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Sewers were also installed by private contractors at the following locations:
240 feet of 8" sewer main and 150 feet of 6" service connections an Austin Court housing project.
233 feet of 8" sewer main and 100 feet of 6" service connections on Beech Street at Adams Avenue (materials supplied by the Town) 960 feet of 8" sewer main and 350 feet of 6"" service connections on Staaf Road between Essex Street and Grove Street (materials supplied by the town).
624 feet of 8" sewer main and 375 feet of 6" service connections on Brookfield Lane from Third Street to dead-end.
. During 1962 we added 6505 feet of sewer to our system so our miles of sewer is now 14.57 including 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 Streets, Lynn.
A complete inspection of the sewer trunk line was made and necessary repairs to manholes, rodding of sewer lines, removal of obstructions, etc., was done which reduced the flow depth approximately 5-inches.
FORESTRY AND PARKS DIVISION
This division was instrumental in the success of the rehabilitation of Stackpole Field. In addition to reconstruction of the baseball diamond, the track lay-out, the bituminous concrete walk in front of the new bleachers, loamning and seeding and bring up to date the foot- ball field, setting up of the new bleachers, grading of the area for the erection of the new bleachers, etc. and other miscellaneous projects requested by the building department, a full time caretaker was assigned to maintain and protect the field. This department also had complete charge of street sign erection under the street sign program.
This division topped 19 trees, removed 10 stumps and planted 115 new trees, Sixty-five new trees were planted on Gilwayand were purchased by the residents of this street, and fifty trees were planted at various locations throughout the town of which many were donated and some were transplanted from town property.
In connection with the construction of the John Pearce Memorial Drive highway, leading from Main Street to the High School parking area, this division was responsible for cutting down large trees, brush cutting in the line of construction and also loaming and seeding of the slopes.
Working with the highway division on new highway reconstruction this division loamed and seeded 8,000 feet of shoulders and grass plots for the highway department.
During the torrent rains of October this division aided the highway department in sand-bagging the Central Street bridge area and First Lake in Golden Hills preventing highway and residential damage, They also aided in the removal of logs, debris, etc. and kept culverts open until the water receded,
All town owned elms have been sprayed with 6% and 12% D.D.T. three times for elm leaf beetles and elm bark beetles. Poison ivy vines were sprayed in varlous sections of the town.
This division planted shrubbery, trees, etc, in Town owned greens and at the Town Hall.
Brush was cut at critical locations along the roadsides at Main Street at the corner of Forest Street, Main Street corner of Howard Street, Main Street at Daklandvale School, Talbot Street, Water Street, Walnut Street and at Lyrmhurst and Daklandvale school sites in addition to other various locations throughout the town.
We maintained all town-owned greens, cut and maintained all the town playground and had charge of the care, maintenance and lining of Stackpoles Field for the football games.
During inclement weather this department assisted in the location (Continued on Page 18)
Civilian Defense
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After meeting all of the require- ments established by the (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks) who are the contracting agencies, of the Federal Government respon -; sible for the survey, each of the selected public community shel-
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Library Trustees
(Continued from Page 16) and brought pleasure to many of the younger generation.
We are grateful to the people who have given memorial books. Such donors include Mr. and Mrs. David Hurwitz, Mr, and Mrs. John Weller, Mr. and Mrs. Faul Hug- gins, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Cutter and the Saugus Garden Club. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Arbetter were again prompted to make us a most generous gift of books. Books make such excellent tokens of the esteem In which we hold friends.
We of the Board wish to thank Mr. Perkins for his generous offer of a snow-blower. The gift of such a piece of equipment Is a great help budget-wise. Again we ex- press our sincere appreciation for the members of our library staff. Without their continuing loyalty our department would be unable to ac- complish its misslon.
Following is the table of statis- tics recommended by the American Library Association:
Name of Library - Saugus Free Public Library,
Town: Saugus, Massachusetts
Librarian: Huldah Blackmet Date of Founding: 1887
Population served
(1960 census) 20,066
Library appropriation- (per capita) $2,01
Tot. # of agencies
Consisting of : 6
Main Library Lynnhurst
Cliftondale Branch North Saugus E. Saugus Branch Daklandvale Hours open for lending and refer- ence (per week)
HOURS
Main Library 41.5
Cliftondale 29
East Saugus 8
*Lynnhurst 3
*Nortb Saugus
3
*Oaklandvale
3
*Juvenile circulation only - during school year.
