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The Glen Road Elementary School was the first major building in the town to be constructed under the supervision of the Permanent Building Committee.
The Permanent Building Committee has, since its last report to the town meeting, been assigned the tasks of building a police station, a public works garage, and another elementary school. The police station and the garage are virtually complete - the garage having been used by the Highway Department since mid-January.
Glen Road Elementary School:
Our report last year described the status of construction of the Glen Road School, and our hope that it would be ready for occupancy by September 1959. Unfortunately an error was made by a steel supplier in the thickness of certain supporting steel columns. This was discovered by our architects who thereupon ordered the removal of 96 columns. Due to the steel strike the correct columns could not be obtained for several weeks, and this caused severe delays in the entire construction schedule. The Glen Road School was opened on December 9, 1959 and was formally dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on January 9, 1960. The Town was honored by having His Excellency Governor Foster Furcolo as the prin- cipal speaker on that occasion.
It is not yet possible to report to the Town on the final cost of the Glen Road School since topsoil- ing, seeding, grading, and the installation of exterior athletic equipment remain to be done in order to pro- vide a complete and much needed recreational facility in this area. It is the intent of our committee to establish the largest playground area possible, consistent with school and neighborhood requirements. The Planning Board has requested the building committee to do this within the limit of available funds and state reimbursement regulations. The area which will be provided is shown in a sketch incorporated in this report. While exact final figures cannot be known as yet, the costs listed below are relatively accurate projections of the final cost. The school will be completed at less cost than budgeted.
GLEN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Estimated Cost As of December 31, 1959
Construction
$310,000
Construction Cost per Pupil
$ 861. 00
Road, Parking Utilities
25,000
Construction Cost per Classroom
25,833.00
Architect & Engineering Fees
26,000
Construction Cost per Sq. Ft. 15. 19
Equipment and Furniture
20,000
Total Cost* Per Pupil
1,086.00
Playground
11,000
Total Cost* Per Classroom
32,583.00
Site Acquisition
5,400
Total Cost* Per Square Foot
19. 16
Total
$397, 400
(*Less Site Acquisition)
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AT THE DEDICATION OF THE GLEN ROAD SCHOOL Donald C. Kidder, Chairman -Board of Selectmen, Governor Foster Furcolo, and Members of the Permanent Building Committee - Erwin Hanke and Joseph F. Courtney
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This committee is pleased to report that the School Department enjoys working with the children in the environment created by this new school building. Those who were present at the dedication of the Glen Road School on January 9, 1960 observed that, although this building was comparatively low in cost, the quality of materials and workmanship were high. Suggestions from the teachers and the School Department based on their experience in this new building are, insofar as possible, being incorporated in the plans of the Boutwell Street School. The Boutwell Street School should be an even better educational facility with this added assistance from the Superintendent of Schools and the teaching staff.
New Police Station:
Article 27 of last year's Annual Town Meeting authorized the construction of a Police Station. The building should be completed by late spring. The police station is colonial in style and is all masonry con- struction with a wood frame roof. The station has facilities for twenty -four policemen, which is approxi - mately double our present police force, and can be used for detention of both juvenile and female prisoners in accordance with good police practice and modern design. There are five cells for male prisoners. The building has a full size pistol range and five administrative offices, as well as a separate office for the Chief of Police.
NEW POLICE STATION Estimated Cost As of December 31, 1959
Construction
$66,000
Road, Paving, Utilities
2,000
Architect and Engineering Fees
5,500
1,500
Furniture and Equipment Total
$75,000
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The new Police Station should be adequate for the needs of the Town for many years, and its style and location will lend themselves easily to incorporation as an element of a municipal center for the Town if the need arises for such a development in the future.
Public Works Garage:
Article 15 of last year's Annual Town Meeting authorized the construction of a public works garage. The garage has been occupied since mid-January although the final items will not be completed for a few weeks. The garage will have ample storage space for all of the Highway Department's vehicles and equip- ment. The building is 156 ft. long and 66 ft. wide. Attached to the garage quarters is a smaller building containing office area, locker room, and utility room which will assist the Highway Department in performing its functions.
