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Receipts
Anti-Rabbies Dog Clinic.
69.00
Board of Appeals
55.00
Board of Health 399.75
Borrowed in anticipation of taxes.
80,000.00
Cemetery, Digging Graves.
215.00
City of Cambridge, Taxes.
779.08
Collector of Taxes
299,296.99
Interest and Costs
327.95
Concord Court Fines
348.29
deCordova School Equipment Trust Fund Income
711.25
deCordova Museum, audit refund.
150.00
Highways, Local
5.00
Machinery
475.80
Inspectors, Building, Plumbing and Wiring. 1952 Fees
5.50
Insurance dividend, refund, etc.
195.22
Interest on Deposits.
2,298.67
Library: Fines
279.00
Transfer from Library Trust Funds.
400.00
Massachusetts, Commonwealth of :
Chapter 90, 1952 Construction.
$3,327.91
1953 Maintenance
999.28
Income Tax
13,855.92
Corporation Tax
16,445.60
Highways, Snow Removal
162.75
Licenses
8.00
Old Age Assistance
18,315.10
Aid to Disabled
1,886.43
Aid to Dependent Children
28.96
a/c Loss of Taxes.
569.75
Meals Tax
818.30
School Aid, Ch. 70
17,082.45
School Transportation
16,996.89
School Construction
25,223.45
Vocational Education
135.46
115,856.25 82.20
Miscellaneous, Licenses, etc.
540.50
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FINANCE
Middlesex County :
Dog Tax
685.64
Care and Killing of Dogs
65.00
Highways, Chapter 90 Construction 1952
1,663.95
Highways, Chapter 90 Maintenance 1953
999.28
3,413.87
Old Age Assistance Refunds
1,333.56
Planning Board
15.00
Schools:
Grammar School Fund Income. ........ ....
53.01
Teachers' annuities Fund. .......
.......
227.06
Tuition
266.89
Miscellaneous Receipts
66.95
Town Clerk, Dog Licenses.
1,102.60
Town Hall Rentals.
67.00
U.S.A. Old Age Assistance
13,427.70
U.S.A. Old Age Assistance Adm.
644.16
U.S.A. Aid to Disabled
310.78
U.S.A. Aid to Disabled Adm.
10.83
U.S.A. Aid to Dependent Children.
350.04
U.S.A. Aid to Dependent Children Adm.
15.24
$730,321.04
Payments
Selectmen's Orders (see detail) ...
$550,137.69
Massachusetts, Commonwealth of :
State Parks and Reservations.
638.40
Auditing Municipal Accounts.
476.27
Middlesex County :
1953 Tax
11,717.88
Dog Licenses
1,081.40
Tuberculosis Hospital
2,623.85
Total Payments
$566,675.49
Balance in Banks, December 31, 1953
163,540.55
Petty Cash Funds.
