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1946 Pictorial-Annual Report
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OIr a . -- '.• ¢` �. .,.::;: .. �'� E , .A !,,p,,,t, ..,,_ , , . .. t 0... ..,,,,,\ „,. , •� < 4 � f1. + nT. f E,aDN I' e 4 �.f . - - IDN, ¢ ..- � F • ,T 5l • L • \, :iiNsst,. l • ,,,,\\,,,,,,,\„. r c___,,,),,,,,..._ hN pl� ' J • �IC \ ''' E �, T _ No\ 1- . co / � ;of O _ � � ..4 A„11 CI 0° /�F �� it , W,g5 PREFACE Except for the policeman directing traffic at the corner, the fire station down the street, the teachers that Johnny and Mary talk about, and the annual tax bill that always seems larger than expected, most of us have so little contact with our town government that we are largely unfamiliar with its functions and the mass of behind-the-scene details that make Lexington one of the better towns in which to live In this report, to give you a clearer understanding of how your town operates, we shall go behind the scenes with our elective and appointive officers to see what makes Lexington go as a town and how the separate units of our town form of government fit together * The New England Town Meeting is the most demo- cratic form of government, and in its purest form all the voters in a town are privi- leged to take part and vote on every item in the warrant, including appropriations As towns increased in size, however, it was found that such Town Meetings tended to become unwieldy, especially when such items as new buildings were to be voted on, and so the Limited Town Meeting was devised it is this form of Town Meeting that is used in Lexington, and its vote determines the course your town government takes, from selectmen to public works labor Under the Limited Town Meeting form, Lexington is divided into four precincts, each with 51 Town Meeting Members. At each annual town election, in addition to the Selectmen and other elective town officers, 17 Town Meeting Members are chosen in each precinct for three-year terms, and those elected, together with the 34 elected the two previous years in each precinct make up the 204 Town Meeting Members who, along with the Selectmen and certain other officials, as specified by law, are the only ones that vote at the annual, and special, Town Meetings Any townsman, whether a Town Meeting Member or not, may speak freely at Town Meeting, but he may not vote, unless elected from one of the precincts Even under the limited form of town government each citizen has almost the same privileges of the ballot box as in the old days of the full Town Meeting for any action of the Limited Town Meeting may be approved or disapproved at a special town election that must be called on petition of 250 voters of the town, provided it is filed in proper form and with the proper officials within five days of the Limited Town Meeting action. ■All operating data m thrs booker are drawn from the reports of the town officers and those of you who are interested in the detailed statistics of the various departments, commissions and committees will find them available in derail at the office of the Town Clerk •.1 241 _...• s 1. • . . 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LEXINGTON your Town, your Home According to the 1945 census, Lexington has 14,452 inhabitants within its 16.64 square miles. There are 54 miles of accepted streets, 37.81 miles of unaccepted streets, and 27 37 miles of projected streets. The valuation is $22,325,408 and the 1946 tax rate was $33. Although many Americans probably think Lexington dates from April 19, 1775, it was settled in 1642 as a section of Cambridge and called Cambridge Farms. It became an independent incorporated town in 1713 Actually, it is one of the oldest settlements in America, and one of the early towns. To operate the town government, there are five Selectmen, a Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, School Committee of three members, three Cemetery Commissioners, three Trustees of Public Trusts, a Moderator for the Town Meetings, two Constables, and a six-man Planning Board, all elected. In 3 ' . -1-8'4. f ....,110R-- •i•r Lr' ": irro ' ._ ''' -frr•:;'''': . 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Under the elms along Meru:im Street addition, there are 62 appointed officials, only 13 of whom receive any financial compensation. The others are our public spirited neighbors who give of their own time in order that the greatest benefits for all may come from the town expend', tures which, in 1946, totalled $1,311,694 10 4 Typical of Lextngtori are such residential streets as Winthrop Road and Forest Street. Photo. pallid Mu ILA I ‘ti4. ., '''''' \t t 1011 t I• #le/-',.. iSI"St /1 ^NO IQ .. .`qt 4 i 1 . , / ‘. o x i .4,.' 1110' : • ' :Lit'I ' '011..\011.114 ., 4.,.... ,i,., .1 ; • _,. ' 0.•-•:%1/4 .-.”. _,.. t.,,,it , r ' , •., , a . ,, ••, .., -,, .1 •:• it 1 -,... •,.., ... .• , ,k1 • i 1,1.--c - ''''''41tik" i A...,,i...,..•.r • - ,e, ri t .._-- '1 4 il ."-L't lik i/1110i1; Li • • virk if ISL .....%.• . ,f t.,.. •",.0,--;".' iti., '1 • C-` 1:,.! ' .•t. • ., .4. 7 . 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LI. _ y Yhli illi �F.• . r— u pl- . i 1 # 1i • iF. R ' ` moi l * V oson Now sn commsssson,the new Ere Department Headquarters on Bedford Street. Mond K>> Protection of person and property is one of the main functions of any form of government. In our community we look to the police and the firemen for these all-important services. The police force in Lexington has eighteen members a chief, who was the Police top man in his class at the school conducted for police officers by the F.B.T. in Wash- Department ington, one lieutenant, one sergeant and fifteen patrolmen There are two radio- equipped cruising cars, both with two-way radio for immediate communication with the station. To further increase the safety of our citizens, the deputy chief 6 of the Fire Department also has a radio-equipped car with which to contact the Police Department and through them to reach Fire Headquarters by direct tele- phonic connection. Fortunately, the main work of the police is that of traffic control, speeding, illegal parking, and traffic duty at the schools. The town is patrolled twenty-four hours a day, vacant houses are checked at frequent intervals and, from time to time, arrests are made. In 1946 there were 164 arrests of which 49 were for traffic violations. Police cars, on duty, covered 68,972 miles during the year The Fire Department operates under an appointed executive board of five engineers The force itself totals thirty-nine There are seventeen permanent fire- men, twenty full time call men and two part time call men The permanent force includes a deputy chief, three captains, a lieutenant, a department clerk and eleven privates The equipment consists of three engines, a ladder truck, three hose trucks, Fire a special service truck, a utility truck and the town ambulance which, while not a Department Fire Department vehicle, is driven and serviced by it A new Headquarters Station is expected to be commissioned in April, 1947, and a new station on Massachusetts Avenue, which has been delayed by material shortages, should be begun in the near future A combination pumper with hose and booster tank is now being built in the Fire Department shops and will go into service shortly Two-way radios mean maximum police protection • 10061 A efr Ale t leikr 11.1111. 1111 " 41111, °111111111.1- 4/11 • 411 7 Phot.David Nilnon 7 :„. ,. ...1 — .'-o'"L'I . --' .1..:4•' y .,.- .4:: • . :,. -:17.. % i�1y_. - i•si,,,;....;.