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There has been one major violation of the Building Laws and one Zoning Violation requiring court action. There has been some improvement of conditions relative to the Zoning Laws and all violations of the Building Laws were corrected.
Respectfully submitted,
*Includes new school
Inspections made 702 Court appearances 4
Howard S. Armerding Inspector of Buildings
Report of PLUMBING INSPECTOR
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF HEALTH:
My report as Inspector of Cesspool and Septic tanks for the year ending December 31, 1952 is as follows:
Permits issued . 117
Inspections made 287
Respectfully submitted,
Edward Harney
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
My report of Plumbing Inspection Department for the year ending December 31, 1952, is as follows: Plumbing permits issued 147 Inspections made . 331
All violation of Plumbing laws on notification to Master plumbers involved have been corrected.
Respectfully submitted,
Edward Harney
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Report of WELFARE BOARD
Mr., Mrs. and Miss Taxpayer:
I hereby submit the report of the Board of Public Welfare.
The Board of Public Welfare is made up of three members, Arthur W. Nelson, Chairman, Clifton E. Hodgdon and Harry K. Jackson. They also function as the Board of Selectmen, elected by the people. Wesley W. Munroe, Welfare Agent acts as Secretary of the Board. Meetings are held on the aver- age of twice a month following the Selectmen's meeting on Monday evenings. Approximately four hours a month of their time is spent on Public Welfare matters.
The entire Assistance program which includes General Re- lief, Old Age Assistance, Assistance to Persons who are Dis- abled and Aid to Dependent Children is governed by rules and regulations established by the State and Federal Government.
The town recovers practically nothing on its expenditures for General Relief for needy persons who cannot obtain assist- ance under other categories.
On Old Age Assistance your tax dollar provides adequate assistance to approximately 58 citizens who are 65 years of age or over. They were cared for in their own homes, in the homes of relatives, in nursing and boarding homes or in the hospital. Substantial portion of our disbursements are returned. These refunds vary considerably, but we receive roughly 40% of total grant from Federal and same from State.
Assistance to Persons who are Disabled is a new category with about the same percentage returned by the State and Fed- eral Government as Old Age Assistance.
On Aid to Dependent Children under this form of Assistance you have kept intact on the average of 4 families representing 15 persons during the year. The State reimburses the Town for one third of the total grant and the Federal Government returns a slightly higher percentage.
All reimbursements from the Federal Grants are returned directly to the accounts to which they apply and can be reused. All State reimbursements must go into the Town's Excess and Deficiency Account and cannot be used again until they are transferred by vote of the Town.
THANK YOU
I am sure that as your Agent of Public Welfare you want me to thank all those who have helped us to administer our pro- grams.
Respectfully submitted,
Wesley W. Munroe AGENT
Report of HEALTH OFFICER
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1952.
25
Dog Bites
Measles 147
Scarlet Fever . 12
German Measles a
C 65
Chicken Pox 10 O . ....
6
Mumps
.....
Influenzal Meningitis ....
1
Infantile Paralysis
3
(5 Reported, 2 Rediagnosed)
3
Whooping Cough
O
.
Gonorrhea . . .
·
· · . . . .
Salmonella .. . .....
4
Lobar Pneumonia ....
We have had a larger number of Measles this year, than for a good many years.
The present Pre-School Clinic for immunization against Diptheria, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, and Vaccination against Small Pox was held in the South School with gratifying response. It will be held again beginning sometime in March. We sin- cerely request the parents of Pre-School children to have their children immunized.
The effect of a program like this is shown in the fact that not a single case of Diptheria was reported in the State of Massachusetts for five consecutive months this year.
There have been more numerous requests and complaints, dealing with health this year than any previous year.
Respectfully submitted,
2
1
George S. Robinson, M. D.
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Report of SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
The following articles are sealed:
Scales .
23
Liquid measures .
7
Gas pumps .