105.00
$730,321.04
DETAIL OF 1953 DISBURSEMENTS
Carried Forward from 1952
1953 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1953
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1953
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1954
GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Selectmen
1. Salaries of Selectmen
2. Salaries of Clerks
2,250.00
2,250.00
600.00 2,236.01
13.99
3. Supplies and Miscellaneous
750.00
750.00
572.07
177.93
4. Administrative Assistant
4,000.00
4,000.00
2,073.68
1,926.32
Treasurer
5. Salaries
400.00
400.00
400.00
6. Clerical
500.00
500.00
257.83
242.17
7. Supplies & Miscellaneous
288.00
33.00
321.00
321.00
Collector of Taxes
8. Salary
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
9. Supplies & Miscellaneous
630.00
300.00
300.00
Clerk
10. Salary
300.00
630.00
630.00
11. Supplies & Miscellaneous
50.00
50.00
46.16
3.84
Assessors
12. Salaries
550.00
550.00
550.00
13. Clerical
500.00
500.00
307.67
192.33
14. Supplies & Miscellaneous
334.00
334.00
325.53
8.47
15. Maps
300.00
300.00
300.00
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TREASURER
600.00
600.00
DETAIL OF 1953 DISBURSEMENTS - Continued
Carried Forward from 1952
1953 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1953
Transfer from Reservo
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1953
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1954
Auditor
16. Salary
50.00
50.00
50.00
Legal
17. Counsel
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,667.74
32.26
Election and Registration
18. Salaries
275.00
275.00
242.00
33.00
19. Supplies & Miscellaneous
270.00
270.00
246.91
23.09
Town House
20. Janitor
2,568.00
2,568.00
2,517.50
50.50
21. Fuel
800.00
800.00
765.81
34.19
22. Repairs & Maintenance
700.00
101.88
801.88
799.73
2.15
23. Supplies & Miscellaneous
900.00
900.00
734.34
165.66
24. New Offices
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,398.71
1.29
Planning Board
25. Supplies & Miscellaneous
600.00
600.00
514.24
85.76
Finance Committee 26. Dues
10.00
10.00
10.00
Total for General Government
22,525.00
134.88
22,659.88
19,366.93
2,992.95
300.00
FINANCE
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Carried Forward from 1952
1953 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1953
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1953
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1954
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
27. Salaries 28. Car 29. Supplies & Miscellaneous
10,125.00
10,125.00
10,115.00 593.30
10.00
593.30
593.30
2,850.00
2,850.00
2,562.02
287.98
Fire Department
30. Salaries
300.00
300.00
300.00
31. Labor at fires
3,500.00
905.75
4,405.75
4,405.75
32. Operation, Supplies and Miscellaneous
2,825.00
461.38
3,286,38
3,286.38
Tree and Moth Department
33. Insect Control
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,999.90
.10
34. Dutch Elm Control
1,998.50
1,700.00
1,637.38
5,335.88
5,239.91
1.47
94.50
35. Poison Ivy Control
500.00
500.00
498.45
1.55
36. Brush Removal
500.00
500.00
500.00
37. New Truck and Sprayer
3,100.00
3,100.00
2,922.70
177.30
Board of Appeals 38. Clerical
250.00
250.00
52.00
198.00
39. Supplies & Miscellaneous
300.00
300.00
202.05
97.95
Inspectors of Buildings, Plumbing and Wiring 40. Salaries and Transportation
600.00
600.00
591.23
8.77
TREASURER
39
40
DETAIL OF 1953 DISBURSEMENTS - Continued
Carried Forward from 1952
1953 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1953
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1953
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1954
Civil Defense 41. Expenses
627.45
627.45
397.01
230.44
Total for Protection of Persons and Property
2,625.95
29,143.30
3,004.51
34,773.76
33,665.70
605.82
502.24
HEALTH and SANITATION Board of Health
42. Salaries of Nurses 43. Supplies & Miscellaneous
2,340.00
2,340.00
2,315.00
25.00
855.00
855.00
724.41
130.59
Inspector of Animals 44. Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Total for Health and Sanitation
3,295.00
3,295.00
3,139.41
155.59
Highways
45. Chapter 90 Maintenance
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,997.85
2.15
46. Wages
16,000.00
