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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 Mary Burns
78
3
15
1 Emma Luella Rea (Taylor)
80
7
19
2 Mary Beirweiler Hillman
64
5
28
2 John Zappala
62
4
4
3 Emma Mabel Mansfield Lord
77
10
0
4 Esther Cutter Allen
63
8
28
4 John Howard Morris
18
8
27
6 Walter R. Sprague
78
5
25
7 Archie Singer
52
9
2
10
Josephine Dycyan
19
-
12 Ellen Hammond Hersey
65
7
22
12 James William Glover
69
1
21
14 Frederick Schindler
50
8
24
14 Colby Lewis Burbank
54
3
12
14 George Sherbourne McKenney
90
10
16
21 Arthur Levi Decker
69
9
21
22
Margaret L. Campbell
89
3
13
25 Joseph Toth
47
11
28
26
Florence E. Spear Mackay
58
10
21
27
Henry S. Doucette
61
6
20
27 Wesley Simpson Goodwin
80
0
27
27 Anna Frances Browne (Darton)
72
8
30
29 Margaret Brennan (MacDougall)
74
6
18
29
Arthur Palmer Dean
42
9
17
30 Marjorie C. Barnes
59
11
21
Feb.
4 John F. Kurkier
64
10
19
4 Timothy Wren
51
-
5 Gene Thomas Hollander
5
17
5 Elizabeth Batchelder
88
6
29
6 Nora Gertrude Maloney (Sullivan)
81
6
22
8 Agnes MacInnis
72
-
12
12 John Lawrence Quinn
- 55
0
12
13 Ada Gertrude Burley
74
6
4
16 Frank A. Tecce
29
10
11
16 Celia Mary Tecce (Gravalese)
50
10
18
.
-
6 Mary Barbour (Brizzolara)
72
106
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Date of
Death Name
Years
Months
Days
17 Stathern Bailey Chute
65
8
9
20 Chester Herbert Phillips
65
7
22
20 Annie Gertrude Balch
77
5
12
26 Catherine Stickney Gage Edson
92
11
9
26 Helena Frances Seavey Vardon
71
5
9
26 Margaret M. Doucette (Smith)
85
Mar.
1 Wilhelmina Mather
87
0
8
2 Mary Elwell
-
1
7
3 John R. Hooper
79
0
0
5 Marie Louise Anderson
82
6
8
7 Emily Anna Wilson (Norton)
92
2
19
8 Mary Simpson (Gahan)
67
8
22
8 James Knott
77
2
24
10 Richard Dutton
74
10
10
12 James H. Cotter
71
0
18
13 Bessie Crosby Porter Phipps
84
6
9
15 William Burns
65
9
14
17 Humphrey Collins
68
6
19
17 Alonzo Howard Colson
69
7
4
19 Peter Doucette
86
1
6
20 Edwin G. Young
93
2
20
20 Nelson W. Edmonds
74
-
20 Aimee Jewell Green (Foster)
67
8
22
26 Peter Richard Rogers
-
4
1
26 John DeRoche
-
-
1
28 George Harris Sharmutsos (Sharos)
67
4
3
29 Marietta Hall (Fogg)
87
8
19
April
2 Frederick Percival Macleod
77
0
8
4 Frank Patrick Toole
57
2
19
4 Patrick Joyce
74
2
29
4 Francis M. Canavan
44
-
5 Willard Perry Farwell
63
0
8
6 Maria Celestina Antunes
80
11
15
9 Emeline Beckerton Hogg
72
11
26
10 Delia Dunlea (Connors)
62
11
23
17 Joseph Thomas Gosnay
84
8
18
18 Frederick French Winter
62
2
10
18 Richard Deveau
12
15
25 Mary Elizabeth O'Connor
77
4
30
25 James Weir Blades
75
1
20
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
107
Date of
Death
Name
Years
Months
Days
28 Garrett Higgins
76
2
29
28 Joseph Frank Bilicki
57
4
24
28 Marion Grant
62
4
28
May
3 James Cummings Clarke
87
11
-
5 Mary Elizabeth Bonney (Spaulding)
84
9
12
5 Louisa DelRossi (DiBernardi)
65
6 Antonetta Orsini
101
0
0
6 Harry Chester Benner
68
9
2
9 Frank Perkins Butman
68
0
9
11 Albert LaForest Roundy
84
5
8
16 Arthur T. Walsh
57
9
11
16 Clara M. Allen
93
9
20
17 Fred M. Colby
63
-
21 Alice Maude Mansfield
75
2
11
21 Faith Meader Wood
42
2
19
29 Elliott William Loring
69
3
26
30 Ellen Ann MacMillan (MacMillan)
87
6
29
31
Mitchell
16 hrs.
