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500.00
Warren H. Cudworth Fund
500.00
Alice H. Plimpton Fund
11,000.00
Electric Light Consumers' Deposit Fund
31,400.00
E. Florence Morse Fund
500.00
William T. Whedon Fund
500.00
Harriet W. Lane Fund
800.00
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
10,400.00
Henry O. Peabody Fund
811,685.80
. $3,056,475.70
$3,056,475.70
MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Plant Investment Account
Book Value Jan. 1, 1954
Additions During Year
Deprccia- Book Value tion Dec. 31, 1954
'Total Cost
$ 9,636.68 Land
$ 9,636.68
$
$ 9,636.68
97,727.84 Structures
22,717.14
11,066.30
4,333.08
29,450.36
234,050.46
Transformer Station Equipment
32,676.83
1,186.88
11,643.18
22,220.53
408,410.69
Poles, Fixtures and Conductors
121,892.25
28,165.65
19,012.25
131,045.65
71,994.83
Underground Conduits
32,656.62
701.62
3,564.66
29,793.58
163,963.55
Underground Conductors
96,339.62
26,409.43
6,877.70
115,871.35
70,085.94
Consumers Meters
3,037.45 ,
3,037.45
122,654.98
Consumers Meters Installations
80,226.20
12,085.97
9,032.75
83,279.42
115,131.29
Line Transformers
38,096.49
15,389.40
4,987.09
48,498.80
62,307.80
Transformer Installation
41,564.17
7,654.00
2,732.69
46,485.48
100,770.88 Street Lighting Equipment
49,064.85
7,418.38
4,667.62
51,815.61
$1,456,734.93
$527,908.30
$110,077.63
$ 66,851.02
$571.134.91
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
347
COMPARATIVE BALANCE SHEET STATEMENT
Assets
Jan. 1, 1954
Investments
Dec. 31, 1954
Increase
Decrease
$527,908.30 Plant Investments
$571,134.91
$ 43,226.61
28,490.52 General Equipment
26,582.71
$1,907.81
Current Assets
46,110.76
Special Deposits
192,428.73
146,317.97
32,847.12 Accounts Receivable
42,529.67
9,682.55
13,455.47 Material and Supplies
12,136.54
1,318.93
214.07 Prepaid Insurance
214.07
1,588.91
Depreciation Fund
25,749.98
24,161.07
$650,615.15
$870,776.61
$220,161.46
Liabilities
$ 79,975.39
Appropriation for Construction
$ 79,975.39
30,449.56
Consumers Deposits
34,549.95
4,100.39
216,808.00
Loans Repayment
216,808.00
32,724.15
Appropriation for Construction Repayment
32,724.15
290,658.05
Profit and Loss Balance
290,710.79
52.74
Bonds
215,000.00
215,000.00
Interest Accrued
1,008.33
1,008.33
$650,615.15
$870,776.61
$220,161.46
OPERATING REVENUE STATEMENT
Metered Sales to Private Consumers Street Lighting Revenue
$713,138.16
$63,943.57
17,500.00
Other Municipal Revenue
33,678.80
8,839.23
.
