of street trees were trimmed and dead branches removed. Decayed tissues were cut out, and cavities were filled with cement. Dead trees were removed. At times, it seemed advisable to cut trees down. This, however, was only done when conditions existed which seemed dangerous to public safety. Young trees were set out on different streets in the Town. The trees in the Town can be kept in good condition, but constant care and attention must be given to them. I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen and the Super- intendent of Public Works for cordial treatment and assistance given to me during the past year. Respectfully submitted, OSBORNE J. GORMAN, Supt. of Moth Dept. and Tree Warden. 190 ANNaJAL REPORTS REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE WITH LEXINGTON MINUTE MEN, INC. RELATIVE TO MEMORIAL '1'o the Citizens of Lexington : At an adjourned annual Pown Meeting, on March 26, 1928, a vote was passed that a committee of fie be appointed by the moderator to confer with the Memorial Committee of the Lex- ington Minute Men, Inc., with reference to their offer to erect on Hastings Park a memorial dedicated to the Lexington Minute Men of 1775, whose courage and sacrifices for justice and free- dom brought forth a new nation, and that said committee report at a subsequent Town Meeting. The moderator on May 8. 1928 appointed the undersigned that committee. Your committee had some conferences with a committee of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. as the result of which it learned of certain funds in the possession of the Lexington Minute Men regarding the availability of the proper use of which for a me- morial to the Minute Men of 1.775 some question really exists. Your committee offered its services in the effort to straighten out matters and to do what it could so there might be no ques- tion about the availability of these funds for some proper me- morial. We regret that we are obliged to advise the Town that our offers in this regard were not accepted and that so far as we know nothing has been done as yet to clear up this most un- fortunate phase of the whole situation. We did receive the letter of September 7. 1928, of which a copy is attached to this report. This letter explains itself, 'I'o this letter your committee addressed the persons sending it on March 8, 1929, as appears by their letter, a copy of which is annexed to this 'report. The sum and substance of this correspondence is that the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. made an offer to erect in Hastings Park a memorial "provided permission to use in perpetuity the site selected is. granted by the Town at an early date. We wei e advised by. the Town. Counsel that a necessary condition of TOWN OF LEXINGTON 191 any offer would be that the structure when completed should be the property of the Town. The offer of the Minute Men, as will be obs:.rved from a careful reading of their letter, contem- plated that. the Minute Men were to own the memorial and that it was to be on property the use in perpetuity of which was 'also to be with the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. But another more important matter cannot be overlooked, and that is that the estimated cost of the memorial so eloquently described in the letter was to be $150,000.00, of which, exclusive of an advance of $26,500.00 already made to the Sculptor, Henry H. Kitson, Esq., the Lexington Minute Men had in their treasury but $15,000. The Careful attention of every citizen of the town is called to these two letters. The letter of your Committee of March 8 was duly ac- knowledged by the Minute Men, as appears by their letter copy of which is annexed to this report, from which it will be ob- served that the Memorial Committee of the Lexington Minute Men appreciated "the efforts of the Town Committee in this matter" and said it would "endeavor to carry out those sug- gestions made by (the) Committee which have not already been previously attended to." And there the matter has rested, your Committee being will- ing at any time to help in any way that it could, until the re- ceipt by your Committee of a letter, of date May 28, 1929, copy of which is annexed to this report. Inasmuch as The Memorial Committee of the Lexington Minute Men. Inc. have in this letter directly informed us that it requires "no further consideration of the Hastings Park site by (the) Committee, as other arrangements already made make that location unavailable," it would seem that there is no further duty devolving upon •Committee except to make this report to the Town. In doing this your Committee respectfully suggest that itremains for the Town itself to take whatever action may be necessary to preserve its own name, and to assure itself that that name h used in connection with the raising of private funds for a private enterprise, only in such manner as the Town itself shall determine. Committee appointed by Town Vote to confer with Lex- ington Minute Men, Inc. EDWARD C. NONE WILLARD C. HILL W.M. ROGER GREELEY WALDO F. GLIDDEN ARTHUR N. MADDIsoN 192 ANNPTAf, I;EPORTs *COPY* The LEXINGTON MINUTE MEN. Inc. Lexington, Mass. May 28th, 1929 Messrs. E. C. Stone, William R. Greeley, Willard C. Hill, Arthur N. Maddison, and Waldo Glidden, Committee, Town of Lexington. • Re Memorial to the Lexington Minute Men of 1775 Owitlemen I am directed by the Memorial Committee of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. to inform you that it requires no further con- sideration of the Hastings Park site by your Committee as other arrangements already made make that location unavailable. Thanking you in behalf of the Committee for your courteous t•onsideration of the matter, I am, Very sincerely yours. (Signed) EznA F. Ramo President and Commanding Officer The Lexington Minute Men, Inc. *COPY* The LEXINGTON MINUTE MEN, Inc. Lexington, Mass. March 25th, 1929 Messrs. E. C. Stone, William R. Greeley, Williard C. Hill, A rthur N. Maddison and Waldo Glidden, Committee, Town of Lexington. Gentlemen: Re Memorial to the Lexington Minute Men of 1775 I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of March 8th in reply to the formal letter of September 7th, 1928 sent you by the Memorial Committee of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. rela- TOWN OF LEXINUToN 193 tive to the erection in Ha.stings Park of a Memorial to the Min- ute Men of Lexington, and contents noted. The offer of the Lexington Minute Men Inc. always contemplated the erection and the giftto the town of the Memorial. The Memorial Committee of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. appreciates the efforts of the Town Committee in this matter, and it will endeavor to earry out those suggestions made by your Committee which have not already been previously attended to. Very sincerely yours, (Signed) Emu F. BREED President and Commanding Officer The Lexington Minnte Men, Inc. *COPY* The LEXINGTON MINUTE MEN, Inc. Incorporated, July, 1916 Headquarters Lexington, Mass. September 7. 1928 lfessrs. E. C. Stone. Wiliam R. Greeley. Williard C. Dili, Arthur N. Maddison and Waldo GIidden, Committee, Town of Lexington, Re Memorial th the Lexington Minute Men of 1775 Gentlemen The Lexington Minute Men, Inc. by its duly appointed Com- mittee, informs you that it is now ready to make formal offer to the Town of Lexington, to erect in Hastings Park a memorial to the Minute Men of Lexington, provided permission to use in perpetuity the site selected, is granted by the Town at an early date. In 1923 invitations were extended to a number of men and women prominent in the life of the nation, and interested in preserving those traditions which have made it worthy of its present place among the nations of the world, to become Honor- ary Colonial Members of the Minute Men of Lexington. The number of such memberships was to be the same, seventy-seven, 194 ANNUAL REPORTS as constituted that little band of patriots who were willing to give their lives, if necessary, that their country should be the home of free men. These immortals made this great nation possible because they had the spirit of the future America in their hearts, and %erre willing, even eager in the face of tremendous opposition, to strike the first blow for liberty. The sound of their muskets reverberated to the most distant confines of the earth, and there was established equality and liberty for future generations. The invitations sent by the Committee of The Lexingtnn Minute Men. Inc. requested donations of One Thousand Dollars each from those who were to become Honorary Colonial Mem- bers, for the purpose of erecting an enduring memorial, bearing the names of the Minute Men of 1775. It was the original de- sire and purpose of the Committee, to erect such a memorial on the grounds of the Buckman Tavern, the headquarters of the Lexington Minute Men of 1775 on the morning of the Battle, but it was later learned that this location wonld not be available; so efforts were made to secure another desirable site, the Com- mittee feeling sure that the major factor of the enterprise was the erection of such a memorial, and not its definite location. It was also stated in the invitations that the contribution of One Thousand Dollars by seventy-seven public spirited men and women would make possible the erection of this memorial, not limiting however the cost to the donations by the Honorary Colonial Members. They were to be the foundation of the great work and were to be honored as founders. They were also as- sured that none of their time or personal effort would be neces- sary, nor would there he any further contribution required of them. The project did not go forward as rapidly as was expected, bu,t late in the summer of 1925, it was definitely presented in detail to that eminent sculptor, Mr. Henry Hudson Kitson, a man of national reputation, whose living memorial is that in- dividual statue "The Minute Man" standing placid, firm and ready to meet his adversary in defense of personal liberty. It lends grace and charm to a beautiful setting on Lexington Common, so memorable in the history of our country. Mr. Kitson agreed to undertake the eommission to erect the me- morial, and in October, 1925, a contract was duly executed with him for that purpose. The working model of the me- morial is completed. and has been greatly admired by those who have had the good fortune to examine it. TOWN OP LEXINGTON 195 Its outstanding characteristic is natural simplicity. It will be in the nature of a shrine to patriotism, girded by natural adornment and so secluded in the midst of trees and shrubs that it will seem a part of nature itself. As one approaches the Memorial, his attention is fixed on a granite structure, similar in form to the Shaw Memorial. fifteen or more feet in height and width. bearing upon its face in bas-relief, a scene from the Battle of L'xington, with earnest faces and eager spirit. It is an impressive representation of these early patriots. Above the bas-relief appear these words: "To the Minute Men of Lexington" As one gazes upon the faces of these men, in silence, his thought is one of prayerful gratitude; and wondering still at their devotion he walks on either side and hi the rear of the bas-retief. he reads reverently the roster of the Lexington Min- ute .lien on the morning of the ninet:enth of April, 1775. In- spired as one cannot help responding to its beanty, one tarns and gazes for one hundred feet upon beautiful shrubs, trees and walks that lead him further on; and as he wanders, still silent, he sees on either side of the natural covering an en- trance through a granite wall, and immediately he approaches the shrine of patriotism. The shrine is hidden from common view, but what a glorious reward to the seeker who enters its innermost sanc- tuary. Here one sees a circular granite bench and walk, sixty feet in diameter, and in the center a pool fifty feet in diameter. Rising out of the pool on a granite base he gazes upon the figure of a man, drooping wearily from his zealous struggle, clutching in his left hand to his breast the beloved flag. It is the symbol of sacrifice rising ten feet above its granite base. As one sits on the granite bench in contemplation, he again sees reflected in the pool, softened and beautified, the spirit of sacrifice, and wonders and becomes proud of the men whose spirit the lone figure so beautifully typifies, The attention is next fixed upon the top of the granite bench, arid one reads these words: "This is the Birthplace of American Liberty." and following the arc above the granite bench. one reads': "To the Minute Men of Lexington, whose courage, patriotism and devotion brought a new nation into being." and having read, one still gazes at the trees and the pool and the sunlight and the flowers, and then again at the lone figure 196 ANNUAL REPORTS drooping in weariness but still upholding and cherishing the flag of his country ; and retracing his steps one leaves, gazes again upon the faces on the bas-relief, steps forth into the world of men with a liviier spiritof loyalty to prineiple, and devotion to the cause of humanity. Thus the sculptor conceived his work and the conception is a fitting tribute and in keeping with the simplicity of thought and deed of those whom he honors. It is the expression of them as they would have it—beautiful in simplicity in its na- tural atural environment. and beause of that natural beauty and simplicity it will stimulate the heart of everyone who lingers for a time in silent contemplation of the love and .patriotism of the Minute Men of 1775. Suet' a Memorial will be a well-deserved recognition of the valor of these noble men, and will be in keeping with the spirit that has fostered recognition of distinguished public service, as one sees in living form on Bunker Hill, at Ben- nington. on the Field at. Gettysburg and in later years, the silent reminders in Flanders Field of the boys of America who carried on with the same spirit of the Lexington Minute Men of 1775. At the annual town meeting on March 5th, 1928, this Com- mittee formally presented its offer to the Town of Lexington, to erect the Memorial in Hastings Park, and in pursuance of that offer your Committee was appointed by the Town of Lexing- ton, to confer with the Committee of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. Conferences have already been held, and it is now the purpose of the Committee of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. to bring the project to a definite and successful conclusion. The final cost of the Memorial will be about $150,000, so that the balance necessary for the completion of the work, in excess of the sum contributed by those accepting the invitation to become Honorary Colonial Members will be raised by public subscrip- tion. The Committee of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. repre- sents an organization formed in 1875 to perpetuate the customs and traditions of the original Lexington Minute Men, and has with the exception of a period of a few years, since its incep- tion, had a continuous and honorable existence. It is a Com- mittee representative of the organization, Hien who have a deep interest in the work of erecting this Memorial to .the Minute Men of Lecington ; who in their modesty never knew the power they wielded, but who by their patriotism and simple sacrifice builded an eternal monument in the 'hearts of their fel- low countrymen. TOWN OP LEXINGTON 197 This _Memorial will he a small but tender tribute to their worth and will perpetuate for all time, the things they believed in, and for which they were willing to die. The Committee of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. desires your earnest co-opera- tion and therefore asks you to recommend the granting of a suitable site in Hastings Park, already approved by the Plan- ning Board, for the erection of the Memorial to the Minute Men of 1775. so that definite action may he taken at an early meet- ing of the Town of Lexington. Respectfully yours, EZRA F. BREED, CormuTher JOHN E. GILCREAST 13. C. MERRY WALTER S. BEATTY ALFRED PIEBca Memorial Committee of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. Messrs. Ezra F. Breed John E. Gilereast Bion C. Merry Walter S. Beatty Alfred Pierce *COPY* March 8, 1929 Memorial Committee of the Lexington Minute Men, Inc. Gentlemen: Your formal letter of September 7, 1928, informed our committee that the Lexington Minute Men, Inc., a Massachu- setts corporation incorporated in July, 1916, "is now ready to make formal offer to the Town of Lexington, to erect rin Hastings Park a memorial to the Minute Men of Lexington, p p er- msision to use in perpetuity the site selected, is granted by the Town at an early date." In view of the underlined words quoted above, we sought the opinion of Sidney E. Wrightington, Esq., Town Counsel, who has formally advised us that"in (his) opinion there is no reason why the Town cannot vote to erect a statue or monument on Hastings Park, or to permit the Lexington Minute Men to do so, provided that when eompteted the strue€ure shall be the property of the Town wnd not the Minute Men." 198 ANNUAL. REPORT% A short answer to your offer, therefore, must be that the Town cannot accept it as your offer contemplates not ownership by the town of the Memorial but ownership by your Corporation on Town property the use in perpetuity of which is also in yonr Corporation. 1f we are to assume, however, that your offer will be changed to contemplate the erection and the gift to the Town of the Memorial described in your letter. we are constrained to call to your attention the fact that its estimated cost• is $1.50.000. of which (exclusive of the $26,500 already advanced to Henry H. Kitson, Esq., the sculptor) you have in your treasury but $15.000. It is obvious that we cannotrecommend that the Town permit your corporation to erect a Memorial later to become the property of the Town when so large a sum 'of money needs to be raised to complete the project and neither a plan for raising the money is suggested nor guaranty that it can be raised is furnished. Nor is this all; the $15,000. balance and the $26,500. already advanced to Sculptor Kitson, are all that remain of a fund of $61,000. secured from sixty-one prominent citizens of the coun- try in response to an invitation to become "Honorary Colonial Members of the Minute Men of Lexington," in which invitation certain representations were made and certain conditions re- garding the use of the funds solicited were outlined. In other words, the only suggested available funds for this project are those just mentioned, the real availability of which is still open to serious doubt sinee none of the "Honorary Co- lonial Members of the Minute Men of Lexington" has expressly agreed that the money he gave may be used for the erection of the Memorial referred to in your offer. At the conference held with your committee, we suggested that all taint of misrepresentation, however unintentional, con- tained in the original invitation, should be eradicated. A Me- morial to the Minute Men of 1775 should be above all sus- picion and no cloud or even mist of untruth should be upon it. We further suggested that the consent, express or implied, of the "Honorary Colonial Members of the Minute Men of Lex- ington" to the erection of a Memorial under the different con- ditions of your offer should be secured. We offered our con- structive aid along these lines. Thus far, according to the beat information we can secure, these suggestions have not been carried out. Tow N of LEXINGTON 199 We are in the position, therefore, where for all the rea- sons given, we cannot recommend to the Town the acceptance of your offer if formally made. We shall be glad to await any further proposals from you or to submit our report along the lines of this Letter, whichever to you seems the proper course. Yours very truly. EDWARD C. STONE WILLARD C. HILL WM. ROGER GREELEY WALDO GLIDDEN ARTmUR N. MADDIsoN Committee appointed by Towel Vote to confer with Lexington Minute Men, Inc. ANNUAI. REPORTS REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1931 The work of '1'he Planning Board during the past year has been very largely in the nature of routine, with no major items to be acted upon. The $20.00 fee inaugurated last year to cover printing and advertising costs in connection with petitions for change in zoning, appears to have lessened the number of applications for such changes. The Planning Board is unanimous in feeling that the num- ber of filling stations now in the town is ample for present needs, and are reluctant to recommend any further changes in zoning petitioned for, solely to accommodate out of town oil companies. Except where a real public need exists, it is felt that the town will be injured rather than helped by changing the zoning for filling stations alone. Anything the Planning Board may do in such matters is of course subject to the vote of the electors, as our work is merely to recommend what ap- pears to us to be best for the town as a whole. The Board has been ealled upon to consider the relocation of Lots and streets on Colonial Heights oeeasioned by the reloca- tion of Massachusetts Avenue in the vicinity of Concord Hill. A new scheme worked out by the Town Engineer, Mr. Cosgrove, appears to make possible a highly advantageous real]otting of plots in that locality and has been approved by the Planning Board. It remains to be ascertained if the cooperation and agreement of all the property owners can be had to enable it to be carried out. The widening and betterment of Allen Street, leading to the new school building, was considered and approved, as of- fering easier access to the building and as providing ground work for further development of property in that section of the town. The relocation of the Griswold property near the Bedford line has again come before the Board, and has again reeeived considerable study. It still awaits further development in the establishment of suitable grades to be satisfactory to the Board. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 2{01 The question of relocating and widening Lincoln Street occupied several meetings of the Planning Board, and was finally adversely recommended by the Planning Board as not justifying the large expense that would be involved. It is understood this project has now been indefinitely postponed. The widening of Spring Street in connection with a pro- posed extension of the same street by the City of Waltham, is under consideration at the present time. Much time has been occupied in consideration of the pro- posed new street to extend from Lowell Street across the open country to junction with Bedford Street near the Bedford line, being a substitute for the earlier proposal to straighten and extend East Street to the same outlet on Bedford Street. It is believed that the State will now adopt a suggestion originating with our Town Engineer, which will avoid the ex- pensive work in East Street and provide a really better street at much less cost than was first considered. Another matter that has engaged the attention of the Planning Board at numerous meetings has been the proposed extension of Lake Street in Arlington over the hill and en- tering Lexington in the vicinity of Marsh or Bowman Streets, extending thence across the lowlands to a junction with Con- cord Avenue in the general vicinity of the Willows, so called. The Planning Board has preferred the Bowman Street locality as offering probably the better entrance into Lexington. It is a project originating with and advocated principally by the Town of Arlington, but has some distinctly meritorious aspects when considered with respect to Lexington. More will be said of this at a later date. Both the new road extending from Lowell Street to Bed- ford Street and this new road to Arlington across to a junction with Concord Avenue, are important projects, and are being given the consideration that their importance deserves. The question of land development in the areas reached by these proposed streets, is of the utmost importance, and will be given due consideration, and such recommendations made as appear to be justified. Further consideration is being given to the Vine Brook Drainage project,—not with the idea of committing the Town to immediate expense, but in the bbope that a lay -out may be presented to and adopted by the Town that will serve to direct and control any private developments that may be put through 202 ANNUAL REPORTS and in anticipation of the heavier work that must be done by the Town• at some future date. The Planning Board fully appreciates the necessity for economy at the present time, and the probable indisposition of the Town to engage in any sub- stantial expense in the immediate future in this connection. Greater engineering assistance is still the outstanding need of the Planning Board. Respectfully submitted, FR:sDERIM L. EMERY, Chairman J. HENRY Ding CLARENCE H. CUTLER C. EDWARD GLYNN WILLIAM D. Mniwx EDGAR F. SCHEIBE, Clerk TOWN OF LEXINGTON 203 REPORT OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR December 31, 1931. To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, LExn o roN, MASSACHUSETTS. Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Plumbing Inspector for the year ending December 31, 1931: 1 have the honor to submit the following report for the Number of Applications filed and permits granted 11.0 year ending December 31, 1931: Number of calls made in connection with water testa, inepec Number of Arrests 486 tions and information 260 One hundred and three permits were issued at two dollars$206.00 Offences for which arrests were made: Assault and Battery 8 Seven permits were issued where no charges were made owing Abortion 8 to the replacing of new fixtures. The old fixtures were Abuse of a female child 1 worn out and became unfit for use. Applications for this Bastardy 1 work were sled so as to keep a record of the work done.Breaking and Entering 10 • Respectfully submitted, Carrying revolver without a permit 1 Concealing leased property 1 ANDREW T. Banc, Cruelty to animals 2 Plumbing Inspector. Contempt of Court 5 Desertion 2 Disturbing the peace 2 Drunkenness 75 Gaming 1 Insane 5 Keeping unlicensed dog 3 Larceny 35 Malicious Mischief 5 Manslaughter 1 Murder 1 Perjury 1 Rape 1 Robbery 6 Suspicious persona 20 Vagrants 44 Violating Automobile Laws 260 Violating Liquor Laws 3 201 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT December 31, 1931. TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSAnnusu TS. Gentlemen: Total 496 TOWN Ota IlExINOTON Disposition of Caine 203 Appealed 12 Committed to Chelmsford School 1 Committed to Concord Reformatory 2 Committed to Shirley School 1 Committed to State Prison 1 Committed to State Farm 1 Committed to House of Correction Continued Discharged Filed Fined Probation Psychopathic Suspended Released Turned over to Parents or Guardians Turned over to out of town Police Metropolitan State Hospital Veterans' Hospital Total 10 20 34 125 135 40 5 12 70 10 15 1 1 496 Aggregate Amount of Fines Imposed $3,790.00 Aggregate Terms of Imprisonment 24 years, 6 months Miscellaneous Business Accidents Reported .... 328 Accidents Investigated 300 Buildings found open 185 Complaints Investigated 372 Officers' Special Duty 220 hrs. Street Lights Reported Out 94 Unoccupied Houses Given Special Attention 66 Number of Duty Calls 10,000 Number of Miles Run by Ford Car 30,000 Number of Miles Run by Motorcycle 10,000 Number of Fire Alarms Responded To 53 Violation of Automobile Laws OFFENSES ITEMIZED: Allowing person to operate who had no legal right 4 Going away and not making selves known after causing injury to persona and property 5 Operating under the influence of liquor 44 Operating so the lives and safety of the public might be en- dangered 30 Operating without a license 20 206 ANNU'AIL, REPORTS Operating at a speed greater than reasonable and proper 90 Operating uninsured and unregistered care 13 Operating with improper lights 2 Operating with faulty brakes 3 Operating after suspension of license 5 Operating without mirror on truck 1 Using automobile without authority 5 Use of plates assigned to another automobile 3 Refusing to stop for Police Officer 8 Violating Law of the Road 7 Violating signal lights 20 Total Automobile Accidents By Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 19 20 30 13 34 34 33 28 29 28 31 29 Total 328 During the. year we had three fatal accidents. 260 The traffic situation at the schools is a very important problem today. One of the greatest dangers in the past has been children rushing into the street attempting to beat the approaching automobile. This has cost the lives of many youngsters in the past. Children should be taught that where a police officer is on duty they should not leave the curb with- out a signal from him. Tite town is now patroled at night by a motor car with two officers who are in frequent touch with the Police Station. The patrolman on foot is a thing of the past except in the business district. Tow x of LExlvoPox 207 I recommend at this time the installation of a radio. The radio is the most modern equipment for police work. In conclusion, I wish to thank all those who have assisted us in the performance of our duty. Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. SurA,IvAN, Chief of Police. '_'U` '� NN PAL. REPORTS REPORT OF THE POSTURE CLINIC COMMITTEE The Posture Clinic which was established by the Lexing- ton Public Health Association was taken over by the town Marek 27, 1931, Preliminary work consists of taking photographs with a Silh•nnettograph camera of all Lexington school children from the third through the sixth grades. These posture photographs are graded A -B -C -D according to their posture classification, and all the D cases segregated for work in the dillies. A clinic operates in each school build- ing simultaneously on every Friday afternoon under the direc- tion of a trained graduate worker with the aid of volunteer student workers, either one or two, depending upon the size of the clinic enrollment of D cases. For purpo ex of individual instruction, elinins are divided into four groups which attend on an eight week basis of at- tendance before being examined and graded by Dr. William Rogers. Each clinic is kept ata suitable specified enrollment—any children grading up and graduating immediately give place to an equal number on the waiting listso that enrollment never drops from any reason except the enforced absence of the child himself. Reports of any absentees are given to each room teaeher in every school directly following the clinic so that immediate check up is possible and the Lexington teachers have co-operated with us in every way possible for the success of the clinics. Thus we have had during the year, a very small degree of absence from our clinics, We have had talks and interviews with many parents who have come to visit the clinics and have found that they were all most oo-operative and enthusiastic when they saw at first hand just what the posture clinies were endeavoring to do. The following statistical report covers the period extend- ing from March 21 to December 31 and subtracting vacation days and holidays includes twenty-two clinics at Hancock, TOWN OF ILEXINGTON 209 Munroe and Parker Schools, twenty-one at Adams, and four- teen at Franklin which has operated only since October 2, 1931. Total Number of D Cases in Town —Third through Sixth Grades Adams 140 Munroe 56 Hancock 85 Franklin 41 Parker 51 373 Number Thus Far Treated Adams 102 Munroe 50 Hancock 73 Franklin 35 Parker 41 301 At Dr. Rogers' Clinics held on April 4, May 23 and Dc- ccluber 12, one hundred fifty-eight children were examined and graded. Of this number one hundred and seven were dis- charged with grades of A -B -C. On the next clinic day all children scheduled to be examined on December 12 who were absent, twenty --five in number, were graded by Miss Murphy and of this number twelve graded up making a total dis- charged group of one hundred nineteen. Total Enrollment of Cases up to the Present and Including 'i'liose Discharged and New Entrants, 373. Number of cases which have up to the present been re- ferred to the Massachusetts General Hospital for X -Ray or private prescription, 27. There have been nineteen eases re- ferred to Miss Murphy and the workers for special postural de- fects and corrective measures recommended. These cases are now under the personal supervision of the graduate workers in the several clinics. Total Attendance Record for the months of April, May, October, November, December throughout the town in all five clinic has been 1,519. The Records of Grades Attained by each school at Dr. Rogers' Clinic were as follows : Adams Munroe Hancock Franklin Parker A 6 4 11 1 5 A— 1 1 2 $f 2 2 4 1 $ 4 4' 7 2 6 $— 3 2 C-- 1 2 6 C 14 5 9 2 5 C-- 210 ANNIUAI, REPORTS INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL RECORDS AND ATTAINMENTS ADAMS: No. of D cases 140 No. previously or now enrolled 102 No. of special corrective cases 7 No. Discharged by Dr. Rogers 82 Total Attendance front March 27 to Dec. 31 508 MUNROE: No. of D cases 56 No. previously or now enrolled 50 No. of special cases 2 No. Discharged by Dr. Rogers 17 Total Attendance from March 27 to Dee. 31 231 HANCOCK: No. of D cases ... 