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Annual Report
OWN
Town Of
READING MASSACHUSETTS
For The Year Ended December
1954
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TOWN OF READING MASSACHUSETTS
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INCORPO
Annual Report OF THE TOWN OFFICERS
For the Year Ended December 1954
TOWN OFFICERS 1954
Board of Selectmen
KENNETH C. LATHAM, Chairman JAMES E. CALVIN, Secretary LAWRENCE DREW
Term Expires 1957
"
1955
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1956
Board of Public Welfare
NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman
Term Expires 1956
DANIEL L. CHAMBERLAIN, Secretary DONALD C. McKIE
"
1955
*EDWARD E. HARNDEN, Welfare Agent GLADYS M. WILSON, Social Worker
§QUINCY B. PARK, Welfare Agent
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman
Term Expires 1956
DONALD C. McKIE, Secretary
DANIEL L. CHAMBERLAIN
*EDWARD E. HARNDEN, Director
*RUTH C. CORBETT, Social Worker VIRGINIA C. SMITH, Social Worker
§QUINCY B. PARK, Director
Board of Assessors
HAROLD B. CURRELL, Chairman RALPH T. HORN, Secretary ¡LEON G. BENT
Term Expires 1956
1955
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", 1957
Town Counsel SAMUEL H. DAVIS
Town Clerk BOYD H. STEWART
Treasurer
Moderator
PRESTON F. NICHOLS
CHARLES P. HOWARD
Town Accountant
Town Collector
BOYD H. STEWART
WILLIAM E. MORRISON
Personnel Board HAROLD L. JONES, Chairman JAMES E. CALVIN *EMERSON A. WILLARD §WILLIAM F. MURPHY BOYD H. STEWART, Secretary
Director, Veterans' Service - Veterans' Benefits Agent CHARLES W.H. SMITH
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1957
1957
1955
Board of Public Works
HAROLD D. KILGORE, JR., Chairman COLEMAN J. DONAHUE, Secretary KENNETH R. JOHNSON WALTER S. HOPKINS, JR.
Term Expires 1956
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1957
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1955
A
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1955
DOMENICK ZANNI, JR.
1957
Board of Health
CHARLES R. BAISLEY, M.D., Chairman CHRISTINE F. ATKINSON, Secretary
Term Expires 1956
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1957
EDWARD M. HALLIGAN, M.D.
1955
Finance Committee
CARL H. AMON, JR., Chairman
EVERETT H. BROMLEY
LOUIS DAVIS
JOSHUA T. DAY, JR.
"
1956
ERNEST E. GALLANT
"
1955
CLEMENT T. GLEASON
"
1955
WILLIAM D. MacKINNON
"
1955
WILLIAM F. MURPHY
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1957
CARL B. PITMAN
1956
CHARLES STRATTON
1957
EMERSON A. WILLARD
1955
School Committee
PHILIP R. WHITE, Chairman
Term Expires 1956
ARTHUR B. LORD, JR., Secretary
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1956
ROBERT E. TURNER
1957
GLADYS F. MILTON
1955
*ALEXANDER P. GLOVER
"
1955
School Physician
ER CHANG PING, M.D.
Attendance Officer
School Nurse
ROBERT A. GRUNDY
MARGARET B. CLEWLEY
Municipal Light Board
ALFRED H. DOLBEN, Chairman
Term Expires 1957
"
" 1955
FRANK D. TANNER, Secretary *DONALD L. MILLER
"
1956
§PHILLIP G. WILLCOX
*Resigned
§ Appointed to fill vacancy ¡Deceased
"
1957
"
1955
1957
WALTER M. FOWLER
1957
JOHN R. KAY
"
1956
SAMUEL J. MALONE
1956
BOYD H. STEWART, Clerk
NEWELL H. MORTON
Superintendent of Schools ARTHUR B. LORD, JR.
