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Wilmington is largely a community of young homeowners. Even a supposedly moderate increase in the tax bill can easily impose an intol - erable strain upon a tight family budget.
Moreover, the most likely source of general relief from the tax burden - new industrial valuation - is attracted to a community more by the prospects of fiscal stability than by any other single attribute other than that of strategic location. In effect, this requires a policy of modera - tion in the assumption of major new expenses, and the careful planning and scheduling of unavoidable capital outlays.
Fortunately Wilmington has sustained a level of stability since 1950 unusual among the rapidly growing suburbs of Metropolitan Boston and Lowell. Although individual tax rates are meaningless, a five or six- year trend is a fair measure of financial condition.
The following chart taken from the 1955 tax bill enclosure offers an interesting comparison between Wilmington and similar suburban communities.
HOW WILMINGTON'S TAX RATE COMPARES WITH OTHER TOWNS
TOWN
1950
1955
INCREASE OR DECREASE IN TAX RATE 1950 - 1955
WILMINGTON
56.00
56.00
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CHELMSFORD
53.00
58.00
+5.00
BURLINGTON
53.00
59.00
+6.00
DANVERS
49.00
56.00
+7.00
GONGORD
53.00
61.00
+8.00
READING
43.00
53.50
+10.50
NEEDHAM
38.00
50.00
+ 12.00
NATICK
45.60
58.40
+ 12.80
WAKEFIELD
44.00
59.20
+ 15.20
ANDOVER
36.00
53.00
+17.00
TEWKSBURY
40.00
58.00
+18.00
BILLERICA
34.00
60.00
+ 26.00
"1954 TAX RATE - 1955 RATE NOT YET ANNOUNCED
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With the exception of school costs, the cost of Town Government has been more than offset by the revenue from new valuation and miscell - aneous sources of Town revenue. As shown in the following table, the support of our educational system has required an increasing share of each tax dollar since 1950:
Comparative Tax Rate Analysis 1950-1955
1950
1955
Assessed Valuation
Amt. Raised from Prop. Tax
7,865,913.00 440,491.00
13,248, 383. 00 741,909.45
Tax Rate
56.00
56.00
Net Cost of Schools
134,550.00
289,597. 08
355, 530. 99
Net Cost Town Govt.
277,467. 00
359,056. 96
367,005. 03
Net Cost State, Cty. Agen.
28,474.00
20,130.66
19, 373. 43
Total Tax Levy
440,491.00
668, 784. 70
741,909.45
Tax Rate, Schools
17. 20
24. 69
26. 83
Tax Rate, Town Govt.
35. 20
30. 53
27. 72
Tax Rate, State, Cty. Agen.
3. 60
1,78
1. 45
Total
56. 00
57.00
56.00
Est. 1956
Amt. Tax Dollar for Schools
.30
. 43
. 48
. 54
Amt. Tax Dollar for Town Govt.
. 64
. 54
. 50
. 44
Amt. Tax Dollar for State, Cty.
. 06
. 03
. 02
. 02
Total
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
There can be no question that the Town would have enjoyed a substantially lower tax rate, had the cost of schools increased in only the same proportion as other Town services. Even so Wilmington can take pride in the knowledge that it is one of the very few communities in the entire State whose tax rate in 1955 was no higher than it was in 1950.
The fact that the cost of education has increased far out of pro- portion to other costs is not offered in a spirit of criticism. This is a national problem, but it can be said safely that Wilmington has met the problem with greater courage and generosity than any other community in Massachusetts.
Unfortunately the competition between schools and other Town services for a fair share of the tax dollar has forced other Town Depart- ments to operate on unquestionably skimpy budgets for the level of service they must maintain. Moreover it has forced the officials of the Town to recommend that the construction of new streets and the extension of new water mains be done only under the provisions of the so-called Betterment Act (i. e. that those who receive the benefit of such special expenditures should bear the full cost). This is the most common method of financing such expenditures among other communities in Eastern Massachusetts.
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1954 11,733,065.00 668, 784. 70 57.00
Slavery
Among the advantages accruing from the application of betterments to water main extensions would be a major step toward establishing the water department as a self-sustaining public utility that would operate entirely from its own revenues without cost to the property taxpayer. In 1955 the cost to the Town of direct appropriations for water main exten- sions and the debt service of the Water Department amounted to approxi - mately $2. 00 of the $56. 00 tax rate.
