Town of Arlington annual report 1945, Part 1

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Publication date: 1945
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ROBBINS LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 3 4860 00739 3363


Property of Robbins Library


ARLINGTON, MASS.


Founded by DR. EBENEZER LEARNED, 1835


Endowed by DR. TIMOTHY WELLINGTON, 1853 NATHAN PRATT, 1875 HENRY MOTT, 1889 ELBRIDGE FARMER, 1892


Building Erected by MARIA C. ROBBINS


IN MEMORY OF ELI ROBBINS, 1892


139th ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS


AND


THE TOWN RECORDS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1945


Arlington, Mass, Selectmen ...


HEREDITAS


THE HAMPSHIRE PRESS, Inc. Cambridge, Mass.


Historical Collection 116/02 Apr.'Al ARLINGTON


97441 Arlington


"The Defense of Liberty is our Ancestral Heritage"


1945


1940


1930


1920


Population


43,515


40,013


36,094


18,665


Settled-1630-part of Cambridge (known as Menotomy) Incorporated-1807-West Cambridge 1867-name changed to Arlington Assessed Valuation-$56,168,350. Tax Rate-$34.40


Area in acres 3,517.5


Area in square miles


5.5


Extreme length in miles.


3.47


Extreme width in miles


2.32


Public Streets


65.54 miles


Private Streets open for travel


38.18 miles


Private Streets proposed


8.11 miles


State Highways and Parkways. 5.87 miles


Sewer Mains


87.06 miles


Water Mains


98.28 miles


Storm Drains


49.17 miles


Located 6 miles northwest of Boston; Latitude-42°, 25", north; longitude-71°, 09", west


Highest elevation-377 feet above mean tide Lowest elevation-4 feet above mean tide 142.03 acres of Parks and Playgrounds Schools-Class A


TOWN OFFICERS ELECTIVE


Moderator


Ernest W. Davis. Term expires 1947


Town Clerk


Earl A. Ryder Term expires 1948


Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare


*William F. Davis, Jr. Term expires 1946


1xHarold M. Estabrook.


¡¡ Roscoe O. Elliott, Chairman


Joseph Peterson. Term expires 1947


William C. Adams Term expires 1948


Board of Public Works


Loren W. Marsh, Chairman Term expires 1946


Willard A. Wallace Term expires 1947


James R. Smith Term expires 1948


Assessors


William O. Hauser, Chairman Term expires 1946


David A. Wilcox Term expires 1947


Arthur W. Sampson Term expires 1948


Treasurer and Tax Collector


*J. Wilbert Anderson Term expires 1948 ¡Edward A. Bailey


* Military Service.


+ Military Substitute.


x Resigned.


¿ Appointed.


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School Committee


Clement J. Beaudet Term expires 1946


Therese N. Turner


Term expires 1946


Joseph J. Bevins


Term expires 1946


John P. Morine


Term expires 1947


Michael A. Fredo


Term expires 1947


M. Norcross Stratton Term expires 1947


Harold A. Cahalin, Chairman Term expires 1948


James W. Kidder Term expires 1948


Katherine W. Lacey


Term expires 1948


Planning Board


Serovp P. Basmajian, Chairman Term expires 1946


Herbert M. Dutcher


Term expires 1946


+Frank L. Lincoln


Term expires 1947


¿Harvey C. Abbott


Harold C. Knight


Term expires 1947


Charles H. Bowker


Term expires 1948


Park Commissioners


Edward D. Buckley, Chairman


Term expires 1946


Nils G. Anderson Term expires 1947


Everett J. Henderson Term expires 1948


Board of Health


John S. Crosby Term expires 1946


Ernest R. Brooks, Chairman Term expires 1947


Carl E. Barstow Term expires 1948


Commissioners of Sinking Fund


Roy B. Crosby Term expires 1946


Harold A. Yeames Term expires 1947


Harrie H. Dadmun, Chairman Term expires 1948


៛ Resigned. ¿ Appointed (to serve until next annual election).


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Trustees of Pratt Fund


Edward P. Clark


Term expires 1946


Harold A. Yeames


Term expires 1947


+Roscoe R. Perry


.Term expires 1948


#Sherman H. Peppard


Harrie H. Dadmun Term expires 1949


Ernest H. Freeman


Term expires 1950


Trustees of Robbins Library


Wilson D. Clark, Jr., Chairman Term expires 1946


Mary Helen Teele Term expires 1946


Francis Keefe Term expire's 1947


Sarah R. Vaughn.