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Board of Registrars
LOUIS BACIGALUPO, Chairman ROBERT S. RALSTON, Secretary JOHN J. WALSH
Term Expires 1957
1956
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1955
Board of Cemetery Trustees
FRED L. NUTTER, Chairman
Term Expires 1955
"
1956
DAVID E. HERSEE
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1955
EDOUARD N. DUBE
"
1957
ERNEST E. BROWN
1957
Planning Board
A. LLOYD DAVID, Chairman
Term Expires 1955
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1956
BENJAMIN M. HARTSHORN, JR., Secretary ROBERT G. CLINCH A. ERNEST CORINDIA
CHARLES WILSON
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1957
Board of Library Trustees
SYDNEY M. HODSON, Chairman
Term Expires 1955
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1956
KATHERINE C. PIERCE
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1957
H. IRENE LATHAM
"
1956
C. NELSON BISHOP
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1955
KENNETH BROWN
=
1957
Commissioners of Trust Funds
¡ROBERT M. BROWN, Chairman
Term Expires 1959
H. RAYMOND JOHNSON
"
1955
JOSEPH B. IVERSON
"
1957
Town Treasurer and Chairman of Selectmen members ex-officiis
Board of Appeal
ERNEST L. NIGRO, Chariman
Term Expires 1955
LAWRENCE A. INGHAM, Secretary
" 1955
GERALD E. FOSBROKE
"
" 1957
Associate Members Board of Appeal
QUINCY A. LOTHROP, III
Term Expires 1955
RUSSELL L. MILLER
"
1956
FORREST D. COOK
1957
Sealer of Weights and Measures Inspector of Milk and Foods CARL M. SMITH CARL M. SMITH
Inspector of Plumbing KENNETH G. SHAW
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M. RUSSELL MEIKLE, Secretary
"
1956
WILLIAM P. PIERPONT
1955
1956
§ROBERT E. STEWART
NEIL C. ROBINSON, Secretary
Inspector Animals GARDINER A. LESTER, D.V.M.
Inspector of Buildings HAROLD B. CURRELL
Game Warden JAMES T. PUTNAM
Superintendent of Moth Work MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Dog Officer WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP
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 LIEUT. DONALD C. MITCHELL MAURICE H. DONEGAN JOHN A. SPURR JAMES T. PUTNAM
Constables
JAMES T. PUTNAM ARTHUR L. HARRIS
Insurance Committee
Consists of Board of Selectmen, Town Treasurer, and Chairman of Finance Committee
Contributory Retirement Board
DONALD C. MITCHELL, Chairman BOYD H. STEWART, Secretary ARTHUR C. ALDRICH
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 ROLAND E. ELLIS, Chief
Sergeants
THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK WILLIAM H. FAULKNER
EDWARD M. HUBBARD
*Resigned § Appointed to fill vacancy · tDeceased
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FRANK R. FISHER HAROLD W. O'BRIEN JOSEPH M. GREENE PATRICK J. PANTANO JOHN F. BEAUDOIN WILLIAM H. DEWSNAP GEORGE' A. LeFAVE JAMES E. HOWARD FREDERICK J. KEEFE JAMES L. POWER
Patrolmen
ROLAND E. ELLIS, JR. WINFRED A. MacDONALD, JR.
WILLIAM J. WEBB, JR.
JOHN A. BILICKI PHILIP N. CAIL HERBERT G. PERRY JOSEPH W. CORMIER
EVAN P. EDWARDS
FRED GRANELLI, JR. LEONARD P. HOYT
J. ROBERT CLARK, Clerk
Special Police Officers
ROBERT A. VARS
ELMER E. YOUNG
W. RAY YORKS
WILLIAM J. BROUSSARD
FRED REISSLE
ANDREW J. LOMAX
FRED GIBSON
STUART NICHOLS
GEORGE REES
WILLIAM LLOYD
DANIEL BUCKLEY
RICHARD E. MacBRIEN, JR.
Highland School Highland School Pearl St. School
ROY BROGAN
HENRY GROMYKO
Pearl St. School Bus Driver, School Methodist Church
RALPH PLOUFF
EDWARD N. HARNDEN Centre School Building, Welfare Dept.
