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Alice Guyot
Bessie Pike
Wakefield
Irene Katherine Lynch
Somerville
Edna Doris MacLaren Wakefield
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Date Place of Marriage
Name
Residence
Aug. 13 Wakefield
Harold James Doucette
Reading Wakefield
27 Worcester
William Bryant Russell Grace Louise Larson
Worcester
28 Melrose
Herbert Chester Smith Wakefield
Phyllis Blanche Martin Wakefield
29 Dennis
Arthur Norman Amadon Wakefield
Martha Estelle Leesman
Charleston, W. V.
Sept. 3 Wakefield
Edward Wesley Raye
Melrose Wakefield Melrose
3 Wakefield
Joseph Alexander Souter
Helen Adams (Hackett) Cheever
Wakefield
4 Wakefield David Crosby
Wakefield
Alice Fletcher Crabiel
Wakefield
4 Stoneham John Leo Brown
Wakefield
Anna Louise Brady
Stoneham
4 Wakefield Alfred LaCava
Angelina Cubitoso
Roxbury Wakefield
4 Wakefield Salvatore Sorabella Grace Cacciola
Wakefield
4 Malden
Lester Jacob Spero
Wakefield
Olga Marie Woronoff
Wakefield
5 Reading
Henry Lanzillo
Wakefield
Constance Vivian (Andrews) Moore
Wakefield
5 Wakefield
John Perreira
Anita Theresa Ruffo
5 Wakefield
Raymond Anthony Buttaro
Norma Frances Hubbard
8 Wakefield
William Harold Darling
Lynn Reading Wakefield
10 Lowell
Catherine Eileen Carr
Lowell
10 Wakefield
Loring Wellington Mann Joyce Clemons
Wakefield Wakefield
11 Wakefield
Roland Vincent Blakeney
Malden
Mary Frances Bisso
Wakefield
11 Wakefield
Frank DeFelice
Wakefield
Serina Tine
Wakefield
16 Salem, N. H. Michael Briefer Jessamine (Harris) Briefer New York, N. Y.
21 Wakefield
Raymond Brewster DeHart
Melrose
Beatrice Mortimer
Wakefield
24 Somerville
Arthur Kermit Vidito Wakefield
Edna Lindsey Bennett
Somerville
Estelle Rose Doucette
Wakefield
Helen Stafford Taylor
Watertown
New Bedford Wakefield Cambridge Wakefield
Lillys Gertrude Parker Arthur James Burke
Wakefield
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RECORD OF MARRIAGES
Date Place of Marriage
Name Residence
Sept. 24 Wakefield
Joseph Silveira D'A vila
E. Boston Wakefield
25 Wakefield
Ronald Lincoln Northrup
Lynnfield Ctr.
Lois Glaister Potter
Wakefield
26 Wakefield Thomas Sheppard
Lynnfield
Hazel Lena (Wilcox) Goodridge
Lynnfield Wakefield
26 Melrose
Joseph Raymond Chartier
Malden
30 Malden
Orra Morton Cheney
Malden
Mary Catherine Findlay
Wakefield
Oct. 1 Wakefield
Edward Raymond Melanson
Boston Wakefield
1 Wakefield
Paul Caracoglia
Wakefield
Doris Mae Pilgrim
Wakefield
1 Wakefield
Arthur Maurice Anderson
Wakefield
Marion Estelle Oliver
Wakefield
2 Melrose
Joseph Edward Quigley
Melrose Wakefield Wakefield Malden Wakefield Wakefield
2 Wakefield Richard Ralph Meuse Rita Mary De Veau
8 Wakefield
Thomas Joseph Connell
Stoneham
8 Wakefield Lawrence Chappell Kingsland Jr.
9 Melrose
Margaret Fitz Henry George MacDonald Kathleen Gatiana Hayes
Wakefield Wakefield Wakefield Wakefield Melrose Wakefield
12 Nashua, N. H.
Aubrey Thomas Quinlan Juliette Jean Edwin B. Dolan
Nashua, N. H.
