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9 Franklin Rockwood Hoar
Rev. Dan Huntington Fenn
Carol (O'Daniel) Foster
Wayland Minister
Rev. Donald J. Gariboldi Priest
10 William H. Mullahy Alice J. Sanborn 10 Ervin Ehlers Gladys A. Picone
Gloucester
Rev. Donald S. Ewing
Wayland
Minister of the Gospel
10 Stanley Robert Skerry
Rev. Donald S. Ewing
Joan Bernice Morrell
Wayland
Minister of the Gospel
10 Anthony Paul MacDonald
Rev. Thomas A. Riley
Evelyn Margaret Drugan
Natick
Priest
11 Leland E. Robinson Barbara J. (McDonald) DeDeo
Wayland
Minister of the Gospel
14 Ronald E. Sawyer Marion M. Godden
Wayland
Minister of the Gospel
16 William Francis Curley, III
Rev. Ambrose Hennessey
Maureen Kelleher
Watertown
Priest
16 Richard William Gerrie
Rev. Lloyd R. Yeagle
Norma Katherine Jackson
Oxford
Clergyman
17 Robert Thomas Lavin
Rev. Joseph P. Lavin
Dolores Anne Trincia
Framingham
Priest
20 William Wolfson Evelyn Dorothy Tweer
Brookline
Rabbi
23 Kenneth Dean Stahl Leslie Buckingham Sears
Wayland
Rev. Dan Huntington Fenn Minister
24 Robert Warren Judd
Lucy T. (Snow) Sawyer
Sudbury
Rev. Frederick R. Strasburg Clergyman
24 Boyd A. Snell Carol A. Wood
Wayland
Rev. Robert K. Jones, Jr. Minister of the Gospel
89
Rev. Robert K. Jones, Jr.
Rev. Robert K. Jones, Jr.
Rabbi David B. Alpert
Date
Persons
Where Married
By Whom
30
Martin O. Nelson Catherine M. Hickey
Wayland
Rev. Frederick J. Hobbs Priest
OCTOBER
8 Stephen J. Mayhew Rose A. Secondino
Natick
Rev. Thomas A. Riley Priest
14 Robert Peter O'Regan
Maria Margaret Malger
Wayland
Priest
Rev. Frederick J. Hobbs
21 Jerry Walter Harmon Joan Margaret Lizotte
Wayland
Priest
Rev. Joachim Anile, O.F.M.
Vincenza Maria Palmisano
Boston
Priest
Rev. Robert K. Jones, Jr.
29
David Frederick Sleeper Barbara Brenda Cummings
Wayland
Minister of the Gospel
NOVEMBER
3 Richard Loren Brumber Carolyn Mae Thorne
Framingham
Clergyman
Rev. Frederick J. Hobbs
Irene Dolores Marie Poisson
Wayland
Priest
Rev. William P. Castles
25
David P. Martin Janice M. Hughes
Wayland
Rev. Carl Scovel
25
Robert Bolling Eggleston Elisabeth Ann Tanger
Wayland
Clergyman
DECEMBER
3 Thomas Daniel Cain Bonnie Lee Huston
Wayland
Rev. Robert K. Jones, Jr. Minister of the Gospel
9 Gary Timothy Peacock Marion Elvina Brady
Wayland
Rev. Earl T. Lyons Priest
9 Robert James Dorey Rita Agnes Donovan
Roslindale
Rev. John A. McCarthy, S.J. Priest
90
11 Francis Arthur Mailhiot, Jr.
18 Ronald Dean Ott Patricia Ann Ferreira
Wayland
Priest
Rev. Frederick J. Hobbs Priest
.
Rev. Donald E. Jones
22 Anthony Stephen Auditore
Rev. Peter E. Hogan, S.S.J.
