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ANNUAL REPORT READING MASS 1944
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300TH ANNIVERSARY
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Reading Chronicle Press, Inc. Reading, Mass.
THREE HUNDREDTH
Annual Report
TOWN
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TOWN OF READING MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31
1944
Town Officers
Board of Selectmen
KENNETH C. LATHAM, Chairman CHARLES E. WILKINSON, Secretary HERBERT K. MILLER LEON G. BENT, Clerk
Term expires 1945
1946
1947
Board of Public Welfare
JOSEPH D. KNIGHT, Chairman
Term expires 1945 " " 1946
MILES C. HIGGINS, Secretary
CLARENCE J. STALLIDAY
1947
EDWARD E. HARNDEN, Secretary and Superintendent
GLADYS M. WILSON, Visitor
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
JOSEPH D. KNIGHT, Chairman
Term expires 1945 " 1946
MILES C. HIGGINS
CLARENCE J. STALLIDAY
" 1947
EDWARD E. HARNDEN, Director
VIRGINIA C. SMITH, Secretary
MARY F. DANIEL and RUTH C. SCHOLZ, Visitors
Board of Assessors
HAROLD B. CURRELL, Chairman
Term expires 1947
FRANK E. GRAY, Secretary
1945
ARTHUR S. COOK
" 1946
Town Clerk
NORMAN P. CHARLES
Town Counsel SAMUEL H. DAVIS
Moderator SAMUEL H. DAVIS
Treasurer
PRESTON F. NICHOLS
Collector of Taxes
WILLIAM E. MORRISON
Town Accountant LEON G. BENT
Veterans' Benefits Agent CHARLES W. H. SMITH
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Board of Public Works
WENDELL P. DAVIS, Chairman ALEXANDER LINDSAY, Secretary HAROLD W. PUTNAM GILBERT M. LOTHROP EDWARD TEER
Term expires 1945
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1946
1946
1947
Board of Health
EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M. D., Chairman CHRISTINE F. ATKINSON, Secretary CHARLES R. BAISLEY, M. D.
Term expires 1946
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1947
Finance Committee
W. GARDNER LONG, Chairman LOUIS DAVIS
Term expires 1945 "
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1945
ROBERT E. FOWLE
1945
*JAMES R. MERCER, JR.
1945
#CHARLES STRATTON
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1945
LAWRENCE J. RUST
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1946
JOHN L. DEVANEY
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1946
BENJAMIN HOWE
1946
CLARENCE M. KIMBALL
1946
ALLAN H. STURGES
1946
** CLEVELAND W. BRADLEY
1947
#CARL W. PINKHAM MELVIN S. CROSBY
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1947
GEORGE E. CURTIS
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1947
WALTER M. FOWLER
1947
G. LAWRENCE ROBERTS
1947
LEON G. BENT, Clerk
School Committee
IRVING C. AUSTIN, Chairman
Term expires 1947
MERLE W. WESCOTT, D.M.D.
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1945
*MARGARET S. CANTY
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1945
#MARY E. EARLEY
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1945
*EDITH W. HOLCOMB
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1946
İGLADYS F. MILTON
1945
NORMAN L. DUNCAN
1946
J. WARREN KILLAM, JR.
1947
ELBRIDGE C. GROVER, Ph. D., Secretary
*Resigned
#Appointed to fill vacancy
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1945
WILLIAM A. CONNELLY, D.M.D.
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Superintendent of Schools ELBRIDGE C. GROVER, Ph. D.