HENRY O. BALLOU
Municipal Bldg., Masonic Bldg., Sanborn Apts. Library
WILLIAM G. HENDERSON
Middlesex County Naional Bank
JAMES T. PUTNAM Reading Rifle and Revolver Club, Public Works
JOHN H. VANDENBERG Reading Rifle and Revolver Club
DONALD E. FLORENCE
Reading Rifile and Revolver Club Public Works
WILLIAM H. MILLER
MAURICE H. DONEGAN
Town Forest Victory House Victory House
HARRY A. TURNER
First Baptist Church
RALPH E. WILSON
J. ROBERT CLARK DUNCAN H. STANLEY HAROLD F. DAVIS HUGH L. EAMES
JAMES H. MADDEN
ALEXANDER SMYTHE JOHN D. LOUANIS
School Maintenance Supervisor
Senior High School Senior High School Senior High School Junior High School Junior High School Junior High School Eaton School Eaton School Lowell St. School
EDWARD HARRISON
EDWARD TEER
ARTHUR G. REES ROBERT P. SMITH
V.F.W. Quarters Police Station Police Station Cemeteries Fire Department St. Agnes Church Odd Fellows Building Water and Sewer Pumping Stations
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#JOHN L. GOODRIDGE #WALTER L. ALLEN HORACE' A. AUSTIN CHESTER A. COOK JOHN O'BRIEN WILLIAM N. RICHARDS
Traffic Control, Schools
Traffic Control, Schools
Traffic Control, Schools
Traffic Control, Schools
Traffic Control, Schools Traffic Control, Schools
Fire Department
Permanent Firemen Chief, HUGH L. EAMES Deputy Chief, JAMES S. PERRY
Captain, HERBERT L. ROBERTSON
ROBERT H. THOMAS
Lieutenant, GEORGE W. GOODRIDGE
Lieutneant, DONALD C. MITCHELL
CLIFFORD E. LITCHFIELD
LESLIE L. HADLEY
LESLIE C. HADLEY
HERBERT J. HUTCHINSON RUSSELL E. CARTER
ROBERT W. SHANNON
ELMER A. DYKENS, JR.
GERALD W. HUMPHREY
GEORGE F. FOGG
ELMER W. MOORE THEODORE W. TURNER, JR.
Call Firemen
JOSEPH ARSENAULT
JAMES R. GAW
HENRY O. BALLOU
ROBERT L. BALLOU
DANIEL J. BUCKLEY
#HOWARD E. BUSSELL
EVERETT G. CARROLL THEODORE J. DE BRUYN MYLES A. DENNO JOHN F. E'NOS DEMELLE G. GAREY
IVAR F. JOHNSON HERMAN L. REISSLE GEORGE G. RODGERS F. LIONEL SPRINGFORD JOHN A. SPURR ERNEST R. WATSON
Call Dispatcher #JOHN L. GOODRIDGE §ALBERT R. MAINES
Superintendent of Fire Alarm HUGH L. EAMES
Inspector of Wires GEORGE F. FOGG
Measurers of Lumber
HAROLD B. CURRELL MAURICE H. DONEGAN
FRED F. SMITH
#Retired §Appointed to fill vacancy
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ROBERT M. GRAHAM EARL W. HOBART
WILLIAM R. VAN HORN
RICHARD D. BOWN ROBERT W. PRATT
Measurers of Wood and Bark
MAURICE H. DONEGAN
HAROLD B. CURRELL THOMAS E. BROGAN
Weighers of Coal and Hay
THOMAS E. BROGAN BERTHA L. MacLELLAN
WENDELL B. NEWELL
MABEL L. MacKAY MOLLIE A. SWEETSER D. GEORGE GAW
Field Drivers
ERNEST T. WAKEFIELD
JAMES T. 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 JAMES T. PUTNAM
HUGH L. EAMES
Capital Expenditures Planning Committee
CHARLES E. WILSON, Chairman JOHN R. KAY
LAWRENCE A. CATE, Secretary
STANLEY F. MAXWELL
ERNEST E. GALLANT JOHN B. HARKER
Recreation Committee
NEWELL H. MORTON, Chairman
C. SUMNER TEEL
DOMENICK ZANNI, JR.
