Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1962-1964, Part 26

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1962
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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


18


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


21


THE TOWN OF ACTON


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


22


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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