12 Waterboro, Me.
Elizabeth P. Blaisdell
Wakefield Waterboro, Me. Danberry, Conn. Wakefield
14 Wakefield
Maurice Joseph Hourihan Wakefield
Isabel Veronica Campbell Wakefield
Fred B. Robinson Wakefield
15 Tewksbury
Rachel A. (Romprey) Ahern
Tewksbury
15 Wakefield
Ralph Merton Cheney Everett
Melrose
16 Boston
Magaret Elizabeth Meyer Roland Sargent Stone Hamilton
16 Wakefield
19 Wakefield
Ethelyn Porter Bartlett Wakefield Donald Edward Walport Gardiner, Me. Constance Susan McCauley Los Angeles Cal. Harold Fairfield Van Horne Jr. Somerville Martha Frances Muse Wakefield
Dorothy Thompson
2 Malden
Gaetano Falabella Edith May (Lagerberg) Payeur
Mary Beatrice Sheridan
14 Wakefield
Ralph Lester McMahon
Florence Mae Todd
Beva Helen Bayes
Edna Marie Hogquist
Mary Costa
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Date Place of Marriage
Name
Residence Wakefield
Oct. 21 Salem, N. H.
John Lazzaro Marion Roy Salem
23 Wakefield
Paul Guglietta
Somerville Wakefield
24 Wakefield
William M. Dinan
Bangor, Me.
Barbara F. Dyer
Bangor, Me.
24 Salem, N. H.
John Richards
Salem
Phyllis Melba Messenger
Wakefield
29 Wakefield
John Clark Phinney
Somerville
Dorothy Anne (Ramsdell) Hill
Wakefield
30 Wakefield
Glenwood Earl Darling
Wakefield
Mary Louise Lan
Wakefield
31 Wakefield
John William O'Connell
Wakefield
Anna Ruth Maloney
Wakefield
Nov. 5 Cambridge
James Edward Wixtead
Wakefield Cambridge Reading Wakefield
6 Wakefield
James Joseph Delaney
Wakefield
10 Wakefield
Robert Edmund Parker
Wakefield
10 Boston
Marjorie Louise Bullard Walter Albert Cass
Wakefield
10 Melrose
Cyril Alexander Baril
Anna Gertrude Donahue
Boston Wakefield Melrose Wakefield Wakefield
12 Melrose
John Ross Roulston
Wakefield
12 Wakefield
Frances Smith
Cambridge Cambridge
18 Wakefield
William Charles Brant
Wakefield
19 Malden Edward Norman Hawkins
Rita Geraldine Emerson
Lynnfield Wakefield Malden
19 Wakefield Edward Joseph Buckley
Wakefield
Elizabeth Mary Doucette
Wakefield
19 Wakefield Paul Ellis Abbott
Wakefield
Eleanor Gertrude (Barstow) Langill
Wakefield
20 Medford
Stanley Sternberg Smith
Wakefield
Ruth Bennett Russell Medford
21 Wakefield
Roland Ellsworth Wolfe Maynard
Dorothy Wilkie Treadwell Everett
Ruth Constance Boireau
5 Wakefield
Harold William Maybury Jr.
Christine Frances Bennett
Mary Martha Hynes
Wakefield
Nona May Rivers
12 Wakefield
Ralph Stanley Livernoise
Marion Louise Spaulding
Elizabeth (Amero) Boudreau Jerome Alrich
Melrose
Rose Mildred Meuse
Wakefield
Annie Theresa Mauceri
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RECORD OF MARRIAGES
Date Place of Marriage
Name
Residence
Nov. 23 Malden
Cain Govan
Wakefield
Jannie Sweat
Wakefield
24 Stoneham
Dominick Lesley Fredette
Wakefield
Henrietta Louise Burnette
Stoneham
24 Otter River Alexander Antonio Szavoick
Otter River, Mass.
Frances Marie Dabek
Wakefield
24 Wakefield
John Joseph Walsh
Wakefield
Margaret Frances Dame
Somerville
24 Wakefield
Raymond James Murphy
Wakefield
25 Weston
Bridget M. (O'Callahan) Halliday Wakefield Fred Stanley Grant Jr. Wakefield
Weston
26 Wakefield
George Edmund Gallant
Reading
Mary Lena Melanson
Wakefield
27 Lawrence
Anthony Paul Scione Vera Saba
Lawrence
Dec. 5 Wakefield
Frank Cutting Perks
Wakefield
17 Wakefield
Henry Eugene Storm
Wakefield
18 Wakefield
William John Forrest
Boston Wakefield
25 Wakefield
Eleanor King Winkler Elmer Christian Zirzow Eleanor Glover Arthur Harry Charles Helen Louise Wallace Richard Bethel Atwell
Cleveland, Ohio Wakefield Portland, Me. Wakefield
26 Wakefield
31 Wakefield
Wakefield
Margaret Mary Hampton
Wakefield
Helen Alice Livingston
Stoneham
Louise Irene Martin
Wakefield
Barbara Morton
Wakefield
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Record of Deaths
Any errors or omissions noted in these records should be reported to the Town Clerk at once.
