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The usual patching, drainage and general maintenance work was done.
The following streets were resurfaced:
Essex Street
.44 miles
Forest Street .63 miles
Kenny Road 18 miles
Lake Street .60 miles
Liberty Street .60 miles
Log Bridge Road .30 miles
Peabody Street .70 miles
Lake View Avenue .25 miles
Park Street .43 miles
Highland Road 13 miles
Pine Street .06 miles
Wennerburg Road
.25 miles
Chapter 90 Construction
Chapter 90 Construction work was started late this year. We then had a period of flooding so it was discontinued for a while. Cold weather then set in, and we had to discontinue work for the winter. Work will be resumed in the spring.
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HIGHWAY SURVEYOR REPORT
Chapter 90 Maintenance
A section of East Street was resurfaced with pea stone. A section of Forest Street was resurfaced. A section of Essex Street was built up with hot top. Shoulder work was done on East Street, Peabody Street, and Essex Street. Patching was done on Peabody Street, East Street, Boston Street, Maple Street, and Essex Street.
Storm Drains
Storm drain money was expended on East Street, Maple Street, Washington Street, Boston Street, and Phaneuf Street.
General Highway
General Highway work consisted of cleaning streets, mowing roadsides, cutting brush, spraying brush, patching, drainage, and re- moving rubbish from Howe-Manning School.
The Highway Account is maintained to take care of everything that is not included in the Chapter 81 budget which is drawn up by the state and is under state supervision. The Highway Account also has to compensate for pay raises.
Respectfully submitted,
ALLAN G. MARSHALL
Highway Surveyor
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Report of the Board of Health
During the year 1962 the following health programs were car- ried out :
Fifteen Well Child Conferences were held with 159 children in attendance. Ninety-nine Diptheria Pertussin-Tetanus (sometimes call- ed "Baby Shots") and 45 Salk Polio shots were given. Thirty-seven received Smallpox vaccine and 116 were given physical examinations. In all 297 treatments were given. Thirty-eight children entered the first grade last September from the Well Child Conference.
During the year 1094 house visits were made for Health Teaching and Morbidity Services.
The Massachusetts Vision Test was given to 454 children at the Howe-Manning School with 35 failures. All of these, after retesting, were reported to the parents. Most of these failures, I am pleased to say, have been seen by Specialists. One child received glasses from the Salvation Army Fund, and another through the courtesy of the Lion's Club in Topsfield.
Hearing tests, by means of the Audiometer, were given indi- vidually to 460 children, with 43 failures. These failures were re- checked and all referred to their own physicians.
Physical examinations were given to children in Grades 1 and 4. Ninety-three were by Dr. Wiswall, the school physician, and 62 by their own doctors and at pre-school appointments in the Well Child Conference. Reports of defects were sent home, in writing, of all the more important findings, referring them to their own family physicians. Hemoglobin determinations and urine analysis were done on all complete physicals.
A Pediculosis check was done on all children in school twice during the year with excellent results.
Six Hundred Fifty children were seen in the Health Room for illness or accidents during the school year.
Various Diphtheria-Tetanus clinics were held at the Howe- Manning School, with a total of 146 children in attendance.
Sabin Oral Polio vaccine Types I and II were given to all children in Grade I last spring.
Various clinics were held for babies three months of age through pre-school children. A total of 512 children in the Town received Sabin Oral Polio Vaccine, Types I and III.
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Salk Polio Clinics were held in the Howe-Manning School for children not eligible for Oral vaccine. Fifty-four attended these clinics.
Aziatic Flu clinics were held for the Town Employees, followed by the second dose one month later.
Two Pre-school Lazy Eye Clinics were held in April for children 41/2 through 6 years of age. Ninety-nine children were tested. Many failures were found, and letters sent to parents referring them to their own doctors.
Heights and Weights are checked annually on all school children.
The Manteux Test was given to children in Grades 1 and 6, those entering school and those entering their 'teens. Only four positives were found and follow-up visits were made. All contacts were either X-rayed or Manteux Tests were done. No active TB was found.
Annual reports have been sent to the following:
Department of Education on Physically Handicapped children. Mass. Dept. of Public Health, Child Growth and Development Section for Vision Conservation; also Hearing program activities and Dental Health.
Division of Maternal and Child Health Service - a Report on School Health Service
The Tuberculin Testing Report was sent to the Essex Sanatori- um, and a copy sent to the County Health Association.
A report was sent to Mr. Port on Health activities in the school for the year.
