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151,319.32
CHARITIES
Charities
87. Salaries
5,047.87 798.77
5,846.64
89. Old Age Assistance-Town
14,063.32
Old Age Assistance Fed. Grant
18,470.39
Med. Aid for Aged-Town
7,376.82
Med. Aid for Aged-Fed. Grant
9,866.39
17,243.21
Disability Assistance-Town
1,373.38
Disability Assistance-Fed. Grant
535.28
Aid Dependent Children-Town
1,891.16
Aid Dependent Children-Fed. Grant
885.19
General Relief Public Welfare
90. Veteran Director-Salary
500.00
91. Expenses
102.40
92. Veteran Benefits
5,757.03
93. Capital Outlay
125.00
6,484.43
Total Charities
67,141.80
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88. Expenses
32,533.71
1,908.66
2,776.35 348.80
Total Health and Sanitation
99.00
EDUCATION
Schools
94. Salaries-Supt., Teachers, Principals
658,060.69
95. Other Salaries and Wages
94,067.14
96. General Expenses
131,658.58
97. Tuition
1,256.35
98. Transportation of Pupils
45,084.81
99. Travel-Out of State
1,590.59
100. Capital Outlay
15,898.00
101. Playground Program
1,399.74
Total School
949,015.90
Hot Lunch Program
Salaries
34,746.24
Expenses
72,426.53
107,172.77
Public Law No. 874
2,655.98
National Education Title III A
1,600.00
National Education Title V A
410.30
Future School Site Committee
2,790.50
Huckleberry Hill School
Contractor
4,725.00
Architect
82.69
Equipment
177.10
4,984.79
Athletic Fund
Officials
963.00
Police
189.50
Equipment
2,220.84
All Other
2,260.17
5,633.51
Libraries
102. Salaries
13,034.70
103. Expenses
11,608.32
104. Capital Outlay
1,300.00
25,943.02
Total Education and Library
1,100,206.77
Parks and Cemeteries
105. Salaries
9,477.62
106. Expenses
823.60
107. Capital Outlay
433.00
108. Suntaug Park
1,354.22
109. Glen Meadow Park
2,966.51
110. Essex St. Little League
476.00
111. Forest Hill Cemetery
100.00
112. Pillings Pond Baseball Field
325.00
Repurchase of Lots
75.00
Total Park and Cemetery
16,030.95
Unclassified
119. Memorial Day Observance
498.81
121. General Town Insurance
19,902.50
Municipal Bldg. Comm.
25.00
Old Meeting House Restoration
685.00
Conservation Fund
54.28
Total Unclassified
21,165.59
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Interest and Maturing Debt
113. Maturing Debt Temporary Loans
205,000.00
800,000.00
114. Interest on Debt
64,227.50
115. Interest on Temporary Loans
5,230.61
Total Debt and Interest
1,074,458.11
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
Agency
State Parks and Reservations
3,991.81
Auditing Mun. Accounts
2,338.70
County Tax
26,369.59
T.B. Assessment
10,692.95
117. Essex County Retirement
21,203.73
Dog Licenses for County
1,954.50
Trust and Investment
Federal Withholding Tax
144,621.41
State Withholding Tax
12,150.77
Essex County Retirement
17,044.63
Teacher Retirement
31,258.77
Blue Cross - Blue Shield
16,729.95
116.
Fireman Pension
1,000.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care
1,060.12
Total Agency and Trust
290,416.93
Refunds
District Taxes 1959
358.92
Real Estate
7,495.97
Poll
8.00
Motor Vehicle
10,819.57
Personal
41.20
Accrued Interest
.06
Total Refunds
18,723.72
TOTAL CASH PAYMENTS
3,025,702.60
Balance Cash on Hand Dec. 31, 1961
Treasurer
553,718.46
Collector
50.00
School
100.00
Surplus War Bonus
2,021.40
555,889.86
$3,581,592.46
ACCOUNTANT'S CERTIFICATE
I have examined the cash receipts and securities in the various Trust Funds in the hands of the Treasurer and find them to be as stated in the Treasurer's Report. The income from Trust Funds in the hands of others have been received for the year 1961 and credited to the proper accounts. The receipts as reported by the Treasurer agree with the books, and that payments of the town correctly present the financial status as of December 31, 1961.
