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Maurice W. and Pauline L. Gendron John L. and Carolyn L. Ireland Julian J. Jr. and Jane E. Turner Richard M. and Lorraine A. Burgoyne Joseph D. and Mary T. Tighe Bertram J. and Alice N. Lieberson John J. and Susanne A. Tetrault Richard L. and Carole A. Payne John M. and Ann M. Charbonneau James and Mary E. May William G. and Marie H. Lambert John A. and Helen M. Melnick Stanley D. and Laura L. Waterbury James A. and Nancy J. Peel Edward F. and Bonnie MacLean
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THE TOWN OF ACTON
Lichtensteiger, Reto Andreas
McQueen, Mary Elizabeth Gerhardt, Wayne John Griffin, Donald Keith Jr. Hitchcock, Sherrie Lynn Panetta, John Edward
Vinal, Bruce Linwood Jr. Olshansky, John
Date
Place
Mar.
26
Concord
Mar.
28
Boston
Mar.
29 Concord
Mar.
31
Concord
Apr.
2
Concord
Apr.
6
Concord
Apr.
9
Concord
Apr. 9 Acton
Apr.
11
Concord
Apr.
12
Concord
Byrd, Robert Irwin
Apr.
12
Concord
Putnam, Heather Elizabeth Sheldon
Apr.
15
Concord
Vietze, Alice Louise
Apr. Apr.
16
Concord
Newell, Michael Arthur Caputo, Cathleen Ann
Apr.
18
Concord
Kneeland, Jeffrey Christopher
Apr. 19
Concord
Friery, David Kennedy McDonough, Barbara Jean
Apr.
23
Concord
Hart, Jean Susan
Apr.
23
Boston
Kuja, Shane Lawrence
Apr.
24
Concord
Bildzok, Donna Marie
May
5
Concord
Connelly, Amy Catherine
May
9
Concord
Orio, Matthew Anthony Smith, Valerie Grace
May
10 Concord
May
12
Concord
Lennon, Star Elizabeth Woodard, Bertram Elbert
May
15 Framingham
May
16 Concord
May
16
Concord
May
23 Concord
May
26
Boston
May
26
Concord
May
28
Concord
June
2
Concord
June
3 Concord
Quinn, Kevin Jon Bellamy, Mary Regina
Name of Parents
Francis J. and Marie A. Koning John F. and Patricia A. Ledbury Edwin A. Jr. and Joan Davis Robert W. and Betty-Ann Sabin
Donald H. and Joseph K. Rowley James E. and Jane F. Nugent Charles R. II and Kendra J. Long Harvey A. and Carol J. Travis Harold J. Jr. and Mary A. Ey Lloyd E. Jr. and Dorothy G. Irwin Frank W. III and Jane S. Chevers George M. and Patricia L. Gould Donald A. and Paula D. Paquet Brian R. and Ann E. Flaherty Donald H. and Evelyn M. Nix Clarence M. Jr. and Eleanor C. Zawacki William H. and Mary E. Mahoney Thomas M. and Janice E. House Lawrence R. and Sheila A. Tucker Paul T. and Patricia A. Day
Paul J. and Virginia M. Atkinson Carl D. and Claudetee I. Arcand Ira D. and Barbara M. Kelly Donald J. J. and Lucy E. Griffiths Donald W. and Eugenia A. Lockhart Joseph L. and Eleanor F. Burgess Lester L. and Joan I. Wilson Walter R. and Barbara A. Woodbury Cedric F. Jr. and Barbara Allen John M. and Catherine E. Duggan Hugo A. and Lois V. Lazzarini
Thomas D. and Mary A. Tervo John A. and Mary A. Martus
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229th ANNUAL REPORT OF
Carroll, Diane Alison Fanning, Kimberly Mae Lagarenne, Nancy Carol Harring, Linda O'Neil, Colleen Margaret
Borresen, Andrea Cathe
Name of Child
Butnam, Cheryl Jean Martell, Paul Charles West, Christopher Allyn Reid, Stuart Ian
L'Heureux, David Brian Enright, Patricia Margaret Conn, Barden Kennet
