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For the purpose of comparison, a list of figures for the past few years is shown below :
Year
New Houses
Estimated Cost
1952
140
$1,203,150.00
1953
181
2,128,500.00
1954
137
2,721,250.00
1955
138
2,787,900.00
1956
172
2,711,096.20
1957
126
2,552,510.00
1958
134
2,955,855.00
NEW HOUSE DEVELOPMENT BY PRECINCT
Year
Cochituate
Wayland
1952
40
101
1953
97
84
1954
43
94
115
1955
41
97
1956
54
118
1957
40
86
1958
60
74
National Electrical Week was observed in February by submitting an article to the local paper outlining its purpose; and pamphlets, "Electricity In Your Home," were distributed to the sixth grade students in the various elementary schools throughout the town, through the cooperation of Mr. Edward Anderson, Superintendent of Schools, and his associates. These pamphlets were, primarily, a guide for the students, with their parents, to check electrical defects in their homes; to be fol- lowed through, in the promotion of safety, by having repairs made if necessary. (It is the intent of the promoters of this program to ask the sixth grade students each year to cooperate in this type of a safety program. Thereby, over a period of years, all students going through our school system will have the benefits of this electrical survey.)
Industrial and commercial permits consisted of :
1. A permit to the Raytheon Manufacturing Company for a large plant addition to its research laboratory.
2. The Village Shopper Realty Trust Company was issued a permit to contruct a shopping center on State Road West and Pelham Island Road.
3. Mr. Edward A. Veno was issued a permit to move his residence from State Road West to Pelham Island Road for the purpose of converting it into a professional building.
4. The Stein in Cochituate was granted a permit to build new quarters on its same site, and, upon its completion, the old building was torn down.
One housing development was completed this year by Puritan Homes. They had thirty interior lots which were behind the Daymon Farms development, and which were bounded on the south by the Massachu- setts Turnpike.
Fifty-six cases of zoning variations were prepared and brought to the Zoning Board of Appeals for decision.
In January of 1957 a committee was formed to bring in a new Building Code for consideration at the annual Town Meeting in 1958. This committee consisted of:
Ray W. Harris, Chairman Carl T. Emery
F. Clifton Haynes, Fire Chief
Ettrick H. Lacey
Gilbert T. Small, Jr. Herbert R. Fisher, Jr. Homer L. MacDonald, Building Inspector
In April of that year Fire Chief Francis J. Hartin had replaced F. Clifton Haynes, and in October Ray W. Harris had resigned from the committee because his business concern was sending him to Italy. Herbert R. Fisher, Jr. was then elected to succeed him as chairman. Many evenings were spent in reviewing codes of neighboring towns, our own existing code, and the State Code. From time to time manufac-
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turers representatives of new building products were invited to meet with us to discuss these new materials. Also all carpenters and general contractors who live in Wayland were invited to meet with us as this new code began to take shape, so that they might offer constructive criticism. In the final stages of preparation the Building Code was taken before the Planning Board and the Town Counsel. Upon the approval of these town departments, copies were printed and posted in public places, and an article was prepared for the March Town Meeting of this year. It was most gratifying to the committee to see the confidence the citizens placed in our efforts because the code was passed unanimously. On August 11, 1958, Attorney General George Fingold approved it, and the new code became law. This was one of Mr. Fingold's last acts before his sudden death later in the month.
During 1958 Fire Chief Hartin and I followed through with the inspection program which we started in the late summer of 1957. The types of buildings which we inspected included schools, churches, auditoriums, rest homes, stores, taverns, and multiple family dwellings. The inspection consisted of structural strength of the buildings, elec- trical wiring systems, oil burning equipment, rubbish accumulation, exit signs, emergency lighting equipment, fire extinguishers, chimneys, storage of flammable liquids and paints, etc. Wherever Board of Health problems were found, we invited Mr. Norman G. Fair of that Board to accompany us on reinspection. After these inspection tours, letters were sent to property owners or the building committee concerned. Their willingness to correct the conditions as outlined to them is to be commended.
Fees collected from wiring and building permits and zoning applica- tions during 1958 amounted to $4,171.00 and have been turned over to the Town Collector.
The Building Department would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Building Code Committee who gave so generously of their time in preparing the new code, as well as Fire Chief Hartin and Mr. Fair of the Board of Health for their cooperation; and to other Town Officials and citizens who have helped in the affairs of this office in the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
HOMER L. MACDONALD' Building Inspector.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
General
A wetter than normal summer gave the department a more routine year than 1957. We pumped forty million gallons less in 1958 than during the previous year. The new storage facility, voted at the annual Town Meeting, will be completed prior to the summer of 1959. This will give the town 2,500,000 gallons storage capacity, a more than adequate reserve of water which will ease the summer burden on the pumps. This storage supply and the complete metering of the town should assure the town water supply for many years. The mains connecting the new tank to the system have been installed.
