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Moved by Mr. Omer Porier and duly seconded: "That the Town ac- cept as a public way, Oak Street, so-called, as shown on a plan entitled 'Acceptance Plan of Oak Street, Hamilton, Massachusetts, December 1951, Charles H. Morse & Son, Engineers' now on file with the town clerk."
Voice Vote. Motion unanimously carried.
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Article 24. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to change the name of Main Street to its historic designation of Old Bay Road, or take any action thereon or relative thereto, as petitioned for by John Neary and others."
Moved by Mr. John Neary and duly seconded: "That the name of Main Street be and the same hereby is changed to Bay Road."
Mr. Neary added that Main Street should be changed to Bay Road for historic and traditional purposes and that the name Main Street seemed ill-suited to the main thoroughfare running through the country-like and picturesque town of Hamilton.
Voice Vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 25. Moderator : "To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire on behalf of the Town by purchase or by eminent domain under Chapter 79, Massachusetts General Laws (Ter. Ed.), or otherwise, for water purposes, the fee in the following described lands and property :
Beginning at an iron pin in the Southerly line of the abandoned Boston & Maine Railroad location between Bridge Street and School Street, five hundred eighty two and 83/100 (582.83) feet Westerly of School Street, thence running Westerly 06° 51' W. three hundred (300) feet to an iron pin ; thence running N. 06º 51' E. three hundred feet to an iron pin in the Southerly line of said railroad location; thence running S. 83º 09' E. by the Southerly line of said location four hundred (400) feet to the point of beginning, containing about 23/4 acres as shown on a plan by Charles H. Morse & Son, dated June 1951, on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and raise and appropriate the sum of $300. for the foregoing purpose or to do or act in any man- ner relevant thereto."
Moved by Mr. Everett F. Haley and duly seconded : "That the Board of Selectmen be and said Board hereby is authorized and directed to take by eminent domain on behalf of the Town under Chapter 79, Massachusetts General Laws (Ter. Ed.), or otherwise, for water purposes the fee in the following described lands and property :
beginning at an iron pin in the Southerly line of the abandoned Boston & Maine Railroad location between Bridge Street and School Street, five hundred eighty two and 83/100 (582.83) feet Westerly of School Street, thence running Westerly 06° 51' W. three hundred (300) feet to an iron pin ; thence running N. 06° 61' E. three hundred feet to an iron pin in the Southerly line of said railroad location; thence running S. 83º 09' E. by the Southerly line of said location four hundred (400) feet to the point of beginning, containing about 2-3/4 acres as shown on a plan by Charles H. Morse & Son, dated June 1951, on file in the Office of the Town Clerk and to raise and appropriate the sum of $300 for the foregoing purpose or to do or act in any manner relevant thereto."
Voice Vote. Motion unanimously carried.
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Article 26. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1954, and to issue a note or notes thereof payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a shorter period than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws and Amendments thereto, or take any action thereon or relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. Lawrence Lamson and duly seconded : "That the Town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time. in anticipation of revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1954, and to issue a note or notes thereof pay- able within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a shorter period than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws and amendments thereto."
Voice Vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 27. Moderator: "To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Collector to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer, when appointed Collector, may use agreeable to Chapter 41, Section 37, General Laws and Amendments thereto, or take any action thereon or relative thereto."
Moved by Mr. John H. Perkins and duly seconded : "That the Town authorize the Collector to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer, when appointed Collector, may use agreeable to Chapter 41, Section 37, General Laws and amendments thereto."
Voice Vote. Motion unanimously carried.
Article 28. Moderator : "To act on any other matter that may legally come before said meeting."
Under Article 28 Mr. Jerome Flynn of Maple Street wished to bring before the meeting the matter of the Town of Hamilton adopting a build- ing code and appointing an electrical inspector.
