Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1939-1940, Part 11

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1939
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 388


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Given under our hands and seal of said town this fifteenth day of July, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and forty.


A true copy attested :


CHARLES H. BLACK, FRANK W. DAYTON, JEROME J. O'LEARY,


Selectmen of Wilmington.


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Constable


Middlesex ss:


July 18, 1940


This is to certify that I this day posted attested copies of this warrant in accordance with the By-laws of the Town of Wilmington.


HARRY J. AINSWORTH,


Constable of Wilmington.


Attest :


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH,


Town Clerk.


Record of Proceedings of Special Town Meeting Held July 29th, 1940


Due to the absence of the Moderator the meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk. Mr. Harold E. Melzar was elected to act as Moderator Pro-tem at this meeting. and was sworn by the Town Clerk. The warrant was then read by the Town Clerk and the Constable's Return. The Moderator proceeded to take up Article 1.


Article 1. On motion of Susan T. Esler it was voted to pass the article. No action by Finance Committee.


Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the action taken at the last annual meeting making the extension of water main easterly along Lowell Street, which was voted under Article Sixteen ot the warrant for said meeting, a W. P. A. Project, and provide in- stead that the work be done with town labor under the supervision of the Board of Water Commissioners, or do anything in relation thereto. Approved by Finance Committee.


Motion by Herbert C. Barrows: That the action taken at the last annual meeting, making the extension of water main easterly along Lowell Street, which was voted under Article Sixteen of the warrant for said meeting, a W. P. A. project, be and the same is hereby re- scinded, and instead thereof the work shall be done with town labor under the supervision of the Board of Water Commissioners. There was considerable discussion on this article.


On an amendment offered by Herbert C. Barrows it was voted by striking that part of Article 16 voted at the annual Town Meeting making this a W. P. A. project and inserting the qualification that it


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be done by Town Labor under the direction of the Water Com- missioners.


Article 3. On motion of Frank W. Dayton it was voted to pass this article.


Article 4. On motion of Louis T. McMahon it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be and they hereby are authorized to appear by the Town Counsel before the Department of Public Utilities of the Commonwealth and to advocate, by petition or otherwise as they may be advised, that the classification of this Town under the Schedule of Rates and Charges of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company be changed so as to bring this Town within one of the groups therein provided for in the Metropolitan Boston District.


The Moderator doubted the vote and called for a standing vote. Voted in the affirmative 29


Voted in the negative 14


On motion of Herbert C. Barrows it was voted to adjourn.


Attest:


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH,


Town Clerk.


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WARRANT Special Town Meeting September 30, 1940


To Harry J. Ainsworth, Constable of the Town of Wilmington:


Greetings :- In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the manner prescribed in the By-laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town quali- fied by law to vote in Town affairs to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Monday, the Thirtieth Day of September next at 8:00 P. M. to consider and act on the following Articles:


Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money for ordinary maintenance expenses, and revenue loans under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1933 as amended: and appropriate any sums thus borrowed for Health and Sanitation, for the Police Department, for Election and Registration, and for other town departments or do anything in relation thereto.


Article 2. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of the Acts of 1939 as amended and to appropriate any sums thus borrowed for expenditures of the Board of Public Welfare, including Aid to De- pendent Children and Old Age Assistance, Soldier's Benefits, including State Aid, Military Aid, Soldier's Burials and Soldier's Relief, and for any federal emergency unemployment relief projects or do anything in relation thereto.


Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the "Chapter 90 Maintenance Account" to the "Police Department" the sum of one Thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or do anything in relation thereto.


Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, or a certi- fied copy thereof, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, as soon as may be and before said meeting.


Given under our hands and seal of said town this twenty-third day of September, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and forty.


CHARLES H. BLACK, FRANK W. DAYTON, JEROME J. O'LEARY,


Selectmen of Wilmington.


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Record of Proceedings of Special Town Meeting Held September 30, 1940


The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8:15 P. M. On motion of Frank W. Dayton it was voted to dispense with the reading of the warrant.


