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A total of 400 dogs were licensed by the Town Clerk through- out the year, and on May 5, 1951, 153 dogs were inoculated against rabies at the Dog Clinic held at the Town Barn. The discrepancy in these figures is partly accounted for by the fact that many dogs are privately inoculated by veterinarians be- fore the clinic is held in May. Some dogs, however, do roam
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about town uninoculated to the danger of the public at large, and the great risk of the owner. It would seem more logical that a dog should be inoculated against rabies before a town license is granted. The reverse is true. A combined licensing and inoculation clinic is again planned for May, 1952, and due notice will be sent well in advance to each dog owner in town.
Under the able direction of Dr. John Davies, 12 Well Child Clinic conferences were held during the year. Each year the attendance increases, and this year 105 cases presented them- selves. Twenty-seven were under one year of age, and a total of 78 represented pre-school age children. In addition to ex- amination, the usual inoculations, booster shots, and smallpox vaccinations were given. We feel that the Well Child Clinic is a very important factor in our Town health program, as it attempts primarily to forestall disease, and so eliminate expen- sive treatment. Certainly in children an ounce of prevention is worth many pounds of cure.
The Dental Clinic is also an active agent in the Town health program. Dr. Harold L. Ehrlich came to us last year with a background of training of 6 years at the Harvard Dental School and the highest recommendations as to character and profi- ciency. He has taken an interest in the Town dental problems and to date has examined 357 children. Only 74 of these, or 21% were found to have teeth in excellent condition. At present, 63 with defects have been completely corrected, and have developed new defects, and in 33, caries were found ram- pant. In 5 pupils, due to inertia and failure of cooperation at home, no corrections have been carried out. Again it should be stated that the clinic is open to all school children. The initial examination or diagnostic preview of a child's dental state is free of charge, thanks to the generosity of a Town bene- factor. Then treatment of disease is done at a reasonable charge, only on permission of the family, after the latter has been appraised of the situation by written note from the clinic. Where the financial burden is heavy, we are again fortunate in being able to call on a limited charitable fund. The Board of Public Welfare has the final decision on any given case. The Dental clinic is not a free treatment clinic and was never
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meant to be, and we believe carries higher standards than the free, tax-supported clinics.
The Board has spent some time investigating the safety and practicality of adding fluorine to the Town water supply. In concentrations of 1 part per million fluorine in water reduces childhood tooth decay by 65%, and 20% of children raised in this environment are free of caries. It is now established the fluorine is safe, and fluorination of Town water supply is recom- mended by the State Department of Public Health, Massa- chusetts Medical and Dental Societies, and many others. The running cost is trivial. Installation, proper control, possible side effects, etc., are some of the problems which must be solved.
The Board has continued its active interest in the Union Health program, and various members have attended meetings with the committee appointed by the Moderator to investigate the matter. Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Maynard, Sudbury, and Wayland are proposed for union. By State Law, unionization becomes obligatory by August of 1959. We feel the benefits from such group action, supervised by a single office trained in Public Health matters, would be numerous. Health problems in Lincoln are different from those of 10 or 20 years ago; and with a growing popula- tion and the changing problems posed by daily discoveries in the field of medicine and public health, expert help becomes of increasing importance. The present Town Board of Health would remain intact but would have the benefit of advice and counsel from an outside source and would be rewarded by group action on health problems common to the entire area of Union. Many details remain to be worked out. The quality of Town health protection would be improved without ques- tion. Integrating our problem with those of other towns, es- tablishing basic services with them, and figuring the relative cost per capita of this move are some of the matters under dis- cussion at present.
For the past 18 years these reports have been written by one who has been completely devoted to the job of keeping the health standards of Lincoln high. He has been a veritable Vigilante on some of the problems which have been peculiar to
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this Town. Townspeople have called on him freely for help, and he has been ever willing to devote time and energy to Town matters which have taken him far afield - farther than most of us have realized. The present Board feel fortunate in still being able to call in consultation Dr. Robert L. DeNormandie.
NANCY HURD, WARREN FLINT, GORDON DONALDSON, M.D., Chairman of the Board.
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REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
During the past year the Cemetery Commissioners have continued to bring up-to-date the past Cemetery records.
Records for the sale of lots and their ownership have been completed. You now have a complete record of all lots sold with deeds issued and corrections made, as far as possible. This record, if continued, should assure the Town of payment for lots sold and also give to the purchaser a deed upon payment for the same.
The Town Clerk now has a bookkeeping system established, and while not complete in all past records, should assure the townspeople of accurate future recordings.
