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PICTORIAL REPORT
1946
TOWN OF LEXINGTON
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.
■ AH operating data m thrs booker are drawn from there] oris
of the town officers and those of you who are interested in the
dcrailed statistics of the uarious departments, commissions and
communes will find them available in derva at the office of the
`Down Clerk.
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oto: Norman Hayes from Emit Village Photo Service
Community activates center around the Cary
Memo,-iai Nati and the Town Offices Building.
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
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Under the elms along Meriam Street.
addition, there are 62 appointed officials, only 13 of whorn 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 expendi,
tures which, in 1946, totalled $1,311,694.10.
Typical of Lexington are such residential streets as Winthrop Road and Forest Street.
Photo: Dlavid Nils&
Photo.: David Niko
Across the Common on the Unitarian Church
is one of New England's choicest Colonial spires.
Phota: David Nillsson
Now in commission, the new Fire Department Headquarters on Bedford Street.
Photo: David Nillson
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 pian 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.
Twa-way radios mean maximum police protection.
Photo: David N1Lrn
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Photo: David Ni IOon
The new 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 urtder 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
there were inflammable decorations. On their own time, the firemen inspected
home cellars for fire hazards, and this sort of preventivelace in it is felt,ich notlionly
cut down possible fires but made the whole p
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 bakn�grac� market,
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inspector calls frequently. Dogs are immunized against at an animal clinic,
and, of course, if someone contracts mar mumps,
ps, or other communicable disease,
the Board of Health will have it onrecords.
Milk is inspected for butter fat, solidslicensesbacteriand themilkthe milk dealers. inspector
Naturally he
also inspects the distribution plants an
also inspects any farms where cattle are kept, while a trained veterinarian inspects Milk ctor
the animals themselves. The veterinarian also inspects -any horses, sheep, goats
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
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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 mosquitoMosquito
growing areas. The budget for this control district has been $24,000, and Lexing
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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
of
the next four or five years shau�d tgown conducted throughreatly facilitate the lthelschools lookis tst.
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Two health activities of
well-being of our future voters. These n ��� the posture
r sixth grades,
hhe e dental ntal clip c
The posture clinic works with children
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
ytreatment
which
h ClinicPosture
is given after school hours. Twice during the year,
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.
The dental clinic, in the Elementary and Junior High School, examined the
teeth of over 1.600 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 clinks 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.
Elementary There are five elementary schools (grades one through six), one junior hi h
Grades school (grades seven through nine) and one senior high school g
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twelve). About 2,400 pupils attend these schools, and the teachingstaff 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
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This ,familiar building houses both the Senior and Junior High Schools.
Photo- Norman Hayes from Kok Village Phaco Service
Reading is presumed to include not only the mechanics of reading, but the
ability to interpret what is read and, from that, to become facile in the use of lan-
guage as a means of expression. Actual reading, word analysis or phonetics, and
word and phrase drills that include enunciation, articulation and pronunciation are
Adams is the largest of our Elementary Schools.
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Photo: David Nihwn
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There are five Elementary Schools located throughout Lexington. Here are
shown. the Parker and Hancock Schools.
Photo: David Nilsacm
Photo: Devid Mame.
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As Lexington grows the School System grows with it. Here are the Munroe School
and the newest of them all, the Franklin School.
Photo, Dorid Meson.
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Piw[v: DRvid Nilnon
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Good food builds
good health—the
busy cafeteria in the
High School
Building.
Regular gymnasium
classes for both girls
and boys are a part
of the High School
program.
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The High School
Shops are• well
equipped to permit
the development of
handicraft abilities.
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Both body building
exercises and group
games are included
in the regular gym -
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Mimi,: David Nil/4ml
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 midmorning 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 Extensio1z
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.S.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 BT4itding was a gift to the Town by Alice I3uutler Cary in 1906.
Phaco! David Nilsson
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The recent renovations at the East Lexington Branch
Library have greatly improved its facilities.
Photos. 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
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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
The Girl Scouts take an active part in all parades and patriotic observances.
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Photo: Nn**nnn Heyes from Haat Village Photo Service
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.
PhoDi id Kwon
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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
sees more facilities available. There are now seventeen park areas and playgrounds
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 Poo[ during the Annual Swimming Meet.
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 Deep Pool.
