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ROBBINS LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 3 4860 00738 8967
ROBBINS LIBRARY
BY DR. EBENEZER 8 3
FOUNDED
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LEARNED
.BUILDING . GIVEN . BY. MARIA . C. ROBBINS . IN . MEMORY. OF . ELI.ROBBINS . 1892
THIS . BOOK. BELONGS . TO . THE ~ROBBINS . LIBRARY?
· ARLINGTON . MASSACHUSETTS .
Arlington, Mais, Selectmay.
153rd ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF ARLINGTON
MASSACHUSETTS
AND
THE TOWN RECORDS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1959
ARLINGTON
"The Defense of Liberty is our Ancestral Heritage"
1955
1950
1945
1940
Population
47,148
44,353
43,414
40,013
Settled 1630 - part of Cambridge (known as Menotomy) Incorporated - 1807 - West Cambridge
MAY
1867 - name changed to Arlington
219183
Assessed Valuation - $83,492,200.00 Tax Rate - $74.00
974.78
C.2
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
80.77 miles
Private Streets open for travel
35.66 miles
Private Streets proposed
5.30 miles
State Highways and Parkways
5.87
miles
Sewer Mains
109.62
Water Mains
121.13
Storm Drains
64.30
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
145.62 acres of Parks and Playgrounds Schools - Class A
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TOWN RECORDS
TOWN OFFICERS
ELECTIVE
Lawrence E. Corcoran Moderator Term expires 1962
Town Clerk
Ann Mahon
Term expires 1960
Board of Selectmen
Thomas R. Rawson, Vice Chairman Term expires 1960
Joseph P. Greeley Term expires 1960
Arthur D. Saul, Jr., Chairman .Term expires 1961
Daniel J. Buckley, Jr.
Term expires 1961
John O. Parker
Term expires 1962
Assessors
Leonard D. Wood, Chairman Term expires 1960
William O. Hauser Term expires 1961
Walter S. Cooledge, Jr. Term expires 1962
Treasurer and Tax Collector
Francis A. Coughlin
Term expires 1960
School Committee
Richard W. Baker .Term expires 1960
Arthur F. Coughlin, Jr.
.Term expires 1960
Bernard A. Forest
.Term expires 1960
Carl F. Allen, Chairman
Term expires 1961
Mary E. Porteus, Vice Chairman
.Term expires 1961
Charles R. Kent
Term expires 1961
John P. Morine Term expires 1962
Velma B. Brown Term expires 1962
James W. Daily
Term expires 1962
Housing Authority
Joseph S. Vahey, Chairman Term expires 1960
Myron D. Chace .Term expires 1961
Edward J. Doherty
.Term expires 1963
James A. Coffey
Term expires 1964
John P. Kedian
(appointed by State Housing Board for term ending 7-16-61)
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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
PRECINCT 1 Term Expires 1960 Barnard, Edwin A., 61 Cleveland St.
Boone, Walter R.,
10 Cleveland St. Burke, Robert E., 48 Marathon St.
Keefe, Joseph L.,
30 Cleveland St. Worth, Charles C., 54 Waldo Rd.
Term Expires 1961
Barrett, Lester F., 16 Cleveland St.
Brown, Velma B., 45 Cleveland st. Neves, Roland N., 36 Cleveland St. O'Brien, Esther, 33 Grafton St. Whitehouse, Howard N., 46 Cleveland St.
Term Expires 1962 Barnard, Nancy, 61 Cleveland St. Earle, Harry A., 48 Cleveland St. Hurd, Herbert S., 9 Teel St. Lowery, Marion G., 15 Cleveland St. Muller, John T., 42 Cleveland St.
PRECINCT 2 Term Expires 1960 Bretscher, Florence I., 48 Melrose St. DelGaizo, Mildred E., 46 Egerton Rd. Demontreux, Henry V., 89 Milton St. Fawcett, Francis E., 48 Varnum St. Keefe, Elizabeth T., 86 Brooks Ave. O'Leary, Ruth A., 84 Brooks Ave.
