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2,957.06
$228,459.68
Total Expenditures
Cash Balance December 31, 1957
1,136,934.01 563,592.34
$1,700,526.35
WATER
Operating
$21,337.49 1,889.22
Water Main Brooks Road
Bonds and Interest
6,888.75
Total Expenditures Balance in Bank December 31, 1957
30,115.46 42,204.21
$ 72,319.67
45
DETAIL OF 1957 DISBURSEMENTS
Balance
Carried
'57 Inc. Res. for
Transfer Available
Amount
Balance
carried
forward
special
Appropr'd.
forward
from '56
purposes
in 1957
from Reserve
for Expend.
Expend. in '57
accruing to Surpl.
to 1958
GENERAL GOV'T.
Selectmen
Salaries
600.00
600.00
600.00
Executive Secretary
2.704.11
2,704.11
2,704.11
Clerks
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,496.66
3.34
Out of State Travel
500.00
500.00
5.22
494.78
Supplies & Misc.
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,418.95
81.05
Consult. Eng.
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,041.29
958.71
Treasurer
Salary
400.00
400.00
400.00
Clerical
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,395.20
104.80
Supplies & Misc.
250.00
250.00
249.48
.52
Collector
Salary
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Supplies & Misc.
400.00
400.00
392.88
7.12
Town Clerk
Salary
450.00
450.00
450.00
Supplies & Misc.
50.00
50.00
48.71
1.29
Assessors
Salaries
550.00
550.00
550.00
Clerical
1,000.00
1,000.00
960.46
39.54
Supplies & Misc.
800.00
800.00
711.33
88.67
Auditor
Salary
50.00
50.00
50.00
FINANCE
46
Total
DETAIL OF 1957 DISBURSEMENTS
Total
Carried
'57 Inc. Res. for special
Appropr'd.
from Reserve
for Expend.
Amount Expend. in '57
Balance accruing to Surp.
Balance carried forward to 1958
Legal Counsel
500.00
500.00
498.49
1.51
Election & Regis.
Salaries
300.00
300.00
248.00
52.00
Supplies & Misc.
575.00
575.00
480.89
94.11
Town Hall
2,957.50
2,957.50
2,900.00
57.50
Salaries Fuel
900.00
900.00
786.52
113.48
Repairs & Maint.
3,100.00
3,100.00
2,969.37
130.63
Supplies & Misc.
700.00
300.00
1,000.00
925.96
74.04
Remodelling Offices
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,415.61
84.39
Town Hall Roof
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,102.00
398.00
Planning Board
50.00
50.00
49.27
. 73
Clerical & Tech. Supplies & Misc.
350.00
350.00
76.10
273.90
Planning Board Cons.
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
Finance Committee
15.00
15.00
15.00
Totals for GENERAL GOV'T.
-
-
39,701.61
300.00 40,001.61
34,941.50 3,060.11
2,000.00
ACCOUNTING OFFICER
47
forward
from '56
purposes
in 1957
Transfer Available
DETAIL OF 1957 DISBURSEMENTS
'57 Inc.
Total
Balance
Carried
Res. for
Transfer
Amount
Balance
carried
forward
special
from '56
purposes
in 1957
PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY
Police
Salaries Supplies & Misc.
20,300.00
20,300.00
20,196.75
103.25
4,869.25
4,869.25
4,834.85
34.40
Police Cruiser
1,250.00
1,250.00
1,207.14
42.86
Fire Department
Salaries
500.00
500.00
500.00
Labor at fires
3,500.00
637.65
4,137.65
4,137.65
Inst. & Training Op. Supplies & Exp.
4,500.00
4,500.00
4,457.18
42.82
Fire Alarm Whistle
450.00
450.00
450.00
Fire Pump. Engine
3,283.14
3,283.14
3,283.14
Fire truck
17,500.00
17,500.00
17,500.00
Hydrant rentals
3,495.00
3,495.00
3,495.00
Fire Sta. Plans
Committee 4,972.75
4,972.75
4,494.19
478.56
Land for Police &
Fire Sta.
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Police & Fire Sta.
Constr.
