Town annual report of the officers of Wakefield Massachusetts : including the vital statistics for the year 1960, Part 1

Author: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Publication date: 1960
Publisher: Town of Wakefield
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UCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY Wakefield, Mass.


LUCIUS BEEBE MEMORIAL LIBRARY Wakefield Mass,


Albem & LURARY


149th Annual Report WAKERELD, MASSACHUSETTS


Sunset Over Lake Quannapowitt


Town of WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS


183-345


149th ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF


WAKEFIELD, MASS.


Financial Year Ending December Thirty-first Nineteen Hundred and Sixty


ALSO


THE TOWN CLERK'S RECORDS


OF THE


BIRTHS, MARRIAGES and DEATHS


During the year 1960


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-James J. Long of Woburn.


State Representatives, 22nd Middlesex District-Theodore J. Vaitses, Mel- rose; Gardner E. Campbell, Wakefield; Lloyd B. Conn of Melrose.


TOWN OFFICERS, 1960-1961


Selectmen J. Edward Surette, Jr., Chairman *1962


Kenneth E. Morang, Jr., *1963


Thomas D. Morse, *1962


Burton F. Whitcomb, *1963 John W. Moccia, *1961


Town Clerk #Charles F. Young


Assistant Town Clerk ttMarion B. Connell


Moderator #Roger H. Wingate


Treasurer Paul Lazzaro, *1962


Tax Collector Carl W. Sunman (Deceased) Catherine E. Simpson, *1961


Town Accountant ** John J. McCarthy


Assessors


Frank A. Tredinnick, Chairman Leo F. Douglass, Secretary John J. McShane


Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1961


Municipal Light Commissioners


James Boit Wiswall, Chairman John Morley Jean H. Hartshorne


Term Expires March 1963 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. (Resigned) Melvin Levine


Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1963


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 1963


Term Expires March 1963


Term Expires March 1962


School Committee


William W. Allyn, Chairman


Henry B. McConville, Treasurer


Harold E. Staunton


Lenora LeCours, Secretary


Term Expires March 1961


John P. Turner


Term Expires March 1962


Lawrence J. Fitzgerald


Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1963


Trustees Lucius Beebe Memorial Library


Phillips C. Davis, Chairman


Gladys Watkins, Secretary


Walter C. Hickey


Edward Lynch


Frank Tredinnick, Jr.


Moses M. Frankel


Leslie J. Wilson


Term Expires March 1961


Rosaria Hodgdon


Term Expires March 1963


Thomas L. McManus


Term Expires March 1962


Board of Health


Evan Fairbanks, Chairman Dr. Robert Dutton


Norman S. Bosworth, Secretary


Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1961


Town Planning Board


Kenneth W. Thomson, Chairman


Ruth M. Woodbury, Secretary-Treasurer


William R. Spaulding Burton C. Parker


Term Expires March 1961


Term Expires March 1963


Term Expires March 1962


Wakefield Housing Authority


Lucian Colucci, Chairman James J. Curley Gardner C. Reed


Term Expires March 1965 Term Expires March 1963


Term Expires March 1964


George M. Livingstone


Herbert Kenneth Noble


Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1962


Constables


tJohn F. Mahoney ĮJohn G. Gates Richard A. Curran


Term Expires March 1965 Term Expires March 1964


Lawrence J. Mccluskey


Term Expires March 1961


Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1962


Gertrude M. Spaulding


Term Expires March 1962


Term Expires March 1963


Term Expires March 1961


+Harold J. Maloney ¿Harold R. Anderson ¿Charles S. Antetomaso


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Registrars of Voters


Edmund W. Sliney, Chairman Charles F. Young, Clerk Frederick G. Gorman George E. Findlay


Term Expires March 1963


Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1961


Finance Committee


William K. Lawrence, Chairman


Robert A. Sayce, Vice Chairman


John C. Cox, Secretary


Willard P. Farwell, Jr.


