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535.00
Cash balance at December 31, 1952
...
$186.22
Savings Bank Deposit at December 31, 1952
Middlesex Institution for Savings ... ........... $7,150.99
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Report of the Collector of Taxes
1952
Committed
Paid $1,282.00
Abated $278.00
None
Personal
17,309.63
307.13
$936.81
Real
216,511.48
206,778.15
2,204.10
7,529.23
Excise
29,413.83
26,112.86
466.56
2,834.41
1951
Poll Balance January 1, 1952
8.00
8.00
None
Personal Balance January 1, 1952
313.72
105.60
66.00
142.12
Real Balance January 1, 1952
6,664.88
4,118.38
576.40
1,970.10
Excise Balance January 1, 1952
Excise Balance January 1, 1952
$1,870.42
Commitment January 3, 1952. 1,300.00
1,822.97
4,993.39
3,057.91
1,935.48
None
Personal Balance January 1, 1952.
778.00
778.00
None
Real Balance January 1, 1952.
2,159.28
1,975.28
184.00
None
Excise Balance January 1, 1952
188.23
188.23
None
Interest
1952
$33.02
1951
99.31
1950
138.12
Total
$270.45
...
Outstanding 12/31/1952
Poll
$1,560.00 18,553.57
Commitment February 4, 1952. 1950
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WATER
Committed
1952
$25,090.77
Paid $21,797.29
Deductions and Abatements $2,268.65
Outstanding 12/31/1952 $1,024.83
1951 Balance January 1, 1952.
762.58
744.18
6.90
11.50
1950 Balance January 1, 1952.
100.00
100.00
...
None
WILLIAM H. DAVIS, Collector of Taxes
COLLECTORS OF TAXES
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Assessor's Report
The Board feels that the citizens of the Town would appreciate a general statement as to how their property is valued for assessment purposes.
For many years the Board has used a system of com- parison with one ultimate objective - that every build- ing and parcel of land be fairly assessed in ratio to the other property in Town. Though "sound" or "market" value is not the sole guide, it will be noted that assess- ments run somewhere in the vicinity of 30% of sale value -a figure lower than in surrounding towns. Due consider- ation is given to type of construction, quality, age, condi- tion, location and other factors. A card file is maintained listing this and other pertinent information such as Reg- istry of Deeds book and page numbers, room count, and comparative houses. The Board is constantly improving this file. In recent years under-assessed properties have been raised and over-assessed properties lowered. This procedure will continue until, in the opinion of the Board, every property is valued in proper relation to every other.
To help clarify the Table of Aggregates the Board makes note of the following :
1. Under Real Estate, $43,100.00 is levied against the North Eastern Gas Transmission Co.
2. Under Personal Estate, Stock in Trade, $143,666.00 is levied against Boston Edison Co., and $85,000.00 against Boston Consolidated Gas Co.
3. Under Personal Estate, all other Tangible Personal Property, $64,650.00 is levied against New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
4. Under Personal Estate, Machinery, $450.00 is against New England Tel. & Tel. Co., and $2,800.00 against Western Union.
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Thus it can be seen that, after removing the above public utilities, the Town has very little assessed per- sonal property.
Attention is called to the following items :
1. All real estate and personal property abatement requests must be filed by October 1st of the year in question, according to law.
2. The Board meets regularly the first Tuesday of every month in the Town House, at 8:00 P.M.
3. Veterans with 10% or more disability, holders of the Purple Heart award, and others, may qualify for a tax exemption. Please contact the Board to see if you qualify.
The Board extends its sincere appreciation to the citizens of the Town for the spirit in which they have received our visits which, of necessity, often come at inconvenient times. The Board welcomes any helpful comments and urges all property owners to feel free to discuss their assessments at any regular meeting.
GEORGE G. TARBELL, Jr., Chairman ARTHUR W RICE, Jr. G. ARNOLD WILEY
The Board of Assessors submit the following report for the year 1952 :
Computation of Tax Rate
Total Town appropriation to be raised
by Taxation
$346,184.25
Total appropriation to be taken from available funds in 1951
53,675.00
in 1952 49,438.09
State Parks and Reservations.
497.08
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
439.70
County Tax
13,248.69
1951 underestimate 458.44
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Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment .. ........... 3,004.21
1951 underestimate
526.07
Overlay of current year.
