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My deep appreciation to all of my volunteers associated with me in having done a superb job in the year of 1960, and to you Mr. John Kennedy, Town Manager, Chief of Police, Roland Mansfield, Fire Chief, Joseph Maguire, Supt. of Public Works, Ernest Pesce and to all others for their sincere co-operation.
L. Earle Dumas
Director of Civil Defense
1960 Report Town Collectors Department
To the Town Manager
I hereby submit my report as Town Collector for the Town of Saugus for the year ending December 31, 1960.
Tax bills were mailed and taxes collected as Itemized In the following schedule.
Real Estate
2,222,843.33
2,033,121.87
99.653.01 940.48
17,495.26
107,563-71
Personal Property
203,697.45
199,040.11
3,716.86
Apport. Sidewalk
454.90
428.83
26.07
Int. on App. Sidewalk
87.76
82.43
5.33
Apport. Sewer
1.435.96
1,243.19
70.08
J22.69
Int. on App. Sewer
408.08
361.66
6.32
40.10
Apport. Water Mains
617.67
540.25
Int. of App. Water Main
· 226.76
201.24
Water Liens added to Toxes
12.180.57
10,013.39
1581
17.00
83.73
Excise
268,563.28
193,109.18
14,452.93
4,543.25
65.544.42
Polls
10.470.00
10,064.00
146.00
260.00
Sewer
12,070.50
10,163.00
1,907.50
Public Welfare
5,505.11
5,505.11
Old Age Assist. State
83,902.97
83,902.97
Old Age Assist, City & Town
15,944.83
7.999.03
Aid to Dep. Children
9,636.42
6.451.95
Disability Assist.
10,542.92
10,542.92
Wakefield Dump
15.000.00
15,000.00
Veterans Benefits
10,972,53
10,972.53
Totals
$3,045.561.07
$2,730,068.66
$115,534.90
$22,151.31
$222,108.82
The following Tax Collector's Fees were collected during the year 1960:
Health Department
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It is my duty to quarantine all dogs reported as having bitten a person. This entails a considerable amount of time in locating the dog and quarantining same for the required period of 14 days, and then eleasing the animal at the termination of this period. Dogs whose owners are unknown and have been reported as having bitten a person must be quarantined for the 14 days under the care of the Dog Officer.
No. of dog bites 139
No. of dog bites (owners of dogs unknown)
During the past year 1 liave directed the laying out of all sewer lateral connections for the Sewer Department on every street where the sewer was installed and truned in the usual reports to the Public Works Department for their files and service charges.
As in the past years I have given the Town Manager and the Public Works Department a list of streets where there is an urgent need for the construction of sewer lines; that is, where cesspools and septic tanks are a nuisance.
1 have worked in cooperation with the Planning Board in any sub- division that was presented to the Board for their approval. Under Statute Law, no subdivision can be approved by the Planning Board until it has first been approved by the Board of Health.
The Assessors Office has been assisted by me due to the fact that I have reported to them all remodeling and alterations in con- nection with plumbing, so that they may revalue the same. 1 have also reported the number and kind of livestock housed in the Town of Saugus.
The Town of Saugus operates its own dump on upper Main Street. A caretaker is employed by the Town at this dump which is very essential in order to maintain controlled dumping. The Town of Wakefield also transports their rubbish to this dump, for which they pay the Town of Saugus $15,000.00 per year.
This department operated a limited aerial mosquito spray program for the town. This spraying was done once a month for three months, June, July and August. This is only a spray for breeding areas and low lying sections, and while it is not a complete "kill", it certainly helps to alleviate the mosquito situation.
It is mandatory that 1 make certain reports to the Division of Livestock Disease Control, Division of Sanitary Engineering, De- partment of Public Health and the Division of Food and Drug of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Under the law, 1 still maintain my Master plumber's license, a license to operate a laboratory and a license from the Common- wealth of Massachusetts as a registered Sanitarian.