100,000.00
100,000.00
47,021.07
52,978.93
Unpaid 1956 bills
49.30
49.30
49.30
Moth Department
Insect Control
3,000.00
3,000.00
384.69
2,615.31
Dutch Elm
4,000.00
4,000.00
3,891.48
108.52
Tree Warden
Salary Pruning Pub. trees
200.00
200.00
200.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,534.55
465.45
FINANCE
500.00
500.00
151.00
349.00
48
forward
Appropr'd. from Reserve
Available for Expend.
Expend. in '57
accruing to Surp.
to 1958
DETAIL OF 1957 DISBURSEMENTS
Total
Balance
Carried
*57 Inc. Res. for special
Appropr'd.
Transfer from Reserve
Available for Expend.
Expend. in '57
accruing to Surp.
to 1958
Board of Appeals
Clerical Supplies & Misc.
350.00
350.00
91.13
258.87
350.00
350.00
174.90
175.10
Inspectors
Salaries & Trans.
2,500.00
2,500.00
1,301.45 1,198.55
Civilian Defense
Supplies & Misc. 721.79
550.00
1,271.79
268.91
1,002.88
Communications
49
Wages Equip. Purchase
8,000.00
8,000.00
7,809.84
190.16
Equip. rent. &
3,700.00
2,700.34
6,400.34
6,400.34
maint. Supplies & Misc.
500.00
500.00
308.40
191.60
Printing Bldg. Code
500.00
500.00
265.41
234.59
Totals for PROT. OF
PERSONS & PROP.
9,194.54
49.30
188,897.39
3,337.99
201,479.22 137,348.87 5,935.39
58,194.96
HEALTH & SANITATION
Board of Health
Salaries Supplies & Misc.
925.00
324.00
1,249.00
1,052.97
196.03
Garbage Coll.
4,750.00
4,750.00
4,312.40
437.60
Eng. services
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,169.23
330.77
Unpaid 1956 bill
6.15
6.15
6.15
Amount
Balance
carried
forward
forward
from '56
purposes
in 1957
2,440.00
250.00
2,690.00
2,690.00
3,100.00
3,100.00
2,940.50
159.50
DETAIL OF 1957 DISBURSEMENTS
'57 Inc.
Carried
res. for special
Appropr'd.
forward
from '56
purposes
in 1957
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expend.
Amount Expend. in '57
Balance accruing to Surp.
to 1958
Inspector of Animals
100.00
100.00
100.00
Rent. & Maint. of Dump Mosquito Control
1,750.00
1,750.00
1,732.16
17.84
6,500.00
6,500.00
6,500.00
Poison Ivy Control
1,350.00
1,350.00
794.63
555.37
Totals for HEALTH
& SANITATION
-
6.15
19,315.00
574.00
19,895.15
18,357.54 1,537.61
-
Highways
50
Ch. 90 Maint
4,500.00
4,500.00
4,493.95
6.05
Ch. 90 Const.
3,144.14
13,000.00
16,144.14
16,144.14
Wages
19,200.00
19,200.00
17,338.72 1,861.28
General
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,622.80
177.20
Maintenance
15,000.00
500.00
15,500.00
15,009.63
490.37
Snow Removal
6,500.00
6,500.00
4,225.03 2,274.97
Equip. Maint.
8,500.00
8,500.00
5,291.37 3,208.63
Street Lights
6,442.02
1.39
6,443.41
6,443.41
Virginia Road
1,043.37
1,043.37
232.30
811.07
Heavy duty truck
2,610.06*)
4,139.94 )
6,750.00
6,598.07
151.93
Hough Loader
10,700.00
10,700.00
10,486.00
214.00
Pick up truck
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,340.00
60.00
Unpaid 1956 bills
80.41
80.41
80.41
* from Machinery
Fund
Totals for HIGHWAYS 4,187.51
80.41
94,792.02
501.39
99,561.33
90,305.83 8,444.43
811.07
Balance carried
forward
DETAIL OF 1957 DISBURSEMENTS
Carried
forward from '56
'57 Inc. res. for special purposes
Appropr'd.
in 1957
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expend.
Amount Expend. in '57
Balance accruing to Surp.
