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BEMIS LECTURE FUND Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1952. .............. Income received in 1952:
$570.87
U.S.A. bond interest
$495.00
Other bond interest.
412.15
Savings bank interest
13.35
$920.50
Less accrued interest paid on bonds purchased
10.83
909.67
Bond interest credited to Principal to amortize bond purchase premiums .35 Withdrawn from savings bank. 1,012.00
$2,492.89
239
TRUST FUNDS
Payments per order of Trustees:
January 18 - Mildred Capron .............
$150.00
February 15 - Hedley Hepworth. 200.00
March 7 - Jack Breed. 150.00
November 28 - Nora Waln.
250.00
Printing and postage.
142.27
Janitor service at lectures.
13.30
Expense of maintaining mailing list
3.54
Safe deposit box rental.
4.00
Purchase of $1,000 Southern California
Edison 3% bond due 1965
1,000.35
1,913.46
Cash balance at December 31, 1952. $579.43
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1952
Cash on deposit.
$579.43
Middlesex Institution for Savings
28.04
$11,000 USA Series "G" 21/2 % due September 1, 1956
11,000.00
3,000 USA Series "G" 21/2% due April 1, 1957
3,000.00
4,800 USA Series "G" 2 1/2 % due May 1, 1957 ...
4,800.00
1,000 USA Series "G" 21/2 % due November 1, 1959
1,000.00
3,000 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe General 4 1/2 % 1995 3,000.00
3,00 Louisville Nashville RR, A. K. & C. Div., 4% due May 1, 1955 3,000.00
3,000 New England Power Co. 314 % due No- vember 15, 1961 3,000.00
1,000 Southern California Edison 3% due 1965 1,000.00
2,000 Southern Pacific RR Equip. Trust "Q" 214 % due October 1, 1954. 1,981.29
$32,388.76
Accumulated income
$567.43
Principal
31,821.33
$32,388.76
DONALD GORDON RECREATION FUND
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1952 .. ............... Income received in 1952:
$54.72
Savings bank interest. ......... $6.05
U.S.A. Series "G" bonds. 75.00
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Other bond interest. 59.65
140.70
Less accrued interest paid on bonds purchased
10.83
129.87
Bond interest credited to Principal to amortize bond premiums.
.35
Withdrawn from Middlesex Institution for Savings 1,000.00
$1,184.94
Payments per order Trust Fund Commissioners :
July 4 celebration, sound truck and badges $26.25
Savings bank interest allowed to ac- cumulate 6.05
Purchase of $1,000 Southern California
Edison 3% bond due 1965 1,000.35
1,032.65
Cash on hand at December 31, 1952. ....
$152.29)
Cash and Securities at December 31. 1952.
Cash on deposit. $152.29
Middlesex Institution for Savings
224.69
$3,000 U.S.A. Series "G" 21/2 % due January 1, 1954
3,000.00
1,000 Baltimore & Ohio RR Equip. Trust "C" 3% due September 1, 1961 997.86;
1,000 Southern California Edison 3% due 1965
1,000.00
$5,374.84
Accumulated income at December 31, 1952
$180.09
Principal 5,194.75
$5,374.84
LINCOLN LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS
Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1952 ................
$615.03
Income received in 1952 :
Julia A. Bemis Fund
$19.41
Elizabeth and Leland Burr Fund ..
1.95
Codman Fund
12.11
Hugh Anthony Gaskill Fund ..
3.96
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TRUST FUNDS
Hattie Hoar Howard Fund .. ...... 2.78
David W. Mann Fund
1.91
John H. Pierce Fund.
28.17
George Russell Fund.
11.80
Abbie J. Stearns Fund
51.39
Abbie J. Stearns Special Fund.
32.52
George G. Tarbell Fund.
78.91
C. Edgar and Elizabeth S. Wheeler Fund
35.06
General Library Funds.
5.08
285.05
Withdrawn from Middlesex Institution for Savings, David W. Mann Fund
35.00
$935.08
Expenditures :
Income from John H. Pierce Fund,
paid to Edith B. Farrar, Librarian ...