Date of
Death
Name
Years
Months Days
Jan.
1 Jennie Coolbroth Mitchell
66
1
11
2 Joseph Dycyan
52
3 Louise Sherman
30
7
24
3 Alice Gage White
76
6
21
6 Eunice Rebekah Tupper
84
11
8
7 John Thomson
69
8
24
8 Walter George Wolfe
72
3
22
8 Mary Carrie Emery Howe
91
10
14
8 Peter J. Jack
72
11
24
9 Mary E. Murphy
80
11
18
11 Susan Keturah Batchelder
76
7
11
12 Frederick L. Shaw
77
7
11
12 Ernest Maynard Fairbanks
65
9
27
22 Harris Mason Dolbeare
67
1
24
22 Paul Kerr
18
23 Sarah Elizabeth Kelly
70
2
5
23 Catherine Butman
84
1
4
23 Ambrose P. Doucette
79
24 Mary Lucas Bond
67
6
6
27 Winifred A. Brickley
77
13
Feb. 1 Jennie Grubb
82
1 7
2 Jonathan Newcomb McMaster
87
24
2 Patrick V. Sexton
78
2 Francesco Gaglione
68
4 Sarah Elizabeth Foster
92
4
25
5 George Alden Mohla
2
1
5 Annie Mckenzie
98
6 Leila Lizzett Currier
74
10
25
7 Charles Mitchell Jazakawiz
20
10
14
11 Elizabeth Ann Walsh Winters
51
8
19
14 Susie Long
67
14 Abigail Grace Friend
68
7 22
17 Morris Burwen
72
18 Elizabeth Findlay
79
5
22 Robert W. Barker
17
3
29
24 Maude L. Weeks
70
71
RECORD OF DEATHS
Date of
Death Name
Years
Months Days
Feb. 24 Albion Luther Rockwood
82
24 Richard C. Stout
53
25 John Tredinnick 27 Arthur Henry Boardman
69
1
March 1 Emma Ingalls Griffin
84
11
2
1 Giovanni Gallucci
52
5
11
2 Charles W. Boynton
69
6
19
4 James Joseph Fay
44
7
5 George M. J. Mccullough
71
6 Jerome Carter Tyler
57
9
18
6 Wilbur Johnson Flannigan
78
9
24
9 Patrick Joseph Harney
60
9 Mary E. Scannell
75
7
11 Tecce
30 min.
12 Lizzie B. Stewart
74
3
7
12 Albert Brewster Comins
77
4
12 Katherine Theresa Marron
85
2
18
14 Julia Ann Bishop
82
7
4
15 Agnes Fisher
76
9
13
16 Despou Costulis
81
18 Richard T. Trahey
57
3
20
29 Walter G. Mayer
59
8
5
30 Caroline Coolidge
82
8
4
31 Samuel Alfred McNeilly
78
9
12
31 Louis Burr Wallace
49
6
14
April
1 Stillbirth
2 Frances P. Bartlett
86
7
25
4 Anna L. Surrette
36
20
5 Lavina Towle
61
13 Fred Chase Kinsman
73
3
25
13 Mary J. Quan
84
11
14 Charles T. Richardson
61
9
28
14 Mary Jane Stearns
82
11
11
14 Gabriel Pica
38
2
27
17 Peter R. Kenney
6
3
5
21 Florence Royce Stevens
65
9
26
30 Gertrude A. Wrisley
57
9
May
3 Amelia Jeanette Falabella
39
9
14
7 Martha Ann Gilman
78
8
27
8 Mary Ellen McMahan
79
9
12
8 Perry Ashley Davison
59
9
8
9 William N. Dager
73
9
15
31 Anna Harris Crane
75
13
72
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Date of Death
Name
Years
Months Days
May 10 Mary Ann Stetson
79
1
11
11 James Nelson
67
2
11
11 Stillbirth
14 Richard Eason
75
3
19
14 Gaston Bligh Moore
76
9
29
15 Samuel Donaldson
32
2
22
19 Smithell
21 hours 20 min.