16,000.00
14,962.09
1,037.91
47. Machinery, Repairs and Maintenance
5,300.00
69.01
5,369.01
5,369.01
48. Supplies & Miscellaneous
13,200.00
13,200.00
11,844.98
1,355.02
49. Street Lights
6,084.00
6,084.00
5,840.82
243.18
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FINANCE
Carried Forward from 1952
1953 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1953
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1953
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1954
50. Highway Machinery Fund
1,466.26
475.80
1,942.06
1,942.06
51. Sand Spreader
1,543.50
1,543.50
1,543.50
Total for Highways
1,466.26
475.80
45,127.50
69.01
47,138.57
42,558.25
2,638.26
1,942.06
Aid to Citizens
52. Public Welfare
8,432.50
14,088.52
20,000.00
42,521.02
37,906.68
867.93
3,746.41
53. Public Welfare Administration
87.15
670.23
750.00
1,507.38
1,397.83
21.41
88.14
54. Veterans' Aid
500.00
500.00
12.00
488.00
Total Aid to Citizens
8,519.65
14,758.75
21,250.00
44,528.40
39,316.51
1,377.34
3,834.55
Educations
55. Salaries
104,333.00
104,333.00
96,224.64
8,108.36
56. Transportation
28,689.00
28,689.00
22,298.02
6,390.98
57. Tuition and Vocational Education
81,875.00
31,875.00
26,053.55
4,727.45
58. Equipment, Supplies and Miscellaneous
30,781.00
30,781.00
29,597.82
2,277.18
59. New School construction
318.88
318.88
318.88
60. New School Addition
68,267.95
9,500.00
77,767.95
74,620.98
3,146.97
61. Additional land
750.00
750.00
750.00
62. Regional School Committee
200.00
200.00
200.00
Library 63. Salaries
4,270.00
4,270.00
4,211.88
58.12
TREASURER
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42
DETAIL OF 1953 DISBURSEMENTS - Continued
Carried Forward from 1952 :
1953 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1953
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1953
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1954
64. Books
1,175.00
1,175.00
1,116.43
58.57
65. Supplies and Miscellaneous
910.00
910.00
545.96
364.04
66. Repairs
1,510.00
1,510.00
1,442.50
67.50
Total for Education
68,586.83
213,993.00
282,579.83
256,111.78
22,052.20
4,415.85
Recreation
67. Salaries and Wages 68. Supplies & Miscellaneous
1,400.00
128.95
1,528.95
1,528.95
643.00
74.58
717.58
717.58
Total for Recreation
ยท 2,043.00
203.53
2,246.53
2,246.53
Cemetery
69. Salaries, Maintenance and Interments
2,650.00
2,650.00
2,526.80
123.20
70. Supplies & Miscellaneous
118.00
118.00
32.48
85.52
71. Permanent Improvements
885.42
885.42
462.65
422.77
Total for Cemeteries
: 885.42
2,768.00
3,653.42
3,021.93
208.72
422.77
Unclassified :
72. Middlesex County Pension Fund
2,009.80
2,009.80
2,009.80
73. Town Reports
1,505.15
1,505.15
1,505.15
74. Rent of Dump
375.00
375.00
375.00
FINANCE
Carried Forward from 1952
1953 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1953
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1953
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1954
75. Insurance
6,500.00
6,500.00
6,336.65
163.35
76. Rental of Hydrants
3,195.00
3,195,00
3,195.00
77. Refunds:
Motor Vehicle Excise abatements
792.61
792.61
792.61
Old Age Assistance Recovery 2,059.79
2,059.79
2,059.79
Real Estate Tax
3,060.00
3,060.00
3,060.00
78. Town Report Committee
100.00
100.00
32.60
67.40
79. Unpaid 1952 bills
406.80
406.80
314.80
92.00
80. Stickel claim for damages
1,750.00
1,750.00
1,750.00
81. Wildes claim for damages
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
82. Speed Zoning
215.71
215.71
215.71
83. Memorial Day
150.00
150.00
138.37
11.63
84. Preservation of
Town Records
150.00
150.00
150.00
85. Revision of Town By-Laws
150.00
150.00
150.00
86. Union Health District
100.00
100.00
100.00
87. Two Hundredth
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500,00
88. Building Code Committee
195.25
195,25
195.25
Total Unclassified
4,470.75
3,852.61
18,391.75
26,715.11
23,285.48
266.98
3,162.65
43
TREASURER
Anniversary
44
DETAIL OF 1953 DISBURSEMENTS - Continued
Carried Forward from 1952
1953 Income Reserved for Special Purposes
Appropriated in 1953
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expenditure
Amount Expended in 1953
Balance Accruing To Surplus
Balance Carried Forward to 1954
Town Debt.