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Tennis is popular in Lexington and the courts at the Center Playground
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.
The Public Works Department is headed by a trained engineer. Most of his
force, which now numbers over forty, are trained •operators of such specialized
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
and in the Fall and all catch basins were given a Fall cleaning. During the winter
Photo: Dssid Nilsson
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 Public Works Department has been able to obtain considerable new and much needed equipment
from the War Assets Administration at a considerable saving (545,000) to the town. 1t is thus prepared to do a great deal more
work and to do it more efficiently.
Looking east along Massachusetts Avenue where it passes through the shopping center.
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Photo: David Nitawa
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.
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 Looking downstream from East Street.
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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.
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.
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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 session.
Photo: David Nilawn+
In l'I'emory of Lexington Hien Who Gave Their Lives
In \orld War II
PAUL F. ADLER
MATTHEW ALLEN
WILLIAM M. BLUESTEIN
W. ARTHUR BOOTH
EDWARD N. BROWN
JAMES R. BROWN
FRANCIS L. BUTTRICK
EUGENE F. BURTON
FRANCIS B. CASS
JOSEPH H. CASTELLI
ARTHUR COLE
ANDREW M. COkCORAN
CHARLES D'AUTREMONT
ROBERT E. DURKIN, JR.
WESTLEY M. FIELD
NATHANIEL D. GAMAGE
GEORGE H. B. GREEN, 3RD
RICHARD T. GREER
ARTHUR M. GRINDLE
WILLIAM L. HALL
NORMAN E. HATFIELD
JAMES P. HOPE
HERBERT F. KING
GEORGE P. LANGTON, JR.
HARVEY LEMBO
JOHN MANNA
JOHN F. MARA
ALBERT J. MORETTI
ROBERT B. MORSE
FRANCIS E. O'LEARY
SALVATORE PAGLIUCA
ROBERT K. PETERSEN
CANTERBURY B. PIERCE
FRANK RIVERA
ROBERT M. ROWSE
ALLEN W. RUCKER, JR.
DAVID RYDER
MARSTON F. SARGENT
ALBERT H. SCHNEIDER
CASPER SEYMOURIAN
FRANK SERRILLA
WILLIAM H. SMITH
WILLIAM W. STEVENS
JAMES J. STYGLES
JAMES J. SULLIVAN, JR.
FRED SWEETLAND
JOHN L. THOROGOOD
WALTER H. WEBSTER
JOHN F. WELCH
RAYMOND A. WHALEN
JOHN A. WIGGINS
WILLIAM T. WILSON
STUART W. WOODWARD
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APPENDIX A
TOWN OFFICERS, March, 1.946 to March, 1947
ELECTED
SELECTMEN
WILLIAM G. POTTER, Chairman, '47
ERROL H. LOCKE, '48 A. EDWARD ROWSE, '47
GEORGE W. SARAN°, '48.. WILLIAM C. PAXTON, '49
Town Clerk JAMES J. CARROLL, '47
Town Treasurer JAMES J. CARROLL, '47
Collector of Taxes WILLIAM 5. SCAMMAN, '47
School Committee H. WEBSTER THOMAS,
Chairman, '47
MRS. GEORGE P. MVIOREY, 48
ADOLPH W. SAMRORS11I, '49
Cemetery Commissioners JAMES J. WALSH,
Chairman, '48
ALBERT H. BURNHAM, '47
JOHN E. GILCREAST, '49
OFFICERS
APPOINTED
Animal Inspector DR. CHESTER L. BLAKELY,'47
Appropriation Committee . J. MILTON BROWN,
Chairman, '47
GE°&GE M. HYNEs, '47
FRED C. NEWHALL, '47
LEWIS L. HOYT, '48
JASPER A. LANE, '48
MICHAEL J. HOPKINS, '48
HARVEY F. WINLOCK, '49
1 HACHER JENNEY, '49
WILLIAM M. HALL, '49
CLYDE E. STEEVES, '48
WILLIAM 1. BURNHAM, '48
LELAND H. EMERY, '47
WILLIAM H. SHANAHAN, '47
Board of Appeals *WINTHROP H. BOWKER,
(Acting under Building Chairman, '51
and Zoning Laws) ERROL H. LOCKE, '47
LESTER T. REDMAN, '48
J. MILTON BROWN, '49
DONALD E. NICKERSON, '50
Assessors
■ Resigned.
t Replaced Mr. Bowker.
