Norwood annual report 1951-1953, Part 31

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1951
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1128


USA > Massachusetts > Norfolk County > Norwood > Norwood annual report 1951-1953 > Part 31


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 (link on the Part 1 page).


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 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67


Norwood


2


Billerica, Mass.


14


Charles Richard Zabronsky


Norwood


I


Rev. Raymond Kask


Walpole


1


Norwood, Mass.


Norwood


I


Rev. Edmund A. Miller


Norwood


Norwood


Rev. Dolor G. Greichereau


Van Buren, Maine


1


Van Buren, Maine


Canton


1


Rev. Richard F. Walsh


Norwood


1


Norwood, Mass.


Norwood


Rev. Arthur L. Reardon 1


Watertown


1


Arlington, Mass.


Norwood


1 Rev. Lionel A. Whiston


Wrentham


I Wrentham, Mass.


Norwood


1


Ross H. Currier, J.P.


Dedham


1 Boston, Mass.


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK


17


Robert William Hamlin


Delores Ann Locke


27


Dr. Charles Leo Lynch, Jr. Jeannine Madeilaine Chasse


27 27


Cornelius Joseph Kelliher, Jr. Julia Ernestine O'Brien Francis Joseph Duffey, Jr. Marie Margaret Mann Alfred William Ellis 27


Ruth Frances Kirkton


Rev. Wesley A. Mallery Squantum, Quincy Rev. Emery L. Wallace 1 West Springfield, Mass. 1 1 Rev. J. F. Minihan 1 Norwood, Mass. 1


99


23 Thomas Anthony Gugliotta Laura May Page 29 29 30 Robert Leland Leighton Esther Margaret Ann Dundulis Nat Malcolm Pulling Patricia Ann Macleod James Elmer Dean Mildred Frances White