Term expires 1947


Edmund L. Frost


Term expires 1948


Warren A. Seavey


.Term expires 1948


Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons


Harold A. Yeames Term expires 1946


Sherman H. Peppard Term expires 1947


Ernest H. Freeman


Term expires 1948


Harrie H. Dadmun


Term expires 1949


Edward P. Clark


Term expires 1950


Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund (not elective)


James A. Bailey


John G. Brackett


Edward P. Clark


William D. Elwell


Gardner C. Porter Frederick W. Hill


Cemetery Commissioners


Ralph S. Stevens, Chairman Term expires 1946 Sylvester A. Keaney Term expires 1947


J. Edwin Kimball Term expires 1948


+ Resigned.


¿ Appointed (to serve until next annual election).


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Tree Warden


George M. Dolan Term expires 1948


Measurers of Wood and Bark (elected annually) Patrick F. Brosnahan Charles E. Hale Horace W. Peirce


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APPOINTED OFFICERS


Agent, Clerk, Board of Health J. Philip Bower


Agent, Soldiers' Relief Department *Clifford W. Cook


Board of Appeal


¿Alton F. Tupper-1946 ĮHerbert J. Cronin Harold C. Knight, Ch .- 1947 Earle C. Hopkins-1948 Martin R. Durkin, Associate


Burial Agent Archibald F. Bullock


Chief, Fire Department Daniel B. Tierney


Chief of Police Archibald F. Bullock


Constables


J. Philip Bower Archibald F. Bullock Joseph M. Cormier William F. Duggan James J. Golden, Jr. ( Harold A. Cahalin


Contributory Retirement Board 1 Clarence Needham Arthur F. Wells


1


Custodian in Charge of Town Houses James Carmody


Director, Veterans' Services Department Charles R. Armour


Dog Officer Samuel F. Femia


Fence Viewers 5 Herbert L. Hutchinson Paul H. Mossman


Field Drivers


Daniel P. Barry Archibald F. Bullock Charles E. Carroll TEdwin C. Jacobs


Operations of this Department were assumed by Depart- ment of Veterans' Services on Oct. 1, 1945, pursuant to law.


+ Resigned


Appointed


T Deceased


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Forest Warden Daniel B. Tierney


Inspector of Animals Dr. Chester L. Blakely


Inspector of Buildings Paul H. Mossman


Inspector of Milk J. Philip Bower


Inspector of Plumbing and Gas George R. Seaver Inspector of Slaughtering J. Philip Bower


Inspector of Wires Robert L. Reid


Keeper of Lockup Archibald F. Bullock


Librarian, Robbins Library Lucinda F. Spofford


Moth Superintendent George M. Dolan


Joseph Peterson


Old Age Assistance Bureau William C. Adams Bertha L. Murphy


Clifford W. Cook


Old Age Assistance Bureau, Agent L Arthur P. Wyman, 1946 Registrars of Voters Dennis I. Donahue, 1947 Timothy J. Buckley, Ch., 1948 Earl A. Ryder, Clerk


Secretary, Agent, Bd. of Public Welfare .... Clifford W. Cook Secretary, Head Clerk, Bd. of Assessors .... Arthur F. Wells Secretary, Head Clerk, Bd. of Public Works S. Alfred Benson Secretary, Board of Selectmen James J. Golden, Jr.


Secretary, Board of Survey James J. Golden, Jr.


Sealer of Weights and Measures StAllan E. Cowie


§Herbert L. Hutchinson


Superintendent, Cemetery Dept. Wathen B. Henderson Superintendent,


Fire and Police Signal System Daniel B. Tierney Superintendent of Schools Clifford R. Hall


Superintendent of Streets Edward J. O'Brien


+ Resigned


§ Temporary appointee


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Town Accountant Clarence Needham


Town Counsel Russell T. Hamlet


Town Engineer James M. Keane


Town Physician Dr. Edward W. Feeley


Water Registrar


David P. Geary


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COMMITTEES APPOINTED IN PURSUANCE OF TOWN MEETING VOTES


TOWN YARD COMMITTEE Vote of March 24, 1919 F. Hedley Barnhill Loren W. Marsh Frank J. Phillips


COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE ADVISABILITY OF A CENTRAL PURCHASING DEPARTMENT


Vote of April 1, 1940


Fred R. Buckley


Russell T. Hamlet


Timothy F. Creedon


Curtis L. Varner


George A. Harris Harold E. Magnuson


COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE ADVISABILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A PLANT TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY


Vote of March 19, 1941


Malcolm G. Dodge Hollis M. Gott


P. Joseph McManus Geoffrey A. Sawyer


Curtis L. Varner


COMMITTEE ON CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS, ETC., TOWN DEPARTMENTS Vote of March 15, 1943


