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RECEIVED LUCIUS BEZLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
137th ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
WAKEFIELD, MASS.
Financial Year Ending December Thirty-First Nineteen Hundred and Forty-eight
ALSO
THE TOWN CLERK'S RECORDS
OF THE
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
During the Year 1948
ITEM PRESS WAKEFIELD
RECEIVED LUCIUS BEEBE
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
WARFIELD NACH-
Town Officers, 1948-1949
Selectmen
William G. Dill, Chairman William R. Lindsay
Burton F. Whitcomb, Secretary Raymond S. Dower Philip J. Flanders
Town Clerk Charles F. Young
Assistant Town Clerk Marion B. Connell
Moderator Loring P. Jordan, Jr.
Town Treasurer John I. Preston
Tax Collector Carl W. Sunman
Town Accountant Charles C. Cox
Assessors
George E. Blair, Chairman Leo F. Douglass, Secretary George H. Stout
Term Expires March 1950 Term Expires March 1951 Term Expires March 1949
Municipal Light Commissioners
Marcus Beebe, 2nd, Chairman
Theodore Eaton, Secretary
Aubrey T. Quinlan
Term Expires March 1950 Term Expires March 1951 Term Expires March 1949
Water and Sewerage Board
Herman G. Dresser, Chairman John N. Bill, Secretary Sidney F. Adams
Term Expires March 1950 Term Expires March 1951 Term Expires March 1949
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Board of Public Welfare
M. Leo Conway, Chairman Peter Y. Myhre, Secretary J. Edward Dulong Winsor L. Finney, Jr. P. Elizabeth Kitchenman
Term Expires March 1949
Term Expires March 1951 Term Expires March 1950
Term Expires March 1950
Term Expires March 1951
School Committee
William J. Lee, Chairman
Term Expires March 1949
Mary Louise Tredinnick, Secretary
William W. Allyn
Term Expires March 1951
Walter C. Hickey
Term Expires March 1950
Arthur C. Lane
Marcus G. Beebe (Resigned)
Alma S. Dutton
Term Expires March 1949
Trustees Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Hervey J. Skinner, Chairman
Term Expires March 1949
Florence L. Bean, Secretary (Resigned)
Gladys Watkins
Phillips C. Davis Albert W. Rockwood
Dr. Richard Dutton
Miriam G. Needham
Walter C. Hickey
Arthur L. Evans
Dr. Frank T. Woodbury
Term Expires March 1949 Term Expires March 1949 Term Expires March 1950 Term Expires March 1950 Term Expires March 1950 Term Expires March 1951
Term Expires March 1951 Term Expires March 1951
Board of Health
Wesley S. Goodwin, Chairman
Dr. Robert Dutton, Secretary Ned C. Loud
Term Expires March 1950 Term Expires March 1951 Term Expires March 1949
Park and Cemetery Commissioners
Robert F. Fitz, Secretary and Chairman Richard J. Volpe Wesley Ball
Term Expires March 1949 Term Expires March 1949 Term Expires March 1949
Town Planning Board
Arthur E. Harding, Chairman Kenneth W. Thomson, Sec'y-Treas. Edward M. Bridge Dr. Frank T. Woodbury Fitzroy Willard
Term Expires March 1950 Term Expires March 1950 Term Expires March 1952 Term Expires March 1951 Term Expires March 1950
Term Expires March 1951
Term Expires March 1950
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Constables
John G. M. Gates Joseph L. Preston
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Registrars of Voters
Frederick G. Gorman, Chairman Charles F. Young, Clerk Edmund W. Sliney Marjorie T. Bunker
