Town of Arlington annual report 1953, Part 11

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There being on further business under Article 2, the Moder- ator declared it disposed of.


Article 3. ( Proposed Alteration of Zoning Map - Broadway at No. 275.)


John B. Byrne, Jr. reported for the Planning Board on this article and on his motion, it was


VOTED: (Unanimously ) That the Town amend its Zoning Map and Zoning By-Laws by including in the Residence C. District the area now included partly in the Business B District and Resi- dence B District described as follows:


SOUTHWESTERLY by Broadway, 164.64 feet;


NORTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of Howard S. Cosgrove, 204.45 feet;


NORTHEASTERLY by land now or formerly of Elbridge S. Johnson, Trustee, shown as Lots 7 and 8 on the plan hereinafter mentioned, 160 feet and


SOUTHEASTERLY by land now or formerly of Ella L. Whit- temore, 162.02 feet.


Said parcel being shown as Lot 9 on "Plan of Land in Arling- ton, by L. G. Brackett & Co., Civil Engineers, and G. B. Northrup, Civil Engineer, dated November 26, 1949 and April 1950", re- corded with the Middlesex South District Deeds, Registered Land Division, in Registration Book 467, Page 349, with Certificate No. 71575.


There being no further business under Article 3, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


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Article 4. (Advertising Town By-Laws.)


VOTED: (Unanimously) That the sum of fifty (50) dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of defraying the ex- pense of advertising and other incidental costs relating to the By-Laws voted at this meeting; said sum to be taken from avail- able funds now in the Treasury and expended under the direction of the Town Clerk.


There being no further business under Article 4, the Moderator declared it disposed of.


Article 5. (Acceptance of General Laws - Rent Control.)


A substitute motion favoring the reimposition of rent control was offered by Charles J. Bowser of Precinct 5.


Considerable discussion ensued and, upon the motion for the previous question being carried, a voice vote was taken. The Moderator, being in doubt, asked for a standing vote. On the standing vote, 56 voted in the affirmative and 105 in the nega- tive, and the Moderator declared the motion lost.


Thereupon, on the motion of the Finance Committee, it was


VOTED: That no action be taken under Article 5 of the Warrant.


There being no further business under Article 5, the Moder- ator declared it disposed of.


Article 6. (Acceptance of Gift of Land.)


VOTED: That the Town of Arlington does hereby accept a gift of easement from Herbert D. Stevens, Trustee of Tower Realty Trust of a strip of land approximately twenty (20) feet in width abutting the northwesterly side line of Forest Street and Summer Street as shown on "Plan of Land in Arlington, Mass., Scale 1" = 40', August 6. 1953, James M. Keane, Town Eng."


There being no further business under Article 6, the Moder- ator declared it disposed of.


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On motion of J. Howard Hayes of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was


VOTED : That Article 1 be taken from the table.


There being no further business under Article 1, the Moder- ator declared it disposed of.


On motion of J. Howard Hayes of the Finance Committee, duly seconded, it was


VOTED: That the meeting adjourn.


The meeting thereupon adjourned at 9:10 P.M., Wednesday, October 7, 1953.


A true record, ATTEST:


JAMES J. GOLDEN


Town Clerk


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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


Report of the Town Clerk's Department


To the Citizens of Arlington:


The following annual report of the Town Clerk for the year ending December 31, 1953, is herewith submitted, in accordance with the Town's By-Laws.


The total of fees collected by the department during the year was $13,860.01, an increase of $491.69 over the revenue collected in the preceding year. Of this amount, $4,022.50 was for conservation licenses and $4,528.85 was for dog licenses.


