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Adams St. (West Side) - Vicinity of Garfield Ave. 245'
Rock St. (West Side) - from Nahatan St. Northerly 960'
Richland Rd. (North Side) - from Prescott Rd. to Belnap Rd.
400'
Margaret St. (West Side) - from David Ter. near Washing- ton St.
710'
Fulton St. (West Side) -from Myrtle St. to Existing Walk .. 148'
Fulton St. (East Side) -from Howard St. to Circle 175'
Chapel St. (South Side) - from Old Washington St. Westerly 362'
Pine St. (East Side) from Prospect St. to End
615'
Kenwood Dr .- Vicinity of No. 28
90'
Jefferson Dr. (North Side) - Vicinity of No. 11
90'
Parkway (East Side) - from Hoyle St. to School Land 80'
David Ter. (West Side) -from Margaret St. Southerly
80'
4320 Lin. Ft.
CONCRETE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION 1964
TOWN CONTRACT-TOWN ENGINEERING
Street
Distance
Washington St. (East Side) - from Nahatan to Railroad Ave. 606'
Washington St. (East Side) - At Norwood Laundry 50'
Washington St. (East Side) - At Norwood Hospital 134'
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Atwood Ave. (South Side) - At St. George Church 120'
St. Joseph Ave. (South Side) - At St. Peter Church 156'
1066 Ft.
MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION 1964
TOWN CONTRACT-TOWN ENGINEERING
Location: Neponset St. - from I-95 to Norton Dr.
Construction : Sewer and Water pipes brought to sidelines
Location : Talbot Parking Lot - Nahatan St. Entrance
Construction : Curb & pavement removed and relocated to allow 2 way traffic
Location : Electric Light Dept. Sub Station - Washington St.
Construction : Yard and Drive paving
Location : Cemetery - Various Locations
Construction : Resurfacing and surfacing roads and walks
Location : Norwood Recreation Center - Winter St.
Construction : Yard and Drive paving
The Engineering Department supplied the following engineering work for other town departments and agencies.
Assessors :
Measured, calculated and checked areas and volumes for 333 new buildings and additions. Plotted above information on assessors building cards. Computed and plotted all land divisions onto assessors tracings and blueprints. Worked on replacing old assessors plans and compilation of new plans for areas in Norwood not presently covered by plans.
Building Inspector:
Issued house numbers for all new construction, and made house num- ber changes where required.
Staked out zoning line on Sumner St. to check zoning violation.
Aided Building Inspector with condemnation proceedings on founda- tions on Nahatan St.
Checked street lines for sign setback violations.
Cemetery Department:
Plotted 213 burials on record plans and procured prints. Staked out 60 4-grave lots and 8 6-grave lots in Garden Section.
Made preliminary survey for companion lots in prepared area.
Worked with Superintendent on proposed extension of the cemetery, additions to utilities, surfacing and re-surfacing of various avenues and walks and on drainage problem.
Clerk, Town:
Supplied Town Clerk with certification of entry for easements, tak- ings, etc.
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Supplied zoning maps with changes voted, for clerk to send to the attorney-general.
Counsel, Town:
Provided plan of intersection involving accident.
Worked with counsel on Meadowbrook problems, transfer of Lovell land, sewer assessment problems, street acceptance forms and procedures, and photos for accident cases.
Electric Light Department:
Gave locations for new poles on town streets.
Located underground electric structures.
Worked on pole relocations and manhole locations on Guild St.
Provided consultant with plans and data on existing and proposed utlities for electric light department construction at Short St. and Wash- ington St.
Provided contract and engineering for sub-station paving on Wash- ington St.
Fire & Police Station Construction Committee:
Met with representatives regarding drainage and paving problems.
Health, Board :
Worked with agent on subdivision plan problems, drainage problems and oil pollution problems. Figured estimates of cost for Health Board recommendations for 1964 construction.
Library Addition Building Committee:
Worked with engineer and architect for library addition, giving data on existing and proposed utilities.
Norwood Housing Authority :
Worked with contractor and designer on locations of proposed under- ground utilities and relocations of existing pipelines, for new addition to housing project.
Parking Commission :
Engineered design, contract and construction for widening of Nahatan St. entrance to Talbot Parking Lot.
Made up-to-date master tracing of parking meter layout and supplied prints of tracing to commission.