$28.17
Per order of Library Trustees:
Purchase of children's books.
81.47
Purchase of other books.
45.40
"Thoreau's Journal", from Abbie J.
Stearns Special Fund 21.70
Consumers Research
3.00
Electric fan, from David W. Mann Fund
35.00
$214.74
Safe deposit box rental
4.00
Savings bank interest income allowed to accumulate
105.32
324.06
Cash balance at December 31, 1952
$611.02
Cash and Securities at December 31, 1952
Julia A. Bemis Fund :
Middlesex Institution for
Accumulated Income on Deposit $36.61
Principal $684.05
Total $720.66
Savings
Elizabeth and Leland Burr
Fund :
Middlesex Institution for Savings
2.53
70.00
72.53
Codman Fund:
U.S.A. Series "G" 2 1/2 % due June 1, 1955
400.00
400.00
Middlesex Institution for
Saving's
3.98
74.59
78.57
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Accumulated Income on Deposit
Principal
Total'
Hugh Anthony Gaskill Fund. Middlesex Institution for Savings
158.89
158.89
Hattie Hoar Howard Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
3.61
100.00
103.61
David W. Mann Fund:
Middlesex Institution for Savings
2.64
53.16
55.80%
John H. Pierce Fund:
U.S.A. Series "G" 2 1/2 % due January 1, 1955.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Middlesex Institution for Savings
114.57
114.57
1,114.57
1,114.57
George Russell Fund: Middlesex Institution for Savings
22.24
415.74
437.98
Abbie J. Stearns Fund :
U.S.A. Series "G" 2 1/2 %
due January 1, 1955
1,000.00
1,000.00:
Middlesex Institution for
49.78
930.00
979.78
Savings
1,930.00
1,979.78
Abbie J. Stearns Special
Fund :
Middlesex Institution for Savings
1,301.03
1,301.03
George G. Tarbell Fund:
U.S.A. Series "G" 2 1/2 % due January 1, 1955.
3,000.00
3,000.00
Middlesex Institution for Savings
7.39
138.38
145.77
3,138.38
3,145.77
C. Edgar and Elizabeth
S. Wheeler Fund : Middlesex Institution for Savings
66.13
1,235.46
1,301.59
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TRUST FUNDS
General Library Funds :
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
203.00
203.00
$194.91 $10,878.87 $11,073.78
Accumulated income cash on
hand
611.02
611.02
$805.93 $10,878.87 $11,684.80
de Cordova and Dana Museum and Park Financial Report
NOTE: This is a report of the funds handled by the Directors of the deCordova Museum, and is not a report of the Trus- tees under the Will of Julian de Cordova.
At the beginning of 1952, the Directors had on hand $13,043.58 During the year 1952, Receipts and Expenditures
were as follows:
Received
Expended
Income from de Cordova
Trusts
$37,990.01
... ........
Interest on Savings Banks Deposits
391.14
...
...
Gifts of Associates of the
Museum
1,756.31
...
....
Contributions of Visitors.
546.42
Sale of Property (chiefly firewood)
328.95
Museum Services
132.94
Schools, 1952 :
Adults, tuition and costs
5,855.10
5,690.98
Children, materials fee and costs
2,655.55
5,165.80
Tuition for 1953, held for use in 1953
1,012.75
Concert, Film, Lecture, Ad- missions and Costs
824.51
629.08
Collected for Artists, due them in 1953
78.50
Salaries and Wages.
...
15,633.06
Office Expenses, Supplies and Maintenance
...........
2,380.11
....
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Utilities
....
3,222.80
Insurance, Taxes and other
Financial
3,386.51
Caretaker's Cottage
....
451.09
Publicity
1,076.55
Museum Exhibits and other
Special Events
1,306.95
Outdoor Maintenance
403.58
Cost of Items held For Sale to Students and Others
729.30
Restoration of Painting in Collection
375.00
Equipment and Improvements
2,083.26
Subscriptions and Member-
ships in Associations
106.20
Total of Receipts and Expenditures
$51,572.18 $42,640.27
Excess of Receipts, 1952 ...
