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The Emergency Report Center was designed and is operated with one primary function - to provide you and your family with the services of the Town's Public Safety Facilities in any possible emergency you may have.
Summary of Telephone & Radio Messages For Period April 9 to December 31, 1960
Telephone Messages Logged by Operators
Civil Defense 20
Electric Light Company (power failures, street lights out, wires down, defective transformers) 92
95
Gas Company (gas leak) 1 40
Highway Department (Hamilton & Wenham)
Fire Department (Hamilton & Wenham) Alarms and stills 104
Fire permits and other (excluding fire location calls from firemen-average 9 per fire)
118
Park Department
Police Department (Hamilton & Wenham)
(Does not include calls answered directly by Police) Accident reports 53
Clergy
3
Coroner
1
Doctors
26
Dog bites
23
General Police calls (referred to regular Police numbers) . 2504
81
Information (calls for time, locations, dates, persons, activities, sports, services, meetings, etc.)
583
Oxygen
5
Registry
104
Resuscitator
2
Road Watch
5
State Police Assistance (photographer, fingerprinter, and officers)
4
Stolen Car Checks
63
Wrecker 52
Other Assistance (emergency telegrams or messages, gasoline, flat tires, cab service, lodging availability)
71
Miscellaneous (lost, found, strayed, injured, or returned dogs, cats, cows, donkeys, cattle, pigeons and swarm of bees) 239
2407
Telephone Company (fallen wires & trouble reports)
16
Water Department 64
94
GRAND TOTAL 6934
Not included are calls from newspapers and radio stations referred to proper Authority such as Chief of Police.
Radio Messages Logged by Operators
Police Department (Hamilton & Wenham) 11523
Fire Department (Hamilton & Wenham)
317
Water Department (Hamilton) 253
Routine - Weather reports, Station identification,
CONELRAD Tests 532
14
Miscellaneous communications
GRAND TOTAL 12639
3
Ambulance 156
House checks
Miscellaneous-Nonclassifiable
Wrongly dialed numbers
96
Average Message Load per Day
Period April 9 to December 31, 1960
Telephone 22.2 calls per day Radio 47.4 calls per day
This report does not include the test sounding of the 12:00 Noon Fire Whistle, the NO School Signals, or giving information or receiving reports from persons coming into the Emergency Center.
Submitted by, ALYENE A. ROLLINS Chief Operator
FOR EMERGENCY FIRE OR POLICE DIAL HO 8-4421
REPORT OF THE HAMILTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
To the Citizens of Hamilton:
In accordance with a vote of the Town at a special meeting held July 25, 1960, the members appointed to the Authority have made appli- cation to the proper state board to form a Housing Authority for Hamil- ton. Pending formal acknowledgment by the State, we have been engaged in preliminary discussions and research to acquaint ourselves with the duties of the position.
We have had several meetings with Mr. McCarthy of the State Housing Board which have proved most helpful to us in understanding many of the details. We sincerely appreciate the assistance rendered by Mr. McCarthy.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN B. GRAY, Chairman LESTER W. WALLACE LOUIS R. CORTUCCI PHILIP C. HOPKINS ERNESTO LIPORTO
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REPORT OF THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
GENTLEMEN :
We submit herewith a report of the activities of the Conservation Commission for the year ending December 31, 1960.
Established by vote of the Town at the last regular town meeting, the Conservation Commission met for the first time on April 26, 1960, at which time four major objectives were agreed upon for 1960.
Objectives for 1960
1. To inspect and evaluate the natural resources of the town, which might be considered to include everything from the tangible resources of water, trees, and wildlife to the intangible resources of open spaces, pure air, and a rural atmosphere; to investigate the need for protecting or supplementing any of the natural resources;
2. To make use of the informational resources of State and Federal agencies, private groups, and individuals, and to gather and disseminate the available information on conservation topics;
3. To learn of the activities and programs of other agencies and departments of the town, especially as they relate to conservation needs or problems, both actual and potential;
4. To communicate directly with the citizens of the town in order to make use of their knowledge and suggestions regarding conservation matters.
Activities
In the months since April, 1960, the Conservation Commission has held both regular and unscheduled meetings, has taken field trips, and has communicated with numerous groups and individuals. The objectives established at our first meeting have been completely or partially attained in the following ways:
Objective 1.
a. An inspection tour was made of each piece of town-owned prop- erty, and each was evaluated as to its resources and its function in the life of the community.
b. Other wooded and open areas were visited with a view to estab- lishing their suitability for future recreation and conservation use.
c. Informal talks were conducted with property owners to sound out the future availability of undeveloped land in certain areas of the town.
d. Data was compiled for a map showing vegetation cover, wetlands, and water resources of the town.