The report of fees collected is as follows:


Marriage Intentions


$ 1,100.26


Mortgages


3,051.15


Miscellaneous Certificates


722.75


Pole Locations


124.00


Miscellaneous Licenses


274.00


Renewals of Gasoline Pemits


36.50


Conservation Licenses


4,022.50


Dog Licenses


4,528.85


$13,860.01


Dog Licenses


37 Military


Free


1094 Male


@ $2.00


$2,188.00


121 Female


@ $5.00


605.00


859 Spayed


$2.00


1,718.00


1 Kennel @ $10.00


10.00


7 Transfers of Licenses @ 25c


1.75


61 Duplicate Tags @ 10c


6.10


$4,528.85


Paid to County Treasurer, Licenses Paid to Town Treasurer, Fees


$4,106.00


422.85


$4,528.85


Conservation Licenses


76 Resident Citizens' Sporting and Trapping


Free


59 Resident Military or Naval Service Sporting


Free


1 Resident Citizen Old Age Assistance


Free


627 Resident Citizens' Fishing


@ $3.25


$2,037.75


241 Resident Citizens' Hunting


@ $3.25


783.25


140 Resident Citizens' Sporting


@ $5.25 735.00


81 Resident Citizen Minors' Fishing


@ $1.25


101.25


95 Resident Citizen Womens' Fishing @ $2.25 213.75


6 Resident Citizen Minors' Trapping @ $2.25 13.50


4 Resident Citizens' Trapping @ $7.75 31.00


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3 Non-Resident Citizens' 3-Day Fishing @ $2.75


8.25


1 Non-Resident Citizens' Minor Fishing @


$2.25


2.25


2 Non-Resident Citizens' or Resident Alien Fishing


@


$7.75


15.50


5 Duplicate Licenses


@


.50


2.50


* 2 Resident Citizens' Fishing


@


$3.25


6.50


*


4 Resident Citizens' Hunting


@ $3.25


13.00


*11 Resident Citizens' Sporting


$5.25


57.75


* 1 Resident Citizen Minors' Fishing


@ $1.25


1.25


* 5 Resident Military or Naval Service Sporting


Free


$4,022.50


Paid to the Division of Fisheries and Game, Licenses


$3,718.00


Paid to the Town Treasurer, Fees


304.50


$4,022.50


* 1954 Licenses issued during December, 1953


For particulars with respect to births, deaths and marriages, recorded with our office at this writing, your attention is directed to the reports that follow.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES J. GOLDEN


Town Clerk


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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


1953 BIRTHS BY MONTHS


In Arlington


Out of Arlington


Totals


Months


Total


Males


Females


Males


Females


Males


Females


January


99


19


27


30


23


49


50


February


100


19


23


34


24


53


47


March


97


21


21


29


26


50


47


April


102


31


22


29


20


60


42


May


95


20


16


34


25


54


41


June


112


23


19


27


43


50


62


July


105


19


30


31


25


50


55


August


114


30


18


36


30


66


48


September


99


28


28


25


18


53


46


October


76


20


18


20


18


40


36


November


87


39


21


12


15


51


36


December


55


21


26


7


1


28


27


*1141


290


269


314


268


604


537


* Of the 1141 births recorded, there were 293 which occurred in Ar- lington, but were children born of parents who resided out of Town.


The parentage of children born was as follows:


Both parents born in the United States 778


Both parents born in Foreign Countries 18


Both parents born in Arlington 26


One parent born in the United States 314


One parent born in Foreign Country 99


One parent born in Arlington 225


Age of youngest bride


Age of youngest groom


Age of oldest bride


Age of oldest groom


Solemnized out of Arlington


Number of Marriages Recorded


1953 MARRIAGES BY MONTHS


Months


Total


Groom's First


Bride's First


[Groom's] Second


Bride's Second


Groom's Third


Bride's Third


Groom's Fourth


Bride's Fourth


January


30


27


28


3


2


0


0


0


0


February


46


42


41


4


5


0


0


0


0


March


7


6


7


1


0


0


0


0


0


April


61


58


59


3


1


0


1


0


0


May


64


61


61


3


3


0


0


0


0


June


98


91


91


7


6


0


0


0


1


July


29


26


24


3


5


0


0


0


0


August


49


42


46


7


3


0


0


0


0


September


65


61


60


3


5


0


0


1


0


October


68


59


62


9


6


0


0


0


0


November


45


37


38


7


6


1


0


0


1


December


10


6


7


3


3


1


0


0


0


572


516


524


53


45


2


1


1


2


16


16


68


87


484


660


298


572


.


.


.


.


.


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.


.


.


.


.


.


Non-residents


Residents


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1953 DEATHS BY MONTHS (Stillbirths Excluded)


Jan.


Feb.