.. 31
Grease pumps
7
George A. Westover Sealer of Weights and Measures
HUNTING & FISHING LICENSES Issued in 1952
196 Fishing Licenses @
3.25
$637.00
2 Non Res. Fishing @ 7.75
$ 15.50
169 Hunting Licenses
@ 3.25
$549.25
2 Duplicate Licenses @
.50
$ 1.00
67 Sporting Licenses
@ 5.25
$351.75
5 Sporting (Free)
19 Minor's Fishing
@ 1.25
$ 23.75
10 Military or Naval (Free)
25 Female's Fishing
@
2.25
$ 56.25
1 Fishing (Free)
4 Minor's Trapping
@
2.25
$
9.00
504
Licenses Issued
$1,659.50
2 Citizens Trapping @
5.25
$ 10.50
Clerks fees @.25 per license $121.50
2 Special Non Res. Fishing
@
2.75
$ 5.50
Paid to Div. of Fisheries & Game
$1,538. 00
DOGS LICENSED IN 1952
345 Males
@
2.00
$690. 00
65 Females
@ 5.00
$325.00
182 Spayed Females
@ 2.00
$364.00
Kennel
@25.00
$ 75.00
1 Kennel
@ 10.00
$ 10.00
596
$1,464. 00
Clerks fees @ .20 per license Paid To Treasurer
$119.20
$1, 344. 80
Report of MOTH DEPARTMENT
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SELECTMEN:
Gentlemen:
The past year's work was carried along the same lines as in previous years. Woodlands were looked over for Gypsy Moth infestations and creosoted. There are scattering infestations in the town, with a slight increase in the Southern part of town. The tent caterpillar was quite heavy in all parts of town. Elm Leaf Beetle remains about the same, quite heavy on private property. The Birch Minner was very heavy on the birch trees this year. Dutch Elm Disease was not quite as bad as last year.
Twenty seven trees were taken down and destroyed, most of these trees on private property. Helicopter spraying was used on the Elms, and proved very satisfactory. I hope the same pro- gram can be followed this year. This work is carried on under the supervision of the State Dept. of Conservation.
Respectfully submitted,
Personnel Lyman H. Twiss, Supt. Donald F. Newhall D. E. Porter
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Weights 17
Fees collected
. $52.90
Respectfully submitted,
Record of MARRIAGES IN 1952
Report any Errors or Omissions to Town Clerk
Date Place of Marriage Bride & Groom
Residence
Date Place of Marriage Bride & Groom
Residence
Jan. 1 Lynnfield
5
Jan. 24 Lynnfield
Eugene R. Connors Marilyn J. Jermyn Joseph J. Catalano Elizabeth F. French John Victor Rauseo Mary Ruth Greer John Platts Grace A. Beals
Peabody Peabody
Aug. 10 Wakefield
John Brooks Burditt Claire Fern Preston
Aug. 15 Lynnfield
John Joseph Adams
Barbara Noyes Richard E. Lord
Newburyport Lynnfield Lynn
Mar. 28 Lexington
Apr. 5 Lynnfield
John F. Dalton Jane Burkle
Lynnfield
Washington, D. C.
Lynnfield Lynn
Lynn
Lynnfield
Aug. 2 Lynnfield
Alfred D. Forbes Ruth G. Black
Lynn
Apr. 20 Lawrence
Philip A. Rosa Elizabeth R. Karem
Lynnfield
Lawrence
Somerville
Sept. 8 Lynn
Barbara Ella Lamott
Lynn
New York
May 3 Wakefield Warren T. Perkins Olga Hill Lynnfield May 9 Lynn Henry A. Rickers Peabody Jeanette M. Cannon Lynnfield May 10 Lynnfield Edward Blair Potter Marjorie L. Flewelling Lynnfield
Lynnfield Newbury
Sept. 13 Melrose
David Stone Clement Leah Waghorne
Lynnfield
Lynn
Lynn
Bath, Maine
Sept. 24 Lynnfield
Leo J. Germaine
Peabody
Livermore Falls, Me.
Lynnfield
Oct. 10 Lynn
Martin J. Murray Eunice Churchill
Lynnfield Boston
Somerville Illinois
Oct. 25 Wakefield Roger M. Wenzel
Jean M. MacGregor
Wakefield
June 22 Swampscott Arthur Pyburn Elaine J. Hammer
Lynnfield Wakefield
June 22 Lynnfield
Robert C. Mason Mary L. McGary
Florida
Rhode Island
June 30 Lynn
John F. Jordan Jeanne M. Falls Earl B. Bennett Shirley A. Halbich
Lynnfield
Nov. 7 Boston
Fritz Grunebaum Karin Wallach
New York, N. Y.
