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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
:
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
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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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iL.wary
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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