8,931.91
Therefore, at the end of 1952,
the Directors had on hand
$21,975.49
...
...
Report
of the Officers and Committees of the
Town of Lincoln
FOR THE YEAR 1953
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LINCOLN, MASSACHUSETTS
PRINTED BY COLEMAN & COMPANY, INC. NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS 1954
Contents
Town Calendar . inside cover
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Officers and Committees 1
Selectmen
9
Town Clerk
14
Town Meetings
15
Elections
22
Licenses
28
By-Laws Revision
29
FINANCE
Auditors 33
Treasurer 35
Collector of Taxes
49
Assessors
50
Trust Fund Commissioners
141
Finance Committee Recommendations
·
154
PROTECTION
Police Department 52
Fire Engineers 54
Inspector of Animals 55
Tree Warden .
55
Civil Defense Agency
57
HEALTH AND WELFARE
Board of Health 58
Nursing Committee 61
Old Age Assistance and Public Welfare 62
Union Health Department
64
Regional Planning Board
69
PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS
Planning Board 65
Board of Zoning Appeals 70
Water Commissioners 73
Superintendent of Streets 76
Cemetery Commissioners 78
Inspectors
79
School Building Committee
79
School Land Committee .
80
EDUCATION AND RECREATION
Library Trustees 81
Bemis Free Lectures 84
Middlesex County Extension Service 85
Recreation Committee
87
de Cordova and Dana Museum and Park 90
School Committee
97
Bicentennial Committee
87
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Vital Statistics 113
Valuation List
117
Cemetery Funds
141
Trust Funds
142
Fire Calls
opposite 152
WARRANT OF 1954
166
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OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Elected Town Officers
Moderator Term Expires
DONALD P. DONALDSON.
1954
Town Clerk
WILLIAM H. DAVIS.
1954
Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare
JOHN O. WILSON, Chairman. ..... ............ 1955
EDMUND W. GILES. 1956
HENRY DeC. WARD 1954
Assessors
GEORGE G. TARBELL, Jr., Chairman 1956
ARTHUR W. RICE 1954
G. ARNOLD WILEY. 1955
Treasurer
FREDERICK B. TAYLOR. ..... .......... 1954
Collector of Taxes
WILLIAM H. DAVIS
1956
Auditor
PEARSON HUNT* 1954
LOUIS C. FARLEY Jr. (Appointed) 1954
School Committee
JOHN W. CARMAN, Chairman. 1956
LUCY E. BYGRAVE 1954
ERNEST P. NEUMANN 1955
Water Commissioners
SUMNER SMITH, Chairman ....................... 1956
ROBERT W. SCOTT. 1954
HENRY WARNER 1955
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Tree Warden
Term Expires
DANIEL A. MacINNIS, Jr. 1954
Board of Health
GORDON A. DONALDSON, Chairman. 1955
WARREN F. FLINT 1953
NANCY D. HURD 1954
Cemetery Commissioners
GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM, Chairman ......... 1956
ROBERT D. DONALDSON 1954
JAMES B. BILLINGS.
