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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Books added to the Library
1,523
Compton's Encyclopedia
20 volumes
Records added:
Single
40
Albums
7
Books circulated: Library
38,189
Bookmobile
3,545
Periodicals circulated
1,166
Records circulated
1,069
New borrowers
747
Fines collected
$669. 77
The increase in the circulation at the Library during 1959 was 7, 041 and in that of the Bookmobile 508, making a total increase of 7, 549. The increase in the periodical circulation was 50 and in the record circulation 309.
The reference collection has been considerably increased and is very much in use. Classes from several schools have visited the Library, and the books were sent to the Whitefield School. Bus pupils from the nearby schools are dismissed in time to borrow books.
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The State Division of Library Extension from its headquarters in Boston, and the Regional Library in North Reading, are of inestimable help in obtaining advice and information and borrowing books which are not in this Library.
The Story Hour for Children of pre-school age, which was started in October and is held on alternate Tuesdays at 10. 30 A. M., is very popular. The total registration is 28, and the average attendance is eighteen or twenty.
recreation commission
The program has been run with the same aims and objectives as previously outlined in annual reports. However, there has been a steady increase in participation, and future plans will necessitate the use of other areas such as the Glen Road School and the Boutwell School.
Our program is outlined as follows:
A. Summer Season
Silver Lake Beach
Softball league for adults
Four playgrounds for children
B. Fall and Winter Season
Gym Programs at the High School
a. Ladies night
b. Thursday and Saturday for men
c. Saturday afternoons for boys
d. Winter Skating Carnival
C. Playground Enrollment
Wildwood School 120
High School 378
Mildred Rogers School 485
High School Field 97
D. Silver Lake Beach Activity
Largest gathering 1200
Daily average 500
Beginner's Lessons 146
Life-saving Classes 38
E. Softball League 154
The commission has kept in mind both its responsibilities in presentation of programs, and the town's economic limitations. Much of our success has been made possible through the cooperation of the Planning Board, the Board of Health, the School Department, and forward-thinking officials of the Town of Wilmington. To you, and to the other town officials we are grateful, and we look forward to continued progress and success.
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JURY LIST
Revised - August 14, 1959
Name
Residence
*Ainsworth, Lillian
*Andersen, Dorothy R.
Anderson, William A.
Westdale Avenue
Supervisor
Stationary Engineer
Housewife
Saleslady Maintenance
Beers, William A.
3 Truman Road
Electrical Engineer
Offset Feeder
Aircraft Maint. Mechanic
Security Analyst
Technical Engineer
Housewife
Retired
Foreman
Housewife
*Braman, Marion V.
4 Fairmeadow Road
80 Church Street
Clerk
Housewife
Fiscal Officer
Housewife
Cates, Howard L.
3 Sheridan Road
Chamberlin, Austin F.
Factory Worker
Central Office Switchman
Housewife
Asst. Section Head
Television Writer & Teacher
*Creelman, Alice M.
571 Woburn Street
Housewife
Carpenter
Chef
Housewife
Shipper Machinist
Operations Analyst
Nurse's Aid
Manuf. Engineering Planning
Maintenance
Yard Foreman
Machinist
General Manager
Asst. Bookkeeper
Shipwright
Millman
Housewife
Meat packer
App. & Methods Planning Retired Cabinet Finisher
Foreman
Asst. Engineer
Huntley, Nelson F.
109 Burlington Ave.
137 West Street
17 Glendale Circle
Piping Designer
Electrical Engineer
Saleswoman Laborer
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Case, Mary G.
2 Glenview Road
Safety Engineer
Childs, William G.
8 Linda Road
*Curtin, Pauline A.
Coursey, Charles H. Cox, David M.
216 Wildwood Street
Cutter, Harry J.
Cyrus, George S.
Deming, Christine M.
56 Federal Street
5 Glendale Circle
10 Lockwood Road
Dowling, Laurence H.
4 Hawthorne Road
4 Hilltop Road
Eisener, Warren R.
11 -Jere Road
Elliott, John E.
102 Lake Street
Shady Lane Drive
580 Woburn Street
707 Woburn Street
18 Brand Avenue
73 West Street
Fritz, Ferdinand E.
18 Fairmeadow Road
127 Church Street
Frost, Doris P. *Fuller, Mary L.