Once again I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, all Town Officers, all Town Employees, and especially the Town Report Committee who have contri- buted so generously of their time and talents in compiling this report.
THEODORE C. PALIZZOLO Town Accountant
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Park and Cemetery Department
Donald R. Ross
James V. Thompson
Minot H. Carter
1961 was a busy year for the Park and Ceme- tery Commissioners and their workers. First of all, following the Annual Town Meeting it was necessary to prepare specifications for two Little League Ball Parks. One of these was to relocate the backstop at Newhall Park and install a new backstop for the small fry team directly opposite the regulation field. The Commissioners were advised by Little League officials to the rules and regulations of laying out Little League field and this was carried out to their specifications. Our biggest problem in the installation of these fields is not to have them damaged before they are completed. Luckily the damage incurred was small and from all reports was done by out-of- town boys.
This year saw the long-awaited start of re- creation at Glen Meadows with the installation of a combination Little League field and soft- ball field. Bids were issued and awarded for approx. 700 yds. of loam, which was spread in this area. Backstop and sideline fences were in- stalled. The entire playing area of the back- field was seeded and rolled. It is hoped that with a good Spring in 1962 this field will be ready to be utilized. The only trouble encountered by the Commissioners after completion of the project was due to children walking on this newly-seed- ed area but this problem was resolved. This is a project that took a lot of time and thought on
the part of the Commissioners and they are very pleased with the outcome.
Future plans are for two tennis courts to be added to Glen Meadow Park. We hope to obtain funds for this project at the 1962 Town Meeting.
Cemeteries
Much work was done in all cemeteries this year including trimming of a number of trees and minor repairs. The commissioners report that cemeteries are in good condition.
The following is a breakdown of monies turned in to the town for 1961:
Cemetery Lots sold (4) $ 305.00
Amount added to P-C Fund
1,000.00
18 Interments 600.00
Foundations 75.00
14 Liners furnished
364.00
Interest turned in to Town
from P-C Funds 1,044.00
Clerk Fees 4.00
$3,392.50
DONALD R. ROSS Chairman
JAMES V. THOMPSON
Secretary
MINOT H. CARTER Member
Willow Cemetery on Summer St. was purchased by the Town from Gen. Josiah Newhall for the sum of $550.00 in 1869.
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Committee Reports LIBRARY FACILITIES COMMITTEE
I. Background
A. WHAT IS A LIBRARY?
No single factor has contributed more to man's onward march in civilization than the development of written language. The ability to set down in permanent form the discoveries, ex- periences, and thoughts of a people, so that they could be transmitted to others removed by dis- tance and time, has enabled mankind to accumu- late a great fund of knowledge upon which each succeeding generation may draw. It is in the collecting, organizing, and disseminating of this recorded knowledge that the libraries of the world perform their essential and irreplaceable task.
B. WHAT SERVICES SHOULD A LIBRARY PROVIDE?
Of special importance is public library serv- ice to children. Provision in this vital area should be made for an adequate book collection to foster good reading habits and a love of books on the part of the young, to augment the school curric- ulum and to provide reading enrichment, and to supply books of reference to help them in the pursuit of their school work and hobbies. Space for a variety of activities should also be made available; story hours, movies, summer reading programs and recorded concerts are examples of the activities carried on in modern children's rooms.
Work with teen-agers continues to grow in- creasingly important. Provision of a specific area of their own will help the young people bridge the gap between books written for them and the adult world of books. Adequate prepara- tion of study assignments under an accelerated school program makes it mandatory for the li- brary to supply good, up-to-date reference and research materials. Books for their recreational reading, their hobbies, their problems and their school assignments should be made available.
