Town annual report of Chelmsford 1965, Part 7

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Construction


19,854.45


19,463.86


Highway, Bridges & Drainage-Materials


24,924.64


24,727.15


61,461.88


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


1965


1964


Aid to Dependent Children


66,163.65


83,316.66


Old Age Assistance & Medical Assistance to Aged


261,157.80


263,519.27


Total Charities Department


$ 390,686.74 $


413,982.59


VETERANS' BENEFITS DEPARTMENT:


Salaries & Expenses


$


1,669.20 $


1,389.76


Cash & Material Grants


23,857.66


19,204.25


Outlays


.00


191.00


Total Veterans' Benefits Department SCHOOL DEPARTMENT:


$ 25,526.86 $


20,785.01


Salaries


$ 1,876,919.63 $ 1,625,251.44


Administration


9,876.30


9,097.14


Educational Supplies & Services


110,107.07


100,022.41


Fuel, Light &Water


61,835.64


54,985.22


Repairs


29,998.23


29,996.53


Janitors' & Nurses' Supplies & Expense


9,799.72


9,092.76


New & Replacement of Equipment


10,999.82


10,990.63


Playgrounds


999.90


983.23


Transportation


201,208.65


175,422.30


Vocational School Expense


4,746.67


3,815.53


Adult Evening Education


6,244.73


5,458.91


Total School Expense


$ 2,322,736.36 $ 2,025,116.10


SCHOOL REVOLVING FUNDS:


Cafeteria Expenses


$ 224,064.56 $


200,047.93


Athletic Program


17,064.85


16,289.12


Public Law #874


117,451.45


140,617.53


George Barden Vocational Fund


1,250.00


862.00


Total School Revolving Funds


$ 359,830.86 $


357,816.58


Construction of New School Buildings


$ 1,242,578.02 $


829,007.05


Elementary School Needs Committee


2,061.25


.00


Regional Vocational Planning Board


860.36


122.45


Total School Department


$ 3,928,066.85 $ 3,212,062.18


LIBRARY DEPARTMENT:


Salaries


$ 37,107.45 $


29,478.65


Repairs & Maintenance of Buildings


1,915.96


956.09


Fuel, Light & Water


2,831.82


2,762.76


Books & Periodicals


15,541.42


16,660.27


Other Expense


2,934.68


3,061.41


Outlay


37,562.06


5,729.97


Total Library Department $ 97,893.39 $ 58,649.15


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1965


1964


RECREATIONAL & UNCLASSIFIED ACCOUNTS:


Park Department-Wages, Expense, Outlays


$


5,271.81 $


6,104.07


Varney Playground-Wages, Expense, Outlays


1,475.71


2,196.65


Edwards Memorial Beach-Wages, Expense, Outlays


2,170.30


1,430.96


Unpaid Bills of Previous Years


3,234.37


4,622.52


Memorial Day Expense


1,499.80


961.97


Town Clock-Winding & Maintenance


506.89


172.12


Insurance:


Life & Health Employees-Town Share


35,195.36


31,053.09


General


51,263.62


37,538.18


Town & Finance Committee Reports


3,113.30


2,914.13


Wrokmen's Compensation Claims


1,144.00


1,166.00


Constable's Salary


36.00


48.00


Purchase of Land for Conservation


30,300.00


.00


Purchase of Land for School Purposes


36,875.00


19,000.00


Paint & Refinish Town Clock


.00


350.00


Seizure of Land-Cemetery Purposes


.00


1,300.00


Tax Title Foreclosure Costs


274.00


.00


Total Recreational &


Unclassified Accounts


$


172,360.16 $ 108,857.69


CEMETERY DEPARTMENT:


Salaries


$


7,200.00 $


6,720.00


Special Labor for Lot Owners


497.87


440.11


Labor-General


7,487.24


6,871.74


Interments


2,931.34


2,843.96


Repairs to Equipment & Expense


3,609.69


3,755.07


Additional Salary of Town Clerk


250.00


250.00


Supplies & Expenses of Town Clerk


50.00


50.00


Improvement Projects-


Various Cemeteries


12,310.68


5,389.56


Outlays


834.00


889.20


Superintendent's Transportation


250.00


250.00


Purchase of Truck


.00


3,293.96


Total Cemetery Department $ 35,420.82 $


30,753.60


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


1965


1964


NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS:


