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FOR FIRE OR POLICE EMERGENCY - DIAL LY 4-3131
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CHIEF
Capt. Thomas F. Ganley, Chief William E. Foley, Sgt. Norman T. A. Grady, Sgt. Frank E. Martin, Jr.
Police Department
Following is the annual report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1957.
On February 25, 1957 Sergeant Thomas F. Ganley was promoted to a Captain.
Patrolman Frank E. Martin, Jr. was promoted a Sergeant on February 26, 1957.
On October 11, 1957 the department received a new 1957 cruising car.
There was a new General Electric Radio in- stalled in the station and new ones in each cruiser, also an Intercity Radio for the station.
The Department has answered 1584 complaints requiring Police attention. Many complaints were settled out of Court.
The total number of arrests for the year was 74 as classified.
Assault
0
1
1
Assault, Indecent
1
0
1
Breaking & Entering & Larceny
5
0
5
Drunk
15
2
17
Delinquency
6
0
6
Disturbing the Peace
2
0
2
Indecent Exposure
1
0
1
Larceny & Attempt
11
1
12
Larceny of Automobile
1
0
1
Motor Vehicle Violations
16
0
16
Malicious Mischief
1
0
1
Operating Under the Influence
7
0
7
Using Motor Vehicle
Without Authority
4
0
4
70
4
74
Male
Female
Total
30
Recapitulation
1 Against Person 2
2 Against Property 23
3 Against Public Order 49
Other Activities Include :
Accidents
147
Ambulance Cases 117
Breaks & Attempted Breaks
29
Burglar Alarms Sounded
8
Complaints 1584
Cruiser Out Of Town - No. Hrs. 357
Court Appearances
94
Commitments
30
Conditions of Roads Reported
24
Driving Licenses Suspended
12
Doors-Windows found open and secured
152
Light Tags Given Out
110
Live Wires Guarded
20
Messages Delivered
87
Missing Persons Located
14
Motor Vehicle Violations Sent To Registry
197
Motor Transfers
189
Parking Violations 127
Street Lights Reported Out 357
Stray Dogs & Cats Cared For 61
Summonses Taken Out 64
Summonses Served For Other Departments 130
Stolen & Lost Property Recovered $10,002.95
Use of Resuscitator
8
Vacant Houses Checked 786
Warrants Issued 10
There were a number of property damage cases that were settled without court action.
The Police Department has cooperated with the Fire Department in every way possible by for- warding all telephone calls and answering all alarms.
I would like to thank the various department heads at this time for their cooperation to the Police Department through the year.
Chief William E. Foley
Captain Thomas F. Ganley
Sergeant
Sergeant
Norman T. A. Grady Frank E. Martin, Jr.
Patrolmen
Walter M. Riggs
Edwin L. Price
Leon W. Cobb Casimiro Navas
John F. Pepper William R. Delamater
Richard L. Murphy Edward W. Foley
Intermittent Alvin N. Moore
Policewomen Traffic Supervisors Mrs. Ethel A. Edwards
Mrs. Jennette W. Sargent
Mrs. Winnifred L. Borjeson Mrs. Mildred R. Doremus
Substitute Mrs. Madeline F. Fudge
Respectfully Submitted, /s WILLIAM E. FOLEY Chief of Police.
Photo by John B. Rodgers
Lance and Leigh Bowser, George Morin, Traffic Supervisor; Mrs. Richard W. Doremus
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Building Department
Building in Lynnfield took a decided drop from the years immediately preceding 1957. Taking an average of the past ten years 1957 could be put down as a normal year in home building with 103 starts.
The high school addition was completed on schedule and part of the building made available for the fall term.
Non-residential building included a pumping station and standpipe for the Lynnfield Water District.
Additions and alterations remained at a high level. Many improvements are being made to homes already existing.
The demolition of the buildings of the old Cox Farm during the past year removed an old land- mark from the town.
PERMITS ISSUED IN 1957 ARE
103 New dwellings $1,697,380
31 Other new buildings 82,230 122 Additions, alterations and repairs 186,951
$1,966,561
All fees have been collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer.
There were a few violations of the zoning laws but these were all corrected without court action.
Respectfully submitted,
/s HOWARD S. ARMERDING, Inspector of Buildings
Wire Inspector
During 1957, 339 permits were issued for wir- ing. This was a slight decrease over 1956.
There were two fires this last year which could
James V. Thompson
be traced directly to defective wiring installed by "Do-It-Yourself" fans for which no applications were received and no permits issued by this Office.
In the case of the above fires, fortunately the damage was slight and there were no injuries or loss of life.