Dutter, Christine Marie Knight, Charyl Ann
17 Winchester
Apr. 22 Boston
June June
4
Concord
5 Boston
June
6 Concord
June
8 Concord
June
8
Malden
June 9 Concord
June
12
Concord
June
13
Concord
June
15
Concord
June
16
Concord
June
16
Concord
June
17
Ayer
June
19
Arlington
June
19
Boston
June
20
Concord
June
20
Concord
June
24
Concord
June
25
Concord
June
25
Concord
June
26
Concord
June
27
Lowell
June
29
Concord
July
1
Concord
July
3
Concord
June
3
Concord
July
4 Lynn
July
7 Concord
July
11
Ayer
July
11
Concord
July
19
Boston
July
21 Framingham
July
21
Concord
July
21
Concord
July
22
Concord
July
24
Concord
July
24 Concord
July
27 Concord
Gable, Steven John Holmes, Kevin Michael Piper, Kevin Dean Bortz, Tamara Jean Bryant, Timothy John Geer, Kenneth Terrance Horne, Robert Scot LaDuke, Michelle Jean Lessard, Tod Basset Cummings, Marsha Elaine King, Paul Thomas Eckstein, Elizabeth Anne Oldenburg, Lee Frederick, Jr. Meehan, Richard Francis Garmon, Kenneth William Smith, Martin Joseph Hardin, Jennifer Susan Spann, Eleanor Marie Szidat, Jean Leslie Cullinane, Francis Robert Sweeney, Nancy Francine Golden, John Charles
Pappas, Steven Theodore Simeone, Michael Paul Walsh, Stephen Patrick Trocki, Suzanne Marie Ludovico, Wendy Jane Davis, Kenneth Ray III Ricard, David Adam Leshick, Scott Joseph Beaudoin, Susan Beth Finan, Marianne Joyce, Melissa Ann Kennedy, Karen Patricia Bursaw, Steven Arthur Manchester, David Ellis Crosby, Stephen Scott
John A. and Jean C. Flammer John L. Jr. and Joan C. McInnis William R. III and Barbara R. Dean John E. and Elizabeth E. Davidson George S. and Joan M. Kramer Robert B. and Marcia K. Rau Leonard C. and Brigitte Eberle George C. and Dorothy A. Sigman Joseph P. G. and Ann Basset Robert O. and Helen S. Wallace John J. and Barbara L. Wilson William L. and Patricia A. Perkins Lee F. and Barbara A. Maxwell Francis X. and Anne M. Peterson Stanley P. and Barbara J. Johnson Donald L. and Lee B. Winkley Howard P. and Jacqualyn O. Nash Adril C. and Phyllis M. Bissonnette Stanley and Phyllis L. Blackberg Edward F. and Elizabeth C. Cotter James W. and Frances B. Sullivan James J. and Jane N. Kaser
Victor G. and Joan L. Finke Carl and Ann C. Hinds William P. and Phyllis F. Barrett Robert J. and Edwina C. Garabedian Robert D. and Beverly G. Lyons Kenneth R., Jr. and Janet M. Boyd Adam L., Jr. and Mary A. Lombardo Joseph J. and Margaret Farinick Philip E. and Rebecca M. Haynes David E. and Carol A. Charpentier John and Deanna M. Whedon T. F. Stewart and Patricia G. McNulty Richard P. and Phyllis N. Collins Otis G., Jr. and Joan W. Ellis John H. and Rosalie M. Kneeland
THE TOWN OF ACTON
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Date
Place
July
31 Boston
Welch, Julie Grace
Aug. 2
Cambridge
Aug.
4
Concord
Aug.
4 Concord
Knapp, David Magnus
Aug.
4
Concord
Aug. 6
Concord
Aug.
12
Boston
Aug.
14 Concord
Aug.
14 Concord
Aug.
14
Concord
Aug. 16
Concord
Aug. 16 Concord
Aug
17
Concord
Aug.
17
Concord
Aug. 19 Concord
Aug.
25
Concord
Aug.
29
Concord
Aug. 29
Boston
Kadlec, Anne
Sept. 2
Concord
Rauch, Thomas Andrew
Sept.