9 Gerald Duane Livingston Charlett Claire (Morrison) Hall
Weston
23 Wilbur Edward Pettigrew Susan Ann (McGowan) Morelli
Newton
31 Nicholas Onofrio Teti Nancy Florence Siok Wayland
Edward M. Dickson Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace Monte G. Basbas City Clerk and Justice of the Peace Rev. Richard P. Wasnewski Priest
91
DEATHS Recorded in the Town of Wayland in the Year 1961
Age
Date Name
Veteran
Y
M
D
JANUARY
7 Gertrude L. (Graf) Marshall
10 John E. MacGilvray W. W. II
43
11
24
12 Jessie T. (Crompton) Howard
65
12 Matthew Whiton Mumford
5 hours
34 minutes
13 Adelaide V. (Gibson) Duncan
88
11
2
15 Ella Hattie (Fairbanks) Dean
86
8
8
23 Joseph H. Decatur
75
11
26
FEBRUARY
1 Marion (Baxter) Furbush
63
11
25
5 Lenore (Huffman) Beall
78
4
29
6 Charles A. Flynn W W I
65
11
18
9 Robert E. Quigley
5
4
28
9 Elaine P. (Phillippi) Hyde
34
5
19
9 George C. Moraitopoulos
68
9
18
14 Blanche D. (Netto) Dorey
50
8
28
14 Daniel Joseph Foley
94
8
26
17 Harriet S. Adams
86
0
15
21
Monica R. (Richards) Stevens
69
2
17
23 Bernice (Whitcomb) Gerald
75
9
23 Walter Alsen
55
5
27
25 Nathaniel Hamlen, Jr.
21
1
12
27 Mary Gage
74
4
9
MARCH
2 Agnes Bernadette (Shaughnessy) Smith
51
5
28
3 Michael Nolan
73
1
29
5 William J. Hall
60
2
27
11 Susan Anne Confrey
14
12 George I. Wilbur
81
10
17
16 Francis G. Andosca
48
7
1
17 Abner M. Bryant
82
8
21
17 Anna Reardon
93
23 Jeanette (Seymour) Sherman
79
9
23
23 Kathleen (Shortell) Hanson
84
5
9
27 Charles L. Fullick
83
9
20
27 (Baby Boy) Turner
8 Hours
41 Minutes
28 John P. Coveney
80
9
18
31 Kate C. (Irwin) Archibald
87
9
5
31 Anna (Consoletti) DePaolo
82
0
9
APRIL
8 Stella M. (Semple) Wright
84
11
16
16 Rita Frances (Hubley) Greenfield
53
6
23
18 Mae S. (Scott) Parker
84
2
19
22 Loring H. Jackson W W I
69
10
26
74
-
5 Esther L. Buckley
71
92
23 Margaret Agnes Donnelly
24 William Gordon Carlisle
24 Jane E. Degnan
68
-
-
MAY
1 Josephine A. Collins
81
8
27
4 Jennie Warren (Baker) Bassett
91
4
13
13 Gertrude A. (McGuiness) Charles
70
6
12
19 Marion J. (Ross) Rumpel
58
1
21
20 Howard L. Barry
61
5
23
22 Harold C. Clark
66
8
21
JUNE
1
George A. Hamilton, Jr. W W II
42
4
8
1 Arthur H. Dudley W W I
63
2
8
6 Herbert Hall
77
7
19
7 Christian Bonnesen Seery, Jr.
18 Hours
11 Mary B. (Buhay) Greene
46
3
0
11 Etta J. (Mahoney) Doherty
81
3
16
13 Julia L. (Flanagan) Young
89
18 Pamela Lois Reagan
13
4
13
18 Mary (Della-Grotta) Rizzo
86
3
15
28 John William Hession
41
3
6
JULY
1 Myrtice (Benson) Barr
68
9
8
9 Mary Frances Butler
73
7
24
11 Cora (Strout) Lindsay
81
2
4
15 Shirley G. (Gibbs) Arnold
49
0
11
18 Mary J. (Baker) Hapgood
86
8
29
19 Helen (Carey) Ellis
54
3
6
21 Louise (Hammond) Carr
78
3
1
24 Philip Francis Smith W WI
68
5
26
27 Inez I. Twiss
81
10
21
28 Cecilia (Geary) Williams
77
3
28
AUGUST
3 Gertrude D. (Dane) Berrian
79
1
14
15 Isabella A. (Taylor) Kennedy
88
2
20
20 Anna F. (Schmidt) Wilcox
84
7
29
21 Elizabeth A. (Porter) Gray
73
10
5
28 Hannah (McGrath) Burke
95
28 Eleanor R. (Rowe) Blair
64
7
29
30 Clara (Loggie) Haynes