The department has installed radios in its trucks which has greatly facilitated operations. We put down several exploratory wells in the northern part of town, none of which proved satisfactory. We will continue this program in 1959, in order that a possible new source of water in this part of town will not be lost before it is needed.
Meter Reading
Meters are read three times each year in March, July and November. When the meter reader is unable to obtain a reading, for whatever reason, he leaves a card, stamped and addressed, for the owner or user to fill out and mail to the Water Department.
If this card is not sent in at all or arrives too late, the bill is rendered for a minimum amount and any overage is added to the sub- sequent bill. This can result in an unusually high bill since the overage will be for two periods instead of one. Make sure that either the meter reader obtains a reading or the card is mailed back promptly.
Freeze-Ups
Frost was unusually deep last winter, and several freeze ups were experienced where ground had been removed over service pipes. It is the owner's responsibility and expense to remedy such a freeze up when it occurs on his property. When it is necessary to change the grade of the ground it would be advisable to check with the Water Department to make sure that cover is not removed until the pipe can be lowered to a safe depth.
Statistics
Number of Services
2,674
Length of main
65 miles
Number of hydrants
365
New services, 1958
129
2.5 miles included above
Main added Water pumped
279 million gallons
Maximum day
500
Renewals
9
Relocations Leaks
12
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE K. LEWIS, FERN A. TAYLOR, ALFRED C. DAMON, Board of Water Commissioners.
Service calls
7
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT For the Year Ending December 31, 1958
The total alarms answered in 1958 by the department show an increase over the previous year despite the record amount of precipita- tion which cut grass and brush fires down by sixty per cent over 1957. The records show an increased number of residential fires and alarms for non-fire emergencies. Heading the list of non-fire emergencies were calls for the resuscitator and emergency pumping.
Although many of the residential fires were serious, all except one were confined without loss of life and damage held to a minimum. The most destructive fire of the year occurred in North Wayland near the Lincoln line, early in the morning of April 10. This fire claimed the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Emmons, 317 Concord Road, and caused an estimated $20,000 damage.
Alarms Answered - 1958
Number of Alarms for Fires:
Residential Buildings
38
Non-Residential Buildings 9
Grass or Brush
39
All Other Fires (Motor Vehicles, Machinery, Rubbish, etc.) 27
Mutual Aid
4
Number of Alams for Non-Fires:
Mischievous and Malicious False Alarms
16
Accidental Alarms, Smoke Scares, Honest Mistakes 31
Rescue, First Aid, Emergency Calls and Investigations 145
Total 309
This past year, as in 1957, the Fire and Building Departments con- ducted a joint inspection program. This system is now operating on a continuous basis in the inspection of schools, churches, public buildings, nursing homes, tenements and other business establishments.
A fire prevention program was conducted in the public schools during October in observance of Fire Prevention Week. In December, the department distributed fire prevention reminders in the schools in preparation for the holidays.
Permits Issued-1958
Fires in the open air 708
Installation or alteration of oil burning equipment 127
Storage of fuel cil 133
Installation or alteration of liquified petroleum gas 31
Blasting
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The alarm system was extended by the department during the year along Old Sudbury Road, Glezen Lane, Orchard Lane, Training Field Road and Moore Road as far as Wayside Road. Alarm system exten- sions as installed by subdivisions were also tied in to the municipal system.
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Further steps in modernizing the alarm system were accomplished by retiming all street boxes to fast time while making our most recent test of all boxes. Within our maintenance program, four old boxes were replaced. Tappers were installed in the homes of additional call men during the year.
In June, the new Fire Alarm Maintenance and Utility Truck was purchased and then outfitted in the department shop. This vehicle is used not only for fire alarm maintenance but also for the movement of portable equipment such as pumps, generators, floodlights, etc. and to pick up hose after fires, thus, allowing the return of pumping engines that much sooner for reloading and placement into service.
After the first full year in the new headquarters building, the department finds the facilities adequate and is especially pleased with the area being utilized for maintenance and repair. A portion of this area is also being used to provide garage space for Park Department vehicles.
One of the major projects completed in the shop this past year by two of the regular men was the complete remodeling of Engine #2. Included, among other things, was the installation of a 500 g.p.m. pump, a 400 gallon water tank and a complete repaint job.