Balance carried forward to 1958
PUBLIC WELFARE Aid to Citizens Public Welfare Adm. Veterans Aid
2,484.89 10,949.57
18,000.00
31,434.46
29,033.17
2,401.29
318.59
768.51
700.00
1,787.10
1,539.25
14.94
232.91
500.00
500.00
500.00
Totals for PUBLIC WELFARE
2,803.48 11,718.08
19,200.00
33,721.56
30,572.42
514.94
2,634.20
EDUCATION
Schools
General Control
14,685.00
14,685.00
14,367.93
317.07
Out of State
Travel
300.00
300.00
268.62
31.38
Instruction
172,555.00
172,555.00
169,597.43
2,957.57
Operation
27.556.00
27.556.00
25,802.94
1,753.06
Maintenance
7.988.00
7,988.00
7,930.40
57.60
Auxiliary Agencies
26.065.00
500.00
26,565.00
26,349.01
215.99
Outlay
1,920.00
1,920.00
1,709.88
210.12
New equipment
736.67
1,063.33
1,800.00
1,789.88
10.12
Elem. Sch. Add.
Bldg. Comm.
4,111.50
4.111.50
3.911.81
199.69
Elem. Sch. Plans
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Elem. Sch. Const.
1,190.00 480,000.00
481,190.00
106,923.94
374,266.06
Reg. High School
121,235.80
121,235.80
121,235.80
Elem. Sch. Land
29,500.00
29,500.00
29,500.00
Federal Grant (Public Law 874)
6,662.04
6,662.04
6,662.04
51
DETAIL OF 1957 DISBURSEMENTS
Carried
forward from '56
'57 Inc. res. for special purposes
Appropr'd. in 1957
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expend.
Amount Expend. in '57
Balance accruing to Surp.
forward to 1958
Library
Salaries
941.22
4,369.78
5,311.00
4,919.50
391.50
Books
1,450.00
1,450.00
1,396.60
53.40
Supplies & Misc.
975.00
975.00
809.23
165.77
Repairs
670.00
670.00
567.50
102.50
Library Bldg. Comm.
2,836.50
2,836.50
1,500.00
1,336.50
Unpaid 1956 bill
13.00
13.00
13.00
Totals for
34,500.00 9,542.93
867,780.91
500.00 912,323.84
523,593.47
6,266.08 382,464.29
EDUCATION
RECREATION
Salaries
1,925.00
1,925.00
1,735.50
189.50
Supplies & Misc. Operation
820.00
820.00
698.13
121.87
775.00
775.00
208.90
566.10
Swimming Trans.
1,050.00
1,050.00
777.85
272.15
Unpaid 1956 bills
5.75
5.75
5.75
Totals for
RECREATION
5.75
4,570.00
- 4,575.75
3,426.13
1,149.62
-
UNCLASSIFIED
Middlesex County Ret.
3.115.99
3,115.99
3.115.99
Emp. Ins. & Hosp.
617.63
3,700.00
4,317.63
3,505.66
811.97
Property Ins.
8,176.89
315.67
8,492.56
8,492.56
Town Reports
1,254.86
1,254.86
1,254.86
Preservation of
Town Records
150.00
150.00
10.06
139.94
Balance carried
52
-
DETAIL OF 1957 DISBURSEMENTS
Carried
'57 Inc. res. for special
Appropr 'd.
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expend.
Amount Expend. in '57
Balance accruing to Surp.
Balance carried forward to 1958
Memorial Day 4th of July Honor Roll
960.00
960.00
960.00
Acq. Pub. Land
Comm.
342.97
342.97
161.23
181.74
Cap. Req. Comm.
460.80
460.80
137.20
323.60
Police car
320.44
320.44
320.44
School Addn. #2
1,324.77
1,324.77
1,324.77
Dept. of Pub. Wks.
Comm.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Bedford Airport
Comm.
300.09
300.09
300.09
Totals for
UNCLASSIFIED
4,426.70
-
17,797.74
315.67
22,540.11
18,073.21 3,043.36
1,423.54
CEMETERIES
Salaries
150.00
150.00
150.00
Interments
500.00
500.00
191.66
308.34
Labor & Maint.