5,419.70
Gross amount to be raised ...... $472,891.23
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
Income Tax
$21,055.15
Corporation Taxes
11,195.60
Reimbursement on account of publicly owned land
529.40
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise.
25,000.00
Old Age Tax (Meals)
629.14
General Government.
1,000.00
Protection of Persons and Property
300.00
Health and Sanitation
600.00
Charities
1,000.00
Old Age Assistance.
17,000.00
Schools
8,500.00
Libraries
200.00
Water
38,779.00
Cemeteries
500.00
Interest
1,900.00
State Assistance for School
Construction
4,500.00
City of Cambridge, Tax.
700.00
Amount voted to be taken from free cash in 1951
53,675.00
in 1952
49,438.09
Overestimates of previous year.
57.42
$236,558.80
Net amount to be raised by Taxation Poll Tax
$1,560.00
Personal Property Tax ..
18,553.50
Real Estate Tax
216,218.93
$236,332.43
Table of Aggregates
Number of Persons Assessed :
On Personal Estate only ....... .....
54
On Real Estate only
692
On both Personal and Real Estate
32
Total number of persons assessed .....
778
Number of Polls assessed ..
780
Value of assessed Personal Estate Stock
in Trade
$235,566
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Machinery
46,125
Live Stock 63,359
All other Tangible Personal Property 67,250
Total value of assessed Personal Estate
$412,300.00
Value of assessed Real Estate Land. ..... 1,112,300.00
Buildings exclusive of Land. 3,692.565.00
Total value of assessed Real Estate 4,804,865.00
Total valuation of assessed Estate
$5,217,165.00
Tax Rate per $1,000.00 $45.00
Number of Live Stock assessed:
Horses (1 year or over) 41
Cows (1 year or over)
217
Heifers
84
Swine
400
Sheep
6
Fowl
5,119
All other
6
Number of Acres of Land assessed 8,271.91
Number of Dwelling Houses assessed. 678.00
NOTE: For the Valuation List January 1, 1952, see Appendix.
GEORGE G. TARBELL, Jr., Chairman ARTHUR W. RICE G. ARNOLD WILEY
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Report of Commissioners of Trust Funds
For the information of those reading this report, the investment of Town Trust Funds under the supervision of the Trust Fund Commissioners is now restricted by law to certain types of savings deposits and bonds or notes legal for savings banks in Massachusetts.
The present securities held in the Town Trust Funds, in the opinion of the Commissioners, were purchased in conformity with the law. They reflect the rates prevail- ing on legal securities during the war years, and the recent purchase of some legal securities other than United States Government Bonds.
As the pattern of interest rates becomes established and as opportunity presents, the Commissioners will con- sider the propriety of withdrawing savings bank de- posits or selling United States Government issues and purchasing with the proceeds legal corporation bonds to improve income.
At the April 16, 1952, meeting of the Commissioners the sum of one hundred dollars was appropriated from the income of the Donald Gordon Recreation Fund to- wards the cost of a band for the Fourth of July cele- bration and twenty-five dollars for Fourth of July prizes. Of this amount only $26.25 was spent by the Fourth of July Committee, and the balance remains in the Donald Gordon Recreation Fund income account.
On the request of the Committee to improve the Town Report, the Commissioners have included under certain of the individual funds a few words describing their purpose. The balance of the Commissioners' report will be found in the statistical section at page 233. A brief summary of these figures, prepared by the Town Auditor, appears on a following page.
The Commissioners are mindful of the fact that a digest is incomplete, frequently misleading, and at best a poor substitute for the original instrument to which the reader in each case is referred.
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TRUST FUNDS
Summary of Purposes of Trust Funds Managed by the Commissioners of Trust Funds Town of Lincoln, 1952 -
NOTE: The full text of the controlling documents can be found in the Town publication, "Wills and Deeds", which is available at the Town House:
John H. Pierce, Hospital and Park
Decreed October 8, 1947, that the Town of Lincoln is author- ized to use the income as follows:
(a) So much thereof as the Selectmen shall consider advisable for maintenance for (Pierce) park purposes;
(b) From the remainder provide hospital treatment for such inhabitants of Lincoln as the Selectmen deem deserv- ing;
(c) From the remainder thereof to provide such medical and nursing care and treatment as the Board of Health of the Town may recommend and the Selectmen ap- prove for such inhabitants of Lincoln as the Select- men deem deserving, including dental care and treat- ment for school children, etc.