In Station #2 on Main Street, a complete redecorating job was done on the interior, ceilings, walls and woodwork. This project was accom- plished by the two regular men on duty with an assist at some points by call men and auxiliaries.
The department training program for the year was conducted as follows: in the Spring and Fall, ten sessions of two hours each were held on alternate nights in each station for all permanent and call men. The final classes of the Spring session included actual firefighting of interior fires. This work was done in an isolated dwelling taken by the Town for demolition. After the training classes, the building was demolished by the department.
In addition to the local program, men from the department attended the following schools:
February - Fire Officers' School - Boston Fire Headquarters June - Firefighting School - New Haven, Connecticut
September - Firefighting School - Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire October - Air Crash Rescue Indoctrination - Bedford Air Force Base
Early in the Spring the third unit of auxiliary firefighters was organized and commenced weekly training sessions. This group now numbers about twenty-five. This program originated as a Civilian Defense project but these men also serve as a reserve force for our combined type of department.
In March of 1958, the Board of Selectmen upon the recommendation of the Town Government Committee requested the New England Fire Rating Association to conduct a survey of the fire protection facilities in Wayland. Previous surveys had been made in 1935 and 1951, at which time, our facilities were found to be quite deficient. Since 1951
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LOCATION OF FIRE ALARM BOXES December 31, 1958
12 Pemberton Road at No. 32
13 Pemberton Road and Shawmut Avenue
132 Public Bathing Beach, Lake Cochituate
14 Harrison Street
15 Cochituate Grammar School, Main Street
17 Station No. 2, Main Street
19 Willard Street at Winter Street
23 Commonwealth Road West at Pemberton Road
24 Commonwealth Road at Main Street
242 Commonwealth Road East at No. 228
245 Commonwealth Road East at East Plain Street
2452 Caulfield and Brooks Roads
2453 Brooks and Carpenter Roads
2454 Carpenter Road at End
25 Commonwealth Road East at/Old Tavern Road
251 Old Tavern Road at Dean Road
2511 Dean Road
2512 Old Tavern at Bald Rock Road
2513 Snake Brook Road
2514 Bald Rock Road
2515 Bald Rock and Dean Roads
2516 Dean Road near Old Tavern Road
253 Loker Street at Thompson Street
2531 Loker Street School
27 Commonwealth Road East at Oak Street
271 Oak Street at Timber Lane
272 Timber Lane at Eden Road
31 East Plain Street at Pollack Road
321 Main Street at East Plain Street
322 Mitchell Street at West Plain Street
3221 Maguire Road at Pleasant Street
3225 West Plain Street at Castle Gate South
3241 Pine Needle Road
3255 Edgewood Road ya
326 Old Connecticut Path at West Plain Street
3271 Simpson Road at Emerson Road
3272
Richard Road
3273 Russell Road
3274 Emerson Road at Hawthorne Road
3313 Lake Shore Drive at Beech Street
3314 Sycamore Road at Hemlock Road
34
Old Connecticut Path at Pine Ridge Road
341 Pine Ridge Road
343 Lake Shore Drive at No. 18
351 Holbrook Road
3511 Highgate Road
381 Park Lane at End
414 Main Street at Pond Drive 415 Main Street at Dudley Road
4142 Lakeview Road
4151 Dudley Road at Crest Road
4152 Dudley Road at End
4153 Bayfield Road at No. 14
4154 Bayfield Road at No. 25
4161 Peck Avenue at No. 10
42 Cochituate Road at Parmenter Health Center
421 Pequot Road at Happy Hollow Road
422 Pequot Road at No. 44
423 Pequot Road Elementary School (Happy Hollow)
4.3
Cochituate Road at Happy Hollow Road
431
Rice Spring Lane at Goodman Lane
441 Cochituate Road at Woodridge Road
4411 Woodridge Road at No. 28
4412 Woodridge Road at High Rock Road
4413 High Rock Road at No. 22
4414 High Rock Road at No. 43
4415 High Rock at End
4421 Woodridge Road at No. 65
4424 Country Corners at Brooktrail Road
4425 Brooktrail Road
4426
Barney Hill Road
4427 Country Corners and White Pine Knoll Roads
4431 Woodridge Road at Country Corners Road
4432 Woodridge Road at Black Oak Road
4433 Black Oak Road
4434 Woodridge Road at Reservoir Road
4435 Reservoir Road
4436 Brooktrail Road
4437 Woodridge Road at No. 122
4438 Woodridge Road near Rice Road
45 Fox Meadow Lane at No. 12
451 Shaw Drive at Fox Meadow Lane
453 Shaw Drive at No. 27
51 Cochituate Road at Railroad Crossing
52 State Road at Cochituate Road