The townspeople are urged to consult with their Wire Inspector and to obtain the necessary per- mit before doing any wiring on their own prop- erty. Be safe rather than sorry.
During the latter part of 1957 your Wire In- spector was appointed Supervisor of the Fire Alarm System for the Town.
To keep pace with the growth of the community and to modernize our present Fire Alarm System, it is planned to install a multiple conductor cable from South Lynnfield to Lynnfield Center which will contain a fire box circuit and an independent alarm circuit. This will mean that additional fire alarm boxes can be installed, thus affording far greater protection to the Town. This project, along with the installation of a new air compressor (a source of electrical power for the audible signal alarm) and the necessary storage tanks is the chief goal for 1958 of your Fire Alarm Depart- ment.
Respectfully submitted,
/s JAMES V. THOMPSON Inspector of Wires
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Photo by Robert Stone Co.
Glen Meadow
Tree Warden
The past year has been extremely active for the Tree Department. Starting with a sleet storm in December, high winds in spring and severe drought, all caused great damage to our trees, the total cannot be assessed for several years.
The spray program for Dutch Elm was carried out under adverse conditions of high winds. We are still losing our Elms, but at a much lower rate than our neighboring communities. An infesta- tion of Aphis on some Maples was noted and all infected trees were sprayed. Also roadside Birches were sprayed for the Leaf Miner in April and July.
A limited program of root feeding of trees on the Common and some of the weaker appearing shade trees was started and beneficial results noted. This will be done on a larger scale in 1958.
New tree plantings were carried out to the limit of funds available and a continuing program is planned. Cooperation with and by the various Town Departments has been of mutual benefit.
Respectfully submitted,
/s GUSTAV H. KOCH, Tree Warden /s DELBERT PORTER
/s WILLIAM HALL
Moth Department
The various spray programs were carried on and completed on scheduled times. Difficulties caused by high winds were overcome and satis- factory results were achieved.
The Poison Ivy Control was extensively carried on and all requests were promptly acted upon. The wooded area of the Summer Street School was given three complete sprayings and will again be closely checked this year to remove this source
of infestation.
A check for Gypsy Moth showed no signs of this pest.
Mosquito Control was a joint effort of Aerial Spray and Ground Fog and generally good results were reported.
Respectfully submitted, /s GUSTAV H. KOCH
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Sealer of Weights and Measures Jeasures
The various measuring and weighing devices used in trade in Lynnfield have been checked and where necessary corrected to meet legal stand- ards. Spot checks are constantly maintained and commodities that are pre-packaged checked for proper labeling. Changes in rules and regulations of the State Bureau of Standards are passed on to the interested parties for their compliance.
Respectfully submitted,
/s GUSTAV H. KOCH
Gustav H. Koch
Road Commissio ommissioner
The year 1957 was a normal one for the High- way Department. Snow removal was at a mini- mum with only one major storm in the first part of January, and a small storm the first week of March.
By direction of the Annual Town Meeting a new sidewalk plow was purchased, and is ready for operation.
Sidewalks were constructed on Main Street from the Gilson property to Bay State Road, and on Summer Street from Walnut Street to the Summer Street School. Also a small section of Sidewalk was repaired on Lakeview Drive.
The usual number of frost heaves were repaired in the Spring after the frost came out of the ground.
Unaccepted streets were scraped and made passable.
Repairs were made and stone seals applied to Locust Street, Green Street, a portion of Salem Street, Summer Street, Chestnut Street and
Lowell Street. Bourque Road was widened and filled with gravel.
Construction on Essex Street was started be- tween Forest Hill Avenue and Pillings Pond Road. The storm drains were installed and the road excavated to the new lines eliminating the bad curves near the Laubner property. Funds will be asked for at the Annual Meeting in March to com- plete this project.
Chapter 90 funds allocated to the Town were used on the rebuilding of Walnut Street from the precinct line to 128 overpass.
4735 feet of new streets were started in 1957 by developers and when completed will bring our total road mileage to 45.66 miles.
The Road Commissioner and the personnel of the department wish to thank the citizens and the administrative officials for their help and coopera- tion throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
/s JAMES C. FLETCHER Road Commissioner
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Photo by Charles B. Wills Construction Co.
Holly Hill
Civil Defense Director
On November 1, 1957, Mr. Bart J. Conners, Lynnfield Director of Civil Defense, moved to Maine. Deputy Director Howard Armerding and Selectman Stanley Flagg have been acting as Di- rectors since that time. On December 5, the Board of Selectmen voted that the Chairman of the Board, as prescribed by law, act as Director until town elections in March. During this period, he will serve without pay. It is noted that civil de- fense is properly handled by Chief Camillieri of the Auxiliary Police Department and Auxiliary Chief Caldwell of the Civil Defense Fire Depart- ment. Richard Doremus, Communications Officer, has all radio information on transmittance.