I Elected by members of Retirement System.
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Trustees of Public Trusts .. HOWARD S. 0. NICHOLS,
Chairman, '49
THOMAS G. LYNAH, '48
CLARENCE S. WALKER, '50
Moderator ROBERT H. HOLT, '47
Constables
JOHN C. RUSSELL, '47
EDWARD C. MAGUIRE '47
Planning Beard EDWIN B. WORTHEN, JR.,
Chairman, '49
RICHARD P. CROMWELL, '47
GORDON D. RICHARDS, '47
ELMER C. HOUDLETTE, '48
CLEM H. FERGUSON, '48
DONALD E. NICKERSON, '49
OFFICERS
Board of Appeals THOMAS G. LYNAH, '47
(Associate Members) WALTER C. BALLARD, '47
AIDEN L. RIPLEY, '47
tJOHN F. RICH, '51
Board of Health Ru us L. MCQUILLAN,
Chairman, '47
DR. IVAN G. PYLE, '48
GEORGE E. RUSSELL, '49
Board of Health AgentsHAZEL J. MURRAY, '47
THOMAS BOWDIDGE, '47
ALEXANDER ARMOUR, '47
Board of Public Welfare , HENRY B. BARRY, '47
HAROLD F. LOMBARD, '47
MALCOLM H. CLIPPORD, '47
LEON C. BURT, '47
Board of Retirement HOWARD 5. 0. NICHOLS,
Chairman, '49
}HELEN READY, '48
Bridge Charitable Fund
Trustees HOWARD S. 0. NICHOLS,
Chairman, '49
THOMAS G. LYNAH, '48
CLARENCE S. WALKER, '50
Building Inspector
Burial Agents
Constable
Dental Clinic
E A. LINDSTROM
ALBERT F. DOUGLASS
ALICE M. MCCARTHY
CHARLES E. MOLOY
MRS. IRVING YELLAND
MRS. FRANK HUDSON
THOMAS S. GRINDLE
Dog Officer
Executive Clerk, Selectmen
Fence Viewers
JOHN A. RUSSELL
HAZEL J. MURRAY
STANLEY A. HIGGINS
JOHN J. GARRITY
Field DnVer'S EDWARD C. MAGUIRE
JOHN C. RUSSELL
Fire Engineers GEORGE W. EMERY,
Chairman
ALAN G. ADAMS
THOMAS J. DONNELLY
WILLIAM H. DRISCOLL
ROBERT W. FAWCETT
ROY A. COOK
Forest Warden
Garnmell Legacy Income
Trustees MRS. GEORGE W. EMERY
(Acting with Dept. of HENRY B. BARRY
Public Welfare)
Health Inspector... JOHN LAMONT
Lockup Keeper JOHN W. RYCROFT
Measurer of Wood and
Bark JOHN BIERENBROODSPOT
HAROLD I. WELLINGTON
Milk Nspector JOHN LAMONT
Moth Department,
Superintendent JOHN J. GARRITY
Old Age Assistance
Bureau. . HENRY B. BARRY,
Chairman
HAROLD F. LOMBARD
MALCOLM H. CLIFFORD
LEON C. BURT
Old Age Assistance
Bureau, Agent JAMES E. COLLINs
Park Superintendent JOHN J. GARRITY
Plumbing Inspector E A. LINDSTROM
Posture Clinic CommitteeMRs. DOROTHY LINDSAY,
Chairman
MISS MARGARET B. NoYES
MRS. DOROTHY C. VADE-
BONCOEUR
MRS. DANA NORRIS
MRS. LAWRENCE VIAND
Public Welfare, Agent. JAMES E. COLLTNs
Agent of Selectmen to
Administer Soldiers'
Relief, Military and
State Aid JAMES E. COLLINS
Public Works Superin-
tendent JOSEPH H. DEFOE
Registrar of Voters . LEON H. TRUESDELL,
Chairman, '47
MALCOLM H. CLIFFORD, '48
GEORGE H. LowE, '49
JAMES J. CARROLL, Clerk
Sealer of Weights and
Measures RALPH E. CHADWICK
Slaughter Inspector GEORGE G. WHITING
Town Accountant JAMES H. RUSSELL
(Now in United States
Army.)