Mar.


Apr.


May


June


July


Aug.


Sept.


Oct.


Nov.


Dec.


Total


Total:


Male


22


25


19


20


23


20


26 2:2


18


19


26


22


29


269


Female


22


22


25


14


16


23


17


17


19


25


25


247


Residents died in Arlington: Male


11


12


6


12


11


12


13


6


9


14


11


13


130


Female


13


16


11


4


7


9


11


4


9


13


15


13


125


Non-residents died in Arlington:


2


3


2


4


3


1


1


2


2


3


1


7


30


Female


3


1


8


3


0


4


2


4


3


2


1


5


36


Residents of Arlington died out


of Arlington:


9


10


11


4


10


7


12


10


8


9


10


9


109


Male Female


6


5


6


7


9


10


9


9


5


+


9


7


86


Children under one year: Male


1


1


1


5


0


2


0


0


1


0


2


2


15


Female


1


0


0


0


1


1


0


1


0


1


1


0


6


Between one and ten years:


Male


1


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


0


1


1


3


Female


0


0


1


0


0


0


0


1


0


1


0


0


3


Between ten and thirty years: Male


0


1


0


0


0


0


1


1


0


1


0


1


5


Female


0


1


0


1


0


0


0


0


0


0


1


3


Between thirty and sixty years:


Male


7


8


3


4


10


7


8


6


4


3


7


8


75


Female


5


6


6


1


3


4


5


3


4


3


4


5


49


Between sixty and ninety years:


Male


12


14


14


11


12


11


17


11


13


20


12


16


163


Female


16


14


17


13


10


17


16


11


13


14


19


17


177


Over ninety years:


Male


1


1


1


0


1


0


0


1


2


0


0


7


Female


..


0


2


0


0


1


1


1


1


0


0


1


3


10


Male


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Report of the Registrars of Voters


Honorable Board of Selectmen


Arlington, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


The Registrars of Voters herewith submit the following report for the year 1953:


Assistant Registrars were again appointed by our Board to assist in the annual listing of persons, twenty years of age or over, follow- ing which the True and Alphabetical Lists were compiled and copies thereof were prepared and distributed, as required under the law.


During the year, the Board held ten evening sessions in various public buildings throughout the Town for the registration of voters, at which 53 persons were qualified to vote in elections. An additional 198 persons were so qualified during the regular business hours at the Office of the Town Clerk. A total of 251 names were, therefore, added to the voting list.


The total number of registered voters upon completion of the revision of the voting list on July 10, was 25,022, divided into voting precincts, as follows:


Precinct 1


5 6 8 1758 1533 2057


Precinct 9 - 1608


10A- 810


3 1225


10B


971


4 1821


11


1921


12A. - 1464


1893 1595


12B 633


7 1575


13 1774


14A- 1146


Precinct 14B - 1238


Mr. Dennis I. Donahue, 93 Overlook Road, by appointment of your Board, served as a Registrar of Voters at the Town Election in the absence of Mr. Timothy J. Buckley.


In the past year, a total of 24 articles that had been submitted on petition of registered voters for insertion in the Warrants for the Annual and two Special Town Meetings and 450 nomination papers of candidates for various town offices at the Town Election were filed with our office for the certification of signatures therein.


A recount of the ballots cast for the office of Selectman for three years in each precinct at the Town Election was made on Saturday, March 14, at 9:30 A.M., and was completed at 1:15 P.M. The details of the recount are included in the Record of Elections and Town Meetings, which appears elsewhere in the printed Town Report.


Miss Elizabeth M. Holt, formerly of the Town Clerk's Depart- ment, was selected by our Board for appointment to the new position of Assistant Registrar, and Miss Mary A. Farrington, formerly of the Town Accountant's Department, was named to succeed Miss Anna E. Duffy, who resigned her position as Assistant Registrar, which she had faithfully and conscientiously filled for a period of eight years, because of ill health.


Respectfully submitted,


Timothy J. Buckley, Chairman Arthur P. Wyman Ernest Hesseltine James J. Golden, Clerk REGISTRARS OF VOTERS


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137


REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD


Report of the Planning Board


January 11, 1954


Mr. Edward C. Monahan Town Manager Town Hall Arlington, Mass.