Lisa Minerva Rosengreen


Norwood, Mass. 1


100


TOWN OF NORWOOD


DEATHS REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF NORWOOD-1952


Date


Name of Deceased


Yrs. Mos. Days


January


-


Harold Carelius Andersen


75


4 21


5


Robina Alexandria Morison


86


4 17


6


Elias Ross


69


7


John O'Connor


91


7


Teresa Reardon


76


10


29


9


Anne E. (Moran) McDonnell


41


10


- Greene


3 Hrs.


23 Min.


10


Jaraslaw Zukowski


58


12


John W. Macleod


68


17


Philip Francis Schribner


64


5 16


17


Mary Mullen


91


17


Harry Lorne Stewart


61


8 25


19


Dennis Dorgwonis


75


2 19


20


Mary Francis Hood


69


24


Ellen (Corcoran) Feeney


68


24


Mary (Fitzgerald) Hennessey


82


2 17


26


Winthrop Howland Wade


91


11 6


27


Harry L. Smith


75


30


Fannie White


77


February


1


Mary E. Newman


63


2


John Mckenzie Mutch


73


7 5


2


John Oscar Granlund


63


3


Addie (Hewins) Cheney


93


2 6


5


Hilda Elizabeth (Anderson) Cramer


56


2


6


6


Martha Elvira Lunsman


57


0


28


8


John Merrick Gray


67


11 23


9


Edward F. Ray


77


8 17


9


Stephen Banis


57


9


Frank S. Kairis


76


10


Margaret Morris Macleod


76


7 26


11


Domicella (Razulevicius) Venskus


59


9 17


II


Mary E. Galligan


78


0


8


II


Bartley E. Foley


65


12


William George Schneider


58


13


Hamlin Richardson


91


I 19


13


Vivian Maria Kallgren


51


11


3


15


Mary Frances (Sexton) Fisher


77


26


Julia Olive Hagberg


62


11


2


27


Peter J. Gallant


64


27


Ann T. Hefferan


65


6 18


29


Dominic Jiordano


58


March


1


Stillborn


5


Joseph Aleksunas


61


101


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK


DEATHS-Continued


Date


Name of Deceased


Yrs. Mos. Days


March


6


Edith Isabelle Lyons


71


7


John Rutherford Clark


56


3


7


8


Stillborn


53


9


Mary Flaherty


73


10


Frank Baldassari


68


10


Mary Roberta McLean


28


9


18


10


Mary Margaret Briggs


55


7


24


10


Ole Auton Melbye


62


5


4


11


Honoro (Houlihan) Martin


83


11


Annie Vesey


80


11


Isaac Atwood Tute


80


2


8


12


Mabel (Silvester) Mann


89


9


11


13


John Hjalmar Walton


65


11


25


14


Beatrice Teresa Morgan


48


5


11


17


James Hopkins


79


1


17


Charles Blazonis


58


8


17


18


Victoria L. Pfeiffer (Boinay)


87


2


7


18


Hedvig Marie (Hultman) Low


79


9


3


20


Arthur Ernest Wright


81


0


19


20


Stephen Foley


80


21


Daisy M. Hill


66


22


Mary A. Gaffney


93


7


11


22


Eva Tybruski


67


23


Esther Cohen


87


23


Gerald S. Hogan


1


8 2


24


Harry Rennie


38


27


Jessie (Parsons) Fisk


83


1 24


27


Michael C. Barylak


58


29


Mabel Mike


31


9


12


April


3


Knute Werner Carlson


54


8 20


4


Peter John Mazgalis


62


4


Louis Barbour


95


4


Rose M. Gallagher


52


5


Julia M. (Higgins) King


85


6


John H. Mattson


77


2


21


6


Barry Young


12


6


Frederic John Rea


82


8 11


7


Stillborn


8


Gabed (Torosian) Dartosian


62


9


John Charles Mulkern


68


9


Mary Agnes McCarthy


78


10


Salvatore Marinelli


65


10


William Smoltees


75


9


Grace Helen (Merrill) Sandblom


102


TOWN OF NORWOOD


DEATHS-Continued


Date


Name of Deceased


Yrs. Mos. Days


April


15


Lcon Pieczonka


59


18


Frank E. Allen


59


18


Harry Cardon


56


18


John G. Silva


76


19


Peter Lanzoni


1


2


2


22


Michael Russo


79


4


24


Norah (Dalton) Pendergast


74


25


Dorothy F. Clark


45


7


1


30


Josephine Hills


89


10


14


May


1


James Joseph O'Leary


80


3


Evangeline D. Helyca


73


6


9


4


Otis S. Dubey


62


2 26


5


Roger V. Flaherty


62


9


Edward T. Fleming


78


9


Karen Marie Sogard


83


2 21


11


Susan Marie Hanson


1


11


Helen Rosamond (Wysocki) Wood


41


13


Edmund Peter Hazz


49


6 27


16


George C. Willard


73


18


James E. Conroy


66


18


Mary Ferrante


3 hours


19


Stillborn


79


1 23


24


Ida Marie Ekholm


69


11 7


31


Anna (Jescelvich) Stellman


64


June


1


Ann Frances (Brown) Shea


86


I


Stillborn


2


Louis Arthur Imbaro


42


11 19


2


Cora H. (Cram) McKenna


73


4


Clementine Colucciello


86


6


Carrie E. Minott


92


3


21


8


Melvin E. Butler


78


9


10


Thomas Connolly


82


11


Benjamin F. Crosby, Jr.


81


14


Daniel E. Callahan, Sr.


82


15


Ellen Angustus Gioia


45


5 24


17


Sven Berglund


62


17


Effic B. (Daggett) Shackley Wilson


9 Hrs.,


36 Min.


19


John C. Donnelly


69


7


20


Margaret Bain


71


22


Geoffrey Wilfred Hamlin


54


81


18


Jess Black


79


23


Fred Edwin Gilmore


103


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK


DEATHS-Continued


Date


Name of Deceased


Yrs. Mos. Days


June


John H. McCandless


63


22 23


Frank J. Hoffman


68


23


Francis John O'Leary


54


2 14


23


Nora Elizabeth (Thornton) Millin


41


1 27


24


Vincent Frank Wieliczka


65


26 26


Antonia (Carchedi) Stillitano


71


28


Eveline T. (Tilden) Robinson


85


1 9


28


Fanny E. (Rostedt) Saari


59


July 2 3


Adolph Peter Wytones


63


Herbert Hartwell Rice


80


8 22


3


Marian (Killian) Thompson


45


6


6


7


Charles Wisniewski


58


8


7


Michael James Curley


75


James McCready, Sr.


