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Article 2. To choose all other Town Officers for the ensuing year.
Article 3. To hear the reports of Committees and act thereon.
Article 4. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the following items :
General Government Library
Protection of Persons and Property Parks
Highways
Insurance Maturing Debt
Charities
Soldier's Benefits
Interest
Educational
Unclassified
Water Department
Reserve Fund
Cemetery
Health and Sanitation
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the financial year beginning January 1, 1946, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to pay for insurance providing indemnity for the protection of the officers and employees of the Highway, Cemetery, Fire and Police Departments of the Town against loss by reason of their liability to pay damages to others for bodily injuries, including death, at any time resulting therefrom, caused by the operation, within the scope of their official duties or em- ployment of motor vehicles owned by the Town, to an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) on account of injury to or death of one person, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5, Chapter 40, of the General Laws, as amended or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for the observance of Memorial Day, and that the Moderator appoint a committee who shall arrange and have charge of such observance, or do anything in relation thereto.
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Article 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell at public Auction in the evening, proper- ties taken by the Town under Tax Title foreclosure procedure, and to execute all documents necessary to carry out the purpose of this vote, provided however, that before any sales are made due notice of the time and place of sale shall be given by advertising in the local paper and Lowell Sun at least fourteen (14) days before the sale and deeds executed hereunder must be recorded within twenty (20) days of their execution, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 9. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Department 1945 Unpaid Bills.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or some other amount, the money to be expended under the direction of the 4-H Town Committee, serving in co-operation with the Middlesex County Extension Service, under the provisions of Section 40 to 45, Chapter 129, General Laws of Massachusetts.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred and fifty Dollars ($750.00) for the purpose of renewing, under the authority of Section 9, Chapter 40 of the General Laws as amended, the lease of the American Legion Club House in Wilmington for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters for the Wilmington Posts of the American Legion and of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars of the United States or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following streets as laid out by the Board of Survey and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to take by eminent domain or purchase such land or easements as may be necessary to lay out and construct the connection between Burt Road and Shawsheen Road and also Phillips Avenue and Phillips Avenue extension, both as laid out by the Board of Survey and raise and appropriate the sums stated for the expenses of such takings or purchase as well as construction to put said streets or ways into a passable condition :-
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Street
Distance
Raise & Appr.
Carter Lane
1900 Ft.
$ 500.00
Roosevelt Road
2000
500.00
Nassau Avenue
2000
650.00
Cook Avenue
1000
11
500.00
Central Street
700
100.00
Oakwood Road
850
=
100.00
Fairfield Road
1300
700.00
Burt Road to Shawsheen Ave.
7700
=
1500.00
Taplin Avenue
900
700.00
Phillips Avenue
1150
3500.00
Article 13. To see if the Town will authorize the pur- chase of a truck for the Highway Department and raise and appropriate Twenty Four Hundred Dollars ($2400.00) for the purchase of same or do anything in relation thereto. Re- quest of the Superintendent of Streets.
Article 14. To see if the Town will authorize the pur- chase of a truck for the Highway Department and raise and appropriate Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) for the pur- chase of same or do anything in relation thereto. Request of the Superintendent of Streets.
Article 15. To see if the Town will authorize the pur- chase of three (3) Baker Speed Plows for the Highway De- partment and raise and appropriate Ten Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1050.00) for the purchase of same or do anything in relation thereto. Request of the Superintendent of Streets.
Article 16. To see if the Town will authorize the pur- chase of a Power Grader for the Highway Department and raise and appropriate Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3500.) for the purchase of same or do anything in relation thereto. Request of the Superintendent of Streets.
Article 17. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3000.00) for the pur- chase and installation of a Fire Alarm System or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to accept monies from the Town Salvage Committee and determine the disposition thereof, or do anything in relation thereto.
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Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($350.00) for the replacement of trees on Middlesex Avenue opposite the Town Hall, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 20. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Eleven Hundred Dollars ($1100.00) for the pur- chase, from the War Assets Corporation, of Fire Fighting Equipment loaned to the Town by the Office of Civilian Defense, or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Welfare to appoint one of its members as agent for the Board and fix the salary of such agent in accordance with the provisions of Section 4-A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. On Request of the Board of Public Welfare.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the State Legislature for authority to allocate the property known as Town Park, located on both sides of Main Street, excepting that portion now used for sports (about 5 acres) for the purpose of sub- dividing and developing into home sites for veterans. On petition of Susan T. Esler and others.