Carbonated Beverage Permits


Due the State


$


10.00 $


10.00


Sunday Entertainment Licenses Due the State


674.00


600.00


Payroll Deductions-Federal, State Taxes, County Retirement, Blue Cross & Life Insurance


408.610.73


384,838.56


County Retirement, Pension Expense


52,097.79


46,231.80


State & County Assessments


99,956.33


57,692.97


Dog License Fees Due County


4,433.75


3,319.25


From Sale of Dogs for County


270.00


168.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests & Interest


6,889.25


8,807.25


Tax Levy Refunds


51,499.56


48,778.65


Miscellaneous Refunds


24.00


.00


Performance Bonds-Custody of Treasurer


14,045.50


13,334.97


Insurance Claims


.00


189.15


Sewerage Survey


.00


21,864.00


Tailings


131.10


.00


Total Non-Revenue Accounts $ 638,642.01 $ 585,834.60


INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT:


Interest-Bonded Debt


$ 176,882.50 $


153,358.75


Interest-Anticipation of Revenue & Reimbursement Loans


12,143.17


12,003.55


Bonded Debt


441,000.00


440,597.10


Anticipation of Revenue &


Reimbursement Loans


1,022,800.00


1,026,769.89


Total Interest & Maturing Debt


$ 1,652,825.67 $ 1,632,729.29


Total Payments for the Year


8,201,375.10


7,110,408.73


Cash on Hand as of December 31st


1,209,850.47


2,528,862.86


Total Payments & Cash on Hand


December 31st


$ 9,411,225.57 $ 9,639,271.59


TOWN OF CHELMSFORD BALANCE SHEET as of DECEMBER 31, 1965 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash - General


$ 1,209,850.47


Payroll Deductions :


Advance for Petty Cash:


Treasurer


$ 50.00


State Taxes


3,845.97


Collector


100.00


County Retirement


5,529.47


Town Clerk


25.00


175.00


Blue Cross, Blue Shield, P.I.C. 2,373.47


Group Insurance


203.74


105,912.44


Taxes:


Levy of 1962:


Personal Property


230.00


Unclaimed Checks


1,913.29


Real Estate


48.10


278.10


Treas. & Coll. Overage 66.42


1,979.71


Levy of 1963:


Poll Taxes


2.00


Personal Property


78.75


80.75


Levy of 1964:


Veterans' Emergency Fund 136.38


Personal Property


1,313.68


Cash in lieu of Bonds


11,970.00


Real Estate


2,227.07


3,540.75


Interest on P/C Bonds


21.25


12,127.63


Gifts & Bequests: School-Estate of Susan B. MacFarlin


100.00


Trust Funds:


Accounts Receivable:


Tailings:


Federal Taxes $ 93,959.79


Levy of 1965:


Personal Property


4,526.40


Real Estate


63,981.50


Motor Vehicle & Trailer Exercise:


Levy of 1963


562.04


Levy of 1964


2,590.90


Levy of 1965


16,632.42


Tax Titles & Possessions:


Tax Titles


10,052.18


Tax Possessions


825.83


Departmental Accounts:


Fire Department


80.00


Disability Assistance


253.26


Aid to Dependent Children


5,745.95


Veterans' Benefits


4,627.07


Cemetery


2,501.00


Cemetery P/C Bequests


1,910.00


Tax Liens, Chap. 60 Section 95


8,435.99


23,553.27


Non-Revenue Accounts: Construction:


16.32


68,507.90


Recoveries : Old Age Assistance Federal Grants: Disability Assistance: Administration 146.35


Aid


4,820.22


Aid to Dependent Children: Administration 108.85


Aid


9,012.32


Old Age Assistance:


Administration


209.62


10,878.01


Aid


15,932.63


Medical Aid to Aged:


Administration 70.14


Aid


11,748.57


42,048.70


Revolving Funds:


School Athletics


359.63


School Lunch


15,866.07


Aid to Public Law 874


20,517.11


Tax Title Foreclosure Fees 34.00


36,776.81


19,785.36


Aid to Highways:


State


44,701.79


County


23,100.90


67,802.69


Addition to High School 6,578.82 Highway Garage 122.54


Cemetery Equipment 6,197.92


324,859.09


County Tax 5,439.65


Discrepancy in Cash,


March 22, 1962


430.13


5,869.78


Loans in Anticipation of Reimbursement: Chapter 90 Highway


State & County


55,600.00


State Parks & Reservations:


745.68


Sale of Real Estate


812.62


Sale of Cemetery Lots


2,167.50


Sale of Dogs due the County


33.00


Dog Licenses due the County


70.50


Reserve for Road Machinery


13,587.60


Reserve for Conservation Fund


4,500.00


Overlay Reserved for


Abatements:


Levy of 1960


14.00


Levy of 1961


1,790.26


Levy of 1963


1,015.96


Overlay Surplus


5,565.88


8,386.10


Unprovided for or Overdrawn Accounts:


Overlay 1962


167.00


Overlay 1964


2,915.59


Overlay 1965


10,540.04


13,622.63


Boston Road School 115,447.53


Junior High School 196,512.28


Estimated Receipts to be Collected:


12,379.01


Appropriation Balances


Chapter 90 Construction 36,616.22


Construct New Police Station


34,812.45


Plans & Specifications New Police Station 1,500.00


Construct Auxiliary Building MacFarlin School


39,240.18


Elementary School Needs


14,983.50


Regional Vocational


School Planning 17.19


127,169.54


Revenue Reserve Until Collected: Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise


19,785.36


Tax Titles & Posessions


10,878.01


Departmental Accounts


23,553.27


State & County Aid to


Highways 40,799.07


95,015.71


Reserve for Petty Cash


175.00


Surplus Revenue


579,481.75


Total Assets


$ 1,423,944.71


Total Liabilities & Reserve


$ 1,423,944.71


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Debt Limit: General $ 714,700.00


Outside Debt Limit:


General 4,575,000.00


Total Net Funded or Fixed Debt $5,289,700.00


Serial Loans: Inside Debt Limit: General: Fire Stations $ 2,000.00


Schools


650,000.00


Highway Garage 50,000.00


Cemetery 12,700.00 $ 714,700.00


Outside Debt Limit: General:


Schools


$4,575,000.00


Total Serial Loans


$5,289,700.00


TRUST AND INTEREST ACCOUNTS


December 31, 1965


Balance 1/1/65


New Funds & Income


Payments


Balance 12/31/65


Custody of Library Trustees:


Account.


Amos F. Adams


$ 12,713.19


$ 590.61


$ 13,303.80


Albert H. Davis


401.20


17.72


418.92


Mary Proctor


12,684.39


496.78


8,500.00


4,681.17


George Memorial


2,538.71


109.01


2,647.72


George Cemetery


1,220.10


52.41


1,272.51


Joseph E. Warren


669.58


28.73


698.31


88.24


Selina Richardson


225.77


9.67


235.44


Frances Clark


615.20


27.19


642.39


Gertrude Wright


1,032.74


41.70


1,074.44


Victor E. Edwards


1,213.43


53.65


1,267.08


Clements


9,049.40


397.95


50.77


9,396.58


N. B. Edwards


1,085.65


46.61


1,132.26


Charles W. Flint


2,003.29


86.02


2,089.31


General Fund


5,464.88


241.65


5,706.53


Frederick B. Edwards


23,968.34


793.74


12,828.23


11,933.85


Custody of Sinking Fund Commissioners: Insurance Investment


60,362.32


2,809.05


63,171.37


Custody of Town Treasurer:


Stabilization Fund-General


20,459.76


904.85


21,364.61


Adams Emerson


314.46


13.49


327.95


Cemetery P/C


108,922.20


11,719.83


4,000.00


116,642.03


Custody of Selectmen:


Emma Gay Varney Playground Fund


238.92


10.22


249.14


Custody of Veterans' Emergency Committee:


Veterans' Emergency Fund


3,882.01


166.97


4,048.98*


$269,150.16


$ 18,621.47


$ 31,085.53


$256,686.10


Adams Emerson


84.62


3.62


*This amount does not include $136.38 which is in General Cash


PUBLIC LIBRARIES-REPORT OF THE TREASURER


To the Board of Selectmen


Town of Chelmsford, Mass.