Briefly the principal recommendations of the Town Manager which are listed in greater detail on page eleven may be summarized as follows:
1. Continued reasonable financial stabilization including the application of betterment assessments to special improve - ments.
2. A planned program for placing the Water Department on a self-sustaining financial basis - and to provide for such necessities as a new standpipe, the improvement of the distribution system, and the location and acquisition of essential new Well Field sites.
3. Intensified efforts to induce new industry to Wilmington - for which the Town has already provided such basic tools as reappraisal and a new zoning by-law designed to attract desirable industrial development.
4. Specific planning and action to acquire new school and play- ground sites, and the alleviation of the serious traffic and parking problem in Wilmington Center by the provision of off -street parking facilities.
5. Continue the program for improving the administration of Town government in such matters as purchasing, personnel, engineering, and office systems and procedures.
In conclusion I wish to acknowledge the wholehearted cooperation and assistance of my associates in the official Town family.
To the Board of Selectmen I extend my appreciation for their support and guidance - without which 1955 could not have been a year of such substantial progress.
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph F. Courtney Town Manager
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collector of taxes
TOWN COLLECTOR Mrs. Miriam H. Ware
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COMMITMENTS IN 1954
COMMITMENTS IN 1955
1953 Excise in 1954
4,379.50
1954 Excise in 1955
2,026. 12
1954 Excise
64,937. 12
1955 Excise
79,968. 11
1954 Real Estate
624, 721. 13
1955 Real Estate
698, 523. 28
1954 Personal Property
47, 268. 39
1955 Personal Property
47, 176. 80
1954 Poll
5,108.00
1955 Poll
5,430.00
Total Commitments in 1954
746, 414. 14
Total Commitments in 1955
833, 124. 31
Commitment
Balance 1/1/55
Cash Collected
Title
Abatements
Refunds
Balance 12/31/55
1953 Poll
12.00
6.00
6.00
1953 Personal
967. 90
967. 90
1953 Excise
327. 65
57.03
270. 62
1954 Real Estate
61,993.28
58,927. 37
1,765.88
3,048.34
1,748. 35
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1954 Poll
84.00
42.00
30.00
2.00
14.00
1954 Personal
6,252. 32
4,432. 82
1,388.52
101.63
532. 61
1954 Excise
7,892.09
7,501.99
966. 19
738. 76
162. 67
1955 Real Estate
698, 523. 28
612,988. 48
7,951. 72
34,255.98
6,652.68
49,979. 78
1955 Poll
5,430.00
4,470.00
896. 00
8.00
72.00
1955 Personal
47,176. 80
40,707. 47
824. 04
17. 15
5,662. 44
1955 Excise
79,968. 11
70,408. 32
7,557.21
3,048.13
5,050.71
TOTAL
908, 627. 43
800,503. 38 9,717.60
49,242.90
12,316. 70
61,480.21
*Error in total of original commitment
The above figures show that 93% of all taxes have been collected.
Miscellaneous Collections:
Lien Certificates
588.00
Advertising Reimbursements
44. 50
Interests and Costs
2,700.16
Tax
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treasurer
29 30 31
FEBRUARY 195€
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29
MARCH 1956
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4 5 6 7 8 910
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Cash in Treasury, January 1, 1955
$ 371,932. 18
Receipts Sundries
2,672,072. 75
Receipts Collector
803, 204. 24
3, 847, 209. 17
Less Treasury Warrants
3,429,213. 12
Cash in Treasury, January 1, 1956
$
417,996. 05
ITEMS OF INTEREST - FIVE YEAR COMPARISON FIGURES
Cash Collections
$1, 716, 280. 21
$3, 847, 209. 17
Disbursements
1,407,281.46
3,429,213. 12
Checks issued during year
8,098
17,480
Regular Town Employees
144
173
School Teachers
65
124
Employees having Blue Cross
49
119
Employees having Group Insurance
0
117
Emp. members of Retirement System
49
97
(Teachers belong to State Retire. System)
Withholding Tax Deductions:
Regular Employees
7,805. 45
30,078.41
Teachers
12,497.66
35,668. 45
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TOWN TREASURER Mrs. Grace H. Tilley
Grace H. Tilley Town Treasurer
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town clerk
TOWN CLERK Mrs. Mary E. Gilligan
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Vital Statistics: - Chapter 46, General Laws as amended.
