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CLARENCE A. STUDLEY and seven others.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Essex, ss. Court of County Commissioners.
July Term, A.D., 1936, to wit; July 30, 1936.
On the foregoing petition, ORDERED: That said petitioners give notice to all persons and corporations interested therein that said Com- missioners will meet at the Court House in Salem in said county, on Tuesday, the eighteenth day of August 1936, at 11 o'clock A.M., by pub- lishing an attested copy of said petition and of this order thereon in the Daily Evening Item, a newspaper printed in Lynn in said county, the said publication to be seven days at least before the said eighteenth day of August. And also by serving the Town Clerk of Lynnfield with an attested copy of said petition and of this order thereon, fifteen days at least; and by posting up an attested copy thereof in two public places in said town, seven days at least, before the said eighteenth day of August, at which time and place said Commissioners will proceed to view the premises and make such order in relation to the prayer of said pe- tition as by law they may be authorized to do.
Attest :- A. N. Frost, Clerk.
A true copy of said petition and order thereon.
Attest :- Louise W. Fassett, Deputy Asst. Clerk.
A true copy: Attest :
EARL E. WELLS,
Deputy Sheriff.
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
C. C. D. 1939.
Essex, ss. Court of County Commissioners.
August term, A.D. 1936, held by adjournment at Salem.
Clarence A. Studley and others, inhabitants of the town of Lynn- field in said county, by their petition to said Commissioners, respectfully represent that Salem Street, so-called, in the town of Lynnfield, from the boundary line between said town and the City of Peabody, thence westerly to its intersection with the State Highway, is unsuited to the present requirements of traffic and that common convenience and neces- sity require that specific repairs be made thereon, and pray that after due notice and a hearing, the County Commissioners may order such specific repairs to be made on the said road as in their judgement may be necessary.
This petition was entered at the July term, A.D. 1936 when notice was ordered given to all persons and corporations interested therein, of the place and time where and when the Commissioners would meet for the purpose of viewing the premises and making such order in relation to the prayer of said petition as by law they may be authorized to do, as by their order of notice on file and of record will more fully appear.
And at the July term, A.D. 1936 the County Commissioners did adjudge that common convenience and necessity require that specific repairs be made on the said road as prayed for in the said petition and thence the said petition has been continued to this time. And now the said Commissioners make return of their further proceedings in the matter as follows:
At the time of the view on the petition for specific repairs to be made on the said road no person interested having objected, we the County Commissioners for said County, did proceed and order specific repairs to be made as follows, viz:
The inhabitants of Lynnfield, in which town said way is laid, shall on or before the first day of January A.D. 1937, build for the full length of the way as called for in the petition a bituminous macadam road at least thirty (30) feet in width and at least six (6) inches in depth with proper shoulders on each side thereof, said macadam road to be properly crowned and graded, and all necessary provisions for sub soil and sur- face water to be made, and guard rails erected wherever necessary so that the said road may at all times be safe and convenient for travel all to the reasonable directions and requirements of the County Commis- sioners.
And we have determined and awarded the damages sustained by persons in their property by reason of said specific repairs as follows, viz: Nothing.
However, should any damages be recovered they shall be paid out of the treasury of the Town of Lynnfield.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
And the Commissioners acting under authority of Section 16 of Chapter 82 of the General Laws, will reimburse the Town of Lynnfield in a part of the cost of the work herein authorized.
In Testimony Whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this twen- ty-fifth day of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six.
FREDERICK H. BUTLER, ROBERT H. MITCHELL, CHARLES M. BOYLE, County Commissioners.
Essex, ss.
Court of County Commissioners, August term, A.D. 1936
The foregoing report is filed and accepted and thereupon it is order- ed that the same be recorded and that all things therein ordered be done and performed accordingly.
Attest : E. PHILIP LITTLEFIELD, Assistant Clerk.
A true copy
Attest : E. PHILIP LITTLEFIELD,
Assistant Clerk.
OF LYNNFIELD
RECORD OF BIRTHS IN 1936 Any Errors or Omissions Noted Should Be Reported Promptly to the Town Clerk
DATE NAME OF CHILD
Jan. 10 Nathalie Jean Fitts
Jan. 12 David Edwin Rourke
Robert Campbell Rourke and Mildreth Parkhurst
Feb. 3 William Curtis Ryan, 3rd.
