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You are also hereby further required and directed to no- tify and warn the said inhabitants of the Town of Wilming- ton who are qualified to vote on elections and town affairs therein, to assemble subsequently and meet in Town Meeting at the Villanova Hall, Middlesex Avenue in said Town of Wilmington.
on Monday, the 12th day of March, A.D. 1951 at eight o'clock P.M.
then and there to act on the following Articles :
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ARTICLE 2. To hear the reports of Committees and act thereon.
ARTICLE 3. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the following items :
General Government
Protection of Persons and Property
Library Parks Maturing Debt
Highways Charities Veterans Benefits
Interest
Unclassified
Educational
Reserve Fund
Water Department
Health and Sanitation
Cemetery
Submitted by the Finance Committee
ARTICLE 4. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Departmental Unpaid Bills of previous years.
Submitted by the Town Treasurer
ARTICLE 3. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for interest paid in 1949 in excess of the appropriations, or do anything in relation there- to. Submitted by the Town Treasurer.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the re- venue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1951, 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 12, Chapter 44, General Laws. Submitted by the Town Treasurer.
ARTICLE . To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell at Public Auction in the evening, properties taken by the town under Tax Title foreclosure pro- cedure and to execute all documents necessary to carry out the purpose of the 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
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execution. But it is further provided that the Board of Se- lectmen may at any time sell and convey (and without ad- vertising the same) any such foreclosed property to any for- mer owner or other party who has had a legal interest in the same upon receipt of a sum equal in amount to all un- paid taxes, interest and expenses which have accrued upon such property or properties to the date of such sale, or do anything in relation thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 538 of the Acts of 1950 which states in effect that Towns may at the expense of abutters make minor tempo- rary repairs on private ways which have been open to the public use for a period of six years or more. Submitted by the Finance Committee.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to establish a local organization for civil defense in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 639 of the Acts of 1950, or do any- thing in relation thereto. Submitted by the Board of Se- lectmen.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to amend Paragraph 6 of Section 4 of the Zoning By-Laws by adding at the end thereof the words: "fire and police stations, high- way department buildings and other public buildings and uses," or do anything in relation thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to amend Paragraph 11 of Section 4 of the Zoning By-Laws by insert- ing after the words: "telephone exchanges," the words, "and other public utilities," or do anything in relation thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will direct the Se- lectmen to prepare a division of the Town into convenient voting precincts in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.) as amended, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Edward J. Sullivan and others.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.)
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to pay for insurance indemnity for the protection of the officers and employees of the Highway, Tree, Cemetery. Moth, Fire and Police Departments of the Town against loss by reason of their liability to pay damages to others for bodily injuries including death and property damage, at any time resulting therefrom, caused by the operation, within the scope of their official duties or employment of motor vehicles owned by the Town, or do anything in relation thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.) for the observance of Memorial Day, and that the Moderator ap- point a Committee who shall arrange and have charge of such observance, or do anything in relation thereto. Sub- mitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.) 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 Sections 40 to 15, Chapter 129, General Laws of Massachusetts. On request of the 4-H Committee.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.) for the purpose of leasing under authority of Section 9 of Chapter 10 of the General Laws as amended the Veterans of Foreign Wars Clubhouse on Main Street in Wilmington for the pur- pose of providing suitable headquarters for the Wilmington Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Joseph A. Grimes and others.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.) for the purpose of renewing under the authority of Section 9 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws as amended the lease of the AAmerican Legion Clubhouse in Wilmington for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters for the Wilmington Post of the American Legion, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of John H. Tautges and others.
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ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen, or any Member of the Board, to file in behalf of the Town, applications in such form as is required by the United States of America and in conformity with Public Law 352, 81st Congress (and any amended applica- tions which may be necessary) for advances for an engineer- ing report, plans and specifications for a comprehensive san- itary sewerage system for the Town of Wilmington; and that said authorized representative is authorized to furnish to the United States such information, data and documents as may be required and to take any and all other action as may be necessary to obtain the advances and otherwise to act as the authorized representative of the Town in this con- nection. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept the offers and any amended offers of the United States of America to make advances pursuant to Public Law 352, 81st Congress, to the Town of Wilmington for the preparation of an engineering report, plans and specifications for a comprehensive sanitary sewer- age system for the Town of Wilmington, and to enter into any and all agreements and to do each and everything ne- cessary and proper in order to obtain the payment by the United States of America of the advances for the said pur- pose. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to employ an engineer to prepare an en- gineering report, plans and specifications for a comprehen- sive sanitary sewerage system for the Town of Wilmington after the United States of America shall have made an agree- ment (by offers or amended offers and acceptance) that will finance the cost of such preparation. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to approve the engineering report, final plans and specifications when completed and to furnish a certificate of such approval for the United States of America. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 22. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise by taxation, transferring from available funds, borrowing or otherwise, and appropriate for the purpose of
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carrying out the recomemndations of the Fire Department Building Committee, or do anything in relation thereto. On request of the Fire Department Building Committee.