The Nurse attended a conference with Dr. Bill on Well Child Conference, Civilian Defense with Mrs. Keirsley and Miss LeMay. Inservice meetings set up by Miss LeMay, State Advisor; one on Radiation Therapy by Dr. Feldman; Intensive Care Unit with Dr. Shannon; Pre-school conference held at Gloucester Hospital with other School Nurses; and Dr. Boisly in Reading. Also, conference at Parker Manor with Mr. Smith, and numerous conferences on Sabin Oral Polio before setting up clinics.
A conference was attended last June with Mrs. Hoogerziel to discuss, healthwise, our sixth graders entering Masconomet in Septem- ber.
A two-day conference held by State Nurses Association on Public Health and School Nursing was attended.
The 608 TB meeting held in December at the Middlesex Sanatori- um was also attended by the Nurse.
Respectfully submitted,
PHYLLIS S. BROWN, R.N. Middleton Community Nurse
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Elementary School Building Committee
To: Citizens of the Town of Middleton
This report will cover three phases of this committee's activities; past action, present thinking, and future plans.
Past - This committee was formed by you, the taxpayers of Mid- dleton, by your action on Article#9 of the 1962 Annual Town Meeting. The Committee was appointed by the Town Moderator, and by direc- tion of Article #9 was commissioned to "complete preliminary plan- ning and engage an architect to design a 10 classroom elementary school with core facilities for expansion to 20 rooms." A sum of $5,000 was appropriated to defray the costs incurred by the committee. The following is a financial report on how this money was expended.
1. Architect's fees - Stoner Associates $2,750.00
2. Survey of Site 420.00
3. Drainage study including test holes 35.00
4. Printing of brochures
164.13
5. Mailing and postage charges 41.04
6. Search of Title 43.80
7. Unexpended - returned to Town
1,546.03
$5,000.00
This Committee, in an effort to fulfill its obligations to the citizens of Middleton as outlined in Article #9, spent untold hours traveling to towns throughout Essex County inspecting and evaluat- ing recent school construction. We evaluated the qualifications of ap- proximately 20 architectural firms who applied for this commission and held personal interviews with 7 of these concerns before we selected Stoner Associates, a group noted for sound, low-cost school design and construction. After approximately 12 meetings with the architect and his design people, the preliminary design was approved, cost estimates were computed, and an article was inserted in the warrant for the special town meeting of November, 1962 calling for the approval of a bond issue of $395,000.
Prior to the special town meeting, the committee tried in every way within its power to acquaint the townspeople with the need of a new school, the cost of construction, and the impact of the bond issue on the tax rate of the town. The results of our public hearing prior to the town meeting were very disappointing. Only four people availed themselves of the opportunity to discuss this issue with the committee.
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
The committee realizes that the increase in the tax rate and the fast approaching Masconomet expansion costs were uppermost in the voters' minds when they refused to approve the bond issue.
Present - The committee has continued to meet at regular inter- vals, but our activities are severely handicapped because of lack of funds. As a result of the November town meeting vote, this commit- tee, although not discharged of its duties to continue planning for a new school, was deprived of the right to incur any new expenses.
We do not believe that the responsible voters of this town will long continue to delay the construction of this needed school since it will mean condemning our elementary school children to an educa- tionally costly two-platoon system with only minor savings on the town's tax rate.
The question seems to resolve itself to one of timing. The tax- payer needs time to weigh the impact of both the Masconomet and ele- mentary expansions versus the increase in the town tax rate base from new housing.
The School Committee, the Elementary School Building Commit- tee and large numbers of officials and citizens of the town believe that the planning for this school must be continued without interrup- tion if two-platooning in the elementary school is to be prevented in the 1964-1965 school year.
After much thought and discussion, and with the concurrence of the School Committee, the School Building Committee voted at its January 26th meeting to insert an article in the 1963 Annual Town Meeting warrant to request the town to appropriate the sum of $13,000 to cover the cost of the final designing of this school prepara- tory to going out for bids.
This expenditure would allow the committee to continue construc- tive progress for approximately six months without the necessity of committing the town to immediate bonding.
Future - The Elementary School Building Committee will con- tinue to function since we believe in the necessity of uninterrupted progress to the eventual completion of this school if the town is to continue to enjoy a sound educational elementary school system.