Attendance Officer JEAN F. RAMSAY
School Physician THOMAS F. HALPIN, M.D. MARGARET B. CLEWLEY
Municipal Light Board
HENRY R. JOHNSON, Chairman
Term expires 1947
LOUIS ELLENWOOD, Secretary
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1946
HERBERT G. EVANS
1945
ARTHUR G. SIAS, Manager
Board of Registrars
ROBERT S. RALSTON, Chairman
Term expires 1947
WALTER A. SCANLON, Secretary
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1946
JAMES H. FLEMING
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1945
NORMAN P. CHARLES, Clerk
Board of Cemetery Trustees
CLARENCE C. WHITE, Chairman
Term expires 1947
FRED L. NUTTER, Secretary
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HARRY C. BARR
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1945
*ARTHUR MICHELINI
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1945
ĮROMEO MICHELINI
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1945
FRANK L. EDGERLEY
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1946
JAMES W. FAIRCHILD
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1947
Planning Board
A. LLOYD DAVID, Chairman
Term expires 1945
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1947
GEORGE B. PEASE, Secretary
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1946
WALTER D. BERRY
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1946
PHILIP R. WHITE
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1947
Library Trustees
A. IMRIE DIXON, Chairman
Term expires 1947
CATHERINE C. PIERCE, Secretary
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1945
WILLIAM J. TONKS
SIDNEY M. HODSON
1946
C. NELSON BISHOP
1946
CHRISTIE W. FOWLE
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1947
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1945
WINTHROP D. PARKER
*Resigned ¿Appointed to fill vacancy
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School Nurse
Commissioners of Trust Funds
WH. RAYMOND JOHNSON, Chairman CLARENCE C. WHITE ROBERT M. BROWN
Term expires 1949 "
" 1945
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„ 1947
Town Treasurer and Chairman of Selectmen, members ex-officiis
Board of Appeal
*BENJAMIN B. PIPER, Chairman
Term expires 1945
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" 1946
*FRED L. NUTTER, Secretary CLIFTON S. NICHOLS
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#HERBERT T. SCHOPPERLY
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1946
#ROBERT L. DEAN
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Associate Members of Board of Appeal
HOWARD T. CLINCH
Term expires 1946
(Two vacancies)
Inspector of Milk and Food Sealer of Weights & Measures
CARL M. SMITH CARL M. SMITH
Inspector of Plumbing and Gas Inspector §DAVID MARTIN ĮDAVID TAGGART
Inspector of Animals GARDINER A. LESTER, D.V.M.
Game Warden
JAMES T. PUTNAM
Dog Officer Inspector of Buildings
CHARLES H. MELENDY
GEORGE H. SIDEBOTTOM
Superintendent of Moth Work MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Tree Warden
MAURICE H. DONEGAN Term expires 1947
Burial Agent, Soldiers and Sailors CHARLES E. TASNEY
Custodian of Soldiers' Graves HARRY A. TURNER
Forest Warden HUGH L. EAMES
Deputy Forest Warden
MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Constables
LEON G. BENT
J. WINTHROP SIAS
*Resigned
§Deceased
#Appointed to fill vacancy
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Insurance Committee Consists of Board of Selectmen, Town Treasurer and Chairman of Finance Committee
Law Committee
Consists of the Chairman of the following Boards : Board of Selectmen, Board of Assessors, Board of Health, Board of Public Welfare, School Committee, Board of Public Works, Municipal Light Board.
1944 Ration Board Roster HERBERT C. TOWLE, Chairman
Gasoline
Food
ROLAND B. HOAG, Chairman
EVERETT C. COOMBS
LAWRENCE W. ALLEN EDWARD H. BOWEN DONALD W. COAN ARTHUR HARRIS EDWARD K. JACKSON EARL F. SAMPSON
JOHN A. SMITH, Chairman A. PERRY GLOVER
Tires LESTER L. IVERS
Fuel Oil FREDERICK H. TRUE, Chairman WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH STANLEY F. MAXWELL JOHN M. WIDELL
Price
IRVING F. JEWETT, Chairman
GEORGE E. FOGG BENJAMIN B. PIPER
JOSEPH F. ROBINSON
Price Panel Assistant MRS. AMY L. POLAND MISS MARY YEATON
Police Department JEREMIAH CULLINANE, Chief
Sergeants
FRANCIS L. JOHNSON
FRANCIS T. SLACK
Patrolmen
TIMOTHY J. CULLINANE
ARTHUR M. CURTIN ROLAND E. ELLIS
FRANK R. FISHER
THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK
JOSEPH M. GREENE THOMAS E. WALL
§Retired
EARL R. HUTCHINSON JAMES H. LAWLER §PATRICK J. LONG HAROLD W. O'BRIEN PATRICK J. PANTANO JOHN R. CONDON #WILLIAM R. FLORENCE #Appointed Oct. 20, 1944.