All births, deaths and marriages have been brought up to date.
Births recorded in 1954 were 229, although the number given in the Town Report. was 213. This is due to the delay of some cities and towns in sending report of the births in their towns.
Births already recorded in 1955 are 255, and this figure will be increased somewhat when all returns are in.
Marriages recorded in 1955 were 91, only three more than in 1954, and 82 were of residents of Wilmington, one or both parties.
Deaths recorded in 1955 were 73, eight less than 1954, and of this number 43 were caused by a heart condition and only four of the 43 were women.
Chapter 46, Section 15:
The Town Clerk will furnish to parents, householders, midwives and physicians applying therefor, blanks for the return of births as required by law.
Chapter 115, Section 45:
Thirty-six burial permits have been issued by the Town Clerk as special agent for the Board of Health.
Chapter 148, Section 13:
During 1955 there were two additional permits issued for the storage of inflammables and thirty-five Certificates of Registration issued. These licenses must be registered by the owner or occupant of the land or by the holder of the license in the Town Clerk's office on or before April 30 as required by law. Notification will be sent on or about March 15 each year that each license shall be
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registered as required by law on or before April 10. If not registered as required by law the license may be revoked by the licensing authority after a public hearing.
Town Records:
We still need copies of Town Reports previous to the year 1891 to complete our records. Also missing are copies of Persons Listed by the Board of Registrars for the years previous to the year 1914. We also need those for the years 1916, 1917, 1918, 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943. We would like to get Valuation Books on Real and Personal Property for the years 1905, 1915, 1930, 1935 and any before 1905.
Chattel Mortgages Recorded - 371 An increase of 75 over 1954 Chattel Mortgages Discharged - 99 An increase of 32 over 1954
Dog Licenses Issued - 1025 An increase of 169 over 1954
Fish & Game Licenses - 386 An increase of 26 over 1954
Four kennel licenses were issued this year on affidavits that such kennels were not being operated as businesses.
There are still on hand sixty-five of the compiled records of Births, Deaths and Marriages from 1730 to 1898. By a vote of the Selectmen, these books are on sale at $1. 00 each.
Mrs. Mary E. Gilligan Town Clerk
registrars of voters
In accordance with Section 1, Chapter 3, of the Town By-Laws, meetings of the Board of Registrars are being held once a month.
On January 1, 1955 there were listed in the town 5520 persons twenty years of age and over. This is an increase of 418 over the previous year.
On December 31, 1955 there were 3616 registered voters listed. There were 786 registered Republicans and 464 registered Democrats.
1956 will be a very busy year, for in addition to the several all-day sessions, that is from 12. 00 Noon to 10. 00 P. M., because of the Presidential Elections, this Board will be in session from 7. 30 P. M. to 9. 00 P. M. the second Monday of each month at the Town Hall for the purpose of register - ing voters.
Please notify the Board of any change of address. New residents are requested to register the date on which they take residence in the town. Women married in 1955 must re-register after January 1, 1956. Naturalized citizens must have their naturalization papers when registering.
Joseph P. Ring, Chairman William I. Coffin F. Talbot Emery Mary E. Gilligan, Clerk
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board of assessors
ASSESSORS
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BOARD OF ASSESSORS Alfred Calabrese Louis T. Doucette Olive M. Sheldon
Assessors, as public officers, take an oath to truly and impartially assess and apportion all taxes. Following the assessment, the assessors submit a list of persons, owing taxes, to the Collector, whose duty it is to collect all money due the town. The two offices, while separate and distinct, must nevertheless work in close cooperation in order to effectively perform these functions. 1955 saw closer liason between these two departments than ever before. The value to the taxpayer of such close coopera- tion is best illustrated by the fact that 1955 tax bills were issued earlier than in any year in recent mem - ory. This resulted in earlier tax payments, thus eliminating the need for a tax anticipation note in order to conduct municipal affairs. The saving in dollars was substantial.
