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WAKEFIELD
TOWN REPORTS
1959
148th ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
WAKEFIELD, MASS.
Financial Year Ending December Thirty-first Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-nine
ALSO
THE TOWN CLERK'S RECORD
OF THE
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES and DEATHS
During the Year 1959
ITEM PRESS, WAKEFIELD
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Population, 1955 State Census-22,115
Congressman, 8th District-Torbert H. Macdonald of Malden. Councillor, 6th District-Joseph Ray Crimmins of Somerville. Senator, 7th Middlesex District-William C. Madden of Lexington. State Representatives, 22nd Middlesex District-Theodore J. Vaitses, Mel- rose; Gardner E. Campbell, Wakefield; Loyd B. Conn of Melrose.
TOWN OFFICERS, 1959-1960
Selectmen Kenneth E. Morang, Jr., Chairman
J. Edward Surette, Jr. Thomas D. Morse
Burton F. Whitcomb, Secretary Herbert R. Waite
Town Clerk Charles F. Young
Assistant Town Clerk Marion B. Connell
Moderator Roger H. Wingate
Treasurer Paul Lazzaro
Tax Collector
Carl W. Sunman
Town Accountant John J. McCarthy
Assessors
Frank A. Tredinnick, Chairman Leo F. Douglass, Secretary John J. McShane
Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1961
Municipal Light Commissioners
James Boit Wiswall, Chairman John Morley Jean H. Hartshorne
Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1962
Board of Public Works
Harry H. Denning, Chairman
George F. Gardner Sabatino Benedetto Walter E. Morton Herbert Hewitt, Jr.
Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1961
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Board of Public Welfare
William D. Scott, Chairman M. Leo Conway P. Elizabeth Kitchenman Virginia M. Jackson Albert J. Petrucci
Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1960
Term Expires March 1960
Term Expires March 1962
School Committee
William W. Allyn, Chairman
Jean Wheeler Beebe
Henry B. McConville, Treasurer
Harold E. Staunton
Lenora LeCours, Secretary
John P. Turner
Stanley C. Goodwin
Term Expires March 1962
Term Expires March 1960
Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1961
Term Expires March 1961
Term Expires March 1962
Term Expires March 1960
Trustees Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Phillips C. Davis, Chairman
Gladys Watkins, Secretary
Ruth H. Akin (Resigned)
Walter C. Hickey
Term Expires March 1960
Term Expires March 1960
Term Expires March 1962
Term Expires March 1962
Term Expires March 1962
Term Expires March 1961
Rosaria Hodgdon
Term Expires March 1960
Thomas L. McManus
Term Expires March 1960
Board of Health
Evan Fairbanks, Chairman Dr. Robert Dutton
Norman S. Bosworth, Secretary
Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1961
Town Planning Board
Kenneth W. Thomson, Chairman
Ruth M. Woodbury, Secretary-Treasurer William R. Spaulding Burton C. Parker
Lawrence J. Mccluskey
Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1964
Term Expires March 1961
Term Expires March 1963
Term Expires March 1962
Wakefield Housing Authority
Lucian Colucci, Chairman James J. Curley Bertram A. Hudson Gardner C. Reed George M. Livingstone
Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1960
Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1961
Edward Lynch Roland B. Kinder (Deceased)
Frank Tredinnick, Jr.
Moses M. Frankel
Leslie J. Wilson
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Constables
John F. Mahoney John G. Gates Richard A. Curran
Harold J. Maloney Harold R. Anderson Charles S. Antetomaso
Registrars of Voters
Edmund W. Sliney, Chairman Charles F. Young, Clerk Frederick G. Gorman
George E. Findlay
Term Expires March 1960
Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1961
Finance Committee
William K. Lawrence, Chairman
Robert A. Sayce, Vice Chairman
Gardner C. Reed
John C. Cox, Secretary
Paul Tetzlaff, Jr.
Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1960
John S. Bethel
Willard P. Farwell, Jr.