On motion of Frank W. Dayton it was voted to adjourn the meet- ing until Monday Evening October 7, 1940, due to lack of a quorum. There were 34 registered voters present.


Attest:


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH,


Town Clerk.


Record of Proceedings of the Adjurned Special Town Meeting Held October 7, 1940


Article 1. On motion of Jerome J. O'Leary it was voted to pass the article.


Article 2. Motion by Jerome J. O'Leary that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow, from time to time, the sum of seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200.00) under authority of, and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 of the Acts of 1939 as amended and that the proceeds of these loans are hereby appropriated for the following purposes:


Board of Public Welfare $5,000.00


Aid to Dependent Children 1,200.00


Old Age Assistance 1,000.00


On behalf of the Finance Committee, its Chairman, Mr. Herbert C. Barrows recommended that no money be borrowed or appropriated under Article 2 for the purposes set forth therein, until the investiga- tion now under way of certain conditions in this department, has been completed by the Finance Committee.


The Moderator announced that a two-thirds vote was required under this motion.


Voted in the affirmative 57


Voted in the negative 61


The Moderator declared the motion lost.


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Article 3. On motion of Jerome J. O'Leary it was voted that the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) be transferred from the Chapter 90 Account to the Police Department.


Mr. Herbert C. Barrows reported for the Finance Committee, that they had approved of this article.


On motion of Frank W. Dayton it was voted to adjourn.


There were 164 Registered Voters present.


Attest:


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH,


Town Clerk.


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VITAL STATISTICS


BIRTHS


Number of Births recorded in 1940 79


MARRIAGES


Number of Marriages recorded in 1940


79


DEATHS


Number of Deaths recorded in 1940


69


Male


Female


Persons 70 years and over who died during the year 1940:


Years


Months


Edward Young


86


Orlando C. Joslyn


85


Henry Harris


75


7


Susanna Gorman


78


1


Mary J. Murphy


75


3


Patrick H. Moriarty


82


Howard M. Horton


78


5


Bridget Corbett


70


1


John J. Twomey


72


8


John H. Skinner


92


5


Lucy E. Sheldon


76


2


Mary O'Neil


82


Arthur Hamilton


73


10


John T. Hadley


82


4


Bessie Grover


76


3


Maria Skank


78


3


Mary E. Mackinnon


75


5


Margaret M. Roche


70


Joseph N. Ames


82


6


Cora Blaisdell


78


2


Laura Webb


70


10


Antonio Casaletto


83


Sarah Bedell


70


9


Ernest Stoliker


72


Emma Landgren


82


1


Maude Foley


75


8


Carl Borgh


75


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Report of Burials for Wildwood Cemetery for the Year 1940


Wilmington residents died in Wilmington 17 Wilmington residents died elsewhere 22 Non-residents buried in Wilmington 20


Total


H. OLIVER NEWCOMB,


Superintendent.


Money Paid Town Treasurer on Dog License Account


Whole number licensed


369


Males 277


Females 41 Spayed 50 Kennel 1


By cash paid Town Treasurer $810.00 I wish to express to Officer Frank Gammons my sincere thanks for his assistance and co-operation in this work.


Report of the Division of Fisheries and Game Licenses


Whole number issued 187


Resident Citizen Fishing 66


Resident Citizen Hunting 61


Resident Citizen Sporting


26


Resident Minors and Women's Fishing


13


Resident Citizen Trapping


3


Resident Citizen Minor's Trapping 3


Resident Citizen Sporting (Free)


15


By cash paid Division of Fisheries and Game $331.75


Compiled Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths


Number on hand January 1, 1940 97


Number on hand December 31, 1940 97


These records are on sale by a vote of the Selectmen at $1.00 per copy. (Book stores are allowed to purchase these copies at 60 cents each) and may be obtained from the Town Clerk.


Town Licenses


Total value of licenses issued by Selectmen and recorded.


By cash paid Town Treasurer including Gasoline Renewals .... $4,247.00 Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH,


Town Clerk.


