Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1962-1964, Part 30

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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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General Reports


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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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