1955
Planning Board
ALAN McCLENNEN, Chairman. ..... 1954
HOWARD SNELLING 1955
RICHARD J. EATON 1956
ARTHUR T. HOWARD 1957
EVERETT A. BLACK 1958
Measurer of Wood and Bark
CLIFFORD J. BRADLEY (appointed)
................. 1954
JOSEPH R. TRACEY 1954
Commissioners of Trust Funds
CLEMENT C. SAWTELL, Chairman. ..... 1955
LEONARD C. LARRABEE 1954
WILLIAM De FORD 1956
Trustees of Bemis Fund for Free Public Lectures
CHRISTOPHER W. HURD, Chairman. ................. 1955
MABEL H. TODD 1956
LEONARD C. LARRABEE 1954
Trustees of Lincoln Library
ROLAND C. MacKENZIE, Chairman
GEORGE G. TARBELL
ALICE G. MERIAM
JOHN O. WILSON, Chairman Selectmen ex-officio
JOHN W. CARMAN, Chairman
School Committee ex-officio
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OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
deCordova and Dana Museum and Park A. Directors
CHARLES H. BLAKE 1957
ELIZABETH J. SNELLING 1954
JANE K. VANCE 1955
JOHN Q. ADAMS 1956
B. Directors
RICHARD S. MERIAM-appointed by Library Trustees 1955
HELEN WILEY-appointed by School Committee. 1956
ARTHUR E. THIESSEN-appointed by Selectmen 1954
Officers and Committees Appointed by the Board of Selectmen
Term Expires
Clerk of Selectmen and Public Welfare Agent M. ELIZABETH CAUSER. ...... ........ 1954
Acting Superintendent of Streets
CLIFFORD H. BRADLEY 1954
Chief of Police
LEO J. ALGEO 1954
Police Officers
LAWRENCE P. HALLETT 1954
JAMES J. DIAMOND 1954
Constables
LEO J. ALGEO 1954
LAWRENCE P. HALLETT 1954
JOHN J. KELLIHER 1954
GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM 1954
Dog Officers
LEO J. ALGEO 1954
LAWRENCE P. HALLETT 1954
JAMES J. DIAMOND 1954
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
LEO J. ALGEO 1954
Special Police
JOHN T. ALGEO
FRANCIS T. GILBERT
BOB BERNSON
FRANK GORDON
ROBERT H. BOOTH
HARRY B. KNOWLES
FLORIY CAMPOBASSO
EDWARD D. ROONEY
JOSEPH CAMPOBASSO
SUMNER SMITH
JOHN COOK
FRANCIS J. SMITH
HENRY J. DAVIS
JOSEPH TRACEY
JAMES DeNORMANDIE
HENRY WARNER
WILLIAM DOHERTY
ORRIN C. WOOD
ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY JOSEPH COTONI
DANIEL A. MacINNIS JR. LESLIE M. WILLARD
DAVID SPOONER
CARL SMITH
JOHN GILBERT
HARRY B. KNOWLES 3rd
Fire Engineers
ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY 1954
JOSEPH TRACEY 1954
CHARLES K. FITTS* 1954
WILLIAM M. DEAN (Appointed)
1954
Forest Warden
ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY
1954
Moth Superintendent
DANIEL A. MacINNIS JR.
1954
Deputy Forest Warden
JOSEPH TRACEY
1954
Petroleum Inspector
ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY. 1954
Director of Civil Defense
EVELETH R. TODD
.....
........
1954
Building Inspector
WALTER BERGQUIST
1954
Plumbing Inspector
MANNING W. MacRAE (Temporary) ... 1954
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OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Wiring Inspector Term Expires
WILLIAM DEAN
....... 1954
Board of Appeals
ELLIOTT V. GRABILL, Chairman
1956
JAMES DeNORMANDIE, Secretary. 1955
HENRY B. HOOVER. 1958
CHARLES K. FITTS* 1957
THOMAS B. ADAMS 1954
Associate Members
WILLIAM DEAN 1955
ELMER H. ZIEGLER 1954
Registrars of Voters
MANLEY B. BOYCE 1955
ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY 1956
HENRY J. DAVIS 1954
WILLIAM J. DAVIS, Town Clerk ex-officio 1954
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
M. ELIZABETH CAUSER 1954
MARIAN N. OBER 1954
JOHN J. KELLIHER 1954
Member of District Nursing Committee
ALBERTA A. FRADD 1954
Fence Viewers
GEORGE G. TARBELL
1954
JOHN J. KELLIHER . 1954
Field Drivers
RODNEY P. COWEN 1954
LEO J. ALGEO 1954
Recreation Committee
ETHAN A. MURPHY (Chairman) .........
..... 1954
ASTRID L. DONALDSON.