The Moderator ruled that no action could be taken on this business as there was no article in the warrant to cover the matter. The Moderator advised Mr. Flynn to refer the matter to the Town Counsel for whatever appropriate action should be taken.
The Moderator announced that as it was apparent that no business could be properly acted upon by the meeting under Article 28, he would be receptive of a motion to strike said Article 28 from the warrant.
Moved from the floor and duly seconded : "That Article 28 be struck from the warrant."
Voice Vote. Motion carried.
There being no further business, it was voted to adjourn at 8:25 P.M. until 8:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 10, 1953, at the High School Auditorium, when the balloting under Article 1 shall take place.
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Vote on Article 1. March 10, 1953.
Polls were opened at 8:00 A.M. by the Moderator, Oliver Wolcott. There were 1166 votes cast under Article 1.
Men 584 Voted in Person 1140
Women 582 Absentee Votes 26
1166
1166
MODERATOR-for one year
Wolcott, Oliver 923
Blanks
242
Mullins, Neil J.
1
TOWN CLERK-for one year
Whipple, Francis H. 1025 Blanks 141
SELECTMEN-three for one year
DeWitt, Edward A. 590 Stone, Lawrence R. 684
Haley, Everett F.
659 Lougee, Albert P. 235
Knight, Arthur M.
632 Blanks
698
TREASURER-for one year
Sellman, Walfred B.
979
Blanks
187
TAX COLLECTOR-for one year
Crowell, Bertha L. 1059 Blanks 107
ASSESSOR-for three years
Chittick, Robert H. 991 Blanks 175
TREE WARDEN-for one year
Haraden. Rudolph H. 985 Blanks 181
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR-for one year
Poole, Charles F. 1017 Blanks
147
Thompson. Gordon 2
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-one for three years
Henley, Thomas L.
178 Piper, Morley L. 505
Howe, Halsey DeW. 402 Blanks 81
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TRUSTEE OF LIBRARY-for three years Trussell, Sarah H. 959 Blanks 207
TRUSTEE OF LIBRARY-for one year
Reid, Melvin F. 898 Blanks 268
WATER COMMISSIONER-for three years Harrigan, George A.
922 Blanks 244
WATER COMMISSIONER-for two years
Lundgren, W. Whitney 532 Thompson, Gordon L. 549
Blanks
85
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER-for three years
Foster, Lawrence C.
949 Blanks 217
PARK COMMISSIONER-for three years
Sanford, Ray M. 962 Blanks 204
PLANNING BOARD-one for five years
Lander, M. Keith 656 Sawyer, Dantan W. 233
Mullins, Neil J. 166 Blanks 111
PLANNING BOARD-for two years
Cutler, George C., Jr. .... 878 Blanks 288
QUESTION RELATIVE TO ZONING CHAP. 38 ACTS 1953.
"Shall zoning by-laws be adopted in this town, in accordance with the final report of the planning board on file with the town clerk ?"
Yes
500 No
572
Blanks
94
The polls were closed at 8:00 P.M., and the Moderator announced the results of the voting and declared the meeting adjourned at 8:55 P.M.
Attest :
FRANCIS H. WHIPPLE,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Called for June 29, 1953
FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON RENT CONTROL
Meeting called to order at 8:20 P.M. by Moderator, Oliver Wolcott. A count by the Moderator showed that 23 voters were present, and he declared there was not a sufficient number of voters present to constitute a quorum.
As there was not a sufficient number of voters present, the Moderator declared that the meeting be adjourned.
Attest : FRANCIS H. WHIPPLE, Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF SPECIAL STATE PRIMARY Held November 24, 1953
FOR NOMINATIONS FOR REPRESENTATIVE TO FILL VACANCY IN FIFTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
TELLERS AND ELECTION OFFICERS
Republican Everett F. Haley
Lawrence R. Stone
Democratic Mary T. Greeley Jessie W. B. Cunningham
Arthur M. Knight
Town Clerk Francis H. Whipple
Police
Edward Frederick
The warrant was read and polls opened at one o'clock P.M. by Law- rence R. Stone, Member of the Board of Selectmen.
