Town annual reports of Medfield 1950-1954, Part 31

Author: Medfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1950
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 906


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Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Road Machinery Fund to the High- way Operating Account to defray the expenses of the operation and maintenance of Highway Machinery.


Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the construction of a section of High Street, said money to be used in conjunction with any money allotted by the State and County, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to reconstruct the sidewalk on the north side of West Main Street from the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. right of way to a point approximately 365' westerly, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to reconstruct the sidewalk on the north side of Oak Street between Pleasant Street and South Street, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to repair the exterior walls of the Town House, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to petition the Boston Edison Company to install one (1) electric light on the corner of North Street and Janes Avenue, the cost of installation to be taken from the appro- priation for Street Lighting under Article 4.


Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purpose of making certain repairs to the Town Offices, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


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Article 19 To see if the Town will vote to accept by deed gratuitously a certain right of way or easement for the drain- age of surface water on Oak and Park Streets from Dudly J. Goring, Trustee of "Conemara Realty Trust of Medfield, Massachusetts," or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for Vocational Tuition and Transpor- tation.


Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap. propriate a sum of money for retirement, under the provisions of Chapter 708, Acts of 1941, of teachers entering Military Service.


Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to be expended under the direction of the School Committee for the purpose of installing an as- bestos curtain in the auditorium of the High School Building, as ordered by the Department of Public Safety, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1,100.00 for a School Dental Clinic to be administered under the supervision of the Board of Health, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a School Building Needs Committee to report at a Special Town Meeting not later than the month of November, 1953; said committee to consist of one member of the School Committee, The Superintendent of Schools and three other members to be named by the Moderator, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for necessary expenses of said committee.


Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to transfer to the Library the sum of $272.47, the same being the amount collect- ed in Library fines during 1952, or do or act anything in rela- tion thereto.


Article 26. To see if the Town will transfer the sum of $573.33 from Dog Tax Return to the Library, or do or act any- thing in relation thereto.


Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1,250.00 to the Library to be used to con- vert the present coal furnace to oil, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to appoint one of its members as Water Superintendent, or do or act anything in relation there- to.


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Article 29. To see what compensation the Town will al- low the Water Superintendent for the ensuing year.


Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purpose of a survey of addi- tional sources of water supply, or do or act anything in rela- tion thereto.


Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the construction of a new tennis court, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 32. To see what compensation the Town will allow the members of the Fire Department for the ensuing year.


Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purchase of 1,000 feet of hose, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to look into the advisability of purchasing a piece of land for a Fire Station, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $4200.00 and to transfer the sum of $320.00 from the Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund for the maintenance of Vine Lake Cemetery, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $468.00 for the purchase of a Dever Model No. 24R Lawn Mower for the Cemetery Department, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of an automobile for the Police Department and authorize the sale or trade of the present car as part of the purchase price, or do or act any- thing in relation thereto.


Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- priate a sum of money for the hire of an ambulance for town use, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purchase of a mist-blower chemical tree sprayer for the use of the Tree Department, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purpose of sending out notices to the voters of Special Town Meetings, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $400.00 to lease land for an open bathing beach, equip it with requisite fixtures and conveniences and provide instruction and protection in swimming, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


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Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for Civil Defense, or do or act any- thing in relation thereto.


Article 43. To hear and act on the report of the War Memorial Committee (World War II) appointed under Article 27 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 12, 1951.


Article 44. To hear and act on the report of the Public Works Building Committee appointed under Article 12 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1952 to inquire into the feasibility of the Town acquiring a parcel of land for the site of a Public Works Building.


Article 45. To hear and act on the report of the Off the Street Parking Committee appointed under Article 15 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1952 to inquire into the feasibility of the Town acquiring a parcel of land for an Off the Street Park- ing Area.


Article 46. To hear and act on the report of the By-Law Committee appointed under Article 18 of the Annual Town Meeting to study the revision of the Town By-Laws.


Article 47. To hear and act on the report of the Town Owned Motor Vehicles Insurance Committee appointed under Article 20 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1952 to inquire into the feasibility of covering Town Owned Vehicles with liability and property damage insurance.


Article 48. To see if the Town will hear and act upon the Report of the School Building Committee appointed under Article 4 of the Special Town Meeting held October 3, 1950, and do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Building Com- mittee)


Article 49. To hear and act on the report of the Public Dump Survey Committee appointed under Article 21 of the Annual Town Meeting of 1952 to survey the increase of dump- ing area.


Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a com- mittee of five members and authorize it to make arrangements to spend money appropriated under Article 4 for the obser- vance of Memorial Day.


Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to provide quarters for the Beck- with Post 110, American Legion, in accordance with the pro· visions of Chapter 40, Section 9, General Laws, and amendments thereto.


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Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Com- mittee and authorize it to inquire into the feasibility of erecting a swimming pool on land belonging to the Town of Medfield located on Green Street, and described on Assessor's Map drawn by E. Worthington, dated February, 1918, as lot No. 120, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition)


Article 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate (or transfer from available funds) a sum of money for the purchase and installation of a six-inch water main in Winter Street for a distance of about 500 feet from the corner of North Street, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition)


Article 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to install a street light on Edison Electric Illuminating Company pole 12/151 situated on the northerly side of Main Street, or do or act anything in rela- tion thereto. (Petition)


Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the construction of an asphalt sidewalk on the easterly side of Adams Street from the corner of Dale Street to the Adams Street Elementary School driveway for an approximate distance of 1000 feet, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition)


Article 56. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Building By-Law of July 11, 1951, by adding to Article 5 after Section 1, Section 2, which reads as follows:


1. That all 10-inch poured cement walls for houses and small buildings that have solid footings such as gravel or hardpan do not require cement footings. That this be left to the discretion of the Building In- spector.


Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Build- ing By-Law voted at the Special Town Meeting of July 11, 1951, by adding to Section 10, Article 2, Paragraph 5, which reads as follows:


No permit shall be issued for cellars and first floors which are constructed with the intentions of using the cellars exclusively for living quarters.


Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Building By-Law voted at the Special Town Meeting of July 11, 1951, by adding after Section 1 of Article 8, Section 2 which reads as follows:


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Notice shall be given to the Building Inspector for all re-roofing and sidewall work before work is begun.


Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Building By-Law voted at the Special Town Meeting of July 11, 1951, by adding to Section 1, Article 3, subsection "b" which reads as follows:


No building permit for a dwelling house or other inhabited building shall be issued until the Board of Health or its agent has approved the proposed lot as suitable from a sanitary point of view for human habitation. No building permit shall be issued for a dwelling house on an unsewered street until a permit for a sewage disposal installation has been obtained from the Board of Health or its agent.


Article 60. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Building By-Law voted at the Special Town Meeting of July 11, 1951, by adding to Section 3, Article 13, subsection "a" which reads as follows:


Fees for plumbing permits shall be fixed and deter- mined from time to time by the Board of Selectmen.


Article 61. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Building By-Law voted at the Special Town Meeting of July 11, 1951, by adding to Section 3, Article 13, subsection "b" which reads as follows:


The fee for permit to install a cesspool or septic tank shall be $2.00 each unit.


Article 62. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Wiring By-Law voted at a Special Town Meeting held May 19, 1952, by authorizing the Selectmen under Section 1 to appoint an Acting Wire Inspector who shall be appointed in April of each year and shall hold office from the first day of May follow- ing for the term of one year and until another is appointed in his place. The Selectmen may at any time remove him.


Article 63. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Wiring By-Law voted at the Special Town Meeting of May 19. 1952, by striking out Section 6 and inserting the following:


Fees shall be charged by the Inspector of Wires to any person, firm or corporation applying for permits for electrical installations; said fees to be paid by the applicants when such permits are issued in accor- dance with the following schedule:


Permit fee $1.00


1 to 12 outlets 1.00


13 to 25 outlets 1.50


26 and over 2.00


Electric range 1.50


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Motor 1 h.p. and over 1.00


Oil Burner only 1.50


Re-inspection 1.00


Repairing No Charge


Electric Hot Water Heater 1.50


Oil Burner with house wiring permit .50


Other permits 1.00


No fees shall be paid for the installation of por- table appliances for use with convenience outlets. All fees received by the Inspector of Wires shall be turned over to the Town Treasurer as receipts and accounted for by him.


Article 64. To see if the Town will vote to transfer all unexpended balances from Special Appropriations to the Excess and Deficiency Fund, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 65. To see if the Town will authorize the Assessors to use the sum of $30,000 from free cash in the Treasury for the reduction of the 1953 Tax Rate, or do or act anything in relation thereto.


Article 66. To see if the Town will vote to accept the follow- ing named sums as Perpetual Trust Funds for the care of lots in the Vine Lake Cemetery, the interest thereof or as may be ne- cessary to be used for said care, viz:


Louise Brennan Lot $100.00


Kathleen Tapley Lot 100.00


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof, in the usual place for posting warrants in said Medfield, seven days at least before the time of hold- ing said meeting.


Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.


Given under our hands this 29th day of January A.D. Nineteen hundred and fifty-three.


WILLIAM E. MCCARTHY, JOSEPH L. MARCIONETTE, FRANK G. HALEY, Selectmen of Medfield


COLEMAN J. HOGAN,


Constable of Medfield


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INDEX


Page


Town Officers Elected


3


Appointments by Selectmen 4


Appointments by Board of Health 6


Appointments by Town Moderator 6


Town Clerk's Record


Vital Statistics


Births


11


Marriages


15


Deaths


18


Town Warrant, March 3, 1952


20


Annual Town Meeting, Election of Officers, March 3, 1952 29


Annual Town Meeting, March 10, 1952


31 39


Special Town Meeting, March 10, 1952


41


Warrant for Presidential Primary


Presidential Primary Proceedings


Town Warrant, May 19, 1952


42 44 48


Special Town Meeting, May 19, 1952


52 55 57


State Primaries, September 16, 1952


62


State Election


63


Town Warrant, November 20, 1952


67


Special Town Meeting, November 20, 1952


70


Town Warrant, December 29, 1952 74


75


Departmental Reports


Cemetery Commissioners


76


Dog Officer


76


Fire Engineers


77 77 L


Inspector of Animals


78


Memorial Library


78


Park and Planning Board


81


Chief of Police 85


86


Sealer of Weights and Measures


89


Sewer Department


89


Slaughter Inspector


90


Veterans' Service


90


Water Department


91


Inspector of Wires


92


Board of Appeals to Building Laws


92


Town Warrant, March 10, 1952


Warrant for State Primary


Warrant for Elections, November 4, 1952


Special Town Meeting, December 29, 1952


Board of Health


Public Welfare


Page


Departmental Reports


Board of Appeals on Zoning 93


Inspector of Plumbing 93


94


Building Inspector Moth and Tree Warden


95


School Department Report


School Calendar


99


Teachers Directory 100


Enrollment by Grades 103


School Committee 103


Superintendent of Schools 104


Principal Hannah Adams Pfaff High School


108


Graduation Exercises, High School 109


Principal Hannah Adams Pfaff Elementary and New Elementary School 112


School Health Program


112


Girls' Physical Education Director


113


Boys' Physical Education Director


114


Music Supervisor 114


Instrumental Instructor 116


Art Supervisor


116


Home Economics Department


117


Adams Street Elementary School 119


List of Jurors 121


Annual Report of :


Board of Selectmen 122


Town Accountant


125


Operating Receipts Graph


126


Operating Expenses Graph


127


Cemetery Trust Funds


162


Assessors' Report 166


Tax Collector 168


Town Warrant, March 2, 1953 173


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CONSTABLES


ASSESSORS


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TREASURER


BOARD OF SELECTMEN


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


TRUSTEES OF LIBRARY


WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD


PARK AND PLANNING BOARD


TREE WARDEN


BOARD OF HEALTH


CEMETERY COMMISSION


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KEEP RECORDS OF TOWN MEETING VITAL STATISTICS ISSUE LICENSES


SERVICE OF PROCESS ASSIST MODERATOR


EVALUATION OF PERSONAL & REAL PROPERTY-SET TAX RATE ABATEMENTS


RECEIPT OF REAL, PERSONAL, POLL & EXCISE TAXES - WATER LIENS, SALES & TAKINGS


RECEIVE & DEPOSIT FUNDS- BORROW FUNDS - PAY BILLS - KEEP CHECK LIST & DOCUMENTS FORECLOSURES


GENERAL ADMINISTRATION LICENSES PROPERTY


ENROLLMENT EDUCATION ATHLETICS BUILDINGS


SELECTION OF BOOKS CARE OF BUILDING


METER READING LIENS-EXTEN- SIONS CARE OF SEWER BEDS INSTALLATIONS


CARE OF PARKS SUBDIVISION CONTROL PLANNING


CARE OF TREES PLANTING-TRIM BRUSH-CON- TROL POISON IVY


HEALTH QUARANTINE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE-LI- CENSES & PERMITS