(See Decree of Court)
Abbie J. Stearns, Aid to the Silent Poor
". .. the interest and income shall be paid over (not to Town paupers) but to that class of honest temperate men and women who work hard or are prudent and economical and yet find it difficult to make both ends meet."
(See Will)
Julian de Cordova, School Equipment
The income to be available for providing and maintaining equip- ment for public schools in the Town.
(See Indenture dated April 27, 1936)
Joseph Brooks, Grammar School-
"Lincoln, April 10, 1761. The Legacy given by Mr. Joseph Brooks to the Town of Lincoln the interest thereof to be im- proved for the maintenance of a school in the Town, the prin- cipal upon April 10, 1761, being £388-10-5."
Charles S. Smith, High School Building
toward the building of a new schoolhouse on or in con- nection with land heretofore given by me to the Town. Said building shall provide accommodations for a high school . . (See Will)
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George F. Bemis, Lecture
". . . the income of which shall be used to provide an annual course of public lectures in said Hall (the Town House) of an instructive and elevating character (See Will)
Donald Gordon, Recreation
". .. the annual net income thereof to be expended for the recreation or amusement of the townspeople."
(See letter June 28, 1923)
Library
Julia A. Bemis - for the use of the Library, especially salaries. Elizabeth and Leland Burr Memorial - for the purchase of books.
Ogden Codman - for the use of the Library.
Hugh Anthony Gaskill Memorial - for children's books.
Hattie Hoar Howard - for the use of the Library.
David W. Mann - for the use of the Library.
John H. Pierce - for augmenting salaries.
George Russell - for the use of the Library.
Abbie J. Stearns - for the purchase of books.
Abbie J. Stearns, special for the purchase of books.
C. Edgar and Elizabeth S. Wheeler - for the purchase of books. George G. Tarbell - for the purchase of books.
SUMMARY OF TRUST FUNDS Managed by the Commissioners of Trust Funds Town of Lincoln, 1952 (Prepared by Town Auditor from figures appearing in the Appendix)
Funds
Cash and Securities Dec. 31, 1951 $41,010.65
Income $5,059.93*
Expense $5,547.83
Cash and Securities Dec. 31, 1952 $40,522.75
Abbie J. Stearns ..
2,927.03
76.58
3,003.61
de Cordova School Equipment ..
25,001.50
705.70
705.00
25,001.50
Grammar School.
25,001.50
105.70
705.70
25,001.50
Charles S. Smith High School.
1,217.52
34.26
34.26
1,217.52
George F. Bemis Lecture.
89,003.17
1,422.261
4.00
90,421.43
Library
32,392.20
909.67
913.11
32,388.76
Donald Gordon Recreation
11,618.49
285.05
218.74
11,684.80
5,271.22
129.87
26.25
5,374.84
Totals
$208,441.78
$8,623.32
$7,449.89
$209,615.21
* This figure excludes $397.00 growth in Redemption Value, U.S. Savings Bonds.
This figure excludes $1,342.82 growth in Redemption Value, U.S. Savings Bonds.
CLEMENT C. SAWTELL, Chairman LEONARD C. LARRABEE HENRY DeC. WARD Commissioners of Trust Funds Town of Lincoln
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John H. Pierce Hospital and Park.
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Finance Committee Recommendations for 1953
The Finance Committee recommends that the Town appropriate for general purposes the several separately numbered items detailed in the list attached hereto aggregating $385,015.
This aggregate of $385,015. recommended compares with total expenditures for similar general purposes in 1952 of $339,298. an increase of $45,717. or 13.47%.
The Committee also recommends an appropriation of $28,475. to be taken from the Water Works Treasury for the Water Department, a reduction of $4,923. from the expenditures for 1952.
A comparison between the actual expenditures in 1952 for the ten major categories into which our expenditures are divided, and the sums recommended by our Commit- tee for those purposes for 1953, shows that seven of them need more and three need less than was spent last year. Education (schools and library), of course, shows the greatest increase and is the only category in which the increase exceeds $1,500.