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$29.44
Income Statement
Dec. 31, 1954
Increase
Decrease
Operating Revenue Operating Expenses
764,316.96
72,753.36
634,986.86
54,752.40
Net Operating Revenue
129,330.10
18,000.96
Merchandise and Jobbing Revenue
4,398.21
4,350.77
Interest Income
693.97
139.79
Miscellaneous Non-Operating Income
2,163.70
2,163.70
Gross Income
$136,585.98
$24,655.22
Interest on Bonds and Notes
1,848.28
1,069.77
Income Balance Transferred to Profit and Loss
$134,737.70
$23,585.45
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT
Credits
Credit Balance at Beginning of Year
$290,658.05
Credit Balance Transferred from Income Account
134,737.70
$425,395.75
Debits
Deductions from Surplus Balance Profit and Loss Dec. 31, 1954
134,684.96
290,710.79
$425,395.75
349
OPERATING EXPENSE
Dec. 31, 1954
Increase
Decrease
Electric Energy Purchased
$424,449.36
$43,317.08
Operation:
Municipal Street Lamps
10.00
$1,950.46
Transformer Station Labor
19,970.57
2,331.27
Transmission and Distribution Lines
22,137.79
7,500.03
Inspecting and Testing Meters
291.72
35.10
Removing and Resetting Meters
1,865.88
99.34
Removing and Resetting Transformers
728.17
520.50
Maintenance:
Transformer Station Structures
551.79
1,146.22
Transformer Station Equipment
3,999.47
2,860.31
Transmission and Distribution Lines
25,428.85
2,440.78
Underground Conduits
353.19
491.47
Underground Conductors
1,373.88
1,770.89
Consumers Meters
1,262.66
93.00
Transformers
1,933.87
1,111.54
TOWN OF NORWOOD
UTILIZATION
Maintenance of Municipal Street Lamps
5,023.48
488.74
Maintenance of Commercial Lighting Equipment
368.06
280.84
Maintenance of Consumers Installation
4,586.27
95.38
COMMERCIAL
Salaries (Services by Other Departments) Advertising
25,704.54
692.78
803.07
574.91
350
MISCELLANEOUS
Dec. 31, 1954
Increase
Decrease
Salary of Superintendent
7,090.00
890.00
Other General Department Salaries
1,956.62
1,420.34
Office Supplies and Expenses
1,732.81
379.13
General Office Rents
1,800.00
Insurance
916.08
117.29
Pensions
5,873.38
46.09
Transportation
3,131.85
553.89
Maintenance of General Structures
2,523.39
428.11
Depreciation
68,868.83
6,835.18
Miscellaneous General Expenses
313.47
.
373.06
Total Operating Expenses
$634,986.86
$54,752.40
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
351
352
TOWN OF NORWOOD
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE BEQUESTS 1954
Total of Bequests to January 1, 1954
$95,966.42
Received during the year 1954:
Lot No.
Donor
1117 Mary A. Lydon
$150.00
1708
Julia E. Hasenfus
125.00
1687
Raymond G. Pendergast
150.00
1762 John Wisgirda
125.00
2603
Seelom Saarinen
125.00
1684
Edward A. Flaherty
125.00
1312
Peter Bechunas
150.00
647
John and James Dower
150.00
2759
Nilla and Adam Bock
125.00
1273
Martin Curran
150.00
1528
George Ferland
150.00
2630
William and Ellen Walsh
125.00
1552
Catherine T. Connor
125.00
2753
Nellie Truskauskis
125.00
703 Patrick J. Coyne
125.00
749
W. Martha D'Espinosa
150.00
1001
Ellen C. Colman
200.00
2262
Paul Weta
150.00
Single Graves
1156B Estate of Mary K. Doyle $ 25.00
$98,516.42
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT - 1954
Membership
Active Membership Dec. 31, 1953: Group A-Male 111, Female 39
Group B-Male 50 Total 200
Enrolled during 1954:
Group A-Male 14, Female 5
Group B-Male 4
Total 23
Withdrawals, Deaths, Retirements:
' Group A-Male 7, Female 3 Group B-Male 2 Total 12
Active Membership Dec. 31, 1954: Group A-Male 118, Female 41 Group B-Male 52 Total 211
In Memoriam
FREDERIC W. KINGMAN
Frederic W. Kingman served faithfully as a Member of the Contrib- utory Retirement Board of the Town of Norwood from the time of the inception of the Contributory Retirement System in 1937 until his decease on October 6, 1954.
The Town of Norwood was indeed fortunate to obtain his services which he gave willingly and without restraint.
Mr. Kingman's membership on the Contributory Retirement Board was greatly enriched by his long and wide experience in his illustrious carcer in public life.
