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592 Woburn and Park Sts.
593 Park and Gowing Sts.
594 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
T 8-3200
3244
3243 Grove St. Reading Line West St. and Suncrest Ave.
3245 West St. Reading Line
325 Lowell St. Reading Line
41 Church St. Fire House
42 Church and Columbia Sts.
43 Church and Beacon Sts. Walker School
431
432 Beacon St. and Fairview Ave.
433 Fairview Ave. and Adams St. Ext.
44 Church and Clark Sta.
441 Clark St. and Middlesex Ave.
45 Church St. and Thurston Ave.
46 Church and Adams Sts.
461 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
522 525 Glen Rd. R. R. Crossing Glen Rd. and King St. King and Bartlett Sts. Glen Rd. and St. Paul St.
3121 Butters Row (Between Chestnut St. and Main St.)
313 Memorial Park
314 Greer Company Main and Eames Sts.
3151
315 Eames St. R.R. Crossing Raffi & Swanson Co.
3152
316 Main St. and Cook Ave.
317 Main St. Woburn Line 32 Lowell and Parker Sts.
3212 Parker and Blackstone Sts.
321 Lowell and Cross Sts. 322 Lowell and Bay Sts.
3231 Woburn and Elm Sts.
3232 Woburn St. and Brentwood Ave.
3233 Woburn St. and Morse Ave.
3234 Woburn and Eames Sts. Woburn St. Woburn 3235 Line
324 Lowell and West Sts. 3241 West St. and Westdale Ave.
3242 West and Grove Sts.
POLICE TEI 8-3331
at
your
service
FOR INFORMATION ON:
CALL
Aid to Dependent Children
8-2211
Assessments
8-3314
Bills and Accounts
8-3313
Birth Certificate s
8-3312
Board of Selectmen
8-3314
By-Laws
8- 3312.
Cemetery
8-3901
Cemetery Department
Director of Civil Defense Headquarters
Town Manager
Building Inspector
Contagious Diseases
8-3313
Dead Animal Removal
8-3770
Death Certificates
8-3312
Engineering
8-3311
Elections
8-3312
Employment, Town
8-3311
Entertainment Permits
8-3314
Fire
8- 3200
Food Inspection
8-3313
Fuel Oil Storage
8-3346
Garbage Collection
8-3313
Health (general)
8-3313
Immunization Clinics
8-3313
Legal Matters
8-2026
Library
8-2967
Licenses and Permits
8-3312
Maps (official)
8-3312
Milk Inspection
8- 331 3
Old Age Assistance
8-2211
Parks and Playgrounds
8-3901
Planning Board
8-3311
Police
8- 3331
Property (Town Owned)
8-3314
Property (Tax Title)
8-3313
Purchasing
8-3313
Recreation Program
8-2052
Schools
8-2052
Sewage Permits
8-3313
Street Lights
8-3311
Street Maintenance
8-4481
Taxes
8-3314
Tax Collection
8-3312
Trees
8-2809
Veterans' Benefits
8-2994
Veterans' Housing
8-3313
Veterans' Services
8-2994
Vital Statistics
8-3312
Voting, Registration, etc.
8-3312
Water
8-4711
Welfare, Public
8-2211
Wire Inspection
8-3313
Zoning
8-3313
DEPARTMENT:
Welfare Department Board of Assessors Town Accountant Town Clerk Clerk of Board
Town Clerk
Civilian Defense
8- 3556
Civilian Defense
8-8071
Complaints (general)
8-3311
Construction
8- 3313
Board of Health Dog Officer Town Clerk
Engineer
Town Clerk
Town Manager
Board of Selectmen
Fire Department
Board of Health
Fire Department
Board of Health
Board of Health Board of Health
Town Counsel
Public Library
Town Clerk Town Clerk Health Department Welfare Department Cemetery Department Agent (Town Engineer) Police Department Board of Selectmen Town Treasurer
Purchasing Clerk Director of Recreation Superintendent of Schools Board of Health Town Manager
Highway Department Board of Assessors Tax Collector Tree Warden
Veterans' Agent Housing Authority Veterans' Agent Town Clerk
Registrars of Voters Water Department Welfare Department Building Inspector Building Inspector
PUBLIC LIMARY.