The garage is located on town-owned land off Andover Street and has outside storage space for oil, gasoline, sand and other items which are used by the various town departments. The garage contains a lift which can be used by all types of vehicles, and possibly a savings can be effected by performing all main- tenance such as fueling, oiling, and greasing for all town vehicles at the garage. Since there is ample space for the storage of additional equipment, and the building may be easily expanded, it may prove feasible to garage the fire truck serving North Wilmington in this facility, and thereby eliminate the need for a separate sub-station.
NEW PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE Estimated Cost As of December 31, 1959
Construction
$69,000
Utilities
1,500
Architect and Engineering Fees
4,000
Furniture and Equipment
500
Total
$75,000
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Boutwell Street Elementary School:
Article 10 of an Adjourned Special Town Meeting last July, authorized the construction of the Bout - well Street Elementary School. This school has been under construction since November, and work has been progressing very well. The committee is optimistic about completing the school in time for the open- ing of school in the fall. Any unforseen occurrence can of course prevent the completion before this time.
The Boutwell Street School is virtually identical to the Glen Road School although some changes have been made. Due to the cost experience obtained on the Glen Road School, it was possible to improve the quality of the school in certain respects such as greater use of terrazzo floors and additional storage space. In all other respects apart from a changed foundation design required by different soil conditions, the schools are identical.
The opening of the Boutwell Street School will relieve the pressure for elementary classroom space for a few years, and another elementary school will not have to be built until the latter part of the sixties if the Town provides an intermediate school of twenty rooms by September 1962. An intermediate school of this size in North Wilmington will be required, and ten of the rooms can be used for elementary grades for a few years.
BOUTWELL STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Estimated Cost As of December 31, 1959
Construction
$337, 000
Road, Parking, Utilities
12,000
Architect and Engineering Fees
12,000
Equipment and Furniture
20,000
Playground
7,000
Site Acquisition
10,000
Total
$398, 000
New Site Acquisitions:
The Permanent Building Committee in its function relative to additional school accommodations has met on numerous occasions during the past year with the Planning Board and its consultants, the School Department, and various town officers to discuss the long term future of Wilmington School's building requirements. It is believed by all concerned that the Town should consider the economy of buying the necessary land for several school buildings that will be needed for the next ten years. The cost of land is increasing, and in addition the relatively large tracts of land which are necessary for each school area are becoming and will continue to become more scarce. The advent of Interstate Route 93 will undoubtedly cause an increase in the rate of home building in Wilmington and early action is indicated. A special town meeting to consider this problem appears desirable to the committee.
New Intermediate School:
Swift action on an intermediate school is also necessary, and for this reason the committee recommends favorable consideration of Article 24 of the warrant which will provide the necessary funds to make preliminary designs for a new twenty-room intermediate school. If a school is to be opened in 1962, construction should commence in the Spring of 1961. The Permanent Building Committee believes that more time is needed for the design of an Intermediate School than for an Elementary School. Upon completion of preliminary designs, the Permanent Building Committee can report to the town meeting the most economical design solution for this problem.
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PROJECTED MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW SCHOOL FACILITIES IN WILMINGTON 1958-1971 (x)
Probable Priority
Location
Type of School
No. of Classrooms
Estimated Cost
Required for School Year
1 (Actual)
High School
Addition
$400,000
1958-59
2 (Actual)
Glen Road
Elementary
12
400,000
1959-60
3
Boutwell Street
Elementary
12
400,000
1960- 61
4
West
Intermediate
10
500,000
1961-62
5
Park St.
Elementary
12
400,000
1962-63
6
South
Intermediate
10
500,000
1963-64
7
Hopkins St.
Elementary
12
400,000
1965-66
8
North
Intermediate
10
500,000
1966-67
9
Ballardvale St.
Elementary
12
400,000
1967-68
10
West
Addition
10
500,000
1968-69
11
South
Addition
10
500,000
1970-71
12
Lowell St.
Elementary
12
400,000
13
Butters Row
Elementary
12
400,000
Totals
$5, 700,000
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(x) Data compiled and preliminary estimates prepared by Planning Board Consultants in consultation with School Department.
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The Permanent Building Committee would like to thank our advisory members for their con- tinued assistance and cooperation. The exchange of ideas between the various boards is most desirable and beneficial to the Town. Mr. Nicholas DeFelice of the Board of Selectmen, Mr. Edward Page of the School Committee, Mr. John Hayward of the Finance Committee, Mr. John Evans of the Planning Board, Mr. Alfred Calabrese former Town Manager, Mr. Cecil O. Lancaster, Town Manager; Mr. John Collins, Superintendent of Schools; Mr. James White, Superintendent of Streets; Mr. Paul Lynch, Chief of Police; Mr. Francis Downs, Superintendent of Parks and Cemeteries; Mr. Lawrence Cushing, Director of Recrea- tion; and Mr. Leo LeBlanc, Dog Officer, have all contributed their time and efforts wholeheartedly, and we are very grateful for their excellent support and help.