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Pensions
Inactive Membership Dec. 31, 1953: Group A-Male 25, Female 4 Group B-Male 2 Total 31
Retirements during 1954 Group A-Male 3 Group B-Male 1
Total 4
Deaths and Withdrawals during 1954 Group A-Male 2 Total 2
Inactive Membership Dec. 31, 1954 Group A-Male 26, Female 4 Group B-Male 3
Total 33
Total Active and Inactive Membership Dec. 31, 1954 Group A-Male 144, Female 45
Group B-Male 55 Total 244
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT - 1954
Income
From Members:
Group A
$27,971.45
Group B
8,860.02
$36,777.47
From Town:
Appropriation as Contributor Pension Fund
$29,888.00
Administration Expense
2,000.00
Workmen's Compensation Credit
42.86
31,930.86
From Interest:
On Bonds and Stocks
$10,347.15
On Deposit in Banks
2,366.47
12,713.62
Sale of Stocks and Bonds
21,000.00
$102,421.95
Disbursements
Annuity Payments:
Group A
$3,616.46
Group B
78.48
$3,694.94
Pension Payments:
Group A
40,848.20
Group B
2,851.61
43,699.81
Refunds:
Group A
4,751.61
Group B
59.50
4,811.11
Investments:
55,260.10
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
Administration Expense:
1,153.89
Personal Services
85.18
Printing, Stationary, Postage
256.88
Travel, Members Association Expense
130.00
1,625.95
Medical Fees
$109,091.91
Assets
Bonds and Stocks at Book Value
$252,591.35
Cooperative Shares at Book Value
87,000.00
Deposits in Banks Not at Interest
577.26
Deposits in Banks At interest
111,045.00
Interest Due and Accrued Dec. 31, 1954
1,669.81
$452,883.42
Liabilities
Annuity Savings Fund
$287,776.14
Annuity Reserve Fund
43,242.29
Special Fund for Military Service Credit
3,977.43
Pension Fund
114,644.88
Expense Fund
3,242.68
$452,883.42
The Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
The foregoing is submitted as the report of the Town Clerk and Accountant for the year ending December 31, 1954, setting forth abstracts of the records of town meetings and elections, vital statistics and statements of the appropriations and expenditures and the receipts from each source of income, also statement of funded debt, information relative to maturities and debt, the balance sheet show- ing the assets and liabilities at the close of the fiscal year.
I certify that I have examined the securities and savings deposits of the Trust Funds in the hands of the Town Treasurer and find them to be correct as shown in the following schedule:
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
355
TRUST FUND SECURITIES - DECEMBER 31, 1954
Interest Dates
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
U. S. Bonds Series G
x278 729, Apr. 1956
A & O1
$10,000.00
c2 736 816, May 1956
M &NI
100.00
c3 100 255, Oct. 1956
A & O1
100.00
c3 487 836, 837, May 1957
M & N1
200.00
$10,400.00
High School English Prize Fund
2 7/8 Treasury bonds 1955-60, 199 157H, 158J, 159K, 160L, 161A M & S 15
500.00
E. Florence Morse Library Fund
Union Savings Bank of Boston 4527 Oct. 1, 1955 .A & O 20 500.00
Anna M. Day Fund
U. S. Bonds Series G V252 070 Apr. 1955 A & 01 5,000.00
William T. Whedon Fund
Union Savings Bank of Boston N4428
A & O 20
500.00
Harriet W. Lane Fund
U. S. Bond Series G D774 212, May 1955
M & N1
500.00
C1 472 468, 469, 470, May 1955
M &N1
300.00
800.00
Electric Service Deposit Fund
U. S. Bonds Series G.
M2 810 077, 078, May 1956
M &N 1
2.000.00
M3 501 483, May 1957 M & N 1
1,000.00
M6 202 563, M6 201 958, Mar. 1960 M &S1
2,000.00
M7 345 567, 568, Dec. 1961 J & D 1
2,000.00
M7 780 318, 319, Oct. 1962
A & O1
2,000.00
Union Savings Bank of Boston 1719
A & O 20
17,000.00
Dedham Inst. for Savings 98787
M & N 10
5,400.00
31,400.00
Warren H. Cudworth Fund
Dedham Institution for Savings 62375 M & N 10 500.00
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Interest Dates
Alice H. Plimpton Fund
U. S. Bonds Series G
M2 769 479, Apr. 1956 A & O1
1,000.00
M2 806 226, 27, 28, 29, 31, Apr. 1956 A & O1
5,000.00
Union Savings Bank of Boston 3682
A & O 20 5,000.00
11,000.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund December 31, 1954
2 7/8 Treasury bonds 1955-6-
179 298J, 277 430L
M & S 15
$ 2,000.00
288 698J, 99K 199 162B, 63C 64D M & S 15
500.00
10 Paid up shares Forest Hills Co-op Bank 614
FM A & NI
2,000.00
10 Paid up shares Hyde Park Co-op Bank 1776 M JS & DI
2,000.00
U. S. Bonds Series G.
x279 701, Apr. 1955
A & O1
10,000.00
V252 067, Apr. 1955
A & O1
5,000.00
Cl 231 737, Apr. 1955
A & O1
100.00
M1 635 743, 44, 45, 46, Apr. 1955
A & O1
4,000.00
D1 320 213, Apr. 1956
A & O1
500.00
M2 731 593, Apr. 1956
A & O1
1,000.00
M2 988 147, June 1956
J &DI
1,000.00
C2 829 358, 359, 360, June 1956
J & D 1
300.00
C3 161 643, 644, Nov. 1956
M & N1
200.00
M3 178 352, Nov. 1956
M & N 1
1,000.00
M3 499 020, May 1957
M & N1
1,000.00
D1 822 644, May 1957
M &N1
500.00
C3 487 834, 835, May 1957
M & N1
200.00
M4 166 577, Nov. 1957
M & N 1
1,000.00
D2 100 144, Nov. 1957
M & N 1
500.00
C3 908 904, 905, Nov. 1957
M &NI
200.00
M5 056 763, 764, 765, Nov. 1958
M & N 1
3,000.00
C4 447 665, 666, 667, Nov. 1958
M &NI
300.00
M5 637 759, 760, July 1959
J & J 1
2,000.00
M6 666 005, 6, 7, Nov. 1960
M &N1
3,000.00
M7 345 569, 570, Dec. 1961
J & D 1
2,000.00
D3 267 504, Dec. 1961
J & D 1
500.00
C5 733 699, 700, 701, Dec. 1961
J & D 1
300.00
M7 780 316, 317, Oct. 1962
A &O1
2,000.00
Dedham Institution for Savings 70351
M & N 10
9,343.00
Wildey Savings Bank 169733
M & N 25
4,000.00
Brookline Savings Bank 105782
J & J 20
1,450.00
Charlestown Savings Bank 227562
A & O 15
11,000.00
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Interest Dates
Boston 5c Savings Bank 1147096
A & O 15
4,000.00
Franklin Savings Bank 199149
F & A 10
2,000.00
Boston Penny Savings Bank 235356
A & O 12
4,616.92
