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Trustees of West Acton Firemen's Relief Fund
James B. Wilson
Term Expires 1955
Arno H. Perkins Term Expires 1956
H. Stuart MacGregor Term Expires 1957
Trustees of Acton Firemen's Relief Fund
Herbert W. Merriam Term Expires 1955
Frederick T. Kennedy Term Expires 1956
Clarence Frost . Term Expires 1957
Trustees of Goodnow Fund
Horace F. Tuttle
Term Expires 1955
Frank E. Greenough Term Expires 1956
Roy H. Linscott Term Expires 1957
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY SELECTMEN - 1954
Executive Clerk
Virginia Milbery
Office :- Town Hall Hours: 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. Meetings : Board of Selectmen, Tuesday evenings at 7:30
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Board of Public Welfare First and third Mondays at 1:00 P.M.
Finance Committee
Robert F. Charles
Bradford S. Leach
Roger M. Myrick
*Resigned
Edward S. Boyden *Norman McIntosh John M. Whittier
** John M. Goddard ** Appointed to replace *
Board of Appeals
Hayward S. Houghton . Term Expires 1955
Edward M. Ferry Term Expires 1956
Otto Q. Pasanen Term Expires 1957
Associates
H. Bradford Sturtevant, III Term Expires 1955
Donald W. Parker Term Expires 1956
Superintendent of Streets Russell C. Berry
Town Accountant
Donald O. Nylander Term Expires 1956
Registrars of Voters
Julia A. Barry Term Expires 1955
James B. Wilson Term Expires 1956
Grace J. Cullinane Term Expires 1957
Harlan E. Tuttle Ex-Officio
Election Officers
Precinct I Warden - Irene F. Mclaughlin Clerk - Paul C. Cornwall Inspector - Marion C. Jewell
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Inspector - Mary F. McCarthy Deputy Warden - John F. Mclaughlin Deputy Clerk - Helen R. Edwards Deputy Inspector - Edith M. Hollowell Deputy Inspector - Leo T. McCarthy Teller - Inga Frost Teller - Katherine M. Condon
Precinct II
Warden - Doris Soar
Clerk - Gladys M. Connolly
Inspector - Marian L. Piper
Inspector - Sophia Walsh
Deputy Warden - Margaret Larsen Deputy Clerk - Bertha Carr Tucker
Deputy Inspector - Hazel P. Vose
Deputy Inspector - Michael J. Walsh
Teller - Martha I. Lowden
Teller - Mabel S. McKelvie
Precinct III
Warden - Barbara J. McPhee
Clerk - Phyllis K. Sprague
Inspector - Barbara Nylander
Inspector - Martin J. Duggan
Deputy Warden - Harry E. Holt Deputy Clerk - Annie E. McCarthy
Deputy Inspector - Florence E. Lowd
Deputy Inspector - Genevieve L. Hatch
Teller - Minnie C. Veasie
Teller - Mary H. Prentice
Fire Engineers
H. Stuart MacGregor, Chief Engineer Clarence Frost, Asst. Engineer - Precinct I Lloyd W. Priest, Asst. Engineer - Precinct II Arno H. Perkins, Asst. Engineer - Precinct III
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Inspector of Animals Arno H. Perkins
Forest Warden
H. Stuart MacGregor
Dog Officer Carl W. Flint
Sealer of Weights and Measures A. Perry Marble
Town Forest Committee
Arno H. Perkins . Term Expires 1955
Emery D. Nelson Term Expires 1956
Franklin H. Charter Term Expires 1957
Surveyors of Wood and Lumber
Oliver D. Wood
E. John Torkelsen
Fence Viewers
Laurence Hadley Louis F. Leveroni
Foster R. Mackinnon
Field Drivers
Arno H. Perkins George Kemp
Superintendent of Moth Work Franklin H. Charter
Inspector of Wires Kenneth L. Duffy
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Police Officers
*Michael Foley, Chief
Edward J. Collins, Jr.
Russell C. Berry
Chauncey R. Fenton, Jr.