Term Expires March 1950
Term Expires March 1951 Term Expires March 1949
Finance Committee
Moses M. Frankel, Chairman Herbert D. Anderson, Vice Chairman
Louis J. Bassill, Secretary
Harry Marshall
V. Richard Fazio James B. Wiswall
Arthur M. Moore
D. Thomas Dinan
Joseph B. Burke (Resigned)
Clark Quinlan George J. Evans M. Joseph Bowen
Term Expires March 1949 Term Expires March 1949
Term Expires March 1949
Term Expires March 1951
Lewis Day Charles S. Joslin
Term Expires March 1951
John J. Kalaher
Term Expires March 1951
George D. Rattray
Term Expires March 1951
Board of Appeals
William C. McKie, Chairman Willard P. Lombard Harold W. Merritt
Term Expires March 1951 Term Expires March 1949 Term Expires March 1950
Recreation Committee
Dr. Philip McAuliffe, Chairman Mary E. Lazzaro, Secretary and Treasurer Marjorie Rowe Cook
Anna McIntire Leo V. Walsh Michael J. Zammitti
Homer Shellenberger
Term Expires March 1950
Term Expires March 1950
Term Expires March 1950 Term Expires March 1950'
Term Expires March 1951
Term Expires March 1950
Term Expires March 1949
Term Expires March 1949
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Harold R. Anderson Walter E. Peterson
For other appointive town officers, see Selectmen's Report
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Town of Wakefield
Population, 1945 State Census 18,677
Congressman, 8th District-Angier L. Goodwin of Melrose.
Councillor, 6th District-Victor A. Friend of Melrose. State Senator, 7th Middlesex District-George J. Evans, Wakefield. State Representatives, 22nd Middlesex District-Joseph A. Milano, Mel- rose; Charles Gibbons, Stoneham; Theodore J. Vaitses, Melrose.
List of Jurors
Prepared by the Selectmen of the Town of Wakefield, June 30, 1948
Name
Abbott, Arthur G., 48
Adams, Frank R., 46-47-48
40 Central St.
16 Perham St. Shoe Worker
Anderson, Howard E., 46-47-48
21 Franklin St. Janitor
Anderson, Randall, 46-47-48
Anderson, Wallace E., 48
13 Elm Sq.
Antetomaso, Charles S., 48
42 Elm St.
Barnes, Mellen B., 48
32 Bryant St.
Bears, Earl L., 47-48
Beliveau, Kenneth A., 47-48
Bemister, Charles, 47-48
24 Gladstone St.
Textile Worker Salesman Contractor
Benedetto, Anthony R., 48 Bird, Edward P., Jr., 48
33 Bennett St.
64 Preston St.
72 Pleasant St.
130 Lowell St.
32 Salem St.
Hairdresser Undertaker
Butler, William H., Jr., 48
50 Albion St.
202 Oak St.
10 Bellevue Ave.
Campbell, Gardner E., 46-47-48
11 Wave Ave.
18 Auburn St.
618 Main Street
12 Lafayette St.
15 Lafayette St.
Cieri, Alfred, 48
Cieri, Lawrence E., 48
Colantuono, Antonio, 48
102 Nahant St.
Builder Undertaker Insurance Engineer General Electric Editor Manager Cashier Lithographer Service Man
Carr, Charles B., 46-47-48
Chambers, Edward R., 47-48
Charest, Roland, 47-48 Churchill, Charles L., Jr., 47-48
16 Chestnut St.
81 Butler Ave.
Butters, Roland W., Jr., 47-48 Calore, Frank, 47-48
Residence
Occupation
19 Bryant St.
Caretaker Upholsterer
Alleca, Charles, 48
6 Warren Ave. Winship-Boit Co. Packer Retired Hickey Co. 7 Greenwood Ave. Engineer
131 Vernon St.
Bisacre, Robert C., 46-47-48 Bliss, Rowland C., 46-47-48 Bogart, John A., Jr., 47-48 Bradford, William H., 46-47-48 Brockbank, Gray B., 46-47-48 Butler, Aaron T., 46-47-48
