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READING PUBLIC LIBRARY 64 MIDDLESEX AVENUE READING, MASS. 01867-2550
ANNUAL REPORT
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TOWN OFFICERS Elected and Appointed 1938-1939
Board of Selectmen
J. WARREN KILLAM, JR., Chairman
Term Expires 1939 "
CARL W. GOODRIDGE, Secretary
1940
NEWELL H. MORTON
" 1941
Board of Public Welfare
EDWARD F. PARKER, Chairman
Term Expires 1939 "
HARRIETT L. ROONEY
" 1940
KITTIE M. BANGS
"
1941
EDWARD E. HARNDEN, Secretary and Superintendent of Public
Welfare.
HELEN A. BROWN, GLADYS M. LANE Visitors
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
EDWARD F. PARKER, Chairman
Term Expires 1939 „
HARRIETT L. ROONEY
KITTIE M. BANGS
VIRGINIA C. SMITH, Secretary.
EDWARD E. HARNDEN
Director of Old Age Assistance
MARY F. DANIEL
Visitor
Certifying Board W. P. A.
EDWARD F. PARKER
Term Expires 1939
HARRIETT L. ROONEY
" 1940
KITIIE M. BANGS
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1941
Sponsors' Agent W. P. A. ARTHUR C. MICHELINI
Board of Assessors
EDGAR FROST, Chairman
Term Expires 1939
GEORGE E. HORROCKS, Secretary
1941
ARTHUR S. COOK
1940
Town Clerk
Town Counsel
MILLARD F. CHARLES
SAMUEL H. DAVIS
Moderator Treasurer
CHARLES P. HOWARD PRESTON F. NICHOLS
Collector of Taxes
GRACE V. VIALL
Town Accountant LEON G. BENT
Soldier's Relief Agent CHARLES W. H. SMITH
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1940
1941
LEON G. BENT, Clerk.
Board of Public Works
ALEXANDER LINDSAY, Chairman HAROLD W. PUTNAM, Secretary EDWARD A. BROPHY WENDELL P. DAVIS
Term Expires 1939
1940
1940
1939
ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON
" 1941
Board of Health
EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M. D., Chairman CHRISTINE F. ATKINSON, Secretary ROBERT B. SHEPARDSON, M. D.
Term Expires 1940
"
" 1939
" 1941
Finance Committee
JOHN L. DEVANEY, Chairman LOUIS DAVIS
"
1939
A. ALDEN GOLDSMITH
1939
FRANK M. MERRILL
1939
CHARLES F. TREVOR
1939
JEMIMA L. WELLMAN
1939
WILLIAM A. CONNELLY, D. M. D.
1940
MARGARET R. ELLISON
1940
CLARENCE M. KIMBALL
1940
ALLAN H. STURGES
1940
HAROLD B. CURRELL
"
1941
ROBERT M. FOLSOM
1941
WENDELL B. NEWELL
1941
HERMAN M. NOYES
1941
G. LAWRENCE ROBERTS LEON G. BENT, Clerk.
1941
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School Committee
FRANK D. TANNER, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
MARGARET S. CANTY
"
1939
CHARLES R. WAKELING, M. D., D. O.
1939
HOWARD T. CLINCH
1940
ESTHER D. TWOMBLY
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1940
IRVING C. AUSTIN
"
1941
ARTHUR E. PIERCE, Secretary.
Superintendent of Schools ARTHUR E. PIERCE
Attendance Officer JOSEPHINE L. FOWLER
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PHILIP P. WELCH, Superintendent.
Term Expires 1940
School Nurse *MABEL M. BROWN, R. N. ** MARGARET B. CLEWLEY School Physician CHARLES R. HENDERSON, M. D.
Municipal Light Department
HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
LOUIS ELLENWOOD, Secretary
1940
HERBERT G. EVANS
"> 1939
ARTHUR G. SIAS, Manager.
