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The estimated fire loss was $7,456.00, this does not include loss by forest fires.
Feet of hose laid: 25,850 3/4 inch, 55,700 11/2 inch, 99,850 21/2 inch. Mileage of trucks for year.
Mack, No.
9116-0 miles
Chevrolet. No. 3
925-4 miles
Ford, No. 4
401-8 miles
FOREST WARDEN EDWIN L. DAY, (retired July 14, 1947) WINFRED W. RICE, (appointed August 11, 1947) DEPUTY FOREST WARDENS
George S. Cushing, (resigned August 11, 1947)
Capt. Aristide A. Brabant, Jr.
Joseph J. Barton Ernest W. Eames
Herbert C. Barrows
LIST OF MEMBERS WINFRED W. RICE, Chief
Brabant, Aristide A. Jr. Captain
Andrews, Wilfred H.
Barton, Joseph J.
Barrows, Robert H.
Boudreau, Arthur J.
Branscombe, Elmer R.
Buck, Clayton E.
Caile. Harold F. (permanent)
Castine, James W.
Chisholm, Paul
Cutter, Henry H.
Untter, Harry J.
Cutter, Herbert H.
Doucette, Frederick W.
Deming, Roland (".
Downing, Ernest H.
Sargent, Edmund H. Captain
Ellsworth, Walter F. (permanent )
Durkee, Leslie 1.
Fagan, Gerald A., M. I).
Eames. Ernest W. Field. Frederick A.
Finnerty, John J.
Horton, Chester T. (deceased )
Jordan, Charles F.
O'NNeil, Maurice D.
Plumer, Ralph M. Jr. (permanent)
Page, Edward F.
Rice, Norman W.
Russell, John J.
Swain, Lester M.
Watters, James G.
Williams, Arthur S.
Respectfully submitted, WINFRED W. RICE,
Chief of Fire Department.
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Capt. Edmund H. Sargent
Davis, Michael (.
TUBERCULOSIS REPORT FOR 1947
Cases on Register January 1, 1947
30
New cases reported during year 5
Total 35
Deaths during year
1
Number Pts. placed on Inactive List
1
Number Pts. Who Moved Away 2
Total 4
Number Remaining on Register December 31, 1947 31
Number of these cases in Sanatorium December 31, 1947 1
Number of home visits made
47
Number of Pts. taken to North Reading Sanatorium
and to Middlesex County Sanatorium 63
Number of Conferences 2
Respectfully submitted,
ESTHER H. NICHOLS, R. N.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
It has been the endeavor of the Trustees to provide interesting reading for the citizens during the past year. We have also added books of a technical nature and will continue to do so keeping in mind the limited funds which are at our disposal.
Our Library is restricted as to funds, size and facilities and we will continue to carry on as best we can. The Librarian's report will give details of the activities of the Library for last year.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK MELZER, PHILIP B. BUZZELL, MERVIN J. CURL, FRANKLINE E. ALLEN,
MAY HADLEY, LOUIS T. McMAHON.
Trustees of Public Library
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To The Trustees of the Public Library:
Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Mesdames and Gentlemen:
Following is my report for the year 1947:
Fines collected $61.34
New books purchased 182
New subscribers 151
Magazines borrowed 542
The following memorial books were presented to the library:
By the Wilmington Women's Club, in memory of Mrs. Mary A. Hanscom, a former president of the Club-
Plutarch's Lives-Dryden
Moby Dick-Melville
Complete Plays-Gilbert and Sullivan
Jean Christophe-Rolland
Leaves of Grass-Whitman
Anna Karenina-Tolstoy
Brothers Karamazoo-Dostoyevsky
Complete Novels of Jane Austen
War and Peace-Tolstoy
Harvard Dictionary of Music-Apel
By Mrs. Howard E. Bedell, in memory of her husband-Two vol- umes of the Civil War in America by John S. C. Abbott.
By Mr. and Mrs. August G. Macleod, in memory of Paul J. Biggar -Functional Football, by John DaGrosa.
By Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Melzar, in memory of Howard O. Jost. -Boston, Cradle of Liberty, by John Jennings.