A 1951 Chevrolet Sedan, five passenger 4 x 2 light, was obtained from the Army and it now stands in the yard adjacent to the shed housing the police ambulance. It will be put in Operational Readiness and cannot be used without permission of the Civil Defense Director.
Since the new State Director has taken office, the trend is now to go underground rather than evacuate. Any new information on this subject will be announced at once.
Last summer's fire emergency indicated how well the Auxiliary Fire Department has been trained. Chief Caldwell and his men are to be commended. Special note should be made also of the fine way Mr. and Mrs. Doremus maintained communications during the emergency.
Mention should be made of the Civil Defense News issue of November, 1957, in which tribute was paid to our former director, Bart J. Conners, for bringing Lynnfield to the forefront among units of the North Shore Civil Defense organiza- tions.
Respectfully submitted,
/s STANLEY E. FLAGG Director of Civil Defense
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Veterans' Services
For the year ending December 31, 1957. This department started with five permanent cases losing one case during the year.
Fourteen emergency cases were handled in a like manner for periods of two weeks to a month, two of which were serious hospital cases.
Veterans of the town were advised in their problems of abatements, Veterans Administration forms and etc.
At this time I would like to thank the various department heads and citizens of the town for their fine cooperation with this office.
Respectfully submitted, /s BURTON B. COGSWELL Veterans' Agent Veterans' Service Director
Burton B. Cogswell
Dog Officer
The activities of your dog officer during 1957 included the following :
Answered 80 telephone complaints
Called 348 people regarding unlicensed dogs Canvassed entire town twice and picked up 61 unlicensed dogs Returned 15 dogs to their owners
Humanely disposed of the remaining 46 dogs Picked up and disposed of 25 dead animals found on the highways
Respectfully submitted,
/s TONY PROCUROT Dog Officer
Dogs Licensed in 1957
434
Males @ 2.00
$ 868.00
Females 5.00
385.00
338 Spayed Females 2.00
676.00
4
Kennels
@10.00
40.00
3 Kennels
@25.00
75.00
856
Licenses
$2,044.00
Fees Deducted
190.35
Paid to County
$1,853.65
Park and Cemetery Commission
During 1957 the Park and Cemetery Com- missioners turned back to the Town of Lynnfield the sum of $2965.00. This figure represents monies received during the year for internments, care of lots, sale of lots and interest on Perpetual Care funds.
Several major projects were undertaken by the Commissioners during 1957; notably the hot- topping of all roads in Willow Cemetery and the re-surfacing of the tennis courts at Donald M. Newhall Memorial Park. Considerable work was also done on the baseball diamond which was used
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PARK AND CEMETERY COMMISSION, James Thompson, John B. Rodgers, Minot H. Carter
this year not only by the Pony League boys but also by the High School team. The same service will be extended both to the Pony League and the School Committee in 1958. It is anticipated that some more monies will be spent on this field to put it in top shape for the coming baseball season. Further extension of the new rip-rap retaining wall at Newhall Park bordering Suntaug Lake was undertaken this year. There now re- mains only a small area to complete in 1958.
The Commissioners would like to remind the citizens of the Town that during the year the Lynnfield Home Service Association, which was formed during World War II, donated to the Town a beautiful memorial plaque and stone which is located near the flagpole on the Common. It was with a great deal of pleasure that the Park and Cemetery Commissioners aided in some small way in the erection of this beautiful memorial.
Work has continued in the Glen Meadows area and it is felt that within two or three years this project can be completed thereby adding a spa- cious park and playground area for the towns- people.
In May of this year the Park Department pur- chased a new pick-up truck which had been au- thorized at the Annual Town Meeting. This re-
placed our old pick-up truck which at that time was 11 years old. We anticipate that with proper care and maintenance this piece of equipment should last a good many years.
In preparing their budget for the coming year your Commissioners have requested monies to hot-top Forest Hills Cemetery roads. Many favor- able comments have been received by the Com- missioners on the hot-top work done at Willow Cemetery and we sincerely hope that the citizens of the Town will allow the Commissioners to do this very necessary work in Forest Hills Ceme- tery.
Monies have also been asked for further de- velopment of Glen Meadow Park and the Donald M. Newhall Park. It is still felt that development of parks, playground and recreation areas is needed in the Town; towards this end a Park and Recreation Committee is working under the super- vision of the Board of Selectmen.