ARTICLE 23. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise by taxation, transferring from available funds. borrowing or otherwise, and appropriate for constructing and originally equipping and furnishing a new building for the use of the highway department on land owned by the Town off Federal Street, or do anything in relation thereto. Sub- mitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will raise and ap- propriate the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.) or any amount, for the purchase of a parcel of land, containing about 2.9 acres, formerly owned by the late Louis T. McMahon, located in the rear of the Public Library and adjoining the Buzzell School, or do anything in relation thereto. Submitted by the School Committee.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a truck. complete with winch including attachments and 300 feet of cable, for the Tree Warden Department, or do anything in relation thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase a new sprayer for use by the Moth Department, or do anything in relation thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a new police car and authorize the trade in of the present car as credit toward said purchase, or do anything in relation there- to. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section GB of Chapter 40 of the General Laws which reads : "Section 6B-A city or town which accepts this section may appropriate money for the purchase of uniforms for mem- bers of its Fire and Police Department," or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of David Elfman and others.
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ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of purchas- ing uniforms for the members of the Police Department, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of David Elfman and others.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase a new fire en- gine, including the necessary fire apparatus for use of the Fire Department, or do anything in relation thereto. Sub- mitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following streets as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and approved by the Planning Board: Dublin Avenue for a distance of approximately 500 feet from Main Street, Hatha- way Road from Woburn Street to Sheridan Road, Coolidge Road for a distance of 210 feet from Hathaway Road, Chap- man Avenue for a distance of 322 feet from Hathaway Road, Sheridan Road for a distance of 487 feet from Hathaway Road, Dayton Road for a distance of 110 feet from Hathaway Road and Hobson Avenue for a distance of 800 feet from Miles Street to residence of McDonald, or do anything in relation thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following streets as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and approved by the Planning Board; Corey Avenue from Grand Street to Shawsheen Road, Hardin Street for a dis- tance of 250 feet from Aldrich Road, Cypress Street for a distance of 260 feet from Glen Road, Harvard Avenue from Main Street to River Street, Forest Avenue for a distance of 512 feet from Main Street. Cedar Avenue from Oakwood Road to Faulkner Road, Lloyd Road for a distance of 1050 feet from Main Street, Marjorie Road for a distance of 1550 feet from Main Street, Dorchester Street for a distance of 1400 feet from Hopkins Street, and Jacquith Road for a distance of 250 feet from Hardin Street and to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($6,950.) for the purpose of putting said streets into passable condi- tion, or do anything in relation thereto. Submitted by the Board of Selectmen.
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept Highland Street from Salem Street for a distance of 1040
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feet and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.) to improve same, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of John R. Fleming and others.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept Oak Street from Salem Street for a distance of 350 feet and appropriate Five Hundred Dollars ($500.) to improve same, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Julius Gor- don and others.
ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to install street lights on the following streets :
Burnap Street-1 light Forest Avenue-2 lights
Chapman Ave .- 1 light Hathaway Road-1 lights
Coolidge Road-1 light Oakwood Road-3 lights
Fairfield Road -? lights Sheridan Road-1 light
On petitions of Residences of these streets.
ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation, or transfer from available funds, and appropriate the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.) for the pur- pose of extending public water mains in Nassau Avenue for a distance of 550 feet; Hillside Way for a distance of 1,000 feet ; Eames Street for a distance of 1,200 feet; Carter Lane for a distance of 1,350 feet ; Cunningham Street for a distance of 1,000 feet ; Cochrane Street for a distance of 100 feet ; Lloyd Road for a distance of 900 feet ; Harvard Avenue for a dis- tance of 500 feet : and restore said streets to the same or equivalent condition prior to these installations, or do any- thing in relation thereto. On request of the Water Main Ex- tension Advisory Committee.
