Town of Lynnfield, Essex County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, annual report 1961-1970, Part 54

Author: Lynnfield (Mass.)
Publication date: 1961-1970
Publisher: The Town
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Population:


Valuation:


Area:


10.22 square miles


Approximately 98 feet above mean sea level


February 28, 1814


SELECTMEN meet every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall.


SCHOOL COMMITTEE meets the first and third Mondays each month in the High School Library at 8:00 p.m.


PLANNING BOARD meets on the first and third Mondays each month in the Town Hall.


PARK AND CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS meet the first and third Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall.


FINANCE COMMITTEE meets the first Tuesday each month at the Town Hall at 7:30 p.m.


BOARD OF APPEALS meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall.


BOARD OF ASSESSORS meets Thursday at 8:00 p.m. at the Town Hall. BOARD OF HEALTH meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 9:30 p.m. in the Town Hall.


CONSERVATION COMMISSION meets as posted on bulletin board at Town Hall.


Office Hours:


ASSESSORS: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


BUILDING INSPECTOR: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.


LIBRARY-Main: Monday to Friday 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m .; 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.


Branch Monday and Wednesday 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m .; 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.


PLUMBING AND CESSPOOL INSPECTOR: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.


SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.


TAX COLLECTOR: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.


WIRE INSPECTOR: 4:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.


Annual Town Meeting:


Regularly first Monday in March and each succeeding Monday and Thurs- day until all Warrants are concluded. Special Town Meetings may be called with 100 signatures of registered voters.


Registered Voters:


Precinct


Republicans 1103 831


Democrats 362 600


1195 Independents Total 2660


1


1143 2574


2


1934


962


2338


5234


Dog License: Tax Bills:


Due April 1st of each year


Due November 1st of each year


1


Elevation at Town Hall:


Incorporated as a Town: Committee Meetings:


Motor Excise: Special Districts:


Due 30 days after receipt Seventh Massachusetts Congressional District U. S. Representative Torbert H. Macdonald-Democrat U. S. Senators: Edward F. Brooke, Republican and Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat


TOWN GOVERNMENT


ELECTED


Office


Incumbents


Term


Expires


Assessrs


W. Douglas Whitehouse


3 years


1967


Edward J. Mckay Jr.


3 years


1968


Hubert G. Wall


3 years


1969


Board of Health


George S. Robinson, M.D.


3 years


1967


Manton P. Spear


3 years


1968


Harold D. Aldrich


3 years


1969


Board of Selectmen &


Ralph E. Dwight


3 years


1967


Board of Public Welfare


Robert E. Perkins


3 years


1968


Harry C. Wendt


3 years


1969


Constables


Edward W. Foley


3 years


1968


Charles V. Sweeter (Deceased)


3 years


1968


David H. Palmer (Appointed)


2 years


1968


David H. Palmer (Resigned)


Robert Aldenberg (Appointed)


1 year


1968


Moderator


John H. Kimball


1 year


1967


James V. Thompson


3 years


1967


A. David Rodham.


3 years


1968


Sanborn A. Caldwell


3 years


1968


James C. Fletcher


1 year


1967


Parker Holloway


5 years


1967


Arthur Bourque Jr.


2 years


1969


Colby Burbank


1968


Donald Harriss


1971


Boward A. Bouve


1970


School Committee


Robert W. Davis


3 years


1967


Carl F. Van Bennekom


3 years


1967


Elaine Klapes


1968


Richard D. Morrow (Resigned)


1968


William Schultz (Appointed)


1969


Clifford C. Ham


3 years


1967


Town Clerk


Harry W. Higgins


Tenure


Town Treasurer


Harry W. Higgins


3 years


1967


Tree Warden


Gustav H. Koch


1 year


1967


Trustee of Public Library


Nancy Santeusanio


3 years


1967


Natalie A. Brooks


3 years


1967


Perry L. Nies


3 years


1968


Charles E. Herlihy


3 years


1968


Park & Cemetery Dept.


Road Commissioner


Planning Board


Tax Collector


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BOARD OF SELECTMEN


ROBERT PERKINS, Chairman


Great strides were taken during the past year by the Townspeople in the acquisition of lands for the public use by present and future generations. The Hudson Farm property for Con- servation purposes, the Pearson property for Mu- nicipal growth and land to the rear of the Center School for Future School needs.