Lynn
Wakefield
Lynnfield
Nov. 15 Lynnfield
Alfred L. Lisby Jean M. Baldwin
Malden
Lynnfield
Nov. 26 Saugus
Harry L. Murphy Lottie J. Hodgdon
Lynnfield
July 12 Wakefield Elbridge F. Gerry
Elisabeth Clark
Wakefield
Malden
Dec. 7 Lynnfield
Edward G. Maxwell Emilia O. B. Orsini Milton W. Mckay Joanna Maker
Natick
July 19 Lynnfield
Frederick Quinlan
Elizabeth Mae Kudera
Lynn
Lynnfield
Newton
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Aug. 9 Newton
Howard M. Ash, Jr. Judith Mae Anderson
Chelsea
Lynnfield
Lynnfield
Aug. 16 Lynn
Victorine L. Gautreau
Lynnfield
Aug. 27 Lynnfield
Howard J. Murphy, Jr. Elynor C. Marson Malcolm H. Peterson Lola A. Bennett John Francis Austin Eileen Lois Jones
Lynnfield
Winchester
Apr. 5 Wakefield
Walter Schlotterbeck Margaret J. McInnes Leo L. Young Sylvia L. Ingalls
Lexington
Wakefield
Aug. 28 Lynnfield
Aug. 30 Lynn
Lawrence A. Comeau Virginia R. White
Peabody
Apr. 19 Wakefield Robert George Coffill Joan M. Somers
Wakefield
Sept. 7 Lynnfield
Lawrence Cummings
Essex
Essex
Apr. 26 Lynnfield
James E. Hutchinson Margaret G. Mulligan
May 25 Somerville Ronald Henry Wright Nicolina Palozzuolo June 7 Lynnfield Ralph S. Becker, Jr. Jo Ann Cowles June 14 Lynnfield Richard J. Crimp Myrtle C. Chapman
Lynnfield
Lynn
Lynnfield
Oct. 25 Wakefield John F. Scanlon, Jr. Joan Maynard Oct. 25 Lynnfield James Joseph Ryan Phyllis Marie Deaton Oct. 26 Wakefield John F. Scanlon, Jr. Nov. 9 Lynnfield Joan C. Maynard Louis Wilson Butilier Florence C. McIntire
Lynnfield
Wakefield
Lynnfield
Lynnfield
Florida
Lynnfield
New York
Lynn
Nov. 16 Chelsea
Alfred J. French
Lynnfield
Marie A. Shea
Chelsea
Missouri
Wakefield
Lynnfield Reading
Lynnfield
Nov. 29 Lynnfield
Lynn
·Saugus
Lynnfield
Dec. 26 Lynn
Raymond W. Hayward Lillian Pauline Lemerise Lynnfield
Wakefield Lynnfield Danvers
Jan. 26 Medford
Medford
New Jersey New Jersey
Lynnfield Lynn
Apr. 5 Lynnfield
Rhode Island
Aug. 30 Lynnfield
Virginia I, Bateman Francis W. Colanton
Lynnfield
Sept. 8 Lynnfield
Issac J. Lombard
Eunice C. Doucette
Rita M. Letourneau
Wakefield Lynnfield
Lynnfield Lynnfield
July 4 Lynnfield
July 5 Wakefield Joseph F. Rich Ruth Jean LaCombe July 5 Lynnfield John F. McCall, Jr. Mary A. Coughlan July 12 Lynnfield Benny Joseph Komack Mary Bronk
Lynnfield
Lynnfield
Marblehead
Record of Births in 1952
Report any Errors or Omissions to Town Clerk
Date Name of Child
Jan. Richard Hammond Stone
Jan. 15 Phyllis Marie Puleo
Jan. 18 Judith Ann Bamforth
Jan. 22 Carol Ann Harris
Jan. 23 Lisa Elaine Nichols
Jan. 24 Richard Allen Murdock
Feb. 1 Holly MacLean
Feb. 5 Karen Ruth Bowser
Feb. 9 Martha Edith Greene
Feb. 11 Wayne Thomas Hathaway
Feb. 19 Warren Edward Coonrod
Feb. 22 Carole Ruth Haddon
Feb. 27 Paul David Quinn
Mar. 2 Cynthia Wills Mar. 2 Richard Stephan LaCoste
Mar. 3 Donald Thomas Moreton
Mar. 3 Susan Ann Brodbine
Mar. Aili Maria Simpson
Mar. 11 Lorna Marie Holmes
Mar. 13 James Robert Weeden
Mar. 13 Theodore M. Michalek, Jr. Theodore M. Michalek Helen Beauregard Mar. 14 William Allan Smith Charles H. Smith Doris E. Murphy