Union Savings Bank of Boston 1718
M & N 20
10,800.00
$93,309.92
Retirement Fund Securities December 31, 1954
Bank Stocks:
100 First Nat. Bank of Boston 236748 .J & J 1
$4912.50
50 First Nat. Bank of Boston 238466 J & J 1
2537.50
100 First Nat. Bank of Boston 242340 J & J 1
4815.35
7 First Nat. Bank of Boston 302272 J& J 1
357.00
11 First Nat. Bank of Boston 306045 J & J 1
561.00
100 Manhattan Co. of N. Y. C66267
JAJ &01
3000.00
10 Manhattan Co. of N. Y. 0255213 JAJ &01
310.00
200 Irving Trust Co. 109983, 984 JAJ&O1
3925.00
100 Nat. City Bank of N. Y. C189343 JAJ&O1
4500.00
4 Nat. City Bank of N. Y. C0440436 JAJ&01
196.50
33 Nat. City Bank of N. Y. C0516069 JAJ &O1
1732.50
100 Chemical Bank & Trust Co. 67732 JAJ&O1
4550.00
10 Chemical Bank & Trust Co. F14762 JAJ&O1
467.50
CO-operative Bank Paid up Shares:
10 Merrimac Co-op. 1358 FMA &N1
2000.00
10 Norwood Co-op. 233 JAJ &O1
2000.00
50 Norwood Co-op. 3159 JAJ&O1
10000.00
20 Norwood Co-op. 6440
JAJ &O1
4000.00
10 Hyannis Co-op. 1209
JAJ&O1
2000.00
20 Hyannis Co-op. 3350
JAJ &O1
4000.00
30 Hyannis Co-op. 3925
.JAJ &O1
6000.00
20 Hyannis Co-op. 5200
JAJ &01
4000.00
20 Sandwich Co-op. 2903
JAJ &O1
4000.00
40 Lincoln Co-op. 2879
JAJ &O1
8000.00
30 Walpole Co-op. 1279
M J S & D 15
6000.00
20 Walpole Co-op. 1720
M J S & D 15
4000.00
20 Middleborough Co-op. 6020
F. M A & N 20
4000.00
10 Mattapan Co-op. 5733
M JS & D 15 2000.00
40 Needham Co-op 5117
M & N 10
8000.00
40 Stoneham A1467
M & N 10
8000.00
40 Framingham Co-op. 6565
FMA &N1
8000.00
5 Marblehead 142 M & N 1
1000.00
Savings Bank Accounts:
Dedham Inst. for Savings 72229 M& N 10
20000.00
East Boston Savings Bank 120970
J & J 15
1005.00
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Interest Dates
Malden Savings Bank 155338
A & O 10
4040.00
Danvers Savings Bank 6994
A & 01
10000.00
Natick 5c Savings Bank 59334
M & N 12
6000.00
Newton Savings Bank 85338
J & J 10
1000.00
Weymouth Savings Bank 48399
J & D 15
5000.00
Bass River Savings Bank 17170
A & O 10
10000.00
Williamstown Savings Bank 21923
A & O 15
5000.00
Salem Savings Bank 95406
A & O 16
1000.00
Uxbridge Savings Bank 34490
J & J 1
5000.00
Inst for Savings Newburyport 98660
A & O 25
5000.00
Abington Savings Bank 39371
A & O5
2000.00
Provident Inst. for Savings 57349
A & O 15
5000.00
Worcester County Inst. for Savings 433109
J & J 1
5000.00
Union Savings Bank of Boston 3681
A & O 20
12000.00
Southbridge Savings Bank 61178
J & J 1
3000.00
Ware Savings Bank 83113
J &J 1
10000.00
Millbury Savings Bank 17273
J & J 15
1000.00
U. S. Savings Bonds Series G.
X280 180, X279 703 Apr. 1955
A & O1
20000.00
M2 682 496, 397, 498 Mar. 1956 M & S1
3000.00
X482 378 June 1955 J & D 1
10000.00
M3 374 217, 218 Dec. 1956
J &D1
2000.00
V575 516 June 1957
J & D1
5000.00
X790 674, 675 June 1959
J & D 1
20000.00
V892 554 June 1960
J & D 1
5000.00
X1 123 403, 404 May 1961
M & N 1
20000.00
X1 176 389 May 1962
M &N1
10000.00
Bonds:
Westchester Lighting Co. 31/2 1967 8017-18 J & J 1
2000.00
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 4 1995 RB 3166 A &O1
5000.00
N. Y. Central & Hudson River 31/2 1997 Reg. X7 509 J &J1
10000.00
M8 800, 1, 2, 3, 4, M9 463, 4, 5 J & J 1
8000.00
Northern Pacific Prior Lien 4 1997 Reg. 9654 JAJ &O1
10000.00
Reading Co. 31/8 1995 63393-63407 Incl. M & N1
15000.00
.