In the fall of the year the voters appropri- ated sufficient monies to construct and equip an addition to the Green Library which is antici- pated to meet the future needs for Public Library facilities. A historic first for Lynnfield was the installation underground of all utilities in a sub- division.


Your Board in its continuing concern for the welfare of what we consider to be the finest com- munity north of Boston appointed a (1) Recrea- tional Sites Committee charged with preparing a long range plan for (A) Land acquisition (B) A master program for recreational activities. (2) A committee to study and update the building codes.


It is our hope that the By-Law Committee which has been hard at work during the past year in the recodification of the Town By-Laws will then undertake the task of recommending changes in outdated By-Laws.


Although a full year has not been completed of the office of Administrative Assistant to the Board of Selectmen, Mr. Walter Hungerford, his availability every day at the Town Hall, has


helped immeasurably in coordinating the affairs of the Board. He also consults with other Town Officers, Boards, and Committees on mutual prob- lems. He has full responsibility for the main- tenance of all municipal buildings, and acts not only as Secretary to the Board but also serves with the Finance Committee in the assimilation of data and preparation of the budgets. In the coming year he will concentrate on the stream- lining of functions and control of expense.


New Appointments were made this year to the Office of Town Counsel and Building In- spector.


We would like to make special note of the resignation of two men who distinguished them- selves by their untiring efforts on behalf of the Town. Mr. Ralph Howland, former Town Coun- sel, and Mr. Proctor Coffin, former Selectman and Chairman of the Finance Committee.


We would also like to pay tribute to the numerous unpaid citizens who have or are pres- ently serving on Boards and Committees. Many hours have been devoted on behalf of the Town sometimes without much appreciation. We are extremely fortunate to have such competent and interested people participating in our form of government.


The strength of our way of life is determined by your interest. Voting at Town Meetings and Town, State and National Elections is our cher- ished privilege.


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LICENSES ISSUED


Hunting & Fishing Licenses - 1966


Hunting Licenses


178


Fishing Licenses 220


Sporting Licenses 54


Minors Fishing Licenses 38


Kennel License at $10.00


1


Female Fishing Licenses 14


3


Duplicate Licenses


5


Archery Stamps


6


Free Licenses (Age 70 or over)


14


TOWN CLERK


HARRY W. HIGGINS Town Clerk


Election of Town Officers Held Monday, March 7, 1966


ELECTION OFFICERS SERVING


Precinct 1


Precinct 2 Robert Settles, Warden Charles Bowser, Clerk


31 Pillings Pond Road 735


730


1,465*


Allen M. Rideout, 35 South Common Street 590


451


1,041


Blanks 29


55


84


Planning Board for Two Years


Colby L. Burbank, Jr., 9 Homestead Road 949


721


1,670*


Mildred Doremus


Cassie Lorente Dorothea Johnson


Harry LeCours, Jr., 11 Williams Road


354


441


795


Blanks 51


74


125


School Committee for Three Years


Joseph A. DeSalvo, 60 Chestnut Street


593


468


1,061


William J. Schultz, 20 Doncaster Circle


684


649


1,333*


Blanks


77


119


196


-


2


2


Blanks


14


27


41


Treasurer for Three Years


Harry W. Higgins, 60 Howard Avenue


1,292


1,130


2,422*


Blanks


62


106


168


Assessors for Three Years


Caroline M. Fraser, 15 Homestead Road


329


253


582


Hubert G. Wall,


45 Fairview Road


962


912


1,874*


Blanks


63


71


134


Planning Board for Five Years


Donald G. Harriss,


Alexander Williams, Warden Joseph LeBrun, Clerk William Holmes


John B. Rodgers Francis McHugh Roger Gerry June Crumrine


Robert Peabody Eugene VanAmburg Edward Foley


David Farrar, Jr.


David Farrar Richard Doremus


Elizabeth Gerry


Louise Bax


Kathleen McFarland


Evelyn Turcotte


Helen Sparkes


Florence Heftye


Rita Tuoti


Helen Gilbert


POLICE OFFICERS


Edward Cleary Paul Jensen


William Delamater Robert Aldenberg


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


Selectmen, Board of Public Welfare for Three Years Harry C. Wendt, 33 Thomas Road 741