The Commissioners are indebted for this information to the concern and interest of Mr. George Cunningham and we only regret that the lack of informed interest on the part of the Selectmen prevented us from completing an extremely import- ant phase of the work, namely the location and the recording of past burials, many of which are unmarked.
Additional stone markers have been ordered for more of the Cemetery lots. Also surveying has been done in parts of the cemetery and maps will be made so that correct numbers will be given to lots already sold.
The next important need in your cemetery is the improve- ment of the roads and the drainage of water from the low spots, where it now collects, into the brook which in turn must be opened so that the water will be carried away from the ceme- tery. For this the Finance Board wishes a complete report on the entire cost of all drainage problems and all road repairs then consideration for an appropriation, from the Cemetery Investment Fund sufficient to complete a portion of this work yearly, will be in order.
Records for 1951
Received from the sale of lots. $1,595 00
Cemetery Investment Fund, Dec. 31, 1951 . 6,615 99
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Burials
Feb. 24, 1951. Margaret M. Corrigan
Mar. 3, 1951. . Fritz Cunnert
Mar. 3, 1951 Madeline A. Rice
May 5, 1951 Sanford Saylor Winchell
May 18, 1951. Anthony J. Doherty
Sept. 1, 1951 . Thomas F. Coan
Oct. 2, 1951 Charles O. Preble
Oct. 18, 1951. Hobart Oakes Davidson
Oct. 22, 1951 George Marshall Crawford
Nov. 20, 1951
William Bolio
Nov. 20, 1951. Margaret L. Lahnstein
Nov. 23, 1951 John Hugh Rogers
Budget 1952
To be raised by taxation :
Salary of Superintendent.
$150 00
Maintenance
1,800 00
Water Rates
17 00
Equipment and repairs.
100 00
Grading of lots and interments . . . .
600 00
$2,667 00
Repair of vault.
75 00
$2,742 00
Respectfully submitted,
ELIZABETH H. DOHERTY, GEORGE E. CUNNINGHAM, ROBERT D. DONALDSON, Cemetery Commissioners.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
During the past year the Department responded to 46 alarms, representing a substantial decrease from alarms answered in 1950. Total property damage for the past year amounted to $9,500. Listed below are the types :
Brush . 28
Chimney
3
Dump. 5
False Alarm 1
House. 2
Miscellaneous
2
Oil Burner 1
Still Alarms 4
As in previous years the Department continued with its fire drills, which we feel has added substantially to the effi- ciency of the Department. We intend to continue this prac- tice in the year ahead. It is the feeling of the Board of Engi- neers that the maintenance of safety, to a large degree, rests with the interest of the individual citizen to co-operate wher- ever possible to supplement the fire fighting force. This would be especially true in case of a major disaster, for there is no assurance that without this co-operation the Department would in any way be able to cope with such a problem. We strongly urge, wherever possible, that inexpensive but effective equip- ment such as a stirrup pump and an extra water pail be made part of the household safety equipment. Such equipment at hand during a disaster could substantially reduce damage by fire and effectively supplement the demand on the Fire De- partment.
We have asked the Selectmen to recommend the Town pur- chase a resuscitator-inhalator. We have met with the medical members of the Civilian Defense and the Police Department, and it is the feeling of this group that such equipment should be purchased. Other than this, the engineers are not recom- mending additional outlay beyond the regular working budget.
Lincoln Fire Alarm Code, 1952
Telephone connecting both South and North Stations-6-8195.
