Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1954-1955, Part 8

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1954
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 210


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Assistance


39,198.09


Administration:


700. 00


Health Expenses


114. 14


Athletics - Physician


300.00


School Optomertist


500.00


High School, Light, Tel., etc.


2,782. 24


9,934.20


Elementary Library Supplies


942.86


School Physician


School Dept. Educational Expenses :


11,060.29


High School Stationery & Supplies


3,536.08


1,925.00


Surveying Account:


Public Street Lights:


Construction & Originally Equipping New


Elementary School


304, 238. 6


2. 90


76


Public Library:


Water Department Maintenance & Operation:


Wages


34,413. 42


Telephone


262. 30


Services Private


6,713.56


Vehicle Maintenance


518. 37


Office Supplies


699.90


Petty Cash Account


15.00


Stand Pipe Repair


2, 348.20


Books & Sbscriptions


2,297. 14


Street Mains Maintenance


1,533.72


New Equipment


368. 25


Gas & Oil


778. 40


Electricity


128. 80


Station Supplies


865.03


Office Supplies


6. 81


Vehicle Hire


556. 16


Station Maintenance


196. 44


Equipment Maintenance


46. 10


Meters


5,182. 45


Services Maintenance


158. 37


Services, Regular


472. 40


Water Shed


65.00


Services, Sundry


11:26


Diesel Oils


3,702. 76


Lease of Quarters, DAV, VFW, AL


2,250.00


Postage


250.00


Equipment Maintenance


42. 21


Pick-Up & Removal of Garbage


6,300.00


Brass Goods


5,227.22


Pipes & Fittings


793. 52


4-H Committee


100.00


Gate Boxes


815. 68


Water Purchases


666. 19


Tax Title & Legal Assistance


711. 84


Insurance


1,236.68


Purchase of Addressograph


4,363. 35


Water Main Extensions, 1953:


Woburn Street


Surfacing


883. 25


Meters


27. 15


Construction Police /Fire Building (Bal. )


485.56


Pipe


474. 24


Services


339.00


Land Reclamation:


1,723.64


Salaries


360. 72


Culverts


448. 45


Woburn Street


12,938.16


Main Street


8,826. 13


Unclassified Account:


West Street


4,810.15


Disposal of Dogs


326. 00


Case Settlements


119.85


Survey & P ans


1,195.00


Cemetery Department Salaries


10,493. 51


Temp. Treas. Salary


109. 68


Signature Plate


37.50


Cemetery Department Expenses:


Fuel


127. 35


Insurance


406. 98


Light


10. 76


Vehicle Maintenance


190 .. 80


Shop Expenses


13. 85


Liners


771. 75


Town Hall Expenses


276. 59


Equipment Maintenance


217. 38


Police Dept. Expenses


652. 99


Tree Dept. Expenses


13.11


Fire Dept. Expenses


516. 14


New Equipment


640. 98


Cemetery Dept. Expenses


17. 48


Travel Reimbursement


29.60


Vater Dept. Expenses


26. 22


2,711. 64


Highway Dept. Expenses


332. 40


`own Mgr. Office Expenses


13. 11


Parks Expenses


440. 62


{ealth & Sanitation Expenses


4.37


eterans Benefits


288.00


Maturing Debt


81,500.00


ocational Training


16. 85


'olice/Fire Building Expn.


63. 41


Interest


26,163.00


2,442.04


Dues


1.00


Salaries


2,246.50


Repair & Upkeep


20. 76


Light


80.51


Heat


124. 71


Insurance


13. 73


Telephone


157. 55


5,309.15


Recreation Account:


Salaries


3,500.00


Telephone


56. 88


Supplies


253. 52


Services rendered


20.00


3,883. 31


1,788.03


Memorial Day Exercises .