I have attended various meetings throughout the Commonwealth, also Legislative hearings relative to new laws and procedures relating to Public Health.
In the budget for 1961 1 have requested a sum of money for the advertising and printing of new Board of Health regulations. Those we are operating with at. the present time were adopted in 1943. This is the fourth year 1 have requested the money for this purpose as we are receiving a great deal of criticism from some of the physicians and the public.
Revenue taken in by this department .. $3,886.00
For ten years 1 have asked for a full time clerk. As I mentioned in previous reports, this department has grown the same as every other department in the Town of Saugus, and I am fully convinced that with a full time clerk the Health Department could function more efficiently and records be kept up todate. This is very essential in any Health Department.
I wish to thank the employees of every department who have cooperated with me in the performance of my duties, also Mrs. Mildred Derrah, Public Health Nurse and Mrs. Mildred Robinson, clerk in our department who- is also the clerk in the Building De- partment.
Respectively submitted,
John V. Spencer Health Agent
APPROVED
Harry Wentworth
Peter L. Grady
Edwin B. Faulkner, M.D.
1960 Report Public Health Nurse
To the Board of Health
Saugus, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my annual report as Public Health Nurse for the year ending December 31, 1960.
1. Tuberculosis
Total no. of home visits 127
No. of cases reported .9
No. of cases admitted to Sanatoria 9
No. of deaths
No. x-rayed at Essex Sanatorium 72
No. of pupils patch tested in Kindergartens 70
No. of pupils patch tested in grades 1 407 No. of pupils patch tested in High School 494
2. Dental Clinic
It is my duty to examine the teeth of the pupils in grades one through four and to transport those eleigible and in need of dental care to and from the clinic. This clinic is held every Tuesday and Thursday morning at the Cliftondale School.
Total no. of pupils screened 1828
Total no. of visits 372
No. of new patients 103
No. of old patients 259
No. of extractions
120
No. of fillings 190
No. of cleanings 50
No. of treatments
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JOHN T. RAICHE Town Collector
Respoctfully submitted,
.... 3,625.00
$16.784.00
Trailer Fess ..
Water Llen Releases.
... $1,532.00 16.00
Tax Certificates 1,376.00
Paid to Tawn Treasurer ..
$2,924.00
The cost of operating the Town Collector 's Department for the yeor 1960 was as follows:
Salarles ...
·$13,159.00
Expenses ...
676.50
609.77
Water
160,323.53
130,615.23
250.27
95.80
29,553.83
77.42
25.52 2,051.37
Sewer rental add, to Taxas
7,945.80
3,184.47
4.
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TOWN REPORT Page 17
The Saugus Advertiser March 16, 1961
1960 Report Public Works
The Public Works Department berewith submits to you the annual report for the year 1960;
The complement of the Public Works Department, comprising the following divisions, is listed below:
ADMINISTRATION 1 Superintendent 2 Clerks
WATER DIVISION
Construction:
I Working Foreman 2 Laborers-pipelayers 2 Laborers-equipment opera- tors
1 Heavy equipment operator · Meters:
1 Meter repairman 1 Laborer-pipelayer Emergency:
1 Laborer-equipment operator HIGHWAYS
Construction:
1 Working Foreman
5 Laborers-equipment opera- tors
1 Heavy equipment operator 1 Laborer-pipelayer Maintenance:
1 Working Foreman
1 Journeyman mason 1 Heavy equipment operator 3 Laborers Yard:
1 Storekeeper 1 Yardman
Garage:
1 Foreman-equipment repair- man
1 Laborer-equipment repairman Dump-Sweeping:
1 Laborer-equipment operator ENGINEERING DIVISION
Construction: L,Engineering Aide Gr 1 Office:
1 Sr. Eng. Aide FORESTRY & PARKS
1 Superintendent 2 Laborers-equipment oper- ators
1 Laborer-treeclimber
The personnel of the Public Works Department has decreased in the last five years by 3 men while the work of this department has greatly increased due to new home construction, roads, etc.
