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We are still of the opinion that improvements should be made at the entrance to the larger cemetery. The posts should be moved so that the entrance could be widened to meet pres- ent day conditions. The grades could also be improved and with proper landscaping and a boulder properly placed with
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"Lincoln Cemetery" carved on it would help decidedly to identify the grounds as a cemetery and would assist workmen and others to locate the grounds. We have tried in the past year to obtain estimates as to the cost of some of this work, without success, and it is probable that there is much work of this character that remains to be done.
Inasmuch as part of the appropriation has been unexpended these past few years it seems only fair that when conditions allow we should have the opportunity to make much needed improvements for the department.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. PETERSON, GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM, ROBERT D. DONALDSON, Cemetery Commissioners.
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS, 1946
Our equipment consists of a 600-gallon pumper and a 500- gallon combination pumper and forest fire truck, located in South Lincoln, and a 600-gallon combination pumper and forest fire truck located in North Lincoln.
The truck located in North Lincoln is the new one delivered this January. The other new one to replace the old American La France in South Lincoln is due in February.
Seventy-three calls have been answered; 39 grass, 7 dump, 7 chimney, 3 auto, 5 house, 5 oil burner, 1 plane crash, 2 short circuits and 4 false alarms. The total loss from building fires was $6,000.
A State sponsored course of fire drills was held during the summer and will probably be repeated this coming summer.
We now have an emergency telephone line connecting both the North and South fire stations; Lincoln 0195.
It would be a great help both to the telephone operators and the Fire Department if the telephone is not used un- necessarily at the time of a fire alarm.
To notify the Department of a fire by telephone; - call the operator, say "Emergency Fire, 0195." When you get the Department give full information as to location and type of fire.
EDMUND W. GILES, Chief, CHARLES K. FITTS, Clerk, ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY, Board of Fire Engineers.
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REPORT OF THE NURSING COMMITTEE
REPORT OF THE NURSING COMMITTEE
Board of Selectmen:
During the year 1946 the Community Nurse made 1,584 calls, subdivided as follows:
Medical 810
Surgical 213
Prenatal 43
Board of Health
136
Child Welfare. 264
Social Welfare 88
Doctor's Office or Hospital 30
Fees collected $381.50.
With the nurse's regular hours made public and an increase in the fee for after-hour calls, the number of such calls has been reduced to an essential minimum.
Mrs. Charles Kubik resigned in the spring, after six years' service on the Nursing Committee. Mrs. Norman Fradd was appointed by the Selectmen to take her place.
The Committee has discussed at some length the possibility of having a private organization formed for the purpose of hiring the Community Nurse. Such a system would leave the nurse still under the jurisdiction of the Town in her capacity as agent of the Board of Health and School Nurse, but would place personal nursing service under private auspices. That situation prevails in most towns in the state and is recom- mended by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
There have been four meetings with Public Health Nurses in neighboring towns. These meetings are helpful to our nurse for the exchange of ideas and information, and an aid in pro- viding up-to-date service for the community.
We were fortunate again in having Miss Dorothy Bates, R.N., as a substitute during Mrs. Ober's vacation in August.
The Nursing Committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month.
HELEN P. WILEY, ALBERTA A. FRADD, ROBERT H. BRINKERHOFF.
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TOWN OF LINCOLN
In Memoriam
CHARLES LEE TODD
Trustee of the Lincoln Library from February 8, 1908, until his death December 19, 1946.
In grateful recognition of over thirty- eight years of devoted service.
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REFORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF LINCOLN LIBRARY
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF THE LINCOLN LIBRARY
The Trustees beg to submit herewith their report for the year 1946:
None but minor repairs were made during the year as it was decided that larger and more expensive ones could well wait until labor and materials were more available. However these were such that could wait without jeopardizing other parts of the building as they had mostly to do with the interior. In general the building and grounds are in good condition. The furnace must be repaired in 1947 along with the usual upkeep items, thus accounting for our need of a little more money than in the past few years for repairs.