Francis A. Johnson
Fred A. Beyer
Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1960
Dale Dibble Dudley H. Campbell
Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1962
Anthony Minichiello
Raymond L. Schofield
Joseph E. Caroselli
Term Expires March 1962
Term Expires March 1962
Board of Appeals
William C. McKie, Chairman James J. Curley Paul W. Cameron
Term Expires March 1960 Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1961
Recreation Commission
Donald T. McAuliffe, Chairman James P. Cooney Deane Ramsdell
James J. O'Brien Harold T. Donovan Joseph Sardella
Linwood F. Young
Surveyors of Lumber
George Kerr Ralph Morel James E. Hewes
Hiram A. Tobey Harry R. McIntosh George J. Gould
Field Drivers
Everett E. Packard
Walter J. Doyle
Richard Baker
Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1961
Term Expires March 1960
Term Expires March 1961
Term Expires March 1962
Herbert J. Kaiser
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148TH ANNUAL REPORT
Report of Selectmen
The Board of Selectmen consisting of Thomas D. Morse, Kenneth E. Morang Jr., Burton F. Whitcomb, J. Edward Surette Jr., and Herbert R. Waite organized on March 3, 1959 by electing Kenneth E. Morang Jr., Chairman and Burton F. Whitcomb, Secretary. John J. McCarthy Execu- tive Secretary and Raymond S. Dower Clerk continue as staff assistants to the Board of Selectmen.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN - SUB COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Fire Department: Burton F. Whitcomb, J. Edward Surette Jr. Police Department: Herbert R. Waite, Thomas D. Morse. Veterans' Relief and Services: Thomas D. Morse, Herbert R. Waite. Civil Defense: J. E. Surette Jr., Burton F. Whitcomb.
Building-Wire Inspection Departments: J. E. Surette Jr., Thomas D. Morse.
The Board of Selectmen in its relationship with other town depart- ments experienced a continuing co-operation that enabled progress and accomplishment in the areas of traffic, parking, eminent domain pro- ceedings, and other matters which dissolved departmental lines in the interest of citizen service. This cooperative spirit was particularly evident in the development and negotiation of land takings required for the pro- posed Main Street by-pass, in the provision of licensing regulations and administration and in the programming of insurance protection for the town's property and personnel. The Board of Selectmen recognize that this coordination of activities through the office of the Board provides correlation which lends to the efficient and expeditious provision of town services.
The monthly operation reports which were received from the depart- ments under the jurisdiction of the Board of Selectmen enabled the Board to maintain a continuing catalogue of information on departmental operation.
James J. Devlin, Sealer of Weights and Measures retired in November of this year after thirty years of continuous service. The Board recognizes the loyal and conscientious attendance to the duties of this office by Mr. Devlin over this extended period of time. Mr. Pasquale J. Carisella was provisionally appointed to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Devlin's retire- ment until his duly qualified successor is certified for appointment by the Massachusetts Department of Civil Service.
The Board met in joint session with the Board of Library Trustees twice during the year 1959, for the purpose of filling a vacancy on the Board of Library Trustees, this joint action being prescribed by the Massachusetts General Laws.
On April 28 Rosaria Hodgdon was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ruth Akin and on June 30 Thomas L. McManus was elected to fill the vacancy due to the sudden death of Roland H. Kinder.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
The Board of Selectmen have continued to represent the towns' interest before Legislative Committees and Special Commissions for the purpose of presenting information and evidence on matters which are critically important to the Town of Wakefield.
Your Board has the statutory responsibility of issuance and revocation of many types of licenses and permits. Pursuant to this, the Board con- sidered petitions and appeals, held public hearings and developed decisions it deemed proper.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN FOR 1959
Building Inspector - Frank A. Tredinnick
Wire Inspector - John J. Curran
Sealer Weights & Measures - James J. Devlin, Pasquale J. Carisella Town Counsel - Francis C. McGrath
Fire Inspector - William P. Hurton
Lock-up Keeper - J. Merritt Wenzel
Veterans' Agent - Richard J. McGrail
Burial Agent - Richard J. McGrail
Agent Care of Veterans' Graves - Richard J. McGrail
Director Veterans' Services - Richard J. McGrail
Fence Viewers - Frank D. Mckay, Gaston E. Loubris, Earl A. Turner Board of Appeals - 3 years - James J. Curley, 3 years - Paul Cameron Compensation Agent - Frank A. Tredinnick
Registrar of Voters - 3 years - Frederick G. Gorman
Dog Officer - Animal Inspector - John W. Hopkins
Constables - John G. Gates, Charles S. Antetomaso, Harold R. Anderson
Town Report Committee - John J. McCarthy, John B. Tredinnick, Richard W. Baker, Herbert R. Waite, Bruce N. Morang
Wakefield Housing Authority - James J. Curley (State appointee), Gardner C. Reed, Lucian J. Colucci, George M. Livingstone, Bertram A. Hudson.