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THE TOWN CLERK WILL FURNISH TO PARENTS, HOUSE- HOLDERS, PHYSICIANS AND MIDWIVES APPLYING THEREFOR, BLANKS FOR RETURNS OF BIRTHS AS REQUIRED BY LAW.


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JURY LIST-TOWN OF WILMINGTON


Revised July 29, 1940


Name


William Altman


Charles A. Baldwin


Assistant Stevedore


Jones Avenue


Woburn Street


James D. Blake


Accountant


Middlesex Avenue


D. Robert Carter


Superintendent


Glen Road


James W. Castine


Leather Worker


Columbia Street


Hopkins Street


off Lake Street


Paul W. Dayton


Electrician


Burlington Avenue


Harry W. DeLoreia


Janitor


Rupert W. Deming


Leather Worker


Federal Street


Chestnut Street


Ballardvale Street


John H. Doyle


Currier


Middlesex Avenue


Adrian A. Durkee


Barber


Wilson Street


William C. Esler


Laborer


Main Street


Arthur F. Findlay


Leather Worker


Burlington Avenue


off Beacon Street


Sales Representative


Hillside Way


Truckman


off Salem Street


Edwin F. Forrest


Clerk


Silverhurst Avenue


Harry E. Goodearl


Salesman


Federal Street


Walter Goss


Clerk .


Cottage Street


William S. Hale


Fireman


Columbia Street


Laborer


Brentwood Avenue


Mechanic


Woburn Street


Janitor


Lowell Street


Salesman


Washington Avenue


Joel P. Ireland Arthur G. Kidder


Occupation


Address


Manager


Columbia Street


Justice V. Balser


Carpenter


Ernest M. Crispo


Stone Mason


William P. Curtin


Editor


Church Street


Philip F. Denner


Supervisor


Clarence E. Doucette


Engineer


Manager


John J. Finnerty Walter Fitch John R. Fleming


Harry O. Henderson Ralph Henderson Gilbert T. Hill


Towerman


Thurston Avenue


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Hans J. Larsen


Iron Worker


Glen Road


Lloyd S. Lewis


Salesman


Middlesex Avenue


George G. McKittrick


Machinist


Eames Street


Elmer E. Nary


Fireman


Grove Avenue


Chester W. Nichols


Consulting Engineer


Salem Street


Joseph L. Ring


Student


Middlesex Avenue


Gardner I. Ritchie


Clerk


Columbia Street


Harry Solow, Jr.


Welder


off Salem Street


Joseph H. Surrette


Salesman


Beacon Street


Burt E. Tilley


Clerk


Middlesex Avenue


Paul E. Todd


Engineer


Chestnut Street


Robert Waters


Bank Clerk


Fairview Avenue


James G. Watters


Laborer


off Federal Street


Attest:


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH,


Town Clerk.


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS


VALUATION OF TAXABLE PROPERTY AS OF JAN. 1, 1940


Real Estate $4,024,935.00


Personal Property 343.665.00


RECAPITULATION


Real Estate Tax


$165,827.56


Personal Property Tax


14,159.02


Poll Tax (1,590 Polls)


3,180.00


Additional Poll Tax (5)


10.00


Excise Tax


8,349.33


December Commitment (Real Estate)


103.00


Total Appropriation


247,317.08


State Tax


11,040.00


State Parks and Reservations


176.95


County Tax


5,930.47


Tuberculosis Hospital


1,290.78


Amount of Overlay


2,145.10


Amount of Overlay Deficits (1935 to 1937 inc.)


922.61


Gross Amount to Be Raised


268,822.99


Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds .... 85,656.40


Total Amount Levied on Polls and Property and Com- mitted to the Collector in 1940 183,166.59


Tax Rate Per $1000 for 1940 41.20


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SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY AS OF JAN. 1, 1940


REAL ESTATE


Water Department Buildings, Standpipe, Equipment and Land


$416,000.00


School Houses and Lots


138,050.00


Town Hall and Fire Equipment


7,500.00


Town Park


4,500.00


Cemetery and Buildings


17,000.00


Library Building and Land


2,000.00


Fire Engine House and Land


2,100.00


Moth House and Land


700.00


Common and Flag Staff


2,500.00


Highway Building and Land


5,000.00


$595,350.00


PERSONAL PROPERTY


Highway Trucks, Machinery, etc.


