Official reports of the town of Wayland 1945-1947, Part 1

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1945
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 666


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OFFICIAL REPORTS


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OFFICIAL REPORTS


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TOWN OF WAYLAND


FOR ITS ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIXTH MUNICIPAL YEAR


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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1945


Printed for the Town of Wayland by THE SUBURBAN PRESS Natick, Massachusetts 1946


OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WAYLAND


Term Expires


MODERATOR


Howard S. Russell 1946


TOWN CLERK


M. Alice Neale


1946


SELECTMEN


William F. Hynes


1946


John W. Leavitt


1947


William A. Loker


1948


TREASURER


Frank G. Mackenna 1946


TAX COLLECTOR


Theodore H. Harrington


1946


TOWN ACCOUNTANT


Mabel T. S. Small 1947


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


J. Sidney Stone


1946


Carlisle D. Scotland


1947


Gustaf M. Blomgren


1948


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Allan R. Finlay 1946


Charles F. Moore, Jr.


1947


Cornelius J. Maguire


1948


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Term Expires


ASSESSORS


Daniel Brackett


1946


Charles M. Mathews


1947


Willard C. Hunting


1948


CLERK OF BOARDS


Dorothy W. Harrington 1946


WATER COMMISSIONERS


George W. Lewis


1946


Fern A. Taylor


1947


Alfred C. Damon


1948


TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY


James R. Martin


1946


Theone H. Morgan


1946


Helen C. Morgan


1947


J. Sidney Stone


1947


Hugh F. Colliton, Jr.


1948


Arthur H. Dudley


1948


CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS


James Ferguson (Deceased )


1946


Ernest W. Schleicher ( Appointed to fill vacancy)


1946


Martin R. Edwards


1947


Warren D. Valentine


1948


TREE WARDEN


Charles L. Fullick


1946


HIGHWAY SURVEYOR


Albert E. Potvin


1946


BOARD OF HEALTH


Waldo L. Lawrence


1946


Ernest H. Damon


1947


Chester H. Hobbs


1948


PARK COMMISSIONERS


1946


Elmer W. Bigwood


1947


Lawrence C. Warnock (Resigned)


1948


Frank S. Tarr ( Appointed)


1946


Addison L. Sandford


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Term Expires


ROAD COMMISSIONERS


William J. Scotland Alvin B. Neale Joseph H. Decatur


1946


1947


1948


PLANNING BOARD


Frederick S. Whiteside


1946


Frank S. Tarr


1947


Allan R. Finlay


1948


Chester H. Hobbs


1949


Howard S. Russell


1949


Carl T. Emery


1950


CONSTABLES


Clarence O. Baker


1946


John P. Butler


1946


George A. Celorier


1946


Wilfred L. Celorier


1946


Alfred C. Damon


1946


Ernest H. Damon


1946


Thomas Francis Linnehan


1946


COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS


J. Sidney Stone


1946


John W. Leavitt


1947


J. Reed Morss


1948


TRUSTEES OF THE ALLEN FUND


John Connelly


1946


Frederic A. Gibbs


1946


Llewellyn Mills


1946


FENCE VIEWERS


Selectmen


1946


FIELD DRIVERS


Constables


1946


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SURVEYORS OF LUMBER


Thomas F. Linnehan Melville Loker Arthur F. Marston


1946


1946


1946


MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK


Thomas F. Linnehan


1946


Joseph Decatur


1946


Arthur F. Marston


1946


MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE SPANISH WAR VETERANS


Frank C. Moore


1946


William Hardy, Sr.


1946


WORLD WAR VETERANS


Earl G. Barry


1946


James J. Bennett


1946


Gustaf Blomgren


1946


Frank A. Burke


1946


William G. Curley


1946


August Dath


1946


John W. Leavitt


1946


Parker H. Groton


1946


Joe Perodeau


1946


Cornelius J. Maguire


1946


DOG OFFICER


Harry W. Craig


1946


INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


Warren F. Lawrence


1946


DISTRICT NURSE


Mary E. McNeil 1946


SUPERINTENDENT MOTH EXTERMINATION Charles L. Fullick 1946


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Edward T. Damon 1946


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Term Expires


Term Expires


PUBLIC WEIGHER


Thomas Francis Linnehan 1946


FOREST FIRE WARDEN


Theodore H. Harrington 1946


FINANCE COMMITTEE


Parran C. Jarboe


1946


George V. Deverell


1947


Robert M. Morgan


1947


Gerald Henderson


1948


James Otis Post


1948


INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING


Warren F. Lawrence 1946


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS


M. Alice Neale, Rep.


1946


Joseph Zimmerman, Dem.