-:;:.,:_:,:,: s.r.r.'n•Ni iit:,.:,:I, :,,ts,:,,,,,.,,,,.,::,,S.w.i:tfr. ,y,,..,.., .,,,,..e..k.jr:::‘,._ii.,..iie,",:ti....,:,:n.r...::C.- efr liedi �' - - 'moi-- _"�` -•• - - s ry•i'',...r:•`''.. 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'"-s:%:-kap- 1 q -'- ,,, •^1�R .�T--telAI ..... - -- olit `�' � _ ax ` � ; -- . ..._ I Phoso-Axed N:Won Tice nein and the old--the latest Aerial Ladder Truck and famous Buckman Tavern In 1946, the Fire Department responded to 756 calls, of which more than half, or 397, were for grass fires There were only 72 bell alarms, while 32 of the calls were to adjoining towns under the mutual aid plan in which the nearest apparatus responds regardless of town lines Twenty-one of these outside calls were in Waltham, ten in Arlington and one in Woburn, while Lexington received aid three times from Waltham, four times from Arlington and once from Bedford The apparatus rolled up a mileage of 3,5.50, and the ambulance, on 160 trips, covered 2,906.8 miles during the year Fire prevention work included regular monthly inspections of public and mercantile buildings, schools and rest homes, talks at the elementary schools during Fire Prevention Week, and the attendance of a fireman at all public assemblies where 8 there were inflammable decorations. On their own time, the firemen inspected home cellars for fire hazards, and this sort of preventive work, it is felt, not only cut down possible fires but made the whole town a safer place in which to live Not as obvious, perhaps, as the work of the Police and Fire Departments, but as constant and far reaching in its effect on life in the town, are the health pro, tective services, mosquito control, inspections, clinics, quarantines, and welfare. The foremost agency for these services is the Board of Health In general, the Board of Health supervises food handling establishments, safeguards the milk delivered in Lexington, checks on the sanitary conditions of swimming pools, over- Board of sees immunizations against, and quarantine for, communicable diseases, checks Health nuisances that affect the public health, and makes sure that garbage disposals are prompt and sanitary. If one operates a bakery, grocery, market, or a restaurant, the inspector calls frequently Dogs are immunized against rabies at an animal clinic, and, of course, if someone contracts measles, mumps, or other communicable disease, the Board of Health will have it on their records Milk is inspected for butter fat, solids and bacteria by the milk inspector who also inspects the distribution plants and licenses the milk dealers. Naturally he also inspects any farms where cattle are kept, while a trained veterinarian inspects Milk the animals themselves The veterinarian also inspects any horses, sheep, goats Inspector and swine that may be housed within the town and carefully records his inspections. Although we do not think of Lexington as a meat raising community, over 1400 animals were slaughtered here in 1946, and one of the health officers acts as Inspector of an inspector of slaughtering Last year he found that only 19 carcasses out of Slaughtering 1411 were unfit for food, yet, had there not been this inspection, even this small number might have caused considerable sickness With Cambridge, Watertown, Belmont, Waltham and Arlington, Lexington forms the East Middlesex Mosquito Control District which works under super- vision of the State Reclamation Board in ditching, draining and treating mosquito Mosquito growing areas. The budget for this control district has been $24,000, and Lexing- Control ton's contribution has been $3,000 annually. To date, this work has resulted in marked improvement in the mosquito situation and an increased appropriation for the next four or five years should greatly facilitate the elimination of this pest Two health activities of the town conducted through the schools look to the well-being of our future voters These are the posture clinic and the dental clinic The posture clinic works with children in the third to sixth grades, the dental clinic takes in the entire school system The Lexington posture clinic is one of the few of its kind in the country Each year about 200 children attend the clinic— in 1946 there were 187. These children are the ones found to have defects in posture requiring treatment which Posture is given after school hours. Twice during the year, on Saturday mornings, each Clinic child attending the clinic has an examination by Dr Mary Moore. Parents are urged to attend their child's examination. There is no charge for this posture clinic, and its results show that posture defects usually can be corrected in the home without hospital treatment 9 The dental clinic, in the Elementary and Junior High School, examined the teeth of over 1600 children, of whom 729 were found to need work other than Dental cleaning Many of these, of course, went to their own dentists, but 232 children Clinic had work of some sort done by the clinic For this, the children paid $110.50, and the town contributed $1,826 25, surely a low cost to keep our children's teeth in • good condition The Visiting Nurse Association should be mentioned here as an organization which contributes greatly to the health and welfare of the community. This organ- Visiting ization is financed partly through the Community Fund and partly by fees collected Nurse for services. The staff now consists of three nurses who are available to anyone Association needing professional nursing care. They are called on cases either by the doctors or directly by the families involved The services are rendered alike to those who can afford to pay full fee and to those who can pay only part, or none, of the nominal charge The V.N.A also serves the community through various fields of health education, check-up clinics for well babies, health services in private nursery schools and cooperation with Red Cross and the Board of Health While public welfare may not be a strictly health service, yet it is closely allied with it and granting or withholding it affects the health standard of our town. In 1946, the welfare staff consisted of one agent, a social worker, and two clerks Public These four workers cared for all the records required by town, state and federal Welfare governments, and supervised the welfare grants In 1946 there were 181 such grants, about the yearly average for the town, 150 receiving old age assistance, nine receiving aid to dependent children and 22 receiving general relief One of the most discussed subjects in any community are the schools, for regardless of how outsiders regard a school system, to the townspeople the schools School may always be improved in physical plant, in subjects taught, and in type of teach- Department ing This is a healthy interest, and in Lexington, especially, it insures that our schools will rank favorably in comparison with those in the other towns and cities of Massachusetts Lexington schools have operated under a Superintendent and a School Com- mittee of three members that meet in open session the first and third Mondays of each month, except during July and August Beginning in 1947, there will be five members on the School Committee Children may begin the first grade if they are five years and eight months of age at the opening of the school year Birth and vaccination certificates are required EIementary There are five elementary schools (grades one through six), one junior high Grades school (grades seven through nine) and one senior high school (grades ten through twelve) About 2,400 pupils attend these schools,and the teaching staff numbers 102. In the elementary grades, the emphasis is put on reading, writing, spelling and arithmetic, with considerable attention also given to the social studies, the develop- ment of health habits, and the responsibilities of good citizenship. Of all these studies, reading is considered the most important of the elementary subjects as on it depends a child's progress and achievement not only through the school years 10 but through life as well. , ..":",.." .:... .r , ` I/f • .. ' • it Illjr;:ir 0,215.0111101111111111 Alp r i • f ¢ . • r .r.