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27
Melrose
Edwin Steward Meserve
Decatur, Ga.
29
Malden
Roger David Coleman
Stoneham
Judith Hatch Kearns
Wakefield
31
Wakefield
Arthur Joseph LaSalle So. Boston
Virginia Clifton Gourley
Cambridge
Record of Deaths
Date of
Death
Name
Years
Months
Days
January
1
Valentina Costa (Gonzales)
74
10
18
2 Mary F. Smith
67
8
19
2 Harold Powell
62
1
15
3 Grace May Dube (Enos)
68
7
16
4 Harry Benjamin Fiske
81
5 Margaret G. Murphy (Crinnigan)
80
10
26
6 Francis Joseph McTague
86
11
25
8 Frederick D. Graham
75
2
1
11
Mae Tibbetts Higgins
85
Jeanette Mary Dizazzo
Stoneham
Elsie L. Ratcliff
Wakefield
26
Wakefield
181
144TH ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Death
Name
Years
Months 7
Days 21
12
Harold Walter Merritt
63
13
Ballerini
3 hours 30 min.
14 Bruce Loggie
51
3
27
22 Simon H. Richards
97
6
5
23
Elsie Bateman Lucas Pierce
67
4
22
24
William Gray
72
24 Martha Frances Wilson
88
5
18
24 Fred A. Edwards
62
1
18
February
1 Adele Curley
73
0
4
2 Dora Nichols (Bridge)
93
10
13
4 Addie Stevens Ward Wiley
89
6
5
4 Bonnie Jean Cameron
5
6
24
4 Frank Ahira Watson
88
9
7
4 John Reid
83
6
26
7 Annetta V. Smith
96
4
2
7
Amos Arthur White
57
4
8
8
John William MacGillivray
82
0
13
10
Lorena Maud Whynott (Ritcey) Richards
58
6
19
15
2
20
Rika W. McMahan (Stohl)
79
6
24
20
John Melancthon Petersen
66
4
12
21
Caroline Taylor (Hinckley) Simpson
93
7
13
21
2
23
Marie Borden (Routhier)
74
11
16
24
Louis Eugene Montaney
77
1
10
24.
Everett Lewis Dorr
63
8
6
24
Luigi Ranelli
65
11
9
25
Esther Arora Dimick (Johnson)
68
8
5
25
Xavier Murphy (Maher)
73
28
Margaret LeBaron (Albrink)
80
11
0
March
2
Nicholas Flynn
61
2
2 Vincenzo Colucci
76
7
27
3 Elsie H. Chicks
77
5
3
4 Mary Desmond
77
4
3
6 Arthur William Mellett
87
10
8 Norman James Lorway
57
1
21
8 Stephen Hatch
80
10
0
9 Mildred Edna Brown Batchelder
60
1
23
10 Albert Joseph Boulé
70
1
16
13 Catherine MacConney (Wallace)
53
11
2
13 Charles H. Learoyd
76
10
13
14 Laura Irene Terravecchia (Clarke)
56
2
10
20 George V. Wallace Sr.
86
1
21
20 Minnie Rees .
74
182
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Date of
Death
Name
Years
Months
Days
23 Raymond E. Hutchins
62
0
3
26 Duncan Francis McAdams
49
4
27 Josephine Modica (Ciacera)
71
0
8
29 William Osetek
71
6
1
30 William Henry Cullen
60
9
12
30 Thomas Stephen Douglass
81
9
28
30 Frances R. Callan (Marsden)
63
4
9
April
3 Emily J. Courage (Francis)
79
4 Effie E. Stewart (Leydecker)
90
11
14
8 James Murray Henderson
63
11
28
11 Anna Robbins Goodwin
58
5
7
14 Sylvia Vint Johnson
54
7
25
15 Clarence Post Garrabrant
65
7
13
17 Leroy Ainsley Walen
51
1
15
18 William Alonzo Robinson
54
9
0
19 Grace Woodford Messinger
88
10
5
20
Nellie Frances Mason (Butters)
61
5
30
21 Otto Daniels
81
0
4
22 Frank Patrick Martin
78
5
5
22
Walter Lawrence O'Brien
25
2
17
23
Fred Ernest Wells
86
20
28
Agnes Sloan Fallow (Atkinson)
67
2
25
May
6
Paul M. Werner
51.
