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the land was not set aside for an industrial park.
At the time of our meeting with the Planning Board our Chairman had two industries interested in establishing their plants in the suggested area. One of theas plants, we were later told by our Chairman, was welcomed by a neighboring town
At the request of the Industrial (Continued on Page 5)
1963 Report Industrial Development Commission
2,059.51
1,873.47
19.70
166.34
103,122,39
Liquid Measure, over
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Bank Statements show cash balances as of Dec. 31, 1963 as follows:
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1963 Report Library Trustees
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The Saugus Public Library has just finished a year of great ac- tivity. We were doing an unusually large business with student refer- ence work before the two disas- trous school fires. Since these calamities we have been swamp- ed. It has been necessary to open the Children's Room mornings at the Main Library to accommodate Junior High pupils who are on afternoon school sessions. The Cliftondale Branch which is very limited spacewise is taxed to its limit. This Branch presents a problem which is very much in need of solution. We recommend a branch library in the New Clif- tondale Fire Station to solve this problem. We need more adequate space to better serve people.
We have opened the adult de- partment at the Main Library every morning except Saturday. Students and adults alike have found this schedule to thetr advantage.
Your librarian bas attended pro- fessional meetings (1) on the local level (North Shore Library Club); (2) the regional level (Eastern Regional Advisory Council); (3) the state level (Massachusetts Li- brary Association); (4) the New England level (New England Li- brary Association at Portsmouth). Miss Blackmer has also been ac- tive in the work of the Saugus Community Relations Committee. She bas done several programs, using the theme DOLLS FOR DEMOCRACY. which have been well received by both adults and young people.
Our library was host to a meeting of Children's Librarians in Jan- uary. This group meets informally several times a year for discussion of problems related to the work with children. It has proven very beneficial to those participating. Early in the year the Select- men accepted with regret the resignation of Mrs. Ralph W. George as a member of the Board of Library Trustees, Mrs. George served faithfully for many years and her work is greatly appre- ciated. The Board's loss, however, was the Staff's gain for Mrs. George resigned to accept a position as Circulation Librarian at the Main Library. It has been wonderful to have her in this capacity. Mrs. George's place on the Board was filled by the ap- pointment of Mrs. Joseph E. Pis- ciotta. Mrs. Pisciotta brings to the Board the point of view of a parent and an educator (sbe is a a.substitute teacher in our school system) as well as that of an all- round citizen of the community.
Our changes in personnel also included the retirement of our first assistant and children's librarian, Mrs. Harold H. Warren, Mrs. Warren has endeared herself to all the children with whom she worked and has started hundreds of children on the reading road of life. The Board and the Staff gave a testimonial dinner to thank Mrs. Warren for her contribution to our service to the town. Mrs. Laurence Adams became first assistant librarian and Mrs. Wal- ter B. Platt was promoted to the position of Children's Librarian, Mrs. W. Phillip Heath was put on a full-time basis with most of - ber schedule devoted to clerical work. The increased volume of paper work in an expanding pro- gram made it imperative that there be one person available at all times to take care of such matters.
1963 Report Public Works
1 hereby submit to you the annual report of the operations of the Public Works Department for the year 1963,
The table of organization of this department during the past year follows: ADMINISTRATION
1 Superintendent
2 Clerks
WATER
CONSTRUCTION
1 Working Foreman
2 Laborer-equipment operators
1 Laborer-pipelayer
1 Laborer
METERS
1 Meter repairman
2 Laborer-pipelayers
HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION
1 Working Foreman
2 Heavy equipment operators
1 Laborer-pipelayer
2 Laborer-equipment operators
1 Journeyman mason
1 Laborer
MAINTENANCE
1 Laborer-equipment operator
2 Laborers
SEWER
CONSTRUCTION
1 Working Foreman
2 Heavy equipment operators
3 Laborer-equipment operators
1 Laborer
YARD
1 Storekeeper
1 Yardman
We have been the recipient of several gift books. Our sincere "thank you" for these goes to Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Arbetter,, the Misses Doris and Katherine Fos- ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Maillet, Mrs. Frances Procopio, Mr, and Mrs. David Hurwitz and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Huggins,
The willingness of the Staff to carry on through difficult situa- tions deserve special mention. We appreciate their loyalty and their devotion. They all give generously of themselves - often beyond the line of forty-hour duty.