�_ Mil .. l iiliiiii,i{. l - 11:Iillr. ..... _,77, ,. _, ti 1 i* fill .4- __. ... _ ---,.' �. iii ; - . r Vpi. I 1 1 1: , .1 1 .::-.ffi .1:ii ____c____„. _ :.: 7--"--.._ _.. . ..1.----.3.14 IR fit N, + !# IR 1111 11!. I I 1 i I 4 . ,'. .—fi � � _- I- ' III €11 !ii I i I !II Ell �jj f� v;�.. ' . 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N. ... 15 _c " I ... £ ' all parts of reading, and for those who are a bit slower than their classmates in grasp- ing the subject, there is remedial reading that, by concentrating on each child's particular weakness, soon turns those seeming weak points into strength From reading, it is but a step to writing, and this transition is made easier by starting the children printing their words, changing over to cursive writing in the second grade when they have mastered the idea of combining letters into words and words into sentences, by printing the characters "like they are in the books" Spelling, another related subject, is taught by showing the words in actual use rather than by memorizing them individually Arithmetic also is taught by usage rather than through repetitive problems, once the fundamentals of addition, multiplication, subtraction and division are understood Storekeeping, record keeping, and a toy post office, for example, teach arithmetic as well, and with more interest on the part of the pupils, as the old problems of A giving two apples to B, three to C, etc History, geography and science, which comprise the social studies, now are taught not by memorizing past events, dates, boundaries, etc , but by working back to the past from the present By this process, the children first see things as they are, then go to the past to see how the present developed, and work toward the future from the present It is a more integrated method than the earlier way of teaching these subjects, one that makes them more alive The secondary schools (Junior and Senior High School) carry on the studies started in the elementary grades and, through new and varied subjects, fit students for the serious business of living English and mathematics carry on the reading and arithmetic of the lower grades, while social studies become more important Secondary Classes in art, in music (both vocal and instrumental), and handicrafts develop Schools interests for later leisure time pursuits Literature and science stimulate interests that were hidden in the earlier years Some courses prepare directly for college, while for those who find their interests in the vocational trades, Lexington pays the tuition required to attend a State-aided vocational school, of which there are several in nearby communities Beginning with Junior High School, children are given occupational information and occupational guidance to help them choose that field in which they have the most interest and the best chance for success One of the more important functions of the secondary school is to train for citizenship, and this is done in Lexington in several ways School clubs, safety Citizenship patrols and a student government give the boys and girls of Junior and Senior High Training School age the opportunity to work together for the benefit of all, thus developing teamwork, sportsmanship, fair play, responsibility, loyalty and cooperation, ideal characteristics for future good citizenship. During these years are taught the services of government, particularly those of the town in which we live--- what the Police, Fire, Park and Public Works Departments do, how the Selectmen operate, what happens at Town Meeting, why we have schools and libraries With the study of government is integrated 16 the reasons for churches, clubs and stores until, by the time school is ended, the graduates have a well balanced picture of what makes a community and the part in it he is expected to play On the health side, Lexington cares for its children from the time they enter school until they graduate from Senior High School Medical and dental inspection is provided for all by the school doctor, the school nurse and the dental hygienist. Health and In grades one, four, seven and twelve, a thorough examination is given at the start Physical of the school year, and at that time pupils entering from other communities are Training examined and those that had defects at the previous examination are re-examined Children are given hearing tests with an audiometer under the direction of the school nurse. In the elementary,schools a mid-morning luncheon of crackers and milk is served and undernourished children receive special attention In the Junior and Senior High School building there is a modern cafeteria serving a variety of healthful foods at moderate prices A physical education program extends through all grades with both indoor and outdoor exercises for each age level. There are supervised playgrounds, play- rooms and a gymnasium In the lower grades, the emphasis is on good posture, sitting, standing and walking Posture pictures are taken of all children in grades three to six, showing those who need special attention in school, in the home, or at the posture clinic Also in the lower grades there are mimetic exercises, games and folk dances, while in the upper grades the emphasis is on body building and rhythmic exercise By Junior High School age, intramural competition is common, while the Senior High School is represented by teams in the various sports who compete in friendly rivalry with those of neighboring communities Beginning for the first time in 1946, for those interested in learning to make things with their hands, there are evening handicraft courses which use the school Adult shops for their workrooms For those of foreign birth there also are evening courses Courses leading to citizenship. Outside the Lexington school system, the Middlesex County Extension Service offers a variety of educational programs Homemakers find recipes and cooking demonstrations available to them as well as courses in home sewing, home canning, Middlesex home furnishing and food preservation Poultrymen receive a monthly information County letter and detailed instructions in use of ranges, brooding and rearing, and disease Extension control Market gardeners are helped in controlling insects and fungus growths and Service are advised as to varieties of vegetables suited to their soils The Extension Service also conducts the 4-H Club work in Lexington where there are two clothing clubs for the girls and three garden clubs for boys and girls The Lexington 4-H winners of the General MacArthur medals for excellence in gardening in 1946 were Judy Litchfield and Leonard Short Of considerable interest to the townspeople of Lexington are the Cary Lec- tures, a series of three free,annual lectures on topics of the day provided under the wills of Eliza Cary Farnum and Susanna E Cary For 1946, these lectures covered a variety of interests. On February 5, Lieut John Mason Brown, U 5 N R , spoke 17 on "Grease Paint and Printer's Ink" for those with theatrical interests On March 1, Cary Leland Stowe