44 min.
31 Catherine Campbell Stewart
76
5
21
31 Luther M. Howe
65
6
18
June
2 Margaret E. Vidito (Munro)
88
7
2
9 Mary Ann Perry
67
6
22
9 Sarah Jane Gould
89
4
10
9 Mary Rice (McIntyre)
74
10 James Ernest Crozier
71
3
23
10 Willard Gray Eaton
82
5
26
11 Alice Fiske (Bird)
86
6
22
12 Annie Melvin (Gilchrist)
77
3
2
12 Charles McDonald
94
8
7
16 Ida Murray (Rana)
90
10
20
19 Martha Ethel Buzzell (MacArthur)
56
9
16
.21 Margaret Finneran
44
5
28
23 Josephine L. Smith (Brown)
94
1
18
25 Paulette Christopher
-
8
13
28 Elizabeth Mabel Denley (Shaw)
64
9
5
28 Caleb Armstrong Eastman
89
5
11
July
1 Martin J. Brophy
63
4
9
1 Frank Frederick Neeb
62
2
10
2 Roy Barrows
64
3
17
3 Richard Murkland Hall
23
7
3
-
-
108
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Date of Death
Name
Years
Months
Days
3 Margaret C. Lyons
53
6
18
4
Larson
5 hours
5 Daniel P. Kelleher
73
-
6 Arthur H. Leighton
64
5
7
7 Charles Henry Gerrior
78
6
21
10 Charles Rogers
52
1
12
11 Flora Ann Bowdlear (Inglis)
78
3
11
18 William Henry Jack
63
4
29
19 Ada Mildred Chute Chartier
62
10
17
25 Hubert Clifford Ramsdell
50
9
2
28 Saul Hertz
45
3
27
29 Frank Ross Adams
59
11
14
30
Florence Wheeler (Worth)
69
3
2
Aug.
8 Patrick J. Flanagan
72
10
6
9 Frank Blair Corbet
77
10
12
10 Margaret Shields
20
11
28
11 Julia (Flanley) Barrett
81
3
9
15 Frank Nathan Sherwin
93
2
13
17 Harriet Haynes Seaman
66
3
25
20
George Edward Ruggles
67
3
8
22
Cleveland
12 hours
23
Richard Eugene Wall
79
5
16
23 Donald John MacDonald
50
7
26
27 Arthur L. Wade
67
10
16
29 Emily Mabel Wright Haskell
81
9
9
Sept.
1 Marshall Luther Smith
78
7
15
5 Herbert Wilson Ellis
32
26
8 Ora Amanda Tay Cox
91
3
20
10 Joseph A. Melanson
51
9
8
14 Jennie C. (Cirasole) Antonioli
64
3
13
16 Frank Taylor Woodbury
78
9
12
17 Anna Maria Drake Gosnay
81
4
27
17 Maria Carmine Leone
68
-
-
18 Maria Moran (Fay)
66
5
7
18 Alice Oliver (Murdock)
78
3
10
19 Leroy Corbett
89
0
1
21 George Watts
72
6
8
23 Mary Ellen Joyce (DuHig)
77
4
9
23 Christine B. Sullivan (Jack)
76
2
18
24 Alfred O. LaForte
69
4
18
25 Michael Daniel McMann
81
5
11
109
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Date of
Death
Name
Years
Months
Days
25 Elizabeth Gleason Macdougall
64
28
26 Sadie M. Parnham (Taylor)
65
2
11
27 Cora Shea (Beers)
77
4
19
28 William Randall Thompson
66
9
7
28 Harvey Page Morrison
59
11
23
29 Kate Coggeshall Whitney
77
0
16
Oct.