Article 23. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for two (2) electric lights to be installed on Wild Avenue, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Joseph J. Slater and others.
Article 24. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for one (1) electric light to be installed at the corner of Woburn and Eames Streets, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Harry O. Hen- derson and others.
Article 25. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for One (1) electric light to be in- stalled on Fay Street, approximately 200 feet from Glen Road, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Edward A. Welling and others.
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Article 26. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for two (2) electric lights to be installed on Lincoln Street, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Thomas J. McGuinness and others.
Article 27. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for one (1) electric light to be in- stalled on Hobson Avenue, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Cornelius M. O'Brien and others.
Article 28. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for two (2) electric lights to be in- stalled on Brand Avenue, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Joseph L. Cunningham and others.
Article 29. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for one (1) electric light to be in- stalled on Baker Street, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Joseph L. Cunningham and others.
Article 30. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for one (1) electric light to be in- stalled at the corner of Jones Avenue and Glen Road and one (1) electric light at the end of Jones Avenue, or do any- thing in relation thereto. On petition of Gertrude E. Baldwin and others.
Article 31. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for one (1) electric light to be in- stalled at the corner of Beacon Street and Belmont Avenue or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Samuel F. Frolio and others.
Article 32. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for two (2) electric lights to be in- stalled on Wilson Street, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Harry L. Reed and others.
Article 33. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for two (2) electric lights to be in- stalled on Taft Road, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Percy F. Newhouse and others.
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Article 34. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for one (1) electric light to be in- stalled on Brentwood Avenue at the corner of Woodside Avenue, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Geraldine F. Beecy and others.
Article 35. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to contract for three (3) electric lights to be installed on Aldrich Road, between Forest Street and Bous- field's Farm, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of M. Magdalene Bousfield and others.
Article 36. To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to change the size of all street lights on Main Street, from Shawsheen Avenue to the Tewksbury Line, from their present size to at least twice the size, or do any- thing in relation thereto. On petition of Edward A. Welling and others.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Dol- lars ($11,500.00) to extend the water main on Shawsheen Avenue from George Webber's to Hopkins Street, a distance of about 3600 feet, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Anthony Crispo and others.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Dol- lars ($11,500.00) for extension of water main on Aldrich Road, westerly from present end of said main to approx- imately 3400 feet to a point at or near the former Stokes Estate, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Ruth M. Kitchener and others.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty Four Thousand Four Hun- dred Dollars ($24,400.00) for extension of water mains from a point at the corner of Forest Street and Aldrich Road southerly on Forest Street to a point at or near the corner of Forest Street and Burlington Avenue, then easterly on Burlington Avenue to the end of present main on Burlington, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Louis L. Kleynen and others.
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Six Hundred Dollars
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($2600.00) for the purpose of extending the water main from its present terminus at the corner of West Street and West- dale Avenue, easterly along said Westdale Avenue for a distance of 1200 feet, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Edward J. McDevitt and others.
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for the purpose of extending the water main northerly along Boutwell Street from its present terminus, near the résidence of Mr. John Hadley, to Taft Road to a point near the residence of Mr. Elijah Lyman or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of William J. Mann and others.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Nine Hundred Dol- lars ($3900.00) to extend the water main on Beacon Street, south for 260 feet., Belmont Avenue, east for 660 feet., State Street, south for 257 feet., Fairview Avenue, east for 550 feet ; or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Rose A. Waters and others.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Four Hundred Dol- lars ($3400.00) to extend the water main a distance of 1200 feet on Parker Street, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Jacob Wicks and others.
Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Nine Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($9400.00) to extend the water main from its present terminus on Woburn Street, continuing same to West Street, thence southerly along West Street to, at or near Grove. Street, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Laurence M. Foley and others.
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for the purpose of extending the water main from its present terminus on Burlington Avenue, 300 feet to Swain Road, thence along Swain Road approximately 700 feet to Taft Road, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Natalie A. Giroux and others.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Nine Thousand Five Hundred Dol-
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lars ($9500.00) for the purpose of extending the water main from its present terminus near the residence of Mr. Arthur Thompkinson, northerly along Ballardvale Street to a point at or near the farm house owned by Friend Brothers, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Birger M. Myrstad and others.
Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00) for the purpose of extending the water main from its present terminus near the residence of Arthur Thompkinson, northerly along Ballardvale Street to a point at or near the residence of Philip Park, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Birger M. Myrstad and others.
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($2900.00) for the purpose of extending the water main from its present terminus near the residence of Arthur Thompkin- son, northerly 950 feet along Ballardvale Street, to a point at or near the residence of John R. Evans, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of John R. Evans and others.
Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chap- ter 723 of the Acts of 1945 or do anything in relation thereto.
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen in the name and on behalf of the Town to execute and deliver to AMELIA GODZYK a deed ratifying and confirming prior deed of the Town to said AMELIA GODZYK dated March 5, 1945, and recorded with Middlesex North District Deeds in Book 1022, Page 128, conveying real estate on Parker Street, Wilmington, or do anything in re- lation thereto.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this Warrant, or a certified 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 21st Day of February, A. D., One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-six.
CHARLES H. BLACK, Chairman FRANK W. DAYTON, JAMES J. GILLIGAN, Selectmen of Wilmington
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Annual Report
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF
WILMINGTON, MASS.
GTON
THE
WHITEFIELD ELMI
730.+
TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,
1945
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Mr. August Macleod, Chairman
North Wilmington
1944-1947
Mrs. Vilma Bedell, Secretary
Wilmington 1944-1947
Mr. Burt Tilley
Wilmington
1943-1946
Mr. Adam Galko (on leave)
Wilmington
1943-1946
Mr. Stanley Cady (military sub.)
Wilmington
Mr. Charles Baldwin
Wilmington
1945-1948
Mr. Ernest Crispo
Wilmington
1945-1948
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Mr. Stephen G. Bean Wilmington Tel. 343 or 2052
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Dr. Ernest C. MacDougall
Wilmington Tel. 432
SCHOOL NURSE
Mrs. Esther Nichols
Wilmington Tel. 744
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Mr. Ernest Cail
Wilmington Tel. 571
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
1946
January 2 to February 16
Winter Vacation February 25 to April 13
Spring Vacation April 22 to June 22
Summer Vacation
September 9 to December 22
Christmas Vacation
Winter term commences December 30, 1947
HOLIDAYS
January 1
May 30
February 22
October 12
Good Friday
November
April 19
November 22 and 23
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
22-22-22
Twenty-two blown three times on fire alarm signal at 7:15 and 7:30 A. M. Radio announcements will also be made over WLLH, WLAW, WBZ, and WEEI between 7:00 and 7:30 A. M.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
January 1, 1946
To the Citizens of the Town of Wilmington:
We submit herewith for your information a report of the public schools of Wilmington. Appended are reports pertaining to school activities during the past year, as well as some problems confronting us in the future, which should be of interest to the citizens of the town.
Various repairs were attended to in the different schools during the year. The sanding and refinishing of all desks in the High School and Whitefield School has been a decided improvement and the students in these schools are now furnished with a smooth writing surface. It is the intention to continue this work in another year in other school buildings. The trim on the High School building, which had not received attention for many years, was covered with two coats of paint in order to preserve the woodwork. Some changes were made in the boys' dressing room in the endeavor to provide better facilities than were previously available. The gymnasium in the High School is truly not adaptable for athletic contests. The futility of endeavoring to conduct basketball games in the confined space and under the low ceiling has been recognized and the boys and girls are playing their games this year on foreign basketball courts. The stair treads and landings in the High School had become so badly worn from constant usage since the building was constructed that some of the treads were practically worn through. During the Christ- mas vacation, a coating of Rugged Wear was applied and all treads inside the building are now covered and in a safe condition.
During the summer, the Daniel T. Buzzell school was painted one coat. Plumbing repairs, which are impossible to anticipate in the older buildings, have received attention as well as heating, electrical and miscellaneous work, the detail of which would require much space.
