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N 43° 41' 40" W 317.45 S 46° 52' 40" W 342.27 S 47º 40' 10" W 133.64 S 46° 54' 40" W 285.78 S 47º 17' 40" W 165.23 to land now or formerly of Alton Properties, Inc. - thence by land now or formerly of said Alton Properties, Inc by 4 courses as follows:
N 35° 51' 30" W 2197.30 N 39° 13' 00" W 96.64 N 35° 45' 00" W 318.73
S 50° 45' 33" W 292.15 to the easterly side of North Street - thence by the east side of North Street by 2 courses as follows:
N 37° 46' 00" W 529.16
N 37° 37' 00" W 61.83 to the center line of the new proposed Federal route and Interstate Highway known as number 495 through land of L. Homer Carson and Alton Properties, Inc. 2664.13 feet to the southerly side of Andover Street - thence 389° 31' 43" E along the southerly side line of Andover Street 1599.51 feet to the point of beginning ..
Planning Board.
Voted: To amend the Zoning By-Laws by changing the follow- ing area from a general residence and farming area to Heavy Industry by adding the following section G to 4 so as to read as follows: section G that parcel of land containing 360 acres more or less as shown on a plan entitled Tewksbury Industrial Park, Alton Property Estates, Scale 1 inch equals 100 feet, April 9, 1959, Dana F. Perkins and Sons, Civil Engineers, Reading, Mass. and which parcel is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point
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where the southerly side line of Andover Street intersects the town line of Andover and Tewksbury:
Thence by the said town line S 57° 09' 09" E 3066.29 feet to land now or formely of Howard H. Leighton, thence by land of said Leighton by 8 courses as follows:
S 24° 33' 10" E 16.63
S 23º 52' 40" E 139.23
S 18° 19' 50" E 106.58
S 17° 58' 00" E 132.76 S 17º 29' 20" E 113.60
S 11º 19' 24" W 721.11
S 10° 03' 40" W 223.63
S 14° 15 50" W 438.74 to the north side of Kendall Street thence in a westerly direction on the northerly side of Kendall Street by 10 courses as follows:
N 83° 20' 20" ₩ 136.69
S 79° 38' 30" W 345.48 thence by a curved line in a south- westerly direction with a radius of 350.00 feet and length of 157.15 ft.
S 53° 35' 20" W 150.75 thence by a curved line in a north- westerly direction with a radius of 400.00 feet and a length of 157.52 feet.
S 76° 09' 10" W 110.00 to Meadow Brook thence by a curved line in a southwesterly direction with a radius of 400 feet and a length of 173.18 feet, thence by a curved line in a northwesterly direction with a radius of 400 feet and a length of 71.31 feet.
S 61° 33' 40" W 160.39 thence by a curved line in a south- westerly direction with a radius of 250 feet and a length of 286.08 feet to land of Alton Properties, Inc.
thence by land of said Alton Properties, Inc. by 5 courses as follows:
S 85° 59' 50" W 354.51
N28° 26' 20" W 648.82
N50° 32' 00" ₩ 462.09
N36° 50' 30" W 489.42
S 47° 21' 30" W 451.32
thence S 48° 22' 30" W by land of Alton Properties, Inc. and land of Town of Tewksbury 285.17 feet to land of John D. Sullivan
thence by land of said John D. Sullivan by 5 courses as follows:
N43° 41' 40" W 317.45
S 46° 52' 40" W 342.27
S 47° 40' 10" W 133.63
S 46° 54' 40" W 285.78
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S 47° 17' 40" W 165.23 to land now or formerly of Alton Properties, Inc. by 4 courses as follows:
N 35° 51' 30" W 2197.30
N39° 13' 00" W 96.64
N35° 45' 00" W 318.73
S 50° 45' 33" W 292.15 to the easterly side of North Street thence by the east side of North Street by 2 courses as follows: N 37° 46' 00" W 529.16
N37° 37' 00" W 61.83 to the center line of the new pro- posed Federal Route and Interstate Highway known as No. 495.
thence N 56° 12' 20" E being the center line of said route 495 through land of L. Homer Carson and Alton Properties, Inc. 2664.13 feet to the southerly side of Andover Street
thence S 89° 31' 43" E along the southerly side line of Andover Street 1599.51 feet to the point of beginning. A unanimous vote. Approved by Attorney General June 9, 1959.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 P. M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant, by posting attested copies thereof upon the Town Hall and in the Post Offices and by leaving at least five hundred (500) copies at the Post Office and the Town Hall in said Town eight (8) days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
HEREOF FAIL NOT, AND MAKE DUE RETURNS OF THIS WARRANT, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 21st day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine.