Term Expires 1961 Berry, John J., 91 Milton St. Comeau, Justin E., 34 Fairmont St. Hayes, Charles R., 46 Fairmont St. Kenney, John J., 7 Melrose St. O'Brien, Richard V., 9 Egerton Rd. Regan, James M., 27 Fairmont St.
Term Expires 1962
Gotsell, John J., 93 Egerton Rd. Manson, Albert R., 9 Egerton Rd. O'Brien, Gertrude L., 9 Egerton Rd. O'Quinn, Jean M., 12a Lake St. Trio, Frank John, 84 Milton St. Walsh, Richard J., 96 Milton St.
PRECINCT 3 Term Expires 1960 Brawley, Richard H., 18 Palmer St. Carney, Michael J., 389 Massachusetts Ave.
Geary, E. Gertrude, 7 Wyman St.
Richardson, Mary C., 260 Broadway
Term Expires 1961 Burke, Edmund P., 132 Broadway Fullerton, Blanche E., 23 Wyman St. Koenig, James P., 94 Everett St. Meckel, Florence L., 15 Adams St.
Term Expires 1962
Kelly, John F., 100 Everett St. Mahoney, Jeannette A., 266 Broadway Mahoney, Robert E., 266 Broadway
Marsters, Raymond E.,
63 Everett St.
PRECINCT 4 Term Expires 1960 Edwards, Lawrence C .. 25 Wilson Ave. Langone, Michael J., 82 Mary St. Remmert, George J., 5 Homestead Rd. Scannell, James J., 15 White St. Uek, Robert T., 22 Sheraton Pk. Woods, Joseph G., 30 Mott St.
Term Expires 1961 Burke, Clarence A., 48 Mary St. Carney, John F., 140 Mary St. Davis, Robert N., 76 Spy Pond Parkway
Hauser, William O., Jr., 11 Marion Rd. O'Neill, Philip D., 50 Mott St. Shea, Marianne, 44 Lakehill Ave.
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Term Expires 1962 Birtwell, George H., 70 Margaret St. Carney, Barbara M., 140 Mary St. Douglas, Robert F., 4 Littlejohn St. Jacobs, Charles J., 66 Eliot Rd. O'Neill, Robert E., 50 Colonial Dr.
PRECINCT 5
Term Expires 1960 Bowser, Charles J., 57 Exeter St. Daly, Joseph S., 52 Warren St. Drinan, Jeremiah J., 94 Warren St. Keefe, Thomas, 3 Park St. Place Lee, Vincent P., 55 Norcross St. Walsh, James P., 37 Beacon St.
Term Expires 1961 Campobasso, Anthony F., 48 Decatur St. Clifford, Robert B., 158 Mystic Valley Parkway Duddy, Patrick J., 11 Dartmouth St. Hourihan, Gerald P., 29 Warren St. Purcell, Daniel A., 105 Broadway Tobin, Stephen J., II, 76 Beacon St.
Term Expires 1962 Bullock, John W., 103 Palmer St. Campobasso, Eleanor M., 15 University Rd. Garballey, James, 21 Fremont Ct. O'Connell, Francis J., 60 River St. Smith, Luther R., 121 Sunnyside Ave. Walsh, Edward R., 110 Decatur St.
PRECINCT 6
Term Expires 1960 Burt, Mary W., 27 Brantwood Rd. Green, Alton P., 9 Whittemore St. Leahy, John P., 20 Pond Lane Saul, Arthur D., Jr., 24 Gray St. Smith, Robert L., 12 Lakeview
Term Expires 1961 Barker, Louise C.,
20 Lombard Rd. Burns, Vincent A., 118 Pleasant St. Forbush, Gayle W., 80 Pleasant St.
Paige, Milton C., Jr., 4 Brantwood Rd. Rugg, George K., 16 Spring St.
