USA > Massachusetts > Middlesex County > Reading > Town of Reading Massachusetts annual report 1951 > Part 1
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14
DEC 13 READING PUBLIC LIBRARY, READING, MASSACHUSETTS
ANNUAL REPORT
Town of
READING MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OF
REAL
+ SE
LED 16
39
INCORPO
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER
- 1951
READING PUBLIC LIBRARY READING, MASSACHUSETTS
Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016
https://archive.org/details/townofreadingmas 1951 read
TOWN OF
READING MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OF RE
DING
SETTL
ED 19
39.1
CORPOR
Annual Report OF THE TOWN OFFICERS
For the Year Ended December 1951
Town Officers 1951
Board of Selectmen
CHARLES E. WILKINSON, Chairman G. LAWRENCE ROBERTS, Secretary KENNETH C. LATHAM
Term Expires 1952
1953
Board of Public Welfare
*JOSEPH D. KNIGHT NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman DANIEL L. CHAMBERLAIN, Secretary 1GWENDOLYN H. NEWHOUSE
Term Expires 1954
"
1952
EDWARD E. HARNDEN, Welfare Agent GLADYS M. WILSON, Social Worker
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
*JOSEPH D. KNIGHT NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman DANIEL L. CHAMBERLAIN, Secretary 1GWENDOLYN H. NEWHOUSE EDWARD E. HARNDEN, Director RUTH C. CORBETT, Social Worker VIRGINIA C. SMITH, Social Worker
Term Expires 1954
1953
1952
Board of Assessors
HAROLD B. CURRELL, Chairman RALPH T. HORN, Secretary LEON G. BENT
Term Expires 1953
Town Counsel SAMUEL H. DAVIS
Town Clerk BOYD H. STEWART
Treasurer
Moderator
PRESTON F. NICHOLS
CHARLES P. HOWARD
Town Accountant
BOYD H. STEWART
Town Collector WILLIAM E. MORRISON
Personnel Board HAROLD L. JONES, Chairman G. LAWRENCE ROBERTS EMERSON A. WILLARD BOYD H. STEWART, Secretary
Director, Veterans' Service - Veterans' Benefits Agent CHARLES W. H. SMITH
*Deceased
tAppointed to fill vacancy
2
1954
1953
1952
1954
Board of Public Works
WALTER S. HOPKINS, JR., Chairman COLEMAN J. DONAHUE, Secretary JOHN W. HARRISON JAMES E. CALVIN HARRY R. WALKER
Term Expires 1952
1954
1952
1953
1954
Board of Health
CHARLES R. BAISLEY, M.D., Chairman
Term Expires 1953
"
1954
EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M.D.
1952
Finance Committee
JOSHUA T. DAY, Chairman
Term Expires 1953
EVERETT H. BROMLEY
1952
ERNEST E. GALLANT
1952
SAMUEL J. MALONE
„
1952
EMERSON A. WILLARD
"
"
1952
CHARLES P. ANDERSON
"
1953
GEORGE E. CURTIS
1953
WALTER M. FOWLER
1953
WILLIAM D. MacKINNON
1953
LOUIS DAVIS
1954
CLEMENT T. GLEASON
„
1954
EDWARD B. HALLIGAN
"
1954
CARL H. AMON, JR.
1954
CHARLES STRATTON
1954
School Committee
ALEXANDER P. GLOVER, Chairman ARTHUR B. LORD, JR., Secretary GLADYS F. MILTON
Term Expires 1952
*MELVIN S. CROSBY
NEWELL H. MORTON
„,
1953
ROBERT E. TURNER JOHN L. GRIFFIN
„
1954
¡PHILIP R. WHITE
School Physicians JUSTIN L. ANDERSON, M.D.
CHARLES R. BAISLEY, M.D.
EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M.D.
Superintendent of Schools ARTHUR B. LORD, JR.