Planning Board :
Attendance by Town Engineer at all Planning Board meetings. Sub- mitted reports on:
1) Preliminary plans
2) Definitive plans 7
12
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3) Plans not requiring approval 9
4) Inspections for conditional approval and bond release 11
5) Miscellaneous problems 3
Updated zoning map and procured new printing.
Worked with consultant on proposed zoning change on Pleasant St., Talbot Rd., and environs.
Completed zoning questionnaire for Board to send to Mass. Planning Department.
Police Department:
The following was supplied the Norwood Police Dept .:
1) Certification of public ways in accident cases
2) Plan for traffic study, Washington and Chapel Sts.
3) Street limits for determination of abandoned vehicles
Public Works Department:
Supplied department with up-to-date utility maps.
Installed master meter to check water meter accuracy.
Checked and figured ledge quantities for PWD excavation jobs.
Supplied prints of water main gate valve location ties.
Checked drainage problems and gave line and grade for piping and regrading.
Made cost estimates for guarantee deposits on utilities and other work requiring pre-payment.
Laid out baseball, softball, tennis play areas for reconditioning. Marked pools for lane lines.
School, Addition Construction Committee (Balch School) :
Met with members of committee and their architect and engineer to discuss utilities problems and methods to solve.
The Cleveland School Addition Construction Committee also met many times with Town Engineer on utility and site problems.
School Building Committee (Oldham School) :
Town Engineer made new studies of drainage problem and attended committee meeting to discuss the problem.
School Department:
Supplied maps to school department - discussed the availability of vacant land with superintendent.
Treasurer:
Supplied department with sewer orders on proposed sewer construc- tion. Wrote deed descriptions for transfers of tax title lands.
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Zoning Board of Appeals:
Studies and reports were made by the Town Engineer on five different Appeal Board problems.
MISCELLANEOUS WORK COMPLETED IN 1964
1. Street line surveys 6
2. Drainage surveys 14
3. Surveys and plans for Stop signs 3
4. Line and grade for drive openings 2
5. "Trees posted for removal 4
6. Cost estimates for sewer connections 80
7. Cost estimates for water connections 68
8. Cost estimates for drain connections 11
9. Sewer connection grades given 26
The Town Engineer meets with representatives of various public and private agencies planning construction work in Norwood. A great deal of time and effort is put into these meetings which consist mainly of aiding the prospective constructors to be aware of Norwood regulations and policies, to be sure that all utility information pertinent to the individual's problem is made available, so that the proposed work will proceed as smoothly and easily as possible.
The following agencies met with the Town Engineer during the year of 1964:
Alevizos, John-Many meetings held regarding shopping center construc- tion.
Algonquin Gas Transmission Co .- Discussions on lowering gas main for relocation of Meadowbrook.
Alpha Construction Co .- Met with this company's engineer many times on utility and site construction.
Bamber, John Co .- Discussions on utilities, curb openings, new sidewalks, etc., for new nursing home.
C. & W. Wool Co .- Worked out proposed sewer connection for building. Congregational Church-Worked with engineer on parking lot layout and entrance.
David Park Apartments-Met with contractor's engineer many times for data on utilities and proposed layout.
Eaton Village Apartments-Frequent meetings and discussions in effort to solve utility and grading problems.
Friendly Ice Cream Co .- Representatives met with Town Engineer on many occasions to work out utility layout.
Korslund, Le Normand & Quann, Architects-Town Engineer met with firm members on various Norwood jobs including Cleveland School Addition,
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Balch School Addition, Morrill Memorial Library Addition, new Fire & Police Station and Crowley Funeral Home Addition.
Lane Construction Co .- Met many times with Lane Construction Co. in effort to coordinate I-95 work with Town work.
McIntyre and Johnson, Engineers-Worked with engineer on street accep- tance plans.
Medical Building Contractor-Supplied information for utility tie-ins.
New England Tel. & Tel. Co .- Many meetings regarding problems of pole locations, new underground construction and relocation of existing structures.
Norwood Engineering Co .- Discussions regarding many sub-divisions and construction work being done in Norwood.
Norwood Gas Co .- Locations given for 15 gas main extensions and regulator pit construction on town streets. Existing utilities marked where needed. Reed, Alonzo B., Co .- Engineer for Reed procured much information at various times for proposed underground electric construction for Town of Norwood, and worked out utility layouts for Windsor Gardens.
Whitman & Howard, Engineers-Much work along with engineer for perim- eter road layout and Union Brook Interceptor sewer easement and sewer layouts.