Term Expires 1962 Berg, Warren S.,
40 Pleasant View Rd. Flynn, Wallace J., 45 Hopkins Rd.
Pettee, Frances E., 61 Hillsdale St. Saul, Lois W., 24 Gray St.
Shaw, Robert, 93 Brantwood Rd. Member at Large Saul, Arthur D., Jr., 24 Gray St. (Chmn. - Selectmen )
PRECINCT 7 Term Expires 1960 Doherty, Theresa C., 54 Webster St. Hyland, William C., 54 Webcowet Rd. Jones, Annette V., 40 Sherborn St. Kenna, Thomas D., Jr., 88 Palmer St. Mulligan, Hugh J., Jr., 37 Hamlet St.
Term Expires 1961 Blackwood, George D., 15 Orchard Ter. Jones, William C., Jr.,
40 Sherborn St. Murphy, Edward W., Jr., 31 Sherborn St.
O'Keefe, Thomas F., 74 Webster St. Shanahan, Paul R., 52 Lewis Ave.
Term Expires 1962 Greeley, Herbert F., 67 Maynard St. Mulherin, Joseph F., 58 Webcowet Rd. Mulloney, Marion Agnes, 98 Medford St.
Powers, David J., 112 Franklin St. Widder, Paul E., 22 Orchard Ter.
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PRECINCT Term Expires 1960 Austin, Harry O., 15 Bartlett Ave. Healy, Daniel A., Jr., 36 Jason St. Lord, Harold S., 9 Lincoln St. Lovell, Irving W., 155 Highland Ave. Richmond, Clarence, 47 Bailey Rd. Wilcox, James B., 55 Jason St.
Term Expires 1961 Adams, E. Everett, 157 Highland Ave. Anderson, Harold N., 154 Highland Ave. Boyd, Robert M., 175 Jason St. Hudson, Raymond P., 7 Field Rd. Tuller, Ralph F., 5 Lincoln St. Weston, Von M., 142 Gray St.
Term Expires 1962 Carey, Eva M., 6 Windermere Pk. Farrow, Minerva C., 198 Highland Ave. Macdonald, Leo, 112 Churchill Ave.
Medley, Richard D., Jr., 15 Churchill Ave. Robinson, Arthur E., Jr., 107 Jason St. Spengler, Margaret H., 189 Jason St.
Members at Large *Guinan, Thomas R., 15 Wildwood Ave. (Vice Chmn .- Finance Committee) Wood, Leonard D., 26 Woodland St. (Chmn. - Assessors)
(to serve only in absence of Chairman of Finance Committee)
PRECINCT 9 Term Expires 1960 Clark, C. Leslie, 343 Mystic St. Kingston, Allan Roy, 58 Hutchinson Rd. Lewis, John O., 18 Fairview Ave. Lindberg, Warren, 5 Beverly Rd. Schwamb, Elmer C., 12 Oldham Rd. Thompson, Maude M., 66 Hutchinson Rd.
Term Expires 1961 Clifford, Helen Alderson, 2 Morningside Dr.
Ames, Brewster, 181 Mystic St. Anderson, Milton H.,
59 Old Mystic St. Byrne, John B., Jr., 7 Bacon St. Kidder, James W., 215 Crosby St. Porteus, Robert W., 38 Frost St.
Term Expires 1962 Donovan, John E., 37 Ridge St. Ivester, John A., 22 Beverly Rd. Keefe, Joseph L., 23 Russell Ter. Loud, John N., 28 Draper Ave. Magnuson, Harold E., 10 Upland Rd. Wilkins, Leona R., 23 Draper Ave.