The following is a list of the Trust Funds of the Chelmsford Libraries showing the interest earned, with- drawals, and the amount of funds as of December 31, 1965.


Amos F. Adams


Bal. of Funds as of 12/31/64 $12,713.19


Int. Rec'd.


Dep- osits added


With- drawn from funds $


Bal. in Funds as of 12/31/65 $13,303.80


Albert H. Davis


401.20


17.72


418.92


Mary Proctor


12,684.39


496.78


8,500.00


4,681.17


George Memorial


2,538.71


109.01


2,647.72


George Cemetery


1,220.10


52.41


1,272.51


Joseph E. Warren


669.58


28.73


698.31


Adams Emerson


84.62


3.62


88.24


Selina Richardson


225.77


9.67


235.44


Frances Clark


615.20


27.19


642.39


Gertrude Wright


1,032.74


41.70


1,074.44


Victor E. Edwards


1,213.43


53.65


1,267.08


Clements


9,049.40


397.95


50.77


9,396.58


N. B. Edwards


1,085.65


46.61


1,132.26


Flint


2,003.29


86.02


2,089.31


General Fund


5,464.88


241.65


5,706.53


Fred B. Edwards


23,968.34


742.97


50.77


12,828.23


11,933.85


TOTAL FUNDS


$74,970.49


$2,946.29


$50.77


$27,085.53*


$50,882.02


$ 590.61


$


*For Adams Library Enlargement


Respectfully submitted


EUSTACE B. FISKE


Treasurer, Chelmsford Libraries


DEBT STATEMENT


Construction


Loan


Interest Rate


Outstanding 12/31/64


Paid in 1965 30,000.00 55,000.00


$


Outstanding 12/31/65 190,000.00 160,000.00 2,000.00 600,000.00


$ 30,000.00 55,000.00


$ 2,975.00 4,320.00 65.00


North Fire Station


3.25%


3,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


High School #1 Issue


3.50%


650,000.00


50,000.00


50,000.00


20,125.00


High School #2 Issue


3.20%


1,210,000.00


90,000.00


1,120,000.00


90,000.00


34,400.00


Highway Garage


3.40%


55,000.00


5,000.00


50,000.00


5,000.00


1,615.00


Boston Road School


3.50%


800,000.00


50,000.00


750,000.00


50,000.00


25,375.00


Addition to High School


2.70%


390,000.00


50,000.00


340,000.00


50,000.00


9,180.00


Junior High School


3.25%


2,175,000.00


110,000.00


2,065,000.00


110,000.00


65,325.00


Cemetery Equipment


3.25%


12,700.00


2,700.00


413.00


TOTAL


$5,718,000.00


$ 441,000.00


$5,289,700.00


$ 443,700.00


$ 163,793.00


Principal Due in 1966


Interest Due in 1966


North School


1.70%


$ 220,000.00


$


Center School


2.70%


215,000.00


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


POLICE DEPARTMENT Ralph J. Hulslander, Chief


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Town of Chelmsford


Gentlemen:


I hereby submit my report of the Police Department and Roster for the year ending December 31, 1965.