53 Wayland Grammar School, Cochituate Road
521 Wayland High School off Cochituate Road
61 Station No. (1), Millbrook Road
612 Millbrook Road at Nob Hill Road
613
Plain Road at Glen Road
621 Plain Road at Claypit Hill Road
6211 Claypit Hill School, Adams Lane
622 Claypit Hill Road at No. 70
623 Claypit Hill Road at Adams Lane
624 Adams Lane
6241 Adams Lane at Three Ponds Road
6242 Three Ponds Road at No. 11
6243 Three Ponds Road at Sears Road
6244 Mellen Lane
6245 Three Ponds Road at End
625 Sears Road
626 Sears Road
6261 Gammons Way and Draper Road
627 Sears Road
6271 Squirrel Hill Road 628 Sears Road 63 Plain Road at Draper Road
64 State Road East at Bennett Road
642 State Road East at Springhill Road
6512 Pelham Island Road at No. 152
6513 Jeffrey Hill Road
652 Pelham Island Road at No. 174
653 Pelham Island Road at Erwin Road
66 State Road East at Rich Valley Road
664 State Road East at Old Connecticut Path
67 State Road West at St. Ann's Church
671 State Road West near Railroad Crossing
71 Concord Road at Bow Road
711 Bow Road
712 Concord Road at Plain Road
72 Old Sudbury Road at No. 11
721 Old Sudbury Road at Raytheon Mfg. Co. Entrance
722 Raytheon Mfg. Co.
73 Old Sudbury Road at Bow Road
74 Old Sudbury Road at Glezen Lane
742 Glezen Lane at No. 42
743 Glezen Lane at Training Field Road
744 Glezen Lane at Moore Road
7441 Loblolly Lane
745 Moore Road at Sedgemeadow Road
7451 Sedgemeadow Road
746 Moore Road at No. 54
82 Concord Road at Training Field Road
823 Orchard Lane at No. 9
824 Orchard Lane
825 Orchard Lane
831 Concord Road at Glezen Lane
84 Concord Road at Moore Road
841 Concord Road at Lincoln Road
851 Concord at Sherman Bridge Road
921 Concord Road at Red Barn Road
922 Marshall Terrace
93 Red Barn Road
SPECIAL SIGNALS
1 Daily Test at 5:45 P. M.
2 All Out
3-3-3 Military Call
4-4-4 Boy Scouts
5-5 No School Signal at 7:00 A. M.
7-7 All Call Firemen Report to their Stations
OUT OF TOWN SIGNALS
512 Framingham
513 Lincoln
514 Natick
515 Sudbury
516 Weston
EMERGENCY NUMBERS TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT
EL. 8-4321 OL. 3-4321
NUMBERS FOR OTHER BUSINESS Station #1 - EL. 8-7701 Station #2 - OL. 3-2241
the growth of the town has been very rapid and many improvements have been made in our fire defenses.
This past September the New England Fire Rating Association conducted a very complete examination of our fire protection system. Although the report of the survey has not been received, it is expected to bring about a reclassification for the Town which would provide lower fire insurance rates. The report will also serve as a guide to keep the fire protection facilities in step with the growth of the Town.
In giving consideration to the problem of gradually providing two men in each station twenty-four hours a day, the department did some experimenting in the latter part of 1958.
The addition of full time men would be the ideal way of creating such coverage, however, mindful that the Town faces increasing financial burdens due to its extremely rapid growth the department has scught an alternative plan which would cause less financial strain.
A plan which would involve the use of call men for night duty has been worked out and presented to the Board of Selectmen, the Town Government Committee and the Finance Committee for approval. The plan seeks to cover one station in 1959 with two call men on duty each night. Each week there would be fourteen call men who would share in this duty. Two different men would serve each night according to a fixed schedule. There would be an alternate list of men available to substitute for any of the regulars who might not be able to serve on a particular night for one reason or another. Compensation for the fourteen call men who would undertake this duty would amount to $300. per year each, plus the hourly rate paid for time spent on any actual calls. The total annual cost of the fourteen call men utilized in this plan would be $4,200, about equal to the cost of one permanent man.
The provisions as outlined above have two principal benefits, first the two men on duty would be able to handle routine calls without the necessity of summoning the entire call force. This would result in greater economies and efficiency. Second, and most important, these men would be able to get the jump on fires which would ordinarily gain several minutes headway under the regular call system. The depart- ment's budget includes a request for the amount necessary to provide the above coverage.