22 Laura Emma Gowing
82
27
22 Helen Casey
40
4
10
23 George E. Thompson
60
7
28
24 Joseph Vieira
67
24 Mary Gianferri
79
25 Lida Smith
59
6
12
28 Charles Hillman
60
10
2
June
2 Madeline O. Dulong
46
8
4
4 Margaret Dillon
64
5 Jeremiah J. Gleason
65
3
10
10 Herbert W. Roberts
19
1
10
15 Emily LeFave
42
3
10
16 Nunziante Lanzillo
61
17 Christian Christianson
55
11
12
18 Grace Howard
32
5
15
19 Frederick N. Lord
67
4
16
20 Charlotte Ann Thrush
93
4
2
21 Antonio Puccia
84
24 Sarah M. Graham
66
7
9
26 Norman P. McWhinnie Jr.
8
1
28 John Shannon
76
29 Agnes M. Leuchtman
77
29 Delano W. Towle
76
7 15
July
1 Rosa Orsini Luciani
41
3 Nellie Sarah Lunt
80
10
15
3 Ezra Everett Fawcett
67
5
25
5 Joanna Hurd Nichols
91
1
8
13 Stillbirth
18 Joseph Nutile
68
23 Everett S. Dodge
89
23
25 Crawford Goodwich Ewing
79
8
20
30 Catherine T. McCorry
74
Aug.
2 Grace Vella
22
10
21
3 Richard Marland Griffin
17
10
9
4 Annie LaBlanc
53
25
4 Leonardo Scuilli
58
73
RECORD OF DEATHS
Date of Death Name
Years Months Days
Aug.
5 Stillbirth
8 Margaret Cieri
57
3
11 John J. Tyter
74
1 18
16 Addie Russ Crosman
79
27
18 Harriett A. Kierstead
55
23 Emerson McKenney
77
7
6
26 Arthur J. Renz
53
6
21
27 Jenny Hancock Smith
82
1
29 Albert C. Warner
18
4
18
31 Rose Dulong
92
8
16
31 Frank Winfield Dunn
58
11
4
Sept. 8 Adelaide Wheelock Hayes
8 Thomas Barnett
64
12 Ellen Murphy
58
14 Stillbirth
14 Mary Kalaher
70
9
4
15 Charles A. Nickerson
75
10
1
16 Frederick P. Laforme
90
11
17 Florence Vinning
68
8
20 Sebastian Serrentino
41
23 Alice M. Jarvis
68
6
16
24 Virginia Smith
38
2
1
27 Ervin Clark Huntley
62
8
15
Oct. 4 Lucy Ehl Susmanski
53
5 Gideon C. Sunman
49
11
5
5 Stillbirth
5 Elizabeth Olive Marston Hutchinson
75
10
9
5 Laura Clarinda Knox
76
6
14
7 Charles H. Wells
8/0
11
22
10 Nellie Hosmer
62
11
10
16 Amelia Miezwa
23
3
5
17 Josephine Rose Jazakawiz
55
18 Terrence C. Fish
68
19 Hubbard
2
20 Emma Frances Price
60
6
18
23 Elizabeth C. Walsh
46
25 Arthur B. Weld
73
31 Augusta M. Parker
81
1 27
20 Jennie Miggos
27
27 Kathleen Morrison
39
Nov. 1 George Jefferson Mann
83
6
15
2 Frank Louis Smith
55
1
13
79
5
18
74
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Date of Death
Name
Years
Months Days
Nov.
6 George W. LeBlanc
58
3
11
8 Delia Elizabeth O'Toole
51
11
7
9 Addie Niles
81
5
20
10 Frank E. Strong
75
5
8
12 Edward Augustus Jones
59
8
15
12 Andrew Francis Harrington
48
11
30
12 Isabelle Y. Macleod
71
6
23
13 Elmore Nichols
81
5
22
13 Nora McArdle
54
11
14 Paul Herman Seifert
72
4
2
16 Ida Frances White
73
4
5
19 Laura E. Jensen
75
3
21 John Griffin
65
3
6
22 Celestino Pierotti
78
7
22 Nellie C. Gaffy
77
4
29
27 Christina Flint
88
7
12
27 Anna M. Bradley
77
4
6
28 Peter Riemer
52
2
29 Berndt Heurlin
78
11
27
29 Harriet Hanson
56
5
5
30 Clara E. Davis
77
9
4
Dec.