5 Fitchburg
Wilson, Boyce David
Sept. 9 Concord
Sept. 10 Concord
Currier, Glynnis Jane
Sept. 10
Concord
Sandock, Thomas Joseph
Sept. 16 Concord
Odell, Winifred Kay Putnam, Stephen McIntire
Sept. 16 Concord
Sept. 17 Fitchburg
Sept. 18 Arlington
Williamson, Thomas Windsor Brown, Lauren Beth Ames, Deborah Ann Bergquist, Lisa Marie
Sept. Sept. 21
20 Concord
Concord
Sept. 22 Somerville
Kramer, Kim Ann
Sept. 23 Concord
Young, Pamela Julia
Sept. 24 Concord
Sept. 27 Concord
Edge, Catherine Louise Daubney, Tamara Ann
Name of Parents
Paul and Mary Heanue
Francis G. and Martha A. Andrus Chauncey R., Jr. and Dorothy M. Hoffman Morgan C., Jr. and Gene M. Magnus James C. and Louise J. Young William H., III and Beverly E. Leamy Joseph R., Jr. and Alice M. O' Donoghue Harold E. and Janet L. Rankin Von E. and Dana S. Lindsley Paul E. and Mary Slanovec Gerald L. and Beverly A. Marcoux Samuel A. and Jean L. Woodson Joseph A. and Beverly A. Marston Richard J. and Mary J. Smith Francis J. and Marianne H. Johnson Philip A. and Lorna M. Clark Peter A. and Marilyn L. Mawn Charles and Lesley Cole
Conrad J. and Monica J. Urich David A. and Elizabeth C. MacPherson Robert L. and Gladys E. McCarthy John F. and Eileen C. Duffy John A. and Suzanne E. Carson Thomas W. and Winifred M. Fitzpatrick Charles F. and Marilyn J. Beckwith Robert J. and Joan C. Pearson Walter C. and Margaret M. Anestis Burleigh W. and Janice M. Sullivan John R. and Alice E. Adler William J. and Maxine E. Gogan Robert and Jean L. Youngberg Thomas R. and Carol D. Coolidge Thomas J. and Shirley A. Fingerlow
229th ANNUAL REPORT OF
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Name of Child
Gilfeather, Michael Scott Fenton, Barbara Jean
MacDonald, Gary Joseph Dull, Carol Lynn Harrington, Mary Elizabeth Bosselmann, Todd Jeffrey
Champion, Angela Denise Uster, Michael James Davis, Michelle Louise Palmer, James Tucker
Conquest, Robert William O'Neil, Barbara Smith Thompson, Michael Ross
Harris, Eric Philip Jeffrey, Karen Jean
Troupe, Cheryl Ann
Sept.
27 Concord
Sept. 29 Marlborough
Oct.
1
Concord
Oct.
3 Concord
Oct. 4 Concord
Moberly, Karen Lee
Oct. 6
Concord Anderson, Arthur Helmer, Jr.
Oct. 6
Concord
Bjorke, Leif Olaf
Oct.
7 Cambridge
Blatchford, Sandra Jeanne
Oct.
7 Concord
Legnon, Michelle Suzanne
Oct.
8
Concord
Oct. 9 Brockton
Oct.
12
Concord
Oct.
12
Concord
Fitzgerald, Margaret Rose
Oct.
13 Concord
Conway, Daniel Emmett
Oct.
13
Concord
Kimball, Sharon Lee
Oct.
14 Concord
Lawrence, Jane Elizabeth
Oct.
19
Concord
Bowen, Robert Clyde
Oct.
20
Concord
McAllister, Leslie Anne
Oct.
20
Concord
Oct.
24
Concord
Oct.
24
Concord
Oct.
25
Concord
Oct.
29
Concord
Oct.
29
Concord
Oct.
30
Concord
Berg, Marcia Ann
Oct. 31
Concord
Nov.
4
Concord
Nov.
6 Marlborough
Nov. 7 Medford
Nov.