The year 1955 brought an increase in Veterans exemption applications. One hundred and ninety-one (191) abatement requests were processed, each representing an average of $100. 00 in tax exemption. The cost to the town was approximately $20, 720 in tax dollars.
In 1955 the addressograph-graphotype equipment was put into operation at great saving in time. Further mechanization is contemplated. Additional savings in time and greater efficiency are anticipated.
Work is progressing satisfactorily on the house numbering program, and as in the past, the new numbers, where assigned, will appear on the tax bills issued in 1956.
Last but not least, the assessors are pleased with the progress of the reappraisal and map- ping program. The results will be available for the 1956 assessments. It might be pointed out that the maps, though incomplete, have proven invaluable to many departments. The assessors are certain that the usefulness of the maps will increase as their potential becomes apparent.
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RECAPITULATION - 1955
Total Appropriations (Taxation) Total Appropriations (Available Funds)
984,407. 01 122,271. 16
1,106,678. 17
Tax Foreclosures
144.00
Hurricane Expense 1954
22,634. 55
Overdraft 1954 (Health and Sanitation)
10. 54
Overlay Deficits
2,221. 76
Pension Fund
9,973.22
State Parks and Reservations
1,051.44
State Audit
3,599. 59
County Tax
11,500.00
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
3,222.40
Overlay
30,607. 72
84,965.22
Gross Amount to be Raised
1,191,643. 39
Less Estimated Receipts and Available Funds:
Income Tax
101,437. 33
Corporation Tax
16,075.79
Reimbursement Publicly owned land
51.86
Old Age Tax (Meals
1,577.81
Motor Vehicle Excise
64,000.00
Licenses
3,200.00
General Government
6,800.00
Charities
20,400.00
Old Age Assistance
26,700.00
Veterans Services
4,500.00
Schools
21,700.00
Library
200.00
Cemeteries
2,500.00
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
3,000.00
State Assistance School Construction
26,472. 89
Dog Licenses
1,500.00
Hurricane Assistance
20,371. 10
Total Estimated Receipts
320,486. 78
County T. B. Hospital - Overestimate
1,241.93
County Tax - Overestimate
422.08
State Parks - Overestimate
4.68
Voted from Available Funds
122,271. 16
123, 939. 85
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation
444, 426. 63
747, 216. 76
1,191, 643. 39
Personal Property
826, 493 @ 56. 00 per M
46,283. 60
Real Estate
12,419, 735 @ 56. 00 per M
695, 505. 16
Polls - 2714
@ 2.00 each
5,428.00
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property
747,216. 76
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TABLE OF AGGREGATE FOR WILMINGTON OF POLLS, PROPERTY AND TAXES, AS ASSESSED JANUARY 1, 1955
Compiled from the figures entered in the Valuation List:
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Number of Persons Assessed:
Individuals
Others
Total
On Personal Estate Only
30
11
41
On Real Estate Only
3627
49
3,676
On Both Personal and Real Estate
301
6
307
Total Number of Persons Assessed
4,024
Total Number of Polls Assessed
2,714
Value of Assessed Personal Estate:
Stock in Trade
90,840
Machinery
119,275
Live Stock
62,798
All Other Tangible Personal Property
553,580
Total Value of Assessed Personal Estate
826, 493
Value of Assessed Real Estate
Land Exclusive of Buildings
2,176,970
Buildings exclusive of Land
10,242, 765
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Total Value of Assessed Real Estate
12,419,735
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate
13, 246, 228
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Tax Rate per $1, 000 - $56. 00
Taxes for State, County and City or Town Purposes, including Overlay
On Personal Estate
46,283. 60
On Real Estate
695, 505. 16
On Polls
5,428.00
Total Taxes Assessed
747, 216. 76
Number of Live Stock Estimated Under Sec. 36, Chapter 59
Horses (1 yr. old, or over)
37
Neat Cattle: (1 yr. old, or over)
Cows (Milch)
113
Bulls 2, oxen 0, yearlings 11, steers 18, heifers 64
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Swine (6 months old, or over)
930
Sheep (6 months old, or over)
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Fowl
12,960
All Other
30,838
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
10,043
Number of Dwellings Assessed
2,726
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TOWN OWNED PROPERTY
Equipment
Total
Water Dept. - 185 acres of Land & Buildings
421,000
18,000
439,000
Schools - Approx. 39 acres of Land & Buildings
1,434,050
190,000
1,624,050
Town Park - Approx. 50 acres of Land
4,500
4,500
Silver Lake Beach, Parks and Playgroud
500
1,850
2,350
Town Hall - 1/4 Acre of Land and Building
10,000
9,000
19,000
Cemetery - Land and Building
23,800
4,200
28,000
Library - 1/16 acre of Land and Building
2,000
3,000
5,000
Fire-Police Station - 29, 138 sq. ft. Land & Bldg.