80


Walter S. Bagley


75


3 10


Mary Frances Pinkham


69


James William Dwyer, Jr.


56


Kiely


22 Hrs.,


40 Min.


Marlin A. Aasgard


48


Anna (Kodis) Karshis


80


Chester J. Overton


70


2 9


Alive (O'Brien) Welsh


76


0 11


Edith L. MacPherson


79


9 26


Michael Giodomenico


63


Hanlon


2 Hrs.,


30 Min.


Vaughan


8 Hrs.,


10 Min.


Emma Fuller Rogers


82


9


4


31


Stillborn


August


1


Leslie Fillmore


57


5 18


4


Stanley Karnela


70


4


Mathilde Louise Harrington


89


3


5


10 Il 11 15


Anna Benson


62


15


Constance Trusevitch


23


18


Addie (Mason) Nick


100


3


15


18


Petruna Mary (Kuklauskaite) Mickunas


71


10


17


18


Hjalmar Franz Heikkila


67


6


9


18


Katherine Hurley


72


11 27


16 17 19 20 22 22 22 23 26 29


Lewis


3


Stillborn


Antonina (Growbaick) Uzdovinis


67


James Patrick Kerins


54


Russell Elwood Mckenzie


7 8 8 9 15 15 16


Lena Christina (Brennan) Howe


78


104


TOWN OF NORWOOD


DEATHS-Continued


Date


Name of Deceased


Yrs. Mos. Days


August


19


William J. Coughlin, Sr.


63


19


Elin Bowman Frederickson


75


6 10


20


Charles Kalis


63


23


Augusta .A. Storm


73


20


24


George H. Shackley, Sr.


83


29


Caroline Magnason


2


30


Victor Makie


65


11


September


2


Victor F. Miloszewski


65


2


James J. Dolaher


75


2


Joseph LaCivita


70


3


Stillborn


3


Stillborn


4


McDermott


1


9


Leon Davis


68


1 25


11


Wilhelmina (Stadtler) Eckhardt


83


6 22


11


James J. Dekas


55


6


4


13


Elizabeth M. (McElroy) Vogel


75


22


14


Jeremiah Carmody


87


17


Samuel Alfred Fryett


55


20


Thomas Cullen


77


21


James E. Smith


82


9


22


Concetta (Gantpanlli) Diamico


74


23


Roger S. Davenport


88


10


21


25


Sadie (O'Brien) Allsopp


74


26


Agnes (Prior) Gallagher


71


11


27


John Thomas Kelley


46


1 21


29


Charlotte Francis (McMahan) Hinton


44


11 21


30


Stillborn


30


Hattie S. Parker


84


11


14


October


1


Ralph H. Abbott


39


6


17


2


Alexander Lawson Dickson


84


11 23


2


James J. Mandeville


75


2


Selma A. (Kalnin) Sieberg


37


2


Alice Sarah (Dean) Philpot


80


7 17


3


Annie O'Donnell


75


4


Frank J. O'Brien


67


7


Delia (Costello) O'Donnell


64


7


Sara Mary Miller


63


7 25


9


Mary J. Galway


92


10


Minnie (Fletcher) Davidson


77


1 16


11


Alexander Brownell Wilbor


75


5


3


13


James A. Murphy


52


13


Edward J. Feeney


52


2 15


105


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK


DEATHS-Continued


Date


Name of Deceased


Yrs.


