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The Norwood Memorial Airport was establshed by vote of the Norwood Town Meeting in 1942 authorizing the agreement between the Town of Nor- wood and the United States Government, for the construction of an airport, with federal money, to be operated and maintained by the Town and to be kept available to the United States Government for defense.
The original cost of the airport paid for by the Federal Government was approximatetly $1,000,000, and to date the Town of Norwood has expended approximately $33,000.
The above arrangement was made possible by a Deed of Gift of 430 acres of land by the Boston Metropolitan Airport Inc. and by a management agree- ment between the Town of Norwood and the Boston Metropolitan Airport Inc., for the management operation and routine maintenance of the airport. This agreement which was to expire in 1962 was extended and amended in 1956.
Improvements at the Norwood Airport are paid for under the following basis: 50% by the Federal Government, 25% by the State of Massachusetts and 25% by the Town of Norwood.
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The physical plant of Norwood Airport consists of two paved 4,000 foot runways, taxiways, ramps and all necessary service facilities including an aviation store, government certified flight school, repair and overhaul station, line service and storage facilities. The plant includes twelve of the privately owned buildings on the airport.
The Administration Building provides dispatching service, up to date weather information, a unicom unit for contacting planes in the air, a Link Trainer, an attractive lounge and office quarters leased to the Civil Aero- nautics Administration and Wiggins Airways.
The private investment in buildings, machinery and equipment other than aircraft amounts to about $250,000 and the value of the seventy-five or more aircraft regularly based at the airport is in excess of $500,000. Fifty to seventy-five people are regularly employed.
The annual income to the town from taxable property is in excess of $3,500 previous to the new construction of 1956 and will continue to increase. The airport purchase of electrical energy from the town ranges from $4,000 to $5,000 annually.
It is estimated that during the summer and fall the number of landings made at Norwood is from 3,000 to 5,000 per month, and that each week more than 100 business aircraft visit here at least once to conduct business in Norwood, Dedham, Needham, Canton or some other neighboring community. Many of these aircraft are owned by companies prominent throughout the nation.
The fleet of four helicopters based at Norwood Airport successfully sprayed or dusted for pest control during the 1956 season between 40,000 and 50,000 acres of orchards, cranberry bogs and mosquito districts as well as 2,500 miles of Massachusetts double lane highways. Over 6,000 miles of power lines were patrolled and inspected by the same machines. During the Christ- mas Season approximately 20 aerial Santa Claus projects were flown.
Another new service facility is the installation by Esso of a new under- ground storage tank and pumping unit adjacent to the service ramp for 100 octane gasoline in addition to the 91 octane and 80 octane gasoline previously available. A powerful tractor, or tug, has also been acquired to facilitate the moving of large aircraft. Such aircraft will be gassed directly from the new pit and a newly acquired large tank truck will facilitate the servicing of smaller planes using the 91 or 80 octane.
The most recent addition to the facilities at Norwood Airport is the installation of a radio beacon known as a "Homing" beacon or "H" facility. The purpose of this unit is to provide navigational guidance to airplanes to land at Norwood when the weather requires instrument approach.
During the year 1956 many improvements have been made on the airport property - more than in any previous year. These include a new ten unit airplane storage hangar costing appoximately $30,000, clearing, filling and grading, $8,500; bituminous paving around hangars, ramp and car parking areas, $9,000; and security steel fencing, $500-all with private funds. In addition, projects still incomplete for clearing of runway approaches, lighting
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the North-South runway and for taxiway and parking facilities to accom- modate the larger aircraft are progressing with the use of public funds available. Toward these projects the town has contributed twenty-five per cent. It is expected that the work will be completed in the early spring of 1957.
Present contracts for construction projects at the Airport consist of taxiway, clearing approaches, plane parking apron and lighting on the NW/SE runway at a total cost of $63,083.42 of which the Federal Government will pay $31,541.71, the State of Massachusetts $15,770.83 and the Town of Norwood $15,770.83.