1959
Annual Report
TOWN OF WILMINGTON Massachusetts
HOW WILMINGTON'S TAX RATE COMPARES WITH OTHER TOWNS
TOWN
1950
1959
INCREASE IN TAX RATES 1950-1959
WILMINGTON
56.00
64.00
8.00
NORTH ANDOVER
43.00
54.00
11.00
NATICK
45.60
60.00
14.40
READING
43.00
60.00
17.00
STONEHAM
50.00
67.00
17.00
BEDFORD
50.00
68.00
18.00
NEEDHAM
38.00
56.00
18.00
DANVERS
49.00
68.00
19.00
LEXINGTON
43.00
63.00
20.00
BRAINTREE
44.00
65.60
21.60
WAYLAND
49.00
71.00
22.00
CHELMSFORD
53.00
78.00
25.00
SAUGUS
41.00
71.60
30.60
CONCORD
53.00
86.80
33.80
TEWKSBURY
40.00
89.00
49.00
BILLERICA
34.00
93.40
59.40
TAX
RATE ANALYSIS
1950
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
Assessed Valuation
7,865,913. 00 440,491. 13 56.00
215 301 13,248, 383. 00 741,909. 45 56. 00
1 15, 341,686. 00 895, 593. 73 58.00
$8 16, 774, 982. 00 1,059,522. 87 62. 80
19,228,670. 00 1,275, 344. 22 66. 00
23,855, 002. 25 1,533,156. 14 64. 00
Net Cost from Taxes:
Schools
135,293. 70
355, 530. 99
Town Government
275, 723. 43
367,005. 03 19,373. 43
469, 616. 09 405, 782. 67 20,194. 98
585,822.89 447, 569. 02 26,130. 96
650,711. 00 599, 247. 66 25, 385. 56
804,669. 00. 692, 625. 92 35,931. 61
TOTAL TAX LEVY
440,491. 13
741,909. 45
895, 593. 73
1,059,522.87
1,275, 344. 22
1,533,226. 53
School Tax Rate
17. 20 (30.7%)
26. 83 (47.9%) 27. 72 (49. 5%)
30. 61 (52.3%) 26. 07 (45. 9%) 1. 32 ( 2. 3%)
34. 75 (55.0%) 26. 50 (42. 6%) 1. 55 ( 2. 4%)
33. 68 (51.02%) 31. 01 (46. 99%) 1. 31 ( 1.99%)
33. 59 (52. 49%) 28.91 (45. 17%) 1. 50 ( 2. 34%)
State, County Tax Rate
3. 60 ( 6. 3%)
1. 45 ( 2. 6%)
TOTAL TAX RATE $56. 00
$56. 00
$58.00
$62. 80
$66. 00
$64. 00
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Tax Levy
Tax Rate
State, County Agencies
28,474. 00
Town Tax Rate
35. 20 (63.0%)
INDEX
Page
Letter of Transmittal
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Board of Selectmen - 1959
3
Progress - 1959
4
The Job Ahead
5
Directory of Officials
6
Boards, Committees, and Commissions
8
Town Manager
Board of Selectmen
9 10 12
Board of Assessors
Town Treasurer
15 16
Town Collector
Town Clerk
Registrars of Voters
Building By-Law Committee
Town Counsel
Planning Board
Town Engineer
Board of Appeals
Building Inspector
Veterans Agent
Police Department
Tree Department
Fire Department
Sealer of Weights & Measures
Water Department
Constable
Permanent Building Committee
Highway Department
Board of Health
Board of Public Welfare
School Maintenance Department
Board of Library Trustees
Recreation Commission
Jury List
Dog Officer
Animal Inspector
Board of Cemetery Commissioners
Accepted Streets
Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Fund
Housing Authority
Annual Town Meeting - March 1959
Special Town Meeting - July 1959
Special Town Meeting - August 1959
97
Town Accountant
105
Summary Report - Capital Budget Program
125
Future Requirements for Schools & Recreation
134
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59 62 63 64 66 66 67 68 75 76 79 92 96
Warrant, Annual Town Meeting - 1960
NGTON. MA
AASS. OST
A+ING
CORPOR
TOWN OF WILMINGTON MASSACHUSETTS
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of Wilmington:
The Board of Selectmen submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1959.