Feb. 7 Walter Edward Brown
Feb. 29 Phillip Leo Burrill
Mar. 17 Robert Earl Newhall
Mar. 25 Allen George Martel
Apr. 27 Janita Joyce Urquhart
June 7 Francis Lawrence McShane, 3rd.
June 9 James Edwin Crankshaw
June 22 Anne Gertrude Harriss
July William Lloyd Howes
July 27 James Craft Ellison
Aug. 5 Edward Bickford Shimmin
Aug. 8 Carl Johnson Armstrong
Aug. 15 Dikran Harry Arpiarian
Aug. 24 John Robert Connor
Sept. 12 Jeanette Carol Elderbaum
Sept. 16 Georgie Rodman
Nov. 11 Joseph Roscoe Delamater
Nov. 12 Cynthia Jane Williams Nov. 19 Anne Shelley Iwanowitz
Dec. 17 Egan
NAME OF PARENTS
John Fitts and Mildred Kimball
William C. Ryan, Jr., and Edith R. Hatfield
Lester Arthur Brown and Elizabeth Tomlinson
Perley P. Burrill and Lydia Goodick Albert F. Newhall and Mabel F. Harding Albert Andrew Martel and Mildred Virginia Peterson
TOWN
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Finlay Urquhart and Dorothy Erma Galeucia Francis Lawrence McShane 2nd, and Florence Reardon Edwin Crankshaw and Lillian Pearson John E. Harriss and Anna R. Tully Lloyd Warburton Howes and Glenna Wortman Herbert Lombard Ellison and Vivian Alice Bean Herbert Shimmin and Helen Sawyer Samuel Armstrong and Myrtle Hayward
Edward M. Arpiarian and Dorothy Berberian
Ralph A. Connor, Jr., and Ethel Monks William E. Elderbaum and Blanche F. MacLean Harold Albert Rodman and Robertina Pandolfini Roscoe Conklin Delamater and Olga Mary Cantone Philip Williams and Courtney Estelle Cobb Jacob Iwanowitz and Shelley Avery Edward Egan and Mary Bohan
RECORD OF MARRIAGES IN 1936 Any errors or omissions noted should be reported promptly to the Town Clerk
DATE
PLACE OF MARRIAGE
NAME OF BRIDE AND GROOM
RESIDENCE
Jan.
6
Somerville
Joseph Arthur Francis
Lynnfield
Carrie Ingersoll
Winthrop
Jan. 18
Medford
Philip Rodney Nute
Lynnfield
Ruth Doremus
Lynnfield
Feb. 16
Lynnfield
Forrest Rand
Saugus
Octavia Porter
Saugus
Apr. 25
Wakefield
Ralph Augustus Connor, Jr.
Lynnfield
Ethel Monks
Wakefield
May 2
Jamaica Plain
Arthur Louis Lisi
Boston
Mildred Evelyn Tuttle
Lynnfield
May 17
Lynn
James Joseph Dalton
Lynnfield
Irene Madeline Cronin
Lynn
May 24
Reading
Jeremiah Joseph Culliane, Jr.
Reading
Dorothy Louise Nesbitt
Lynnfield
May 29
Cambridge
Roscoe Conklin Delamater Olga Mary Cantone Edward Floyd Nesbitt
Wakefield
June 20
Lynnfield
Lynnfield
Florence Aimee Harvey
Lynnfield
June 27
Lynnfield
Lynnfield
Lynnfield
Aug. 21
Lynn
Lynn
Lynnfield
Sept. 19
Lynnfield
Rodney William King
Wakefield
Maybelle Hannah Nute
Lynnfield
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Walter Nelson Ober, Jr. Emily Jane Chadbourne William Louis Raymond Mary Lawson Bowman
Lynnfield
.
