Town of Arlington annual report 1942, Part 13

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War Transportation Committee - The difficulty of transportation, occasioned by the shortage of rubber and gasoline, made necessary the appointment of a local admin- istrator and a war transportation committee to insure the continued and efficient operation of all local transportation facilities essential to war production and to the mainte- nance of essential civilian activities. The Board designated Earle C. Hopkins to act as Administrator of the local War Transportation Conservation Program with full responsibil-


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ity for direction and coordination of a plan primarily con- cerned with lengthening the useful life of passenger cars and tires and increasing the efficiency of mass transporta- tion. A committee made up of representatives of local in- dustry, labor, business, the local Committee on Public Safety, transportation, Police and Traffic Departments, schools, civic and improvement groups, was organized to provide the Administrator with necessary technical di- rection and assistance 1) to make more effective use of private automobiles through group or swap riding; 2) to stagger business, school and working hours, and, 3) to im- prove regulation of street traffic to make possible more efficient movement of passenger vehicles. The Adminis- trator and committee have had frequent meetings and through their recommendations and constructive sug- gestions have done much to conserve essential transporta- tion locally. The Board desires to record its commendation of the spirit and cooperation with which the Administrator and committee have assumed this task and to express ap- preciation to them.


Police and Fire Departments-These departments have continued to give evidence of their usual splendid efficiency in spite of Selective Service drafting and enlistments in the armed forces. Military substitutes have been obtained in most instances to complete the personnel, and, as a result, the protection of our Town has continued at its customary high standard. Chiefs Bullock and Tierney are deserving of praise for their time and interest in developing their re- spective auxiliary departments to their present skilfulness.


This report would not be complete without an expres- sion of appreciation to not only the heads, but to the entire personnel of each and every Town department under the jurisdiction of the Selectmen, and to the members of the boards and committees appointed by the Selectmen during the last year, for their fine spirit of cooperation. Also we wish to express sincere thanks to our Secretary, Mr. James J. Golden, Jr. and his staff for their able and efficient assist- ance which has been required to assume greatly increased


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amount of detail necessitated by present world conditions, and which has done much to make our service to the Town a real pleasure.


ERNEST W. DAVIS HAROLD M. ESTABROOK WILLIAM C. ADAMS


Selectmen of the Town of Arlington


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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT


Arlington, January 1, 1943


The Honorable Board of Selectmen


Gentlemen :


I have the honor to submit my thirteenth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1942.


The net cost of the Police Department for 1942, includ- ing maintenance of Police Headquarters and equipment, was $133,108.15, itemized as follows :


Salaries


$122,093.38


Maintenance of Building and


other expenses 13,471.42


Gross cost


$135,564.80


Less receipts as follows :


Court fines turned over to Treasurer $1,074.00


Radio Contracts


600.00


Bicycle licenses


643.75


Revolver permits


115.50


Taxi licenses


10.00


Miscellaneous


13.40 1


Total receipts


2,456.65


Net cost of Department for 1942 $133,108.15


Per capita cost based on population of 40,000-


$3.32


The following is the radio record for the year ending December 31, 1942:


Total number of messages broadcast in 1942 17,077


Calls direct to specified cars :


Arlington patrol cars


3,893


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Woburn patrol cars 591


Winchester patrol cars 1,674


Stoneham patrol cars 34


Wakefield patrol cars


872


Total number of calls to specified cars ... 7,064


Arrests made by Arlington patrol cars : Without warrant 166


With warrant 78


By car No. 7 113


By car No. 8


75


By car No. 9 56


Total arrests by Arlington cars 244


Lost time for year: Days off, vacations and sickness amounted to 4,822 days.


During the year 1,758 complaints were brought to the attention of the Courts. 1,621 were males; 137 were fe- males; 16 of which were juveniles or persons under 17 years of age, 691 of which were residents and 1,067 were non-residents. $3,698.00 was imposed as fines and costs. Total imprisonment imposed was 42 years, 4 months and 2 days.


In addition to the number of complaints made in Court, 2,092 persons were booked for violation of the Auto- mobile Laws and Traffic Rules, and the cards filed as a warning in my office.