The following books were also presented: Child's Life of Mary Baker Eddy by the Christian Science Publishing Company; American Oil Operations Abroad, by the Standard Oil Company; Railroading from the Rear End, by the Boston and Maine Railroad; Roses of the World, by a friend; Flibbity Jibbit, by Junket Brand Foods.
The Rotary Club supplies us with the monthly magazine, The Rotarian, and National 4-H News is given by Miss Henrietta M. Swain.
The work of "weeding out" the dilapidated, outdated books to make room on the shelves for our newer books has been very helpful.
Respectfully submitted,
MIRIAM H. WARE,
Librarian
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REPORT OF WATER DEPARTMENT
We have completed the extensions on Aldrich Road, Forest Street. Burlington Avenue, Beacon Street, Belmont Avenue, State Street, Fairview Avenue and Parker Street. There remain, Swain Road, Bout- well Street, Taft Road and a small distance on Burlington Avenue, of the 1946 extensions. These we plan to finish as soon as the weather permits, and then commence on the 1947 extensions.
We encountered much ledge and boulders on Aldrich Road, Forest Street and Burlington Avenue, which slowed up the work and added materially to the cost.
Ninety-two new services have been installed and sixteen hydrants added to the system during the year. The twenty new wells have been completed and water is being delivered to the Aberjona Com- pany at Woburn. The installation of the new engine and pump has progressed slowly, for one reason after another, but we hope the same will be ready for use before long. This will reduce overtime pump- ing to a large extent.
Respectfully submitted,
CALEB B. HARRIMAN, Chairman ALDEN N. EAMES,
Water Commissioners
WATER DEPARTMENT STATISTICS
Water Consumed
Year
Gal. Consumed
Ave. per Day
1943
90,528,500
248,023
1944
108,358,100
296,597
1945
105,349,300
288,628
1946
137,585,900
376,948
1947
235,033,900
643,928
Fuel Oil Consumed
Gal Used
Cost
Gal. per M. Cost per M.
1943
6891.7
$ 479.57
76.1
$5.29
1944
8630.1
656.43
79.6
6.00
1945
8334.6
624.26
79.2
5.95
1946
11,202.5
705.90
81.5
5.14
1947
18,314.8
1,417.90
77.0
6.03
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Lubricating Oil Used
Gal Used
Cost
Gal. per M. Cost per M.
1943
74.00
$ 44.40
.49
$.71
1944
141.00
87.36
1.30
.80
1945
110.00
69.30
1.00
.66
1946
137.00
86.31
.92
.63
1947
168.00
120.10
.72
.51
Oil Used In Heater
1943
5031.00
326.85
1944
5227.00
391.31
1945
5062.00
379.15
1946
5066.00
315.05
1947
5167.00
386.99
Accounts Receivable
Service Accounts:
1941
$ 68.50
1946
618.72
1947
1,997.37
$ 2,684.59
Water Rates
1,898.22
$ 4,582.81
Total Cost of Construction
Cost of Water System December 31, 1946
$529,371.81
92 Services
5,392.06
1946 Extensions to date
53,398.87
$588,162.74
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN AND MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Wilmington, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my report as Tree Warden and Moth Supt. for the year 1947.
TREE DEPARTMENT
Routine work was carried out during the year, such as removing broken limbs, cutting down split tops, cutting down and removing about twelve dead trees. Ten maple trees were fed with tree fertilizer that were affected with Maple Stagger Head Blight and also eight Elms which were affected with Elm Leaf Beetle. Some of these trees rallied after this treatment. We plan to repeat this treatment in the Spring of 1948 which should help to bring them back to normal.
MOTH DEPARTMENT
All street shade trees in the town were sprayed with arsenic of lead, copper sulphate, D. D. T. and spreader and also all egg clusters were painted with creosote for the control of gypsy moth, coddling moth, canker worm and webb worm.
Nine brown tail moth nests were found on Concord St. and were burned. These nests were found this Fall and the area is being checked each year to prevent the spread of the pest.