85 No. previously or now enrolled 73 No. of special corrective cases 1 No. Discharged by Dr. Rogers 32 Total Attendance from March 27 to Dec. 31 244 FRANKLIN: No. of D cases 41 No. previously or now enrolled 35 No. of special corrective rases 7 No. Discharged by Dr. Rogers 6 Total Attendance from March 27 to Dec. 31 256 PARKER: No. of D cases 51 No. previously or now enrolled 41 No. of special corrective eases 2 No. Discharged by Dr. Rogers 32 Total Attendance from March 27 to Dec. 31 286 Respectfully submitted, MARY LANE WHIPPI,I•y EDITH M. KELLEY. RUTH MORRISON, Posture Clinic Coiu mittee. TOWN of LEXINGTON 211 REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES December 31, 1931. To THE HONORABLE BOARD OP SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Gentlemen: T herewith present, my annual report for the year ending December 31. 1931, Device Adjusted Sealed Not Sealed Condemned Scales: Platform over 5,000 lbs, 1 5 Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs. 48 Counter 100 lbs. or over1 Counter under 100 lbs. 27 Beam 100 lbs. or over 1 Spring 100 lbs. or over 11 Spring under 100 lbs. 74 1 2 Computing under 100 lbs34 2 Personal Weighing 7 1 Prescription 7 Weights: Avoirdupois Apothecary 215 87 Capacity Measures: Liquid 3 135 1 Auto. Meas. Devices: Gasoline Pumps 47 1 Gasoline Meters i 61 Oil Measuring Pumps 7 52 88 Linear Measures: Yard Sticks 17 1 Stops 31 251 Adjusting charges Sealing Fees Total 10.31 97.57 107.9E 212 Aix nl REPORTS There have been 148 test w eighings made in the different stores. Pedlers licenses have been examined and seales sealed found 0. K. 20 Clinic thermometers have been examined and found to comply with the law. Test measuring of 11 meter pumps was found Correct. One case in court was found guilty. Several complaints have been made and all were investigated, but found no grounds for them. Respectfully submitted, C. E. HADLEY, Seater of Weights and Measures. TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF SLAUGHTERING INSPECTOR 213 Lexington, Mass., December 31, 1931. To THE BOAIzn of SELECTMEN, HEALTH DEPARTMENT. Gentlemen : I herewith submit my annual report for the year 1931, as Inspector of Slaughtering: G. Bimzel Swine Veal Sheep Cattle A. Holman Swine Sheep Sixty-seven demned and ren 8,781 317 19 646 1 (67) swine, six (6) Sheep—Veal, were con- dered. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE A. WARNER,, Slaughtering Inspector. 214 AXXI'AI. REPORTS A(FC REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PARKS December :11. 1931. To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Gentlemen: I respectfully submit herewith my report for 1931. It is with a great deal of pleasure that we can look baek at the past year. The most gratifying progress was made in the addi- tion of about four and one-half acres at the Adams School Playground inasmuch at this is one of the important phases of Town Planning. Nevertheless, it takes courage in these times when there are so many calls and needs for public funds, but it is also the proper way if we are to keep our parks on a pay- as-you-go basis, or in other words without carrying a bond. With this additional land at Adams School, Bowman Park and Tower Park, the needs of the East Village, as far as park area is concerned, are well provided for. I do wish at this time, to call to your attention the need of a playground in the vicinity of Woburn Street. If nothing more could be done, it would be a step in the right direction if the Town placed a children's corner there. This would provide the little tots a place and keep them off the street. This land could be purchased now very reasonably. Let us all give our attention towards a grandstand at the Center Playground. We must provide, also, a field house on the Center Playground, With careful study, both may be rgombined. If this stand is put up in sections, it would not re- quire such a large expense in any one year. We are very grateful and proud of the Recreation Asso- ciation for the splendid work done at East Lexington on Com- munity Day when they gathered together over five hundred citizens, young and old, from all parts of the Town, and ac- complished over $2,000 worth of work. The cinder track is badly in need of resurfacing. This work could be done in a satisfactory manner at a cost close to $1,000. TOWN or Lux1NoroN 215 OUTSTANDING IMPROVEMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF 1931 The outstanding improvements and achievements of 1931 are as follows: ADAMS SCHOOL PLAYGROUND: 1. The purchase of the Stone property. 2. Two macasphalt tennis courts. 3. Reloaming of the baseball diamond. 4. Replacing of the playground apparatus to its new location. 5. Cleaning up the picnic grounds. • 6. Installing drinking fountain, 7. Replacing in cement the sand box. CENTER PLAYGROUND: 1. Resurfacing six tennis eourts. 2. Finishing excavation for play pond and skating rink. 3. Installing chlorine machine in swimming pool. 4. New batting cage. 5. Regrading major baseball diamond. 6. Installing drinking fountain. 7. Opening of the second baseball diamond. 8. The inereased attendanee at the Swimming Pool. MISCELLANEOUS: 1. The Community Day. 2. The greater use that the adults are making of our rec- reation areas. 3. The success of the junior playground supervisors. (The junior system is a system where the children of the play- ground are given some responsibility in the running of the playground and become of great assistance to the paid super- visors.) 216 ANNUAL REPORTS 4. The improvement -hewn on Buckman Tavern grounds after the trees had been pruned and the cavities treated. 5. The disposal of the Old Pumping Station. 6. The gift of land from Mr. Stephen F. Hamblin. 7. The gift of twenty-five Pin Oaks from Mr. Hallie C. Blake. 8. The donation of labor and material by the McCourt Macasphait Co. of Boston. We are very grateful for all the donations made during the year. SUPERVISION, CARE AND MAINTENANCE Supervision, care and maintenance have proceeded along the usual lines, but it must be recorded that the appropria- tion for supervisors has become increasingly insufficient. The increase in population, the greater use which adults are mak- ing of our playgrounds, the fact that the parents send their children to the playgrounds, if for no other reason but that of safety, requires serious consideration of the extension of the supervision program. A playground not properly supervised is of no value for the children or anybody else. Since we have unusual success in keeping the atmosphere of our playgrounds wholesome, we should not run the danger of losing what we have gained. Adult supervision should be given serious thought, for with the introduction of labor-saving devices, the youth of today has more time which should be devoted to playground recreation properly supervised. Much more time and thought have been given to activities that have a tide - over value and at the same time not forgetting the group games, In speaking about keeping our playgrounds wholesome, the same holds true with care and maintenance. A park or playground which does not present a neat appearance at all times becomes an eyesore to the neighborhood. The increasing number of playgrounds and parks calls for more labor. Much is accomplished by machine, but much more should be done by hand. Much help has been given to us this year by the Public Welfare Department enabling us to do a lot of work that or- dinarily would not have been done this past year. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 917 LEXINGTON CENTRE PLAYGROUND REPORT 1931 The Lexington Center playground opened on Monday, June 28, and closed on Sunday, August 30. This provided the boys and girls of Lexington a nine -week period of recreational activity during the summer season. Although the regular play- ground season ended on August .30th the swimming pool season was extended one week more until the opening of school. At the center playground there were about 230 registered with 150 in regular attendance. The swimming pool again proved to be the major attrac- tion and hada greatly increased attendance over the previous year. There were approximately 850 registered with an aver- age attendance on warm days of 160. On very hot days over 300 persons used the pool. The scheduling of the women's hour at 3.00 o'cloek instead of later in the afternoon proved very popular with the ladies, resulting in a doubling of the attend- ance during this period. During the summer large numbers. learned to swim and every youngster attending the pool regu- larly advanced through one or more fish groups. Six boys and girls passed the Junior Red Cross Life Saving Tests. These were: Dorothy Cumming, Betty Nourse, Robert Eichorn, Wil- liam Horton, George Morse and John Cotter. Robert Mara re- newed his senior membership. We again used the classified card system of admission in- stituted by Mr. John J. Garrity, Superintendent of Parks and Playgrounds. This has proven to be most satisfactory in pro- viding safety and privacy to the residents of Lexington, The swimming system providing for a graded series of fish tests starting from a beginner and advancing to an expert swimmer not only stimulated interest in learning correct swimming but provided keen rivalry among the children. This year, because of the increased enrollment at the pool and the large numbers advancing from the wading pool to the swimming pool, a change in program provided for the use of both pools during practically every hour during the day. This demanded the time of two instructors both in teaching swimming and pro- viding safety, one at each pool besides a third person to take attendance and care for the children in the locker room. On the playground the point system of playground awards, based upon attendance, sportsmanship and participation, proved even more successful than last year in stimulating interest. The activity program of the playground was made as varied and as interesting as possible. Every Thursday was set 218 ANNUAL REI'oRTS aside as a special day. On this day both the Center and East Lexington children enjoyed a picnic lunch followed by varied activities such as treasure hunts, stunts, special games, swim- ming meets, doll carraige parades and other features. Every week also provided an opportunity for each boy and girl to enter a different tournament, the winners to compete on the field day for the playground championship. Tournaments were conducted in croquet, tennis, cutting, horse shoes, nail driving, baseball throwing, and kite -flying. The game program proved to be one of the most popular playground activities. Large groups participated in squash bail, baseball, playground ball, dodge ball, and singing games. One of the features of our playground season was the splendid metal and leather craft work taught by Robert Mara. The girls also were very active in hand work under the leader- ship of Dorothy Rudd. Among the artieles made during the summer were, scrap books, leather pocket books, silhouettes, kites, paper knives, pen trays, and wallets. Miscellaneous activities held the attention of the children on the playground. The swings and other apparatus were as popular as ever. The sand boxes were equally attractive to the younger children. The croquet, horse shoe, and other sets were in use during the greater part of the day. The girls story hour, conducted during the heat of the day, was attended by a large group. Sunday, August 30, was the real big day of the play- ground season. At this time "Splashsky's Water Circus" was presented by the playground youngsters. This was followed by a swimming meet. The Circus was most successful, being greatly enjoyed by an audience of approximately 600. At the end of an exciting swimming meet two expert divers enter- tained with their fancy dives. Since this day marked the dos- ing of the season's points to determine the cup winners and letter awards, the individual scores were watched with keen interest. The winners of the cups donated by the Lexington Recreation Association and presented by Robert P. Trask were Dorothy Cumming of the Center playground, and Marian Stewart of the East Lexington Playground. The American Legion Swimming Advaneenaent medals, given for the first time, were presented to Marian Stewart and Rlenis McDougal for the greatest swimming progress during the summer. First year letters were awarded to: Nora Coeoran, and Thayer Rudd of the Center and Marian Stewart, of the East Lexington Playground, Dorothy Cumming, Jerome Gar- TowN OF LEXINGTON 219 rity, Fred Spencer, Francis Rocque, and Peter Welch won second year letters. All of these awards indicate conscientious effort during the playground season. This season on the playground showed increased attend- ance especially at the pool resulting from a continual grow- ing interest. The playground children benefited greatly from a summer spent in out-of-doors recreational activity. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD A. ABELL. In conclusion I wish to thank all who helped make my work of the past year so pleasant. I also wish to thank those who offered any constructive criticism, for, after all, this is one way of finding out what the citizens want. The financial statements of this department will be found in the town accountant's report. At the request of the honor- able Board and the Finance Committee, this department does not plan on any large amount of construction for 1932. Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. GARRITY, Supt. of Parks and Playgrounds. :220 ANNUAL RETORTS REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS December 31, 1931 HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, 11' IAS.cACHu8FTTS. Gentlemen : I submit the l0t.h annual report of the Superintendent of Public Works: The departments have accomplished the work as laid out with due economy and satisfaction and there is no doubt but that the Town received the full value for the money appro- priated for the various projects. HIGHWAY S Although the Town has built a section of first class mac- adam highway each year for a number of years, there are many miles of streets which continually require repairs. There are 114 public streets with a mileage of 60.65; 7.27 miles are State roads, the other 53.38 miles being maintained by the Town. There are eleven miles of penetrated macadam, thirty-five miles of waterbound macadam or gravel streets covered with bituminous material ; and more than seven miles of gravel roads, some of which have been covered with oil as a dust layer. Not. many years ago a number of the outlying public streets became so soft in the Spring that for a few weeks travel through them was hazardous to say the least. This condition has been overcome by the application of good gravel every year so that now none of our public streets are unsafe for travel. During the year there has been consumed in the repairs to street surfaces, 5,013 cubic yards of gravel; 663 cubic yards of sand; 860 tons of broken stone; 1,110 tons of pea stone and TOWN OF LEXINGTON 221 70.045 gallons of bituminous binding or surfacing material. Of this, 550 tons of stone, 100 cubic yards of sand and 7,600 gallons of bituminous material were used for patching holes in the street surfaces. 37,175 gallons of bituminous material were applied to streets already surfaced, but in danger of breaking up, covered with pea stone and rolled; 10,570 gal- lons applied to gravel streets was covered with sand and 14,- 700 gallons was light oil, also applied to gravel streets, and did not require any cover. The cost of laying patching material in holes worn in the surface of streets was $4484.90 including labor. The total cost charged to Highway Maintenance was $59,- 961.61, of this amount $2,091.80 was expended for the care of dumps and the removal of ashes and rubbish from the schools and other public buildings making the actual amount expended on highway maintenance $57,869.81. These expenditures in- clude the repair and maintenance of street surfaces, sidewalks, curbing, gutters, catch basins, drains, traffic signs, guard rails, the cutting and removal of brush and undergrowth, and the re- pair and maintenance of equipment. This department attends to the removal of snow from streets and sidewalks for which $14,000.00 was appropriated of which 0,067.06 was foran overdraft accumulated in 1930 and *11,666.25 was expended during the past year. CONSTRUCTION Massachusetts Avenue from Lake Street to Parker Street was reconstructed by the Town's Highway Department forces. Previous to the street construction, a 12 -inch water main was installed and a storm drain of ample capacity was built by the Water and Sewer Department. In the construction of the street, all poor material was excavated and a base of heavy, rough gravel applied after which a 7-ineh penetrating macadam surface was built, con- sisting of two layers of broken trap rock, the top layer being penetrated with Bermudez Asphalt. The cost of drainage and street construction amounted to $28,046.60, Storni drainage $10,224.96 Road Construction 17,821.64 Total $28,046.60 222 ANNUAL, REPORTS the State and County paying $17,310.22 making the net cost to the Town $10,736.38. In 1930 a relocation of Wood Street was made and a 12 - inch water main laid down on the new lines. To do this, a steam shovel as well as a trench maebine was used as in several places it was necessary to eut and in others to fill in order to place the pipe properly. This year approximately 2,500 feet of street was built with a gravel surface 27 feet wide and the entrance at Massachusetts Avenue widened. In connection with the change of location of Massachu- setts Avenue and Wood Street, a study was made of the Colonial Heights development with the idea of improving the layout of streets and lotting arrangement. This part of the work is still in progress and it is hoped that a plan can be pre- sented which will be satisfactory to the owners and attractive to persons desiring to establish new homes_ Dexter Road in North Lexington was constructed from Fuller Road to Williams Road. A11 loam and poor material were excavated and gravel applied to replace the material ex- eavated. Drainage was installed, after which a penetrating macadam road was built. The cost of this work was $8,852.15. Another piece of construction was in Bow Street between Massachusetts Avenue and the Boston & Maine Railroad track. The street was widened by a taking of 10 feet on the east aide; curbing was set on that side, and a granolithic sidewalk con- structed; poor material excavated; drainage installed; a good gravel base laid; covered with broken stone and penetrated. The railroad crossing was widened and a bituminous mixture placed over it, making the entrance to this neighborhood much better and safer. The cost of the roadway and drainage was $2,154.69. Because of the ere.:tion and occupancy of the new Frank- lin School, it was necessary to improve the 'condition of the streets leading to it. Advantage was taken of an opportunity to have a large amount of earth removed from Allen Street at a very low price. Later a small appropriation was made with which further excavation was made and a base course laid. When further funds are provided, a macadam roadway will be built and proper drainage installed. Construction work was also started in Smith, Indepen- dence. Tucker, and Crescent Hill Avenues, the plan being to excavate and fill, construct drainage, and apply a gravel base, butnot to construct the finished surface until next year. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 223 STORM DRAINAGE storm drain was built in Massachusetts Avenue from Bowker Street to Fottler Avenue and in Fottler Avenue to the brook on the east side of the railroad tracks consisting of 425 feet of 15 -inch pipe; 655 feet of 18 -inch pipe and 5 catch basins and 5 manholes. 120 feet of 12-ineh pipe was taken up and relaid at a total cost of $2,782.08. In Clark Street from a point between Massachusetts Ave- nue and Raymond Street to Vine Brook, 1,250 feet of storm drainage was built as follows: 214 feet 8 -inch pipe, 134 feet 10 -inch pipe, 781 feet 12 -inch pipe and 110 feet 15 -inch pipe, 9 cateh basins and 5 manholes at a cost of $2,090.50. Additional drainage was placed in Carville Avenue con- taining 600 feet of 10 -inch pipe and three catch basins costing $1,416.05. A new drain of larger capacity was also constructed in Hill Street to the brook through the land of Mr. A. E. Haynes to take care of the large amount of storm water in the vicinity of the Golf Club, costing $750.00. The pruner disposal of storm drainage is becoming a more serious problem each year. In past years it has been possible to strain into abutting property and let the water find its own way to some outlet. but the occupancy of the land for building purnoses is gradually shutting out this method of disposal. Nearly all owners of property object to allowing the surface water from streets to be dumped onto their land and eon - sequently drainage must be constrneted to take care of such conditions. Studies have been made and recommendations offered but only a small amount of drainage has been installed in different parts of the town. It will be a sad thing when it is found that a number of drainage jobs will have to he done at the same time and that the cost of doing it will add another heavy bur- den to our municipal indebtedness and interest charges. WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT The report of the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department details the amount of work accomplished. Dur- ing the year there vaseonstrueted 25,540 feet of water mains of various sizes making the total of mains in service, at the present time 331,017 feet. 224 ANNUAI. REPORTS The burden of relieving the unemployment situation in the town was, to a large extent, laid upon this department. Bond issues were granted and a number of needed extensions voted, which gave work to many who eould not obtain employment elsewhere. It might be well at this time to call attention to the matter of additions in the Water system which have been made since 1928 agreeable to recommendations submitted to the Board of Selectmen at that time by consulting engineers for the purpose of improving the system and affording better fire protection. The following is a list of the recommendations and the work accomplished to date: RECOMMENDATIONS OF METCALF AND EDDY MADE IN 1928 1. Open emergency connection at the Arlington line in Westminster Avenue permanently and replace the existing Gem meter with Detector meter. The above has been eompleted. 2. Provide cross connections with the existing pipes in Massachusetts Avenue so that the 6 -inch pipes may be ade- quately reinforced from the 12 -inch pipe. This has been done as recommended. 3. Reeonstruct connections at the Venturi meter as shown on Figure 6. This recommendation has been carried out even better than suggested, as follows: A new meter vault has been con- structed by the Metropolitan Water Works and a 16 -inch con- nection made with the 16 -inch main from the Arlington stand- pipe. The 16 -inch main has been laid as far as Station Street, a distance of 2,610 feet, and connected at that point with the 6 -inch and 12 -inch pipes in Massachusetts Avenue. At some tater time, it. is planned to extend this 16-ineh pipe to Pleasant Street, 4. Provide 12 -inch pipe across Liberty Heights and through Oak Street, from Massachusetts Avenue near the Metropolitan meter to connect with the old 12 -inch pipe in Massachusetts Avenue. This has not been done but the pressure in Liberty Heights has been raised because of connections with the 16 -inch main in Massachusetts Avenue. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 225 5. Provide a 12 -inch pipe in Massachusetts Avenue and Bedford Street from the High School to Revere Street with proper cross connections to existing 8 -inch pipe in Massachu- setts Avenue and the 6 -inch pipe in Bedford Street. A part of the above recommendation has been accom- plished, a 12 -inch main has been constructed from the High School to Elm Avenue, and eros; connections made. • 7. Provide 12 inch pipe between Lowell Street and Raw- son Avenue near the Arlington line and connect some 6 inch dead ends between Lowell Street and Massachusetts Avenue. The above 12-ineh main has not been constructed, as it appears possible to do without this for a few years until it becomes necessary to lay out a new street from Massachusetts Avenue to Lowell Street. Some of the dead ends in this sec- tion have been connected. 8. Provide 12 -inch pipe in Parker, Clarke and Forest Streets between Massachusetts Avenue and Waltham Street and an 8 -inch pipe in Muzzey Street to replace the 4 -inch pipe in this section. The above recommendation has been aceonrplished al- though a change was made, and instead of extending the 12 - inch pipe in Forest Street to Waltham Street, the 12 -inch main was constructed in Forest Street as far as Muzzey Street and in Muzzey Street to Massachusetts Avenue. Later a 12 -inch pipe may be provided in Forest Street to Waltham Street. The 4 -inch pipe was not removed but still remains in use pro- viding domestic service. 9. Provide 12 -inch pipe from Massachusetts Avenue through Woburn Street to Hayes Lane to Meriam Hill near the south end of Oakmount Circle, and a 10 -inch pipe thence through Marriot Street, Meriam Street, and Franklin Road to Hancock Street. This will be left for future consideration. 10. Provide 1,000,000 gallon steel standpipe on Meriam Hill connected with the 12 -inch pipe in Hayes Lane. The above has not been considered and 1 believe some other location for a standpipe may be selected. 11. Provide 12 -inch pipe in Rindge Avenue and Rindge Avenue extended , from Rawson Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue. 226 ANNUAL REPORTS 12. Extend 12 -inch pipe from Forest Street through Vine Brook Road, Winthrop Road' and Highland Avenue and through Bloomfield Street to Massaehusetts Avenue. 13. Lay 8 -inch pipe in Eustis Street, Percy Road, War- ren Street and Pelham Road mostly replaeing existing 4 -inch Pipe. 14. Provide 10 -inch pipe in Maple Street, from Massachu- setts Avenue to Lowell Street. 15. Extend 12 -inch pipe in Highland Avenue from Bloomfield Street to Marrett Road. Nothing has yet been done on the lastfive recommendations as they are all for future consideration. The work already done has increased the water pressure in all parts of the town where water mains are in service and has greatly improved the hydrant service. The amount of sewer construction this year was 4623 feet which is considerably less than has been installed for several yearn, but this took care of all pressing requests. The only section authorized and not constructed is in Oakland Street which will be built early next year. There are a great many buildings located on streets where sewers have been constructed whieh are not connected. It seems unfortunate that the owners do not accept this service, upon which the town has expended many thousands of dollars. ENGINEERING That the Engineering Department has been. very active during the year may be realized from the report of the Town Engineer. This department is of great importance to the town because upon it depends the proper laying out of streets which are to be constructed and also proposed streets through new developments; giving grades for new sidewalks; the placing of sewers properly as regards line and depth in order to take care of the draining of the properties which they pass; the study of storm drainage throughout the town which. is getting to be more serious each year; and the furnishing of information to various departments that may call for it. MOTH AND SHADE TREE DEPT. This department has given the usual attention to the sup- pression of brown tail and gypsy moths by the use of creosote TUWN OF LEXINGTON 22' on the nests of the gypsy moth and cutting off the brown tail nests and burning them during the fall and winter months. Later in the season when the foliage is at proper growth, all public trees are carefully sprayed with arsenic of lead solution. Considering the small appropriation voted for the care of shade trees, we were able to accomplish quite a satisfactory amount of work. A tree expert was employed and the trees in the poorest cndition were given proper treatment by trimming out the dead branches, painting the live wood with tree paint, cutting out the parts where rot had started, Matching with cement. and removing trees which were useless. The local department also did considerable work of this kind after the spraying season was over. No money has been provided for several years to take care of the elm leaf beetle, the only preventative being the spray used to eliminate the gypsy moth. The elm leaf beetle feeds on all speeies of elm, but the common English elm is its favorite. From the time the buds burst in the spring until the leaves are fairly grown, the leaves show irregular holes made by the beetles. To properly control this pest, the trees should be sprayed just after the buds have burst and again two weeks later. The under side of the leaves should be sprayed, and often it is necessary to make the third and fourth applica- tion. PARK DEPARTMENT The Park Department has performed excellent service dur- ing the season and the grounds under its care have been kept in fine condition. The Center Playground, with two ball fields, the swimming pool and amusements for the children, has been well attended and thousands have as usual visited the Common, Buckman Tavern and other points of interest. This year land was purchased to enlarge the East Lexing- ton Playground and in the fall a call was sent out inviting everyone in the town to go there and help to prepare the grounds for the purpose intended. The response showed a hearty approval of the project. Al] who came did so with the idea of helping to make the day a success. It turned ont. to be a wonderful success and the community spirit shown by 228 ANNUAL 13EPOI Ts the work accomplished was extremely gratifying to the Board of Selectmen. PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING The Publie Works Building has been in operation a year and I feel the results justify the Board in making the recom- mendation and carrying out the plans as set forth last year. This building houses the tools and equipment of the Water and Sewer Department, Highway Department, Moth and Shade Tree Department as well as a part of the equipment of the Park Department and the Engineering Department's automobile. The employment of a mechanic to take care of all automo- tive equipment has also shown good results. Records are kept of the amount of .gasoline and oil used and of the work done on the various machines. The machines have had proper care and inspection and have not been allowed to run until worn out but have been repaired when inspection indicated the necessity. In case of a breakdown on the street, the mechanic can be called quickly and repairs made with slight loss of time. This method has saved the town considerable money during the time it has been in operation. The opportunity for storage will allow the department, when money is available, to take advantage of a low market and purchase stock in reasonable amounts, in anticipation of its future use. I believe no mistake was made when the purchase and equipment of this building and grounds were authorized. UNEMPLOYMENT The unfortunate conditions causing unemployment and want has affected Lexington as well as other communities. I believe everything possible has been done to relieve those who had no work and those who called upon the Town for assistance. Money has been appropriated by the Town during the past two years to carry on work which under ordinary condi- tions might have been spread over a period of several years. Money was also provided to furnish work sueh as cleaning un- derbrush from the parks and roadsides. ToW-NN of LExINoTON 229 If it has been possible to do so, some kind of assistance has been extended to all eases which have come to the atten- tion of the Selectmen. Respectfully submitted, WILLum S. SCAMNION, Superintendent of Public Works 230 ANN I'AL REPORTS REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS December 31, 1931. To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTLEEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACEWSETTB. Sirs: This year the Highway Department worked under the handicap of a smaller appropriation which was further re- duced by the elimination of a special appropriation for the removal of ashes from school buildings. Ash removal is now done at the expense of the Highway Department. A net re- duction of $9,000 or almost 13% restricted the Department's activities and made it necessary to sacrifice essential work. However the usual procedure of keeping streets in a clean and orderly condition has been carried on to the fullest pos- sible extent. It may interest the taxpayers to know that the per mile cost of highway maintainence in Lexington is $1180 as against $1909 for Belmont, $2611 for Arlington, and $1739 for Winchester. CLEANING A sweeper is maintained constantly on the main streets and in the central portions of the town. All other streets are cleaned periodically. PATCHING All streets have been patched where needed three times during the season. This work has been supplemented when required, particularly after excavations for water, sewer and gas. There has been more than the usual amount of such work required this year. SURFACE TREATMENT Among the many streets on which this work was done are, Pleasant Street, Shade Street, Lowell Street, Concord Avenue, Hancock Street, BurlingtonTStreet and others aggregating sub- stantial mileage. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 231 NEW CONSTRUCTION The larger jobs undertaken this year were on Wood Street, Bow Street, Allen Street, Hill Street and Massachusetts Avenue from Parker Street to Lake Street. Dexter Road, Tucker Avenue, Crescent Hill Avenue, Smith Avenue, and Independence Avenue were eonstrueted under the Betterment Act. In addition to the routine work of cleaning gutters, clean- ing catch basins and sidewalk maintenance, considerable prog- ress rogress was made in extending the storm drainage system and erecting street signs. Special work included widening and straightening a portion of Meriam Street, building a wall on Massachusetts Avenue and a wall on Taft Avenue. The only new equipment added to the Department this year was a sand spreader and 1200 feet of additional snow Fence. Ice storms and conditions creating hazards through skidding necessitated frequent sanding to prevent serious ac- cidents. The extent and scope of this work increases greatly each year until now nearly every steep incline must be sanded at much expense for material and labor. The demand for prompt and thorough snow removal has been met on a more ex- tensive scale than heretofore. The cooperation of Town Officials and members of the de- partment is gratefully acknowledged. Respectfully submitted, Roser H. WHITE, 8rtendent of Streets. )3) ANNUAL RETORTS REPORT OF WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT December 31, 1931, To THE HONORABLE BOARD) OF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Gentlemen I herewith submit my report of the Water and Sewer Department for the year ending December 31, 1931: WATER DEPARTMENT The most important addition to our distribution system this year was the 12 -inch pipe laid in Muzzey, Forest, Clarke, and Parker Streets, and in Massachusetts Avenue from Parker Street to the standpipe, a distance of six thousand two hundred and fifteen feet (6,215'). This construction has materially benefitted our whole sys- tem, as follows: raised the elevation of water in the standpipe, and increased the pressure in various parts of our system. It has also remedied the much needed improvment in the Parker Street section, which heretofore had been supplied with water through a 4 -inch pipe, part of the original water system, and laid prior to 1894. This pipe had become obsolete for other than domestic use, butwill be adequate for domestic purposes for several years. New hydrants have bean installed all along this new pipe line, spaced approximately three hundred and fifty fe t WO') apart, in accordance with the recommendation of the N. E. Fire Insurance Exchange. The 4 -inch hydrants have been dis- connected from the 4-ineh line, and the branches capped. A great deal has been done in the past three years to re- inforce our distribution system. Although we have a standpipe with a capacity of five hundred and fifty thousand (550,000) gallons, for a number of years it has not been possible to fill it owing to the loss of pressure in the pipes. The 16-ineh pipe laid in Massachusetts Avenue from the Arlington Line to Child's garage, laid last year, the installation of a larger Ven- turi Meter, the 12-ineh pipe laid in Massachusetts Avenue from TowNOF LEXINGTON 233 the High School to Elm Avenue, and the 12 -inch installations to the standpipe this year, have completed a much needed im- provement in our distribution system. As a result of this con- struction we are now storing approximately eighty-five thousand (85,000) gallons of water more than we were pre- viously. Of the total pipe laid this year, ten thousand nine hundred and forty-three, (10.943') feet, is for the purpose of reinforcing our system in accordance with Metcalf and Eddy's 1928 re- port. These improvements have been stressed very strongly with recommendations that they be carried on until such time as the weak spots in our system have been eliminated. With the special appropriation voted this year, the follow- ing dead ends have been eliminated: Bertwell, Dexter, Fuller, and Woodland Roads, and Bow, Bowker, Hill, Oakland, School, and Winter Streets. As many as ninety-two (92) men have been employed at one time by the Water and Sewer Depart- ment on its 1931 eonstruetion program, and an average of fifty-six (56) men have been employed during the season. I would recommend that no curtailment of necessary water works construction be made at this time, that we continue with the work of reinforcing our system in accordance with the recommendations of Metcalf and Eddy, thereby relieving to a great extent the 'unemployment situation and availing ourselves of the low pipe prices effective at this time. I wish to call your attention to the cost- of laying pipe by this department. A canvass will show that this construction has been done at a considerably lower price per foot than in cities and towns with soil conditions similar to those in Lex- ington. These figures include all costs such as rock excavation, insurance, rental of equipment including Town equipment, and all overhead. With the exception of trenching which has been done in most every case by machinery, all labor in the Water and Sewer Departments has been performed by local men. A total of twenty-five thousand five hundred and forty feet (25,540') of water pipe has been laid during the }•C•::1•, which eleven thousand thirty feet (11,030') ha, 1 'c'; l ii.' .-' our guaranty system. 234 ANNUAL R1:POSES WATER MAIN EXTENSIONS Location Allen Street Bellflower Street Bert well Road Bow Street Bow Street Bowker Street Calvin Street Cedar Street Clarke Street Colony Rd. (formerly Francis Street) Columbus Street Dexter Road East Street Forest Street Fuller Road Garfield Street Hamblin Street Hill Street Lake Street Lowell Street Massachusetts Ave. (Concord Bill) Massachusetts Avenue (To standpipe) Muzzey Street Oakland Street Parker Street Plymouth Road Richard Road Robbins Road School Street Spring Street Tower Street Vine Street Watson Road Woodland Road For hydrant connections Total No. of Ft. Size 243 8" '140 6" 375 8" 540 6" 330 12" 396 6" 300 6" 365 12" 475 12" 605 6" 276 12" 340 6" 763 12" 440 12" 870 4" 800 6" 340 6" 1;980 12" 5.75 12" 4,085 8" 2,350 12" 1,018 12" 970 12" 320 6" 1,402 12" 550 8" 242 8" 300 6" 1,170 8" 875 8" 576 8. 557 6" 285 6" 690 6" 25,540 695 26,135 5,612 ft. of 6" pipe Average cost per foot, 12.87 8,985 ft. of 8" pipe Average coat per foot, 2.68 10,943 ft, of 12" pipe Average Dost per foot, 3.67 Total coat of construction, $77,594.28 TowN of LEXINGTON EXTENT OF PIPING SYSTEM 16" 2,610 feet 12" 37,714 " 10" 11,714 8" 61,336 6" 189,691 4" 27,890 Pi PP Total 331,017 " = 62,69 miles HYDRANTS 1931 Installations 55 In use January 1, 193142C 481 Taken out 5 Total December 31, 1931 476 Location of 1931 Hydrants: Allen St. near Franklin School Bellflower St. 13o feet south of Hamblin St. Bertwell Rd. 375 feet north of Fuller Rd. Bowker St. corner of Hillside Avenue Calvin St. 300 feet east of Ivan St. Clarke St. near Wood's greenhouses Colony Rd. 300 feet east of Woodland Rd. Colony Rd. 675 feet east of Woodland Rd. Columbus St. 75 feet west of Cedar St. East St. 200 feet west of Lowell St. East St. 550 feet west of Lowell St. Forest St. at No. 28 Forest St, corner of Forest Court Fuller Rd. 75 feet east of Harding Rd. Fuller Rd, 50 ft. east of Gleason Rd. Fuller Rd. 50 feet east of Dexter Rd. Garfield St. 375 feet west of Ward St. Garfield St. 800 feet west of Ward St. Hamblen St. 200 feet east of Bellflower St. Hill St. 500 feet east of Cedar St. Hill St. opposite Dalrymple property Lake St. 250 feet north of Massachusetts ATe, 235 236 ANNUAL REPORTS Lowell St. seven (7) spaced about 500 feet apart from Hotz property to Burlington line. Massachusetts Ave. five (5) between Parker and Lake Sts. Muzzey St. at No. 10 Mnzzey St. at Raymond St. Muzzey St. at Forest St. Parker St. at Clarke St. Parker St. at Jackson Court Parker St. at No. 10 Parker St. at No. 16 Plymouth Rd. 85 feet west of Richard ltd. Plymouth Rd. 500 feet west of Richard Rd. Richard Rd. near Tower St. Robbins Rd. near end of street School St, two (2) between Davis property and Maes. Ave. Spring St, 85 feet east of Concord Ave. Spring St. 450 feet east of Concord Ave. Tower St. near Massachusetts Ave. Tower St. near Richard Rd. Vine St. near William Leary property Watson Rd. 200 feet west of Robbins Rd. Woodland Rd. 85 feet south of Adams St. Proposed street east of standpipe Hydrant:: taken out : Clarke St. at No. 31 Muzzey St. at No. 10 Muzzey St. at No. 22 Parker St. at No. 15 Parker St. at No. 35 MISCELLANEOUS During the winter months seven thousand nine hundred and eighty (7,980) sq. ft. of granolithie floors were constructed in the Public Works Building by Water and Sewer Depart- ment employees. Hydrants connected with 4 -inch pipe or having 4 -inch branches have comparatively little value. We are painting a hand of red on these hydrants in order that the firemen may recognize them and avoid their use as much as possible. This work }ias been started recently and will be carried on until eompletecl. Last year the Department purchased equipment for lining st.rvier pipe with' cement: A carload of black wrought iron Toww OF LEXINGTON 237 pipe was purchased, and four men were instrueted as to the method of lining pipe and this work has been carried on during Stormy weather very satisfactorily. Cost records have been kept and we find it possible to do this work for about five cents ($.05) per foot less than it is possible to buy this pipe already lined. In January, 1931, a draftsman was transferred from the Engineering Department to the Water Department. All draft- ing work formerly done by the Engineering Department is now done by this man at the Public Works Building, Plans .of our distribution system are being brought up to date and all plans of new work are immediately made up on the completion of a job. This is an improvement over the former method. SERVICES During the year eighteen break in our distribution sys- tem have been repaired and eighteen services have been thawed •out. Twenty-seven leaks in services have been repaired. One hundred and twenty-five new services, totalling seven thou- sand nine hundred and fifty-oue feet (7,951') have been in- stalled during the year. METERS One hundred and twenty-three (123) new meters have been added during the year, making a total of two thousand four hundred and sixty-five (2,465) in use. METROPOLITAN WATER TAX The 1931 Metropolitan Water Tax is made up as follows: To meet the requirements of Sinking Fund $673.02 To meet requirements for Maturing Debt and Bonds 3,201.89 Interest 10,053.03 Maintenance and operation 8,076.83 Town of Brookline, for water 683.81 Total Tax $22,688.58 Our water tan is assessed by the Metropolitan District Commission in aceordance with the following act of the General Laws: 238 ANNUTAL REPORTS METROPOLITAN WATER Chap. 26. The State treasurer, for the purpose of making the apportionment to the towns in the metropolitan water dis- trict of the amount required in each year to pay the interest. sinking fund requirements and expenses of maintenance and operation of the metropolitan water system, shall, in each year, apportion such amount to the town in such district, one third in proportion to their valuations for the preceding year and tha remaining two thirds in proportion to their consumption, in said year, of water reeeived from all sources of supply as determined by the commission and certified to said treasurer ; provided, that there shall be included in reckoning such pro- portion only one fifth of the total valuation, and nothing for consumption of water, for any town which has not reached the safe capacity of its present sources of supply or of the sources of supply of the water company by which it is supplied, determined as aforesaid, or which has not made application to said commission for water; and provided, further, that any town assessed upon its full valuation which obtains a part of its water supply from its own works or receives a supply from a water company shall be allowed and credited in its appor- tionment with a sum equal to twelve dollars for each million gallons of water furnished as aforesaid, as determined by said commission and certified to said treasurer. The state treasurer shall annually notify each town of the amount of its assess- ment, and the same shall be paid by the town to the common- wealth at the time required for the payment of and as part of its state tax. WATER DEPARTMENT STATISTICS System built in 1884 by the Lexington Water Co. Town purchased system in 1885. Entered Metropolitan Water System in 1903. Standpipe of 550,000 gallon capacity built in 1912. Number of miles of pipe now in use, 62.69. Number of hydrants now in use, 476. Range of static pressure on trains, 27 to 115 lbs. Total consumption of water for year, 236,427,000 gallons. .Average daily consumption, 647,700 gallons. Average daily consumption per capita, 66 gallons. Number of meters in service, 2.465. Number of buildings supplied by Town water, 2388. Nambas of buildiuga not supplied by Town water, 180. Estimated population, 10,000. TOWN OP LEXINGTON 239 240 ANNUAL REPORTS MONTHLY AVERAGE CONSUMPTION OF WATER 1909 8,600 16,700 216,400.00 IN GALLONS PER CAPITA 1910 17,900 197,500.00 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Juno July Aug. mit. Oct. NOV. Dec. 1911 16,000 17,000 195,600.00 1906 71 73 70 68 74 '74 96 88 '76 74 65 64 1912 32,000 18,900 208,700.00 1907 68 72 73 70 72 82 85 105 76 65 62 51 1913 4,800 21,700 191,800.00 1908 48 56 51 58 75 109 105 83 91 70 65 51 1914 8,500 22,900 177,400.00 1909 48 52 59 64 69 84 101 90 75 62 55 60 1915 4,000 19,400 162,000.00 1910 58 65 59 72 78 73 119 94 85 84 71 75 1916 3,000 20,400 144,600.00 1911 63 64 64 67 82 80 115 93 81 75 77 62 1917 4,000 21,500 127,200.00 1912 70 75 79 80 83 101 107 74 66 57 56 56 1918 19,700 107,500.00 1913 52 55 65 63 60 68 86 82 76 66 88 60 1919 18,200 89,300.00 19r4 69 60 58 60 77 93 73 63 75 66 63 60 1920 9,000 15,700 82,600.00 1926 61 58 58 60 68 80 63 63 70 68 62 60 7921 20,000 17,700 84,900.00 1916 58 60 62 64 69 71 73 81 76 75 69 65 1922 12,800 19,700 78,000.00 1917 63 65 69 67 72 77 93 90 74 73 71 70 1923 1,750 24,500 55,250.00 1918 77 114 106 87 99 94 89 87 79 64 63 St 1924 73,950 21.250 34,900.00 1919 56 58 86 59 62 79 76 68 65 64 61 62 1925 22,000 34,500 95,450.00 1920 63 62 70 62 64 67 74 84 68 66 61 57 1926 39,300 28,500 106,250.00 1921 59 59 63 62 65 90 68 74 74 69 64 93 7.927 35,000 32,800 108,450.00 1922 65 66 71 76 69 71. 64 66 70 65 64 53 1928 31,000 29,500 110,650.00 1923 52 58 57 59 68 91 74 72 76 64 64 48 1929 30,000 32,450 107,600.00 1924 50 49 51 55 58 71 94 75 65 69 68 64 1930 155,000 20,500 242,000.00 1925 64 66 62 61 66 79 78 78 75 68 63 58 1931 65,000 32,000 275,000.00 1926 59 55 56 55 62 73 89 61 66 65 63 57 Amount to be paid in 1932 $33,000.00 1927 53 53 56 61 60 73 71 67 72 71 67 68 FINANCIAL REPORT 1928 68 65 67 69 75 79 84 87 80 79 78 77 NATER DEPARTMENT 1929 78 78 67 64 74 89 103 86 77 69 69 62 SCHEDULE A 1930 61 65 65 67 79 82 79 82 79 71 59 55 1930 and Prior Items 1931 57 56 58 58 67 69 75 74 71 71 67 67 Outstanding Outstanding MOVEMENT OF THE BONDED DEBT Jan. 1, 1931 Collected Abated Jan. 1, 1932 The Debt movement up to the present time is as follows: 515,708.65 55,539.41 51,835.95 $8,333.29 Added Paid Net Debt 1931 Items 1894-Original bond Issue $200,000.00 Outstanding 1896 $10,000 210,000.00 Committed Collected Abated Jan. 1, 1932 1857 $1,000 209,000.00 Services $3,762.61 53,284.27 $12.50 5465.84 1898 10,000 1,000 218,000.00 Hydrants 6,390.00 6,390.00 1899 2,000 216,000.00 Guarantees 3,425.02 1,461.02 1,964.00 1900 2,000 214,000.00 Repairs 185.81 126.28 12.15 47.89 1901 10,000 2,000 222,000.00 Miscellaneous 2,291.26 1,441.60 114.49 735.16 1902 5,009 2,000 224,000.00 Rates 59,992.27 52,267.02 212.48 7,512.77 1903 53,000 4,000 273,000.00 1904 8,200 264,800.00 TotaI $76,046.96 564,970.19 $351.62 510,725.15 1905 5,200 8,200 215 800.00 Grand Totals $91,755.61 $70,509.60 52,187.57 519,058.44 1908 2,000 19,300 244,500 00 Collected after books closed (Ta January 17, 1932).$2,882.07 1987 18,300 226.200.00 1908 13,000 15,700 223,500.00 Total Outstanding 516,176.37 TOWN of L1•:xrNGTO SCHEDULE 13 Detail of Maintenance and Operating Expenses Metropolitan Water Tax $22,688.58 Transfer to Maturing Debt 13,000.00 Interest on Debt 10,441.25 Sundries $289.26 Labor 7,163.36 Maintenance of automobile, including 1h, cost, new truck 992.66 Freight 207.22 Miscellaneous stock 964.86 Equipment and Repairs 676.83 Insurance 562.98 Pipe and Fittings 1,044,06 Salaries, Superintendent and Clerks 3,315.35 Shop and Office Supplies 998.47 *Byron C. Earle 878.32 Vacation Pay Roll 825.28 Service Installations: Pipe and Fittings $3,975.50 Labor 241 346,129.83 $17,918.65 7,951.00 $11,926.60 $11,926.50 $75,974.98 Water hills are paid to Mr. Earle. Receipts Appropriation and Transfer $76,000.00 976,0000.00 Expenditures Schedule B 975,974.98 Balance on hand January 1, 1932 25.02 $76,000.00 SCHEDULE C Water Construction Labor 917,746.48 Fittings 8,363.55 Large Iron Pipe 19,012.92 Meters 1,558.29 Hydrants 1,518.38 Leadite 1,397.89 Lead Pipe 996.29 Automobile (including 14 cost, new truck) 928.08 Rental of Equipment, and Contracts 18,799.06 Miscellaneous Stock 816.36 Freight 2,789.45 Trucking 558.65 Tools and Equipment 1,402.63 Sundries 753.35 ' $76,11918 242 ANN l"AI. HEFO RTS Receipts 1930 Balance $11,662.02 Authorizations 65,900.00 976,662.02 Expenditures Schedule C Balance on hand January 1, 1932 976,639.38 22.64 $76,662.02 DRAINAGE The Water and Sewer Departments constructed the follow- ing drainage projects Location Massachusetts Avenue PP Clarke Street (Concord Hill) 11 PO w ,. 11 SP M Bowker Street Fottler Avenue Massachusetts Avenue from Bowker Avenue to Fottler Avenue „ Massachusetts Avenue from Liebeth Street to Bowker Street re Carville Avenue fl Size 6” V. 12" R. 15" R. 18" R. 30"R. 30" V. 15" V. 12" V. 10" V. 8" V. 15" V. 18" V. C. c. C. C. c. C. C. C. C. C. C. C. Die- Catch Man- tance Basins holes 76 ft. 1822 ft. 304 ft. 736 ft. 28 ft. 42 ft. 26 13 106 ft. 783 ft. 60 ft. 154 ft. 9 5 169 ft. 2 240 ft. 1 15" V. C. 266 ft. 18" V. C. 415 ft. 1 4 12" V. C. 10" Iron 10" Conc. 179 ft. 19 ft. 2 598 ft. 8 The above construction was paid for from the drainage appropriations. Tho sewer TOWN OF LEXI OroN SEWER DEPARTMENT system has been extended as follows Location Berwick Road Cedar Street Bowker Street Hayes Avenue Hunt Road Lislleth Street *Plymouth Road *Richard Road *Robbins Road Summit Road *Tower Street *Wate•]n Road No. of Ft. Size 75 8" 815 8" 229 8" 666 s" 460 8" 209 8" 568 8" 238 8" 256 8" 318 8" 554 8" 211 8" Tota? 4.543 ft. Total Cost $20,997.11. Average cast per font $4.52. *Constructed in same trench with water pipe. Total trunk line sewers 2.63 miles Total street sewers 13.48 miles The labor on the construction of the 1931 sewers including masonry work was performed by local men. Excepting for the trench excavation, which was done by machinery, no con- tracts were let. Forty-seven (47) sewer connections were made during the year, totalling two thousand ninety-two feet (2,092'). There are now six hundred and twenty-seven (627) buildings con- nected with our sewerage system. During the year our trunk line system from Hayes Avenue through to the Arlington line received a thorough cleaning with a sewer cleaning machine. The sewer machine which was purchased two years ago was used for this purpose and was found to be very effective. One break in the system occurred between Massachusetts Avenue and Vine Brook Road, and was found to be pipe which had cracked for a distance of about forty feet (40'). This pipe was replaeed, and to prevent settling, was eonstrueted on a conerete saddle. Our sewer tax is assessed by the Metropolitan District Commission in accordance with the following act of the General Laws : 244 ANN l'AI. Rs•:r'Ol3Ts METROPOLITAN SEWERS Sec. 3. The proportions in which oaelr of tho tnu us be- longing in whole or in part to the north metropolitan and south metropolitan sewerage districts, respectively, shall an- nually nnually pay money to the commonwealth to meetinterest and sinking fund requirements for each year, as estimated by the state treasurer, and to meet any deficiency in the amount pre- viously paid in, as found by him, shall be based upon the re- spective taxable valuations of the property of said towns as last established by the general court as a basis of apportion- ment for state and county taxes. Sec. 6. The proportions in which each of the towns be- longing in whole or in part to either sewerage district shall annually pay money into the treasury of the commonwealth to meet the Bost of maintenance and operation of the respective sewerage systems, as estimated by the commission and certified by the state treasurer, and to meet any deficiency in the amount previously paid in, as found by him, shall be based upon the respective lsupulations of said ton lei as aseertained by the last preceding state or national census. If less than the whole area of any town is included in either of said metropolitan sewerage systems, the valuation and population only of that part of the town included in either of said systems, as deter- mined by the commission, shall be used as a basis in determin- ing he proportion and amount which it shall, pay as its share of interest and sluicing fund requirements and of thr cost of maintenance and operation of works as required by this and the preceding section. See. 7. The commission shall annually. in accordance with the two preceding sections, determine for each system the proportion in which each of the towns belonging in whole or in part to such system, shall annually pay money to the commonwealth to meet interest and sinking fund requirements and the cost of maintenance and operation of such system, and shall transmit its determinations to the state treasurer. METROPOLITAN SEWER TAX To meet requirements of Sinking Fund $156.68 Serial Bonds 1,110.00 Interept 694.23 Maintenance of system 3,029.84 Total Tax $4,990.75 TOWN OF LEN IxrTON SEWER DEPARTMENT SCHEDULE A 1930 and Prior Items Outstanding Jan. 1, 1931 Collected ;2,746.51 ;612.20 1931 Items Committed Collected Services $3,310.49 $2,784.20 Rentals 4,039:62 3,225.85 Miscellaneous 11.38 8.50 25 Outstanding Abated San.1,1932 $164.24 $1,970.07 Outstanding Abated Jan 1,1982 2.60 $525.79 25.95 787.72 2.88 Totals ;7,361.49 36,018.65 $26.45 $1,316.29 Grand Totals ;10,108.00 ;6,630.85 ;190-69 33,286.46 Collected after books closed (To January 17, 1932) 301.81 Total Outstanding $2,984.66 SCHEDULE B Detail of Maintenance rued Operating Expenses Labor ;3,958.56 Maintenance of Automobiles, including fir, cost, new truck ,...... 986.67 Stock 891.66 Equipment and Repairs 201.95 Miscellaneous 335.00 Shop and Office Supplies 504.60 Insurance 92.84 Salaries, Superintendent 1,150.00 Sand, Cement, Brick 224.48 Trucking 210.15 38,555.91 Appropriation 38,600.00 ;8,600.00 Schedule B Expenditures Balance on Land January 1. 1932 ;8,556.91 44.09 $8,600.00 246 A xE"AI, REPORTS SCHEDULE C Sewer Construction Labor $12,855.66 Contracts 4.187.46 Sand, Cement, and Brick 892.2E Equipment and Repairs 618.12 Miscellaneous 142.72 Office Supplies 31.06 Insurance 964.06 Freight 411.36 Pipe 511.50 Automobile and Trucking, including Ii cost new truck 881.49 Miscellaneous Stock 1,989.46 1930 Balance Receipts Appropriation and Transfers ;9,325.60 23,390.82 323,285.1.0 $32,716.42 Expenditures Schedule C 323,285.10 Balance on hand January 1, 1932 9,431.32 $32,716.42 RECOMMENDATIONS Wafer That the 16 -inch main beextended in Massachusetts Ave- nue from 'Child's garage to Pleasant Street and that connec- tions be made with the Fallen Road and Pleasant Street mains. That we replace 4 -inch pipes in sections of the Town where this size pipe has become inadequate for fire purposes and that the cost of this work be charged out to maintenance. That a water waste survey of our entire system be made. That our system be connected at Walnut Street with the Waltham water system for emergency purposes. That the work of reinforcing our water system be con- tinued. ontinned. That the schedule of rates for service installations be de- creased in proportion to the decrease in costs of materials. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 241 Brooke The sum of $494.44 was expended for the cleaning of brooks in various parts of the Town. Public Work Building The completion of the Public Works Building has pro- vided a much needed improvement inasmuch as we are now able to operate from a central point and house all Water and Sewer Department materials under one roof. We believe that this has affected a saving of several hundreds of dollars in our department. I wish to acknowledge with thanks the co-operation of all Town Officials and Water and Sewer Department employees. Respectfully submitted, AST A. Ross, Supt. Wates and Sewer Department. ?.}ti ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Crentlemen : I herewith submit my report as Tax Collector for the year 1931 : 1928 Taxes Uncollected January 1, 1931 $64.18 Uncollected January 1, 1932 $64.18 L 1929 Taxes Uncollected January 1, 1931 Uncollected January 1, 1932 Uncollected January 1, 1931 Refunds 1930 Taxes $256.95 $64.18 $255.95 5255.95 $213,784.68 1,654.62 Collected in 1931 $198,345.75 Tax liens held by Town 13,989.11 Abated in 1931 7,385.82 Uncollected January 1, 1932 718.62 Highway Betterment uncollected Jan. 1, 1931 Adjustment a Collected [n 1931 $3.148.47 Abated in 1931 917.51 Tax liens hell by Town 1,681.98 Uncollected January 1, 1932 25.11 Sewer Frontage uncollected January 1, 1931 Adjustment by State $215.439.30 $215,439.30 $5,543.98 299.09 $5.773.07 $5,773.07 $2,036.53 .04 $2,036.57 Collected in 1931 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Tax liens held by Town 31,733.80 - 257.34 Over paid Sidewalk uncollected January 1, 1931 Collected in 1931 32,041.14 4.57 3166.67 1931 Taxes Committed October 1, 1931 Old Age Assistance committed Oct. 1, 1931 Committed December 31, 1931 Old Age Assistance committed Dec. 31, 1931 Refunds Collected in 1931 Abated in 1931 Uncollected January 1, 1932 249 32,036.57 3166.67 3166.67 $721,224.14 3,001.00 794.68 17.00 1,464.55 3468,547.11 4,647.83 253,306.43 Highway Betterment for 1931 Collected in 1931 Abated in 1931 Uncollected January 1, 1932 Sewer Frontage for 1931 Collected in 1931 Abated in 1931 Uncollected January 1, 1932 Sidewalk for 1931 Collected in 1931 Uncollected January 1, 1932 34,626.94 566.32 2,985.34 32,305.03 279.53 3,618.56 Building Line Betterment for 1931 Uncollected January 1, 1932 $119.45 27.13 3902.35 BYxoN C. EARLE, 3726,501.37 $726,501.37 38,178.60 ;8,178.60 $6,203.12 250 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT TREASURER'S RECEIPTS TAXES CURRENT YEAR Polls Polls (OId age assistance) Personal Property Real Estate PREVIOUS YEARS Polls Personal Property Real Estate 33,946.00 1,974.00 40,852.13 420,300.30 3467,072.43 31,410.00 3,488.55 195,886.23 3200,784.78 FROM COMMONWEALTH Corporation Tax (1938) 324.96 8,247.21 9.99 2.70 550.09 155.52 42,702.30 Income (Educational Bureau) (1931) 17,566.25 54.27 83.27 5.89 43.05 .79 1.61 2,368.80 1.09 Harbor (Refund) 21.02 Corporation Tax (1931) Bank Tax (1929) 6,203.12 Bank Tax (1930) 3146.58 Bank Tax (1931) Loss of Taxes Income Tax (1931) $146.58 $902.35 3902.35 Tax Collector. Veterans Exemption Trust Company Tax (1926) Trust Company Tax (1927) Trust Company Tax (1928) Trust Company Tax (1929) Trust Company Tax (1930) Trust Company Tax (1931) Fire Prevention Tax (Refund) Investigation of Sewage Boston $71,838.81 TowN o>! LEXINGTON LICENSES Liquor Junk Peddlers Sunday Theatre Bowling Pool Room SIaughtering Marriage Plumbing All Other FINES Police Court `'51 $1.00 50.00 30.00 40.00 25,00 10.00 10.00 316.30 80.00 206.00 755.03 $1,523.33 $1,053.00 GRANTS AND GIFTS County of Middlesex (Dog License) $1,719.94 OTHER GENERAL REVENUE Town of Arlington (Tax) 1931 City of Cambridge (Tax) 1931 ..r $393.68 444.04 $837.62 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (1931) 24,139.19 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (Previous Years) 7,238.49 $32,215.30 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS Sewer (In advance) $269.47 Sewer (Unapportioned) 2,961.99 Sewer (1931) 2,305.03 Sewer (Previous Years) 1,783.80 $7,320.29 Sidewalks (Unapportioned) 1,095.03 Sidewalks (1931) 119.45 Sidewalks (Previous years) 166.67 $1,381.15 252 ANNUAL REPORTS Highway Betterments (in advance) $1,977.08 Highway Betterments (Unapportioned) 846.37 Highway Betterments (1931) 4,626.94 Highway Betterments (Previous years) 3,148.47 Fees DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT TREASURER Certifca.tes Costs Fees COLLECTOR TOWN CLERK Recording and Discharging Mortgagee Birth and Death Certificates Pole Locations Miscellaneous $10,598.86 $129.00 $6.00 29.70 58.00 $93.70 $274.69 18.50 14.25 8.98 TOWN OFFICE AND CARY MEMORIAL HALL Rent Old Furniture sold Telephone Calls Advertising SELECTMEN $316.42 $391.00 2.00 10.18 Zoning and Building Laws Sold OTHER DEPARTMENTS Planning Board, Advertising Board of Appeals, Advertising Law Department, Sundries Public Works Department, Telephone Calls Accountant, stamps $403.18 $32.58 11.50 $44.08 $40.00 150.00 403.50 .70 1.00 $595.20 Restitution Junk Sold TowN of LExmonbN PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY POLICE DEPARTMENT INSPECTION Sealer of Weights and Measures, Fees Building Inspector, Fees Wire Inspector, Fees $3.68 3.00 FORESTRY MOTH AND INSECT EXTERMINATION Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Reimbursement HEALTH AND SANITATION DENTAL CLINIC Reimbursement (School children) $6.88 $107.92 671.00 241.50 SEWER MAINTENANCE Connections and Rentals HIGHWAYS Commonwealth of Massachusetts (For Highway Purposes) Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Massachusetts Avenue Lake Street to Lincoln Street County of Middlesex (Massachusetts Avenue, Lake Street to Lincoln Street Reimbursement for use of Equipment Sale of Old