2,825.00
2,825.00
1,441.56
1,383.44
Supplies & Misc.
120.00
120.00
45.00
75.00
Cemetery Improve.
107.57
1,000.00
1,107.57
200.00
Unpaid 1956 bills
172.80
172.80
172.80
Totals for
CEMETERIES
107.57
172.80
4,595.00
-
4,875.37
2,201.02 1,766.78
907.57
-
200.00
195.65
4.35
200.00 1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
forward
from '56
purposes
in 1957
907.57
53
DETAIL OF 1957 DISBURSEMENTS
Balance
Carried
Balance
carried
forward
forward
from '56
'57 Inc. res. for special purposes
Appropr'd. in 1957
Transfer from Reserve
Available for Expend.
Amount Expend. in '57
accruing to Surp.
to 1958
Town Debt Service
School Bldg. Bonds Int. on Sch. Bldg. Bonde Highway Equip.
7,262.50
7,262.50
7,262.50
Bonds Int. on Hwy. Bldg.
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
Bonds
140.00
140.00
140.00
Interest on Tax
Notes
1,500.00
579.00
2,079.00
2,079.00
54 Totals for DEBT SERVICE
-
-
44,902.50
579.00
45,481.50
45,481.50
-
-
Refunds
Motor Vehicle
Excise
2,893.08
2,893.08
2,893.08
Real Est. Tax
1,274.36
1,274.36
1,274.36
Poll Tax
2.00
2.00
2.00
Personal Tax
3.40
3.40
3.40
Totals for REFUNDS
4,172.84
-
-
4,172.84
4,172.84
-
-
Expenditures other
than appropriation
accounts
Dog Licenses due
County
1,259.70
1,259.70
Milk Fund
1,259.70 4,249.06
4,249.06
4,249.06
32,000.00
32,000.00
32,000.00
-
Total
DETAIL OF 1957 DISBURSEMENTS
'57 Inc.
Carried
forward from '56
purposes
in 1957
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expend.
Amount Expend. in '57
Balance accruing to Surp.
to 1958
Repayment of Temp. Loan
200,000.00
200,000.00
200,000.00
Premium on Loan
1,851.04
1,851.04
1,851.04
State Parks
& Res. Tax
1,177.51
1,177.51
1,177.51
Tax for State
884.70
884.70
884.70
County Tax
16,080.61
16,080.61
16,080.61
Assessment
2,957.06
2,957.06
2,957.06
55
GRAND TOTALS,
GEN. FUNDS
55,219.80
254,207.94 1,301,552.17 6,108.05
1,617,087.96 1,136,934.01 31,713.32 448,435.63
WATER DEPT.
Salaries &
Wages
10,261.00
10,261.00
10,261.00
Sup. & Maint. Etc. Meter Op.etc.
15,000.00
15,000.00
3,105.40 11,894.60
9,850.00
9,850.00
7,971.09
1,878.91
Water Main, Brooks Rd.
3,291.14
3,291.14
1,889.22
1,401.92
Bonds
5,500.00
5,500.00
5,500.00
Int. on Bonds
1,388.75
1.388.75
1.388.75
Totals for
WATER DEPT.
1
3,291.14
41,999.75
-
45,290.89
30,115.46 13,773.51
1,401.92
Balance carried
res. for special
Appropr'd.
forward
Audit
County Hosp.