GEORGE MACBETH, Acting
Town Counsel DANIEL A. LYNCH
Town Engineer JOHN T. COSGROVE
Weighers (Public) HAROLD I. WELLINGTON
JACOB BIERENBROOD$POT
ARTHUR J. RIVET
EVELYN F. BLAKE
Wire Inspector Louis W. BILLS
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COMMITTEES APPOINTED AT VARIOUS TOWN MEETINGS
Committee on Lectures under the Will of Eliza Cary Farnham and Susanna E. Cary
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
THOMAS MOON BERTRAM P. GUSTIN
JOHN P. WHALEN
D. SARGENT GODDARD *MRS. JOHN T. COSGROVE
MRS. PAUL W. MATHER
(Replaced Mrs. Cosgrove)
Committee to Determine Location and Historical Appropriateness of Lexington Minute Men Memorial
Authorized April 1, 1946
MRS. RICHARD E. ROWSE
FRED W. BODGE
WALTER L. CHAMBERS
JULIUS SELTZER
JOHN J. GARRITY
MRS. ROBERT W. FERNALD
PHILIP B. PARSONS
Committee to Obtain Preliminary Plans, Estimated Cost and Incidental Expenses
for the Construction of a New High School
Authorized April 1, 1946
MRS. GEORGE P. MOREY
MRS. DOUGLAS T. GLEASON
CHARLES G. DAVIS
H. WEBSTER THOMAS
ADOLPH F. SAMBORSKI
JOHN F. RICH
RUSS ELL H. KETTELL
Committee to Supervise on Behalf of and Under the Direction of the Board of Selectmen,
the Construction of the New Central Fire Station
Authorized March 26, 1945
GEORGE W. EMERY DONALD E. NICKERSON
GEORGE C. SHELDON GORDON D. RICHARDS
AIDEN L. RIPLEY
* Resigned.
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APPENDIX B
PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS AND THEIR PURPOSE
To assist the indigent poor:
Samuel J. Bridge Charitable Fund
Jonas Gammell Legacy
Elizabeth B. Gerry Fund
Harriet R. Gilmore Legacy
To assist worthy, indigent men and women over sixty,
American born:
Eleanor S. Beals Charitable Fund
To care for the Battle Green:
Battle Green Trust Fund
Edith C. Redman Battle Green Trust Fund
To care for the Hayes Fountain:
Hayes Fountain Fund
To care for William Augustus Tower Memorial Park:
William A. Tower Memorial Park Fund
To care for Common Flagpole, purchase of flags and care
of Lexington Common:
George W. Taylor Flag Fund
To care for Cemeteries:
Cemetery Trust Funds
Colonial Cemetery Fund
Charles E. French legacy, for care of Colonial
Cemetery.
Herbert Hilton Trust Fund, for benefit Lot 42,
Munroe Cemetery.
Westview Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
To purchase flowers:
Emma I. Fiske Flower Fund, for decoration
family lot in Munroe Cemetery on Memorial
Day and September 15.
Louise E. Wilkins Flower Fund, for decoration
Lot 24, Range D, Hillside Section, Westview
Cemetery on Memorial Day.
To care for, purchase and preserve trees:
George W. Taylor Tree Fund
To be expended by the Field and Garden Club:
Frederick L. Emery Fund, for grading and planting
of grass borders between sidewalks and
streets, planting trees along public streets and
beautifying streets, ways and places.
George 0. Smith Legacy
To provide school decorations:
Emma I. Fiske Adams School Fund, for decora-
tion and/or equipment of primary department
of the Adams School.
To help defray expenses of April 19 celebration:
Leroy S. Brown Fund
To purchase books for Cary Memorial Library:
Sarah E. Raymond Trust
To aid scholarship:
Hallie C. Blake Prize Fund, cash prizes to boy
and girl in Lexington Senior High School
graduating class who show highest qualities
of leadership, conduct, and goodwill of student
body.
Charles E. French Legacy, medals in each public
high and grammar school for best scholarship
in graduating class.
Lexington High School Scholarship Fund, to
render financial assistance for educational pur-
poses to worthy graduates recommended by
the School Committee.