147 Main Street
Pleasant Road
Randolph Road
Gomes, Louis V. Jr.
14 Marion Street
Gustus, Walter J.
16 Brand Avenue
Hodgdon, Parker E.
7 Harris Street
#Hupper, Kathleen R. Irwin, John R.
Irwin, William K.
9 Glendale Circle
136 Eames Street
& Fairmeadow Road
Occupation
Housewife
Park Street
Housewife
Babine, Wilfred M. *Backman, Hazel E.
151 Chestnut Street
7 Jones Avenue
104 West Street
44 Columbia Street
97 Nichols Street
Biggar, Ralph H.
272 Middlesex Ave.
Billings, Weyman H.
21 Strout Avenue
*Bischoff, Alice B.
56 Burlington Avenue
Bischoff, Otto F.
56 Burlington Avenue
Blakeslee, William R.
10 Hathaway Road
*Boylen, Marion C.
22 Williams Avenue
Accts. Receivable Clerk
Buckle, Thomas G.
*Butt, Rose V.
1 Dayton Road
Cantrell, Cecil W. Jr.
42 Andover Street
2 Glendale Circle
261 Glen Road
Wing Road
17 Belmont Avenue
McDonald Road
Denault, Noah F.
De Vita, Francis L.
*Drover, Dorothy E.
Elwell, Russell T.
Erickson, Hartley C. Evans, Royal H. Jr. *Fay, Isabelle R.
Foye, John E.
Gerhartz, Conrad J. Gillis, Alexander
*Jepson, Mildred L. Johnston, Frederick T.
56 High Street
*Baldwin, Gertrude E. Barton, Joseph J.
Bennett, Richard E.
Berry, Willaim
15 Shawsheen Road
Short Order Cook Housewife
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Name
Residence
Chase Street
Westdale Avenue
3 Coolidge Road 4 West Street
150 West Street
291 Woburn Street
Aldrich Road 93A West Street
11 Linda Road
9 Hathaway Road
Housewife
Prod. Planning & Control Supr.
Travel Agent
Customs Clerk
Salesperson
Real Estate Broker
Rural Carrier
Housewife
Transmissionman
Metal's Processing Tech.
Project Engineer
Housewife
Housewife
Brick Layer
Housewife
Instrument Maker
Checker
Building Custodian
Welder
Clerk
44 Swain Road
25 High Street
124 West Street
Taplin Avenue
5 Sheridan Road Longview Road
34 Andover Street
216 Lowell Street 95 Shawsheen Avenue
2 Cottage Street Bates Avenue
96 Grove Avenue
10 Wildwood Street
711 Woburn Street
109 West Street
Larson Road
Larson Road
123 West Street
14 Suncrest Avenue
Salem Street
38 Marcus Road
6 Kelley Road
3 Meadow Lane
11 Suncrest Avenue
34 Hobson Avenue
Pleasant Road
160 Shawsheen Avenue
2 Essex Street 430 Middlesex Avenue
Occupation
Postal Worker Insurance Underwriter Methods Analyst
Newspaper Web Pressman Chief Engineer
Housewife Housewife Oil Burner Serviceman
Lacey, Thomas A.
Lawrence, Robert H.
*Leavitt, Hazel M.
Leonard, Thomas P. Jr. Lewis, Vinal E.
*Low, Anna M. Lyons, Alta Malone, Albert D. Maloney, Robert
*Mayo, Eleanor W.
McCabe, Robert W.
McLean, Frank H.
McLellan, George H. Jr.
13 Ferguson Road
13 Ferguson Road
*Melanson, Ann L.
Melanson, Robert L.
*Mills, Florence E.
Moore, Arthur
Moore, Thomas H.
Murphy, Francis L.
Oatley, George L.
Oberg, Carl H.
O' Leary, Phyllis M. *O'Neil, A. Josephine Palmer, James T. Perry, Robert E. Platt, Alanson E. *Porter, Florence V. Rees, John F.
*Reid, Josephine M. Riccelli, Carmen J. *Riley, Veronica A. Robinson, Frank E.
Ross, Ethel M.
Russell, William H. Seitz, Ernest R.
*Shanniak, Mabel M.