500.00


Unpaid Bills of Previous Years:


Operation of School Plant


221. 37


Supplies


284. 19


Water


18.00


Water Main Extensions, 1954:


809. 17


26,574.44


Purchase of Fire Truck (Balance)


6,500.00


67,653.04


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1955


ACCOUNTANT


TOWN ACCOUNTANT Robert H. Peters


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FINANCE COMMITTEE DELIBERATES ANNUAL WARRANT (left to right) Chairman, Herbert Barrow John Hayward, Ralph Kelm Frank Stevens, Frank Hadle Stanley Webber Chalres Allgrove, Jr. William P. Curtin


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Town of Wilmington, Massachusetts


FIRE ALARM SIGNALS


Main and Church Sts. Main St. and Middlesex Ave. Main and Clark Sts. Washington Ave. Clark St. and Railroad Ave.


Main St. and Bridge Lane


Brand Ave. and Wiser St. Baker St. and Taplin Ave. Philips Ave. and Wild St


Main St. and Massachusetts Ave. Main and Harnden Sts. Harnden St. and Glen Rd. Glen and Miller Rds. Glen Rd. and Jones Ave. Main St. and Grove Ave. Grove Ave. and Cottage St. Mildred Rogers School Grove Ave. and Winchell Rd.


Grove Ave. and Lake St. Main and Lake Sts. Fitz Terr. Warren Rd. Main St. and Fairfield Rd.


: Fairfield and Faulkner Rds. Main St. Tewksbury Line


: Shawsheen Ave. and Shawsheen Rd. 1 Shawsheen Ave .. and Grand St. 6 Grand and Birch Sts. 2 Shawsheen and Nassau Aves.


4 Nassau Ave. and Dutton Rd.


3 Shawsheen Ave. and Carter Lane


4 Shawsheen Ave. and Aldrich Rd. 1 Aldrich Rd. and Hardin St.


3 Aldrich Rd. and Boutwell St.


A Aldrich Rd. and Forest St. 5 Aldrich Rd. and Winston St. 6 Aldrich Rd. Billerica Line


5 Shawsheen Ave. Cranberry Bog. 6 Shawsheen Ave. and Bond St.


17 Shawsheen Ave. and Hopkins St. 5 Hopkins St. Billerica Line


8 Shawsheen Ave. and Nichols St.


1385 Nichols St. Billerica Line


139 Shawsheen Ave. Billerica Line


211 Burlington Ave. and Harris St.


2112 2114 Cedar St. and Burt Rd. Ceder St. and Oak Ct. 212 Burlington Ave. and Chestnut St.


2122 Chestnut St. and Butters Row


2124 Chestnut St. and Mill Rd. Mill Rd. Burlington Line


2125


2127 Chestnut St. and Hillside Way


2128 Hillside Way Burlington Line


2129 Chestnut St. Woburn Line


2133 Marion and Clifton Sts.


2136 Marion St. (Between Clifton and Chestnut Sts.)


214 Burlington Ave. and Boutwell St.


2141 Boutwell St. and Taft Rd.


2142 Boutwell St, and Roosevelt Rd.


215 Burlington Ave. and Swain Rd.


2151 Swain and Taft Rds.


216 Burlington Ave. and Beach St.


217 Burlington Ave. and Forest St.


2171 Forest St. and Swain Rd.


2173 Forest St. and Pershing Rd.


311 Main and Lowell Sts.


312 Main St. and Butters Row.


3121 Butters Row (Between Chestnut St. and Main St.)


313 Memorial Park


314 315 Greer Company Main and Eames Sts.


3151 Eames St. R.R. Crossing


3152 Raffi & Swanson Co.


316 Main St. and Cook Ave.


317 Main St. Woburn Line 32 Lowell and Parker Sts. Parker and Blackstone Sts.


3212


321 Lowell and Cross Sts. Lowell and Bay Sts. 322


3231 Woburn and Elm Sts.


3232 Woburn St. and Brentwood Ave.


3233 Woburn St. and Morse Ave.


3234 Woburn and Eames Sts. 3235 Woburn St. Woburn Line


324 Lowell and West Sts. 3241 West St. and Westdale Ave.


3242 West and Grove Sts.


3243 3244


Grove St. Reading Line West St. and Suncrest Ave.


