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155.57
48.00
107.57
Total for CEMETERIES
155.57
- 3,395.00
315.04
3,865.61
3,552.07
205.97
107.57
UNCLASSIFIED
80. Midd. Co. Pension Fund
3,429.00
3,429.00
3,429.00
81. Town Reports
1,062.05
1,062.05
1,053.99
8.06
82. Rent & Maint. of Dump
1,750.00
1,750.00
1,692.70
57.30
FINANCE
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DETAIL OF 1956 DISBURSEMENTS
Carried forward from 1955
1956 Income Reserv. for Special Purposes
Appropr'd. in 1956
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expend.
Amount Expend. in 1956
Balance Accruing to Surpl.
Balance Carried Forward to 1957
83. Insurance
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
3,495.00
3,495.00
3,495.00
300.09
Memorial Day
150.00
150.00
150.00
Unpaid 1955 bills
508.19
508.19
508.19
Preservation of
Town Records
150.00
150.00
150.00
Building Code Committee
195.25
195.25
195.25
Independence Day
1,000.00
1,000.00
998.20
1.80
Mosquito Control
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
Capital Requirements Committee
500.00
350.00
850.00
389.20
460.80
Acquisition of Public
Land Committee
406.50
406.50
63.53
342.97
Honor Roll Comm.
1,000.00
1,000.00
40.00
960.00
Legal Services
1,517.52
1,517.52
1,517.52
Group Life Insurance
2,800.00
2,800.00
2,182. 37
617.63
Dept. of Public Works Comm.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Bi_Centennial Comm. 81.29
81.29
81.29
Total for UNCLASSIFIED
1,733.13
29,061.76
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30,794.89
27,519.70
961.33
2,313.86
TOWN DEBT SERVICE
85. School Bldg. Bonds
33,000.00
33,000.00
33,000.00
86. Int. on School Bonds
7,840.00
7,840.00
7,840.00
87. Highway Equip. Bldg. Bonds
4,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
88. Int. on Highway Bldg. Bonds
210.00
210.00
210.00
TREASURER
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84. Rent of Hydrants Bedford Airport Committee
300.09
300.09
DETAIL OF 1956 DISBURSEMENTS
Balance Carried
Carried forward from 1955
1956 Income Reserv. for Special Purposes
Appropr'd. in 1956
Transfer from Reserve
Total Available for Expend.
Amount Expend. in 1956
Balance Accruing to Surpl.
Forward to 1957
91. Int. on Tax Notes Tax Ant. Note
700.00
316.11
1,016.11
1,016.11
Total for DEBT SERVICE
125,000.00
45,750.00
316.11
171,066.11 171,066.11
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REFUNDS
Motor Vehicle Excise Real Estate Tax
1,265.94
1,265.94
1,265.94
1,322.00
1,322.00
1,322.00
Total REFUNDS
2,587.94
2,587.94
2,587.94
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21,771.69 21,771.69
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GRAND TOTALS,
GENERAL FUNDS
54,543.44
161,707.66
618,466.51 12,313.02
847,030.63 744,093.48
43,626.92
59,310.23
WATER DEPT.
89. Water Wks. Bonds
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
90. Int. on Bonds
96.25
96.25
96.25
93. Salaries & Wages
9,725.00
9,725.00
9,456.40
268.60
94. Supplies, Maint. & Rent
12,450.00
12,450.00
11,906.62
643.38
95. Meters, Op. Ex. & Misc.
13,185.00
13,185.00
6,840.79
6,344.21
Total, WATER DEPT.
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38,456.25
38,456.25
31,300.06
7,156.19
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Frederick B. Taylor, Town Treasurer
FINANCE
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FLOOD RELIEF
21,771.69
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125,000.00
125,000.00 125,000.00
TREASURER
GENERAL FUND, DECEMBER 31, 1956
Assets
Harvard Trust Company
$ 87,260.46
Day Trust Company
2,952.15
First National Bank of Boston
708.82
Belmont Savings Bank
4,710.63
Beverly Savings Bank
4,990.49
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
4,642.44
Brockton Savings Bank
5,141.13
Brookline Savings Bank
2,589.90
Cambridge Savings Bank
5,496.22
Charlestown Savings Bank
5,755.14
Franklin Savings Bank
5,270.34
Home Savings Bank
5,237.87
Institution for Savings in Roxbury
5,166.81
Lowell Institution for Savings
2,495.40
Lynn Five Cents Savings Bank
5,188.12
Malden Savings Bank .
