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Home My WebLink About1941-Annual ReportANNUAL REPORTS of the TOWN OFFICERS of Lexington, Massachusetts Year, 1941 LEXINGTON "The Birthplace of American Liberty" Population 1941 — 13,187 Highest elevation — 380 feet above sea level Lowest elevation — 110 feet above sea level Settled --- 1642 — Cambridge Farms Incorporated as a Town — 1713 Valuation — $21,906,543.00 Tax Rate 1941 — $31.40 Area of Town in acres ........................10,650.42 Area of Town in miles 16.64 Extreme length in miles .. 5.8 Extreme width in miles 4.85 Public Streets 54.43 miles Private Streets 55.45 miles State Highways 10.84 miles Trunk Line Sewers 6.31 miles Street Sewers 16.80 miles Water Mains 71.57 miles Located 10.6 miles from Boston Well laid out Parks and Playgrounds Schools -- Class A TOWN OF LEXINGTON List of Town Officers March, 1941 to March, 1942 SELECTMEN Archibald R. Giroux, Chairman, '43 William C. Potter, '44 George W. Sarano, '42 Town Clerk Town Treasurer Collector of Taxes School Committee Cemetery Commissioners Trustees of Public Trusts Moderator Constables Planning Board A. Edward. Rowse, '44 Errol H. Locke, '42 James J. Carroll James J. Carroll William S. Scamman Annie F. Putney, '42 Tracy W. Ames, '43 Randall B. Houghton, '44 James J. Walsh, '42 John E. Gilcreast, '43 Albert H. Burnham, '44 John P. Turner, '42 Clarence S. Walker, '44 Howard S. G. Nichols, '46 Robert H. Holt John C. Russell Edward C. Maguire Edward W. Kimball, '42 Wm. Roger Greeley, '42 Edwin B. Worthen, Jr., '43 Donald E. Nickerson, '43 Lester F. Ellis, '44 Frederick C. Newhall, '44 TOWN OF LEXINGTON TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Name A William M. Aquaro Gilbert A. Arnold B Henry Braak John Milton Brown c Rudolph F. Carlson Lyon Carter John D. Collins William F. Cavil Ernest Cutter D Joseph L. Dahlstrom Thomas J. Donnelly, Jr. J. Henry Duffy F George E. Foster Malcolm R. Fuller G Allan G. Galt Leon B. Garfield Frederick M. Gay Lincoln C. Grush James A. Guthrie H Warren X. Hadley Mary D. Hatch Lewin L. Hoyt Arnold E. Howard George M. Hynes PRECINCT ONE Address 50 Rindge Avenue 3 Richard Road 9 Robbins Road 8 Plymouth Road 30 Baker Avenue 39 Marred Road 14 Chase Avenue 30 Independence Avenue 127 Fallen Road 32 Chase Avenue 16 Smith Avenue 25 Maple Street 10 Plainfield Street 32 Independence Avenue 4 Robbins Road 368 Massachusetts Avenue 7 Robbins Road 10 Tower Road 4 Brandon Street 488 Massachusetts Avenue Concord Highway 30 Locust Avenue 14 Robbins Road 28 Locust Avenue Term Expires 1942 1943 1943 1948 1944 1942 1944 1944 1943 1943 1944 1944 1944 1944 1943 1944 1943 1943 1942 1942 1943 1942 1943 1943 J Carl B. Jones L J. Bruce Lewis Harold S. Liddick Ralph F. Little Walter Longbottom M Harold MacGilvray Clarence E. MacPhee Charles E. Meek Charles F. Mitchell Eugene L. Morgan Harold D. Morgan Lyle J. Morse N Harold B. Needham P Annie F. Putney R Louis J. Reynolds Albert G. Ross Robert L. Ryder S Frank F. Schiorring Clarence E. Smith Clayton J. Sullivan T Joseph Trani W Richard A. Wason Alphonso B. West W. Stanley Wilson John A. Wilson Walter H. Wilson George B. Wilson TOWN C Joseph R. Cotton ANNUAL REPORTS 306 Lowell Street 1024 Massachusetts Avenue 12 Plymouth Road 56 Robbins Road 16 Independence Road 12 Cary Street 14 Baker Avenue 142 Marrett Road 7 Richard Road 20 Robbins Road 20 Robbins Road 26 Locust Avenue 40 Fern Street 31 Locust Avenue 1050 Massachusetts Avenue 5 Locust Avenue 84 Maple Street 280 Massachusetts Avenue 18 Pinewood Street 14 Taft Avenue 1037 Massachusetts Avenue 18 Smith Avenue 33 Oak Street 5 Pleasant Street 62 Fern Street 5 Pleasant Street 62 Fern Street MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE 123 Marrett Road 7 1944 1942 1943 1943 1944 1944 1944 1942 1942 1943 1943 1943 1942 1944 1943 1944 1944 A Tracy W. Ames George H. Anker Harold C. Ashley B Walter C. Ballard Charles S. Beaudry Walter G. Black George W. Butters C William E. Chamberlain D Charles G. Davis John H. Devine Harold C. Denham Ralph B, Dibble Arthur C. Dodge William F. Downe E Lester F. Ellis Robert H. Eldridge TOWN OF LEXINGTON F Clements H. Ferguson 1944 William Wallace Ferguson 1942 Robert W. Fernald 1942 Thomas E. Fitzgerald Howard W. Foley 1942 1942 1942 1942 1942 1942 1944 1942 G John E. Gilcreast William R. Greeley George H. B. Green Arthur L. Graves A William M. Hall Stephen F. Hamblin Norman M. Hill Frederic B. Hunneman Arthur F. Hutchinson Edwin W. Hutchinson PRECINCT TWO 2 Highland Avenue 364 Marrett Road 39 Highland Avenue 8 Raymond Street 5 Raymond Street 11 Highland Avenue 40 Highland Avenue 14 Eliot Road 9 Washington Street 19 Slocum Road 8 Jackson Court 18 Winthrop Road 52 Percy Road 286 Marrett Road 188 Waltham Street 495 Waltham Street 30 Vine Brook Road 6 Belfry Terrace 4 Washington Street 5 Parker Street 283 Marrett Road 73 Bloomfield Street 1948 Massachusetts Avenue 1377 Massachusetts Avenue 76 Bloomfield Street 1357 Massachusetts Avenue 45 Parker Street 18 Belfry Terrace 7 Parker Street 169 Blossom Street 135 Blossom Street 1944 1944 1943 1942 1943 1943 1944 1943 1942 1942 1944 1944 1942 1942 1943 1942 1942 1943 1944 1943 1944 1943 1942 1943 1944 1943 1944 1943 1942 1944 1944 K Edward W. Kimball L Harold B. Lamont Ernest A. Lindstrom Harold F. Lombard F. Stanley Love M Arthur H. McLearn ANNUAL REPORTS 9 10 TOWN OF LEXINGTON S 1359 Massachusetts Avenue 1944 George C. Sheldon. w 20 Winthrop Road 1942 Sydney R. Wrightington 63 Farmcrest Avenue 1944 24 Vine Brook Road 1942 3 Wallis Court 1944 A Wilbur H. Abbott 1387 Massachusetts Avenue 1943 Alan G. Adams Alfred A, Adler N Dana Thurber Norris 7 Winthrop Road 1944 B Nathan B. Bidwell Louis W. Bills Charles M. Blake Ronald D. Brown Albert 11. Burnham William I. Burnham Eugene T. Buckley P Robert T. Person Roy C. Peterson William E. Phillips Marjorie Fierce Elwyn G. Preston R Randall W. Richards Henry W. Robertson S Edward W. Sibley Clyde E. Steeves 42 Percy Road 1942 27 Blossom Street 1942 10 Bloomfield Street 1944 59 Forest Street 1943 4 Bennington Road 1942 67 Farmcrest Avenue 4 Raymond Street 18 Eliot Road 24 Hilltop Avenue 1942 1943 1944 1942 w James J. Walsh 1433 Massachusetts Avenue 1943 Paul Whipple 15 Belfry Terrace 1943 Edwin B. Worthen 5 Winthrop Road 1942 Edwin B. Worthen, Jr. 5 Winthrop Road 1943 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE 0 James J. Carroll F Charles E. Ferguson 11 Robert H. Holt P William G. Potter 17 Muzzey Street 1942 16 Highland Avenue 1942 11 Bennington Road 1942 25 Walnut Street 1944 C Guy S. Chace Philip M. Clark D George M. Davis Norman A. Downs E Roswell S. Eldridge Everett S. Emery George W. Emery Leland H. Emery Roy A. Ferguson G C. Edward Glynn Charles D. Goodwin George E. Graves Hazen W. Hamlin Norman C. Hooper Clarence R. Hopkins 16 Percy Road 7 Bennington Road PRECINCT THREE 1942 1942 14 Harding Road 1943 15 Somerset Road 1943 12 Berwick Road 1943 25 Adams Street 73 Hancock Street 59 York Street 27 Edgewood Road 34 East Street 30 East Street 22 Grant Street 10 Meriam Street 25 Somerset Road 36 Woodland Road 11 Edgewood Road 17 Edgewood Road 3 Stetson Street 47 Somerset Road 5 Stetson Street 11 Berwick Road 56 Hancock Street 12 Coolidge Avenue 33 Adams Street 50 Gleason Road 35 Bertwell Road 15 Meriam Street 1942 1942 1942 1943 1943 1942 1944 1944 1942 1943 1942 1944 1942 1942 1944 1942 1942 1944 1942 1944 1943 1944 James H. Lewis Moses M. Low M Richard W. Maynard Robert D. Mayo Charles A. McCormack Neil McIntosh Robert C. Merriam Clayton M. Morse Howard M. Munroe N Fred C. Newhall R Lester T. Redman Richard E. Rowse S Walter E. Sands George B. Sargent Clarence Shannon William H. Shurtleff George E. Smith Rupert H. Stevens Matthew Stevenson Robert M. Stone James W. Smith T Ralph H. Tucker Gerald C. Turner w George P. Wadsworth Harvey F. Winlock Robert Whitney ANNUAL REPORTS 23 Meriam Street 95 No. Hancock Street 77 Meriam Street 6 Oakmaunt Circle 35 No. Hancock Street 8 Hancock Avenue 4 Oakmount Circle 29 Sherman Street 344 Lowell Street 98 Hancock Street 10 Hayes Avenue 24 Adams Street 103 Meriam Street 50 Hancock Street 18 Edgewood Road 41 Somerset Road 34 Grant Street 86 Meriam Street 21 Oakland Street 32 Hayes Avenue 16 Franklin Road 100 Meriam Street 9 Hillside Terrace 26 Hayes Avenue 61 Meriam Street 10 Round Hill Road TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE H Randall B. Houghton L Errol H. Locke R A. Edward Rowse 16 Oakland Street 3 Abbott Road 3$ Somerset Road 11 1943 1944 1943 1943 1943 1943 1944 1943 1944 1944 1942 12 TOWN OF LEXINGTON A Lester Andrews Earl S. Archibald B William H. Ballard Robert C. Boleyn Walter C. Boone Winthrop H. Bowker Frederick S. Britton Car] E. Bryant William J. Buckley Francis E. Burke Herbert E. Bussom C 1944 Winfield S. Caouette Charles T. Cogswell Otis J. Conner Francis B. Culbertson 3. Everett Cumming Howard E. Custance W. Warren Custance Theodore A. Custance 1944 1943 1943 1943 1942 1944 1944 1942 1942 1943 1944 1942 1944 1942 1942 1942 1944 D Paul W. Dempsey H. Raymond Durling F Robert J. Fawcett Frederic L. Fischer George M. Fuller George R. Fuller H Carl Hauck Converse Hill Willard C. Hill John T. Hinchey Norton T. Hood John E. Hossfleld Elmer C. Houdlette J Leonard JeIlis Roy Johnsen PRECINCT FOUR 1 Hill Street 19 Downing Road 7 Hastings Road 57 Shade Street 112 Bedford Street 2184 Massachusetts Avenue 8 Bedford Street 12 Fair Oaks Drive 234 Lincoln Street 88 Bedford Street 43 Reed Street 4 Wachusett Circle 35 Prospect Hill Road 58 Outlook Drive 62 Harding Road 20 Vaille Avenue 2 Tewksbury Street 19 Shirley Street 100 Bedford Street 187 Spring Street 21 Outlook Drive 511 Marrett Road 2 Stratham Road 2210 Massachusetts Avenue 1 Sunnyknoll Avenue 14 Harbell Street 2101 Massachusetts Avenue 2160 Massachusetts Avenue 85 Hinchey Road 41 Reed Street 128 Reed Street 2652 Massachusetts Avenue 70 Ward Street 2295 Massachuse4ts•Avenue 1942 1944 1942 1942 1942 1942 1942 1943 1944 1942 1942 1944 1944 1944 1943 1944 1943 1942 1942 1943 1944 1942 1942 1943 1942 1944 1942 1942 1943 1944 1943 1943 1943 1943 Alfred Kargaard L jasper A. Lane M George A. Mallion Everett E. Morrill William E. Mulliken N Thomas A. Napoli Donald E. Nickerson P Eugene 11. Partridge R Francis FL Ready Lawrence H. Rivera William R. Rosenberger S James C. Shaw Gordon Elliot Slater James E. Spellman A. Randall Soderberg w Raymond L. White George G. Whiting ANNUAL REPORTS 226 Lincoln Street 177 Waltham Street 29 Wachusett Drive 53 Harding Road 225 Waltham Street 23 Middle Street 2198 Massachusetts Avenue 12 Shirley Street 2246 Massachusetts Avenue 29 Lincoln Street 2139 Massachusetts Avenue 11 Hamblen Street 9 Kimball Road 24 Shirley Street 51 Dexter Road 12 Middle Street 333 Waltham Street TOWN MEETING MEMBERS AT LARGE G Archibald R. Giroux S George W. Sarano 6 Stratham Road 315 Lincoln Street 13 1943 1944 1943 1943 1942 1944 1943 1943 1942 1944 1944 1944 1944 1943 1944 1943 1944 1943 1942 14 Animal Inspector TOWN OF LEXINGTON APPOINTED OFFICERS Appropriation Committee Assessors Assistant Assessor Board of Appeals (Acting under Building and Zoning Law) Board of Appeals (Associate Members) Board of Health, Agents Board of Retirement Bridge Charitable Fund Trustees Building Inspector Dr. Chester L. Blakely George C. Sheldon, '43, Chairman Raymond A. Bond, '42 James E. Spellman, '42 Lewis L. Hoyt, '42 Robert J. Fawcett, '43 Ronald D. Brown, '43 George M. Hynes, '44 Richard W. Maynard, '44 W. Russell Rosenberger, '44 James H. Russell, Ex Officio Clyde E. Steeves, '43, Chairman William A. Cann, '42 William H. Burnham, '43 William H. Shanahan, '44 Leland H. Emery, '44 Frederick J. Spencer C. Edward Glynn, '43, Chairman Errol 11. Locke, '42 Arthur N. Maddison, '44 Edward W. Kimball, '45 Howard W. Robbins, '46 Winthrop 11. Bowker J. Milton Brown Eleanor M. Lowe Dr. William Corwin CIarence S. Walker, '43, Chairman *Joseph A. Ross, '42 John F. O'Connor, '42 James H. Russell John F. Turner, '42 Clarence S. Walker, '44 Howard S. 0. Nichols, '46 Charles E. Ferguson ANNUAL REPORTS Building Inspector (Acting) Burial Agents Cary Memorial Library, Librarian Cary Memorial Library (East Lexington Branch) Cary Memorial Library, Janitor Cary Memorial Library, Treasurer Clerk, Selectmen Constables Dental Clinic Fence Viewers Field Drivers Fire Engineers Forest Warden Gemmel Legacy Income, Trustees (Acting wi.h Dept. of Pub. Welfare) George V. Morse *Gordon D. Richards William E. Cann Ralph H. Marshall Alice M. McCarthy Ralph A. Nason Eleanor R. Trowbridge Michael E. McDonnell Rev. Harold T. Handley Eleanor M. Lowe Charles E. Moloy Roland E. Garmon Mrs. Irving W. Yelland Mrs. Frank Hudson Mrs. Thomas S. Grindle J. Bruce Lewis Albert A. Miller Edward C. Maguire John C. Russell Edward W. Taylor Norman C. Hooper Edward F. Buttrick Edward W. Taylor Mrs. Kenneth P. Blake Health Inspector Health Officer Lockup Keeper Measurer of Wood, Bark and Manure John Lamont Victor N. Rochette, M.D. James J. Sullivan Jacob Bierenbroodspot Harold I. Wellington 15 16 Milk Inspector Moth Dept. Superintendent Odorless Cart, Charge of DId Age Assistance Bureau TOWN OF LEXINGTON Old Age Assistance Bureau, Agent Park Superintendent Plumbing Inspector Posture Clinic Committee Public Welfare Agent Agent of Selectmen to Administer Soldiers' Relief, Military & State Aid Public Works Superintendent Registrars of Voters Sealer of Weights and Measures SIaughter Inspector Superintendent of Streets Superintendent of Streets, Assistant Supt. of Water & Sewer Department Town Accountant John Lamont John J. Garrity Peter Canessa Errol H. Locke George W. Sarano Luther R. Putney George V. Morse John J. Garrity Ernest A. Lindstrom Mrs. Steele Lindsay Mrs. Robert Moore Mrs. Edith M. Kelley Miss Margaret Kettell Miss Margaret Noyes George V. Morse George V. Morse William C. Paxton Leon H. Truesdell, '44, Chairman Malcolm H. Clifford, '42 George H. Lowe, '43 James J. Carroll, Clerk Ralph E. Chadwick George Whiting William C. Paxton John F. O'Connor Joseph A. Ross James H. Russell Town Counsel Town Engineer Town Physician Weighers (Public) Wire Inspector 'Resigned ANNUAL REPORTS Sydney R. Wrightington John T. Cosgrove Victor N. Rochette, M.D. William E. Mulliken Jacob Bierenbroodspot Harold I. Wellington Albert Bieren john P. Coombs Andrew E. Hammarbeck Louis W. Bills 17 18 TOWN OF LEXINGTON COMMITTEES APPOINTED AT VARIOUS TOWN MEETINGS COMMITTEE ON LECTURES UNDER THE WILL OF ELIZA CARY FARNHAM AND SUSANNA E. CARY Authorized March 31, 1941 Robert H. Holt Thomas S. Grindle Grace L. Merriam COMMITTEE ON PLUMBING BY-LAWS Authorized July 27, 1939 Eugene L. Morgan Winfield S. Caouette Clarence R. Hopkins George E. Graves Howard E. Custance COMMITTEE ON BUILDING BY-LAWS Authorized March 25, 1940 Edwin B, Worthen, Jr. Charles E. Ferguson Howard W. Robbins Lewis M. Reynolds Gordon D. Richards COMMITTEE ON SALARIES Authorized March 31, 1941 J. Milton Brown Eugene T. Buckley "A. Randall Soderberg Lincoln C. Grush Thomas J. Donnelly, Jr. William H. Driscoll COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE Authorized March 31, 1941. George W. Emery James E. Spellman COMMITTEE TO STUDY PUBLIC WELFARE SITUATION Authorized March 31, 1941 W. Russell Rosenberger Harold F. Lombard COMMITTEE ON ARBORETUM Authorized October 14, 1930 Edward B. Ballard Mrs. Richard Engstrom Mrs. William D. Milne Mrs. Hollis Webster Clarence E. Smith Stephen F. Hamblin Sheldon A. Robinson Miss Mabel P. Cook Dr. Fred S. Piper REPORT OF TOWN CLERK TOWN WARRANT 19 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, SS. To the Constable 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 Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet in their respective voting places in said Town, Precinct One, Adams School; Precinct Two, Three, and Four, Cary Memorial Building, on MONDAY, the THIRD DAY OF MARCH, A. D. 1941, at 6 o'clock A. M., then and there to act on the following articles: Article 1. To choose by ballot the following town officers: One Town Clerk for the term of three years ; Two Selectmen 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; One Moderator for the term of one year; Two Members of the Planning Board for the term of three years; Two Constables for the term of one year; Seventeen Town Meeting Members in each Precinct for the term of three years; One Town Meeting Member in Precinct One for a term of one year; One Town Meeting Member in Precinct Two for a term of one year; Two Town Meeting Members in Precinct Two for a term of two years ; One Town Meeting Member in Precinct Three for a term of two years ; 20 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Two Town Meeting Members of two years. The polls will be open at 6:00 until 8:00 P. M. in Precinct Four for a term A. M. and will remain open You are also to notify the inhabitants aforesaid to meet in Cary Memorial Hall in said Town on Monday, the thirty-first day of March, 1941 at 8:00 P. M. at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined ex- clusively 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. Article 2. To receive the reports of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town and to appoint other Committees. Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1942, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to refund any or all of the revenue notes issued in anticipation of the revenue of the year 1941, in accordance with the provisions of Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws; any debt so incurred to be paid from the revenue of the year 1941. Article 5. To see if the Town will make the usual appro- priations for Town expenses for the ensuing year, by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by a com- bination of the two methods, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to transfer unex- pended appropriation balances in any of the Accounts to the Excess and Deficiency Account, to the Water Department Avail- able Surplus Account, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 7. To see what action the Town will take with reference to authorizing the Assessors to use funds from the REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 21 Excess and Deficiency Account toward the reduction of the 1941 tax rate. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money to pay any unpaid bills for prior years of the various town departments. Article 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell and dispose of the property taken by the Town by foreclosure of tax titles. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the Reserve Fund as provided by Chapter 40, Section 6, General Laws, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 11. 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 1941. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to install water mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets as may be applied for during the year 1941 in accordance with authority contained in the By-laws of the Town, subject to the assessment of better- ments, and to take by eminent domain any necessary easements therefor, and to pay for the same by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town. Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to install sewer mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets as may be applied for during the year 1941 in accordance with St. 1897, Ch. 504, as amended, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain any necessary easements therefor, and to pay for the same by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to construct granolithic or bituminous concrete side- walks, in accordance with General Laws, Ch. 80, and provide funds for said construction by direct appropriation, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 15. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets: Richard Road,; Lexington Avenue, 22 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate funds for providing co-operation with the Federal Government in unemployment relief and other projects, of direct or indirect benefit to the town or its inhabitants, said funds to be expended by the Selectmen. Article 17. To see if the Town will appropriate money to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the pur- chase of materials and equipment and for wages of superin- tendence on public works for which the Town has power to appropriate money to be designated by the Selectmen, in which works recipients of welfare aid from the Town may be required to work, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money to pay the necessary expenses of School Officers incurred outside the Commonwealth in securing information upon mat- ters in which the Town is interested or which may tend to im- prove the service in the School Department. Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for highway maintenance under authority of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the construction of Spring Street, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; said money to be raised by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town. Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the installation of curbing in Woburn Street, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the improvement of Follen Road, and pay for the same in whole or in part by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way or accept the layout of as a town way, Patriots Drive, from Meriam Street, a distance of approximately 793 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk. REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 28 Article 24. To see if the Town will purchase from Robert C. Merriam the water main, the sewer main, and the drainage system constructed by him in Patriots Drive, if the layout of Patriots Drive is accepted by the Town, and appropriate money therefor, or take any other action with respect thereto. Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a town way or accept the layout of as a town way, Patriots Drive, from Edgewood Road, a distance of approximately 305 feet in a southwesterly direction, as laid out by the Selectmen and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and appropriate money therefor, either by the issue of bonds, notes, or otherwise, for the construction of said street under the Bet- terment Act, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to acquire title to the water pipe and appurtenances laid in Blake and Preston Roads by the Lexington Trust Company, and provide funds for same by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the town; or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of the traffic control sys- tem at the junction of Marrett Road and Waltham Street, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the installation of a new lighting system at the Cary Memorial Library, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a radio transmitter and neces- sary equipment therefor for the Police Department, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of erecting a fence to enclose the new fields at the Center Playground, and for any other items in connection with the fields, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the installation of a water main and service to the Center Playground, or act in any manner in relation thereto. 24 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the installation of automatic sprinklers in the Lexington High School, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept a gift of a sum of money under the will of Leroy S. Brown, to be in- vested and the income used towards defraying the expense of the Patriot's Day Celebration on April 19th, or act in any man- ner in relation thereto. Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept a gift from the Boston and Maine Railroad of the driveways leading from Massachusetts Avenue to the railroad station in Lexington Center, containing 20,630 square feet, more or Iess, upon the condition that the same shall be forever kept open and used for highway and sidewalk purposes, or act in any manner in rela- tion thereto. Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town way or accept the layout of as a Town way the driveways leading from Massachusetts Avenue to the railroad station in Lexington Center, containing 20,630 square feet, more or less, as Iaid out by the Selectmen and shown on a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, or act in any manner in rela- tion thereto. Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to accept General Laws, Ch. 41, sec. 100A, as inserted by Statute 1931, Ch. 458, Sec. 4, as amended by Statute 1934, Ch. 291, Sec. 3, authorizing the Town to indemnify Town Officers or employees in certain instances. Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to indemnify Wallace C. Weisinger against a claim of Helen F. Matthews for property damage to her automobile, resulting from a collision with a snow plow, and appropriate money therefor, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to cover the expenses of printing, publishing, and distributing the proposed Building and Plumbing By-laws, and provide for same by direct appropriation, by transfer from avail- able funds, or by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town. Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the installation of fire alarm boxes, or act in any manner in relation thereto. REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 25 Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate money for the purchase of a resuscitator for the Fire Depart- ment, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of food order stamps issued by the Surplus Marketing Administration, and Agencies of the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, and provide for same by direct appropria- tion, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town. Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to accept General Laws, Ch. 31, Sec. 4, placing the members of the Fire Depart- ment under civil service. Article 43. To see if the Town will amend the amendment to Article V, sec. 2 (a) of the building By-law adopted January 15, 1940 by substituting therefor the following : "Article V, sec. 2 (a). Before approval by the Board of Survey of a subdivision plat under G. L. Ch. 41, sec. 81-F, it shall require that the ways Laid out on such plat shall ea -ordinate with other existing or pro- posed streets with which they may connect, and it shall require such provisions for the disposal of surface water as will prevent damage to the said streets and utilities and to other ways in the town, and shall re- quire an agreement by the subdivider, to construct the ways and/or utilities in the manner and location shown on said plat as finally approved, within a reasonable time, to be specified in said agreement, and to conform to the regulations of the Board of Survey regarding such construction, performance of which agreement shall be secured by a performance bond in form approved by the Board of Survey with a surety company, authorized to do business in Massachusetts, as surety, in such form and such penal sum, equal to the estimated reasonable cost of construction, as the Board of Survey shall de- termine, as liquidated damages. In place of a surety bond the Board may accept cash or obligations of the United States of America or of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in a face amount equal to the estimated reasonable cost of such construction" Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 103A of Chapter 54 of the General Laws, as amended by Chap - 26 TOWN OF LEXINGTON ter 77 of the Acts of 1937, which provides that Sections 86-103 inclusive of said Chapter 54 and Sections 27 and 34 of Chapter 56 of the General Laws, tall relative to absent voting) shall so far as applicable apply to regular town elections in any town which accepts such Section 108A, at any Annual Meeting or any Special Town Meeting, held not less than 90 days before any Annual Meeting, or will take any action relative to Section 103A or to such absent voting. Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to protect the position of any person em- ployed by the Town who may be called for service with the armed forces of the United States or any sub -division thereof, during the present emergency. And you are directed to serve this Warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By-law of the Town. Hereof fail not, and make due return on 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 seventeenth day of February, A. D., 1941. ARCHIBALD R. GIROUX WILLIAM G. POTTER A. EDWARD ROWSE ERROL H. LOCKE GEORGE W. SARANO Selectmen of Lexington CONSTABLE'S RETURN February 24, 1941. To THE TOWN CLERK : I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting printed copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Town Office Building, and seven 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: JOHN C. RUSSELL, Constable of Lexington REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 27 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 3, 1941 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 third in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-one at six o'clock in the forenoon. The following places were designated as the voting places for the various precincts: Precinct One, Adams School; Pre- cinct Two, Three and Four, Cary Memorial Hall. The following election officers having been duly appointed by the Selectmen, and Wardens of the various precincts were assigned for duty as follows: PRECINCT ONE Charles J. Dailey Pauline Bartlett Alice G. Marshall Mary E. Stankard Mary A. Rowland Donald Cameron Annie McDonnell 'Ha Field Jessie Streeter L. Ellsworth Pierce Helen B. Dolan James A. Moakley Warden Inspector Inspector Clerk Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller PRECINCT TWO Irving B. Pierce Lucius Austin Randall Richards John H. Dacey Marjorie Pierce John H. Kelley Arthur L. Hanson Edward McGrory Elizabeth Nourse Madeline J. Corbett Madeline V. Peterson William S. Bramhall Helen McCaffrey Florence L. Richards Warden Inspector Inspector Clerk Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller 28 TOWN OF LEXINGTON PRECINCT THREE Charles H. Schofield Alfred A. Adler Warden Inspector Charles E. Moloy, Jr. Inspector John McKearney Clerk Cornelius P. Cronin Teller Virginia Welch =....Teller Samuel W. Wellington Teller Emma A. Hovey Teller John J. McCormack Henry Meade Esther Graham William H. Stevenson Teller Teller Teller Teller PRECINCT FOUR Howard E. Custance Warden William E. Mulliken Inspector Maurice Woodward Deputy Inspector Frank Maguire Clerk William E. Dailey George A. Bullock Charles P. McEnroe Constance L. Thompson Mary J. Ferry Agnes Hall Robert Cady A. Thomas Ferry Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller Teller The polls were declared open in each precinct at six o'clock A. M. and remained open until eight o'clock P. M., after which time after due notice, they were closed. The election officers were sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by the Town Clerk. 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 One Precinct Two Precinct Three Precinct Four 1619 1336 1408 1534 Total 5897 One thousand six hundred nineteen One thousand three hundred thirty-six One thousand four hundred eight One thousand five hundred thirty-four Five thousand eight hundred ninety-seven The ballots cast were counted, enclosed in envelopes, sealed, signed by the election officers, together with the unused ballots, and delivered to the Town CIerk at his office. REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 29 The Registrars of Voters and the Town CIerk canvassed the result as follows: Pre, 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total Albert H. Burnham 827 338 456 327 1448 Precinct One Ballots Cast 405 (Four hundred and five) Blanks 78 65 102 64 309 Precinct Two Ballots Cast 403 (Four hundred and three) Total 405 403 668 391 1757 Precinct Three Ballots Cast 558 (Five hundred and fifty-eight) Albert R. Burnham was elected as Cemetery Commissioner for three years. Precinct Four Ballots Cast 391 (Three hundred and ninety-one) Total vote cast 1757 (One thousand seven hundred and fifty-seven) SCHOOL COMMITTEE TOWN CLERK Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total Randall B. Houghton 324 839 462 324 1449 Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total Blanks 81 64 96 67 308 James J. Carroll 364 365 487 346 1562 Blanks 41 38 71 45 195 Total 405 403 558 391 1757 Randall B. Houghton was elected to the School Committee for three years. 30 TOWN OF LEXINGTON CEMETERY COMMISSIONER Total 405 403 558 391 1757 James J. Carroll was elected as Town Clerk for one year. SELECTMEN Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total William G. Potter 296 283 354 260 1193 A. Edward Rowse 276 274 371 243 1164 Matthew Stevenson 146 162 253 183 744 Blanks 92 87 138 96 413 Total 810 806 1116 782 3514 William G. Potter and A. Edward Rowse were elected Selectmen for three years. TOWN TREASURER Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total James J. Carroll 369 369 491 350 1579 Blanks 86 34 67 41 178 Total 405 403 558 391 175? James J. Carroll was elected as Town Treasurer for one year. COLLECTOR OF TAXES Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total William S. Scamman 361 365 494 367 1577 Blanks 44 38 64 34 180 Total 405 403 558 391 1757 William S. Scammam was elected as Collector of Taxes for one year. MODERATOR Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total Robert H. Holt 318 328 454 315 1416 Blanks 87 75 104 76 342 Total 406 403 558 391 1767 Robert H. Holt was elected as Moderator for one year. PLANNING BOARD Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre. 4 Total Lester F. Ellis 295 313 424 297 1329 Fred C. Newhall 304 339 446 320 1409 Blanks 211 154 246 165 776 Total 810 806 1116 782 3514 Lester F. Ellis and Fred C. Newhall were elected to the Planning Board for three years. CONSTABLES Pre. 1 Pre. 2 Pre. 3 Pre.4 Total Alfred Kargaard 68 85 141 117 411 *Edward C. Maguire 282 315 399 296 1292 "John C. Russell 342 299 425 276 1341 Blanks 118 107 151 94 470 Total 810 806 1116 782 3514 *Edward C. Maguire and John C. Russell were elected as Constables for one year. REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 31 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS For Three Years 32 TOWN OF LEXINGTON TOWN MEETING MEMBER For One Year PRECINCT ONE PRECINCT ONE Warren K. Hadley 347 Rudolph F. Carlson 270 Blanks 58 John D. Collins 285 Total 405 William F. Covil ..,._ 269 Thomas J. Donnelly, Jr. 290 Warren K. Hadley was elected Town Meeting Member for one year. J. Henry Duffy 874 George E. Foster 273 MatTOWN MEETING MEMBER Malcolm m R. Fuller 273 Leon B. Garfield 264 For One Year Carl B. Jones 284 Walter Longbottom 284 PRECINCT TWO Harold MacGilvray 280 Clarence E. MacPhee 279 Charles G. Davis 311 Annie F. Putney 281 Blanks 92 Albert G. Ross 269 Robert L. Ryder 274 Total 403 Frank F. Schiorring 262 Charles G. Davis was elected Town Meeting Member for one year. George B. Wilson 284 Blanks 2198 Total TOWN MEETING MEMBERS 8885 For Two Years PRECINCT TWO PRECINCT TWO William Wallace Ferguson 308 George H. Anker 261 Thomas E. Fitzgerald 324 Tracy W. Ames 277 Blanks 174 George W. Butters 275 — Harold C. Denham 269 Total 860 Ralph B. Dibble 271 Robert W. Fernald 269 William Wallace Ferguson and Thomas E. Fitzgerald were elected Town Howard W. Foley 268 Meeting Members for two years. Arthur L. Graves 261 Stephen F. Hamblin 275 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS Arthur F. Hutchinson 260 For Three Years Edwin W. Hutchinson 262 Edward W. Kimball 265 PRECINCT THREE Ernest A. Lindstrom 266 F. Stanley Love 262 *Eugene T. Buckley 333 Dana Thurber Norris 280 *Guy S. Chace 363 William E. Philips 267 *Roswell S. Eldridge 361 Edward W. Sibley 253 *Leland H. Emery 377 Blanks 2310 *Charles 0. Goodwin 382 -- *Hazen W. Hamlin 333 Total 349 *MosesM.Lo.w Hopkins 6851 339 All the above names were elected Town Meeting Members for the term *Robert C. Merriam 391 of three years. George P. Morey 306 REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 33 34 TOWN OF LEXINGTON *Howard M. Munroe 347 TOWN MEETING MEMBERS *Fred C. Newhall 404 For Two Years *Richard E. Rowse 391 *Walter E. Sands 369 PRECINCT FOUR *Rupert H. Stevens 372 *Matthew Stevenson 342 Francis B. Culbertson 299 *Gerald C. Turner 307 Roy Johnsen 293 Louis W. Winchenbach 271 Blanks 190 *Harvey F. Winlock 343 Blanks 2806 Total 782 9486 Francis B. Culbertson and Roy Johnsen were elected Town Meeting Mem- Totalbers for two years. *Town Meeting Members elected for the term of three years. A true record. Attest: PRECINCT FOUR *Earl S. Archibald 259 *William J. Buckley 253 *Winfield S. Caouette 245 *Charles T. Cogswell 243 *Otis J. Conner 247 *J. Everett Cumming 252 *H. Raymond Durling 248 *Carl Hauck 244 `Norton T. Hood 254 *Jasper A. Lane 255 *Thomas A. Napoli 262 *Lawrence H. Rivers 262 *William H. Rosenberger 247 *James C. Shaw 261 *Gordon Elliot Slater 255 *A. Randall Soderberg 262 *George G. Whiting 263 Blanks 2335 Total 6647 *Town Meeting Members elected for the term of three years. TOWN MEETING MEMBER For Two Years PRECINCT THREE Charles A. McCormack 445 Blanks 113 Total 558 Charles A. McCormack was elected Town Meeting Member for two years. JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 35 ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING Held March 31, 1941 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt, at 8:09 P. M. There were 172 Town Meeting Members present. Article 2. George C. Sheldon, Chairman of the Appropria- tion Committee, presented the Appropriation Committee Re- port, moving same be accepted and placed on file. Seconded and voted unanimously at 8:10 P. M. Article 2. A. Randall Soderberg, Chairman of the Air- port Commission, read the report of the Commission, moving same be accepted, filed, and Commission be discharged. Seconded and so voted, 8:15 P. M. Article 2. F. Stanley Love presented the following: I move, that a Committee of three be appointed by the Moderator, within thirty days, from the Town Meeting Mem- bers, to investigate our Public Welfare situation, and that Com- mittee to make recommendations endeavoring to reduce our wel- fare costs. Carried Unanimously 8:19 P. M. Article 2. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux presents the following: Voted: That it is the sense of the Town Meeting that the Selectmen shall appoint a Committee of Five to make a com- plete study of salaries of all Town employees for the establish- ing of minimums, maximums, and automatic increases, or any other matters pertaining thereto; this report to be submitted to the Selectmen before December 1, 1941. Carried Unanimously 8:24 P. M, Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves to Iay Article 2 on the table. Carried Unanimously 8:24 P. M. 86 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Article 3. Presented by Selectman Archibald R. Giroux: Voted : That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1942, and to issue a note or notes there- for, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Carried Unanimously 8:25 P. M. Article 4. Presented by Selectman Archibald R. Giroux: Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to refund any or all of the revenue notes issued in anticipation of the revenue of the year 1941, in accordance with the provisions of Section 17, Chap- ter 44, General Laws; any debt so incurred to be paid from the revenue of the year 1941. Carried Unanimously 8:25 P. M. Article 32. Presented by Randall B. Houghton: Voted: That the sum of $11,814.00 be appropriated for the purchase and installation of an Automatic Sprinkler System for the Lexington Junior -Senior High School, to be expended under the direction of the School Committee. To meet said appropria- tion, the sum of $1,992.87 be transferred from School Depart- ment Sprinklers—Hancock School, and that $9,821.13 be raised from the revenue of the current year. Amendment presented by Selectman A. Edward Rowse, total be $8,100.00, $1,992.87 be transferred from School Department Sprinklers—Hancock School, $6,107.13 be appropriated. Amendment declared lost 8:41 P. M. Main motion as presented declared carried 8:42 P. M. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves to take Article 2 from table. Carried Unanimously 8:42 P. M. Article 2. Presented by Selectman Archibald R. Giroux: Voted: That the Moderator appoint a Committee of three (3) to study the question of Civil Service for all Town Em- ployees, this Committee to report its recommendations at a later Town Meeting. Carried Unanimously 8:42 P. M. REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 87 Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves to take Article 5, with with the following being presented by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt: Article 5. Voted. That the following amounts be appro- priated and assessed for the current year: APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 8:49 P. M. SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 8:56 P. M. ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 8:56 P. M. TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT Personal Services (Of which .$1,000.00 is for salary of Town Treas- urer) Expenses Carried Unanimously 8:57 P. M. OTHER FINANCE OFFICES AND ACCOUNTS Expenses Carried Unanimously 8:57 P. M. 38 TOWN OF LEXINGTON TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Personal Services (Of which $1,800.00 is for salary of the Town Clerk) Expenses Carried Unanimously 8:58 P. M. ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Jurisdiction of Selectmen) Expenses $600.00 Carried Unanimously 8:59 P. M. 425.00 $2,935.33 1,742.00 $4,526.50 275-00 $1,834.67 COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT Personal Services (Of which $2,850.00 is for salary of Tax Collector) Expenses Carried Unanimously 8:57 P. M. ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 8:58 P. M. LAW DEPARTMENT Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 8:58 P. M. 517.00 $150.00 $4,936.67 1,550.00 $5,761.33 485.00 $2,000.00 300.00 ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT (Jurisdiction of Town Clerk) Expenses Carried Unanimously 8:59 P. M. REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT Personal Services $469.00 Expenses Carried Unanimously 8:59 P. M. PUBLIC WORKS—SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE Personal Services $4,682,67 Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:00 P. M. TOWN OFFICES and CARY MEMORIAL BUILDING Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:00 P. M. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:00 P. M. PLANNING BOARD Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:01 P. M. BOARD OF APPEALS Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:01 P. M. BOARD OF RETIREMENT Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:01 P. M. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves to lay Article 5 an the table. Carried Unanimously 9:01 P. M. $2,465.38 180.12 $488.50 $133.00 324.50 150.00 $4,099.67 6,225.00 $11,246.00 875.00 $250.00 $160.00 $250.00 REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 39 Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves to take up Article 29. No objections from the Town Meeting Members. Carried Unanimously 9 :02 P. M. Article 29. Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,435.65 for the purchase of a radio transmitter and necessary equipment therefor for the Police Department, this money to be provided from the revenue of the current year. Motion by William R. Greeley as a substitute motion, be referred to Planning Board or Committee for further investiga- tion to be reported at next Adjourned Town Meeting. Declared Lost 9:13 P. M. Main motion as presented declared Carried 9:16 P. M. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves to take Article 2 from the table. No objections. Carried Unanimously 9:16 P. M. Article 2. Voted: That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to have charge of the Cary Lectures for the Season 1941-1942. Carried Unanimously 9:16 P. M. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves to take Article 5 from the table. No objections. Carried Unanimously 9:17 P. M. Article 5. Presented by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt. POLICE DEPARTMENT Personal Services $38,553.29 Expenses 4,625.00 Carried Unanimously 9:17 P. M. FIRE DEPARTMENT Personal Services $38,330.50 Expenses 9,155.00 Carried Unanimously 9:18 P. M. BUILDING DEPARTMENT Personal Services $1,100.00 Expenses 118.75 Carried Unanimously 9:18 P. M. WIRE DEPARTMENT Personal Services $600.00 Expenses 100.00 Carried Unanimously 9:18 P. M. 40 TOWN OF LEXINGTON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:18 P. M. INSECT SUPPRESSION Personal Services Carried 9:24 P. M. Expenses and Wages $500.00 230.00 $300.00 4,520.00 Motion by Selectman A. Edward Rowse, that wages and expenses be amended to read $3,300.00 instead of $4,520.00. Amendment carried 9:23 P. M. Amended: Wages and Expenses Carried 9:24 P. M. SHADE TREES Wages and Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:24 P. M. FOREST FIRES Personal Services Wages and Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:24 P. M. DOG OFFICER Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:25 P. M. HEALTH DEPARTMENT Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:25 P. M. MILK INSPECTOR Personal Services Carried Unanimously 9:25 P. M. DOG CLINIC Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:25 P. M. DENTAL CLINIC Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:25 P. M. POSTURE CLINIC Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:25 P. M. $3,300.00 $1,415.00 $200.00 1,200.00 $100.00 10.00 $500.00 5,500.00 1300.00 $475.00 $1,750.00 100.00 $625.00 REPORT OF TOWN CLERK VITAL STATISTICS Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:26 P. M. ANIMAL INSPECTION Personal Services Carried Unanimously 9:26 P. M. SLAUGHTERING INSPECTION Personal Services Carried Unanimously 9:26 P. M. PLUMBING DEPARTMENT Personal Services Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:26 P. M. SEWER MAINTENANCE Personal Services 41 42 TOWN OF LEXINGTON GARBAGE COLLECTION $25.00 Expenses $5,300.00 Carried Unanimously 9:36 P. M. HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE Personal Services $500.00 $2,531.34 36,000.00 Carried Unanimously 9:36 P. M. SNOW REMOVAL $800.00 Wages and Expenses $17,500.00 Motion made by Selectman A. Edward Rowse, that the amount be reduced to $15,500.00. Amendment put to vote, same $875.00 doubted. Rising vote taken as follows: Wages and Expenses 128.75 $1,249.58 Wages and Expenses 3,700.00 Carried Unanimously 9:27 P. M. SEWER SERVICES Wages and Expenses $2,500.00 Carried Unanimously 9:27 P. M. SURFACE DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION Wages and Expenses $2,650.00 Amendment presented by William M. Aquaro that total amount be made to read $5,700.00, to include the work on Bow Street. Amendment Carried 9:32 P. M. Main motion as amended for $5,700.00 doubted. Rising votes taken as follows: In Favor Tellers 25 Arthur E. Graves 73 Lester T. Redman 25 Richard Rowse 123 Total Carried 9:35 P. M. CARE OF DUMPS and REMOVAL OF ASHES Wages and Expenses $1,900.00 Carried Unanimously 9:35 P. M. Opposed 9 17 2 28 In Favor 13 56 14 83 Tellers Arthur E. Graves Lester T. Redman Richard Rowse Total Opposed 21 33 18 72 Carried 9:48 P. M. SNOW REMOVAL Wages and Expenses $15,500.00 Carried Unanimously 9:48 P. M. TRAFFIC REGULATION AND CONTROL Wages and Expenses $1,500.00 Carried Unanimously 9:49 P. M. STREET LIGHTS Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:49 P. M. STREET SIGNS Wages and Expenses Carried Unanimously 9:49 P. M. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT -ROAD MACHINERY Expenses $10,100.00 (This amount to he transferred from the Road Machinery Fund) Carried Unanimously 9:51 P. M. $22,700.00 $400.00 PUBLIC WELFARE Personal Services $4,122.00 Town Physician 750.00 REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 48 Administration Items 975.00 Commodity Distribution 1,506.00 Carried Unanimously 9:53 P. M. Aid and Expenses $63,000.00 Selectman A. Edward Rowse moves the amount be reduced to $57,000.00. Amendment as presented Carried 10:09 P. M. Aid and Expenses $57,000.00 Carried 10:09 P. M. DEPENDENT CHILDREN AID Personal Services Administration $602.34 85.00 Aid and Expenses 13,000.00 Carried Unanimously 10:10 P. M. OLD AGE ASSISTANCE Personal Services $1,884.84 Administration Items 125.00 Carried Unanimously 10:10 P. M. SOLDIERS' RELIEF Personal Services Administration $384.88 15.00 Aid and Expenses 7,000.00 Carried Unanimously 10:10 P. M. $900.00 $700.00 STATE AID Cash Grants Carried Unanimously 10:10 P. M MILITARY AID Cash Grants Carried Unanimously 10:11 P. M. SOLDIERS' BURIALS Burial Expenses Carried Unanimously 10:11 P. M. OLD AGE ASSISTANCE Aid and Expenses Carried Unanimously 10:13 P. M. SCHOOL MAINTENANCE Personal Services Expenses Americanization Classes Vocational Education: Tuition $100.00 $30,000.00 $184,628.38 38,025.00 208.00 1,566.00 Carried Unanimously 10;14 P. M. 44 TOWN OF LEXINGTON CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY AND BRANCH Personal Services $9,910.00 Expenses 4,620.00 (Which includes the amount received by the Town for dog fees) Carried Unanimously 10:15 P. M. PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS Personal Services $4,229.67 Wages and Expenses 10,425.00 Amendment presented by George C. Sheldon to reduce per- sonal services to $3,884.67. Amendment Carried 10:16 P. M. Personal Services $3,884.67 Wages and Expenses 10,425.00 Carried 10:16 P. M. MEMORIAL DAY Expenses $250.00 Carried Unanimously 10:17 P. M. PATRIOT'S DAY Expenses $500.00 Carried Unanimously 10:17 P. M. PENSIONS Fire Department $1,107.81 Carried Unanimously 10:17 P. M. CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM Pension Accumulation Fund $13,777.00 Interest Deficiency an Funds 404.77 Carried Unanimously 10:18 P. M. PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING Wages and Expenses ._ $8,760.50 Carried Unanimously 10:18 P. M. INSURANCE Premiums $8,300.00 George C. Sheldon moves amount be amended to $5,500.00. Amendment withdrawn. Amendment presented by Harold B. Lamont to read $5,900.00. Amendment declared Iost 14:26 P. M. REPORT OF TOWN CLERIC 45 Main motion presented. Philip M. Clark moves to lay motion on the table. Same lost 10:27 P. M. Main motion presented. INSURANCE Premiums Carried Unanimously 10:28 P. M. $8,300.00 ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST FUNDS Expenses Carried Unanimously 10:29 P. M TOWN REPORT Expenses Carried Unanimously 10:29 P. M. AMBULANCE MAINTENANCE Expenses Carried Unanimously 10:29 P. M. UNCLASSIFIED Expenses Carried Unanimously 10:29 P. M $70.00 $627.51 $200.00 $325.00 WATER MAINTENANCE Personal Services $4,684.18 Wages and Expenses 19,200.00 Carried Unanimously 10:29 P. M. WATER SERVICES Wages and Expenses $7,000.00 Carried Unanimously 10:30 P. M, CEMETERY MAINTENANCE—MUNROE Personal Services Wages and Expenses Carried Unanimously 10:30 P. M. CEMETERY MAINTENANCE—WESTVIEW Personal Services Wages and Expenses (Of which $3,060.00 is to be provid^r1 by trans- fer from Westview Cemetery Sale or to's Fund) Carried Unanimously 10:30 P. $300.00 1,955.00 $500.00 3,060.00 46 TOWN OF LEXINGTON INTEREST ON DEBT Interest Carried Unanimously 10:30 P. M. MATURING DEBT Carried Unanimously 10:30 P. M. Meeting adjourned until April 7, 1941. Unanimous 10:32 P. M. Attest: $9,523.75 $74,202.00 JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk REPORT OF TOWN CLERK SECOND ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING Held April 7, 1941 47 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt, at 8:08 P. M. There were 167 Town Meeting Members present. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves to have Article 5 re- opened. No objections from Town Meeting Members. Carried Unanimously 8:09 P. M. Article 5. Voted: That the sum of $5,500.00 be trans- ferred from the Sewer Assessment Fund and the sum of $14,- 000.00 be transferred from Water Department Available Sur- plus Account to meet, in part, the appropriation already made for Maturing Debt—the transfer from the Sewer Assessment Fund to meet, in part, the maturities of Sewer Loans and the transfer from Water Department Available Surplus Account to meet the maturities of Water Loans as included in Maturing Debt. Carried Unanimously 8:10 P. M. Note: Unless otherwise noted, all articles presented by Selectman Archibald R. Giroux. Article 6. Voted: That the following unexpended appro- priation balances be transferred to the Excess and Deficiency Account : From Engineering Department—Automobile Re- placement From Loam Supply Development From Demolition of Old Adams School $31.80 182.04 50.00 And further Voted: That the following transfer be made to the Water Department Available Surplus Account: From Water Construction Elimination of Dead Ends— Grant Street $741.85 Carried Unanimously 8:10 P. M. 48 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Article 7. Voted: That the Assessors be authorized to use an amount not in excess of $25,000.00 from the Excess and De- ficiency Account toward the reduction of the 1941 tax rate. Carried Unanimously 8:10 P. M. Article 8. Indefinitely postponed. Carried Unanimously 8:11 P. M. Article 9. Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be author- ized to sell and convey any of the real estate acquired by the Town by foreclosure of tax titles, upon such terms and condi- tions as they may approve. Carried Unanimously 8:12 P. M. Article 10. Voted : That the sum of $15,000.00 be appro- priated for the Reserve Fund, as provided by Chapter 40, Sec- tion 6, General Laws. Selectman A. Edward Rowse makes an amendment to the Article to read $7,000.40. On the motion of A. Edward Rowse to amend to $7,000.00; same being doubted. Rising vote was taken as follows: In Favor 17 62 11 90 Carried 8:40 P. M. Article 10. Voted: That the sum of $7,000.00 be appro- priated for the Reserve Fund, as provided by Chapter 40, Sec- tion 6, General Laws. Carried Unanimously 8:40 P. M. Article 11. Voted: That the Board of Selectmen be author- ized to petition the Director of Accounts of the State for an audit for the year 1941. Carried Unanimously 8:41 P. M. Article 12. Voted : That the Selectmen be authorized to install water mains not less than 6" nor more than 16" in di- ameter in such accepted or unaccepted streets as may be applied for during the year 1941, and to take by eminent domain any necessary easements therefor, and for the purpose of said in- stallation the sum of $40,000.00 be appropriated, and that the Tellers Arthur E. Graves Everett E. Morrill William R. Greeley Total Opposed 19 24 22 65 REPORT OF TOWN CLERIC 49 Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to sell under the direction of and with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, bonds or notes of the Town issued and payable in accordance with the law, for a period not exceeding eight years. Voted: That the water mains installed during the year 1941 in accordance with the vote taken under Article 12 of the Annual Warrant shall be subject to the Assessment of Better- ments, in accordance with authority contained in the By-laws of the Town. Carried Unanimously 8:42 P. M. Article 13. Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install sewer mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets as may be applied for during the year 1941 in accordance with St. 1897, Ch. 504, as amended, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain any necessary easements therefor, and for the purpose of said installation the sum of $8,000.00 be appropri- ated from the revenue of the current year. The following amendment presented as a substitute motion by Selectman A. Edward Rowse: Article 13. Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install sewer mains in such accepted or unaccepted streets as may be applied for during the year 1941 in accordance with St. 1897, Ch. 504 as amended, or otherwise, and to take by eminent domain any necessary easements therefor, and for the purpose of said installation the sum of $8,000.00 be appropriated, and that the town treasurer be and hereby is authorized to sell under the direction of and with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, bonds or notes of the town issued and payable in accordance with the law for a period not exceeding eight years. Substitute motion declared carried, which was doubted and a rising vote taken as follows: Tellers In Favor 22 Arthur E. Graves 78 Everett E. Morrill 14 William R. Greeley 114 Total 24 Being a 2/3 vote, substitute motion carried 8:50 P. M. Article 14. Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to construct granolithic or bituminous concrete sidewalks in such streets as they may determine, subject to the assessment of bet - Opposed 13 10 11. 50 TOWN OF LEXINGTON torments in accordance with. G. L. Ch. 80, and for the purpose of said construction the Selectmen be authorized to use the un- expended balance in the Sidewalk Construction Account. Carried Unanimously 8 :51 P. M. Article 15. Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets: Richard Road; Lexington Avenue. Carried Unanimously 8:51 P. M. Article 16. Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $15,400.00 for providing co-operation with the Fed- eral Government in unemployment relief and other projects, of direct or indirect benefit to the town or its inhabitants, said sum to be provided from the revenue of the current year and ex- pended under the direction of the Selectmen. Carried Unanimously 8:52 P. M. Article 17. Voted : That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $340.00 to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purchase of materials and equipment and for wages of superintendence on public works for which the Town has power to appropriate money to be designated by the Select- men, in which works recipients of welfare aid from the Town may be required to work. Carried Unanimously 8 :53 P. M. Article 18. Presented by Randall B. Houghton, Chairman School Committee, as follows: Voted : That the sum of $100.00 be appropriated and assessed to pay the necessary expenses of School Officers 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. Carried Unanimously 8:54 P. M. Article 19. Voted: That the sum of $1,000.00 be appro- priated and assessed for highway maintenance; said sum, or any portion thereof to be expended under the direction of the Select- men and to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose. Carried Unanimously 8:54 P. M. REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 51 Article 20. Voted: That the sum of $5,000.00 be appro- priated and assessed for the construction of Spring Street; said sum, or any portion thereof, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen and to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose. Carried Unanimously 8:55 P. M. Article 21. Voted: That the sum of $1,000.00 be appro- priated and assessed for the installation of curbing in Woburn Street, said money to be provided from revenue of the current year. Carried Unanimously 8:55 P. M. Article 22. Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to construct and improve Follen Road, and for this purpose the sum of $18,000.00 be appropriated, of which $3,000.00 shall be provided from revenue of the current year, and that 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 in the sum of $15,000.00, issued and pay- able in accordance with the law, for a period not exceeding five years. Carried Unanimously 8:56 P. M. Article 23. Voted: That the Town accept the layout as a town way of Patriots Drive, from Meriam Street a distance of approximately 793 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated Febru- ary 27, 1941. Carried Unanimously 8:58 P. M. Article. 24. Voted : That the Town purchase from Robert C. Merriam the water main and appurtenances, the sewer main, and the drainage system constructed by him in Patriots Drive, and for this purpose the sum of $700.00 be appropriated, this sum to be provided by transfer from the Water Department— Available Surplus Account. Carried Unanimously 8:59 P. M. Article 25. Voted: That the Town accept the layout as a town way of Patriots Drive, from Edgewood Road, a distance of approximately 305 feet in a southwesterly direction, as laid out by the Selectmen, under the Betterment Act, and shown upon a certain plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk, dated 52 TOWN OF LEXINGTON February 27, 1941, and for this purpose the sum of $1,500.00 be appropriated, said money to be provided from the revenue of the current year. Carried Unanimously 9:00 P. M. Article 26. Voted: That the Town purchase from the Lex- ington Trust Company the water pipe and appurtenances in Blake and Preston Roads, and for this purpose the sum of $1,415.47 be appropriated, this sum to be provided by transfer from the Water Department—Available Surplus Account. Carried Unanimously 9:01 P. M. Article 27. Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,450.00 for the improvement of the traffic control system at the junction of Marrett Road and Waltham Street. Carried Unanimously 9:01 P. M. Article 28. Presented by Randall B. Houghton, Chairman of the School Committee: Voted: That the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated for the installation of a new lighting system at the Cary Memorial Library, said money to be provided from revenue of the current year. Carried Unanimously 9:07 P. M. Article 30. Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $4,600.00 for the purpose of erecting a fence to enclose the new fields at the Center Playground, and for any other items in con- nection with the fields, this money to be provided from the reve- nue of the current year. General Discussion by 'various speakers. Selectman A. Ed- ward Rowse proposing postponing for one year. Main motion presented, voted upon and Declared Lost 9 :20 P. M. Article 31. Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,650.00 for the installation of a water main and service to the Center Playground, this money to be provided from the revenue of the current year. Carried Unanimously 9 :20 P. M. Article 33. Voted: That the Town accept a gift of $5,004.00 under the will of Leroy S. Brown, the income to be used to help defray the expenses of the 19th of April celebration, and REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 53 that said bequest be under the jurisdiction of the Trustees of Public Trusts. Carried Unanimously 9:20 P. M. Article 34. Voted: That the Town accept a gift from the Boston and Maine Railroad of the driveways leading from Mas- sachusetts Avenue to the railroad station in Lexington Center, containing 20,630 square feet, more or less, upon the condition that the same shall be forever kept open and used for highway and sidewalk purposes. Carried Unanimously 9:21 P. M. Article 35. Voted: That the Town accept the layout as a town way of the driveways leading from Massachusetts Avenue to the railroad station in Lexington Center, containing 20,630 square feet, more or less, as laid out by the Selectmen, and shown upon a plan on file in the office of the Town Clerk dated March 24, 1941. Carried Unanimously 9:21 P. M. Article 36. Presented by Town Counsel Sydney R. Wright- ington : Voted: That the Town accept General Laws, Ch. 41, sec. 100 A as inserted by St. 1931, Ch. 458, sec. 4, as amended by St. 1934, Ch. 291, sec. 3. Carried Unanimously 9 :28 P. M. Article 37. Presented by Town Counsel Sydney R. Wright- ington : Voted: That the Town indemnify Wallace C. Weisinger against a claim of Helen B. Matthews for property damage to her automobile resulting from a collision with a snowplow and that for the purpose of settling said case in accordance with the Auditor's report, the sum of $145.98 be appropriated and assessed. Carried Unanimously 9:28 P. M. Article. 38. Voted: That the sum of $150.00 be appro- priated to cover the expenses of printing the proposed Building and Plumbing By-laws of the Town for distribution to the Town Meeting Members, this money to be provided from the revenue of the current year. Carried Unanimously 9:29 P. M. 64 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Article 39. Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $625.00 for the installation of fire alarm boxes, this money to be provided from the revenue of the current year. Carried Unanimously 9 :30 P. M. Article 40. Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $425.00 for the purchase of a resuscitator for the Fire De- partment, this money to be provided from the revenue of the current year. Carried Unanimously 9:30 P. M. Article 41. Voted: That the Town install the Federal Surplus Commodity Stamp Plan and purchase Federal Surplus Commodity Stamps for use under the direction of the Welfare Department and the Selectmen, as the Board of Public Welfare, are authorized to conform to the regulations of the Federal Surplus Commodity Administration and to incur expense inci- dental thereto. Further Voted: That for the purpose of purchasing Fed- eral Surplus Commodity Stamps, the sum of $3,000.00 be appro- priated and assessed. Carried Unanimously 9:31 P. M. Article 42. Indefinitely postponed. Carried Unanimously 9:32 P. M. Article 43. Presented by Town Counsel Sydney R. Wright- ington : Voted: That the Town amend the amendment to Article V, sec. 2 (a) of the building By -taw adopted January 15, 1940 by substituting therefor the following: "Article V, sec. 2 (a). Before approval by the Board of Survey of a subdivision plat under G. L. Ch. 51, sec. 81-F, it shall require that the ways laid out on such plat shall co- ordinate with other existing or proposed streets with which they may connect, and it shall require such provisions for the disposal of surface water as will prevent damage to the said streets and utilities and to other ways in the town, and shall require an agreement by the subdivider, to construct the ways and/or utilities in the manner and location shown on said plat as finally approved, within a reasonable time, to be specified in said agreement, and to conform to the regulations of the Board of Survey regarding such construe- REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 55 tion, performance of which agreement shall be secured by a performance bond in norm approved by the Board of Survey with a surety company, authorized to do business in Massachusetts, as surety, in such form and such penal sum, equal to the estimated reasonable cost of construction, as the Board of Survey shall determine, as liquidated dam- ages. In place of a surety bond the Board may accept cash or obligations of the United States of America or of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in a face amount equal to the estimated reasonable cost of such construction." Vote not unanimous, therefore, rising vote taken as follows: In Favor 30 75 32 137 Total Carried 9:40 P. M. Tellers Arthur E. Graves Everett E. Mould William R. Greeley Opposed 0 2 1 3 Article 44. Presented by Town Clerk, James J. Carroll: Voted: That the Town accept Sec. 103A of Ch. 54 of the General Laws as amended by Ch. 77 of the Acts of 1937. Carried Unanimously 9:41 P. M. Article 45. Voted: That it is the sense of the meeting that the Selectmen should, so far as they legally can, protect the position of any person employed by the Town who may be called for service with the armed forces of the United States or any subdivision thereof during the present emergency, so that they may be restored to their position and rating upon their return from service, if they so desire. Carried Unanimously 9:42 P. M. Meeting declared dissolved at 9:43 P. M. Attest : JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk. 68 TOWN OP LEXINGTON TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF 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 Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet in the Cary Memorial Building, in said Lexington, on Monday, the twenty-second day of September, 1941, at eight o'clock P. M., then and there to act on the following articles: Article 1. To receive the reports of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town and to appoint other Committees. Article 2. To see if the Town will accept a Building Line as established by the Selectmen across land of George Scott ad- joining Massachusetts Avenue between Merriam Street and the northerly driveway leading from Massachusetts Avenue to the Railroad Station in Lexington Center, fifteen feet (15') from the present northeasterly boundary of Massachusetts Avenue, in accordance wih a plan now on file in the office of the Town Clerk, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the County Commissioners to relocate Massachusetts Avenue so as to widen it to the proposed Building Line, or take any action to procure such a widening. Article 4. To see if the Town will authorize the purchase from George Scott of land or an easement in land adjoining Mas- sachusetts Avenue between Merriam Street and the northerly driveway leading from Massachusetts Avenue to the railroad station in Lexington Center for any municipal purpose and pro- vide for the payment therefor by direct appropriation, by trans- fer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town, or act in any manner in relation thereto. REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 57 Article 5. To see if the Town will authorize a conveyance to George Scott or his nominee of a portion of land recently acquired by the Town from the Boston & Maine Railroad, adjoin- ing the land now owned by the said George Scott, in exchange for a conveyance to the Town by the said Scott of certain land or an easement in land at the corner• of Massachusetts Avenue and Merriam Street or for any other consideration, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 6. To see if the Town will accept a relocation of the northerly driveway leading to the railroad station at Lex- ington Center as laid out by the Selectmen, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to pay any sum of money to George Scott in compensation for any taking by emi- nent domain of his land or any easement therein or in consider- ation of a grant by him to the Town of the right to establish the said proposed Building Line, and to widen Massachusetts Ave- nue to the said Building Line if authorized by the County Com- missioners, and provide for the payment of the same by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 8. To see if the Town will authorize the conveyance to George Scott or his nominee of the land on which is located the Fire Station on Merriam Street with or without the building thereon, and will determine the consideration therefor, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to provide a temporary location for the fire apparatus and other town property now housed in the Fire Station on Merriam Street and the fire alarm apparatus installed therein, or for the mov- ing of the said Fire Station, and will provide for the expense incident to such temporary location or moving or consequent upon a sale of the said fire house or the land on which it stands, by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 10. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to make alterations in the fire house on Merriam Street and will provide for the payment of the expense incident thereto by 58 TOWN OF LEXINGTON direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 11. To see if the Town will accept any offer by George Scott or make any contract or authorize any contract with him with reference to the matters set forth in the fore- going articles, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 12. To see if the Town will accept a bequest under the will of Herbert Hilton relating to Munroe Cemetery in trust to expend the income as provided in the said will, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept a gift of flags from the late Nelly Littlehale Murphy, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 14. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the Lexington Committee on Public Safety, under the authority of Statute 1941, Chapter 487 or otherwise and provide for the payment of the same by direct appropria- tion, by transfer from available funds or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 15. To see if the Town will authorize the purchase of certain land of the Lexington Trust Company adjoining the Center Playground and bounding in part on the Park Drive and Waltham Street for any municipal purpose and provide for the payment therefor by direct appropriation, by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of notes or bonds of the Town and provide for the disposition of said land or act in any man- ner in relation thereto. Article 16. Tosee if the Town will appropriate a further sum of money for the construction of granolithic or bituminous concrete sidewalks in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 80, and provide funds for said construction by transfer from avail- able funds, or act in any manner in relation thereto. Article 17. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets: Paul Revere Road; Hillcrest Avenue Article 18. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for Westview Cemetery Maintenance, said funds to be REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 59 provided by transfer from available funds, or act in any man- ner in relation thereto. Article 19. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for School Maintenance Expenses, such appropriation to be met by transfer from available funds or by any other method. Article 20. To see if the Town will appropriate a further sum of money for Fire Department—Expenses, such appro- priation to be met by transfer from available funds or by any other method. And you are directed to serve this Warrant seven days at least before the time of said meeting as provided in the By -taws of the Town. Hereof fail not, and make due return on 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 eighth day of September, 1941. A true copy, Attest : JOHN C. RUSSELL, Constable of Lexington. ARCHIBALD R. GIROUX WILLIAM G. POTTER A. EDWARD ROWSE GEORGE W. SARAN° ERROL H. LOCKE Selectmen of Lexington. CONSTABLE'S RETURN September 13, 1941. To the Town Clerk: I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting printed copies of the foregoing Warrant in the vestibule of the Town Office Building, and nine other public places in the Town, 60 and by mailing a voter in the Town Attest: TOWN OF LEXINGTON printed copy of the same to every • registered ten days before the time of said meeting. JOHN C. RUSSELL, Constable of Lexington. Lexington, Mass. April 30, 1941. Amendment to Building By -Law, Article 5, Sec. 2, as passed at Town Meeting held April 7, 1941, under Article 43, Approved by the Attorney General, Robert T. Bushnell, April 29, 1941. Attest : JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk. REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 61 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING September 22, 1941 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt, at 8 :08 P. M. There were 170 Town Meeting Members present. Town Clerk James J. Carroll read the warrant, until upon motion of Albert H. Burnham, further reading waved. 8:08 P. M. The Town Clerk read the Constable's return of the warrant. All articles, unless otherwise noted, presented by Selectman Archibald R. Giroux. Article 1. George C. Sheldon, Chairman of Appropriation Committee presents Appropriation Committee Report. Moved by Selectman E. H. Locke, same be accepted and placed on file. Carried Unanimously 8 :09 P. M. Selectman Archibald Giroux asks permission to present Articles 4 and 8 together. No objections from Town Meeting Members. 8 :10 P. M. Articles 4 and 8. Voted: That the Town hereby author- ize the Selectmen to acquire real estate by purchase from George Scott consisting of his land between the northeasterly side of Massachusetts Avenue and a proposed building line, fifteen (15) feet therefrom, extending from Merriam Street to the north- westerly driveway leading from Massachusetts Avenue to the railroad station in Lexington Center for the purpose of widen- ing Massachusetts Avenue in consideration of a payment of $18,000.00 and a conveyance by the Town to the said Scott of the land on which is now located the Center Fire Station on Merriam Street; and for the purpose of payment therefore, the sura of $18,000.00 is hereby appropriated, of which $6.000.00 shall be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency 62 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Account and $12,000.00 shall be raised by the issue of bonds or notes of the Town payable in not more than six (6) years from date. Article 8. Further Voted; That the Selectmen be author- ized to convey to George Scott the land on which the Center Fire Station on Merriam Street now stands. Explanations by Archibald Giroux. Town Counsel Sidney R. Wrightington reads agreement of attorney for Mr. Scott, same not signed. 8 :24 P. M. Town Counsel Wrightington states agreement presented Mr. Scott by the Town still unsigned. Moderator Robert H. Holt asked what was the opinion of the Appropriation Committee. Answered by Chairman Appro- priation Committee. Expected to be opposed. Rising vote taken as follows: In Favor 0 0 D Tellers Nathan B. Bidwell Leland R. Emery Robert C. Merriam Opposed 0 In opposition the entire group of Town Meeting Members stood up; without count declared unanimously lost. 8:29 P. M. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux asked for permission to re- open Article 8. 8:31 P. M. To re -open declared lost by voice vote. 8:31 P. M. Rising vote to re -open In Favor 30 66 30 126 To re -open. Carried 8:34 P. M. as follows: Tellers Opposed 0 4 2 Total 6 Nathan B. Bidwell Leland %I. Emery Robert C. Merriam REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 63 Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves lay Article 8 on the tale. Carried Unanimously 8:34 P .M. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moved Article 11 be Indefi- nitely Postponed. Carried Unanimously 8:35 P. M. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux—Article 2 be taken up and remove Article 8 from table if no objection. No objections 8:35 P. M. Article 2. Voted: That the Town accept the building line as established by the Selectmen on July 21, 1941 under the pro- visions of G. L. Ch. 82, sec. 37 over land of George Scott adjoin- ing Massachusetts Avenue between Merriam Street and the northwesterly driveway leading from Massachusetts Avenue to the railroad station at Lexington Center which with the bound- aries and measurements thereof was filed in the office of the Town Clerk more than seven days before this meeting and which is established as follows: "A Building Line under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 82, Section 37, over the land of George Scott adjoining Massachusetts Avenue, between Merriam Street and the north- erly driveway Ieading from Massachusetts Avenue to the rail- road station in Lexington Center, 15 feet from the present northeasterly line of Massachusetts Avenue in accordance with a plan by John T. Cosgrove entitled "Plan showing Proposed Building Line on Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Mass., from Depot Square to Merriam St., July 15, 1941, Scale: 1 inch, 20 feet, John T. Cosgrove, Town Engineer." Any structure existing on the said premises at the time of the establishment of this building line may remain and be main- tained in the same location and in substantially the same struc- tural conditions in which it then is." Wm. R. Greeley asks permission to show pictures of site. No objections, 8:47 P. M. George C. Sheldon reports Appropriation Committee "not in favor of that particular course of action." Theodore A. Custance asks for reconsideration of Article 8. 8:45 P. M. 64 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Ernest Cutter speaks offering the following motion: Voted: The article be Indefinitely Postponed. Motion for Indefinitely Postponed Carried Unanimously 9:02 P. M. The following Articles were Indefinitely Postponed: Article 8 Unanimously 9:02 P. M. Article 5 ... . Article 6 .......................... Article 9 .. . Article 3 ..... Article '7 . f [i ' 1 14 9 :03 P. M. 9:03 P. M. 9 :03 P. M. 9:03 P. M. 9 :04 P. M. Article 10. Voted: That the Town authorize the Select- men to make any necessary alterations in the Center Fire House on Merriam Street consequent upon the removal of a shed an- nexed thereto which is now on land of George Scott and to provide for the expense incident thereto the sum of $5000.00 is appropriated to be provided for by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 9 :06 P. M. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux asks Mr. Custance if he desired reconsideration of Article 8. Mr. Custance replies—no desire. 9 :07 P. M. Article 12. Voted: That the Town accept a bequest under the will of Herbert Hilton, late of San Diego, California in the sum of $4,577.47 in trust to expend the income for the benefit or Lot 42 in the Munroe Cemetery and for other purposes as follows: "To deposit the said sum in some reliable savings bank and thereafter to use the interest or dividends derived from said principal amount to keep and maintain the Hilton lot number 42 in said Lexington Cemetery in good and proper condition and repair and to purchase or supply for said lot on each and every Memorial Day five (5) bouquets at an entire cost of Twelve Dollars ($12.00), the larger bouquet to be placed at the stone and one at each grave and also on each Sunday from the second Sunday in June to the last Sunday in October of each year to obtain one (1) bouquet of flowers and place it at the headstone on each Sunday during said term, each bouquet to cost Three REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 65 Dollars ($3.00) ; also see to it that the urn on said lot is kept supplied with seasonal plants. Charges for labor and neces- sary supplies to carry out this plan are also to be taken from the interest to be derived from said principal sum. At the dis- cretion of the owners or managers of said Lexington Cemetery all or any part of the interest or dividends from said sum may be used in beautifying and maintaining the said Hilton lot num- ber 42. If any balance of interest remains after caring for the Hilton lot 42 the said balance may be used at the discretion of the owners or managers for general Lexington Cemetery pur- poses," and by the codicil to the said will, "to use from the interest or dividends derived from said principal amount, the sum of Three Dollars ($3.00) per year, to purchase or supply for the cemetery lot referred to in said Para- graph One, a green wreath every Christmas Day, and direct that in making the selection of the said wreath, one be chosen that will weather the elements and last during all the Winter months." Town Counsel Sidney R. Wrightington reads Ietter from Trustee of Public Trusts in opposition. James J. Walsh, Cemetery Commissioner, speaks in favor of the article. Article voted upon and carried unanimously 9:19 P. M. Article 13. Voted: That the Town accept a gift of flags from the late Nelly Littlehale Murphy. Carried Unanimously 9:20 P. M. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves Article 14 be Indefi- nitely Postponed. Carried Unanimously 9:20 P. M. Article 15. Voted: That the Town authorize the Select- men to acquire by purchase from the Lexington Trust Company, Iand adjoining the Center Playground and bounding in part on Waltham Street and on the Park Drive for the purpose of an addition to the Center Playground, being the land shown as "Lot B" and the parcel marked "Charles W. Ryder" on a plan entitled, "Plan of Land in Lexington belonging to Charles W. Ryder, dated February 4, 1924 by J. Henry Duffy and recorded with Middlesex South District Deeds as Plan 23 in Book of Plans 332", and to provide for the payment of the same, the sum of 66 TOWN OF LEXINGTON $1500.00 is hereby appropriated to be provided by transfer from the Sale of Real Estate Fund. Voted as follows: In Favor Tellers Opposed 26 Nathan B. Bidwell 5 75 Leland H. Emery 13 26 Robert C. Merriam 2 127 Total 21 Carried 9:30 P. M. Article 16. Voted: That a further sum of $200.00 be appropriated for the construction of granolithic or bituminous concrete sidewalks in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 80, said sum to be provided by transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 9 :31 P. M. Article 17. Voted: That the Selectmen be authorized to install street lights in the following unaccepted streets : Paul Revere Road; Hillcrest Avenue Carried Unanimously 9 :32 P. M. Article 18. Voted: That a further sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated for Cemetery Maintenance—Westview, said sum to be provided by transfer from the Westview Cemetery Sale of Lots Funds. Carried Unanimously 9 :33 P. M. Alton M. Phelps asks for reconsideration Article 2, which was seconded. For reconsideration : In Favor Tellers 1 Nathan B. Bidwell 1 Leland H. Emery 1 Robert C. Merriam Declared Lost 9 :39 P. M. Opposed All remaining Town Meeting Members stood up in opposition with- out being counted. Article 19. Presented by Tracy W. Ames, School Depart • - ment : Voted: That the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00) be appropriated for School Maintenance Expenses, and to meet REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 67 said appropriation that the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00) be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Carried Unanimously 9:38 P. M. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves Article 20 be Indefi- nitely Postponed. Carried Unanimously 9:39 P. M. Selectman Archibald R. Giroux moves meeting be dissolved --seconded. Carried Unanimously 9:40 P. M. Attest JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk. 68 TOWN OF LEXINGTON TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF 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 Lexington, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs to meet in the Cary Memorial Building, in said Lexington, on Tuesday, the thirtieth day of December, 1941, at eight o'clock P. M., than and there to act on the following articles: Article 1. To receive the reports of any Board of Town Officers or of any Committee of the Town and to appoint other Committees. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate sums of money for the following accounts, such appropriations to be met by transfer from available funds, or by any other method: Forest Fires—Wages and Expenses Fire Department ---Expenses School Maintenance—Expenses Snow Removal—Wages and Expenses Public Welfare—Aid and Expenses Article 3. To see if the Town will provide for the protec- tion of the people and property of the Town in the National Emergency, by the expenditure of funds under the authority of Statute 1941, Chapter 487, and provide for the payment of the same by transfer from available funds, or by the issue of bonds or notes which shall bear on their face "Lexington—Defense Loan Act of 1941", in accordance with the provisions of the said Statute. 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. REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 69 Hereof fail not, and make due return on 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 eighth day of December, 19k1. A true copy, Attest: JOHN C. RUSSELL, Constable of Lexington. ARCHIBALD R. GIROUx WILLIAM G. POTTER A. EDWARD RowSE ERROL H. LOCKE GEORGE W. SARANO Selectmen of Lexington. CONSTABLE'S RETURN December 22, 1941, To the Town Clerk: I have notified the inhabitants of Lexington by posting printed copies of the foregoing Warrant in the Town Office Building and seven 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 : JOHN C. RUSSELL, Constable of Lexington. 