Carl W. Flint
Warren F. Birch
Ray L. Harris
David W. Scribner
Roy H. Linscott
Benjamin F. Rice
Arthur Fraser
Viola M. Foley
Franklin H. Charter
James P. Conheeney, Jr.
Orma L. Clark
Louis F. Leveroni
Edward J. Higgins
William J. Durkin, Jr.
John F. Canessa
T. Frederick S. Kennedy
J. Henry Engman
Edward R. Kelly
*Civil Service - Permanent
Burial Agent
Benjamin F. Rice
Veterans' Agent
Benjamin F. Rice
Superintendent of Jones Memorial Field Frederic W. Rimbach
Superintendent of Goward Field Frederic W. Rimbach
Workmen's Compensation Agent Theron A. Lowden
Director of Veterans' Services Theron A. Lowden
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William Braman G. Howard Reed A. W. Davis Philip Newell Thomas Hearon Carl W. Flint
Publie Weighers
Albert R. Jenks
Porter G. Jenks
Louise Garceau
Ruth Durkin
Otis J. Reed
Harold A. Merriam
Fire Alarm Operator
Frederic W. Rimbach
Town Counsel
John J. Sheehan
Civil Defense Director Charles D. MacPherson
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To report fire ONLY - Call Colonial 3-4321 For permits call Chief MacGregor - Colonial 3-4348 or 3-7788
ACTON FIRE ALARM DIRECTORY
CENTER
12 Main Street at Newtown Road
13 Nagog Hill Road and Main Street
14 Technology Instrument Corp.
15 Main Street and Great Road
16 Great Road and Harris Street
17 Main and Harris Streets
18 Main Street and Carlisle Road
19 Main Street at Carlisle Line
112 Out of Town
113 Center School
114 Main and Brook Streets
116 Great Road and Holland Road
119 Carlisle Road at Carlisle Line
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Newtown Road and Maple Avenue
122 Woodlawn Lane and Forest Road
123 Concord Road and Nagog Hill Road
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Main Street and Taylor Road .
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Taylor Road and Woodlawn Lane
126 Main Street and Hayward Road
127 Tenney's Machine Shop and Vicinity Kelley's Corner
128 129 Main Street, up Route #2
131 Great Road at Concord Line
132 Great Road and Pope Road
133 Great Road and Concord Road
134 Great Road and Esterbrook Road
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Great Road and Brook Street
136 137
Great Road and Davis Road
Esterbrook and Strawberry Hill Roads
138 Pope and Strawberry Hill Roads
139 Pope Road at Carlisle Line
141 Nagog Hill Road at Hammond Street
142 Newtown Road and Hammond Street
143 Newtown Road at Arlington Street
Nagog Hill Road at Littleton Line
144 145 Wood Lane at F. Bean's
146 Fort Pond Road
147 Newtown Road at Littleton Line
151 Concord Road and Hosmer Street
152 Mass. Avenue and Taylor Road
153 Mass. Avenue and Hosmer Street
154 Mass. Avenue and Wetherbee Street
112 Out of Town 61 Boxboro 4-4 All Firemen to Stations 2-2-2-2 7 A.M. No School All Schools All Day 10-10-10-10 Air Raid
To report a fire ONLY - Call Colonial 3-4321 For permits call Chief MacGregor - Colonial 3-4348 or 3-7788