Members at Large Byrne, John B., Jr., 7 Bacon St. (Chmn. - Planning Board) *Porteus, Mary E., 38 Frost St. (Vice Chmn. - School Committee) *Rawson, Thomas R., 54 Hutchinson Rd. (Vice Chmn. - Selectmen) $ (to serve only in absence of Chairman of Committee or Board )
PRECINCT 10 Term Expires 1960 Blomquist, Marjorie H., 56 Pine Ridge Rd. Houlihan, William D., 15 Glenburn Rd. Hutchinson, Bernard G., 10 Murray St. Hutchinson, Margaret M., 10 Murray St. O'Keefe, Francis X., 121 Newport St. Stiff, John M., 53 Mt. Vernon St.
Term Expires 1961 Campbell, Murdena A., 6 Revere St. Collins, Cornelius F., 17 Puritan Rd. Dalrymple, Alick D., 16 Pine Ridge Rd.
Dunn, William R., 105 Mt. Vernon St.
Joel, Kenneth H., 68 Grand View Rd. Tobiason, Hans, 191 Newport St.
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Term Expires 1962 Connolly, Peter, 185 Scituate St. Grey, Edward G., 121 Scituate St. Patterson, Harry J., 57 Hawthorne Ave. Purrier, William R., 20 Eastern Ave. Root, H. Alan, 51 Eustis St.
Tarr, Edward F., 26 Menotomy Rd.
Members at Large Allen, Carl F., 59 Moulton Rd. (Chmn .- School Committee) Coughlin, Francis A., 140 Scituate St. (Town Treasurer)
PRECINCT 11 Term Expires 1960 Byrne, Donald P., 64 Lansdowne Rd. Feeley, Kevin P., 82 Richfield Rd.
Higgins, Lorimer E., 50 Ronald Rd. Meehan, Dorothy Kelleher, 45 Pine St. Whitney, Philip G., 32 Crawford St. Zwicker, Robert H., 83 Edmund Rd.
Term Expires 1961
Cunniff, Andrew, A., 21 Peter Tufts Rd. Dwyer, Alfred H., 36 Crawford St. Mahoney, Frederick A., 22 Governor Rd. Thomas, Ralph L., 95 Ronald Rd. Wall, Margaret M., 170 Washington St. Whitney, Daniel C., 16 Fabyan St.
Term Expires 1962 Abbott, Harvey C., 70 Ridge St. Brown, Chester G., 78 Cutter Hill Rd. Houser, William B., 159 Washington St. Kelly, Grace C., 46 Yerxa Rd. Meehan, James F., 45 Pine St. Taylor, William E., 34 Governor Rd.
PRECINCT 12 Term Expires 1960 Blackmon, Charles W.,
15 Linden St. Eckel, Russell T.,
23 Hawthorne Ave. Harris, Alice B., 196 Cedar Ave. Lamson, Horatio W., 72 Oakland Ave.
Mckenzie, Creelman F., 26 Higgins St. Scott, Alfred A., 266 Park Ave.
Term Expires 1961 Ashton, Grace H., 84 Oakland Ave. Bloodsworth, Frederick L., 19 Linden St. Frost, William J., 94 Robbins Rd. Hill, Horace D., 56 Fountain Rd. Homer, Horace H., 48 Florence Ave. Wilton, Robert B., 35 Chester St.
Term Expires 1962 Ashton, David J., 84 Oakland Ave. Haggerty, Thomas A., 49 Grand View Rd. Hoyt, Norris H., 56 Florence Ave. Lynch, John J., 45 Oakland Ave. McClellan, William F.,
87 Quincy St. Smart, Chandler W., 60 Florence Ave.
Members at Large Frost, William J., 94 Robbins Rd. (Chmn .- Personnel Board) Monahan, Edward C., 35 Menotomy Rd. (Town Manager)
PRECINCT 13 Term Expires 1960 Armour, Charles R., 40 Huntington Rd. Chaloux, George E., 625 Summer St.
Curran, John R., 516 Summer St. Doherty, Edward John, 99 Bow St. Falwell, George N., 14 Park Avenue Ext. Shirley, William H., 108 Newland Rd.