Mar. 16 Katherine Linnea Overlan Arthur P. Overlan Linnea M. Hanson Mar. 23 Edward Robert Leichner Edward R. Leichner Dorothy G. Bexea Mar. 27 Daniel Calvin Mclemore George C. McLemore Mar. 27 Gary George Gaythwaite Mar. 30 Mark Richard Curtis Mabel C. Spinney John Ingham Gaythwaite Doris Rich Arthur H. Curtis Jacqueline Hogan
Clarence Hammond Stone Helen May Richards Filipino Puleo Irene M. Roy Charles Allan Bamforth Janice M. Laumann John Harris Lois Frances Bemes John Lasswell Nichols Linda Lee Geren Howard Hilton Murdock Harriette Louise Connor Philip E. Maclean Dorothy H. Proctor Robert Vance Bowser Margaret G. Loftus Fred Loring Greene Lois Virginia Watrous Bradford W. Hathaway Yolanda Modugno Lewis G. Coonrod, Jr. Irene Tree Richard J. Haddon Margaret P. Witham Edwin A. Quinn
Mary Lois Jackman Charles Barry Wills Arline Mildred Keissling Richard Chandler LaCoste Virginia Edna Stephan Wiliam Lovering Moreton Annie Louise Burnett John J. P. Brodbine Anna E. Mclaughlin Alexander Simpson, Jr. Aili Maria Tyback William Edward Holmes Laura Aldean Beherrell Frederick D. Weeden, Jr. Edith L. Overton
June 16 Diane May Merisotis
June 17 June Elizabeth Buttrick
June 25 Robert Walter Sparkes, Jr. June 30 Brian Parker Holloway
June 28 Camela Jeanne Stirgwolt
June 25 Donald Scott Anderson
June 13 Joan Lauren Murphy
July 7 David Jonathan Jositas July 7 Dana Edward Jositas July 8 Luther William Hastings July 8 Joy Edithe Whitten
Michael C. Klapes Elaine Manyon
Apr .. 15 Mayhew Duncan Seavey, Jr. Mayhew D. Seavey Florence Noble Apr. 18 Thomas Edward Suckley, Jr. Thomas Edward Suckley Florence Annie Chase Louis Plaridal May 4 Gary Sadler Plaridal Isabel L. Sadler May 6 Cynthia Weitz Francis Arthur Weitz Rita Barbara Mastrangelo May 6 Alan Chesley Melanson William Leslie Melanson Vivian Lucy Cashman May 9 Paul Alan Schellenberg Roland Charles Schellenberg Lydia Lois Thomas
May 10 Wayne Lawrence Hemingway John Lawrence Hemingway Claire Marie Cogan May 13 Jonathan Sproule Emerson Gordon Edward Emerson, Jr. Margaret Mabel Jones May 15 Gary David Millen Robert Philip Millen Dorothy Barbara Johnson May 16 Steven Edward Hemeon George E. Hemeon Geraldine Tobin Robert Harris Elinor Jean Barnes May 28 Robert Francis Thibodeau, Jr. Robert Thibodeau Mary E. Moore May 31 Richard Allan Mohla Harry Earl Mohla Dorothy Helene Green June 6 Barbara Ellen Pyburn George W. Pyburn Eleanor M. Critcherson Gerald William Lawson Evelyn Ruth Fleming George Merisotis Alice May Ross Herbert Alan Buttrick Rhoda Winnifred Strong Robert W. Sparkes Helen M. Newbegin Parker B. Holloway, Jr. Norma E. Kenerson Ted F. Stirgwolt Frances M. Chandler Arthur LeRoy Anderson Frances Elenor Ellsworth Hubert T. Murphy Joan N. Whalen Leo Edward Jositas Elizabeth Jane Boos Leo Edward Jositas Elizabeth Jane Boos Chilton M. Hastings Lois F. Hayward Arthur E. Whitten Marion F. Butler
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Name of Parent
Name of Parent
Date Name of Child
Apr. 1 Janet Elaine Klapes
May 18 Robert Harriss, Jr.