2,572.48
Natick Five Cents Savings Bank
3,456.36
Newton Savings Bank
5,244.45
North Avenue Savings Bank
2,679.92
Provident Institution for Savings
5,255.40
Waltham Savings Bank
3,152.72
Warren Institution for Savings
7,549.87
Whitman Savings Bank
5,357.48
Concord Cooperative Bank
6,000.00
$188,874.60
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes, interest to be added .
$14,540.47
Middlesex County, Ch. 90 Maint.
1,500.00
Middlesex County, Ch. 90 Const.
1,780.63
Comm. of Mass., Ch. 90 Maint.
1,500.00
Comm. of Mass., Ch. 90 Const.
3,561.28
Comm. of Mass., O. A. A.
1,771.89
Other Towns, O. A. A.
46.30
County Tax underestimate
595.89
Tuberculosis Hospital underestimate
632.63
State Parks & Reservations underestimate
358.78
26,287.87
Total Assets
$215,162.47
Liabilities & Surplus
Dog Licenses, due County $ 37.20 Road Machinery Fund 2,610.06
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FINANCE
Federal grants for Public Welfare
Old Age Assistance
$ 1,722.53
Old Age Assistance Administration
193.15
Aid to Dependent Children
361.58
Aid to Dependent Children Administration
114.59
Disability Assistance
400.78
Disability Assistance Administration
10.85
Old Age Assistance Recovery
1,123.00
Grammar School Fund Income
37.89
DeCordova School Equipment Fund Income Unexpended appropriation balances:
698.78
Police car $ 320.44
Fire Station Plans
4,972.75
Land for Fire Station
3,500.00
Civil Defense
721.79
Ch. 90 Construction
3,144.14
Virginia Road
1,043.37
School Add'n. #2
1,324.77
School Land
29,500.00
School Building Committee
4,111.50
Library Committee
2,836.50
Cemetery Permanent Imp.
107.57
Bedford Airport Committee
300.09
Preservation of Town Records
150.00
Capital Improvements Committee
460.80
Acquisition of Public Lands
Committee
342.97
Honor Roll
960.00
Department of Public Works
Committee
100.00
53,896.69
Overlay Reserves, 1955
2,015.43
7,278.72
Overlay Surplus
General Funds Surplus:
Receivables reserved until collected .
17,945.96
Available Surplus (Free Cash) 112,795.72
130,741.68
Total Reserves and Surplus
$215,162.47
1956
5,263.29
15,934.97
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TREASURER
OUTSTANDING DEBT
$120,000 School Building Loan, 1 3/4%, due $10,000 each December 1, 1957 - 1968, issued under Chapter 208, Acts of 1948.
50,000 School Building Loan, 1 3/4%, due $5,000 each December 1 1957 - 1958, and $4,000 each December 1, 1959 - 1968, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended.
8,000 Highway Equipment Building Loan, 1 3/4%, due $4,000 each December 1, 1957 - 1958, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended.
185,000 School Building Loan, 1 3/4%, due $13,000 each December 1, 1957 - 1961, and $12,000 each December 1, 1962 - 1971, issued under Chapter 356, Acts of 1951.
60,000 School Building Loan, 1 3/4%, due $4,000 each December 1, 1957 - 1971, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended.
500 Water Main Loan, 2 3/4%, due November 1, 1957, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended.
50,000 Water Main Loan, 2.70%, due $5,000 each October 1, 1957 - 1966, issued under Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended.
$473,500
SCHOOL MILK FUND
Balance, January 1, 1956
$ 493.89
Receipts .
2,891.53
$3,385.42
Payments
$3,143.87
December 31, 1956, Balance on Deposit 241.55
$3,385.42
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FINANCE
WATER DEPARTMENT REPORT
January 1, 1956, Balance
$16,645.96
Receipts
Meters
$33,236.53
Rent of Hydrants
3,495.00
Water connections, etc.