ELM LEAF BEETLE CONTROL
Elm trees were sprayed three times with copper sulphate, arsenic of lead, spreader, wettable sulphur and DDT mixture. A few trees were treated with tanglefoot and ten trees were fed with tree fer- tilizer, which were infested with Elm Leaf Beetle.
The work of the Tree Dept., Moth Dept., and Elm Leaf Beetle Control was carried on as far as funds were available. Expenditures for the year will be found in the report of the Town Accountant.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN W. BABINE,
Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Wilmington, Mass.
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report for the year 1947 as Inspector of Animals.
Number of dog bites reported 39
Number of cat bites reported 0
Number of dogs showing physical signs of rabies 0
Number of dogs submitted to laboratory examination. 0
Number of cats submitted to laboratory examination 0
Number of dogs released from Interstate Shipment 2
All biting dogs were quarantined for the period of time prescribed by law.
Number of animals quarantined 42
Number of animals released from quarantined 43
Inspection of Domestic Animals and Premises where Animals are kept
Number of premises keeping domestic animals inspected 48
Number of cattle inspected 230
Number of horses inspected 41
Number of hogs inspected 2354
Number of goats inspected 74
Number of sheep inspected
1
Number of cattle released from Interstate Shipment 0
Number of cattle reacting to the Tuberculin Test
0
All special work assigned to me by the Department of Livestock Disease Control was promptly attended to.
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH B. ODIORNE,
Inspector of Animals.
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NUJĄII IMUUU UUIJULIIM
REPORT OF THE EXTENSION WORK IN AGRICULTURE
The year 1948 still called for an all-out food production by farmers, as well as food conservation by homemakers. For this reason, efforts of the Extension Service during the year were largely on these fact- ors, the production and conservation of food.
Many farm visits were made on a big variety of problems in agri- culture. Poultrymen were interested primarily in disease control, feed- ing and management.
Several dairymen were interested in the Selective Breeding Asso- ciation as well as in problems of producing high quality roughage, saving labor and herd health.
Mrs. Frank Darling served as town homemaking chairman. Home- makers took a very active interest in the county projects in furniture refinishing, upholstering, home-made Christmas Gifts and in canning. A sewing machine clinic was also held.
Eight boys' and girls' 4-H clubs were organized during the year under the leadership of Mrs. Edith Ross, Mrs. Margaret White, Mrs. Ethel Syverston, Mrs. Alberta MacMullen, and Mr. E. M. Neilson, Robert E. Jayes and William Littlewood. Priscilla Palmer was awarded a medal in the County Dress Revue.
TREASURER'S REPORT
Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Committee
To the Board of Selectmen of Wilmington, Mass.
Following is the Financial Report of the Sarah D. J. Carter Lec- ture Fund for the year 1947.
RECEIPTS
January 1, 1947-Balance on hand $ 8.09
Received from Town Treasurer
180.00
Interest to December 7, 1946
.06
$ 188.15
EXPENDITURES
April 29, 1947 Rent of Congregational Church $ 15.00
April 29, 1947, Open Speakers Forum
100.00
April 29, 1947, White Entertainment Bureau
65.00
May 7, 1947, Tuning of Piano
4.00
$ 184.00
Balance
$ 4.15
Respectfully submitted,
GUY E. NICHOLS, Treasurer. Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Committee.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The Board of Public Welfare respectfully submits a report of the administration of the General Relief, Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age Assistance programs for the year 1947.
A change in the economic conditions during the year 1947 re- sulted in an increased case load in all categories and an increase of about 30% in the total expenditures for assistance. At the time of writing this report, it is estimated that a further increase of 20% will be necessary to cover expenditures for 1948. It should be understood that this estimated increase of 20% for the year 1948 is a result of a study of the present case load and will not cover any large scale unemployment problem or liberalization of the present laws by pend- ing legislation at the National or State level.
As the expenditures for assistance in 1947 were the highest in the history of the town, this Board feels it is advisable for the town to seriously consider the appropriations necessary for the operation of the department in the future, when it is apparent that all costs of government are to increase.