Board of Registrars
ROBERT S. RALSTON, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
OWEN McKENNEY
" 1939
RALPH S. KENEELY
" 1940
Board of Cemetery Trustees
CLARENCE C. WHITE, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
FRED L. NUTTER. Secretary
HAROLD F. DAVIS
"
" 1939
FRANK LEE EDGERLEY
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"
1941
Planning Board
PHILIP R. WHITE, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
RICHARD F. DREW, Secretary
" 1940
McPHERSON DANIEL
1939
WINTHROP D. PARKER
1940
SHERBURNE J. WATTS
"
"
1941
Trustees Public Library
LOUIS M. LYONS, Chairman
Term Expires 1939
C. NELSON BISHOP, Secretary
"
1939
WARREN L. FLETCHER
1940
A. IMRIE DIXON
"
1941
ISABELLE G. HEDGES
1941
Commissioners of Trust Funds
H. RAYMOND JOHNSON, Chairman
Term Expires 1943
CLARENCE C. WHITE
1939
ROBERT M. BROWN
"
" 1941
Town Treasurer and Chairman of Selectmen, members ex-officiis.
*Resigned December 1938. ** Appointed to fill vacancy.
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" 1940
1939
PHILIP H. TIRRELL
1940
W. FLETCHER TWOMBLY WILLIAM P. PIERPONT, Superintendent.
"
1940
HELEN P. TIRRELL
Board of Appeal
HENRY Q. MILLETT, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
FRED L. NUTTER, Secretary
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1940
BENJAMIN B. PIPER
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1939
Associate Members of Board of Appeal
HERBERT T. SCHOPPELRY
Term Expires 1939
HOWARD T. CLINCH
" 1940
DUDLEY B. KILLAM
1941
Sealer of Weights and Measures Inspector of Milk and Food CARL M. SMITH
Inspector of Plumbing and Gas Inspector DAVID TAGGART
Inspector of Animals
BERNARD SCHIMPFKE
Dog Officer
CHARLES H. MELENDY
Game Warden JAMES T. PUTNAM Inspector of Slaughtering CORNELIUS THIBEAULT, M. D. V. Inspector of Buildings A. RUSSELL BARNES Superintendent of Moth Work and Tree Warden HENRY M. DONEGAN Burial Agent, Soldiers and Sailors CHARLES E. TASNEY Custodian Soldiers' Graves HARRY A. TURNER Forest Warden HUGH L. EAMES
Deputy Forest Warden HENRY M. DONEGAN Constables
LEON G. BENT
J. WINTHROP SIAS
Insurance Committee
J. WARREN KILLAM, JR. CARL W. GOODRIDGE Board of Selectmen
NEWELL H. MORTON
PRESTON F. NICHOLS, Town Treasurer.
JOHN L. DEVANEY, Chairman Finance Committee. Custodian of Town Farm ARTHUR C. MICHELINI
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Police Department JEREMIAH CULLINANE, Chief Sergeants FRANCIS L. JOHNSON
FRANCIS T. SLACK
Patrolmen
TIMOTHY J. CULLINANE
OSCAR H. LOW
FRANK R. FISHER
GORDON G. MacINTIRE
EARL R. HUTCHINSON
HAROLD W. O'BRIEN
JAMES H. LAWLER
PATRICK J. LONG
WILLIAM F. O'BRIEN THOMAS E. WALL
THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK
Reserve Officers
JOHN R. CONDON ARTHUR M. CURTIN
ROLAND E. ELLIS
JOSEPH M. GREENE
PATRICK J. PANTANO
Keeper of the Lock-up JEREMIAH CULLINANE
Fire Department HUGH L. EAMES, Chief JOHN J. O'BRIEN, Deputy Chief
WILLIAM H. VANHORN, Capt. FRANK L. McKENNEY, Lieut .*
CHARLES H. HESELTON, Lieut .** HERBERT L. ROBERTSON
GEORGE W. GOODRIDGE ALBERT C. MAXWELL
ELMER A. DYKENS LEWIS C. HOLDEN *Died June 2, 1938. ** Appointed Lieutenant June 17, 1938.
Call Men
JOSEPH ARSENAULT
GEORGE F. BAXTER
HOWARD E. BUSSELL
ANDREW B. BUTTERS
JOHN J. CARNEY
CHARLES N. CHASE
THOMAS F. CLASSEN
WILLIAM H. GAY, Capt.
J. LOUIS GOODRIDGE
CHESTER GOODWIN
LESLIE C. HADLEY
FRANK H. HESELTON, Lieut.