5,798.89
Miscellaneous receipts
432.50
Premium and accrued interest on loan
122.19
43,085.11
$59,731.07
Expenses
Salaries and Wages
$ 9,456.40
Supplies and Maintenance
11,906.62
Meters and Operating Expense
6,840.79
Bonds and Interest
3,096.25
31,300.06
December 31, balance on deposit
28,431.01
$59,731.07
New Water Main Extension
Water Loan of 1956, 2.70% due 1957-66
$50,000.00
Expended in 1956
46,708.86
December 31, Balance on Deposit
$ 3,291.14
CEMETERY INVESTMENT FUND
Cash Account
Sale of cemetery lots in 1956 $ 760.00
Interest on savings bank account
321.65
$ 1,081.65
Safe deposit box rent $ 3.00
Savings bank interest allowed to
accumulate
321.65
Deposited in Middlesex Institution
757.00
$ 1,081.65
for Savings
$11,673.95
Middlesex Institution for Savings
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TREASURER
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Funds deposited in
Middlesex Institution
for Savings
Principal
Income accu- mulated before 1956
1955 Care paid in 1956
1956 Income
Dec. 31 Balance
Samuel Hartwell
$ 300.00
51.25
$ 8.50
$ 10.34 $
353.09
Orila J. Flint
300.00
42.31
8.50
10.07
343.88
Annie A. Ray
300.00
117.69
8.50
12.37
421.56
Maria L. Thompson
500.00
152.94
8.50
19.47
663.91
John H. Pierce
500.00
51.63
8.50
16. 42
559.55
George F. Harrington
100.00
14.49
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3.45
117.94
Francis Flint
250.00
118.95
8.50
10.88
371.33
Wm. W. Benjamin
500.00
205.69
8.50
21.07
718.26
Abijah Jones
300.00
37.81
10.00
9.89
337.70
Ellen F. Whitney
100.00
12.92
3.39
116.31
E. H. Rogers
250.00
36.04
8.50
8.38
285.92
Ellen T. Trask
200.00
87.15
2.75
8.58
292.98
Thos. Huddleston
200.00
23.40
4.25
6.62
225.77
Joa Pacewicz
400.00
32.85
10.00
12.77
435.62
Mary Susan Rice
87.27
21.62
3.27
112.16
Julia A. Bemis
300.00
29.92
9.17
9.68
330.43
Donald Gordon
300.00
163.00
9.17
13.70
467.53
Elizabeth G. Chapin
300.00
94.95
8.50
11.67
398.12
Sarah J. Browning
200.00
26.54
6.75
6.64
226.43
Agnes L. Brown
300.00
48.93
4.25
10.40
355.08
Robert B. Chapin
300.00
41.67
8.50
10.07
343.24
Gardner Moore
300.00
39.01
8.50
9.98
340.49
Mary James Scripture
500.00
63.68
10.50
16.72
569.90
Chas. P. Farnsworth
350.00
46.21
10.50
11.65
397.36
Helen 0. Storrow
2,000.00
272.69
15.00
68.23
2,325.92
Elizabeth S. Wheeler
200.00
28.36
6.89
235.25
L. B. & A. E. Thiessen
500.00
73.80
17.33
591.13
Paul Dorian
150.00
19.64
5.12
174.76
Charles 0. Preble
100.00
11.21
3.35
114.56
George G. Tarbell
400.00
30.39
10.00
12.69
433.08
Eugene Sherman
200.00
4.77
6.17
210.94
Mildred E. Bowles
200.00
1.63
6.08
207.71
Mabel H. Todd
200.00
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5.53
205.53
John J. Kelliher
200.00
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4.02
204.02
Funds deposited in Suffolk Savings Bank
J. Waldo Smith
300.00
43.89
8.50
10.13
345.52
Charles S. Smith
300.00
47.94
8.50
10.25
349.69
Edward R. Farrar
300.00
32.13
8.50
9.77
333.40
Anne D. Pollard
300.00
31.80
8.50
9.77
333.07
$12,787.27
$2,194.95
$229.84
$442.94 $15,195.32
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5.12
174.76
Lewis W. Woodworth
150.00
16.41
5.01
171. 42
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Raymond E. Hagerty
150.00
19.64
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Frederick B. Taylor, Town Treasurer
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REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Balance 1/1/56
Committed
Faid
Abated
Outstanding 12/31/56
Poll
Overpaid
$2.00
$ 1,898.00
1,672.00
# 222.00
% 6.00
29,307.40
28,921.70
385.70
354,494.26
343,890.55
3,387.20
7,216.51
50,036.82
44,462.50
647.47
4,926.85
1955
Poll
28.00
6.00
--
22.00
Personal
603.18
603.18
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Real
6,510.92
5,648.92
862.00
Excise
3,707.17
9,438.29
9,993.74
2,298.04
853.68
1954
Personal
38.40
38.40
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Real
1,328.40
1,328.40
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Excise
1,150.84
864.80
286.04
!