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Keeper of the Lock-up JEREMIAH CULLINANE
Fire Department HUGH L. EAMES, Chief JOHN J. O'BRIEN, Deputy Chief
CHARLES H. HESELTON, Captain
HERBERT L. ROBERTSON, Lieut.
GEORGE W. GOODRIDGE
ELMER A. DYKENS
LEWIS C. HOLDEN JAMES S. PERRY NELSON P. O'BRIEN §ALBERT C. MAXWELL
Call Men
JOSEPH ARSENAULT
GEORGE E. BAXTER
HOWARD E. BUSSELL
#ANDREW B. BUTTERS
JOHN J. CARNEY
CHARLES N. CHASE
WILLIAM H. GAY, Capt.
JOHN L. GOODRIDGE
TE. CHESTER GOODWIN
LESLIE C. HADLEY
FRANK H. HESELTON, Lieut.
H. HARVEY QUIGLEY HERMAN L. REISSLE GEORGE G. ROGERS 1 G. WARREN SPRAGUE F. LIONEL SPRINGFORD JOHN A. SPURR WILLIAM R. VanHORN GEORGE S. ZANNI §CLIFFORD E. LITCHFIELD §BERNARD SCHIMPFKE JAMES R. MERCER, JR.
Substitute Call Men
JOSHUA T. DAY, JR.
MYLES A. DENNO
GEORGE F. FOGG
DeMELLE G. GAREY
CLEMENT T. GLEASON ROBERT W. SHANNON WINNIFRED F. SPURR RALPH E. VanHORN
Superintendent of Fire Alarm HUGH L. EAMES
Inspector of Wires CHARLES F. TREVOR
Measurers of Lumber
WILLIAM R. ZWICKER
ELIAS B. CURRELL
FRED F. SMITH
Weighers of Coal and Hay
THOMAS E. BROGAN CHARLES W. LEE BERTHA D. MacLELLAN
MABEL L. MCKAY WENDELL B. NEWELL PERCY N. SWEETSER
¿Deceased.
TFor Duration.
§Leave of absence.
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Measurers of Wood and Bark
PERCY N. SWEETSER ELIAS B. CURRELL THOMAS F. BROGAN
Field Drivers
ERNEST T. WAKEFIELD ADOLPH S. LARSON EDWARD E. NICHOLS
Fence Viewers
WENDELL B. NEWELL
CARL B. SAWYER
WARREN F. CHARLES
Committee on Town Forests
LELAND W. KINGMAN
Term expires 1946
ORVILLE O. ORDWAY
" 1947
MAURICE H. DONEGAN
„ 1945
Committee on Elm Tree Protection
ANDREW CHRISTENSEN MAURICE H. DONEGAN JOHN F. SAWYER
Tercentenary Committee EDWARD F. PARKER, Chairman
FRANK D. TANNNER VICTOR E. PITKIN
ETHEL F. JOHNSON WINTHROP D. PARKER
Post War Planning Committee
GEORGE B. PEASE, Chairman
WENDELL P. DAVIS W. GARDNER LONG
H. WILSON POWERS IRVING C. AUSTIN
FRANK D. TANNER RALPH G. BABCOCK, Secty.
Capital Expenditures Planning Committee
WALTER D. BERRY, Chairman
JOHN L. DEVANEY GEORGE R. BARRIS HENRY W. SHUMAKER
JAMES R. MERCER, JR.
HORACE A. BAILEY PHILIP R. WHITE
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Salvage Committee OTIS B. RUGGLES, Chairman
C. NELSON BISHOP WILLIAM T. FAIRCLOUGH CHRISTIE W. FOWLE JOHN L. GRIFFIN MARION V. HARRINGTON
ELMER J. LARSON
ARTHUR G. SIAS HARRY E. SMITH HARMON D. SMITH MOLLIE A. SWEETSER PHILIP P. WELCH CHARLES F. TREVOR, Secty.