Francis A. Johnson


Fred A. Beyer Anthony Minichiello


Raymond L. Schofield


Joseph E. Caroselli


Herbert J. Kaiser


William D. Black


Frank Calore Paul Donovan Wallace Hugel A. Robert Almeida


Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1961 Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1963


Board of Appeals


William C. McKie, Chairman James J. Curley Paul W. Cameron


Term Expires March 1963 Term Expires March 1962 Term Expires March 1961


Recreation Commission


tLinwood F. Young, Chairman *Donald T. McAuliffe *Philip A. Perrone


tVera D. Curley *Harold T. Donovan Joseph Sardella


*Deane Ramsdell


Surveyors of Lumber


¡George Kerr *Ralph Morel *James E. Hewes


¡Hiram A. Tobey +Harry R. McIntosh +George J. Gould


Field Drivers


tEverett E. Packard


+Walter J. Doyle


tRichard Baker


* Term Expires # Appointed ** Tenure ¡ Elected Annual Basis


General


Government


Reports of


BOARD OF SELECTMEN BOARD OF ASSESSORS BOARD OF APPEALS PERSONNEL BOARD PLANNING BOARD


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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Report of Selectmen


The newly elected Board of Selectmen - Kenneth E. Morang, Jr., Bur- ton F. Whitcomb, J. Edward Surette, Jr., Thomas D. Morse, John W. Moc- cia, Jr. - organized on March 8, 1960 by electing as Chairman, J. Edward Surette, Jr., Secretary, Burton F. Whitcomb, John J. McCarthy, Executive Secretary and Raymond S. Dower - Mrs. Ida L. Weiss, Clerk.


Prior to the election of the new Board, Chairman Morang resigned the Chairmanship in favor of the election of Selectman Herbert R. Waite, who was not a candidate for re-election, as Chairman of the Board. This action was taken in recognition of Selectman Waite's contribution of outstanding service as a member of the Board of Selectmen.


COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS


Fire Department: Burton F. Whitcomb, John W. Moccia, Jr. Police Department: Kenneth Morang, Jr., Thomas D. Morse Veterans' Services Department: John W. Moccia, Jr.


Civil Defense Department: John W. Moccia, Jr.


Building-Wire Inspection Departments: Thomas D. Morse


John J. McCarthy was re-appointed Executive Secretary for a term of three years in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, Section 8 of the by-laws of the Town of Wakefield. This position provides for mana- gerial co-ordination of all departments within the Selectmen's jurisdiction as well as with other Town, State and Federal Boards, Committees, Depart- ments and Officials. The Executive Secretary also serves as the Board of Selectmen's representative when the Board is not in session.


Mrs. Ida L. Weiss was appointed as Clerk of the Board to succeed Ray- mond S. Dower upon his retirement. Mr. Dower had faithfully served the Town for many years as a Selectman and Clerk to the Board, during which time, his services had proven extremely valuable.


Tax Collector Carl W. Sunman succumbed on April 18, 1960 after twenty-five years of faithful service to the Community. Miss Catherine E. Simpson, a former member and Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, was appointed Temporary Tax Collector.


The Board met in joint session with the Board of Public Works and the Recreation Commission for the purpose of filling a vacancy on these Boards as is required by the Massachusetts General Laws.


Mr. Melvin J. Levine was elected to the Board of Public Works to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Herbert Hewitt, Jr., and Mrs. Vera D. Curley was elected to the Recreation Commission to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John O'Brien.


Chapter 17 of the Town By-Laws prescribes that the Board of Select- men shall supervise and conduct the election of an employees' representa- tive to the Personnel Board for a term of three years. Lieutenant Charles C. Curran of the Fire Department was elected to this position.


Rev. William F. Maloney was appointed Catholic Chaplain of the Police Department and Rev. Louis Bourgeouis of the Fire Department. Rev. John V. Thorp was appointed Protestant Chaplain of the Police Department and Rev. John Koehler of the Fire Department.


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The Board engaged in an active consideration of the multi-complex problems that press upon a growing suburban community. The Federal Census Bureau certified the population of the Town as 24,276 persons, which represented an approximate twenty-five percent increase in the past ten years. The Town's growth as an important Business-Residential Com- munity is being constantly identified with this changing population pattern.


