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Juniors:
Susan Abbt, Cynthia Allen, Elizabeth Allred, John Barry, Martha Bean, Lynne Belmont, Mary Boardman, Edward Boyden, Donna Brumm, Jacqueline Davis, Vivian Erkkinen, Margaret Gregoritch, Beth Hartman, Elaine Iodice, Karen Jensen, Nancy Knight, Stephanie Lord, Linda Lowe, Barbara MacDonald, Thomas McPhee, Laraine Moland, Susan Ott, Barbara Pres- ton, Helen Richardson, Sarah Schoch, Donna Shumaker, Frances Simeone, Charles Smart, Patricia Staples, Therese Wall, Geradee Westley, Steven Williamson.
CLASS OF 1964
Kenneth Walter Abbt Frida Carolina Adams Dale Margaret Andersen Ellen Christine Andersen Richard Joseph Armstrong Richard Paul Bailey Donna Sue Bakstran Robert Essebe Balmat Sandra Kay Barnett John Nicholas Barrer Michael Earl Barton Richard Anthony Barry Richard Alan Beddoe Jacqueline Bonomini Laura Anne Bouley William Millikin Bowen, Jr. Stanley Broadbent Judy Ann Brown Lynne Wood Brown Nancy Dorothy Chernak Grace Veronica Cobleigh Sheila Lynne Cobleigh Stephen Paul Cornwall Joseph J. Coughlan Patricia Ann Curtin Barbara Louise Custance Francis Joseph Dillon, III Annette Gale Dionne Patricia Ann D'Italia Kenneth Barry Dobkin Mark Tuttle Douglas Daniel Francis Duddy Helen Frances Ey Stephen Arthur Feltus Edward Morrison Ferry, Jr.
David Clement Flint Christopher John Flynn James Delmar Ford Michael Allen Foskett
Gail Elizabeth Fraser Donald Phillip Gates Andrea Jean Gibson
Virginia Ruth Gillmore Harry Paul Gould
Larraine Elizabeth Granberg Jeanne Marie Gubser
Cheryl Theresa Hammond
JoAnn Catherine Hartshorn Julian S. Hartwell Amber Jane Hayward Susan Lee Hedin
Dianne Pauline Heyliger Robert Kenneth Hill
Nicola Marie Teresa Hnatio
Henry Joseph Hogan, III Caroline E. Horrocks Albert Thomas Jenks Grace Anne Jones Andrew Lee Kelly, Jr.
June Wynell Knight James Robert Krieger Sue Anne Lapierre Marilyn Rita LeClerc Donald Edwin Lindquist
John Hugh Laviers Lloyd David Alan Locke Shirley Ann Lowd Linda Gail Macleod John Paul MacPhee James Ralph MacRae
Bruce Crozier Macsata
Sandra Marie Manning Beverly Ann Mason Deirdre Margaret Mccullough Betsy McElvein
James Orrin McKenna
Janet Lee Mclaughlin John Thomas McNiff
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David James McPhee Donald Godfrey McPherson Charles Vaughn Mesrobian Ian Adrian Millar Michael John Mitchell Sharon Ann Mitchell
Cheryl Moore
Lynda Warner Moulton Richard Paul Muise
Judith Ann Mulvey
David Dean Starr
Diane Linda Nedza
Dorothy Christine Stewart
Kenneth Charles Stowell, Jr.
James Mott Tinker Lucius Clark Tolman
Joyce Newman
John Alan Noftle
Lorna Ruth Towne
Karen Elizabeth Nylander
Teresa Marie Antoinette Vanaria
Pauline Marie Oman
Lester Bixby Veenstra
David Anthony Palaima
James Williams Vinal
Vincent Arthur Paradis, Jr.
Maureen Anne Wall
Donald Gordon Platine
Barbara Kay Walsh
Larry Gerald Prentiss
Marilyn Jane Ward
Daniel Emerson Prowten
James Alfred Warren
Helen Claire Pryor
Susan Mills Watts
Carl John Ribeiro
Karl David Westphalen
John Eliot Richardson
Dorothy Jean Wheeler
Pamela Jane Richter
Constance Whitcomb
Lawrence Reeder Roberts
Valerie Anne Woodard
Elizabeth Keith Robinson
John Patrick Young
SUMMARY OF PLACEMENT
CLASS OF 1964
No.
%
Four-year colleges
69
51.49
Junior colleges
9
6.72
Professional Schools of Nursing
3
2.24
Technical Schools
1
.75
Specialized Schools
(business, vocational, etc.)