June 11 Richard Erling Lawson
Date Name of Child
July 12 Diane Clark
July 13
Nancy Theresa Valkevich John A. Valkevich
July 21
Kristine Louise Bax
July 21 Nan Aldrich
July 17 Christoper Roberts Bean
July 13 Linda Louise Martin
Aug. 6 John Vincent Geary
Aug. 15 Laura Jean Bill
Aug. 18 David Gordon Earle
Aug. 24 Joyce Ann Buechel
Aug. 26 David Jared Bluestein
Aug. 27 Brian Terence Vorse
Aug. 30 Kevin Michael Canty
Sept. 30 Brent Ames Wilkes
Sept. 3 Gail Adams
Sept® 5 Jana Marie Morin
Sept. 10 Gates
Sept. 14 John James Harrington
Sept. 15 Margaret Jean Hayter
Sept. 17 Christopher Edward King
Sept. 18 Scott James Fraser
Name of Parent
Robert Burrell Clark Dorothy Ann Brooks
Sept. 5 Jane Louise Hobbs
Oct. 21 Linda Louise Morris
Oct. 23 Katherine Lucille Grady
Oct. 24 Richard Joseph Ragone
Oct. 26 Cynthia Lynne Lennon
Oct. 13 Janice Louise Maddison
Nov. 7 Joan Cambridge Woodard
Nov. 18 Patricia Ann West
Nov. 2 Douglas George Kelloway
Nov. 10 Paul Joseph Chapski
Nov. 7 Robert Burns Evans
Nov. 15 Jill Jennifer Cochrane
Nov. 19 Douglas Marion Cronin
Nov. 14 William Edward Tarr, 3rd
Dec. 9 Peter Andrew Dow
Dec. 15 Thomas Walter Bucht
Dec. 16 Priscilla Blyth Jackson
Dec. 25 Marilyn Marie Hatch
Dec. 28 Karon Louise Hulscher
Dec. 23 Bonnie Maga
Richard Lewis Hobbs Dorothy Mary Dunham James E. Morris Elizabeth I. Wormstead Norman T. A. Grady Marjorie F. Charron Joseph G. Ragone Lillian B. Davies Paul Francis Lennon Shirley June Vandewalle Frederick L. Maddison Phyllis L. Westover Donald K. Woodard, Jr. Dorothy Cambridge Walter Alvin West, Jr. Ella May Smith George Henry Kelloway Joan Stephania Dycyan Sigmund Peter Chapski Stella Ann Komak William E. Evans, Jr. Patricia A. Elwell James R. Cockrane Doris M. Paine Joseph M. Cronin Frances Roe William Edward Tarr Barbara Susan Mercer Robert Gould Dow Aileen Joyce Mckenzie Walter Stig Bucht Ruth Esther Edmands Harry Kendall Jackson Dorothy Elizabeth Slaney Ernest Edward Hatch Gertrude Louise Hixon Anton Hulscher Jean Louise Ruggles Donald Charles Maga Frances Betty Wentzel
OUR NEW ENGLAND HERITAGE (To The Minute Man of Lynnfield)*
Here is the man whose immortality Will always live - and speak to us through liberty. He came from towns we know. He fought on ground We walk today. Our roads - our fields resound With deathless echoes of his rifle's sting - A sound free men are still remembering. *Historical Note: Minute Men from Lynnfield joined the ranks of fighting men from other local communities in the famous Battle of Lexington.
He left the plow - and gave his life to fight For freedom's priceless and enduring right. Behind our trees and hills, he found a way To save the heritage we love today.