Recreation Committee
HERBERT K. MILLER, Chairman
#GILBERT M. LOTHROP
#EDITH W. HOLCOMB
*HAROLD W. PUTNAM *MARY E. EARLEY
CHARLES F. LANCASTER, D. D.
Special Police Officers
JOHN F. MAGUIRE
PERCY W. CURTIS
WILLIAM A. LLOYD
EDWARD W. McBRIEN
WALTER C. SMITH
KENNETH L. BEVERAGE
SIMON CASTINE
FREDERICK L. REISSLE W. RAY YORKS
Reading High School Reading High School Lowell St. School Pearl St. School Jr. High School Jr. High School Pearl St. School Jr. High School Highland School
LEANDER SMITH WILLIAM H. KILLAM GROVER C. EATON RALPH F. PLOUFF EDWARD E. HARNDEN CHARLES L. GOWING, JR. WILLIAM SLACK FREDERICK W. BURNS CHARLES E. LANGDON CARL W. PINKHAM WILLIAM M. RICHARDS JACOB C. NEILSON HENRY O. BALLOU #Resigned.
Prospect and Chestnut Hill Schools Masonic Block Pumping Station Methodist Church Center School Building Reading Theatre Town Dump Town Forest Odd Fellows Building Reading Rifle and Revolver Club First National Bank Skating Ponds Municipal Building and Library *Appointed to fill vacancy.
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GEORGE G. ROGERS JAMES T. PUTNAM WILLIAM P. PIERPONT CHARLES H. MELENDY J. EDWARD BLACK J. WINTHROP SIAS GEORGE W. HALL, WILLIAM H. MILLER
HUGH L. EAMES
CHARLES E. HILTS HARRY A. TURNER
Legion House Pumping Station and Vicinity P. W. Property
First Baptist Church
Statistics
Population, census of 1940, 10,866.
Registered Voters : Precinct No. 1 1670; Precinct No. 2 1740; Precinct No. 3 1683; Precinct No. 4 1757 ; Total 6850.
Eighth Congressional District.
Sixth Councillor District.
Seventh Middlesex Senatorial District.
Eighteenth Middlesex Representative District.
Representative in Congress, 8th District, Angier L. Goodwin, Melrose.
Councillor 6th District, Theodore P. Hollis, Stoneham. Senator 7th Middlesex District, Arthur W. Coolidge, Reading.
Representatives 18th Middlesex District, Logan R. Dickie, Reading, and Herman P. Peterson, Woburn.
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List of Jurors for 1944-1945
Prepared by the Board of Selectmen.
Name Occupation
Ainsworth, Dennis J., Electrician Albee, George H., Clerk
Anderson, Carl E., Florist
Bancroft, Arthur W., Milk Dealer Barr, Harry C., Merchant
Bates, H. Nelson, Agent
Blois, Irving G., Bank Clerk
Brophy, Edward A., Excavating Eng.
Burchard, Edgar R., Messenger
Burns, William A., Plasterer
Canty, Elliott J., Storekeeper
Charles, Norman P., Merchant
Chesley, Robert O., Accountant
Clinch, Howard T., Architect Cochran, G. Warren, Jr., Advertising
Cole, Benjamin, Merchant Collins, Frank J., Dept. Head Crafts, Clinton W., Clerk
Crowe, Howard W., Clerk
Currier, Robert G., Dir. of Accounts
Curtis, George E., Asst. Supt. Cutcliffe, Winthrop L., Ins. Broker
David, A. Lloyd, Asst. Secty. Davis, Wendell P., General Mgr. Day, William R., Gas Station Mgr.