For its Adult Public, the library should pro- vide opportunity for continuing education and recreation. This is accomplished not only through books; but also through pamphlets, doc- uments, films, and recordings.
C. WHAT IS REQUIRED?
1. Adequate space to serve children, young people a. d adults.
2. A trained staff of both professional and technically skilled personnel.
3. A selective collection of materials with both depth and distribution, tailored to the community.
4. Adequate facilities for precision and ef- ficiency of operation.
5. A dynamic and imaginative program in- cluding such activities as storytelling for children and discussion groups for both young people and adults.
II. Lynnfield and its Library System
A. EARLY HISTORY
As early as 1795, there was a library estab- lished in Lynnfield. A group of interested "share holders" assessed themselves annually for this purpose. Private hands kept library service alive in the town until 1892 when, with the gift of $100 worth of books from the state, the Lynnfield Public Library was opened in a room in the Town Hall. The seeds of good modern library service were sown in those early days. In 1895, it is re- corded, books were carried back and forth by the grocer - perhaps the first bookmobile service in the state. In 1910 a reading room was established in the library with the hope it would prove "a definite benefit to the community". Soon after- ward the reading room was made available for literary meetings, making the library a center of cultural activities.
B. RECENT HISTORY
During the last decade, the town has grown at an accelerated pace. Schools and added police and fire protection facilities were needed imme- diately. During this period of great expansion, the library lagged seriously behind; therefore, in 1957, the trustees requested Miss Marie Sullivan, the Public Library Consultant of the Massachu- setts Division of Library Extension, to study the Lynnfield Library System. Her report stated in part, "there is need for drastic action if Lynn- field's library program is to reach even minimum state library standards".
As a result of her report, and the Trustees' own awareness of the seriousness of the situa- tion, it was decided to recommend an addition to the main library to be built as rapidly as pos- sible. This addition, approved by the town in March, 1959, was in operation by August, 1959.
There has been an increase in the number of hours the library is open, from 6 hours weekly in 1950 to 33 hours in 1961. The book collection, selected by a trained librarian, has been signifi- cantly increased in quantity and quality. Better
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liaison between schools and the public library has broadened the services of the library for the student. Great progress has been made in the establishment of a card catalog, enabling both borrowers and librarians to make better use of the books. Files of periodicals and of pamphlets have been started. Programs for children have been initiated.
Although it had been estimated that the addi- tional space and the added services thus made possible would satisfy library needs adequately for up to 10 years, this has not been the case. The tremendous demands placed upon the Lynn- field Library today were not foreseen. In Lynn- field, circulation of books has risen from 23,883 in 1957 to an estimated 71,600 in 1961, from 3.4 books per capita in 1957 to *7.9 books per capita in 1961.
One of the chief reasons for this explosion in book circulation is centered around Lynnfield now having its own high school, particularly a high school demanding high scholastic perform- ance from its students. Lynnfield is an above * American Library Standards - 10 books per capita
average town in respect to the number of college- bound high school students.
There have been new and increased demands by college students. The library must serve these students attending colleges within commuting distance.
But school demands do not tell the whole story. Other factors contributed to the increased use of the Lynnfield Library. In 1956, the Wake- field Library began charging fees to out-of-town borrowers. New demands of the "space age" in- creased the area usage of non-fiction books. To- day, education is not terminated with a degree, but is a continuing process. The library, as the major free source of educational materials, has attracted more serious use by both old and new patrons. Services to children such as story hours and summer reading programs have brought more juvenile readers to the library. Although the Library Staff has become better able to sup- ply rising demands, the enthusiastic use of Li- brary services by the Townspeople has again made the need for space a critical problem. The attached graph clearly illustrates the problem.