Complaints were made at Court for the following of- fenses :


1941


1942


Accosting female


1


0


Assault and battery


6


11


Assault with dangerous weapon


0


1


Assault with intent to rape


0


5


Being present where gaming


9


0


Breaking and entering and larceny


12


19


263


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Bribing a police officer


1


0


Capias for contempt


2


0


Carnal abuse


0


1


Concealing mortgaged property


1


1


Conspiracy


2


1


Contributing to delinquency of minor


2


1


Delinquent children


19


10


Deserter


0


2


Disturbing the peace


9


3


Disturbing funeral procession


0


1


Dog Law, violation of


14


0


Drunkenness


191


151


Escaped inmate


1


0


Escaped prisoner


4


0


Evading taxi fare


0


2


Failing to perform contract for child


0


1


False alarm fire


0


1


Fish and Game Law, violation of


2


1


Forging and uttering and larceny


5


0


Fugitive from justice


2


1


Having lottery tickets in possession


3


1


Having obscene pictures in possession


2


0


Illegitimacy


2


7


Indecent exposure


1


1


Labor Law, violation of


9


4


Larceny more than $100.00


9


10


Larceny less than $100.00


42


25


Larceny of automobile


7


6


Lewd and lascivious cohabitation


2


0


Lewdness


1


2


Liquor Law, keeping and exposing


3


0


Liquor Law, unlawful sale


3


0


Malicious injury to property


1


1


Manslaughter


0


1


Neglected children


2


0


No license, pistol or revolver


2


1


Non-payment of wages


0


4


Non-support


37


25


Parole, violation of


2


0


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Probation, violation of


50


49


Pure Food Law, violation of


2


0


Perjury


1


0


Rape


1


2


Receiving stolen property


1


1


Registering bets


2


0


Robbery while armed


2


0


Rogue


0


1


Runaway child


1


1


Safe-keeping


8


6


Setting up and promoting lottery


5


0


Stubborn child


4


1


Suspicious persons


17


6


Threats


0


2


Town By-Laws, violation of


7


3


Trespass


4


4


Unnatural acts


0


3


Vagrancy


4


7


Violation of Auto Laws


1,065


869


Violation of Auto Laws, operating under influence


51


35


Violation of Cigarette Law


0


2


Violation of Executive Orders


0


32


Violation of Traffic Rules


864


432


Violation of Selective Service Laws


0


1


The above cases were disposed as follows :


On File


642


387


Delivered to Outside


998


471


Released or Discharged


44


37


Defaulted


91


53


Nol Prossed


4


0


Sentenced to Other Institutions


92


62


Sentence Suspended


15


12


Dismissed


34


13


Not Guilty and Discharged


34


40


Probation


36


31


Sentenced to a fine


535


319


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Sentenced to State Prison


5


3


Pending


218


139


Chief attended Court 11 days. Officers attended Court 1,013 days.


Auto Accidents


258


260


Auto Accidents, personal injury involved


285


212


Accidents other than auto, personal in- jury involved


120


144


Ambulance Calls


138


112


Building found open and made secure


751


387


Buildings reported vacant, protected


1,457


658


Cases investigated


2,630


1,769


Dead bodies cared for (human).


5


5


Dead bodies cared for (animals)


113


122


Defective electric lights


531


506


Defective wires


4


1


Defective streets and walks reported


306


188


Dogs killed


8


13


Dogs turned over to Dog Officer


84


36


Dog bites


67


100


Dog complaints


155


177


Complaint of children


864


653


Fire Alarm Given


178


124


Injured persons assisted home


7


14


Injured persons assisted to hospital


70


73


Insane persons


25


19


Lanterns placed at dangerous places


7


8


Lost children cared for


28


69


Messages delivered


397


305


Officers at fires


401


270


Sick persons assisted home


15


21


Sick persons assisted to hospital


56


51


Street obstructions removed


109


47


Water running to waste


27


10


Wagon calls


57


55


Investigations for other departments


61


79


Missing persons


153


131


266


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Bank alarms (test)


171


153


Bank alarms (false)


27


60


THE AUTOMOBILE AND THE POLICE


1941


1942


Autos reported stolen in Arlington ....


25


13


Autos stolen from Arlington recovered ..


