Town of Darien, founded 1641, incorporated 1820, Part 8

Author: Case, Henry Jay, 1875-
Publication date: 1935
Publisher: [Darien, Conn.] Darien Community Association
Number of Pages: 130


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Meetings are held monthly.


APPENDIX AND DIRECTORY


TOWN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES


BOARD OF SELECTMEN


Andrew Shaw, First Selectman


Edwin W. Cooper


Arthur G. Maury


Allton T. Williams


Edward B. Hindley Stanley C. Cahoon, Clerk


BOARD OF FINANCE


Clarence W. Bell, Chairman


William A. Kelly, Secretary


Thomas McCarty Donald M. Blodget C. F. Wegner Clayton S. Purdy


TOWN COURT


Judge Charles Bates Dana Associate Judge William A. Kelly


TOWN COUNSEL


Mark W. Norman


PROBATE COURT


Judge Alfred N. Tweedy


JUSTICES OF THE PEACE


William I. Austin


Harold V. Browne William Dugdale


Harry D. Hanson


Franklyn Lynch


Charles McCarten Joseph P. Mehlin


TOWN CLERK AND TOWN TREASURER


James A. F. MacCammond Anna L. Conn, Assistant Clerk


Mrs. Julia Ward, Assistant Clerk Olive Crofoot, Assistant Clerk


REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY


Mrs. Marjorie D. Farmer Noah H. Swayne


STATE SENATOR


Charles P. Rumpf


DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES


Walter A. Bates, Superintendent Louis F. Jefferson, Chief Assistant Fred Richmond, Foreman


Laborers


George Evon William Banoczy Theodore Swanson John Herman Peter Chabina


POLICE DEPARTMENT Commissioners Henry Jay Case John W. Clark Clifford R. Wright


Chief


Edward A. Tinker


Lieutenant


Amos Anderson


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Sergeants


Frank Standing Albert Ruman Edward Mugavero


Patrolmen


G. G. Evans J. W. Berquist


John Cochran


Robert Cochran


Harold Curtis


William Foreit


P. E. Brencher


Chauncey B. Dance


Charles Galbo


Peter Zwart William Dance, Special Officer


FIRE DEPARTMENT Darien


Carl J. A. Schmidt, President


Frederick H. Smith, Vice President


Frank W. Freudenthal, Treasurer


Nathan S. Finch, Secretary


George Brencher, Chief William Handley, Asst. Chief John Neuman, 2nd Asst. Chief James Evon, Chief Engineer


Noroton


James Gaffney, President Walter Staffers, Vice President James Bennett, Treasurer Harry W. Browne, Recording Sec- retary Thomas Quirk, Financial Secretary


Thomas Boyle, Chief William Dunlap, Asst. Chief J. Howard Lee, Chief Engineer


Noroton Heights


Michael A. McInnis, President Edward Slawson, Vice President William Dugdale, Treasurer William Stoler, Financial Secretary George Fisher, Jr., Recording Secre- tary


George Clark, Chief Charles Stevens, Chief Engineer


TOWN PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION


Charles Bates Dana, Chairman


Thomas S. Holden, Vice Chairman


A. E. Crane


Dr. H. D. Hanson


Joseph C. Peterick


Lloyd H. Atkinson


Andrew Shaw, ex officio


Walter A. Bates, ex officio


Charles P. Rumpf, Secretary


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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS


John Sherman Hoyt, Chairman


Mrs. Bertha M. McPherson


James A. Farrell, Jr.


Andrew Shaw, ex officio


Walter A. Bates, ex officio


DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE


Col. Howard Stout Neilson, Chair- man


Francis R. Holmes, Secretary


Rev. James J. McGuane


Mrs. Nellie K. Meredith


Mrs. Ethel T. Cleveland


HEALTH OFFICER AND MEDICAL EXAMINER


Dr. William H. Slaughter


WATER AND SEWERAGE COMMISSION


C. Ernest Lounsbury Col. Thomas Crimmins Edward E. Ashley, Jr.


VISITING NURSE


Florence G. Fahey


TAX COMMISSIONER


Robert Eaton Saunders


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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS


Charles B. Peare Simon W. Cooper


BUILDING INSPECTOR Edward G. Wallace


CONSTABLES


Clarence H. Scofield Harry Marsden


Edward E. Bates Charles Allicandro Ernest L. Groat


TREE WARDEN


William J. Cotta


DOG WARDEN


Herbert Dufault


SCHOOLS


BOARD OF EDUCATION


C. Edward Hertz, Chairman Edward B. Hindley, Secretary Aldrich Taylor


Mrs. Harold F. Dean Wilfred P. Forrest Mrs. Merle F. Hunt


Eugene T. Burgesser


Mrs. Winter W. Drew


Harry T. Hart


Edward H. Fuller, Superintendent of Schools Mrs. Dorothy G. Short, Secretary to Supt.


SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Dr. William H. Slaughter


HEALTH COUNSELOR


Mrs. Naomi R. Curtis


SCHOOL DENTIST Dr. H. H. Brodsky


ATTENDANCE OFFICER Edward A. Tinker


SUPERVISORS


Raymond F. Donnell, Physical and Health Education Catherine S. Ferguson, Domestic Arts


Helen B. Roby, Art Harriet I. Frey, Music Gladys B. Dietrick, Asst. Music and Art


DARIEN HIGH SCHOOL


George E. Shattuck, Principal John H. Ring, Vice-Principal and Commercial Edith B. Brackett, Commercial Harold A. Peterson, Commercial, English Marian B. Atherton, English Elsa Pettersson, English


Christine W. Cant, English, Li- brarian


Edward T. Ashman, Mathematics


Arthur S. Bibbins, Mathematics


Marion G. Elmer, Mathematics, English Helen N. Merritt, Social Studies


Mrs. Grace R. Kammann, Social Studies James J. Holahan, Social Studies


Helen E. Shaub, Latin


Louva B. Parker, French


Lindley W. Hubbard, Science


Herbert C. Bird, Science


Chilton L. Kemp, Science, English Mrs. Marian K. Bailey, Household Arts Maxson R. Crandall, Manual Arts Mrs. M. Estelle Cantrell, Physical Education Winona E. Smith, Clerk


Charles Bennett, Head Janitor Thomas G. Buck, Assistant Janitor


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ROYLE SCHOOL


Norman R. Hunt, Principal, Grade 7 Catherine E. Mason, Grade 7


Mrs. Helen C. Vedder, Grade 6 Mrs. Ione F. Hendee, Grade 5 Lucile A. Branda, Grade 4 Dorothy A. Dolan, Grade 3 Mrs. Edna C. Carson, Grade 2 Barbara Jordan, Grade I


Mrs. Katharine E. Cline, Kinder- garten


George Krause, Janitor


Lieta E. Jones (full time assisting teacher)


BAKER SCHOOL


Helen B. Morehouse, Principal, Grade 6


Mrs. Florence B. Raymond, Grade 6


Clara M. Gregory, Grade 5


Emily M. Young, Grade 4


Helen V. Holahan, Grade 3


Mrs. Althea M. Davis, Grade 2


Mary G. Williams, Grade I


Mrs. Louise S. Hauser, Kindergarten


Mrs. Edith C. Barnes (part time)


Mary Graboski


Joseph Yanik, Janitor


HOLMES SCHOOL


May F. Anderson, Principal, Grade 6


Loretta E. Ryan, Grade 7


Mrs. Nellie P. Smith, Grade 5


Mrs. Pauline A. Oldrin, Grade 4


Emily G. Leahy, Grade 3


M. Eleanor Jenks, Grade 2 Mrs. Beatrice R. Brown, Grade I Mrs. Margaret J. Holmes, Grade I Louise Carter, Kindergarten


Dorothy Gray, Special Class Mrs. Edith C. Barnes (part time)


William Herbert, Janitor


HINDLEY SCHOOL


Audrey M. Thompson, Principal, Grades 4, 5, and 6


Mrs. Margaret L. Holmes, Grades 4, 5, and 6


Mrs. Ethel H. Miller, Grades 4, 5, and 6


Mrs. Ann D. Eltinge, Grades 2 and 3 Mrs. Julia W. Starr, Pre I, and Grade I


Eva Conklin, Kindergarten


Louis Canto, Janitor


CHURCHES


Darien Congregational Church, Rev. Philip Gordon Scott, Minister Noroton Presbyterian Church, Rev. George R. Montgomery, Ph.D., Pastor


Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Wilmot Perkins Lord, Minister. St. John's R. C. Church, Noroton, Rev. J. J. McGuane


St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Noroton, Rev. Floyd S. Leach, Ph.D., Rector