WATER DIVISION
The total amount committed to the Tax Collector for collection from the sale of water, installation of new and renewal water services, repairs to services, water main extensions plus amounts received by the department from insurance companies for damage to our water structures for the year 1960 amounted to $175,900.77 broken down as follows:
1959 1960.
Metered $
rates 148,118.09 155,416.16 New services, repairs, ren- ewals 10,483,37 6,252.35
Water main
8,706.13 13,544.78
tests,etc. 37.12 687.48
167.344.71 175.900.77
The work of this division is increasing each year because a large percentage of our services are very old and they are now causing much trouble and the division is constantly repairing or replacing them. During 1960 this division installed 158 new water services, 28 service renewals and made 50 emergency repairs, also turned on 31 water services and shut off 46 water services,
The water division is one of the main enterprises of the town and the neglect of proper water installations that the town has had
over the years is constantly show- ing up in needed repairs.
The water department main- tained and repaired our over- ground summer services, which are turned on April Ist and shut off November Ist, at various locations throughout the town.
During 1960 ten obsolete hy- drants were repaired by our department, during inclement weather, at a savings to the town in the amount of approximately $1,200.00.
We added two new hydrants in our water system during the year at the following locations which will add to our means of fire protection:
At Eastern Tool Co.
We replace one hydrant in our water system at the following location;
Dudley Street at Henry Street We extended two fire hydrants at the request of the Fire Depart- ment.
Our meter division has repatred, tested and reinstalled 106 meters, installed Il1 meter replacements (meters that cannot be repaired because they are obsolete), in- stalled 134 new meters purchased by owners for new construction and made four meter tests.
The emergency man is on call from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday and at 5 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday for any emergency calls other than dur- ing normal working hours. During his tour of duty, slack hours are used in working around the yard on yard maintenance, etc.
A total of 776 feet of new cast iron cement lined water pipe was installed by the water division and added to our water distribut- ing system, The installations were made as follows:
136 feet of 12-inch on Essex St. 4 80 feet of 8-inch on"Faben's St. 200 feet of 8-inch on Wendell St. 240 feet of 8-inch on Essex St. 120 feet of 8- inch on Seagirt Ave. The above water. mains installed by this division resulted in a savings to the town of approx- imately $2,800.00,
We replaced approximately 1900 feet of cast iron cement lined pipe on the following streets:
900 feet of 8-inch on Central St. 100 feet of 10-incb on Winter St. 900 feet of 8-inch on Avon St. The above installations resulted in a savings to the town of approx- imately $9,000.00.
We repaired twenty-five main line water breaks in addition to numerous service leaks.
Water main extensions by private contractors were installed at the following locations:
500 ft. of 8" pipe on Saugus Ave. 500 ft. of 8" pipe on Hobson St. 300 ft. of 8" pipe on Tuttle Lane 300 ft. of 8" pipe on Forest St. 960 ft. of 8" pipe on Hull Drive 500 ft. of 8" pipe on Stockade Rd. 800 ft. of 8" pipe on Sterling Ave. 600 ft. of 8" pipe on Zito Drive 48 ft. of 8" pipe on Maderia St. 1600 ft. of 8" pipe on Laurine Rd.
HIGHWAY AND SEWER DIVISION
The total revenue collected by the highway division during the year 1960 was $617.23 broken down as follows:
1959 1960
Collected on
sale of maps 57.00 41.00
Gasoline Tax Refund 149.05 66,94
Insurance, broken
fences, etc. 295.00 216.14
Compensation Payments
368.02 293.15
869.07 617,23
Our highway program for 1960 consisted mainly of road and drainage construction. In addition to our major construction projects the usual maintenance work, such as cleaning culverts, brooks, catch basins, rodding drainage and sewer lines, sweeping squares and high- ways, snow removal, plowing and sanding highways, bridge repairs, erection of fences, erecting signs, maintenance of our town dump and public works yard, etc. was carried on, Highway patching, sidewalk repairs, rebuilding catch basins- and manholes, setting curb stones, etc. also was done.