During 1946 there was an approximate 12% increase in the circulation of books. This seems to indicate an increase in the use of the Library that is very significant. In order to insure that the availability of the Library is kept abreast of the de- mand the Trustees are considering opening the Library a third day of each week instead of as present, on Wednesday and Saturday only. A poll of Library users is being taken and anticipating the probability of such a demand we are request- ing a somewhat larger appropriation to meet the added cost. Other improvements to make the Library more useful to the townspeople are under consideration as well.
The increased cost of books requires an expenditure greater than in previous years to make possible the addition of even the usual number of volumes. With the co-operation of the Book committee, whose services are given so generously, we hope to be able to add all worth-while publications.
The Trustees wish to express their gratitude for the generos- ity of the many contributors during the year and at the risk of unintentionally omitting some, would like to thank the follow- ing for their gifts:
Architects of Lincoln, Lincoln Girl Scout Council, Lincoln League of Women Voters, Concord Free Library, Miss Nancy Dodson, Miss Olive B. Floyd, Miss Ruth Lyon, Miss Ruth Westman, The Misses Campbell, Mr. Edward R. Farrar, Mr. John Hills, Mr. Henry B. Kane, Mr. and Mrs. Charles V.
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Briggs, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Hills, Mr. and Mrs. James J. Storrow, Jr., Mrs. John Adams, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wilkins, Mrs. Lawrence B. Anderson, Mrs. Henry S. Bean, Mrs. Roland F. Beers, Mrs. Donald Donaldson, Mrs. R. D. Donaldson, Mrs. Norman W. Fradd, Mrs. Conrad P. Hatheway, Mrs. William C. Holmes, Mrs. Mathews, Mrs. Richard S. Meriam, Mrs. Hayward Peirce, Mr. Robert M. Peirce, Mrs. Clement C. Sawtell, Mrs. Frederick M. Seeger, Mrs. Sumner Smith, Mrs. Joseph L. Snider, Mrs. Leland Wildes.
The Trustees ask for an appropriation of $2,378.50 plus the estimated Dog Tax of $450.00 for the year 1947.
The Librarians' Statistics follow this report.
ROLLIN J. FAIRBANKS, ROLAND C. MACKENZIE, SUMNER SMITH, GEORGE G. TARBELL.
1946 Library Statistics
Number of volumes, January 1, 1946 14,334
Number of volumes added by gift 256
Number of volumes purchased 369
Number of volumes withdrawn 248
Number of volumes, December 31, 1946. 14,711
Circulation Statistics
Number of days library was open 102
Number of borrowers, December 31, 1946 663
Number of volumes of fiction lent 5,015
Number of volumes of non-fiction lent 2,641
Number of children's books lent. 5,022
Number of periodicals lent 1,112
Total circulation for year 1946 13,790
MRS. EDITH B. FARRAR,
Librarian.
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
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January 22, 1947.
Board of Selectmen: Lincoln, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year 1946. Quarantined five dogs; they showed no signs of rabies and were released in 14 days.
I have been to the farms where the animals are kept and found them in general speaking in good condition.
Respectfully submitted,
D. E. SHERMAN, Inspector of Animals.
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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
Board of Selectmen, Town of Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
The Planning Board organized on the day after the 1946 Annual Town Meeting with John O. Wilson as Chairman and Hayward Peirce as Clerk. On the same day the Board met with the Special Committee for selecting a School Site of which the Planning Board was a part as provided by vote of the Town. A full report of the Special Committee was made prior to the Special Town Meeting in June, 1946.
Only two subdivision plans were submitted during the year, those of J. Quincy Adams for property near Fairhaven Bay and Sumner Smith for property between Sandy Pond Road and Sandy Pond. Formal hearings on both will be held before the Annual Town Meeting. Informal discussions have been held with others contemplating subdivisions but the scarcity of sub- division plans has been somewhat of a surprise. Adjoining towns with less stringent regulations have had a number of plans submitted and are expecting great building activity. Another town about the same distance from Boston which has certain characteristics similar to Lincoln, has had considerable activity concentrated in its one-acre lot areas. We believe that such activity in Lincoln is only postponed and that the Town should continue to expect a rather rapid growth. However, in general, our subdivision regulations and zoning by-laws are acting, and we hope, will continue to act as a deterent to the undesirable type of development.