12
Concord
Nov. 12
Concord
Nov. 13 Concord
Nov. 14 Concord
Nov. 16 Concord
Nov. 16 Concord
Fowler, Tracy Lynn Laird, Wendy Alden Torppa, Robin Rae
Robert B. and Ruth Anderson Larry R. and Phyllis A. Coolidge
William S., Jr. and Joan F. Tucker Paul L. and Margaret T. Sexton Verne E. and Judith A. Gates Arthur H. and Winifred M. Caldwell Arnvid N. and Arlene J. Boyum Lynd T. and Jeanne A. Hormann LeRoy J. and Gayle S. Porter Louis F. and Marcia C. Reed James H. and Mary L. O'Connell Terrance L. and Theresa C. Hudson
THE TOWN OF ACTON
William A., Jr. and Margaret R. Crowley Thomas H. and Nancy A. Newman Donald R. and Maureen Ashline Albert J. and Patricia E. Reilly William M. and Hattie J. Bracken Robert N. and Helen Ingram Roderick H. and Carol S. Young Franklin and Rita Yen Calvin S. and Mary L. Covington Raymond T. and Gisela D. Klein Rodney B. and Linda L. Shank Joseph A. and Nancy B. Turner Noel and Irene A. Assamoneo Joseph F. A. and Shirley A. Christensn
Gerald A. and Carol A. Moore Raymond N. and Lona J. Patton Joseph T. and Elsie A. Zemoitel Patrick J. and Mary L. Jent George A. and Naomi L. Ashley Lee R. and Constance M. Maker James W. and Shirley A. Armstrong Lindsay R. and Mary A. Nordquist Harold A. and Janice R. Teele
Stalker, Robert Bruce, Jr. Colleton, Russell Campbell
Kendall, Timothy Wayne Hebert, Thomas Paul
Flerra, John Paul Feeney, Patrick Darren Beers, Terrance Joseph
Winnett, Diane Elizabeth Lee, Kevin Douglas
Winroth, James Stephen Hickey, Shawn Patrick Cox, Michael Byron Nastasi, Susan Mary
Ormsby, Gregory Gerard
Nordstrom, Cynthia Sue Hill, Donna Marie Wilson, Thomas Gibbons, Brian Phillip Paquette, Rober Edward Morris, Merebeth Constance
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Date
Place
Nov. 17
Concord
Nov.
21
Concord
Nov. 22
Concord
Nov.
24 Concord
Nov. 26 Concord
Nov.
28 Marlborough
Nov.
28
Concord
Nov.
29
Concord
Dec.
7
Concord
Dec.
9
Concord
Dec.
9 Concord
Dec.
14 Concord
Dec.
15
Concord
Dec. 18 Concord
Dec.
19
Concord
Dec.
19
Concord
Dec.
25 Concord
Dec.
25 Concord
Dec.
27 Concord
Dec. 30 Concord
Name of Child
Longaker, Courtney Anne Letourneau, Stephen Francis Hickey, Kathleen Barbara Penniman, George Leonard Welsh, Elizabeth Glenn Goding, Shirley Theresa Chick, Davoren Ann Soar, Christine Marie
Rothrock, Heide Bailey Cobleigh, Bonnie Ann
Pappas, Gregory Arthur
Henry, Elizabeth Ann
Crocker, Stuart Sears 11
von Orgies-Rutenberg, Jurgen Paul Freiherr Cook, Kerry Marie
Price, Alison Ann Whitelaw McColgan, Mark Austin Farrell, Richard Neylon, Jr.
Collins, Caro le Lyn
Knott, Michael Kevin
Name of Parents
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Perry R. and Sylvia Olson Rudolph F. and Penelope J. Hunt Kenneth S. and Barbara E. Schmitz William E. and Shirley M. Olsen William W. and Anne L. Harrell Stephen A. and Diane M. Shea Richard W. and Kathleen K. McDonald William H., Jr. and Loretta M. Weir
James C. and Agnes H. Daley William L., Jr. and Ann T. Ignachuck John and Charlene M. Sack David L. and Carol E. Shepardson Thomas E. and Joan H. LeMay
Odert E. F. and Ebba M. Sommardahl Donald S. and Sandra A. Hickey Robert J. W. and Pauline A. P. Bevins Joseph T. and Paula-Marie Timmins Richard N. and Barbara A. Davis Craig R. and Muriel F. Schofield Roland B. and Marion G. Champion
229th ANNUAL REPORT OF
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THE TOWN OF ACTON
NOTICE
All dog licenses here listed expire March 31, 1965.
Dogs must be licensed on or be- fore April Ist or the owners or keepers thereof are liable to a fine.
