Town of Lynnfield, Essex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, annual report 1961-1970, Part 1

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Publication date: 1961-1970
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Town of Lynnfield


Essex County


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


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annual report for


the year ending December 31, 1961


Compiled by the Town Report Committee


June T. Crumrine, Chairman


Richard B. Learnard


Ruth D. Foulkes, Secretary


E. June Rose


Melvin E. Goodwin


E. Marie Saporito


Theodore C. Palizzolo, Ex-officio


The Massachusetts Selectmen's Association PRESENTS


Second Prize


IN THE THIRD PULATION GROUP


2)


To the Town of


LYNNFIELD


In Recognition of the Excellence of its TOWN REPORT For the Year 1960


AND in witness thereof has caused its seal and the signatures of its President and Secretary to be affixed hereto at Swampscott on the Thirteenth day of October, nineteen hundred and sixty-one.


Vincent 1. Brun


PRESIDENT Charles a. Bisher SECRETARY


Norma McKillop


When Norma (Carlton), Mrs. Walter F. Mc- Killop passed away, on Monday, December 11, 1961, the town suffered, in truest sense, a great community loss.


Through nearly fifty years of residence here, Norma McKillop devoted a boundless energy and sincerity to a lifelong mission of helpfulness and service to her fellowman.


In every task she undertook, Norma's inter- est was personal and complete. As a member of the School Committee for nine years, beginning in 1933, she was a factual pioneer in the emer- gence of the present modern school system. Long before any form of recreation was provided for the youth of the town, Mrs. McKillop sponsored and conducted a Boys' Club. This project became the first seeding of the summer recreation and playground program of the local school system.


Coming to Lynnfield from Dorchester in 1914, she purchased the cottage near Pillings Pond which was remodeled as a permanent home after her marriage to Walter Mckillop in 1919. In the two years prior to her marriage Norma Carlton had been in military service as a yeoman (F) United States Navy, stationed in Boston dur- ing World War I. In the founding days of the American Legion she joined the Bessie Edwards all women's Post in Boston and shortly there- after affiliated with Lynnfield Post 131 where for many years she was the only woman member of the Post.


In the Legion, Norma found the means to amplify her interest in the welfare of all young people. First as Child Welfare chairman for Post


131, then Essex County, and finally Massachu- setts. She moved into ever-expanding fields of service. Her thousands of hours of visitation and work in veterans' hospitals became a veritable legend of service to humanity.


In recognition of her devotion and service she was honored by life membership in the Le- gion, conferred by Post 131. To literally thous- ands of veterans throughout the nation she was "Norma."


But the town, the Legion was not the whole horizon for Norma McKillop. She was also an of- ficer in the Auxiliary of the Legion and founder and director of the Peabody Memorial, which is maintained as a room in the Town Hall for stor- age of all manner of sickroom equipment which is loaned to residents of Lynnfield, free of charge. The memorial was Norma McKillop's personal tribute to the late Harold P. Peabody, and his long service to the town as a member of the School Committee.


Several years ago she organized a resident group to seek betterments for the Pillings Pond area and in some degree was able to interest com- munity support of safety and protective improve- ments for the section.


There is no way of recounting fully the good works of Norma McKillop, for much that she did, she shielded in anonymity. Perhaps she best summed up her doctrine of life when in answer to tributes at a public testimonial, Norma replied: "I do what I can."


David V. Farrar


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Table of Contents


MEMORIAM


Norma Mckillop 3


Police Chief Foley 57


FACTS OF GENERAL INTEREST 5


TOWN GOVERNMENT


Officers and Committees 6


Board of Selectmen 10


Town Clerk


15


Town Meeting Action 17


Licenses


29


FINANCE


Accountant


30


Collector of Taxes 48


Treasurer


50


Board of Assessors


54


A TRIBUTE


Joseph F. Smith 13


PROTECTION OF


PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police Department 56


Civil Defense 58


Wire Inspector 60


Fire Alarm Supervisor 60


Fire Department 66


HEALTH AND WELFARE


Sealer of Weights and Measures 49


Board of Public Assistance 53


Sanitarian 53


Health Officer


59


Animal Inspector 60


Veterans' Services 63


Plumbing Inspector 65


Cesspool Inspector 65


Dog Officer


65


Board of Health 67


PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS


Park and Cemetery Department 42


Tree and Moth Department 49


Building Inspector 52


Board of Appeals 61


Road Commissioner 63


Planning Board


64


LIBRARY TRUSTEES 68


COMMITTEE REPORTS


Library Facilities 43


Conservation Commission 46


Town Government Study 47


Capital Outlay


47


STATISTICAL INFORMATION


Jury List 70


Marriages 72


Births


74


Deaths


76


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


High School Graduates 78


Superintendent's Report 79


School Committee Report 88


Organization 91


Professional Staff 94


LYNNFIELD


DI&TEIC?