11
8.21
Preparatory Schools or P. G. Course
4
2.97
Work
20
14.93
Service
8
5.97
Marriage
3
2.24
Not Known
6
4.48
134
100.00
Mitchelle Jeanne St. Martin
Carmine Francis Sarno Cheryl Ann Schontag
Stephen Conrad Schwarm
Donald Winburn Shelley
Stephen Allen Smalley Travis Laurence Smith
Ursula Scot Spence
Harold Richard Stanley
Jane Ann Nelson Carolyn Ruth Newell
Four-year Colleges:
American International College, Beloit College, Boston College, Boston University, Bouve-Boston School, State College at Bridgewater, Cardinal Cushing College, Case Institute of Technology, Clarkson College of Technology, Clemson College, Colby College, University of Colorado, Concordia Teachers College, The Defiance College, State College at Fitchburg, State College at Framingham, Ithaca College, Western Kentucky State College, Lesley College, Linfield College, Lycoming College, University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts College of Art, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Merrimack College, Middlebury College, Nasson College, University of New Hampshire, Northeastern University, Norwich Univer- sity, Oberlin College, Pacific University, Pembroke College, Pratt
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Institute, Purdue University, Rhode Island School of Design, Rice Univer- sity, Springfield College, Tufts University, Vanderbilt University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Wheaton College (Mass.), Wheelock College, College of William and Mary, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Junior Colleges:
Cambridge Jr. College, Chamberlayne Jr. College, Fisher Jr. College, Paul Smith's College, Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester Jr. College.
Professional Schools of Nursing:
Lawrence Memorial Hospital, New England Baptist Hospital, Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Technical Schools:
Greer Technical Institute, Wentworth Institute.
Specialized Schools:
Chamberlain School of Retailing, Chandler School for Women, Glen Cove Bible School, H. H. Ellis Regional Vocational Technical School, Mansfield Beauty Academy, Shepard-Gill School of Practical Nursing, Ward Schools, Westboro State Hospital School of Practical Nursing.
Private Preparatory Schools:
The Hinckley School, Newman Preparatory School.
ACTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Proposed Budget for 1965
January 1 - December 31, 1965
ADMINISTRATION
School Committee
$ 300.00
Salaries.
11,900.00
Conference Attendance.
150.00
Expendable Supplies
250.00
Printing and Advertising
50.00
Magazines, Books, Dues 150.00
School Census
150.00
Miscellaneous.
450.00
TOTAL ADMINISTRATION
$ 13,400.00
INSTRUCTION
Present Staff Salaries
$425,861.00
Additional Staff Needed (3).
6,000.00
Substitutes.
7,000.00
Conferences 300.00
Textbooks
6,862.00
Supplies.
13,541.00
Miscellaneous.
1,000.00
TOTAL INSTRUCTION
$460,564.00
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PLANT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Salaries.
$ 21,160.00
Supplies.
3,000.00
Fuel.
6,500.00
Water
475.00
Gas.
1,250.00
Electricity
7,200.00
Rentals.
5,702.00
Telephones.
650.00
Maintenance Equipment.
5,000.00
Miscellaneous.
1,000.00
TOTAL PLANT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE $ 51,937.00
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
Libraries. $ 1,400.00
Salaries - Health Department. 4,200.00
Eye and Ear Tests.
400.00
Health Supplies
150.00
Miscellaneous.
300.00
TOTAL NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES $ 6,450.00
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Furniture-pupils' desks and chairs. . . . $ 1,000.00
Music-Instruments and Equipment. . 2,040.00
Miscellaneous. .
500.00
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY $ 3,540.00
TRANSPORTATION
Pupil Transportation. $ 51,030.00
Field Trips. 1,000.00
Contingencies. 1,950.00
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION
CONTINGENCY FUND
$ 53,980.00 $ 1,000.00
SUMMARY
ADMINISTRATION. $ 13,400.00
INSTRUCTION
460,564.00
PLANT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 51,937.00
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES 6,450.00
CAPITAL OUTLAY . 3,540.00
TRANSPORTATION
53,980.00
CONTINGENCY FUND
1,000.00
$590,871.00
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Proposed Budget for 1965
ADMINISTRATION
School Committee $ 400.00
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Salaries.
13,500.00
Conference Attendance.
150.00
Expendable Supplies.