Attendance Officer ROBERT A. GRUNDY
School Nurse MARGARET B. CLEWLEY
Municipal Light Board
JOSEPH H. REED, Chairman FRANK D. TANNER, Secretary ALFRED H. DOLBEN
Term Expires 1953
1952
"
1954
3
1952
1953
1954
CHRISTINE ATKINSON, Secretary
1952
EARLE D. MARTIN
Board of Registrars
ROBERT S. RALSTON, Chairman WALTER A. SCANLON, Secretary LOUIS BACIGALUPO
Term Expires 1953
1952
Term Expires 1954
Board of Cemetery Trustees
FRED L. NUTTER, Chairman DAVID E. HERSEE, Secretary WILLIAM P. PIERPONT M. RUSSELL MEIKLE
Term Expires 1952
=
1953
1952
1953
EDOUARD N. DUBE
1954
ERNEST E. BROWN
1954
Planning Board
CHARLES WILSON, Chairman PHILIP R. WHITE, Secretary GEORGE B. PEASE WINTHROP D. PARKER
A. LLOYD DAVID
1952
Board of Library Trustees
WILLIAM J. TONKS, Chairman
Term Expires 1954
EVE T. HENDERSON, Secretary
1953
NEIL C. ROBINSON
1953
SIDNEY M. HODSON
1952
KATHERINE C. PIERCE
1954
C. NELSON BISHOP
1952
Commissioners of Trust Funds
ROBERT M. BROWN, Chairman *RALPH G. BABCOCK H. RAYMOND JOHNSON tARTHUR BANCROFT
1957
Town Treasurer and Chairman of Selectmen members ex-officiis
Board of Appeals
RICHARD JACKSON, Chairman
Term Expires 1954
ERNEST L. NIGRO, Secretary
1952
CLIFTON S. NICHOLS
"
1953
Associate Members Board of Appeal
LAWRENCE A. INGHAM
Term Expires 1952
RUSSELL L. MILLER
FORREST D. COOK
"
" 1954
Sealer of Weights and Measures Inspector of Milk and Foods CARL M. SMITH CARL M. SMITH
Insector of Plumbing and Gas Inspector KENNETH G. SHAW
*Resigned
*Appointed to fill vacancy
Term Expires 1954
1953
1953
1952
1955
Term Expires 1953
1953
4
Inspector of Animals GARDNER A. LESTER, D.V.M.
Game Warden
JAMES T. PUTNAM Dog Officer §CHARLES H. MELENDY WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP
Inspector of Buildings HAROLD B. CURRELL
Superintendent of Moth Work MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Tree Warden MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Custodian of Soldiers and Sailors Graves HAROLD F. DAVIS
Forest Warden CHIEF HUGH L. EAMES
Deputy Forest Wardens DEPUTY CHIEF JAMES S. PERRY
CAPT. HERBERT L. ROBERTSON LIEUT. GEORGE W. GOODRIDGE JOHN A. SPURR MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Constables
LEON G. BENT ARTHUR L. HARRIS
Insurance Committee Consists of Board of Selectmen, Town Treasurer, and Chairman of the Finance Committee
Contributory Retirement Board
PHILIP R. WHITE, Chairman BOYD H. STEWART, Secretary DONALD C. MITCHELL
Law Committee
Consists of Chairmen of the following Boards:
Board of Selectmen
Board of Assessors
Board of Health
School Committee
Board of Public Welfare Board of Public Works
Municipal Light Board Police Department THOMAS E. WALL, Chief
Sergeants
ARTHUR M. CURTIN THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK
ROLAND E. ELLIS Patrolmen
*TIMOTHY J. CULLINANE FRANK R. FISHER HAROLD W. O'BRIEN EARL R. HUTCHINSON JOSEPH M. GREENE
PATRICK J. PANTANO GEORGE LeFAVE
JOHN R. CONDON § Deceased *Retired
+Removed
#Temporary
JOHN F. BEAUDOIN
WILLIAM F. FAULKNER PAUL F. JUNKINS WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP EDWARD M. HUBBARD JAMES E. HOWARD #FREDERICK J. KEEFE #JOHN L. POWER
5
Keeper of the Lock-Up THOMAS E. WALL
Clerk J. ROBERT CLARK
Fire Department
Permanent Firemen Chief, HUGH L. EAMES #Deputy Chief, CHARLES H. HESELTON *Deputy Chief, JAMES S. PERRY Captain, HERBERT L. ROBERTSON Lieutenant, GEORGE W. GOODRIDGE