ANNUAL REPORT 1961


The cover of the 1961 Lynnfield Town Re- port was designed to commemorate the One hun- dredth Anniversary of the Civil War, and to give recognition to our historical heritage. Inserted for your interest are footnotes taken from Well- man's History of Lynnfield (1861-1865).


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Of General Interest


Location:


Population: 3


1950: 3,927


1955: 5,667


1961: 8,398


$23,226,130.00


10 square miles


Approximately 98 feet above mean sea level.


February 28, 1814


SELECTMEN meet every Thursday at 8:00 p.m. at the Town Hall.


SCHOOL BOARD meets the first and third Mondays each month in the High School Library at 8:00 p.m.


PLANNING BOARD meets on first and third Mondays each month in the Town Hall.


PARK AND CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS meet each Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.


FINANCE COMMITTEE meets second Tuesday each month at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.


BOARD OF APPEALS meets on first Tuesday each month at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.


BOARD OF HEALTH meets on second and fourth Mondays each month at 8:30 p.m. at Town Hall.


Eighth Massachusetts Congressional District


U. S. Representative Torbert H. Macdonald


U. S. Senators:


Leverett Saltonstall and Benjamin A. Smith II


Third Essex District for State Senate Philip Graham, 293 Bridge Street, Hamilton


Eleventh Essex District for Representative Russell H. Craig, 35 Munroe Street, Lynnfield Belden G. Bly, Jr., 46 Auburn Street, Saugus


Regularly first Monday in March and each succeeding Monday until all Warrants concluded. Special Town Meetings called with 100 signa- tures of registered voters.


Qualifications for registering to vote:


A person must be 21 years of age, be a citizen of the United States, be a resident of Lynnfield for at least six (6) months, a resident of Massa- chusetts for at least one (1) year. In order to vote in an election a person must register to vote at least twenty-eight (28) days prior to same. Absentee voting allowed only in state and national elections. Due March 31 each year.


Due on November 1 each year.


Due 30 days after receipt.


Due 30 days after receipt.


Items of Historical Interest Population for the year 1861-860 Births for the year 1861-20 Marriages for the year 1861-7 Deaths for the year 1861-15


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3


4


2 Incorporated as a Town: Committee Meetings:


9 2


Assessed Valuation:


Area:


Elevation at Town Hall:


3 6 7 7


0


2 Special Districts:


6


8 9


8 1


Annual Town Meetings:


Dog License: Tax Bills: Poll Tax: Motor Excise:


12 miles north of Boston. Bordered by North Reading on the north and northwest, by Reading on the west, Middleton, Peabody and Lynn on the east, and Saugus and Wakefield on the south.


Town Government


ELECTED


Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare


Mason J. Condon Term expires 1962


Richard L. Hobbs Term expires 1963


Ralph E. Dwight Term expires 1964


Board of Health


Manton P. Spear Term expires 1962


Harold D. Aldrich


Term expires 1963


George S. Robinson, M.D. Term expires 1964


Town Clerk


Harry W. Higgins Tenure


Town Treasurer


Harry W. Higgins Term expires 1963


Tax Collector


Clifford C. Ham Term expires 1964


Moderator


John H. Kimball Term expires 1962


Assessors


Stanley G. Thwing Term expires 1962


Stanley E. Flagg Term expires 1963


W. Douglas Whitehouse Term expires 1964


Trustees of Public Library


Charles E. Herlihy Term expires 1962


Richard N. Eckert Term expires 1963


Nancy Santeusanio Term expires 1964


Park and Cemetery Commissioners


Donald R. Ross Term expires 1962


Minot H. Carter Term expires 1963


James V. Thompson


Term expires 1964


Constables


Charles V. Sweetser Term expires 1962


John F. Pepper


Term expires 1962


Tree Warden


Gustav H. Koch


Term expires 1962


School Committee


Willis P. Burbank


Term expires 1962


Shirley T. Northrup Term expires 1962


Louis D. Savage, M.D. Term expires 1963


Robert W. Davis Term expires 1964


Carl F. VanBennekom


Term expires 1964


Planning Board


James E. Bagley, Jr.