ROBERT E. TURNER, Secretary LAWRENCE DREW CARL W. PINKHAM
REV. JOSEPH H. GIUNTA
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STATISTICS
Area, 10 square miles
Population, census of 1950, 14,006
Registered Voters: Precinct No. 1, 1913; Precinct No. 2, 2310; Precinct No. 3, 1769; Precinct No. 4, 2428; Total, 8420
Eighth Congressional District
Sixth Councillor District
Seventh Middlesex Senatorial District
Eighteenth Middlesex Representative District
Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex held in Woburn
Representatives in Congress, 8th District, Torbert H. MacDonald, Malden
Councillor 6th District, M. Edward Viola, Arlington
Senator 7th Middlesex District, George J. Evans, Wakefield
Representatives 18th Middlesex District, Frank D. Tanner, Reading, and Charles E. Wilkinson, Reading
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TOWN OF READING List of Jurors for 1954-1955 Prepared by the Board of Selectmien Occupation
Name
Residence
Bacigalupo, Mary B., Housewife
Bangs, Edward E., Heating Engineer
Barnes, Gordon E., Electrician
Barney, Howard V., Survey Super.
Bartosch, William J., Supervisor
Basner, Frederick W., Bank Clerk Batty, Charles A., Salesman Beaman, Stanley H., President Belzer, Edwin, Assembler
Berry, Walter D., Supervisor
Bigelow, Kenneth A., Loco. Fireman
Blake, Thomas J., Salesman
Blandy, William H., Tel. Engineer
Bromley, Everett H., Salesman
Buck, Robert H., Accountant
Buckler, Harold E., Insurance Exec.
Burley, Albert M., Transportation
Burns, Robert W., Salesman
Campbell, William F., Carpenter
Chamberlain, Raymond E., Salesman
Chase, Robert P., News Dealer
Collins, John J., President
Coolidge, Frank O., Clerk
Coombs, Walter J., Milk Salesman
Cooper, J. Donald, Salesman
Crosby, Hilda G., Clerk
Crowell, Stewart P., Insurance
Cummings, William H., Manager
Cutler, Walter C., Bus Driver
Dalton, George W., Vault Erector
DeSilvio, John, Bricklayer
Dinan, Edward J., Salesman Dobbins, John H., Buyer
Dow, John A., Mech. Eng.
Dresser, William R., Bank Teller
Dugan, George R., Milk Salesman
Eaton, Roger P., Bank Teller
Ellison, Guy W., Foreman Everett, Donald S., Engineer
Francis, Russell P., Gen. Manager Gadbois, Albert D., Shipper Galvin, Joseph L., Serv. Mgr.
Garey, DeMelle G., Map Mounter Gaw, Kenneth E., Salesman
Gleason, Clement T., Bank Clerk
19 Woburn St. 27 California Rd. 19 Lawrence Rd. 62 King St. 57 Cross St. 82 Forest St.
113 Haverhill St. 206 Woburn St. 60 Haverhill St. 11 Oak Ridge Rd. 14 D Street 67 Belmont St. 87 Scotland Rd. 235 Summer Ave. 30 Dudley St. 194 Summer Ave. 219 Pearl St. 457 Franklin St. 96 Lowell St.
19 Cape Cod Ave. 18 Fairview Ave. 23 Howard St. 64 Village St. 10 Criterion Rd. 522 West St. 17 Beech St.
11 Mt. Vernon St. 219 Charles St. 84 Forest St. 97 Summer Ave. 52 Mt. Vernon St. 7 George St. 67 Washington St. 30 Priscilla Rd. 7 Pine Ridge Rd. 145 Washington St. 22 Echo Ave. 92 Grand St. 17 Indiana Ave. 34 Wescroft Rd. 8 Maple St. 12 Woodbine St. 15 Hopkins St. 9 Chute St. 53 Prescott St.
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Glines, Walter C., Jr., Auto Salesman Godfrey, Lillian G., Housewife Gould, Harry V., Jr., Appraiser Greene, William J., Machinist Gullam, Gordon A., Purch. Agent Halloran, Martin J., Jr., Bank Clerk Harding, George N., Civil Eng. Hatch, William H., Retired Higgins, Claude A., Free Lance Writer Hinckley, Hazel S., Housewife Hobart, Earl W., Proprietor Howe, Hallett D., Jr., Indust. Eng. Jaques, William D., Chemical Engineer Jefferson, M. Tennyson, Investigator
Jewett, Edith R., Organist Johnson, Ethel F., Housewife Johnson, Walter C., Executive
Jollymore, Leslie, Machinist
Jones, Harold L., Asst. Mgr. Knowles, Edmund F., Supt. Leary, Phillip F., Manager Leighton, Robert P., Engineer
Lindsay, John E., Radio Engineer
Look, Sidney L., Const. Eng.