painted current events and the course toward which they pointed in Lectures "What We May Expect in the Future," while on October 30, Lieut Cdr James Britt, U S N R , pleased sports enthusiasts with his lecture "On Friendly Fields". The Cary Memorial Library was founded in 1868 when Mrs Maria Cary of Brooklyn, New York gave the town $1,000 The present building was given in 1906 by Alice Butler Cary, her adopted daughter, and at that time the Library was given its present name The Library is open every weekday from 9 a m to 9 p m. The East Lexington Branch is open from 2 to 6 p m and from 6 30 to 8 p m Monday through Saturday Public The town makes an annual appropriation to cover the work of the Library which Library is supplemented by an income of about $900 a year from trust funds and from fines for overdue books, both these going toward the purchase of new books Besides hooks, the Library offers magazines, pamphlets, phonograph records, pictures, and files of vocational material Through the inter-library loan privilege in which the Library participates, other than current fiction may be borrowed from other libraries The Library works closely with the schools of the town, and Lexington, in 1827, founded the first juvenile library in Massachusetts There is a special room in the main library for juvenile books while recent renovations at the East Lexing- ton Branch have provided a large Children's Room for the residents of that area The two events that most influenced our country's history were the Revolu- 18 tion and the Civil War, and both are properly commemorated each year April 19, The Cary Memorial Library BT4 i<.3tng was a gift to titre Town by Alice 13atier Cary in 1906 Phow David Ni]won r r .• 7 I I 1 I W''-0\ \ 1101 I. ..• , litk-11%\ \•\ _ lifik_., --'<.. : ,...N\ ' . 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D•vid Nilsson in particular, is Lexington's own day and, while last year Good Friday occurring on that date limited our celebration to the morning, it is an occasion that draws many visitors from without the town. The April 19 celebration begins with an early parade to Lexington Common for the flag raising ceremony Later in the day come the memorial services at the April 19 Battle Monument, the re-enactment of the rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes, Celebration Jr , and an afternoon parade Frequently the Governor of Massachusetts visits Lexington on this day and addresses the townspeople on the Common, the Birth- place of American Liberty. The Lexington Minutemen parade in costume and the Drum Corps adds further authenticity to the scene as the parades pass before the houses which the original Minutemen left to face the British regulars. Memorial Day is dedicated to the veterans of the Civil War, but now includes those of all wars as well. The graves of the departed soldiers and sailors are dec- Memorial orated, taps are sounded at the cemeteries and at the Battle Green and the firing Day squads fire their volleys in memory of the names on the rolls of the dead The Observances Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War lead the parade, but all veteran organizations participate as do the Drum Corps, the Scouts and the various auxiliaries 19 It is important for a town to move carefully in modifying its zoning and build, ing restrictions and for those concerned with new building and alterations to have the good of the town at heart Fortunately for Lexington, we have that type of men on our Planning Board and our Board of Appeals and for our inspectors Our zoning laws now require lots in new developments to have at least 100 feet of frontage with a minimum area of 12,500 square feet, wise provisions that will prevent Lexington from becoming overcrowded In 1946 the Planning Board was concerned primarily with passing on new sub, divisions, containing over nine hundred building lots,and also numerous new lots Planning on approved streets It also continued the study of the development of the business Board center, considering the questions of possible re-zoning of some sections for business and apartments, street widening, new streets and a definite parking area for the business district. School sites and additional recreational facilities came in for con- sideration during 1946, and your Board also intervened in the hearing in Burlington 20 The Girl Scouts take an active part in all parades and patriotic observances. ......c.....04.7 — .. ....* •: c',.. t .1-.„Et.: .:'. , 1 it t .p - • ' i l't ,/ 1" it .. ', r v.. f .:S . r 1R": ',.4.41 • f:, 'r�+.,. ��• �. :4; 4 is in` +te �%�.i'$� �• , .f� y,. :. _ , t , _ ',:-. ,; •.�u. •u} 5 Sy werr • 1'• ` 4 . rt ' n ��.'�lcy4is.y � '{ t 0 l r _` :." `r %V. Pt f 'I' - .. 4; 1.:!"-1 ,i' P.A4. . v2-t. -:'''--4.zt , ,tiTipli') ,•.-- . .",ir ,.._ :'-fit - Ail- . - • • it' c '':',;.;,' .,-'-`..`v•7:-',:;‘' 2 4,C-Y,,,,z.' . , '..;',:::' -:„,-,i'li,,,,,9'.,•-: il-,:',..; '1.41.' '. - IP irf , - L40 ' A -,, ,,,_ ..ft-Ir.• "',.,1 P••%., : • ii i f' it.: / cc % : gir , - - • , _.....�-- ".-a izazat ..., i{�d AIL� ,' .. ter" --_.._.w. '_.._..._..� __ _: •-�.wwry.n F •-4- , +' " -+ Phn[i Nn,- ,,H:ivc.c from Holl ViII . 1'1'.r:'. S'.'r on the proposed dog track there on the basis that such an establishment would be detrimental to values in Lexington The Board of Appeals had to rule on forty-five cases in 1946, an increase of twenty-seven from the year before In step with the times, was the granting of Board of permits to alter a barn and a garage into temporary living quarters, but for a limited Appeals time only Roadside stands, which many of us like to patronize, come under the jurisdiction of this Board which issues permits annually, for produce raised only by the owner Of the total number of cases presented, thirty-one were granted, only fourteen denied. Building in the town is strictly supervised by the Building Inspector (who also Building, enforces the zoning laws), Plumbing Inspector and Wire Inspector, and building, Plumbing in this sense, includes alterations as well as new building Permits have to be granted and Wire for all such work and it has to be inspected to see that it conforms to the codes Inspectors and to the permits 'General Dawes"and the "Minutemen"are a part of every Apra 19 celebration 21 Phou'Di%id KWoa 4•Yrtli"-‘ \,, \ :' \• I Is .' to •► V . . • ., /'" rell- ` 1 -'--- ..1/4\ 4 T� . li,X. . . IV 1, 4. „ -44: G . h �R t�- iht_ .. 4,4 v 1 . - ' ' —1 i .....r.4 - „.. : b ' A 4'''. ,4,4;4' : . . . ,r--. lir rt, L ..- .•.t li ;.4ttP".. 1 s • r • , 1 4 .0 if', )•; ie. . / - ikc 1 . . ? i ii - Jo.. tik IF Y T� �' . ii oi - — • g • r% . - '''', 4 i / 4 . . . r k 7 . * _ I., ill Mop . - , ,% PI"I,- ■ ' ar - In 1946, permits were issued for 168 single family dwellings, an indication of the direction in which Lexington is developing, and these permits accounted for $1,237,750 out of the total building permit valuation of $1,553,590 Recreation is important and parks and playgrounds in Lexington are being constantly improved under the direction of the Park Superintendent and each year Park sees more facilities available There are now seventeen park areas and playgrounds Department in Lexington, the result of the foresightedness of Dr J Odin Tilton who, early in the century, insisted that Lexington provide play areas for its children As one of the next projects, It is hoped to have the enclosed football field done in time for the 1947 season as this Spring will show whether new drainage will be necessary Of the twelve tennis courts, two were given new clay surfaces this past year, and there are plans for resurfacing six more in 1947 and four in 1948 Plans and specifications are being prepared for a small locker building which will be a welcome addition to this recreational plant. At the East and Center playgrounds, attendance was the largest in several years and many handicraft articles were made there by the children. The swim- The North End of the Deep Pool during the Annual Swimming Meet 111111111111111111111 . .rti 4- • .'i , 1 3 7 4 . t "9 10 . il 50 *141 --(g.4, ily ','1 - I. . . ,.. _ .c, ....., ,., _,1 ! -_,_,....