6
29
7 Ben Stearns
68
5
16
7 Horace S. Teague
53
7
8
11
Annie E. Preston
96
3
3
14
Alcorn
2
15 Maria Caiani
74
16 William Henry Sherman
65
8
27
18 Richard David Butler
41
5
19
18 Elizabeth Dennis
69
3
4
18
Mary Elizabeth Coyle (Perry)
74
11
6
20
Helen M. Zwicker
84
0
15
21 Donald H. Leeman
20
6
29
21
John Henry Murphy
68
1
12
23
Joseph Smith
77
5
24
23
Daniel A. McDougall
77
10
26
William George Evans
57
7
27
26
Edward N. McMann
56
12
27 Elsa L. Miller (Heiderich)
34
10
2
28 Michael Terravecchia
80
29
Albert F. Swett
62
4
6
30
Mary C. Cooper (Brickley)
67
183
144TH ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Death
Name
Years
Months Days
June
1
Ernest Scarpetti
57
10
24
5
Samuel J. Stella
51
6
7
7 Charles G. Garvey
64
6
15
7
Frances Ann Doucette
78
11
28
9 Edward Winkler
78
7
29
12
Powers
2
12 Edward W. Hancock
79
9
12
14 Frank Geddry
82
9
30
14
Leah Kinder
64
11
25
15
Lillian Christiansen (Gascoigne)
56
11
28
17
Elsie Porter
66
10
9
17 Anthony Belviso
71
3
11
19
Mary Nelson (Allen)
74
2
15
19
Arthur D. Bairos
33
1
22 Elinor Janet Estle
77
10
11
28
Carl Levin Paulson
82
2
1
30
Edith MadKay
71
0
8
July
1
Francis Joseph Bowman
50
7
21
2 Annie Elizabeth Curley (Keefe)
90
1
27
2 Elizabeth Velma LeFave
43
3
20
3 Fred Berstram Stoddard
83
8
1
4 John Lawrence Donovan
68
11
24
4 Helene Elise Farwell (Hood)
38
7
12
5 Gustaf Anderson
77
17
9 Rowland E. Swan
84
9 John W. Dingle
65
10
Clara M. Reeves
60
10
10
12
Edna Linnell Greene
75
4
21
14
Theresa Mary LacLeod
86
9
28
15
Mary Gregorio (DeGennaro)
58
16
Ambrose Courage
81
18
Vetura E. McGeouch (Frazee)
92
10
14
20
Thomas Stephen Coughlan
70
6
24
22
Cora Alice Tibbetts
91
24
22
Edmund Simon Muise
61
8
7
23
Alice Perry (Shepperd)
78
9
28
24
Oscar William Felch
82
9
8
24
Ellen Roberts (Perch)
80
3
4
25
Eva Helen Sheaff (Willey)
88
10
17
25
Arthur G. Kierstead
48
11
2
25
Robert Grady
1
26
28 Joseph Edward Ardill
83
11
21
30 Elizabeth P. Levirs
55
0
25
31
Sebastiano Carrubba
64
0
3
184
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Date of
Death
Name
Years
Months Days
August
1 Grace A. Campbell (Durkee)
84
2 Arthur Andrew Tupper
55
11
17
4 John Stephen Flanagan
63
7
9
7 Camille Sardella
3
8
11 Charles Francis Keenan
46
6
15 Olga Avchery
80
17 Henry I. White
73
22
20
Albert Edward Bursey
80
11
18
22
Ellen E. O'Lalor (Fitzgerald)
83
7
21
22
Bridget Foley
88
22
Scott Armand Bullard
68
23
James A. Healion
57
9
21
23 Frank Drury Whitney
84
7
14
27
Orvil Weaver Smith
74
29
Barbara Schneider Farrar
32
6
29
30 Louis Doucette
83
9
15
September
2 Walter Cathbert Stanley
56
3
26
4 Mary Boyd Walker
75
1
5 Harry E. Whitford
62
1
2
13 Frederick Hartshorne
64
9
25
14 Susan A. O'Brien (Owens )
87
14 Archilbald MacGregor Hume
87
11
0
15 John Robert Smith
84
5
22
15 Michael Francis Roach
75
3
20
15 James Roy Gard
60
2
20
16
Charles Frederick Wheeler
62
16
Wesley Spaulding Coleman
55
7
8
20
Asa Siggens
46
21
Robert F. Bradley
31
22
Jennie Bessie McNally (Kelley)
80
7
27
23
Roderick Donald Ferguson
58
4
1
24
Henry J. Burbank
52
3
7
24
Thomas Francis Carr
88
11
7
24
Katherine J. Bekkenhuis (Judge)
63
2
9
24
Eldridge Tilden Gerry, Sr.