1953
Personal
4.80
4.80
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Excise
399.31
7.35
391.96
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INTEREST
1956
$ 84.33
1955
339.14
1954
181.29
1953
1.41
$606.17
WATER
Balance 1/1/56
Committed $36,167.23
$31,752.89
$ 2,203.44
1955
$1,916.00
1,682.44
1954
37.00
20.50
16.50
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COLLECTOR OF TAXES
William H. Davis, Collector of Taxes
Abatements & Deductions
Outstanding 12/31/56
1956
$ 2,210.90 233.56
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66
1956
Personal Real Excise
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Paid
ASSESSORS
ASSESSORS' REPORT
The Board of Assessors submits the following report for the year 1956:
According to law, all real estate and personal property tax abatement re- quests must be filed with the Board by October Ist 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 the sale or transfer of the vehicle, but in any event not later than January 31st of the succeeding year.
1956 Recapitulation
Total appropriations to be raised by taxation
$555,118.99
Appropriations to be taken from available funds 80,413.62
Flood Control 28,100.00
State tax and assessments.
State Audit
808.96
State Parks & Reservations 506.35
1,315.31
County Tax and assessments.
County tax
.13,403.24
T. B. Hospital assessment
3,108.32
Underestimates for 1955
2,096.05
18,607.61
Overlay of Current Year
10,034.49
Gross amount to be raised
693,590.02
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds.
Income tax
33,500.66
Corporation tax
16,445.60
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise 52,500.00
Old Age Assistance 15,000.00
Schools
19,000.00
Water Department
42,052.50
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
3,000.00
State Assistance for School
Construction
10,516.91
Flood Control reimbursement 27,290.00
All others
7,986.81
$227,292. 48
Overestimates of previous year.
State Parks & Reservations
73.35
Gypsy & Brown Tail Moth
110.91
$ 184.26
App. voted from Available Funds
80,413.62
Total Estimated Receipts & Available Funds . 307,890.36 Net amount to be raised by taxation on polls and property 385,699.66
$693,590.02
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ASSESSORS
Number of polls
949 at $2.00
$1,898.00
Total valuation:
Personal property
$505,300 at $58.00
29,307.40
Real Estate
$6,111,970 at $58.00
354,494.26
$385,699.66
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
8,937
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
912
Tax Rate per $1,000.00
$58.00
Respectfully submitted:
Frederick H. Greene, Jr., Chairman Arthur W. Rice, Jr. Elmer H. Ziegler
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Protection of Persons and Property
REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
I hereby submit my report for the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1956.
Arrests by Lincoln Police 81
Arrests by State Police 49
Total number of arrests 130
Arrests were made for the following offenses:
Crimes against the person:
Abduction
2
Assault
1
Manslaughter
1
Crimes against property:
Fraud
2
Larceny
8
Using motor vehicle without authority 2
Wanton destruction of property 3
Crimes against public order:
Default
2
Delinquency
15
Disposal of refuse on highway 1
Driving a motor vehicle to endanger life 15
Driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated 12
Drunkenness . 14
Escape, other than prison 6
Giving false name to police officer 3
Improper loading of truck
1
Leaving scene after causing personal or property injury 3
Motor vehicle laws, violating
33
Non-payment wages
1
Setting fire without a permit
3
Vagrant
1
Violation of probation
1
Violations of motor vehicle law reported to Registry of Motor Vehicles 48
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PROTECTION
Warning notices issued for violation of motor vehicle
law 53
Motor vehicle accident report:
Accidents reported 128
Occupants injured 120
Occupants killed
2
Pedestrians injured
2
The Police Department business increased considerably during the past year. It is with this fact in mind and the anticipation of a continued increase in activities that I recommend the addition of another permanent officer to the department. I also recommend the appointment of a sergeant in the department to assume the responsi- bility of administration in the absence of the Chief.