NELSON P. O'BRIEN CLIFFORD E. LITCHFIELD LESLIE C. HADLEY DONALD C. MITCHELL ROBERT W. SHANNON
ELMER A. DYKENS, JR. GEORGE F. FOGG WILLIAM R. VAN HORN ROBERT H. THOMAS RICHARD D. BROWN
*ROBERT W. PRATT
Call Firemen
JOSEPH ARSENAULT HENRY O. BALLOU ROBERT L. BALLOU ¡GEORGE F. BAXTER HOWARD E. BUSSELL JOHN J. CARNEY EVERETT G. CARROLL MYLES A. DENNO DE MELLE G. GAREY JAMES R. GAW ROBERT M. GRAHAM
*EARL W. HOBART LESLIE L. HADLEY IVAR F. JOHNSON JAMES R. MERCER ELMER W. MOORE
H. HARVEY QUIGLEY HERMAN L. RIESSLE GEORGE G. ROGERS F. LIONEL SPRINGFORD JOHN A. SPURR *ERNEST R. WATSON
GEORGE S. ZANNI
Dispatcher JOHN L. GOODRIDGE
Superintendent of Fire Alarm HUGH L. EAMES
Inspector of Wires GEORGE F. FOGG
#Resigned +Deceased *Appointed to fill vacancy
6
Measurers of Lumber
HAROLD B. CURRELL
FRED F. SMITH MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Measurers of Wood and Bark
PERCY N. SWEETSER
HAROLD B. CURRELL THOMAS F. BROGAN
Weighers of Coal and Hay
THOMAS E. BROGAN BERTHA D. MacLELLAN
WENDELL B. NEWELL
MABEL L. MCKAY PERCY N. SWEETSER D. GEORGE GAW
MOLLIE A. SWEETSER
Field Drivers
ERNEST T. WAKEFIELD JAMES PUTNAM
Fence Viewers
WENDELL B. NEWELL CARL B. SAWYER
WARREN F. CHARLES
Committee on Elm Tree Protection
MAURICE H. DONEGAN JOHN F. SAWYER
MARION V. HARRINGTON
Committee on Town Forests
MAURICE H. DONEGAN Term Expires 1951
HUGH L. EAMES
1952
Capital Expenditures Planning Committee
A. LLOYD DAVID, Chairman
GEORGE R. BARRIS
LAWRENCE A. CATE, Secretary JOHN E. FLYNN EDWARD B. HALLIGAN CHARLES E. WILSON
EARLE D. MARTIN
Salvage Committee BOARD OF SELECTMEN
HERBERT K. MILLER CHARLES F. TREVOR
Recreation Committee
NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman
JAMES E. CALVIN, Secretary
CHARLES E. WILKINSON
ROBERT E. TURNER C. SUMNER TEEL CARL W. PINKHAM
WILLIAM E. BILLINGHAM, D.D.
7
Special Police Officers
*HUGH S. MacFARLANE GEORGE CASTINE W. RAY YORKS *HARRY M. BERRY WILLIAM BROUSSARD ANDREW J. LOMAX FREDERICK L. REISSLE
FRED B. GIBSON ROBERT A. VARS
STUART R. NICHOLS DANIEL J. BUCKLEY *JOHN L. KNIGHT, JR. WILLIAM J. SHEMACK
#SIMON CASTINE EDWARD HARRISON WILLIAM A. LLOYD
¿GROVER C. EATON RALPH PLOUFF EDWARD E. HARNDEN
*CHARLES L. GOWING, JR. CHARLES E. LANGDON HENRY O. BALLOU WILLIAM N. RICHARDS JAMES T. PUTNAM CARL W. PINKHAM JOHN H. VANDENBERG WILLIAM H. MILLER
MAURICE H. DONEGAN ARTHUR G. REES ROBERT P. SMITH HARRY A. TURNER
RALPH E. WILSON
J. ROBERT CLARK HAROLD F. DAVIS HUGH L. EAMES
#CHARLES H. MELENDY JOHN L. GOODRIDGE
*Resigned *Retired ¿Deceased
All Schools All Schools High School High School High School Junior High School Junior High School Junior High School Joshua Eaton School Joshua Eaton School Highland School Highland School Highland School Pearl Street School Pearl Street School Lowell Street School Pumping Station Methodist Church Center School Bldg. Reading Theatre Odd Fellows Bldg. Municipal Bldg., Library, and Masonic Bldg. Middlesex County National Bank
Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, Public Works Reading Rifle and Revolver Club Reading Rifle and Revolver Club
Public Works Town Forest Victory House Victory House First Baptist Church V.F.W. Quarters Police Station Cemeteries Fire Station Dog Officer Traffic Control
8
STATISTICS
Area, 10 square miles
Population, census of 1950, 14,006
Registered Voters: Precinct No. 1, 1859; Precinct No. 2, 1638; Precinct No. 3, 1634; Precinct No. 4, 1933; Total 7064.