6 Fourth St.
Laborer Driver Woodworking Art Director
35 Chestnut St. Merchant 18 Perham St. Meat Cutter Florist
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Name
Residence
Occupation
Conway, Joseph W., 48
183 Vernon St.
Conway, M. Leo, 48
10 Bennett St.
Cook, Charles W., 47-48
543 Main St.
Corbett, Everett, 47-48
6 Pearl St.
Accountant
Coughlin, James F., 47-48
40 Church St.
Printer
Cronin, Hubert, 48
617 Main St. Clerk
Crozier, Ernest P., 47-48
26 Meriam St. Telephone Co.
Curley, John J., 48
3 Elm Sq.
Shipper
Curley, Thomas F., 48
2 Birch Hill Ave. Inspector
Curran, Matthew P., 46-47-48
12 Franklin St.
Water Dept.
Curtis, George A., 46-47-48
42 Pleasant St.
Driver
D'Ambrosio, Joseph S., 48
16 Bancroft Ave.
Damon, George C., 48
79 Green St.
Davis, Richard M., 47-48
16 Coolidge Pk.
Salesman
DeCecca, James, 46-47-48
Delaney, Alfred E., 47-48
36 Lake St.
De Viller, Nary J., 48
99A Albion St.
Doherty, John W., 48
9 Crescent Hill 756 Main St.
Rubber Worker Retired Carpenter
Doucet, Timothy W., 48
Doucette, Frederick J., 48
37 Cedar St.
Dow, Clarence M., 47-48
14 Grove St.
Drinkwater, Frank, 46-47-48
147 Lowell St.
50A Crescent St.
160 Vernon St.
Painter Personnel Man
Eagan, James M., 47-48
Fairbairn, Chester I., 48 Fairbanks, David E., 48 Farwell, Willard P., Jr., 47-48
29 Lawrence St.
13 Howard St.
32 Lawrence St.
3 Greenwood St.
12 Grafton St.
7 Druid Hill Ave.
B. & M. R. R. Merchant Inspector Salesman
Galpin, Harold A., 48
Gibson, John E., Jr., 46-47-48
Gibson, Kenneth R., 48
Giles, Kenneth W., 46-47-48
Giles, Richard E., 46-47-48
26 Pearl St. 5 Herbert St.
Painter Retired
Goodwin, Stanley C., 47-48.
Gorman, Frederick G., 48
Gould, Clarence A., 46-47-48 Gould, Frank J., 48
Graham, Carl E., 46-47-48
14 Bennett St.
4 Eaton St.
52 Lake St.
Box Maker Insurance Salesman Mechanic
Dufault, Leo R., 47-48 Dulong, Arthur F., 46-47-48
8 Morgan Ave.
11 Salem St.
5 Eastern Ave. Bank Clerk Clerk Engineer Electrician Clerk
Findlay, George E., 47-48
Finney, Winsor L., Jr., 46-47-48
Foley, James, 47-48
Francis, Nestor, 46-47-48 Fuller, Herbert W., 48
Glynn, John F., 48 Glynn, John W., 46-47-48
119 Water St.
17 Pine St. 298 Main St.
22 Chestnut St.
17 Eastern Ave.
Graham, Frederick D., 48
Greany, William C., 48
323 Salem St.
191 Broadway
65 Elm St. Juniper Ave. Telegrapher Floor Finisher Telephone Co. Janitor
Expediter Superintendent Undertaker Sales Manager General Electric Retired Real Estate