JOSEPH J. WHELAN, Chair. THOMAS A. ABBOTT JOHN A. MORRISSEY GEORGE A. O'CONNELL VICTOR N. CLUFF Selectmen of Tewksbury.
A true copy. Attest: WALTER J. JOP Constable of Tewksbury
Middlesex ss. Tewksbury, Mass., April 22, 1959
By virtue of this warrant, I this day at 10:00 o'clock A. M. served the within warrant by posting up attested copies thereof upon the Town Hall and each of the Post Offices and by leaving at least 500 copies at the Post Offices and Town Hall in said Town of Tewksbury, fourteen (14) days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
A true copy. Attest: ALICE A. PIKE Town Clerk
WALTER J. JOP Constable of Tewksbury
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JURY LIST FOR 1959 - 1960
Abbott, Thomas A., 39 School St. Letter Carrier
Anderson, Adelbert, 204 Chapman Rd. Farmer
Anderson, Ethel, 24 Pleasant St. Housewife
Aubut, Joseph, 836 Whipple Rd. Social Worker
Beatrice, Carl A., 12 So. Amos St. Mechanic
Beattie, David, 29 Marie St. Salesman
Blanchard, Omer N., 1462 Andover St. Bus driver
Brothers, Arthur T., Sr., 49 School St.
Station Attendant
Burns, John L., 18 Charlotte Rd.
Clerk
Campbell, Philip, 18 Chester St.
Letter Carrier
Carbonneau, Florence, 19 Dirlam Circle
Housewife
Chibas, Leo D., 48 Dewey St. Division Manager
Ciccolella, Domenic, 318 Brown St. Electrician
Clark, Lillian, 12 Maplewood Ave. Housewife
Collins, George R., 35 Summer St. Custodian
Collins, Gladys, 35 Summer St.
Housewife
Connolly, John Jr., 128 Elm St. Sales Representative
Davis, Merrill, 15 Knollwood Rd. Napper
DeDeo, Denis, 10 Jay St. Plumber
Desharnais, Roland D., 103 South St.
Meat Cutter
Dey, John, 29 Patriot Rd. Gas Service Man
Doherty, William, 692 Chandler St. Public Works
Donoghue, John L., Sr., 10 Armistice Rd.
Warehouseman
Donovan, Harold, 479 Livingston St.
Machine Shop
Dorsch, Charlotte, 572 Woburn St.
Housewife
Dugau, Fred A., 77 Chandler St.,
Farmer
Dzwelewski, Benjamin, 16 Knollwood Rd.
Chef
Emro, John, 24 Pearl St.
Expeditor
Fairbrother, Herbert, 93 Lee St.
Supervisor
Fales, Richard L., 21 Grasshopper Lane Salesman
Farwell, Doris, 15 Amos St. Housewife
Flynn, Charles, 20 Chester Circle
Telephone Lineman
French, Austin F., 507 Whipple Rd. Market Gardener
Gale, Gladys, 24 Helvetia St. Housewife
Goddard, Frank, 933 Andover St.
Salesman
Gourley, Ida M., 665 East St.
Clerk
Griffin, Patrick, 5 Revere Rd.
Postal Clerk
Haines, Clifford H., 163 East St.
Farmer
Haines, Everett, 797 Livingston St. Fireman
Halloran, Paul R., 5 Davis Rd. Salesman
Hannigan, Grace J., 202 Astle St. Housekeeper
Hill, Thomas W., Jr., 50 Hill St. Shipper
Hoell, Edmund E., 16 Boisvert Rd. Elec. Technician
Hurton, William J., 12 Marie St.
New England Tel. & Tel.
Keefe, James G., 363 Trull Rd. Aircraft Mech.
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Retired
Kelley, Joseph, 61 Astle St.