Book Stock:
Volumes at beginning
of year .......... 38.053
Volumes added ... 2,862
Volumes withdrawn 966
Volumes (Dec. 31, 1962) 39,949
Registration (active borrowers):
Adult Juvenile Total
3.463 4,208 7.671
Library staff:
Librarian Huldah Blackmer First assistant-Gladys H. Warren Second " -Margaret D. Adams Branch assistants:
Frances Sperry, Elizabeth Platt, M. Hazel Cryan, Ellennora Heath, Anita Hewitt, Gertrude Lancaster, Jean Neville
Pages:
Susan Anderson, Maureen Car- mody, Margaret Chang, Marilyn Hochmuth, Linda MacPhee, Dianne Monaco, Marcia Nish, Carol Nourse, Paula Robleski General assistants:
Willard Stephens, Charles
Thursto:1
Board of Library Trustees:
Harold J. Adlington
Willette Brooks
M, Ellen Burns
Lillian D. George
Kaler A. Perkins
Ernest L, Shapiro, Chairman
1100' on Highland Avenue
900' on Staaf Road
150' on Locke Lane 700' on Jewett Street
The Sougus Advertiser, March 28, 1963
The Saugus Advertiser, March 28, 1963
TOWN REPORT Page 18
1962 Report Building Dept.
To the Town Manager:
During the year 1962 the Build- ing Department completed many projects on our public buildings. Our school buildings required the greatest amount of time and effort by this department, but 1 believe that we are gradually getting most of our schools in a satisfactory condition.
At the Senior High School in 1962, my department painted the exterior trim, along with replacing many broken windows. A newaddi- tion was completed in the Science Department, giving that depart- ment the equivalent of an extra classroom. This work was done with the cooperation of the School Department and the bead of the Science Department, Mr. Struz- ziero. We also had theusual main- tenance problems, mostly of a minor nature, but never-the-less time consuming for this small department.
The interior of the Ballard School was painted by this depart- : ment during the summer vacation period with the help of the extra summer men, In this manner we were able to save a considerable amount of money. 1 hope in the coming year to be able to replace the two ofl burners in this school because we have been having con- siderable trouble in the past year,- because of the age of both units.
At the Felton School new light- ing fixtures were put in three classrooms, giving all six class- rooms modern lighting. We did have one serious break-down dur- ing the December cold snap, when' the return lines on the boller froze, but by quick action of the Building Department personnel in getting portable beaters, tbe damage was kept to a minimum. Two rooms at the Legion Hall were converted into suitable class- rooms by this department. New lighting was installed and both' rooms painted. Although these rooms will only be used tempor- arily, they are well lighted, and pleasant classrooms.
A considerable amount of work also was done in the basement area of the Legion Building to comply with all requirements of the State Department of Public Safety. Fire doors were installed, and the boller room enclosed in masonry.
All the equipment at the Play- grounds was painted and the sbel- ters were repaired. Although the play areas are only used for a period of two or three months, the equipment and sbelters need painting each year. In the spring of each year considerable time is spent doing this work, along with the general maintenance,
Minor repairs were made in 1962 at the Fire Station, mainly to the large doors used by the apparatus. Fortunately the firemen maintain and paint their building, keeping It in a good state of re- pair.
During the past year the inter- for of the Town Hall was painted by our own personnel, plus re- modeling the Collector's office, This latter project enlarged the office considerably and the new .collector's windows makes for much more efficient office opera-
Considerable work was done at the Jumior High School consisting of floor repairs, new doors in offi- ces, some roof repairs and two areas made into stock rooms for supplies. At the present time we are adding heating units to the As- (Continued on Page 19)
1962 Report Assessor's Dept
During the past year the Assessors placed a value upon the following type properties:
Real Property 11,589
Personal Property 243
Polls . 5,337
Motor Vehicle Excise . 11,143
COST OF OPERATING THE ASSESSORS DEPARTMENT
FOR 1962 WAS AS FOLLOWS:
Salaries $ 4,774.73
.12,288.00
EXPENDITURES
Town Appropriation. $ 3,941,234.55
Appropriations taken from Avallable Funds 1,500.00
Tax Title Foreclosure 3,500.00
Court Judgments 14,695.98
National Shawmut Bank
2,697.30
First National Bank
54,561.53
Petty Cash
50,00
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.