The law applies to all dogs three months old or over, regardless of time of year ownership is acquired. No tax bills are sent to owners of dogs.
REPORT OF DOG LICENSES ISSUED IN 1964
749 Licenses @ $ 2.00
$1,498.00
96 Licenses @ 5.00
480.00
11 Licenses .@ 10.00
110.00
4 Licenses .@ 25.00
100.00
2 Licenses @
50.00
100.00 .
46 Duplicate Tags. @
.25
11.50
1 Transfer License .
@
.25
.25
Paid to Town Treasurer.
$2,299.75
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229th ANNUAL REPORT OF
RECORD OF TOWN ELECTION HELD MARCH 2, 1964
Pct. 1
Pct. 2
Pct. 3
Total
Whole number of votes cast. . . 519
544
783
1846
MODERATOR, one year
James Edward Kinsley. .226
279
443
948
John W. Putnam.
260
213
285
758
Lawrence P. Wilder.
16
40
47
103
Blanks.
17
12
8
37
TOWN CLERK, one year
Charles M. MacRae. 469
492
736
1697
Blanks.
50
52
47
149
SELECTMAN, three years
Warren F. Birch.
279
386
425
1090
John H. Loring.
236
156
355
747
Blanks. .
4
2
3
9
ASSESSOR, three years
Carl C. Flint.
465
510
742
1717
Blanks.
54
34
41
129
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE, three years
Patience H. MacPherson.
458
424
657
1539
Blanks.
61
120
126
307
TREASURER and COLLECTOR, one year
Wm. Henry Soar.
474
488
728
1690
Blanks.
45
56
55
156
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, three years
Edwin Richter. .
342
354
555
1251
Lloyd E. Williamson.
321
359
546
1226
Arthur P. Charbonneau.
216
191
307
714
Blanks.
.159
184
158
501
SCHOOL COMMITTEE, one year
Robert Evans, Jr. .
172
183
229
584
Thomas E. Wetherbee
317
334
511
1162
Blanks.
30
27
43
100
CONSTABLES, one year
Edward J. Collins, Jr. .
. 442
472
689
1603
Chauncey R. Fenton, Jr.
.455
484
711
1650
T. Frederick S. Kennedy.
443
466
697
1606
David W. Scribner.
444
469
703
1616
Blanks.
292
285
332
909
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER, three years
Howard F. Jones
461
484
719
1664
Blanks.
58
60
64
182
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BOARD OF HEALTH, three years
Jay S. Grumbling.
.445
438
693
1576
Paul Nyquist.
0
17
0
17
Blanks. .
74
89
90
253
TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL LIBRARY, three years
Doris E. Peterson.
462
477
709
1648
Blanks.
57
67
74
198
PLANNING BOARD, five years
William M. Veazey.
448
447
700
1595
Blanks.
71
97
83
251
PLANNING BOARD, one year to fill vacancy
Leonard E. Rae.
.351
338
498
1187
Marvyn E. Siegal.
104
137
228
469
Blanks.
64
69
57
190
TREE WARDEN, one year
Franklin H. Charter.
.485
494
740
1719
Blanks
34
50
43
127
RECORD OF SPECIAL ELECTION HELD SEPTEMBER 21, 1964
Pct. 1
Pct. 2
Pct. 3
Total
Whole number of votes cast.
.398
354
726
1478
William C. Kazokas.
69
108
173
350
John H. Loring.
296
211
445
952
Robert E. Sweeney.
33
34
106
173
Blanks.
1
2
3
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229th ANNUAL REPORT OF
ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
January 20, 1964
Article 1
Voted unanimously: To approve the amount of debt (to wit: $2,100,000,00) authorized by the Acton-Boxborough Regional District School Committee at a meeting held on December 23, 1963, for the pur- pose of constructing and equipping a regional junior high school building on land of the District in the Town of Acton.
Article 2
Voted unanimously: To authorize payment from the Stabilization Fund to the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District of a sum not ex- ceeding $95,000.00, for the purpose of paying the Town's proportional share of a contribution toward the cost of constructing a regional junior high school building, subject to the approval of the Emergency Finance Board.