37,000.00
37,000.00
37,000.00
89. Bonds 90. Interest on Borrowed Funds 91. Tax Anticipation Loan
9,992.50
432.67
10,425.17
10,425.17
80,000.00
80,000.00
80,000.00
Total Debt Service
80,000.00
46,992.50
432.67
127,425.17
127,425.17
Grand Total
$86,554.86
$99,087.16
$405,529.05
$3,844.60
$595.015.67
$550,137.69
$30,297.86
$14,580.12
FREDERICK B. TAYLOR, Town Treasurer
FINANCE
45
TREASURER
GENERAL FUND, DECEMBER 31, 1953
Assets
Concord National Bank
$35,015.82
First National Bank of Boston
3,708.82
Day Trust Company.
40,778.75
Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank.
4,754.69
Belmont Savings Bank.
4,361.54
Beverly Savings Bank.
4,552.83
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
4,250.97
Brockton Savings Bank
4,701.82
Brookline Savings Bank.
2,377.38
Cambridge Savings Bank.
4,995.72
Charlestown Savings Bank
5,263.35
East Bridgewater Savings Bank.
4,736.04
Franklin Savings Bank.
4,825.93
Home Savings Bank
4,790.26
Institution for Savings in Roxbury
4,736.94
Lowell Institution for Savings
2,307.69
Lynn Five Cents Savings Bank
4,762.36
Malden Savings Bank
2,361.39
Natick Five Cents Savings Bank
1,219.70
Newton Savings Bank.
4,820.00
North Avenue Savings Bank
2,423.72
Warren Institution for Savings.
6,913.21
Whitman Savings Bank
4,881.62
Petty Cash Accounts.
105.00
$163,645.55
Taxes, Interest to be added ...... ........
14,911.73
Accounts Receivable :
Commonwealth of Massachusetts @ O.A.A.
......
2,877.73
Total Assets .............
$181,435.01
Liabilities and Surplus
Dog Licenses, due County
26.60
Road Machinery Fund
1,942.06
Federal Grants for Public Welfare:
Old Age Assistance
$2,880.28
Old Age Assistance Administration ...
57.82
Aid to Dependent Children.
465.35
Aid to Dependent Children Admin- istration
19.47
Aid to Disabled.
400.78
Aid to Disabled Administration.
10.85
3,834.55
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FINANCE
Grammar School Fund income. ...... 53.01
deCordova School Equipment Fund income
711.25
Overlay Reserves: 1953
4,137.92
1952
1,171.02
5,308.94
Unexpended appropriation balances :
Building Code Committee
$195.25
Civil Defense
230.44
Cemetery Improvements
422.77
New School Construction
318.88
New School Addition
3,146.97
Removal of Diseased Elm Trees.
94.50
Town Report Committee
67.40
Truck and Sprayer for Tree and Moth Department
177.30
Preservation of Town Records.
150.00
Revision of Town By-Laws.
150.00
Union Health District ..
100.00
200th Anniversary Committee
2,500.00
Assessors Maps
300.00
New School Land Committee
750.00
Regional School Committee
200.00
8,803.51
Overlay Surplus
13,005.89
General Funds Surplus :
Receivables reserved until collected. $17,789.46
Available Surplus ("free cash") 129,959.74
147,749.20
Total Reserves and Surplus. ...... ...... ...............