Sept. 19
Chelsea
Eugene Knight Stinchfield
Lynnfield
Sept. 25
Lynnfield
Ruth Elizabeth Teagle Elmer Price Morrill
Lynnfield Swampscott Lynnfield
Oct. 22
Lynnfield
Elizabeth Althea Swain Chester R. Melanson
Louise M. Chapman Edwin Fairbanks Grundy
Lynn Lynn Cambridge
Nov. 4 Lynnfield
Mary Teresa Tivnan
Cambridge
Nov. 25
Reading
Edwin Oscar Lundberg
Lynnfield
Ruth Caroline Lindquist
Reading
Dec. 16
Lynnfield
Ralph H. Lein
Boston
Thelma Tarr
Boston
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
RECORD OF DEATHS IN 1936
Date
Name of Deceased
Years
Months
Days
Jan. 3
Owen L. Balcom
48
Feb. 6
Nellie Ducella Butler
67
3
2
Feb. 17
Albert Metcalf
65
Feb. 18
Raymond Christy Daly
33
3
3
Feb. 26
Seth H. Russell
92
10
3
Feb. 27
Catherine M. Dewitt
84
7
15
Apr. 11
Wallace A. Abbott
78
6
15
Apr. 21
William Alexander Graydon
64
9
19
May 19
Thomas Monahan
54
June 18
Doris Estelle Pascoe
36
8
18
June 27
William Burt Nelson
68
8
July 22 James F. Stokes, Jr.
24
Aug.
16 Abbie Jane Clark (Drew)
88
Aug.
26
William Henry Chipman
73
1
9
Aug.
28
Winifred Hanley
86
Aug. 29
Laura Etta Butler
70
4
1
Oct.
3
Marie D. Kallenberg (Gowing)
71
Oct. 20
Katherine A. Lane
77
10
26
Oct. 26
Mary Ellen Wright
71
0
17
Nov. 10
Lizzie M. Strout (Blanchard)
77
6
Nov. 28
Joan McLean (MacKay)
84
0
0
Dec. 1 Julia Maria Clark (Newton)
82
9
12
Dec. 11
Inez Farrington (Lurvey)
77
Dec. 13
Anna Frances Leeman
87
10
14
Dec. 14
Ellen J. Sterling
84
6
8
Dec. 3
Louise Solari
84
Apr. 20
Clarence Henry Moulton
81
Apr. 25
Bessie Ada Gurley
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
REPORT OF SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
Your Board of Selectmen respectfully submit the following report for the year 1936.
At their meeting held on March 2, the newly-elected Board con- sisting of Clarence W. Studley, George W. Peavey and Everett S. Webster organized and elected Clarence A. Studley as Chairman.
Fred. I. Wilkins was appointed as Clerk of the Board, George W. Peavey as Supervisor of the Town Hall and Chemical House No. 1, and Clarence A. Studley, Supervisor of Chemical House No. 2.
The record of other appointments can be found in the Report of the Town Clerk.
LICENSES GRANTED IN YEAR 1936 DANCE HALL George P. Kimball
COMMON VICTUALLERS
Elmer W. Goodwin Frank E. Russell Julius Rombult Donovan Bros. Edward C. Walker Sagamore Spring Golf Club Daly & Henderson
Elmer W. Goodwin Frank E. Russell Wilkinson's, Inc. Julius Rombult Colonial Golf and Country Club, Inc. Edward C. Walker Alymer Bennett Samuel E. Rice, Jr. Daly & Henderson Emily W. Sargent Samuel L. Gerson Louis Gersinovitch Chestnut Street Edward M. Fletcher Clarence A. Hall
Samuel E. Rice, Jr. James H. Reynolds Harry F. Nesbitt George P. Kimball Louis Gersinovitch Alymer Bennett John McCabe John F. Carter
LORD'S DAY
George L. Greene John McCabe John F. Carter E. F. Gerry Co. Joseph F. Smith Benjamin Cox Geo. M. Roundy & Co. Caroline E. Swain Perley P. Burrill George F. Stuart Harry F. Nesbitt Florence S. Melanson Ernest Ruscitti Fairway Country Club, Inc. Karl M. Nelson George C. MacGregor
Joseph F. Smith Caroline E. Swain Colonial Golf and Country Club Harry F. Griffin Wilkinson's, Inc. Fairway Country Club, Inc.