70 TOWN OF LEXINGTON SPECIAL TOWN MEETING December 30, 1941 Meeting called to order at 8 :09 P. M. by the Moderator, Robert H. Holt. There were 119 Town Meeting Members present. Warrant for the meeting was read by the Town Clerk, James J. Carroll, until upon motion by Randall B. Houghton, duly seconded, further reading was waived. 8:10 P. M. The Town Clerk read the Constable's return of the warrant. 8:10 P. M. Article 1. George C. Sheldon, Chm. of Appropriation Com- mittee, reported no written report in readiness, report to be made as each article presented. 8:11 P. M. Article 2. Presented by A. R. Giroux, Chm. of Selectmen. Voted: That the sum of $500.00 be appropriated for the Forest Fires—Wages and Expenses Account, this amount to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account; and Further Voted: That the sum of $820.70 be appropriated for the Fire Department—Expenses Account, this amount to be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Appropriation Committee reports in favor. The Moderator states if no objection from Town Meeting Members, both items would be acted upon together. No objections, 8:11 P. M. Motion as presented carried unanimously 8:12 P. M. Article 2. Further Voted : Presented by Randall B. Houghton, Chm. of School Committee. Voted: That the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00) be appropriated for School Maintenance—Expenses, and to meet REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 71 said appropriation that the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00) be transferred from the Excess and Deficiency Account. Selectmen and Appropriation Committee reported favorable. Motion as presented carried unanimously 8:13 P. M. Selectman A. R. Giroux moves the following : Snow Removal—Wages and Expense be Indefinitely Post- poned. Carried Unanimously 8:14 P. M. Public Welfare—Aid and Expenses be Indefinitely Post- poned. Carried Unanimously 8:15 P. M. Article 3. Presented by Selectman A. R. Giroux as follows: Voted : That the sum of $15,000.00 be appropriated for the protection of persons and property in the National Emergency and for the other purposes authorized by St. 1941, Ch. 487, in- cluding the construction of an air raid warning observation post, the said sum to be expended by the Executive Committee of the Lexington Committee on Public Safety, which Committee was appointed under the authority of the Governor of Massachusetts; but no obligation for expenditures shall be incurred without the prior approval of the Board of Selectmen and the Appropriatioon Committee ; and that for the purpose of meeting expenditures hereby authorized, the Town Treasurer is authorized, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow the sum of $15,000,00 in accordance with the provisions of said Ch. 487 of the Acts of 1941 and he is hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, which shall bear on their face, "Lexington— Defense Loan Act of 1941", said bonds or notes to be payable in not more than five years from their dates. Permission granted Allen W. Rucker to present a report on the article. Appropriation Committee reported in favor of the article. Article as presented voted upon and carried unanimously 8:25 P. M. All business being acted upon the meeting was dissolved at 8:25 P. M. Attest: JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk. 72 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK 1941 December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: Following is the report of the Town Clerk's Department for the year 1941, including all licenses issued and fees collected, all fees collected being turned over to the Town : Male Dog Licenses Issued Female Dog Licenses Issued Spayed Dog Licenses Issued Kennel Licenses Issued Transfer Licenses Issued Total Total Number of Dogs Licensed -1058 646 @ 101 @ 304 @ 1 @ 6@ SPORTING LICENSES Resident Citizen Fishing Issued Citizen Hunting Issued Citizen Sporting Issued Citizen Minor Fishing Issued Citizen Minor Trapping Citizen Trapping Issued Duplicates 174 5 Void 169 @ 192 2 Void 190 @ 73 @ 37 @ 1 Void 36 @ 8 @ 15 @ 3 @ $2.00 5.00 2.00 25.00 .25 $1,292.00 505.00 608.00 25.00 1.50 $2,431.50 2.00 338.00 2.00 380.00 3.25 237.25 1.25 45.00 2.25 5.25 .50 18.00 78.75 1.50 $1,098.50 Resident Free REPORT OF TOWN CLERK Non -Resident Citizen 3 -day Fishing Issued 19 2 @ 1.50 73 3.00 $1,101.50 Total Number of Sporting Licenses Issued -515 OTHER LICENSES, MORTGAGES AND DISCHARGES Marriage Licenses Issued 156 @ Mortgages Recorded Conditional Sales Recorded Declaration of Trust recorded Assignment of Mortgages Recorded Mortgages Discharged Pok Location Certificates 26 @ Gasoline Permits Issued 68 @ Certified Certificates 177 @ Miscellaneous 2.00 .75 .50 .25 SUMMARY Dog Licenses $2,43L50 Sporting Licenses 1,101.50 Marriage Licenses 312.00 Mortgages Recorded 397.46 Conditional Sales Recorded 6.00 Declaration of Trust Recorded 1.00 Assignment of Mortgages Recorded 1.00 Mortgages Discharged 23.02 Pole Location Certificates 19.50 Gasoline Permits Issued 34.00 Certified Certificates 44.25 Miscellaneous 4.75 $4,375.98 $312.00 405.06 6.00 1.00 1.00 23.02 19.50 34.00 44.25 4.75 $850.58 Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk. 74 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Months Total January 17 February 6 March 18 April 13 May 19 June 9 July 11 August 12 September 16 1 October 17 0 November 10 0 December 13 1 161 9 1941 BIRTHS BY MONTHS In Lexington Males Females 2 1 1 Out of Lexington Males Females 8 6 0 I 4 1 0 7 10 0 0 5 8 0 1 10 8 2 0 5 2 0 1 8 2 1 0 6 5 1 8 6 1 8 8 0 5 5 3 8 5 4 76 68 The parentage of children was as follows: Both parents born in United States Both parents born in Foreign Countries One parent born in United States One parent born in foreign Country Both parents born in Lexington One parent born in Lexington Totals Males Females 10 7 2 4 8 10 5 8 10 9 7 2 8 3 7 5 9 7 8 9 5 5 7 6 86 75 132 6 23 23 6 40 JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Clerk. Months January Febraury March April May June July August September October November December REPORT OF TOWN CLERK 1941 MARRIAGES BY MONTHS Groom's Bride's Totals First First 4 4 3 13 12 13 2 2 1 12 10 12 10 10 10 31 29 29 22 20 20 23 21 20 18 15 15 12 11 10 15 13 14 8 7 6 75 Groom's Bride's Groom's Bride's Second Second Third Third 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 170 154 153 16 14 Number of Marriages Recorded Residents Non-residents Solemnized in other places Age of Oldest Groom Age of Oldest Bride Age of Youngest Groom Age of Youngest Bride 0 170 185 155 79 67 65 19 17 JAMES J. CARROLL, Town. Clerk. 76 TOWN OF LEXINGTON w ow 0V 0V {l 04 tiov d"'' �� MN ppm OV � tin Xo 00 e' VN VM 0o do mr pp t- Oo 0 Ota MV Nr -1 1 Nd op oo 10- 1010 co 8.. - e .-I m m. r-1 0 0 0 0. MV 00 cOM m ON (0.-i mm ^� �..1 O O O .ti ' 01 Ip v o O ho POO10 MN MN Nr -1 No 0o pd NN 1000 00 nMyi rip 0,4 NM c,..t o0 0o Nr -1 -04 00 P-7 01 0) dl 00 . -I d� rr .-1 .-1 0 0 0 ,-1 .•4 C4 CO yo GO 0 .-1 ca 'eN� Nm. --1 yl .•..-I 0o O o pr -1 orY Tp0 100 w w c Nal Opt- ,,-,t o p 04 0 ,- mm p v o c - " r~ ta ca N VM .-cca .gym o .,..1 00 o o MV op fa 0,4 • <0 0 m0 h tll Y r-1 "Q 0 0 T N Nr m t` T O.-1 gC-Gt) 'dlN OO <0c -I Cao o O ...p v'T 0400 p.-1 I-a,I,.y .-o,-4 REPORT OF SELECTMEN REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN 77 December 31, 1941. To the Citizens of Lexington: The Selectmen submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1941. The Board organized on March 10th, this being the first meeting after the re-election of Mr. William G. Potter and Mr. Errol H. Locke. Mr. Giroux was re-elected Chairman for the fourth successive year. The regular meetings of the Board of Selectmen are held on Monday evenings of each week at 7:30 P. M., and persons wishing to appear before the Board may do so by appointment. In 1941, forty-three (43) regular and eighteen (18) special meetings were held. In February, Mr. Charles E. Ferguson, Building Inspector, was given a leave of absence so that he might be free to devote his time as a member of the House of Representatives. Mr. Gor- don D. Richards was appointed Acting Building Inspector, and he remained in this capacity until June 14, when his resignation was accepted with regret. Mr. William A. Cann was then ap- pointed Acting Building Inspector and he is still serving in that office. On May 19th Patrolman Thomas W. Buckley of the Police Department passed away. Mr. Buckley served the Town faith- fully and well for thirty-two years. Mr. Maurice E. Woodward was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Buckley's death. This year the Town acquired by purchase from the Lex- ington Trust Company the parcel of land on the southeasterly corner of Park Drive and Waltham Street, said parcel contain- ing 71,000 square feet. The Selectmen felt that it was impor- tant to purchase this land because it was the one remaining parcel located on the entrance to the Center Playground that the Town did not own. The Town voted on March 31st to accept a gift from the Boston and Maine Railroad of the driveways leading from Mas - 78 TOWN OF LEXINGTON sachusetts Avenue to the railroad station in Lexington Center, containing 20,630 square feet, these driveways to be forever kept open and used for highway and sidewalk purposes. The Annual Town Meeting appropriated funds for the recon- struction of Follen Road, and funds for the reconstruction of Spring Street in conjunction with the State and County. These two streets were the remaining streets in the Town which were badly in need of repairs, and with the completion of their re- construction the Selectmen feel that all major streets in the Town are in good condition. The Board is pleased to report that an important step to- ward more complete protection for the Town was taken this year when the Town voted to purchase the two-way radio sytem for the Police Department. The installation was completed in October, and the system has been in operation since that time. Heretofore the practice has been to purchase one car each year for the Police Department, but this year it was decided to purchase two cars each year so that the possibility of one car being out of service on account of repairs would be eliminated. Also, in accordance with the policy of many surrounding munici- palities, the Police cars were painted white. The Selectmen feel that white cars tend to make police work more efficient. During the year the Board of Selectmen spent a great deal of time on the question of the establishment of a Building Line in front of the Central Block, and many conferences were held with the owner of the building and his attorneys. A Town Meet- ing was held on September 22nd to give the voters an oppor- tunity to act on the matter, and it was voted to reject the Build- ing Line established by the Selectmen, and the purchase of any of the land on which the Central Block stands. Only three parcels of land acquired by the Town by fore- closure of tax titles were sold this year. Information regard- ing this property may be obtained at the Selectmen's Office. Board of Survey hearings were held during the year, as follows: Date Petitioner Mar. 24, 1941 R. Lockwood, William A., and Philip Tower. May 19, 1942 Lexington Country Club Estates. Petition Approval of pian of Follen Road, Clematis Drive, Cedarwood Terrace and Dawes Road. Approved. Approval of plan of Briggs Road. Approved. REPORT OF SELECTMEN May 26, 1942 D. Grosso. June 2, 1942 David A. Rix 79 Approval of an existing driveway off Woburn Street. Denied. Approval of plan of Rix Court off Waltham Street. Denied. 80 TOWN OF LEXINGTON clinic as part of its service. Physicians may refer their cases to this clinic for examination and x-ray without cost to doctor or patient. The cost is included in the Middlesex County Tubercu- losis Hospital Assessment. BOARD OF HEALTH The total amount paid to hospitals for the care of tubercular The communicable diseases reported during the year are patients in 1941 was $3,881.25. These patients were hospitalized at the Middlesex County Sanatorium, the Lakeville State Sana - as follows: torium and the North Reading State Sanatorium. Two tuber - No. in No. at Metropolitan Disease Lexington State Hospital Total3tuber- cular patients have been aided in the home. Chicken Pox 13 Dog Bite 61s 61 CONCLUSION German Measles 29 We wish to thank all Town Boards, Department heads, and Lobar Pneumonia 143 15 136 Measles 7 7 employees for their fine cooperation during the past year. Mumps 5 Scarlet Fever 5 Respectfully submitted, Septic Sore Throat 1 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 6 37 42 ARCHI$AI,D R. GIROUx Tuberculosis— WILLIAM G. POTTER Ail Other Forms 5 5 Typhoid Fever 1 1 A. EDWARD ROWSE Whooping Cough 23 23 ERROL H. LOCKE Paratyphoid Fever B 9 9 GEORGE W. SARANO T. B. Meningitis 1 1 Totals 271 67 338 Board of Selectmen. The annual clinic for inoculating dogs against Rabies was conducted in May. Four hundred and twenty-one (421) dogs were inoculated at a cost to the town of $415.41. The Board wishes to emphasize the importance of immunizing dogs against Rabies, and to urge every dog owner to avail himself of the privilege of having his dog immunized at the free clinic. Last year rabid dogs were discovered in neighboring towns, and upon recommendation of the State Board of Health, the Board of Selectmen issued a ninety -day restraining order on December 8th applying to all dogs not immunized within the previous nine months. The Board would appreciate the cooperation of the citizens in determining the ownership of any dog involved in the case of a dog bite. The cost to the Town in treating cases of dog bites is greatly reduced if the dog inflicting the bite is identified and is licensed. Once again the Board of Health calls attention to the fact that the Middlesex County Sanatorium maintains a diagnostic LIST OF JURORS LIST OF JURORS AS SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON, 1941 81 Name Occupation Address Anderson, Ernest W., Sheet Metal 26 Ames Avenue Andrews, Lester L., Plumber 1 Hill Street 3 Richard Road 12 Glen Road Arnold, Gilbert A., Vice President Ballard, Lewis H., Edison Electric Bartlett, Russell S., Professor 6 Stetson Street Bears, Chester P., Lathe Hand 36 Waltham Street Beaudry, Charles S., Engineer 5 Raymond Street Berglund, Ernest W., Tel. Repairman 1 Ames Avenue Berry, Thomas W., Salesman 20 Outlook Drive Bevington, Alfred J., Jr., Salesman 130 Marrett Road Bond, Frank C., Laborer 5 Sherman Street Borella, Samuel A., Barber 22 Garfield Street Bowker, Winthrop H., N. E. Tel. & Tel. 2184 Massachusetts Avenue Britt, Edward J., At Home 7 Raymond Street Broderic, Hubert D., Broker 9 Hancock Avenue Burtch, John J., Real Estate 684 Lowell Street Buttrick, Gorham, Farmer 6 Locust Avenue Cady, Robert C., Salesman 10 Greenwood Street Clemmer, Harry C., Salesman 396 Lincoln Street Clifford, Russell L., Foreman 25 Chase Avenue Cole, Winthrop E„ Plant Engineer 4 Bowker Street Coleman, Franklin W., Real Estate 13 Somerset Road Collins, Charles M., Plumber 44 Forest Street Comley, George E., Mechanic 64 Grant Street Condinho, Jesse E., Landscape Gardener 610 Waltham Street Cotty, Jesse T., Salesman 25 Outlook Drive Cowdrey, Paul B., Representative 27 Stedman Street Cress, Leonard, Truck Driver, 10 Cottage Street Crozier, Clyde B., Telephone Co. 58 Middle Street Custance, Warren, Salesman 19 Shirley Street Cutter, Glenny S., Salesman 577 Marrett Road Davis, Charles G., Engineer 9 Washington Street Donnellan, James, Clerk 40 Cottage Street Doran, David J., Florist 5 Sheridan Street Dowling, Alton C., Mechanic 27 Percy Road Dreselly, Andrew, Sculptor 15 Goodwin Road Eaton, David H., Clerk,668 Lowell Street Elvedt, Ralph H., Clerk 7 No. Hancock Street Etheridge, Harold L., Engineer 800 Waltham Street Fardy, Samuel, Agent 30 Pine Knoll Road Faulkingham, Clifford, Mechanic 38 Bow Street 82 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Fletcher, Alfred W., Painter 82 Waltham Street Fletcher, Fred B., Painter Fletcher, Wilbur R., Pattern Maker 18 Independence Avenue Flint, Herbert A., Gage Maker 8 Carville Avenue Foss, Leonard F., Credit Mgr. 12 Hancock Avenue Foster, George E., Real Estate 10 Plainfield Street Friend, Frank W., Engineer 39 Clarke Street Fuller, George R., Salesman Gates, Arthur, Carpenter Gay, Frederick M., Salesman Grimwood, Arthur C., Taller 440 Massachusetts Avenue Harmon, Victor, Radio Repair 6 Rowland Avenue Hauck, Giza J., Mechanic 202 Lincoln Street 69 Oak Street 74 Burlington Street 1 Sunny Knoll Avenue 77 Oak Street . 7 Robbins Road Hayward, Alfred W., Draftsman Heywood, Sidney B., Tea Room 271 Marrett Road Hopkins, Clarence R., Adjuster 15 Merriam Street Howard, Harry F., Newspaper 94 Gleason Road Howe, Ralph W., Auditor 20 Hancock Street Husted, Lawrence A., Clerk 36 Kendall Road Hutchinson, Edwin W., Farmer 169 Blossom Street Hutt, Charles M., Edison Co. 43 Adams Street Hynes, George N., Cashier 28 Locust Avenue Irwin, James, Builder 58 Taft Avenue Johnson, Arthur, Salesman 43 Baker Avenue Kelley, Robert J., Manager 109 Follen Road Knights, Wallace G., Vice President 63 Hancock Street Lamont, John, Health Inspector 11 Spencer Street LaRose, Ernest W., Engineer 60 Harding Road Lee, Russell H., Drug Clerk 1632 Massachusetts Avenue Leiby, Arthur, Superintendent 1265 Massachusetts Avenue Lewis, James H., Banker 23 Merriam Street Lewis, Robert W., Edison Co. 11. Hancock Avenue Lidberg, Chester, Milk Business 92 Adams Street Locke, Arthur E., Salesman 63 Farmcrest Avenue Lombard, Francis E., Accountant 27 No. Hancock Street Longbottom, Fred, Retired 16 Independence Avenue Love, Donald B., Salesman 1361 Massachusetts Avenue Lowell, Frederick W., Mechanic 103 School Street Mabey, Edson R., Mover 119 Grant Street MacPhee, Clarence, Store Keeper 14 Baker Avenue Marshal], William J., Shipper 9 Independence Avenue Mathaurs, Charles E., Insurance 40 Locust Avenue Maynard, Richard W., Salesman 77 Merriam Street McIntosh, Neil, Land Developer 8 Hancock Avenue McKearney, John, Salesman 125 Grant Street McNamara, Edward J., Plumber 116 School Street Mooney, Paul F., Radio 144 Grant Street Moore, William A., Gen. Manager 52 Hancock Street Morgan, Eugene L., Architect 20 Robbins Road Mortimer, Alfred C., Jr., Manager 14 Dexter Road Newhall, Fred H., Teller 45 Outlook Drive Nickerson, Benjamin S., Tel. Operator 81 Gleason Road Nickerson, William C., Cabinet Maker 41 Somerset Road LIST OF JURORS 83 Noyes, Brainerd J., Meat Business 86 Reed Street Olsen, Paul W., Engineer 18 Bertwell Road Olson, Manfred B., Sheet Metal 42 Bertwell Road Ormand, Edward W. Merchant 10 No. Hancock Street Pekins, George E., Machinst 9 Oakland Street Phelps, Alton M., Cashier 227 Follen Road Phelps, Noel C., Insurance 42 Percy Road Pierce, Arthur, Chauffeur 6 Dexter Road Pierce, Clifford W., Salesman 917 Massachusetts Avenue Pippette, Geoffrey L., Executive 45 Shade Street Potter, William G., Retired 25 Walnut Street Porter, Robert, Western Union 23 Leonard Road Pritchard, Joseph, Jr., Clerk 8 Chase Avenue Pring, Donald T., Bank Clerk 20 Vine Brook Road Ray, Francis C., Drug Clerk 4 Muxzey Street Reed, Haskell, Milk 72 Lowell Street Reed, Kelsey G., None 10 Franklin Road Reilly, Stephen P., Salesman 40 Lincoln Street Robertson, Peter, Retired 39 Somerset Road Robinson, Gordon W., Printer 80 Hancock Street Rosenberger, William R., Executive 2139 Massachusetts Avenue Ross, Dominic F., Merchant 86 Robbins Road Russell, Warren E., Real Estate 1505 Massachusetts Avenue Sands, Walter E., Adv. Manager 103 Merriam Street Schofield, Charles H., Real Estate 30 Fletcher Avenue Schublin, Harry, Salesman 11 Crescent Hill Avenue Scribner, Ralph E., Merchant 66 Hancock Street Seth, Reuben L., Salesman 7 Jackson Court Shanahan, William H., Milk Man 50 Pleasant Street Shenrock, Edward, Carpenter 15 Fletcher Avenue Slocum, Curlys L., Civil Engineer 92 Blossom Street Spellenberg, George H., Express 111 Laconia Street Spencer, Charles W., Clerk 38 Parker Street Stacy, Ford L., Salesman 10 Tower Road Stevens, Frederick R., Chemist 52 Gleason Road Stoney, Benjamin S., Clerk 3 Fern Street Stoney, Joseph H., Works Mgr. 15 Fern Street Sumner, Carl, Inspector 53 Grant Street Sumner, John T., Foreman 25 Chase Avenue Taft, Fletcher W., None 4 Upland Road Thomas, Webster H., Salesman 50 Bloomfield Street Tower, Winslow C., Ins. Clerk 23 Bloomfield Street Townsend, Fred A., Draftsman 8 Wallis Court Turner, Gerald C., Salesman 9 Hillside Terrace Tutin, Alfred H., Agent 9 Revere Street VanGemert, James, Shipper 67 Baker Avenue Ward, Paul R, Truck Driver 2 Sherman Street Weatherby, Percy A., Carpenter 21 Butler Avenue Webb, Edmund A., Plumber 43 Hayes Avenue Welsh, Warren P., Plumber 73 Grant Street Wellington, Samuel W., Janitor 19 Sherman Street West, Alphonse B., Salesman 33 Oak Street Whipple, Paul, Salesman 15 Belfry Terrace 84 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Whipple, William D., Salesman White, Raymond L„ Plumbing Wilson, Donald, Engineer Wilson, Walter H., Market Gardener Wood, Cyril A., Clerk Woodward, Milford 0., Milkman Woodward, William C., Leather Worthen, Edwin B., Jr., Architect Yates, Harry W., Operator 9 Chase Avenue 12 Middle Street 33 Bloomfield Street 5 Pleasant Street 15 Manley Court 63 Gleason Road 15 Dexter Road 5 Winthrop Road 11 Charles Street REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts 85 December 31, 1941. Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Buildings for the year ending December 31, 1941: Number of permits granted 267 Cash received from permits $ 968.00 Violation of zoning and building laws 42 1 Number of illegal signs Permits were divided as follows: Single dwellings, 130; and one two-family $673,836.00 Private garages, storage, and barns 25 15,375.00 Additions & alterations, roadside stand, portable office, and caddy house 76 52,520.00 Boiler house, pump house, and chimney 3 925.00 Sheds and hen houses 12 2,340.00 Lubritorium at 318 Marret Road 1 2,000.00 Store block 1 55,000.00 Green houses 7 1,950.00 Demolitions 11 Total valuation of all permits $803,946.00 This is a total valuation over 1940 of $365,726.00. There was also an increase over 1940 of $264,286.00 in the total value of new residences. From January 1, 1941 to June 14, 1941 the following figures are available: From June 16, 1941 to December 31, 1941 the figures are as follows: Inspections Hours Mileage 140 1716 1028/ 5853 Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM A. CANN, Building Inspector 86 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: Following is the report of the Town Treasurer for the year 1941: Cash on hand January 1, 1941 $345,350.59 Receipts during year 1941 1,522,827.03 $1,868,177.62 Expenditures during year 1941 per Warrants 1,527,219.95 Balance an hand January 1, 1942 $340,957.67 REPORT OF TAX TITLE ACCOUNT Number of Tax Titles on hand December 31, 1941 281 Total Amount $53,251.90 LEXINGTON TRUST COMPANY Bank deposits in the name of the Town of Lexington James J. Carroll, Town Treasurer Balance December 31, 1941 $259,000.13 Balance December 31, 1941 per check book $241,616.74 Outstanding checks December 31, 1941 17,383.39 $259,000.13 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON Balance December 31, 1941 per statement $1,932.40 Balance December 31, 1941 per check book 1,932.40 THE NATIONAL SHAWMUT BANK OF BOSTON Balance December 31, 1941 per statement $2,000.00 Balance December 31, 1941 per check book 2,000.00 THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON Balance December 31, 1941 per statement $12,000.00 Balance December 31, 1941 per check book 12,000.00 REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER 87 "SEWER CONSTRUCTION NORTH LEXINGTON P. W. A. PROJECT 1964-F, JAMES J. CARROLL, TREASURER" On Deposit Lexington Trust Company Balance December 31, 1941 $5,912.43 Balance per check book $5,912.43 Outstanding checks None $5,912.43 "SEWER AND DRAIN CONSTRUCTION MASS. 1370-F, TOWN OF LEXINGTON, JAMES J. CARROLL, TREASURER" On Deposit Lexington Trust Company 88 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE 19th OF APRIL TOWN COMMITTEE To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Balance December 31, 1941 $842.89 Lexington, Massachusetts Balance per check book $442.89 Outstanding checks 400.00 $842.89 Gentlemen: TOWN OF LEXINGTON CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS, JAMES J. CARROLL, TREASURER Total in account December 31, 1941 $70,922.52 Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. CARROLL, Town Treasurer. December 31, 1941. Herewith is the full report of expenditures of the Town Patriot's Day Committee: Town of Lexington Appropriation $500.00 EXPENDITURES Middlesex & Boston St. Railway (Transportation) Lexington Drum Corps James J. Waldron (Breakfast) Boston -Worcester N. Y. St. Railway (Framingham).— Marine' Transportation (Chelmsford) J. T. Carlson 337.00 50.00 65.00 18.00 20.00 10.00 $500.00 M. W. WEBB, Chairman C. B. JONES G. E. FOSTER J. J. WALDRON J. J. CARROLL REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEALS REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEALS To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts 89 December 31, 1941. Gentlemen: The Board of Appeals reports that twenty-four hearings were held during the year 1941, and decisions rendered as fol- lows: Fan. 6 George W. Bean To erect and maintain a gasoline filling station on his property at 365 Bedford Street. Denied. Jan. 6 Biagio Cacciola To erect a greenhouse on the premises at 708 Marrett Road. Granted. Jan. 31 Salvatore Ricci To alter the dwelling located at 609 Waltham Street so as to accommodate two families. Granted. Feb. 14 Alexander Marvin To erect a real estate sign 4' x 8' at the so-called Marvin Development, located on the southerly side of Mass. Avenue between Charles Street and Taft Avenue. Granted. Feb. 28 Alexander Marvin To divide lots 5 and 6 in his development and to erect houses thereon. Denied. Mar. 21 Antonio J. Lima To enlarge the existing roadside stand at 877 Waltham Street. Granted. May 16 David Buttrick Company To enlarge the existing roadside stand at 384 Bedford Street. Denied. 90 TOWN OF LEXINGTON May 16 Lexington Trust Company To construct a dwelling on Lot No. c, Bedford Street. Granted. June 6 Clesson C. Schofield To add one room to the house located at 7 Pleasant Street. Granted. June 6 Francis M. Wilson To maintain an undertaking establishment at 1556 Massachusetts Avenue. Denied. June 27 L. H. Miller To maintain a pony riding ring at 973 Concord Turn- pike. Denied. July 18 Howard M. Munroe Renewal of permit for a golf school and driving range on Lowell Street. Granted for one year. July 18 Howard M. Munroe Renewal of permit to maintain children's riding school and pony track on Woburn Street. Granted for one year. July 18 Frank A. and Mary Napoli Renewal of permit to maintain existing roadside stand at Marrett Road. Granted for one year. Aug. 1 Robert H. Eldridge To erect a building which would not have the required distance from the side line of the lot. Denied. Sept. 5 Henry DeVincent To maintain a roadside stand on ]and owned by Can- dida DeVincent and located at corner of the Cam- bridge - Concord Turnpike and Pleasant Street. Denied. Sept. 5 R. Lockwood Tower To maintain a real estate office and sign on Lot 51, Follen Road. Granted for one year. REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEALS Sept. 19 Chester L. and Kathryn K. Blakely To maintain one separate apartment on the second floor of their house located at 509 Bedford Street. Granted. 91 Oct. 18 Manuel G. Rose, Jr. To maintain and operate the existing roadside stand located at 748 Waltham Street. Granted for one year. Oct. 18 Countryside, Inc. To show moving pictures inside the building located at 400 Lowell Street. Petition withdrawn. Nov. 7 Socony Vacuum Oil Co., Inc. To erect and maintain on its property located at the corner of Waltham Street and Marrett Road, a lubri- torium. Granted. Nov. 7 David Buttrick Company To erect and maintain on its property at 384 Bedford Street, a roof over an existing platform. Granted. Nov. 7 Sumner Robinson and Robert E. Holt To erect and maintain upon the property located be- tween 1303 and 1351 Massachusetts Avenue a real estate sign 5' x 4'. Granted. Nov. 21 Katherine Ross To alter the dwelling located at 2173 Massachusetts Avenue so as to accommodate more than one family. Granted for two families only. Respectfully submitted, C. EDWARD GLYNN ERROL H. LOCKE EDWARD W. KIMBALL A. N. MADDISON HOWARD W. ROBBINS Board of Appeals. 92 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF W. P. A. December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: 1 herewith submit the W. P. A. report for the year ending December 31, 1941. W. P. A. EMPLOYMENT The year 1941 started with 141 persons on relief rolls. A quota reduction was made July 2, leaving us with 31 persons. We closed the year with 61 persons on the rolls. PROJECT PROPOSALS School Lunch. Liberty Heights Sewer Supplement and Sew- ing Project. PROJECT PROPOSALS ACCEPTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUT NOT IN OPERATION Tree Trimming. Farmhurst Drain. Manor Sewer. Block Plan. Sewing Project. Moth Eradication. Winter Sports Area. Merriam -Coolidge Sewer. NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION During the year employment was given to 12 young people. At the close of the year, however, only one young lady was work- ing. 11 of the young people secured private employment. PROJECTS DISCONTINUED Moth Control. A town wide project for the suppression of moths was reopened December 9, 1940 and discontinued June 25, 1941. 72 acres were creosoted, 120 acres were sprayed and 48 acres were thinned. We were unable to reopen in the fall due to Government restrictions. Sewing Project. The Sewing Project, which has been in operation several years, was closed June 18, 1941. REPORT OF W. P. A. 93 Block Plan. This project opened October 24, 1940 and due to quota reduction was closed June 27, 1941. The accomplish- ment to the closing date was as follows: Abstracting and trans- cribing data at the Registry of Deeds -3018 lots. Typing data submitted by Abstractors -2462 lots. Plotting data on tax maps —1490 lots. Sorting abstracts -2462 parcels. Preparing detail maps for tax maps -90. Preparing tax maps -30. Merriam -Coolidge Sewer. This project was discontinued April 16, 1941 due to quota reduction. During the year 151' of 8" and 318' of 10" pipe were laid. PROJECTS IN OPERATION Engineering Survey. This project operated 10 months in the year. It was closed from June 25, to September 11, 1941, due to quota reduction. The accomplishment is as follows: Field survey of house locations -343. Drawing and plotting notes on Topographical Survey -60 acres. Traverse tying into M. G. S. points, bench marks, street and town bounds -29.27 miles. Stone bounds set in accepted streets -248. Rechecking traverse -street and town bounds -6.3 miles. Inking in information on 100 scale Topographical Map -3987 acres. Pantographing 200 scale map -287 acres. Geodetic and Lambert computations on 400 scale triangulation map -2.123 sq. miles. School Luncheons. This project has been operating in 3 schools serving hot lunches to underprivileged children and those that formerly carried their lunches, living over one mile from school. A total of 65,855 meals were served during the years. The value of surplus commodities supplied by the Federal Gov- ernment amounted to $3,333.36. Liberty Heights Sewer. The Sewer Project has been in operation the entire year. We have encountered almost double the amount of ledge that was estimated, which has greatly in- creased the cost of the project. During the year the amount of pipe laid is as follows: Carville Avenue Tucker Avenue Oak Street Oak Street 3 manholes were installed. 542' of 10" pipe 267' of 8" pine 12' of 8" pipe 67' of 10" pipe 94 TOWN OF LEXINGTON W. P. A. EXPENDITURES The Federal Government expended $56,665.36 for wages in Lexington during the year 1941. The Town of Lexington expen- ded from Labor and Materials Account $9,854.33 and $24,727.85 on the Sewer Account. In conclusion I wish to express my appreciation for the co-operation and courtesy extended to me by other Town Depart- ments. Respectfully submitted, CLAYTON F. BEACH, Sponsor's Agent. REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY 95 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: The Trustees of the Cary Memorial Library are again privileged to report an exceptionally successful year in the activ- ity and progress of the Library. During the past year two new members have been added to the board to fill the existent vacan- cies. They are Rev. Robert T. Weston and Rev. James W. Len - hart, the newly settled ministers of the First Parish Unitarian Church and of the Hancock Congregational Church, respectively. The officers of the board were reelected. They are Rev. Douglas Percy Brayton as chairman, Rev. Harold Thurston Handley as secretary -treasurer. The membership of the Finance, House and Book Committees remains essentially the same as a year ago. The Trustees are especially grateful for the interest of several citizens who have served faithfully as additional members of the Book Committee. The Trustees accepted with regret the resignation as of July 1st of Miss Helen Muzzey as Assistant Librarian. She had served the Library faithfully as a member of the Staff for more than forty years. The Trustees also wish to express their deep appreciation and confidence in the other members of the staff, and especially for the leadership of Mr. Ralph A. Nason who has served the Library for nearly three years. Probably the most forward step made during the year was the adoption by the Trustees of a Classification and Pay Plan which establishes the various positions of the staff on the basis of duties and responsibilities, and which provides for minimum professional and personal qualifications as well as a salary sched- ule for each grade. There has also been prepared a plan for organization and personnel procedure covering the government 96 TOWN OF LEXINGTON and organization of the Library, appointments, promotions, tenures, separation from service, working conditions, welfare, economic security, opportunities for advancement and self - development, and other similar situations. The accompanying report of the Librarian shows in greater detail the service which the Cary Memorial Library is rendering to the Town of Lexington. Respectfully submitted, For the Board of Trustees DOUGLAS PERCY BRAYTON, Chairman. REPORT OF CARY MEMORIAL TREASURER 97 REPORT OF THE TREASURER CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1941 INCOME Balance on hand January 1, 1941 $4,515.90 Fines—Main Library 712.79 Gift for Books 50.00 Sale of Books 100.00 Interest on General Fund Surplus Account 20.00 Bequest—Leroy S. Brown (half -payment) 1,000.00 Investment Committee: Interest on bonds 577.25 Interest on savings deposits 54.79 Dividends—cooperative bank 30.00 $7,060.73 EXPENDITURES Books $1,184.78 Treasurer's bond - 5.00 Rental Safe Deposit Box 5.00 Salary of Treasurer 50.00 Bonds purchased for Capital Account 2,000.00 Premium on bond purchased 45.00 Accrued interest on bond purchased 4.43 Librarian's Convention Expenses 30.00 Fluorescent Lights—purchase 205.00 Fluorescent Lights—installation 48.10 Balance on hand December 31, 1941 ($1,000.00 in Account No 22694 Lexington Savings Bank; balance in Lexington Trust Company checking account. $186.6D cash in transit) 3,483.47 $7,060.73 EAST LEXINGTON BRANCH INCOME Balance an hand January 1, 1941 $296.70 Fines 1.31.75 Investment Committee: Interest on Savings Accounts 78.13 $506.58 98 TOWN OF LEXINGTON EXPENDITURES Books $201.09 Balance on hand December 31, 1941 305.49 $606.58 REV. HAROLD T. HANDLEY, Treasurer. REPORT OF AUDIT I have checked this report of the Treasurer of the Cary Memorial Library and find same correct with proper supporting vouchers, The Treasurer's cash is kept on deposit in the com- mercial department of the Lexington Trust Company, with the exception of the amount of $1,000.00, which is deposited in the Lexington Savings Bank. The cash balance on December 31, 1941 has been reconciled with the bank statement. JAMES H. RUSSELL, Town Accountant. REPORT OF CARY MEMORIAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE 99 REPORT OF INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY In account with Rev. Harold T. Handley, Treasurer GENERAL FUND Capital Account Income 1,000 Southern California Edison Co. 1st and re- funding mortgage 3%, 1965 $ 30.00 1,000 Wisconsin Michigan Power Co. 1st mort- gage 3% %, 1961 87.50 1,000 American Tel. & Tel. Co. 814%, 1961 32.50 1,000 Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 1st mortgage 3%%, 1970 37.50 1,000 Consumer's Power Co. 1st mortgage 31/2%, 1970 35.00 1,000 Brooklyn Edison Co. Consol mortgage, 3%% 1966 32.50 1,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 1st and refunding mortgage Ser. H 3%%, 1961 37.50 1,000 Indianapolis Power & Light Co., lst mort- gage 3%%, 1970 32,50 1,500 Boston & Maine R. R. Co. lst mortgage Series RR 4%, 1960 63.00 1,500 Boston & Maine R.R. Co. Principal Account Income mortgage 4%% (payment begins in 1942) 724.78 Lexington Trust Co. Savings Account No 6023 10.80 $348.80 PORTION OF MARIA CARY FUND 354.81 Lexington Savings Bank No. 6940 7.11 BOOK PURCHASE FUND 1,000 Western New York Utilities Co. 595, 1946 50.00 BEALS FUND 1,100 Laclede Gas Company 5%s%, 1953 60.50 Total LEROY S. BROWN FUND 1,000 U. S. Government Defense Bond Series G, July 1941, No. M159672G 1,000 Boston Edison Company lst mortgage 2$4%, 1962, (purchased July 26, 1941) 13.75 $480.16 100 TOWN OF LEXINGTON ALICE BUTLER CARY FUND 1,000 Lexington Cooperative Bank 5 paid-up shares $ 30.00 1,000 Arkansas, Rock Island & Louisiana R. R 41%, 1934 (In default) 440 Lexington Trust Company Savings Account No. 4305 6.60 $36.60 GOODWIN MUSICAL COLLECTION FUND 1,025 Lexington Savings Bank No. 17037 20.60 20.60 JANE PHINNEY FUND 124.19 Lexington Trust Company Savings Account No. 3799 LAURA M. BRIGHAM FUND 1,000 Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Co. 4%, 1951..xt 1,000 Alabama Power Co. 1st mortgage 5%, 1951 500 Boston Elevated Railway Co. 5%, 1942 525 Lexington Trust Co. Savings Account No 6007 EAST LEXINGTON BRANCH Wellington Fund: 1,077.18 Lexington Trust Company Savings Ac- count No. 3844 Robbins Fund: 100 Lexington Savings Bank No. 1476 Paulina Burbank Pierce Fund: 1,000 Lexington Savings Bank No. 16742 Nelson Jenney Fund: 2,000 Lexington Savings Bank No. 21321 1.80 1.80 40.00 50.00 25.00 7.88 122.88 16.12 2.01 20.00 40.00 16.12 2.01 20.00 40.00 $740.17 DOUGLAS PERCY BRAYTON HAROLD THURSTON HANDLEY RANDALL B. HOUGHTON Investment Committee. REPORT OF LIBRARIAN OF CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY 101 REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY December 31, 1941. To the Trustees of the Cary Memorial Library: The Librarian respectfully submits the Seventy-third Annual Report of the Library. The number of books loaned for home use again reached a new high during the year 1941. The steady increase in the circulation during the past five years is shown in the table below: 1937 ................ 84,400 1938 ................ 91,056 1939 93,096 1940 109,135 1941 ...... 111,765 During this same period, the circulation of books at the East Lexington Branch rose from 11,672 to 22,440. In addition to a greater amount of local reference work, queries were received from such widely separated points as California, Maine, Michigan, Vermont, Illinois and the District of Columbia. Installation of the fluorescent lights has been completed in seven rooms of the Library and is proving a satisfactory solution to a difficult lighting problem. Many patrons have commented on the beauty of the fixtures which were designed and executed in bronze especially for this Library, which is one of the first to be completely equipped with this type of lighting. One of the more interesting projects of the past year was the planning of a new classification scheme for the technical books. The original classification which was drawn up over seventy years ago was proving to be entirely inadequate in such a rapidly expanding field and so a new classification using the Library of Congress system modified to our Cutter classification was worked out and the reclassifying of the books completed. For the first time in many years, a complete inventory of the book stock was made. This tremendous task could not have been 102 TOWN OF LEXINGTON accomplished without the assistance of a number of young women made available by the National Youth Administration. Installation of a more modern charging system and a re - registration of borrowers has been under consideration for some time. It is likely, however, that reasonably priced cameras for microphotographic charging will be available for purchase in the not too distant future and inasmuch as this sytsem would offer numerous advantages over those now in use, it was decided to postpone the change while developments in this field are tak- ing place. In the Reference Room may be found the newly completed pamphlet file which offers up-to-date material for home use on a variety of subjects including clothing and dress, cookery, gardening, national defense, vocations, etc. The Library has also secured practically all the U. S. public documents pertaining to aviation, automobiles, radio, machine work, military train- ing, etc. The Library has made available a considerable amount of material which will aid consumers in getting their money's worth when they buy and in evaluating goods and services. Included • are numerous government publications, periodicals such as Bread and Butter, Consumers Union and Consumers' Guide and such books as Look before you Cook, Good Health and Bad Medicine and bound volumes of Consumers Union, 1936 to 1940. The patrons and members of the staff of the Library were most appreciative of the many tasteful flower arrangements which were contributed throughout the summer by the various members of the Lexington Field and Garden Club. To Miss Mabe] P. Cook for her gift of the nineteen volumes of the Storia dell'arte Italiana, to Mr. Arthur H. Parker for the Smithsonian Institute Series, and to the many others who gave generously of books and money, the Library is indebted. The Librarian wishes to express his appreciation to the Trustees of the Library for their liberal and progressive aid in the formulation of policies and the selection of books. Very truly yours, RALPH A. NASON, Librarian. REPORT OF LIBRARIAN OF CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARY 103 APPENDIX A AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FORM FOR UNIFORM STATISTICS Town: Lexington County: Middlesex Name of Library: Cary Memorial Library Name of Librarian Governmental unit of support and service Population served (1940 United States census figures) Assessed valuation of governmental unit served State: Massachusetts Date of founding: 1868 Ralph A. Nason Town 13,187 $21,906,543. Terms of use Free for lending and reference 5 Total number of agencies Consisting of: Central Library 1 Branch in Library building 1 Stations in schools 3 CIRCULATION AND USE Number of volumes of adult non-fiction lent for home use . 22,932 Number of volumes of adult fiction lent for home use 62,540 Number of books for children lent for home use 26,293 Total number of volumes lent for home use Period of loan for majority of adult book stock Number of interlibrary loans: Volumes lent Volumes borrowed REGISTRATION Total number of registered borrowers Borrowers registered during year BOOK STOCK Number of volumes at beginning of the year Number of volumes added during year Total 111,765 14 days 4 27 104 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE December 31, 1941 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts, Gentlemen: This is a report of the work done in Lexington during 1941 by the Middlesex County Extension Service : Market gardeners within the town received many farm visits during the year to assist them with labor saving devices and the best methods of controlling insects and disease. Lexington 7,393 poultrymen have been very active in the Middlesex County Poul - 768 try Association. Gail Smith served on the County Extension Service Poultry Committee. 