22


17


Autos reported stolen from other cities ..


11,789


10,336


Autos recovered for other cities


12


16


Permits to sell cars in Arlington, private owners


741


912


Used cars reported as taken in trade by Arlington dealers


4,239


756


Licenses to operate automobiles, sus- pended


161


55


Licenses to operate automobiles, revoked


70


53


Registrations revoked


24


39


Registrations suspended


12


30


AUTOMOBILE FATALITIES


This year one person was killed in Arlington by auto- mobile.


On January 9, 1942, at 7:18 P. M., while crossing Med- ford Street between Hamlet and Parallel Streets, and op- posite 140 Medford Street, George Mouradian, 66 years of age, of 150 Medford Street, Arlington, was struck by a car proceeding toward the Mystic Valley Parkway, receiving injuries from which he died on January 25, 1942.


The following is a resume of Automobile Accidents in the Town of Arlington for the year 1942:


Automobile Accidents reported 260


Personal injury 153


Property damage 107


Automobile Accidents investigated


190


Operators interviewed


276


Witnesses interviewed 73


Injured persons interviewed 97


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OTHER FATALITIES


Death-Natural causes


9


Death-Accidental


2


Death-Suicide by asphyxia suspension


1


POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM


1941


1942


Duty calls


115,230


122,629


Telephone calls


101


. 54


Patrol and Ambulance has gone


770 mi. 661 mi.


DIVISION OF INVESTIGATION


The following crimes have been investigated by the In- spector's Office and are classified as follows :


1941


1942


Assault and Battery cases reported


Assault and Battery cases cleared by arrest


4


6


Assault and Battery cases unfounded


3


3


Breaking and Entering and Larceny cases reported


114


94


Breaking and Entering and Larceny cleared by arrest


20


21


Breaking and Entering and Larceny unfounded


41


36


Breaking and Entering and Larceny not cleared by arrest


53


37


(B. & E. cases include attempts to B. & E.)


Larcenies reported


130


158


Larcenies cleared by arrest


37


70


Larcenies unfounded


32


46


Larcenies not cleared by arrest


61


42


Robbery cases reported


2


5


Robbery cases cleared by arrest


2


0


Robbery cases unfounded


0


2


The following investigations were made : Illegitimacy


4


5


4


9


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Mental cases


4


5


Missing persons


0


6


Flim Flam


1


0


For other Police Departments


18


28


Accosting females


6


8


Investigation of Home Conditions


1


9


Sudden Deaths


18


9


Lewd persons


1


3


Wire and Building Inspectors


1


3


Attempted suicides


2


0


Arson and suspicious fires


4


0


Suspicious Persons


6


19


Selectmen's Office :


Jury Service


59


37


Licenses


439


474


Secretary of State


10


15


Claims against the Town


13


3


Gaming on Lord's Day


9


0


L. and L. Cohabitation


2


0


Non-support


18


25


Accidental Deaths


2


2


Suicide


0


1


Dangerous weapons


2


2


Indecent exposure


3


4


Indecent assault


7


2


Fugitive from Justice


2


3


Rape


1


2


Larceny by check


35


5


Forgery and Uttering


1


5


Liquor investigations


2


0


Street and sidewalk defects


18


9


Violation of Lord's Day


0


24


Vagrants


0


4


Assault with intent to Rape


0


2


Violation of Firearms


0


1


Dog complaints


15


F. B. I.


~30


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Military Services 349


Defense Plants 25


Draft Board 57


WELFARE OFFICER'S REPORT


The following cases of investigation on Welfare were made by this office from January 1 to August 28, 1942 :


Total number of investigations were 247


Persons interviewed on these cases were 458


Miscellaneous cases investigated on other categories of relief were 20


Mental cases conveyed to hospitals for treatment were 2


During this period there had been a marked decrease in the case load on Welfare due, in a large measure, to the availability of private employment. The number of new cases was very small and most of the investigations were on revisits.


In the investigation all Welfare cases were checked through records of Probate Court for any settlements of estates, Land Court records, Registry of Deeds, divorce and legal separation records of applicants, contacted Index Bureau on settlement of law suits, Insurance Companies for any settlement of auto accidents, former places of employ- ment and any source from which applicants might have received income.