D'enno, Myles A., Govt. Real Estate
Dobbins, Andrew C., Foreman
Doucette, Clarence L., Asst. Traffic Mgr. Dunn, Frank J., Foreman
Eagleston, Fred O., Tel. Installer Ellison, Guy W., Clerk Estabrook, Alvin E., Engineer
Fairchild, James W., Banker Fowle, Robert E., Merchant Frazier, John L., P. O. Clerk Frederickson, Arthur V., Testman
Residence®
15 Woodbine St. 16 Mineral St. 362 Summer Ave.
63 West St. 33 Highland St. 23 Nelson Ave. 375 Lowell St. 942 Main St. 52 Prescott St. 534 Franklin St.
43 Prescott St. 83 Bancroft Ave. 11 Vista Ave. 4 Perkins Ave. 26 County Rd .. 76 Deering St. 11 Beech St. 277 Summer, Ave. 14 Bunker Ave. 393 Summer Ave. 58 Grand St. 93 Harnden St.
70 Howard St. 155 Woburn St. 36 Chute St. 417 Summer Ave. 72 Green St. 13 Wenda St. 137 Pleasant St.
10 Thorndike St. 92 Grand St. 62 Temple St. 1170 Main St. 3 Perkins Ave. « 87 Ash St. 266 Lowell St.
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Gale, Roger D., Supt. Garey, DeMelle G., Map Mounter Gerard, Stanley R., X-Ray Technician
Graupner, Albert C. Jr., Asst. Ticket Agent Greenleaf, Emmett F., General Agent
Hall, Burt S., Civil Engineer Harnden, Edward E., Supervisor
Haskins, George A., Civil Engineer
Hegarty, Michael J., Store Manager Herrick, Edward O., Service Manager
Hersee, David E., Banker Higgins, Miles C., Treasurer
Holmes, Lawton G., Organ Pipe Maker
Hoyt, Carl H., Toolmaker
Hurt, Adelbert F., Insurance Agent
Ivers, Lester L., Insurance Adjuster
Jackson, Edward K., Ins. Underwriter Jacob, Henry P., Treasurer
Jeffrey, Wiliam G., Voicer
Johnson, Charles E., Expeditor
Johnson, Edward N., Farmer
Johnson, Ernest S., Auditor
Jones, Elmer D., Receiving Clerk
Kingman, Chester E., Retired Kingman, Leland W., Business Manager
Knight, Joseph D., Security Salesman
Lane, Walter F., General Electric Latham, Oliver, Salesman
Lenfest, Arthur M., Advertising
Lester, Henry R., Silversmith
Litchfield, Benjamin, Head Teller
Lyle, Robert P., Income Tax Acct.
Mansell, Walter H., Chief Electrician
Marchetti, Leo, B. &. M. Clerk Mason, Philip E., Chemist Maxwell, Stanley F., Clerk McDonald, Oscar E., Tel. Testman Meikle, M. Russell, Insurance Michelini, Ralph A., Salesman Miller, F. Warren, Salesman Milton, Henry C., Salesman Miner, Paul H., Insurance
30 Dudley St. 15 Hopkins St. 101 Hanscom Ave. 91 Pleasant St. 23 Weston Rd.
25 Prescott St. 311 Summer Ave. 40 Dudley St. 24 Oak St. 15 Kingston St. 38 Weston Rd. 8 Sanborn St. 228 Pleasant St. 90 Washington St. 41 Walnut St.
21 Kingston St.
218 West St. 10 Longview Rd. 42 Locust St. 39 Wescroft Rd. 10 Sylvan Rd. 16 California Rd. 24 Charles St.
12 Sanborn St. 62 Sanborn St. 7 Perkins Ave.
524 Pearl St. 5 Grand St. 8 Copeland Ave. 428 Summer Ave. 29 Pennsylvania Ave. 364 Lowell St.
9 Pennsylvania Ave. 30 Bolton St. 12 Parkview Rd. 39 Berkeley St. 23 Lee St. 141 Grove St. 55 Walnut St. 47 Prescott St. 281 Summer Ave. 14 Wescroft Rd.
