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READING PUBLIC LIBRARY READING, MASSACHUSETTS
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TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY SIXTH
Annual Report
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TOWN OF READING MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1940
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ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE
Financial Year Ended December 31
1940
Reading Chronicle Press, Inc. Reading, Mass.
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TOWN OFFICERS
Elected and Appointed 1940-1941
Board of Selectmen
NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
ROBERT E. FOWLE, Secretary
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1942
CARL W. GOODRIDGE
1943
LEON G. BENT, Clerk
Board of Public Welfare
KITTIE M. BANGS, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
*ALBERT L. WELLMAN, JR.
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MILES C. HIGGINS
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tJOSEPH D. KNIGHT
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1942
EDWARD E. HARNDEN, Secretary and Superintendent. GLADYS M. LANE, RUTH C. SCHOLZ, Visitors
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
KITTIE M. BANGS, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
*ALBERT L. WELLMAN, JR. MILES C. HIGGINS
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+JOSEPH D. KNIGHT
EDWARD E. HARNDEN, Director.
VIRGINIA C. SMITH, Secretary.
MARY F. DANIEL, Visitor.
Sponsor's Agent, W. P. A. ARTHUR C. MICHELINI
Board of Assessors
GEORGE E. HORROCKS, Chairman
Term Expires 1941 "
ARTHUR S. COOK, Secretary
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Town Clerk NORMAN P. CHARLES
Town Counsel SAMUEL H. DAVIS
Moderator
Treasurer
CHARLES P. HOWARD
PRESTON F. NICHOLS
Collector of Taxes
GRACE V. VIALL
Town Accountant LEON G. BENT
Soldiers' Relief Agent CHARLES W. H. SMITH
*Resigned July 18, 1940. +Elected to fill vacancy.
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EDGAR FROST
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1942
Board of Public Works
WENDELL P. DAVIS, Chairman
Term Expires 1942
HAROLD W. PUTNAM, Secretary
1943
EDWARD A. BROPHY
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1943
ALEXANDER LINDSAY
1942
ALEXANDER WILLIAMSON
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1941
Board of Health
EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M. D.
Term Expires 1943
CHRISTINE F. ATKINSON, Secretary
1942
ROBERT B. SHEPARDSON, M. D.
1941
Finance Committee
JOHN L. DEVANEY, Chairman
Term Expires 1943
WILLIAM A. CONNELLY, D. M. D.
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1943
ALLAN H. STURGES
1943
CLARENCE M. KIMBALL
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1943
CLINTON L. BANCROFT
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1942
A. ALDEN GOLDSMITH
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1942
CHARLES F. TREVOR
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W. GARDNER LONG
1942
HAROLD B. CURRELL
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1941
ROBERT M. FOLSOM
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1941
WENDELL B. NEWELL
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1941
HERMAN M. NOYES
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1941
G. LAWRENCE ROBERTS
1941
LEON G. BENT, Clerk
School Committee
FRANK D. TANNER, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
MARGARET S. CANTY
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1942
CHARLES R. WAKELING, M. D., D. O.
1942
IRVING C. AUSTIN
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1941
ESTHER D TWOMBLY
1943
NORMAN L. DUNCAN
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1943
ELBRIDGE C. GROVER, Secretary.
Superintendent of Schools ELBRIDGE C. GROVER
Attendance Officer
JOSEPHINE L. FOWLER
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BENJAMIN HOWE
1942
LOUIS DAVIS
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PHILIP P. WELCH, Superintendent
School Physician
School Nurse CHAS. R. HENDERSON, M. D. MARGARET B. CLEWLEY
Municipal Light Board
HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
LOUIS ELLENWOOD, Secretary
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HERBERT G. EVANS
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1942
ARTHUR G. SIAS, Manager
Board of Registrars
ROBERT S. RALSTON, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
OWEN McKENNEY, Secretary
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1943
Board of Cemetery Trustees
CLARENCE C. WHITE, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
FRED L. NUTTER, Secretary
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1943
HAROLD F. DAVIS
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1942
HARRY C. BARR
W. FLETCHER TWOMBLY
WILLIAM P. PIERPONT, Superintendent
Planning Board
RICHARD F. DREW, Chairman
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1942
A. LLOYD DAVID, Secretary
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1943
PHILIP R. WHITE
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1941
SHERBURNE J. WATTS
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1941
Trustees Public Library
A. IMRIE DIXON, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
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1943
C. NELSON BISHOP, Secretary
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1943
HELEN P. TIRRELL
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LOUIS M. LYONS
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ISABELLE G. HEDGES
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1941
Commissioners of Trust Funds
H. RAYMOND JOHNSON, Chairman
Term Expires 1943
CLARENCE C. WHITE
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1945
ROBERT M. BROWN
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Town Treasurer and Chairman of Selectmen, members ex-officiis.