1946


Arthur W. Atwood, Rep.


1947


Joe Perodeau, Dem.


1948


BURIAL AGENT


John W. Leavitt


1946


STATE AND MILITARY AID


John W. Leavitt


1946


SOLDIERS' RELIEF AGENT


John W. Leavitt 1946


ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT


Theodore H. Harrington, Chief


1946


Ernest H. Damon, Clerk and Deputy Chief 1946


Thomas E. Hynes, Engineer


1946


Homer L. MacDonald, Electrician


1946


Frank H. Carter 1946


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Term Expires


ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS


1946


George W. Lewis L. Frank Perkins 1947


Robert M. Morgan


1948


TOWN COUNSEL


J. Sidney Stone 1946


BUILDING INSPECTOR


Homer L. MacDonald


1946


INSPECTOR OF WIRING


Homer L. MacDonald


1946


INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING


J. C. Massie 1946


ELECTION OFFICERS


PRECINCT 1


Willard B. Dik, Warden


1946


Charles F. Goodale, Clerk 1946


Charles R. Harrington, Inspector 1946


Michael J. Dimodica, Inspector


1946


James J. Bolton, Deputy Warden


1946


Ethel H. Edwards, Deputy Clerk


1946


Philip Burbank, Deputy Inspector 1946


Francis M. Dowey, Deputy Inspector


1946


PRECINCT 2


Alvin B. Neale, Warden


1946


Mary K. Derrick, Clerk


1946


Orpha E. Bradshaw, Inspector


1946


Sebastian Selvitella, Inspector


1946


Parker H. Groton, Deputy Warden


1946


Arthur C. Wallace, Deputy Clerk


1946


Arthur E. Peck, Deputy Inspector


1946


Charles L. Smith, Deputy Inspector


1946


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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, ss.


To any of the Constables of the Town of Wayland, in said County:


GREETINGS :


In the name of the Commonwealth you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in town election to meet at their respective polling places on


MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1946


at six o'clock in the forenoon, there and then to bring in their ballots for a Moderator, Town Clerk, Treasurer, Tax Collector, Tree Warden and seven Constables, all for one year ;


One Park Commissioner for two years ;


One Selectman, one Assessor, one member of the School Committee, one member of the Board of Public Welfare, one Water Commissioner, one Cemetery Commissioner, one Road Commissioner, two Trustees of the Public Library, one member of the Board of Health, one Park Commissioner, and one Com- missioner of Trust Funds, all for three years ;


One member of the Planning Board for five years.


All the foregoing to be voted on the official ballot. The polls will be open at 6:00 o'clock in the forenoon and will remain open continuously until 7:00 in the afternoon, when they shall be closed.


And you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the Town Hall on


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1946


at 7:45 P. M., then and there to act on the following articles.


Article 1. To hear reports of the Town Officers, Agents and Committees, and act thereon.


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Article 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers, Agents and Committees not elected by the official ballot.


Article 3. To grant money for necessary Town purposes. See Finance Committee's Report.


Article 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1946, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than a year in accord- ance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.


Article 5. To see if the Town will appropriate funds for :


(1) "Water Main Extension Notes maturing in 1946"-pay- ment of principal-$2,000;


(2) "Water Main Extension Notes maturing in 1946"-pay- ment of interest due in 1946-$40;


(3) "Water Department Maintenance"-$9,500;


(4) Purchase of a new truck-$1,200;


(5) Purchase of a compressor unit and accessories-$3,000;


and will authorize the Water Board to sell or otherwise dispose of the truck now in their possession, the entire appropriation to be taken from "Water Available Surplus," or do or act.