Lothrop, Ruth S., Housewife
Lovering, Homer F., Toolmaker Lowe, Horace P., Bank Teller Mackenzie, Archibald A., Salesman
Marr, George F., Manager Marshall, Frank C., Maintenance Man
Marshall, John R., Office Manager Maxwell, John I., Bank Teller
McDonald, Clifford A., Elect. Repair
McEnroe, Frank, Radio Tech. McHugh, John T., Manager McKie, Donald C., Banker Mckinnon, John R., Electronics
McNabola, John R., Manager Merrill, Frank M., Real Estate Metcalf, Harold R., Clerk Miller, Herbert K., Bank Teller Milley, Eldon B., Factory Worker Moore, Clyde A., Iron Worker Mulhinch, Andrew, Traffic Mgr. Murphy, George V., Govt. Auditor Murphy, William F., Salseman Nelson, Harley C., Chemical Eng. Nicholas, Paul C., Salesman
Norton, Nelson J., Salesman Noyes, Sumner C., Machinist Oliver, George J., Sales Eng.
226 Charles St. 32 Scotland Rd. 15 Fremont St. 7 Warren Ave. 71 Highland St. 22 Prescott St. 46 Prescott St. 29 Gardner Rd. 32 Dudley St. 256 Lowell St. 182 Main St. 133 Walnut St. 6 Robert Rd. 175 Lowell St. 246 Ash St. 15 Woodward Ave. 39 Berkeley St. 11 Winter St. 348 South St. 9 Warren Ave. 39 Hillside Rd. 220 Charles St. 79 Grand St. 52 Bear Hill Rd. 13 Longfellow Rd. 25 Lincoln St. 21 Pine Ridge Rd. 51 Hartshorn St. 4 Kingston St. 48 Mill St. 66 John St.
18 Belmont St. 3 Swan Road 12 Spruce Rd. 80 John Carver Rd. 12 Ellis Ave. 165 South St. 293 Ash St. 88 Prescott St. 48B John St.
23 Fairview Ave. 9 Swan Pond 31 Curtis St. 48 Bear Hill Rd. 22 Winter St. 3 Fielding Rd. 60 Bancroft Ave. 16 Fairmount Rd. 19 Percy Ave. 22 Glen Rd. 13 Middle St.
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Packard, Dana L., Medical Rep. Parkman, Lauress T., Sales Eng. Parry, Louis A., Retired Paul, Theodore L., Inspector Pitman, Harold I., Wholesaler Poehler. Arnold F., Electrician Porter, Henry Y., Accountant Powell, Albert W., Piper Pratt, Richard A., Painter, Priestly, Harland R., Elect. Eng.
Rackle, William H., Investigator Reed, Samuel L., Salesman Richards, Arthur B., Salesman Richards, John F., Supervisor Rooney, George, B. & M. R. R.
Rousseau, William G., Chem. Eng.
Rowe, Ernest Y., Asst. Manager Sampson, Donald K., Engineer Sargent, Grace E., Housewife Sawin, George W., Sales Eng. Schoppelry, Marjorie L., At Home
Sharp, George H., Prod. Planning Small, Norman B., Jr., Manager
Smith, Herbert R., Insurance Underwriter Smith, Raymond L., Supervisor Smith, Virginia C., Social Worker Snow, Everett S., Supt.
Spurr, Winfred F., Sales Mgr.
Stanwood, Augustus T., Accountant
Steele, Earle G., Real Estate Broker
Stewart, Jaspar D., Accountant
Storey, Robert I., Elect. Repair Sturges, Eric B., Banker Sweetser, Allen A., Field Rep.
Surette, Paul E., Florist
Tasney, Florence E., Housewife
Tennett, Gordon W., Insurance
Tine, Albert, Electrician Tonseth, Richard G., Adv. Salesman
Tormey, John F., Foreman
Vidito, Francis E., Metalurgical Tech.