Board of Appeal
HENRY Q. MILLETT, Chairman
Term Expires 1941
FRED L. NUTTER, Secretary
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1943
BENJAMIN B. PIPER
1942
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1943
FRANK L. EDGERLEY
1942
1941
Term Expires 1943
WINTHROP D. PARKER
WARREN L. FLETCHER
1942
WALTER A. SCANLON
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Associate Members Board of Appeal
DUDLEY B. KILLAM
HERBERT T. SCHOPPELRY
Term Expires 1941 1942
HOWARD T. CLINCH
1943
Sealer of Weights and Measures Inspector of Milk and Food CARL M. SMITH
Inspector of Plumbing and Gas Inspector *DAVID TAGGART DAVID MARTIN
Inspector of Animals BERNARD SCHIMPFKE
Dog Officer CHARLES H. MELENDY
Game Warden JAMES T. PUTNAM
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
*Retired. ¿Appointed temporarily to fill vacancy.
Constables
LEON G. BENT
J. WINTHROP SIAS
Insurance Committee
NEWELL H. MORTON
ROBERT E. FOWLE
Board of Selectmen
CARL W. GOODRIDGE
PRESTON F. NICHOLS, Town Treasurer.
JOHN L. DEVANEY, Chairman Finance Committee.
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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
WILLIAM F. O'BRIEN
PATRICK J. LONG
THOMAS E. WALL
THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK
Reserve Officers
JOHN R. CONDON
ROLAND ELLIS
ARTHUR M. CURTIN
JOSEPH M. GREEN
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. HERBERT L. ROBERTSON
CHARLES H. HESELTON, Lieut. ALBERT C. MAXWELL
GEORGE W. GOODRIDGE LEWIS C. HOLDEN
ELMER A. DYKENS
Call Men
JOSEPH ARSENAULT
GEORGE F. BAXTER
OWEN McKENNEY, Capt. NELSON P. O'BRIEN JAMES PERRY
HOWARD E. BUSSELL
ANDREW B. BUTTERS
JOHN J. CARNEY
H. HARVEY QUIGLEY JOHN H. RAMSAY
CHARLES N. CHASE
HERMAN L. REISSLE GEORGE A. ROGERS
WILLIAM H. GAY, Capt.
J. LOUIS GOODRIDGE
BERNARD SCHIMPFKE
CHESTER GOODWIN G. WARREN SPRAGUE
LESLIE C. HADLEY F. LIONEL SPRINGFORD
FRANK H. HESELTON, Lieut. 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. MCKAY
BERTHA D. MacLELLAN WENDELL B. NEWELL PERCY N. SWEETER HENRY C. FLOYD
Measurers of Wood and Bark
PERCY N. SWEETSER BURTON K. SYMONDS
THOMAS F. BROGAN
Field Drivers EDWARD E. NICHOLS
ERNEST T. WAKEFIELD ADOLPH S. LARSON
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
HENRY M. DONEGAN
Term Expires 1943 " 1942
ORVILLE O. ORDWAY
1941
Law Committee NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman
GEORGE E. HORROCKS
FRANK D. TANNER
EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M. D. WENDELL P. DAVIS
KITTIE M. BANGS HENRY R. JOHNSON
Special Police Officers
. JOHN F. MAGUIRE
Reading High School
CHARLES L. CUMMINGS SYLVANUS THOMPSON
Reading High School
EDWARD McBRIEN
Lowell Street School Pearl Street School
WALTER SMITH
JAMES L. HEALEY
WILLIAM H. KILLAM
Junior High School Highland School Municipal Building and Library Grounds
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Pumping Station
FRANK F. STROUT RALPH F. PLOUFF WILLIAM P. PIERPONT WILLIAM H. MANNING CHARLES H. MELENDY GARDNER A. PERRY EDGAR C. STUART JOHN CHASE
THOMAS F. CLASSEN
EDWARD E. HARNDEN
ARTHUR MICHELINI
CHARLES L. GOWING, JR.