We have been operating nine years under the Selectmen-Town Manager form of government. However, there still seems to be misunderstanding on the part of many citizens relative to the respective responsibilities of the Board of Selectmen and the Town Manager.
The Town itself can be likened to a large private corporation with the registered voters being the shareholders of the corporation. The registered voters, as shareholders of the corporation, elect the Board of Selectmen who act in the nature of a Board of Directors of the corporation.
This Board in turn appoints a General Manager - in this case called a Town Manager. The Selectmen are the policy-making group, and the Town Manager is the administrative official who carries out the policies and who is responsible to the Selectmen. The Selectmen can in- form the Town Manager of the services which the people should have, but they cannot tell him how to carry out the functions, because by law the administration of services is the sole re- sponsibility of the Town Manager.
It is hoped the foregoing explanation will help to clarify the respective functions and respon- sibilities of the Board of Selectmen in relation to the Town Manager.
Respectfully submitted, Board of Selectmen
Donald C. Kidder, Chairman Charles H. Black Nicholas L. DeFelice Wavie M. Drew Francis J. Hagerty
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board of selectmen 1959
Mrs. Wavie M. Drew
Charles H. Black
Donald C. Kidder (Chairman)
Francis J. Hagerty
Nicholas L. DeFelice
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progress
WHAT WE D I D IN 1959
.... construction of new Public Works Garage.
... construction of Glen Road Elementary School. .
. construction of new Police Station.
Town Meeting voted overwhelmingly to retain Town Manager form of government.
Planning Board completed program of renaming streets.
industrial expansion continues with completion of Avco, Terrell Corporation and Dragon Cement.
construction of new Wilmington Plaza Shopping Center, Professional Building on Main Street, North Wilmington Post Office and North Wilmington Drug Store.
constructed Longview Road, Hilltop Road, Ledgewood Road, Fairmeadow Road and Shady Lane Drive. drainage on Shawsheen Road, Burlington Avenue, Lockwood Road and Oakdale Road.
resurfaced fifteen miles of streets.
. completed Park Street.
. . personnel committee appointed.
. over $1, 000, 000 of new assessed valuation.
. elderly project completed with forty individual apartments.
. initiated sanitary landfill operation for disposal of rubbish.
.completed landscaping of the Town Common.
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the job ahead
WHAT WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
continue efforts to attract new industry.
. initiate program for our police officers to receive proper training at State Police Academy.
set-up our own public health laboratory.
develop sidewalk program.
initiate tree planting program.
. reconstruct and widen Ballardvale Street.
. initiate and develop municipal owned and operated sanitary landfill operation for disposal of rubbish.
develop program for proper street lighting.
. continue our expanded street program.
complete Boutwell Street School by September 1960.
continue procedure to correct street drainage problems.
mechanize town bookkeeping system.
develop wells at new wellfield site.
increase facilities at Silver Lake.
. continue with personnel by-law study.
.... improve facilities at Town Park.
.. adopt revised building code.
. . provide new Town Hall facilities.