800
700
600
LYNNFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
500
Growth of Circulation
. INCREASE
40 0
300
200
100
POPULATION
0
1950
5 2
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
1960
6 1
51
YEAR
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CIRCULATION
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III. Recommendations of the Library Facilities Committee
A. PLANT
Having considered most carefully all of the foregoing facts, keeping in mind what a modern library ought to be doing for all the citizens of its community, and looking ahead as to what may reasonably be expected of the Lynnfield Library system in the years that lie immediately ahead, this committee recommends that the present li- brary space of approximately 3,500 square feet be increased to 12,300 square feet. Lacking profes- sional advice, such as an architect might give, this committee does not know if such demands re- quire an entirely new building or whether they can be achieved by alteration of, and addition to, the present building. In either event, the com- mittee unanimously agrees that the proposed space is needed, as the following specific area recommendations indicate.
B. AREAS
1. Children's area
The library needs a larger book collec- tion for its juvenile patrons, better dis- play facilities, and study and reading areas.
Present area: 250 sq. ft. Required area: 990 sq. ft.
2. Youth area
Young people need a definite space re- served for study aud reference with an adequate book collection geared to their needs and interests.
Present area: 550 sq. ft. Required area: 780 sq. ft.
3. Adult areas
An adult reference collection helps a library to performn one of its most need- ed services to the community. Adults should also be provided with their own browsing and reading areas. Present area: 850 sq. ft. Required area: 1,140 sq. ft.
4. Stack and Storage space
Present library capacity is already taxed with a collection of 17,000 books. Based upon projected growth of Lynnfield, space must be provided for about 75,000 books and periodicals. Magazines, pam- phlets, and other media form an integral part of every well-equipped library. Such publications, especially magazines,
should be kept on file from two to fif- teen years as basic reference material. Present area: 1,000 sq. ft. basement area currently not usable Required area: 4,000 sq. ft.
5. Lobby and Charging Desk
Present area: 400 sq. ft. Required area: 650 sq. ft.
6. Phonorecordings
Records are now an integral part of modern library collections. Present area: None Required area: 200 sq. ft.
7. Work area
Adequate space for ordering, catalog- ing, classifying and processing book ac- quisitions, mending and repairing books, and preparing exhibits, is absolutely es- sential.
Present area: 80 sq. ft. Required area: 500 sq. ft.
8. Office and Staff Room areas
A trained library staff requires a profes- sionally equipped office aud a staff room if it is to do the work expected of it.
Present area: 270 sq. ft. Required area: 550 sq. ft.
9. Meeting Rooul
A room is desirable for meetings held by such groups as the Friends of the Library, the Great Books, and for dis- cussions, storytelling, film presentations and other library progranis.
Present area: None Required area: 1,250 sq. ft.
10. Other areas
Garage, janitorial space, public rest rooms and space for utilities are essen- tial.
Present area: 100 sq. ft. Required area: 1,200 sq. ft.
11. Add approximately 10% for corridors, partitions, etc.
1,040 sq. ft.
*Total Area Required 12,300 sq. ft.
* American Library Association Standards - 1 sq. ft. per person up to 10,000 population and .7 sq. ft. after 10,000.
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C. SITE
This committee recommends that the pres- ent site be used. The land is already town owned and is large enough for the proposed expansion. Further, it is near other municipal and public buildings, as well as one of the main shopping centers in town, and, in short, forms part of a central focal point for many of the town's activ- ities.
D. TIMING
Because of projected plans for other munici- pal buildings, this committee recommends the following time schedule.
1. Presentation of this report to the Town Meeting, March, 1962, with the added recommendation that a building com- mittee be created, and appropriation made for securing preliminary plans.
2. This building committee to make its re- port, and to request the necessary ap- propriation at the Town Meeting in March, 1963.
3. The new facilities to be ready for oc- cupancy by late 1964.
E. BRANCH LIBRARY
The Branch Library has received careful and detailed study. With the increased population, its circulation and use have increased, and today its space and facilities are taxed almost to eapac- ity. One feature, however, stands out. The great majority of its users are children, and this com- mittee has wondered if perhaps it should not be- come a children's library exclusively. But the recent construction at Routes 1 and 128; the pos- sible effect of the new shopping center at Post Office Square; these and other factors make it difficult at this time to determine just what will be the function and place of the Branch Library in the future.