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 3 1986 13594- 13603 Incl. F & A1
10000.00
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 23/4 1980 RX234
F & A 1
10000.00
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 23/4 1980 RV 41 F & A 1
5000.00
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 25/8 1986 RX 110 J & J 1
10000.00
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 25/8 1986 RV 30 J & J 1
5000.00
Am. Tel. & Tel. Co. 27/8 1987 4-562, 563, 41-472, 42-086, 48-408 J & D 1
5000.00
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Interest
Dates
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co. 3 1974 27852-856 incl. .. M & S 15
5000.00
Naragansett Electric 3 1974 21391-395 incl. M & S1
5000.00
Montana Power Co. 27/8 1975 2707-11 incl. A & O1 5000.00
Ohio Power Co. 3 1978 29256-260 incl. A &01 5000.00
$439909.85
Norfolk, ss.
Then personally appeared the above named Walter A. Blasenak and made oath that the foregoing statement is true.
RAYMOND T. HALLORAN Notary Public
My commission expires February 15, 1957.
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INDEX
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GENERAL
Page 164
Jury List
Officials, Appointed
4
Officials, Elected
3
Town Meeting Records
9
EXECUTIVE REPORTS
Animal Inspector
200
Assessors, Board of
185
Building Inspector
184
Cemetery Department
180
Civilian Defense
230
Clerk, Town
Records of Town Meetings and Elections
9
Vital Statistics-Births
98
Marriages
130 146
Counsel, Town
168
Dog Officer
203
Engineering Department
232
Finance Commission
234
Fire Department
188
Game Warden
199
General Manager
174
Health, Board of
223
Industrial Development Committee
222
Library, Morrill Memorial
206 175
Light Department, Municipal
Norwood Housing Authority
200
Old Age Assistance
191
Planning Board
213
Playgrounds, Summer
192 181
Public Works Department
216
Purchasing
174
Recreation Department
192
School Department
243
Sealer of Weights and Measures
183
Selectmen, Board of
157
Veterans' Housing Board
204
Welfare Board
189
Police Department
Deaths
361
INDEX
FINANCIAL REPORTS
Page
Accountant, Town
294
Appropriation, Revenue
330
Cemetery, Perpetual Care Bequests
339 352
Debt Accounts
342
Debt Statements
291
Expenditures
302
Municipal Light Department, Financial Statements
347
Operating Accounts, Other
338
Receipts
294
Revenue Accounts, Deferred
342
Summary of Receipts and Expenditures
328
Trial Balance
344
Trust Fund Securities
355
Trust Investment and Retirement Funds
343
Collector of Taxes 240
Contributory Retirement Board
352
Finance Commission, Reserve Fund 234
Treasurer, Town 236
Balance Sheet
NORWOOD PRINTING COMPANY
ANNUALREPORT
1955
NORWOOD MASSACHUSETTS
EIGHTY-FOURTH ANNUAL
REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICIALS
INC .
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TOWN OF NORWOOD MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1955
Board of Selectmen-SITTING: Charles L. Rich, Harry B. Butters, Daniel J. Callahan, Chairman, Alonzo F. Swift, Jr., Walter J. Dempsey. STANDING: John B. Kennedy, General Manager and Walter A. Blasenak, Town Clerk & Accountant.