Mos. Days


October


14


Stillborn


14


Ruth Isabelle Foster


50


4 21


14


Margaret (Ure) McLeod


45


3


7


17


James Henry Butler


89


17


Peter C. Locarno


62


2 17


19


Mary (Kane) Jones


75


19


Mary J. Hanley


74


20


Frederick E. Smith


76


5 23


20


Leonarda (Cariani) Pritoni


59


9


17


21


Susie (Famigleitti) Boccuzzo


43


21


Dominic Mitchell


49


8 20


22


Eliza M. (Anderson) Fisher


82


23


Patrick Tobin


77


7


9


24


Harry Hundiak


71


7


20


$7


Paul William Schutzenberger White


1 Hr.,


40 Min.


27


Freda Margaret (Smith) Fulton


60


3


10


27


Annie (Sutherland) Morrison


79


10


28


- Brigham


59


2


13


November


1


Mary Alice Baker


90


1


Henry B. Hartig


78


1


Annie C. Roche


83


11


9


2


Andrew Uzdavinis Davis


76


4


George Howard Cleaves


66


4


Daniel Payne


57


11 19


5 5


McIssac


1


6


Olive Haynes Beck


53


10


26


8


Stillborn


84


10


Joseph Franciosi


40


10


Walter H. Hartig


51


12


Stillborn


76


12


Stillborn


36


13


Teresa M. Jones


69


14


Thomas E. Lally


76


14


Helen Mary Walsh


66


14


Helen Patricia Roslauskas


88


3


13


16


Henry P. Ives


17


Charles T. Jessoe


66


18


Paul G. Browne, Jr.


2


18


1


29


Lucille Perrett Prince


63


2 20


27


Daniel T. Lydon


63


9


James Meehan


12


Julia O'Connor


12


Margaret B. (Huse) Feeney


30 6 2


106


TOWN OF NORWOOD


DEATHS-Continued


Date


Name of Deceased


Yrs. Mos. Days


November


18


Moses (Murad) Laffey


83


8 18


19


John Grinkevich


66


20


Elizabeth V. Spellman


67


21


Agnes (Stuart) Balfour


74


23


Martha V. (Nugent) Frazier


75


24


Catherine Canders


34


28


24


Stillborn


25


Whittemore


4


26


Matthew B. Furlong


5


28


Bertha Catherine Bayer


68


29


Cornelius J. Cleary


64


December


2


Edward A. Pratt


89


4


Charles Goospeed Crocker


76


5 2


5


Mary J. Lavangie DeCoust


75


6


John Hollman


79


6 28


7


Stephen J. DuBois


9


8


Stillborn


9


Cecelia Staszevicz King


43


10


Dr. Joseph J. Hagerty


78


11


Ferdinand Charron


51


14


Stillborn


78


1 16


15


Anne C. (Curran) Foley


64


17


- Gold


1


21


Anna E. Taylor


74


6


1


22


Frederick J. Thorn


81


22


Frank Bevivino


59


5 15


23


Josephine Anna (Hogan) Marshall


45


0 17


24


Abraham Goldman


72


24


John U. Happy


71


25


David B. Neilson


70


26


Anna D. Peters


46


11 28


27


John Gard Hickey, Jr.


14


27


- Lamont


30 Minutes


28


Patrick J. Keady


74


28


Mary (Elias) Albert


70


29


Habib Mike


72


6


12


30


John F. Gannett


59


0 28


Total Number of Deaths


298


Of which Deaths:


133 were residents of Norwood whose death occured in Norwood. 132 were non-residents of Norwood who died in Norwood.


33 were residents of Norwood who died in other towns.


15


George Henry Pascoe


DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS


109


REPORT OF SELECTMEN


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN FOR THE YEAR 1952


The Selectmen submit the following report on the activities of their depart- ment for the year 1952.


The Board organized on January 22nd with the election of Sture Nelson as Chairman and Walter A. Blasenak as Clerk.


Appointments were made during the year as follows:


January 7- Walter A. Blasenak reappointed Town Clerk and Accountant for a period of three years ending January 15, 1955.


January 22-Walter A. Blasenak, Soldiers Relief Agent and Soldiers' Burial Agent for the year 1952.