-0 / t1111. w �x..e � "+„""'”- elm ming pool was particularly popular in July, but the weather in August cut down the attendance for the year The first four weeks of the season broke all previous attendance records. . Much of Lexington's attractiveness lies in its heavily shaded streets and tree Shade Tree planting is planned for the new streets that will soon be laid out in the many new and Moth subdivisions. Trees from the nursery at the Public Works Building will be ready Department for roadside planting by 1949 DDT was tried to combat the tent caterpillar and the results were excellent The elm leaf beetle is troublesome and the gypsy moth condition is kept under about the same degree of control from year to year Unfortunately, the Dutch elm disease has been discovered in Quincy. Inas- much as we are but twenty-five miles from Quincy, and Quincy is seventy-five miles from the previous last known point of infestation, care must be taken to see that this fungus does not get established here If you see an elm tree with leaves yellowing and dropping out of season, please notify the department at once so that it can be checked, as that is one of the first signs of Dutch elm disease. An Annual Meet race starts from the South End of the t)eep Pool • atk• ,- ' • :-'-e•� . . �... -mak-_ � - - ;� �. . - _V --- it 4 '� :5 r • if "Il t '. 4 ,:itYr:- ;I-Z' - 1:174 7 , 1 : 71 4, .1;to '�l *11 , t_giti . I .144.4:41:,, 1 1 I '1r 1 0:1 .7 .4 .ler t' 1 '. ilit.1..,‘.7:4:4 .145. ' cl\.4f• : _ 'A - . . Ihr. -_ . . 4- - war --- -. _ }.. _- ., '__ s• _- .. . -. ter' �1�=,+::- .7.00 ,• -. '- -_. -•1. - r +��"" �� lab • 4411.11111. 23 {' tioal>6 "at • t r A -• p .;:,,, tilihril:ii—ay,+4,1', '. ' — ., ,!$' ''L: A _ vi f_ -7 , If\IV -7 III •••:.4.70-415„;-‘,..• �.- "1, _� ' _, -.t •:moo l '--fir' ~ ... '� - _h .. LA.' : 7::' a*W'...' '-' '-. - iii,mr: ,,..moigorl:;:- :'.‘ -,,Ir :V. dr. -4,'i;ir. 44.'"..•-ir -,. "_ ' _. t. r. kilk „� • Tennis is popular in Lextngton and the courts at the Cerner Playground Photo n.na Hasson are kept busy throughout the season. Without Public Works, life in Lexington would be exceedingly primitive. The Town Engineer, Building Inspector, Plumbing Inspector, Wire Inspector, and Park Superintendent, important services that, in this report, are discussed apart from Public Works,are all part of it. Building repairs,equipment maintenance, roadwork, snow removal, water service, and sewage disposal also are under Public Works Public The Public Works Department is headed by a trained engineer. Most of his Works force, which now numbers over forty, are trained operators of such specialized Department equipment as cranes, bulldozers and mechanized shovels New surfacing was put on some ten miles of Lexington streets during 1946, practically all the accepted streets were cleaned in the Spring and the streets in the center were cleaned daily. Patching, where necessary, was done both in the Spring 24 and in the Fall and all catch basins were given a Fall cleaning During the winter months, it is the intention to clean various brooks throughout the town Con- siderable surface drainage was completed during the year and street lines were painted and street name signs of wood were erected in some thirty locations. Snow removal was a problem because of the heavy falls and hired equipment had to be used more extensively than usual New equipment* has been added during the year and the department anticipates that, under normal conditions, town equip- ment can handle snow removal in the future During 1946 the two mechanics at the Public Works Building had 259 repair orders, 30 for police cars and 229 for other town vehicles New equipment will greatly reduce the number of repairs as many of them are caused by the age of the equipment, particularly those on the light trucks that have had to carry more than normal loads the past few years *During the past year,the Pubic Works Department has been able to obtain considerable new and much needed equipment from the War Assets Administration at a considerable saving($45,000)to the town It is thus prepared to do a great deal more work and to do it more efficiently. Looking east along Massachusetts Avenue where at passes through the shopping center 25 Photo.thrid Hi1Mom • • 41 ' 4t$ T ate . — ..r..e \ • - _ . - '� `- - rte,. 7 .' _ . 1, :---,--- ..e.1•171111/61.1r1.—. '.- ' - r---•i.l.'':.'-''--t-- ..' ' 401" i ' i 0 i li41 . 1 .,,. .,:_L ,.. „.....3 rili.,-, 0 #: .,►� :x-i 3rd . ..._ ,_,,,... _.lrA17441,4". __ .„,,, P* .„: . . . , `r p111:' �. �' r.• 7 Arairii—I. "1111 f` III � .. ref y Fa''y - ..3 1 ��. — ,ern= '1 ,~ i. 1 v t:.".. _- w ' ;" ,. -:•r„NEA. -_ , 1jit : n: :.K P I I.., 3/ C N n nt rC+' HOSIERY 8 R R!5 FALIR/CS F 1°1E: INFANTS WEAR ERS -1 _ _— -- — ,, . Li•(MfiiR* PRINT w/AR1E1kT SA>•f$U Peitfr F. ` 41 i 1l' + crs IOW �/ %1 0. A Li 111 _t kglifiLl ':4=--) w .. . • .... re . o • ........ w M A welcome sight after a winter blizzard—the town snow loader in action The Bedford Street Dump was closed in 1946 and largely covered by fill from the various water and construction jobs The Lincoln Street Dump now has a full time attendant and is open seven days a week In 1946, Lexington used 60 gallons of water per person per day, a total con- sumption of 321,039,000 gallons, all drawn from the Metropolitan Water Supply Thirteen new hydrants were installed during the year and 6,332 feet of new con- struction was laid The North Lexington Sewer was begun in July and work will continue on it until completion Another piece of major construction is that of increasing the water supply, a necessary step brought forcibly to our attention last summer when the prolonged 26 For new construction and continued maintenance, Public Works requires varied equipment . .. ._ - 1'a. Ve PE • r' nsit ■. 7 3 1 --. F 4*:: . ., .4-- -.' :7_'..1' . ell.."-T.FA . ,_ ''.•4-0: :..," _ .Y4 .... �. ._ - ..._ _ _-.. max' t 1 1 - . 1114,4 ._ -. . . . .. . ,.._. dry spell resulted in no water at hydrants at the higher elevations in the town The Metropolitan District Commission will construct a twenty-inch main from the new Turkey Hill Standpipe in Arlington to the Lexington line and Lexington is to construct a main up Summer and Lowell Streets to beyond Woburn Street, where it will connect with a previously installed main. In this connection, new mains should be laid through Maple and Woburn Streets to connect with the Massa- chusetts Avenue main, and many of our old four-inch mains will be replaced with larger ones as money becomes available Is a street to come up for acceptance? The Engineering Department must approve it and determine the betterment charges before it goes to the Town Meet, Engineering ing for a vote on acceptance Is a subdivision planned? The Engineering Depart- Department ment lays out the sewers and figures what the betterments will be Were there real estate transactions? The Engineering Department checks the transfers with the block plan of assessment. The Public Works Department depends on the Engineering Department for plans and specifications