47
27 George Lester Mattheson, Jr.
14
2
2
28 Thomas Brown Stewart
62
11
9
30
Ole Nelson Ulwick
71
30
Charles Herman Bibeau
81
8
14
October
4 Charles James McDonough
86
2
23
4 - Taylor
1
4 Julia LaFaro (Longo)
55
5 Curtis Levi Sopher
88
9
11
185
144TH ANNUAL REPORT
Date of
Death
Name
Years
Months
Days
8
Ferdinand Kulacz
65
10
Robert Eldridge MacGibbon
41
3 28
14 Estella E. Perkins (Evans)
77
29
15 John Ambrose LeBlanc
72
1
4
16
Francesco Salerno
85
16
Charles Frederick Wheeler
62
18
Grace M. Pickering
78
2
20
19
Evelyn R. Dobbins (Sullivan)
33
19
Frederick William Kelleher
67
8
21
22 Paul Baker Eaton
63
6
22
26
Barbara Signorelli
89
28
Ellen Agnes Kelley (Burke)
78
4
9
31
Albert Kohr
80
3
5
November
10
Max Stamen
63
11
26
15 Helen M. Burchmore (Hitchcock)
84
4
24
16 Sara Lizzie Weld (Skinner)
86
5
8
16
Janet Rodgers Mitchell (Johnston)
82
17 Theresa Marie MacDonald (MacPhee)
71
6
16
19
Nettie B. Renz (Corkhill)
68
4
12
24
Robert Austin Dunbar
53
6
1
25
Helen E. Schmitz (Biewend)
81
25
Charles Edwin Miller
88
10
15
27
Robert Westcomb Ellis
87
7
23
29
Barry John Columbare
5
30
John I. Preston
69
8
24
December
4 Annie Davidson
78
6
28
4 Frederick Coolidge Mason
76
9
6
6 Edward Miller Hogg
40
1
6
6 Bridget Agnes Sheehan
79
9
22
8 George Allen Baggs
80
9
24
9 Katherine Nutt Mclaughlin
90
7
27
12
Ellen Gertrude Flukes (Connors)
71
19
Evangeline Robinson (Schott)
2
2
17
21 Augusta H. Graff Seifert
89
7
6
24
Annie Moynihan (Sullivan)
74
11
29
25
Angie Haven (Goddard)
72
9
15
26
Robert Vaughn Chipman John Alexander Carey
63
7
10
27 Will Armet Harwood
75
11
3
28 Stillman Allen Greenleaf
90
3
6
31 Clifford S. Russell
74
7
9
31 Ernest Robert Barker
66
4
27
40
1
11
26
186
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Dog Licenses As Compiled by the Town Clerk Total Number of Licenses-1428
785 Male Licenses @ $2.00 77 Female Licenses @ $5.00
$ 1,570.00
385.00
554 Spayed Female Licenses @
1,108.00
2 Kennel Licenses @ $10.00
20.00
2 Kennel Licenses @ $25.00
50.00
1 Kennel License @ $50.00
50.00
7 Transfer Licenses @ 25%
1.75
53 Tags @ 10%
5.30
Total Town's Fee
$
3,190.05
291.25
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG,
Town Clerk
Sporting Licenses
As Compiled by the Town Clerk Total number of Licenses issued-859
436 Res. Cit. Fishing Licenses @ $3.25
$ 1,417.00
222 Res. Cit. Hunting Licenses @ $3.25
721.50
116 Sporting Licenses @ $3.25
609.00
28 Minor Fishing Licenses @ $1.25
35.00
39 Female Licenses @ $2.25
87.75
4 Cit. Trapping Minor @ $2.25
9.00
5 Cit. Trapping @ $7.75
38.75
1 Res. Alien Fishing Lic. @ $7.75
7.75
1 Special Non-Res. Fishing @ $2.75
2.75
7 Duplicate Licenses @ 50%
3.50
Paid to Fisheries and Game Town's Fee
$ 2,932.00
$ 2,719.00
$ 213.00
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
187
144TH ANNUAL REPORT
LIST OF JURORS
Prepared by the Selectmen of the town of Wakefield, June 30, 1955
Name
Residence Occupation
Adams, George H. 54-55
126 Pleasant St.
Gen. Sup.