The appropriations here requested are for the normal operation of the Water Department and, in addition, for the purchase of a new truck and com- pressor. The present truck was purchased in 1936. It has outlived its effective usefulness for its present work and should be replaced. The cost of a new truck will be abut $1,200 and the old truck will be traded in toward the price of the new equipment. The Water Department is badly in need of a compressor unit to facilitate openings in streets. With proper co-opera- tion, the equipment could be used by other depart- ments, such as the Highway Department, whenever a need for this type of equipment exists.


The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.


Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and


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assess a sum of money for the reconstruction and improvement of Old Connecticut Path, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose, the work to be done by the Road Commissioners, or take any action in relation thereto.


No roads have been reconstructed in the Town under Chapter 90 since 1941. With the war over, the State and County are resuming their allocation of funds for road building to those towns which will ap- propriate matching funds. Provided the Town will appropriate $8,000, the County will appropriate $8,000 and the State $16,000, making a total of $32,000 avail- able for reconstruction of an additional stretch of Old Connecticut Path. Your Selectmen, Road Commis- sioners and Finance Committee have steadily felt that the rebuilding of our main-travelled roads, under the provisions of Chapter 90, by which the Town receives so much for what it spends, is thoroughly good busi- ness.


The Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of this article, the work to be done under the supervision of the Road Commissioners.


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate for "Road Machinery Account" the sum of $1,500, the money to be taken from "Road Machinery Fund," or do or act.


When work is being done on Chapter 90 roads, either maintenance or construction, the funds received by the Town for the rental of its equipment are accum- ulated in the "Road Machinery Fund." Certain types of expenses incurred by the Highway Department in connection with Chapter 90 maintenance or construc- tion are charged to the "Road Machinery Account." In recent years, with no new construction in process, we have needed but small amounts for the "Road Machinery Account." This year, however, with a new construction project scheduled, the "Road Machinery Account" will have to be considerably larger.


The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article and the transfer and appropriation of $1,500.


Article 8. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess


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a sum of money for the repair of the roof of the Public Library building in Wayland and act upon the question of authorizing the making of contracts therefor by the Trustees of the Way- land Public Library and the payment of bills therefor on ap- proval of said Trustees, or do or act.


The Public Library was built about 1900, at which time the present roof was installed. Repairs to the roof have been required a number of times in recent years and it has been found that the paper underlying the tile has disintegrated. In the roofing trade, it is generally agreed that a tile roof of this type is no bet- ter than the underlying paper. The Finance Committee has consulted several experts in the field and is satis- fied that the Library will need a new roof at the earliest possible date. It has every reason to believe that the building itself will be good for an indefinite period and, because of the high quality of the construction of the building, it seems desirable to replace the present tile roof with copper or slate at a cost of about $3,500, materials for which are now available.


The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article and the appropriation of $3,500.


Article 9. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess a sum of money for the completion of plans and specifications for a Civic Center Building to be located in the Village of Cochituate, the money to be spent under the supervision of the committee designated by the vote of the Town Meeting under Article 7 at the Annual Meeting held March 8, 1944, or do or act.


In the last two years, the Town has appropriated and set aside a total of $1,500 toward the preparation of plans for the proposed Civic Center Building in Cochituate. The Building Committee feels that, al- though it would be unwise to proceed with the imme- diate construction of the building during the coming year, it would like to have sufficient funds for the com- pletion of its plans during 1946 so that the Town may be in a position to take definite action at the next Annual Town Meeting.


The Finance Committee feels that the procedure here outlined is entirely proper and recommends the


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approval of the article and the appropriation of $2,000 for the purpose.


Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the regrading, resurfacing and re- seeding of lands in the rear of the Wayland High School which are now under the supervision of the Park Board and/or School Committee and for the laying out and equipping of a baseball diamond, football field and play areas for general recreational purposes, or do or act.


The High School football and baseball fields have never been adequately graded or surfaced for the use to which they are now being put. The terrain is un- even and there are variations in elevations within the football field of as much as three to four feet. Contour maps of the fields have recently been made and, based on these, rough estimates have been made which would indicate that the cost of doing the suggested work would be about $8,000. The development of an ade- quate sports program requires improvement in these facilities.