Accts. Rec. Bookkeeper
Bakery Receiver General Helper
Truck Driver Telephone Operator
General Worker
Body Man and Painter
Civil Engineer Campaign Organizer
Electrician Housewife
Salesmanager
Equip. Planning Engineer Maintenance Receptionist
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Lineman
Carpenter
Asst. Civil Engineer
Registered Nurse
I. B. M. Supervisor
Stenographer
P. O. Clerk
Housewife
Supervisor of Maintenance
General Office Worker Clerk
Salesman
Sharp, Norman R. Sharp, Walter E. Sheehan, Frederick "Skoglund, Mary G. Solow, Harry, Jr. Steeves, Glenn J. Stewart, Ervyl H. Stowe, Ernest B. Trickett, David W. *Wagstaff, Anna Wagstaff, Bernard F. Webber, George J. Weed, John E. Young, Ruth M. *Indicates married woman
403 Woburn Street 32 Salem Street
20 Ballardvale Street
Fairview Avenue
Westdale Avenue
5 Ledgewood Road
14 Gunderson Road
7 Carson Avenue
142 West Street
Perry Avenue Extension
135 Church Street
Birchwood Road
16 Suncrest Avenue
7 Fairfield Road
72 Church Street
585 Woburn Street 6 Fairmeadow Road
Clerk, Timekeeper
Johnson, George F. Jr. Keen, William J.
Kelleher, Robert G. Keller, Richard D. Kemp, John S. *Kendall, Gladys M. *Kitchener, Ruth M.
*Mclellan, Lurlyne B.
Clerk
Housewife
dog officer
Dog Licenses
1152
Kennels ... .$50.00
0
25.00
0
10. 00
0
Dogs Confined
289
Complaints Covered
576
Dogs Destroyed
0
Dogs Disposed of
246
Dogs Killed by Cars
76
Resident Calls for Licenses
331
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inspector of animals
Dog bites reported
106
Dogs showing physical signs of rabies
0
Animals submitted to laboratory for examination
0
(All biting animals were quarantined for the period of time prescribed by law. )
Animals Quarantined
106
Animals Released from quarantine
106
Dogs released from interstate shipment
0
Laboratory Report: Positive
0
Negative
0
Premises keeping domestic animals inspected
51
Cattle inspected
127
Horses inspected
59
Swine inspected
3982
Goats inspected
10
Sheep inspected
21
Cattle released from interstate shipment
0
Cattle reacting to the tuberculin test
0
All special work assigned to me by the Department of Livestock Disease Control and the Board of Health was attended to promptly.
SLAUGHTERING INSPECTOR: No slaughtering for 1959
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board of cemetery commissioners
CEMETERY SUPERINTENDENT Francis Downs
It was with a feeling of regret that the Commissioners received a letter of resignation from Supt. Ernest W. Eames. In view of declining health, he felt that he would not be able to supervise cemetery operations in the efficient manner he had always employed, and concluded it would be best for both himself and the town if he offered his resignation. Mr. Eames had served Wildwood Cemetery in this capacity since 1943. It was with reluctance that the resignation was accepted on February 12, 1959.
On February 13, 1959, after giving his application careful consideration the commissioners and the town manager appointed Francis E. Downs to fill the vacancy. Francis had been working for Mr. Eames for over ten years.
In 1959, two avenues were hot topped: from the main entrance on Middlesex Avenue to the Maple Avenue gateway on Wildwood Street a distance of 1100 ft. It is the commissioners' intentions to pave a few roadways each year. During the past year, improvements were made in the Old Cemetery on Middlesex Avenue and to the old section in back of the Town Hall. We hope to continue this work in the future.
At the present time we have only seven single graves left; therefore, we are planning to set up a new section in 1960. It is also necessary to develop another area for family lots. This piece of land is now under construction.
We wish to extend our thanks to the Town Manager and other Town Officials for the interest which they have given to the Commissioners and the Department. The cooperation which we received from other town departments was also accepted with utmost appreciation.
BURIALS IN WILMINGTON CEMETERY
Wilmington Residents died in Wilmington 16
Wilmington Residents died elsewhere 25
31
Non-residents 72
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ACCEPTED STREETS
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date(s) Accepted
Adams Street
Middlesex Ave.
Parker Street
4600
3-02- 08
Aldrich Road
Shaw sheen Ave.