Ahern, Harold C. 53-54-55
25 Morrison Ave. Pres .- Gen. Mgr.
Albert, Clarence W. 53-54-55
316 Albion St. Welder
Anderson, John E. 55
75 Montrose Ave. Adjuster
Anderson, Roland P. 54-55
188 Broadway Salesman
Armstrong, George T. 53-54-55
78 Green St. Owner
Ashenden, Ellen M. 54-55
37 Greenwood Ave. Danc. Teacher
Ashley, Richard E. 55
41 Park Ave. Manager
Baker, Warren A. 53-54-55
106 Greenwood Ave. Eng.
31 Armory St. Off. Mgr.
Barrows, Winnifred V. 55
34 Cedar St. Hospital Aide
Batchelder, Robert W. 53-54-55
8 Crosby Rd. Carpenter
Black, William B. 54-55
Farm Street
Specialist
Blackeby, J. Kendall 53-54-55
Boyce, H. Prescott 54-55
27 Aborn Ave.
Accountant
Bowen, Vera S. 55
29 Fox Rd.
Supt. Const.
Brown, Althine C. 53-54-55
Burns, Norman W. 54-55
376 Vernon St.
Boiler Insp.
Burt, Francis S. 53-54-55
63 Forrester Rd. Firefighter
Burwen, Irving 53-54-55
Frank St.
Gen. Manager Supt. Highway Maint.
Butler, Harold A. 53-54-55
94 Butler Ave.
86 Outlook Rd.
IBM Supvr. News Ed.
Cannon, C. Newton 53-54-55
6 Stedman St.
Supvr.
Cardillo, Joseph P. 53-54-55
61 Gould St.
Contractor
Carey, Julia A. 53-54-55
116 North Ave.
Assembler
Carisella, Pasquale J. 55
44 Melvin St.
Laster
Carlson, Axel J. 55
26 Oak St.
Machinist
Carr, John 54-55
54 Wave Ave.
Asst. Treasurer
Carter, Russell G. 55
11 Elm Crest Rd. Asst. V. Pres.
Cause, James 54-55
34 Grafton St.
Salesman
Cieri, Thelma M. 54-55
93 Elm St.
Prop.
Cincotta, Anthony T. 53-54-55
284 Salem St. Cutter:
4 Highland Ave. Mech. Engr.
Classen, Emily B. 55
251 Nahant St.
Auto. Dealer
Classen, John E. 55
251 Nahant St. Vice Pres.
Cleary, Jr., James 54-55
10 Howard St.
Meat Cutter
Colburn, Warren E. 55
6 Juniper Ave. Salesman
Coleman, Jean 55
10 Crystal St. . Clerk-Typist
Collins, John F. 54-55
30 Summer St.
Leather Sorter Foreman
Cook, Edward W. 53-54-55
22 Morrison Rd.
Supervisor
Cox, George V. 53-54-55
101 Chestnut St. Designer
Cross, Edna V. 53-54-55
14 Paon Blvd.
Pressman
Crowley, Catherine J. 54-55
: 214 Nahant St.