1954
JOHN B. GARRISON 1954
SADIE J. SHERMAN
1954
DAVID TODD 1954
NORMAN FRADD
1954
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Surveyor of Cord Wood
CLIFFORD BRADLEY 1954
Veterans' Agent
EDMUND W. GILES.
..........
..... 1954
Caretaker of Town Hall
ORRIN C. WOOD. 1954
Jury List, 1953
Name
Residence Occupation
Richard B. Ayer
South Great Road Engineer
Theodore C. Baker
Baker Bridge Road Assistant Manager
John M. Barnaby
Concord Road
Coach
Walter B. Belanger
Cambridge Turnpike Engineer
Robert P. Brown
Page Road
Architect
John J. Connair
Lincoln Road Retired
Charles E. Crane
Weston Road
Industr'l Real Estate
Gilmore B. Creelman, Jr. South Great Road
Bank Teller
D. Bradford Davis
Beaver Pond Road Printer
Murray P. Farnsworth
Lincoln Road
Salesman
Anthony Faunce
Sandy Pond Road
Insurance
Thomas T. Giles
South Great Road
Real Estate
William L. Grinnell
Beaver Pond Road District Manager
Stanley Heck
Bedford Road
Purchasing Agent
Gerard C. Henderson
Beaver Pond Road
Advertising
Townsend Hornor
Sandy Pond Road
Clerk
Leonard C. Larrabee
Bedford Road
Treasurer's Office
Edward S. Mullins
Weston Road
Art Teacher
Robert L. Niles
Blueberry Lane
Salesman
Elliott F. Page
Beaver Pond Road Lincoln Road
Mechanic
Frederick P. Walkey
South Great Road
Museum Director
John G. Webb
Weston Road Banker
G. Arnold Wiley
Lexington Road
Engineer
Guilbert Winchell
Concord Road
Retired
Appointment June 22nd, 1953.
WILLIAM H. DAVIS, Town Clerk.
Appointed by the Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer Term Expires
M. ELIZABETH CAUSER
......
......... 1954
Engineer
Frederic M. Spooner
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OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Appointed by the Board of Health
Community Nurse Term Expires
MARIAN N. OBER
1954
Burial Agent
WILLIAM H. DAVIS.
1954
Inspector of Animals
ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY 1954
Appointed by the Moderator
Finance Committee
F. WINCHESTER DENIO, Chairman 1954
THOMAS J. ROUNER, Secretary. 1956
WILLIAM N. PAGE 1955
PAUL L. NORTON 1956
CHARLES K. FITTS (Appointed)
1954
Memorial Day Committee
AGNES E. LADD 1954
NORMAN W. FRADD, SR.
1954
RUTH WARNER 1954
REV. EDWARD J. RONAN.
1954
METRO FEDOCK
1954
Building Code Committee
NORMAN F. BRISSON WILLIAM M. DEAN
ROBERT BYGRAVE MANNING W. MacRAE
HENRY B. HOOVER
Union Health Department
NANCY D. HURD
RICHARD K. CONANT
JEAN MURPHY ELLIOTT R. HEDGE
BRADFORD CANNON
School Building Committee
ELIZABETH J. SNELLING ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY
ELLIOTT V. GRABILL PEARSON HUNT
JAMES DeNORMANDIE
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Editorial Committee for Town Report
MARY K. VAN LEER
PEARSON HUNT
JOSEPH J. O'REILLY HENRY F. THOMA
VICTOR A. LUTNICKI
200th Anniversary Celebration Committee
ALICE W. SMITH
WARREN F. FLINT
FREDERICK H. GREEN, Jr.
EDITH B. FARRAR
E. DONLAN ROONEY
School Land Committee
JAMES DeNORMANDIE
ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY
ELIZABETH J. SNELLING ELLIOTT V. GRABILL STANDLEY HECK
* Resigned.
Cown Government
Report of Board of Selectmen
Town House Operations
Any report of Town Government in 1953 must em- phasize the expansion of the staff and facilities at the Town House. Thanks to favorable action on special articles at the Annual and Special Meetings, additional office space has been provided and the personnel en- larged so that your elected Town officials can better fulfil their duties and the citizens can be served more promptly and more efficiently.