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DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS 1959
Term Expires
Donald C. Kidder, Chairman
1960
Charles H. Black
1960
Nicholas L. DeFelice
1961
Wavie M. Drew
1962
Francis J. Hagerty
1962
Olive M. Sheldon, Clerk
TOWN MANAGER
Cecil O. Lancaster
Simon Cutter
(annually)
Edward F. Page, Chairman
1962
Arthur V. Lynch, Secretary
1962
Ernest M. Crispo
1960
John F. Hartnett
1960
Frederic P. Melzar
1960
Henry Sullivan
1961
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
John J. Collins
U. S. SENATORS:
Leverett Saltonstall of Dover John Kennedy of Boston
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE:
Edith Nourse Rogers of Lowell
James Madden of Lexington 7th Middlesex District 20 Pemberton Square, Boston
Frank Tanner 18th Middlesex District 26 Mineral Street, Reading
Thomas Donahue 18 Middlesex District 75 Pine Street, Woburn
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
STATE SENATOR:
STATE REPRESENTATIVES:
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BOARD OF SELECTMEN
TOWN MODERATOR
OFFICERS && DEPARTMENT HEADS
Accountant Animal Inspector Building Inspector Cemetery Superintendent Civil Defense Director Constable Director of Public Welfare
Dog Officer Engineer Fire Chief Health Agent & Sanitarian Highway Superintendent Librarian Medical Agent, Board of Health Milk Inspector Moth Superintendent
Nurse, Public Health
Nurse, School Nurse, School (Assistant) Physician, Schools Plumbing Inspector Police Chief Public Weigher Public Weigher Public Weigher Public Weigher
Sealer Weights & Measures
Slaughtering Inspector Town Clerk Town Clerk (Assistant) Town Collector Town Counsel Town Treasurer
Tree Warden Veterans Agent Veterans Grave Officer Water Superintendent Wire Inspector
Robert H. Peters Leo E. LeBlanc Minot J. Anderson Francis Downs Rene J. LaRivee A. John Imbimbo Andrew P. Ring Leo E. LeBlanc Alphonse Savignac Arthur J. Boudreau Patrick A. Thibeau James H. White Clara P. Chipman Gerald A. Fagan, M. D. Patrick A. Thibeau John W. Babine Ann Butters, R. N. Arline Halpin, R. N. Sylvia Levine, R. N. Ernest C. MacDougall, M. D. Herbert W. Pickering Paul J. Lynch Joseph F. Lyons A. Osterman W. Staveley L. Cutcliff Daniel P. Pike Leo E. LeBlanc Esther L. Russell Sylvia Stanley Miriam H. Ware Philip B. Buzzell Grace H. Tilley John W. Babine Arthur Harper Guy E. Nichols Edmund H. Sargent Charles Webster
ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO THE TOWN MANAGER
BUILDING BY-LAW
Roland Woods, Chairman E. Hayward Bliss Ray Fitzmaurice Garnet Mills
INSURANCE ADVISORY
Augustus T. Norton Joseph J. Slater Howard A. Woolaver
PERSONNEL ADVISORY
John Brooks, Chairman Albert Blackburn, Jr. Paul Duggan Carl Gubellini Frank Stevens
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BOARDS COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
APPEAL, BOARD OF
Term Expires
Walter A. Lawler
1960
Louis E. Gage
1961
Almerico T. DiCampo
1962
Anthony Joannides
(Associate)
1960
Henry R. Hesse
(Associate)
1960
May Hadley
1962
Esther B. Hall
1962
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE
Erwin Hanke, Chairman
1960
Paul H. Niles, Secretary
1960
Raymond G. McClure
1961
Vincent R. McLain
1961
Joseph F. Courtney
1962
PLANNING BOARD
A. Daniel Gillis, Chairman
1964
William A. Beers, Secretary
1963
John R. Evans
1960
Joseph Slater
1961
Mildred E. Neilson
1962
Helen P. Hayward
1963
Madelon C. Slater
1964
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
Guy E. Nichols, Chairman
1960
William F. Cavanaugh
1961
Joseph B. McMahon
1962
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Herbert C. Barrows, Honorary for Life