590


1,331*


Donald R. Ross, 1000 Main Street


599


617


1,216


Casimiro Navas,


Kennel license at $25.00


2


Dogs Sold


4


Non-Resident Fishing Licenses


Dog Licenses - 1966 Males 461


Females 58


Spayed Females 421


4


58 Mansfield Road


Trustee of Public Library for Three Years Frederick D. Eble,


13 Keniston Road


992


744


1,736*


Robert L. Card, 44 Huckleberry Road


826


755


1,581*


Robert B. Kautz


472


412


884


9 Temple Road Blanks


418


561


979


Park and Cemetery Commissioner for Three Years


Sanborn A. Caldwell, 349 Summer Street


1,237


1,059


2,296*


Blanks


117


177


294


Board of Health for Three Years


Harold D. Aldrich,


372 Summer Street


980


539


1,519


George Levey,


7 Trickett Road


323


634


957


Blanks


51


63


114


Tree Warden for One Year


Gustav H. Koch,


243 Summer Street


1,232


1,071


2,303*


Blanks


122


165


287


Road Commissioner for One Year


James C. Fletcher,


596 Salem Street


1,203


1,059


2,262*


Blanks


1


151


177


328


Constable for Two Years


David H. Palmer,


26 Pinewood Road


1,204


1,028


2,232*


Blanks


150


208


358


Moderator for One Year


John H. Kimball


345 Chestnut Street


1,256


1,069


2,325*


Blanks


98


167


265


Question:


"Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and sixty-five, entitled "An Act providing life tenure for Theodore Paliz- zolo, incumbent of the office of town accountant of the town of Lynnfield", be accepted?


YES


259


287


546


NO


1,015


815


1,830


BLANKS


80


134


214


TOTAL VOTES CAST


Precinct 1


1,354


Precinct 2


1,236


Total


2,590


STATE ELECTION RESULTS November 8, 1966


ELECTION OFFICERS SERVING


Precinct John B. Rodgers, Warden


Precinct 2 Robert Peabody, Warden Charles Bowser, Clerk


Roger Gerry


William Holmes


Richard B. Tyacke


John Valkevich


Eugene VanAmburg


June Crumrine


Mildred Doremus


David C. Farrar, Jr. Ruth Stone


Charlotte Moulton


Richard Doremus


Cassie Lorente


Evelyn Turcotte


Helen Sparkes Helen Gilbert


Barbara Coffin


Carolyn Furey Dorothea Johnson


Edith Richard


Ethyle Sperry


Mary Mintiens


Marjorie Weiss


Marie Perry


Kathleen McFarland


POLICE OFFICERS


Leon Cobb


Robert Aldenberg John Pepper


TOTAL VOTES CAST


Precinct


2,336


Precinct


2,282


Total


4,618


R-Republican D-Democrat SL-Socialist Labor


P-Prohibition


Prec. 1 Prec. 2 Total


Senator in Congress


Edward W. Brooke (R), 535 Beacon Street, Newton


1,854


1,664


3,518


Endicott Peabody (D), 19 Larch Road, Cambridge


443


582


1,025


Lawrence Gilfedder (SL), 21 Field Street, Maynard


2


2


4


Mark R. Shaw (P), 114 Trenton Street,


Melrose


10


5


15


Blanks


27


29


56


5


Archie Moulton Barbara Rodgers Mary Ford Rita Tuoti Ruth Bucklin


Elizabeth Gerry Louise Bax


Judith Matthews Florence Heftye


Helen Morton


Joseph LeBrun, Clerk


Governor John A. Volpe (R), 10 Everett Avenue, Winchester


1,973


1,802


3,775


Edward J. McCormack, Jr. (D), 1110 Morton Street, Boston


347


467


814


Henning A. Blomen (SL), 38 Madison Street


0


2


2


John Charles Hedges (P), 48 Linden Street, Needham


7


2


9


Blanks


9


9


18


Lieutenant Governor Joseph E. McGuire (D), 12 Schussler Road, Worcester


379


564


943


Francis W. Sargent (R), Farm Street, Dover


1,914


1,659


3,573


Grace F. Luder (R), 112 Wetherbee Road, Waltham


7


4


11


Francis A. Votano (SL), 95 Park Street, Lynn


2


12


14


Blanks


34


43


77


Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti (D), 120 Hillside Avenue, Quincy