Windsor Gardens - Worked on drainage problem, building numbering changes, 12" water main extension, and made survey information avail- able for new land acquisition.
Vara Construction Co .- Met with company representative about water and sewer main extensions to serve new construction.
The Town Engineer also worked with representatives of the Town of Walpole on water supply questions; the Town of Westwood on four common drainage problems; the Norfolk County Engineer for discussion of various problems on County ways; the Mass. D.P.W. on I-95 problems, Hawes Brook Chapter 91 work; Neponset St. reconstruction and Division of Waterways regarding Meadowbrook. The U.S.G.S.A. also discussed from time to time problems arising at the new post office addition site.
The Engineering Department prepared sewer assessments and plans for the 1964 sewer construction. Four plans including 44 assessments total- ling $24,423.04 were completed.
Field work, calculations and finished plans and documents were pre- pared for nine streets which were accepted by the town meeting. Work continues on the street acceptance program.
The Town Engineer attended many Selectmen's meetings, all meetings of the Planning Board and was present at all Town meetings.
Likewise various committees and boards requested attendance at certain meetings in order to have engineering advice given.
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REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMISSION
Hearings before the Norfolk County Commissioners, Mass. D.P.W. on various matters, the M.D.C. and other governmental agencies are also at- tended.
Contract work for utility and other construction amounting to about $100,000.00 was prepared and inspected by the Engineering Department during the year.
As in the past years, the town citizenry has brought a multitude of interesting, and sometimes knotty, problems to the Town Engineer.
These problems increase in complexity and number each year as the town expands, and they are time-consuming, however interesting. The con- tract work, home building, and industrial and business development in Norwood seem to be on the increase again.
Along with the proposed construction for 1965, and Chapter 90 Work, there appears to be no lessening of the Engineering Department duties for the coming year.
With the present day complement of the Engineering Department and possible additional qualified personnel, it is anticipated to again complete all assigned work in 1965.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT A. HAMILTON Town Engineer
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMISSION
To the Citizens of Norwood:
The Finance Commission was organized for the year 1964 as follows:
Stephen M. Hefferan, Chairman
Joseph T. Wall Robert F. MacEachern
On January 1, 1964 the debt of the Town of Norwood was $3,030,000.00 with maturities of $388,000.00 in 1964.
The following sums were borrowed in 1964:
Electric Light Construction (7/15/64) $135,000.00
Electric Light Construction (12/15/64) 58,000.00
Electric Light Construction (12/15/64) 20,000.00
$213,000.00
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In addition, the following sums were authorized to be borrowed by town meeting action but had not been borrowed as of December 31, 1964:
Balch School Addition
$199,500.00
Cleveland School Addition
100,000.00
Light Construction
20,000.00
Library Addition
346,000.00
Library Alterations
105,000.00
$770,500.00
On the Balch School and Cleveland School additions, these borrowings will be reduced by the matching stabilization fund payment received from the School Building Assistance Commission. The sum of $352,760.00 was appropriated from the stabilization fund for the two school additions.
The town in 1964 made its 8th payment of $95,000.00 to the Common- wealth of Massachusetts to be applied against the Cost of Constructing the water main from the Metropolitan System to the Norwood-Westwood line. The total cost is $950,000.00 with $95,000.00 being paid off each year.
The Finance Commission examined the requests for appropriations submitted by the various departments, met with department heads and committees charged with the disbursement of appropriations, and discussed in detail the basis for such requests.
Upon completion of the work of the Commission, a public hearing was held prior to the Annual Town Meeting.
The sum of $58,600.00 was appropriated for the Reserve Fund and transfers were made as follows:
Snow and Ice Removal
$10,000.00
Drains Maintenance
950.00
Schools, Maintenance of Buildings
2,300.00
General Government Incidentals
500.00
Blue Hills Regional District School
1,427.30
Highway Maintenance
1,000.00
Parking Commission Expense
300.00
Permanent Building Construction Committee
300.00
Board of Health, Personal Services
150.00
Cemetery Maintenance
3,944.00
Carillon Concerts 75.00
Drain Construction
4,500.00
Police Incidental Expense . . 1,978.48
Engineering, Personal Services
2,000.00
Police Out-of-State Travel
75.00
Fire Department Incidentals
1,337.69
Public Welfare Incidentals
4,000.00
Selectmen's Transportation Committee 50.00
Town Counsel Incidentals
69.50
Election and Registration Incidentals
2,000.00
Fire Incidentals (Truck)
1,500.00
FINANCE COMMISSION: Left to right: Robert MacEachern, Stephen T. Hefferan, Chairman; Joseph W. Wall, Bartley W. Connolly, Clerk.