Electrician
Butler, Edward J. 54-55
308 Albion St.
Byam, Paul W. 55
Calogero, James 55
22 Flanders Lane
44 Keeling Rd. Owner
96 Gould St. Contractor
Barrar, Robert L. 55
Condon, Theresa M. 55
820 Main St.
Clarke, John L. 55
188
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Name
Residence
Occupation
Cummings, Foster K. 54-55
78 Forest St.
Curley, Jr., William T. 54-55
55 Converse St.
Curran, Leo J. 53-54-55
42 Elm St.
Curry, Jr., William F. 55
21 Forrester Rd.
Day, John J. 55
40 Main St.
RE Salesman
Day, Lewis 53-54-55
27 Strathmore Rd.
Day, Marion L. 53-54-55
27 Strathmore Rd.
Denning, Anne B. 54-55
10 Overlake Rd.
DeVita, Domenic A. 53-54-55
28 Fox Rd.
Devlin, James J. 54-55
23 Nahant St.
Dickie, Paul A. 55
373 Vernon St.
DiDonato, Antonio 53-54-55
16 Houston St.
Dolbeare, Cyrus M. 55
35 Wave Ave.
Doucette, Frederick B. 55
41 Cedar St.
Doucette, John J. 55
37 Cedar St.
Douglass, Leo F. 54-55
7 Hillside Ave.
82 Vernon St. Clerk
Duffie, Robert N. 55
252 Main St.
Dwyer, Katherine T. 55
7 Robert St.
Owner Op. Mgr.
Dyer, John T. 53-54-55
299 Albion St. Elec. Tech.
Ellis, Joseph A. 54-55
11 White Cir. Salesman
Fay, George J. 55
87 Cedar St.
Clerk
Findlay, Dorothy E. 53-54-55
13 Howard St. Electrician
Fisher, Frank W. 54-55
8 Central Ave. Woodworker
Flannigan, Elmer R. 53-54-55
21 Greenwood Ave. Bank Supvr.
Flynn, Margaret J. 55
12 Gladstone St. Salesman
Fober, Fred F. 53-54-55
60 Richardson St. Off. Mgr. Manager
Foss, Ernest L. 55
335 Albion St.
Fuller, Lane W. 53-54-55
28 Morrison Ave. Asst. Sales Mgr.
Gagne, Lawrence E. 55
215 Pleasant St. Salesman
Galvin, John J. 53-54-55
34 Pleasant St. Plasterer
Gaquin, Leslie W. 53-54-55
1 Morningside Rd.
Owner
Garbenis, James J. 54-55
116 Salem St. Service Man
Geer, Martha N. 53-54-55
19 Pine Ridge Rd. Litho Artist
5 Greenwood Ave. Stock Broker
Glynn, John W. 55
119 Water St.
Retired
Gorman, Mildred L. 54-55
298 Main St.
Investigator Bencher Self-employed Machinist
Green, Henry J. 53-54-55
117 New Salem St.
Guttadauro, Florence 54-55
6 Overlake Rd.
Hairdresser
Guy, Walter 55
5 Fell St.
Ins. Agt.
Hall, Robert H. 53-54-55
786 Main St. Letter Carrier
Hanson, Charles G. R. 55
75 Chestnut St.
Salesman
Henshaw, Jr., Gorham 53-54-55
11 Newell Rd.
Supervisor
Heslin, John M. 53-54-55
4 Muriel Ave.
Hildreth, Olive 55
7 Chestnut St.
Buyer Adjuster Sales Engr.
Hodgdon, Richard T. 55
50 Eustis Ave.
41 Kendrick Road
Truck Driver
Hogg, Robert T. 54-55
14 Bennett St.
Graham, Carl E. 55
Greany, William C. 54-55
52 Lake St.
Gilbert, Herbert L. 55
Auditor President Laborer Installer
Pur. Agt. Pur. Agt. Civil Engr. Florist Sealer Supt. Machinist
VP, Gen. Mgr. Bricklayer Student Ins. Agt.
Drugan, Allen F. 55
189
144TH ANNUAL REPORT
Name
Residence
Occupation
Hoit, Earle W. 54-55 Hoit, Grace A. 54-55
6 Chapman Rd.
Crossing Tend. Crossing Tend.
Holden, Charles F. 55
8 Cristofaro St. Gen. Mgr.
Holland, Charles K. 55
34 Chapman Rd.
Repairman
Houlder, Frances 53-54-55
91 Greenwood Ave. Ins. Agent 49 Avon St. Plumbing Bus.
Hurton, James F. 54-55
Irwin, William J. 53-54-55
9 Western Ave. Director
Jack, Joseph P. 55
89 Gould St.
Mach. Op. Comptroller
Jenkins, Eugene W. 53-54-55
8 Acorn. Ave.
Killam, Ruth N. 55
54 Spring St.
Asst. Supvr. Homemaker Ticket Agt.