1,969 Two child developmentstudy organized groups were or anixed in Lexington during the year. Also a series of meetings on food preservation and one meeting on Christmas gift suggestions were held. 40,770 Eleven 4-11 clubs were organized in the town during the 6 year with a total enrollment of eighty-five. Mr. John Lamont 74 g Y - served as Town 4-11 CIub Chairman and the following served as members of the committee : Mrs. Nancy Coleman, Mrs. Dana Norris, Mrs. Gordon Kennedy, Mr. James Carroll, Mr. Leon H. Truesdell and Reverend Douglas Brayton. Mr. John Garrity served as 4-H Camp Committee Chairman. Local leaders were Mrs. Edward Coye, Mrs. George Doughty, Mrs. Lincoln Holden, Mrs. Frederick Shaw, Mrs. David Kidd, Mrs. George Comley, Miss Alice Burgess, Mrs. Ruth Bartlett, Mr. Charles Teeter and Mr. George Comley. An exhibit by the clubs was held in the spring at the Munroe School, where eleven blue ribbons were awarded to deserving 39,143 41,112 Number of volumes withdrawn from record during year 342 Total number of volumes at end of year Number of newspapers received excluding duplicates Number of periodicals received excluding duplicates RECEIPTS Town appropriation $15,530.00 Income from funds 760.17 Gifts of money 88.25 Petty cash 878.58 Rental collection 534.89 Other sources 100.00 EXPENDITURES Salaries: Library staff $8,105.32 1,758.49 3,006.39 246.45 521.87 1,511.46 Salaries: Building staff Books Periodicals Binding Heat, light, water Other operating expenses.. 1,703.92 Total $17,891.89 Total operating expenses $16,853.90 Capital Expenses: Lights 998.46 Grand total $17,852.35 MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION 105 club members. Mrs. Nancy Coleman assisted in setting up the 4-H club garden exhibit at the Lexington Grange Fair. Canning was also exhibited at the Fair. The Grange cooperated by fur- nishing cash prizes to the winners. Robert E. Anderson was awarded a medal by the Massa- chusetts Horticultural Society for "Meritorious Garden Work." Respectfully submitted, A. F. MACDOUGALL, Director. 106 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF SHADE TREE AND MOTH DIVISIONS December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: For the first time since the hurricane of 1938 our public trees are beginning to look like themselves again. This does not mean that all of the damage done by the storm has been repaired, but about three-fifths of the trees have been gone over and put in first-class shape. This year the trees on Allen and Blossom Streets were picked out to be pruned and repaired. The shade trees along these two streets are about forty years old and had never been pruned or shaped before. Therefore, they required a lot more work than trees usually do. Sixty-six trees were planted last spring: four were Norway maples, fifty-one were rock maples, and eleven were other vari- eties. Twenty-three of these came from our own nursery. The trees now left in the nursery will be too small to set out next year and this will necessitate our looking elsewhere for our supply. The trees that were planted on Taft Avenue, Cherry and Cary Streets were planted six feet inside of the town line on private property. Permission was given to the town by the property owners to do this. When these trees grow a little Larger they will greatly improve the looks of those streets. We have had requests for trees to be planted on Follen Road, Smith Avenue, and Percy Road and they will be taken care of in the spring. Some of our trees need fertilizing badly, especially those planted within the last two years. More actual work must be done on moth and insect sup- pression before the gypsy moth gets too far ahead of us and does too much damage. The Moth Division personnel is too small to combat the gypsy moth outside of the residential district REPORT OF SHADE TREE AND MOTH DIVISIONS 107 of the town. For the last five years we have been assisted in our moth work by a W. P. A. Project which was of great ad- vantage to the Moth Division. It has not only helped us in the creosoting of gypsy moth egg clusters and gathering tent cater- pillar rings, but it has also furnished material and men to oper- ate two of our sprayers. We are glad to report that no brown - tail moths were found, and the elm leaf beetle was kept under control by our spraying schedule. The leopard moth has again made its appearance around the Common. During the summer some of the lawns in town were de- stroyed by the June beetle, which at first was thought to be the Japanese beetle. The grubs of the June beetle live on the roots of grass and do a great deal of damage. Poisoning of the lawns with arsenate of lead, one pound to 100 sq. ft. of grass, kills the grubs and gives protection for a number of years. By request of your Board 1 have included in my 1942 budget $800 for a mosquito control project. This work will be done in conjunction with the State Board of Health and in accordance with the plans laid down when the mosquito control survey of Lexington was made a few years ago. 1 wish to acknowledge gratefully the fine co-operation of all town officials and employees. Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. GARRITY, Superintendent of Shade Tree and Moth Divisions 108 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Mass. December 31, 1941. Gentlemen: The report of the Planning Board for the year 1941 is submitted herewith.: Twenty-one meetings were held and several field trips made. The layout for the large new development on Fallen Road was studied and revised for final approval by the Board of Survey. Special areas have been reserved for future school house and recreation sites. Plans for parking facilities in the Commercial Centre were studied and discussed with the Chamber of Commerce and the Selectmen. The Board prepared, with the Board of Survey, revisions of the sub -division regulations. The Board held a meeting with the Concord Planning Board and discussed methods and equipment. It met the Lynnfield Plan- ning Board for the same purpose. The Board cooperated with the Selectmen and Town Coun- sel in re the Central Block and its owner's proposals to build a new building on the land. The master plan of the Town was completed, framed, and hung upon the wall of the office for general reference. The Board has prepared also a plan showing population densities, and one showing separately all vacant lots and all Iots now built upon. The Board advised the Selectmen to relocate the sidewalk and curb in front of the Edison property. REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD 109 The Board advised with the Selectmen in regard to the reconstruction of Moreland Avenue and advised the method of procedure which was eventually pursued. The Board has prepared a budget plan, covering tables of actual income and expense for the last five years and of pro- posed income and expense for the next five. This report has been submitted to the Selectmen and the Appropriation Committee, and is to be had in printed form. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM R. GREELEY LESTER F. ELLIS EDWARD W. KIMBALL EDWIN B. WORTHEN, JR. DONALD E. NICKERSON FRED C. NEWHALL Planning Board. 110 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL December 31, 1941 Board of Selectmen Town Office Building Lexington, Massachusetts 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- ing at the beginning of the fiscal year"; (b) "all actions brought by or against the Town during such year"; (c) "all actions settled or disposed of during such year". (a) The following actions were pending on January 1, 1941 and proceeded as stated. (1) Frederick R. Stevens v. George C. Barry; District Court of Central Middlesex; ad damnum $200; action of tort for property damage to plaintiff's automobile by police car; plead- ings completed; no proceedings during the year. (2) City of Boston v. Town of Lexington; Superior, Suf- folk; ad damnum $800; action of contract to recover welfare payments; declaration in set-off filed; pleadings completed; Set- tled by agreement for "Neither Party." (3) Oscar B. Kendrick v. Town of Lexington; Superior Middlesex; petition for assessment of damages resulting from taking for Vine Brook development; settled for $100. plus agree- ment for maintenance of Vine Brook Dam. (4) Helen F. Matthews v. Wallace C. Weisinger; District Court of Central Middlesex; ad damnum $500 ; tort for property damage to automobile; removed to Superior Court; pleadings completed; trial before Auditor; reservation filed; settled for. $145.98. REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL 111 (5) Town of Lexington v. James J. Gaffney, et al; Land Court; petition for new certificate of registered title after tax title foreclosure; hearing and agreement for redemption; ap- pearance withdrawn; certificate issued. (6) George A. Yeo, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Henry H. Harvey v. Town of Lexington ; Third District Court of Eastern Middlesex; ad damnum $1000; action of contract to recover salary of suspended police officer; removed to Superior Court; motions and interrogatories; referred to Auditor; trial before Auditor; Auditor's report filed; trial before Court; decis- ion reserved; (7) Richard F. Rodenhiser v. Archibald R. Giroux et als ; Superior, Middlesex; petition for writ of mandamus against Selectmen to compel issue of a permit to clean cesspools ; plead- ings completed ; interrogatories filed and answered; trial ; peti- tion dismissed. (8) P. DeCristofaro Co., Inc. v. Town of Lexington; Su- perior Middlesex: contract; ad damnum $5000; additional pay- ments claimed under North Lexington Sewer contract; pleadings completed; auditor appointed; hearings before Auditor; Audi- tor's report filed. (b) The following cases have been entered during the year 1941. (1) Town of Lexington; Land Court; petition for regis- tration of title to land on Woburn Street; answer of Minnie M. Ryder filed; claim of 11. S. Collector of Internal Revenue dis- missed; agreement with respect to right of way with Minnie M. Ryder filed. (2) Town of Lexington v. Ernest S. Glawson, Superior Middlesex; bill in equity to correct mistake in title; settled by deeds recorded. (3) Albert P. Rounds v. Town of Lexington; Superior Middlesex; contract; construction of North Lexington Sewer pumping station; ad damnum $10,000; settled for $331.48. (4) Petition of Henry Flynn for acceptance of Moreland Ave. etc; County Commissioners; hearing; hearing on petition- er's motion to amend; settled by agreement; petition dismissed. (5) Town of Lexington v. Candida E. DeVincent; S-- perior Middlesex; bill in equity to enjoin violation of zoning by- law; trial; decree for plaintiff. 112 TOWN OF LEXINGTON (6) Town of Lexington v. Salvatore Gianino; Superior Middlesex; bill in equity to enjoin violation of plumbing by-law; settled by compliance of defendant. 7. Town of Lexington v. Francis E. Burke, administrator; District Court of Central Middlesex; action of contract for wel- fare payments; pleadings completed. 8. Hilda Bjork v. Town of Lexington; Superior Middlesex; tort for personal injuries; ad damnum $2,000; answer filed; in- terrogatories to plaintiff filed. (c) The actions settled or disposed of during the year as above set forth are the above numbers. (a) 2,3,4,5,7 (b) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 The Town Counsel also reports the separate amounts re- ceived by him as compensation and for disbursements during such year and for all other services not covered by the regular salary. There were other disbursements in some of these cases paid directly by the Town Treasurer. 1. Stevens v. Lexington Disbursements 2. Kenrick v. Lexington 3. Ilam v. Lexington Disbursements 4. Matthews v. Weisinger 5. DeCristofaro v. Lexington, rec'd on account 6. Rodenhiser v. Giroux, et als 7. Lexington v. Gianino Collected from defendant 8. Lexington v. Glawson Disbursements 9. Examination of title of Lexington Trust Co. 10. Rounds v. Lexington 11. Moreland Avenue petition 12. Lexington v. Gaffney $570.00 4.80 47.50 380.00 10.00 142.50 1190.00 190.00 40.00 6.00 35.00 37.54 40.00 100.00 125.00 65.00 Respectfully submitted, S. R. WRIGHTINGTON, Town Counsel. REPORT OF TOWN ENGINEER 113 REPORT OF THE TOWN ENGINEER December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: I herewith submit the following report relative to the activ- ities of the Engineering Division during the year 1941. Highway Division Plans and estimates were made for the construction of Patriots Drive, Lockwood Road, Byron and Fottler Avenues and Cherry and Rhodes Streets, together with betterment assessment schedules for each. Lines and grades were established for the reconstruction of parts of Spring Street and Follen, Percy and Robbins Roads. 1092 feet of curbing and 21 curb corners were laid in two streets. Granolithic sidewalks were laid for a distance of 308 feet along Massachusetts Avenue, totalling 332 square yards. Sewer Division Lines and grades were established for the construction of 3656 feet of sewers in ten separate streets. Completed examina- tion of all sewer connections to buildings. W. P. A. Engineering Survey Contours at intervals of five feet were plotted over an area of 60 acres and all information covering 3990 acres was inked in on maps having a scale of 100 feet to the inch. 290 acres were pantographed from the scale of 100 to 200 feet to the inch upon Lambert Grid Maps. 248 stone bounds were set in various accepted streets. 343 dwellings were located which were erected since this project started. Traverses tying into M. G. S. points, bench marks, street and town bounds over a distance of 29.27 miles. 114 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Rechecking traverse over street and town bounds for 6.3 miles. Geodetic and Lambert computations figured and recorded on 400 scale triangulation maps over an area of 2.123 square miles. Drainage Matters Lines and grades were established for the construction of 5722 feet of drains in 8 separate streets. Final plans were made showing drainage fixtures in Hamil- ton Road, Crescent Hill and Independence Avenues and BIoom- field, Eustis and Haskell Streets. General Work In addition to the regular work required by other depart- ments which is not specifically mentioned herein, the services of the Engineering Division were also required in connection with: Approval of plans for land court and for installation of public utilities; Taking 24 photographs for various court cases; Inspection of claims concerning property damage; Checking Iocations and elevations of 98 new dwellings for Building Inspector; General map work with surveys and plans for all depart- ments and for committees on civilian defense programs. In conclusion I wish to acknowledge with thanks the assist- ance given to this division by town officials and members of other divisions of the Department of Public Works. Respectfully submitted, JOHN T. COSGROVE, Town Engineer. REPORT OF DENTAL CLINIC 115 REPORT OF THE DENTAL CLINIC December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, ,Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: The Dental Clinic submits its report for the year ending December 31, 1941. The annual examination in the elementary schools was made by the Dental Hygienist at the beginning of the school year with the following results: Number examined 1158 Number needing work other than cleaning 680 Number needing cleaning only 172 Approximately 84% of all children in the elementary schools received certificates from their respective dentists stating that all work required at that time had been provided. We are ex- tending this practice of issuing certificates for corrected dental work to pupils in the seventh grade. I a) 1~ E gf-1 a R .s ,,. , 'd .....emDO qr ,; m M C V O q5 5 bD❑ L3 i x 6 � .-. 61 .1"61• k d YE iii E zw "6.: P. F*K� if. r4 Ew E 5 Adams 142 274 20 0 57 0 100 Franklin 53 67 25 2 28 0 45 Hancock 45 81 18 1 14 1 32 Munroe 96 151 30 1 36 0 75 Parker 75 124 12 2 35 0 68 Junior High 79 188 1 17 1 7 37 Senior High 45 112 0 13 0 8 18 Totals 535 997 106 36 171 16 370 116 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Total number of patients Total number of new patients Total number finished Total number of fillings Total number of extractions Total number of cleanings Total number of operations Total amount of money collected 535 148 376 1103 207 370 1696 $177.40 Respectfully submitted, MRS. FRANK E. HUDSON MRS. IRVING W. YELLAND MR. THOMAS S. GEINDLE Dental Clinic Committee REPORT OF ANIMAL INSPECTOR 117 REPORT OF THE ANIMAL INSPECTOR December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the Town of Lexington for the year ending December 31, 1941. Number of premises inspected where livestock were kept 48 Number of cattle examined 435 Number of hogs reported 1400 Number of sheep and goats reported 12 Number of cattle quarantined for Barn Itch 84 Number of dogs and cats quarantined for biting 61 Number of calls made after quarantine on dogs and cats 72 Number of heads sent to laboratory Number of Rabies cases in the town 0 Total number of calls on dogs and cats 133 Total number of calls made on all animals 181 I wish to express my appreciation to the Board of Health and the Police Department for their hearty co-operation ,at all times. Respectfully submitted, CHESTER L. BLAKELY, M.D.V., Inspector of Animals 118 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: I have the honor of submitting the following report for the year ending December 21, 1941. Total number of arrests Offenses for which arrests were made:— AIlowing an improper person to operate an automobile Assault Assault & Battery Begetting Breaking & Entering (Night Time) Breaking & Entering (Day Time) Collecting Junk without a Permit Default Delinquent Disturbing the Peace .Deserter Drunkenness Escaped from State Institution (Apprehended) Exposing Person Failing to slow down at intersection Failing to slow dowse for pedestrian Failing to keep to the right Going away after damaging property Hit and Run Larceny Larceny of Automobile Larceny by Check Larceny of Gasoline Larceny of Registration Plate .. Leaving scene of an accident Malicious Destruction of Property Manslaughter Non-support Operating to Endanger Operating without a License Operating 'without a License in Possession 269 1 2 5 1 5 2 1 4 2 1 1 78 2 2 1 1 4 5 1 7 7 1 4 2 1 1 4 9 20 21 2 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE 119 Operating under the Influence of Liquor 23 Operating after Revocation of License 2 Operating after Suspension of License 1 Operating an Unregistered Automobile 2 Operating an Uninsured Automobile 2 Operating with Improper Lights ...» 1 Operating with Improper Brakes 1 Passing Red Light 1 Refusing to Stop for Officer 2 Runaway 7 Speeding 16 Soliciting without a Permit 6 Suspicious Persons 3 Violation of the Game Laws 1 Violation of a Park Rule 1 Violation of Probation 1 Violation of the Law of the Road ... 1 Total 269 DISPOSITION OF CASES Committed to House of Correction Committed to the Psychopathic Hospital Committed to the State Farm at Bridgewater Continued Dismissed Filed Filed Found Not Guilty Pending ... Probation Released Suspended Turned over to Officers of Total 15 1 2 4 7 30 109 24 6 17 16 21 other Police Depts. 17 269 Aggregate amount of fines imposed $2,310.00 Aggregate terms of imprisonment 2 Yrs. 7 Mos. 20 Days MISCELLANEOUS Assistance rendered on ambulance calls Automobile accidents recorded Automobiles reported stolen Automobiles recovered Bicycles reported stolen Bicycles recovered Buildings found open and secured Committed to the Psychopathic Hospital Committed to the State Hospital at Worcester Escort Details Fire Alarms Responded to Lost Children cared for 7 281 7 15 10 13 137 4 8 22 70 16 120 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Messages delivered 220 Property and Merchandise cared for 17 Reports and Complaints Investigated 669 Stray Dogs cared for 35 Stray Cats cared for 4 Traffic conditions supervised 10 Transients accommodated B8 Sick Person assisted 10 Total Mileage recorded on Police Car 31 29,161 Total Mileage recorded on Police Car 32 29,301 Total Mileage recorded on Police Motorcycle 2,323 Violators of the Maximum Speed Regulation submitted to Registry for action 286 AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS FOR 1941 LISTED BY MONTHS January February March April May June July August September October November December Total 30 19 25 15 22 27 21 28 21 27 20 26 281 We wish to thank all who have co-operated with us in the performance of our duties. Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. SULLIVAN, Chief of Police: REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN 121 December 31, 1941. 122 TOWN OF LEXINGTON FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC TRUSTS 1941 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts BATTLE GREEN TRUST FUND Gentlemen: During the year 1941 there were 421 alarms for grass and brush fires. An analysis of probable causes is tabulated as follows: At the Town Meeting June 25, 1925, it was voted: That the sum of $500. received by the Town under the will of the late Orin W. Fiske be appropriated and set apart as a perpetual trust fund, to be known as the "Battle Green Trust Fund." Principal $ 500.00 Careless smoking 42 Deposit—Cambridge Savings Bank . $ 500.00 Incinerators 61 Locomotives 8 Income Malicious mischief 241 Balance 1-1-41 $ I22.75 Needless 39 Income Receipts 15.06 Trees 4 Unknown 29 Balance 12-31-41—Lexington Savings Bank $ 137.84 Woodpiles 2 Total 421 These fires were extinguished without damage to buildings. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD W. TAYLOR, Forest Warden ELEANOR S. BEALS CHARITABLE FUND Eleanor S. Adams, born in Lexington in 1825. Under her will a legacy of $2,000.00 was given the Town, the income to be used for worthy indigent aged men and women over sixty years of age, American born. Principal $2,000.00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $2,000.00 Income Balance 1-1-41 $ 202.43 Income Receipts 44.20 Balance 12-31-41—Lexington Savings Bank $ 246.63 HALLIE C. BLAKE PRIZE FUND 1,000.00 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 REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS 123 School, who by example and influence have shown highest quali- ties of leadership, conduct, and goodwill of the student body. Principal $1,000.00 $1,000. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 5's-1995 Income Balance 1-1-41 Interest on Bond Less disbursements for cash prizes Balance 12-31-41—Cash on hand CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS Principal as of 1-1-41 $32,485.00 Received from Town of Lexington 200.00 $1,000.00 $ 5.00 82.67 $ 87.67 50.00 $ 37.67 Principal as of 12-3141 $32,685.00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $23,685.00 Deposit—Warren Institution for Savings 9,000.00 Income Balance 1-1-41 Income Receipts Less disbursements to Town of Lexington Balance 12-31-41 --Lexington Savings Bank COLONIAL CEMETERY FUND Principal Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank Income Balance 1-1-41 Income Receipts Less disbursements to Town of Lexington Balance 12-31-41—Lexington Savings Bank.... $1,100.00 $32,685.00 $ 1,911.04 685.07 $ 2,596.11 1,000.00 $ 1,596.11 $1,100.00 $ 702.93 34.93 124 TOWN OF LEXINGTON grass borders lying between sidewalks and streets; in the plant- ing of trees along public streets; and in beautifying streets, ways and places in Lexington. Principal $5,000.00 $1,000. U. 5. Treasury Bonds 2$s's-1960/65 $1,000.00 Deposit—Lexington Trust Company 2,000.00 10 Paid-up Shares Lexington Cooperative Bank 2,000.00 Income $5,000.00 Balance 1-1-41 $ 128.15 Income Receipts 118.18 Less disbursements to Lexington Field and Garden Club 128.15 Balance 12-31-41—Lexington Trust Company $ 118.18 CHARLES E. FRENCH LEGACY Charles E. French, a citizen of Boston, but a lover of Lex- ington. Under his will $4,000.00 was left to the Town, the in- come of $2,000.00 to be devoted to the care of the Colonial Cemetery, and the income of $2,000.00 for three medals in each of the public high and grammar schools for the best scholarship in the graduation classes. Principal $4,000. Town of Lexington lli's-1942 $3,998.49 Deposit—Lexington Trust Company 27.65 Deposit—North Avenue Savings Bank 638.26 $ 246.33 $4,664.40 $4,664.40 Income—Cemetery Balance 1-1-41 $ 43.09 Income Receipts 31.06 Less disbursement to Town of Lexington $ 787.86 125.00 Balance 12-31-41—Lexington Savings Bank Income—Schools Balance 1-1-41 Income Receipts $ 612.86 FREDERICK L EMERY FUND $5,000.00 was bequeathed to the Town of Lexington in 1938, the same to be held in trust and the income to be expended by the Lexington Field and Garden Club for the grading and planting of Less disbursements for medals Balance 12-81-41—Lexington Savings Bank .. $ 74.15 25.00 $ 49.15 $ 73.34 43.80 $ 117.14 61.19 $ 55.95 REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS 125 JONAS GAMMELL LEGACY Jonas Gammell, born in Lexington October 20, 1820. A clause in his will gave to Lexington $500.00, the income to be expended for delicacies and luxuries for the inmates of the Alms- house. By decree of the Probate Court, April 23, 1929, power was given to expend income for the town poor wherever located. Principal $ 500,00 Deposit -Lexington Savings Bank $ 500.00 Income Balance 1-1-41 Income Receipts Less disbursements $ 64.44 11.18 $ 75.62 19.89 Balance 12 -31 -41 -Lexington Savings Bank $ 55.73 HARRIET R. GILMORE LEGACY Harriet Robinson, born in Lexington, November 5, 1806. Under her will a legacy of $500.00 was left to the Town, the income to be used for the benefit of the poor of the Town. Principal $ , 500.00 Deposit -Lexington Savings Bank Income Balance 1-1-41 Income Receipts Balance 12 -31 -41 ---Lexington Savings Bank 500.00 189.33 12.82 $ 152.15 HAYES FOUNTAIN FUND A balance remaining after the erection of the Hayes Foun- tain 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 around it. Principal $ 862.72 Deposit -Lexington Savings Bank $ 862.72 Income Balance 1-1-41 $ 146.13 Income Receipts 20.24 Balance 12 -31 -41 -Lexington Savings Bank $ 166.87 HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND A fund created and added to by certain graduating classes of the High School for the purpose of rendering financial assist - 126 TOWN OF LEXINGTON ance for educational purposes to worthy graduates who are re- commended by the School Committee. Principal as of 1-1-41 $ 259.40 Income on Principal Deposit Account - 2.19 Principal as of 12-31-41 $ 261.59 Deposit -Lexington Savings Bank Student Loans (3) $ 111.59 150.00 $ 261.59 EDITH C. REDMAN BATTLE GREEN TRUST FUND Principal $ 500.00 Deposit -Lexington Savings Bank $ 500.00 Income Income Receipts $ 10.05 Less disbursements to Town of Lexington10.05 Balance 12-31-41 None GEORGE O. SMITH LEGACY George O. Smith, born in Lexington January 2, 1832. Under his will a legacy of $2,500.00 was given to Lexington, the income to be expended by the Field and Garden Club. Principal Deposit -Lexington Savings Bank $2,000. U. S. Treasury 2Vs-1955/60 $2,452.50 $ 573.65 1,878.85 Income $2,452.50 Income Receipts $ 68.96 Less payments to Lexington Field & Garden Club 68.96 Balance 12-31-41 None GEORGE W. TAYLOR FLAG FUND Clause No. 30, Miss Amy E. TayIor's Will. Whereas my father, George W. Taylor, late of Lexington, deceased some years ago presented to the Town of Lexington, a flag pole, which now stands on Lexington Common, if such provision has not already been made, I then give, devise and bequeath to the Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, in trust nevertheless, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, this fund to be known as the "George W. Taylor Flag Fulid," the income to be REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS 127 used for the care, preservation and replacement of said flag pole, or for the purchase of new flags; any balance of income from said fund to be used for the care of Lexington Common. Principal $2,000,00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $2,000.00 $ 253.66 45.26 Income Balance 1-1-41 Income Receipts Balance 12-81-41—Lexington Savings Bank $ 298.92 GEORGE W. TAYLOR TREE FUND Clause No. 31, Miss Amy E. Taylor's Will. If I shall not have made such provision in my lifetime, I give, devise„ and bequeath to the Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, said fund to be known as the "George W. Taylor Tree Fund," in trust, neverthe- less, the income of which is to be expended for the care, pur- chase, or preservation of trees for the adornment of said Town. Principal $2,000.00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank Income Balance 1-1-41 Income Receipts $2,000.00 $ 572.94 51.67 $ 624.61 Less disbursements to Town of Lexington .... 271.00 Balance 12-31-41—Lexington Savings Bank $ 353.61 WILLIAM A. TOWER MEMORIAL PARK FUND By deed of gift from Miss Ellen M. Tower, dated September 17, 1928, and accepted by vote of the Town November 26, 1928, the sum of $10,000.00 was placed in trust, the income thereof to be applied in each and every year for the care, maintenance, and improvement of the William Augustus Tower Memorial Park. Principal $10,000.00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $ 4,000.00 Deposit—Warren Institution for Savings 2,000.00 $4,000. Boston Elevated 5's-1942 4,000.00 $10,000.00 128 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Income Income Receipts $ 320.00 Less disbursements to Town of Lexington 320.00 Balance 12-31-41 WESTVIEW CEMETERY PERPETUAL Principal as of 1-1-41 Received from Town of Lexington Principal as of 12-31-41 Deposit—Lexington Trust Company Deposit—Warren Institution for Savings Deposit—Arlington be Savings Bank Income Balance 1-1-41 Income Receipts . Less disbursements to Town of Lexington .... Balance 12-31-41—Lexington Savings Bank.... None CARE FUND $21,251.14 958.66 $22,209.80 $ 4,893.50 12,661.00 4,655.30 $22,209.80 $ 600.21 40529 $ 1,005.60 500.00 $ 506.60 EMMA I. FISKE FUND—ADAMS SCHOOL At a town meeting held July 27, 1939, it was voted to accept a gift of $500. under the will of Emma I. Fiske, the same to be used for decoration and/or equipment of the Primary Depart- ment of the Adams School. Principal 1-1-41 Income on Principal Deposit Account 10.21 $ 608.16 Balance 12-31-41 $ 518.37 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank ..... $ 518.37 EMMA I. FISKE FLOWER FUND At a town meeting held July 27, 1939, it was voted that the Town accept a gift in the amount of $300.00 under the will of Emma L Fiske to be invested and the income used to place three bouquets of flowers around the monument in her family lot in Munroe Cemetery on Memorial Day and on September 15th of each year. Principal 1-1-41 $ 304.89 Income on Principal Deposit Account 6.11 Balance of Principal 12-31-41 $ 311.00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $ 311.00 REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC TRUSTS 129 LEROY S. BROWN FUND At a Town Meeting held April 7, 1941, it was voted "That the Town accept a gift of $5,000. under the will of Leroy S. Brown, the income to be used to help defray the expenses of the 19th of April celebration." Principal $5,000.00 $2,500. U. S. Defense Bonds, Series 0, due 1953 $2,500.00 $2,500. U. S. Defense Bonds, 'Series G, due 1953 2,500.00 $5,000.00 Income Income Receipts $ 31.25 Balance 12-31-41—Cash $ 31.25 HERBERT I!ILTON TRUST FUND At a Town Meeting held September 22, 1941, it was voted, "That the Town accept a bequest under the will of Herbert Hil- ton, late of San Diego, California, in the sum of $4,577.47 in trust to expend the income for the benefit of Lot 42 in the Mun- roe Cemetery" as set forth in Paragraph 1 and the Codicil to his Will. Principal $4,577.47 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $4,577.47 LOUISE E. WILKINS FLOWER FUND In 1941, Louise E. Wilkins paid to the Town of Lexington $75.00 for a Flower Fund for Lot 24, Range D, Hillside Section, Westview Cemetery, the income to be used for the purchase of flowers to be placed on the lot on each Memorial Day. Principal $ 75.00 Income on Principal Deposit .63 Principal as of 12-31-41 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $ 75.63 $ 75.63 JOHN F. TURNER HOWARD S. 0. NICHOLS CLARENCE S. WALKER Trustees of Public Trust. 130 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF AUDIT 1 have audited the accounts of the Trustees of Public Trusts and find same to be correct. In the case of the George 0. Smith Legacy, the U. S. Treas- ury 27/8% notes are carried on the town books at par value of $2,000.00 instead of cost of $1,878.85 in order to conform with the requirements of the State Division of Accounts in making annual reports. In the case of the Charles E. French Legacy, the Town of Lexington 11/2% notes are carried on the town books at par value of $4,000.00 instead of cost of $3,998.49 in order to con- form with the requirements of the State Division of Accounts in making annual reports. The trustees on January 1, 1941 were holding for safekeep- ing a certificate for two shares of capital stock in the East Middlesex Street Railway Company for the Robert P. Clapp School Fund. The certificate . stood in the name of the School Committee and therefore the Trustees made no report with reference to the fund. During the year 1941 the certificate was turned over to the School Committee. JAMES H. RUSSELL, Town Accountant. REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND 181 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRIDGE CHARITABLE FUND 1941 Samuel J. Bridge, a descendant of Lexington, made a gift to the Town of Lexington in 1880 of $2,000. with the priviso 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. Principal $4,040.90 $1,000. U. S. Treasury 2%'s-1960/55 $ 939.43 $1,000. U. S. Treasury 3', 's-1946144 939.42 $2,500. U. S. Savings Bonds—Series C 1,875.00 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank 287.05 $4,040.90 Income Balance 1-1-41 $ 601.10 Income Receipts—Bridge Charitable Fund 74.84 Income Receipts—Gerry Fund 56.47 $ 732.41 Less charitable disbursements 312.95 Balance 12-31-41—Lexington Savings Bank $ 419.46 ELIZABETH B. GERRY FUND Principal $2,067.54 Deposit—Lexington Savings Bank $ 680.26 Deposit—Lexington Trust Company 500.00 $100. U. S. Treasury 2%'s-1960/56 93.94 $1,000. U. S. Treasury 3'/'s-1944 793.34 $2,067.54 132 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Income Income Receipts Less transfer to "Bridge" Fund Balance 12-31-41 $ 56.47 56.47 None JOHN F. TURNER HOWARD S. 0. NICHOLS CLARENCE S. WARREN Trustees of Public Trusts. REPORT OF AUDIT I have audited the accounts of the Trustees of the Bridge Charitable Fund and find same to be correct. In the case of the Samuel J. Bridge Fund, the U. S. Treas- ury 27/8% notes and the U. S. Treasury 31/4% notes are carried on the town books at par value of $2,000.00 instead of cost of $1,878.85 in order to conform with the requirements of the State Division of Accounts in making annual reports. In the case of the Elizabeth B. Gerry Fund, the U. S. Treas- ury 27/8% notes and U. S. Treasury 31/2% notes are carried on the town books at par value of $1,100.00 instead of cost of $887.28 in order to conform with the requirements of the State Division of Accounts in making annual reports. JAMES H. RUSSELL, Town Accountant. REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGINEERS REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS • To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts 133 December 31, 1941. Gentlemen: We beg to submit to your Honorable Board the Annual Re- port of the Fire Department. The department answered 662 alarms as recorded in the following tabulation: BELL ALARMS Automobiles 3 Awning 1 Barn 1 Cellar 1 Christmas tree 1 Dwellings 6 Edison wire 1 False alarms 4 Grass 27 Haystack 1 Henhouses 2 Needless 8 Oil burners 2 Oven 1 Partitions 2 Piggery 1 Rubbish 2 Sandhoppers 2 Shacks 3 Sofa 1 Sprinkler 1 Store 1 Total 72 STILL ALARMS Accident 1 Ammonia leak . 1 134 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Animal rescues Automobiles Awning Barns Chimneys Cor Dumpsve-in Dwellings Electric refrigerators Emergency illness Emergency ladder Fireplaces Fire Prevention First Aid First Aid Demonstration Forcible entries Gasoline in sewer Gas oven Grass Haystacks Heaters Henhouse Kitchen range Mattress Needless Oil burners Oil stove Oxygen administration Partition Police call Posts Railroad ties Rubbish Shacks Sickness Smokey house Smokey store Sprinklers Telephone pole Trees Woodpiles Total STILL ALARMS FOR MUTUAL AID Arlington Bedford Woburn Total 8 12 1 2 14 2 11 3 2 1 1 2 9 5 2 4 1 1 388 8 2 1 1 1 88 10 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 3 1 2 2 4 2 564 1 1 1 3 REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGINEERS 185 BELL ALARMS FOR MUTUAL AID Arlington 9 Redford 1 Belmont 1 Waltham 9 Westford 3 Total 23 Lexington Department was aided as follows: Arlington 7 ' Belmont 8 Dept. of Conservation 1 Waltham 5 Woburn 1 Total 17 The Department laid 45,400 feet of %" hose, 12,950 feet of 14" hose, 54,900 feet of 1 " hose, and 31,100 feet of 2W hose. The Department raised 1,048 feet of ladders and the apparatus travelled 2,797.2 miles. The estimated Value of Buildings involved was $171,800.00 and the estimated Value of Contents was $54,291.98. The estimated Loss per Capita was $2.369, the estimated Loss on Buildings being $12,843.00, and on Contents $20,328.59. The amount of Insurance paid on Buildings was $9,334.00, and on Contents $14,394.54. The Department made 4484 inspections of public and mer- cantile buildings. The Veterans' Memorial Ambulance made 139 trips caring for 146 patients, while traveling a total of 2,531.5 miles. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD W. TAYLOR NORMAN C. HOOPER EDWARD F. BUTTRICK Board of Engineers 136 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE WIRE INSPECTOR December 31, 1941 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts, Gentlemen: I submit my report as Inspector of Wires for the year end- ing December 31, 1941. Number of applications for permits granted 380 Number of calls made in connection with inspections 432 Complaints received and investigated 29 Changes ordered made to improper wiring 41 I wish to thank the officers and members of the fire depart- ment, for their assistance and support at all times. Respectfully submitted, Louis W. Druz, Inspector of Wires. REPORT OF THE TOWN PHYSICIAN REPORT OF THE TOWN PHYSICIAN To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts 137 December 31, 1941 Gentlemen: I submit to you herewith my report covering my activities as Town Physician during the year 1941. The following visits were made during the year : Public Welfare Old Age Assistance, to 6/10/41 Soldiers' Relief Aid to Dependent Children 1003 134 34 49 1220 Patients were hospitalized by me as follows: Public Welfare 12 Old Age Assistance 10 Soldiers' Relief 2 Aid to Dependent Children 2 26 Among the causes for which patients were Hospitalized were: heart diseases, carcinoma, cholecystitis, pregnancy, severe lacerations, fractures and dislocations. Respectfully submitted, VICTOR N. ROCHETTE, M.D. Town Physician. 138 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE HEALTH INSPECTOR December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Health Inspector for the year 1941. No. of Inspections 76 Overflowing cesspools Garbage vehicles Grocery stores and markets Restaurants Bakeries Barber shops Dumping on private owned land 16 160 80 10 8 67 No. of Complaints 37 0 2 0 0 0 43 Respectfully submitted, JOHN LAMONT, Health Inspector - REPORT OF THE MILK INSPECTOR 139 REPORT OF THE MILE INSPECTOR December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington Massachusetts Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Milk Inspector for the year 1941. Number of samples seized Samples analyzed for butter fat, solids and bacteria Microscopic examinations Inspections o£ milk plants Milk licenses issued Oleomargarine 92 92 22 72 93 7 Respectfully submitted, JOHN LAMONT, Milk Inspector. 140 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING December 31, 1941 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Slaughtering from January 1st to December 31st, 1941. GEORGE FIOLMAN Cows Swine Veal Sheep 10 946 8 5 Twenty-five carcasses were condemned and properly dis- posed of. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE G. WHITING, Inspector of Slaughtering. REPORT OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR 141 REPORT OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Plumbing for the year ending December 31, 1941. Cash received for plumbing permits $597.00 Cash received for cesspool permits 59.00 Plumbing applications filed and permits granted 267 Cesspool applications filed and permits granted 67 Septic tank applications filed and permits granted53 Inspections made on plumbing installations 1,031 Inspections made on cesspools and septic tanks 204 Calls made in reference to plumbing installations 44 Calls made in reference to cesspools and septic tanks 21 Changes ordered made to improper plumbing installa- tions Changes ordered made to improper cesspool installa- tions Changes ordered made to improper septic tank in- stallations 17 Violations of plumbing by-laws 6 Cases taken to the Cambridge Court 1 Cases taken to the State Board 2 Licenses suspended 1 Permits cancelled 3 Summary of Plumbing Permits : New Installations 119 Alterations 52 Boilers 25 Storage Systems 19 Fixture Replacements 44 Tank Heaters 3 Tankless Heaters 2 Indirect Heaters 2 Bendix Machines 1 69 14 Total 267 Respectfully submitted, E. A. LINDSTROM, Inspector of Plumbing. 142 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE POSTURE CLINIC December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: From January 1, 1941 through December 31, 1941, 227 cases of D and C posture were treated in the Lexington Posture Clinics. Silhouettegraph pictures were taken throughout the schools during the month of September, 1941, from grades III through VI. Clinics were held once each week throughout the school year. CIinics for special orthopedic examination and posture grad- ing were conducted by Dr. William A. Rogers four times dur- ing,the year, on February 15th, April 5th, May 17th, and Decem- ber 13th. Recommendations were made to the parents of -27 children for further special treatment. Adams Hancock Franklin Munroe Parker CASES TREATED D C 22 35 14 19 25 23 10 30 27 22 New 52 31 48 36 48 Sp. Old Disch'd Rec. 5 19 2 15 0 14 4 10 1 11 98 129 215 12 Respectfully submitted, EDITH M. KELLEY MARGARET W. KETTELL MRS. STEELE LINDSAY MRS. ROBERT H. MOORE MARGARET NOYES 5 5 6 4 7 69 27 REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 143 REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES December 31, 1941 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington, Mass. Gentlemen: I submit herewith my Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1941: SCALES: Devices Platform over 5,000 lbs. Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs Counter under 100 lbs. Beam over 100 lbs. Spring 100 lbs. or over Spring under 100 lbs. Computing under 100 lbs Personal Weighing Prescription WEIGHTS: Avoirdupois Apothecary Metric Adjusted Sealed Condemned 2 3 3 21 1 2 21 1 1 5 2 10 8 45 2 6 43 9 1 6 CAPACITY MEASURES: Liquid Oil Jars AUTOMATIC MEASURING DEVICES: Meters 1" Inlet Meters over 1' Inlet Meters Grease Measuring 10 1 176 74 43 155 30 76 13 48 144 TOWN OF LEXINGTON LINEAR MEASURES: Yardsticks Sealing Fees $134.18 Paid to Town Treasurer by Sealer Licenses—junk 150.00 Paid direct to Town Treasurer Licenses—Hawkers and Peddlers 16.00 Paid direct to Town Treasurer 15 Total $166.00 There have been 537 trial weighings and measurements of commodities sold or put up for sale, of which 116 were found incorrect and rectified. I have sealed the scales in all the schools. Respectfully submitted, RALPH E. CHADWICK, Sealer of Weights and Measures. REPORT OF CARY LECTURE COMMITTEE 145 REPORT OF THE CARY LECTURE COMMITTEE Lexington, Massachusetts December 31, 1941 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Dear Sirs: The Committee in charge of the Lectures provided under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary begs to submit its Twelfth Annual Report covering the period from January 1, 1941, to December 31, 1941. The Lectures provided were as follows: January 15. David L. Cohn "The Good Old Days" February 20. Donald Duck and Clarence Nash "Meet Donald Duck" (Afternoon and Evening) March 18. Roland Tapley and Orchestra Orchestra made up of Members of Boston Symphony Orchestra November 27. Margaret Bourke -White "Lenses Behind the News" December 29. Sidney Nichols Shurcliff "Ski America 2nd" The expenses incurred for these Lectures, which have been defrayed by the Isaac Harris Cary Educational Fund, amounted to $1,391.99, of which the sum of $1,130.00 was paid to lecturers and the remainder covered advertising, printing, ushers and other expenses. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT H. HOLT THOMAS S. GRINDLE GRACE LIPPINCOTT MERRIAM 146 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Mass. Gentlemen: The Board of Cemetery Commissioners submits the fol- lowing report covering their work during the year 1941. The various cemeteries have received the necessary care to keep them clean and in satisfactory condition. There were ninety-two (92) interments during the year: Westview Cemetery 60 Munroe Cemetery 31 Colonial Cemetery 1 The following Iisted sums have been paid to the Town Col- lector during the year: WESTVIEW CEMETERY For Sale of lots and graves $ 2,258.07 Perpetual Care 1,189.91 Interments 607.00 Foundations Interest on, deferred payment for lots Rents 128.60 23.08 130.00 Total $ 4,336.66 MUNROE CEMETERY Sale of graves $ 35.00 Perpetual Care 4,777.47 Annual Care 265.00 Interments 317.00 Foundations 90.00 $ 5A84.47 REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS 147 Mr. Edward Wood, whose term expired in 1941, decided not to seek re-election. Mr. Wood had been a member of this Board since 1919 and we regret his leaving. The Town is fortunate that Mr. Albert H. Burnham is willing to assume a place on the Board. There have been eighteen (18) lots and twelve (12) graves sold at Westview Cemetery during the year. At this cemetery the sum of $4,540.32 was expended for gen- eral care and improvements, repairs to driveways, tools and supplies, shrubs, trees, plants and so forth. What had been an unsightly hill has been graded, seeded to grass, and planted with shrubs. The roadways at Westview Cemetery have been repaired and sealed and suitable drainage installed. A new section for burials has been made ready. It is located on the westerly side of Maple Ave., and thirty-five lots (35) are laid out. Three (3) of these have already been sold. It is pro- posed to name this Sunset Section. The sum of $2,954.05 was expended at Munroe Cemetery for general care and upkeep of the grounds and driveways. Some pine trees have been set out along the railroad boundary to replace trees destroyed by the hurricane. The Town vault at Munroe Cemetery which was in poor con- dition has been repaired. At Colonial Cemetery more than two hundred (200) grave- stones have been straightened and put in order. It is planned to continue this work in the coming year. Caira Robbins Cemetery has been cared for with the funds available. Your commissioners wish to thank the other departments for their help and co-operation whenever we found it necessary to call upon them. Respectfully submitted, JAMES J. WALSH, Chftirman JOHN E. GILCREAST ALBERT H. BURNHAM Lexington Cemetery Commissioners 148 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE PARK DIVISION December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: During the past year the regular work of the Park Division has been continued as usual. No work of a construction nature was attempted as no funds were provided for so doing. The maintenance end of the Park Division is composed of one fore- man and four workmen who are employed the year round. We had no extra labor this year and work which should have been done during the busy season just did not get done. These few men maintain eighteen park and playground areas covering one hundred and forty-one acres. Their work includes laying out and reconditioning all park properties, careful inspection and re- pair of playground apparatus, laying out baseball fields, care of tennis courts, and general mowing and cleaning up of all Park areas. All of the lawns in our parks and playgrounds should be highly fertilized this coming spring to see if the grass and trees will stage a comeback after the terribly dry season this summer. It was necessary to water the Common five times to keep it green, and this was the only lawn that received this attention. Our parks with their graceful trees and beautiful Lawns are a credit to our town and are most deserving of the best care. The flagpole on the Common has a decayed place in the main mast about one-third of the way down from the crosstree, and it is beyond repair. The rest of the main mast is full of weather cracks and it would not pay to try to drop the cross - tree. Attention should be given to this matter before next winter. About three acres of the Winter Sports Area have been brought up to grade by material furnished us by the Highway Department from Folien Road and Spring Street. This area is REPORT OF PARK DIVISION 149 ready for ]naming. Approximately one and one-half acres of land were added to the Center Playground at the corner of WaI- 'tham Street and Park Drive this year. This addition was mowed and cleaned up and at some future time it will be used to make a better entrance into the Center Playground and Winter Sports Area. The policy of employing college boys and girls from the community on our playgrounds who have individual abilities in the field of recreation was continued again this year. These young people have given to the town a very conscientious and efficient service. They are chosen for their capability and inter- est in teaching children and also because it is a means of enabling them to continue their college educations. The 1941 playground season opened on June 23 and remained open for only eight weeks. The personnel included one supervisor, four male in- structors, three female instructors, one male and one female pool attendants. It is interesting to note that the National Defense Program has called upon the various communities throughout the United States to make available to boys and girls and adults the recrea- tion equipment of the community over a 12 -month period, and every community should make its young men as physically fit as possible to meet the requirements of a national military pro- gram. Recreation has for a great many years been considered a national outlet and it tends to develop national morale. There- fore, we as a community should give serious consideration to the development of an all year round program of recreation so that we can face the future unafraid. The only supervised recreation carried on under the Lex- ington Park Division is the two-month summer playground sea- son for children under sixteen years of age. During this time they are given instructions in swimming, craft work, and sports of high and low organization. Only about one-third of the chil- dren attending the swimming pool for instruction take part in playground activities. One reason for this is that the locker building is too smaII for all the children to use so they come to the pool in their bathing suits and go home when their swimming classes are over. The swimming and wading pools are still the outstanding features of the Center Playground. A larger number of ad- vancements were made this year than in 1940. Seventy of the 150 TOWN OF LEXINGTON children progressed from the wading pool to the swimming pool, or in other words, learned to swim. It is no more than reason- able to assume that our pool attendance will be larger this com- - ing year. On account of the coastal activities for national de- fense many families who previously summered on Cape Cod will find it more desirable to remain at home. Both pools should be painted before next summer, to seal the cracks and prevent them from getting any larger. The pageants usually presented at the East Lexington and Center Playgrounds were both omitted this year on account of the short season, but we would like to continue them next year. The Park Division kept in good condition all the athletic fields for baseball, football, hockey, soccer, etc., not only for school purposes but for the general public as well. The Softball League carried on again this year and was enlarged from six to ten teams. This necessitated laying out -another diamond which we did on the enclosed field. We also laid out a girls' hockey field on a part of the enclosed field which is finished. The American Legion conducted a two-day Field Day over the Fourth of July which attracted a large gathering. During the winter our five skating areas were cleared of snow and the ice was scraped for good skating. There were about fifty days of skating and an attendance taken at 4 p.m. each day totalled 13,000 which is an average of 260 persons a day. In conclusion, I wish to thank ail those individuals who in any way assisted us in our work during the past year. Respectfully submitted, JOHN J. GARRITY, Superintendent of Parks and Playgrounds REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts 15I December 31, 1941. Gentlemen: We hereby submit our report as Assessors for the year end- ing December 31, 1941. Individ- All Number of persons assessed uals Others* Total On Personal Estate Only 110 12 122 On Real Estate Only 2912 84 2996 On Both Personal and Real Estate 267 14 281 Total number of persons assessed ..._, 3289 110 3399 * Partnerships, Associations or Trusts, Corporations. Number of Male Polls Assessed Value of Assessed Stock in Trade $44,395.00 Value of Assessed Machinery 746,190.00 Value of Assessed Live Stock 58,160.00 Value of all other Assessed Personal Property 700,845.00 3768 Total Personal Valuation of Resident and Non-resident Owners $1,549,590.00 Value of Buildings, Excluding Land $15,025,045.00 Value of Land, Excluding Buildings 5,331,908.00 Total Real Estate Valuation of Resident and Non-resident Owners TOTAL VALUATION Omitted Assessments December 20, 1941 Additional Tax a/c Revision of Valuation Omitted Poll Taxes (21) Number of Cows Assessed Number of Horses Assessed Number of Yearlings Assessed Number of Swine Assessed 442 105 26 666 $20,356,952.00 $21,906,548.00 $31.40 219.80 42.00 152 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Number of Fowl Assessed Number of Sheep Assessed All Other Number of Acres of Land Assessed Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed Value of Real Estate Exempt from Taxation Value of Personal Property Exempt from Taxation 1941 RECAPITULATION Total Appropriations as Certified by Town Clerk to be raised by Taxation, G. L. (Ter. Ed) Chap. 41, See. 15A Total Appropriations Voted to be taken from Available Funds: (a) In 1941 (b) In 1940 since 1940 tax rate was fixed 13,227 9 125 9,150 2,837 $17,268.34 19,025.61 $7,710,040.73 406,243.25 $849,516.79 36,295.95 Deficits due to abatements in excess of over- lay of prior years: Of year Amount Of year Amount 1934 $131.73 1938 $866.48 1935 131.78 1939 2066.16 1936 0.00 1940 0.00 1937 233.14 $885,810.74 $3,429.24 ADDITIONAL STATE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED TO BE RAISED BY CITIES AND TOWNS IN METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS AREA 1940 Estimates Metropolitan Sewerage G. L. Ch. 92 ss 5-8 North System $19,042.62 Metropolitan Water G. L. Ch. 92 s 26 29,255.08 STATE: TAX AND ASSESSMENTS 1941 1940 Estimates Underestimates $59,895.00 State Tax State Parks and Reservations State Audit of Municipal Accounts Cape Cod Mosquito Control (Barnstable County only) 837.27 2,419.61 *148,297.70 REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths Hospital and Home Care for Civil War Veterans Investigation Soldier? Relief Smoke Inspection Service Veterans' Exemptions *48,297.70 $111,449.58 COUNTY: TAX AND ASSESSMENTS County Tax Tuberculosis Hospital Assess- ment OVERL,A..Y of current year .... $34,277.80 6,051.41 $40,328.71 GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED 153 $111,449.58 40,328.71 15,954.40 $1,056,972.67 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS Income Tax Corporation Taxes Reimbursement on account of state owned land 408.04 Gasoline Tax 33,586.31 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 30,000.00 Licenses 2,700.00 Fines 600.00 Grants and Gifts 000.00 Special Assessments 5,000.00 General Government 2,000.00 Protection of Persons and Property 100.00 Health and Sanitation 2,000.00 Highways 1,000.00 Charities (other than federal grants for Aid to dependent children) 21,500.00 OId Age Assistance (other than federal grants) 15,800.00 Soldiers' Benefits .. 800.00 Schools 12,700.00 Libraries 1,600.00 Recreation 75.00 Public Service Enterprises (such as Water Department, etc.) 60,124.12 Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots 1,200.00 Interest On Taxes and Assessments 10,000.00 Veterans' Exemptions 98.91 In Lieu of taxes: Arlington and Cambridge 700.00 $72,488.00 6,163.41 TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS .. $280,643.79 154 TOWN OF LEXINGTON ADDITIONAL OVERESTIMATES TO BE USED AS AVAILABLE FUNDS Metropolitan Sewerage G. L. Ch. 92, ss 5-8 North System $69.77 Metropolitan Water G. L. Ch, 92 s 26 15.14 1940 Overestimates *1$84.91 OVERESTIMATES of previous year to be used as available funds State Parks and Reservations $47,23 **$84.91 Amounts voted to be taken from available funds (before any such amount can be used in fixing tax rate, the Commissioner's written approval must be obtained) : Enter Amount and Date of Approval by Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation $125.61 July 18, 1940 18,900.00 Jan. 6, 1941 15,152.87 Apr. 4, 1941 44,500.00 Apr. 15, 1941 2,115.47 May 5, 1941 $80,793.95 $80,793.95 TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDS $80,926.09 TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION ON POLLS AND PROPERTY Number of Polls -3768 @ $2.00 $7,536.00 Total Valuation: Personal Property $1,549,590 @ $31.40 48,657.13 Real Estate $20,356,953 @ $31.40 639,208.32 Gain on Personal Estate $.28 Gain on Real Estate 1.06 Gain on Account of Fractional Divi- sions of Tax Rate (adjust over- lay) 1.34 $361,569.88 $695,402.79 TOTAL TAXES TO BE LEVIED ON POLLS AND PROPERTY $695,402.79 REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS ITEMS NOT ENTERING INTO THE DETERMINATION TAX RATE Betterments and special Assessments: Committed Amount Interest Total Sewer Assessments $1,953,51 $489.33 $2,442.84 Street Betterment Assess- ments Sidewalk Assessments ...— Water Assessments Water Liens 5,072.85 • 1,434.24 169.20 25.74 1,158.17 396.92 959.51 86.71 TOTAL ASSESSMENTS COMMITTED 6,507.09 194.94 1,555.09 996.22 155 OF THE $11,696.18 TOTAL AMOUNT OF ALL TAXES ON POLLS AND PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS COMMITTED TO THE COLLECTOR IN 1941 Respectfully submitted, CLYDE E. STEEVES WILLIAM A. CAIN WILLIAM I. BURNHAM LELAND H. EMERY WILLIAM H. SHANAHAN $707,098.97 Assessors of Lexington 156 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE AGENT December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Lexington, Moss. Gentlemen: As Agent of the Board I submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1941. Chapter 117 of the General Laws (Support by Cities and Towns) . The records of this office show that under Chapter 117 of the General Laws (Support by Cities and Towns) there were 204 cases representing 588 persons aided, divided as follows: 130 families representing 514 persons and 74 single persons. The above total, as formerly, does not include Lexington settle- ments aided by other cities and towns. Fifty-seven (57) cases representing 260 persons received at some time during the year their main support from employment by the Work Projects Administration and aid rendered was supplementary to Work Projects Administration wages. The actual disbursements, under this Chapter, were' as follows : Aid and Expenses $56,050.54 Lexington Settlements aided by Other Cities and Towns 6,426.13 Total $62,476.67 State REIMBURSEMENTS $14,328.36 Cities and Towns 3,055.64 Individuals 81.00 $17,465.00 Expenses Exceeded Reimbursements by $45,011.67 REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE AGENT 157 SETTLEMENTS Lexington Settlements 87 Families 844 Persons 67 Single 57 Persons Other Cities and Towns 10 Families 33 Persons 4 Single 4 Persons State (No Settlement) 80 Families 125 Persons 11 Single 11 Persons Divided Settlements 2 Families 9 Persons Undetermined Settlements 1 Family 3 Persons 2 Single 2 Persons 204 588 Chapter 118 of the General Laws (Aid to Dependent Chil- dren) . Under this law the State reimburses one-third of the total aid in each case. In addition there is received through the State from the Federal. Government, Grants for children under six- teen years of age or under eighteen years of age if attending school. During the year there were 26 cases representing 87 persons who received aid. Of the 87 persons, 49 were children under 16 years of age and 12 were children between 16 and 18 years of age attending school regularly. As of January 1, 1941 there were twenty-three (23) cases representing seventy-five (75) persons receiving Aid to Dependent Children. Three (3) applications representing twelve (12) persons were approved during 1941. Three applications representing nine (9) persons were denied. Seven (7) cases representing sixteen (16) per- sons were dosed. Two (2) children over sixteen (16) but under eighteen (18) years of age became ineligible by leaving school. As of December 31, 1941 there were nineteen (19) cases repre- senting sixty-nine (69) persons of whom forty-three (43) were children under sixteen (16) years of age and seven (7) were children over sixteen (16) but under eighteen (18) years of age and attending school. One (1) applicant took advantage of the right of appeal to and fair hearing by the State Department of Public Welfare, protesting the denial of any assistance. Such hearing was held before a designated referee who ruled that the local authorities were correct in denying assistance under the Aid -to -Dependent -Children Law. The actual disbursements, under this Chapter, were as follows : Aid and Expenses $16,007.55 Administration (Federal Grants) 574.29 Total - $16,581.84 158 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REIMBURSEMENTS Federal Grants, Aid $ 4,248.35 Federal Grants, Administration 689.29 State 221.691 $ 5,159.33 Expenses Exceeded Reimbursements by $11,422.51 Federal Grants are based upon a standard of $18.00 per month for the first child and $12.00 per month for each of the other children per family. The actual Federal participation since January 1, 1940 has been one-half of standard. This means that the net grant received by the Town was $9.00 per month for the first child in each family and $6.00 per month for each of the remaining children per family. There has been some dis- cussion during the year in the direction of increasing the Federal Standard and of course the participation but no changes have occurred to date. Federal Grants when received are immediately available for disbursement under this law. • Chapter 11SA of the General Laws (Adequate Assistance to Certain Aged Citizens) . During 1941 there were 187 citizens who received this class of Assistance. As of January 1, 1941 there were 146 active cases. One (1) application was pending from 1940 and 69 appli- cations were received during 1941, making a total of 70 applica- tions which were acted upon as follows: 41 applications were approved, 23 were denied, and 4 were disposed of for other reasons. Two (2) applications were pending December 31, 1941. During the year there were 13 cases closed because of death, 11 cases because of removal, 1 case because of admission to public institution and 1 case because of employment, leaving 161 active cases as of December 31, 1941. One (1) applicant took advantage of the right of appeal to and fair hearing by the State Department of Public Welfare, protesting the denial of any assistance. Such hearing was held before a referee designated by the Commissioner with the result • Owing to changes in the State Department methods of reimburs- ing Cities and Towns a payment of $2,70.93, representing approximately one-half the amount due was approved December 30, 1941. This reimburse- ment was not received in time to be entered as a 1941 Receipt and its effect therefore will be reflected in the 1942 Report. REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE AGENT 159 that the local Bureau of Old Age Assistance was upheld in its. decision. The actual disbursements, under this Chapter, were as fol- lows: Aid and Expenses $58,866.99 Lexington Settlements Aided by Other Cities and Towns 1,048.45 Administration (Federal Grants) 846.08 REIMBURSEMENTS Federal Grants, Aid $26,215.04 Federal Grants, Administration 873.77 State 20,547.70 Other Cities and Towns 916.51 Individuals 20.00* 360,761.52 48,573.02 Expenses Exceeded Reimbursements by $12,188.50 The Federal Grants received for aid and administration under this law were immediately available for ,disbursement. Federal participation continued on the same basis as in 1940, namely, one-half of the individual grant up to $40.00 monthly. The State reimbursement continued to be two-thirds of the remainder after deducting the Federal Grants. FEDERAL SURPLUS COMMODITIES Direct distribution of food furnished by Federal Surplus Commodities ended March 12, 1941. Lexington was designated by the Surplus Marketing Administration as an area for the op- eration of the Food Stamp Plan and eligible recipients were cer- tified for the purchase of food stamps beginning March 13, 1941. The benefits of the Food Stamp Plan have been three -fold ; (1) the participant receives, in most cases, a bonus of 50 per cent, in the form of designated Surplus Foods; (2) the retail merchant derives his usual profit from the sales of these foods; (3) the Town has been able to supply extra nourishing foods and make a saving of over $1,500.00 by the elimination of the extra grocery orders formerly granted. *A Recovery of $200.00 is not included as the Net to the Town, if any, has not been determined. $160.26 has been paid to the State and $39.74 is still undistributed. 160 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Mr. Wilbur W. Roberts, Stamp Cashier, has submitted the following report : "The Food Stamp Plan was established in Lexington on March 13, 1941 with 198 Certified Eligible Cases representing a total of 695 persons. The Stamp Office remains open 4 days per week, Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 A. M. to 12 M. and Thursdays and Fridays 9 A. M. to 12 M.-1 P. M. to 3 P. M. During the year $18,359.00 worth of Orange Stamps were sold and $9,021.00 worth of Blue Stamps were issued free. At the end of the year there were 168 certified cases representing a total of 573 persons. The total sales were 2490 in number." (Signed) WILBUR W. ROBERTS, Stamp Cashier. Prior to the installation of the Food Stamp Plan direct dis- tribution of food was in force as formerly under a State Project. Whereas this distribution ceased to individuals it was still car- ried on for the benefit of the School Lunch Programs. Figures released by the Surplus Commodities Division of the State Department of Public Welfare show that Lexington received during 1941 commodities valued as follows: MONIAi. VALUE Food: Direct Distribution to Individuals $ 6,271.10 School Lunch Programs 3,916.17 Total Food ...._ 9,187.27 Clothing 4,152.45 Total Combined Value Food and Clothing.... $13,339.72 Direct distribution of clothing is still being continued al- though on a reduced basis. Some of the larger communities have a Clothing Stamp Plan comparable to the Food Stamp Plan but such a set-up was not recommended for Lexington by the Sur- plus Marketing Administration. Recent legislation places administrative control of the oper- ation of the Food Stamp Plan in the hands of the State Depart- ment of Public Welfare. It is anticipated that shortly a fund will be established by The Commonwealth of Massachusetts from which all stamp purchases for cities and towns will be made. Thus the individual community will be relieved of the cost and REPORT OF PUBLIC WELFARE AGENT 161 responsibility of maintaining a Revolving Fund for the pur- chase of stamps. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS During 1941 there were 2 young men between the ages of 17 and 231/4 years who enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps. PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICES The Board of Public Welfare wishes to acknowledge the valuable assistance rendered by the various private charitable organizations of the Community. Specifically does it desire to mention: American Red Cross, Lexington Chapter Mrs. Miriam S. Black, Nutritionist (until July lst) Mrs. Robert D. Mayo, Executive Secretary Consultant Service in individual family programs. American Junior Red Cross, Lexington Chanter Mrs. Charles S. Beaudry, Chairman Service Fund—Shoes for School Children Lions' Club—Eye-glasses for School Children Lexington Public Health Association Miss Frances Eastman, Director (until July lst) Mrs. Evelyn A. Jewett, Director Nursing care, medical and dental problems, free trans- portation of patients to Massachusetts Memorial Hospital, Boston. May I express at this time my appreciation for the coopera- tion of all individuals and societies who have assisted in any way the work of this Department. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE V. MORSE, Agent. 162 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF SOLDIERS' RELIEF ,DEPARTMENT December 31, 1941. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Lexington, Mass. Gentlemen: I submit herewith the following report as Agent of the Board for disbursement of Soldiers' Relief, Military Aid and State Aid for the year ending December 31, 1941. SOLDIERS' RELIEF Twenty-five (26) cases representing 92 persons received aid under Chapter 115 of the General Laws. The amount expended was $6,396.58. Of these 26 cases representing 92 persons, 20 cases representing 74 persons re- sided in Lexington and 5 cases representing 18 persons resided in other cities and towns but had a military or civil settlement in Lexington. There were no reimbursements during 1941. MILITARY AID One (1) person received aid under this classification dur- ing 1941. The amount expended was $480.00. Soldiers' Relief was granted in addition in this case. Reimbursements from the State during 1941 amounted to $240.00. STATE AID Six (6) persons received aid under this classification dur- ing 1941. REPORT OF SOLDIERS' RELIEF DEPARTMENT 163 The amount expended was $422.00. Of the six (6) persons receiving State Aid, four (4) were eligible for this grant as an addition to Government Pension or Compensation, and two (2) were allowed State Aid in addition to Soldiers' Relief. • Reimbursements from the State during 1941 amounted to $657.00. SOLDIERS' BURIALS No application was received during 1941 for assistance under Sections 19 and 20 of Chapter 115. Therefore, there were no expenditures. Full reimbursement, in the amount of $100.00, was received from the State for a 1939 claim. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE V. MORSE, Agent. 164 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT December 31, 1941 Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: The growth of the Town of Lexington during 1941 con- firmed our prediction of last year with the result of increased activities on the part of ail public works functions. The Build- ing Inspector reported new construction and alterations having a valuation of approximately $800,000., which necessitated in- creased inspections by the Building, Plumbing and Wire Inspec- tors and the Engineering Division. This growth was reflected to a greater degree in the Water and Sewer Division where over nine thousand feet of water mains and thirty-six hundred feet of sewer mains were installed. The building activities did not materially affect the work of the Highway Division but, because of increased construction appropriations, this division had more work than in any year since 1937. The reports of the Building Inspector, Plumbing Inspector, Parks and Playgrounds Superintendent, Town Engineer, and W. P. A. Supervisor wilI give detailed information on the activi- ties of their divisions. However, during the latter part of 1941 the supervision of the Highway, Water, and Sewer Divisions was merged under one head and the detailed reports of these divisions will be included in this report. HIGHWAY DIVISION MAINTEKANCE Road Maintenance: Surface treatments were given to sev- enteen streets having a total length of 12.371 miles and an area of 139,601 square yards. This treatment was similar to the work done since 1936 and consisted of an asphaltic application covered with sand and peastone, and mixed by our honing machine. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 165 In addition, sections of the following streets were resur- faced because of the condition of the pavement, necessary adjust- ments of grade, or to modernize the cross sectional design con- sistent with present day traffic conditions. Type of Pavement Robbins Road 1 course macadam Woburn Street 1 course macadam Concord Avenue Bituminous Gravel Percy Road Bituminous Gravel Area 312 square yards 668 square yards 2298 square yards 4051 square yards Length 117 feet 430 feet 985 feet 1823 feet Total 7329 square yards 3355 feet Sidewalk Maintenance: The sidewalk maintenance pro- gram started in 1939 was continued, and a 2" bituminous con- crete wearing surface was laid over old tar or asphaltic side- walks at the following locations : Area Length Forest Street opposite the Hancock School 80 square yards 146 feet Massachusetts Avenue from the Arlington line to the East Lexington Railroad Sta- tion 1607 square yards 2083 Oakland Street from Merriam Street to Glen 1224 square yards 1926 Franklin Road 834 square yards 1480 Road Somerset Road from Merriam Street to Total 3762 feet feet feet square yards 5635 feet Drainage Maintenance: The entire drainage system was completely checked; all catch basins being cleaned at least once, many of the surface drains being flushed and cleaned, and the following brooks being widened and deepened.: Sickle, Mill, North Lexington, Clematis, and the South Branch of Vine Brook. Also short additions were made to existing drainage systems in the following streets : Intersection of Hancock and Adams Streets 50 feet of 12" r.c. pipe 2 catch basins Westview Street 104 feet of 12" r.c. pipe 2 catch basins Mass. Avenue near Viano Block 6 feet of 12" r.c. pipe 1 catch basin Blake Road near Eaton Road 30 feet of 12" r.c. pipe 1 catch basin Hancock Street from existing 362 feet of 12" p.c. pipe culvert to Edgewood Road 54 feet of 12" r.c. pipe 6 catch basins 1 catch basin Mass. Avenue at No. 1726 Intersection of Reed Street and Sunnyknoll Avenue Intersection of Glen Road and Oakland Street Drain at Public Works Building 30 feet of 12" p.c. pipe 1 catch basin 45 feet of 12" p.c. pipe 60 feet of 21" p.c. pipe 151 feet of 24" p.c. pipe 1 catch basin 2 catch basins 166 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Miscellaneous: in addition the usual cleaning, patching and guard rail maintenance was continued. MISCELLANEOUS MAINTENANCE APPROPRIATIONS Ashes and Dumps: 3824 barrels of ashes and 161 loads of refuse were removed from the schools and public buildings. Street Signs: In addition to maintaining the street signs throughout the town, 9 single -wing accepted street signs were erected. 29 metal street signs were purchased from the State Department, but will not be erected until 1942. Traffic Regulation and Control: The usual street line paint- ing was done in the Spring and Fall of 1941 and 5 additional traffic signs were erected. Road Machinery: Equipment rentals were paid into the Road Machinery Fund amounting to $10,091.99, making a bal- ance on December 31, 1941 of $12,030.97. One 1941 Chevrolet 2 -ton Dump Truck and one 1941 Chev- rolet %-ton Service Truck were purchased to replace old equip- ment. We also obtained two tractor units ; one a used 1936 Model 20 McCormick -Deering wheeled tractor, and the other a 1939 Model E-31 Cletrac tractor which had been used as a demonstrator. Snow Removal: During the year we had six snowstorms, totalling 48" of snow and four storms which required sanding only. The worst storm of the year came on January 4th, 1941 when 15" of snow fell. The dates and amount of snowfall for each storm is as follows : January 4th 9 inches January 16th 8 inches January 24th 15 inches February 2nd 3 inches March 8th 12 inches March llth 6 inches Total 48 inches Street Lighting: Twenty-nine 800 lumen Iamps and eight 6000 lumen lamps were installed in our street lighting system as follows : 800 Lumen Lamps: Pelham Road --1, Middleby Road -1, Sherburne Road -1, Fallen Road -11, Richard Road --3, Lex- ington Avenue at Locust Avenue -4, Slocum Road --1, Paul REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 167 Revere Road -4, and Hillcrest Avenue -3. 6000 Lumen Lamps: Mass. Avenue at Lincoln Street --3, Bedford Street at Reed Street -1, Waltham Street -1, and Mass. Avenue. No. 20 No. 30 No. 50 Lamps in Service on December 31, 1940 Additions to System Deductions from System Masa. Ave. at Lincoln Street Waltham Street Lamps in Service on December 31, 1941 1082 80 31 29 No. 70 56 8 1 1 1 1109 30 30 , 64 188 TOWN OF LEXINGTON MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS Betterment Sidewalk Construction: Granolithic sidewalks were constructed under the Betterment Act in the following No. 75 locations: 4 4 CONSTRUCTION Follen Road Construction: Fallen Road was reconstructed from Pleasant Street to Summit Avenue in accordance with our usual specifications for a one course macadam pavement. From Summit Avenue to Marrett Road the old existing bituminous treated gravel pavement was widened to conform with the new- ly constructed section and was given a surface treatment. Be- cause of conditions beyond our control, we were unable to com- plete the final grading of the shoulders and the construction of a masonry retaining wall, but this work will be completed dur- ing 1942. Bituminous Macadam Pavement Bituminous Gravel Pavement Drainage: 1685 feet of 12" p.c. pipe, 321 feet of 12" r.c. pipe, 15 catch basins, and 8 manholes. Betterment Street Construction: At the annual Town Meet- ing, Patriots Drive was accepted from Merriam Street to Edge - wood Road. However in 1937 the sub -divider had constructed this street from Merriam Street through the Goodwin Estate in conformance with Town specifications. Therefore, it was only necessary for us to construct that area from the end of the Goodwin Estates to Edgewood Road. Length: 304 feet. Area: 821 square yards. Drainage: 70 feet of 12" r.c. pipe and 2 catch basins. Chapter 90 Construction: In the latter part of 1941 we started the construction of Spring Street and the major part of the excavation, foundation and drainage was completed. This construction will be completed in 1942. Length Area 1400 feet 4666 square yards 3330 feet 11000 square yards Area Length Massachusetts Avenue, No. 1698 181 square yards 165 feet Massachusetts Avenue, No. 1779 104 square yards 117 feet Massachusetts Avenue, No. 1775 24 square yards 27 feet Total 309 square yards 309 feet Curbing Construction: 793 feet of grade "B" curbing and 18 curb corners were installed on the northerly side of Woburn Street from Massachusetts Avenue easterly. improvement of Traffic Control System: The State De- partment of Public Works installed a new set of traffic signals at the intersection of Marrett Road and Waltham Street, and the Town will pay fifty per cent of the cost of installation. Drainage Construction: Drainage systems were installed in Sow Street and Percy Road as follows: Pipe Bow Street Percy Road 12" plain concrete 653 feet 715 feet 12" reinforced concrete 85 feet 187 feet 15" plain concrete 251 feet Catch basins 7 7 Manholes 3 2 WATER DIVISION GENERAL INFORMATION Range of static pressure in mains, 21 to 120. Length of pipe in streets, 71.57 Number of services, 2988. Number of hydrants, 582. Total water consumption for year, 273,627,000 gallons. Average daily water consumption for 1941, 749,700 gallons. Average daily water consumption per capita for 1941, 55 gal- lons. Total water rate receipts, $81,341.69. Total water maintenance receipts, $7,870.91. Total water maintenance expenditures, $19,169.10. Surplus Revenue transferred to Water Department Available Surplus Account, $32,457.37. Cost of water main extensions, $32,971.99. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 169 METROPOLITAN WATER TAX Loan Sinking Fund $217.58 Maturing Bonds 8,901.84 Bond Interest 10,900.10 Maintenance and Operation 7,603.88 Brookline Credit 961.85 Total $28,585.25 SURPLUS REVENUE TRANSFERRED TO WATER DEPARTMENT AVAILABLE SURPLUS ACCOUNT IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS 1937 $7,732.60 1938 8,754.83 1939 19,636.30 1940 19,052.02 1941 32,457.37 EXTENT OF DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, JANUARY 1, 1942 Size Number of Feet 16" 4,382 12" 48,941 10" 18,621 8" 79,860 6" 205,915 4" 20,188 Total 377,907 1941 WATER CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE Summary Number of feet of water mains installed, 9248. Number of new services installed, 124. Number of services renewed, 30. Work orders completed, 1295. Hydrants replaced, 3. Hydrants removed, 1. New hydrants installed, 17. STREET CONSTRUCTION WORK No. of Feet Size *Abbott Road, from No. 3, scutheasterly 64 6" *Aerial Street, from Sutherland Road, southeasterly 179 6" *Blake Road, from Henderson Road to Nowers Road 400 8" *Briggs Road, from Crescent Road easterly 389 6" 'Buckman Drive, from Locust Avenue southeasterly 871 8" *Burlington Street, from Grove Street northeasterly 192 6" t"Cary Street, from Charles Street southeasterly 470 6" 170 TOWN OF LEXINGTON *Cedarwood Terrace, from Buckman Drive southwesterly 271 6" t*Cherry Street, from No. 4 southwesterly 233 6" *Constitution Road, from Paul Revere Road to Revolution- ary Road 386 6" *Crescent Road, from Briggs Road southwesterly 144 6" *Dawes Road, from Pollen Road, southwesterly 480 8" *Lexington Avenue, from Fallen Road to Robbins Road 475 6" Lexington Avenue, from Watson Road, northwesterly 56 6" *Locust Avenue, from Fallen Road southwesterly 465 8" Patriots Drive, from No. 17, southerly 322 6" 'Paul Revere Road, from No. 4 to Constitution Road 662 8" *Revolutionary Road, from Paul Revere Road to Constitu- tion Road 804 6" *Richard Road, from Folien Road northeasterly 325 8" t*Robbins Road, from Plymouth Road northwesterly 198 8" *Simonds Road, from Preston Road northwesterly 450 8" f*Sutherland Road, from Cherry Street southwesterly 921 8" f*Taft Avenue, from Charles Street southeasterly 491 10" laws. *Installed under Betterment Assessment Act in accordance with Town By- -Laid in same trench with sewer main. AVERAGE COST PER FOOT 6" 3985 feet $3.19 8" 4772 feet 3.84 10" 491 feet 3.86 HYDRANT INSTALLATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 1 Briggs Road at Lot No. 6. 2 Buckman Drive (one near Dawes Road—one at Lot. No. 118). 1 Cedarwood Terrace at Lot No. 123, 1 Constitution Road near Revolutionary Road. 1 Crescent Road at Lot No. 23. 1 Dawes Road at Lot No. 61. 2 Follen Road (one at No. 33—one at No. 77). 1 Locust Avenue near Churchill Lane. 1 Massachusetts Avenue at Wood Street. 1 Paul Revere Road near Constitution Road, 1 Revolutionary Road near Ross Road. 3 Sutherland Road (one near Cherry Street—one near Smyth Street --one near Aerial Street). 1 Taft Avenue near Tarbell Avenue. Total number of hydrants in service January 1, 1941 566 Number of hydrants installed in 1941 17 683 Number of hydrants removed in 1941 1 Number of hydrants in service January 1, 1942 582 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 171 All hydrants in the system were inspected, eighteen were repaired, and the water pressure of each one was recorded. Services and Meters: One hundred twenty-four new serv- ices, totalling 8,013 feet, were installed during the year; thirty services were renewed from the curb line to the house; and twenty-seven services were renewed from the main to the curb. A 6" water service was installed at the High School Build- ing to serve the new sprinkler system, and a 6" service was in- stalled from Lincoln Street to the swimming pool at the Center Playground. Eight corporation cocks and nine curb cocks were dug up and cleaned, and service boxes and curb shut -offs were inspected and brought to the proper grade. During the year, 124 new meters were added making a total of 3075 in use. 407 meters were removed, repaired and tested, of which 128 were removed because they had been in service for ten years or longer. Distributing Mains: Breaks in water mains occurred in the following streets and were repaired: Bedford Street near Buckman Tavern 12" main Hancock Street at No. 83 6" main Independence Avenue at Locust Avenue 8" main Kimball Road at No. 5 8" main Massachusetts Avenue near Forest Street 8" main Pleasant Street near Concord Turnpike 12" main Spring Street near No. 145 8" main Spring Street near No. 77 6" main In addition to the repairs made in these locations, 125' of 6" water main in Robbins Road were lowered to conform with the adjusted street grade and 370' of 6" main in Spring Street were lowered for the same reason. Thirty gate boxes were raised to proper grade and replaced. Liens: In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40, General Laws, fifty-seven liens were recorded because of non- payment of water rates. SEWER DIVISION GENERAL INFORMATION Lexington is part of the North Metropolitan Sewerage District. Area tributary to existing sewer system, 9.00 square miles. Total length of trunk line sewers, 6.31 miles. Total length of street sewers, 16.80 miles. 172 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Total number of house connections, 897. 1942 Sewer Assessment Rate, $3.85 per linear foot, Amount expended for maintenance, $2,349.79. Amount expended for construction, $6,207.05. 