The Board expresses its appreciation for the cooperation received from all of the town officials, citizens and employees during the year.
KENNETH E. MORANG JR. HERBERT R. WAITE BURTON F. WHITCOMB THOMAS D. MORSE J. EDWARD SURETTE JR. Selectmen of Wakefield
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148TH ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Personnel Board
The 1959 Personnel Board was most fortunate in the permanency of its membership, in that four members carried over from 1958 and served the full year. A review of all employees covered by the Wage and Salary Classification Plan, as initiated by the 1958 Board was completed in 1959, as required in the By-Law at intervals of not over three years.
The existing inflationary forces continue to exert pressure on Wage and Salary scales. As a result, and in order to maintain a position of comparability with other towns, some rather broad pay adjustments were recommended by the board, the majority of which, if voted, would be effective in 1961.
While wage adjustment consumed a major part of the board's effort, fringe benefits received some consideration but without specific recom- mendations. Comparative scales as provided by the Massachusetts Per- sonnel Boards' Association were of substantial assistance and promise to become more so. The board met formally on twenty-two occasions, during which its meetings with other interested town boards were most helpful.
DANIEL LUCEY, Chairman
CHARLES CURRAN
LEWIS DAY ROBERT GARDNER FRANCIS REED
Report of Board of Assessors
Computation of Tax Rate
Charges:
Metropolitan Sewer Levy
$ 76,879.69
Metropolitan Parks Levy
29,775.41
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
1,091.46
State Examination of Retirement System
1,507.46
Smoke Inspection Service
695.78
Metropolitan Water Charges
31,689.44
County Tax
91,087.30
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
27,647.61
Underestimates for 1958
2,890.88
Charges for Town Purposes
3,962,987.79
Overlay for Abatements and Exemptions
73,777.81
Gross Levy
$ 4,300,030.63
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Credits:
From State and Metropolitan District
From Various Town Sources
$ 352,287.84 1,290,165.43
Total Credits
$ 1,642,453.27
Total Charges Total Credits
$ 4,300,030.63
1,642,453.27
Net Levy
$ 2,657,577.36
Valuations:
Real Estate
$56,482,250.00
Added value since fixing Tax Rate
4,850.00
Tangible Personal Property Added value since fixing Tax Rate
8,000.00
Total
$57,978,450.00
Rate of Taxation $45.60 per $1,000 of valuation in the proportion of $19.40 for school rate (43%) and $26.20 for general rate (57%).
Number of Polls Assessed 7,173
Number of Motor Vehicles Assessed in 1959
11,531
Valuation of Motor Vehicles Assessed in 1959
$6,990,063.
Motor Excise Tax Levied in 1959 376,413.71
Number of dwelling houses assessed
5,705
Number of acres of land assessed
3,253
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
FRANK A. TREDINNICK, Chairman LEO F. DOUGLASS, Secretary JOHN J. McSHANE
Report of Board of Appeals
The Board of Appeals held twenty-five (25) Hearings during the year ending December 31, 1959. Decisions have been rendered on all the cases.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF APPEALS WILLIAM C. McKIE JAMES J. CURLEY PAUL W. CAMERON
1,483,350.00
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148TH ANNUAL REPORT
Report of Town Planning Board
ANNUAL REPORT - 1959
The continuing growth of Wakefield is indicated by the increasing number of subdivisions and other land problems coming before the Plan- ning Board each year.