In this connection, some study of the requirements for water mains was made. Meetings and discussions were held with the Fire Engineers, Water Commissioners, State Planning Board and the N. E. Fire Insurance Rating Bureau. It is hoped that definite regulations can be made in due course.
The Planning Board is of the opinion that a change in dis- tricts zoned for business may be desirable. A delay in receiving engineering studies prevents a recommendation at this time.
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From a long-range point of view the road system is one of the most important problems of this Town. Increasing traffic through the Center and our principal residential streets cannot be avoided except by supplying more useful alternate routes for the people of Lincoln and adjoining towns. The Board has been establishing a plan for such alternate roads and proposes to so guide future subdivisions that they will comply with this plan. Although safety and comfort can be improved in several spots by straightening and widening curves, and by posting additional traffic signs, we believe that the widening of existing roads in general will destroy a good deal of the beauty of the town and encourage a heavier concentration of traffic.
Discussions have been held on establishing residential zones in which there shall be two or three acre minimum lots. In- formal opinions have been received that such restrictions are not unreasonable from a legal point of view. It is the opinion of this Board that such restrictions should be limited to those areas where present owners of substantially all the land assent.
The Planning Board received only secondary benefit from the appropriation for a Consultant on Town Planning as the funds were expended during the three months following the 1946 Annual Town Meeting in connection with the work of the Special Committee. For the Town to continue without some independent expert advice seems definitely unwise. The Plan- ning Board accordingly is requesting an appropriation for retaining a consultant to assist in its work. Capital expendi- tures of a major nature and changes due to increased popula- tion are anticipated. The advice of an expert familiar with these developments can assist in the economical use of our dollars and the safeguarding of the features of the Town which make it most attractive to its present inhabitants.
Respectfully submitted,
LAWRENCE B. ANDERSON, WILLIAM DEFORD, ROBERT D. DONALDSON, HAYWARD PEIRCE, JOHN O. WILSON.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEALS UNDER THE ZONING BY-LAWS FOR THE YEAR 1946
Board of Selectmen, Town of Lincoln, Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
The Board organized for the present year with Harland B. Newton, Chairman, and Anthony J. Doherty, Clerk.
The following Applications were received and acted upon :
Meeting, January 9, 1946
Application of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston for permission to make certain alterations in the present church building in the southerly part of the town; said alterations to consist of building an addition to the present ell or wing on the easterly side of the building. Said building being located in a "Single Residence District" and subject to the provisions of the Zoning By-Laws applicable to Non-Conforming Uses and Front Yard Regulations. After due consideration of the within Application, it was unanimously voted by the five members of the Board present and voting that said Application be granted upon the following conditions:
DECISION: This permit is granted with the provision that such part of the said extension as may be used as and for resi- dence purposes is for temporary use only, and will require a renewal permit annually. There is no restriction on such uses as said extension may be put to for general church or parochial purposes.
Meeting, December 28, 1945-Decision, January 11, 1946
Application of Henry and Eleanor Pallotta for permission to remodel and convert a barn located on their property on Winter Street in the easterly part of the town to and for use as a dwelling house; said building being located in a "Single Resi- dence District" and subject to the provisions of the Zoning By-Laws applicable to Non-Conforming Uses. After due con-
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sideration by the Board, it was the unanimous opinion of the five members present and voting that this Application be denied as follows:
DECISION: Acting under the provisions of Section 21 of the Zoning By-Laws the Board is of the opinion that the within Application is not one where an exception would be warranted and where a variance of the District Regulations applicable to Single Residences only would be in harmony with the provi- sions of this section of the Zoning By-Laws.