Chief of Police Ralph J. Hulslander


Sergeants


Raymond E. Harmon


Basil J. Larkin


Thomas A. Palmer


Leslie H. Adams, Jr. Richard F. Campbell


Patrolmen


Donald J. Butler


Walter W. Edwards, Jr. Ronald E. Leach


James J. Kerrigan


Robert F. McAndrew


Pennryn D. Fitts


Robert E. Germann


Barnard L. George


Henry R. McEnany


John J. Bell


Charles H. Hadley John B. Sousa


Edwin R. Hodgson


Frank Baran


John P. Campbell


William A. McAllister


James F. Midgley


Armand J. Caron


Frederick C. Dillon


Raymond P. Mckeon


Eugene W. Walsh


Intermittent Patrolmen


Henry F. Mullen


Edward M. Rooney John J. O'Rourke


Herbert E. Ringerson


Robert G. Peterson Ronald A. Pick


J. Dennis Harrington


William F. Walsh Robert O. Hamel


William H. Lawson


Robert C. Wilson Robert I. Auger


James C. Greska


Intermittent Police Woman Christina N. Park


Arrests for 1965


Crimes Against Public Order 176


Crimes Against Persons


14


Crimes Against Property


34


TOTAL 224


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


Dispositions of Arrests-Fined 92; Probation 14; Released 31; Filed 10; Worcester State Hospital 3; House of Correction 10; State Prison 1; Youth Service Board 6; Not Guilty 12; Defaulted 4; Dismissed 8; Continued 6; Turned over to Medford Police 1; Turned over to Westford Police 1; Turned over to Concord Police 2; Turned over to New Hamp- shire 1; Turned over to Lowell District Court 22; Total 224.


Statistics of the Police Department for the Year 1965. Number of Accidents and Persons claiming Injury-January 52, injured 30; fatal 1. February 58, injured 33. March 31, injured 16, fatal 1. April 31, injured 24. May 35, injured 28; fatal 1. June 31, injured 25. July 28, injured 15. August 29, injured 28; fatals 2. September 35, injured 33. October 52, injured 45. November 38, injured 22; fatal 1. December 72, injured 46; fatal 1. Total accidents 492, total injured 345, fatals 7.


Police Department answered 3,686 calls, served 890 summonses for out of town police departments, recovered 19 stolen cars, found 119 business places unlocked, made 224 arrests. The four cruisers patrolled 271,265 miles in 1965.


The year 1965 was a busy year for your Police Department as you can see by the preceeding statistics.


As the town grows a greater demand is placed on your Police Department for various services; in particular the number of homes to be checked when residents are on vacation. This is a very important phase of police work and I urge all residents to notify the Police Depart- ment when they are leaving on vacation so that we may better serve you.


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


We moved into the new Police Station on Norh Road Monday, December 13, 1965. The station is modern in every respect and will enable us to function in a more efficient manner. We now have our own lockup, which consists of three cells for men, one for women and a juvenile detention room. We have a modern laboratory and camera equipment which will enable us to take and develop all pictures needed in our investigations of accidents and other crimes. We are planning to send an officer to the State Police Laboratory and Photo School to be trained in all phases of fingerprinting and other methods of Crime Detection. In the new station we have three interrogating rooms and a guard room where all the officers have their own lockers. We have dual radio trans- mitters in our main office along with our teletype machine. We also have a stand-by power plant to take care of all our needs if we should experience a power failure. The Chief's Office is modern in every respect and is situated in the new building so that he has a great deal of privacy.


The Auxiliary Police Band under the able direction of Sergeant Basil Larkin plans to continue the Band Concerts again this year, these concerts have given pleasure to many in the past years.


At the present time we have thirty Auxiliary Police Officers, completely uniformed and well trained in all phases of police work, which they would be called upon to perform in case of an emergency. Sgt. Basil Larkin is in charge of this fine group of dedicated citizens.


I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen and all other town officials and employees; also the general public for the excellent cooperation given to the Police Department during the past year.


Signed:


RALPH J. HULSLANDER Chief of Police


97


ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Frederick H. Reid, Fire Chief


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen


Town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


I hereby submit my report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1965.


Upon comparing the records of the Fire Department for the past five years, they reveal that the number of calls requested of and responded to by your Fire Department has more than doubled. In 1960, we respond- ed to 388 calls; in 1965 we responded to 820 calls and of this number, 19 were for aid to other towns.


This past year has been the most disastrous in the history of our town as far as fire loss and major fires are concerned and with the accidental death of our Chief, Ernest G. Byam, responding to a fire. The town and in particular the Fire Department suffered a great loss. His life was dedicated to the fire service and the work that he accomplish- ed will always be a tribute to his memory.