During 1959, the Board approved four subdivisions resulting in 73 new house lots and at the end of December was completing the processing of two more developments in which there will be another 34 lots.
The public hearing on the subdivision of the remaining industrial land belonging to the Trustees of the Wakefield Industrial Center was held in December, with approval scheduled for early in 1960. On two of the above, the board asked the advice of professional planners because of the relation of the tracts involved to the future development of ad- joining areas.
In the 1958 report the need for a Master Plan was stressed. The annual town meeting voted $8500 to be used only with matching Federal funds, which, unfortunately, were not available in 1959. In December, however, the outlook for obtaining Federal aid in 1960 was promising.
During January, 1959, several firms of planning consultants were interviewed, after which the board voted to engage Technical Planning Associates, Inc., of New Haven, Conn., to prepare a new Master Plan when Federal funds are available.
The new Offstreet Parking By-law, voted in 1959, will aid the town in preventing or, at least, relieving traffic congestion by requiring adequate offstreet parking space on the premises for all new business, industrial and residential buildings.
The prospect of the construction in 1960 of South Vernon St., the Main St., by-pass, so-called, which was proposed in the original overall Town Plan of 1924, is gratifying to the board as a practical step toward relieving the congestion at the southerly end of the Square, and also as a recognition of the value of long range planning to the future of the town.
The board regrets the resignation of David E. Beede, Town Engineer, with whom they had worked closely and harmoniously during his years in Wakefield.
The Planning Board has again been consulted during the year on well over 100 different land use problems, has held seven public hearings on subdivisions, two on laying out a town way, two on zoning changes, and there were 51 board meetings, totaling 62 meetings and hearings in 1959.
TOWN PLANNING BOARD
KENNETH W. THOMSON, Chairman RUTH A. WOODBURY, Clerk BURTON C. PARKER WILLIAM R. SPAULDING
LAWRENCE J. MCCLUSKEY
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Chief of Police
Number of arrests
1048
Number of arrests on warrants
56
Number of arrests w/o warrants
313
Number of arrests on capias
4
Number of arrests on default warrants
1
Number of summonses served
674
Males
931
Females
117
Residents
301
Non-residents
747
AUTOMOBILE LAWS, VIOLATIONS OF:
Allowing improper person to operate
2
Causing property damage
1
Failing to stop on signal of officer
2
Improper plates
1
Mechanical signal, not stopping
137
Motor running
4
Not keeping to right of way
1
One-way street, violation of
4
Operating after revocation of license
1
Operating after suspension of license
3
Operating - failing to slow down @ intersection
38
Operating - no registration
6
Operating so as to endanger
8
Operating - speeding
42
Operating under the influence
23
Operating without official inspection
10
Operating without license
24
Parking overtime
388
Refusing to show license to Police Officer
1
Uninsured car
8
Unregistered car
5
Using without authority
7
FOR THE FOLLOWING CRIMES:
Adultery
2
Arrested for other Officers
34
Assault and battery
15
Breaking, entering & larceny in the nighttime
16
Breaking, entering & larceny in the daytime
2
Burglar tools in possession
4
Carrying dangerous weapon
2
Children:
Habitual school offender
1
Non-support
5
Stubborn
2
148TH ANNUAL REPORT
11
Delinquency, Contributing to
1
Disturbing the peace
2
Drunkenness
152
Forgery
2
Gaming
23
Illegitimacy
2
Insane
4
Labor Law violations
8
Larceny
28
Larceny, Attempt to commit
1
Probation, Violation of
4
Revolver, Carrying w/o a license
2
Runaway boy
1
Robbery, unarmed
1
Safe-keeping
8
Truancy
2
Uttering
1
Vagrancy
2
Bribery
2
Operating on sidewalk
1
Peeping Tom
1
Refusing to show registration
1
HOW DISPOSED.OF:
Appealed
2
Continued
39
Concord Reformatory
1
Custody of Probation Officer