Bituminous concrete construc- tion and curbing was done on the following streets under Chapter 90.
2000 ft. Central St.(Hargraves Court of Saville Street)
300 ft. Elm St. (Central Street to Saville Street)
900 ft. Central St. (B & M Railroad to Denver Street)
1300 ft. Woodbury Ave, (Round- hill Road to Hesper Street)
100 feet Winter St. (Central St. to the Cemetery)
By using public works personnel and equipment the above streets were done at a savings of approx- imately $15,000.00 under prevail- ing contractors price.
Highway reconstruction and re- surfacing, other than Chapter 90, was done on the following streets with a savings of approximately $2,700,00:
1000 Ft. Wamnesite Avenue (bit- uminous concrete resurfacing)
800 Ft. Churchill Street (stone sealed)
Under Chapter 386 the follow- ing streets were done during 1960: 500 feet Liberty Street 300 feet Bates Street 400 feet Wormstead Street 300 feet Fairmount Place 600 feet Lander Street 200 feet Seagirt Avenue.
1000 feet Endicott Street
1200 feet Morton Avenue 300 feet lla Road 600 feet Yale Avenue 600 feet Sterling Avenue
900 feet Third Street
By using public works personnel and equipment the above streets were done at a savings of approx- imately $6,000.00 under prevailing contractor's price.
Complete drainage systems were installed at the following locations:
Central St. from B & M Rail- road to Centennial Avenue
Central St. from Winter St. to Denver Street
Central St. from Hargraves Ct to Saville Street
Elm St. from Central St. to Saville Street
Woodbury Avenue from Round- hill Road to Hesper Street
Waban- Street culvert and brook excavation
Main St. culvert and brook ex- cavation
Reinforced concrete slab repairs to existing granite stone culvert on Central St. at State Theatre
Bristow St. between Lincoln Ave, and Bentley Street .
Western Ave. at Oceanview Ave. Winter St. between Kenwood Ave. and Clinton Avenue
Wamesit Ave. between Basswood Ave. and Western Avenue
Sterling Ave, between Fairmount Ave, and Fabens Street
Repairs to Penney Brook pipe culvert, headwalls and wingwalls
The above drainage systems were completed by the highway division at a savings of approx- imately $9,230.00 undercontract prices.
Drainage was installed by private contractors (Town supplied
materials) at the following locations:
Meandowbrook Lane Forest Street culvert Fiske Brook piping
Drainage was installed by private contractors, at their own expense, at the following locations: Hull Drive Sterling Ave.
Stockade Rd. Fabens St.
Laurine Rd. Zito Drive
Fiske Brook Highway grading was done on the following streets:
150 ft. on Beech Street 200 ft. Webb Place 1000 ft. Camp Nihan Road 800 ft. Thomas Street 300 ft. Fairchild Ave. 200 ft. AIthorn St. 1600 ft. Lewis Lane 3000 ft. Forest St.
This above work was done at a savings of approximately $1,100. New bituminous concrete side- walks were constructed at the following locations:
2200 feet on Bristow St. by the Town
1500 feet on Woodbury Ave. by the Town.
New granolithic concrete side- walks were constructed at the following locations:
200 feet on Taylor St. at Library by the Town
600 feet Cliftondale Square by contractor including granite curb- ing.
The work done by the town resulted in savings of approx- imately $2,100.00.
Approximately 12,000 cubic yards of gravel burrow for highway and miscellaneous projects was excavated at the town dump for $1940.00. This represents a sav- ings of $16,060.00 had this gravel been purchased from gravel con- tractors.
Our storekeeper was respon- sible for the construction and painting of numerous project barricades, such as wooden hor- ses, detour signs, street signs; etc., at a savings of approximately $100.00 under purchase prices.