1 Godias LaChance
84
4
10
2 Elizabeth W. Yerxa
86
8
22
4 Joseph J. Qualters
65
9
28
6 Marjorie B. Hawkes
60
4
16
6 Leon E. Burbank
64
8
10
8 Emma Maria Nilson (Erickson)
69
9
14
6 Eveline Martin
63
10
22
9 William Henry Keogh 9 Brophy
68
4
10
11
Nellie E. (Donovan) Randall Williams
89
0
21
17 Henry Davis
76
9
29
18 John Gavin Reid
79
9
8
20
Macfarlane
2 hours
20 Fannie E. Leeco
76
-
-
-
21 Elizabeth A. Favor (Hobbs)
77
11
8
23 John Hawkes
22
2
26
28 Hannah Meuse
46
3
19
Nov.
1 Alvin Manley Woodman
78
7
15
2 Ellen McManamin (Chamberlain)
73
-
10
5 Elizabeth A. Lewis (Buchanan)
36
-
9 Mabel Rachel Fitzpatrick (Stackhouse)
59
5
23
10 Augusta Lord (Hedin)
73
-
11 Bessie Garland Hatch
72
4
15
16 Alfred Augustus Hoyt
53
7
17
16 Owen H. McElroy
73
4
28
21 Antonio Canino
66
1
17
23 Ernest Franklin Day
75
2
9
23 Donald K. Colgate
90
4
7
25 William Morgan
62
7
22
30 Loren Farrar
58
5
28
Dec.
3 Denis Francis Lilley
69
10
18
4 Mary W. McGrath
86
10
2
9 George DeRenne
74
11
1
-
20 Albert Louis LeFave
59
6 days
110
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Date of
Death
Name
Years
Months
Days
18 Ida M. Abbott
71
5
13
18 Joseph D'Alessandro
65
-
19 Ema J. Chandler
68
-
-
20 Charles Walter Hodgdon
75
2
2
20
George E. Hawkes
75
2
5
20
Charles E. Casey
69
6
2
21 John Janes
37
3
23
21 Arthur Lewis Bernhard
53
3
24
22 James Wilkinson
89
1
19
24 Muriel W. Russell
31
5
22
24 Mary Frances Lewis
86
7
12
27
Salvatore Rosati
68
7
8
31 Isabella Morgan (Coull)
39
5
7
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Dog Licenses
Total number of licenses-1187.
696 Male Licenses @ $2.00
$ 1,392.00
60 Female Licenses @ $5.00
300.00
420 Spayed Female Licenses @ $2.00
840.00
2 Kennel Licenses @ $50.00
100.00
2 Kennel Licenses @ $10.00
20.00
7 Transfer Licenses @ 25c
1.75
38 Tags @ 10c
3.80
Total
$ 2,657.55
Town's Fee
$ 236.35
Balance, less county fees for administration, and damage done by local dogs, etc., returned by county to town, and appropriated to Lucius Beebe Memorial Library.
A true record:
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Number of licenses issued-933.
360 Res. Cit. Fishing Licenses @ $2.00 $ 720.00
264 Res. Cit. Hunting Licenses @ $2.00
528.00
146 Sporting Licenses @ $3.25 474.50
94 Women's and Minors Fishing Licenses @ $1.25 117.50
3 Minor Trapping Licenses @ $2.25
6.75
9 Citizen Trapping Licenses @ $5.25
47.25
2 Non-Res. Citizen Fishing Licenses @ $1.50
3.00
2 Non-Res. Citizen Fishing Lic. @ $5.25
10.50
1 Non-Res. Citizen Hunting Lic. @ $10.25
10.25
9 Duplicate Licenses @ 50c
4.50
30 Res. Citizen Sporting Lic .- FREE
11 Military or Naval Sporting Lic .- FREE
2 Fishing Licenses-Old Age Asst .- FREE
Total
$ 1,922.25
Paid to Div. of Fisheries and Game
$ 1,702.00
Town's Fee
$ 220.25
A true record : Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
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, 1950, together with the re- ports of the several departments under our control or supervision.