1941 SEWER CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE Summary: Number of feet of sewer pipe installed, 3656. Number of services installed, 30. — totalling 1479 feet. Number of services repaired, 12. Number of work orders completed, 27. STREET CONSTRUCTION WORK No. of Feet 442 542 365 • 'Aerial Street, from Sutherland Road southeasterly fxCarville Avenue, from Oak Street, southwesterly *Cherry Street, from No. 4 toward Charles Street fxHancock Street, extension between Burlington Street and Revere Street txHancock Street, extension to Revere Street fxOak Street, from Ellis Street to Carville Avenue fxOak Street, extension southeasterly of Carville Avenue Oak Street, extension southeasterly of Carville Avenue *Robbins Road, from Plymouth Road, northwesterly *Sutherland Road, from Cherry Street to beyond Aerial Street *Taft Avenue, northwesterly and southeasterly of Suth- erland Road txTucker Avenue, extension southeasterly Vine Brook Road, extension toward Winthrop Road Total number of feet installed 3656 Average cost per foot $2.91 Total cost of construction $6,682.46 *Installed in same trench with water main. $Not included in average cost per foot, or in construction cost. xConstruction by W. P. A. 151 318 67 12 108 178 Size 8, 10" 8" 8" 10" 10" 8" 8" 8" 929 8" 235 267 42 8" 8- 8 - MAINTENANCE 8" MAINTENANCE All sewer mains were flushed once during the year and minor repairs were made; 30 sewer services were installed, totalling 1479'; and 12 services were repaired. Due to a quota reduction in the W. P. A. in April, 1941, it was necessary to discontinue the Hancock Street Sewer Project, and in order to make the road passable the Sewer Division laid 140' of 10" main and built one manhole. REPORT OF' SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 173 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS Cary Memorial and Town Office Buildings: There has been a continued upward trend in the uses of the offices, conference rooms and halls of the Town Office and Cary Memorial Buildings during 1941 due primarily to the increased activities of the local Public Safety Committee. There is no reason for us to believe that these uses will decrease in 1942 and we will have continuing higher maintenance costs. The program of painting mainte- nance for these two buildings has been continued and in the Cary Memorial Building interior painting was done in Cary Hall, the upper conference room, and both stairways leading to the balconies, and a portion of the exterior trim of the building was also painted. In the Town Office Building, the Police Station and the basement under the front corridor were completely re- finished. Insurance: Due to the installation of the sprinkler system at the High School there was a thirty-six per cent reduction in our fire insurance rate and we received return premiums amount- ing to $3,124.35. As far as Workmen's Compensation Insurance was concerned there was a decided increase caused by the 1941 construction program of the Public' Works Department. BOARD OF SURVEY On March 24, 1941 the Board of Survey approved the sub- division of the Follen Hill Estates owned by R. Lockwood Tower et als, and in conformity with the agreement signed by the sub- divider and the Board of Selectmen the following streets and drainage systems were constructed by the sub -divider: Length Area Locust Avenue 424 feet 1354 square yards Drain: 465' of 12" p.c. pipe, 24' of 12" r.c. pipe, 2 catch basins, 1 manhole. Buckman Drive 862 feet 2394 square yards Drainage: 176' of 12" p.c. pipe, 211' of 12" r.c. pipe, 6 catch basins. Dawes Road 419 feet 12295 square yards Drainage: 385' of 12" p.c. pipe, 153' of 12" r.c. pipe, 3 catch basins, 1 manhole. Cedarwood Terrace 252 feet No Drainage. On May 19, 1941 the Board of Sarvey also approved the sub -division of the Lexington Country Club Estates owned by 491 square yards 174 TOWN OF LEXINGTON the Lexington Homes, Inc. After the agreement was signed the sub -divider constructed the following streets according to the Board of Survey Regulations: Crescent Road No Drainage. Briggs Road 380 feet 1226 square yards Drainage: 31' of 12" r.c. pipe, 285' of 12" p.c. pipe, 3 catch basins, 2 manholes. Length 340 feet Area 1018 square yards ACKNOWLEDGMENT I am grateful for the advice and assistance given me by the Board of Selectmen and the other elected and appointed officials of the Town. However, I am particularly pleased with the splendid co-operation I have received from the employees of the Public Works Department, and any success which we may have enjoyed during the year is primarily due to them. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM C. PAXTON, Supt. of Public Works REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY 1'75 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY December 31, 1941 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington, Massachusetts The Lexington Committee on Public Safety had its inception in May, 1940, in informal conversations between Archie R. Giroux, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, and Allen W. Rucker. Later, on May 31, 1940, the Selectmen were requested by the office of the State Adjutant General to appoint a director of Civilian Defense for the Town; on June 4, the Selectmen named Archie R. Giroux for this post. Mr. Giroux asked for and collated the suggestions of various citizens to form a plan of organization and that plan was approved by the Selectmen on June 24, 1940. The organization, then known as the Lexington Civilian Defense Committee, comprised Town officials and com- mittee heads, former officials and committee heads and the offi- cers of all public, religious and fraternal and charitable organiza- tions in the Town. Insofar as can be determined, the original Lexington Civilian Defense Committee was the first organization of its kind in the Commonwealth and the Nation. The original organization was active throughout 1940 in organization and training of personnel; its organizational methods and form were used by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as models for other Towns and Cities. Early in 1941, upon completion of initial plans for a Massa- chusetts Committee on Public Safety, Luther R. Putney was chosen as Chairman and the name of the Town Committee changed to the Lexington Committee on Public Safety. The sub -committee on Air Defense, headed by Allen W. Rucker, was separated from the Lexington Committee on Public Safety, to comply with Army regulations. The names of Divisions of the Committee were changed to adopt the division names designated by the Massachusetts Com - 176 TOWN OF LEXINGTON mittee on Public Safety, namely, Protection, Health and Social Services, Medical, Services and Supplies, Women's and Public Information, with an associated Advisory Committee comprising the heads of various Town organizations. During 1941, the Committee grew from 200 to 860 persons; two members, Mrs. Grace L. Merriam and Miss Elizabeth Hall attended the first State Air Raid Precautions School and graduated with honors ; auxiliary police were organized and trained, personnel of all divisions completed and A. R. P. schools and First Aid instruc- tion begun. Upon the outbreak of war with Japan, December 7, 1941, the Committee went into action and on duty that same day. A central Report Center was established and manned 24 hours daily and the Aircraft Warning Post was manned 24 hours daily from the outbreak of the war. Two test mobilizations were held in December. All volunteer members have demonstrated continuously a patriotic devotion to duty and a spirit of self-sacrifice which can- not fully be measured, but of which Lexington may well be proud as being wholly in accord with its traditions. Respectfully submitted, ALLEN W. RUCKER, Chairman, Lexington Committee on Public Safety. REPORT OF BOARD OF RETIREMENT 177 REPORT OF BOARD OF RETIREMENT December 31, 1941 To th.e Honorable Board of Selectmen. Lexington, Massachusetts. Gentlemen: The Board of Retirement respectfully submits its fifth an- nual report covering the operation of the Town of Lexington Contributory Retirement System for the calendar year ended December 31, 1941. During the year the Board held seventeen meetings. A brief review of operations of the System during the year, to- gether with financial statements and membership schedule is submitted as follows RETIRED MEMBERS Miss Helen Elizabeth Muzzy—Retired on rune 1, 1941, at age fib, after having served the Town for over forty-three years as an employee of the Cary Memorial Library. Mr. James Wallace Denney—Retired on June 18, 1941, at age 70 after serving the Town for over fifteen years in the Water and Sewer Department ELECTION In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 32 of the Gen- eral Laws as amended, the Board of Selectmen called a meeting of the members of the Retirement System for the purpose of electing a new member to the Retirement Board caused by the resignation of Mr. Joseph A. Ross on October 15, 1941 the elected member of the Retirement Board. The meeting was duly held on November 3, 1941 in Esta - brook Hall and was attended by twenty-seven members of the Retirement System. Mr. John F. O'Connor, supervisor of the Highway Department, was unanimously elected to the Retire - 178 TOWN OF LEXINGTON • ment Board to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Ross ending July 1, 1942. LEGISLATION On October 22, 1941, the State Legislature passed Chapter 670 of the Acts of 1941 which becomes effective January 20, 1942, and covers many amendments to the existing law which are necessary to clarify certain provisions. The outstanding changes by this Act are the extension of privileges to call firemen and reserve policemen and the granting of permissions for members who upon retiring have less than $240.40 in accumulated deduc- tions to withdraw their funds in lieu of a pension. SCHEDULE OF MEMBERSHIP FOR 1941 REPORT OF BOARD OF RETIREMENT 0 J-. F tra Ts ar i Total Deductions Membership December 31, 1941 Pensioners: g Q, O 1-1 VS 1-7 g R ▪ d 0 Q' d � a w � E .10a Total Membership December 31, 1941 179 180 TOWN OF LEXINGTON INCOME STATEMENT FOR 1941 INCOME Ledger Assets December 31, 1940 Contributions from Members: Group 1 $8,540.80 Group 2 566.85 Contributions from Town: For Accrued liability For normal liability For guaranteed interest over earned interest For expenses Interest From Savings Banks 1,197.57 $9,125.00 4,652.00 404.77 250.00 $55,944.08 9,107.65 14,431.77 Total $80,681.07 DISBURSEMENTS Annuity Payments: Group 1 — Regular $288.44 Pension Payments Group 1 — Members with Prior Service 8,172.73 Refunds for Withdrawals from System Group 1 — Deposits and Interest 1,169.60 Expenses Clerical Hire $351.38 Printing and Stationery 45.59 Postage 5.00 Repairs to Adding Machine 17.04 Incidentals 8.20 427.17 10,007.94 Balance December 31, 1941 $70,673.13 BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1941 Assets Deposits not on interest: Lexington Trust Company $485.76 Investments Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank 2,137.13 Middlesex Institution for Savings (Concord) 3,7.66.21 Cambridge Savings Bank 2,676.00 P. A Z m N 1-1 .-1E H N M r, CD 18 CO ., Not Eligible for Prior Service Group 1 Group 2 Male Female 23 14 4 2 4 1 1 1 24 18 6 24 18 6 24 18 6 Group 1 Group 2 Male Female 78 15 1 78 15 1 ro ,., ri L. - w • -1 co 0 J-. F tra Ts ar i Total Deductions Membership December 31, 1941 Pensioners: g Q, O 1-1 VS 1-7 g R ▪ d 0 Q' d � a w � E .10a Total Membership December 31, 1941 179 180 TOWN OF LEXINGTON INCOME STATEMENT FOR 1941 INCOME Ledger Assets December 31, 1940 Contributions from Members: Group 1 $8,540.80 Group 2 566.85 Contributions from Town: For Accrued liability For normal liability For guaranteed interest over earned interest For expenses Interest From Savings Banks 1,197.57 $9,125.00 4,652.00 404.77 250.00 $55,944.08 9,107.65 14,431.77 Total $80,681.07 DISBURSEMENTS Annuity Payments: Group 1 — Regular $288.44 Pension Payments Group 1 — Members with Prior Service 8,172.73 Refunds for Withdrawals from System Group 1 — Deposits and Interest 1,169.60 Expenses Clerical Hire $351.38 Printing and Stationery 45.59 Postage 5.00 Repairs to Adding Machine 17.04 Incidentals 8.20 427.17 10,007.94 Balance December 31, 1941 $70,673.13 BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1941 Assets Deposits not on interest: Lexington Trust Company $485.76 Investments Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank 2,137.13 Middlesex Institution for Savings (Concord) 3,7.66.21 Cambridge Savings Bank 2,676.00 REPORT OF BOARD OF RETIREMENT Newton Savings Bank North Avenue Savings Bank (Cambridge) Cambridgeport Savings Bank Newton Centre Savings Bank Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank Melrose Savings Bank Belmont Savings Bank Rockland Savings Bank Wakefield Savings Bank Hingham Institution far Savings Quincy Savings Bank Waltham Savings Bank Andover Savings Bank East Cambridge Savings Bank Chelsea Savings Bank Eliot Savings Bank (Boston) Winchester Savings Bank Lexington Savings Bank Provident Institution for Savings (Amesbury) Institution for Savings (Newburyport) Natick Five Cents Savings Bank Dedham Institution for Savings Lynn Institution for Savings Somerville Savings Bank Mechanics Savings Bank (Reading) Weymouth Savings Bank Cash In office or transit 3,118.62 2,100.21 2,147.72 2,609.42 2,142.42 2,101.93 2,089.86 2,000.00 1,020.10 2,638.45 2,048.69 2,177.18 2,046.99 2,113.28 2,004.17 2,003.33 2,102.87 9,786.48 2,004.17 2,000.00 1,069.33 2,619.81 2,003.33 2,067.38 2,060.60 2,010.00 121.69 Total Assets Liabilities Annuity Savings Fund Annuity Reserve Fund Pension Accumulation Fund Expense Fund Total Liabilities $36,490.53 1,867.07 32,072,92 242.61 PENSIONERS, DECEMBER 31, 1941 Name Brenton, Walter Collins, John J. Denney, James W. Duffy, Michael J. Ferry, Antonio Higgins, Charles W. Howard, Horace M. Kirkland, Marian P. Longbottom, Fred W. Department School Highway Water and Sewer Water and Sewer Highway Highway Library Library Building 181 $70,673.13 $70,673.13 Date Retired January 30, 1939 November 15, 1938 June 13, 1941 June 1, 1941 February 1, 1938 March 1, 1938 January 1, 1938 October 1, 1939 February 1, 1940 182 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Mitchell, Lawrence G. Muaaey, Helen E. Nichols, Emma O. Powers, Michael Rycroft, Peter Shea, Nicholas Stevenson, Matthew Stewart, James Wallin, Charles F. Welfare Library Library Highway Water and Sewer Highway Health Highway Park July 1, 1940 June 1, 1941 January 1, 1940 August 14, 1989 February 9, 1940 December 12, 1939 August 28, 1938 July 16, 1938 November 25, 1938 RECORD OF DECEASED MEMBERS Name Department Collins, Dennis H. School *Hadley, Charles E. Sealer 'Harrington, Otis Water and Sewer Wentworth, Dorothy B. Library "White, Robert H. Highway *Retired members Respectfully submitted, Date Deceased October 18, 1937 November 21, 1938 November 20, 1939 June 28, 1939 January 25, 1938 Clarence S. Walker John F. O'Connor James H. Russell Board of Retirement REPORT OF THE TREASURER December 30, 1941 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: Following is my report as Treasurer of the Contributory Retirement System of the Town of Lexington for the year 1941. Total in Account December 31, 1941 $70,673.13 Deposits not on interest: Lexington Trust Company $485.76 Deposits on interest: Mechanics Savings Bank 2,060.60 Dedham Institution for Savings 2,619.81 Middlesex Institution for Savings .,_ 3,166,21 Rockland Savings Bank 2,000.00 Belmont Savings Bank 2,089.86 Winchester Savings Bank 2,102.87 REPORT OF BOARD OF RETIREMENT 183 Quincy Savings Bank Chelsea Savings Bank Wakefield Savings Bank Andover Savings Bank Hingham Institution for Savings Provident Institution for Savings North Avenue Savings Bank Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank Natick Five Cents Savings Bank Lynn Institution for Savings Melrose Savings Bank Cambridgeport Savings Bank Cambridge Savings Bank Weymouth Savings Bank Institution for Savings (Newburyport) Lexington Savings Bank Woburn Five Cents Savings Bank Newton Centre Savings Bank Newton Savings Bank East Cambridge Savings Bank Waltham Savings Bank Eliot Savings Bank (Boston) Somerville Savings Bank Cash: In office or transit Total 2,048.69 2,004.17 1,020.10 2,046.99 2,638.45 2,004.17 2,100.21 2,137.18 1,069.33 2,003.33 2,101.93 2,147.72 2,676.00 2,010.00 2,000.00 9,786.48 2,142.42 2,609.42 8,118.62 2,113.28 2,177.18 2,003.33 2,067.38 121.69 $70,673.13 JAMES T. CARROLL, Treasurer 184 TOWN OF LEXINGTON REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES December 31, 1941 Honorable Board of Selectmen, Lexington, Massachusetts. Gentlemen: I herewith submit the report of the Collector of Taxes for the year ending December 31, 1941. Total amount outstanding Decem- ber 31, 1941 $268,699.57 Total amount committed 1941 960,617.91 $1,229,317.48 Total amount collected, abated, apportioned or transferred 1,012,867.64 Total amount outstanding Decem- ber 31, 1941 $ 216,449.84 Respectfully submitted, WM. S. SCAMMAN, Collector of Taxes. REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS 185 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS April 28, 1941 To THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN MR. ARCHIBALD R. GIROUX, Chairman LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS GENTLEMEN : I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Lexington for the year ending December 31, 1940, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts. Very truly yours, THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts MR. THEODORE N. WADDELL DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION STATE HOUSE, BOSTON SIR: In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Lexington for the fiscal year 1940, and submit the following report thereon: I8G TOWN OF LEXINGTON The financial transactions, 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 in detail. The recorded receipts were checked with the reports to the town accountant of payments to the treasurer and with the treasurer's books. The records of payments were checked with the warrants approved by the select- men and with the treasurer's books. The classification book, in which are recorded receipts and disbursements in classified form, 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, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared "owing the finan- cial condition of the town as of December 31, 1940. The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked with the records in the several departments collect- ing money for the town and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury. The 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 cash book was footed throughout for the period covered by the audit, and the cash balance on February 8, 1941, was reconciled by actual count of the cash in the office and by recon- ciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit. The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were verified by comparison with the amounts falling due, the cancelled securities and coupons being checked. The records of tax titles held by the town were examined and checked with the deeds on hand and with the tax commit- ments. The books and accounts of the town collector were examined and checked. The tax, assessment, departmental, sewer and water accounts outstanding according to the previous examina- tion were audited, and all subsequent commitments were proved. The recorded payments to the treasurer were compared with the REPORT OF DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS 187 treasurer's cash book, the abatements were proved with the records in the departments authorized to grant abatements, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved to the account- ant's ledger. The outstanding accounts were verified by mailing 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, as listed, are correct. It is recommended that a determined effort be made to secure settlement of the overdue accounts receivable outstanding on water guarantees and the Westview Cemetery. The financial accounts of the town clerk were examined and checked. The recorded receipts from dog and sporting licenses, permits, and miscellaneous collections were checked, and the payments to the town were verified. The records of receipts from the selectmen for licenses, etc., from the sealer of weights and measures, the dental clinic, and the building and wire inspectors, as well as from the school, library, and cemetery departments, were examined and com- pared with the payments to the treasurer and with the account- ant's books. The securities and savings bank books representing the in- vestments of the several trust and retirement funds in the cus- tody of the town treasurer, the trustees of public trusts, the trustees of the Bridge Charitable Fund and the trustees of Cary Memorial Library were personally examined and listed. The income and disbursements were verified, and the transactions and balances were compared with the accountant's ledger. The accounts of the treasurer of the Cary Memorial Library were examined and checked and the cash balance on March 22, 1941 was verified, The surety bonds filed by the several officials for the faith- ful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form. Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the town treasurer's and the library treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax, assessment, tax title, departmental, and water accounts, as well as tables showing the trust fund transactions. 188 TOWN OF LEXINGTON For the cooperation extended by the several town officials during the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assist- ants and for myself, to express appreciation. Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts (NOTE: The tabulation submitted with the report from the Division of Accounts is not being printed, but the original report is on file in the Selectmen's office and may be examined by any interested citizens.) REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 189 REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT December 31, 1941 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Lexington, Massachusetts Gentlemen: Herewith is presented the report of the Accounting Depart- ment for the year 1941. This report has been prepared by Mr. Edwin L. Needham, who has been designated as Chief Clerk in the Accounting Department. The report is not submitted in as much detail as has been given in prior years, but this condensed report has been adopted due to lack of time in which to pre- pare the more detailed report and also will serve to reduce the amount of paper used in the report, which is essential at this time, and furthermore, will reduce the expense of printing. The report Will still conform to the requirements of the State system of accounting. On November 24, 1941, I was called to military duty and your Board allowed me to make temporary arrangements for the supervision of the work of the Accounting Department by the appointment of Mr. George W. Bond as a clerk and the employ- ment of an expert municipal accountant to assist in the keeping of the books. I devoted as much time as I was able on Sundays and evenings to the work of the department. After the declara- tion of war time off from military duty became more restricted and shortly after the first of the year your Board authorized the appointment of Mr. Edwin L. Needham as Chief Clerk. Mr. Needham came to the department with a background of several years of experience in municipal accounting work and also in the work relating to Contributory Retirement Systems. You desired that I should continue to be Town Accountant and I con- tinued to devote such time as I was able to the work and to maintain general supervision. I feel that the Town is much indebted to Mr. Bond, who was able to take temporary charge, and I feel that the Town is 190 TOWN OF LEXINGTON fortunate in obtaining the services of Mr. Needham, who will undoubtedly be able to carry on the work of the Accounting De- partment until my return from military service, when I will again take over the work under the provisions of a special Act of the Legislature of 1941. I wish to express my appreciation to your Board collectively and individually for your thoughtful understanding of my situa- tion in the sudden call to military service. You were all most co-operative and your assurance that my position will be waiting for me at the termination of my army service is most gratifying. I have given my very best efforts to the Town during my service as Town Accountant, and now if I can serve my government and your government I must and will give my best efforts to this new duty. In accordance with the provisions of Sec. 51, Ch. 41 of G. L., the accounts of the various Town Officers and Boards entrusted with the receipt, custody or expenditure of money have been examined during the year and found correct. I have during the year 1941 verified the cash balances and reconciled the bank balances of the Town Treasurer. I have also verified the cash balance of the Collector of Taxes and Town Collector. In accordance with the provisions of Section 53, Chapter 41 of the General Laws, I have during the year 1941 audited the accounts of the Trustees of Public Trusts and the Trustees of the Cary Memorial Library and have examined the securities held by these Trustees. I have found the accounts correct and the securities in proper order. I have also verified the cash bal- ance of the Trustees by reconciliation of bank balances. JAMES H. RUSSELL, Town Accountant Middlesex, ss. Then personally appeared the above named, James H. Rus- sell, and made oath that the foregoing statements made by him are correct and true to the best of his knowledge and belief. Before me, ELEANOR M. LOWE, Notary Public My commission expires Oct. 9, 1947 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASS. BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1941 GENERAL ACCOUNTS ASSETS 191 Cash General $282,388.47 Non Revenue 58,569.20 Cary Memorial Library 3,788.96 Surplus Commodity Food Stamps 1,791.00 $346,537.63 Accounts Receivable Taxes -Polls Levy of 1938 $204.00 Levy of 1939 300.00 Levy of 1940 570.00 Levy of 1941 834.00 Taxes -Personal Levy of 1937 $39.71 Levy of 1938 485.76 Levy of 1939 577.46 Levy of 1940 818.85 Levy of 1941 2,778.34 1,908.00 4,649.62 Taxes -Real Estate Levy of 1940 $24,121.91 Levy of 1941 142,077.53 166,199.44 Motor Vehicle Excise Levy of 1937 $646.97 Levy of 1938 357.54 Levy of 1939 285.85 Levy of 1940 458.22 Levy of 1941 3,170.52 Sewer Assessments Unapportioned $827.00 Added to Tax Bills 1940 29.46 Added to Tax Bills 1941 681,26 Street Assessments Added to Tax Bills 1940 Added to Tax Bilis 1941 192 TOWN OE' LEXINGTON Sidewalk Assessments Unapportioned $245.00 Added to Tax Bills 1940 19.96 Added to Tax Bills 1941 48.05 Water Assessments Unapportioned $1,675.80 Added to Tax Bills 1940 57.09 Added to Tax Bills 1941 498.59 Water Liens Not Added to Tax Bills $905.19 Added to Tax Bills 1940 104.29 Added to Tax Bills 1941 697.93 Committed Interest Sewer Assessments 1940 $9.18 Sewer Assessments 1941 136.38 Street Assessments 1940 29.34 Street Assessments 1941 428.94 Sidewalk Assessments 1940 3.90 Sidewalk Assessments 1941 5.94 Water Assessments 1940 19.78 Water Assessments 1941 169.49 Water Liens 1941 23.72 Tax Title Accounts Tax Titles $53,251.90 Tax Title Possessions 19,331.36 Departmental Accounts Dependent Children Aid $16.00 Dependent Children Aid Due from State 2,769.08 Health 1,426.13 Highway 3,748.46 Old Age Assistance 576.22 Public Welfare 4,011.79 School 27.00 4,918.60 Munroe Cemetery 244.25 Westview Cemetery ...._ 2,059.99 Sundry 1,729.86 Military Aid 160.00 State Aid 338.00 1,537.72 Sewer Department House Connections 1938 $44.13 313.01 2,231.48 1,707.41 $826.67 72,583.26 17,106.78 $160.71 House Connections 1940 65.77 1,683.55 House Connections 1941 384.12 1,844.26 494.02 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Water Department Rates 1937 Rates 1939 Rates 1940 Rates 1941 Guarantees 1935 and prior Guarantees 1936 Guarantees 1937 Guarantees 1938 Guarantees 1939 Guarantees 1940 Guarantees 1941 House Connections 1941 Miscellaneous 1936 Miscellaneous 1939 Miscellaneous 1940 Miscellaneous 1941 Aid to Highways -Construction Spring St. Due from State Due from County Sewer Construction -North Lexington Federal Grant Drain Construction -Vine Brook Federal Grant Loans Authorised Public Safety Expense Underestimate County Tax 1941 $13.87 38.46 3.99 8,823.67 955.15 273.19 272.97 334.10 396.34 586.98 610.70 95.71 9.78 1.00 78.85 716.13 193 13,210.89 194 TOWN OF LEXINGTON LIABILITIES AND RESERVES Temporary Loans -Anticipation of Revenue Dated dune 24, 1941 -Due Apr. 24, 1942 $100,000.00 Dated Aug. 26, 1941 -Due Aug. 21, 1942 75,000.00 Dated Dec. 23, 1941 -Due Dec. 18, 1942 75,000.00 $250,000.:'1. Temporary Loans -Anticipation of Reimbursement For State and County Aid to Highways Dated Sept. 30, 1941 -Due Sept. 25, 1942 Cary Memorial Library Income Accounts General Library Account $2,657.17 Laura M. Brigham Account 196.21 Alice Butler Cary Account 499.72 Goodwin Musical Collection Account 97.54 Jane Phinney Account 32.83 $7,218.32 Branch Library 305.49 4,098.31 Overdrawn Accounts Overlay 1936 $229.65 Overlay 1937 136.65 Overlay 1938 108.27 Overlay 1939 331.46 Overlay 1940 756.07 11,316.63 10,555.06 561.76 15,000.00 223.05 $1,562.10 $675,287.39 Surplus Commodity Food Stamps Cash Received from Sale of Stamps $1,209.00 Stamps in Custody of Cashier 1,791.00 Appropriation Accounts --Revenue Foreclosure and Redemption of Tax Titles $1,400.59 Police Radio Transmitter 405.00 Central Fire Station Alterations 500.00 Public Safety Committee Expenses 554.77 Drain Construction -Sundry Streets 1,366.14 Improvement of Traffic Control System 1,307.98 Spring Street Construction -Chapter 90 8,484.79 Sidewalk Construction -Sundry Streets 21.34 Federal Emergency Unemployment Relief -La- bor, Materials and Expenses 5,612.31 Public Works -Welfare Aid 1,248.87 Printing, Building and Plumbing By -Laws 150.00 Appropriation Accounts -Non Revenue Public Safety Committee Sewer Construction -North Lexington P.W.A Sewer Construetion-Sundry Streets Sewer Construction -Federal Aided Projects .- Sewer and Drain -Vine Brook P.W.A. Construction Fallen Road Water Construction -Sundry Streets 15,000.00 5,912.43 3,123.84 38,860.33 442.89 348.15 9,882.06 15,000.00 3,788.96 3,000.00 21,051.79 73,569.20 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Liabilities and Reserves Account -Continued Federal Grants Aid to Dependent Children -Administration Old Age Assistance -Administration Cemetery Fund Income Accounts Colonial Munroe - Westview Tailings (Checks issued and not cashed) Dog Licenses -Due County Sporting Licenses -Due State Old Age Assistance Reimhursements Deposits Water House Connections Miscellaneous State Taxes -Assessments in Excess North Metropolitan Sewer Tax 1941 Metropolitan Water Tax 1941 State Parks and Reservations Tax 1941 Overlay Reserved for Abatements Overlay 1941 $115.00 27.69 $13.64 23.12 18.88 $1.32 16.00 $554.46 669.83 34.53 Revenue Reserves -Available When Collected Motor Vehicle Excise $4,918.60 Sewer Assessments 1,537.72 Street Assessments 1,844.26 Sidewalk Assessments 313.01 Water Assessments 2,231.48 Water Liens 1,707.41 Committed Interest 826.67 Tax Titles 72,583.26 Departmental 17,106.78 Sewer 494.02 Water 13,210.89 Federal Grants 11,116.82 Premiums Surplus Accounts Sewer Assessment Fund $2,988.19 Water Assessment Fund 6,499.24 Water Department Available Surplus 37,473.99 196 196 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Liabilities and Reserves Account --Continued Sale of Real Estate Fund 788.72 Westview Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund 1,794.05 Overlay Reserve Fund 1,431.65 142.69 Road Machinery Fund 12,030.97 Excess and Deficiency -Surplus Revenue 110,233.02 55.64 92.28 30.25 7.25 39.74 17.32 DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS ASSETS Apportioned Sewer Assessments Not Due Apportioned Street Assessments Not Due Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments Not Due Apportioned Water Assessments Not Due 173,239.83 $675,287.39 $9,225.23 18,333.43 240.81 8,572.96 $36,372.43 LIABILITIES Apportioned Sewer Asesaments Due in 1942 $1,849.75 Due in 1943 1,689.00 Due in 1944 1,441.51 1,258.52 Due in 1945 1,240.98 Due in 1946 825.16 Due in 1947 716.43 Due in 1948 427.92 Due in 1949 384.12 Due in 1950 330.32 Due in 1951 320.04 5,901.73 127,890.92 200.97 Apportioned Street Assessments Due in 1942 $4,358.07 Due in 1943 8,681.62 Due in 1944 3,581.77 Due in 1945 2,670.15 Due in 1946 1,725.15 Due in 1947 1,294.73 Due in 1948 921.94 Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments Due in 1942 Due in 1943 Due in 1944 Due in 1945 Due in 1946 Due in 1947 $96.42 51.58 22.42 17.38 17.38 17.39 39,225.23 18,333.43 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Liabilities and Reserves Account --Continued 11.87 6.37 Due in 1948 Due in 1949 Apportioned Water Assessments Due in 1942 Due in 1943 Due in 1944 Due in 1945 Due in 1946 Due in 1947 Due in 1948 Due in 1949 Due in 1950 Due in 1951 TOWN DEBT ASSETS Net Bonded or Fixed Debt Inside Debt Limit Outside Debt Limit LIABILITIES $1,438.36 1,407.75 1,161.63 963.96 882.38 784.85 627.86 563.87 410.49 331.81 197 240.81 8,572.96 $36,372.43 $117,789.00 336,111.00 $453,900.00 General Loans Inside Debt Limit: Buckman Tavern Park Loan 1913-1943 32,000.00 Town Office Building Loan 1928-1948 14,000.00 Municipal Building Loan 1937-1942 4,000.00 $20,000.00 Outside Debt Limit: Storm Emergency Loan 1939-1944 Highway Loan Inside Debt Limit: Cary Street et. als. 1938-1943 $3,900.00 Fallen Road 1941-1946 15,000.00 School Loans Inside Debt Limit: Construction and Remodeling Loan 1924-1945 13,000.00 18,900.00 18,000.00 198 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Liabilities and Reserves Account—Continued Sewer Loans Inside Debt Limit: Loan 1927-1947 $6,000.00 Loan 1928-1942 1,000.00 Loan 1938-1953 (No. Lex. P.W.A. Project)45,889.00 Loan 1941-1949 8,000.00 Outside Debt Limit: Loan 1933-1943 (Trunk Line P.W.A. Project) Loan 1915-1945 (Chapter 322—Acts of 1913) Loan 1938-1953 (No. Lex. P.W.A. Project) Loan 1940-1950 (Municipal Relief) Loan 19404950 (Municipal Relief) $4,000.00 12,000.00 26,111.00 45,000.00 31,000.00 60,889.00 118,111.00 Sewer and Drainage Loans Outside Debt Limit: Vine Brook P.W.A. Project 1938-1953 144,000.00 Water Loans Outside Debt Limit: Standpipe Loan P.W.A. Project 1934-1944 $9,000.00 Water Mains Loan 1927-1942 1,000.00 Water Mains Loan 1927-1942 1,000.00 Water Mains Loan 1928-1943 4,000.00 Water Mains Loan 1929-1944 6,000.00 Water Mains Loan 1941-1949 40,000.00 61,000.00 $453,900.00 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 1941 RECEIPTS GENERAL REVENUE Taxes -Levy of 1941 Polls Personal Real Estate Taxes -Prior Years Polls Personal Real Estate From the Commonwealth Income Tax Corporation Tax Gas, Electric and Water Tax Veterans Exemption Licenses Liquor Pedlars Sunday Bowling Milk Junk $6,138.00 45,772.94 492,064.78 $543,975.72 $684.00 3,287.40 177,120.66 $63,911.93 7,950.72 376.07 74.62 $900.00 16.00 46.67 20.00 93.00 150.00 Victuallers 117.50 Motor Vehicle 70.00 All Other 57.00 Permits Marriage Building Plumbing Cesspool Wire Trans. of Garbage Gasoline Renewal All Other Fines and Forfeits Court Fines Carried Forward 181,092.06 72,313.34 1,470.17 199 200 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Receipts --Continued Brought forward Grants and Gifts From the Commonwealth Aid to Industrial Schools $502.73 English Speaking Classes 102.00 Loss of Taxes -State Land 408.04 Highway Fund Distribution 35,038.31 From the County Dog Licenses From the United States Govt. ' Dependent Children -Adm. $689.29 Dependent Children -Aid 4,248.35 Old Age Assistance -Adm. 873.77 Old Age Assistance Aid . 26,215.04 Vine Brook Sewer and Drain 39,371.93 Other General Revenue For Loss of Taxes Town of Arlington Land $363.49 City of Cambridge Land 410.08 Tax Title Redemptions Real Estate Tax 8,235.04 Total General Revenue $801,753,74 36,051.08 1,747.30 71,398.38 $9,008.61 $919,959.11 COMMERCIAL REVENUE $314.00 968.00 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND PRIVILEGES 597.00 59.00 Special Assessments 247.00 Sewer 32.00 Apportioned paid in advance $211.12 34.00 Unapportioned 245.00 13.00 Added to 1941 Tax Bills 1,266.20 2,264.00 Added to prior Tax Bilis 1,124.98 Added to Tax Titles . 11.10 638.45 $801,753.74 Carried forward • $2,858.40 $2,858.40 019,959.11 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Receipts ---Continued Brought forward Street Apportioned paid in advance $826.47 Added to 1941 Tax Bills 3,389.30 Added to prior Tax Bilis 2,222.44 Added to Tax Titles 45.60 Sidewalk Apportioned paid in advance Added to 1941 Tax Bills Added to prior Tax Bills Added to Tax Titles Water Apportioned paid in advance .., Unapportioned Added to 1941 Tax Bills Added to prior Tax Bills Privileges Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Levy of 1941 Prior years Signs - Overhanging $20.48 121.15 72.60 18.75 $220.22 4,928.12 659.58 467.83 $38,616.01 2,136.13 Total Commercial Revenue 201 $2,858.40 $919,959.11 6,483.81 232.98 6,275.75 40,752.14 32.00 COMMERCIAL REVENUE -DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT Treasurer Release Fees - Tax Titles $111.00 $111.00 Collector Certificate Fees $295.00 Tax Demand Costs 670.70 Selectmen Misc. Fees Town Clerk Mortgages Recorded Mortgages Discharged Carried forward 58.59 $405.46 23.02 $865.70 58.59 $56,635.08 $428.48 $1,035.29 $976,594.19 202 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Receipts -Continued Brought forward $428.48 $1,035.29 $976,594.19 Business Certificates 43.00 Pole Location Certificates 19.50 Misc. Certificates 6.00 Sporting License Fees 122.25 Dog License Fees 208.65 Legal Department Board of Appeals -Hearings Board of Survey -Hearings Contributory Retirement System Clerical Services--Acctg. Dept..... $6.00 110.00 15.00 $827.88 $6.00 110.00 15.00 351.38 351.38 Cary Memorial Building Rental 693.50 Sprinkler Damage 25.00 718.50 Town Hall-Misc. Receipts 16.00 16.00 Total General Government PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police Department Revolver permits $34.50 Telephone refunds 3.35 Fire Department Sale of old material $53.55 Oil Burner permits 246.00 Blasting permits 12.00 Fireworks permits 14.50 Extinguisher refills 32.18 Telephone refund 51.91 $37.85 410.14 Inspection Sealer of Weights and Measures.. $134.28 $134.28 Other Protection Dog Officer $39.00 $39.00 Total • Protection of Persons and Property Carried forward $3,080.05 $621.27 $980,295.51 Brought forward REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Receipts -Continued HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department Contagious Diseases Tuberculosis Dental Clinic Vaccine Sewer Department House Connections Miscellaneous Total Health and Sanitation General Street repairs and misc Gas Tax Refund Machinery rentals $212.15 1,807.24 177.40 22.76 $538.71 1.95 HIGHWAYS $467.90 193.95 10,088.24 Construction State Aid $2,781.68 County Aid 901.69 Total Highways PUBLIC WELFARE Temporary Aid Reimbursement -State Reimbursement -Other Cities and Towns Reimbursement -Individuals Aid to Dependent Children Reimbursement --State Old Age Assistance Reimbursement -State Reimbursement --Other Cities and Towns Reimbursement -Individuals Carried forward $14,328.36 3,055.64 81.00 $2,219.55 540.66 $10,750.09 3,683.27 $17,465.00 $221.69 221.69 20,547.70 916.51 20.00 21,484.21 203 $980,295.51 $2,760.21 $14,433.46 $39,170.90 $997,489.18 204 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Receipts --Continued Brought forward Soldiers' Benefits State Aid Military Aid Soldiers' Burials Total Public Welfare $39,170.90 $997,489.18 $657.00 240.00 100.00 997.00 SCHOOLS Tuition -State Wards Other Tuition Sale of Books and Supplies All Other Items Total Schools $2,870.85 9,281.35 127.39 291.26 LIBRARIES $2.80 Misc. Items Total Libraries RECREATION Parks and Playgrounds Wm. A. 'rower Memorial Park Fund Rental of Truck. Gas Tax Refund Total Recreation $100.00 99.76 7.92 UNCLASSIFIED Public Works Federal Aid Projects Ambulance Rental Costa Added to Tax Titles Land Court Fees -Tax Titles Sale of Real Estate Insurance Premium Refunds Misc. Items Total Unclassified Carried forward $528.75 371.00 184.16 93.00 489.00 1,918.36 11.20 $12,570.85 $2.80 $207.68 $3,595.46 $40,167.90 $12,570.85 $2.80 $207.68 $3,595.46 $1,054,033.87 Brought forward REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Receipts—Continued PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES Water Department Sale of Water Rates 1941 Rates—Prior Years Liens Liens Added to Taxes Liens Added to Tax Titles Miscellaneous Guarantees 1941 Guarantees Prior Years House Connections 1941 House Connections Prior Years Sundry Items Total Water Receipts Munroe Annual Care Interments Foundations Miscellaneous Westview Sale of Lots Interments Foundations House Rent Miscellaneous Colonial Interments $71,717.03 7,8[4.92 506.68 1,268.91 44.15 $183.55 647.94 1,017.78 13.57 6,008.07 CEMETERIES Total Cemeteries $265.00 301,00 90.00 46.00 $2,246.07 607.00 128.60 130.00 2.85 $16.00 INTEREST Cemeteries Taxes Tax Titles Motor Vehicle Excise Carried forward $44.03 7,031.40 1,173.14 46.05 $8,294.62 $81,341.69 7,870.91 205 $1,054,033.87 $701.00 3,114.52 16.00 $89,212.60 $3,831.52 $1,147,077.99 206 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Brought forward Receipts --Continued $8,294.62 Special Assessments Sewer Street Sidewalks Water Water Liens Total 641.47 1,681.76 35.16 891.76 10.82 $11,055.59 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Temporary Loans Anticipation of Revenue $250,000.00 Anticipation of Reimbursement State and County 15,000.00 General Loans Highway 15,000.00 Sewer 8,000.00 Water 40,000.00 Premiums 200.97 Total $328,200.97 AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT Agency Sporting Licenses $952.75 Dog Licenses 2,249.85 Trust and Investment Cemetery Perpetual Care Munroe $200.00 Westview 1,201.91 Estate H. Hilton—Care Lot 424,577.47 Leroy S. Brown Fund for Pat- riot's Day 2,500.00 Other Trust Old Age Asst. Reimbursement Tailings 200.00 7.00 $3,202.10 $1,147,077.90 $11,055.59 $328,200.97 Carried forward $8,686.38 $3,202.10 $1,486,334.55 Brought forward REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Receipts—Continued $8,686.38 Deposits Sewer House Connections Water House Connections Sidewalk Construction Purchase of Land Town Seal Cut Total Agency Trust and In- ❑estment 2,246.94 4,174,11 275.00 100.00 2.00 207 $3,202.10 $1,486,334.55 $15,484.43 REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS Refunds Appropriation Committee Expense Selectmen's Expense Foreclosure and Redemption of Tax Titles Sewer Stock Public Welfare — Aid and Ex- penses Dependent Children — Aid and Expenses Old Age Assistance — Aid and Expenses Soldiers' Relief — Aid and Ex- penses Interest on Debt Vine Brook Sewer and Drain Shade Trees Leroy S. Brown Fund Petty Cash Funds Transfers Park Department Tower Fund Income Redman Fund Income Cemetery Department Munroe Perpetual Care Fund.... Westview Perpetual Care Fund Carried forward $0.50 7.29 81.26 18.01 181.00 24.50 97.85 36.50 610.75 120.00 271.00 31.25 250.00 $220.00 10.05 $1,000.00 500.00 $1,729.90 230.05 $18,686.53 $1,500.00 $1,959.95 $1,505,021.08 208 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Receipts Continued Brought forward Colonial Perpetual Care Fund French Fund Income Food Stamp Income Total Refunds and Transfers Total Cash Receipts Cash Balance ---January 1, 1941 Grand Total $1,600.00 100.00 50.00 $1,959.95 $1,505,02L08 1,650.00 $14,196,00 14,196.00 $17,805.95 1,522,827.03 345,350.59 $1,868,177.62 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT EXPENDITURES (Including cash payments and departmental transfers) GENERAL GOVERNMENT Appropriation Committee Personal Services Secretary $450.00 Stenographic 150.00 Expenses Postage Supplies Printing Reports Preparing Reports Meeting Expenses Assoc. Dues Sundry Items $107.74 30.76 225.00 33.00 32.00 10.00 2.00 Selectmen's Department Personal Services Clerk $1,852.33 Ass't Clerk 939.00 Other Clerical 114.70 Expenses Selectmen $1,000.00 Town Meeting Checkers 16.00 Postage 317.30 Supplies 318.77 Equipment and Repair 14.00 Advertising 56.35 Constable Service 14.40 Printing Warrants 95.40 Preparing Warrants 79.50 Sundry Items 126.10 Accounting Department Personal Services Accountant $3,017.60 Clerk 748.17 Ass't Clerk 678.33 Assistant 82.60 Expenses Postage and Supplies $192.91 Equipment and Repair 41.75 Binding 21.85 209 210 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures -Continued Brought forward $256.51 $10,510.85 Assoc. Dues 12.00 Meeting Expenses 1.10 Travel Expenses 6.56 Sundry Items 7.00 Treasurer's Department $600.04 Personal Services Treasurer $1,000.00 Clerk 823.63 Expenses Postage Supplies Equipment and Repair Bond 440.50 Travel Expenses Checks Sundry Items 2,906.03 Other Finance Offices and Accounts Certifying Notes Printing Notes $185.36 44.67 64,48 239.00 5.20 91.25 6.36 $89.00 43.59 Foreclosure and Redemption of Tax Titles Postage and Supplies $3.33 Recording Fees 61.92 Travel Expenses 4.80 Entry Fees 750.00 Sundry Items 7.59 Collector's Department Personal Services Collector $2,850.00 2,037.82 Clerk 1,147.67 Ass't Clerk 939.00 Expenses Postage $259.52 Supplies 425.38 Equipment and Repair 19.61 Advertising 130.83 4,526.50 Recording Fees 119.74 Bonds 523.00 Assoc. Dues 2.00 Sundry Items 1.12 Carried forward $256.51 $10,510.85 283.16 1,823.63 636.32 132.59 827.64 4,936.67 1,481.20 Carried forward $20,632.06 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Expenditures -Continued Brought forward Assessors Department Personal Services Assessors Ass't Assessors Secretary Clerk Ass't Clerk Expenses Postage and Supplies Equipment and Repair Auto Allowance Gas and Oil Transfer Fees Binding Meeting Expenses and Travel Sundry Items Law Department Personal Services Town Counsel Salary Town Counsel Fees $1,000.00 169.00 2,675.00 1,252.00 665.33 $186.12 42.23 100.00 19.47 102.40 3.00 24.85 2.00 $20,632.06 5,761.33 480.07 211 212 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures -Continued Brought forward Election Department Selectmen's Expenses Wardens $44.00 Tellers 237.00 Constable 6.00 Postage and Supplies 29.41 Preparing Warrants 21.00 Meals 41.25 Inspectors 72.00 Clerks . 