Care was taken of the prosecution of non-supporters whose dependants were receiving aid and followed up the cases, after disposition by the Court, to get as large an amount as possible toward the support of dependants. This is necessary as experience has proven that unless a con- tinual check is kept on these cases, the person on probation or under Court Order will not make payments and the Town has to stand full cost of keeping his dependants.


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JUVENILE OFFICER'S REPORT


The following is the Juvenile Officer's report for the year September 30, 1941 ending September 30, 1942 :


East 11


Centre


West Outside


Assault and Battery


2


7


Ball playing, restricted areas 20


5


14


Breaking and Entering


0


14


1


1


Damage to property


35


32


40


10


Disturbance


15


20


27


8


False alarm of fire


0


2


0


2


Larceny


7


14


10


14


Lewdness


1


0


0


1


Runaway


5


3


6


Stubborn child


0


0


1


Trespass


20


15


30


Indecent assault


2


0


0


Miscellaneous


12


9


5


8


Indecent exposure


0


0


2


0


Setting fires


6


2


7


134


118


150


44


Court


16


8


1


6


1


Total


446


Arlington


402


Outside


44


Comparison with 1940-1941


465


1941-1942


446


During the past year the Police Department has pre- pared itself as far as possible so that it will be able to cope with any disaster or any other incident that may arise whether it be fire, flood, hurricane or war.


The Department has co-ordinated its emergency plans with those of the Committee on Public Safety wherever


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possible, in order to give the community the best protection .


possible if an emergency should arise.


In the event of failure of the telephone communica- tions system, we have built five small two-way radio sets, one to be set up in each of the Civilian Defense District Bases and operated by regular and auxiliary police. We have also built a spare transmitter to be used as emergency equipment for our regular station transmitter.


Our Auxiliary Police Force of 350 men have been quite thoroughly trained in the duties of police officers, as well as First Aid, and are ready and willing to assist the regular police in any emergency. These men are from all walks of life, many of them holding high positions in the business world. I cannot commend them too highly for their loyalty and giving of their time and ability to weld together such an efficient group to assist in emergencies.


I take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the cooperation and assistance of your Honorable Board, officials of the Town Government, as well as those citizens of Arlington who have most generously assisted the Depart- ment in its work during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


ARCHIE F. BULLOCK, Chief of Police.


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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


Honorable Board of Selectmen Arlington, Massachusetts


Gentlemen :


I have the honor to present my Twentieth Annual Re- port as Chief of the Arlington Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1942.


MANUAL FORCE


The manual force consists of fifty-four men: the Chief, two Deputy Chiefs, five Captains, one Inspector-fireman as- signed to the Fire and Police Signal System, six Lieutenants, thirty-nine Privates, one of whom is assigned to the Fire and Police Signal System; also a Department Surgeon, Dr. Edward W. Feeley, and a Department Clerk, Anna B. Hurley.


In January there were two resignations: Thomas A. Carlow, appointed July 1, 1933; Dr. Winslow M. Kingman, appointed April 8, 1926. Four men were appointed to the Department in May: David T. Hughes, John C. Lax, Albert G. Lennon and Charles J. Long. Four firemen were released for military service: Thomas F. Bondi, John M. Fahey, David T. Hughes and Albert G. Lennon. Appointed as mili- tary substitute firemen: Frank Coscia, August 23, and Thomas F. Bondi, September 27.


APPARATUS


Two ladder trucks, four pumping units and a Special Service Unit are in active service.


Two six-hundred-gallon trailer pumps are used by the Auxiliary Fire Department.


The Department responded to 115 Box Alarms, 346 Still Alarms (telephone calls), 86 Mutual Aid Calls (out of town), a total of 547, 222 less than in 1941.


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Nine false alarms were sounded as compared with 23 in 1941, 14 in 1940, 30 in 1939 and 10 in 1938.


Alarms each hour of the day


A. M.


P. M.


12


1


16


12


1 40


1


2


2


1


2. 41


2


3


7


2


3


37


3


4.


5


3 -


4. 39


4


5.


8


4


5


50


5


6.


5


5


-


6.