Lisay, Amelia J., 173 Martin Rd. Bookkeeper
Lussier, Albert E., Sr., 4 Ida St. Letter Carrier
McCausland, M. Edwedge, 14 Appletree Rd. Housewife
McCausland, Stanley, 14 Appletree Rd. Mechanic
McCoy, Eleanor, 4 Edward St. Housewife
McGowan, William H., 69 Pleasant St. Supervisor
Mclaughlin, Eugene J., 25 Euclid Rd.
Clerk
Mahoney, William, 10 Crawford Drive Clerk
Mannion, Regis, 2581 Main St. Electrician
Massa, Joseph, 6 Benson Rd. Clerk
Matley, Frank S., 6 Edward St. Farmer
Minklein, Arthur A., 2254 Main St. Ink Salesman
Mitchell, Richard, 51 Mystic Ave. Truckdriver
Moccia, Anthony D., 10 Davis Rd. Elec. Tech.
Monroe, Joseph, 820 East St. Insurance Adjuster
Mortali, Mary E., 55 Hill St. Bookkeeper
Murphy, Helen, 66 Temple St.
Housewife
Murphy, Richard C., 101 Patten Rd.
Printer
Nash, Harry L., 1415 Main St.
Chauffeur
Nicholls, Howard E., T.S.H.
Attendant
Noyes, Adele, 290 South St.
Housewife
Nugent, Joseph, 7 California Rd.
Draftsman
Nugent, Mary, 7 California Rd.
Housewife
O'Connor, Daniel G., 1314 Shawsheen St.
School Principal
O'Neill, Richard J., 645 South St. Supt. of Streets
Osterman, Edwin W., 98 No. Billerica Rd. Farmer
Parsons, Justin F., 22 Central St.
Retired
Patenaude, Henry J., 217 No. Billerica Rd.
Interior Decorator
Proverb, Mary, 310 Brown St. Housewife
Querze, Louis, 10 Benson Rd. Machinist
Ray, Thomas D., 250 South St. Boilermaker
Ronan, Norman, T.S.H. Attendant
Ryan, Francis, 1303 South St. Postal Clerk
Snook, Lester B., 12 Oak St. Salesman
Spencer, Eleanor, 8 Edward St. Housewife
Spencer, Frank H., 8 Edward St. Physical Director
Stevenson, George, 24 Franklin St. Laborer
Strong, Marion K., 2 Oliver St. Housewife
Sullivan, James, 387 Chandler St. Government Clerk
Sullivan, Joseph, 15 Charlotte Rd. Postal Clerk
Sweeney, Mildred I., 12 Appletree Rd. Housewife
Sweeney, William J., 12 Appletree Rd. Sailmaker
Thomas, Kenneth, 1 Oak St. Crash Crewman
Walker, Daniel T., 10 Knollwood Rd. Builder
Walsh, Leo T., 10 Sullivan Parkway Postal Clerk
Webb, Raymond A., 738 Trull Rd. Insurance Agent
Wells, Beatrice, 260 Whipple Rd. Housewife
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Wheatley, Dorothy M., 4 Dirlam Circle Housewife
Whelan, Eleanor C., 5 Florence Ave. Housewife White, John Jr., 43 Mystic Ave. Carpenter
Whitney, Donald E., 14 Easement Rd. Gas Station Attendant Wing, Raymond, 15 Patriot Rd. Roofer Youney, Harry, 56 Patten Rd. Iron Worker
STATE AUDIT REPORT
BUREAU OF ACCOUNTS
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston 33
November 2, 1959
To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Joseph J. Whelan, Chairman Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Tewksbury for the period from May 26, 1957 to July 25, 1959, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. William Schwartz, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, HERMAN B. DINE Director of Accounts
Mr. Herman B. Dine Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Tewksbury for the period from May 26, 1957, the date of the previous audit, to July 25, 1959, and submit the following report thereon:
The records of financial transactions of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collection were examined and checked for the period covered by the audit.
The books and accounts of the town auditor were examined and checked in detail. The receipts, as recorded, were compared
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with the treasurer's books and with the records in the several departments collecting money for the town or committing bills for collection. The recorded payments were checked with the treasury warrants and with the disbursements as shown by the treasurer's cash book. The appropriations, loan authorizations, and transfers, as entered on the ledger, were checked with the town clerk's records of town meeting votes and with the finance committee's authorizations of transfers from the reserve fund.