Eva M. Greene, Assistant Town Treasurer.


March 11 - John C. Metters, Member of the Board of Appeal for the unexpired term of William A. Balfour.


Thomas U. Mahoney, Inspector of Animals.


April 8 - William J. Dalton, Board of Assessors. John P. Crowley, Board of Registrars of Voters. Clement A. Riley, Member of the Airport Commission. Charles F. Holman, Member of the Airport Commission.


April 22 - John B. Kennedy, General Manager; Moth Superintendent.


April 30 - Constables


Warren Lovejoy William G. Barron


Frederick C. Kern


Thomas C. Lydon


Thomas J. Foley


Patrick J. Coyne


Franics T. Riley


James T. Quinn Valentine Balutis


Anthony F. Grinavic


Harry Smith Peter Wenton


Ernest Mike John Cullen


Henry J. Cronan, Building Inspector


Francis C. Foley, Town Counsel


George L. Lynch, Dog Officer


Frederick F. Brown, Sealer of Weights and Measures


Thomas A. Rorke, Soldiers' Relief Investigator


Earle D. Hardy, Inspector of Wires Louis D'Espinosa, Graves Custodian (Veterans)


110


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Fence Viewers


George DeAlmeida Lewis JJ. Danovitch William O'Brien


Board of Public Welfare


Martin JJ. Foley Alonzo A. Swift Adam Meissner


Playground Advisory Committee


William G. Kendrick Lucille Riemer


Josephine A. Chandler John A. Abdallah Frances L. Blanchot James Cuff Rev. Christopher P. Griffin


Rev. William F. English


Mrs. Mildred Lane


Frederick F. Brown Rev. Oscar W. Olsen, Jr.


George Kozak


Thomas C. Lydon Joseph Wall


May 20 - Constables Thomas V. Walsh George E. Masce


July 15 - Frederick W. Kingman, Member of the Contributory Retirement Board


September 23 - Sture Nelson, Board of Assessors


October 21 - Clement A. Riley, clected Chairman of Board due to resignation of Sture Nelson.


There were also appointed clection officers for the Annual Town Mecting and for special town meetings, various special officers at large and at particular premises including all schools and special schools, various sworn weighers, measurers of bark and surveyors of lumber and patrolmen.


Various resignations were effected during the year and clections or appoint- ments made to fill vacancies so madc.


Miscellaneous Licenses and Permits


From time to time on application therefor and report thereon licenses and permits were granted for various activities as permitted by law as follows: namely, common victuallers and transfers of same; Sunday amusements; pool rooms; bowling


111


REPORT OF SELECTMEN


alleys; junk dealers; public amusements; roller skating rink; lodging houses; intelli- gence officers; fruit and vegetable stands; sales of frozen desserts, fruit, ice cream, confectionery; exchange of second hand motor vehicles and parts; taxicabs; business and private garages; keeping, storing and sale of volatile inflammable fluid, fuel oil, and other petroleum products, after hearings, Class I. II and III licenses for purchase and sale of second hand motor parts and vehicles.


Licenses


Food Licenses


Norwood Arena, Inc., Arena Road, Route No. 1


Norwood Arena Club, Inc., Arena Road, Route No. 1


Firearms Licenses


Lawrence V. White, 51 Cedar Street


Sam's Auto and Appliance Co., 11 Cottage Street Sears Roebuck & Co., 607 Washington Street


Junk and Second Hand Licenses


Marie R. Mayhew and Albina Laraway, 1415 State Highway George H. Farnham, Jr., 851 Washington Street John Stanovitch, 63 Highview Street Clarence Young, 37 Sturtevant Avenue Benjamin Oppenheim, 79 Euston Road, Brighton Samuel Hershenson, 62 Heaton Avenue Morris Laarhoven, 15 Allen Road John E. Correia, 10 Concord Avenue Edward Phillips, 22 Dean Street Frank Rakey, 31 St. George Avenue Peter Stupak, 15 Cottage Street