As was to be expected, schools show the greatest in- crease in the specific appropriation recommended for 1953 over the 1952 expenditures, namely, $47,207. or 31.79%. The following is a more detailed breakdown.
Salary
Expended 1952 $83,716. 18,584.
Recommended 1953
$104,333. 28,689.
Increase $20,617. 10,105.
24.63
Transportation
35.22
Tuition and
Vocational Ed.
27,233.
31,875.
4,642.
17.04
Equip., Supplies and Miscellaneous ......
18,938.
30,781.
11,843.
62.54
Total ............
$148,471.
$195,678.
$47,207.
31.79
Since every additional $5,200. of appropriations to be raised by taxation adds $1 to the tax rate, it is perhaps
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fortunate for our 1953 rate that a substantial drop in expenditures for highways and citizens aid is expected, that a large part of the increase for school transportation will be refunded by the State, and that the first State reimbursement for upwards of 20 per cent of the school bonds (first issue) which have been paid, is expected soon. However, it is doubtful if the peak of school expenses has yet been reached. The breaks in favor of our tax rate for 1953 are of a non-recurring nature.
The following table shows the trend in the last few years of the percentage figures that the school appropria- tion bears to the total general purpose appropriations of the same year. The figures deal with appropriations and not expenditures.
Percentage, not including school bond retire- ments and interest, as school expense
Percentage, including school bond retire-
ments and interest, as school expense
1943
38.5
38.5
1949
37.7
46.5
1950
40.8
48.5
1951
43.7
50.4
1952
41.0
53.
1953
50.9
62.
The major decreases in appropriations recommended in comparison with 1952 appropriations are:
Item 43 Chapter 90- Highways .......... $4,000
48 Public Welfare 9,000
The Committee made the following transfers from the Reserve Fund during the year:
Highway Machinery --- Repairs
$836.57
Highway Salaries-
Lack of Chap. 90 work .. ................. 1,341.40
Board of Appeals ---
Increased Postage
.......
100.00
Town House- Salary
7.87
Election and Registration-
Special Town Meeting ..... 44.94
Inspectors (Bldgs., etc.)
Additional Inspections
88.12
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Board of Health Increased Expense
54.85
Total ..... $2,473.75
Without the appropriations at the Special Town Meet- ing of $2,500. for Aid to Disabled and $2,000 for Dutch Elm Disease Control, the $4,000. Reserve Account would not have been sufficient for the unforseen expenses.
The unexpended appropriations accruing to surplus aggregated $7,006.33, and unexpended appropriations which carry forward and do not require reappropriation aggregate $21,449. The details appear in the Treasurer's Report.
We recommend the appropriation of $30,000. from free cash for bond retirement, and $6,500. as an advance on Chapter 90, Road Construction and Maintenance.
Your elected officers and the departments under their charge, we believe, have served the town well and have made judicious use of the appropriations available.
Much of the top responsibility for the town's business is shouldered by citizens to whom no payment or only token payment is made but who contribute competence not to be measured by any salary we can expect to pay based on service rendered. They deserve the thanks of the Townspeople.
In our opinion, the recommended appropriations make entirely adequate provision for carrying on the public business of the Town for the year 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
F. WINCHESTER DENIO, Chairman, LELAND A. WILDES, Secretary, WILLIAM N. PAGE THOMAS L. ROUNER PAUL L. NORTON
Finance Committee.
SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF 1952 AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1953 Expenditures 1952
Recommendations 1953
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen
1. Salaries
$600.00
2. Clerks
1,760.00
3. Supplies and Miscellaneous
393.34
$600.00 $2,250.00 750.00
$2,753.34
$3,600.00
Treasurer
4. Salaries
400.00
400.00
5. Clerical
227.50
500.00
6. Supplies and Miscellaneous
242.96
288.00
870.46
1,188.00
Collector of Taxes
7. Salary
1,600.00
1,800.00
8. Supplies and Miscellaneous
298.74
630.00
1,898.74
2,430.00
Clerk
9. Salary
350.00
300.00
10. Supplies and Miscellaneous
40.47
50.00
390.47
350.00
Assessors
11. Salaries
550.00
550.00
12. Clerical
324.00
500.00
13. Supplies and Miscellaneous
525.99
334.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE
1,399.99
1,384.00
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SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF 1952 AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1953 - Continued
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Expenditures 1952
Recommendations 1953
Auditor 14. Salary
50.00
50.00
-
Legal
15. Counsel
500.00
500.00
Election and Registration
16. Salaries
460.00
275.00
17. Supplies and Miscellaneous.
539.94
270.00
Town House
18. Janitor .......
2,627.87
2,568.00
19. Fuel
798.12
800.00
20. Repairs and Maintenance
548.49
700.00
21. Supplies and Miscellaneous
820.32
900.00
4,794.80
4,968.00
Planning Board
22. Consultant
....