FINANCE
TOWN OF LINCOLN
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1957 General Accounts
ASSETS
Cash :
General,
$563,592.34 42,204.21
$605,796.55
Accounts Receivable : Taxes :
Levy of 1956 :
Personal Property,
$ 163.00
Real Estate,
1,015.50
Levy of 1957:
Poll, $ 2.00
Personal Property,
122.40
Real Estate,
7,461.60
8,764.50
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise :
Levy of 1956, $ 523.66
Levy of 1957,
9,210.35
9,734.01
Farm Animal Excise : Levy of 1957,
23.75
Water:
Rates 1956,
$ 49.60
Rates 1957,
1,928.36
Miscellaneous charges,
186.41
2,164.37
Aid to Highways:
State,
$ 1,500.00
County,
4,750.00
6,250.00
Loan Authorized : School Construction,
50,000.00
Underestimates 1957:
State Parks Assessment, $ 54.12
County Tax,
1,400.87
1,454.99
$684,188.17
56
Water,
ACCOUNTING OFFICER
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Proceeds of Dog Licenses - Due County, $ 31.75
Tailings - Unclaimed Checks,
440.20
Trust Fund Income :
John H. Pierce Hospital and Park Fund, $ 181.00
Julian DeCordova School Equipment Fund,
711.84
Grammar School Fund,
42.85
935.69
Premium on Loans :
Police and Fire Station Loan,
$ 366.13
School Loan,
77.08
443.21
Accrued Interest on Loans :
Police and Fire Station Loan,
$ 285.00
School Loan,
60.00
345.00
Old Age Assistance Recoveries,
3,724.84
Federal Grants:
Disability Assistance:
Administration,
$
40.12
Assistance,
236.92
Aid to Dependent Children :
$
46.99
Administration, Aid,
384.88
Old Age Assistance : Administration, Assistance,
$
145.80
1,779.49
School (Public Law 874)
$ 6,662.04
9,296.24
School Milk Fund,
535.07
Appropriation Balances : Revenue : General
$ 11,894.40
Non-Revenue (Loan Balances) : Police and Fire Station Construction,
52,978.93
School Construction,
374,266.06
Water Mains,
1,401.92
440,541.31
Loan Authorized and Unissued,
50,000.00
Overestimate 1957: County Hospital Assessment,
906.73
57
FINANCE
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus,
$ 15,733.44
Overlays Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1956, Levy of 1957,
$ 1,178.50 2,012.71
3,191.21
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise,
Farm Animal Excise,
$ 9,734.01 23.75
Water,
2,164.37
Aid to Highways,
6,250.00
18,172.13
Surplus Revenue : General, Water,
$99,089.06
40,802.29
139.891.35
$684,188.17
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Funded or Fixed Debt Inside Debt Limit : General, Outside Debt Limit: General, Water,
$180,000.00
$782,000.00 45,000.00
827,000.00
$1,007,000.00
Serial Loans : Inside Debt Limit :
General:
Highway Building,
4,000.00
School,
176,000.00
180,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
General:
Police and Fire Station,
100,000.00
School,
682,000.00
Water:
Mains,
45,000.00
827,000.00
$1,007,000.00
Respectfully submitted: Elizabeth Causer, Accounting Officer
58
REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Balance 1/1/57
Committed
Refunds
Abated
Paid
Outstanding 12/31/57
1955
Polls
$ 22.00
$
-
-
$ 12.00
$ 10.00
$
-
Real Estate 1,194.03
. 72
1,194.75
1956
Polls
4.00
2.00
6.00
Personal
385.70
222.70
163.00
Real Estate 7,163.41
98.60
101.50
6,145.01
1,015.50
1957
2.028.00
210.00
1,816.00
2.00
Personal
36,804.66
3.40
13.60
36,672.06
122.40
Real Estate
-
456,102.18
1,175.04
6,542.62
443,273.00
7,461.60
1955
Mot. Veh.
875.30
700.11
175.19
1956
Mot.
Veh.
4,815.94
16,290.31
761.84
3,523.72
17,820.71
523.66
1957
Mot. Veh.
67,575.94
2,131.24
3,644.05
56,852.78
9,210.35
1957
Farm Excise
194.04
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170.29
23.75
1855
Disc. & Abated
Water
242.16
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174.76
67.40
1956
1,722.71
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125.70
1,547.41
49.60
1957
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38,339.76
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3,036.63
33,374.77
1,928.36
Interest
Taxes
Motor Vehicle Excise
Total
1955
$ 68.74
$ 14.68
$ 83.42
1956
162.18
69.83
232.01
1957
42.07
24.73
66.80
$272.99
$109.24
$382.23
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES
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FINANCE
ASSESSORS . REPORT
The Board of Assessors submits the following report for the year 1957 :
According to law, all real estate and personal property tax abatement requests must be filed with the Board on or before October 1 of the year in question.