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Fire Incidentals (Truck)
1,350.00
Finance Commission Incidentals
200.00
Schools, Transportation
3,000.00
Health, Personal Services
2,460.00
Legal Services
189.50
Election and Registration Incidentals
2,500.00
Veterans Services
3,000.00
Fire Incidentals
500.00
$51,656.47
Respectfully submitted,
STEPHEN T. HEFFERAN, Chairman JOSEPH W. WALL ROBERT F. MacEACHERN
Norwood Finance Commission
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Honorable Board of Selectmen Mr. Harry B. Butters, Chairman
Norwood, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
I submit to you and to the citizens of the Town of Norwood the Annual Report of Your Fire Department for the year 1964.
On April 1, 1964 your fire department moved from tlie old fire station, at the corner of Nahatan and Central Streets, into the new quarters on Nahatan Street. The new station houses the most modern alarm and com- munication systems in order to efficiently handle fire calls and give you quicker response to alarms. Adequate training and classroom facilities have been incorporated in the building so that the fire department can keep up to date with the modern problems encountered in fire fighting.
Due to the continued building construction in the town and the ever growing technical problems caused by our progressive industries, we of the fire department have to increase our knowledge while still maintaining our past efficiency. To improve the department, officers attended the Mass- achusetts Institute of Fire Department Instructors Seminar, the Red Cross Instructors Course, and the Boston Fire Department Training School. Upon completion of these courses, they in turn held training classes for our department.
A new record of fire calls was established in 1964, when we responded to 1200 alarms which are classified as follows:
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FIRE ALARMS - 1964
Dwellings Garages Stores
Fac- tories
Public Bldgs.
False
Grass Auto. Woods
Misc .*
Aid to Total Towns Alarms
Aid from Towns
January
10
3
5
3
3
7
1
9
41
February
10
1
5
11
2
4
10
43
March
13
3
5
1
7
4
40
21
94
1
April
8
1
3
3
2
5
4
108
28
1
163
6
May
2
2
1
3
7
12
96
36
2
161
1
June
9
3
1
5
7
51
22
98
July
11
1
5
2
13
9
39
9
1 90
August
3
1
3
3
1
9
6
47
22
95
September
5
1
2
3
2
10
7
55
20
105
October
13
2
15
5
79
25
139
November
11
4
1
6
9
65
28
124
December
7
4
6
3
10
3
13
1
47
Total
102
5
21
47
24
83
82
588
243
5
1200
TOWN OF NORWOOD
7
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* Dump, sprinkler surges, smoke scare, and honest mistakes
In addition to this large number of fire alarms, 609 ambulance calls were made by this department.
Inspections and pre-fire planning have been carried on throughout the year. Inspections were held in all schools, churches, nursing homes, hospital and garages. Sprinkler tests were conducted in schools, nursing homes and factories having such installations. Occupancy inspections were made with the Building Inspector in each dwelling unit in all new apartment houses and in all new buildings. Permits were issued for fuel oil installations.
Fire protection planning was carried out in co-operation with the town engineers in locating hydrants, water mains and sprinkler protection in shopping areas.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Manager Walter A. Blasenak and the Department heads for their continued co-operation. To the Fire & Police Building Committee, Dr. Harold Knudson, Mr. Herbert A. Wiggins, Mr. Ralph Fenton, Mr. Martin W. Feeney, and Mr. James B. Cuff, for the many hours of dedicated service to the Town, we thank you, and they may well be proud of a job well done. To the Chiefs and firemen of Westwood, Walpole, Canton and Dedham, I wish to express my thanks for their co-operation in our Mutual Aid Program.
Respectfully submitted,
IRVING J. DOBSON, Chief Norwood Fire Department
REPORT OF FISH AND GAME WARDEN
January 1, 1964 - December 31, 1964
Hours - Patroling Time 980
Miles in car 5,190
Number of Complaints 9
Complaints Investigated 7
Prosecutions 0
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES E. BUNNEY Fish and Game Warden
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REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit detailed reports of the various departments under the administrative control of the General Manager.
The General Manager in review of departmental reports submitted for the year 1964, wishes to call your attention to some of the more important activities in the various town departments which discloses continued growth in all municipal departments.