400.00
Printing and Advertising
30.00
Magazines, Books, Dues
100.00
School Census .
150.00
Related Insurance
183.00
Miscellaneous
900.00
TOTAL ADMINISTRATION
$ 15,813.00
INSTRUCTION
Present Staff Salaries. .. . $429,912.00
Additional Staff.
2,000.00
Sabbatical Leave Substitutes
4,000.00
Substitute Teachers. .
3,000.00
Conferences and Travel.
600.00
Related Insurance,
5,480.00
Miscellaneous.
1,000.00
Total Salaries and Related Expenses ... 445,992.00
Textbooks
Art.
$ 100.00
Business
300.00
English
1,000.00
Guidance
150.00
Home Economics.
125.00
Industrial Arts
100.00
Languages
2,000.00
Mathematics.
1,000.00
Music
422.00
Orientation
80.00
Remedial Reading
200.00
Science
1,000.00
Social Studies
1,000.00
Supplementary Reading.
1,000.00
Miscellaneous
1,500.00
Total Textbooks
9,977.00
Instructional Supplies (Specific)
Art
$ 1,400.00
Audio-Visual Aids
600.00
Business.
200.00
Guidance
1,000.00
Home Economics.
2,000.00
Industrial Arts
2,000.00
Mathematics
155.00
Health
450.00
Music
1,524.00
Physical Education
700.00
Science
1,700.00
Total Supplies (Specific) 11,729.00 Instructional Supplies (General) 4,000.00
TOTAL EXPENSES OF INSTRUCTION
$471,698.00
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OPERATION OF PLANT
Salaries .
$ 17,050.00
Supplies
3,500.00
Fuel
7,000.00
Water
350.00
Gas
625.00
Electricity
6,000.00
Plowing
1,000.00
Telephones
1,500.00
Related Insurance
488.00
Miscellaneous
500.00
TOTAL OPERATION OF PLANT
$ 38,013.00
MAINTENANCE OF PLANT
Instructional Equipment. $ 1,200.00
General Maintenance Equipment.
1,500.00
Replacements.
2,250.00
Miscellaneous.
300.00
TOTAL MAINTENANCE OF PLANT $ 5,250.00
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
Library. .
$ 4,000.00
Salaries - Health Department.
4,200.00
Eye and Ear Tests.
200.00
Health Supplies.
150.00
Middlesex County Retirement
System Assessment
4,000.00
Insurance ..
3,800.00
Related Insurance.
132.00
Miscellaneous.
700.00
TOTAL NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
$ 17,182.00
OUTLAY
Music-Instruments and Equipment. . . $ 748.00
Miscellaneous.
400.00
TOTAL OUTLAY
$ 1,148.00
TRANSPORTATION
Pupil Transportation. $ 48,707.00
Field Trips.
700.00
Contingencies.
2,800.00
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION
$ 52,207.00
SPECIAL CHARGES
70% Blanchard Auditorium 1964 Operating Expense $ 6,807.00
MISCELLANEOUS
$ 1,000.00
RECAPITULATION
Administration Instruction
$ 15,813.00 471,698.00
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Operation of Plant
$ 38,013.00
Maintenance of Plant
5,250.00
Non-Instructional Services
17,182.00
Outlay 1,148.00
Transportation
52,207.00
Special Charges
6,807.00
Miscellaneous 1,000.00
TOTAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION $609,118.00
CAPITAL COST, DEBT SERVICE 303,860.00
NON-CLASSIFIED, SCHOOL ATHLETIC FUND 8,914.00
GRAND TOTAL
$921,892.00
GROSS OPERATING BUDGET
$609,118.00
Less (1) Bal. 1964 Op. Budget 7,614.49
(2) 63-64 Transportation Reimbursement 31,429.55 39,044.04
$570,073.96
DEBT SERVICE
Interest
Less: Accrued Interest (ABRJHS Bond Issue)
93,860.00 1,219.17
$ 92,640.83
Maturing Debt
$210,000.00
Less: State Aid
128,600.00
Bal. of Premium on Loan (ABRJHS Bond Issue) 6,137.30
$ 75,262.70
NON-CLASSIFIED
School Athletic Fund
8,914.00
TOTAL ASSESSMENT
$746,891.49
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
APPORTIONMENT OF THE CHARGES TO BE ASSESSED
AGAINST THE TOWNS OF ACTON AND BOXBOROUGH
YEAR 1965
ACTON
* Operating Expenses, 90.8% of $554,431.51 ** $503,423.81
Cost of Transportation 41,472.00
Less Reimbursement {63-64) 25,829.55
15,642.45
Debt Service, 95% of $167,903.53 159,508.35
Non-Classified, 90.8% of $8,914.00 8,093.91
$686,668.52
BOXBOROUGH
* Operating Expenses, 9.2% of $554,431.51 ** $ 51,007.70 Cost of Transportation 5,600.00
Less Reimbursement (63-64) 5,600.00 0.00
Debt Service, 5% of $167,903.53
8,395.18
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Non-Classified, 9.2% of $8,914.00
$ 820.09
$ 60,222.97 $746,891.49
From SBAC
128,600.00
12/31/64 Balance (M and O) and Transportation Reimb. 46,400.51
Premium on Loan, and Accrued Interest.