ACTON FIRE ALARM DIRECTORY SOUTH
5 51 South Acton Woolen Mill
52 Lothrop's Mill
53 Merriam's Mill
South School
54 56 Proctor Lumber Yard
57 Erickson's Farm Supply Store
58 Dewey & Almy
59 Air Reduction Sales Corp.
School Street at River Street
21 23 Out of Town 24 School Street at Piper Road 25 School Street at Waite's Corner
School Street at Parker Street
School Street at Laws Brook Road
26 27 28 School Street at Mass. Avenue
29 211 212 River Street at Parker Street 213 Parker Street at Concord Street
Fletcher's Corner
Concord Street at Maynard Line
High Street at Conant Street
214 215 Powder Mill Road 216 217 218 High Street at Rawitser's
219 Eastern States 221 Main Street at Maynard Line 223 Main Street at Sylvia Street 224 Main Street at Holland's 225 Main Street at Cider Mill 226 Main Street at Prospect Street 227 Main Street at Mass. Avenue 231 232 Central Street at Martin Street 233 Central Street at Cullinane's 234 Martin Street at Maple Street Hayward's Corner 235 241 Stow Street at Robbins Street 242 Liberty Street at Robbins Street
Central Street at Prospect Street
243 Liberty Street at Stow Line
245 Laurel Court at Piper Road
251 Piper Road at Mass. Avenue
252 Hosmer Street at Mass. Avenue
23 Out of Town 61 Boxboro 4-4 All Firemen to Stations 2-2-2-2 7 A.M. No School All Schools All Day 10-10-10-10 Air Raid
Quimby Square
Laws Brook Road at Concord Line
River Street at Chadwick Street
To report a fire ONLY - Call Colonial 3-4321 For permits call Chief MacGregor - Colonial 3-4348 or 3-7788
ACTON FIRE ALARM DIRECTORY
WEST
31 Mass. Avenue at Boxboro Line
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Mass. Avenue at Wright Terrace
33 Edwards Square
34 Mass. Avenue at Fire Station
35 Mass. Avenue at School Street
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Mass. Avenue at West School
37 Mass. Avenue at Cedar Terrace
38 Mass. Avenue at Prospect Street
39 Mass. Avenue at High School
311 Richardson's Crossing
312 Central Street at Windsor Avenue
313 Central Street at Summer Street
314 Central Street at Willow Street
315 Central Street at Church Street
316 Central Street at Jenks Storage
317 Central Street at Mohawk Drive
318 Central Street at Orchard Drive
319 Central Street at Nashoba Road
321 Arlington Street at Summer Street
322 Arlington Street at Homestead Street
323 Arlington Street at Crescent Street
324 Arlington Street at Reed's Mill
325 Arlington Street at School Street
326 Arlington Street at Elm Street
327 Arlington Street at Charter Road
341 Willow Street at Homestead Street
342 Willow Street at Summer Street
343 Willow Street at Stow Line
344 Summer Street at Boxboro Line
345 Kinsley Road
346 School Street
347 Nashoba Road
348 Central Street, Down Route #2
Charter Road at Blanchard Auditorium
351 352 Charter Road at Hayward Road
354 Hayward Road
356 Rex Corporation
361 Mohawk Drive at Seneca Road
362 Oneida Road
363 Seneca Road at Seminole Road
364 Seneca Road at Mohican Road
365 Seminole Road at Mohican Road
366 Mohawk Drive at Nashoba Road
3-3-3 Out of Town and Emergency Call 61 Boxboro 4-4 All Firemen to Stations 2-2-2-2 7 A.M. No School All Schools All Day 10-10-10-10 Air Raid
H-BOMB PROTECTION INSTRUCTIONS
If war starts with a surprise H-bomb attack on America's largest cities, including Boston, then the citizens of Acton can, with a few simple actions, greatly improve their chances for safe survival.
Acton is close enough to Boston so that blind panic or ignorant carelessness could lead to unnecessary casualties; it is far enough away for a few precautions to protect lives.
An H-bomb dropped on Cambridge would do Acton more damage than an A-bomb dropped on Concord. The damage would come in three ways: Heat, Blast, and Radioactivity. For each of these, knowledge can save lives.
What to do about Heat
If you see a flash brighter than the sun (it will light up the whole landscape), drop to the ground, get away from windows (if in a car or a house), and cover your face and exposed skin. The flash is the bomb going off ( but the flash doesn't burn as much as the "fireball" which is at its worst from 3 to 10 seconds later. It is the fireball that causes blisters, skin burns, and scorched clothes, so you have 3 seconds to turn away or duck into a shadow.
What to do about Blast
After the flash and fireball are over, the blast arrives. This is the explosive force itself, and it travels at a speed that will not reach Acton until more than thirty seconds after the bomb goes off. (It might take anywhere from forty seconds to over a minute, depending on the target location, on the bomb size, and on your location in Acton. However, you can count on thirty seconds.)