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Newell, Harry R., Factory Employee Nichols, Clifton S., Credit Man Nordberg, Nils L., Guard
Parker, Moses C., Machinist Petkewich, William, Retired
Pierce, Lewis E., Telephone Engineer Pinkham, Carl W., Estimator Poock, Otto F., Retired Powers, Henry W., Funeral Director
Pratt, Lyman E., Cashier
Pratt, Wilfred E., Insurance Broker
Quimby, Carlyle F., Real Estate
Richards, Homer F., Engineer
Riley, George J., Bank Teller
Roberts, Carl W., Civil Engineer
Rowell, Walter L., Clerk
Rudolph, John I., Salesman
Ruggles, Carter K., Advertising
Sargent, Albert E., Military Archivist
Sawyer, John F., Manager
Sias, Wilbur S., Foreman
Smith, Harmon D., District Manager
Smith, Ralph W., Salesman
Spurr, Winfred F., Asst. Manager
St. Louis, William J., Foreman
Sullivan, Martin V. B., Wool Salesman
Sussman, Rudolph, Principal
Tasney, Charles E., Collector
Taylor, Edward J., Cashier
Taylor, Robert, Salesman Taylor, Walter F., Janitor Teel, C. Sumner, Insurance
Thomas, Clarence L., Asst. Manager Toothaker, Raymond D., Superintendent Weston, Harold L., Florist Whelpley, George E., Clerk
Woodside, A. Clifford, Jr., Insurance Underwriter Woodward E. Whitcomb, Bank Clerk Wooldridge, Herbert J., Electrician
172 Washington St. 17 School St. 753 Main St.
166 Washington St. 87 Howard St. 13 Elliott St. 128 Pleasant St. 50 Federal St .. 65 Harnden St. 123 Salem St. 332 Summer Ave. 42 Pratt St. 54 Fairview Ave .. 66 Hancock St. 10 Deering St. 202 Bancroft Ave. 93 Washington St. 89 King St.
18 Oak St. 8 Arlington St. 1244 Main St. 32 Wescroft Rd. 22 Scotland Rd ..
5 Woodward Ave. 158 Woburn St. 93 Summer Ave. 187 West St.
7 Gould St. 13 Forest St. 8 Willow St. 54 Pleasant St .. 113 Walnut St. 182 Bancroft Ave. 128 Prospect St. 69 Locust St. 430 West St. 773 Main St.
60 Highland St. 156 High St.
KENNETH C. LATHAM, CHAS. E. WILKINSON, HERBERT K. MILLER, Selectmen of Reading, Mass.
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Report of the Town Clerk
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 6, 1944 TOWN WARRANT (Seal) 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 here- by required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Reading, qualified to vote in elections, to meet in Security Hall, Woburn St., in said Reading as the polling place designated for the four precincts in said Town, on Monday the sixth day of March, A.D. 1944, at seven o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following articles, viz :
Article 1. To elect by ballot the following Town Officers : a Moder- ator for one year, Town Clerk for one year; one member of the Select- men 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 ; one member of the Board of Public Works for two years; two Constables for one year ; one mem- ber 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 ; one member of the School Committee for one year; 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 ; Tree Warden for three years; also in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1943, in each of the four precincts forty-five Town Meeting Members, the first third in the order of votes received of members so elected to serve three years, the second third in such order to serve two years; and the remaining third in such order to serve one year.
For these purposes the polls will be opened at each of the four pre- cincts at seven o'clock A. M. and will be closed at eight o'clock P. M.
And to meet in Security Hall, Woburn St., in said Reading, on Mon- day, the Thirteenth Day of March, A. D. 1944, at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening at which time and place the following articles are to be acted upon and determined exclusively by Town Meeting Members in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7 of the Acts of 1943.
Article 2. To hear and act on the reports of the Board of Select- men, Town Accountant, Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Board of Asses- sors, Board of Public Works, Town Clerk, Tree Warden, Board of Health, Board of Public Welfare, School Committee, Public Library
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Trustees, Municipal Light Board, Finance Committee, Contributory Re- tirement Bcard, and any other Boards or Special Committees.