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Term Expires 1961 Dunkerley, Paul A., 50 Alpine St. Madden, John W., 508 Summer St. McKenna, Francis E., 104 Wright St. O'Leary, Warren E., 64 Sunset Rd. Snowdon, David C., 84 Park Avenue Ext. Troy, Kenneth P., 66 Sunset Rd.
Term Expires 1962 Downing, Helen F., 9 Blossom St. Gundersen, Charles R., 32 Henry St. King, John F., 5 Oakledge St. Parker, Edward A., 163 Wright St. Richardson, Percival E., 137 Newland Rd. Zwicker, Warren E., 138 Sunset Rd.
PRECINCT 14 Term Expires 1960 Chisholm, Valentine T., 17 Claremont Ave. Collins, William E., 81 Wachusett Ave. Gustafson, Carroll B., 155 George St. Hayes, J. Howard, 115 Claremont Ave. Hollingsworth, Wayne, 206 Wachusett Ave. MacFadyen, Albert E., 95 Wachusett Ave. Stanton, John J., 17 Lanark Rd.
Term Expires 1961 Barnstead, William A., 311 Appleton St. Colburn, Everett E., 143 Waverley St. Greim, John H., 293 Renfrew St.
Kelley, Joseph J., 45 Dow Ave. Murray, Edward G., 83 Valentine Rd. Vahey, Joseph S., 268 Oakland Ave. Yeaton, Lucille H., 56 George St.
Term Expires 1962 Banks, Alan M.,
127 Florence Ave. Henneberry, Martin P., 165 Oakland Ave. Hoar, Jolın P., 35 Aberdeen Rd. McMahon, William A., 21 Kilsythe Rd. Protheroe, Chester F., 14 Mayflower Rd. Sherys, Alexander F., 289 Renfrew St. Trenchard, William A., Jr., 363 Appleton St. Vahey, Dorothy A., 268 Oakland Ave.
Members at Large Corcoran, Lawrence E., 146 George St. (Town Moderator)
Mahon, Ann, 1 Claremont Ct. (Town Clerk) Streng, Kermit C., 67 Claremont Ave. (Chmn .- Finance Committee)
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Measurers of Wood and Bark (Elected Annually)
Edward L. Kelley
Thomas J. Toye
Personnel Board (Appointed by Moderator)
John J. Kelliher
.Term expires 1960
Warren E. O'Leary
.Term
expires 1961
Paul E. Widder
.Term expires 1961
William J. Frost, Chairman
Term expires 1962
F. Lawrence Doherty
.Term expires 1962
Trustees of Elbridge Farmer Fund (Not Elective)
Edward P. Clark
Arthur O. Yeames
Edmund L. Frost
Francis Keefe Everett C. Bryant Gardner C. Porter
APPOINTED BY TOWN MANAGER
Tree Warden
George M. Dolan Term expires
Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds
John J. Stanton
Term expires 1960'
xJoseph P. Healey
Term expires 1961
* Joseph McHugh
Term expires
Ira M. Jones
Term expires
Commissioners of Sinking Fund
Harold A. Yeames
.Term expires
Edward P. Clark
Term expires
William J. O'Brien, Jr.
Term expires
Trustees of Pratt Fund
Edward P. Clark
.Term expires
+Ernest L. Parsons .Term expires
Walter T. Chamberlain Term expires
x Appointed * Resigned ¿ Deceased
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Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Poor Widows' Fund and Trustees of the Edwin S. Farmer Fund for Needy Persons
Edward P. Clark
Term expires
Walter T. Chamberlain
Term expires
Harold A. Yeames
Term expires
*Ernest L. Parsons
Term expires
Trustees of Francis E. Thompson Scholarship Fund
Arthur O. Yeames
Term expires
Harold A. Cahalin
Term expires
Edward A. Bailey
Term expires
Planning Board
Thomas D. Kenna, Jr.