Ward, John, Trainman Watts, Sherburne, J., Architect Weeks, Sumner C., Insurance Broker Wells, Walter A., Retired Wetherbee, Max D., Airline Pilot Whalen, John J., Truck Driver Williamson, Joseph, Compositor Windsor, Edward D., Bank Officer Winsor, Gordon D., Salesman Zagorski, Stephen S., Bus. Mgr. Zwicker, Melburn C., Gas Station Attendant
101 Lowell St. 63 Locust St. 7 Orange St. 83 Cross St. 144 Haverhill St. 34 Winter St. 276 Summer Ave. 13 Martin Rd. 22 Union St. 18 Wenda St. 56 Prospect St. 5 Coolidge Rd. 31 Mt. Vernon St. 36 Chestnut Rd. 10 Center Ave. 4 Laneton Way 419 Haverhill St. 12 Priscilla Rd. 54 Lothrop Rd. 51 Walnut St. 130 Woburn St. 125 Summer Ave. 436 Haverhill St. 20 Glen Rd. 9 Parker St. 273 Haverhill St. 62 Belmont St. 29 Perkins Ave. 31 Pine Ridge Rd. 84 Prescott St. 33 Wescroft Rd. 89 County Rd. 66 Winthrop Ave. 63 Pine Ridge Rd. 46 Washington St. 21 Sanborn St. 19 Hartshorn St. 337 Ash St. 52 Highland St. 57 Dividence Rd. 659 Haverhill St. 107 Green St. 7 Fremont St. 38 Hillcrest Rd. 49 Oak Ridge Rd. 135 Timberneck Drive 24 Chestnut St. 65 Prescott St. 265 Ash St. 3 Gilmore Ave. 320 Haverhill St. 114 Eaton St.
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ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION
Security Hall
March 1, 1954
Pursuant to the warrant and the Constable's Return thereon, a Town Election was held at the time and place specified in the Warrant. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 A.M. by the Moderator, Charles P. Howard.
The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk, when on motion of James E. Calvin, it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the warrant except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Town Clerk.
The ballot boxes were examined by the Constable in charge and each found to be empty, and all registered 000.
The polls were declared open by Charles P. Howard, with the following results.
Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec.
Moderator for one year
Charles P. Howard
664
878
658
863
3063
Blanks
108
128
91
134
461
Totals
772
1006
749
997
3524
Town Clerk for one year
Boyd H. Stewart
689
892
665
885
3131
Blanks
83
114
84
112
393
Totals
772
1006
749
997
3524
Selectmen for three years
Kenneth C. Latham
638
885
676
862
3061
Blanks
134
121
73
135
463
Totals
772
1006
749
997
3524
Selectman for Two Years
Lawrence Drew
515
416
321
505
1757
Emerson A. Willard
242
573
420
459
1694
Blanks
15
17
8
33
73
Totals
772
1006
749
997
3524
Board Public Welfare (3 years)
Donald C. McKie
613
848
637
841
2939
Blanks
159
158
112
156
585
Totals
772
1006
749
99'
3524
One Assessor for three years
Leon G. Bent
382
600
507
587
2076
Robert A. Grundy
300
332
203
336
1171
Blanks
90
74
39
74
277
Totals
772
1006
749
997
3524
1
2
3
4 Total
13
Treasurer for one year
Preston F. Nichols
679
877
679
887
3122
Blanks
93
129
70
110
402
Totals
772
1006
749
997
3524
Municipal Light Board (3 years)
Alfred H. Dolben
639
859
662
853
3013
Blanks
133
147
87
144
511
Totals
772
1006
749
997
3524
Two Constables for one year
Arthur L. Harris
602
840
639
816
2897
James T. Putnam
607
795
628
845
2875
Blanks
335
377
231
333
1276
Totals
1544
2012
1498
1994
7048
Two Board Public Works (3 years)
Coleman J. Donahue
283
314
301
442
1340
Lester W. Bowen
156
17
133
269
731
John B. Harker
139
347
223
239
948
William J. Johnson
199
445
311
307
1262
Calvert W. Mullen
143
102
87
118
450
Domenick Zanni, Jr.