A total of 197 votes were cast, 197 Republicans and No Democrats, as follows :
Republican
Herbert S. Tuckerman 172
Clarence S. Wilkinson 23
Blanks 2
Democratic
No votes cast
The polls were declared closed at 8:00 P.M. by Everett F. Haley, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. The results of the balloting were announced at 8:10 P.M.
Attest :
FRANCIS H. WHIPPLE,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF SPECIAL STATE ELECTION
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT TO FILL VACANCY IN FIFTEENTH ESSEX DISTRICT
TELLERS AND ELECTION OFFICERS
Everett F. Haley Lawrence R. Stone
Arthur M. Knight
Frank C. Back Jessie W. B. Cunningham Mary T. Greeley
Town Clerk Francis H. Whipple
Police Edward Frederick
The warrant was read and the polls were opened at twelve noon by Everett F. Haley, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
A total of 201 votes were cast, 114 men, and 87 women, as follows :
Herbert S. Tuckerman (Republican) 183 Wilfred J. St. Charles (Independent) 16 Blanks 2
The polls were declared closed at 8:00 P.M. by Everett F. Haley, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. The results of the balloting were announced at 8:10 P.M.
Attest : FRANCIS H. WHIPPLE, Town Clerk.
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1953 BIRTHS RECORDED
Janice Pedrick, daughter of A. Robert and Jeanette A. (Pederick) Abbott. Cynthia Ann, daughter of Gordon H. and Lillian M. (Williams) Allen, Jr. Dana Paul, son of Edward F. W. H. and Dolores F. (Fortin) Andrews. William Richard, son of William R. and Sylvia (Learned) Bancroft. Patricia Louise, daughter of John A. and Mary L. (Holland) Bick, Jr. Susan Croft, daughter of William C. and Minnette (Duffy) Bickel. Daniel Lawrence, son of Lawrence C. and Katherine (MacDonald) Berry. Carol Lee, daughter of Walter F. and Evelyn F. (Kling) Bosse. Charles Barre, Jr., son of Charles B. and Dorothy (Reynolds) Brooks. David Mark, son of Howard J. and Shirley A. (Sargeant) Bullard. Thomas Paul. son of Philip J. and Barbara T. (Dooley) Burnham. Carol Elaine, daughter of Orville R. and Jean E. (Thimmer) Burr. David Wayne, son of Philip and Grace M. (Griffin ) Caverly. Gail Marie, daughter of Paul L. and Elizabeth (Stelline) Chagnon. Christine, daughter of Lester D. and Shirley E. (Sillars) Charles. John Douglas, son of Loren R. and Dorothy M. (Dyke) Clark. Kevin Charles, son of Leonard C. and Mary Louise (Zurad) Conches. Shelia Claire, daughter of Peter C. and Margery (Speris) Costas. Bryan Gordon, son of Gordon G. and Louise A. (Sollows) Crosby. Cathy Gale, daughter of Elmer J. and Nancy (Cox) Davison. Linda Ann, daughter of Richard E. and Barbara A. (Elario) Dawson. Jane Theresa, daughter of Louis G. and Mary Anne (Everard) DeAngelis. Rosamond Alice, daughter of John A. and Rosamond A. (Churchill) Dunn. Barbara Ann, daughter of Willard H. and Phyllis (Webber) Estes, Jr. David, John, son of John and Alice (Davis) Evans.