2 Ernest E. Prescott
65
1
12
5: James Hashem
3
11
7 Jesse G. Taft
76
8
7
7 Joseph Willard Fuller
71
1
4
7 Mary Louise Millar
77
9
22
10 Thomas Collins
73
10 Stillbirth
13 Abbie Frances Savage
91
5
13 Bridget Kelty
84
9
10
16 Anne B. Lilley
56
2
1
16 Elizabeth B. Matthews
87
2
8
16 Anna Christina Sunman
88
1
16
16 Michael J. Mitchell
65
19 Lillian Leveroni Thomason
43
6
8
20 Sylenda Beebe Stearns
75
27
20 Harriet E. Brown
82
1
25
20 Elvira M. Dixon
75
7
4
20 Emma Charlotte Anderson
64
6
1
21 Jeremiah J. Cronin
50
8
13
21 Annie Eliza Callbeck
82
1 25
23 Charles Ernest Sanford
69
4
21
25 Annie M. Hyde
61
5
8
25 Florence M. Higgins
56
15 Stella Rosalinda White
80
75
RECORD OF DEATHS
Date of Death Name
Years
Months Days
Dec. 26 Freeman Berry Payne
85
9
4
26 Joseph V. McManamin
56
4
11
26 Frances McIlroy Frye
84
4
29 Carolyn A. Goodwin
7
18
30 Bernard Dolan
80
4
13
31 Clarence Ecay
42
9
20
76
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Dog Licenses
Number of Licenses issued
1,067
Tax on 735 Males at $2.00
$1,470.00
Tax on 83 Females at $5.00
415.00
Tax on 247 Spayed Females at $2.00
494.00
Tax on 2 Kennels at $50.00
100.00
$2,479.00
Deduct Clerk's Fees
213.40
Paid Town Treasurer
$2,265.60
Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Number of Licenses issued
379
Resident Citizen Fishing-122 at $2.00
$244.00
Resident Citizen Hunting-150 at $2.00
300.00
Resident Citizen Sporting-36 at $3.25
117.00
Resident Citizen Minor and Female Fishing-25 at $1.25 31.25
Resident Citizen Minor Trapping-1 at $2.25
2.25
Resident Citizen Trapping-3 at $5.25
15.75
Non-resident Fishing special-1 at $1.50
1.50
Non-resident Fishing-1 at $5.25
5.25
Duplicate Licenses-4 at $.50
2.00
Resident Citizen Sporting-36 Free
$719.00
Deduct Clerk's Fees
84.75
Paid Division Fisheries and Game
$734.25
FREDERIC S. HARTSHORNE,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
Report of Selectmen
To the Citizens of the Town of Wakefield:
We herewith respectfully submit the annual report of the Board of Selectmen for the year ending December 31, 1938, together with the re- ports of the several departments under our control or supervision.
ORGANIZATION
The Board consisting of Donald White, Charles F. Young, George J. Evans, V. Richard Fazio and William R. Lindsay organized March 8, 1938 by electing Donald White, Chairman and Charles F. Young, Secretary. Charles C. Cox was appointed Clerk.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Fire Department-Charles F. Young
Police Department-Donald White
Moth Department-V. Richard Fazio
Highway Department-George J. Evans Federal Projects-William R. Lindsay
Traffic-Donald White
Town Hall-V. Richard Fazio
APPOINTMENTS
Town Counsel-Maynard E. S. Clemons Fire Inspector-Fred D. Graham Wire Inspector-Fred D. Graham Building Inspector-Joseph W. MacInnis Janitor Town Hall-James J. Logan
Night Janitor Town Hall-Thomas E. Giles Animal Inspector-George A. Bennett Dog Officer-George A. Bennett. Lock-Up Keeper-John G. M. Gates
Moth Superintendent-John A. Landry
Registrar of Voters-Three Years-James F. Curley Board of Appeal-Three Years-J. Theodore Whitney
Sweetser Lecture Committee-Harry I .. Reed, Cyrus M. Dolbeare, George E. Potter, Eb V. Yeuell, Charles J. Peterson, Thomas F. Kenney, Charlotte R. Fitz
Constables-Harry A. Simonds, Louis N. Tyzzer, George B. DeRoche, Harold R. Anderson
Superintendent of Streets-Harry H. Denning
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Soldiers' Relief Agent-John Findlay, Jr.