The library has acquired two new pieces of needed equipment- a filmstrip and slide projector and a mimeograph. With the former a series of children's programs has been inaugurated. Two programs, at Thanksgiving and at Christmas have been presented for children- through grade six, The mimen- graph produced a memorandum which made contact with the teach- ers of the Saugus schools in an effort to provide more efficient service for the students who come to the library for help.
The statistical report (recom- mended by the American Library Association) follows:
Name of Library ... Saugus Free Public Library; Town . . .
Saugus, Massachusetts; Librarian . Huldah Blackmer; Date of Founding . . . 1887; Population served (1960 census) . . . 20,066; Library appropriation per capita . . . $2.14; Total number of agen- cies . . . 6.
Consisting of: Main Library, Cliftondale Branch, Lynnhurst Branch, North Saugus Branch, East Saugus Branch, Oaklandvale Branch.
Hours open for lending and reference (per week):
Main Library , 52.5
Cliftondale 25
East Saugus 8
*Lynnhurst 3
*North Saugus 3
*Oaklandvale
3
*These branches are in school buildings serving juveniles only, during the school year.
Book Stock:
Vol. at beginning of year - 39,949 Volumes added: adult 1400
juvenile 1211 2,611
Volumes withdrawn:
adult 167 juvenile 751 918 Total (Dec. 31, 1963) 41,642
Registration:
Active Borrowers
Adult
Juvenile
Main Library
2007
1699
Cliftondale
708
1291
East Saugus 150
482
Total
2865
3472
New or Re-registered Borrowers
Adult
Juvenile
Main Library 849
359*
Cliftondale
199
675
East Saugus 29
132
Total
1077 1166-
*This figure includes registra- tions for school branches.
Circulation of books:
Adult
Juvenile Total
Main Library
31,797 31,855 63,652
Cliftondale
11,784 21,041 32,825
East Saugus
990
6,005 6,995
Lynnhurst
1,443
1,443
North Saugus
3,174
3,174
Oaklandvale
1,514 1,514
TOTAL
44,571
65,032 109,603
Staff:
Librarian - Huldah Blackmer; Ist Assistant and children's li- brarian - Gladys H. Warren; 2nd Assistant and Young Adult Libra- rian - Margaret D. Adams; Branch Librarians - Frances Sperry - Ellennora Heath; General Assis- tants - Lillian D. George - Ger- trude Lancaster -Willard Stephens - Anita Hewitt.
"Pages" -- Susan Anderson - Judity Bean - Maureen Carmody - Alice Cerino - Margaret Chang - Pamela Coron - Marilyn Hoch- muth - Linda MacPhee - Dianne Monaco - Marcia Nish - Candace Rossi.
Board of Library Trustees:
Harold J. Adlington, Willette R. Brooks, Mary Ellen Burns, Kaler A. Perkins, Carolyn R. Pisclotta, Ernest L. Shapiro, Chairman.
GARAGE
1 Foreman-equipment repairman 1 Laborer-equipment repairman
ENGINEERING
CONSTRUCTION
OFFICE
1 Sr. Eng. Aide
FORESTRY & PARKS
CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE
1 Superintendent
2 Laborer-equipment operators
1 Laborer-pipelayer 2 Laborers
The personnel of the Public Works Department was decreased by two because of the resignation of Frank Evans III and Thomas Crilley,
The following report represents a breakdown of the accom- plishments by the various divisions within the framework of the Department of Public Works.