There are two portable schools in town, one being the Maple Meadow school, located in the easterly section, the other located at Silver Lake. These are two room structures which were set up during the summer of 1929 presumably as a temporary measure to take care of the increase in school population in the early elementary grades. At present there are eighty-four children enrolled in the
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AIRVIEW OF ARCHITECT'S PROJECT
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Maple Meadow school and fifty-eight children in the Silver Lake portable school. The buildings have reached the point where it becomes questionable whether or not the expense necessary to operate them is justified from an economic point of view. Although, through the years some successful attempts have been made to remedy or improve faulty situations, the fact remains that the build- ings are not equipped with cellars, and are becoming increasingly porous and more difficult to heat. This winter, during extremely cold weather, it has been essential to dismiss classes at the Maple Meadow school and on other cold days during the morning hours the teachers have had the children wear outer clothing, overshoes, etc. until the rooms became reasonably warm.
During 1944, an outline survey and topographical plan was made of eighteen and one-half acres of the approximate twenty-two acres. of land purchased by the town in 1943 from the Roman Estate.
During 1945, the School Committee, working in conjunction with the Planning Board, engaged the services of Adden, Parker, Crimp and Clinch, Architects, Boston, Mass. Following a study of the top- ographical plan, Mr. Clinch prepared a plan for the development of the property with the primary thought of finding the ideal loca- tion for a new High School building and athletic field. The picture of the plan shown in this report is an airview of the architect's arrangement of the proposed project and that thought should be kept in mind when studying the plan.
The front of the school building is placed about one hundred and forty feet from Church Street, thus providing ample space for a lawn, landscaping, driveway, etc. The east wing of the building provides space for a gymnasium. An auditorium to accommodate one thousand people is planned for in the west wing. The school as shown is a three story brick building to accommodate from eight hundred to one thousand pupils. However, the architecture, as well as the capacity of this structure and all other building plans in con- nection with the project is a subject for future discussion and decision. A strong feeling prevails that in view of the experience of other communities and the likelihood of growth in population in Wilmington during the next twenty years, it would be advisable to plan for one thousand pupils in the new school.
This would mean an adoption of the so-called "6-6" system, i.e., the combining of the High and Junior High students in the new building. In the event that this is approved, the Center School, which
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has actually outlived its usefulness, would be razed and its students transferred either to the present High School or Daniel T. Buzzell school. The two portable schools could also be eliminated as there would be sufficient space in one of the two buildings remaining in the center of the town. The Buzzell School, serving as the Junior High School, now accommodates over two hundred and twenty stu- dents. The High School enrollment this past Fall was two hundred and ninety-six with the probability of three hundred and twenty-five in the forthcoming school year, which means that the combined enrollment in the High School and the Buzzell School during 1947 can very well reach a total of six hundred students.
Provision has been made in the picture for an athletic field to include a football field, a quarter mile track with a two hundred and twenty yard straightaway and a baseball diamond. Four tennis courts are shown in the left hand corner as a possibility for the future It would not, of course, be necessary to await the completion of a building program, floor plans, etc. before commencing work on an athletic field. It would probably be advisable for a new field to be in idleness for a year to assure the protection of new turf. The desirability for an athletic field in the center of the town seems to be conceded by many citizens who have considered the subject. Certainly it would afford a far better opportunity for supervised school athletics and it should inspire a greater school spirit, as well as enhancing the interest of the townspeople in school activities.
Federal aid in securing preliminary engineering services in draw- ing up building projects is being sought, we understand, by some com- munities.
It is hoped that the taxpayers of our town will give serious thought to the possibilities presented in this program and will con- sider the subject not only from the viewpoint of its essentiality, but will visualize the proposed development with its effect upon the future growth of the Town of Wilmington.
Respectfully submitted,
AUGUST G. MacLEOD, Chairman VILMA B. BEDELL, Secretary CHARLES A. BALDWIN, ERNEST M. CRISPO, ADAM GALKA, BURT TILLEY.
Wilmington School Committee
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND PLANNING BOARD
January 1, 1946
To the Citizens of the Town of Wilmington:
At the last annual town meeting an amount of five hundred dollars was appropriated to cover expenses incurred by the School Committee and the Planning Board in connection with preliminary plans involved in the development of the Roman Property. The architect's fee amounted to $250.00. A protective frame for the draw- ing cost $7.50 and a commercial photographer's picture of the plan amounted to $5.00. Total expenditures to date amount to $262.50.
Consideration was given to having water borings made on various points on the property and it was deemed advisable to delay such work until the spring season when the determination should be of the greatest value.
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