ARTICLE 3 :. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.) for the purpose of installing a public water main in Grove Street from West Street to the Boston & Maine Railroad property, a distance of approximately 1200 feet. Five Thou- sand Dollars ($5,000.) to be expended in the water main extension and One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.) to be expend- ed in resurfacing said street. or do anything in relation there- to. On petition of Lawrence M. Foley and others.
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ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Thousand One Hundred Dol- lars ($6,100.) for the purpose of installing a public water main in Jacquith Road for a distance of 1000 feet from Shawsheen Avenue and leave the road in good condition, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Raymond R. Metcalf and others.
ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of laying a water main on Wildwood Street for a distance of 300 feet to the Veterans Housing Project on Wildwood Street, or do anything in relation thereto. On request of the Wilmington Housing Authority.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for furnishing and installing a semi-actuated traffic control light at the intersection of Lowell and Woburn Streets. On request of the East Wil- mington Improvement Association.
ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($3,200.) for the purpose of transporting by bus, children of this Town to and from St. Charles Parochial School located in Woburn, Massachusetts, or do anything in relation thereto. On petition of Allan MacMullin and others.
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 Day of February, A. D., One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty One.
KENNETH M. LYONS, Chairman WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH, FREDERIC P. MELZAR, Selectmen of Wilmington
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Annual Report
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF
WILMINGTON, MASS.
GTO
730.
THE WHITEFIELD ELM
TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,
1950
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZATION
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Mr. John Hartnett, Chairman
No. Wilmington
1948-1951
Mr. Ernest Crispo
Wilmington
1948-1951
Mr. Closson K. Blaisdell
Wilmington
1949-1952
Mr. John J. Nitchie
Wilmington
1949-1952
Miss Eleanor Grimes, Secretary
Wilmington
1950-1953
Mr. Arthur Lynch
Wilmington
1950-1953
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Stephen G. Bean, 578 Andover St., Lowell
Tel. Lowell 2-4661
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Ernest C. MacDougall, M. D.
Tel. Wilmington 432
SCHOOL NURSE
Mrs. Esther H. Nichols, R. N.
Tel. Wilmington 744
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Mr. Ernest Cail
Tel. Wilmington 571
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1951
January 2 to February 24-8 Weeks
Vacation One Week March 5, to April 2S-S Weeks
Vacation One Week May 7 to June 15-elementary-6 weeks
Vacation Ten Weeks
September 4 to December 21-16 weeks
Vacation One Week
School Commences January 2, 1952
February 22 May 30
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Good Friday October 12 November 23-24
April 19 November 11
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL 22-22-22
Twenty-two blown three times on fire alarm signal
At 7.15 and 7.30 No School-all schools
Radio announcements will also be made over WLLH-Lowell-1400 on the radio dial WLAW-Lawrence-680 on the radio dial WBZ-Boston-980 on the radio dial WEEI-Boston-590 on the radio dial From 6.50 to 8.00 A. M.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Wilmington:
We hereby submit our annual report relative to activities in the Wilmington School Department during the year 1950. Following this generalized report are the detailed reports of other department heads of our school system.
The school year of 1950 has been a year of progress in the schools of Wilmington. What lies in the future for Wilmington and the na- tion no one can predict with any reasonable degree of accuracy. Therefore, it is the sincere desire of the school committee that with predicted higher taxes on the local, state and national level, the 1951 budget for our schools be seriously considered by the townspeople and sustained at your committee's recommendation. With prices at an all-time high, education included, we are forced to offer a higher bud- get than that of the past year. It is our honest belief that, war or peace, the education of Wilmington's youth should not be sacrificed on the altar of economy.
At this time, we wish to extend our deepest thanks to the voters of Wilmington for endorsing the new High School which opened this past September. Our gratitude is also extended to the Building Com- mittee for their tireless energy, perseverance and determination in seeing this project brought to a successful conclusion. Wilmington is at last heading in the right direction on the secondary level. Let us hope in the near future more can be done in the way of extending this building toward its ultimate completion.