WATER
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 1963 amounted to $192,567.70 broken down as follows:
1962
1963
Metered rates
$171,902.79
$183,885.24
New services, repairs, renewals, etc. 3,999.40
3,941.66
Water main extensions 2,484.40
2,068.60
Broken hydrants, tests, etc.
$178,885.38
$192,567.70
In addition to water system maintenance (meter reading, meter testing, hydrant flushing, lubrication and painting). equipment pre- ventative maintenance, snow and ice control, water locations for construction crews, miscellaneous jobs, etc., the following major projects were performed.
HYDRANTS
12 repaired - 8 replaced - 1 extended - 2 relocated
8 new hydrants added in our system at the following locations: Cor Serino Way and Wickford Street 11 Bristow Street
End of Cherry Street Hilltop Road
Pearl Road
Crescent Terrace Viking Heights
MAINS
A total of 310 feet of new cast iron cement lined water pipe was installed by the water division and added to our water distribution system at the following locations:
210 feet of 8-inch on Route #1 at new bridge
100 feet of 8-inch on Lincoln Avenue at Nason Road
We repaired 31 main line water breaks at various locations in addition to numerous service leaks and main gate leaks.
We replaced 18 broken water main gates and added 3 new main gates at various locations.
During 1963 this division installed or- tapped 128 new water ser- vices, 4 service renewals and made 15 emergency repairs, also turned on 41 water services and shut off 49 water services. This division maintained and repaired our overground summer services which are turned on April Ist and shut off November Ist at various locations throughout the town.
Our meter division has repalred, tested and reinstalled 203 meters, installed 38 new replacements (meters that cannot be repaired because they are obsolete) and installed 102 new meters for new installations and 85 new meters purchased by owners for new construction.
We maintain a man for emergency duty who is on call from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday and 5 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday for any emergency calls other than during normal working hours. HIGHWAY
The total revenue collected by the highway division during the year 1963 was $1,266.47 broken down as follows:
1962
1963
Collected on sale of maps
$ 31.00
$ 87.00
Gasoline Tax Refund 95.15
96,36
Compensation payments Insurance, broken fences, etc. 31.07
743.66
339.45
$157.22
$1,266.47
In addition to road and drainage construction projects the usual maintenance work such as road grading, cleaning culverts, brooks and catch basins, rodding drainage and sewer lines, sweeping squares and highways, snow and Ice control, bridge repalrs, erection of fences, erecting signs, maintenance of our town dump and public works yard, highway patching, sidewalk repairs, rebuilding catch basins and man- holes, setting curb stones, equipment preventative maintenance, etc., -the following major projects were completed during 1963.
Bituminous conceret construction was done under Chapter 90 at the following locations:
4000' of bltuminous concrete pavement on Central Street 2800' of bituminous concrete curbing on Central Street 1500' of bituminous concrete pavement on Walnut Street
1000' of bituminous concrete curbing on Walnut Street
Highway reconstruction and resurfacing, other than Chapter 90. was done on the following streets.