Materia] Calcium Chloride 254 ANNUAL REPORTS CHARITIES INFIRMARY Sale of Hay DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE Reimbursements from Individuals Reimbursements from Cities and Towns Reimbursements from Commonwealth of Massachusetts MOTHER'S AID Reimbursement from Commonwealth of Massachusetts .... $1,020.42 SOLDIERS' BENEFITS Reimbursement from Commonwealth of Massachueette (State Aid 1930) Reimbursement from Cities and Towns (Soldier's Relief) $83.20 SCR OGLS Individuals (Tuition) Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Vocational Schools Tuition) Commonwealth of Massachusetts (English Speaking Classes Tuition) 176.80 Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Minor Wards Tuition) 2,227.57 $168.90 City of Boston (Minor Wards Tuition) 15.58 Town of Bedford (Tuition) 9,784.39 Town of Burlington (Tuition) 8,946.57 Town of Billerica (Tuition) 189.00 Rent of Auditorium 35.00 Telephone calls, etc. 31.00 Sale of Books and Supplies 65.00 Insurance (High School 9'Ire Loss) 517.23 $35.00 $285.81 844.76 1,181.44 $2,312.01 $1,519-30 292.00 96.07 #388,07 $130.00 507.13 $6,830.85 $6.458.46 $8,655.11 3,655.11 25.00 3.69 1.86 RECREATION PARKS William Augustus Tower Memorial Park Fund (Interest) Edith C. Redman, Battle Green Trust Fund (Interest) .... $22,625.07 $485.00 21.47 $23,799.23 $506.47 TowN o1 LExixamoN TERCENTENARY COMMITTEE Balance from Sales New England Telegraph and Telephone Company (Refund) 255 256 ANNuw REPORTa MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS 5Y8.89 Temporary Loans (Anticipation of Revenue) $625,000.00 2.10 School Loan 60,000.00 Sewer Loan 10,000.00 580.99 Water Loans 65,000 00 Premiums on Loans 1,065.65 UNCLASSIFIED Land Sold $1,427.00 Cary Memorial Hall (Refund) 55.00 Water Department (Refund) 40.67 Treasury Department (Refund) 16.30 Tailings 243.51 Unclaimed Check 3.00 Insurance Premiums returned 321.57 $2,107.05 WATER DEPARTMENT Schedule Rates $6,390.00 Metered Rates 57.349.76 $63,739.76 Guarantees $1,564.50 Miscellaneous 1,749.40 Services 3.455.94 $70,509.60 CEMETERIES MUNROE CEMETERY Sale of Lots and Graves $5.00 Care of Lots and Graves 526.08 Interments, etc. 251.00 WESTVLEW CEMETERY Sale of Lots and Graves Interments, etc. $782.08 $761,065.65 INTEREST Deposits $2,051.31 Accrued 241.36 Taxes 6,750.97 Sewer 5.76 Highway Betterments 19.57 Sidewalks 2.29 Tax Titles 603.44 Commonwealth of Massachusetts .03 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 212.66 $9,887.39 AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT Munroe Cemetery (Perpetual care funds) $600.00 Westview Cemetery (Perpetual care funds) 1,947.25 $2,547.25 REFUNDS Taxes $3,634.50, Water Department 1,132.15 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 772.25 Cemeteries 24.00 Highway Maintenance 92.10 Department of Public Welfare 5.00 Sewer Department 42.49 Parke and Playgrounds 27.31 Insurance 532.80 $6,262.60 $4,562.93 Total receipts, 1931 $1,714,489.01 502.16 Balance on hand January 1, 1930 246,523.80 115,065.09 $1,961,012.81 TOWN of LEXINGTON 257 EXPENDITURES DEPARTMENT GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE Printing, Stationery and Postage $110.00 Services, Stenographer 5.00 SELECTMEN Reimbursement for cost and expenses 1931 Clerk Clerical Assistance $115.00 $250.00 1,982.83 1,549.00 $3,781.33 Stationery and Postage $856.93 Printing and Advertising 262.45 Services of Checkers 24.00 Grandstand 12.25 Recording 160.47 Serving Notices 5,55 Rent of Safe 5.00 Sundries .80 35,1.08.78 ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Accountant's Salary $3,000.00 Clerical Assistance 3.75 $3,003.75 Printing, Stationery and Postage 3158.52 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Auditing Municipal Ac- counts Tax ;8,162.27 31,361.47 TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT Treasurer's Salary $694.83 Clerk 247.50 $942.33 Printing, Stationery and Postage 3139.57 Bond 240.00 Sundries 8.20 258 ANNUAL, REPORTS COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT Collector's Salary Clerk Clerical Assistance Printing, Stationery and Postage Advertising, Recording etc. Bonds Collector Assessor's Salaries COLLECTOR'S CASH OVER. ASSESSOR'S DEPARTMENT 32,100.00 1,252,00 223.00 820.09 265.80 480.00 Assistant Assessor's Salary Clerk Clerical Assistance Printing, Stationery and Postage Temporary Assistant Assessors Car fares Typewriter Real Estate Transfers $5,140.89 $137.27 $900.00 3,000.00 1,460.67 405.00 $5,765.67 $509.09 300.00 1.60 186.50 136.95 36,899.81 OTHER FINANCE OFFICES AND ACCOUNTS Printing and certifying securities issued $260.71 Salary of Town Counsel LAW DEPARTMENT Professional Services, Town Counsel 31,000.00 2,810.94 Printing Witness Fees Medical Services Sundry Persons (Professional Services, attendance at Court and Appraisals) Services, Stenographer $3,810.94 $3.50 90.30 5.00 1,550.00 148.91 31,330,10 35,608.65 TowN of LEXINGTON 259 260 ANNEAL REPORTS TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Water and Sewer 81.55 Salary of Town CIerk $1,616.04 Sundries 4.25 Printing, Stationery and Postage 92.38 Bonds 10.00 $8.996.73 Dog •Checks 17.50 Repairs to Vault 45.40 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Sundries 3.00 Salary of Engineer $3,130.91 Clerks 8,033.55 $1,784.32 $11,164.46 ELECTION AND REGISTRATION Transportation 70.98 Registrars' Salaries $147.07 Field and Office Supplies 274.51 Election Officers 448.00 Engineer (Allowance for use of Automobile) 420.00 Services of Constables 18.00 $11,929.95 $613.07 Mals 21.10 PLANNING BOARD Automobile Service 2.50 Stationery, Advertising and Printing $78.68 Printing, Stationery and Postage 330.18 Professional Services, (Engineers) 300.00 Equipment and Repairs 89.42 Landscape Architect 100.00 Telephone Calls 2.07 $1,056.2; Clerical Services 18.011 SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Salary of Superintendent $4,200.00 Clerk 834.66 ;5034.66 Stationery, Printing and Postage 81.90 Bond 5.00 Superintendent (Allowance for use of Automobile) 250.00 BOARD OF APPEALS Printing, Stationery and Postage Clerical Services $498.75 $147.41 42.00 $5,371.56 PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY POLICE DEPARTMENT $189.41 TOWN OFFICE AND CARY MEMORIAL HALL Salaries: Janitors' $3,390.82 Chief $8,000.00 ha bur 23.18 Patrolmen 27,926.75 Matron 65.00 ;3,414.00 Waltham Officers (April 20th) 61.00 Fuel $1,449.77 Light 1,641.16 831,052.75 Janitors' Supplies 248.11 Automobile Service and Cartage $138.00 Repairs 1,197.74 Chief (Allowance for use of Automobile) 200.00 Telephone901.30 Medicine and Medical Attendance 56.60 Furniture and Furnishings 14.00 Equipment and Repairs 1,598.02 Ise 44.86 Repairs, Building 57.21 TOWN or LEXINGTON Printing, Stationery and Postage Telephones Meals for Officers Meals for Prisoners Travelling Expenses Furniture and Furnishings Transferred to Travelling Expense Account FIRE DEPARTMENT 261 149.84 794.67 25.00 50.10 70.00 61.62 $34.253.71 $125.00 Salaries: Engineers $1,000.00 Regular Men 23,841.68 Call Men 4,195.00 Extra Duty 12.00 Clerical Services 24.00 Substitutes for Regular Men 999.50 Lunches Apparatus Hose EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS 262 ANNUAL RepoxmS INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS Salary of Inspector $1,100.00 Inspector (Allowance for use of Automobile) 50.00 Stationery and Printing 37.58 Bond 5.00 Sundries 2.44 Salary of Inspector INSPECTION OF WIRES Equipment and Repairs Stationery and Printing $1,195.02 $760.00 27.50 32.50 $810.00 $30,072.18 SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 8.07 Salary of Inspector $400.00 Printing, Stationery and Postage 8.26 Automobile Service 43.70 Equipment and Repairs 26.47 Convention Expense 16.25 Equipment for Men Alarm Boxes, ete. Shop Equipment Maintenance of Chief's Car Fuel Light and Power MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Repairs Furniture and Furnishings Laundry Work Water and Sewer Rent Stationery, Printing and Postage Telephone Medicine and Medical Attendance Ice Pollen Church (Use of bell for fire alarm purposes) ...... Total $2,928.32 1,716.11 6.60 2,156.82 365.98 200.00 960.12 634.13 2646.87 453.99 175.51 38.40 150.00 71.91 292.43 73.25 34.68 50.00 Transferred to Traveling Expense Account Hydrants $41,035.43 200.00 6,390.00 MOTH AND INSECT SUPPRESSION Salary of Superintendent Labor Insecticides $494.67 $1,790.84 2,097.01 Equipment and Repairs Fighting Fires FOREST FIRES Lunches Telephone Equipment and Repairs $3,887.85 2242.49 285.64 $4,415.98 $646.60 40.80 10.00 195.52 $892.92 Labor TOWN OF LEXINGTON 263 SHADE TREES Hardware and Tools Fertilizer, Loam and Seed Trees Officer's Salary DOG OFFICER HEALTH AND SANITATION Labor Printing, Stationery and Postage Express and Telephones Medical Attendance Water Analysis Drugs and Medicines Hospitals Tubercular Cases $1,406.92 89.53 87.25 12.00 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES Salary of Inspector Expenses of Inspector Dquipment and Repairs Burying Dead Animals :itrth Returns Death Returns $1,696.70 $50.00 $ 26.40 23.67 3.46 419.70 40.00 73.64 VITAL STATISTICS $586.87 264 ANNI7AL REPORTS DENTAL CLINIC Salary of Dentist Salary of Assistant Stationery Supplies Laundry LOWERING BROOKS Equipment Labor POSTURE CLINICS Professional Services $198.00 Salaries 402.50 Supplies 500.00 2.70 323.34 26.00 INSPECTION Plumbing Inspector's Salary Plumbing Inspector's Expenses $2,039.41 Animal Inspector's Salary Slaughtering Inspector's Salary Milk Inspector's Salary Milk Inspector's Expenses (Analysis, etc.) $9.75 13.25 $23.00 $1,100.00 50.00 600.00 600.00 300.00 173.95 $2,723.95 CARVILLE AVENUE (Installation of Drain Labor Pipe Stone $1,000.00 600.00 #1,600.00 $15.65 52.45 3L25 $1,699.35 $26.15 468.29 $494.44 $75.00 415.80 133.50 $624.30 $1,137.01 263.14 15.90 MASSACHUSETTS AND FOTTLER AVENUES (FROM EOWKER STREET TO THE BROOK) Installation of Drains Labor Pipe Stone Other Material $1,416.05. $2,190.79 384.91 32.36 174.02 $2,782.08 TOWN OF LE%INoToN SEWER MAINTENANCE Salary of Superintendent Stationery, Printing and Postage Labor Equipment and Repairs Pipe and Fittings Other Material Rent Furniture and Furnishings Insurance Pipe Privilege Sundries 265 $1,150.00 205.22 4,236.06 1,515.85 820.32 332.51 50.00 145.86 92.84 5.00 2.25 Metropolitan Sewer Tax 38,655.91 $4,990.75 313,546.66 CLARK STREET (FROM RAYMOND STREET TO PARKER STREET) Installation of Drain Labor Pipe Stone Other Material SEWERAGE SURVEY Professional Services (Engineers) $1,561.12 20$.97 23.15 299.14 32,090.38 32,737.61 SEWER CONSTRUCTION Labor 316,745.46 Stone 141.53 Equipment and Repairs 1,910.49 Pipe and Fittings 2,272.70 Damages 47.54 Recording 21.30 Other Material 1,132.02 Insurance 964.06 Pipe Privilege 50.00 $23,285.10 266 ANNUAL REPORTS Labor REFUSE AND GARBAGE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE Contract for removal of garbage HIGHWAYS $211.20 4,449.96 34,661.18 TRAFFIC BEACON SIGNALS Equipment and Repairs 3253.15 Light AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SIGNALS Equipment and Repairs Sundry Persons Labor Signs Labor MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE (LAND DAMAGES) STREET SIGNS $291.24 343.81 3635.05 3500.00 383.74 160.78 3244.52 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BUILDING (CARBARN) (EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS) $71.52 13,701.98 757.51 432.48 945.00 General Repairs Electric Wiring Heating Equipment $15,908.49 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BUILDING (CARBARN) (OPERATION) Labor Telephones Equipment and Repairs Light and Power Fuel 33,085.58 242.10 1,010.33 725.32 799.04 TOWN OT LEXINGTON Repairs, building Supplies Furniture and Furnishings Printing, Stationery and Postage Installing Fire Alarm Box HIGHWAY (MAINTENANCE) Salary of Superintendent Water Light Labor Labor (Ashes and Dumps) Stone and Gravel Equipment and Repairs Feed Other Material 267 296.16 32.19 99.25 25.00 185.00 Furniture and Furnishings Sundries Superintendent (Allowance for use of Automobile) Telephones Tarda and Oil Fuel Damages HIGHWAY (CONSTRUCTION) (MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE FROM LAKE STREET STREET) Labor $6,499.96 26S ANNUAL REPORTS Pipe Tarvia and Oil 155.23 977.21 $8,498.04 HIGHWAY (CONSTRUCTION) (WOOD STREET FROM MASS. AVENUE TO BEDFORD LINE) Labor Stone and Gravel $2,000.00 Other Material 1.49 8.40 $4,991.50 27.453.49 2,096.58 14,156.78 HIGHWAY (CONSTRUCTION) 5,623.77 (BOW STREET FROM MASS. AVENUE TO CLIFFE AVENUE) 807.88 Labor $1,063.76 1,558.19 Stone and Gravel 248.85 48.85 Tarvia and 011 259.84 32.04 Other Material 137.24 350.00 Land Damages 449.00 103.27 5,672.42 $2,154.69 32.96 $20.90 HIGHWAY (CONSTRUCTION) $4,715.'75 232.50 43.25 $59,967.01 TO LINCOLN Stone and gravel Other Material Pipe Equipment and Repairs Tarvia and Oil Salary, Superintendent 11,235.79 6,896.64 2,053.75 2,312.55 281.39 4,759.12 400.00 $27,939.24 Labor (ALLEN STREET) $785.26 Stone and Gravel 268.50 $1,053.76 DANIEL J. O'CONNELL, BUILDING LINE JUDGMENT Daniel .1. O'Connell $22,715.61 HIGHWAY (CONSTRUCTION) (LINCOLN STREET FROM MASS. AVENUE TO MARRETT ROAD) Labor $145.23 Materia I 65.00 $210.23 HIGHWAY (CONSTRUCTION) (DEXTER ROAD FROM FULLER ROAD TO WILLIAMS ROAD) Labor4,138.35 HIGHWAYS Stone and Gravel 3,143.60 (UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF) Other Material 82.65 Labor $500.00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 969 270 ANNUAL REPORTS HIGHWAY (CONSTRUCTION) SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL I SMITH AVENUE FROM INDEPENDENCE AVENUE TO FOLLEN Labor 16,686.42 ROAD) Material 1.772.00 Labor $1,444.20 Equipment .and Repairs 3,207.83 Salary of Superintendent 50.00 Stone and Gravel 928.55 $11,666.25 Other Material 7.90 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE $2,430.65 Salary of Visitor $300.00 Printing, stationery and postage 46.11 HIGHWAY (CONSTRUCTION) Clothing, groceries and provisions 3,196.76 (INDEPENDENCE AVENUE FROM LOCUST AVENUE TO SMITH Coal and Wood 1,170.08 AVENUE) Board and Care 1,430.68 Labor $251.19 Medicine and Medical Attendance 520.87 Salary of Superintendent 20.00 State Institutions 287.00 Stone and Gravel 225.00 Cash Aid 5,160.50 Other Material 1.85 Taxi Service 61.00 Burials 54.00 $498.04 Repairs 18.70 Sundries 74.30 HIGHWAY (CONSTRUCTION) Cities and Towns (Temporary Aid) 1,259.65 I CRESCENT HILL. AVENUE FROM HASKELL STREET TO AR- Hospitals 1,117.68 LINGTON TOWN LINE] Mothers' Aid (Town) 1,276.00 Labor $1,402.52 Mothers' Aid (Other Cities and Towns) 440.00 Salary of Superintendent 40.00 Stone and Gravel 550.20 $16,413.23 Pipe 128.13 Other Material 33.76 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE FROM JULY 1, 1931 TO DECEMBER 31, 1931 $2,154.61 Cash Aid $1,425.00 Stationery 4.05 Fuel 55.00 HIGHWAY (CONSTRUCTION) (TUCKER AVENUE FROM BAITER AVENUE NORTHWESTERLY APPROXIMATELY 315 FEET) Labor $850.22 $1,484.05 Salary of Superintendent 40.00 SOLDIERS' BENEFITS Stone and Gravel 465.00 State Aid $174.00 Other Material A 2.50 Soldiers' Relief (Cash) 419.00 $1,357.72 $593.00 SIDEWALKS NEW SCHOOL HOUSE (FRANiKLIN) Construction $3,404.21 Architects $1,299.23 Furniture and Furnishings 5,755.40 STREET LIGHTS Labor 188.38 Street Lighting $24,250.20 General Contract 45,838.27 Tow or LicamoroN 271 Sprinkler System 635.80 Lighting System 742.00 Fence, shrubs and grading 991.22 Installing Fire Alarm Box 186.72 Transferring Telephone Service 51.27 $55,688.29 SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE (ADAMS SCHOOL) (PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, ETC.) High School $32.34 Elementary Schools 99.65 Evening Schools 2,368.01 Surnmer School 272 ANN -UAL Raroaa8 Traveling Expenses School Nurse School Physicians Health Supplies TEACHERS' SALARIES Blueprints :Making borings Architects $2,500.00 551.31. 1,900.00 1,100.00 96.79 $10,617.78 $82,523.53 78,537.77 330.82 712.50 $162,104.62 • ADAMS SCHOOL BUILDING (ADDITION) TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES Architects $1,821.23 73.50 High Text and Reference Books $3,079.86 Labor General Contract 61,895.22 High Supplies 5,201.83 Sprinkler System 2,773.00 Furniture and Furnishings 2,827.10 $8'281.69 Elementary Text and Reference Books $2,983.25 Elementary Supplies 4,075.83 $69,390.05 PURCHASE OF LAND (BY EMINENT DOMAIN) (FOR SCHOOL, PLAYGROUND AND PARK PURPOSES) Ellen A. Stone $2,150.00 PURCHASE OF LAND (FOR SCHOOL, PLAYGROUND AND PARK PURPOSES) Ellen A. Stone $350.00 $15,340.77 SUNDRY ITEMS Vocational School Tuition $1,163.70 Evening School Tuition • Transportation CONSTRUCTION OF FENCE Janitor's Services: BETWEEN ADAMS SCHOOL LOT AND PROPERTY OF ELLEN A. High School STONE, TRUSTEE Elementary Schools Construction of Fence $434.11 SCHOOLS (MAINTENANCE) GENERAL. EXPENSE Salary of Superintendent $3,760.00 Secretaries 2,168.79 Attendance Officer 200.00 Printing, Stationery and Postage 211.13 Telephones 629.76 FUEL AND LIGHT High School Elementary Schools 289.41 $1,453.11 $6,862.92 $5,780.14 7,151.48 $21,247.65 $4,632.26 5,434.20 $10,066.46 TOWN- or LExrNoTON MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND. GROUNDS HIGH SCHOOL Repairs Janitor's Supplies Water and Sewer ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Repairs Janitor's Supplies Sewer and Water FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS High School 27:3 $2,886.48 1,208.38 586.50 $4,681.36 $5,042.55 261.58 629.64 $5,933.77 $910.93 Elementary Schools 1,966.92 $2,877.85 OTHER EXPENSES Diplomas and Graduation Exercises $200.10 Total 3233,070.36 Transferred to Traveling Expense Account 3100.00 Salaries: Librarian Assistants Treasurer Janitors LIBRARIES CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY AND BRANCH Sub -Assistants Labor Telephones Office Supplies Landscape Architect Shrubs Treasurer's Bond Re Fuel 31,800.00 5,620.00 50.00 1.325.00 59.20 121.25 ;8,975.45 114.95 37.08 25.00 81.90 2.50 14.70 687.37 274 ANNUAL REPORTS Light Repairs, Building Furniture and Furnishings Water and Sewer Taxi Service Stationery, Printing and Advertising Janitor's Supplies Treasurer, Cary Memorial Library, (Dog Licenses) RECREATION '705.90 843.43 196.41 43.87 60.00 16.68 42.30 PARIS AND PLAYGROUNDS Salary of Superintendent Telephone Stationery, Printing and Advertising Labor Equipment and Repairs Fertilizer, Seed and Loam Shrubs and Trees Water Rates Light Landscape Architect Transportation (Children) Refreshments Instructors Material Transferred to Traveling Expenses State Parks and Reservations Tax CELEBRATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS APRIL 19th Prise Cup Costumes Music Refreshments Stenographic Services Transportation Horse Hire Beacon Lights Flowers $11,847.54 $1,719.94 $1,656.00 59.96 35.90 5,762.23 4,688.91 499.78 48.55 53.45 57.57 205.30 85.00 6.00 985.00 502.60 $14,646.23 365.00 3242.38 $15.00 9.75 155.00 14.00 16.50 18.00 5.00 15.00 20.00 TOWN OF' LEXINGTON 275 Services of Ampltphone Truck Sundries 15.00 18.85 $302.10 PENSIONS Police $963,16 Fire 1,107.81 276 ANNUAL REPORTS TRAVELING EXPENSES (OUTSIDE OF STATE) Superintendent of Water Department Superintendent of Schools Chief of Police Superintendent of Parks and Playgrounds Chief of Fire Department $80.86 84.00 125.00 64.50 198.62 $552.88 $2,070.97 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS (UNk7MPLOYMENT RELIEF) Labor $500.00 UNCLASSIFIED PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES MEMORIAL DAY (WATER DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE) Post No. 119 G. A. R... $250.00 Salary of Superintendent $1,700.00 Clerks 2,463.51 Light 17.93 TOWN REPORTS Printing, Stationery and Postage 575.77 Printing $2,201.57 Telephone 81.63 Insurance 562.98 INSURANCE Taxi Service 2.50 Premiums $10,038.53 Water Analysts 5.00 Furniture and Furnishings 334.53 Labor 15,962.48 UNCLASSIFIED Pipe and Fittings 5,070.16 Flowers (Funerals) $42.00 Meters and Fittings 619.18 Printing 5.90 Equipment and Repairs 2,298.62 Flag 7.50 Rent 80.00 Labor 21.00 Ink 2.93 $29,764.29 Photographic enlaxgments 100.00 Appraisal of Town Buildings 65.50 Transfers as follows: To Interest Account $10,441.25 $244.8:3 To Metropolitan Water Tax 22,688.58 To Maturing Debt 13,000.00 To Traveling Expense (Outside of State) 80.86 MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE Demonstration Work $50.00 $75174.98 Metropolitan Water Tax 922,688.58 SUNDRIES Check Returned, No Funds $10.00 Refund, Taxes 92.61 Charles F. Smith (Land In rear of Parker School) 2,500.00 $2,602.61 WATER DEPARTMENT (CONSTRUCTION) Tarvia and Stone $45.50 Stationery and Postage 3.75 Insurance 526.97 Labor 36,663.21 Equipment and Repairs 3,413.68 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 277 Pipe and Fittings 31,895.09 Meters and Fittings 1,174.42 Hydrants 2,703.56 Material 31.85 Fuel 100.00 Rent 5.00 Damages 76.35 $76,639.33 CEMETERIES MUNROE CEMETERY Salary of Superintendent $250.00 Clerk 50.00 Labor 1,480.77 Material 309.98 Fertilizer, Seed and Shrubs 66.15 Equipment and Repairs 110.50 Postage and Stationery 18.21 Wailer Rates 18.99 $2,298.70 WESTVIEW CEMETERY Salary of Superintendent $450.00 Clerk 60.00 Labor 2,767.20 Material 1,449.03 Fertilizer, Loam and Shrubs 579.31 Equipment and Repairs 165.92 Stationery and Postage 11.00 Water 31.00 Insurance 11.00 ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST FUNDS Clerk $5,514.46 $50.00 Stationery 1.15 Rent of Safe 10.00 Typewriting 5,00 $66.15 278 ANNUAL REPORTS INTEREST Temporary Loans (In anticipation of revenue) $8,632.76 General Loans 3,451.25 Highway Loans 160.00 School Loans 17,395.00 Sewer Loans 5,210.00 Water Loans 10.441.25 Sundry Items (Refunds) 34.24 $45,324.50 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Temporary Loans (In anticipation of revenue) -.-....... $625,000.00 General Loans 14,500.00 Highway Loans 1,000.00 School Loans 44,500.00 Sewer Loans 25,000.00 Water Loans 32,000.00 $742,000.00 AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT Old Age Assistance Tax $3,018.00 State Tax 18,525.00 County Tax 30,773672 County Tax (Tubercular Patients) 4,086.24 Munroe Cemetery (Perpetual Care Funds) 600.00 Westview Cemetery (Perpetual Care Funds) 1,711.75 $58,714.71 REFUNDS Taxes $3,634.50 Water Department 1,132.15 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 772.25 Cemeteries 24.00 Highway Maintenance 92.10 Department of Public Welfare 5.00 Sewer Department 42.49 Parks and Playgrounds 27.81 Insurance 532.80 $6,262.60 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Total Expenditures, 1931 Balance on Hand December 31, 1931 279 $1,824,654.47 136,358.34 UNPAID BILLS Collecting Department Police Department Shade Trees Public Welfare Department Public Works Building (Operation) Health Department Highway Maintenance Water Maintenance $1,961,012.81 $82.50 16.71 24.00 153.30 9.50 I.75 93.70 32.50 $363.95 280 ANNUAL REr'owrs APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Appropriation Committee Selectmen Accountant Treasurer Collector Assessors Other Finance Offices and Accounts Law Department Town Clerk Superintendent of Public Works Electric and Registra- tion Engineering Dept. - Town Office and Cary Memorial Hall , Planning Board Board of Appeals Police Department .- Fire Department Hydrant Rentals Inspector of Buildings Inspector of Wires Sealer of Weights and Measures Moth and Insect Suppression Shade Trees Forest Fires Dog Officer Health Department Dental Clinic Vital Statistics Inspection of Cattle Inspection of Slaugh- tering Inspector of Plumbing Inspector of Milk .. Sewer Maintenance Transfers and ApprolirlatiurI,, Receipts Expenditures Balance $150.00 $115.00 6,126.00 6,108.78 3,200.00 3,162.27 2,000.00 1,330.10 4,960.00 $300.00 5,140.89 6,915.00 6,899.81 1,065.65 260.71 6,000.00 6,608.65 2,180.00 1,184.32 5,400.00 5,371.56 1,000.00 75.00 1,056.27 11,480.00 450.00 11,929.95 9,000.00 8,996.73 500.00 498.75 150.00 50.00 189.41 34,781.00 34,378.71 41,243.00 41,235.43 6,390.00 6,390.00 1,200.00 1,195.02 825.00 810.00 525.00 494.67 4,500.00 4,415.98 1,600.00 1,595.70 500.00 400.00 892.92 50.00 50.00 3,500.00 2,039.41 1,700.00 1,699.35 50.00 23.00 500.00 500.00 600.00 600.00 1,150.00 1,150.00 500.00 473.95 8,600.00 8,555.91 (Sewer Construction (Sewer Construction (Sewer Construction Lowering Brooks Collection of Garbage Sewerage Survey Posture Clinic Carville Ave. (Drain) Massachusetts and Fottler Avenues (Drains) Clark St. (Drain) Highway Maintenance Beacon Traffic Signals Automatic Traffic Sig- nals .. Massachusetts Ave, (Land Damages) Street Signs Sidewalks Snow Removal Street Lights Public Works Dept. Equipment and Re- pairs Public Works Dept. Equipment and Re- pairs Public Works Dept. Building (Operation) Highway Construction Lincoln St., Massa- chusetts Ave., to Marrett Rd. Highway Construction Massachusetts Ave., Lake St. to Lincoln Street Highway Construction Dexter Rd., Fuller Rd. to Williams Rd. *Balance TOWN or LifaINQTON 281 Transfers and Appropriations Receipts Expenditures Balance 9,325.60* $9,431.32 13,390.82 23,285.10 10,000.00 (Loan) 500.00 494.44 4,650.00 25.00 4,661.16 2,737.61* 2,737.61 1,000.00 624.30 1,417.00 1,416.05 .95 2,850.00 2,092.00 60,006.00 300.00 2,782.08 2,090.38 59,967.01 253.15 750.00 635.05 500.00* 380.00 3,500.00 14,000.00 25,000.00 206.38* 500.00 244.52 3,404,21 11,666.25 24,250.20 15,710.00 15,908.49 6,500.00 6,499.96 4,500.00" 210.23 12,000.00 17,310.22 27,939.24 8,500.00 8,498.04 1.82 282 ANNUA1, REPoBTEI Highway Construction Woods St., Massa- chusetts Ave. to Bed- ford Line Highway Construction Bow St., Massachu- setts Ave. to Cliffe Ave. Highway Construction Allen Street Building Line, O'Connell Property Highways (Unem- ployment Relief) Highway Construction Smith Ave., Inde- pendence Ave. to Follen Rd. Highway Construction Independence Ave., Locust Ave. to Smith Ave. Highway Construction Crescent Hill Ave., Haskell St. to Ar- lington Town Line Highway Construction Rucker Ave., Baker Ave. northwesterly approx. 315 feet Department of Public Welfare Old Age Assistance Soldiers' Relief State Aid Soldiers' Burials Military Aid School Maintenance New School House (Franklin) *Balance Transfers and AppropriatiOne Receipts Expenditures Balance 5,000.00 4,991.50 8.50 2,000.00 154.69 2,154.69 1,200.00 1,053.76 146.24 22,715.61 22,715.61 500.00 500.00 2,500.00 2,430.65 69.35 12,000.00 2,000.00 1,200.00 400.00 100.00 500.00 234,937.00 57,868.97* 500.00 498.04 1.96 2,600.00 2,154.61 345.39 1,500.00 1,357.72 142.28 4,983.23 16,413.23 1,484.05 419.00 174.00 233,170.36 55,147.34 2,180.68 TOWN OF Lu.xtNePON 283 Transfers and Appropriations Receipts Expenditures Balance School Building Committee (Adams School) 2,500.00' 2,500.00 High School (Fire Loss) 517.23 Adams School Building (Addition) 25,000.00 69,390.05 15,609.95 60,000.00 (Loan) Purchase of Land (Ellen A. Stone) by eminent domain 128.00 2,022.00 2,150.00 Purchase of Land (Ellen A. Stone) ..- 100.00 250.00 350.00 Construction of Fence (Between Adams School Lot and Prop- erty of Ellen A Stone, Trustee 800.08 Libraries 12,293.00 Parks and PIaygrounds 14,205.00 606.47 14,711.23 Purchase of Land (In rear of Parker School) 2,500.00 April 19th 300.00 2.10 Police Pensions 1,030.00 Fire Pensions 1,108.00 Memorial Day 250.00 Insurance 13,500.00 321.57 Town Report 2,201,57 Middlesex County Extension Service 50.00 Unclassified 300.00 Reserve Fund 2,500.00 Traveling Expenses (Outside of State) 570.86 552.88 Francis R. Henderson 34.01 34.01 Axel and Henning W. Swenson 58.60 Parks and PIaygrounds (Unemployment re- lief) 434.11 365.89 11,847.54 2,500.00 302.10 963.16 1,107.81 250.00 10,038.53 2,201.57 50.00 244.88 641.92 *Balance 58.60 500.00 500.00 284 :MOTUAL REPORTS Water Department (Maintenance) Water Department (Construction) Cemetery Maintenance Westview Cemetery Westview Cemetery Administration of Trust Funds Interest on Public Debt Maturing Debt Maturing Debt Balance* Transfers and Appropriations Receipts Expenditures Balance 72,000.00 4,000.00 75,974.98 11,662.02* 65,000.00 (Loan) 76,639.38 22.64 2,300.00 2,298.70 240.72* 2,000.00 3,500.00 5,514.46 226.26 75.00 66.15 41,633.75 10,441.25 45,292.50 2,662.33* 81,951.92 33,190.69 117,000,00 804.94 286 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN OF LEXINGTON Balance Sheet—December 31, 1931 GENERAL ACCOUNTS ASSETS Cash Balance: In Banks and Office $136,358.34 Accounts Receivable: Tax Levy, 1928 64.19 Tax Levy, 1929 255.95 Tax Levy, 1930 718.62 Tax Levy, 1931 253,306.43 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1930 1,340.97 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1931 6,057.56 Special Assessments: Sewer Assessments, 1931 3,618.56 Highway BetLerment Assessments, 1930 25.11 Highway Betterment Assessments, 1931 2,985.34 Sidewalk Assessments, 1931 27.13 Unapportioned Sewer Assessments 2,584.39 Unapportioned Highway Betterment Assessments 739.41 Unapportioned Sidewalk Assessments 536.10 Departmental Bills: Health Department 93.00 Public Welfare Department 6,251.94 State Aid 174.00 School Department 687.83 Munroe Cemetery 193.00 Westview Cemetery 1,926.00 Sewer Maintenance 3,401.11 Water Department 18,887.85 Tax Titles 20,520.67 Overlay, 1930 (Overdraft) 959.64 Building Line Betterment, 1931 902.35 $462,565.49 TowN PP LEXINOTON 287 Sewer Assessments, 1930 $4.57 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue 7,398.53 Temporary Loans (In anticipation of Revenue) 300,000.00 Westview Cemetery (Sale of Lots Fund) 2,858.79 Departmental Revenue 9,275.77 Sewer Maintenance Revenue 8,401.11 Special Assessments Revenue 11,413.82 Water Revenue 18,887.85 Tax Titles Suspense 16.97 Tax Titles Reserve 20,520.67 Tailings 248.51 Sewer Assessment Fund (Available for Sewer Con- struction) 1,251.08 Overlay, 1931 4,649.97 New Headquarters Fire Station 2,000.00 Carville Avenue (Drain) .95 Clark Street (Drain) 1.62 Waltham Street (Damages) 109.00 Highway Construction (Wood Street) 8.50 Construction of Fence 365.89 Veterans Memorial Fund 3,617.89 Committee on Permanent Memorial (Veterans of all wars) 800.00 Water Department (Available Surplus) 136.20 Westview Cemetery 226.26 Maturing Debt 804.94 Westview Cemetery (Perpetual Care Fund) 235.50 Highway Construction (Allen Street) 146.24 Highway Construction (Smith Avenue) 69.35 Highway Construction (Independence Avenue) 1.96 Highway Construction (Crescent Hill Avenue) 345.39 Highway Construction (Tucker Avenue) 142.28 DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS (LOAN BALANCES)* • *Sewer Construction $9.431.32 *New School House (Franklin) 2,180.68 *Adams School (Addition) 15,609.95 *Water Construction 22.64 Excess and Deficiency 46,486.29 $462,565.49 288 ANNUAL REPORTS DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Sewer Assessments not due $19,206.30 Apportioned Highway Betterment Assessments not due $44,060.31 Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments not due $732.29 TOWN OF LFXrNUTON 9 S DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Sewer Assessments: Due in 1932 $3,322.76 1933 3,172.96 1934 2,759.38 1935 2,324.48 1936 2,048.96 1937 1,637.39 1938 1,631.90 1939 1,095.45 3940 x 726.00 1941 577.02 $19,306.30 Apportioned Highway Betterment Assessments: Due in 1932 $5,920.08 1933 5,920.12 1934 5,738.79 1935 5,320.08 1936 5,014.09 1937 4,915.12 1938 4,917.57 1939 3,363.73 1940 2,140.87 1941 809.86 Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments: Due in 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 $44,060.31 $166.87 16688 137.11 137.13 24.88 22.48 22.48 22.48 22.48 $732.29 290 ANNUAL REPORTS DEBT ACCOUNT Net Bonded or Fixed Debt: Inside debt limit $398,500.00 Outside debt limit $524,000.00 . $922,500.00 TOWN OF LEXINUTON 291 Due Date of Laat Matur[ty General Loans—Inside Debt Limit: New Town Office Building Loan 1928 4% $37,500.00 1948 Street Improvement (Depot Park) Loan 1922 44% 1,000.00 1932 School Construction Loan 1915 4% 8,000.00 1935 Parker School Loan 1919 41k% 24,000.00 1939 School Construction Remodeling Loan 1925 4% 63,000.00 1945 Franklin School Loan 1930 4% 108,000.00 1940 Adams School (Addition) Loan 1931 3%`/•7 60,000.00 1941 Buckman Tavern Loan 1913 414% 12,000.00 1943 Public Works Building Loan 1930 41A.