All automobile excise tax abatement requests must be filed with the Board within six months of the date of issuance of the notice of assessment or of the date of sale or transfer of the vehicle, but in any event not later than January 31 of the succeeding year. However, if the bill or notice is first sent after January 1 of the succeeding year, the abatement request must be filed on or before the thirtieth day after the date on which the bill or notice is sent. No abatement may reduce the excise collected to less than $2.00.
1957 Recapitulation
Total appropriations to be raised from taxation Appropriations to be taken from available funds 130,237.95
State Tax and Assessments
State Parks & Reservations
$ 1,123.39
Underestimate for 1956
358.78
State Audit
884.70
2,366.87
County Tax and Assessments
County Tax
$ 14,679.74
T. B. Hospital assessment
3,863.79
Underestimates for 1956
1,228.52
19,772.05
Overlay of current year
8,778.93
Gross Amount to be raised
$858,515.82
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds :
Income tax
43,045.41
Corporation taxes
17,495.60.
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise
55,328.39
Old Age Assistance
15,284.46
Schools Water Department
48,888.50
Interest on Taxes & Assessments
3,823.65
State Assistance for School Construction
10,516.91
All others
11,756.49
$233,343.03
Appropriations voted to be taken from available funds 130,237.95
$363,580.98
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds Net amount to be raised by taxation on polls and property
494,934.84
$858,515.82
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27,203.62
$697,360.02
ASSESSORS
Number of polls
1014 at $2.00 $2,028.00
Total valuation :
Personal Property
$541,245 at $68.00 36,804.66
Real Estate
$7,248, 630 at $68.00 456 ,102.18
$494,934.84
Number of acres of land assessed:
Number of dwelling houses assessed:
8,143.40 943
Tax Rate per $1,000.00
$68.00
Respectfully submitted :
Frederick II. Greene, Jr., Chairman Elmer H. Ziegler William H. Rand, Jr.
Board of Assessors
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
I hereby submit my report for the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1957.
Arrests by Lincoln Police 67
Arrests by State Police 41
Warning notices issued for violation
of motor vehicle law 107
Violations of motor vehicle law reported to Registry of Motor Vehicles 40
Motor Vehicle accident report :
Accidents reported 127
Occupants injured 108
Occupants killed 1
It should be noted that there was one less arrest made by this Department in 1957 for Juvenile Delinquency than there was in 1956. I consider this noteworthy in view of the increase in such arrests in other localities. Arrests for other offenses were generally about the same as in 1956. Considerably more time was spent on traffic enforcement in 1957 with the resulting increase of warning notices issued. There will be even more time put into this work in 1958 in an effort to reduce speed throughout the town.
In my 1956 report I requested the Selectmen to appoint another full time officer to the department and to appoint a Sergeant on the department. In accordance with these requests, the Selectmen, in April, appointed Frank W. ,Gordon, Jr. to the department as a patrolman, and Patrolman Daniel A. MacInnis, Jr. was promoted to Sergeant.
On July 20, 1957, Patrolman James H. Diamond, while on duty, suffered a heart attack, and on July 21, 1957, at the Emerson Hospital in Concord, he died. Jim, who was 58 years old, had served the Town of Lincoln since 1934, 18 years as a Special Police Officer and 5 years as a regular. Jim was a devoted and faithful servant of the Town and is greatly missed by this department. He was particularly
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well liked by the youth of the Town, since he always had a friendly word for them, and it was heartening to see so many of them attending his funeral services. I wish to extend our sincere thanks to all, and there were many, who helped and volunteered to help during Jim's short illness and funeral services.
As a result of Jim's untimely death, the department was again undermanned. Consequently, in October Michael J. McHugh was appointed to the department by the Selectmen.
During the time we were undermanned, Joseph Cotoni worked regularly with us and several other special officers helped out, and I want to thank them all for their fine work and cooperation.
In October Patrolman Gordon attended the Local Police Officers' Training School at the State Police Academy in Framingham. Patrolman McHugh will be attending this school in the spring. When Patrolman Gordon returned to duty, he and Patrolman McHugh, under Sergeant MacInnis, took over the night shift. Patrolman Hallett, who, since his ap- pointment in 1950, has worked so diligently, was put on the day shift.