Term expires 1962


Richard R. Wolsey Term expires 1963


Russell E. Franck Term expires 1964


Howard A. Bouve, Jr. Term expires 1965


Calvin J. Osberg Term expires 1966


Road Commissioner


James C. Fletcher


Term expires 1962


APPOINTED


Town Accountant


Theodore C. Palizzolo Term expires 1963


Town Counsel


Ralph G. Howland Term expires 1962


Clerk of Board of Selectmen


Robert W. Peabody Term expires 1962


Board of Registrars


Edward A. Galvin Term expires 1962


William B. Murphy Term expires 1963


Albert C. White, Jr. Term expires 1964


Harry W. Higgins, Clerk


Board of Appeals


Members


Hubert G. Wall Malcolm V. Smith


Glen R. Smith


Term expires 1963 Term expires 1963 Term expires 1964


Alternate Members


Myron S. Wilson Eben Hutchinson Term expires 1963


Gene V. Santeusanio Term expires 1964


Finance Committee


Arthur J. Bourque, Jr. Term expires 1962


Herbert W. Chase Term expires 1962


John A. Valkevich Term expires 1962


Richard H. Thorngren Term expires 1963


William A. Macleod, Jr. Term expires 1963


Harry C. Wendt Term expires 1963


Robert H. Jacobson Term expires 1964


William E. Lee Term expires 1964


Warren W. Morton


Term expires 1964


Health Agent


George S. Robinson, M.D. Term expires 1962 Public Welfare Agent Wesley W. Munroe


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Term expires 1962


Police Chief Thomas F. Ganley Fire Chief Carl E. Davis Building Inspector


Roger Harris Term expires 1962


Plumbing Inspector


Forrest W. Howard Term expires 1962


Wire Inspector


James V. Thompson Term expires 1962


Cesspool Inspector


Forrest W. Howard Term expires 1962 Civil Defense Director


Lawrence E. Austin Term expires 1962


Sealer of Weights and Measures Gustav H. Koch Term expires 1962


Moth Department Superintendent Gustav H. Koch Term expires 1962


Soldier's Relief Agent


Burton B. Cogswell


Term expires 1962


Veterans' Benefit Agent


Burton B. Cogswell


Term expires 1962


Sanitarian


Robert W. Rimbach


Term expires 1962


Inspector of Animals


Gustav H. Koch


Term expires 1962


Dog Officer


Antonio I. Procurot


Term expires 1962


APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN FOR THE YEAR 1961


BOARD OF APPEALS Theodore N. Ferren, resigned Malcolm V. Smith, appointed member from alternate Eben Hutchinson, appointed alternate member Gene V. Santeusanio, alternate, 3 years


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BOARD OF REGISTRARS Albert C. White, Jr., 3 years BUILDING INSPECTOR Roger Harris


ASSISTANT BUILDING INSPECTOR James V. Thompson


CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE Richard H. Thorngren, resigned Edward I. Buckley, resigned William E. Sweetman, 3 years F. Alan Livingstone, 3 years Raymond D. McCoy, 2 years Richard D. Simmons, 2 years Richard H. Thorngren, 1 year


CIVIL DEFENSE ORGANIZATION Director, Lawrence E. Austin Deputy Director, Richard W. Doremus Secretary, Barbara Whitehouse Fire: Chief, Sanborn A. Caldwell Deputy Chief, John A. Valkevich


Police: Chief, Frank A. Pagano Rescue, George E. Fudge


Public Information, Kendall Dolbeare Radio Communications, Richard W. Doremus Utilities, James C. Fletcher


Wire, James V. Thompson


Nursing, Evelyn M. Jorgenson


Medical Supplies, John P. Duggan


Fuel, Perley Burrill Food, Della A. Smith


Evacuation, Josiah Poeton


Civil War Aid, Wesley W. Munroe


Girl Scouts, Glena B. Decker


Wardens, Leroy M. Hadsall


Water, Clifton Hodgdon Medical Officer,


Thomas B. White, M.D. Auxiliary Police Training, Casimiro Navas


Police:


John E. Brockbank Edward A. Galvin


Rupert J. Foglietta


John E. Madden


Harold R. Hawkes


Robert L. Thompson


Andrew G. Gerlek


Michael J. Neumann


W. Douglas Whitehouse


John Donegan Erwin P. Kimball


Rupert J. Foglietta, Jr.