3245


325


West St. Reading Line Lowell St. Reading Line Church St. Fire House


42 Church and Columbia Sts.


431


432 Beacon St. and Fairview Ave.


433 Fairview Ave. and Adams St. Ext.


44 Church and Clark Sts.


441 Clark St. and Middlesex Ave.


45 Church St. and Thurston Ave.


461


46 Church and Adams Sts. Middlesex Ave. and Adams St.


462 Adams St. and Adams St. Ext.


47 Senior High School


48 Church St. and Middlesex Ave.


481 School St. and Junior High School


482 Buzzell School


483 Center School


51 Middlesex Ave. and


Wildwood St.


511 Wildwood St. (Near A. S. Hudson)


512 Wildwood St. (Near Vets. Housing)


513 Wildwood and Woburn Sts.


521 Glendale Circle


522 Glen Rd. R. R. Crossing


525 Glen Rd. and King St.


5253 King and Bartlett Sts.


526 Glen Rd. and St. Paul St.


53 Middlesex Ave. Town Hall


54 Middlesex Ave. and Federal St.


541 Federal and Concord Sts.


5412 Concord and Woburn Sts.


5413 Woburn St. (Near A. S. Eames)


5414 Concord St. No. Reading Line


542 Federal and Grant Sts.


544 Federal and Lincoln Sts.


546 Federal and Liberty Sts.


547 Woburn and Federal Sts.


548 Woburn and West Sts.


55 Middlesex and Mystic Aves.


56 C. S. Harriman Tannery


57 Whitefield School


571 Shady Lane Drive and Oakdale Rd.


572 Shady Lane Drive and Lawrence St.


58 Middlesex Ave. and North St.


581 North St. (Between Middlesex Ave. and Dadant Drive)


59 Middlesex Ave. and High St.


591 High and Woburn Sts.


592 Woburn and Park Sts.


593 Park and Gowing Sts. Park St. No. Reading Line


61 Middlesex Ave. and Salem St.


62 Salem St. R. R.


Crossing (Portland)


63 Salem St. R. R. Crossing (Lawrence)


64 Salem and Cunningham Sts.


65 Salem St. and Silver Lake Rd.


651 McDonald Rd.


67 Salem St. Tewksbury Line


68 Salem and Ballardvale Sts.


681 Ballardvale St. (Near R. R. Bridge)


682 Ballardvale St. (Near Friends Farm)


683 Ballardvale St. (Near Thomas Morely)


684 Ballardvale St. Andover Line


691


69 Salem and Andover Sts. Andover. and Woburn Sts.


692 Andover St. and Upton Ct.


693 Andover St. (Near


T. C. Daley)


694 Andover St. Andover Line


71 Salem and Woburn Sts.


711 Woburn St. and Hathaway Rd.


714 Hathaway and Sheridan Rds.


72 Salem St. Town Dump


73 Salem St. No. Reading Line


2 All Out


22 No School (7:00 & 7:15 A.M.)


3 Special Call


4 Special Call


7 Police Call


8 Boy Scouts


10 Out of Town


666 Civil Defense


EMERGENCY FIRE 8-3200 BUSINESS TEL. 8-3346


FIRE TEL. 8-3200


POLICE TEL. 8-3331


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43 Church and Beacon Sts. Walker School


594


LIC.ry


FOR INFORMATION ON:


Aid to Dependent Children Animal Immunization Assessments . Bills and Accounts


Welfare Department


8-2211


Board of Health


8-3312


Board of Assessors 8-3313


8- 3313


Birth Certificates


8-3312


Clerk of Board


8-3313


By- Laws


Town Clerk


8-3312


Cemetery


Cemetery Department


8-4639


Civilian Defense


Director of Civil Defense


8-3175


Complaints (general)


Town Manager


8-3311


Construction


Building Inspector


8-3313


Contagious Diseases


8-3312


Dead Animal Removal


Dog Officer


8-3770


Death Certificates


Town Clerk


8-3312


Elections


Town Clerk


8-3312


Employment, Town


Town Manager


8-3311


Entertainment Permits


Board of Selectmen


8-3313


Fire


Fire Department


8-3200


Food Inspection


Board of Health


8-3312


Fire Department


8- 3346


Garbage Collection


Board of Health


8-3312


Health (general)


Board of Health


8-3312


Housing Projects


Housing Authority


8-2678


Legal Matters


Town Counsel


8-2026 8-2967


Licenses and Permits


Town Clerk


8-3312


Maps (official)