Arthur W. Bryant Rufus T. Boothby George P. Kimball Frank C. Newhall Harry F. Griffin James H. Reynolds G. Stanley Harvey Harold J. Melanson Frank Oram Walter Sheehan Lyman H. Twiss Louis Gersinovitch Lowell Street Richard A. Thomas Sagamore Spring Golf Club
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
LODGING HOUSE
Hattie K. Harvey
Julia M. Callahan
Annie E. Green
INNHOLDERS' LICENSE John E. Walsh
BOTTLERS
Alfred J. Hayward
Joseph F. Smith
JUNK LICENSE Samuel Symenuk Sam Casper
Charles Winikor
AUCTIONEER'S LICENSE
Paul A. Revere
HAWKERS AND PEDLARS
Julius Rombult
John J. McNamara
GOLF CLUB Kimball Boyd Corp.
BOWLING ALLEY Kimball Boyd Corp.
SECOND-CLASS USED CAR LICENSE Perley P. Burrill
During the past year the several departments of the town have made an effort to keep close to the appropriations made, but in some instances unforeseen emergencies have arisen that have forced expenditures of money which was slightly in excess of the appro- priations made, but the Finance Committee have co-operated by transferring sufficient sums from the Reserve Fund to care for the unexpected · expenditures.
Once again the contributions of food supplies from the Federal Government have been helpful to the needy and the money appro- priated by the Town together with the money allotted by the Gov- ernment have provided considerable work for the unemployed.
The amendment to the Old Age Assistance laws, increased greatly the requests for assistance from the aged and the need of Welfare Assistance increased noticeably during the year just closed, which should be given serious thought at our annual meeting when the appro- priation is voted.
As required by law, an Old Age Assistance Bureau was estab- lished that such cases may be more efficiently handled.
In conformity to the vote of the town passed at the meetings held on March 9th, and June 15th, 1936, with the co-operation of
Mary A. Donovan Richard A. Thomas
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the State and County, Salem Street from Lynnfield Street for a dis- tance of 1600 feet to the Peabody line was reconstructed and a rough and somewhat dangerous road has been replaced by a safe, perma- nent road which is a credit to the town; also new shoulders have been built on Salem Street from Fletcher's Corner for a distance of about 2400 feet, to a point near the Ramsdell property.
We have petitioned the State and County for their co-operation under Chapter 90, for allotments for the purpose of continuing the improvement of Salem Street, also to begin the reconstruction of Summer Street, which is the connecting road between the two centers of the town, which has long been needed. Appropriations for these two projects will be asked for at the Annual March Meeting to cover the town's portion of the expense and we ask for your co-operation.
On January 13, 1936, the Town voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,000, for the purchase of a 500-gallon pumping fire engine and equipment. The committee appointed to act in conjunction with your Selectmen performed their duty and a 500-gallon Maxim fire pumping engine with the necessary equipment was purchased and placed in Fire House No. 1, and the town now has one piece of dependable fire apparatus in each end of the town, which will give better protection than we have had heretofore.
Numerous hearings and conferences in Lynnfield, Salem, Boston, Wakefield, North Reading and Wilmington, which have been of vital importance to our town, have been attended by your Selectmen during the year, and the increased business and details have exacted more time and closer attention of your town officials, in all departments.
We desire to thank all officers, department heads, employees and citizens of the town who have co-operated with us during the past year and to express our sincere appreciation.
CLARENCE A. STUDLEY, GEORGE W. PEAVEY,. EVERETT S. WEBSTER, Selectmen of Lynnfield.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
Lynnfield, Dec. 31, 1936
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report of the Police Department ending December 31, 1936.
The following arrests were made by the Lynnfield Police and State Constabulary :
3 driving under the influence of liquor
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REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
8 Drunks
4 Larceny in the night time 17 Summons served for out of town police
2 stolen cars found in Lynnfield
Lynnfield has been fortunate during 1936 in having very few automobile accidents.
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT G. TEDFORD, Chief of Police.
REPORT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
No report received.
REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :
During the year ending December 31, 1936, seventy-three Building Permits have been issued, as follows:
New Dwellings
28 approximate value $108,750
Addition to Dwellings
12 approximate value 3,190
Alterations and Repairs
2 approximate value 1,300
Garages and Additions
11 approximate value 2,430
Poultry Houses
4 approximate value 550
Repairs on Business Buildings
2 approximate value
150
Sheds and Storage
4 approximate value
2,450
Moving Buildings and Alterations
16,950
10 approximate value - Total Permits 73 approximate value $135,770 Fees for above have been collected and accounted for to the Town Treasurer.