93.23
300.00
Finance Committee 24. Dues
10.00
10.00
TOTAL FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
13,760.97
15,325.00
...
...
999.94
545.00
FINANCE
23. Supplies and Miscellaneous.
93.23
300.00
..... ...
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY .
Police
25. Salaries ....................
8,473.54
10.125.00
26. Car ..........
1,778.77
700.00
27.
Supplies and Miscellaneous .. ...
4,057.01
2,850.00
14,309.32
13,675:00
Fire Department
28. Salaries
300.00
300.00
29. Labor at Fires ...
2,982.00
3,500.00
30. Operation, Supplies and Equipment .........
2,600.85
2,825.00
5,882.85
6,625.00
Tree and Moth Department
31. Insect Control ...
1,989.99
2,000.00
32. Dutch Elm Control.
855.03
1,700.00
33. Poison Ivy Control. ......
500.00
500.00
3,345.02
4,700.00
Board of Appeals
35. Clerical
75.30
250.00
36. Supplies and Miscellaneous
251.80
300.00
327.10
550.00
Inspectors of Building, Plumbing and Wiring 37. Salaries and Transportation.
588.12
600.00
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...
SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF 1952 AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1953 - Continued
Expenditures 1952
Recommendations 1953
Civil Defense
38. Clerical
162.50
..................
39. Supplies and Miscellaneous .........
710.05
* No additional appropriation necessary. 872.55
TOTAL FOR PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
25,324.96
26,150.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health
40. Salaries of Nurses.
2,340.00
41. Supplies and Miscellaneous ..
734.85
3,074.85
3,195.00*
Inspector of Animals 42. Salary
100.00
100.00
3,174.85
3,295.00
TOTAL FOR HEALTH AND SANITATION ...... * $560 to be paid by School Department, not included.
HIGHWAYS
43. Chapter 90
9,652.93
*9,000.00
General Highways
44. Wages
14,841.40
45. Machinery Repairs and Maintenance ...... 4,386.57
14,000.00 5,300.00
80
2,340.00 855.00
FINANCE
46. Supplies and Miscellaneous ..
47. Street Lights
12,233.18 5,788.28
11,200.00 6,084.00
37,249.43
36,584.00
TOTAL FOR HIGHWAYS
46,902.36
45,584.00
* State and County share of $6,500 to be taken from Free Cash and returned to Free Cash when received.
AID TO CITIZENS
48. Public Welfare
30,943.50
20,000.00
49. Public Welfare Administration
575.70
50. Veterans' Aid
203.50
500.00
31,722.70
21,250.00
TOTAL AID TO CITIZENS.
31,722.70
21,250.00
EDUCATION
Schools
51. Salaries
83,716.47
104,333.00
52. Transportation
18,583.72
28,689.00
53. Tuition and Vocational Education
27,233.17
31,875.00
54. Equipment, Supplies and Miscellaneous
18,938.41
30,781.00
148,471.77
195,678.00
Library
55. Salaries
3,837.50
4,270.00
56. Books
773.92
1,175.00
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750.00
SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF 1952 AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1953 - Continued
Expenditures 1952
57. Supplies and Miscellaneous ....
58. Repairs ...
957.83 342.59
Recommendations 1953 910.00 295.00
5,911.84
*6,650.00
TOTAL FOR EDUCATION .. ...
154,383.61
202,328.00
* $400 to be taken from Library Trust Funds and $685.64 Dog Tax.