William P. Curtin, Chairman
1961
Robert B. Michelson, Secretary
1960
Ralph M. Kelmon
1960
Frank P. Stevens
1960
Cornelius F. Joyce
1961
William A. Stickney
1961
Phyllis O'Leary
1962
John G. Hayward
1962
John Brooks
1962
Dr. John P. Silvers
1962
HEALTH, BOARD OF
Augustus C. Walker, Chairman
1962
Vinal E. Lewis
1960
Marion C. Boylen
1961
HOUSING AUTHORITY
Ernest B. Rice, Chairman 1960
William F. Smith, Treasurer 1961
James P. Donahue, Asst. Treas. 1962
Frank H. McLean, Secretary
1963
Alan E. Fenton, State Member
1963
James W. Franklin, Executive Secretary
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Term Expire
Frankline E. Allen, Chairman
1961
Philip B. Buzzell
1960
Elizabeth N. Neilson
1960
Evelyn Norton
1961
Bruce MacDonald (Associate)
1960
Walter L. Hale, Jr. (Resigned)
A. Lloyd Laffin (Resigned)
ASSESSORS, BOARD OF
Stanley Webber, Principal Assessor Olive M. Sheldon Minot J. Anderson
CARTER LECTURE FUND COMMITTEE
Alice M. Allen
1960
Guy E. Nichols
1961
Howard C. Woolaver
1962
Raymond Fitzmaurice
1962
Herbert Nickerson
1964
John P. Tobey (Resigned)
RECREATION COMMISSION
Maybelle A. Bliss, Chairman
Lawrence H. Cushing, Director
Carl A. Backman
Donald F. Hebsch
Edward M. Nichols
Norbert L. Sell
David I. Elfman (Resigned)
REGISTRARS, BOARD OF
Joseph P. Ring, Chairman 1961
F. Talbot Emery 1960
Esther L. Russell, Clerk
TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS
Philip B. Buzzell, Chairman 1960
Harold E. Melzar 1961
Edward M. Neilson 1962
WATER COMMISSIONERS, BOARD OF
Harold E. Melzar, Chairman 1960
Waldo A. Stevens 1961
Arnold C. Blake 1962
WELFARE, BOARD OF PUBLIC
Maurice D. O'Neil, Chairman
Florence A. Balkus
Anna M. Low 1961
Andrew P. Ring, Director & Secretary
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town manager
TOWN MANAGER Cecil O. Lancaster
Secretary, Mary E. Denault
To the Citizens of Wilmington:
It is with sincere pleasure that I present this 1959 Annual Report of the Town of Wilmington covering the ninth year of operation under the Town Manager form of government.
Although I have been in Wilmington only a few months, it is very obvious due to the foresight of your town officials, past and present, that Wilmington is considered to be one of the most progressive communities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
We are very fortunate indeed to have the dedicated and civic-minded citizens who serve on our various boards and commissions, giving freely of their time so that the town may benefit from their advice, knowledge, and services.
I should like to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation and sincere thanks to the citizens of Wilmington and members of the official family for the cooperation, kindness, and support they have given me during my first few months of office; and to the department heads and employees of the town for the excellent job they are doing in performing the mission of the organization.
Respectfully submitted,
Cecil O. Lancaster Town Manager
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board of selectmen
To the Citizens of Wilmington:
Following the re-election of Mrs. Wavie M. Drew and Mr. Francis J. Hagerty, the Board was organized with Mr. Donald C. Kidder as Chairman.
On June 29, 1959, Town Manager Alfred Calabrese submitted his resignation to be effective July 24, 1959. Mr. Patrick A. Thibeau and Mr. Stanley Webber both served for a short time as Temporary Town Managers performing the additional duties incurred as Temporary Town Managers to the complete satisfaction of the Board. We express our appreciation and thanks to both these men.