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, John F. Casey, Somerville
Senator 7th Middlesex District, George J. Evans, Wakefield
Representatives 18th Middlesex District, Frank D. Tanner, Reading and Malcolm S. White, Woburn
9
TOWN OF READING List of Jurors for 1951-1952 Prepared by the Board of Selectmen
NAME OCCUPATION
RESIDENCE
Ainsworth, Dennis J., Electrician
15 Woodbine St.
Anderson, Carl E., Florist
362 Summer Ave.
Austin, Horace A., Brakeman
26 Hampshire Rd.
Bancroft, Arthur W., Insulation
63 West St.
Barber, Dana H., Mechanical Designer
12 Hampshire Rd.
Beal, E. Stanley, Retired
418 Lowell St.
Bigelow, Frances M., At Home
43 Oak Ridge Rd.
Blackmer, Gordon W., Clerk
20 Perkins Ave.
Brown, Wendell W., Engineer
71 County Rd.
41 Cold Spring Rd.
29 Knollwood Rd.
Cassey, Sidney, Retired Cate, Lawrence, Cost Accountant
264 Charles St.
12 Willow St.
Chapman, Robert E., Office Worker
521 Summer Ave.
113 Bancroft Ave.
26 County Rd.
26 County Rd.
76 Deering St.
19 Glen Rd.
1 Fairmount Rd.
45 Chute St.
75 County Rd.
32 Federal St.
22 Orchard Park Dr.
93 Harnden St.
15 Ellis Ave.
17 Forest Glen Rd.
23 Warren Ave.
252 Charles St.
28 Oak St.
9 Eaton St.
12 Parkview Rd.
306 Ash St.
31 Fairview Ave.
17 Woodbine St.
206 Bancroft Ave.
25 Prescott St.
935 Main St.
54 Grand St.
Clarke, Fred E., Layout Man Cochrane, Doris G., Housewife Cochrane, G. Warren, Jr., Advertising Cole, Benjamin, Merchant Collins, Henry O., Electrician Cooke, Harold H., Retired
Copeland, E. Rollins, Insurance
Crysler, John B., Electrical Engineer
Cullinane, Thomas L., Clerk Curtis, Grace C., Trust Officer Cutcliffe, Winthrop L., Insurance Broker Devaney, John E., Salesman Davis, Harold F., Supt. of Cemeteries
Domin, Dorothea E., Practical Nurse
Emslie, Edward C., Asst. Manager
Flanagan, Thomas, Shipper Flint, Clarence E., Foreman Flynn, John E., Asst. Controller Fowlow, Edwin W., Salesman Freeman, Herbert D., Foreman Gibson, Fred B., Poultry Processor Goodridge, Carl W., Service Eng. Hall, Burt S., Civil Eng. Hawkes, Maurice, Accountant Herrick, Paul E., Bank Clerk
10
Carter, Frank W., Rubber Worker
Chapin, Edward G., Salesman
Hilts, Charles E., Embalmer Hirtle, Clayton N., Cost Accountant Horton, Lawrence L., General Manager Ivers, Lester L., Insurance Adjuster Jackson, Edward K., Insurance Underwriter Jewett, Irving F., Insurance Johnson, Edward N., Farmer Johnson, Paul M., Trainee Kean, Frank H., Jr., Sales Manager Kempton, Ralph R., Insurance Keneely, Ralph S., Retail Salesman
Knapp, Arthur C., Engineer Koerner, Walter, Asst. Treasurer Lane, Walter F., General Electric