Kingston, Norman B. 54-55
2 Walton Lane
Kitchen, Daniel J. 54-55
Knowlton, A. Francis 53-54-55
28 Parker Rd.
106 Montrose Ave.
Secretary
Landers, Frank B. 53-54-55
Lanzillo, Mildred R. 53-54-55
24 Court St.
41 Aborn Ave.
25 Bartley St.
Lincoln, George 54-55
Littlefield, Maurice G. 53-54-55
238 Main St.
Mfg. Rep.
Livas, Jr., Frank J. 53-54-55
Logan, John E. 54-55
58 Albion St.
Govt. Insp. Supt.
Lowry, Edgar A. 55
5 West St. Foreman
MacConney, Shirley A. 55
31 Converse St.
Gen'l Clerk
MacDonald, Grace E. 53-54-55
4 Lee St.
Bank Teller
McDonald, Joseph F. 55
19 Yale Ave.
Retired
MacDonald, Jr., William D. 54-55
66 Elm St.
Mgr.
McDonald, William T. 55
19 Yale Ave.
Fun. Director
McIntire, Anna A. 55
7 Morrison Rd. W. Treasurer
22 Greenwood Ave. Carpenter
McKenney, Esther M. 54-55
4 Lee Street
Mackenzie, Lydia N. 53-54-55
59 Montrose Ave.
Mckinnon, Charles D. 53-54-55
12 Acorn Ave.
McLeod, Theodore E. 55
14 Friend St.
231 North Ave.
28 Bryant St.
8 Fernwood Rd.
4 Karl Rd.
Makarewicz, Michael 55
11 Cottage St.
Maltby, Charles E. 54-55
5 Sylvan Ave.
Mathey, David W. 55
15 Beebe Lane
14 Brewster Rd.
26 Hancock Rd.
24 Hillcrest Rd. Serv. Mgr.
Medige, George H. 55
18 Drury Lane Repairman
Melton, Glen H. 55
Mills, Richard A. 55
16 Stark Ave. Equip. Opr. Contractor
12 Ledgewood Rd.
Represent. Supt. Prtg. Repairman Auditor Salesman Salesman Foreman
Mathison, Frederick E. 55 Matter, Lloyd R. 54-55 Mazza, John E. 55
Branch Mgr. Office Mgr. Ford Dealer Tree Warden
McManus, Thomas L. 54-55
McWhinnie, Ernest J. 55 Maher, Teresa M. 55 Majeski, Vincent N. 54-55
25 Drury Lane
Louzan, Andrew J. 55
17 Walden Rd.
1 Pine Ridge Rd. Ind. Artist Office Mgr. Bakery Owner Bank Supv. Prop.
Larson, Loring J. 55 Lilley, James M. 55
8 Pierce Ave. Gen'l Sec. Sales Mgr.
Kuklinski, Florence M. 53-54-55
42 Juniper Ave.
Jackson, Robert H. 55
6 Chapman Rd.
Bank Teller Self-emp.
MacKay, Margaret S. 54-55
26 West Water St. Partner
190
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Name
Residence Occupation
Minahan, Alfred A. 54-55
18 Walton Lane
Owner Owner
Moccia, Jr., John W. 54-55
1 Newhall Court
Monson, Herbert N. 55
3 Converse St.
Asst. Gen. Mgr.
Moore, Lewis R. 54-55
65 Gould St.
Bank Teller
Moore, Margaret L. 55 Mosher, Burr J. 55
65 Gould St.
Bank Teller
7 Charles St. Sexton
Mulligan, Louise 55
22 Summit Ave. W&C Chief
Murley, Melvin G. 53-54-55
11 Penfield Cir. Supervisor
Myers, William J. 55
25 Fell St.
Foreman
Myhre, Peter Y. 55 Nardone, Ernestine M. 54-55
34 Bryant St.
Auto Mech. Housework
Nelson, James 53-54-55
30 Morrison Rd.
D. R. Director
North, J. Lloyd 53-54-55
16 Chapman Rd. Ins. Acct'nt.
O'Connor, David T. 53-54-55
20 Fairmount Ave. T. I. D. P. W.
66 Meriam St. Electrical Engr.
16 Bartley Street
Clerk
54 Parker Rd.
Builder
24 Wharton Pk.
Office Sup.