The Board of Selectmen has continued to represent the Town's inter- est 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.


A continuous study of parking and traffic problems has been main- tained by the Committee on Police. Many changes have been effected, as required, in the Street Traffic Rules and Regulations. A complete review of the entire Traffic Rules and Regulations' code has been undertaken and will be approved and reprinted immediately after the next Annual Town Meeting. The Board has authorized negotiations for the purchase or emi- nent domain taking of properties previously voted by Town Meeting as required in the lay-out for the construction of a Main Street By-pass. These properties have not been taken because of necessary clearancy by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works with the Wakefield Depart- ment of Public Works before construction plans can be completed. The Police and Fire Departments regard this section of roadway as essential to the provision of proper protective service and it is generally agreed that such a roadway would eliminate a great proportion of thru traffic in the congested business center.


The Board continued to oppose the installation of "automatic gates" at the Boston & Maine Railroad Crossing on Forest and Main streets. The Boston and Maine Railroad has now petitioned the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities for permission to withdraw their request for this installation.


The boundaries between the Towns of Wakefield and Saugus were perambulated as prescribed by law.


The interest rate of three percent on One Hundred Thousand Dollars in Sewer Bonds, Fifty Thousand Dollars in Water Bonds, and an interest rate of one and one half per-cent on twenty eight thousand dollars for short term borrowing in anticipation of reimbursement from the State and County for the Construction and Maintenance of Public Ways were ap- proved by the Board. Tax Foreclosed property sales in the amount of $2,174.54 were approved after many conferences with Town Treasurer, Paul Lazzaro. The Board voted to withhold approval on any further sale of Tax Foreclosed property until a Master Plan of the Town presently being prepared by a consultant for the Wakefield Planning Board is completed.


Fifty-five Treasury Warrants totalling $8,676,073.04 were approved by the Board in payment of Salaries, Wages, Billings and Maturing Indebted- ness.


The Board of Public Works was authorized to incur liabilities not in excess of $24,000 on account of the extreme emergency caused by the snow storm initiating on December 12, 1960.


The program of insurance benefits for town employees which was authorized by referendum action in March, the year nineteen hundred and


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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


fifty-eight has continued in force and the contract for Group Hospital, Surgical and Medical Insurance was awarded to Blue Cross-Blue Shield, and the contract for Life Insurance was awarded to the John Hancock Life Insurance Company for a one-year period.


A vast amount of time and effort was spent by the Board on a great many miscellaneous problems which would be too detailed to highlight in this report.


Reports of the various departments under the jurisdiction of the Board will be found under other headings in this report and this activity has been submitted to the Board by the individual departments on a monthly basis. These monthly reports have provided information necessary in the develop- ment of administrative planning.


The Board appointed election officers and tellers for service at the elections on September 13, 1960, and November 8, 1960.


APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN FOR 1960 Executive Secretary, Board of Selectmen (3 years) - John J. McCarthy Clerk to Board of Selectmen - Raymond S. Dower, Ida L. Weiss Town Counsel - Francis C. McGrath


Wire Inspector - John J. Curran


Sealer of Weights & Measures - Pasquale J. Carisella


Fire Inspector - William P. Hurton


Lock-up Keeper - J. Merritt Wenzel


Veterans' Services Agent - Richard J. McGrail


Fence Viewers - Frank D. Mckay, Gaston E. Loubris, Earl A. Turner Board of Appeals (3 years) - William C. McKie Registrar of Voters (3 years) - Edmund W. Sliney


Dog Officer - Animal Inspector - John W. Hopkins


Constables - John G. Gates, Charles S. Antetomaso, Harold R. Ander- son, J. Merritt Wenzel.


SWEETSER LECTURE COMMITTEE


Dr. George E. Potter, Katherine Nelson, J. Edward Surette, Jr., Burton F. Whitcomb, Thomas D. Morse, Kenneth E. Morang, Jr., John W. Moccia, Jr.


CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE


Chairman, Thomas D. Morse, John Galvin, John Mullen, William Leigh- ton, Melvin J. Levine, William J. Lee, Robert G. Reed, Colonel Edward J. Connelly was named as Honorary Chairman of the Committee.