The committee recommends, therefore, that the Branch Library be left unchanged for the present.
MRS. LEWIS BROOKS
MRS. PROCTOR COFFIN
RICHARD N. ECKERT
CHARLES HERLIHY CHARLES S. LANE
F. ALAN LIVINGSTONE
REV. JAMES C. MARSHALL
MRS. GENE SANTEUSANIO
MISS JUDITH E. STROMDAHL, Chairman
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
The Commission was appointed by the Board of Selectmen last spring after favorable action taken on Article 22 of the warrant for the annual Town Meeting of 1961.
Lynnfield established the Commission for the promotion, development and protection of the natural and watershed resources of the Town. In accordance with these purposes, the Commis- sion has conducted researches into various areas, including inspection of lands, examination of rec- ords, study of maps, work on an index of open lands and acquisition of information as to their proper utilization.
The Commission is sponsoring a talk on con- servation at the Junior High School in March, 1962.
Pursuant to one of the Commission's recom- mendations, the Selectmen on October 11, 1961, turned over to the Commission the management and control of several acres of woodland located off Main Street and Mirabeau Lane, which wood-
land is to be maintained as a public area provid- ing opportunity for play in the woods by children and walks in the woods by adults, for nature study by groups or individuals, and generally for the enjoyment of the woodland in its natural state.
The Commission may receive gifts of proper- ty, both real and personal, in the name of the Town, subject to the approval of the Selectmen, and may manage and control the property for the purposes of conservation.
The co-operation of the Selectmen and other officials of the Town is gratefully acknowledged by the Commission.
RUTH A. HAYNES RUTH P. OLIVER PATRICIA PERKINS, Secretary JAMES E. BAGLEY, JR. DONALD G. HARRISS ROBERT C. ROURKE GORDON H. MILLAR, Chairman
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COMMITTEE TO STUDY TOWN GOVERNMENT
The study and evaluation of the structure of Lynnfield's government has been completed. The final report, with recommendations, has been
submitted to the Board of Selectmen, and the committee has requested that it be discharged. JOHN B. RODGERS, Chairman PRISCILLA B. HAHN, Co-Chairman EDITH K. RODHAM, Secretary ROBERT H. JACOBSON HOWARD P. M. BORGSTROM FORREST PAIGE BARBARA M. TILDEN
FREDERICK D. EBLE
ROBERT E. SPERRY
ELINOR R. LENGYEL
LAURIS J. MCCARTHY
EBEN HUTCHINSON, JR. EDWARD C. THORUP
CAPITAL OUTLAY COMMITTEE
The Capital Outlay Committee is a continu- ing five-member committee consisting of four residents of the Town appointed by the Select- men, plus one member appointed yearly from the Finance Committee.
The purpose of the Capital Outlay Commit- tee is generally to set forth the financial conse- quences of carrying out a given program of cap- ital improvement. It follows from this that, as a planning tool, a Capital Outlay Budget is only as sound and realistic as the program of improve- ment on which it is based.
Each Town Board and Department will pre- pare an annual review of its future objectives and expected needs for plant and equipment for the succeeding five-year period. The Capital Outlay Budget is based on these estimates for capital needs for the years ahead. These estimates are carefully studied by the Committee and, as pub- lished by this Committee, will reflect variations from the requested estimates in accordance with this Committee's recommendations.
Regular capital outlay forecasting of this type not only makes for better financial planning for the entire community, but will also be reflect- ed in more efficient and effective departmental operation.
The end result of this yearly analysis of the estimated outlay program will be:
(1) An estimate of the financial consequen- ces, in terms of tax rate, interest charges, per capita debt, etc., implicit in the pro- gram.
(2) A considered opinion of the financial feasibility of the program as scheduled.
(3) A suggested combination of financing methods which would be financially sound and practical.