In the receiving of Federal and State Funds the Town of Norwood must agree that it will operate the Airport for the use and benefit of the public on fair and reasonable terms and without unjust discrimination and if needed will be turned over to the United States Government for defense purposes.
The Norwood Airport Commission is composed of nine members and elect a chairman and clerk each year and meet the first Monday of each month with a record being kept of all meetings.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM C. KENDRICK, Chairman CLEMENT A. RILEY
DANIEL E. CALLAHAN HARRY B. BUTTERS CHARLES L. RICH JOHN B. KENNEDY
ALONZO F. SWIFT, JR. JOHN A. ABDALLAH ALBERT W. THOMPSON, Clerk
REPORT OF BUILDING COMMITTEE FOR THE CALLAHAN SCHOOL ADDITION
Mr. Jack J. McAuliffe Acting Town Manager Norwood, Mass.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed is final report of the Building Committee of the Callahan School Addition. Mrs. Wilford suggested that I send this report directly to you think- ing that you may wish to include it in the new Town report.
Yours very truly,
C. ROGER PEARSON
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REPORT OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE FOR THE CALLAHAN SCHOOL ADDITION
The Building Committee for the Callahan School Addition was appointed by the Moderator following vote at a Special Town Meeting on January 7, 1954.
This committee, with the assistance of Architect Harry J. Korslund, ob- tained bids for construction of the addition and the contract was subsequently awarded to the lowest bidder, Brick and Concrete Construction Corporation of Brighton, Mass.
The addition consists of four classrooms and a remedial reading room on the first floor and one classroom, teacher's room, kitchen, cafeteria and teacher's dining room on the ground floor.
The school addition was built within the original estimate of cost. The total amount appropriated by the Town for plans and specifications and for construction was $168,000. The total amount spent, as shown on approved vouchers in the office of the Town Accountant, is $167,912.49, leaving a balance of $87.51.
The Building Committee worked closely with the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commission and, as a result, the Commission has ap- proved a grant to the Town of Norwood amounting to 23.88% of the cost of the new addition. This will amount to approximately $38,000, making the total net cost to the Town about $130,000.
Respectfully submitted,
C. ROGER PEARSON, Chairman DR. HARRIET E. ROGERS JOHN J. CAVANAUGH JOHN J. COAKLEY WILLIAM L. HYLAND
EDWARD H. THOMPSON ROBERT W. WILLIAMSON
REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEAL
Board of Selectmen Norwood, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The following hearings were heard by the Board of Appeal during the year 1956:
January 30-George M. Eysie-23 Concord Avenue
Variance granted to erect wooden building 18'x30' to the rear of present store which is located at 1237 Washington Street, said wooden building to be 10' from rear boundary line and 30' from side boundary.
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March 19-Margaret E. Foley-403 Railroad Avenue
Variance granted to convey lot of land measuring less than 10,000 sq. ft., said lot having been registered before change in zoning.
March 19-John F. Rockett-50 Gay Street
Variance of Section 10, Paragraph B of zoning laws granted to build an addition to present house not to exceed ten feet (10') from boundary line.
March 26-Abraham Shagoury-209 Winter Street
Variance granted to erect dwelling on lot with less than 15,000 sq. ft. but approximately 12,000 sq. ft. on Nichols Street.
March 27-Harry Schofield-27 Fales Avenue
Temporary permit granted on month-to-month basis for the removal of sand and gravel from property located off Neponset Street and Norton Drive. Permit given subject to restrictions and conditions regarding amount taken, oiling of roads, and regrading as work progressed. The Board has made periodic inspections to satisfy itself as to whether restrictions have been complied with. The Board has reserved the right to revoke permit at will.
May 21-Walter E. Lunsman-84 Walpole Street
Variance of zoning laws to permit use of premises at 82-84 Walpole Street for a Funeral Home and Chapel denied.
May 28-Edward F. & Gertrude Babel-32 Prospect Avenue
Variance granted to erect a dwelling on the corner of Elm and Roxanna Street with dwelling placed 10' from Roxanna Street instead of required 20'.