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Objective 2.
a. Communication has been established with many agencies, both public and private; a great deal of material has been assembled, both for the information of the Commission members and for ultimate dissemina- tion to the citizens of the town.
b. Educational materials have been procured from many sources. These will be made available to teachers and students, either in the town library or in the schools.
c. The Commission members attended a seminar sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources designed to assist conservation groups in all phases of resource problems.
Objective 3.
Meetings or conferences were held with the Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board, the Park Commissioners, the Water Commissioner, and the Superintendent of Schools. At each of these meetings, areas of mutual interest and potential cooperation were explored and the Conservation Commission members were afforded a better insight into the aims and programs of many of the groups entrusted with planning the future of Hamilton.
Objective 4.
A questionnaire was prepared and, with the help of Hamilton Boy Scouts, was distributed door-to-door to householders. The more than 300 returns of this questionnaire were both encouraging and informative. The Commission feels that it has a fairly representative cross-section of views on such topics as recreation facilities, trees and wildlife, and espe- cially on insect control. The comments and answers have been passed on to the various town departments for their information and action.
Recommendations
From the information gathered during the past months from con- ferences, literature, and replies to its questionnaire, the Conservation Commission makes the following recommendations:
1. An over-all study is needed of the water resources of the town, taking into account both recreational and consumptive use of water in the light of potential residential and commercial growth of Hamilton and surrounding communities. The question of sewage disposal must be considered as a part of this larger problem.
2. Measures should be taken soon to insure that the future develop- ment of Hamilton will leave open spaces, green areas, and recrea- tional facilities for the lasting benefit of its citizens. The feasibility of a multiple-use town forest should be considered in
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view of the fact that, except for Patton Park (151/2 acres), town beach (1 acre), and Manasseh Cutler Park (2 acres), the town owns no other open land that could be used for outdoor enjoyment or recreation for future generations.
3. Beneficial and attractive bird and animal life should be protected from further destruction insofar as possible. In this connection, the rapidly increasing use of pesticides by public agencies and private individuals is of concern to many in the community. A preliminary study of the problem has led to the belief that more should be learned of the dangers and limitations inherent in the use of the potent modern pesticides, and that somewhat better control over their application is needed.
4. As future guardians of our heritage of natural resources, school children should be encouraged to develop their innate interests into true concern for conservation problems.
Looking forward to the coming year, the Conservation Commission invites the interest, suggestions, and cooperation of the citizens of Hamil- ton in working together on these and other problems of mutual concern.
Respectfully submitted,
HAMILTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION NATHANIEL C. NASH, Chairman EDWARD FIELDING, JR. MARY M. McGRAY EDWARD A. SAMMEL CHARLES H. SHACKELFORD
1960 TOWN COLLECTOR'S REPORT In Account with the Town of Hamilton
Year Tax
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1960
Abate- ments Refunds Rescinded
Collected
Abate- ments
Trans- ferred to Tax Title
Un- collected
1958 Personal
20.80
$ 10.40
$ 10.40
None
1958 Motor Excise
96.65
$122.50
169.18
49.97
None
1959
Real Estate
13,541.30
$ 336.00
12,869.29
889.28
$ 118.73
None
1959
Personal
1,002.40
672.00
162.40
168.00
1959
Moth
9.30
9.30
None
1959
Polls
16.00
12.00
4.00
None
1959 Water Liens
464.30
464.30
1959
Motor Excise
14,497.62
1959
Ex. Commitments in 1960
6,942.13
688.94
13.75
18,351.26
3,614.95
176.23
1960
Real Estate
609,643.52
835.70
73.20
578,479.05
18,467.75
128.10
13,477.52
1960
Personal
37,284.73
36,089.74
376.54
818.45
1960
Moth
257.00
247.00
10.00
1960
Polls
3,054.00
4.00
2,712.00
346.00
None
1960
Motor Excise
94,846.36
1,379.33
74,648.42
8,513.61
13,063.66
1960
Water Rates Bal.
12,942.93
1960 Water Rates Com.
49,624.71
73.65
42,516.18
2,670.10
Liens 1,875.70
15,579.31
1960 Water Service Bal.
360.67
1960 Water Serv. Commitments
2,343.50
2,057.66
2.00
644.51
1960 Water Liens
1,877.70
1,371.76
505.94
1960
Cemetery Balance
96.00
1960
Cemetery Commitment 441.00
430.00
49.00
58.00
Respectfully submitted, BERTHA L. CROWELL, Town Collector
1960 Commitments
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my report of the activities of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1960.
Total Arrests
44
Male
35
Female
0
Juvenile
.