The following comparative figures, covering the gross expenditures of the Board show a decrease during war time and a sharp increase since World War II ended:
1937
$44,177.37
1943 $60,922.09
1939
61,324.93 1945
57,715.76
1941
65,213.54
1947 84,842.65
The above figures include the cost of Administration. It is estim- ated that the gross expenditures for 1948 will be $100,070.00.
A change in the amount of reimbursement by the Federal Govern- ment for the Administration of the Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age Assistance, programs has resulted in a saving to the town, as shown in the following figures:
Total cost of Administration 1944
Total costs $ 3,551.61
Less Federal Grants 779.19
Net cost to Town .... $ 2,772.42
1946
Total costs $ 4,134.33
Less Federal Grants 1,031.71
Net cost to Town .... $ 3,102.62
Total cost of Administration 1945
Total costs
$
3,382.16
Less Federal Grants 752.48
Net cost to Town .... $ 2,629.68
1947
Total costs
$
4,224.57
Less Federal Grants
1,484.72
Net cost to Town ....
$ 2,739.85
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During the year Mrs. Eleanor C. Turner, who was employed as a Social Worker, resigned to accept a position with the Division of Child Guardianship of the State Department of Public Welfare. Since the resignation of Mrs. Turner, the Civil Service Commission certified the appointment of Mrs. Miriam Sullivan as Clerk and Stenographer for the Board. In order to provide proper administration of the De- partment, it will be necessary for the Board to employ a Social Worker during the coming year.
WELFARE AID
In 1947 Welfare Aid was granted to 43 cases, consisting of 152 persons. The total expenditures for this type of assistance was $9.093.18 and the Town will receive a reimbursement from the State and other cities and towns in the amount of $3,145.19.
The estimated cost for Welfare Aid in 1948 is $12,000.00. On Jan- mary 1, 1948, there were 19 active cases.
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
In 1947 this type of assistance was granted to 14 cases, with 46 children. The total expenditures were $13,914.38. The cost of this type of aid is shared by the Federal Government, State and local commu- nity.
On January 1, 1948, there were 11 active cases. The estimated cost for Aid to Dependent Children in 1948 is $17,000.00.
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
In 1947 this type of assistance was granted to 116 cases, with total expenditures of $55,614.41. and as it is also part of the Social Security program, the costs are shared by the Federal Government. State and local community.
In addition, there were 13 cases aided in some other city or town. with a Wilmington Settlement, and a net cost to the Town of $819.09.
The estimated cost for Old Age Assistance in 1948 is $65,000.00. The expenditures for the year 1947 will be found in detail in the report of the Town Accountant.
Respectfully submitted,
MAURICE D. O'NEIL, Chairman ALLAN D. MacMULLIN,
Board of Welfare
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT - 1947
1947 Commitment
$261.039.88 2.690.60
Collected $202,807.09
Abated $6.648.98
Tar Titles $2,861.60
Balance $51.412.81
Interest $148.42
Costs $ 44.45
Additional
$263.730.48
1947 Excise ( Bal.)
10,884.87
9,051.85
396.50
1,436.52
6.94
147.35
1946 Balance
51.536.28
30,052.34
411.83
244.60
20,877.46
757.55
106.75
Additional
49.95
-
51.586.23
1946 Excise (Bal.)
1.273.87
889.83
36.37
347.67
21.07
37.80
1945 Balance
13.496.58
12.677.11
192.87
666.50
899.43
57.75
Additional
39.90
13.536.48
1945 Excise (Bal. )
173.06
60.08
112.98
6.31
8.05
1944 Balance
536.02
442.72
133.20
50.50
7.35
Additional
39.90
575.92
1944 Excise (Bal. )
83.49
39.20
44.29
2.36
2.10
1943 Balance
5.04
5.04
.75
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1943 Excise (Bal. )
76.34
8.00
68.34
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GEORGE W. BUCK,
Collector of Taxes.
Town of Wilmington.
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REPORT OF BOARD OF APPEAL
Dear Sir:
The Board of Appeal held twenty-four hearings during 1947.
Decisions were rendered on all cases handled during the year, as well as one which had been held over from 1946.