for its highway, water and sewer work Determination of grading lines and drainage design are left to it, as are such matters as surveys and plans for the development of public lands Proposed installations of utilities must be checked and approved by this department and all the map work for the town is done under its supervision. When titles are put through the Land Court, the official plot plan is made by the Engineering Department A completed Public Works job---the Viae Brook Channel tookrng downstream from East Street. • �•.r tI4 • 1,14 • i 441 • -..y .fir .;' ,_ - , - • • _ y .11 • The Veterans' Service Department was set up to provide a centralized point at which veterans may secure information on matters concerning them and make Veterans' application for financial relief, when so entitled It gives information on the educa- Service tional privileges extended to veterans, business loads, terminal leave pay, bonus, Department etc., and serves as the Lexington headquarters for Soldiers' Relief for those out of work, Military Aid for the wholly or partially disabled until the receipt of com- pensation from the Veterans' Administration or an ineligibility ruling from the Surgeon-General, and State Aid Whatever the question, the veteran can find the answer here, or it will be obtained for him Lexington maintains a Retirement Fund for the benefit of its long term employ- ees toward which both they and the town contribute In 1946, from the Fire Depart- Retirement ment, Capt William A Mulvey retired with twenty-eight years service, Capt Fund Charles H. Mugridge retired with twenty-four years service,and Capt Charles G. Richards retired with twenty-two years service, from Public Works, Mr John L Murray, whose date of retirement *was to have been August 13, 1944, but who was given permission to continue because of the manpower shortage caused by the war, also retired during the year when the state rescinded its permission for workers to continue longer beyond retirement date All measuring and weighing devices in town must be approved before they can be used in selling merchandise Pocketbooks are guarded every time there is a Sealer of sale of a pound of beans or a gallon of gasoline Even the yardsticks are checked to Weights and see they measure a full thirty-six inches, and the weights put on a balancing scale Measures must weigh exactly what they say So Lexington, like all cities and towns, has its Sealer of Weights and Measures who last year found seventeen different measuring devices that had to be adjusted to give true measure and three that could not be corrected and had to be replaced Five hundred and sixty-seven different scales, weights, and measures were approved For those who wish to be buried here, Lexington maintains two cemeteries, Munroe and Westview. Of these, Westview is the newer and was one of the first Cemeteries in the country to restrict monuments to flat stone markers set flush to the ground A section of Westview also has been blessed by the Roman Catholic Church for the interment of its parishioners. Also maintained, but no longer used, is the Colonial Cemetery, or Old Burying Ground, which is of particular interest to antiquarians Unfortunately, town services cost money,and the money it costs to make Lex- ington a good place to live must come out of our own pockets—hence the Board Board of of Assessors and taxes Poll taxes, personal property taxes, and real estate taxes Assessors are the chief sources of revenue, and from them are paid not only the expenses of running the town but also the taxes charged the town by county and state While there are other sources of revenue, such as building permits, betterment charges, licenses, and various fees, many of these are collected by the separate departments, leaving determination of the poll, personal and real estate taxes within the province 28 of the Assessors. 7. �`.•,.„ .� M,: 4.. 6! ..r •i1�..i, Jry•6Z.1 i_,.1fe 't• ryy�X511 a •�i, (";:.�. ' ' '. . :.ti,'-. •, ,its ,)' • •[ '. lit 106..4.1 i'�� ttvt. to;A�,.L, t°,, . t` .l7• r P..4.-,W:.$47-Ad ,r 'i Y ti t0. }: J,]���++, �, :�;. i'•i r.�'•'� .ti b.� . � ` 4 r. �y' -' 1 c 1 5 +�: .0 �!IY4 `{. raF�L' I - .l•1ty�' •'R �• irT O �,s} `Z...*,49,0°. s '. I- .•• s ‘0,, ''I�[���k '•Ll',._,0, • N^�jti -- ,�• . 4 .0..,.z...„....^ � :L., l ..,:,....4„..t.„,..0..... tip• 1 �,�• �� 's +7'��7N•�. �,` ' ' ti' ♦ �•,".. � a � . 1 •4�y...4„ qtr*� 'wi . ' *� , kf ... .,4,..4„ , .;,•,'"'--- � ‘4.,i 141' _ . . ,,3J • kraj. kT ` +� • - ,M•�'rJ ...,,‘„-...".i," 111401`41M. F ~F T P,• •' -a9 11 .. .Ri. �' + t r � 4 ,�iEY Y .i. _ . 441 *x s� Il y..,.. 14,;-,,,?:,1f.4* ..•,,r. { x+14" ►S'1' `•'' } - tw t-r. :fir - ... r� _ FB • . . .— F -� ...,0„,.. y �r• — r •� Unmarred by standing monuments, the broad lawns of Westview Cemetery are parklike in their beauty All receipts find their way into the Town Treasurer's office and all disburse- ments are made from there Periodically the Department of Corporations and Tax- Town ations of Massachusetts audits the town's books, and this was last done in 1946, Treasurer for the year ending December 31, 1945 The Town Clerk's office is the source of general information about the town Town Meeting records are there, as are the vital statistics for each year, license Town information, jury lists, etc In fact, if you are not sure exactly where to find the Clerk information you seek, ask at the Town Clerk's, if it is not there, undoubtedly he can tell you where to find it There is a Town Counsel who not only advises the Selectmen and the other officials of what they may or may not do but who represents the town in all court Town actions These usually take the form of tax liens, though damage actions, suits to Counsel recover welfare payments where it is found the recipient had an estate, and actions to set aside zoning decisions are not uncommon. On land taken by tax title, the practice is to put the property through the Land Court to prevent any claim of defective title, and the Town Counsel acts for Lexington in these proceedings. 29 Function by function, your town government has passed in review, all but the force that keeps it running smoothly, the Board of Selectmen During 1946, your Selectmen held regular meetings at 7.30 p.m. on Mondays. In all, they had forty-six regular and seven special meetings, and at them generally Board of supervised the interests of the town, approved expenditures, made such appoint- Selectmen ments as were necessary, and, as your elected agents, acted as the executive head of your government. They appointed a committee to consider and propose a Veterans' Housing Program, and a Veterans' Advisory Board They considered applications for acceptance of streets and requests for further extension of the sewerage system, received bids for a proposed East Lexington Fire Station, and, in general, acted exactly as you would have done, given the same facts and the same mandates from the regular and special Town Meetings that were held during the year. They are your neighbors, and give freely of their time that you may have a well governed town, a place where you like to live Your neighbors—the Board of Selectmen in sess><ori Photo6arid Nilawn+ • J,, - • F I ' ' ;111 V ' lk ITV _ _ .. YJ T 30 In 11Cemory of Lexington Alen Who Gave Their Lives In \orld War II PAUL F ADLER JOHN F MARA MATTHEW ALLEN ALBERT J MORETTI WILLIAM M BLUESTEIN ROBERT B. MORSE W. ARTHUR BOOTH FRANCIS E O'LEARY EDWARD N BROWN SALVATORE PAGLIUCA JAMES R BROWN ROBERT K PETERSEN FRANCIS L. BUTTRICK CANTERBURY B PIERCE EUGENE F BURTON FRANK RIVERA FRANCIS B. CASS ROBERT M