FRED REISSLE WILLIAM SLACK
J. EDWARD BLACK HERBERT F. CARTER
J. WINTHROP SIAS
NORMAN H. JEWETT GEORGE O' KEEFE GEORGE W. HALL FREDERICK W. BURNS CHARLES E. LANGDON
H. HARVEY QUIGLEY M. RUSSELL MEIKLE WILLIAM N. RICHARDS CHARLES A. BENNER
JACOB C. NIELSON WILLIAM H. MILLER HUGH L. EAMES HENRY W. BRYDEN
American Legion Quarters Unitarian Church and Community Hall
Union Street Building Union Street Building Reading Theatre
Junior High School Town Dump
Town Forest Security Hall and Odd Fellows Hall Funerals Reading Rifle and Revolver Club Baptist Church and First National Bank Traffic Lights, Salem and Pearl Sts. Skating Ponds
Junior High School
Statistics
Population, census of 1940, 10,861.
Registered Voters : Male, 3,192; Female, 3,081; Total, 6,273.
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, Arthur W. Coolidge, Reading.
Representatives 18th Middlesex District, Newell H. Morton, Reading, and Herman P. Peterson, Woburn.
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HIGHLIGHTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF READING GOVERNMENT
The history of Reading government is the story of what was in the very hearts of men and women who lived here through the years. Gov- ernment has not been something which was thrust upon the townspeople from the outside, but something which people living here together de- veloped in order that their collective affairs might be carried on with better efficiency.
Reading has a record of 294 years of government by town meetings. The seat of our government for the first 125 years was located in the South Parish. For many years the place of meeting alternated between the North, West, and South parishes. Since 1853 Reading has retained about the same boundaries as we know it today. Early government was simple and inexpensive. Very little money was raised during the first century of government. Most of the taxes were worked out in labor or paid in produce. In 1848 the amount raised by local taxation was but $6,000.
Selected Events In Reading Government
1644-First town meeting.
1647-Beginnings of board of selectmen.
1649-Clerk of writs appointed, beginning of town clerk.
1693-Town voted to have its first school.
1711-Town voted to send three representatives to General Court.
1712-Town treasurer made independent of tax collector.
1754-First record of town warrant being issued.
1773-Offices Overseer of Poor created for first time.
1793-School committee first chosen.
1812-Separation of South Reading.
1853-Separation of North Reading.
1890-Board of assessors separated from selectmen.
1891-Water commissioners established.
1895-Municipal light board established.
1502-Beginning of modern finance committee.
1915-Planning board established.
1921-Board of public works created combining work of four boards.
1935-W. P. A. Sponsor's agent created.
Since 1890 our community problems have become more complex at an accelerating rate. People wanted running water; they wanted cheaper electricity ; they wanted police and fire protection ; they wanted hard surfaced roads and sidewalks; they wanted their children to have better opportunities in school; they wanted playgrounds and parks for young and old alike; they wanted the jobless and unfortunate to receive adequate care. The needs of the people increased rapidly due to the machine age.
Since 1890 the population of Reading has increased two and one half times; the value of taxable property has increased seven times ; the amount raised from local taxation has increased ten fold. This in- creased expenditure of money is the result of the increased services which we have demanded of our town government.
Town government today is a business proposition. The total annual appropriation is rapidly approaching the million dollar mark. It is neces- sary to give serious consideration to the ways and means of attracting our ablest leaders into the service of our community.
There is cause for reflection when we realize that less than 10% of the registered voters turn out to the annual town business meeting and less than fifty per cent vote in the annual election of town officers. It is time to revive interest in town affairs. It is one of the important civic responsibilities which all must bear if our democracy is to survive.