The baseball field in the center of Cochituate is likewise in run down condition as a result of a mini- mum amount of care given it during the war. At the request of the Park Board, funds have been included in its budget for the work which it would like to do on that field this year.


The Finance Committee feels that the regrading, resurfacing and reseeding asked for at the High School field is justified and that, because of overlapping juris- dictions with respect to the land in the rear of the school, the work should be done by a joint committee.


The Finance Committee recommends the appro- priation of $8,000 for the job.


Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to amend the existing zoning by-laws, section IX, paragraphs E and F as follows : in every instance where the wording "Residence Zone 15,000 sq. ft. 100 ft. Front" appears, it shall be amended to read : "Residence Zone 20,000 sq. ft. 125 ft. Front," and, in every instance where the wording "Residence Zone 20,000 sq. ft. 110 ft. Front" appears, it shall be amended to read : "Residence Zone 40,000 sq. ft. 150 ft. Front," or to amend said by-laws by


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increasing the area and/or frontage required by said paragraphs E and F, or either of them, or do or act.


The amendments here suggested contemplate no change in any commercial or industrial zone in either Precinct 1 or 2 and no change in the present 10,000 sq. ft. residence zone in Precinct 2. in Cochituate. The Finance Committee feels that the moderate increases in the required area in the undeveloped sections of the rest of the Town will tend to keep in check the ex- penses of operating the Town and in that respect, will be of assistance to present resident owners of property.


The Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of this article.


Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to amend that part of the by-laws of the Town known as the "Building Code" adopted at the Annual Town Meeting in March, 1941, in any one or more of the following respects :


(1) To amend Chapter 2 to increase the fees for building per- mits from $2 to $5 for work costing less than $5,000 and to in- crease the fee from $1 to $5 for each additional $5,000 of cost or fraction thereof by striking out the second, third and fourth paragraphs of said Chapter and inserting in place thereof the following paragraphs :


The fees for building permits shall be paid by the appli- cant and shall be as follows :


If the cost of the proposed work is $5,000 or less -- $5.


If the cost of the proposed work exceeds $5,000, the further sum of $5 for each additional $5,000 or fraction thereof.


(2) To amend that part of said by-laws entitled, "Wayland Plumbing Code" to increase the fees for plumbing permits for new work from $2 to $5, for alterations costing less than $50, from nothing to $2 and for alterations costing over $50, from $1 to $3, by striking out the third paragraph of said by-laws, entitled "Wayland Plumbing Code" and inserting in place there- of, the following paragraph :


The permit fee shall be :


(a) For new work-$5.


(b) For alterations or addition to existing work : (1) Costing less than $50-$2.


(2) Costing $50 or more-$3.


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(3) To amend that part of said by-laws entitled, "Electrical Rules for the Town of Wayland" to change the amount of fees to be charged for permits by striking out Section 3, which pro- vides for such permits for new work-$2 and alterations-$1, so that said Section 3, as amended, shall read as follows :


Section 3. The permit fee shall be : New Work, two wire service-$2. New Work, three wire service-$3. Alterations-$2.


or to see if the Town will amend said by-laws by changing the fees to be paid for permits in any other manner or extent, or do or act.


The Finance Committee has been advised that the fees for building, plumbing and electrical permits in Wayland are considerably lower than in surrounding towns. Our cost of performing the inspection service has been on an experimental basis since the adoption of the Building Code, and the changes suggested in this article appear to be reasonable and, at the same time, will assist the Town in covering the costs involved.


The Finance Committee therefore recommends the approval of this article.


Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept, or take any other action in regard to, Chapter 723 of the Acts and Re- solves of 1945, which provides, in case of acceptance, for the establishment and maintenance of a department for the purpose of furnishing information, advice and assistance to veterans of World War II, or other veterans as therein specified, or do or act.


This is a matter which, at the suggestion of the Legislature, is being acted upon by all cities and towns. Our Board of Selectmen, after having looked into the matter, concluded that there was no necessity and little to be gained by our becoming a part of a district with other towns for the purposes outlined in the article. An unpaid, voluntary advisory board, consisting of twelve outstanding citizens, has already been appointed for the Town and is at work on all matters which would be covered by such a department. The Finance Committee feels that the veterans can best be served through a board of the type which is now operating, rather than through a department supported by Town


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appropriation. The Selectmen have had no difficulty in obtaining volunteers who can be of real help to the veterans in this very important work. The Finance Committee, in connection with its recommendation, feels that there is every assurance that all the various services for veterans will be adequately provided for through our existing arrangements.