Meeting, December 28, 1945-Decision, January 15, 1946
Application of Frederick J. Stickel for the maintenance and location of greenhouses and boiler-room on his property on North Great Road, in the northerly part of Lincoln; said building being located in and or adjacent to a Business Loca- tion. Previously application had been submitted to the Build- ing Inspector of Lincoln, and refused by him, as not in con- formity with the provisions of the By-Laws applicable to "set- back regulations." After due consideration by the full Board present and voting, it was unanimously voted that this Appli- cation be granted as follows:
DECISION: That permission is hereby granted to locate and maintain the present boiler-room as now existing. That the present greenhouse may be extended so long as it does not come nearer to the line of way as now located. That permis- sion is hereby granted to erect an additional greenhouse so long as the same does not come nearer than 20 feet to the exist- ing greenhouse, nor more than 20 feet from the existing boiler- room, unless said building is attached to said boiler-room, and in any event at least 20 feet from the existing greenhouse.
Meeting, February 7, 1946
Application of John and Lena Primak for permission to attach to their building now used as a Roadside Stand, and located on the North Great Road, in the northerly part of the town, an addition to be approximately 12 × 12 feet, constructed mostly of glass and to be used for the raising and keeping of small plants. Said building is located in a "Single Residence District" and subject to the provisions of the Zoning By-Laws
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applicable to Non-Conforming Uses. After due consideration by the five members of the Board present and voting, it was unanimously voted that this Application be granted as follows:
DECISION: That the addition be approximately 15 x 9 feet and constructed mostly of glass, and to be used in connection with the raising and keeping of small plants, and that all new construction be kept in line with the lines of the present building.
Meeting, May 2, 1946
Application of Gertrude Sturgis Eaton for a permit to install a sink in the kitchen ell of house located on Bedford Road, in said Lincoln. Said building being in a "Single Residence Dis- trict" and subject to the provisions of the Zoning By-Laws applicable to Non-Conforming Uses. After due consideration by the full membership of the Board present and voting, it was unanimously voted as follows:
DECISION: That the use permitted under this Application be restricted preferably to veterans. That this permit shall extend for a period of one year only as provided in (a) of Section 21 of the Zoning By-Laws, and will expire on May 3, 1947.
Meeting, May 2, 1946
Application of Donald J. Marten for a permit to use a build- ing leased by him and located on Route 2A in the northerly part of Lincoln for the purpose of making and designing certain models of wood and metal construction, mostly by hand labor. Same to be sold to various customers, and to install equipment to consist of benches, lathes, drills, etc. After due considera- tion by the full membership of the Board present, it was unani- mously voted as follows:
DECISION: That the use of the property as proposed by the Applicant was not a permitted use in a Business Zone within the intent of Section 7 (c) of the Zoning By-Laws. The Zoning By-Laws set aside and divide the town into four dis- tricts, namely, Single Residences, General Residences, Business District, and Light Industrial District. The section set aside for business purposes, within which District the applicant's proposed place of business lies, clearly intends to establish a centre for the sale of normal producer-consumer goods, and the
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making of articles to be sold at retail on the premises by the producer to the consumer. Industrial activities in the town are limited to light manufacturing employing electricity or unobjectionable motor power, and where such items as pro- duced are not normally sold over the counter at retail by the producer to the consumer.
The Board, therefore finds that the applicant's business is clearly not a normal retail over. the counter business, and not a use permitted within a Business Zone, but is one restricted to such uses as may be permitted in a Light Industrial District, and therefore denies the within Application.
Meeting, June 12, 1946
Application of Mrs. R. L. Zoerhide for permission to install an electric range in the second story of the building located and used as a Caretaker's home on the property of the "Farrington Memorial" in the easterly part of Lincoln. Said building being located in a "Single Residence District" and subject to the provisions of the Zoning By-Laws applicable to Non-Conform- ing Uses. After due consideration by the full membership of the Board present, it was unanimously voted that this applica- tion be granted; subject to the following restriction :
DECISION: That the use herein permitted is for 1 year only as provided in (a) of Section 21 of the Zoning By-Laws, and will expire on June 12, 1947.
Meeting September 11, 1946
Application of Harry S. Appt for a permit to erect a porch on the front of his dwelling house located on Old Cambridge Turn- pike in the northerly part of the Town. Said new construction would bring the building within the 40-foot set-back area as required by the Zoning By-Laws of the Town.