Sunday Sales Licenses


Charles J. Marathas, 136 Dean Street (around the streets of Norwood) Steve Bonica, 528 Washington Street Catherine M. Curran, 2 Guild Street Waino Huttunen, 39 Chapel Street Shurfine Market, 448 Nahatan Street Victor J. Faretta, 260 Lenox Street Simco Sales Service, 1519 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan (around the streets of Norwood)


112


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Phyllis M. Scampini, 23 West Street Isaac Wiseman, 1181 Washington Street Ina Laakso, 38 Savin Avenue Gorizia M. Howard, 1182 Washington Street George F. Blanchard, 345 Prospect Street Hobart Kemp, 478 Walpole Street Isaac Abbott, 1249 Washington Street Charles P. Kelley, 213 Pleasant Street Sumner Bagley, 1380 Washington Street John F. Kelliher, 210 Pleasant Street Katherine Siemaszkiewicz, 1236 Washington Street Thomas J. Furlong, 101 Central Street Russell's Wagon Service, 128 Central Street (around the streets of Norwood) Albert A. Prager, 1023 Washington Street Rocco A. Puopolo, 810 Route No. 1 Rose Joseph, 84 Chapel Street Public Auctioneer's Licenses


John E. Correia, 10 Concord Avenne Warren L. Milliken, 45 Maple Street John A. Abdallah, 1027 Washington Street Thomas J. Foley, 724 Washington Street


Public Amusement Licenses


Norwood Arena, Inc., Arena Road, Route No. 1 Norwood Sports Center, 65 E. Cottage Street Southern Theatre, 1106 Washington Street Cloverleaf Co., Inc., 741 State Highway Roll-Land, Inc., 960 Route No. 1 Smith Management Co., 109 Central Street (Norwood Theatre) (Guild Theatre) Sunday Bowling Licenses Cloverleaf Co., Inc., 741 State Highway Norwood Sport Center, 65 E. Cottage Street Bowling Alleys and Pool Rooms


Cloverleaf Co., Inc., 741 State Highway Norwood Sports Center, 65 E. Cottage Street Marshall Kelley, 1121 Washington Street


113


REPORT OF SELECTMEN


Roll-Land Bowladrome, 942 State Highway


Employment Agency


Lillian R. Gillis, 30 Walpole Street


Pinball Machine Licenses


Laakso's Variety Store, 38 Savin Avenue Sports Tap, Inc., 1098-1100 Washington Street Roll-Land, Inc, 942 Route No. 1 Norwood Cafe, Inc., 175-179 Railroad Avenue Gorizia H. Howard, 1182 Washington Street Ella M. Zervas, 25 Providence Highway Trianon Cafe, Inc., 1053 Washington Street Old Colonial Cafe, Inc., 33 Savin Avenue Helen M. Weisul, 1112 Washington Street The Norwood Sport Center, 65 Cottage Street Cloverleaf Company, Inc., 741 State Highway The Wings Club, Inc., 469 Walpole Street American Lunch, Inc., 1212 Washington Street Dundulis Lunch, Inc., 1118 Washington Street Norwood Business Men's Club, 46 Day Street Waino Huttunen, 39 Chapel Street James Elias, 1115 Washington Street


Lodging House Licenses


Ernest B. Fisher, 12 Vernon Street Amy MacGlashing, 29 Cottage Street Clara L. Irving, 16 Rosemary Street Clifford C. Mackie, Sr., 24 Linden Street


Innholder


Cynthia Mackenzie, 220 Nahatan Street Taxi


Robert E. Grow, 359 Nahatan Street Michael J. Wallace, 738 Washington Street Clifford C. Mackie, Sr., 24 Linden Street Mary J. Riley, 35 Adams Street


114


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Common Victualler


Cloverleaf Co., Inc., 741 State Highway Center Grille, 65 Cottage Street


Harold Pearl, 1201 Providence Highway William Appel, 170 Walpole Street Roll-Land, Inc., 960 Route No. 1 Regina Donut Shop, 650 Washington Street Timothy M. Connolly, 52 Day Street Lonis J. Guaragna, 510 Washington Street Town Square Diner, 164 Nahatan Street George F. White, 707 Neponset Street Ella M. Zervas, 25 Providence Highway