507


691


1,198


Elliot L. Richardson (R), 56 Sargent Crossway, Brookline


1,769


1,512


3,281


Edgar E. Gaudet (SL), 16 Woodlawn Street, Lynn


18


22


40


Blanks


42


57


99


Secretary


Kevin H. White (D), 158 Mount Vernon Street, Boston


1,144


1,365


2,509


Raymond M. Trudel (R), Main Street, Montague 1,145


837


1,982


F. Oliver Drake (P), 11 Gracie Road, Lynn


16


21


37


Willy N. Hogseth (SL), 8 Hemingway Road, Saugus


0


8


8


Blanks


31


51


82


Treasurer Robert Q. Crane (D), 10 Burton St. Boston 970


1,144


2,144


Joseph E. Fernandes (R), Fernandes Circle, Norton 1,280


1,050


2,330


Domenico A. DiGirolamo (SL), 82 Plymouth Street, Quincy 9


12


21


Julia A. Kohler (P), 37 Castleton Street, Boston


13


9


22


Blanks


64


67


131


Auditor


Thaddeus Buczko (D), 47 Butler Street, Salem


835


1,087


1,922


John J. Buckley (R), 11 Leicester Road, Belmont 1,456


2


7


9


Roger I. Williams (P), 118 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Auburn


4


5


9


Blanks


39


55


94


Congressman, Seventh District


Torbert H. Macdonald (D), 63 Appleton Street, Malden 1,084


Gordon F. Hughes (R), 78 College Avenue, Somerville


1,207


993


2,200


Blanks


45


67


112


Councillor, Fifth District


Thomas J. Lane (D), 92 Abbott Street, Lawrence 663


908


1,571


Louis H. Johnson (R), 47 Gardner Street, Groveland


1,578


1,280


2,858


Blanks


95


94


189


Senator, Third Essex District


William L. Saltonstall (R), 388 Summer Street, Manchester 2,111


1,966


4,077


Blanks


225


316


541


1,128


2,584


August O. Johnson (SL), 9 Cook Circle, Medford


1,222


2,306


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6


Representative in General Court, Eleventh Essex District


Belden G. Bly, Jr. (R) 46 Auburn Street, Saugus


1,846


1,565


3,411


Russell H. Craig (R), 35 Munroe Street, Lynnfield


1,856


1,534


3,390


Albert V. DiVirgilio (D),


451 Broadway, Lynn


358


654


1,012


George F. Healey (D),


8 Echo Place, Lynn


269


378


647


Blanks


343


433


776


District Attorney


John P. S. Burke (D), 72 Salem Street, Lawrence


1,648


1,669


3,317


Blanks


688


613


1,301


Registrar of Probate and Insolvency, Essex County


John J. Costello (D), 88 Greene Street, North Andover


692


955


1,647


Chandler B. Todd (R),


224 Main Street, Rowley 1,514


1,186


2,700


Blanks


130


141


271


County Commissioner, Essex County


Edward H. Cahill (D),


62 Cherry Street, Lynn


1,583


1,631


3,214


Blanks 753


651


1,404


County Treasurer, Essex County


Thomas F. Duffy (D), 772 Lynnfield Street, Lynn


765 1,035


1,800


William Joseph Kiernan (R), 68 Phillips Street, Lawrence


1,417


1,088


2,505


Blanks


154


159


313


QUESTION NO. 1


Proposed Amendment to the Constitution


Do you approve of the adoption of an amend- ment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 11, 1963, received 228 votes in the affirmative and 29 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 5, 1965, received 225 votes in the affirmative and 24 in the negative?


YES


1,629


1,556


3,185


NO


466


450


916


BLANKS


241


276


517


The proposed amendment provides that at state elections candidates for Governor and Lieutenant- Governor shall be grouped on the official ballot according to the party that they represent and that it shall not be possible to vote for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor except as a partisan group.


QUESTION NO. 2


Proposed Amendment to the Constitution


Do you approve of the adoption of an amend- ment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held July 16, 1963, received 169 votes in the affirmative and 100 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held. May 5, 1965, received 200 votes in the affirmative and 61 in the negative?


YES


1,681


1,643


3,324


NO


398


379


777


BLANKS


257


260


517


The proposed amendment provides that the Governor, for the purpose of making certain structural changes in the executive department, may from time to time prepare reorganization plans to be presented to the General Court. If the General Court fails to disapprove a reorgani- zation plan within sixty days of its presentation and has not prorogued by the end of such sixty days, the plan at that time shall have the force of law.


QUESTION NO. 3


Proposed Amendment to the Constitution


Do you approve of the adoption of an amend- ment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held June 11, 1963, received 232 votes in the affirmative and 18 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 19, 1965, received 159 votes in the affirmative and 91 in the negative?