OWEN McKENNEY, Capt. JAMES PERRY H. HARVEY QUIGLEY JOHN A. RAMSAY HERMAN L. RIESSLE GEORGE A. ROGERS BERNARD SCHIMPFKE G. WARREN SPRAGUE F. LIONEL SPRINGFORD W. REGINALD VANHORN GEORGE ZANNI
Superintendent of Fire Alarm HUGH L. EAMES Inspector of Wires ALBERT C. MAXWELL
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Measurers of Lumber
ORA L. MILBURY
BURTON K. SYMONDS WILLIAM R. ZWICKER Weighers of Coal and Hay
THOMAS E. BROGAN CHARLES W. LEE
MABEL L. MacKAY
BERTHA D. MacLELLAN WENDELL B. NEWELL PERCY N. SWEETSER
Measurers of Wood and Bark
PERCY N. SWEETSER BURTON K. SYMONDS THOMAS F. BROGAN
Field Drivers
ARTHUR W. BANCROFT ADOLPH S. LARSON EDWARD E. NICHOLS
Fence Viewers
WENDELL B. NEWELL CARL B. SAWYER
ALBERT E. TEMPLE
Committee on Elm Tree Protection
ANDREW CHRISTENSEN HENRY M. DONEGAN JOHN F. SAWYER
Committee on Town Forests
LELAND W. KINGMAN, Chairman Term Expires 1940
HENRY M. DONEGAN
1939
ORVILLE O. ORDWAY
1941
Law Committee J. WARREN KILLAM, JR., Chairman
EDGAR FROST ALEXANDER LINDSAY
FRANK D. TANNER HENRY R. JOHNSON
EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M. D. EDWARD F. PARKER
Special Police Officers
JOHN F. MAGUIRE
CHARLES L. CUMMINGS
J. FRED RICHARDSON
SYLVANUS THOMPSON
EDWARD McBRIEN
WALTER SMITH
JAMES L. HEALEY
HENRY W. BRYDEN
WILLIAM H. KILLAM
FRANK F. STROUT
RALPH F. PLOUFF
Reading High School Reading High School Prospect St. School Lowell St. School Center and Union Schools Junior High School Highland School Junior High School Municipal Building and Library Pumping Station
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Special Police Officers (Continued)
WILLIAM P. PIERPONT WILLIAM H. MANNING CHARLES H. MELENDY GARDNER A. PERRY EDGAR C. STUART ROBERT O. CHESLEY THOMAS F. CLASSEN SIDNEY FREDERICK
EDWARD E. HARNDEN
CHARLES L. GOWING, JR.
FRED RIESSLE DANIEL J. O'KEEFE J. EDWARD BLACK HERBERT F. CARTER
J. WINTHROP SIAS NORMAN H. JEWETT GEORGE O'KEEFE
JACOB C. NEILSON GEORGE HALL
FREDERICK W. BURNS ARTHUR C. MICHELINI
American Legion Quarters Unitarian Church and Community Hall
Sewerage Pumping Station and Vicinity Town Farm Reading Theatre Junior High School Town Dump
Town Forest Town Farm Building
Statistics
Population, census of 1935, 10,703. Registered Voters 1938: Men 2927, Women 2962, Total 5889.
Fifth Congressional District.
Sixth Councillor District.
Seventh Middlesex Senatorial District.
Eighteenth Middlesex Representative District.
Representative in Congress, 5th District, Edith Nourse Rogers, Lowell. Councillor 6th District, Eugene A. F. Burtnett, Somerville. Senator 7th Middlesex District, Joseph R. Cotton, Lexington.
Representatives 18th Middlesex District, Arthur W. Coolidge, Reading, and Gustave W. Everberg, Woburn.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF READING
The town of "Redding", as it is written in the early records, began to be settled in 1639 when inhabitants of Lynn petitioned the Colony Court for an inland plantation and were granted "four square miles" at the head of their bounds. The new settlement was first called "Linn Village", but later took the name of "Redding". The town was incor- porated in 1644. Additional land to the north was granted in 1651.
"Wood End" appears first in the records of 1673, referring to Read- ing. In 1675 King Philip's War called many residents to arms. The "North Precinct" (North Reading) was set off in 1713 as a distinct parish including all land north of the Ipswich River, together with "Sadler's Neck".
In 1769, the general court decreed that the Third or West Parish be set aside as a separate parish which comprised practically all the- land now known as Reading.
During the American Revolution, Reading sent more than 400 men, not including the minute-men to the war and contributed appreciable sums of money. In July, 1776, 800 prisoners, including Lt. Col. Archi- bald Campbell, were quartered here.