Article 3
Voted: To raise and appropriate from available funds the sum of $8,000.00, to complete a set of Assessors plans or Atlas of all real estate in the Town of Acton. Such plans being necessary to the proper valuation of property for tax purposes as well as a perequisite to a total revaluation program.
Article 4
Voted unanimously: To raise and appropriate from available funds the sum of $1,500.00, for rebuilding the engine in the grader.
Voted: To adjourn at 8:45 P.M.
A true copy. Attest:
CHARLES M. MacRAE Town Clerk
ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 9, 1964
Article 4
Voted unanimously: To amend Section 7 of the Town By-Laws, entitled Personnel By-Law for Wage and Salary Determinations and Ad- ministration, by increasing by an approximate 5% the amended figures in Schedule A, Schedule B and Schedule C, to be effective April 1, 1964; a copy of the revised figures to be submitted by the Personnel Board to the Town Clerk at its earliest convenience.
Article 1
Chose: Helen P. Wood trustee of the Elizabeth White Fund for three years.
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THE TOWN OF ACTON
Chose: James B. Wilson trustee of the West Acton Firemen's Relief Fund for three years.
Chose: Lloyd W. Priest trustee of the Acton Firemen's Relief Fund for three years.
Chose: Thelma L. Boatman trustee of the Goodnow Fund for three years.
Chose: Barbara Nylander trustee of the Citizens Library Assoc- iation of West Acton for three years.
Voted: That the Compensation of Elected officers of the Town .of Acton for the calendar year 1964, adjusted for changes recommended by the Personnel Board, effective April 1, 1964, be as follows:
Moderator $20.00 per each night per meeting
Board of Selectmen:
Chairman.
$ 550.00
Clerk.
550.00
Member. 550.00
Town Treasurer and Collector. 6,250.00
Town Clerk.
2,150.00
Board of Assessors:
Chairman.
1,635.00
Clerk
1,090.00
Member
1,090.00
Board of Public Welfare:
Chairman
150.00
Member
100.00
Member.
100.00
Board of Hea Ith:
Chairman.
150.00
Member
100.00
Member
100.00
Voted: That the Board of Health may appoint one of its members as assistant agent and set his rate of pay in accordance with the pro- visions of the Personnel By-Law.
Tree Warden, at the rate of $2.48 per hour from January 1, 1964 to March 31, 1964 and $2.60 per hour from April 1, 1964 to December 31, 1964, plus $.75 per hour for the use of his truck.
Article 2 Reports
Voted: To Accept the several reports of the Town Officers and Boards.
Article 3
No reports to be heard at this time.
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229th ANNUAL REPORT OF
Article 5
Voted unanimously: To amend the By-Laws of the Town of Acton, Section 5 Titled Fire Department by removing it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
A. ORGANIZATION
There shall be a Fire Department of three (3) companies (one in each of three (3) precincts).
Each company shall consist of such call and/or regular officers and men, as may, from time to time, be deemed advisable, and as auth- orized by the Town.
The extent of such coverage shall be defined as required by Section 7 of the By-Laws of the Town of Acton titled "Personnel By-Law for Wage and Salary Determination and Administration."
B. APPOINTMENTS
1. PERMANENT
The Chief (Fire) shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
Appointments to permanent membership shall be subject to the basic requirements and appointment procedure as contained in "Fire Department Appointment Procedures."
A. Age Factor
Applicants shall not be less than twenty-one (21) nor over Thirty-seven (37) years of age at the time of filing application.
In determining eligibility call men may deduct from their actual age one (1) year for each year of continuous service immed- iately prior to the date of application, such deductions not to exceed eight (8) years.
B. Physical Factor
1. Examination
Applicants are required to pass a physical examination, and be certified, by a physician, as to physical fitness, to insure performance of the duties required in this class of work.
Examination will include coverage as indicated in "Fire Manual for the Instruction of Applicants" as issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Civil Service.
2. Strength Test
Applicant will be subjected to tests of strength to deter- mine ability to handle the physical aspects of this class of work.
Such tests will follow in basic essence the guide as out- lined in "Requirements for Strength Test" as indicated in aforementioned "Fire Manual".
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THE TOWN OF ACTON
C. Residence
In order to effectively fulfill the requirements of Fire service, including twenty-four (24) hour call duty, it is recom- mended that positions should be filled by residents of Town of Acton.