7 Willow St.
35 Richardson St.
26 Church St.
24 Bellevue Ave.
Letter Carrier 9 Muriel Ave. Mgr. Book'png. D.
15 Aborn Ave. Supervisor
Pierce, John A. 54-55
Polley, Arnold T. 54-55
Powers, Edward R. 53-54-55
20 Kimball Ave.
23 Walton Ln.
89 Cedar St. Salesman
18 Pleasant St. Salesman
4 Overlake Rd. Sales Mgr.
263 Vernon St. Secretary
7 Park Ave. Maint. Engr.
Rattray, James M. 53-54-55
Reed, Gardner C. 53-54-55
Reed, Robert G. 54-55 Reichert, Hazel P. 55 Rich, Frederick L. 53-54-55
372 Vernon St.
Asst. Treasurer Gen. Accounting Personnel Work
Richard, Paul A. 54-55
13 Fox Rd.
Rideout, Daniel W. 53-54-55
18 Keeling Rd.
Cashier
Roach, Marion G. 55
5 Auburn St.
Postal Clerk
Round, Jr., John J. 53-54-55
627 Main St. Salesman
42 Hancock Rd. Asst. Trust Off.
254 North Ave. Custodian
201 North Ave. Gas Meter Tester
11 Highland Ave. Self empl'd.
Scanlon, Richard J. 54-55 Shea, Evelyn D. 55
17 Pitman Ave. Manager
Simonds, Louise M. 55
Sloane, Stewart P. 55
26 White Cir.
Clerk
Machinist Shipfitter Owner
Perkins, Robert F. 53-54-55
Phillips, Frank A. 55
29 Juniper Ave.
10 Crosby Rd.
A. Ins. U-writer Branch Mgr. C. P. Supt. Pharmacist
Putney, Robert E. 54-55
Quinlan, Helen G. 53-54-55
Raffael, Carmen A. 55 Raffael, Jr., John J. 54-55 Ramsdell, Ethelyn M. 55
9 Summit Ave.
Salesman
Nash, Louise A. 55
57 Elm St.
O'Harra, Charles I. 53-54-55 O'Keefe, Brendon T. 53-54-55 Olson, Carl Harry 53-54-55 Packard, Everett E. 53-54-55 Paige, Frederick W. 54-55 Palmerino, Nicola 54-55 Palumbo, Margaret A. 55 Perkins, Ernest G. 55
30 Juniper Ave. A. Op. Spl'st. 7 Rochelle Drive Mng. Ed.
1 Franklin St.
Rutter, William W. 55 Sardella, Joseph 55 Scanlon, John F. 53-54-55
10 Charles St. Retired
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Small, James F. 55
368 Vernon St.
Smart, Raymond L. 54-55
43 Wave Ave.
Smith, Jr., George E. 54-55
323 Lowell St.
70 Chestnut St. Gen. Mgr.
Snell, Dorothy B. 53-54-55 Spaulding, Gertrude M. 55 Stanley, Edna L. 55
2 Walter Ave.
4a Salem St.
Investment An. Bookkeeper
Stumpf, Howard C. 53-54-55
9 Whittemore Ter. Asst' Treas.
Surette, Joseph E. 53-54-55
13 Emerson St. Self Employed
Sweetser, Irving H. 55
60 Richardson St. Warehouse Wk. 49 Avon St.
Jeweler
Thresher, Allan A. 55
83 Greenwood St.
Real Es. Sal.
Thurston, Chester M. 55
47 Aborn Ave. Foreman
Tine, Salvatore 54-55
38 Water St.
Proprietor P. S. Self Employed
Thompson, William L. 55
1 Sidney Street Bank Clerk
Van Wagner, Allston 55
14 Pine Hill Cir. News Editor
Ventura, Rosario 54-55
30 Wakefield Ave. Special Rep. Asst. Treas.
Volpe, Richard J. 53-54-55
265 Nahant St.
12 Robin Rd. Asst. U-writing D.
Ward, Leonard A. 54-55
Wardwell, David O. 53-54-55
Welford, Herbert S. 54-55
17 Preston St. Elec. Technician 10 Thistledale Rd. M. & E. Plng. 6 Penfield Cir. Ledgewood Rd. Senior Acc'nt. Tax Examiner 7 Newell Rd. Manager