Burial Agent and Agent Care of Soldiers' Graves-John Findlay, Jr. Janitor Lafayette Building-John N. Heningar W. P. A. Supervisor-Aaron T. Butler
Licenses granted by the Selectmen for the sale of Alcoholic Beverages for the year 1938 are listed below, actual receipts from same, also receipts from other licenses granted during the year 1938 are shown in Town Ac- countant's report.
RETAIL PACKAGE GOODS STORES, ALL KINDS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Israel Blank, 6 Water Street
John Jeffrey, 410 Main Street Ignazio Palumbo, 39 Albion Street
Salvatore Tine, 38 Water Street
The reports of the various departments under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen are so inclusive that it is unnecessary to repeat their accomplishments here.
The splendid co-operation of these departments with the Board of Se- lectmen has marked a year notable for true harmony among the members of the Board. The Chairman wishes to express publicly his appreciation of the work performed by the other members of the board and of their loyalty at all times. Harmony does not imply like opinions, for the members have differed basically on many occasions, but rather does it imply respect for each other's arguments and beliefs.
Without doubt the high light of the year was the tremendous hurricane of September twenty-first. A crisis tests the steel in man's make up. The townspeople well know what happened here. There is no need to recount the hard work, the braving of dangers, the quick return to normalcy made possible by a faithful roster of town employees, the local military company (Company E) the Medical Detachment, the Boy Scouts, War Veterans, the Telephone Company, W.P.A. Workers and numerous volunteers. Our hats are off to these, and we know the citizens are deeply appreciative of their services.
On September twenty-fifth the Board in special session voted to re- turn the work of the town, except for certain danger spots, to the regular departments. During the emergency the general supervision had naturally become vested in the police department.
The personnel of various town boards changed during the year. The Welfare Board lost three members by resignation, and by joint action of this board and the Board of Selectmen, the following were elected to serve: Mrs. Helen S. Randall, M. Leo Conway and Ralph P. Rowe.
The Municipal Light Board vacancy caused by the death of A. Francis Harrington was filled by the joint election of Eugene J. Sullivan.
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
The death of our highly respected Town Treasurer, Arthur W. Board- man, made it necessary for the Selectmen to appoint a temporary treasurer. Frederic S. Hartshorne was so appointed and served until the regular elec- tion.
Fred D. Graham was appointed Forest Warden.
The Police Department saw many changes during the year. Patrolman Gervase V. Stanley was retired under the Veterans' Retirement Act. The following were appointed patrolmen: Raymond J. Beane, Peter A. Quinn and Charles H. Sullivan. The three places thus vacated on the Reserve Force were filled by Frederick C. Hupprich Jr., Henry F. Galvin and John L. Clark.
On November 29th, a group of police officers were presented with marksmanship medals by the Board.
The quarters of the Police Department were enlarged this year by taking over the room vacated by the Welfare Board. This has resulted in a much better space division of activities. The Board of Selectmen is very much in favor of an office secretary for the Police Department. The work of the police has increased a great deal and a new filing system has been installed by a W. P. A. project which, to be of value, must be kept up to date.
The Lafayette Building has been used a great deal during the year. The Welfare Board has moved from the Town Hall to the Lafayette Build- ing and is greatly pleased with the new quarters.
John N. Heningar was appointed janitor of the Lafayette Building and his work has been most highly commended.
The unfinished room on the second floor has been designated G. A. R. trophy room, and headquarters for the Sons of Union Veterans and Auxiliary and the Daughters of Union Veterans.
Regulations and rates for the use of the Assembly and Banquet Halls have been adopted.
The W.P.A. program has continued to be a major problem. On May first, the resignation of J. Theodore Whitney as Town Agent became effective and Aaron T. Butler succeeded him.
For the first time in W.P.A. history here, a special town meeting was necessary to finance the projects until the end of the year. At the meeting a $28,000 bond issue was voted, the sum being for purposes of W.P.A., Soldiers' Relief and Welfare.
One of the most interesting of the new projects is a detailed survey of the Town of Wakefield.
The various W.P.A. activities have been largely centered in the Verge Building on Main Street. Here are housed the main office, the Surplus Com- modities Department, the Toy and Furniture Repair projects, the sewing project, the precast curbing project and the tools used on outside jobs.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
The request for a new pumping engine by the Fire Department was approved by the Selectmen. The town meeting voted to purchase the same.