8-3312


Milk Inspection


Health Department


8-3312


Old Age Assistance


Welfare Department


8-2211


Parks and Playgrounds


Cemetery Department


8-4639 8-3331


Property (Town owned)


8-3313


Property (Tax Title)


Town Treasurer


8-3313 8-3311


Recreational Program


Director of Recreation


8-2052


Schools


Superintendent of Schools Board of Health


8-2052


Sewage Permits


Town Manager


8-3312 8-3311 8-4481


Taxes


Board of Assessors


8-3313


Tax Collection


Tax Collector


8-3312 8-3321


Trees


Tree Warden


Veterans Benefits


Veterans Agent


8-2994


Housing Authority


8-2678 8-2994 8-3312 8-3312


Voting, Registration etc.


Registrars of Voters


Water


Welfare, Public


Zoning


Water Department Welfare Department Building Inspector


8-4711 8-2211 8- 3313


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at


your


service


CALL:


AT:


Veterans Housing Veterans Services Vital Statistics


Veterans Agent Town Clerk


Police


Police Department


Board of Selectmen


Purchasing


Town Manager


Street Lights Street Maintenance


Highway Department


Library


Library Department


Town Clerk


Fuel Oil Storage


Town Accountant Town Clerk


Board of Selectmen


Board of Health


Wilmington Public Library


1955


Annual Report


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TOWN OF WILMINGTON Massachusetts


BOARD OF SELECTMEN


TOWN OF WILMINGTON


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


TO :


MISS JEANNE C. ASHWORTH


GREETINGS:


WHEREAS You, a resident of the Town of Wilmington, on March 28-29, 1952, in Lansing, Michigan, won the North American Juvenile Champion- ship, Indoor, Speed Skating, for Girls, setting at that time records in the 220 Yard, 40 Yard and Half Mile distances which have never been broken, and


WHEREAS You, on March 7, 1954, at Lake Placid, New York, won the North American Junior Championship, Indoor, Speed Skating for Girls, establishing at that time a record for 330 Yards, which has never been broken, and


WHEREAS You, on February 12-13, 1955, at Saranac Lake, New York, won the North American Championship, Intermediate Class, for Girls, and


WHEREAS You, on February 26-27, 1955, at Lake Placid, New York, won the National Indoor Championship, Intermediate Class, for Girls, and


WHEREAS You, on March 6-7, 1955, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, won the North American Indoor Championship, Intermediate for Girls, establish- ing new records for the 880 Yard, and Three Quarter Mile distances, which records have not yet been announced by the Amateur Skating Union, and


WHEREAS In winning these Championships for Intermediate Girls you have had the honor of holding simultaneously three out of four possible championships, in your class, an achievement of which you are the first person ever to accomplish.


BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED: That we, the Board of Selectmen of Wilmington, being deeply conscious of the honor you have brought our Town, and the Wilmington Skating Club, do hereby declare that Saturday, April 30, 1955 be JEANNE ASHWORTH DAY, and be so celebrated by the town, and


BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That this resolution be spread upon the records of the Board of Selectmen, and a copy sent to your family.


Naire m. Drew


5. Haywand Blin Mikolas L Defelice


iluTary


table of contents


Page


Page


Raffi and Swanson, Inc.


Front Cover


Town Engineer


41


Table of Contents


3


Cemetery Trustees 41


In Memoriam - Frank Hadley


4


Tree Warden 43


In Memoriam - Gould Buckle


5


Board of Appeals 44


Board of Selectmen


6


Building Inspector


45


Directory of Officials


8


Board of Health 46


1955 Accomplishments


10


Library Trustees 52


The Job Ahead


11


School Maintenance 53


Town Manager


12


Veterans' Agent


55


Town Collector


16


Wilmington's Churches - Old 56


Town Treasurer


17


Wilmington's Churches - New


57


Town Clerk 18


Municipal Snapshots 58


Registrars of Voters


19


New Industry 60


Board of Assessors


20


Board of Public Welfare 62


Constable 23


Housing Authority


66


Dog Officer 23


Jury List 67


Town Counsel


24


Annual Town Meeting - 1955 69


Planning Board


27


Special Town Meetings 77


Fire Department 33


New Zoning By-Law 81


Police Department 35


Warrant, Annual Town Meeting 90


Sealer, Weights & Measures 37


Town Accountant's Report


97


Highway Department 38


Fire Alarm Signals (inside)


Back Cover


At Your Service


Back Cover


won Mass.