Billerica Line
1.2
11-06-94
Andover Street
Salem Street
Andover Line
2. 3
11-06-94
Auburn Avenue
Shawsheen Avenue
800
3- 12 - 45
Ayotte Street
Westdale Avenue
800
3 - 10- 47
Baker Street
Brand Avenue
700
3- 12-45
Ballardvale Street
Salem Street
Andover Line
2. 7
11-06-94
Bancroft Street
Liberty Street
B & M R. R.
400
3- 17- 52
Beacon Street
Church Street
Belmont Avenue
1000
3-01 - 15
Beech Street
Burlington Avenue
Byron Street
1000
3- 10- 47
Beeching Avenue
Cunningham Street
Faulkner Avenue
450
3- 14- 59
Belmont Avenue
Columbia Street
State Street
1000
3-03- 33
Birchwood Road
Judith Road
Short Street
1550
3-17-52
3 - 10-53
Boutwell Street
Aldrich Road
Burlington Ave.
0.8
11-06-94
Brand Avenue
Bridge Lane
Baker Street
2370
3- 13- 33
3- 08 - 43
Brattle Street
Massachusetts Ave.
Garden Avenue
1100
3- 12 -45
Brentwood Avenue
Woodside Avenue
Woburn Street
907
6-21-38
Bridge Lane
Main Street
Shawsheen Ave.
0. 3
11-06-94
Broad Street
Carmel Street
Both Ways
1377
3- 13 - 54
Burlington Avenue
Main Street
Burlington Line
1. 6
11-06-94
Burnap Street
Grove Avenue
Winchell Road
1378
3- 12 -45
3- 10-53
Burt Road
Cedar Street
Fall Street
2500
3- 12- 45
3- 11 -4{
Butters Row
Main Street
Chestnut Street
0. 6
11-06-94
68
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date(s) Accepted
Canal Street
Shaw sheen Avenue
Burt Road
1511
10-16-39
3-12-55
Carson Avenue
Hathaway Road
Both Ways
677
3-10-53
3- 12-55
Carter Lane
Shaw sheen Avenue
1400
3-09-57
Cedar Street
Harris Street
Burt Road
600
3- 12-45
Central Street
Middle sex Avenue
Church Street
574
10-16-50
Chandler Road
Kelly Road
Adams Street
400
3-09-57
Chapman Avenue
Hathaway Road
322
3-05-51
Chase Road
Hathaway Road
297
3-10-53
Chestnut Street
Burlington Avenue
Woburn Line
2.1
11-06-94
Church Street
Main Street
Middlesex Ave.
0.8
11-06-94
Clark Street
Main Street
Church Street
0.8
11-06-94
Cochrane Road
Forest Street
Warren Road
800
3- 10- 47
Columbia Street
Church Street
Talbot Avenue
0. 1
3-02-08
3-13-33
Concord Street
Federal Street
N. Reading Line
1. 1
11-06-94
Congress Street
Forest Street
Burlington Line
965
10-16-39
Cook Avenue
Main Street
Kensington Ave.
1000
3-11-46
Coolidge Road
Hathaway Road
270
3-05-51
Corey Avenue
Grand Street
Canal Street
370
3-05-51
Cottage Street
Main Street
920
3-13-54
Cross Street
Main Street
Lowell Street
900
11-06-94
Cunningham Street
Salem Street
Beeching Avenue
2320
3/44 3/52
3/53
Cypress Street
Glen Road
260
3-05-51
Davis Street
Main Street
500
3-17-52
Dayton Road
Hathaway Road
170
3-05-51
Dell Drive
Burlington Avenue
450
3-08- 58
Dobson Street
Glen Road
Cary Street
1402
3- 13-54
69
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date(s) Accepted
Dorchester Street
Billerica Line
1400
3-05-51
Draper Drive
Gunderson Road
100
3- 14-59
Dublin Avenue
Main Street
500
3-05-51
Dunton Road
Nassau Avenue
Both Ways
638
3-10-56
Eames Street
Main Street
Woburn Street
0.7
11-06-94
Edwards Road
Forest Street
Baldwin Road
450
3- 10-47
Emerson Street
Oakwood Road
Faulkner Avenue
600
3-05-51
Fairfield Avenue
Main Street
1300
3-11-46
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Fairmeadow Road
Nichols Street
Nichols Street
2328
3-08-58
Fairview Avenue
State Street
650
3-13-33
Faneuil Drive
Massachusetts Ave.