181,435.01
OUTSTANDING DEBT
$150,000 School Building Loan, 13/4 %, due $10,000 each Decem- ber 1, 1954 - 1968, issued under Chapter 208, Acts of 1948
65,000 School Building Loan, 1$4 %, due $5,000 each Decem- ber 1, 1954 - 1958, and $4,000 each December 1, 1959 - 1968, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amend- ed
20,000 Highway Equipment Building Loan, 134%, due $4,000 each December 1, 1954 - 1958, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended
224,000 School Building Loan, 134%, due $13,000 each Decem- ber 1, 1954 - 1961, and $12,000 each December 1, 1962- 1971, issued under Chapter 356, Acts of 1951
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TREASURER
75,000 School Building Loan, 134%, due $5,000 each Decem- ber 1, 1954 - 1956, and $4,000 each December 1, 1957- 1971, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amend- ed
6,000 Water Equipment Loan, 234 %, due $2,000 each August 1, 1954 - 1956, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended
3,500 Water Main Loan, 234%, due $1,000 each November 1, 1954 - 1956, and $500 due November 1, 1957, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended
$543,500
SCHOOL MILK FUND
Balance January 1, 1953
- $274.23
Receipts .......
1,978.31
$2,252.54
Payments
2,181.97
December 31, 1953, Balance on Deposit
$70.57
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Balance, January 1, 1953
$100.00
Payments
100.00
WATER DEPARTMENT REPORT
January 1, Balance .................. ...
$1,063.02
Receipts
Operating :
Rates, 1952
784.08
Rates, 1951
$11.52
Meter, 1952
34.23
Rates, 1953
22,448.02
Meter, 1953
412.56
Water Connections
2,204.00
Rent of Hydrants.
3,195.00
Miscellaneous
393.17
Stickel settlement returned.
1,750.00
31,232.58
$32,295.60
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FINANCE
Expenses
Salaries
10,706.29
Electricity, Telephone and Fuel Oil.
3,159.70
Supplies, equipment, parts and repairs ...
6,569.92
Meters and Maintenance
5,804.67
Pitometer Survey
1,577.00
Equipment Rental
1,269.00
Miscellaneous
480.34
Chlorinator
500.00
30,066.92
December 31, 1953, Balance on Deposit
2,228.68
$32,295.60
SPECIAL ACCOUNTS
Old Bedford Road
Borrowed per article No. 2 Special Town Meeting
October 5, 1953
$3,500.00
Expenditures
2,744.13
Balance on deposit December 31, 1953
..... ......
$755.87
Water Meters
Borrowed per article No. 10 Special Town Meeting June 22, 1953
$6,000.00
Expenditures
5,998.74
Balance on deposit December 31, 1953.
$1.26
CEMETERY INVESTMENT ACCOUNT Cash Account
Cash balance at January 1, 1953 .. ............. Receipts in 1953 :
$186.22
Proceeds of sale of cemetery lots. ....... $889.00
Interest in savings bank deposit
182.29
1,071.29
$1,257.51
Deposited in Middlesex Institution for Savings.
$1,257.51
Balance in Middlesex Institution for Savings at
January 1, 1953.
$7,150.99
Deposited in 1953
1,257.51
Balance on deposit at December 31, 1953 ....... .....
$8,408.50
Report of the Collector of Taxes
1953
Poll
Committed $1,602.00 20,140.65 244,238.40
Paid $1,350.00 19,217.37 236,355.36
Abated $252.00
Outstanding 18/31/1953 None
Personal
2,048.00
$875.28
Real
2,308.80
5,574.24
Excise
33,556.33
28,235.72
798.27
4,522.34
1952
Personal Balance January 1, 1953
936.81
247.50
...
.....
...
Real Balance January 1, 1953
7,529.23
4,432.70
...
...
Excise Balance, January 1, 1953
$2,834.41
1/29/53 1951
3,457.77
6,292.18
5,151.32
986.83
154.03
Personal Balance, January 1, 1953
142.12
128.92
13.20
None
Real Balance, January 1, 1953
1,970.10
1,970.10
None
Interest
1953
$42.70
1952
134.07
1951
151.18
Total
... $327.95
Water
1953
Committed $26,382.57
Paid $22,860.58
Abatements and Deductions $2,788.24
Outstanding 12/31/1953 $733.75
1952 Balance, January 1, 1953
1,024.83
818.31
61.17
145.35
WILLIAM H. DAVIS, Collector of Taxes
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES
689.31 3,096.53
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50
FINANCE
Assessors' Report
The Board of Assessors submit the following report for the year 1953:
All real estate and personal property abatement re- quests must be filed by October 1, of the year in question, according to law.