65,500
40,000
105,500
Tree Warden & Moth Dept. - 6, 694 sq. ft. Land & Bldg.
1,700
1,800
3,500
Highway Dept. - 15, 500 sq. ft. Land & Building
5,000
48,000
53,000
Common and Flag Staff - 2 acres of Land
2,500
2,500
Sealer of Weights & Measures
1,300
1,300
Welfare Department
1,200
1,200
TOTALS
$1,970,550
$318, 350
$2,288,900
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To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Town of Wilmington
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my annual report of the Constable of the Town of Wilmington for the year ending December 31, 1955.
I have posted Notices and Warrants for the Town Meeting in March 1955, and all other Special Town Meetings during the year in accordance with the By-Laws of the Town of Wilmington. I have posted Papers and Notices for various departments of the Town.
Respectfully submitted,
Harry J. Ainsworth Constable of Wilmington
dog officer
Dog Licenses Kennels: $50.00 10.00
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Dogs Confined
187
Complaints Covered
224
Dogs Destroyed
135
Dogs Disposed of
173
Dogs Killed by Cars
38
Residence Calls for Licenses
213
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town counsel
In accordance with the requirements of the Town By-Laws, I submit herewith my report as Town Counsel covering the year 1955.
A. On January 1, 1955, there were pending the following actions by or against the Town (exclusive of actions in which the Town was merely summoned as trustee, and in which it had no interest, and of tax lien foreclosure proceedings in the Land Court):
City of Lowell v. Town of Wilmington, District Court of Lowell. (Action of contract by City of Lowell to recover the sum of $275. 96 for special vocational training of certain pupils. )
City of Lowell v. Town of Wilmington, District Court of Lowell. (Action of contract by City of Lowell to recover $657. 77 plus interest for aid furnished in a public welfare case. )
City of Lowell v. Town of Wilmington, District Court of Lowell. (Action of contract by City of Lowell to recover $721. 90 for aid furnished in a public welfare case. )
Town of Wilmington v. A Certain Defendant, Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Action of contract under G. L. Chap. 117, Sec. 5. )
Jacob Levine & Sons v. Town of Wilmington, Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Action of contract to recover burial expense. )
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Town of Wilmington v. Edward N. Gadsby et als, Commissioners of Department of Public Utilities and Boston and Maine Railroad Company, Supreme Judicial Court, Suffolk County. (Petition to review certain rulings and orders of the Department of Public Utilities in connection with protection at the Middlesex Avenue Grade Crossing of the Boston and Maine Railroad. )
City of Boston v. Town of Wilmington, Suffolk Superior Court. (Action of contract to recover for aid rendered various persons whose legal settlement is supposed to be in Wilmington. )
Town of Wilmington v. Julia Godzyk, Administratrix of the Estate of Andrew Klebasz, Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Action of contract to recover amounts expended by the Town for support and hospital treatment of decedent. )
Marion J. Murphy v. Ernest Rice, Sr. , Bldg. Inspector et al, Middlesex Superior Court. (Equity appeal to review the action by the Board of Appeal in denying a variance under the Zoning By-Law requested by the petitioner. )
Town of Wilmington v. City of Cambridge, Middlesex Superior Court. (Action of contract to recover for aid furnished in a public welfare case. )
Town of Wilmington v. City of Somerville, Middlesex Superior Court. (Action of contract to recover for aid furnished in a public welfare case. )
Town of Wilmington v. City of Woburn, Middlesex Superior Court. (Action of contract to recover for aid furnished in a public welfare case. )
Town of Wilmington v. John W. O'Brien, Essex Superior Court. (Equity suit to enforce obligation to support. )
Town of Wilmington v. Wendell Phillips, Middlesex Probate Court. (Petition to enforce obligation to support. )