VOTING MACHINE STUDY COMMITTEE


Burton F. Whitcomb, Chairman, Thomas D. Morse, Frank A. Tredinnick and John J. McCarthy.


J. EDWARD SURETTE, JR., Chairman BURTON F. WHITCOMB, Secretary JOHN W. MOCCIA, JR. KENNETH E. MORANG, JR. THOMAS D. MORSE


9


149TH ANNUAL REPORT


In Memoriam


CARL W. SUNMAN


March 7, 1882 - April 18, 1960 COLLECTOR OF TAXES 1935-1960


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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Report of the Personnel Board


Regular scheduled monthly meetings of the Personnel Board were held each month during 1960. In addition to this, there were such additional executive meetings as necessary, plus a number of meetings through the year with the Finance Committee.


Despite hopes that the 1959 review of all departments would serve to stabilize the situation, problems continued to arise throughout the year.


We are, naturally, concerned with the continued rising trend in government costs, not only as it affects us in local government, but also at the State and Federal levels.


To the best of our ability, we have tried and will continue to try to act on the matters coming before the Personnel Board in a fair and equit- able manner to those concerned, the employees and the taxpayers.


In the ultimate end, the final judgment of our major decisions still rests with the voters.


LEWIS DAY, Chairman


CHARLES CURRAN


ROBERT GARDNER


DANIEL LUCEY


FRANCIS REED


Report of Board of Assessors


Computation of Tax Rate


1960


Appropriation from Tax Levy


$4,383,459.00


Overlay Deficit Prior Years


7,801.00


Overlay Current Year


67,195.00


State & County Assessments


207,346.00


Appropriations from Available Funds


556,914.00


Gross Amount to be Raised


$5,222,715.00


Income Tax


$ 243,911.00


Corporation Tax


107,858.00


Motor Vehicle Tax


325,122.00


Water Revenue


408,128.00


Town Receipts


522,163.00


Transfers from Available Funds


556,914.00


Transfers from Municipal Light Department


75,000.00


Transfers from Excess & Deficiency


60,000.00


Overestimates of Prior Years' Assessments


11,855.00


Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds


$2,310,951.00


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149TH ANNUAL REPORT


Net Amount To Be Raised By Taxation


$2,911,764.00


Total Valuation


1960 Real Estate


$58,797,600.00


$2,822,284.00


1960 Personal Property


1,562,500.00


75,000.00


1960 Poll Tax - 7,240


14,480.00


Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property:


$2,911,764.00


Rate of Taxation:


22.30


School Rate (46%) General Rate (54%)


25.70


Tax Rate Per $1,000 of Valuation:


$48.00


Number of Polls Assessed


7,240


Number of Motor Vehicles Assessed in 1960


11,717


Valuation of Motor Vehicles Assessed in 1960


$7,004,373.00


Motor Excise Tax Levied in 1960


410,364.00


Number of dwelling houses assessed


5,755


Number of acres of land assessed


3,232


Respectfully submitted,


BOARD OF ASSESSORS


JOHN J. McSHANE, Chairman


LEO F. DOUGLASS, Secretary


FRANK A. TREDINNICK


Report of Board of Appeals


The Board of Appeals held thirty-five (35) Hearings during the year ending December 31, 1960. Decisions were made on thirty-three (33) cases and two were withdrawn.


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM C. McKIE JAMES J. CURLEY PAUL W. CAMERON


12


TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Report of Town Planning Board


In June, matching Federal Funds having become available, the con- tract for the Master Plan was signed with Technical Planning Associates, Inc., of New Haven, Conn., who began basic studies of the town at once. A report of progress with a display of maps is planned for the 1961 annual town meeting.


The three subdivisions in process on Jan. 1, 1960, were approved and another of 6 lots, filed in 1960, was also approved in 1960. As of Dec. 31, one other with 15 lots was awaiting approval.


Five additional preliminary plans for subdivisions were submitted during the year, of which two were tentatively approved.