W. D. Clark, Jr. Franklin Moore


Clarence Needham Harold N. Anderson


Robert W. Pond


COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED PROGRAMMING AND BUDGETING Vote of March 24, 1944


Warren A. Seavey Henry E. Halpin


Earle C. Hopkins Hallam T. Ring Harold C. Knight


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COMMITTEE-RE: MEMORIAL BUILDING FOR VETERANS OF WORLD WARS Vote of March 19, 1945


John H. Allison


George H. Greim


Walter T. Chamberlain


Felix V. Cutler


Robert Hauser Edward W. Higgins Frederick L. Reynolds


COMMITTEE-RE:


ALTERATIONS TO ROBBINS MEMORIAL TOWN HALL Vote of March 19, 1945


William C. Adams


John A. Cadario


Robert W. Blaisdell Harold A. Cahalin G. Bertram Washburn


COMMITTEE ON THE DISPOSAL OF RUBBISH AND WASTE MATERIALS (Reclamation Plant) Vote of March 19, 1945


F. Hedley Barnhill


Loren W. Marsh


George A. Harris


Alfred W. Lombard


Frank J. Phillips A. Warren Rutherford Warren J. Ryan


COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER SITE FOR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PRECINCT 9


Vote of March 19, 1945


Val T. Hanson


Charles H. Bowker James W. Kidder George E. O'Neil M. Norcross Stratton


COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THE ADVISABILITY OF INSTALLING VOTING MACHINES Vote of January 2, 1946


Earl A. Ryder John L. Murphy


Felix V. Cutler Harry J. O'Reilly William P. Dale


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RECORD OF TOWN MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS DURING THE YEAR 1945


TOWN WARRANT


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex, ss.


To any of the Constables of the Town of Arlington


Greeting :


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in the poll- ing places designated for the several precincts in said Town, viz :


Precincts 2 & 4, Hardy School, entrance on Lake Street Precincts 6 & 8, Town Hall, entrance on Mass. Avenue Precincts 7 & 9, Russell School, entrance on Medford Street


Precincts 10 & 12, Cutter School, entrance on Robbins Road


Precinct 11, Highland Hose House, entrance on Mass. Avenue


Precinct 13, Peirce School, entrance on Park Avenue North


Precinct 14, Locke School, entrance on Park Avenue TUESDAY, THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1945


at 12 o'clock M., for the following purpose :


To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candidates of Political Parties for the fol- lowing office :


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A REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT (To fill vacancy), for the 28th Representative District, Middle- sex County.


The polls will be open from 12 M. to 8 P. M.


And you will notify and warn the voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the times and places herein specified by leaving at every dwelling house, in each of the herein- after numbered precincts of the Town, a printed copy of this warrant, and also by posting a copy of the same at the doors of the Town Hall and in a conspicuous place in Pre- cincts 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of the Town, seven days at least prior to the time of said meeting.


Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before said day and hour of meeting.


Given under our hands, at said Arlington, this twenty-ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-five.


WILLIAM C. ADAMS ROSCOE O. ELLIOTT JOSEPH PETERSON


Selectmen of the Town of Arlington


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CONSTABLE'S RETURN


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, ss Arlington, Feb. 23, 1945


By virtue of this warrant I have notified and warned the legal voters of the Town of Arlington to meet at the times and places and for the purpose herein specified by causing a printed attested copy of said warrant to be left at every dwelling house, in each of the hereinafter num- bered precincts of the Town, previous to the day of the meeting for the nomination of candidates of political parties and by posting an attested copy of said warrant at the doors of the Town Hall and in two or more conspicuous places in Precincts 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, of the Town, seven days at least before the day of said meet- ing. A notice of the time, places and object of the meeting was published in the local papers.


JAMES J. GOLDEN, Jr. Constable of the Town of Arlington, Massachusetts


SPECIAL PRIMARY


Arlington, Mass., February 27, 1945


In pursuance of the foregoing Warrant the legal voters in Precincts 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of the Town of Arlington met in their respective voting places in said Town on Tuesday, the twenty-seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty- five at 12 noon; the election officers, duly appointed by the Selectmen, and sworn to the faithful performance of their duties were assigned for duty at the various precincts. The election officers of Precinct 2 acted for Precinct 4; of Pre- cinct 8 for Precinct 6; of Precinct 9 for Precinct 7; and of Precinct 10 for Precinct 12.


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The polls were declared open in each precinct at twelve o'clock noon and remained open until eight o'clock in the evening at which time, after due notice, they were declared closed.