During the past year members of the department attended Red Cross standard first aid courses and Chief Algeo and Patrolman MacInnis attended advanced and instructors courses. Members of the department attended classes at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Bedford on the handling of mental patients. Patrolman MacInnis attended the small arms training school at Camp Curtis Guild, Wakefield, Mass., conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is currently attending a fingerprinting course at Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology conducted by the Massachusetts State Police.
The department has joined the New England Police Revolver League and both regular and special officers are participating in this program.
The operators of the switchboard and police radio at the Town Hall have continued to serve the department well and I wish to thank them for their cooperation.
Respectfully submitted:
Leo J. Algeo Chief of Police
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT
The Board organized electing A. J. Dougherty Chief and William Dean Clerk. The Department answered 125 alarms during the year as listed below:
Grass fires 52
House & Accessories 16
Cars and Accidents 18
Lost Persons 2
Miscellaneous 37
Mutual Aid to Concord
2
Mutual Aid to Wayland
1
Total estimated property loss reported to the Fire Department amounted to $5,350.00.
We are recommending the replacement of Engine 33 which has been in use since 1936, and, although the pump on this truck still works, further repairs, if needed, would be impossible due to age. It is our feeling the truck could still be used for brush fire and disaster work, and it is our recommendation that this truck be kept in reserve for this purpose.
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.
We requested the Selectmen for the use of emergency powers to re- place the pump on Engine 32, shattered beyond repair while in use at a fire on Lincoln Road in December.
Respectfully submitted:
Andrew J. Dougherty, Chief William M. Dean, Clerk Frank Gordon
Board of Fire Engineers
71
PROTECTION
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
The following animals have been inspected:
Cows, 2 years and over 176
Heifers, 1 - 2 years 51
Heifers, under 1 year
51
Bulls and "Angus Beef"
30
Horses
42
Sheep
12
Swine
629
These animals are all under the rules and regulations of the Division of Livestock Disease Control.
Have supplied the Division of Livestock Disease Control with a list of the owners and the number and kind of animals in the Town.
During the year, ten dog bites were reported. These dogs were placed in quarantine and were all released, since they showed no signs of rabies.
Respectfully submitted:
Andrew J. Dougherty Inspector of Animals
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TREE WARDEN
REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
Once again your tree department has endeavored to utilize the annual appropriation where it would prove to be most beneficial.
Our greatest problem remains the ever present Dutch Elm Disease. We contracted in late winter to have street elm trees bordering Bed- ford Road, Lexington Road Cemetery, and Ball Field Road to the Smith School thoroughly pruned to remove the dead and diseased wood. This work was satisfactorily performed and the treated trees seem to show increased vitality.
Forty six elm trees were tagged and samples of wood from each tree sent to the Shade Tree Laboratories at Amherst for culture. 0f these, twenty five samples proved to be infected with Dutch Elm Dis- ease. In addition, fifty one other elms, being dead or nearly so, have been marked for removal by spring of 1957. A total of ninety seven trees should be removed.
The late arrival of spring this year prevented a timely application of a dormant spray to the elms and necessitated a concentrated effort to apply the spray materials while they would be most effective. Consequently, the town sprayer could be seen some nights along the town streets as late as ten o'clock. I would like to point out that in spite of the seeming inconvenience to motorists who must pass through the sprayed area, this work must continue. The man who operates the gun has been ordered to cease spraying just as soon as a car comes in view. This he does and will continue to do, but the spray residue dripping from the saturated limbs of the trees overhead often lands on the passing cars and naturally irritates the operator. May I ask all to be patient with us during the periods of this spray application. We are endeavoring to do a thorough job to preserve our town trees with money derived from taxes you and I must pay, even though it may on occasion cause you some inconvenience.
In July the annual Poison Ivy control spray was applied to all town streets and ways and we experienced some difficulty in confining the materials sprayed since the machine usually used for this work broke down beyond repair and the high pressure hydraulic sprayer used for tree spraying had to be used instead. This meant we had to apply ivy spray at a minimum of 400 pounds operating pressure, with less than satisfactory results. If this annual program is to be continued, it is essential that a sprayer operating at a very low pressure be ob- tained. A new product reached the market this year which they claim will destroy permanently all ivies sprayed with no toxic effect to humans or animals. £ We will endeavor to secure this material next season if the town residents wish to continue the program.