At the discretion of a combined decision of the Fire Chief, Board of Selectmen, and Personnel Board, a nonresident may be permitted to apply and be accepted for service, if location of out of town residence permits the fulfilling of the requirements of the position.
Residents should, in all cases, be given preference.
D. Mental Factor
An applicant who satisfactorily meets the basic require- ments, as indicated above, will be interviewed by the Fire Chief to determine mental aptitude and to be subject to random questions regarding basic knowledge of firefighting procedures.
The applicant will be instructed to secure and read the "Fire Manual" prior to such interview and that the random ques- tioning bebased on the contents of the manual.
The final screening of applicants shall be the responsi- bility of the Fire Chief, who, before proceeding with final selec- tion will discuss such selection and basis for same with a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and a representative of the Personnel Board of final disposition.
E. Probation Period
A probation period of six (6) months will be in effect with an appraisal during that period as to the desirability of the candidate for permanent service.
F. Call Firefighter
All other qualifications being equal - call firefighters will receive preference.
G. Grandfather Clause
To be in effect for five (5) years from acceptance of this By-Law.
THOSE ELIGIBLE: All call firefighters in the employ of the Town of Acton with at least one year's service as of January 1, 1963.
WAIVERS:
(1) He may deduct up to thirteen (13) years of contin- uous call duty in lieu of age requirement to extend max- imum age to fifty (50) years of age.
(2) If applicant is over thirty (30) years of age at time of application, strength test will be waived.
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229th ANNUAL REPORT OF
(3) Physical examination shall be the standard town employment examination.
(4) The Selectmen, Fire Chief and Personnel Board may grant additional waivers for the best interest of the Town.
2. CALL
Officers and members of the call segment of the department, as authorized, will be appointed annually subject to the basic requirements and appointment procedure as contained in the "Call By-Law".
A. Organization
Three Deputy Chiefs will be appointed annually by the Chief (with approval of Board of Selectmen). The call officers of each company shall consist of a Captain, two Lieutenants, Treasurer and Clerk, who shall be elected by each company at its annual meeting in May of each year. No Chief, Deputy Chief or permanent firefighter shall hold any call company office.
The Chief and Deputy Chiefs shall annually, in April, appoint the following call positions; Firefighters, Superintendent of Fire Alarm System, Assistant Superintendent of Fire Alarm System, Fire Department Physician and Function Custodian. Vacancies may be filled at any time. New company members may be nominated at any company meeting, and shall be appointed from the list of nominations submitted by the respective companies. Upon complaint to the Chief and Deputy Chiefs by any member thereof, the Chief and Deputy Chiefs shall act, and may, after giv- ing seven (7) days notice to the member against whom such com- plaint is lodged, suspend or discharge said members.
Upon application for a hearing by any member aggrieved by such action of the Chief and Deputy Chiefs, the Chief and Deputy Chiefs shall arrange for, and conduct, such hearing. It shall be the duty of each Deputy Chief to hold at least one company practice each month during the months of May, June, July and August. The Chief and Deputy Chiefs may be empowered to choose one of their members as a Clerk.
B. Duties of the Chief
It shall be the duty of the Chief to call meetings of the and Deputy Chiefs, and all combined meetings of the Department. He shall hold a combined practice of all companies at least once each year.
C. Duties of the Call Captains and Lieutenants
The Captain shall conduct all company meetings and see that all voting and business is properly conducted; and it shall be his duty, so far as possible, to carry out the desires of his company, and create and maintain harmony therein. The Lieu- tenants shall assist the Captain and act for him in his absense.
D. Duties of the Call Company Treasurer and the Clerk
It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to have charge of all
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company funds, pay all company bills, and keep a record of the same.
It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep an accurate account of all company meetings and the business transacted thereat.
E. Qualifications for Membership
Any person of good character, over twenty-one years of age, who is an American citizen or who has filed his intention of becoming such, may be nominated for membership. The company shall judge an applicant for membership as to his qualifications as a firefighter, his occupation and his availability to attend fires and meetings. The company shall submit two or more names to the Chief and Deputy Chiefs for each vacancy to be filled.
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