Twelve permits have been given for shingling for which no charge is made.
The building activity for 1936 is the largest for years.
Respectfully submitted, C. E. PEARSON, Inspector of Buildings.
REPORT OF THE SURPLUS COMMODITY DIVISION OF THE LYNNFIELD WELFARE BOARD
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby make my report of the Surplus Commodity Division of the Lynnfield Welfare Board.
Amounts of food and finished goods issued in the Town are listed below. Also the Case Load is given.
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I have had full co-operation from the Surplus Commodity Division, both Mr. Dunn's office in Boston and Mr. O'Donnell's office in Salem. WESLEY W. MUNROE,
Clerk.
FOOD
Apples
448
Pounds
Beans (dried)
300
Pounds
Beef (112 lb. cans)
1848
Cans
Butter
120
Pounds
Carrots
600
Pounds
Eggs
60
Dozen
Evaporated Milk
144
Cans
Flour
1347.5 Pounds
Onions
750
Pounds
Peas (Dried)
344
Pounds
Oatmeal
70 Pounds
Prunes
224
Pounds
Turnip
395
Pounds
FINISHED GOODS
Bloomers-Women's
23
Coats-Men's Leather
10
Coats-Women's Cloth
6
Dresses-Girls' Cotton
138
Dresses-Women's Cotton
180
Layettes-Complete
2
Mittens-Men's
34
Nightgowns-Girl's
50
Nightgowns-Women's
38
Pajamas-Women's
6
Pajamas-Men's
124
Pants-Men's & Boy's
199
Pillow Cases
222
Sheets
222
Shirts-Men's and Boy's
361
Shorts-Men's and Boy's
147
Slips-Women's
96
Suits-Brother and Sister
6
Sweaters-Men's and Boy's
49
Towels
180
Undershirts-Men's and Boy's
32
Union suits-Men's and Boy's
48
Dungarees-Men's
48
Pajamas-Children's
48
Pants-Boy's
9
CASE LOAD OF THE SURPLUS COMMODITY DIVISION OF THE LYNNFIELD WELFARE BOARD
Increase
Decrease
Month
Cases
Persons
Cases
Persons
Cases
Persons
January 1, 1936
33
128
February 1, 1936
· 37
152
4
24
March 1, 1936
39
172
2
20
April 1, 1936
44
183
5
11
May 1, 1936
41
172
3
11
June 1, 1936
37
156
4
16
July 1, 1936
32
141
5
15
August 1, 1936
34
145
2
4
September 1, 1936
31
130
3
15
October 1, 1936
30
127
1
3
November 1, 1936
31
129
1
2
December 1, 1936
31
127
2
December 31, 1936
36
137
5
10
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TOWN OF LYNNFIELD
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
With a very small appropriation for the number of miles of roads we have to care for we got along fairly well. Chestnut Street was re- graded and tarred with the help of the Bond Issue and W. P. A. Also Bay State Road was included.
I hope this coming year we will be able to have a little more money to work with as a good many of the streets need tar and oil.
We rebuilt Salem Street from Peabody Line to the junction of Salem and Lynnfield Street with permanent construction. Also the shoulders on Salem Street from the corner of Summer about 2400 feet West. Next year we should start at Wakefield Line and work East as far as possible. I don't believe that this part of Salem Street will stand up through the spring as it is now.
This coming year I am asking for Chapter 90 work on Summer Street and Salem Street.
Respectfully submitted,
MINOT H. CARTER, Supt. of Streets.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The following articles were sealed:
4 Platform scales.
6 Counter scales.
5 Beam scales.
14 Spring Balance scales.
6 Computing scales.
1 Slot weighing scales.
3 Avoirdupois Weights.
9 Liquid Measures.
38 Gasoline Pumps. Fees collected, $27.96.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. WESTOVER, Sealer.
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REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The past year's work was carried along the same line as the previous eight years. Woodlands were looked over for Gypsy Moth infestations and creosoted. There is a slight increase in gypsy moths. These infesta- tions comprise woodland on turnpike to Lynn woods, Walnut st to Wake- field and Saugus lines and Salem st to Wakefield line. The centre part of town is very good except near Wakefield line on Main st. Brown-tail moth infestations were very slight, confined to one web on Salem st. This work is carried on under the supervision of the State Department of Conservation.