% 21,000.00 1935 Sewer Loan 1927 4% 10,000.00 1941 Sewer Loan 1927 4% 17,000.00 1947 Sewer Loan 1928 44% 11,000.00 1942 Sewer Loan 1930 4% 12,000.00 1935 Trust Fund (Refunding) Loan 1910 4% 4,000.00 1935 Sewer Loan 1931 414 9', 10,000.00 1936 $398,500.00 General Loans—Outside Debt Limit: Street Improvement (Sundry Streets) Loan 1924 4% $3,000.00 1934 School House (Construc- tion and Remodeling) Loan 1924 4% 184,000.00 1939 Sewer Loan 1915 4% 42,000.00 1945 Sewer Ivan 1924 4% 3,000.00 1934 Sewer . Loan 1925 4% 12,000.00 1935 Sewer Loan 1927 4% 5,000.00 1936 Water Loan 1927 4% 12,000.00 1942 Water Loan 1927 4% 11,000.00 1942 Water Loan 1928 4% 24,000.00 1943 Water Loan 1929 44% 26,000.00 1944 Water Loan 1930 41/s% 45,000.00 1940 Water Loan 1930 4% 27,000.00 1940 Water Loan 1930 4% 45,000.00 1940 Water Loan 1930 4% 20,000.00 1935 Water Loan 1931 3%% 50,000.00 1941 Water Loan 1931 44% 15,000.00 1936 $524,000.00 Total Inside Limit $398,500.00 Total Outside Limit 524,000.00 Grand Total $922,500.00 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 293 294 ANNUAL REPORTS TOWN DEBT, WHEN DUE TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS December 31, 1931 CASH AND SECURITIES Trust Other Year Water Sewer Funds Debt' Total 1932 ....... $33,000 $17,000 51,000 $65,000 8116,000 1923 32,000 16,000 1,000 59,000 108,000 1934 82,000 16,000 1,000 59,000 108,000 1935 32,000 15,000 1,000 58,000 106,000 1936 27,000 9,000 52,000 88,000 1937 .. 24,000 6,000 52,000 82,000 1938 24,000 6,000 52,000 82,000 1939 24,000 6,000 51,500 81,500 1940 24,000 6,000 25,500 55,600 1941 11,000 6,000 13,600 30,500 1942 6,000 5,000 7,500 18,500 1943 4,000 4,000 7,500 15,500 1944 2,000 4,000 6,500 12,500 1945 4,000 6,500 10,500 1946 1,000 2,000 3,000 1947 1,000 2,000 3,000 1948 2,000 2,000 $278,000 $122,000 $4,000 $521,600 $922,500 In hands of Trustees $97,581.00 PUBLIC PROPERTY ACCOUNTS Town of Lexington $921,070.93 TOWN of LExINGTON TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS Eleanor S. Beales Charity Fund Samuel J. Bridge Charity Fund Harriet R. Gilmor Charity Fund Jonas Gammell Charity Fund Elizabeth B. Gerry Charity Fund Lexington High School Scholarship Fund Cary Memorial Library Fund Cary Memorial Library Fund (Reserve) Robbins Library Fund Wellington Library Fund Beales Library Fund Laura M. Brigham Library Fund Book Fund (Library) Goodwin Music Fund (Library) Cary Maintenance Fund (Library) Jane Phinney Fund (Library) Paulina Burbank Fund (Library) George O. Smith (Park Fund) Hayes Fountain Fund Charles E. French (Medal and Cemetery Fund) Battle Green Fund (Orrin W. Fiske) Hallie C. Blake (Prize Fund) William Augustus Tower Memorial Park Fund Battle Green Fund (Edith C. Redman) Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds (Principal) (Munroe) Cemetery Perpetual Gare Funds (Income) (Munroe) Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds (Principal) (Westview) Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds (Income) (Westview) 295 $2,069.21 4,059.50 511.47 582.77 2,067.54 238.27 11,097.92 354.31 100.00 1,098.72 1,100.00 3,035.50 1,000.00 500.00 2,448.80 126.67 1,000.00 2,464.31 1,026.25 4,697.81 662.29 1,000.00 10,000.00 500.00 28,635.00 3,678.54 10,754.75 2,771.37 $97,581.00 PUBLIC PROPERTY ACCOUNTS Real Estate $540,925.62 Water Works 282,065.00 Sewer System 98,080.31 $921,070.93 CHARLES F. PIERCE, Town Accountant. 29C ANNUAL REPOTS REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS State House, Boston April 13, 1931. To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Robert P. Trask, Chairman Lexington. Massachusetts Gentlemen: 1 submit herewith my report of an audit of the aecounts of the town of Lexington for the fiscal year ending Decem- ber 31, 1930, made in accordance with the provisions of Chap- ter 44 of the General Laws. This report is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Edward H. Fenton, Chief Ac- countant of this Division. Very truly yours, (Signed), THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts. Mr. Theodore N. Waddell. Director of Accounts, Department of Corporations and Taxation, State House, Boston. Sir: As directed by you 1 have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Lexington for the year 1930, and submit the following report thereon: The financial transactions of the town, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined and reconciled with the books and records in the town accountant's office. The books and accounts in the town accountant's office were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were TowN or LEXINGTON 297 checked with the departmental reports to the town account- ant of payments to the treasurer and with the treasurer's books. The records of payments were checked with the warrants ap- proved by the selectmen and with the treasurer's books. The classification book was checked and compared with the ledger accounts. The appropriation accounts were checked with the town clerk's records of appropriations voted by the town. the ledger accounts were analyzed, the postings were checked to the books of original entry, the necessary cor- recting a.nd adjusting entries were made, and a balance sheet. which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town as of December 31, 1930. i'he books and accounts of the late town treasurer were examined and checked with the records in the several de- partments collecting money for the town and with the other sonrces from which money was paid into the town treasury. ']'he recorded payments were checked with the warrants authorizing the treasurer to disburse -town funds and with the books and records in the town accountant's office. The late treasurer's cash balance on February 4, 1931, was verified by an actual count of the cash in the office and by a reconciliation of the several bank accounts. The cash balance was subsequently transferred to the temporary treasurer and was again verified an March 6, 1.931.- when the accounts were transferred to the new treasurer elected at the annual town meeting, Appended to this report are tables showing a reeoncilia- t icon of the treasurer's cash on February 4 and March 6, 1931. The books and accounts of the tax collector were ex- amined and checked in detail. The commitment of taxes were checked and reconciled with the assessor's warrants, the recorded collections were checked with the commitment books, the abatements were compared with the assessors' records of abatements granted, the payments to the treasurer were verified by a comparison with the treasurer's cash book, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the accountant's books, The outstanding accounts were further verified by mail- ing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts are correct ars listed. 298 Arrirwa. Rapowrs The commitments of sewer, highway, and sidewalk better- ment assessments, and of departmental accounts receivable, were checked and verified, the abatements and the apportion- ments granted were proved. and the outstanding accounts were listed and reeonciled with the books and records in the accountant's office. The records of tax titles held by the town were examined and checked and the tax titles on hand were reconciled with the ledger accounts. The commitment of water charges were examined and checked. The recorded collections were checked in detail to the commitment lists, and the recorded payments to the treasurer were compared with the treasurer's books. The abatements were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the accountant's ledger. In verifying the collector's aeeounts, it was necessary to check in detail the commitment book postings to the sev- eral cash books; and it is therefore again recommended that the collector balance his cash daily with the amounts called for by the cash books at the close of each day's business. The town elerk's records of dog, of sporting and of other licenses and fees collected were examined and checked, the payments to the County, State and town treasurers being verified. The securities representing the investments of the trust funds held by the trustees of public trusts, of the Bridge Chari- table Trust Fund, and of the trustees of the Cary Memorial Library were personally examined and listed, the income and expenditures being verified. The attention of the trustees of the public trusts is again called to the practice of paying over the income on cemetery perpetual care funds to the Superintendent of Cemeteries, who makes disbursements therefrom. It is again recom- mended that the cemetery fund income be paid over to the town treasurer, who should make disbursements therefrom on authority of properly approved vouchers and treasury war- rants. The cash account of the treasurer of the Gary Memorial Library was examined and checked, and the balance as of March 24, 1931 was verified. It was again noted that the dog license fund has been paid over to the treasurer of the li- brary trustees to be disbursed by him, and once more we TOWN' of LEXTNSTON 299 recommend that the disbursements properly chargeable to the fund be made by the town treasurer only upon the pres- entation of properly approved, detailed vouchers and select- men's warrants. In addition to the departments and accounts mentioned, the records of receipts of the selectmen for licenses, etc., from town hall rents, from the sealer of weights and meas- ures, the dental clinic. the building, plumbing, and wire in- spectors, as well as the school and library departments, were examined and checked; and the payments to the treasurer were veri&ed. The surety bonds for the faithf u1 performance of the duties of the treasurer, tax collector, town clerk, superinten- dent of public works, and building inspector were ex- amined and found to be in proper form. In addition to the balance sheet and tables already men- tioned, there are appended to this report tables showing a reconciliation of the cash of the tax collector and the library treasurer, summaries of the taxes, assessments, water, sewer and other accounts receivable, together with tables showing the transactions of the several trust funds. While engaged in making the audit, 1 received the co-op- eration of the various department officials for which, on be- half of my assistants and for myself, 1 wish to express appreciation. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) EDWARD H. FENTON, Chief Accountant. 300 ANNUAL REPORTS RECONCILIATION OF TOWN TREASURER'S CASH John H. Kane, Treasurer Balance January 1, 1930... $136,409.52 Receipts 1,899,299.36 $2,035,708.88 Payments Balance December 31, 1930 $1,789,185.08 246,523.80 $2,035,708.88 Balance January 1, 1931 $246,523.80 Receipts, January 1 to February 3, 1931 .... 34,458.89 Payments January 1 to February 3, 1931. Balance February 3, 1931 $64,706.44 216,276.25 $280,982.69 $280,982.69 Balance February 3, 1931 $216,276.25 19.00 $216,295.25 Cash over Balance February 8, 1931: Lexington Trust Company $109,913.95 Atlantic National Bank 100,463.00 Cash in office (verified) 5,848.30 Memorandum 70.00 $216,295.25 LEXINGTON TRUST COMPANY Balance February 3, 1931, per cheek regis- ter Outstanding checks February 3, 1931, per list Balance February 3, 1931, per statement $109,913.95 7,102.82 ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK Balance February 3, 1931, per cheek book Balance February 3, 1931, per statement $117,016.77 $117,016.77 $100,463.00 $100,463.00 TOWN OP LEXINGTON RECONCILIATION OF TOWN TREASURER'S CASH Helen C. Whittemore, Temporary Treasurer Balance February 4, 1931 $216,276.25 Receipts February 4 to March 6, 1931 49,976.83 Payments February 4 to March 6, 1931 $73,320.94 Balance March 6, 1931: Lexington Trost Company.... $92,207.71 Atlantic National Bank .... 100,656.48 Cash in office (verified) . .. 167.95 192,932.14 :301 $266,253.08 $266,253.08 LEXINGTON TRUST COMPANY Balance March 6, 1931, per check register $92,207.71 Outstanding checks March 6, 1931, per list 6,857.10 Balance March 6, 1931, per statement ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK Balance March 6, 1931, per check book Balance March fr, 1931, per statement ... . $99,064.81 $99,064.81 $100,556.48 $100,556.48 RECONCILIATION OF LIBRARY TREASURER'S CASH Balance Januaty 1, 1930 Receipts: Trust fund income $1,020.09 Dog fund transferred from town 1,774.75 Fines, etc. 564.47 Interest on deposits 16.88 $716.79 3,376.19 $4,092.98 302 ANNUAL REPORTS Receipts January 1 to March 24, 1931: Trust fund income $176.14 Dog fund transferred from town 1,719.94 1,896.08 Payments January 1 to March 24, 1931 - $470.84 Balance Lexington Trust Company, March 24, 1931 1,748,37 $2,219.21 $2,219.21 RECONCILIATION OF TAX COLLECTOR'S CASH Byron C. Earle, Collector Cash balance February 5, 1931: Taxes 1928 $3.27 Taxes 1929 .. .. ..-.. 766.52 Taxes 1930 26,460.69 Motor vehicle excise taxes 1930 1,432.93 Sewer assessments 1930 171.42 Sewer assessments 1930, committed in- terest 56.59 Highway betterment assessments 1930 271.90 Highway betterment assessments 1930 committed interest Interest on taxes Sewer accounts receivable Water accounts receivable Cash variation Balance Lexington Trust Company, Feb- ruary 5, 1931 Cash in office, February 5, 1931 (verified) TAXES —1928 35.24 521.93 398.78 1,851.43 173.06 $28,036.40 4,106.36 $32,142.76 $32,142.76 Payments $3,769.85 Outstanding January 1, 1930 ..-...... $ Balance December 31, 1930. 828.13 175.78 $4,092.98 Overpayments to collector, refunded 18.65 Payment after abatement, adjusted 3.27 Balance January 1, 1931 $323.13 $197.70 TOWN OF LEXLNOTON Payments to treasurer $45.97 Abatements 148.46 Outstanding December 31, 1930 3.27 Outstanding January 1, 1931 Cash balance February 5, 1931 (verified) 303 $197.70 $3.27 $3.27 TAXES —1929 Outstanding January 1, 1930 $195,084.05 Additional commitment 93.86 Abatements after payment, refunded 457.42 Overpayments to collector, refunded 4.12 Sewer assessments 1929, reported as taxes 68.30 Highway betterment assessments 1929, re- ported as taxes 61.03 Interest reported as taxes .50 Overpayments to treasurer by collector: Transferree to adjustment account of Byron C. Earle, Collector 146.12 Adjustment 2.00 Overpayments to be refunded .. 515.33 Payments to treasurer $182,875.63 Abatements 2.193.03 Tax titles 9,324.29 Transferred from adjustment account of Byron C. Earle, Collector 144.37 Taxes 1929 reported as highway betterment assessments 1929 23.74 Outstanding December 31, 1930 1,8'71.67 Outstanding January 1, 1931 Payments to treasurer January 1 to Feb- ruary 5, 1931 Outstanding February 5, 1931, per list . . Cash balance February 5, 1931 $196,432.78 $196,432.73 $1,102.38 2.77 766.52 $1,871.67 $1,871.67 304 ANNII .L RKPORTS TAXES —1980 Commitment $670,298.69 Additional commitment 1,088.12 Abatement after payment, refunded 1,776.04 Overpayments to collector, adjusted .02 $673,156.87 Payments to treasurer $458,119.01 Abatements 5,872.86 Transfer from reserve fund 380.80 Taxes 1930 reported as sewer assessments 1930 .02 Outstanding December 31, 1930 213,784.68 $673,156.87 1 Outstanding January 1, 1931 $213,784.68 Abatements after payment, refunded 1,095.96 Payments to treasurer January 1, to Feb- ruary 6, 1931 Abatements January 1 to February 5, 1981 Outstanding February 5, 1931, per list -.. -. Cash balance February 5, 1931 ... $23,439.70 3,395.04 161,585.21 26,460.69 $214,880.64 $214,880.84 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES --1929 Outstanding January 1, 1930 $6,695.65 Additional commitment 52.05 Abatement after payment refunded 29.10 Overpayment to treasurer by collector: Transferred to adjustment account of Byron C. Earle, Collector 17.05 Overpayments to collector, to be refunded 1.78 $6,795.63 Payments to treasurer $5,634.51 Abatements 78.18 Outstanding December 31, 1930 and Feb- ruary 5, 1931, per list 1,082.94 $6,795.63 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES —1930 Commitment $29,443.36 Abatements after payment, refunded 580.78 $29,974.14 TQwN or LEX1NUTON Payments to treasurer Abatements Transferred from adjustment account of Byron C. Earle, Collector Outstanding December 31, 1980 Outstanding January 1, 1931 Additional Commitment Abatements after payment, to be refunded Overpayments to collector, to be refunded Payments to treasurer January 1 to Feb- ruary 5, 1931 Abatements January 1 to February 5, 1931, not reported to accountant Outstanding February 5, 1931, per list Ca;.h balance February 5, 1931 $22,409.62 2,008.06 .32 5,561.14 $5,561.14 3,156.57 49.56 55.91 $2,002.22 100.04 5,287.98 1,432.93 305 $29,974.14 $8,823.17 $8,823.17 [JNAPPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS Outstanding January 1, 1930 $2,074.67 Commitment 6,755.57 Payments to treasurer $2,654.26 Abatements ... 206.62 Apportionments . 1,782.31 Added to taxes 1930 1,199.57 Outstanding December 31, 1930 2,987.48 Outstanding January 1, 1981 Apportionments January 1 to February 5, 1931 Outstanding February 5, 1931 $817.14 2,670.34 SEWER ASSESSMENTS —1929 Outstanding January 1, 1930 Payments to treasurer Abatements - $8,830.24 $8,830.24 $2,987.48 $2,987,48 306 ANNUAL REPORTS Tax titles Sewer assessments reported as taxes 1929 Outstanding December 31, 1930 and Feb- ruary 5, 1931: Sewer assessments $1,135.96 Sewer assessments — com- mitted interest 56.80 14-4.14 68.30 1,192.76 SEWER ASSESSMENTS -1930 Commitment Commitment list in excess of warrant Taxes, 1930 reported as sewer assessments Payments to treasurer Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1930 Outstanding January 1, 1931 Payments to treasurer January 1 to Feb- ruary 5, 1931 Outstanding February 5, 1931, per List: Sewer assessments $1,334.31 Sewer assessments -- com- mitted interest .-. 334.44 Cash balance February 5, 1931 $3,246.80 $5,029.83 .02 .02 $2,974.76 18.54 2,036.57 $140.81 1,668.75 227.01 $5,029.87 $5,029.87 $2,036.57 $2,036.57 UNAPPORTIONED HIGHWAY BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS Outstanding January 1, 1930 $1,521.00 Commitment .. 28,103.21 Payments to Treasurer $1,510.88 Abatements 748.81 Apportionments 14,775.11 Added to taxes 1930 4,016.54 $29,624.21 $3,246.80 Outstanding December 81, 1930 8,573.37 $1,204.93 $29,624.21 636.67 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Outstanding January 1, 1931 Commitment January 1 to February 5, 1931 Payments to treasurer January 1 to Feb- ruary 5, 1931 Apportionments January 1 to February 5, 1931 Outstanding February 5, 1931, per list 307 $8,5'73.37 5,400.00 $13,973.87 $682.94 6,920.64 6,369.79 $13,973.37 HIGHWAY 13ETTE'RMENT ASSESSMENTS -1928 Outstanding January 1, 1930 $11.72 Overpayment refunded 1.00 Abatements $12.72 $12.72 HIGHWAY BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS -4929 Outstanding January 1, 1930 Taxes 1929 reported as highway betterment assessments 308 ANNUAL REPORTS Payments to treasurer January 1 to Feb- ruary 6, 1931 Outstanding February 5, 1931: Highway betterment assess- ments $4,154.62 Highway betterment assess- ments, committed interest 685.74 Cash balance February 5, 1931 ........... $396.48 4,840.36 307.14 $5,543.98 UNAPPORTIONED SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS Outstanding January I, 1930 $994.09 Commitment 3,305.34 Payments to treasurer $2,775.68 Apportionments 640.17 Added to taxes 1930 336.95 Outstanding December 31, 1930 346.63 $1,937.45 Outstanding January 1, 1931 Payments to treasurer January 1 to Feb - 23.74 ruary 5, 1931 $1,961.19 Outstanding February b, 1931, per list Payments to treasurer $1,850.24 Abatements 20.87 Tax titles 29.05 Highway betterment assessment reported as taxes 1929 61,03 $1,961.19 HIGHWAY BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS— 1930 Commitment $9,662.55 Additional commitment 9.84 $9,672.39 Payments to treasurer $4,122.98 Abatements 6.43 Outstanding December 81, 1930 5,543.98 $9,672.39 Outstanding January 1, 1931 $5,543.98 $4,099.43 $4,099.43 $346:@8 $48.40 298.23 $346.83 SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS —1929 O tatanding January 1, 1930 Payments to treasurer SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS — 1930 Commitment Payments to treasurer Outstanding December 31, 1930 and Feb- ruary 3, 1931: Sidewalk assessments $158.59 Sidewalk assessments, com- mitted interest .............. 10.08 $192.07 166.67 $134.63 $134.63 $358.74 $358.74 TOWN' OP LEXINGTON INTEREST ON TAXES Interest collections 1930: Taxes 1929 $6,474.70 Taxes 1980 573.89 Motor Vehicle- excise taxes 1929 166.24 Motor Vehicle excise taxes 1930 8.57 Payments to treasurer Interest reported as taxes, 1929 $6,223.40 310 ANNUAL REPORTS APPORTIONED HIGHWAY BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS Due 1931-1940 Outstanding January 1, 1930 Apportionments 1930 Payments in advance $6,222.90 Added to taxes 1930 .50 Abatements of invalid assessments $6,223.40 Adjustment Interest collections January 1 to February 5, 1931: Taxes 1929 $108.26 Taxes 1930 866.82 Motor vehicle excise taxes 1930 40.56 Payments to treasurer January 1 to Feb- ruary 5, 1931 Cash balance February 5, 1931 ;1,016.64 $493.71 521.93 $1,015.64 APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENTS Due 1931-1940 Outstanding January 1, 1930 Apportionments 1930 Payments in advance Added to taxes 1930 Outstanding December 31, 1930: Due in 1931 $2,609.92 Due in 1932 2,422.40 Due in 1933 2,272.56 Due in 1934 2,007.11 Due in 1935 1,634.06 Due in 1936 1,348.52 Due in 1937 946.93 Due in 1938 941.39 Due in 1939 404.91 Due in 1940 35.36 $15,989.43 1,782.31 $869.08 2,779.50 14,623.16 $17,771.74 $17,771.74 Outstanding December 31, 1930: Due in 1931 $3,857.63 Due in 1932 3,795.21 Due in 1933 .. 3,793.82 Due in 1934 3,591.80 Due in 1935 3,287.07 Due in 1936 3,250.70 Due in 1937 3,151.74 Due in 1938 3,154.28 Due in 1939 1,583.07 Due in 1940 378.41 $19,500.82 14,775.11 $314.38 3,951.49 166.28 .05 29,843.73 $34,275.93 $34,275.93 APPORTIONED SIDEWALK ASSESSMENTS Due 1931-1940 Apportionments 1930 Outstanding December 31, 1930: Due in 1931 $107.53 Due in 1932 105.06 Due in 1933 105.06 Due in 1934 105.06 Due in 1935 105.06 Due in 1936 22.48 Due in 1937 22.48 Due in 1938 22.48 Due in 1939 22.48 Due in 1940 22.48 $640.17 $640.17 TOWN OF LEXIN0TON TOWN CLERK John H. Kane, Town Clerk Cash balance January 1, 1930: Dog licenses Receipts 1930: Dog licenses $2,138.00 Sporting licenses 646.25 Permits and miscellaneous collections 269.47 Payments 1930: County treasurer $1,973.80 Division of Fisheries and Game 570.50 Town Treasurer 269.47 Fees retained by Town Clerk .. Cash balance December 31, 1930 Cash balance January 1, 1931 Receipts January 1 to February 8, 1930: Sporting licenses $173.25 Permits and miscellaneous collections 25.98 ;11.00 3,053.72 $2,813.77 248.95 2.00 311 $3,064.72 ;8,064.72 $2.00 199.23 Cash balance February 3, 1931: Due county 1.80 Due Division of Fisheries and Game157.50 Due town 25.98 Town Clerk's fees 15.95 $201.23 $201.23 Cash balance February 3, 1931 $201.23 Unidentified cash February 3, 1931 44.50 Balance Lexington Trust Company Feb- ruary 8, 1931 Cash in office February 3, 1931, verified $245.73 :112 ANNUAL REPORTS HEALTH DEPARTMENT Outstanding January 1, 1930 $189.33 Commitment 1,649.76 $1,839.09 Payments to treasurer $1,644.09 Abatements 102.00 Outstanding December 31, 1930 and Feb- ruary 3, 1931 93.00 $1,839.09 SEWER DEPARTMENT Outstanding January 1, 1930 $3,085.96 Commitment 7,259.15 Refunds 62.64 Water services reported as sewer accounts receivable 15.45 Abatements after payments, to be refunded 4.86 Overpayments to be refunded 2.91 Payments to treasurer $7,113.15 Abatements 548.09 Outstanding December 31, 1980 2,769.73 Outstanding January 1, 1931 Commitment January 1 to February 5, 1931 Payments to treasurer January 1, to Feb- ruary 6, 1931 Transferred from adjustment account of Byron C. Earle, Collector Outstanding February 5, 1931, per list Cash balance February 5, 1931 $2,769.73 HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT $59.18 Outstanding January 1, 1930 188.55 Outstanding December 31, 1930 and Feb - $245.73 ruary 3, 1931, per list 110,430.97 $10,430.97 1,978.94 $661.75 1.00 3,685.14 398.78 $4,746.87 $4,746.67 $719.00 $719.00 Tows OF LEXINGTON PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT Outstanding January 1, 1930 $1,481.92 Commitment 4,639.27 Payments to treasurer $2,171.94 Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1930 and Feb- ruary 3, 1931, per list 3,761.75 187.50 SCHOOL DEPARTMEENT 3)3 $6,121.19 $6,121.19 Outstanding January 1, 1930 ..... $547.86 Commitment 85,916.38 Payments to treasurer Abatements Outstanding December 31, 1930 and Feb- ruary 3, 1981 $35,950.00 7.11. 507.13 $86,464.24 $36,484.24 MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Outstanding Januaryl, 1930 $26.66 Commitment 981.00 $1,007.66 Payments to treasurer $1,007.66 WATER RATES AND SERVICES Outstandnig January 1, 1930 Commitments Overpayments refunded Overpayments adjusted Adjustments of abatements Payments to treasurer Abatements Water services reported as sewer accounts receivable $17,497.63 71,336.43 98.62 .02 372.49 $72,159.52 1,484.58 15.45 $89,305,19 314 ANNUAL REPORTS Unlocated differences per previous audit, adjusted 7.58 Outstanding December 31, 1930 15,638.06 $89,305.19 Outstanding January 1, 1931 Commitments January 1 to February 5, 1931 Overpayments refunded $15,638.06 7,416.39 10.65 $23,065.10 Payments to treasurer January 1 to February 5, 1931 $3,162.05 Abatements January 1 to February 5, 1931 45.00 Outstanding February 5, 1931 18,006.62 Cash balance February 6, 1931 1,851.43 $23,066.10 MUNROE CEMETERY Outstanding January 1, 1930 $152.50 Commitment 1,403.50 Detailed list in excess of commitment 1.50 Overpayments to treasurer, to be refunded 24.00 $1,581.50 Payments to treasurer $1,388.75 Outstanding December 31, 1930 192.75 Outstanding January 1, 1931 Payments to treasurer January 1 to Feb- ruary 3, 1931 Outstanding February 3, 1931 $39.00 153.75 $1,581.50 $192.75 $192.75 Outstanding February 4, 1931 $153.75 Commitments February 4 to March 24, 1931 501.33 Payments to treasurer February 4 to March 24, 1931 $474.33 Outstanding March 24, 1931, per list 171.75 Cash an hand March 24, 1931 (verified) 9.00 $655.08 $655.08 TOWN OF LEXINGTON WESTVIEW CEMETERY Outstanding January 1, 1930 $1,543.75 Commitment 4,437.61 Payments to treasurer Outstanding December 31, 1930 Outstanding January 1, 1931 Payments to treasurer January 1 to Feb- ruary 3, 1931 Outstanding February 3, 1931 Outstanding February 4, 1931 Charges not committed February 4 to March 24, 1931 Payments to treasurer February 4 to March 24, 1931 Outstanding March 24, 1931, per list Cash on hand March 24, 1931 (verified) .- Cash variation March 24, 1931 315 i16 ANNUAL REPORTS HARRIETT R. GILMORE CHARITY FUND In Custody of Trustees o! Public Trusts $5,981.36 Savings Bank Deposita Total $526.94 $626.94 On hand at end of year 1930 $580.89 $580.89 $2,645.36 3,336.00 On hand at beginning of year 1930 $5,981.36 $3,336.00 $1,080.50 2,255.50 $3,336.00 $2,255.50 2,111.50 $4,367.00 Income Refund Receipts Payments $23.95 Deposited in saving e 48.25 bank $63.96 Expenditures 18.26 $72.20 JONAS GAMMELL CHARITY FUND In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts $72.20 Savings $1,434.00 Bank 2,743.00 Deposits Total 175.00 On hand at beginning of year 1930 $656.99 $656.99 15.00 On hand at end of year 1930 $676.41 3676.41 $4,367.00 ELEANOR S. BEALS CHARITY FUND In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Savings Par Value Bank of Deposits Securities Total $ 213.66 32,000.00 32,213.66 32,119.58 3 12,119.58 Payments Deposited i n savings bank Expenditures On hand at beginning of year 1930 On hand at end of year 1930 Receipts Sale of securities. $2,000.00 Withdrawn from savings bank 241.00 Income 84.67 Refund 62.25 $2,387.92 $2,146.92 241.00 $2,387.92 Receipts Payments Income 129.42 Deposited In savings bank $19.42 Expenditures 10.00 329:42 LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts $29.42 Savings Bank Deposits Securities Total On hand at beginning of year 1930......,3126.86 $100.00 $226.86 On hand at end of year 1930 $132.60 $100.00 $232.60 Receipts Payments 35.74 Deposited In savings bank.. $5.74 income TOWN or LEXINGTON :;17 HALLIE C. BLAKE PRIZE FUND In custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Par Value of Securities Total On hand at beginning of year 1930 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 On hand at end of year 1930 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Receipts Payments Income $50.00 Expenditures $50.00 GEORGE 0. SMITH PARK FUND In custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Savings Par Value Bank of Deposits Securities Total On hand at beginning of year 1930$582.62 $2,000.00 92,582.62 On hand at end of year 1930 $584,56 $2,000.00 $2,534.56 Receipts Payments Income 9111.94 Deposited in savings bank $ 1.94 Lexington Field and Gar- den Club . 110.00 $111.944 $111.94 BATTLE GREEN FUND In custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Savings Bank Deposita Total On Band at beginning of year 1930 $602.69 9602.69 On hand at end of year 1930 $632.34 9632.14 318 ANNuAL REPORTS Receipts Payments Income $22.76 Transferred to town $22.75 HAYES FOUNTAIN FUND In custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Savings Bank Deposits Total On hand at beginning of year 1930 9941.35 9941.35 On hand at end of year 1930 9984.01 $984.01 Receipts Payments Income 942.11 Deposited in savings bank.. 942.66 WILLIAM AUGUSTUS TOWER MEMORIAL PARK FUND In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Savings Par Value Bank of Deposits Securities Total On hand at beginning of year 1930$2,000.00 $8,000.00 910,000.00 On band at end of year 1930 92,000.00.. 98,000.00 $10,000.00 Receipts Payments Income 9488.88 Transferred to town 9488.88 CHARLES E. FRENCH SCHOOL MEDAL FUND In custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Receipts Payments Savings Par Value Income $28.65 Deposited in savings bank.. $29.65 Sank of Deposits Securities Total On hand at beginning of year 1930.... 9619.86 $2,000.00 92,619.86 EDITH C. REDMAN BATTLE GREEN FUND On hand at end of year 1930 $689.24 92,000.00 $2,639.24 In custody of Trustees of Public Trusts Receipts Payments Savings Income 9109.38 Deposited in savings bank $ 19.38 Bank Expenditures 90.00 Deposits Total On hand at beginning of year 1930 $500.00 9590.00 9109.38 $109.38 On hand at end of year 1930 $500.00 9500.00 TowN OF' L1XINOTON CHARLES E. FRENCH COLONIAL CEMETERY FUND In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts :319 Savings Par Value Bank of Deposits Securities Total On hand at beginning of year 1930 $76.81 $2,000.40 $2,076.81 On hand at end of year 1930 $58.93 $2,000.00 $2,058.93 Receipts Payments Withdrawn from savings Transferred to Cemetery bank .... $ 17.88 Commissioners $100.00 Income 82.12 $100.00 CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS MUNROE CEMETERY In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts $100.00 Savings Bank Cash Deposits Total On hand at beginning of year 1930 $1,000.00 $30,255.91 $31,255.91 On hand at end of year 1930 $ $31,837.44 $31,837.44 Receipts Payments Income $1,431.53 Deposited in s a v in g s Bequests 250.00 bank $1,581.53 Cash on hand at begin- Transferred to Cemetery ning of year 1930 1,000.00 Commissioners 1,200.00 $2,781.53 CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS WESTVIEW CEMETERY In Custody of Trustees of Public Trusts $2,781.53 Savings " Bank Cash Deposits Total On band at beginning of year 1930 $54.00 $10,190.10 $10,244.10 On hand at end of year 1930 $18.00 $11,271.23 $11,289.23 320 ANNUAL, REPORTS Receipts Payments Income $ 510.63 Deposited in savings Sale of lots 534.50 beak ;1,081.13 Cash on hand at begin- Cash on hand at end of ning of year 1930 ........ 