The First Parish separated from Reading in 1812 and incorporated in that year as South Reading. Passenger cars first ran on the exten- sion of the Boston and Maine from Wilmington through Reading, and Malden to Boston in 1845; prior to that time there were no trains, the line running from Boston to Lowell through Wilmington.
The Richardson Light Guards first went into action in the Civil War in 1861, again in 1862, together with a new company recruited in Reading for nine months of service, and finally in 1864.
The name of South Reading was changed to Wakefield in 1868.
During the years, Reading has grown from a small village to a thriving residential town with a population of 10,703. The town sup- ports seven churches, a fine school system, and many fraternal and civic organizations, and has, in recent years, acquired the title of "The Ideal Home Town."
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TOWN OF READING LIST OF JURORS FOR 1938-1939 Prepared by the Board of Selectmen
Name Occupation
Ainsworth, Dennis J., Electrician
Albee, George H., Clerk
Alward, Ernest C., Manufacturer
Bailey, Horace A., Salesman
Bancroft, Arthur W., Clerk
Bancroft, Hamlet R., Operator
Barclay, Robert M., Clerk
Barr, Harry C., Merchant Bemister, Ralph E., Clerk
Bennett, Austin F., Painter Berry, John M., Broker
Birchall, Joseph C., Merchant
Bowers, Harrison W., Manager
Bowman, Richard J., Chauffeur
Bradley, Henry J., Operator
Brown, Robert M., Asst. Manager
Callan, Arthur B., Superintendent
Chandler, Myron K., Traffic Engineer
Chase, Robert P., Fuel Dealer
Clapperton, John, Machinist
Clough, Harry E., Ins. Salesman
Collins, Walter R., Gardener Cooper, Carl C., Treasurer Cox, Eugene R., Clerk
Crosby, Melvin S., Division Mgr.
Croswell, Ray R., N. E. Tel. & Tel.
Cutcliffe, Winthrop L., Ins. Broker
Davis, Clyde L., Asst. General Freight Agent Davis, Victor H., Merchant
DeMattio, Benedetto, Foreman
Dennison, Ralph H., Clerk
Dillaway, Ernest N., Salesman
D'Orlando, Frank, Manufacturer
Ellison, Guy W., Pass. Agent
Foxcroft, Francis R., Salesman French, Clarence J., Traffic Manager
Residence
15 Woodbine St. 16 Mineral St. 450 Summer Ave.
93 Salem St. 63 West St. 16 Chute St. 26 Vine St.
33 Highland St. 21 Sanborn St. 354 Main St. 186 Salem St. 43 Bancroft Ave. 15 Hopkins St. 115 Green St. 113 Green St. 165 Bancroft Ave. 66 Hanscom Ave. 72 Hanscom Ave. 18 Fairview Ave. 161 Pleasant St. 142 Bancroft Ave. 179 Green St. 167 Summer Ave. 8 Kingston St. 50 Middlesex Ave. 52 Hancock St. 15 Belmont St.
113 Bancroft Ave. 21 Arlington St. Jadem Ter. 26 Copeland Ave. 29 Perkins Ave. 22 Smith Ave. 90 Grand St. 100 Prescott St. 297 Summer Ave.
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Name Occupation
Gibson, Ralph R., Ins. Investigator Gillis, J. Wallace, Salesman Gay, William H., Milkman Gray, Arthur L., Salesman Gregson, William S., Clerk
Harris, Charles B., Asst. Yardmaster Harris, Marshall P., Salesman
Haskins, George, Civil Engineer Hegarty, Michael J., Manager
Hilton, Walter C., Salesman Hoey, Eugene F., Mechanic
Hopkins, Walter S. Jr., Farmer
Hoyt, Carroll P., Clerk Hulsman, Kenneth G., Civil Engineer
Kehoe, Edward H., Clerk Kelch, William H., Contractor
Keneely, Ralph S., Retail Salesman
Kimball, Clarence M., Accountant
Kissock, William H., Salesman
Lyle, Robert P., Income Tax Acct.