It is our belief that a careful unhurried study during the next six months while the school is in the design stage, but prior to going out for bids, would result in construction cost savings many times greater than the $13,000 the town is being asked to appropriate. It is our in- tention to solicit the help of our fellow townspeople in the electrical,
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plumbing, building and construction trades to realize these savings. Fifty percent of the $13,000 cost will be re-imbursed by the state when the town goes to bond for this school.
We urgently solicit the support of all the voters of the town at the Annual Town Meeting in March to insure passage of the com- mittee's article and thus guarantee uninterrupted progress toward maintaining our excellent educational system.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES COFFIN, Chairman GEORGE E. PORT, JR., Secretary SAMUEL ARMITAGE LOUIS BARETT ROBERT FOX
ROBERT GOWEN NORMAN NATHAN
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
SELECTMEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens of Middleton:
The Board of Selectmen respectfully submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1962.
Regular meetings of this Board have been held every Tuesday at 8:00 P.M., except during July and August when a summer schedule of every other Tuesday was in effect. All meetings were held at the Selectmen's office at Memorial Hall, So. Main Street.
The Board whose duties include the functions of Selectman, Board of Health, and Licensing Authority has had a busy and pro- ductive year.
Early in the spring the Board proceeded to acquire the land for the new electric light sub-station as authorized by Article 9 of the Special Town Meeting of November 14, 1961, and awarded the inter- ested parties a total sum of $300.00 as directed by said Town Meeting. The Order of Taking this land from Gordon and Albert Sheldon was adopted on February 27, 1962.
During the past year the Board supervised, in addition to normal expenditure, the following items; purchase of a new International Dump truck for the Highway Department, and new doors for Memorial Hall.
Two Town Meetings were held during 1962. The regular meeting in March and a Special Meeting on November 13, 1962.
The Board held numerous public hearings as required by law during the past year. The majority of these dealt with the application or transfer of licenses, public nuisances, and vicious dog complaints.
As Trustees of the Mansfield Fund, the Board sponsored the Annual Town Picnic in August. The children spent an enjoyable day at Pine Island Park and gave every indication that the affair was its usual success.
During the spring of last year the Town Dump was overrun by out of town concerns, whose dumping of waste increased the cost of maintaining the dump by 100%. To remedy the situation the Board increased the supervision at the dump, prevented unsupervised night- time usage by installing posts, chain and lock, and issuance of Town of Middleton stickers to town residents. This tightening of controls was effective in that costs soon returned to normal.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
The Board sponsored Flu innoculations for all town employees during October, as well as Salk Vaccine clinics for children during the spring. These clinics were exceptionally well attended and have proved beneficial to the town.
Besides the usual re-appointments which are made each year, the following special appointments were made:
Tom Dolan of Essex St. to fill vacancy on the Board of Appeals caused by resignation of Mr. R. Scheneider.
Ebbe Wennerberg of Haswell Park to the Board of Appeals as an alternate.
Donald Aylward to the Board of Appeals as an alternate, then as a regular member when Beaumont Hurd resigned.
R. Lionel Barrows of Gregory St. to the Board of Appeals as an alternate.
Henry Sawyer of Thomas Rd. appointed to a three-year term to the new Conservation Commission.
Samuel Armitage, North Main St. for a two-year term on the Conservation Commission.
James Martin, Maple St., for a one-year term on the Conserva- tion Commission.
J. Russell Wallen, Curtis Ave., to the newly created Industrial Commission for a five-year term.
Jeffry W. Savoie, Lake St., to the Industrial Commission for a two-year term.
Helen F. Richardson, South Main St., to the Industrial Commis- sion for a three-year term.
Stanley Klosowski, South Main St., to the Industrial Commission for a two-year term.
Robert Young, Mt. Vernon St., to the Industrial Commission for for a one-year term.
Harold F. Purdy appointed full time Fire Chief in accordance with Town Meeting's affirmative vote on Chapter 48 Sec. 42, 43, and 44 of the General laws.
Harold Moore of Washington St. appointed full time regular police officer with the rank of Sergeant.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
Max J. Breau, Jr., Maple St., as a Registrar of Voters.
Raymond Gould, East St., appointed Park Superintendent.
Roger Peabody, Boston St., as Building Inspector to fill vacancy created by the resignation of W. C. Rundlett.
Beaumont Hurd, Essex St., to the newly created position of Gas Inspector.
John M. Cryan, So. Main St., to the Board of Registrars to fill vacancy created by resignation of Max Breau.