Your Board of Selectmen was in complete agreement that an early appointment of a Town Manager would best serve the interests of the Town. Drawing heavily on the considerable time which had been spent less than a year previous in interviewing candidates, Mr. Cecil O. Lancaster was elected Town Manager on July 13, 1959 for a three-year term.
During the past year the Board of Selectmen have met regularly and attended joint meetings with almost ever other board and group in the Town so that we might be better informed.
The following actions of the Board are directed to the attention of the townspeople:
On his appointment as Honorary Chairman of the Finance Committee for life, we presented Mr. Herbert C. Barrows an "Award of Merit" for his sixty-five (65) years of devotion and service to the Town of Wilmington.
The discontinuance of passenger service on the North Wilmington R. R. line was protested by every means available to your Board.
a. We have been successful in securing automatic gates for the Main Street grade crossing brought about by this change.
b. We have petitioned for automatic gates at Glen Road and Clark Street.
We have requested the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway to extend their service into additional sections of our Town.
Petitioned the County Commissioners for the relocation of Glen Road, Concord Street and Ballardvale Street.
Proposed to the State Department of Public Works that consideration be given to the widening of Route 38 (Main Street).
Supported and gave direction to safety devices and fire protection measures for our school buildings.
The Board has met a number of times with the Wilmington Housing Authority regarding our Urban Renewal program. Our Chairman and Town Manager attended a conference in New York last October with the mem- bers of the authority.
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A large amount of our time was spent in enforcing and supplementing our gravel regulations by special meeting and state legislation to prevent the ruining of valuable land by the removal of gravel for Inter-State Route 93. The Board also spent considerable time with district state engineers during the year to assure us that as the highway neared completion the Town's bests interests were protected.
The dedication of AVCO in May attended by the Board, State, and National dignitaries ..... followed by the building of the DeMoulas Shopping Center, the Professional Building, North Wilmington Pharmacy, Dragon Cement, Terrell Corporation ..... and two additions, one to Unit Packet and the other to Charles River Laboratory ..... emphasize the importance that the Board and Town Manager place on the need in a growing and expanding community for industry to locate in our Town and thereby help us to maintain a stabilized tax rate.
We express our appreciation to the Town Manager and all Town Employees for their devotion to duty and continued cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
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Donald C. Kidder, Chairman Charles H. Black Nicholas L. DeFelice
Wavie M. Drew Francis J. Hagerty
WILMINGTON'S 1959 BUDGET
INCOME
EXPENSES
Miscellaneous
Construction Grants
Unclassified & Reserve
2%
Reimb. - Charities
8.5 %
6.2 %
Reimb. School Const.
5 %
4.1%
Tronsfers From Surplus,
.5%
Motor Vehicle
Excise
5.1 %
30.8%
9.1 %
Property
Tax
Schools
59.7 %
2.7 %
School
Overlay
Debt
7.9 %
4.9 %
10.8%
1,6%
Charities 8 Veterons Benefits
Pensions
0.7 %
State & County Agencies
All Other Debt
Includes - Protection of Persons & Property, Public Works , General Govt., Health & Sanitation, Librory & Recr.