There were many candidates of high quality for the position of Administrative Assistant to the Selectmen. We were very happy that our choice was Mr. Leslie M. Willard who started with us on September first and moved to Lincoln a few weeks later. Mr. Willard's back- ground includes working for the Boston & Albany R.R. and as construction engineer for Stone & Webster before entering municipal work in which field he has been Tax Assessor in Fitchburg, Public Works Engineer in Fitch- burg and in Leominster, Sanitary Engineer at Fort Devens and, most recently, Public Works Superinendent in Ayer. For some years he has been an instructor at Boston University and Northeastern University in Prin- ciples of Assessing. Ann Paddock (Mrs. Louis Paddock) came with us late in September as full time secretary and has proved well able to carry her share of the load
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with Mrs. Causer and Mr. Willard. We undertook to maintain the high standard existing when Mrs. Causer was alone in the office and believe that we have at least approached that goal. The enthusiasm with which var- ious Town departments have sought help from the staff evidences the need of this change.
Road Takings
Petitions for plans for road takings on Winter Street, Weston Road, Page Road, Baker Bridge Road, and Bed- ford Lane are with the County Commissioners. It is reported that the first two are receiving current atten- tion.
Chapter 90 Construction
No request for Chapter 90 construction has been filed for 1954. The request for Chapter 90 maintenance was increased from $3,000 to $4,500. Such funds, provided one third each by the Town, County and State, are used for maintenance of the nine miles of road built with Chapter 90 construction funds in the past.
Stickel Case
The suit against the Town by Frederick Stickel, for the settlement of which $1,750 was appropriated in 1953, is still unsettled. There is now a possibility that this appro- priation may be returned to surplus in the next year or two.
Speed Zoning
The Police Department reports satisfactory results from the speed-zoning signs on Bedford Road and Routes 117 and 126. Court convictions of speeders are quick and easy. As another step in this program it is proposed to erect signs on Lincoln Road, Codman Road and Trap- elo Road for which authority has already been granted by the Department of Public Works and the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
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Fire Station Site
During the past two or three years there has been much discussion of a site in North Lincoln for a fire station to be constructed some time in the future. The Planning Board, Fire Engineers and Selectmen are in agreement that it is important for the Town to acquire such a site before all desirable lots are built upon, and that the area on Bedford Road just south of Tracey's Service Station is the most desirable location. An article will appear in the Warrant for the acquisition of this property containing about one-half acre. A lot plan may be seen in Mr. Willard's office.
Garden Club
For the past few years the Garden Club has patiently and regularly added to the beauty of the Town by keep- ing the watering trough in front of the Library full of flowers, plants and greens. During 1953 the results were particularly pleasing. We are happy to give public recognition to the Club and its members.
Civil Defense
Your attention and thought is directed to the report of the Director of Civil Defense. Neither he nor the Selectmen nor Finance Committee can with any assur- ance recommend a specific appropriation by the Town under present conditions, for only future unpredictable events can determine what is needed. It is the Select- men's hope that the matter may be freely discussd at Town Meeting.
Town Dump
The study of means of rubbish disposal in continuing, including incinerators, open dumps and sanitary fill. The possibility of combining some such operation with an abutting town has been explored but without providing
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a solution. Recently questionnaires have been sent to all householders to determine how residents are now disposing of rubbish so that the problem may be defined more closely.
Town Garage
The Town Garage, which was built in 1948-49, has been a continuing and expensive problem, Due to defects in design and/or construction, and in spite of minor remed- ial steps taken in 1950, large cracks continue to appear and to widen between the pilasters and the adjoining walls due to the fact there was no interlocking of the cinder blocks between the walls and pilasters. Of course this movement of the walls has resulted in roof leaks as well. To eliminate continued expense for temporary repairs, damage due to leaks and to reduce the heating ex- pense we recommend that a thorough repair job be done at this time. This involves tying in the walls with the pilasters and will cost between $3,000 and $4,000. A special article in the Warrant will permit action on this matter.