1. ROAD RECONSTRUCTION WITH BITUMINOUS CONCRETE PAVEMENT.
360 feet on Vermont Avenue
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Scott Drive
498.79
2,672.20
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900 feet on Avon Street 900 feet on Alfred Road
400 feet on Parsons Avenue 500 feet on Floyd Street 1800 feet on Dudley Street 1750 feet on Dudley Street (bituminous sidewalk) 3400 feet on Dudley Street (bituminous curbing) 100 feet on Ballard Street
400 feet on Oakcrest Street 600 feet on Oakcrest Street (bituminous curbing)
700 feet on Lindsell Street
1330 feet on Lindsell Street (bituminous curbing) 220 feet on Route #1 (for State Dept. of Public Works)
500 feet on Wickford Street
880 feet on Wickford Street (bituminous curbing) 1000 feet on Dustin Street (bituminous curbing) 1750 feet on Dustin Street (bituminous curbing) 900 feet on Henry Street
1600 feet on Henry Street (bituminous curbing)
2. GRAVEL ROAD CONSTRUCTION
75 feet on Spring Lane
150 feet on Beech Street
100 feet on Horton Street
1900 feet on Saugus Avenue
553 feet on Hazel Street
500 feet on Laconia Avenue
1000 feet on Seagirt Avenue
200 feet on Maple Street
1500 feet on Auburn Street
500 feet on Cliftondale Avenue
3. GRAVEL ROAD CONSTRUCTION WITH OIL SEAL COAT (Under Chapter 386)
100 feet on Victor Street 200 feet on Edgehill Road
200 feet on Wren Street
200 feet on Williams Avenue
900 feet on Longwood Avenue
500 feet on St. James Road 700 feet on Pinecrest Avenue
200 feet on Pine View Street
4. DRAINAGE CONSTRUCTION
40 feet of 10" ACCM drainage on Venice Avenue 800 feet drain channel excavation at Pikes Brook 1000 feet drain channel excavation at Sims Brook
1000 feet drain channel excavation, fill and grade new section at Anna Parker Playground
50 feet culvert and drain system and bituminous concrete widening on Great Woods Road
220 feet of 12" ACCM storm drain on Intervale Anenue 140 feet of "2" ACCM storm drain on Williams Avenue
160 feet of 12" ACCM storm drain on Adams Avenue
120 feet of 24" ACCM storm drain on Woodbury Avenue 90 feet of 8" ACCM storm drain on Stone Street 380 feet of 15" ACCM Storm drain on Anawar Avenue 40 feet of 12" ACCM storm drain on Elm Street
135 feet of 15" ACCM storm drain on Bristow Street
80 feet of 12" ACCM storm drain on Bristow Street
120 feet of 8" ACCM storm drain on Washington Avenue
180 feet of 30" R.C. brook piping at Lynnhurst School site
172 feet of 36" R.C. brook piping at Lynnhurst School site.
New edgestone, bituminous concrete and granolithic sidewalk con- struction was done at the following locations: Cliftondale Square Saugus Ceriter
Washington Square
Clearing and grading new section 300' x300' at Riverside Cemetery. New guard rail and guard rail repairs at various locations. Reparis to the Ballard Streed tidewater gate.
A total of 109 new street signs were erected at various locations. 30 feet of fieldstone retaining wall on Dudley Street.
SEWER
The total amount committed to the Tax Collector for collection for sewer rentals and assessments for the year 1963 amounted to $60,907.83 broken down as follows:
1962
1963
Sewer Rentals
$15,708.50
$18,417.50
Assessments 20,396.02
42,490.33
$36,104.52 $60,907.83
We now have 1370 active sewer connections which is an increase of 139 over the year 1962.
All repairs, improvements and maintenance at our sewer pumping 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.
In addition to sewer maintenance (sewer line cleaning, repairs to manholes, sewer station maintenance, etc.) snow and ice control, equipment preventative maintenance, inspection and repairs to sewer trunk lines and miscellaneous projects, the following major projects were completed.
SANITARY SEWERS (By Public Works Department) 100 feet of 12" A.C. sewer main on Elmwood Avenue 300 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Hurd Avenue
440 feet of 8 ** A.C. sewer main on Mountain Avenue 500 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Dreemne Street 230 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Madiera Street
1200 feet of 8" A.C, sewer main on Birch Street 553 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Hazel Street
1490 feet of 8" A.C, sewer main on Intervale Avenue
1025 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Stone Street
870 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Lincoln Avenue 1622 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Summer Street
1115 feet of. 8" A.C. sewer main on Sunnyside Park 9445 feet total
SANITARY SEWERS (By Town Contract)
800 feet of 12 ** A.C. sewer main on Elmwood Avenue 170 feet of 10" A.C. sewer main on Winter Street outlet 146 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Mountain Ave. 298 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Danforth Ave. 214 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Granite Road
328 feet of 8 ** A.C, sewer main on Raddin Terrace 660 feet of 8 ** A.C, sewer main on Sunnyside Ave. 380 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Hillside Ave. 200 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Intervale Ave. 1077 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Essex Street 325 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Crescent Ave. 4598 feet total
SANIT ARY SEWERS (By Private Contractors)
150 feet of 8" A.C, sewer main on Emory Court 600 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Fiske Road 153 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Jewett Street 117 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Summer Court 235 feet of 8" A.C. sewer main on Forest Avenue 1255 feet total
During 1963 we added 15,298 feet of sewer to our system so our miles of sewer is now 17.46 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.