DARIEN TOWN ROADS


Road and Number Length in Miles


I. Ring's End Road .51


2. Noroton Avenue 1.25


3. Glenbrook Road .41


4. Linden Avenue 1.08


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5. Mansfield Avenue 2.70


6. Part of Tokeneke Road (Post Road to King's Highway) .IO


7. Middlesex Road


8. Hoyt Street 3.28


9. King's Highway North 2.81


10. King's Highway South 1.20


1.25


II. Center Street .12


12. Hanson Road .75


13. LeRoy Avenue .. 62


14. Post Road 4.10


15. Herman Avenue .IO


16. Holmes Avenue .39


17. Prospect Avenue


.29


18. Overbrook Lane .31


19. West Avenue 2.36


20. Farm Road 1.00


21. Relihan Road .45


22. Edgerton Street .17


23. Brookside Road 2.55


24. Park Place .24


25. Five Mile River Road. .90


26. Camp Avenue .90


27. Sedgwick Avenue .45


28. Tokeneke Road 1.28


29. Raymond Street .95


30. Chestnut Street .17


31. Hollow Tree Ridge Road 3.95


32. Randall Street .06


33. Maple Street .30


34. Pear Tree Point Road 1.10


35. Stephen Mather Road 1.00


36. West Norwalk Road .34


37. Good Wives' River Road 1.00


38. Gardiner Street .62


39. Fairfield Avenue .28


40. Christie Hill Road 1.39


41. Locust Hill Road .50


42. Highland Avenue .13


43. Academy Street .05


44. Bailey Avenue .18


45. Mechanic Street .12


46. Greenwood Avenue .50


47. Nearwater Lane .60


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48. Eaton Avenue .17


49. East Lane .20


50. Talmadge Hill Road .06


51. Hillside Avenue .34


52. Grove Street .03


53. Day Street


.04


54. Brook Street


.04


55. Fairview Avenue .06


56. Long Neck Point Road


.47


57. Renshaw Road


.19


58. Ox Ridge Lane


.38


59. Hecker Avenue .72


.13


61. Clock Avenue


.12


62. Birch Road


.58


63. Sylvan Road


.21


64. Pembroke Road .58


65. Salisbury Road


.42


66. Buttonwood Lane


.44


67. Oak Crest


.20


68. Woodland Drive


.20


69. Outlook Drive .29


70. Beach Drive .21


71. Sunnyside Avenue .15


72. Oakshade Avenue .19


73. St. John's Place .06


74. Fitch Avenue .27


75. Hancock Lane .20


76. Sunset Road .18


The total mileage of highways in the township is 76.88. Of these, 24.62 miles comprise roads not taken over by the town and designated as private roads.


FIRE ALARMS


12. Fire Station


13. Post Road and Academy Street


14. Post Road and Brookside Road


16. Post Road and Birch Road


17. Post Road and East Lane


18. Post Road and West Norwalk Road


19. Post Road and Sedgwick Avenue


112. Post Road and West Avenue


60. Garden City Road


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113. West Avenue and Leroy Avenue 114. West Avenue west of Bailey Avenue 115. Leroy Avenue and Sedgwick Avenue 116. Leroy Avenue and McLaren 117. Mansfield and Sedgwick Avenues 118. Mansfield Avenue and Sunset Road 119. Leroy and Bailey Avenues


121. Mansfield Avenue and Highland Avenue


122. Mansfield Avenue and Prospect Avenue


123. Mansfield Avenue and Oak Crest


124. Mansfield Avenue and Overbrook


125. Mansfield Avenue and Buttonwood Lane


126. Mansfield Avenue and Middlesex Road 128. Leroy Avenue and Middlesex Road


131. Brookside Road East and Post Road


132. Brookside Road and Prospect Avenue


134. Brookside Road and Meadowbrook


135. Brookside Road and Overbrook


136. Brookside Road and Sylvan


137. Brookside Road and Buttonwood


138. Brookside Road and Pembroke 139. Brookside Road and Stephen Mather Road 141. Old King's Highway and Mechanic Street 142. Old King's Highway and Brookside Road 144. Old King's Highway and Fairmead Road 145. Raymond Street north of Railroad