Budgets
1954 Budgets for all departments other than schools show only a very minor increase in the aggregate over 1953. The cooperation of all boards and department heads in this respect has been noteworthy.
With the death of Dr. Robert L. DeNormandie on April 20, 1953, the Town lost one of its most faithful and vigorous citizens and public officials. Dr. DeNormandie became Chairman of the Board of Health in 1933, a few years after establishing his year-round residence here, and continued actively in that position with special em- phasis on the school health program until his retirement in 1951. His enthusiastic support of all good causes in Town was best exemplified by his tireless activities as
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Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the Selectmen on the deCordova and Dana Museum and Park from 1946 to 1948 and as President of the first Board of Directors from 1948 to 1951, since which date he had been Honorary President. Dr. DeNormandie's leadership and determination during the period of litigation and original origination are significant factors in the present success of the Museum.
Respectfully submitted, EDMUND W. GILES HENRY DeC. WARD JOHN O. WILSON, Chairman
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Town Clerk's Report
The Town Clerk is the official recorder of Town events and activities and issues licenses and certificates. His duties include recording the proceedings at Town Meet- ings and elections, and notifying the Selectmen and other officers concerned of appropriations which have been voted.
The record of Registered Voters of Lincoln is kept at the Clerk's office. Persons wishing to become voters in the Town should communicate with the Clerk.
Annual Town Meeting Monday, March 2, 1953
Pursuant to a Warrant duly served, the Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Mr. Donald P. Donald- son at 7:30 o'clock P.M. The return of the Warrant was read, and the Moderator called attention to Article 1. (Election of Officers).
Article 2. To bring in their votes for any commit- tees, commissioners, trustees, and other officers, re- quired by law to be elected by ballot or otherwise.
Voted: That Clifford H. Bradley and Joseph Tracey be elected Measurers of Wood and Bark for the ensuing year.
Article 3. To hear and act upon the reports of Town Officers, Committees, Commissioners and Trustees.
Voted: That the reports of the Town Officers, Com- mittees and Trustees as printed in the Town Report be accepted and that the reports of the following Com- mittees be accepted as interim reports and that the Committees and their unexpended appropriations be continued: Building Code Committee, Union Health
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TOWN MEETINGS
Committee, to revise the Town By-Laws, School Build- ing Committee, Editorial Committee for Town Report and 200th Anniversary Celebration Committee.
Article 4. To fix the salaries and compensation of the several elective officers of the Town and to determine whether any Department, Board or Committee shall be authorized to employ for additional compensation any of its members and to fix additional compensation of such members.
Voted: That the salaries of the elected Officers of the Town for the current year be fixed at the following amounts respectively :
Selectmen each .$ 200.00 Assessors, other Members
Treasurer 200.00
each
$175.00
Collector of Taxes. 1,800.00
Auditor
50.00
Town Clerk 300.00
Water Commissioners each 75.00
Assessors (Chairman) 200.00
Tree Warden 200.00
Article 5. To raise and appropriate money for the necessary and expedient purposes of the Town and enact anything in relation to the same.
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate under Article 5, the seventy seperate appropriations numbered one to seventy inclusive for the respective amounts recommended for 1953 by the Finance Committee as shown by the 1952 Town Report, pages 77 to 84 inclusive, except that the following items shall be increased as follows :
Item Number
Finance Committee Recommendations
Increase
Final Total
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Legal
$1,200.00
$1,700.00
64
Town Reports
305.15
1,505.15
34
Brush Removal
500.00
500.00
and the following shall be decreased as follows:
Finance Committee
Item Number
Recommendations
Decrease
Final
26
Police Car
.......... ... $106.70
$593.30
making a total of such appropriations for general pur- poses of $386,413.75, and further
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TOWN GOVERNMENT
Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $28,- 475.00 (added to this amount by Mr. Smith's amendment the sum of $1,750.00) Final amount $30,225.00 for the use of the Water Works, the same to come from the Water Works Treasury. Further
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