Latham, Cecil R., Machinist
Lawson, A. Thomas, Salesman
LeFave, Henry L., Retired
Lenfest, Jeannette, Homemaker
Litchfield, Benjamin, Clerk Lyle, Robert P., Income Tax Accountant
831 Main St. 20 George St. 70 Highland St. 21 Kingston St. 12 County Rd. 331 Summer Ave. 10 Sylvan Rd. 47 Ash St.
31 Hillcrest Rd. 217 Walnut St. 19 Woburn St.
35 Pinevale Ave. 79 Hancock St.
524 Pearl St.
354 Lowell St.
27 Woodward Ave. 36 Chestnut Rd.
8 Copeland Ave.
56 Prospect St. 364 Lowell St.
80 Pine Ridge Rd.
16 Hanscom Ave.
25 Bond St.
37 Chestnut Rd.
21 Copeland Ave.
20 Mineral St.
36 Chute St.
22 West Hill Circle
23 Lee St.
141 Grove St.
20 John St.
55 Walnut St.
49 Fairview Ave.
18 Bond St.
Newberry, Muriel A., Clerical
11 High St.
Nichols, Benjamin E., Credit Man
25 Avon St.
62 Franklin St.
Oram, Stanley B., Bank Teller Page, Everett S., Supervisor
44 Forest St.
Page, Paul S., Office Manager
Palmer, Edward W., Information
Palmer, John E., R. E. Agent
Phinney, John L., Retired
133 Prospect St.
12 Willow St.
2 Virginia Rd.
49 Chute St.
MacLean, Donald W., Telegraph Editor
MacLean, John P., Salesman
Manning, Frank H., Retired
Mansfield, Herbert, Carpenter
Martin, Earle D., C.P.A.
Mathieson, Angus C., Candy Maker Mccullough, Helen D., Housewife
McCullion, John, Salesman McDonald, Oscar E., Retired Meikle, M. Russell, Insurance Merritt, Fred W., Public Auditor
Michelini, Ralph A., Salesman
Moores, Charles A., Accountant Morse, Donald H., Salesman
11
Phippen, Harry I., Salesman Pierce, Chester W., Retired Pierce, Lewis E., Retired
Pinkham, Carl W., Jr., Engineer Powers, Henry W., Funeral Director Pratt, Wilfred E., Investigator Prentiss, Archer N., Insurance Quigley, H. Harvey, Assistant, Harvard Un.
Richard, Homer F., Engineer
Richmond, Ernest D., Jr., Boat Builder
Roberts, Carl W., Civil Engineer
Rose, Alfred C., Assembler Rowell, Walter L., Clerk Sampson, Earl F., Auditor
202 Bancroft Ave.
10 Orchard Park Dr.
18 Oak St.
68 Linden St.
57 Cross St.
331 Haven St.
17 Vale Rd. 5 California Rd.
40 Federal St.
161 Ash St.
22 Scotland Rd.
72 Cross St.
43 Prospect St.
52 Prescott St.
174 Bancroft Ave.
93 Summer Ave.
38 Belmont St.
21 Sanborn St.
113 Walnut St.
3 Copeland Ave.
18 Gould St.
8 Gilmore Ave.
9 Cape Cod Ave.
60 Forest St.
99 Beacon St.
Weidman, Walter F., Boy Scout Executive Wells, Carl V., Trader
Whelpley, George E., Clerk
White, Melvin A., Sanford Mills
Wilcox, Richard W., Insurance
Woodman, George S., Auditor
126 Summer Ave. 93 Vine St. 13 Elliott St. 33 Barrows Rd. 65 Harnden St. 332 Summer Ave. 43 Berkeley St. 319 Main St. 54 Fairview Ave. 24 Longview Rd.
10 Deering St. 61 Hancock St.
Sargent, Albert E., Military Archives
Sargent, Almon W., Retired
Saunders, Karl R., Civil Engineer Scanlon, Walter A., Accountant Sellars, Ralph E., Banker Shulkey, Donald H., Bank Officer
Sias, Ralph G., Accountant
Skidmore, Roy C., B. & M. Clerk
Smith, Mary V., Housewife
Snow, Harold P., C.P.A.
Spurr, Frank L., Purchasing Agent
Stephan, Carl, Industrial Rep.
Stratton, Charles P., Elec. Insp.
Sullivan, Martin V. B., Wool Salesman
Surrette, Edward D., Fish Cutter
Tasney, Charles W., Sales Manager
Teel, C. Sumner, Insurance
Tonks, Anna D., Housewife Twombly, Norman, Bookkeeper
Vincent, F. Raymond, Salesman
Waite, James E., Road Foreman
Warnock, Everett J., Foundry Foreman Waters, Waldo, L., Draftsman
156 High St. 9 Hanscom Ave.
430 West St.
14 Green St. 41 Oak St.
115 Bancroft Ave.
12
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
Shepardson Hall, Junior High School January 22, 1951
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Charles P. Howard, at 8:08 p.m.
The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, when on motion of Kenneth C. Latham, it was voted to dispense with further reading of the warrant, except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Town Clerk.