54.00 year 1930 18.00 $1,099.13 $1,099.13 SAMUEL J. BRIDGE CHARITY FUND In Custody of the Trustees of the Bridge Charitable Fund Savings Bank Deposits On hand at beginning of year 1930$514.52 On hand at end of year 1930 ;283.96 Par Value of Securities $4,000.00 $4,000.00 Total $4,514.52 $4,283.95 Receipts Payments Withdrawn from savings Expenditures 9545.82 bank $230.57 Income 189.70 Income transferred from Gerry Fund 98.94 Refund 26.61 $545.82 $545.82 ELIZABEt'H 13. GERRY CHARITY FUND In Custody of the Trustees of the Bridge Charitable Fund Savings Bank Deposits On hand at beginning of year 1930$680.26 On hand at end of year 1930 9680.26 Par Value of Securities $1,600.00 91,600.00 Total 92,280.26 $2,280.26 Receipts Payments Transferred to Bridge Income $98.94 Charity Fund .................... $98.94 CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY GENERAL FUND In Custody of Library Trustees Savings Bank Deposits On hand at beginning of year 1930;97.80 On hand at end of year 1930 998.16 Par Value of Securities $11,000.00 ;11,000.00 Total ;11,097.80 $11,098.10 TOWN OF LFXINUTUN :321 Receipts Payments Withdrawn from savings Deposited in savings bank $ 2.16 bank $ 1.80 Transferred to Library Income 489.3E Trustees i488.96 $491.12 $49L12 ROBBINS LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Library Trustees Savings Bank Deposits Total On hand at beginning of year 1930 $100.00 $100.00 On hand at end of year 1930 $1,00.00 $100.00 Receipts Payments Transferred to Library Income $4.55 Trustees $4.55 WELLINGTON LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Library Trustees Savings Bank Deposits Total On hand at beginning of year 1980 $1,101.41 $1,101.41 On hand at end of year, 1930 $1,101.41 $1,101.41 Receipts Payments Transferred to Library Income $48.46 Trustees $48.46 BEALS LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Library Trustees Par Value of Securities Total On hand at beginning of year 1930 $1,100.00 $1,100.00 On hand at end of year 1930 $1,100.00 $1,100.00 Receipts Payments Transferred to Library Income 160.50 Trustees $60.50 322 ANNUAL REPORTS LAURA MUZZEY BRIGHAM LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Library Trustees Savings Par Value Bank of Deposits Securities Total On hand at beginning of year 1930$536.81 $2,500.00 $3,036.81 On hand at end of year 1930 1536.81 $2,500.00 $3,036.81 Receipts Payments Transferred to Libra r y Income $176.12 Trustees $176.12 LIBRARY BOOK FUND In Custody of Library Trustees Par Value et Securities Total On !rand at beginning of year 1930 $1,000.00 $1,00000 On hand at end of year 1930 $1,000.00 11,000.00 Receipts Payments Transferred to Libra rf Income 1929 and 1930 $75.00 Trustees $75.00 GOODWIN MUSICAL COLLECTION LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Library Treasurer Par Value of Seeuritiee Total On hand at beginning of year 1930. $500.00 1500.00 On hand at end of year 1930 1500.00 $500.00 Receipts Payments Transferred to Library Income 130.00 Trustees $50.00 ALIC8S BUTLER CARY LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Library Trustees Savings Par Value Bank of Deposits Beeurkies Total On hand at beginning of year Inc.. $449.90 $2,000.00 $2,449.90 On band at end of year 1930. $444.90 $2,000.00 $2,4:49'84 TOWN OF LEXINGTON 32,i Receipts Payments Transferred to Libra r y Income $114.80 Trustees $114,80 324 ANNUAL REPORT: TOWN OF LEXINGTON BALANCE SHEET—DECEMBER 3,t, 1930 GENERAL ACCOUNTS JANE PHINNEY LIBRARY FUND Assets In Custody of Library Trustees Cash: General $ 246,523.80 Savings Cary Memorial Library Trustees 323-13 Bank Deposita Total Accounts Receivable: On hand at beginning of year 1930 $126.98 $126,98 Taxes: On hand at end of year 1930 $126.98 $126.98 Levy of 1928 $3.27 Levy of 1929 1,356.34 Receipts Payments Levy of 1930 213,784.68 Transferred to Library 215,144.29 Income $6.68 Trustees $568 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: - Levy of 1929 $1,081.16 Levy of 1930 5,561.14 MARIA CARY LIBRARY FUND 6,642.30 In Custody of Library Trustees SpeclaI Assessments: Savings Sewer: Bank Unapportioned $2,987.48 Deposits Total Apportioned 1929 1,192.76 On hand at beginning of year 1630 $354.31 $354.31 Apportioned 1930 2,036.57 On hand at end of year 1930 $554.31 $354.31 Highway Betterment: Unapportioned 8,573.37 Receipts Payments Apportioned 1930 5;543.98 Transferred to L i b r ary Sidewalk: Income $18.12 Trustees $18.12 Unapportioned $346.63 Apportioned 1930 166.67 Tax Titles Departmental; Health $93.00 Highway 719.00 Public Welfare 3,761.75 State Aid 292.00 Schools 507.13 Munroe Cemetery 168.75 Westview Cemetery 3,336.00 20,847.46 10,242.08 8,877.63 Sewer 2,761.96 Water Rates and Services 15,638.06 Overlay 1929 Deficit 71.36 Overdrawn Appropriations: Snow Removal 2,067.06 Fire Loss High School 517.23 2,684.29 $529,656.36 ► TowN OF LEXINGTON 32 Liabilities and Reserves Temporary Loans: in Anticipation of Revenue $300,000.00 Cary Memorial Library 323.13 Premium on Loans 2,662.33 Adjustment Account—Byron C. Earle, Collector 138.21 Veteran's Memorial Fund 3,617.89 Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund: Westview Cemetery 1,795.86 Unexpended Balances: New Fire Station Headquarters $2,000.00 Sewer Construction 9,325.60 Sewerage Survey 2,737.61 Highway Construction --Various Streets 315.31 Highway Construction—Fottler and Taft Avenues, and Bertwell Road 836.30 Waltham Street Damages 109.00 Waltham Street Construction 96.32 Massachusetts Avenue Land Damages 500.00 Public Works—Building 206.38 Clark Street Construction 15.31 Lincoln Street Construction 4,500.00 Building Line O'Connell Property 500.00 New Schoolhouse 57,868.97 Committee on New Schoolhouse 2,500.00 Swimming Pool Construction 1.76 Permanent Memorial 200.00 Permanent Memorial Committee 800.00 Water Construction 11,662.02 Westview Cemetery Construction 240.72 Westview Cemetery Land 1,090.82 95,506.12 Overlay Reserve for Abatement of Taxes: Levy of 1930 2,539.26 Reserve Fund—Overlay Surplus 1,983.23 Sewer Assessment Fund 4,225.03 Water Department Available Surplus 2,111.18 Tax Title Suspense 16.97 Revenue Available when collected: Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes ;6,642.30 Special Assessment 20,847.46 Tax Titles 1.0,242.08 Departmental 8,877.63 Sewer Maintenance 2,761.96 Water 15,838.06 66,009.49 Surplus Revenue 49,727.60 $,523,696.36 326 ANNUAL REPORT'S DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS Apportioned Assessments Not Due: Sewer Assessments $14,623.16 Highway Betterment Assessments 29,843.73 Sidewalk Assessments 640.17 $45,107.06 Torvrr or LEXINGTON' 327 Apportioned Sewer Assessment Revenue Due In: 1931 $2,609.92 1932 2,422.40 1933 2,272.56 1934 2,007.11 1935 1,634.06 1936 1,348.52 1937 946.93 1938 941.39 1939 404.91 1940 35.36 Apportioned Highway Betterment Assessment 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 ;14,623.16 Revenue Due In: $3,857.63 3,795.21 3,793.82 3,591.80 3,287.07 3,250.70 3,151.74 3,154.28 1,583.07 378.41 Apportioned Sidewalk Assessment Revenue Due 1n: 1931 $107.53 1982 105.06 1933 105.06 1934 105.06 1935 105.05 1936 22.48 1937 22.48 1938 22.48 1939 22.48 1940 22.48 29,843.78 640.17 $45,107.06 328 ANNUAL REPORTS DEBT ACCOUNTS Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Debt Limit $371.500.00 Outside Debt Limit 533,000.00 $904,500.00 TOWN' of LEXINGTON General Loans Inside Debt Limit: School Construction 1915 $10,000.00 Parker School Loan 1919 27,000.00 School Construction Loan 1925 67,500.00 School Construction Loan 1930 120,000.00 Buckman Tavern Park Loan 18,000.00 Trust Fund Refunding Loan 1910 5,000.00 Publie Works Building Loan 30,000.00 Sewer Loan 1927 11,000.00 Sewer Loan 1927 19,000.00 Sewer Loan 1928 12,000.00 Sewer Loan 1930 15,000.00 New Town Office Building 1928 40,000.00 Street Improvement Loan 1922: "Depot Park" 2,000.00 General Loans Outside Debt Limit: Street Improvement Loan 1924 $4,000.00 School Construction 1924 207,000.00 Sewer Loan 1915 45,000,09 1924 4,000.00 1925 15,000.00 3926 10,000.00 1927 6,000.00 Water Loan—Outside Debt Limit: Water Loan 1926 $4,000.00 1926 3,000.00 1927 14,000.00 1927 12,000.00 1928 26,000.00 1929 28,000.00 1930 155,000.00 329 $371,500.00 291,000.00 242,000.00 $904,500.00 330 ANNUAL REPORTS TRUST ACCOUNTS Trust Funds—Cash and Securities: In Custody of: Trustees of Public Trusts $67,135.28 Trustees of Bridge Charitable Trust 6,564.21 Trustees of Cary Memorial Library 20,867.57 $94,557.01 TOWN of LEXINGTON EIeanor S. Beals Charity Fund $2,119.58 Harriet R. Gilmor Charity Fund 580.89 Jonas Gammen Charity Fund 676.41 Lexington High School Scholarship Fund 232.60 Bailie C. Blake Prize Fund 1,000.00 George 0. Smith Park Fund 2,584.56 Battle Green Fund 632.34 Edith C. Redman Battle Green Fund 500.00 Hayes Fountain Fund 984.01 William Augustus Tower Memorial Fund 10,000.00 Charles E. French School Medal Fund 2,639.24 Charles E. French Colonial Cemetery Fund 2,058.93 Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds—Munroe 31,837.44 Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds—Westview 11,289.23 Samuel S. Bridge Charity Fund $4,283.95 Elizabeth B. Gerry Charity Fund 2,280.25 Cary Memorial Library General Fund ;11,098.16 Robbins Library Fund 100.00 Wellington Library Fund 1,101.41 Beal's Library Fund 1.100.00 Laura M. Brigham Library Fund 3,036.81 Library Book Fund 1,000.00 Goodwin Musical Collection Library Fund 600.00 Alice Butler Cary Library Fund 2,449.90 Maria Cary Library Fund 354.31 Jane Phinney Library Fund 126.98 331 $67,135.23 132 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL December 31, 193T To THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON. Gentlemen: In accordance with section 6 of Article XI of the Town By-laws. I herewith make my report in writing as Town Coun- sel, of (a) "all actions by or against the town which were pend - 6,564.21 ing at the beginning of the preceding fiscal year"; (b) "all actions brought by or against the town during such year"; (e) "all actions settled or disposed of during such year." (a) The following actions were pending on January 1, 1931, and proceeded as stated. (1) John Swenson, Adm. v. Town of Lexington; Superior,. Middlesex; personal injuries; ad damnun $15,000. No action taken during the year. (2) Caroline A. Harrington v. Town of Lexington; $94,567.41 Su- perior, Middlesex; petition for assessment of damages for establishment of building line. No action taken during the year. 20,867.57 (3) Town of Lexington v. Charles W. Ryder, et al; Su- perior, Middlesex; Bill in equity to enforce order of prohibi- tion against keeping swine on Waltham Street. Injunction is- sued and served. (4) Atlantic National Bank v. Town of Lexington, Su- perior. Middlesex; appeal from refusal of Assessors to abate. taxes. Following filing of Commissioner's report appeal dis- missed by agreement. (5) Town of Lexington v. John J. Burns: In Re: Es- tate of Susan E. Smith; Probate Court, Middlesex; petition as ga i n st executor to compel payment for perpetual care of cemetery lot. Decree for plaintiff. Defendant appealed Su- TowN of LExtNmmN 3;13 preme Judicial Court which affirmed decree. Petition for •contempt filed against defendant. Not yet heard. (6) Leonard K. Dunham v. Town of Lexington; District t'ourt of Central Middlesex. Judgment for neither party by :agreement. (7) Charles Brophy v. Town of Lexington; Middlesex, Second District Court of Eastern Middlesex; tort for per- sonal injuries arising from collision with a traffic beacon. Trial, plaintiff nonsuited, judgment for defendant. (8) Anne C. McKinney v. Town of Lexington; Middle- sex, Second District Court of Eastern Middlesex; tort for property damage to automobile by collision with a traffic' beacon. Trial, plantiff nonsuited, judgment for defendant. (9) Lexington v. Commonwealth; Superior, Middlesex; claim for reimbursement for support of a poor person. Trial, finding for plaintiff. Defendant's claim of exceptions filed. (10) Town of Lexington v. City of Revere; Middlesex, Superior; action of contract for reimbursement for support of a poor person. Trial, tried with Lexington v. Commonwealth,. finding for defendant.. Plaintiff's claim of exceptions filed. (b) The following cases have been entered during the year 1931. (1) Daniel J. O'Connell v. Town of Lexington; Superior, Middlesex; petition for damages for establishment of building line; trial; damages assessed $22,401. (2) Town of Arlington v. Town of Lexington; Superior, Middlesex; petition for assessment of damages from layout of highway ; pleadings completed. (3) Town of Arlington v. Town of Lexington; Superior, Middlesex; appeal from assessment of betterments for high- way layout. Pleadings completed. (4) Raoul H. Beaudreaa v. Town of Lexington; Su- perior, Middlesex; petition for assessment of damages for high- way layout. Pleadings completed. (5) Sarah E. Holmes v. Town of Lexington; Superior, Middlesex; petition for assessment of damages for highway layout. Pleadings completed. (6) Sarah E. Holmes v. County Commissioners of Middle- sex County; Superior, Middlesex; petition for assessment of damages for highway layout. Pleadings completed. 334 ANNUAL REPORTS (7) Town of Lexington v. J. Newton Frost; Land Court; petition for foreclosure of tax title; petition dismissed by agreement on payment of back taxes and expenses. (8) Axel Swenson, et al v. Board of Assessors of Lexing- ton; Board of Tax Appeals; appeal from assessment of taxes. Hearing; appeal dismissed. (9) Town of Lexington v. Commissioner of Corpora- tions; Board of Tax Appeals; appeal from valuation on prop- erty of New England Telephone and Telegraph Company; ap- peal dismissed by agreement. (10) Mary E. Garvin v. Town of Lexington, et els; Su- perior, Suffolk ; tort for misrepresentation and negligence with respect to inn -keeper's license; ad damnum $25,000. (11) Charles W. Ryder v. Board of Assessors of Lexing- ton; Board of Tax Appeals; appeal from assessment of taxes. Hearing on motion to dismiss; decision reserved. (12) Minnie M. Ryder v. Board of Assessors of Lexing- ton; Board of Tax Appeals; appeal from assessment of taxes. Hearing on motion to dismiss; decision reserved. (13) Robert L. Ryder v. Board of Assessors of Lexing- ton; Board of Tax Appeals; appeal from assessment of taxes. Hearing on motion to dismiss; decision reserved. (14) Ryders Stock Farm, Inc., v. Board of Assessors of Lexington; Board of Tax Appeals; appeal from assessment of taxes. Hearing on motion to dismiss; decision reserved. (15) Lizzie E. Baker Lee v. Board of Assessors of Lexing- ton; Board of Tax Appeals; appeal from assessment of taxes. Hearing on motion to dismiss; deoision reserved. (16) Lexington Real Estate Trust v. Board of Assesora of Lexington; Board of Tax Appeals; appeal from assessment of taxes. Hearing on motion to dismiss; decision reserved. (17) Charles W. Ryder v. Town of Lexington; Superior, Middlesex; tort for flowage of land; ad damnum $50,000; pleadings completed. (18) Charles W. Ryder et al, Trustees of Lexington Real Estate Trust v. Town of Lexington; Superior, Middlesex; tort for flowage of land; ad damnum $50,000; pleadings completed. (19) Robert L. Ryder, Trustee v. Town of Lexington; Superior, Middlesex; tort for flowage of land; ad damnum $50,000; pleadings completed. TOWN OF LEXINGTON 335 (20) Elizabeth E. Holton, et al v. Town of Lexington; Superior, Middlesex; petition for damages from street layout; pleadings completed. (21) Town of Lexington v. Joseph V. Boinay, et al; Su- perior, Middlesex; bill in equity to enjoin violation of zoning law; stipulation in lieu of injunction filed. (22) Donald Shea v. Town of Lexington; Third District Court of Eastern Middlesex; tort for flowage of land; ad damnum $10,000; writ returnable January 2, 1932. (23) Eva D. Oorberg v. Town of Lexington; Land Court; bill in equity to remove cloud on title arising from a tax sale, subpoena returnable February 1932. (c) Of the above actions the following were disposed of during the year. (1) O'Connell v. Lexington. (2) Lexington v. Ryder. (3) Atlantic National Bank v. Lexington. (4) Dunham v. Lexington. (5) Brophy v. Lexington. (6) McKinney v. Lexington. (7) Swenson v. Lexington. (8) Town of Lexington v. Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation. (9) Lexington v. J. Newton Frost. The Town Counsel also reports the separate amounts re- ceived by him as compensation and for disbursements in eaeh or such actions during such year and for all other services not covered by his regular salary. (1) Lexington v. Heaney (Disposed of in 1930) $ 60.00 Disbursements 13.75 (2) Lexington v. Greenblott (Disposed of in 1930) 100.00 Disbursements 24.16 (3) Ryder v. Burnham (Disposed of in 1930) $1,000.00 Disbursements 63.00 (4) Brophy v. Lexington McKinney v. Lexington 130.00 Disbursements 35.60 (5) Dunham v. Lexington 20.00 336 ANNUAL REPORTS (•6) Atlantic National Bank v. Lexington 275.00 Disbursements 4.70 (7) O'Connell v. Lexington 1,000.00 Disbursements (not including expert testi- mony) 53.00 (8) Matter of die Chapin 15.00 (9) Disbursements 3.00 Examination of title to land adjoining 'Parker School 50.00 (10) Swenson v. Assessors 45.00 (11) Lexington v. Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation Disbursements 70.00 10.00. Respectfully submitted, S. R. WRIOHTn1OTON, Town Counsel. '1'owN of LEXINGTON REPORT OF TOWN ENGINEER December 31, 1931. TO THE IIONORAIII.E 13OARn OF SELECTNI f:\, LExINGTON, MASSACH1'4IiTTS. Gentlemen : I herewith submit the following report relative to the activities o£ the Engineering Department during the year 1931: Name of Street Allen Street Crescent Hill Ave. Dexter Road Independence Ave. Smith Ave. Tucker Ave. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Streets Accepted From At Franklin Haskell Street Fuller Road Locust Ave. Independence Ave. Baker Ave. To School .Allington line Williams Road Smith Ave. Pollen Road Northwesterly Length in Date of Feet Acceptance 604 Sept. 28, '31 541 Nov. 23,'31 1357 Apr. 27,'31 198 Nov. 28,'31 756 Nov. 23, '31 315 Nov. 23,'31 3771 Lines arid grades were established for the construction of the above mentioned streets. In addition thereto, plans and' estimates were made for the following streets: 1. Downing Road from Marrett Road to Outlook Drive. 2. Oakland Street. from Glen Road to Meriam Street. 3. Outlook Drive from 500 feet southwesterly of Down- ing Road to 800 feet northeasterly of Wachusett Drive. Lines and grades were established for: 1. Construction of granolithie sidewalks bordering 23 properties on 8 separate streets. The total frontage thus im- proved was 2,631 feet. The various widths of construction totalled 1,795 square yards. 2. Setting curb along: A. Massachusetts Avenue from Winthrop Road to Wallis Place. :338 ANNUAL. RE1•oRTti B. Bow Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Boston & Maine R. R. 3. Preliminary construction of : A. Hill Street near Cedar Street. R. Wood Street from Massachusetts Avenue to Ballard property. BOARD OF SURVEY The following work was undertaken for. the Board of Selectmen or for Board of Survey purposes: 1. Detailed surveys and plans were made of the streets listed below: a. Allen Street at the Franklin School, b. Jean Road from Massachusetts Avenue to Morgan Street. e. Ledgelawn Avenue extended to Bedford Street. d. Morgan Street from Jean Road to standpipe. e. Pleasant Street from Massachusetts Avenue to C011 - Cord Avenur. f. Vine Street from Woburn Street to Woburn Street. g, Vinebrook Road at Winthrop Road. h. Road from Lowell Street to Winchester Town line. i. Sherman Streetextended to Oakland Street. j. Valley Road and adjacent land for Parker Sehool. 2. Studies were made for relocations of a. Burlington Street from North Haneoek Street to Grove Street. b. East Street from Adams Street to Lowell Street. e. Grant. Street from Hayes Lane to York Street. 3. A study was made for a radical change in the so- called "East Street Route" connecting Lowell Street with Bedford Street. This work was done entirely by the use of our air maps. TOWN of LEXINUTON 339 4. Several studies were made for an entirely new lay- out of . the development known as Colonial Heights. This was done because the bordering streets, Massachusetts Avenue and Wood Street have been recently relocated and because of the fact that the original 1910 layout was most poorly conceived. SEWER DEPARTMENT Lines and grades were established for the construction of lateral sewers in the following streets: Name of • Street From 1. Berwick Road Hayes Avenue 2. Bowker Street Massachusetts Avenue 3. Cedar Street Massachusetts Avenue 4: Hayea Avenue Near Hancock Street 5. Hunt Road Massachusetts Avenue 6. Lisbeth Street Massachusetts Avenue 7. Plymouth Road Richard Road 8. Richard Road Tower Street 9: Robbins Road Near Watson Road 10. Summit Road Fallen Road 11. Tower Street Massachusetts Avenue 1P, Watson Road Robbins Road Length in feet 75 229 815 666 460 209 553 238 255 318 554 271 4,643 Miscellaneous work appears as follows: 1. Field work for a sewer study of the entire town which was started in 1929 was completed in September, 2. Inspection during flushingof main outlet. 3, Checked list of sewers and sewer services. 4. Final field measurements of all 1931 construction work. 5. Survey and plan for blast damage. The sewer assessment charge for 1932 eonstruction will be $5.159 per foot. WATER• DEPARTMENT Lines and/ or• grades were given for the extension of 2,000 linear feet of water mains. 340 ANN [?.►[. REPORTS PLANNING BOARD Topographical surveys and plans were completed at the following locations : 1. Adjacent to Winter Street in the section known as Park Heights. 2. Bounded by Woodland Road, Adams Street, East Street, Grant Street and Francis Street. This plan was used to show a proper development for the entire area. One hundred scale plans for future study were completed showing all properties from the Arlington town line to Wo- burn. Street and extending from the railroad to the Win- chester and Woburn boundaries. During the year we have worked with the State and County officials and with the Metropolitan Division of Plan- ning concerning future highways for the Town of Lexington. AIR SURVEY MAP We have used these photographs in all available forms to the fullest extent. 400 scale map, 600 scale contact prints and 100 scale enlargements have all been used in studies under- taken by the Board of Selectmen and were used extensively in sewer study work, both by the Engineering Department and by Messrs. Metcalf and Eddy. Consulting Engineers on our sewer problems. ASSESSORS DEPARTMENT The block plan area has been brought up to date with owners' names insofar as they were available and all new buildings have been loeated. PARK DEPARTMENT A topographical survey and study plans were made for the development of the Stone property aequired for playground purposes. Lines and grades were established for tennis courts and playground area. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT Re-established grades of road to complete construction in southerly lobe. 'Cows nF L1 xjxGTox 341 DRAINAGE MATTERS Made location survey and plan of Vine Brook from Hayes Lane to Butterfield's Pond. Made estimate of cost and wrote specifications for improvement of same. Took numerous photo- graphs of Vine Brook and many flow readings during flood periods. bines and/or grades were established for the following drains: 1. Carville Avenue from Tucker ,Avenue to near Butler Avenue. 2. Clarke Street from Raymond Street to Vine Brook. 8. Fottler Avenue from Massachusetts Avenue to conduit just easterly of B. & M. R. R. 4. Massachusetts Avenue from Lake Street to Parker Street. 5. Massaehusetts Avenue from ]3owker Street to Fnttier Avenue. GENERAL WORK The services of the department were also required in con- nection with: 1. Approval of land court eases. 2. Approval of plans relative to installation of public utilities. 3. Numbering plans for various streets. 4. 88 miscellaneous plans for various departments and committees. 5. Street lines and/ or grades, for 42 property owners. 6. Checking office plans with all plans of Lexington at Registry of Deeds. 7. Copying 107 plans from Registry of Deeds. 8. Additions and changes to 400 and 800 scale maps as of December 31, 1931. • 342 ANNUAL RETORTS CONCLUSION The present personnel of the Engineering Department with the Town Engineer is : Stanley A. Higgins J. Bruce Lewis William C. Paxton John O'Connor Albert Miller Samuel Zeitlen In conclusion I wish to gratefully acknowledge the as- sistance given to this department by the Town Officials and members of other departments. Respectfully submitted, JOHN T. COSOROVE, Town Engineer. Tow or, 1.1:xitiurn\ 343 REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER March 6, 1931. To THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUBMI1'S. 1 herewith submit my report as Treasurer of the Town of Lexington for the period February 4, 1931 to March 6, 1931: Cash on hand February 4, 1931 $216„276.25 Receipts 49,976.83 Expenditures $266,253,08 73,320.94 Balance on hand. March 8, 1931 $192,932.14 Reepeetfully submitted, HELEN C. WHITTEMORE, Town Treasurer. :i44 ANNUAL REPORTS REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER To THE HONORABLE BOARD or SELEeTMEN, LExTNGToN. MASSACHUSETTS. Gentlemen: I present herewith my report as Treasurer of the Town of Lexington for the year 1931: Cash on hand, January 1, 1931 $ 246,523.80 Receipts during the year 1931 1,714.489.01 Expenditures, 1931 1,961,012.81 1,824,654.47 Balance on hand, January 1, 1932 $ 136,368.34 Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Treasurer. Tow or LE.xINGTON :145 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND -1931 Samuel J. Bridge, a descendent of Lexington, made a gift to the town in 1880 of 12,000 with the proviso that two-thirds of the income should be added to the principal each year until the fund should amount to $4,000 when the entire income should be available for assisting the indigent poor of the town. Amount of Fund, as reported in 1930 Invested as under: 2000 United States 4th Liberty 414s $1,878.85 2000 Lawrence Gras Company 4%s .... 1,977.60 Lexington Savings Bank 122.05 BRIDGE FUND INCOME ACCOUNT —1931 Receipts interest on 2000 Lawrence Gas and Electric 4%s 2000 U. S. 4th 414,s from Lexington Trust Company Income from Gerry Fund: Interest on 1,600 U. S. 4th 4%s Lexington Savings Bank $68.00 29.20 13,973.50 $3,978.50 $ 90.00 85.00 6.15 1181.15 97.20 $278.35 346 ANNUAL REPORTS Payments Cash paid for charitable purposes Excess of payments Balance December 31, 1930 Balance December 31, 1931. Elizabeth B. Gerry Fund— Elizabeth Bridge Whitcomb, born in Lex- ington, January 15, 1814. At her death, leaving no will and no direct descendents, by an act of the legislature in 1885 her property was given to the Town, and .by a vote of the Town became a part of the Bridge Charitable Fund. Balance of Fund, as reported in 1980 ..., Invested as under: 1,600 United States 4th 4',s $1,387.28 Lexington Savings Bank Examined and approved, CHARLES F. PIERCE, Town Accountant. 359.26 80.90 161.90 • 1 81.00 $2;067.54 680.26 067.54 HOWARD 8..O. Murata, JOHN F. TURNER, WALDo F. G1,mDz r, Trustees. Tow OP LEXINGTON 347 TRUSTEES OF THE .PUBLIC TRUSTS of the Town of Lexington Financial Report 1931 ELEANOR S. BEALS LEGACY— Eleanor S. Adams, born in Lexington in 1825. Under the will a legacy o[ $2,000 was given the Town, the income to be used for worthy indigent men and women aver sixty years of age, American born Principal Account Principal deposited in Lexington Savings Bank Income Account Receipts Interest on deposit in Lexington Savings Bank ;Pagmenta Excess of Payments Balance December 31, 1930 Balance December 31, 1931 HARRIET R. UILMOR LEGACY— Harriet Robinson, born in Lexington, November 5, 1806. Under her will a Iegacy of ;500 was left to the town, the income to be used for the benefit of the poor of the town. Principal Account Principal deposited in Lexington Savings Bank ;2.000.00 2,000.00 77.88 128.25 50.37 119.58 69.21 348 ANNUAL, REPORTS Income Account Receipts Interest on deposit in Lexington Savings Bank Payments Excess of Payments Balance December 31. 1930 Balance December 31, 1931 CHARLES E. FRENCH LEGACY— Charles E. French, a citizen of Boston, but a lover of Lexington. Linder the will $4,000 was left to the town, the income of $2,000 to be devoted to the care of the Colonial Cemetery, and the income of $2000. for three medals in each of the public high and grammar schools for the best scholarship in the graduating classes Principal Account (as reported in 1930) Principal invested in - 4000 Town of Lexington 4e North Avenue Savings Bank Income Account—Cemetery 23.08 92.60 69.42 80.89 $4,000.00 510.00 Receipts Interest on 2000 Lexington 4s from Lexington Savings Bank...... $80.00 1.16 Payments Cash paid to Cemetery Commissioners Excess of Payments Balance Dec. 31, 1930 Balance Dec. 31, 1931 Income Account—Schools Receipts Interest an 2000 Lexington 4s $500.00 from Lexington Savings Hank from North Avenue Savings 500.00 Bank 11.41 $4,610.00 $4,510.00 $81.16 $100.00 18.84 58.93 80.00 3.98 24.50 40.09 108.48 Tow OF LtanaoTorr Payments Cash paid for medals. Excess of Receipts Balance Dec. 31, 1930 Balance Dec. 13, 1931 JONAS GAMMELL LEGACY— Jonas Gatnmell, born in Lexington, Oct. 10, 1820. A clause in his will gave to Lexington $600. the income to be ex- pended for delicacies and luxuries for the inmates of the Almshouse. By decree of Probate Court Sept. 23, 1929, power expend income for the town poor wherever Ioca Principal Account Principal deposited in Lexington Sav- ings Bank Income Account Receipts Interest from Lexington Savings Bank Payments Excess of Payments Balance Dec. 31, 1930 Balance Dee. 31, 1931 90.00 7.8.48 129.24 147.72 was given to ted. $500.00 500.00 28.99 123,60 93.61 176.38 GEORGE O. SMITH LEGACY— George O. Smith, born in Lexington January 5, 1832. Under his will a legacy of $2500. was given to Lexington, the in- come to be expended by the Field and Garden Club. Principal Account (as reported is 1930) Principal invested as under: - 2000 United States Liberty 4%s $1,878.85 Deposited In Lexington Savings Bank 573.65 82.77 3:10 A_NNUAI. REPORTS Income Account Interest on 2000 U. S. 4th 4i4s from Lexington Savings Bank Payments Cash paid to Lexington Field and Garden Club Excess of Receipts Balance Dec. 31, 1930 86:00 25.90 Balance Dec, 31, 1931 CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS Receipts Estate of C. H. Spaulding Emma L. Merriam Estate of George B. Deunett Kate K. Fairfield Amount of Funds December 31, 1930 Amount of Funds December 31, 1931 Meanie Account 110.80 110.00 .90 10.91 11,81. $ 300.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 $ 600.00 $ 28,035.00 $ 28,636.00 Receipts Interest from Lexington Savings Bank $ 973.58 Warren Inst. for Savings 402.58 $ 1,376.10 Payments Cash paid to Cemetery Commissioners ..,......... Excess of Payments Balance December 31;.1930 Balance December 31, 1931 I1AYES FOUNTAIN FUND— $2,462.60 A balance remaining after the erection of the Hayes Fountain of $862:72, by a Vote of the Town a permanent fund was created, the income to, be available for the care of the fountain and the grounds 2,452.50 around it. $ 1,500.00 123.90 3,502.44 $ 3,678.34 Tow or LERINOToN Principal Account Principal deposited in Lexington Savings Bank Income Account Receipts Interest from Lexington Savings Bank ,.,. No Payments Balance December 31, 1930 Balance December 31. 1931 i.11 $ 862.72 862.72 $ 42.24 121.29 $ 163.33 LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Balance, December 31, 1930 as reported Receipts Ifterest Lexington Savings Bank $ 232.60 5.67 $ 238.27 Invested as under: Lexington Savings Bank $ 138.27 Note of James A. Collins 100.00 $ 238.27 PERPETUAL CARE FUND---WESTVIEW CEMETERY Balance as reported December 31, 1930 Receipts. Town Treasurer Balance December 31, 1921 Income Account Balance as reported December 31, 1930 $ 9,025.00 1,729.75 $ 10,754.75 $ 2,246.23 Receipts Interest Lexington Savings Bank $ 94.81 Warren Inst. for Savings 430.33 $ 525.14 Balance December 31, 1931 $ 2,771.37 352 ANNUAL REPORTS BATTLEGREEN TRUST FUND At the Town Meeting June 25, 1925 it was Voted: That the sum of Five Hundred Dollars received by the Town under the will of the late Orin W. Fiske be ap- propriated and set apart as a perpetual trust fund, to be known as the Battle - green Trust Fund. Principal as reported December 31, 1930 $ 500.00 Principal deposited In Cambridge Savings Bank 500.00 Income Account Balance as reported December 31, 1930 132.34 Receipts Interest Cambridge Savings Bank Lexington Savings Bank Balance December 31, 1931 Hallie C. Blake Prize Fund -- $1000 was endowed in 1920, the income 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 ex- ample and influence have shown highest qualities of leadership, conduct and good will of the student body. Principal Fund (cash received from Hallie C. Blake) Principal invested in: 1000 Baltimore & Ohio H. R. Co. 5s December 1995 Income Account Receipts Interest on 1000 Baltimore & Ohio R. R. 5s Payments Cash paid for prizes $ 24.67 5.28 29.95 $ 162.29 $ 1,000.00 1,000.00 50.00 50.00 00.00 Tow OF LEXINGTON William Augustus Tower Memorial Park Trust Fund— By deed of gift from Miss Ellen M. Tower, dated Sept. 17, 1928 and accepted by vote of the town Nov. 26, 1928, the. sum of $10,000 was placed in trust, the income thereof to be applied in each and every year for the care, maintenance and im- provement of the William Augustus Tower Memorial Park. Principal Fund, as reported December 31, 1930 Principal invested as under: 4000 Boston Elevated Railway Co. Ss 1942 4000 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 5s 1955 Deposited in Lexington Savings Bank .... income Account $ 4,000.00 4,000.00 2,000.00 Receipts Interest 4000 Boston Elevated Rwy. Co. 5s .... $ 4000 Pacific Gas & Electric Co. 5s.... Lexington Savings Bank Payments Cash' paid to Lexington •Park Department .... Edith C. Redman Battlegreen Trust Fund— Principal of Fund Principal deposited in Lexington Savings • Bank . . Income Account Received interest from Lexington Savings Bank Paid cash to Lexington Park Department Examined and approved. CHARLES F. PIERct, T&wr► Accountant. 