Willis Esty, Carl Jones, Paul B. Wake and Elmer Campbell, Jr. as trustees of the B. F. Emerson Fund.
Appointed as Street Numbering Committee: John Goodwin, Liberty St.
Edward Richardson, Washington St.
Harold Moore, Washington St.
Donald Hall, Liberty St.
David Madden, Lake St.
Donald Hopkins, East St.
David DiTomaso, Maple St. Robert Gowen, So. Main St.
During a joint meeting with the School Board held on August 8th, Mrs. Page Campbell was appointed to fill a vacancy on the School Board.
The Board was thankful for the number and high caliber of the persons who came forward and agreed to accept these appointments.
The Board wishes to express its deep appreciation for the assist- ance, cooperation, and devotion to public service given so generously by the department heads, elected and appointed boards and to the citizens of the Town.
The Board wishes to extend an invitation to all citizens to join us at any of our regular Tuesday night meetings, and discuss any problems or suggestions that they feel might be of benefit to our town.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT G. GOWEN, Chairman WILBUR C. RUNDLETT, JR., Clerk FRANK T. LeCOLST
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RECOMMENDATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE
Town of Middleton REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MARCH 12, 1963
The Finance Committee herewith submits to the town its recom- mendations on all items in the Budget and special articles for the Annual Town Meeting.
In order to develop these recommendations the Committee met with each department head and discussed the necessity of each item. In each case, the recommended figure represents the minimum ac- ceptable amount to perform the necessary functions of town govern- ment. Moderate salary increases are being recommended in cases to reflect the changes in cost-of-living as well as the gradual growth of the town.
In addition to meeting with department heads, a public meeting was held on February 12, 1963 which was useful in evaluating the desires of the citizens.
The Committee would like to express its appreciation to the Board of Selectmen and all Department Heads for their time and cooperation in the preparation of the 1963 Budget.
Respectfully submitted,
J. RUSSELL WALLEN, Chairman LAURA M. DANSEREAU, Clerk RICHARD J. FITZPATRICK STANLEY W. KLOSOWSKI GEORGE M. FARLEY
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RECOMMENDATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL TOWN WARRANT
March 12, 1963
ARTICLE 1. To hear and act on Committee Reports.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1963, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew such note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Chapter 44, Section 17 of the General Laws.
Recommended
ARTICLE 3. To fix the compensation of elected officers, provide for a Reserve Fund, and to determine what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate, including appropriations from available funds to defray charges and expenses of the Town, including debt and interest, for the ensuing year.
Committee recommendation set forth in Schedule A
ARTICLE 4. On petition of the Fire Chief, to see if the Town will vote to rescind Article 12 of the March 14th Annual Town Meeting of 1961. (Article 12 referred to reads as follows: "On petition of the Fire Chief, to see if the Town will vote to appropriate $650. from the Surplus Revenue Account, said sum to be used to purchase and install a Radio Base Station for the Fire Department, in order that the Town may be included in the Essex County Mutual Aid network; half of said sum to be returned to the Town's Surplus Revenue Account when reimbursement is received from the State.")
Recommended
ARTICLE 5. On petition of the Fire Chief, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $650., said sum to be used to purchase and install a Radio Base Station for the Fire Depart- ment.
Recommended
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RECOMMENDATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to amend the graduated fees for wire inspecting to read as follows: "There shall be a charge of $1.00 per permit accompanied by the application for a wire permit, to be collected by the Wire Inspector and to be paid to the Town Treasurer.
Recommended
ARTICLE 7. On petition of T. Myron Reynolds and others, resi- dents of Mill Street, to see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1,500. for the purchase of materials and for installation of street lighting on fifteen (15) poles on Mill Street, said amount to be taken from earnings of the Electric Light Department.
Recommended
ARTICLE 8. On petition of the Electric Light Commissioners, to see if the Town will vote to accept the sum of $8,500. from the earnings of the Electric Light Department, said sum to be used for the reduction of the Tax Rate.
Recommended
ARTICLE 9. On petition of Richard J. Marshall, Jr. and others, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,000. for the installation of a drainage system for the Flooded areas on Hilldale and Belleview Avenues.
Recommended
ARTICLE 10. On petition of the Chief of Police, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,700. which, together with the exchange value of the present 1961 Dodge Police Cruiser, is to be expended for the purchase of a New Police Cruiser for the use of the Police Department, to be purchased by the Board of Selectmen as provided in the By-Laws, agreeable to the petition of the Chief of Police.