12 North Great Road at Virginia Road
13 Virginia Road at Old Bedford Road
14 Virginia Road near McHugh's
15 North Great Road near Cunnert's Mill
16 North Great Road at Brooks Road
17 North Great Road - Concord Line
112
North Great Road at Mill Street
113 Mill Street
121 Old Bedford Road - Bedford Line
123 Virginia Road - Concord Line
21 North Lincoln Fire Station
23 Cambridge Turnpike at Brooks Road
24 Cambridge Turnpike - Concord Line Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road
212
213 Cambridge Turnpike - Lexington Line
214 Mill Street at Lexington Road
215 Lexington Road at Farm Road
216 Blueberry and Grasshopper Lane
31 Bedford Road at Hilliard Road
32 Lincoln Center
132 Town House
34 Trapelo Road at Lexington Road
35 Trapelo Road at Page Road
36 Trapelo Road at Old County Road
37 Page Road
312 Sandy Pond Road at Baker Bridge Road
313 Baker Bridge Road at Storrow House
314 Woods End Road
315 Baker Bridge Road at Concord Road
316 Lake Walden Reservation - Concord Line
321 Sandy Pond Road - Concord Line
41 Lincoln Road at MacIntosh Lane
411 New Elementary School
42 Lincoln Road at Tower Road
422 Center School
421 Beaver Pond Road
43 Tower Road at Beaver Pond Road
431 Tower Road at Calkins
45 Silver Hill Road
46 Weston Road at Conant Road
47 Conant Road - Weston Line
411 Old Winter Street
412 Winter Street near J. Coan
413 Winter Street - Waltham Line
511 South Lincoln Fire Station
51 Lincoln Road at South Great Road
52 South Great Road at B. & M. R.R. Crossing
53 South Great Road at Tower Road
54 South Great Road - Weston Line
56 Weston Road - Weston Line
58 Tower Road - Weston Line
512 Codman Road at Lincoln Road
521 Sudbury Road near Boyce's
61 Lincoln Road - Wayland Line
62 Concord Road - Wayland Line
63 Oxbow Road - Wayland Line
64 Concord Road at South Great Road
65 Concord Road at Codman Road
66 Hillside Road
67 Baker Bridge
68 Old Concord Road near C. F. Adams
612
South Great Road - Concord Line
1-1-1-1 Police Department
2
1-1 Test Blow, Noon
1-1 After an alarm, all out
2 rounds of box number, Forest Fire
3 rounds of box number, Building Fire No school signal at 7:30 3-3-3 7:35 3-3-3
5-5-5-5 Mutual aid 7-7-7 Boy Scout Call
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE DRIVING OF VEHICLES OVER MUNICIPAL FIRE HOSE 1926, Chapter 278
Section 7A. Upon the approach of any fire apparatus which is going to a fire or responding to an alarm, every person driving a vehicle on a way shall immediately drive said vehicle as far as possible toward the right-hand curb or side of said way and shall keep the same at a standstill until such fire apparatus has passed. No person shall drive a vehicle over a hose of a fire department without the consent of a member of such department. No person shall drive a vehicle within three hundred feet of any fire apparatus going to a fire or responding to an alarm, nor drive said vehicle or park or leave the same unattended within six hundred feet of a fire or within the fire-lines established thereat by the fire department. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars. (Approved April 28, 1926.)
CHAPTER 148 AS AMENDED TO 1949 Section 54
Whoever drops or throws from any vehicle while the same is upon a public or private way running along or near forest land, or, except as permitted by law, drops, throws, deposits or otherwise places in or upon forest land, any lighted ciga- rette, cigar, match, live ashes or other flaming or glowing substance, or any substance or thing which in and of itself is likely to cause a fire, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days.
A permit is required for all open fires.
Investigate your chimneys and keep them clean.
Traffic siren means pull out and stop.
Oil burning equipment should be inspected and cleaned fre- quently.
False alarms are punishable by fine or imprisonment.
When calling by telephone for fire speak calmly and dis- tinctly, giving name, street and type of fire. This will insure more prompt response by the firemen.
Do not allow rubbish, paper, or any inflammable material to accumulate in or about your property.
Always call the Department before attempting to extinguish a fire yourself.
The Fire Department will be enabled to render better service if these instructions are followed.
C. K. Fitts, Clerk
BOARD OF ENGINEERS Edmund Giles, Chief
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
As outlined in last year's report, we have had further meet- ings with the Planning Board regarding puchase of land suit- able for the eventual building of a Fire Station; and the Plan- ning Board is making certain recommendations in this direction at an early date.
We feel that all residents of Lincoln should be introduced to the members of the Fire Department. Below is a list of these men :
O. C. Wood
E. Macleod
J. Tracey
W. Porter
W. Doherty
R. Scott
E. Murphy
J. Frazier
C. Bradley
E. Teabo
A. Brooks
D. Todd
H. Lawson
R. Malloy
F. Campobasso
R. Gormley
J. Campobasso
J. Knowles
D. Spooner
J. Cotoni
W. Dean
F. Gordon, Jr.
F. Gordon
W. Meriam
C. Lahnstein
C. Smith
EDMUND GILES, Chief, C. K. FITTS, Clerk, A. J. DOUGHERTY, Board of Engineers.
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REPORT OF THE NURSING COMMITTEE
The statistics which appear in the following table indicate that Mrs. Ober, our community nurse, has had another busy year. Attending the sick and making post-surgical calls, of course, take most of her time. Her other activities, however, are numerous and varied.