By Pauline Chadwell
Name of Parent
Dorothy T. Preytis John James Bax Louise Marie Juel Harley Clarkson Aldrich Jane Carter Frederick Roberts Bean Barbara Woodbury Frank E. Martin Jr. Dorothy P. Dulong
John V. Geary Mary G. Mack Alan Dibble Bill Nancy Jane Newhall Herman Carlisle Earle Virginia Beresford Joseph Charles Buechel Clarisse Marie Nadeau Allen C. Bluestein Sandra Snyder Walter Joseph Vorse Elinore Ruth Scully Harold V. Canty Dorothy G. Best
Gordon Borthwick Wilkes
Frances Mary Ames Sidney F. Adams Elizabeth A. Eklund George E. Morin Marie Santos Paul N. Gates Oleitta R. Maynard George Thomas Harrington Dorothy Theresa Cochrane Charles L. Hayter Betty J. Ellenson Robert F. King Dorothy H. Brautigam Leslie Francis Fraser Ann Nathalie McNamara
Date Name of Child
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Record of Deaths in 1952 Report any Errors or Omissions to Town Clerk
Date Name of Deceased
Years Months Days
Date
Name of Deceased
Years Months Days
Jan. 27
Joseph A. Lemay
80
--
May 25
Lura C. Campbell
77
1
1
Jan. 30
Lizzie A. Clifford
81
7
29
May 26
Lydia H. Hodgkins
64
11
2
Feb. 4
Everett S. Webster
50
19
June
2
Wesley B. Millett
44
4
19
Feb. 8
Theresa B. Lorden
85
10
20
June 21
Dexter Franklin Parker
86
4
1
Feb. 14
Josephine A. Anderson
70
5
18
Aug.
2
William J. Larkin
44
7
0
Mar. 11
George F. Paine
65
2
10
Sept. 23
Frederick Scoullar
.51
--
Mar. 14
Phyllis A. Lord
63
9
16
Oct. 27
John L. Carlson
61
4 1
Mar. 31
Duncan H. Donald
68
7
23
Nov .. 19
Rose Ann Monahan Kelleher
76
5 4
Apr. 11
John C. Kallenberg
66
9
0
Nov. 29
Annie Thompson (Hughes)
72
1
2
Apr. 23
Charles W. Harvey
83
6
0
Nov. 30
Martha J. Woodward
90
4
5
May 15
Thomas J. Coffey
59
6
13
Nov. 13
Ernest Francis Thayer
54
0
3
May 15
Mary A. Shaughnessy
84
-
Nov. 4
Sarah Pierce (Copp)
82
7
15
May 19
Walter Henry Perry
79
9
5
Dec. 7
Marion Raeburn Roe
65
5
23
May 19
Charlotte A. Coffill
50
8
18
Dec. 10
Ella May Schlenker
58
--
May 21
William F. Howard
84
7
8
Dec. 25
Ernest S. Nugent
71
7
1
May 21
Fannie B. Howard
80
6
0
Dec. 20
Russell Stewart
36
8
27
Jan. 20
Ellsworth D. Onthank
82
In Memoriam
EVERETT S. WEBSTER: 1901 - 1952 Selectman and Chief of Police
P Clixet
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Report of ROAD COMMISSIONER
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN OF LYNNFIELD:
During the past year much work was accomplished and I here- with submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1952:
Due to excellent weather conditions this summer, we were able to do a considerable amount of street resurfacing. Twelve streets in Precinct 2 and nine streets in Precinct 1 were resur- faced. Instead of using sand on the streets, we used stone be- cause we felt that the cost of maintenance would be lessened and would give a more lasting surface.
Due to a shortage of personnel we were unable to complete more than two of the five streets which were accepted at the last town meeting. Work was completed on the new town park- ing area and yard adjacent thereto. Work on the Chestnut Street drainage project was completed with the building of six new catch basins and the laying of 1700 feet of pipe from Hart Road to Main Street.
New sidewalks have been built on Main Street, Summer Street, and Locust Street. We were unable to continue this work any further because of frozen ground.
Chapter Ninety construction and maintenance was carried on as usual in accordance with our allotments from State and County.
Two new Ford Trucks which were purchased by the town this year were delivered in June and being of a larger size
than the trucks they replaced, they greatly assisted us in our work and have helped to keep our maintenance costs at a min- imum.