33,610.97
National Shawmut, Special
39,781.05
Stabilization Fund
119,247.00
School Bond Issue in Safe Keeping
670,000.00
Add: Deposits 19 Jan., 1963· applicable to 1962 40,573.47
Deduct: Checks Outstanding
223,645.96
Overlay
138,412.24
GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
4,302,511.95
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS Income Tax
268,164.30
Corporation Taxes
85,191.15
Old Age Tax (Meals) 7,904.22
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
378,379.28
Licenses
24,236,39
Fines
1,455.30
Special Assessments
5,041.90
General Government
5,010.04
Protection of Persons and Property
9,037.45
Health and Sanitation
14,882.27
Charities (other than federal grants)
21,845.44
Old Age Assistance (other than federal grants)
85,636.64
Veterans" Services
15,082.10
Schools (Funds from Income Tax not to be Included) . 83,595.02 Libraries 1,661.40
164,109.66 Public Service Enterprises (such as Water Dept.) :. . Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots) . 10,419.87 Interest: On Taxes and Assessments 7,510.00
State Assistance for School Construction
145,283.31
Reimbursement: Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 22 and 22A
2,009,32
Air Pollution Control
507,92
Amount to be taken from available funds
1,500.00
Net Amount to be raised by. Taxation on
Polls and Property . .
2,964,048.97
RICAPITALIZATION
Number of Polls -- 5,337 @ $2.00 each
10,674.00
Personal Property:
Valuation-$ 2,907,191.@ $77. . 223,853.71
2,729,520.95
Total Taxes levied on Polls and Property
$ 2,964,048.97
Tax Rate $77.00.
Public Works (Continued from Page 17)
and bringing in grade water main gates and also asststed on main- tenance work at the Sewer Pumping Station.
General grading, loamning, seeding, grass cutting and general policing was done at the various town playgrounds in addition to setting up swings, tables, bleachers, sea-saws, etc. and the removal and stor- age of this playground equipment.
ENGINEERING DIVISION
Under direct supervision of the Superintendent of Public Works this division was responsible for preliminary surveys and studies, plans and specifications, cost and payment estimates, construction inspection and supervision and lines and grades for all Public Works projects listed under the other divisions of the Public Works Depart- ment.
Great savings have been realized in this divisioo because in previous years much of the Towns engineering work was done by private engineering firms at great expense to the taxpayer.
Other engineering services handled by this division dealt primarliy with the public. Some of the services performed in this area were street lines for property owners, lines and grades for walks, drive- ways, etc., general engineering inquiries over the telephone, survey information for lot surveys, coordination of engineering work with State Department of Public Works for sketches,.plan reproductions .. etc. Much time is spent in correcting Assessors plans in reference to sub-division of land and changes of lot lines which requires investiga tion of deeds and transfers, etc. attheRegistry of Deeds and providing the Town Counsel with information such as description of land involving street acceptances and descriptions and plans for easements, also made topo and land court plans for new school sites. - topc
I have also assigned the engineering division with the responsibility of checking, inspecting and approval of sub-division projects which come before the Planning Board,
During the winter months all personnel of the Public Works Depart- ment participated in plowing, snow removal, sanding and salting of
1962 Report Treasury Dept.
Herewith is submitted the report of the Treasury Dept. of the Town of Saugus for the year ended December 31, 1962.
The duties of the Town Treasurer are to receive and disburse ali monies of the Town, borrow temporary money in anticipation of revenue, if necessary, and to float all Bond Issues. The Treasurer is custodian of all Trust Funds, Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds and the Contributory Retirement Fund. Tax Titles and Tax Possessions also come under the jurisdiction of the Treasurer.
Cash in Treasury, January 1, 1962
$ 1,339,917.22
Receipts to December 31, 1962
6,403,406.74
Expenditures to December 31, 1962
6,260,922.29
Cash in Treasury, December 31,- 1962 Bank Statements show cash balances
as of December 31, 1962 as follows:
Saugus Trust Co.
$ 551,373.57
New England Merchants National Bank
194,152.74
Overlay Deficits 3,005.94
6,117.97
Shellfish Purification .. 71.60
State Parks and Reservations 34,995.62
State Audit of Municipal Accounts 111.02
State Examination of Retirement System 64.70
Air Pollution . 406.66
Metropolitan Water
41,577.44
Metropolitan Water Connection Charge 11,870.27
County Tax
85,700,37
$ 1,706,047.63
Cash in Treasury, December 31, 1962
$1,482,401.67
The following Trust Funds are in
the custody of the Treasurer:
Surplus War Bonus Fund
$ 888.68
Postwar Rehabilitation Fund
23.45
Benjamin N. Johnson Library Fund
155.02
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Cash in Savings Account Securities
108,122.69
Contributory Retirement Fund
Cash in Checking Account
57,260.99
Securities
325,245.36
With an amount of $3,500.00, Tax Titles were brought up to date and redemptions showed an income of $4,409.43.