ROWSE JOSEPH H CASTELLI ALLEN W RUCKER, JR. ARTHUR COLE DAVID RYDER ANDREW M. COkCORAN MARSTON F SARGENT CHARLES D'AUTREMONT ALBERT H. SCHNEIDER ROBERT E DURKIN, JR CASPER SEYMOURIAN WESTLEY M FIELD FRANK SERRILLA NATHANIEL D. GAMAGE WILLIAM H SMITH GEORGE H B. GREEN, 3RD WILLIAM W. STEVENS RICHARD T GREER JAMES J STYGLES ARTHUR M. GRINDLE JAMES J SULLIVAN, JR. WILLIAM L HALL FRED SWEETLAND NORMAN E HATFIELD JOHN L THOROGODD JAMES P HOPE WALTER H WEBSTER HERBERT F KING JOHN F WELCH GEORGE P LANGTON, JR RAYMOND A WHALEN HARVEY LEMBO JOHN A. WIGGINS JOHN MANNA WILLIAM T WILSON STUART W WOODWARD 31 APPENDIX A TOWN OFFICERS, March, 1.946 to March, 1947 ELECTED OFFICERS SELECTMEN Trustees of Public Trusts HOWARD S 0 NICHOLS, WILLIAM G POTTER, Chairman, '47 Chairman, '49 ERROL H. LOCKE, '48 A EDWARD ROwsE, 47 THOMAS G LYNAH, '48 GEORGE W SARANO, '48 WILLIAM C PAXTON, '49 CLARENCE S WALKER, '50 Town Clerk JAMES J CARROLL, 47 Moderator ROBERT H HOLT, 47 Town Treasurer JAMES J CARROLL, '47 Constables JOHN C RUSSELL, '47 Collector of Taxes WILLIAM S SCAMMAN, 47 EDWARD C. MAGUIRE'47 School Committee H WEESTER THOMAS, Chairman, '47 Planning Board EDWIN B WORTHEN, JR, MRS.GEORGE P MOREY,48 Chairman, '49 ADOLPH W SAMBORSKI '49 R[CHARD P CROMWELL,'47 Cemetery Commissioners JAMES J WALSH, GORDON D RICHARDS, '47 Chairman, '48 ELMER C. HOUDLETTE, '48 ALBERT H BURNHAM, '47 CLEM H FERGUSON, '48 JOHN E GILCREAST, '49 DONALD E NrcKERSON, '49 APPOINTED OFFICERS Animal Inspector DR CHESTER L BLAKELY,'47 Board of Appeals THOMAS G LYNAH, '47 Appropriation Committee J MILTON BRowN, (Associate Members) WALTER C BALLARD, '47 Chairman, '47 AtDEN L. RIPLEY, '47 GEORGE M HYNEs, '47 tJOHN F RICH, '51 FRED C. NEWHALL, '47 Board of Health . RLIPus L MCQUILLAN, LEWIS L HOYT, '48 Chairman, '47 JASPER A LANE, '48 DR IVAN G PYLE, '48 MICHAEL J HOPKINS, '48 GEORGE E RUSSELL, '49 HARVEY F WINLOCK, '49 Board of Health Agents HAZEL 1 MURRAY,'47 1 HACHER JENNEY, '49 THOMAS BOWDIDGE, '47 WILLIAM M HALL, '49 ALEXANDER ARMOUR, '47 Assessors CLYDE E STEEVES, '48 Board of Public Welfare HENRY B BARRY, '47 WILLIAM I BL'RNHAM, '48 HAROLD F. LOMBARD, '47 LELAND H EMERY, '47 MALCOLM H CLIFFORD,'47 WILLIAM H.SHANAHAN,'47 LEON C BURT, '47 Board of Appeals *WINTHROt' H BOWKER, Board of Retirement HOWARD S 0 NICHOLs, (Acting under Building Chairman, '51 Chairman, '49 and Zoning Laws) ERROL H. LOCKE, '47 }HELEN READY, '48 LESTER T REEDMAN, '48 Bridge Charitable Fund J MILTON BROWN, '49 Trustees HOWARD S 0 NICHOLS, DONALD E NICKERSON, '50 Chairman, '49 `Resigned Replaced Mr.Bowker. THOMAS G LYNAH, '48 I Elected by members of Retirement System CLARENCE S WALKER, '50 32 Building Inspector E. A LINDSTROM Old Age Assistance Burial Agents - . . . . ALBERT F. DOUGLASS Bureau, Agent JAMES E COLLINS ALICE M. MCCARTHY Park Superintendent JoHN J GARRITY Constable . . . . . . . CHARLES E MOLDY Plumbing Inspector . E A. LINDSTROM Dental Clinic MRS IRVING YELLAND Posture Clinic Committee. MRS DOROTHY LINDSAY, MRs. FRANK HUDSON Chairman THOMAS S. GRINDLE MISS MARGARET B. NOYES Dog Officer. . .. JOHN A RUSSELL MRS. DOROTHY C VADE— Executive Clerk,Selectmen HAZEL J. MURRAY BONCOEUR Fence Viewers - . . STANLEY A HIGGINS MRS DANA NORRIS JOHN J GARRITY MRS.LAWRENCE VIANO Field Drivers EDWARD C. MAGUIRE Public Welfare, Agent JAMES E COLLINS JOHN C RUSSELL Agent of Selectmen to Fire Engineers GEORGE W. EMERY, Administer Soldiers' Chairman Relief, Military and ALAN G. ADAMS State Aid . . JAMES E COLLiNS THOMAS J DONNELLY Public Works Superiri, WILLIAM H. DRISCOLL tendent JOSEPH H DEFOE ROBERT W FAWCETT Forest Warden. . ROY A COOK Registrar of Voters . .LEON H. TRUESDELL, Gammell Legacy Income Chairman, '47 Trustees . . . . MRs GEORGE W. EMERY MALCOLM H.CLIFFORD, '48 (Acting with Dept of HENRY B. BARRY GEORGE H LOWE, '49 Publlc Welfare) JAMES J CARROLL, Clerk Health Inspector. JOHN LAMONT eaof Weights and Lockup Keeper JOHN W. RYCROFT Measures . . . .RALPH E CHADWICK Measurer of Wood and Slaughter Inspector GEORGE G. WHITING Bark . . JOHN BIERENBROODSPOT Town Accountant. . JAMES H RUSSELL HAROLD I WELLINGTON (Now in United States Milk Inspector JOHN LAMONT Army) Moth Department, GEORGE MACBETH, Acting Superintendent JOHN J GARRITY Town Counsel . . .DANIEL A LYNCH Old Age Assistance Town Engineer JoHN T COSGROVE Bureau. HENRY B BARRY, Weighers (Public) . . .HAROLD I WELLINGTON Chairman JACOB BIERENBROODSPOT HAROLD F. LOMBARD ARTHUR J. RIVET MALCOLM H CLIFFORD EVELYN F BLAKE LEON C. BURT Wire Inspector Louts W BILLS 33 ,..-"' -, i '' COMMITTEES APPOINTED AT VARIOUS TOWN MEETINGS 4i t Committee on Lectures under the Will of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E Cary I Authorized April 1, 1946 WALTER E. SANDS DORIS E. BOND PHILIP M. CLARK Committee to Make Recommendations Regarding the Town s Recreational Requirements Authorized April 1, 1946 JOHN P WHALEN THOMAS MOON BERTRAM P GUSTIN D SARGENT GODDARD *MRS. JOHN T COSGROVE MRS. PAUL W MATHER (Replaced Mrs.Cosgrove) 1 Committee to Determine Location and Historical Appropriateness of Lexington Minute Men Memorial Authorized April 1, 1946 II JULIUS SELTZER MRS. RICHARD E. ROWSE MRS. ROBERT W FERNALD JOHN J GARRITY FRED W BODGE PHILIP B PARSONS WALTER L. CHAMBERS Committee to Obtain Preliminary Plans, Estimated Cost and Incidental Expenses for the Construction of a New High School Authorized April 1, 1946 H. WEBSTER THOMAS MRS. GEORGE P MOREY JOHN F RICH ADOLPH F SAMBORSKI MRS. DOUGLAS T GLEASON RUSS ELL H. KETTELL CHARLES G DAVIS Committee to Supervise on Behalf of and Under the Direction of the Board of Selectmen, l the Construction of the New Central Fire Station Authorized March 26, 1945 GEORGE W EMERY DONALD E. NICKERSON ' ;, GEORGE C. SHELDON GORDON D RICHARDS l AIDEN L. RIPLEY I1 ' *Resigned. i ii a 34 APPE.NDI.X B l PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS AND THEIR PURPOSE To assist the indigent poor To care for, purchase and preserve trees Samuel J Bridge Charitable Fund George W Taylor Tree Fund Jonas Gammell Legacy Elizabeth B. Gerry Fund To be expended by the Field and Garden Club Harriet R. Gilmore Legacy Frederick L.Emery Fund,for grading and planting To assist worthy, indigent men and women over sixty, of grass borders between sidewalks and American born streets, planting trees along public streets and Eleanor S. Beals Charitable Fund beautifying streets, ways and places. George 0 Smith Legacy To care for the Battle Green Battle Green Trust Fund To provide school decorations Edith C. Redman Battle Green Trust Fund Emma I. Fiske Adams School Fund, for decora To care for the Hayes Fountain tion and/or equipment of primary department Hayes Fountain Fund of the Adams School. To care for William Augustus Tower Memorial Park To help defray expenses of April 19 celebration William A. Tower Memorial Park Fund Leroy S. Brown Fund To care for Common Flagpole,purchase of flags and care of Lexington Common To purchase books for Cary Memorial Library George W Taylor Flag Fund Sarah E. Raymond Trust To care for Cemeteries To aid scholarship Cemetery Trust Funds Hallie C. Blake Prize Fund, cash prizes to boy Colonial Cemetery Fund Charles E. French legacy, for care of Colonial and girl in Lexington Senior High School Cemetery graduating class who show highest qualities of leadership,conduct,and goodwill of student Herbert Hilton Trust Fund, for benefit Lot 42, body Munroe Cemetery Charles E. French Legacy, medals in each public Westview Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund high and grammar school for best scholarship To purchase flowers m graduating class. Emma I. Fiske