82
2
2
SEPTEMBER
4 Karen L. King
5 Henry Joseph Goff, Jr.
21
5
13
5 Emily (Langfelder) Downing
73
1
27
5 (Baby girl) Moss
15 Minutes
10 Dan A. Morris Korea
30
1
8
11 Helen L. (O'Brien) Branagan
67
1
15
5
23
7 Grace (Knowlton) Spaulding
90
8 Ruth (Milliken) McAllister
57
2
30
1
6
20
81
-
91/2
93
13 Helen (Carter) Wheeler
15 Nellie M. (Ladabouche) Harding
92
8
22
16 Benjamin Stoodley Howard
55
3
21
22 Bertha (Tranter) Bryant
82
8
10
23 Grace (Burrill) Leavitt
79
24 Georgiana M. (Thing) Danforth
82
4
OCTOBER
1 Harold D. Wilson
77
2 Andrew G. Yarrish
55
4
17
4 Carlisle D. Scotland
59
6
28
7 Elizabeth A. (Rafter) Harriott
86
3
9
8 Sarah M. (Gillis) O'Day
80
10
24
12 Edward D. Sullivan
69
11
4
19 Elizabeth (Estes) Marquis
76
10
27
21 Ethel (Lewis) Impey
87
0
28
22
Charles Ralph Jameson
57
10
10
23 Anthony Gerard Boback
57
1
9
24 Arthur Eugene Langdon WW II
58
7
8
26 Lilian S. (Rafuse) Bustin
71
23
27 Alice B. Atwood
92
1
22
NOVEMBER
5 Margaret Barlow
88
9
13
17 Anthony P. Wincunas
41
11
30
21 John S. Strazdas
71
24 Eva B. (Peters) Barry
90
5
25
28 Annie B (Gibbs) Gibbs
84
17
29 Elizabeth A. (East) Young
79
DECEMBER
1 Albert J. Scott
3 Donald Knight Bean, Sr. W W I
68
10
20
11 Stephen Moore
63
19 Hope Lucille Hatch
24 Frank V. Doll
87
25 Fred Alden Bemis W WI
75
1
11
29 John C. Treadwell
75
10
30
DOG LICENSES ISSUED IN 1961
Males
@
$2.00
685
Female
@ $5.00
127
Spayed Female
@ $2.00
530
Kennels
@ $10.00
15
@ 25.00
2
@ 50.00
1
94
78
9
12
21
Warren Vincent Berger
46
55
9
21
3
JURY LIST -JULY 1961
Name Ames, Herbert W.
Address Occupation
134 West Plain Street Cochituate
Laborer
Employer Dept. Public Works
Anderson, Chet
216 Concord Road Wayland
Copy Reader
Christian Science Monitor
Baker, Charles S.
7 Maple Street Cochituate
Carpenter
Self-Employed
Barker, Madelyn M.
2 Rice Spring Lane Wayland
Husband - Engineer
Dunn Engineering Co. Cambridge
Barnett, Harold L.
6 Timber Lane Cochituate
Superintendent
L. E. Zurbach Steel Co. Somerville
Beal, Ivan E.
38 East Plain Street Cochituate
Accountant
Esso Standard Oil Boston
Blum, Seymour L.
11 Highgate Road Cochituate
Engineer
Raytheon, Waltham
Borger, Edwin L.
35 Peck Avenue Wayland
Printer
National Tag and Label Bridge Street, Watertown
Bresse, Alfred E.
151 Pelham Island Road Wayland
Bus Driver
Middlesex and Boston
Brown, Paul W.
236 Old Conn. Path Wayland
Engineer
Sylvania, Roxbury
Butterfield, Robert N.
1 Bennett Road Wayland
Sales Mgr. and V. P.
Haartz Auto Fabric Newton
95
Name
Address
Occupation Manager
Husband - Accountant
Newton-Waltham Bank Waltham
Carroll, Joseph H.
89 Dudley Road Cochituate
Plumber
United Auto Workers Framingham
Clough, Wendell A.
34 Lake Shore Drive Cochituate
Salesman
F M C Corporation 4900 Summerdale Ave., Pa.
73 Tremont Street, Boston
Crowell, Christopher C., Jr. 21 Adams Lane Wayland
Davis, Louise G.
32 Stonebridge Road Cochituate
Secretary
Q. M. R. and E., Natick
Defina, Stephen A.
14 Oxbow Road Wayland
Construction Foreman
Defina and Sons, Inc. 14 Liberty Street, Waltham
Donovan, John J., Jr.