Victor E. Pitkin
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TOWN OF READING LIST OF JURORS FOR 1940-1941 Prepared by the Board of Selectmen
Name Occupation
Abbott, George W., Manager
Adams, Earl W., Sales Engineer
Alger, C. Irving, Salesman
Alger, James W., Dairy Service
Anderson, Eric A. R., Cabinet Maker
Anderson, Percy E., Clerk
Austin, Irving C., Wool Merchant
Barnes, George E., Operator
Barrett, William K., Knife Maker
Barstow, Merton C., Public Accountant
Beaudry, George B., Salesman
Bell, J. Angus, Salesman
Benjamin, William H., Jr., Salesman
87 Hanscom Ave. 18 Berkeley St. 178 Walnut St.
Bowers, Harrison W., Salesman
Brogan, Thomas E., Clerk
Bruns, Frederick L., Poultry Man
Byram, Joseph R., Salesman
Cahoon, Benjamin B., Telephone Man
Callahan, Timothy E., Salesman
Callan, Arthur B., Superintendent
Camp, Harry Upson, Insurance Broker
Carleton, Philemon, P., Jr., Auto Dealer Chapin, Earle H., Salesman
Chase, Robert B., Fuel Dealer
Clapp, Ernest E., Electrician
Cleary, George F., Architect
Cloudman, H. Ernest, Stereotyper
Clough, Harry E., Insurance Salesman Cooper, Carl C., Treasurer Dennison, Robert A., Superintendent Desmond, Daniel J., Manager
D'Orlando, Frank, Manufacturer
Downs, Edward F., Accountant
Fairclough, William T., Civil Engineer
Fienemann, Henry W., Sales Manager
Fletcher, Warren L., Voicer Flint, Russell A., Teller
Flynn, John E., U. S. Customs Foxcroft, Francis R., Salesman
Residence
32 Mineral St. 15 Mineral St. 144 Woburn St. 83 Locust St.
21 Pennsylvania Ave. 57 Woburn St. 180 Prescott St. 103 Green St. 38 Warren Ave. 77 Howard St. 36 Pearl St.
5 Washington St. 294 Charles St. 68 Hillcrest Rd. 126 Oak St. 93 Lowell St. 66 Hanscom Ave. 28 Highland St. 19 Hartshorn St. 134 High St. 18 Fairview Ave. 13 Highland St. 54 Scotland Rd. 538 Summer Ave. 142 Bancroft Ave. 167 Summer Ave. 26 Copeland Ave. 8 Center Ave. 41 Pratt St. 198 High St. 125 Grove St. 51 Prospect St. 57 Highland St. 25 Sunnyside Ave. 231 Forest St. 100 Prescott St.
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Gallagher, Francis A., P. O. Clerk Gallant, Ernest E., Bank Cashier Gleason, Clement T., Bank Clerk Goff, John W., Decorator Goldsmith, A. Alden, Insurance Broker, Goodridge, Walter V., Griffiths, Eleazer H., Salesman Gunn, George W., Tel. Engineer Hach, John P., Asst. Treasurer Halloran, Martin J., Jr., Bank Clerk Harris, Marshal P., Salesman Harris, Wilbur L., Merchant Haskins, George, Civil Engineer Hasty, Charles S., Insurance
Hoey, Eugene F., Mechanic Holmes, Henry J., Clerk Hopkins, Arthur F., Wholesale Grain Hopkins, Walter S., Jr., Farmer Horrocks, Percy L., Salesman
Hulsman, Kenneth G., Civil Engineer
Jewett, Irving F., Insurance Jones, Charles W., Voicer Kehoe, Edward H., Clerk
Kilgore, Ernest E., Clerk
Kimball, Walter B., Salesman
King, Chester R., Painter
Knapp, Arthur C., Engineer
Knowles, Edmund F., Bus Driver
Knudson, Benjamin, Jr., Superintendent
Koch, Gustave H., Painter Kroeck, Julius, Dept. Agriculture Lane, Melvin C., Traffic Rep. Langdon, Charles E., Salesman
Litchfield, Clifford, Fire Alarm Lucas, Kenneth A., Civil Engineer MacLean, Donald W., Tel. Editor Mansfield, John E., Carpenter Marden, Herbert R., Merchant Mason, Philip E., Chemist Mathieson, Angus G., Candy Maker McKenney, Charles J., Clerk Mclaughlin, James A., Electrician
Miller, Herbert K., Salesman Morand, Edward N., Salesman Morrison, James P., Retired
113 Green St. 48 Hanscom Ave. 53 Prescott St. 9 Arlington St. 199 Bancroft Ave. 103 Village St. 71 Harrison St. 37 School St. 45 Pratt St.