The Finance Committee does not, therefore, rec- ommend the acceptance of the statute.


Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to establish a minimum salary for full-time employees who are being paid an annual salary and who have been in the employ of the Town for twenty consecutive years or more, or take any other action in regard to salaried employees with long service records.


The Finance Committee feels that the setting of salaries as between various employees within a depart- ment is a function which should properly remain with the department heads and is not a matter on which the Town should attempt to override the judgment of its appointed or elected officials. The Committee has made an investigation and finds that there are no towns in the Commonwealth which handle the matter of salaries as suggested in this article.


The Finance Committee does not, therefore, rec- ommend the approval of this article.


Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to urge favorable action by the Legislature on a bill by which the office of Chief of Police of the Town of Wayland would be removed from the operation of the civil ser- vice laws of the Commonwealth, or do or act.


In a town of our size, there is little necessity to protect the holder of this office through Civil Service and there are good reasons why the occupant of the position should be subject to the supervision of, and be responsible to, the Board of Selectinen. If the job re- mains in the Civil Service, there is little likelihood that a resident of Wayland could be a successful contestant for the job, for the Selectmen would be bound to choose from a list of applicants from all over the State and, further, if the job remains on the Civil Service list, the position could become considerably more ex-


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pensive to the Town than at present, primarily through the possibilities of early and frequent retirements.


The Finance Committee feels strongly that the position should be removed from the Civil Service and therefore recommends the approval of the article.


Article 16. To see if the Town will appoint a committee : (1) to make a complete study and survey of the necessity and desirability of extendng water mains in those streets and roads of the Town not now served by the Town's water system; (2) to arrive at a conclusion as to the order in which the project should be done; (3) to advise the Town as to the overall re- quirements of the water system-the committee to include in its considerations : the water supply available, pumping equipment, storage capacity, adequacy of existing mains, the areas of prob- able development and the cost, and return to the Town of any recommendations it may care to make, or do or act.


This article is requested by the Water Department. The system has come to a point where a thorough study is required. For a number of years, the Depart- ment has not been able to pump a sufficient amount of water to fill the requirements of existing takers and, last year, it was necessary to temporarily purchase water from the Town of Natick. The shortage has been such that it has been necessary at certain times of the year to request existing users to curtail their water consumption. The pumps are old, subject to break down at any time, and need replacing as soon as new equipment is available. A basis should be worked out by which it would be possible to not only supply new takers on the existing line, but also to extend the water mains to those portions of the Town not now served. There appears to your Finance Committee to be 110 alternative but to carry through the study requested by the Water Department and defer all extensions until the study has been completed and the capacity of the system increased.


The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.


Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money necessary for the extension of a water


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main along Stonebridge Road and the Riverview Terrace sec- tion of Wayland, or do or act.


The Finance Committee feels that the request for the extension of the water system should be deferred until a study, as requested in the previous article, has been completed. It feels that no extension should be made until the present water supply and equipment is increased.


The Finance Committee does not, therefore, rec- ommend the approval of this article.


Article 18. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess or otherwise provide a sum of money to install water in Rice Road, a public way in the Town of Wayland, or across private land, and that the Water Board be requested to make a study of said project so that a plan, and cost, can be presented to the Town at its Annual Meeting in March, 1946.


The Finance Committee feels, as in the previous article, that the extension here requested should be de- ferred until the study of the water system is completed.


The Finance Committee does not, therefore, rec- ommend the approval of this article.


Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money necessary for the extension of a water main along Oxbow Road, a distance of approximately 2,640 feet, or do or act.


As in the previous two articles, and for the same reasons, the Finance Committee feels that the exten- sion here requested should be deferred.


The Finance Committee does not, therefore, rec- ommend the approval of this article.


Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money necessary for the extension of a water main from Sherman Brdge Road along Alpine Road, a distance of approximately 1,500 feet, or do or act.




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