8 Blossom Lane Wayland
Salesman
Service Elec. Mfg. Co. Waltham
England, Eva B.
7 Simpson Road Cochituate
Secretary
General Motors Framingham
Estey, Mary L.
73 East Plain Street Cochituate
Husband was Auto Mechanic
Retired
Fitch, Joseph J.
37 Sunset Road Cochituate
Truck Driver
Employer
Cain, John E. 26 Alpine Road Wayland
Fairway Sports World Store Route 9, Framingham
Cappello, Clara M.
86 Old Sudbury Road Wayland
Cochrane, Margaret
52 Woodridge Road Wayland
Husband - Attorney
Architect Designer
Self-Employed
96
J. J. McCarthy Co. 10 Faraway Street, Mattapan
Frye, James E.
3 Simpson Road Cochituate 39 Sears Road Wayland
Pilot
Boston Harbor
Gerould, Frank T.
Sales Manager
Dennison Mfg. Co. Framingham
Gledhill, Grace
30 Bradford Street Cochituate
Clerk
Newton-Waltham Bank Cochituate
Gray, Marie A.
87 Sears Road Wayland
Husband - Electrical Eng.
Technology Instrument Corp. Acton
Hammond, Margaret Milda
63 Sycamore Road Cochituate
Husband - Inspector
Public Works Dept. 501 City Hal Annex, Boston
Hewson, Roger L.
8 Dean Road Cochituate
Sales Manager
Carbert Mfg. Co. 143 Sidney Street, Cambridge
Hildreth, Jane Judd
17 Bald Rock Road Cochituate
Husband - Salesman
London Guarantee and Accident Milk Street, Boston
Hilton, Herbert L.
26 Peck Avenue Wayland
Truck Driver
Interstate Gas & Oil South Sudbury
Hubbard, Hope
112 Old Conn. Path Wayland
Medical Secretary
Children's Hospital Boston
Hubbard, Roswell E.
8 Davelin Road Wayland
Chemical Engineer
Dennison Mfg. Co. Framingham Canada Dry, Waltham
Irwin, Grace S. Johnson, Benjamin W. III
178 Comm. Road East Cochituate
Pharmacist
B. W. Johnson Pharmacy Cochituate
Johnson, Willis F.
6 Sylvan Way Wayland
Engineer
Raytheon Mfg. Co. Wayland
97
15 Center Street Cochituate
Husband - Office Manager
Name Keller, Aileen F.
Keller, Aileen N.
Leahy, Jean M.
MacIsaac, Daniel A.
Magoun, Theodore R.
8 Eden Road Cochituate
Salesman
James O. Welch Co. 810 Main St., Cambridge
Mahoney, Margaret A.
Riverview Circle Wayland
Husband - Equipment Oper.
S. J. Tomasello Boston
Arthur D. Little, Inc. Cambridge 40, Mass.
Noonan, James H.
Lakeview Road Cochituate
Construction Foreman
J. J. Powers Co. Cambridge
Ober, Richard N.
102 Glezen Lane Wayland
Banker
First National Bank Boston
O'Brien, Mary
7 Bayfield Road Cochituate
Husband - Self-employed
American Measurement & Control Waltham
O'Shea, Joseph B.
4 School Street Cochituate
Accountant
Parsons, Elizabeth M.
27 Sedgemeadow Road Wayland
Husband - Engineer
Employer John Hancock Life Ins. Boston
Self-Employed
Beacon Mortgage Co. 1441 Beacon St., Brookline, Mass.
Smithsonian Astro-physical Lab. Cambridge
98
Address
10 Bald Rock Road Cochituate
Occupation
Husband - Assistant Counsel
Typesetting
7 Red Barn Road Wayland
11 Adams Lane Wayland 6 Juniper Lane Wayland
Husband - Vice President
Adm. Officer
Nicol, James
5 Black Oak Road Wayland
Research Physicist
Hy-Trous Sales Co. 825 Beacon St., Newton Centre
Dunn Engineering Corp. 225 O'Brien Hgwy., Cambridge
Poirier, Patricia A. Quinn, Barbara A.