If you are in a house, get away from doors and windows: the entire frame may be blown inwards. Crouch behind heavy furniture to get out of the way of flying glass. If there is time. go to the basement. In many houses the space under the cellar steps is well-braced and safe. Another good area is against the eastern foundation wall; in this location, a slight shifting of the house will not drop much debris.
If you are in a car, stop off the edge of the road and lie down on the floor. Then, if the windows break or the roof is dished in, you will not be hit. Tests show that though damaged on the outside, a car usually can be driven again afterwards.
If you are in the open, lie down, cover your head with your hands, and open your mouth wide (to keep your ears from popping).
Acton houses should not be damaged more than mentioned above. However, blast effects are freakish. Some houses may be hurt worse than average while nearby ones are untouched.
After the blast goes by, do not get up. The blast will be followed in a few seconds by a strong "return wind" that blows back toward the explosion center. This "return wind" can
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sometimes damage buildings more than the main blast, though it affects humans less.
What to do about Radioactivity
Some of the radio-activity from the bomb will come out in the first few seconds. When you duck to avoid the flash and heat, you will also help to reduce your exposure to these early rays. Greater danger can come later, when dust or fog may drop radio-active material from the bomb itself. Luckily, the prevailing winds from Boston don't usually head towards Acton. This airborne radio-activity, or "fall-out", usually does not occur until a half-hour after the explosion. During that time, cover damaged windows and doors with wet cloth, so that you will be safe inside your house. However, if rain, fog, or dust should be seen sooner, get indoors immediately. If you cannot reach a house before being caught in the fog or dust, remove your outer clothing when you reach shelter, and wash with plenty of soap or detergent (especially your hair) as soon as possible.
What to do Afterwards
Do not use your telephone; Acton Civil Defense sound trucks will announce needed information. Keep a portable or auto radio tuned to 640 or 1240.
Stay in your house; Acton Civil Defense radiology moni- tors will be at work immediately to mark the areas safely free from radio-activity.
If there are serious, emergency wounded in your home, hang a red cloth from your mailbox (do this during the first half-hour, as mentioned above) ; emergency medical crews will drive around the mail routes first, and will afterwards make house-to-house inspections.
In the first "safe" half-hour, draw enough water for sev- eral days' drinking, and make sure food supplies cannot be contaminated by dust or mist.
Remember that main roads will be closed as soon as an attack starts. All traffic is prohibited until the all-clear sounds. Keep your gas tank nearly full, rather than almost empty, at all times in case of attack.
Later, when the radiology monitor crew tells you that you can safely leave your home (since the radio-activity grad- ually dies away), there will be centers for treatment of less . serious wounds, for storage and distribution of food, and for repair of damage.
CHARLES MacPHERSON JOHN F. MOORE Acton Civil Defense Agency
Post Script
If you want to protect yourself and your town in advance, call Acton Civil Defense or any of its officers for information on aircraft spotting, bomb shelters, blood donation, medical preparation, or to volunteer for the Acton Civil Defense Agency.
REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit my 21st annual report of the Fire De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1954.
Total number of alarms responded to are as follows :
Residential
1
Mercantile
2
Grass and Brush
39
Manufacturing
7
Automobile
13
False Alarms
3
Smoke scares and Accidental alarms
5
Emergency
11
Out of Town
6
87
Loss to buildings and contents
$6,325.00
Collected for Oil, Gas, Blasting Permits
108.50
Oil Permits issued
162
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Bottled Gas Permits issued
49
Blasting Permits issued
18
Once again I would call to the attention of the public that permits are required by law for the storage of Gasoline, Fuel Oil and Bottled Gas, whether or not they are inside or outside of buildings.
It is also required by law that all garages attached to, or a part of, a dwelling be fire proofed including doors that open into or facing dwelling.
This year the heating system was completed at the South Acton Station, also the boiler room at the West Acton Station was fire proofed.