$921,892.00
* Acton Student Enrollment 10/1/64 1076 109
Boxborough 11
1185
Gross Operating Budget Less: 12/31/64 Balance
$609,118.00 - 7,614.49
Transportation contract amounts - 47,072.00
$554,431.51
1965 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SCHOOL BUDGETS
Total appropriation recommended by Acton School Committee $590,871.00
Net amount requested by Acton- Boxborough Regional District School Committee 519,066.00
Estimate of 1965 State Aid
190,406.00
ation for support of schools
$
919,531.00
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Treasurer's Report
December 31, 1964
Balance, December 31, 1963
$100,692.23
Receipts, 1964:
Town of Acton
$652,775.50
Town of Boxborough
54,704.56
State Aid for Construction
165,485.89
Federal Aid
24,461.26
Transportation Reimbursement
31,429.55
Bond Issue
1,900,000.00
Premium on Loan
10,269.50
Accrued Interest on Loan
1,219.17
School Lunch
53,982.14
School Athletics
1,682.35
Federal Taxes
55,729.93
State Taxes
6,523.69
Teachers' Retirement
19,541.47
County Retirement
2,446.19
Teachers' Insurance
687.25
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
4,763.46
Group Life Insurance
456.92
$1,109,937.00
Amount to be raised by local tax-
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Miscellaneous
$ 1,823.40
Total Receipts
$2,987,982.23
Total
$3,088,674.46
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Treasurer's Report December 31, 1964
Disbursements, 1964
Maintenance and Operation:
General Control
$ 13,467.26
Instruction
430,413.72
Operation of Plant
36,403.63
Maintenance
4,225.36
Non-Instructional Services
14,238.96
Outlay
4,027.49
Transportation
46,204.00
Blanchard Auditorium Lease
6,696.00
Miscellaneous
586.09
Construction
282,172.91
Payment on Principal
110,000.00
Interest on Debt
34,355.00
Premium on Loan
4,132.20
Land Acquisition
11,804.10
School Lunch
54,458.98
School Athletics
10,258.91
Federal Taxes
55,729.93
State Taxes
6,470.13
Teachers' Retirement
19,541.47
County Retirement
2,446.19
Teachers' Insurance
687.25
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
4,763.46
Group Life Insurance
456.92
Federal Aid
4,845.54
Total Disbursements
$1,158,385.50
Balance December 31, 1964
1,930,288.96
$3,088,674.46
PRISCILLA FELT
Treasurer
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REPORT OF THE ARCHIVES COMMITTEE
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
During the year 1964 the Committee has met several times. For the most part the activities have been of a routine nature in connection with compiling records and papers of the Town.
The Committee has received numerous letters of inquiry during the year in regard to old houses, families, churches and things that have historical value.
A paper in regard to the history of "The Iron Works Farm and The Jones Tavern in Acton" written by Robert Harrington Nylander of West Acton will be bound and then placed in the Archives of the Town.
A list of the various Town monuments and locations of historical value has been compiled for the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK S. KENNEDY JOYCE H. WOODHEAD DAVID L. MAY
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The Acton Board of Appeals held ten (10) public hearings during the year 1964 on the following matters:
A. Permits for earth removal Granted - 2; Denied - 0
B. Permits for specific uses and exceptions Granted - 1; Denied - 1
c. Variances from the requirements of the Protective Zoning By-Law Granted - 2; Denied - 4
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM C. SAWYER HERSCHEL N. HADLEY HAYWARD S. HOUGHTON
REPORT OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
During the year 1964 the Acton Building Committee worked on the following projects:
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1. Acton Police Station
The construction contract was awarded to the Crowley Realty Corp- oration, the low bidder for $90,783.00. The Police Station is scheduled to be completed by March, 1965 with exception of the landscaping.