Term expires 1960
Murdena A. Campbell
.Term expires 1961
John B. Byrne, Jr., Chairman
Term expires 1961
Fozi M. Cahaly
Term expires 1962
Milton H. Anderson
Term expires 1962
Park Commissioners
Frank J. Hughes
Term expires 1960
Edward D. Buckley
Term expires 1961
John F. McGann, Chairman
Term expires 1962
Cemetery Commissioners
Arthur L. McAvoy Term expires 1960
T. Gordon Smith .Term expires 1961
John H. Callahan, Chairman .Term expires 1962
Trustees of Robbins Library
Molly F. Yood, Chairman .Term expires 1960
Robert J. Brosnan
.Term expires 1961
Margaret H. Spengler .Term expires 1961
Hugh A. Mallon, Jr. .Term expires 1962
J. Milton Washburn
.Term expires 1962
Board of Health
Carl E. Barstow Term expires 1960
Ralph L. LaValle Term expires 1961
Paul F. Burke, Chairman Term expires 1962
7 Deceased
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APPOINTED OFFICERS
Agent, Clerk, Board of Health J. Philip Bower
Ralph H. Seabury 1960
Building
Daniel A. Healy, Jr., Chmn. 1961
Robert W. Blaisdell 1962
Russell D. Wedge, Assoc. 1960
Philibert L. Pellegrini, Chmn. 1960
Robert W. Blaisdell 1961
Clifford E. Lansil 1962
Gilbert F. Dillon, Assoc. 1960
Robert F. Welch, Assoc. 1960
Board of Public Welfare
Walter T. Kenney Cornelius F. Collins William J. Mckeever
Burial Agent.
Charles R. Armour
Chief, Fire Department
Thomas H. Egan
Chief, Police Department Albert E. Ryan
Frank K. Nicksay J. Philip Bower Albert E. Ryan Raymond P. Connerty
Constables.
Wayne Hollingsworth
Martin Cicatelli
Francis W. O"Connell
Nicholas P. Ryan Lawrence F. Viola
Contributory Retirement Board.
Carmen T. Foritano Harold A. Cahalin Warren E. O'Leary
Custodian in Charge of Town Houses Daniel J. Canniff
Director, Civil Defense. * Philip A. Sweeney XJohn P. Dempsey
Director, Housing Authority Robert Hauser
Director, Veterans' Services Department. Charles R. Armour
Dog Officer Samuel F. Femia
Fence Viewers James C. McCabe James J. Dolan
Field Drivers
Albert E. Ryan James J. Flynn Ferdinand A. Lucarelli Thomas F. Sullivan Charles O. Toomey
* Retired
xAppointed
Zoning
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Finance Committee Precinct.
1 Edwin A. Barnard 1961
2 William H. Dunn 1960
3 Daniel M. Hooley 1962
4 Frederick S. Holway
1961
5 Philip D. Ahern
1960
6 George K. Rugg
1962
7 Joseph A. Keefe
1961
9 John R. Cotter
1962
10 Robert G. Sisson 1961
11 Donald O. Johnston
1960
12 Charles W. Blackmon
1962
13 Percival E. Richardson, Sec.
1961
14 Kermit C. Streng, Chairman 1960
Member At Large
J. Howard Hayes
1962
Executive Secretary
William H. Farrow
Forest Warden. Thomas H. Egan
Inspector of Animals Dr. John J. Murphy, Jr.