The Planning Board acting as Board of Survey held public hearings on the laying out of 4 streets. Following a public hearing, Brook Street north of Route No. 128 was renamed Redfield Road.


One major addition was made to the Zoning Bylaws. In the past few years several multiple family houses had been built in General Residence and Business Districts on lots which allowed very little area beyond that required for the building and parking. In order to give the voters of Wakefield an opportunity to preserve the suburban character of the town, the Board in the warrant for the annual town meeting offered a bylaw establishing minimum area requirements for multiple family dwellings. This bylaw was adopted by a large majority vote.


On Dec. 28 an article proposing a bylaw to create a Limited Business District was advertised for public hearing. If voted, this bylaw will set up a district limited in use essentially to business and professional offices, financial institutions, and hotels.


The Board regrets that no apparent progress was made toward the construction of the Main Street by-pass. This proposed street has been recommended by several consultants who have studied the traffic problems of lower Main Street and it is the hope of the Planning Board that action to lay out and construct the by-pass will be taken soon.


Mr. Joseph F. Casazza, who became Town Engineer in February, has attended most of the Board meetings since his appointment. His work as coordinator between the Department of Public Works and this Board is of great value, particularly in reference to the supervision of subdivisions as proposed and as constructed.


At the 45 regular meetings, over one hundred other land use problems were studied in addition to the work on subdivisions and zoning. The Board also held 3 public hearings on subdivisions, 1 on street renaming, 3 on zoning articles and 4 as Board of Survey, a total of 56 hearings and meetings in 1960.


TOWN PLANNING BOARD


KENNETH W. THOMSON, Chairman


RUTH A. WOODBURY, Clerk BURTON C. PARKER WILLIAM R. SPAULDING LAWRENCE J. MCCLUSKEY


INSURA


DISCO


Protection of Persons and Property


Reports of


POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING INSPECTOR WIRE INSPECTOR PLUMBING INSPECTOR


ANIMAL INSPECTOR DOG OFFICER SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CIVIL DEFENSE


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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


Report of Chief of Police


Number of arrests


1085


Number of arrests on warrants


53


Number of arrests w/o warrants


259


Number of arrests on capias


12


Number of summonses served


761


Males


957


Females


128


Residents


308


Non-residents


777


AUTOMOBILE LAWS, VIOLATIONS OF:


Allowing improper person to operate


1


Causing personal injury to person


1


Causing property damage


1


Failing to stop on signal of officer


7


Improper plates


1


Mechanical signal, not stopping


171


Not keeping to right of way


7


One-way street, violation of


5


Operating after revocation of license


1


Operating after suspension of license


3


Operating - failing to slow down at intersection


36


Operating - no registration


3


Operating so as to endanger


6


Operating - speeding


53


Operating under the influence


24


Operating with unnecessary noise


1


Operating without license


19


Operating without official inspection


20


Parking violations


419


Refusing to show license to police officer


2


Refusing to show registration to police officer


2


Uninsured car


3


Unregistered car


2


Using without authority


3


Using w/o authority after suspension of right to operate


1


U-Turn violation


21


FOR THE FOLLOWING CRIMES:


Adultery


2


Arrested for other officers


40


Assault and battery


8


Breaking, entering and larceny in the nighttime


4


Breaking, entering and larceny in the daytime


3


Burglar tools in possession


1


Child - delinquent


1


Disturbing the peace


2


149TH ANNUAL REPORT


15


Disturbing public assemblages


2


Drunkenness


123


Idle and disorderly


1


Illegitimacy


2


Impersonating a police officer


1


Indecent assault


2


Insane


10


Larceny


23


Lewdness


3


Malicious mischief


2


Narcotic drug laws, violation of


3


Non-support


6


Obscene photos for exhibit


1


Obscene pictures in possession


1


Profane language


1


Runaway boys


4


Safe-keeping


4


Truancy


5


Unlawful entrance of building


1


Vagrancy


4


Violation of probation


12


HOW DISPOSED OF:


Appealed


1


Continued


27


Custody of probation officer


2


Defaulted


63


Delivered to other officers


42


Discharged


4


Dismissed


19


Fines imposed


704


Grand Jury


4


House of Correction


16


Insane Hospital


10


Middlesex Training School


2


Placed on file


80


Probation


9


Released


71


Restitution


1


State Farm


8


State Prison


3


Suspended sentence to House of Correction


12


Suspended sentence to State Farm


2


Suspended sentence to Middlesex Training School


1


Youth Service Board, Committed to


2


Youth Service Board, Suspended sentence to


2


AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURT:


13 @ $ 1.00


$ 13.00


203 a 2.00


406.00


78 @ 3.00


234.00


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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD


1


@


4.00


4.00


213


a


5.00


1,065.00


1


a


6.00


6.00


7


a


7.00


49.00


90


a


10.00


900.00


22


@


15.00


330.00


11


@


20.00


220.00


20


@


25.00


500.00


6


@


35.00


210.00


4


@


40.00


160.00


24


@


50.00


1,200.00


3


@


75.00


225.00


3


a


100.00


300.00


2


a


200.00


400.00


2


@


12.00


24.00


Total


$6,246.00


MISCELLANEOUS REPORT:


Accidents reported


385


Amount of lost property recovered


$ 3,852.52


Amount of property left outside of stores and cared for


2,960.58


Amount of stolen property recovered


11,821.42


Broken wires reported


43


Buildings found open and secured


1052


Burglary (false alarm)


58


Complaints and cases investigated


2589


Dead and stray cats reported


41


Dead bodies cared for


11


Defects in gas pipes reported


8


Defects in hydrants reported


2


Defects in streets and sidewalks reported


135


Defects in water pipes reported


5


Details for public assemblages


3620


Dog bites reported


73


Dogs killed


102


Fences blown down and reported


1


Fires discovered and alarm given


19


Fires discovered and extinguished without alarm


3


Horses killed


1


House lights reported out


3


Lanterns in dangerous places


5


Lights found burning in buildings


10


Lost children cared for


25


Lost dogs found and returned to owners


79


Medical Examiner cases


11


Obstructions removed from the street


174


Officers at fires


170


Persons missing


27


Rescued from drowning


4


Runaway boys cared for


27


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Runaway girls cared for


3


Serious sickness signs put out


1


Sick and disabled people assisted


966


Street lights not burning


115


Traffic signs borrowed


70


Water running to waste


16


Wires burning trees


4


NUMBER OF DUTY CALLS:


Number of ambulance cases


723


Miles covered by ambulance


7,472


Miles covered by Car No. 91


25,751


Miles covered by Car No. 92


12,321


Miles covered by Car No. 94


22,560


Miles covered by car No. 95


10,115


Miles covered by car No. 96


1,184


Miles covered by new motorcycle


8,963


Miles covered by old motorcycle


1,118


Miles covered by safety car


5,154


Number of duty calls


57,673


Legal papers served for out-of-town departments


394


Legal papers served for our department


794


Three-way summonses issued


4,410


MONEY COLLECTED AND TURNED OVER TO TOWN


Ambulance bills


$ 367.00


Bicycle registrations


49.50


Firearms - licenses to carry


180.00


Firearms - permits to purchase


1.50


Firearms - licenses to deal in


40.00


Photocopies of records


297.00


Sanitary machine


8.40


Taxi - licenses to operate


148.00


Total


$1,091.40


MONEY TURNED OVER TO COURT OR COMPLAINANT:


Non-support


$2,679.00


Restitution


2,892.96


Total


$5,571.96


In 1960, the following men were appointed to positions in the Police Department:


Jarvis S. Burbine - appointed regular patrolman as of Sept. 1, 1960.


William E. Myers, Jr., and Howard J. Ellis - appointed reserve patrol- men as of Sept. 15, 1960 and regular patrolmen as of Oct. 1, 1960.


Robert J. Malonson and William E. Upton - appointed reserve patrol- men as of Sept. 15, 1960.


John D. Tecce - appointed reserve patrolman as of Oct. 12, 1960.


The appointment of Roy E. Melanson as a reserve patrolman has been requested as of Jan. 1, 1961.




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