TOWN OFFICIALS
ELECTED
Board of Selectmen
Daniel E. Callahan, Jr., 1956, Chairman
Harry B. Butters, 1957
Walter J. Dempsey, 1956
Charles L. Rich, 1958 Alonzo F. Swift, Jr., 1957
Town Treasurer and Collector Edmund F. Sullivan
Finance Commission Andrew Monahan, 1957, Chairman
Frank E. Mauritz, 1956
Frederick A. McDonough, 1958
School Committee John J. Cavanaugh, 1958, Chairman
John F. Kiley, 1956
Edward H. Thompson, 1958
John F. Reynolds, 1957 Frances Blanchot, 1957
Cornelius J. Cleary, 1956
Board of Health James F. Foley, 1956, Chairman
James L. Monahan, Resigned 10/17/55 Roy T. Lydon, M.D., 1957
Board of Trustees, Morrill Memorial Library Maude A. Shattuck, 1956, Chairman
Rachel P. Martin, 1958
Vern H. Richards, 1958
Mary L. Dunn, 1957 Martin B. Curran, 1957
Eugene A. Nelson, 1956
Planning Board Robert F. Gallivan, 1958, Chairman
John E. Bamber, 1957 James J. Drummey, Resigned 6/3/55 Albert P. Nelson, 1959 Joseph W. Wall, 1956
Harold S. Burns, Appointed 6/14/55, 1956
Town Moderator Francis C. Foley
Norwood Housing Authority Daniel Collins, 1958, Chairman
John E. Bamber, 1960
Roger J. Connolly, 1956
John J. Mulvehill, 1956 Anthony F. Turinese, 1959
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
APPOINTED
Town Counsel Francis C. Foley
Town Clerk and Accountant Walter A. Blasenak
Superintendent of Schools Lincoln D. Lynch
Librarian, Morrill Memorial Library Edna Phillips
General Manager John B. Kennedy
Town Engineer Albert W. Thompson
Superintendent of Public Works Albert E. Casey
Superintendent of Municipal Light Department
Earle D. Hardy, Resigned 9/30/55 William Kates, Appointed 10/1/55
Superintendent of Recreation Richard E. Ready
Superintendent of Cemeteries Louis J. D'Espinosa
Chief of Police Mark F. Folan
Chief of Fire Department Alonzo N. Earle
Assessors William J. Dalton, 1958, Chairman
Harold A. Young, 1957
Thomas J. Foley, 1956
TOWN OFFICIALS
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Martin J. Foley
Board of Public Welfare Richard G. Nead, Chairman Adam Meissner, Resigned 6/5/55 Ernest G. Paciorkowski, Appointed 8/23/55
Registrars of Voters John P. Crowley, 1958, Chairman
Henry A. Holman, 1957
Matthew B. Connolly, 1956
Walter A. Blasenak
Building Inspector Henry C. Cronan
Board of Appeal Francis J. Doran, Chairman
James Callahan
John C. Metters
Sealer of Weights and Measures Frederick F. Brown
Dog Officer Myer Doctorman
Inspector of Animals Thomas U. Mahoney
Fish and Game Warden James E. Bunney
Superintendent of Moth Suppression John B. Kennedy
Fence Viewers Lewis J. Danovitch
George DeAlmeida
William O'Brien
Norma Herig
Marion O'Neil
Inspector of Plumbing Harry A. Shannon
Health Agent Bartley J. King
Inspector of Milk Leonard E. Curran
Public Health Nurses Anne Sundgren
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
Inspector of Slaughtering Edward T. Desmond Daniel F. Cushman, Appointed 8/17/55
Contributory Retirement Board Edward A. Flaherty, 1958, Appointed 10/18/55
Louis J. D'Espinosa, 1956
Walter A. Blasenak
Veterans' Grave Custodian Louis J. D'Espinosa
Soldiers' Relief Investigator Thomas A. Rorke
Forest Warden Alonzo N. Earle
Airport Commission William C. Kendrick, 1957, Chairman
Charles E. Houghton, Resigned 2/8/55
Clement A. Riley, 1958
H. William Anderson, 1956
Daniel E. Callahan, 1955
Albert W. Thompson, 1956 Thomas Finley, 1956 John B. Kennedy, 1958 Charles L. Rich, 1957
Harry B. Butters, 1956
Norwood Veterans' Housing Board Francis W. Smith, Chairman
Thomas A. Rorke Joseph Long
Walter A. Blasenak Joseph V. Nuttall
Recreation Advisory Committee Frances L. Blanchot, Chairman
Esther Deeb
Josephine Chandler William C. Kendrick
Mildred Lane George Kozak Frank Karshis
James B. Cuff Rev. William C. Carroll
Ernest Deeb Rev. Edmund A. Miller
Thomas C. Lydon, Deceased 5/14/55
Commission to Promote Business and Industry Charles L. Rich, 1957, Chairman
James J. Drummey, 1959