Edward Joseph, son of Joseph T. and Elizabeth B. (Fallon) Ferris. Virginia Lucie, daughter of Walter H. and Lucie R. (Jacques) Forster, Jr. Sharon Frances, daughter of Alfred J. and Barbara R. (Sweeney) Foster. Kathleen Julia, daughter of James K. and Jane J. (Kettell) Girard. Norman Michael, Jr., son of Norman M. and Virginia P. (Brady ) Gluckert. Deborah Margaret, daughter of Leslie H. and Rita M. (Elario) Green. Nancy Jane, daughter of Ernest S. and Christine L. (Osier) Griffin. James Bryan, son of Jerome M. and Dale A. (Perrett) Gruber. Norman Roy, son of Walter R. and Miriam (Thomas) Hamond. Deborah Marie, daughter of Clifford H. and Betty A. (Connor) Harris, Jr. Stephen Minot, son of Guy P. and Miriam M. (Minot) Haskell. David Wayne, son of Donald E. and Virginia (Doran) Healy. Paula Gertrude, daughter of Gordon A. and Virginia G. (Gould) Hemenway.
Mona Jean, daughter of Montrose and Mary E. (Murphy) Hill. Nancy Cole, daughter of Robert T. and Joanne (Cole) Hines. Faith Schuyler, daughter of Rev. Halsey D. W. and Carol (Edgelow) Howe. John Webster, son of George K. and Betty M. (Fennell) Huckins. Andrew, son of Howard J. and Margery D. (Magens) Huemmler. Bruce Francis, son of John W. and Dorothy G. (Klein) Ireland. Shelby Tevis, daughter of Joe Y. and Doradel (Young) Jackson.
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Victoria Carol, daughter of Paul K. and Christine E. (Coleman) Jewett. Roger Leonard, son of Alan F. and Hope (Mayer) Kay. Leslie Eugene, son of Floyd L. and Pala (Chung) Killiam. Claudia Ayer, daughter of John S. and Hilda R. (Ayer) King. Ronald Charles son of Richard E. and Ruth H. (Jackson) Knowlton. Janet Elaine, daughter of William P. and Shirley E. ( Abbott) Koloski. Edmund Willis, 3rd, son of Edmund W. and Jacqueline (White) Lakeman. Karen Angela, daughter of Austin and Olive A. (Reirson) Lattanzi. son of Henry A. and Elizabeth B. (Crumpton) Laughlin. Stephen Farrington, son of Harold F. and Martha (Reilly) Libby, Jr. Doris Arline, daughter of Edward W. and Vera A. (Stewart) Lutes. Jean May, daughter of John D. and May M. (Moran) MacIsaac. Stanley Rae, III, son of Stanley R. and Joanne C. (McKay) Mackay. Raymond Donat, Jr., son of Raymond D. and Theresa (Cronin) Mailhoit. Elizabeth Alida, daughter of Francis G. and Yvonne D. (Fraser) Martel. Jane Eileen, daughter of Raymond R. and Stella M. (Chmura) Martel. Diane Elaine, daughter of Roger W. and Dorothy E. (Vickery) Martin. Rebecca Robin, daughter of Roger S. and Janice H. (Blenkhorn) Merry. Holly Walton, daughter of Thomas D. and Francise (Walton) Meyer. Emily, daughter of Harold D. and Jeanne (Collins) Moses. Julie Ann, daughter of Fabian F. and Marie L. (Carlson) Mozdziez. James Richard, son of Edward W. and Ellen M. (Brennan) McGuiness. Sally, daughter of A. A. Shaw and Katharine (Winthrop) Mckean. Nancy Jean, daughter of Robert H. and Marjorie E. (Hodgkins) Nelson. John Rodman, son of Rodman A. and Mildred (Fimple) Nichols. Mark Leonard, son of Rodman A. and Mildred (Fimple) Nichols. Andrea Marie, daughter of Richard M. and Clarice (Bucknam) Owens, Jr. Andrew Merrill, son of Richard M. and Clarice (Bucknam) Owens, Jr. Darrell Keith, son of Mallard O. and Merle (Workman) Palm. Samuel Sumner, III, son of Samuel S. and Ramona N. (Stewart) Peabody, Jr.