1953 Recapitulation
Town:
Total appropriations to be raised by taxation. ........ $385,706.65
Total appropriations to be taken from available
funds
66,857.40
452,564.05
State: Tax and Assessments
1. State tax
322.30
Underestimate 44.21
2. State parks & reservations
638.40
48.63
Totals
960.70
92.84
1,053.54
County :
1. County tax 12,043.77
2. T.B. Hospital Assessments 2,366.21
14,409.98
14,409.98
Overlay of Current year
7,544.99
Gross amount to be raised
475,572.56
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
1. Income tax 27,457.11
2. Corporation taxes 16,795.60
3. Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise ...
26,954.77
4. Old Age Assistance 15,000.00
5. Schools
12,400.00
6. Water Department
30,225.00
7. Interest on Taxes and Assessments
2,300.00
8. State Assistance for School Construction 5,000.00
9. All others
4,359.65
140,492.13
Estimate
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ASSESSORS
Overestimates of previous year (available funds)
a. County tax
1,923.93
b. County T.B. Hospital.
766.85
Amount voted from available funds.
66,857.40
69,548.18
Total Estimated Receipts and Available funds. ........... 210,040.31
Net amount to be raised by taxation on polls and property
.....
265,532.25
Number of polls 801 @ $2.00 Poll tax 1,602.00
Total valuation:
Pers. prop. 419,597
Real estate 5,078,950
Pers. prop. 20,140.65
Real estate 243,789.60
5,498.547
Total taxes on Polls and Prop. 265,532.25
Number of Acres of Land Assessed 8,391.44
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 730
Tax Rate per $1,000
$48.00
GEORGE G. TARBELL, JR., Chairman ARTHUR W. RICE, JR. G. ARNOLD WILEY Board of Assessors
Protection of Persons and Property
Report of the Police Department
I herewith submit my report for the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1953. Said report includes all arrests made within the Town of Lincoln during the past year.
Arrests by Lincoln Police.
64
Arrests by State Police
47
Total number of arrests. ........ .........
111
Crimes against the person :
Assault
.... 2
Crimes against property :
Breaking and entering and larceny. ...
3
Embezzlement 1
Embezzlement, Accessory before 1
Crimes against public order :
Driving a motor vehicle to endanger life ...... 7
Driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated 12
Driving a motor vehicle after suspension or revocation of license 6
Drunkeness 17
Escapee
4
Giving false name to Police Officer. 1
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Leaving scene of accident after causing property damage 1
Lewd and Lascivious Behavior 4
Motor Vehicle Laws, Violating
40
Operating uninsured motor vehicle
4
Operating unregistered motor vehicle.
4
Refusing to stop for Police Officer.
1
Vagrancy
2
Violation Town By-Law.
1
Violations of Motor Vehicle Laws reported to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles ...... 14
Motor Vehicle accident report :
Accidents reported 56
Occupants injured 43
Summonses served for other police departments 125
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.
I wish also to express the sorrow felt by this depart- ment at the passing of our very good friend William G. Ryan Chief of the Concord Police Department. Chief Ryan gave much unrecorded service and assistance to the Town of Lincoln through this department.
Respectfully submitted,
LEO G. ALGEO, Chief of Police
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Report of Board of Fire Engineers
During the past year the department answered 93 alarms as follows:
Buildings 14
Brush 48
Dump 12
Miscellaneous 19
Total property losses estimated at $76,324.00, equip- ment losses of the department, and additional demand in hours necessitated transfers from the reserve fund of $461.38 for maintenance and supply account and $905.75 for labor at fires account.