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PROTECTION
We fully realize the importance of controlling further spread of the Dutch Elm Disease to healthy trees. On the surface it appears to be a losing fight, although foresters and tree wardens of many towns and cities have been able to cut down their annual tree loss to as little as one or two per cent. To accomplish this in Lincoln would require an additional appropriation to enable us to enter out of the way swampy areas that continue to be the nucleus of the annual spread of the disease. There we would have to remove many seedling and storm damaged trees that would be accessible only when the swamp water was solidly frozen. Never having had any attention, these elm clumps are better than fifty per cent diseased and present a serious problem.
This year we will remove one third fewer dead trees than we did in 1955. This may be an indication that we are making some progress. The fight is an important one if Lincoln is to remain the picturesque country town that it is. Budget cuts produce smaller taxes, look mighty good on paper, but can destroy the esthetic beauty of our town.
Once again I would like to point out that this is your town and my town and each tree here is a heritage for us to preserve. They will respond to care and attention and we can best achieve that by forming a committee of genuinely interested members who are willing to give of their time to understand the problems, investigate the conditions existing, and vote necessary appropriations to meet the need. I will be happy to discuss the matter privately or in public in order to accomplish this need.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank both the Highway Department and the Police Department for their splendid cooperation, particularly in the matter of emergencies when trees and heavy limbs have fallen across the public ways and made conditions dangerous for the unsuspecting motorist.
Respectfully submitted:
Robert Ralston
Tree Warden & Moth Superintendent
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CIVIL DEFENSE
CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
The past year has seen few major changes in the overall Civil De- fense picture. The concept of evacuation as being the most practica- ble action to take in the event of enemy attack has become the official policy of the State. Around this concept revolves much of the plan- ning of Civil Defense. It is quite apparent that because of the multitude of problems involved and the almost day to day advancement in the power and scope of nuclear weapons, this is not an easy task. However, in spite of the many difficulties encountered, a great deal is being done to pool the resources of the various municipalities and to coordinate their efforts so that effective protective measures can be taken when an emergency arises.
In compliance with the State policy this agency has been working on evacuation plans which it hopes will serve as an adequate basis for action, if the need arises. As soon as completed, this plan, to- gether with general information, will be mailed to the citizens of the Town.
During the past year continued emphasis has been placed on com- munications and the Auxiliary police organization. In order to pro- vide better reception at the control center in the Town Hall, new antennas have been installed. Under the direction of the Chief of Police monthly meetings have been held for auxiliaries for training and instruction.
No large capital expenditures are anticipated in the near future. Perhaps the most pressing need is a warning system which will give greater coverage to the Town. The proposed new fire stations should go a long way toward solving this problem thus avoiding the necessity of an expensive independent system. Although the Government will re-imburse Towns up to 50% on the purchase of many items necessary to Civil Defense, such as heavy duty rescue trucks, a large spending pro- gram seems hardly justified at this time. Rather this agency, in the interests of economy has attempted to cooperate with the police and fire departments in the acquisition of necessary communications and other equipment whenever possible.
In view of the fact that Civil Defense is probably here to stay, it is hoped that provisions for a permanent control center and head- quarters for the Civil Defense Agency can be incorporated in the plans of the new fire and police station. In this way the various pro- tective facilities of the Town can be located under one roof and tied in together.
Respectfully submitted: Eveleth R. Todd Local Civil Defense Director
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Health and Welfare
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
At the first meeting of the Board of Health, held in March, 1956, Dr. Gordon A. Donaldson was elected Chairman and Mrs. Bradford Cannon Secretary and Representative on the Nursing Committee. Mrs. Marion Ober was appointed Agent; Mr. William Davis, Burial Agent; Mr. Andrew Dougherty, Inspector of Animals; Dr. Alden Russell, Inspector of Slaughtering.
During the year the following licenses were granted: overnight cabins, 1; slaughtering of poultry, 2; piggeries, 2; sale of alcohol, 6; garbage transportation, 3; massage, 1. As required by State law, the following communicable diseases were reported: measles, 92; chicken pox, 27; mumps, 33; dog bite, 10; equine encephalitis, 1; and salmenellosis, 6. During the year routine inspections were made by the Board of piggeries, cider presses, restaurants, stores, and overnight cabins.
198 dogs were innoculated for rabies at the annual dog clinic held in May in the Town Barn. All dogs not protected at this clinic are checked by the police later in the year.
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