The completion of the new High School brought about changes for the Junior High and Elementary grades. The Junior High, formerly housed in the Buzzell School has moved to the old High School building. The fifth and sixth grades in the Center School have taken over the Buzzell School. Both special classes have moved into the Center School. Two empty classrooms existed in the Center School but due to an increased enrollment were readily filled in Sep- tember. The special class for girls was forced out of the Roman House to make way for the Home Economics department of the High School. By moving the boys' special class from the North School we were able to discontinue this building for class purposes and it is now used for storage space.
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A broader program has been launched this year in the High School. Prior to this year the school was taking care of only the so-called academic pupil, that is, one preparing himself for college or the business world. Wilmington can now offer a sound program for those pupils who are not academically inclined through the introduc- tion of home economics and manual training.
Miss Shirley Bedell, a graduate of our local schools and Bridge- water Teacher's College has been employed as teacher of Home Econ- omics. This course is offered in the Roman House.
Mr. Hubert Durling, Jr., has been employed as teacher of Manual Training. These classes for the boys are held in the Roman Barn which has been suitably converted for shop purposes.
Another innovation to the High School program is the student- driver course. Mr. Ralph Ambrose, who is on military leave of ab- sence, originally was the instructor of this course. Mr. Joseph Don- ovan, who has been certified by the Registry of Motor Vehicles, has taken charge of this program in addition to his other duties. The students have use of a brand new car with dual-control. This car has been purchased for one dollar and is turned in each year. Com- plete insurance coverage is placed on this vehicle.
Other changes in personnel include the promotion of Mrs. Helen Patten, Principal of the Maple Meadow School to Principal of the Whitefield School. She replaces Miss Estelle Horton, who has retired after many years of faithful service to our school system.
Mrs. Marjorie Ethier, teacher in the Maple Meadow School, was promoted to the position vacated by Mrs. Patten.
Miss Ruth Berube, teacher in the Buzzell School, was promoted to the position of Music Supervisor upon the resignation of Mrs. Elsbeth McIlvin.
After a few years' absence, a full physical education program was renewed. Mr. Lawrence Cushing was employed as Supervisor of Physical Education. Mr. Cushing's work is centered around all the pupils of the first eight grades and the high school girls.
In addition to the above-named personnel, it was necessary to engage three new elementary teachers and two new high school teachers because of a larger teaching load.
The following repairs and alterations have been made in the various schools:
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At the Junior High School; two partitions were moved to en- large classrooms. The old laboratory was converted to a forty-pupil class room. The ventilation system was thoroughly overhauled and placed in good working order.
At the Center School repairs to the gutters and new sinks were installed in the rooms for the special classes. A new stoker was in- stalled replacing the old heating system which was inefficient. Upon installation of the new system it was discovered that the old chimney was so small as to create a fire hazard, so a new chimney was built.
At the Buzzell School, a new smoke pipe was installed; a new roof was placed over the old flat-section roof; and the woodwork around the windows was varnished.
At the Walker School the roof was re-shingled and the front steps and landing were resurfaced.
At the Whitefield School, a new chain link fence was erected and two new sinks installed.
At the Silver Lake Portable School new fire escape porches were built.
At the West School a new hardwood floor was laid and new front doors installed.
Most of the major repairs to the school buildings have been made. Many minor repairs still face us. The agenda for 1951 calls for a new heating system in the Mildred Rogers School. The two new rooms, which were added to this building last year, have made the present heating plant inadequate.
Many minor repairs were made to all the school buildings. Mr. Russell, the maintenance man, was kept very busy replacing window glass, which was broken by vandals. The number of panes of glass which was replaced approximated 120. We hope every citizen will be alerted to this condition and co-operate to have such a practice stopped.
The Hot Lunch program which was instituted by the Parent- Teachers' Association has been turned over to the town. At the High School Cafeteria, hot lunches are served to the pupils of the High, Junior High, Buzzell and Center Schools. A hot soup program is pro- vided for the Walker, Whitefield, Silver Lake, West and Maple Meadow Schools. Four women have been employed to handle this lunch program.
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The 1951 budget of the School Department, after all economic considerations, is a little less than $250,000. Estimated State Aid for 1951 will be approximately $87,500. Therefore the net cost to the town will be approximately $162,500.
We wish, at this time, to thank all the townspeople for their interest and co-operation in the schools and school problems. We are indebted to the superintendent, principals, supervisors and all teachers for their continued assistance and devotion to duty.
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