Permanent Building Committee: left to right Edward F. Page, School Committee: Vincent R. McLain, Raymond G. McClure, John J. Collins, Supt. of Schools: Erwin Hanke, Chairman; Paul H. Niles, Secretary: and Joseph F. Courtney
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HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT James H. White
Regular routine work was carried on throughout the year; such as patching, cleaning culverts and catch basins, scraping and cleaning shoulders, brush cutting on all streets, hauling away and burning, and the erection of street and traffic signs. Two new fences were installed where needed. Brush spraying was continued even though the spring was very wet giving the new growth plenty of time to get underway. How- ever the results were satisfactory with very few complaints registered because of blind corners and curves due to brush.
As in past years, the Highway Department again joined forces with the Tree Department in the re - moval of dead, diseased and dangerous trees. All street construction carried over from 1958 was com- pleted except Marcus Road due to inadequate funds. This should be completed in 1960 because of better - ment charges.
Chapter 90 Construction:
Park Street completed at a cost of $9300 ..... four catch basins, two manholes and 500 ft. of pipe were installed ..... and 350 ft. of asphalt curbing laid.
An island was installed at the bottom of Gowing Road to protect the vehicles coming out of Gowing Road from the through traffic.
Chapter 90 Maintenance: (Available funds - $3300)
Part of Shawsheen Avenue and Burlington Avenue were sealed with heavy asphalt, covered with pea gravel and rolled. Lowell Street (3000 ft. ) sealed with OA3 asphalt, covered with pretreated stone and rolled.
All catch basins and culverts were cleaned. Brush was cut, hauled away and burned.
Fairmeadow Road:
Left unfinished in 1958, it was completed in every detail in 1959. Instead of back filling the asphalt curbing with gravel or subsoil, I used loam that was available from the Glen Road School. All excess loam is used by the Highway and Cemetery Departments.
Shady Lane Drive, left unfinished in 1958, was finished in 1959 this being done under better -
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Beeching Avenue, being constructed under betterments, was not completed ..... trees, stumps and brush were removed ..... subsoil excavated and backfilled with gravel ..... it will be surface -treated in 1960.
The following new streets were completed in every detail and drainage installed where needed: Longview Road, Ledgewood Road and Hilltop Road. Glenview Road was not completed because of the large amount of ledge. However, I was able to remove all the ledge, subsoil and back gravel before the frost set in. It will be completed in 1960.
The ditch in the Hathaway Acres area was cleaned out from Woburn Street to the swamp. The ditch on the Alden Eames property was cleaned out and widened for a distance of 200 ft. thereby eliminating a flood condition on the Aldrich Road side of Shawsheen Avenue.
Flooding and high water are becoming a greater problem each year. A drainage system and culverts are not the true answer. Low land, vacant five and ten years ago, is now being used for homes and develop- ments thereby compacting the swamps and raising the high water mark. It's a simple case of trying to empty a ten-quart pail of water into a six-quart container without having it run over. I receive many calls blaming the Highway Department for flooded cellars. I check the culverts and find them clear, and then I check the swamps and meadows and find that they are flooded. It boils down to the point that sooner or later the Town must start a land reclamation project by cleaning out its main ditches, brooks, and rivers so the water can flow freely and unchecked into the Ipswich River.
Chapter 81:
Surface treated - heavy asphalt - back covered with stone and rolled:
Adams Street
Eames Street
Aldrich Road
Essex Street
Andover Street
Fairview Avenue
Park Street
Beech Street
Faulkner Road
Pershing Street
Belmont Avenue
Forrest Street
Pilling Road
Brattle Street
Glendale Circle
Pineview Road
Brentwood Avenue
Grand Street
Roman Way Sewall Road
Carson Avenue
Gunderson Road
Shawsheen Avenue
Central Street
Hathaway Road
Sheridan Road
Chapman Road
Hawthorne Street
State Street
Chase Road
Highland Street
Swain Road West
Concord Street
Hillside Way
Truman Road
Coolidge Road
Jones Avenue
Veranda Avenue
Cottage Street
Lake Street
Williams Avenue
Cross St. Ext.