YES


1,405


1,441


2,846


NO


628


548


1,176


BLANKS


303


293


596


The proposed amendment authorizes the Com- monwealth and the cities and towns therein to provide for municipal industrial development in such manner as the General Court may deter- mine.


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QUESTION NO. 4


Proposed Amendment to the Constitution


Do you approve of the adoption of an amend- ment to the constitution summarized below which was approved by the General Court in a joint session of the two branches held July 16, 1963, received 208 votes in the affirmative and 43 in the negative, and in a joint session of the two branches held May 19, 1965, received 219 votes in the affirmative and 39 in the negative?


YES


1,719


1,627


3,346


NO


289


313


602


BLANKS


328


342


670


The proposed amendment confers considerable authority upon cities and towns with respect to the conduct of municipal government, including the authority to adopt, repeal and amend city and town charters and, in accordance therewith, local ordinances and by-laws. The General Court retains general power to act in relation to cities and towns and classes thereof and, in some cir- cumstances, to enact special laws regarding a particular municipality, including laws for its incorporation, dissolution or merger. Cities and towns are not empowered to act with respect to general elections, taxation, pledges of credit, dis- positions of park land, general civil relationships, the punishment of felonies, or the imposition of imprisonment except as the General Court may lawfully confer such powers upon them.


QUESTION NO. 5


Law Submitted Upon Referendum After Passage


Do you approve of a law summarized below, which was approved in the House of Representa- tives by a vote of 118 in the affirmative and 102 in the negative and was approved in the Senate by a vote of 21 in the affirmative and 16 in the negative?


YES


1,928


1,763


3,691


NO


310


404


714


BLANKS


98


115


213


The Act imposes a temporary tax upon all re- tail sales of tangible personal property at the rate of three per cent of the selling price. Sales of certain items are exempted from the tax, in- cluding but not limited to sales of food products for human use, articles of clothing, prescription medicines, agricultural machinery and certain publications. The statute contains specific pro- visions relating to the registration of vendors, the filing of returns and the payment of the amounts collected by such vendors. Vendors may apply


to the State Tax Commission for abatements of the amounts owed where they believe such amounts to be excessive, and decisions of the Commission on such applications may be re- viewed by the Appellate Tax Board. The Com- missioner of Corporations and Taxation shall have the usual powers and remedies provided for tax collection for the collection of the taxes imposed by this section. The State Tax Commission shall issue regulations necessary for proper administra- tion and enforcement of the section.


The Act further imposes a temporary excise upon the storage, use or other consumption in Massachusetts of tangible personal property at the rate of three per cent of the sales price of such property Sales upon which the retail sales tax described above has been imposed, or which are exempt from the retail sales tax, shall be exempt from the use tax. Sales upon which a tax has been paid in another jurisdiction shall also be exempt. Assessment, abatement and collection of the use tax shall be governed by the provisions which relate to the tax upon retail sales. The tax upon retail sales and the excise upon storage, use or other consumption shall be effective during the period from April 1, 1966 to December 31, 1967.


Each qualified taxpayer shall be entitled to a credit of four dollars for himself, four dollars for his spouse and eight dollars for each qualified de- pendent, but such credit shall not be allowed if the taxable income of such individual and his spouse exceeds five thousand dollars for the year. In addition to the taxes described above, the Act provides for new excises upon certain banks; new taxes upon the income of certain corporations; new taxes upon cigarettes a room occupancy ex- cise upon rent paid for the use of hotel rooms and other lodging places; and excise upon sales of certain alcoholic beverages.


The Act creates the Local Aid Fund for the purpose of providing educational assistance, and authorizes the periodic distribution of amounts from such Fund to the cities and towns. In addi- tion, the Act contains a variety of provisions relating to the program of State aid to public schools, and to its administration.


QUESTION NO. 6


Do you approve of an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An Act imposing a temporary tax on retail sales, and a temporary excise upon the storage, use or other consumption, of certain tangible personal property, revising and impos- ing certain other taxes and excises, establishing


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the local Aid Fund, and providing for the distri- bution of funds therefrom to cities and towns?"


YES


1,568


1,451


3,019


NO


485


530


1,015


BLANKS


283


301


584


QUESTION NO. 7


A. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic bever- ages (whiskey, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines and all other alcoholic beverages) ?