The Board of Engineers has recommended immediate approval be given the cost of repairing the present tanks located at the South Fire Station. These two tanks, in- stalled in 1932, were originally approved to withstand 250 lbs. operating pressure. Due to corrosion over the 22 years' span, these tanks have now been restricted by the state and underwriters at a pressure not to exceed 125 lbs.
Renovation of this equipment would include changing the audible system from a high pressure to a low pres- sure one thus assuring many more years of use. It is also felt that replacement of the existing open circuit transmitter to a closed circuit type is essential to the improvement of the alarm system. A closed circuit board would allow for expansion to meet the demands of public building coverage which may be required by law and would also furnish a compatible foundation for inter- station transmitting.
In general, this phase of our operation is at present hazardous and obsolete, and for the complete protection of the Town, we strongly recommend approval.
All members of the department wish to extend their
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appreciation to the Waltham and Weston Fire Depart- ments for the valuable assistance given to Lincoln at the DeNormandie fire.
A. J. DOUGHERTY, Chief W. M. DEAN, Clerk JOSEPH TRACEY, Board of Engineers
Report of the Inspector of Animals
The following animals have been inspected :
Cows, 2 years and older. .... 205 Steers 11
Heifers, 1 - 2 years. 58 Horses
31
Heifers, under 1 year ...... 73 Sheep
7
Bulls 5 Swine
1,027
Found the animals to under the rules and regulations of the Division of Livestock Disease Control and have supplied the Division of Livestock with a list of the owners and the number and kind of animals on the premises.
The epidemic among the swine which was prevalent one year ago, has been corrected and with new feeding regulations, it is felt that this epidemic has been stopped.
Although twelve dog bites were reported, no bites were serious, and all the dogs were placed in quarantine.
ANDREW J. DOUGHERTY Inspector of Animals
Report of Tree Warden
Spraying this year was started late in April with an application of dormant spray on all roadside Elms to control the Elm Bark Beetle, which is the carrier of Dutch Elm Disease. There was a decline in the total
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number of trees infected this year so this program will be followed again next season.
The next spray was the general foliage spray on all roadside trees for control of Gypsy Moth, Elm Leaf Beetle and other leaf-eating insects. This was applied the latter part of May continuing through the third week in June.
Poison Ivy Control Spraying was done during the hot weather of July and August with good results. The final spraying was in August on all roadside Elms to control the second flight of Elm Leaf Beetle.
The new hydraulic sprayer with a larger capacity pur- chased this year has helped a great deal in the timing of the spray applications.
Roadside brush removal was done on streets with heavy growth and shall be continued this year.
Again this year a survey was made of all Elms visible from the road and of Elms of a suspicious nature reported by property owners. Samples were taken from a total of 54 and sent to the Shade Tree Laboratory at the State College. Forty-six were confirmed as having Dutch Elm Disease. Of this total 32 were on private property and 14 on Public ways.
At the writing of this report these trees are being removed at public expense. I urge all Townspeople at this time to destroy all dead Elm trees or old Elm logs on their property to aid in combating Dutch Elm Disease, for these are the breeding places of the Bark Beetles.
The removal of dead trees and dangerous over-hanging limbs was continued as in previous years.
At this time I once again wish to thank the members of the police department for their notification of storm damage, and to the members of the Highway Department for their cooperation and help.
Respectfully submitted, DANIEL A. MacINNIS, JR. Tree Warden
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Civil Defense Agency
Perhaps one of the biggest problems which faces a Civil Defense organization in any surburban community is the question of just how great is the need and just how much money and effort should be expended. Un- fortunately, in making such an evaluation much of the thinking must be based on conjecture. There are certain things we do know, however, which may serve as guides and be helpful in arriving at conclusions, namely: a state of emergency still exists; Lincoln is on the fringes of a critical area; and Civil Defense has already demon- strated its usefulness in coping with natural disasters. Your Agency has attempted to pursue a middle course and establish a reasonable program of preparedness with a minimum of expenditure.
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