Tanya Louise, daughter of Sanford C. and Barbara (Lunt) Peek. Raymond Glenwood, son of John J. and Elizabeth W. (King) Perkins. Cathy Ann, daughter of Richard L. and Leonda (Bisegne) Pesce. David Scott, son of Lewis K. and Donna (Love) Pierce, Jr. Sumner, III, son of Sumner and Janet (Ford) Pingree, Jr. Dean Christian, son of Carl and Anna M. (Andrews) Poehler, Jr. Deborah Ann, daughter of Joseph C. and Phyllis (Hight) Quinn. Edward Harold, son of Harold W. and Joann M. (Murphy ) Regan. Kathy Marie, daughter of George H. and Mary G. (Walton) Ricker. Susan, daughter of Warren and Helen F. (Stranberg) Riddle. Catherine Julia, daughter of Joseph V. and Veronica M. (McParland) Sargent.
Janine Marie, daughter of Merrill J. and Marjorie (Buck ) Smallwood, Jr. Charles Arthur, 2nd, son of Roger A. and Irene ( Woleyko) Smerage. Lisa Beach, daughter of Sherwood B. and Mary W. (Cameron) Stockwell. Terry Francis, son of George J. and Jeanette (Levis) Sullivan. Clyde Wesley, 3rd, son of Clyde W. and Jacqueline P. (Brower) Wallace, Jr.
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Edward Lee, 3rd, son of Edward L. and Margaret (Murray) Wheatley. Jr. Dana Baker, son of David P. and Constance (Baker) Wilde. Richard White, son of Grovenor N. and Estelle S. (White) Wills. Oliver, III, son of Oliver and Carolyn S. (Kinney) Wolcott, Jr.
1953 MARRIAGES RECORDED
Donald F. Allen of Hamilton, Mass. Janet E. McDonald of Hamilton, Mass.
Thomas James Bane of Hamilton, Mass. Barbara Ann McCuddy of Dorchester, Mass.
Dana Hunt Benfield of Hamilton, Mass. Sarah J. Gelineau of Salem, Mass.
George H. Bown of West Newbury, Mass. Ellen Irene Marshall of Rowley, Mass.
Carlton B. Brackett of Hamilton, Mass. Esther A. Wilkins of Danvers, Mass.
Norman James Brown of Hamilton, Mass. Dolores Florida LeClair of Beverly, Mass.
Wallace Bruce, Jr. of Beverly, Mass. Elizabeth Ann Pope of Hamilton, Mass.
Chester Benjamin Curtis of Lynn, Mass. Helen Aspinwall Miller of Beverly, Mass.
Stephen J. D'Arcy of Hamilton, Mass. Jean Marie Cannon of Beverly, Mass.
Roger S. Dunn of Hamilton, Mass. Marjorie May Whiting of Danvers, Mass.
Robert S. Gates of Hamilton, Mass. Katherine A. Sanders of Hamilton, Mass.
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Robert A. Greeley of Hamilton, Mass. Irene A. Tabor of Ipswich, Mass.
Wayne A. Grove of Hamilton, Mass. Anna M. Eskelson of Hamilton, Mass.
Robert L. Hutchins of Winchester, Mass. Barbara J. Cushman of Hamilton, Mass.
Henry F. Jendraszek of Salem, Mass. Elizabeth A. Henley of Hamilton, Mass.
Robert Donald Johnson of Hamilton, Mass. Claire Ardith Boyd of Hudson, Mass.
Roger S. Merry of Hamilton, Mass. Helen J. Blenkhorn of Hamilton, Mass.
John A. Morgan of Northport, Long Island Elizabeth R. Choate of Danvers, Mass.
Eric E. J. Muise of Gloucester, Mass. Florence I. McCormick of Hamilton, Mass.
Cornelius Joseph Murray, Jr. of Beverly Farms, Mass. Patricia Ann McCarthy of Hamilton, Mass.