FORESTRY AND PARKS
In addition to playground and highway forestry maintenance (poli- cing playgrounds, tree and poison ivy spraying, maintaining all town owned greens, tree prunning, highway brush cutting, brook cleaning, snow and ice control, equipment preventative mainten -* ance etc.,) the following major projects were completed.
Playground equipment repairs, maintenance and storage at all public playgrounds.
Basketball court construction at Stackpole Field.
Expansion of Anna Parker Playground area for future Playground facilities.
Clearing and tree removal for Bow Street extension.
Brusb clearing and tree removal for Lynnhurst and Oakland- vale School Sites.
166 trees were removed, 30 trees topped and 62 tree stumps removed at various locations.
50 new trees were planted in the Oaklandvale section and were purchased by the residents of this area, 52 new trees were planted at various locations throughout the town of which some were donated and some purchased by the Public Works Department.
A permanent caretaker was assigned to maintain and protect Stackpole Field against vandalism resulting in many compliments from the general public and visiting teams.
ENGINEERING
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.
Other engineering services handled by this division dealth prim- arily with the public. Some of the services performed in this area were street lines for property owners, lines and grades for walks, driveways, etc., general engineering inquiries over the telephone, survey information for lot surveys, correcting Assessors plans in reference to sub-division of land and changes of lot lines which re- quires investigation of deeds and transfers, etc. at the Registry of Deeds and providing the Town Counsel with information such as description of land involving street acceptances and descriptions and plans for easements, checking, inspecting and approval of sub- division projects which come before the Planning Board, etc.
The total cost of operating all divisions of the Public Works Department for 1963 was as follows:
Salaries and Wages
$268,502.43
Expenses . . 198,593.26
$467,095.69
Considerable savings to the taxpayers in the cost of Public Works projects was realized by the use of Public Works equipment and personnel.
A proposed Public Works Department program and schedule of projects for 1964 has been submitted to the Town Manager. This program has been designed along the same lines as the 1963 Public Works Department program with the major assignments consisting of
1. Sewer and drainage extensions.
2. Highway reconstruction and improvements.
3. Water system extension and added fire protection.
4. Playground expansion.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank all the town officials and all those who in anyway supported the 1963 Public Works Department program.
To the members of the Public Works Department 1 extend my sincere appreciation for their loyalty, cooperation and hard work which made possible another successful year of accomplishments. Very truly yours, Ernest F. Pesce Supt. Public Works
1963 Report Fire Department ROSTER Chief - Vacant
Captains Albert Jervis, Acting Chicf Vacant Lieutenants Thomas Nolan Robert Jacobs Guy Collins Warren Newhall Permanent Firefighters Harold Atkinson Frank Beckford Robert Champoax Charles Ryder John Lavisita Leslie Hitchings George Berrett Joseph Champoux George Howard Melvin Lavton William Pagamcci George Parrot George Fyfe George Cronin Ronald Tilley John Lumsden Albert Brazis Walter Waldrip Arthur Maguire John Falasca John Mclaughlin Edward Falasca Robert Courtis Alfred Diotte
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Industrial Development
(Continued from Page 3) Development Commission, the Town Manager set up a liason officer in the Town Hall who would be in attendance at our meetings and who would Imow first hand what the Commission was attempting to do. The appointment of your assist- ant Mr. Graham Churchard, is most helpful to those seeking infor- mation on business and industrial sites in the Town when the various members of the IDC are not avati- able during the daytime hours. We feel your appointment of Mr. Chur- chard is a most important adjunct to the Industrial Development Commission.