Salesman Engineer Machinist
Superintendent Machinist
5 Middlesex St. Mechanic Custodian
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Name
Residence
Occupation
Harmon, Prescott R., 48
Harnden, James W., 47-48
Harrington, William H., 46-47-48
85 Cedar St.
Hatch, Charles H., 48
53 Cordis St.
Type. Repairs
Hatchell, Carl L., 47-48
11 Eastern Ave.
Bank Clerk
Hatfield, Willis A., 46-47-48
15 Bancroft Ave.
Shoeworker
Hawes, Edward S., 47-48
8 Church St. Insurance
Hird, John S., 48
23 White Ave.
Assistant Cashier Theatre Manager
Hodgdon, David, 46-47-48
12 Crescent St.
10 Birch Hill Ave. Salesman
Hollett, J. Arthur, 47-48
53 Greenwood Ave.
Salesman
Hood, Thomas W., 47-48
124 Vernon St.
Machinist
32 Avon St.
Clerk
3 Common St.
Electrical Engineer Machinist
Hubbard, Daniel B., 47-48
18 Salem St. Milkman
Hurton, James L., 48
48 Lawrence St.
Chauffeur
Hurton, Robert P., 47-48
Inman, Harold S., 48
Iram, Harry F., 47-48
Jackson, Ernest W., 48
Jackson, Harold C., 48 Jaynes, William H., 48
23 Coolidge Pk.
Contractor
Kane, Thomas H., 46-47-48 Kearns, Warren C., 48
7 Nichols St.
Printer
Kelley, George E., 47-48
3 Pitman Ave.
Painter
Kelley, Michael L., 48
21 Bryant St.
Mail Clerk
Kelso, Hugh M., 46-47-48
39 Richardson Ave. Clerk
2 Overlook Rd.
Salesman
45 Forest St.
Electrician Manager
44 Avon St.
Machinist
34 Lawrence St.
Salesman
Klapes, Charles J., 46-47-48
20 Avon St.
Merchant
68 Spring St.
Insurance Adjuster
159 Prospect St.
Insurance Manager
56 Gould St.
Supervisor
LeDuc, Charles W., 47-48
2 Cottage St.
Laborer Clerk
Lee, Thomas A., 47-48
53 Cedar St.
Lillie, Roland L., 48
21 Eaton St.
Salesman
Lindsay, William R., 47-48
282 Main Street
Merchant
Livas, Frank J., 48 Lusignolo, Angelo, 48
78 Nahant St.
Laborer
Lydecker, Ralph B., 48
16 Bryant St.
Real Estate
Lynch, Edward, 48
31 Strathmore Rd.
Electrical Engr. Chef
MacDonald, Leroy E., 48
27 West Water St.
1 Bellevue Ave.
Elec. Foreman
Howe, Luther M., 46-47-48 Howland, Willis, 48 Hoyt, Alfred, 47-48
20 Howard St.
M. L. Dept.
13 Emerald St. Essex St.
Piano Tuner
8 West Water St. Draftsman 7 Aborn Ave. Secretary
25 Bryant St.
Account
340 Salem St.
Electrician
Kenney, James B., 48 Kierstead, Arthur G., 47-48 Kinsman, Harold O., 48 Kirk, Charles T., 47-48 Kitchenman, Vassar, 46-47-48