Vega Swedish Restaurant, Inc., Providence Highway Neponset Valley Farm, Providence Highway Arthur Johnson, Inc., 41 Providence Highway Gorizia M. Howard, 1182 Washington Street Tobe Deutschmann Corporation, 921 Providence Highway Jennie Purpura, 1064 Washington Street Dominic F. Storrante, 702 Washington Street


Industrial Luncheon Service, Short Street (Bird & Son, Inc.) Industrial Luncheon Service, Water Street (Bird & Son, Inc.) Norwood Civic Association, Willett Pond John Gnerre, 47 Savin Avenue 400 Luncheonette, 713 Washington Street James Elias, 1115 Washington Street Harry Richstein, 640 Washington Street Georgianna Baker, 650 Washington Street George H. Brennan, 596 Providence Highway


Katherine Siemaszkiewicz, 1236 Washington Street Lena R. Sheehan, 650 Washington Street


Edward J. Gordon, Brooks Pharmacy, 868 Washington Street


New England Auto Exchange, 1200 Providence Highway Waino Huttunen, 39 Chapel Street


Class I Automobile


Fred C. Browne Co., 390 State Highway Norwood Sales & Service, 1014 Washington Street


115


REPORT OF SELECTMEN


Boch Sales & Service, Inc., 859 Providence Highway Walpole Street Garage, 451 Walpole Street Norwood Automobile Co., 64-68 Broadway Conway Pontiac Co., Inc., 997 Washington Street Knox-Smith, Inc., 519-525 Washington Street Norwood Buick Co., 30 Vernon Street R. E. Hight Chevrolet, Inc., 31 Providence Highway Sansone Motors, Inc., 100 Broadway Central Motors, Inc., 48-50 Central Street


Liquor Licenses


Retail Sales - All Alcoholic Beverages


Umberto Balboni, 856 Washington Street Nicholas Abdallah, 1041 Washington Street Cottage Wines and Liquors, Inc., 7 & 9 Cottage Street Guild Wines and Liquors, Inc., 736 Washington Street Oscar Knight, 1058 Washington Street


Retail Sales - Wines and Malt Beverages


Edward and Peter J. Farioli, 68 Walnut Avenue Morris Z. Prager, 1032 Washington Street South Norwood Market, Inc., 1068 Washington Street Bernard A. Chubet and John J. Chubet


Druggist - All Alcoholic Beverages


Clark's Pharmacy, 500 Washington Street


Comon Victualler - All Alcoholic Beverages


Lewis Restaurant and Grille, Inc., 11 Cottage Street East Norwood Manor, 776 State Highway Old Colonial Cafe, Inc., 33 Savin Avenue Norwood Cafe, Inc., 175-179 Railroad Avenue


Trianon Cafe, Inc., 1053 Washington Street


Sports Tap, Inc., 1098-1100 Washington Street Cafe Venice, Inc., 1084-1088 Washington Street Press Cafe, Inc., 898-904 Washington Street Helen M. Weisul, d/b/a The Samovar, 1112-1112A Washington Street American Lunch, Inc., 1212 Washington Street


116


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Guy Delsignor & Nicholas Verrochi, 1137 Washington Street Dundulis Lunch, 1118 Washington Street


Common Victualler - Wines and Malt Beverages


Whip O Will Cafe, 1011 Washington Street


Club - All Alcoholic Beverages


Norwood Lithuanian American Citizens' Association, Inc., 13 St. George Avenue Norwood Lodge B.P.O. Elks, 152 Winslow Avenue Town Square Athletic Ass'n., Inc., 198 Central Street Workmen's Benefit Fund of the U.S.A., 991/2 Wilson Street The Wings Club, Inc., 469 Walpole Street Norwood Business Men's Club, 46 Day Street