Our Tractor shovel loader which was purchased in 1948 has been one of the best labor saving pieces of equipment that the town owns. However, thispiece of equipment has cost the town a considerable amount of money in maintenance costs this past year due to the fact that this tractor is the most used piece of equipment and does the heaviest and roughest jobs of any in the Highway Department.
Personnel 1951 - 52
Benjamin G. Cox - John Morrison
Road Commissioner
(Left - Cemetery Dept. )
William E. Holmes
John Armstrong
Thomas Lynch
(Left - Cemetery Dept. )
Norman Hall
Edward Gibbons
William Wilkins
(Left - Armed Forces)
Raymond Hayward
James Findlay
Leon Cobb (Left - Armed Forces)
(Left for Police Dept. )
Edward Moore
Robert McNall (Left - Armed Forces)
(Left for Better Job)
Harold Beherrell (Retired)
Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN G. COX
ROAD COMMISSIONER
Report of TREE WARDEN
TO THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF LYNNFIELD:
We removed seven dead trees, and fifteen more for the widening of streets. Trees were trimmed where there were dead or dangerous limbs, or where the branches were low and obstructed traffic along the highways and sidewalks. We planted 88 trees along the highways .. A small appropriation for cutting brush was used on corners or where the view was obstructed. I hope this coming year that abutters will please water trees more often
Report of THE BOARD OF APPEALS
During the year 1952, the Board, of Appeals held twenty- three public hearings under the Zoning and Building By-laws.
Variances were granted to permit the erection of fifteen dwellings on lots where the area, frontage, and/or distance from a boundary line did not meet the requirements of the Zon- ing By-law. One such variance was denied.
Permits were granted for the erection of twodwellings, one of which was of a new type construction not covered by our building code, and the other of a design which could be suit- able for a commercial use.
Permits were granted for the erection of four private gar- ages closer to lot boundary lines than provided for in the Zon- ing By-law.
One variance 'to' alter a one family house to a two family house was denied.
during dry spells. I wish again to ask all persons trimming or removing Elm trees to destroy the wood and bark immediately. There is a lot of tree work to be done and it is slow and costly work. In closing I wish to thank all town officials and town departments who have assisted me during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
LYMAN H. TWISS
Tree Warden.
Apetition for a permit to operate a funeral home in a resi- dence was denied.
A permit to operate a nursing home was reinstated and re- newed for a period of one year.
There were no appeals to the Courts from Board decisions during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
E. K. Grant, Chairman Hubert G. Wall, Secretary Glen R. Smith Alternate members: Enoch C. Huff Gordon H. Millar Augustus S. True
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Report of PLANNING BOARD
In compliance with section 81 (C) of chapter 494 of the Acts of 1913, as amended to date, the Planning Board of the Town of Lynnfield submits its report to the citizens of the town and forwards a copy to the State Planning Board for the year 1952.
During the past year the Planning Board has held 27 meet- ings regular and special; conducted 7 Public Hearings and at- tended two Regional Meetings of the Massachusetts Federation of Planning Boards of which Lynnfield is a member of Region 5A.
The precinct line has been laid out by professional engineers under the supervision of the Planning Board and stone bounds installed at appropriate locations. Copies of this plan deline- ating the precinct line have been given to the following: Se- lectmen, Assessors, Election Commissioners, Road Commissioner, Lynnfield Water District and the Lynnfield Center Water District.
Again the major part of our meetings are taken up with de- velopers of new residential developments and have prevented our giving the necessary time to the Master Plan for the town and other long range planning projects that are quite essential.
The parking area completed this year adjacent to the Town Hall has been appreciated by those who have used it and has helped to keep the parking on the street to a minimum.
We have approved 13 new developments, with 214 house lots, with several more under consideration. The major new
development approved is the first section of Glen Meadow Park being developed by the Realty Construction and Engineering Corp., and consisting of 77 house lots with approximately 720C feet of street.
While these new developments do not cost the town an outlay for streets or for installation of water systems, they dc add materially to school and maintenance costs.
At the special town meeting held December 8, 1952 at the Planning Boards recommendation it was voted to appropriate by transfer $8, 500. 00 to be spent under the supervision of the" board, for the preparation of a Master Plan of the town. This will be prepared by professional engineers and will serve as a: guide for the Planning Board in the future development of the town.
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