Two years ago the Commission prepared a brochure on Saugus pointing out the advantages of lo- cating a business or industry in the area. We have had many re- quests for this brochure and have sent them out whenever requested.
When the Commission receives requests for areas that are avail- able for business and/or industry we direct the inquiries to the pri- vate owners of that land which we feel would be best suited for their needs.
Unfortunately, this is amost dif- ficult and somewhat inefficient way to operate and to date, not very productive, Because we do not have any Town owned area set aside for an Industrial Park, this is our ouly alternative.
It is the opinion of the Industrial Development Commission that Saugus needs a Town owned area zoned for light industry, that can be made available to those who inquire for sites within Saugus_
The Saugus Industrial Develop- ment Commission will contime to assist all those who seek sites in Saugus for business or indus- try.
Wherever possible and feasible we will work with and for those businesses within our Town to keep them here and to give them our support on those projects that we feel are to the best interests of the Town
Respectfully submitted Andrew W. Boynton, Secretary.
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1963 Report Town Clerk
i herewith submit my report as Town Clerk of the Town of Saugus for the year 1963.
During the year 1963, 354 Birth records were received and re- corded and copies were made and sent to the Secretary of State and to the Town or City where the parents reside.
219 Marriage records were re- ceived and recorded and copies were made and sent to the Secre- tary of State.
168 records of Death were re- ceived and recorded and copies were made and sent to the Secre- tary of State and to the Cities and Towns where the deceased resided. The following Town Clerk's Fees were received in 1963:
$ 476.00
Mortgages ... . . . 1,832.05
Mortgage Discharges 160.00
Business Certificates 34.00
Certified Copies . . . 390.50
Gas Registration . . 22.50
Trailer Registration . 1,456.00 Miscellaneous . 25.00 Pd. to Town Treasurer 4,396.05
The Town Clerk's Department collected the following Dog Li- censes for the year.1963:
665 maies @ 2.00. . . $1,330.00
87 females @ 5.00 . . 435.00
447 Spayed Females @
894.00
1 Kennel @ 50.00 . . 50.00
3 Kennel @ 10.00 . . 30.00
Pd. to Town Treas. . . 300.75 Pd. to County Treas. . 2,438.25
1,203 Licenses . . .. 2,739.00
The Town Clerk also serves as Clerk of the Board of Selectmen and the Town Clerk's office col- lected in behalf of the Board of Selectmen the following license fees:
Liquor
$20,950,00
Victualer
500.00
Entertainment
400.00
Juke Box
475.00
1964 Sewers
61,000.
22,766.50
Water
10,000.
1,403.75
Auctioneer
14.00
Auto Dealer
340.00
Taxi . .
210.00
1965 5ewers
61,000.
21,088.50
1953
190,126.00
116,538.00
1954
208,601.00
137,001.00
1955
84,617.00
9,315.00
1956
91,008,00
8,442.00
1957
203.404.05
87,134.97
1958
312,056.89
200,959.13
1959
283,206.37
185,910.89
1960
194,955.79
62.129.51
1961
341,036.73
205,628.05
1962
364,047.29
200,809.92
1963
261,044.18
131,418.05
RECEIPT5 FROM COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
1947 - 1963 INCLUSIVE
INCOME TAX
CORPORATION
MEAL TAX*
1947
82,890.00
33,741.00
3,813.00
1948
78,717.00
48,182.00
3,746.00
1949
164,199.00
67,151.00
3,723.00
1950
135,440.00
45,475.00
3,891.00
1951
153,104.00
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