All laws governing primary elections were observed.


The necessary ballots and all other paraphernalia for the proper conduct of the election was supplied by the Town Clerk and turned over to the officers of the various pre- cincts.


The ballots were counted by the election officers and encased in boxes which were locked and sealed, and the same were delivered by direction of the Town Clerk to the Police Station where they were placed under police guard until after the expiration of the time within which a petition for recount might be filed.


The returns and keys to the ballot boxes from each precinct were turned over to the Town Clerk and with the assistance of Mr. Buckley and Mr. Wyman, the re- turns were canvassed and the result announced.


The result was as follows:


Whole number of votes cast


1760


Democratic votes cast


291


Republican votes cast


1469


DEMOCRATIC PARTY


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT-


28th MIDDLESEX DISTRICT (to fill vacancy)


Precincts 2&4 6&8 7&9 10&12 11


13


14 Total


Thomas F. Coughlan 11 9 15


18


5 10


9 77


George A. Harris 5 0 10


3


2


3


4


27


Luke A. Manning .. 49


55


28


16


4


10


13


175


Blanks 2 5


1


1


1


0


2 12


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REPUBLICAN PARTY REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT -- 28th MIDDLESEX DISTRICT (to fill vacancy)


Precincts


2&4 6&8 7&9 10&12 11


13


14 Total


George A. Harris


7 11


6


9


1 22


3


4


41


Robert L. Moore


37 350


111


86


26


32


664


Hallam T. Ring


72 212


88


175


18


25 142


732


Blanks


4


11


6


5


2


1


3


32


The returns of the Primary were filled out on the blanks furnished for the purpose by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, signed by the Town Clerk, and filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.


A True Record of the Primary, Attest :


EARL A. RYDER Town Clerk


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TOWN WARRANT THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, ss.


To the Constables of the Town of Arlington, in said County :


GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Arlington, qualified to vote in elections, to meet at the polling places designated for the several precincts in said town on


MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, 1945 at seven o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following Articles, namely :


Article 1. To elect by ballot the following Town Officers: a Town Clerk for three years; a Town Treasurer for three years; a Selectman for three years; a member of the Board of Public Works for three years; one Assessor for three years; three members of the School Committee for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; two Trustees of the Robbins Library for three years; one Park Commis- sioner for three years; one member of the Planning Board for three years; one Cemetery Commissioner for three years; one Cemetery Commissioner for two years; a Tree Warden for three years; one Commissioner of the Sinking Fund for three years; one Trustee of the Pratt Fund for five years ; one Trustee of the Pratt Fund for one year ; one Trustee of the Ed- win S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Trustee of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons for five years; one Trustee of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Trustee of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons for two years; also, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 43A of the Gen- eral Laws, in each precinct the number of Town Meeting Mem- bers as hereinafter specified: in Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13, the first third in the order of votes received, of mem- bers so elected, to serve three years, the second third in such order to serve two years, and the remaining third in such


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order to serve one year: in Precinct 1, fifteen such members; in Precinct 2, twenty-one such members ; in Precinct 3, twelve such members ; in Precinct 4, eighteen such members; in Pre- cinct 5, five such members for three years; in Precinct 6, six such members for three years ; in Precinct 7, six such members for three years and one such member for one year; in Precinct 8, eighteen such members; in Precinct 9, fifteen such mem- bers; in Precinct 10, eighteen such members; in Precinct 11, eighteen such members; in Precinct 12, seven such members for three years and one such member for two years; in Pre- cinct 13, eighteen such members; in Precinct 14, six such members for three years.


For these purposes, the polls will be opened at seven o'clock A. M. and remain open until eight o'clock P. M., at each of the polling places designated viz: Precinct One, in the Crosby School Building, entrance on Winter Street; Pre- cincts Two and Four, in the Hardy School Building, entrance on Lake Street; Precincts Three and Five, in the Junior High School Building East, entrance on Tufts Street; Precincts Six and Eight, in the Town Hall; Precincts Seven and Nine, in the Russell School Building; Precinct Seven, entrance on Med- ford Street; Precinct Nine, entrance on Mystic Street; Pre- cincts Ten and Twelve, in the Cutter School Building, entrance on Robbins Road; Precinct Eleven, in the Highland Hose House, entrance on Massachusetts Avenue ; Precinct Thirteen, in the Peirce School Building, entrance on Park Avenue North, Heights; Precinct Fourteen, in the Locke School Building, en- trance on Park Avenue, Heights.