We continue to use our manpower to good advantage by doing a considerable amount of repair and maintenance work ourselves on the five fire stations as well as the fire apparatus.


Fire prevention continues to be one of the essential parts of our work with inspections being made every three months throughout the year to all the schools, convalescent and nursing homes as well as to other public buildings and places of assembly periodically.


This year we have modernized the fire alarm system by installing transistor units, doing away with the old type storage batteries and rectifiers; by adding 18 new street boxes and approximately 5 miles of new fire alarm wire. The Quessy School, McFarlin School addition and the new Junior High School were connected into the fire alarm system. All routine wire and maintenance work was done by the firefighters.


For 1966, the Department recommends that a new station be built on land purchased at the Special Town Meeting in October, 1965 and a 1000 G.P.M. pumper be purchased for the Central Station with the 750 G.P.M. pumper there now, going to the new proposed station in South.


I wish to express my many thanks to all town officials and employees for the excellent cooperation given to the Fire Department during the past year.


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


BOARD OF ASSESSORS Warren Wright, Chairman


Charles A. House Claude A. Harvey


The following table is presented as a comparison of the financial and physical growth of the Town in the last six years:


Per


1960


1965


Increase


Cent


Number of Motor Vehicles


8,493


12,824


4,331


51%


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax


$304,907.27


$ 571,348


$ 266,441


87%


Number of Dwellings


4,239


6,392


2,153


50%


Real Estate Valuation


$17,108,100


$30,074,895


$12,966,795


76%


Personal Property


Valuation


$ 2,300,235


$ 3,257,093 $ 956,858


41%


RECAPITULATION 1965


Town Appropriations:


(Voted by Town Meetings)


$ 4,951,650.00


State Assessments


19,920.82


County Tax and Hospital Assessments


78,222.29


Overlay


139,395.20


Gross Amount to be Raised


$ 5,189,188.31


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS


Town (All Revenue Derived from


Motor Vehicle Excise and all


Departmental Receipts) $ 488,003.31


Income Tax (Collected by State and Returned to Town)


297,342.44


Corporation Tax (Collected by State)


110,593.00


Meal Tax (Collected by State)


8,668.22


$ 904,606.97


Available Funds (From Excess and Deficiency Account: Unexpended


balances from Previous Years) $1,084,710.49


Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds $ 1,989,317.46


Total to be raised by Taxation


$ 3,199,870.85


$3,199,870.85 to be Raised on Personal and Real Estate Taxes (Levied and Collected by the Town.)


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


The Board wishes at this time to thank all town officials and de- partments for the cooperation extended to them during the past year and wishes to especially extend their appreciation to the members of our staff who have performed so conscientiously and efficiently.


BOARD OF APPEALS


Edward W. Murphy, Chairman


Richard L. Monahan Arthur Pratt


Paul W. O'Neil Stanley J. Polak


James O. Robinson Anthony DiCiero


During the past year the Board of Appeals conducted hearings on petitions for 49 Variances and Special Permits.


Disposition of the 49 Petitions was as follows:


Variances and Special Permits granted 32


Variances and Special Permits denied 10


Petitions withdrawn 4


Decisions postponed


3


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The Board wishes to take this opportunity to thank all town of- ficials and townspeople for their cooperation during the year.


BOARD OF APPEALS


DOG OFFICER


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Town of Chelmsford


Gentlemen:


The following is a report of my services as Dog Officer for the year 1965.