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In Memoriam Frank J. hadley


Frank J. Hadley, a long time resident of Wilmington, was Assistant Manager of the Copley Branch of the State Street Trust Co. at the time of his death and was associated with this banking firm for thirty-seven years.


Prior to his passing, Mr. Hadley had been a member of the Finance Committee for six years, and had served his town willingly and often in other civic capacities.


Wilmington will long remember the quiet and sincere person- ality of this man who, unassumingly, contributed so much of himself to his town.


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In Memoriam Walter Bould Buckle 1900 -1955


For many years Gould Buckle served the Town of Wilmington with devotion, competence and integrity of the highest order. His memory will be long respected by fellow officers of the Town and private citizens alike.


Member, Fire Department 1926 - 1954


Board of Selectmen 1930 - 1933


Board of Public Welfare 1941 - 1946


Welfare Agent 1946 - 1955


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board of selectmen


Charles H. Black


Joseph H. Woods


Mrs. Wavie M. Drew (Chairman)


E. Hayward Bliss


Nicholas L. DeFelice


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TOWN OF WILMINGTON MASSACHUSETTS


BOARD OF SELECTMEN


February 28, 1956


To the Citizens of Wilmington:


We herewith transmit the 1955 Town Report of the Town of Wilmington for your consideration.


It is necessarily, one of the most comprehensive reports ever presented to the Town, for 1955 was the most active year in the history of our Town Government.


As detailed in the following pages, Wilmington's record of accomplishment during the past year was easily the most substantial in the Commonwealth.


We believe that you will share our pride in this report of progress.


Very truly yours, Board of Selectmen


Wavie M. Drew, Chairman Charles H. Black Joseph H. Woods E. Hayward Bliss Nicholas L. DeFelice


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DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS - 1955


BOARD OF SELECTMEN Wavie M. Drew, Chairman Charles H. Black Joseph H. Woods E. Hayward Bliss Nicholas DeFelice


SCHOOL COMMITTEE Ruth M. Gratcyk, Chairman James B. Moore, Secretary Ernest M. Crispo Eleanor F. Grimes John J. Hartnett Arthur V. Lynch


TOWN MODERATOR Simon Cutter


TOWN MANAGER Joseph F. Courtney


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS John J. Collins


BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - 1955


APPEAL, BOARD OF Howard Woolaver, Chairman Walter Hale, Jr., Secretary Winston Chamberlin, Member Roland Fuller, Associate Member Russell Pilling, Associate Member Lowell Laffin, Associate Member


ASSESSORS, BOARD OF Alfred Calabrese, Chairman Louis Doucette Olive Sheldon


CARTER LECTURE FUND COMMITTEE Helen Hayward, Secretary Guy E. Nichols, Treasurer Alice M. Allen Mildred E. Neilson


CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS Guy E. Nichols, Chairman William S. Cavanaugh Joseph B. McMahon


FINANCE COMMITTEE Herbert C. Barrows, Chairman William P. Curtin, Secretary Charles Allgrove, Jr. Frank J. Hadley (deceased) John G. Hayward Cornelius Joyce Ralph Kelmon Frank P. Stevens William A. Stickney Stanley Webber


HEALTH, BOARD OF Francis J. Hagerty, Chairman Dr. Gaius Harmon, Secretary Vinal E. Lewis


HOUSING AUTHORITY James M. Pipes, Chairman Fred T. Corum, Vice Chairman Ralph R. Currier, Secretary Gardner I Ritchie, Treasurer Ernest B. Rice


LIBRARY TRUSTEES, BOARD Philip B. Buzzell, Chairman Frankline E. Allen, Secretary May Hadley Esther C. Hall Elizabeth M. Neilson Evelyn Norton