The Board, consisting of William R. Lindsay, Raymond S. Dower, Matthew P. Curran, Herbert K. Noble and Philip J. Flanders organized March 7, 1950 by electing Philip J. Flanders, Chairman, and Raymond S. Dower, Secretary. Charles C. Cox was appointed Clerk.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Fire Department-Raymond S. Dower, Herbert K. Noble Police Department-William R. Lindsay, Philip J. Flanders Moth Department-Herbert K. Noble, Matthew P. Curran Highway Department-Philip J. Flanders, Raymond S. Dower Traffic-Philip J. Flanders, William R. Lindsay Town Hall-Matthew P. Curran, Herbert K. Noble
Lafayette Building-Herbert K. Noble, Matthew P. Curran
APPOINTMENTS
Town Counsel-John I. Preston
Fire Inspector-Clifford E. Jacobs
Lock-Up Keeper-John G. Gates
Board of Appeals, 3 years-Harold W. Merritt Fence Viewers-Frank E. Mckay, Dennis F. Regan, Gaston E. Loubris Building Inspector-Joseph W. MacInnis Compensation Agent-Joseph W. MacInnis Wire Inspector-Joseph W. MacInnis Janitor Lafayette Building-John N. Heningar Night Janitor Town Hall-William Jack Registrar of Voters, 3 years-Frederick G. Gorman
Custodian Town Farm Buildings-Jeremiah J. Peck
Moth Superintendent-Ernest J. McWhinnie Highway Superintendent-Harry H. Denning
Dog Officer-George Bennett, Frederick DeMarco
Animal Inspector-George Bennett, Blair Crowell
Veterans' Relief Agent-John Findlay
Burial Agent, Agent Care Veterans' Graves-John Findlay
Veterans' Service Agent-John Findlay
Sweetser Lecture Committee-Eb V. Yeuell, Roland H. Kinder, William
J. Lee, Charlotte R. Fitz, George E. Potter, Edward A. Rich, Robert G. Reed
Constable-Harold R. Anderson, John G. Gates, Charles S. Antetomaso
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
Licenses were granted by the Selectmen for the sale of alcoholic bev- erages for the year 1950 to the following, subject to the approval of the State Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission.
Wakefield City Hall Liquor Store, Inc., 6 Water Street
Jeffrey's Package Store, Inc., 354 Main Street
Ignazio Palumbo, Jr., (Palumbo's Annex) 35-37 Albion Street
S. Tine & Sons, Inc., 38-38A' Water Street
Receipts from these and other licenses granted during the year 1950 are shown in the Town Accountant's report.
Reports of the various departments under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen and containing complete information, will be found under other and appropriate headings in this report.
George A. Bennett who had served the town as Dog Officer and Ani- mal Inspector for a number of years, having reached the retirement age on March 1, 1950, was retired under the Veterans' Act. Frederick De- Marco was appointed Dog Officer and Blair Crowell was appointed Animal Inspector to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of Mr. Bennett.
On May 1, 1950, Charles C. Cox retired as Town Accountant, Clerk of the Board of Selectmen and Clerk of the Finance Committee, having served the town in these capacities since October 20, 1936. John J. Mc- Carthy was appointed Town Accountant and assumed his duties on May 1, 1950 as Town Accountant. Donald White was appointed Clerk of the Board of Selectmen as of May 1, 1950.
Mrs. Bertha Todd resigned from her duties as Veterans' Service Di- rector in April 1950 and was succeeded by John Findlay who assumed the duties of that department in conjunction with his duties as Veterans' Agent.
On the resignation of Jeremiah J. Peck as custodian of the Town In- firmary buildings, M. Leo Conway was appointed temporary custodian.