Ellen A. Stone Fund, for assistance of needy
young girls in obtaining an education.
NOTE: These funds are expendable only as to income, the principal must remain intact.
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APPENDIX C
FIRE DEPARTMENT ROSTER
JANUARY 1, 1947
BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
GEORGE W. EMERY, Chief Engineer
THOMAS J. DONNELLY, JR., Clerk
WILLIAM H. DRISCOLL
BERNARD J. BELCASTRO
CLARENCE E. BENTLEY
ALFRED J. BEVINGTON, JR.
JOHN E. BROUGHALL
ROY E. CooK
PERMANENT FORCE
ROY A. Coox, Deputy Chief
Captains
STEPHEN H. BROUGHALL
Lieutenant
GEORGE W. GLENN
Privates
MANUEL A. CUNHA, JR.
HOWARD D. FISK
DENIS J. FULLERTON
FREDERIC A. HOXIE
APPENDIX D
POLICE DEPARTMENT ROSTER
Chief JOHN W. RYCROFT
Lieutenant FRANK T. NEAL
Sergeant JOHN C. RUSSELL
Patrolman EDWARD C. MAGUIRE
Patrolman WILLIAM C. O'LEARY
Patrolman HENRY H. HARVEY
Patrolman FORREST KNAPP
Patrolman JAMES J. LIMA
Patrolman EDWARD J. LENNON
Patrolman JOHN M. BARRY
* Military substitute.
f Pending establishment of eligibility list.
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ROBERT J. FAWCETT
ALAN G. ADAMS
HARRY C. SORENSEN
WALTER F. SPELLMAN, JR.
CHARLES R. SPIDLE
GEORGE B. TIMOTHY
ROY N. WooD
Patrolman GEORGE E. SMITH
Patrolman BENJAMIN W. DAY
Patrolman JOHN A. RUSSELL
Patrolman GEORGE C. BARRY
Patrolman RICHARD D. MCCORMACK
Patrolman MAURICE E. WOODWARD
Patrolman *JAMES F. MOWAT
Patrolman 'EDMUND MORELLI
Patrolman tSTANLEY JANUSAS
School Committee:
H. WEBSTER THOMAS
RUTH MOREY
ADOLPH SAMBORSKI
Senior High School:
MANFRED WARREN,
Principal
H. JOHN ADZIGIAN
ERNEST ALLISON
AMY CAMPBELL
LANCELOT COOPER
MARY CURRAN
HERBERT GODDARD
HELEN HARRIMAN
MARGARET KINLEY
WILMA LUNT
MYRTLE MARSHALL
HELEN MCINTYRE
KENNETH MOYLE
CONSTANCE MURR'AY
ELIZABETH RATTE
IRVING SHERWOOD
LILLIAN SPIDLE
RUTH WALCOTT
AGNES WHEELER
ALICE WHITING
Services in
EDWARD ABELL
LUCILE BOLTON
A. IRVING DODGE
ELIZABETH FRENCH
ELIZABETH HOWE
DONALD GILLESPIE
DORIS LEAVITT
APPENDIX E
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER, 1946
Superintendent of Schools:
THOMAS S. GRINDLE
Junior High School:
MER RILL NORLIN,
Principal
LYDIA ABBOTT
GLADYS ANDERSON
PHILIP CAUGHEY
RUTH CONRAD
WILLIAM CUZNER
ANNETTE DOWD
CAROLINE FEINDEL
MARY HOUGHTON
CHESTER INGRAHAM
DANA JOHNSON
BETTY KING
LAURA MARSHALL
WILLIAM MOLLOY
ANNIE NICKERSON
DOROTHY PETERSEN
ANNE SMARSH
EARLE SUKEFORTH
BLANCHE WHELPLEY
More Than One School:
ROBERT PROCTOR
MARGARET SANDBERGER
BARBARA SHEVLIN
HELEN SPOONER
GORDON TRIM
ELINORE WELCH
ETHEL WRIGHT
Nurse:
ELSIE G. WELTCH
Adams School:
RUTH E. MORRISON, Principal
WILMA A. QUINN, Grade I
RUTH JOYCE, Grade I
PAULINE GORDON, Grade II
VIRGINIA WHITEHOUSE, Grade II
HELEN GAY, Grade III
ANITA TWITCHELL, Grade III
VERA NELSON, Grade IV
MARION COLBY, Grade IV
EDITH ALCORN, Grade V
ELEANOR DEMERRITT, Grades V and VI
ALICE EDGECOMB, Grade VI
ELSIE P. CHAPMAN, Junior High Opportunity Class
ELAINE ALLAN, Building Assistant — Adams and
Munroe Schools
Franklin School:
MARGARET KEEFE, Principal, Franklin and
Schools
JEANETTE MARSILII, Grade I