Dear Sir:


Herewith find the report of the Planning Board for the year end- ing December 31, 1953.


Very truly yours, WILLIAM R. DUNN Secretary


The Planning Board submits herewith its report for the year ending December 31, 1953.


At the town election of March 1953, Mr. William P. Murray and Mr. Robert H. Zwicker were elected for a three-year term. The Board organized on March 9, 1953 and John B. Byrne, Jr. was elected chair- man and William R. Dunn elected Secretary of the Board.


During the year public hearings were held on ten proposed Zoning By-Law Amendments or Zoning Changes. Nine of the Zoning changes the Planning Board recommended for adoption, and they were so voted by the Town Meeting. One zoning change the Planning Board presented an adverse report which was upheld by the Town Meeting.


Mr. Hallam T. Ring, one of the Board members, passed away on July 9, 1953. At the Special Town Meeting held on July 27, tribute was paid to his memory, visualizing his devoted service to many boards and committees of the town, and a resolution, in recognition of Mr. Ring's service rendered the town was read by the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, followed by a rising vote of acceptance by the Town Meeting members.


In accordance with the Town Manager Act, the Town Manager appointed the five member Planning Board effective August 17, 1953. The four members previously chosen at Town Election were appointed; and the new member named is Mrs. Carol J. Thomas. The Board organized on August 31, 1953, electing John B. Byrne, Jr., Chair- man and William R. Dunn, Secretary.


The Board continued studies as to the necessity for off-street parking, particularly in the Heights area, and held two hearings on the same, one with the merchants in the area and the other with the property owners; also a check for a week was made by the Board members, of the number of spaces used for parking on the High- ways in the area: an analysis of our studies will be presented in the coming year.


The Board engaged the services of a Planning Consultant to consider school sites and to make a Land Use Survey of the town. These have been completed and information recorded. From the


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information recorded, studies will be made to further the develop- ment of the town.


The Board continued to cooperate and confer with the Selectmen concerning the proposed street changes in Arlington Center.


The Board also conferred with representatives of the School Department in connection with new school sites for the town.


The Board has been consulted in regards various matters of a local or neighborhood nature.


The Board remains a member of the State Federation of Plan- ning Board and Mrs. Carol Thomas represented the Board at con- ference held at Worcester, November 7-8, 1953.


Regular meetings of the Board have been held throughout the year.


The Board has planned a tentative program as steps of a master plan for Arlington as follows:


1953: School study (completed) Land Use study (completed )


1954: Coordination of studies undertaken --


1. Land use study


2. School site study 3. Business committee study (including consideration of business district area and parking facilities) Route 3 alternate routes study. Arlington Heights Parking study analysis


1955: Zoning changes to implement plans


1956: Study of Public Facilities. i.e., public buildings and recreation.


The Planning Board wishes to express its appreciation and sin- cere thanks to all of the Town Boards, Department Heads and the Town Manager, who have rendered assistance and cooperation to it during the year.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN B. BYRNE, JR. WILLIAM R. DUNN WILLIAM P. MURRAY ROBERT H. ZWICKER CAROL J. THOMAS


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REPORT OF THE DOG OFFICER


Report of the Dog Officer


January 7, 1954


Honorable Board of Selectmen


Arlington, Mass.


Gentlemen :


I herewith submit my report as Dog Officer for the Town of Arling- ton for the year ending December 31, 1953, in accordance with Sec- tion No. 3 of Article No. 3 of the Town By-Laws.


Complaints registered with me are as follows:


Dogs impounded


547


Dogs destroyed at pound


27


Dogs returned to owners 149


Dogs contacted on Warrant 1349


Dogs caused to be licensed 1211


Dogs licensed


2119


Complaints registered with me to remove dead or mutilated animals from the highways are as follows:


Dogs


117


Pigeons 31


Cats


209


Rats


16


Skunks


42


Rabbits 27


Squirrels


50


Hens 4


At this time I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen for advice rendered me in settlement of controversies arising between Dog Own- ers and Complainants, and to thank Chief Bullock for his splendid cooperation through his department.


My thanks to the Dog Owners of Arlington for prompt attention in the licensing of their dogs during the past year.