Marion Street
Wilson Street
Dayton Road
Massachusetts Ave.
Woburn Street
Reconstructed and surface treated:
Bridge Lane (from Main Street to Brand Avenue)
Carter Lane Lincoln Street
Linda Road
Oak Street
Drainage Installed:
Lockwood Road (300 ft. )
Oakdale Road (600 ft. )
Shawsheen Road (1400 ft. )
Regraveled and surface treated:
Cedar Avenue
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Miller Road North Street
Butters Row
Grove Avenue
Middlesex Avenue
Catch basin and/or culvert installed:
Andover Street. .... Burlington Avenue ..... Chestnut Street ..... West Street
Miscellaneous:
Some of the drainage was not installed because of inadequate funds, and this will be done in 1960. I have 600 feet of granite curb on hand to be laid on Middlesex Avenue from the High School driveway to Wild- wood Street. This was not laid because of the cold weather. Site clearing and grading for the new Highway Garage and Police Station were done by the Highway Department with highway funds.
As in the past, some work was requested by the School Maintenance Department such as hauling and spreading gravel at the Whitfield, Walker, Buzzell, Swain and Center Schools. The extension to the play area in back of the Center School was not finished. The school department has requested a roadway on town- owned land from the Buzzell School to the play area in back of the Swain and Center Schools. This could cost from $3000 to $4 000 because of the existing condition of the land. The reason is to keep the school children off School Street during school hours. The roadway must be wide enough so that it can be plowed out after a snow storm.
At this writing, most of the highway equipment is in very good condition. I have a 1947 International truck that I want to have replaced. The department has been operating under a severe handicap because we do not have a garage to house our equipment. However as of January 22 I have been able to get my equip -- ment under cover even though the garage is not heated and without lights. The steel strike caused a five - weeks delay, but I think that it will be completed by the middle of February.
At this time I would like to take this opportunity to thank the various departments for their help and cooperation; also, the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen for their help, cooperation and understand- ing of the many problems confronting my department.
New Public Works Garage Nearing Completion
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board of health
HEALTH AGENT & SANITARIAN Patrick A. Thibeau
The year 1959 saw the continuation of the community health program relating to communicable disease control, public health nursing, environmental sanitation with sanitary laboratory analysis. Preven- tive measures against communicable diseases afflicting children and infants were practiced through immuni - zation and Salk polio clinics. Additional fourth Salk vaccine clinics were established in November for all eligible pre-school and first grade children.
In this year, tuberculin testing of school children in selected grades was carried on in conjunction with the school department. The tuberculin test was recommended in place of chest X-rays for the detection of possible tuberculosis. All town physicians took time off their crowded schedules, to give freely of their time. To them we are extremely grateful for their invaluable assistance.
For the information of interested citizens, the organization of the Board of Health is composed of the following:
Board of Health:
Personnel:
A. C. Walker, Chairman (Mrs. ) Marion Boylen
Vinal E. Lewis
Patrick A. Thibeau, M. S. - Agent & Milk Inspector
Gerald A. Fagan, M. D. - Medical Officer Anne E. Butters, R. N. - Public Health Nurse
Leo LeBlanc - Animal & Slaughtering Insp.
Gardiner Lester, D. V. M. - Veterinarian
A resume of the activities carried on this year is as follows:
A. Communicable Disease Control:
I. Immunization Clinics
Clinics were again held this year for the immunization of infants and pre-school children from three months to six years. All children attending these clinics received protection against diphtheria, tetanus (lock-jaw), and pertussis (whooping cough). Although these diseases are now virtually controlled, many cases still occur in children who have not received their
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innoculations. It is therefore very important that parents see that this is done, either by their own physicians or at one of these clinics.
Total number of DPT clinics 5
Children innoculated at clinics 125
Children completing series of three doses 91 Booster doses given 150
II. Polio Innoculation Clinics
Although a number of cities and towns in the Commonwealth felt that, with the completion of the mass polio innoculation program three years ago, there was no need to continue, it was the unanimous opinion of this board that such a program should continue as long as a need still existed and as long as attend- ance at the clinics warranted the expenditure of town funds. The program, upon state approval, was therefore enlarged to give fourth (4th) doses in November.