DECISION: After due consideration by the full Board present and voting, it was unanimously voted by the full membership of the Board present that this Application be granted in accordance with "a plat plan, dated May 30, 1946" filed with said Board.
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Meeting September 28, 1946
Application by Theodore Bartlett for permission to make the following changes in and to two certain buildings located on his property located on Sudbury Road in said Lincoln. Said alterations to consist of the construction of an ell to be attached to his present house. Said ell to consist of a garage on the first floor with a room above same; to raise the present roof and add one room above the first floor of the present existing house, and to extend the present building now used as a garage by adding to it an extension in the rear of same of 9 feet. After due con- sideration by the full membership of the Board present, it was unanimously voted that the within Application be granted subject to the following restrictions, however:
DECISION: That no construction or alterations made will bring any of the buildings to which said construction is at- tached nearer to the highway than the line of the present existing buildings.
Meeting, September 26, 1946
Application of Massachusetts General Hospital for permis- sion to use the "Storrow House" located on Baker Bridge Road for a Convalescent Home. The within permit caused consider- able interest to the residents of the Town. Previous to the within hearing, an earlier hearing had been held on September 5, 1946. Owing to the interest, a more general notice of this hearing was given by posting notices in the Post Office, Town Hall, and Railroad Station in Lincoln. After due consideration by the full membership of the Board, it was unanimously voted as follows:
DECISION: Acting under and subject to Section 5 (g) of the Zoning By-Laws it was unanimously voted that the Massa- chusetts General Hospital be permitted to use the Storrow House and appurtenant buildings as a Convalescent Home for patients transferred from the Hospital and its affiliates subject however to the following limitations:
1. That no patient shall be transferred or admitted as com- ing from any mental institution.
2. That all regulations pertaining to the safety and protec- tion of the occupants of the premises, local and otherwise, shall be observed at all times.
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Meeting, October 10, 1946
Application of Merrill Hunt for permission to make certain changes in his residence located on Conant Road in said Lincoln. Said changes to consist in the converting of the laun- dry into a kitchen, and the shutting off of one hallway, which changes if permitted would change the building now used as a Single Residence into one occupied by two families. Said house is now located in a "Single Residence District." After due consideration by the full Board present and voting, it was un- animously voted that this Application be granted subject to the following conditions and limitations:
DECISION: That the said changes may be made and the premises occupied by applicant so long as the present tenant and the applicant shall occupy this property. This permit, however, is limited to 1 year from date.
Meeting, November 14, 1946
Application of Leonard H. and Barbara H. Russell for a variance of the application of Section 12 of the Zoning By- Laws as effecting the use of land located on Juniper Ridge Road in the northerly part of Lincoln. Said lot contains less than 40,000 square feet, the lot area required for a 1-family house in a "Single Residence District." After due consideration by the Board, it was unanimously voted by the full membership of the Board present that this Application be granted as applied for.
Meeting, December 5, 1946
Application of Ernest W. Lucas, Jr., for permission to make certain alterations to a building on his property located on Lincoln Road, in the southerly part of Lincoln. Said building was heretofore used as a Chicken House. Said alterations are to consist of the removal of an existing dormer on second story, and partitioning the first floor into a 3-room and bath cottage for use as a dwelling. On this matter, a previous application was presented to the Inspector of Buildings, and by him denied. After due consideration by the Board, and an examination of the premises by the said Board members, it was unanimously voted by the full membership of said Board that this Applica- tion be denied.
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DECISION: The property in question is located in a "Single Residence District," and it does not appear that the within Application is one wherein a variance under Section 21 of the Zoning By-Laws where its enforcement would involve practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship is warranted.
Meeting, December 5, 1946
Application of Basil H. Maguire for permission to use part of a building heretofore known as "Bird Land" and located on North Great Road in the northerly part of the town, for pur- poses incidental to its use as and for community gatherings, social events, and dancing. Also that permission be granted to serve food and soft drinks on the premises. After considera- tion by the full membership of the Board present and voting, and at which meeting practically all who had received notice, were present at this hearing and wished to be recorded as against the granting of this application, it was unanimously voted that this application be denied, as follows:
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