Common Victualler - Registered Pharmacist - All Alcoholic Beverages


Russell's Pharmacy, Inc., 125-127 Central Street


Innholder - All Alcoholic Beverages


Norwood Hotel, Inc., 32 Guild Street


Registered Pharmacist - All Alcoholic Beverages


Edward J. Gordon, Brooks Pharmacy, 868 Washington Street


Seasonal Club - All Alcoholic Beverage License


Norwood Arena Club, Inc., Route No. 1


Claims and Litigation


Claims against the Town brought to the attention of the Selectmen during the year by court action or otherwise, were, when it appeared to be desirable or necessary, referred to the Town Counsel for advice, report and appropriate action and where disposition was made, it was on approval given.


Miscellaneous


Conference with public works department representatives with reference to 40 hour week.


Annual town meeting warrant signed and election officers approved.


Recommendation of General Manager approved for mercury lamp installations at Union and Sumner Streets and Route No. 1.


Approval received from Department of Public Works with respect to amend- ment of traffic rules and orders providing additional streets for coasting:


Tremont Street


117


REPORT OF SELECTMEN


Howard Street easterly to within 200 feet of Washington Street Eaton Road from Ellis Avenue across Cameron Road to Codman Road Richland Road from westerly end of Cranmore Road to 200 feet westerly of Belnap Road Windsor Road


Rock Street from Pleasant Street to Nahatan.


Conference with residents of Crestwood Circle on matter of plumbing and wire inspections.


Approved bonds of Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes in amounts of $61,900.00 and $56,100.00.


Notice received from Department of Public Works of Chapter 90 tentative allotments. Construction - $9,000 State, $9,000 Town; Maintenance - $2,000 State, $2,000 Town, $2,000 County.


Voted that selectinen's meetings be opened with prayer.


Deed executed for conveyance of old town yard property off Washington Street, adjacent to Norwood Press.


Voted to amend traffic regulations to require parallel parking on Washington Street from Westwood line to East Walpole line.


Contracts executed for Chapter 90 work on Washington Street between the bridges.


Order of taking signed for easement for drainage and sewerage purposes from Washington Street southeasterly to Central Street.


Notice received of Norfolk County Hospital assessment in the amount of $30,517.27.


Voted to make provision in town meeting warrant for Workmen's Compensation insurance for town employees.


Voted that additional sergeant be appointed in the police department.


Voted to insert article in town meeting warrant for acceptance of section 17A of chapter 180 of the General Laws providing payroll deductions of union dues.


Conference with Dean Street residents with reference to surface water conditions.


Voted to request Finance Commission to include in water construction budget $13,500 for water main extension on Nichols Street.


Voted that no parking be permitted on the westerly side of Washington Street from Hawes Brook to Short Street.


Voted to approve suggestion of District 6 town meeting members with reference to angle parking on Washington Street near Dean and that suitable signs be erected to indicate area for parallel parking.


118


TOWN OF NORWOOD


Conference with Mr. George F. Willett who requested special town meeting with reference to Westover matters.


Conferences with police department representatives with reference to work schedule.


Approval voted of recommendation of Board of Public Welfare calling for appointment of social worker.


Warrant signed for April 28, 1952 special town meeting.


Warrant signed for Presidential Primary and election officers approved.


Received request for retirement of Police Chief Coyne under provisions of General Laws, chapter 32, section 85E (a).


Conference with Board of Health with reference to drainage in subdivisions and application of General Laws chapter 134, Acts of 1952.


List of water liens certified to Board of Assessors for 1952 tax bills.


Voted that traffic stop lights be operated on Sundays from 1:00 P. M. on.


Voted amendment of traffic rules and regulations prohibiting parking on both sides of Railroad Avenue for a distance of 40 feet on either side of railroad crossing.


Orders adopted for layont and construction of sewers in the following public ways:


Pleasant Street, from main sewer to Allen Road


Pleasant Place, from Dean Street to Pleasant Street


Pleasant Street, from Railroad Avenue 550 feet northerly




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.