MAINTENANCE OF CEMETERY SALE OF LOTS


APPOINTMENTS


APPOINTMENTS


APPOINTMENTS


APPOINTMENTS


APPOINTMENTS


FINANCE COMMITTEE


SUPERINTENDENT


LIBRARIAN


WATER COMMISSIONER


SLAUGHTER INSPECTOR


APPOINTMENTS BY Board of Selectmen


EXECUTIVE


PROTECTION


VETERANS AFFAIRS


PUBLIC WORKS


ANIMALS


COMMODITIES


ELECTIONS


SPECIAL COMMITTEES


TOWN COUNSEL TOWN ACCOUNTANT


POLICE-FIRE-ENGINEERS FOREST WARDEN-CIVIL DEFENSE-BUILDING INSPECTOR-ASS'T INSPECTOR-WIRE INSPECTOR-ASS'T INSPECTOR-PLUMBING INSPECTOR-ASS'T INSPECTOR-APPEAL BOARDS-KEEPER Of LOCKUP-FENCE VIEWERS


VETERANS AGENT VETERANS DIRECTOR BURIAL AGENT


SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH WORK


INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS FIELD DRIVERS DOG OFFICER POUND KEEPER


SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES MEASURERS OF WOOD & BARK PUBLIC WEIGHERS


BOARD OF REGISTRARS ELECTION OFFICIALS


IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN AT TOWN MEETINGS


6 . TOWN OFFICERS


1953


MODERATOR Joseph S. Kennedy


TOWN CLERK Charles W. Keirstead


TREASURER Orion Wight SELECTMEN


*Frank G. Haley


Term Expires 1954


William E. McCarthy


Term Expires 1955


Joseph L. Marcionette Term Expires 1956


ASSESSORS


Carlton W. Kingsbury


Term Expires 1954


Joseph S. Kennedy


. Term Expires 1955


Harry E. Conway Term Expires 1956


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


John W. Hinkley


. Term Expires 1954


Leon M. Bowden


. Term Expires 1955


Ralph C. Benedict


. Term Expires 1956


James Frame


Term Expires 1956


TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY


Bertha H. Jefferson Term Expires 1954


Charles F. Woodard Term Expires 1954


Mark Hollingsworth (appointed) . Term Expires 1954


C. Munroe Clark


. Term Expires 1955


*Thomas Whiteside . Term Expires 1955


Anne C. Donlan


Term Expires 1956


Evelyn H. Byng


Term Expires 1956


COLLECTOR OF TAXES


Amos C. Kingsbury Term Expires 1956


BOARD OF HEALTH


Madeline I. Harding


Term Expires 1954


A. Ritchey Stagg, M. D. . Term Expires 1955


Clarence M. Boyce Term Expires 1956


CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS


Joseph A. Roberts


Term Expires 1954


Peter Pederzini Term Expires 1955


Kenneth R. Clark Term Expires 1956


WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS


Harry R. Leighton . Term Expires 1954


John D. Williams Term Expires 1955


Myron H. Smith Term Expires 1956


Resigned


PARK AND PLANNING BOARD


Richard R. Stebbins Term Expires 1954


William F. Mittendorf


Term Expires 1955


Malcolm R. Haskell . Term Expires 1956


Charles C. Cain


Term Expires 1957


Clair H. Smith


Term Expires 1958


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


Theodore B. Peterson


Term Expires 1954


William S. Farmer


Term Expires 1955


Lawton B. Kingsbury Term Expires 1956


TREE WARDEN


Ellis N. Allen Term Expires 1954


CONSTABLES Coleman J. Hogan


Nicholas Gugliotta


John F. McCarthy


POLICE OFFICERS


Coleman J. Hogan (Chief of Police) Nicholas Gugliotta (Patrolman) John F. McCarthy (Patrolman) Francis E. Ryan (Patrolman) Maurice Bouin (Patrolman) Harvey M. Hamilton (Patrolman)


APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SELECTMEN SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS Dana Weiker


FOREMAN OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Roy Owen INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Carlton S. Cheney


ENGINEERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


Edgar W. Allen, Chief


Kenneth R. Clark, Ass't. Chief


BURIAL AGENT POUND KEEPER William S. Blanchard


*Frank G. Haley Joseph L. Marcionette


FIELD DRIVERS AND FENCE VIEWERS


Edgar W. Allen Coleman J. Hogan Fred C. Chick


MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK


Dennis Lucy Edgar W. Allen


DOG OFFICER Coleman J. Hogan


* Resigned


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KEEPERS OF THE LOCKUP Coleman J. Hogan


Nicholas Gugliotta


John F. McCarthy


H. Arnold Ripley Francis E. Ryan


SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH WORK Ellis N. Allen


FOREST WARDEN Kenneth R. Clark SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES J. Fred Whittier


SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS


Earl A. Beaton


James Meany


Harriet Bishop


Robert Meany


Robert Brock


Rodman C. Nowers


William S. Blanchard


Roy Owen


Thomas Clancy


Mario Pederzini


John Clewes


Edwin Penniman


Patrick Craven


Walter F. Reynolds


John D. Farrell


Herbert A. Ripley


Michael Horgan


Ralph Sproul


Ercole Iafolla


John E. Varnum


Arthur V. Kennedy


Francis D. Walsh


Amos C. Kingsbury


Ralph A. Williamson


Cornelius Mckeown


J. Fred Whittier


Earl Woodward


TOWN ACCOUNTANT Leslie J. Howlett TOWN COUNSEL ** Frank D. McCarthy Joseph S. Kennedy


VETERANS' AGENT * Frank G. Haley Joseph L. Marcionette


VETERANS' DIRECTOR Lawrence G. Rossi


DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE Charles Clougherty


BOARD OF REGISTRARS OF VOTERS


Mary I. MairEtienne . Term Expires 1954


Anne Young


Term Expires 1955


** Edward A. Sweeney


Term Expires 1956


Thomas Clancy (appointed) Term Expires 1956


PUBLIC WEIGHER Samuel Gilmore


*Resigned ** Deceased


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BUILDING INSPECTOR Frank G. Brock ACTING BUILDING INSPECTOR Allison T. Carr PLUMBING INSPECTOR J. Roger Petrie ACTING PLUMBING INSPECTOR John T. Kreger, Sr.


BOARD OF APPEALS, BUILDING BY-LAW


Norman H. Carlson Charles C. Cain Winthrop Johnson Everett J. Wills, Associate Member


WIRING INSPECTOR Paul F. Tibbetts


ACTING WIRING INSPECTOR * George A. Nourse Joseph F. Erskine


BOARD OF APPEALS FOR ZONING


Edwin F. Gronberg


Term Expires 1954


Leon H. Ballou


Term Expires 1955


Orrin E. Wilkins Term Expires 1956


BOARD OF APPEALS FOR SUBDIVISION CONTROL


Benjamin E. Brock Thomas Whiteside Henry A. Kingsbury Eugene G. Hoell, Associate Member


APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH SLAUGHTERING INSPECTOR Dr. Francis X. Maguire, V.M.D.


APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE TOWN MODERATOR


Edward A. Harding Term Expires 1954


J. Stanley Kelley Term Expires 1954


Charles F. Allen . Term Expires 1954


Amos C. Kingsbury


Term Expires 1955


Orrin E. Wilkins


Term Expires 1955


Robert L. Coulter Term Expires 1955


Arthur Wills Term Expires 1956


*Raymond E. Lord


Term Expires 1956


Thomas Whiteside . Term Expires 1956


Edwin J. Daniels


Term Expires 1956


William C. Blackett


Term Expires 1956


*Resigned


'Deceased


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In Memoriam


Frank D. McCarthy


Town Counsel


Selectman


Moderator


Representative


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In Memoriam


Michael J. Horgan Special Police Officer


George A. Nourse Acting Wiring Inspector


Edward A. Sweeney


Registrar of Voters


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


FOR THE YEAR 1953


VITAL STATISTICS


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IMPORTANT NOTICE


Chapter 46 of the General Laws of Massachusetts requires that every physician shall within fifteen days after the birth at which he has officiated, report the same to the Town Clerk of the Town in which the birth took place.


Parents within forty days after the birth of a child, and every householder, within forty days after a birth in his house shall cause notice thereof to be given to the Town Clerk of the Town in which the birth took place.


Failure to give such notice is punishable with a fine.


Blanks for the return may be obtained upon application to the Town Clerk.


Parents and others are requested to carefully examine the following lists and if there are any errors or omissions, report such at once to the Town Clerk. This is important so that we may have as accurate and complete a record of Vital Statistics as possible.


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Births Recorded in Medfield During the Year 1953


Date


Child's Name


Place of Birth


Parents


1952


Sept. 19 Lee Gary Gentile


Boston


Louis J. and Mary F. Trumpolt


Oct. 10 David George Greenlaw


Boston


Harold E. and Charlotte V. Demeter


Dec. 15 Lyndon Mark Virkler


Boston


Lyndon M. and Regina Lamb


Dec. 27 Elizabeth Mary Rossi




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