Inspector of Buildings. James C. McCabe
Inspector of Milk. Justin E. Comeau
Inspector of Plumbing and Gas John B. Bryne
Inspector of Slaughtering J. Philip Bower
Inspector of Wires. Robert L. Reid
Keeper of Lockup. Albert E. Ryan
Librarian, Robbins Library Judith E. Stromdahl
Moth Superintendent. George M. Dolan
Timothy J. Buckley, Chmn. 1960
Arthur P. Wyman 1961
Registrars of Voters
Joseph H. Cormier 1962
Ann Mahon, Clerk
Secretary, Agent, Board of Public Welfare. George V. Morse
Secretary, Board of Assessors Arthur F. Wells
Secretary, Board of Selectmen. Frank K. Nicksay
Secretary, Board of Survey Frank K. Nicksay
Secretary, Personnel Board. A. Lee Morris
Sealer of Weights and Measures James J. Dolan
Superintendent, Fire and Police Signal System. Thomas H. Egan
Superintendent, Parks and Recreation. William F. Canty
Superintendent of Schools * Clifford R. Hall xBert A. Roens
Superintendent of Public Works Francis N. O'Hara
Supervisor of Custodians and Maintenance. George H. Greim
Town Accountant. Carmen T. Foritano
Town Counsel Joseph A. Purcell
Town Engineer Wilbur H. Roby
Town Manager Edward C. Monahan
Town Physician. Dr. Edward W. Feeley
Water Registrar David P. Geary
* Retired xAppointed
8 T. Richard Guinan, Vice Chmn.
1960
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COMMITTEES APPOINTED IN PURSUANCE OF TOWN MEETING VOTES
Committee to Investigate and Consider the Matter of A Fire Prevention Code Vote of March 28, 1951
Abner P. Wyman Richard J. Tierney
Edward M. Cartullo Wilbert H. Connor David Govenar
Committee on Garaging of Town-Owned Vehicles Vote of March 26, 1952
Robert F. Douglas Frank J. Phillips
*Joseph P. Greeley Torsten H. Reenstierna Clifford E. Lansil
xJames A. Coffey
Committee to Investigate, Consider and Make Recommendations to the Town Relative to the Construction and Operation of Refuse Disposal Incinerators Votes of March 20, 1953 & March 24, 1954
William H. Borghesani Warren J. Ryan
William F. Meade Warren E. O'Leary Alfred A. Scott
Committee to Investigate the Adequacy of the Present and Future Locations of School Buildings Vote of March 15, 1954
Donald O. Johnston xAlfred Camarano Florence I. Bretscher * Effie M. Kirkpatrick John P. Morine Edward G. Grey Clifford R. Hall
Edward C. Monahan
Committee to Procure Plans and Estimates for the Construction of a School Building in the North Union Street Area Vote of March 22, 1954
Marat E. Santini Edward H. Stacey M. Norcross Stratton Robert Hauser Edward C. Monahan
Committee to Procure Plans and Estimates for the Construction of a School Building in the Florence Avenue Area Vote of March 24, 1954 Horace H. Homer Samuel Lanza Edward C. Monahan
Richard W. Baker David J. Ashton
* Resigned xAppointed
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Committee to Investigate, Consider and Make Recommendations as to the Swimming Conditions at the Arlington Heights Reservoir Beach Vote of March 24, 1954 Eric Reeves Paul A. Dunkerley John A. Bellizia
Percival E. Richardson
Everett J. Henderson
Committee on the Improvement of the Peirce School Playground Vote of March 25, 1955
Shelton B. Wicker Richard E. Rice
Frances T. Giles George M. Bilafer Robert J. Croak
Arlington Brotherhood Committee Vote of March 28, 1955
Leonard D. Wood Clarence Richmond L. Curtis Foye
Mary C. Anderson David Govenar John F. McGann Ferdinand A. Lucarelli
Committee on Quarters for Organizations Now Occupying the Old Town Hall Vote of April 2, 1956 Harry C. A. Behr Mary E. Leverone Daniel A. Healy, Jr.