9
CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMES
About in the Night-time
2
Leaving scene of accident
1
Assault
1
Operating after right
Breaking and Entering
suspended 2
Driving under the influence 2
Operating without authority
. .
2
Driving to Endanger 2
Possession obscene literature 1
Drunkenness 8
Rape
1
Failing to keep right 2 Receiving Stolen Goods 2
1
Failing to stop for officer
1
Speeding
Failing to stop for stop sign
1
Uninsured Motor Vehicle
1
Larceny
5
Unregistered Motor Vehicle
..
2
DISPOSITION OF CASES
Dismissed 3 Not Guilty 2
Filed
6
Released
5
Fined
16
Sentenced
12
AUTOMOBILE REGULATIONS
Accident reports filed
66
Automobile transfer 274
Equipment tags issued 124
Licenses revoked by Registrar 60
Registrations revoked by Registrar
6
MISCELLANEOUS
Accident investigated 54
Ambulance runs to hospitals 155
Assistance to other police departments 90
Dangerous wires reported 23 Dog complaints 127
Summons served 69
Street lights reported out 255
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With the conversion of the local telephone exchange to dial on May 1st our Emergency Report Center and our own radio system was put into opera- tion. The Report Center is staffed 24 hours daily and has proved to be very helpful in handling emergency telephone calls and radio messages.
The cruiser-ambulance is nearly two years old and should be replaced this coming year.
I express my sincere appreciation to the Police Departments of sur- rounding communities, the operators at the Report Center, and all others who have assisted our Department during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD H. FREDERICK,
Chief of Police.
REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
To the Citizens of the Town of Hamilton:
I herewith submit a report of the Tree and Moth Departments for the year 1960.
All elm trees were sprayed three times with DDT to kill the bark beetle, the carrier of the Dutch Elm disease.
Thirty-nine elm trees that had the Dutch Elm disease were cut down and burned.
A total of 51 new maple trees were set out during the year.
Brush and undergrowth was cut and burned on many of the streets.
Interval spraying along the sides of most streets with 2-4-5-T for poison ivy control was carried out and proved very effective.
I wish to thank all Departments for their assistance during the year.
Respectfully submitted, RUDOLPH H. HARADEN,
Tree Warden.
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WARRANT FOR THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 1961
ESSEX, SS. To the Constable of the Town of Hamilton:
GREETINGS :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Hamilton qualified to vote in election and Town affairs, to meet in the HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM in said Town on MONDAY, the SIXTH DAY OF MARCH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE (MARCH 6, 1961) at eight o'clock in the evening (8:00 P.M.) then and there to act on the following articles, viz:
Article 1. To bring your ballots for :
Moderator for one year.
Town Clerk for one year.
One Selectman for three years.
One Selectman for two years.
One Selectman for one year.
Treasurer for one year. Tax Collector for one year. Assessor for three years.
Highway Surveyor for one year.
Member of the School Committee for three years.
Trustee of the Public Library for three years.
Water Commissioner for three years.
Water Commissioner for one year (to fill vacancy).
Cemetery Commissioner for three years.
Park Commissioner for three years.
Member of the Planning Board for five years.
Four members of the Hamilton Housing Authority.
(The candidate receiving the highest number of votes to serve for five years, the candidate receiving the next high- est for four years, the third highest for two years, and the fourth highest for one year)
The above named officers to be voted for on one ballot on TUESDAY, the FOURTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1961 (MARCH 14, 1961) in the HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. The polls will be opened at 8:00 o'clock A.M. and will close at 8:00 P.M.
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Article 2. To choose and appoint all other Town Officers in such manner as the Town may determine.
Article 3. To hear the reports of the Town Officers and of the Finance and Advisory Committee and all other committees and take any other action thereon on relative thereto.
Article 4. To raise and appropriate money for Schools, Highways, and all other Town expenses and determine the manner of expending the same.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Construction, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance of various streets in the town, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a new Cruiser- Ambulance for use of the Police Department, provide for the turning in of the present cruiser toward the purchase price thereof, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a new truck and refuse body for use of the Health Department, provide for the turning in of the present refuse truck and body toward the purchase price thereof, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a new pick-up truck for use of the Highway Department, provide for the turning in of the present pick-up truck toward the purchase price thereof, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for mosquito control in the Town, the work to be done under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $4,000 from the Overlay Reserve Account to the Finance Committee Re- serve Fund, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $500 from the Cemetery Sale of Lots and Graves Fund to the Cemetery Account for improvements to the Town Cemetery, or take any other ac- tion thereon or relative thereto.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to use available funds or "free cash" in an amount not to ex-
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ceed the sum of $30,000 in determining the tax rate for the year 1961, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to direct the Selectmen to include in the Warrant for action on the official ballot for the 1962 An- nual Town Election the following question :
Shall sections sixty-nine C to sixty-nine F, inclusive, of Chapter forty-one of the General Laws, providing for the establishment of a Board of Public Works exercising the powers of certain other departments and town officers, be accepted?