Harry F. Howard, 1955
John R. Russell, 1959
James P. Connolly, 1956 William J. Dalton, 1958 William Hyland, 1959
James J. Callahan, 1958 Foster Babcock, 1955
John W. Murphy, 1958 Robert F. Gallivan, 1956
Office of Civil Defense George T. Mahoney, Director
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK and ACCOUNTANT
ABSTRACTS OF RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS AND VITAL STATISTICS
RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION January 17, 1955
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Monday, January 17, 1955, adjourned to March 24, 1955
On a warrant duly issued by the Selectmen under the date of January 4, 1955, and signed by Harry B. Butters, Walter J. Dempsey, Alonzo F. Swift, Jr., Daniel E. Callahan, Jr. and Charles L. Rich, Selectmen of Norwood, the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Francis C. Foley. The proper service of this warrant was duly attested by .James E. Quinn. Constable of Norwood.
All the requirements of the statutes and by-laws relating to elections and town meetings were complied with. The warrant calling the meeting was read by Town Clerk and Accountant, Walter A. Blasenak. The articles con- tained in the warrant, and the action thereunder being as follows:
ARTICLE 1. To choose all necessary Town Officers: The following are to be choosen by ballot, namely: One Selectman for three years; one Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for one year; one Moderator for one year; one member of the Board of Health for three years; one Finance Commis- sioner for three years; one member of the Town Planning Board for five years; two members of the School Committee for three years; two Trustees of the Morrill Memorial Library for three years; one member of the Norwood Housing Authority for five years; two Constables for one year: four Town Meeting Members for District One for three years; seven Town Meeting Members for District Two for three years; two Town Meeting Members for District Two for two years; four Town Meeting Members for District Three for three years; one Town Meeting Member for District Three for two years; six Town Meeting Members for District Four for three years; two Town Meeting Members for District Four for two years; one Town Meeting Member for District Four for one year; seven Town Meeting Members for District Five for three years; six Town Meeting Members for District Six for three years; one Town Meeting Member for District Six for one year; nine Town Meeting Members for District Seven for three years; four Town Meeting Members for District Seven for two years; four Town Meeting Members for District Seven for one year; eight Town Meeting Members for District Eight for three years; two Town Meeting Members for District Eight for two years; three Town Meeting Members for District Eight for one year.
One Selectman for Three Years
Charles L. Rich had twenty-three hundred and seventy-six (2376) votes. Elected and Sworn by Town Clerk and Accountant.
Dennis P. O'Leary had fourteen hundred and twenty (1420) votes. Blanks, forty-eight (48)
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TOWN OF NORWOOD
VOTE BY DISTRICTS
District One
Charles L. Rich had two hundred and seven (207) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had two hundred and six (206) votes Blanks, three (3)
District Two
Charles L. Rich had four hundred and twenty-six (426) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had two hundred and sixty-five (265) votes Blanks, five (5)
District Three
Charles L. Rich had two hundred and twenty (220) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had sixty-eight (68) votes Blanks, five (5)
District Four
Charles L. Rich had three hundred and forty-six (346) votes Dennis P. O'Leary had one hundred and ten (110) votes Blanks, fourteen (14)
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