22 Prescott St. 13 Berkeley St. 868 Main St.
40 Dudley St. 46 Temple St. 36 Tremont St. 16 Gardner Rd. 40 Scotland Rd. 472 Summer Ave. 404 Main St. 284 Woburn St. 331 Summer Ave. 142 Wakefield St. 205 Bancroft Ave. 19 Fairview Ave. 269 West St. 140 Village St. 35 Pinevale Ave. 9 Warren Ave. 60 Hanscom Ave. 389 Lowell St. 24 Thorndike St. 87 Hopkins St. 29a Highland St. 182 Bancroft Ave. 565 Franklin St. 67 Vine St. 182 Franklin St. 203 High St.
12 Parkview Rd. 20 Mineral St. 18 Arlington St. 63 Vine St. 443 Summer Ave. 386 Summer Ave. 35 Bancroft Ave.
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Morse, Donald H., Salesman Morss, Lawrence V., Tel. Test Man Mount, Robert B., Jr., Salesman Nichols, Ralph W., Accountant Nordberg, Nils L., Bank Clerk Oldfield, Samuel T., Auditor Painting, Samuel P., Supervisor
Parry, Louis A., Machinist
Pease, George B., Sales Engineer
Perry, James, Clerk
Quinlen, John J., Mail Clerk Ralston, Robert S., Proof Reader
Reed, Joseph H., Manager Richards, Stuart F., Buyer Riley, Lester S., Manufacturer
Roberts, Carl W., Civil Engineer
Roberts, G. Lawrence, Asst. Sales Mgr.
Rollins, Edwin E., Salesman Sanders, Wilbur S., Clerical Sargent, Carl N., Expressman
Sawyer, Greenfield T., Merchant
Sawyer, Kenneth E., Insp. W. U. Tel.
Scanlon, Walter A., Clerk
Schaeffer, Frank W., Ass't. Eng.
Sherman, Herbert L., Store Manager
Skidmore, Roy C., R. R. Clerk Skinner, Arthur E., Broker Stalliday, Clarence J., Agent Stevens, Frank M., Insurance
Stewart, Edward B., Salesman
Stratton, Charles P., Elec. Insp.
Sullivan, Charles A., Shoecutter
Sullivan, Martin V. B., Wool Salesman
Surrette, Leo A., Trav. Frt. Agt.
Taber, George A., Con. Engineer
Turner, Harry A., Painter Viall, Milton B., Clerk Wade, Alfred P., Salesman Wall, John T., Jr., Mail Clerk Walsh, John J., Jr., Clerk Whelpley, George E., Clerk
Whitehouse, Robert N., Bank Clerk
Wiberg, Swen O., Nurseryman Widell, John M., Clerk
18 Bond St. 7 Bond St. 293 Ash St. 69 Hanscom Ave. 753 Main St. 52 Temple St. 14 Fairview Ave. 7 Orange St. 181 Summer Ave. 15 Pratt St. 47 Washington St. 9 Dudley St. 78 Middlesex Ave. 153 Bancroft Ave. 94 Prospect St. 10 Deering St. 30 Perkins Ave. 71 Vine St. 143 Prospect St. 23 Mineral St. 23 Howard St. 167 Lowell St. 331 Haven St. 74 Prescott St. 27 Hanscom Ave. 69 Hanscom Ave. 56 Prescott St. 64 Pearl St. 14 School St. 18 School St. 174 Bancroft Ave. 11 Winthrop Ave. 93 Summer Ave. 11 Temple St. 1000 Main St. 17 Highland St. 175 Bancroft Ave. 259 Summer Ave. 14 Warren Ave. 20 Sweetser Ave. 430 West St. 164 Pearl St. 443 West St. 8 Glenn Rd.