Respectfully submitted :


SAMUEL F. FEMIA


Dog Officer - Town of Arlington


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Annual Report of the Arlington Housing Authority


Arlington Board of Selectmen Town Hall Arlington 74, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


Submitted herewith is the Annual Report of the Arlington Housing Authority.


At the annual town election, Mr. Cornelius J. Brosnan was re-elected for a term of five years, Mr. James A. Coffey was elected for a term of one year. The Authority organized at its Annual Meeting held on March 10, 1953, at which time Mr. Joseph S. Vahey was elected to serve as Chairman, Cornelius J. Brosnan as Vice-Chairman, John P. Kedian as Treasurer, and James A. Coffey as Assistant Treasurer.


The Authority met regularly on Tuesday nights making a total of nineteen regular meetings and three special meetings.


Pursuant to a great demand by veterans for adequate hous- ing, and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter #550, of the Acts of 1952, the Authority applied to the State Housing Board for additional housing units. Subsequently, approval to proceed toward developing additional housing was obtained by vote at the Annual Town Meeting. The State Housing Board made an allo- cation for more units in August, 1953. Plans are under way for their development. Several sites have been approved as suitable.


A voluntary payment in the amount of Three thousand four hundred eighty-three dollars and ninety-five cents in lieu of taxes for the year of 1952 was made to the Town.


Present facilities have been completely occupied during the past twelve months with one hundred seventy-six veteran families.


The Authority appreciates the cooperation extended by offi- cials, boards, and town departments.


Respectfully submitted,


Arlington Housing Authority


JOSEPH S. VAHEY, Chairman CORNELIUS J. BROSNAN MYRON D. CHACE JAMES A. COFFEY JOHN P. KEDIAN


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REPORT OF THE BOARDS OF APPEALS


REPORT OF THE BOARDS OF APPEALS


December 31, 1953


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Arlington, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


The Boards of Appeals herewith report on their activities for the calendar year ended December 31, 1953.


The combined Boards held hearing on forty-one (41) cases, or one less than in 1952.


The Zoning Board of Appeals heard thirty-two (32) cases. Of these, twenty-seven (27) were appeals from the ruling of the Inspector of Buildings. Twenty-one (21) appeals were allowed by the Board, one with drastic limitations. Four (4) were denied.


Five (5) Petitions were received and all were allowed. The Board of Appeal, under the Building Code heard nine (9) appeals. Of these, seven (7) were allowed and one (1) denied.


The three remaining cases, two (2) under the Zoning By-Law and one (1) under the Building Code are in the process of being examined by the Town Counsel because of certain legal problems involved. Their final disposition, therefore, cannot, at the moment, be predicted.


Respectfully submitted,


RICHARD DONOVAN CLIFFORD E. LANSIL ROBERT W. BLAISDELL


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Report of the Town Counsel


December 31, 1953


Honorable Board of Selectmen Robbins Memorial Town Hall Arlington 74, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit my report for the year 1953 in compliance with Section 3 of Article 3 of the By-Laws of the Town of Arlington.


There have been twenty-seven claims against the Town this year. Two have been settled as authorized by the Selectmen and two have been settled as authorized by the Selectmen and the Town Manager. Five have brought suit and eighteen are in abeyance. Of the previous years' claims and suits, four were abandoned by the claimants without suit, one at the time it was reached for trial, and five were settled as authorized by the Selectmen or the Select- men and Town Manager after the Town Manager was appointed. There have been no verdicts against the Town of Arlington, the Town's position in all tort cases having been successfully defended; and there have been no cases in the Supreme Judicial Court. There were two Equity cases, one against the former Board of Public Works which was successfully defended, and the other against the Board of Selectmen relating to boarding houses in the Town of Arlington which was decided against the Town.


The position of the Board of Assessors before the Board of Tax Appeals, the Arlington Board of Appeals before the Emergency Housing Commission and the Inspector of Buildings, and the Board of Selectmen before the Outdoor Advertising Authority, has been defended.


Substantial amounts of money for aid rendered by the Board of Health and by Symmes Arlington Hospital have been collected and turned over to the Town Collector.