Traffic problems continue. A safety island in front of the post office has been installed and taxi stand signs have been placed on Main Street stands. The full text of the new traffic regulations should soon be in a form available for printing.
The Board of Selectmen acting as the Board of Survey has had a busy year. Plans for laying out land in the rear of No. 231 Lowell Street, Essex Street, a plot on the east side of Vernon Street on the so-called Vitty property, and "Hope Terrace" and "Dexter Avenue" off Lowell Street have been ap- proved. The help of the Planning Board in these matters has been appreciated.
The County Commissioners have been requested to relocate Green Street from Main Street to Oak Street and Spring Street from Greenwood Street to Myrtle Avenue.
Hearings on the acceptance of Coolidge Park and Morgan Avenue have been held. Coolidge Park was accepted by the town.
The Board perambulated the Reading line in company with the Reading Board.
The Board disapproved the erection of a billboard at the corner of Preston and New Salem Streets. The billboard was erected, however, and thus one more incident illustrating the long term trend of actual transfer of power from towns to the state has gone into history.
Low rates on money borrowed by the town has been indicative of the financial standing of the town in financial circles.
New vault doors have been installed in the Selectmen's office and Tax Collectors' office, thus insuring the safety of the town records.
To the heads and members of all departments under control of the Se- lectmen, the Board wishes to express its hearty thanks for the work ac- complished and the co-operation extended in one of the most complicated years in the history of our town government.
To the citizens of Wakefield, the Board gives thanks for their patience, their courtesy and their understanding of the magnitude of the problems confronting each and every branch of governmental work in the town we all cherish.
DONALD WHITE, CHARLES F. YOUNG, GEORGE J. EVANS, V. RICHARD FAZIO, WILLIAM R. LINDSAY,
Selectmen.
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
Report of Chief of Police
January 1st, 1939.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit to your Honorable Board, the report of the doings of the Police Department for the year ending December 31st, 1938.
Number of arrests
425
Number of arrests on warrants
45
Number of arrests without warrants
308
Number of arrests on capias
17
Number of summons served
55
Males
395
Females
30
Residents
248
Non-Residents
177
FOR THE FOLLOWING CRIMES, VIS :-
Arrested for other officers
5
Assault and battery
3
Assault with a dangerous weapon
3
Automobile Laws, Violations of
Operating under the influence of liquor
18
Operating so as to endanger
4
Operating after revocation of license
1
Operating without a license
6
Operating-Speeding
5
Operating-Failing to slow down at an intersection
7
Automobile not inspected
1
Causing personal injury to person
1
Causing property damage
2
Causing unnecessary noise with automobile
1
Mechanical signal, not stopping
14
Not keeping to right of way
1
Using without authority
10
Unregistered car
1
Uninsured car
1
Breaking, entering and larceny in the night time
5
Breaking, entering in the night time-attempt to commit larceny
3
Breaking, entering and larceny in the day time
10
Carrying revover without permit
1
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Children :-
Delinquent
3
Neglected
16
Non-support of
1
Common nuisance, keeping and maintaining
1
Disturbing the peace
2
Drunkenness
147
Evading taxi fare
1
Forgery
1
Gaming
3
Gaming, being present
19
Insane
11
Larceny
28
Larceny, attempt to commit
2
Lewdness
2
Lewd and lascivious cohabitation
6
Malicious mischief
3
Milk Law, violation of
2
Non-support
7
Probation, violation of
19
Rape
1
Receiving stolen property
1
Runaway boy
1
Safe keeping
38
Setting fire in open without permit
1
Wilfully and maliciously injuring property
6
HOW DISPOSED OF
Appealed
2
Continued
28
Concord Reformatory
1
Defaulted
1
Delivered to other officers
18
Discharged
4
Dismissed without prosecution
8
Fines imposed
129
Grand Jury
6
House of Correction
21
House of Correction-Suspended sentence
35
Industrial School for Girls
1
Insane Hospital
11
Lyman School-Committed
1
Lyman School-Suspended sentence
2
Placed on file
25
Probation
17
Released
68
Restitution
2
Sherborn-committed
2
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
83
Sherborn-Suspended sentence
3
Shirley School
3
Shirley School-Suspended sentence
3
State Farm-committed
14
State Farm-Suspended sentence
4
State Department of Public Welfare
16
AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURT
66 at
$5.00
$330.00
43 at
10.00
430.00
2 at
15.00
30.00
5 at
25.00
125.00
1 at
35.00
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