1. The Municipal Light Department again was one of the most active departments in the Town. The installation of the 5,000 KVA trans- former and switchgear at Station 353, Chapel and Washington Streets, was completed. This equipment was installed in time for heavy load require- ments during the summer of 1964. The contracts were awarded for the first section of 13.8 KV line from Central Street along Washington Street to Route 1 to Morse Street. Further plans for continuation of 13.8 lines are under study and contracts for construction will be awarded in 1965.
The department witnessed a 10.15% increase in kilowatt hours con- sumed in 1964.
The old underground street lighting system in the vicinity of Nichols Street was replaced with a modern up-to-date underground lighting system. This improvement reflects the continued desire of the department to re- construct and replace the older type street lighting equipment.
2. The Recreation Department continued in the past year in its efforts to provide interest and worthwhile leisure time activities for all citizens of Norwood. The growth of the town is reflected in the increasing partici- pation in the various programs offered. The reception of the programs offered was most enthusiastic and indicated a genuine interest on the part of the participants.
The program at the indoor pool at the Recreation Center has continued to grow in both quality and quantity. A well rounded schedule of activities is offered at the pool during the Fall, Winter, and Spring months.
Notable addition to the program in 1964 was a program of recreational swimming for physically handicapped boys and girls. Valuable assistance in this program has been rendered by volunteer teen age young people who have received training in Senior Life Saving in recent years.
With the work completed at the new Ellis Gardens Playground in 1964, it is contemplated that supervision and a full schedule of activities will be offered there in the summer of 1965. It is expected that the same will be provided at the Oldham School Playground.
Senior Citizens' activities were also a highlight of tlie year's program with the Recreation Department continuing as one of tlie state leaders in this most important area.
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The Hawes Swimming Pool interior was refinished by the gunite process. Further improvement of the pool area is contemplated in the year 1965.
3. The Cemetery Departmen in connection with its expansion program acquired additional lands adjacent to the present cemetery which will be dedicated for municipal purposes. Improvement work at Highland Ceme- tery during the year 1964 consisted of recapping of certain avenues and walks and the installation of a chain link fence enclosing the Old Parish Cemetery.
To increase the efficiency of the department, a modern mechanical grave opening device was purchased and has proved to be very successful and productive.
4. The Public Works Department which is essentially a service depart- ment witnessed an extremely busy year in performing its usual functions. This department has cooperated very closely with the State Department of Public Works in connection with Chapter 90 work.
Construction on I-95 in Norwood commenced early in 1964 under the supervision of the State Department of Public Works. This necessitated work by the Town on Neponset and Union Streets, namely, relocation and cutting off of town utilities; also, maintenance in both areas. As construc- tion continues, the Town Public Works forces will be called upon to assist the contractor and the State Department of Public Works. To that end the fullest of cooperation will be forthcoming.
5. Some of the more important construction projects were completed in 1964 namely: reconstruction of the Warren Street sewer; correction of serious drainage problems at Varwood Circle; extension of water main on the east side of Route 1 from Traphole Brook in a northerly direction; Westover Parkway reconstruction completed from Malvern Road to beyond Germany Brook leaving a remaining portion from Eden Road to Germany Brook to be reconstructed in subsequent years.
The sidewalk program, granolithic and bituminous concrete, was com- pleted within the funds made available for that program.
6. The sanitary land fill program continues at the public dump and the
Town was fortunate in renewing the contract for the year 1964 at a substantially lower figure than the preceding year. In order to protect the best interests of the Town a "sticker program" was instituted so that the use of the dump may be reserved for residents of the Town of Norwood.
7. The Engineering Department which is an extremely important depart- ment witnessed a very active year rendering services to all municipal departments including the various building committees, Parking Commis- sion, and the Norwood Housing Authority.
All monies appropriated for construction purposes for which contract work was required was handled entirely by the Engineering Department.
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8. In the area of traffic control the Town continues to replace the old parking meters with the newer type meters or "Vandalism Resistant" meters.
With respect to the Talbot Parking Lot construction was completed to provide for entrance and exit into the parking lot from Nahatan Street.
9. With the completion of the construction of the new Police and Fire Station, the Town has acquired one of the most modern and functional buildings for this type of public service. In the Police Department section of the building, facilities are provided for activities related to the Police and Civil Defense Departments whereby training for members of the de- partment may be acquired through lectures and conferences. Members of the Norwood Police Department are assigned during the year to attend various police schools namely, Northeastern University and the Massachu- setts State Police School.
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