1951
1950
Number of calls
1,769
1,889
Medical .
790
1,119
Surgical
205
32
Pre-natal
49
38
Post-natal .
12
26
Well Child Clinic
251
238
Child Welfare.
294
206
Social Welfare.
42
41
Board of Health
78
60
Trips out of town
48
24
Fees.
$445 75
$413 50
Mrs. Ober reports that the Well Child Clinic is as popular as ever. The same can be said for the Dental Clinic at the school where she spends a full day each week. In addition she has under her jurisdiction all other details of the school health pro- gram including the pre-school examination of all kindergarten children.
During the summer the Water Safety Class was held at Lake Walden again under the supervision of the American Red Cross. Mrs. Ober registered all the children as usual and reported attendance very good.
Besides making her regular calls and attending to the details of the clinics, Mrs. Ober attended several meetings at the Massachusetts General Hospital, the Massachusetts Memorial Hospital and the Middlesex Sanitorium where lectures and dis- cussions on advances in the field of medicine proved interesting and instructive. She likewise attended meetings in nearby
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towns to talk over the pros and cons of the possible union of Boards of Health.
As our Town grows, Mrs. Ober finds her time well filled; yet she is always ready and willing to help when called upon to do so.
MALCOLM DONALDSON, Chairman, WARREN FLINT, ALBERTA FRADD, Secretary.
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF LINCOLN LIBRARY
The Trustees of the Lincoln Library report an increase in its use and service for 1951. This increase seems to have justified the present arrangement of opening three days of the week. The number of borrowers has increased by about 4% and the number of books loaned exceeded that of the previous year by 10%.
Naturally this extension of library facilities means a moder- ate increase in costs. Employment of an assistant to the librarian, and more heat, light, and supplies were necessities under the new arrangement and will continue to be.
Many friends have been generous in their gifts and services. A partial list follows this report. Especially we wish to ex- press our appreciation to Mr. David Mann for his interest and help in getting the Tower clock back into use.
Respectfully submitted,
MALCOLM L. DONALDSON, ALICE G. MERIAM, GEORGE G. TARBELL, JOHN O. WILSON, ROLAND C. MACKENZIE,
Trustees.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF THE LINCOLN LIBRARY
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List of Donors to the Lincoln Library During 1951
Mrs. L. B. Anderson
Miss M. Jacobs
Mrs. H. S. Bean
Miss K. O'Sullivan
Mrs. J. DeNormandie
Dr. Harry Bigelow
Mrs. R. L. DeNormandie
Dr. E. B. Cole
Mrs. R. K. Fairbanks
Mr. Christopher Billings
Mrs. H. Healey
Mr. James Billings
Mrs. S. Heck
Mr. C. V. Briggs
Mrs. W. King
Mr. P. Brooks
Mrs. R. Meriam
Mr. R. Cory
Mrs. J. P. Monks
Mr. F. W. Denio
Mrs. L. Monks
Mr. N. Fradd
Mrs. E. A. Murphy
Mr. H. B. Hills
Mrs. E. S. Taylor
Mr. J. Hills
Mrs. F. B. Taylor
Mr. H. B. Kane
Mrs. R. H. Thorson
Mr. C. Kindleberger
Mrs. H. Warner
Mr. G. G. Tarbell
Miss A. Campbell
Concord Free Library
Miss N. Carman
Lincoln Garden Club
Miss L. Foreman
Lincoln League of Women Voters
Library Statistics, 1951
Number of borrowers, December 31, 1951
818
Number of days open . 128
Amount of fines collected
$222 00
Number of volumes, January 1, 1951
15,685
Number of volumes, added by gift.
258
Number of volumes purchased .
374
Number of volumes withdrawn .
295
Number of volumes, December 31, 1951
16,022
Circulation Figures
Fiction
5,683
Non-Fiction 3,179
Juvenile .
7,079
Periodicals
1,310
Total
17,251
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LINCOLN PLANNING BOARD FOR 1951
The Planning Board was organized for 1951 with William T. King, Chairman, and Alan McClennen, Clerk.
Subdivisions
During the year the following subdivisions were approved:
Thomas T. and Stella A. Giles, April 14, 1951 - 8 lots off Concord Road
Huntley and Riley, September 12, 1951 - 6 lots off Farrar Road
Hanover Trust, Ernest Henderson, December 27, 1951 - 4 lots off Baker Bridge Road (revision of earlier plat).
Several other subdivisions were considered in preliminary stages.