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TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Reading, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections and Town Affairs to meet in Security Hall, Woburn Street in said Reading on
Monday, the Fourth Day of March, A. D., 1940
at seven o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following articles, viz :
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 Selectmen, for three years; one member of the Board of Assessors, for three years; Treasurer for one year; Collector of Taxes for one year ; two members 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 Cemetery Trustees, for three years.
And to bring in their votes "Yes" or "No" on the following question :
"Shall section twenty-six to thirty-one H, inclusive, of Chapter thirty-two of the General Laws, authorizing cities and towns to estab- lish contributory retirement systems for their employees, be accepted?"
And to meet in Security Hall, Woburn Street, on
Monday, the Eleventh Day of March, A. D., 1940
at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening, to act on the following articles :
Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Select- men, Town Accountant, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Board of Assess- ors, 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 3. To choose all other necessary Town Officers and Spe- cial Committees and determine what instructions shall be given Town Officers and Special Committees.
Article 4. To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for General Government, Protection of Persons and Prop- erty, Health and Sanitation, Board of Public Works, including High-
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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 Ob- servance, Municipal Light Department, Street Lighting, Maturing Debt, Interest, Insurance and General Accounts.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year begin- ning January 1, 1941, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
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Town Treasurer.
Article 6. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of foreclosing in the Land Court pursuant to provisions of Section 65 of Chapter 60 of the General Laws, the right of redemption to any and all real estate taken by the Town for non-payment of taxes, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Town Treasurer.
Article 7. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the Reserve Fund as provided by Section 6, Chapter 40, General Laws, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Town Accountant.
Article 8. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the payment of unpaid bills of 1939, or what it will do in relation thereto. .
Town Accountant.
Article 9. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00) for the care of the graves of any per- sons who have served in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States, in time of war or insurrection, and who have been honorably discharged from such service, as provided by Section 22, Chapter 115, General Laws, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum sufficent to pay the County of Middlesex as required by law on account of assess- ments levied on the Town for its share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding I,can, Act of 1932 bonds matur- ing in 1940, issued in compliance with Chapter 10, Acts of 1932, also for any other indebtedness incurred and outstanding uder said Chapter 10, also for the Town's share of the cost and interest on said bonds due in 1940, also the care, maintenance, and repair of said hospital for 1939 and including interest on Temporary Notes issued therefor in
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accordance with sections of Chapter 111 of the General Laws appli- cable therefor, and for all other expenses in connection therewith, in- cluding Chapter 400, Section 25G (6) (a) of Acts of 1936, determine how the money shall be raised or in any way act thereon.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 11. To see if the Town will, at the annual meeting to be held in March, 1941 and thereafter, vote to elect the Tree Warden for the term of three years instead of for the term of one year or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 12. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate, under authority of Chapter 115 of the Acts of 1939, for the purpose of providing public entertainment at the time of the National Convention of the American Legion during the current year, such fund to be ex- pended under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 13. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise by borrow- ing 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 14. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise by bor- rowing or otherwise and appropriate for W. P. A. expense, including ad- ministrative, truck hire, equipment and materials, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Board of Assessors to use an amount of available free cash not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) in computing the tax rate of 1940, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Town Accountant.
Article 16. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred and thirty-four dollars and forty-three cents ($434.43) to balance overdraft in Snow and Ice Account, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Town Accountant.
Article 17. To see what action the Town will take regarding the installation of additional street lights on the public streets during 1940, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Municipal Light Board.
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Article 18. To see what sum the Town will vote to appropriate from the Cemetery Reserve for the permanent development of Laurel Hill and Forest Glen Cemeteries, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Cemetery Trustees.
Article 19. To see if the Town will amend the vote relating to the erection of the Elementary School Building on Pearl Street, adopted under Article 3 of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting held September 29, 1938, so as to increase the amount appropriated from $195,858. to $198,136., all other provisions of said vote to remain un- changed, or what it will do in relation thereto.
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