The cornerstone of the new Police Station building was laid with ap- propriate ceremonies on April 1, 1950 and the Police Department moved from the Town Hall to their new building in October of this year.
James Hurton was appointed Director of Civil Defense on September 19th, he to appoint an advisory council to serve with him.
The Saugus-Wakefield town lines were perambulated in October of this year.
Joint meetings were held at various times during the year with other town boards and committees for the purpose of electing new members to serve on boards or committees to fill vacancies due to deaths and resigna- tions of members.
During the year members of the Board have been present at the in- duction center when young men have left for the Armed Services.
At a special election on June 12, 1950 a Board of Public Works was elected to assume their duties as of September 1, 1950 as provided for
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
under Chapter 48 of the Acts of the year 1950. The new Board of Public Works automatically has taken over many of the functions of the Board of Selectmen.
We sincerely appreciate the cooperation we have received this past year from other Boards and the personnel of their various departments.
PHILIP J. FLANDERS
RAYMOND S. DOWER WILLIAM R. LINDSAY
HERBERT K. NOBLE
MATTHEW P. CURRAN
Selectmen of Wakefield
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
Report of Chief of Police
January 1, 1951
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit to your Honorable Board the reports of the doings of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1950. Number of arrests 436
Number of arrests on warrants
22
Number of arrests without warrants
275
Number of arrests on capias
8
Number of arrests on default warrants
2
Number of summons served
129
Male
402
Female
34
Residents
232
Non-residents
204
FOR THE FOLLOWING CRIMES, VIZ:
Arrested for other officers
12
Assault and Battery
7
Automobile Laws, Violation of :
Allowing improper person to operate
1
Failing to slow down at intersection
9
Leaving the scene after causing property damage
4
Improper lights
3
Mechanical signal, not stopping
48
Not keeping to right of way
1
Operating after revocation of license
1
Operating after suspension of license
1
Operating so as to endanger
4
Operating - Speeding
14
Operating under the influence
10
Operating without a license
4
Operating without official inspection
25
Operating uninsured car
2
Operating unregistered car
2
Operating without authority Parking overtime
2
Allowing transportation of explosives
1
Breaking, entering and larceny in the night time Children:
10
Delinquency, Contributing to
4
Neglected
12
Stubborn child
1
1
116
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Default warrant
2
Disturbing the peace
1
Drunkenness
180
Exposing person
1
Game law - Violation
1
Having dynamite in possession
1
Idle and disorderly
1
Illegitimacy
1
Immoral entertainment
1
Insane
8
Labor law violation
1
Larceny
25
Larceny - Attempt to commit
1
Larceny from the person
2
Lottery, setting up and promoting
2
Manslaughter
1
Non-support
11
Receiving stolen property
1
Runaway boys
1
Safekeeping
9
Unnatural act
1
Violation of probation
5
HOW DISPOSED OF
Appealed
2
Continued
20
Concord Reformatory
1
Defaulted
6
Delivered to other officers
14
Dismissed
1
Fines imposed
95
House of correction
27
Insane hospital
8
Lyman School
1
Placed on file
65
Probation
12
Released
122
State Department of Public Health
4
State Farm
11
State Prison
1
Suspended sentence to house of correction
32
Suspended sentence to Sherborn Reformatory
1
Suspended sentence to State Farm
6
Suspended sentence to Youth Service Board
6
Suspended sentence to Concord Reformatory
1
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
117
AMOUNT OF FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURT
25 at $
5.00
$ 125.00
29 at
10.00
290.00
14 at
15.00
210.00
3 at
20.00
60.00
9 at
25.00
225.00
2 at
35.00
70.00
6 at
50.00
300.00
1 at
75.00
75.00
5 at
100.00
500.00
1 at
400.00
400.00
$ 2,255.00
MISCELLANEOUS REPORT
Accidents reported
321
Amount of lost property recovered
$ 3,154.10
Amount of property left outside stores and cared for
$ 686.00
Amount of stolen property recovered
$ 7,347.78
Broken wires reported
26
Buildings found open and secured
481
Burglary (false alarm)
14
Complaints and cases investigated
1878
Dead and stray cats reported
133
Dead bodies cared for
8
Dead dogs reported
22
Defects in gas pipes reported
3
Defects in hydrants reported
2