Radios were installed in the forest fire truck and the lad- der truck. This radio equipment proved its worth if for no other reason than the two hurricanes, Carol and Edna. With
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no other way of communication available, we were able to dispatch apparatus from place to place where it was needed with no loss of time or travel. We were also in contact with the apparatus at all times, giving us complete control and making it possible to dispatch equipment where it would be needed quickly and efficiently in case of any emergency.
For 1955, I would like to recommend a small extension of Fire Alarm from South Acton Station along Main Street to the corner of Main and Prospect Streets. Also I would like to recommend the purchase of a new pumping engine with the money we have a'ready set aside for this purpose.
It has been suggested that I print some sort of a guide in regard to home fire extinguishers and their uses. Following is an abstract from an article written by C. Lester Walker and published in "Firefighters Square Club of Massachusetts":
"FACTS ABOUT HOME FIRE EXTINGUISHERS"
"Of the third of a million home fires in this country and Canada each year, many could be stifled before major damage occurs if homes had adequate fire extinguishers. Yet anyone who decides to buy an extinguisher finds there are almost countless kinds on the market. What should he buy? Here are facts every householder ought to know.
"There is no such thing as an all-purpose extinguisher. Different kinds of fires require different treatment. However, the majority of home fires occur in ordinary combustibles- rubbish, paper, wood, cloth. For this kind of fire there is still nothing better than water; these fires need rapid cooling be- fore they can be successfully put out, and a lot of water- especially if sprayed on-is a fine cooler-off.
"Here are the chief kinds of water-content extinguishers for fires:
Soda-Acid Pump Tank Garden Hose
"Two other types of home fires are electrical fires (from live wires, motors, electrical appliances) and fires in flammable
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liquids (gasoline, oil, grease, paints). For these you need other types of extinguishers. If you use a stream of water on an electrical fire you run the risk of getting a severe shock, even of being electrocuted. A stream of water on burning liquids will make the fire spatter and spread.
"Here are the chief types of extinguishers for electrical and/or flammable-liquid fires:
Foam Vaporizing Liquid
Dry Chemical CO-2
"How many extinguishers do I need?"
"The National Fire Protection Association suggests three: 1) a water pump tank, or a hose (at least 35 feet long) with faucet adapters; 2) a carbon-dioxide type for the kitchen, to deal with grease and electrical fires; 3) a dry-chemical or carbon-tetrachloride pump-gun type for the garage, to deal with small gasoline and electrical fires.
"The NFPA then sounds a few warnings:
"Once you have fire extinguishers in your home, don't become foolhardy. Remember that the first thing to do when there is a fire is: CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
"Label your extinguishers with tags saying in big letters: 'For oil and electrical fires,' etc.
"Keep your extinguishers in the right place and the same place all the time. Best place: usually on a wall, about four feet from the floor, near the fire hazard, and also near an exit so the fire can't trap you.
"Remember that all types of extinguishers should be inspected and serviced annually. It is best to hire a regular maintenance service and not kid yourself that YOU will make the annual checkup.
"Don't buy extinguishers not approved by the Under-
writer's or the Factory Mutual Laboratories. They may fail you in a crisis.
"Accept the fact that good extinguishers cost money. They are worth it in the end.
"Teach everybody in your household how to use the extinguishers."
Respectfully submitted,
H. S. MacGREGOR, Chief, Acton Fire Dept.
REPORT OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AGENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
During the year ended December 31. 1954. four accidents were reported to me. They required medical attention but were not of a serious nature.
Respectfully submitted, THERON A. LOWDEN, Compensation Agent.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Wires for the year ending December 31, 1954.
Two hundred forty-eight (248) permits were issued. The sum of two hundred eighty dollars and twenty-five cents (280.25) was collected in fees for these permits.
Respectfully submitted,
KENNETH L. DUFFY, Inspector of Wires
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Acton, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my twenty-eighth annual report for the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1954. This report includes all arrests made within the town during the past year. It also includes a brief summary of some of the duties carried out by the department with remarks and recommendations.