The mechanics in our garage were responsible for all mech- anical work and equipment repairs to town equipment and equipment . of other town departments. The highlights of the work done by our two mechanics was evident when major repairs were made to the front drive of the Wayne Crane Backhoe. Normally a job of this magnitude is sent to equip- ment repair houses to be done. However, our mechanics visited local junk yards and picked up a $1500.00 front drive for $300.00 and made the necessary front drive replacement with no labor cost,
During the winter months all personnel of the Public Works Department participated in plow- ing, snow removal, sanding and salting of highways, correcting drainage conditions, etc,
During inclement weather all divisions aided in equipment repairs, painting and lettering of equipment, servicingofequipment, painting of construction bar- ricades, etc.
The total amount committed to the Tax Collector for collection for sewer rentals and assessments for the year 1960 amounted to $22,566.91 broken down as follows; 1959 1960
Sewer
Rentals $10,732.00 $12,070,50
Assess-
ments
13,184.89 10,496.41 $23,916.89 $22,566.91
We now have 881 active sewer connections which is an increase of 44 over the year 1959.
All repairs, improvements and maintenance at our sewer pump-
ing station are done, with large savings to the taxpayers, through the ability of Mr. Day to make repairs and by his knowledge of the workings of this station.
At the Sewer Pumping Station repairs were completed on the pumps. Major repairs were made in replacing pipe flanges and flange bolts on the force main line. Bids were received for this work in the amount of $1200.00 and it is anti- cipated that wben these repairs are completed that the cost will not exceed approximately $300,00 which means that the town can realize a savings of approximately $900.00.
The higway division installed sanitary sewers during 1960 at the following locations:
252 feet 8" sewer main and 6" service connections on Oak- hill Avenue.
20 feet 8" sewer main and 6" service connections on Arnold Terrace
900 feet 8" sewer main and 6" service connections on Central Street between Fiske Brook and Stone Street.
230 feet 8" sewer main and 6" service connections on Cen- tral Street between Denver St. and Church Street.
The above work being done by the town resulted in savings of approximately $7,000.00,
Sewers were also installed by private contractors (materials being supplied by the town) at the following locations:
140 feet 10" on Route 1 for Shopping Center
140 feet 8" on Eustis Street 500 feet 8" on Jewett Street Sewers were also installed by private contractors, at their own expense, at the following locations: 500 feet 8" on Brookfield Rd. 600 feet 8" on Meadowbrook Lane . ....
During 1960 we added 3282 ft. of sewer to our system so our miles of sewer is now 12.85 in- cluding two and two-fifths miles of outfall sewer line from our pumping station to the Lynn out- fall sewer located at the junction of Commercial and Friends Sts., Lynn,,
ENGINEERING DIVISION
The plans and specifications prepared by this division, under direct supervision of the super- intendent, for town departments and for bid proposals represents a great savings to the Town of Saugus.
The principle function of this division is to:
1. Make preliminary surveys and studies.
2. Prepare plans and specifica- tions.
3. Prepare cost estimates.
4. Inspect and supervise con- struction.
5. Give lines and grades.
6. Prepare payment estimates.
7. Approve and record plans, for the following phases of work:
(a) Sanitary Sewers
(b) Storm Water Drains
(c) Water Mains
(d) Highway
(e) Waterways
(f) Engineering Services
Because of the many projects done under each of the above listed phases of work only the highlights of the work will follow in this report.