53


6


7


8


6


7


35


7


8


6


7


8.


28


8


9


15


8


9


37


9 -


10


21


9 -


10


21


10 -


11


20


10


- 11


17


11 - 12


27


11


- 12.


9


Alarms each day of the week


Sunday


74


Thursday


85


Monday


87


Friday


68


Tuesday


86


Saturday


80


Wednesday


67


Alarms each month of the year


January


45


July


22


February


42


August


27


March


57


September 37


April


86 October


45


May


43 November


52


June


18


December


73


FIRE LOSSES (Incomplete)


Fifty-two losses occurred during the year, six of which accounted for $33,609.03 of the entire loss.


The total assessed value of property endangered, the


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insurance thereon, the loss sustained, and the insurance paid are as follows :


Assessed Value


Insurance


Damage


Insurance Paid


Building


$321,625.00


$442,250.00


$32,809.44


$32,709.44


Contents


60,345.45


54,845.45


11,563.26


10,988.26


Total


$381,970.45


$497,095.45


$44,372.70


$43,697.70


FIRES WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF MORE THAN $1,000


Jan. 1-Friend Lumber Company, 230 Forest St. $1,000.00


Jan. 22-William Harrigan, 1055 Mass. Ave. 3,077.00


Feb. 14-Bessie W. Watson, 62 Marathon St. 8,987.00 June 10-Thomas H. Rhodes, 47-49 Washington St. 4,705.45 June 14-Harry D. Hull, 77 Summer St. 14,212.58


Aug. 30-John J. Sullivan, 11 Maynard St. 1,627.00


Dec. 26-Harry Browning, 10 Lake Shore Drive


1,956.00


LOSSES BY FIRE FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS


(Incomplete)


1942


$44,372.70


1937


$22,408.15


1941


40,286.67


1936


15,760.67


1940


42,001.92 1935


38,190.60


1939


42,526.84


1934


67,581.05


1938


31,397.48


1933


37,623.01


APPROPRIATION


1942 Appropriation


$134,457.75


Expended


129,690.77


Capital Outlay carried forward


3,500.00


Balance


$ 1,266.98


CREDITS


Fees for 10 permits to blast


$ 5.00


Sale of junk 28.11


$33.11


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REPORT OF DR. FEELEY


Dr. Edward W. Feeley, Department Surgeon, made 46 office calls and visits and attended injured firemen at sta- tions. He investigated all cases where firemen failed to re- port for duty because of sickness and submitted a written statement as to their physical condition.


FIRE PREVENTION


Twice each month firemen off duty inspected all places of business and public buildings, a total of 16,266 inspec- tions.


During the year eight fires occurred in these reg- ularly inspected places. This number is twice that of last year but the loss in seven of them was small, totaling $3,262. The Old Mill Restaurant on Summer Street, caused a fire loss of $14,212.58.


Record of previous years: 4 in 1941, 6 in 1940, 3 in 1939, 3 in 1938 and 5 in 1937.


INSPECTION OF DWELLINGS


For the nineteenth consecutive year, firemen donated their time for the inspection of the cellars of every residence in Town.


Our inspections aim to protect our townspeople from death and injury by fire, to make their homes safe places of abode. Conversion of heaters from oil to wood and coal was expected to increase the number of fires but such has not been the case.


Only seven fires occurred in residential cellars the past year, smallest number since 1932. The householders have been most cooperative in complying with suggestions given by the firemen.


Record of previous years: 8 in 1941, 10 in 1940, 10 in 1939, 11 in 1938 and 12 in 1937.


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The following is data compiled as a result of Dwelling House Inspections :


1942


1941


7,908 Total houses


7,827


4,789


Single houses


4,731


2,951


Two-apartment houses


2,931


168


Of more than two apartments


165


2


Houses under construction


51


91


Vacant apartments


109


37


Combustible roofs


57


4,357


Houses with range oil burners


3,936


3,662


Houses with power oil burners


3,529


11,407


Total number of families


11,177


NUMBER OF HOUSES EACH YEAR


1942


7,908


1932


6,849


1941


7,827


1931


6,739


1940


7,709


1930


6,494


1939


7,558


1929


6,247


1938


7,355


1928


5,924


1937


7,161


1927


5,561


1936


7,098


1926


5,170


1935


6,990


1925


4,640


1934


6,942


1924


3,918 (first inspection)


1933


6,893


INSPECTIONS


Mercantile


16,266


Dwellings


7,908


Power oil burners


133


Range oil burners


421


Total


24,728


FIRE DRILLS IN SCHOOLS


Fire drills were given in all public, parochial and private schools.