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. ANDERSON, Secretary Board of Appeal.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
Honorable Board of Selectmen:
August 25, 1947
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I herewith submit a Report as Building Inspector from January 1, 1947 to August 25, 1947.
Building permits issued :
Dwellings 66
Garages
13
Additions
35
Alterations
18
Factories
1
Hen House
1
Offices
2
Work Shops
2
TOTAL PERMITS 138
Building Permits Refused 1 ×
Places of Assembly Inspected
All fees have been collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES W. PENNY,
Building Inspector.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit my report for the year 1947. Many of the streets were greatly improved during the past year and if funds are available as many more will be improved during 1948. It must be realized that the Highway Department is converting horse and wagon roads to light and heavy motor vehicle traffic. Some trucks traveling over our roads weigh as much as twenty eight tons. This in itself is enough to break up any secondary road especially in the spring when the frost is coming out of the ground.
During the past year Chapter 90 maintenance work consisted of brush cutting, cleaning catch basins. surface patching and surface treating. Church St. and Middlesex Ave., gutters cleaned and catch basins cleaned. Surface patched where needed. Salem St., brush cut, shoulders scraped, excess dirt picked up, some shoulders patched and 1800 feet of road surface treated with pea gravel and heavy asphalt. Shawsheen Ave., brush cut, catch basins cleaned, surface patching, shoulders scraped, water trench scraped and excess dirt picked up and 1800 feet of road surface treated with 225 tons of pea gravel and 2400 gals. of heavy asphalt. Burlington Ave., brush cut, catch basins cleaned, surface and shoulders patched and 3200 feet of road surface treated with 375 tons pea gravel and 5400 gals of heavy asphalt. Lowell St., brush cut, catch basins cleaned and 1200 feet of road surface treated with 1/2 inch pretreated pea stone and heavy asphalt. The section from what is known as Perry's corner to the river was rebuilt by J. J. Cronin Co. Inc. If the Mass. Dept. of Public Works allocate the money requested by the Board of Selectmen it will be completed to route 38 in 1948.
General highway work consisted of brush cutting. surface and shoulder patching and surface treating with pea gravel, heavy asphalt. tar and sand. Due to the laying of new water pipes, repairs were more expensive than anticipated even though the Water Department shared some of the expenses. For example: West St. after the pipes were laid was in such a condition that it was impossible to repair by scarifying so I rebuilt the entire section with a foot of gravel and obtained first class results. The same applies to Westdale Ave., 2 sec- tions of Woburn St., one on Eames St., Brentwood Ave. and Ballard- vale St. To speed up surface patching during the Spring and early summer I purchased my patching material already mixed.
The following streets received extensive repairs. Woburn St. from
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the Woburn line to Salem St. Parts were surface treated with pea gravel and heavy asphalt and sand and the balance rebuilt with heavy gravel and surface treated with Tar and heavy Asphalt. The junction and triangle at Eames and Woburn Sts was reconstructed and treated with tar. Will have to be sealed in 1948. West St. from Westdale Ave. to Woburn St. was reconstructed and surface treated with tar, asphalt, pea gravel and sand. Grove St. from West St. to R. R. Crossing reconstructed and widened and surface treated with tar, asphalt and sand. From R. R. Crossing to Reading line surface treated with pea gravel and heavy asphalt. Westdale Ave., reconstruct- ed and surface treated with tar, heavy asphalt and sand. Concord St. from Woburn St. to No. Reading line surface treated with heavy as- phalt and sand. From Woburn St. to R. R. Crossing surface treated with pea gravel and heavy asphalt. Park St. from Woburn St. to No. Reading line surface treated with heavy asphalt and sand. Bal- lardvale St. from new water line to Evans poultry farm reconstructed and widened and surface treated with tar, heavy asphalt and sand. From R. R. bridge to Phillips Park's driveway scarified. shaped and rolled and surface treated with tar, heavy asphalt and sand. Andover St. from Pumping station to high tension line surface treated with pea gravel and heavy asphalt. Middlesex Ave. from High St. to Salem St. reconstructed and surface treated with tar, heavy asphalt and sand. From a point near the Whitefield School to Mystic Ave. surface treated with pea gravel and heavy asphalt. Glen Rd. one section 1800 feet long surface treated with pea gravel and heavy asphalt. Lake St. from Shawsheen Ave. to R. R. bridge surface treated with pea gravel and heavy asphalt. Marion St. 1700 feet surface treated with pea gravel and heavy asphalt. Chestnut St. about 4000 feet sur- face treated with pea gravel and heavy asphalt. Cunningham St. graveled. McDonald Rd. partly graveled. Winchell Rd. and Burnap St. all graveled. Brand Ave. graveled for about 100 feet.