The general and appropriation ledger accounts were analyzed, the necessary adjusting entries were made, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the finan- cial condition of the town on July 25, 1959.
The books and accounts in the town treasurer's office were examined and checked in detail. The receipts as recorded were analyzed and checked with the auditor's books and with the rec- ords of departmental payments to the treasurer, while the recorded payments were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds. The cash balance on July 25, 1959 was proved by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit, by verification of the deposits in transit, and by actual count of the cash in the office.
The savings bank books representing the investments of the trust and investment funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined. The income was verified, the transfers to the town were checked, and the balances were listed and found to be as recorded on the treasurer's and the auditor's books.
The reported payments of maturing debt and interest were compared with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file. The unpaid bonds and coupons were listed and reconciled with a statement furnished by the bank in which such funds are deposited.
The tax titles and tax possessions held by the town were listed from the records of the treasurer and all transactions pertaining thereto were verified and compared with the records at the Registry of Deeds.
The records of payroll deductions for Federal and State taxes, the county retirement system, purchase of savings bonds, and the Massachusetts Hospital Service, Inc., were examined and checked with the treasurer's record of receipts. The payments to the proper agencies were verified, and the balances in the general treasury on July 25, 1959 were listed and proved with the auditor's ledger.
The assessors' warrants for the commitment of taxes, motor vehicle and trailer excise, and water liens were examined and compared with the detailed lists. The assessors' records of abate- ments granted were listed and checked with the amounts recorded on the town collector's books.
The books and accounts of the town collector were examined
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and checked. The tax, excise, departmental, and water accounts outstanding at the time of the previous audit, as well as all subse- quent commitments, were audited and proved with the assessors' warrants. The recorded collections were checked with the pay- ments to the treasurer and with the auditor's records, the abate- ments were compared with the departmental records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the accounts in the auditor's office.
The outstanding accounts were further verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The audit of the town collector's accounts showed a cash dis- crepancy amounting to $3,357.31 as of the audit date of July 25, 1959, which sum was paid over to the town treasurer on October 5, 1959.
Attention is once again called to the outstanding taxes and motor vehicle excise of previous years and it is urged that prompt settlement of these overdue accounts be obtained.
The financial records of the town clerk were examined and checked. The collections on account of dog and sporting licenses, as well as of miscellaneous licenses and recording fees, were verified and compared with the payments to the treasurer and to the Division of Fisheries and Game. The cash balance on July 25, 1959 was proved by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit and by actual count of the cash in the office.
The surety bonds furnished by the town officials for the faith- ful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of receipts of the selectmen, the sealer of weights and measures, and the building, wiring and plumbing inspectors, as well as of the police, school, and library departments, and of all other departments collecting money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined and checked in detail. The payments to the treasurer were verified, and the cash balances were proved by actual count.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing reconciliations of the several cash accounts, sum- maries of the tax, excise, tax title, tax possession, and departmental accounts, as well as schedules showing the transactions and condi- tion of the trust and investment funds.