7
Defaulted
53
Delivered to other officers
36
Discharged
1
Dismissed
46
Fines imposed
574
Grand Jury
21
House of Correction
24
Insane Hospital
4
Placed on file
109
Probation
8
Released
98
Restitution
1
State Farm
6
State Prison
3
Suspended sentence to House of Correction
10
Suspended sentence to State Farm
1
Suspended sentence to Middlesex Training School
1
Youth Service Board, Committed to
2
Youth Service Board, Suspended sentence to
1
AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURT:
13 @ $ 1.00
$ 13.00 362.00
181 2.00
.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
59
a
3.00
177.00
1
@
4.00
4.00
159
@
5.00
795.00
8
a
7.00
56.00
1
a
8.00
8.00
66
10.00
660.00
7
a
12.00
84.00
17
a
15.00
255.00
12
a
20.00
240.00
19
@
25,00
475.00
2
a
30.00
60.00
8
a
35.00
280.00
3
a
40.00
120.00
12
a
50.00
600.00
2
a
100.00
200.00
1
a
125.00
125.00
1
@
150.00
150.00
Total
$4,664.00
MISCELLANEOUS REPORT:
Accidents reported
360
Amount of lost property recovered
$ 4,552.35
Amount of property left outside stores and cared for
$ 1,008.00
Amount of stolen property recovered
$34,648.39
Broken wires reported
19
Buildings found open and secured
992
Burglary (false alarm)
62
Complaints and cases investigated
2600
Dead and stray cats reported
30
Dead bodies cared for
13
Dead dogs reported
61
Defects in gas pipes reported
1
Defects in hydrants reported
1
Defects in streets and sidewalks reported
77
Defects in water pipes reported
5
Details for public assemblages
2942
Dog bites reported
68
Dogs killed
69
Drowning
1
Fires discovered and alarm given
16
Fires discovered & extinguished w/o alarm
2
Hens killed by dogs (cases)
2
Lanterns in dangerous places
6
Lights found burning in buildings
21
Lost children cared for
24
Lost dogs found and returned to owners
56
Medical Examiner cases
13
Obstructions removed from the street
30
Officers at fires
217
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148TH ANNUAL REPORT
Persons missing
45
Posting notices
1
Rescued from drowning
2
Runaway boys cared for
18
Runaway girls cared for
6
Sick and disabled people assisted
536
Street lights not burning
61
Traffic signs borrowed
175
Water running to waste
6
Wires burning trees
5
Legal papers served for out-of-town departments
467
Legal papers served for our department
798
Three-way summonses issued
4,375
NUMBER OF DUTY CALLS:
Number of ambulance cases
598
Number of miles covered by ambulance
6,439
Number of miles covered by car #91
29,798
Number of miles covered by car #92
8,065
Number of miles covered by car #94
18,493
Number of miles covered by car #95
8,093
Number of miles covered by car #96
430
Number of miles covered by new motorcycle
4,119
Number of miles covered by old motorcycle
2,495
Number of miles covered by safety car
7,495
Number of duty calls
55,248
MONEY COLLECTED:
Ambulance
$ 270.95
Bicycle registrations
54.10
Licenses to carry firearms
248.00
Firearms dealer licenses
50.00
Sanitary machine
1.20
Taxi licenses
126.00
Miscellaneous
2.00
Non-support
748.00
Restitution
1,181.98
Total
$2,682.23
During the year, the following men have been added to the personnel of this department:
John F. Brennan, Anthony A. Bucci and Charles G. Reynolds appointed regular patrolmen as of January 1, 1959.
Roger M. Wenzel, appointed reserve patrolman as of January 7, 1959.
Jarvis S. Burbine, appointed reserve patrolman as of July 1, 1959 (re-instatement).
There have been six vacancies in the rank of reserve patrolman which I have been unable to fill in 1959 necessitating the employment of special provisional reserves with the permission of Civil Service. These men have been very dedicated in working long and arduous hours for the police department in addition to their regular outside employment. Due
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to injury and an unusual amount of serious illness, the department would have been severely shorthanded had it not been possible to obtain outside help. It is sincerely hoped that enough eligible men can be obtained from the new Civil Service list to fill the vacancies existing in this department.