In May I attended a school on Police Administration con- ducted by the F. B. I. at Boston. Sergeant MacInnis has been attending a twenty day seminar on Juvenile Delinquency being conducted at the Judge Baker Guidance Center in Bos- ton. The department has continued its participation in the New England Police Revolver League.
The Police Department has spent many hours during the past year checking vacant homes; checking doors and win- dows in places of business; investigating cases of breaking and entering and larcenies; investigating complaints of all kinds; investigating auto accidents; enforcing traffic laws; doing photography work; providing emergency ambulance ser- vice; patroling the roads at night; directing traffic at school crossings; making plans for, and handling of, traf- fic at public events; picking up stray dogs; participating in safety programs at the schools; serving summonses for other departments, and preparing cases for prosecution in the Courts.
During the year the department acquired a Graflex press type camera. This has proved to be a most valuable piece of equipment, and I hope in the future to be able to do our own developing and printing. We also acquired a mobile
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radio set which has already proved to be of tremendous value to us.
The Parents' League requested us to conduct a rifle club for Lincoln teen-agers this year. £ Since September Ser- geant MacInnis has been spending every other Saturday morn- ing with a group at the range at the Lincoln-Sudbury High School.
In the early months of spring we hope to move to our new quarters at the Fire and Police Station at Codman and Lincoln Roads. We are working on a target range there which we hope to have well equipped and which we will make available to residents of the Town.
Once again I wish to express my thanks to the operators of the switchboard and radio at the Town Hall. They have all done a good job for us.
Respectfully submitted :
Leo J. Algeo
Chief of Police
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Board organized electing A. J. Dougherty Chief and William Dean Clerk. The Department answered 132 alarms during the year, as listed below:
Grass Fires 52
House and Accessories
21
Cars and Accidents 11
Miscellaneous
29
Fires in Trees
11
Total estimated property loss reported to the Fire De- partment amounted to $16,000.00.
The Fire Department recognizes the growing need for sufficient equipment and coverage to give the Town adequate protection, and we feel efforts being made in this direction should receive attention without delay. In this regard, we are pleased to announce receipt of a new Peter Pershe pump truck, last October. This latest addition to our Town fire-fighting equipment is a fully equipped model, capable of pumping 750 gallons of water per minute, and greatly increases the efficiency of the Department. . The new Fire Station is expected to be ready for occupancy shortly, and we are of the opinion that the new and com- pletely modern quarters will prove of immeasureable value in enhancing the morale of the call men.
The general public should be educated to a realistic approach to "Fire Prevention". Householders can never be too conscious of the possibility of fire originating in their homes. A few simple but often neglected rules will greatly minimize this danger.
1. Keep all exits clear and clean at all times.
2. Educate your children in fire prevention and control.
3. Store combustible material in a safe and well-aired space.
4. Throw old, partially-filled paint and solvent cans in the rubbish.
5 . Repair or dispose of frayed electrical cords ; and never over-load circuits with too many
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lights or appliances.
6. Check heating systems and chimneys every year - before the Winter season.
7. Obtain a permit for all open fires from the Fire Department.
8. Don't hesitate to request advice from the Fire Chief or his Deputy on all questionable fire hazards. It is far better to ask a question of the Chief than to ask one of your insurance adjustor, after your home has been demolished by fire.
Upon completion of the new Fire Station, the trucks will be moved from Doherty's Garage, where they have been housed and serviced for 42 years. The garage was originally opera- ted by Martin Corrigan and Matthew Doherty; with Mr. Doherty assuming sole ownership in 1937.
Our association with Doherty's Garage has been a pleas- ant and memorable chapter in the history of Lincoln. The owners and employees of this outstanding concern have lavished our Fire Department with loyal and conscientious service over the years. It is regrettable that this close association must come to an end in the interest of modern progress.
In appreciation of the care, service and loyalty with which the Department has been received and attended by this concern, we, the undersigned, in behalf of the citizens of Lincoln, extend our heart-felt thanks and best wishes.
Respectfully submitted :
Andrew J. Dougherty, Chief William M. Dean, Clerk Frank Gordon
Board of Fire Engineers
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TREE WARDEN
REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
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