The latest listing of fire alarm box locations and special signals of public interest will be found in the red pages preceding this report.
I wish to extend my thanks and appreciation to the men of the department, to the auxiliary department and to all persons who in any way have cooperated and assisted in the operation and development of this department.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS J. HARTIN, Chief, Wayland Fire Department.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
The Board of Health submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1958.
The Board held nine regular meetings during the year.
Dog Clinic
A total of 165 dogs were inoculated and protected against rabies, clinic conducted under the direction of Dr. Paul R. Granholm of Weston.
School Health
The Board of Health and School Committee will meet monthly during the early phases of a proposed new health program for the purpose of hearing reports and achieving the most rapid possible effective operation.
Building Permits
The Board of Health will notify Building Inspector, Highway Department and Fire Chief on Receipt of sewage disposal applications, so as to prevent any building from being built below street level where possible flooding might occur.
SANITARY ENGINEER'S REPORT
Board of Health Wayland, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
The following is a report on my activities for your Board for the calendar year 1958.
Sewage Disposal
During the calendar year 1958, one hundred and twelve (112) permits were issued by your Board for the construction or alteration of sewage disposal systems, after the necessary preliminary inspections and recommendations were made to your Board. A total of more than four hundred and fifty (450) inspections were made to insure effective design and construction of the disposal systems involved. In all cases, "in progress" inspections were necessary as well as the final inspections to insure compliance with the approved plans.
Restaurant Sanitation
Restaurant inspections were made during the year at establish- ments where known sanitary problems were involved. It is expected that all restaurants will be inspected shortly, with swab tests made to check dishwashing effectiveness.
Milk Inspections
A total of four hundred and six (406) samples of milk and cream were collected during the year from the dairies and other outlets selling
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milk and cream in Wayland, and examined in the laboratory. Tests were made for total bacterial count, coliform bacteria, and phosphatase, . .. results were reported to the dairies concerned as required by law.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS J. RINALDO
MOSQUITO CONTROL IN WAYLAND - 1958
Mosquito control commenced with ditch cleaning and swamp dusting from January to March. The dusting was done by hand in most of the small swamps to prevent emergence of the spring brood of Aedes mos- quitoes. The larger swamps were sprayed by helicopter on May 2nd for the same purpose. The Sudbury River meadows were deeply flooded and did not appear to have enough mosquito larvae to warrant spraying at this time.
House Mosquito inspection and spraying began in June and ended in September. Catch basins were sprayed five times with oil. The Mill Pond swamp had to be sprayed by helicopter on June 13th to reduce Mansonia and other species. The Lincoln Road swamp was also sprayed on that date. Mill Pond was sprayed again by plane on July 9th. An experimental spraying aimed at Culiseta and Culex mosquitoes in Mill Pond swamp was planned for August, but delayed helicopter service postponed it to September 4th.
Ditch cleaning and reclaiming was done in the swamp between Rice Road and the Woodridge development and at Oxbow Road near the Sudbury River meadows.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Balance on hand December 31, 1957
$3,135.46
1958 appropriation received May 3rd 6,500.00
Expenditures :
Labor
$4,290.64
Workmen's compensation, claims
303.79
County Retirement
167.79
Office operation, supervision
516.79
Office rent
46.16
Barn rent
180.00
Vehicle replacement
406.89
Insecticide
354.60
Aircraft service
303.74
Other service
14.00
Field operation, equipment, supervision
828.40
$7,412.80
Balance on hand December 31, 1958
$2,222.66
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The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Commission has requested an appropriation of $7,500. for 1959.
Respectfully submitted.
ROBERT L. ARMSTRONG, Superintendent.
WAYLAND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICE
During 1958 the Wayland Public Health Nursing Service staff provided total nursing care for the residents of Wayland. Under the direction of the family physician the nurses provided:
part time skilled nursing care to those acutely or chronically ill in the home; treatments and medications such as surgical dress- ings, hypodermic injections, irrigations and special exercises; instructions to expectant mothers such as preparation of equip- ment for the baby, hygiene of pregnancy and preparation for hospitalization, instruction when the baby arrived including demonstration of the bath and preparation of the formula, guidance to parents on child growth and development.
Under the direction of the Wayland Board of Health the nurses assisted in the school health program, in the tuberculosis and the com- municable disease program, the adult and child health guidance programs and in the premature infant follow-up program.
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