13 Adelaide Avenue Cochituate 5 Pequot Road Wayland
Husband - Mechanical Eng. Raytheon, Bedford
Husband - Vice President
Hoag and Provandie, Inc. 137 Newbury St., Boston
Awning Maker
Edw. and Theo. Begham South Street, Waltham
Pioneer Industries Inc. P.O. Box 7619, Phil., Pa.
Roehrig, Caleb
4 Blossom Lane Wayland
Production Line
Polaroid, Cambridge
Rubbicco, Edna E.
163 Cochituate Road Wayland
Stenographer
Civil Defense, Natick
Scally, Mary A.
2 Bennett Road Wayland
Housekeeper
Thomas F. MacManus
Schofield, Bradford H.
25 Dean Road Cochituate
Mechanical Engineer
Lessells and Assoc. Inc. 916 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Smith, Harold W.
87 Woodridge Road Wayland
N. E. Manager
Otis Elevator Co.
Soorian, Eleanor O.
8 D'Angelo Road Wayland
Husband - Electrical Eng.
Ewen-Knight, Natick
Statz, Herman
10 Barney Hill Road Wayland
Physicist
Raytheon, Waltham
Thomas, Ellen L.
28 White Road Wayland
Husband --- Engineer
Raytheon, Waltham
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Richardson, Robert R. 204 Comm. Road East Cochituate
Riley, Edward C., Jr. 220 Oxbow Road Wayland
Salesman
Name Thorne, Robie E.
Address
Occupation Weaver
Employer Roxbury Carpet Co. Saxonville
Dennison Mfg. Co. Framingham
Vaccaro, Avanell
49 Sears Road Wayland
Husband - Engineer
Raytheon, Bedford
Vincello, Sebastian J.
36 Peck Avenue Wayland
Sales Manager
Furman Lumber Inc. 108 Mass. Ave., Boston
Wellesley College
Warsky, Jacob F.
24 Lakeview Road Cochituate
Foreman
Ziffer, Garrett F.
8 Adelaide Avenue Wayland
Travers, Elinor M.
54 Moore Road Wayland
Husband - Chemical Eng.
52 Sherman Bridge Road Electrical Engineer
Sylvania Electronic 189 "B" Street, Needham
100
THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
The paving of existing roads in the North and Lakeview has been completed and a cinder block utility building was erected in Lakeview Cemetery.
The development of Lakeview Cemetery is proceeding at a suitable pace to keep up to the increasing activity and with the purchases of land adjacent to the cemetery we will have new lots available when they are needed.
There were eighty burials this year for which we collected $4,145. Sixty-two burials were made in Lakeview Cemetery and eighteen in the North Cemetery.
The new lots which were sold are as follows: Seven lots sold in the North Cemetery and twenty-six lots sold in the Lakeview Cemetery.
Receipts were in the total of $2,115.
Income from Annual Care was $1,230.
Foundations for monuments income was $247.
Fifteen Perpetual Care gifts were made totaling $1,950.
Fifteen Perpetual Care gifts given by the following people in the year 1961 :-
Agnes C. Decatur for perpetual care of Lot 74, North
Ext.
$200.00
Richard E. Quigley for perpetual care of Lot 17, Plot A, Section M, Lakeview
50.00
100.00 Donald Hyde for perpetual care of Lot 15A, Lovell North Joseph Hallenbrook for perpetual care of Lot 8, Section L, Lakeview 200.00
Robert Bourette for perpetual care of Lot 7, Section K, Lakeview
100.00
Quo V. Heggen for perpetual care of Lot 32, Section F, Lakeview 50.00
Florence Mathews for perpetual care of Lot 48A, Section M, Lakeview 100.00
Bertha Cipoletta for perpetual care of Lot 75, Section F, Lakeview
200.00
Elmer J. Smith for perpetual care of Lot 77, Section M, Lakeview
200.00
Lillian P. Draper for perpetual care of Lot 182, North Myrtle Fisher for perpetual care of Lot 8, Plot A, Sec- tion M, Lakeview
200.00
Mabel Connelly for perpetual care of Lot 43, Section F, Lakeview
100.00
Eleanor Scotland for perpetual care of Lot 20B, Section C, Lakeview
200.00
Alphonse Blanchette for perpetual care of Lot 93, Section K, Lakeview 100.00
Robert K. Jones for perpetual care of Lot 47, Section M, Lakeview
100.00
$1,950.00
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50.00
REPORT OF THE LIBRARY
During 1961 plans for rewiring the library and enclosing an end of the front balcony were carried out successfully. New fixtures in the stacks, balconies and ceiling of the main library have made a great improvement of the lighting in the areas involved. In the balcony an ornamental ironwork fence was installed, new shelving built in, and the older books in the collection were reshelved in the section, together with special collections of books by Wayland authors, and on Wayland history. Plans are now completed for repairing the badly cracked ceilings, and repainting the interior where needed.