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Rocco and Rose Yentile v. County of Middlesex, Middlesex Superior Court. (Petition for assessment of damages resulting from relocation of Cross Street, the relocation having been made by the County but the Town being liable for any damages which may be assessed. )
Willie B. McIntosh v. Courty of Middlesex, Middlesex Superior Court. (Petition for assess - ment of damages resulting from relocation of Cross Street, the relocation having been made by the County but the Town being liable for any damages which may be assessed. )
Elizabeth F. Green v. Town of Wilmington and other defendants, Middle sex Superior Court. (Action of tort for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as a result of a defect in Shawsheen Avenue. )
Mary E. Cosgrove v. Town of Wilmington, Middlesex Superior Court. (Action of tort for trespass and conversion, alleged taking of soil. )
Joseph A. Grimes v. Frank J. Hagerty et al, Members of the Board of Health in the Town of Wilmington, Middle sex Superior Court. (Petition under Chapter 111 of the General Laws for determina- tion by a jury of a certain order of prohibition issued against the petitioner by the respondents. )
Town of Wilmington v. Irving L. White, Middlesex Probate Court. (Petition to enforce obligation to support. )
B. (1). During the year 1955 the following new actions were brought by or on behalf of the Town:
Town of Wilmington v. Grace V. Murray, Administratrix of Estate of Rose M. Kilcup, Middle sex Superior Court. (Bill in equity to enforce statutory lien for old age assistance payments. )
Town of Wilmington v. Otto George VonRosenberg-De LaMarre, Executor of the will of Gamaliel Washburn, Middlesex Superior Court. (Bill in equity to enforce statutory lien for old age assist- ance payments. )
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Town of Wilmington v. Otto George VonRosenberg-DeLaMarre, Executor of the will of Gamaliel Washburn, Middlesex Superior Court. (Action of contract to recover for old age assistance not included in the statutory lien. )
B. (2). During the year 1955 the following new actions were brought against the Town or its officers or agents:
Bernard "Buster" Atkins v. Town of Wilmington et al, Middlesex Superior Court. (Bill in equity to recover land sold for taxes. )
City of Boston v. Town of Wilmington, Suffolk Superior Court. (New action of contract to recover for aid rendered various persons whose legal settlement is supposed to be in Wilmington. )
Marilyn Ann Gilbert and Charles Gilbert v. Town of Wilmington, Middlesex Superior Court. (Action of tort to recover for sidewalk injury. )
James J. London v. Town of Wilmington et al, First District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Action of tort to recover for damages resulting from collision with town truck - defended by insurance carrier. )
Robert J. Moran v. Mary E. Gilligan, Town Clerk; Middlesex Superior Court. (Petition for writ of mandamus to compel issuance of kennel license. )
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James Pipes v. Town of Wilmington, Fourth District Court of Eastern Middlesex. (Small claim proceeding to recover for damage to truck - alleged highway defect. )
Samuel Missel d.b. a. Chelsea Cement Co. v. Town of Wilmington et als., Suffolk Superior Court. (Petition in equity to enforce statutory lien for materials and labor furnished one of the subcon- tractors on the high school extension. )
Towne Land Development, Inc. v. Wilmington Planning Board, Middle sex Superior Court.
(Appeal in equity from action of Planning Board disapproving a proposed sub-division. Complaint entered in Court but no subpoena served on Town. )
C. During the year 1955 the following actions by or against the Town were finally disposed of:
Town of Wilmington v. City of Cambridge, Middlesex Superior Court. (Action.of contract to recover for aid furnished in a public welfare case. ) Disposed of after trial by judgment for the defendant.
Town of Wilmington v. City of Somerville, Middle sex Superior Court. (Action of contract to recover for aid furnished in a public welfare case. ) Disposed of after trial by judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $572. 25 paid direct by the City of Somerville to the Board of Public Welfare.
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