Since its organization in May, 1961, the Cap- ital Outlay Committee has utilized its time in studying and preparing recommendations regard- ing the capital spending program of the various Boards and Departments to be presented to the Annual Town Meeting in March, 1962. The re- port of this Committee's recommendations re- garding current capital outlay programs has been furnished to the Selectmen and the Finance Com- mittee for their information.
In addition to the above, members of this Committee have served as representatives of the Capital Outlay Committee on the School Plant Needs Committee and the Library Facilities Com- mittee.
Prior to the Town Meeting of March, 1963, and each year thereafter, this Conimittee will sub- mit its five-year report covering necessary capital expenditures, when they will be needed, their probable effect on the tax rate, and how these expenditures may best be financed.
The Capital Outlay Committee wishes to take this opportunity to acknowledge the time and assistance given by all Boards and Departments in the Town. As pointed out above, it is only with their enthusiastic support and the system- atic programming of their legitimate needs that this Committee can furnish the voters of Lynn- field with dependable and constructive informa- tion.
WILLIAM E. SWEETMAN, Chairman
RAYMOND D. McCOY, Secretary F. ALAN LIVINGSTONE RICHARD D. SIMMONS RICHARD H. THORNGREN
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Collector of Taxes
Clifford C. Ham
Commitments
Collected
Abated Tax Titles Refunds
Interest
Balance
1959
Poll Tax
20.00
8.00
12.00
.55
1960
Poll Tax
86.00
54.00
30.00
1.76
2.00
1961
Poll Tax
5,004.00
4,530.00
436.00
8.00
46.00
1958
Personal Prop. 1959
78.40
4.90
73.50
.56
Personal Prop. 1960
53.00
53.00
Personal Prop. 1961
1,139.12
962.80
205.32
29.00
23.67
Personal Prop. 1958
59,698.26
58,761.30
28.06
12.20
2.94
921.10
Real Estate
188.00
188.00
53.41
53.41
3.86
1959
Real Estate
7,933.51
7,914.96
110.77
18.55
110.77
520.40
1960
Real Estate
36,095.11
29,722.54
1,598.59
183.28
1,598.59
853.35
6,189.29
1961
Real Estate
1,360,698.94
1,290,348.78
32,502.63
211.06
5,733.20
188.59
: 43,369.67
1957 Motor
Vehicle Excise
162.83
68.18
98.46
3.81
2.70
1958 Motor
37.60
37.60
7.17
1959 Motor
Vehicle Excise
968.46
541.85
426.61
25.21
1960 Motor
Vehicle Excise
63,206.19
59,079.98
7,930.10
4,136.46
198.30
332.57
1961 Motor Vehicle Excise
240,496.71
197,250.88
15,735.18
6,665.91
113.65
*34,176.56
1959 Farm
Animal Excise
11.87
11.87
.86
1960 Farm
Animal Excise
11.90
11.90
.38
Animal Excise
56.94
36.44
20.50
$1,775,946.84
$1,649,533.98 $59,293.63
$412.89
$18,351.35
$1,943.95
$85,057.69
* Includes December Warrant of $24,234.44 due on or before January 26, 1962.
Percent All Taxes Outstanding 4.789%
Percent 1961 Taxes Outstanding 4.714%
CLIFFORD C. HAM Collector of Taxes
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Vehicle Excise
1961 Farm
Tree and Moth Department
As your Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent it gives ine much pleasure to report to you that the year 1961 was one of much progress. Favored by good weather we have been able to carry out the recommended "Dutch Elm Control" program of spraying and sanitation. All diseased trees have Gustav H. Koch with one exception been removed and burned, the lone remainder to be taken down before March. Much study has been made of this problem nation wide, but to date no sure cure has been found. The Arborist and Entomologist from Waltham were consulted sev- eral times on a new problemi affecting Maples and White Pines, but it is still unresolved. Dr. Mckenzie of Shade Tree Laboratories at the University was also consulted but again a nega- tive response.
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