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Schools
All Other Town
38.6 %
Carp. Tax0.8%
board of assessors
PRINCIPAL ASSESSOR Stanley Webber
TOWN OWNED PROPERTY
Equipment
Total
Water Department - 243 acres Land and Buildings
129,910
15,000
144,910
Schools - Land and Buildings
2, 672, 250
160,000
2, 832,250
Parks and Playgrounds - 52 acres of Land
36,660
1,000
37,660
Town Hall - 16, 120 sq. ft. Land and Building
25,540
12,500
38,040
Library - Land and Building
4,860
3,000
7,860
Cemetery - Land and Building
46,660
2,000
48,660
Fire/Police Station - Land and Building
61,800
31,700
93,500
Tree Warden and Moth Dept. - Land and Building
3,680
5,500
9,180
Highway Department - Land and Building
7,280
19,500
26,780
Sealer of Weights and Measures
1,300
1,300
Welfare Department
1,100
1,100
Engineering Department
2,500
2,500
TOTAL
$2, 988, 640
$255,100
$3, 243, 740
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TABLE OF AGGREGATES FOR WILMINGTON OF POLLS, PROPERTY AND TAXES, AS ASSESSED JANUARY 1, 1959
Compiled from the figures entered in the Valuation List:
Number of Persons Assessed:
Individuals
A11 Other
Total
On Personal Estate Only
28
7
35
On Real Estate Only
3764
86
3850
On Both Personal and Real Estate
219
17
236
Total Number of Persons Assessed
4121
Total Number of Polls Assessed
3218
Value of Assessed Peronal Estate:
Stock in Trade
96,825.00
Machinery
134,785. 00
Live Stock
42,412. 25
All Other Tangible Personal Property
702,465. 00
Total Value of Assessed Personal Property
976, 487. 25
Value of Assessed Real Estate:
Land exclusive of Buildings
2,959,330.00
Buildings exclusive of Land
19,919, 185.00
Total Value of Assessed Real Estate
22,878,515.00
Total Value of Assessed Estate
23,855,002. 25
Tax Rate per $1, 000 - $64. 00
€
Taxes for State, County and Town purposes, including Overlay:
On Personal Estate
62,495. 18
On Real Estate
1,464,224.96
On Polls
6,436. 00
Total Taxes Assessed
1,533,156. 14
Number of Livestock Estimated Under Section 36, Chapter 59:
Horses (1 year old or over)
59
Neat Cattle (1 year old or over)
Cows (Milch)
21
Bulls 1, Oxen 0, Yearlings: steers 2, heifers 5
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Swine (6 months old, or over)
112
Sheep (6 months old, or over)
4
Fowl
925
All Other
50,854
Number of Acres of Land Assessed:
10,340
Number of Dwellings Assessed:
3,143
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RECAPITULATION - 1959
Total Appropriations (Taxation)
$1, 902, 748. 80 36,300.00
1, 939,048.80
Tax Title Foreclosures
144. 00
Amount necessary to satisfy final court judgments
1,310.00
Overlay Deficits (Overdrafts)
15,065. 69
Total Deficits (Abatements)
10,819.48
Pension Fund
16,931.01
State Parks and Reservations
3,914.01
State Audit
3,854. 24
County Tax
16,985. 93
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
11,177. 49
Overlay Gross Amount to be Raised
49,961. 42
130,163. 27
2, 069,212. 07
Less Estimated Receipts and Available Funds:
Income Tax
146, 576. 39
Corporation Taxes
15,070.78
Reimbursement Publicly Owned Land
64.13
Old Age Tax (Meals)
2,326. 09
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
130,000.00
Licenses
4,000.00
Special Assessments
4,000.00
General Government
4,500. 00
Protection of Persons and Property
5,500.00
Health and Sanitation
2,500.00
Charities
19,000.00
Old Age Assistance
37,000.00
Veterans' Services
6,000.00
Schools
28,000.00
Libraries
500.00
Cemeteries
3,900.00
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
4,400. 00
State Assistance for School Construction
77, 176. 47
Farm Animal Excise
200.00
Unclassified
5,000.00
Sewer Rental
4,000. 00
Total Estimated Receipts
499,713. 86
Overestimate of previous year (State Parks & Reservations) Voted from Available Funds
36,300. 00
36,342. 07
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
536, 055. 93
Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation
1,533, 156. 14
2, 069, 212. 07
Personal Property
976, 487. 25 @ $64. 00 per M
62,495. 18
Real Estate
22, 878,515. 00 @ 64. 00 per M
1, 464, 224. 96
Polls - 3218
2.00 each
6, 436. 00
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property
1, 533, 156. 14
14
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Total Appropriations (Available Funds)
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