Total number of clinics 6
Total number of innoculations 670
III. Anti-Rabies Clinic
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For the fifth consecutive year, an anti-rabies clinic was held in the late spring. Gardiner Lester, D. V. M. was the attending veterinarian. A total of 392 dogs received their anti-rabies innoculations. The cost of operating this clinic was defrayed by charging a nominal fee.
B. Public Health Nursing:
I. Public Health Nursing
Nursing visits for year 1959
890
Fees collected for visits $547
This phase of the public health nurse's program includes all services connected with the care of the sick. It means either giving or arranging for necessary nursing care, teaching through demonstration and supervising care given by household members. It is offered only under the direction and guidance of a physician and is available to any person living in the Town of Wilmington.
A breakdown of some of the major diseases for which these visits were made is as follows:
Cardiac
98 visits
Cancer
39 visits
Arthritis
97 visits
Anemia
91 visits
Tuberculosis
104 visits
Surgery
32 visits
Diabetes
46 visits
Cardo-Vascular Disorders
240 visits
Other diseases & conditions 143 visits
II. Child Care Agencies and Nursing Homes
The licensing and supervision of agencies giving day care to children under seven years of age is the responsibility of the local Board of Health. The local Board must approve the application of a Nursing Home before a license is granted by the State Department of Public Health. Eight inspections were made in regard to these agencies.
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III. Tuberculosis Report for 1959
Total No. of Active Cases on Register 17
Total No. of Active Cases Hospitalized 0
New Cases Reported 0
No. of Diagnosed Cases Visited 20
Total No. of Visits made to diagnosed cases 116
Total No. of Visits (suspects, cases, contacts) 226
No. of visits made to N. Reading State Sanatorium 26
No, of visits made to Middlesex County Sanatorium 6
In January a Tuberculin Testing Program was conducted in the schools. Nine hundred and thirty-four children were tested and arrangements for the follow-up of positive reactors to the test, and examina - tion of close contacts were made by the Public Health Nurse.
C. Environmental Sanitation
Environmental sanitation is the control and/or improvement of man's surroundings to better promote his physical well-being, comfort, and enjoyment of those surroundings. There are by necessity many aspects to environmental sanitation, but those functions generally practiced by this board concern them- selves with water, milk, sewage, refuse disposal, housing and recreational area sanitation.
I. Water Sanitation
a. Private Wells
Number of wells inspected 38
Found satisfactory 18
Found to be contaminated 20
With the common usage of detergents for cleansing agents, it was found that such contamination could not be readily filtered by passing through soil as with bacteria. It was therefore necessary to combine detergent analysis with bacterial detection of water supplies. Householders are therefore advised that should they be serviced by wells on small lots 10, 000 square feet or less in area or have wells not farther than seventy-five (75) feet from sewerage systems, to notify the Board of Health for analysis of these wells. There is no charge or obligation to any citizen of the town for this service.
b. Municipal System
Periodic analysis of the town water supply is made by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. A continuing examination of the town water is being done to ascertain the fluoride content.
Total number of Fluoride Tests 168
II. Milk Sanitation
Licensed Dairies 20
Pasteurization Plants Inspected 16
Samples of Milk and Cream Analyzed 114
Samples of Ice Cream Analyzed 4
The bacterial range distribution of the milk and cream samples gave the following results upon analysis:
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Milk and Flavored Drinks
0 - 500 colonies/ cc
2 samples 501 - 1,000 colonies/ cc
18 samples
1,001 - 5,000
colonies/ cc 38 samples
5,001 - 10,000
colonies / cc
21 samples
10,001 - 15,000
colonies/cc*
2 samples
15,001 or over
colonies /cc*
11 samples
*Massachusetts Department of Public Health standards for milk and flavored milk drinks are 10, 000 bacterial colonies or less per cubic centimeter.
Cream - All Grades
1,000 colonies/ cc
5 samples
1,001 - 5,000 · colonies/cc
10 samples
5,001 - 10,000 colonies/cc
1 sample
10,001 - 20,000 colonies/ cc 2 samples
20,001 - 40,000 colonies/cc
1 sample
40,001 or over colonies/cc*
3 samples
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*Massachusetts Department of Public Health standards allow 40, 000 bacterial colonies or less per cubic centimeter for cream grades.
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