Article 1. On motion of Harold L. Jones, it was voted that the Schedule of Minimum and Maximum Salaries to be paid to employees in positions included in the Employees Classification Plan be and the same hereby is amended in the manner following:
Amend Section 5, Municipal Light Department under the job title of Meter Tester by striking out the maximum hourly rate of -1.13 and substituting in place thereof the maximum hourly rate of -1.375 and by striking out the maximum weekly salary of -45.20 and substituting in place thereof the maximum weekly salary of $55.00, and said section is further amended under the job title of Shipping and Receiving Clerk by striking out the maximum hourly rate of 97c and substituting in place thereof the maximum hourly rate of $1.00 and by striking out the maxi- mum weekly salary of $38.80 and substituting in place thereof the max- imum weekly salary of $40.00.
Article 2. On motion of Samuel H. Davis, it was voted that further reading of the article be dispensed with.
Article 2. On motion of Harold L. Jones, it was voted that Sections 1 to 11 both inclusive of the Schedule of Minimum and Maximum Sal- aries to be paid to employees in positions included in the Employees Classification Plan be and the same hereby are amended by striking out all the hourly, weekly and annual minimum and maximum rates under each of the job classifications appearing thereunder and substi- tuting in place thereof under such job classifications the following hour- ly, weekly and annual minimum and maximum rates:
Section 1. Clerical Employees
Weekly
Min.
Max.
Junior Clerk
28.38
39.48
Senior Clerk
42.70
48.87
Section 2. Supervisory Employees
Hourly
Min.
Max.
Foreman
69.00
79.00
Supervisory Employees, Mechanic and
1.58
1.66
63.20
66.40
Shovel Operator
13
Section 3. Hourly Paid Employees
Skilled Labor Semi-Skilled Labor Unskilled Labor Unclassified Labor
1.45
1.57
58.00
62.80
1.34
1.42
53.60
56.80
1.20
1.31
48.00
52.40
.75
1.10
30.00
44.00
Section 4. Public Works Department
Superintendent
95.38
114.56
Pumping Station Engineer
64.00
74.80
Relief Pumping Engineer
59.00
79.00
Chief to Survey Party
1.55
1.71
62.00
68.40
Transit, Rodman and Draftsman
1.15
1.42
46.00
56.80
Meter Repairman
1.22
1.44
48.80
57.60
Dump Caretaker
1.10
1.25
44.00
50.00
Section 5. Municipal Light Department
Hourly
Weekly
Manager
104.00
122.25
Comptroller
98.60
106.13
Assistant to Comptroller
54.53
62.05
Distribution Engineer
73.88
95.38
Construction Superintendent
73.88
95.38
Line Truck
1.93
2.04
77.20
81.60
Cable Splicer
1.93
2.04
77.20
81.60
Lineman-1st Class
1.71
1.87
68.40
74.80
Lineman-2nd Class
1.49
1.59
59.60
63.60
Lineman-3rd Class
1.40
1.45
56.00
58.00
Groundsman
1.18
1.39
47.20
55.60
Patrolman-1st Class
1.44
1.69
57.60
67.60
Patrolman-Apprentice
1.18
1.42
47.20
56.80
Mechanic
1.44
1.58
57.60
63.20
Meter Tester
1.15
1.475
46.00
59.00
Meter Reader
1.04
1.18
41.60
47.20
Operator
1.31
1.52
52.40
60.80
Stockroom Man
1.18
1.26
47.20
50.40
Merchandise Manager
73.88
87.85
Service Manager
68.50
76.03
Salesman Clerk
47.00
57.75
Service Man
1.44
1.69
57.60
67.60
Service Man-Apprentice
1.18
1.39
47.20
55.60
Shipping and Receiving Clerk
1.04
1.10
41.60
44.00
Collector
1.07
1.28
42.80
51.20
Janitor
1.18
1.23
47.20
49.20
Section 6. Cemetery Department
Superintendent
69.00
70.00
Working Foreman
1.51
1.65
60.40
66.00
Min.
Max.
Min.
Max.