2. Library Addition
The working drawings for the Library Addition are to be completed by early February, 1965 and the drawings will be sent to Washington, D. C. for approval. The town of Acton has been declared eligible for Federal aid towards the erection of the Library Addition. This project is scheduled to be released for bidding of construction contract in April, 1965.
3. Elementary School
The working drawings for the new Elementary School are scheduled to be completed by April, 1965. This project will go out for bidding of construction contract as soon as the working drawings are approved.
Respectfully submitted,
ARNOLD MERCIER, Chairman
LLOYD PRIEST JOSEPH COBB FRANK ARMS EDWARD COLLINS, Police Chief MARVIN TOLF, Library Committee EDWIN RICHTER, School Committee
REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Areas
No. of Permits
Estimated Cost
Residential
Single Dwellings
123
$2,496,150.00
Multiple Family Dwellings 6 Bldgs. - 35 Units
231,000.00
Additions, Repairs
and Residential Garages
116
160,515.00
Municipal Nature
Police Station
1
90,783.00
Junior High School
1
1,776,000.00
Church Building
1
80,000.00
Public Utility Bldg.
1
18,500.00
Swimming Pools
11
20,300.00
Business and Industry
7
100,650.00
Total
$4,973,898.00
Receipts
Fees For Permits
$ 4,703.60
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Violations of Zoning and Building Laws No.
Action
Unguarded Swimming Pools
10
2 Uncorrected
5 Corrected
3 Removed
Zoning Law Violations
3
2 Pending
1 Corrected
Below Standard Chimneys
3
2 Corrected
1 Pending
Porches, without permits
2
2 Corrected
Foundations, without permits
2
2 Corrected
Shed, too near line
1
1 Moved
Shed, too large for no permit
1
1 Permit Issued
Occupancy Permit Violations
16
10 Corrected
Insufficient Fund Checks
2
2 Covered
Unlicensed Signs
5
2 Removed
3 Licensed
Respectfully submitted, KENNETH E. JEWELL Building Inspector
REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The amount of money collected by this department and turned over to the Town Treasurer will be found itemized in his report, as will the amount collected for the annual care of lots not under perpetual care. We again wish to point out to all lot owners who do not have perpetual care on their lots that bills for the care of these lots will be committed to the Town Collector for collection.
There were 50 interments made during the year, 12 non-resident and 38 resident burials.
In Woodlawn Cemetery an area was graded, seeded and a space made available for 128 single grave spaces. The surface drainage project has been continued this year by adding two more catch basins and connecting them into the main drainage lines. Plans have been made to improve another section in this cemetery by grading, seeding, building a retaining wall on a high bank, and rebuilding the wall around Captain Robbins' lot on Concord Road.
In Mt. Hope Cemetery the stumps have been removed and two sec- tions have been graded and seeded and laid out into lots. Also another section has been laid out for single grave interment.
Due to the damage caused by the recent ice storm, several large trees in Woodlawn and Mt. Hope Cemeteries will have to be cut down and replaced by new trees.
The first serious case of vandalism in the Acton Cemeteries occurred this year in Woodlawn Cemetery, when several valuable monuments were disfigured, and the matter has been turned over to the Police Department for investigation, as this is a very serious offense and is
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punishable under tha law. Due to this act of vandalism the Cemetery Commissioners voted to have the cemetery gates locked at the close of the working hours in an attempt to keep cars out of the cemeteries after closing hours.
Mr. Harry E. Holt who has been a member of the Cemetery Com- missioners since 1939 decided not to run for re-election this year and the other members of the Board wish him well in his retirement.
Respectfully submitted, HARLAN E. TUTTLE HOWARD F. JONES HARRY E. HOLT Cemetery Commissioners
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REPORT OF THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
1964 has seen notable progress made within the Town in the inter- ests of conservation. During the Patriots' Day celebration on April 19, 1964, Mr. Brewster Conant, of Evanston, Illinois, granted an ease- ment to the Town covering a strip of land along the Isaac Davis Trail extending from Main Street to Route 2A. Efforts are continuing to acquire easements along the rest of the Trail.
The Commission received its first piece of land by gift, approxi- mately two acres, from Mr. John B. Finigan of Concord. The piece is in South Acton along a tributary of Fort Pond Brook. Mr. Harold Keizer, of Concord, deeded an easement to a piece of land along Fort Pond Brook in West Acton, to the Town.