1000
10-16-50
Faulkner Avenue
Glen Road
W. Jamaica Ave.
2671
3-13- 44
3-10-53
Fay Street
Glen Road
Cary Street
700
6-21-38
3-12- 45
Federal Street
Middlesex Avenue
Woburn Street
1.1
11-06-94
Forest Street
Aldrich Road
Burlington Ave.
0. 8
11-06-94
Glen Road
Main Street
Middlesex Ave.
1. 3
11.06-94
Glendale Circle
Glen Road
Glen Road
1300
3-17- 52
Glenview Road
Suncrest Avenue
360
3-14-59
Gowing Road
Park Street
Marcus Road
900
3- 10-56
Grand Street
Shawsheen Avenue
Dunmore Road
850
3-17-52
Grant Street
Federal Street
B & M R. R.
780
3-08-43
Grove Avenue
Main Street
Lake Street
0.4
9-29-10
Gunderson Road
Hathaway Road
Both Ways
1081
3-14-59
Harnden Street
Main Street
Glen Road
0. 1
3-04-95
Harris Street
Burlington Avenue
Cedar Street
700
3- 12- 45
70
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date(s) Accepted
Harvard Avenue
Main Street
River Street
430
3-05-51
Hathaway Road
Woburn Street
Gunderson Road
1858
3/51 3/53 3/59
Hawthorne Road
Woburn Street
230
3- 10- 56
High Street
Middlesex Ave.
Woburn Street
0. 5
11-06-94
Hillside Way
Chestnut Street
Burlington Line
0. 5
3-02 - 14
Hilltop Road
Suncrest Avenue
364
3- 14-59
Hobson Avenue
Bridge Lane
Lubbers Brook
950
3/45 3/51 3/52
Hopkins Street
Shawsheen Avenue
Billerica Line
0. 5
11-06-94
Hubbard Street
Aldrich Road
Lubbers Brook
250
3-05-51
Jaquith Road
Shawsheen Ave.
1250
3-08- 48 3/ 49
3/51
Jones Avenue
Glen Road
719
6 - 10-40
Judith Road
Birchwood Road
Cedar Crest Road
520
3- 10-53
Kelly Road
Adams Street
923
3-09- 57
Kendall Street
Aldrich Road
Blanchard Road
1300
3 - 12 - 45
Kiernan Avenue
Main Street
693
3-08-58
Kilmarnock Street
West Street
Reading Line
0.5
11-06-94
King Street
Glen Road
Broad Street
2400
6-10-40
3- 12 - 45
Kirk Street
Main Street
572
3-05-51
Lake Street
Main Street
Shawsheen Ave.
1.0
11-06-94
Lang Street
Bancroft Street
B & M R. R.
400
3- 17- 52
Laurel Avenue
Malloy Road
Parker Street
657
10-16-50
Lawrence Court
Lawrence Street
683
3 - 10-56
Lawrence Street
Glendale Circle
Shady Lane Drive
3773
3 - 10- 56
Ledgewood Road
Suncrest Avenue
383
3- 14-59
Liberty Street
Federal Street
B & M R. R.
740
3-08- 43
71
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date(s) Accepted
Lincoln Street
Federal Street
B & M R. R.
720
3-08-43
Linda Road
High Street
1780
10-16-50
Lloyd Road
Main Street
1050
3-05-51
Lockwood Road
Ballardvale Street
990
3-09-57
Longview Road
Middlesex Avenue
650
3- 14-59
Lowell Street
Main Street
Reading Line
1.9
11-06-94
Mackey Road
Federal Street
250
3-08- 43
Main Street
Tewksbury Line
Woburn Line
4.0
11-06-94
Marcus Road
Gowing Road
Gowing Road
2315
3-08-58
Marion Street
Burlington Avenue
900
3-12- 45
Marjorie Road
Main Street
1550
3-05-51
Massachusetts Ave.
Main Street
St. Paul Street
800
3- 12- 45
McDonald Road
Salem Street
1424
3-13- 44
Meadow Lane
Suncrest Avenue
363
3-09- 57
Middlesex Avenue
Main Street
Salem Street
2. 3
11-06-94
Miles Street
Main Street
Hobson Avenue
400
3- 12- 45
Miller Road
Glen Road
Emerson Street
640
3 - 12-45
1
Morse Avenue
Woburn Street
1361
10-16-39
Mystic Avenue
Middlesex Avenue
598
3-02 - 08
Nassau Avenue
Shawsheen Avenue
Decatur Street
2000
3-11-46
Nichols Street
Shaw sheen Avenue
Shawsheen River
0.7
11-06-94
Nickerson Ave.