PLANNING BOARD John A. Ritchie, Chairman Elmer H. Woller, Secretary John R. Evans Claude Helwig William K. Irwin Robert Meserve Robert J. Robinson


REGISTRARS, BOARD OF Joseph P. Ring, Chairman Mary E. Gilligan, Clerk William I. Coffin F. Talbot Emery


WATER COMMISSIONERS, BOARD Harold E. Melzar, Chairman Waldo A. Stevens, Secretary Ralph Babcock


WELFARE, BOARD OF PUBLIC Florence Balkus Maurice D. O'Neil Andrew P. Ring


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OFFICERS & DEPARTMENT HEADS - 1955


ANIMAL INSPECTOR Ralph B. Odiorne


BUILDING INSPECTOR Ernest B. Rice


CEMETERY SUPT. Ernest W. Eames


CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR Thomas Lafionatis


CONSTABLE Harry J. Ainsworth


DOG OFFICER Leo LeBlanc


EXTENSION SERV. DIRECTOR John R. Evans


FIRE CHIEF Arthur J. Boudreau


HEALTH AGENT & SANITARIAN Patrick A. Thibeau


HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT James H. White


LIBRARIAN Clara Chipman


MEDICAL AGENT, BD. HEALTH Gerald A. Fagan, M. D.


MILK INSPECTOR Patrick A. Thibeau


MOTH SUPERINTENDENT John Wm. Babine


NURSE, SCHOOL Esther Nichols, R. N.


NURSE, PUBLIC HEALTH Ann Butters, R. N.


PLUMBING INSPECTOR Herbert Pickering


PHYSICIAN, SCHOOLS Ernest MacDougall, M. D.


POLICE CHIEF Paul J. Lynch


SEALER WEIGHTS & MEASURES Samuel P. Pike


SLAUGHTERING INSPECTOR Herbert Thrush


TOWN ACCOUNTANT Robert H. Peters


TOWN CLERK Mary E. Gilligan


TOWN COLLECTOR Miriam H. Ware


TOWN COUNSEL Philip B. Buzzell


TOWN ENGINEER George R. Winters


TOWN TREASURER Grace H. Tilley


TREE WARDEN John Wm. Babine


VETERANS' AGENT Frederick Horton


WATER SUPERINTENDENT Edmund H. Sargent


WELFARE AGENT Walter Buckle (deceased) Andrew P. Ring (acting


WIRE INSPECTOR Charles Webster


ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO THE TOWN MANAGER


ADDITIONAL SCHOOL ACCOMMODATIONS


F. Talbot Emery, Chairman Eleanor F. Grimes James B. Moore Alanson Platt, Jr. Arthur Spear John P. Tobey


NSURANCE Robert Gunderson, Chairman Joseph Slater, Secretary Ralph Kelmon Augustus Norton Howard Woolaver


PERSONNEL Stanley Webber, Chairman Doris Cady Frank P. Stevens Gilbert Wozney


WATER EXTENSION, and CAPITAL OUTLAY PLANNING Larz Neilson, Chairman William Berry Dr. Gaius Harmon John G. Hayward Rene LaRivee Robert J. Robinson Waldo A. Stevens


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accomplishments - 1955


FINANCE:


. savings of over $100, 000 realized from new method of managing bond issue for the construction of High School Addition.


new budget and accounting system provides first business -like control of town expenses.


PLANNING & ZONING:


. complete rezoning of Wilmington including the adoption of the most modern Zoning By-Law in the Commonwealth.


INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT:


. over 1300 acres of top quality building land zoned for industry.


Wilmington compiles most impressive four -year record of industrial growth in Massachusetts:


1952 335,000


1955


% Increase


Industrial Payroll


2,460,000


735%


Industrial Employment


170


585


340%


ASSESSING:


. every taxpayer assured equal treatment through the reappraisal of all property by Cole - Layer - Trumble, Inc. - the foremost national firm of professional appraisers.


. aerial photography utilized to prepare the first detailed tax maps and accurate Town Map possessed by the Town.


ENGINEERING:


. appointment of first, full-time, professional Town Engineer.