Frank Thomas Paradis of Rockport, Mass. Barbara Clark Haley of Hamilton, Mass.
Lee Peterson of Hamilton, Mass. Dorothy H. Wilson of Hamilton, Mass.
Philip A. Reilly of New Harbor, Maine Elsie Larkin of Hamilton, Mass.
Lawrence Francis Rice of Beverly, Mass. Hannah Rita Cullinane of Hamilton, Mass.
Leroy W. Saunders of Hamilton, Mass. Mary J. Lewis of Danvers, Mass.
Joseph Alfred Sciola of Beverly, Mass. Virginia Ann Stelline of Hamilton, Mass.
Paul S. Tucker of Hamilton, Mass. Theresa Gloria D'Amato of Beverly, Mass.
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1953 DEATHS RECORDED
Name
Years
Months
Days
Frank Benfield
61
6
Fred Berry
92
3
6
Susan Bigney
78
5
28
Anthony Blunda
27
William A. Caldwell
66
2
27
Edward Carter
61
9
25
Lucy G. Cheever
71
0
10
Francis Thompson Colby
71
5
5
Benjamin R. Cronk
75
10
29
Louise Cyr
42
Maude I. Davis
79
5
29
Mary Day
80
3
3
Maude E. Dodge
62
0
3
John C. Flegg
61
8
24
Ada Dollen Gloucester
95
1
6
Laura A. Haskell
92
0
9
John W. Hubbard
73
5
29
Nathan Knowles
69
19
Mae E. Knowlton
64
Catherine Wilmot Lunn
93
Edward W. MacGregor
67
4
22
Madeleine MacGregor
59
9
16
Anna L. Mann
85
21
John J. Melanson
83
Timothy A. Moynihan
88
Mary Ann Morrison
73
3
22
Ida E. Norton
67
Beatrice Ayer Patton
67
8
18
Nellie Dane Perkins
79
3
16
James H. Perron
82
Joseph P. Provancher
75
0
23
Alkin Sagawinia
45
8
19
John A. Stelline
Mami G. Sullivan
58
8
21
Charita Vennard
67
1
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JURY LIST FOR 1954
William Bell, Orchard Road, Engineer Hazel M. C. Bray, 12 Western Avenue, Housekeeper James W. Brown, 640 Bay Road, Caretaker Donald O. Butman, 184 Essex Street, Caretaker Lester D. Charles, 55 Plum Street, Painter Donald H. Child, 10 Maple Street, Clerk Gerald W. Cleversey, 25 Moynihan Road, Engineer Walter D. Cooke, 25 Mill Street, Machinist
Donald F. Cutler, Jr., 1031 Bay Road, Electronics Harold F. Day, 222 Asbury Street, Accountant Charles W. Dolliver, 54 Hamilton Avenue, Asst. Superintendent Robert M. Dunn, 80 Union Street, Stonecutter John C. Garland, 2 Carriage Lane, Banker Pauline C. Gould, 33 Home Street, At Home Frederick W. Gray, 163 Railroad Avenue, Bank Clerk Warren R. Gray, 21 Garfield Avenue, Painter Helen W. Haraden, 569 Bay Road, P. O. Clerk Ralph T. Harrigan, Pilgrim Road, Machinist Daniel E. Hughes, 10 Lincoln Avenue, Draftsman Cleaves K. Hutchinson, 12 Lake Drive, Greenskeeper Harold M. Johnson, Jr., Perkins Avenue, Television Repairman Nellie C. Knowlton, 22 School Street, Housewife Richard E. Knowlton, 121 School Street, Bank Teller Edgar Letalien, 44 Sagamore Road, Foreman William F. Mackenzie, 139 Cutler Road, Machine Designer Raymond D. Mailhoit, 61 Maple Street, Proprietor Fred C. Morris, 44 Garfield Avenue, Janitor Alfred H. Nickerson, 110 Linden Street, Machinist Morley L. Piper, 40 Orchard Road, Newspaper Philip S. Plummer, 16 Arlington Street, Superintendent Harold E. Porter, Wallingfield Road, Auto Dealer Edward B. Pulsifer, 22 Bay Road, Factory Worker Roland S. Stone, 259 Bridge Street, Machinist
Robert H. Trussell, Bay Road, Contractor Raymond A. Whipple, 46 Margerie Street, Superintendent C. Donald Woodman, 409 Essex Street, Machinist
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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:
The Board of Park Commissioners herewith submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1953.