West Street
900
3- 10- 47
Norfolk Street
Carter Lane
Nassau Avenue
538
3- 13-54
North Street
Middlesex Avenue
Dadant Drive
3533
3- 12-45
3- 13-54
1
1
----
72
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date(s) Accepted
Oak Street
Salem Street
350
3-19-51
Oakdale Road
Judith Road
Short Street
2280
10-16-50
Oakridge Circle
Gowing Road
Gowing Road
1730
3-08- 58
Oakwood Road
Main Street
Fairfield Avenue
850
3-11-46
Olson Street
Church Street
132
3-09- 57
Park Street
Woburn Street
N. Reading Line
0.9
11-06-94
Parker Street
Lowell Street
Blackstone Street
0. 36
3-04-07
3-03- 19
Patricia Circle
Dell Drive
Dell Drive
595
3-08 - 58
Pershing Street
Federal Street
B & M R. R.
720
3-08-43
Phillips Avenue
Wiser Street
Wild Avenue
1800
3-11 - 46
3- 13-54
Pilling Road
Hathaway Road
Both ways
930
3- 14-59
Pine Avenue
Main Street
Hobson Avenue
400
3- 12-45
Pineview Road
Lipp Street
Adelman Road
450
3- 10-53
Pinewood Road
Birchwood Road
Shady Lane Drive
1332
3- 13-54
Powder House Circle
Middlesex Avenue
730
3- 13- 54
Railroad Avenue
Clark Street
Stone Street
0.2
3-01-09
Ridge Road
Suncrest Avenue
365
3 - 10- 56
Rollins Road
Fenway Street
Marion Street
200
3- 13- 54
Roosevelt Road
Boutwell Street
Burlington Avenue
2000
3- 11- 46
Royal Street
Salem Street
1040
3-05-51
Salem Street
Tewksbury Line
N. Reading Line
2. 7
11-06-94
3-05-06
School Street
Middlesex Avenue
High School Lot
616
3-01- 15
Sewell Road
Hathaway Road
380
3- 12-55
Shady Lane Drive 4
Middlesex Avenue
Lawrence Street
2676
3-08- 58
Shawsheen Avenue
Main Street
Billerica Line
2. 2
11-06-94
73
Street
From
To
Miles
Feet
Date(s) Accepted
Sheridan Road
Hathaway Road
487
3-05-51
Silver Lake Avenue
Lake Street
Dexter Street
455
3- 13-54
Sprucewood Road
Shady Lane Drive
Short Street
600
3-17-52
State Street
Belmont Avenue
Fairview Avenue
275
3-03- 33
Strout Avenue
Lowell Street
686
3- 17- 55
Suncrest Avenue
West Street
1246
3- 13- 54
Swain Road
Forest Street
Burlington Ave.
0. 4
3-20-22 10-16-29
Taft Road
Burlington Ave.
Boutwell Street
3237
6-21-38
Taplin Avenue
Hobson Avenu
Lubbers Brook
900
3-11- 46
Temple Street
Church Street
274
6-06-11
Thurston Avenue
Church Street
0. 2
3-04-07
Truman Road
Hathaway Road
300
3- 10-53
Upton Court
Andover Street
0. 1
11-06-94
Veranda Avenue
Main Street
Lubbers Brook
1076
3-06- 16
Virginia Road
N. Reading Line
1200
3- 13- 54
Walker Street
Main Street
423
3- 08 - 58
Warren Road
Lake St., Tewksbury
100
3- 13-54
Washington Ave.
Clark St.
Chase Street
0.3
3-01-20
West Street
Woburn Street
Reading Line
1.7
11-06-94
Westdale Avenue
West Street
B & M R. R.
1211
6-22-42
Wightman Road
Warren Road
Albert Street
230
3- 13-54
Wild Avenue
Grove Avenue
B & M R. R.
0.2
12-29-10
Wildwood Street
Middle sex Avenue
Woburn Street
1.1
11-06-94
Williams Avenue
Main Street
693
6-10-40
Wilson Street
Federal Street
B & M R. R.