200.00 200.00 85.00 353 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 485.00 485.00 0.00 000.00 $ 500.00 HOWARD S. 0. NICHOLS, JOHN P. TURNER, WALDO F. GLIDDEN, 500.00 21.47 21.47 Trustees. 354 ANNUAL. REPORTS REPORT OF WIRE INSPECTOR December 31, 1931. To THE HONORABLE BOARD or SELEOTMEN, LEXINGTON, MAssAOHUBETTs. Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Wire Inspector for the year ending December, 1931. The number of applications and permits granted 389 The number of calls made in connection with the inspections 495 The Fees paid in accordance with the class of work are: A one or two car garage or additional work permit 1.50 For complete wiring of new or old home 1.00 Amount of Fees paid for permits 239.00 To the officers and members of the Fire Deparment for their assistance and support at all times, 1 extend my most sincere appreciation. Respectfully submitted, Lovrs W. B1LL , Inspector of Wires. Annual Reports OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON For the Year 1931 TOWN of Lux Ixo'roN REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR 1931 The forty-sixth Annual Report of the Sehool Committee is respectfully submitted. This report includes the following items: A. Statement by the School Committee B. Financial Statement C. School Committee Organization D. Lexington Parent-Teacher Associations E. School Calendar F. School Hours G. Directory of School Employees 11. Report of the Superintendent of Schools I. Special Reports 1. Secondary Schools 2. Health .1. School Statistics: 1. Teachers' Resignations, Appointments and Transfers 2, Prizes 3. Distribution of Senior High School Pupils by Courses and Subjects 4. What Our 1931 Graduates are Doing 5. G rapb Showing the Growth of the Junior and Senior High Schools 6. Enrollment by Schools for October, 1931 7. Vocational School Enrollment 8. Extract from State Returns 9. Report of Attendance Officer 10, Lexington School Savings 4 Ax x u:u. SCHooI. R EPOWT STA'T'EMENT BY TIIE SCHOOL COMMITTEE The School Committee has held regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, and has given .careful consideration to all matters pertaining to the administration of the School Department. For a detailed report, reference is made to the Report of the Superintendent of Schools, . and to the Financial Statement and other schedules which are attached hereto and made a part of this report. The new building operations of the year have been suc- cessfully completed and the new Franklin School and the addi- tion to the Adams School are in use, and are proving moat satisfactory. At the last Annual Meeting, the Town authorized the purehase of additional land adjoining the Parker School lot for park and playground purposes. The portion of the land so purchased, which was reserved for distinctly school use, has been fenced and graded, and makes a very attractive play- ground, and a much needed improvement. The playgrounds at the High School and at the Munroe School have been improved by filling and leveling low spots which were unsightly and which limited the use of the grounds in wet weather. The present needs of the grade school are well taken care of by the recent additions, but the High School building is now being used to its capacity, Temporary relief may be had when it becomes absolutely necessary by reducing the attend- ance of out-of-town pupils, but the next serious building problem before the town will be the providing of a new high school building. In considering the School Budget for 1932, the Committee has given most careful consideration to the necessity of re- ducing expenses wherever possible and in this effort the Com- mittee has been greatly assisted by the attitude and the careful planning of the Superintendent, and all others having to do with the control of expenses. The budget, which will be presented TOWN OF LEXINGTON 5 to the Appropriation Committee, shows a substantial reduction from that of last year, and omits entirely the normal increase usually made necessary by the addition of about eighty-five additional pupils. JAMES STUART SMITH, Chairman. MIN&mi A. Gx.xim, HOWARD S. 0. NICHOLS, School Committee. 6 ANNUAL SCHCOL REPORT FINANCIAL STATEMEN T Year Ending December 31, 1931 General Expenses: Superintendent, Attendance Officer, Office As- sistance and Expenses $5,869.26 Expenses of Instruction: Salaries of Supervisors, Principals and. Teachers 162,046.75 Textbooks 4,443.50 Stationery and Supplies 8,057.71 Expenses of Operation, Janitors, Fuel, etc. 27,202.96 maintenance, Repairs, etc. 8,931.15 Libraries 498.72 Health 3,092.50 Transportation 6,860.00 Miscellaneous Expenses, Graduations, Athletics, Express etc. 2,104.63 Outlays, Furniture, Equipment, etc. 3,466.75 Summer School 712.50 Total expenditure for day schools $231,286.43 Vocational Tuition $1,410.54 Americanization Classes 373.39 Total $1,783.93 1,783.93 Grand Total Expenditure $238,070.36 Appropriation $234,837.00 Unexpended Balance 1,766.64 $234,837.00 $234,837.00 RECEIPTS Tuition: Bedford $9,784.39 Burlington 8,946.57 Billerica 189.00 Other 130.00 TOWN OF LRICINOTON 7 Commonwealth of Massachusetts: State Wards 2,227.57 Vocational Schoois 607.13 Americanisation 176.60 General School Fund 17,666.25 City of Boston Wards 15.58 Rent 35.00 Miscellaneous 96.00 $39,674.09 39,674.09 Net Expenditure for 1931 $198,394.27 8 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT SCHOOL COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION CHAIRMAN JAMES STUART SMITH, 4 Percy Road Tel. Lex. 0013 (Term Expires March, 1934) SECRETARY HOWARD S. 0. NICHOLS, 19 Hayes Avenue Tel. Lex. 048441 (Term Expires March, 1932) TREASURER MINNIE A. GLYNN, 56 Hancock Street Tel. Lex. 166E (Term Fipires March, 1933) SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS THOMAS S. GRINDLE, 29 Bloomfield Street Tel. Lex. 0165-W Office: High School Building, Tel. Lex. 6277 SECRETARY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT HAZEL W. HARGROVE, 3058 Mass. Avenue Tel. Lex. 0118 Regular meetings of this School Committee are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the High School Building. TOWN OF LEXINGTON LEXINGTON PARENT -TEACHER ASSOCIATION OFFICERS PRESIDENT: Mrs. Hugh D. McLellan VICE-PRESIDENT: Mrs. George M. Davis SECRETARY: Mrs. Hugh E. Leonard TREASURER: Mrs. Arthur Field DIRECTORS OF LOCAL SCHOOL BRANCHES ADAMS SCHOOL: Mrs. William G. Potter FRANKLIN SCHOOL: Mrs. Earl S. Archibald HANCOCK SCHOOL: Mrs. A. B. West MUNROE SCHOOL: Mrs. Margaret Jackson PARKER SCHOOL: Mrs. Russell Prentiss JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL: Mrs. James G. Robertson SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: Mrs. William D. Milne 1932 SCHOOL CALENDAR School Opens, Monday, January 4, 1982 Closes Friday, February 19 Opens Monday, February 29 Closes Friday. April 15 Opens Monday, April 25 Closes Wednesday, June 22 Opens Monday, September 12 HOLIDAYS Good Friday, March 25 Memorial Day, Monday, May 30 Columbus Day, Wednesday, October 12 Armistice Day, Friday, November 11 November 24 and 25, Thanksgiving Close Friday, December 23 Grades 1 -II Grades III -VI Grades VII -%II SCHOOL HOURS Morning Session 8.45 to 11.30 8.45 to 12.00 8.10 to 1.50 Afternoon Session 1.30 to 3.15 1.30 to 3.15 10 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT ROSTER OF TEACHERS IN LEXINGTON SCHOOLS Name Manfred L. Warren Irving F. Sherwood David Hartwell Chester A. Neilsen George V. Perry Amy Campbell Alice B. Crowe Gretta E. Dyes Anne L. Forsyth Frances Fraser Grace P. French Bertha V. Hayward Margaret S. Holmes Cora D. Leighton Helen I. McIntyre Elsa W. Regestein Lillian M. Spidle Ruth A. Walcott Dorothy A. Burke SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Principal Asst. Prin.—Science English Commercial Geometry, Geography Commerical Mathematics Science English English Science History English Latin History Mathematics Commercial French Clerk JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Principal Wesleyan Univ. History Bowdain College Bus. Training, Science Bridgewater Normal Merrill F. Norlin Philip M. Caughey Beniamin J. Hill Arnold W. Lunt Gladys M. Anderson Beatrice T. Cummings Eunice R. Harvey Harriet J. Hodgkins Betty King Helen A. McDuffee Annie M. Nickerson Mary C. O'Brien Dorothy Perkins Elsie M. Philbrick Where Educated Bowdoin College N. H. State College Harvard College Northeastern Univ. Tufts College Burdett College University of Vt. Radcliffe College Smith College Smith College Wellesley College Univ. of Maine Tufts College Radcliffe College Boston University Mt. Holyoke College Salem Normal Wellesley College Science Civics English Geography English Music, English Latin History Art English, French Opportunity Boston University Bridgewater Normal Bridgewater Normal Bridgewater Normal Gloucester Training Bridgewater Normal Boston University Salem Normal Mass. Normal Art Bridgewater Normal Presque Isle Normal 4 6 1. 2 2 8 1 10 1 20 13 3 13 5 23 1 11 1 5 3 a 7 4 4 11 2 E 4 2 TOWN OF 1JExINOTON Muriel A. Rollins Mathematics Edna L. Stone . Mathematics Blanche L. Whelpley Mathematics 11 Moses Brown School 4 Gorham Normal a Salem Normal 16 JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS Edward E. Abell Physical Education Springfield Training 2 Boston School Grace Benne A. Irving Dodge Robert Proctor Marion L. Cronan Ethelyn Haslam Margaret Jenness French Dorcas E. Snow Nason Librarian Physical Education Physical Education 3 Manual Arts Mass. State Course 6 Manual Arts FiteIi6urg Normal 3 Household Arta Framingham Normal — Household Arts Framingham Normal 5 Earlham College 2 Bridgewater Normal 2 N. E. Conservatory Music (Part Time) of Music 2 Chester Cook Flora R. Hall Margaret L. Lyman Mary Chambers B. Marian Brooks Helen E. Sullivan Etta M. Taylor Harriet E. Bryer Clara A. Anderson Elizabeth Simpson Ruth C. Childs Mariorie Osgood Helen H. Nelson Edna F. Harding Margaret A. Keefe Bertha Vik Reba E. Vail Olive Walmeley Josephine Manchester Grace M. Kilfoile Mary E. Kelley ADAMS SCHOOL Principal Grade I II II III III & IV IV V V VI VI FRANKLIN SCHOOL Principal & V Grade I II III IV Opportunity Building Assistant Gorham Normal 5 Oneonta Normal 4 Lowell Normal 1 Keene Normal — Fitchburg Normal E Voohree's Normal 18 Keene Normal 3 Gorham Normal 2 Gorham Normal 2 Hyannis Normal Keene Normal 1 Framingham Normal — Bridgewater Normal 2 Keene Normal 2 Salem Normal 1 Farmington Normal — Bridgewater Normal — Gorham Normal 2 Salem Normal — Framingham Normal — l2 ANNUAL SCHOOL, REPORT HANCOCK SCHOOL Aroostook State Normal 1 Bridgewater Normal 3 II Machias Normal 2 II Bridgewater Normal 37 III Leslie School 5 IV Quincy Training 28 V Bridgewater Normal 14 V & VI Keene Normal 1 North Adams VI Normal 17 Vivian C. Vose Principal Gertrude A. Greene Grade I M. Adelaide MacDonald I & Jennie F. Blodgett Arlene E. Rowe Neva G. Mitchell Margaret S_ Noyes Marion E. White Harriet S. French Olive M. Strangman Mabel E. Wheeler Marjoa E. Hartt Katherine Hennessy Lida B. Kelley Florence Ricker Mary A. Hallaren Sophia S4opa Ruth E. Morrison Gertrude C. O'Brien Alice T. Farrand Eliabeth L. Call Marion M. Marston Martha H. Leino Mildred Ferguson Martha L. Lane Vera T. Blinkhorn Barbara Bevin Evelyn Blamire Helen Spooner Elinore Welch MUNROE SCHOOL Principal & VI Grade I Il 111 IV V Opportunity Opportunity PARKER SCHOOL Principal & VI Grade I I & II I1 1II Iv IV&V V Building Assistant SPECIAL TEACHERS Physical Education Penmanship Music Art Framingham Normal 6 Plymouth Normal 1 Framingham Normal 2 Salem Normal 14 Gastine Normal 4 Fitchburg Normal 3 Lowell Normal 2 Lowell Normal 1 Plymouth Normal Bridgewater Normal 4 Worcester State Normal — Farmington Normal 4 Machias Normal 1 Fitchburg Normal 2 North Adams Normal 1 Gloucester Training 11 Lowell Normal — Boston School Physical Education 2 Bridgewater Normal 1 Framingham Normal 5 New School of Design 2 TOWN or LEXINGTON 1 SCHOOL PHYSICIANS Dr. W. L. Barnes 1557 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington Dr. Doris Kendrick 177 Bedford Street, Lexington Tel. Lex. 0410 Tel, Lex. 0987 SCHOOL NURSE AND ATTENDAkel6 OFFICER Elsie G. Weltch 93 Whitney Road, Medford SCHOOL DENTIST Tel. Mystic 3209-J Dr, E. E. Morrill 69 Harding Road, Lexington Tel. Lex. 0968 {Dental Clinic conducted by the Dental Clinic Comm. in co-operation with the School Department) AMERICANIZATION TEACHER illadys M. Anderson 6 Belfry Terrace, Lexington Tel. Lex. 026541 CARETAKERS OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS Arthur J. Rocque, 41 Grant Street, Lexington Walter Brenton, Marrett Road, Lexington William J. Gorman, 6 Grant Street, Lexington William J. Kenealy, 15 Bedford Street, Lexington ADAMS SCHOOL Clesson Schofield, 11 Pleasant Street, Lexington FRANKLIN SCHOOL Woodbury M. Philbrook, Grassland Street, Lexington HANCOCK SCHOOL Thomas F. Cavanaugh, 201 Grant Street, Lexington MUNROE SCHOOL Dennis H. Collins, 4 Cottage Street, Lexington PARKER SCHOOL Charles A. Manley, 67 Woburn Street, Lexington 14 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS To the School Committee: According to the long established requirement of the Commonwealth the Superintendent of Schools submits the Annual Report of the Public Schools for the year ending December 31, 1931. The outstanding accomplishments of the past year are the opening of the new Franklin School and the completed addition to the Adams School. The attendance has shown an annual increase of eighty-three pupils; the greater part of which is in the secondary schools. The schools have been for the most part free from serious contagious diseases. Parent -teacher associa- tions are actively at work in ail our schools. Through meet- ings of these associations many parents are annually visiting the schools, and securing a better idea of what our schools are actually doing. Reciprocally the teachers are better in- formed concerning the persona! history of their pupils. While we have no definite record of the number of parents and citi- zens visiting our schools each year, we believe the number is greater than formerly. The relations between our department and others of the town have been most. cordial. When I am reminded of the unpleasant relationships that are frequently evident in some communities, I am impressed by the fine spirit of community life in Lexington. TIIE BUILDING PROGRAM In previous reports the building needs of the town have- been avebeen discussed in more or less detail. It is a pleasure to an- nounce thatseveral of- the recommendations we have made have been adopted and the buildings completed. The School Department is most appreciative of the 0 -operation of the town in these matters. Following are the fluor plans of the Franklin School and the enlarged Adams School and a brief description of each. GRAPHIC M 6)2 FRANKLIN LEXINGTON TOWN OF LF,%1'NOTON FRANKLIN SCHOOL The Franklin School, located in the southern section of the town, was opened for school use September 9, 1931. This is an eight room two-story building accommodating Grades I -VI inclusive. Provision is made for future additions when the growth of the town requires them. The classrooms are arranged on one side of the main corridor with the windows facing south and west. On the first floor are five classrooms, two toilets, teacher's room, health room and book room. The second floor contains three classrooms, two toilets, library, principal's room and stare rooms. The boiler room and janitor's quarters are in the basement. In the rear of the building is an exercise room with a kitchen adjoining. This room is planned to serve the following purposes: physical education, lunch room, and as an auditorium for the school and the community. The color scheme is rather unusual for a school building, but the soft colors give an informal and pleasing effect. The classrooms are equipped with modern, movable furniture, and with individual wardrobes. The ventilation of the classrooms is by the individual unit system. The floors throughout the building are covered with linoleum or oak. The design of the building is of Colonial type. The walls are of red brick with stone and wood trimmings and the roof is of slate. It is of fireproof construction on the first floor and semi -fireproof above. The building is provided with a sprinkler system throughout making it a very safe risk from fire hazard. The playground area is sufficient to meet any needs which an enlarged school or the community may demand in the future. We believe this school, witIh its future possibilities, is an ex- cellent example of wise educational planning and designing. ADAMS SCHOOL ADDITION The addition to the Adams School, which was opened in December, 1931, provides six new classrooms. These rooms resemble the classrooms at the Franklin School in their gen- eral arrangement, color plans, ventilation, etc. Two of the rooms on the first floor have separate toilet accommodations which are intended for use of the smaller children. The ground floor of the building provides room for three more classrooms making a total capacity of nine rooms. These 16 ANNUAL SCHOOI, REPORT rooms on the ground floor have not been completely equipped for school use, but the space has been finished, so that they can be used for other purposes until the school population re- quires their use as classrooms. Besides the classrooms there are on the first floor a health room, girls' toilet and book room; on the seeond floor a library, storage room and two toilets. Important changes have been made in the original build- ing making it conform with modern standards. In the present basement considerable re -vamping has been done in order to secure better circulation of pupils, and to provide additional facilities for the luueh room, kitchen, coat room and janitor's mom: Theauditorium has been remodeled, ;and equipped with a larger stage, a new curtain and with new exits leading directly out of doors. Additional fire doors have been installed which increase the safety of the building. All the rooms in the basement, the corridors, stairways, the principal's room and the exterior of the old building have been freshly painted conforming in solar with the new addition. The design of the extension corresponds in material and design with the original building. The construction is fire - prod with respect to the lower part; and is of second class construction above. The entire building is equipped with a sprinkler system. This addition provides a modern plant with a total capacity of eighteen rooms, which is the largest grade building in our system. REVISION OF SCHOOL CURRICULUM Our reports of reeeut years have discussed changes in the seheol curriculum and in the methods of teaching school subjects. During the past year special emphasis has been placed upon the following; Social studies in the elementary grades Arithmetie Reading Testing SOCIAL STUDIES The course of study in social studies, including Geography, History and Civics for grades 4, 5, and 6 has been thoroughly GRAPHIC FRANKLEIN LEXINGTON KlLHAM - MORKlNS•G-GREELEY ARCHITECTS L L ADD!T ON TOWN' OF LEXINGTON 17 revised during the past year. This work of revision has been accomplished very largely by the teachers of these grades work- ing in separate groups. In this way we believe better re- sults are obtainable than where the revision is made by one person or persons outside the school system. It has resulted in a renewed interest and an increased knowledge on the part of the teacher in the more modern trends in education. Also the fact that they who have formed the course of study will be the ones to use it will insure its being used more wisely and enthusiastically. One of the provisions of the revised course is to correlate the work more closely in Geography, History and Civics. In the primary grades a combination of historical and geographi- cal facts is given the children which furnishes them with a rich background of material for the work in the more ad- vanced grades. In the fourth grade we continue teaching the social studies as a combined unit. In the fifth and sixth grades, Geography and History are taught as separate subjects, but the work correlated as closely as possible. The pupil is taught to realize the close connection between these sub- jects, thereby, acquiring a background o£ knowledge of the social, civic, economic and political problems which our coun- try faces in her relation with other nations. The- generaltrend in developing modern courses of study is to do away with hard and fast . methods of procedure for all to follow alike. Rather the aim is to require of all the accomplishment of a certain amount of work and the applica- tion of general principals, but to allow the teacher the use of her own initiative. The conditions under which the pupils are taught must also influence the procedures to be used. We have revised these courses largely with the thought that the need is .a richer and more vitalized course. Such a ehange must of necessity provide for more correlated reading. Therefore, . History and Geography material are used as a part of the regular course in reading. The basal textbook provides the pupil with only certain brief and condensed statements of one author while supplementary reading books, standard maps and globes present a broader viewpoint of the subject. The libraries, as they are now being developed in the schools, are a great aid to this work. READING Reading undoubtedly is the most important subject in our school curriculum. It is used in some form throughout the 18 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT child's entire school eareer, and we believe its importance justifies the emphasis and time given it. Instruction in reading should take account of the reading experiences of children andadultsin the home, in school and in social life. The most important change of recent years in classroom instruction is the enrichment of the course of study. Instead of a few textbooks relating to a limited number of topics, the best schools to -day provide wide reading opportunities in many field& These tendencies have resulted in establishing a very close relation between reading and practically every school activity. As a special subject of instruction, it is intimately related to children's daily experiences. As a means of gaining information and pleasure, it is essential in every school sub- ject, such as History, Geography and Arithmetic. In faet, rapid progress in these school subjects depends in a large degree on the ability of pupils to read independently and intelligently. More and more it is realized that the teaching of reading must follow a very definite and systematic plan. In recent years different reading systems have been in use in our schools. During the last half of the school year 1930.1931, our primary teachers met with the principals for regular study of the modern reading methods. The best information on the subject was carefully studied. This was followed by an intensive study of different reading systems by individual teachers, and reports of these findings to the group. The results of this study enabled us to choose our reading material wisely. We believe the methods now in use in our schools represent the best thought available. During the past fall an institute was held for the teachers in the elementary grades; a specialist in teaching Reading and English conducted the institute. The entire week was devoted to class demonstrations, lectures and personal interviews with the teachers. Such topics as the following were discussed: Remedial work, individual needs of the pupil, proper place of phonetics, division of time for oral and silent reading, use of libraries, value of oral compositions, and methods of increasing vocabulary and improving spelling. An excellent spirit was shown by the teachers and a great amount of information and enthusiasm resulted. ARITHMETIC The modern course of study in Arithmetic has eliminated much of the relatively useless material, and is emphasizing more the mastery of the fundamentals, thus, better adapting ADAMS SCJHIOOL LEX INGTON • - MASS - K I l HAM•►iOPK 1 NS c-Gacx•rw•Anoti-ricrs t PLAY ROOM ,:•• .4. -C.74 COAT RM 5STORAGE" p-11 1 UNA551GNf D zr 14 61F1 ■ V Nmurax r 0, f1 C 0 RR1DOR FUT UR E LLA5S.RAOl415 CORR1DOR LUNCH ROOM 11 IT 4... -- DASE14iiNT• • PLAN Jc* ULLIGma j.c! FUTURE CLASSROOM as . 16 TOWN OP LEXINGTON 19 the subject to the needs of the child. Recent studies in Arith- metic point nut clearly that the learning of numbers should be kept in relationship to its use. The first step in accepting this principal in our schools is replacing formal drill in the first grades with a type of work dealing with his every day experiences. The child gradually becomes aware of his need for number knowledge and the stage is set for the• formal type of work. Repetition in the form of general drill without reference to the child's specific need may be of little value. It is im- portant that the teacher know each child's weakness and ability. Such knowledge can be gained by the use of diagnos- tic tests. By their use she can know just where each one's difficulties lie. Furthermore, the child himself can know his difficulties. and good work demands just such personal knowledge. During the past year we have given a series of diagnostic tests in all the combinations used in the four fundamental proc- esaes. These combinations are supposed to cover over 90 per Dent of the mathematical facts used in adult life. These tests have been given to all pupils in Grades 3 to 6 inclusive. Each pupil is drilled and re-examined in those combinations which he has failed. He is later re-examined over the entire list of combinations and required to secure 100 per cent accuracy in each test before he is given an advanced test, It is en- couraging to note that when these tests have been carefully given, the child has gained a mastery of the fundamental proc- esses whieh are necessary in future life. MEETING INDIVIDUAL NEEDS The study of individual needs and abilities has an im- portant • place in our school program. Principals and teachers have much information concerning the children in their schools. I am frequently pleased and impressed by the knowl- edge of individual needs and conditions which the teachers possess. More than ever pupils are working up to their in- dividual capacity and interest and eaeh problem case is given intelligent consideration. An important feature of this work is a "habit clinic" conducted through the State Department •of Mental Health. The elinie helps with those eases where mental difficulties arise or where a child is out of tune with his home and school surroundings. We are fortunate in being selected as one of 20 A NUAT. ICHOM, ItsroRT the few communities where this work is conducted with no ex- pense to our Department. The school population of Lexington is possessed of more than average ability. The children of this town should do more and better work than those from the average town or city. However, the• public in general has little conception of the wide range in ability and in school attitudes of the chil- dren who enter our schools each year. Scarcely a year goes by that this group does not include all from the near genius class at thetop, down to the other extreme of those who can profit very little from the regular classroom instruction. An important commendation to our present school system is that it is attempting to its best knowledge and ability to adapt its work to all types of mentality and temperament. ENTRANCE AGE REQUIREMENTS Our age requirement for admission to the first grade is that a child shall be 5 years and 6 months of age on October • first following the September admission. A constantlyre- curing problem in every school is that of refusing admission to ' Children who are a few days or a few weeks under the required age. Our policy now is toadmit those children, whose parents request it, when the child has reached the required age• for en- trance provided he has been tutored out of school and can .do the regular grade work when, . he enters. This practice has not been especially successful. To complete the work of the first grade successfully a child must have the mental capacity of at least the age which is now required for entrance. Considering the fact that some children develop more rapidly than 'others it is undoubtedly true that some children under the chronological age required for admis- sion are qualified to do first grade work. In some towns a mental examination is given to this. group of children. Those who satisfactorily meet the test are, ad- mitted to school in September. Results prove that a large per- cent are able to do the regular work successfully. It is recommended that provision be made to meek, this recuring problem by allowing those children who are mentally above the age requirement to be admitted at the• opening of school in September. CLASS -ROOM 23'. 50 ADAM. SCHOOL LEXINGTON • • MASS• 111 L NAM• HOYK INS W-6FET li Y- ARCH I YECTS 1 DPI CLAS S -ROOM 2f'- 50' A1.1L3ITORIUM l CLASSROOM 2a'• 53 GORRI DOR CLA55ROOM r PRINCH L : - 53• OLAS5-ROOM .R.5, -...4.- F T • FLOOR•PLAN 5 -m4c- FIRST•FLOOR•PLAN TOWN oi<• LExlNcTaN 21 PROFESSIONAL STANDING I believe that the teachers and principals of the Lexing- ton schools stand high professionally. A large pereentage are taking courses in advanced professional study and many each year spend their summer vacation in travel and study. Frequently principals and teachers from other town visit our schools. Such visitors are always welcome, and we feel it is a compliment to our schools that they come to us. From my acquaintance with other towns and cities, and from the observations made by visitors to our schools T feel justified in saying that few school systems excel ours in the professional attitude of its teachers. CONCLUSION In reviewing the work of the past year, we have en- deavored to select some of the outstanding features for com- ment. This is not an easy thing to do. Each year is more or less a repetition of preeedures common to general school ac- tivities with such changes as are shown to be an improvement over the past. It has been a year of earnest endeavor on the part of all with a fine spirit of harmony and ea -operation with- out which little progress can be made. I wish to acknowledge my appreciation of the constant in- terest shown by your Committee in the detailed program of our schools. Acknowledgment should also be made for the valuable service rendered by the members of the Building Committee for the Franklin School and the Adams School. Such disinterested serviees contribute greatly to the success of the schools and the community. Respectfully submitted, THOMAS S. GRINDLE, Superintendent of Schools. -January 15. 1932. 