The new streets accepted at the annual Town meetings were widened with a bulldozer and all have been graveled. At the present time they are in good condition but will have to be scraped in the Spring. Streets figured in the 1947 budget and not repaired due to unforseen added expenses will be the first to be taken cared of in 1948.
In making out my budget for 1948 I have taken into consideration the tax rate and the people's demands. The latter outweighs the for- mer. We are now witnessing the hardest winter that any resident of the Town has ever seen and some of the demands made of the High- way Department have been impossible. I am requesting 2 new 5 ton International trucks to replace a 1930 GMC and a 1937 312-ton Mack. Both of these trucks have given the town very good service but have outlived their usefulness when it comes to plowing snow. It is im-
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possible to get some parts other than second hand and often times I have to have the old ones rebuilt at a machine shop and a new one would cost much less if it could be had. I sincerely ask the tax payers and voters for their support on this article. The department gave you very good service during the snow storms with what they had and will even do much better if properly equipped. I am also asking for 2 new plows to fit these trucks as the two I am now using can be traded in. I rented a small snow loader for two months be- cause I could not do otherwise. By the 1st of March we will have $700.00 invested in it and it cost but $2,250.00. In my opinion it seems too bad to return it when the machine can be purchased for $1,750.00 and has already showed its usefulness. I am increasing the salary and wages account as I sincerely think the men deserve more money. They now receive 91c per hour regardless of weather conditions or hours worked and render the best service they know how. The high cost of living affects the Highway Department as well as the general public.
The Town is growing and many summer cottages have been con- verted into all year homes on streets that we never plowed out be- fore thereby placing a much heavier burden on the department. I sincerely hope that when the year 1949 comes our way that the Town can afford to purchase a small bulldozer with a V plow attachment to take care of these outlying districts. At the present time it is costing $12.00 per hour to plow them out.
In conclusion, I wish to thank the various departments for their cooperation and the Board of Selectmen for their assistance, guidance, advice, encouragement and fine treatment given me during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES H. WHITE,
Superintendent of Streets
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NEIGHT JUHUUVI VUIŠUILIIAM
REPORT OF THE MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Wilmington, Massachusetts.
We respectfully submit the following report of the Memorial Day Committee:
9:00 A. M. Veterans assemble at Legion Hall.
9:15 A. M. Exercises at Nee and Regan Parks. Commanders, Colors, firing squads, buglers and chaplains. Exercises at Nee Park under the direction of Nee-Ellsworth Post 2458. Veterans of Foreign Wars. Exercises at Regan Park under the direction of American Legion Post 136.
9:45 A. M. Form at Masonic Hall for Parade.
10:00 A. M. Start of Parade.
10:10 A. M. Casting of Wreath on water of Mill Brook by Com- mander George E. Bryant, American Legion, in memory of those who died at sea. Assisted by Marilyn Lynch, Chaplain of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. March by Band, "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean". Address and prayer by Rev. Fred A. LeShane. Firing Squad. Taps.
10:30 A. M. Arrive at Rogers Park. Column of Marches, left face. Exercises under the direction of Commander George E. Bryant, American Legion. Placing of Wreath by Anna Barry, Chaplain of American Legion Auxiliary. Address and Prayer by Rev. Otis A. Maxfield. Hymn by Band. Firing Squad. Taps.
10:45 A. M. Arrive at Soldier's Monument. Exercises under the direction of Commander Gordon H. Mann, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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