1. Sanitary Sewers:
With regard to sanitary sewers the personnel of this division in- spected, supervised and approved numerous house connections to main sewer and new sanitary sewer
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extensions Broken hy- drants,
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Public Works
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mains at the following locations: Oakhill Avenue Arnold Terrace Central Street (between Fiske Brook and Stone Street) Central Street (between Denver Street and Church Street)
2. Storm Water Drains:
This division made preliminary studies and surveys, prepared plans, gave the lines and grades and supervised the construction of the following:
Central St. from B & M Rail- road to Centennial Avenue
Central St. from Winter St. to Denver Street
Central Street from Hargraves Court to Saville Street
Elm Street from Central St. to Saville Street
Woodbury Avenue from Round- hill Road to Hesper Street Waban Street Culvert Main Street Culvert
Culvert on Central Street at State Theatre
Bristow Street, between Lincoln Avenue and Bentley Street
Western Avenue ar Oceanview Avenue
Winter Street between Kenwood Avenue and Clinton Avenue Wamesit Avenue between Bass- wood Avenue and Western Avenue Sterling Avenue between Fair- mount Avenue and Fabens Street Penney Brook pipe culvert
In previous years this work Was done by private engineering firms at a high cost to the town. 3. Water Mains:
This work is divided into two parts as follows:
(a) Engineering, inspection, sup- ervision and recording of water
4. Highways:
This department was instrumental in the success of our road program.
(a) Coordination of all work with Chapter 90 - bituminous resurfacing of Central Street, Elm Street, Woodbury Avenue and Winter Streets. Bituminous resurfacing of Wamesit Avenue and stone sealed job on Churchill Street
(b) Engineering, supervislon and recording of the following 386 street improvements. This phase of work consisted of scarifying and rolling the sub base, preparing, grading and shaping of gravel foundation, penetrating foundation with MC-1 asphalt then sealed with MC-3 asphalt and sand cover, namely:
Liberty Street
Endicott Street
Bates Street
Morton Avenue
Wormstead Street Ila Road
Fairmount Place
Yale Avenue
Lander Street
Sterling Avenue
Seagirt Avenue
Third Street
(d) Lines, grades and layout for the construction of the following: Granolithic concrete sidewalk on Taylor Street at Library
Granolithic concrete sidewalk and granite curbing in Cliftondale Sq. Bituminous concrete sidewalks on Bristow Street and Woodbury Ave.
5. Engineering Services:
This phase of work deals primarily with thepublic and is a constant daily function. Some of the duties performed in connection with this work are:
1. Street lines for property owners,
2. Lines and grades for walks, driveways, etc.
3. General engineering inquiries over the telephone.
4. Survey information for lot surveys.
5. Coordination of engineering work with State Engineers.
6. Sketches, plan reproductions, etc., for public, etc.
6. Assessors Office:
Correcting Assessors' Plans in reference to sub-division of land and changing of lot lines. This work entails the investigation of deeds and transfers, many of which had to be traced back for years, at the Registry of Deeds in Salem.
7. Law Department:
Providing the Town Counsel with- information such .as description of land involved in street acceptances and descriptions and plans for easements.
It is quite obvious that this division has done a fine job when you consider all the work that has been accomplished with only a two man staff.
FORESTRY AND PARKS DIVISION
This division topped 70 trees, trimmed 37 trees, removed or below ground cut 33 snimps and repaired scars on two trees.
The work has been accomplished under the direction of our architect, Mr. Thomas Wagner, with the very fine co-operation of our contractor, Mr. Salvatore Squeglia. Mr. Squeglia is a metic- ulous workman and he has been very faithful in his supervision. When the 1961 Town Meeting votes us additional funds for furnishing and equipping the new wing our cup will be full. We hope the adults of our town will take great pleasure in using the new Adult Reading Room. The main floor of the wing is for the use of our adult population, exclusively, and we welcome new patrons to share in the facilities of our beautiful new quarters.
Except for the excitement of building, our work year has fol- lowed the familiar routines. We have made most of our usual contacts with the schools and pupils. The parents and teachers report very favorably on our school program-which is having library deposits at Lynnhurst, North Sau- gus and Oaklandvale. We on the library staff feel that we could serve the pupils at the library better if the faculty would con- sult with us more closely and often on school assignments. We could provide better supplementary ma- terial if we knew in advance what the requests were going to be. Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Platt conducted Story Hours for children during our summer reading program.
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