36.00 Town Clerk's Expenses Supplies Ballots Carpentry Work Electrical Work Bulletin Boards $6.50 55.00 9.80 6.00 55.70 Registration Department Personal Services $1,000.00 Registrars $300.00 1,140.00 Assistant Registrars 169.00 Expenses Recording and Entry Fees $20.13 Witness Fees 4.60 Service of Writs 3.00 Small Claims 75.80 Sundry Items 171.01 Town Clerk's Department Personal Services Town Clerk _ $1,800.00 Clerical 625.56 Expenses Postage Supplies Equipment and Repair Advertising Bond Assoc. Dues Town Meeting Lists Sundry Items Carried forward $80.25 36.04 40.53 1.47 7.50 2.00 9.85 2.40 2,140.00 274.54 Expenses Postage and Supplies $41.69 Voting Lists 75.00 Advertising 26.46 Books 171.50 Bulletin Boards 11.50 Public Works -Supt's Office Personal Services Superintendent $3,600.00 2,425.56 Clerk 1,082.67 Expenses Postage and Supplies $81.46 Equipment and Repair 21.00 Sundry Items 24.99 Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building Personal Services 180.04 Janitor $31,893.60 Carried forward $1,930.16 $31,893.60 486.66 133.00 469.00 326.15 4,682.67 127.45 $38,118.53 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Expenditures -Continued Brought forward $38,118.53 Ass't Janitor 1,304.16 Ass't Janitor 854.33 4,088.65 Expenses Labor $1,015.14 Other Repair Expenses 380.15 Equipment and Repair 40.22 Telephone 1,059.88 Fuel 2,741.55 Light and Power 1,343.41 Gas 129.35 Water 95.93 Supplies 338.98 Sundry Items 37.57 Engineering Department Personal Services Engineer $3,000.00 Ass't Engineer 2,296.00 Other Employees 5,309.17 Special Employees 550.86 Expenses Supplies $342.75 Motor Equip. and Repair 27.18 Other Equip. and Repair 67.00 Gas and Oil 131.32 Maps, Blueprints, etc. 30.07 Auto Allowance 41.75 Sundry Items 39.73 Auto Replacement Replace Auto $783.05 Extras 46.45 Inside Fittings 12.70 Labor for Fittings 26.00 Planning Board Expenses Clerical Drafting Research _ Postage and Supplies Maps, Blueprints, etc Sundry Items Carried forward $8.75 100.00 11.51 23.79 53.02 7,182.18 21.3 214 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures -Continued Brought forward Board of Appeals Expenses Clerical $28.00 Postage and Supplies 73.93 Advertising 45.08 Equipment and Repair 6.50 Total General Government.. PROTECTION PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police Department Personal Services Chief $3,000.00 Sergeants 7,039.29 Patrolmen 27,859.25 Matron 55.00 Traffic Special 49.00 Expenses -Administration 11,1.56.08 Postage and Supplies $91.47 Office Equip. and Repair 12.95 Telephone 938.96 Sundry Items 11.02 Equipment Maintenance Motor Equipment 391.61 Gas and Oil 587.22 Radios 41.00 Equipment for Men 498.19 Replacing Equipment 1,100.65 Meals - Officers 26.00 Meals - Prisoners 21.37 Other Expenses Ammunition 207.92 868.20 Radio Broadcast 125.00 679.80 Photographic Supplies 14.94 Sundry Items 32.73 $62,290.46 153.51 $38,002.54 4,101,03 Police Department Two-way Radio Installation $2,030.65 2,030.65 Fire Department Personal Services 197.07 Engineer $500.00 $62,290.46 362,443.97 Carried forward $500,00 $44,134.22 862,443.97 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 215 Expenditures -Continued Brought' forward $500.00 $44,134.22 $62,443,97 Chief 1,375.00 Captains 6,698.71 Lieutenants 5,031.57 Privates 19,800.00 Call Men 3,667.00 Extra Duty 111.25 Expenses Postage and Supplies $76.16 Office Equip. and Repair 21.73 Telephone 364.34 Clerical 2.82 Auto Allowance 200.00 Sundry Items 4,10 Equipment Hose 1,115.00 Equipment for Men 331.86 Fire Fighting Equip. 383.22 Maintenance and Repairs Garage Rent 240.00 Repairs 665.42 Gas and Oil 288.13 Alarm Boxes, etc. 2,098.50 Shop Expenses . 107.91 All Other 28.01 Fuel and Light Fuel 717.40 Light 597.42 Gas 81.46 Maintenance Building and Grounds Repairs Furniture and Furnishings Laundry Water All Other 983.93 90.24 307.43 37.97 243,22 Other Expenses Lunches 9.60 Photo Expenses 30.94 Land Rental 25.00 Labor Repairs 745.35 All Other 169.86 Carried forward 37,183.63 9,973.02 $91,290.77 $62,443.97 216 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures -Continued Brought forward Fire Department Purchase of Resuscitator $425.00 New Fire Alarm Boxes 625.00 $91,290.77 $62,443.97 1,050.00 Building Department Personal Services Inspector $1,100.00 1,100.00 Expenses Postage and Supplies 43.45 Equipment and Repair 1.55 Bond 5.00 Auto Allowance 93.75 Extra Auto Allowance 300.00 443.75 Wire Department Personal Services Inspector $600.00 600.00 Expenses Postage and Supplies $14.80 Auto Allowance _ 75.00 Sundry Items 4.60 94.40 Weights and Measures Personal Services Sealer $500.00 600.00 Expenses Postage and Supplies $51.31 Auto Allowance 165.00 Sundry Items 7,50 223.81 Inseet Suppression Personal Services Superintendent $300.00 300.00 Expenses Labor $2,637.45 Insecticides 213.74 Equipment and Repair 274.38 Gas and Oil 135.55 Sundry Items 27.25 3,288.37 Carried forward $98,891.10 $62,443.97 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Expenditures -Continued Brought forward Shade Trees Wages and Expenses Labor $1,457.06 Tools, etc. 63.40 Gas and Oil 28.23 Trees 87.75 Sundry Items 48.40 Forest Fires Personal Services Warden 217 $98,891.10 $62,443.97 1,684.84 $200.00 200.00 Wages and Expenses Fighting Fires $1,026.75 Apparatus and Repairs 154.90 Fire Fighting Supplies 35.35 Hose 375.00 Lunches 27.60 1,619.60 Dog Officer Personal Services $100.00 100.00 Expenses Feeding Dogs $42.00 Supplies 2.75 Committee on Public Safety Expenses Equipment $126.19 Supplies 230.84 Telephone 13.50 Labor 36.45 Sundry Items 30.46 44.75 437.44 Total Protection Persona and Property $102,977.73 HEALTH AND SANITATION Health Department Personal Services Inspector $500.00 Milk Inspector 300.00 Carried forward $800.00 $800.00 $165,421.70 218 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures -Continued Brought forward Expenses -Administration Auto Allowance $105.00 Stationery and Postage 40.52 13.85 All Other Quarantine and Contagious Diseases Medical Attendance 285.00 Guards and Nurses 168.50 Drugs and Medicines 23.44 Groceries and Provisions 72.00 Hospital Care 541.76 All Other 108.15 Tuberculosis Board and Treatment 3,484.25 State Institutions 474.50 Sundry Items 6.50 Cesspool Equipment 118.81 Other Expenses Burial of Animals 54.00 Analyses 70.00 All Other 11.85 Dog Clinic Expenses Postage and Supplies $14.97 Veterinarian 100.00 Nurse 20.00 Dog Handlers 40.00 Clerk 12.00 Vaccine 221.48 Sundry Items 6.96 Dental Clinic Personal Services Dentist $1,150.00 Nurse 600.00 Expenses Postage and Supplies Dental Supplies Transportation Laundry Service Equipment and Repair $7.75 66.66 3.60 4.75 14.00 $800.00 $165,421.70 5,578.13 415.41 1,750.00 96.66 Carried forward .. $8,640.20 $165,421.70 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Expenditures --Continued Brought forward Vital Statistics Birth Returns Death Returns 14.00 $4.25 Posture Clinic Physician Nurses $100.00 526.30 Photo Supplies 6.25 Animal Inspector Personal Services Slaughtering Inspector Personal Services Plumbing Inspector Personal Services Expenses Postage and Supplies Office Equipment and Repair Auto Allowance Bond Extra Auto Allowance 219 $8,640.20 $165.421.70 18.26 632.55 500.00 220 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures -Continued Brought forward Sewer Services Expenses Labor $1,658.05 Pipe and Fittings 152.23 Gas and Oil 32.55 Street Repairs 255.90 Sundry Items .. 2.74 $500.00 Sewer Construction Expense $800.00 800.00 Labor $694.84 Town Equipment 26.00 $875.00 875.00 Street Repairs 362.99 Pipe 269.46 Jointing Compound 21.99 $24.86 Frames and Covers 16.82 1,55 Sundry Items 63.27 93.75 5.00 150.00 Drain Construction Expenses Labor $1,546.32 Pipe 1,018.67 Town Equipment 675.63 1,067.77 Tools, etc. 1.32 Asphalt 37.08 Cement, Sand and Brick 562.62 Frames and Grates 169.97 Manholes 222.91 All other 99.34 Sewer Maintenance Personal Services Superintendent $67'7.77 Clerk 390.00 Expenses --Administration Postage and Supplies $5.49 General Labor 1,184.16 Light and Power 8.25 Tools and Equipment 1,126.40 Pipe and Fittings 3.59 Gas and Oil 36.22 All Other 51.99 Sewer -Stock Account Frames and Covers Cement & Jointing Compound Less Credit Transfers - Pipe and Fittings Carried forward $90.64 38.96 470.68 275.16 2,416.10 341.08 credit $14,883.94 $165,421.70 $14,888.94 $165,421.70 2,101.47 1,455.37 4,333.86 Garbage Removal $5,300.00 5,300.00 Care of Dumps and Removal of Ashes Labor $2,674.53 Town Equipment 171.25 Sundry Items 3.13 Total Health and Sanitation Carried forward 1,848.91 $29,923.55 $195,345.25 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Expenditures -Continued Brought forward HIGHWAYS Highway Maintenance Personal Services Ass't Superintendent $1,761,67 Clerk 769.67 Expenses -Administration Postage and Supplies $21.45 Auto Allowance 360.00 General Labor $18,304.82 Town Equipment 1,475.52 Stone and Gravel 6,474.99 Equipment and Repairs 627.80 Gas and Oil 206.28 Tarvia and Road Oil 5,438.50 All Other 3,070.86 Snow and Ice Removal Labor $7,168,13 Trucks and Teams 3,263.06 Tools and Equipment 1,314.66 Gas and Oil 1.19 Snow Fences 29.40 Town Equipment 1,769.76 Sand and Salt 1,590.76 Sundry Items 80.66 Traffic Regulation and Control Improvements to System Labor $53.50 Town Equipment 17.75 Curbing 70.10 Sundry Items .67 Wages and Expenses Labor $389.00 Lighting 243.97 Beacon Maintenance 84.50 Signs 95.70 $2,531.34 221 $195,345.25 222 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expendi tur es -Continued Brought forward $813.17 $53,871.09 $195,345.25 Town Equipment 3.89 Paint 160.20 Railroad Signal 100.00 Equipment and Repair 18.74 Sundry Items 11.59 1,107.59 Street Lighting 822,467.36 22,467.36 Street Signs Labor $167.02 Signs 148.47 Paint 11.64 Town Equipment 21.38 Sundry Items 20.48 Road Machinery Parts and Repairs $2,714.12 Gas and Oil 2,291.26 35,980.22 Coal 152.14 Paint, etc. 48.18 Tires and Tubes 729.06 Replacing Equipment 1,773.60 New Equipment 2,100.00 Sundry Items 287.89 15,217.51 142.02 Carried forward $813.17 $53,871.09 $195,345.26 Sidewalk Construction Labor $584.36 Curbing 187.82 Cement, Sand 309.74 Town Equipment 119.50 Other Equipment 25.99 Sundry Items 15.55 Curbing Construction Woburn Street Labor $371.30 Curbing 512.16 Town Equipment 26.13 Cement, Sand, etc. 45.20 Sundry Items 45.16 368.99 10,096.25 1,242.96 999.95 Carried forward $90,154.19 $195,845.25 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Expenditures -Continued Brought forward Highway Construction Follen Road Labor $540.00 Pipe 448.98 Equipment Rental 2,010.75 Sundry Items .27 Spring Street -Chapter 90 Labor $3,421.08 Stone, Gravel and Brick 1,157.20 Pipe .. 1,114.67 Town Equipment 1,573.50 Equipment Rental 3,817.75 Frames and Grates 91.55 Explosives 107.00 Sundry Items 232.46 Patriots Drive Labor $448.21 Stone, Gravel, etc. 394.33 Pipe 42.50 Town Equipment 15.00 Equipment Rental 315.50 Asphalt, etc. 202.86 Manholes 11.50 Sundry Items 70.10 Matthews Claim -Auto Damage Total Highways 223 $90,154.19 $195,345,25 8,000.00 11,515.21 1,500.00 $145.98 145.98 CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS BENEFITS Public Welfare Personal Services Town Physician $750.00 Welfare Agent 1,041.00 Billing Clerk 544.34 Payroll Clerk 330.67 Supervisor 785.83 Interviewer 524.66 Stenographer 895.50 Carried forward $4,872.00 $106,315.38 $4,872.00 $301,660.63 224 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures -Continued Brought forward Administration Expenses Postage and Supplies $212.11 Office Equipment and Repair94.66 Gas and Oil 82.15 Auto Expenses 141.04 Telephone 213.39 Meeting Expense 61.30 Sundry Items 29.50 Commodity Distribution Clerk $4.00 Federal Administration 763.08 Equipment and Repair 161.90 Express and Trucking 144.44 Warehouse Rent 40.00 Office Supplies 100.32 Misc. Supplies 32.40 Auto Allowance 99.00 Labor 5.30 Sundry Items 134.34 Aid and Expenses Hospital $1,959.74 Clothing 708.66 Rent 7,576.62 Groceries and Provisions 3,251.91 Coal, Wood and Oil 4,360.83 Board and Care 548.24 Medical 1,684.31 State Institutions 109.29 Cash to Individuals 28,607.01 Taxi and Ambulance 50.75 Dental Work 64.00 Optical Work 86.30 Electric 13.67 Moving 65.62 Burials 629.25 Sundry Items 74.61 Other Cities and Towns 6,426.13 Aid to Dependent Children Personal Services Agent Billing Clerk $131.64 84.75 $4,872.00 $301,660.63 834.05 1,484.78 56,216.84 Carried forward $216.39 $63,407.67 $301,660.63 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 225 Expenditures -Continued Brought forward $216.39 $63,407.67 $301,660.63 Payroll Clerk 74.50 Interviewer 237.50 528.39 Administration Expenses Postage and Supplies $28.48 28.48 Aid and Expenses Cash Grants $11,215.83 Food 11.00 Old Age Assistance Personal Services Agent $584,57 Billing Clerk 225.04 Visitor 616.65 Supervisor 357.16 Stenographic 5.00 Administration Expenses Postage and Supplies $94.69 Equipment and Repair 29.00 Aid and Expenses Cash Grants $30,837.69 Other Cities and Towns 1,048.45 11,226.83 1,788.42 123.69 31,886.14 Soldier's Relief Personal Services Payroll Clerk $384.83 384.83 Administration Expense Postage and Supplies 10.67 10.67 State Aid 422.00 422.00 Military Aid 480.00 480.00 Soldiers Benefits Cash Grants $4,933.50 Hospital Care 271,80 Taxi and Ambulance 4.00 Clothing 111.00 Fuel 381.72 Groceries and Provisions 141.00 Rent 26.00 Medical 135.46 Sundry Items 33.50 Total Charities Carried forward 6,037.58 $116,324.70 $417,985.33 226 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures -Continued Brought forward SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES School Department Personal Services Superintendent $4,800.00 Clerks 2,939.27 Nurse 1,700.00 Physician 1,025.00 Attendance Officer 200.00 Teachers High 84,285.00 Elementary 64,158.85 Special 9,671.68 Janitors High 6,202.15 Elementary 8,581.74 Expenses Postage and Supplies $109.88 Telephone 509.45 Travel - Superintendent 369.63 Sundry Items 35.68 Travel - Teachers , High 33.70 Elementary . 167.66 Sundry Items - Teachers 3.20 Health Supplies High 36.74 Elementary 18.14 Athletic Supplies Towel Service --High 550.86 Supplies High 723.73 Elementary 44,89 Textbooks and Supplies High 4,790.86 Elementary 3,605.54 Shop 774,55 Tuition Special Students 76.70 $183,563.59 $417,985.33 Carried forward $11,850.21 $183,563.59 $417,985.83 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 227 Expenditures -Continued Brought forward $11,850.21 $183,563.59 $417,9$5.33 Transportation Athletic Teams 139.84 Elementary Students 5,729.80 Nurse 200.00 Water High 432.07 Elementary 311.76 Light and Power High 1,575.14 Elementary 1,066.88 Fuel High 3,490.93 Elementary 6,009.58 Repair --- Labor 175.00 Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds High Repairs 1,643.11 Janitors Supplies 1,215.40 Ali Other 382.60 Elementary Repairs 3,845.49 Janitors Supplies 1,167.04 All Other 141.24 Furniture and Equipment High 459.07 Elementary 6.70 Outlay High 669.56 Elementary 67.55 Miscellaneous High 318.10 Elementary 85.02 Diplomas, etc. 138.70 Out of State Travel Superintendent Others Carried forward $67.11 22.00 41,120.79 89.11 $224,773.49 $417,985,33 228 TOWN O1 LEXINGTON Expenditures -Continued Brought forward $224,773.49 $417,985,83 Americanization Classes $202.23 202.23 Vocational Education 1,311.13 1,311.13 Sprinkler Installation - High 12,227.19 12,227.19 Cary Memorial Library Personal Services Librarian $1,936.66 Assistants 6,168.66 Janitors 1,758.49 Expenses - Administration Postage and Supplies $419.95 Office Equipment and Repair3.00 Telephone 111.51 Sundry Items 18.00 Books and Periodicals, etc. Books 1,013.67 Periodicals 248.45 Bulletins, Indexes, etc. 83.35 Binding Books 483.62 Fuel 653.62 Light 814.73 Buildings and Grounds Repairs 169.00 Furniture and Furnishings 132.21 Labor 221.00 Miscellaneous 52.66 Water 43.11 Building Sundry 57.35 All Other 92.67 $9,863.81 4,617.90 Outlay Lighting Installation $998.45 998.45 Total Schools and Libraries RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED Parks and Playgrounds Personal Services Superintendent Clerk Instructors $1,850.00 834.67 1,200.00 $3,884.67 $253,994.20 Carried forward $3,884.67 $671,979.53 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Expenditures -Continued Brought forward Expenses - Administration Postage and Supplies $33.34 Telephone 59.21 Auto Allowance 400.00 Parks Labor $7,268.11 Gas and Oil 166.06 Equipment and Repairs 666.11 Town Equipment 67.50 Equipment Rental 9.00 Seed and Fertilizer 127.90 Light and Power 227.12 Water 147.93 Flags 105.45 Reviewing Stand 53.30 Misc. Supplies 24.81 New Equipment 335.00 Sundry Items 38.51 Playgrounds Swimming Pool Caretaker Equipment and Repair Chemicals Misc. Transportation Outing Transportation Misc. Supplies Sundry Items 229 $3,884.67 $671,979.53 230 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures -Continued Brought forward 318,307.95 $671,979.53 Pensions ----Fire Department $1,107.81 1,107.81 Contributory Retirement System Interest Deficiency $404.77 492.55 Expense Fund 250.00 Pension Accumulation Fund 13,777.00 9,236.80 Public Works Building Wages and Expenses Labor $7,076.67 Light and Power 462.25 Gas 84.90 Goal 652.07 Equipment and Repair 112.56 Tools, etc. 238.35 Repairs and Supplies 295.16 Sundry Items 32.48 Public Works --.Welfare Aid $13.65 $200.00 Public Works Projects -Federal Aided 118.54 Administration 155.70 Supervisor $1,904.50 75.00 Investigator 1,121.41 100.00 Clerk 756.83 150.59 Postage and Supplies 82.21 24.25 Office Equipment and Repair34.25 824.08 Telephone 127.83 Purchase of Land for Parks and Playgrounds $1,500.00 1,500.00 Center Playground -Water Main 1,649.92 1,649.92 Memorial Day Music $35.00 Flags 17.88 Wreaths 126.00 Grave Markers 6.00 Ammunition 19.20 Food 15.85 Patriot's Day Transportation $375.00 Lexington Drum Corps 50.00 Breakfasts 65.00 Wreaths 10.00 Carried forward 219.93 500.00 518.307.95 $671.979.53 Auto Allowance 364.00 General Projects Labor 31.83 Bus Carfares, etc. 251.07 Trucks and Teams 806.93 Town Equipment 77.00 Equipment, Tools, etc. 456.95 Stone Bounds 234.00 Spraying Materials 559.67 Sundry Items 307.97 Lunch Room Gas, Coal and Oil 235.45 Food 593.78 Trucks and Teams 613.07 Equipment 405.62 Sundry Items 47.19 14,431.77 8,954.44 13.66 Carried forward $9,011.56 $42,815.62 3671,979.53 Brought forward Sewing Unit Janitor 50.67 Supplies 33.71 Express 56.19 Federal Payments 570.00 133.20 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Expenditures -Continued 231 $9,011.56 $42,815.62 $671,979.53 Sundry Items Administration of Trust Funds $55.00 Insurance Workmen's Compensation $2,743.29 Public Liability 151.02 Auto Liability 914.81 Auto Fire and Theft 68.51 Building - Fire 2,735.52 Sprinklers 538.92 Printing Town Reports Ambulance Maintenance Unclassified Lighting Clock Funeral Flowers Recording and Reg. Fees Reviewing Stand Misc. Taxes and Sundry Total Recreation and Un- classified 9,854.33 55.00 7,152.07 $627.51 627.51 $99.65 99.65 $18.85 20.00 32.80 10.00 124.50 ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES Water Department Personal Services Superintendent $1,355.56 Draftsman 1,493.59 Clerk 1,082.67 Assistant Clerk 401.00 Administration Postage Office Supplies Office Equipment and Repair Superintendent's Travel $113.60 404.16 626 16.55 206.15 $4,332.82 $60,810.33 Carried forward $540.57 $4.332.82 $732789.88 232 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures -Continued Brought forward Telephone Recording Fees Ali Other Maintenance Labor Pipe Fittings Hydrants and Fittings Meters and Parts Equipment and Repair Gas, Oil, Kerosene Joint Compound Insurance New Equipment Sundry Items Street Repairs $540.57 $4,332.82 $732,789.86 49.96 31.11 25.08 $11,276.43 444.38 22.38 1,018.07 1,982.79 881.00 17.64 936.43 170.00 232.50 298.26 Water Services Labor $3,310.56 Pipe and Fittings 2,279.05 Street Repairs 389.01 Meters and Parts 813.91 Gas and Oil Town Equipment Sundry Items 104.48 7.76 3.93 Water Stock Pipe and Tubing $2,199.57 1,131.85 301.37 75.60 491.99 1,355.82 24.05 Valves and Fittings Hydrants and Fittings Meters and Parts Jointing Compound Misc. Fittings Sundry Items Less Transfers Balance Water Construction Labor Pipe and Fittings Gas and Oil Town Equipment Sundry Items Carried forward $1,931.97 561.16 75.05 645.50 18.74 646.72 17,279.88 6,908.70 5,580,25 5,150.83 $429.42 3,232.42 $32,829.96 $732,789.86 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 233 234 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures—Continued Expenditures --Continued Brought forward $32,829.96 $732,789.86 Brought forward $774,54841 Purchase of Water Mains and MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Appurtenances Temporary Loans Patriots Drive $700.00 Blake and Preston Roads 1,415.47 Anticipation of Revenue $300,000.00 2,115.47 All Other 47,500.00 $347,500.00 Cemeteries Munroe Personal Services Superintendent $200.00 Clerk 100.00 Expenses Labor $1,646.80 Loam 60.86 Shrubs, Seed, etc. 83.09 Water 29.05 Tools 28.06 Cement 26.46 All Other 80.03 Westview Personal Services Superintendent $400.00 Clerk 100.00 Expenses Postage and Supplies $23.57 Sundry 17.00 Labor 2,409.24 Shrubs, Seed, etc. 226.90 Pipe and Fittings 101.05 Loam 77.00 Water 86.20 Tools 97.92 Road Maintenance 840.91 Gas and Oil 43.10 All Other 135.98 300.00 1,954.35 General Loans General $12,000.00 Highway 2,000.00 Sewer 36,000.00 School 10,500.00 Public Service Enterprises Water 14,000.00 74,500.00 Total $422,000.00 INTEREST Temporary Loans Anticipation of Revenue $450.83 All Other 165.31 General Loans 500.00 General 1,162.50 Highway 117.50 Sewer 3,365.00 Sewer and Drain 2,355.00 School 1,110.00 $4,058.87 Total Enterprises and Cemeteries $41,758.65 Carried forward $774,548.51 Public Service Enterprises Water 1,242.50 REFUNDS Taxes $5,035.77 Motor Vehicle Excise 1,634.56 Public Service Enterprises 53.96 Accrued Interest 22.51 All Other 85.55 $9,968,64 $9,968.64 $6,832.35 $6,832.35 Carried forward $1,213,349.50 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Expenditures—Continued Brought forward AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT Taxes State Taxes State Tax $59,895.00 North Metropolitan Sewer 18,488.16 Metropolitan Water 28,585.25 Auditing Municipal Accounts 2,419.61 State Parks and Reservations 802.74 County Taxes County Tax 34,600.35 Middlesex County Tuberculo- sis Hospital 6,051.41 Licenses State Sporting Licenses $971.00 County Dog Licenses 2,189.60 Cemeteries 3,019.81 Misc. Trust 9,737.73 Sewer House Connection Deposits 83.08 Water House Connection Deposits 771.59 Petty Cash Funds 250.00 Food Stamps 15,987.00 Misc. Deposits 131.25 Federal Grants Old Age Assistance For Administration 846.08 For Aid 26,216.04 Dependent Children's Aid For Administration 574.29 For Aid 4,248.36 Total Revenue Expenditures $150,742.52 235 $1,213,349.50 65,024.82 $215,767.34 $1,429,116.84 NON -REVENUE EXPENDITURES SEWER CONSTRUCTION North Lexington Appraisals $50.00 Contracts 1,600.86 Carried forward $1,650.86 $1,429,116.84 236 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Expenditures—Continued Brought forward $1,650.86 Court Expense 2,037.34 Interest 19.60 Sundry Construction Labor $2,578.19 Pipe and Fittings 329.32 Jointing Compound 108.25 Brick, Sand, Gravel 440.89 Frames and Covers 73.14 Town Equipment 1,118.27 Gas and oil 96.63 Sundry 131.97 Vine Brook Sewer and Drain Takings $15,136.22 Town Counsel Fees 1,050.00 Sundry Items 24.98 Contracts 2,612.01 Labor and Materials 135.06 Telephone 11.40 Interest 591.15 STORM EMERGENCY $3,707.80 4,876.66 $19,560.82 Labor $460.19 $460.19 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Pollen Road Labor $4,496.13 Stone, Gravel and Brick 4,627.64 Pipe 490.88 Town Equipment 808.88 Other Equipment 1,751.00 Tarvia, etc. 1,682.81 Misc. Materials 757.12 Gas and Oil 37.39 SEWER CONSTRUCTION Unemployment Relief Engineer $1,298.32 Labor 4,696.53 Pipe, etc. 1,096.04 Tools and Equipment 2,005.37 $14,651.85 $1,429,116.84 Carried forward $9,096.26 $43,257.32 $1,429,116.84 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Expenditures --Continued Brought forward Town Equipment Other Equipment Brick, Cement and Sand Lumber Explosives Sundry Items Gas and Oil WATER CONSTRUCTION Sundry Projects Labor Pipe and Fittings Hydrants and Fittings Town Equipment Other Equipment Sundry Items Gas and Oil Street Repairs Total Non -Revenue Total Revenue and Non - Revenue Cash Balance December 31, 1941 Grand Total 237 $9,096.26 $43,257.32 $1,429,116.84 3,892.93 7,942.91 1,241.48 357.09 703.22 853.18 640.78 $8,262.33 14,939.17 1,072.27 3,747.56 259.38 545.64 270.66 1,020.93 24,727.85 30,117.94 $98,103.11 1,527,219.95 340,957.67 $1,868,177.62 238 TOWN OF LEXINGTON SEWER ASSESSMENT FUND For Maintenance and Construction Credits Balance January 1, 1941 Collections 1941 Sewer Assessments Paid in Ad- vance $211.12 Sewer Assessments Unapportioned 245.00 Sewer Assessments 1936 52.71 Sewer Assessments 1937 52.71 Sewer Assessments 1938 52.71 Sewer Assessments 1939 309.27 Sewer Assessments 1940 667.68 Sewer Assessments 1941 1,209.35 Sewer Assessments in Tax Titles 11.10 Total Debits Transfer to Pay Maturing Debt $5,500.00 Balance December 31, 1941 2,988.19 Total $8,488.19 WATER ASSESSMENT FUND For Water Construction by vote of Town Credits Balance January 1, 1941 Collections 1941: Water Assessments Paid in Ad- vance $220.22 Water Assessments Unapportioned 4,928.12 Water Assessments 1939 50.16 Water Assessments 1940 417.67 Water Assessments 1941 659.58 Total Debits Balance December 31, 1941 $6,499.24 $5,686.64 2,801.55 $8,488.19 $223.49 6,275.75 $6,499.24 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT ROAD MACHINERY FUND Credits. Balance January 1, 1941 Collections for Rentals 1941 Unexpended Appropriation Balance December 31, 1941 Total Debits Transfer by Vote of Town March 31—Road Ma- chinery Account Balance December 31, 1941 239 $12,038.98 10,088.24 3.75 $22,130.97 $10,100.00 12,030.97 Total $22,130.97 WATER DEPARTMENT AVAILABLE SURPLUS Credits Balance January 1, 1941 Receipts in Excess of Appropriation To close out Water Stock Account Transfer by Town vote of Grant St. Appropriation Unexpended Appropriation Balance December 31, 1941 Total Debits Transfers by vote of Town: April 7—To Maturing Debt $14,000.00 April 7—Purchase of Water Main Patriots Drive 700.00 April 7—Purchase of Water Main Blake Road, etc. 1,415.47 Balance December 31, 1941 37,473.99 Total $19,052.02 32,457.37 864.66 741.85 473.56 $53,589.46 $53,589.46 SALE OF REAL ESTATE FUND Credits Balance January 1, 1941 Debits Purchase of Land for Center Playground Balance December 31, 1941 Total $1,500.00 788.72 $2,288.72 $2,288.72 240 TOWN OF LEXINGTON WESTVIEW CEMETERY SALE OF LOTS FUND Credits Balance January 1, 1941 Collections in 1941 for Sale of Lots Unexpended Appropriation Balance December 31, 1941 Total $3,606.85 2,246,07 1.13 Debits Transfers by vote of Town: March 31—For Wages and Expenses $3,060.00 Sept. 22—For Wages and Expenses 1,000.00 Balance December 31, 1941 1,794.05 Total $5,854.05 OVERLAY RESERVE FUND Credits Balance January 1, 1941 To transfer excess overlay 1935 Balance Total Debits Balance December 31, 1941 $1,431.66 REVENUE ACCOUNT 1941 Credits Tax Levy Polls Personal Property Real Estate Appropriation of Available Funds 1941—Before fixing tax rate Estimated Receipts 1941 Over Assessments 1940 State Parks and Reservations $47.23 No. Metropolitan Sewer Tax 69.77 Metropolitan Water Tax 15.14 Appropriation Balances December 31 Estimated Receipts—Surplus Debits Appropriations March 31, 1941 $821,883,68 Appropriations April 7, 1941 44,901.45 $5,854.05 $1,421.75 9.90 $1,431.65 $7,578.00 48,657.41 639,460.58 61,768.34 280,643.79 132.14 16,641.91 18,861.56 $1,073,743.73 Taxes for 1941 State Tax REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT REVENUE ACCOUNT 1941 -Continued State Parks and Reservations Tax Auditing Municipal Accounts No. Metropolitan Sewer Tax Metropolitan Water Tax County Tax County Tuberculosis Hospital Tax Overlay overdrafts For 1934 For 1935 For 1931 For 1938 For 1939 Overlay for 1941 Excess Revenue to Excess and Deficiency 241 242 TOWN OF LEXINGTON EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY 1941 -Continued Transfers by vote of Town 59,895.00 April 7 -To reduce 1941 Tax Rate 25,000.00 837.27 Sept. 22 -Fire Station Alterations 500.00 2,419.61 Sept. 22 -Sidewalk Construction 200.00 19,042.62 Sept. 22 -School Maintenance 1,500.00 29,255.08 Dec. 30 -Forest Fire -Wages and Expenses 500.00 34,277.30 Dec. 30 -Fire Dept. -Expense 820.70 6,051.41 Dec. 30 -School Maintenance 600.00 Refunds of 1940 Licenses and Permits 6.00 Transferred to Water Available Surplus 155.76 131.73 Audit Adjustment 1939 R. E. Taxes 0.47 131.73 233.14 $46,634.59 866.48 Balance December 31, 1941 110,233.02 2,066.16 15,954.40 35,796.67 $1,013,743.73 4 EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY 1941 Balance Forward January 1, 1941 Collections on Tax Titles Real Estate Tax Costs Interest Street Assessments Street Assessment Interest Credits Sewer Assessment Interest Sidewalk Assessments Sidewalk Assessment Interest Real Estate Tax on Disclaimed Tax Titles Tailings -Checks not cashed $8,235.04 211.96 284.11 45.60 8.16 3.66 18.75 1.68 Transfers by vote of Town April 7 -Engineers Auto Replacement April 7 -Loam Supply Development April 7 -Demolition Old Adams School Overage in Cash To close out Sewer Stock a/c Revenue Surplus 1941 Total Debits Tax Titles taken during 1941 Additions to existing Tax Titles $109,377.60 8,808.96 2,148.93 27.18 31.80 182.04 50.oq 1.40 443.03 35,796.67 $5,794.52 11,557.14 $156,867.61 Total $156,867.61 TRUST ACCOUNTS Assets Trust Funds -Cash and Securities In Custody of: Trustees of Public Trusts Trustees of Bridge Charitable Fund Trustees of Cary Memorial Library Treasurer of Contributory Retirement System $103,259.16 6,861.77 26,970.46 70,673.13 Liabilities Battle Green Fund -Orin W. Fiske $637.84 Battle Green Fund -Edith C. Redman 500.00 Eleanor S. Beals Charity Fund 2,246.63 Hallie C. Blake Prize Fund 1,037.67 Patriots' Day Fund Leroy S. Brown 5,031.25 Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds: Colonial (Principal) 1,100.00 Colonial (Income) 612.86 Munroe (Principal) 32,685.00 Munroe (Income) 1,596.11 Westview (Principal) 22,209.80 Westview (Income) 505.60 Frederick L. Emery Fund 5,118.18 Emma I. Fiske Flower Fund 311.00 Emma I. Fiske School Fund 518.37 Charles E. French Colonial Cemetery Fund 2,076.80 Charles E. French School Medal Fund 2,694.21 Jonas Gammell Charity Fund 555.73 Harriet R. Gilmor Charity Fund 652.15 $207,764.52 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT TRUST ACCOUNTS—Continued Hayes Fountain Fund Lexington High School Scholarship Fund Herbert Hilton Munroe Cemetery Fund George 0. Smith Park Fund George W. Taylor Flag Fund George W. Taylor Tree Fund William A. Tower Memorial Park Fund Louise E. Wilkins Flower Fund 1,029.09 261.59 4,577.47 2,573.66 2,298.92 2,353.61 10,000.00 75.63 Samuel 7. Bridge Charity Fund Elizabeth B. Gerry Charity Fund Cary Memorial Library Fund Beals Library Fund Laura M. Brigham Library Fund Leroy S. Brown Library Fund Alice Butler Cary Library Fund Marcia Cary Literary Fund—Income Reserve Goodwin Musical Collection Fund Library Book Purchase Fund Jane Phinney Library Fund Nelson W. Jenney Library Fund Paulina Burbank Pierce Library Fund Clara Robbins Library Fund Wellington Library Fund Annuity Savings Fund Annuity Reserve Fund Pension Accumulation Fund Expense Fund $4,581.51 2,280.26 $11,724.78 1,100.00 3,025.00 2,000,00 2,440.00 354.31 1,025.00 1,060.00 124.19 2,000.00 1,000.00 100.00 1,077.18 $36,490.53 1,867.07 32,072.92 242.61 TOWN OF LEXINGTON BORROWING CAPACITY OF THE TOWN January 1, 1942 Real and Personal Property Valuation 1939 Less abatements Valuation 1940 Less abatements Valuation 1941 Less abatements Motor Vehicles Valuation 1939 Less abatements Valuation 1940 Less abatements Valuation 1941 Less abatements 243 $103,259.16 6,861.77 26,970.46 70,673.13 $207,764.52 $21,300,634.00 21,358,807.00 21,605,821.00 831,058.00 886,696.00 1,095,699.00 $67,078,715.00 244 TOWN OF LEXINGTON BORROWING CAPACITY OF THE TOWN—Continued Average Valuation for 3 years, less abatements Borrowing Capacity, 3% Town Debt December 31, 1941 Loans Outside Debt Limit: Storni Damage Loan 1939 $13,000.00 Sewer Loan of 1915 12,000.00 Water Loan of 1927 1,000.00 Water Loan of 1927 1,000.00 Water Loan of 1928 4,000.00 Water Loan of 1929 6,000.00 Water Loan of 1941 40,000.00 Total $77,000.00 Federal Project Loans Outside Debt Limit: Sewer Loan of 1933 $4,000.00 Sewer Loan of 1938 26,111.00 Municipal Relief Loan Sewer 1940 45,000.00 Municipal Relief Loan Sewer 1940 31,000.00 Sewer and Drain Loan 1938 144,000.00 Water Standpipe Loan 1934 9,000.00 Total Town Debt Inside Debt Limit Borrowing Capacity January 1, 1942 PROPERTY ACCOUNTS $22,359,572.00 $670,787.00 $453,900.00 $259,111.00 $386,111.00 Assets Land and Buildings Furniture and Other Property Total Liabilities Land and Buildings Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building Fire Department Sewer Department, Schools Libraries Parks, Playgrounds, Gymnasia and Bathhouse Town Farm Land Public Works Building $117,789.00 $552,998.00 $3,549,208.64 272,764.84 $467,000.00 24,729.33 569,018.00 1,159,336.10 119,131.21 221,500.00 6,525.00 48,800.00 $3,821,973.48 REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT PROPERTY ACCOUNTS—Continued Foreclosed Tax Title Property Water Supply System Cemeteries Furniture and Other Property Town Office and Cary Memorial Building Police Department Fire Department Sealer of Weights and Tree Warden Sewer Department Highway Department Schools 98,024,19 Libraries 64,000.00 Parks, Playgrounds, Gymnasia and Bathhouse 3,300.00 Public Works Building 1,200.00 Water Supply System 9,600.00 Cemeteries 829.50 Measures 245 75,470,00 822,150.00 35,549.00 $3,549,208.64 $30,650.00 1,790.15 43,371.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 16,000.00 Total 272,764.84 $3,821,973.48 246 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS -REVENUE TOWN OF LEXINGTON MT 07 pan/Azad seouireg anuana o pazza;suszy soomareg pepuadxona ea2a1g0 z01170 pug saa;sugay mac/ sia;sassy [g7uaui -1redaa pug imp JP6t—seanVtpuedxa LT Op LI pun,d aAaaseH pub strep T lr6 T--suoi;au dos dd y 0661 woad palimao,3 saouslgg Let 69 oa a tt7 e.1 Q rn W 0, a 0, 0 Q 0.3 e4 0, 0,0 coo 01 es1 . 1 I G.1 m0 nw 00 u7 Q 01La0 L] 2 c N o0j en r� N m Qa t- a tp a 0 N P7 .-1 00 .-i e- 00 m ci E ca + 44: .w w e e .. E m g co a w m WN p7 , g V i. e o w al Atn RI t' z drip .4 a c o g z a z ~ o m c c & ,, ry aj E d w v Fx' a OL,, k' yq k' e, +' y�j'' d H d a1 k7 ,¢,W tG,W EAkW G, 0 F,W y d 0) • P U C7 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS -REVENUE -Continued Assessor's Department: Personal Services 5,761.33 5,761.33 Expenses 485.00 480,07 4.93 Law Department: Personal Services a n d Special Fees Expenses 300.00 Town Clerk's Department: Personal Services 2,465.33 2,425.56 39.77 Expenses 180.12 180.04 0.08 Election Department: Expenses -Selectmen 488.50 Expenses -Town Clerk Registrations Department: Personal Services Expenses Public Works -Supt's Office: Personal Services Expenses 150.00 Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building Personal Services 4,099.67 4,088.65 Expenses 6,225.00 Engineering Department: Personal Services Expenses Automobile Replacement $900.00 Planning Board: Expenses Board of Appeals: Expenses 160.00 Protection of Persons and Property 2,000.00 140.00 2,140.00 274.54 26.46 486.66 1.84 133.00 133.00 469.00 469.00 324.50 1.65 326.15 • 4,682.67 4,682.67 127.45 22.55 1,300.00 7,182.18 11,246.00 11,156.03 875.00 679.80 868.20 $31.80 250.00 197.07 11.02 342.82 89.97 195.20 52.93 153.51 6.49 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS -REVENUE --Continued Police Department: Personal Services Expenses Radio Transmitter Fire Department: Personal Services Expenses Central Fire Station Al- terations Installation of Fire Alarm Boxes Purchase of Resuscitator Building Department: Personal Services Expenses Wire Department: Personal Services Expenses Weights and Measures De- partment: Personal Services Expenses Insect Suppression: Personal Services Wages and Expenses Shade Trees: Wages and Expenses Forest Fires: Personal Services Wages and Expenses .. Dog Officer: Personal Services Expenses 38,653.29 38,002.54 550.75 4,625.00 75.00 4,101.03 598.97 2,435.65 2,030.65 38,330.50 37,183.53 1,146.97 9,155.00 820.70 9,973.02 2.68 625.00 425.00 500.00 625.00 425.00 1,100.00 1,100.00 118,75 826.50 443.75 600.00 600.00 100.00 94.40 500.00 500.00 230.00 223.81 300.00 300.00 3,300.00 3,288.37 1,415.00 271.00 1,684.84 200.00 200.00 1,200.00 500.00 1,619.60 100.00 100.00 10.00 35.00. 44.75 405.00 500.00 1.50 5.60 6.19 11.63 1.16 80.40 0.25 IMVINfIODDV N/AO.L TO L Od3a NOLONIXr T JO NAtIaL APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS -REVENUE --Continued Public Safety Committee: Expenses Health and Sanitation Health Department: Personal Services Expenses Milk Inspector: Personal Services Dog Clinic: Expenses Dental Clinic: Personal +ervices Expenses Posture Clinic: Expenses Vital Statistics: Birth and Death Returns Animal Inspection: Personal Services Slaughtering Inspection: Personal Services Plumbing Department: Personal Services Expenses Sewer Maintenance: Personal Services Wages and Expenses Sewer Services: Wages and Expenses Sewer Stock: Supplies $83.94 500.00 5,500.00 300.00 475.00 1,750.00 100.00 992.21 437.44 554.77 500.00 78.13 5,578.13 300.00 415.41 1,750.00 96.66 59.59 3.34 625.00 7.55 632.55 25.00 18.25 6.75 500.00 500.00 800.00 800.00 875.00 875.00 128.75 150.00 275.15 3.60 1,249.58 1,067.77 181.81 3,700.00 2,416.10 1,283.90 2,500.00 2,101.47 398.53 359.09 cr 448.08 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS -REVENUE -Continued Sewer Construction: Sundry Streets 1,455.37 1,455.37 Drain Construction: Sundry Streets 5,700.00 4,833.86 1,366.14 Dumps and Ashes: Wages and Expenses 1,900.00 1,848.91 51.09 Garbage Collection: Contract 5,300.00 5,300.00 Highways Highway Maintenance: Persona] Services 2,531.34 2,531.34 8 Wages and Expenses 36,000.00 35,980.22 19.78 Chapter 90 1,000.00 1,000.00 Snow Removal: 0 Wages and Expenses 15,500.00 15,217.51 ... 282.49 n3 Traffic Regulation and Con - til trol: Wages and Expenses 1,500.00 1,107.59 392.41 2 Improvement M arrett 0 R o a d and Waltham O Street 1,450.00 142.02 1,307.98 Z Street Lights: Lighting 22,700.00 22,467.36 232.64 Street Signs: Wages and Expenses 400.00 368.99 31.01 Road Machinery - Expenses 10,100.00 10,096.25 3.75 M Street Construction: Follen Road 3,000.00 2,000.00 Patriot's Drive 1,500.00 1,500.00 Spring Street - Chapter 90 5,000.00 15,000.00 11,515.21 8,484.79 IMYJMf1OXOVf NMOL 3O .L 1OJ Ul 01 cn 0 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS -REVENUE --Continued Sidewalk Construction: Sundry Streets Curbing -Woburn Street Claim -Helen Matthews -- Charities and Soldiers' Benefits Public Welfare: Town Physician Personal Services Administration Expenses Commodity Distribution Food Stamps Aid and Expenses Aid to Dependent Children: Personal Services Administration Expenses Aid and Expenses Old Age Assistance: Personal Services Administration Expenses Aid and Expenses Soldiers Relief: Personal Services Administration Expenses Aid and Expenses State Aid Military Aid Burials Schools and Libraries School Maintenance: Personal Services Expenses Out of State Travel Americanization Classes Vocational Education $1,064.30 200.00 1,242.96 1,000.00 999.95 0.05 145.98 145.98 750.00 750.00 .. 4,122.00 4,122.00 975.00 834.05 140.95 1,506.00 1,484.78 21.22 3,000.00 3,537.00 6,537.00 57,000.00 56,085.84 964.16 602.34 528.39 73:95 35.00 28.48 6.52 13,000.00 11 ,202.33 1,797.67 1,884.84 1,788.42 96.42 125.00 123.69 1.31 30,000.00 1,788.29 31,788,29 384.83 384.83 15.00 10.67 4.33 7,000.00 6,001.08 998.92 900.00 422.00 478.00 700.00 480.00 220.00 100.00 100.00 184,628.33 183,563.59 1,064.74 38,025.00 3,100.00 41,120.79 4.21 100.00 89.11 10.89 203.00 202.23 0.77 1,556.00 1,311.13 244.87 21.34 1NY LNnooav RMO.L .30 stzoaalx m0 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS -REVENUE -Continued ea Automatic Sprinklers - n' Hancock School $1,992.87 1,992.87 1,992.87 S Automatic Sprinklers - High School 9,821.13 413.19 12,227.19 Cary Memorial Library: Persorial Services 9,910.00 9,863.81 46.19 Expenses 4,620.00 4,617.90 2.10 Lighting Installation 1,000.00 998.45 1.55 Recreation and Unclassified Parks and Playgrounds: H Personal Services 3,884.67 3,884.67 0 Wages and Expenses 10,425.00 330.05 10,553.43 201.62 Purchase of Land on Wal- tham Street at Park 0 Drive 1,500.00 1,500.00 't Water Main and Service r -Center Playground .... 1,650.00 1,649.92 0,08 g Memorial Day Expenses .. 250.00 219.93 30.07 ' Patriot's Day Expenses .... 500.00 500.00 H Pensions --Non Contributory: p Fire 1,107.81 1,107.81 Z Pensions --Contributory: Pension Accumulation Fund 13,777.00 13,777.00 Interest Deficiency 404.77 404.77 Administration Expense .. 250.00 250.00 Public Works Building: Wages and Expenses 8,760.50 250.00 8,954.44 56.06 Public Works: Labor, Materials and Ex- penses 366.64 15,400.00 9,854.33 5,612.31 Welfare Aid 922.52 340.00 13.65 1,248.87 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS -REVENUE -Continued Insurance: Premiums ..... 8,300.00 7,1.52.07 1,147.93 Administration of Tr us t Funds: Expenses 70.00 55,00 15.00 Town Report: Printing 627.51 627.51 Loam Supply Development: Wages and Expenses $182.04 182.04 E OId Adams School: Demolition 50.00 50.00 E Town Ambulance: Maintenance 200.00 99.65 100.35 Building a n d Plumbing By -Laws Printing and Distribution 150.00 150.00 Unclassified: Sundry Items 325.00 206.15 118.85 Reserve Fund: Transfers 7,000.00 7,000.00 Enterprises and Cemeteries Water Maintenance: Personal Services 4,684.18 4,332.82 351.36 Wages and Expenses 19,200.00 17,926.60 1,242.50 30.90 Water Services: Wages and Expenses 7,000.00 6,908.70 91.30 Water Stock: Supplies 1,294.08 429.42 864.66 Water Construction: Elimination of Dead Ends -Grant Street 741.85 741.85 W Sundry Streets 3,232.42 3,232.42 icy,', L VJAIIODDIf NMOI JO 12IOaHli APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS--REVENUE-Continued Purchase of Water Main and Appurtenances - Blake a n d Preston Roads 1,415.47 1,415.47 Patriot's Drive 700.00 700.00 Cemetery Maintenance: Munroe: Personal Services 300.00 800.00 Wages and Expenses 1,955.00 1,954.85 Westview: Personal Services 500.00 500.00 Wages and Expenses 3,060.00 1,000.00 4,058.87 Interest and Maturing Debt Interest on Debt 9,523.75 1,242.50 9,357.89 Maturing Debt 74,202.00 298.00 74,600.00 0.65 1.13 1,408.36 Totals $14,138.01 $864,792.26 $36,292.12 $864,496.50 111,241.06 $18,428.04 $21,051.79 NO,LDNIxa'i 3O APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS — NON REVENUE Public Safety Committee: Expenses $15,000,00 $15,000.00 Sewer Construction: North Lexington $14,620.23 $3,707.80 $5,000.00 5,912.43 Sundry 8,000.00 4,876.66 3,123.34 Sewer and Drain Construction: Vine Brook 20,011.78 19,440.82 128.07 442.89 Street Construction: Pollen Road 15,000.00 14,651.85 348.15 Storm Emergency — Hurri- canes 460.19 460.19 Unemployment Relief: Sewer Construction 63,588.18 24,727.85 38,860.33 Water Construction: Sundry 40,000.00 30,117.94 9,882.06 Totals $98,680.38 $78,000.00 $97,983.11 $5,128.07 $73,569.20 Grand Total $112,813.39 $942,792.26 $36,292.12 $962,479.61 $16,369.13 $18,428.04 $94,620.99 M Transfer to Road Machinery Fund S Transfer to High School Sprinklers E Transfer to Excess & Deficiency W Transfer to Water Department Available Surplus REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT Cn CT TABLE OF TOWN DEBT DECEMBER 31, 1941, SHOWING ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL TO BE RAISED BY REVENUE 1942-1953 INCLUSIVE Title of Loan Sewer and Surface Drainage Loan of 1938 Sewer Loan of 1938 Municipal Relief Loan of 1940 for Sewer Construction Municipal Relief Loan of 1940 fm Sewer Construction Sewer Loan of 1941 Water Loan of 1941 New Town Office Building Loan of 1928 Sewer Loan of 1927 Street Construction Loan of 1941,, School Construction and Remodel- ing Loan of 1925 Sewer Loan of 1915 Water Loan of 1929 » Water Standpipe Loan of 1984 Emergency Storm Damage Loan of 1989 Buckman Tavern Loan of 1918 Water loan of 1928 Trunk Line Sewer Loan of 1933 Street Construction Loan of 1938 Sewer Loan of 1928 » ................ Water Loan of 1927 Water Loan of 1927—.......» Municipal Building Loan a2 1937 Total Due in Due in Rate 1942 1948 Due in Due in 1944 1945 Due in Due in 1946 1944 Due in 1948 Due in 1949 Due in Due in 1950 1961 Due in Due in 1952 1958 Total 11196 812,000.00 $12,000.00 612,000.00 $12,000.00 812,000,00 $12,000.00 $12,000.00 912,040.00 $12,000.00 $12,000.00 812,000.00 $12,000.00 $144,000.00 1%96 6,000.00 6,000,00 6,000.00 4,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000.00 6,000,00 6,000,00 6,000.00 6,000.00 8,000.00 72,000,00 1% 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 45,000.00 196 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 %.% 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 %% 5,040.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 4% 495 X31% 4% 4% 4134% 814% 184% 414% 4% 4% 114% 414% 4% 4% 11% 2,000.00 1,000.00 3,000.00 4,500.00 8,000.00 2,000.00 3,000.00 5,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 1000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 4,000.00 2,000.011 1,000.00 3,000.00 4,500,00 3,000,00 2,000.00 3,000.00 4,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,900.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 8,000.00 4,000.00 8,000.00 3,000.00 8,000.00 3,000.00 5,000,00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 8,000.00 5,000.00 8,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00 8,000.00 .......»....... 4,500.00 4,500.00 8,000.00 3,000.00 2,000.00 3,000.00 4,000.00 81,000.00 8,000.00 40,000.00 14,000.00 6,000.00 15,000.00 18,000.00 12,000.00 6,000.00 9,000.00 18,000.00 2,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 8,900.00 1,060,00 1,000,00 1,000.00 4,000.00 870,500.00 862,400.00 355,500.00 $46,500.00 $33.500n1 $82,000.00 .84,000.00 882,000.00 828,000.00 818,000.00 818,000.00 $18,000.00 4453,900.00 TABLE OF TOWN DEBT DECEMBER 31, 1941, SHOWING ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF INTEREST TO BE RAISED BY REVENUE 1942.1953 INCLUSIVE Title of Loan Sewer and Surface Drainage Loan of 1938 Sewer Loan of 1938 Municipal Relief Loan of 1940 for Sewer Construction Municipal Relief Loan of 1940 for Sewer Construction .»...»..». Sewer Loan of 1941 ..............»....» Water Loan of 1941 New Town Once Building Loan of 1928 Sewer Loan of 1927 Street Construction Loan of 1941 School Construction and Remodel- ing Loan of 1926 Sewer Loan of 1916 Water Loan of 1929 Water Standpipe Loan of 1934 Emergency Storm Damage Loan of 1939 .,...»...» Buckman Tavern Loan of 1919 Water Loan of 1928 Trunk Line Sewer Loan of 1933 Street Construction Loan of 1938 Sewer Loan of 1928 Water Loan of 1927 Water Loan of 1927 Municipal Building Loan of 1987, Due in Due in Rate 1942 1948 1%% 52,160.00 $1,980.00 1%% 1,260.00 1,156.00 1% 425.00 875.00 Due in Due in Due in 1944 1945 1946 51,800.00 91,620.0* 91,440.00 1,060.00 945.00 840.00 925.00 275.00 226.09 1% 290.00 250.09 210.00 170.00 135.00 95 % 56.26 48.75 41.25 83.75 26.25 %% 281.25 243.75 206.25 168.75 151.25 4% 520.00 440.00 360.00 280.00 200.00 4% 240.00 200.00 160.00 120.00 80.00 9i 95 101.25 78.75 56.25 33.75 11.25 495 495 414.% 83499 1%% 4,4% 4% 4% 1'k% 4%% 495 4% 1'h 96 720.00 540.00 420.00 300.00 212.50 127.50 262.50 192.50 227.60 140.00 85.00 42.50 120.00 40.00 160.00 80.00 36.26 11,88 42.80 20.00 40.00 60.00 360.00 180.00 180.00 60.00 42,50 ....... _....... 52.50 70.00 Due in Due in 1947 1948 91,26000. $1,080,00 78500 630.00 175.00 125.00 105.00 75.00 18.75 11.26 98.75 66.25 120.00 40.00 40.00 ..._........... Due in Due in Due in Due in Due in 1949 1950 1961 1952 1953 Total 1900.00 9720.00 9540.00 9360.00 9180.00 514,040.00 525.00 420.00 315.00 210.00 105.00 8,190.00 75.00 25.00 2,025.00 45.00 16.00 1,295.00 3.75 240.00 18.75 1,200.00 1,960.00 840.00 28125 1,800,00 960.00 382.50 607.50 437.50 127.60 160,00 240.00 48.18 42.50 20.00 40.00 60.09 Total 97,740.00 86,245.63 54,913.75 $9,886.25 58,088.75 92,647.50 92,017.50 51,567.60 91,180.00 9356.00 9670.00 9285.00 934,896.88 ANNUAL REPORT of the SCHOOL COMMITTEE and SUPERINTENDENT of SCHOOLS TOWN OF LEXINGTON for the year 1941 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT STATEMENT BY THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE 259 In compliance with the law, the School Committee herewith submits its Report for the year 1941. During this year we completed the second and most ex- pensive step in our program of automatic sprinklers for the school buildings. Last year the Hancock School, and this year the Senior and Junior high School building, have been com- pletely equipped. There remains only the Munroe School, and we sincerely hope that the Town will authorize us to undertake the project there if material is available in 1942. It is apparent that the citizens of Lexington are interest- ing themselves to a great extent in school athletics, and the school authorities have been somewhat criticized for not having a broader athletic program, and for not having stronger teams in inter -scholastic competition. For some time the Committee has felt that this criticism has been a justifiable one, but we have known too that the need for economy was also urgent. In 1942 we shall ask for a little more money for athletics. The addition- aI amount will not be large, but we are convinced that healthy competitive sports should be made available to a larger number of pupils, and we also feel that our teams which visit other towns should be equipped well enough so that they appear well, and do not, because of shabbiness, suffer from a lowered morale. To accomplish these ends we need money for additional equip- ment and uniforms, and a somewhat enhanced coaching staff. We would like to have the town consider seriously the propo- sition for an enclosed athletic field. Since this matter was last discussed at the Town Meeting, it has been further studied by the Town Counsel, and we are informed that there is' a possi- bility, under the deed giving the land in question to the town, that an enclosed field, to which paid admission was charged, might be legally located on a desirable section of the public play- ground. We believe that the matter should not be dropped until we either have an enclosed athletic field, or are convinced that it cannot be accomplished legally. In addition to the many routine repairs to buildings which have to be made every year, such as interior and exterior paint - 260 TOWN OF LEXINGTON ing, repairing roofs, replacing window shades, etc., we have made some improvements this year which are worthy of special mention. Conspicuous among them are the following, all of which were paid for out of our budget, and did not require any special appropriation. HANCOCK SCHOOL: Painting auditorium. New toilets on first floor. This is a new and additional facility for the youngest children, and was much needed. MUNROE SCHOOL: Renovation of toilets and lavatory, involving many new fix- tures, new piping, better ventilation. This results in a vastly improved sanitary condition. We also installed a new clock system in this building. We again express our appreciation to Superintendent Grindle, our school principals, the teachers, and all members of the staff, for their loyalty and conscientious work. In closing, we commend to your attention the timely and enlightening Report of the Superintendent which speaks for itself. Respectfully submitted, RANDALL B. HOUGHTON, Chairman ANNIE F. PUTNEY TRACY W. AMES School Committee REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS School Maintenance General Control: Superintendent, Attendance Supervisor, Office Assistance and Expenses Expenses of Instruction: Salaries of Supervisors, Principals, Teachers, Substitutes, Junior and Senior High School Clerks and other expenses of in- struction Textbooks Supplies Operation of School Plant: Janitor Service, Fuel and Miscellaneous Op- eration Maintenance of School Plant: Repairs Libraries Health Transportation Miscellaneous: Graduations, Athletics, Express, etc. Outlay—New Equipment Tuition—Atypical children 261 262 TOWN OF LEXINGTON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Expended: Tuition $1,811.13 Unexpended Balance 244.87 Appropriated. $1,556.00 Reimbursement Commonwealth of Massachusetts $502.73 NET COST FOR 1941 $808.40 AMERICANIZATION Expended: $6,871.51 Instruction $200.00 Supplies 2.23 159,781.23 2,817.07 6,972.15 31,012.23 5,786.89 422.47 2,978.88 5,731.76 1,330.78 783.71 195.70 Total Expenditures $224,684.3E Appropriation $225,753.33 Unexpended Balance 1,068.95 Receipts Tuition: Town of Bedford Other tuition and transportation City of Boston Commonwealth of Massachusetts: General School Fund Part I State Wards Rent Miscellaneous Total Receipts NET EXPENDITURES FOR 1941 $225,753.33 $225,753.33 $8,965.19 218.50 158.66 17,226.50 2,870.85 66.00 167.32 $29,673.02 $195,011.36 Total Expenditures $202.23 Unexpended Balance .77 Appropriated $203.00 Reimbursement—Commonwealth of Massachusetts $102.00 NET COST FOR 1941 $100.23 SCHOOL COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION CHAIRMAN RANDALL B. HOUGHTON, 16 Oakland Street (Term Expires March, 1944) SECRETARY TRACY W. AMES, 2 Highland Avenue (Term Expires March, 1943) TREASURER ANNIE F. PUTNEY, 81 Locust Avenue (Term Expires March, 1942) SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS THOMAS S. GRINDLE, 29 Bloomfield Street Office: High School Building Tel. Lex. 0388-M Tel. Lex. 0230 Tel. Lex. 1593 Tel. Lex. 0165-W Tel. Lex. 0277 SECRETARY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT HELEN SMALL, 286 Woburn Street Tel. Lex. 0848-R REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 263 LEXINGTON PARENT -TEACHER ASSOCIATION OFFICERS OF COUNCIL President Mrs. A. Martin Swenson Vice President Mrs. Robert C. McAnaul Secretary Mrs. R. L. deBerard Treasurer Mrs. Gordon Kennedy PRESIDENTS OF THE LOCAL BRANCHES Adams School Mrs. Douglas Gleason Franklin School Mrs. Carl Bryant Hancock School Mrs. Richard Maynard Parker School Mrs. John Keyes Junior High School Mrs. Edward Harrington Senior High School Mrs. John Griesheimer SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1942 School opens, Monday, January 5 School closes, Friday, February 20 School opens, Monday, March 2 School closes, Friday, April 17 School opens, Monday, April 27 School closes, Friday, June 19 *School opens, Wednesday, September 9 *School closes, Wednesday, December 23 HOLIDAYS Good Friday, April 3 Columbus Day, October 12 Armistice Day, November 11 Thanksgiving, November 26 and 27 NO SCHOOL SIGNALS The No School Signal will be 3 blows 3 times of alarm whistle. the fire I. When blown at 7:30 A. M., it indicates no session of the Senior High School or Junior High School *These dates are tentative and subject to change. 264 TOWN OF LEXINGTON on that day. Announcement will also be given by radio, from Stations WNAC and WEEI, between 7:00 and 7:30 A. M. 1I. When blown at 8:00 A. M., it indicates no session in any of the elementary schools for the morning session. Unless the "No School Signal" is blown at 12:30 P. M., the elementary schools will be open in the afternoon even when there has been no school in the forenoon. Announcement will also be given by radio, from Stations WNAC and WEEI, at or soon after 8:00 A. M. III. When blown at 12:30 P. M., on days schools are in session in the morning, it indicates no after- noon session for Grades I -VI inclusive. Announce- ment will also be given by radio, from Stations WNAC and WEEI, as near 12:30 as possible. When possible, parents and pupils are requested to secure information from the radio stations, or from the local "No School Signal". Those not able to secure information from these sources may call the Senior High School (Telephone, Lexington 0342) at 7:30 A. M., and the elementary schools at 8:05 A. M. and at 12:30 P. M. Children who are absent at the opening of the school should come later during the school session, if weather conditions war- rant it. GENERAL POLICY It will be the policy of the school department to close school only in case of extreme weather conditions; otherwise, to hold regular sessions. The widely varying conditions in the several parts of Lexington make it difficult to reach decisions equally fair to all. PARENTS ARE URGED, THEREFORE, WHEN SCHOOLS ARE OPEN ON STORMY DAYS, TO EXERCISE THEIR PERSONAL JUDGMENT AS TO THE WISDOM OF SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO SCIIOOL. REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 265 ROSTER OF TEACHERS IN LEXINGTON SCHOOLS Name Manfred L. Warren Irving F. Sherwood Robert M. Campbell James L. Heggie Kenneth Moyle Chester A. Neilsen George V. Perry Amy Campbell Ruth A. Dainty Gretta L. Dyas Christine F. Fernald Anne L. Forsyth Grace P. French Bertha V. Hayward Margaret Jenness Helen I. McIntyre Mabel A. Miller Lillian M. SpidIe Ruth .A. Walcott Catherine Gramstorff Merrill F. Norlin Philip M. Caughey William H. Cuzner Arnold W. Lunt Earle B. Sukeforth Gladys M. Anderson Marlette Bowles Claire A. Cook Beatrice T. Cummings Katherine M. Donahue Harriet J. Hodgkins Betty King Annie M. Nickerson A. Elizabeth Swanton Dorothea S. Reynolds Blanche L. Whelp•ley Helen M. Porter SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Subject Taught Principal Asst. Prin., Science English English Mathematics Commercial Commercial, Math. Commercial English Science Latin English Science Social Studies French Social Studies Social Studies Commercial French Clerk Yrs. In Where Educated Lex. Bowdoin College 14 University of N. H. 16 Oberlin University Boston University 8 Bucknell University 8 Northeastern University 12 Tufts College 12 Burdett College 13 Boston University 4 Radcliffe College 11 University of N. H. --- Smith College 20 Wellesley College 30 University of Maine 23 Earlham College 12 Boston University 15 Mt. Holyoke College 7 Salem T. C. 11 Wellesley College 21 Chandler Secretarial 2 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Principal Wesleyan University Social Studies Bowdoin College Health, Math. U. S. Naval Academy Science, Math, Boston University Math., Science Bridgewater T. C. Social Studies Bridgewater T. C. English, Social Studies Middlebury College Art, Health Mass. School of ,Art English, Math. Bridgewater T. C. English, Social Studies Bridgewater T. C. English Gloucester Training English, Math. Bridgewater T. C. Soc. St., English Salem T. C. Latin, Gen. Language Colby College Math., Science Tufts College Math, Commercial Salem T. C. Clerk Katharine Gibbs School 15 13 7 13 4 17 4 14 2 21 12 14 4 6 26 1 266 TOWN OF LEXINGTON JUNIOR -SENIOR HIGH . SCHOOL Edward E. Abell H. John Adzigian Marion L. Cronan A. Irving Dodge Audrey Hargreaves Doris B. Leavitt Augustus Mazzocca Robert A. Proctor Margaret Sandberger Ruth E. Morrison Wilma A. Quinn Margaret L. Small Margery W. Payson Mary W. Neville Ellen V. Dormin Genevieve C. Doherty Catherine W. Stewart Marjorie M. Shaffer Helen F. Crowley Marjorie N. Shaw Mary A. Hallaren Edith C. Alcorn Margaret A. Keefe Bertha S. Vik Barbara S. Polsey Dorothy B. Marshall Eleanor E. Smith Helen F. Blinkhorn L. Elizabeth Smith Constance A. Benner Winnifred F. Taylor Jane E. Austin Jennie F. Blodgett Alice T. Farrand Marion E. White Margaret B. Noyes Harriet S. French Physical Education Math., Social Studies Household Arts Manual Arts Librarian Physical Education Band Manual Arts Music, Orchestra Springfield College 12 Harvard University Framingham T. C. 10 Mass. State Course 16 Middlebury College Bouve-Boston P. E. 4 Naples Conservatory of Music 1 Fitchburg T. C. 13 5 American Institute ADAMS SCHOOL Principal Grade I I & II II III III IV IV & V V VI VI Jr. High Opp. Class Bldg. Asst. for Adams and Munroe Plymouth Normal Bridgewater T. C. Farmington Normal Bridgewater T. C. Boston University Fitchburg T. C. Bridgewater T. C. Salem T. C. Boston University North Adams T. C. Gorham T. C. Lowell T. C. Lowell T. C. FRANKLIN SCHOOL Prin. Franklin & Keene Normal Hancock Grade 1 I & II Salem T. C. II Bridgewater T. C. III Lowell T. C. IV Fitchburg T. C. V Lowell T. C. VI Keene Normal Bldg. Asst. for Salem T. C. Franklin & Hancock Bridgewater T. C. HANCOCK SCHOOL Grade 1 IT III IV V VI Bridgewater T. C. Bridgewater T. C. Worcester T. C. Keene Normal Bridgewater T. C. North Adams T. C. 19 3 2 5 2 1 6 7 12 13 4 5 1 47 10 11 24 27 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 267 Althea M. Earley Ruth F. Moore Marjorie E. Hartt Kathleen J. McSweeney Mae Youngquist Dorothy E. Porter Mary M. Kinneen Stella M. Dobrow Doris E. Bauer Annette P. Breen Elizabeth L. Call Marion M. Marston Eileen M. Preston Martha L. Lane Ina M. Mosher, Bldg. Asst. MUNROE SCHOOL Prin. & Grade VI Grade I II III IV V Primary Opp. Class Intermediate Opp. Class Farmington Normal Fitchburg T. C. Framingham T. C. Lesley Normal Keene Normal Lowell T. C. Emmanuel College Salem T. C. PARKER SCHOOL Prin. & Grade VI Salem T. C. Grade I Bridgewater T. C. II Farmington Normal III Machias Normal IV Worcester T. C. V Gloucester Training Bridgewater T. C. SPECIAL TEACHERS Virginia N. Rhoades Sewing Framingham T. C. Helen F. Spooner Music Framingham T. C. Elinor M. Welch Art New School of Design SCHOOL PHYSICIANS Dr. Harold J. Crumb, 30 Grant Street and 1632 Mass. Avenue, Lexington Dr. Doris Kendrick, Kingston, Mass. Dr. Howard W. Newell, 12 Clarke Street, Lexington 7 3 12 3 1 3 6 7 1 14 11 21 6 15 12 Tel. Lex. 1088 Tel. Lex. 0898 SCHOOL DENTIST Dr. E. E. Morrill, 53 Harding Road, Lexington Tel. Lex. 0968 AMERICANIZATION TEACHER Gladys M. Anderson, 1454 Mass. Avenue, Lexington Tel. Lex. 0652-M CARETAKERS OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS Arthur J. Rocque Roland N. Hayes William J. Kenealy Thomas F. Ryan, Jr. 71 Grant Street, Lexington 823 Mass. Avenue, Lexington 53 Vine Street, Lexington 29 Shirley Street, Lexington 268 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Clesson C. Schofield Thomas Kenney ADAMS SCHOOL 7 Pleasant Street, Lexington 8 Manley Court, Lexington FRANKLIN SCHOOL Woodbury M. Philbrook 49 Grassland Street, Lexington HANCOCK SCHOOL Thomas F. Cavanaugh 149 Grant Street, Lexington MUNROE SCHOOL Charles A. Manley 75 Woburn Street, Lexington PARKER SCHOOL Arthur N. Lee 59 Ward Street, Lexington REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 269 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS To the Lexington School Committee: As the new year begins, with our country actually engaged in war, the problems confronting the public schools grow in number and intensity. With the rising tide of defense activity and the accompanying emotional instability, there is the danger that educational as well as other domestic activities may seem of secondary importance. The work of the schools is in many ways less spectacular than most war activities, yet it contributes much to the protec- tion of "the American Way of Life." Each year sees more or less repetition of certain school activities. In previous reports many of these matters have been discussed. A detailed account of these common practices would seem superfluous at this time. However, the teaching of the basic skills is the fundamental task of the schools and it is our policy to see that this job is thoroughly done by means of the best accepted methods of the day. Perhaps at this time our annual report can best serve its purpose by briefly emphasizing only certain phases of the school program which are most directly related to the strengthening of our democracy. I. American History, Civics and Government are taught in some form throughout our school system. The work, which begins in a very simple and elementary manner in the early years, is increased in amount and difficulty in advancing grades where courses relating to local, state, national, and world gov- ernments are required. All phases of the Constitution are studied. Students are taught to discriminate in their social and political judgments and to distinguish between propaganda, opinions and facts. II. The American Way of Life and the American Standard of Living with its duties and obligations are emphasized in the higher grades. Pupils, therefore, are taught to recognize that rights imply duties and privileges imply responsibilities. 270 TOWN OF LEXINGTON III. Throughout the schools, patriotic creeds and songs are learned and sung. This work is developed through class- room activities, musical programs and assemblies. Patriotic holi- days are appropriately observed, and the lives of national heroes are studied and discussed. The proper salute to the Flag and the repeating of the Oath of Allegiance are required in all school - IV. The schools attempt to teach good manners and proper discipline, with reasonable and proper punishments for infringe- ment of these rules. Good sportsmanship on the part of all pupils is encouraged. V. The average public school offers the best example in existence of the true democratic way of life in the most impar- tial and non-partisan way. Pupils of all conditions of social back- grounds, with various desires and capacities, live and play to- gether during their school hours. No such condition exists else- where. If by character or spiritual training we mean such intan- gibles as tolerance for the beliefs of others, fair play and friend- liness, then the public schools constitute a most powerful force for preserving these ideals. VI. Not all the, benefits of an education are derived from classroom studies. Other school activities provide training of a different sort which is most important. In the High Schools there are opportunities for pupils to engage voluntarily in extra- curricular activities of varying kinds. All common sports are a part of the program as well as music and dramatics. VII. "We must allow pupils some participation in democ- racy in school if democracy is to function for them later!" Modern psychology teaches us that we must learn by living. Growth comes as a result of taking part in the various agencies which make up our society. Therefore, meaningful experiences should be the backbone of our curriculum. In numerous ways pupils are encouraged to take an active part in democratic school procedures. Beginning with the lower grades a gradual increase in such participation is expected. Such avenues as class dis- cussions, school assemblies, election of school and class officers, student government and councils provide valuable opportunity for the development of democratic attitudes and leadership. VIII. The public schools offer educational privileges to all groups and ages. No other country provides such opportunities for free education as are found in the United States. There is REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 271 also opportunity for all to develop individuality and personality according to their interests and ambitions. No two individuals are alike in all respects. One of the most outstanding advances in the modern public school is the recognition of this fact. The schools in a totalitarian country attempt to cast the entire group into one pattern. There is little connection beween true learning and living in such a society. In the Lexington schools there are in attendance more than 97% of the children of legal age. The average daily attendance of these pupils in school is approxi- mately 96%. IX. The home is considered one of the fundamental units of society. The schools seek to train boys and girls to under- stand the value of the home and to appreciate their responsibili- ties in connection with it. Such training is given by the following means: (1) Instruction in sewing and cooking with emphasis upon standards of quality, price, choice of good styles and color combinations in clothings. (2) Shop work and training in the proper use of tools and in the value of materials practical in the home. (3) Classes in drawing with appreciation of the value of color and beauty in the home. (4) Music appreciation and courses in literature offer opportunities for securing self pleasure and infor- mation. X. A class in adult alien education has been in operation for many years. Reading, Writing, English and government are regularly taught in this group. The work has been valuable to many aliens in obtaining their citizenship papers. Twenty have been enrolled in the class during this past year. Any citizen who knows of persons who might be interested in such a class would render a valuable service by helping such persons to get in touch with the school authorities. XI. Since health is a primary element in defense, an ade- quate health program is necessary. This is accomplished through the regular course of health in the schools, the work of the school nurse and school physicians. The work of the Dental, Posture, and Pre-school Clinics are of definite value. The physical examinations of several million young men under the Selective Service Act have caused much comment re - 272 TOWN OF LEXINGTON garding the physical fitness of American youth. The figures reported from these tests show that dental defects rank among the highest. It was found that 17% or more were found unfit for active service due to dental defects. A recent dental survey was made of all members of the senior class in our High School. These results showed that practically the entire class could meet the requirements of the dental Selective Service examination. From information we have received, we believe the record of Lexington boys who have taken these tests rates considerably higher than the average for the country. Approximately two-thirds of the pupils in the Senior High School are receiving instruction in "First Aid" courses from our physical education teachers. Under a recent ruling of the School Committee, all new teachers now permanently employed are required to pass a clear test X-ray examination for tuberculosis. The school lunch has a very definite part to play in the health program of the school. Well balanced menus are offered in our Junior -Senior High School lunchroom from which the child may select a light lunch or meal at very moderate costs. With the increasing number of accidents from automobiles, traffic officials have turned to the schools with the request that instruction in Safety be included in the educational program. This should be considered a compliment for the schools, for it is another recognition of the value and importance of the school system in helping solve a civic problem. Many types of safety education are found in different schools, some including instruction in automobile driving for those who wish it. In our schools we have tried to give alI pupils some essential facts about the extent and causes of driving acci- dents, the relative importance of this problem to the nation, and the methods of improving conditions through safe driving, with special stress on the importance of right attitudes among drivers. CONCLUSION At such a time of national emergency, education, as never before is called upon to conserve spiritual values, build morale, and develop an intelligent understanding of the causes for which we as free men are fighting. No program can be thought of as final. Growth in the way of democratic living in this country must be supported by growth in our program of education. REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 273 Democracy and real education cannot exist without each other. Democracy succeeds according to the ability of its people to make intelligent choices and to adapt themselves to changing conditions. As citizens and as educators we must be ready to meet the expanding needs of our schools. It is again a pleasure to express my sincere appreciation to all who have cooperated in making this past year a happy and successful one. January 12, 1942. Respectfully submitted, THOMAS S. GRINDLE, Superintendent of Schools. DISTRIBUTION OF JUNIOR HIGH PUPILS BY SUBJECTS Ninth Eighth Seventh Subject Grade Grade Grade Total English 179 221 194 594 General Language 221 221 Latin 82 82 Algebra 108 X08 Junior Business Training 50 50 Mathematics 78 221 194 488 Health and Science 221 194 415 General Science 99 99 Social Studies 179 221 194 594 World Geography 221 221 Sewing 26 101 127 Shop 23 115 93 231 Cooking 23 104 127 Art 60 221 194 475 Music 85 221 194 500 Glee Club 28 19 25 72 Band (with Senior High) 2 10 8 20 Orchestra (with Senior High) 2 5 3 10 Gymnasium 179 221 194 594 DISTRIBUTION OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS BY SUBJECTS Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Post Subject Grade Grade Grade Graduates Total English 192 194 178 11 575 French 89 77 69 2 237 Latin 36 26 13 0 75 274 TOWN OF LEXINGTON World History 141 0 1 1 143 American History 0 137 65 2 204 American Problems 0 0 117 0 117 Business Math (' yr.) 0 0 26 1 29 Plane Geometry 80 4 4 0 88 Algebra I 3 4 8 0 15 Algebra II 0 52 4 1 57 Solid Geometry and Trigon- ometry (1/2 year each) 0 0 27 2 29 Chemistry 0 77 8 2 87 Physics 0 0 45 2 47 Applied Science 0 46 0 0 46 Biology 81 0 4 3 88 Bookkeeping 0 0 83 0 33 Stenography 0 29 15 1 45 Typewriting 113 67 31 5 216 Clerical Training 0 88 1 0 89 Business Principles 87 0 0 0 87 Office Practice 0 0 67 1 68 Law (1 yr. course) 0 0 54 0 54 Economic Geography 0 0 25 0 25 Home Economics 30 21 13 2 66 Freehand Drawing 22 10 8 0 40 Shop 31 18 10 0 59 Mechanical Drawing 0 17 23 1 41 Chorus 72 74 71 0 217 Orchestra (with Junior High) 5 3 4 0 12 Band (with Junior High)1 6 1 0 8 Health and Physical Educa- tion 191 194 179 0 564 Good Grooming 66 0 0 0 66 PRIZES —1941 George O. Smith Prizes 1. Katrine F. Sorensen 2. Jean Reed Shaffer Hallie C. Blake Prizes Kathleen L. Schlichte Charles F. Vaughan Robert P. Clapp Oral Essay Prize Kenneth Stuart Rymal Robert P. Clapp Written Essay Prize •Spencer Johnson D. A. R. Good Citizenship Medal Kathleen L. Schlichte Washington and Franklin Medal Audrey Giroux Elsa W. Regestein Awards Kathleen L. Schlichte Honorable Mention: Edith Isabel Harding Steadman F. Humphrey Carolyn L. Nickerson Catherine Jane Osborne Jean Reed Shaffer Janet Meriam Smith Richard J. Welsh American Legion Athletic Medals Ruth Jeanette Porter Lawrence F. Dutton, Jr. REPORT OF THE 'SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 275 CHARLES EDWARD FRENCH SCHOLARSHIP MEDALS Senior High School 1. Natalie Hayward 4 2. Audrey Giroux 3. Kathleen Schlichte Junior High School 1. Marjory Reynolds 2. Betty Sorenson 3, Barbara Bacon Adams School 1. Marjorie Reed 2. Anita Carlson 3. Mary Shanahan Franklin School 1. Laura Partridge 2. Robert Sullivan 3. Margaret Kargaard Hancock School 1. Nancy Harrington 2. Eileen Wood 3. Dorothy Maynard Munroe School 1. Maureen Melly 2. June Burgess 3. Katherine Bennett Parker School 1. Elsie Wallace 2. Eugene Delfino 2. R. Miles Uhrig 3. Judith Litchfield Hancock School PUTNAM PRIZE Nancy Harrington LEXINGTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1941 Joan Elaine Albert Joyce C. Alger Matthew Allen Bertha Anderson Robert Edward Andresen Maybelle Anthony Mary Apollonio Howard I. Arbetter Richard Archibald William H. Arnold, Jr. Mary Louise Ballou Leo Barry June Sonia Bartlett Robert E. Beecy Barbara Bennett Marjorie Isabelle Boone John Fremont Brown, Jr. Perry Joseph Brown John A. Burbidge Romeo P. Busa Dorothy Marie Byrne Thomas Champney Helen A. Christenson Elizabeth Mary Anne Clancy Mildred Louise Cochrane Jean Commons Joan M. Commons Rita Cecelia Converse Roy Cook Francis B. Culbertson, Jr. Ernest Cutter, Jr. Conrad F. Delfino 276 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Frank Dias, Jr. Hilda P. Dolan Virginia Domings Richard Lawrence Dunham Hubert R. Durling, Jr. Lawrence Fletcher Dutton, Jr. Barbara E. Elder Warren Austin Empey Harry Fisher FIorence Frances Fitzgerald Rosalie Julia Fitzgerald Bette E. Flaherty Gerard Fradette Domenic Franceschelli Dorisse M. Freeman Faith Freeman Annie Mary Fullerton Audrey Giroux Harvey Glidden Ruth Carter Graham Ann Griesheimer Marion Prince Groot Lincoln Hall Grush Gertrude M. Hammond Edith Isabel Harding Edward I. Hart, Jr. Donald I. Hawkins Natalie Hayward Evelyn Florence Higgins Frank Edward Hudson, Jr. Steadman Franklin Humphrey Gladys Irwin Stanley W. Janusas Arthur B. Jellis Spencer Johnson Stanley A. Johnson Elsie Bernice Jones Ernest Wilfred Jones Alfred Frederick Kaceraukas Alf H. Kargaard Mary Kelley Ann E. Kelley Minerva Evelyn Kennedy Florence D. Kenney Beatrice G. Kirkland Elsie I. Lowe Frank Edward Maclnnis Louise May McCaul • Edward T. McDonnell Mary McDonnell Kathleen G. McGrory Hugh Dean McQuillan Ruth Maguire Joseph Maienza, Jr. Edwin Lloyd Manter Eleanor M. Modaono Edward J. Moniz Virginia C. Moore Robert B. Morse Frank E. F. Mosses, Jr. Lillian Louise Nelson Carolyn L. Nickerson Donald E. Nickerson, Jr. Catherine Jane Osborne Hazel Patterson Martha Peirce Herbert O. Peterson Stephen Hopkins Phinney Priscilla Irene Plummer Dorothy E. Poirier Ruth Jeanette Porter Ethel E. Powderly T. Robert Primmerman Joseph Thomas Reilly Frances Margaret Richter Pauline Roberts Stanley J. Romanowski Edna Alice Ross Kenneth Stuart Rymal Donald Robb Sands Concetta A. Sanseverino Kathleen Louise Schlichte Jean Reed Shaffer Janet Meriam Smith Paul Smith Betty Stevens William Spencer Sullivan Barbara Suter Duncan F. Swan Eleanor Tepper Marion McIntosh Thompson Solvay Gerd Valentine Francis P. Valliere Charles F. Vaughan Phyllis Evelyn Vessey Shirley 'Viand Patricia Walker Virginia K. Warner Richard J. Welsh Eleanor Wilson Jeanne Wilson Margaret P. Wright Stella B. Yosgandes Dorothea Zubowitch 0 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 277 278 TOWN OF LEXINGTON ENROLLMENT IN LEXINTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS OCTOSE], 1941 4 Boys Girls Total Senior High School 264 311 575 Junior High School 290 304 594 Adams School 180 154 334 Franklin School 104 117 221 Hancock School 110 105 215 Munroe School 121 94 215 Parker School 116 105 221 Total 1,185 1,190 2,375 ■ REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE No. of physical examinations Dr. Newell Dr. Kendrick Dr. Crumb 1941 1179 564 535 No. with some degree of defect No. with poor nutrition No, with defective skin No. with enlarged tonsils No. with enlarged glands No. with heart murmurs No. with pronated arches No. of children attending X -Ray clinic: No. of children immunized against Diptheria No. having tonsils removed No. of children attending lip reading classes 3 No. of children attending speech classes 1 The only epidemic during the year was measles 72 cases Total 2274 280 121 42 232 89 35 67 294 107 169 REPORT OF THE ATTENDANCE OFFICER 1941 Number of home visits 328 Number of truants 54 Number of court cases 1 LEXINGTON SCHOOL SAVINGS December 21, 1941 a040r'' Nri ' 00 LAN rI [pfd L -N yyM 0)G 00 p0d4 000 ri fl C0 t- 0000 b 90 09- +, 0)t-Icb Ne000 5e�000 t -N0)0 NrdrdNt 4: OD 1.4 t10 0000n.ara,000'-uo c.m 071I N 000 - W R�aoaaleen0) 1 u7 Nl.714 0CR05 Iv 6i 000) 107 -IF c5. 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K � 0 0 Eb 3 • 0, g 0)A kb a. 0) m ba g ',g • as A a INDEX Animal Inspector, Report of Appeals, Report of Board of Appointed Officers April 19th Committee, Report of Assessors, Report of Board of Births Building Inspector, Report of Cary Memorial Library: Investment Committee, Report of Librarian, Report of Treasurer, Report of Trustees, Report of Cemetery Commissioners, Report of Committees Appointed Committee on Public Safety Deaths Dental Clinic, Report of Director of Accounts, Report of Engineer, Report of Fire Engineers, Report of Forest Warden, Report of Health Inspector, Report of Health, Report of Board of Highway Division, Report of Jurors, List of Lectures, Report of Committee on Marriages Middlesex County Extension Service, Report of Milk Inspector, Report of Park Division, Report of Planning Board, Report of Plumbing Inspector, Report of Police Department, Report of Posture Clinic, Report of Public Welfare Agent, Report of Public Works, Report of Superintendent of Retirement Board, Report of Retirement Board, Report of Treasurer School Department (See page 280 for detailed index) Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of 117 89 14 Tax Collector, Report of 184 88 Town Accountant, Report of 189 151 (See page 281 for detailed index) 74 Town Clerk, Report of 42 Births Y4 Deaths 76 Marriages 75 99 Town Counsel, Report of 110 101 Town Engineer, Report of 113 S7 Town Meeting Members 6 95 Town Officers 5 146 Town Physician, Report of 137 18 Town Records: 175 Warrant for Town Meeting March 3, 1941 19 Annual Town Meeting, March 3, 1941 27 76 Adjourned Town Meeting, March 31, 1941 35 115 Second Adjourned Town Meeting, April 7, 1941 47 185 Warrant for Town Meeting, September 22, 1941 56 Special Town Meeting, September 22, 1941 61 113 Warrant for Town Meeting, December 80, 1941 68 133 Special Town Meeting, December 30, 1941 70 121 Town Treasurer 86 Trustees of the Bridge Charitable Fund, 1941, Report of 131 188 Trustees of Public Trusts, Report of 122 79 164 280 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Selectmen, Report of 77 Shade Tree and Moth Divisions, Report of 106 Slaughtering, Report of Inspector of )40 Soldiers' Relief, Report of Agent of 62 Sewer Division, Report of 171 85 81 145 75 104 139 148 108 141 118 142 156' 164 177 182 267 143 Water Division, Report of Wire Inspector, Report of W. P. A., Report of SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Attendance Officer, Report of Distribution of Pupils by Subjects Enrollment in Lexington Public Schools Financial Statements Lexington Parent-Teacher Association Prizes Roster of Teachers School Committee Organization School Committee, Statement by 168 136 92 277 273 277 261 263 274 265 262 259 Senior High 'School Graduating Class S75 Superintendent of Schools, Report of 269 INDEX 281 INDEX TO ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT Accounting Department: lut Expenses 209 Personal Services 209 Administration of Trust Funds 231 Ambulance — Maintenance 231 Animal Inspector — Personal Services 219 Appeals, Board of 214 Appropriation Committee: Personal Services 209 Expenses 209 Assessors' Department: Expenses 211 Personal Service's 211 Balance Sheet: Deferred Revenue Accounts 196 General 191 Property Accounts 244 Town Debts 197 Trust Accounts 242 • Borrowing Capacity of the Town 243 Building Department: Expenses 216 Personal Services 216 Care of Dumps and Removal of Ashes 220 Cemetery Maintenance: - Munroe: Personal Services 233 Wages and Expenses 233 Westview: Personal Services 233 Wages and Expenses 233 Collector's Department: Expenses 210 Personal 210 Committee on Public Safety 217 Contributory Retirement System: Pension Accumulation Fund 230 Interest Deficiency on Funds 230 Expense Fund 230 County Taxes 235 282 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Dental Clinic: Expenses 218 Personal Services 203 Dependent Children: Aid and Expenses 225 Administration 225 Personal Services 224 Dependent Children Fund: For Administration 235 For Aid 235 Dog Clinic, Expenses 218 Dog Officer: Personal Services 217 Expenses 217 Elections Department: Expenses (Under Jurisdiction of Selectmen) 212 Expenses (Under Jurisdiction of Town Clerk) 212 Engineering Department: Expenses 213 Personal Services 213 Automobile Replacement 213 Excess and Deficiency 241 Expenditures: Agency 235 General Government 209 234 Municipal Indebtedness 234 Refunds 234 Trust and Investment 235 Interest on Debt Fire Department: Personal Services Expenses Purchase of Resuscitator New Fire Alarm Boxes 214 215 216 216 Foreclosure and Redemption of Tax Titles 210 Forest Fires: Personal Services 217 Wages and Expenses 217 Garbage Collection 220 Health Department: Expenses 218 Personal Services 217 Highway Construction: Follen Road Patriots Drive Spring Street -- Chapter 90 Pollen Road — Non Revenue INDEX 283 223 223 223 236 Highway Department: Road Machinery Account 222 Curbing Construction — Woburn Street 222. Highway Maintenance: Personal Services 22I Wages and Expenses 221 Insect Suppression: Personal Services 216 Wages and Expenses 216 Insurance 231 Law Department: Expenses 211 211 Personal Services and Special Fees Libraries: Cary Memorial Library—Personal Services 228 Expenses 228 Memorial Day 229 Military Aid 225 Miscellaneous Deposits 235 Old Age Assistance: Administration Aid and Expenses Personal Services Old Age Assistance Rind: For Administration For Aid Other Finance Offices and Accounts Overlay Reserve Fund Parks and Playgrounds: Personal Services Wages and Expenses Purchase of Land (Park Drive) Water Main (Center Playground) Patriots' Day Pensions: Fire Department 284 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Physician, Town 223• Planning Board: Expenses 215 Plumbing Department: Expenses 219 Personal Services 219 Police Department: Expenses 214 Personal Services 214 Two-way Radio Installation 214 Posture Clinic — Expenses 219 Public Welfare: Commodity Distribution 224 Personal Services 228 Town Physician 223 Administration Items 224 Aid and Expenses 224 Public Works Building: Wages and Expenses 230 Public Works: Labor, Materials and Expenses 230 Welfare Aid 230 Superintendent's Office: Expenses 212 Personal Services 212 225 Receipts: 825 Agency, Trust and Investment 206 225 Cemeteries 205 General Government 201 General Revenue—Taxes, etc. 199 235 Health and Sanitation 203 235. Highways 203 Interest 205 210 Libraries 204 Municipal Indebtedness 206 240 Protection of Persons and Property 202 Public Service Enterprises 205 Public Welfare 203 Recreation 204 Refunds 207 Schools 204 Special Assessments and Privileges 200 2. '3 Unclassified 204 Registrations Department: 230 Expenses 212 Personal Services 212 228 229 229 229 INDEX 285 Revenue Account 1941 240 Road Machinery Fund 239 " Sale of Real Estate Fund 239 School Department: Americanization Classes 228 Expenses 226 Personal Services 226 Sprinkler Installation—High School 228 Vocational Education 228 Selectmen's Department: Expenses 209 Personal Services 209 Sewer Assessment Fund 238 Sewer Construction: Drain Construction 220 Drain and Sewer Construction—Vine Brook—Non Revenue 236 Federal Aided Projects—Non Revenue 236 Sundry Streets 220 Sundry Streets—Non Revenue 236 North Lexington—Non Revenue 235 Sewer Department: Stock Account 219 Sewer House Connection Deposits 235 Sewer Maintenance: Personal Services 219 Services 220 Wages and Expenses 219 Shade Trees—Wages and Expenses 217 Sidewalk Construction—Sundry Streets 222 Slaughtering Inspection—Personal Services 219 Snow Removal 22L Soldiers' Relief: Administration 225 Aid and Expenses 225 Personal Services 225 State Aid .. 225 State Taxes 235 Storm Emergency—Non Revenue 236 Street Lights 222 286 TOWN OF LEXINGTON Street Signs 222 Town Clerk's Department: Expenses 211 Personal Services 211 Town Offices and Cary Memorial Building: Expenses 218 Personal Services 212 Town Report Printing 231 Traffic Regulation and Control: Improvements to System 221 Wages and Expenses 221 Treasurer's Department: Expenses 210 Personal Services 210 Unclassified 231 Vital 'Statistics 219 Water Assessment Fund 238 Water Construction: Sundry Streets 232 Sundry Streets—Non Revenue 237 Water Department: Stock Account 232 Water Department Available Surplus 239 Water House Connection Deposits 235 Water Maintenance: Personal Services 231 Services 232 Wages and Expenses 231 Purchase of Water Mains and Appurtenances: Patriot's Drive 233 Blake and Preston Roads 233 Weights and Measures Department: Expenses 216 Personal Services 216 Westview Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund 240 Wire Department: Expenses 216 Personal Services 216 INDEX 287 TABLES Appropriation Accounts—Revenue 246 Appropriation Accounts—Non Revenue 255 Interest on Town Debt due 1942-1953 inc. 256 Town Debt due 1941-1953 inc. 256