22 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT SPECIAL ASPECTS OF SCHOOL WORK AS REPORTED BY DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL STA FF SECONDARY SCHOOLS AFTER SCHOOL HELP FOR PUPILS Absence and failure in school subjects make it necessary for many pupils to secure extra individual help. Our system is organized so that any pupil can always come to his subject teacher after school hours and receive assistance in mastering difficulties or in making up lost work. Pupils who are doing unsatisfactory work or who have been absent are required to report after school for help. This time is spent in drill on work which the pupil does not understand. The purpose of thix is to give enough extra help to those who need it in order that the number of failures may be reduced. Teachers are in their home rooms for a definite period at the close of each school day. It is always possible for a pupil to get help if the pupil will co-operate by reporting to his teacher. It is not possible for a teacher to anticipate every need of her pupils. Those who are failing are required to report for help, but it is not only the failing pupil who needs extra help. We, therefore, urge parents to encourage their children to take advantage of the opportunity that is offered to every pupil for assistance in any phase of his school work. SCHOOL PROGRESS NOTICES This year a new system of sending reports home to parents has been adopted. The regular report cards are sent home every six weeks instead of every four, as formerly. However, at the end of every three weeks, notices are sent to the parents of pupils who ars doing unsatisfactory work in their school sub- jects. These notices are filled out by the subject teacher and give definite suggestions to the parents as to how the pupil may improve in his work. It is hoped that by sending these warn- ings to the home, parent co-operation may be enlisted to prevent the pupil from failing, The advantage of this system is obvious. The pupil is notified, together with the parent, in time to prevent the final mark, which goes on the report card, from being unsatisfactory. CLASS -ROOM 23 • 30. ADAMS SCHOOL LEXINGTON • rvIA55• PN. IL I L HAM • IlOPK I X15• &GILL LIT T. ARCHITECTS 1 UPPER PART OF AUDITORIUM ❑= CO RR1DOR CLASS -ROOM fA[t1fRY CLA55 ROOM 20 SECOND-FLOOI:F.• PLAN 1 lc aaana 9 CLASS -ROOM e 5••06 :: s7rr TOWN OF LEXINGTON If all pupils and parents would give these notices their careful attention, the number of failing marks and low marks would be reduced considerably. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Our physical education program has two phases: gym periods each week and the after school games. During the "gym periods" pupils follow a balanced program of exercises, contests and games of varying difficulty through which they develop physically and express themselves in motion in co- operation with others. It is natural for all people to play games and all need the health giving exercises, as well as the training in good character and good social personalities one obtains in this way. For this reason the second phase has in- creased greatly ; a large proportion of our pupils take part in the after school games. As far as space and equipment permits every boy and girl is urged to participate in some recreation, There are teams for all. In the Pall more than half the boys and girls participate in soccer, football, field hockey, golf and tennis. In the Win- ter so many wish to play basketball that the time of each has to be limited. Others play ice hockey or handball. In the Spring baseball, track, tennis, golf and, later, swimming draw a large number out into the open air and sunshine to enjoy themselves while receiving greatbenefit therefeom. Schedules are organ- ized and carried out under the skillful leadership of the physical training teachers and the men on both faculties, who assist by coaching, sponsoring and participating in the sports program. The value of this recreational activity cannot be overesti- mated. A normal boy or girl not only spends his time in joyful and healthful recreation, but learns the fundamental skills of activities and games in which he may participate all during his adult Iife. In sports the player learns the real worth of honest effort, team play and loyalty to his fellow players. His un- desirable qualities are submerged in the social group and he begins to acquire the habits of social success. Athletics also develop mental poise, keen perceptions, and reliable judgment. We hope every parent will urge his children to participate in our worthwhile recreation program. GUIDANCE Guidance has come to be recognized as one of the very im- portant functions of the secondary school. Increasing oppor- 24 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPOR T tunity for the exercise of this function has been made in both our Junior and Senior High Schools. Educational Guidance, which is the most important phase, begins with the students entering the Junior High School and eontinnes with increasing effectiveness through the Senior High School. A definite period each week is set aside for the home room teacher to advise and council with the pupils assigned for guidance. In the seventh grade, the various subject teachers devote a good deal of the first part of the school year to ac- quainting entering pupils with requirements and customs of the Junior High School. As these pupils progress. their chief need for guidance is in Bonne. tion with their school subjects. Provision is made so that all pupils who are making unsatisfactory progress are advised by their guidance teacher with referenee to overcoming the obstacle. Sometimes this is effected by more intelligent and consistent study habits; other cases require a change in the subjects which the pupil is taking. The whole aim and purpose of the educational guidancework, is to help the student pick out the subjects which are best suited to his needs and abilities, and then to help him do successful work in those subjects. Vocational Guidance is not emphasized in the Junior High School but does have its place. In the seventh and eighth grades many subjects, particularly the Manual Arts and Languages, serve as tryouts which enable the pupil to learn something of what his particular abilities are. In the ninth grade a course is offered in Vocational Information which broadens the pupils knowledge of the various occupations. No effort is made to direct a vocational Choice except when cireum- stances compel a pupil to make an early choice. Throughout the three years in Senior High School pupils are finding out 1,0hu1 they can dr} best and like to do best, And are studying subjects which prepare them for, their life work. Not all can decide just what they will do, but all can be think- ing about it. It is natural, therefore, that plans and hopes may change as each year passes. For example, not all who at first wish to go to college finally do so; as they progress through school some find that they prefer some other training, and change their plans, In the same way most pupils are finding out what they wish to do. The needed guidance comes from various sources and at various times. Much help comes from teachers in whom pupils have confidence. Vocational information is obtained from the Iibrary, from speakers at assemblies and from those one meets Tow OF LEXINGTON outside. A pupil's scholastic record is followed through the year and changes in his program are made to improve his work. A record of future plans is kept, subject to change at any time. Pupils are furnished information about college entrance, and about other schools and vocations, and are assisted in making their school programs each year. Thus, whenever it is possible help is given pupils in seleeting and preparing for their futures. RESULTS OF COLLEGE BOARD EXAMINATIONS It is a pleasure for us to be able to say that no one who was recommended failed the examinations last June and that half of those not recommended also passed. The record of our school for several years has established the fact that our pupils are prepared for these very difficult examinations as well as pupils in any school of its type. We give a pupil every oppor- tunity to fit himself, including, besides the regular classes, extra help after school and practice taking examinations on Saturdays. It has been evident that, in order to pass, a pupil must have sufficient ability and also do his sehool work regular- ly and thoroughly throughout his school course. Teachers and parents do everything possible to attain this end, but the pupil must put in the necessary effort. A large proportion of our pupils as compared with other schools take College Board Examinations. We had 26 candi- dates last June. Fifteen large city high schools had from 14 to 27 candidates. One out of every twenty of our enrollment takes the examinations and this is the fourth largest ratio of all similar schools situated near Boston. We advise anyone who wishes to enter a college that requires these examinations to take• some of them at the end of his Sophomore or Junior year. Naturally many fail. but the experience helps him to nnder:Stand the standards of college work and decide whether he is qualified to do it. One should keep in mind that the school mark eoneerns a pupil's graduating from high school and the examination mark concerns his being admitted to college. The two must be on quite different bases, for the aim of our school work is not alone to pass college examinations. There are, and certainly should be, many other values obtained from each class. Our pupils are getting qualities of character, habits of and attitudes to- ward good citizenship and ability to get and use information with understanding, as well as the facts which are tested by the examinations_ A pupil who got only the part needed 26 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT to pass the examinations would be a queer and unfortunate individual. When we consider the amount of time required to prepare for the examinations and the number of other worthwhile activities one wishes to take part in, it is evident that many should plan to spend an extra year preparing for some colleges. Most private schools require at least one more year, and most high schools recommend an extra year for pupils who wish to enter those colleges which have many more applicants than they can admit, and which, therefore, accept only those who stand highest. We have had several follow this advice with success and at thesame time enjoy normal living without much overstrain. This does not guarantee that a pupil would then pass, but we believe some pupils fall short of success be- cause they try to do too much. HOW WE ARE ADAPTING SCHOOL WORK TO THE PUPIL Changes are continually being made to improve the class- room work in our schools, Every effort is made to give each pupil the best sort of education we can. We are continually asking, "What does this child need?" and "What is the aim of this course!" and "How should this subject be taught#" To do our work successfully we sometimes need new aims and new methods. A good illustration of this is shown by the changes made this year in the study of French in the Senior High School. Heretofore, the. content of a course in French has been deter- mined by the college entrance requirements, and emphasis has been laid on grammar and translation. Such a course may be best for those who go to college and continue their study of the language, but a very small proportion of those who study French ever go to college. 41 per cent of all our pupils are studying French, and the educational value of college entrance French to those who are not going to college and will only study French two or three years, is so small that it does not justify the expense involved, and a more practical type of French must be taught. To improve our work we now offer two kinds of French. Those who will go to college must take the college entrance type and must show sufficient proficiency to continue in it. Those not preparing for college examinations may take another type of French with emphasis on reading and on understanding their customs, history, buildings and places, with enough TOWN of LEXINGTON 27 grammar to permit one to do this. Such a course is recom- mended by the Modern Language Survey instead of the type re- quired by the colleges. It will be of more benefit to most pupils by giving them the sort of French they may use after leaving school. Thus we are trying to fit the course to the needs of the pupils. We are attempting, also, to adapt the commercial courses to the needs of the pupils. For some reason many pupils think they would like to learn Shorthand and Typing and become Stenographers. This has been thepopular idea for years in all High Schools. The result is apparent: In the first place, many attempt to learn Shorthand, which is one of the most difficult in the whole list of High School subjects, when they lack the required ability in that type of work. In the second place, the business world does not need anywhere near as many Stenographers as are training for those positions. What should be done? Our classes in Stenography are limited to those who have shown by their previous records to be most likely to benefit from it. The same is done in Bookkeeping for the same reason. To take their places, we offer other commercial training that is more likely to be useful to the majority! Elements of Busi- ness, Business Organization, Salesmanship, Advertising, Cleri- cal Training. Each of these is being improved each year in the attempt to give the pupils the business facts and skill.--, they will need. so far as such things can be taught in a High School of our type. In English classes the work is varied according to the abilities and interests of the pupils. In grammar and compo- sition some Sophomores are more proficient than some Seniors and each does work fitting his ability. In literature pupils now study types of writing, such as the novel, or essays, or poetry, and are given more freedom in the selections they read. Certain books are studied by all, but in addition they read many other selections of the same type of literature. The aim is to acquaint them with types of literature and try to help them to enjoy reading and appreciate what they read. Pupils who "fail" English do not repeat the whole year's work. Since English is made up of several parts, such as com- position, grammar, and literature a pupil who "fails" is apt to be deficient in only one of these. It seems better for him to go on with the others, getting new subject matter which is really similar to what he has had, and to spend extra time on that in which he is weak. For the last three years some such plan has been tried with considerable saving both to the pupils and to the town. In the class of 1930 two of those who failed ]8 ANNUAL, SCuool, REPORT English continued with their elass, made up the work in which they were deficient and graduated with their class. In the class of 1931 seven caught up in the same way. This year thirty-seven are making up some part of last year's English, all assigned review work that fits their different needs and all progressing at their own rates with the help of a teacher. Not all of these will be successful, for some lack ability and some lack interest, but a majority will improve sufficiently to. grad nate. HEALTH REPORTS SCHOOL PHYSICIANS "Number of PIivueal Examinations made by the School with its in the school work." Number «f defects found L006 Number of defects corrected during the year 508 NOSE AND THROAT Number having abnormal tonsils 213 Number having enlarged cervical glands 164 HEART Number having heart defects 49 TEETH Number having defective teeth 580 EYES Number having defective vision in the lower grades 34 VACCINATION Number of pupils who have never been vaccinated 10 As will be seen, the number of unvaccinated pupils in the schools is now comparatively small. Each year we are immunizing allwho come forward for it g ainst that dread disease diphtheria. One hundred and eigh- teen, of whom eleven were pre-school children, were immunized this year. Last year one hundred and sixty-one ware im- munized, of whom all but three were found by the Schick Test given six months later, to have been immunized. The only cases of diphtheria in the town occurred in three unprotected children in a family where the immunized child was the only one of the four children to escape the disease. This is a good demonstration of the efficiency of the treatment. We wish to thank all who have so willingly cooperated with us in the uehnol work,'. TOWN OF l.L M 07'ox 29 SCHOOL NURSE "The health work in the schools has been carried on in the usual manner. Each year we try to make the work more efficient than in past years. This year we have added an audiometer to our equipment for a more accurate testing and measuring of hearing. It has been found that many children have reached high school age having poor marks and repeating grades before it was dis- covered that the trouble was mostly due to lack of hearing. With the audiometer these eases will be found in the lower grades, and treatment can be given to improve the hearing be- fore it is too late. We were fortunate this year in having no real epidemic of any of the contagions diseases. Diphtheria is getting to be almost an unheard of disease in our town. Most of our older children have been immunized, so we spend most of our time trying to have our younger children treated. In June one hundred and sixty-one children were given the Schick Test and all but nine were found to be immune. These children had all been previously treated. In December one hundred and eighteen children were immunized of which eleven were pre-school age. Weighing and measuring of children is being carried on by a different method this year. We do not put emphasis on the fact that a child is 10 per cent or more under weight if that child is having a steady gain each month. In April registration cards were sent out with physical record cards for the examination of pre-school children that were about to enter school in September. There were about one hundred and eighty-eight children that entered the first grades and one hundred and twenty-one had received a physi- cal examination. This was an improvement over last year but it should be 100 per cent. There were forty children with tonsil defects and thirty-one were corrected before school started. There were also thirty-seven found with carious teeth and twenty-four were corrected. This means better at- tendance for the child when he enters school. The Tubercular Clinic made a visit in January for the re- examination of all children susceptible to tuberculosis. X-rays are also taken at this time. 30 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT Child health day was carried on in much the same way as in other years. Tags were given out to those that earned them, Physically Fit 195 Perfect Teeth 876 improvements 730 This year we have had five 100 per cent rooms for perfect teeth. It is only with the eo-operation of the teachers and princi- pals that the health work can be successfully carried on, Number of children inspected in school 7,698 Number of children given first aid 235 Number of children excluded from school 107 Number of home visits 674 Number of children inspected at home 64 Number of children taken to hospital 8 TOWN OP LEXINGTON 31 A GRAPH SHOWING THE GROWTH OF THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS SINCE THE PRESENT BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1334.35 I f 643 611 ea ematay 1:933...14 esei.ods' /34Z-3.3 eithimaird /.913929 Mir -24 /326127 612 65 356 522 SSI Jdb L 5/0 S/4 509 440 486 517 166 3 74 3SI 333 The figures at the Ieft of the vertical line show the en- rollment of the Junior High Sob of on September of each year. The figures at the right show the enrollment of the Senior High School each September. Pupils from Bedford are included in the Senior High School enrollment. Pupils from Rurlingt+on are not included in either enrollments after 1931-32. The estimated enrollments are based on the present sizes of the grades in- volved; the number who drop out will offset the new members who enter. 32 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT TEACHERS' RESIGNATIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND TRANSFERS --1931 Name Ellen Cowing Bernice E. Hamm Elizabeth Haseltiue Marguerite A. Hawkins Muriel I. Irish Elsie E. Williams Vivian Johnson Mildred A. Rollins 4lary X. Sullivan Inez A. Bernor Name Alice B. Crowe Benjamin Hill Dorothy l'erkins B. Marion Brooks Ruth C. Childs Helen H. Nelson Mary Kelley Grace M. Kilfoile Reba E. Vail Olive WalmsleY Vera Blinkhorn Alice T. Farrand Marion L. Cronan RESIGNATIONS School Senior High Junior High Junior High Adams School Adams School Adams School Hancock . School Munroe School Parker School Special APPOINTMENTS School Senior High Junior High Junior High Adams School Adams School Adams School Franklin School Franklin School Franklin School Franklin School Parker School Parker School Special TRANSFERS Name From Margaret A. Keefe Adams Edna F. Harding Hancock Josephine Manchester Hancock Bertha S. Vik Hancock Mary Chambers Munroe Mabel E. Wheeler Parker Date May 15, 1931 June 24, 1931 June 24, 1931 May 1, 1931 June 24, 1931 June 24, 1931 June 24,193i1 June 24, 1931 June 24, 1931 June 24, 1931 Began Service Sept. 9, 1931 Sept. 9, 1981 Sept. 9, 1931 Sept, 9, 1931 Sept. 9, 1931 Sept. 9, 1931 Sept. 9; 1931 ;Sept. 9, 1931 Sept. 9, 1931 Sept. 9, 1931 Sept. 9, 1931 Sept. 9, 1931 Sept. 91, 1931 To Franklin Adams Franklin Franklin Adams Munroe TOWN OF LEXINOTON PRIZES -1931 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Robert P. Clapp Oral Essay PriseMarjorie Melody Earl Pot win Robert P. Clapp Written Essay Lorna Slocombe George 0. Smith Essay ,PrizeMary Ormond Robert Kingston Hallie C. Blake Prizes Mary Valente Edward Britt French Scholarship MedalsEmma Gittsus Margaret McIsaac Florence Robinson Emma Gittzus American Legion Athletic Medals Mary Valente Edward Britt Washington and Franklin Medal ATTENDANCE RECORDS Perfect attendance for ten years Perfect attendance for three years FRENCH 33 Ruth Antbonlson Frances Rending SCHOLARSHIP MEDALS Junior High School 1. Sally Walker 2. Doris Ohlson 3. Randall Richards Adams School 1. Isabel Crooks 2. Marion Hynes 3. Marjorie Boyce Hancock School 1. Frederick J. Spenser 2. Thayer Rudd 3. Clifford L. Muzzey, Jr. Munroe School 1. Beatrice Labea 2. Arthur Grindle 3. William Phillips Parker School 1. Catherine Valente 2. Dorothy MacDonald 3. Priscilla Lennard Putnam Prize Hancock School Frederick J. Spencer ANNUAL, SCHOOL REPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 13Y COURSES OCTOBER, 1931 Business College General Boys Girls' Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Tot. Tot. Sophomore 32 37 69 42 39 81 22 0 22 172 Junior 22 49 71 56 50 106 15 1 16 193 Senior 29 51 80 42 15 57 17 7 24 161 Total 83 137 220 140 104 244 54 8 62 526 These are approximate figures. When a pupil takes subjects from two courses he may be counted in either. DISTRIBUTION OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS BY SUBJECTS Subject Grade Grade Grade Total X XI XIII 1. English 172 193 161 526 2. French 82 94 43 219 3. Latin 58 31 12 101 4. American History 157 157 5. World History 140 140 6. American Problems and Law 27 27 7. Commercial Law and Economics 52 52 8. Commercial Geography 97 97 9. Plane Geometry 81 81 10, Review Algebra (II) 77 77 11. Review Geometry . 61 61 12. Solid and Trigonometry 14 14 13. Stenography 32 16 48 14. Typewriting 96 48 16 160 15. Bookkeeping 37 20 57 16. Clerical Training 36 36 17. Business Organisation 39 39 18. Elements of Business 30 30 19. College Physics 26 26 20. Practical Physics 82 82 21. College Chemistry 41 41 22. General Chemistry 43 43 23. Biology 115 115 24. Clothing 1. 12 11 24 25. Household Management and Cooking 1 6 7 26. Manual Arts 22 15 16 53 27. Freehand Drawing 3 9 12 24 28. Gym 163 186 153 502 29. Orchestra 8 8 4 20 TOWN oi' LEXINGTON WHAT OUR GRADUATES ARE DOING Class of 1931 35 Ellen Frances Ahearn Nursemaid Seeas D. Andrulli At home Ruth Marie Anthonson Waltham School for Girls Evelyn A. Ashby Elite Beauty Shoppe Catherine E. Balduf Auburn Upholstery Co - Genevieve H. Beach Beach Supply Co. Ede F. Bignotti At home Maurice Bluestein At home Edward Joseph Britt Holy Cross Doris Evelyn Brown At home Ethel I. Brown Lesley School Dorothy Florence Budd Thayer McNeil Co. Fred A. Cardin E. W. Ormond Paul T. Carlruan At home Viola E. Carmichael Worcester Memorial Hospital Alma K. Chute At home Domenica J. Cioeolo At home Joseph V. Collentro At home Helen E. Crooks ChandIer's office Muriel Janet Daniels Salem Normal School Barbara Jewell Davis Post -Graduate Eleanor Pauline Davis At home Arthur DeVincent Wentworth Institute Ellen Threasa DiBenedetto At home Marion Comer Dinwoodie Symmes Arlington Hospital James F. Donnellan Smith Paper Store Muriel Ruth Draper Massachusetts General Hospital Marjorie Russell Duffy Post Graduate Muriel L. Eisenhauer Minute Shoppe William P. Fitzgerald Massachusetts College of Osteopathy Katherine Elizabeth Gandy At home Arthur Patrick Genetti Bentley Evening School Harry Allen Gilman Gunner Hemington, Contractors Emma M. Glttzua Burdett College Barbara Glidden At home Ruth Carolyn Glynn Westbrook Seminary Dorothy Govenar Sears and Roebuck Mary Perry Grace ....„.....«Burdett College Frederick L. Graves Huntington School for Boys Virginia Mary Harford At home Edward J. Harkins Bentley School of Accounting & Finance Leena Josephine Hill Prudential Insurance Co. Paul D. Hill Bridgewater Normal School 36 ANNUAL Alice Marie Hooper Lawrence Richards Hooper Barbara Grey Hopkins Clarence R. Horton, Jr. Catherine Elizabeth Hughes Marjorie Evelyn Hyde Janet Ingalls Edward Iverson Evelyn Marie Johnson Evelyn Mary Johnson Lillian Marie Johnson Norman Julin Gertrude Kelley Prescott 'Willard Kettell Robert Kingston Louise Dorothy Tarsen Warren Litchfield Allan Winthrop Low Doris Josephine Lynah Elizabeth M. MacPhee Margaret Ellen Manley • Edward M. McGovern Genevieve H. McIntire Margaret R. Melsaac W. Vincent McNamara Kathleen McSweeney Olive K. Meek Marjorie Melody Amoss S. Mills, Jr. Gladys G. Mills Fred A. Mix Norman C. Mix Alfred James Moniz Elinor Napoli Ruth Geraldine Nash Grace H. Nelson Eleanor Nici Stanley Nowers Madeleine V. Oliver Mary W. Ormond Esther H. Peabody Harriet Pearsons Madeleine Pease Ruth Pekins Florence Elmore Petrie Carl R. Petterson Daniel C. Plastrldge SCHOOL REPORT Bryant & Stratton Commercial School Vermont Academy Wheelock School Mass. Institute of Technology At home Radcliffe College Jackson College At home At home Post -Graduate Burlington Telephone Operator At home At home Bryant & Stratton Commercial School At home Burdett College Staunton Military Academy Post -Graduate Post -Graduate At home Atherton Hall Boston College Winchester Laundry Office Burdett College At home Lesley School Symmes Arlington Hospital Post -Graduate Post -Graduate Lexington Townsman Inc. At home At home At home Post -Graduate John Hancock Mutual Life Ins. Co. Office Work McLellan Stores Co. Northeastern University At home Simmons College Salem Normal School Jackson College Lesley School M. M. Heath, hairdresser Newton Training Hospital Lexington Golf Club Massachusetts State College TOWN OF LEXINGTON Helen Plesayka Rebecca Elizabeth Porter Murray T. Potter Earle A. Potwin Joseph J. Pritchard, Jr. Charles R. Proctor Louise Fowler Qua Timothy J. Quinlan Frances Aldona Rending Florence Carver Robinson James W. Roche Teresa C. Ross Louis Bernard Schultz Simon Semonian Phil Shannon Lucille Sherman Caroline E. Shipp Frederick Slader, Jr. John M. Slater Lorna L. Slocombe Marian A. Smith Clark F. Spencer Eleanor M. Sullivan Lincoln Steffens Taleott Gertrude A. Tarvish Mildred M. Terhune Owen S. Trask Mary Frances Valente Mary M. Vaughn Helen E. Walsh Mary E. Walsh Edna Welch Avis D. Weldon Ruth Ellen Wilson Ellen Wrightington Vincent K. Yauckoes 37 At home Burdett College Nichols Junior College Northeastern University At home Northeastern University Masa. Normal School of Art Bentley School of Accounting & Finance Moved away Colorado College Lexington Theater Betsey Ross Galleries Spaulding and Morse At home Northampton Prep. School At home Deaconess Hospital At home At home Radcliffe College Burdett College Lexington Townsman Inc. At home At home Housekeeper Atherton Hall Massachusetts State College Boston School of Physical Education At home Captain John Adams Hospital At home Office Work At home Katherine Gibbs School Vassar College At home 38 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT ENROLLMENT IN LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS OCTOBER, 1931 School Senior High School Junior High School Adams School Franklin School Hancock School Munroe School Parker School Totals Boys Girls Total 261 265 526 288 263 551 209 186 395 95 91 186 147 138 285 98 116 214 141 133 274 1,239 1,192 2,431 VOCATIONAL SCHOOL•ENROLLMENT-1931 Somerville Vocational Boston Trade School Waltham Vocational Cambridge Eve. Industri'l Arlington Evening a I-‘ Automobile da 8 ea c� 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 i 1 2 55 ae 8 W A 3 Commercial -' E 5 1 2 6 3 15 17 Totals 1 2 3 1 1 1 5 2 1 15 33 MEMBERSHIP ATTENDANCE (Extract from School Returns to the State Department of Education) School Year Ending June 30, 1931 Pupils Enrolled Elem. J. High S. High Tot. Boys 713 282 240 1,235 Girls 665 228 282 1,115 Total 1,378 510 522 2,410 Non -Resident Pupils lincluding State and City Wards) who attended the schools for not less than half the school year 19 27 127 173 Aggregate Attendance 220,178 85,643 86,043 391,864 Average Daily Attendance 1,222 466 473 2,161 Average Number of Days the Public Schools were in Session 180 184 184 182 Average Membership 1,311 492 501 2,304 TOWN OF LI:xiN.TON 39 REPORT OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER Number of home calls 385 Number of truants 47 Number of court cases 2 There are no boys from Lexington at the Middlesex Training School. DECEMBER 31, 1931 01 CO d, CO W N cr oo a ei N t -w W co 0 y la 00 CO t+ ▪ G] IG Fr eo- q ;1 Gea h m • F N m E.:1 0p m -t; 1"1 rl 11J moawoor1 + w CO m 07 co CO: CO oi p 01 M b t- H P r n wc a n O .-1 N pj .I A ,4 cv i. +v Z y N S w 00 00 6 6 a 07 040 L.0r aP 00 0MaCO1-1 10m w of m tS t cq G ▪ 000 wt 07 oot- M rl N N W 00 t - m m cin4-1 w o o C v N 07 0 0 CO co 40 cc .c = aa ▪ p. 3 CD ill pa `" •x w Fa G. •4wxwti4-4 et y w a N 44 4.4 00 07 4. o: toa N Gp N cc 4- a v Grund Totals INDEX Animal Inspector, Report of 157 Appointed Town Officers 4 Appropriation Committee, Report of 121 Assessors, Report of 159 Building Inspector, Report of 161 Cemetery Commissioners, Report of 173 Committees Appointed 7 Committee Reports: Appropriation Committee 121 Committee an Lectures 130 Committee on Conference with Lexington Minute Men 190 Dental Clinic. Report of 175 Elected Town Officers 3 Etre Engineer, Report of 177 Forest Fire Warden, Report of 180 Health Inspector, Report of 182 Health Officer. Report of 184 Jury List .., 185 Librarian, Report of 162 Library Treasurer, Report of 171 Middlesex County Extension Service 155 Milk Inspector, Report of 188 Math Superintendent, Report of 189 Planning Board, Report of 200 Plumbing Inspector, Report of 203 Police Department 204 Posture Clinic 208 Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of 211 Selectmen, Report of 148 Slaughtering Inspector, Report of 213 Superintendent of Parks, Report a1 214 Superintendent of Public Works, Report of 220 Superintendent of Streets, Report of 230 Superintendent of Water and Sewer Department, Report of 232 Tax Collector, Report of 248 Town Accountant, Report of Treasurer's Receipts 250 Departmental Expenditure 252 Director of Accounts 296 Town Clerk, Report of 181 Births 133 Marriages 139 Deaths 144 Town Counsel, Report of 332 Town Engineer, Report of 337 Town Officers, List of 3 Town Records 9 Warrant for Town Meeting, March 2, 1931 9 Annual Town Election, March 2, 1931 13 Adjourned Town Meeting, March 16, 1931 20 Adjourned Town Meeting, March 23, 1931 33 Warrant for Town Meeting, April 27, 1931 44 Town Meeting, April 27, 1931 53 Adjourned Town Meeting, May 4, 1931 77 Warrant for Town Meeting, September 28. 1931 82 Town Meeting, September 28, 1931 87 Warrant for Town Meeting, November 23, 1931 103 Town Meeting, November 23, 1931 108 Town Treasurer, Report of 343 Trustees of Bridge Charitable Fund 1931. Report of 345 Trustees Cary Memorial Library, Report of 168 Trustees of Public Trusts, Report of 347 Wire Inspector, Report of 354 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Attendance Officer, Report of 39 Distribution of Senior High School Pupils by Subjects 34 Enrolment in Public Schools, 1931 37 Financial Statement i health Reports 28 Lexington School Savings 40 Membership and Attendance 37 Parent-Teacher Association 9 Prizes, 1931 Senior High School 33 Roster of Teachers 10 School Committee for 1931, Report of 3 School Committee Organization 8 School Nurse, Report of 29 School Physicians, Report o1 28 Senior High School Enrolment by Courses 34 Statement by the School Committee 4 Superintendent, Report of 14 Teachers' Resignations and Appointments, 1931 32 Vocational School Pupils, 1931 37 What Our Graduates Are Doing 35