The children's room in the main library, first opened in late January of 1960, has proved its worth during the time that it has been in operation. Limited by the space available for books and people, it is used to capacity and beyond. The same is true of the Young People's room and the general reference section. It is a truly challenging situa- tion for the library staff.
For several months during the year we were handicapped by a dangerously small staff. At present we are in a position to cover emergencies and even to make plans for expanded services. The sched- ule for evening hours at the main library has been changed. We are now open from 7 to 9 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. In the coming year we plan to develop work with the elementary grades. A start was made in early 1961 with a series of school visits by Miss Connor. Until the close of school in June, one first grade class from the Cochituate school visited the branch library each week for a story hour period. This program could not be resumed in September since we had no one on the staff to continue it.
Staff changes during the year included the return of Mrs. John Baldwin to the main library, Mrs. Edward J. Forbes to the Cochituate Branch in September, Miss Elizabeth Connor, who left the branch in August because of illness, back to the children's room in late December.
The library is grateful to the many people who have given books and periodicals during the year, to the League of Women Voters for its gift of a subscription to the United Nations Review, and to the Garden Club for the flower arrangements and special decorations which have graced the library.
STATISTICS
WAYLAND
COCHITUATE
Circulation
1960
1961 37,632
Circulation
1960
1961
Adult
34,449
Adult
7,724
6,878
Juvenile
21,508
25,344
Juvenile
7,894
8,222
Total
55,957
62,976
Total
15,618
15,100
New Borrowers
660
561
New Borrowers
199
231
Additions
1,771
1,632
Additions
314
262
(1574 purchase, 58 gifts)
(249 purchase, 13 gifts)
Respectfully submitted,
MARJORIE FERRIS, Librarian.
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REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
The Building Inspection Department submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1961:
Building Permits:
99 New Houses
55 Alterations
4 Car Ports
11 Porches
12 Buildings torn down
14 Garages
1 Removal of Porch
7 Sheds
1 Patio Roof
1 Cow Barn
1 Dormer
1 Green House and Garage
2 Dwellings moved
1 Blast Shelter
1 Test Building
1 Den
1 Stable
1 Retail Store
1 Coffee Shop
1 Removal of Garage and Farm Buildings
1 Nursing Home
1 Addition to School
1 Office
Wiring Permits :
109 New Houses
115 Alterations
7 Garages
5 Electrically controlled gas burners
11 Oil Burners
5 Swimming pools
2 Car Ports
3 Signs
8 Dryers
1 Store
2 Fire alarm detection systems
1 Air Conditioner
1 Barn
2 Sheds
1 Nursing Home
4 Electric Hot Water Heaters
1 Coffee Shop
1 Traffic Light Control
The total estimated cost of all building permits issued which includes commercial buildings, new houses, alterations, accessory build- ings, garages, etc., amounted to $2,232,688.00.
The total estimated cost of all non-taxable buildings amounted to $191,130.00. The total estimated cost of all, amounted to $2,423,818.00.
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NEW HOUSE DEVELOPMENT BY PRECINCT
Year
Cochituate
Wayland
Total
1957
40
86
126
1958
60
74
134
1959
40
85
125
1960
58
94
152
1961
37
62
99
As in the past few years, National Electrical Week was observed in February by submitting an article to the local paper outlining its purpose, and pamphlets, "Electricity In Your Home" were distributed to the sixth grade students in the various elementary schools throughout the town, through the co-operation of Mr. Edward Anderson, Superin- tendent of Schools, and his associates. These pamphlets were, primarily, a guide for the students, with their parents, to check electrical defects in their homes; to be followed through, in the promotion of safety, by having repairs made if necessary. (It is the intent of the promoters of this program to ask the sixth grade students each year to co-operate in this type of safety program. Thereby, over a period of years, all students going through our school system will have the benefits of this electrical survey.)