4 Elm Sq.
Lamprey, Leonard L., 47-48 Lawthers, W. James, 48 Leavitt, Philip F., 48
26 West Water St.
Storekeeper
MacLellan, Earle R., 48
16 Parker Rd.
6 Pine St.
Advertising Manager Clerk Guard
Hodges, Carleton H., 48
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Name
Residence
15 Wharton Pk.
20 Bryant St.
32 Wave Ave.
67 Greenwood Ave. Auditor
Printer
Mathewson, Ralph E., 47-48 Meskell, Bartholomew J., 48
69 Bennett St.
Supervisor Clerk
Miller, Proctor, 46-47-48
41 Pleasant St.
Mitchell, Joseph P., 47-48
24 Coolidge Pk.
Decorator
Modica, Charles C., 48
23 Eaton St.
43 Avon St.
Moore, Lewis R., 47-48
65 Gould St.
Moore, William B., 47-48
Carpenter
Muse, Richard S., Jr., 48
Myhre, Peter Y., 48 McGrail, Richard J., 48
6 Avon Ct.
McMann, Edward N., 46-47-48
33 Lake St.
8 Crescent Hill Engineer V. P. and Treas. Chemist Janitor
O'Brien, William A., 46-47-48
21 Mechanic St.
O'Harra, Charles I., 47-48
66 Meriam St.
34 Court St.
31 Bennett St.
24 Park St.
Palumbo, Ignazio, 47-48
Parsons, Hedley J., 47-48
53 Greenwood Ave. Machinist
Patterson, Irving J., 47-48 Payro, Edmund J., 47-48
17 Curtis St. Bookkeeper
60 Montrose Ave. Builder
10 Crosby Rd. Asst. Bank Manager
45 Chestnut St. Investments
34 Bennett St. Florist
84 Cedar St.
Manufacturer
Quinn, William C., 47-48
Rassiccia, Salvatore J., 48
120 Water St. At Home
9 Court St.
Bank Clerk
Rattray, George D., 47-48 Raymond, Fred, 48 Reed, Robert G., 48
33 Lawrence St.
11 Emerald St.
Shipper
Reynolds, William A., 47-48
229 Oak St.
Shoeworker Upholsterer
Roache, Theodore L., 47-48 Roach, Walter T., 48
41 Cordis St.
Salesman
47 Salem St. Printer
19 Lafayette St.
Mechanical Engr.
Robinson, Harold C., 48
31 Lawrence St.
Real Estate
Robinson, Philip, 47-48
5 Crescent St.
12A Albion St.
Occupation
Maguire, John F., Jr., 46-47-48 Maloney, Michael J., 48 Mann, Donald B., 48 Marshall, Harry, 48
Steamfitter Retired Salesman
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Trucking Teller
Navy Yard Salesman Light Department Clerk
McTeague, Robert F., 48
North, A. Stanley, 48 Nute, Charles H., Jr., 48
19 Sheffield Rd.
10 Wave Ave.
Telephone Company Assistant Manager Clerk Machinist
Olsen, Melvin F., 47-48 O'Neil, Harold, 48 Paige, Frederick W., 46-47-48
26 Church St. Merchant
183A Salem St.
Superintendent
Perkins, David N., 46-47-48
Polley, Arnold T., 46-47-48 Proctor, Arthur M., 48 Quay, Frederick S., 46-47-48 Quinlan, Aubrey T., 46-47-48