George B. Scales


Donald E. Anderson


Gustaf R. Anderson


Donald B. Russell Ernest J. McCall


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2 3 1


2


2 3 3 3 1


1


2


Dennis J. Drislane Chester Morton Edward G. Cleary, Jr. Lawrence E. Austin


Communications: Willard K. Fiscus Renald J. Sirois Harold W. Carter Elmer W. Kerwin William A. Yahn Fred J. Lingel Harold A. Johnson Mildred R. Doremus Eunice Carter


Fire Department: William C. Brattin


Lawrence Pardo


Bernard A. Schnurbush


Robert P. MacKendrick James E. Thurber


Edward S. Averell, Jr. Nelson B. Cutler, Jr. Walter R. Brown


Kendall M. Dolbeare


Howard R. Knowland


Thomas J. Nicholson


Harold D. Lewis Charles A. Worthen Albert R. DeRosa Charles E. Moulton


Frank E. Berardino


Kenneth A. Burnham


Gordon Eustis Allen B. Caproni


Rescue: Glendall C. Larkin Forrest W. Howard James E. Rich David V. Farrar


CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE Harry S. Johnson


CONSERVATION COMMISSION


Gordon H. Millar, 3 years Donald G. Harriss, 3 years Robert C. Rourke, 2 years Ruth A. Haynes, 2 years Patricia Perkins, 1 year James E. Bagley, Jr., 1 year Mrs. Stanley H. Oliver, 1 year


CLERK, BOARD OF SELECTMEN Robert W. Peabody


DIRECTOR, PEABODY MEMORIAL Norma C. MeKillop, deceased Elizabeth Gerry


DOG OFFICER Antonio I. Procurot


FENCE VIEWERS Board of Selectmen


FINANCE COMMITTEE Robert H. Jacobson William E. Lee Warren W. Morton


LIBRARY FACILITIES COMMITTEE


Library Trustees F. Alan Livingstone Charles S. Lane Natalie Ann Brooks


Judith Stromdahl Barbara Coffin Rev. James C. Marshall


LYNNFIELD TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Calvin J. Osberg Richard L. Hobbs James C. Fletcher


MOTH DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENT Gustav H. Koch


MUNICIPAL BUILDING CUSTODIAN Maurice H. Day


PARKING COMMITTEE Mason J. Condon Eben Hutchinson


John A. Maturo Thomas F. Ganley


Joseph Natoli, Jr.


James C. Marshall Eileen O. F. Inslee, ex officio


PLAYGROUND SITE COMMITTEE Donald R. Ross Donald G. Harriss Bayard D. Waring Charlotte Moulton Howard A. Bouve, Jr.


POLICE DEPARTMENT


Chief, William E. Foley, deceased 1/10/61 Acting Chief, Thomas F. Ganley, 1/11/61 Acting Chief to Chief, Thomas F. Ganley, 7/14/61 Temporary Acting Sergeant, William R. Del- amater, 1/10/61 thru 7/10/61 and 7/10/61 thru 1/10/62


Temporary Patrolman:


Franklin B. Tozier, 2/1/61 thru 8/1/61 and 8/1/61 thru 9/1/61 and 9/1/61 thru 3/1/62 Paul A. Madden, 4/9/61 thru 10/9/61 and 10/9/61 thru 4/9/62


Donald J. Foglietta, 3/19/61 thru 9/19/61 John F. Donegan, 8/12/61 thru 2/12/62 Edward G. Cleary, 8/18/61 thru 2/18/62 G. Rudolph Anderson 10/2 61 thru 1/2/62


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From Temporary to Regular Patrolman: Franklin B. Tozier, eff. 1/1/62 Paul A. Madden, eff. 1/1/62 School Traffic Supervisors: Winnifred Borjeson Mildred Doremus June T. Crumrine Eunice L. Carter Phyllis M. LeTourneau Doris Gaythwaite, substitute


Chaplains:


Lewis C. Coonrod


Elaine M. Klapes


E. Hugh Kinney


Walter H. Kuestenmacher


John S. Zynsky


John E. Harriss


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Gustav H. Koch


Harry W. Higgins Chester R. Melanson


SOLDIERS' RELIEF AGENT Burton B. Cogswell


Bernard Nugent


Clifton E. Hodgdon


TOWN COUNSEL Ralph G. Howland


TOWN REPORT COMMITTEE Ruth E. Rudowski, resigned


Melvin E. Goodwin


June T. Crumrine


E. June Rose


E. Marie Saporito


Richard B. Learnard


Ruth E. Foulkes Theodore Palizzolo, ex officio


UNITED NATIONS DAY CHAIRMAN Henry S. Halaiko


VETERANS' BENEFIT AGENT Burton B. Cogswell


VETERANS' GRAVES REGISTRATION OFFICER Burton B. Cogswell


WAGE STUDY COMMITTEE Daniel P. Johnson


Fletcher F. Oakes Arthur A. Brennan


William A. Burke


Richard L. Hobbs, ex officio


SCHOOL PLANT NEEDS COMMITTEE:


School Committee Representative Carl F. VanBennekom, 1 year Finance Committee Representative Warren W. Morton, 1 year


Capital Outlay Representative Richard D. Simmons, 1 year


Planning Board Representative Calvin J. Osberg, 1 year Member at Large Elaine M. Klapes, 2 years


Member at Large Gordon B. Wilkes, 3 years


Member at Large Sylvio R. Turcotte, 1 year


SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BLDG. COMMITTEE William Schultz


Rev. Robert W. Etzel Rev. James A. Garrity Special Police: Douglas Whitehouse


Erwin Kimball


Antonio I. Procurot Roger Harris


Forrest W. Howard Theodore Palizzolo John H. Donegan John F. Donegan Donald B. Russell


Maurice H. Day Michael Neumann Lawrence Austin


Dr. Thomas B. White John A. McGonnell Gustav H. Koch James V. Thompson Josiah Poeton James C. Fletcher


Anios A. Miller


Edward A. Galvin


Robert L. Thompson G. Rudolph Anderson


SCHOOL SITE ACQUISITION COMMITTEE Walter D. Berry, resigned William A. Macleod, Jr.


SCHOOL PLANT PLANNING COMMITTEE Walter H. Kuestenmacher Lewis C. Coonrod


WIRE INSPECTOR James V. Thompson


ASSISTANT WIRE INSPECTOR Elof O. Hagfelt


TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY James Y. Lake, resigned Charles E. Herlihy


The Rev. William C. Whitcomb, pastor of the first Church of Lynnfield, attended the inaugural of President Lincoln who was a distant relative.


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Board of Selectmen


Richard L. Hobbs


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Mason J. Condon


Ralph E. Dwight


During the past year Lynnfield has continued its population growth, although at a proportion- ately slower rate than over the past number of years. However, building of homes continues unslackened in the King James Grant, Candle- wood, Apple Hill and Sherwood Forest areas and two new areas have opened up on Walnut Street and South Main Street, known as Pine Knoll and Ridgefield, respectively.


The requirements of our expanding town have been met with foresight and efficiency over the past twelve years, a period in which the town increased in population about 5,000, i.e. from 3,500 to 8,500. We have added five new school buildings, a combined fire and police station, a combined fire station and recreation hall, a li- brary addition, to say nothing of the numerous improvements in our highways, sidewalks, ceme- teries, playgrounds, etc. Obviously our taxes have increased over this period also, but, thanks to the able guidance and direction of our Finance Com- mittee, our expenses have been kept in hand. Un- fortunately, we have not yet reached the point where capital expenditures are no longer requir- ed. What we have provided are in excellent con- dition and should continue to serve the town for many years. However, we have already com- missioned a new high school building committee to prepare plans and specifications, and your Board of Selectinen is going to recommend at the next annual meeting that a building commit- tee also be activated to study and prepare plans for a new Town Hall. The cost of maintenance and the inefficient operation of the present Town Hall dictates that steps be taken to obtain improv- ed quarters in the near future. It is suggested that a Town Hall building committee be auth- orized at the annual meeting in March, 1962 to report back to the town with completed plans and cost estimates so that actual construction


can start in 1963. It is proposed that the Town Hall would be an addition to the present com- bined fire and police station which could be com- pletely constructed prior to razing the present Town Hall.


Not only do we, the Selectmen, look forward to improvement of the physical administrative offices of the town but also we believe the time has come when we should be giving careful con- sideration to the personnel side of the picture. With considerable foresight the Selectmen ap- proximately two years ago established a Town Government Survey Committee. One of the prin- cipal objectives of this committee of fifteen citi- zens was to consider the present administrative methods and procedures used in our town and to recommend changes and improvements as deemed expedient. We expect to receive the first report of this committee in January or February, 1962 and look forward to having some concrete suggestions for administrative improvements.