$5,000.00


Safes, Furniture, etc., in Town Hall


2,000.00


Fire Trucks and Equipment


$4,000.00


Sprayers and Fixtures


100.00


Sealers of Weights and Measures Equipment


2,000.00


Police Equipment


1,200.00


School Supplies, Furniture, etc.


9,500.00


Town Ambulance


200.00


Furniture, Water Department


500.00


Library Contents


2,800.00


Cemetery, Trucks, Tools, etc.


1,000.00


$28,300.00


GEORGE W. BUCK, JOHN D. COOKE, WILLIAM H. DOUCETTE,


Assessors.


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TREASURER'S REPORT


Cash in Treasury


$109.196.16


('ash Received Account of:


Income Taxes


$ 25.483.13


Public Welfare


9,915.97


Veterans' Exemptions


318.70


State Aid


190.00


Military Aid


45.00


Sealer's Fees


68.12


Highways


11,205.00


Dog Licenses from Town Clerk


800.00


Refund of Dog Licenses from County Treasurer


675.86


Cemetery


1,420.10


Perpetual Care of Cemetery Lots


200.00


Deeds of Release and sale of Land


9.646.48


Interest


1,199.64


Land Court, Return of Deposits


64.00


Library


65.90


Soldiers' Relief


5.00


Reimbursement for Loss of Taxes


7.57


Police


20.90


Building Inspection


59.50


Insurance


1,167.45


Water Revenue


20,584.33


Licenses


4,257.00


Income from Trust Funds


416.84


Old Age Assistance


25,219.77


Old Age Assistance Refunds


479.00


Court Fines


255.00


Fire Department


4.00


Education


4,504.45


Health


170.72


Refund of Excise Tax


1.11 .30


Telephone Receipts


Town Notes, Anticipation of Revenue


145,000.00


Town Notes, Departmental Equipment


6,000.00


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Town Notes, Tax Title Loans


20,522.86


Town Notes, Emergency Loans 2,075.00


Town Notes, Municipal Relief


13,050.00


George W. Buck, Collector of Taxes


187,139.18


$601,434.13


Payments


Treasury Warrants


$518,499.08


Cash in Treasury 82,935.05


$601,434.13


FRANK L. EAMES,


Treasurer.


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REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL


January 31, 1941.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


In accordance with the requirements of the Town By-Laws, I sub- mit herewith my report as Town Counsel covering the year 1940.


A. On January 1, 1940, there were pending the following actions hy or against the Town (exclusive of actions in which the Town was merely summoned as trustee and in which it had no interest, and of tax lien foreclosure proceedings in the Land Court) :


Hakey v. Town of Wilmington, Middlesex Superior Court. (Action of tort by Mary Jane Surrette Hakey to recover damages for per- sonal injuries alleged to have been received by reason of a defect in Middlesex Avenue; ad damnum $5,000.)


City of Woburn v. Town of Wilmington, Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Action of contract by City of Woburn to recover for aid furnished in a public welfare case in which $102.64 is claimed to be due.)


City of Woburn v. Town of Wilmington, Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Action of contract by City of Woburn to recover for aid furnished in a public welfare case in which $68.84 is claimed to be due.)


City of Woburn v. Town of Wilmington, Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Action of contract by City of Woburn to recover for aid furnished in a public welfare case, ad damnum $3,000.)


City of Woburn v. Town of Wilmington, Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Action of contract by City of Woburn to recover for aid furnished in a public welfare case; ad damnum $500.)


Town of Wilmington v. City of Woburn, Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Action of contract by Town of Wilmington to recover for aid furnished in public welfare cases; ad damnum $500.)