Commercial, Farm, Municipal, etc., permits consisted of :
1. JANUARY:
A commercial car-port permit was issued to Wayland Associates, Boston Post Road.
2. APRIL:
A permit was issued to Hyman Shick for the construction of a cow barn on Moore Road.
3. MAY:
A Nursing Home permit was issued to Louis Nathanson, on East Commonwealth Road, to accommodate fifty patients. This building was completed in December.
4. JUNE:
Woodland Dairy was issued a permit to build a Coffee Shop at the intersection of Main and East Plain Streets.
5. JULY:
A permit was issued to William L. Bolton and William Curley, Jr., for a retail store on the Boston Post Road.
6. OCTOBER:
A permit was issued in 1960, to Dominic Strazzulla, at 177 East Commonwealth Road, for a block of retail stores. The building was completed and in operation this year.
7. DECEMBER:
The School Department was issued a permit for a ten room addition to the Claypit Hill School.
Several new developments and roads were started this year, and are at various stages of construction, as follows:
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Forest Hills Road, extending from Old Connecticut Path East, by the Swiedler Building Corporation.
The turn-around at the end of Cole Road was extended to accommo- date four more lots.
A development by Mr. Einar P. Robsham, relocating part of Oxbow Road, with the addition of one new street - Campbell Road.
Forty Acres Drive, extending from Cochituate Road, by William A. Rowe.
During the month of September, this department received many calls in regard to Blast Shelters. The Building Department has coop- erated with the Civilian Defense Director, Mr. Francis Gallagher, in this matter, and numerous pamphlets are available at the Town Office Building, printed by the Federal Government, with information for the home-owner. However, some of these calls went beyond family shelters to community and municipal shelters. The Selectmen appointed a committee to advise on structural engineering of these larger shelters, also to observe what other communities are doing in this matter. The committee consists of Ronald D. Haggerty, Delvin E. Kendall and Edward G. Nagle.
This past year, eight new houses had Blast Shelters built while the basement walls were under construction. One such permit was issued to an existing house.
Three permits were issued in 1961, for the wiring of electrically heated homes. These were the first of this type issued in the town.
The Building Department took an active part on the Condemnation Committee and a detailed report of the work accomplished may be found elsewhere in the Town Report.
Sixty-one Zoning variances were prepared and presented to the Zoning Board of Appeals for decision.
During 1961, the Fire and Building Departments continued the inspection program which we started in 1957. The types of buildings which we inspected included schools, churches, auditoriums, rest homes, stores, taverns, and multiple family dwellings. The inspection consisted of structural strength of the buildings, electrical wiring systems, oil burning equipment, rubbish accumulation, exit signs, emergency lighting equipment, fire extinguishers, chimneys, storage of flammable liquids and paints, etc. After these inspection tours, letters were sent to property owners or the building committee concerned. Their cooperation has been greatly appreciated.
Fees collected from wiring and building permits and zoning applica- tions during 1961, amounted to $3,978.50 and have been turned over to the Town Collector.
The Building Department takes this opportunity to thank the Town Officials and citizens who have helped in the affairs of this office in the past year.
Respectfully submitted, HOMER L. MACDONALD
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
The resignation of George K. Lewis as Commissioner was accepted with regret. The Board is sorry to lose the services of so able a man and will miss the energy and good nature that marked our association with him over the years. Mr. Laurence K. Cook was appointed to fill out the unexpired term.
1961 marked the first year that the Department has pumped an average of over 1,000,000 gallons per day. Per capita consumption has stayed below 100 gpd per person. New services dropped somewhat the past year, with only about 100 being added to the system. Watermain was added in several new developments and some additions in Town roads brought the increase to about two miles of pipe.
It becomes increasingly evident that more pumping facilities will have to be provided before too long and we are planning to speed the development of the new well site off Oxbow Road.
More shop and garage space is needed at our headquarters at Baldwin's Pond. The money that we are asking to be transferred for a new building would provide this space. The main part of the new building would be garage space for trucks and tractor, releasing the old small garages for parts storage. Heated shop space would be included and would make room for repairs and shop work in inclement weather.
The prolonged cold weather of last February froze pipes that had been in the ground for years, showing the deepest penetration of frost the Department has ever experienced. All new pipes are being laid six inches to a foot deeper so that such rare spells of weather cannot cause so much inconvenience again.
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