MacLellan, John J., Lineman
Mason, Philip E., Chemist
Mathieson, Angus G., Candy Maker
Matson, Eric P., Florist
McLaughlin, James A., Electrician Meikle, M. Russell, Ins. Buyer Michelini, Ralph, Salesman Miller, Herbert K., Salesman Morand, Edouard J., Real Estate
Morand, Edward N., Salesman Morrison, James P., Retired
Morse, Donald H., Salesman Mount, Robert B. Jr., Salesman
Newell, Harry R., At Home Nordberg, Nils L., Bank Clerk Oldfield, Samuel T., Auditor
Parsons, Francis B., Chem. Engineer Perry, James, Clerk Perry, Prospier R., Motorman
Pitman, Carl B., Banker
Residence
972 Main St. 71 Locust St. 271 Woburn St. 34 Kingston St. 120 Prescott St.
527 Summer Ave. 57 Bancroft Ave. 40 Dudley St. 24 Oak St. 301 Ash St. 36 Fremont St. 472 Summer Ave. 42 Federal St. 284 Woburn St.
205 Bancroft Ave. 67 Longwood Rd. 189 Haven St. 280 Woburn St. 335 Summer Ave. 364 Lowell St. 7 Harnden St. 12 Parkview Rd. 20 Mineral St. 279 Pleasant St. 63 Vine St. 141 Grove St. 51 Walnut St. 443 Summer Ave. 259 Ash St. 386 Summer Ave. 35 Bancroft Ave. 18 Bond St. 293 Ash St.
172 Washington St. 753 Main St.
52 Temple St. 315 Summer Ave. 15 Pratt St. 189 Green St. 23 Oak St.
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Name Occupation
Poock, Otto F., Asst. Supt. Pratt, Wilfred E., Clerk
Quimby, Carlyle F., Real Estate
Remick, Nelson A., Merchant Richards, Homer F., Salesman Richmond, Ernest D. Jr., Insurance Riley, Lester S., Manufacturer Roberts, Carl W., Civil Engineer Rowell, Walter L., Cashier Rudolph, John I., Insurance Sargent, Walter G., Structural Engineer Sawyer, Greenfield T., Merchant Schoppelry, Herbert T., Builder Skidmore, Roy C., R. R. Clerk Skinner, Arthur E., Broker Smith, Charles W. H., Retired Smith, Ralph E., Traffic Mgr.
Stanwood, Augustus T., Accountant
Stembridge, Stanley R., Merchant
Stewart, Edward B., Salesman St. Louis, William J., Salesman Sullivan, Martin V. B., Wool Salesman
Taber, Wentworth D., Adm. Engineer
Tasney, Edward W. Jr., Clerk Taylor, Robert, Supervisor Torre, Frank J., Merchant
Turner, A. Roderick, Surveyor
Wakefield, Ernest T., Farmer Walsh, John J. Jr., Clerk
Watts, Sherburne J., Architect White, Walter E., Clerk Whitehouse, Robert N., Bank Clerk Whitford, Herbert C., Claim Adjuster
Wilcox, Loring F., Ins. Engineer Winchester, Laurence S., Engineer Woodward, Raymond L., Salesman Zitzow, Adolph, Truckman
Residence 50 Federal St. 330 Summer Ave. 36 Dudley St. 3 Mt. Vernon St. 267 Summer Ave. 24 Longview Rd. 92 Prospect St. 16 Deering St. 202 Bancroft Ave. 20 Arlington St. 200 Grove St. 23 Howard St. 193 Prescott St. 69 Hanscom Ave. 56 Prescott St. 155 Wakefield St. 18 Auburn St. 94 King St. 88 King St. 18 School St. 158 Woburn St. 93 Summer Ave. 1002 Main St. 66 Mineral St. 8 Willow St. 633 Main St. 55 Woburn St. 65 Wakefield St. 20 Sweetser Ave. 7 Fremont St. 33 Belmont St. 164 Pearl St. 38 Kingston St. 67 Hillcrest Rd. 232 West St. 211 High St. 35 Park Ave.
Approved : J. WARREN KILLAM, JR. CARL W. GOODRIDGE NEWELL H. MORTON Selectmen of Reading.
Reading, Mass. July 1, 1938
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ANNUAL ELECTION
Security Hall, Woburn St., March 7, 1938
Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's return thereon, a town meeting was held at the time and place therein specified and was called to order by the Town Clerk, Millard F. Charles in the absence of the Moderator, Charles P. Howard. On motion of Leon G. Bent it was voted to instruct the Town Clerk to cast one ballot for Samuel H. Davis as Moderator who was declared duly elected and sworn by the Town Clerk. The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk when upon motion of Leon G. Bent it was voted to dispense with further reading except the Constable's return thereon, which was duly read by the Town Clerk.