April 16-Antonina Starta-46 Concord Avenue
Variance granted to sub-divide and convey a lot of land approximately 11,000 sq. ft. into two lots of approximately 5600 sq. ft. and 5400 sq. ft. respectively.
April 30-William J. Burke-43 Mountain Avenue
Variance granted to construct a dwelling on Lot 74, Mountain Avenue to be set seven feet (7') from boundary line instead of the required ten feet (10'), the size of lot being 4830 sq. ft.
June 11-Frank & Bessie Davidauskas-27 Weld Avenue
Variance granted to allow moving present garage to a point no nearer than two feet (2') from boundary line.
June 25-Anthony F. & Mary Turinese-54 Mountain Avenue
Variance granted to allow conveyance of lot of land of less than 8,000 sq. ft. on grounds that lot existed prior to present zoning changes.
September 10-Joseph Mckinnon-17 Pleasant Place
Variance granted to add a breezeway and garage to present dwelling, said addition to be built five feet (5') from boundary line.
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September 10-Frederick Trainor-12 Woodland Road
Variance granted for the addition of breezeway and garage to present dwelling up to a point of seven feet (7') from boundary line.
September 24-Robert J. Stevens-246 Sunnyside Road
Variance granted for construction of one-car garage 7'3" from boundary line.
October 1-Konstanty Jankowski-57 Valley Road
Variance granted to allow decreasing and conveying portion of lot thereby reducing frontage from 80'60" to 78'60" and the rear of property reduced by 4' 6" because of faulty surveying.
October 1-Harold E. Rickard-51 Valley Road
Variance granted to allow construction of garage to be situated two feet (2') from boundary line between properties.
October 5-Edward F. Reardon-81 Pellana Road
Variance granted for the addition of breezeway and garage to present dwelling up to a point of five feet (5') from boundary line.
October 8-Lester J. Hamelin-415 Railroad Avenue
Variance granted for the addition of two rooms to present dwelling, construction to be built up to a point of eight feet (8') from boundary line.
November 5-Charles Chaffalo-225 Sunnyside Road
Variance granted for the construction of a two-stall garage to be built up to a point of seven feet (7') from boundary line.
December 17-Electronic Realty Corp-1594 Hyde Park Ave., Hyde Park, Mass.
Variance granted to permit land located on Dean Street, in a General Residence district to be used for passage, utilities and other uses accessory to land of Electronic Realty Corp. in an adjoining manufacturing district.
December 17-Revere Sugar Refinery and/or United Fruit Company- 80 Federal Street, Boston
Variance granted for the use of premises formerly owned by W. Cameron Forbes and also less than three acres of land, for a residence and laboratory for bacteriological experimentation on various fruits and vegetables.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF APPEAL
FRANCIS J. DORAN, Chairman JAMES J. CALLAHAN JOHN C. METTERS
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REPORT OF FINANCE COMMISSION
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMISSION
To The Citizens of Norwood:
The Finance Commission was organized for the year 1956 as follows:
Andrew M. Monahan, Chairman Frank E. Mauritz Frederick A. McDonough
Mr. Mauritz resigned November 23, 1956 and the town will miss the capabilities of this able and industrious public servant.
On January 1, 1956 the debt of the Town of Norwood was $795,000.00 with maturities in 1956 of $109,000.00. The sum of $188,000.00 was borrowed during the year for the following purposes:
Light Construction
$50,000.00
Off Street Parking
60,000.00
Highway Construction 48,000.00
Sewer Construction
11,000.00
Water Construction
19,000.00
The sum of $480,000.00 was authorized to be borrowed for School Construc- tion by vote of the Special Town Meeting of May 31, 1956. This loan is unissued.
In addition to the above the town is obligated to pay to the Common- wealth of Massachusetts the sum of $950,000.00 as its share of the cost of constructing the water main from the present Metropolitan distribution system to the Norwood-Westwood town line.