415
380
312
416
1523
Blanks
209
251
131
203
794
Totals
1544
2012
1498
1994
7049
Board of Health (3 years)
Christine F. Atkinson
631
843
621
838
2933
Blanks
141
163
128
159
591
Totals
772
1006
749
997
3524
Two School Committee Members for three years
Robert E. Turner
486
686
539
628
2339
Virginia H. Broadbent
195
237
131
210
773
William E. Burpee
397
478
393
571
1839
Edward S. Knudson
199
338
285
361
1183
Blanks
267
273
150
224
914
Totals
1544
2012
1498
1994
7048
Two Library Trustees for three years
Katherine C. Pierce
461
598
499
609
2167
Kenneth L. Brown
383
645
435
485
1948
Robert E. Stewart
306
369
329
440
1444
Francis G. Walett
130
136
104
216
586
Blanks
264
264
131
244
903
Totals
1544
2012
1498
1994
7048
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Two Cemetery Trustees for three years
Ernest E. Brown
648
848
638
874
3008
Edouard N. Dube
620
824
636
830
2910
Blanks
276
340
224
290
1130
Totals
1544
2012
1498
1994
7048
Planning Board for three years
Charles Wilson
621
828
625
838
2912
Blanks
151
178
124
159
612
Totals
772
1006
749
997
3524
Precinct 1
Fifteen Town Meeting Members for three years
Henry O. Ballou, 71 Green St.
511
Vivian W. Bliss, 194 Pleasant St.
489
William C. Bliss, 194 Pleasant St.
486
William F. Cook, 75 Cross St. 515
Everett J. Doucette, 40 Shackford Rd.
471
William B. Herrick, 515 Summer Ave.
451
William S. Lister, Jr., 32 Thorndike St.
495
Herbert Mitchell, 156 Salem St.
505
A. Waldo Phinney, 61 Cross St.
506
Neil C. Robinson, 9 Cedar St.
500
Wilson A. Smith, 10 Smith Ave.
431
Barbara E. Sumner, 71 Salem St.
515
Clifford P. Wadman, 66 Pearl St.
463
Ernest R. Watson, 16 Cedar St.
484
Thomas J. Madden, 228 Washington St.
398
Everett P. Packer, 271 Haven St.
401
Frederick J. Stokinger, Jr., 46 Wakefield St.
367
Armand F. Wood, 5 Brook St.
296
Blanks
3296
Total
11580
Precinct 2
Fifteen Town Meeting Members for three years
Warren G. Cochrane, Jr., 26 County Rd. 606
Winthrop P. Frazier, 438 Summer Ave. 548
Arthur L. Harris, 59 Oak St. 636
Leon T. Hutchins, 175 Prescott St. 584
514
Donald C. McKie, 12 Ellis Ave.
561
Henry C. Milton, 281 Summer Ave. 614
John B. Pacino, 111 Scotland Rd. 518
William J. Tonks, 3 Copeland Ave.
526
Helen M. Towle, 22 West St. 496
Grace C. Johnson, 22 Orchard Park Dr.
Herbert C. Towle, 22 West St. 548
15
Emerson A. Willard, 56 Pine Ridge Rd. 673
Kenneth L. Brown, 267 Summer Ave. 579
John E. Devaney, 15 Ellis Ave. 378
Richard C. Evans, 43 Springvale Rd.
397
William J. Johnson, 468 West St.
506
Fred C. Kenney, Jr., 39 County Rd.
396
William J. Lander, 88 Glenmere Circle
309
Elmer B. Lincoln, 46 Glenmere Circle
402
Wendell H. Packard, 85 Pine Ridge Rd.
418
Charles L. Richardson, Jr., 418 Summer Ave.
511
George Roman, 24 Glenmere Circle
217
Charles K. Spalding, 124 Walnut St. 341
429
Blanks
Total
15090
Precinct 3
Fifteen Town Meeting Members for three years
Stephen A. Abbott, 25 Prospect St. 590
556
Carl H. Amon, Jr., 43 Bond St. 559
Paul R. Bergholtz, 45 Middlesex Ave. 558
Oscar M. David, 211 High St. 487
Joshua T. Day, Jr., 64 Berkeley St.