Article 1. To bring in their votes on one ballot for Moderator for one year; Town Clerk, for one year; one member of the Board of Se- lectmen, for three years; one member of the Board of Public Welfare, for three years; one member of the Board of Assessors for three years ; Treasurer, for one year; Collector of Taxes, for one year ; one member of the Board of Public Works for three years; two Constables, for one year; Tree Warden, for one year; one member of the Municipal Light Board, for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; two members of the School Committee for three years; two Trustees of the Public Library, for three years; two members of the Planning Board, for three years; two members of the Board of Ceme- tery Trustees, for three years.
Moderator, One Year
Charles P. Howard, 136 Summer Avenue 1933
Blanks 416
Town Clerk, One Year
Millard F. Charles, 86 Bancroft Avenue 1623
Paul F. Mellen, 14 Glen Road 629
Blanks 97
Selectman, Three Years
Newell H. Morton, 198 Woburn Street 1901
Arthur L. Redmond, 127 Green Street 340
Blanks 103
Board of Public Welfare, Three Years
Kittie M. Bangs, 42 Main Street 1518
Donald T. Patrick, 121 Green Street 147
Orville S. Poland, 75 Oak Street 637
Blanks
47
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Assessor, Three Years
George E. Horrocks, 287 Haven Street 1599
Henry Q. Millett, 69 Linden Street 619
Blanks 131
Treasurer, One Year
Preston F. Nichols, 68 Linden Street 2036
Blanks
213
Tax Collector, One Year
Roy C. Skidmore, 69 Hanscom Avenue 584
Grace V. Viall, 52 Bancroft Avenue 1672
Blanks
93
Board of Public Works, Three Years
Frank R. Heselton, 27 Highland Street 902
Kenneth C. Prescott, 6 Parkview Road 265
Alexander Williamson, 90 Vine Street 1069
Blanks
112
Tree Warden, One Year
Henry M. Donegan, 21 Federal Street 1869
Richard J. McPartland, 61 Ash Street 349
Elbridge J. Munnis, 18 Prescott Street 22
Blanks
109
Constables, One Year
Leon G. Bent, 767 Main Street 1518
Walter C. Powers, 71 Harrison Street 1025
J. Winthrop Sias, 43 Salem Street 1451
Blanks
704
Municipal Light Board, Three Years
Henry R. Johnson, 15 Woodward Avenue 1936
Harold B. Currell, 22 Woodward Avenue 412
Blanks
1
Board of Health, Three Years
Robert B. Shepardson, 12 Pratt Street 2044
Blanks
305
School Committee, Three Years
Irving C. Austin, 180 Prescott Street 1931
Frank D. Tanner, 124 Oak Street 1940
Blanks
827
Trustees Public Library, Three Years
A. Imrie Dixon, 186 Bancroft Avenue 1876
Isabelle G. Hedges, 124 Prescott Street 1858
Blanks
964
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Trustees Cemeteries, Three Years
W. Fletcher Twombly, 14 Berkeley Street 1919
Clarence C. White, 40 Sanborn Street 1969
Blanks 810
Planning Board, Three Years
Sherburne J. Watts, 7 Fremont Street 1870
Philip R. White, 65 Prescott Street 1892
Blanks
936
Voted to adjourn.
MILLARD F. CHARLES, Town Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Security Hall, Woburn Street, March 14, 1938
The meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk in the absence of the Moderator. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted to instruct the Town Clerk to cast one ballot for Samuel H. Davis as Moderator who was declared duly elected and sworn by the Town Clerk.
Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Select- men, Town Accountant, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Board of As- sessors, Board of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, Board of Public Welfare, School Committee, Public Library Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Cemetery Trustees, Planning Board, Finance Committee and any other Boards and Special Committees.
Article 2. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted to lay Article 2 on the table.
Article 3. To choose all other necessary town officers and special committees and determine what instructions shall be given town officers and special committees.
Article 3. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., is was voted that the following be chosen to serve as Measurers of Lumber for the en- suing year : Ora L. Milbury, Burton K. Symonds, William R. Zwicker, Edward A. Brophy; and that the following be chosen to serve as Meas- urers of Wood and Bark: Percy N. Sweetser, Burton K. Symonds, Thomas F. Brogan.
Article 17. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise by bor- rowing or otherwise, and appropriate for the purchase of a ladder truck for the Fire Department, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 17. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted to refer this article on the fire truck to the Annual Town Meeting of 1939.