Wettergreen, Dorothea J. 55
Whidden, Chester H. 53-54-55
Whitcomb, Virginia A: 53-54-55
28 Keeling Rd.
White, Arthur 55
29 Hillcrest Rd.
Wilson, Walter P. 54-55 Winslow, Edwin M. 55
23 Grafton St.
Letter Carrier Custodian
Woods, Emeline E. 55
259 Albion Street
Woods, Joseph W. 55
259 Albion St. Custodian
Worth, Edward L. 55
1 Gail Cir.
Young, Percy H. 53-54-55
18 Park St.
Project Manager Self Employed
A true copy :
Attest: CHARLES F. YOUNG, Town Clerk
Ins. Acct. Engineer Route Salesman
Tasker, Malvern E. 54-55
Tobey, Hiram A. 55
512 Lowell St.
Walsh, Thomas A. 55 Ward, Genevera D. 55
8 Perkins Street Claim Inves. Staff Manager Special Agent Plumber
37 Richardson St.
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TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Auditor's Report
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Department of Corporations and Taxation Bureau of Accounts
October 11, 1955
To the Board of Selectmen
Mr. Harry H. Denning, Chairman
Wakefield, Massachusetts Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Wakefield for the period from May 16, 1953 to April 30, 1955, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. William Schwartz, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
HERMAN B. DINE
Director of Accounts
Mr. Herman B. Dine Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Wakefield for the period from May 16, 1953, the date of the previous examination, to April 30, 1955, and report thereon as follows:
The records of financial transactions of the several departments re- ceiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collec- tion were examined and checked with the records of the town treasurer and the town accountant.
The books and accounts of the town accountant were examined and checked. The general and appropriation ledger accounts were analyzed, the receipts, as recorded, were checked with the treasurer's books, and the recorded payments were compared with the treasurer's cash book and with the approved treasury warrants. The appropriations, trans- fers, and loans authorized, as entered, were checked with the town clerk's records of town meeting votes and with the finance committee's authorizations of transfers from the reserve fund.
A trial balance was taken off proving the accounts to be in balance, the necessary adjustments resulting from the audit were made, and a balance sheet, a copy of which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on April 30, 1955.
It is recommended that all deposits received in connection with bids and for plans and specifications be paid into the town treasury, and any refunds necessary be made by the town treasurer on approved warrants.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The cash book was added, and the receipts, as entered, were
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analyzed and compared with the town accountant's books, with the rec- ords in the several departments collecting money for the town, and with other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury. The recorded payments were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds, and with the town accountant's books.
The cash balance on April 30, 1955 was proved by actual count of the cash in the office and by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit.
It was noted that in certain instances checks drawn by the treas- urer are delivered to departments for distribution to the payees. It is recommended that all checks drawn by the treasurer be delivered di- rectly to the payees by the treasurer or his duly appointed assistant, or mailed to the payees when personal delivery is impracticable, since no person other than the treasurer or his duly appointed assistant has the legal authority to make payments in behalf of the town.
The records of payroll deductions on account of Federal taxes, Blue Cross and Blue Shield membership, the contributory retirement system, and the teachers' retirement system were checked and reconciled with the ledger controlling accounts.
The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were veri- fied by comparison with the amounts falling due and with the can- celled securities and coupons on file. The outstanding coupons on April 30, 1955 were listed and reconciled with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit.
The savings bank books and securities representing the investments of the several trust and retirement funds in the custody of the town treasurer, the library trustees, and the Wakefield Trust Company, as trustee, were examined and listed. The income was proved and all transactions and balances were verified and compared with the books of the town treasurer and the town accountant, and, in the case of the retirement funds, with the books of the retirement board.
The records of tax titles and tax possessions held by the town were examined and checked in detail. The amounts added to the tax title account were compared with the tax collector's records, the reported redemptions and sales were checked with the treasurer's cash book, and the abatements and foreclosures were verified. The tax titles and tax possessions on hand were listed, reconciled with the ledger con- trolling accounts, and checked with the records at the Registry of Deeds.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked in detail. The taxes, excise, and assessments outstanding at the time of the previous examination, as well as all subsequent commit- ment lists, were audited and checked with the warrants for their col- lection. The recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer, the recorded abatements were reconciled with the asses- sors' records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the respective controlling accounts in the town accountant's ledger.
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