Zoning
The Town adopted the proposed changes to the zoning by- laws and map, but the office of the Attorney-General has not yet given its approval. Attempts are being made through counsel to obtain action.
Edison Power Line
The question of the high tension power line planned by the Edison Company is not yet resolved. The Department of Public Utilities has recently approved an overhead line to run along the road bed of the Central Massachusetts Railroad. This order of the Department supersedes the original plan to go through our Town according to recent legal advice. Our efforts and those of neighboring towns are still devoted to hav- ing this line placed underground.
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Northeastern Gas Transmission Co.
The proposal and construction of the natural gas line by the Northeastern Gas Transmission Company absorbed much time on the part of the Board. While the Board disapproved of the project it came to the conclusion that:
(1) No economic case could be established to force the Gas Line out of the Town.
(2) No other route could be found in the Town that did not raise substantially the same objections as the chosen route.
The Board wishes to point out that the high tension line, the gas lines and the cross state toll road were all planned to pass through Lincoln primarily because the Town constitutes the nearest open area to Metropolitan Boston on its western perim- eter. It is probable that in the future similar projects will arise.
Bedford Airport
With the Selectmen we have been in touch with the expan- sion plans at the Bedford Airport. Present plans, according to information we have reason to believe is reliable, call for the eventual employment of 2,000 civilians and 1,000 military personnel. Of the civilians 1,200 are already employed in similar activities in and about Cambridge, and a majority of these are already adequately housed at convenient distances from the airport. While we cannot ignore the fact that this will increase the pressure for development in Lincoln, it is questionable whether this will be as important as the growth we may expect from the future expansion of the Metropoli- tan Area.
Fire Station Site
The Board with the Fire Engineers and Selectmen have con- sidered the matter of acquiring a desirable site for the con- struction at some future date, of a fire station in the northern section of the Town. It is the opinion of this Board that the
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acquisition of land at the present time would be a most con- structive step provided it could be obtained at a reasonable cost.
Zoning of Concord Turnpike
The bill to restrict land abutting the Turnpike to residential use was defeated in the Legislature. A similar bill has been submitted for consideration in the current session.
LINCOLN, MASS. ROAD TAKINGS
BEDFORD
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UNTAKEN TOWN ROADS
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TURNPIKE
SCALE IN FEET 1000 4000
6000
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PREPARLO FOR THE PLANNING BOARD 1951
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Layout of Town Roads
The Board has continued to give consideration to the layout of Town roads in order to define the limits of Town jurisdiction. The present status of our roads is as follows (see map) :
Laid out State Highways 6.5 mi. Laid out Local Roads. 22 mi. Roads yet to be defined . 19 mi.
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There are at present about 4 miles of roads for which up-to- date surveys exist and for which layouts could be made read- ily. The Board wishes to emphasize that layout and taking does not mean that extensive reconstruction need or must be carried out.
Recreation Areas
The Planning Board believes that with the rapid growth of the Town the question of additional recreation areas, north of Route 2 and south of the railroad, should seriously be con- sidered. While the demand may not be great now it is possi- ble that by the time the Town is fully developed added facili- ties sites may be desirable.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM T. KING, Chairman, ALAN McCLENNEN, Clerk, EVELETH R. TODD, HOWARD SNELLING, RICHARD W. EATON.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS
The Board of Selectmen appointed Elliott V. Grabill to the Board for five years and Thomas B. Adams as an Associate Member for three years.
The Board organized with Elliott V. Grabill, Chairman, and James DeNormandie, Clerk.
The following cases were heard by the Board during the year.
March 15, 1951.
Permission granted to Christopher W. and Nancy D. Hurd to construct an addition to their property on Upland Field Road, under section 21 (d) of the zoning by-laws.
March 28, 1951.
Permission granted to James DeNormandie for temporary occupancy of a farm house on Codman Road by two families for a period of six months.
April 11, 1951.
Permission granted for one year only to Mildred Bowles to rent ponies on her property subject to the approval of the Board of Health and provided that ponies be restricted to her prop- erty and not to exceed three in number.
Permission granted to Norman Brisson to use a building other than a dwelling as a nursery office, to continue a land- scape gardening business for one year only and to continue contracting business for one year only.
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June 28, 1951.
Permission granted to Clayton R. Snow for a variance to construct an addition to his property on So. Great Road.
August 6, 1951.
Application of Dr. Arthur D. Baldwin for a variance of the zoning by-laws to permit the erection of a temporary camp on So. Great Road denied.
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