Defects in streets and sidewalks reported
64
Defects in water pipes reported
17
Details for private assemblages
1
Details for public assemblages
1071
Dog bites reported
38
Dogs killed
24
Electric light poles blown down
1
Fences blown down and reported
1
Fires discovered and alarm given
18
Hens killed by dogs
4
House lights reported out
72
Lanterns put in dangerous places
37
Lights found burning in buildings
4
Lost children cared for
50
Lost dogs found and returned to owners
160
Medical examiner cases
8
Obstructions removed from the street
50
Officers at fires
150
Persons missing
36
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Posting notices
56
Rescued from drowning
8
Runaway boys cared for
8
Serious sickness signs put out
1
Sick and disabled people assisted
428
Street lights reported not burning
274
Traffic signs loaned out
56
Water running to waste
1
Wires reported burning trees
41
Number of Police Department duty calls
49,480
Number of Light Department duty calls
1,741
Number of ambulance cases
399
Miles covered by ambulance
4,186
Miles covered by cruising car - 91
42,738
Miles covered by cruising car - 92
6,509
Miles covered by cruising car - 94
8,917
Miles covered by motorcycle
3,211
Legal papers served for out of town police departments during the year 334
Legal papers served in town for our department during the year
154
Money collected at office for fines imposed by the court
$
105.00
Money collected at office on non-support cases
$ 2,718.00
Money collected for restitutions
$ 640.10
Money collected for revolver permits issued
$
49.00
Money collected on ambulance cases
$ 196.00
Money collected for bicycle registrations
$ 42.00
Money collected for taxi licenses issued
$ 81.00
Money collected for taxi badges issued
$ 81.00
NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS
The members of the Wakefield Police Department are grateful to the citizens of Wakefield for the new modern police station they provided for the department.
On November 13, 1950, the Police Department moved into its new, modern station, and on the night of November 17, at formal dedication exercises, attended by various town officials, citizens and representatives of neighboring police departments, court officials and the staff of the Mel- rose Hospital, the Building Committee, represented by its chairman, Cyrus M. Dolbeare, officially turned the building over to the Town by presenting the keys of the New Police Station to Richard J. Volpe of the Board of Public Works, which has the care of the building.
I am deeply grateful to the Building Committee comprising, Cyrus M. Dolbeare, chairman; Patrick H. Tenney, George B. Fay, Charles M. Miller and Arthur H. McTague, for the time and study they put in on the build- ing in order to see that it was properly laid out for efficient departmental functioning and at the same time keep within the appropriation.
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I am also grateful to Edward M. Bridge, the architect and a resident of Wakefield, who did everything possible to see that the New Police Station, when built, was a credit to Wakefield.
To the Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee, my thanks for their cooperation, and to everyone who has assisted the department in various ways since we moved into our new station, my thanks.
RECOMMENDATIONS
I am recommending the appointment of five more regular officers to the department and the addition of another cruising car.
No officers have been added to the department since 1944, and there have been hundreds of new residences built since then.
In the North Ward and Montrose sections of the town alone, there have been at least three hundred new homes built and it is in this part of the town that I want to put on a cruising car at night from 6 p. m. to 8 a. m. with two officers in it on each shift. That would leave the other cruising car free to cover the rest of the town. One car cannot now give proper coverage to the whole town under present conditions.
Officers in the cruising car at night this year alone, took over a hun- dred patients to various hospitals, and these cases would take at least an hour, and if to Boston hospitals it would take at least an hour and a half or two hours that there would be no cruiser cruising around the town, as they would be out on these calls.
Cruising car officers also have to investigate complaints coming in during the night and in so doing there isn't much time left to cover the town for the protection of persons and property.