YES


1,375


1,545


2,920


NC


784


563


1,347


BLANKS


177


174


351


B. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other malt beverages) ?


YES


1,347


1,524


2,871


NO


756


535


1,291


BLANKS


233


223


456


C. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic bev- erages in packages, so called, not to be drunk on the premises?


YES


1,548


1,680


3,228


NO


577


410


987


BLANKS


211


192


403


D. Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale of all alcoholic beverages by hotels having a dining room capacity of not less than ninety-nine persons and lodging capacity of not less than fifty rooms?


YES


1,588


1,656


3,244


NO


525


414


939


BLANKS


223


212


435


HARRY W. HIGGINS, Town Clerk


POLICE DEPARTMENT


NA


THOMAS F. GANLEY Chief of Police


On September 10, 1966, Patrolman Franklin B. Tozier resigned. On December 5, 1966 Intermittent Patrolman George McCarthy was appointed a regular patrolman, but declined in order to ac- cept an appointment as a patrolman in the Metro- politan District Commission. On December 12, 1966 Samuel English, Jr. and Hartley E. Boudreau were appointed Permanent Intermittent Patrol- men.


The Department has investigated a total of 2921 complaints. Arrests for the year totaled 274 and are classified as shown in the table following.


Male Female Total


Breaking and Entering and


Larceny in the Night-time


3


0


3


Delinquency


6


2


8


Driving a Motor Vehicle to endanger life


2


0


2


Driving a Motor Vehicle while Intoxicated 12


3


15


Larceny and Attempt


1


1


2


Liquor Laws


1


()


1


Motor Vehicle Laws


173


20


193


Non-Support


4


0


4


Using Motor Vehicle without authority of owner


4


0


4


Vagrancy


5


0


5


Weapon Carrying


2


0


2


All other


4


0


4


Drunkenness


27


4


31


ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES


Accidents


261


Accidents, Injured


198


Ambulance Cases


276


Auto Thefts


8


Breaks and Attempts


58


Commitments - Mental


2


Court Appearnces


86


Dead Bodies Cared For


6


Dog Bites


48


Doors and Windows Found Open


41


Fire Alarms Answered


180


9


Larceny Under $50 49


Larceny Over $50


33


Licenses Suspended


31


Live Wires Guarded


7


Lost or Stolen Property Recovered


$12,659.00


Messages Delivered


35


Missing Persons Reported


13


Missing Persons Located


13


Motor Vehicle Violations Sent to Registry


329


Parking Violatins


260


Road Conditions Reported 20


707


Summonses Served


177


Summonses Taken Out


29


Teletype Messages


65


Vacant Houses Checked


973


Warrants - Served


5


ROSTER


Chief of Police Thomas F. Ganley


Captains


Frank E. Martin Norman T. A. Grady


Sergeant William R. Delamater


Identification Specialist


Casimiro Navas


Patrolmen


Edwin Price Leon W. Cobb


John F. Pepper


Edward W. Foley


Paul F. Jensen


Franklin T. Livermore


Albert A. Korkatti


Paul A. Madden


Edward G. Cleary Arthur R. Munroe


Robert M. Aldenberg


Intermittent Patrolmen


G. Rudolfe Anderson


Lawrence Austin


Samuel English, Jr. Hartley F. Boudreau


School Traffic Supervisors


Doris Gaythwaite Shirley Chamberland


Madeline Fudge June Reinstein


Eunice Carter


FIRE DEPARTMENT


CARL E. DAVIS, Chief


A total of 47 fase alarms plagued this depart- ment during 1966. These malicious acts cost $1776 in payroll.


"Old Lynnfield" lost two landmarks when fires of suspicious origin leveled the Smith and Ballou barns.


Mutual aid requested of surrounding towns, ,backed-up our all-call department during ex- treme emergencies and their cooperation was most appreciated.


On several occasions the response to alarms by available department personnel was less than adequate. This condition is of concern especially during normal weekday working hours.


A new Engine 4 was placed in service Feb. 16, 1966 and very much improved the department's operations.


An inadequate supply of reserve hose following several major fires proved to be a handicap and steps should be taken to add to our reserve hose inventory.


Private Archie Packard, appointed to the de- partment Sept. 1, 1956, retired May 31, 1966 com- pleting ten years of faithful service.


Rev. Robert W. Etzel was appointed Protestant Chaplain June 8, 1966.


The fire alarm system was extended to include several new developments.




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