Registration and attendance at Patton Park during the playground season showed continued growth. The first week ended with a record enrollment of two hundred eighty-six. Juniors had the heaviest listing of one hundred six. The boys of the intermediate and senior sections were next with ninety-five and the girls had eighty-five.
Average daily attendance was one hundred fourteen. The season was good in regard to the weather, with very little time lost. Several morning sessions for the younger group were closed, when grounds and equipment were too wet for safe use.
The playground had four Beach Days this year. Three of these were made possible through the generosity of the Mothers' Club. The first being the annual Mothers' Club Picnic, held June 24, at Wingaersheek Beach in West Gloucester, to which one hundred fifty children were taken. This same organization made it possible for two more beach days by a gift to the Park Department. A fourth beach day at Singing Beach on August 12, was made possible through several parents and the interest and enthu- siasm of Mrs. Gerald Colwell and Ted Johnson, our instructors. The Park Commissioners would like to express their appreciation for this most help- ful assistance.
Again this year, as a means of stimulating better attendance after Beach Day, we had our special events each week. These events included a Scavenger Hunt. Volleyball game, Weenie Roast, Doll Show, Field Day, Decathlon Trials, Decathlon Run-offs and the Canobie Lake Trip.
The regular daily program included some individual and team activi- ties as well as a daily handwork period for the intermediate and senior girls and boys. Younger girls and boys had individual and circle games as well as free play on the swings and other equipment. Their handiwork period was an all morning affair, because of their large numbers. The small children at Roosevelt Park also enjoyed this handwork period, one morning a week. Whether this can continue another year with the steady increase of small children at Patton Park remains to be seen.
The season was a very busy and happy one. Once more, Patton Park closed with an excellent safety record. This was made possible through the complete co-operation of Mr. James Goodrich and his staff, in keeping the equipment, courts and grounds in excellent condition at all times. This was no easy task this year, due to the heavy use of all play equipment.
This year along with the maintenance of the Soldiers Green, the Man- assah Cutler Park, Roosevelt Avenue Park, the Robert Walsh Park at Che- bacco Lake and Patton Memorial Park, we have as voted by the Town, taken over the care of the High School grounds and the new Elementary School grounds. The latter will need considerable care in the coming year.
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In the past few years the need of toilet facilities at Patton Park has bcome increasingly apparent. With the continued growth of our summer program, thought must be given to the safety of small children leaving the park to find these facilities. We believe that a small building for this pur- pose should be erected.
We would like to express our appreciation to the A. P. Gardner Post, American Legion, who again loaned their amplifier system for use at the skating rink.
The Park Commissioners wish to thank the Town Officials, all other town departments and the citizens of the town, for their fine co-operation in making this a very successful year.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT P. LOUGEE PHILIP C. HOPKINS RAY M. SANFORD Park Commissioners.
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REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:
The Cemetery Commissioners submit herewith their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1953.
Twenty-four interments were cared for by the Superintendent.
Two family size lots were sold.
The project started in 1951 to build fifty-eight, eight grave lots has been completed.
Because of the ravages of time, at least two of the pine trees near the main entrance will have to be removed in 1954-one struck by lightning, the other is infested by ants.
The cooperation given the Cemetery by the various Town departments is greatly appreciated.
We wish to thank our Superintendent, Philip S. Plummer, who has performed his duties so conscientiously.
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