760
3-08 - 43
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To
Miles
Feet
Date(s) Accepted
Winchell Road
Grove Avenue
Burnap Street
200
3-12- 45
Wing Road
Woburn Street
746
3-08-58
Wiser Street
Main Street
Taplin Avenue
900
10-16-50
Woburn Street
Andover Street
Woburn Line
4.2
11-06-94
Woodlawn Avenue
Border Avenue
Kensington Ave.
250
3-17-52
sarah d. j. carter lecture fund
The Carter Lecture Committee did not present any programs in 1959. Plans are made, however, to present the Women's Symphonette on Saturday evening, April 2nd, at 8. 15 p. m. in the Barrows Audi - torium.
The Women's Symphonette is a group of accomplished musicians, all of whom have been soloists with various symphony orchestras throughout the country. It will be a Pops-type program with classical, semi-classical and popular selections.
These programs are free of charge to the townspeople, and the committee hopes that as many as possible will come to hear this fine program. Children may attend if accompanied by adults.
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housing authority
Wilmington Housing Authority: Left to Right - Mrs. B. LaDow, Ernest B. Rice, Alan E. Fenton, Frank H. McLean, William F. Smith, James W. Franklin, and James P. Donahue.
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The Wilmington Housing Authority is carrying forth the administration on the following three (3) projects:
Urban Renewal Mass. R-12 Federal
Housing for the Elderly 667-1
State
Veterans Housing 200-1
State
This year has seen the continuation of the Veterans Housing Project, the completion of the Housing for the Elderly Project and further work on the Urban Renewal Project.
URBAN RENEWAL
The past year has been one of accomplishment for Urban Renewal activities on the "Wilmington Center" Project Mass. R-12 being carried forth by the Wilmington Housing Authority for the Town of Wilmington.
To most persons, "Urban Renewal" is not completely understood in idea or what it can mean to them in the long run in saving tax dollars. Therefore, for those who are acquainted with the program there is no need to outline the concept, but for those whose busy schedules have not permitted time to investigate Urban Renewal the following brief summary is offered for their review.
In summary, the Federal Urban Renewal Program was designed to assist financially communities being faced with serious municipal problems related to sound growth, and who desired to do something with- in their means about such problem areas that were in essence "strangling" community growth and increasing the tax load.
There are many different types of federal assistance available under this program, in the case of Wilmington there was applied for and received Federal Assistance for a program in which the Federal Government pays to Wilmington, Two Dollars as an outright grant for every One Dollar Wilmington Tax- payers spend on Urban Renewal. In 1957, based on the estimates in the Survey and Planning Application the Housing and Home Finance Agency reserved in Wilmington's name a reservation of $400, 000 for a gran to the "Wilmington Center" Urban Renewal Program.
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Toward the goal of completing the details on the "Wilmington Center" program to obtain this grant the following was accomplished in 1959: (A) Submission of and approval for the "Project Eligibility and Relocation Report", needed to qualify the area for such a program (B) Engagement of Victor Gruen Associates, New York City, New York, as the Final Project Planning Consultants (C) Engagement of W. H. Ballard Co., Boston, Mass., as the "Re-Use Appraiser" for determining the highest and best use of the land. A Retail Market Potential Study is included in this contract. (D) Completion of a Special Topo- graphic Survey for information not available to the Consultants and (E) Engagement of and completion by, Haley and Aldrich, Consulting Soil Engineers, Cambridge, Mass., of an Engineering Study on Drainage and Soils in the Project area. In addition to the above outlined activities, there were negotiations with several interested persons and meetings with local merchants for purchase of and/or development of the Project area land.
At the end of the year, the Final Project Report was complete excepting the estimates and details related to the Special Soil Engineering Study. This means that the Final Plans are complete for the Project, and during the coming year the public hearings will be held in Wilmington, and the Town Meeting at which the Urban Renewal Plan is voted upon for approval by the Town will be held, after which acquisitions of land will commence immediately to carry out the program as voted by the Townspeople.
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY
This project located on Deming Way is for Massachusetts residents sixty-five years of age or over of low income.
The contract to build this project was approved and awarded June 10, 1958 to the Roberto Construc - tion Company of Wakefield, Mass., and actual work commenced two weeks later. On February 1, 1959, the first eight apartments were occupied; May 15, 1959, thirty-five apartments were ready and occupied; and since July, 1959, all forty units have been continually occupied.
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