MILDRED PROSHAN, Grade I
MARY BEGLEY, Grade II
MARY QUIRKE, Grades II and II
BETTINA PILLSBURY, Grade III
HELEN F. BLINKHORN, Grade IV,
ETHEL BEARS, Grade V
CONSTANCE LOUD, Grade VI
MARTHA BASILE, Building Assistant
Hancock School:
KATHERINE DARGAN, Grade I
SHIRLEY GALLAGHER, Grade I
ELIZABETH LEACH, Grade II
EVELYN GUY, Grade III
MEREDITH WHITE, Grades III and IV
MARION WHITE, Grade IV
MARCARET NOYES, Grade V
ALICE FARRAND, Grade VI
DOROTHEA DUNN, Building Assistant
Munroe School:
ALTHEA E. AMES, Principal, and Grade VI
BLANCHE BEAN, Grade I
HELEN WHITE, Grade II
NANCY FITZGERALD, Grade III
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Hancock School: (Continued):
MIRIAM WRIGHT, Grade IV
DOROTHY E. PORTER, Grade V
MARY M. KINNEEN, Opportunity, Class
ELAINE ALLAN, Building Assistant — Munroe and
Adams Schools
Parker School:
HILDA L. MAXFIELD, Principal, and Grade VI
MILDRED GALE, Grade I
VIRGINIA SARGENT, Grade I
WINIFRED TAYLOR, Grade II
MARION MARSTON, Grade III
KARLENE EXLEY, Grade IV
MARTHA LANE, Grade V
THELMA SCHOENEMAN, Grade VI
ELIZABETH CLUIN, Building Assistant
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HOW LEXINGTON SPENDS YOUR `5AX DOLLAR
TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1946
General Accounts
ASSETS
Cash $ 723,818.57
Taxes:
Polls $ 1,731.08
Personal 2,499.82
Real 43,761.56
Motor Vehicle Excise
Sewer Assessments
Street Assessments
Sidewalk
Committed Interest
Tax Titles
Departmental Accounts Receivable
Underestimates including Overlay
General Accounts
LIABILITIES
Library Income Accounts $ 5,518.70
Appropriation Accounts Revenue 132,672.38
Appropriation Accounts Non Revenue 209,993.25
Cemetery Fund Income Accounts 159.14
47,992.46 Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund 1,780.50
Tailings 235.44
5,100.75 Dog Licenses 29.05
1,102.32 Charles Lyman Weld Fund 1,343.39
95.06 Deposits 3,940.68
180.52 Overlay Reserves for Abatements 9,240.67
97.04 Revenue Reserves 59,991.33
26,360.55 Premiums 1,397.55
27,055.09 Surplus 408,910.48
3,410.20
Total General Accounts—Assets $ 835,212.56
Deferred Accounts
Apportioned Sewer Assessments not Due 5,873.56
Apportioned Street Assessments not Due 1,699.00
Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments not Due 24.63
Apportioned Water Assessments not Due 3,089.31
Total $ 10,686.50
Town Debt
Net Bonded or Fixed Debt:
Inside Debt Limit $ 300,000.00
Outside Debt Limit 134,000.00
Total Debt $ 434,000.00
Total of all Assets $1,279,899.06
Total General Accounts—Liabilities $ 835,212.56
Deferred Accounts
Apportioned Sewer Assessments, 1947-53 5,873.56
Apportioned Street Assessments, 1947-48 1,699.00
Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments, 1947-49 24.63
Apportioned Water Assessments, 1947-53 3,089.31
Total $ 10,686.50
Town Debt
General Loans:
Town Office Building 4,000.00
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 80000.00
Sewer and Drainage Loans 84,000.00
Water Loans 15,000.00
Total Debt $ 434,000.00
Total of all Liabilities $1,279,899.06
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