During the year, the Commission has discussed land purchases with four townspeople. One parcel of approximately 12 acres was re- jected because the asking price was not considered warranted by its conservation value. An option agreement has been entered into with Mr. Crimens Pacy for the purchase of approximately 13 acres adjoin- ing the Town Forest in West Acton. Two other prospective land pur- chases are still under negotiation.
The Commission had acquired acetate transparencies of the maps prepared by the Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, from which copies of these maps may be made. These maps may also be used in multiple overlays to assist the Town in determining the soil characteristics of any piece of land in town.
In conjunction with the Planning Board, the Commission has pre- pared a zoning article for the establishment of a wetlands district along Fort Pond Brook. It is hoped that this article is passed by the Town Meeting and that the district will be extended to Nashoba Brook in the future
President Johnson included a strong appeal for conservation in his State of the Union message this year. It is the hope of the Conserva- tion Commission that this appeal will be heard and responded to by the citizens of Acton and the rest of the Nation.
ROBERT J. ELLIS, Chairman JOHN A. JEFFERIES, JR. KENNETH E. JEWELL WILLIAM L. KINGMAN MRS. DAVID L. MAY JAMES SHEPARD DAVID P. TINKER
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REPORT OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Principal in the activities of the Civil Defense Agency during 1964 has been the task of qualifying the Town of Acton for participation in Federal Matching Funds Programs. This has been accomplished and an application for firefighters coats and boots under this program has also been approved by Federal Civil Defense who will contribute one half of the cost of this equipment. This purchase was authorized by the Annual Town Meeting of 1962 and the procurement will be com- pleted in 1965.
The Highway and Engineering Departments also benefited by this financial assistance program by procuring material and equipment from Civil Defense surplus property at very nominal costs.
Robert F. Guba, communications officer, has been responsible for the continued operation and growth of the communications section of Acton Civil Defense. Through his efforts, Acton has attained an excellent record of participation in Civil Defense communications tests. Acton now has a communications link with Massachusetts Civil Defense on both the 2-meter and 6-meter band.
Although Acton is generally qualified to participate in Federal fin- ancial assistance programs, communications projects are singularly excepted. The communications center at the Julia McCarthy School does not have sufficient protection against nuclear fallout to meet the required Federal standards. Improvement in this situation will be of prime importance in the program for the coming year.
Other programs not currently implemented are Medical and Auxil- iary Police. Participation in these phases of Civil Defense are pro- grammed for 1965 and the assistance and cooperation of the Health and Police Departments has been assured.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. MCLAUGHLIN Director
REPORT OF THE DOG OFFICER
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Calls and complaints handled 249
Stray dogs picked up
38
Dogs disposed of 5
Dogs returned to owners 33
Respectfully submitted,
CARL W. FLINT
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ELIZABETH WHITE FUND
For Year Ending December 31, 1964
The trustees of this fund have signed orders to the Town Treasurer totaling $725.00, (Seven hundred and twenty-five dollars).
Respectfully submitted, HAZEL P. VOSE ELEANOR P. WILSON HELEN B. WOOD
Trustees of the Elizabeth White Fund
REPORT OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen:
During the year 1964 the Engineering Department worked on the following projects:
1) For the Board of Selectmen:
a) The Preparation of Preliminary plans for proposed construction of: High Street Relocation near Powdermill Road, Martin Street, Fort Pond Brook culvert and additional town offices on second floor of Town Hall.
b) The preparation of drainage plans, profiles and easements for various construction projects to be performed by town forces.
2) For the Planning Board:
a) Reviewing and checking preliminary and definitive plans and construction inspection of the following subdivisions:
Broadview Farm Estates off High Street
Thoreau Park, off Laws Brook Road Houghton Park, off Arlington Street Stonehedge, off Coughlin Street Prospect Acres, off Prospect Street Patriots Hill, off Hayward Road
b) Continued construction inspection of: Flagg Hill Estates Section III and IV off Summer Street Minuteman Ridge off Massachusetts Avenue and Hayward Rd.
Evergreen Heights off Newtown Road Meadow Brook off Hosmer Street Colonial Acres off Willow Street Crestwood Acres off Central Street Revolutionary Ridge off Prospect Street
c) Reviewing and checking preliminary and/or definitive plans of proposed subdivisions:
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