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A record was made of the number of classrooms, pupils, exits used and the time required to vacate each building, a copy of which was sent to the School Department. The pupils are well trained and will not fail in time of emergency.


Five hundred and seventy-two fire extinguishers were recharged in schools and other public buildings, garages and factories.


AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT


The Auxiliary Fire Department organized June 10, 1941 had by January 1, 1942 reached a membership of one hun- dred and six. This year the members were supplied with badges and rubber clothing. They were given first aid in- struction and received training in the operation of the 600- gallon trailer pumps. They held monthly meetings.


RECOMMENDATIONS


I recommend that $135,112.75 be appropriated for the year 1943.


I am deeply grateful to the Board of Selectmen for its keen interest and wise counsel on all occasions, and to its genial and capable Secretary, James J. Golden, Jr.


To Town Engineer, James M. Keane, and the Police De- partment for assistance frequently rendered and to my own officers and men for efficient and willing service, my heart- iest thanks.


DANIEL B. TIERNEY, Chief, Fire Department


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REPORT OF THE FIRE AND POLICE SIGNAL SYSTEM


Honorable Board of Selectmen


Arlington, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


I have the honor to present my Twelfth Report as Sup- erintendent of the Fire and Police Signal System for the year ending December 31, 1942.


The salaries of the two men assigned to maintain the Fire and Police Signal System are included in the pay roll of the Fire Department.


FIRE ALARM


Installed two new fire alarm boxes which were pur- chased in 1941:


Box 287 Eliot Road-Cabot Road


Box 489 Highland Avenue-Arlmont Street


February 13. Removed tapper from the residence of Dr. Winslow M. Kingman, 355 Massachusetts Avenue.


SIGNALS


March 12. As an experiment, a signal company of Bos- ton temporarily installed an air raid warning siren on the roof of the Junior High School West, 63 Acton Street. It was removed March 13.


Installed an 8-inch double chime steam whistle in the Schwamb Company Building, 1165 Massachusetts Avenue. Tested February 18. Removed April 7 because of the ex- pense involved in keeping 24-hour steam pressure for its operation. June 3 installed whistle in the Metropolitan Pumping Station, Brattle Court.


March 31. With the assistance of W.P.A. labor in- stalled seven sirens in the following locations:


1


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Broadway-Tufts Street Lake Street-Margaret Street Langley Road-Falmouth Road Summer Street-Grove Street Park Avenue Extension-Renfrew Street Bonad Road-Shawnee Road


May 28. Connected control circuits for sirens for op- eration from Police Signal Desk at Police Headquarters. Previously they had been manually operated.


February 27-April 27. Installed radio receivers and transmitters in the Chief's car, Special Service Truck, Fire Alarm Truck, Dodge Truck, and car of Assistant Chief of the Auxiliary Fire Department.


June 5. Retimed fire alarm whistles from one-second to two-second time for longer blow.


W. P. A. CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS


Lake Street Construction. Installed 10-conductor under- ground cable from Massachusetts Avenue tò Concord Turn- pike and set in pedestals Fire Boxes 2631, 281, 285 and Police Box 16. Cut over and removed 4-conductor aerial wires.


Brattle Street Construction. Installed 10-conductor un- derground cable from Massachusetts Avenue to Summer Street and set in pedestals Fire Boxes 551 and 712. Cut over and removed two 4-conductor aerial cable and span wires.


June 25. Replaced damaged 2-conductor cable on Davis Avenue from Mystic Street to Police Box 23.


July 9. The W. P. A. Cable Project closed.


May 7. Turned off lights on town clock for the duration of the war.


August 12. Issued new books showing location of signal boxes and response of fire apparatus.


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September 30. Installed private telephone line between Fire Headquarters and the Report Center, Police Head- quarters.




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