107 Greenwood Ave. Contractor
3 Greenwood Ave. Sales Manager Reporter
Regan, John J., 47-48
Rich, Henry J., 48
39 Pine St.
Robie, Francis B., 47-48
Russell, Malcolm L., 47-48
Salesman Toolmaker
Moncrief, Arthur M., 47-48
20 Gladstone St. Minot St.
9 Summit Ave.
59 Spring St.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Name
Residence
Occupation
Rutter, Walter F., 48 Salipante, Paul F., 48 Scollin, Arthur H., 48
Shea, Richard F., 46-47-48
Sibley, Charles R., Jr., 47-48
38 Church St.
Adv. Salesman
Simonds, Clyde M., 48 Smart, Raymond L., 48
34 Wave Ave.
Smith, Alson E., 46-47-48
4 Bellevue Ave.
Com. Artist Machinist
Spaulding, Rodney G., 48
18 Church St.
Spinney, Gordon L., 48
Stanley, Calvin R., 48 Starr, Edward F., 48
335 Albion St.
Swenson, Roger G., 47-48
Taunton, Davis T., 47-48
174 Oak St.
Salesman Welder
Thayer, W. Phillips, 47-48 Tilton, F. Elwin, 47-48
92 Pleasant St. Salesman Electrician
Tucker, Maurice E., 48
18 Charles St.
Carpenter
Turner, Fred A., Jr., 47-48
Tuttle, Ralph E., 47-48
VanWagner, Allston, 48
7 Chestnut St.
Asst. Editor
Volpe, S. Peter, 47-48
7 Perham St. Estimator
Wade, Francis, 46-47-48
8 Charles Ave.
Fireman
Walen, Leroy A., 47-48
29 Keeling Rd.
Secretary Clerk Salesman Postal Clerk
Walsh, William J., 47-48
149 Salem St.
13 Emerald St. Insurance
Wheeler, Frederick J., 46-47-48
54 Emerald St.
White, Andrew W., 46-47-48
6 Bennett St.
130 Main St.
52 Nahant St.
9 Avon St. Boston Stove
7 Park St. Salesman
Wilkins, Franklin S., 46-47-48
Woodward, Fred A., 47-48
Wrigley, Robert R., 46-47-48
12 Highland St. Clerk Printer
7 Myrtle Ave. Shetland Rd.
Technician
Inv. Banker Accountant Bookbinder Clerk
20 Chestnut St. 6 Willow St. 44 Jordan Ave.
10 Charles St.
Crane Operator Engineer
11 Quannapowitt Ave. B. & M. 5 Crescent St. Bookkeeper 1 Charles St. Mail Carrier Salesman Veterans Adm.
Stormont, John S., 48
88 Spring St.
Taylor, Alvin G., 48
40 Cordis St.
115 Pleasant St. Foreman
9 Eastern Ave. Hardware
Walsh, E. Joseph, 48
7 Avon Ct.
Walsh, John B., 47-48
11 Pine Ridge Rd.
Telephone Co. Electrotyper Retired Shipper
White, John F., 48 Whitehead, Frank W., 47-48
Whiteman, Harold C., 48
Whiteman, Roy B., 47-48
25 Parker Rd.
Weston, Robert J., 46-47-48
30 Court St.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Record of Town Meetings
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING-JANUARY 12, 1948
Meeting called to order at 7.37 P. M., by Moderator Loring P. Jordan, Jr., who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by James F. Keating:
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the constable's return, be dispensed with.
Constable's return read.
ARTICLE 1
To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to provide for unpaid bills of the Highway Department for Other Expense for the year 1947, as authorized by Chapter 179 of the acts of the year 1941.
On motion by Finance Committee :
Voted Unanimously: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,873.79 to provide, in accordance with Chapter 179, Acts of 1941, for payment of unpaid bills of the Highway Department for the year 1947, as follows:
S. Benedetto & Sons
$ 606.25
J. Nasella
165.00
C. Luciani & Sons
82.50
Highland Contracting Company
55.00
Charles L. P. Pizzano
505.88
Croce Trucking
576.25
Joseph W. Walsh
89.77
K. R. Hatfield
128.00
R. H. Weed
161.25
M. L. Goldsmith
76.88
Burwen Oil Company
478.75
John A. Akeson
455.15
Gordon H. Neal
159.38
Gregorio & Sons
171.50
Norman J. Peard
130.00
Walter Curley
497.25
James A. Tropeano
148.13
Augustine Roberto
191.25
Charles Doyle
624.00
T. E. Toomey
156.00
Terrie's Contracting Co.
133.10
Alphe Melanson
282.50
$5,873.79
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
On motion by James F. Keating: Voted: That this meeting be now dissolved. Meeting dissolved at 7.43 P. M.
Attendance, 20
A True Copy:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
January 12, 1948
Mr. Charles F. Young,
Clerk of Town of Wakefield
Dear Mr. Young:
As I am planning to move to Lynnfield in the near future, and will thereby become a legal resident of same, I herewith tender my resignation as a member of the Board of Public Welfare. Very truly yours,
HELEN M. RANDALL
Result of Town Election, March 1, 1948
(AS CANVASSED BY THE TOWN CLERK AND BOARD OF REGISTRARS)
Selectman (For One Year)
Pre. 1
Pre. 2
Pre. 3
Total
Matthew P. Curran
945
185
490
1620
William G. Dill
976
444
483
1903
Raymond S. Dower
1176
372
585
2133
Philip J. Flanders
839
339
478
1656
William R. Lindsay
1193
408
539
2140
John H. Morgan
611
197
277
1085
S. Peter Volpe
901
203
446
1550
Burton F. Whitcomb
999
400
452
1851
Blanks
2945
417
950
4312
Town Clerk
(For One Year)
Charles F. Young
1704
525
769
2998
Blanks
413
68
171
652
Moderator
(For One Year)
Loring P. Jordan, Jr.