Respectfully submitted,
/s JOHN B. RODGERS, Chairman JAMES V. THOMPSON, Secretary MINOT H. CARTER, Member of the Board
Library Trustees
The Library Trustees are pleased to report a tremendous growth in the use of our libraries. Looking back over a period of only five years,
circulation at the Center Library has increased 300%. As a result, our librarian, Mrs. Lois Fle- welling, and her assistant, Mrs. Mildred Cooper,
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had to work many extra hours in order to keep up with the load. During this same period circu- lation at the Branch Library has increased 60%, which brings a heavy additional load on Mr. Marshall. Additional facilities must be provided for high school students. Many new reference works will have to be purchased and the library should be open after school to enable students to pursue their studies.
The Trustees are especially grateful to the Center Club, who purchased and donated 14 books to the library which are especially suitable for high school work.
Mr. Lake held several meetings with the State Library Extension Service with a view toward improving our service. As a result the Extension Service sent one of their consultants to make a survey of our requirements. Their recommenda- tions will be contained in a report which will be forwarded to us shortly.
The State will shortly place a bookmobile into operation which is intended to supplement our own service. According to present plans, this bookmobile will make stops once a month during regular library hours at both the main and branch libraries, where our regular patrons may borrow books which are not available in our own col- lection.
During the past year a new lighting system has been installed at the main library which has proven to be very beneficial for study, reference and research.
The Trustees wish to extend their deep appre- ciation to the Center Garden Club for maintaining flower boxes at the main library during the sum-
mer and providing the very attractive Christmas decorations during the holidays.
Respectfully submitted,
/s JAMES Y. LAKE, Chairman
PAULINE CHADWELL, Secretary RUDOLF P. SCHLENKER
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
REPORT OF MAIN LIBRARY
Books bought 386
Books given 107
Book patrons 1,485
Books loaned 17,123
Magazine patrons 142
Magazines 1,058
Received in fines $332.69
Magazine Subscriptions 23
Books given by Mrs. Albert Rosa, Miss Jane Cooper, Miss Irene Colonas, Miss Christine Mac- Donald, Girl Scouts Troop 55, Miss Mary Finn, Mrs. Ralph Roache, Mrs. James Babcock, Miss Elizabeth Berry, Mrs. Don Vogel, Mrs. Edward Potter, Miss Betty Ann Locke, Mrs. Fred Tilden, Mr. Anthony Athanas, Mrs. Ralph Brown, Mrs. Walter Vorse, Mrs. Harry Duston.
/s M. LOIS FLEWELLING
Librarian
REPORT OF BRANCH LIBRARY
Number of books loaned 6,760
Amount received in fines $131
Number of new books received 251
Number of patrons 645
/s JAMES C. MARSHALL Librarian
School Committee
The Lynnfield School Committee has a member- ship of five. Each member is elected at an annual town election in March to serve a three year term. Of the present membership, the terms of two ex- pire in 1958, two in 1959 and one in 1960.
The laws of Massachusetts give to a local school committee general charge of all the public schools. The school committee chooses a superintendent of schools, principals, teachers and other personnel upon whose competence it must depend for the actual operation of the schools.
Authority to adopt policies and to make de- cisions belongs to the school committee. The actual work of carrying on the operations and program must of necessity be delegated to persons who have the requisite abilities and training for these specialized tasks.
The chart on the next page shows the normal organizational set-up of our schools:
We wish to point out that all school personnel -- superintendent, principals and teachers-are avail- able for consultation on school matters. They are glad to meet with parents to discuss problems and plans relating to their children.
CURRICULUM
Staff members are working in several areas of curriculum planning.
Work is progressing on the high school pro- gram. At the present time a detailed course of study has been prepared for grades seven through ten. The work for grades eleven and twelve has yet to be completed. Much of the planning was done by five teachers who worked for a six week
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CITIZENS OF THE TOWN
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SUPERINTENDENT
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
ASS'T PRINCIPALS SUPERVISORS TEACHERS AND OTHERS WORKING IN GRADES 1-6
ASS'T PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS TEACHERS AND OTHERS WORKING IN GRADES 7-12
MAINTENANCE SECRETARIAL AND OTHER STAFF NOT ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC SCHOOL
period this past summer. We propose to continue this effort in the summer of 1958. In addition to this work many staff members have labored hard during this school year to bring us to the present state of readiness.
We are currently weighing proposals for the improvement of secondary education for children who have a real interest in learning. The pro- posals include measures designed to permit able students to cover more ground.