Arrests and prosecutions for the following offenses :
School Bus Law violations 39
Operating a motor vehicle so as to endanger 18
Operating a motor vehicle while under influence 8
Speeding
270
Stop Sign violations 60
Red light violations 17
Going away after causing damage to property
2
Operating an uninsured motor vehicle
6
Operating an unregistered motor vehicle
7
Operating a motor vehicle without license in possession
4
Operating a motor vehicle without registration in possession 3
Operating after suspension of license
4
Operating without being properly licensed
16
Operating without an inspection sticker
8
Violation of the law of the road
10
Not signaling turn
2
Making left turn from right lane
1
Failure to lower high light beam
1
Not stopping at flashing red light
1
Operating without lights
1
Allowing an improper person to operate 2
Operating a motor vehicle without a muffler 1
Defective equipment 1
Operating recklessly 1
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Attaching wrong plates
1
Following too closely 1
Crossing grass plot
1
Malicious damage to property
1
Lewdness
2
Profanity
1
Threatening
1
Assault and battery
1
Assault and battery on police officer
1
Failing to restrain dog on order of Selectmen 1
·Drunkenness 11
Escapees from Shirley Industrial School apprehended and returned to school 6
Arrested and turned over to other departments '1
Delinquent child (Habitual truant) 1
B & E & L in nighttime 2
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Motor Vehicle accident report :
1953
1954
Total number accidents reported
60
76
Number of occupants injured
47
52
Pedestrians injured
2
1
Bicyclists injured
1
3
Motorcyclists injured
0
3
There were 2056 motor vehicles checked by the depart- ment for traffic or motor vehicle violations for which the operators received verbal warnings, summonses to appear at court or had the vioation reported to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles for action.
Miscellaneous :
Complaints received and investigated 391
Motor vehicles checked by night patrol 202
Summonses served
97
Fire alarms answered 36
Doors found unlocked in public buildings and places of business 71
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Street lights out, reported to Edison Company 56
Emergency messages delivered 29
Property checked at request of owners 89
Motorists assisted by patrol 33
Suspicious cars reported and checked
13
Suspicious persons questioned by patrol
11
Persons reported missing
6
Prowlers reported
14
Motor vehicles towed to garages when left on high- way
8
Mental patients apprehended, returned to institu- tion
1
Suicides reported and investigated
2
Cruiser ambulance trips to hospitals
15
Ill or injured taken to doctors' offices in cruiser- ambulance 5
School Busses :
Thirty-nine persons were summonsed to court for viola- tion of the School Bus law. Although this law has been in force for several years, we find many operators do not yet fully understand the law. The law requires that an operator of a motor vehicle approaching a school bus from either direc- tion, which has stopped to take on or discharge children and which is lettered with the words "School Bus" and which has flashing lights on front and rear, must bring the motor vehicle to a complete stop before passing the bus. It is not necessary to wait until the bus is in motion to pass, but after coming to a complete stop, the operator may then pass if it is safe to do so at a speed not greater than 10 miles per hour. The only exception to this rule is when the bus is being operated on a divided highway when it is only necessary to stop if passing in the same direction as that in which the bus is travelling. The definition of a divided highway is "Any way with an island, curbing or barrier intended to prevent turning except at intersections." During the past year, school bus operators and other persons have turned in the registration numbers of cars which they claimed had passed school busses. On several occasions these numbers which were turned in by other than the bus drivers were checked and found to be incorrect. No
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court action is taken on these reported violations nor are they reported to the Registrar unless the violation is observed by a police officer or unless after an investigation it is deemed advisable to do so. Instead, numbers reported are checked and the owner of the vehicle notified of the complaint with an explanation of the law and a request that it be obeyed in the future.
Bicycle Registration :
All bicycles in the town must be registered with the police. At this time there are 525 bicycles registered, but many parents have not had their children comply with the law. All bicycles must be equipped with a rear fender reflec- tor and if used after dark must also have a light. Parents may prevent a tragedy if they make sure their children keep their bikes off the streets at night unless they are properly equipped. All registrations expire on April 30th. New certificates must be obtained at the Police Office between April 15th and 30th. No charge is made if the plate that has been issued is still in good condition. If a new plate has to be issued, the registra- tion fee will be twenty-five cents.
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