City of Lowell v. Town of Wilmington, District Court of Lowell. (Action of contract by City of Lowell to recover the sum of $275.96 for special vocational training of certain pupils.)


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City of Lowell v. Town of Wilmington, District Court of Lowell. (Action of contract by City of Lowell to recover $657.77 plus interest for aid furnished in a public welfare case.)


City of Lowell v. Town of Wilmington, District Court of Lowell. (Action of contract by City of Lowell to recover $721.90 for aid fur- nished in a public welfare case.)


City of Boston v. Town of Wilmington, Suffolk Superior Court. (Action of contract by City of Boston to recover for aid furnished in public welfare cases; ad damnum $6,000.)


Town of Wilmington v. City of Boston, Municipal Court of the City of Boston. (Action of contract by Town of Wilmington to recover for aid furnished in public welfare cases; ad damnum $1,500.)


Town of Wilmington v. Town of Braintree, District Court of East Norfolk. (Action of contract by Town of Wilmington to recover for aid furnished in public welfare cases; ad damnum $1,000.)


Town of Wilmington v. Town of Burlington, Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Action of contract by Town of Wilmington to recover for aid furnished in public welfare cases; ad damnum $300.)


Town of Wilmington v. City of Cambridge, Third District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Action of contract by Town of Wilmington to recover for aid furnished in public welfare cases; ad damnum $400.)


B. During the year 1940 the following new action was brought against the town:


Arthur S. Flint et al v. Caleb S. Harriman et al, together consti- tuting the Water Board of the Town of Wilmington, Middlesex Superior Court. (Petition for damages, originally brought against the members of the Board of Water Commissioners and later amended so as to make the Town the respondent, seeking the assessment of damages for the alleged flooding of plaintiff's land through the construction and maintenance of the Water Department dam on Martin's Brook.)


During the year 1940 the Town brought no new actions.


C. During the year 1940 no actions by or against the Town were settled or disposed of.


D. Compensation was received by the Town Counsel in said matters and in all other matters during the year as follows: Compensation $430.00 Disbursements 56.47


(The above payment was entirely on account of services rendered and disbursements paid in the calendar year 1939.)


Respectfully submitted,


PHILIP B. BUZZELL,


Town Counsel.


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WILMINGTON POLICE


Lined up beside the police cruising car is the Wilmington protective force. Left to right; Chief Harry J. Ainsworth, Edmund Waters, Deputy Chief Francis S. Hoban and Selectman Jerome J. O'Leary. Standing in the rear are Talbot L. Sidelinker and Frank Gammons.


WILMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT


By RICHARD F. DAVIS


After investigating the past record of the Wilmington police force this reporter started to lead off the article with an observation that criminals would do well to avoid this town in which several notable captures have been made, when the news came in that once again this vigilant force had scored. this time taking into custody a man who was the object of a New England-wide search. Sergt. Talbot L. Sidelinker and Officers Edmund R. Waters and Francis S. Hoban Tuesday night arrested John C. Crowley of Cambridge, who was held on the charge of murder.


This police force, headed by Chief Harry J. Ainsworth, has proved its merits on every occasion, and law-breakers from other localities who have tried to thwart it have carried away the story that hence- forth Wilmington is "out of bounds," a place where it is very dangerous to commit crimes, and for a fugitive to try to hide. One young bandit a few years ago who had apparently not heard this news was successful in robbing a local bank, and in the belief that it was a "soft" town went back for more loot. Deputy Francis S. Hoban changed the ban- dit's opinion with an exciting arrest, and the bank robber is now serving time. Seldom have the Wilmington police failed.


One Constable Originally


The force has grown with the town and now comprises the chief and four regular men, and 20 special officers subject to call. In the early days protection was given to the town by a single constable who saw to it that the laws were obeyed. In the town records of 1829 ap- pears the payment "to John Gowing for his services as Constable $3.50." Although the salary for that office gradually increased. it had reached the sum of only $20 a year in 1872 when Samuel B. Nichols held the post and A. Porter Pearson served as the first police officer. Other members of the earlier police forces were Edward M. Nichols, John H. Simpson, Christian Neilson and Albert D. Butters. In 1912 Walter A. Hill succeeded William E. Swain as chief, and upon his death in 1931 Harry J. Ainsworth received the appointment.