I have heard it said many times that we have been lucky that we didn't have more breaks and hold-ups than we do at night without the proper coverage - and I feel we shouldn't wait until we have a murder or hold-up before we appoint more officers. The time to do it is now.
The fifth officer I am asking for, is for traffic duty in various sections of the town to enforce traffic rules and regulations and for school traffic.
CONCLUSION
In closing this report I wish to extend to the Honorable Board of Selectmen my sincere thanks for their interest and cooperation at all times during the past year.
To Selectmen William R. Lindsay and Philip J. Flanders, Committee on Police, my thanks for their cooperation.
To all Town Departments, the Wakefield Daily Item and to Dr. Curtis L. Sopher, who have rendered valuable assistance to the Police Department during the year my sincere thanks.
To the Lieutenant, Sergeants and all members of the department and to my secretary, Mrs. Dorothy Hagan, my thanks for the faithful dis- charge of their duties at all times during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN G. GATES,
Chief of Police
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Report of Chief of Fire Department -
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
January 1, 1951 Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my Annual Report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1950, with the total number of alarms, and the losses on same as near as is possible to obtain.
APPARATUS
There are at present 9 pieces of apparatus in this department, and are as follows:
One Triple Combination purchased from the Seagrave Corporation and put in service October 28, 1938. This piece of apparatus designated as Engine 3 is of the covered type and represents the latest type of pump- ing engine. It is equipped with a 750 gallon centrifugal pump, 100 gallon booster tank, 250 feet of 34 hose, 1,250 feet of 21/2 inch hose, ladders, smoke masks, 2 Scott Air Paks, 2 fog nozzles for combatting gasoline and oil fires, 3 shut-off type nozzles, 4 types of extinguishers, salvage covers, crash axe, smoke ejector, first aid kit, plus much other equipment necessary to bring this unit up to an efficient piece of apparatus.
One Triple Combination purchased from the Seagrave Corporation and put in service July 1924. This piece of apparatus is equipped with a 750 gallon type centrifugal pump, 1,250 feet of 21/2 inch hose, 200 feet of 3/4 inch hose, 80 gallon booster tank, 2 types of cellar pipes, salvage covers, stretcher, smoke masks, 2 Scott Air Paks, 3 types of extinguishers, 2 fog nozzles, ladders, first aid kit and much other equipment.
One Double-bank type 75 foot aerial ladder truck purchased from the Seagrave Corporation and put in service December 1928. This piece of apparatus carries 379 feet of ladders, 80 gallon booster tank, 300 feet of 3/4 inch hose for booster line, booster pump, life net, salvage covers, stretcher, 2 oxygen type smoke masks for heavy concentrations of smoke and gases, 3 cannister type smoke masks, I portable Baker water gun, sev- eral types of cellar pipes, water gun mounted on aerial ladder with 3 inch hose attached, inhalator for use in emergency life saving with micro at- tachment which may be used on two persons at the same time, crash axe, and other necessary equipment.
One Triple Combination of the enclosed body type put in service in December 1941. This piece of apparatus is equipped with a booster pump, 300 feet of 34 inch hose, 145 gallon water tank, 1,500 feet of 11/2 inch hose, 2 types of nozzles, 2 Scott Air Paks, pump tanks for grass and brush fires, shovels, brooms, first aid kit, and other necessary equipment.
One Dodge chief's car purchased in 1948, replacing a 1939 Dodge which has outlived its usefulness. This car carries extra oxygen bottles for
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resuscitation work, first aid supplies, P & Q door opener, 2 way radio on the same wave length as the police radio, and other equipment that has proved to be a valuable asset to the department's equipment.
One Triple Combination stationed at the Engine 2 station in Green- wood and purchased from the Seagrave Corporation in 1929. This piece of apparatus is equipped with a 600 gallon centrifugal type pump, 80 gallon booster tank, 200 feet of 34 inch hose for booster line, 1,000 feet of 21/2 inch hose, 600 feet of 11/2 inch hose, ladders, axes, nozzles, smoke masks, 2 Scott Air Paks, cellar pipe, salvage covers and other equipment.
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