Respectfully submitted
Pbyllis E. Dodge
Treasurer.
1962 Report Sealer Of Weights and Measures
To the Town Manager:
The following is the Annual Report of your Sealer of Weights and Measures. This report includes the number of gasoline pumps, gasoline trucks, oil trucks, scales and other weighing and measuring devices tested and inspected during the year from January 1, 1962 to December 31, 1962.
Also included is a list of trial weighings, retests and otber in- spections made during the year.
SCALES
SEALED
Over 10,000 pounds
2
100 to 5000 pounds
6
Under 100 pounds
87
WEIGHTS
Avoirdupois
59
AUTOMATIC LIQUID MEASURING DEVICES
Gasoline
134
Oil and Grease
21
Vehicle Tank
29
LINEAR MEASURES
Cloth
Yardsticks
14
Gasoline Meters not sealed (1) Scales not sealed (1) TRIAL WEIGHINGS
COMMODITY
TOTAL NO.TESTED NO.CORRECT. NO. INCORRECT
Bread
24
22
2
Butter
55
41
14
Confectionery
36
28
1
7
Fruits and Vegetables 80
52
4
24
Meats
83
40
3
40
Potatoes
26
1
184
10
110
A total of 304 food packages were inspected, 12 Pedlars Licenses checked, 12 Fuel Trucks, 10 Gasoline trucks were inspected and 13 retests were made on Gasoline pumps after sealing.
A total of $313_80 was turned in to the Town Treasurer during the ,car for Sealing Fees.
Respectfully Submitted
Wesley W. Gage, Sealer of Weights
and Measures
highways, correcting drainage conditions, etc.
During inclement weather all divisions alded in equipment repairs, painting and lettering of equipment, servicing of equipment, painting of construction barricades, etc.
The total cost of operating all divisions of the Public Works Depart- ment for 1962 was as follows:
Salaries and Wages . $228,269.64
Expenses
180,000.00
$408,269.64
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Totals
304
7,743,323.96
Expenses AN ANALYSIS OF THE TAX RATE. FOR 1962
$ 1,482,401.67
Emergency Snow Storm, Chapter 44, Section 31 ..
$ 1,665,474.16
Tuberculosts Hospital Assessment 19,247.59
70,000.00
$ 561,696.19
Real Estate: Valuation- 35.448,324.@ $77. .. $ 38,355,515.
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The Saugus Advertiser, March 28. 1963
1962 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, 1962.
1. Tuberculosis
Total no. of home visits 189
6 No. of cases reported ...
* No. of cases admitted to Sanatoria
4
No. of deaths ..........
0
No. x-rayed at Essex Sanatorium 142 No. of pupils patch tested in Kindergartens 72 No. of pupils patch tested in grades 1 ..... 235 *Two of these patients were discharged shortly after admission as having other than tuberculosis.
2. Dental Clinic
It is my duty to examine the teethof the pupils in grades one through four and to transport those eligible and in need of dental care to and from the clinic. This clinic is heldevery Tuesday and Thursday morn- ing at the Cliftondale School. Earl E. Chadsey D.M.D. is in charge of the clinic.
Total no. of pupils screened 2104
Total no. of visits 673
No. of new patients 120
No. of old patients 284
No. of extractions 218 No. of fillings 171
No. of cleanings 115
No. of treatments 1
3. Each month cards are sent out to parents of infants four months of age to remind them to have their children immunized against Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertussis.
No. of cards sent out to date 408
4. Inspections
No. of Nursing Homes 2
No. of Kindergartens 5
5. Well Child Conference
The Well Child Conference is conducted the first and third Wednes- days of each month at the Legion Hall. Due to the fact that the Legion Hall was taken over by the School Department for classes it was necessary to obtain new quarters in which to conduct this clinic in September of 1962. Commander Edward Healey of the DeFranzo Post 2346 Veterans of Foreign Wars was contacted and asked to provide the necessary quarters. This organization should be highly commended for their cooperation in providing us with the use of their building at
190 Main Street. Walter V. Gilman, M.D. is in charge of this clinic. Total no. of visits 213
No. of new patients
20 No. of old patients .... 35
No. of patients immunized 55
No. of patients vaccinated 49 6 No. of patients revaccinated No. of Polio (Salk) injections 9 No. of clincs held ....