While engaged in making the audit cooperation was received from all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM SCHWARTZ
Asistant Director of Accounts
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TOWN OF TEWKSBURY BALANCE SHEET - JULY 25, 1959 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
CASH:
General
$
499,261.84
Louis H. Amiot, Town Col-
lector, Discrepancy
3,357.31
Advance for Petty:
Collector $
75.00
Public Welfare
50.00
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Accounts Receivable: Taxes:
Levy of 1950:
Poll
$
4.00
Levy of 1951:
Poll
12.00
Personal Property
50.16
Real Estate
588.52
Levy of 1952:
Poll
34.00
Personal Property
95.16
Real Estate
1,226.63
Levy of 1953:
Poll
10.00
Temporary Loans: In Anticipation of Revenue 1959 $ 300,000.00
State and County Assess- ments 1959:
State:
Parks and Reservations .. $ 4,422.58
County:
Tax 18,217.46
Tuberculosis Hospital
1,643.34
24,283.38
Employees' Payroll Deductions:
Federal Taxes $ 8,290.65
State Taxes 574.26
Contributory Retirement System 846.02
Blue Cross & Blue Shield .. 956.30
Purchase of Savings Bonds 368.28
11,035.51
Guarantee Deposits:
Planning Board
$
2,845.19
125.00
Personal Property
408.24
Purchase of Land
352.00
Real Estate
1,643.95
Water Installation 525.00
Levy of 1954:
Poll
32.00
Agency:
Dog Licenses - Due County
611.25
Tailings
623.50
Levy of 1955:
Recoveries:
Disability Assistance $ 207.17
Personal Property
802.60
Real Estate
5,271.87
Levy of 1956: Poll
94.00
Personal Property
1,488.70
Real Estate
11,337.96
Levy of 1957:
Poll
290.00
Personal Property
1,043.63
Real Estate
13,975.00
Levy of 1958:
Poll
362.00
Public Law 874
14,816.03
Public Law 85-864
1,080.99
Real Estate
28,177.80
Levy of 1959: Poll
6,896.00
Personal Property
295,849.35
School Athletics
643.77
374,244.07
15,369.75
Poll
112.00
Old Age Assistance 2,246.34
2,453.51
Federal Grants:
Disability Assistance: Administration $ 509.52
Assistance
2,924.84
Aid to Dependent Children: Administration
766.12
Aid
9,176.34
Old Age Assistance:
Administration
62.00
Assistance
17,304.72
Personal Property
1,175.30
46,640.56
Revolving Funds: School Lunch $ 14,725.98
3,722.19
Personal Property
817.80
Real Estate
2,445.40
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Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
Levy of 1949 $ 72.42
Levy of 1950
266.90
General
$
873,660.41
Levy of 1951 320.03
Water 167,542.26
Levy of 1952
449.17
Levy of 1953
596.27
Non-Revenue (Loan Balances):
Levy of 1954
2,421.41
Levy of 1955
2,262.87
Levy of 1956
4,397.12
Levy of 1957
10,376.53
Levy of 1958
20,625.42
Levy of 1959
30,139.32
Appropriation Voted from Municipal Bldg. Ins. Fnnd:
Blanket Insurance 9,000.00
Receipts Reserved for Appropriation: Road Machinery Fund
3,046.40
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
1,372.23
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
Levy of 1950 $ 4.00
Levy of 1951
650.68
Levy of 1952
1,355.79
Levy of 1953
2,062.19
Levy of 1954
3,295.20
Public Welfare - State ' 45.50
Levy of 1955
185.60
Disability Assistance
2,294.68
Levy of 1957
3,099.10
1,531,372.31
71,927.46
Farm Animal Excise: Levy of 1959
126.21
Special Taxes:
Estate of Deceased Persons
543.16
Tax Titles and Possessions:
Tax Titles $ 4,833.32
Tax Possessions
5,028.15
9,861.47
Departmental:
Public Welfare - Cities and Towns $ 440.32
Appropriation Balances: Revenue:
High School Constr. 466,729.25
Heath Brook School
Construction 23,440.39
Aid to Dependent Children 14,151.47 Old Age Assistance - Cities and Towns 4,679.73
Old Age Assistance -
State 15,253.19
Levy of 1958
8,287.59 Levy of 1959
67,238.89
86,179.04
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $ 71,927.46
Farm Animal Excise 126.21
Special Tax 543.16
Tax Title & Possession
9,861.47
Departmental
36,864.89
Water
32,335.51
Aid to Highways
63,875.00
Aid to Highways: 62
State $ 49,875.00
County
14,000.00
63,875.00
Reserve for Town Collector's Discrepancy Account
3,357.31
Due from Municipal Building Insurance Fund to meet Appropriation Voted
9,000.00
Reserve for Petty Cash Advance Surplus Revenue
125.00
201,864.24
Revenue 1959: Real Estate Taxes 1959 to be Committed 1,083,211.88
Estimated Receipts - to be collected 263,838.67
Unprovided for or Over- drawn Accounts:
36,864.89
Water:
Liens Added to Taxes:
Levy of 1957 $ 523.52
Levy of 1958
393.25
Rates
30,997.17
Installations
421.57
32,335.51
215,533.70
Overlay Deficit: Levy of 1956
14.80
Overdrawn Appropriations:
Insurance
$
6,528.11
Interest on Temporary Loans 1,474.50
8,002.61
$ 2,456,589.88
$ 2,456,589.88
DEBT ACCOUNTS
& Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Debt Limit Outside Debt Limit
$
641,000.00
3,135,000.00
7.