Respectfully submitted, LYMAN H. TWISS, Superintendent.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the year ending Dec. 31, 1936. I have inspected 29 barns where animals are kept and found all in good condition.
Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR W. BRYANT, Inspector of Animals.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as inspector of milk for the year end- ing Dec. 31, 1936.
I have inspected premises where milk was kept for sale and issued licenses as required by law.
Number of licenses issued, 25.
Fees collected $12.50.
Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR W. BRYANT, Inspector of Milk.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
· To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Slaughtering for the year ending Dec. 31, 1936.
There has been no slaughtering in the Town to my knowledge in the past year.
Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR W. BRYANT, Inspector of Slaughtering.
REPORT OF DOG OFFICER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Dog Officer for the year ending Dec. 31, 1936.
I have answered 56 calls.
I have killed 16 dogs.
To the best of my knowledge all dogs in town have been licensed.
Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR W. BRYANT,
Dog Officer.
REPORT OF MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
The appropriation for Memorial Day, May 30, 1936, was used as follows:
Appropriation
$ 175.00
Decorating 116 graves
$ 45.00
Parade music
95.00
Dinner expense
35.00
$ 175.00 $ 175.00
Respectfully submitted,
T. HAWLEY, Treasurer of Committee. Lynnfield Post No. 131, American Legion.
REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER
I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1936.
In presenting this report may I extend to your Honorable Board my sincere appreciation for their hearty co-operation during the past year.
Contagious Disease for the year 1936:
Chicken Pox 24
Diphtheria 4
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
Dog Bite
27
Measles
57
Mumps 4
Scarlet Fever
6
Pulmonary T. B.
3
Whooping Cough
3
Lobar Pneumonia
5
Contagious Diseases
There has been some increase in the number of cases of contagious diseases over last year, due to a larger number of cases of measles and chicken pox. Not one case of Anterior Poliomyelitis was reported dur- ing the past year although several cases have been reported in neighbor- ing communities.
There have been several cases of T. B. taken care of at the Essex Sanatorium this year. During the year there were two deaths. At present there is one patient confined.
We are meeting with success in our efforts to have all cases of communicable disease reported promptly.
Dumps
We have had some success in the past year in the elimination of unsightly dumping places. The dump on the Southern end of Summer Street has been designated as the proper place for disposal of rubbish. By centralizing the waste disposal in this one spot we have been able to keep our town more sightly and healthful. This dump has been leveled and covered with loam at necessary intervals.
Summary of Report
Number of complaints
16
Verbal notices
3
Inspections made 40
Letters written
20
Permits to attend school
17
Respectfully submitted, DR. GEORGE S. ROBINSON,
Health Officer.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Citizens of the Town of Lynnfield:
At the last annual Town meeting an appropriation was made for the care of shade trees. This appropriation was used to take down dead trees and trim trees where there were dead and dangerous limbs. Also trees where the branches were low and obstruct traffic along the high-
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way. There is still a large amount of such work to be done which is very slow and costly. I hope a much larger appropriation will be made so that more work can be done along these lines. The Town received from the New England Power Co. $400 for damages to trees on Main st, Lynnfield Centre. I hope this amount will be appropriated to plant new shade trees.
Respectfully submitted, LYMAN H. TWISS, Tree Warden.
REPORT OF PARK DEPARTMENT
To the Citizens of Lynnfield :
The parks of the Town in general are in fine shape. Freeman-Cox Park and the Common were well cared for the past year and much credit is due Commissioner Traugott Hawley.
Supervised play was given the children of both ends of the Town during the month of July which was greatly appreciated.
Suntaug Park received W. P. A. Funds which was a great help. The following work has been done, pointing and capping wall, clearing of brush and trees of about one-half acre, levelling a little less than an acre of land which gives us more room for ball-playing and games. A strong cable fence was erected from the tennis courts to the water which will help out on maintenance of the park; also for the safety of our children. Last spring about an acre or more of the Park was graded and seeded. The tennis courts are in bad shape and need considerable time and money spent on them.
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