1536
515
690
2741
Blanks
581
78
250
909
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
John I. Preston Blanks
1643
511
727
2881
474
82
213
769
Assessor
(For Three Years)
1548
506
733
2787
Leo F. Douglass Blanks
569
87
207
863
School Committee (For Three Years)
William W. Allyn
1363
484
617
2464
Mary L. Tredinnick
1418
468
631
2517
Blanks
1453
234
632
2318
Municipal Light Commissioner
(For Three Years)
Theodore Eaton
1496
514
664
2674
Blanks
621
79
276
976
Water and Sewerage Board (For Three Years)
Herman G. Dresser Blanks
1419
500
641
2560
698
93
299
1090
Board of Public Welfare (For Three Years)
Eileen B. Heavey
770
210
352
1332
P. Elizabeth Kitchenman
1134
405
469
2008
Peter Y. Myhre
1182
399
605
2186
Blanks
1148
172
454
1774
Trustees Lucius Beebe Memorial Library (For Three Years)
Arthur L. Evans
1382
504
640
2526
Walter C. Hickey
1392
487
671
2550
Dr. Frank T. Woodbury
1501
502
674
2677
Blanks
2076
286
835
3197
Trustee Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
(For One Year)
Phillips C. Davis Blanks
1443
511
645
2599
674
82
295
1051
Town Treasurer (For One Year)
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Board of Health (For Three Years)
Dr. Robert Dutton Blanks
1632
531
735
2898
485
62
205
752
Park and Cemetery Commissioners (For One Year)
Wesley M. Ball
1068
371
453
1892
Robert F. Fitz
1123
412
641
2176
William E. Packard
998
399
420
1817
Richard J. Volpe
1393
327
648
2368
J. T. Stringer
1
0
0
1
Blanks
1768
270
658
2696
Constables
(For One Year)
John G. M. Gates
1273
456
610
2339
William A. O'Brien
740
190
310
1240
Walter E. Peterson
1368
476
650
2494
Joseph L. Preston
1244
420
595
2259
James E. Price
1
0
0
1
Blanks
1725
237
655
2617
Annual Town Meeting-March 8, 1948
Meeting called to order at 7.33 by Moderator Loring P. Jordan, Jr., who read the call for the meeting.
On motion by William R. Lindsay:
Voted: That further reading of the warrant, with the exception of the constable's return, be dispensed with.
Constable's return read by the moderator.
ARTICLE 1
To act upon the reports of Town Officers, as published.
On motion by Harry Marshall:
Voted: That the subject matter of Article 1 be laid upon the table.
ARTICLE 2
To choose all Town Officers not required to be chosen by ballot. On motion by Harry Marshall:
Voted: That a committee of seven be appointed by the moderator to bring in nominations for all Town Officers not required to be chosen by ballot.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
ARTICLE 3
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in an- ticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1948, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to re- new any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws .- John I. Preston and others.
On motion by John I. Preston:
Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in antici- pation of the Revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1948, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
ARTICLE 4
To see if the Town will vote to authorize various departments to pur- chase new equipment at net costs not exceeding amounts specified below, exchanging similar equipment therefor, where now owned, the net cost of such new equipment to be expended from the appropriations voted for such departments.