Serial Loans: Inside Debt Limit: General:
School Construction
1951
$
141,000.00
School Construction 1956 120,000.00
School Construction 1959 380,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
General:
School Construction
1951
$
390,000.00
641,000.00
School Construction 1956 425,000.00
School Construction
1958 970,000.00
Public Service Enterprise:
Water Construction 1951 1,290,000.00
Water Construction 1956 60,000.00
3,135,000.00
$ 3,776,000.00
$ 3,776,000.00
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities: In Custody of Treasurer $ 43,265.21
School Fund:
Foster School $ 1,738.00
George A. Pierce Essay 158.75
$ 1,896.75
Cemetery Fund: Perpetual Care
2,305.40
Investment Fund: Municipal Bldg. Insurance
39,063.06
$ 43,265.21
$ 43,265.21
REPORT OF BOARD OF REGISTRARS H. A. Fairbrother, Chairman
In 1959 registration of voters was carried on during office hours of the Town Clerk and by public registration as required by law.
Women married prior to January 1st must re-register under their marriage name. New residents are requested to notify the Board of Registrars of the date on which they become residents; any change of residence within the Town should also be brought to the attention of the Town Clerk's office.
The annual listing of all inhabitants 20 years of age and over was carried out under the supervision of the Registrars and the 1959 street list was compiled.
Voting lists were checked and corrected. As of December 31, 1959 there were 5423 Voters: Prec. 1-2296; Prec. 2-1614; Prec. 3-1513.
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
Alice A. Pike (res. July 31) - John E. Hedstrom (app. August 1)
Financial Report, January 1 to July 31, 1959
Received and Paid the Town Treasurer for
Licenses, permits, recording fees, etc. $2,865.75
Received and Paid the Town Treasurer for dog licenses 2,764.00 Received and Paid the Div. of Fisheries and Game for Sporting Licenses 2,617.00
Total
$8,246.75
Births 407
Marriages 115
Deaths 89
The office of the Town Clerk is prepared upon request to furnish Parents, Househalders, and Physicians the blanks for the return of Briths as required by law.
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN Walter R. Doucette
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
In beginning my annual report, I would like to thank all departments for the cooperation they have given my department whenever assistance was requested of them through the year.
Dutch Elm disease is on the increase in our town. At this point it does not look as though any Elms will survive this dread disease. The amount of Dutch Elm removals this year is well over a hundred as compared to about seventy in 1958. The only consolation I can offer is that we are not asking for any additional funds to cope with this problem.
The second phase of the 13,000 K. V. power conversion will be completed this year. The areas affected by this change will be Summer, part of Pleasant, Helvetia, Chandler, Foster and all of Shawsheen Street. This change will greatly improve the power system. It will also reduce to a minimum the amount of outages. The change has caused the loss of many trees up through the wires and also in close proximity to the wires. But in this day and age no homeowner can be without power very long. The removal of the trees becomes imperative. However, I have requested of the Power Company that strategic trees removed be replaced, which they have been willing to do. These replacements are planted by this department. We in town no longer plant trees under the wires. Trees and wires can no longer flirt together and live in harmony with this new high voltage. As it has been in the past, the Town of Tewksbury was fed power from the direction of Lowell. Under this new system power enters Tewksbury from Billerica, Andover and Lowell, which lessens the length of time of any interruption in service. I would like to thank the people for cooperating and understanding in the areas where this conversion has been goin on.
I cannot recommend too strongly the need for more new trees by homeowners, on their own property. A considerable amount of planting has been done again this year by homeowners who paid for the trees, which we plant in front of their property. I will be glad to furnish information to anyone who is interested.
Trees are nature's most effective air conditioners and purifiers. With the ever increasing amount of automobiles now on the roads, trees are more necessary than ever. The money you spend for a tree will repay you ten-fold.
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