Chief Ainsworth, who was born in Lancaster, England, lived pre- viously in Lawrence, Mass., and Andover, where he had a business


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of his own, and for several years was selectman and police chief in North Andover. During the ten years he has been the head of the Wilmington department many changes and improvements have been made under his supervision.


Deputy Chief Hoban has been a member of the department for 12 years, and previous to that worked for a leather concern. He was born in Wilmington and attended schools in this town. Deputy Hoban usually takes the day shift, from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m.


Officer Sidelinker, born in Burlington and educated at the Wil- mington schools, is a graduate of the Massachusetts Nautical school and sailed on yachts and freighters for several years. He has been a member of the department since 1934, and is on duty ordinarily during the shift from 4 p. m. until midnight.


Officer Waters, who joined the force in 1935, is 26 years old and was born in Somerville, attending Wilmington schools. For four years previous to his police work here he worked with the U. S. Treasury department in Boston. He is the regular relief man on the force.


Officer Gammons, an officer since 1939, was born in Stoneham and attended Wakefield schools. During the World war he served with the 104th infantry and with the 101st military police. Following the war he was engaged in his own contracting business. Officer Gammons works on the shift from midnight until morning.


20 Special Officers


Besides this regular force, the 20 special officers subject to call are John McAndrews, Olive Newcomb, Edward Lyons, Andrew Scaltrito, Joseph Galka, John Doyle, Harold Frotton, James McManus, Francis Duggan, Paul Lynch, Lloyd Lewis, Harry Cutter, Aristide Brabant, Ernest Cail, Harry Frotton, Clifford Gordon, Benjamin Solow, Henry Hesse, George Fuller and Clerk Gardner Ritchie.


The Wilmington police station has been located for the past three years in one end of the town building which also houses the Highway department. In a front room are desks and necessary filing cabinets for records pertaining to the work. A first aid box is kept in this room, as well as in the cruising car. The Wilmington force was one of the first in the state to be appointed an official first aid station by the American Red Cross. In 1935 the department members all took first aid courses which have proved valuable on numerous occasions. After one three-car accident in Wilmington there were 21 people in the police station at one time, all requiring first aid.


In the rear room of the station located off Church street are two jail cells with modern toilet facilities which are given a high rating for cleanliness by state inspection.


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50 Calls a Day


About 40 to 50 calls a day, on the average, come in by telephone to the force, and on some days several hundred calls are received. According to Chief Ainsworth about 75 per cent of the work of a town Police department is routine social work, notifying people, policing gatherings, directing traffic during funerals and weddings, and so forth. Many odd calls are received each week, however, such as the one from a woman resident who was shopping in Lowell and had been delayed. Her request to the Wilmington police was would they please remove the bread which was baking in the oven at her home. The police obliged.


The police cruising car is equipped with a radio receiver tuned mainly to the short wave broadcasts from the Framingham station of the state police. A recent innovation in this car is a device for hold- ing a shotgun in a leather holster with a zipper invented by Officer Sidelinker and patented by the department. The arrangement, which allows speedy grasping of the weapon while driving with one hand, has aroused the interest of a number of other departments and may be widely copied. Also part of the regular equipment in this car are gas billies and gas bombs.


The ambulance, which was purchased in 1934 by public subscription and has been operated on funds accumulated in the same manner, has answered more than 500 calls, and, according to the town officials, has easily paid for itself. As this car is now somewhat dated and is be- coming difficult to operate, it is hoped that a new and modern machine may be obtained for this important work. The old machine has made numerous out-of-town runs, one from Dover, N. H., to Boston, and during the Lowell flood of 1936 it did duty in the stricken areas, oper- ated by two men from the Wilmington force.




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