Flower Fund, for decoration Lexington High School Scholarship Fund, to family lot in Munroe Cemetery on Memorial render financial assistance for educational pur Day and September 15 poses to worthy graduates recommended by Louise E. Wilkins Flower Fund, for decoration the School Committee. Lot 24, Range D, Hillside Section, Westview Ellen A. Stone Fund, for assistance of needy Cemetery on Memorial Day young girls in obtaining an education. NOTE. These funds are expendable only as to income,the principal must remain intact. , 35 .4 Won r I APPENDIX C FIRE DEPARTMENT ROSTER E JANUARY 1, 1947 1 % BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS GEORGE W EMERY Chief Engineer i 1 THOMAS J DONNELLY, JR., Clerk ROBERT J FAWCETT i t i WILLIAM H. DRISCOLL ALAN G ADAMS , PERMANENT FORCE El ROY A. COOK, Deputy Chief i Captains BERNARD J BELCASTRO STEPHEN H. BROUGHALL HARRY C. SORENSEN Lieutenant 1 GEORGE W GLENN I Privates CLARENCE E. BENTLEY MANUEL A. CUNHA, JR. WALTER F SPELLMAN, JR. i ALFRED J BEVINGTON,JR. HOWARD D FISK CHARLES R. SPIDLE JOHN E. BROUGHALL DENIS J FULLERTON GEORGE B. TIMOTHY ROY E. COOK FREDERIC A. HOXIE ROY N WOOD gg i 4 I 1 1 i 1' 4 I APPENDIX D 1 i POLICE DEPARTMENT ROSTER i Chief JOHN W RYCROFT Patrolman GEORGE E. SMITH i Lieutenant FRANK T NEAL Patrolman BENJAMIN W DAY f 11 Sergeant JOHN C. RUSSELL Patrolman JOHN A. RUSSELL Patrolman EDWARD C. MAGUIRE Patrolman GEORGE C. BARRY J Patrolman WILLIAM C. O'LEARY Patrolman RICHARD D MCCORMACK Patrolman HENRY H. HARVEY Patrolman MAURICE E. WOODWARD 't Patrolman FORREST KNAPP Patrolman *JAMES F MOWAT Patrolman JAMES J LIMA Patrolman 'EDMUND MORELLI I4 Patrolman EDWARD J LENNON Patrolman tSTANLEY JANUSAS ' Patrolman JOHN M. BARRY I *Military substitute. j j'Pending establishment of eligibility list. 36 it (!I (II ;i I 1 p I APPENDIX E I I SCHOOL DEPARTMENT I, SEPTEMBER, 1946 School Committee Superintendent of Schools RUTH JOYCE, Grade I PAULINE GORDON H. WEBSTER THOMAS THOMAS S. GRINDLE , Grade II RUTH MOREY VIRGINIA WHITEHOUSE, Grade II ADOLPH SAMBORSKI HELEN GAY, Grade III ANITA TWITCHELL, Grade III Senior High School Junior High School VERA NELSON, Grade IV MANFRED WARREN, MER RILL NORLIN, MARION COLBY, Grade IV j Principal Principal EDITH ALCORN, Grade V H. JOHN ADZIGIAN LYDIA ABBOTT ELEANOR DEMERRITT, Grades V and VI ERNEST ALLISON GLADYS ANDERSON ALICE EDGECOMB, Grade VI AMY CAMPBELL PHILIP CAUGHEY ELSIE P CHAPMAN, Junior High Opportunity Class ELAINE ALLAN, Buildin Assistant —Adams and LANCELOT COOPER RUTH CONRAD Munroe Schools g j MARY CURRAN WILLIAM CUZNER I HERBERT GODDARD ANNETTE DOWD Franklin School 1 HELEN HARRIMAN CAROLINE FEINDEL MARGARET KEEFE, Principal, Franklin and Hancock MARGARET KINLEY MARY HOUGHTON Schools WILMA LUNT CHESTER INGRAHAM JEANETTE MARSILII, Grade I MYRTLE MARSHALL DANA JOHNSON MILDRED PROSHAN, Grade I HELEN MCINTYRE BETTY KING MARY BEGLEY, Grade II KENNETH MOYLE LAURA MARSHALL MARY QUIRKS, Grades II and III CONSTANCE MURRAY WILLIAM MOLLOY BETTINA PILLSBURY, Grade III ELIZABETH RATTE ANNIE NICKERSON HELEN F BLINKHORN, Grade IV IRVING SHERWOOD DOROTHY PETERSEN ETHEL BEARS, Grade V LILLIAN SPIDLE ANNE SMARSH CONSTANCE LOUD, Grade VI RUTH WALCOTT EARLS SUKEFORTH MARTHA BASILE, Building Assistant AGNES WHEELER BLANCHE WHELPLEY ALICE WHITING Hancock School KATHERINE DARGAN, Grade I Services in More Than One School. SHIRLEY GALLAGHER, Grade I EDWARD ABELL ROBERT PROCTOR ELIZABETH LEACH, Grade II LUCILE BOLTON MARGARET SANDBERGER EVELYN GUY, Grade III I A. IRVING DODGE BARBARA SHEVLIN MEREDITH WHITE, Grades III and IV ELIZABETH FRENCH HELEN SPOONER MARION WHITE, Grade IV ELIZABETH HOWE GORDON TRIM MARGARET NOYES, Grade V DONALD GILLESPIE ELINORE WELCH ALICE FARRAND, Grade VI DORIS LEAVITT ETHEL WRIGHT DOROTHEA DUNN, Building Assistant Nurse Munroe School ELSIE G WELTCH ALTHEA E. AMES, Principal, and Grade VI Adams School BLANCHE BEAN, Grade I RUTH E. MORRISON, Principal HELEN WHITE, Grade II 1.I WILMA A. QUINN, Grade I NANCY FITZGERALD, Grade III 37 1' 0. 4 11111111111111111111111s6aiiiiiii111111 id Fr-- — I ' Hancock School (Continued) MILDRED GALE, Grade I MIRIAM WRIGHT, Grade IV VIRGINIA SARGENT,Grade I 1 DOROTHY E. PORTER, Grade V WINIFRED TAYLOR, Grade II MARY M. KINNEEN,Opportunity Class MARION MARSTON, Grade III ELAINE ALLAN, Building Assistant—-Munroe and i Adams Schools KARLENE EXLEY, Grade IV f MARTHA LANE,Grade V Parker School THELMA SCHOENEMAN,Grade VI HILDA L. MAXFIELD, Principal,and Grade VI ELIZABETH CLUIN, Building Assistant ; 1 I No, 41.6.16% $ 0 0 l $ 0 t*, V 01 7 0 01IJ %0 , • °P ti:a' 44417- A sok • I' IsiZ V* AS, 6 sk 0 4 V* i #1 wv, st4 tg. 4, • 1 A v 1 $ a 4, (4. cal A 3 84O IN%11 .. 0401.311.0sc strtvacts 1: tEl4MTERIE.i ' C S4 j1 - gi,tre4. °41:4\i"Art4°44, 61 76 44 n.04,4 SCIROOLS I i 3189 ..• ...__ HOW LEXINGTON SPENDS YOUR GAX DOLLAR 38 TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1946 General Accounts General Accounts ASSETS LIABILITIES Cash $ 723,818.57 Library Income Accounts $ 5,518.70 Taxes Appropriation Accounts Revenue 132,672.38 Polls $ 1,731.08 Appropriation Accounts Non Revenue 209,993.25 Personal 2,499.82 Cemetery Fund Income Accounts 159.14 Real 43,761.56 47,992.46 Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund 1,780.50 Tailings 235 44 Motor Vehicle Excise 5,100.75 Dog Licenses 29.05 Sewer Assessments 1,102.32 Charles Lyman Weld Fund 1,343.39 Street Assessments 95.06 Deposits 3,940.68 Sidewalk 180.52 Overlay Reserves for Abatements 9,240.67 Committed Interest 97.04 Revenue Reserves 59,991.33 Tax Titles 26,360.55 Premiums 1,397.55 Departmental Accounts Receivable 27,055.09 Surplus 408,910.48 Underestimates including Overlay 3,410.20 Total General Accounts--Assets $ 835,212.56 Total General Accounts—Liabilities $ 835,212.56 Deferred Accounts Deferred Accounts Apportioned Sewer Assessments not Due 5,873.56 Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1947-53 5,873.56 Apportioned Street Assessments not Due 1,699.00 Apportioned Street Assessments, 1947-48 1,699.00 Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments not Due 24.63 Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments, 1947-49 24.63 Apportioned Water Assessments not Due 3,089.31 Apportioned Water Assessments, 1947-53 3,089.31 Total $ 10 686.50 Total $ 10,686.50 Town Debt Town Debt Net Bonded or Fixed Debt General Loans Inside Debt Limit $ 300,000.00 Town Office Building 4,000.00 Outside Debt Limit 134,000.00 Lexington Defense Loan 3,000.00 North Lexington Sewer 170,000.00 Sewer Loans Inside Debt Limit $46,000.00 Outside Debt Limit 32,000.00 78,000.00 Central Fire Station 80,000.00 Sewer and Drainage Loans 84,000.00 Water Loans 15,000.00 Total Debt $ 434,000.00 Total Debt $ 434,000.00 Total of all Assets $1,279,899.06 Total of all Liabilities $1,279,899.06 y O N T T O I - 5 I Z I LJ, I .:.. ��vvvf00 ��. ...1..:;...1.4-.:„..v. 0.:..aa�� 0�,.,va1 � _;:�:.. -:;; ��;:« ..s:.:, .:•o .'.� eeO0e001000 ,.. . ..., "' �': •01//oo♦/see sooeosfoaof ;..,....,40:,,,;:,44•,..:.::,,,::'s- ° ao�: oe• �� 4Sdw�� ,'� �� ��� 00000000010 xe Oaoaae1000 ,e {�0..4°°OP i.•••::4,24$ ` Q \:.�,.".Li „`::-1C1� -:-gefeefoofooe, g• soeaeeoo{ ,� .__� ;', .,. - . r IU *gyp oes®i°s1imoo°o°s°iQi10°ma:"°+yR�ao°a®m°i° �°O'.P°0®{OHO a0°d°®000°O°000..:1 ,.� � '. a .I I l`iJ o®o+s3,;t1T/0°0000e0000°/os°o oo...... ° ...,i°eoa .....0!,,,,,,i 5 � +` `e Q `°00p0,.e000°a00;,..1/O�,DO0o0e,L°.O :.,1 °p00a raea0 w po.°a0 : ,' �/,9' \,.. , ' �0s_ I�. e `®�0e s.Ao ` : :�oe.a0000°o°{i s{s �� � �,. ski, � !±�' ee:r0°Ise°o °neo J eeeeoe{ ,,s 0 C _ %.\0_ ":. ? 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