With the opening of this new water main, the town assumes three costly items in this department. First, the original cost must be repaid within 10 years on an attractive interest-free basis as the result of a wise contract negotiated by Ex-Town Manager John B. Kennedy and the 1954 Board of Selectmen which included Harry B. Butters, Chairman, Daniel E. Callahan, C. Lothrop Rich, A. Franklin Swift and Walter J. Dempsey. Second, with the rising cost of the system, it is imperative that reasonable rates reflecting true costs be installed. A Selectmen's Advisory Committee is active on this problem. Finally, a major modernization program is in progress in regard to our distri- bution system.
Placing our two revenue producing departments on a business-like basis is a continuing goal, and in 1956, the Selectmen made a significant contribu- tion in the creation of the position of Business Manager to administer the non-technical affairs of the light and Water Department under the General Manager.
The major item of the Finance Commission's budget was the preparation of a wage survey of all positions of the town, excluding school and library department professional employees. A report was rendered by Griffenhagen and Associates in August and distributed to the townspeople.
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After examining the request for appropriation submitted by the various departments the commission met with department heads and committees charged with the disbursement of appropriations and discussed in detail the basis for such requests.
On completion of the work of the commission, a public hearing was held prior to the adjourned Town Meeting.
The sum of $35,000.00 was appropriated for the Reserve Fund and trans- fers were made as follows:
Public Welfare Administration Personal Services $165.00
Removal of Veterans Homes 1,275.00
New Committee of Nine 250.00
Health Personal Services
300.00
Expense of Officials Out-of-State
75.00
Health Incidentals
30.00
Health Polio Clinics
1,283.96
Town Game Warden Incidentals
125.00
Annuities to the Dependents of Firemen 75.00
Particular Sewers
3,000.00
Acting Town Counsel's Salary
1,300.00
Public Works Incidentals
850.00
Police Incidentals 202.00
74.83
Expense of Officials Out-of-State
135.00
Annuity to the Dependents of Sgt. McNulty
2,310.00
Annuity to the Dependents of Fireman Ross
1,890.00
Finance Commission Incidentals
1,500.00
Public Health Personal Services
100.00
Group Insurance
3,270.27
Fire Incidentals
670.00
Expense of Officials Out-of-State
35.00
Vacations & Pensions
1,350.00
Certification of Notes
284.00
Old Age Assistance
3,000.00
Town Counsel Incidentals
950.00
Annuity to the Dependents of Chief Coyne
750.00
Fire Incidentals
300.00
Maintenance & Control of Traffic
500.00
Expense of Committee to study pay classification plan for
town employees
500.00
Morrill Memorial Library Incidentals
55.17
Public Health Personal Services
226.36
Insurance
W. Connolly, Secretary.
FINANCE COMMISSION-Left to Right: Frank E. Mauritz, Andrew M. Monahan, Chairman, Frederick A. McDonough. Standing: Bartley 3
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Maintenance of Municipal Building Incidentals
27.22
General Government Incidentals
.17
Police New Equipment
24.83
Police Salaries Special
6.95
Particular Sewers
218.91
Police Department-Paid Holidays
165.00
Public Health Personal Services
10.00
Health Polio Clinic
16.80
Snow & Ice Removal
2,025.90
Old Age Assistance Administration
7.34
Schools Industrial Education
364.41
Schools New Equipment
.62
Schools Administration Expense
28.91
Schools Lunch Counter Operation Town Appropriation
494.69
Schools Textbooks
57.31
Schools Instruction Supplies
418.13
Schools Fuel
522.27
Schools Auxiliary Agencies Personal Services
246.00
Schools Auxiliary Agencies
431.66
Recreation
132.46
Cemetery Maintenance
168.46
Cemetery Improvement Payroll Wages
136.18
New Industries Committee
74.84
Health Mosquito Control
3.90
$32,414.55
Respectfully submitted,
ANDREW M. MONAHAN, Chairman FRANK E. MAURITZ FREDERICK A. McDONOUGH
Finance Commission
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REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Mr. John B. Kennedy General Manager Norwood, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit the report of the Public Works Department for the year ending December 31, 1956.