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 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- ways, Sidewalks, Drainage, Common Parks and Supervised Play, Water Department, and Sewer Department, Public Dumps, Charities and Aid; Soldier's Benefits, Public Schools, Public Library, Cemeteries, Memor- ial Day Observance, Municipal Light Department, Street Lighting, Ma- turing Debt, Interest, Insurance, Contributory Retirement System, 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, 1945, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable with- in 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, Gen- eral Laws. 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 the provisions of Section 65 of Chapter 60 of the General Laws, the right of redemp- tion 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 if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00) for the care of graves of any persons 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 I.aws, or what it will do in relation thereto. Board of Selectmen
Article 9. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate by borrow- ing or otherwise a sum sufficient to pay the County of Middlesex, as re- quired by law on account of assessment levied on the Town for its share of the maintenance, care and repair and other lawful expenses incurred in 1943 for the Middlesex County Sanatorium, or what it will do in re- lation thereto. Board of Selectmen
Article 10. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the preparation and printing of a Street List for the year 1944, or. what it will do in relation thereto. Board of Selectmen
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Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Civilian Defense, for the purpose set forth in Chapter 487 of the Acts of 1941, or what it will do in relation thereto. Board of Selectmen
Article 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate for the alteration and improvement of the Central Fire Station, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Selectmen
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell or exchange, upon such terms and conditions as they may determine, the Police Ambulance; to see what disposition the Town will make of the proceeds thereof, and to see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purchase of a new ambulance for the Police Department, or what it will do in relation thereto. Board of Selectmen
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to amend the first para- graph of Section 1 of Article VI of the By-Laws of the Town by adding thereto the words :- but nothing herein shall prohibit a member of such committee from holding office as a Town Meeting Member under any Representative Town Meeting Government, so as to read as follows :
Section 1. There shall be a Finance Committee consisting of fif- teen voters of the Town, no one of whom shall be a Town officer, or a member of a department receiving a salary, but nothing herein shall prohibit a member of such committee from holding office as a Town Meeting Member under any form of Representative Town Meeting Gov- ernment.
Board of Selectmen
Article 15. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate. for the installation of new heating systems in the Highland and Lowell Street Schools, including the Engineering service, plans, and specifica- tions therefor, or what it will do in relation thereto. School Committee
Article 16. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate to pay into the teachers retirement system for the benefit of teachers on military leave of absence during the years 1942 and 1943, as provided for and under authority of Chapter 419 of the Acts of 1943, or what it will. do in relation thereto. School Committee
Article 17. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the preparation of plans, surveys, and specifications, and for such architectural and engineering advice and services as may be deemed necessary for the design of a new Senior High School, or what it will do in relation thereto. School Committee
Article 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum. of thirty and 80/100 ($30.80) dollars under authority of Chapter 179 of the Acts of 1941 for the payment of unpaid 1941 bill for Industrial Tui- tion due the City of Malden, or what it will do in relation thereto.
School Committee
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from avail- able funds for the purpose of maintaining, repairing, purchasing and operating road machinery and equipment for the use of and under the.
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direction of the Board of Public Works, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 20. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of re-surfacing the Mineral Street Bridge, or what it will do in relation thereto. Board of Public Works
Article 21. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the purpose of ploughing, harrowing, and furnishing aid in the cul- tivation of private land, as authorized under the provisions of Chapter 75 of the Acts of 1943, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 22. To see what sum the Town will raise and appropriate for the collection of such scrap materials as may be salvaged, for the use in the production of materials necessary for the prosecution of the war; said appropriation to be expended by and under the direction of the Board of Public Works, or what it will do in relation thereto.
Board of Public Works
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 111 of the By-Laws by adding after Section 2 the following new Section :
Section 3. The Board of Public Works is hereby authorized and empowered to aid any neighboring City or Town in repairing and main- taining the physical properties of its water supply system, under author- ity of Chapter one hundred twenty-five of the Acts of nineteen hundred and forty-three, and may extend such aid subject to such terms and con- ditions as Board may impose. Board of Public Works
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