The Town Counsel has been available at regular and special meetings of the Board of Selectmen and regular and special meet- ings of the Board of Public Works prior to the Town Election and prior to the appointment of the Town Manager, and has been avail- able at regular and special meetings of the Board of Selectmen after the Annual Town Meeting, and has worked in close co-opera- tion with the Town Manager since his appointment, has rendered opinions as requested by certain Boards and said Town Manager as well as other Boards, Departments, Committees and Officers, has attended meetings at State Boards and Commissions, the Fire Com- missioner, and has been vigilant in all other matters affecting the interest of the Town.


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REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL


At the Biennial State Election in 1952, the Town of Arlington accepted Chapter 503 of the Acts of 1952, being "An Act Establish- ing a Town Manager Form of Government for the Town of Arlington."


Prior to the Annual 1953 Election which created the present Board of Five Selectmen, the Joint Board of Selectmen and Board of Public Works appointed your Counsel "to act until such time as a successor is duly appointed and qualified." Between the time of the election of the present Board of Selectmen and the appoint- ment of the Town Manager, there were many and various compli- cated problems and decisions for nearly all the Boards and Officers, and your Counsel was continuously in service. The only ruling legally questioned was whether or not Town Meeting Members held "town office" within the meaning of the Town Manager Act. Your Counsel's position that they did was upheld by the Court. Counsel is grateful to the various Boards and Officers for their con- fidence and co-operation during that trying period.


The Town Manager was appointed May 1, 1953, and since that time your Counsel has acted in close co-operation with him. Mr. Monahan brought to Arlington vast experience and a tremendous understanding of municipal affairs. Rulings and interpretations of the wording of said Act and the law applying thereto have been required, new forms of contracts and agreements have been needed, changes of policy have been established and legal businesslike methods have been promulgated. In every phase Counsel has found the Town Manager sincere, quick in apprehending or comprehend- ing a situation, and considerate of the legal complications affect- ing the change over to the present form of government.


For the kind consideration and co-operation extended to me by all the officials of the Town during the past year, and especially to the Board of Selectmen and Town Manager, I desire to record my sincere appreciation.


Respectfully submitted,


RUSSELL T. HAMLET


Town Counsel


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ARLINGTON TOWN REPORT


Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures


January 25, 1954


Edward C. Monahan, Town Manager Town Hall


Arlington Massachusetts


Dear Sir:


I respectfully submit my Fifth Annual Report as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year ending December 31, 1953:


Scales


Adjusted


Sealed


Condemned


Platform, over 10,000 1bs.


3


Platform from 100-5000 lbs.


9


Counter, under 100 1bs.


1


10


2


Beam, 100 lbs. or over


-


5


Spring, over 100 1bs.


2


Computing, under 100 1bs.


4


158


14


Personal Weighing


34


2


Weights


Avoirdupois


41


Apothecary


55


Automatic Measuring Devices


Gasoline Meters


52


Tank Truck Meters


15


1


Grease Measuring Meters


18


Capacity Measures


10


Miscellaneous


Yard Sticks


9


Bulk Storage


2


Taxi Meters


1


-


5


414


18


-


-


-


-


This Department has turned into the Town Treasurer the sum of $270.30 for sealing fees. The Town Treasurer also received $250.00, in payment for Hawker's and Pedler's licenses.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES J. DOLAN


Sealer of Weights and Measures


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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSION


Annual Report of the Park Commission


The Board of Park Commissioners herewith submits its An- nual Report for the year ending December 31, 1953.


Mr. Francis A. Coughlin, Jr. was elected a member of the Board at the Annual Town Election. The Board organized on Monday, March 9, 1953, with Mr. Everett J. Henderson elected as Chairman. At this time, we wish to publicly acknowledge the con- tribution towards the growth and progress of the department by Mr. Franklin W. Hurd, who retired in March after serving as a member of this Board for a three year term.


Effective December 21, 1953, and with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, the members of the Board were appointed by the Town Manager to serve as follows: Mr. Francis A. Coughlin, Jr. for three years, Mr. Edward D. Buckley for two years, Mr. Everett J. Henderson for one year. Mr. Henderson was again elected to serve as Chairman for the year to end December 20, 1954.




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