At the same time that the above is in progress, a curriculum study in all grades is being carried on. Coordination of instruction in all grades of the system is the objective of this study.
We have made provision for a beginning in edu- cational television in the budget for 1958. This is part of a cooperative effort among most of the schools in Eastern Massachusetts and Station WGBH-TV.
SITE AND BUILDING NEEDS HUCKLEBERRY HILL SCHOOL
The building committee for this proposed ele- mentary school has obtained approval of prelim- inary plans and is now working to get bids for construction. The final appropriation should be voted at the annual meeting in March, 1958 if the building is to be completed by September, 1959 when we will need the classroom space.
FUTURE SCHOOL SITES
We think that the Town will need at least two more school sites for elementary schools. The school site committee has made good progress in finding locations and will be reporting to the Town about them.
We urge the acquisition of more land at the high school for parking. The selectmen have ap- pointed a committee to work on this problem. If more space is not provided the traffic situation will become very difficult on this section of Main Street.
HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION
Progress in construction of the addition has been ahead of schedule. The building committee provided us with classrooms in September and October of 1957 which were not scheduled for completion until after January 1958. Without this cooperation we would have lacked space for seven elementary grades which have been located in the Junior High School wing since September 1957. Completion of this fine building will enable us to house the High School Classes in an orderly manner.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
To provide better communication with citizens, and in order to have a means of sounding out opinions we asked a group of twenty-five to act as an advisory committee to the school committee. We met with this group on three occasions in the Fall of 1957. We feel that this group will be help- ful to us in the formulation and interpretation of school committee policies.
We asked a group of seven citizens to help us review our bus transportation policy. This com- mittee, of which Walter I. Hanson was chairman, reported on June 11, 1957. In general we have adopted their recommendations as our policy on transportation. We appreciate the help that they have given us.
The elementary school PTA groups have again given us very real help by conducting a census of the pre-school age children. We are able to do our planning for the future much more accurately be- cause of the fine work that has been done for us.
All PTA groups sponsor the Savings, Instru- mental Music and Insurance programs. The High School PTA sponsors the dancing class canteen. Many PTA members give much time to these programs, thus helping to relieve teachers of non- teaching chores, and providing broadening ex- periences for the children.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE (seated) Charles W. Kessler, Mrs. Kenneth W. Sinish, Willis P. Burbank; (standing) Louis D. Savage, Robert W. Davis.
We have had eight student teachers in our schools this year. A cooperative effort with Fitch- burg and Salem Teachers Colleges and with Harvard and Northeastern Universities and The Massachusetts School of Art enables a few stu- dent teachers to work with seasoned classroom teachers in getting practice teaching experience.
As we move gradually in to a high school it be- comes important to provide competitive athletic opportunities for our young people. We have be- gun to broaden interschool competition in several fields of athletics. By the time that we have the twelfth grade in our school we expect to be com- peting on a league basis with other high schools of similar size.
The regular meetings of the school committee are held in the High School library on the first
and third Mondays of each month at 8 P.M. The meetings are open. We invite those who are in- terested to attend.
/s WILLIS P. BURBANK, Chairman Term Expires 1958
ROBERT W. DAVIS Term Expires 1958
CHARLES W. KESSLER Term Expires 1959
LOUIS D. SAVAGE Term Expires 1960
BESSIE L. SINISH, Secretary Term Expires 1959
SCHOOL SYSTEM STAFF ASSIGNMENTS 1957-1958
Vorse, Walter J. Superintendent
CENTER SCHOOL
Bush, Byron O.
Supervising Principal
Hadsall, Mrs. Marjorie B.
Grade 4
Black, Florence M.
Grade 2
Hickey, Mrs. Barbara M.
Grade 1
Coon, Mrs. Marjorie L. Grade 1
Higgins, Mrs. Katherine S.
Grade 1
Davis, Marion L.
Grade 2
Donovan, Mrs. Leora H.
Grade 4
Garvey, Mrs. Kathryne M. Grade 2
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Landry, Mrs. Thelma J. Grade 3 Lewis, Sarah C. Grade 3
Rourke, Mrs. Mildreth P. Grade 3
Moore, Thomas N.
Custodian
Buttrick, Mrs. Rhoda W.
Cafeteria
Robinson, Mrs. Jennie K.
Cafeteria
Suckley, Mrs. Florence Cafeteria
Koch, Mrs. Ruby Clerk
SOUTH SCHOOL
Bush, Byron O. Supervising Principal
Barrows, Mrs. Faustina Grade 6
Bulley, Gilbert F. Grade 5
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