You are, also, required to notify and warn the said in- habitants to meet at the Town Hall, in said Town on Wednes- day, the fourteenth day of March, 1945, at eight o'clock in the evening, at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by town meeting members, in accordance with, and subject to, the referenda provided for by Chapter 43A of the General Laws.


Article 2. To choose and appoint all other usual Town officers not hereinbefore mentioned, in such manner as the Town may determine.


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Article 3. To hear and act on the reports of the per- manent committee under vote of the Town passed March 24, 1919, on the Town Yard; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 30, 1938, to investigate the parks and playgrounds within the Town and to report and make recom- mendations for their development and improvement; of the committee under vote of the Town passed April 1, 1940, to study the advisability of creating a central purchasing depart- ment; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 19, 1941, to study the advisability of constructing a plant to generate electricity; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 15, 1943, to investigate and study the advis- ability of establishing a classification of positions and a plan for a standardization of wages and salaries for all depart- ments of the Town; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 24, 1944, to consider the erection of a suitable memorial for Veterans of World Wars; of the committee under vote of the Town passed March 24, 1944, on Advanced Pro- gramming and Budgeting; and of other Town Boards and officers and of the Finance and other committees heretofore appointed.


Article 4. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the payment to the County of Middlesex of amounts assessed upon or otherwise payable by the Town for: (a) the Town's share of the care, maintenance, operation and repair of Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital during the last preceding calendar year, including interest on temporary notes issued therefor in accordance with sections of Chapter 111 of the General Laws as amended and applicable thereto; (b) the Town's share of any and all other expenses in connection with said hospital, including expenses under section 25G (6) (a) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as amended; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating to said hospital or any other thing herein mentioned.


Article 5. To make appropriations to defray Town obli- gations, liabilities, outlay and expenses and especially for or


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relating to all or any of the boards, departments, purposes and matters hereinafter mentioned, and to provide for the disposal of motor vehicles or other personal property belonging to the Town; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


Finance Committee; Reserve Fund; Board of Appeal; Board of Selectmen; Accountant; Contributory Retirement System; Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes Departments ; Assessors' Department; Legal Department; Claims; Town Clerk's Department; Board of Public Works; Engineering Work; Elections and Town Meetings (Selectmen) ; Planning Board; Board of Survey (Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works) ; Robbins Memorial Town Hall; Police De- partment; Fire Department; Fire and Police Signals; Build- ing, Plumbing and Gas Inspection; Wire Department; Sealer of Weights and Measures; Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Sup- pression; Tree Warden's Department; Health Department; Vital Statistics ; Inspector of Animals ; Sewerage System Main- tenance; Removal of Ashes, Offal and Rubbish; Highway Divi- sion; Snow and Ice Removal; Lighting of Streets and Ways; Traffic Signals ; Public Welfare Department; Aid to Dependent Children; Old Age Assistance; District or Other Nurses; Vet- erans' Benefits (State and Military Aid, War Allowance and Veterans' Relief and Burials) ; Schools; Robbins Library and Branches; Parks; Playgrounds; Pensions; Memorial Day; Patriots' Day; Printing Town Reports ; Insurance ; Workmen's Compensation Insurance Fund; Municipal Insurance Fund; Maintenance of Menotomy Hall and Houses Owned by the Town; Water Department Maintenance; Cemeteries; Interest; Debt.


Article 6. To see if the Town will take any action rel- ative to providing special compensation for elected and ap- pointed officers and employees of the Town; determine in what manner such compensation, if any, shall be raised and ex- pended; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow


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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 that may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Article 8. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the Extension of the Sewerage System; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 9. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the Extension of Water Mains; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended : or take any action relating thereto.


Article 10. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the Extension of Storm Drains; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 11. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the Removal of Snow and Ice from the streets and sidewalks; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 12. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for the construction of permanent sidewalks and for the installing of edgestones; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.


Article 13. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion for maintaining, repairing and improving all or any part of the ways within the town; said appropriation to be used with any sum or sums which may be allotted by the Common- wealth or the County of Middlesex or both for such purpose or purposes; determine in what manner the money shall be raised and expended; or take any action in any way relative to all or any of the foregoing.


Article 14. To see if the Town will abandon the laying out of a town way as accepted under Article 17 of the ad- journed Town Meeting held March 13, 1942, from the Concord


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Turnpike to Oakland Avenue, substantially in the location of the private way known as George Street, as made and filed in the office of the Town Clerk by the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works, under the provisions of law au- thorizing the assessment of betterments; abandon said way; make an appropriation for said abandonment of said way; determine in what manner the money shall be raised; or take any action relating thereto.




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