or take an other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Protective (Zoning) By-law and the zoning map by changing the entire area owned by the Town on Railroad Avenue and occupied by the Lamson School from Residence District A to a multiple housing district by adding to Sec- tion VI a new paragraph 7, as follows:
7. Multiple Housing District. That portion of Residence District A, which prior to the adoption of this paragraph, was owned by the Town and occupied by the Lamson School on Railroad Avenue, is established as a multiple housing district for all pur- poses authorized by the laws of Massachusetts for multiple housing, under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 121 applicable to elderly persons of low income and necessary for the exercise of the powers of the Housing Authority of the Town of Hamilton;
or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to sell and convey the land owned by the Town and occupied by the Lamson School on Railroad Avenue and the structures thereon, to the Housing Authority of the Town for use by it for its purposes pursuant to all authority conferred by the laws of Massachusetts for multiple housing for elderly persons, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Protective By-Law by changing the area on the southerly side of Essex Street, be- tween Woodbury Street and Chebacco Road to a depth of two hundred feet (200 feet) from Residential District B to Residential District A to correspond with the opposite side of the Street, as shown on the Zoning Map, Hamilton, Mass., filed with the Town Clerk, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 647, Acts of 1960, being an Act to increase the amounts of pensions, retirement allowances and annuities payable to certain former public employees, to take effect upon acceptance, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
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Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public town way, an extension of Alan Road from the present accepted portion to Essex Street as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and as shown on a plan on file with the Town Clerk, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public town way an extension of Baker Avenue beginning at the end of the pres- ent accepted portion thereof and continuing for a distance of approxi- mately 150 feet as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and as shown on a plan on file with the Town Clerk, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to accept a completed swimming pool as a gift from Augustus Peabody Gardner Post #194, American Legion, said swimming pool to be constructed on the ground of Patton Park and Playground, the location and control during construction to be subject to, and when completed to be under the jurisdiction of the Park Department, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 22. 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 as provided for by Section 4 of Chapter 44, General Laws and amendments thereto in anticipation of revenue for the financial year be- ginning January 1, 1962, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws and amendments thereto, or take any other action thereon or rela- tive thereto.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Collector to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer, when ap- pointed Collector, may use, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Cemetery Commissioners to replace an existing section of the cemetery fence bor- dering on Bay Road, and for such purpose and to the extent required, to apply the unexpended balance of the money received on an insurance damage claim, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Commit- tee For Uses of Depot Square Property to raze, or to sell, or otherwise dis- pose of the existing railroad station and baggage buildings located in Depot Square and to construct in the area now occupied by the existing station building a one-story station building with appurtenant facilities and in connection therewith to employ an achitect and to make contracts; and for the foregoing purpose to raise and appropriate a sum of money, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to authorize a special
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unpaid committee of residents to be appointed by the Moderator, such committee to take over all the duties of the 'Committee For Uses of Depot Square Property', except such as may be given to them by action of the Town under the foregoing Article 25 of this Warrant, or, in the alterna- tive, to continue the present committee, to study uses and improvements of the Town property in Depot Square and the uses and improvements of the Town land and land of others located on the easterly side of the railroad tracks and opposite to the Depot Square property of the Town, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money for expenses, engineers and architects fees, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen (or Health) to enter into a long-term lease agreement with Park Street Church for land on Chebacco Road to be used as a town dump, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to create a stabilization fund by appropriating a sum of money for such purpose, provided that such sum shall equal 60.96% of the total sums appropriated for the pur- pose of creating stabilization funds by Hamilton and Wenham at their respective annual town meetings for 1961, or take any other action there- on or relative thereto.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from its stabilization fund for the regional high school construc- tion project of the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District as contem- plated under Section 9 of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948 as amended by Chapter 591 of the Acts of 1959, provided such sum shall equal 60.96% of the total sums appropriated from the respective stabilization funds of Hamilton and Wenham for such project at their respective an- nual town meetings for 1961, or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to amend the town by- laws by adding to Chapter 10, a new section to be designated Section 9, as follows:
9. No person shall commit any wanton or malicious act on the premises of another or invade the privacy of any person on such premises by looking in the window of any house, or spying upon any person. Nothing contained in this section shall abridge or in any way limit the right of a police officer to enter upon private property in the performance of his official duties,
or take any other action thereon or relative thereto.
Article 31. To act on any other matter that may legally come be- fore said meeting.
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And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof, one at the Town Hall, and one at each of the Post Offices in said Town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time of holding said meeting.
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