Article 4. To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for General Government, Protection of Persons and Prop-
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erty, Health and Sanitation, Board of Public Works, including High- ways, Sidewalks, Drainage, Common Parks and Supervised Play, Water Department and Sewer Department; Charities and Aid, Soldiers' Bene- fits, Public Schools, Public Library, Cemeteries, Memorial Day Obser- vation, Municipal Light Department, Street Lighting, Maturing Debt, Interest, Insurance and General Accounts.
Article 4. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted that the sum of $27,654.00 be raised and appropriated for General Govern- ment as follows :
Selectmens' Expenses
$ 600.00±
Selectmens' Clerical
1,310.00
Town Accountant's Salary
2,000.00
Treasurer's Salary
1,200.00
Treasurer's Expenses
700.00
Treasurer's Clerical
300.00
Collector's Salary
2,300.00*
Collector's Expenses
1,000.00
Collector's Clerical
500.00
Assessors' Salaries
1,800.00
Assessors' Expenses
2,000.00
Assessors' Clerical
2,444.00
Block System Survey
150.00
Town Counsel's Salary
1,000.00
Town Counsel's Expenses
350.00
Town Clerk's Salary
350.00
Town Clerk's Expenses
650.00
Registrars' Salaries
250.00
Election and Registration Expenses
1,800.00
Planning Board Expense
1,000.00
Miscellaneous Expenses
3,550.00±
Municipal Building Maintenance
2,400.00
$ 27,654.00
* Fees to Treasurer.
# Including travel outside of State.
Article 4. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted that the sum of $84,135.00 be raised and appropriated for the Protection of Persons and Property as follows :
Police Department, Salaries
$ 35,740.00
Police Department, Maintenance
5,275.00
Police Station, Maintenance
1,200.00
Fire Department, Salaries
19,920.00
Fire Department, Call Men
3,672.00
O. O. Ordway, Pension
1,300.00
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Fire Department, Maintenance
3,990.00*
Fire Stations, Maintenance
1,100.00
Fire Alarm, Maintenance 1,625.00
Fire Alarm, New Boxes
325.00
Hydrant Rentals
1,600.00
Moth Department
4,500.00
Tree Warden, Maintenance
2,000.00
Inspector of Buildings, Salary
500.00
Inspector of Wires, Salary 200.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Salary
500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Expenses
288.00
Game Warden, Salary 100.00
Dog Officer, Salary
300.00
$ 84,135.00
* Including travel outside of State.
Article 4. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., is was voted that the sum of $10,015.25 be raised and appropriated for Health and Sani- tation as follows :
Board of Health, Salaries
$ 300.00
Board of Health, Expenses
250.00
Inspector of Plumbing, Salary
565.25
Inspector of Animals, Salary
200.00
Inspector of Milk and Food, Salary
200.00
Care of Contagious Diseases
5,500.00
Garbage Collection
2,500.00
Dental Clinic
500.00
$ 10,015.25
Article 4. On motion of Edward F. Parker, it was voted that the sum of $109,500.00 be raised and appropriated for Charities and Aid as follows :
Administrative Expense
$ 7,500.00
General Aid
45,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children 18,000.00
·Old Age Assistance
39,000.00
$109,500.00
Article 4. On motion of J. Warren Killam, Jr., it was voted that the sum of $14,000.00 be raised and appropriated for Soldiers' Benefits as follows :
State Aid $ 500.00
Military Aid
500.00
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Soldiers' Relief
13,000.00
$ 14,000.00
Article 4. On motion of Alexander Lindsay, it was voted that the sum of one hundred forty thousand, six hundred forty ($140,640.00) dollars be raised and appropriated for the Board of Public Works as follows :
Salaries, Office Supplies and Expenses $ 6,335.00
Repairs, construction and maintenance of highways, setting curb, purchase or otherwise acquiring land for sand and gravel purposes, purchase of materials, tools and equip- ment and any other incidental expenses pertaining thereto $ 44,500.00
Removal of Snow and Ice
11,450.00
Sidewalk construction and maintenance
5,020.00
Maintenance of Storm Drains
2,000.00
Park Department and Common maintenance and Super- vised Play
3,500.00
Drinking Fountains
100.00
Connecting estates with Common Sewer
1,000.00
Maintenance and operation of water works, payment of water bonds and interest, of which appropriation the sum of $1,909.23 is to be taken from the unexpended bal- ance on hand in the Water Reserve on January 1, 1938, including travel outside the State
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