POLICE PROTECTION:


. appointment of new Sergeant to serve as special officer assigned to juvenile and traffic safety problems. . five school traffic supervisors appointed to increase protection for school children.


TAX COLLECTION:


. use of new addressograph -graphotype equipment resulted in earliest issuance of tax bills and all -time record for amount of taxes collected.


SCHOOLS:


. new Wildwood Elementary School completed.


. new High School Addition completed .


site for new school purchased on Glen Road.


PUBLIC INFORMATION:


tax bill enclosures inaugurated to inform public of Town progress and problems.


first distribution of annual budget to general public.


RECREATION:


. beach house facilities at Silver Lake rennovated and improved.


recreation commission initiates full year program.


NEW EQUIPMENT:


. new roller for Highway Dept .... new cruiser for Police Dept. ... new truck for Cemetery Dept.


TOWN HALL:


. facilities reorganized and expanded for greater efficiency and service to the public.


. basement rennovated for new offices, badly needed storage rooms, and Civil Defense Control Center.


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the job ahead


. develop off-street parking facilities at Wilmington Center to relieve hazardous traffic and parking congestion.


continue industrial expansion program.


. develop plans for addition to police -fire station, new public works garage and new Town Hall.


. apply the Betterment Act to the acceptance and construction of new streets.


. adopt and apply the Water Betterment Act to insure the economic installation of new water extensions.


observe the recommendations of the long range capital outlay program for the systematic scheduling and financing of major projects and expensive equipment, and the stablization of the tax rate at a level consistent with Wilmington's ability to pay.


adopt an adequate building by-law to complete Wilmington's arsenal of protective regulations.


complete the construction of new athletic and recreational center at rear of High School.


relieve property taxpayers of cost of annual deficit by operating Water Department as self-sustaining utility.


construct new elementary school on Glen Road site for occupancy in September, 1957.


. acquire land reserved by Planning Board for North Wilmington elementary school.


. select and acquire elementary school site in the Shawsheen-Burlington Avenue area.


continue program for speed-posting dangerous roads.


establish a special three -man maintenance crew in the undermanned Highway Department to permit the systematic cleaning of culverts, catch basins and drainage ditches, street patching, brush cutting, the erection of signs and other routine tasks.


continue to improve town purchasing methods.


.... provide equality of treatment for all town employees by adopting the proposed personnel by-law and personnel classification and compensation plan.


.. . publication in book form of the assessed valuations placed upon every parcel of property, which has not been done since 1940.


continue efforts to complete a comprehensive master plan for the future development of Wilmington.


continue to expand the Civil Defense program for the protection of Wilmington in the event of natural or military disaster.


. erect a new standpipe and locate new sources of supply to insure an adequate water supply for the future.


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town manager


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Mrs. Drew and Gentlemen:


During 1955, the Town of Wilmington continued to meet directly and aggressively the challenge and opportunity of rapid growth.


A brief outline of the major achievements of the past year is presented elsewhere in this book. We may take full satisfaction in the successful initiation or completion of the many programs and policies which constitute a firm foundation for the continued advancement of the general welfare of Wilmington.


On behalf of the Town government I sincerely express my appreciation to the people of Wilmington for their unparalleled participation in the solution of Town problems. Only the dedicated service of the official boards and commissions made possible such significant accomplish - ments as the new Zoning By-Law and Map, the first year -round recreation program, Wilmington's comprehensive public health program, and the construction of the handsome new Wildwood Elementary School and High School Addition.


In turn, neither these nor such vital objectives as the professional reappraisal of all property could have been realized without the informed and intelligent support of our civic and improvement associations.


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For expert advice on special problems, the Town Manager drew upon the assistance of special advisory committees on Town Insurance, Personnel Policy, Capital Outlay Planning, Additional School Accommoda - tions and Water Extensions. Part of their efforts are reflected in the 1956 budget and Annual Town Meeting Warrant, and constitute major contributions to the systematic disposition of long -standing problems.


The recommended program for 1956 is based upon the foundation laid in 1955. Continued financial stabilization remains a principle objective. Not only must the Town meet its obligation to provide essential services, but also we must not lose sight of the financial capacity of the individual tax- payer to pay for the cost of these services.




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