RECREATION
Ballfield and Summer Playground
59. Salaries and Wages ..
1,222.93
60. Supplies and Miscellaneous ..
605.50
1.828.43
2,043.00
TOTAL FOR RECREATION
1,828.43
2,043.00
CEMETERY
61. Salaries, Maintenance and Interments ...
2,498.35
62. Supplies and Miscellaneous .......
32.55
2,530.90
2,768.00
.
TOTAL FOR CEMETERY. ....
2,530.90
2,768.00
UNCLASSIFIED
63. Middlesex County Pension Fund
1,545.52
64. Town Reports ......... .............. 1,242.15.
2,009.80 1,200,00
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1,400.00 643.00
FINANCE
2,650.00 118.00
65. Rent of Dump.
375.00
66. Insurance
5,732.03
67. Rental of Hydrants .. 3,135.00
375.00 6,500.00 3,195.00
12,029.70
13,279.80
TOTAL FOR UNCLASSIFIED
12,029.70
13,279.80
RESERVE FUND 68. ( To be taken from Overlay Surplus) ......
2,473.75
6,000.00
TOWN DEBT
69. Bonds
37,000.00 10,640.00
37,000.00* 9,992.50
70. Interest on Bonds.
47,640.00
46,992.50
TOTAL FOR TOWN DEBT
47,640.00
46,992.50
* $30,000 to be taken from Free Cash.
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
339,298.48
TOTAL RECOMMENDATIONS
385,015.30
WATER WORKS
33,397.53
From Water Works Treasury .......
28,475.00
FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Protection of Persons and Property
Report of the Police Department
The Police Department now consists of three regular officers, twenty-three special officers and two radio equipped cruisers. The radios are in connection with the Concord Police Department. The resuscitator, purchased at last year's Town meeting, is carried in one of the cruisers at all times and is always available for any case of respiratory disorder.
For the benefit of old and new residents alike the following information will be of value when calling for the police. The Lincoln Police telephone number, as listed in your telephone directory, is Lincoln 6-0174. Since this line has four extensions, in most cases your call will be answered. However, in case of an emergency and there is no answer on this line, simply inform the telephone operator that it is an emergency call, who you are, where you are and the nature of the emergency. The operator will contact the Concord Police who will in turn contact the Lincoln Police via radio. This service given by the Lincoln telephone office is definitely beyond their regular line of duty and is a service for which all residents of the Town should be most thankful.
Your Police Department is on twenty-four hour duty and is always ready to serve you.
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PROTECTION
I wish to extend my thanks to the local telephone operators and to the Concord Police Department for their help and cooperation throughout the past year.
The following report includes all arrests made within the Town of Lincoln during the past year.
Arrests by Lincoln Police 51
Arrests by State Police 50
Total number of arrests 101
Crimes against the Person :
Assault and Battery
1
Crimes against property :
Breaking and Entering and Larceny. 4
Breaking glass 1
Larceny under $100.00 2
Using motor vehicle without authority 1
Crimes against Public order, etc. :
Delinquency
2
Drunkenness
11
Escapee
6
Vagrancy
1
Violation of Game Laws
2
Violation Governors Proclamation closing woodlands 4
Violation Motor Vehicle Laws . 66
Violations Motor Vehicle Laws reported
to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles 34
Motor Vehicle Accident Report :
Accidents reported 83
Occupants injured 60
Pedestrians injured 1
Fatal accidents 1
Summonses served for other Police
Departments 81
Respectfully submitted,
LEO J. ALGEO, Chief of Police.
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PROTECTION
Report of Board of Fire Engineers
The Department responded to 86 alarms during the calendar year of 1952. To better visualize the distribution of these calls, they have been listed below by type of fire and the quarter of the year in which they were recorded :
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
Brush
6
13
8
7
34
Chimney
I
3
2
6
House
1
I
Dump
1
3
3
2
9
Auto
1
1
1
1
4
Oil Burner
2
1
1
4
"CD" Test
1
1
Miscellaneous
3
5
11
7
26
False
.....................
1
1
Total Fires
86
The total property loss for the year amounted to $1,000. Although the operation costs of the Department indicated an unexpended balance in the labor account as estimated for 1952, we have recommended that the budget for 1953 be increased by $100 in the operation of equipment ac- count, in order that better maintenance of the fire ap- paratus be assured.
During 1952 the Department added 500 feet of booster hose to its equipment. We have also replaced the two Civilian Defense medical kits and in their place have two
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