Town of Arlington annual report 1959, Part 1

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ROBBINS LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 3 4860 00738 8967


ROBBINS LIBRARY


BY DR. EBENEZER 8 3


FOUNDED


5


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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TOWN RECORDS


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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TOWN RECORDS


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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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


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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