Joseph S. Vahey
Cornelius J. Brosnan
Committee on the Improvement of the Acoustics in the Robbins Memorial Town Hall Auditorium Vote of April 2, 1956 William E. Collins A. P. Gardner Hanson Robert L. Reid
Committee on the High School Additions and Reconstruction Vote of April 4, 1956
John P. Morine Donald O. Johnston James W. Daily
Eugene A. Leonard Edward G. Grey M. Norcross Stratton Edward C. Monahan
Karl E. Weiss Allan B. Igo John B. Fox
Arlington Development Commission Vote of March 25, 1957 William A. McMahon Warren S. Bert Francis A. O'Hearn John Mirak
Louis S. Osborne Elizabeth H. Barney
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Committee to Study, Investigate, Consider and Make Recommenda- tions Relative to the use of the Area in the Rear of the Junior High School West for the Parking or Passage of Motor Vehicles for the Relief of Traffic Congestion Vote of March 25, 1957
Franklin W. Hurd Bernard A. Forest William F. McClellan Creelman F. Mckenzie Edward C. Monahan
Committee to Investigate and Make a Study of the Land Owned By the Town of Arlington in the Town of Lexington, Known as the Great Meadows Vote of March 27, 1957
Joseph P. Greeley Percival E. Richardson Zelda Govenar
Daniel J. Buckley, Jr.
Beverley S. Brinkerhoff Thomas R. Guinan
Edward C. Monahan
Committee to Investigate, Consider and Make Recommendations as to the Advisability of Installing Voting Machines in any or All of the Precincts of the Town Vote of March 21, 1958 William A. Barnstead George J. Remmert Ann Mahon
Leona R. Wilkins
Agnes J. Reardon
Committee to Investigate, Consider and Make Recommendations Relative to the Replacement of the Town's Radio Broadcasting System in Accordance with the Directive Contained in Docket 12295 of the Federal Communications Commission Vote of March 23, 1959 Lindsay Cleveland Thomas H. Egan Albert E. Ryan
William E. Collins
John P. Dempsey
Committee to Procure Plans and Estimates for the Construction of an Elementary School Building on Land Owned by the Town Located on Pheasant Avenue Vote of March 23, 1959
Cornelius J. Brosnan Daniel C. Whitney Alfred Camarano
Aubrey C. Tobey Charles R. Kent Edward G. Grey
Edward C. Monahan
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Records of Elections and Town Meetings During the Year 1959
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 SECOND DAY OF MARCH, 1959
at seven o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following Articles, namely :
Article 1. To elect by ballot the following Town Officers: One Moderator for three years; one Town Clerk for one year (to fill vacancy); one Selectman for three years; one Assessor for three years; three members of the School Committee for three years and one member of the Arlington Housing Authority for five years; also, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 43A of the General Laws, in each precinct the number of Town Meeting Members as hereinafter specified: in Precinct 1, one such member for two years and five such members for three years; in Precinct 2, one such mem- ber for two years and six such members for three years; in Precinct 3, one such member for one year, one such member for two years and four such members for three years; in Precinct 4, one such member for one year and six such members for three years; in Precinct 5, one such member for one year and six such members for three years; in Precinct 6, five such members for three years; in Precinct 7, five such members for three years; in Precinct 8, six such members for three years; in Precinct 9, one such member for one year, one such mem-
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TOWN RECORDS
ber for two years and six such members for three years; in Precinct 10, six such members for three years; in Precinct 11, one such mem- ber for one year and six such members for three years; in Precinct 12, one such member for two years and six such members for three years; in Precinct 13, one such member for one year and six such members for three years; in Precinct 14, one such member for one year and eight 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 East Arlington Branch Library, entrance on Massachusetts Avenue; Precincts Two and Four, in the Hardy School Building, entrance on Lake Street; Precinct 3, in the Junior High School Building East, entrance on Tufts Street; Precinct 5, in the Thompson School Building, entrance on North Union Street; Precincts Six and Eight in the Town Hall; Precincts Seven and Nine, in the St. Agnes Parochial School Building; Precinct 7, side en- trance on Medford Street; Precinct 9, entrance on Compton Street; Precincts 10A and 12A, in the Cutter School Building, entrance on Robbins Road; Precincts 10B and 12B in the Brackett School Building, entrance on Eastern Avenue; 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 A, Park Avenue Congregational Church; entrance on Paul Revere Road; Precinct Fourteen B, in the Dallin School Building, entrance on Florence Avenue.
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