Recommended
ARTICLE 11. On petition of Milton R. Pollock and others, to see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500. to Hottop Middleton Square; 255 feet of Central St., 95 feet of Park St., 225 feet of Lake St., and the area in front of the Post Office and the Old Tavern.
Not Recommended
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RECOMMENDATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $250. to be expended for the payment of the 1961 balance due on the rent of the Town Dump facilities.
Recommended
ARTICLE 13. On petition of the Town Treasurer, to see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $300. for Christmas Lighting. Funds to be taken from the earnings of the Municipal Light Department.
Not Recommended
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 7, Paragraph 4, entitled "Fees" of the building code, as amended 1963, by striking out the present paragraphs and amending so it will read: "Fees for such permits shall be according to the following schedule based on fair valuations as determined by the Building Inspector :
Value
Fee
$ 1.00 to
$ 500.
$ 2.00
501.00 to
1,000.
4.00
1,001.00 to
5,000.
10.00
5,001.00 to
10,000.
15.00
10,001.00 to
20,000.
20.00
20,001.00 to
40,000.
25.00
40,001.00 to
50,000.
30.00
over
50,000.
1.00 per $1,000.
of Value."
Recommended
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $13,000. to defray the costs of architectural engineering and construction drawings in preparation for going to bid for a Ten-classroom Elementary School with core facilities for expansion to twenty rooms, and to authorize the School Building Committee, created by Article 3 of the Special Town Meeting of June 20, 1961 to expend said sum, or take any other action thereto.
Recommended
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RECOMMENDATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE
SCHEDULE "A" - 1963 BUDGET
GENERAL GOVERNMENT - 3.48% OF TOTAL
Item
Item
Average Expended 1959-1961
1962 Expended
Recom- mended 1963
No.
Moderator
1.
Salary
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
$ 50.00
Finance Committee
2.
Expenses
49.90
47.00
100.00
Selectmen
3.
Salaries
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
4.
Expenses
428.66
500.00
700.00
5.
Clerk
433.33
450.00
450.00
Accountant
6.
Salary
1,533.33
1,600.00
1,800.00
7.
Expenses
105.72
150.00
200.00
Treasurer
8.
Salary
1,533.33
1,600.00
1,800.00
9.
Expenses
987.99
1,077.96
1,140.00
10.
Tax Titles
688.24
1,000.00
1,200.00
Collector
Salary and
11.
Wages
2,666.66
2,840.00
3,040.00
12.
Expenses
852.54
1,306.11
1,132.00
Assessors
13.
Salaries
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
14.
Expenses
1,180.24
1,715.35
1,800.00
Town Counsel
15.
Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,200.00
16.
Expenses
135.25
100.00
500.00
Clerk
17.
Salary
700.00
700.00
700.00
18.
Expenses
348.12
350.00
350.00
Elections and Registrations
19.
Salaries
266.67
400.00
200.00
20.
Expenses
1,043.66
1,818.40
415.00
Planning Board
21.
Expenses
220.64
380.00
600.00
Town Hall
22.
Salary
480.00
480.00
480.00
23.
Expenses
756.99
850.00
900.00
Memorial Hall
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RECOMMENDATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE
Item
Item
No.
24.
Salary
Average Expended 1959-1961 480.00 2,320.97
1962 Expended 480.00 2,050.00
2,200.00
26.
Special
372.73
153.95
500.00
Industrial Development Commission
27.
Expenses
300.00
Totals
24,418.77
25,537.00
PUBLIC SAFETY - 6.2% OF TOTAL
Constable
28.
Salary
35.00
35.00
35.00
Police
Chief's
Salary
5,406.67
5,720.00
5,980.00
30.
Salary
4,940.00
31.
Wages
3,753.12
6,864.25
3,500.00
32.
Expenses
2,757.54
3,593.74
3,575.00
Fire
Chief's
33.
Salary
5,720.00
34.
Salaries
2,882.37
3,442.39
2,800.00
35.
Expenses
8,729.46
11,002.53
11,310.00
Building Inspector 36.
Salary
500.00
500.00
500.00
37.
Expenses
200.00
200.00
200.00
Board of Appeals
38.
Expenses
506.59
363.87
500.00
39.
Salary
300.00
300.00
300.00
40.
Expenses
128.33
130.00
130.00
Civil Defense
41.
Expenses
93.58
94.20
100.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
42.
Salary
175.00
175.00
175.00
43.
Expenses
75.00
75.00
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