577
John L. Devaney, 34 Washington St. 450
John R. Kay, 50 Grand St. 545
Harry F. McRell, Jr., 14 Willow St.
501
Richard G. Moore, 40 Grand St.
535
Edward W. Palmer, 12 Willow St.
467
Dorothy F. Stevens, 14 School St.
568
Joshua D. Upton, 79 Woburn St.
470
Bernard F. Cann, 66 Mineral St.
322
Edward L. Cornwall, 10 Pilgrim Rd.
369
Charles H. Edgar, Jr., 272 High St.
427
Amy T. Oliver, 89 Grand St.
401
Frederick S. Oliver, 89 Grand St.
445
George C. Ricker, 143 Willow St.
362
Blanks
2046
Total
11235
Precinct 4
Fifteen Town Meeting Members for three years
John M. Barron, 57 Wakefield St. 669
C. Nelson Bishop, 55 Lowell St. 740
Lawrence A. Cate, 264 Charles St. 701
Harold F. Davis, 17 Forest Glen Rd. 726
Edmund P. Drozek, 594 Pearl St. 510
Edward C. Emslie, 252 Charles St.
624
16
William M. Warren, 149 Walnut St.
3383
Lawrence W. Allen, 38 Temple St.
664
Donald Higgins, 51 Grove St.
Thomas F. Maher, 273 Forest St.
499
Donald C. Mitchell, 22 Tennyson Rd. 630
James T. Putnam, 1027 Main St.
529
George A. Schroeder, 10 Granger Ave.
672
Charles W. H. Smith, 155 Wakefield St.
630
William H. Willson, Jr., 55 Bancroft Ave.
439
Wayne D. Bartlett, 23 Willard Rd.
530
Lester W. Bowen, 1457 Main St.
468
Elbridge W. Grover, 7 Woodland St.
420
Charles A. Kenrick, Jr., 49 Wakefield St.
664
Gilbert M. Lothrop, 13 Longfellow Rd.
431
George A. Luther, 12 Meadow Brook Lane
3708
Blanks
14955
Total
The polls were closed at 8 P.M. with the following result:
Whole number of votes cast - 3524.
The votes were declared in Open Town Meeting, sealed in ballot envelopes and transmitted to the Constable to be placed in the vault for safe keeping.
Voted to adjourn sine die, 2 A.M. March 2, 1954.
A true record. Attest:
BOYD H. STEWART, Town Clerk
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Shepardson Hall, Junior High School
March 15, 1954
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Charles P. How- ard at 7:45 P.M.
The new Town Meeting Members were requested to stand and be sworn to office by the Town Moderator.
The warrant was partially read by the Town Clerk when on motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted to dispense with the further reading of the warrant except the Constable's Return, which was then read by the Town Clerk.
Article 2. On motion of Kenneth C. Latham it was voted that the Town Clerk be authorized and instructed to prepare a suitable resolution expressing commendation and appreciation for the untiring and valu- able service rendered to the Town by Mr. G. Lawrence Roberts as a member of the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee and that the Town Clerk be further authorized and instructed to spread a copy of such resolution upon the Town Records and to transmit a copy thereof to Mr. Roberts.
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Article 2. The following report was read by Kenneth C. Latham.
Industrial Development Committee
In line with the vote of the Special Town Meeting held October 5, 1953, the Selectmen held a joint meeting of all Town Boards on No- vember 2, 1953. As a result of this joint meeting, the various Town Boards appointed one member to the Industrial Development Committee for the purpose of analyzing the present Industrial Zone of the Town of Reading and reporting its findings thereon. This committee held several meetings, and the following is a consolidation of their thinking regarding industrial development within the present industrial zone of the Town of Reading:
Reading in the year 1953 has a total industrial zone, improved, of 51.22 acres with a total assessed valuation of $650,575. There is avail- able within the present industrial zone, undeveloped, approximately 37 acres. Of this, 10.32 acres are owned by the Town of Reading, and 26.68 acres are privately owned. As stated above, the entire 37 acres is in the present industrial zone of Reading.
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