Chief Operator
1.44
1.77
57.60
70.80
Assistant to Superintendent and
14
Section 7. Public Library
Librarian Assistant Librarian Library Clerical
.75 .85
Section 8. Tree and Moth Department
Superintendent
69.00
79.00
Section 9. Police Department
Annually
Chief Sergeant Patrolman
4,008.00
4,308.00
3,708.00
3,208.00
3,408.00
Section 10. Fire Department
Annually
Chief
4,008.00
4,308.00
Deputy
3,808.00
Captain
3,708.00
Lieutenant
3,608.00
Private
3,208.00
3,408.00
Call Man-Full Time (24 hours)
300.00
Extra or part time work
.90
Section 11. General Government
Weekly Annually
Town Accountant
3,608.00 3,970.50
Janitor-Town Buildings
47.00 57.75
Article 3. On motion of Kenneth C. Latham, it was voted that the sum of Twenty-five Hundred ($2,500.00) Dollars be raised and appro- priated for civil defense, such amount to be expended under the super- vision of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 4. On motion of Charles E. Wilkinson, it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized and empowered to sell upon such terms and conditions as they may determine the real estate owned by the Town situated on the Northerly side of Mill Street being the property formerly occupied by the Pumping Station Engineer, which real estate consists of approximately 15,000 square feet of land together with the dwelling house thereon, and said Board of Selectmen are further authorized and empowered to execute for and in behalf of the Town a deed or other instrument of conveyance in such form and upon such conditions as they may determine conveying said premises to the purchaser thereof.
Article 5. On motion of G. Lawrence Roberts, it was voted that the sum of Sixteen Thousand Five Hundred ($16,500.00) Dollars be raised and appropriated for the purchase of a new Fire Truck with a 750 gallon pumping engine.
15
49.48
53.45
37.08
40.55
Call Man-Half Time
150.00
Article 6. On motion of Kenneth C. Latham, it was voted that all the benefits, right and privileges contained and set forth in the Motion authorizing the expenditure of the Salvage Fund adopted by the Town under Article 12 of the Annual Meeting held on March 18, 1946, be and the same hereby are extended to all persons who entered the Armed Forces of the United States since the Cessation of Hostilities of World War II and his or her dependents.
Article 7. On motion of Alexander P. Glover, it was voted that the School Committee be and they hereby are authorized and empowered to petition the General Court for enabling legislation authorizing the Town to borrow from time to time within a period of five years from the passage of the law such sums as may be necessary not exceeding in the aggregate $2,500,000 for the construction of a High School build- ing and for originally equipping the same, and such loans shall be paid in not more than twenty years from their dates, and such indebtedness shall be in excess of the statutory limit.
Article 8. On motion of Alexander P. Glover, it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized and empowered to acquire by taking by right of eminent domain or by purchase for school purposes a parcel of land situated in Birch Meadow containing by estimation 2.53 acres and shown as Lot 61 on Town of Reading As- sessor's Plan No. 35, and that the sum of Twenty-one Hundred Fifty- five and 20/100 ($2,155.20) Dollars be appropriated by transferring said sum from the unexpended balance of the Special Appropriation for the ac- quisition of land for the construction of a new Senior High School voted at the Town Meeting in March, 1947, and the Town Accountant be and hereby is authorized and instructed to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
Article 9. On motion of Alexander P. Glover, it was voted that the sum of Fifteen Hundred ($1,500.00) Dollars be appropriated by trans- ferring said sum from the Surplus Revenue Account for the repair and improvement of the Junior High School building by eliminating the smoke and fumes from the auditorium so as to meet the safety require- ments for school pupils, and that the Town Accountant be and hereby is authorized to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
Article 10. On motion of Alexander P. Glover, it was voted that the sum of Two Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars be appropriated by transfer- ring said sum from the Surplus Revenue Account for the repair and improvement of the boiler room in the Highland School building so as to meet the safety requirements for school pupils, and that the Town Accountant be and hereby is authorized to transfer said sum to carry out the purpose of this vote.
Article 11. On motion of Joseph H. Reed, it was voted that the Municipal Light Board be authorized and empowered to extend and enlarge the Municipal Light Plant by constructing sub-station in the Town of Wilmington, installing the necessary power line from the Ash Street Plant to such sub-station, and installing such other appliances and equipment which may be necessary in connection therewith, and the Municipal Light Board be further authorized and empowered to ac- quire by purchase lot of land in the Town of Wilmington which they
16
may deem advisable for the construction of such sub-station, and that there be raised and appropriated for the above purpose the sum of One Hundred Fifty Thousand ($150,000.00) Dollars in addition to the amount which may be available in the Depreciation Fund to be expended by the Manager of the Municipal Lighting under the direction and control of the Municipal Light Board for the above purpose; and that the Treas- urer be and hereby is authorized and directed with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow said sum of $150,000 and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the Town, such bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be payable in not more than twenty years from the date of the first bond or note or at such earlier time as the Treasurer and the Selectmen may determine; and said bonds or notes shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Selectmen.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.