HIGHWAYS
Street Cleaning and Patching
All sections of the Town were swept in the spring, and during the year different streets were swept wherever there was accumulation of gravel. sand, stone and leaves.
General patching of holes in streets, trenches and depressions was done as usual.
OILING
The following streets were treated with R-C5 asphalt and covered with 3/8" crushed stone.
Audubon Road-Sixth Street to West Border Road
Arnold Road-Sixth Street to West Border Road Sixth Street-Arnold Road to End
Jacobsen Drive-Dean Street to Redwood Drive Westview Drive-Neponset Street to Hillcrest Road Longwood Terrace-Westview Drive to Hillcrest Road Elda Drive-Longwood Terrace to Westview Drive Orchard Lane-Westview Drive to Hillcrest Road Jefferson Drive-Roosevelt Avenue to Neponset Street Franklin Street-Willow Street to Hillside Avenue Chapel Street-Washington Street to Walpole Street Nichols Street-Nahatan Street to Cottage Street Irving Street-Prospect Street to End Everett Street-Route #1 to Westwood Line Washington Street-Hoyle Street to Press Avenue Washington Street-Lenox Street to Short Street
MC3 Asphalt and Sand
Access Road-Neponset Street to Route #1 Ridgewood Drive-Neponset Street to Kenwood Drive Azalea Drive-Meadow Street to Kenwood Drive Juniper Drive-Meadow Street to Kenwood Drive Meadow Street-Neponset Street to Juniper Drive Richland Road-Dean Street to Cranmore Road Belnap Road-Cranmore Road to Richland Road Prescott Road-Belnap Road to Richland Road Cranmore Road-Richland Road to Richland Road
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Tamworth Road-Dean Strect to Cranmore Road Factory Mutual Road-Pleasant Street to End Allandale Parkway-Washington Street to End Edgehill Road-Dean Street to End
Glendale Road-Dean Street to Edgehill Road Lancaster Lane-Dean Street to Edgehill Road Windsor Road-Dean Street to Edgehill Road Sixth Street-E. Cross Street to Arnold Road West Border Road-Gay Street to Audubon Road Nahatan Street Ext .- Winfield Street to E. Cross Street Ridge Road-E. Cross Street to Neponset Street Fisher Street-Walpole Street to Nichols Street Emerson Drive-Longfellow Road to Fisher Street Longfellow Road-Fisher Street to Berwick Place Mylod Street-Washington Street to Walpole Line Chapel Court-Chapel Street to End
Lane Drive-Bruce Road to Near Stratford Road Bruce Road-Chapel Street to Stratford Road Stratford Road-Bruce Road to Lane Drive Berwick Street-Chapel Street to Walpole Street
Cemetery Road-Winter Street to End
Other Highway Work MC 1-2 and MC3-Asphalt and Sand
Richland Road Ext .- Cranmore Road to End
Johnson Place-Johnson Court to End Pine Street Extension
Railroad Avenue Extension
Gravel was added to the above streets before the asphalt was applied.
Chapter 90 Maintenance: Oiling RC5 Aspalt and 3/8" Stone
Neponset Street-Pleasant Street to Canton Line
Special Test Work
The following Streets were treated with both RC5 and 3/8" stone and an Asphalt from the Berry Asphalt Company that had a rubber content in it.
Plimpton Avenue-Lenox Street to Monroe Street
Andrews Street-Monroe Street to Rock Court Rock Court-Andrews Street to Rock Street Nichols Street-Rosemary to Eliot Street
Half of each street was treated with RC5 Asphalt and the other with the Berry Company Asphalt and an application of 3/8" stone covered the asphalt so that the wearing quality could be observed and watched.