146. Old King's Highway and Raymond Street


151. Fairview and Highland Avenues


152. Selleck Place


161. Lakeside and Sedgwick Avenues


171. Lakeside and West Avenues


181. West and Bailey Avenues


41. Old King's Highway and Center Street


42. Old King's Highway and Locust Hill Road


43. Post Road and Tokeneke Road


44. Post Road and Day Street


45. Post Road and Leroy Avenue


46. Locust Hill Road and Cedar Gate


47. Brook and Day Street 48. Brook and Post Road


4II. Tokeneke Road and Street's Pond


412. Tokeneke Road and Old Farm Road


413. Tokeneke Road and Raymond Street


414. Raymond Street south of Railroad


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415. Delafield Island


416. Tokeneke Road and Old King's Highway


417. Old King's Highway and Leroy Avenue


421. Five Mile River Road


422. Five Mile River Road and Tokeneke Road


423. Butler's Island


424. Contentment Island


425. Tokeneke Inn and Vicinity


426. Old King's Highway and Good Wives' River Road


431. Old Farm Road and Locust Hill Road


432. Old Farm Road and East Trail


433. Old Farm Road and Osceola Drive


434. Old Farm Road and Tokeneke Road


435. Post Road and Hecker Avenue


441. Osceola Drive and Cross Road


442. Osceola Drive and Tokeneke Drive East


443. Manor Drive


451. Locust Hill Road and Wood Trail North


452. Cedar Gate


453. Tokeneke Drive East and Scott's Cove


461. Locust Hill Road and Knobel Lane


462. Manor Drive and Cross Road


471. Old King's Highway South and Andrews' Drive


SPECIAL CALLS


I. Test, 12 Noon


2. Fire Out


4. Soldiers' Home


33. Help for Noroton


7. No School Call, 7:45 A.M., 12:05 P.M.


55. Emergency Police Call


NOROTON AND NOROTON HEIGHTS


I. Daily Test at 8 A.M.


2. Fire Out


3. Grass Fire


4. Soldiers' Home


5. Darien Center or Help for Darien


7. No School, 7:45 A.M., 12:05 P.M.


114. Beach, Outlook, and Woodland Drives in Noroton Manor


115. Nearwater Lane


122. Ring's End Road


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123. Old King's Highway


132. Good Wives' River Road


134. Delafield Estate 135. Great Island


142. Pear Tree Point Road


143. Central Avenue


213. Brookside Drive and Post Road


214. Hillside Avenue and Post Road


215. Hollow Tree Ridge Road and Post Road


221. Gardiner Street and Post Road


223. Noroton Avenue


224. Park Place and Renshaw Road


225. Dickinson Road and Fitch Avenue


231. Noroton Center


234. Post Road to Hecker Avenue


241. Hollow Tree Ridge Road and Linden Avenue


243. Relihan Road and Maple Street


251. Noroton Heights Center


253. Hecker Avenue


312. Holmes Avenue and West Avenue


314. West Avenue and Henry Street


315. Hollow Tree Ridge Road and West Avenue


321. Noroton Avenue and Middlesex Park


324. Chestnut Street and Fairfield Avenue


325. West Avenue and William Street


331. Middlesex Road to Hollow Tree Ridge Road 332. Christie Hill Road


334. Hollow Tree Ridge Road and Middlesex Road


335. Middlesex Road to Hanson Road


341. Hanson Road


342. Middlesex Road and Ox Ridge Lane


344. Hollow Tree Ridge Road to Town Line


351. Camp Avenue and Greenwood Avenue 352. Hoyt Street


INDEX


A


Allwood Lane, 24 American Legion, 67


B


Birch Road, 25 Board of Education, 44


Board of Finance, 37


Board of Selectmen, 36 Boy Scouts, 82


Building Inspector, 59 Butler's Island, 19


C


Cedar Gate, 16 Churches, 32 Collender's Point, 10, 12 Constables, 59 Contentment Island, 17


D


Darien Community Association, 61


Darien Library, 69 Darien Garden Club, 80 Darien Home Bank and Trust Com- pany, 73 Darien League of Women Voters, 66 Darien Public Nursing Association, 64


Darien Real Estate Board, 72 Darien Review, 68 Darien Theatre, 72 Delafield Estates Corporation, 16 Department of Highways, 48 Dog Warden, 60


F


Fire Alarms, 92-4 Fire Department, 56 Fitch Home for Soldiers, 79 Five Mile River, 1, 2 Foreword, iii


G


Girl Scouts, 84 Gorham's Pond, 5


Great Island Corporation, 12 Guild of the Seven Arts, 71


H


Hancock Lane, 24 Hay Island, 12 History, I


I


Ivanhoe Lodge, 76


J Justice of the Peace, 59


K Kiwanis Club, 75


L


Local Health Officer, 58 Long Neck, 9


M


Medical Examiner, 58 Middlesex Parish, I


N


New York, New Haven and Hart- ford Railroad, 7


Noroton Shores, 14 Noroton Water Company, 75 Noroton Yacht Club, 29


0


Old Farm Road, 18 Ox Ridge Hunt Club, 22


P Pageant of Darien, 13 Park Commission, 46 Probate Court, 42 Police Department, 53


R


Registrar of Voters, 43 Ridge Acres, 25 Ring's End, 2


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INDEX


S


Salem Straits, 15 Società Umberto Principe Di Pie- monte, 86 St. John's Club, 81 Streets, 90-92


T


Tax Commissioner, 49 Thrift Shop, 62 Tilley Bird Farm, 30 Tokeneke Association, 17


Tokeneke Club, 19 Tories' Hole, 4 Town Clerk, 39 Town Court, 41 Town Plan and Zoning Commission, 50 Town Treasurer, 40 Tree Warden, 59


W Wee Burn Golf Club, 25 Welfare Commission, 57 Woodway Country Club, 28





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