Collector's Department:
One Typewriter $ 160.00
Town Hall:
One Oil Burner
$ 800.00
Police Department:
One Automobile
625.00 $
Fire Department:
Radio Extension - Central Station
$ 300.00
12 Salvage Covers
443.00
2 Scott Air Packs
449.00
One Adding Machine
125.00
One Automobile for Chief
1,700.00
One Triple Combination Truck
6,500.00
New Ropes for Hose Tower
450.00
New Cooler - Engine No. 1
100.00
$ 10,067.00
Welfare Department: Two Filing Cabinets
$ 125.00
Infirmary: One Cultivator
$ 400.00
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School Department:
3 Typewriters - High School
$ 300.00
20 Typewriting Chairs - High School 300.00
80 Tablet Arm Chairs - High School 606.00
12 Windsor Chairs - High School 150.00
12 Visitors' Chairs - High School
120.00
6 Teachers' Chairs - High School; 3 Teach- ers' Chairs - Elementary 131.40
Furniture - Men Teachers - High School
200.00
Photostatic Equipment - High School 100.00
Refrigerator-Domestic Science - High School
300.00
Outboards for Power Mower - High School
325.00
Two Steel Filing Cabinets - High School, Two Steel Filing Cabinets - Elementary 300.00
Forty Pupils' Desks - Greenwood School
600.00
3 Teachers' Decks - Elementary 120.00
Hot Water Heater and Tank - High School
1,811.00
$ 5,363.40
Library Department:
One Oil Burner
$ 1,000.00
Card Catalogue
800.00
$ 1,800.00
Park Department:
Roller Brush for Hockey Rink
$ 325.00
Water Pipe for Hockey Rink
300.00
Fencing and Back Stops for Playgrounds
2,324.00
$ 2,949.00
Cemetery Department:
One Power Mower
$ 715.00
One Power Trimmer
300.00
One 11/2-Ton Truck
2,200.00
One Snow Plow
500.00
$ 3,715.00
Water and Sewerage Department:
One Pick-Up Truck
$ 1,200.00
One 11/2-Ton Truck
2,100.00
One Compressor
2,500.00
One Sewer Cleaning Machine
323.00
$ 6,123.00
Motion by James F. Keating, for the Finance Committee:
That the Town authorize various departments to purchase new equip- ment at net cost not exceeding the amounts specified below; exchanging similar equipment therefor, where now owned, the net cost of such equip- ment to be expended from the appropriations voted for such departments.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Collector's Department: One Typewriter
$ 160.00
Police Department: One Automobile
$ 625.00
Fire Department:
Radio Extension - Central Station $ 300.00
One Automobile for Chief 1,500.00
New Ropes for Hose Tower
446.28
New Cooler - Engine No. 1
100.00
$ 2,346.28
Welfare Department: Two Filing Cabinets $ 125.00
Infirmary:
One Power Cultivator
$ 400.00
School Department:
3 Typewriters - High School $ 300.00
40 Tablet Arm Chairs - High School 303.00
6 Teachers' Chairs - High School
131.40
3 Teachers' Chairs - Elementary Photostatic Equipment - High School 100.00 Refrigerator - Domestic Science - High School 300.00
Outboards for Power Mower - High School 325.00
2 Steel Filing Cabinets - High School
300.00
2 Steel Filing Cabinets - Elementary
40 Pupils' Desks - Greenwood School 600.00
3 Teachers' Desks - Elementary 120.00
Hot Water Heater and Tank - High School 1,811.00
$ 4,290.40
Library Department: Card Catalogue $ 400.00
Park Department: Fencing and Backstops for Playgrounds $ 1,200.00
Cemetery Department:
One Power Trimmer One -11/2 Ton Truck
$
300.00
2,200.00
$
2,500.00
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Water and Sewerage Department:
One Pick-Up Truck
$ 1,200.00
One - 11/2 Ton Truck
2,100.00
One Compressor
2,500.00
One Sewer Cleaning Machine
323.00 $ 6,123.00
Amendment by Richard J. Volpe:
That the following items be added under the heading "Park Depart- ment":
1 Roller Brush for Hockey Rink $ 325.00
Water Pipe for Hockey Rink $ 300.00
and under the heading "Cemetery Department":
1 Power Mower $ 715.00
The vote on Mr. Volpe's amendment was in the negative.
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