The following streets were capped with Hot Top: Broadway-Park Street to Winter Street Nahatan Street-Central Street to Broadway Pleasant Street-Dean Street to Neponset River
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Intersection of Dean Street and Pleasant Street Pleasant Street-Rock Street to E. Cross Street Sunnyside Road-Hillside Avenue to 300' So. to Birch Road Sunnyside Road-Bird Road to 250' No. to Birch Road Intersection of Sunnyside Road and Hillside Avenue Lyman Place-Central Street to 200' East of Armory
New Street Signs
New street signs were erected where they were needed.
Bridges and Culverts
All bridges and culverts were inspected during the year.
Brush Along Road Side
Brush on all road sides was cut by a hired tractor cleaned up and hauled away.
Drain Maintenance
All catch basins, drain manholes were cleaned during the year with the use of the Catch Basin Educator.
During the year six private drain connections were installed in houses by the Public Works Department.
Sewer Department
All dead end mains were flushed out several times during the year.
Also all sewer mains and laterals were cleaned with the Flexible Sewer Rod Equipment.
There were 98 plugged sewer services opened during the year 1956.
Total number of new connections added this year by the Public Works Department in 1956 was 122.
Total number of new connections put in for developers by their own contractors in 1956 was 150.
Sewer Construction
Pleasant Street-Garfield Avenue to Cambridge Road
Cambridge Road-Pleasant Street to Fisher Field
East Cross Street-Neponset Street to Trunk Line
Allen Road-Connecting lower end of Allen Road into Trunk Line on Pleasant Street
Prospect Street-Extension to take in Shagoury Development.
Water Department
Miles of Mains at end of year 81.86
Total number of services 5276
Total number of services in use at end of year 5276
Total number of meters in use at end of year 5361
Number of meters set (new) 225
Number of meters replaced 306
New water services added 249
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Water Service renewals
7
New hydrants installed by developers 18
Number of hydrants in service 647
New hydrants installed by Town
7 (MDC Line)
Water Construction
Providence Highway-Westwood Line to East Cross St. Main Trunk Line for Metropolitan Water. Work done by Zoppo Construction Co.
Pine Street Extenstion-125 ft. 6" C.I.C.L. Pipe
Nichols Street Ext .- Churchill Drive to beyond Westover Entrance 1400 feet 12" C.I.C.L. Pipe and 3 hydrants.
Hydrants Replaced
Front of 33 Hill Street
Front of 111 Cross Street
Front of 30 Lenox Avenue
Front of 247 Prospect Street
Front of 93 Walnut Avenue
Front of 22 Adams Street
Front of 435 Washington Street
Front of 87 Walpole Street
Front of Church on St. James Avenue
Front of Band Stand Park-Washington Street
Corner of Day Street and Bullard Street
Front of General Printing Ink Corp .- Pleasant Street
Front of 27 Everett Avenue
WATER STATISTICS
Monthly Consumption in Gallons
Westwood
Ellis
Well
Total
January
38,693,000
30,552,125
69,245,125
February
40,324,000
25,802,125
66,126,125
March
45,063,000
31,373,250
76,436,250
April
43,662,000
26,078,125
69,740,125
May
46,689,000
28,155,275
74,844,875
June
52,079,000
34,688,375
86,767,375
July
41,060,000
40,775,500
81,835,500
August
50,786,000
40,753,125
91,539,125
September
45,000,000
24,482,000
69,482,000
October
42,681,000
26,104,800
68,785,800
November
259,000
13,200,750
13,459,750
December
589,000
12,142,000
12,731,000
800,993,030
M.D.C. October 30, 1956-December 31, 1956 79,500,000
Greatest amount of water pumped or used in any one day
August 14, 1956 3,442,000 gallon
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Greatest amount of water pumped or used in any week
July 22-28, 1956 19,577,500 gallon
Gallons of water supplied to distributing mains during year 880,493,030
FORESTRY
Early in the spring all elm trees were sprayed with 12% solution and later all trees along the streets and roadside were sprayed with a 6% solution of D.D.T.
The Joseph Hart Co. of Randolph, Mass. removed many dead Elm trees as well as many others and also trimmed many trees in all sections of the Town.
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