20 6. Immunization Clinics
Clinics for immunization against Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertussis were held at the Board of Health Office on October 6th, November 3rd and December Ist for the pupils of the first grades and Kindergartens. This clinic is under the direction of Edwin B. Faulkner M.D.
Total no. of inoculations given ..... ......
117
A clinic for booster inoculations for students of the sixth and eleventh grades was held at the Board of Health Office on November 3rd.
Total no. of inoculations given ...
219
7. Premature Babies
The Premature Baby Law states that the Board of Health is liable for the care of premature infants weighing five pounds or less at birth providing that the parents are unable to pay and application is made within thirty days after birth, andproviding that the parents have a legal settlement in town.
No. of premature births 40
No. of applications made for assistance 8 No. of applicants assisted 4 Total amount spent for hospital care $772,30 Total number of days of hospital care paid for 64 8. Asiatic Flu Inoculations
A clinic was held in the Board of Health Office for the Town employees requesting Asiatic Flue inoculations in October. Edwin B. Faulkner M.D. was in charge of this climc. Total no. of inoculations given
9. Pollo Clinic - Sabin Oral Vaccine Type I ..... 82
Clinics for the administration of this vaccine were beld at the Board of Health Office in May for pre-school children.
Total no. of pre-school children given this vaccine .2334 Grades one through twelve received this vaccine during regular school sessions in May.
Total no. of school children given this vaccine 4729 Total no. of doses given ...... 7063 Clinics for Sabin Oral vaccine Type III were held at the Town Hall during the month of June for pre-school children and school children in grades one through twelve.
Total no. of pre-school children given this vaccine 2521
Total no. of school children given this vaccine 4124
No. of adults given Type I vaccine in June 646
7291
The adult clinic was postponed until a later date.
10. Cootagious Diseases reported to the Board of Health.
Disease
Chicken Роx
No. of Cases ... 25
Public Works (Continued from Page 18)
Great strides were made at the Public Works yard tms. year. A large area of low land adjacent to the Public Works buildings was filled in with surplus materials of excavation from our sewer, water and highway projects and other miscellaneous Public Works projects, This filled in land is now being used as a storage yard for Public Works construction materials. This piece of Land not only bas a potential high market price but also may be used for future expansion of the Public Works department yard and buildings. Another parpose this land serves is that it makes it possible now to buy large volumes of materials at great savings and produces more efficiency and progress by having these materials readily available for use.
Another much needed important improvement was the construction of a 50' x 50' 3 bay cement block fire pronf building addition to our present garage. This building now provides storage quarters for vehicles resulting in less maintenance cost and better efficiency of equipment operations.
A proposed Public Works Department program and schedule of projects has been prepared for the coming year. I have designed the program with sufficient flexability to allow projects of an emergency nature to be incorporated into the program should the need arise,
To kick off the 1963 Public Works program the Elmwood Avemie sanitary sewer project was started shortly after the Christmas holldays by the Sewer Division. It Is my intention to continue this project through the winter months as long as weather will permit. Following the completion of the Elmwood Avenue sewer extension this division will move into other areas where some of the most critical and sanitary health problems face the community.
In addition to general maintenance of the Towns water system, replacement and extensions of water mains will be included as part of. the program for the water division, One of the most serious problems facing this division is the lack of adequate fire protection. Therefore, priority will be given to a program of installing additional fire hydrants and illumunating dead end water mains at various locations in conjunction with a study made by Fire Chief Maguire and myself.
At the present time the Highway Division ts laying a section of the Elmwood Avenue sewer line in an effort to speed up completion of this project. As soon as weather permits the Highway Division will concentrate on a proposed highway program which will follow nearly along the same lines as the 1962 program of highway recon- struction, bituminous concrete resurfacing, gravel road construction, pea sione seal coating, sidewalks and curbing installation and highway maintenance,
Streets which have been sewered and have adequate drainage and water facilities will receive priority for resurfacing, Under the highway program those sections of Saugus which do not benefit from the sewer extension program will receive similar benefits in highway construc- tion
The Forestry and Parks division will continue their usual work of playground maintenance and improvements along with brook cleaning and maintenance of Town greens and trees, So much praise has been
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German Measles ... 6
Infectious Hepatitis
3
Meningococcal Meningitis 2
Measles
128
Mumps 83
Salmonellosis 1
Scarlet Fever 13
Tuberculosis (all forms)
5
Whooping Cough
1
TOTAL 267
Reportable non-contagious
Dog bites 142
11. House calls made for contagious diseases and other mis- cellaneous complaints ..... 68 ....
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