All members of the department were required to fire regularly on the range with their service revolvers, and the entire force of men attended the F. B. I. school for police-type shooting at Camp Curtis Guild. Two sergeants attended the State Police School for senior officers at Framing- ham and two patrolmen attended the school for regular police officers.
During the past few years, the town has appropriated money for new equipment of various types; consequently, most of the equipment pre- sently in use by this department is in excellent condition. In 1959, one station-wagon cruiser and one inspector's car were purchased to replace old cars uneconomical to operate. A safety car, donated by the Main Street Chevrolet Company, has been in regular use, especially at the schools. A safety officer has been appointed to lecture at schools and playgrounds whenever he can be spared from regular police work. A new traffic de- partment is being organized and will be operating efficiently as soon as more personnel can be assigned to this department.
I should like to call to the attention of the Board of Selectmen and of the Townspeople that an abundance of new industry in town which has brought new workers, new residents and more traffic has greatly augmented the work of the police department. As the parking situation becomes more acute and traffic more congested, I am endeavoring to resolve these problems by enlisting the aid of industry to supply private parking areas and by setting up rules and regulations to govern parking on streets and in public parking spaces.
The above statistical reports of the department show that, with an increase of population and travelers in town, we also have an increase in crime. In most cases, the crimes have been cleared by arrest, but we have one serious assault, one rape case, and one robbery still unsolved.
Respectfully submitted,
J. MERRITT WENZEL
Chief of Police
Report of Chief of Fire Department
During the year this department has responded to 675 alarms divided as follows: 187 Box Alarms and 488 Still Alarms.
Estimate of Property Endangered
$533,775.63
Insurance on Property Endangered
745,640.00
Loss on Property
172,406.66
Insurance Paid on Loss
145,056.47
Transit Value
2,800.00
Transit Loss 327.73
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM P. HURTON Chief of Department
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148TH ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN
During the year there was a total of 193 grass and woods fires. Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM P. HURTON
Forest Warden
Report of Building Inspector
Building permits granted
217
Sets of plans for new houses, schools, alterations and additions
approved
217
Building inspections made
1546
New dwellings
77
Inspections with State Inspector
14
Buildings condemned
4
Inspections with Fire Chief
13
Complaints investigated
186
Complaints investigated regarding Zoning By-Laws
136
Violations of Zoning Laws checked
127
Public Halls inspected
1
Lodging houses inspected
6
Shingle permits issued
15
Sidewalk permits issued
18
Elevators inspected
17
Fire escapes inspected
25
Sign inspections
53
Notices posted on dangerous and unsafe bldgs.
6
Fire inspections
17
Buildings moved
4
Buildings razed
31
Convalescent homes inspected
6
Permits refused
20
Board of Appeal meetings attended
20
Miles driven
4438
Calls received at home after hours
263
Permit fees received
$1224.
PERMIT VALUATION FOR PAST SIX YEARS
1954
$2,310,200.00
1957
$1,126,896.00
1955
1,636,845.00
1958
1,483,684.00
1956
5,200,287.00
1959
3,671,570.00
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK A. TREDINNICK Building Inspector
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Report of Wire Inspector -
Permits granted
797
Temporary service permits
46
Inspections made
1189
Inspections approved
797
Temporary approvals (houses still under const.)
93
Installations not passing inspection
43
Installations corrected and passed
37
Wiring without obtaining permit
109
Changes in service
135
Permits for larger services
9
Permits for commercial service
5
Notified for non payment of fees
109
Inspections of convalescent homes
11
Inspections of public schools
12
Public buildings inspected
10
Meetings on job with electricians
81
Property owners notified to make wiring changes
31
Inspections with Fire Chief
19
Requests from tenants for inspections
13
Fees collected Jan. 1, 1959 - Dec. 31, 1959 and deposited in Wakefield Trust Co.
$1978.50
Appropriation for 1959
$2291.68
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN J. CURRAN
Wire Inspector
Report of Plumbing Inspector
Number of permits
293
Number of fixtures installed
1,552
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