Lynnfield has now reached the point where we are spending more than three million dollars a year. This is a sizeable operation to be directed by part-time officials. The Board of Selectmen currently has a part-time clerk and it becomes an ever-increasing task for the Board and its clerk to keep on top of all the details which fall within its bailiwick. The responsibilities and duties of the other town offices are also beconiing greater all the time. We are well aware of our expanding school system but many fail to recognize that the burdens and work load of those officials respon- sible for general town administration are also growing. The offices of the Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Town Accountant, Tax Collector, and Assessors need additional personnel and office equipment to carry out their assigned duties in an efficient manner. Reappraisal of the work carried on by these offices is important. The per-


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sonnel, office space, and proper business ma- chines must be provided to enable the town ad- ministrative offices and departments to carry on in an efficient manner.


A review of the activities of the Board of Se- lectmen for the past year are numerous and varied. Certainly one of the more time-consum- ing problems was the consideration of numerous applications for liquor licenses occasioned by the official announcement of the increase of Lynn- field's population as a result of the 1960 census. Numerous hearings and rehearings of applica- tions were held and your Board endeavored to analyze carefully each and every application. As the result of thorough investigation the number of liquor licenses granted by the town were in- creased by two. An all-alcoholic package store license was granted to Peter Romano on Broad- way (Route No. 1) and an all-alcoholic restau- rant license was granted to George Page Golf, Inc. for the professional shop at the Colonial Country Club.


Another problem which required an inordinate amount of time of your Board of Selectmen, as well as the time and efforts of many other town boards and committees, was the need to locate and acquire land for a new senior high school. After consideration of a number of sites and meticulous investigation of the pros and cons of all sites, this problem was culminated success- fully in the acquisition of a thirty-five acre par- cel of land on Essex Street, known as the Laub- ner site. The School Site Acquisition Committee and the Secondary School Plant Planning Com- mittee are to be congratulated for carrying through this project to a successful conclusion.


Two special town meetings were held during the year; the first was called to straighten out a zoning conflict between the zoning map and writ- ten description of the zoning by-law in the area between Summer Street and Walnut Street, and the second authorized the land acquisition cover- ed in the previous paragraph and the appoint- ment of a Senior High School Building Commit- tee.


After many years of service to the town, Mr. James Y. Lake resigned as a Library Trustee effective April 30, 1961, and on May 4, 1961 your Board, sitting jointly with the Library Trustees, unanimously appointed Mr. Charles E. Herlihy to fill out the remainder of Mr. Lake's term. We wish Mr. Lake well in his retirement to Florida and with him go our best wishes and thanks for a job well done. We are certain Mr. Herlihy will carry on in the fine tradition of all of our Library Trustees and seek to improve our library services and coverage.


On July 14, 1961, your Board unanimously ap-


Ralph G. Howland Town Counsel


Robert W. Peabody Clerk, Bd. of Selectmen


pointed Captain Thomas F. Ganley as Chief of the Police Department culminating a long and honorable career in the department. We are con- fident that he will be a credit to the town and that we can look forward to a police force sec- ond to none. The large testimonial dinner tend- ered the new chief after his appointment evi- dences his wide circle of friends and the high re- spect in which he is held.


During the year your Board appointed a large number of citizens to special committees and cannot thank enough those who have come for- ward to assist in the orderly operation of our town. With regret the Board accepted the resig- nations of Mr. Edward I. Buckley from the Cap- ital Outlay Committee and Mrs. Ruth Rudowski from the Town Report Committee. The appoint- ments made to various committees are listed pre- viously in this report but it is worthy of com- ment to note that we have appointed a Conserva- tion Commission for the first time, a Library Fa- cilities Committee, a new Playground Site Com- mittee, a Senior High School Building Committee, and enlarged Capital Outlay and Wage Study Committees. Practically all appointments were made from applications made by interested resi- dents on the form at the end of the Town Report or as a result of requests made by other town boards or committees. In spite of the many ap- pointments made we still have a large number of applications made by citizens which we have not been able to use. We think that it is commendable that so many citizens offer their services to the town and hope that this continues in the future. Certainly Lynnfield has nothing to fear with re- gard to good government so long as so many citi- zens continue to volunteer their time and ener- gies to the betterment of the town without thought of any reward other than the satisfaction of a job well done.




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