Stray dogs sold to individuals 35


Stray dogs sent to medical school 97


Stray dogs disposed of 12


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Total dogs picked up 144


Lost dogs picked up and returned to owners


46


Complaints and miscellaneous calls investigated 216


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK WOJTAS Dog Officer


Alternate Members


WELFARE DEPARTMENT Arthur Cooke, Director William Harvey, Chairman


Howard Humphrey


Charles Egerton


Total Spent


Cost to Chelmsford


Ret. to Town U.S. Grants


State


Other


Old Age Assistance and Medical


Aid to Aged


$ 257,871.93


$ 122,264.65


$ 137,152.50


$ 78,362.79


12,828.53*


General Relief


8,524.67


8,524.67


1,673.16


Aid to Dependent Children


66,189.60


35,000.00


26,377.09


22,769.39


7,927.05*


Disability Assistance


29,502.65


18,000.00


9,788.00


11,768.35


660.21


Administration Expenses


29,447.42


26,079.05


16,393.11


6,738.60


TOTALS


$ 391,536.27


$ 209,868.37


$ 189,710.70


$ 121,312.29


$ 21,415.79


* Includes recoveries of $12,009.65.


In 1965 there were 88 new applications. Of these 4 were withdrawn or denied. The breakdown is as follows: Old Age Assistance 17, Medical Aid to Aged 37, Aid to Dependent Children 15, Disability Assistance 9, Gen- eral Relief 10.


Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR COOKE, Director


ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


PARK COMMISSIONERS


Arthur L. Bennett, Chairman David P. Ramsay Ralph E. House


To the Board of Selectmen


Chelmsford, Massachusetts


One of the first meetings the Park Board had in 1965 was with the Open Gate Garden Club. It was their ambition to improve the appearances of some of the areas in town. An important contribution, through their efforts, is the now attractive intersection of Old Westford Rd. and School St.


In April, the visitors from Chelmsford, England were made welcome with the British flag raised at the Center and North flag poles directly beneath the Stars and Stripes.


The Kiwanis Club continued their project at the Billerica Road- Turnpike Road intersection which adds a lot to the appearance of the new office building in the area.


The flag poles in the Center and North were given needed repair and the poles in the Westlands and South were painted.


Throughout 1965, as in previous years, all parks were kept in top condition through the efforts of Supt. Harold E. Eriksen.


Respectfully submitted,


ARTHUR L. BENNETT, Chairman DAVID P. RAMSAY


RALPH E. HOUSE


SINKING FUND COMMISSION


December 31, 1965


Report of the Insurance Sinking Fund Commissioners


Town of Chelmsford, Mass.


12/31/64


Interest


12/31/65


Central Savings #147157


$48,677.02


$2,277.35


$50,954.37


Lowell 5 cent Savings 105588


9,897.55


450.38


10,347.93


Lowell 5 cent Savings 99250


1,787.75


81.32


1,869.07


$60,362.32


$2,809.05


$63,171.37


Respectfully submitted,


Insurance Sinking Fund Commissioners,


HAROLD A. FRASER, Chairman GEORGE A. WATSON, Secretary EUSTACE B. FISKE, Treasurer


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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


Frederick R. Greenwood, Supt. of Streets


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Year


No. of Highway Employees


1945


10


1950


16


1955


21


1960


22


1965


27


The above figures do not include waste collection employees. The following is a breakdown for waste collections:


No. of Reg.


Year


Waste Col. Employees


Labor Expended


1954


3


$ 8,104.30


1957


5


19,955.78


1960


10


32,556.77


1965


13


60,641.99


Seventeen new streets and three existing streets or a total of 3.59 miles of road were accepted in 1965.


Considerable time was spent on drainage and construction projects again this year and include the following:


Concord Road-622 feet 12" R.C. pipe, 2 manholes and 1 catch basin installed.


Pine Hill Road-1096 feet 12" R.C. pipe, 40 feet 12" metal culvert pipe, 5 catch basins installed. This road was widened considerably, shoulders and portions of the road excavated and regravelled and primed. Approximately 4000 feet of mix-in-place consisting of a sand and asphalt mix was placed over the gravel foundation. The mix was sealed with a bituminous asphalt treatment.


Main Street-64 feet 12" R.C. pipe, 32 feet 12" metal culvert pipe, two catch basins installed.


North Road-100 feet 12" R.C. pipe, 1 catch basin installed.


Westford Street-1043 feet 12" R.C. pipe, two catch basins installed. A bituminous concrete berm was installed to control the flow of water.


Subway Avenue-424 feet 12" R.C. pipe, 1 catch basin installed. This road was reshaped, regravelled and treated with two applications of asphalt.




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